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dons of the wk place at aver Plate is ill privateers ten 'directed Nereids, San lraspiin voi er, prizes to is l ost on the to 'And" 11, Is wreck° o g t he o'er wood, "I Para pEw' sc. DcanialP• the bitten short 40( Rol the Swallo w mo w, th. - - - tom QucbC from NO' , from Was ?Amami fro ° lc, &moose I b y w hicil r 4 st soca co Olt Of SP X4 peolliaid• LA to 16. 11 I.lll°. tr o The exP 4TvG,tt. at t the inhabit trot can o'clock a so lo ose coil am ong wile vs c ease emig tit appeared it t Guard of t' • cotes. The 27. used Sir E. tr acteu, in itte of the QUE 27, oc cupied tl „ Die Guard Pr • the princip ' I P she arrived 'e the Ca•tie and Duche CESTER, Di ou ttc Lord and Ilna(t FARSBOBC es tu R. GORDO' I read to t eceive vt as artivel, pa the visitor tiou , K it ro wet . searches se at four o'c id" to Bishop` niained at MAJESTY. RNL I : t spring :he pi s , PBESE! mane It havii of th ceive the yr rho w , at Windsor, the town of where the I there i . bled, and fr time, carri priest road. At tl main were statioi with pedest Sc Pert lity and Ge a repo . The your ace of carriages at following o King's Ha jest! 's Chat OCK. BATANA, ti ' e Y ha Brazilian Pr were the carriage Wi OCK tt A compani tented • riding on e and Vi•cot attendants carriage, n On the c of Wind's° a utunerota ' bet . 31aa rr on a • a Guard o 'bleb t Foot Goat Of he • • critic Lib wined • band imni. obligato. 14 v ' ' The Qu I Dalbia • two uf tbr fence Lord Stev !. Vat. sod R tl idles, an Her 31, mant's " sl ur p. to of tae, was The Ks Macs, tin unoson tl ides. Pus I the 4th int Al 4 Calpe and lever. that' tbi Om" wi His NJ city. th- Wibdsor D 5 A yip were atati e Britis parole an, resterda The on and th t o b i e L C if d e m c il •ci thei The D ,hould GLoocein ) itupedi- the Palac uceedin ••• Sir E. young Q and tha The it as the iiihtfroi Ica A yre itighanub ie nn rube to his ha It BOC Xt. &CV K, E DUB -France 1 when t• lF res, Sept. S 7 wilt sail 1.. ioveruateue The A gne d . a dred at be rem, the raj • All actor 'Petra lug squadron niu tiF *THE KING, ke. ....•11111 , .- WINDSOR, Dec. 2L expected arrival of the young Queen of'Pon at the Castle excited the liveliest interest among Ibitants of Windsor and its vicinity. Long before lock, the time the QUEEN was expected, an im concourse was collected in the Long Walk, I whom we noticed upwards of a hundred Pottu :migrants. At two o'clock part of the procession red in the Long Walk, escorted by a Captain's of the Life Guards'' and shortly after the Prin. The first carriage contained Sir W. FREMANTLE E. CLINTON, with the Household of the young ,in State liveries; two carriages with the suite QUEEN, then followed; and that of her MAJESTY )ied the last, followed by a Captain's escort of the Ards. Her MAJESTY and suite passed through Incipal streets of Windsor to the Castle, where ived soon after two o'clock. On her arrival at tle she was introduced to the KING. The Duke chess of CLARENCE, Duke and Duchess of GLOB* Duke of MoNTBOSE, Lord and Lady CLINTON, and Lady ABERDEEN, Lord ST. HELENS, Lord_ :BOROUGH, Sir H. VIVIAN, Sir A. BARNARD, Sir loon, and .Mr. TOWNSH END, were in attendance we the QUEEN. Her MAJESTY shot tly after her partook of an etegant repast, accompanied by tors of his MAJESTY. The private band of the were in attendance, and played a variety of :bes and waltzes until her MAJESTY'S departure - o'clock, which was attended with the same escort 'opiate. The whole of the KING'S visitors re. at the Castle, and passed the evening with his. ;TY. COURT CIRCULAR. ESENTATION OF THE QUEEN OF PORTUGAL. 