Star. — London, England, 1827-12-18 00:00:00

he ad E 'to ►e d td lye r be e ,. ert ota le, Ne • ld , tg A. a '74 . 1 . 1 of I ed ng ch. I to. er 6 'or l c . n. s 11 en he by rig .11 TS 1M no of ad rrt 6. to ch rd, ni- ne nit nd set lit un as tt- )es re- ith am. Inc ho ed, red tta bat ish rave to- brt ted ost so- irst ca- ire in- sp- of to Id• rce TS• m- :he lip he . la • ad . . If lap 111 as bt rte sr d- Po • COURT CIRCULAR. g e oday was the birthday of Prince Looms; wlten. his Roya l Highness completed his 37th year. The tradespeople of his Royal 'lioness illuminated their bonen yesterday evening in honeur of eke occasion. The Fall of HASSOWST bad an interview with Mr. Hussisson yesterday. 11r. Howse° , leR town yesterday, to attend the Enna at the R o y a l Lodge, Windsor Park. The Duke of Wsmanoron arrived in town on Sunday, from the of the Marquis of Commas, at Wotton, Buckinghamshire. His Glace transacted business yesterday afternoon at his Office in the Horse Guards. Th e Bail of Ewen has arrived in town from his seat at Eueotnbe, Dorset,hire. The Earl of Corium, the COANCILLOR of the EXCHTIIO.II, and N r . Wyse, visited Earl Dynaav yesterday, at the Foreign Office, D„wning•street. The Marquis de PAL3IIIILLA, the Portuguese Ambassador, trans. st i e d twines , yesterday at the Office of the Secretary of State for Twig° Affairs. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Prince Nailer 'Muskau, at his house to Albemarle -street, from Sir Gore Ouseley's, in Hertfordshire; Lord Viscount Ebrington, at the Earl of Fortescue's, in Grosvenor-square; Duke and Duchess of Athol!, and Family, at their house in St. lames 's square, from their seat in Scotland ; Lord and Lady Holland, at Holland H o ve, Kensington, from aßrighton ; the Honourable Frederick B y sg, in Piccadilly; Sir Andrew Barnard, Bart. in St. James's atrrr ; Colonel and Mrs. Robinson, in Albemarle-street; Madame and Mademoiselle L'Estrange, in Brook-street; Iran Florence; Mr. and Mrs. Hartley Butler, in Grosvenor -street, from Italy; Mrs. Farteourt and Mrs. Monk, in Hertford-street, from Southamp. i c e; J. Lucas, Esq. and Lady, at the Berner, hotel, Berners oraer, from their seat, Bennington Hall, In 'Derbyshire; Miss Borrows, at ditto, from Bennington Hall; Mrs. Llewellin ' at ditto. hem Swansea , South Wales; Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, at Fenton's Beset, St. Jamees-stteet, from their seat in Wales; Mr. and Mrs. Claremont, and Family, at ditto, from their seat in Yorkshire; Sr Hussy Vivian, Bart, at the Royal Hotel, St. James's.street, from his seat in Hants ; Colonel King, at ditto, front a tour; Mr. sod Miss Edgeworth, at the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork Streets, front a tour ; J. Duncan, Esq. at ditto, front a tour ; Lord and Lady Southampton, at Thomas's lintel, Berkeley-square, tram their seat in Leicestershire. DEPARTURES. Major Lennard, for BarlaN; Mrs. and Mist Arland, for Bath; Mrs. and Miss Saville, fur the Parade, Bath; Mrs. and Miss Vincent Murray, for the New Steyne, Brighton; the Rev. H. C. Ord and J. Ord, Esq. from Wanie's Hotel, Conduit-street, Samuel Peach, E l . and Lady, front the Berner 's Hotel, Berners-etreet, for their seat Adlicute House, near Shipstone ; 'Mrs. Munro, for Brighton ; Captain Maisters, frqm ditto; the Duchesb of liarnikon, Marquis I D o uglas, and suit.-, front Thomas's Hotel, for Hamilton Palace, Scotland ; Mr. and Mrs- Henry Baring, and Family, from ditto, for their seat in Hants; Colonel and Mrs. Austin, from Jordan's Hotel, St. James's -street, for their seat near Seven Oaks, Kent ; William Lloyd; Esq. from ditto, for Brighton ; Edward Baker, r wq , ki.P.Toorn the tharlisagtori 'Hotel. fur his wat, Riddlesworth Hall, Norfolk ; T. Trench, Esq. and Son, from ditto, for South ampton ; the Honourable Captain Greville, from ditto, for Brighton; J. Ogle, Esq. from ditto, for Bath ; Lord and Lady Brudenall, or Dublin. TH E A TR ES. DEURY-LANE THEATRE. Mr. COOPER, a Gentleman whom the Yankees have thought at to christen their Ro,cius, although an ER glishmam, and long since attached to the English Stage, last night made his appearance at this Theatre in the character of Macbeth. When we say that Mr.Cooeza made his first debut before a London audience in the Tear 1795, and that he again played in our metropolis some years after that, we need not add that he is not now a novice in the business of the stage. His figure is full and well formed; his action is redundant ; his voice extremely good.