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et ;;ArAti - StELLiGENCEI MAIL& Aim. DVI. jj tin a 1 1 Lisbtorl • •,:,-. Arr f e rd - 1 0 Mslta - - r t asry r.nd Jerry 0 0 Pante - - F.c22nd 0 1 liamburgh Gatechlrga 0 2 raiders • 0 0 FALMOTTI, DECEMBER 314 Wird N.E.—Sailed the Lady Louisa Packet, with Ail for Gibraltar and Malta ; and the Fox and Dr, transporss, for Cork. 4 AIM Dtt. O 1 O 0 O 1 PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 1. Wind E.--Arrived the Betsy, LANGRISII, from charade to London; and Good Hope, GORITs, from 2, : ,i r deica. The Betsy sailed on the 26th ult. left l a t he river the Liberty, Thetis, Edward, Duchess of Somerset, and Commerce. The sloop Hope, WAL LETT, of and from Guernsey, was last night run foul of Tr his Majesty's brig HEftox, and was towed in late this afternoon by that vessel ; she is dismasted and otherwise damaged. Sailed the Zephyr, Ntcou.s, for Gibraltar ; Anna Sophia, II.GGGANAGK, for Bour- Aeaux ; Razge, Kum, for Lisbon ; San Joseph, Bola, for Bscelena ; 4p, WALLER, for Lisbon. FORTSMO_UTH, JANUARY s. ' du i t.N.R—...Nothing arrived or sailed to-day, wept the Integrity transport, for the Downs. DEAL, JANUARY 2. ',Tad N.E. blows hard.—Remains in the Downs, Xajesty's ship Ot VERN. CUSTOM HOUSE, JANUARY a See Dimas iovromso—The William, from Limerick ; 2,gtet, from Lisbon ; Hope, from Frederickstatit ; Ann, from _tun; ?jitney, from Waterford ; Venerable, from Dublin ; F;fie, from Leith ; Flying Fish, from Ostend ; Regent, from Jolm, from Pernambuco ; Young Eagle, from Dublin ; 'I I * boom New fnmdland ; An.ity, from Cork ; Prince Wily from Newry ; Jane, from Cork ; Friendship, from Water- Vrow neutrino, from Lisbon ; Teaser, from Rouen ; . ?AT, hom Houtz ; Cleei.land, from Jamaica , Cheerly, from ft. kites; Hero of the Nile, and Georgina, from Berbice ; tk., !mist, from Limerick ; Ceres, and Maria, from Dublin ; Tho -7" from the Cape of Good Hope ; George, from Belfast ; the *tasmis, from I Livre ; Dame Colette, from Lisbon ; Nepti- . . -._t, from. Roues; the Pacific, from Demerara; Mary, from t..iia ; Martha, from Neap ; O li ve Branch, Four Brothers, 1.7.1 Agnes, from Waterford; Liberty, from Ross ; James Ber :l4,e, from Limeri.li Faun, from Lisbon; and the Isabella, La.: Rot/omm. - Ovriv 414,41ke . Alert, for )fineeles ; William, for Dublin ; 114, for Ostend; Specnitirsofer Cork ; Bicton, for Lisbon ; !:_lieu of Bedfoni,,for Jalssics; anistian, for Rotterdam; L.l the Mary, for Ostend. , GRAVESEND, JANUARY 2. 'rived the Atmore, Ilesleton, from Memel ; Hero of the Nile, -ogles, from Dtstice ; Princess Charlotte, Lomb, from De -ars; Mary, Ihnnett, from St. hfiehael's • Fame, Postdate, - Lisbon Anacreon, Wilson, from Quebec; Thomas, Jack , from the Cape; Cleveland, Davie•, from Jamaica ;_ Mary, , ..„ . enig. nom Cadiz • Neptunuz,. Bakker, from Rouen; 'habella „ , Fi..hep, from liooleaus ; Elizabeth, Day, from Limerick ; kiln, Fitzgerald, from Waterford ; .Aurora, Cobb, from Wor :.r; neat:int, Burns, and Supply, Massey, from Waterford. COMMERCE OF NEW-ORLEANS. fcqowing, gopied from the 'blew Orleans Price Current :oho tS, wi7l givz the reader an idea of the enlarged corn tithe port of New Orleans. —A list of yedels arrived at :..drleAred from the port of New Orleans, from the Ist of Or.- ' , Wer,lBl6, to the 36_h September, l ei' , with the designation :lie port; whence they r antred and were bound, and total of tenzeige Ernau--Frcru atlesznelria 4, Baltimore 23, Bath 2, Bos rrl32, Cba-kiton 7, Georgia 1, Dighton 1, Kennebut 2, 6, Naz•e-ltzt 1, New Bedford 2, Newburyport 8, New ?radon 1, New York 77 NorfolLl, Perth Amboy 1, Phila. 