Star. — London, England, 1824-12-30 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. • The following are extractsof letters from the Agents to Lloyd's : 1. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. £6.—The Captain Pacha has arrived here from the Dardanelles, in a two-decker, accompanied by a few m ore Greek prises. The combined Turkish and Egyptian squa drons are reported to have left Boudroun." u SMYRNA, Nov. 16.—His Majesty's ship MARTIN remains -in Dort, and we continue to enjoy perfect tranquillity." The Friendship, DAVIS, from Belfast to Liverpool, was driven 'onshore near the Pile of Foudry. on Sunday—cargo damaged. The WOODLARK, tender to the GLouctszza, sailed from Chatham op the 22d instant. Nis Majesty's ship Romney sailed from Chatham to Longreach on the 24th inst. to take in her powder and the remainder of her sea stores. She will proceed to New York with Commissioners. The REDWINO sloop, of 18 guns, Capt. Firzcz.waerica, is ordered to t his port to be paid off, and will be rtcommissioned. Fatstourn, Dec. 28.—Wind S.W. to W.N.W. strong gales and thick w eather.—Arrived yesterday the Matilda, bloone, from Mes sina in fifty days, for Liverpool. Spoke on the Bth inst. off Gibral- Amherst, of Liverpool, from Zante for Dublin; and, tar, the Lady same day, the Syren, of Yarmouth, from Alexandria for Liverpool. Porrsstourn, Dec. 29.—Wind N.E. light alrs.—Sailed the fol lowing outward bound, viz.—Enterprise, BRIIIG6; Coventry, Boon ; Hero, Cusastinns ; Richard, 1411not.aroti; Britannia, %%res ew; Elizabeth, COLLINS ; Governor Halkett, Disuse ; Rebecca, STANNA RD ; Duke of Manchester, HOOD; Simon 'Taylor, MIRK ; l'rince Regent, TAYLOR ; Ann, —; Sovereign, NINFIRLD ; Martha, BILL ; Prince George, Panetta ; Clifton, —; and Ro berts, BATHGATZ. Several are preparing for sea, and should the wind continue, no doubt thetwhole of the outward bound will be off by tomorrow. DIAL, Dec. 29.—Wind N.N.W. light breezes, and fine wea ther.—Last night the wind shifted to R.S.E. and N.E. in the course of which, and early this morning, the whole of the outward bound sailed. The Lavinia, Banos, for S dnt Helena, passed through ; the Rapid, for the South Seas, arrived from London, an.i remains. Arrived and sailed for the River, the Rising Suit, — r from Michael's. Cowls, Dsc.29.—Wind N.E.—The wind bring very light and unsettled, none of the vessels foreign bound have gut under weigh. Ltvzitroot., Dec. 28.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Julius CI sir, Fiti:Ncn, from Savannah; and the Topiize, CALLS/COIN, from Charleston. I laawien, Dec. 29. Wind N.E.— Several coasters that have been in here fur shelter, sailed this day for the River. A collier brig is on shore un the West Rocks. , rHE ARMY. • It is daily expected that some considerable augmen tation will take place to onr Forces. The principal fea ture is, that eves y Regiment will have two Companies additional ; the Royal Artillery two Battalions ; the Engineers one Battalion. The number of . new-raised Regiments is not yet decided upon. Ten Officers belonging to the 6th Regiment will embark at Chatham this week, to join the Regiment in India. The 98th Regiment will march from Chatham on Wednesday, to Gravesend, for embarkation to Ceylon. A detachment of the 60th Regiment arrived on the 95th at Chatham from Canterbury, for embarkation to the West Indies. The Zast Regiment is expected at Chatham the beginning of next month, for•embarkation for foreign service. The following are General Orders issued to his Majesty's Forces in India : Head-quarters, Calcutta, 19th July, 1824. GENERAL ORDERS. The leave• of absence granted by his Excellency General Sir Alexander Campbell to Lieutenants Doyle, 4th Dragoons, and Potts, 54th Illiment, to proceed to Europe on medical certificate, and to he absent on that account each for two years from the date of embarkation, is confirmed. The undermentioned Officer has received his Excellency the Comruander-in-Chiefs leave of absence for the reason assigned : 4th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant W. Fitzrnaurice, from date of embarkation, for two years, to Europe, en urgent private affairs. Head-Quarters, Calcutta, 26th July, 1824. • 4th Light Dragoons. Lieutenant F. D. Daly, to be Captain of a