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London: Published for the Proprietors, by William Orr, Paternoster- row ; James Chambers, Edinburgh; and sold by all Bookselltrs in Town and Country. 71, Leadenhall- street, City. SMITHFIELD, DEC. 7. Tbe market is very indifferently supplied with cattle, the few there being only the refuse of Monday. Beef has no variation in prices from that day. Mutton has not a brisk sale, and has declined 2d. per stone. Veal and Pork each 2d. higher. The Hay market was without any va- riation. ( Per stone of 81b., sinking the offal.) Beef 3s Od to 4s Od | Veal 4s 4d to 5s 4d Mutton 4s Od to 4s 8d | Pork 4s Od to 5s Od HEAD OF CATTLE AT THIS DAY'S MARKET. Beasts 462 | Calves ...... 151 | Sheep.... 3,590 | Pigs 120 HAY AND STRAW PER LOAD. Hay 50s to 75s | Clover ... 75s to 100s | Straw 27s to 33s THOMAS HASLER, Sec. BRITISH COLLEGE OF HEALTH, NEW- ROAD, KING'S- CROSS, LONDON. MR. MOHISON, the President, and Mr. MOAT, the Vice- President, in conjunction with all the Honorary Members, and Country Agents of the British College of Health, being now fully borne out with the conviction, approbation, and indubitable proofs, of upwards of 200,000 individuals ( who had been thrown aside by the Fa- culty, and out of the Hospitals, as incurable) having been restored to sound health by the " Universal Medicines;" with all this incontro- vertible mass of evidence in support of the Hygeian Theory and Prac- tice, which challenges the controversy of the whole body of Medicists, under the old system to subvert, they, the heads of the College, hesitate not to declare, in the face of tlie Faculty, that this new light must com- pletely change the whole course of the Materia Medica, and introduce a new era in the science of physic: that, in fact, mankind will be taught, in future, a new and certain mode of investigating the nature and cause of Diseases in general, and of possessing a certain and harmless mode of cure, making every individual liis own efficient doctor. In confirmation of what is here asserted, the heads of the College mean to insert, in this Paper, a continued series of new cases, from individuals fiving their names, residences, and dates of time of cure, all of whie'i ave been voluntarily given, and ascertainable as to the facts by inquiry. Besides the national government of Great Britain, which is now sub- jected to severe investigation, there is another institution, namely. Physic, which, like every tiling human, being subject to corruption and decay, requires careful watching, and frequent renovation. That it is, and has been, for along period, in a condition to require the most ex tensive pruning and repair, is evident to every right thinking person ; and although we happen to be among the simplest and most innocent of God's creatures, we are filled with amazement at the patient and ass- like stupidity of that huge animal, the public, in submitting to the un- measurable abuse, insults, and immorality, flowing from such empoi- soned source. . Our attention at this time has been more particularly attracted to- wards the school for medicine, from the prevalence of anew and terrific disease aniong us— the vexations and conflicting opinions of medical professors as to its cause— and the complicated, contradictory, and violent remedies they propose and apply, together with the manifold preparations we are advised to make in meeting, grappling with, or eluding the death dealing giant; and we have, in this study, been led to reflect on the slow or rather retrograde march of physic, for those 2,000 years past, while all other human pursuits have advanced, and are ad- vancing to perfection. In proportion as civilization progresses, it would appearthat disease is multiplied; and notwithstanding the splendid establishments, laboratories, halls, hospitals, schools of anatomy— the grubbing up of dead carcases— the g- uttling and guddling among the posthumous filth and putrefaction of rotting humanity— Burking of the living subject— torturing the afflicted with frightful operations— blister- ing, bleeding, scarifying, and cauterising;— notwithstanding the innu- merable works which perpetually issue from tlie groaning press, treat- ing of every fraction of the human body— burdened with a nomenclature that to pronounce would rive the jaws of an iron- lunged Russian, and with sounds that would furnish a vocabulary for the Hhu- hymns : almost every year adds some new and unknown disease to the catalogue of our physical miseries, while the professed sons of Esculapius become more and more bewildered in a labyrinth of lymplieducts, or lose them- selves in a volumefof medicated vapour. The progress of physic is, in- deed, more like a " dance of death," than what it ought to be— a pleasant walk among the fragrant bowers of health, happiness, and repose. No wonder, therefore, that, mankind, groping amid such bewilder- ment, should be ready to welcome every glimmering of light, though they may prove but will- o'- the- whisps to lead them farther into the fastnesses of delusion": no wonder that quacks, with tlieir balms of gilead and uni- versal specifies, meet a ready reception, and fatten and flourish on man's fears and credulity, wlien the learned, the well- paid, and esta- blished conservators of the public health confess their ignorance of the cause, and tlieir doubts as to the cure of any disease whatever.— Under such circumstances, it becomes the duty of every public instructor to investigate the pretentions of all who set themselves forth as the ad- ministrators of sovereign remedies; and, as truth maybe mixed with error, endeavour to separate what is good and useful in each system, and expose what is dangerous. . . In pursuin? this object, and studying the various pathological schemes which, like bad physic, have been thrust down the throat, and kept the vitals of the public body in perpetual agitation, we liave been led to examine the doctrines of a new school, denominated the British College of Health, which has been of two or three years' standing- spread itself over a great part of England uninterrupted, and as at length fixed one of its feelers in this neighbourhood. Aware that many of our readers are favourably disposed towards this new system, attracted perhaps by its bold denunciation of the orthodox establishment of pbvsic, and the simplicity of its own structure; and having learned that our contemporaries of the broad sheet had refused a place to the advertisement which appeared in our columns, we felt it our duty to make further inquiry : and having examined Mr. Moat, the agent for this quarter, and read his rule of faith— the " Morisoniana," we are prepared to explain the question at issue between the Faculty and the Hygeist, without at present venturing on a decision.— Trades'Advocate, Glasgow. Tne " Vegetable Universal Medicines" are to be had at the College, New- road, King's- cross, London; at the Surrey Branch, 96, Great Sur- rey- street, Blackfriars; Mr. Field's, 16, Air- street, Quadrant; Mr. Chappell's Royal Exchange; Mr. Walker's, Lamb's Conduit- passage, Red Lion- square ; Mr. J. 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Brcwn or Muscovado Sugar cwt 29s Exclusive of the import duties thereon. 7d GORTON'S TOPOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY. This day is published, in 3 vols. 8vo. strongly bound in cloth and let- tered, price 3?. 12s.; or with the Maps accurately coloured, half- bound morocco, 4?. 14s. 6d., ANEW TOPOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND: comprising every City, Town, Village, and Hamlet in the Three Kingdoms ; with an Appendix, con- taining the New Population Return, and an Analysis of the Reform and Boundary Bills. By JOHN GORTON, Editor of " The General Biogra- phical Dictionary." Tlie Irish and Welsh Articles, by G. N. WRIGHT, M. A. author of several tours in Ireland. Accompanied by a series of Fifty- four Quarto Maps, with the New County Divisions, beautifully en- graved on steel, by Sidney Hall. 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" This very valuable work is now complete. We do not pretend to have examined it with laborious attention, but, so far as personal know- ledge has enabled us to test its accuracy, we have found the information given abundant and satisfactory. The principle on which the work has een compiled is original and most excellent; and the maps which ac- company it ( fifty- four altogether) are clear, and, from our faith in Mr. Sidney Hall, the engraver, we have no doubt, very correct. To make tlie work as complete as possible, an analysis of the reform and boun- dary bills has been added."— Athemeum. " The advantages of this dictionary above any other are numerous. It gives the very latest statistical facts, drawn from thelast surveys, and from local inquiries; it separates the mere details of distances, po- pulation, fairs, & c. from the general account of places, by the adoption of a smaller type, which has all the utility of the tabular form, without the inconveniences attending tabular reference; and it carefully em- bodies, up to the period of publication, such matters of information as, under the changes effected by the reform bill, are not to be found col- lected elsewhere. We greatly commend the dil igence, correctness, and skill of the editor, and congratulate him on the close of his arduous labours, which have added to the Englishman's'library a work of the highest value and importance."— Atlas. Also ( separately) in one vol. 8vo. price 8s., second edition, with the Analysis of the Reform and Boundary Bills, THE POPULATION RETURN OF 1831, with the annual value of Real Property, as assessed in 1815, alphabetically arranged. London: Published by Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand, and sold by all Booksellers. AH REN'S ADDRESS TO HIS NORTHERN FRIENDS. AIR—" Scots wha hae." COAL- MARKET, FRIDAY, DEC. 7. Price of Coals, per ton, at the close of the market. Adair's, 17s 6d— Beaumont, 17s— Charlotte, 17s 6d— Chester Main, 16s 6d— Dean's Primrose, 17s 9d— East Percy, 17s 6d— Felling Main, 17s 6d— Garesfield, 15s 6d— Hebburn, 19s— Holywell, 18s 9 — Kenton West, 18s 6d— Orde's Renheugh, 16s 6d— Pontop Windsor, 17s 6d— Shipcote, 17s— Thackrah Main, 18s 6d— Tanfield, 18s 3d— Townley, 16s 6d to 16s 9d — Wylam, 18s 9d— Willington, 19s 6d— West Hartley, 18s— Wall's- end, Bewicke and Co. 20s Sd to 20s 6d— Ditto, Boundary, 18s— Ditto, Brown's, 18s 6d— Ditto, Callerton, 16s 6d— Ditto, Carr and Co. lis 6d— Ditto, Clark and Co. 18s 6d— Ditto, Gosfortli, 23s 3d— Ditto, Heaton, 19s 3d to 20s— Ditto, Hilda, 19s — Ditto, Jolift'e, 16s— Ditto, Killingworth, lis 3d to 19s 6d— Ditto, Newbiggen, 17s— Ditto, Newmarcli, 19s 6d— Ditto, Perkins, 19s 3d— Ditto, Riddeli's, 20s 2d— Ditto, Walker's, 19s 6d— Beil's Priml rose, 16s— Wall's end, Hetton, 21s— Ditto, Lyon's, 19s 3d— Ditto, Lamb- ton, 21s— Ditto, Russell's Hetton, 21s to 21s 3d— Ditto, Stewart's, 21s— Ditto, Stobart's, 17s— Ditto, Adelaide, 20s— Ditto, Butterknowl, 20s— Ditto, Musgrave, 18s 6d— Ditto, South Durham, 19s 6d— Ditto, Tees, 20s 6d to 20s 9d— Barnsley, 17s 6d— Elgin, Wall's- end, 17s— Hartley, 19s— Howard's Netherton Main, 17s— Sill stone, Field, and Co. 19s— V> all's- end, Greenwich Hospital, 16s 6d— Primrose ( small) 14s. 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This easy- shining and brilliant BLACKING, prepared by ROBERT WARREN, 30, Strand, London; and sold in every town in the kingdom, Liquid, in Bottles, and Paste Blacking, in Pots, at 6d., 12d., and 18d. each. Be particular to inquire for Warren's, 30, Strand: all others are counterfeit OR Ihe CURE of COUGHS, COLDS, ASTHMAS, From the LONDON GAZETTE of Tuesday and Friday last. WAR OFFICE, DEC. 4.— Royal Regiment of Horse Guards— Brevet Major E. W. Bouverie to be Major and Lieutenant- Colonel, by purchase, vice Hanmer, who retires; Lieut. J. Lord Elphinstone to be Captain, by purchase, vice Bouverie ; Cornet R. S. Oliver to be Lieutenant, by pur- chase, vice Lord Elphinstone ; G. S. Buck, gent, to be Cornet, by pur- chase, vice Oliver. 7tli Regiment of Foot— Captain Lord S. Lennox, from half- pav Unat- tached, to be Captain, vice Hon. S. Hay, who exchanges; Ensign T. Wright, from the 15th Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Lord Torrington, who retires. 11th Foot— A. Cockburn, gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Peake, who retires. 14tli Foot— Brevet Major Henry Marquis of Worcester, from half- pay 37th Foot, to be Captain, vice E. L'Estrange, who exchanges. 15th Foot— Captain E. G. Howard, from halt- pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice L. Tollemache, who exchanges; J. R. Nash, gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wright, promoted in the 7th Foot. 36th Foot— Captain G. Cairnes to be Major, by purchase, vice Lord G. Hervey, who retires; Lieut. E. R. King'to be Captain, by purchase, vice Cairnes; Ensign G. Sockett to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice King; J. B. Pilgrim, gent., to be Ensign, by purchace, vice Sockett. 42d Foot— H. M. Drummond, gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Stirling, promoted. 52( 1 Foot— Lieut. W. Butler to be Adjutant, vice Swan, who resigns the Adjutancy only. 55th Foot— Lieut. T. A. Ileriot to be Adjutant, vice Wilson, who re- signs the Adjutancy only. 61st Foot— Ensign W. Ward to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice M'Kinnon, promoted ; G. Harkness, gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ward. 64th Foot— Captain M. H. Fagan, from half- pay 2d Ceylon Regiment, to be Captain, vice Boyes, deceased. 74th Foot— Captain 15. St. John Mildmay, from half- pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice W. Graham, who exchanges, receiving the difference. 76th Foot— Captain W. N. Hutchinson to be Major, by purchase, vice Faincombe, who retires; Lieut. It. A. Gossett to be Captain, by pur- chase, vice Hutchinson; Ensign R. Le Poer Trench to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gossett. 77th Foot— Ensign J. Powell to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Bevan, deceased; Ensign T. liuckland, from half- pay 35th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Powell. 89th Foot— Brevet Major G. E. Jones to be Major, by purchase, vice Forbes, who retires ; Lieut. E. Kenny to be Captain, by purchase, vice Jones; Ensign W. II. Bayntun to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Kenny ; F. C. Aylmer, gent, to be Ensign, bv purchase, vice Bavntun. 96th Foot— Captain O. Pilling-, from the 2d West India Regiment, to be Captain, vice Hendrick, who retires. 2d West India Regiment— Captain J. J. Peck, from half- pay Unat- tached, to be Captain, vice Pilling, appointed to the 96th Foot; Ensign W. Jones, from half- pay 88th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Wilson, deceased. UNATTACHED— Lieut. D. H. A. M'Kinnon," from the 61st Foot, to be Captain of Infantry, by purchase ; Lieut. II. B. Barnham, from the 15th Foot, to be Captain of Infantry, without purchase. HOSPITAL STAFF— N. Dartnell, gent, to be Staff- Assistant- Surgeon, vice Hollier, placed upon half- pay. CHAPLAINS— Rev B. B. Stevens, from half- pay, to be Chaplain of the Forces, vice Winnock, deceased. MEMORANDA— The christian names of Ensign Lord Algernon Chi- chester, of the 90th Foot, are Stephen Algernon. The half- pay of the under- mentioned Officers has been cancelled from the 4th instant, inclusive, they having accepted commuted allowances for their commissions :— Lieut. W. H. Bucke, half- pay 43d Footr Lieut. Jones, half- pay 60th Foot; Lieut. T. Alcock, half- pay 24th Light — ' " - t, f * . o 1 i LAW. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DEC. 4. RUSHWORTH v. NORTH.— This was an action for slander. The plaintiff, an attorney at Hull, was accosted by the defendant, for- merly a farmer, and now a sheriff's officer, in'the Market- place at Hull, and called by him " a eternal thief," and charged with " robbing him out of 61.;" the same charge was afterwards repeated to other parties. The defendant's Counsel contended that the words were not used to imply a felony or a dishonesty in his profession, but that Mr. Rushworth having had occasion to proceed professionally against Mr. North, the enpenses had exceeded the original amount, and that the latter alluded to this circumstance, when making use of the expression " robbing him out of 61." The Lord Chief Justice summed up, and tli? jury found for the plaintiff— Damages, One Farthing. FRIDAY, DEC. 7. ANDF. JITON V. LORD FOLEY.— This was an action on a bill of exchange fur 1,000?. accepted by the defendant and endorsed by the plaintiff. The defence was, that the transaction was illegal, as a sufficient consideration had not been received by the acceptor. It appeared from the evidence that Lord Foley had given bills ( of which the present was one) amounting to five thousand pounds to a Mr. Alves to get discounted, upon which he ( Mr. Alves) ad- vanced his Lordship eight hundred pounds, Mr. Alves parted with them to a Mr. John Archdeacon Richardson. The plaintiff, Mr. Anderton, who described himself in the proceedings as a connois- seur in paintings, subsequently gave two thousand pounds and se- veral pictures valued at three thousand pounds, to a Mr. Pennell, a picture- dealer with whom he had casually become acquainted, for Lord Foley's 5,0001. bills. How these bills got into the hands of Mr. Pennell frdm those of Mr. Richardson was not proved, there being no indorsement on the bills ( beyond Lord Foley's), but that of Mr. Anderton ; and Mr. Pennell told that gentlenan, on the occasion of the transaction between them, that he ( Mr. P.) made a point of never putting his name to a nobleman's bill passing through bis hands. The present action was upon one of the above- named bills of Lord Foley ; and the defence set up was, that his Lordship bad not received a full consideration for the bills. The Lord Chief Justice sumn ed up the evidence tothejurv, who, after retiring for about three- quarters of an hour, found a ve'r- dictfortha defendant, on the ground that the plaintiff advanced the money and pictures for the bill asuriously. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, THURSDAY, DEC. 6. SHARP, v. GREY.— This was an action brought by the plain- tiff to recover compensation for an injury sustained by him in con- sequence of the breaking down of the defendant's coach. On the 12th of March last the plaintiff, who was clerk in a linen- draper's house in the city, at a salary of 130/. a- year, was return- ing to town from Chertsey on the outside of the defendant's coach, when, as they arrived at Kensington- gore, they met another car- riage, to avoid which it became necessary to move from Ihe Mac- adamized part of the road upon that which was paved, whereupon the axletree broke, and the plaintiff, who was sitting on the box, was thrown on the ground with great violence. His thigh- bone was dreadfully fractured, and protruded through the skin. He was taken to a surgeon's in tbe neighbourhood, aud afterwards removed to his mother's house in Grenville- street, Brunswick- square. He is at present only able to move about a little on crutches, and will be lame for life. His salary has been suspended during bis confine- ment, and his medical and other expenses amounted to from 701. to 80/. No blame was imputed to the coachman, who was driving at a steady ordinary pace of six miles an hour at the time the accident occurred ; but it was contended on behalf of the plaintiff that the defendant, the owner of the coach, had not used that precaution and care to guard against accidents of this kind which he was bound by law to use, inasmuch as it appeared that where the iron of the axletree had given way there had been an old crack or fissure, which showed that a new axletree ought to have been supplied. For the defence it was urged, that no negligence had been proved, nor had the defendant been guilty of any, inasmuch as the axletree had been examined from time lo lime, as well as the rest of the coach, and every precaution taken to ascertain that it was all sound and firm ; but the crack appeared to be in that part of the iron which was buried in wood, and covered wilh an iron clip, whereby it was concealed from observation, it not being customary in exa- minations of this kind to remove such clips. The Lord Chief Justice was of opinion, that the defendant was bound, when he undertook to carry passengers for hire, to provide them with sound coaches, and use every precaution to guard against accident by carefully examining his' coaches from time to time. Here he had omitted, when submitting this coach for examination, to have the clips taken off in order that the iron under them might be inspected, and accordingly a crack under one of those clips was the cause of the present accident. At' the same time, although the law cast the consequences of the accident on his shoulders, yet it appeared that, morally speaking, he had been guilty of no mis- conduct, and, therefore, tbe jury would bear that in mind in assess- ing the damages. Verdict for the plaintiff— Damages 300/. F PILLS.— The numerous and respectable testimonials daily received of the extraordinary efficacy of the above pills, in curing the most dis- tressing and long established diseases of the pulmonary and respiratory organs, induces the Proprietor to recommend them to the notice of those afflicted with the above complaints, conceiving that a medicine, which has now stood the test of experience for several years, cannot lie too generally known. They are composed entirely of balsamic veget- able ingredients, and are so speady in their beneficial effects, that in ordinary cases a few doses have been found sufficient; and, unlike most cougli medicines, they neither affect the head, confine the bowels, nor produce any of the unpleasant sensations so frequently complained of. The following cases are submitted to the public from many in the Pro- prietor's possession:— K. Boke, of Globe- lane, Mile- end, was perfectly cured of a violent cough, attended with hoarseness, which rendered his speech inaudible, by taking three or four doses.— E. Booley, of Queen- street, Spitalfields, after taking a few doses, was entirely cured of a most inveterate cough, which he had had for many months, and tried almost every thing without success. Prepared by W. Walter, and sold by I. A. Sliarwood, No. 55, Bishops- gate Without, in boxes, at Is. lid., and three in one for 2s. 9d.; and by appointment by Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford street; Green, 42, White- chapel- road ; Prout, 226, Strand ; Sharp, Cross- street, Islington; Pink, 65, High- street, Borough; Allison, 130, Brick- lane, Bethnal- green; Farrar, Upton- place, Commercial road; Hendebourck, 326, Holborn; Emerson, Batli- place, New- road; and by all the wholesale and retail Medicine Venders in the United Kingdom. W. Dragoons; Lieut. J. M'Carthy, half- pay 68th Foot; Second Lieut.~ G. Townley, half- pay Rifle Brigade; Staff- Assistant- Surgeon G. Gregory, half- pay Hospital Staff. WAR- OFFICE, Dee. 7.— S6'. h Foot— Major- General W. G. Lord Harris to be Colonel, vice General the Earl of Rilmorey, deceased. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. W. Maud and R. Maud, Andover, Southampton, common- brewers. BANKRUPTS. H. Goude, Leicester, seedsman— R. Whitburn, Ripley, Surrey, brewer — B. Hensman, Queen- street- place, money- scrivener— W. Redgrave, Grosvenor- street West, Pimlico, wire- worker— W. Butler, 11, Little St. Thomas Apostle, painter and glazier— J. O. Kettle, 36, Southampton- street, Strand, tailor— W. Coles, jun. 7, Mincing- lane, broker— B. Pin- ney, Stafford- place, Pimlico, picture- dealer— R. Green, Bristol, hosier— W. Fenton, Belle Vue, Sandal, Yorkshire, schoolmaster— T. Tunnicliff, Sileby, Leicestershire, lace- manufacturer— T. Peake, Shrewsbury, Shrop- shire, grocer— T. Daubney, Portsea, Southampton, grocer— F. Lear, Kingswood- hill, Bitton, Gloucestershire, tallow- chandler— N. Henwood, Penzance, Cornwall, victualler— B. Shaw, Rochdale, Lancashire, hat- manufacturer— H. Sparrow, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, ironfounder — W. Sims, St. Ives, Cornwall, grocer— W. Benfield, St. Mary- at- hill, perfumer— R. M. Dun and W. Cleugh, London- street, Fenchurch- street, merchants— J. B. Bowley, Great Dover- street, Newington, furnishing- ironmonger— R. Bricheno, Hemingford Grey, Huntingdonshire, horse- dealer— F. Beaumont, Huddersfield, grocer— D. Evans, jun. Liverpool, joiner— J. Thomas, Walsall, Staffordshire, saddlers'- ironmonger — A. Miller, Hermitage, Sussex, rope- maker— 1). Gorely, Great Russell- street Bloomsbury, perfumer— S. G. Sikes, Huddersfield, banker— W. Poulton, Broadleaze, Wiltshire, cattle and sheep salesman— A. Pratt, Redditch, Worcestershire, surgeon and apothecary — E. Robinson, Wakefield, Yorkshire, hosier— T, Broomhead, Birmingham, auctioneer. COMMISSION^ OF LUNACY. Thursday, in pursuance of a writ de lunatico inquirendo. a re- spectable jury assembled at the Gray's Inn Coffee- house, to in- quire into the slate of mind of Charles " Wright, of the Opera Colon- nade, an alleged lunatic. Mr. Phillimore in the chair; the other commissioners were Messrs. Whitmarsh and Winslow. The first witness examined was Dr. Turner, who stated that he was a Commissioner for visiting lunatic asylums. About two years ago he first saw Mr. Wright at a private asylum. Did not examine him professionally, but from what he saw, it was his opinion Mr. Wright was not in his right mind. In May and June, 1830, he also saw Mr. Wright, and heard him- say- he had two legs which were not his own. One of them,. he was sure, belonged to Madame Vestris. He was in a stale of extreme excitement. Saw him last Saturday at Finch's piivate asylum ; said he was the son of the Duke of York, and Ihat all the money in the Bank belonged to him ; said he was the greatest man upon earth— he was even Jesus Christ himself; said he had an invention which would enable him to become Ihe richest man in Ihe world, which was by putting stones into the pith of trees to turn them into jewels. Witness rea- soned with him on his asserting that lie was the son of the Duke of York. He replied, that his mother's name was Priscilla Matilda Whelps ( Guelph), spelling it in that manner. He said it was nothing unusual for gentlemen to get off their horses and seduce girls whom they met on the road. Witness asked him about the money in the Bank. He replied it was his own, but they would not let him put his finger on it. He begged a shilling of witness, who asked him what he wanted with it, as he could notspend money there? He replied " No," but he was fond of shillings. Witness saw the patient yesterday ( Monday.) He asked him what reason he_ had to suppose Priscilla Matilda Guelph was his mother ? He said he knew she was, The witness repeated several other wild ex- pressions said to have been used by Mr. Wright. Dr. James Johnson examined.— Had known Mr. Wright about five years. The first indication of aberration of mind he observed in him was in the month of April, 1830, when witness attended the family. He was in an excited and febrile state. His mental ex- citement increased rapidly, and be began to betray incoherence 37S THE TOW*. NOT ember 25. and violent passion of mind. He talked wildly of Drury- lane Thea- tre and his own affairs. He was rational on some points, but not on others— for instance, he said he was the Lessee of the theatre, and box- keeper also. He was on the very verge of acute mania, and witness apprehended suicide, and cautioned his friends. He went on still worse, and witness said he would not be answerable for his safety, and recommended that he should be placed in some asylum. He Jvas under delusions of various kinds; said he was possessed of supernatural powers, and made use of blasphemous expressions respecting Jesus Christ. Witness signed his certificate, and he went to the asylum in May, 1830. [ Some papers wereliere shown to the witness, who identified them as tbe handwriting of Mr. Wright.] Witness had attended him since he had been in the asylum, and saw him last on the 22d of November, when lie said he had two mothers and three fathers, the last of whom was the Duke of York. He held up a Bible, and said he had perused it very much of late, and discovered by it that he was the son of the Duke of York. He had also discovered,- from the same autho- rity, that the Grand Sultan was allowed 200 wives. Witness never had a doubt of his insanity ;" he bad never seen a lucid interval since the 14th of May, 1830. Mr. Wright was then introduced, and Mr. Phillirnore explained the business to him, on which he bowed to the gentlemen- present and recognised two or three whom he had formerly known. The Commissioners then proceeded to put questions to him on different parts of the evidence before them, which Mr. Wright answered by a long and rambling statement, in which he said that at one time he expected to become lessee of Drury- lane theatre. He held his house in the Haymarket on a lease of 21 years, and it was his im- pression that at the expiration of his lease he should become pos- sessed of the whole world, which, he observed, was a very extra- ordinary notion, but nevertheless such was his opinion. He was supposed to be tlie son of Thos. Wright, who was a butcher, but he explained that the reason why he was the son of the Duke of York was because he attended the funeral of his Royal Highness as a gentleman pensioner, and wore a very expensive dress on the occa- sion. All at once he was thunderstruck at being called out to per- form the office of chief mourner, and he followed the bier through tiie ranks of the Cuirassiers, who were very big men, and walked round the vault in a slow pace. The unfortunate gentleman here requested Mr. Herstlet, the solicitor for the inquiry, to walk before him round the table, and he followed to show how the funeral pro- cession was conducted. He afterwards said they did not walk, but were turned round by a panoramic machinery. The question was forced upon his attention, " How do you infer from that or any other circumstance that you are the Duke of York's son I" He replied, " It is a wise son that knows his own father. Who knows the meaning ofthe word soldier 1 S- o- 1— soul; you can't tell where the soul comes from or the body either." He had studied his Bible, and thought it a hard case he should be deprived of the liberty of an Englishman or a Frenchman, for be was half of each. He then told a long story about a man named John Bluck running away with his cab. He said he was accustomed to let all the boxes in Drury. lane, and was known to have possession of all the money in the Bank, which a gentleman present, whom he pointed out, could aver. He knew more about women than any one present, and to that he attributed his present situation. ( He seemed to be much affected here.) What he had said about Madame Vestris and her legs arose only from a dream. He made several other remarks of a similar kind ; he appeared to be in good health, and there was nothing very singular in his look. He asked frequently for a glass of wine, but that was not allowed. He called upon two gentlemen, one Mr. W. S. Clarke, and the other Captain Wright, his uncle, to say whether they did not consider him to be the son of the Duke of York, which they, of course, answered in the negative. He seemed , to take no notice of their answers, and was proceeding with some incoherent remarks, when the Jury intimated to the Commissioners they were satisfied. It was, however, with some difficulty the lunatic was prevailed upon to leave the room. Mr. Phillimore recapitulated the evidence, and referred the case to the jury, who decided that Charles Wright was of unsound mind ; that he had been a lunatic from the 14th of May, 1830, and that he was incapable of managing his own affairs. another young woman who brought the mould into her room ought to be in her situation. Mr. Justice Bosanquet summed up the evidence; and the Jury pronounced a verdict of guilty. TUESDAY. MANSLAUGHTER.