Star. — London, England, 1825-08-30 00:00:00

.. , -~~ -.. • not state in what condition her clothes were, -as I did not take particular notice of .them.. The woman kept her head moving up ind do‘n, and moaning. • When I first saw her, I thought she had cut her own throat, because there was something, which I thought to be her can, tied across her face. The prisoner did not touch her at this time. He said to me, as we were going up to the wood, that he had sten something en . her lace, which he thought was sludge,. and, which led to suppose that she had been smothered. • He had Oriel re put his hand upon her cheek, which he thought was hanging off. He likewise said that he thought it was her liver, or some of her inside, that was hanging out of her mouth. That was all the con versation we had-together ; except that he said, that as he was coming down the wood, he heard a moan.— that he stopped a bit, when he heard another—that he went over the field—that he saw her bonnet and shawl on the bank—that he looktd over the hedge, and saw her lying in the field—that he then went into the field, and saw something on her face—that he took it to be a sludge; and that he thought she had been drunk and was smothered. He said that he then ran borne and told us. Coss -examined by Mr. Serjeant Caoss.—l know w' ere the chapel is. It is about half a mile from our house. In older to get to it, we cross the river at Briiiksway-bridge, and go along the public road through the wood. The wood is on both sides of the wad. In going to the chapel, Mr. Gee's gates would be on the right. A little farther on, there is a stile in a field belonging to Mr. Gee, nearly opposite his gates. The poor woman was lying on the left side of the high way, and about twenty yards from it. The prisoner took us by the nearest way to the poor woman. He carried the lanthorn all the way to the place, and also when the woman was carried to the Dispensary. We had not numbers sufficient at first to carry her. We got assistance afterwards. If I had discovered the woman first, I should have run home, and asked for assistanc.. He told me that he had run all the way home, and on calling me up, he appeared to have been sunning, and to be in a hurry. On my stopping to tell the woman of the house where we were going, he snatched the lanthorn from me in a hurry, and told me to make haste. He appeared to me to be anxious in every way to give assistance to the poor woman. When we got to Brookes's shop, the prisoner asked Brookes to lend him a shutter to bring the poor woman on, as she was near 4 de td? Brookes refused to lend one, saying that there was no occasion. After we had seen the poor woman we went back to Brookes's to get further assist. ance. We then went again to her with a good many people, and carried her to the Dispensary at Stockport. The prisoner went to the Dispensary with his lanthorn. Buckley and I went also with the woman to the Dis • pens:ay, but were not let in. We then went home, and the prisoner re:urned to us in about twenty minutes. The distance from our house to the place where the woman was found was about 200 yards. Ite-examined.—There are some houses, but I cannot say how many, between the place where the woman was found, and where we lodged. I should not have called at those houses, had I found the woman mur dered. I should not have had the presence of mind to do so. The prisoner might have called at those houses, but dial not. When I and Buckley and Hanlam found the body first, we did not attempt to remove it. We went back to Brookes's. We called at no house in the way there, though there were four or five houses in it. 'We met nobody on the road. We found three or four people standing before Brookes's door. We told them what we had found. We did not meet two women before we got to the people at Brookes's. We met them at the door. By •Mr. Serjeant Caosa.—The nearest house to the spot where the deceased was found, is eighty yards nearer to it than our house. I do not think that he would have got assistance sooner by calling at that house instead of calling at ours. Other witnesses were examined.