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SPORIING ATELLIGENCB. NEWMA.RRET THIRD OCTOBER, OR HOUGHTON MEETING, Mt OcToisx Sweepstakes of 100 gs. each, h. ft. Tyro -j r. old Course. t. d of Grafton's Miltonia, Bst. . . -. 1 . G. H. Cavendish's Hymtn, 7st. 71b. . 2 ivie. Shakesprar's Zodiack, 9st. Sib. . . 3 - Two to one agst. Miltonia—.Five to four agst Hymen. Ld. F. G. Osborne's Poppy, fist. 71b. beat Ld. G. H. Caves. a j wc White Rather, 7st. 101 b. Two-yr. old C. 50p.—Two to i.e on Poppy. Sir l'unbury's Fair Star, Bst. 21b. beat D. of 'Grafton's Vs. vin, Bst. 91b. Two-yr. old Course; 50ks . .—Six to live on Fair Sw• . . y pounds for 2-yr. olds carrying a feather, 3-yr. olds 7st. 51b. 4 . r . olds Bst. 91b. 5-yr olds 9st. 31b. 6-yr. olds 9st. 71b. and aged 93t. tOlb. Last 3M.0f8. C. Vacsittart's Burleigh, 4 yrs. i%fr. Wilson's b. c. Cambric, 2 yrs. Mr. Glossop's ch. c. Fsculapius, by Stamford, 3 yrs. Mr, tiosvortb's b. f. Angiolini, 3 yrs. Mr. Kellerman's b. c. Cockatoo, s yrs. Mr. T; Sakes b. C. Mungo, 3 yrs. four to one apt. Burleigh—Four to one agst. Cambric—Five t o two agst. Angiolini. Mr. Skakespear's Harpocrates, Bst. 41b. rec. 25gs. from Major st".lson's Juniper, Bst. Vb. Two-yr. old C. 50gs. Lord Jersey's Rabbit, brother to Quail, nst. Sib. agst. Lord F. Bentinck's Rat, by Sorcerer, dam by Precipitate, Bst. Two yr. old C. 100 P. h. ft. Off by consent. 4 5 a Yesterday at two O'clock a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, which did not break up t i ll past five, at Which were present the following Members :—Mr. PERCEVAL, the LORD CHANCELLOR, Earls BATHURST, LIVERPOOL, CAMDEN, CHATHAM, and Lord MVLGRAVE. The Princess AMELIA continues seriously indis ppsed, and it nnw travelling, by easy stages, from Weymouth to Windsor. His Majesty's ship ULYSSES has arrived at Deal, from flushing, *ith a detachment of sick soldiers on board. The sister of Earl GREY, the widow of the gallant but unfoftunate Captaiii BETTESWORTH, of the Navy, will shortly again be led to the hymeneal altar by Mr. ELLis, a gentleman of large fortune and re spectability. Eight transports are ordered from Portsmouth for G il ernsek, to take troops on board for the West Indies. An order, it is said, was sent down on Sunday, to the Sussex districts; for every regiment, except the, 18th Light Horse, to hold itself in readiness for em barkatitm. They are supposed to be intended to re inforce our army in Portugal. THE BRITISH NAVY.-i4llO total number of ships of war now in commission consists of 879, of which In are of the line, 27 from 50 to 44 guns, 178 fri gates, 183 sloops of war, &c. 12 bombs and fire-ships, 178 armed brigs, 60 cutters, 88 schooners and lug gers. Besides which there are building and repairing as many as make the Frand total 1130 ships of war, including 260 of theime. Yesterday a Court of Aldermen was held at Guild hall, at Which the. Lout) MAYOR presided i presen four teen Aldermen angl the City O ffi cers. l'he Court ex amined tht Mealweighers' Reports, and ordered the pike of bread to be continued at Is. 4i-d. the guar tern !oaf of wheaten, and household at Is. 234. — Orphans Stock to the amount of .€9,700 was driWn out, And annihilated, and the Chamberlain was di fected to give six months notice to the parties in xrested. The Earl of DZRBY'S stag-hounds were turned out !esterday near Croydon, and afforded a good day's sport to a nufnerons assehrblage of Gentlemen I who will meet on Friday next for the purpose of stag butting. CURIOUS SENSE OF JUSTICE.—A farmer of Staffoid, of the old English School, who had been sacrificing to BACCHUS tit% the 25th, was refused being let through the turnpike-gate at half-past eleven at night, i.vithotit paying: Ile therefore 'tale back to Stafford, drank another bottle, sat till after twelve, and then red_ off, determined in his own Mind that he would hot pay the penny till it was due ! THE CHURCH lett+ trot?' Had. &ton, dated October 2S, says:—" A fracas, of an to eommon kind, happened yesterday in our church, disgusting to pious people, and not very creditable to thote imMediately concerned. The Convener tif the Trades, who, it would seem, is not a great favourite with the Magistrates, being refused adtnission to their seat by the town officers, at morning Service, was ir ritated thereby to such a degree, as to go round into another seat, and thence, at