kins, who sat by Mr. Sheriff Rothwell. Mr. Sheriff Parkins observed to a gentleman near him, that the real compliment was to be omitted in the congratulations of such an individual.

The sheriffs for the past year were then sworn duly to account to the king for the fees and profits of their office.

The Common-Sergeant next tendered a warrant, pledging Mr. Collingridge, the city secondary, to account for the fees and profits of the deputy sheriffs during the past year.

Mr. Sheriff Parkins instantly rose, and protested against the appointment of Mr. Collingridge to account for any business as his deputy. He did not mean to cast any reflections upon that gentleman; but he had never appointed him to be any deputy of his, and of course he could not dream of becoming responsible for any returns he might make in his behalf.

Mr. Sheriff Rothwell said, he should be always ready to answer in person, when called upon to account for any act of his shrievalty.

Mr. Sheriff Parkins said, he had taken the oath so to account, and he had at his elbow Mr. Pullen, who was a very respectable man, and who was his deputy, the man in whom he placed a confidence, and who was also ready duly to account as his deputy. He (Mr. Parkins) had had a painful and expensive duty to discharge while in office, and had been very illused; he should take care and make his case known to his king and his country. Cursitor Baron. who is your deputy? Mr. Sheriff Parkins.

Then, Sir,

The

gentleman here, Mr. Pullen, my lord.

Mr. Sheriff Rothwell. - My lord, I object to the appointment just stated. I cannot have that gentleman act for both.

Sheriff Parkins.-My lord, I repeat I have been badly used. I am sorry I had to do with these people. I only state, that I never heard of Mr. Collingridge's appointment. I know nothing of it-why should he then be obtruded as my deputy? Here's my deputy, Mr. Pullen, ready as such to tender his accounts.

The Common Sergeant, after some personal altercation with Mr. Sheriff Parkins, in which each seemed highly displeased with the other, proposed to the Court to adjourn the matter. It was not imperative that the deputy's accounts should pass now.

This was at length agreed to, and the matter was adjourned to the first day of term.

UNSEASONABLE SALMON. William Forbes, was charged, on Saturday, before the lord-mayor, by Mr. Mitchelson, the under bailiff, with having sold unseasonable salmon, contrary to the statute.

Mr. Mitchelson, in bringing forward his charge, stated, that the practice had yielded in a great measure to the severity of his lordship's admonitions, and to the notice the public had been obliged to take for the security of their own health, and kepper and shedder salmon had disappeared from the London market for a considerable time.

The salmon was then produced. The defendant admitted, that the salmon was a kepper, but denied that it was unwholesome.

The Lord-Mayor said, he was

determined to punish all persons against whom charges of so serious a nature should be established. His lordship then called upon the defendant to pay a fine of 5l., which he paid.

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SUICIDAL Bargains. The following bargain is stated to have taken place lately at Hertford, between a man commonly called Whistling Joe, keeper to lord J. Townshend, of Balls, and a person named Cockerel, who has been for some time selling dogs in the neighbourhood. The keeper agreed to give Cockerell 47. for the dog, and to allow him a shot at him at 50 yards, with ballcartridge! and his body, if he was killed, was to be reckoned at 31., to make up the price of the dog, which was estimated at 77.; but if he was not killed, he was, in his turn, to have the dog, and a shot at Cockerell. Accordingly he took his distance at 50 yards, placing his hat at his feet, and Cockerell, with a musket and ball-cartridge, actually shot at him: the ball, passing between his legs, struck his hat, and beat up the dirt in his face! Cockerell declined receiving his shot, and gave up the dog. They then agreed to fight with muskets, at 50 yards' distance, the next day, but were prevented from the circumstance being known. Cockerell is said to be of respectable family, near Towcester.-Bristol Gazette.

A copy of the roll of freeholders of every county in Scotland, as last made up; certified respectively by the sheriff clerk of each county :

Freeholders. 1, Aberdeenshire............ 182 2, Argyll 64

3, Ayr

178

11,

4, Banff..... 5, Berwick 6, Bute...... 7, Caithness 8, Clackmannan 9, Cromarty........... 10, Dumbarton ... Dumfries 12, Edinburgh 13, Elgin ...... 14, Fife 15, Forfar 16, Haddington 17, Inverness 18, Kincardine 19, Kinross.......................... 20, Kirkcudbright 21, Lanark Lanark ................... 22, Linlithgow Nairn

21,

23,

24,

Freeholders.

37

124

14

31

19

9

4.3

77

174

32

240

114

90

70

Orkney and Zetland 25, Peebles.... 26, Perth 27, Renfrew........... 28, Ross.... 29, Roxburgh 30, Selkirk...... 31, Stirling. 32, Sutherland 33, Wigtown...

insult which it offers to the majesty of the sovereign power!"

OCTOBER.