• In its- s .ltest inflections it pos sesses an al ticulate and distinct quality. ssh-ch makes it heard in tile tenlutest parts even of our large thea tres; and iq the louder passages of declamation r passion, it was equally powerful and harmonious. He' was.well received ; but in the course of his performance we regret to say that his faults were somewhat severely handled by the audience. Many things he did were certainly rislicul , us, but ere think they hardly deserved the contemptuous treatment with which they were visited. Hooting and laughter attended the latter scenes, and when die curtain fell and Mr.Youtro appeared to announce' the perPrinance. there was a general tumuli and call for Mr. WALLACK. Mr. W. at last came forward, and, after some introductory flow repeated the announcement of the perform ances for the next evening, and the uproar at length sabrided.-:—Mr a. Bums! played Lady Macbeth better than we have lien her perform the character on any former occasion. COVENT GARDEN. Last night the Merchant of Venice was performed at this Theatre, when Mr. KLAN reappeared in the cha racter of Shylock. Soon after the doors were opened the hon., was perfectly filled in every part, and when Mr. KEAN entered, he was loudly greeted by the audience.— From his personal appearance, no one could have ever guessed that he had been labouring under any indisposi- tion. lie looked extremely well, and what is seldom to be observed with him; his voice held out perfectly good to the very ead of the piece—indeed as tar as we could judge be never appeared to be in better health than now, and his acting of the character was much more effective than on the last occasion of his playing ir. Miss JARMAN, in the character of Portia, a•rd Mr. C. KEMBLE in that of Bassani°, displayed much merit, (specially in the last act of the piece. After the Pray Der Freischnts was performed, and in this piece the ilitroduction of the horns on the stage to accompany the Yager Chorus, is a decided improvement. The Doke of WHLUNOTON made his public entry into Buckingham on Saturday, at 11 o'clock, and received an Addresspreviously voted by the Corporation. His Grace was molted from Wootton, the *eat of the Marquis of Chandos, by large hotly of farmers, and was met near Buckingham by an non of yeomanry. The or intended to be routed whole ms drawn through the town on Friday decorated with tibands, ' ltd preceded by a band of music ; and on Saturday the cere mony took place; and a Wellington pudding" was exhibited to the public. which is this day to be distributed to the chil atm for whom it was designed.. It is a five-bushel pudding, m.l was put into the copper at four o'clock on Monday after -4I the White Hart Inn, and boiled from that time until wren ~ .clock on Thursday night. The following are the in- Premien/ which it is composed:—Flour, 14011 s.; plums, stlb• 7ulb.; eggs, 140; sugar, 141 b.; nutmegs and other spices, 21b. brandy and wine, 2 gallons. The weight was 4 5 04 ) The ingredients filled a five bushel bag, and left 801 b. tra make a dumpling for another.—Cositsky Ckroniek. The Pantoo.ime at Covent Garden is the creation of Mr. FA stay, and embodies the fairy story of 1 he (Acme King, who was supposed to be a resident in the centre of the earth, and endowed with magic powers. This subject has been dramatized before as a splendid melo drama, by DIMOND, and was eminently successful, a few years ago. Mr. FARM, we believe, handles it dif ferently, and its opening scenes, it is said, will be re markable for their splendour and :magnificence. Saturday last as amateur performance took place at the Theatre, Portsmouth, for the benefit of the widows aad orphtos whose husbands. and fathers fell at the bat tle of Navarin. The performance was under the pa tron..ge