one leap, place himself amtutgn his worthy brethren. At afternoon service, the Magistrates, having previously resolved to resist such an intrusioh,-when the Convener appeared at his ?ott i and attemptecito spring again into the magis terial seat, he was thrift klictied lad by one of the Ma gistrates, though ultitnately t by persisting in offensive measures, he gained possession of the seat of honour "..) obstinately contended for." The Rey. Coosa WILLTAMS bad lately the Ink r.irtnne to break his leg, by his horse slipping down from the side of a bank in the parish of Barham. On Friday evening last, a galley, with eight persons in it i having been to St. Margaret's near Dover, on returning in the evening, owing to some mismanage ment (as it was nearly calm), theboat was upset near Walmer. Three of the men swam on shore, pro ..nred another boat, and Immediately put off to the .iistanee of the others, two of whom they saved. The remaining three, R. Smith, boatman ; Ser ie:lnt James, 12tht l a/oons, and the Master of the Canteen, were drowned. Early cn Friday morning an alarming fire broke but in a three-storey building situated in Bridgeton, Glasgow, lately occupied by Mr. Cnnowaca, as a totton-mill. The It Imes raged with such tremendous fury that h was found impossible to avert their pro gress until the pile was reduced to a heap of ruins.— The under flat of the premises was lately fitted tip as .1 eorn.tnill, which went with steam, and the upper :apartments as a granary. By this unfortunate acci dent between 6 and 700 bolls of grain, it is said, hate bLen destroyed, Monday evening , a fire blazed forth at a Venetian; blind maker's, in Old-street-toad, which cOnsumect the whole of the premises, together with the house ad joining, and daniaged the Jolly Batchekni public house. kair eorkivt GARDEN Last night the Opera . of the Eli& iras brought fbr. ward, in which Mr. Edarmor aPpeared in the part of Count Mirk * lately sustained by Mr. Pops.. Nothing could exceed the still and respectful attention which was paid to the re p re l entat i on d ur i ng the t wq first acts, and spine Part of the third, by a thronged arid highly gratified audienke, who highly applauded the excellence of the whole performance, the grandeur of the scenery, and the splendour and characteristic pro priety of the dresses. This happy harmony continued until the middle of the last act, when, in the magnifi cent scene of the Coronation, and during the solemn speech of the Patriarch, a small and squeaking trum pet from the pit, by its ludicrous effect, threw the whole house for a moment into confusion. The in trusive trumpeter, however, was soon indignantly seized and dragged away. Tranquillity was in a great measure restored, until nearly the end of the Opera, when by such reinforcements as the House, almost previously filled, would admit of, the din again commenced, and drowned all efforts on the stage to gain a bearing for the remainder of the night. There were several hats showing " O. P." in the Pit last night ; but the date of placards is out. At the conclusion of the performance, the opposition gave three cheers, and straightway departed. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, EDINBURGH•—This elegant Theatre is now finished. The style is the Gothic, and the boxes are supported by pillars, which reach from the bottom of the pit to the roof of the house. Every box has a crimson canopy, under which the company appear to be seated ; and the drapery is displayed through the carved work of a Gothic arch. The cei ling is in a new style, and exceedingly beautiful. The prevailing colours are, a mixture of the fawn and light blue ; the model of the house and the ornaments of the boxes, do infinite credit to the taste of Mr. Islas- MYTH ; and a Mr. T. F. WILLIAMS has executed the King's Arms in front, with great animation and spirit; Mr.WILLIAms's new scenery is also highly spoken of. Mrs. a SIDDONS and Mrs. YOUNG are to lead the female department, and certainly no provincial theatre can boast of two ladies more adequate to thetask. Mrs. W. PENsON is likewise an admirable actress, and in her line inferior to none at present on the stage.