Star. — London, England, 1825-11-18 00:00:00

THE AIIMY. The I.r. divi,:o.n of the 7.2.1 ei•irueat of Infantry has arrived ; :.,,rd , he Parodic° transport, at Portsmouth, from Corfu, and „ I , ,lered to Plymuuth, where the remainder of that corps is at • oationed. I. of the 12th Regiment of root has received orders to r00 t,,,; ; o n board the Poroolinn transport, on her arrival at Ply wolo;o.••or convey:xe to Cork. 'floe last divi.ion of the 88th Regiment of Infantry is ordered to embark ,n board :he Borodino transport, on her arrival at Cork, for Cd-reyance to Corfu. o'irbioon of the 36th Reg iment of Font will embark on board t o ner •oliro , transport, et her arrival at Corfu from Cork, to re- Eneand. deactiment belonging to the East India Company's Service ark ea, oto Wednesday, at Billiorgate, for Gravesend, on route A j e t.ichment belonging to the Ist battalion of the 60th Rifle t - !las - cited yesterday from Westminster, for Weedon. INDIAN ARMY. • r LLTNC Orr TROOM—The Governor in Council ba► ron,•d it necessary to lay down rules relative to the exercise of :, , Ithority with which Civil Magistrates and other Officers act , gintil.tr capacity, are vested fur calling out military force ~rve the peace et the country. The rules, wbich are six in are to be observed whenever it can he done without dan the .0 public safety. Should any extraordinary case occur, idmits of no delay, Civil and Military Officers are then to ,cowling to the emergency, and the best of their judgment. caws, however, it is believed, can rarely occur, unless when heroines the assailant, and therefore occasion can hardly , ;:r arse for departing from the regular course of calling nut only by the requisition of the principal Civil Magistrate of t i,. province to the Officer commanding the division. rsd}l,!4 FS f ATI, of MILITA fly OFFICARS DECEASED.—The in n:rot on &pains in the General Treasury, on account of the es of Alirtary Officers deceased, is to be reduced to four per temper annum. . Milian lON or PRIER Nlcosev.—The Hon. Court of Directors bag forwarded to llombay the warrant for the distribution of the 7rtoper; y captured during the operations against ltasool-lihrua other pl.tces in the Persian Gull', in 1819-20. In accordance ith the practice which they have observed in cases like the pre . c!, of evincing their favourable disposition towards the forces traployed in their service, they have resolved to give up to the kers, both naval and military, employed against Itasool-Kliyma, fiat moiety of tip booty which was granted to the Company for r own use. •I'be moiety accordingly will be distributed under t:• directions of the Governor in Council, on a scheme consistent tb approved Indian usage; such port 1111 l as may he allot* to NlaFsty's naval and military force being paid to the trustees M.j„r•General Sir W. Keir Grant, and Vice-Admiral Sir Rich aT.:l or their agents, Agreeably with the above, the sum of 40,t.t.0 rupees has been paid over to Messrs. Shotton, Alalcohn, for the purpose of being distributed in the manner sped ra 1 du: warrant. :,i4r•Clil-r NATIVE REGIME:M.—AII the Regular Regiments N rive ILI artry are to be completed to 1000 rank and hie, ex. d:e.ire a the biaptriiinerarieS• ::L. Micro:mu rust Enaork.—The Governor in Council •• ;1.,! nc.l, that all Officers returning to India front furlough are :,elves, from the Secretary at the India House, with re.rnt.a , r rnd sirippim; order before their embarkation, and that r Wilt be permitted to do duty, or receive pay, until he sal duce ..e,:;s certificate. AV:JINTO4ENT or MINCAL Orricras.—Vacancies in the situa dw.*si Suriiiitending Surgeon are hereal:er to be filled by such Suitors as stand first in regular succession to those appointments. %%tali:let in the Medical Marti are to be filled up by sekction :A A the superintending Surgeons, of such as shall be must ilistin 14.,hkd fur professional science and the zcalous discharge of their cstk.s. SrVlntiNG /Mg NAM'S LANGUAGIS.