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LAW IMPORT. COURT OP CHANCERY, Nov . exam 6. The Loin CHANCILLOII did not. take his seat until one o'clock, this being. the Ant day of hlichaeimss Term. Upon an applicatlonmade by Mr. Patuamoas on a lunatic petition, his. Lordship said he would not hear: any petition but on the days fired for the purpose.— Judges in other Courts enforced their orders, and he saw no reason why he (the Lord Chancellor) should not be obeyed. He had already said, .and he now re peated, that he would hear such petitions only on lunatic petition days, when the Registrar was present. If a petition was peculiarly pressing, leave of the Court might be asked for a particular day, and the Registrar directed to attend. • His LORDSHiP produced a long list of judgments, whiolt he said it was bis intention co give from time to lime. The case of Hill v. Reardon, his Lordship said, was amongst them, and would meet with his earliest attention. Several Counsel asked his Lordship whether particular cases in which they were interested were in cluded in the list? and his Lordship answered in the affirmative. His LORDSHIP will sit at Westminster to-morrow, and every day until the end of the Term. The arrangement -of business was declared to be, the healing of appeals nn Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays ; mo tions on Thursdays, - and bankrupt cases on Saturdays. A few motions of no public interest were then disposed of. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Nov. 6. 1%1'1.01 Y. MATSON. Mr. AGAR said, that in this case a bargain had been made between the defendant and one Jenkins, who was 'of imbecile mind, for the sale of an estate worth 5001.1 a year, and the consideration was the sum of 1,0001. only. His application to the Court was, to have the, conveyance produced. which, from the frauds conspi. cuous upon the face of it, would become instantly void. Mr. Kluane opposed the mptlon, on the grounds that It was contrary to the practice and rules of the Court. The Vice CHANCELLOR thought, that in a case where the fraud was alleged to be manifest upon the face of the instrument, the Couit must interpo.e. The convey.' ante was ordered to be produced accordingly. new W. CLAW. • In this case the father of the plaintiff had, in a fit of I displeasure, disinherited the plaintiff his daughter, and bequeathed his estate to the two defendants, who bad obtained administration and dispersed the property. The testator between the time of making the will and his death had been a lunatic. Proceedings. were insti tuted to set aside the will: the Court of Arches revoked the letters of administration, and the Court of Chancery ordered the proceeds of the estate to be paid into Court. Mr. MLA 1.11 applied to have the time enlarged till the Term after the nest, by which time the Court of pelegates would have pro tounced Upon the validity of the will. Mr. &moan opposed the motion. The VICE CHANCELLOR wall(' not enlarge the time, but he required the plaintiffs to give their undertaking, that they would do nothing in any way to postpone the trial before the Delegates in next Term, at which time the order stood good for paying the money into Court. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, WASTWINSTIA, Nov. 6. This being the brat. day of Michaelmas Term, the Loan Cipar . Janice, Mr. Justice BATLIIT, Mr. Justice HOLAPTD, anti Mr. Jus tice LarrLanatit, took their seats on the Bench with the usualform. LAW ammonium. . The Loan Cuter ionic', addressing Mr: Tindal, sald—Mr. Tindal. his Majesty having be pleased to appoint you Solidtor- General, please to take your seat within the Bar. The Ssuctros. GIANZAAL accordingly took his seat. Tits LOAD CHIMP JUSTICe then said—Mr. N I S his Majesty hating been pleased to appoiht you one of his Connsellearned in the Law, please to take your.place within the bar. Mr. Parrs took his seat accordingly.. OANDRIO a. uusoi*u, NAST. Mr. CAMPBELL moved for a rule to shew cans: why The verdict given in this case for the plaintiff should not be set aside s or the damages reduced from 501. to 101. The cause was lately tried at Guildhall. It was an action against the Sheriff of Gloucestershire, to recover a sum of money levied by him under mini facia: against