— Among the men are the old favourites, ARCHER and BERRY, with the Manager, Mr. SIDDONS, Mr. KENT, Mr. PUTNAM, and a Mr. KELLY, whose comic powers have afforded much gratification to the amateurs of Brighton, during the last summer. The Proprietors of the late Drury-laneTheatre have commenced an action against Mr.Ews•ros for breach of articles. The old Orchestra-band have also, on their part, brought an action against the Managers. Bow-s - raavr.—Amongst the persons taken out of the Theatre for riotous behaviour last night, the fol lowing were brought before Mr. READ, for exami nation : Mr. T. RIDLEY, a respectable tradesman, residing in Compton•s:reet, Soho, was charged by Mr. BRAN DON, who stated, that about the middle of the second act, he was in the avenue behind the dress-boxes, and heard a dreadful noise in the pit. He looked through one of the holes in the box-doors, and saw the priso ner standing on the third seat from the boxes, with his hat on, in which was stuck the letters " 0. P." meaning " Old Prices," and making a very violent shouting and uproar. In order to be more satisfied as to his identity, he went into the pit, and as the pri soner still continued his noise, he ord&ed the consta bles to take him into custody. On so doing, several gentlemen in the boxes cried out " Mr. Brandon, that is the man who has been interrupting the Play during the last act, take him out." The constables performed their duty accordingly, and brought him out of the Theatre. CNESTIR, OCTOBiIi 27. , . We are heie . all in I state of the most dreadful die order, owing to the opposition Letween the Citizens and, Lcird*GaosysztOß, at the head of the Corporatidn, in the election of a new Mayor. The Pit of Covent- Garden Theatre holds no comparison with the Town Hall as it appeared yesterday, so great was the cla ynour and uproarofparties. They tore down the cul prit'S bar, the benches round the court table, &c. I never beheld such a scene. It continued with increased violence until the period for transacting business ex pired, and the Court adjourned to nine o'clock this day, when the business respecting the Mayer was disposed of, by putting up Mr. EVANS, his Lordship's choice, and Mr. SELLER, the popular candidate.— Mr. EVANS was elected by a majority of the Corpo rate Body. The election of Sheriff, Which does not rest with the Corporation, is strongly contested, on the one side, however, only by canvassing, and without much system ; but his Lordship's friends have opened sixty-eight public houses, giving away thousands of ribbons. The shops round the Ex change, and in North-gate -street, have-been shut all the day, though market-day. GUlLDHALL—Yesterday William Chandler was fully committed for trial, charged, en the oaths of Richard Hobbs, clerk at the Bell Savage Inn, and Mills, with stealing a parcel from a cart belonging to Mr. Proctor, of the Bell Savage. UNION HALL.—Yesterday a person, describing himself as an officer in the Guards, was charged by Mr. Guyer, master of the Surrey Hotel, Blackfriars road, on suspicion of having stolen a silver watch, gold.chain and seal, and a silver snuff-box, the pro perty of Mr. Mark Lay, of Danbury, in Essex. It appeared that Mr. Lay, as well as Captain T. had lodged for some days past at the hotel. On Thursday night, several of the lodgers were disturbed by some person attempting to enter the rooms ; one of the gentlemen who slept with his door open, per ceived, by the glimmer of a rush-light, some person approach his door ; he lay till the person entered the room, when he sprung from his bed and attempted to seize him ; the person, however, escaped into a room at some distance, which was unoccupied : the gen tleman discovered him standing behind the door of the room, as if endeavouring to conceal himself. The noise of the pursuit had drawn several persons to the spot ; and amongst them a servant belonging to the house. The night-walker, on being questioned as to whom he was, and what he had been about ? made some indistinct answer, when the servant said he recollected the gentleman's voice, calling him Mr. Edwards. Mr. Edwards was a gentleman who had lodged in the house for some time, but who had gone away the day before ; this circumstance, however, was not at the moment recollected, and all parties retired to their rooms. In the course of the following day, however,. the watch and snuff-box were missed, and, from certain circumstances, suspicion attached itself to Captain T. The Captain was at that time absent ; but on his return in the evening, he was