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^ . * ' Nilwnet",,FPF` "'`-- r - r --- —— - ' ' ' • , • , ... li t lit .. i • .../... A .... „... AP* , f ' . • t k - "N, Af f a ,„,,, . el ~~ 1 'NUMBER 12,970.] WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1828. thews Szirstatstici. • • . • LITERATURE. • , ADELPHI THEATRE. . MESSRS. MATHEWS and YATES respectfully LVL inform the PUBLIC, that this THEATRlthaving been entirely Ple-e, mbeilidted, a new Proscenium constructed, and va rious Improvements effected, WILL. OPEN. FOR THE WINTER SEASON, On MONDAY, SEPTEMISER 29, 1828. Mr. MATIIIMIS Mr. Stemma Mr. Bunts (from the Theatre Eal, Newcastle) Miu GRADDON and Mn. Rome, Will make their First Appearance at this Theatre. but obtained no answer: Still the hand wail there-.. 1 pressed it- 4 'l'is evidently lifeless !' said L The ate tempt to draw it away was useless—it remained hap Moveable! Though I could conceive no evil conger quences from raising my body, I feared to hazard thp Experiment: so, remaining still as possible, I gently drew open the curtains on the window side of my bed. room--I drew them quietly apart—but, oh how quickly let them close again!—l saw— " But if you are predetermined not to believe me, yon may as well o'erleap the remainder of my story, In truth, we are getting more and more sceptical every day: 7 -lust not, methinks, the wiser. The word of an honeit man is rejected, unless he can support his de l elated fact by certain reasons current—no matter whop —so they be established ; while we sophist,substitsting loge,' ingenuity for substantial argument, lefileitleeefle the absurdest fallacies. If a man swear that he bap seen, a strange sight, we call him. mad. l tr,ressndr ',boot Method of ratiocination, however, be spay ace count for impossibilities, and have the credit* porosity ing his wits nevertheless, which iii cataishol.essoe Bigrint injustice. And what tight have Ito eppposp that this narrative will be received with belief, whew the asseverations of Dr. Johnson have been mid) contempt? The Doctor declared that he hisrd bit awls cher call I Sam, Sam.' at a time when they lute saps., rated by a distance of many miles; but 110 oqe believed him! " Well, Sir, I saw— " 4 And what, in the name of insulted patience, did you see?' " A tall figure by my bed side!, the exact semblance of essarli ghost, as it appeared on the picture—.the pre. cue copy—a substantial counterpart! It stood promi• nently forward, gleaming in the moonlight. and re. lieved by the dark back ground of a deep recess. Oa venturing to look a second time, I sail perceived it plainly as before! The sight nearly overcame me ; and turning suddenly upon my side, I eadwoured• tp smother my feats (as I nearly did mysell) under the bed clothes. Bat, lo! the stray limb was gone! what had become of it ? and what was the cause of my right hand (which had been hitherto stranBely inactive) being benumbed past the sense of feeling ? , . " Perhaps I need scarcely be more explicit , on this point. The foregoing questions will most probably solve themselves, leaving my readers to infer, that the BM on which I had lain was no other than my ewe. Lathe restlessness of my troubled sleep it bad accidentally got underneath my body, the pretiute of which completely impeding the circulation of the blood, had tendered it cold, insensible, and, as it were, lifeless. IRISH BEEF AND PORK. VICTUALLING-OFFICE, July 43, 1828 * THE COMAILsSIONERS for VICT`UALLING kit MAJESTY'S NA VY, tiv. do hereby gitu mikes That on THUSISDAY, the 25th of September next, they will be ready to receive Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat for the supply to this Department of a quantity of IRISH, SALT HEAT, equal to Thirteen Thousand Navy Tierces of BEEF. and Thirteen Thousand Navy Tierces of PORK, all to be Cured in the