Xo. 995.1 Printed for J. BOOTH, Jun. Chronicle Court, Queen Street. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1825. [ Price 7d. ' mmssg^ B^ m^ sssamiissmm^ msimti B A NCING AND DEPOR TMEN T. MA. AND MRS. WILSON HAVE the honor to inform the Ladies and Gentle- men of Aberdeen and its vicinity, their Classes for the " Winter will commence on Tuesday the 8th of November, and close with their Hall early iti April, for which occasion, they are anxious to form a very Juvenile Party as soon as possible. Evening Classes for Quadrille Practice, & c. will be opened - shortly three times a- week, the Gentlemen attended by Mr Wilson. Quadtilie Parties, lequiring only a set of lessons, can receive them at the Class- Room, or elsewhere, as pre- ferred. . Mr and Mrs WII. RON. during their late vi. it to London, ac. . quired from the most eminent Teachers, a selection of Fashion- able Novelties for their Ball— consisting of the Sicilian, Spa- • nish, and Circassian Circles, Sarabands, Waltzes, & c. and, assure their friends and patrons, the utmost attention will be paid, in particular, to tiie KAKVI* anil DEPORTMENT of their Pupils. If USIC. Mr WILSOW giw Lirssonson the Violin, Tenor, and Vio- ltncello, and intends during ihe Session to receive Classes, • nee a- week, at bis Hall, for the general practice of CONCERT MUSIC; Gentlemen wishing t » join them will please to ap- ply as early as convenient. Terms for Dancing, Music, and Private Tuition, may lie learnt from Mr and Mrs VVILSOW, 73. Union Street. MAIIISCIIAL COLLEGE LIBRARY. AMEETING of the Graduates of Marischal Col- lege is requested in MELVKN'S HAI. I., Queen Street, ou Mr. nday the 51 si inst. at Two P. M. to consider the Regulations lately issued for the Management of the Library, as far as their interests may appear to be concerned. • October 2S, 1825. LAURIE'S CIRCULATING LIBRARY. WILLIAM LAURIE begs leave most respect- fully to inform his Subscribers, and the Public, ibat he has now published his NEW CATALOGUE, containing a general Collection of Works in the various departments of Literature ; and particularly including the most admired mo- dern Publications, to the present time. W. I.. embraces this opportunity of returning his grateful acknowledgments for the distinguisded share of public favour with which" he has hitherto been honoured ; and ventures to hope, that a reference to the contents of the New Catalogue will evince his unremitted. endeavours to render his Library still more worthy of patronage and encouragement. 33, Gallowgate, Oct. 25, 1825. MR. B'FIFFF 1%/ f OST respectfullv informs his Friends and the Pnb- i- Vl lie, that his PUBLIC and PRIVATE CLASSES, for tbe Winter Season, will commence on the first Tuesday of November. Mr DUFF is happy to intimate to his friends and the public, , thai he has agreed with the proprietors of that House, pre- sently building on the North- east end of the Denburn Bridge, where he will have one of the most elegant and commodious Halls in town. — Entry from Belmont Street. Mr DUFF need scarcely mention that this is the most central situation that can be had. as it is in ihe near neighbourhood of all the Public Schools, and at an equal distance from the east and west end of the City. Mr D. begs further to aild. that his Son ( who has been a great part of last summer studying under some of the first Masters in LONDON',) will commence Teaching as soon as his engagements in tbe country are over. N. B Music CLASSES as usual- Aberdeen. 56, Castle Street. 7 VGtll Oct. 1825. S Ko Performance this Evening, Saturday, October 29. On Monday, 31st October, 1825, the popular Tragedy of DAMON AND PYTHIAS, Founded on an important and familiar portion of the Roman History. DAMOW Mr GANN. / f. ate principal Tragedian or the Theatres- Royal York, Hull, and Caledonian Theatre, Edinburgh.) CALANTHI - - - Mrs ANGEL. With the Farce of HONEST THIEVES. TCACUE - - - MrWEEKES. N. B.— Exlensive and most expensive preparations are just • completed, to produce with effect, the most popular Drama ofthe present day. called DER. FRIESCHUTZ— the Ma- chinery and Figures for the incantation are arrived from Ed- inburgh— the extensive new Scenery is painted by Mr PHILLIPS the Dresses by Mr FRASK* and Assistants. Tills sublime Drama will appear on Wednesday next, 2d November. A new and highly interesting Melo- Drama, called GUY FAWKES; or the GUNPOWDER PLOT, is in preparation and will be acted on the 5th of November. FARMS TO LET, For 19 Years, from Martinmasfirst, PARISH OF SLAINS. TTPPER BROGAN, containing about 200 Arable V-* Acres. NORTH NEW CI. OCHTOW, about 50 Arable Acres, •• and 10 of Green Pasture. There are good Steadings of Houses 11 pou Ihe Farms, which will he delivered over to ten ants upon dead inventory. John Cl « rk, grouiid- oflicer, Slains, will shew the boundaries of the Farms. PARISH OF CLUNY. SOUTH LITTLE LEY of TILLICHADD1E. con ( listing of about 30 Acres, with liberty of Pasturage upon the hill of Correnie. A new Steading of Houses will be built by the Proprietor. SOU I'H WOODEND, consistingofabout 40 Acres. A - Steading of Houses will be built by the Proprietor upon this Possession, and every reasonable encouragement given for Draining aud Enclosing. The Ground- officer at Cluny wilt shew the boundaries of these Farms. For farther particulars, application may be made to Ihe Proprietor, at Waterside, Slains; or » o Capt. Duguid, at Aberdeen. TO THE PUBLIC. ONE Hundred and Fifty Years have passed since Lotteries were first established in this Country, but their final doom is now fixed by ' ACT OF PARLIAMENT. And all Lotteries must expire for ever in a comparatively few Weeks. CARROLL, Contractor, Begs gratefully lo acknowledge the kindness shown to him for many years by a generous Public, aad in submitting this ' FAREWELL SCHEME lie begs to assure thein it has been his anxious study to ren- der it worthy of general approval. All the popular atiractions of late Lotteries are not only retained, but CARROLL feel much pleasure in being the first Contractor that ever presented the Public with FOUR GRAND PRIZES OF £ 30,000 | £ 30,000 £ 30,000 | J30,000 ALL TO BE DRAWN In One Day /*;;: SCHEME— All Sterling Money. < 2......... of £ 30,100 Money £ 60,200 2 30,010 Mdnev ... 60,020 2 1.200 Money 2,400 2 545 Money 1,090 JO. .... 200 Money ..... 2 000 55 Money 1,210 £ 0 25 Money 1.500 J\ 0 BLANKS, as each uf Ihe above, and every 7 130000 oilier Number, will have £ 5 Money being ...... $ 53,000 Numbers Two Tickets of each Number. .£ 258,420 Ml to be decided in ONE DA Y, 6' i> DECEMBER. Tickets and Shares are now on S de at C A UROLI.' s, the Contractor, Offices, 19. Cori. hlll; 7,' Charing- Cross ; and 26, Oxford Street, London; where he sold, in Four Months. Four Prizes of £ 20,000 ! and lately, Four Prizes of £ oO 000! In ihe Lottery drawn lst of May last, a Prize of £ 10.000! and Six other Capitals! Tickets and Shares are also selling by CAItROLL'* AG EN'VS in the Country. ALEX. STEVENSON, - . .1 Boaksilhr, Aberdeen, , . , W. H F. I DA SON, Booksellers, OFFICES, NO. 149, LEADENHAW, STREET,^ London* September, 1825. J IT is evident from recent communications ( thoug' 1 numerous convictions took place some lime since) that Tea continues lo be adulterated ufilh spurious leaves, which at once accounts for the difficulty so generally experienced, of purchasing it genuine, in retail quantities, and at reasonable prices. In consequence of this, and a Combination among nearly all the extensive Tea Dealers, of an injurious public tendency, which the EAST INDIA COMPANY have strongly ob- jected to, and ineffectually endeavoured to prevent, the follow- ing arrangements have been made by the EAST INDIA TEA COM- PANY, to establish a convenient and permanent system of sup- plying the public with pure Tea and Coffee, at a small advance upon the prices at which they are imported, which are submit- ted with a firm conviction that their merit will be their best advocate. Pure Tea and Coffee, packed in leaden cases of a peculiar kind that preserve their quality, are delivered to reiail Agents in London, direct from the Company's Warehouses, to sell for money, at a commission of £ 5 percent, ( a third of what is uatty charged. J having the Price and Secretary's Signature on each package, to secure their delivery free from adulteration. Depots are established throughout England, Scotland, and Ireland : the principal are at ABERDEEN, under the management of Mr. JAMES M'KAY,, 19, GUESTROW. Retail Office, 40, Unioti Street. Edinburgh, Mr WILIAM MUNRO Glasgow, . Mr M. Leslie Lerwick, in Zetland Mr Joseph Leask Hull, Mr Thomas Topping Biistol, Mr John Siivens Sheffield, -.. Mr Richard Harrison Leeds Mr J. II. ltidsdale Manchester, Mr F. J. Glover Dublin, ............ Mr John West, Cork, ..... . Mr Robeit Hardy Witet- fprd Mr Alex. Pope, jun. And, in a few days, those at Belfast, Athlone, Norwich, Leicester, Newcastle- upon Tyne, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Deironport, Birmingham", and Nottingham,' will be opened. From whence the Retail Agents in these places, and their surrounding districts, will readily obtain supplies, and always enable the residents In the remote parts of the United King- dom, to purchase unadulterated Tea and Coffee, IU the reduced rates, as easily arid advantageously as in Loudon. To enable the working classes to obtain convenient quanti- ties with as much facility as their wealthier neighbours, tbe Retail Agents ate. furnished with packages, from an ounce to a pound, of every description. The advantages to bo derived by the public from these ex- tensive. liberal, and economical arrangements, are too con- siderable and obvious to require further commentary : the test by which tiiey can be ascertained— that of comparison— is simple, open to every one, and the EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY are sure w ill be conclusive iu favour of their pretensions. ; " ; : • TE A. lb. t lb. J lb. 2 oz. 1 oz. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. d. 9 2 1 2i 0 n n Congou .. 5 3 2 I 4 0 8 4 Ditto .. 5 11 2 \\\ I 6 0 9 Souchong .. 6 6 3 3 1 n 0 10 5 Ditto ... 7 2 3 7 1 9i 0 11 5| Ditto ... 7 10 3 11 1 I 0 6 Ditto .. 9 I 4 c* 2 1 2 7 Fine Ditto.. ... 10 5 5 2 1 4 8 Finest Ditto 1 1 8 .5 10 2 11 1 6 9 Pekoe ... 9 1, 4 2 I 2 7 Finest Ditto ... II 8 5 10 2 11 1 6 9 Green ... 7 6 3 9 1 i, i 0 Ditto ... 7 10 3 11 1 1U 1 0 6 Hyson ... 8 6 4 5 2 I I 6 § Ditto ... 9 1 4 H 2 H 1 2 7 Ditto ... 10 5 5 n 2 n 1 4 8 Hyson ... 11 8 5 10 2 a i 6 9 Finest Ditto ... 12 5 6 2i 3 i 7 Gunpowder Hyson . ... 13 1 6 3 l 8 10 Finest Ditto ... 14 4 7 2 3 7 i 10 11 ROASTED COFFEE. Plantation I 7 0 Oh 0 5 0 •• a H Dutch 1 " 0 ni 0 6 0 3 i* Fine Ditto 2 6 I 3 0 n 0 4 2 Bourbon 2 10 I 5 0 81 0 4k OA Turkey 3 2 1 7 0 0 5 ol Finest Ditto ... 4 2 2 1 1 oi 0 64 31 It is needful lo inform purchasers of Ground Coffee, lhat it is more frequently adulterated than when whole, and not so easy of detection. Persons, wishing to become Agents, are to make their appli- cations by letter ( post paid,) to the Depots, or to VALUABLE LAND NEAR ABERDEEN, To be Sold by private bargain. ELOCUTION. MR. MEGGET, ( Removed to No. UNION LANE.) respectfully informs the Students of ihe Col- leges, and the public at large, that his WIN I E R CLASSES will open on TUESDAY, lst November; and earnestly requests those who intend to join them to favour him with an early at- cndatice, it being his plan to direct the attention ofhis Pupils, at the commencement of their practice, to theoretical details, essential to the formation of enlightened principles. To the STUDENTS of KING'S COLLEGE he respectfully an- nounces his intention to open his established. general Class ( in that College, on Thursday 3d November, when he trusts lie shall be favoured by a full uieeting.— Terms for the Session, Guinea. Tiie STUDENTS of MARISCHAL COLLEGE are respectfully in. formed, lhat limited Classes will be opened for them, in his new Class- Room in Union Street, { entrance No. 2, Union I. aneJ— Terms 1 Guinea per Quarter; or. should a iiumBer. not less than 25, chuse to form a general Class, the terms will be ( as in his Class in King's College) 1 Guinea for the Ses- sion. Separate Classes for YOUNG LADIES will commence as above. PORTRAIT PAINTING The reputation Mr M, has acquired for producing correct LIKENESSES, will, he trusts, re- commend him to a continuance of the public patronage in thai branch of art. T 70 acres— comprising past of the Lands of Hazlehead and pact of Springfield. It is inclosed iu ihe most sufficient manner— the roads upon and leading to it are in the best order— there is a capital Farm- house and Offices upon it— ami the whole ground has been brought into the highest state of cultivation. It commands an extensive view of the bay and harbour ; and the Burn of Hazle- head runs through the property : there is likewise some thriev ing Planting upon it; and being but 2 miles from Castle Street, all these things combine to render it a very desirable situation for a Villa, or for Feuingoffin lots for summer residences, which are now in great demand in ihe immediate neighbour- hood. Mr Bannerman's Grieve will show the farm; and a plan of it may be seen, aud farther particulars learned, by applying lo David Hulcheoti, Esq. Maiisclial- street. R. W. M- l'llUM, lo. T, Trdugate, . ,. Leith. Glusjuw. FARRIER AND COW DOCTOR WANTED BY THE DBESIDE AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. IT having been resolved bv this Association to es tahlish a VETERi N A RY SURG EON intluir District, Candidates are hereby requested to give in their names, with testimonials of character and ability, to WILLIAM TH M. at Crathes. Secretary of the Association, on or before Mondai/ the 1th day of November next, on which day a Meeting of the Committee and Subscribers will be held at Adam's Inn, New Banchory, at 1- 2 o'clock noon, to select a person for that pur. pose, and give directions for procuring a suitable dwelling for liim. Gsod encouragement will be given; anil if a properly qua, 1 fled ( H- rson do not appear, the Association have it in view to - » vl an active young mail, who may knew something of th art, iiintrm ted ; and Candidates . of this description are also requested . to give in their names as above. Dauch > ry, Del. 15, 1* 25.' ftgetug < © {£ » , SSntcn Stmt. SALE OF NEW AND SECOND- HAND FURNITURE. On TUESDAY the 1 si NOVEMBER, There will be sold by Auction, N extensive assortment of HOUSEHOLD FUR- NITURE- consisting oftwoSetsof Dining Room Chairs - a fashionable Mahogany Side Table— a Set of large sized Din- ng Tables— Bachelor, Breakfast, and Tea Tables— Two Sofas n Hair Cloth— Two Sofas in Moreen, with a Duaen Chairs to match— a Set of Drawing Room Chairs— a Piano Forte- IIandsome Chimney Mirrors— a Mahogany posted Bed- tead, with rich Printed Furniture— Tent Bedsieads, with Moreen and Chintz Furniture— several well seasoned Feather Beds— Hair, Wool, and Straw Mattresses— an assortment ot BlankeiSand Bed Covers— several Easy Chairs- Bidets, Nighi Commodes— Toilet Tables, and Bed Room Chairs— Bason Stands— Chests of Drawers— Brass and Painted Fenders— Fire Irons, & c. Several Sets of IV. China, and various other articles. Sale begins at 11 o'clock forenoon. II. MACSWEIN begs leave to acquaint the public. Iha he is in daily expectation of an EXTENSIVE consignment of PAPER HANGINGS,/ ™ ™ one of the first Houses in Dublin. He has on hand at present, an excellent slock oj CARPETING, HEARTH RUGS. FLOOR CLOTH MOREENS and FURNITURE PRINTS, which hefat- ters himself wilt be found on inspection to be equal to any in Town. SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, AND NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. On Tuesday, the lst day of November, there will be Sold, by Auction, in that House in Huntly Street, presently oc- cupied by Joseph Davidson, Grocer, Union Street, HP HE whole HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE be- - L longing to him ; consisting of Grates, Fenders, and Fire Irons ; Carpets ; Hearth Rugs; Dining, Tea, and Toilet Tables; a set of Mahogany and other Chairs; a handsome Secretary ; Bedsteads, and Curtains; Feather Beds, and Blankets; a variety of Pictures ; and upwards of thirty vo- lumes of Books, in excellent condition; China, Glass, and Stoneware ; Kitchen Furniture, & c. The Sale to begin at 11 o'clock forenoon. BROWN & SON, Auctioneers. The said JOSEPH DAVIDSON having granted a Trust Dis- position for behoof of his Creditors, in favour of JAMES BLACK of Willowbank, Esq. Merchant in Aberdeen, and others, it is requested that all those indebted to him will make immediate payment of their Accounts to Mr. Black, at his Office, Crown Court, and to him only ; and all those having Claims will lodge them as soon as possible. Aberdeen, 25th October, 1825. SALE OF ELEGANT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. Upon Thursday, the 3d November, there will be sold by Auc- tion, in that House in Union Place, lately occupied by W. G. Baird, Esq. IMIE whole HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, belonging to him— consisting of Dining and Drawing- room Chairs, with Sofa and Cover to match— a handsome Sideboard— a pair of Pillar and Claw Card Tables— Tea and Toilet ditto— Chimney Mirror and Dressing Glasses— Carpets and Hearth Rugs— Fenders and Fire Irons— Mahogany Wardrobe— Chests of Drawers — Four- posted and Tent- bed steads, with Curtaius— Window Curtains and Blinds— Mat- tresses— Feather Beds— Blankets— a set of Blue Table Stone- ware— China and Glassware— Kitchen Furniture, & c. The whole of the articles are mostly new, and of a superior qualily, and well worih the attention of Ihe public. The roup lo begin at 11 o'clock forenoon. BROWN & SON, AUCTIONEERS. FOR JAMAICA, TO CALI. AT MADEIRA. The Coppered Brig EXPEDITION, ( A Regular Trader. J GEORGE WATSOK, Master, Will Sail for MONTEGO BAY, 15th November. She will call at MADEIRA oil the Outward Passage, and Load WINES for ABERDEEN, giving thein the advantage ofthe West India Vovage. Excellent Accommodation for Passengers. Apply to DAVID MILNE. Aberdeen, ISth Oct. 1825. \ NOTICE TO MARINERS. RUINS OF I SLA? LIGHTHOUSE. M1E COMMISSIONERS ofthe NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSES hereby give notice, that a Light- house has been erected at the Rhins Point of the Island of Islav, in the county of Argyll, which will be lighted Tuesday the 15th day of November, 1825, and continue thereafter to be exhibited every night, from the going away of day- light iu the evening, till the return of day- light ill the morning. The following specification of the position of the Light- house, and the appearance of the Light, is given by Mr. Stevenson, Engineer, to tiie Commissioners. The RHINS of ISLAY LIGHTHOUSE is situate on the northern side of the entrance to Locll- Indaal, upon the small Island of Oversa, in Ut. 55, 41. N. and long 6. 29. W. It bears by COMPASS from the Mull of Kinhoe N. by W. j W. distant 10 miles ; aud from the Stationary Light of the Mull of Kintyre N. by W. W. distant 3.3 miles. From the north- eastern extremity of the Island of RachKn N. J E. distant 25 miles. From the Revolving Light of Iiitiistriihul, east, distant 28 miles. From the Rocks of Skerry Vore, which iie four- teen miles south- west from Tiree, the Rhins Lighthouse bears south, distant 38 miles. From the Rocks of Duheertach. lying 1 1 miles south- west from IcolmkiH, the Lighthouse bears S. S. W. distant 28 miles, and from Tanvorehead S. W. by S. distant miles. This Light will be known to Mariners as a Distinguishing Light, exhibiting from the same Lanthorn tbe effects of a Stationary and a Revolving I. ight. To a- distant observer, it will appear like a star of the tiist magnitude, producing a bright flash of light at every twelve seconds of time, without those intervals of total darkness wliich characterise other Re- volving Lights upon tbe coast. The Light will be from Oil, with Reflectors, elevated 150 feet above the medium level of ilie sea. In clear weather it will he visible at the distance of 6 leagues, and intermediately according to the state of the atmosphere, - lie Lanthorn is open toward Laggan Bay, within Loch Indaal, and sea- ward fiomthe Mull of Kinhoe lo Tauvoe- head. Bv order of the Coinmissioiers of the Northern * Light J ouses, C CUNIKGH AM, Sec.- Ettinbwgh, OeU 10, 1825. THE M^ SSERS. REACH I:> ESPECTFULLY announce, that their CLASSES for the Winter Quarter will be RE- OPENKD, on Monday the . list curt, and as a CLASS for ENGLISH GRAMMAR and another for LATIN V* JLL then he commenced, it is hoped, that those who may wish their Children to join any of these Classes will seethe propriety of coming forward as early as possible.