-•-The Governor "Council has resolved that every young Officer who shall hereof ter pais in examination io the libidoostanee or filahratta Languages, AA be allowed to draw from the pay-office a sum equal to an ab be are of 50 rupees for a period of six months, or for twelve Loatbs, on obtaining a knowledge of both languages. A terrible fire broke out on the night of the 9th inst in the commune pirtmv 'lt of l'lsere, in France, which de,troyed forty houses. Tbefuner.al obsequies of the late M. CIIARLES Man cric DCPATY, Member of the French Institute and of tie L. icon of Honour, took place on Tuesday, in tiro chard of St. Sulpice, Paris, and his remains were, alteraards removed to the .cemetery of Pere la Chaise. A drputation of the Academy of, the Fine Arts assisted at Ow ceremony, and a detachment of troops paid the liecessed funeral honours. The king of 1. ItANCE has ittlicti a pension of SW. per annum on his wido w . The Wcst or Scotland has long been celebrated for the nun.ber and excellence of the recruits it sent to the army, but at no former period has the martial spirit, in this respect, shewn itself in greater forwardness than at present. Parties of those gallant and distinguished ilegiment , , the Royals, 42d, 74th, and 79th, from Kit ri,Anock, !eem to extend themselves, in a circle of 20 tniie, all around, and do it recruiting has been most ncees , fid, and the recruits excellent. Tuesday night a fire broke out on the premises of Mbrrs. King and Co. linen-drapers, on York Terrace, Commerci+l•road, which was however quickly sup e3, but not till the stock in trade was much injured. nt at tt.e moment of the unhappy youth, executed on Wednesday morning, arriving on the scaffold, two urchins, neither of them more than 16 years of age, woe detected in the act of picking pockets, and handed Over tc, the officers. A Mechanics' Institute has been formed in Bristol ; en Monday the first lecture was delivered, before about °Cle mechanics. It is mentioned that 400 mechanics hate subscribed to it, paying 2s. 6d. per quarter. There was at Liverpool, last week, a Meeting of the British N ,, rth American Asscciation, " to consider of the best means of promoting a subscription for the im mediate relief or the sufferers by the late calamitous 're at New Brunswick," when it was resolved, that a Pablic Meeting should be called for Saturday last. The ?•leeting was accordingly held in the Public Sale•room, ti e Exchange-buildings, and was respectably at. 'Ned. JONATHAN BLUNDELL HOLLINSHEAD, Esq. 4, 1 unanimously called to the Chair. Several appro. pine speeches wete delivered, for which we have not i° 01 ; with the exception of the following useful and Practical observations by Mr. JOHN M.Ganoox, a Gen tleman who was described as having great local know ledge of the province of New Brunswick; they were as The inhabitants of Miramichl, who have suffeled so severely by the late fire in New Brunswick, aie merchants, shopkeepers, and such tradesmen as jtiners, carpenters, tailors, and shoe. j "iikers; a few only are farmers. The great bulk of ft e. population are those generally employed in the "as, among whom the greater number of lives lust I llaY be enumerateJ. As a very trifling proportion only of the land has been brought under cultivation, the calamity, in consequence, must be much greater than mould be in an agricultural country, where the inha `liants might shelter and relieve each other. In the vtiods every thing must have been destroyed, clothes, Provisions, and tools; and, by the destruction of New castle, the pr incipal depot for those articles, necessaries every description would be out of their reach. The `'mate of Aliraenichi, during the winter, is extre-riel) "ere, commencing in November and lasting till the 4111. Daring five months all communication 1 . 1 water is closed; the snow is, for three or four months, int No to four feet deep, and the mercury frequently dezrees below zero." r own use. The m o iety accordingly c 1-:• directions of the Governor in Counci approved Indian usage ; such porina ,!- MaFsty's naval and military force b M,jur.General Sir W. Kcir Grant, and a 7.:1 or their agents, Agreeably witl 10,0.01upets has been paid over to 111 e r ,.kl:). for the purpose of being distribute tr.! the warrant. )I4 t'•Cl ~r NATIVE REGIME:M.—AII Nvote 6.t nary are to be completed to t:a•hrr ui the .uptniumeraties. li:::t. • Mica: min rust Enaors;.