4104 31, Portland 2, I:sonnies:MO, Providence 5. -Sebes 4 r E, wren 1, Clyde 1, Dundee 1, Gibraltar 1, Glas gow I , Greenock 4, Guernsey 1, Liverpool 26, London 8, Ber nada 1, Jamaica 13, Honduras 1, New Providence 6, St. Cruz 3, Turk's Island 3, Bourdeaux 20, Havre 9, Marseilles 5,. Sams 6, Rouen 1, St. Maio 1 , Guadeloupe I, Martinique 5, Domingc(l3, Bilboa 3, Clair 1, Malaga 2, Cam peachy go, Hannah 45, Langan/ 5, Porto Rico 1, Pueblo-Viejo 2, St. Vito le Cuba 6, Tampico 4, Vera Cruz 13, Spanish Indepen i”are4l, Antwerp 1, Amsterdam 3, St. Thomas 2, Lisbon 1, Madeira 2, St. Übe's 1, Buenos Ayres 1, Gottenburgh 1, St. , hartholornew 1, Leghorn 3, Bremen 2, Hamburgh 2. Total of vessels entered 523; of which were 146 ships, 223 lails,l37 . schooners, 22 sloop ; giving a total tonnage 100,130. Cleared to Baltimore 18, Boston 23, Charleston 7, Georgia 1, Meblettad 1, Hampton Roads 1, Mobile 2, Nantucket 1, New 14dfard 1, Newburyport 1,2, New York 73, Phi- Edelphis 21, Portsmouth 1, Providence 3, Richmond 3, Saver rth 6, Salem 1, Cork 2, Cowes 1, Falmouth 3, Gibraltar 13, f.'reenock 9, Guernsey 1, Liverpool 59, London 3, Jamaica 10, iiouderas 2, New Providence 9, Bourdeaux 21, Havre 17, Mar eJlss 2, Nanu 9, Guadeloupe 1, St. Domingo 7, Martinique d, !Zoe 1, Cadiz 3, Carnpeachy 21, Havanna 51, Lar.. - ia 5, Pen r.tola 2, Porto Rico Tampico 3, St- Yago de Cuba 3, Vera I ..riz 15, Span. Independence 25, Amsterdam 2, Antwerp 6, ;'.otterdem 2, St. Thomas 4, Surinam 1, Lisbon 1, Madeira 1, 'ulls I, Bremen 4011amburg 4, Elsineur 1. Total of vessels cleared 510 ; of which were 148 ships, 215 Icip, 129 schooners, 20 sloops; giving a total tonnage 98,831. Rives Tarns.-1,115 vessels of all denominations departed titbits theexpired year from the Bayou S t . J o h n , a port of de 'eery In the District of Mississippi ; the Tonnage of these ves els is calculated at 19,012 tons. They are chiefly employed in :trying the produce of that part of the Florida, belonging to •ke United States; consisting in Burks, Cotton, Corn, Furs, Hides, Lime, Pitch, Planks, Rosin Skins, Tar, Timber, Tur rtine, Coals, Sands, Shells, dtc. Fifteen hundred flat boats, 500 barges and boats, 24 steam katra, Late arrived within the expired year from the Western :saes and Territories, with the following articles of their pro- Sue, viz. Apples 5,000 barrels Bacon and Hants 18,000 cwt. Awing 2,500 piece, Bark firercitron 800 hogsheads, Beef :,704 barrels, Beer 300 ditto, Butter 800 ditto, Candles 150 boxes, CiZtr 590 barrels, Cotton 65.000 bales, Cordage 4,300 :ails, Corr, 140,((0 bushels, Corn Meal 4,000 barrels, Flour :23,600 ditto, Ginseng 1,200 ditto, hemp Yarns 200 reels, a 11e*2420, Iloss 5C.0, Horses 350, Lind 7,000 cwt. Linen Vmo pines, Lasd 7400 barrels and kegs, Paper 400 reams, Peltier 400 peeks, Pork 17,000 barrels, Potatoes 5,000 bushels, reap 2,000 boxes, Tallow 200 cwt. Tobacco 28,000 hogsheads, Diu manufactured 1,500 barrels, Ditto 8,000 carrots, Whim kly 250,000 gallons, Wbrat 95,000 beefed., Bear Skkis 3,000, Lot rooo M, Staves 123 M, besides a quantity of horned Caninitt. Grindstones, Muskets, Mrerchandise, Pecan I.l;rs,as and Beans. e Schedule of the above Produce is independent of what i s„ !gin , Lower Loui s i ana P roper ; consisting of Corn , Indigo, -eneteet, Ku:s and Spars, Pl an k s , G unpowder, Ric, Sugar. 32 teerz, toca. - ., TALI, Tallow, Tunber, Bees'-wax, tte. which :aides . arc gc..c:.,/ly brought to market in planter's crafts, or .ken from cf: plantations by foreign bound vends. riod:- ~..Te. cease, mogi t* W . itig l ' 51 b 7 ranee. e ausbt a pair— b y * the thrc. State ; occa a.eat. Lth the C CTe n M2T, c'ateJ liace Riways is c;r of tht .d, tbs sti r It* of dad rr. craw. Eroces- FizNrt: 1712, 's psa Duket of isc Noh:c the tte. , p 3Wer, erne tki. the Op! truntgei custom rvidencs, e I.cr.te 0.,11,3 TaE Ezarevrin Rtvea.--The ice on Thurs4ay ez excellent in the centre, at the west end of the ri ; and on it, about three o'clock, were many supe .?r skaiters, among whom were the Hon. General Swat and the Hon. FRIWZRICK BYNO. The Turk's -P , which is a chef dceuvre in that graceful art, was .a.irdblv delineated by a celebrated performer.