- 1-' Private Instructions are given, at the Academy, to Young Ladies and Gentlemen, ( at separate " hours.), in Reading, Writing, English Grammar, Arithmetic, Reading milk Taste, Elocution, and Latin. In proposing himself as a Teacher of Elocution, Mr It. begs leave to state, that he has bestowed considerable attention on this Branch of Education— with what success^ he intends to afford the public an opportunity of judging, by giving a selec- tion of READINGS and RECITATIONS, in Mr Corbyn's Mall, Adelphi Court, on the evening of Tuesday 8th Nov. to com- mence at half- past 6 o'clock. Tickets 2s each, to be had after Wednesday, 2d Nov. from Messrs. Smith* Watson, and Robertson, Booksellers. Broad Street; or from Mr R. at his Class- Room, Gordon Street— Students and Junior Branches of Families admitted at Is, * For further particulars, see hand- bills. CLASS- ROOM, 7 Gordon Street, Aberdeen, Oct. 28, 182 5. J WASTED^ APPRENTICE to an Advocate in Aber- deen. Apply to the Publisher. AN - TJL d TO THE PUBLIC ASD GUARDIANS. MR. & MRS. ANDERSON, late SDPERIN- TENDENTAND MATRON of the Lunatic Asylum in' Aber- leen, for the space of 12 years, have purchased and fitted up, in a neat and commodious manner, and in a healthy and airy situation, in HUNTLY, a large House, with Garden and Pleasure Grounds, for the reception and accommodation of Weak and Invalid Female Persons, who may be committed to iheir care. The situation of their property combines the ad- vantage of town and country, being pleasantly situated on the outskirts of the fine village of Huutly, on the banks of the river Bogie, where their Patients have the advantage of retired and extensive walks. From Mr and Mrs ANDERSON'S long experi- ence in the management of such unfortunate persons as require ^ uperintendency and watchful care, they flatter themselves that a share of public patronage will be given to them. Mr CHRISTIE, Surgeon, attends Mr A XDZRSON'S establishment. All inquiries ( post- paid) will meet with prompt attention; » nd the most respectable references, as to character and quali- fications, will be given. Huntly, Sept. 29, 1825. GEOTOD ' AT UNION PLACE OF ABERDEEN, TO BE FEUED. Upset Yearly Feu- duly* £ 30. There will be exposed, by public auction, in way of Feu, within the Lemon Tree Tavern of Aberdeen, upon Friday the 11th day of November uext, at six o'clock iu the even* ing. THAT PIECE of GROUND, situated at the west end of Union Place, and presently occupied by William Cadenhead, gardener; having the Skehe turnpike road, on the north, along which it measures about 244 feet; the turnpike road leading from Union Street to the Bridge *> f Dee, on the south east, where it measure? about 255 feet ; and the road leading betwixt both these turnpike roads, along tbe Justice Mill Dam, on the west, where it measures about 280 feet. A more eligible situation than this, for building, is not to be met with in the vicinity of Aberdeen. The ground proposed to be feued forms the termination, and commands a view ofthe whole line of Union Street ; and, having the advantage of so many excellent fronts, becomes an object of the first importance to builders, or others, desirous of laying out their money to advantage. The enclosed GARDEN, fronting Union. . Place, having the benefit of a pump well, and adjoining to the property of Misses Drysdale, will be disposed of, in way of. feuf by pri- vate treaty. Apply to Geo. Duncan, at the Gas Works; or to Alex, and John Cadenhead, Advocates, Adelphi, who are in pos- session of the title deeds and articles of sale. FARMS TO BE LET, In the parish of Ec/ it. TIIE Farms of MONECHT and BRAIGES- WELL, the Property of John Harvey of Kinnettles The former containing 89 A. 2 R. 21 F. Arable, and 13 A. 2 R. x2\ T. Moss ; and the latter 8.3 A. 1B. 18 F. Arable, 4 A. 1 R. 1 F. Pasture, and 5 Acres Moss. The Farm of Monecbt will be let either in oneortwo divisions; and, if divided, the Planting will form the division— These Farms we're improved, fallowed, limed, and inclosed by the proprietor ; have been in Grass for many years, and are in the best possible condition. They will be let for 19 years from Martinmas first— and good encouragement will l> e given for building. Application for particulars may be made to Mr Aberdein, at Hiiiside of Echt; or Get rge Wilson, advocate in Aberdeen ; — and offers will be received by Mr Wilson up to the 8th of November next. THE TOWER, OR SUPERSTITION SUBDUED. 4 Ye Towers of Julius, LONDON'S lasting shame, With ; v » any a foul and midnight murder fed,* A Sentry who the Odes of GRAY had read, The plaintive BARD, immortahYd by I^ AME— This SENTRY yet to superstitution prone, • Mus'd on each deed of death— the fancied moan, Of slaughter'u victim stnkes the list'ning ear. And now, in thought, the ghastly shades appear. His mind these dread ideas while possessing, Pond'ring the mode of properly addressing The airy visitants, their- forms if rearing, An Officer, his vigilance attacking, Appear'd, in BOOTS illum'd by WARREN'S " BLACKING, The SENTRY'S linage in the JET appearing. Undaunted, 4 WHO <& OES THIRE? the Sentry cried— * A FRIEND!'— a low, sepulchral voice, replied.— ' Not so, if right I guess, ho friend of MINE— ADVANCE, one ONLV-— GIVE THE COUNTERSIGN !' The Sentry's image in the JET'S fine hue Now shone— A TINY IMP'S BARK FORM TO VIEW! 1 ONE! cried the Officer, • Pray where's the OTHER?' i Close by your CLOVEN FOOT, I spy . A NOTHER,' . The Sentry said—* So courteous MISTER DEVIL, * With all your candying tongue, And manners civil, * For once your subtlety with match is fitted ; ' A BRITISH SOLDIER has your art, « ou twit ted;' His strange belief and dauntless Coinage noted; The Sentry late now Serjeant stands promoted ; The TOWER now no glaring ghost attacking, Exorcis'd ALL— by WARREN'S splendid BLACKING! This Easy Shining and Brilliant BLACKING, is prepared by sfjOiAW^ 30, STRAND, London ; AND SOLD IN ABERDEEN BY Allan, Green P. Craik, Cat'to's Square L. Cruickshank, Gallowgate A. Cruickshank, do. Win law, do. Dyce, Broad Street Thomson, do. Anderson, Castle Street Es- on, Gallowgate /) ffleck, Union Street Milner, Upptrkirkgate Wm. Duncan, Castle Street Williamson, druggist, do. . M* Kay, Gallowgate James Temple, Castle Street Geo. Watson, Netherkirkgate Mr Brodie, mer/ Jit. Newdver Fyfe & Co. Union Street Smith, do. Davidson, Broad Street Reid, Castle Street Symon, Green Mollison, St Catherine's Wynd Brcmner & Co. Union Street Smith, sen. Castle Street Lumsden, Broad Street Brantingham, - Gallowgate Fraser, Union Street Duguid, North Street Leslie, do. Sutherland, do. Warraek, Union Street John Pratt, Broad Street Simpson, druggist, Green EAST INDIA TEA WAREHOUSE, No. ' 14, Union Street, Aberdeen. CHABlis FYFE &, Go. LSFBCT5' ULLY acqmiW, tlwjir numerous friends ' and Customers, of the arrival of an excelleiu assortment of- TEAS, from the I'Jast Imtirt- Company's h. » t Salr.; war- ranted genuine as { inputted, and Common Teas at Reduced' Prices. These Teas Will he made up. in: anU ijuantitn. from the ariti- nal packages, when called fvr. and'C.. F. $" Co. can assure their friends, that the qualities are excellent and Genuine, ALTHOUGH NOT MADE UL' IM LIUMM MCUDN— a circumstance which terms to have considerable weight with many; hi't persons tf discern- ment may easily pereefve - the ubviitn's opportunity which this method affords for • practising thfit, adnUefatton. iiJtfch m » U nf the lately established Onnjianiesprofess to abciminntl'. and with, which pretext they hare been endeavouring, ( although uv believe with litih success. J for sometime past, lo gull the unwary,; bat if going the length tf pretending to hut* an immediate ' commission from the1- East' htdia Company, to sett Tea made up in Single' Ounces !!! 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On Monday the 7th November, and following evening*, at six o'clock, there will be sold by Auction, ( without re- serve) in the EXCHANGE COURT SALE- ROOM, UNION STREET, UPWARDS of THREE THOUSAND VO- LUMES of BOOKS, ill the variuus Branches of Science and Literature— amongst which will be found tbe fol- lowing esteemed and rare Works, via. Stockii Clavis, 2 vol— Parkhurst's Greek and Hebrew Lexicons— Josephus, Greek and Latin— Eusebitis ditto Junius and Treinelius' Latin Bible— Arius Mutnanus' Heb- rew ditto— Cicero! I s Opera Omnia ( Lnmhiuus), 2 torn— Vii- gilii Opera— Hederici Lexicon — Sclnevilii ditto— Collectanea Grseca Major*— Gerrarde's Herbal— Jamieson's Mineralogy, 3 vol. 3d edition — Huttoti's Tracts, 3 vol. — Mathematics, 2 vol.— and Mathematical Dictionary, 2 ' vol. 4io! 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Walker's, Somerville's, Charters', and Martin's Sermons— HaweisV Henry's, Hewlett's, Oster- vald's, and Brown's Commentaries on the Bible, with a great Variety of the Lotidou and Edinburgh Classics. Toe first Part of the Catalogue wiil be ready for delivery on Friday, and tiie Books may be viewed at the Room each day of sale, from 10 till 4 o'clock. Commissions, from those who cannot attend, will be care- ful! y executed by the Auctioneer or Cleik. P. M'LEOD, AUCTIONEER. Exchange Court, Oct. 29, 1825. FOR SALE, THE LANDS OF UPPER AND NETHER CAIRN HILLS. On Friday the 25th day of November next, there will be ex- posed to sale, by public roup, altogether or < in lots, within the New Inn of Aberdeen, at two o'clock afternoon, HE LANDS ot UPPER and NETHER CAIRN MILLS, lying in the Parish of FETTERESSO, and county of Kincardine, about five miles from Stonehaven, and ten from. Aberdeen.' Tiny consist of 174 Acres Arable, 53 of Muir and Pasture, and 2 of Wood— have a good expo- sure to the south, and are possessed by substantial and improv- ing tenants. They are also well accomodated with Moss, and the turnpike r. oad from Aberdeen to Stonehaven passes near to them on the east. Thomas Callum, Tackman of Nether Cairnhill. will . point out the boundaries of the Land* ; and far her particulars may be learned- by applying to Ji. hn Moris « > n, Esq. W. S. 19, Abtr- c row by Place, Edinburgh ; or tp David Hutcheon, Advocate, Aberdeen, who. will show the plan and title deeds lo intending purchasers, 1 rjpi • I I— II nun. ny^ MKjMUMWiWI mBmm^ wsnc^ saatimv^ riv^ m^^^ yn PROCEEDINGS IN THE JURY COURT, III the case of GEORGE LESUK, Esq. of Rotliie, against R » BEU, T MBKZIES, 20 th October, 1825. We are enabled to give a more detailed report of this case. We mentioned the issues iti our last, and the result. Mr M'NEILL staled the case for the pursuer. May it please your Lordship. Gentlemen of tbe Jury,— The issues which are now sub. miited to vour consideration, arise out of a case, in which Mr Leslie of Ro'hie, for whom I have the honor of now attend- ing. is pursuer, and a person ofthe name of Robert Menu IF, defender. This case depends in the Ceurt of Session, aud the object of the present issues being directed to you is, that you may further that action, by ascertaining the maiters of fact. It is with that view that the case is brought into this court. And. gentlemen, you have to say, on the first of these i- sues, whether in or about Marcli 1817, and prior to a trust conveyance' granted by William Murray, tbe defender re- nounced to him a certain sublease; and. second, whether a minute, appearing on that lease, was granted, of the date which it bears, or whether it was antedated, to the loss aud damage of tiie pursuer ? To enable yen to understand these fames I beg permission to submit to you a brief detail of the circumstances " of Ihe case. The late Mr Leslie, brother of the present pur. uer, having acquired riuht to the lands of Rothie, was induced, iu the Year 1795 or I79fi. to grant, in favour of William Murray, " a lease of the farm of Dr. rlev. This lease was to endure for 3S years, and contained a power lo sublet. That power Murray exercised, and, in the year 1813. subset to the pre- sent defender, Robert Mennie. tile Croft of Woodliead of Darley. for the unexpired period of liis two lease. Gentle- men, Mr Meniiie continued iu possession of this croft from 181.7 lo 1817. without dispute. He has also been residing upon it since that time, but whether he has l » een so upon a valid title, and whe her he has a right to remain ill it until the expiry of the original lense, is Ihe question which we are trying. In the year 1817, Meniiie, the defender, finding that he could not keep tbe possession, or for some other reason best known to himself, thought proper to ( enounce liis lease lo Murray ; and Murray was willing lo accept of it. Murray thought lie could make as much of ihe croft by farming it himself, or letting it to another tenant At auy rate, gentle- men, I am ready to instruct that, in 1817, this person, Meti- nie. granted a renutu ialiou ofthe lease held by him under Murray ; that renunciation declares that Mennie was not lo be considered as tenant after Whitsunday IS 17. But, gentle- men, before, or about tbe time when Mennie should have re- moved from the possession, Murray tiecanie insolvent, and granted a trus'- decd ill favour of his creditors. The trustees entered into possession ; and, after a considerable period, sold the principal lease tothe late Mr Leslie of Rothie, brother of the present pursuer, who represents the deceased fully, and i. entitled to carry on any action iu which his deceased brother may have been engaged. The late Mr Iveslie having thus acquired right to the origi- nal lea'e, he let the farm to two gentlemen of the name of llav and Jamieson,, wlro were disposed to deal with llie great- est leniency towards the defender. They knew of the re- nunciation, but still they had no objections to his remaining in the croft, so long as he conducted himself properly, and as a respectable neighbour. The defender, however, had rio ' desire to remain; and bis residence there, as a tenant at will, becoming inconsistent with the plans of improvement which Mr Hay and Mr Jamieson had in contemplation, they inti- mated lo him their wishes that he should remove, and availed themselves of their right to eject a person who not only had no lease, but who wis- gre. tly in arrear of rent. Accordingly, in 1820. thev instituted an action of removing against him before the Sheriff, or rather this was done in Ihe name of tbe I. ue Mr Leslie, on their behalf. It was perfectly notorious to the whole neighbourhood that this man bad renounced bis lease, and that he was a tenant at will; and, therefore, gentle- men, the tenants under Mr Ix- slie never imagined any tiling else, !> ut that a decree of removing would pass as a mere matter of course. litit. gentlemen, when this action of removing was brought into court, the defender appeared to oppose it, and produced Ihe original sublease which had been granted to him by Mur- r: iv : and I pray you lo observe, that on this sublease there was written, the renunciation which Mennie had granted to Murray in 1817, which renunciation was now marked or scored out. On this sublease also, and of a date subsequent lo the renunciation, there was inserted a minute, in tbe hand, writing of Murray, renewing the lease to Mennie. and re- stricting his rent from £ 25 to £ 15. Gentlemen, in the action of removing, the defender denied that this renunciation was an effectual renunciation ; and he referred to tlte subsequent minute, as entitling him to the pos- session— as entitling him to sit there at the yearly rent of £ 15. Mr Jamieson and Mr Hay were astonished at this produc- Iion. It was perfectly notorious that the sublease bad been renounced, and that Mennie was only a tenant at will; and this was known from the man's own declarations •* t that effect. Tbe facts which I have mentioned were stated to tile Sheriff; but the Sheriff was of opinion that he could not pronounce decree of removing, so long as this minute, renewing the lease, was unreduced ; and, iu consequence, dismissed the ac- tion of removing. We were, then, under the necessity of in- stituting an action of reduction in the Court of Session, con- cluding to have it found that this minute, renewing the lease, and restricting the rent, was written long after the date which it bears, and after Murray was insolvent, and had conveyed his whole properly to his creditors; and was fraudulently con- cocted between him and Mennie, for defeating ihe lights of mv client and his new tenants. These being the conclusions ofthe summons, you will now understand why you are called on, in these issues, to say, 1st, whether tbe defender renounced lo Murray the sublease in question; and, 2d, whether the minute, restricting the rent, was granted of the date which it bears, or whether it was at a subsequent period concocted by the patties, to the less aud damage of the pursuer ? Now, gentlemen, your attention is to be directed, in the first place, to the evidence which will be produced from this sitle of" the bar. that, in ihe year 1817, Mennie, then in pos- session of Woodhead of Darley, granted a reuunciatioa of that croft. It will be proved to you that in or about March that year— about March— for I am not confined to a particular day— I am allowed some latitude— as you will see on looking to the Xs^ ues— it will lie proved, that about March 1817, Mennie called on Murray, aud brought his lease with him, for the purpose of giving it up; and that Murray, availing himself of ihe assisiauce of Mr Cowie, the scliooinaster of the parish, drew out a minute of renunciation ill these terms:— ' To Mr Robert Menuie — Sir. as you have renounced your tack tomcat Whitsunday next, I agree to pay you for your new grass— and should the place not be let, you are to have the accommodation of the houses for a year, if you find it ue- cessarv, but if the place is let, the tenant must have that ac- commodation. I am yours. ( Signed) WILLIAM MURRAY.' Gentlemen, as now mentioned from the Bench, this is not .. renunciation hy Mennie. hut the acceptance by Murray of a renunciation. Now, this document was delivered to Mennie, and retained by him for a considerable period, and was after- wards given up to Murray. This document ulso contains an obligation on the part of Murray to pay for grass. Mutray thereby effectually bound himself to Mennie ; and, by parity of reason, Menuie was effectually hound to Murray. Ac- cordingly, we maintain that this, of itself, is conclusive proof that the renunciation was grmiled hy Mennie. Aud now, gentlemen, you have to consider the pleas of Ihe defender to counteract this renunciation. In the first place, it is said, that this reuuticiatioii was afterwards departed from ; and that the parties on the 26dl of May 1817, entered into a new agreement, whereby the rent was restricted to L15. The al- leged new agreement is written on the sublease, and is in these terms : ' Ar< u< Mill May 26, 1817. * Robert Mennii — As lam satisfied your possession is too dear, I agree to give, it during ( he currency of your lease for fifteen pounds sterling of yearly rent, and every other condi- tion lo he the same a » is depressed in this your former tack. I am your frieud. ( Signed) WILLIAM MCRTTAR.' Gentlemen, I am in a condition lo prove to you, that this minute was not written out of the date which it bears; nay, was not written for a whole year, pel haps two years, after- wards. liut, in the first place, you will attend to the evidence which will be brought, t: at the renunciation was an ef- fectual renunciation, and was acted upon as such by all the p. trlies. It has been sctred out or obliterated, as you will afterwards see, when it is handed to you. And I have to beg V" itr attention to an allegati u made as to this in the inferior Court, by the pursuer. Tne pursuer there alleges, that tiie renunciation ' was scored at tut after period*— that ' two or three blank lines have been drawn through it, and done at a different time, tied with different ink.* I will put in evidence the passage in Ihe inferior Court process, lo which I have now alluded, and I call upon toy learned friend on tbe other side, lo point out, within the whole compass of that process, any p t- stt : e contradictory of ihfa. ii' h" cannot do this, it must lie held that the tetiunei itton had been acted upon, ,' ti. d that lb.