of Sir JAuts LYON, EC. B. The pieces select ed were Speed the Plough and The Village Lawyer— the characters sustained by gentlemen amateurs of the Navy and Royal Marines, who performed their respec tive characters in a highly effective manner, and were much applauded. THE ARMY. This day Lord, Ammo flowseeer, Military Secretary to the Cosescannea-no•Csiss, went through his list at his Office in the Horse Guards, where three Generals and:about fifty Officers transacted business with his Lordship. The Worcestershire Yeomanry Cavalry will be one of the Corps disbanded in pursuance of the rtsBlutions of Government, as com municated by a arcelar of the Marquis LANIDOWN. An intimation to this effect has been received by the Adjutant from Lord Barnum, the Major Commandant of the Regiment. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Letters have been received from the HERALD, 109 Captain Asrtar, dated off the Cape of Good Hope, 6th September, all well. The HERALD did not touch at the Cape, but passed on to Madras, with Mr. Lusuutcrox. The crew had been pat on short allowance of water. His Majesty's ship VOLAOI is now on her passage from South America for England. Vice-Admiral Sir Cssaacas Paste, it le reported, will succeed Vice-Admiral PLaxrust in the command of Ireland. The Margaret, Brew's, from Riga to Clyde, was totally wrecked, on Friday, near Dundee crew saved. The Concord, STOMIL, from Liverpool to Mobile, is totally lost. Fazmotes, Dec. 16.—Wind W.—Arrived the Countess of Chi chester packet, from the Medi can, 17 days from Gibraltar. Sailed the Rover+ .packet, for Brazil. The Albion, WILD, from Port-au•Prinee, with a cargo of cotton. coffee, and sugar, was fallen en board of by his Majesty's brig Bustard, on the 26 h October, off Cape Nicholas Mole, by, which she was stove in on the larboard side, had some stauncheons broke, and other damage, and became so leaky that it was feared she would go down ; they, however, succeeded (the Bustard keeping company) in getting under the lee of Crooked Island, when the injury was temporarily repaired by stuffing the holes with oakum. &c. and the Albion proceeded. The Mate and three men died on the passage. Some coffee was pumped op during the passage. Newts...vac Dec. 17.—The top side of a vessel was washed on +bore in Seaford Bay.yesterday: the top timbers about seven inches square, with iron knees, partly copper-fastened, with a white paint streak. The timbers appeared freih, and a piantity nt green coffee berries between them. When broken up, there wet e two waggon loads, which were talsen possession of by the Lord of the Manor at Seaford. Dim., Dec. 17.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived from Yarmouth the Lowland Lass, Mitts, for Genoa and Sea Nymph, BVIROUOII, for Naples. Arrived the William Parker, Baows, from the Cape. Nrstourn. Dee. 15.—A new code ofNsignals, we understand, is to be brought into general use in the Navy, as soon as possible after the first of January next. Omissive?, Elec. 15. Extract of a private letter: " The GENOA, 74, arrived here last .night, from Malta, and was Mime. diately put under quarantine, but having received tmatique this morning, the Officers and crew have been permitted to land. She brings home the remains of her late Commander, Captain W 13.tmsonsv, who was killed on his quarter-deck shortly after the commencement of the battle of Navarin. When she left Malta (on the 17th ult.) she had on board the bodies of Captains Bata. and MOOlte, of the Royal Marines, the former of whom was killed at Navarin, and the latter died on the 30:11 of October, in consequence of the severe wounds he had received. It being, however, found impossible to preserve the remains o! these two Officers, they were committed to the deep off the coast of Sicily. The Genoa is very much shattered, having suffered more than any ether British ship in the action. She came home under jury -masts, her migen, in fact, being a mere spar. She Is to be immediately taken into tin Dockyard, to undergo a thorough repair." COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE-THIS DAY, Towards the close of last week there were some trifling pur chases of Raw Sugars made by the refiners, and a hope was enter tained that some re-action would have occurred on the falling quotation*. The demand, however, was but temporary, and the market this morning is in a very languid state : prices remain much the same. The sale advertised this week of nearly 10,000 bags of Mauritius renters the price of this description very heavy : the sale is expected to go off even at lower quotatiuns than the last quantity offered.