Monmouthshire Merlin

MONMOUTHSHIRE. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, By Mr. PHILIPPS, At the GREYHOUND INN, in the town of ABERGAVENNY, on Tues- day, the 21st day of July inst. between the hours of four and six in the afternoon, subject to such conditions as will then be produced; A SMALL Compact FREEHOLD FARM, called BWR CVVM, situated in the parish of Goytrey, in the said county, now in the occupation of William Crump consisting of a newly- built Dwelling-house and convenient Outbuildings, an Orchard planted with choice Fruit Trees, and several Closes of Meadow, Pasture, and Wood Land, and also situated within a short dis- tance from the Turnpike-road leading from Abergavenny to Pontypool, and nearly adjoining the Brecon and Abergavenny Canal. The occupier has a right of Pasturage on the neighbour- ing Hill. There are growing on the Farm a quantity of thriving young Oak, Ash, and Beech. The Tenant will shew the Premises, and for further particulars apply to Mr. Lewis, Ironmonger, or to Mr. Hugh Jones, Attorney at Law, Abergavenny. Abergavenny, July 6th, 1829. COTS'A&jB ■ In 3 Vols. 8vo. price £ 2 boi d or in 40 Parts, Is. each. Also, a superior Edition, price £3, or Is. 6d. each Part,—dedicated by permission to the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Salisbury, rpHE COTTAGE BIBLE and FAMILY EXPOSITOR; X containing the authorised translation of the Old and New Testaments, with Practical Reflections and Explanatory Notes. By THOMAS WILLIAMS, Author of a New Translation of Solomon's Song an Historic Defence of Experimental Religion a Dictionary of all Reli- gions, &c. &c. In order to secure a correct copy of the authorised Translation, the text has been printed from an Oxford stereotyped Edition, and compared with those of Cambridge and Edinburgh and the Editor has been assisted by a clerical friend in the revisal of the proofs. In the course of publication, the COTTAGE BIBLE has been re- commended by letters received from the Rev. G. Townsend, M.A. Prebendary of Durham, and Rector of Northallerton the Rev. Luke Booker, LL.D. F.R.S.L., Vicar of Dudley Rev. Joseph Bosworth, M.A. F.A.S. F.R.S.L., Vicar of Little Horwood; Rev. T. Mortimer, M.A., Minister of St. Mark's Church, Clerk- enwell, and Lecturer of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch; and the Rev. R. Marks, Vicar of Great Missenden. Also by the late Rev. Dr. Ryland and Dr. Waugh; Dr. J. P. Smith, of llorrierton Dr. Manuel, of Edinburgh Dr. Morrison, of China Dr. Cope, of Wakefield; by the Rev. Messrs. Burder, Blackburn, Fletcher, Griffin, Jay, Newman, Roby, Thornton, and other Ministers. Also in various Periodical Works, and in the latter Editions of the Rev. T. H. Home's "Introduction to the Critical Study of the Scriptures," &c. Mr. Williams's Cottage Bible contains practical reflections on the Old and New Testaments, critical and explanatory notes on difficult and obscure passages, prefaces and introductions to the Old and New Testaments, and the principal Books, with indexes, chronological tables, maps, &c. We are happy to add, that the whole work is written in an excellent spirit, and contains much well calculated to instruct and edify Christians of every denomi- nation.. W. has annexed to his Commentary a series of critical, and in some instances, curious notes."—Christian Guar- dian, April, 1828. We have much satisfaction in announcing the publication of the fortieth, and concluding part of this very respectable and use- ful Family Bible. In our judgment, an exposition of the whole Scriptures, which combined in a cheap form as much popular cri- ticism as would elucidate those passages which are really difficult and obscure, with concise practical reflections, has long been a desideratum. We are thankful that the life of the venerable author of the work before us has been spared to complete an un- dertaking which we hailed with satisfaction, and which, while in the course of its publication, we have often read with pleasure; and. now it is happily completed in three octavo volumes, with four valuable maps, chronological and geographical indices, historical connexion, &c. presents, we conceive, all that "the ordinary read- ers of the Sacred Scriptuies can wish for their elucidation, and at a price which the economy of religion will enable evenpoor Chris- tians to pay."