charged with the robbery, and taken into custody ; no one, however, could swear to his person. The Captain, in his defence, stated, that he was the son of Lieutenant General T. and .a Captain on half pay in the first Foot Guards. He had a house in Bryanstone•street, where he has lived upwards of seven years. He slept the night mentioned at the Surrey Hotel, and did not awake from the time of going to bed till he was, called by the waiter on Fri. day moniing, between eight and nine o'clock. He was at the Surrey Hotel, on account of some law business, which he had to attend in that part of the town, and because his servant had lent his name to a libel, and been convicted. The libel he alluded to was a hand-bill on the Duke of Sussex. • A Gentleman who was in the pit at the time came forward and corroborated the statement of Mr. Bran don, as to the prisoner's having worn the letters 0. P. in his hat, but he said he did nut hear him make any noise. The Captain's agent stated, that he had known him upwards of thirty years ; he had, besides his half pay, an income of £7OO a year, arising from funded property He was, notwithstanding, at present, in embarrassed circumstances, and the furniture of his house in Bryanstone-street, had lately betn disposed of under the authority of a bill of sale. He had al ways considered him to be a man of strict honour. Sir JOHN PINIIORN observed, that when this business came first before him on Saturday, he had taken a great responsibility on himself in permitting CaptainT. to be at large on his word. From the high character, how ever, which he had hitherto sustained, he was still willing to risk that responsibility, upon his pledging hi, word of honour to appear again at the end of a fortnight, during which time the worthy Magistrate observed, he hoped such an explanation would take place, as would remove every suspicion from his cha racter.—Captain 'l'. readily pledged his honour, and was discharged. CoRN-MARKET, MARK-LANE, Nov. I.—This day the supply of Wheat is short ; prime samples maintain their price, but inferior heavy sale and a trifle lower ; fine American exceeds the quotation—Rye is cheaper —White Peas likewise—Barley and Malt keep their prices—ln Beans of the two kinds little variation— , There are but short supplies of Oats, and fine sam ples are quoted rather dearer—Flour remains at late prices—. Fine American 58s. to 635. per barrel. A journitman paper-hanger, named Leedle, also identified the prisoner's person, and swore that he saw him blow a small penny trumpet during the perform ance, and that he wore the letters 0. P. in his hat ; as he was immediately behind the prisoner, he was enabled to watch all his motions, and he was positive he was the person who made the disturbance. Mr. Ridley being called upon for his answer to this charge, observed, in a very independent tone, that he did not Wish to sku.k from a fair investigation of his conduct. He was ready to avow he did wear the letters 0. P. in his hat, and that he did express his sentiments on the performance, according to the best of his judgment, and, as he conceived, in a man ner perfectly legal. So convinced was he as to the le gality of his proceeding, that he would repeat it again to-morrow night, and every night until he was satis fied that he was breaking his Majesty's peace, and then indeed he was as ready as any other loyal sub ject to abide the consequences of his conduct. How ever, he expected to hear a higher authority than that of Mr. Read's, before he yielded assent to his interpretation of the law on the subject. He was not an obscure and friendless individual, who would be borne down or terrified by the solemnity of finding bail. He should appeal to a higher tribunal, and stand the test of a trial in the King's Bench, where he was satisfied he should meet with justice. Mr. READ asked the prisoner wkether he meant to persit in his declaration, that he would repeat the same conduct to-morrow ; and being answered that he rhould, until he was conscious that in so doing he was breaking the peace, he was pleased to order him AGRICULTURAL RCPORT.