—lt was proved that blood was found on the prisoner's shirt and clothes, for which he did not satisfactorily account. The prisoner stated to the constable that he had met his sweetheart on the night in question. This was doubted by the officer, but confirmed by the female who had been mentioned. A Surgeon spoke to the deceased having died from the violence which she had sustained. Being called upon for his defence, the prisoner said, " Well, my Lord, that James Wild, who says that he saw me in that field on that night, has sworn that which is not true. I never was in that field that night or that day, though I have been in it many a day and many a night before. About ten minutes past nine on the Friday night iu question, the young woman, whom 1 have been a courting, came up with use to this gate of Mr. Gee's. She went inside the gate, and I went out s'tf,e. We were there about two or three minutes con versing together, when a man came up along the path road leading front Edgely. I was leaning on the inside of the gate, and she on the outside, when I bid her stand out of the way and let the man come out. She did so, and stooped her head: When the mats passed by her, I perceived her raise her head and smile. I asked her if she knew the man? S!re said that she did, but ,she believed that he did not know her. In two or three minutes afterwards I left her, and we both of us proceeded homewards. Between that gate and the topwood, I met a woman and her daughter, whom I knew from their coming to the house where I reside. I did not speak to them. On my entrance into the wood, a man and woman were standing there. As soon as I came up to this man and woman, the woman walked a little before me. I rather surprised them. When I came up to the woman, she turned up quite sudden and passed me by. The man followed her. They went along the Edgely-road, and I went along tl:e wood. On passing them by, I turned about, looked after the.o, and took no farther note. I walked ♦ery smart along the wood till I came to Mr. Gee's steps, Arta the right hand side of the road. When I came to those steps, I thought I heard a hustling noise upon the r, which made me quicken my pace. I proceeded on a few yards, when I heard the moans of the de ceased. I did not stop when I heard the first moan. I proceeded on, till it wat• repeated. I then stopped, and put my two hands on the rail which goes along the wood. I thought that I heard somebody whistling in Mr. M .rshlaau's garden, and it encouraged me to look what was doing. I put one leg over the ra 1, and the noise ceased. I stopped so for about eight or ten se conds, when the flay commenced again. .1 walked on a bit very slowly, and rather stooping. I passed the place where the woman lay, and walked in the wood a lade on the slant of the hill. I thought the mut& was 100 yards from me; a..d from the stifling noise the woman made, I thought it was some man ill-treating a woman. I walked on. I saw something white on the ground. 1 stooped to see whether it had motion., . •-~ • .~ ~ - w -111 i • sr , 4 --•• A • I the n me l d her bonnet, which I had riot seen before. in the dusk of the night. I then found the moan ing mach nearer to me than I had thought. r' walked to this.hedft, and looked over; and seeing a woman rolling about on the ground, I thouglit she wasv in a state of inebriation. I called to her twice, And she made no answer. I then leaped down into the field from the bank, which is a descent of six or seven feet, to within two or three yards of the deceased. She kept moaning all the 'time, and her head and arras moving in a state of at ag , ony. Her Clirthes being up about the middle, I immediately pulled them down. She then made an effort to rise up, but fell down her full length. Perceiving her in that condition, I thought she had gotten her head into the mud, and I put my hand to her face to feel. When I took it away, I. felt a bit on her face loose, which I took to be her tongue. I immediately ran away down to the gate, over which I after wards brought my comrades toview the deceeased. I immediately ran to my own home. Not knowing it was murder, I was reluctant to alarm the neighbour hood. I never stopped till I got to my own house." Witnesses were called for the defence, whose testimony supported pan of the above statement. The prisoner received an excellent character. The JuDat having summed up, the Jury found him Not Guilty. THE EVENING STAR LONDON. TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1825. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The general panic which prevailed yesterday in the Consols, still continues this morning. Consols opened at 871 for the Account, afterwards they were done at 871 88, and are now 88 to j, with a heavy Market. Great scarcity of money still prevails. In the Foreign Market there is the same alarm u in the Consols. It is settling day in this Market. Current Prices: New Spanish 171, Old Spanish 1121, Russian 951 96, Austrian 971, Colombian New 791, Brazilian Scrip 101, ledisc. Mexican Scrip 7* # disc. Greek Scrip 151 disc. Gus tinsels 4 31 discount. PKICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK. Rank Stock 211(0% 228% 3 per Cent. Red, 88 1 4 1 .4 8 per Cent. Cons 87% 5 / 8 5 / 8 1 / 4 S i per Cent. 96 3 % 3 per Cent. Red. 96% 3 / 8 1 / 8 4 per Cent. New 101 1 4 5 / 8 % 5 / 8 Long Ann. 21 11.16 13-16 India Stock 265 171,000 Exclieq. Bills 5 9 6 7 £5OO ditto 5 9 6 7 1:100 and 1:200 ditto 5 9 6 7 Cons. for Oct. 87 % 88 87% 8834 FOREIGN FUND . B,TWO O'CLOCK. Austrian Bds 5 p Ct. Brazilian Bonds Ditto Scrip,spCt.l62.s,loi *dis. Ditto Acct. 19 91 dis. Buenos Ayres Bonds 86 881 Ditto Acct. Milian Bonds, 6 p Ct. Colombian Bds,6 p C. St Dittoßonds,lB24,79 78i 79i dis. Ditto Acc.'7Bl 791 79 80 die. Danish Bonds, 5 p Ct. Ditto Marks Banco, ro.Serip, 3 pCt. 1845,61 die. Ditto Ace. 6* dis. Greek Hoods Do. Scrip •S p Ct 16 dis. • Ditto Acct. klex. Bonds. S p Ct. 74 71 Ditto Acet. Ditto Bonds 6 per Ct. Mex. Scrip, t 825, 874 8 Th k di& Ditto Aect. * 8 61 7 ilis„ Neapolitan Bonds, 1824 Perim. 80nd5,.6 per Ct. 69 Ditto Aatt. Ditto Scrip, 1825,6 pC. 9* I dis. Ditto Acct. Pottuguese Bonds Prussian Bonds 5 p C. Do. Bonds, 1822, 5 p Ct. 100* Russ. Bonds, 1822, 6 p Ct. 951 Ditto for Ace. 96 Spanish .5 p.. Ct. Cons. 211 21* Ditto Acct. 221 Pp. C. DM; re a nthßentes,s p Ct.10i11..102f. Eachange, 25f. loc. Guatemala 4 51 di,: Russian Inserts. 6 p Ct. Exchange per , ruble, BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK. • MINIS. MARL PAID. PLICII Plll MALL •2100 £3O iss. £5 pm. sf9o 93 _ 100 S 19 91.10 Hayden 100 5 4 Pasco Peruvian ' - 100 - 5 - • 14 13i'1 Pixosi, La Paz, & Peruv. 50 5 • 9; 91 Royal Irish 25 1 9-16 I prem. RoyaiStannary&Brit.ldin.Ass. 5 2 3e United Mexican 40 20 Ditto New 40 10 29 MISCELLAN9OI3. Anglo Mexican British Iron Company • British Rock & Patent Salt Colombian Agricultural HURL PAID. PRICE PI SNARE. 100 - 20 • 151 16 501 5 15 121 100 5 9 The present aspect of the Public Funds, both in this country and in France, present appearances which, al though perhaps not so extraordinary as some of our cotemporaries suppose, are nevertheless highly interest ing, on the well-known principle that they may be deemed the barometer of political opinion. On the French side, we see, by manifold symptoms, that the note of preparation is again about to be sounded. The Moniteur of Saturday, which we re ceived yesterday, is occupied with private intelligence from Madrid, which, whether true or false, must be in tended to impress the people of France with a convic tion that a great crisis in the affairs of Spain is at hand, in which the French Government cannot be sup posed indifferent spectators. It is seen that no less than four factions are almost in arms, and on the point of rending in pieces that unhappy monarchy; namely, the old Constitutionalists—the Clergy, or pure Roy alists—the Ministerial, or present Government faction— and the party who are for setting up Don CARLOS, and deposing the KING. Two French armies of obser vation are forming on the side of Spain, while, that all may be in safety on the Notthern frontier, the Duke cof ORLEANS, apparently on a tour of pleasure, is quietly inspecting Valenciennes, and the other fortresses in that line. Last, not least, the Moniteur, in the shape of a• private letter, of the 20th instant, from Bayonne, an nounces that General HAxo, the Inspector-General of Engineers, had arrived there, for the purpose of putting the fortifications in order; and that there were then in that fortress five General Officers, with, as they ,tare, only four Regiments of Infantry. These things are apparent, in spite of the efforts of M. Da Vtr.