—-Congregational Mag. Nov. 1827. The doeti'uul views maintained in tha Cottage Bible are strictly evangelical, and the general character of the Exposition is highly practical. We can, without fear of disappointing our readers, warmly recommend a work in which piety, sound biblical knowledge, familiar illustrations, and well-timed criticism, are the distinguishing characteristics. We should be happy to see the day when every cottage in the land possessed a copy of The Cottage Bible. Evangelical Mag. December, 1827. By all who hold the fundamental articles of our common faith, this work may be perused with great advantage. It contains In its notes and exposition a fund of valuable biblical information, ^nd comprises within a narrow compass, the varied opinions of learned men on numerous points of doubtful interpretation."— ■Imperial Magazine, February, 1828. This volume (the third) concludes Mr. Williams's pious and very useful work. The notes are concise and judicious, well aptd to popular instruction. The creed of the author is Cal- vlnistic but the topics which he presses upon the attention of his readers with the greatest frequency and earnestness, are those vital truths of the Gospel in which all orthodox Christians are ^peed and he is laudably careful to give especial prominence to 'he all-important subject of personal religion."—Methodist Maga- zine, February, 1828. The Cottage Bible is, in our view, unexceptionable it is as simple and concise as the proper elucidation of difficulties will allow the notes are divested of all the technicalities of criticism, and yet contain the essence of previous commentators; the illus- trations of oriental customs and manners are interesting and im- portant, and the expositions appended to each chapter are cha- racterized by much spiritual knowledge and devotional feeling, n.d Q. "<>-11 ad.n,p'tod. tu-exc;to 'tho }:1ou¡:) roavlci- to n'1,cdilCtlion nud prayer. The work is the cheapest extant and being published in parts, is attainable by all. It is admirably calculated both for the closet and the family, and we cordially recommend it to the notice of all who are desirous of possessing a Commentary on the Scriptures, designed for usefulness, and whose means prevent their possessing more ponderous works. "-SI)i i,it and Manners of the Age, Jan. 1828. Why this should be called The Cottage Bible,' we cannot imagine unless it be on account of its conciseness and cheap- ness. It will, no doubt, be found in the libraries of our most learned ministers, in our schools of the highest rank, and in our academies for theological students. Colleges and Halls will en- .ertain it with high respect; nor is it unworthy of being introduced into the mansions of our nobles, and the palaces of our princes." ■ouptist Mag. February, 1828. Mr. Williams has supplied the great desideratum, which the Mr. Williams has supplied the great desideratum, which the peculiar state of the popular intellect, and the unsuitableness of all other Commentaries of the Bible to meet that state, have so lotidlydemdi-ided. It is learned without ostentation its learning, though profound, is rather felt by the scholar than perceived by stsf reader. It sometimes condenses in a page the sub- „ nee of a volume and the reader obtains that knowledge in a w minutes, which the writer could accumulate only by the la- botir of weeks. It patiently unravels real difficulties, and starts no imaginary ones what baffles human research it does not gloss over by an unsuccessful effort at explanation; whatever can be turned to practical advantage is pressed into the service of piety and holiness and the doctrines of Christianity,-—its grand and distinguishing doctrines, without regard to sects or systems,—are ■ivr l ssly, candidly, and earnestly maintained."—Sailors' Mag. Mfrch, 1828. We have no hesitation in giving the work our strongest re- commendation, on account of the judgment it displays, and the lik oi^t^ 11 breathes. It is likely to be quite as valuable, and to give wo V aS- an acquaintance with the Sacred Scripture, as many it <■>, times the size and price. Every family that can afford wit? Possess a copy; no Sunday-school teacher should be 10ut one> who can obtain it; nor should the ministers of the pro drtm'erf by the homely title, The Cottage Bible,' from sulrUnn'S often find as much satisfaction in con- Vi, ~■ as more assuming and more voluminous works."— Christian Mag. t„ We think the Cottage Bible a valuable work for those minis- or ? whose circumstances will not allow them to purchase many, „ Commentators and the researches and selections of the or do him great credit.—Home Mission Mag. ^OR SIMPKIN and R. MARSHALL, Stationers'-hall- Ludgate-street, London; sold by T. Jew, Gloucester, and »y all Booksellers. 