—The new sown Wheats have had to find bail. a kindly season ; the Clover kys have worked remarkably well At the close of the performance, Mr. CLIFFORD, for the seed. The Potatoe crisps are generally good and ahun. dant the Barrister, and four other persons, were taken into e . xp The Turnip ected. archo.ulannteriehsashahve a ad a lacrognesridperroadhulece s ao f pip i seed y of c a ftan custody in the avenue leading from the pit, and Wheat s; b ut most of the samples hitherto seen in the market have 4 brought before the Magistrate. They were charged required a portion of the last year's grain to be crushed with them, with wearing the letters 0. P. in their hats, and ma- which has enhanced the price of the latter. Rape, Musntrd, and most other stnall seeds, are lower in price, and dull of sale.— king a violent noise and riot in the pit during the Barley and oats rise well from the flail, and both turn out a good performance. Mr. Clifford and his friends avowed average crop. Beans, both base and tick, come freely to market. the fact, and declared that they had expressed their ; Hops are dull of sale, from the large qu antity of old pockets and disapprobation of the performance, but not illegally. ' ply u s t u to p n p . lied Th w e it la h tt all er kinds bags on band. The h H h ay ld -n h tarket hal varied but little from last as be en M The Magistrate, without hesitation, ordered them n orn n i t ea h' t s p a r t ic r e e s duced i p t prices, particularlyto be discharged ; and on leaving the office, they in the Wome counties have had large shows of Beasts, which live were hailed with cheers and acclamations by an im- gone off freely at a small advance. Stock Sheep and Lambs' are in considerable demand : Horses of the inferior sorts are cheaper, mense crowd of persons, who had wimessed their but those of shape continue dear. The wool market is brisk for capture by the officers, and conducted them away in all aorta, particularly for the finer Ibises of the Merino and South triumph. I Doha kinds. GENZRAL CURRENCY AS UNDER{ Wheat, 78s. 925. 102.. Beans, Hs. 645. Fine ditto, 108 s. 112 s. Tick ditto, 465. 545. Rye, 50s. 565. Oats, 275. 30s. 345. Barley, 48s. 551. Ocl. Poland ditto, 375. 403.0 d. Malt, I.ls. 83s. Potatoe ditto, ils. White Peas (boilers) tigt. 935. Rape Seed, 481. to 541. Grey ditto, 50s. 55.1. Fine Flour, 90s. Eigl. 90s. j4j; tii iG Nc . • ,• • ADMIRALTY COURT, bOCTOItS COMMONS, TUESDAY, Octosidt 31. • • This day the Right Hon. Sir W. Scorr proceeded to the adjudication of the following cases : Jorge Jan, Tanger master.—This vessel was seized in Norden riser, by the Censor gun-brig,—Ship condemned. FOrtniu, Poort master.—This vessel, sailing under Dutch co• lours front Norden to Holland, w lured ' the lirhannis ~..,nt.t:ordeti to cape by gun-brig.—Slip and cargo condemned. Jonge lans, Laurens mister.—Thls being a similar case; the ship and cargo were also condemned. Vrou*.(!ornelia, Dykstra niaster.—This ship r bonnd from CU tante andßourdeaut to Jitill, laden with brandy, was Captured by the General Doyle privateer btuas she sailed under a liAtice she was restored with freight and eipences, and further proof or dered with respect to the cargo. . . . . Erasmtft, Willigen mister—The vessel, ander tlairbuigh co lours, lying off . the botch coast In! passengers, was captured by the Active cutter.—Wtsel condemned. Johanna Eleonora, Eartelman }aster,—This vessel was Origif nally seiiettin the Tagus; and way coming to this country, laden with salt; which was afterwards destined to ffollasid.—Ship con demned.Yronvi Anna, Visser master.—This Pappenburgh vessel, laden with pantiles, was binind from Anisterdain to Petersbirgh Ship and cargo restored. . . . MIDDLESEX SESSIONS: • . , . Ykerday eras chiefly taken tip in the trials of tri vial assaults. Thomas Woodward, in Oil man; In a reputlble line of business in Spital-fieldsi . tried upon an indict ment for violently assaulting one' of his respectable customers, a Mrs. Sarah Pori. was a prosecutrix being sworn. t.tted that she was a constant customer of the defendant ; and having often complained of the iil colour cf his green pickles; she went on the day specified in thi indictment ?. to buy a penny's worth of girkins ; but on, receiving them, and not liking the colour, she requested them to be exchanged, for red cabbage. The temper of the dekndant, however, being just as sour and ifl savoured as his girkins, he peremptorily refused.