— . .rho deliveries of Sugar from the Warehouse continues extremely. small, so that the comparative stock is rapidly increasing. In Foreign Sugars there is more activity, but prices this morning are much the same. East India Sugar is in some demand ; and the ;angel market supports the former prices. The Spica Niarket ►as shewn some symptoms of a revival.— Pimento, which has long, been neglected, is in better demand, and this morning may be quoted a shade higher. The exports of Spices to the Continent are considerable, particularly of East India Ginger. The deliveries from the East India Warehouses of Pepper, Ginger, .and Cloves, have been very large in ibe last week. The business in Saltpetre is trifling—no !peculation at present being entered into. The peaceful character of the last accounts from Constantinople has had no effect on the prices. Purchases are effected at 255. per cwt. The near approach of the Indigo Sale at the East India House tends to slacken business, but there is no variation in price. The exports of this article are large. For Russia Tallow there continues to be a steady demand ; and the deliveries in the week ending last night have been 5,099 cwt.— Nearly the whole quantity expected this season from Crnnstadt has arrived. The market continues firm at from ZBs. 3d. to 335. 6d. Bristles are dull. and a public sale on Friday afternoon of 50 casks was attempted, but there were no buyers to be found. Hemp and Flax support the former prices. Excepting for East India Cotton, the demand continues limited ; of the description mentioned, the deliveries have in the last seven days amounted to 124,335 lbs the principal part of which is for exportation. - - Raw Silks are very heavy, at a reduction In price of from 6d. to ts. pet lb. on the prices a week ago. The Bengal Raw Silks to be , sold in February are taxed us at the last sale. The manufacturing department remains without animation. The imports of French goods are, however, inconsiderable at present. Tim Paactous MITA I.l6—Tbere have been entered for exporta tion, since Friday last, not less than 301,500 ounces of foreign gold and silver coin, and bars: viz.—to llamburgh, 130,000 ounces of foreign gold and silver coin; to Calais, 170,500 ounces of foreign gold and silver coin, and bars; and to Rotterdam, 1,000 ounces of gold and silver coin. This is a Larger amount entered for export than far a long time past. There are a great number of sales of Fruit declared for the pre sent week. The prices arc heavy for must descriptions. 1 We are concerned to state that the Marquis of TAVI. 1 rrocc, on Saturday last, whilst enjoying the pleasures 'of the chase, was thrown from his horse, and that his collar bone was broken. We are most happy. however, to add, that the Noble Marquis is now in a fair way of recovery.—Bedford Gazette. A very numerous Meeting of Agriculturists, from various parts of the kingdom, w as yesterday held at the York Hotel. Bridge Street, to present a piece of plate Ito John Foster, Esq. of Bedfordshire, for his services as !Chairman of the Agricultural Central Committee dur ing the last Session of Parliament. The plate, which is an elegant model of the Warwick Vase, was presented by Mr. Bentley, from Kent, in a complimentary speech, which was replied to by Mr. Foster, with much feeling and effect. The Meeting afterwards passed Resolu tions expressive of the eipedieriey of re-assembling the Central Committee, should any alteration of the Corn Laws be attempted in the ensiling -Session, and the determination to afford the necessary pecuniary aid was unanimous. Between twelve and one o'clock this motning a very de,tructive fire was