Star. — London, England, 1816-10-03 00:00:00

-• . - - : ' ° IT • ki k alrioir OF LORD iliAnifit '. !"totigni DAt , - . 416 YetteidAY,,st the usual liOurb ll* g - itii il iheoc ed, and lit carried on wi ileciowk• spirit.-. At three o'ciock it elos!ci, astr* - sambas •A r ge sturounced a , .:, 4 . . • •ii , a sous ia BAT'S tom ~ . , t . • •• „.., ' Aideratin Cutpbe '. • i i , .. ne Lord marr • , sri Merman C. *IVA - a _ -,• .• jur - - , . , . • ORM POLL. - . i The Lord Mayor • , 11115.3 ' ) ; ' Alterman Combs • 1 /u! ;•••• • - • Akiiiiisit*C. Smith . ass • . when the numbers were announced. * the USW siii: lissaistic a p p l aus e fol . lowed for several ibinutes.. •Iffe cries of ed Wood f or ever—no Basith--no Apo. cokiers" rendered it tin- - . 1 In the hustings. . forward, when the.ap tweet for some time. Order obsereled, that be was ft- Shah was not premat he (Mr. White) word given Min a moil kind of story he wou stand they had this .ights. He was con& , unless goaded on by his toned- the contest, and sob decilinn of the Livery. Smith would field to generat.wish or the quietly hi the hopf.af _3r. This at least was best friends and warmest adopt, and which they Mr. White) they wished the same time as the ,onquished was but it mere certainty, it was the duty of their exertions, but great, in this best of all sine siaN P'). With re. would remember when bad pledged himself to tussions whatever, enab led:og, and to act ha The Meeting knew , think one thing and bein his invariable study practice correspond...- had the same story to were convened in the party and their politics re - given, as every man wilatae).—He Wiis sorry ticed politics at all, as he the election of a City As they, however, ,ould now, for a moment the Meeting to the mean Wine the public mind. ied a Burdett in itheittf, and Wood per this bill more colour, written from his (Mr. le scorned such mean, attempts to make Lon man who said one thing only My, he was not when he thought of the flood ea aptdasuer). a Morning Paper had few words yesterday, an such a bill being pub that paper, as an excuse inted a speech, which, be —( liter, hear).--Little manefectorer of that ac the happy patty at the then the aittiety Mr. Alderman Smith to mean subterfuges they had the numerous nensenskal ' infested the public, and independent exertions Jb impartial adminiktia --oriustic.r, . abhorrence of every thing in the shape of politics which interfered in the discharge of M duty, his total disregard for party feelings, pre. *ices, and opinions, and his inflexible adherence to the promotion of the best interests of the city, and of every citizen; whatever that citizen's rank, opinions, it feelings might be, was there a man piesent who deigned, or who could doubt, that Alderman Wood lad sacrificed private advantage, private emolument, and private feelings, to be the friend, the patron of all who required his aid, and was there one - who mold say be was the less qualified on that account to le reelected_ (loud end very kg aftisidnuef) I H aPpy to see this general burst of heeling in Deb& al I ° ' worthy a Magistrate, he could not help alluding to a singular doctrine held by the Court of Aldermen oile, sir. that it was absolutely requisite that the lord Mayer should be chosen by rotation from their billy. Very well ; b ut if rotat i on was . to b e t h e fu.e. *as it net a gross insult on the City of Lon. dos to call her Liverymen together every Michael. *as Day, for the purpose of electing a Lord Mayor? Was not this plainly'saylng" you have a nominal tight to chase, but with in, not with yon, lies the l ett choice t" W e ll, grant i ng t h at pure an d en yitened body all they desired, he would ask them that rotation when Mr. Alderman 'ice rejected t What became of their that immutable standard by which shed every election to be regulated ?-..., such questions was obvious. Thal :used to elect Mr. Alderman emitter, (what every man knew him be) live, indefatigable If man, a to: friend to party and corruption, man, -it with the warmest sentiments of af. City, and whose hand was eternally its behal f -- (Loud aNdautes).