a person named Moon. The sum levied ' was 1451. and the whole had been paid to the plaintiff minus 501. which the Sheriff had paid to a person named Tucker who claimed it, as rent due from Moon. The question was whether the payment by the Sheriff to Tucker was legal? The Learned Counsel stated the terms of the agreement which had been made between Moon and Tucker, and contended that the Sheriff had aa right to pay over the 501. to Tucker. The Court granted a Rule to shew cause. CRIMINAL INFORMATION. • -Mr. GURNEY moved, on behalf of an Attorney, named Butt, to file a criminal information against a Mr. Van.dtcheson, for grading a letter containing a challenge. The transaction arose out of some professional business.—The Court granted a Rule to shew cause. BUSLOOSS OF TIM COU&T. The LORD Cuirr Jusrrica said,the Court being now full, it may pe convenient to Gentlemen.at the Bar to know, that.we shall not 41! able to take Special Causes on Friday; therefore, Gentlemen will not be prepared to argue those causes. CHARGE Of MANSLAUGHTER. Mr. BRODERICK moved that Henry Kirkwall, who stands charged with driving his cart over John Sullivan, a child, on the sth of October last, in the New-road, Mary•la-bonne, be admitted to bail. The defendant came np by Habeas Corpus, and after the depositions taken before the Coroner touching the child's death had been read, the Court allowed him to be bailed by four sureties in 251. each. ens ZINO P. SOHN AND OSUMI& This was an application for a criminal information ainst three persons, the Proprietors of a Sunday against three persons, the Proprietors of a Sunday Newspaper, for the publication of a libel on Mr. Rothschild. The libel imputed to that Gentleman an endeavour to increase the difficulties found in the Money Market during the panic. The bill was made absolute against one of the defendants. The others were also liable, but in consequence of an affidavit that the tutor raeys for the prosecution had consented to drop proceed ings against the defendants, provided the author of the libel was given up, the min as against them was 'not made absolute. Mr. BROUGHAM was prepared this day to spew cause against the ride, and to contend that it ought to be dis charged on the ground that the author of the libel had been sent to the attorneys for the prosecution,,according to their propo%al. . . Mr. Scsat.trr said, he was not disposed to make the rule absolute. 'Alts BROUGHAM thou submitted that it ought - to be discharged with costs. The Court were, however, of opinion, that Mr. Brougham's clients were not entitled to costs. The ruk was therefore discharged without costs. COURT OF• COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 6. , MINTON O. VIA kW. This was an application to obtain. a rule to shew cause why the plaintiff should not pay the expenses which had been incurred in the taxation of a bid. Tnis bill had amounted to 2401. which, however, on being taxed, war reduced to 2001. a sixth part being deducted. The COURT were of opinion that the plaintiff h.sd suffered sufficient ifOITI the deductions which had been made ►n his bill, and that he should not be liable for the costs arising Isom that taxatioh. - . EOYAL ACADEMY. OF USIC. . -A (Napa wan parianned on Saturday, by the Pupils of this In atitudaw, seder the direction of Dr. Ceases, which commenced vrkh is Overture composed by C. His; a pupil of tilts learned lbetor. Miss Bssacriamsaas sung Hammes" Wks:passion canine music raise and gsgeif,"4accompanied on the Vlbioncello by C. Lucas) extremely well. C. troops on the Liolin, Num on the piano forte, acquitted themselves with great credit. Miss G/ANT, in an air from La Cksisenso di Tito, and in a serenati of Pates displayed a mingled strength and melody of voice, guided by a pure taste, and combined with a degree of ease and spirit, whicil hold forth more than a promise of first-rate excellence. Miss Mutsu, in a song by CAIA7A, also evinced great powers of voice and considerable exe cution. An apology was made for Miss Wassiox, who was to sing airs out of I: Allegro, but who was too ill to attend. Miss Ltorn, Messrs. Semsuotierri, Seam, &c. in thavecal department, performed in a manner, that bespoke great improvement, and gave very fair promise. Miss Balaciastaaas gave a song of