— `' e water px:smted a singular appearance--one half' fret from i ce , severa l persons fell into the 'atm% the ice iwing broke in consequence of the in- . Aticus use of their sk.tits ; nothing serious, how %et, occurred. On the north bank were many tar `,e3 ; and on the south side, numerous parties of 't fair cnnntriwomen. There were' also pres ent e w' T animated Frenchwomen, ev ide n tly just am ' ftll Par;s;a3i costume. 1 11 Ze cr- bisTittasttb SAILOR& ~i~'' .. A• Meeting took place glialerday at the kb% Head, Poultry. with the strject of proposing laud adopting some speedy means of relieving the nume rous distressed Seamen with whom the streets of London a,* daily crowded. No other notice having been given of the Meeting than that by placards, it was not numerously ass tended. There were, however, certain plans pros posed, which will be on Monday next submitted to the consideration of the public. It appeared from the statement of the Chairman, Mr. M'AULEY, that the subject had previously un dergone some investigation, and that a Committee had been formed with the view of fixing upon the most eligible mode of facilitating the views of those who proposed the Meeting. Amongst the names of the Committee, those of the late and the present LORD MAYOR appeared. His Lordship declined taking the Chair, and beg ged to be understood in doing so, as not acting from any other feelings than those of humanity. He was apprehensive of the consequences of giving his pub lic sanction to a Meeting, the result of which might be the prodigious influx of the distressed, and those pretending to be so, to the City of London ; nn event that would add to the exhibitions of misery that daily took place. His Lordship was informed by the Chairman, that the Members of the Committee had considered the 'probability just alluded to, and therefore acted with the delicacy so necessary upon a subject which might ',have met with premature publication. Mr. PAINS, Clerk to the Magistrates at the Guild -hall Police-office, begged to be allowed to say a few words. He was in the habit of witnessing scenes of great distress, and he trusted there would be a co operation between the Meeting and the Magistrates of Police upon a subject so important. He then read the Petition which he had presented to the Court of Common Council on the I Ith of December; and ex pressed a hope that, as the Committee of City Lands, to which it was referred, could not recommence their functions for some time, the interval would`be occu pied in providing some means of relief. The LOTS. don Workhouse, established in the reign of Charles in his opinion, presented an asylum by which star vation, at least, could be prevented, . and at a future period the expenses might be defrayed by a regula tion directing that the different parishes should pay in proportion to their extent and ability. In answer to the observation of the Lord Mayor with respect to the probable influx of strange vagrants, he had to say, that the City of London could only act as it was in the habit of doing when the hospitals were full ; there being no room, those who could not be accom modated were obliged to wait till there was, and the City of London would, by an exertion in this cause, shew, that an example to other parts of the country was . not wanting. The CDAIRIdAN said, the attention of those assem bled was to be directed te the object of distinguish ing between worthy and unworthy objects; that the former might be provided with employment in ships, and that impostors might be treated with the whole some severity provided by Act of Parliament. There re numbers of seamen about the streets in i state disease and nakedness in consequence of their own s, and such men could not be taken into service tuitii those two very revolting objections were re tnovod. The doubt whether good or harm was likely to arise from what the Meeting might deter mine upon, was itself distressifig, but something must be attempted, and the concurrence of the Magistrates would give great facilities to the investigation. The LORD MAYOR saw plainly that the motive was excellent ; but he regretted to say, that by far greatet