'taring been notified that his MAJESTY would re the young Queen of PORTUGAL yesterday at his new Palace 'linker, a considerable degree of public interest was excited in vn of Windsor, and on the road leading to it from Laleham, :he Quests resides. At Staines great numbers were assem and front thence to the entrance to Windsor l'ark by Bishop's , carriages filled with company were interspersed along the At this entrance a numerous detachment of the Life Guards stationed. The Long Walk in Windsor - Park was thronged pedestrians. Lady blearsoaoutze, and others of the Nubi id Gently. were in carriages arranged at the sides. young Queen of PORTUGAL and her suite arrived In four carriages at Bishop's Gate. and proceeded up the Long Walk in the ring order :—ln the first carriage was the Treasurer of the $ Household and the Chevalier ALMRIDA. one of her Ma- Chamberlains; in the second carriage were Viscount ITA. A, the Brazilian Minister, and the Marquis de RIZZNDE, Brazilian Minket to the Court of Vienna ; in the third carriage were the Marquis and Marchioness de Paulette ; in the fourth uriage was the young Quesst, ittend4d by the Marquis de BAL . the Countess 'vinare, and the Chevalier de &mama.-- ipany of the Life Guards escorted her MAJEATT, an Officer on either side of the carriage. The Marquis de rALMRLLA ri.count de ITARATANA rode in their state carriages. Tick lams had their state liveries. The Qum was not in her state age, nor did her attendants wear their state liveries. .""" the cortege leaving the Long Walk, and entering ..tbe tiring 'intilior, her Pdamter was received with loudacclassatioas by uumerotis body of Portuguese, who had there assembled. ''Oe -.Maar:ace's entrance into the Castle-yard, she was received by Ird of Honour, composed of the Coldstream Regiment of Guards, commanded by Colonel Russett. The trumpeter e Life Guards sounded her arrival, when the firoct's private immediately struck up the Hanoverian march with a trumpet o. Quasar was received, on her alighting from her carriage, by the great Officers of State, the Lord Chamberlain and the Stewardobe Master of the Household, Sir War. Kann., Sir Ennuso NAGLE, the Grooms in Waiting, and Sir Hussite isms, the Equerry in Waiting, were also in attendance. Mammy entered the Palace by the King's Entrance at a quarter past ewe o'clock. and on her arriving at the top of the stair was received by the Kano, who addressed her in French. Kuto was accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of Cu.- , she Duke and Duchess of Gtouceseas, the Duke of Wes unman the Earl and Countess of AntliDEIN, Mr. Secretary and Peat., Lord FARNIOROUGII, the Hon. it. Gosport, &c. Diariev nducted the young Quits thr.oligh the corridor several apartments of the Palace to the dining room, where a kiewris was laid out. There was a splendid diapla) of gold plate. His N&JESTY and suite appeared in the morning or half-dress Windsor ui.iform. During the dejeanse, the King's private band 'stationed in the music room, dressed ice their new uniform of purple and gold, and played a stumber of marches, Ste: The young Quay: remained with his Shame two bonn e keels. t Castle about four o'clock, in the same order, escorted by a patty . Life Guards, on her return to Lalebam. The Duke and Duchess of CEA RIMS, the Buke and Duchess eir Gunman, the Cabinet Ministers sod their Ladies, remained* ' • Palace, and had the honour of dining with lb. Kura. E. CODILINGTOII was among the spectators to witness the young Quesu's arrival. The Duke of WELLINGTON came to wan on Sunday ht from the sear of the Marquis of Commos, at Wootton. Buck iughanuhite. His Grace was visited yesterday morning, previous 1 his leaving town fur Windsor, by- the Lutes Cisaticauatts and *. Secretary Pau. ELECTION OF A TEMPORAL PEER. DUBLIN, DEC. 19.