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THE GARTH PAPERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. their values great ; And I am something curious, being strange, To have them in safe stowage: may it please you To take them in protection?— Willingly : And pawn mine honour for their safety." Sitaaasramut--Csonieline. Sta,—l have shewn, that in the first instance, Cap tain GARTH could have nu interest in adding to the amount °this debts pending the agreement, sufficient to induce him to • risk the non-performance of that agree ment, because the additional sum to be advanced for the liquidation of his fresh incumbrances, would, as he was well aware, be deducted from the annual income to be paid him ; and secondly, that he had fulfilled his volun tary promises of reducing the amount at which his debts were first estimated, by disputing some of the demands against him, as Mr. WESTMACOTT has sworn he did. With one more observation, I shall pass from this ground of complaint :—the arrangement, or settle ment of these debts, was taken entirely out of Captain GARTH'S hands ; the money was not to be at his disposal, but to be paid by Sir HERBERT TAYLOR, or General GARTH, or any person of their appointment: they in curred no responsibility beyond the amount specified to them and undertaken to be paid by them, and they adopted every possible means of securing themselves from any liability beyond a specific sum. The charges therefore against GARTH resolves them selves into the suspicion of having " caused copies of the documents, papers, and correspondence, or some part thereof, to be made, and that he kept back the same." But even this accusation rests merely upon " the belief' of Sir HERBERT . TA YLOR, who says "., he has no doubt that the assertion of the complainant, that nothing had been kept back, was untrue." Now, considering the prejudice which Sir HERBERT entertained against the complainant—consi dering the decided repugnance which he had expressed to hold any personal communication with GARTH, and the full persuasion he felt even pending the negotiation, that GARTH "never intended to perform the agreement," I do think that Sir HERBERT TAYLOR was bound, in case where he had laid aside all delicacy in his treatment of the complainant, to adduce some proof more substantial and more satisfactory to the Court, than his own personal belief, and his " having no doubt" of the intentions of the party, who had been compelled by the conduct which Sir HERBERT, adopted in consequence 'of his own mistrust, to file that Bill in Chancery for the restitution of his rights, to which the affidavit now under consider ation purports to be an answer. Sir HERBERT is too conscientious and too honourable a man to speak of his own knowledge in the matter ; and as it is evident that his belief is founded upon the representations of some other person ! I do think, therefore, that, in justice to himself, and in justice to Captain GARTH, he should produce the affidavit of his informant in corrobora tion of his statement. Even Mr. WESTMACOTT, who so far from betraying any " compunctious visitings" in the abandonment of his AGENCY, or disclosing the knowledge he obtained in that capacity, has displayed somewhat of Roman fortitude in devoting his quondam friend to destruction, hesitates in confirming the charge, and confines his deposition on this point in stating, that' " the complainant stated to him (WESTMACOTT) that the said box contained not only all the said 'documents, papers, and correspondence, but also all such copies of, or extracts from the same, or any of them, as were then in existence ; which statement he has since discovered to be wholly untrue." But Mr. WESTMACOTT is not a jot more explicit than Sir HERBERT TAYLOR, as to the means of his discovery, or the sources of his information. If it be indeed true that GA RTH caused attested copies to be taken of the documents—however inexcusable such an expedient might be under ordinary circumstances—it must still be admitted, atm by the most " rigidly righteous," that a MS so peculiarly situated as he has been throughout life, cannot be fairly judged by the established usages of society ;—for when the mind has been so long habituated (as GARTH'S has been) to the consciousness of an over powering mystery—when all his faculties have been de voted to the development of that mystery—when