ensuing Season, to be delivered four-fifth parts thereof in Tierces, and the remaining fifth part in Barrels, into his Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Cork, in such proportions as shall hereafter be agreed on, one half thereof on or before the 28th day of February, and the other half on or before the Slat day of May, 1829. to be paid for as usual, by Bills, Without Interest, payable sixty days after date. The Conditions of the Contract may be seen at this Office, or by applying to War. Awns, Esq. Agent for the Victualling at Cork, sr to the Collectors of his Majesty's Castoms at Limerick, Belfast, Newry, and Waterford, and to the Secretary to the Postmaster- General at Dublin respectively. No Tender for a less quantity than shall be equal to Three Hun. tired Tierces of Beef, or to Three Hundred' Tierces of Pork will be admitted ; and each Tender must specify the price in wards at length, and be delivered before One o'Cloek on the Day ap pointed, and must be accompanied by a Letter signed by two responsible Personi engaging to become bound with the Party ten dering, in a penal sum equal to one third of the amount of the Contract, for the tine performance of tlse i ttanto. . The Nrson who makes the Tender, onbliie Person en his behalf, must attend to answer when called for. • M. WALLER CLIFTON. . ,~ , • TO NEW NOTEL. Thel.ife andllemaisu of Wilmot Wanvick. Edited by his Friend, Henry Vernon. London: JAS. RIDGWAY, Piccadilly e 1828. The Author of this Novel shows great tact in discri mination and delineation of character and many of his scenes are described with spirit and e ffect. The whole book is an agreeable •miscellency of Tales, which will profitably beguile a weary hour, exciting happy feelings, and •leaving no unpleasing reminiscences behind. It consists of the Life of the •Author and fourteen Tales, some comic, some pathetic, and some melancholy. Several of them are well written, and prove that the Au thor has Waits, whlchi if dalrcuhivated, may render him a popular writer in the lighter departments of Li- terature. We have only room for the following estract, which will verify our judgment as to the abilities and style of. the writer: • LIST OF THE COMPANY. Messrs. Barnett, Benedict, Roder, from the Theatre Royal, Newcastle; Buekstone, Coati, T. P. Cooke, Cooper, Evans, Foster, Fry, Gallott, Gladstaee, Grove, Beason Hill, Hemmings, Hill, Lewis, Mathews, Paulo, Phillips, Sanders, Seymour, Shaw. Ohs. Blair, S. Smith. G. Smith, from the Theatre Royal, Drury Lanai Wilkinson, Wilson, and Yates. Messilames Appal/v.4 Barnett, A. Barnett, Daly, E. Daly, Edwin, Graddon, Horton, H. Hughes, Tennant, from the Theatre Reran Drury -bes Tinny, and Yates. Composer, and Director et the Music, Mr. G. H. Rowerstz. Leader of the Band, Mr.Calkott—Principal Scene Palnters,Measn. Tonskins and Pitt. littbehist o We, Evens—Properties, Mr. Foster— Godbee and Mrs. Stillman. The Box Office Mil he opened To•nessiew, the il.fth Attain. . Int is ! fit, 25. Gallery, lay • . - : • • br Mr. FROM THE-LONDON GAZETTE, Sszr. 93. .-," - BANKRUPTS. Colin Robertson, Duncan Davidson Milligan, sod Robert Milligan Dalzell, Litne-street-wpare, merchants, to surrender, October 2, 17, at ten, and November 4, at twelve, at the Court of Com missioners of Bankrupts, Basin3ball-street. Anoraks, Messrs. Fresbileld and Son, New Bank-building. Michael Wilshere, Woolwich, Kent, currier. September 26, October 17, and November 4, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupts, Basingliall.street. Attorney, Mr. Suter, Greene/ s ick. John Berry and Richard Bennett Berry. Asbburnham and Ivy Bridge, Devonshire, serge-manufacturers, September 26, October 17, and November 4, at ten, at . the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupts, Basinghall.street. Attoroies, Messrs. Wilde and Co. Queen-street. William George Williams, Throgmorton-etreet, auctioater;October 3, 10, and November 4, at eleven, at the Court of Commis sinners of Bankrupts. BasingbaU.street.. Attorney, Mr. Dade, Tbrogmorton-street. • Thomas Dunlap, Pontefract, YOrkshire, grocer, September 26, October 5, and November 4. at eleeen, it the' it 'of Ctinmis-, &loners of Bankrupts, Baslughan-strost.