* obliterating of it had been a subsequent o[> cration. If tins he uot of itself conclusive evidence that the renunciation was acted upon, vet, when coupled with ihe other circum- stance's which will be proved, it is a circumstance entitled liuiu you to die greatest consideration. You will find it in perfect unison with tiie other parts of the evidence. I will he able to shew you by the writer of this renunciation, or accept, anee ofa renunciation, that it was considered as binding, not merely on Murray, but oft till the parties ; and it will be estab- lished that it was so acted upon. And, as my learned friend, on the same side, reminds me." Cowie was employed not merely by Murray, but also hy Mennie, to write out this docu- ment. Gentlemen, after this renunciation was executed, and after Murray had granted the trust deed in favour of his creditors, Meniiie came anil entered upon terms with the new tenants for this same possession, on the footing of his former lease having been renounced ; and it will also be proved, that Mennie was looking out for another farm ; shewing, in the clearest man- ner, that, he considered himself as possessed of lu>. lease, and nothing more than a tenant at will. Gentlemen. I have further to mention, that when Messrs. Jamieson and Hay entered, the houses were appraised : and when that appraisement was in the course of being tiiken, Mennie gave attendance along w ith Ihe valuators, and shewed that he looked upon himself as a person who had to remove from the farm. After this renunciation was executed. Mennie was allowed to remain in the possession. But certainly ha did not sit there under the sublease which, had been renounced ; for he ceased to perform the services, which under that lease, he was bound to perforin, and paid only such rent as the new tenants chose to accept. There is a clause in the sublease to Mennie, binding him to furnish to the proprietor, two sufiieientshearers o- ie day in harvest— to send two servants, oiled,• ly, to cast peats in the mi ss of Redhill— and to build the peats at the stacks of Rothie, & c. Now, Gentlemen, although Mennie performed these services before tile date of the renunciation, he subse- quently desisred from doing so; and to what can this fie as- cribed ? It is plain that his right, and with it, all the obli- ga. ions upon him, had been totally at an end. After having proved these things, gentlemen, I submit that, on this Issue, I " ill clearly be entitled lo a verdict, that the defender did renounce to Murray the sublease iu question. The second Issue, gentlemen, is, whether, after the trust deed was executed hy Murray, and be denuded of his pro- pertv, he fraudulently granted the missive or minute under reduction. My allegation, I repeal, is, that this minute was not granted of the date which it bears. I say it was written a considerable period after that— a year, if not two years after it. ff I make out that fact, you can have no hesitation in giving me an affirmative answer on this issue. This minute is dated the 26th of May, 1817, and, as the issue purports, contains a restriction of ihe rent from L25 to LI5. It will be proved to you, that when this minute was really written, Murray the granter was utterly insolvent, and had granted a trust deed. That trust deed is dated the 30th of May, 1817; and I ask you, gentlemen, in the first place, whether it be in the least decree probable, that Murray would, four days before that date, have granted the minute under reduction— whether he would, then, have done an act so manifestly to the injuty of his creditors, in'o whose hands he was then falling, and to whom he had to look for mercy ? I say four days before ;; hut it will appear in reality, not to be so much. For, before that, Murray's affairs were interwoven with bankruptcy, and lie had issued circular letters apprising his creditors of his situation. A meeting of his creditors was he'd on the 28th of Mav, which is witllin a couple of days of the date of the missive; and if you give me these two days for the issuing of the circulars calling ihe meeting, you will bring the bank- ruptcy to the very day that the missive bears dale. But the case will be put beyond all sort of doubt by the facts which I am about to detail, and which will be proved before you. Gentlemen, Murray died a short time ago ; and, on his death, we found in his repositories, a copy of the minute re- stricting the rent, and that copy was iu the hand writing of a different person. That person will be called before you, and will be required lo state the circumstances under which this minute was granted. That person will tell you, that he did uot give that copy till a year or two after Murray was utterly insolvent— removed from the farm— and denuded by his trust deed. This copy uot having been furnished until two years after its date, itoearlv follows that the minute could not have been granted bona fide, but must have been fraudulently granted to the prejudice of my client, and must be an invalid and ineffectual title. Gentlemen, I confess, Ilia' it is not without some hesitation, that I produce this witness before you— Mr Cowie, tbe school- master of the parish— under w'hose advice Murray appears to have acted, The part which this individual has played, 1 shall not attempt to blink. I shall not attempt to palliate bis con- duct. I shall leave it to this individual to make the palliation himself, as he best can, of conduct which everyone must dis- approve. This person did not coine forward w ith information to us. It was only by accident, as I hare already mentioned, that we made Ihe discovery. I have my owu apprehensions as to the part which he may act this day. It remains yet to be seen, whether he has conscience enough remaining, to make a clean breast of the affair, and observe the oath which will this day lie admioistered lo him. But, gentlemen, it this wit- ness should fail me, there are other witnesses who will prove that a year before, ( and one year is as good as a hundred) that one year before the time which ihe minule restricting the rent bears to be dated, the principal sublease was shewn, and that at that time, no such minute of restriction was there. This will he proved to you by respectable men on their oaths, so that it will become a matter of indifference whether Cowie speak out to the full extent or not. You will also Iceep iu view, that Mennie applied to the new tenants for a new lease ; and what occasion could he have for making this application, if he had had a lease already? This leads, In an equally conclusive manner, to the same result ; and I cannot but entertain the fullest confidence on the case. I cannot doubt that you will return a verdict iu favour ofthe pursuer, on both ibsues— a verdict that the defender did re- nounce the sublease in question, aud that Murray, subse- quently to Ihe execution of his trust deed, fraudulently granted the missive under reduction. The Learned Counsel, before concluding, stated that the pursuer bad allowed the defender to get upon tbe poor's roll, without opposition, and vindicated his client from any charge of oppression that might be insinuated from the oilier side, and maintained, at some length, that unless a poor man was pri- vileged to impose, Ihe pursuer could have taken no other course than he had done. The pursuer's Counsel gave in the different documents on which they founded. Mr WHICHAM— Call Mr Cowie. ( To be concluded in our next.) 0ii$ ttlimmi# Xcfo, DREADFUL AND FATAL ACCIDENT. LOSS OF TIIE COMET STEAM PACKET. ( From the Glasgow Courier.) It is with feelings of deep regret and sorrow that we have to communicate to our readers the account of an accident of the most melancholy kind. Yesterday morning ( Friday) the steam boat Comet, with passengers from Inverness and Fort William, was run down off Kempoch Point, betweert Gourock and the Clough Light- house. by the steam boat Ayr, outward- bound. In rouoding the point the vessels came in contact with such force aud vio- lence, that the Comet went down almost instantaneouly, when above 70 persons were, in a moment, precipitated into the deep — into eternity ! Ten only saved, out of above 80, which were believed to be on board. Amongst those escaped is the master* who was got on shore, but in such an exhausted state, that, at the date of our latent accounts, he was unable to give any account of what had taken place, or ofthe passengers on board. There is too much reason to dread, that the greater number of those who have perished are persons in the, superior ranks of life. The Ayr, we learn, had a light out upon her bow, but the Comet had none. As the night, however, was clear, it is obvious that a bad look out had been kept up, and most repre- hensible neglect shown on both sides. The Ayr received such a shock, and was so much damaged, that she reached Greenock with much difficulty, in a . sinking state. It was blowing fresh, with a heavy sea. It was also exceedingly cold, and at the moment the accident took place, those on the deck ofthe Comet were, it is said, engaged dancing, to which amusement they were probably induced to resort in order to keep themselves warm, there not being sufficient accommodation below for the number of passengers on board. Much valuable property had floated ashore yestesday morn- ing. Every exertion was making to save and to lodge it in a place of security. Our respected townsman, Mr Andrew Rankine, was particularly active on the occasion ; and, at an early hour in the morning, Mr Marshall, Sheriff, from Green- ock, had reac hed the spot, to give his advice and assissance on this distressing occasion. Twelve dead bodies had been washed ashore by an early hour yesterday morning ; amongst these were two genteelly dressed females, two black servants, and Mrs Wright, the widow of the late Archibald Wright, drug- gist of this city. It is reported that amongst the sufferers is the Lady ofa Colonel of the arm}, with a family of seven chil- dren, from Inverness; a Mr Campbell of this city; with a young gentl « man, the only son of Mr M'Braine, also of this city. We forbear to state farther the reports which we have heard ofthe names of the sufferers, least we make mistakes, and wound, without reason, the feelings of friends at a distance. ( From Ike Glasgoiu Free Press.) Since the Isr^ t edition of our paper was sent to press, we have ascertained that thy four English Gentlemen, about whom some fears w* rf » entertained, are safe. They were landed- at Uothei say. We have seen three of them— Messrs. A. Morrison, and Geo. Martineau of London, aud Mr Henry Martineau of Nor- wich, The other Gentleman who went on shore at Rothesay Was Mr Glover, the celebrated landscape painter. They men- tioned that Mr Macalister, W. S. had intended to land at Rothesay, but haying met with some obstacles in petting on shore his luggage, v be was unfortunately detained. They think there were about 20 cabin passengers, and tiny were mostly all young men. There were only two ladies in the cabin; Mrs Captain Sutherland, and Mrs Wright of this city. The gentle- men estimate the number of people on board at from fifty to sixty, exclusive of the. crew. They think there were not more than seven female passengers in the steerage. Four Or them were servants of Sir Joseph Radclifle of Yorkshire. The gentlemen speak highly of the conduct of Captain M'lunes and his crew while they' were on board the Comet, We have also seen one ofthe passengers who was saved, Mr Ewan M'Djnald, of Fort Augustus, who gave the following account of what fell under his own observation : — He thinks there might be about sixt\ r passengers in all ; he was in the steerage ; and shortly before the catastrophe was upon deck. He saw a light a- head, and a fellow- passenger observed that it was a light- house; but on<^ of the crew who was on the look- out forward remarked 44 it is a steam- boat." and instantly called aft, 44 a steamboat— helm a starboard." He supposes the helm was jiortecty as the vessels almost immediately struck. Captain M'Inne's was on the cabin deck, and called to the passengers to come aft, thinking the packet might right. Great confusion ensued, the passengers forcing their way intotbe Comet's yawl, which was hung astern. In the hurry the tackling could not be unloosed ; one of the ropes was cut before the other. There were from twenty to thirty people in tiie small boat at the time ; M'Donald was one of them ; aud nearly the whole were preci- pitated into the water. The other rope was cut almost at the same moment the Comet sunk. M'Donald was thrown into the water, and, upon getting to the surface, he found no trace ofthe Comet. He observed the small boat floating bottom upwards, and he and some others caught by it, and in conse- quence of their struggling it righted but was full of water. He and other two got into the yawl, and in about fifteen minutes they were hailed and towed to land by a boat which had pushed off from the shore. MV Graham was found in the Comet's boat. M'Donald and the two who were saved with him were so weak at the time they were taken in tow, that they could not move into th « other boat. We have also seen a gentleman who left Gourock this morn- ing, and he states, that yesterday he saw the bodies of the un- fortunate sufferers who had been cant ashore, lying in Gourock Church. There were eleven or twelve of them. Almost no alteration had taken place in the appearance of the- bodies. They looked as if they were asleep. He also states that the most of tho& e who were saved had been picked up by the boats from Gouroek, and that great praise is due to a pilot, who had exerted himself very much. The gentleman met w ith the part- ners of the Comet Company, who had come down from Glas- gow, with two other persons, to concert measures to have the boat raised ; that this was expected ; and that in the meantime every exertion was making to collect information as to the names of the passengers who have suffered. There is much difference of opinion as to the cause of the accident, and to the individuals upon whom the blame attaches. It is said that the captain of the Ayr, on perceiving the mis- chief likely to ensue from the violent concussion ofthe vessels, ordered out the boat, which direction was scarcely complied with when dreadful shrieks proceeded from his own passengers, who exclaimed that she was siukiug ; and that this induccd him to put back to Greenock. We have received the following account from a Gen- tleman who was for several hours upon the spot, the accuracy of which may be relied on..— Edinburgh Ad- vertiser. GREENOCK, SUNDAY EVENING, Five o'Clock, P. M. On the arrival of the Lord Advocate here, warrants were immediately issued, and officers dispatched for the apprehen- sion of the master of the Comet, and the master and mate of tbe Ayr steam- boat. None erf the bodies of Captain Sutherland, his^ lady, or Mr M'AlIister, have yet been found. When the concussion took place, almost all the passengers were down in the cabin, and the instant the shock was felt they all rushed upon deck, with the exception of Mr M'Allis- ter, who, it is believed, remained still in the cabin. Mr An- derson, a student, attending the College of Glasgow, one of the persons saved, was the last to leave the cabin, and he re- collects that Mr M'Allister was left lying upon a sofa, having believed the statement of the steward of the vessel, who called out there was no danger. Almost immediately after the pas- sengers got upon deck, the engine of the Comet stopt, and she appeared to be in a sinking state, though she did not go down till four or five minutes after the concussion took piace. She sunk gradually and slowly down, the bow going first, and the water rising gradually upon the passengers, who had all gone towards the stem. The smalt boat being instantly lowered, got so overloaded with passengers as to occasion her immediately swamping, and all who had got on board of it perished. Mr Anderson did not quit the vessel till the water had gradually reached more than half way up his person. He then swam away, endeavouring, but in vain, to reach a box, which he saw floating at a short distance from him, but he found he could not overtake it, being impeded by the great coat and boots in which he was dressed. He then got a glimpse of the lights of the village of Gourock, and endea- voured to make towards them ; in doing this, he met the Comet's small boat which had been upset, floating with its bottom uppermost, having two men clinging to if. He managed to get hold of it, but when he was in the act of doing so, he was seized round the neck by John Gillies, fire- man, who clung to him. In consequence of this seizure, Mr Anderson was unable to retain his hold of the boat, and he sunk twice, and as often ascended to the surface ofthe water. On his last ascent, he found his feet entangled with the seats of the boat; how he got so entangled he cannot account. By twisting his legs around the seats, and by the increase of weight occasioned by the fireman, who still continued to hold the boat, by the exertions which he so made, got itself turned, the right side getting uppermost, having both Mr Anderson and John Gillies in it. The other two men, who had been hang- ing by the boat, also managed to get into it, and these four were placed iu the boat up to the neck in water, in hopes of being drifted on shore. A boat from Gourock then reaching them, they quitted the Comet's b. oat, and clung to the sides of the other, and were in this way brought to shore. Mr Anderson kept his feet while in the Comet's boat in deep water, but by the time he reached near the shore where the water was shallower, lie got so exhausted from cold and fa- tigue," that he was unable to use any exertion, and was in great danger of perishing before reaching the shore. It appeared that other two of the Comet's passengers had succeeded in getting hold of the Comet's boat, after Mr An- derson and his three suffering companions had quitted it, and got into it ; but from the exhaustion occasioned by the severe cold and fatigue were unable to keep above water; and when the boat was got possession of it was found to contain their lifeless bodies. Mr Anderson saw the lady of Captain Sutherland after he came upon deck, immediately after the collision, and he assist- ed in getting her to the stern of the Comet; but be does not know what became of the unfortunate lady afterwards. Her cries for help were loud and heart- rending, and must have been heard by the crew of the Ayr steam- boat, which Mr Ander- son describes as not having been twenty yards distant from the Comet at the time. He thinks he saw Captain Sutherland, her husband, throw off. his coat, and the probability is, from the statement given by one of the Comet's crew, in describing what he recollects of seeing, that this unhappy couple, who had only been seven weeks married, sunk in each other's arms. Neither of their bodies have yet been found. The following is a correct list of those saved and of the bodies that have been found, up to Sunday evening : Saiied. P. Sutherland, carpenter— Peter M'Bride, pilot John Gillies, fireman— John M'Lellan, steward M'Innes, the master— James Nicol, deckman Jean Monro— John Cameron C. A. Anderson— Rachel M'Kellar A woman, name unknown— her infant drowned— 11. Bodies found on the 21 st and 2l2d. 1 Mrs Wright, Glasgow 2 and 3 Maid servants to Sir Joseph Radcliffe— Hannah Mitchell one of them 4 and 5 Two other women— not known 6 A child, about three years old— ditto 7 Ditto ditto 8 Archibald Graham, Corpach 0 John Bell, flesher, Dumbarton 10 James Grierson, steward ofthe Comet 11 Angus Cameron, Fortwilliam 12 William Allan 13 J unes Miller, Edinburgh 14 John Reid, di to 15 A girl, about 17 years of age— name unknown 16 Duncan M'Kenzie. a trader 17 An old man from Crinan— name unknown 18 A woman, unknown, supposed the mother of four chil- dren who were an board 19 James Dingwall 20 George Murray, i highland trader 21 James Mandersoi, engineer of the Comet 22 A young woman named Ross, claimed— and carried to Greenock 2o Sulor, belonging L. Limekilns of Ivi.- icrm] iu6 24 Ronald Mackenzie, piper to Sir Joseph RadcliHe 25 A young gentleman, linen marked C. B. S.— surgical instruments found on him— supposed to be a Mr Smith of Inverness. 