— John Read alias Reeves, aged 28, stood in- dicted with the manslaughter of Charles James. Wm. Spencer stated that the deceased and he had been to a public- house together on the 29th of October. About two o'clock in the morning they were returning home rather intoxicated, and when passing through Wych- strect they were obstructed by four or five persons, when a scuffle ensued, during which the deceased was thrown down upon the stones, in consequence of which his head was very much hurt. A policeman who was passing by at the time took them into custody, and they were examined the next day before the Magistrate at Bow- street. The deceased was, after the examination at Bow- street, taken to the Middlesex Hospital, where he ultimately died. Randall, a policeman, deposed to having taken the prisoner and several others into custody, as they were making a great noise in the street. He saw the prisoner knock dow- n the deceased. The Matron of the Middlesex Hospital stated that the deceased was brought there on the 2d of November, and lingered till the 9th, when he expired.— The Surgeon of the Hospital had examined the deceased ; he had a violent blow upon the head, which pro- duced a concussion of the brain that no doubt caused death. Several witnesses were called, who gave the prisoner an excellent character. The Jury returned a verdict of guilty. The prisoner retired much affected. WEDNESDAY. The sessions ended to- day, when sentence of death was passed upon the following seven individuals, viz..— Joseph Allen, Charles Taylor, William Kingsley, George Wilden, John Carter, and John M'Carthy, for breaking and entering dwelling- houses, and com- mitting larcenies therein ; and George Blutch, for burglary,— the smallest number during the last 200 years by two; 19 were sen- tenced to be transported for life ; 17 for fourteen years; 79 for seven years; and others to various terms of imprisonment. The sessions then adjourned until Thursday, the 3d of January. POLICE. The following statement will show the comparative prisoners tried at the present Old Bailey Sessions:— Above 10 years of age aud under 20 years . . . iges of the 20 30 40 50 60 30 40 50 60 70 Total 119 117 29 15 8 292 WINTER HOME ASSIZES. CHELMSFORD, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5. ( Before Mr. Baron Gurney.) Jeremiah Harden was charged with feloniously killing and slaying Joseph Jeggo, at Gosfield. The prisoner is a poor old man near 60 years of age, and almost silly ; in addition, he is so lame as to be unfit for labour. The only occupation of which he was capable was scaring birds with a gun from corn. He was thus engaged on the 15th of August, when some men who were at work iu the same field laughed at him and told him he might fire at them. The prisoner saitl he would sting them if they teased him. One of them, named Smith, after using a great deal of irritating language, kneeled down, with his back towards the prisoner, and raising the flaps of his coat desired pri- soner to fire. The prisoner, whose gun was loaded with pease, did accordingly fire.- The deceased, who was standing by, ran between them, and the whole contents of the gun were lodged in his body. The pease and wadding penetrated to his liver; he fell immedi- ately and was taken to the house of a neighbouring surgeon. He lingered for a few days, and then died. Mr. Baron Gurney told the Jury, that as the prisoner at the lime he fired his gun after the provocation received couid not anti- cipate any fatal result to the person at whom he fired, if he should hit him, the offence of killing the deceased, under the circumstances, only amounted to manslaughter. The jury found Ihe prisonei guilty, and he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. ( Before Mr. Justice Littledale.) John Brewster was indicted for killing and slaying Ann Bird at Chelmsford. The deceased was a woman of the town, and the prisoner a la- bourer. He became jealous of a man named Mercer, on whom Ihe deceased bestowed more regard than on himself. On the 13th of November she and Mercer were in company, when the prisoner, who had observed them, followed them to the house of Ann Bird. When they had entered the prisoner came up to the door, walked into the room, seized her round the waist, dragged her into the street, and threw her against the ground. He than ran away. The effect of this violence was to inflict a severe contused wound on her breast. The next day she complained of great pain, and the day following obtained medical assistance. She remained in a dangerous state until Ihe 23d of November, and then died. Two surgeons were called, who stated that in their opinion the death of the deceased was caused by the violence inflated on her hy die prisoner. ' 1 be Jury returned a verdict of guilty. The prisoner was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. The following cases at these sessions, strikingly illustrate Ihe justice of the observations made by the late grand jury in their presentment, as to the necessity of some mode of summary punish- ment for petty crimes committed by juvenile offenders :— Tlwmas Taplin, aged 13, was indicted for stealing a penny cake, the property of Charles Wade. The wife of the prosecutor, who keeps an eating- house at 30, Great James- street, Lisson- grove, stated that the prisoner and another boy came into the shop and asked for a pennyworth of pudding ; while she was serving it the prisoner snatched a penny- cake, made of pie- crust, from the win- dow, and ran off. The prosecutor stated that he pursued and over- took the boy, and found the cake in his possession. He instantly took him to the station- house. The prisoner, who wept bitterly, declared that he had no home. His mother was dead, and his father had treated him so cruelly that he had run away from him, and was living and sleeping in the streets how he could. The Jury found him guilty, but strongly recommended him to mercy. The Chaitman said, it appeared that the boy was utterly desti- tute and houseless, and he considered lie should best promote the object the jury had ill view by sentencing the boy to two mouths' imprisonment, and he hoped before that period was expired the recommendation of the Court would procure him admission into that excellent institution tho Refuge for the Destitute. The prosecutor applied foi his expenses, which weffe allowed. These, upon inquiry uf the clerk of the peace, the reporter was informed would amount to about 2i. William Graham, aged 14, and Thomas Burn, aged 15, were indicted for stealing three wooden toys for children, value 5d. The case was cleanly established by four witnesses, two of whom were policemen. The expenses of the prosecution were applied for, and allowed ; they would amount to about St. It appearing that Graham had been before tried at tiie Old Bailey, the Court sen- tenced him to two months' imprisonment, the first and last week to be solitary, and the remaining period to be kept to hard labour; and to be well flogged a fortnight before his discharge. Burn to be imprisoned one month, with similar directions as to labour and soli- tude, but not to be whipped. James Phillips, aged about 15, w- as charged with stealing lib. of brass. There were three witnesses lo prove this case, and as their expenses were allowed, the cost to the county would be about 3/. The Court sentenced the prisoner to three months' imprisonment, the first and last week to be spent in solitude. James Price was indicted for stealing two sheep's- heads. In this case the prisoner was a young man about 20, and had the appear- ance of a respectable mechanic. The policeman admitted he was very drunk at the time, and thai on being taken in charge he threw down 2s. 6d. to pay for the heads. The prisoner, on being asked if he had any witnesses, said " No, for that lie had not, and would not, let a soul know where lie was." He was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. In this case three witnesses were called to sustain the charge. The practice of directing juvenile offenders to be kept in soli- tude during a portion of the first and last periods of their imprison- ment, has been introduced by the present Chairman, and it is hoped it will in many cases be productive of beneficial effects. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS. MONDAY. MINT PROSECUTIONS.— Elizabeth Sedgwick, aged 19, was placed at the bar, on a charge of feloniously having ill her possession a die purporting to have been an impression of the silver coin of ihe realm; and also with counterfeiting the coin of the realm. It ap- peared that on the 27th of November a policeman, on information uhich he obtained, entered a house in Little Pye- street, West- minster, and discovered the prisoner in a room with a pipkin in her hand, which she dropped on seeing the witness enter. It con- tained a portion of britannia metal. He also discovered near the fire- place a mould, composed of plaster of paris, the counterfeit impression of a shilling, a spurious picce of which value he found on the mantel- shelf. The witness's testimony was confirmed by lhatof a fellow policeman who accompanied him; and who added, that, on entering the room, the prisoner exclaimed, " My God, I am undone! and may the curses of Heaven fall on Bill Barrett for learning me to make them." Various other implements and materials necessary for coining were discovered in the room by this witness; and the charge having been so far made out against the prisoner— Mr. Field, inspector of coin to the Mint, proved the shilling in question to be a counterfeit, and that it corresponded with the mould found at the same time in the prisoner's room. The prisoner declared her innocence of the charge, and said that SURREY SESSIONS, DEC. 3.— At these sessions, which commenced this day at Newington, before the Chairman ( Mr. Hedger) and a full bench of magistrates, the right of new police constables to enter premises suspected to be the depository of stolen property, without the authoiity of a warrant and dressed in their plain clollies, was established. RECORDER'S REPORT.— Monday the Recorder made his report to his Majesty of the prisoners in Newgate under sentence of death, convicted at the October Old Bailey Sessions, viz.:— William Saunders alias Jones, 22, John Whittey, 28, Sarah Whittey alias Rosina Sarah Ann Eliza, 25, for highway robbery. Henrietta Maria Hall, 36, Edward Smithers, 25, Danie'l Martin, 28, Nicholas Wood, 27, Thomas Jepson, 28, Henry White, 25, and George Bates, 19, for housebreaking. Robert Mace, 20, James Sutton, 27, Henry Kemp, 21, Thomas Jones, 20, and Henry Grey, 32, for cutting and maiming. All of whom his Majesty was pleased tn respite during his Royal pleasure, except James Sutton, who is left for execution on Monday next. The case of Thomas Attrell is postponed for further inquiry. THE CONVICT ORDERED TOR EXECUTION.— James Sutton, 27, ordered for execution to- morrow, was convicted with two others, at the October Old Bailey Sessions, for wounding Robert Davis, a policeman, with intent to murder him. The policeman, who was on duty in Wentworth- street, Whitechapel, in attempting to quell a disturbance between two prostitutes, was suddenly attacked by Sutton and his companions, and dragged into a house of an infa- mous description, where Sutton attacked him with a crowbar, in consequence of which his head was cut in eight different places, and his body so bruised as to prevent his giving any alarm. Being insensible, he was dragged out of the house, but on coming to his senses found himself bleeding profusely, and the attack being re- newed by Sutton, he ( Davis) so parried the blows with his truncheon as to make the prisoner desist, and he struck him to the ground and fell on him. Upon the instant two officers came up and secured Sutton and three others. The two prisoners who were convicted with Sutton weie recommended to mercy by the jury. BOW- STREET. APPREHENSION FOR BURGLARY.— Wednesday, three young men, brothers, named Thomas, James, and William Berry man, were brought in custody to this office by Ellis and Ledbitter, the officers, charged with burglariously entering the dwelling house of Mr. Han- cox, a farmer, residing in Ihe parish of Bisley, in Gloucestershire, and feloniously shooting at and wounding Mr. Henry Hancox, his son, on the night ofthe 2d of November last. It appeared that at 8 o'clock on the night in question Mr. Henry Hancox left the dwelling- house and went across the farmyard to- wards the shed, which stood about one hundred yards from the house. At the door of the shed he perceived a man itanding, and he im- mediately called out to him, demanding his business there. At that moment two other men made their appearance, on seeing whom Mr. Hancox ran across the yard towards the house, followed by the three men. Before he could reach the house he stumbled and fell, but immediately recovering himself he rushed in at the door of the house, and the three men entered at the same moment. Mr. Hancox ran across the room for the purpose of seizing his gun, which slood at the end of the dresser, and he was in the act of taking it up, when the tallest of the three men fired a pistol at him loaded with shot, and the contents lodging in his face lie fell into the arms of his father, who at that moment emtered the room. The ruffians then demanded Mr. Hancox, sen.' s money, and he gave them about 701, in cash and notes, begging of them to spare the lives of himself and family. He then offered them a cheque for 100/. but observed that it would be ofno use to them. They declined to accept of the cheque, but insisted upon having more money, and asked him if he had not some Bank of England notes to give them. On being told that there was no more money in the house they proceeded to rifle the drawers and cupboards, and took possession of several silver spoons, ladles, and other property. They then went up stairs to one of the bed- rooms, and a little girl, daughter of Mr. Hancox, who had concealed herself in the yard at the first alaim, perceiving a light in the bed- room window, threw up gravel at it, supposing that some of the family were in the room. The robbers, alarmed at the noise, rail down stairs, and immediately left the house with their booty. Their faces were partly blacked, but their height and ap- pearance were described by a younger son of Mr. Hancox, a boy about 15 years old, who had armed himself with a gun which the fellows took from him. While the thieves remained in the house Mr. Henry Hancox lay weltering in bis blood on the floor, and examining his face it was found that the shot had totally blinded him. His face was dreadfully lacerated, and for some time after his life was despaired of. Information of the circumstance having been transmitted to the Home- office, a reward was offered for the apprehension of the offenders, with an offer of free pardon lo any one of them who should give information, excepting the person who fired the pistol. From some circumstance which transpired suspi- cion attached to the three prisoners, who are natives of the place and whose previous habits were by no means in their favour. It was known that the prisoners were in London, and the task of tracing them totheir residence, and finally apprehending them, was entrusted to Ellis, one of the principal officers of this establishment, who, for the last three weeks has been unremitting in his exertions, both by day and night, to discover the prisoners, and lake them into custody. He at length succeeded in obtaining a clue to the residence of the prisoners, and after adopting a variety of stratagems, and disguis- ing himself in various ways, for the prisoners appeared to be aware that they were watched, Ellis, Ledbitler, and an officer named Nest, who is attached to the police at Gloucester, succeeded tracing the three prisoners to the house of their brother- in- law, situ- ate in Goswell- street, where they were taken into custody, and con- veyed handcuffed to this office. On being placed at the bar they weie charged generally with the burglary and attempt at murder, and the younger son of Mr. Han- cox was brought forward for the purpose of identifying them as the men who had entered his father's house under the circumstances described. The lad, after looking attentively at the prisoners, said that, to the best of his belief, the prisoners, Thomas and James, were two of the men who entered his father's house on the night in question He knew the prisoner Thomas by his high cheek- bones, but they were both differently dressed then from now. They wore long dark coals. ( The prisoners wore light drab surtouts.) Mr. Halls— From what circumstance are you enabled to speak to William Berryman, the taller of the two prisoners? ' Witness— Because he is the man who fired the pistol. Mr. Halls— Are you enabled to speak to the third man ( th- younger of the three brothers) ? The witness replied, that he could not identify him. The prisoner, William Eerryman, was then told by Mr. Halls that if he wished to say any thing- to the charge, he might do so but he thought it would be more prudent for him not to say any thing at present, as it was intended lo send him and his brothers to be examined before the justices in Gloucestershire. The prisoner, who appeared to treat the matter with perfect in difference, replied-— I wish to ask the lad what reason lie has for supposing that I am the person who fired the pistol ? Witness— Because you are very much like him. Prisoner— You swear that the person wore a dark dress. I never wear a dark dress ; besides, I have not been out of Loudon for th last two years. Mr. Halls— Remember, I did not call upon you to say any thing likely to commit yourself; but if you will speak, the officer is bound to report what you say. The prisoner repeated that he had not been out of London for two years, and called on tiie witness to state in what manner tiie three men entered the house. Mr. Halls— How do you know there were bat three men? Prisoner— The lad has said so. Mr. Halls— Indeed he said no such thing. Ellis, the officer, then staled, that on searching the prisoner Wil liatn, he found on his person 2/. 5s. in money, besides seven pawn brokers' duplicates for hats. The prisoner had been in the service of a hatter named Straight, who resided in Charlotte- street, Black friars'- road, and lie ( Ellis) had ascertained that his master had lost some hats. The officer added, that from inquiries he bad made, he discovered that the prisoner had been absent from his lodgings for a week at the very time that the robbery and attempt at murder took place. Mr. Halls, upon this evidence, ordered the prisoners to be taken down by the mail to Gloucestershire, in order to be examined before the justices of that place. MARLBOROUGH STREET. Thursday William Smith, an elderly man, who described himself as a newspaper and periodical agent, living ill Saville- passage, was brought before Mr. Dyer, on the following charge :— A Mrs. Hull, who is far advanced in pregnancy, stated that as she was passing down Marshall- street, accompanied by two of her chil- dren and her niece, the defendant came behind her, and addressed to her a most indelicate observation in reference to her situation. She tcok no notice, but crossed over the way. when the prisoner followed her down Marshall- street, insulting her by the most scandalous allu- sions, and at length leand over her shoulder, and whispered an ob- scene proposal. Complainant was exceedingly agitated at the de- fendant's conduct, and on this last insult she called out for tbe assistance of Ihe police, upon which the defendant ran off. Com- plainant, however, leant his name and address from a woman wiio lived ill that street, and who had seen him follow her ; and also stated that her daughter, a little girl about ten years of age, had been attacked in a similar way by the defendant. The defendant, in excuse, said he was a married man, and had five children. He had hurt his head, some time ago, by twice fallen down prccipices, and since then, if he look a glass of liquor, he be- came unconscious of his acts. Mr. Dyer said, as the defendant was aware of his infirmity it was his duty lo have abstained from drink. He should fine him 31., or send him to prison for one monlh. QUEEN- SQUARE. BYERS AGAIN.— Monday Mr. Vinehall, the landlord of the Cadogau Arms, Sloane- street, Chelsea, appeared to an information laid by Byers, for selling beer, spirits, & c., without a licence. It appeared the defendant has recently erected a sort of a tap, at the back part of his premises, which opens into the New road. Digby, one of Byers's men, purchased a glass of spirits in this new erection, and as the landlord had not got a separate licence for the disposal of spirituous liquors therein, Ihe present information was laid. The defendant contended he had a right to act in the manner he had done. He held all the premises under one licence, and therefore did not require a distinct one for the erection in question. The defendant was fined 20/., which is to be reduced to 5/. if he consents to close the place on or before Saturday, that day being the maximum of time allowed by law for the defendant to enter an appeal against the decision of the magistrates. FRAUD AND EMBEZZLEMENT.— A genteel looking youth, be- ween seventeen and eighteen years of age, named Edward Hayward was charged with embezzling various sums of money, the property of his master, and also fraudulently obtaining a cheque on a banker for 29/. 19s. 9d. in the following impudent manner:— It appeared that Ihe prisoner had been upwards of a twelvemonth in the em- ploy of Mr. W. Lancefield, a butcher at Camberwell, during which time his conduct appeared to be so exemplary that the utmost con- fidence was placed in him, and he was treated like one ofthe family. About a fortnight ago Mrs. Lancefield had strong suspicions that the prisoner had received some money from one of the customers for which he had never accounted ; she hinted the circumstance to him n the hope that he would rectify it, but the prisoner immediately absconded, and nothing more was heard of him. It was afterwards discovered that he had embezzled various sums of money from dif- ferent customers to the amount of nearly twenty pounds. Mr. Lancefield was in the habit of sending all his fat to Mr. Rutter's, a salesman in Newgate market, and receiving the proceeds ofthe sale every Friday. The prisoner was generally sent for it, and last Fri- day he called at Mr. Rutter's and applied for the money, who, not being aware that the prisoner he had absconded from his mas- ter's employ, without hesitation gave him a cheque for 29/. 19s. 6d. which he had received from Mr. Barton, a tallow chandlcr, of Bishops- gate- street. The prisoner took the cheque to Mr. Barton's, and stated that he had several payments to make for his master, and re- quested that he would give him casli for it, which he immediately complied with. About ten minutes after the prisoner had got the cheque from Mr. Rutter's, the foreman of Mr. Lancefifld called for the money, and, to his astonishment, was informed that the prisoner had received it. He immediately gave information to the police at the station house in the Waterloo road, as there was a stong suspi- cion that he was on the Surrey side of the water. The inspector on duly, immediately caused a strict inquiry to be made, and about five o'clock in the evening the prisoner was discovered in a house, Jolm- street Waterloo- road, under the hands of a friseur, who was curling his hair, and a coach drew up soon after to take the prisoner and a female he had been living with for a few days to the play. The unexpected entrance of the officers, however, disconcerted the whole party, and the operation of hair curling was suspended, and the prisoner conveyed to the station house, where he was searched, and eighteen sovereigns and about a pound in silver found upon him. The rest of the money he admitted he had spent in clothes, and paid his fare in the coach for Bath, to which place he had in- tended lo go on the following afternoon. The prisoner declined saying anything in his defence, and Mr. Gregorie ordered him to be remanded until the persons from Cam- berwell of whom he had received money on his master's account could attend. RETURNED VOLUNTEERS.— Wednesday, a number of men who had enlisted in the service of Don Pedro, and were relanded at Portsmouth last week in a destitute state, from the Swallow brig, after an ineffectual attempt to land in Oporto, applied to the magistrates for relief. They had been assisted, they said, by the parish officers of Portsmouth, and at Ihe various towns they passed through on their walk back to London; but they were now utterly destitute, for though they had received no pay since the od of Nov., and were now in a starving condition, the agents of Don Pedro in London refused to do any thing for them. They had memorialised Lord Melbourne on the subject, and his lordship referred them to this office. Mr. White said he could render them no assistance. HATTON- GARDEN. BRUTALITY.— Monday, two dirly coalheavers of athletic appear- ance, named Taylor and Tapping, were charged under the following disgraceful circumstances :— On Sunday morning last the prisoners, presuming on their Herculean powers, insulted every respectable person they met in High- street, Islington. Mr. and Mrs. Smith, a respectable lady and gentleman, were walking arm in arm, when Tapping came behind her, and having raised her petticoats, actually lifted her from the pavement and exposed her person. Mr. Smith who was half paralysed, exclaimed, " You scoundrel, how dare you take such liberties with my wife I" The words were scarcely out of his mouth before Tapping replied with an oath " I'll take liberties with you," and knocked him down. A gentleman named Delamont remonstrated with the fellows, but they swore they would serve him the same if he gave them any of his " jaw." They then walked off; but Mr. Delamont followed them, and with the assistance of a policeman and Mr. Harper, ofthe Royal George, Ball's Pond, took them into custody, after a desperate resistance. Tapping, who de- nied the charge, was fined 3/., and in defaultof payment, committed for three months; Taylor was fined 40s., and in defaultof payment committed for six weeks. THAMES- OFFICE. FEMALE MENDICANTS.— On Wednesday three young counlry girls, whose apparel, though mean, bore the appearance of extreme neatness, and two of whom had neither shoes nor stockings on their feel, were brought before Mr. Ballantine, charged with singing bal- lads in the streets for the purpose of exciting compassion and pro- curing alms. They gave their names Catherine, and Elizabeth Smith, sisters, and Mary Burns. The eldest was only 16 years of age. The prisoners said they belonged to Manchester, and had been employed in tbe cotton factories, but, in consequence of the dearth of employment, had come up to London to seek a livelihood. They were compelled to sell their shoes and stockings on the road to purchase bread. On their arrival in the metropolis on Tuesday morning they were without a farthing, and commenced singing. By ( he evening they had obtained sufficient to buy a pair of shoes for one of them, a supper, and money lo pay for a night's lodg- ing. That morning they again set out, and were, stopped by the policeman. Mr. Ballantine told the prisoners they had done wrong in leaving Manchester, and they could not be allowed to pursue such a mode of life. Their appearance was very prepossessing, and they would become something worse than beggars if they were suffered to range the streets. Tbe girls, wilh an air of great sincerity, said, though poor, they had always been virtuous and honest; they could not procure bet- ter clothes. Mr. Ballantine.— Though poor and ill- attired as you are, you are better and more respectable than the best- dressed strumpet on the town. You are liable, however, to be sent to the House of Correction. The girls here burst into tears, and exclaimed, " Oh, don't do that, Sir." Mr. Ballantine said the girls, if not protected, would become the victims of some base libertine or mercenary procuress, who were ever ready to contaminate innocence and virtue. He would en- deavour to same them from such a fate. The worthy magistrate, on learning from the girls that they were orphans, and had no rela- tives in the world, directed them to be sent to Wrapping work- house, and he would consult the overseers as to the best means of providing for them. CHEAP GOVERNMENT.—" The struggle will now never be given up till we have CHEAP GOVERNMENT : both the factions will strive against this as long as they can, because they cannot wal- low in taxes and tithes, and we have cheap Government at the same time. If the two factions were wise, they would yield, at once ; and then, the frame of the Government, and all private property, would be safe. But the danger is, that they will not yield at once; but, on the contrary, puffed up with habitual in- solence, and surrounded with power, which they look upon as invulnerable and immortal, will defend taxes and the tithes, inch by inch."