Star. — London, England, 1824-10-23 00:00:00

Bin!, OCTOBER 21. -i A Antougt the numerous arrivals within t o rast ten d a ys, we notice the following names on Duffield's Ar rival Book: 'Marquis of Camden, Earl Brecknock, Lord Bolton Lord and L a dy Killmaine. Dowager Lady de Clifford, Admiral Sir ' Henry and y a dy Bayntum, Sir Charles Chad, Sir Christopher and Lady B a ynes, Lady Bateman, General Sir Henry Johnson, the Dean of p ri ory, General and Mrs. Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Heaviside, Rev Mr. Gape and Family, Sir Frederick Baker, Mrs. and Miss Co. ay agham, M. Le Marquess de Salvo, Sir Christopher Cole, Bart. ydarr-General Jackson, Mrs. Davie', Mr. and Mrs. fort Phillips, Colonel Palmer, M.P. Dr. Mackie and Family, Mr. Wilberforce, Colonel Fitzgerald and Family, Colonel ltalnu, Lieut.-Colonel Chatham, Mr. Yard and Family, Mr. Pulley and Family, Mrs. Genera l Weans!, Mr. Singleton, Mr. Dickenson, Mr. Barrow, Mr. and Mrs. Taswell, Mr. J. Pepper, Miss Mills, Miss Collingwood,kc. rISIT TO AN EG YPI'IAN CsTACOMB. The celebrated Aaron Hill, when in Egypt, had the curiosity to examine a catacomb. He was accompanied in his expedition by two Gentlemen, and conducted by one orthe natives of the coantry as a guide. They at length arrived at the spot, and without taking notice of some fellows who were sauntering about the place, de scended by ropes into the vault. No sooner were they let down, than they were presented with a spectacle which struck them with horror. Two Gentlemen, ap parently starved to death, lay before them ; one of these unhappy victims had a tablet in his hand, en which was written, in very pathetic language, the story of their lamentable fate. It seemed that they were brothers, of rank and family in Venice, and having, in the course of their travels, intrusted themselves with one of the natives, for the purpose of visiting the cata comb, the perfidious villain had left than to perish. The danger to which Mr. Hill and his friends were txpo.ee, instantly alarmed. them. They had scarcely read the tale, when, looking up, they beheld their in human guide, assistrd by two others, whom they had seen near the spot, closing the entrance into the vault. They were now reduced to the utmost distress; they, however, drew their swords, determined to make a desperate effort to rescue themselves from a situation so appalling. With this resolution, they were groping about at ranclom in the dark, when they were startled at the groans of some one seemingly in the agonies of death. They listened to the dismal sound, and at length, by the glimmering light from the top of the catacomb, they saw a man just murdered, and a little beyond they be: eld his inhuman murderers flying with the utmost precipitation. They pursued them imme diately, and though not able to come up with them, they had the gond fortune to reach the opening through which the wretches escaped out of the cavern, just be• fore they had time to roll the stone on the top of it. The Pientontaise Gazette of the 12th, contradicts the report given by some Journals, that the Dey of Algiers had threatened to declare war against the Court of Sar dinia, if it did not pay the customary tribute. It is no torious that the Sardinian Government has never paid any tribute to the Dey of Algiers; it is well known that that country was at war with Algiers till Lord Ex mouth's expedition. A return post-chaise with two spirited horses, belong ing to Mr. Wright, of Dover, being imprudently left at the door of the Star Tap, Canterbury, on Thursday, the horses took fright and ran away at full speed for Dover, which reaching they continued their route through the intricate streets of Dover, until they came to their stables, opposite the Ship Inn, a distance of nearly seven teen miles. A serious affray took place on Thursday, in a brick field, at Lower Hillington, caned by three soldiers and their assistants, who repaired thither to apprehend a de serter of the name of Appleton. After having secured their object, an attack was made on the besieging patty to rescue the deserter, and a severe affray took place, but the labourers being too numerous, overpowered the soldiers, and rescued the man. A few days since, a leaf of a most valuable and an cient manuscript, entitled the Exon Domesday Book, preserved among