Troop, without pur chase, vice Sale, deceased-26th June, 1824. Cornet M. Richardson to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Daly-26th June, 1824. Captain J. Elliott, on half -pay of the 21st Light Dragoons, to be Captain of a Troop, without purchase, vice Barlow, deceased— lit July. 1824. By Order of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief. THOS. M‘ MAHON, Col. A. G. DISTRIBUTION OF HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES T lIROU G HOU THE EMPIRE. _ The utility of this abstract is evident to every class of the Pub lic having reference to the Army. Several attempts that have been made for some time past have proved incortect; it is therefore equally obvious that the reader must have been mi4ed. Is Order to remedy this defect, the following has been compared with all the different authorities at head-quarters T ..~, ' FLOODS AT ST. PETERSBURGH. In the STAR of Monday we alluded to the official statement published by the Russian Finance Minister, iii order to tra►iquillize the mercantile world in general on the results of the inundation. The injury to goods in the private warehouses of merchants and others, has certainly been considerable, but yet much less than report had stated. The greatltt loss, as we stated, fell on sugar, salt, hemp, and potash. By an approximatiye estimate, the destruction of sugar amounts to 300,000 puds; but there a►e still large stocks of that article on hand, and as the damage has occurred chiefly to commercial houses of great solidity, there is no probability that a want of supply will be felt by the consumers. The quantity of salt destroyed is nearly the same, and gives occasion to no serious disquiet, inasmuch as the price of the ar ticle ( :educting import duties) is very low, and as to the general consumption, that is fully provided for by the quantity stored in the depots of the Crown. There were in store about 600,000 puds of hemp, a great part of which is damaed ; but measures have been adopted to relieve in some measure this loss. The quantity of potash spoiled, comparatively with the ar ticle; abovementioned, is but small. The injury to the boosts, quays, Ste. is not so great as was feared. Some wooden houses and bridges have been carried away.-- ?he breweries and sugar refineries have already re armed their work. The injury to the Government stores has chiefly fallen upon the articles of brandy, firewood, and a few others of less consequence. That of brandy amounts to half a million of roubles, a small sum, compared with the quantities which the Government still has in store. The chief defalcation of revenue will be on account of the dutiespahich would otherwise have been payable on sugar and salt. The total number of lives lost at St. Pctersburgb had also been much exaggerated; it amounts only to .500; a lamentable destruction indeed ! but still much less than report had stated. A letter from Paris relates the following anecdote One morning, as the King was going to hear Mass at the Rial Chapel, an old emigrant placed himself in his way ; Sire,' said he. I have an important secret to communicate to ) on." Speak !' replied the King. ' But, Sire, I wish to have a private audience of your Majesty. No, no, speak openly.' Sire, there is a conspiracy against you in your own palace. Pray, who conspires?' lam profoundly grieved to be obliged to say, it is the Dauphin !' At these words all the attendants lost their gravity, and a general burst of laughter, in which the King could not help joining, was the only answer received by the unlucky revealer of this wonderful secret, who retired in confusion." SPANISH FINANCES.—We learn from Madrid that the revenue of this year will not exceed 240,000,000 of teals, or £2,300,000, and we have reason to believe this calculation is quite correct. In 1817 the expenditure amounted to more than 830,000,000 (and now they are increased), which will make the annual deficiency 590,000,000 reals. Who, after this, will give any coun tenance co the royalty loan which is now puffing off in Paris, and which is only a snare for the credulity of those capitalists who are sufficiently confident to trust it ?—Constitertioanel. _ ACClDENT.