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NEW POST OFFICE REGULATION.—The commissioners appointed to inquire into the different departments of the post-office, having discovered that the privilege granted to soldiers and sailors, of sending letters by one penny postage has been abused, to the injury of the revenue, the following notice has been issued by Sir Francis Freeliiig: The in- dulgence granted to soldiers and seamen, in their corres- pondence, having been greatly abused, by the parties ob- taining the signatures of their officers to letters not written by themselves, or on their own business, and also permitting letters to be addressed to them, although they are intended for other persons, the object in both cases being to evade the legal rates of postage, I am commanded to direct, that whenever a postmaster has reason to suspect this malpractice, he will charge the letters with a postage of five shillings; and sll such if refused by the parties to whom they are addressed, are to be inclosed to me by the first post." An odd story is current at the Stock Exchange, respect- ing a foreign gentleman, a holder of Danish bonds, who lost a large sum of money by taking a. quotation from Shakspeare in its literal sense, instead of the general application for which it is commonly used. His broker received a letter from him in the French language, in which he informed him that he had read in one of the papers, "that there was some- thing rotten in the state of Denmark," and desired him, consequently, without delay, to sell all his Danish bonds, as he could not satisfy himself, after such an assurance, to hold them any longer as an investment. The broker, either through attachment to a good commission, or from knowing as little of Shakspeare as his employer, or that his rule was to "follow orders and do wrong, complied with the re quest, and converted the stock into money at the market price of the day. Danish bonds have since risen nearly 5 per cent, in value. A London morning paper contains the following article: —" It is said that a large house in the iron and lead trade was last week accommodated by the Bank of England with a loan of £ 100,0C0. The iron trade, we understand, is in a most deplorable state. At the present prices a loss of 10s is sustained on every ton disposed of. The great expences which the stoppage of iron works entails, upon their being recommenced, is the only reason for the proprietors carry- ing on their business at a loss like the one here mentioned. The once celebrated Beau Brummell, is now converted into a dealer in china, buhl, furniture, &c.; and is filling up the vacuum of exile at Calais, by collecting articles of taste and vertu for sale in this country, where his first con- signment has arrived. GAME PRESERVING.—At an estate in Oxfordshire of 1200 acre?, not far from Wallingford, the game has for the last three or four years cost the landlord, though there is but little poaching, above twelve shillings ahead, taking a brace of partridges as equal to a hare. The Plymouth Journal says, those who have participated in the indignation of every honest Briton at the recent daring and unparalleled outrage offered to the British flag in the case of the ship Lonach, will rejoice to hear, that through the spirited remonstrances of Lords Aberdeen and Melville, a partial compensation for this national insult has been ex- torted from the accredited agent of the usurper, Don Mi- guel, in the shape of X300 demurrage for the illegal deten- tion of the Lonach. A letter stating this fact has been re- ceived by a gentleman of Stonehouse. A eurjauc ropnrt .ia now r>iro11 l-i t ii ut fJrvirmrt celflPt few in the city to the effect that seventy ministerial members of the Commons have signed a round robin, declaring that they will not any longer support the government if Mr. Peel be not removed from the ministry, or, at any rate, from his office of leadership of the house. It is added, that, in consequence of this proceeding, there will be a change of ministry or a dissolution of Parliament. We give the above as we heard it—neither professing to credit or discredit it. Lieutenant-Colonel Rowan, of the 52d, and Mr. Mayn, a barrister on the northern circuit, have been appointed to the two offices which have been recently constituted by the Metropolitan Police Act, for the organization and superin- tendence of the new system of police. Mr. Wray is ap- pointed receiver under the act. GAMBLING.