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razor with whicli he perpetrated 

 the horrid deed was the same 

 with which he murdered Mary 

 Minting, and that he had it 

 secreted about him ever since, 

 although it may be recollected 

 that he told Adkins, upon his ap- 

 prehension, that he had throMn 

 the instrument with which he 

 committed it into the Thames. 

 The paper also stated, that he 

 intended to have murdered Mary 

 Minting with a pistol — that it was 

 his intention first to have shot her, 

 and next himself. The body was 

 removed into the yard, and the 

 circumstance occasioned the 

 greatest alarm and consternation. 

 The Court was excessively crowd- 

 ed at an early hour, particularly 

 by ladies. 



19. Frankfort. — The Legisla- 

 tive Body of this free city have 

 rejected, by a majority of votes, 

 the proposition of proclaiming 

 that this city should in future be 

 an asylum for all individuals per- 

 secuted or banished on account 

 of their political opinions. 



The Queen's Birth-day. — Yes- 

 terday Feb. 26, was the day ap- 

 pointed for the celebration of her 

 Majesty's last birth-day, and a 

 drawing-room was held accord- 

 ingly at her Majesty's Palace. 

 Proper cushions were provided, 

 on which her Majesty could stand 

 or"^ean, as might be necessary, in 

 order to enable her to go through 

 the fatigue of a crowded court. 



At one o'clock there was a 

 Royal salute of artillery in the 

 Park and the Tower ; and that 

 no inappropriate sight might in- 

 terfere with the rejoicings usual 

 to a birth-day fete, all those 

 persons about Court who were in 

 family mourning, put it oftTor the 



day, and glittered in colours more 

 suitable to the occasion. The 

 guards, horse and foot, under the 

 superintendence of the police, 

 were distributed through all the 

 usual stations, and maintained 

 the most perfect oi'der. An im- 

 mense multitude of spectators 

 were collected together in spite 

 of the rain and cold. The Court 

 visiters were also very numerous: 

 they began to arrive at 1 o'clock, 

 and continued setting down till 

 past 3. At half-past 3 the Prince 

 Regent arrived with his usual 

 suite of attendants, and was fol- 

 lowed by the usual train of Life- 

 Guards. His Royal Highness 

 was, of coiurse, received with all 

 the ceremonies due to the So- 

 vereign. 



The Duke and Duchess of 

 York, the Duke and Duchess of 

 Glocester, and the Princess 

 Sophia of Glocester went in state, 

 escorted by parties of Life- 

 Guards. The Duke of Sussex 

 went in private. 



The Prince of Hesse-Homberg 

 went in one of the Regent's 

 carriages, was escorted by Life- 

 Guards, and was received with 

 the same military honours as the 

 Royal Family. 



The Speaker of the House ol 

 Commons, the Master of the 

 Rolls, and the Vice-Chancellor, 

 went in gtate, and were presented 

 on their late appointments. The 

 Austrian Ambassador, the Spanish 

 Ambassatlor, accompanied by his 

 lady, and the American. Plenipo- 

 tentiary with his lady, severally 

 went in state. Mrs. Rusli, the 

 wife of the American Minister, 

 was presented to the Queen by 

 Lady Castlereagh. Mr. Sxnith 

 and Mr. Taylor, attached to the 



embassy, 