- Late., whose object must evidently be to preach up the prospect of everlasting peace until after the 22d ' September, when be expects to get the Five per Cents. reduced to Four and a-Half. The French Funds, not withstanding, have declined very little : the closing price of Saturday was, for Five per Cents. 1021, and for. Three per Cents. 71f. But on the former Stock there will be half a year's dividend due on the 22d September, so that in regard to the nett price, they are almost precisely. -77110741, 11!". 11 7" . • !at par; while, on the latter, therevill be bot a quarter's dividend due—leaving their, nett price at 71. In com paring the relative prices of the two kinds •of Stock, this circumstance should always be remembered. It appears then, that the holder of the new Three per Cents. is in this situation. If he had kept his old Stock, it would now sell for £100; but. he consented to a di minution of one-fifth of his income, and the four-fifths which be still receives, sells, notwithstanding, for £94 13s. 4d. so that the moneyoralue of his reduced Stock, is already within £5.65. Bd. of the value of the unre duced Stock. This is an evident proof of the soundness of our first opinion, that the holders of the new Stock will have no reason to regret their bargain; and we repeat, confidently, that the French Three per Cents. will continue to gain very considerably, in relative value, both upim the old Stock and the intended Four and a Half per Cents. In this country the Funds have just experienced a remarkable depression ; within these few months we have seen Consols at 96—they were yesterday sold for money at 87k. Our cotemporaries, one and all, impute this circumstance to the sudden scarcity of money. No doubt ;—but what occasions the scarcity Money ? The sudden demand for it. True again: —but whence the cause of this sudden demand ? The eagerness of the great Stockholders to realise even the present prices, before the Funds shall fall still lower. This is also certain. But why the apprehension ? Here our friends leave us in the dark. Some say the Bank has effected, or is meditating a consi derable reduction of its issues; which we also think probable, and that:therein they do wisely : others, that the principal stock-jobbers are withdrawing them- selves from the speculations which have recently dis graced the Stock Exchange, and, marvellous to relate, will no longer, from conscientious motives, countenance fictitious bargains. Still the remote cause of this change of measures is to be discovered. And when we re member that the Bank Directors, as well as the great Proprietors of Stock, are among the most shrewd, keen-sighted, and best informed of mankind, we must believe that the present aspect of affairs in Europe has something to do with the question. We are not ignorant, however, that several causes have concurred to raise the price of the Public Funds in this country to a preposterous and unnatural extent, utterly incompatible with the reasonable profits of capital in an industrious community, which causes are now beginning to subside. Foremost among them must be placed the tricks of Stock-jobbers, or, as old Dr. Price used to say, " the execrable practices of the Alley:. We appeal to the judgment of any experienced Stock broker, whether, if under pain of felony, no sale of Stott had ever taken place, except bona fide and posi tively for money, the price of Consols would have risen about 85 ? Whereas, by means of time-bargains and speculations for a rise, concurred in and assisted by the leading proprietors, there is no limit to which they may not be forced op. The re-action consists in the efforts of those speculators, who gradually have become possessed of great quantities of Stock, first to realise their profits, and then, when the mar kets become depressed, to sell for a fall. A curious effect of time-bargains may be !seen, on reference to the prices just before the French Revolution. From the peace in 1783, until the eve of the latter event, Consols remained tolerably steady, about 80 or 85. But in 1792, when the King of FRANCE was a prisoner, and only three months before his murder—when it was manifest to all Europe that a great convulsion was at hand, Consols were forced up to 94, purely by specula tion. Five years afterwards they fell