—A young gentleman of fortune, lately mar- ried to an amiable female of most respectable family, lost, on Friday week, at play, X3000 in money, a diamond ring, worth nearly £ 200, his watch, set with brilliants, and his post-chaise with the appurtenances. Lady Ross, the wife of his Excellency Sir Patrick Ross, and her family, have arrived from Antigua, for the restora- tion of their health. A LUCKY PURCHASE.—On Saturday afternoon, a poor widow woman bought a chair at a broker's in Cripplegate for eighteen-pence. On ripping the top off to have it new covered, she found concealed in one corner, twenty-one guineas (Queen Anne's coin) and a £5 note tied up in a can- vas bag. The command of the city of Cork militia, vacant by the death of Sir N. C. Colthurst, Bart., has been given to the Marquis of Thomond. RELEASE OF DEBTORS.—Since the 3d of June, the ex- cellent society, established for the discharge of persons im- prisoned for small debts, has released 79 debtors (of whom fifty-eight had wives and one hundred and eighty-seven chil- dren) from jails at a cost of only one hundred and fifty pounds, or less than forty shillings for each person. MAGISTRATES.—The number of persons enrolled in the commission of the peace in England and Wales amounts to 19,932. The Hon Philip Stourton will shortly lead to the hymeneal altar the lovely and accomplished Katherine Howard, daugh- ter of Henry Howard, of Corby Castle, in Cumberland. The outcry about the mischief occasioned by taking white bait in the river Thames seems to have subsided, as it is now sold as openly at Billingsgate as any other fish. A short time since the clerk of a parish near Stroud was ordered to announce in the church, that all parishioners who did not pay their tithes by a certain day would be pro- secuted;" but, from a mistake in his reading, he gave out that all those who did not pay by the time specified were to be executed. THE PROTESTANT PETITIONS.—Mr. Halcomb, in a let- ter respecting the statement made by the Crown and Anchor committee, denies most of the assertions made by those who signed the circular, particularly that he had represented him- self as being backed by certain noblemen throughout the proceedings. Mr. Halcomb says- It is not true that Lord Eldon subscribed zC-150, or any other sum, towards the ex- pences of the petitions. Though it is true that his Lord- ship, some time after the petitions were presented, very kindly advanced that sum as a temporary loan to myself, to enable me to meet some of the engagements which Messrs. Pownall, Blake, and Wigg, with some others, had left me to make good and for which purpose it was immediately applied. And his Lordship has since desired that it may not be returned to him." On Friday, the Defiance, Oxford coach, came in contact with the carriage of Sir Augustus Frazer, who, with his family, were on their way to Cheltenham, on the Hounslow road, close to the Magpies. A male and female servant were outside, the latter of whom, we regret to say, was killed. PORTER-DRINKING IN THE METROPOLIS. Quantity of porter brewed in London, by the ten first houses in the line, from the 5th of July, 1828, to the 5th of July, 1829:— Barclay, Perkins, and Co 275,641 barrels; Truman, Han- bury, Buxton, and Co. 186,502; Reid and Co. 165,252; Whitbread and Co. 163,271; Combe, Delafield, and Co. 113,205; Calvert and Co. 80,283; Henry Meux and Co. 74,765; Hoare and Co. 70,037; Taylor and Co. 78,153; Elliott and Co. 48,522. Extract of a letter, dated Cam Brea Castle, July 8 :— The ship is head on the shore nearly upright, with a little twist, with the deck up more considerably on the starboard side, the waterway-seam a little open, and the butts of the deck drawn. The water flowing in, keeps level with that on the outside, coming up to the upper deck, and ebbing a lit- tle from the lower deck. At present there are po beams broken; the rudder is carried away, and all the masts gone but the bowsprit. Every thing is doing with the delivery of the cargo, which was commenced yesterday. The cabin luggage is principally out, and it appears most advisable to send it to Portsmouth. Should the weather set iii favour- able, there are great hope? of getting th ship removed to a better place for delivery; but the surf is running very high to-day, and it was with great difficulty any one could get on board." The Tally-ho coach from Birmingham to Chester .was up- set near that city on Friday week, and several of the out- side passengers had limbs broken. EXAMINATION OF SURGEONS ON INQUESTS.—(From the Atlas.)