—Tbe Election closed yesterday, ~.6 uumbrn Fir Lord Dunally ..s7 . Viscount Ca;ilemaine • • St blajority • -26 The number of Peers entitled to vote Lare one bun ' And twenty-seven, and only eighty-eight exercised plivilege upon the present occasion. Ninety•six vbt, d at the contest in which L*rd Farnham was nu ophant. The following are the Peers who voted fog Viscount Castlemaine : ilasourues—Donegal and Thomond. • Lai4—Carrick Courton, Li n d e n, Aldbdrough, Mountcashel, Langford, Cathampton, Mayo, Enniskillen. O'Neill, Bandon, Clan. cut?, Bantry, Sheffield, Kilmurey, Rathdowne, and Listowell. Viscous:vs—Middleton, Galway, Clermont, Lifford, Lofton, Frankton, and Casdemaine. Basoss—Blaney; Farnham, Arden, Muncaster, and Henniker. Ilea fallowin g P e e rs vo t e d for lard Dunally— nil Earl td . Connaught (Duke of Gloucester) Duke of Leinster. „ "uleassas—Downshire, Welk sley, Sligo, Conyngham, West land), Orrnond'and Ossory, and Clanricade. , lant—Coik and Orrery, Roscommon, Granard, Darnley, Bea: °millet, Shannon, Fife, Milltown, Howtb, Kingston, Portarling. "Ai Nounrnotris, Wicklow, Clare, 13elmore Llandaff, Castle. SteWatto Caledon, Limerick, Gosford, Bosse. Chariceilles Blain ton, Menial!, llunraven, Norbury. V iscourivs—Chetwynd, Chfdevo; Doneralle, 'Northland, Hawar. dee, Kilwarden, Templeton , LlSMOre, Gort. thaolla—Conway and Kihaltagh, •Carbery, Aylmer , Massey , ki eradak, Auckl a nd, Cloncurry. Waterpark, Ashtowu, aarina, !tarlatans, Davies, and Howden. We can state that a notice has been served upon the Cl erk of the Hanaper, cautioning him not to return Lord I b 'lally as duly elected, and that an appeal will be L Jwflovith lodged. The case will therefore be 016- " t attly decided by the Committee of Privileges of the ~ vlltt House. Ti l e m a jority of legal votes is in favour n Lord Castlemaice.—Dublia Evenisg Mail of Friday. His Marssrv•coatemplates great improvements at Royal Lod ge in the ensuing Spring. The tradesmen have h eti called upon to make estimates for their various work, which aiu be negated under the immediate direction of Sir Jerrie's. -tarriate. The number of members enrolled in the Constitts tut, Bconswiek Club for Buckinghamshire exceed. fourteen N„ — t, L ed ' a nd is Still tepidly increasing. Independently of the Gentry, and Clergy, in this number is included the great "s‘s of the agricultural interest of that respectable and populous We regret to lea r n th a t the last arrivals from Bombay , irO u gin 40a5 A lin favoiseable winks of the health of the Governor, Sir agcotro. ELECTION* OF COMMON COUNCILMEN. WARD OF FARRINGDON WITHOUT. A Wardmote for the election of sixteen Gentlemen to represent . the Ward in Common Countil, was yesterday morning held in the Chutch of St. Andrew, Holborn, and it being generally known that Mr. Hunt and .Ir. 'Cobbett intended tb off r themselves, the Church at an early hour was crowded to excess. Bills and placards were in profusion, and the neighbourhood presented ell the appearance of . a spirited contested election. Mr. Alderman WAITISMAN having taken the chair, he bike) , stated the object of the meeting. He trusted that their proceedings would be conducted with cider, which it was his duty to enforce. There had been com• plaints of disorder and mischief done on former occa sions, and he had received a letter from the Bishop of London-on the subject, who pointed out the impropt iety of holding such assemblages in so sacred a place; bat he had represented to his Lordship the impossibility of procuring another place so fit for the purpose, and therefore it was hoped that the objection would be res moved by the arrangements that' he had made to pre.. serve regularity. It was highly improper that any one who was not an elector should interfere, for he believed that that was the cause of all the disorders which had been complained of. He had given directions to have all such persons removed from the Church. The worthy Alderman then read - the list of candi dates, and inquired whether there were any others to propose? Mr. BARRETT, Chairman of Mr. Hunt's Committee, then addressed the Meeting, and proposed that