it has become the very business of his existence to penetrate the innermost recesses of that labyrinth in which his destiny seemed involved ;—and when at last he has found the clue—if he then pertinaciously clings to the means of self-protection—if, for his own preservation,he resorts even to practises which in the every day occurrences of social life we should pronounce disingenuous and lase; are we to measure his conduct by the untuitigating standard of rigid morality ? Are we to make no allowances for the vicissitudes through which he has past, or the tempta tions by which he has been beset ? His whole course of being has been a troubled course of doubt and of mistrust: and where he should have found friends, protectors and advisers,—where the voice of Nature should have spoken hope and consolation to his heart,— where examples of honourable dealing should have been held out to him, he found nothing but treachery and deceit—delusive promises and selfish speculations--the violation of all natural affections—the disregard of all human sympathies—and the denial of all right and justice. Of what advantage is the uncantroverted splendor of his descent? To him it has hitherto been a curse—and the pretext for persecution. If he be placed by the cir cumstances of his birth out of the pale of legal recog nition, should he not by that very privation possess a stronger claim upon the protection of his " reputed" parents? If they wilfully incurred the penalty of a pramunire, by the solemnization of an illegal marriage, the indemnity they_ have been permitted to enjoy should at least have taught them to extend the advantages of their security to the unconscious offspring of that " re puted union." But we have seen, in his case, " the agent of a nameless and irresponsible principal" assume the right which even his " reputed father" did not attempt to exercise,—proclaim ing his desire of having the documents expla natory of his birth, destroyed;—bargaining with him for their possession ; and having obtained a temporary control over them as a Trustee, then refusing to perform the agreement upon which they were confided to his keeping ; and boldly calling upon the highest Law Officer of the British Crown to exonerate him from the fulfilment of a solemn compact, and submitting to the Higb Court of Chancery that " he is not 'bound be perform the agree ment, and that be ought not to be compelled by a Court of Equity to permit to be given up to the complainant, the box and its contents." But have the legal advisers of Sir HERBERT TAYLOR been so remiss in their duty as not to guard him against the injury he may thus do to the cause of " the indivi duals in whom he takes an interest ?" Is he not aware, or have they never apprised hi m , o f the validity that he nay thus give to all GARTH'S statements, by an endea vour to suppress the original documents ? Do they for- . get that by one glorious principle of our laws the destruc tion or loss of an origiMi document, when adequately proved, gives all the force of legal evidence to an at tested copy ? If those who have the charge of, or any controul over, the mysterious papers in question, once attempt to trifle with that trust ; —if they once commit themselves by any one act—direct or indirect— so far as that GARTH can rai s e a r easonabl e sus pi c i on i n the public mind that he has pot had fair play—they not only compromise their own reputations, but make out such a case. for him as they can never afterwar& prejudice. And here my commentaries cease, as far as Si: H. TAYLOR has been—unwillingly I am sure—concerned in the affair. However, my love of truth and justice may have impelled me to cast aside all reserve in canvassing his conduct, and to speak of him as he appeared involved in the unamiable intricacies of a tr‘pciation so repugnant to the high principles of honor, which have distinguished him throughout his long and meritorious professional career ; I am fully persuaded that he himself deeply de plores the emergency in which the tranquillity of those who alone are interested in the transaction, required the effectual interposition of an individual whose station in society gave weight to his exertions, and whose grateful feelings to one exalted relative of the parties, and his veneration for the memory of another, could only have induced him to put his own self-esteem and his well earned popularity to so severe a test as they have lately undergone. As for the colleague with whom he condescended to associate, I shall devote but a slort space to the consi deration of his services. Mr. WESTMACOTT hai as cribed the extinction of the friendly feeling Which he once professed for Captain GARTH, to his indignation on discovering that the latter had " surreptitiously caused copies of some of the papers to be mode."