- Attorney,. klr. David Jones, Size-lane- Edwarsi CITY of LONDON.—GAME DUTY.—LIST I.— N... , Use or PIIIISUM who have obtained Guineas'. Cswrinceras (D.), at the rate of Three rounds Thames Shillings and Sixpence each, for the Year 1828. Browne, Barwell, Wood.street pakesiey, Henry James, Aid.- g:rte Ward &Pflug, J.W . Tower Ward Deacon, JiliftS, Cnpplegate . without Dv*, Seth. Candlewick Ward Dent, T... 1. l'ort,oken Do. Goodyear, T. Alderegate-with out Great, Jos. Farringdon-within Howes; W. H. Tower Ward Yetosingtoo..l: L. Broad.stteet Word Lee. J. Bishrtpspte-without Leach, Chitties, •Corphill • CITY OF WESTMINSTER. I.—Liar or Plasosa who luxe oh. (D.) at the rate:of Three Pounds Stxp,epceeoch, for the Year 1828. . . . --, au`s. i lisham, at. How, Lord, Da. vies-street • Lrhiiilt G•W,C. Alliddosit. Lincoln. Jklip. South-street ' Other, George, Old liiiindliereet Peel, Right floes. Paten, 'Stasi; hope-street • Stamidelti F. Hertfortbeircet Taker, John Buck, Cralg'sast. Weston, Saitutek coodutt4treet. Lancaster, T. J. Cheap Ward hien°, William Broadatreet Alaltby, Chr. elowgate thiverson, Thor. Coleman-st. Robinson, Rt.& C. Cripplegate within Smith. H. B. Castle Baynard Shirley, Thomas, Farringdon within Thompson, Bd. WalbrookWard Thomas.. IL It. Tower Ward Williamson, Josh. Billhugsgste Walker, Hulbeq Lambourne Wilson, Captain ' John, Queen-. Midas. goo BIe;TY.—LIST L. *et* 6101411.#1. CiIITITICATLI TWIN,. Sisliiap NW Sixpepa Da(kfeali lamrlf9;cat ilea's. rpileilie. 11104t•streit . , W .S; *ph -street. _'ki•AM Oxford-sii*t Foil. perry, lktiton•streei mr9t thirt i ll hd,lfosot.strect obit; Nerkylry:sqraye di ' . *Wiest. limnarket %Mai, Hiutia-street ilkinitikl, George. Grafton-st. )UNTY OF MIDDLESEX. I .fi _ T I,—Lice of PSRIIOIII who have attained (U) at the Rate of_ Three ouuti (+ 'Sixpence each, for the Year ls2s. Mackay, Robert Wat. Lioook's• t, inn fields Millington ' Henry, Oroveltais Morrison. N. C. Chelsea Manhall, J. jun. Old Ford Morgan, Robert, Ugrian:. Murphy, IL J. Hendon 1 Nichol'. Thomas, /tendon Otto, Joachim, Ilonierton Orton, Thomas, Edgware Osborn, Thos as, Uxbridge Pritchett, R. Fan, Chamber sr. Rhodes, James, Pullen's-row Rutter, Alfred, Hillingdon Sewell, Isaac, Clapton Stevens, Matthew, Staines South, James, Kensington Wood, Thomas, Litdettm Wißch, George. Stseppertom Wigram, James. Bedford-place Wit) -.John, ',atm?. Drayton ado!stroet iammersmith ,endngton Oteen Joireit, Jere's'. tietlinal-green Jowled/ 1 % Ifrirtniutnits, Mibe4 cusorpLice. GANZ DUTY.—LIST lll.—Lur of Beason who have pb. 'tinned Gamekeepers' Certikcates (A. and B.) at the rate of One round Five Shillings each, for the Year DAS. Baler, Thomas, appointed by William Chapman, Esq. Acton. James, • Do. Do. West Drayton and Cobhanl. [Madcap irons the 6th to the 19th day of September.] Bp *du of W *aiepty's C43llllllifriklllers for the Affairs of Taxes, EDWARD BATES, Secretary. ..... . _ .. . - 0 Deems et platens oxor."