-" Some of the antique saint martyrs had certainly the happiest knack possible of walking with their heads under their arms, and I hugging their jowls, en chapeau bras; but latterly there has been a strong prejudice, that when the head off iv >uldL..die,of rather before the operation oi its remov.il t > icludeu. It was a very absurd and empty formality in the inquest, the other day, on the unfortunate woman lately murdered at Blackheath, whose head was nearly severed from her body, and only adhered to the trunk < by a small piece of flesh at the back of the neck,' to bring in a surgeon to prove that this wound was the cause of her death. Having been in health up to the moment she encountered the assassin's knife, what else could we rationally presume she died of? We all know what enemies to the human carcass are cold lead and iron. But it is astonishing to observe the solemn fooleries to which custom makes us submit; proceedings which oftener favour the escape of the delinquent than protect the innocent. Had the surgeon not proved what he did, a dangerous member of society might have been set at liberty if the jury would not believe him, why should they require his opinion?'' In our consideration of the above observations, ridicule is far from being the test of truth. The tender humanity of the English law towards persons accused of crime requires the most satisfactory testimony before it will allow a culprit to be found guilty; and hence the evidence of medical men is demanded in all cases to prove that a murder has been committed. Although frail indeed is the nature of the human frame, it is not every act of violence that will pro- duce death !-ED. The following is an extract of a letter received from a gentleman on board one of his Majesty's ships on the Ja- maica station, dated 18th May:—"It is with sincere regret I announce to you that a most serious accident has befallen the Barham, Admiral Fleming's flag-ship, which nearly threatened the destruction of that beautiful vessel and her gallant crew. On the morning of the 28th of April she sailed from La Guara, and, at about half-past twelve o'clock that night, ran on shore off the island of Bonaire. On sound- ing, it was found she had struck on a coral bottom in shoal water, and a very heavy surf, it being the windward side of the island. Thirty-one of her guns, all the shot, spars, and every thing that came in the way, were thrown overboard. The Admiral remained on deck, and gave his orders with great coolness. After 38 hours of hard labour she was got afloat, and put into Curacoa in a dreadfully damaged state. On the most moderate calculation, it will require upwards of £ 10,000 to repair her. Curacoa belongs to the Dutch, and is about 500 miles from .T amaica.Glasgow Chronicle. The contest for the representation of the city of Cork closed on Thursday, and Mr. Callaghan was returned by a majority of 388. Sir A. Warren protested against his re- turn alleging that Mr. C. is a Government Contractor. •" It is confidently rumoured upon aftor tha asw pnlloa act comes into action me t»ow-strc- office will be abolished. Saturday, Lambourn appeared much worse than he had been for some days. This is attributed to the agitated state of his feelings since his interview with his son and daughter on Friday last. The inflammation of the wound has, in a slight degree, subsided, but there is not the slightest ap- pearance of its healing. When he throws his head back, which he frequently does, the gash opens most fearfully. Small quantities of nutritive liquids, given about four times a day, are still obliged to be supplied by the stomach pump. A correspondent informs us that a lady, who lately resided in one of our western squares, is about to leave Brighton for the continent, in consequence of her eldest son having formed a matrimonial connection, contrary to her own wishes, as well as to those of her high-spirited family, with a fancy dress-maker, &c.