—Yesterday afternoon, as a bricklayer named Brimmer was giving orders to some workmen at the new buildings near the Five-fields, Chelsea, two of the scaffolding planks on which he stood on the se cor.d tier, accide.stally tilted up and threw the unfortu nate man to th . / ground, a height of about 30 feet. The workmen • scantly ran to his assistance; he ap peared sensele , being stunned by the fall; they then carried him o the ground and medical attendance was procured. Or 'examining him there were no bones bra: ken, but he ippeared to have received several bruises about the body and limbs. The poor fellow soon after recovered his senses, and was conveyed home in a very feeble state. Tuesday last, .11.. Hope, a butcher, residing at Ep som, directed a lad to take out a spirited horse belong ing to him, and walk the animal up and down in front of his house. The boy bad no sooner got out of sight of his master's house, than he was advised by a min to mount the boise, which he accordingly did, and the moment he was in the saddle, the hut se set off in full speed on the London toad. In his career the horse came in con tact with a chaise -cart, the shaft of which entered his chest, penetrated to the depth of - above A foot, and then broke off, leaving the broken part of the shaft its the wound. The b,,y was thrown into a ditch with the shock, and received but little injury. The poor animal, atter having met with the shocking accident, ran up wards of fifty yards, and then dropped down dead in the road. MI ~rriw .~..~.;.. ~~, ilk.. .. ENGLAND AND THE ISLANDS. Cat'sLav—lst Life Guards, Hyde Park Barracks; 2.d Life Guards, Windsor; Royal Horse Guards, Regent's Park Barracks; Ist Dragoon Guards, Newcastle ; 2d ditto, Norwich ; 2d light Dragoons, Manchester ; 3d Ditto, Coventry ; 6th Ditto, York ; 7th, Hounslow; Bth, Dorchester; 11th, Maidstone; 12th, Brighton; 14th Exeter; 17th, Canterbury. Ipm/tltlKe-Ist Foot Guards, Ist battalion, Westminster; 2d Ditto, Portman-street • 3d Ditto, Windsor ; 2d, Coldstream, Ist Battalion, Knightsbridge BArrack; ; 2tl Ditto, Mews, Charing? cross; 3d Regiment, 2d liatta:ion, Tower, London ; 2d Regiment of Foot, Chatham . ; 7th, Manchester; Bth, Plymouth; 17th, Hull ; 24th, Plymouth ; 31st, Gosport ; 53d, Weedon ; 57th, Chatham; 99th, Portsmouth; 3d Royal Veteran Battalion, Jersey, Guernsey, and Sheerness; Ist Veteran Company, Chatham • 2d, Isle of Man; Royal Waggon Train, Croydon; Royal Staff C orps, Hythe. SCOTLAND. CAVALRY-6th Dragoon Guards, Glasgow ; and Ist Light Dra goons, Piersitill. laransar-72d Regiment of Foot, Edinburgh. IRELAND. . • CAVA 1.11.1r-341 Dragoon Guards, Cabir; 4th, Dublin; sth, Dun-1 dalk ; 7th, Newbridge; 9th Lancers, Dublin; 10th Hussars, Bal. linrobe ; 15th, Cork. INFAXTitY-74 Foot Guards, Ist Battalion, Dublin; Ist Regi. meat of Foot, lst Battalion, Castletkar ; 10th, Fermoy ; 11th, Cork; 15th, Cork; 19th, Limerick; 22d, Dublin ; 23th, Ennis; 96th, Tralee; 29th, Kinsale; 34th, Enniskillen; 39rh, Biittevant ; 49d, Buttevant ; 58th, Waterford; Gist, Limerick; 69d, Temple more ; 63d, Naas ; 651 h, Birr ; 66th, Boyle; 73d, Athlone; 75th', Fermuy; 78th, Dublin; 79th, Kilkenny; 84th. Clonmel 86th, Newry; 88th, Dublin; Rifle Brigade, lit Battalion, Belfast; 2cl, Battalion, Dublin; Ist Royal Veteran Battalion, Galway; lid, Londonderry. NEDITERRANEAW. Tows Tar.-12th Regiment of Foot, Gibraltar ; 18th, Cerfe ; 513 d, Gibraltar ; 28th, Corfu ; - 32(1, Corfu ; 36th, Corfu • 4.1 d, Gib ' raltar ; 51st Cephalonia; 64th, Gibraltar; 80th , dalta ; esch, Malta ; 90th , Zaute ; 94th, Gibraltar ; 95th, Malta. NEW SOUTH WALES. Sd Regiment of Foot, and 40th Regiment. EAST INDIES. CAVALtY.-4th Light Dragoons, Bombay; 13th Lancers, Ma dras; and 16th Lancers, Bengal. Ituratrrar.—lat Regiment of Foot, 24 battalion, Madras; 13th, Bengal; 14th, Bengal ; 16th, Ceylon ; 20th, Madras ; 30th, Ma. dru; 38th, Bengal; 41st, Madras; 44th, Bengal; 45th, Le' ylon; 46th, Madras; 47th, Bombay; 48th, Madras; 54th, Madras; 56th, Mauritius; 59th, Bengal; 67th, Bombay; 69th, Madras; 82d, Mauritius s3d, Ceylon ; 87th, Bengal; 89th, Madras. Crriost Coars--Ceylon. WEST INDIES. bums:ay-4th Regiment of Foot, Dominica and Antigua ; Sth, Dominica; 9th, Grenada; 21st, St. Vincent; 27th, Demerara. 