her own composition, which she executed beautifully, and which would not discredit an experienced writer. Miss Comma, added accompani ments to a song of Ciiaarils, wbieh were very effective. A MS. Sinfonia, by W. H. Homes (pupil of Dr. Caorcu), was well ima gined, and performed with great spirit. PORTSMOUTH, NovzM3zß 6. . --40--_ A Court Martial assembled this morning, on board his Majesty's ship Victory, for the purpose of trying Mr. Robert Marshall, Assistant Su rgeon of hi s ' Majesty's brig Plumper, on charges exhibited against him by Mr. Barnard, Master of the said brig, for frequent inebriety, unofficerlike conduct, and associating with the foremast-men in the galley." After the moat contradic tory testimonies were given, the Court came to the fol lowing decision, that the charges were not proved against the said Mr. Robeit Marshall, and therefore ac quitted him. Captain Collier, who commanded the Liverpool when Mr. Mar shall was Assistant Surgeon with him, came forward, and gave him a most flattering character, and stated to the Court, that he did not know a man in his situation he would so soon have with him again. There were several other Officers ready to speak in his favour, but were not required. . The Members were as follow—Sir M. Seymour, Bart. Captain Hill, Captain Warren, Captain Inslis, Sir S. Peehell, Bart. Lord Napier, Lord Byron, Sir Chula* Sullivan, Bart. Captain Curzon, and Captain Dundas. . DUBLIN, Nov. 4. • The Evening Mail of last night publishes an article, expressing regret for the insertion in that Journal on the 7th of August, of a statement reflecting on Lord Ross more; which article, the Mail alleges, was caused in the irritation of the moment by some treatment of Lord Rot:more towards the Proprietors dl' Editor of that Journal, which was considered an intentional offence ; 1 an impression, it appears, erroneously entertained. We learn by a letter from Klileshandra, dated the 2d instant, (received yesterday,) th a t an un f ortunate and fatal rray took place on the day preceding at the fair of Arvagh. The particulars, as stated by our in formant, are as follow : A person of the name of Mul ligan had been arrested at the fair by a party of the police; Mulligan succeeded in rescuing himself from the . party : this produced a tumult; the country people took part against the police, and the litter were forced to retreat for shelter to their barracks: They soon re appeared, however, well armed and provided with ammunition, but unaccompanied by any magistrate or chief constable. They drew up in the street ; and, as our informant states, fired on she crowd assembled in the Fair Green, who had committed no new act of hos tility. The result is, that four have been' killed and a great number wounded, some of them dangerously. The quantity of tallow shipped this year from Peters burgh to all parts, is 89,000 casks ; 1,200 tons of hemp shipped, price 90 to 93 roubles. Westminster Hall was extremely crowded yesterday with the-Gentlemen of the Law and their friends, in consequence of its being the first day of Term, and it being generally expected - that the Loan CHANCILLOR and the Judges would walk in procession through the Hall to their respective Courts, as was the case before the old Courts in the . Hall were pulled clOwn, for the purposes of the Coronation. This old custom was, however, not observed; their Lordships, as they arrived in their carriages from Lincoln's Inn Hall, being set down at the private entrances to the different Courts opposite St. Margaret's Church. ViNTav WARD.—The Lord Mayor yesterday. morn. ing held an adjourned Wardmote, at Cutlers' Hall, for the purpose of declaring the numbers polled at the election for a successor to the late Alderman Magnay. The numbers, his Lordship declared to he—Mr. Sheriff Winchester, 30; Mr. Wilde, 27. After Unusual form. alities bad been gone through, Mr. Wilde demanded a scrutiny. Three scrutineers were then appointed on each side, and exchange lists given. The Wardmote was then adjourned. The friends of Mr. Wilde seem to rely that the election of Mr. Winchester will be set aside, upon the ground, that on being sworn in as an , Alderman, he would, according to the City charter, become at once a magistrate, an office incompatible with that of