-Brighton Herald. On Monday, at a Court for the Rellefof Insolvent Debtors, at the Guildhall, Worcester, it was stated, in one case, that the insolvent was in the receipt of an annuity, the interest of X500 left him by a relation, in whose will it was specifi- cally declared that the said sum should not be subject to any bankruptcy or insolvency; but the Commissioner, on ascertaining that there was no reversion of the annuity to another party in case of bankruptcy or insolvency, stated it to be his opinion that the restrictive clause in the bill was nugatory. We have been favoured by a respectable correspondent with the following account of the effects produced by the waterspout at Aber, a village several miles distant from Tyn- y-maes, in North Wales:—"About ten o'clock on Friday night the inhabitants of the village of Aber were thrown into a state of alarm in consequence of the water in the river rising very rapidly. About eleven, it had reached as great a height as can be remembered, and about ten minutes after twelve it was at its highest point, within four feet of the top of the arch of the bridge. At this time, our correspondent, with several others, was standing near the bridge, where the river presented to their astonished view a white foaming tor- rent, and their ears were assailed with the most harsh and dissonant sounds. The large stones in the bed of the river being carried by the force of the water, dashed against each other, and kept up an almost incessant roaring; now for a moment subsiding, and again rising with redoubled violence, until it equalled the loudest thunder, and the very earth shook with the repeated and tremendous concussions. One large flat stone was turned over, and in falling pitched upon another, by which one-half of it was raised out of the water in a slanting direction, until the stone on which it rested was removed from under it by the water; against this the water come with great violence, rushing up over the stone into the air to the height of thirty feet, and falling again into the river in a splashing shower. Several houses were inun- dated, and at Glany-mor, the inmates were sleeping until the, water had gained the height of two feet, when they were awoke by some person from the village. For about two hours, during the greatest fury of the torrent, the inhabitants were afraid to cross the bridge, from the foundation of which two large stones were washed. A small wooden bridge, called Bont Nant, which crosses the river about a quarter of a mile from the village, and which on one side was fixed on a rock of about 15 ton weight, was hurled into the water and carried off; and the rock was swept away, and is no- where to be found. It is supposed to have fallen into some deep hole, and there to have been covered with smaller stones. Another stone bridge, leading to Tal-y-cafn, is so much dilapidated as to make it unsafe to cross it. The river now presents a very different aspect; where it had before rolled onwards, its swift but tranquil course is now impeded by immense stones; and where before the huge stones in vast heaps and wild confusion were piled, there remains now but a pebbly bottom. A great number of trees were also washed from the banks, and our correspondent observed a cow borne along on the top of the water. On the arrival of the mail from London in the neighbourhood about ten as at night, the highway was found impassable, and the coach was delayed until half-past two in the morning, when the Holyhead mail arrived at the other extremity of the broken ground, where it was delayed in like manner. In these circumstances nothing remainecl but to attempt exchanging the bags, and this was effected by the hardihood of the guard of the London mail, who, at the hazard of his life forced e his way through amongst large fragments of rock and floods of water until he reached the spot where the Holyhead coach was detained, whose guard, m like manner, proceeded by the same dangerous route to the London coach, which im- mediately set out on its return to London, as did the other for Holyhead, passing through this city, where the mail bag from London was delivered at five in the morning, being six hours and a half beyond its regular time. On Saturday morning 150 men were collected from Penrhyn slate quar- ries, in order to remove the stone and soil from the road. On the arrival of the London heavy coach, the passengers and luggage were removed, the horses unharnessed, and the coach actually carried by the quarrymen across several gaps in the road occasioned by the storm. These men are still employed in clearing away the rock and soil from the road, and some extent of the devastation may be formed from the fact that they have contracted to remove 3000 square yards of rubbish. COLONEL BERKELEY'S CLAIM OF A" BARONIAL" TITLE. Colonel Berkeley is engaged in claiming a Barony by virtue of the tenure of Berkeley Castle the question is now in progress before a Committee of Privileges. The claim is of a novel character, inasmuch as it goes to agitate a question which was deemed to have been long since settled, namely, whether the title of Baron attaches to the