26 Mr Angus A. Kennedy, a young gentleman about fourteen or fifteen, going to College 27 A voting man about fifteen— unknown 28 An Iri- h pedlar— name unknown 29 Eup. Niven, servant to Mrs Wright of Glasgow 30 A young lady, clairrted by . her brother on the shore Found on the 23d. 31 John M'Lachlan, a seaman belonging to the Comet ' 32 Mrs YVincup. housekeeper to Sir jos. Radelitfe 33 A man— had a brown coat, yellow buttons, aud black troWsers 34 Donald M< Brayne, shoemaker, Glasgow 35 Sir Joseph Radcliffe's man- servant 36 A man had on blue truwsers like a seaman— owmed by a cousin 57 A voting woman, initials J. N. 1. with livery servant's great- coat on— supposed maid- servant to Sir Joseph Radcliffe 38 D. Campbell, Glasgow, claimed and taken by a brother 39 Mr Hugh James Rol. io, W. S. Edinburgh 40 John Heron, supposed second steward of the Comet steam- boat 41 and 42 Donald Cameron and Alex. M'Kenzie, two of the Comet's crew. Besides the persons whose names are mentioned in the pa- pers of Saturday and yesterday, it is believed there is no person of the upper ranks of life lost by the Comet. Wre are requested to state, that a letter from one of the owners ofthe Ayr steam packet has been received in this city, stating, on the authority of the Captain, that as soon as that vessel could change her course, she was steered to the place where it was supposed the Comet had gone down, but no trace of the vessel or of those on board was visible, and the Ayr, being then leaky, and the passengers clamorous that they should be put onshore, the Captain considered himself bound to staud for Greenock. The judicial investigation presently depending will determine the truth of these facts, but while they remain unsifted, the public are requested to suspend their opinion of the conduct of Captain M'Clelland. DREADFUL OCCUflREWCE NEAR SCAR- BOROUGH. [ From the York Herald.'] We liave never before had so painful a duty to per- form, as we are now entering upon in the detail of an occurrence, which commenced at Scarborough, on Fri day last, and which closed at a neighbouring village, attended by all the tragic horrors of agonised parental feelings, and by all the dreadful sufferings of four vio- lent premature dissolutions. A poor, but well- disposed and industrious woman, of the name of Oiithwaite, the wife of a shoemaker, residing at the village of Cloughton near Scarbjrougb, and the mother of four children, the youngest of which is but a few months old, hav- ing business at the latter place tin Friday last, resolved to take home, for tbe use of herself and children, a small portion of an opening medicine. Wiih this view, she called at a druggist's shop in Scarborough, ordered the same, and said she would call fni it before she left the town. It was accordingly weighed and placed ready for the poor woman. In the interim, how- ever, a farmer called at the same shop, and desired one ounce of arsenic to be weighed, and he would call for it in a short time. The dangerous mineral was also got ready according to order, and as a proper precaution, the word ' poison' was written 011 the paper containing it; but, unfortunately, the two were placed together. The poor woman called the lirst for her medicine— she received the wrong packet— she could not read— she travelled home to her little family, the innocent, unsuspecting messenger of death. Soon after her return, she gave some of the arsenic to three of her helpless children, one of them eight years of age, the second six, and the other only four. The poor woman also took a large portion herself. Death now commenced his havoc, and the dreadful effects which always attended the taking of a deadly poison were soon triumphant over the tender frames of the little innocents. No medical assistance was near, and still more strange, no one was sent for. Stupificatiou or dis- traction must have fixed upon the wretched parent. Death, however, had not completed his work. The mother was still left, with her infant— her only surviving child— laid upon her lap. She felt the pangs of approaching dissolution hut death had lost his terrors— he had become a welcome mes- senger— the delight of her eyes had departed, and oh ! dread- ful thought ! she had been t. ie innocent agent. No medical adviser still was sent for. She struggled with ihe foul destroyer till morning began to dawn, when about the hour of five, her wounded spirit took its flight lo ihe eternal mansions, whether her children had departed, and where no carnal blun- der or careless department can disturb their peace or destroy their happiness. The infant, her only surviving child, we hear is also in a dangerous state— it having unfortunately been suckled by the mother, after she had taken the deadly poison. A coroner's jury sat upon the bodies of the deceased ; and, after a very minute investigation into all the circumstances of the case, they delivered a verdict ( as regarded each) of-' Acci- dental Death."' Here we might close the subject; but we cannot, without expressing our opinion on ( he verdict ofthe Jury. It certain- ly was a proper verdict; but, in giving that some severe re- flections were due ( if we are rightly informed) upon the abomi- nable carelessness of the man or boy, who placed the poison, ^- c. so near together, as to admit ofa mistake. It is of little consequence to us, that the word poison was written on the arsenic ; since it was allowed to be taken from the shop by an illiterate woman, without care, and without any thing like cau- tion, A verdict of Accidental Death may protect the druggist from the severities of the law ; but it cannot th row into the shades of oblivion, the recollection, that a little more atten- tion would have disappointed death of four hapless and innocent victims. MRS. BELZONI. We are sorry to find, from the following letter to a gentleman who has exerted himself to extricate poor Mrs Belzoni from her embarrassment, that this very day the entire destruction of her property will be effected if means be not taken in time to raise a comparatively small sum for her :— " 28, Leicester Square, Oct. 16, 1825. " SIFI— Mrs Belzoni, knowing your extreme kindness to her, has requested me to explain to you exactly her preseut situa- tion. 4< Yesterday, notwithstanding all Mrs B.' s exertions, the greater part of her little property was torn from her and re- moved from the premises. The Papyrics, the two statues, for the fellow of one of which Mr Hope gave 300/. wiil follow on Monday, and they have determined to carry off every neces- sary in the house, even to the fittings ofthe gas pipes, which cost in erecting 18/. and the very coals iu the cellar. The in- jury Mrs Belzoni will receive from the taking down of these things will be without remedy. 44 If, in addition to 20/ already advanced to Mrs Belzoni. could be raised, among a few individuals, as a loan, not as a gift, 60/. more lo complete the sum necessary to extricate her from this difficulty, r would not only preserve the property from the injury it must inevitably sustain in the removal, but enable her to preserve the antiquities till the winter, when a fair opportunity will prehent itself to dispose of them at some- thing like their real value, from the produce ofthe sale of which and the other property, these individuals could be repaid. '• If, Sir, therefore, as you have evinced so kind a disposi- sition to serve Mrs Belzoni. you could exert your influence among a few of your friends to prevail upon them to extend to her this succour, it will save the little property which other- wise will he torn down and ta!; en by twelve o'clock to- morrow. 4< I am, Sir, your obedient servant, < l .." The Lords of the Treasury have come, within these few days, to the determination of allowing Mrs Belzoni the sum of L. 200, which that affectionate wife and deserving woman had, in August 1823, remitted from England to the Moorish Minis- ter at Fez, with a request that it might be forwarded to await her husband's arrival at Timbuctoo, had it pleased Providence to spare him. This is an act of kindness on the part of the Treasury, and ought to be recorded to their credit. It may also, we trust, be considered as the beginning ( for it can be nothing more) of better days for the unfortunate lady, whose case we have recently ventured to recommend to public sym- pathy, and perhaps as the harbinger of some systematic and ef- fective plan, towards combining a durable provision for the widow ofthe renowned and lamented traveller, with another object, which would have been second only to his wife's com- fort in Mr B.' s heart—- we mean the permanent collection of those precious remains which attest the magnitude and brillian- cy of his services in the cause of historical science, and their complete security against the risk of removal from the British capital, or against that of accidental injury; dispersion, or dis- turbance. It affords us pleasure to state, that individuals of much personal worth and respectability have declared their readi- ness to undertake whatever scheme may, after due considera- tion, be suggested for the advancement of the above generous and public spirited ends, and that a correspondence h now in progress Upon thy subject, the result of which, if good, it shall be oi. tr business, as it will be our sincere gratification, to lav before the public. Such a work of charity, combined with usefulness, wants but a beginning to insure its own success. NEWSPAPERS JS TIIEY WERE. A very clever and handsomely printed volume, just pub-,, limbed, entitled, Tales of To- day, gives the following history ofthe rise and progress of newspapers: — ' In England newspapers are said to have originated in the policy'of Lord Burleigh, who, when this country, iu the reign of 0,' ieen Elizabeth, was threatened with an invasion by Spain, availed himself of them to inform the people ofthe designs of their enemy, and of the measures necessary to be adopted in order to frustrate those designs. 4 But it vvas during the wars between King Charles the First and his Parliament, that ihe • importance of these daily or weekly sheets was lirst thoroughly understood. Then it was that the partisans of the Monarch, and their adversaries^ looked to the newspapers to promote their designs, by telling their story in their own way, and refuting what they treated as, misrepresentations ; and then began that competition anion-* news- writers which bus since been carried to a most astonish- ing length. ' The sudden and extensive publicity given to whatever was printed in those sheets, soon suggested to individuals, who wished to make their wants or talents known, or to offer their merchandise for sale, the expediency of getting their wishes fashioned into advertisements. The duties of an editor became very different from what, they had beet), and not less different from what they are now. In peaceable times, the conductor of a newspaper, at the close ofthe 17th century, bore no re- semblance to the military partisan of Oliver Cromwell's time, or to the literary chief of a modern establishment. The editor of s journal, who was also generally its pi inter and publisher, must have been more like a broker or auctioneer of the preseut day, than auy character now known in connexion with the diurnal or weekly press* This assertion is made out by the production of a string of advertisements, from a newspaper published in 1697. They prove that the editor, who was, also, generally its printer and publisher, was then a sort of general voucher for the accuracy of his advertising customers. 4 If any Hamburgh or other merchant, who shall deserve 2001. with an apprentice, wants one, I can help.* ' One has a pert boy, about 10 years old, can write, read, and be very well recommended ; she is willing he hhould bervtf some lady or gentleman.' ' I want a cook- maid for a merchant.' ' I sell chocolate made of the best nuts, without spice i> r perfume, and with vinelloes and spice, from 4s. to 10s. the pound, and I know them to be a great helper of bad stomachs, and restorative to weak people, and I'll insure for their gouti- ness.* 4 If any will sell a free estate, within 30 miles of Londoa, with or without a house, to the value of 1001. the year, or. thereabout, I can help to a customer.' 4 If any have a place belonging to the law, or otherwise, that* is worth 1,0001. or 1.200!., 1 can help to a customer.' * If any divine or their relicts, have complete sets of manu script sermons upon the Epistles and Gospels, the Church Cate^ chism, or Festivals, 1 can help to a customer.' 4 A fair house in Eastcheap, next to the Flower- de- lis, now in the tenure ofa smith, with a fair yard," laid with free stoner and a vault underneath, with a cellar under the shop, done with the same. stone, is to be sold : I have the disposal of it.*' 4 I believe 1 could furnish all the Nobility and gentiy in England with valuable servants, and such as can have very good recommendation.' 4 Mr David Rose, chirurgeon and man- midwife, lives at the- first brick house on the right hand in Gun- yard, Ilouuds- ditch, near Aldgate, London. I have known him these twenty- years.' 4 I want an apprentice for an eminent tallow- chandler. 4 If any want all kind of necessaries for corps, or funerals,. I can help to one who does assures me he will use them kindly • and whoever can keep their corps till they can send to London,, and have a ready made coffin sent down, may afterwards have them kept any reasonable time.' 4 About 40 miles from London is a schoolmaster, has bad such success with boys, as there are almost 40 minister* and schoolmasters that were his scholars. His wife also teaches* girles lace- making, plain work, raising paste, sauces, and cookery, lo the degree of exactness. His price is 10/. or 11/; the year, with a pair of sheets, and one spoon; to be returned,, if desired ; coaches and other conveniences pass every day within half a mile of the house; and ' tis but an easy day's journey to or from London.' 4 I know of several men and women whose friends wonld gladly have them match'd : which I'll endeavour to do, as from- time to time I shall hear of such whose circumstances are likely, to agree; and I'il assure such as will come to me. it shall be done with all the honour and secresie imaginable. Their own parents shall not manage it more to their satisfaction ; and the more comes lo me, the better I shall be able to serve: ' em.' O'CONNELL UPON COBBETT. To the Editor of the Morning Register. Darrinane, County Kerry, Oct. 5. 1825".- MY DEAR SIR—- In my last letter to you, I called Cobbettr whose talent at writing a comedy has, you perceive, been forestalled, a comical miscreant. I now withdraw the appella- tion : In lieu of it, I will of my bounty bestow on him another denomination, which, although conferred by me as a matter of courtesy, he has most richly earned. 1 will call him, in future, 44 a vile vagabond" A vile vagabond he must certainly is, for one thousand aud one reasons which I could mention ; but I confine myself to these few— he is malignant, he is treacherous,, and he is false. Jt was my intention to have given him a re- gular reply to his charges against me. I believe I should have- done it in the levity of my heart, hut I now cannot condescend to address him. Tnis claim on public notice arose from his. talents, which were undoubtedly great. He has, however, outlived his intellect. There is a drivelling folly and a childish absurdity in several of his late compositions, which mark the-, gradual but rapid decay of his understanding. It cannot he- said of him that 44 his wine of life is on the lees"— because- wine is too generous a liqnor to enter into the comparison ; but u his gin of existence is on the dregs"— and that fluid, which while' it flawed' copiously and clearly, was pungent and in- toxicating almost to madness, is now nothing but a muddy residuum productive of sickness and nausea, atid incapable of giving one exhilarating sensation. It is really melancholy to » behold the rapidity of the decay of this man's intellect. With- in 12 months now past it scarcely smacked of decline, and yet already the flavour of rottenness is upon it; and that talent which used to affright even those whom it disgusted, now affrights no more, whilst it disgusts equally friends and foes. Poor man, I am sincerely sorry for him. Whenever he could be kept, in the proper channel, there was a great deal of utility about him. He is now an object of compassion, and. aJas, every day of his future life is likely to render him more fit for pity " to lay its gentle balm upon.'* I hope that I am writing- at, or of, Cobbett for the last' time. 1 have to deplore two things : first, that 1 should waste so much time upon him ;. and, secondly, that I ever formed any acquaintance with him. I candidly confess that I take shame to . myself for having ever known William Cobbett personally, 1 acknowledge that E merit infinitely a greater infliction than hi* ribaldry, for having known him at all. I should have recollected, that where there was not integrity in private dealing, there cannot be solid virtue in public life. I should not have shut my eyes to the - taring fact, that this man praised Sir Francis* Burdett to the skies, while he was borrowing his tnouev, an I turned upon, him with fiendish malignity, When he c. uld no longer make- him his, pecuniary dupe, and had neither the means nor the in- clination to repay. I, should have fled such a man as I would a pestilence ; neither should I have left it to the combination of some resentment with more contempt to open my eyes to the real character of a man whose native form of mind raised bin* to an elevation from which uothing but the inherent depravity of his soul could have hurled him. 1 own 1 could much wish to palliate what 1, cannot, excuse— my acquaintance with him, I will endeavour to make the best apology I can for it, trusting to the kind indulgence of my countrymen to par Ion, what. { cannot ju- tify, and to listen wiih a favourable ear to the motives which induced me to deceive tnyself into a be ter opinion of this man than he deserved,' and to delude myself into a notion, that he could be made useful' to the cause of my oppressed country. This is what I have to, say for my- t/ lf on this . subjects First, he was certainly a man of very considerable talents* Those who, when his, mind was iu its vigour, affected to des- » pise only feared him ; I who neither feared nor despised hjujs, saw that there was a power of intellect about him which was. the more remarkable, as it owed nothing to early education;, or to Lhe softening hand of civilization. Secondly, He was, frequently the enemy of my enemies. In his rude and bear-, like gambols, he often turned upon our friends. But. he was, and continues, a good hater, and he hated our enemies, so. cordially, and he dealt amongst them such home blow* that J could scarcely help liking the sturdy miscreant who fought st> well in a cause too good for him to lose it.— Tnirdly, And this was his great claim on my friendship. lie is Ihe author of the History of the Reformation." I deem that work to be o!* the greatest utility. It borrows nothing from the personal character of Cbbbett. In truth, that personal character is the only drawback to its singular utility. It was* ihe first popular work- that ever plated ( lie •* Reformation" in jts true light.— Fourthly, In my first efcfidtfouee of Cobbetr, I found him disposed to cxeit'l. im . e!;' ii tiie Catholic cause, lie pro- « ssed a Radium to be useful, and actually tuok pains to serve us in matters thai I am ready to nvo-. v, whenevPt- he chod-. os, hut which I cannot detail without his permission. Upon more than one occasion, I know of my own knowledge that he did essential service to the Catholic cause. Such are the only ex- cuses T can give for having sought Cohbett's acquaintance. I candidly confess. their insufficiency to justify me ; hut I hope they will serve lo palliate the species of foolish facility v.' ilh which I permitted myself to he drawn into an intimacy with a man, whose coqduct entitles him to 110 respect, anil whose inconsistencies have heen proverbial, and have rendered his literary character a bye- word and an object of ridicule. D. O'CONNELL. EMANCIPATION OF EIGHTY- NINE SLAVES IN VIRGINIA. ( From the New York Observer. J A few weeks ago we stated that a gentleman of Virginia had emancipated upwards of eighty slaves, and had nude pro- Vision for transporting them to Hayti. From the Norfolk Herald we learn that the name of the gentleman who has thus distinguished himself is Mr. David Minge of Charles city county. Mr. M. has chartered the brig Hannah and Elizabeth c. f Baltimore, and put on board eighty- seven coloured people jif different ages from three months to forty years, being all the slaves which he owned, except two old men, whom he ilas likewise manumitted, but who being past service, he retains and supports. The value of these negroes, says tbe Herald, at the prices now going, might be estimated at about twenty- six thousand dollars ! and Mr. Minge expended, previous 10 their embarka- tion, about 1,200 dollars iu purchasing ploughs, hoes, iron, and other articles of husbandry for them, besides providing them with clothes, provisions, groceries, cooking utensils, and every thing which he supposed they might require for their couthirt during the passage, and for their use after their arrival nut. He also paid 1,600 cents for the charter of the vessel. But Mr. Minge's munificence did not end here— 011 the bank of the river, as they were about to go on hoard, he llad a peck of dollars brought down, and calling them all around him, under a tree, distributed the hoard among them in such sums and under such regulations that each individual did, or would receive seven dollars. Mr. Mitlge is about 2- 1 or 25 years of age, unmarried and unincumbered in every respect; possesses an ample foitmie, and has received the benefits of a collegiate education at Har- vard University. The Western I.- uninary also states, that Mrs. Elizabeth Moore, a pious lady, lately deceased in Bourbon county, pro- vided by will fi* the emancipation of her slaves, ( said to be about 40 in iiumfecr.) Uat tetter CHANCE OF CUSTOMS AND MANNERS.