be best calculated to prevent any interruption of the strict neutrality declared by the Prince Regent to be the rule of his conduct in the contest between Spain and her insurgent provinces. (Signed)" GEO. HARRISON. Commissioners of Customs." Kew-palace, Saturday, July 11. This afternoon, at four o'clock, the solemnity of the marriage of his Royal Highness William Henry Duke of Clarence and St. Andrews, Admiral of the Fleet, third son of his Majesty, with her Serene Highness Adelaide. Amelia-Louisa-Theresa-Caroline Princess of Saxe Meiningen, eldest daughter of his Serene Highness the late reigning Duke of Saxe Meiningen, &c. was performed in the grand saloon at the palace at Kew, by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, assisted by the Lord Bishop of London, in the presence of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of York, Kent, and Cambridge, his Serene Highness Frederick Landgrave of Hesse, her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta Sophia, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, her Royal Highness the Duchess of York, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia of Gloucester, and her Serene Highness the Duchess of Saxe Meiningen (the mother of the bride, and Regent of the Dukedom of Saxe Meiningen); the following Ministers of State, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Liverpool, Viscount Sidmouth, Count Mun

ster, Minister of State for Hanover, and the Baron of Koenitz, Minister for the Dukedom of Saxe Meiningen, assisting at the ceremony.

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The solemnity of the marriage of Field Marshal his Royal Highness Edward Duke of Kent and Strathern, 4th son of his Majesty, with her Serene Highness VictoriaMaria-Louisa, youngest daughter ofhis late Serene Highness FrancisFrederic-Anthony, reigning Duke of Saxe-Cobourg of Saalfeld, consort of his late Serene Highness Charles-Louis Prince Leiningen, sister of his Serene Highness Ernest-Charles-LouisAnthony, reigning Duke of SaxeCobourg, and of his Royal Highness Prince Leopold of SaxeCobourg (which marriage had been previously solemnized in due form at Cobourg, on the 29th day of May last), was also performed this evening in the grand saloon at the palace at Kew, by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, in the presence of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, and the other royal and illustrious personages above-mentioned; the same ministers of State also assisting at the ceremony.

An inquisition was taken on July 14, at St. Thomas's Hospital, before Thomas Shelton, Esq., Coroner, on the Body of George Saunders, a gardener, in the employ of B. Burder, Esq. of Tottenham.

Mr.Burder, of Wood-green farm, Tottenham, stated, that a short time ago his gardens were robbed nightly by thieves, and, to protect his property, he sent his

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servant (the deceased) to borrow two spring-guns of a neighbour, for the purpose of placing on his When he borrowed the guns, he inquired whether they were unloaded: he was assured they were, for he did not wish to have loaded guns on his premises: his object was to frighten the depredators, and to accomplish that, he was going to have a notice put up at the entrance of the gardens.

Juryman. There was no notice put up at the time the accident happened?

Witness.-There was a board ordered to be put up the same day. The guns were frequently snapt in the lock, supposing that they were unloaded, and during the time persons have frequently stood before the muzzle of the guns. On Friday, the deceased was employed in fixing the guns; about 6 o'clock he left the deceased, and went to take his tea; and had not left him more than 10 minutes when he heard the report of fire arms: he ran into the garden, and saw the deceased bleeding in a most dreadful manner from the right arm: he asked him what was the matter? He said, "Oh, I am shot; the gun was loaded, and I did not know it." The blood ran in a stream from the arteries: he bound the wounds up with handkerchiefs as tight as possible, but he could not stop the bleeding. A surgeon at Tottenham ordered him to be sent immediately to St. Thomas's Hospital.

Thomas Peck, surgeon of St. Thomas's Hospital, said, that on Friday, about half-past 11 o'clock, the deceased was brought to the

hospital; he was apparently dying from the loss of blood; it was the opinion of himself and another surgeon that the deceased could not live five minutes. Upon examining the wounds he found the laceration so extensive that amputation was necessary. The deceased died at 4 o'clock next morning, from the loss of blood.