—flom • . -Thy house, and (In the cup of life, That honey-drop) thy pleasing wife! HA PPIN ESS, ea the gay to-morrow of the mind," is inkwrd by Marriage; " the strictest tie of perpetual Friend ship," is . a gift from Herren, cementing pleasure with reason, by 'which, Says Johnson, " re approach in Sow degree of associatioh with cekstial intelligence." Previous, however, to entering into this hallowed obligation, it beamosettela imperative duty, not only to regulate the passions, but to cleanse the grosser nature from those impurities which the free sielekof enreatricsed pleasure may have entailed upon it. To the tiegleci tench attention art attributable many of those hapless *Some Which; slink they excite the commisention of the be *Men thetilitalso impress him with the fear of self-reproach. Lnewipasitakits will effentioise the body—a residence in the copies will relax the elastic fibre—but more especially does the pgau,atotc inkatuotion.of youth too frequently cohipromise the na gout dignity into a state of inanition, from whence the agonized, seffeger More than doubt, the chaste of relet. To all such then tre:aoArres . ourselves, offering hope, energy, muscular strength, ggskity; nor wjll into advances appear questionable, sanctioned as they are by the tookipikd proofs of 20 years' successful experience. . The !sly. eater of se t attiol. life. aye sometimes disturbed by the empteston ofthms blessings which concentrate the nuptial wreath 4:for the (Anal; habit is often connitutfonally weak—yet it can be etteingthersudrat:d.deticient energy imptoved into functional power. • In eveiy crier of syphilitic intrusion, Os well as in every relaxation eft the_greenstive economy, we pledge ovr ability to cure speedily, asitsiitteffeFt. Esroestly solicitous toxspel the unfeeling empyric =lprisition so presumptuously taken up, w e d ev i ate f rom ' 1 2e ptinciPles with less hesitation; and confident in our own kildifitirolatiiiitegrity as Members of the College of Surgeons, we Estes thamilittrine community of either .Sert (especially thus; en. aysk nice hatio matnnionial life) at once. to our bowie, where daily, she t . Is g ivcrsfor personal consultation ; and lettera from th e , flan are lA.a.diat e us answered;: these must contain a remit .mistirfee Adelte and Medicine, which can be forwarded to any geet of the world, however distant. GOSS and Co. M.R.C. Surgeons No. 11, Butivesie-street, Fleet-street, .I.ursioo. Er..lest,pahllshed (Seventeenth lielitioo), 1. Thu Reis of Ltrx. a falnllisi Commentary on the above Di leases. • 2d, Hirostana, . 0 40 6 4. • tliclu ir a q try to the Female, Sex. May be bad at 16 4 • i 7 4. Pliet-street ; 4, Catheriste-street,Streod; 7 • . 14.. '' •• ; aid Piper, eit; Paternester-row ; and Chapple * '-' Os 1.11414 • • Porter, 714 . Grafton-street, Dublin; ft ' .lA ) ;;;; ff itale, Gleitgoir,; it, Caktamtiver, Ediabarsb; ft r4so.si• . .. . . . 04 1 11ilit DUTY.—LI C ST )'41111011.A . 1. till/1111“2611 (I l'hirtgeo Shadily aisil,Sizy Mdee, Japes Chelsea. • . 414ilosi, Steps. S. King,spi Evollha, Sanatirl, Ras 1 1 44. lardag...Wiii. West Drayton &a t, Edward, POplar 4uUter, Christ. Mill Wall tla Barth, Robs. West Dray alftwet, James, Wailf 7 street Richard, Kensioston 0111t,.Rdibcrt, 'inner Thomas, Harrow Hirt; TholLas, Chelsea Ilikkot, Richard, Dimmersail *Ewes, Tii,iinaf, Do. Seivis. John Jervis ' gaming Johnson, Edward. Hendon /Wiry Sc Snood Ore " " Stroud, Chatham, Kent, grocer, September 28,.at eleven, October 3, and November 4, at twelve, at the Court of Com missioners of Bankrupts, Basingliail.ltreet. Attorney, Mr. G. Clarke, Newgate-street. • • - • Peete Musgrave, •Ilteadotreet, auctioneer, October 1, at two, 2, at ten, and •NooentberA, at *yen, at the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupts, liasinghall-aircet. Attorney,, Mr. Taylor, New Inn.' Owen Rowed, Crawford-street, Mary-la-bonne, draper, October I. .at two, 2, at tes i ansi November 4, at skive*, at the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupts, tissinghillotrect. Aporney„ Mr. W. H. Aaiun, Sambrook-court, BasingballOtreet. Cbartes . ConoUy, Piccadilly. jiweller.*Octobef attire, 2, It ten, and November 4, at ek Yen. at the Count ai COnilididelneet of Bankrupts, Bssinghall-wrest. Attendee, Mean. 0111111 ied Co. . • Carey -street, Lincoln's Intl-field'. James Harley, jun. Northampton, plumber, September 30, at nine, October 7, atten, and November 4, at eleven, It the, Court of Commissioners of Bankraite,'llatinghali.street.'