the records and charters of the Dean and Chapter of Exeter, was restored to its proper place, having been accidentally found at some distance in the country, after being missing, it is said, upwards of a century. About eight years since, the above MS. was printed.in 500 pages folio in a supplement to the Ex chequer Great Domesday Book; when the learned editor and antiquary, HENRY Ewa, Esq. had occasion to regret in his preface the imperfection caused by the lost leaf. MAGNANIMOUS CRIDIINALeMT. RYLAND, the artist, who was executed in 1789 for forgery, so conciliated the friendship of the Governor of fothill-fields Bride well, where he was confined, that he not only had the liberty .of the whole house and garden, but when the other prisoners were locked up of an evening. the Go vernor used to take him Out with him, and range the fields to a considerable distance. His friends, antici pating the consequences of a trial at this time, concerted a plan by which ltvtatirD was to effect an escape in one of these excursions, and which was to have been executed in such a manner, that the exoneration of his guardian must have followed of course. But probable as it ap peared, when mentioned to the unfortunate mho, he was so far from acceding, that he protested, that if he were at that moment to meet his punishment, he would face it with all its terrors, rather than betray an indulgence so humanely given. He had previously escaped, but was discovered, owing to his name being written within a pair of shoes which he gave a cobblet to mend, Who informed and got the reward of 0500. The excavators have a second time been successful at Famars, in France. On the ?th of October, at ten o'clock in the morning, they discovered, at six paces distant from the last work, and at the foot of the same wall, four vases in terracotta, filled with silver Roman medals. The first contained 1065; the second, 1,928; the third, 1,412 (these three vases were of red clay, with a single handle); the fourth, very large, and of a spherical form, contained 5,115 ; total, 9,515; which, with 9,955 found on the 28th Sept. form the astonishing number of 19,470 medals of silver found at Famars, in the course of a fortnight.—One of the vases of red clay is perfectly entire. The medals of this cast ate of a larger die than the others ; they are all radiated heads. Amongst these are the effigies of Balbinus, Papienus, Gordianus, Pius, Philippus, senior and junior, Octavilia Sever*, Trajanus, Decius, Herennia Estrucilla, Hostilianus, Trebontanus Gallus, Volusianns, Carious, and others, with a great variety of different obverses.—Literary Chronicle. Everybody has heard of the Cock-lane ghost, and of Dr. Johnson being among the multitudes who visited the church-yard vault at midnight to see that ghost. The :!wful result and discovery are also well known by Churchill's admirable satire : " Silent they all walked in. About . Tbry al we'd silent-&-soll Traiked out !" ! HAY MARKET THEATRE. • a A new p iece, called hide and Seek, was p rodu ced • this House last night. The . plot consists in the adven tures of a runaway Page of a Duke in the grounds of a neighbouring tenant. Having incurred the anger of his master, here he endeavours to conceal himself, try ing, at the same time, to beguile the tedious hours of banishment, by poaching on the preserves of his uncon scious host. This he effectually accomplishes, to the • discomfiture of the farmer's nephew, LisroN, by secur ing the affections of his daughter. During the period of his concealment the estate is supposed to be infested by a fox. In order to catch this noxious animal the Duke is invited on the premises with his hounds and huntsmen, and the result of his chase is, that be even tually runs down his own page. Thus caught in the toils a confession is made, and the matter cleare d up by the union of the love's. Mr. MELROSE persohates the Duke, in which character he introduces many,pleas ing songs. Miss KELLY is one lover ; Mrs. T. I-fiu., who appears in'male attire, the other. They did ample justice to the parts assigned to them. Mr. WtoLiams played the Fatter, and with very good effect. Liorow, as Dibble, did the utmost which his character would allow. The effects of a severe cold and hoarseness however were visible throughout the evening. At the conclusion of the