BARON OMPTED A.-The Gazette of Hanover contains the following article relative to Baron Ompteda :

"It is well-known that the ambassador, Von Ompteda, had drawn upon himself the distrust of his government by his conduct during the Westphalian usurpation of this kingdom; but which was removed by the circumstantial explanations given, and which were confirmed by foreign most respectable public authorities. The consequence of which were the restoration of the key of Chamberlain, which had been formerly given him; his mission to Italy, in reference to the political situation of that country ; and his subsequent appointment as ambassador to the Court of Rome.

"His abode in Italy had brought him into the neighbourhood of the then Princess of Wales, and it was very natural that he should consider himself as bound to give to his lawful sovereign the information it was his duty to give, respecting her conduct, which was universally remarked, and excited great surprise.

"But that, to procure himself this knowledge of the conduct of the Princess, which was but too public, he even made use of unlawful or even of unbecoming means, is a gross falsehood rest ing on no proof, and is one of the numerous calumnies which the attendants of the Princess, as well in general, as particularly

on the following occasion, allowed themselves against him.

"The occasion we mean was this-when Bergami had received from the Princess a Chamberlain's key, like that which was given to the Chamberlain Von Ompteda, by his lawful sove. reign, the latter was induced to make some remonstrances, and thus laid the foundation for that hostility with which he was from that time constantly pursued.

"One of the many consequences of this was, the well known challenge sent him by an English officer.'

EDUCATION OF CATHOLICS. -The following is a literal translation of a brief lately received from the Holy See by the Roman Catholic prelates of England and Ireland:

Right Illustrious and Right Reverend Sir,-That forewarning speech of Jesus Christ, our Lord, long since uttered by him, when employing the parable of the husbandman, "who had sown the good seed in his field; but his enemy, while mankind were asleep, came and made an aftersowing of tares in the midst of the wheat corn" (Matth. ch. 13, v. 24), appears to be realizing in our days, particularly in Ireland, to the grievous loss and wrong of the Catholic weal.

For information has reached this sacred congregation, that schools of a Bible Society have been set up in almost every part of Ireland; upholden with the resources and by the patronage of the higher anti-Catholic gentry; and that, in those schools, under the artificial complexion of charity, the untutored youth of either sex, especially those of the peasantry, and of the indi

gent class, allured by the cajolement, nay, by affectionate petty presents from the teachers, come to be tainted with the deadly poison of perverse doctrines. It is further stated, that the teachers in those schools, lately described, are methodists, who make use of Bibles rendered into English by that Bible Society, and pregnant with errors; those teaching, having in view the sole object of seducing the youthful population, and eradicating from their hearts and affections the truths of the orthodox faith.

Considering these things to be certain, your lordship is already aware, that great solicitude, application, and vigilance, are to be demanded of the shepherds, in sedulously guarding their flocks from the ambuscade of wolves, who come in sheep's clothing. If the shepherds will slumber during the while, quickly will the inimical man steal in, and sow his noxious seed; quickly will the after-growth of tares show itself, and overlay the wheat corn.

Wherefore, it is indispensably requisite to make every possible effort, in order to recall the useful sort from the pernicious schools; and to admonish the parents, that they are not, by any means, to suffer their offspring to be led into error. However, for avoiding the snares of the adversaries, nothing appears more fitting than the setting up of Catholic schools, wherein to educate the poor and the peasantry, in a course of moral instruction and reputable learning. Per. haps it may be said, that a fund cannot be provided. As to this point, you will have naturally gained a lesson from those very seceders from the right faith: VOL. LXII.

for, as we are told, they ask individually, from the people at large, a penny subscription by the week, for the support of those mentioned schools, what should hinder the Catholics from doing likewise?

Wherefore we exhort, and, by the tender sympathies of Jesus Christ our Lord, we conjure you, my lord, to guard with diligence your flock, in that best manner which your discretion may suggest, from such persons as insidiously are introducing themselves into the sheepfold of Christ, with the design of carrying away from him the incautious sheep; and to exert yourself most carefully (recollecting the prophecy of Peter, the Apostle, who delivered of old in these words, "and amongst you shall there be lying teachers, who shall bring in sects of perdition") to prevent the corrupting by those men of the Catholic youth. This object I hope you will easily attain by instituting within your diocese Catholic schools. And in the well-founded hope, that in this most important matter your lordship will exert all your force and resoluteness to prevent the sound wheat from being choaked by the tares, I beg of the Holy Divine Majesty to be your protector and safeguard for very many years. Your lordship's, in all brotherly affection,

JULIUS MARIA CARDINAL DELLA SOMAGLIA, Proprefect.

C. M. PEDICINI, Secretary. From the Palace of the Propaganda Fide. Rome, 14th August, 1820.

2. COURT OF KING'S BENCH The King v. Whitby.-The defendant was servant to Maria 2 G