— It was not accounted ji- linnourable fur the greatest warriors and heroes of ancient Greece, to tread the stage. Illustrious poets also, and ora- tors, and learned men, and those famous for any of the arts, appeared at times ill dramatic characters. Cicero bears testi- mony that Aristodemus, a celebrated actor, was frequently eent as Ambassador from the Athenians to Philip of Macedon ; and even the Atclions of Athens were occasionally elected from the families of the players. THE WIDOW'S MITE The Secretary of the Church Mis- tionary Society, stated in a meeting lately held in the Parish Workhouse, Clerkenwell, that half the income of the Society, which amounted to I,- 15000 last year, flowed from the pence of ihe poor. He showed a solitary halfpenny which was given to the Society by a pauper, iu the Workhouse of a village in Norfolk. He was dying, and being told that a collection was making for missions, he took the only wealth he had in the world, and gave it to that fund. The Revenue and Lawyers baulked. — A Gentleman, living in a small village in Wales, lately remitted to the Church Mis- sionary Society, by the hands of his parish Minister, the sum of L500; the letter stating, • that tlie money was thus trans* ferred while the donor was alive, because this would not only save the legacy duty of ten per cent, hut also put it out of the power of any litigation amongst executors and lawyers, if his will should be informally worded, as often happens to men.' The Influence of Truth and Error.— The Rev. Thomas Sheppard, Hector of St. James's, Cle: kenwell, lately stated in a public meeting, that in China, fifty millions sterling are expended by the Chinese in their religious pageants, which are like dramatic shews, and this, he said, ' ought to shame the niggard contributors, who call themselves Christians, and yet do so little for their Master's cause.'— Morn. Chron. Spartan Political Economy.— We are told that the Spar- tans, in order to get rid of many of their slaves, when they thought them too numerous, practised the following barbarous method of procedure, ' l'hey pretended that they would give many of diem their freedom, that they might be employed to serve in the army ; and they invited the most vigorous and most able- bodied of them to present themselves in order to be ' carolled. Vast numbers of them cheerfully assembled upon tliis occasion ; and of these 2000 were selected, crowned with flowers, and conducted with ceremonious pomp into the temples. But they never made their appearance afterward?. It had been found for the safely of the state to put them secret- ly to death. On another occasion, a select band of the Spartan youth were detached into Ihe fields, where they wete desired to lye in wait for the slaves who were cultivating the ground, and exhorted to chase, and hunt down, and kill as many of them • as they could. And this they did both by night and by day, • wherever they could find them. Dandyism in Sparta.— Gorgo, the daughter of Cleomenes I. pushed awuv a stranger who affected a soft and effeminate way of walking—' get thou gone, puny mortal, thou art not half the value of a woman.' Female Patriotism.— Pausania » , so famous for the victory gained by him at Platiea, having betrayed his country ; and seeking to avoid the punishment due to his crime, ran for re- fuge into the temple of Minerva. The Lacedtemonians were . afraid to violate the asylum, thinking it to be sacrilege. But x* he mother of the criminal, with a degree of intrepidity, and with a sort of eloquence the most laconic that could be, took up a stone, went aud laid it upon the threshold of the temple, and then retired toiler lodging without tittering a single word. Her fellow. citizens, full of admiration of the magnanimity of the woman, took the hint, and eagerly imitated her example. In a moment the door is built up, and the criminal is reduced to the necessity of dying from hunger. It is not perhaps generally known, tlmt a Reverend Doctor of Divinity visited tiie parishioners of Little Dmikeld with the view of ascertaining whether a minis- ter who could not preach Gaelic would he acceptable to them. The Rev. Doctor was wofuily dissappointed in his anticipation of the result of this mission, notwith- standing the urbanitv of his manner and the acute way in which he cross- questioned the witnesses. The Doctor •—" Weel, John Dow, what objections have you to your new minister that is be ?" John—" She eanna preach in our native' tongue." The Doctor—" But voti understand English ?" John—" I like te Gaelic better though." The Doctor—" Ah 1 John, John, have I not seen you come to the tent to hear me preach in English, when vour minister was preaching Gaelic in the Kirk of Little Dunkeld ?'' John—" There had na been nae room in the kirk, or that wad 11a ha'e been te case, I'se warrant, Doctor !"— Dundee Advertiser. Origin of Franking Letters.— In the 23d volume of the Parliamentary History is the following very cu- rious anecdote concerning this privilege. It occurred in the debate on the Post Office Bill, in the year 1660 :— " Colonel Titus reported the bill for the settlement of the Post Office, with the amendments. Sir Waiter Earle delivered a proviso, for the letters of all members of parliament to go free, during their silting.— Sir Hen- eage Finch said, ' It was a poor mendicant proviso, and below the honour of the House.' Mr. Prvnu spoke silso against the proviso : Mr. Bunckley, Mr. Boscavven, Sir Geo. Downing, and Sergeant Charlton, for it; the latter saying the Council's letters went free. The ques- tion being called fur, the Speaker, Sir Harbottle Grim- stone, was unwilling to put it, allying, he was ashamed tafit : nevertheless, the proviso was carried, and made part of the bill, which was ordered to be engrossed."— The Lords subsequently disagreed to this proviso, and it • was ultimately thrown out. At a subsequent period, however, both Houses did not feel it to be " below their honour" to secure for themselves this exemption from postage. THE AMERICAN SHIP BHANDYWINE— The curio- sity of the naval circles at Portsmouth has been strongly • excited by the arrival of the American ship of war Brandy wine, which put into Cowes Roads 011 Saturday } aft, owiii'f'to the westef'iv winds. She is fast from . Havre, on"' her way to Gibraltar. . She landed at iia. vw, tain Morris, (, iho a commissioner of the American Naw Board), who intends proceeding through France and Spain, to meet at Gibraltar, to which place she proceeds in charge of Lieutenant Gregory, acting Cap- tain. She is to have a Commodore's broad pendant 011 tiie Mediterranean station. This ship is of a force ami description hitherto unknown in any service; she was launched about three months since at Washington, and was fitted for sea immediately as an experimental ship ; she is 1752 tons admeasurement, measures 165 feet on the main- deck, her extreme length being 175 feet, and her extreme breadth 45 feet; she carries sixteen im- pounder carronades on each side on her flush deck, and fifteen S2- pounder long guns on each side of the main- deck ; mounting in all 62 guns— eight guns are at pre- sent struck below in the hold. Her draught of water is now 21 feet S inches, but was 22 feet when she left America. She bears a complement of 475 men, in which are included seven Lieutenants and 25 midship men. We are informed that the Americans are at pre- sent building five others of the same class, and that they intend having eifht altogether. It is also stated, that no o ' thev are building a first rate which is to have four decks, D . .... the upper deck to be flush, as in the case of this ship. The main- mast of the Brandywiiie appears to be farther aft than is usual, but it would appear not to be so placed by design ; she is rigged and sparred. On the passage she seldom carried sail on her mizen- mast. Her stern is an improvement on the round of sterns of Sir Robert Seppmgs' introduction. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. PARIS, Oct. 16.— A courier extraordinary has been dispatched from Munich, to announce the death of his Majesty the King of Bavaria, Maximilian Joseph.— This Monarch was seized by apoplexy on the 13th inst. The Prince Royal ( Charles Louis Augustus), heir to the crown, is 39 years'of age. He married, in 1810, a Princess of Saxe Hildeburghausen. The late King Joseph Maximilian, was, before the Revolution, Co- lonel of a regiment of Alsace, in the service of France, and went bv the name of Prince Maximilian. The connections which he had formed during his residence in France, proved beneficial to numbers of emtgiant officers, who found in his States assistance and pro- tection. The news was spread this morning, that the Prince of Savoy- Carigmin, who had the honour of gaining the epaulettes of a French grenadier at the attack of the Trocadero, had also sunk under an apoplectic attack. We have since learned, that the individual whose loss we have to regret was the Prince of Carignan, who was a general officer in the French service, and who resided on his estate 111 the environs of Paris. On the 18th in3t. the King admitted to a private au- dience, Mr. Huskisson, President of the Board of Trade in England. This audience lasted an hour and three quarters. The following has appeared in a Ministerial evening paper. The French Ambassador has addressed a note to the Spanish Cabinet, soliciting if to recognize, 011 certain conditions, the independence of the new States of South America. The British Ambassador seconded the representation of the French diplomatic agent, and invited the Government of Ferdinand VII. to profit by this favourable circumstance, lest, eventually the new States should reject all propositions for such ail arrange- ment. The British Ambassador offered at the same time the mediation of England. The Spanish Minister replied, that the King was opposed to all absolute re- cognition of his former colonies, and the Minister Zea submitted the following project:— " That each colonv should have a native Govern- ment, named by the King, which should direct the ad- ministration of its affairs, impose the taxes, and pay an annual sum to Spain ; that the King should have a re- presentative in each colony, with the title of Viceroy ; and, finally, that the colonies should, on their part, contribute to pay off the debt of Spain. " This project, which was strongly supported by a third Foreign Ambassador, was rejected by the King." GERMMY. If the accounts in the German papers, from Greece, are to be relied on, the war in the Morea may be con- sidered as nearly at an end, and with it the fifth campaign of the Turks. Intelligence from Constantinople to the 16th ult. via Odessa, states, that Ibrahim Pacha had returned to Navarino, and that the Captain Pacha's fleet had put into Alexandria, for the most part with- out masts or sails. This news is said to have caused an extraordinary sensation at Constantinople, and some discontent had manifested itself among the Janissaries. The retreat of Ibrahim Pacha to the coast is corro- borated by an article from Trieste, in the Allgemeine Zeitung of the 14th of October. BUKIED ALIVE.— The following horrible statement is given by a Munich journal; it affords a fresh instance of the dangers of the imprudent practice of early burial prevalent all over the Continent :— A comedian, named Weitig, belonging to the second Munich theatre, was lately buried alive at Inspruck. Sounds having been heard arising from his grave, it was opened, as well as the coffin, but it was too late. The hands and face of the unfortunate Weitig were found lacerated and turned on one side. the' venu'atje Marquis de la Fayette, and Cap- AMEEICA. Quebec papers to the 19th tilt, state the arrival of his Excellency the Governor of Canada, the Earl of Dal- housie, . from the Clyde, in the ship Herald, on the 16th September. He was received with great distinc- tion. The papers speak of the great injury done to British Mortb America by the long continued drought The trade of Quebec, however, seems tothrive.— Near- ly as many ships had entered at the Custom- house in Quebec,, to September 15th of the present year, as during the whole of the last year. The Jamaica papers mention two smart shocks of an earthquake having been felt at Montego Bay Thev notice also a fall of hail, which is rather extraordinary in that climate. The Charleston papers contain details of the late hur- ricane, which appears to have visited several of our islands, occasioning great devastation. The crop of cotton of the present year is said to be larger than any that. has ever before been raised in the United States. It is expected that the excess will amount to between one and two hundred thousand bags. New York papers to the 25th ult. contain no intelli- gence of interest, except ( and our readers will consider it a large exception) the , re- establishment of the Jewish nation, not indeed in Jerusalem, but in the United States, on. the Niagara river, where a Major Noah, having purchased a large tract of . land, purposes to unite the scattered seed of Israel, and has founded a city,, which lie has called Ararat. Major Noah has publish- ed a proclamation, in which he calls Into his Ark the Jews of all nations. Some of the New York papers take offence at the style of the document. It is indeed rather kingly. LONDON, Oct. 21. WINDSOR Oct. 16.— This morning his Majesty, accompanied by his Royal Brother the Duke of Cum- berland, Prince Esterhazv, Count Lieven, and the suite at the Royal Lodge, heard Divine Service performed at the new private Chapel, by the Ilev. Dr. Sumner. At two o'clock yesterday afternoon his Majesty's pofly phaeton was in readiness at ijie Royal Lodge, and shortly afterwards his Majesty, accompanied by the Duke of Cumberland, left and drove himself through the plantations skirting Bishopgate to Virginia Water. His Majesty and the Royal Duke alighted from the phaeton, and embarked 011 board the pleasure boat, and made an excursion 011 the lake, the surrounding scene- ry of which is allowed by many not to be surpassed in point of natural beauty. The Royal Party afterwards continued their drive to Cranlmrn, and returned by Sandpit Gate back to the Royal Lodge. His Majesty last evening gave a splendid entertainment at the Royal Lodge< 0 his distinguished visitors. Sir R. Kerr Porter will sail from Portsmouth on the 19th iust. for Caraccas, in his Majesty's ship Pyramus, accompanied bv his Physician, Dr. Cox. The daughter of Sir R. K. Porter, whose mother is of the Princely family of Tscherbatow has been raised by tiie^ Emperor of Russia to the rank of Nobility. The feeling which has been lately manifested bv Mini- sters towards South America, is likely to bo cemented by new ties. Ambassadors will, it is said, be sent to Columbia and Mexico ; and Mr Hurdato, the Columbi- an Minister, has received a hint, that his presence at the next levee will be considered by his Majesty as a mark of attention. IRON.— At the Staffordshire quarter days last week, the price of Iron was farther reduced LI 10s. per ton, which with the reduction last quarter of L2, is a fall of nearly 40 per cent, in the last six months. This de- pression is chiefly attributable to the extra supply which the late extraordinary prices brought into the market, and the diminished demand which the high prices also produced. JOINT STOCK COMPANIES.— We are informed that on investigating the banker's account of a Joint Stock . Com- pany recently formed, with a capital - of 100,0001. and the shares of which Company were currently sold and bought 011 the Stock Exchange, it appeared that no more thau 1471. had ever been paid iu to the banking- house.— Morning Paper. The statement of Mr Sinclair's re- engagement at Covent Garden theatre was unfounded. A difference exists between Mr Sinclair and the Management relative to his engagement of last year, which is likely to come immediately before the Court of King's Bench, Mr Brougham being retained to conduct Mr Sinclair's case. The report that Mr Sinclair had accepted an engagement iu Italy is likewise incorrect. We understand that an application has been made to him by a person commis- sioned from some of the Italian Theatres, but that he declined entering into any engagement. Mr Kean is expected to arrive at New York about the 20th instant. Mrs Kean remains at home; she is at present re- maining on a romantic estate purchased by Mr Kean in Bute, and where he expended a good deal of money in building a re- sidence, making roads, & c. THE ARMY— The 2d Division of the 24th ( Warwick- shire) Regiment of Infantry, embarked on board the Princess Royal transport, and sailed on the 11th inst. from Devonport, for Cork. Detachments belonging to the 33d, 50th, 77th, 91st, and 92d Regiments of Foot, embarked on the 15th inst. at Graves- end, for Jamaica. The Depot of the 42d ( Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot, will, it is understood, be ordered from Dublin to Edinburgh. The 2d Division of the 42d Regiment is ordered 011 the arrival of the Sovereign transport at Cork, from Portsmouth, to embark on board that vessel for conveyance to Gibraltar. An order of the King of Prussia, directed to the au- thorities of his Rhenish provinces, prohibits the Roman Catholic Priests from enacting, previous to the celebra- tion of marriage between parents of different sects, a promise that the offspring should be brought up in the Roman Catholic system. It would appear that the bi- gotry of many of the priests had led them to require this awful engagement. O —) KABAT A& ES& TER* FROM LLOYD'S MARINE LIST, OCT. 18. BUENOS AYRES, Aug. 8.— BY advices from Valparaiso of the 2d ult. the Achilles Spanish brig of war had arrived there, having been taken from her officers by the mutiny of some Chilian seamen on board. The Asia, Spanish line of battle shin, was reported to have arrived at Monte Iley in California, under similar circumstances; also an armed ship ( La Con stante) employed in conveying the late Spanish forces in Peru to Manilla.— 9t'a Aug.— In consequence of representations made in Lima, it is understood that the decree of the 17th of April, relative to the confiscation of Spanish property, will not be in force until eight months after its date. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19.— The Catharine, arrived at Bal- timore from Jamaica, spoke on the 22d ult. in lat. 23. Ion. 85. the IJercnIes, from Honduras. She had been on shore on the Island of Casumel on the 5th, but got off with much damage, loss of two anchors, and about sixty tons of logwood thrown overboard ; she was in company with the Africa, bound to Bristol. The Scot-; brig Robert, was seen on shore in a dan- gerous situation on the North Triangles. BELFAST, Oct. 12.— The Hopewell, Paterson, from Greenock, to Limerick, was driven on shore in Dundrum Bay on the 8th inst. ; she makes little water, and it is expected will be got off*. MAILS.— Arrived— 1 Hamburgh, 1 Dutch, 1 Flanders, 2 French, and 1 Buenos Ayres.— DUE— 1 Gottenburgh. OCT. 21.— DEAL. Oct. 20.— Aboutsix A. M. the wind sud- denly shifted from the westward to N. and NE. and blew a violent gale ; most of the outward- bound drove, and proceed- ed to the westward with loss of anchors ; among them the fol- lowing:— Mary Ann, Mosley, for St. Domingo; Urania, Heisch, for Buenos Ayres; Asoph, Bartlett, for Bahia; Southwarth Transport, RatclifFe, for the South Seas ; Ex- mouth, Owen, for Bombay.— Half- past four p. M. The gale is moderated, Wind NW. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 19.— The Planet, Barclay, from Leith for La Guayra, went on shore last night in Stoke's Bay, but has been got off* without damage, and is come into the har- bour. A severe gale last night at WNW. and it has blown very heavily all this day from the same quarter.— 21. Sailed the Planet, for her destination.— Wind N. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 19.— The Jessie, from Scotland, was lost yesterday on the North Bank. DUBLIN, Oct, 18. — A large raft, containing fifteen balk, about nine inches square, and eighteen planks, six inches square, strong bolted with iron, and supposed to be the half deck of the Columbus timber ship, has been driven on shore in the Baltimore district ; and another large raft, containing between twenty and thirty tons, supposed to be the top side of the same vessel, has been driven on shore in the district of Kin- sale. MAILS.— Arrived— 2 Gottenburgh, 2 Hamburgh, and 2 French.— DUE— 1 Dutch, 1 Flanders, and 1 Lisbon. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. The Triumph, Green, from London to the Cape and Bombay, was spoken with on the 20th August in lat. 6. Ion. 17. hy the Shannon, Norquay, arrived in the Thames. The Marquis of Blanchard, from London to Madras and Bengal, was spoken with on the 25th Julv, m lat. 9. S. Ion. 28. W. DOVER. Oct. 20.