number of those who claimed charity as se mien were impostors. There were, besides, Many, foreign seamen about the streets, respecting whom he had sent to the different Consuls in vain, for they. had rather beg than go home, and accordingly be • - took themselves to the accustomed demand upon the compassion of Englishmen. His Lordship again ex pressed his fear of accumulating distresses. A long conversation then took place upon the pro. bable means of distinguishing between deserving and undeserving objects. One of the Members observed, that the distress they had to relieve was merely of a temporary na ture, and that next spring would present the most grateful mode of disposing of the poor seamen, in the departure of the East and West India fleets, in which they could find instant employment. It was sug gested that a house, or a ship, should be hired' imme diately f o r the purpose of accommodating those who should upon examination be deemed worthy objects ; that public notice should be given of the place where Captains of ships might be supplied with men, and that the police officers should take all persons of the description alluded to, who were found begging, to an office hired by the Committee, two or three of whom should attend daily, assisted by a person of sea-faring knowledge, for tale purpose of examining into the cases of those brought before them. A doubt having been entertained of the power to compel those, Who were unwilling to attend the office, The LORD MAYOR said, he should,give directions to the police officers of the* City to act according to the suggestion that had been-just given. It was agreed upon all hands that it was indispen-N sibly necessary to the ship-owners and all others eiri, ployed in commerce, to have the streets cleared. those begging sailors; for many. of them cootrectid, from the necessity of begging, a for.dness for it, -and it might be found difficult to induce, them to work after having had a successful experiment of ,te if fects of a lazy life. At an early period of the meet ing, it was mentioned that an application to.tEe Ad miralty would be advisable; but that higt was soot} rejected, upon the ground that the observance of efrffs cial forms would make starvation inevitable by delay. With respect to those whose characters were oad, and i who were not qualified to act as able-bodied searner.,l it seemed to be understood that the Committee should, endeavour to procure employment for them of a dif feient kind, and that there should be a recommenda tion to occupy them, amongst other things, in clear ing the navigation of the Thames, and repairing the roads about the metropolis. One of the ;Members said he was convinced aoable bodied seaman would beg. His noble pride would prevent him. Another declared that such a declaration was CnTc pletely erroneotts. He knew it to be a fact that met .. misy petty ofgaii, Who' kid served long and Weil, std who, being reduced to the alternative of beetaor dying, judiciously atleptict the former. i)ta'n of`tt merchentinan said, the practice tailored by Weurindiamen, of discharging their men uponsoing into dock, was the cause of it great deal of 'misery that existed. When at Hun and other docks, the men were retained; he could not see why the West India Docks should adopt such a -system. Übe had a son, and was in poor circumstances, he never would put him on board a West Indianian, for' that reason. The Meeting then, amongst others, agreid to the following recommendations, which are to be submit ted to the General Meeting a . " That a Committee be appointed to engage a vessel, in which poor Seamen shall be lodged aifd sustained, until provided with a. situation. " That Members of the Committee shall attend to ibe cases brought before them daily, at an office chosen for that purpose ; and that the Police Magistrates be solicited to give their assist , &nee. in having all vagrant seamen brought before the coinsast.. tee; and that temporary sustenance be afforde.d." Thanks having been given to the 1.01115 MAYOR for promptitude in offering assistance, and to the Chairman, for his conduct in the Chair, the meeting broke up. • Mr. W. FRA ZER has obtained his Diploma from, the 'loyal College of Surgeons. By the official accounts laid before the Police Com mittee of the House of Conuncins,..the Chapel colle ctions at the Magdalen, for the last year, tunoun ted. tp 14131. 