Piece some disapprobation was mani fested, upon which Mr. LISTON, with much good nature, came fon% ard and requested a second laming for Mon day, when he hoped to be better able to do the author justice. This proposition received a cordial assent fiom the audience. A large quantity of contraband goods is said to have been lately seized, in the house of a private individual at Stockholm. Upwards of thirtytbree coaches, on tl.eir way to the North, were stopped by the overflow of the flood at Newport Pagnell. In some parts of Siberia parents sell their children as slaves for a pound of tobacco, or a glass of spirits. A recent traveller info: ms us that he eat strawber ries attcl cream, standing with one leg in Europe, and the other in Asia. Nine Greek boys have just arrived in England to be educated. They were introduced on Thursday to the Greek Committee, who were greatly gratified with their intete.ting appearance, and the intelligence which they seemed to possess. Captain Blaquiere, on the same oc casion, presented to the Committee the Turkish flag which Marco Bozzaris seized a few moments before he was killed; with two cannon-balls cut from the marble of the Parthenon, which the Greeks, in the course of their struggle, have been obliged to use for want of other ammunition. The Catholics in the dominions of the King of NO WA seem inspired with a new zeal to support their faith —by a dashing challenge in the form of a question pro posed by the Theological Faculty of the University of Breslau. It is " Whether there be any other than the Catholic Church, derived from CHRIST and the Apostles?" This will once more raia clouds of " learned dust." The refusal of the Tsual rites to the remains of PHILIPPE, an actor, is still agitated with great earnest ness in Paris. But it does not appear to be brought be fore the Government. As to the dogma itself, that all players are excommunicated, it appears to be a relic of early bigotry. and barbarism, abandoned in other Ca.. tholic countries, even in the dominions of the Holy Father himself, and disgraceful to such a country a, France. The endeavours to revive from the desuetude into which it had fallen, this bigotted and presumptuous exclusion will only tend to precipitate the very power and influence which the Clergy are endeavouring to recover. A curious fact has come out in the course of this affair. It is, that actors and actresses are the most liberal dispensers of public and private charity in Paris. The plan proposed in Sweden, about two years since, in a pamphlet, of forming a Society, the object of which should be to assimilate itself to the ancient simplicity of manners, has been just put into execution upon the southern frontiers of the kingdom, where a Colony has been founded under the title of " Machem," a name given by the old Poets to Sweden, and which signifies " Dwelling of Men ;" and it is placed in opposition to " Gudahem," or " Asahem," which means " Abode of the Gods." A person employed in the management of ecclesiastical affairs, and nephew to a Swedish B i shop, is at the head of the Colony, the members of which, having renounced the affairs of the world, support them selves by the labour of their hands, and live upon milk. They have but a single silver spoon for those strangers who go to visit them, and who are received with the greatest hospitality. The colony consists of ten or eleven families, many of whom are the possessors of consi derable wealth. An officer, the son of one of the most opulent inhabitants of Stockholm, and distinguished for his knowledge and the purity of his morals, has, at an early period of his life, abandoned the military profes sion, for the purpose of attaching himself to the Society. The ground possessed by the members is purchased for 20 years, and the buildings constructed are com pletely in the style of those of the old Goths. Whatever may be thought of the peculiarity of disposition which could operate upon the members cf this new sect, so far as to separate them from their fellows, the purity of their intentions, and the principles they profess, are above all criticism. Saturday a melancholy Accident happened at Chapel hill, near Margate :—As a *Gentleman's carriage was travelling upon the road near the above place, with A Lady and her family of young females, and a youth about 