to 47. This forenoon we received the Fankfort Journal of the 23.1 instant ; it quotes from the Oriental Spectator a long article, which we subjoin, although we must candidly confess we do not believe one word of it. It relates to a treacherous massacre of some Turks by the Greeks, at Syra, related in the true French style, and as romantic and improbable as any tale of fiction or melodrama, that has been produced for the last twenty years. The following is the article: • FRANKFORT, AUGUST 22. The following extract from the Oriental Spectator, contains some particulars of the massacre which took place at Syra, when a Turkish corvette stranded upon the coast of that island, in the naval action off Capo d'Oro : " When the Turkish corvette, pursued by the Greek vessels, ran upon the rocks of Syra, the Turks landed, and after having set fire to the corvette, set out on their march, perfectly well armed. Some time afterwards, they saw a multitude of men, for the most part without arms, coming towards them. These were all Greek strangers residing at Syra, whom the Captain of the port had assembled, and who, preceded by a white flag, came to meet the Musselmen. The latter received them with every appearance of friendship, stopped, and though they might have fought with pro bability of success, they preferred entering into a parley, and declared that they believed themselves in a friendly country, and were ready to confide themselves to the faith of the, Greeks, if the latter would confirm by an oath the assurances which they gave them, and would insure their lives. The Greeks swore by every thing that they held most sacred, and by the protecting flag which they carry, that the lives of the Turks should be spared. Then the Turkish ComMander, as a sign of friendship, took off his belt, which was full of gold, and gave it to the Greek Commander, the Captain of the Port. At the same time, he ordered his crew, about 200 men, to lay down their arms. This done, the Greeks seize them, and they all proceed together. 6, The Greeks, having nothing to fear, became insolent and bar barous. They begin by sabreing the Turks in the mountains, twentrseven are shamefully murdered and mutilated. As for the twenty-five Franks who formed part of the crew, their hands are tied upon their backs like criminals, and in this manner they are dragged to Syra, where they are exposed to public v i ew b e f ore they are sacrificed. The vessels which had pursued the corvette,' arrived in the port of Syra, and in contempt of an oath and a con vention, the Turk who had been spared are delivered up to them. These vessels then sailed to join the fleet of Miaulis, at Milo. " The Greek islanders were in agitation and perplexity. There was no doubt that the Ottoman fleet which had•sailed through those seas and proceeded to Suda, was come to, second the operations o Ibrahim Pacha, which were already so far advanced. " Confusion and exasperation increased on board the Greek fleet ; i l aulis assembled his council ; they deliberated on the imminent danger which threatened the country, and on the necessity of perishing or of conquering by some brilliadi exploit. After the most violent debates, the latter is resolved upon. Lots are drawn to determine ,which three fire ships shall devote themselves for the public good, and penetrate into the bay of Suda, tabard thd'Ottathin squadron, and which shall be the -~ three brigs which shall second the enterprise, and bring olf the crews of the fire-skips. This being prayers are put up for a benediction on the vessels; • for the consummation of an: act of heroism which country, they resolve to give to the world the speak sacrifices, which have been abolished for centuries among nibals. With this view, they land six Turks, who - in the morning, and ten others in the evening : the resolve that the bodies should be deprived of sepuirure,- " What could Heaven refuse to such fine acts of r Greeks sailed towards Crete; fiey laundh are 'three which' they do not dare to introduce into the bay, more three brigs; apd their oath to sacrifice 41'e:swerves, same • fate of other 'oaths. No fire-ship enters of Suda, and all three arc burnt in tbeppen sea, t whatever. The Captaii 'Padha and Hussein Dey, after barked 7,000 Albanians, sod /041 