—Now, giving Mr. WESTMACOTT all the credit he can desire for the honourable notions attributed to him by The Standard, I beg to ask what would a gentleman of such acute sen sibility and refined principles, think of a confidential friend,—one who " acted in no other right than as a friend and agent," who could be prevailed upon for the sum of Two THOUSAND POUNDS, to betray the sacred trust reposed in him, and "surreptitiously" ABSTRACT " SOME OF THE PAPERS" from that very Box ? " I pause for a Reply." • Nov. 24, 1829. JOI-IN OLDHAM, THE POETESS.' FROM THE FRENCH. Tho' Came is reputed fair, And famed a poetess—'tis rare How Time each mystery pierces! Two trifling faults poor Chloe has. Size makes her face—but. out alas! She does not make her verses. PETER SCHLEMIHL. BRIGHTON, Nov. 22. The Marquis of Lansdowne is arrived, and has apartments at the Royal York. The Hon. Mr. Shore is visiting Lord Teignmouth in Regency square. Sir G. Robinson, Ban. is arrived. The Dowager Lady Dudley, from the Sea Howe Hotel, re moved to her residence in lkyanston-square yesterday. Her Ladyship is expected to return in about a fortnight. Captain Parry has left the Marine Hotel for Paris, via Dover. Lady Mary Sheppard. with her Deice. is arrived at this hotel. Mr and Mrs. Vernon Smith left it yesterday for their seat, Cheam, in Surrey. Cape! Cust and Lady Cockburn Campbell, are arrived ; the former in Regency-square. The Hon. C. I eslie and family are in the departure list. Lord and Lady Holland continue to improve in health. Mrs. Fitsberbert is remaining at her Stryne mansion. The Countess of Aldborough is prolonging her, stay at the Royal ;York. Mr. Brooks GreuNk and the Count Mornay are at the SlThairs mosaic gold warehouse is a morning resort leith the Ladles. IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.—At a meeting of the ?krauslogical Society held in Panton-square, on Mon day evening, the Learned Lecturer, in developing, on Scientific principles, the various predominant traits of national character, as they were exhibited in the organic structure of natural skulls, announced a discovery which we shall recommend to the immediate attention of Mr. BUCKINOHAM ;—for the Phrenologist gravely assured the numerous and respectable auditory assembled on the occasion, that the conquest of Hindostan, and its long possession by such a handful of Europeans as the Eng lish, were entirely owing to the smallness of the head which is so peculiar to the Hindoos 1 The addition of an inch and a half to each skull, would, in his opinion, have prevented a successful invasion of their territory, and would certainly have rendered it impossible for us to have retained our influence in that quarter of the globe. COVENT-GARDEN TIIEATRE.—Lsst night Miss FANNY KEMBBLE made her nineteenth appearance as Juliet, and received, as usual, the warmest applause. Those who are well acquainted with the style and manner of Mrs. Stn DONS, must admire Miss KEMBLE in the act of displaying that which a virtuoso would call an ex cellent copy of a fine original; and when it is known there is no established school for the stage, we feel th:tt a pupil cannot study a better model. The house displayed an elegant auditory, and if we may judge from the ap plause they bestowed, Miss FANNY has increased her stock of public favour. WEST LONDON THEATRE.Last night this little Theatre was re-opened, under very promising auspices, perhaps never more so. During the two or three weeks it remained closed, it has undergone sundry alterations, both of a convenient and ornamental nature ; a rather splendid chandelier has also been introduced. The pieces chosen for the occasion were of such a kind as could not fail,to ensure success even with performers of a secondary order, which was not the case in the present instance. —An adapted edition of the Marriage of Figaro, under the title of A Day of Folly, or the Spanish Wedding, led off the performances ; the cast was nearly