—T E.. ao!.tit.l, that all Officers returning to ti. AA th:rselves, from the Secretary .lard sirippin,; order before tbei I;.i.:cr Wilt i.e permitted to do duty, • duce sits:4 certificate. r; minim I MP MEDICAL ONTICERS.-1 rarco (.1 . Sort intending Surgeon are her eal Stuitorl a* stand brit in regular SIICCeSSieI in the Medical Marti are to b -.+ the superintending Surgeons, of sucl p.shk.l for professional science and the :cc. Wks. Ik tiers ST121)1111CG /Ala NAM'S LCO COUtiCil has resolved that every young ter paw in examination io the klindoostane AA he allowed to draw from the pay-off; Lw nee of 50 rupees for a period of si Lo;abs, on obtaining a knowledge of bed &-- A terrible fire broke out on the it the commune of V.zille, eepi France, which de,troyed forty hous Tbcfuneral obsequies of the late use DceATY, Member of the Frt fix Lc inn of Honour, took place chord of St. Sulpice, Paris, an alterrards removed to the .cemeter A tlrputation of the Academy of tl at t h . ceremony, and a detach uses funeral honours. The settled a pension of 50. per annum Tire Wcvt or Scotland has long the nun.ber and excellence of the r army, but at no former period has this respect, shewn itself in greater pie,ent. Parties of those gallant kr:gime:iv, the Ilnals, 42d, 74th, ruinirck, teem to extend themseli all around, and the it recru 1 1CCCS`fol, and the recruits excellen Tuesday night a fire broke out Mwrs. King and Co. linen-draper Cornmetekhroad, which was he prei e 3, but not till the stock in tra ,lint at tt.e moment of the unhal on IVednesday morning, arriving urchins, neither of them more the were detected in the act of picking over tr, the officers. A Mechanics' Institute has been en Monday the first lecture was de 200 mechanics. It is mentioned have subscribed to it, paying 21. 6 There was at Liver pool, last we British NI-Ith American Asscciati ..e best means of promoting a sub mediate relief of the sufferers by : - .re at New Brunswick," when it Pablic Meeting should be called fo ?•leeting was accordingly held in tl rz ti e Exchange-buildings, and tekied. JONATHAN BLUNDELL I .'ea unanimously called to the Ch I,•iAte speeches were delivered, for tool ; with the exception of the Practical observations by Mr. Jour tleean who wai described as havii ledge of the province of New Brur follows;—" The inhabitants of 111 suffered so severely by the lace fire a'e merchants, shopkeepers, and 01 C. meths, jtiners, carpenters, '""en; a few only are farmers. tiie population are those general 'mils, among whom the greater 'nay be enumerated. As a very tti et the land has been brought ui calamity, in consequence, must In u Would be in an agricultural corm ';ants might shelter and relieve vtrods every thing must have bee l'rrrisions, and tools; and, by the r:a,tle, the principal depot for tiros every de s cription would be out ornate of Miratoichi, during the hVere, commencing in November enl if April. During five montl 1 1wAur is clo se d ; t h e snow i s , f or . • u-s la oto four feet deep, and d deztees below zero." FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Duke and Duchess of Rutland and family left their seat, Chrseley Park, Cambridgeshire, yesterday, for B.lvoir Castle. The Marquis of Titchbeld, aed Lord George Berwick, left town yesterday, for their lather's, the Duke of Portland's seat, in Not tinghamshire. The llon. Capt. Henry Molyneux, left town yesterday, for his father's, 1. arl Sefton's, Croxteth Hall. Lord and Lady Grantham and family, left town yesterday morn ing, for Paris. Arrivals at the Burlington hotel, Old Burlington-street:—The Marquis of Hastings, front Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Smith, from a tour ; and Admit al Aloorsum, from a tour. Departures front ditto :—Viscount Kinnaird, lion. \V. Eyre, and Upton, Esq. on a min% The Eal of Orford arrived yesterday, at his house in Berkeley square, from his sea', Woltenton, Norfolk. The Hun. George and Lady Charlotte Grenville, arrived in town yesterday, from their seat in Somersetshire. Earl Gower has arrived at th.: Earl of Grosvenor's, Eaton Hall, Cheshire, from a tour. It. B. Philip:, E-q. M.P. has arrived at his seat in Hants, from a tour through North Wales. The Rarl of Ikshorough left Roehampton yesterday, for Carnes ford House, Dorsetsltire. The Earl and Countess of Jrrsey and family, left town