• Attorney. Mr.' George Vincent, if.iog i Bench-walk, Temple. t Edward Whittaker Hentiell,•Collese-wharf, Belvedere-acad. Lam beth, coal-merchant, October 6, at six, 7.0 eleven, spd Nov. 4, at twelve, at the on of Commissioners of Bankrupts, Rasing halPstreet. Attoriasigobln H. S. Heatbeote, Colentatt.street. Richard Miller, see. and Richard Miller, jun. Bermondsey, glee- manufacturers, September • 26, October 7, and November 4, at eleven, at the Court of Contntissioners of Ilaithrepte, Basing. hall-street. Attornies, ‘ Messrs. Wilton and Co. John-street, Bed ford-raw. Robert Oliver, illow.walk,•Bermondsey, glue and size-tnanufac surer, and hendon.street, Haymarket, engraver and printer, September 28, October-3, at eleven, and November .4, at one, at the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupti, Basingball-street. Anomie,. Messrs. Brooking and Co. Lombatd.street. ittorge Jacob Youngman, Bury St. , Edmund's, Suffolk, grocer, October 3, at four, 4, at ten, ana November 4, at eleven; at the; Bell Inn, Bury St. Edmund's. ,Attornies, Mr. Leech, Bury St. Edmund's; or Messrs. Iktimley, Gray's Inn-square. • Thomas Checkley. Warwick,hitder, October 2, 3. and November 4, at eleven, at the Warwick Arms Hotel, Warwick. Attingllll; MG Thomas White, iild.buildings, Lincoln's Inn; or Messrs. 'rabbits and Son. Warwick. William Smote, Bedminster, Somenetshlre, victualler, October 1, 2, and November 4, at two, at the Offices of Mr. Peters,,Briistol. Attornies, Messrs Hicks and Co. Battlett's.buildings, Holborn .• or Mr. Peters, Bristol. , Thomas Barrow, Manchester, and George Geddes, Stockport, Cbsaire, comission-agents, October 6.7, and November 4, at I two, at the Palace Inn, Manchester . Attornies, Mows. Had. 114 and Co. Manchester; or Messrs. Hurd and Co. Temple. • Thomas Nesting'. Hudder sfield, Yorkshire, woollen elothoser. chant and manufacturer, October 8, at six, 9, and Ntivembtr 4,' at nine, at the Laces of Messrs. Whitebead and Co. Hudders field. Attornies. Alessi's. Clarke and Co. Chancery-lane; or Messrs. Whitehead and Co. Huddersfield. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. ' Joseph Pain, baton, Bedfordshire, straw-hat-manufactu'rer, Is in In solvent circumstances. and is unable to meet his engagements with his creditors—Filed Sept. 20. John Edward Cowmeadovr; Nottinghant.hill, soal-merchant, is in insolvent circumstances, and is unable to meet his engagements with his creditors—Filed Sept. 23. John Thomas Earl, Lewisham. Kent, plumber, is in insol vent circumstances, and is unable to meet his engagements with his creditors—Filed Sept. 23. DIVIDENDS to be made In the COUNTRY. George Oct. 114:fames Gr:ert.lledosi; Holderness, merchant, at twe, at the Kingston Hotel, Scale-lane, Kingston-upon-Hull. Oct. 16, James Robinson, Impart, Worcestershire, scrivener. at ten, at the Crown Inn, Ludlow, Shropshire. Oct. 15. George Smith and Thomas Holmes, jun. Bristol, linendrapers and haberdashers, at one, at the Commercial Rooms, Curn.street; Bristol. Oct. 15, John Garnett, Liverpool, merchant, at one, at the Clarendon Buildings, Liverpool. 0ct..15, Robert Smalley, Pontefract. York shire, mercer; at eleven, at the Led Lion Inn, Pontefract. CERTIFICATES. Ott. 14. • Thomas Ramage, Hanover-place. Park.road, Regent's-park, tailor. Wilhant Cambourne, Cornwall, tinman. Henry Macklin, Whitechapel, chemist and di uggist. John Walter% Cwm Convklsouse, near Newport, lUonmouthshire, brewer. , • PARTNKRSHIPS DISSOLVED. Heniy Griffiths and Robt. Creer, Liverpool, joiners and .bulldan. John Watchorn, Buford, and Thomas Towers, Bidwell. Notting ibamshire, maltsters. John Johnson and James Walton, Manches ter, small ware manufacturets. E. Long, James