similar to what the public have been accustomed to when the same piece is represented at the Haymarket Theatre ; and in justice to Vining and Williams, who, by the bye, bids fair to be a sterling actor, together with A. Lee, Melrose, Mrs. Waylett, Miss A. Tree, &c. we have rarely seen them in better spirits. The piece throughout was most respectably sustained. Mrs. Waylett introduced the song of "the Soldier's Tear" with great feeling and effect. The house was crowded from the pit to the ceiling shortly after the doors were opened. CHARLES KEMBEE and Miss FANNY KEMBLE have received highly flattering offers from the Theatres at Bath, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Liverpool, to perform there during the run of the Christmas Pantomime at Covent-Garden. It is estimated that the receips arising from Miss KEN nin's performances of Juliet have in creased the revenues of that house to the extent of ,200 a-week. _ _ _ It is a " curious coincidence" in the character of our rival stars in the theatrical ffrmanent, that they have each written a tragedy. Everybody has heard of Miss KEKBLz's " Francis the First," but we believe few persons, except the immediate friends of Miss PHILLIPS, are aware that that young lady has produced a work which has been honoured by the approbation of the judges in such matters. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. 1 • CHANGES. Po ince and Princess Limp, from Ashburnhun House, to Rich mond; Earl and Countess Cowper from their seat, Pansenger, Hens; Earl Fitxwilliant, at his seat. Milton, Northamptonshire, from Wentworth House, Yorkshire ; tb• Earl of Mountcbarles, at his seat in Ireland, from a tour; Lord and Lady George Cavendish and Miss Cavendish, from a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Portland, at Bulstrode Park, for their magnificent seat, Holkar Hall, in:Lancashire, yesterday; Lord Tullamore from Grosvenor place, yesterday; the Hon. Charles Compton Cavendish and Lady Ctthrtine Cavendish, from the Royal Hind, at York, tot Holkar ; Sir Jobs and Lady Mortlock and Miss Monlock, to their residynce in Montagu-square ; Mr. and Mra. Nesbitt, front the Isle of Wight, for ; Lady and Miss Jones, from Brook-street. for Brighton; :‘l,.jor and Nits. Devereux for Bath ; Mrs. and Miss St. John for Bath ; Lieut.-Colonel and Mrs. Crauford, from Devizes, for ltath ; General Armstrong, in St. James's-street, yesterday, from Surrey ; Mr. Harley Drummond, yesterday, from Surrey, in Piccadely ; Captain and Mrs. Portals for Canterbury ; Litut.- Colonel. Sutherland, from the Depot in the Isle of Wight, for Brighton ; Major Deacon for Windsor ; Lieut. James Mill. in Upper Berkeley-street; Mr. and Mra.J. W. Turner, .in Regent street, from Brussels; William Selby its Pall-mall, from Bath.; Sir John Lianhert. Bart. for his seat, Stautuore House ; George Bpi& Esq. M.P. front St. dantes'a-square, to his seat, Wrothant Park ; Mr. Peel, and family, from the British Hotel, Jertnyu street, for Oxfordshire; William Coulson, Esq. from ditto, on a tout; Captain Hutchinson, It. N. front Talite's slut 1, Jernsyn street, far Portsmouth; ':r. and MI-4 Drsri , g and Miss Strick land, from Crawley's Hotel, Albemarle-street, for. Tunbridge Welk ; Sir J. Lanny, at the Burlington lintel ; George I F.sq. at ditto, from Baboon Hall, Lincoln,hare ; Mr. and Mrs. Hurt, at ditto, limn Derbyshire; J. Eastimpe, 1 2 .4. at ditto, front Hens; Mr. and MN. Co o t e , tram ditto, fur S.miliainpton ; the Rev. Edward and Mrs. Smythe, and family, from ditto, for Ep ping ; W. Bragge, Esq. from ditto; Monsieur Crrqutira and Monsieur DUIIOII, at the Brunswick Dlotel, Jermyii-street, from Paris. • CHELTENHAM, Nor. 23. .1 it it ►• .► i.s.—The Marquis of Salisbury, Hon. C. Daniel. Lady Newboh, General and Mrs. Orr, Colonel Crawford, Colonel M. Browne, klajor Pyrites. Captain Uurtcry, a a. Captain Jenner, Captain Lucas, Rev. Dr. Meyriek, Dr. Campion, Resr.. Mr. and Mrs. Corti and family, Rev. H. Marcie, Rev. Mr. Brindle, itev..l. C. Bradney, Rev. W. Wilkins, Rev. T. Higgins, Rev. E. H. Neale, ger. E. Crofton. _ _ _ FASHIONABLE CHAN GEti.—Sir Benjamin Hobhouse, at his seat, Chantry House, Wilts, from Westbiry Cottage, in this county—lisot.