Wr-r'clr F \ Tll E NA' 14 PROVINCLILS. At a sale of Farming Stock la Gloucestershire, some time since, the Auctioneer gate the following extempore Desetiptiou of a Beau - Will COW :.•-• • Long in her side*—bright in her c yes, Short in her legs—thin in her thighs, Rig in her ribs—wide in her pins, Full in her bosom—Antral in her shins ; Long in het-face—tine in her tail, And never deficient—in filling her pail. Karla on Monday morning seainight. the person who attends the gasometer, at the Factory of Messrs. Beityons and Beige, in Sinews bury, imprudently entered it with a lighted candle : the gas was immediately ignited', and blew up the apparatus, together with the roof of the erection in which it was contained ; but, happily, the caninamication thus made with the atmosphere had the etlect of extieguishing the name, without injury to the extensive premises -attached. The incautious author of this litisfortime was vie y burnt, and conveyed to the Infitmary : another man, who was with him at the time of the explosion, escaped Hama, by instantly laying liimself at full length, with his face towards the ground. EXTRAORDINARY DISCLOSURE.—The Magistrates of the borough of Leeds have been engaged during the last meek in the investigation of a series of criminal transactions, involving not only an extensive frond on the revenue, but in their tendency vitiating a vast num ber of conveyances and other legal iestriiments.-011 Tuesday last, two attoruies, Mr. Joseph Blackburn, and Mr. ttttt 'as %Vaiue Wright, both of that place, were apprehended on the information of George Jactes, late a clerk in Mr. Blackburn's office, on a charge of removing stamps from conveyances, probates of wills, &c. and affixing them to other imittuments of a similar kiwi, with an inten tion to defraud the revenue; and every day since their apprehension private examinations have been held before the Magi.trates.—The particulars of these investigations it would not be proper, iii the present stage of the business to divulge; but we leant with great -concern, that•a number of dies, suitable to the fain icatiori of stamps have been found on Mi. Blaoklmen's premises, and that several de tached stamps, apparently cut from deeds, were found in the posses aims of each of the parties, some of them of considerable value; and it is also in evidence, that these fraudulent practices have been pur seed for several, years.—Saturday se'imight the final examination took place, when the accused parties were both committed to (he Castle at York, to await their trial et the ensuing Assizes. On Sunday evening last, about five o'clock a deal' and dumb ser vant belonging to Mr. Kelham, goldsmith, of Chelmsford, was pro _ reeding to his friends at Little Beddow Common, to keep his Ch. i.t mas, he was followed in a lane near Harebells, by two men, in the dress and habits of sailors, who most inhumanely attacked him and robbed him of all the silver he had, mid two new suits of chains, acc. which he had taken in a bundle ti , r the holidays ; after which, not content with this act or wanton cruelty, they beat and trampled on him, and threw him into a ditch. After they had fled, the poor un fortunate man got back to the Lion, Borchatte where he was kindly treated by the landlady, and taken care of till moulting, and ienow •onee more safe with his master. It is hoped, as means are taken to • discover these atrocious offenders, that they will be speedily brought to the putisliment such brutality merits. William M'Nicholas, lately belonging to the duck-yard at Dept ford, had occasion to go to Woolwich dock-yard, on Thursday, and met with three decent looking men, who 1111 his saying lie would .re turn to Deptford again, proposed to arcompaity, hint, saying they -.were going that road, which he accepted, When they reachi d the bottom of Shooter's hill one of them stepped out before him, and mating back presented a pistol, and in rather a polite manner de manded Ida money. Another of them came behind and pinioned Itoth his arms,, while the third rifled his pockets, and took his pocket-book, containing a promissory note for VOl. and Ave one pound notes, They returned him some loose silver lie had in his pocket, and jumping across the hedge, made their escape across the fields. Arrant? AT ACSASSINATION. — In the dead of the night of Sunday seranight, Mr. Hynde, a youth about 113, and son of the Duke al Nor- NA% 11-ruse Steward, at Arundel, was awoke from his sleep by a vil lain, who made a desperate thrust at him with some sharp instrument, which indeed happily cultured of its aim, but deeply perforated the pillow. Mr. Ilynde, on finding some one near his bed, instantly jumped from it, to get woe Are arias that were in his chamber, hut before he ad gain passewien4f teem, of his bigiellY irht )saving ' tucet ;~:; JAN. 1. ui CotigouLlry:—A few days sign as a labouring man was ploughiug a field at Liighton, near Gainaborough, Lincolnshire, one of the people called Gipseys, accosting him, said, " if you will advance me -201. I will insure your finding a pot of gold, which will make you ric h ;" the simple mail, putting fault in the promise, actually borrowed 101.55. with 31. he had. of his own, and his watch, he gave her, aid eft promised to see him again in a fortnight, but has not since beets Iteard A FA c T.