— COBBETT, November 1 8 . THE TOWS, 473 LITERATURE. LABDNER'S CABINET CYCLOPEDIA.— England, by Sir J. Mackintosh. Vol. III. Two hundred and eleven pages of this volume are by the dis- tinguished writer whose name is attached to the work ; the re- mainder has been compiled from materials collected by him. The volume is extremely interesting throughout. The following ac- count ofthe character and fate of Don Carlos, son of Philip II. of Spain, strips the story of his misfortunes of the romance with which it has been invested by the dramatic muse of Schiller :— " This wretched prince had from his infancy manifested every species of imbecility and depravity which can be united in tbe mind of man. Incapable of instruction— yielding without bounds to every passion— stupid as the most grovelling brute-— ferocious as a beast of prey— 110 care of courtly masters— no lessons of learned preceptors could bestow on bim that scanty polish of manner and that smattering of the general language of intercourse, which are expected from princes. His grandfather, Charles the Fifth, who saw the heir of the Spanish dominions- at sixteen, bewailed the fate of his late empire. A Venetian mi'. ster, long resident at Ma- drid, when he saw the prince eagerly tearing lo pieces the rabbits brought in for his sport, and contemplating with delight the con- vulsions of their muscles and the palpitations of their hearts,— foretold to his senate the miserable condition of those many mil- lions in every region, from sun- rise to sun- set, who were to be sub- ject to his will. At eighteen, he fell from a high scaffold, and re- ceived wounds in his head, which, during the remainder of his life, added convulsions, confusion of thought, and occasional at- tacks of insanity, to bis natural defects and habitual vices. His father, perhaps justifiably, restrained him. His mad passion for travelling was exasperated, and he formed wild schemes for escape. His incoherent tilk often turned 011 tbe revolt of the Flemings, with whom be sometimes affected a fellow- feeling, while on other occasions he professed an ambition to command the army against tbem. When Ihe Duke of Alva took his leave to repair to that command, Carlos said, " My father ought to have appointed me." ** TtniiKllpM '' sflid Alva. " liis Maiestv considered vour life a Doubtless,'' said Alva, " his Majesty considered your life as loo precious." Carlos drew his dagger, and attempted to stab Alva; adding, " I will hinder your journey to Flanders, for I will pierce your heart before you set out. ' " Towards the end of 1567, bis phrenzy seemed to rage more fiercely, mingled with much of that cunning which sometimes, for a moment, covers. madness with a false appearance of reason. He declared to his confessors that he was resolved to take the life of a man. In reply to their inquiries who it was, be said that he aimed at a man of the higbist quality ; and, after much importu- nate examination, he at length uttered—" My father!" His fa- ther, attended by the chief officers of state, went at midnight, in armour, to arrest him. Philip, acting on his fatal notions of the boundless rights of kings and fathers, did not shrink from commu- nicating bis proceedings to the great corporations of Spain, and to the principal Catholic States of Europe.— His subjects and allies inteiceded for Carlos. Their intercessions were withstood by the iron temper, the unbending policy, and the misguided conscience of Philip, although he was occasionally haunted by the unquench- able feelings of nature. Tbe commissioners appointed to try Carlos, reported that be was guilty of having meditated, and at his arrest attempted, parricide; and that he had conspired to usurp tbe sovereignty of Flanders. They represented the matter as too high for a sentence, but insinuated that mercy might be dictated by prudence; and threw out a hint that tbe prince was no longer res- ponsible for his actions. Men of more science than the Spanish Commissioners, and more secure ill their circumstances, might be perplexed by the intrinsic difficulty of ascertaining the precise truth in a case where the malignant rage of Carlos often approached to insanity, and might sometimes be inflamed to such a degiee as to be transformed into utter alienation of mind. The Clouds which always darkened his feeble reason might sometimes quench it. The subtle and shifting transformations of wild passion into maniacal disease, the returns of the maniac to the scarcely more healthy state of stupid anger, and the character to be given to acts done by him when near the varying frontier which separates lunacy from malignity, are matters which have defied all tbe expe- rience and sagacity of the world. At this point tbe records of the commission close with a note made by their secretary, stating shortly that the Prince died of his malady which hindered a judgment. A dark veil conceals the rest of these proceedings from the eyes of saankind. It is variously related. Philip is said to have ordered that advantage should be taken of the distempered appetites of Carlos, which after he had confined himself to iced water for a time, were wont to hurry him into voraciously swallowing monstrous quantities of animal food, that his excesses should be allowed if not encouraged, and that he should thus be betrayed into becoming his own executioner. Another narrative not quite irreconcilable with the former, describes the Prince of Eboli and tbe Cardinal Espinosa as having intimated to Olivarez, the physician of Carlos ( as darkly as John spoke to Hubert), that it was necessary for him to exe- cute the sentence of death which the King had pronounced on the wretched patient in such a manner that his decease might seem to he natural. When he felt himself in the agonies of death he desired to see his father and to receive his blessing. Philip sent his bles- sing, but by the advice of the confessor declined to disturb the dying devotions of Carlos. Vanquished by nature, however, he stole into the chamber, and standing unseen, spreading bis arms over his son, prayed for a blessing 011 the expiring youth. The father withdrew bathed in tears, and Carlos,. not many hours after, breathed his last. An historian, who wrote from original documents, adds to a narrative otherwise not dissimilar, the significant words, ' If, indeed, violence was not employed.' However terrific the sound of this may be on other occasions, in the circumstances of Carlos it rather relieves tbe mind by intimating that his agonies were cut sboit, and can hardly be said to insinuate an aggravation of a tale so tragic that if proved to be real it would still be too hor- rible and too wide a deviation from the general truth of nature for the verisimilitude required in history. " With whatever just horror a modern reader may contemplate such events, there is no reason to doubt that throughout the whole course of conduct, thus inhuman, Philip was unhappily supported by the approbation of a misled and deluded conscience. He and liis contemporaries carried the notions of parental power to extremi- ties, the practical assertion of which the laws of well- ordered com- monwealths would repress by condign punishment. Though it was then thought that a good Prince should leave the ordinary exercise of criminal justice to tbeir Judges, it was held also, tbat Kings who were armed with the sword by God himself were not bound to ab- stain from exercising their sacred right in such a mode as tbe cir- cumstances of extraordinary cases might require. The rules and forms of law were thought to be desirable, but not indispensa- ble parts of regal justice. In the instance of Don Cailos, the father considered a secret execution as tbe only expedient for reconciling tbe deliverance of the nation from the rule of a monster with the inviolable majesty of the royal line. The milder mode of pronouncing a lunatic to be incapable of succession to the throne, probably appeared to him an open and dangerous invasion of the divine right of inheritance in a monarchy- He must also have been influenced by tbe more worldly policy of not keeping up a source of discord, and leaving behind him a pretence for usurpa- tion which might deluge his mighty empire with blood." FITS OF FOLLY ; or, the Aberrations of a Philosopher. By ANYBODY.— Cambridge. " If all fools wore white caps, we should look like a flock of geese," says the old proverb. The truth of the saw is corro- borated by the circumstance of one of the doggrel morfeaux in this precious little volume, entitled, " The Snob's Trip to Paris," having gone into three editions ; for more inane stuff we have ( thank Heaven) not frequently read. Agesilaus might relax from the severity of legislation by riding upon a stick to please his children, and the Cambridge " Philosopher" may intercalate his fagging over the higher branches of the mathematics with " nonsense verses;" but, like the Old Greek, he had better have confined them to his drawing- room. Verily, " of making books there is no end." BELLEGARDE, THE ADOPTED INDIAN BOY. A Canadian Tale. 3 Vols.— Saunders and Otley. Bellegarde has been written by a man who possesses much of that knowledge of foreign customs and manners which is derived from actual observation— not from books of travels ; and which so commonly stands the writer instead of original invention, or of deep investigation into the secret springs and causes of human action. The work in question abounds in description, and digression— Novel it can scarcely be called, but a political treatise, in favour of American government, and of the Ame- ricans themselves. The Author in his preface has " treated Mrs. Trollope's " Domestic Manners of the Americans" to no mea- sured terms of contempt and sarcasm ; and this we do not object to for a moment; since that good lady might just as well have been in Timbuctoo for what she appears to have seen of good society in the New World ; or, she has shamefully suppressed the truth through her purblind prejudice. The author of " Belle- garde" however, is quite as prone on his part to file down and polish all the asperities of our Trans- Atlantic brethren. His work abounds in clever commonplace truisms, much in the style of similar observations in " Pelham;" where the commonest things are delivered with an air of importance as if something new and momentous bad been for the first time promulgated. The plot of " Bellegarde" would, simply told, occupy about a fourth of the whole work ; the remainder is spun out with ever- lasting disquisitions and digressions :— it is a " Penny Maga- zine" in three vols., hung upon a little Love- peg. The system of Female Education is a reproduction of Mary Wolstonecraft's — only ( if possible) out- Wolfstonecrafted. Here is a sketch of the Heroine's habits and acquirements out of doors. " As to ber health, brother, you will find her pretty much as you left her: She takes exercise that would exhaust a Highland fur trader: she passed the whole of yesterday shooting on the lake, und brought home a great quantity of ducks and other wild fowl. This morning she spent an hour teaching her pony to swim; he followed her like a flog on terra Jirma, but she would put his attachment to a severe " trial by running into the lake and calling him to follow her — the poor animal ran up and down the shore, aud shewed much uneasiness when he saw his mistress fairly afloat in the water, but he would venture no further until Matilda put a long rein to his bridle and made him swim after her ; and now he would follow her across the lake like a water spaniel— she was so pleased with his do- cility that she recompensed him with a meal of all the sweet cake she could find in the house." The studies of this damsel, who sports " Mameluke panta- loons" are of equally an alarming cast— being as she tells us familiar with Vauban and Coehorn, and quite at home among " bastions, curtins, and demi- lunes." All this appears to us quite as consonant with natural impulse, as for a chamois hunter to turn inkle- weaver, or to back- stitch the wrist- bands and collar of a shirt. In the name of common sense, educate women— make them in every respect equal to their own maintenance : give them every intellectual refinement — every delicacy of acquirement, mental and bodily; and to ac- complish both qualifications they must have exercise enough for young greyhounds: but, no good result of any kind can accrue from a youthful lady's going to a bull- bait; or dragging a quad- ruped after her to emulate her evolutions on the water. The beginning of the second volume, affords a fair specimen of the descriptive and romantic part of the book. QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE, No. XIX, for December. The number of this work just published, contains several arti- cles interesting to the general reader, and important to the agri- culturist. The former will be gratified by an " Account of the Dundee and Newtyle Railway," an article containing much col- lateral information respecting the economical advantages result- ing from the employment of loco- motive engines. There is also an excellent account of the " Sugar- making in the West Indies." The agriculturist will be attracted by an article upon " English Husbandry, as practised in a parish in one of the midland coun ties. Also, " On the Working of Bell's Reaping Machine ;" and " On the Adulteration of Clover and Turnip Seeds." The " Miscellaneous Notices" are highly interesting; and altogether the publication is a complete specimen of the thorough work our northern countrymen make with whatever they undertake. He must have the eyes of Argus and the hands of Briareus who gleans after them. MUSIC. • 1. THE WREATH, a new set of Quadrilles, by CHARLES BENTLEY BINGLEY.— Goulding and D'Almaine. " THAT LOVELY GIRL !" The companion to the celebrated ballad, " I saw her at the Fancy Fair." The poetry by Ed- mund Smith, Esq., composed by J. A. BARNETT.— Goulding and D'Almaine. We never see a set of Quadrilles, hut we are reminded of the labourer who asked for something " to make him drink," and was presented with a red herring. The girl is no inveterate, hard dancer, who would not rise to a tune on the salt- box : anything will do to dance to ; it is, however, as well to enhance the grati- fication by agreeable melodies, if possible, and " The Wreath" will fulfil more than its intended purpose, for it is a collection of pretty dance- tunes. No. 2 is a poor common- place affair, in jig- time. There is not even an attempt at invention in it. The whole consists of couple of hacknied modulations to the fifth of the key, and back again. Mr. Barnett should know better than to write him- self down in this manner. THE COUNTRY. appear, by comparison, the " most ignorant of animals" — barring, indeed, the mystery of cooking skate and salmon, in which he has apparently become an adept; though this again may be all flam, and he may know as much of cooking as he does of music or good society. PAUPER MARRIAGE.— Thomas Evans, a workman of Merthyr was apprehended at that place on tbe 2d ult.,—- was taken down to Bettws by the overseer and a constable,— was kept in tbe house of the forn er ( his bed room door being carefully secured) till a license was procured, tbe female not having been 12 days resident in Bettws. The " bridegroom" was told by tlie overseer that he must either marry or be " imprisoned for life.'' The man was actually under an attack of cholera on the morning of his marriage ( Wed nesday, November 7), bis mother and sister having first died of it at Merthyr. He told tbe overseer he was too ill to go to church he was, however, compelled to go, and actually vomited at tbe altar! These facts were stated on oath both by the man and wo- man before the Magistrates at Merthyr on tbeir return from Bettws to the indignation of ail who heard tliem. It is but justice to tbe minister who performed the ceremony to state, that lie gave wine to the poor man, and was very humane to him during his illness after the ceremony. Tbe parish officers will be indicted.— Cambrian CURIOUS ADVERTISEMENT.— The following extraordinary pro- duction is given in a provincial paper:—" Run away last night, my wife, Bridget C'oole. She is a tight neat body, and lias lost one leg. She was seen riding behind the priest of the parish througl Fermoy; and, as we never was married, I will pay no debt that she does not contract. She lisps with one tooth, and is alway: talking about fairies, and is of 110 use but to the owner.— PIIELIM COOLE, his y, mark. RUTLAND CATTLE SHOW.— The annual cattle show of the. county of Rutland, held on Monday last at Oakham, was one of the best ever known out of Sinithfield. Upwards of 1,000 gentle- men connected with agriculture visited Oakham on the occasion. Six hundred and ten paid for admission to tbe large riding school where the animals were exhibited. All the inns were crowded. Upwards of 150 dined at the Crown, and we should think more than double that number dined in tbe different rooms at the George. The tickets for the chief dinner where the prizes were awarded were all sold before eight in the morning— hundreds fruitlessly applied for admission. Nothing could be more cheering or triumphant. HOP DUTY.— Tbe duty on bops of the growth of the year 1832. -— The principal districts are : Canterbury, 48,6891. 18s. 2d.; He- reford, 11,767/. lis, 2d.; Rochester, 75,861/. 10s. lOd.; and Sussex, 86,406/. 13s. 8d. The old duty, Id. 12- 20 per lb., was 139,018(. 4s. 3£ d. 4- 20; new, Jd. 8- 20, 102,7521, lis. lOJd. 16- 20.— Total, 241,770/. 16s. 2d. POLAND.— On Thursday week a public meeting of tbe friends of Poland was held in the Music Hali, Newcastle- upon- Tyne, for the purpose of giving expression to the feelings and sentiments of the inhabitants of Newcastle, in respect lo tbat ill- fitted country. Re- solutions weie passed declaratory of tbe strong sympathy felt for the sufferings of Poland. BRISTOL.— A number of men have been digging amongst the ruins in Queen- square, Bristol, and in tbeir progress have met with a quantity of bones, doubtless the relics of some of the deluded wretches who perished in the flames they had themselves kindled during the late riots. On Thnrsday a heap of bones was dug out of the rubbish 011 the site of the Mansion House. MACCLESFIELD TURN- OUT.— The dispute between the silk wea- vers of Macclesfield and their masters, the Messrs. Brocklehurst, is on the eve of being accommodated by the hands resuming their em- ployment at ihe old prices. Several other of the manufactories have resumed work. TITHE CATTLE.— Mondaysome cattle seized for tithe in Ireland were offered for sale at the New Market, Liverpool, but the " brand" being on them, no purchaser could be found. FAITHFUL SERVICE.— A head- stone has been recently erected in the church- yard of Bishop's Lydeard with the following inscrip- tion :—" Sacred to the memory of John Pike, 50 years a servant ( to the family of Sir Thomas Buckler Leethbridge, Bart.) at Sand- hill Paik, aged 88 yeais." CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS—( CONTINUED). PETERBOROUGH— The cathedral of Peterborough was founded by King Henry VIII. in the year 1541. It was endowed with portion of the lands belonging to the dissolved abbey of Burgh St. Peter, or Peterborough, and placed under the government of a Dean and six Canons, or Prebendaries. In the statutes given by King 1 lenry, which appear to be similar to those of the other cathedrals of his foundation, a provision is made for the main- tenance of the choir, and also of a grammar school within the precincts of the cathedral. The musical part of the choir con- sists of six singing- men, called lay- clerks, and eight choristers ; the latter are boys appointed by the Dean and Chapter, who sing the psalms and anthems in the cathedral every morning and evening: they continue until their voices become unfit for this service. They are instructed in singing at least three times a week by the master of the choristers, who is at present the same person as the organist, these c. ffices having been generally, though not necessarily, united. By a very old custom, he has been in the habit of receiving from each lay- clerk and singing- boy a portion of the salary of the first" year of his appointment, as a reward for extra attention to him ; but this practice was abolished in the year 1822, by order ofthe dean and chapter. To make amends for the loss of this perquisite, they increased his salary, and strictly prohibited him from receiving any emolument from the persons of the choir. In the grammar- school are twenty boys on the foundation, termed King's scholars, the nomination of whom is vested by the statutes in the dean and the school- master. They must be at the time of their appointment between the ages of nine and fifteen. The choristers are eligible, and in case of equality of merit, have a preference to other boys ; and, , in point of fact, the majority of the choristers are King's scholars in the grammar- school, where their education is classical. The salary of each chorister is seven pounds a year, besides some small emoluments. They who are King's scholars enjoy an additional salary of two pounds, thirteen shillings, and four- pence, and receive their classical education gratis. There is no specific provision for superannuated choristers, but in the appointment of lay- clerks a preference is generally given to those who have been in the choir as boys. There are two or three Exhibitions at St. John's College, Cambridge, for King's scholars from this grammar- school; the value of each is from twenty to thirty pounds a year. RIPON MINSTER.— Wilfred, who was abbot of a monastery in Ripon and Archbishop of York, founded a church here about the year 705. This structure, principally as it now remains, was begun, by the assistance and contributions of William de Melton, Archbishop of York, A. D. 1315, and finished in the time of Henry VII. The church, consisting of seven canons, having been dissolved by Henry VIII., James the First, in the second year of his reign, 1604, refounded it for a dean and six prebendaries. There is no choral school, but the organist in- structs the boys, of whom there are six, and the choir occasion- ally, in the minster and at his own residence. They are very competent in reading and writing, and for this purpose attend the grammar or national school. The organist's salary is about thirty pounds per annum. The choristers have about three pounds, with some small perquisites and surplice fees. The dean appoints all the officers of the church, and the boys, gene- rally, upon the recommendation ( as he should do) of the organist. They are admitted when wanted, and suitable to the office, and continue till their voices break, or they find some other engage- ments. They occasionally succeed to a songman's place, but there is no superannuation salary to any of the choir.—( To be continued). FOREIGN MUSICAL PUBLICATIONS. We are gratified to hear that a foreign publisher in London is preparing for publication a translation, in three parts, of Louis Spohr's " Grand Violin School." Both as a musician and as a performer on the above instrument, Spohr is one of the greatest geniuses now living. His violin music is highly appre- ciated in this country ; so thorough and so grand a master in- deed is he of his instrument, and withal a man of so fine a mind, that we anticipate as complete a work of instruction for the violin as Hummel's noble school has proved for the piano forte. " Ten Grand Concertante Duets for Pianoforte and Flute," by Frederick Kuhlau. A complete collection ; original, brilliant, and graceful, and excellent practice for performers on both instru- ments. " Variations Concertantes pour Pianoforte et Violin sur un theme favori de l'Opera Le Templier et la Juive deMarschner," par J. P. Pixis. This composer is one of the best of the newest school of pianoforte composers and performers ; he has less of the rush, the snap, and the bang of the fashionable style of playing ; moreover, in his compositions, latterly, he has learned to unite the severity - of the classical, with the mere brilliant school. The above variations are approved in Paris. FINE ARTS. MR. BURFORD'S NEW PANORAMA. The new Panorama of Stirling, which will be opened to the public to- morrow, is one of the most attractive in point of pic- turesque beauty, and of artist- like accomplishment, that has for some time proceeded from the nimble and indefatigable hand of this highly talented painter. The execution of the picture is uncommonly careful— of the castle, which is a near object in par- ticular ; and the general view is heightened and relieved by several skilful and happy effects of light. If the disheartening torpor which has for so long a time encountered every exertion of genius and industry, do not extend also to this delightful work of art, it will assuredly be a very popular one. The late period of the week at which we were admitted to a view of the picture, precludes detailed remarks upon its individual merits, local interest, associations, & c. The reader, however, may arrive at our opinion of it, from our recommending him ( and which we do strongly and honestly) to disburse his shilling on the first leisure occasion,— with a clear morning. MUSICIANS— SINGERS. In the last number of Fraser's Magazine is an article entitled " The Book of Aphorisms," which, for their general triteness and vulgarity, might have been put down by some callow bar- rister or coachman's cad. Our southern Blackwood- men fancy that they equal the talent of their master in assuming his brus- querie, ( Rubeus's pupils cut their beards like their tutor, and they did but little more like him). Among the " Aphorisms" alluded to, the following profound knowledge of society and insight into character blazes for the first time upon a benighted world :— " Men who are, or who fancy themselves to be good singers, are great bores. Tbe airs which they assume in company are most in- sufferable. If asked for a song, they affect, with an aspect of the most hypocritical humility, that really they cannot sing— that their voice is out of order— that they are hoarse, and so forth ; the fellows all the while being most anxious to show forth, only wanting to be pressed, in order to enhance their own importance, and stimulate the curiosity of the company. Nor is this the worst of tbe case ; for no sooner do they perpetrate one song, than they volunteer a dozen, interlarding the intervals between their performances with pedantic disquisitions on music, and flooring every man who ven- tures to hazard an opinion on the subject. These people, whether amateur or professional, must be extinguished ; and the best wav to accomplish their overthrow, and reduce them to their native in- significance, is, in the first instance, to take them at their word, and not urge them to sing. By so doing, they immediately take the pet, and sport mum for the rest of the evening. The same remarks apply to musical people in general, whether in the shape of fiddlers, fiuters, horn- blowers, thumpers 011 the pianoforte, & c. These in dividuals can think of nothing else but their favourite pursuit, and imagine all the world to be equally interested in it. Take a mu- sician off music, and he is the most ignorant of animals. A good story, in illustration of ibis, is told about Madame Catalani. Being at a large party in Vienna, where Goethe was present, she was much surprised at the great respect with which that illustrious man was treated. O11 inquiring his name, she was informed it was the celebrated Goethe. ' Celebrated I' said tbe syren ; * what music did he ever compose ? Why, I never heard of him I' " The caste of this man's musical acquaintance must have been fellows who, for five shillings and a treat, sing at rum and cigar concerts— gin- shops, coal- holes, et id genus omne. His igno- rance, too, equals the elegance of his chums. He does not know the difference between a common singer and a musician, which is as distinct as between an actor who can scarcely write his name, and can do no more than read, and the author of the Hunchback. All men are jealous of those who assume a know- ledge in that walk of science to which they themselves have especially devoted their time and attention. In the science of music, above all others, people imagine that they are qualified to give an opinion, and this, in proportion to their stupidity, they do with singular effrontery. Our aphoristic wight, from the tone of his writing, has been making a fool of himself in company, and then wonders that he was " floored" by one who knew better than himself. Men of genius and talent can and do discourse upon subjects foreign to their immediate pursuits. In our little connexion we could name a dozen musicians, not singers, who, " take them off music," would make this fellow FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. The French papers of Monday brought the conclusion of the de- bate on the address. Tbe ministerial project was finally carried by a considerable majority. The debates do not possess much interest out of France. The papers of Tuesday bring tbe reply of the King to the address. The tone is moderate. The address was car- ried by a majority of 233 to 119, which is considered to be a greai victory for ministers. A violent eruption of Mount Etna, which took place on the 17ib and 18th ult., destroyed Bronte, a town situated nine leagues from. Catania, and containing a population of 10,000 persons. A young woman of Blaye named Clementine Prat, and a baker of the same town named Peign6, had formed an intimacy and at- tachment for each other. The lover, however, not only lesolved to defer their union till she could bring him a dower equal to his own1 property, but in order to attain this object induced the infatuated- girl to attempt to get rid of her father, her mother, her sisters, and- her uncle, by means of poison, ill order to become the sole inheri- tor of the family property. This base and horrible plan failed in the execution, detection followed, the guilty pair were placed in tlie hands of Justice, and were both arraigned before the Court of As- sizes for the department of the Mam. Theculprits were found guilty, and sentenced to hard labour for life. LIBERTY OF THE PRESS IN FRANCE— The National says— " There have been 281 seizures of Journals, and 251 judgments,, since the revolution of 1830. The responsible editors have been condemned together to 1,226 months' imprisonment, and fine, amounting to 347,550f. The number of Journals prosecuted is - 8- 1 of which 41 belong to Paris alone. This statement goes to October, lst, 1832. SPAIN. Letters from Madrid of the 23d ult., state that tbe ex- Minister Calomarde is to be impeached and tried for high treason. Gene- ~ ral Cruz bad been appointed Commander- in- Chief of the Royalist Volunteers, which corps is to be re- formed, and their arms depo- sited in Ihe respective ordnance stores of the provinces. This corps, it will be recollected, was the chief reliance of tbe Apostolic party. It was composed chiefly of tradesmen, was nearly 200,000 strong, and is supposed to have cost the Spanish Govern- ment 1,000,000/. sterling annually. It is proposed for the future to abstain as much as possible from tbe employment ot this force. The Duke of Medina Celi and 12 other grandees, who had been deprived of their gold rings in consequence of their manifestation of liberal principles during the existence of the constitutional system, have been restored to their honours, and have been all well received by the King. The liberal and able Marquis of Santa Cruz has been named Grand Major Dorao : but what is more im- portant than all, as regards the progress of political regeneration in Spain, is, tbat the decree for the assembling of the Cortes has been already signed by the King; the necessary formalities for completing tbe elections would be gone through by the middle of January. The King has, further, appointed a new Council of State, to consist of 14 members, over w hich he will himself pre- side, and through which are to be submitted to the Cortes the different measures of reform meditated by the Spanish Govern- ment; among which are to be numbered the consolidation of the: whole public debt, a revision of the criminal code, and some new arrangements with respect to church property. Count Ofalia has been appointed Minister of the Interior. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. From an interesting report of the Committee of the Philanthro- pic Society it appears that the number of female slaves emancipated since the establishment of the society on the 15th of November, 1828, had been 102. The number of the slaves at the Cape is esti- mated, in round numbers, at 34,000. It appears that the Caffres on the frontier had been attacked by a parly of soldiers, under Lieutenant Ross, and driven away, their property being burned. The cause of this is said to be that some stolen cattle having been traced to Caffreland, resistance was offered, aud four of the Caffres killed. The whole population of the Kat River settlement is said to be from 4,000 to 5,000 persons. EAST INDIES. BARRACKPOIIF., JUNE 8, 1832.—( Extract of a private letter.)— I have just returned from a trip in the jungles, after a set of Hill in- surgents You may easily imagine that I was very glad to return into cantonments, when I tell you that the thermometer in our tents was daily at 110, 115, and 120. It is really a most cruel thing to. send troops out in weather like this, more particularly in deadly jungles, where it is totally impossible for troopsto act in consequence of their denseness. There is ene poor regiment just returned ( I write this account with horror) from tbe same place, tbe whole strength of which when it started was about 600 men and 16 officers. It marched the other day into cantonments with 25 effective men with the colours, and about 180 sick, having left the other sick be- hind, victims to the dreadful jungle fever. Since their return 14 out of the 16 officers have been seized, and I am sorry to say seven are already gone to their long homes." VAN DIEMEN'S LAND. The Lieutenant- Governor has come to the determination tbat all prisoners under colonial sentence of transportation who may l> e placed in any chain gangs, and abscond from thence, shall suffer death. 396 THE TOVI. December 9. TO AGENTS AND SUBSCRIBERS. Part I. of the POLITICAL MAP OF ENGLAND, engraved on steel, and brilliantly coloured, is now ready for delivery, gratis, to those who have paid their quarter's subscription to The Town, the only way in which this important and useful work can be obtained. The Map shows all the alterations caused by the Reform and Boun- dary Bills, from the Ordnance Surveys, assisted by the Reports of the Commissioners for the Division of Counties. Subscribers, in case of any disappointment with respect to the delivery of the Map or the Paper, are requested to forward information on the subject to the Publisher. The Second Part of the Map is now in preparation, and will be ready for delivery to Subscribers in the beginning of January. News Agents and Subscribers to THE TOWN are cautioned against paying their accounts to a person named Ryley, whose proceedings are about to be suitably noticed by the Proprietors. Subscribers who receivetheir Papers through Newsmen, are informed that they must obtain their Maps through the same medium, as the Proprietors cannot be at the expense of transmitting them. HEBDOMADARY. Day of Mo. Day of We. High i Morn. Vater. Aftern. Remarkable Events, etc. Sunday Lessons. H. M. H. M. Sun rises 4 after 8 9 Sn. 2 58 3 18 Milton born 1608 Morning: in M. 3 38 3 58 Commer. Panic 1825 Isaiah 5 11 Tn. 4 18 4 42 Chas. XII. killed 1718 12 W. 5 6 5 32 Ld Hood born 1724 13 ' I'll. 5 58 6 28 Henry Quatre b. 1553 Evening: 14 K. 6 57 7 31 Washington d. 1799 Isaiah 24 15 Sa. 8 4 8 48 Mrs. Trimmer d. 1810 James 2 * « * A Saturday edition of this Paper, published in time for the Country, may be obtained of all Newsmen on Sunday morn my, within 100 miles of London. THE TOWM. LONDON: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1832. Sixteeulegislators are to be chosen, and chosen in two short days, and within a circumfcrence ofthree miles— the fortieth part of the Commons of the Empire in point of number, but in power and influence infinitely more. It was not without reason that the enemies of Reform struggled hard to get rid of the metropolitan districts. If their creation had been all that the Bill had effected, it would have given to the friends of a liberal government a vantage ground from which they could have securely compassed all the rest. We have compiled a full account of the operations against the citadel of Antwerp, as detailed in the course of the week. There appears to be no substantial grounds for anticipating a protracted siege, and not the slightest cause for giving way to apprehensions respecting the Tory bugbear— a Continental war. We really wish that some of those ingenious gentlemen who meet, andwould fain persuade others tomeet, forthe purpose of deprecating the attack upon Antwerp, and who declaim about themerits of our " ancient allies," would stop the cur- rent of their eloquence for five minutes lo tell us what those merits are. If they were fairly subjected to our ex- amination, we should be the better able to estimate their number and weight. A priori, we could hardly expect any very marked exhibition of friendship from our ancient allies. There is not a single mentionable field in which their industry has been exercised in which we are not rival labourers. Ships, colonies, commerce, is our cry; ships, colonies, commerce, is their cry. In the protec- tion of their shipping interests,— of which interests, among ourselves, our Tory friends are the grand conservators, as they arc of every thing else,— have our ancient allies never crossed us ? Has their zeal for the integrity of their colonies never led to any slight feeling of jealousy towards the simple old gentleman called JOHN BULL, at whose heart the defendants ofSarum and Gatton, old and dear allies of his also, are now so vehemently and pertinaciously knocking? In tlieir commercial pursuits has no clashing of interest ever occurred between the na- tives of Old England and those of Holland ? We have a sort of dreamy recollection of England having stepped in to save these same Dutchmen from being squashed, like so many frogs, under the iron heel of PHILI? of Spain, and of certain returns that were made in a few years there- after, ofthc burning of ships and battering of forts on Ihe Thames and the Medway by these same mud- larks. Arc these the merits that the Tories allude to? We have heard, too, of the hanging of some scores of English merchants, who were so marvellously impudent as to attempt to inter- fere in the traffic of mace and nutmegs, which our Allies had prudently resolved to keep to themselves. Is it for the murders of AMBOYNA that we are to be grateful? True they gave us a King— pious and immortal be his memory ! and he gave us a debt, whose memory live for ever! But in requital we gave them seven millions of guilders, more or less, and really, looking to the market of Princes, we think the price was ample. To come to modern times— are not these Dutch the same careful gentlemen to whom the late Duke of YORK entrusted certain forts in 1794, and who, when in his retreat he sought to shelter himself and his troops from the chastisement which their interference had provoked, coolly shut the gates upon him ? Are not these Dutch the same gentlemen who, when JOHN BULL had by a sacrifice of six hundred millions, restored them to inde- pendence, and given them a second kingdom ten times more valuable than the first, made use of their newly acquired power to tax JOHN'S ships with a tax from which others were allowed to go free ? In shorl, in the long course of our acquaintance, have they ever granted us one favour that they did not make us grant them two? Have they ever had an opportunity of improving their own interest at the expense of ours, that they did not take advantage of it ? The horror which certain understrappers of the Minis- try, and their humble followers, entertain of pledges, and every thing that wears the semblance of pledges, is apt on occasion to display itself in a ludicrous way. A few evenings ago Sir JOHN HOBHOUSE, the original inventor of the pledge system, of which he is now the most magna- nimous enemy, met a few of his friends in the Quadrant Tavern. Mr. BARBER BEAUMONT, who it may be I collected made a feeble effort, under the auspices of Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, and assisted by Mr. DE YEAR, and few others, to get up a BURDETT Union, iu opposition to the National, and failed most miserably, was in the chair. Sir JOHN trade a speech— he can make a speech— was ap- plauded, and resumed his seat. The usual resolution of support was about to be pul, when a Gentleman rose to put a question. The Chairman changed colour— the Can didate quaked ; for, of all things, the Gentleman presiding and tlie Gentleman oratorising on such occasions most es pecially dislike, is a man who starts questions. The Gen tleman proceeded however, though somewhat daunted by the symptoms of perturbation apparent in the faces of the two great men, to ask whether Sir JOHN would, if he were returned, support, he did not say originate, a Bill for erect ing in the City of Westminster—" what, what?" burst from a dozen of mouths of terrified Committee men ? A Small Debt Court! The catechist sat down amidst a shout of" order," and the Chairman, springing from his seat, de- clared that tho question must not be put. They were determined that Sir JOHN should go into the House an unpledged Member, and was not this calling for a pledge? What, if theinlegrily of EarlGREY's Ministry depended on such a vote, were they to give up the whole Whig Ca- binet for a Court of Requests? Mr. BEAUMONT, cast an enquiring glance oil the little Baronet, as much as to say, " has not BEAUMONT done his duty?" and resumed his seat with as determined an air as General CHASSE him- self assumed when GERARD wished him to pledge himself not to knock down Antwerp. Even Sir JOHN, however, considered that his honourable friend had construed the rule touching pledges somewhat too rigidly. " The bill which he was asked to support was a private bill, a local bill— there seemed HO harm in pledging himself to support it; had it been a. political pledge that was sought, then, indeed, the ease would have been altered : he could not go into the House of Commons tied neck and heels"—( lie would be a clever fellow if he could)—" but to bind him down to so small a matter as a Small Debt Court Bill— he would take the pledge with pleasure." The meeting were in raptures at the Baronet's condescension; and the reso- lution ol support passed by acclamation. METROPOLITAN MEMBERS.— No. V. We can hardly fancy to ourselves a finer spectacle than London will exhibit next week. MILTON speaks of a mighty nation rising like SAMSON, and of Ihe scales drop- ping from its eyes like the eagle's. The scene which the great poet so vividly conceived,' is to be shown in the me- tropolis on Monday, as a sober and waking reality.— There will be more masses than one assembled to- day. The nominations may be supposed to attract, as usual, a host of the idle and the worthless, but the poll will bring out the whole of the moral strength of the tre- mendous town. Within the narrow limits of the Gene- ral Post Officc delivery there are not less than sixty thousand electors, the whole of them, with hardly an ex- ception, men resolute to do what they deem their duty. Among the gossip of the day may be mentioned a rumour that a letter has been addressed to the King of Holland by Lord Grey, more than a fortnight ago, in which the Minister gave ex- plicit assurances to his Dutch Majesty that the British Govern- ment were sincerely desirous for the preservation of peace, and that if the citadel of Antwerp were surrendered the King might enter on a new negotiation with the certainty almost of ob- taining the other points for which he had contended, regarding the navigation of the Scheldt and the internal communications. That this letter, the story goes, has been not only unnoticed by the King of Holland, but that he has not even submitted it to the States- General, or to his Council of State. There could not be more direct proof, if this shall turn out to be the case, of his having the recovery of Belgium in view, and other ulterior ob- jects beyond those avowed in his official intercourse with the London Conference. The general tenour of the accounts from Italy are unfavour- able to the approaching olive crop, in consequence of heavy rains. According to private letters from Alexandria the negociations with the Sultan were not entirely broken off, and the latter had even agreed to permit the annexing of Syria to Egypt, provided Meliemet Ali would give security for paying a certain tribute. This proposition is said to be made by letters from Korress Pacha. A reply to this had been sent on the 29th October by the English frigate Alfred, the tenor of which had not transpired. Ibrahim Pacha was encamped at Adana with 25,000 men. This place is distant from the frontiers of Syria 18 leagues. The remnant of the Turkish army was at Koniaz. The projected visit of Prince Talleyrand and the Ducliess de Dino to Brighton is postponed sine die, in consequence of the unsettled state of public affairs on the Continent. His Excel- lency, during the week, has received several telegraphic despatches from the French Government, relative to the affairs of the army before Antwerp. The Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, to which had been referred the application of Government for a three months' vote of credit, recommended in its report made on Wednesday, as appears by the French Papers of Thursday, that the provi- sional supply so demanded should be granted. A fresh proof this of the established influence of the Soult Cabinet over the Chamber. M. de Barcourt has been appointed Chief Secretary to the French Embassy, in the room of M. B. de Tellier, who has been removed from the French Embassy of Prince Talleyrand, to fill the more lucrative post of Consul- General of Amsterdam. M. de Barcourt is succeeded as second Secretary by M. Casimir Perier ( son of the late Prime Minister of France), who has been for some months attached to the French Legation. The projection at Paris of an institution similar to our own Lloyd's, to be called Le Lloyd's Franeais, has received the sanc- tion of the French Government. A Russian officer arrived in town on Tuesday by the Hamburg steam vessel, who was the bearer of important dispatches from St. Petersburg for the Russian Embassy. He travelled with the utmost expedition by land, but, owing to the boisterous state of the weather, the packet was delayed much beyond her regular time. He left the Russian capital on the 21st ult. BERLIN.— From a letter from the Hamburg Courant of Nov. 29. It is said that Lieutenant General V. Muffling has been intrusted with a mission to Paris, with new proposals, as media- tor between Holland and France, and if possible to obtain the evacuation of the citadel of Antwerp. We have not had it in our power, hitherto, to consider the qualifications of the candidates for the various metro- politan districts so closely as the importance of the subject demanded; and the time of election, now pressing upon us, limits us to a very few and brief remarks, instead of ihe detailed notice that we had contemplated. In our last number ( Nov. 18.), we contended for a principle of selection which we cannot help again pressing upon the attention of the electors. Let them choose whom they will, provided they choose freely aud honestly, we, as guardians of the public good, are well content. It was that the people might be empowered to express their voices, freely and effectually, that the Reform Bill was passed, not that Whigs should retain, or Tories recover, or Radicals seize upon power and place ; but, exercising their privileges freely and honestly, let them exercise them wisely also; select from what class of politicians they like, let them select men of whose moral and intellectual capacities, of whose standing and estimation in the eyes of the rest of the kingdom, they will not have occasion to be ashamed. Let them eschew vain fools, who seek only to exhibit their own petty pretensions; political intriguers, who seek to turn the office they covet into a source of filthy lucre ; quacks, who do not possess, and poverty- stricken agitators, who cannot afford to retain, their honesty, if they have any. Take whomsoever " they may, let them seek in their members for uprightness, in the first place ; souml- headedness and correct information in fhe second place; and, in the third place, as a band, without which virtue, in a public man, must be feeble, and know- ledge vain, and both of them equally obnoxious to temp- tation— INDEPENDENCE. We have already noticed the members for the City. Since we did so, one, a very respectable man, Mr. Alder- man Venables has retired. Of Mr. Alderman Scales we don't think it is necessary to say much ; he is a candidate, it is true— sufficient for Whitechapel is the honour thereof. The contest, if there be one— which before this article sees the light wiil probably be decided— lies between Alderman Waithman, of non- pledging notoriety, and Mr. Lyall. We prefer Waithman to Lyall. With all his blunders and vanity, Waithman is a reformer; and, if he do not head fhe movement, he will, at least, not oppose it. Of the Marylcbone gentlemen also, several have with- drawn, and one— Mr. Gahagan— withdrawn, since we last noticed the district. Mr. B. Portman and Sir W. Home are now the favourites ; and we think deservedly. Mr. Murphy reckons the number ofhis supporters, we ra'her believe, by the same species of arithmetic that he employed at the asses- sed tax meeting, last week, when he proposed to effect a saving of ten millions out of the reductions of six. Colonel Jones has been going down for some time. By an inver- sion of the ordinary rule, into the causes of which we do not pretend to dive, the Colonel, who is so warm on paper, is cold and cautious in speech ; he writes himself Radical, and would hardly pass for a genuine Conservative in his viva voce addresses. In Westminster, notwithstanding the opposition, Sir John Hobhouse will be returned. The plans of Colonel Evans's friends were not early enough laid, nor has his com- mittee shown that degree of activity and tact which have been displayed by their opponents. The cold shake which the opposition has given Sir John and Sir Francis will do ood. Sir John wiil, we doubt not, abate a little of his dignity; and Sir Francis give up a little of his laziness. If there be not a very marked amendment in the conduct of both, they may bid adieu, after the present parliament, to Westminster. In Lambeth a candidate, who bids fair to try Mr. Hawes, has sprung up iu the person of Mr. Daniel Wakefield, a brother of the well known Gibbon, the wooer of Miss Turner, and the Chronicler of Newgate. Wakefield may be personally unexceptionable, but he is a hawk of an ill nest. He has been a keen supporter of Mr. Charles Ten- nyson's interest at Stamford, and has entitled himself, in consequence, to that gentleman's split votes in Lambeth. We know no other claim that he has fo success. Mr. Hawes has been described as a Conservative. His father is n rank l ory, and a very respectable and sensible man. The candidate has no such character for abilities, but his pro- fessions are liberal enough. We would prefer him to Wilkc- lield. Mr. Moore seems to be supported by no party. Mr. Tennyson will head the poll. Soulhwark will fall, we suppose, to the lot of Mr. Brougham once more; and Mr. Baugli Allen will probably be his colleague. Mr. Sheriff Humphery has been too late of starting. Nothing can be conceived more solemnly ridi- culous than the airs that the former has given himself dur- ing his canvass. He will not pledge himself forsooth! and pray what are liis claims to the unlimited credit that he arrogates? Is he known? Experienced? Can he give proof of superior talent? Can he plead length of service? He is the Lord Chancellor's brother! and Tommy Garth is the King's nephew. Why not Thomas rather than William, if relationship is to carry the day ? Mr. W. Brougham must, like Sir John Hobhouse, make much of his present advan- tages: he will never sit again. There is a fourth candidate for Southwark whom we should have been inexcusable had we forgotten— Mr. Murray. Mr. Murray means to vest the election of the King, as well as of the parliament, in the hands of the householders, to abolish all qualifications and all taxes. If he succeed, who knows but we may king it ourselves in a few years. His expectations are very great— Mr. Lawless supports him. Murray is the man! Dr. LnShingtou will head the poll for the Tower Ham- lets. The second is doubtful; our hopes are with Colonel Stanhope. Captain Marryat is Conservative, and, as a politician, scandalously ignorant on nearly every topic that he would be called on to discuss as a member. We suspect, moreover, that he is rather too old to go to school, and ihe House of Commons is not a good school if he were not. Mr. Clay, when he started, had the reputation of a Conservative, which he has strenuously endeavoured fo shake off. How came lie by it in the first instance? A man to whom such an imputation can stick, were it but for an hour, must be unknown or doubtful. Finsbury has two excellent men in Mr. Robert Grant and Mr. Babbagc; and we rather think it will use its privilege in selecting them. Mr. Sergeant Spankie is a " canny Scot." Nothing can be fairer- seeming than his address. Would he have issued such a one had he stood for a membership in 1S30? We suspect he would have spoken from another brief. Who ever heard of his libe- rality, save in his address? What meetings has he at tended? What abuse, national or parochial, has he de- nounced? What plan of national good has he advocated? Mr. Temple is a Conservative, and unsupporfed. We rather think there will be no poll, unless Mr. Wakley de mand one. Mr. Wakley is a financier; he proposes to take off' twenty millions of taxes without touching the national creditor. He should have stood for Southwark ; he would have been an admirable second to Murray, the magnanimous. Such are the men out of which the representatives of the mighty metropolis are about to be selected. We shall give them and their chances in a tabular form. Three short days will prove or disprove our calculations. Places. Reformers. Anti- Reformers. Probable Members. LONDON Mr. Grote Mr. Lyall Mr. Grote. — Sir J. Key .... : Sir J. Key. — Alderman Wood Aid. Wood. — Aid. Waithman Aid. Waithman. — Alderman Scales. MARYLEBONE... Mr. Portman Mr. Portman, — Sir W. Home..... Sir W. Home. — Sir S. Whalley. — Colonel Jones. — Mr. Murphy. WESTMINSTER.. Sir F. Buidett Sir F. Burdett. — Sir J. Hobhouse Sir J. Hobhouse. — Colonel Evans. LAMBETH Mr. Tennyson Mr. Tennyson. — Mr. Hawes Mr. Hawes. — Mr. Wakefield. — Mr. Moore. SOUTHWARK .. . Mr. Brougham Mr. Brougham. — Mr. B. Allen Mr. B. Allen. — Sheriff Humphery. — Mr. Murray. TOWER Dr. Lushington. Capt. Marryat. Dr. Lushington. — Col. Stanhope Col. Stanhope. — Mr. Clay. FINSBURY Mr. R. Grant.. Mr. Temple.. Mr. R. Grant. — Mr. Babbage Mr. — Mr. Wakley. — Sergt. Spankie. THE PLAY- GOER. As Christmas approaches, the preparations for. pantomime absorb the attention of theatrical authorities, and the Play- goer spends his evenings in the quiet routine of familiar scenes. At Drury, Macready has sustained his old renown in Tell and Virginias ; and a second Miss Mordaunt, a pretty, fluttering girling, has coquetted promisingly with melodrame. Covent Garden has introduceda Mr. Lenox, a musical debutant, as Ar- tabanes in the opera of Artaxerxes. Mr. Lenox has a good pipe. After the opera, a piece called the Irish Wife, intended to dis- play Miss Kelly's talents to advantage, was very desperately damned. Adelphi.— A new trifle, entitled Mr. Busy, aided by Reeve, has been made accessary to more broad grinning. With- out John's assistance, we surmise that the audience would have deemed that Mr. B— was not to be endured. DUBLIN THEATRE.— The Rev. E. Groves's new tragedy, Alom Praw, was produced at this theatre on the night of Friday week, with decided success. OPERATIC INTELLIGENCE. PARIS— Opera Comique— An operetta in one act, entitled, Le Passage du Regiment, the music by Monsieur Catrufo, has succeeded here. It may suit Madame Vestris's company. The music, generally speaking, is not effective, with the exception of one air for the heroine, sung by Mad. Casimir, which was highly applauded. MILAN.— A new opera, by Mercadante, entitled Ismala, Os- sia, Morte ed Amora, was produced at La Scala on the 27th of October, and completely failed. Are they beginning to " spy out the nakedness of the land" in Signor Mercadante ? The gobes- mouc'hes of our King's Theatre will probably indemnify the composer for his ill- success in Milan. The Town Hall now building at Birmingham will be of most ample dimensions. The length will be 140 feet— width 65— height 65. In this noble apartment the musical festivals will be held ; with one or two exceptions, it will be the largest and finest music- room in Europe. One end will be occupied by an organ of immense power; in height this instrument will be about 40 feet, aud in breadth about 34. A History of the American stage, by Mr. Dunlap, just pub- lished, gives the following account of the rise and progress of Transatlantic theatricals :—" On the 5th of September, 1752, at Williamsburg, the capital of Virginia, the first play performed in America by a regular company of comedians was represented to a delighted audience. The piece was the Merchant of Venice, and it was followed by the farce of Lethe. Thus Shakspeare had the first place in time as in merit as the dramatist of the western world, andGarrick the honour of attending upon his master. Lethe was at that time new even in London, and a popular after- piece." The next exhibition was at Annapolis, and the third at a the- atre erected iu Nassau- street, New York. The company after- wards went from place to place, as our provincial companies do now, and were a long while in the West India Islands. The prices of admission were very high— the boxes eight or six shil- lings, the pit five or four shillings, and the gallery three or two shillings. At Philadelphia there was considerable resistance offered to their obtaining a local habitation and a name ; but they ultimately triumphed over the followers of William Penn; and, as they conducted themselves in a respectable manner, their success was as great here as any where else. ANECDOTES OF THE FIRST AMERICAN COMPANY'. WEST.—" He soon involved himself in debt; and being arrested by the breeches- maker for six pair of leather breeches, sent to Mr. Gaine, who still printed the play- bills, though no longer at the Bible and Crown, but only at the Bible, to request bail, as the prisoner's name was in the bill for that night. The old gentle- man took off his spectacles, aud exclaimed, ' Six pair of leather breeches 1 Why I never had one pair in my life! Six pair ! Why how many legs has the fellow got." The first visit of any of the Kemble family to America is thus noticed— 1793- 4. About this time one of the Kemble family arrived at New York, a sister of Mrs. Siddons, John Kemble, Mrs. Whitlock, Charles Kemble, Stephen Kemble, and the other children of that highly talented family. This person was called Mrs. Hatton, and had a husband with her, a vulgar man. She introduced herself to the American world by writing a play called Tammany, which she presented to the Tammany society, who patronised it, and recommended it to the theatre through Hodgkinson, whose fa- vour the authoress had secured. The managers would not have dared to reject any thing from the sons of St. Tammany, and gladly received this production of the sister of Mrs. Siddons, seasoned high with spices hot from Paris, and swelling with rhodomontade, for the sonorous voice of Hodgkinson, who was to represent the Indian saint." BATES.—" His manager jvas present in a first- rate character at rehearsal, when Bates entered to deliver a message, which he did with all the flourish of a hero who had been preceded by the sound of a trumpet. ' Mr. Bates,' says the principal, ' you surely don't intend to deliver that message in that manner to- night ?' ' Yes, Sir, but I do.' ' You are too loud, Sir.' ' Loud, Sir, not at all, Sir; I'm only energetic. I've got a be- nefit to make as well as you, Sir.' " So great is the confidence of the monied peeple in the city that the hostilities in Belgium will be of short duration, that the price of funded property continues to rise. The books at Lloyd's on Friday exhibited a melancholy record of damage sustained by the shipping during the late tempestuous weather, and it is feared the future accounts will be very disas- trous. Several total wrecks were among the disasters posted. December 9. THI TOWJT. 