yesterday, for their seat, Middleton Park, Oxfordshire. _ Departures from the London Hotel, Albemarle-street:-11r. and Airs. Hammond, for their seat in Hants; and Thomson Bonar, Esq. for Kent. Arrivals at Gordon's Hotel, Albemarle-street :—Dowager Lady Stratton, from her seat in Yorkshire; Josh. Wells, EA. and the Uon. Mrs. Wells, from their seat in Hants. _ 31r. and 11Irs. Watson Taylor, have arrived at Warren's llotel, Regent-street, front their seat in Wilts. Mr. and Mt s. Polhill, and family, have arrived at the St. James's Hotel, Jermyti street, front their seat in Kent. SAMUEL CROOK. Samuel Crook, who was executed on Wednesday, ad. drest.ed the following letter to his afflicted pietas, the night before he suffered : " Newgate, Nov. 15,1225. _ " My DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER—ID my present , unfortunate situation, I feel it my duty to write to you, expressive of my feelings and prospects, as relates to the so nearly approaching change that must take place in tegard of another world; and I think it my happi• nt sr, as well as my duty, that I have the opportunity thus to console your minds in review of the bereave ment you will have experienced before you will receive from me these my dying words. I cannot but feel, and that in regard of my punishment, that it is severe, but own the sentence just. My mind, I can a , .suie you, most affectionately, is made up,. and I hope to suffer death, and be the inheritor of everlasting life.— I find consolation in the cheering thought, that CHRIST, My :3Aviouß, also suffered, but that he suffered for the sins of others ; but I am consigned to die fur my own crime. I hope, and humbly pray, that in a very few hours I shall exchange a body of sin and world of trials, for a state of happiness, and the embrace of a crucified SAvroun, and hope I can apply the following verses to my own experience: Coons. is my hope, and my salvation too— -1 now am dying ; 'tis all I have to do. My hope is fix'd ; I will not be afraid: A sinner saved I am, my debts are paid ! Farewell dear friends, whom I have so well, May you escape the path that leads to hell. Farewell, vain world, I've done with all your toys, And hope to enter into endless joys ! I leave behind this poor corrupted clay, liitomb'd in rani', till the great rising day— When CHRIST shall come ; this body then will rise, And join the blest recirern'd above the skies ! Then you who stand around and see me die, •No longer mourn for me, no longer sigh ; Make bins your friend, who's been a friend to me, And dun you're safe to all eternity ! " My dear friends, weep not for me, but consider me as gone a little before. It is a mercy that lam so situated as to have time to repent, and that I am not cut eff wittout warning. My brother William, I hope, will, by my fall, take warning, and forsake every evil way ; and, as is said above, escape that path that leads to hell. He has time given him for repentance, and I wish, with my dying words, that he will avail himself of the blesising it affords. Dear Sister Betsey, 1 feel much for her, and hope the LORD will repay ker for her kindness to me, and that, ete long, she may be the happy subject of Oxalises kingdom and glory. My sister Catherine, and my dear Mary, I also wish the same happiness, as I expect so shortly to realize ; my best thanks are due to Mary for her at tention to me. My brothers, John, George, and Benjamin, I hope, will look back to my misfortunes, and avoid the rock upon wl ich I have unhappily fallen. As apprentices, I pray them to be faithful, attentive, and to treat the property of their employers as indeed sacred—touch not, taste not, handle not, dishonestly, and let all see that they act and think as in GOD'S imme diate sight, and be sure that sin will find them out.— Farewell, may the LORD comfort and suiport you as he has done me, and may my brothers (my dear parents) prove that comfort to you, that is forbidden now to me; but I am going to join those, that through much tribulation, have entered the kingdom. My best tharks are due to every person here, for that great kindness they have shewn me on all occasions. Mr. Baker his been extremely kind, as has the Rev. Me. Collier; and for Mr. Isaac's goodness in attending me so constantly, and instructing me, I am extremely thankful, and hope the LORD will reward them all in a future state; it is his promise, that those that water others, shall be watered also of the LORD. Mr. Cotton has also been very kind to me. To them, and all the officers of ti-e prison, I feel greatly indebted.