11 years of age, the latter sitting on the box, the coachman had occasion to get down to adjust some OF the harness; the horses being very spirited, became unmanageable, and running . the carriage upon an ele vated foot-path, overturned at, and falling upon the un fortunate youth killed him on the spot. The other branches of the family received some severe contusions, but not of a serious nature. A few days ago, a Wlk Mercer in Dewsbury, received the following letter, inclosing sit one-pound notes : " Sept. 1824, Sir—This is sent to make restitution for having defrauded you." Friday sennight, au interesting funeral tdok place at Wittering, a village three miles south of Stamford. The individual whose re mains were consigned to the earth, swat in life no less a personage than Henry Boswell, weU known ai the Father, or King of the Gypsies resorting to that part of the country. The old man Was encamped on Southorpe Heath, with several of his family and sub jects, on Sunday sennight, *lien death put an end to his reign and earthly wanderings. He had been ill for a few days, ►ut his com plaint was really a detay of nature, for the patriarch was nearly a hundred years of age. The corpse continued in the camp on the heath for five days. On the Wednesday the gypsey camp broke up from Southorpe, on which occasion those who had composed it' went to the church-yard to pay the last tribute of affection at the grave of Boswell, and a very impressive scene of silent unaffected grief was witnessed. The old man is said to have died in very af fluent circumstances, and to have possessedrestates in various pacts of England. NAPAL INTFILLIGENCE. Nai► Eitiursi Conn•Uovss. Ltvaaroot, Ocz. 21. The packet ship Nestor, from New York (of the 16:1 ult.) is no doubt driven to the southward, by the late gales from the N. E. His Majesty's ship . Hastams, 18, Captain Omuta, with the Ps. macs, 18, Captain liaanev, in company, discovered, at daylight on the 9th inst. about four leagues from Cork, to windward of the latter named ship, the Phcenis smuggling lugger, which they dased until eight o'clock, when she gave up, and was captured. The ship and cargo (tobacco) are said to he worth front ,C 7,05 to £B,OOO. Mitts, Ocr. 17.*--The Swedish gal!int Merman, flocs, from Palms and Alicata to Mar3eilles, is totally lost off Cape Coutonnes. Crew saved. FAUSII"Ifs Oct. 21.—Wind S.—Arrived the Duke of York packet. from America, last from Halifax in thirty-eight days, twelve of which she was laying-to in a heavy gale from SAL. on the Batiks of Newfoundland. Foam:Orin, Oct. 22.—Wind KR—Sailed the Aurora, EARL. for Madras and Bengal; and Shipley. CARTER, for Valparaiso. DeAL, Ocr.23.—Wind S.—Arrived and remains for orders, the Sylph, MASON, from Zante—sailed sth September ; left loading there the Alert, SCHOLES; and the Progress, PARKEN. An Ameri can ship, with the letters" V P" on her fore-topsail, passed front the Westward this afternoon. The Glaphyra, Resolution, and the rest of the outward bound sailed this afternoon. Liveneoot., Oct. 21.—Arrived the Isabella, Hos Ace, from Ma Janeiro; and tLe Ilumanite, --, from Bourdeaux. Woodcock; have already made their appearance in 1 Devonshire. Several couple were sold in Eieter market on Thurs.' day, at 7s. each. As a proof of the fineness of Crediton spinning, it is related that one hundred and forty *threads of woollen yarn, spun in that town, .were drawn together through the eye of a tailor's needle; which needle and threads were to he seen many years in Watliag-street, London, in the shop of one Dimscombe, at the sign of the Golden Bottle. The discoveries, however, of Watt and Ark- aright have enabled the manufacturers of the present day far to excel ancient Crrditon in the fineness of spin. ning.