35d, Jamaica; 55th, Barbadoes; 50th, Jamaica; 60th Regiment' 1 2d battalion, Barbadoes; 77th, Jamaica; 91st, Jamaica; 93d,, Barbadoes; Ist West India Regiment, Barliadoes; 2d ditto, part in the West Indies; 3d, Trinidad. AMERICA. INFANTRIN-37th Regiment of Foot, Canada • 52d New Bruns wick ; 68:12, Quebec ; 70th, Montreal ; 71st, Q uebec; 74th, Hali fax; 76th, Canada; 81st, Halifax ; 26th, Halifax; Royal New foundland Veteran Companies, Newfoundland. AFRICA. • ',ma'am-6th Regiment of Foot, Cape of Good Hope; 49th Cape of Good Ilope; 55th, Cape of Good slope; sid West India Regiment, part in Sierra Leone • Royal African Colonial Corps, Cape Coast Castle; Cape Corps , of Good Hope. • The late heavy fall of rain has done much damage in many parts of Manchester and its neighbourhood, through the swell it has occasioned in the tiver Irwell. Tea thousand pounds in speck, saved from the Bom bay Merchant, has been brought home in the Lord Melville packet, arrived at Falmouth. MARRIAGE OF COUSINS.—It is a mistaken notion that first cousins may mat ry, but second cousins cannot; the civil law prohibits first cousins from intermarrying, but the canon law prohibits both. AN OLD OFFICER WHO HAD A STRONG IDEA 01' MILITARY PROMOTION.—It was his custom to make his children reffd a chapter in the Bible every Sunday afternoon. Upon mention being made of Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, coming to Jerusalem (2 Kings, :iv. 8.), he stopped the reader, and cried out in a tone of voice that shewed how muQh he was interested in the matter, " Good GOD! is that man still a captain ! Why he was a captain when I was a little boy. Pro motion in his regiment must have been very slow." Monday, a tradesman of Maidstone, being applied to by an Irishman for a Chi istmas box, the former said he never before had so many applications of the sort.— " All ! your honour !" says Pat, "its all along of the bad weather." " What has that to do with it?" says the tradesman. Pat—" Why long life to your honour," replied Pat, " who the divel can trot about in the wet all day without getting dry?" To successfully oppose the innovations resulting from inclement weather Ofi the skin, the ° Ladies have a powerful friend in the recently-discovered cosmetic, ROWLAIIII*II KALYDOR j and where the results mentioned have attained progress or completion, thiLinfallible specific excludes and resists with set effective and rapid energy truly astonishing. It also poisesses the most radical and pu rifying qualities for excluding and resisting all disorders which di,- organize the beauty of the female countenance; and as increasing the fairness and transparency of the skin, exceeds all competition. It affords soothing relief to Ladies nursing their offspring. To Gen tlemen, after shaving, it allays the irritating and smarting pain, and renders die skin smooth and pleasant. Ito/manes NALitnoa will ever be found - most efficient in its balsamic effects, and delectable in its application. , . • D ['BIM; DECEMBER 27. Sir J. C. MORTLOCK. Chairman of the Irish Excise Board, leaves this for London .on Thursday next, to, take his place at the General Board. He is to he suc ceeded by Mr. TREFUSI3, who is expected over this day. This interchange ot. Commissioners is one of the results of the new system. The Loan LIEUTENANT has appointed Mr. Alder man DANLEY, in addition to his situation of first Magi,- trate of Police, Inspector of the County Dublin I'olice, under the Constabulary Act, at a salary of 7011. a-year. Thursday the adjourned meeting of the Magistrates of the county of Dublin took place under the Consta bulary Act. A Committee of nine were appointed, who, with Alderman DARLEY, are empowered to select the county Constables, which ate to amount to 10. It has blown a tremendous gale from the West, the greater part of last night and to-day, almost equal to the late hurricanes that caused so much danger on our coasts. LIMERICK, DEC. 21.