—My dear friend, Mr. Isaacs, will inform you of my dyi -- g state, and some temporary wishes as to the interment of my temains. Farewell, dear friends, may the LORD comfort and bless you. " Your unfortunate, but hope's penitent son, " Tuesday Night, Nine o' Clock. " SA M. CROOK." To some quest ons put to him by Mr. Isaacs, he stated as follows :—" lam innocent of what was charged against me in White's•row, which the young woman smote. Also respecting the iron which was produced on my trial. I did not see it to my know edge for three weeks or a month. Also that I uii not change my dress as was stated. I was drawn into it by my brother and Mason, only twe days before my apprehen sion. I would wish my late master to be informed, that I am sorry for what I did by the persuasion of those who ought to have taught me otherwise. I die in reace with him, and I hope we shall meet in that place where sin and sorrow will never more be known. To-morrow week I wish all that is mortal that belongs to me, to lie interred in the burial-grouud of Gloucester Chapel, Hackney F.elds." This day is remarkable as the ann'verfary of the deaths of Cardinal Nurser in 1530, and Cardinal Poet In 1558. Woeszr was made Minister to 1 - leattr the Eighth, in 1513 ; Archbishop of Yons. 1514: Cardinal, 1515; and Chancellor the same year; Legate,lslB ; resigneil the Seals October 18, 1530; was stripped of all his pwssessions, and died at the age of fifty-nine at the Abbey of St N.lary de Pratis, Leicester. DANGEROUS ASCENT OF MR. AND AIRS. G 11.111.151. FURTHER PARTICULAR. PLY MOUTH, Novurera 17. Mr. and Mrs. Graham, on Monday last, ascended in their balloon from Stonehou-e Market. As early as eight o'clock in the morning, multitudes began to as semb'e, and it is supposed that not less than thirty thousand rersens were assembled on the different ele vated spots in the immediate vicinity of Plymouth, S onehouse, and Devonport. At eleven o'clock, a pilot balloon was let cif tiom the mar ket, to ascertain the exact direction of the wind. Its course was N.W. by N. being immediately across the Sound, and it now became evident, that if an ascent took place, the balloon would be driven to sea, a conviction which created the most intense anxiety avmmg the assembled multitudes, as the lives of the intended aerial voya g ers would thereby be exposed to imminent hazard. A deputation from the Ladies of Devonport, shortly after, waited on Mr!. Graham, at the Crown lintel, with a most earnest solicitation that she st nun net ascend while the danger was so great; but no persuasion could prevail on her to relinquish her intention of sitar:llg the adventurous enterprise with her husband. Three other pilot balloons mete after wards di.spatched at different intervals ; and craft of various kinds were sent on the look-out at sea, liberal rewards being promised to those who should first c me to their as.,istance. At a little before thrir-, Mr. and Mrs. Graham, and a Gen leman of Devonport, entered the car; but Mr. Graham finding that three could not ascend, the Gen tleman got out if the car. At this moment the Earl of Miley, atki sere: al Gentlemen of the Committee, alter finding that all attempts to deter Mrs. Graham f: uru a , cending kith her husbald were rf no avail, apt roached with feelings evidently alive to her perilous si:na:ion, and shook hands with her, wishing her a sde return on terra firma. The cords were then cut, and shortly after the balloon rose in the most majestic style, amidst the acclamations of the surrounding mul titudes, mingled with ejaculations and prayers to PRO VIDENCE for the preservation of the veteran seronaut and his interesting companion. Imre y after wards the market-place and its neighbourhood was deserted for the heights commanding a view of the S whence the eye could trace the balloon to its descent; which unfortunately took place, as had been appre hended, in the water, between Stoke