— Mr. lbe was an honest man—he was. the _ayor who for many years had filled. Avoid cries of uye r...yos, he was, he eves.") (erent policy was followed by the London They now manitained that it 111114 , ery man who bad on any occasion subs Smith's tenets, to vote for hint 1 in that perhaps as a measure or two l ig proposing h a d b een car ried, the friemdr were to - bc the Wands of MG Satills. •thesiattlc appaituac The cries of , s Wood for ever— ote —no hireling—go false colt possible to 'hear any person iron • - Mr. Wince at length came fc -•plauses were again renewetfo being woo restorid, he.obseri %raw ly sorry. that Alderman et t he close of the , poll, as he' 1 have requested them to have tient bearing, and to see what k sow ten them, after the noble • t oy spade in defence of their rii :.dent the worthy Alderman, util friends, would bare abandoned• mitted with pleasure to the de 4 tie truWed . that Mr. Alderman "hat he now knew was the. sitisent of London, - andArcit qi obtaining, the Chair next year a oat aft course some of his best supporters thought lie should ILO Ind actually said to kiln (Mr * to do--(kri chssfs).—At t dm of the contest beingrelinqu 'probability, and ..not a cm-taint th the Livery not •to" relinquish r, paddy to persevere in this gre causes-- (wits" of " To" stn it ,pest to himself, the Livery w sl he first &Massed theirhe had e• 'abstain fromiApohti it discuss jure every thing like party fa • nestly, fairlyiand he was a man who scorned to lo another, for it had always bit J; , make his profession and his , I P bfeWiktut) He could wish he l F gill item about the party who e Ittodon Tavern, but that party arid. no description being g • them too well—(lord et at that party had introdOced . 1 'meld not see what connection I It Magistrate bad with politics. Winireduced politics, he woul F,. a two, call thl atttntion of the la attempts they had made to inf 'They. had first of all published is theCsbieetr Cochrane at Spit Pad bigot." and to give t 4 Ist had subscribed it as if sr Ibite'sj 'd welling-house; He ifeh cowardly, such iusidinui a bin citizens believ? he was a m a ft' d aig)ther...and./tes.could • ' at the attenipts, who as tepthence they issued (la , e4a4Firther to add, that a Vim in their report of his few !nk • ireetant of his approbation, of- qs WI, and the Editor of that fi, fir his accuracy, bad printed Infested, be could not hear.— could Irak exist that the mat * *et was in friendship with du kladoa Tavern., Considering by the friends of Mr Aws bint re.eleeted, the mean . Itliered todirs that purpose, the placards with wLich they had it costrasting all these with the „4 of the present Lord Mayor, his t an o f justice, his abhorrence c Intened body I wren was tha de f i be wa tve s I its d'regard to ;IV now wished sia answer to tY, l t t dentin refuss -sty g ante 'he was bra' • 1421 Itts activ shts but no frit 0 , 40 s, heart brat ow ion for the C east chid out in moan Comb fulloptia hearted Mal yar Sa•-(Leni Gut a different Moo in Club. s t duty of every icor to Mr. 1 PS' words, tha ritteds Smith's pro ' OW. tilt measure F• Idef a& 0 13 * . , Whit.*as MA an teemed. lit in fact the 6. Cs^"ia/ea. benierapt ice shown to e 14, ` Nercker-if If et*, the Liver, of Lond o n 1 4 1 1.011 1.1014 among that number, he a EAveW * air f Neellemt Understanding and com mon 'grind knee, but not .to oath a man as Mt. 'Christopher duen)—Labouring Under bodily indisposition, die Wrthy Alderman VoitheY had irritant a letter, declining - the high, bestow of witting forward, and it was astonishing. he 14egged pardon for saying any thing .that the . nft) Junta did veers astonishing), to con templene the avidity with which that letter had been Mited by them, and placed under one of their ad placards—(afititleases)....-R.eally that Junta eimeedio think that their statements would mislead dit public's bet, unfortunately for them, these state.' Mats abirsTi.thrunk before plain facts. He would Imt at present pay one word respecting the merits of the present Lord Major. These merits were too well imown, and spoke - too strongly for themselves, to re quire any-eulogium. Even his enemies Confessed be wu worthy pf praise. Yet he could not avoid .alluding to one thing his Lordship had dose, vie. godlike interposition in behalf of. those three poor men who had become - the victims of a conspi racy formed by bloOd-thirsty villains, whosez z 'names struck horror into the b reasts of all Wso them mentioned. But for that interposition of Me Lordship, and his patient anxiety to sift their case to 'the bottom, and bring their enemies to the btu justice, these unhappy men must have in all probe. Sky terminated their career on a scaffold, or Wens driven to gloomy exile and hard bondage for life-. 6 (Loud clstert).—lie asked them, was there one man' present who could lay Iris hand on his heart, and my that Mr. Smith would have done so for then —(Leaf air !f No, no, he ha, as ruchforliagr).