day and Wednesday night, after he had retired to rest, plundered his house of as much furniture, bedding, bed linen, &c. as in his, complainant's, own words, "four people could carry;" and on Thursday she found means to elope with the goods and male defendant, a discarded gentleman's servant, of crude and vacant appearance, and to take lodgings in Little St. James'sstreet, in this town. The complainant, who appeared to be a good husband, and said he should like to punish the man, because he had lived very happily with his wife, (to whom he had been married six years) till about seven or eight months ago, at which time she first became acquainted with him, but he did not wish to punish his wife, if he could have the goods back again without so doing. The worthy Magistrates, said that the goods having been taken out of the house by defendant's wife, it could not be considered a felony, which they regretted, as nothing would give them greater pleasure than to commit both the Hobbses to Horsham.-Complaint dismissed. MONDAY, MAY, 13. Magistrates Sir David Scott, T. R. Kemp, I. H. Bates, and Diggins, Esqrs. Mr. Rice, governor of the poorhouse, complained of the bad conduct of Richard Emery, a pauper, seemingly about 17 years of age, in his being idle, and having wilfully and maliciously cut in pieces some sacking he had The Catch and Glee Club, had their annual dinner, on Friday, at the Golden Cross Inn. The company was so numerous, that been weaving, the leaves of à Bible, &c. The bench referred the case to the Directors and Guardians, who have authority by our bye-laws, to inflict on paupers certain punishments for their misconduct. THURSDAY MAY 16. Magistrate-I. H. Bates, Esq. A man of the name of Vaughan was bound over to appear at the Sessions, for an assault on Rook, the porter at Mr. Genn's coach-office, and Leabright, who is also a porter, was bound over for assaulting Vaughan. John Hunt, who designated himself a nail-manufacturer, and who lives in or near Edward street, was bound over to the sessions, to answer to a most outrageous assault on Harriet Sweetman, Penfold, the crier, Mr. J. Medhurst, and another person. On the defendant being given into custody, he bit the legs of Mr. Penfold and Mr. Medhurst, in the most savage manner; both of these individuals exhibited their wounds, which seemed to have been inflicted by a tiger rather than by a human being. John Whittington, for stealing a jacket from W. Yeates, ostler at the White Horse Inn, was committed for trial at the sessions. Mr. Rickman, a grocer, residing in Union-street, North, was fined 40s. under our Local Act, for obstructing the foot-paves ment, by the display of shop goods. dinner was served up in the two large rooms, both of which were completely filled. The viande were plentiful, well dressed, and well served up, and the wines, port and sherry, in desirable coincidence with the well established character of the house in selecting from vintages of the best acknowledged worth. A cheerful succession of loyal and patriotic toasts and sentiments followed the removal of the tablecloth, in each room, marked by appropriate songs and glees, the latter in a style not often equal led, and much more seldom surpassed. A fortnightly stock-market is about to be established at Steyning, to commence on Monday, the 10th of June next. A petition, numerouly signed, praying for the revisal and modification of the Criminal Laws, was a few days ago sent up to the House of Commons, by the inhabitants of Lewes. POETRY. ON THE LOSS OF THE MARQUIS OF ANGLESEA'S LEG AT Here rest and let no saucy knave To learn, that mould'ring in the Is laid a British calf! grave For he who writes these lines is sure, And here five little ones repose, A leg and foot-to speak more plain— Lost half his understanding! Who, when the guns with murder fraught Could only in this way be brought To give the French leg-bail. And now, in England just as gay, As in the battle brave Goes to the routs, revels, and play, Fortune in vain has shewn her spite, Should England's sons engage in fight- But Fortune's pardon I must ask, And but indulg'd a harmless whim A SEA-SIDE REVERIE. How light and lovely is that parting hour, All that the expanding spirit might controul-- Where the wide waves their glorious vespers roll, And muse the voiceless thought, and gaze the impassion'd soul! MARRIAGES.-Mr. W. Rolins, patten and last maker, Chichester, to Mrs. Andrews, of the Unicorn Inn, in the same place.-L. Dennys, Esq. of Teignmouth, Devon, to Elizabeth, daughter of the late J. Haddock, Esq. of Playdon, in this county.-Mr. Jones, to Mrs. Bradbear, of Medhurst.-At Kingstone, Mr. W. Peachy of Bognor, to Miss Field, of the same place.-Mr. Phillips, of London, to Miss Smithers, of Black-lion-street, in this town.-On the 12th inst. Mr. Fox, to Miss Caven, of Brighton-place. DEATHS.-On Monday, the 6th inst. at his house, in Rutlandsquare, Dublin, the Hon. and Most Rev. C. Broderick, Archbishop of Cashel. The Right Hon. and Right Rev. Doctor Thomas Lewis O'Bierne, Bishop of Meath.-On the 3d inst. aged 24, at Bexhill, Walter, second son of Mr. J. Gorringe, of Westham.-Mrs. King, wife of J. King, Esq. of Blatchington.-Suddenly, on the 1st. inst. at Lewes, aged 57, Mr. Henry Brown.-On the 8th inst. aged 18, Dennis, youngest son of Mr. Dennis Penticost, of this town.-On the 8th inst. aged 61, Mr. Kirby, late joint proprietor of the stage coaches between Chichester and the Metropolis. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We thank H. for his extracts; they shall be inserted in our next.— Philo must transmit to us a greater portion of his Manuscript before we insert any; we cannot, at present, judge of its merits.