Head and Yealin Point, about ten miles from the place of starting, and fourteen minutes after their depot tore from the mar ket. In about twenty minutes afterwards the balloon and car were siidshilly seen to re ascend: this being witnessed by so many thousands of spectators, and no boat being ved near, created the most awful feeling of suspense am° rg the multitude. We have great pleasure, however, in stating that no fatol consequence followed, though Mr. and Mr!. Graham were for nearly twenty minutes iinmerted in the water, and exposed to the greatest peril. It appears that when the balloon first descended, a sufficient quan tity of gas had not escaped to keep the machine steady -in the water, and every breath of wind agitated it to that degree that the car to which the intrepid aeronauts clung, was dragged to and fro in the most violent manner, the waves threatening them every instarit with destruction. Their situatr. , n was indeed truly alarming, and but for theist ovidential arrival of a boat belonging to the Wrryal Marines at Stonehouse Barracks, com manded by Serjeatit White, which, when the balloon first dropped, WAS three miles to windward, they must inevitably have perished. %%lien taken up by Serjeant White, Mr. and Mrs. Grahanl were completely ex hausted, the latter was quite insensible. They were afterwards taken on board the Harpy revenue cutter, Lieutenant Macdonald, Commander, who was cruising outside, and whq, on obset ving the situation of the adventurous voyagers, made all sail to their assistance. To the kind and feeling attentions of this Officer and his crew, Mr. and Mrs. and Graham ale deeply indebted. Their conduct was truly characteristic of the humanity and generosity which distinguish the Officers and tea men of the British Navy. Mr. and Mrs. Graham returned to the Crown Hotel a few minutes before eight in the evening, being just five hours from the moment of starting. Mrs. Grah im has since been seriously indisposed, from the effects of cold, and the severe bruises which she received, but we are happy to say that she is now recovering. Many Noblemen, Gentlemen, and Ladies of distinction, have called to make inquiries after her health, and to testify their admiration of her courage and affection for her husband. Same public-spirited individuals, at the head of whom are the Right Honourable the Earl and Countess of Morley, have commenced a subscription towards defraying the expenses attending the ascent, and in some degree to reimburse Mr. Graham for the supposed loss of his balloon. Fortunately, however, it has been recovered, having been, as we stated yesterday, picked up by some fish' rmen off Plymouth. FIRES IN CANADA.—The woods of the low grounds on the north side of the St. Lawrence, for a distance of twenty miles, from Costeau de Lac to the Cascades, were on fire on the 11th ult. The flames were raging with great violence, and spreading in every direction. The smoke was so thick over the river, that on one occasion the steam ferry-baat was twenty hours in going from Montreal to Lapraire, a distance of only nine miles. The boat had on board about one hundred passengers, who were without fo.id the whole time. Tits ISLE OF MAN.—The Cumberland Packet of Mon day, the 14th, says--. , ‘ We have made enquiry of the masters of the vessels from Douglas, Lle of Man, re f pecting the disturbances on the Island, but have gained no further particulars, except that the riots had in some degree subsided, and that the crews of the two revenue' cutters had been landed, and were stationed at Castle Mona, near Douglas, the residence of his Grace the Duke of Athol, to repel any attack which might be made upon it by the mob. Troops were daily expected , to arrive in the island." • INSOLVENT DEBTORS' CGURT, Nov. 16.—Jds Pini ger was opposed by Mr. HEATH. It appeared that . the insolvent had been a bankrupt so far back as the year 1810. He subsequently obtained a Commission in the Amin from which he was afterwards dismissed. He had been sentenced to transportation, but after serving' two or tiller years on board the hulks obtained his Ma jesty's pardon, and was discharged in consequence of his good conduct while a prisoner. His debts now amounted to about 9001. of which 7001. had been in curred before his having been in the hulks. It appear ing that the insolvent u as likely to come into possession of some property, judgment Has postpcncd. DUMVRIES, Novninat 15. Mitransostv.