7s. but in which the hat( silvcr was found to amount to the sum cf 621. 18s. The com:nerce of Austria with Turkey is said to have greatly neclined ; but this is alleged to have arisen from the precaution rendered-necessary for the purpose of preventing infection. Saturday John Seyer, of Lindsey, farmer, was acci dentally killed in returning from Ipswich, in conse quence of falling from his hdrse, and t h e wheel of a loaded waggon passing over him. Wednesday last, as Mr. Goodman, the proprietor of the; Worthing stages, was fastening some luggage on the top of the stage, at the corner of Wood-street, ,Cheapside, he by some accident fell off, and broke his collar bone. The driver of the Yarrncuth coach, going from the White Horse, Fetter-lane, a few days previous, met with a similar accident. On the evening of Friday se'nnight, about six o'clock, as Mr. Johnson Clark, of Little Baddow, Essex, was returning home from Chelmsford, he over took a tilted wagon, at which his bcrse was usually . skittish, but on this occasion the horse ran awaf, and overturned the chaise ; at the salne tiMe'the'hdrses itt*the-wa,ggon also set off; when the wheel of-the lat ter, or the horse's feet, came in contact with' Me; Clark's head, as his ear was mcst dreadfully lacer*. rated, although but little blood issued from the wound. When taken up, Mr. Clark expiessed his apprehension that he should not survive the injury he had received ; and while conveying him from the place where the accident happened, he breathed hi: last, just before he reached his own house Miss Bird, daughter of the l ate D r . Bi r d, o f Che lmsford, who was riding with Mr. Clark, tic-erred several se vere bruises ; but we are happy'to state, *that - the young Lady is doing well. Mr. Clark was univer sally respected. He had but a few years retired from Safidovs Watee .Corn,-zraill, his turn property, to a very genteel residenocpearer to Danbury. Mr. Clark aces in the 66th year 'of his age. Two bodies were washed on shore by the tide onl Tuesday, at Brighton. Coroner's Verdict—Found. An unpleasant accident happened at Southwick. near Brighton, on Tuesday last ; four oxen in a team were employed in removing chalk frail a pit in that neighbourhood ; a load had just been completed, when the workmen providentially removed from their excavated situations, for the purpose of assist ing the team. At this moment a sudden fall of the chalky earth took place, which buried the latter, but did no injury to the men. The oxen, with ribs and limbs broken, were subsequently dug out, and slaughtered on the spot. Iniantsr.— i -Wednesday an inquest was held at the Bed Lion, in the parish of Chislehurst, on view of the body nf John Cramp, a revenue officer, residing at Pound-street, near Foot's Cray. It appeared theeeidence, that the deceased was last seen about twelve o'clock cm,the preceding night in Foot's Cray, on hotseback, going out on his duty, and'it is sup poled he had got no further than opposite the church rad 'when tit horse stumbled and threw him off, as he seas found there next morning at four o'clock, with his head dreadfully fractured, and quite dead. Verdict—iticcidental Death. On Sunday morning, George Spain, a lad, aged . about eighteen years, ulio had been amusing himself by firing at birds with a horse-pistol, in a field at the back of Wincheap, unfeseunately when be was re loading, and ramming a large charge of powder down, the pistol went off, and the ram-rod went through his hand and shattered it in the most dreadful manner. Ass Mr. John Elley, of Brook-street, Holborn, was regaining tome from