Gentle man as a fit and proper person to represent the Ward; He recommended him as an honest and discreet man and one in whom he had the greatest confidence, and whom he hoped his fellow-c;tizens would return as one of the Members of the Court of Common Council. Mr. COBBETT then rose-and offered himself as a can didate, but was informed by Mr. Alderman Waithman that .t wee necessary that every candidate should have his name previously given in in writing, with the name of twa 'persons who proposed him. Mr. COMMIT said that he did not believe that any such course was necessary ; he offered himself to the Meeting as a candidate. Mr. Alderman Waithman said, that the usual course was as he had informed the Wardmote; but Mr. Cob. bett was well known to them all, and he should make no objection to his becoming a candidate. Mr. HUNT then rose and said, he. had on a former occasion been accused of having addressed them as Ladies and Gentlemen, but he should persevere in the same course,•and so commence in the same terms. Mr. Tailor had inserted in the public prints on a former occasion a tenter, in which he admitted that it was he that had told the lie, not him (Mr. Hunt), who had been accused thereof. The Worthy Alderman in the Chair had joined in the charge made against him by those who were always saying, "that's a lie, Mr. Hunt ; you're a blackguard." and the like abuse. He should re-Iterate all his former statements, and see whether they could again contradict them. He ...had said that it had been agreed that the office of Secondary should be sold for 10.20 W. He - was told that that was a lie. No*. what he said had been decided on bytwotommittees ; but thanks to the exertions of Mr. Charles Pearson, and the support of the public press, that shamefsl measure had been abandoned—(Hear, hear). He was next told that the story of the baker, when the Allied Despots, as he had called them, were entertained in the City, was a creation of his Own imagination; but the truth of the story was now confirmed by the publication of the Cor poration, which were in every body's hands. They could not afford to provide a little meat for the unfortunate. debtors in Whitecross-street prison, but they could ex pend upwards of twenty thousand pounds on one dinner for themselves. He now presented himself to them with the same principles he had always pro fessed, and when he abandoned them, he hoped they, would cast him off, and look for those who were more worthy of their support. - Mr. Bunt then adverted to a number of. fabricated bills that had been issued with his and Mr. Cobbett's name upon them. The forgeries were as gross as any for which the authors were brought to trial at the Old Bailey. There was one Gentleman who put his own name, " Mr. V Figgins," to a placard issued against him. It was not necessary for him to say much about this production; there was no definitive charge against him in it, but be would put his charicter in competitiou with the moat immaculate of these Gentlemenir(Hear, hear).—After some furthesr observatiorls, he went on to make a state ment of the manner in which the City Accounts were k-pt, and of his exertions in the capacity of City Audi tor. Mr. Figgins had declared, that it he (Mr. Hunt) ere chosen, he should retire from the office if be were elected! There was an insult to the electors! There was a mortification the Ward would have to sustain! But he would recommend Mr. Figgins to prepare to pack p his traps, and rejoin his singing associates, in whose .society he would be much more happy. Mr. Hunt then sat down amid the loudest cheers, which lasted foe a considerable time. Mr.Woon then addressed the Meeting at some length, in reply to Mr. Hunt's speech. and maintained that that Gentleman was actuated by any thing but patriotic; motive; in the attack that be had made upon every meritorious public character. He bad gone down into Somerstshire, not with any hope of getting himself chosen a Member of Parliament, but to glut his re image upon an eminent and highly gifted character, whose name was never mentioned but with respect and admiration. [Here considerable interruption arose, and Mr. Alderman Waithman was obliged repeatedly to interfere, and to call on the constables to take those persons is the gallery into custody who at all interfered by expressing applause or disapprobation of the speaker. 