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i,faction in Russia. Another Fiench jogrnal given li s t of forty persons who were arrested for the event 3 : 9 t. Petersburgh on the 26th ult. It is said the ir.utineers demanded a Constitution. In a preceding page we have inserted two interesting tllcuments, viz. a Treaty for regulating the Commerce l,t:ireen Great Britain and Brazil, combined with a full r ecognition of the independence of the latter State; and a rreaty for the abolition of the traffic in slaves, which is to take place within the space of four years, or sooner, if possible. The laudable anxiety manifested by the British Government to ensure the abolition of sl.r :•ery is gratifying to humanity, and weregret that other EoropCan Powers do not join in wiping this foul re proach horn their Governments. We undetstand that those highly respectable book sellers, and liberal patrons of the Fine Arts, Messrs. Hunst. and Itc`BINSON, who, owing to the recent col - s:ernation in the commercial world, partially suspended payments, have arranged their aff rirs satisfactorily, ~-J resumed business as usual. The eminent house of CoNsraaLa and Co. Edinburgh, which had also stopped ay client. will no doubt surmount all its difficulties, and cultinue to enrich the literature of the country with new works of merit. Messrs. KNIGHT and LACEY, of Paternosrer.row, Vic, had hitherto borne up against the storm,have at length suffered in the wreck of credit, and in crlasequence of the heavy losses occurring in the layrkselling trade, have been compelled to suspend their p ivments. This is much to be regretted, as they were, though young, very er.terprising booksellers ; and many of their publications were of a highly useful class. FOREIGN I.Utsips AND SHARE LIST. FOII. I RIUN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK. Austrian 11.1 t. 5 p et iAltx. Scrip. Brazilian Build:, 64 IN,.apolitau Bonds, Ditto Acct. 641 Prruv. Ws, 6 p C. 42 43 I)ii.Scrip,spC.Ditt s , Ditto Acct. 42 "tizniis Ayrys Bonds 71 Ditto Scrip, 1825,6 p C. tiliHan 11tinils, 6 p Ct. Pot tugutse Bonds Columbian 1t41., 6pC. 60 591 Pritss. Bds. Sp C. Da Psis 1824, 591 81 9 81 Do. Bonds, 1822, 921 •ii. Acc. 59 81 9 81 5 Ruig.lkls,lB22, ip C. 841 S 41 Danish Bondi, Ditto Acct. 841 Du. Marks Span. 5 p Ct. C. Do. lid s, 3 pC. 1825, 60 Ditto for Acc. Ditto Acct. Ditto 510, 6rerk lifilltiA Span. sp. Ct. C. 1823, Do. lids, 1825, French Renter, 5 p C. Ditto Acct. Esclunge, 'Yea. Bonds 5 p. Ct. French Beata, 3 p C. Ditto Acct. 5 p C. &change, Do. lids, 1825, 6 p C. 6716 L 7 61 Guatemala Bonds, Do. Acct. 67 61 7 115 I Ditto Scrip CIIITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO . O'CLOCK , 'Haas. ram. rfizilian 100 5 95 PAso, Peruyisn 100 6 251 rotosi, La Paz, sc. Peruv. 50 5 24 5 Royal Irish 25 1 9.16 11 dis. A:arine Alliance 100 5 55 Honduras 100 5 - 11 Provincial Bank of Ireland 100 10 65 FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. Earl td 13esbormigh has left the Rarl Fitzwilliam's seat, Mil ton, Northamptonshire, for Lord ltendlesham's seat, WoJdbridge, Suft)lk. The Bin. W. Burrell has left town, for Dibden Hall, Essex. Sir William Ably, Baronet, arrived in town yesterday, 1r _ _ Brighton. Arrivals at Fenton's .New Hotel, St. James's-street—Mr. and Chambers, from Bath; J. Lockwood, Esq. from his sea: in Surr.