— The gale of last night, or rather this morning, was tremendous ; fortunately it blew from the land, or the coast would in all probability have been covered with wrecks. A considerable fall of snow took place about five this morning, on the wind shifting to the North- east. A re- port has prevailed here all the morning, that the Baron of Renfrew has gone to pieces ; I cannot trace it to any positive source, but the account receives some degree of countenance from a notice which has been issued from the custom- house people, implying that all timber, & c. & c. which may drift on shore, shall be immediately placed in their custody. If the fact be so, however, in all probability our neighbours on the opposite coast will see more of her remains than ourselves. I regret to add that, during the storm, a lad was washed . oft'the deck of the schooner Betsey just off the harbour, and drowned. We expect to hear of considerable damage done, as severai vessels have gone by, in the course of the day, apparently more or less injured. THE BARON OF RENFREW ABANDONED OFF TilE DUTCH COAST. Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Dover, dated October 21 : — The cutter, iEra, Thomas Clark, master, arrived here this morning, with the second mate and sixty of the crew of the Baron of Renfrew. Clark reports that yesterday morning, at seven o'clock, the wind blowing very bard at NE. the ship parted from her chain, and her head cast to the eastward ; there being a great deal of set, and the after part of her rudder OOSE, the ship would not veer. At 5 P. M. the ship i' south- east of die North Foreland, about fifteen miles, driving under bare poles to the southward, the wind N. by W. the cutter, friend's Endeavour, in company, the iEra took out Mr. Hard, the second mate, and sixty of the crew, and in effecting this, the / Era's and tlie ship's boat were lost. The JEra staid by the ship until half- past eight p. M. She ap- peared to be driving towards Gjravelines, and there having nearly seventy people'on board, and no boat, CI irk considered it expedient to leave the ship, and steer for the English coast. We hope and trust the Friend's Endeavour will arrive; with the remainder of the crew. The JEra lias returned in tlve direction of the ship, with two other cutters, to render every assistance. Great praise appears to be due to ( he master of the / Era for his exertions. The back of the Baron of Renfrew, was, we un- derstand, so completely broken during her voyage, that pre- vious to her grounding, she drew twenty- five feet water in the midships, and thirty- fuur at each extremity. DOVER, Oct. 25.— The Friend's Endeavour smack, arrived yesterday morning, with Captain Walker, and the remainder of the crew of the Baron of Renfrew, having left her on the French coast near Gravelines.— Our letters from Calais, dated last evening, mention the ship being on shore, but give no account oi her having gone to pieces. Several vessels are lost oil the French coast. The City of Glasgow, steam- packet, in coming out of Douglas harbour. Isle of Man, on Wednesday night last, was struck with a heavy squall of wind, which drove Iter on a ledge of rocks at the entrance of the harbour, where she now lies dry at low water ; crew and passengers all saved. Captain Lindsav, of the James Watt, having heard of the accident when at Ramsay, proceeded with all possible expedition to Douglas, to render such assist- ance as he was able, when he was so fortunate as to succeed in bringing of? the passengers and mail- bag. fcc. AVERAGE PRICES OF CORN. The following is the general average which governs impor- tation, taken from the weekly returns of the quantities and prices of British Corn, Winchester measure, in England and Wales, for the week ending 15th Oct. Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, - 64> 4 I i 40s 2Ss 2( 1 9d 9d 3d Beans, Peas, Oatmeal, Hear or Big - 45s 0: 1 56s Od 00s Od 00s OOd CORN EXCHANGE, Oct. 24. We had a fair supply of Wheat for this day's market, which met a heavy sale, the best qualities barely maintaining last Monday's currency, while second and inferior gave way Is to 2s per quarter. Of Barley the arrival has been considerable, and a great dullness has pervaded the trade in this article since the publication of the two first week's averages ; prices fell about is per quarter on Friday, but no further reduction was submitted to this morning, and in consequence, a good deal remained unsold— Oats still command a free sale at quite as good prices— Flour dull at last week's prices. CURRENT PRICES OF GRAIN. s. s. d. s. s. d. Wheat, 52 to .58 0 Do. Feed 23 to 24 0 Do. superfine ... 70 to 75 0 , Beans, small ... 43 to 47 0 Wheat, red — to — 0 Do. Tick 38 to 42 0 Barley ... ... 33 to 56 0 / leans, harrow 42 to 46 0 Do. tine ... 53 to 42 0 Pease, Maple ... 47 to 50 0 Rye 40 to 43 0 Do. White 38 to 46 0 Malt 50 to 60 0 Do. Boilers 47 to .56' 0 Oats Potatoe ... 25 to 27 0 Pease Hog ... 42 to 46 0 Do. Poland 24 to 26 0 Flour, 55 to 60 0 HADDINGTON CORN MARKET, Oct. 21. A middling supply of Wheat in market, which met with a ready sale. Prices ls higher— Barley Gd and Oats Is higher than last day. wheat. I Tiar/ ey. [ Oats. 1 Pease. Beans. Hrst. 41s Od J 52s Od j 25s 6d | 23s Od 23s Od Second 56s Od j 30s Od | 22s Od j 22s Od 22s Od Third 29s Od | 28s Od j 19s Od | 20s Od 20i, Od This day there were 509 bolls of Oatmeal in Edinburgh market— Retail price Is 5d per peck. OCTOBER- Slateford, 1st Monday Rosarty, 1st Tuesday Macdutf, 1st Wed & Thurs Falkirk, 2d Tuesday Dingwall, Martha Fair, do Drumlithie, Michael FairSdTh Beauly 10th day or Wed after Perth, 20th day Tain, Michael Fair, 3d Tuesday Miltown, Ross- shire, last Tues Culbockie, last Wednesday Findon, do Meigle, do ( Old Stile.) Aboyne, 1st Tuesday Turrirf, Cowan Fair, 1st Tues and Wednesday EU'in, Michael Fair do Rothiemay, 1st Thursday Birse, Mich. Fair, 1st do after Aboyne • f New Stile. J Culfork of Breda, Monday before Kiuethmont Kepple Tryst, 2d Tuesday Kinethmont, St Rule's do Rbynie, day after Kinethmont New Deer, 2d Tues & Wed Lossiemouth, 2d Wednesday Cornhill, 2d Thursday Greenburn, Sd Tuesday Insch, do Whitemyres. day bef. Old A her. Old Aberdeen, < 5d Tues& Wed Byth, do Duviot, do Turriff', Thurs after do Fochabers, last Wed but one Tarves, Tanglan Fair, 4th Tues and Wed Inverury, Wed after do Fordyce, Hallow Fair, last Tuesday and Wednesday. NOVEMBER- Forfar 1st Wednesday Doune ditto Dornoch, Bar's Fair, do. Edinburgh, Hailowfair, 2d Monday Longside 2d Tuesday Aboyne, Hailowfair 2d Wed. Fortrose ditto Cuilen 2d Friday Beauly, Hallowmas, 12th day or Wednesday after Ruthrieston 3d Tuesday Macduff 3d Wed. and Thurs. Inverness Wed. after 18th Beauly, Martinmas, Wednes- day after Inverness Oldrain Monday before 22d Potarch Thurs. before 22d Turriff* 22d, or Sat. before Tar land, Tuesday and Wed. after 22d Glammis do. after 22d Huntly Thurs. after do. or on 22d, if a Thursday Newdeer do. or on ditto Oldmeldrum Sat. after do. Dustan, Aberlour, last Thurs. Rorich ie, Ross- sh i re. I ast Th u r. - f New Stile. J Kelso 2d day Linlithgow 4th day Inverury Feeing Market, Thurs. before Term fOld Stile. J Strichen, Hallow fair, 1st Tues. and Wednes. Ellon ditto Huntly. Martinmas, 1st Tues. Gran town 1st Thursday Banff* 1st Friday Peterhead 2d Tuesday Methlick, St Dennis' Fair, do and Wednesday Forres. St Leonard's, 2d Wed. Hamilton, Carstairs, 2d Thurs Falkland, 1st or Tues. after Stonehaven the Thursday be- fore Martinmas Montrose 1st Friday after Keith, Martinmas, 5d Tues Cromarty 5d Tuesday Udny ditto Lenabo do and Wednes Rayne, Andermas, 4th Tues. Fettercairn last Tuesday Fordyce 4th Thursday. EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, Oct. 19.— There were to- day at the market, Main Point, 1900 sheep, and only 60 or 70 lambs; a few of these brought from 9s. to 12s. Black- faced wedders 27s. to 29s. ; white- faced ewes 21s. — In the Grass- market there were 151 fat cattle ; the prices of the best des- cription on the advance. Best 10s. ; second 9s. Gd. ; third Ss. per stone, sinking the offal. Prices of Hay and Straw. Oct. 18.-— Oat Straw, 10s. to 10s.. Gd. Wheat do. 9*. to 9s. 6d. ; barley do. 8s. 6d. per kemple— Hay lOd. to 1 id. per stone. GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET, Oct. 17.— There was a pretty good supply of black cattle in this day's market; prices si- milar to what they have been for some time past. There was a plentiful supply of sheep. — Black- faced wedders sold at from 18s. to 25s.*; ditto ewes, at from 14s. to 22s. A small sup- ply of lambs, which sold at from 5s. to 9s. a- head. DUMFRIES CATTLE MARKET, Oct. 12.— There was betwixt a thousand and twelve hundred head of cattle in market tq- day ; three- fourth parts of which consisted of Callow ways, and of these the greater proportion were one aud two- year- olds. Sales, however, were by no means so quick as in the week before, and very few/ of the strong, cattle were . disposed of till late in the afternoon. Several lots, indeed, were driven off' unsold. In prices there was little or no change. MORPETH, Oct. 19.—- At our market this day, we had a good supply of cattle, but not many sheep and iambs. The former sold slowly— fat of the latter kind soid readily ; prices much the same as last week. Beef, 6s. 6d. to 7s. 3d. per stone, sinking ofi'al.— Mutton, 6s. 9d. to 8s.— Lamb, 6s. 3d. to 7s. 5d. FOREIGN MARKETS. DANTZTC, Oct. 4.— We have hardly any alteration to re- port in our corn market, with the exception of Outs, which're- main firm at 9s. - 6d. per quarter. Barley continues fiat at about 9s. to 10s. per quarter. No new Pease have yet been brought to market. The nominal price is about 13s. per quarter. ROTTERDAM, Oct. 10. — The weather being very favourable for husbandry, our market this morning was hut scantily sup- plied with all kinds of grain. Old Zealand Wheats were ready sale, on full as good terms, as this day se'emiight. There was rather more disposition shown, to purchase foreign wheat, of which our stock is gradually decreasing, and some improve- ment in price was ahoinade on such descriptions Iligh- mixed Danfzic, 56s. Tlo^ ein. q< R 24. Old Rhenish, o'Ss. GdV Pease were ready sale, on full as. good terms as last. week. AMSTERDAM, Oct. 1 !.—- Our corn prices have lately ra'h^ r improved; the principal part of the fresh supplies of wheat during the' week has been taken off* for consumption, and we have scarcely any samples of polish grain at present on show. Of Pomeranian or Ho'. stein descriptions, we have scarcely any offering, and fine parcels of red would seij freely. Barley has also obtained more money, as our supplies have'been unu- sually short. Oats have sold readily at our former currency, aud there appears to be H real want of this article. The oil prices, however, continued depressed ; and as we have lately had a considerable quantity of linseed at market, our crushers have neglected rapeseed. SMIT H FIE LD M A It K E T. To sink the OiFal, per stone of Slbs. Beef. 4s 4d to 5s Od ( Veal, 5s* Od to 6s Od Mutton, 4s 8d to 5s 4d j Pork, 5s 4d to 6s 4i Beasts, 736— Sheep, SEC. 5570— C<\ lves. 202 — Pigs, 110 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. Beef, 4s 4d to 5s 4d | Veal, 5s Od to 6s Od Mutton, 4s Sd to 5s lOd j Pork, ' 5s 4d to 6s 4d Bank Stock, 3 perCt. C. 3 p. Cent. Red. N. 4 Cents. Long An. PRICE OF STOCKS. 225k I India Stock, S7| f J I India Bonds.. 87 S(;{- ( Ex. B. l Jd 5001. 10- 41 105 j Cs for Ac. 20-| 15.- 16 i Lottery Tickets, 11 13 267 pr. ii o pre « sH 19J 19. EDINBURGH, Oct. 25. At the meeting of the Tmvn Council on Wednesday* the Jail Committee gave in their report,, in which they stated that the}- had a meeting with the Law Officers ot" the Crown, and that m conctiiTeiice with their opinion, after having fully, investigated . the circumstances con- necteit- with the recent escape of the prisoners, thev re- commended the removal of Mr. Voting, the governor, from his situation. The report was approved of. Several candidates for Mr. Young's office are already in the field i and among the rest a gentleman is meuti. ined who was a bailiie some years: ago. The situation is said to be worth three hundred a year. On Thursday evening last, the United Associate Congregation of Albion Chapel, Moorga'te, met for the purpose of electing a minister, when the Uev. James Gray, A. M. now supplying that place, Was unani- mously chosen. The Rev. Wm. Broaiifoot, of Oxen- do n chapel, preached and presided on tiie occasion. We have pleasure iu stating, that the ltcv. Dr Jaclc, minister of the Scottish Chapel, in Lloyd Street, has been presented by his congregation and others, with the sum of six hundred guineas, as a testimony of their respect for his character, and of their gratitude for his long and able ministrations among them.—• Manehrs- ter Cuaricf. EXUMATfON of the DUCHESS DE GRAMONT. On Wednesday morning, the French shiop of war L'Aetif, Capt. De Port/, amparc, arrived in our Road- stead, for the purpose of conveying the remains of Ma- dame la Duchesse de Gtiiche et de Gramorit, to France, from the cemetery of Holyroodhouse. A letter front the Secretary of State having been received by the Lord Provost, requesting that every facility and respect should be paid on the occasion, his Lordship and the Magistrates attended yesterday, accompanied by a num- ber of distinguished individuals. Sir Henry Jardine, King's Remembrancer, accompanied by his depute, Mr. Longmore, Colonel Madol Dugas, on the part of the French Government, and a gentleman from the Duke of Hamilton, proceeded to open the Royal Vault in the chapel, where the body had been deposited upwards of twenty years. The coffin had been found to be partly decayed, and a new oaken one was made ; it was very elegant, being covered with crimson velvet, with gold mountings and ducal coronets, having the following iu. scriptiou :— I. ouise Fran^ oise Gahvielle Aglue de Pol-' gn. ic, Duchess de Gramont. Nee a Paris le 7 Mai, 17f! 2 : Morte le 30 Mars, 1803, The company as they arrived were shown into the Duke of Hamilton's apartments, and the whole of them hav- ing assembled, about twenty minutes before twelve o'clock the hearse, followed by four mourniug coaches with four horses each, moved from the palace bv the royal access to the Abbey hill, the Great London Road, aud Bounington, to N'ewhaven. Among the private carriages were those of the Lord Provost ( close, and the servants with great coats), the Lord Advocate, the Lord Chief Baron, Sir H. Jardine, Mr. Yoiu r of Harburn, Dr. J. Hamilton, and several others. Count Davidoff, a relative of the deceased, officiated as chief mourner. Captain Portzainparc, with his officers, were in attendance at Newhaven Pier, where the coffin was received into the Admiralty barge with due solem- nity : it was then deposited in an outer case, and cover- ed with a white cloth and ensign, the white flag was then hoisted half- mast, and the barge proceeded to L'Actif, accompanied liv the officers of that ship in her launch, also with the flag half- mast, the whole being conducted in perfect silence, which, joined to the great respecta- bility of those who attended the departure of the remains of the illustrious lady from our shores, had a very im- posing efRict. The deceased was related to most of the Crowned Heads of Europe. The uniform of the officers is complete blue, and not unlike that of the British Navy. The seamen are also iu blue, and very clean. We understand L'Actif sails in about eight days for Brest. About two o'clock on Wednesday morning a fire was discovered in a cabinetmaker's workshop in Simon Square, which was burned to the ground. Fortunately no other property was injured. Strong suspicions are entertained that this fire was wilful. Two young thieves, well known to the Police, were apprehended and lodged in the watch- house a short time before the fire was dis- covered. Thev had in their possession a quantity of wright's tools, & c. which have been identified as having been Stolen from the shop which was burnt. An inves- tigation is going on. > BIRTHS. At Cramom), on the 1 Sill inst. Mrs. Hope Johnstone of Annamlale, of a son. At Helton, nil the 23d inst. the Lady of Captain James Hay, Royal Navy, of a daughter. At Malta, oil the Gtli August, Lady Ross, of a son. At Wellington Square, Ayr, on the 18th inst. the Lady of Sir David Hunter Blair. Bart, of Brim- nhill, of a son. On Monday the 17th inst. Mis. W. Buchanan, 33, Drum- moiid Place, of a soil. MARRIAGES. At Shiplnke, on the 17th ititt. the Hon. and Rev. Fre- derick Bertie, to Georgitia Anne Emily Kerr, second daughter of Rear- Admiral Lord Matk Ketr. At Gienericht Cottage, Perthshire, on the 17th iust. the Rev. Allan Macpbenon, A. M. rector of liiufiiard St. Leonard, Wills, to Margaret, youngest daughter of the late William Chambers, Esq. of Gienericht. DEATHS. At Erskine, on the 19' h inst. the Hon. Caroline Henrietta Stuart, youngest daughter of Lord Blautyre. At Newington, Edin. hiiigli, on the Ifith inst. Captain Charles Greig. lateofthe Hon. East India Company's service. At Edinburgh, on the 3d instant, Mr. Daniel Dewar, aged 73. At Longford House, Exmoutb. on the 4th instant, Dr. William Paget. He was on the Medical . Stall'of the Army under the immortal Wolfe and the late Marquis of Townshetid, in Anreiica. At' London, on the 6th inst. Lady Richards, relict of the Chief Baron of his Majesty's Court id' Exchequer. At Portnbello. on the 15th iust, Willam Simpson, Esq. solicitor- at- luw, Edinburgh. At Eyemouth, on the 9th inst. tbe Rev. James Smith, D D. minister of th. it parish, and formerly of Hide Hill Chapel, Berwick. At Kinghorn, on the 9th inst Irvine Black, student of Divinity, youngest son of the late lievi Geurge Bnick, minister of the United Associate Cuiigiegatioti there. ! " ssdi ABERDEEN FIRE 8s LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. AT Aberdeen, and within Dempster's llu'tel, the ' Sfiilj' day of October. 1825. at a wamertrus General Sleeting of the Suliscribers of the Aberdeen Fire and Life Assur- ance Company. ' ALEXANDER tOW, ESQ. in the CHAIR. . rpHE following RESOLUTIONS were moved by X ALEXANDER FORBES, Esq. seconded by GEORGE M'INN'ES, E- q. and unanimously adopted, viz : — I. That the persons whose names are contained in the lists of applications for shares now read, amounting to 13 651 part- ners of the stock. do form themselves into a Company, under the firm « > f THE ABERDEEN FIRE, AND LIFE. AS- SURANCE COMPA& iY; and that the Company he consi- dered as constituted, from arid after ( he 1st day of November, 1825, and commence business in the Fire and Life Depart- ments. at such period oi periods thereafter, as may be appoint- ed by tiie Directors. , H. That the objects of the Company be the Insurance of Properly of descriptions against loss by Fire; Insurinices 011 Lives ; granting Endowments to Children ; and the pur- chase and sale of Annuities. III. That the Capital of the Company be .£ 750 000. divisi- ble ii. ro 15 000 shares of dSQ each, on which such instalments shall be called up as the Director!, may see necessary ; and whatever som is called up shallbe vested in Government or other sufficient security by the Directors, iu name of Trustees for the behoof of the Company. IV. That tile shares be held as personal property,^ descendi- ble to executors, and transferable as soon as the Contract is signed. V. That the principles of the. copartnery lie> 1mply>. ' hose of a Trading Company, having a definite Capital of which such « proportion shall be called up, as will be amply sufficient to serve as a guar* litre lo the Proprietors, and also as a security to the Public, in addition, lo the responsibility of the Company; that none of the speculative iudureweiils. by way of dividing profits with the assured or otherwise, held out by some Companies to the public shall tie offered by this Company; but that the Aberdeen ' Fire and Life. Assurancu Company receive the whole profits, and take upon ihem- elves the whole risk arising from the business; the assured being consequently in no shape responsible for the losses, or acts and deeds of the . Company A t, d in lieu of all hypothetical inducements held out by other offices, that this Company do Insurance upon the lowest scale of rates. - VI That the affairs of the Company lie carried on at Aber- den. under the management of. an Extraordinary Directory consisting of twenty- one members, and an Ordinary Directory of the same number, each of whom shall be possessed of at least tea - hare. s. of ihf Company. That the Ordinary Directory shall elect one from the number of the Extraordinary Directors a- s a Governor, arid one Iroin their own number as a Chairman of the Ordinary Directory. That vacancies in the Extiaoidi- nafy Directory be filled up mice in three years, and llle Ordi- nary Directory be elected annually; and in both cases by a majority of votes of the partners present, personally, or by proxy, at general. meetings to be held for the purpose, each share being entitled to one vote; but the number, of votes allowed to one person for shares, held, in his own right, is to be limited to 50, whatever number of shares he may acquire, without prejudice to hp voting for other partners as their proxy, according to the extent of their right to vote. That Ihe business of the Company he conducted by the Ordinary Directors, or by a Committee of iheir number to be named by them j and that they have the power of appointing Managers, Agents, and Clerks, for carrying on the business, and regu- lating the whole affairs of the Company— all of whom shall find caution. for their intromissions before acting, . VI I. That the Ordinary Directors, when chnsen, shall name live persons ( who may or may not he Directors) as Trus- tees. in whose names, and the survivors and survivor of them, the funds and stock of the Company shall be vested ; and that the.