— Mrs. Purl rerhonstrated upon his unaccommodating disposition, and refused to take the girkins ; but the defendant, probably considering her language rather too bitter for his taste, replied in language as hot and biting as his own capsicums, and attempted, by vio lence, to force Mrs. Purl out of his shop into the street ; but in this attempt, he gave her an unmanly kick on the abdomen, she being in the eighth month of her pregnancy, which put her to exquisite and alarming pain ; she continued so, with little abate ment, until her time of parturition, when she brought forth an infant much smaller than usual, which she attributed to the assault she has sustained. A female accoucheur, who usually attended Mrs. Purl, was adduced to sustain the latter circumstance; but she could not say the prosecutrix had ever made any complaint to her of the injury ; and she alledged that the infant was of the usual magnitude. Mr. GLEADE, after an eloquent appeal to the Jury on the evidence of the prosecutrix, adduced a witness who was present at the dispute, and who utterly de nied that any assault was given in the way stated, and that so far from refusing to exchange the girkins for red cabbage, the defendant actually gave her the latter, which she, in a paroxism of rage, threw in his face, and then, indeed, the defendant thought it high time to escort the lady over the threshold, which he did without the least violence. The Jury of course acquitted the defendant. Cummint and Connolly, office bearers of a benefit society, were indicted for not complying with an or der of two of the Magistrates of Bow -street, by which they were enjoined to pay to an old man of the name of Lawler, a member of the society, the sum due to him by the regulations, during a period of sickness. Mr. ALLEY proved the case on the part of the pro secution, by producing the order of the Magistrates, dated 3d July, and the notice of service of that order on the 28th and 29th July. Mr. GURNEY, for the Defendants, having collected from the witnesses for the prosecution, that the order was not drawn out and executed of the date it bore, argued, that the indictment must fall to the ground ; for, though it might not be necessary that the or r should be executed on the very day on which it 1. as pronounced, it was still incumbent on the prosecutor to shew, that it had been made out before the com mencement of the Sessions, without which the indict ment was a nullity, as proceeding on an order which had then no actual existence. The Sessions cow,. mentel, and must be understood, quoad hanc rein, to have finished on the 26th July. The indictment, however, charged the offence, or refusal to comply with the order, as having occurred on the 29th July, being three days posterior to the supposed date of the indictment itself. Mr. ALLEY, on the other hand, contended that the Sessions were not now to be understood as commenc ing and ending on the same day ; or that every in dictment must be supposed to relate to matter occur ring on or before the day on which the Sessions com menced. He referred to the case of Purcell v. Mac namara,.lately decided in the Court of King's Bench, to bear him through this argument, in which it was, held, that not the first day of Nisi Prizes, tut the day on which the charge was actually proved to exist, or to have been committed, was that on which the in dictment ought to rest. He begged leave, in further corroboration of this doctrine, to ask, if his were not the proper interpretation of the law in this case, by what means it happened, that offences committed after the commencement of the Sessions were often disposed of within the same Sessions ? The Court was decidedly of opinion with Mi. Alley. The Jury found for the prosecution, and the Soli citor for the defendants undertook that the prosecutor should be satisfied. Yesterday the Grand Jury for Middlesex found a true bill upon an indictment for perjury against Miss Frances Latham. It is understood that she intends to apply by her Counsel to remove her trial by Certi orari to the Court of King's Bench. The University of Glasgow has lately conferred the Degree of Doctor of Laws on Mr. KELLY, Mas ter of the Academy in Finsbury-square, Lcmdon, 01 account of his publications on Nautical Astronomy, and other useful Sciences. The testimmti:ll of merit presented on this occasion, was signed by the Rev. Dr. MASKELYNE, the Astronomer Royal ; Dr. HER• scam., Dr. HurroN, and several other eminent Ma thematicians and distinguished Literary characters. ~~ ■