•Genetal blolyneux, front this town, for Lord William flomeriet's, Hailbrook, Lath—Captain Timms a.m. front this town for Plodung's Hotel—Lord Melbourne to Earl Covaper's seat, Pensanger—Lieut. Maxwell for HArixes—Lieur. Mrs. and Miss Griffith, from this town fn their residence, %Velheck-street, London. DOVER, November 23. His Majesty's Mail Packet, Salamander, Captain Ha milton, arrived here this morning, from Calais, with his Royal Highness the Prince Leopold of Saxe Cobourg; the Baron Stockmar; Col. Sir Robert Gardiner and suite, after a very fine run of two hours and three quar ters. Although, at the time of the Packet's arrival, it both r►ined and blew hard, such was the intense anxiety to see his Royal Highness, that very many ladies of dis tinction were assembled on the Quay, to whom H. R. H. most courteously bowed. His It.. H. and suite went to Wright's Ship Hotel ; and after partaking of an ex cellent dejeune, started for town. A Guard of Honour was drawn up on the Quay, and the usual salutes fired. Lord and Lady Andover, Lad); Stuart de Rothsay and Family, Gen. Sir Thomas Hislop, and lady and daugh ters, Mrs. Phillips, Lord F,lphinstone, Mrs. Richardson and Family, of Capenhurst, Cheshire, have crossed from Wright's within the last three days. ANOTHER LETTERSAIIi DA?I. This day, at eleven A. M. his Royal Highness Prince LEOPOLD of SAN E-COBURG, accompanied by Sir Ro BT. GARDINER and Baron STOCK MAR, arrived from Calais, in his Majesty's Post-office packet —, Capt. HAMIL TON. On the packet's entrance into the harbour with .the royal standard displayed at the mast-head, a salute of 21 guns from the garrison heights commenced firing; and on disembarking his Royal Highness was received by Lieutenant-Colonel GOSSETT, of the Royal Enr„i 7 veers, and a guard of honour of the Rifle Brigade, com manded by Major LOGAN. The Prince and his suite, after taking dejeun; at WRIG lIT'S Hotel, left Dover, at half-past one, for Marlborough-house. The Marquis of PA LMELLA, whose return to Eng land has been expected these ten days, is still in Paris, where, it is said, his Excellency's diplomatic presence at this moment is most material. The report, however, was given in one of the French journals of last week that the Government of France had acknowledged Don Mtov EL as the rightful owner of Portugal. We hear from autho rity it is not true. The Duchess of KENT, accompanied by the Princess VICTORIA , and attended by Lady CHARLOTTE ST. MAUR and Baroness LEUZEN, left her residence in the King's Palace at Kensington yesterday morning, and proceeded to Kew, where her Royal Highness visited the Duchess of CUmBEALJND. After the Duchess had returned to Kensington, the Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND came to town in their carriage and four. Their Royal Highnesses remained at their residence in the King's Palace, St. James's, till six o'clock, when they returned to Kew. The Duchess of GLOUCESTF.R left her residence in Bagsbot Park yesterday morning, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE at Bushy Park. Despatches from his MAJESTY, at the Royal Lodge in Windsor Park, for the Duke of 'WELLINGTON, were received in town yesterday morning. They were imme diately forwarded by a messenger to his Grace, at the residence of Mr. PEEL, in Norfolk. The French Ambassador and the Hanoverian Minister had interviews with the Earl of ABERDEEN yesterday, at the Foreign Office. Sir GEORGE MURRAY transacted business with Lord HILL yesterday, at the office of the Commander of the Forces in the Horse-Guards. The RUSSIAN A m EASSADOR entertained the PRUS SIAN MINISTER, the Duke of DEVONSHIRE, the Earl of ABERDEEN, end a select party, to dinner on Sunday, at Aahburnham House. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER left town yes terday, to join the party at Mr. Secretary PEEL'S resi dence, Stowe Hall, Norfolk. TILE LORD CIIIEF JUSTICE...44A Tr.NTERDEN, who has been indisposed several days in consequence of a severe cold, found himself unable yesterday to occupy his important station on the Bench. At the rising of the Court Mr. Justice LITTLEDA LE said, " It may be right to mention to Gentlemen at the Bar, that Lord TENTER DEN will not be here to-morrow ; he proposes to be in Court on Wednesday morning." The Earl of Kw )1 °ex.'