- e Trustees shall denude or transfer the funds agreeable only to ibe orders of the Directors. VIII Tfiat with a view to extend the influence and interests of Hie Company, no individual or company shall, in the mean- time, he a lowed to hold more thaw Fifty Shares of the original Stock, witmwt prejudice to their acquiring a higher number by purchase ar succession. IX. That ihe profits on the Fire Insurance Department, after s tting apart such proportion thereof as the Directors may appoint, towards the esialdishment of a Sinking Fund, be annually divided ; but no higher annual dividend oil the hie and annuity department than Jive per cent, of the contribut- ed capital shall he paiil fiirthe first leu years ; at the expiry, of thai period, the profits shall be annually divided, after setting apart a sufficient sum yearly for a Sinking Fund. X. That all those Partners, who are Members of the So- ciety of Advocates in Aberdeen, be now constituted a Com- mittee for Ihe purpose of revising a Draft of the Contract— and that an Interim Committee of Management, consisting of 21 mcmlwrs be also now chosen,. to co- operate with said legal Committee in framing the said Contract,: and in addition thereto, for conducting the general affairs of the Cumpsmy, until Directors are elected ; - and-• » ' hicli Interim Committee shall be an open one. XI. That how soon the Contract is prepared, and. ready for signature, intimation be sent by Circulars to the Partners, to sign the satne. either it, person or by proxy. XII. Tliat anoiher General Meeting of the Partners sliall he held, in Dempster's Hotel, in tiie month of Novenitwr H- XJ, on a day to be fixed in the Contract, for the election of the Directors ; of which meeting due noiice shall be given in the Alierdeen Newspapers, and hy the foresaid Circular Letter to the Pawners ; which circular letter shall contain the Heads or an abbreviated the Contract, and form ofa Letter of Proxy for signing the Contract ; and that the mode of election shall be by signed lists by the partners present at the meeting, for themselves or as proxies, under a written authority from oilier partners. XIII. That no more Shares shall be given oR'in the mean- time, until the, Directors are named ; but that Messrs. Ewing and Rohison contimie to receive applications . for Shares, to be submitted to the Directors, and disposed of by them. Thereafter, the Meeting made choice of the following Gentlemen, as an Interim Committee of Management, lor the purposes specified in said Resolutions, viz :— Alex. Blackie, Esq.. Banker. Alex. Brown, Esq. Merchant. • David Chalmers Esq. Printer. Robert Calto, E- q. Merchant. Gray Campbell, Esq. Golden Square. John Ew- ingr, Esq, Advocate. Georg.- Forbes, Esq. of Springhill. Alex. Forbes, Esq. Merchant. • , Ilasil Ti- ller, Esq, Devanha. Arthur Gibbon, E « q. Merchant. John Gibb, Esq. Engineer. • Alex. Glenn;, E- q. of Maybank. , John Irvine, E- q. Merchant. . William Johnston, E* q. do. Principal JKL King's College. A lex. Low, F. q Merchant. Geo. M Innes, K- i; Merchant. Wm. M'Combie, Esq. of Easter Slcepe. . Wni. Pirie. Jiyq Merchant. - J- tmes Andrew Sandilands, Esq. of Cruivt't. George Thomson, Esq Merchant. ( Mr. EWING, Convener.) The Meeting made choice of Mr WILLIAM ROBISOV, Advo- cate io Aberdeen, to act as Interim Secretary: Extiacted from the Sederunt of the Meeting, by WILLIAM ROBISON, Interim Secretory. Aberdeen. < 26th PcUbrri 1825. . ; - EXTENSIVE SALE VALUABLE GROWING TIMBER, - On the Estate of Datmahoy. To be Soi. T) hy Public Roup, within the RoyalErehakif1^ CottU- bOuse, Edinburgh, on Wednesday the 2d day of No ve'iniier11825. at 12 o'clock noon. T T PW A R I) S of 2000 TREES, consisting of OAK, < U ASH. ELM. BEECH, PLANE. SPANISH CHES- NL'T. LIME, BIRCH,, LAItCH, and SCO ICH FIRS The whole ot the Trees are full grown and of large dimen- sions ; a great many of lliem girdling from four to nine feet, and from twenty to forty feet long, all of excellent quality. ' Hie Oaks, from their length and straightness, are particular. Iv well adapted for Canal Lock Gates, Ship Keels, and cut- ting into Planks. ' Hie Ash, Elm, Plane mid Beech art very Nrge, fir for Machinery of every description. The Larch and Scotch Firs are also uncommonly large, and fit for Carpenter Work of every kind. Hie whole are well w, rthy theaUeution of extensive consumers and dealers in such kinds of timber. The whole ofltleabove Tree* grow within the Ringfence of D'loiwhoy, the gate apj, roach lo which is only six miles west Irom F. iuburgh. on ihe South Gla- gow Road— and the Union Canal passes within a few huudrcd yards. It is necessary ihat intending purchasers examine the wood before the day of hale, as it is intended, for their accomuui- duliiiR, lo sell the different kinds of trees in one or two lots, a-, nuy- t » e tiled upon oil that day, the Oali. Trees excepted, which will'be all sold in one lot. Ilie usual Credit will he given. The wood will lie shew il Hi » liky. by tailing on Mr CluKOXu. Factor at D'altnaboy ; and die articles of sale, and every other partitular know n, by uuphiogiu Mr Jfenrtmt,' W. S.' Edinburgh, orTitiiea- r 3| iinnrlj, . Vulin^. WONDERFUL CONTINUATION OF GREAT LUCK I I I — On Tuesday last, the 18th of October, the State Lottery, was . drawn, when., ns usKrtl. BISH's good Fortune WAS pre- eminent, as he Shared ami Sold THREE of the TWENTY THOUSAND POUND PRIZES, viz. NK .10' 62, Class A, =£ 20,000, in 9 Shares— No. 2271, Class A,' 4620000. in 9 Shares— No. 11,519, Class B, =£ 20,000, in . Whole Ticket. They were distributed as follows : — 11,519 £ 30.. 00Q Whole Ticket... Clapham Common Part of 2271 -. =£ 20.000 . - to Blandford Part of 2< 271 - 20,000 - to Cheltenham Part of 1062 " - 20' 000 - to Edinburgh Part of £ 271 ' - 2O. O0O - to Gravesend' Part, of 1062; . - 20,000 - to Greenock Part of, 227- 1 '. « ,.. 20,000. - to Hitclyn . . Part of 22,71 - 20.000 - to. Inverness Part of 2271 - 20 0() 0 - to Lincoln Part" of 1062 -'"''•' 20,000 - to Loughtori Part'of I0 ® 2 '•• '- 20.000 - to Morpeth Part of 1062 -. '. 20,000 - toNoiwich Part of ,2271. , -. 20, QUO .... to South Lambeth Part of 2271 .-. , .80,000.., - } o Surry Square Part'of 1062 ''- '," 20. OOO - to Swansea Part- of 2271 - 20,000 - to Worcester. The remaining Shares were-' Sold in ' London, not registered, Bl. Sli also S dd the following Capitals, all drawn same day as the THUS Prixes. of £ 20.000 : 9750 - < 61305 > Whole Ticket 12.541 - 545 - Whole Ticket No 516 ,. . 217 - Whole Ticket ' 4H87 .. •• - 217 - In 9 Shares . - 6S8S: - 217 . - In 5 Shares This continuation of great success makes him regret Lotteries are Vo near their final termination; however, he is happy to say, a New S. theme js made ( and which is neatly the last), to lie decided all in One Day, 6th December ; and it is one of BISH'S favourites, as it contains =£ 30,000 Prizes, and when that is tlit> base hls'Olfices are more than usually fortunate. He Sold the - FIRST £ 50.000 ever drawn— the LAST =£ 30.000 ever drawn- r- lie Sold TURKS =£ 30 000 Prizes in last Ten Months, There never have been but two instances of Three j£ 30.< 300 Prizes in One Scheme; onetime BISH Sold ALL THE THREE, and the other time he Sold Two out of the Titn ; and he lias Sold mare than half of alt the =£ 30.000 Prizes that have ever been, w hich has made it almost proverbial to class his Name with .-£ 30 000 Prizes; therefore be expects to have eri- unusually great Sale for the FOUIi THIRTY THOUS- AND POUND PRIZES, to he all Drawn in One Day. 6: 1. December. Tickets and Shares are Selling, at BISH'S Lucky Oilices. 4, Cornhiu, and 9, Charing Cross, London; and by His Age its in this County. TO DISTILLERS. 4 Fresh supply of very superior YEAST can al- A wavs be bad, by applying at the Virginia Street Brew- ery; or at No. 47. Gallowgate. ADAM DUNCAN. . FOREIGN APPLES. ^ HE SUBSCRIBER has now on Sale, 500 Bushels, JL of beautiful appearance, and in quality superior to any parcel imported this season:— Price moderate ; and a liberal allowance to those who take quantities. JOHN STEWART. Crown Court, Union Street. MB. SMITH RESPECTFULLY acquaints his Friends and. the Public, that the Examination of his Pupils, and of those taught by his DAUGHTERS, will take place in December next. in Mr ANDERSON'S Hall, New Inn, Castle Street, when all concerned will have an opportunity of attending. N. B— Mr SMITH'S WRITING CLASSES will be opened on Tuesday , lsi A'ovejnber. SHII- ROW, 28th Oct. 1825. ABERDEEN: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1825. SUMMARY OF POLITICS. ALTHOUGH ft has been for some time understood, that among the friends of the Greeks in this country much difference of opinion had existed, concerning the liest means of expending the money raised by loan and otherwise for them, in Britain, we are sorry to find, that the Greek cause suffers, from the want of unanimity among their friends here, as well as from tjieir. own dissensions at home. It is well known, that had the Greeks proper ships of war their country would tie safe from invasion, and it was proposed that several ships of war and steam vessels should be purchased for their use ; and in America it was proposed, that a steam frigate of considerable force should be sent to their aid, during the campaign of 1825 now closed, or immediately closing. It was frequently reported, that two sail of the line had been purchased in Sweden, for the service of the Greeks ; but delays took place, the promised aid never made its appearance in the Grecian seas, and it appears to be now quite certain, that the Enterprize, a steam vessel, which was said to have been offered to the Greeks, is now actually in the service of the Pacha of Egypt, and employed against them. This Pacha has also Englishmen about him, who write home the most discouraging accounts of the Greek cause, and boast of the number of European officers in the Egyptian service. The enemies of the Greeks could wish for nothing more ruinous to their cause than this— and whatever the friend- ly feeling towards them may lie iti this country, in America, and in France, if all assistance is to be kept from them, while directly or indirectly it is supplied to their enemies, their bravery eannot avail. Upon this subject, we hope to be able to give more detailed state- ments to our readers soon ; and in the meantime, the Greeks consider themselves in no immediate danger. The Turks have at length disappeared from before Mis- solonghij the place has been repeatedly supplied, and works considered sufficient against Turkish attacks have been constructed. It is again and again repeated, that the inhabitants of the Morea are now more firmly united than at anv former period of this eventful struggle ; and even, from Constantinople, the intelligence received states,, that the situation of the Egyptian atmy under IBRAHIM PACHA must be regarded as critical in the extreme. The Janissaries have begun to express dis content, and the late daring attempt of the Greeks to burn the Egyptian fleet in the hai- bour of Alexandria— an attempt that but for a change of wind altogether uiilociked for would have completely succeeded— has as- tonished theui not a little. The report of Lord COCH- FTALVE being about to sail for Greece had, by the last ac- counts ,. reached the Porte ; and in the way of retaliation, the Sultan has prohibited the export of silk, in order to distress the manufacturers of England. terested witness Is Ihert'fove held disqualified. If ca- tholics hold their church infallible, and possessed of the power of suspending the ordinary course of nature, by working miracles, we do not distinctly see'why power so supernatural might not dispense with the obligations of an oath. Such, however, is the general opinion of the probitv and good faith of the Catholic Bodv, that we are satisfied three- fourths of the Protestants of Great Britain and Ireland wish well to their cause, and that they may be soon admitted to tlie full exercise of the political rights that they themselves enjoy. With regard to the second question, the Com Laws, it seems- perfectly clear, to use the common phrase, that something must tie done. At present, a monopoly in grain is'kept up in favour of land owners, under which the working classes suffer very severely, who might have cheap food and support themselves by their labour in comfort, were this tnonopol-' Jone away. The remission of taxes can scarcely be said to reach the poor man, while the necessaries of life are kept as high as they were during the war— and the qnotation of our market prices shews that this is the case. We do not know how the price of labour may stand in other places, but from the beSt information we can obtain here, we may state that, with the exception of masons and carpenters, and a very few other trades, the working classes can with difficulty procure the necessaries of life, even by extraordinary exertions. Their situation calls loudly for the interposi- tion of the legislature, and we trust it may meet with im- partial consideration. Tliat workmen combined have in too manv instances committed illegal and atrocious acts is true; but in some cases their conduct has been much misrepresented by their employers, whose influence with the public press must be supposed greater than theirs. That among the working classes there must necessarily be bad characters, and agitators who would excite their fellows to acts of violence - cannot bj doubted ; it is also certain, that the collection of work people together in large manufacturing establishments, tends to the destruc- tion of true moral feeling ; but the general character of our operatives we are persuaded is good, and care ought to be taken that oppression shall not lead to its inevitable degradation. One CattSe of the distressed state of our working classes is, the abundant or superabundant issue of paper money to those who traffic in produce which directly raises prices,: and the few shillings that the la- bourer can earn become of proportionally less value. But this evil cannot lie of very long continuance, as it necessarily brings about its own cure. The great fail- ures that have already taken place, and the inanv more that must ensue,- will effectually check the over- issue of paper money, and that very speedily. The London papers state, that the greatest alarm prevails among monied men,, some very unexpected failures to^ an enormous amount having taken place, which must im- mediately produce more. We must be on our guard against exaggeration— but it is asserted in the Morning Herald, that seven millions sterling would not cover the claims upon one insolvent establishment, which had been deeply engaged in speculations on cotton. The amount of this failure may lie much exaggerated, but that very great failures are daily taking place in England admits of no doubt, and must prove ruinous to many connected with the simulators. But the bursting of such bubbles will have the effect of restoring to the industrious la- bourers' silver and copper their real value ; prices must again come down, and with them rents, to a very con- siderable degree, even should the corn monopoly be still continued without modification, which is certainly very improbable. The time was, when the land- holders held threatening labguage to Ministers, telling them, that if certain things were not done, they would hold themselves at liberty to vote according to conscience; but we trust these days have gone by, and that Minis- ters, now deservedly popular, can afford to consult the public good, without any undue preferences. The appalling calamity that took place on the west coast— the loss of the Comet steam vessel— has for some days occupied the columns of our cotemporarics. We give such an account of the misfortune, as our space will admit, merely observing, that it appears to have been occassioned by the want of proper lights on the Comet— and that although nothing of criminality may attach to the master and crew of the Ayr, it seems very clear, that by prompt and decided efforts, the greater part of the lives lost might have been preserved. It is said to be now resolved upon, that Parliament shall meet early in February, for the dispatch of busi- ness, so that it may be dissolved in April, and the elec- tions be over before the end of June. Catholic Eman- cipation, and the Corn Laws, will, however, be again brought forward during, the short Session proposed, that there may be no necessity for again discussing these questions upon the meeting of the new Parliament. On the first of these questions, a very manly speech was delivered by Mr. W. HOUTOV, IN the town hall of Newcastle- tinder- Lytic, on the 4- th instant : and im- portance is attached to this speech, as Mr. HORTON is connected with administration, and is disposed to act liberally towards the Catholics. Mr. IIOHTO. N' proposes to pdinit Catholics to the fiill participation of civil rights, only upon the condition, of binding themselves by oaths, as explicit and comprehensive as language can make them, not to employ the power they may thus acquire, in any wav nrcjudieiaJ to our Protestant establishment in church an « l state ; and he concludes, that granting the claims of the Catholics upon this condition, would be a mea sure of perfect safety— for this obvious reason, that the respect which the catholics entertain for an oath, and thatunlv, prevents them from entering either House of Parliament, It must, however, be borne in mind, that our laws presume, that self- interest will for the most I jiiut pwjxJudcratc w- hen opposed to truth, and ait in BIRTHS. At Malta, on the 6th Aug. Lady Ross, ofa son. At Wellington Square, Ayr, on the 18th current, the Lady of Sir DAVHI HUNTER BLAIR, Bart, of Brownhill, of a son. MARRIAGE. At St. John, N. B. 011 the I5th ult. SAMUEL STEPHEN. Esq. Merchant, late of Aberdeen, to Miss ANN REID, Daughter of the late John Reid, Esq. in his Majesty's service, St. John. DEATHS. At Aberdeen, on the 10th irist. BENJAMIN-, second son of Dr. WILLIAMSON, Aberdeen. At Edinburgh, 011 the IStli curt. SUSANNAH, eldest daughter of Mr. Thomas Kinnear, writer, Stonehaven. At Montrose, on the 19th curt. ROBERT, third son of Mr. JAMES BURNES, writer. On the 22d curt, at Craiglug, Ferryhill, ALEX. BROWN, Farmer, aged 96. He was a very honest Industrious man, and until last spring, was able to work at his farm. We have more than once had occasion to allude to the pro- gress of the Company, now forming here, for the purpose of graining protection of property against loss by Fire, and for effecting Insurance tin Life, in all ihe departments of that ex- tensive and useful branch of business. As a public measure, the Copartnery is calculated to be of the - tmost importance ; not only, in so far as it will retain in the country many thous- ands of pounds at present. annually transmitted from this to England, but in diffusing more generally in the North Coun- try, the knowledge* and great advantages to be derived from Insurance 011 Life and Property. From the resolutions adopt- ed, at a meeting attended by two or three hundred of the part- ners, we are happy to see, that the principles 011 which this valuable Establishment is to he conducted, are liberal towards the public, and such as are likely to insure success to the partners. All the advantages of a resident Directory, and Proprietary, lo the knowledge of tbe actual situation and des- cription of property fo^ e insured ; and the- health, habits and circumstances of the lives of individuals transacting business w ith the Company, are fully secured to the proprietors ; while the Public have the advantage of that good faith and liberality which must result from a known Directory, We uuderstand, that the Company will be able to commence business about the beginning of the new year, with the feeling of the public iu their favour, and every chance of success. The Treasurer of the Infirmary has received, from Mr. JAMES MITCHELL, Treasurer to the Shipmaster Society, Five Pounds, being a legacy bequeathed to the Infirmary by the late Mrs. EBENEZER BONNER. O11 Wednesday last the Hon.. the.