397 SIEGE OF THE CITADEL OF ANTWERP. The contest which the obstinacy of the King of Holland has provoked has already begun; and needless as it would have been if he had shown the slightest particle of openness or honour in his proceedings, and short as it must be, considering the force arrayed against him, many are the lives that must be sacrificed before, by the taking of the citadel of Antwerp, the controversy can be brought to a close. The Standard— fit representative of the spirit of its party— rejoices in the death of the few Frenchmen who were struck by the first discharge of grape shot from the citadel. It has long been trying to kindle a general war, not only by the use of the common topics of its party, but by the most absurd and unjust as well as malicious attacks upon the national character and worth of the French soldiers, and by equally extravagant praises of the Prussian soldiers, and ( as it insidiously adds) their hatred of the French, and their desire to measure bayonets with them. Fortunately for the world, the King of Prussia is not foolish enough to be entrapped, like a mighty warrior nearer home, by this praise of his " Bantam cock" qualities, into acts more calculated to make him the ob- ject of ridicule than respect; and his soldiers, though brave and well- disciplined troops, would rather venture their lives in a cause for the benefit of their country, than in any insane cru- sade, the only object of which was to make the continental despots more absolute, and to support the falling— no, the fallen — power of English Toryism. In the early part of the week intelligence reached us from Antwerp that the French troops had begun to cut trenches and make other preparations for an attack upon the citadel, and had been suffered to do so unmolested. In the course of Mon- day, an express arrived, containing the letter written by Marshal Gerard to General Chasse, calling on him to surrender, and also desiring to enter on an arrangement as to the neutrality of the city. As the question of the conduct of the two commanders is sure to form the subject of future discussion, more especially if Antwerp should be destroyed, we have inserted this letter with the reply to it, and to another afterwards forwarded on the same subject. " Head Quarters of Borgenhout, under Antwerp, Nov. 30, 1832. " Arrived before the citadel of Antwerp, at the head of the French Army, with instructions from my government to reclaim the execution of the treaty of the 15th of November, 1831, which guaranteed to his Majesty the King of the Belgians the possession of this fortress, as well as the forts dependent on it on both sides of the Scheldt, I hope to find you disposed to acknowledge the justice of this demand. If, contrary to my expectations, it should be otherwise, I am commanded to inform you that I must employ those means which are at my disposal to occupy the said citadel. " The operations of the siege will be directed to the exterior fronts of the citadel; and, notwithstanding the weakness of the fortifications on the side of the city, and the shelter afforded me by the houses, offer every advantage for the attack, I shall not profit by it. I have therefore every right to hope, conformably to the laws of war, and to customs constantly observed, that you will abstain from all kinds of hostilities against the city. I shall cause to be occupied a portion of it, from the sole motive of being prepared for any thing that may expose it to the fire of your artillery. A bombardment would be an act of useless barbarity, and a calamity for the commerce of all nations. " If, notwithstanding these considerations, you should fire on the city, France and England will exact an equivalent indemnity for the damages caused by the fire from the citadel and its forts, as well as from the ships of war. It is impossible for you not to foresee that in this case you will be personally responsible for the violation of a custom respected by all civilized nations, and the disasters which may result from it. I await your an- swer, and am persuaded that you will see the propriety of im- medietely entering into negociations with me, for the purpose of putting the citadel of Antwerp, and its dependent forts, into my possession. " Receive, Monsieur le General, I pray you, the assurances of my consideration. ( Signed) COUNT GERARD. " Commander of the Army of the North." " Citadel of Antwerp, Nov. 30. " M. le Marshal,— In reply to your summons, which I have just received, I have to inform you, M. le Marshal, that I shall not yield the citadel of Antwerp until I shall have exhausted all the means of defence within my reach. " I consider the city of Antwerp as neuter, as long as no use shall be made of the fortifications of the city and of the exterior works depending thereon, the fire of which can be directed against the citadel and the Tete- de- Flandre, comprising therein the forts of Burght, Zwyndrecht, and Austreweel, as well as the flotilla stationed in the Scheldt before Antwerp. It is of itself understood that the free communication of the Scheldt with Hol- land, as that has taken place up to the present, is not to be in- terrupted. I learn with surprise, that while your Excellency opens negotiations there has been a commencement of hostilities by works of attack to the southward, under the fire of our can- nons, as to which I have the honour to inform you, that if at mid- day there be not a stop put to those works, I shall find my. self under the necessity of preventing them by force. " Accept, I beg you, M. le Marshal, the assurance of my high consideration. " The General of Infantry, BARON CHASSE." COPY OF THE REPLY OF MARSHAL GF. HARD TO THE ANSWER OF GENERAL CHASSE. " Quarters- General, at Berchem, Nov. 30. " Monsieur le General— The first hostilities are in the cannon shots which you have just fired on my troops, at the very moment when I received your letter of this day's date. The cutting of the dikes near Liefkenshoek, on the 21st and 25th of this month, and the cannon- shot fired on the 21st on the Belgian officer, could be considered as a rupture of the armistice, even much more than the arrangements commenced on the ground which I occupy before the citadel, Previous to firing, I am desirous to offer you a means of preserving the city of Antwerp, and its population, from the miseries of war, and with this wish I have offered to renounce the advantages which are presented to me by an attack from the neighbourhood of houses by confining myself to the exterior. The Lunette of Montebello is necessarily com- prised among the latter, as well as the contregardes, and the works not forming a part of the enceinte, properly so called. In acting thus, I rely on the examples of the sieges of 1746 and 1792, in which the city was by mutual accord considered as neuter, without, however, on that account, the besiegers having lost the faculty of extending their operations on the exterior works. When I shall use this power, if you therefore should take occa- sion of firing on the city, I shall have the right of attacking your citadel on the side which shall suit me best, and you know the disadvantages which can thence result for your defence. " If, for the preservation of the city, I may consent not to make use of the exterior batteries to fire on the Tete de Flandre, it cannot therefore be regarded as on that account admitted that you are to preserve the free navigation of the Scheldt. That would be on my part the equivalent of besieging you without a blockade. " I must therefore, M. Le General, press you anew to accept the arrangements which make of the city of Antwerp a neutral peint between you and me, in the interest of your honour and of humanity, or remind you that all the responsibility of a refusal will devolve personally on you. " Receive, M. le General, & c. " The Marshal Commander- in- Chief of the Army of the North, " C. GERARD." COPY' OF THE ANSWER OF GENERAL CHASSE TO THE SECOND LETTER OF MARSHAL GERARD. " Citadel of Antwerp, Nov. 30, 1832. " Monsieur le Marshal,— In reply to the second letter of your Excellency of this day, I have the honour to inform your Ex cellency, that while you make propositions for not attacking the citadel on the side of the city, your troops were already occu- pied, without it, in forming works of attack against the citadel, which I have found myself compelled to combat. It is there- fore on your part, M. le Marshal, that the hostilities have begun. Besides, all the fortifications of the city, with the de- tached works and forts, can never form a part to besiege the citadel, without compromising the city of Antwerp ; and I have to inform you, M. le Marshal, that the first cannon fired from those places shall cause me to consider the city as having assumed an hostile attitude, whieh will expose it to total ruin ; the fatal consequences of which will fall personally on your Excellency. " It is incontestable, M. le Marshal, that the aforesaid works have been constructed for the defence of the place, and not to attack the citadel, and as such they have been always considered and admitted by the military authorities of Antwerp. " The free communication with Holland by the Scheldt, which has always taken place, is a point so just, on which I cannot yield, not conceiving that this communication can be injurious to your operation of siege. " You see by these propositions, M. le'Marshal, that I am always disposed to spare the city, in the manner already too well proved by my conduct during two years, notwithstanding the provocations of the inhabitants and military authorities. " Receive, M. le Marshal, the assurances of my high consi- deration. " The General of Infantry, Baron CHASSE." During the whole of the day on which these notes were written, the French continued to lay out and excavate the parallels, and only during a short period was any attempt made to stop their progress, by firing from the citadel. Of course all kinds of rumours were circulated as to what the Marshal and the General had written about the neutrality of the city, until the publication of the letters set the matter at rest. At one o'clock on Satur- day, the French had pushed forward the approaches from the parallel the heads of which were within musquetry fire, and to their astonishment they had been suffered to advance almost un- molested. One battery only was occasionally fired upon. During Friday night, Saturday, and Saturday night, the Dutch continued firing about 30 shells an hour. On Sunday, at 10 o'clock, they made a sortie with from 80 to 100 men, in order to make a re- connoissance, but they were driven back at the point of the bayonet, the morning being so wet that the muskets of the French would not go off. The French did not perceive the Dutch, who came from the Lunette de Kiel, till they were at • tacked, when the captain of the artillery of the battery No. 5, against which the attack was directed, ordered the charge, and he himself brought back one of the Dutch sergeants. The loss of the Dutch on this occasion was 12 killed, several wounded, who escaped, and 10 prisoners, most of whom were wounded ; that of the French was but 3 killed, 5 wounded, and 2 sappers made prisoners. It is imagined that these men were induced to tell where the principal part of the staff of Marshal Gerard were established, for, almost immediately after, the Dutch opened a heavy fire in the direction of the church of St. Laurent, through which more than 20 balls passed. The Dutch kept up a brisk fire of grape aud canister shot, as well as 4 mortars from the Lunette de Kiel, and 4 from the Lunette de St. Laurent, the effect of which was but of trifling importance till half- past 1 in the morning of Monday. The Dutch made a second sortie at half- past 10 on Sunday night, in order to draw the mass of the French towards the point attacked, and as soon as the party retired a heavy firing commenced on that point, the road leading to Boom. On the evening of Sunday, Marshal Gerard sent another note to General Chass£, demanding a categorical reply respecting the neutrality of the town. The answer was that Chasse persisted in his previous demands. By the evidence of a Dutch pri- soner, however, it would appear that Chass<: does not intend to fire on the town. He stated that early in the morning all the guns which were pointed against the town had been removed and placed opposite to Fort Montebello, for the purpose of firing on the batteries in that direction erected by the French. Unless provoked, Chasst- will not destroy Antwerp. He is said to have remonstrated against the occupation of Fort Montebello by the French. He contended that this fort belonged to tl. e Belgians ; that it was erected by them, and armed by them ; and the first shot fired from its batteries would be considered as an aggression on the part of the Belgians. He also complained of the taking of Forts St. Philip and St. Marie by General Sebastiani, for the purpose of cutting off his communication on the Scheldt. Gerard seemed regardless of irritating Chass6, so long as he steered clear of encroaching on the treaty of the 22d of October, by en- tering the city. On Monday the city was thrown into the greatest consterna- tion, in consequence of the Dutch sentinels firing on the French sentinels near the arsenal. It was supposed that Chass^ was en- deavouring to provoke the French to attack him, in order to have a pretext for destroying the town. The Duke of Orleans esta- blished his head- quarters at Berchem. The Dutch continued firing during the whole of Sunday night. From the official re- ports it appears that since Friday last, the French have had 10 men killed and 16 wounded. Monday afternoon the Dutch made a third sortie, and wdth no greater success than the two former. The French had constantly 6,000 men under arms awaiting these sorties, and the Dutch, with their 500 or 600 men, stood but a poor chance against these formidable opponents. The French works were completed by seven o'clock on Monday, and it only required the commands of Marshal Gerard to put the whole of the batteries into play. In the course of the night the batteries were unmasked, and by daybreak the muzzles were visible at the Citadel. The works nearly approached to the glacis, and at Fort St. Laurent they were within a stone's throw of the walls. The French have had almost insurmountable difficulties to over- come in cutting\ their trenches and erecting their batteries. The rain had been falling in torrents ever since they commenced ope- rations, and the men had been obliged to work with the water in some places two feet deep. At nine o'clock on Tuesday morning an officer carrying a flag of truce was dispatched to the citadel as the bearer of another summons to Chasse to surrender, informing him at the same time that all was prepared, and that at eleven o'clock precisely the fire would commence in case of refusal. The French have 103 pieces of cannon placed; there ought fa have been 105, but this number has been reduced by two guns falling on Sunday night into the ditch, from which they have not yet been recovered. When the second parallel commences there will be 140 pieces in play. To the fifth battery of Fort Montebello is reserved the honour of firing the first shot. At eleven o'clock a cannot- shot from Fort Montebello fol- lowed by a tremendous fire of artillery, announced that the flag of truce sent to the citadel had brought back a negative. Along the whole line the discharge of cannon was kept up in regular suc- cession with great exactness. The enemy answered with vigour. During the day the fire continued, and was kept up with great vigour on the part of the assailants. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5. The fire of some of the French batteries was exceedingly ac- curate ; others are said to have pointed too high, and their shells and balls passed over the citadel into the Scheldt. Fort Montebello, which is an advanced work of the town, and which is, in the hands of the French, what those of St. Laurent and Kiel were in the hands of the Dutch, fired thisday and the day preceding against the bastion of the citadel called Pacedo. The number of guns employed by the French were officially stated td be 60 cannons, of various calibre, and 22 mortars and howitzers. Some of the latter were discharged last night, and are said to have produced much execution in Fort St. Laurent. The chief fire of the citadel had been latterly directed towards the batteries in front of Fort Kiel. Forts St. Laurent and Kiel had been silent since Tuesday evening. The citadel already exhibits external marks of injuries. A fire broke out in one of the buildings at half- past three o'clock, and the erections in the interior had been damaged by the shells. The works in the third parallel were advancing. There had been a slight frost, and the French were in expectation of having strong ice to enable them to attack the Tete de Flandres. At two o'clock the firing had ceased for an instant. Since one o'clock not a single report had been heard. The bad state of the ground, swamped by a continued rain of several days, rendered frequent repairs of the batteries and roads necessary. In several places the horses and carriages stuck fast in the mud, and there was no getting on at all without strewing the roads in- cessantly with fascines. The men were constantly occupied in relieving the horses and carriages ; but this labour, so fatiguing, appeared to be borne with the usual gaiety of French soldiers.- Additional clothing has been distributed to the troops, but this remedy will prove insufficient, so long as arrangements are post- poned, for a better supply of firewood to those encamped. About three o'clock the firing re- commenced ; and at half- past three continued, but the Dutch only fired from the fort of Kiel. At St. Laurent their batteries were destroyed. They suf- fered much from the fire from Montebello. The firing became languid again, and little was seen of the Dutch upon the ram- parts. Their artillerymen have suffered a great deal. They are now firing bombs merely from the citadel. The French fire often ignited the buildings, but its progress was soon checked, and no material mischief has yet been done. Fort Montebello, and the trenches opposite the Nieuwen Buiten, appeared the only points firing upon the Citadel, which answered them but languidly ; all the other French batteries being directed against the Kiel and St. Laurent forts. Several houses in the village St. Laurent had beem set on fire, and the church had sustained considerable damage. Hitherto the city has been respected, for not a single projectile has reached it Several bombs, however, exploded on the esplanade. The place was calm, and the idle were to be seen in crowds in the streets, looking out for sights, and inquiring for news. The theatre pro- fited by this curiosity, as its situation was amongst the best for seeing, and it could not afford accommodation to those who came offering 75 cents for a momentary gratification. The statements which have been given of the strength and number of the French batteries are slightly contradictory. In the Times, their state and position on Tuesday are thus de- scribed :— THE FRENCH BATTERIES. lst Battery, Fort Montebello— 6 pieces of 24, 2 howitzers. 2d ditto— 2 pieces of 16, 2 howitzers, firing on the left front of the bastion No. 3 of the citadel. 3d ditto— 4 pieces of 24, 2 howitzers, firing on the half- moon between bastions No. 3 and 4. 4th ditto— 3 pieces of 16, 2 howitzers, firing on the left front of the Lunette St. Laurent. 5th ditto— 6 pieces of 24, 2 pieces of 16, and 2 howitzers, firing on the right front of bastion No. 3. 6th ditto— 2 pieces of 16, 2 howitzers, firing on the left front of bastion No. 4. 7th ditto— 6 pieces of 24, 2 pieces of 16, 1 howitzer, firing on the same front of the same bastion. 8th ditto— 3 pieces of 16, and 2 howitzers. 9th ditto— 6 howitzers. 10th ditto— 8 pieces of 24, firing on the half- moon between the 4th and 5th bastions of the citadel. The passengers that arrived on Thursday by the General SteamNavigationCompany's mail- packet, the Sir Edward Banks, from Rotterdam, report that a party of the French having made an attack on the Tete de Flandres, the Dutch had opened the sluices, and the French party, being exposed to the fire from the battery and the gun- boats, had been obliged to surrender. We subjoin an account of the operations until Thursday after- noon, from the Private Correspondence of the Morning Herald, the statements in which, being strongly marked by Dutch par- tialities, must be received with adequate allowance. Berchem, Head- quarters of M. Gerard, Dec. 6, One o'Clock. There was a pretty smart firing kept up nearly the whole of last night; at eight o'clock this morning it entirely ceased on both sides. There have been a thousand reports flying about, as to the cause of this apparent cessation of hostilities. Some persons pretend that the citadel had capitulated ; others that Chasse had made his escape; and those who had taken their lodging at the top of church steeples, gave, from authority, that the Dutch artillerymen refused standing to their guns. About one o'clock, however, all doubts were removed; the firing has again commenced, and at the present moment I am writing amidst the thundering roar of cannon, the shouting of the military, and the rattling of ammunition- waggons over the ill paved streets of the village of Rercliem. Although little mischief has been done by either side, still there was a necessity for some slight repara- tion ; and, as if by mutual consent, both parties ceased firing about the same time. I think you may with safety rely that the only injuries sustained by the Dutch up to the present hour are the dismounting of some pieces on the Lunette St. Laurent, and tht destruction of part of its embrasures. In the citadel the barracks erected near the city have been partially burnt; and one or two small houses have been struck by bombs. The French have had three guns dismounted at battery No. 3, and part of their works thrown down. The killed and wounded are incon- siderable. The French bombs are now brought into play, and it is ex- pected they will do much execution ; hitherto the greater part of them have passed over the citadel, and fallen into the Scheldt. This circumstance having been noticed by General Desprez, h communicated it to the Marshal, and fresh instructions have been sent to the artillerymen. The Dutch bombs are well di- rected, and do mischief to the trenches, by throwing up the earth, but they do not burst in time to hurt the men ; this must either be from want of skill, or the short distance they are thrown. One of these bombs fell near the Duke de Nemours, and completely covered him with mud. Marshal Gerard has also had a taste of their plastering propensities. I saw him this morning come out of the trenches literally one mass of mud. The soldiers appeared to enjoy the grotesque appearance of their Commander. Chasse continues acting on the defensive ; and the coolness with which he receives the fire of his enemy is certainly surpris- ing. He has an immense artillery at his disposition ; and might, I should think, do prodigious execution, if he only began ia earnest. It is generally believed Ihat he is reserving himself for to - morrow, the 7th ; there will, ou that day, be a spring tide, issible, and very probable, that the greater part of the Fiench works may be inundated— it is then that he will shew" his strength. The French were at work on the third parallel the whole of last night, and did not attack the Lunette St. Laurent, as was expected. The city of Antwerp continues to escape the bombs of Chasse; and it is almost certain that its neutrality will be respected. The principal points for Chasse are the free navigation of the Scheldt, and the neutrality of the Ttte de Flandres. The Scheldt is free. I saw this morning the steam- boat, the Surinam, leave the cita- del,^ and sail towards Lillo. The Tete de Flandres is in the same position as it was a month since, and not a French soldier i3 to be seen near it. The Fort St. Marie, which was taken a few days since by Ge- neral Sebastiani, is but badly armed. Yesterday afternoon the Dutch frigates, the Comet, 24 guns, and the Burydice, 44 guns, attacked the fort, and it is most likely that by this time they have possession of it. Should Gerard decide on taking the cita- del by assault, it would require 25,000 bundles of faggots, and 40,000 sacks of earth, to fill up the fosse, before the French can commence scaling the walls. Four carts, laden with wounded, have just left Berchem for Malines. , „ Half- past One o'Clock. It is reported that the French have got possession of Fort St. Laurent; that the arrival of King Leopold, who had just entered Berchem, was the signal for attack. This is considered the best compliment the French could pay the King. I cannot guarantee this report. ( From the Brussels Liberal.) Antwerp, Dec. 6, Six in the Evening. The night, as was expected, was extremely stormy, but the cannonade never ceased for an instant, and still continued. Tho taking of the Lunette St. Laurent was expected yesterday even- ing— its fire had already wholly ceased towards night. This has taken place, or will probably in the course of the day. The Belgian engineers have pierced all the houses of the Rues. Cuillier and St. Roch, adjoining the esplanade. There is now an inter- commumnication between all these houses. These pre- cautions, joined to those taken yesterday, continue to give unea- siness. ... , , „ . Brussels, Dec. 6, Noon. Ihe King has just left Antwerp, with a suite of five carriages. There has been no extraordinary courier from Antwerp to- day, though the communication continues open. There was a gene- ral impression at Brussels that the siege of the citadel would, after all, terminate in negotiations. THE ELECTIONS. ELECTIONS AND POLLS FIXED FOR COUNTIES, CITIES AND BOROUGHS. COUNTIES.— Salop. ( North) Dec. 18; Glamorgan, 17; Bre- con, 17 ; no opposition expected. Monjuouth, 18 ; Denbigh, 17; Dorset, 19 ; Westmorland, 15 ; Isle of Wight, 20 ; Lincoln', ( Lindsey Division) 21 ; Huntingdonshire, 20 ; no opposition ex- pected. Devon, ( South) 20 ; Northampton, ( North) 18 j Ditto ( South) 14 ; Staff. ( North) 17; Nottingham, ( North) 17; Ditto ( South) 20 ; York, ( West Riding) 20. BOROUGHS. — Brecon, December 11 ; Monmouth, 13 ; Cirencester, 8 ; no opposition. Reading, 8 ; no opposition' Colchester, 10 ; Bristol, 12 ; Maidstone, 11 ; Ruthin 10 ; Shrewsbury, 13 ; Newark, 12 ; Birmingham, 12 ; Rochdale, 12 ;' Devonport, 11 ; Bury, Lancashire, 11 ; Newcastle, Stafford- shire, 11 ; Wallingford, 10; Marlborough, 10; Tewkesbury, 11 ; Bridport, 10 ; Chippenham, 10 ; Ludlow, 10 ; Marlow, 10 ; Eye, 10; no opposition. Windsor, 10; Southampton, 10; Honiton, 10; Warrington, 12; Lyme, 13; Cardiff, 10; Ber- wick, 11; Shoreham, 13; Wigan, 10; Sandwich, 11; Wen- lock, 10 ; St. Albans, 10 ; Taunton, 10 : no opposition. Bridge- water, 11 ; Kingston- on- Hull, 11; Walsall, 12; Leeds, 10; Bolton, 11 ; Poole, 11 ; Devives, 11 ; Harwich, 10 ; Grimsby", 10; Oldham, 13; Neath, 11; Newport, Isle of Wight, 11 Stamford, 11; Manchester, 13; Salford, 13; Ashton, 13; Stockport, 13; Winchester, 11; Boston, 12; Wycombe, 11; Bradford ( Yorkshire), 14. NORTH HANTS ELECTION, DEC. 7.— Mr. Lefevre's return is considered safe, the struggle— and a severe one is expected— will lie between the Marquis of Douro, and Mr. Scott. BASINGSTOKE.— The team aud waggon belonging to Mr. Hampton of Ellisford, was returning from Basingstoke, on Friday afternoon, when the horses started at the firing of a gun. The carter, a young man about 25 years of age, in endeavouring to stop them was thrown down and killed, by the wheels passing over his body. NORTH HANTS CANVASSING.—( From a Correspondent.) ( Scene : sin old- fashioned kitchen at Basing; an old and very deaf farmer smoking his pipe by the fire, with his ear- trumpet alongside. Enter a young Marquis, two Parsons, and a Lawyer.) Marquis—( making his bow)— Farmer, success to the plough t Shall the friends of the soil have the benefit of your vote ? Farmer—( cocking his trumpet)— Hey 1 what's that ? What are you saying, mon ? Marquis— I beg to solicit your vote and interest at the ensu- ing general election. Farmer— Ha 1 whose boy be'est thou, mon ? Where dost come from ? What's thy feytlier's name ? Marquis— My name is , son of the Duke of . Farmer— Ah 1 I don't like the breed of thee— so go along— I sha'nt vote for thee ; and if thee calls here again, I would advise thee to come in better company. ( The farmer resumes his pipe, and exeunt Marquis and his tail.) The bad taste of the Court of Aldermen, in refusing the usual vote of thanks to Sir John Key at the end of his two Mayoral- ties, is likely to defeat itself by operating greatly in his favour with many of the city electors. 37S THE TOW*. NOT e m b e r 25. THE TOWN. " FAREWELL— A LONG FAREWELL 1"— Among the numer- ous retirements from Parliamentary labours are the two respect- able names of Mr. Davies Gilbert and Mr. T. P. Courtenay; the latter is going to print upon the subject; Mr. D. Gilbert ( the ex- President of the Royal Society) retires in good philoso- phic spirit— quietly. MARYLEBONE HOUSE- TAX.— The following is the state of the rating in this opulent and extensive parish :— Number of houses under .£ 10 964 „ „ under 20 2,077 ,, ,, under 50 5,010 „ „ under 100 2,614 „ „ under 200 1,262 „ above 200 516 ^ Total 12,443 TRAVELLING.— Among the novelties of the present day is a steam voyage announced to take place at so much per head from England to Naples, Turkey, and Greece. Places to be taken, not at the common booking office, but at a London banker's. LONDON HOSPITAL.— The annual general court of the go- vernors of the London Hospital was held on Wednesday ; Sir T. Hall, treasurer, in the chair. Mr. Cecil, the secretary, read the report, from which it appeared that the funds are in a pros- perous condition; that 2,000 patients were received during the last year, two- thirds of whom were cured of their maladies ; and that a new wing had been added to the building, containing ad- ditional accommodation for ninety- two patients. It was agreed that 501, should be added to the salary of the secretary, and 10/. to that of the clerk ; after which the meeting adjourned. TITLED SNIP.