horse, 'Ault Crete, the enemy's sliadrorrs, which the' Aware, land in the Greeks detached against them two which - out advantage, like the three others. Alfrfliat tide Greeks was to set fire to a Turkish corvette, which had stranded coast of Candle, and of which part of the crew had perished. we have a butchery of defenceless Turks, under the - the law of nations, at Syra Milo, Hydra, Spezzia, The Greeks end as they began at Galatz, by murderit easy, as it requires neither talent, virtue; nor courage. HAYMARKEr KEA FRE. This Theatre was well filled last evening, standing the unfavourable state of: the weatl Sir John Contest .of W. F nary, and the of Madame Vaarats, in The Wedding Day, to receive their full share of approbation. of Thu Plain Gold Ring,.by Madame V_ enthusiastically encored. disapprobal expressed by the audience at the length of, pied between the first and second piece, bi pearance of LISTON, as Lord Duberly, in ' Law, quickly restored good humour. The HARLST, and the Zekid Homespun of Mr. weie greeted with continued applause. HA, formance was excessively rich, and if not or' tainly gave the character all its best poir Homespun was given with very pleasing eff Hw.say. The Piece was 'wiry well played Midas finished the evening, and LtsToN's w. mace, with the sweet Pray Goody 6r . m 3 , TRIS, drew forth the warmest approbation of ence, to the last scene. d endeavour t L ; ' a g nd det to er p rn 4 a e r i - c v ini i .ate of 1 t h Ito tlir n e among th e The . u are sacrifi crd able a Greek islar.de r , ar e th - flown religron ? n , Castle three fire-shi p , Georg e e tol melees, h as t h e ; a f Pc raters the N it , lAN ,to no p u rpose kb3 r a pe, e fin er t , erN t rip :. a r ik e o n h be i c vi d tk lioti. p : : ia gn t:T i t i the Mote t yi:, Wt I are burnt wi t h. stranded oa k a tow dering, sehi,b afor se orate. ta d Demi; E. with lilt, notK Ferr::l rather. .r, Ni f ady Cor l i c ,r Kin! lay, continue its al 1. The sors gatle, rESTRIS, wai 'obetion . was f time occu. but the ail- mir at Nee le Paned* of Nest r. W. Wen, ARLEY's rev. Reg original, cer. Duc tints. Cice* Cap fleet. by Mts. of I throughout. 1 wag and gri- ann adame Vas. , ins of the , audi. CO` • Irtirtigoe en th r of provisk a6 , 30. ed off Atka, by am Havasnals. of been promoted 1 511 duct while an. I le was wounded. pointed to the As Pot 1101 IX. Cr th led the Nceton in t Office steam 0 2, r, Wuon; Ann, At -No arrivals or th rain.—No ar. di I, the Riimbeth, Batavia. Also r Halifax; Ate th - an, foe Bilboa; • 3) Stentor, to ilta;' and Arab, it fa ROMNEY, Of 50 COCHRANE, Go. °I w harbour with 79th Regiment at Camden and 91 guns, which 1 0 l remain in the embarkation of Archangel; St, isa. from Ham. 'roan Archangel; ; Favourite, for Naples; Scipio, 1 ck. tin ; Fame, for For Rotterdam; t 1 LtTlf, and the ; !Is. The Noble ointment, in con- he expected. town yester- 'sect ROBERT are. Idmiral Lord Portland-place, ids of wiLlia- th the Lodge sumed and coin- of the Duke of , limited, as may r of the Park. Are amongst are in Ger- , Knoll.: ie er- arden Theatre. write charac- and applause of eke out at the ping, which en- NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Jules Males, Musts?, which arrived at Martinique sth tilt. was plundered by an Independent eruizer , - cordage, &c. on the 19th of June, in lat. 24. long. 30- Oo the 7th inst. two Spanish vessels were captured Insurgent cruisers, one of them a Catalan mystic from Mr. HRN Rl' Lerma Kiwi, of the Vievonv, has b to the rank of Lieutenant, for his meritorious conduct ployed on shore with our troops at Rangoon, where he wr Lieutenant J. N. JARVIS, of the Vie-rosy, is appointed Rawsow, 28, at Chatham ; and Lieutenant THOMAS - KM to the VICTORY, vice JA ATM FALMOUTH Ana. 28.—Wind E to RR—S a il e d packet, for the Leeward Islands; Sovereign, Post f packet, for Milford; Union, BRUNO/WM • Ranger, CMAYMAN ; and Brothers, JiNCTNII, for Lo;trion. Poszsmowns, Atm. 29.—Wind W. to S W.., Wangs. Dahl., Ana. 29.—Wind S.W. moderate, with rivals this day. Arrived from the River, and sailed, Erni, for Jamaica • and Fortitude, BA arriam, for and remain, the L ord Cranstoune, URQUHART, for lanta, WOOD. for Sierra Leone; Female, CHAPMAN, and Lord Sidmouth, Dam, for Miraniichi. Livaaroot., Aco. 211.