Platford, Harriet Cave, and Henry Cave, Blanchester; milliners and dress.malters (so far is regards Henry and Harriet Cave). John Moss, John Holden. and Joseph Moss, Haslingden, Lancashire, cotton spinners. Charles Tenant, WiWam Couper, Aker. Dunlop, John Tennant, and Charles James Tennant, Glasgow ; and Robert Pawnee and John Charles, Upper Thames-street. London, commission agents aad drysakers. John Caswell and Mown Caswell. Birmingham. pump-aiakers. • John &they and Wm. Perrin, Liverpool, slaters. John Ryall Corry, James Barrett Con*, and Henry Welts, Qiieeti China: fininersenhire. linen maniacal/en and glovers. Charles Cisme:nand James Cern, Liverpool,brewers. Thomas Moore and William Bilizire, Ifni. Billericay. Great %mead. Kano grocers. Thomas Worrall Grazokoolf (donned), Michael Gragabrook (deceased), and Benjamin Whitebonse, iron and coal masters., Henry Ellis, Edward:Denwocid, and Samuel Henwood, Tick. coach-lace and nvery.late weavers. W. MWward Pemberton and John Smith, Birminghani q casters. John Miasma sod Aleerlsb, Bromley, Liverpool , painter. and glaziers. - • Connnission in the East Essex Regnbir Militia. dined by the Lord Lieutenant et the comity of Xento—.Cast risks Geodes* Harrison, to be Major, vice the do our JAR James &ton, resigned. 44 THE -DEAD ARM AND GHOST OF C/SSAR. The.painter's apartment having been allotted to me as a sleeping-room, I was condiscted thereto by the little. chambermaid, who. ignorantisethaps of her mas 'ter's previous caution, delicately requested me not to displacs *Sy of the painter's apparatus. 'He is such a particular man, said she, • and makes, such a mighty fuss about his paints, and rubbish. • that we have more than enough' to do with him ; and so p if you please, Sir, excuse the untidiness ''s( the room, and believe 'as none of my fault: 44 Truly, on entering the chamber, a man might with reason exclaim, chaos is come again Slovenliness and confusion appear to bathe usual characteristics of the abode of genius; but here the signs were far more conspicuous than ordinary, and it Was a difficult matter to walk a couple of yards in any direction without tread ing in a paint-box, or stumbling over a plaster cast. Such an heterogeneous medley of pictures, prints, books, musical' instruments, and wearing - apparel. was surely oever before congregated in so confined a space; and certainly, if I had not been cautioned against it, I should have made free with at least so much room as might serve for the convenience . .of dressing and undressing. Perhaps my-landlord carried his scruples a little too far ; however, it was with a good feeling, and I obeyed him to the letter; refraining even from !making the circuit of my bed, though strongly prompted to take a glance at the specimens of-art, which, as I conceived, were likely to be collected on theopposite side of the room. Never, surely, viauthevevy laudable virtue of repressed curiosity so aboasinsbly 'repaid! " I had still, however, atropeortbnity of forming an opinion upon the pdaremot the absent painter. Close to the door wirsa large half.finisbed picture upon she subject of Brutus's encounter with the ghost, of Czar. It struck me as a.forcible production, exhibiting some thing of the Fuseli rummer; , sod the apparition in par ticular bore masks of; that.' school.