Paddington, down the New rout, about half past nine, on the foggy night of Wednesday last, his attention was attracted, when near the end of Portland-road, by a footstep close behind him, when turning suddenly round, he saw a villain in a stooping attitude, with a bludgeon in his hand, on the point of levelling a tremendous blow at his head; Mr. E. faced him, and instantly struck him, with h small stick, across his uplifted aria ; theruf fian seitea it, and Mr. E. retreating, drew a sword from it, and plunged it into his shoulder : the fellow - jumped into the road, and made his escapeacross the Regent's Park ; the fog at this time being extremelr dense, and•fearful of falling into an ambuscade, Mr. E. would not pursue him. Thursday night, the premises of Mr. Holkham,' brewer; Maze Pond, Soighvrark, were entered by some thieves .at the office sTiadow, the shutters of which they forced open with a large iron crow. They car.- ried off a double barometer and thermometer, a large pier glass, and other property. Exerkotntics-Forty - distinct shocks of earth quake are stated to have been felt at Herwul Bagh, in India, between the 9th of May and the 12th of June, which had caused great alarm at that station ; the first of these shocks is stated to have lasted seve ral minutes ; it made every one leave the Bungalows 'from fear. 6fteral brtiltla.,, , m were thwiwxrd-'wn in the province, and alto GssiwaL This visitation had not at. Liu: 'atm daa: aiao% VOPENT-GANDDI THEATILE. List night the new Tragedy of Refrihution water. prated in k - very improved state ; malty judicieut curtaardents and alterations having been made in R. The performers all exerted themselves to the utmost of theit abilities, and wit► great tutee's. At the cotclusien some slight degree of disapprobation was expressed. This, howeter, was soon silenced by' r circumstance, an eccidettitl one, which turned the hisses into laughter. While &kerne, who =sour.- ced the Play, was yet on the stage, but in the act if retiring, the drom.scene was suddenly drawn up, tia.d discovered the King„ 'who had come to life a seemed time, attended by his Nobles, guards, &c. neatly in the same plates where the curtain had hid them at the dose.of the act. Their eagerness to get out of public view produced a rapidity of movement by nu means suiting their former dignity, and for &mo ment created a feeling in the audience which was un doubtedly the reverse of ill humour. The House was crowded. Lord and Lady CAsmaasutoar were in the Itsozwr's box, and stopped to see the new Pattomisne. AMERICAN LIBERTY, HUMANITY, AND JUSTICE. We have sometimes iu the American Papers curl. ous exemplifications of these topics, in the shape of advertisements, offering rewards for the apprehension of run-away Slaves, marked with letters imprinted iwiroa,4oii?vapit,the shoulder', breasts, or ciseeirs ; but of all the in.:tam-1-s .o( abominable cruelty and ;11- justice. perpetrated "as use law directs," the follow ing is, perhaps, the most striking. A pour fellow who declares that he is a free-man, is seized and cast into prison by no body knows whiz: the owner, " if any," is desired to release 'him ; but if he has no owner— that is, if he be what he declares himself, a free-man, he will be sold to defray the expense of his impri sonment!! " NOTICE.—Was committed to the jail of Frederic' county, Maryland, the tech of Sfetarabtx het, as a ruLawaTt a rtti:latao man who calls him* William, five feet ten inches h!gh ; tizd tit when committed, an old blase cloth coat, striped limey sett, tow-linen pantaloons and shirt, fur hat about half-worn; to is about 39 years cld, says he is free, that be was manumitted by Philip Love, in Reistertown, Baltimore county. The owner, . jf asy„) is desired to release him, oikergix be gin be old 46, dgp ri linu3st fa:, fp Me low directs."—.