3 Mr. Wood then went on to controvert Mr. Hunt's finan cial statements. Mr. Hunt at first exerted himself to get made auditor ; nay, he says he can do nothing till he is made Commmon Councilman, and nest year be would seek to be made Sheriff, and would never rest satisfied till they had bestowed every thing on bins that they could give. Mr. COBEETT next addressed the Meeting, and said he wished to know whether the Gentlemen uho served the Ward last year had any thing to say in answer to' the very heavy charges that had been brought against them by Mr. Hunr, their advocate on the opposite side (Mr. Wood) having wholly failed to exculpate them ? He trad very heavy charges to make against the Corporation of London, from whom he had received nothing but ins , jury, although hewas a most heavy payer to them. He thought it a question whether they should not be better governed without their services, for which they paid so 'enormously. They never did, and dared not.--they dared nor, he repeated, give a detailed account of their re ceipts. Fir :4 of tolls—they took twopence from every cart that came into, and wait out of, the City, but they were too polite to tai the coaches. This brought in above 43,0001. a year. This was an extortion as clear as ever there was an Monier* They bad no authority what ever for it by their charter. and be would indict the nest fellow that stopped his cart to demand this toll fo felony or highway robbery. There was no account o the antonqt -of themtolls ; they were all . I uddled to. "gether in a•lump.ssith Itgacies and the IdiaD knows what. It was a most flagrant rabbi ry thus to call upon us to stand and deliver; and. if they submitted w it they deserved to lose every farthing they bad its the world. They talked of the grandeur anA magnificet ce of the City ; but he had much rather that it was a little less, and that they paid a little less for it. He should not go intn a discussion of the cha , acter of Mr. Hunt with the Gentleman opposite, whose rematks were heard with so much coolness by the Meeting; but this he would say, that if they put Mr. Hunt into the Common Council, they would be putting a lerret into a nest of rats—(Loud applause). Mr. C. then proceeded to de cant on the City jobs, now called by the name of public improvements, such as pulling down in one place, building up in another, paving one part of a street. and leavieg the rest unpaved, but all dignified with the name of vast public improvements. Several other Gentlemen having addressed the Meet- • tog, The ALDERMAN called for a show of hands, when he declared the election to have fallen upon the first 16 individuals, When Mr. Hunt demanded a poll, and the wardmote adjourned to the vestry-room, where con siderable bustle and confusion took place. At the close of the poll the numbers were— Charles A. Savage 37 H. Butterworth Edward Tickner 36 W. C. Bousfield . Richard Taylor 36 J. 131acke:, Deputy, Underwood Price 33 W. A. Beckwith G. F. Harms 54 Vincent Figgins James Harmer 34 Alexander G 114.4ay Robert Gotthard 33 J. T. Bedford illanuel Roberts 32 fllenry Hunt James Raneshaw 32 BISHOPSG ATE WARD. In this Ward, were the Lord M iyor presided hr the Alderman, Sir R. C. Glyn, there were two new candi dates, Mr. Charles Pearson, and a Mr. Patten. The old Members of the Common Council had, among•t