•y ; Gen Coghlen and sun. from Brighton. Departures—J. Eyson, Esq. for Oxford ; Capt. Hart, It N. for Portsmouth. Departures frum Jordan's Hotel. St. James's•street—Col. Fane .'id Mr. Levin, fur Tuobrid3e-wells; Mr. and Mrs. Protheroe, un a tour; Jr. and Mrs. Franklaud. to their seat in Essex. Departures front Gould's Hotel, dertnyn-street—The Earl of C. ..forth, for his seat is Suffolk; Sir George and Lady Nugrnt,for :ixir seat in Bucks. Departures from the British Hotel, Jermyn.street—Captain Everett, fur Nortolk ; Messrs. Markham, for their seat in Kent ; W. Test, ..q. for I Word. Arrivals at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square—Mr. and Mrs. Fergusson, from their seat near Blandford ; Major Buckley. De yartures--The Duke of Buccleugh, on a tour ; the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, for Hatfield; Colonel Gore Langton. for Brighton ; Colonel. Andrews, on a tour ; the Earl of Chatham, fur Kent. BRIGHTON, JAN. 22. The entertainment given by Sir Dooms - and Lady Strum - , at their Ilegency square residence, on Thursday evening, was of a character. Mrs. CAYINDISII EIZADiNAW gave a ball and supper the sank evening. Mrs. COUTIS returned to Byhaur House on Thursday; and the Duke of Sr. ALDAN'S, and the Ladies Bcouct aan. to the Norfolk lintel. Sir 11. and Lady DaLnyorts are at the Norfolk Hotel; :aid Lord and Lady William %terms, atthe Marine Hotel. TOE LORD CHANCELLOR —We regret to state, that the answer given to inquiries this day was, that his Lordship was rather more acutely afflicted with pain, having passed an indif trrent night. In all probability his Lordship taught a frrilt cold en Saturday, by the frequent opening of the door, by which the tiamp air obtained access. Yesterday, Mr. WALLAcs, the Master of the Mint, transacted business at the Treasory. The Earl of LivEirrooL and the CHANCELLOR of the I:ICHIQUiR artived in town yesterday morning from Coombe ;aud and Beckenham, and it is understood the Ministers have come to London fur the season. Yesterday the French Ambassador and the American Minister transacted business at the Foreign Office. Yesterday morning Mr. Secretary PEEL left town, on nsit to the Doke of Woszorescor. fbc Russian Ambassador received a communication iterday from Mr. Secretary CANNING. Cards of invitation have been issued by the Earl of :Tatman and Mr. Secretary Cmornsa, for Parliamentary dinners the day previous to the meeting of Parliament. Colonel DASHWOOD, Consul-General at Vera Cruz, ar7, , ,ed at the George Inn, Portsmouth, to take his pa s s a g e in th e 'Twain, Captain FAIDNAICIC Hums. Crusass ISPKaussu, Esq. Consul General in Hayti (St. Domingo), is expected to arrive in w days. :he house of FINDLAY, BANNATYNE, and Co. West .iia merchants, of New Broad street, stopped payment , esterday. This house is of very long standing, and :ensive business, and they have branch establishments, 'e believe, at Glasgow and Liverpool. !'he letters from Liverpool mention the failure of JOHN GARNETT, an eminent merchant of that "n. A large proportion of his transactions were ill 'zlon, and he held a great quantity of Egyptian purchased at nearly 22d per lb. but which cannot, .3 the present state of the market, be sold for more zn N. per lb. the most calamitous results have been produced by pension of confidence. At Darlington one-third of t rople are out of employment, 10,000 at Norwich, ~rrnr.plete stagnation at Huddersfield, and half the unemployed at Leicester and Nottingham; if, 1...! ,- der, Arts:oath, Aberdeen, &c. various wooks stop- Several cotton mills at Stockport at halt -, 14 only, in consequence of the depressed state o THE ARMY. —ram- Tllc berieConipailes of ibe following iteginients have received orders to march :—Depot of the 6th Foot, from Albany Bar racks to Stockport, to relieve the 99th, which is to be at Dublin ; 33t1 Feet, from Glasgow to Belfast ; 57th Ditto, from Chatham to Weedon ; 70th Ditto, from Winchester to Gosport; i tath Ditto, from Winchester to Gosport; and the 79th Ditto, (pm Glasgow to BeiGst. _ _ _ Furry Recruits were enlisted at the Head-quarters of the Depot of the 50th Foot, at Glasgow, last week. Twenty-flys Recruits joined the Depot of the 23d Welsh Full leers, at Breconßarracks, last week. Thirty Recruits joined the Depot of the 68th Light Infantry, at Chichester Barracks, last week. _ _ Detachments belonging to the underrumed Regiments marehed yesterday from Westminster Dragoons, for Norwich ; 40th, 45d, and 824 Foot, for Colchester ; 83d ditto, for Harwich ; 31st ditto, for Tilbury Fort ; 13th, 14th, 45th, and 54th ditto, for Chatham; and of the 2il ditto; for Canterbury. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Nymph (late Yeowaan), from Montreal, dismasted and abandoned, has been towed into Cork, by the Albion, MILLS, from Cape Breton. FALMoUTtI, JAN. 22.—Calm.—Arrived the Diamond, FAVELL, from Cork. in 21 days, with loss of sails, bulwarks, Ste. and part of her cargo thrown overboard; and Louisa, --, from ditto. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 22.—Wind N.N.W. and variable.—Arrived the St. Peter, Ronan, from the Havannah, leaky, and rudder da maged; and the Queen Elizabeth, —, from Cork. Poierssainnu, JAN. 23.—Calm.—It has been so very foggy all day, that we have not been able to see more than a ship's length. No arrivals or sailings. DEAL, JAN. 23.—Wind W.N.W. nearly calm.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Tiger,--, from Bengal; and Tickler, \Valour, front Jamaica. Also, and remain, the Mary, Snit, from Sincapore; William and Alfred, MAsoa, front St. John's (N. 11.); Ada, Cox, from Honduras; Isabella, Issav,:from Mira michi ; and etsey, EATEON, from St. Michael's. Arrived from the River, and remain, the Dorothy Forster, Hoax'', for Jamaica ; and the Roweliff, Maoism, for Guernsey. The Jane and Richard, RINDIER, sailed from Sincapore 11 days before the Mary. Ltvaitrocit, JAN. 22.—Wind S.—Arrived the Philip Tabb, —, front Virginia; Robert Burns,---., and Braganza, CARTER, from St. John's (N. 8.); Prince of Wales, STARVE, front 5:. ltli chael's; Alexander, am°, from Finland ; Elbing, }lavas, from Dantzie ; Aaron, —, from Newfoundland; and the Anne, Hiworasoo, from Tenerifft. :hr: r;c Ever, NV. '1 At Fergi yam Man for 1 fur 11 their syki sun yl Duk llot the r.th Ivry on S. tiam ::311 'vol com dIC r !CR: an s the Co • a fe rs is 61. td ins at Of :3 at E- be' iii 1 a for • tcle dis• DUELS. A duel took place on Saturday, on Hounslow-heath, between Messrs. H—R-1. and L—v—a, in conse quence of a quarrel which originated respecting a bet ,at the late pigeon match between the Counties and the Ashton and Heston Clubs. Mr. H. was severely wounded in the arm in the first discharge. A duel was fought at St. Servan, on the Ist instant, between a French Gentleman, Mons. B. attended by two friends, and Captain F—Y, of the British Rnyal l Artillery, attended by Captain P—a—r —a, and Lieu• tenant W—aa, both of the Royal Navy. The parties met at eleven a.m. when the French Gentleman refused I to fight with pistols, unless the Captain would agree (no casualty occurring) to fight with the small sword after the first fire. The English seconds advised Captain F. not to fight with swords in his weak state of health, because his adversary was a young man of five•and• twenty, in robust health, and an excellent swordsman. Captain F. waiving the use of pistols altogether, took the French on their own terms and with their own weapons. fhe parties met again at four P.M. when, after a smart combat with small swords, Captain F. succeeded, at the moment of his being ►lightly wounded, in disarming his adversary, which terminated the contest. The sword was not returned to the. French, until they had unanimously recognised Captain F. to be a man of honour, and a brave man. Captain F. had not practised with foils since he left Woolwich, 22 years ago.