—ft, as was cos; fused, the Lord Mayor then possessed such quail& cations for his office; if 'he was a man (and who would deny it ?) so anxiously and indefatigably alive to the cause of humanity and justice, and so impar. tial in every thing he did, then let the friends of li berty shew by their suffrages on this occasion, that they are determined to do every thing they constitu tionally can for overwhelming ,the mass of corrup tion, and vindicating their claim; to their rights— (CAteers).—Let them shew they had nu dread of corruption, however formidable in its aspect; no fear of the tools of power; but would, as honest men. do their duty. He again regretted that Mr. Smith was absent, as he had a very important question to put to him; but as he was not present, he should not take advantage of his absence. . To-tour; ow, however, should the friends of Mr. Smith persist in. the poll, he would pat it; and, ,unless Ise.could•give a satisfactory answer, he would .find it was a damning question to him and his friends—( Long coansionf ) Marl). Mr. STIVINS next came forward. He observed, that the exertions of the Lord Mayor for the impiuve meat of public morals, the sechrity of the persons and property of the subject, were obvious to every one who knew London. He accorded with every sentiment the last speaker bed so ably dated in his address respecting the imporpality of the Lord Mayor, and h:s abstaining from politics dining his Mayoralty. The Lord Mayor felt be was placed in the Chair as the father of theVily, not the leader of a part y—( Mean). —AlderMin Smith and his aM coadjutors scented to rtgverthr - silartnialg djseincttn in which he and the Lord Mayor were plated.- end no-wonder, for the City knew where to rewiird sheik which had been known, and where to honour weitedel isetextioar where therelad been •no` s iti'aitice:.... The London Tavern had not to boast for the first time of containing the friends of Mr. Smith. Tb public knew that that Gentleman was a Well-knows customer of that Tavern, as there he always held his meetings. He came first to that Hall, and heard the resolutions of the Livery, whom he considered the off-scouring of the earth, and finding he could ant carry, in every instance, his m;:asuree, he then I resorted with his Junia to the Tavern. Could • any 1 thing afford a better specimen of the conduct of that Worthy Alderman, than the ohsequious attention he was now chewing to every Liveryman whom he had on every former occasion stigmatized as a set. of mg gatnuffini ;Lied Aare ). 'lie conduct of Mr. Smith reminded hint of the sailor who,-in a storm, prayed most fervently to be saved, and as an argu ment for being heard, said it was the first favour he had ever asked in that way in his life. 'Exactly Simi; lar was the behaviour of Mr. Smith. He canine 'to the Livery—that Livery so often, so egregiously in. suhed by him, and in asking for the favour of their support in electing him to be Lord Mayor; actually said by his conduct, • 4 aentlemen, though you know abhor you as a set of raggamuffins, yet make Sue your Chief Magistrate, for it is the first favour I asked from you—(Loa d elteeer).—He (Mr. Stevens) would insult the good sense of the Livery, did he for one moment suppose them capable of sanction ing such a man—tLeuderiee uf" sue shall 'sot, we wart so tetra comb el lie begged them to contemplate every part of the Lord Mayor's conduct, to weigh all that, his friends said for hifn, and his enemies aga:nsthins, and to give that decision which in jus tice to his - Lordship, in , justice te the city, and in justice to their own conscieuces, they ati tamest men could give—{Loistatorka:atitlause). Mr. WtteLssu after this stepped forward and ob tained a hearing for a sentence or two, by calling out ' 4 Wood.' He began by stating, that he. would allow the merits of Alderman Wood to be as great as his friend represented them, but still he thought it bis duty to support the claims of the other candidate, Alderman Smith.' Here the worthy Gentlenian•was completely overpowered by hisses, groans, howls, and every species of contemptuous clamour, He at temieteCagain to obis% a' hearing by calling out Wooill" but one among the crowd retnarked, that they were not to be taken under false colours, and the clamckr continued. He was heard to say, that the friends of Alderman Smith meant to continue the poll; and at last his voice was so completely drown ed in groans, shouts, and hisses, that he was obliged to retire, which he did, waving, his bat, and calling ' out ,4 Smith, Smith I" The hustings were theti cleared. In coming through the H 3•11, *little before three o'clock,. to_ jgo to Carlson House wi th the Address, the te n t BlAvoa WAS Melia!' by the Meenth the enthusiastic applause, while Alderman SMITH was 'universally hooted, with the etteptioa of a single hat or two being Waved in his favour. 