— The great Mr. Stultz, tailor, in Clifford- street, • who retired to France a few years ago, and was created Baron Stultz, died on the 17th of November, at his estate called Aires, in the south of France, after an illness of nine days. This estate cost him upwards of 100,000/. ( we believe 103,000/.) He had another large estate near Baden- on- the- Rhine. About a year ago the Baron sent the Emperor of Austria a present of 40,000/. to do what he pleased, for which present he received in return the Order of Maria Theresa, and the patent as Count Gothen- burg. The Baron had great wealth in the Bank at Vienna ( Rothschild's). His propertv, besides these estates, exceeded 400,000/. AT SCHOOL.— Several English officers, naval as well as mili- tary, are mentioned by an Antwerp Journal as being at the head- quarters of Marshal Gerard, pour assister, en amateurs, at the siege of the citadel; among these are Lord Ranelagh, Mr. Fitzgerald, and Sir G. Hamilton. OWEN'S SYSTEM.— The scheme of the Equitable Labour Ex- changes, as they are called, seems to be spreading. Mr. Owen has been at Birmingham, and has explained his system to a meet, ing of ten thousand people, as stated in the Birmingham Journal. CONSERVATIVE FEED.— The Conservative Club had a grand dinner on Sunday at their house on Carlton- terrace, at which all the leaders of the Tory party in town assembled. Among them were the Duke of Wellington, Sir R. Peel, Sir James Scar- lett, Sir J. Beckett, Mr. Manners Sutton, Mr. Sanderson, Mr. Bonham, & e. It is understood that Lord Kensington has pre vailed on the Commissioners of Woods and Forests not to dis- turb the club in the tenancy of the mansion they now occupy, of which they will, at all events, keep possession until they have constructed another. PHYSIOGNOMISTS.— The police commissioners have issued orders to the superintendents of the various divisions of the me- tropolitan police, to send two of their most experienced officers on Tuesdays and Thursdays in every week to the several prisons, in order that they may have an opportunity of becoming ac- quainted with the persons and features of the various prisoners therein confined, so that, should they be again at large, the police may be able to identify them as having been before in custody This suggestion was proposed by Colonel Rowan. The officers deputed to make the inspection go into the different wards of the prison, and the prisoners are mustered before them, in order that they may have a thorough view of them. On Tuesdays the House of Correction, and the New Prison, Clerkenwell, are to be inspected; and that of Tothill- fields on Thursdays. VACANT OFFICE.— By the death of Mr. Hyde Villiers, the appointment of secretary to the Board of Controul, in the gift of the Premier, falls vacant. The salary is 1,800/. per annum, and it was conferred by Earl Grey on the late Mr. Villiers when it became vacant through the resignation of thc Hon. James Stuart Wortley, son of Lord Wharncliffe. Mr. Hyde Villiers was a member of the Clarendon family. His father was the late Hon. George Villiers, brother to the present Earl of Clarendon, and the hon. gentleman was also allied to the Earl of Morley, his mother being the Hon. Theresa Parker, sister to his Lordship. He was member for Mr. Russell's borough of Bletchingly in the late parliament, and conducted the inquiry on the East India Company's charter. TORY RESIGNATIONS.— Mr. Fowns Luttrell, who was canvas- sing the Western Division of Somersetshire against the two Re- form candidates, Mr. Ayshford Sandfordand Mr. Kemys Tynte, jufi., has resigned his pretensions. Mr. Pemberton, the barrister, who at the recommendation of the Conservative Club had re- solved to try his chance in Taunton, after a canvass of two days has abandoned the hopeless speculation. Mr. Robert Dundas, who had been making an experiment on the supposed conserva- tive pulse of the electors of Worcester, has resigned, after he had ascertained that the politics which he and his family have so long espoused are no longer those of the people of England. NAVAL APPOINTMENT.— By the Hyacinth we have intelli gence of the death of Vice Admiral Sir Edward Griffith Colpoys, K. C. B., Commander in Chief on the West India, and American stations, which occurred oh the 11th of November, at Ireland Island, Bermuda. Sir George Cockburn is to succeed to the command on the Halifax and Jamaica station, to go out in the Vernon ; and Sir George Westphale is to be his captain. THE CHURCH.^— It is said that the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London are taking measures for augmenting all the small livings in their gift, not limiting them to 200/. as the point to which they are to be augmented, but beginning with those under 200/. and augmenting them partly by charging the See with an immediate payment of a certain annual sum, and with a further payment to commence at the end of 14 years after the first renewal of the leases, will make an abatement in the fines, proportioned to the payment they will be chargeable on the estates ; and by the end of the present year the Bishop of London will have augmented all the livings in his gift under 200/. a year, of which, however, there are only eight; and, therefore, it his intention, when he has gone through them all, to begin again, and raise them gradually to 300/. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.— It was resolved at a meeting of the Society for Diffusing Information on Capital Punishments, endeavour to ascertain the sentiments of the candidates for seats in the ensuing Parliament, more especially of the candidates for the representation of the City, and Metropolitan boroughs, re- lative to the important subject of a thorough and effective reform of the criminal law. THE LATE SPEAKER.— Tuesday a deputation from the Uni- versity of Cambridge, arrived in Palace- yard and solicited the ex- Speaker to come forward for the University, on the Tory interest, in conjunction with Mr. Goulburn, it having been announced that Mr. Yates Peel retires, and that the ministry do not intend at present, to call up Mr. Manners Sutton to the House of Peers. The right hon. gentleman acceded to the wishes of the requisi- tionists; and Wednesday morning left Palace- yard, for Cam- bridge, to prosecute his canvass. POST- OFFICE ARRANGEMENTS.— We find, by the letters from Paris, that the new arrangement for a daily estafette to England, which was to have come into operation on the com- mencement of the new year, is likely to be postponed, and per- haps indefinitely, unless a more zealous co- operation shall take place on the part of the Post- office here with the heads of that department at Paris. At present, instead of meeting with that support which ought with certainty to have been calculated on from the Post office of a great commercial country in favour of a measure most essential to the interests of merchants generaBy, continued, and apparently wilful obstacles are thrown in the way; so much so, that the managers of the Post- office, in Paris, seem almost to be on the point, through despair of success, of aban- doning the project altogether. PRESENTMENT.— The Grand Jury of the county of Surrey, on finishing their labours at the Sessions House, Newington, made a presentment to the Court, eulogising the New Police for their efficiency and general good conduct, and deprecating the want of a summary jurisdiction with regard to juvenile offenders. They lamented that the morals of prisoners were corrupted to an alarming degree, owing to the length of time which elapses between one session and another, and prayed the Court to take the vari- ous subjects into serious consideration. The chairman said that it was contemplated to double the present number of Sessions, so that the gaol deliveries of the county might take place every six weeks, instead of every three months. SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH.— The College of Surgeons have lately erected one of the finest architectural buildings in Edinburgh. As a hall for their meetings, and a museum for the proper preservation and exhi- bition of their large and increasing collection of subjects connected with the profession, it is worthy of the metropolis. GLASGOW— On Thursday week, in the Trades' Hall, an over- flowing meeting of the Polish Association, and of the public, was held, at which Sir D. Sanford presided, and a native Pole took part in the proceedings. The object was an address in behalf of that ill- fated country, Poland. The speakers on the various resolutions were animated and efficient. Men of all shades of opinion were present, and all seemed burning with enthusiasm. IRELAND. ROYAL AND FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS. On Monday the King arrived at the Palace St. James's, from Brighton, and. held a Court, which was attended by the Turkish Minister, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord President, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, the President of the Board of Controul, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Postmaster- General, the Lord Chamberlain the Lord Steward, the Master of the Horse, the Commander of the Forces, the Lord Chief Justice, the Solicitor General, the Recorder of London, Admiral Sir Charles Rowley, and Captain Courtnay Boyle. Monsieur Maurojeni, charged with a mission from the Sublime Porte, was introduced to an audience of his Majesty. Sir Charles Rowley kissed hands upon his being ap- pointed one of the Grooms in Waiting. Sir John Campbell kissed hands upon his being appointed Solicitor General. The Duke of Beaufort presented an Address to his Majesty from the merchants, bankers, shipowners, and other inhabitants of the city of Bristol, against a war with Holland. Soon after the breaking up of the Court the King left town on his return to the Palace at Brighton. BRIGHTON, DEC. 5.— The health of the Duchess of Glouces- ter continues to improve. HASTINGS.— Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland continue in the enjoyment of excellent health. The health of Prince George lias received considerable benefit since his arrival here. The Turkish Envoy, M. Zean de Maurojeni, dispenses with all the pomp which formerly distinguished the representatives in this country of the Ottoman Porte, and is sojourning, with one Secretary, in plain apartments in Regent- street. It is said that a Turkish Ambassador Extraordinary, Namish Pacha, who speaks very good French, is about to be sent from Constantinople to London, with the understood object of negotiating on the affairs of Greece, but in fact that his mission relates to the settlement of the differences of Egypt. The young Earl of Sandwich, since his arrival at majority, has given directions for the rebuilding of his mansion, Hincliin- brook House, Huntingdon, which was nearly consumed by the fire which happened there some time ago. General Sir John and Lady Sinclair have arrived in town from Madras, where the General has been resident for the last ten years. The venerable Earl of Burlington is recovered from his late indisposition. Lord de Roos, who came here some weeks back in a very de- licate state of health, is now considerably better. The Noble Lord has lately been a frequent guest at their Majesties' table at Brighton. Lord Lowther and Mr. Helleyer arrived at Rome from Spalatro on the 17th ult. The Duke of Sussex has left town for Brighton. Baron d'Ompteda, the Hanoverian Minister, has returned to his residence in Grosvenor- place, feom a visit to the Duke of Cumberland at Hastings. Lord Althorp left town on Friday morning for Northampton- shire, to make arrangements for the ensuing election. Most of the other Ministers are also out of town— some of them with similar intentions. The Honourable Miss Lambton, daughter of Lord Durham, continues seriously indisposed at Sudbrook Park, near Rich- mond. In consequence of her continued indisposition * Lord Durham has absented himself from the late meetings of the Council, and has not come to town upon any official business during the last fortnight. Since the return of Lord and Lady Durham from St. Petersburgh they have resided in comparative retirement at Sudbrook, where they are frequently visited by their noble relatives the Earl and Countess Grey. PRODIGIOUS! • PIKE ROYAL.— Monday was caught, in the Frogmore Canal, a brace of pike, of the extraordinary weight 481bs. The male fish weighed 22Jibs., and the female 25Jibs. To the disciples of old Isaac a view of these extraordinary fish would have been most interesting, as they were in the very height of season. They were forwarded to Brighton, by Mr. Watkins, steward to her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta, for the use of the Royal table.— Windsor Express. DECEMBER VIOLETS & C.— Mr. Reed, horticulturist to the Earl of Abergavenny, near Tunbridge, has gathered in the open gfrden a bunch of Violets ( consisting of the double blue, Neapo- litan, and Russian), the fragrance of which was equal to those plucked in their season. There was also to be seen ripe fruit ( the Antwerp raspberry), and pease in bloom and in full pod— some of the latter were gathered for his lordship's table.— Brighton Paper. LOST TREASURE DISCOVERED.— Mr. William Robinson, a farmer, near Keighley, set a portion of a field with potatoes, and to his great disappointment and surprise, no stems ever appeared. The result was that he determined the field should be ploughed ; and on commencing to plough he was agreeably surprised " by finding his concealed potatoes of excellent quality and a most abundant crop.— Sunderland Herald. NORTHERN ARCADIA.— Great cuiiosity was excited in the towns of Sunderland, North Shields, South Shields, and Gates- head, on the revising barristers for those towns entering their respective courts in their wigs and gowns. It being the first occasion within the memory of the oldest inhabitants of gentle- men of the long robe making tlieir appearance at the above places in the full costume, the courts were much crowded to see the wigs.— Newcastle Journal. MANGEL WURZEL.— Mr. John Godfrey, of Aldsborough West Monkton, near this town, has grown a large mangel wur- zel this year of the extraordinary weight of 24 pounds. It mea- sures two feet one inch in circumference.— Exeter Times. A TREE ON ITS TRAVELS.— The gardener of Charles Winn, Esq. ofNostel Priory, near Pontefract, has succeeded in remov- ing to a considerable distance a large ornamental tree ( the Tilia Europea), which measures 40 feet in height, the bole 6 feet 3 inches at the base, and the circumference, at the extremitiesof the branches being 108 feet.— Halifax Express. To THE LOVERS OF STONY FISH.— The friends of science will hear with satisfaction that a petrified fish has been lately discovered in the quarry here. It has been submitted to the inspection of Mr. Lyell, the celebrated geologist, who looks upon it justly as furnishing a strong evidence in support of his theory. — Scotsman. OFFICIAL CHANGES.— It is confidently stated that the Duke of Richmond and Sir John Cam Hobhouse have been appointed to re- place Lord Anglesy and Mr. Stanley.— Dublin Morning Register. AMERICAN PRESIDENCY.— RE- ELECTION OF GENERAL JACK- SON.— Andrew Jackson assumed the office of President of the United States of America, on the 4th of March 1829; and, of course, his Presidential term of four years will end with the 3d of March, 1833. On the first Wednesday, in the present month, which will be Wed- nesday next, the votes for the new President will be given in, by the Electors, throughout the Union. According to an Act of Con- gress, passed in 1792, " the choice of these Electors must be made within thirty- four days preceding the first Wednesday in December, of the year in which the election of a President and Vice- President takes place." So soon as these Electors are appointed, ( equal iu number to all the Senators and Representatives in Congress;, it is easily ascertained which candidate for the Presidency will have the majority, as the opinions of the Electurs are publicly known. In the present instance, the contest has rested between General Jack- son and Henry Clay ; and considerable doubts were entertained lest the General should be prevented from serving a second term. We have seen, however, a private letter from New- York, dated on the 8th of November, in which it is stated, that the choice of Elec- tors had been completed; and that the re- election of General Jack- son was secured.— Belfast Northern Whig. STATE OF THE COUNTRY.— A very numerous meeting of the Privy Council assembled on Monday, and declared the County of Kilkenny under the provisions of the " Peace Preservation Act." This has been rendered necessary by the disturbance in that county, which has been permitted to assume a dangerous character, owing, we fear, to the carelessness or pusillanimity of the gentry. The disturbances in the County of Clare and in the Queen's County, were completely put down by the determination to assert the supre- macy of the law. The respectable and intelligent classes in the County of Kilkenny will have to blame themselves, if tliey permit the lawless to riot with impunity.— Dublin Times. TIIE NEW JURY BILL.— All the superior Courts were adjourned at an early hour on Monday, the J. udges going into consultation upon the provisions of the new Jury Bill for Ireland, which has been submitted for their consideration and approval, and which will be introduced by the Government immediately after the meeting of Parliament.— Ibid. TRINITY COLLEGE.— Mr. Sheil took a master's degree onThuri- day, for which he paid the sum of 40(.— most of it being for fines incurred in his boyhood. IRISH ELECTIONS.— By a table recently published, it appears that of the total number of aspirants to seats in the next Parliament, there are sixty- four Whig candidates— forty- six Tory and sixty- seven pledged advocates of the Repeal of the Union. TITHES.— Letters from the neighbourhood of Bandon, represent that district, to an extent of over twenty miles, to exhibit all the appearance of a country roused into insurrection. Scarcely a day has passed over without large military and police parties being seen, acting simultaneously, in different parishes, in aid of the collection or recovery of tithes. The hills, for many miles round, covered with thousands of the peasantry, who are alone deterred by the presence of the army from resisting the agents of the incumbents. Friday 80 of the Marine force, accompanied by a magistrate, pro- ceeded to the parish of Murragh, for the purpose of serving a num- ber of tithe processes. Thousands of the peasantry sprung up as if by magic— stones were thrown— the magistrate appealed to, to order the Marines to fire. One process was served, the rest aban- doned, and the half- worn out soldiers marched back, amidst the shouts of the people. The more respectable inhabitants of these districts are said to be living in a state of great alarm, and this in part of the county heretofore proverbially tranquil. MURDER.— In the Queen's County on the 30th ult., a man named Deegan, and some neighbours residing at Ballydavis, after witnes- sing some convictions at the Maryborough commission, on the 29th, came to the determination of paying the amount of tithe against them to avoid the expenses attending on a conviction. Unfortu- nately for Deegan he separated from his neighbours, and on his way home ( not far fro ® Maryborough) was waylaid and left corpse, for a wife and four children to mourn his loss. The muidcr is considered by the neighbours with the utmost indifference. SIR G. BINGHAM.— The dangerous condition of Sir George Bingham's health, has obliged him to relinquish his command in Cork, and to retire to private life. The heart has become enlarged, and the strict observance of rest has been enjoined. GRAND ORANGE LODGE OF IRELAND..— In the course of the sittings of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland last week, it was, amongst other things, resolved that an address be presented to his Majesty against the unjust war with Holland.— Dublin Packet. schuyts and fishing- smacks which bring fish to the London market to pay all monies received by them into the Bank of England, on account of the Dutch Consul, who gives them a cheque for the amount, to be paid to a Dutch Company ( the propiietors of the schuyts and smacks in Holland.; This arrangement, which has been hitherto found to work well, has been adopted not only to prevent robberies, but to guard against any loss whiuh might ensue by a vessel being lost on her voyage homewards. A few days since, after the Dutch Captains had paid in several bags of silver, the proceeds of the sale of their cargoes of fish at Billingsgate, a great proportion of coin in one bag was found to be counterfeit. The Bank clerks, in consequence, examined the other bags, and base silver coin to the amount of 134/. was discovered amongst the good money. A communication was immediately made to the Master of the Royal Mint on the subject, who referred the matter to Mr. Powell, the Mint solicitor, but it has not been yet ascertained whe- ther the Dutch fishermen paid in the money with a guilty know- ledge, or whether they have been made the dupes of some of the numerous class of persons, retailers of fish, who frequent Billings- gate- market. Since the discovery, Mr. A. Mitchell, one of the principal surveyors of the Thames- police, had called on board a fishing- smack to obtain some explanation of one of the captains. He found the Dutchman at his dinner, aud told a seaman on board to request him to step on deck. The captain refused to leave his cabin until he had finished his meal; but on Mitchell telling him his business was urgent, he poked his body half through the hatch- way, muttering a few oaths about being disturbed, and listened to what the officer had to say. After he had finished, the Dutchman asked if that was all the news he had to tell. Mr. Mitchell said it was, and that he required some information as to how he became possessed of the spurious coin. The Dutchman refused to satisfy him, and after observing that, as he had told all his news, he might go, and he should finish his dinner, disappeared, and quietly re- sumed his seat as if nothing had happened. Two other Dutch captains, who were standing by, treated the affair with the same levity, and said they had not English enough to understand it.— Payment of the money to the amount has, of course, been stopped by the Bank, in the accounts of tile Dutch Fishing Company. ACCIDENTS DURING THE THUNDER STORM.— Sunday the me- tropolis was visited with the rare phenomenon at this season of the year of a severe stor. n of thunder and lightning', accompanied by a gale of wind of extraordinary violence. In Blackfriars- road, um- brellas, bonnets, and hats were seen flying in all directions. The lightning was very vivid, and soon after the commencement of the storm, the Jubilee, a Gravesend sailing vessel, was coming up the liver, in Blackwall Reach, when the electric fluid struck the mast, shivered it to pieces, and carried the whole, and a great portion of the bulwaiks, away. A sail was also torn to ribands. Fortunately, the passengers were below, and no one was hurt. The vessel was instantly put ashore. The lightning also struck the chimney- pots on the station- house in Green Bank, Wapping, and forced them upon the adjoining premises belonging to the workhouse, and broke se- veral panes of glass. In the neighbourhood of Stepney several trees were blown down, and others torn up by the roots. A small unoccupied house in Bromley was struck by lightning and much injured. The storm was severely felt in Greenwich and Deptford, and much damage was done. SUSPECTED MURDER.— Wednesday morning, as one of the canal barges was passing up the Regent Canal, near the bridge at Twig Folly, Bethnal- grcen, the body of a man was discovered in the water, and being taken out, exhibited such appearances of violence as induced a belief that the unfortunate deceased had been murdered. The skull was cut and bruised, and partly beaten in, and the side of ihe neck much bruised ; the backs of the hands also were cut and the hands tied, not closely together, however, but several inches apart. No property of any kind was found upon the deceased. The body was taken to Bethnal- green Workhouse, and was afterwards identified as the body of Samuel Adams, a young man about 20 years of age, by trade a cooper, and resi- dent in Turner- street, Commercial- road. He had been missing about a fortnight, and printed bills had been circulated by his re- lations, offering a reward for his discovery. Wednesday night afire broke out in the lower part of the house of Mr. Wright stationer and engraver, St. John- street- road, near the Angel, Islington. In a short time Ihe house, with stock, furniture, and other property, weie destrojed. Mr. Wright and family were from home at the time, and the servant maid, there is reason to fear, has fallen a victim. No cause can be assigned for the calamitous event. COURT- MARTIAL.— Last week a general district court- martial held in the Tower, when Peter Dunn, a drummer of the second baflalion of the Grenadier Guards stationed tried for desertion. It was bis TOWN CALENDAR OF ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES in that fortress, was second offence, and he had been for some time absent from the regiment, leading a very dissolute course of life. He was found guilty, and sentenced to fourteen years' transportation. Dunn has since been removed from the Tower, and is now on his voyage to a government colony with other convicts to undergo his sentence. Tuesday at haif- past ten o'clock, a dreadful fire broke out at Mr, Davis's stables, King's Head- yard, Drury- lane, which was most destructive in its consequences. Three horses were burnt to death, the groans from which, when dragged from the devouring flames were most distressing. In the stables there were several others, which were with great difficulty rescued, after being blindfolded ; and so tenacious were they of file, that the greatest exertion was necessary to drag them from the devouring flames. The whole of the stables were entirely destroyed. The fire communicated to a new building in Bow- street, the back of which was des'royed. Mr. Mackey, a corn- dealer, who occupied premises connected with tile stables, suffered considerably by the loss of a quantity of hay and corn, which was consumed. The rear of the Albion Tavern was consi- dered in great danger; but, by tbe prompt exertions of the firemen, the premises were preserved. The cause of the fire is not known. BODY STEALING.— At the Middlesex Sessions, John Arnold, a notorious corpse- stealer, was sentenced to nine months'imprison- ment and hard labour, for disinterring, with intent to steal, the body of a young woman in the burial ground of S:. Clement Danes. On Sunday night, a tailor, named Joseph Hill, aged 24, residing at 72, New Compton- street, Solio, reached home much intoxica- ted, and some words having ensued between him and his wife, he got into a violent passion, and declaring that he would kill himself, he threw up the sash of the window and precipitated himself into the front area, from the height of 40 feet. He was conveyed to the Middlesex Hospital in a dreadful state. FURIOUS DRIVING.— Wednesday afternoon, an elderly lady, named Smith, who resides at 12, South- street, was crossing the street, just opposite the shop of Mr. Wilcox, surgeon, in Duke- st., Manchester- square, when an empty cab drove up at a furious rate. The lady was knocked down, and one wheel passed over both her legs. The cabman, who appeared drunk, continued to drive on at the same pace, so that it was impossible to obtain his name. The lady was taken into the shop of Mr. Wiicex, who discovered that one of her legs was broken, and the other dreadfully bruised ; she was afterwards conveyed to her resilience in a coach. There was no policeman in the street at the time, nor for some time afterwards. EXTENSIVE CIRCULATION OF BASE SILVER COIN.— An extra- ordinary discovery of counterfeit money has been lately made by the Bank of England clerks, to the amount of 134/., among good cash paid into that establishment, under the following strange cir- cumstances, which are now undergoing a strict inquiry by the pro- per authorities. It is the custom for the masters of the Dutch eel- INQUESTS. DEATH FROM DRINKING OVERPROOF WHISKEY. Wednes- day an inquest was held at the London Hospital, on the body of Mr. John Barrett, clerk in the London Docks. Cornelius Driscoll, employed in the Docks, said deceased was a respectable farmer's soil, and heir to a large property in Gloucester. The preceding day he was in company with four'young men, and they all drank a quantity of ovetproof pure whiskey, which they procured by means of a reed from a puncheon in the Docks; shortly afterwards he was found in a state of insensibility, and was taken to the Hospital, where Mr. Simons, a surgeon, applied the stomach pump, but without avail, deceased dying in a few hours. Mr. Williams said he examined the body after death, and applying a candle to the contents of the stomach they immediately ignited. The coats of the stomach were completely destroyed. " It appeared that the young man was married, and his widow said she would be plunged into the greatest distress, as her husband had not made a will, and the whole of the estate would, therefore, Verdict— Accidental Death. go to strangers.