—Plymouth Journal. The workmen who have been employed during the last ten days in altering Blackfriars Bridge have com menced levelling the ground peparatory to making a road of it. They have dug a yard deep upon the centre of the bridge, and gradually shallower to the extremities. The ascent on each side will be considerably lessened, and as the ground is to be raised several feet in Bridge. street and Great Surrey -street, the difficulties and dan gers attending the passage of carriages at the foot of the bridge, especially in the winter season, will be very much reduced. _ _ As a Mr. Wilkins, one of the performers in the or chestra at Covent-garden, was returning from the Theatre on Tuesday night, between twelve and one o'clock, he heard loud groans proceeding foot') an unin habited house in the Oval, at Kennington. lie instantly ran to his father's, who is a Beadle of Lambeth, and ac quainted him of the circumstance. They proceeded to gether to the house, which was open, and there found a poor woman, named Ann Weston, lying on bare boards, apparently in great suffering. The Beadle immediately conveyed her off to his house, in Bowling-green•lane, where the poor creature had only arrived about two minutes before she was delivered of a female child. The mother and her infant are still at the Beadles house, and both doing well. SMUGGLER SHOT.—Stocks, one of the Preventive Guard from Southsea Castle ; came op svith a party of smugglers about midnight, on the 20th inst. near the Royal Clarence P. omenade Room. They immediately gave a signal to their associates, and Stocks ran along the beach to give alarm at the Castle, but in Iris way stumbled over some tubs that had just been landed. In a moment the body of smugglers appeared, and began carrying oft the casks. Stocks fired a pistol to alarm the guard at the Castle, and threatened to shoot the next man who touched the seizure. The Captain of the Smugglers now cried out, " D— your cowardly eyes, will you allow one man to capture my tubs ?" and Stocks fired two more signals of alarm. The smugglers, however, hearing some soldiers advancing, became fu rious, and endeavoured to close upon him with blud geons ; he fired, and one Harris, a bricklayer, fell; and the soldiers just came up in time to save Stocks' life. I They seized one of the gang ; but, they having no am sttnition, were overpowered, and the man rescued.— Harris is not expected to survive. Thirty-five tubs of gin were secured.—A party of Custom-house Officers, pon the look-out inland, met with the retreating smug glers, and; upon going up to challenge them, one of them made a chop at the officer, which, had it taken effect, would have probed fatal. The officers, hoivever, suhceeded in taking him; with two tubs which were near him. His name is Burnett; he is a gardener, lately in theemploy of Mr. Parish ; he is aow on board the Fen et. Some of the Morning Papers contain a paragraph, stating, that" the return of iron ore smelted at the wor ks bf a worthy Alderman, is estimated at 5,000 tons weekly, and that he has thereby derived an addition of the im rhense sum of £90,000 to hii annual income from this Cause." The worthy Alderman alluded to is Alderman THoMisoN ; and anybody who knows anything about the iron trade also knows that the story is altogether a fabrication. _ . The additional profit to the iron mines, in conseqUence of the rise la price from 47 to £l2 per ton, is full £4 per ton ; so that, if the Alderman's mines produce 5,000 tons weekly, the profits woulJ be £20,000 a week, or 41,040,010 per annum. The &Bowing account of the produce of the five largest firms in England *ill explain : William Crawshay, Esq. of Cyfathfar Mines (supposed to be all his own) . . 23,000 tons per ann. J. and C. Bailey, of Nanty.Glo . . 16,000 do. Guest, Lewis, and Co. of Dowlair . 15,000 do. Thompson and Co. Peoydervoa . . 14,000 do. Hill and Co. Plymouth Forge . . 12,000 do. Alderman Tflomilow, it is said ,lias rather better than one-third of the concern of which he stands at the head, but not a half. The night of Friday, the Bth instant, between the hours of nine and twelve o'clock, some incendiary set fire to the corn-mill of Carrickmannon, in the parish of Killinchy, by which the whole of the premises, with a considerable quantity of grain, were consumed. Though the alarm was immediately given on the circumstance being observed, yet no exertions could atreit the pro gress of the flames until the whole of the property vi as destroyed, No cause can be aSigned for this diaboli cal act, as the present occupant is a most industrious and inoffensive man. At the fair of Roscrea, on Saturday se'nnight, two parties of the names of Cummins and Mailers, met in battle array, and with stones and other missiles began a regular fight. The circumstance reaching Mr. Nash, the Chief Constable of that town, he, with that promp titude which has characterised his conduct whilst there, at the head of the Police and part of the army quar tered in that town, succeeded (after a most dreadful re sistance made by both parties, who formed their forces together) in taking fifty-three of the rioters, and lodging them in jail. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUN NO. • Arrisastinorss roa snit ansonsa went. 114, JoUiffe's fox-hounds meet on Monday, 25, at Nuffield Marsh ; Wednesday, 27, at Chaldon ; Saturday, SO, at Old Warren. The Surrey fox-hounds meet on Monday, 2S, at Half Moos, Godutone-road ; Thursday, 28, at Pratt's Bottom ; Saturday, 30, at Batley Hill. The second Chumleigh Meeting will take place at Byeott Brake on Monday, Nov. IS a ten. The Somerset Subscription Fox Hounds meet on Tuesday, at I lawklnidge Brake; Friday, at St. Audries. Sir B. Graham's Fox Hounds, Monday, at the Fox, Albrightaa ; Wednesday, at Act4ti Burnell; Thursday, at Battlefield; Satur day, at liawkstone The Cheshire Hounds, Monday, at Bceston Hall; Wednesday, at Norton; Thursday, at Aston Grange; and Saturday, at the Fox and Barrel. Monday, Mr. Collard's harriers met near the Old Park, and had an excellent run. In the course of the (jay they killed a leash of keres. In leaping a Ledge, with a ditch beyond, the horse of Lieutenant Robbins, of the 17th Lancers, fell and threw that Gen tleman a severe fall, which materially injured his arm. He was conveyed to a neighbouring farm-house, where he received imme diate attention, and is not likely to experience any very ill effects. Another horse fell in attempting the same leap, but the rider escaped unhurt. NEWMARKET SF.COND OCTOBER BIEETI NG, 1824. rasa's, aI:7VMM 22. Renewal of the Prendergast Stakes of 50 soy. each, h. R. for two yr.. old colts, Bat. Sib. and fillies, Bst. 31b. T. Y. C. Lord Eseter's c. Redgauntlet . 1 . . . 1). of Rutland's b. 1. by Phantom 3 . . . Mr. Roger's h. 1. Scandal 2 . • . . 1). of Grafton's ch f. Gavotte . 4 . . . Mr. Wortley's 1. by Comus . . 6 Seven paid.-7 to 4 apt Redgauntlet ;10to 1 apt b. f. by Phantom; 5 to 1 apt Scandal; 7 to 4 apt Gavotte; 8 to 1 apt f. by Comic Mr. Petit's Bravura, 7st. 41b. beat 14. Dunwich's Dandizette, Bst. 71b. D. 11.50.-2 to 1 apt Bravura. 141. Dunwich's Dandizotte, List. 13th. east Mr. Molony's Scbah riar, iat. 13'b. D.M. 100, h. ft —Off by consent. . 11r. Williamson's br. c. by Haphazard, Bst. 21b. apt Mr. Osbal. deston's b. f. by Caton, Bst. T. Y. C.lOO soy. h. ft. Off by consent HOLY WELL lIUNT—Ocv. 19. The Taffy Stakes of 25 r., v. each, three years old colts and fillies. A mile and three-quartets. Sir 'l'. Stanley's b. c. by Filho da Puta . . 1 IA Grosvettor's ch. f. Ilybla . 2 Sir 'l'. Most yn's b. f. Archduchess 5 Produce Stakes of 50gs each, h. ft. for the pro luce of mares covered in 1820. Two milts. Mr. E. Stanley's e. by Camillus . walked over The Chieftain Stakes of 50 soy, each, was walked over for by IA Stamford's b. c. Portrait. A Sweepstakes of 85 sov. each, for two years old colts and fillies. The last half mile. Mr. Mytton's b. c. by Manfred . . 1 Sir W. Wynn's ch. 1. by Blucher . . 2 The Mostyn Stakes of 10 sow. each. Mr. Myttou's br. e. Oswestry, 3 yrs old . . 1 Mr. Tomes's b. h. Sir Grey, 3 yrs old . 2 Several others started, but were not placed. A Handicap Stakes of 20 sov. each, h. ft. with 20 added by the Club. Three miles. Sir T. Alostyn's Princess Royal, 6 yrs old, 94. 21b. . 1 IA Grosvenor's Etiquette, 4 yrs old, list. Sib. . 2 Mr. Mytton's Comte d'Artois, 4 yrs old. est. 71h. . 5 Sir T. Stanley's br. c. by Milo, 3 yrs old, 6st. 121 b. . 4 TWENTY-SIX MILES MATCH FOR 50 SOy. _ Mr. G. West started from Hyde Park, at six o'clock yesterday morning, to go 26 miles on the Maidenhead.road, in two hours and three-quarters, for ‘5O. He reached the nineteenth mile-stone in two hours, and did the other seven miles faster than any other part of the ground in 42 minutes, winning the match by three minutes. MARTIAL LAW IN DUBLIN. •••••••-- CAsTLI Dimon Poues.— ••• Tuesday, as the great bell of the Post Office clock had just concluded chiming four quarters, and as " one" was tolled out, a little man, whose atter contempt for dandyism, or even cleanliness, was strongly marked on his clothes and on his face, which was " begrimed and black—strode into the board room, and with a half military, and half abashed air, accost ing the sitting Magistrates, said, Gentlemen, I beg your pardon, and I beg the Police's pardon. I have a complaint to make against Mr. Thomas Burke, an extinguisher of fire—he keeps a sweeping establishment on Redmond'a.hill. My name, your Ilomm.