7 1 7 ~.. 16. 1.3 4 .1117 r ••"*. .1.0R421441, trhilitiiaggeks IiZWINIIhrt °ell:Jolt MEE rING. lei it Iftbstismir, neromri beVireake• kW 1000. each, h. ft. I'. Y. c. lA. haws actuffiefiaad,, sit. lab. Mr. Like. Aladdin, Sst.llllr. * I Ld. G. 1. CaVendish's Jana, VOL Mr, Shakespear's Pointers, _fit. Mb. . • . 4 Six to 4 apt. Scheheretade-3 to 1 Apt. Aladdin —5 td 2 apt Jane-. 4 to 1 apt. Pointers. Ons-dlird of • Sohn:4o*ot 25gs. eacii—For 3-year old colts, Sat. elb. end fillies, at. Sib. A. F. BOGS Edo the property of SabsOtibers. Mr. Lake's b. c. P?1..4s Leopold . . walked over. Fifty Guineas...his (Sr any horse, Ste.+Fonr-yoar-olds to carry Ist elb. arr. olds, est. ilk Op: olds. est. 11ib. and aged, Set. B C. Ld. Ross's eh. e. Tigris, eye.. Mr. Lake's ch. h. AlaJdin, Syrs. Six to five r n Aladdin. Mr. Thor MW, Anticipation, Set. fib. beat Mr. Shilterillar's Donkey, Sat. T. Y. C. lOngs.--Three to on. on Anticipation. It is an old eying, that Racing. like tbelAw, is kept alive by its uncertahtty, the truth of which was Dever more strongly proved than In runidng for the Newmarket St. Leger Stakes. At the Ratting post Prince Lear.ild twinnor of. the Derby Stakes this year). Milto n and Grey Slam were the (avouches; the current oddrogainst the winner US ko 1. Sovereign st eta-ting, took the lead, malung his own play; on the Fiat i.e was several leophs ahead; and it is the opinion of many (to use the laogusge of the 'I urf ). the rocs was given him; that Is, the three favourites, waiting on each other, suffered him to get so far ahead as nerer to be stas to recover the advantage he bad gained upon them ; Mtn this Is merely opinion, which remains to be proved. lila Royal Higlinsasthe Duke of York, who is at Cheveley, the seat of his Orace the Buie of Rutland, was on the Course to see his horse, Prince Laopsid, run for the St. I.eger Stakes. At Osyrestr Races, the Fifty Pound. Plate was wen by Lord uoJcly ; the Sliver Clop, the gift of Sir 3 / 1 0 1 1 4 4nne, for Hooters, by Mr: Rneers's Rubin Adair; the Cup and Subscription Pure of Fifty Pounds by Sir Thomas Statilay's Maid of Lorn ; and the Town Purse, by Hr O. Eger ton's Dolton. c ? . , . 1 2 GRAND PEDESTRIAN MATCII or 15(X) MILE: IN 32 DAYS, AT LOW= TOOTING, SU KRICY, aih Day.-- BARN rr completed 48. miles last night, at ten o'clock, and this morning, at lour, started quite Iresh, and accomplished, by eight, 14 miles ; at nine lie again started, and was travelling on in great spirits. WlNDsolt, Ocroaaut 2.—This Afternoon, about four ro'clock, great crowds of people of all descriptions assembled in the Long-walk, to see a footrace be tween Mania% a man of Etou, and Laywn, a man oh Windsor, for five guineas a side. They were to ruts six miles in the Lung-walk. Tnese two men were celebrated for being good rumness : they started soon litter four o'clock, ?llen Mansall lett Layton, the first two miles near a (Ritter of a mile. Great odds were laid in favour of the Lion man. Mansall, in coming the last two miles, leli Layton near one mile. Man. :all ran the six milesjn w minutes and a few seconds. Soon atter the race, tbere,ewas a fight agreed on for two'guineas aside, between. Layton (brother to him thin rad), and Aldridge, thiwaguoner. A ring was formed in a small field at till.- bottom of-Sheet -street, where they entered with their seconds, and commenced the contest ; but is a short ttrni.Layton was much the best man, and after'a few rounkis Aldridge gave up. WHIMSICAL OCCORENCE. -:~ idk Mr. B. a young geittlenian of athletic appear ance, and the son of a very respecta•de resident of the county of Wexford, had returned from aoriad, a few days before the robber, Captain Grant, and his comrades, were lately taken in KillnuAhrim wood, and in the gallantry- of youth, he joined the party ' which , went in pursuit-ef t -and- sees-ended in appre hending tianse desperadoes. A few days inter this transaction, Awhile it was yet supposed that Grant had effected his escape) Mr. B. the young gentleman alluded to, was riding in the unfrequented part of the country, near Ferns, armed with a case of pistols, in. a waist belt under his coat, when it coming on to rain heavily, he took shelter in a farm house; when, on taking off his coat and exhibiting his pistols, some persons there fancied they recognized the supposed fugitive, Captain Grant, to whose whiskers Mr. B.'s bore a strong resentbknce, and of cows., as in respect to site, &c. he answered the duracription of that noted offender, these honest rustics determined • to take him into custody, and for that purpose, leav ing their