Sheriff, as he might be called upon to act in some cases as both judge and officer. By an Act Ist Mary, 2d session, cap 8, it is declared that no sheriff shall exercise the o ffi ce of a justice of the peace during the time that he acts as sherifE When an Alderman is elected sheriff, he is excused from taking his turn in the justice room and at the sessions, and being chosen for life,. does not vacate his gown. But Mr. Sheriff Win chester is, in the outset, incapacitated by his office from undertaking the principal duty that would devolve upon him as an Aldtrman. An alarming system of robbery, with which the shop of J. Y. Hatton, watchmaker and silversmith, London.' bridge.foot, City, bas been visited no less than six times, 'was again put in practice on Saturday 'evening last., about a quarter past six o'clock, when a large pane of thick plate glass in the lower -part of the window, was beat in with a tremendous blow, as if with a mallet, and a silver basin, containing four ounces of miscella neous broken gold, stolen thereout, with which the thieves got clear off; who in this instance were ex. tremely daring, as .Mrs. Hatton was at the time sitting in the shop, and Mr. Hatton in an adjoining room.— They appear,- however, to have watched for a favour. able opportunity regarding the outside, as on Mr. Hat. ton going to the door, within a very few seconds of the crash, there was not only no trace of suspected persons, but strange to say, scarcely an individual passing at the time, though generally one of the most continually thronged thoroughlaiei in London. How , far (if at all) the energies of the police may have become weakened by the abolishment of rewards, it may be difficult to determine; but as regards the robberies at this shop fl ,dirte might as well have been no police at all. L CHILIAN MINING COMPANY. A meeting or Shareholders was held yesterday at the aty London Tavern, to confirms a resolution passed on the 16th of October for diss olving the Company. Many Sharebbiden express their regret at th* dissolution of the Company, and their sonviction that the undertaking, if carried on with a limited capital, would prove a profitable one. The Directors joined in that opinion, as weU as a large body of Foreign Share holders, and it was pretty genera lly understood - that after the pre sent Company should have ceased to exist another would be formed for the same object but on a smaUer scale. The Resolution that the Company be dissolved was then put, and curled with only one 'dissentient voice. •FALMOUTH, Nov. 4. • SIR—We beg leave to wait on you, with the enclosed letter, from Captain Robert Johnson, of the brig Earl of Egremont, arrived here this morning from the Cape of Good Hope, addressed to the Committee of Lloyd's, giving an account of his detention on the passage by a piratical schooner, and a description of her appearance, for general infortnation. We remain, respectfully, Sir, your most obedient servants, John Bennett, Esq. Lloyd's. WM. BROAD AND SONS. " to nit coMMITT“ OP LLOYD'S, DOTAL 111.11ANCIL " Gentlemen—l beg to inform you, that the brig Earl of Egremont, under my command, on her passage from the Cape of Good Hope. was brought to by a piratical schooner, and afterwards boarded by five armed men, having previously detained my first mate and boat's crew, whom I had sent cris board with the ship's papers. This occurred on the 10th of October, in lat. 35.56.. North, long. 41. 36. West. We were brought to by this vessel first firing a gun, and hoisting Dutch colours, but on getting within pistol shot, she hauled down the Dutch, and hoisted a white flag at the main. "Most fortunately for us, when one of the fellows 'I was interrogating me as to what I bad on board (they, having their swords in their hands), a second schooner hove in sight ; this appeared to alter their plans, as they were then called on board, pretending they wanted nothing but a mate to navigate the vessel; that they Thad fought an action with some vessel;. had lost their I captain, mate, and one watch ; but in fact they 'prevari gated so much , and the whole of their conduct appeared so strange,,that I have no hesitation in saying that their object was plunder; and a second vessel heaving in sight, was the cause of saving our