—The haggard of a farmer nanieJ William fla)es, residing at Ballyscanlan, Ba• rony of Upper Connelloe, in this county, was set fire to on Mon•lay bight, by some malicious incendiaries, and all the hay and oats contained therein consumed. The perpetrators have not yet been discovered, although the police made every search. About five o'clock on Monday morning, as John Wild, a carter to Mr. Lawler of Sancerstown, was going ro Dublin, he was attacked near Alderman Win ders s gase, on the Glasnevi n road, by three men, armed, one with a pistol, the other two with sticks. They dragged him off the cart and beat him severely ; he resisted tor a considerable time, and knocked one of them down—but he was ultimately overpowered, and robbed of his great coat and other art+c'•es. Inforniation of the robbery was sent to Jame.'s -street office about ten o'clock, and in a few hours Peace Offi.:ers Campaigne and Abbott succeeded in apprehending two of-the cer sons described ; their names are Owen Daffy. and Richard Carrot—they were fully identified, and com mitted for trial at the Commission. LONDONDERRY ANNIVERSARY OF THE SHUTTING OF THE OATES. Saturday se'nnight being the annual return of this memorable day, it was observed at Londonderry with the usual demonstrations of joy. At the dawn of day, the apprentice boys, according to ancient custom, ushered in the morning by several rounds from the ancient 18-pounder presented to the city by the Wor shipful Company of Fishmongers, which the night before had resumed the very useful station it occupied on the city walls at the siege of Derry, 136 years ago. The sound recalled the recollection of the inhabitants to that momentous period when everything was at stake, and when their gallant forefathers nobly deter mined to perish or conquer in defence of the Protestant religion. The favourite motto of the ancient defenders of Derry, No Surrender," was placed on each of the gates, amidst the thunder of the old eighteen-pounder, during which the bells of the Cathedral added their joyful peal. At twelve o'clock the apprentice boys and Londonderry Yeomanry assembled on the Mall wall, and proceeded to the gates of the city, where they fii rt.', and afterwards gave three rounds in King William's Square ; there were fol:owed by three cheers, in which they were heartily joined by the surrounding multitude, in honour of the day. In the square were two effigies, suspended from gibbets, one representing the treacherous Governor Lundy, who fled from the garrison, with a bundle of faggots on his back ; and the other designating the cruel and merci less Rosen, who, with relentless fury, commanded all the Protestants of the surrounding country, men, wo men, and children, to be driven under the walls, in or der to force the garrison, by their sufferings, to surren der to his rebel army. Nearly 100 associated apprentice boys spent the evening together at Mr. Alexander's, l outside Bishop's -gate ; upwards of sixty of the junior apprentices met at the Freemasons' Tavern, nearly op posite the Court-house, where were exhibited some beautiful transparencies; and there was a large a,sem bly of our citizens at the City Arms Hotel, in Ship Quay-street. About six o'clock the traitor Lundy and the sanguinary Rosen were blown up, amidst the shouts of the multitude. A public dinner was given at the King's Arms, at which Sir George Hill, the Member, presided. He was supported by Alderman Dysart, Mr. Sheriff Gillespie, and the Chamberlain of the City. " The King's health, and long may a member of the House of Brunswick fill the Protestant Throne of Great Britain and Ireland,' was drank with four times four, and shouts of applause. The usual loyal toasts having been given, with the accustomed honours, •r The occasion of our meeting this day—the memory of the Apprentice Buys of Derry who shut the gates in 1688," followed, and the favourite motto, "No sur• render," which was drank with nine times nine. A number of other toasts, introduced with appro priate remarks, were drank in the course of the evening. On the health of the Right Honourable Chairman being drank, with three times three, Sir GEORGE HILL returned thanks in a very able speech. Towards the close of it, he recalled to their minds, with much an maion, the achievements of the Derry men in 1688—to encourage them to stand to gether at the present moment. He also called their at• tention to the commencement of the ltoman Catholic. Board, in 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814—their progress since—the insurrectionary state of many of the Roman Catholic districts of Ireland for the last five years—the undisguised doctrines and avowed projects and am bition of the present