tenure of particular castles. Burke's Peerage, in its Introduction, thus speaks of the Barony by tenure:- The first order of Nobility introduced after the Norman Con- quest was that of a Baron by tenure, a dignity attached by the possession of certain lands, held, according to the feudal system, directly under the Crown, conditionally upon the performance of some honorary service to the King such as attending him in the field and in the cabinet, and furnishing a stipulated quota of Knights, or men at arms; which quota was regulated by the territorial possessions of the Baron those possessions being di- vided into allotments, for each of which he was desired to provide a Knight, armed cap-a-pie, whenever the Sovereign commanded his presence in the field hence, according to the number of warriors the feudal lord provided, he was said to possess so many Knight's fees. But in the reign of King John, so large a number of these lords of the soil had alienated their grants, and so many had become impoverished in consequence, that it was found necessary to enact a law, declaring such personages alone as re- tained their original tenures unspoiled qualified to retain the title of Baron, and degrading the less prudent to the rank of tenants in chief, or Knights. It was subsequently discovered, however, that the title of Baron could not thus easily be taken away and it was then arranged that the opulent lords should be styled Baroues majores, and the poor ones Barones minores and from that period until the reign of Henry III. when the privilege was etitil-el q withdrawn from territorial lords, the Barones majores alone appear to have assisted in the legislative councils of the nation. Matthew Paris states that there were 250 baronies in the time of Henry III. but there were not so many Barons, for many feudal lords held a plurality of baronies. In that reign, the prerogative of the Crown, regarding Barons, was settled by an act of Parlia- ment, passed in consequence of the quarrel between the King and Simon de Montfort; and thenceforth no nobleman could sit in Parliament without a Writ of Summons. But there was this material difference between the greater and the lesser Barons ;— these were summoned at the pleasure of the Crown-those as a matter of right. Barons by tenure hare, however, long ceased, to exist; more than a century and a half ago. (A.D. 1669), in the case of the Fitzwalter Peerage, when Benjamin Mildmay was restored to that barony, in opposition to Robert Cheeke, lord of the soil, whence the dignity was alleged to have sprung, the House of Lords declared that baronies by tenure having been dis- continued for may ages, were not then in being, and so not fit to be revived, or to admit any pretence of right of succession. And recently, in 1805, the House resolved, in the case of the Barony de Ross, claimed by the Duke of Rutland, as feudal lord, from the possession of Belvoir Castle, said to have been the fountain of that dignity, that his Grace was not entitled to the barony and it was subsequently confirmed to one of the co-heirs at law, Lady Henry Fitzgerald. There is, however, one earldom extant, that of Arundel, which the ducal house of Norfolk enjoys by the feudal tenure of Arundel Castle but this, like other exceptions, only establishes a rule, as the honour endures solely by special act of Parliament, passed in the 3d year of King Charles I." --> II e«o- FRIDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. JULY 10. BAN KIvlJPTCIES SUPERSEDED. Charles Brooks, Tunbridge, Kent, linen-draper. Frederick Wyatt, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, coach-proprietor. BANKRUPTS. James Clarke, Regent-street, linen-draper. Henry Knowles, Hand-cross, Sussex, common-carrier. Simon Lee, Church-row, Newington, Surrey, master-mariner. Robert Suggate Pretyman, Regent circus, Oxford-street, linen- draper. Charles Smith, Phoenix-wharf, coal-merchant. John Boyer, Petworth, Sussex, scrivener. David Dawson, Guisburough, Yorkshire, merchant. James Gardner, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, baker. Edward Gates and William Cornfield, Northampton, drapers. William Hill. Cirencester, Gloucestershire, coal-merchant. Mary and William Nevett, Liverpool, brokers. John Peirson, Bolton-Ie-Moors, Lancashire, linen-draper. Richard White, jun., Blakeney, Gloucestershire, tanner, July 18, at five, July 20, August 21, at nine, at the Bear Inn, Newn- ham. Attorneys, Mr. Chadborn, Newnham or Mr. King, Ser- geant's-inn, Fleet-street. John Wyatt, Plymouth, rope-maker.