- Magistrates Professors of tbe Universities, aud Clergy, made their annual visitation of the public Schools in this City; but, as we have not been favoured with the official report, the particulars must be post- poned to our next. ' O11 Tuesday last, the Chapel of Ease School, Gilcomstone, was visited, by the Ministers of the parish, and the Professor of Divinity, King's College, who were pleased highly to ap- prove of Mr STRAITH'S mode of teaching.' and also of the pro- gress made by his Scholars in the various departments of edu- cation taught in his School. The- annual Visitation of Mr REID'S School, No. 3, Den- burn, for Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, & c. took place 011 Tuesday 25th October, in presence of some of the Professors of the University, and the Rev. the Clergy of the city, who expressed themselves satisfied with the progress the Scholars had made in the above branches of ecidcation. The examination Of Mr . MKSTON'S Junior Pupils took place on ' Thursday evening last, in Dempster's Hall, when the Scholars, to the number of 98, acquitted themselves mucll to the credit of their Master, and the satisfaction of the Visitors, amongst, whom were several clergymen of the town, and two of the Professors of Marischa! College. The youngest class commenced with the first elements of reatling ; and those mote advanced gave specimens of iheir knowledge of grammar, his- tory, and geography, which shewed that an excellent method had been followed, and greit pains bestowed in their tuition by Mr Meston, and his tvo meritorious Assistants. After all. the pupils had been beaM, several very creditable specimens of reciting were exhibited, aid 41 Prizes were deliveied to those appflrfiStly tin* 1 p- l < rlio!. irs, tft!, fly affanfmj^ to itif order in which they stood in their respective classes. So large a display of children of both sexes, all very young,.. afforded a most interesting and happy sight: and the room was crowded by a goodly assemblage of anxious parents and friends, Inking a delight iu witnessing the- growing improvements of tbe rising generation. ... ON Thursday last, Messrs, RIACKS' School,: for. English Reading ami Grammar, was visited by several of the Pro- fessors and Clergy, in Mr Dowt. ie's hall, when the scholars in the several classes, in presence ofa numerous ami genteel assemblage of ladies aud gentlemen, underwent an examina- tion in the above branches, which proved highly satisfactory. The elementary classes, with which the exercises commented, by their correct reading antl spelling, showed the great progress they had made iu these essentia! points, while the more ad- vanced classes evinced like gratifying proofs of their knowledge of the English language, of grammar, and construction, in which the iatter were strictly examined : and the whole ex- hibited alike thp attention and improvement of the scholars, as well as the abilities and diligence of Mr. RIACH and his Brother. On Friday last, Mr. PATERSUN'S school, iu the Netherkirk- gate, was visited by several of the Professors of King's and Ma risciial Colleges, Sjme of the younger pupils gave a fa- vourable specimen of iheir progress in Reading and Spelling English. ' The Scholars of the two junior Latin Classes were examined in Corderius and Cornelius Nepos, and displayed great skill and accuracy in analyzing, translating, and giving the construction of the passages prescribed— as well as in turn- ing, viva voce, sentences proposed to them in English into Classical Latin. ' To the'more advanced Scholars, an English theme to be turned into Latin was. prescribed, which was per- formed in such a manner as to evince the great pains which had been bestowed by their teacher, iu instructing them in the niceties of . the construction of the Latin language ; and alto- gether impressed the Visitors strongly with the care and ability of Mr. P. which are such as to entitle him to the confidence of of the public. Mr. PATERSOK will open a CLASS for the RUDI- MENTS 011 Wednesday next, the 2d of November, at 10 o'clock, A M. The following sums have been received by the Treasurer of the Sick Alan's Friend : — A Gentleman, - - - - £ 0 5 Miss F. - . - -. 10 A Lady, a friend to humanity, ( in a letter), - 2 2 Wm, M'C. Esq. being the & um leceived by him as a Juryman, - 11 Alex. Brown, Esq, '- - - I 1 Mr. Archibald Tytler, - - - 0 5 A Lady, ( inclosed in a letter.) - - J O Amount of Collection in the West Church, - - 54 18 Of In. addition paid to the Treasurer : Two Gentlemen, One Shilling each, Two Gentlemen, per A, S. Esq, J. Chalmers, Esq, Mrs M C. A Gentleman, - A Servant Girl, Mr Wm. Johnston, David Milne, Esq. - - 0 10 A Gentleman, J. R, - - 0 2 A Lady, per Mr W. Thomson, jttii. 1 0 Mrs D. - - - 0 2 A Gentleman, - - 1 2 James'J'. Esq, - - - 0 JO Per A. W, Esq. - - 05 Wm. Smith, Esq, - - 02 Mr. C. - - - 02 W. S. Esq. - -. 05 One who was prevented attending the Church, - - - 1 - 0 A. G. Esq. - - - 0 IO 0 0 0 0 0 6 ' 6 6 6 0 6' 6 0 0 6 G 0 -£ 61 8 Ot The Managers embrace this - opportunity of expressing their grateful thanks to their generous Donors, who have so cheer- fully and promptly come forward to the support of this Insti- tution ; and in particular, to the Rev. WM. LEITH, for his able Services 011 Sabbath evening ; as also, to, the Hon. the Ma- gistrates, and to the Clergy and Kirk Session, of this City.. The Treasurer of the Coal Fund, Old Aberdeen, has re- ceived Five Pounds from the Ladies and Gentlemen wlao con- ducted! the Assemblies in the Town Hall there last season : thus evincing, that in the hour of innoceut festivity, the wants of the poor were not forgotten;. The tenantry of the Earl of KIKTORE, 111 the burgh and parish of Kintore, anxious to- testify their gratitude for the. li- beral manner in which the late renewal of rileir leases was con- ducted, met on Tuesday 25th ult. in Fraser's Inn, where they partook of an excellent dinner, which had been prepared for the occasion. After lite cloth was removed, and a bumper to his Majesty had been drank, Baillie Mackie, tlie Chairman, rose to propose a toast, in which, he said, he was conscious, that there was no one present who would not cordiaily join. The Ear! of Kiotore, ever since he had succeeded to his title and estates, had - shewn himself generously inclined towards his tenants— but they had lately received the most substantial proof of the interest which lie took in the prosperity of those who lived under him ; not a single competitor for any of their farms had been allowed, and tbe consequence was, that all were com- fortably accommodated, a circumstance of rare occurrence on so extensive a property. He therefore proposed " the health of the Earl of Kintore. and long life to gladden the hearts of his numerous tenantry." The toast was drank with three times three, with an enthusiasm that evinced how much the senti- ment was in unison with their feelings. The Countess of Kin- tore, antl the other branches of the family, were also drank, with affectionate regard : antl after the company had enjoyed themselves, with thai cordiality and good humour which the occasion of the meeting was calculated to inspire, they repaired to their respective homes, each highly delighted with the scene iu whith lie had been an actor. During the evening, an im- mense bonfire blazed 011 the green, the bells were rung, fire arms discharged, and the populace plentifully regaled with Whisky and Porter. Price of Provisions, <. in Aberdeen Market yesterday. Quartern Loaf 10^ d Oatmeal, p. peck ... 13d a 15d Bearmeal, Potatoes, JMalt, Beef, per lb. Mutton, Veal, lid a I2d Is 4d a Is 6d 2s 7tl ... 4d a 8d •• 5d a 7d ... 4d a 8d Pork, per lb. Butter. 4d a 5$ d Is Gd a Is lOd Eggs, per doz. .. Cheese, p. stone ... Tallow, 1 • ... Hay, .. llaw Hides per lb. Coals, p. boll Fine Flour 55s per sack. 9( 1 a I. 7s a 8s Od 7s a 8s Od 12da 13d 41.1 a 5d 4s fid a 5s Od MEAL MARKET. Oatmeal in the Market on Thursday and Friday, 343 bolls, which sold from 16s. 6d. to 19s. 6d. per bofl- Ret. nl price, 13d to 15d— Bearmeal lid. to Is.— Sids, 8d. to 9d Malt, 2s. 7d. ABERDEEN CORN MARKET, October 28. There was a complete stagnation in the Market for Bear; owing to the apprehension of the Ports opening, and prices may be considered as nearly nominal. For Oats the demand is steady, and as the best samples are now coming forward, in good condition, the shipping has commenced, though on a li- mited scale. Potatoe Oats, 19s. Oil. to 22s. Od. Common Oats, 17s. 0,1. to 20s". fid. Bear, 24s. Od. to 27s. fid. Wheat, ... ... 26s. Od. to 51s. Od. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The AJert, Castrum, and MurCury,- Walker, arrived hcie 011 Monday last, after passages of about 19 days from Dantzic, left the Janjes and Margin et about two- thirds loaded., for . Lon- don, and the Union, Mitchell, about half- loaded, for Aber- deen. The Alert passed the Sound on the 11th inst.; saw in the Cattegate tbe Craigievar, Rae, of Aberdeen, which had sailed from Elsineur on the loth inst. bound from Dau. izic for London, and spoke, off the Scaur, the Juno of Dundee, 53 bouts Iroiii the ' lay. The Alert lost some of her bulwarks in the gale oi'the 20th and 2I » t inst. which she experienced with tremendous violence. Oil Tuesday, the Louisa, Young, in 21 days, and Glentan- ner, Mitchell. 28 days from Cape Breton, passed through this bay. the former for Dundee, and the latter for Leith. ' The Glentanner, the day after sailing, spoke the brig James, of London, from Bristol to Miramichi, with passengers, all well, long. 57. W.; and on the 29: h Sept. the Atlantic, Lawson, out 26 days from Greenock, for Quebec, lat. 44 - N. long. 54. W. On arrival. outward at. Cape Breton, the Glen tanner had just put a party of ship- carpenters, passengers, into a boat, which, as the men were in the act of cheering, was al- lowed to drop a- stern- of the . vessel, when it came in contact with a boat in tow. and both boats were upset, by which accident a tine young ra m. of the name of King, from Colliestou, was unfortunately drowned, , . On Tuesday also, a sloop, the Sophia, M'Kenzte, of and. for Thurso, fiom Newcastle, was put in here, owing to it blowing ' strong from the northward. This vessel hatl, iu consequence of the gale of the 20th and 21st, been obliged to go into Holy island, where he learned, that the day previous a sloop, Ihe Robert and Janet, of Siornoway. bad appeared there in dis- tress, having spent aj| her sails, from, ( he want of which she was, in attempting the, harbor, dijycin. ashore near the en- trance. Tile master soon after jumped: into the sea, and swimming towards the laud, had gained footing, , wl( po, « « is u. tppnT-, 1, from the ronfu- eij - i -. tewhicii tlielie'. iling •>! tin n .--. t-,. mer him. and sand blowing in his face had occasioned, he turned round, and, instead of seeking the shore, plunged ag ii 11 into the breakers, bv which- he was carried out so far" ihat'liis only safety seemed to he in gelling hack 10 tbe vessel, which he had so neatly fe- caiueil, that those on board were in the act of throwing ti rope to him, at the moment li- lien a heavv sea over- whelmed h'im. su that he never again appeared. Three or four young women, passengers, had already been washed off the vesVl and drowned', and the ourviviirs, three iu number, wertf oirthe jmint id' sharing the same fjte. when they ( lie mate, a seaman, and a boy) were brought on shore by a coble, which, with difficulty, pulled through Ihe breakers to their assistance. The seaman ' died soon after being'landed j a It. I " tiie vcsSel, which was loaded with states, shorily after went to pieces. Tlie brig li'tiby, Hutcheon, of and from Aberdeen, hound to Sunderland, in ballast, got 011 shore near Si/ uier Poinr, oij the night of the IRth Inst. Crew saved; and the vessel pected to he got off without material damage. The same night, the schooner John. Walker, from thli place for Sunderland, ran on slime near Blyth. as reported 011 lilyth rocks, where she lay a title, but was got off. alter un- shipping her rudder ; and having sustained no farther damage, next day arrived Safely at her port of destination. During the late gales the smatk Nimrotl, of this place. lost atl aitehor and part of a cable, while riding lii the S ade-= « Myf, on Wednesday night, the 19ih instant, and put batfc id Gravesend. . ' The Aberdeen Packet, Barnet, parted from li^ r anchor and 75 fathoms of chain, while riding in Hlwki Roads, 011 Fri- day the 21st inst. about one o'clock A. M. After parting she went to sea, under her reefed try- sail and storm- jib, and was driven as far to the south as the Dudgeon, but made Hawke Roads again 011 Saturday forenoon, where the smack Search, Hogg, hatl arrived, it still blowing fresh from about N. N. E. j both vessels had received considerable damage iu their sails, & c. but the passengers and crews of them were all well. The following whale- fishing ships, belonging to this place, have arrived from D. ivis' Straits since our last : St. Andrew, Newton, 6 fish; Alexander, Fairbiirn, 7 do.; Lteiitia, Clark. 4 do. j Princess of Wales White. 3 do. ; Heorielta, Ann- strong. 4 do.; Middicton. Caruill. I large fish, killed in lat. 67. long. 6!.; Hercules, Thomson, 9 do. The Mid- dleton killed her fish on the 5th jnst. and had an uncom- monly quick passage from the Straits, whence she took her departure on the Bill, aud came into this harbour 011 the 26lh, On the 26th Sept. the crew nf one of the boats harpooned » fisli, when, by a stroke of her tail, the boat was cut in two. and nearly shattered to pieces. A boat from the Harmony of- Hull happily succeeded ill. saving them all, except two, one. Of which . was a young man, of the name of John Pctrlc, from Siroinness, and the other. William Grant, behmgiilg- to this place, where lie has left a widow and young family to lament their loss. These are ihe tasl ships of tht season, < ' The only ship left by the Middleton. and believed to- be tlx last of the season, was the Dor don. Linskill, of Hull, killing, as supposed, her 8th fish. 011 the 5th iust. Arrived at I'etetbe. d, from the same fishery— Jean, Mint|>; Gleaner, Shand ; Dexterity. Robertson; Resolution,- Pnillip ; Hannibal, Biruie; and Traveller. Hutchison j generalK wiUi from 1. to 3 fish i Alpheus, Duncan, clean; Hope, Voluoi, 6 fish; Union, Mackie,< 6 do.; aud Superior, Malison, 5 do.. The Active, whose perilous situation was st = teil iu olir last, was abandoned on the 29ill Sept. hy Copt. Gray ailil his crew, w ho have arrived by the above vessels-. The Prince fif Waterlue, Deary, arrived at Trieste 011 tlie- 5th inst. alter a tedious passage, owing partly to light aldi variable winds, and had not been admitted lo pratique on the 10th. Tlie only other Aberdeen vessels at that port were the Mansfield, Martin, and Success, Hodge, laid on as geneftili ships, the former for Liverpool and tbe latter for London. ' O11 the 18th inst. between Stonehaven and- Bervie, it blow- ing a gale, a seaman, of the name Of Brown, 011 board Ihe schooner Eliza, of and from Newhurgh, for Sunderland, bar- ing gone aloft, fell, unpercrived, into ilie foaming deep, where- he found a watery grave. He has left a wife and young fa- mily, dependent on his exertions for their support. The Ocean, Siruthers, which had been obliged to seek shelter ill Glen luce bay,' on her passage from Quebec to Bel- fast, as slated in our last, sailed again on the 21st, but was. immediately taken with such a violent gale, as to be put under his close- reefed main. top- sail, so that he was under tbe neces- sity of running into Dunieary or Kingston harbour, hut ar- rived Oil the 2.5th Inst, at Belfast, her port of destination. The following vessels, belonging to Aberdeen, have arrived at Quebec: — Scotia, llobisou, 16th; Diadem. Barclay; Sir William Wallace. Anderson; Rob Roy, Keun, 17tU; and- Brilliant, Beverly, 18th September. The Aid, Daveny, coal loaded, for Aberdeen, went into Holy Island on Monday last-, there were about 13 more ves- sels lying there, bound to the northward. The Isabella, Campbell; Briton, Wallace; and Excellent, Elliot, for Wick antl ihe Caithness coast, to load herrings,, were driven up lo Cromarty in the late gales, and remained there on Sunday last, ' The schooner Union, Baxter, from Wick, with herrings, and the Thistle, Allan, from Shields, with coals, have ai rived, at London, the former with some loss and damage of her - sail... The Douglas, Kidd, of ibis place, from Archangel « >• Dundee, after being a fortnight in Lerwick. Shetland, sailed 011 the 19th inst. and, it is supposed, has been driven to tile- southward in the gale of the. 20ili anil 21st. Three vessels, which sailed with her from I. erwick, leave arrived at Leitb. Williamina, . Melville, at Liverpool, from St. Petersburg!!,. 22d curt, all well. Shakespeare, Goldie, at Ramsgate, 17th instant, for Mes- sina. John, Young, from Aberdeen to Metnel, passed the Sound, 9ib inst. — Upwards. Criinontnogale, Davidson, from Dantiic to Yarmouth,, passed the Sound 7th inst.— Downwards. ARRIVED AT ABERDEEN. Oct. 22— Fame, Bruce, Fraserburgh, and Gtitllries, Blues, Dundee, goods— 23 Grampian, Stucrock, and Captain. Baxter, Suiiderland, coals; Courier, Campbell, Glasgow ~ London Packet, Davidson, Leith; Bell and: Ann, ' l'lioni, Peterhead ; Two Sisters, Gray, Dysart ; and Janet, Chal- mers, Leith, goods-,— 24 Mercury, Walker, and Al- rt. M'Kenzie, Dantzic, goods ; Sir D. Moncrieff, Patersnn, In- verness. do— 25 Maiy, Philip ; Diana. Black ; Per- ever- ance, Ritchie; Friendship. Beattie; Ruby. Cooper; Per- cival, Ferguson; and Vicissitude, • Parkison, - Sunderland, coals; Sophia, M'Keuiie, Newcastle, do; Dope, \ Va » , Peterhead, ballast; Ossian, Itruce, Portessey, liefriwgs—. 27 Hiud, Davidson, and Barbara and Margaret, Abbot, Sun- derland, coals. SAILED. Oct. 21— Expert, Leslie, Loudon, goods— 23 Hope, Watt, Pen nan ; Marquis of Himtly, Mearns, Leilb ; Ojde Packet, M- Gill, Alloa; and Edinburgh Packet, Nurrir, Leith,. goods ; Sisters Crawford, Sunderland, timber; Ari- adne, Collie, Newcastle, ball'ast; Bowen, Atmslroug, Sun- derland, timber; Countess of Klgin, Still, Moitirosc, goods; Jean, Thomson ; Macduff, Milne ; aud Five Fiietids, Miliu, London, fish; Henry and William, Al'ion; Dunvegim. Cooper ; and Caih- irine, Burgees Sunderland, ballimt ; Tyne, . Leat. Ii, Newcastle, goods; Waterloo, Reid, tin bal- last— 24 Juno, Blues Dundee, goods; Theophilus, Rnncy, and Alfred, Cadenhead, Sunderland; Pearl, Watson, New. ensile; and Ranger, Davidson. Sunderland, ballast ; Young Johns. Abbot, Leith, and Mayflower, Gowan, Aberlacly, grain ; Regent, Kerr, Loudon, goods— 25 Newcastle, Leslie, Newcastle, goods; Sir C. Batiks, Baxter, London, stones: Union, Crawford ; Jean, Wattie j mid Helein, Ctaigie, Sun- derland, ballast,— 26 Friendship, Caithness;> Afbrbuth ; and Mansfield, Morrisou. - London, goods; Mountaineer, Philip, do. slates; Janet'and Ann, M* Allan, Stonehaven, grai- i— i- 27 Clyde, Russel, Wick; Bell and Ann, Thotn, Petethcad ; and ' Three Brothers, Reid, Banll, goods. B011 Accord, Brown, uud Cato, D. ivies, at London, 22tl instant. - POSTSCRIPT, XiONDON. LOSS OF THE COMET. ' GoumcK, Tuesday, one o'clock. There have been six boats dragging all d, y. At a quarter to eleven o'clock Captain Sutherland's body, and that'of, a soldier, belonging to the 45lh regiment, werO found. " The botlyof the young tnai'i. whose linens were niatked' C. IX, Si has beeii claimed. His name is Charles Bailey SutW.- i. laud.. Additional list of persons known, to. be IIM! I Mr. Ross, Fort William— Evan Kennedy. Is. it William— » Mr. Rose, a student from Inverness and' three yniMg gi- Vl** supposed to he his sisters— Mrs, M'Millan, couk to Mr., M- Donald. Borrodala. Arisaig. Recapitulation.— Saved 1 I — Found on 21. SI, 11— 22d, 29—- ? 3d, 12 — 25tb. 2— Known to be lost, but bodies not luund, 7„ Total accounted for, 73. ' ' MR. HUME.— Our excellent antl patriotic countryman, arrived at the Waterloo Hotel, Edinburgh, oif Tuesday ihe 25th inst. He left Londoif on Friday week in the smack. Venus, which encountered such furious storms, 011 her wnyt north, that after heating about sij days, losing her bowsprit., and narrowly escaping shipwreck, she was obliged lo put back to Yarmouth lloads. Having landed the passengers trfierv 041 Friday she returned 10 Harwich. Mr Hume joins lo bis oilier acquirements a knowledge ol seamanship, and his exertions we undi rstund were of essential service in preserving die vessel. The Pilot smaeSt was at » ea at the same time, and was nls ) compel led To put back. Mr Hume came Fiuui Norwich by - tlie stage- conch and mall.