— One of the other young men has since died from the effects of the liquor; the others have re- covered. On Saturday night a jury assembled al the house of Mr. Lyon, No. 58, Fenchurch- street, to inquire into the circumstances at- tending the death of William Salkeld, Esq., of the firm of Hen- nington and Co., oil and colour merchants of St. Martin's- lane, and Billiter- lane. The first witness examined was Jane Harris* servant to Mr. Lyon, who deposed that the deceased gentleman for the last 16 months had occupied a suite of apartments in her master's house. On Thursday morning last the deceased rang his bell, and desired her to bring him some warm water. She took him up some immediately ; shortly after she heard a violent scream on the kitchen stairs ; she ran out to ascertain Ihe cause, when, to her surprise, she found it was the deceased; he staggered into the kitchen as if he was making for the yard, but before he could reach it be uttered another shriek, and fell, and appeared to be dying. Witness alarmed her master, who ran down stairs, and en- deavoured to raise the unfortunate gentleman, but could not until assistance was procured, when he was removed up stairs, where he died almost immediately after. Mr. Liltle, a surgeon, residing in Billiter - street, stated that shortly after 7 o'clock on Thursday morning he was called to attend the deceased at Mr. Lyon's house, and on his arrival he found him quite dead. Upon the table stood a rummer containing a sediment, which adhered to the sides, and at the bottom was a small portion of liquid, which on tasting he found to be a solution of oxalic acid. On further search he found in the washhand- basin a large quantity of the same de- scription of poison, and two empty papers, upon each of which was written " poison, oxalic acid ;" and from appearances, witness- was of opinion that the unfortunate man must have taken a very large quantity, and his death mnst have been almost instantaneous- Mr. Lyon and another witness spoke to the unsettled state of the deceased's mind for the last week or fortnight prior to his death. The jury returned a verdict, that the deceased poisoned himself in* a fit of temporary insanity. Monday night an inquest was held at Guy's hospital, on the body of Anna Rich, an interesting girl, aged ten, the daughter of Mr. Rich, a respectable statuary and mason, of 3, Bamett's- buildings, Kennington. The deceased, who in her infancy lost bet December 9. THE TOWHT. 389 mother, on Wednesday evening was reading her catechism with another little girl at the parlour fire, when a burning coal was cast from the fire upon her pinafore, which it ignited. She ran out of doors enveloped in flames, and a gentleman, named Margetts, had the presence of mind to throw off his coat and wrap it round the poor child. The flames were extinguished, but the deceased was shockingly burnt, and died on Friday.— Verdict, Accidental death. A coroner's inquest was held before Mr. Baker, at the vestry room of St. John's Wapping, on the remains of Caroline Chaplin, an unfortunate young female, who had committed suicide through distress and misery. Eliza Simpson, a woman of the town, de- posed that she had known the deceased, who was about 22 years of age, for the last eight years. The last time she saw her alive was about six o'clock on Tuesday evening, when she was in the Blue Anchor public- house. She was not intoxicated at the time, nor did witness see her drink anything. The deceased had been in the pubiic- hoi'se the greater part of the day, owing, as witness believed, to her having no oilier place to go to. She complained of being turned out of her lodgings by her landlady iu consequence of not being able to pay her way, and seemed very melancholy, and cried bitterly in consequence. She had also been very low spirited for some days before, in consequence, as witness believed, of dis- tress. She was generally very quiet and harmless, and not much addicted to drunkenness. It further appeared that the deceased was most respectably connected, but being seduced about three years since, her family discarded her, and her seducer having in a short afterwards deserted her, she was driven to the miserable life of prostitution. The jury, after hearing the above facts, returned a verdict lhat the deceased had committed an act of suicide while in a state of temporary derangement. COUNTRY CALENDAR of ACCIDENTS and OFFENCES. SUDDEN DEATH.— A few days hack an elderly woman named Hills, residing in the parish of Arlington, Sussex, who has a daughter subject to epileptic fits, entering the kitchen, and observing the poor girl, who had just fallen in a fit, lying on the floor, fell down herself and immediately expired. BRED IN THE BONE.— A man named Collings, who, about five years and a half ago, was sentenced to transportation for seven years, for a larceny committed at Norwich, was discharged on Sunday last, one year and a half before the expiration of his term, in consequence of his good behaviour. He was taken into custody again 011 Wed- nesday, for stealing the till and the mo: tey therein, at the Fountain Tavern, North End.— Portsmouth Herald. COAL- MINE EXPLOSION.— Monday morning as the workmen were employed in the Great Row coal- pit, near the North Stafford- shire Infirmary, Shelton, about nine an explosion took place, by which ten men were dreadfully burnt. Six others almost miracu- lously escaped. A person passing at the time was astonished at the noise, and observed small lumps of coal blown over the wheels at the top of the pit. One of them died on Tuesday at the In- firmary, whither most of them were conveyed as soon as extricated. Very feeble hopes are entertained of the recovery of most of the men. One has left a wife and seven children. ROBBERY ON A COACH.— About seven o'clock on Friday night, a commercial gentleman lost on the road from Bath to Bristol six acceptances to the amount of 3761. and two 51. Bristol Branch Bank of England notes, from a portmanteau placed on the roof of the coach. ELECTION RIOT.— Wednesday night there was a serious election riot in Stamford ; windows were broken, and one of the hotels kept in a state of siege for some hours. Sunday last some idle and mischievous boys drove a mare in foal, grazing in a meadow near Egliam, over a ditch, by which one of her legs was broken. The poor animal was obliged to be killed, though valued at 100 guineas. INCENDIARY FIRES. HAMPSHIRE.— At Stock Cross, parish of Speen, an oat- rick, the produce of five acrcs, standing in a field belonging to H. Hemsted, Esq., was destroyed. SUSSEX.— At Knowles's Farm, paysh of Ardingly, a barn, with its contents, about five loads of unthrashed wheat and oats, was dis- covered to be 011 fire. A barley- rick was entirely consumed by fire, on the premises of Mr. Botting, of Chanctonbnry Farm, in the parish of Washington. A large fire has been seen blazing away in the west, and is supposed to be a barn or some stacks near Worthing. A bam at Wintersell, Crowhurst, near Eastgrinsted, whereby pro. petty to the amount of many hundred pounds was destroyed. A reward of 400/. is offered for the apprehension and conviction of the offender or offenders, and his Majesty's pardon will be granted to any accomplice. Another barn filled with corn, situate as above, has also been burnt down. YORKSHIRE.— Three corn stacks belonging to Mr. Sturdy, of Harewood, have been destroyed by fire, the work of an incendiary. GLOUCESTER.— At the Great Ashdown Coursing, a large party of gentlemen dined at the principal inn in Lanbourn, which is large straggling place, and the inn at the extreme end. Soon after dinner the inn was discovered to be 011 fire, and they with difficulty escaped from the table. It commenced in the stable, by a violent explosion of combustible matter, and two valuable hunters fell a sacrifice to the flames; a cart- horse and also a dog- cart were de stroyed. While this fire was raging, another fire, at a malt- house, quite at the other end of the town, about a mile distant, took place. Whilst the people were occupied in extinguishing these fires, the alarm of a third was given, and two barley and other ricks were burned ; the whole of w hich were the horrible works of incendiaries. BERKSHIRE.— Ou Wednesday night a fire occurred at one of the farms of S. Mumford, Esq., near Ghobham; the whole of the hay wheat, and barley- ricks standing on the premises were entirely con- sumed, as also all the sheds aud other outbuildings, the house, which was occupied by his steward, being saved with great difficulty The fire broke out in two places, and therefore no doubt can be en- tertained of its being the act of some villain. A meeting has re- cently been held at Reading, to consider the best means of pro- tecting agricultural property against the outrages of the incendiary ; resolutions were adopted for the formation of a society to carry lhe objects of the meeting into effect, to be called the Berks and Ox fordshire Agricultural Association. William Stone, Esq. presided 011 the occasion. Robert Palmer, Esq., the Berks county member, moved one of th » resolutions, and a committee of fifteen gentlemen was formed, of whom the chairman was one. ve &|> ort$ man. By moorland and mountain, wood, river, and lake, With the fox in the cover, the deer in the brake— Where bowls kiss the green- sward and bow- strings rebound, There, blithe as May morning, the Sportsman is found. LAY or OUR LAUREATE. The weather still continues open, and as yet we have no indications of a change. As tar as " a southerly wind, aiid cloudy sky," can avail him, the fox- hunter has no' right to complain ; for he has had both during a great part of the present season. Many of our country gentlemen, however, have of late had other things to think about be- sides sporting; and hunting for votes has been their chief occupation. But the " tug of war" will soon be over; the victor and the vanquished will then return to their accus- tomed pursuits, and political opponents will meet each other at the cover- side devoid of all angry feeling. The enemies of field sports may say what they please, but they can never, unless blinded by prejudice, deny that they help to- deaden the rancour of party strife. The Hunt Breakfast and the Hunt Ball, alike in their way, assist iu keeping up a friendly feeling between neighbouring fami- lies ; and have been the means of putting the extinguisher upon many a petty quarrel. Tattersall's, also, on Thursday last, presented a more sombre appearance than is often witnessed at that favour- ite place of meeting among sportsmen. The effect of the cholera was nothing, in comparison to this General Elec- tion, in keeping the leading men upon the Turf at a dis- tance from Hyde- pai k- corncr. The new Derby colt, Bravo, has advanced five points since Monday, which is looked upon as a very rapid rise ; and his backers seem pretty confident that he will, ere long, stand much higher — hut upon this point we will give no opinion ourselves. Taking the general state of the weather into considera- tion, the accounts from Melton do not speak of any extra- ordinary sport this season ; and the influx of company also, up to the present time, has not been great. In fact, the same dulness that we witness in Town, has partially extended itself even to the fox- hunter's metropolis, We predict, however, that it will be only a passing cloud. tices of the time. What can be more revolting than to see a public journal made the vehicle for oue prize- fighter to send his challenge to another ? I pity the poor men ; had they been bet- ter instructed, they might have used their strong arms, and their British courage, in a better cause; but for that mean wretch, who, sitting behind a desk himself, will coolly instigate them on to the combat by his own brutal slang— for him I cannot express my abhorrence. Under these circumstances, Sir, depend upon it that the same class of readers, which will support a good Magazine, will sup- port a good Paper. There are kinds of sporting information, such as the Hunting Appointments, which can be given in the latter alone. Wishing you all success in the right cause. I am, & c., December 6, 1832. A COUNTRY SUBSCRIBER. INQUESTS. SUICIDE.— Mr. George Sidebottom, of the firm of R. and G. Sidebottom, cotton- spinners, Mill Brook, Derbyshire, put a period to his existence on Tuesday se'nnight, by shooting himself with a pistol. For several weeks Mr. Sidebottom, who was about twenty- seven years of age, had laboured under a great depression of spirits. O11 Tuesday, his brother, Mr. R. Sidebottom, received a note, signed by the deceased, stating that before that reached him the writer would have terminated his existence, and that his body would be found in a summer- house in the garden. He immediately hurried to the place, and there found his brother lying 011 the ground, alive, but quite insensible, having shot himself through the head. The young man expired about ten o'clock. SIIEERNESS Mr. Beazlcy, Assistant- surgeon of H. M. S. Wye, ( the Hospital for convicts) attempted to destroy himself by making two wounds in his throat, but failing in that he leaped overboard ; he was picked up alive and lived twenty minutes after, but nothing was elicited from him which could afford a clue to the motive which instigated to the commission of the act. An inquest was held on the body, and it appeared that the gentleman had come on deck in the middle watch of the night, and iu great agitation declared that some person was in his cabin, but on search being made the alarm proved groundless. Veidict— Insanity. We have reason to believe that the members of his Majesty's Government look with a favourable eye upon the undertaking of the London, Greenwich, and Woolwich Railway. If this be so, we trust it holds out the prospect that the selfish and interested motives of individuals will no longer be allowed to outweigh the general and public advantages of such undertakings. We have seen the plans and prospectuses, and taken, either as a splendid national work or as a mere pecuniary speculation, it well merits, and will no doubt receive, the firm support of a liberal public. An influential Morning Paper complains of the conduct of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests in portioning out a part of the Regent's Park to an Archery Society. With the remarks of our contemporary concerning the private residences that have, by some under- hand favour, been permitted to be erccted, we quite agree. It is shameful that this fine new nark, which is injustice the sole property of the public, should thus he encroached upon ; and the sooner some Parliamentary inquiry is made upon the subject the better. The encroachments upon the other parks at different times, upon some specious pretence or other, have been truly disgraceful, and the same game has already been actively commenced in the Regent's. Not an acre of green turf in the neighbourhood of our vast capital, which is public property, ought to be suffered to have brick and mortar placed upon it. In this instance, however, we think that the Herald has not confined its censure within due hounds. The ground allotted to a Society of Archers is not likely to have some huge and unsightly building erected upon it, because a few marquees ate all that would be requisite. At all events, until the public are admitted into the park ( which, as it depends upon the growth of the young timber, is not likely to take place very speedily) there can be no reason- able objection to the Society's being allowed to hold their meetings there. Archery must be admitted by all to he both a healthy and inoffensive amusement, and therefore to suffer it to he practised in the Regent's Park, whilst in its present state, cannot be reasonably objected to; audit would be a source of no little pleasure to many thousands of our citizens, who may either take a part in, or witness it. We repeat, that a temporary and limited permission to the Society to hold their meetings there, cannot justly be cavilled at;— a permanent and unlimited grant of the land is, of course, another question. ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. SPORTING PERIODICALS. SIR— I have been a practical sportsman for a great many years, but in the early period of my life I took in no sporting periodical of any description, except the Racing Calendar. Now do not suppose from this that I was no reader, because such was not the fact; or that I did not like reading upon sporting sub- jects, because this is most improbable— it being the wish of every man to acquire information upon those pursuits in which he is most interested. In fact, I had read Beckford's Letters upon Hunting ( then the only first- rate sporting work in my library) over and over again, till, from constant usage, it almost resem- bled the schoolboy's- task- book. Nay, more than this, I even used to amuse myself with the sporting anecdotes of Colonel Thornton, though I knew that nine out of ten of them were about as true as the adventures of Baron Munchausen. Why then did I take in no sporting periodical ? For the best of rea- sons— because there was none that was fit to read. A sudden change, however, occurred about ten years ago. A series of let- ters by a gentleman, under the signature of Nimrod, appeared in the Sporting Magazine, which speedily met the approbation of the sporting world ; and his example was followed by others. From these causes that magazine ( which before had been the dull- est of the dull, being partly filled up with crim. con. trials, extracted from the newspapers) rose rapidly into eminence; and we could then say that we had one sporting periodical in England. But time, the innovator, forbade this state of things to con- tinue long. Differences arose— most of the best writers seceded from the Magazine; and a retrograde movement seemed to be the order of the day, when up started a New Sporting Maga- zine, and speedily advanced into the front rank. And what does this prove ? Why, that the sp orting world has become alive to the advantage of having at least one good publication of this kind, and that it will have one. And now, Mr. Editor, I come to that part of my subject, which now immediately touches yourself. However long English- men may have been without a good Sporting Magazine, they have been still longer without any respectable sporting journal; for, though they had not the former twelve years ago, they had not the latter twelve months sincc. Until your Paper became, in part, devoted to sporting subjects, I am not aware that any attempt was ever made at establishing a respectable sporting newspaper. As for the low- lived things that have been denominated " Sporting Papers," contempt and disgust are the only fit expressions to be applied to them. Upon all kinds of gentlemanlike sporting their Editors appear to know about as much as their printer's devil; and, worse than this ( for they cannot help their ignorance), | their chief efforts are directed to keep alive all the raffish prac- CRICKETERS OF MY TIME. ( CONTINUED). In my last paper, when speaking of Harris, I omitted to say any thing of his skill in the other departments of the game. The fact is, the extraordinary merit of his bowling would have thrown any other fair accomplishments he might possess into the shade; but, indeed, as a batter I considered him rather an indifferent hand: I never recollect his getting more than ten runs, and those very rarely. Neither was his fielding remark- able. But he was game to the back- bone, and never suffered a ball to pass him without putting his body in the way of it. If I recollect, he generally played slip. The Freemantles. There were two of them, and, I believe, brothers. John and Andrew were their names. One was an acknowledged player long before the other began. I am now, however, speaking of Freemantle the bowler. He, with Andrew, came from some town between Winchester and Allsford. John was a stoutly- made man ; his standard about 5 feet 10 inches. He delivered his ball high and well, and tolerably fast, yet he could not be ranked among the fast bowlers. The best compli- ment I can pay him is, that he was reckoned very successful, and, moreover, that his being a member of the Hambledon club was sufficient guarantee for his general ability, as those sound and experienced judges would never admit as member any man who did not possess some qualification above the common level. As a batter, John Freemantle would have been reckoned a good hand in any club. He would now and then get many runs ; yet, withal, he could by no means be pronounced a fine batter. As a man, he bore a high character for straight- forward manly integrity; in short, he was a hearty John Bull, and flinched no more from doing his duty, than he did from a ball in the field, and this he never did, however hard it might be hit at him. Andrew was a shortish, well- set man, and a left- handed player. He was an uncommonly safe, as well as good hitter ; and few wickets that I could name were more secure than Andrew's. He would often get long hands, and against the best bowling too ; and when he had once warmed into his hitting, it was a deuced hard matter to get him out— an accident would frequently do the business. In his general style of batting he very much reminded me of Aylward, who has been spoken of some papers back. He usually played the long field, and was remarkably steady aud safe in this department. But Andrew Freemantle could be depended upon, whatever he might under take, whether in cricket or in his worldly dealings. Upon one occasion when I had come up to London, I heard of a match being played in Lord's ground, and of course made one of the spectators of my beloved amusement. Andrew Free- mantle was in, and one of the new- fashioned bowlers, com- monly called throwers, was bowling to him. His name, was Wells, and I believe he came out of Sussex. He was the first I had seen of the new school, after the Walkers had attempted to introduce the system in the Hambledon club. Wells frequently pitched his balls to the off- side of the wicket to Freemantle's left- handed hitting, who got in before the wicket and hit the thrower's bowling behind him. Now, had he missed the ball, and it had hit his leg, although before the wicket, he would not have been out, because it had been pitched at the outside of the off- stump. I mention this trifling circumstance to show the knowledge the latter had of the game. Andrew Freemantle's fielding was very fair ; his post was generally the long field. He, however, must be so well known to many of the Marylebone men now living, that I need enu- merate no more of the peculiar characteristics of his playing. Next comes that deservedly esteemed character John Small, son, and worthy successor to the celebrated batter of the same name. He, as well as his father, was a native of Petersfield. Young Small was a very handsomely made man. For perfect symmetry of form, and well- knit, compact limbs and frame, liis father was one of the finest models of a man I ever beheld; and the son was little inferior to him in any respect. Jack Small! my old club- fellow I when the fresh and lusty May- tide of life sent the blood gamboling through our veins like a Spring runlet, we have had many a good bout together— judgment of the game was equal to that of any man. Your style of hitting, to my mind, was of the very first quality ; and I can name no one who possessed a more accurate judgment of a short run. By the bye— is that account true which I have heard, that upon one occasion, at Maryleboue, you and Hammond went in first, when there were only 40 runs to get to win the match ; and that you made an agreement together to run whenever the ball passed the wicket- keeper : that you did this, and between you got the whole 40 runs before you were out ? I have been told this anecdote of you both, and, if true, it clearly shows, accord- ing to my opinion, that the judgment of the people who played against you must have been strangely at fault," or they might have prevented it; for had but the long stop been well acquainted with the game, he would have put you out. I always admired your fielding, Jack : I am not sure that your middle- wicket ( the post that your father occupied) was not as good as his— though, I dare say, you would not allow this. Cer- tain am I that a better never was put at that post. And, now, farewell, my old club- fellow. Reader! in a few words ( now he has left the room), I assure you that in every way he was as complete a chap as I ever knew— a genuine chip of the old block— an admirable player, and a highly honourable man. The legs at Marylebone never produced the least change in him ; but, on the contrary, he was thoroughly disgusted at some of the manoeuvres that took place there from time to time.—( To be continued.) SPORTING LITERATURE. A LADY FOX- HUNTER. The following is an extract from the " Nodes Nimrodiance," in the last number of the New Sporting Magazine:— " NIMROD.— You shall hear of one of the best riders in Cheshire, in the person of a young lady, and a very elegant one likewise, at the time to which 1 am alluding. This was a Miss Burganey, who resided a few miles from Chester, and was occa- sionally seen with Leche's, but oftener with the Cheshire har- riers, or those of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, or the late Sir Stephen Glynne, when bagged foxes were turned down before them. She did the thing in true style. Her hunter was always led to cover in the morning by her groom, and she followed iu due time on her hack ; but I cannot say of her as Virgil said of Dido, that— ' Tandem progeditur, magna stipante catervd ,-'— for until business commenced she always kept aloof from the crowd, and she was soon out of it when she joined it, for she beat three parts of the field. " EDITOR.— Would she ride at large fences, and at timber ? " NIMROD.— Nothing stopped her ; it was quite delightful to see how well she handled her horses, one of which, I remember, had rather an awkward mouth ; but it was still more delightful to witness the smile she would occasionally put on, as she made them hop upon those awkward Cheshire banks, or cops as they are called, lifting theni over the deep blind ditches beyond them, which some of the red- coated of the ruder sex had refused ; it was the smile of triumph I admit, but I have not overcharged the picture, and you know there is always a spirit of rivalry in the field. Miss Burganey was not only an elegant horsewoman, but by far the boldest I ever saw, over a country, with an excel- lent eye to hounds. " EDITOR.— I hope she married a sportsman, and that SOMR of their produce are in existence. " NIMROD.— That is more than I can say: I lost sight of her many years back, but, as she was an heiress, it is mofe than probable she met with a mate. On the other hand, it is poss' ble that she may be now numbered with the dead, and the ' that a Chifney might have envied, long since mouldered i> dust. " EDITOR.— Is it the bridle or the bridal hand, that you have" been giving to friend Sam ? " NIMROD.— You are witty, Mr. Editor ; but neither of them would have come amiss to him, for she was a very elegant pesson in the ball- room, and, in her saddle, perfect." " But now my head is bald, John, And locks as w hite as snow"— and your's have, doubtless, bleached under the cold hand of mayhap three score winters and more ; but the churl has not yet touched the citadel. Sly heart is as sound as ever, and beats regular and true time to the tune of old and grateful thoughts for long friendships. You, I am sure, can echo this sentiment. You are a musician as well as a friend, and know the value of steadiness in both characters. I think we could give some of the young whipsters a little trouble even now. Like the old Knight of the Boar's Head, we might require the legs of these Harry Monmouths ; but it's my opinion we could bother them yet at a good stand to our post. They would find some trouble to bowl down our stumps. They say, Jack, you were born with a bat in your hand. I can believe the tale, for I am sure you inherited the craft from both father and mother. She, I think, took as much delight and interest in the game as he. Many's the time I have seen that worthy woman ( every way deserving of so kind and excellent a husband) come gallopping up the ground at a grand match, where he was to play ( for, you know, she always accompanied him to those high solemnities), and no player even could show more interest in the progress of the game than she, and certainly no one, as was natural, felt sot aauch pride in her husband's fine playing. I do not remember, John, that you were much of a bowler, hut I remember that you were every tiling else, sad that your On the 1st of this month a new periodical made its appear- ance, called The Veterinary Examiner, a number of which has been forwarded to us. Although the columns of a weekly journal ( which are expected to contain an account of at least every thing that is passing around us) cannot be filled up with scientific discussions of any length, we shall still, at all times, be happy to take notice of works of this character. Should any of our sporting readers, who may look more to the dulce than the utile, be inclined to find fault with us for so doing, we will ask them to re- aonsider the subject; and just to ask themselves whether, by the increase of veterinary science, they are not, of all men, the most likely to be the gainers ? Of the difference between a hunter lame, and a hunter sound, we need hardly re- mind a sportsman. The leading article of the present number is upon the " His- tory of Veterinary Medicine," and, though short, we consider it to be an able one. By the following passage it seems that the illustrious Xenophon is the most ancient of veterinary writers, and, if he did not consider the subject beneath his consideration, who has any right to do so ? " Xenophon has also written on these subjects in twelve short essays, respecting the management, and external figure of horses, and is the n ost ancient of veterinary authors." We like the style, also, in which the " Address to the Reader" is written. There is no petty feeling of opposition about it, as the following extract will show :— " In publishing The Veterinary Examiner, the Editors and Proprietors wish it to be understood, that they do not appear in the invidious character of rivals to any existing Journal, but, on the contrary, would rather be considered as coadjutors in the cultivation and welfare of a branch of the healing art, which has unfortunately hitherto been deemed scarcely worth the attention ( in this country), much less of study, by men of intellectual, and, in many instances, of high professional attainments. The period has, however, happily arrived, when it is cousidered by the public, and justly so, as a department of medicine only se- cond in rank to that of human surgery ; inasmuch as it is worthy of cultivation and encouragement by all true sportsmen, and lovers of the horse and dog ; by all farmers and agriculturists, as connected with cattle generally." ROYAL HUNT.— Extraordinary run on Monday last with his Majesty's hounds.