-.so eccentric, bat at the same time sopowerful. The'speccre wasrepresented acparti ally enveloped. is a blood-stained robe; one hand pointing to the wound inflicted by Brutus; and the other attended with all the decision of a finger-post towards the plaint of Philippi. . The drapery (which is no UMW feature in 'the- composition of a thorough good ghost) was disposed - ilea manner highly creditable to thuds's signer's taste and knowledge of effect;' and the impies sion made upon my mind by the first sight of this pie , - tore, might probably base temained is palace destinet ness t t this day, supposing even that the adventure which followed had not contributed to.render it trebly' indelible—but let me not anticipate the sequel. • " Shivering with cold, I speedily undressed, jumped into my close-curtained bed, and, 'With my imagination bent on Ciesay's ghost, I fell asleep.' It was. however, a very questionable kind of repose.. Not Croar's ghost alone ; but others in abundance arose to perplex am and the reader will perhaps not •be surprised to beat that the spirits of millers, misers, mid old women, were busy in the disturbance of my peace. " Alter a 'broken and troubled slumber of about as hour, l awoke. The clock struck twelve; that.. witching. tune of night,' when sprites and goblins hold their in fernal levees, and discuss the Most effectual. mode of stirring up men's souls to unhallowed rebellion against their bodies. Entertaining, however, but very sceptical notions upon this matter, and having grafted my thoughts upon ,s more. agreeable subject, I fell asleep for the second time. • di The apparition resumed its influence upon my mind, engendering fancies grim and horrible! flay upon my back. chained to the bed by some invisible power ---:unable to move a limb—incapable of utterance. This I knew was merely the prologue to some forthcoming deed of darkness, and I remained panting with fearful apprehension ! On a sudden the curtains at the foot of ,my bed.were drawn asunder, and—O, horrible !—two direspectses appeared, bearing .in their arms the body of the murdered Com!. They were on the point of hailing the bleeding corse upon the bed, as if uncon scious that'l was lying' there. I struggled for a time ineffectually.; but at length, with a violent convulsive movement, accompanied by an ejaculation—awoke ! 4, 'Twas a most beautiful moonlight night, and through the opening of the curtains oa the side of my bed opposite the chamber door, I could perceive brightly gleaming in silyer radiance that part of the terra freught picture which was occupied by the ghost of Cesar. 4 The devil take that painter !' I cried; and im mediately after, the cloek struck one! So great had been my sufferings within the last hour, that I almost dreaded to challenge sleep again. Scarcely, however, was it thoroughly evident that I had only been af flicted by the neinbstantial workings of a disturbed brain, when, to earwig surprise and subsequent hor ror, I telt.sontethiag like as arm extended under my back ! My fears were not aroused immediately ; but, when I had fuliy obtained palpable assurance that these I , was an arm beneath me—when I felt the hand of this stray limb with mine own, and found it cold and ina nimate—when I could discover nobody appertaining, and when, in addition to each of these fearful circum stances, I had calmly convinced• myself that I was wide awake, by making remarks ; upon the moonlight, upon the click-clack of the timepiece on the staircase, and upon the snoring of the old gentleman in the room ad joioing.-..when. in abort, I was thoroughly justified in _exclaiming, • this is no dream l' I then began to tremble from bead to foot. I felt the hand again.. As before, 'twas still and lifeless! 4 cold perseneation came over me—my breathing thickesed- r my beast beat,and my tongue would scarcely obey the impulse which led me to aClaitas i W,ltelp hal fillow.traveller r A snore wan the only response. 1 kbei.uried UPS for my landlord,, $ • " After the removal of the arm, I begs* to reamer my self-possession, and strengthened my refs erring courage by reaming, that as one great cause o wrung had rested on so ridiculous a deception, tit/other, wheat calmly investigated, might prove equally utteubstantiiik laving mused for some minutes upon the subject, I determined, at whatever hazard, tof idiom the mystery; and, raking nsyse;f to a sitting posture r I! suddenly drew aside the curtains, giving a lout and valiant @ahem P at the same tnontent. . 