. arrived at Dupplin Castle on Thursday. It is said to be in the contemplation of the Jockey Club to do away altogether with false starts, by which an ill-tempered or unmanageable horse often deprives a whole field of a fair exercise of their powers. In early life Sir HumPIIRY DA VY was a poet of no mean celerity • and, we understand, in conjunction with his friend COLERIDGE, published several effusions which were then highly appreciated. A plan is said to be in agitation for entirely new model ling the business of the Navy Pay-office, the main object of which is to assimilate its transactions to those of a banking-house. NAVAL 12VTELLIGENCE. Man.' Aamvais THIS Dar.—Dublin I—Waterford I—France 1. The Maria Louise. Bailhache, of Quebec, was wrecked on the COl 4t of Labrador. Crew and materials sluej. The Wellington packet, front Falmouth, arrived at Vera Crus 7.h September. Dim., Nov. 25 —Kind R by S.—Arrived the Carlisle, Hun tingdon, from Memel; and De Static Rotterdam, from Batavia. Arrived from London, the Para Packet, Potter, (or Para, and Harbury, Cock, for Trieste. Totimatouvu. Nov. 25 —Wind N N.B.—Arrived his Majesty's sltip Nerdy, from Plymouth. I 'A LMOOTH. Nov. 2.2..... Wind W. to N.N.W. ('Lv Di. Nov. 21. Arrived the. DavitLlPLintosit, from Antigua; Oxford, Davidson, from Liebau ; Eldon, M'Alpin, from Bay Char ieur ; Forth, Hunter, and Lord Byron, --, from St. John's, N.B. Flora, Raab, from St Andrew's; Flavis, Perillo, and Alexander, Miller. from Sicily. lummox, Nov. St.—Arrived the Defrania, M‘Linto‘it. from Antigua. Daunt Nov. 21.—Arrived the Mary Digby, Simpson, front Quebec; Columbine, Miller, from Smyrna ; Richmond, Hill, from Gibraltar ; and Albatross, Brown, from Memel. BiLTAST, Nov. 21.—Arrived the Agnes, Salter, from Trinidad ; Prince Regent, James, and Sir Within, Sanderaun, front Quebec ; Brilliant, Porter. from St. Andrew's, N.B. and Elisabeth, Judd, front Halifax _ _ _ DARTMOUTH, Nev. 22.—Arrived the Alliance, from Labrador. Warmest Your;, Nov. 22.—Arrived the Regalia, Lotherington, from Quebec. ABERDIMI, Nov. el.—Arrived the Highlander, Elliott, from Bay asaleur ; Magnet, Anderson, and Venus, Nicol, from Quebec, and Aberdeenshire, °rune, from Miramichi. The Countess of Harcourt transport, with the second division of the 68th Light Infantry, from Quebec, has arrived et Cork, and di:Mnliarked on 'Wednesday. Mr. HI:Will NSON th Member for Cork, hat: arrived in that C:tv, whee he propoaes to remain until the the ing of Parlisnimit. .Sir Cti.tut.F.% Pima' rit, 13.11. the reeptly declared e.mtractor fur the surcly of lal:ef and pork for tLe Nav7; has arrived in Cork. The furniture Lelonging to the Duke of W E 1.1.1 G Ttl M . is remming from Lis Grace's official re:•idence in Motu-, ing-street to Alisky House. We believe it is arrange.l for Ett I BAT U RST to occupy the home in Areet, the Pri-ini.r reserving only some privAte otie: •A it. The Stewards ni po;oted for Worcester Music Mezting, 1830, are, the It i. .t Rev. the I.°. d Bishop of Rochester, Dean of Woice,t4r ; Rev. Anthony Berwick Lechniere, Vicar of Wellanil and Eldersfield ; Rev. Henry Soiner.,. Cocks, Rector of Leigh ; J. E. Dowdeswel!, Esq, M.P. Pall Court, near lewk, , , , bary; ArthurSkey, Esq. Spring Grov;:; and Edwyrd Johason, jun. Esq. of Edgbabton flail. _ _ R to J ex nt no, Szs r. 4. The n riartments of the Casth, of Bonavista have just i eon repaired and fitted up for the marriage of his M rjesty,wlso itA ens to expect his arp:s!. spouse with great impitie.nce. Prince LIEV EN entertained a distinguished party at dinner on Sunday, at Ashburnham House, Dover-street; among whom were the Duke of Devonshire, the Earl awl Ccuntess Cowper, Lord Palniers:on, the Earl of Aber deen, Lord Ashiey, Mr. Lntterell, Mr. Temple, ere. Lord and Lady Gonna' en arrived at Putney on Sa turday, and attended Divine Service (in Lord Bristol's pew) in Putney Church, on Sunday afternoon. Saturday last Lieut. Wray, with the Maryborough Police, accompanied by Lieut. Ormsby and a party of the 92d Highlanders, scoured the country about that town, and brought in a number of prisoners, and lodged them in Maryborough gaol. Same night, Captain Perceval; J.P. with Lieut. Rollo and a party of the 92d, traversed the country, and brought in several prisoners, who were committed to the above gaol, against whom warrants had been issued; the prisoners are charged with the recent outrages in that part of the country. So demo was the fog on Thursday night, that the Norwich mail did not arrive in Ipswich, from London, till a quarter before ten o'clock on Friday morning, nearly six hours later than usual. The weather has set in very seve . e at