discovered by the watchman in the house of Mr. Avninsox, grocer, Princes-street, Hot born. The fire appeared to begin in the shop, as the flames were first perceived there. The watchman soon aroused the inmates. In addition to Mr. Arainstan's family, the upstairs floors of tl:e house were occupied by two families of lodgers, and the confusion upon so sudden an alarm may be easily imagined. The flames ascended rapidly, and it was impossible to escape down stairs, therefore the inmates were compelled to abandon their furniture and save their lives by getting upon the roof from the garret window. Mr. ATKIN• son was nearly suffocated in attempting to get some property from the parlour. The games soon spread in every direction, and although every effort was used to interrupt their progress, they communicated to the adjoining house of Mr. O,BORN, which was also completely gutted ; only a trifling portion of the stock or furniture was saved; and, most unfortunately, not any of the sufferers were insured. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BITTING-ROOM, TATTERSALL'S, Dec. 1?. Nothing was done till near five o'clock, when some of the nobs dropped in, and some general but not very extensive business was done, without effecting any changes worth noticing. The odds were thus— Deasy. 15 to 2 agst Mr. Tbornblll's Merchant, (taken) 9 to 1 apt Hoo. B. Petre's The Colonel (takes) 9k to 1 apt Duke of Rutland's Sorcery colt /4 to'l agat Duke of Graften's Druid 90 to 1 ag.t Sir J. Shelly's Amy colt 20 to 1 apt Lord Rxeter's Folly colt 22 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Omen 22 to 1 apt Mr. Thornhill's Shoveler colt 22 to 1 agat Mr. Payne's Jobansa Soutbcote cat 25 to 1 agat Lotd Grosvenor's Fenesse colt 25 to 1 apt Lord Grosvenor's Larissa colt 24 to 1 sgst Mr. Sadler's brother to Defiance 50 to 1 agst Mr. Tbornhill's Mariner (taken) 50 to 1 apt Duke of Rutland's Hampden colt (taken) 50 to 1 apt Sir J. Shelley's Barnardo (taken) 2000 to 4600 on Merchant apt Colonel (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Lord Grosvenor's Lot fur the Derby, and Pas samequoddl fur the Oaks (taken) as 12 to 1 apt Lord Jersey's Trampoline 14 es 1 apt Duke of Grafton's Turquoise 16 to I apt Col. Uslney's Lisette filly (taken) 30 to 1 apt Mr. Pctre s sister to Granby (taken) DONCAIITIII ST. Leon.. 10 to 1 apt Colonel Kinds Been Bedlam 12 to 1 apt Mr. W. Scott's Velocipede 15 to 1 apt Mr. Peter's The Colonel 20 to 1 agst Mr. Watt's Miss Cranfield colt 25 to 1 agst Mr. Watt's sister to Memnon (taken) 50 to 1 agst Mr. Peter's Emmeline SO to 1 apt Mr. Petre's Stapleton (taken) FOX HUNTING. The Mostyn Hounds met at Eythorpe on Tuesday, and found several Foxes, but killed nothing. There was a numerous field of sport:limo& DEPTFORD COURSING MEETING. Flaw Da T—Cor. .• Mr. Vivian's bl. b. Violet beat Mr. Btu's blk. b. Blowing Sir J. Hawklos' Helga beat Sir H. Vivian's Volage Dr. Seagrim's blk. b. Sphinx beat Mr. Dansey's i. d. Drums Mr. Pbelips' blk. b. Rosa beat Mr. Capers blk. and wh. b. Jessamine Mr. Cockburn's Cinderella beat Mr. Goodlake's Gift Mr. S. Heathcote's bl. b. Horsefly beat Mr. Gray's Grafton Mr. E. Cripps' Emerald beat Capt. Wyndham's Waldemair Mr. Bayley 's red b. Rutin+ beat Mr. Everett's wh. b. Endurance. Derby Stakes. Mr. Cockburn's bile. d. Catchfly beat Mr. R. Crlpps' Euryalus Mr. Gray's yd. d. Guido beat Mr. Phelips' wh. d. Racer Mr. S. Heathcote's Harlequin beat Mr. Bayley's Revenge Capt. Wyndham's Willkin won Mr. Fewles'—drawn Mr. Biggs's wh. d. Bull's-eye beat Sir H. Vivian's Vespasian Mr. Goodlake's Grammar won Mr. Browne—drawn Mr. Dansey's red d. Denmark beat Sir H. Vivian's Venator Mr. Vivian's f. d. Victor won Mr. Everett's—drawn. Oaks Stakes. Mr. Cockburn's bib. b. Cowslip beat Mr. Bayley's Redrose Mr. E. Cripps' bib. b. Euryone won Mr. Powlesdrawn Sir J. Hawkins wh. b. Ellen beat Mr. Goodlake's yel. b. Gleam Capt. Wyndbam's Wasp won Mr. Browne's—drawn Mr. Blue bib. b. Brocard beat Mr. Phelips' f. b. Refuge Mr. S. Hearhceste's Hurricane beat Mr. Dansey's f. b. Duchess Mr. Vivian's f. b. Vivid beat Mr. Gray's red d. Geraldine Sir H. Vivian's bib. b. Verity beat