-s, is Andy Beggan; I am a cleaner of chimneys, my Lord. Mr. Burke is a Gentleman Officer in the Line, as a body may say. lam only a subaltern sweeper." Mr. Burke, whose appearance was as unlike that of a sweep as any tradesman in Dublin, even when full dressed for a Sunday, came to meet the charge; be stood meekly forward, and appealed to the recollection of the Magistrates—he had never, be said, swept a chimney in his life; and he glanced first at Andy's dingy apparel, ' and next at his own sleek and gentlemanlike costume. Ile worked in the best places, and like other great men, worked by deputy. He attended thus to the fire-side and culinary comforts of the great officers of Government—yea, even of the highest man in the land, and was long known and celebrated for " sweeping in general, and general chimney cleansing." Andy heeded net his claims to general gentility, ard proceeded to inform the Magistrates thus—On last Friday night, Mr. Burke came to my house, your Worship: —" Give me back my premier," says he," No, says I."—" Get up says he."—" No, says I, I won't." - Andy here pulled up his unmentionables with a jerk.—" YJU won't," says he.—" No, says I, an' I won't."—" Get up, your soul, says he."—" Troth, not I, says am under Martial Law-1 fought for my country—l was a soldier, your Worship—carved in South America, and elsewhere, moreover, and look at that—(h (d -ing up his hand, whence three fingers had been carried away)—l bled for my country—l regulates my time by Martial Law, and I always pops into my bed at nine o'clock." " Well," as I was a saying, " You won't give up my prentice ?" says he. " The devil a bit," says I. " Upon my honour, you will," says he—and he up with a pistol, and he says, " by the holy contents of this book, if ye's doesn't give me de boy, I'll be after yapping these two bullet. into your ugly sconce, and I'll make two brace of holes under your Atilt cap." " You will," says I; " be—, (I won't repeat it your honour). but I surely will," says he ; and now, your' worship, by martial law sure none but an old spidier has a right to carry aims, and I takes my pinc.hin s you know, your honour, I'm swore facture you once a quarter ; and I want satisfaction of Mister Burke, sefea i; not entitled to carry arms. Master Burke entered on his defence/with the cadence of an admirer of and reciter of poetry, pleaded the existence of a com bination against him in " the profession," and told a tale very ill according with Andy's. The Magistrates, who did not seem well satisfied that the charge of a breach of the peace had been clearly established, recommended unanimity and concord for the future between the soot-besmeared Andy Beggan and his superior officer.—The parties then retired is usual in such cases, one claiming and the other denying a victory. Fifteen years ago, land at Leamington Spa might have been purchased at 4001. per acre; ten years since it rose to 1,0001. and last week 4,8401. per acre were given ! POPULATION OF IRILLAND.—Summary from returns of 1821, not yet printed :—ln Leinster, th e re are 1,785,763 inhabitants. In Munster, 2,005,363—U15ter, 2,001,095, and Connaught, 1,053,918, making in Ireland a total of 0,846 949. A packet, containing seeds, collected by one of the Society of Friends during a long residence in America, has been transmitted to the Botanic Garden in Hui y, some of which are of the pulse kind, and likely to prove beneficial to society. On one of the labels is the fol lowing:—" The seed from which the enclosed were raised, were found in the stomach of a wild goose, that was shot 330 miles from land about two years since." The Midshipman to whom the following bill wa, charged, is now a Post-Captain and a Peer. The man ner in which the cost was incurred, is very characteristic of a sailor's jockeyship : Midshipman of H.M.S. —, Dr. Tu P. A. Tuduri. To a horse, I day . . IXtto, 2 days tat . . 40400 Aura, SIN days, to loafer at load me The man, and food for the same . Boat hire, twice • . pis.doh 9 0 2 0 9 0 2 0 0 6 Cobs (dollars) . Mahon, 12tb May, 1824. . • I I I •