4, The figure was theft:Atilt! and utilise' altimoi - ag' latitude nor• position. t Begone? I eaclainted y .imt ' might as well have hallooed to a figure of woodea. • Speak, if thou cans; syiJ , l, its the Ifitigua_ge _bf Niko Beth ; what art thou?' No auiwer. • bre, w Inc then,' said I, 'but this is neither the conduit of a ghost nor a gentleman e—and, truly, nor ghost nor geotkaanit was there. 44 I What 1.-did it then vanish at last?' , - ' 4 ' bin —. nor will it vanish till the pail." takes. his departure.' ~ ~ , Was it thee his evil spirit a. ssi No, Sir ;—'twas his lay figure I'l , . . . :4- t Editor's Note," Some of my readerk NAT. asy risk bi aware that it the cistern alms painter* we** 0n,4( wooden figure, or doll, tbe'llinba which belie;, m ove abi& It . its be lied in any position. It it chicly serviceable in the *albs drapery, as exemplified in the ewe before us,- 'where Ile indig o ' baeieg pieced it in the proper attitude, had enninpWl At* • bow • titbit, robe, and copied its paid and =oral told t fliefy thuds upon tie canvass." LXPEDITION TO. Mth*lXA, I. • LISBON, OFFICIAL.' mseucu ream TIM COSIMINDIS or sue azsreetspq cps suatem. " Sie—l have the honour to inform your &milkier that, on the 15th of this month, the squadron arrivedat the Island of Porto Sintr, whence the Commander of the Naval force sent the Urania corvette to obtain in formation of the Island of Madeira, and to htieg WIC some vessels which might be there to serve in the land ing, which corvette returned on the fell/wing day, bringing a vessel which the Governor sent, and a letter s with a short exposition of the state of defence in which. the island was. On the 17th a Council was held to de:. liberate on the landing, at which the Commandeis of the ships and of the corps of the army were present; and it was judged that Praia Formosa, Camara de Lis. bos, and Santa Cruz were well fortified, it was re,olved to threaten Machico, and to effect a landing in the Canical; but as the ship of the line, by its well directed fire,.beat down the two side forts which. defended the Bay of Machico, and the:central half-moon, which was, on a, level with the water, make the expedition land at done in the best possible order 22d. Immediately ordering the first infantry that could defile which leads from Machico a sufficient number of troops 1 v where, having sent some Cued( of infantry to reconnoitre, occupied, and that there was road. Meantime, Lieutenant in concert with me, marched b, lodge them, which he tallied, taking Bight, and the others was already very dark, the - when it was all united. On in the mornin g, we marched by very bad rotas, abridge Santa Crux, Wh'se we hid and arriving it. Novo, , . foipe, with three pieces of cannonin a.. file, bordered 4y.bigh rucks, from ittrihey kept up , a brisk fire on- the C4cadotei and- twd telapanies oT Infrinry ; and I perceiving • that this formidayle posit . tion could not be carried wrthcitit . mA loss, I „towbar towards the right, in o rder to 0.04 *M it) flank but AS I leaned thist tile: had a barfly is ralisiFo do • Imp:, ,-a.:*-i . «+r:ti"vii ~~~ ~•: . , I took the opportunity to it Machico itself. which W 22 der on the. eveuing of the a part of the Cacaderes, and d be assembled, to take the chico to the city. when I hi 4 ps 1 marched to Santa Cruz, acadoresand two cotnparyei I learned that the forts wet. as a pie4qfartillery on int- Col onel. Awed°. al ival ed by the tippmbread to Aad, some of tkedefitaA r y trs sturenderiiwormA it expedition eacamised,tliki; n the Yid, at half-Ost four in- the directißn of Ftinchal ge being broken down; neai l great difficAty in pant i ng,. s, we w r it the,rebels in great cannon u lq:a!ery deepLdo.'