Popish Parliament, dictating and enforcing their law of politics, religion, and finance, to what they estimate seven millions of his Majesty's sub jects—and by atrocious menace endeavouring to reduce the remainder of the population of this land within the operation of their authority. Against the tremendous events threatened and prophesied, Derry men should be prepared. He begged leave to allude to one of the signs of the times, as affording some prospect that the threat ened danger was not so imminent or near at hand, for it had been authentically announced that a select band' of chosen heroes, too gallant not to stay, head, and lead, if the field was to be taken, were about to emi grate on a peaceful mission to the sister country. They had, howeve!, appealed to, and called for foreign aid, both in 1814 and 1824. They acknowledged the sove reignty of a Foreign Power. This of itself sufficiently warned Derry men to stand together. Ile proceeded to' expose the fallacies of the Popith Parliament, their in tended mischief, and unfounded calumnies against the Protestants of Ireland, in a manner which came home to every understanding, and called forth repeate,l accla mations. Other eloquent appeals were marls to the meeting. The utmost unanimity prevailed, and the day passed oft with the most perfect harmony. 17, WOLVERHAMPTON: ••- . . Wednesday the 22d instant, a most barbarous mar , der was c ,, mmitted in ;he broad light of day, on Ann Spencer, a poor old woman, at the caorse.House, a cot tage, h the parish ofßy•hbury, situated on..the turn pike road leading to C annoch, and about four miles.from Wolverhambton. She %\ as the wife of Edward Spencer, labourer. About three o'clock on that day, one of Colonel Vernon Graham's servants called at the cot rage with a peck 91 malt, as a,Christmis present for Spencer and his !wife : the door, being open he went iii and perceived some blood on the kitchen floors— Thii exci4d his alarm, and receiving no answer to his call for ihe inmates, he proceeded up stairs, where ti e dreadful spectacle presented itself of the murdered body of the poor old creature, still warm, lying on the chainbei floor. Iler long hair uas turned over tier face so as to cover it; her head was dreadfully maa gled, and there was a violent wound under her right ear, and a severe bruise on the back of her hand, which .he is supposed to have received in warding off the blows of her inhuman murderer. The horrid deed ap pears to have been perpetrated with a hammer or some heavy instrument. It is thought that she was mur dered in the kitchen, where there was a great quantity of blood, and canied up stairs. The unfortunate victim had been at a neighbour's house at a short distance for some time, and had only left it about half an hour be foie she was found murdered 4 it is therefore certain, that her own dwelling had been entered during her Absence, and on her return the murderous attack made. The door had been forced with a potatoe fork, and several articles of wearing apparel were missing, which have since been found at a pawnbroker's and identified.— Thon:as Powell, who had pawned them, was appre hended ; he stated that they were given to him by Wil liam Edwards, better known by the name of " Codsall Will," who has since been apprehended, but he denies the transaction altogether. The deceased was upwards of seventy years of age, and was the mother of several children, all in creditable situations. Powell and E!- wards are both in custody, the former is about thirty years of age, rather stout and shortly made. He isalio charged with a robbery, for which he has been corn mitted.—A Coroner's Jury was summoned on Friday, but after viewing the body, the inquiry was adjourned until to-morrow (Friday). ~Saturday the 18th inst. a pit company, consisting of thirty men, who worked. at the Moat Colliery, Tipton, assembled at the hovel, at six o'clock in the evening, to drink. After remaining till twelve o'clock, two of them, named Hunt and Bowater, proceeded homewards, and began wrangling. Hunt was heard to say, 14 If you don't be quiet cursing and blackguarding me, I'll strike you ;" and . 