{Si g ord, &c.) While speaking of the treatment of our fellow. creatures, robbed of their liberty, we cannot but caR the attention of our Readers to the facts stated in the Commercial Article, given in another cohmm, respecting the extent to which the Slave Tradeis still cartied on at Havannah and Cuba. It should not be longer tolerated on any principle whatever. The new musical Extravaganza, entitled Giatztani ix_Landou, 'tithe-Olympic Theatre, has alreszly , at ; t.--iinedA•a_.-popularity hitherto unknown on. those boards. The ingenuity and incidents of the hero, and 'Kis' Valet Leporello, are placed in Tinny novel and laughable points Of view; and the poetry c in many instances, is highly figurative and intercedes. Mr. MATHEWS, late of Covent-Garden Thews ? on his way to Cambray, where he is now performing, opened his Budget at Boulogne for one night, but was not very successful. MTS. RENAUD, ci-devant Mrs2-1 1 ornmr., is playing rf tbarifirwszzie Tht4lll- fille.APPMed as "d 3, Macbeth 6n Tuesday. • - • The 'Wolverhampton Theatre opens next week, for sixteen nights' performances. The Manager heads his bill of announcement as follows The Manager hails with pleasure the general revisal of trade as ..tn auspicious moment to re-open the Theatre for a sbt.rt season, which has been properly aired, painted, and furnished." The following whimsical circumstance occurred a short time ago at a private-Theatre which had been fitted up over a stable. The play was " Tea /pa Chest." During one of Sir.. Mostiswer'a must, serious soliloquies, a loud hiss was heard ; the inxiig emit Sir Edward came_forward and addressed the oldie nce, offering to resign the lent if they •censi he did not do it justice. Cries of if No, so, no !—goon !" &c. &c. became general. He resurpesl;, but had not spoken half a dozen. words before a, louder hiss struck his ear ; he would have challenged , the insulting author, had not a Gentleman called out —" It is the hostler cleaning the horses below i" which really was the case; the furbisher of quadrepetis rubbed and hissed away, without a thought that he. was wounding the feelings of the worthy Baronet in the hay-loft ! • CHRISTMAS PARTIES.---A washerwoman, in the vicinity of Grosvenor-square, gave afashionable route a few evenings since—Cards were actually sent in . form to the Ladies and Genspaes invited. The party consisted of Noblemen and Gentlemen's Servants, from the honest Butler to the delicate Cook. The Ball was opened by Sir Harry's footman and my Lady's waiting maid, with the Minuet de la Cour aged Gavotte, which they danced to the admiration of the rcuisionables present, one and all declaring that for delicacy y'itep and graceful tweeement,they were very little inferior to Vestris and Melanie. The supper comprised every dainty the season afforded, such as fish, flesh, and fowl, with an abundance of geese ; after supper, Quadrilles and Waltzing became gene.. ral, and the company being in high .spirits the enter- . tainment finished with a grand Reel! A very extraordinary circumstance, at this season, took place on the 3d tilt. in a village in the environ.; of Cheavari in the territory of Geneva. A thondes bolt fell as the steeple, penetrated into the Clus4el l ,, destroyed the altar and every thing within the which now only presents' nulled walls, rp pily the time of mass was past, and nobody was in. the Church. STEEPLE CHASE--.A match for 100 g,uineis a-side was rode on Tuesday by Mr. It. MELPROP, of Yoo vi',llerts, and Mr. ARNOLD, of Stamford Hill. Ile parties started from the Coleshill-hut, about six.railes horn Watford, to go across the country to a hou. e of Mr. ARNOLD'S, four milei from Wide's. Herts. The distance, .as a crow wouldkily, to use sportsman's phrase, is computed to be 26 miles.— Notwiihstandmg the hazy foggy weather, Mr. A . R. ;SOLD did his ground in one hour sad 52 minutes, having swam his horse through a river to cover his ground. Mr. MELPROP arrived within the two huura t having been thrown out by tke river. It iseontitlered *m?sterly performancesof the sort, na•wither ever touched on a road, but to cress it. • 'Sows daring • ilcips :nade accicnt. • ,~ •