property, and, in all probability, our lives. My mate and boat's crew were liberated, when I was informed by him, that.after they had sought out a sharp-edged sword, one of them re peatedly brandished it over his head, as if be intended cutting him down, and threatening him in a language which he did not understand; he further stated, that a sail lying in the quarter•deck boom irons was spotted with blodd. Curiosity led him (unobserved) to lift ep pan of the sail, when he discovered large' patches of blood on it, as if murder had been committed. " This vessel then made all sail possible in chase of the °thy one, and as she vaikd remarkably fast, would not be long before she came up with her. " She appeared to be about 90 tons measurement, coppered, American built, no head, or galleries, painted with a narrow yellow side, ports, and a red streak un derneath; her lower masts and topmasts were in one piece; mounted only one large carriage gun in mid ships, and the crew were armed with large sabres, and each a knife in their girdle. “ I have considered it my duty to make this affair known to you, as if made public, it mayput others on their guard, and be prepared to resist vessels of that description from boarding them. " I anhOentlemen, yogi most obedient bumble servant, gl Falmogth, Nov. 4. "ROBERT JOHNSON." British Consulate, Brest, October 30, 1626. SIR—I have to inform you, that the F r en c h brig Le Numa, Captain Gilles, from Rouen for Marseilles, was run foul of in lat. 47. 22. long. 12. 27. on the evening of the 22d instant, at about seven o'clock, by the English brig Demerara, Captain Venable:, bound from London to Demerara. The Numa's foremast was carried away, her star board • bulwark stove in, and being otherwise much damaged, she put into Brest the 26th instant. The Demerara suffered comparatively but little; her jib boom and foretopsail were carried away. In freeing their vessels, two seamen of the Dense rare remained on board the Numa, and one of the Numa's men on board the Demerara. The weather was so bad, that ifwax impossible to approach sufficiently to exchange the men.—On separating the following morning, the Demerara hailed, and the Captain re crested that it might be reported .that he would con• tinue his voyage. The foregoing was stated to me by the two seamen whom I have relieved, and shall forward to England: One of the seamen said, that ooe of the owners of the Demerara is a Mr. Kingston, who lives near the Bank. I remain, Sr, your most obedient humble servant, ANTHONY PERRIER, Consul. John Bennett, Esq. Secretuy to Lloyd's, London. Havastitaa, SEPT. 19, 1126. GENTLRIIIN-41 is possible this may reach you through Charleston sooner than the one from the Ha vannah direct, stating the total loss of the Levant, in let. 30.30. N. and 76. W. after experiencing a most se vere hurricane, in which the masts were cut away, every I thing swept from the deck, rudder lost ; the latter, be- 1 fore it broke, ripped th e lower part of the trunk to pieces, toget her with the three lower planks in the coun ter, of each side of the rudder case. In the fire part of the hurricane, for I can call it nothing less, when the first sea struck the vessel, cleared the decks, and which , broke the lee stanchions of the bulwark, and threw the ship completely on her broadside; sails all furled, and ship perfectly prepared; yards down; tcc. sounded the pump, and found seven feet water in the weather one, although on her broadside. Cut the mixen mast away, and endeavoured to get her before the wind, which she refused ; the pumps wet e then our only alternative, the sea making a clear breach over all, and night as dark as possibly could be. with heavy bail and rain • could not get to cut the mainmast away. We succeeded next day, and got before the wind, but that was of short duratiou,- as she would not steer, and ultimately broached to on the same tack, and with the lurch of a sea fell over to windward on her beam ends, the sea then having full force on the decks, that we could scarcely stand to the pumps ; we cut the foremast away, but she still lay, and at last the rudder got adrift, and did the damage as mentioned in the fore part of this. We were taken off the wreck by the Catherine of Charleston, bound to the Havannah. You will pray