—ln all the parishes with which we are acquainted, Marriage.; are of every day occurtence at present—a complete proof that the country is thriving. Evety Ft Way night the Session Clerks hotel a sort of levee, and profit nct a little by the visits of those to whom is entrusted the important mission of " takin' out the lines." Not long ago, right couples were proclaimed in Dumfries is one day : and in a town in Galloway, there were very lately thtee brides in one house. Two young Ladies, who lived together, and who had perhaps fallen in love from sympathy, determined to wind up their matters at once, and close one partnership by entering into another. This was very prudently resolved ; and their mai.i, un derstanding what was going forward, thought she could not tlo better than take a husband too, having so ambition ro remain, like Campbell's rose in the wilderness, " to nurk where her sisters bad been." ller lover, she knew, would be nothing loth; and matters being thus at ranged, there was such a shopping, making of brawl, and buying of dreaming bread, as was perhaps never witnessed to one small family. Three pairs of feet to be washed before witnesses on the same night ! The very water man profited by the job ; while the worthy Clergyman, feeling the convenience of discharg ing his duty in this wholesome way, secretly wished that all his parishioners would in future woo and wed in sets, and thus give him oftener the pleasure of celebrating Tunas 'Mammon ALL 15 • Row ! Though most people, when about to marry, are fond of !hewing off a little, the reverse now and then occurs; and heace, from the mere principle of saving, there are always more persons proclaimed at the time of the " Pre: hings," than At any other retied of the year. By the laws of our Church, the names or parties must be called on three different Sundays ; but by paying a fine of a prima to the poor, a man may expedite the busines, of matrimony, and get his banns proclaimed three times on the s tme day. Twice a year we have a sermon on week-days as well as on Sundays ; and hence, persons who are at once in haste, and wish to save their money, watch the opportunity, and disappoint the poor of their guinea. Now this is too had. So far front being scurvy, the Church is liberal in these matters, s a proof of which we may mention, that when either a widow or a widower enters into matrimony a se cond time, the hne of a guinea is reduced one half. lo what this custom could originate we have never been able to discover, hut we presume it is meant both as a sort of bounty on marriage, and a mark of respect to those who have been such excellent customers to the Kirk-Seaion. But the rule, to be perfect, should be made pro. gressive, and then such men as Blue-beard would be able to get leave at last to marry for nothing !—Dumfries and Galloway Courier. ANNAN, Nov. 7.—A most distressing and fatal ac cident happened here to day. Tre stones used for building the rew bridge now erecting are got from a quarry about half a mile from the town, and are floated down the river in a long open punt, which re quires two men on board with pole!, and one or two ~n shore with ropes attached to the punt, so that speed may be regillred, according to the strength of the cur rent, at pleasure. The river being much swollen to day, it became difficult to manage I:er, and in vassing through one of the arches of the temporary brl!ge she struck against one of the pillars; the sudden concus sion caused it to fill instantly with water, and the two men were precipitated into the liver. One of them was soon got out by catching hold of a rope thrown to him. but the other, an It bh:rian, named Francis was honied down by the current, and though two excellent swimmers plunged in to his acsistance, he reached the brielge before they got hold of him, and was drowned.