Mr. Shelton, in summing up the evidence, observed, that no person had a legal right to have spring-guns on their premises, it being an instrument which caused almost certain death to those who came in contact with it. The offence of robbing a garden was not punishable with death; and therefore, if a thief was to be shot by a spring-gun, and it was to produce death, the owner of it would be liable to punishment, and the jury who sat upon the body of the deceased would act properly in returning a verdict of of manslaughter against the owner of the gun; indeed, he believed they would be justified in returning a verdict of wilful murder. In this case it appeared that the deceased was the servant of the owner of the gun, and that his death was purely accidental. Still the jury ought to mark their reprobation of having such illegal, instruments placed in open premises, because it had produced the death of one of his Majesty's subjects.

Verdict Accidental death. Deodand 20s., and the gun forfeited.

Incendiaries.-A short time since a number of fires broke out in the village of Exning, about two miles from Newmarket ; there were no less than five fires

in a month. One of them was at a barn attached to a house lately belonging to the Earl of Yarmouth, in which there was wool to the value of 400l. The parsonage house, and all the premises attached to it, were destroyed. Several cottages have been destroyed; and at all the fires very little property was saved. The frequent fires created a considerable degree of alarm in that part of the country, and there was very strong suspicion that the fires did not happen by accident, An investigation took place by some of the principal gentlemen of that part of the country, but without effect; they therefore applied to Bow-street for an officer, and Salmon was despatched, On his arrival at Exning, he received every possible assistance and information upon the subject of the recent alarming fires from Mr. Parr, the agent to the Phoenix Fireoffice in that part of the country; in a short time he observed such suspicious circumstances against a man and his wife of the name of Webb, as to induce him to take them into custody; a meeting of magistrates was called in consequence, and Webb and his wife were examined before them. The examination lasted nine hours, at the close of which, the circumstances which came out against the prisoners were sufficient to induce the magistrates to commit them to Bury St. Edmunds prison. In a few days after, circumstances transpired which induced Salmon to apprehend John Webb, the son of the prisoners, who, upon being interrogated, confessed his guilt to Salmon, in the presence

of Mr. Fisin, a respectable farmer, and that his hand actually set fire to the premises with a candle, by desire of his mother. He was detained in custody, and was afterwards examined with his father and mother before the

magistrates, when a son son and brother of the prisoners, only 13 years of age, was produced as an evidence, and confirmed the confession of his brother John, and said he saw his brother John set fire to the premises, and that he did it by desire of his mother. At the close of the examination, no evidence appearing against Webb, sen., he was discharged, the whole of the infamous crime appearing to have been perpetrated by Mrs. Webb and her son John, who were both committed to Bury prison for trial, and the parties were bound over to prosecute. John Webb was committed into the custody of Mr. Horwich, the keeper of Bury prison, who was about conveying him there in a single-horse chaise, when just as he had proceeded about a mile on Newmarket-heath, John Webb was seized with a fit, and fell out of the chaise. Mr. Horwich thought it right to return with him, and a Doctor was sent for, who advised that he should not be removed on that night,

and the prisoner was placed under the care of the parish constable at the poorhouse; here he took an opportunity of eluding the attention of the constable, and escaped out of the poor-house. A number of persons were despatched in different directions in pursuit of him, and it was discovered that the cover of the well in the yard,

(60 feet deep) of the poor-house was open, and the rope of it moving: on looking down the well, he was observed nearly at the bottom, there being but little water in it. He was drawn up out of the well, and given into the custody of Salmon, whom the gentlemen there engaged to convey the culprit to Bury prison, not considering him safe in any other person's custody. gentlemen were so much satisfied with Salmon's conduct and exertions, that they are about to reward him liberally.