excuse th e shortness, as I have only just learnt of a vessel getting under weigh for Charleston. The particulars will come direct from here; I have noted a protest, and have the log-book with me; four of my crew wounded and unserviceable at the commencement; the boy (Brown) arm broke. I have got him to the hospital with the rest of them. lam sorry to say ere have no representative at this port to assist us in our present distress. I shall take care of the boys, and , come to England with all possible baste. I am, Gentlemen, your most obedient aervant JOHN GRAN/MON. Messrs. Henr y FleCehar and 800. • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. • BRTTINO-ROOM, TAITTRRSA - LL's, Nov. 6. There hula* been so great en attendance of betting men of all classes, or so heavy a day of badness, for months; the betting, from the opening to the close of the room, being remarkably heavy and important. Fur the Derby, the two first favourites obtained the greatest notice; but for the Oaks, all the finks mentioned below were backed to an enormous amount. We subjoin a full, statement.... Duiv. 11i to 1 apt Tatter 2.1 to I agst Cressida 13 to 1 apt Web 30 to 1 apt Mimeluke (taken) 15 tot apt Blfrid so to 1 apt Tureonun (taken) 17 to I apt Catherine 35 to 1 apt Amason SO to 1 apt Trumpeter 50 to 1 apt Nicola 11.5 to 1 agst Dahlia 50 to 1 apt Intruder 45 to 1 apt Augusta 7 to 1 apt =rid an Oa, to 1 apt Maria (taken) 11 to 1 agst Totteridge • • 14 to 1 apt Brown Duchene (taken) 15 to 1 apt Souvenir (taken) Catherine (taken). 16 to 1 apt Scornful 16 to 1 apt Zeal (taken) y . 20 to 1 apt Hampslen (taken) 22 to 1 agst Lunacy (taken) 20 to 1 apt Calypso Se. Leos& 12 to 1 apt Receiver 23 to 1 apt Granby 20 to 1 agst Popsy 25 to 1 apt Moonshine 23 to 1 apt Matilda 25 to 1 apt Nivalis TARPORLEY HUNT MEETING, Nov. 2. A Stakes of 5 soy,, each,, with 20 added. Twice round. (17 subs.) Mr. France's b. g. by Golumpus, 5 yrs l Ist. 81b. • 1 Sir H. Mainwaring's gr. m. Malvina, aged, llst. 10lb. 2 Mr. Armistead's b. g. Sinapsis, 5 yrs list. 81b. . bolted Farmers' Cup, with 15 son. added, second besto 0 loos. Heats, twice round. Mr. Fennel b. g. b. by Champion, 6 yrs 12st. . 1 1 Mr. Dodd's gr. m. by Friend Ned, 4 yrs llst. 51b. • 2 2 Mr. Shaw's ch. us. by Grand Duke, ditto . • sdr Silver Cup, by Lord Delamere' s Se cond Regiment of Cheshire Yeo manry. Heats. Mr. Hand's b. g. by Pineapple, 6 yrs . . 2 1 I Mr. Bird's ch. f. by Maximilian, 4 yrs . . 1 2 2 The Hampshire Hunt Races took place on Turiday, at Abbot stone Down, near Alresford, when four horses started—three heats. The first was won by Mr. JoUilfe's roan mare, and the second and third by Mr. Bigg's bay mare, consequently he was entitled to the Cup, which was a handsome and valuable one, and Mr. Jolla& to the Jockey Whip, as second best. There was good sport, and the race, although Mr. Vine's horse was drawn after the first heat, was well contested. GALLOPING MATCH. Mr. Masterton's match to gallop his horse, Brutus, twenty miles in one hour from the eleventh to the twenty-first mile stone between Slough and Salt-hill, took place yesterday morning. The brat ten miles were performed in twenty-nine minutes, and after paining through Golnbrook on the return at a winning rate, the horse fell, but received no injury. Not so with Maynard, the rider,.he was stunned for the moment and was unable to mount again until too late to win the match which was for 100 sous. PEDESTRIANISM. Mr. W. West, the pedestrian, had a ....... yesterday. His task was to go on foot frnm London to the 78th mile-stone on the Bath road, and return in forty-seven hours. for a stake of three hundred sovereigns, and the half part of the road being hilly, the odds were 6 and 6to 4 against him. The pedestrian started at three o'clock on Saturday morning, and reached Staines in three hours, where he made a temporary bait, and went on to Blackwater, where betook refreshment by why of lunch, at half-past eight o'clock (thirty miles). He next reached Overton, where he dined, and had his table cleared before a quarter-past three. The pedestrian walked to Weybill, the next 14 miles, in three hours, and touched on the 78th mile-stpne ' after three hours refreshm e nt, o n ly a t twelve at night, and returned back to within a mile