—Ž. arrived too late for insertion in this number; it shall appear in our next. EPITOME OF BRIGHTON---continued from page 83. The gravity of the atmosphere depending on the quantity of ponderous matter sustained in the air, or the accumulation of air from currents tending to the same spot, it will appear, upon strict examination, that the air of this town must be lighter, more uniform, and better adapted to valetudinary habits, than that of most other places in the kingdom; for the quantity of solid matter with which it can be impregnated, must be trifling, as the hills to the north intercept the land breezes, and prevent their bringing any quantity of it with them; and the exhaled matter from the chalky soil is equally inconsiderable; and these the south-east and south-west winds, which blow from the sea, and which prevail during threefourths of the whole year, blow off ere their combined duration can exist sufficiently long to become pernicious. The effects produced by the humidity and dryness of the air, on the human body, by being more obvious, are generally more attended to by persons of infirm habits, than those which arise from a greater or lesser gravity. The manifest relaxation of the whole frame, and the dispiriting symptoms which every valetudinary person must feel within himself, are the constant attend R ants on wet weather while the braced fibre, the ability and aptitude for exercise; the happy disposition of body and mind to give and receive every social pleasure, are the natural effects of dry weather; and plead strongly in favour of that situation which supplies these advantages. In the procuration of such a desirable residence, it is, therefore, to be considered, that the quantity of vapour raised in any place, depends chiefly upon the superficial extent of water to be found in and near it; or the number of trees growing there : the heat of the sun, and the force of the winds, as evaporating causes, being supposed to be nearly equal in all parts of this island. In all situations, where there is a large expanse of water, the air must be charged with vapour; for experiment has proved, that six ounces of water may be evaporated in the space of twentyfour hours, from so small a surface as a circle of eight inches in diameter, by a heat only equal to that of our warmest summer : and estimating the summer day at only twelve hours, as the heat of the sun at its first rising is insufficient to warm the water for evaporation, and too weak to sustain what has been just raised before its setting, it is presumed, that by the mere force of the sun, abstracted from what may be raised by the wind, every four feet square of water, will, in that time, yield a gallon of vapour. TREES INJURIOUS TO HEALTH. -Now, allowing the above calculation to be moderately correct, we cannot be surprised that in countries, where there are large collections of water, the air should be proportionably loaded with aqueous particles; and from the corruptible nature of stagnant water, we may be, in some sense, enabled to account for the great insalubrity of those places where it prevails. So, likewise, where there are large tracts of ground covered with trees, the atmosphere must receive a considerable accession of aqueous particles from them; the draught of moisture by trees from the earth, prove this demonstratively. The perspiring steam which issues from the leaves of trees, are great in quantity; and observation will prove this assertion, that they are exceedingly unhealthy, since many woody countries have been remarkably salubrious merely by the destruction of their trees. To demonstrate that this place and neighbourhood are totally free from vapours of running water, the more impure ones of stagnant, and, perhaps, the equally pernicious ones issuing from trees, it is only necessary to observe, that the town lies almost six miles distant from the nearest river, a circumstance peculiar to itself, no other town in the kingdom being equally remote from one; that there is no stagnant water near it; and that the want of shelter by trees is the general complaint of those who consider this circumstance as a desideratum for cover and perspective, and not as a matter essentially contributing to health. SEA VAPOUR SALUTARY.-The air of this town, notwithstanding, is charged with aqueous particles its proximity to the sea supplies them by a natural evaporation. This vapour, however, is infinitely purer than that arising from stagnant, or even running water; it is impregnated with a saline quality that medicates it for many purposes most advantageously; it is raised from a body extremely pure, and can contract no foulness in its passage; so that the air of this place, being blended with this vapour, must happily answer every purpose of life. The town, thus free from the insalutary vapour of stagnant water, remote from the noxious steams of perspiring trees, and every other cause aiding to produce damp, putrid atmosphere seldom sees its inhabitants labouring under those disorders which arise from a relaxed fibre and a languid circulation. OF THE WELLS AND THE WATER GENERALLY.The great Hippocrates advised every physician to examine with attention the nature of the waters where he practiced, as a means of enabling him to exercise the duties of his profession with the greater success; and with justice incontrovertible, for the right which water has obtained from antiquity, of being numbered among the elements primarily constituting all bodies, seems to point out the opinion of its first examiners, as to its general use; and the concurring testimony of the moderns in favour of its universal power, justifies |