—Wind 5. , --Arrived the , ars, from Alexandria; Sabeia, --, front Malta Balsas, from St. Petenburglt. Coax AUGUST 23.—Yesterday his Majesty' s ship guns, Coat:, LaCETZR, C.B. with Sir THOMAS Coca vernor of Newfoundland, on board, arrived in our some transports under her protection, to take the' to Quebec. When she came between the batteries Carlisle, she saluted Admiral PLASITIN'S lag with 41 salute was returned from the SIMMLAMIS. She will . harbour a few days, until the order arrives for the embarkation the troops. CUSTOM-HOUSE, AUGUST 29. Stun &motto low/un—The Astrea, front Ai Pierre, from Ostend; Betsey. Clarke and Aretbusa, burgh; Vrow Pet relic, from Emlxlen ; Elizabeth, from and Talbot, for Dunkirk. - • ENTERZD Ouvwaaos—The Eliza, for Rotterdam ; Archangel; Perseverance, for Cobb; Comet, for Ni. for Elsioeur ; and Dashed Wellington, for Limerick, Cztaatua Outwaaos—The Rudolp h,: (or Stettin Drontheim; Charlotte, for Palermo; Rose, for Mary, for Gottenburgit ; and Swift, for Messina. The Earl of LIVERPOOL, Lord SIDNOUTI Duke of Witu.nicxon, were to have Met at Brussels. Duke, howevrr, was obliged to relinquish the appointment, sequence of his being detained in Paris longer than he - The Duke of Witu.itiorota returned to day, from the Netherlands. The Earl of CLANRICARDE has purchased Vegan, Esq.'s elegant mansion, in St. James's-square. Friday last the remains of the late A.: AMMO= G.C.B. were removed from his house in Portland-place, and interned with those of his ancestors, the Earls of WlLDE oluvr in Navestock Church, Essex. The projected alterations connected with the Lodge at Hyde Park Corner, are now expected to be resumed and com pleted without delay, in consequence of the return of the Duke of %Lummox, whose grounds are to be extended or limited, as may be agreed upon by the Noble Duke and the Ranger of the Park. Lady NOEL BYRON and. her daughter are amongst the recent arrivals at Southampton. Sir GEo. SMART and . CHARLES JUMBLE are in Ger many. They appointed to meet at Vienna. Mr. Krauts is ex pected in England before the opening of Covent-Garden Theatre. SINCLAIR appeared in some of his favourite charac ters at Southampton, last week, to the delight and applause of all who beard him. This mottling, at two o'clock, a fire broke out at the public-house, the sign of the Sun, in Sun-yard, Wapping, which en tirely consumed the interior, and did considerable damage to the adjoining houses. Last' night, a Gentleman, who gave his name Tou sus, of Somer's-town, was robbed, near Hornsey-wood, of his watch, a sovereign, two half-crowns, and five shillings ' by a man dressed in a drab coat, who commanded him to stop, an d store, if he gave any alarm, be would shoot him. The watch is a very re nurkable one, of the French make. NUPTIALS OF A HIGHLAND Cnteoratx.---Whether of a Highland chieftain the birth, the death, or the marriage, is attended with most expenses, it is perhaps not easy to determine. At the burial of a former Laird lof Coll, " thirty cows, and about fifty sheep," were, as Dr. Johnson records, killed. At the birth of an heir, whole hecatombs are sacrificed, not unaccompanied by liberal libations. And to shew that the nuptials of a Chief are not uncelebrated, the subsequent extract may suffice: " Coll, August 8, 1825. " Yesterday, the nuptials of young Coll was celebrated here in grand style. A vast bonfire invited the inhabitants, at an early hour, to the summit of a high hill. The whole Island was in agitation. In a short time the hill was all alive, and except itself, a ticket might be put up for "an Island to let." The com pany were seated in the open air. The groaning tables began to i.e gradually relieved; mountain-dew was dealt mod unparsimn. niously ; the warlike tone of many bagpipe., added to the enthu siasm; and the great' cannon reported the whole to the pries 'bouring Islands! The bonfire was supported till a late boor, at the expense of an adjacent forest. It had a sublime effect at night ! The occasion gave birth to dances—to me most antic. It the meeting was pleasant, the breaking up was merry." A new Church is to be etected at TunbridgelVells, to cost 10,0004 It is to accommodate 1,5(X) pea stris t and to contain 800 free seats. .r.silianseot turaibities 5,0001 towards it. • r