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The first fire broke out on Sunday afternoon, June 28, between the hours of one and two, in a barn belonging to Mr. G. Brooks, a farmer, and raged with great fury for a considerable time, laying waste several cottages, barns, stables, and other outbuildings, and burnt out no less than seven families, who had time to save but very little property. The second fire in the same village broke out on the Tuesday evening following the 30th of June, between the hours of seven and eight; it was discovered when it was breaking out in some stables belonging to Mr. Martin, which consumed other buildings, and, besides a large quantity of wool, other property to a considerable amount. The flames also communicated to the Parsonage house, and destroyed the whole of that building, together with the whole of the stables, coachhouse, and other out-buildings, to a considerable amount. A third fire broke out at Exning, on Friday evening, the 17th of

July, which was discovered at the house of Mr. Charles Webb, a butcher, but happily, an early alarm being given, the fire was soon extinguished; but the incendiaries were so determined in their diabolical purpose, that they actually attempted to set fire again to the same premises on the following night, in two different parts at the same time.

19. Mentz.-Since Prussia has acquired several fine provinces on the two banks of the Rhine, the Government has been occupied with the execution of a general plan of defence for these territories. The old places have been repaired, great works have been continued, and on different points new strong places have been constructed. The Court of Berlin extends also its plans of defence to all the Western Provinces.

A fortress of the first class has been constructed at Minden, on the Weser, which will cover Lower Saxony, and command Westphalia. Several other fortifications are erecting in Westphalia, and towards the frontiers of Holland.

On the side of France, the works of Saarlouis have been repaired and strengthened. At Luxemburg works are continually carrying on, in order to make it one of the first fortresses in Europe.

Juliers, the works of which are very considerable, is to be a grand place d'armes.

On the banks of the Rhine three large fortresses are to be constructed between Holland and Bingen, forming a line with

Mayence,

Mayence, Landau and the two new fortresses which are to be erected on the Upper Rhine. The three grand Prussian fortresses on the Rhine will be Wesel, Cologne, and Coblentz. The last-mentioned place is to become a fortress of the first class; the works are to be extended to comprehend the cidevant chartreuse, and all the neighbouring heights. The celebrated Fort of Ehrenbreitstein is to be completely repaired, and it will serve still further to protect the town of Coblentz.

Between Wesel and Coblentz, Cologne becomes a fortress of immense extent. The ancient solid walls of this city, on which numerous towers are erected,

have been adapted to the present state of military science, and surrounded by a great number of bastions. New towers protect these bastions as advanced works.

Wesel is protected on the opposite side of the Rhine by Fort Blucher. Cologne will be further protected by the little town of Dentz, opposite which is to be made a regular fortress.

One of those melancholy events which have of late occurred but too frequently, happened on July 18, to the regular Hemel Hempstead coach, belonging to Mr. Hearn, of the King's Arms, Snow-hill, which was overturned in passing the corner at Huntonbridge, Herts, owing to the wanton behaviour of the coach man in endeavouring to make a fine angle, and literally ground to shivers by the horses subsequently drawing it after them.

A woman on the outside was killed

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on the spot; another outside passenger and the coachman are so mutilated that little hopes are entertained of their recovery; and eight or nine other passengers have been so severely cut and bruised, that a considerable time must elapse before they again follow their usual occupations. The inside passengers, among whom was a gentleman of great property and consequence in the county of Herts, were more fortunate, but did not any of them escape without injury, though comparatively of a slight nature. There were no less than seventeen passengers on the outside at the time, which no doubt materially contributed to the fatal accident.

(From the Manchester papers

July 18.)

The Spinners.-This great body of labourers still continue in idleness. Their conduct is peaceable, but marked by a steady adherence to the rules of combination. They meet daily, superintended by leaders and delegates, move in procession, and manage their pecuniary arrangements by special appointments. To obtain the necessary supplies for maintenance, they solicit subscriptions, and are also aided, we understand, by weekly levies upon other trades. Their plans are regularly organized. They watch those factories in which business is partially or wholly going on, by certain portions of turned out men placed as guards, by night and by day, who are relieved by others in due succession; and means are taken to

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