prey at a snug tire, they went out, and soon collected a party of their neighbours, with such weapons as they could collect. On sur rounding the house, tne" most daring of them held a council of war on the best mode of apprehend. ing this terrible Grant—but it being considered a forlorn hope to those who wonld fist make the at tempt, and in short no one being hardy enough to enter and " bell the cat," one or two of them, good marinnen, proposed to fire throne the window at his legs and arms, while he sat at the fire, and thus, by disabling him, ensure his non-resistance i but this was overruled by others, who feared lest an unlucky ball ,'night prove mortal, and thus deprive them of the glory of taking Grant alive. At this time the pone woman of the- bons', over hearing what they were saying, ran in, and clapping her hands, begged of Mr. B. fur GOD'S sake, not to make any fight - in her home, but go oat quietly and surrender, 'or fight for lios lite as well as be could. - Mr. B. thinking . the woman distracted, started up, and seized his. pistol, when she again shrieked ow, Oh I Captain Grant 1' Captain Grant I for the love. of: Goo don't °fight in my house, or I and my children will be all murdered: This exclamation immediately convinced Mr. B. that be was mistaken for Grant, and beating a ?ark!, surrendered himself to the party, which by this time. had considerably increased. After securing his arms, they conducted him a prisoner to Ferns, amidst the shouts and rejoicings of the peasantry, who crowded to get a view of this desperate Grant, In this condi tion Mr. B. was brought before a.very respectable Gendelian, who put several einestioni to him, and to which he, having been abroad for many years, was not able accurately to reply; and was totally at a loss to know any of the occurrences that of late years had taken place in that neighbourhood, so that this worthy Gentleman really joined with the people in concluding that the prisoner was Grant, and be sent for a neighbouring Magistrate to assist in the exa mination and committal of the prisoner... 6; —This Magistrate accordiogly attended, impressed also with a belief that they bad Grant in custody,. when on approaching the house, he saw ebony stand ing titer., ready saddled, and on being informed that that was the horse which Grant rode, he exclaimads • Why that is Los horse which the Mow hu 'coigne but on entering the room where the prisoner was, he immediately recognised his friend . 11. who was in stantly discharged, loosing most heartily at the ad& venture, though be certainly ran a verygreat risk of being shot by the inexperienced populace. ". • , - 12,01#11 • - OOPEA . vir4.5.46.s The Comedy or m you Like ta was represented last night, for the purpose of inttodacing Miss liovtu in the•part of Rosalind, lb which she fully eottfirmed the favontable impression Made by het ridslite. A most expressive conaten;rOce, a vivacity moderated 'lrma sense/ and a voice al mays audible; though not very strung, combined. with ntluch discrirnitiation td render this young . actress One of the most promising dthisiensiei the Stagt has for some time exhibited. Practice and time *ill give m ore full n e ss and roundness to het voitei and, while they heighten her excellencies, re move het defects, which are ttifling indeed for one so young and unaccustomed to theatrical exertions:-- —She sting the Cuckoo Song with inuch taste and sweetness 1 And there WAS something so dAightfully arch in her deportment, that she was tumultuously applau Jed at the end of the first stanza, and room: rously encoted at ;he end of the second. The style of action, cothmon . to the representatives of Rosalind—. that of seeniuig to plant horns on -Orlando': hea' ands on her own=she did not resort to ; but the c ni.cions laugh and averted (ace, while she repeated the word " cuckoo," told -with great effect. The Epilogue Miss Bort.* delivered with gracefulness, spirit, and humour, and she teceived a weli merited tribute of applause. Mr. You No's layer is well known as one of the most finished perforinances on the Stage I end KEMBLC is wittemt a rival in Orlando. It would be injustice not to mention the veteran Mutt , hAY :he was Adam himself—a more affecting pie_ tore of fikhful affection and humble gratitude in an :Ad servant, could not - have been pourtrayed. raw. cfirt's touchstone was marked with the true spirit and genuine bent of the Author. The Play was odor rably performed throughout, and cannot fail to prove highly attractive throughout the season. BRlatiauS, utivasbaß 2. • Last night Mr. Imot.Eboi. appeared before ammo , roils audience at our