Mr. Everett's bib. b. Envy. SICOND Dalt -CO T. Mr. R. Cripps' blk. b. Emerald beat Dr. Seagrim's blk. b. Sphinx Mr. Vivlan's bl. b. Violet beat Mr. Phelips' blk. b. Rosa Mr. S. Heathcote's bl. b. Horse!, beat Sir J. Hawkins' Helga Mr. Cockburn's Cinderella beat Mr. Bayley's red b. Rutiila. Derby Stakes. Mr. Vivian's f. d. Victor beat Mr. Dalliers red d. Denmark Mr. Goodlake'a blk. and wh. d. Grammar beat Mr. Cockbum's blk. d. • Capt. W r dham's W. and wk. d. beat 14r. Gray's yel. d. Guido Mr. Du wk. d. Bull's.eye beat Mr. S. Heatbcott's bl. tick d. Oaks Stakes. Mr. R. Crippe bl. b. Ruryone beat Capt. Wyndham 's Wasp Sir J. Hawkins' wh. b. Helen beat Mr. Cockburn's Wk. b. Co%.slip Mr. Bigg's bik. b. Brocard beat Mr. Vivian's f. b. Vivid Sir H. Vivian's blk. b. Verity beat Mr. S. Heatbcote's Hurricane Tiishead Stake'—First Class. Mr. Bayley 's r. b. Rednose beat Mr. Gray's r. d. Granby Sir,J. Elawkini r. b. Hermione beat Sir H. Vivian's Violaate Mr. Biggs f. d. Belzoni beat Mr. Cripps's hl. b. Emma Mr. Goodiake's bl. 41. Gunrod beat Mr. Vivian's y. b. Vapid THIRD DAY-Cur. Mr. E. Crippe blk. b. Emerald beat Mr. 3. Heatbcote's Horsefly Mr. Viviasi's bl. b. Violet beat Mr. Cockburn's Cinderella Violet woo the Cup—Emerald the Guinan. Derby Stakes. Mr. Goodlakes Grammar beat Mr. Biygs's Bull's.eye Mr. Vivian's 1. d. Vietor beat Capt. Wynclhanes Witikin Grammar beat Vietoi and wun the Stake•. Oaks Stakes. Mr. R. Clippie M. b. F. uryone brat Mr. Bigges bik. b. Broeard .Sir H. Vivian! blk.b. Verity beat Sir J. Hgwkins's wk. b. Helen Verity best Euryone and won the Stakes. Tillabead Stakes—First Class. Mr. Goodlakes bLcl:Gt;r4xl --- be;t 11It.Bayley T s red b. Redroos Mr. Higgs. Belzoni beat Sir J. kl.wkins's red b. Hermioue Belzoni beat Gunrod and won the Stakes. Tilahead Stakes—Second Class. Mr. Coekbern's Cressida beat Mr. Heathcote's Hannibal Mr. Heathcote's Hyssop beat Mr. Dansey's Daggle Ciessida beat Hyssop and won the Stakes. . - Matches. Mr. Cockburn's red b. Rutilla beat Sir J. Hawkins's Helga Sir H. Vivian's red d. Volunteer ►ast Mr. Dansey's 1. d. Duncan Mr. Heathcote's Hyacinth beat Mr. Dansey's Druid Mr. Goodlake'a yet. b. Gleam beat Mr. Cockburn's blk. b. Cowslip Mr. Biges'sbik. d. Blackbird beat Mr. Gray's bl. d. Grafton Sir H. Vivian's e'en riloquist beat Capt. Wyndham's Winton Mr. Biggs's blk. b Bounty beat Mr. Vivian's wh. b. Variety Mr. Vivian's Virgil agst Mr. Gray's Geraldin—Undecided Capt, Wyndham's Wenlock beat Mr. Humphrey's Heroine Mr. Gray's bl. b. Gunilda beat Mr. Vivian's blk. b. Virgin Mr. Heathcote's Harlequin beat Sir H. Vivian's Ve.pasian Mr. Vivian's yel. b. Vapid beat Mr. Goodlake's blk. is. Gift Mr. 13iggs's blk. b. Blowing beat Mr. Vivian's bl. b. Vatikh. MATCH AGAINST TIME. Yesterday, Mr. W. Wynn, a Gentleman of sporting celebrity, undertook fur a wager of 100 says. to walk six miles within the hour. He took the Rumford road, and lost the match by three minutes and ten seconds. CASE OF A MAN STUNG TO DEATH SY Bus.—M. F. BERTRAND, a man 34 years ot age, and of a good constitution, was inforrond that one of his principal be:. hives has( blown down ; he hastened to the spot in a loose undress, and endeavoured to replace it. He was immediately attacked by a number ot bees; they fixed upon his chest and face, and caused considerable pain. He ran from the spot, but the bees pursued him to the house, and continued to sting him. They were soon driven away, but he declared that he felt himself dying, and fell down almost immediately. He was found by M. C. de Lalfayette, stretched upon a mattress, pale, and breathing feebly and interruptedly.His pulse was scarcely perceptible, and the surface of his body was cold. Fear ing that this alarming state arose from impending suffo- cation, and that a bee might have entered the trachea, the operation of tracheotomy was performed, but in vain; the unfortunate gentleman died almost instantly, and not mow than ten minutes after the receipt of the injury. No examination of the body was made. If such an accident had occurred in our own practice, and we had had to contend with the symptoms above men tioned, we should, without hesitation, have given any diffusible stimulus that happened to be at hand. A case occurred at St. George's Hospital, some years ago, in which the sting of a single bee proved fatal.