of Andover soon after three, leaving himself sixty-two miles to do in twenty hours. He was very much distressed at this part of the performance—he kept on, and completed the next twenty miles in eve hours, and rea c h e d Golden Hill, where he was compelled to resign, beat isy the ski ' mina and great fatigue. The match was lost by twenty-seven miles, and the pedestrian had seven hours left to perform it in if he could have kept on. The Honourable Band of his MAJESTY'S Gentlemen Pensioners dined together yesterday, at the Freemasons' Tavern, to celebrate the anniversary of the sth of November. Yesterday, the Marchioness of SrAvioao arrived in London, but only,remained to breakfast. The LORD CHANCELLOR has appointed Mr. JACOB, of the Chancery Bar, a Commissioner of Bankrupts. This Gentle. man,is the SOD of Mr. lima, who bas written upon the Corn Laws. On the 28th ult. the outbuildings of Turner's Hill Farm, at Harpenden, Herm occupied by Mr. J. Bates, were discovered to be on fire, arising, as it is conjec tured, from a spark from a candle in -the shepherd's lantern, communicating to the fodder in a lamb shed. The shepherd had fed about twenty ewes and as many lambs, the latter of a peculiar breed, for the London market, and locked them up for the night. Soon after his retiring to rest, he was roused by a strong light in his bed-room ; and on getting up perceived the lamb house on fire. He immediately gave an alarm to the family, and finding that his master had not returned from Flamstead market, he started off to fetch him. During this time the flames were raging with the greatest fury, and communicated with the stable and barns, which, together with several stacks of corn and other valuable property, were soon involved in one scene of devastation. One barn alone, of Se eat extent, filled with corn, and several smaller ones, v ere included in the general destruction ; the whole of the ewes and lambs were lost; and one horse, valued at 60 guineas, together with all the carts and waggons, were burnt to cinders. To add to the calamity, a large party of gipsies, who usually infest Harpenden Heath, attracted by the blaze, rushed to the spot ; and on the plea of affording assistance,ransacked the house, and plundered it of every moveable article on width they could lay their hands. The crowd which assembled were im mense; and some bad the audicity to break into the cellars, even tap ale and home-brewed wines, which they drank and wasted with indiscriminate wantonness. The property destroyed is estimated at nearly 5,0001. In consequence of the depredations committed by the gipsies and others, though the dwelling-house was never in immediate danger, the family had no bed left them, but were obliged to sleep on the Mot; not a vestige of a bed remamusg in the house. About eight o'clock on Sunday morning, as a number of boys were amusing themselves on board of the w ater men's wherries, off Iron-gate-stain, near the Tower, three of them in one of the wherries, fell overboard ; one of them, fortunately, sot hold of the gunwale of an adjacent boat, and clung fast to the side, until he was relieved from his perilous situation. The two other boys, however, sunk; and the ebb tide running very fast at 'the time, it is supposed they were carried down under the many tiers of shipping laying in the neighbourhood, as every exertion was promptly used in searching for the l boffies, by means of the drags, which vete employed the greatest part of the day ; but, unfortunately, without success. They were about 13 or 14 years of age, and the children of poor parents residing in the vicinity. A New ComaT.—A new comet has lately appeared in the constellation of Arcturus. It was discovered on the 22d of October last at Florence, by Mr. Pons; on the 24th at Paris, by Mr. Bouvard ; and on the 28th at Marseilles, by Mr. Gambart. In the evenirtg of the Ist instant, Mr. Nicollet perceived that it had sufficiently increased both in size and light, as to have grown visi ble to the naked eye. Its nucleus displays a strong ne. bulosity, accompanied by a tail several degrrea in length. Its right ascension augments 'every day about one degree, and its boreal declination dinsinishes about one degree and a quarter during the tame period.— Joirecd des Pelmet. I