—On Friday evening last, at the 13e11 public-house, in Rosters, a lel!uw, called Cheshire Charles, a labouring banker, who lots lisicly worked on the river 3Vithato, ate a rat (skin, entrails, and all) which bad immediately before bsen caught in a trap ; and after wards ofiered to devour a tot, if any person would procure rine for him ! —Not knowing what the monster 'eight fancy next, niibudv thought it Sale to mike a search tiv the indelvisce or Isis appetite. .11IrsTEn toes Rune Lite —On the c stioing of the flth instant, about six o'clock, Colonel Port toy, an iiish eentlemati of large fortune, seas chscovereu in the road bet wren the steps ist the end of the Royal Yolk Crescent and Prince's Buildins, (*linen, in anuatigleti state, with much blood upon his face and, c l othes, and ap p arently lifeless. lle wfis immediately taken to Mr. Roblvies, surgeon, and afterwards 're moved :o Mangeon's Hotel, w kyle lie now lies. The Co'onel had' er rived at the Bush Ine, Bristol, from Mill°, d, the save morning. The state i•f insensibility in " hick hr has aim:tined, with but few lucid. in• !rivals, since the accident, has rendered it impossible to collect Pont himself any paiticulara of what has befallen Idrn. But from there being no paper or pucket•book found Upon him, and only Ss. (id. in his waistcoat pocket, it would seem that he has been robbed. lisipits of his recovery are entertained, though lie is still iu a state of mucit inco herency. Early on Thursday morning, the 15th instant, a fire broke out at Mr. Rogers's boarding schaul, at Chieveley, near Newbury, which was nut got under till the school-room, and • a part of the dwelling lii-use were consented. The same day, Jacob Winter, who was 01.0 of the most active in endeavouring to extinguish the &Wes, was (Oily communed to the county goal, on a charge of having himself wilfully and maliciously set fire to the above premises. • On Friday sennight, an inquest was taken et %Verrington, Lincoln. shire, by Mr. Atkinson, Coroner for Nassabourg Hundred, on view of the body of Benjamin Dixon, a farmer there, who was found hanging in his stable the same wonting. The Jury were in consultation upwards of three hours, when not agreeing, the Coroner, open she authority of the cases cited in 2 Hales' Pleas of the Crown, '296-9, proce'eded to collect their voices, beginning with the last of the pannel, and rising upwards to the futeman ; and twelve of the thirteen who were sworn declariug their opinion that the deceased Was insane at the time he committed the act, a verdict of Lunacy was recorded. BAREAROUS MURDER IN PA els —The lfenitcur give% the fol. !Giving particulars respecting the murder of M. Auguste Damien, whose remains were found distiibuted in different part% of. Pal is. The last situation which he held was that of receiver of the register 'duty, in one or the suburbs of .I.trussels. Sine :the ,separatioll of Belgium from Frasier le: hail.retnreed to Paris, and lived in atimall chamber in Rue St. Germain l'Auxerrois, where he was assussiiiated at eight O'clock in the mornieg of the esth of November. M. Dail fin' lived in the most profound reclusion, baying no attendant, and admitting no strangers into his apartment. The house iii which he resided has no prter, and the staircase leading to his room serves only for another small chamber, occupied by a person who goes out regularly before it is light, and does not retnrie till late at night, so that the absence of M. could not be remarked by any in dividual in the house. The want of iteighbouts afforded the greatest facility to the assassin for cemmitting the crime.. The same dr. cumstances long rendered all the inquiries of the police to discover the name of the unfortunate man unavailing; and it was Not until the itth of December that they succeeded in this point.. The fol lowing day, traces of the assassin were detected in the very place where the crime was pespetrated, and on the 16th he was *pre hunted. This assassin is John Charles.D mien, brother to the de ceased. Pak of the property helouging to this victim was footed in his PosseSsioti. He has coefessed his guilt, and acknowledged that it was he who murdered his aunt Madame Vaume. who was found assassinated in her apartments on the 16th of July last. In his examination he declared that he had for his accomplice a Mall named Gironard, his cousin-german who is likewise in custody. frets it, to get sumo We arms shin were in his chamber, hut before he could gain poi/squaws( tisern, the assassin, having failed in the civet'. Wednesday night the man shot by Mr. Artictt a few nights ago Rion of hi s 14 1 0 y dear, effected his escape, and we are sinry to say, itt the act of stealing some poultry outdol his shop, in High•street, al itt 194Viall any tf4cre: behind him that are likely to Icad to his dis- slary-le bone, died in the most excruciating pain at the iNlitfdlestx ~:or.:•iy„ • Hospital, where the body DOW lice for a Coroner's loittest. - • • • _~...' ~!