—London Medical Gazette. FINE FUN /OR THE HATTERII..—.Last week the wind blew very high at Edinburgh, and, as is very usual, in Prince's -street, on the division west of the Mound, many Gentlemen lost their beavers, which whirling along at the rate of ten knots an hoer, through a sea of mud, pursued by the bare headed proprietor, not only occa sioned swine malicious grinning among the bystanders but rendered an immediate appeal to the manufacturer of felt necessary. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dec. 17. Sittings after Michaelmas Term ►efore Mr. Justice (ha mar and a Special Jury. SCOTT V. WICICZNDEN. Mr. BUSBY opened the pleadings. Mr. Ituasett, stated the case.—This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover damages for a serious wrong inflicted upon her by the defendant: The plain tiff was Martha Scott, and the defendant was Wm. Wickenden. It might be said that the transaction be. tween these parties v as of unusually short duration, the acquaintance having commenced in the beginning of April, and terminated at the close of that month. All this he admitted,but still he would contend that a most serious injury had been inflicted on his client. The father of his client was a West India merchant, and at one time lived in great affluence, but died in embar. rassed circumstances. The plaintiff was 25 years of age, and was possessed of very considerable personal attrae• lions. She had a sister married to a Mr. Colesworth, who is der k to a broker. The mother of these gills had been accustomed to let lodgings, but in consequence of reverses was obliged to live in an humble apartment in Gloucester Place. They were in the habit of taking tea with Mr. Colesworth. Mr. Wickenden was Captain of a vessel, and was intimate with Mr. Colesworth, and often regretted to him that he was unmarried, and on coming home always felt uncomfortable. Mr. Coles worth offered to introduce him to a lady, and accor dingly he invited the plaintiff to tea at his house, and there she met the defendant. For a fortnight after he tressed his suit. Plaintiff told him he was precipitate. On the 14th of April he made an offer of marriage, and ,was referred to the mother, who also remonstrated upon the haste with which he was anxious to proceed. ' At length, however, the Ist of May was opponted for i the marriage; the wedding dresses wire made, and the house taken, the furniture of which was to cost 6001.—. He now came to the breach which formed the ground of the present action. On the Monday the licence was taken out, and on the Tuesday they went to the play, and there he took offence, because she had forgotten a great coat ; and on the day following, again he took a second offence, because she was not at home when he called. On the Thursday following he called on Mr. Colesworth, and threw out insinuations that the pla=n tiff had been on the preceding Sunday with a young man, and not with her brother. He demanded rudely the name of the Lady with whom she had spent that Sunday, and having got the name of Miss Lunn, he proceeded to that Lady's house, and there threw out charges against Mrs. Colesworth, for having slept on a sofa at Mr. Colesworth's house on occasions prior to their marriage. On a subsequent occasion, he met the mother, and in a most insulting way told her he doubted her respi ctability ; and, although she offered him references to prove that she was respectable, he refused to go to them, but said he would give the business up. If he had retired like a Gentleman, and stated that he believed dropping the intention of marriage would be better for both parties, the present action never would have been brought. He. however, went to a relative of the plaintiff's, and there said that she had confidei to him too largely on the night she went to the theatre. This was false; but he went further, and repeated to that relative the charge he had formerly insinuated against Mrs. Colesworth.