Theatre, in the characters of Steady, in the Quaker, anti Captain (Meetly. in Lard and Keg. Independently of the. various sits in the performance of these parts, Mr. Lummox 'sung 44 Will Wench," in which he WAS * rinhuhiasiically encored, 64 The Arethusa," . the description of a Storm, &c. The audience rewarded the performer with repeated peak of applause. Mr. Possum, in the character of Leah most ably seconded the musical talents of Mr. Itact.e. DON. MIS. Makkealtllat made her Stet appearance ) , and acted in both pieces with much spirit and effect. The pulpit eloqueuce of the Rev. T. R. Cote, late M. P. for Lewes, was again exerted on Sunday last, as the charitable advocate for the sick and poor of all religious denominations in Brighton. Two &mons were preached as his Chapel,. and a Collec. man to the amount of -.C2U was teceived, notwith standing the tuifavottrahlo'" weather on that day.. r . Besides the spa:ions Chapelerectina in this town for the coLgregattoa of this Reverend Gentleman, we also learn that the extensive stables of the KLMP wily, situated at the toot of the ancient Castle, at Leases. ate to be pitilei down, and the boildihr to convened_ into a Chapel, far the act: inn:iodation of the namerois hearers Amore the I ,te Constituents of the Reverend Gentleman is that town. At • the G. neral Meeting , ut the Proprietors , Drurydane Theatre, Mr. KINNAIRD stated that lis.rd Briton would return to this country in the course of the e.ining year. FloT, %lin performed so welt at the Haymarket Theatre, last Summer, is one of tln: new recruits of . the Bath Theatre. * , Mrs. llarwoon, who madeher deka at the BrTato' r Theatre on Monday last, in the contrasted characters of Lady Teazle and Little Pickle, was received in both with great applause, and promises, to become a dis tinguished favottrite in the Bath Company. She was the pupil of Mr. Et.usros. A most unlottunate occorrence took place - on the evening of Saturday se'unight, twat Hoylake, Che shire. A coachman ef. the name of Richard Fire, for many years in the employment of Mr. Jackson. of the Royal Hotel. Chester, proceeded on the above day. accompanied by another a Mr. Jack on's coach men, with some company from the Hotel, for lake. About eight o'clock the same even Leg, the two coachmen lett the latter place with the intention of returning home. 'each having a pair of horses un. • der his care, but no chaise. They intended to return home on the regular road, but on crossing the green, a short distaa:e from the Hotel at lllLike, Fern, who took the lead, missed the path, and directed his steps, under a mistaken notion .that he was going right, towards the Sands; his companion, aware a the danger Fern was exposing himself to, entreated him to retrace his steps, but all in vain t he pursued his Way until. it is supposed. he reached the river's edge, and being there overwhelmed with the tide, sea) drowe.ed One of the horses his since been found dead oa the beach. A Coronet's Inquest was held on the body, which es rs found on Sunday in die liver Die, between West Kit by and the former place, on Monday. before Mr. TRONAS FRANCI4 one of the CittC.ironeri. Verdict.AccidehtallY dtowned. A boat was upset in the Thames, near Gravesend, by the violence of the gale ea Sunday, and one man lost his life, &eating a widow, in a state of pregnancy, and one child. Last week three sailors were drowned at Chath on, by the upsetting of a small boat, inm attic,' nine of them had crowded,.in order to hasten ashore from their ship, .Which had just been paid off. BgAim7UL asst 25.) -Last flight, iron eight to ten o'clock, a vhenomenon 'ill' singular beauty appeared to the inhabitants of this town t it was in the foul) of a very regular arch. of white faint light, of about bee degrees breadth in the middle, and terminating to a point at each cud. At twenty minutes past eight its East end .seemed to originate in the N u d e ,. which was then rising. passed through the compel. lation of Cassispeal Chair, and through the zenith of Belfast, and terminated in the horizon to the West. Before ten o'clock the top of the arch had regularly. declined frets the zenith, about 20 degrees towards rig South,obile thiends remained nzarly stationary: it soon alter disappeared. The stars were easily seen ,through it, but appeared somewhat fainter. Between the North and North-west the sky near the horizon appeared very bright, having _the same appearance as is usual on a fine evening, soon after ion-sec. It teems most probable that this beautiful phenomenon is to be aatribed to the'ageney of electric matter in the higher regions of the atmosphere.