them selves, made an agreement not to make any speeches. This practice was introduced into several of the elec tions yesterday. The avowed motive was to save time; but the adepts were aware that it was to avoid any comparison in contest with other speakers. Mr. CHARLES Paaason, however, broke through the regulation, and in a long speech stated his pretensions. Mr. Solomon Bennett 20 Mr. Wm. Day 14 T. Greenaway, Dep. 19 John Duddell 14 Wm. Stevens 19 Sir Wen. Rawlins, Dep. 14 tC. Pearson 17 Mr. John Seirtevant 14 W. A. Peacock 16 John Dowler 13 Jahn Benyun 15 Thos. Windus 9 W. Weston 34 Benj. G. Windus a Natb. Clark 14 BROAD—STR Alderman Sir 33 34 34 32 32 51 29 29 17 ERT WARD. Joans Pat NINO. I Mr. Desbons Mn T. Crokatt Ju Wakefield Patterson Pigeon tStaseart • Cowan repperannd Carney t Weller 30 29 20 18 This Ward returns 10. BASSISHAW WARD. Alderman Sir C. Mama. Mr. H. Hughes 9 I t Ir. S. Shirley J. Frisby a W. Lister J. F. Staalimn 8 tN. Richards This Ward returns 4. BREAD—STREET WARD. Mr. Alderman Amer. Deputy Maisie p Mr. Cope Coleman 9 • Davison Bridge . 9 Frith Hallam 9 Scott . Barra 9 Hooper De Grave 9 tShoobridge Legg This Ward BRIDGF 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 CANDLEW Mr. J. Walker, Deputy 31 John Platt 31 John Saunders 31 John Downes 31 k - Jeremiah Evans 31 I This Ward returns 8. CHEAP WARD. The Right lion. Loan Maros, Alderman. Mr. Richard Brookes 15 Mr. J. Berra A. Fenning 15 W. Stevens S. Jones 15 T. A. La:ley G. Ledier 15 E. Cuthbert Charles Bleaden 15 fJ. Grant Shuttisworth 15 fJ. L. Rigge Richard Ganthony 15 ' G. Cowie resigned This Ward returns 12. COLEMAN-STREET WARD. Mr. Alderman thVGATE. 50 yllr. Hall 45 tPeek 45 Bleaden 38 t Breacher This War returns 6. CRIPPLEGATE Mr. Alderman Wont). 17 Mr. Willsbire 16 Brass 15 Smith 15 f Waterhouse 14 y Richardson This War returns 8. CRIPPLEGATE WARD WITHOUT. Mr. Alderman 70 Mr. Taylor Haines 66 Atkinson Pullen 65 Curtis Jones 63 Russell Babe 61 DOWGA' Mr. P' returnsl2. C WARD. Mr. B. Duval . . • - Pewtrets Jones Smallpieee ___ .... Mr. Deputy Joyner Cartwright N. Saunders Locke Gretn Voss Outfield Smith Knott f Tbot nhiu f Ponder .f Houarld tS"'ne Hutton ► [CK WARD. Mr. William White Thomas Bond tSanwel Bradley J. Ryland blander Mr. Carter Hunter Hale Allan Mr. Jaques Berry Palmer Ireland Kerl WARD. &motet.. Mr. Kipling Mortimer Nesbit Combo This Waist returns 8. PORTSOKEN WARD. Alderman Sir lewis Suaw. 33 I Mr. Carter 30 Smith 30 fScales This Ward returns S. Those marked Must are new candidates. Mr. Foster Pries {Hepworth t&itten 23 21 21 21 Mr. Colebatch Perry Pleated Mum), Nov. I.—Sir ROBERT WiLsoN's son arrived here yesterday, on his way to England from Bogota. and gives a good account of Colombia. The Castle of Perote ha. aurrrnded ro the Government troops; and SANTA Assa, with about 500 men. has gone towards Oaxaca; and will no doubt shortly be obliged to give in: it is said that be is in the Cerro Culoradb In that neigh bourhood. Dispatches dated the Slat of October were received yesterday at the Foreign Mee front Lord Possossi and Lord Staasorom., at Rio Janeiro. Dispatches were also received yesterday at the Foreign °Mee from Lord STUART DI ROTHIAT, at Paris; at the Colonial Mice from Lieutenam e General Sir /Inclines Tualota, K.C. and K.C.H. at Bermuda; and from Major-General Sir Palma= )darn AND, K.C. B. at Halifax. EMILY Mat chioness of LONDONDERRY is ark urninp with the Earl and Countess Baovnitow, Belton House. The Countess has been slightly indhposed for some day. past, but is now convalescent. The fine collection of prints in the British Museum have been removed to a room in the tipper story of the MN east with of that Institution. ~~.