Hamburgh, and there has been a great fel of snow, which lasted for three days. Notice has, ccnsequently, been put up at the Ge neral Poet-office, that the steam-vessels will discontinue running for this season. One of the Paria Papers cf Friday mentions that M. de.Peronnet, the ex-Keeper of the Seals, was insulted on his retiring from theElectoralColleg►e, at the late elec tion at Bourdeaux. He was surrot.nded by about 300 persons, who followed him with hisses and other marks of insult along several streets. No assault was, how ever, made on his person. Sir James Anderson's new Steam Coach will run between Limerick and Dublin early in the ensuing year, conveying both Mail and Passengers, and travelling at the rate of twelve miles an hour. The concern will be in the joint name of Mr. Bourne, the present contractor, and Sir James Anderson, who enjoyed a share in the old establishment. By this rapid route, passengeri may breakfast in Limerick and dine in Di.blin the same day, at the usual hours. In the County Meath, it appears, there are not 80 ten pound freeholders qualified to vote at the ensuing election, whilst the number of fifty pound freeholders amounts at least to 500 or GOO. A grazier in the neighbourhood of Comrie, had a kw days ago no less than 20 sheep worried by dogs in one niebt ! Saturday se'nnight, three labourere, named Roderick Young, James MacDougald, and John Cameron. employed in deepening the (lyde. were drowned in the Stobcross Slip Dock, Fmniestots, near Glasgow. THE Si A M ESE YouTHl—were bought of their mother, by Captain Coffin and Mr. Hunter (the owners) in a village of Siam. Here they had subsisted in a state of poverty from their birth-- They were confined within certain limits, by order of government, and supported themselves principally by taking 11.11. The boys are supposed to be about eighteen years old—they are of modern sta ture, though not as tall as boys of that age in this country. They have the Chinese complexion and physiognomy. The forehead is more elevated and less broad than that of the Chinese, owing to malformation. They much resemble each% other, yet not so much but that, on a little observation, 11.100111 points of slisainularity be noticed. The slightest impulse of one to move in any direvidt: la immediately followed by the other; so th . .t they would appear to be influenced by the same wish. This harmony in their move ments is not the result of a volition elicited at the same momeor.— It is a habit formed by necessity. They hold a con.ultation as to their movements. In truth I have rarely seen them speak ta each other, although they converse constantly with a Siamese lad, who is their companion. They always face in one direction, stem!. ing nearly side by side. and are tint able. without inconvenience, to face in the opposite direction ; so that one is always at the right and the other at the left; although not placed exactly in a parallel line, they are able to run and leap with surprising activity. They are quite cheerful, appear intelligent.attending to whatever is presented to them. and readily acknowledging any civility. As a proof of - their intelligence, it Is stated, that in a few days they learned to play at draughts well enough to become antagonirs of those nips had long been versed in the game. They sometimes play with each other, and it hasteen noticed. that when one I a I made a bad move. the other would sometimes correct it, and propote it should be taken back. They differ in intellectual vigour, The percep tions of one are more acute than those of the other; and there is a corresponding coincide: ce in moral qualities. lie who appears most intelligent is somewhat irritable in temper. while the diTero don of the other is extremely mild. What diatinguishes the case of the Siamese boys from most others of the kind is, the age they have attained, and the perfect health they enjoy. Human monsters are generally very short lived and sickly ; but these youths have at. tamped nearly to the age of manhood, and are active and vigorous. Mazy singular reflections naturally occur on the contemplation of those youths, who can hardly be regarded either morally or in the eye of the law responsible beings. They can act independently but any punishment inflicted upon the one who should tramways must necessarily be inflicted es both, sad thus the isitecese would • suffer for the guilty. •