4 Bill, 1 am not able to stand against you." Shortly after, Bowater was found lying on the ground, the blood flowing copiously from his left thigh; and being asked what sus the matter ? replied, " Oh, good Loma! he has stab Ted me." Hunt was standing by, crying and tearing his hair. Bowater was taken to a neighbouring house, where, in about twenty Minutes, he expired. Hunt appeared to be in a state of great anxiety and distress, and repeatedly called to Bowater, " Do, GOD bless you, Billy, do speak to me," but lie was so faint, he could not reply: On Monday; a Coronet's Inquest was held on the body, when a verdict of Wilful Murder was returned against James Hunt, who has absconded. 1 I i 1 t SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DENGIE HUNDRED (CHELMSFORD) COURSING MEETING. The Second Meeting took place on Tuesday last, when the to:- lowing matches were run : Fume DAT.—At Wymarks, Brad well. Mr. Parker's Ceres beat Mr. Wright's Violet. Mr. J. Wright's Sting apt Mr. Sach's Elkid—no Course.. Mr. Schrieber's Kaleidescope beat Mr. Parkees Cupid. Mr. J. Wright's Shy beat Mr. Sach's Edward. Mr. Wright's Viz beat Mr. Wills's Omen. Mr. Parker's Cupid beat Mr. Wright's Scaramouch. Mr. Wright's Valiant apt Mr. J. Bygrave's Duncan—Undecided Mr. Parker's Clarissa beat Mr. Wright's Venus. Mr. Parker's Claret beat Mr. Wright's Vulcan. Mr. J. Bygrave's Dimity beat Mr. Wright's VestaL Mt. Wright's Viscount beat Mr. Jackson's-B. B. Mr. Hurrell's Wilful apt Mr. Wright's Vigo—no Course. Mr. Schrieber's Kaleidescope apt Mr. T. Bygrave's Ajax—tie Course. Mr. Wright's Viscount beat Mr. Jackson's B B. The above matches were well contested, the bares ran stout, and the sport was altogether superior for the season. SIOWID Dav—At Down Hall, Bradwell. Mr. Wright's Violet beat Mr. Parker's Clarissa. Mr. Tasker's Zebra apt Mr. J. Bygrave's Doubtful—undecided Mr. Sach's Edward apt Mr. Parker's Claret—undecided. Mr. Wright's Viscount beat Mr. Schreiber's Kaleidescope. Mr. Tasker's Zanga apt Mr. Wright's Viz—undecided. Mr. J. Wright's Sting beat Mr. Sacit's Elfrid. Mr. Hurrell's Wilful brat Mr. Tasker's Zaduck. Mr. Wright's Vulcan beat Mr. J. Bygrave's Duncan. Mr. J. Wright's Shy beat Mr. Tasker's Zebedee. Mr. Wills's Owen beat Mr. Wright's Venus. The inclemency of the weather prevented the finishing of the matches this day. A letter from Demerara states, that General D'Uft- BAN'S son, the Government Secretary, was drowned while bathing in de Essequibo. He had gone to see the distribution of presents, &c. to the Indians, and tempted to cool himself by the clearness and freshness of the water near the Falls, high up the river, he got out of his depth, and not being a swimmer, perished. Esuonsaux.—The following is an extract of a letter df the lid/ . instant, from Berlin, giving an account of two young Esquimau: The North Pole has sent us, by an American Captain, to gratify the public cu riosity, two young Esquimau:, a male and female, from Baffin's Bay, the former 23 yeirs old and the latter 22; a dog of the species which the natives of that country yoke to sledges; a panorama of Baffin's Bay, where Captain Parry took up his winter-quarters; and clothes, furniture, and even objects of luxury after the Esqui mans fashion. It is known that these people make their light canoes of the skins of rein-deer and sea-dogs and steer them with remarkable skill: They are also skilful in killing fish and sea-dogs with arrows five feet in length. They kill birds on the wing with the sane weapon, and scarcely ever miss their aim. At the re quest of the spectators, the man pierced through a piece of coin, at the distance of ten paces. Silver coin pleases him more than gold. The dog is of a particular rare, which, according to every api earance, will not propa gate the species here ; for, out of ten brought over, he is the only one that remains alive. He is lazy, and equally insensible to blosts and caresses. He is tame towards mankind, but rushes with violence upon cats and dogs, which he tears to pieces, without having any thing to fear, on account of the thickness of his skin.— As soon as the Esquimau: seats himself upon his sledge, to which the dog is yoked, the animal lays aside his sluggishness, and draws him with great rapidity round the room ; but as soon as he is unyoked he falls into his , accustomed torpor s and does not recover from it till be 1 is again yoked." ii I