~ ~, - 4. . odhai Mr. t IATIV-144C Of OUR fIA VIOU - It.BBTHLEHE 1. I set out with my servant, the Dragoman, Janissary, and a domestic of the Convent, from Jet widen'. to rho village of Bethlehem, six miles tbs. ant from, and in a south-east direction of tl e H ily City. memorable for a number of events recorded in the sacred volume, but particularly the spot of ot.r Savorait's nativity. I left the city by the gate called Babel El HAleel, or the well-beloved, and after passing the valley of Jehosha phat, went across the field denominated that of Blood 64 unto this day." from being purchased with the pieces of silver received by Judas for betraying our Lord. Without adverting minutely to the ruins of the house of Simeon, sadistic tomb of Rachel, u intthe way," and Rama, where tire sanguinary decree of H.:rad was com manded to be executed, I may mention one circum stance that itruck me forcibly at entering Bethlehem, the cradle of the Christian world. To the left h and, at the archway or gatei,are some antique Wells, in a cir cular form: These brought to mind that.p4rt of Holy Writ respecting the wish '.l David to di ink of the water of the " well of. Bethlehem which is by the gale:— (2 Sam. verse 15) As these cisterns were almost contiguous to the porch, 1 consider it highly probable, nay, I might say certain, that some of them contained that water he so anis 'usly longed after. But how is it possible to describe all those emotions with which I was Affected at 'setting my loot in this corner.of the earth, and approaching that blessed spot where the Redeemer was born in helplessness, clothed with mo.tal nature, laden with infitart es, and undertaking to bear the burden o( our sins. My mind was fir ed with the most profound and awful reverence, etc mpanied with a holy joy. There reigned at the moment a glorious so lemnity amidst tt e stillness of the day, in unison with that min of reflection which the inspection of such inte rating scenes raised to a high degree of excitement. The . glotiou. luminary shone . most brilliantly, and it appeared remarkable that a sort of star or diamond in the centre °Ellie roof of the convent sparkled w th in describable-beauty, as almost to blind the eyes, bring ing most' forcibly to mind that glorious planet which had conducted the magi to this identical spot. The convent stands to the east, is separated from the teem, and contiguous to the church of _tS . Mary, built by Constantine and the Empress Helena over the place of the nativity, and forms with the adjacent. mona-teries a vast pile in the shape of a cross, approaching more in appearance to a fortress, than the habitstionsuf' =ea devoted to the worship of Goa. It is altogether un rivalled this chtirch in point of beauty and maeilifi cence i the ro f is constructed of the cedar of Lebanon, and nobly supported by four rows of lofty marble co lumns, being abi ut fifty in number. The interior of the walls were incrusted with marble, but robbed of it to adorn the palace of Grand Cairn. The choir is spa cious, ant terminates in a semicircle, in which the prin cipal altar is placed. This part of the edifi.e is covered with a cupola, adorned with figures in Mosaic, and was enriched by ttieliher ality of Baldwin 1, who was Crowned here Kii.g of Jerusalem. Having inspe,ted the objects of art and adoration, I was conducted to a small starcase le ‘ding to the chapel of the Nativity, which is under ground. where the so lemn stillness, added to the contemplation of that mo mentous event which occurred on this most sacred spot of earth, are well calculated to over hiflm tie mind with the deepest awe-and veneration. Before the altar several massy silver lamps, the gilts of Cathis.ic P. ince:, are kept constantly burning, and the pl ice worie our LORD endured the penalties r f human guilt, is marked with a star, formed s t white marble, inlaid with jasper, and surrounded with a radiance or glory, over which the planet stood which led the wise wen to this humble village. Hie de Virgin, Jesus