— Under these circumstance:, after such ungenerous and unmanly conduct, the plaintiff had no other choice than to bring this action, and she therefore came now before a Jury to ask them for damages for such a serious in jury as the defendant had inflicted on her; an injury not to be measured merely by the loss she had sustained in losing this particular marriage, but by the probabi lity that she may, in consequence, most probably never be married at all. The Learned Counsel then called his first witnes,. i , J isiah Colesworth exam'n-d by Mr. Sergeant Ilussezt. am principal clerk to Mr. Hoskins, a stock broker; I know the plaintiff and defendant ; I have known the plaintiff abut four years, and the defendant six or seven ; I am married to the plaintiff's sister ; in March, the defendant asked witness to introduce him to Miss Scott, a request which witness complied with. about the beginning of April; witness invited them to tea ; the ladies left the room to get their bonnets when leaving, and the defendant then said, I think it will do ; he then asked wittiest if he could prolong their stay until Mon day, at 'the house of Mr. Smith, their uncle, which was opposite to witness's apartments ; witness said he would' have nothing to do with that; he was a man and must act for himself ; witness and defendant then saw them home; he asked witness and the ladies to dine with his mother on the Sunday; but this was declined ; witness next saw him on the Monday following, but nothing particular passed; saw him subsequently, and he repeatedly said he wisheck the marriage to take place off hand; the defendant is the master of a We,t lndiaman, but he has not been to sea for some time; witness was at that time about to be married to Miss Sarah Scott (now Mrs. Cole:north). and defendant expressed a wish to be married on the same day ; on the 23d of April witness met Mr.Wilken• den; said that it was a holiday, he would go and procure the licence, if witness would accompany him; they went accordingly and got the licence ; before then he said that he had settled every thing, that the marriage should take place on the sth of May; witness said that he could not go with him, but if he made it the Ist of May, as that was a holiday, witness would be at liberty to go with him. The conversation was here broken off. He afterwards met the defendant, and he said, I have done with this business." Some words ensueckbut not relative to the marriage. Defendant gave orders at Hampstead for a dinner for six persons on the Ist of May, and said, as soon as the wedding was over, they would prOceed there, and spend the day. Mr. Hoskins did business in the funds for the defendant, but witness would rather Rot answer any question relative to the property of the defendant in the funds, as it might be considered as a breach of faith. Went to look at a house with the de fendant for him and his intended wife to reside in as soon as married. The rent of the house was about 451. under a lease, for which 5001. was demanded. The defendant is a man of some properly. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Whoa—The Lady is very handsome, and has great accomplishments. Tho s defendant has not many personal accomplishments. He did not ask witness to look out for a n ife for him—(a laugh)—but he told witness he should like to meet with a suitable Lady for a wife. Witness told him he knew • some Ladies coming to town, and that he would intro. duce him to them. At that time the two Misses Scott lived at Camden ToWn, and they came on a visit to Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Coleswotth and her sister Jane had been on a visit to Mrs. Longsdale's mother. Witness lodged there also. The mother was then living in Hunter -street, and the plaintiff resided with her. The plaintiff and her sister then took a house in Saville-row. Witness told the plaintiff that he had a friend who was on the look out tor a good wife, and be lilted them to take tea with him, and they came—(A laugh). It was about ten days or a fortnight after this meeting before the defendant told witness that he had made an offer of marriage. The defendant was in the habit of seeing the • • • A.