— The celebrated deer Ripley was uncarted at Iver Heath at half- past eleven, and appeared to know the coun- try as soon as set at liberty, starting off, as usual, past Long Copse to Denham ; crossing the canal he laid up in a hedge, and was roused by the hounds, when he bounded off at top speed. The pace was desperately hard, and so continued to Twickenham, Ruislip, Eastcourt, and Pinner. Here the first check occurred, owing to the stag taking the water, but a wide cast hit him off, and the running became very fine, the country all grass land, but excessively heavy from the night's rain. Passing over Harrow Weald he proceeded to Stanmore, where taking soil to Cannon's Park, all the Nimrods concluded 1 tired, and intended to yield, consequently, except besides the servants of the hunt, they all left. A ro] ' procured for the purpose of getting the deer out 4- 00 THE TOW If, December Tjut at sight of the cord he instantly leaped on terra firma, and seemed to bid defiance to his pursuers, for, having shaken the • water from his coat, he once more started away at a good pace over a delightful- country, passing Edgware, through Scratch Wood to Barnet, South Mimms, over Colney Heath, to within one mile of Hatfield, where the hounds were called off, it being too dark to continue the cliace, although on good terms with this wonderful animal, there being no doubt that, had daylight continued! for twenty minutes longer, he would have been taken that night. The hounds, & c. retired for the night to Column's, at St. Alban's, intending to pursue the chace the following day, Tuesday, however, the horses were not in a fit state to allow much time for drawing, consequently did not find, but returned to head quarters for the night. Next day ( Wednesday) proved equally unsuccessful. Ripley baffled his pursuers in a similar way in February last season, and spent several days at large near Enfield Chace. Owing to a dense fog the hounds were called off, and took up their quarters at Barnet. That run was more severe, but not so long as the above.— [ The idea that " had daylight continued for twenty minutes longer, he would have been taken that night," is a good one; but, as we understand what it means, there is not much to complain of.— ED.] THE TURF. BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S. Monday. DERBY.— 8 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Glaucus; 10 to 1 agst Mr. Rawlinson's Revenge ( taken); 11 to 1 agst Mr. Hunter's Forester ( taken) ; 12 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Prince Llewellyn ; 15 to 1 agst Lord Cleveland's Muley colt; 16 to 1 agst the Duke of Rutland's colt out of Moses's dam ; 25 to 1 agst Col. Cosby's Bravo ( taken) ; 1,000 to 35 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Young Petuaria colt ( taken) ; 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Gratwicke's sister to Frederick ( taken); 12 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's lot. The rest as before. Two THOUSAND GUINEA STAKES.— 100 to 45 agst Glaucus ( taken at 5 to 2). RIDDLESWORTH.— Offers to take 3 to 1 about Lord Tavis- tock's Anglesey. A thin attendance, and not much doing. Thursday. Betting, generally dull enough at this season, is rendered still more so at present by the absence in the country of many noble- men and gentlemen on electioneering affairs. Business, there- fore, was unusually slack yesterday, and was confined to the fol- lowing offers :— DERBY.— 8 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Glaucus ; 9 to 1 agst Mr. Rawlinson's Revenge ; 11 to 1 agst Mr. Hunter's Forester ; 15 to 1 agst Lord Cleveland's colt; 20 to 1 agst Colonel Cosby's Bravo ; 25 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Divan. No others men- tioned. OAKS.— Offers to take 20 to 1 about Mr. Gratwicke's sister to Frederick. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1833. The following entry for the Oatlands is one of the finest that has been known for some years :— Mr. Robinson's b c Manchester, 4 yrs ; Col. Peel's Sluggard, 3 yrs ; Lord Burlington's c by Bizarre, out of Mouse, 3 yrs ; Mr. Walker's Consul, 4 yrs ; Mr. Walker's Tourist, 3 yrs ; Mr. Ridsdale's Burgomaster, 3 yrs ; Mr. Osbaldeston's Lady Eliza- beth, 4 yrs'; Mr. Kirby's Diana, 4 yrs ; Mr. Kirby's Dinah, 4 yrs ; Mr. Bigg's Little Red Rover, 5 yrs ; Lord Exeter's Mar- mora, 4 yrs ; Lord Exeter's Beiram, 3 yrs ; Lord Exeter's Spencer, 3 yrs ; Lord Jersey's Alea, 3 yrs ; Lord Jersey's Blun- derer, 4 yrs ; the Duke of Grafton's Oxygen, 4 yrs ; Mr. Forth's Marvel, 4 yrs; Mr. T. Oliver's Cock Robin, 6 yrs; Mr. W. Smith's The Witch, 4 yrs ; Gen. Grosvenor's Sarpedon, 4 yrs ; Mr. O'Brien's Revealer, 3 yrs ; Lord Cleveland's Emancipation, 5 yrs; Lord Cleveland's Trustee, 3 yrs ; Mr. Wilson's Argent, 3 yrs ; Mr. Gully's Lady Fly, 3 yrs ; Mr. Gully's Hokee Pokee, 3 yrs ; Mr. Stonehewer's Variation, 5 yrs; Mr. Hunter's Roun- cival, 3 yrs. THURSDAY— 100, h ft; Mr. Cosby's Temperance, 8st 71b, may D'. en. Grosvenor's Falernia, 8st 31b, R. M. This su ASCOT, 1833. depvJESDAY— 150, h ft; Mr. Cosby's Bravo, 8st 101b, agst Gen. priosvenor's Falernia, 7st 111b. one mile, i 1834— 100, h ft ; Mr. Mostyn's b c Mameluke, d by Comas, 8st 51b, agst Mr, Gardnor's f by Mameluke, out of Mopsy, 8st 21b, three quarters of a mile. HUNTING. MEETS OF THE WEEK. Sir Harry Goodricke's hounds— To- morrow at Shearsby, Wednesday at Lowesby, Thursday at Stanton Wyvill, and Sa- turday at Widmerpool— at eleven. The Duke of Rutland's hounds— To- morrow at the three Qeeen's, Tuesday at Cranwell Village, Wednesday at Croxton Park, Friday at Weaver's Lodge, and Saturday at Easton Hall, — at half- past ten. Mr. Osbaldeston's hounds— To- morrow at Braunstone, Tues- day at Harrowden, Thursday at Winwick Town, and Friday at Brixworth Kennel— at half- past ten. The Duke of Grafton's hounds— To- morrow at Williams's Bridge, Wednesday at Haversham Wood, and Friday at Whist- ley Wood— at half- past ten. Mr. Assheton Smith's hounds— To- morrow at Foshury Wood, Tuesday at Southgrove, Thursday at Tangley Clumps, and Fri- day at Oare Hill. The Cottesmore hounds— To- morrow at Grimsthorpe Kennel, Tuesday at Owston Wood, and Thursday at Holywell— at a quarter before eleven. Burton Hunt: Sir Richard Sutton's hounds— To- morrow at Stapleford Moor, Tuesday at Wragby Town, Wednesday at Glentworth, Thursday at the Green Man, and Saturday at Sax- ilby— at eleven. Earl Fitzwilliam's hounds— To- morrow at Barnwell Wold, Wednesday at Leighton Village, and Thursday at Kelly Wood— at ten. The Albrighton hounds— Tuesday at Light Wood, Thursday atDudmaston, and Saturday atBurnhill Green— at half- past 10. The Warwickshire fox- hounds— To- morrow at Wimpston Bridge— at half- past tep. The Herefordshire fox- hounds— Tuesday at Perristone— at 10. T. Smith, Esq.' s ( the Craven) hounds— To- morrow at West Woodbury House, Wednesday at Standon House, Friday at Chaddleworth House, and Saturday at Alborne Chase— at half- past ten. The Surrey fox- hounds— To- morrow at the Crowns, Ash Hill, Thursday at the Bell at Godstone, and Saturday at Banstead Park. The East Kent hounds— Tuesday at Acliester, and Friday at Puddlesworth Church— at half- past ten. The West Kent hounds— To - morrow at Halsted, Wednesday at Ash Church, and Friday at Knockholt— at ten. Lord Yarborough's hounds— To- morrow at Croxby Pond, Wednesday at Saxby Mill, Friday at Blyborough Hall, and Sa- urday at Swallow Cross Roads— at eleven. The South Wold Subscription hounds— Tuesday at Tumby Wood, and Saturday at Withcall Bracken— at half- past ten. The Tickham fox- hounds— To- morrow at Doddington, and Thursday at the Kennel— at half- past ten. The Ea? t Sussex fox- hounds— To- morrow at Foxhunt Wood, Thursday at Southease, and Saturday at Poyning's Village— at a quarter before eleven. Mr. Mure's hounds— Tuesday at Hawsted Green— at half- past ten. Mr. Clutton Brock's fox- liounds— Tuesday at Upton Snods- bury ( at eleven), Friday at Overbury Park— at half- past ten. The Bodenham hounds— To- morrow at Adzor Bank— at 9. The Easton hounds— Thursday at Kyrewood House— at half- past nine. Mr. Horlock's hounds— Tuesday at Neston Park Lodge, and Triday at Bittlesea Wharf, near Christian Malford. The Mathon and Colwall fox- hounds— To- morrow at Mathon Park, and Thursday at Long Green Turnpike, Tewkesbury- road — at nine. The Shropshire fox- hounds— To- morrow at Condover, Wed- nesday at Montford Bridge, Friday at the Queen's Head, and Saturday at Acton Reynald— at half- past ten. Mr. Wickstead's fox- hounds— Tuesday at Butterton, Thursday at Hales, and Saturday at Willowbridge— at half- past ten. Sir Richard Puleston's hounds— To- morrow at Wynnstay, Wednesday at Sam Bridge, and Friday at Alan Sadler's— at II. The Atherstone hounds— To- morrow at Coombe, Tuesday at High Cross, Thursday at Ratby Burrows, Saturday at Nailstone Village— at eleven. Mr. Meynell's hounds— To- morrow at Longford, Thursday at Calke Abbey— at half- past ten. Cambridgeshire hounds— To- morrow at Caxton Gibbet, Fri- day at Ten Farm, Sutton— at half- past ten. The Suffolk and Essex Subscription hounds— Tuesday at Thor- rington- hall, Friday at Wiston. The Norfolk hounds— Tuesday at the Punch Bowl, Beetley Village, Thursday at Mr. Farrar's, Saham, and Friday at Did- lington- hall. His Majesty's stag hounds— To- morrow at Langley Broom, and Friday at New Lodge, Winkfield— at eleven. The Brighton harriers— To- morrow at Patcham, Wednesday near the Race Course, and Friday at the Dyke. The Brookside harriers— To- morrow at Newmarket, Wednes- day at Ashcombe, and Friday at Telscombe Tye— at half- past 10. The Dumbleton harriers— Wednesday at Comberton, and Sa- turday at Alderton— at half- past ten. COURSING. ANDOVER COURSING MEETING. Tuesday and Wednesday. The sport was good, and the courses were decided as follows :— The Cup— Mr. Herbert's Belle beat Mr. Giles's Giant; Mr. Cook's Swindon beat Mr. Long's Spring ; Mr. Becket's Spring beat Mr. Turk's Jasper ; Mr. Giles's Gadfly beat Mr. Becket's Lady : Mr. Herbert's Hero beat Mr. Guy's Fly ; Mr. Freeman's Fancy beat Mr. Fletcher's Flail ; Mr. Hewer's Fly ran a bye ; Mr. Humphries's Actress ran a bye. Second Ties— Belle beat Swindon; Fancy beat Hero ; Spring beat Gadfly; Fly beat Actress ; Mr. Hewer's Fly won the Cup. ASHDOWN PARK MEETING. First Day. For the Cup and Sovereigns— Mr. B. Harries's Hebe beat Mr. Astley's Arlington ; Mr. Pettatt's Paganini beat Mr. Fleetwood's Furlong; Mr. Agg's Actress beat Mr. Capell's Jessy; Mr. Cripps' Comrade beat Mr. E. Cripps' Elymas; Col. Newport's r d beat Mr. Goodlake's Gewgaw ; Lord Molyneux's Meteora beat Mr. Morant's Miss ; Mr. Astley's Advance beat Mrs. Vicker's Venus; Mr. Fleetwood's Fountain beat Mr. B. Har- ries' Huntsman. For the Derby Stakes— Mr. Pettatt's Ploughboy beat Mr. Harries' Hudibras; Colonel Newport's Noll beat Mr. Browne's Barrister ; Mr. Astley's Augustus beat Mr. Cripps' Condor ; Mr. Goodlake's Gerald beat Mr. E. Cripps' Egham ; Mr. Agg's Achilles beat Mr. Fleetwood's Friar. For the Oak Stakes— Lqrd Molyneux's Madcap beat Mr. Mo- rant's Minim; Mr. E. Cripps' Eyedrop beat Col. Newport's No Doubt; Mrs. Vicker's Velvet beat Mr. Astley's Ada ; Mr. Fleetwood's Fanatic beat Mr. Agg's Agnes ; Mr. Capell's Isabel beat Mr. Cripps' Comet; Mr. Goodlake's Geraldine beat Mr. Pettatt's Procne ; Mr. Browne's Brunette beat Mr. B. Harries's Hop ; Mr. E. Cripps' Envy beat Mr. Fleetwood's Frontlet. Match— Mr. Morant's Magician beat Mr. Astley's Alice. Second Day. First Ties for the Cup— Meteora beat Actress ; Fountain beat Advance ; Hebe beat Comrade ; Paganini beat the Nab. First Ties for the Derby— Achilles beat Ploughboy ; Gerald beat Creole ( a bye course); Noll beat Augustus. First Ties for the Oaks— Fanatic beat Geraldine ; Isabel beat Envy ; Velvet beat Brunette ; Madcap beat Eyedrop. The St. Leger Stakes, 5 sovs each— Mr. Astley's Anticipation beat Mr. Pettatt's Pliant; Mr. Cripps' Comedy beat Mr. Fleet- wood's Friar ; Colonel Newport's No No beat Mr. B. Harries' Hudibras ; Mr. Goodlake's Guinea Fowl beat Mr. E. Cripps' Elector. Craven All- Aged Stakes, 2 sovs— Mrs. Vicker's Venus beat Mr. E. Cripps' Escape; Mr. Fleetwood's Fochabers beat Mr. Cripps' Cobweb ; Mr. Astley's Arlington beat Mr. Pettatt's Pea Fowl; Mr. Capel's Jessy beat Mr. Goodlake's Gong. Third Day. Second Ties for the Cup— Hebe beat Paganini; Meteora beat Fountain. Second Ties for the Derby— Achilles ran a bye course ; Noll heat Gerald. Second Ties for the Oaks— Velvet beat Madcap ; Fanatic beat Isabel. Craven Puppy Stakes, 2 sovs— Mr. Astley's Adeliza beat Mr. E. Cripps' Egham ; Col. Newport's NeGklace beat Mr. Pettatt's Procne ; Mr. Fleetwood's Frontlet beat Mr. Morant's Minim ; Mr. Aggs' Acteon beat Mr. Cripps' Capella. First Ties for the St. Leger Stakes— Guinea Fowl beat Come- dy ; No No beat Anticipation. First Ties for Craven All- Aged Stakes— Fochabers beat Venus; Jessy beat Arlington. The three classes of Lambourn A11 Aged Stakes were post- poned for want of light. Fourth Day. Main for the Cup— Mr. Harries' Phoebe beat Lord Molyneux's Meteora, and won the cup, Meteora the sovereigns. Main for the Derby Stakes— Col. Newport's Noll beat Mr. Agg's Achilles and won the stakes. Main for the Oaks Stakes— Mr. Fleetwood's Fanatic beat Mrs. Vicker's Velvet, and won the stakes. First Ties for the Craven Puppy Stakes— Acteon beat Adeliza; Frontlet beat Necklace. Main for the St. Leger Stakes— Col. Newport's No No heat Mr.. Goodlake's Guinea Fowl. Main for the Craven All Aged Stakes— Mr. Fleetwood's Foch- abers beat Mr. Capel's Jessy, and won the stakes. Main for the Craven Puppy Stakes— Mr. Agg's Acteon and Mr. Fleetwood's Frontlet divided the stakes. First Class of Lambourn Stakes— Col. Newport's The Nab beat Mr. B. Harries' Huntress ; Mr. Agg's Actress beat Mr. Astley's Ada. The winners divided the stakes. Second Class of Lambourn Stakes— Mr. Pettat's Patience beat Mr. Cripps' Creole ; Mr. E. Cripps' Elector beat Mr. Good- lake's Gewgaw. The winners divided the stakes. Third Class of Lambourn Stakes— Mr. Fleetwood's Firebrand beat Mr. Morant's Magician ; Mr. Goodlake's Gridiron beat Mr. Agg's Agnes. The winners divided the stakes. SPORTING VARIETIES. MELTON MOWBRAY.— The arrivals at this place of fashionable winter resort, are tolerably numerous. We may notice the fol- lowing :— Earl and Countess Wilton, Lord and Lady Edward Thynne, Lord Forrester, Lord Kinnaird, Lord Rokeby, Lord Gardener, Sir James Musgrove, Sir James Boswell, Sir Edward Baker, Sir Harry Goodricke, Mr. Gilmore, Mr. Maher, Mr. Moore, Mr. Errington, Mr. Stanley, Mr. L. Stevens, Captain Burton, & c. & c. The weather has hitherto proved highly fa- vourable ; and there seems every probability of its continuance. Election matters are however keeping many noblemen and gen- tleman away. The principal Coursing Meetings in England, take place about the following periods:— Epsom, towards the end of November, and about the middle of February; Swaffham, early in Novem- ber, and in the Spring ( we believe about February); Newmarket, ( late Chesterford), about the third week in November ; Malton, early in November; Ashdown, about the middle of November, and the end of January; Ilsey, about the middle of November; Cockney, early in November and February ; Louth, towards the end of November ; Debtford, end of November ; Drayton, end of November ; Morfe, ditto ; Amesbury, in November and De- cember ; Andoversford, end of January. The King's harriers are in remarkable force this season ; they are eminently distinguished for their beauty, high breeding, uni- formity of size, and admirable style of hunting. STEEPLE CHASES.— A match for 50?. a side was run on Thursday, between a bay horse belonging to Mr. Sipford, and a black horse, the property of Mr. Sewell. They started from a field near Norberton Common, Surrey, and went over a very heavy country to Maiden, and thence to the Lord Nelson Inn, at Cheame. The black horse won by about 200 yards. The rider of the bay horse had two heavy falls. The distance was between five and six miles.— A great steeple chase is fixed for Wednesday, the 19th instant, within 25 miles of London ; the horses that run are to carry 12st.; ten guineas entrance; to be entered at Mr. Bean's, Edgware- rood; to run four miles over a hunting country. A large field is expected— Moonraker, being in Leices- tershire, will not be in it. THE BRITISH YACHT CLUB.— The members met on Wed nesday at Oliver's. A very flattering report of ihe state of the funds was read, and several new members elected. It was pro- posed and agreed to that a grand ball be given in the month of January. A GOOD JOKE.— A comical story is told of the entrance of the race- horse, Hokee Pokee, into Newmarket. Will. Arnull was in the street, and accosted the boy with—" I say, my lad, what d'ye call that ?" " Hokee Pokee, Sir."—" What ?" " Hokee Pokee, Sir."— You be d— d, ye young thief 1 I suppose the next time I ask you it will be ' Wankey fum.' " Not satisfied, our incredulous jockey followed the horse to Sam Day's stables. " I say, Sam, what horse d'ye call that, eh ?" " Hokee Pokee."—" What ?" " Hokee Pokee."—" Why you know you are as big a fool as the lad 1" And till the name appeared in the print old Will, was not convinced.— New Sporting Magazine. Mr. Hartley, solicitor, of Boston, with a friend or two, and a couple of greyhounds, had a course of a novel character on Tuesday last at Leverton. After beating the field for some time they put up a hare, and after very hard running, puss and the dogs entered a small cottage. Mrs. Smith, the occupier, was the only person at home, and her screams, with the stir of the dogs and hare, made no little confusion in the room. A tub which was placed against a pig hanging up covered the hare. Mr. Hartley and his friends shortly after came up ; the dogs met him, and then returned, and the hare was turned out, and se- cured.— Stamford Mercury. HORSES IN BRAZIL.— The great increase of these animals, in a land where none of the same genus had existed before the discovery, altered even the physical features of the country. The bulbous plants and the numerous kinds of aloes with which the plains were formerly overspread, disappeared ; and in their place the ground was covered with fine pasturage, and with a species of creeping thistle hardly enough to endure the trampling by which the former herbage had been destroyed. The insect as well as the vegetable world was affected, and the indigenous animals of the country, birds as well as beasts of prey, acquired new habits. Grouse have begun to breed on Broomsgrove Lickey. Several have been shot this season.— Worcester Herald. Wednesday, the 21st ult. Mr. Cridland's hariers met at Withey Farm, near Middleton, when a gallant day's sport was shown to a large field_ of the most respectable farmers in the neighbourhood. A liare was found, which was killed in good style; after which they went to the furthest end of Brendon Hill, and finding at Cutcomhe, she made for Withiel Florey, straight over the Brendon Hills to Huish, and was killed after a run of an hour and a half, at Chipstable, in the most sports- manlike manner. GAMEKEEPER SHOT.— Last week three poachers were com- mitted to Salop gaol, charged with shooting at, with intent to kill, the gamekeeper of Sir Edward Blount. The affair took place near Mawley. Some of the shots entered one of the keeper's eyes and he has lost the sight of it. Though otherwise much injured, hopes are entertained of his recovery.— Worcester Journal. THE CONSERVATIVE GABBLERS. The Romans, like a grateful nation, Decreed that tutelary fowl, The Goose, an annual ovation, For having saved their Capitol. The bird's descendants, one and all, Of Conservation, claim like powers ; In hissing, cackling, ' gainst the Gaul, The Roman Geese were naught to ours. But here the parallel must cease— It seems fate's sure determination A spectacle to make our geese, But one most unlike an ovation. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. FOREIGN. ( From the Private Correspondence of the Standard.) ANTWEI&>, Thursday, 5 o'clock, P. M. You will have heard from the liberal journals of Antwerp and Brussels, and perhaps from the correspondents of some papers in London and Paris, that the Lunette or Fort St. Laurent hat been taken by the French. This is false. Last night, it is true, that the French, imagining that as the guns were dis- mantled, the fort would be surrendered, approached the fort to take possession of it. On their approach, however, they were surprised and thunderstruck on finding that the Lunette was by no means unoccupied, and a brisk and incessant cannonading soon compelled them to retire with considerable loss. All mili- tary men must be aware, that within a given number of hours the guns of any fortress must necessarily be dismounted, as the enemy's batteries, having a wider circuit, and being able to bear altogether on one point, must in the end silence those of a citadel. This is considered so much a matter of course, that thirty- six hours is the usual time for silencing an adversary's batteries ; and so far from being a matter of triumph, is merely a first step made, which it is hardly worth delaying, except in expectation of a siege being raised. The great struggle then commences, before which time- it may almost be said that the fire of a fortress is thrown away. Then a new parallel is con- structed, which the French before the citadel are now about; this parallel will lead them up to the covered way, in which the breach battery will be erected close to the outer fosse. To oppose this, Chasse will not only have reserved pieces, but the whole batteries of the citadel towards the river, and the town, if necessary ; besides, the French will then be so near as to be completely exposed to his musketry fire, deadly and sure; and no cannon can be loaded by the French without costing the lives of perhaps a score of men. In addition to this, the covered way being of course known to be the spot where the breach battery will be erected, is in all probability mined. Conse- quently countermines must be undertaken by the French, in which they must lose men in masses. It is reported that Marshal Gerard has received a communica- tion from General Chass£, informing him that he considers the firing from Fort Montebello as a breach of the convention be- tween them, and that, in consequence, if the fire did not cease before twelve o'clock this morning, he should feel afterwards at liberty to bombard the town. This is the cause, it is said, which has brought King Leopold to Antwerp, in order that he may be present to encourage the Belgian troops, and quiet and re- assure the inhabitants. To- day there have been many French wounded. We learn that the conduct of Prussia is honourable and up- right in the extreme, and that the most precise orders are given to the commander of the Prussian troops to act in the strictest spirit of neutrality. An article in the Nuremberg Correspondent of the 30th nit., dated Vienna, Nov. 24, mentions that movements of troops are taking place in all parts of the Austrian empire. The writer, however, is of opinion, that Austria will remain at peace, The funds at Vienna are steady, with a slight tendency to a rise. The Augslurg Gazette of the 30th ult., states that King Otho of Greece, accompanied by his brother, the Crown Prince of Bavaria, was to set out on the 3d of December for Naples, and remain there until the fleet from Trieste with the troops on board shall have arrived off Brindisi, when the monarch will embark for Greece. A letter of the 21st nit. from Genoa says :—" Ferdinand II.,. king of the Two Sicilies, has this day completed his marriage with the Princess Mary Christina." DOMESTIC. STAMFORD RIOT.—( Extract of a Private Letter.)— We had most dreadful rioting. The windows of the hotel and George and Angel have lieen smashed throughout. The troop of soldiers from Peterborough are now in the town. Mr. Thompson, seD. and Mr Haycock, were shot at, fortunately the strength of the shot was spent; one of the shot entered the leg of the for- mer. Haycock escaped unhurt. Lord James Stuart, who was ejected by his noble relative from the Cardiff district of boroughs, because of his reform principles, has come forward for Perth with every chance of success. On Tuesday Mr. Ogle arrived in London from Liverpool in his steam carriage, and it is now at the Horse Bazaar, King- street, Portman- square. Its appearance is that of a very large coach with a coupee in front. The engines are below, and the boiler behind. The machinery is left in a great measure exposed, that its action may be seen, and even the boiler has only a slight casing over it. LAW NOTICES, TO- MORROW. LORD CHANCELLOR— Ex- parte Alcock— Andrews v. Walton— Mo- tions, Third Seal— Ex parte Griffith— Robinson v. Field. VICE CHANCELLOR— Nail v. Punter— Ex- parte Hele— Jernegan v. Baxter— Ex- parte Almondsbury— Motions. ROLLS— No sittings till Friday, the 14th inst. BIRTHS. At 35, Enston- square, on the 30th November, Mrs. James Keith Forbes, of a daughter— At Brighton, on the 3d instant, Mrs. Henry Fitz- roy, of a daughter. MORFE COURSING MEETING, NOV. 29 and 30.— The Puppy Cup was won by Mr. Bates's Bertha, and the Goblet by Mr. H. Campbell's Hairbrain'd; the Puppy Stakes by Mr. Bates's Bar- bara, sister to Bertha; The All- Aged Stakes by Mr. H. Hal's Bachelor, and the second class of ditto by Mr. Bache's Butterfly. LANARKSHIRE AND RENFREWSHIRE COURSING MEETINGS, Nov. 15, 16, and 17.— A Sweepstakes for dogs of aH ages was won by Mr. A. Pollock's Thorne ; a Cup, value 15gs, for pup- pies, was won by Mr. G. Dundas's Daphne ; a Sweepstakes for puppies was won by Mr. A. Graham's Lady Mary. ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB.— Thursday, the anniversary dinner of this club was held at Oliver's, Westminster Bridge, W. Harrison, Esq. the Commodore, in the chair. The company was numerous ; and among those present were several of the oldest gentlemen amateur sailors on the river. The King, as patron of the club, and Sir R. Keates, Governor of Greenwich Hospital, as vice- patren, were given among other toasts from the chair. Several gentlemen in the course of the evening expressed themselves in terms of delight and satisfaction at the prosperity of the club, which could only have been attained by the strict and uniformly excellent management of its affairs. BANK OF ENGLAND.— The following important notice was given by the Bank of England, on Friday :—" The Gover- nor and Company of the Bank of England do hereby give notice, that on and after the 6tli instant, they will be ready to receive applicatians for loans upon the deposit of Bills of Exchange, Exchequer Bills, East India Bonds, or other approved securi- ties : such loans to be repaid on or before the 15th of January next, with interest at the rate of three per cent, per annum, and to be for sums not less than 2,000?. each." RAIL- ROADS IN GERMANY.— The new rail- road from Bad- weiss to Linz, is now entirely completed. The length of it is 17 miles of Lower Austria, or 68,000 toises ( 80 English miles), and required an outlay of 1,600,000 florins ( Convention money), and a period of seven years. Not only the great length, which exceeds that of any other rail- road in Europe, but the extraor- dinary difficulties of the execution, deserve particular notice. The Joint Stock Company by which it was executed, intends to extend it to Gmunden, nine Austrian miles further. With the French army now before Antwerp are the Duke d'Istrie ( son of Marshal Bessieres), aide- de- camp to Marshal Gerard ; the Prince d'Eckmuhl, a quarter- master in the 4th Chasseurs; the Prince de la Moscowa, and the Duke d'Elchin- gen, sons of Marshal Ney, the one a captain in the 5th Hus- sars, and the other an aide- de- camp to the Duke d'Orleans. The Duke d'Istrie and the Prince d'Eckmuhl are Peers, and the Prince de la Moscowa has also been created a Peer, but has not taken his seat. Letters from Galway of the 4th inst. state, that the brig Rival, of London, was wrecked on the western part of that coast. She left the Clyde on the 22d ult., for Oporto, and is understood to have had 400 men on board for Don Pedro. She was about 340 tons burthen, commanded by Captain Pallis, and the crew and passengers were all drowned. A number of their beds had been found on board, and some casks of rum. MARRIAGES. At Abbots Leigh, on the 3d inst. the Rev. Henry S Lloyd, to Eliza- beth, eldest daughter of Philip John Miles, Esq. M. P., of Leight- court, in the county of Somerset— At Christ- church, Surrey, James Sims Un- win, Esq., Hon. Company's Bombay Artillery, to Mary, only daughter of Jacob Sims, Esq. of Laytonstone, Essex. DEATHS" At Ravensworth castle, the Hon. Charles Liddell, in the 18th year of bis age— At Chelsea- park, Sir H. W. Wilson, of Crofton- liall, Yorkshire, and Drayton- lodge, Hampshire— Near Bordeaux, Arabella Jane, third that place Monreith, , Sir W. G. Fairfax, aged 86r~ On the 1st inst. the infant son of Lord and Lady Hen- ley— At the Lower Rectory, Malpas, Cheshire, the Rev. W. W. Drake— At Hastings, Major Du Cane, late of the 20th Light Dragoons, aged- 44 years— At his house, Mount Pleasant, Lewisham, in the 87th year of his age, Abraham Constable, Esq., Deputy Lieutenant of the county of Kent — At Brompton, Miss Agnes Jerdan, sister of W. Jerdan, Esq., of Grove., house— Lady Stracey, wife of Sir Edward Stracey, Bart., of Rackheatli- Jjoll In a^ VA^ fnllr A 4. TJ-. 1 _ j? _ jy Sir . in the county of Norfolk— At Palermo, of a fever, Drummond, .- oungest son of Mrs. Smith, of Portland- place, and brother to the late jir Charles Smith, Bart., of Sutton, Essex, a^ ed 20. Amsterdam, 3 m. 12 44 Ditto short, 12 " Rotterdam.. 3 m. 12 44 Hamburgh'. do.. 13 14 Paris short, 25 75 Ditto 3 m. 26 0 Frankfort.. .. do... 153 COURSE OF EXCHANGE, DEC. 7. Vienna 2 m. 10 10 Trieste do. 10 to 11 Madrid do.... 364 Cadiz do 36i Bilboa do 364 Leghorn do 47i Genoa do... 26 0 Naples 3 m 40 Palermo... per oz.. 120 Lisbon 30 days 47 Oporto do 48 Malta 46 Dublin 1J Cork i| Portugal Gold in coin— 0 0 0 Foreign Gold in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons 3 15 3 PRICES OF BULLION, oz. ^ oz. New Dollars with pillars. 0 4 94 New Dollars without do,. 0 4 94. Silver in bars, standard.. 0 4 10$ PRICES OF THE PUBLIC FUNDS. Bank Stock Reduced Three per Cents. Consols, Three per Cents.. Consols for Account Consols, 34 per Cents Reduced 34 per Cents New 34 per Cents New 4 per Cents - Long Annuities India Bonds Exchequer Bills Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Frid. Satur- — 186 — 186 187 „ 82j 82J 824 824 82J 824 834 834 834 —^ 83} 834 83J 834 83J 83| — •— — •— 894 894 894 893 90 904 904 90J 914 914 — 99S 991 994 1004 1004 1004 164 164 164 164 164 164 16 pm. 16 pm. 17pm.[ 17pm. 17pm. 17 pm. 23 25 25 27 27 27 LONDON : Printed by A. W. 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