—lbid. A Correspondent complains bitterly of the number of pickpockets who infest the Theatres. He thinks, and we agree with him, that a few constable , , t. whom the faces of these gentry ate well known, might prevent this mischief. The public have certainly a claim on the Theatres for this reasonable protection._ Samuel Macdonald, a soldier in the Sutherland Fen cibles, was seven feet four inches in height, and every way stout in proportion. He was too large :o stand in the ranks, and generally stood on the right f the Regi ment when in line, and matched at the head when in column; but was always accompanied by a morotain deer of uncommon size. This animal was so attached to Macdonald, that, whether on duty with his Regi. ment, or in the stieets, the halt was always at I is side. Tie Countess of Sutherland, with great kindness, al lowed him 2-. 6d. per diem, extra pay ; judging, pro bably, that so large a body must require more suste fierce than his military pay could afford. He atti aclei the notice of the Prince of Wales, and was for some time one of the porters of Carlton House. WII-n the 93d was raised, he could hot be kept from his old friends, and joining the Regiment, he died in Jersey, in . 1802, much regretted by his corps. SINGLE PEN WARNER—Dr. WARNER was to the .liop of an eminent stationer in the Strand, when some ne came in and purchased a hundred quills, for which he paid six shiliings. When he was gone, the D.ictor exclaimed, "Oh ! the luxury of the age; six shillings fur . a hundred quills! why it never cost me sixpence for quills in my life.' "That is very surprising, Doe tor, observed tl.e Gentleman of the shop, " for yr ur works are very voluminous." " I assure you," said the - Doctor, " that I wrote my Ecclesiastical I! i say, two . volumes folio, and my Dissertation on the Book of Com mon Prayer, a large folio, both the first and corrected copies, with one single pen: it was an old one before I began, and it is not worn out now that I have finishes." This c ircumstance was spread aboutond the merits of this pen sere esteemed so highly, that a celebrated Counters begged :be Doctor to make her a present of it ; he did so, and her Ladyship had a gold case made with a short history of the pen engraved upon it, and these sere placed in her cabinet of curiosities. BETTING-ROOM, TATTERSALL'S, No•. 17. The betting to day was very slack, although several of the leaders of the betting were in attendance. The horses chiefly no ticed were Monarch, Bolivar, and Parasol. The former is sill. advancing, while the other two decline. No alteration In the odds on the St. Leger. DUST. 6 to 1 apt Monarch 20 to 1 apt Sophist 10 to 1 apt Bolivar 20 to 1 apt Advance 111 to 1 apt Cedric 20 to 1 agst Grammarie 111 to 1 apt Tedrille 25 to 1 apt Canvas 20 to 1 apt Zuleika 25 to 1 apt Pranks 20 to 1 apt 'Tatty 25 to 1 agst The General OARS. 7 to 1 apt Pawn 9 to 1 apt Moses 9 to 1 apt Henry 14 te 1 apt Parasol 12 to 1 agsalignionette 14 to 1 apt 80-peep IS to 1 agst Elizabeth 15 to 1 apt Quadrille CORN EXCHANGE, MARX-LANE, Novimssa is. : The arrivals of most kinds of Grain this week are tolerably gro 1, and there is a large quantity of Flour. Wheat, of prime quality, continues scarce, and fully supports Monday's terms; other qualities are extremely dull. Barley, for malting, is in demand at i lontlay terms; other sorts are looking downwards. Beans and Peas are unaltered. Oats fully support last quotations, and fine samil.s ob tain rather more money.—Arrivals : Eng. Wheat, 5,100 qrs. Barley, 9,200 qtrs. Oats, 4,750 qrs. Flour, 11,060 sacks. Irish Oats, 690 i qrs. Foreign Wheat, 2,850 qrs. Oats, 2,410 qrs. SMITHFIELD MARKET, Noma a's& is. The Cattle supply is fair for a Friday's market, and the p irrs ra ther lower than on Monday. The best Oxen are quoted at 1s Bd. to ss. per stone; and the inferior Steers, coarse Rums, &c. are 4s. 4d. to 40. 6d. per stone. The Mutton trade is also gloomy, hoe Downs, Kentish and Leicester Wilber., young Maiden Ewes, and fine Sheep are at ss. to ss. 2d. per stone; and the barrier Meat at 4a. 6d. to 4s. ad. per do. In the Veal trade there is too vas iariou of moment ; and the trade for Pork bears the same quotation as on Monday.—Beasts, 826; Sheep, 4,670 ; Pigs, 100; Calves, 175. Bret, 4s. 6d. to ss. per stone ; Mutton, 4s bd. to sa. 2d. Veal, 5•. to es. Pork, Ss. to 6s.—Hay per load, £3 Ss. to £4 17$. 6d. Clover, •£4 ss. to .€5 13s. Straw, Xi Ills. to £2. :s. dl