Custsv natus est. To the light of this, is shown the place where thp manger stood in which he was laid : it appears to be tut out of the natural r ck, and lined with marble; lamps of silver are always kept in an Muminated state before it. Agrreableto a practice obserted by /Mgt Ina, I felt on my .knees and saluted the sacred spot of the Nativity, although no kind of ceremony was certainly requikiteto enhance that sublinie•sense 1 entertained at this critical moment of those eternal obligations w hich, in commis with the whole race of mankind, 1 was under to that glorious Baiwo who here began his career of suffering, humiliation,. and submiSsion, which termi nated at the mement, when hanging on tire Cross he meekly said,. "It is finished !" bowed his head, and gave up the Ghost: but who now sits at the right hand of the MaJerre on High, to make intercessam for us, being the only Mediator between POD and man I Having quitted the Chapel. 1 proceeded by an ex tremely narrow passage into that of the Innocents, and liras shown a cell in which the Monks mentioned St. Je rome had made a translation of the Scriptures. A short distance from the Convent I was Conducted to a grotto, where, according to tradition, the Mother if Jesus con cealed herself with him during that period when. J . Iseph was making arrangements for their Bight. I formerly had occasion to remark, that caves and grottos appear to have been' considered as the scenes of most of the great incidents interesting to the mind of the Christian, in and about Jerusalem. Many of the habitations in Bethlehem are f wined out of goltos, and also several of the stalls for cattle are in excavations of the earth and rock, so that any objection which m y aii.e, so f.r as respects the place• of the Nativity being who rune ous, can have no founnation, but. oh the contrary, re. ceives the strongest posYthle - cot& 'nation ft om bring so much similar to the stlbles ordinarily in use in that country.-R a e II dson's navels in the Holy Land. ROUSE'. Den.-19.—land l'At.weareirra has a large party at Droadiands, enjoying the sport of shooting, including Lord Malmesbury, Sir G. Shee, Sloane Stanley, Esq. high Sheriff, John Fleming, Esq. M.P. Captain &mks, RN. &c. . When IIf.VANDERKEMP fist introduced the printing press at the Cape of Good Hope i a Dutch boor was anxious to know its uses. On their being explained to him he seemed much pleased, and, by way of encouraging the devriy-introdoerkart, mediately gave an order for a folio Bible, with Aiwa, to d tae xcidy the neat morning ! 11 • n • In the year 1673, CHARLES La Yana% a , prrrftee. was burned alive at the Place de Olive, for printing a volim3e of impious and indecent songs. About a ertury afterwards , East land, Lords HaLiFax and EGRUIMIT V4tle condemned in 4,00 a 'lmages, with the costs, for *ennui the impression of Jonas WiLicas's . 4 Essay on Woman." It is a fact that there is a man in lichester gaol union an execution for a debt of twelve shillings and sixpence ! Far six months has this man been a charge the coup' y, and his family to the parish of Martp k, at an expense. perhar, of twenty times the amoukt for which he is confined ! !—Sherborne Mercury. The two pilots from Ilfracombe,who rendered their as sistance to the Itu,sian squadron, have been remunerated with the sum of SOUL O 1 the pilots arriving at the mooring of the squadron, off Lundy Island. they found the vessels in great distress, and immediately cut their. cables and proceeded up Channel to Yingroad. The pilots have been retained on board the fleet, on a hand some salary. Considering"the violence of the gale, it may beconahleied a pinbidentiat interference that the vessels were not wreaked on the numerous rocks by , whir* they wete pqrounded.—Ratk Journal.. 29 99 . 8 7 , 0 15 15 14 14 36 29 1$ 14 14 10 61 57 52 33 21 12 16 12 c- -14