—Southampton Herald. Letters from Madrid of the 9th instant, state, an addi tional export duty of 20 dollars the butt has been im posed on Xeres, or Sherry wine. A letter from Port-au Prince, dated 30th November, says:—“ Nothing has been said lately with respect to the French treaty, and it is now generally believed that the full export duty will be required from the French as well as from others. They will be allowed the half jetport, but that will be the only point in their favour ; and if so, the disadvantages to the English merchant will not be altogether so formidable." A terrible accident happened at the Bensham Pit, near Newcastle, on the 17th inst. A dreadful explosion of fire damp took place, by whits thirty-four men were killed, many of whom have left wives and families totally unprovided for. Forty-six horses and two asses are also ascertained to have fallen victims to the fore and after damp. In the Prerogative Court, yesterday, the validity of a will, executed in March, 1817, by Mr. ELIAS STorr, surgeon, of Hart-street, Bloomsbury, in favour of his nephews, to the prejudice of his only daughter. Mrs. CHARLOTTE MARY DEW, was contested on the ground of insanity in the testator. The case exhibited the history of a family religious feud, and will occupy the Court another day at least. The chaise of JAMIS PROUD, Esq. formerly of the Navy, was last night beset by some fellows on the North road, and robbed of two travelling trunks, con taining property to a considerable amount, with which the robbers got clear off. The 4ntottunate woman Mari Caen, whose execution took place here on Monday se'nnight, was from Bal linhassig, within six miles of Cork; she was servant to a family in that City, and about three years ago, came to London to her husband. Previous to her execution, she sent a letter to her friends near Cork, acquainting them of her sad fate, written in terms of contrition and affection. Monday, a schooner in distress was seen bearing towards Scilly from the Land's End ; and two pilot boats were on the point of proceeding to Tresco Island to her assistance, when she struck violently on the Seven Stones, rocks, and disappeared. Of course the crew were drowned. _ _ _ Walton. Young was convicted at the late Beverley Sessions of stealing part of the cargo of the ship Elbe, from St. Petersburgh to London, wrecked near the Hum ber. He was sentenced to six months' imprisonment and hard labour ; and the Chairman, on passing sen tence, signified that it was the determination of the Ma gistrates to inflict the severest penalties of the law on all future offenders. Burglaries have become se frequent, and are effected in so daring a manner, in Camberwell, Peckham , Brix ton, and their viciaage, that the male members of m4ny of the families rtsiding in Cold Arbour-lane, in the im ' mediate neighbourhood of the first-mentioned place, have formed themselves int ) patrolling parties for the lefence of their property, and to preserve their houses from the constant alarm of nightly depredators. The first party perambulated on Sunday night, each indivi lual being armed with a brace of pistols. Tile Corporation of York is by charter entitled to all yroperty belonsing to convicted felons in the County. LAW REPORT. r!, • &, M . , . KT OF ICING'S BENCH, i _AMWAY 23. This being the first day of Mary Term, their LordMips did not take their anti until half-past one o clock. The Loki Chief Juitice was prevented from attending by indisposition. The Reports of the filatshal of the King's Bench Prison, of the Governors of the Penitentiary, and the hulks at Chatham, Wool wich, Sheerness, Stc. relative to the state of the prisoners and con victs under their charge, were made. TH2 KING V. WILLIAH MEAR3. The ATTORNZY•GZNERAL obtained a rule, calling upon the defendant to shew cause why an information, in the nature of a Quo Warranto, should not he filed against him, for claiming to fill the office of Mayor of the Borough of Tregony, in Cornwall. THS SING v. MACQUESN. Mr. CAMPBELL moved for a rule, ,calling upon the defendant, who is an attorney of this Court, to chew cause why a criminal information %honk] not b., filed against him, for having written to the Editors of the Derby Mercury And Derby Reporter 'Newspapers, 'a libellous letter, imputing corruption to the Jury who tried a case in Derby, relative to , ome lead mines, and in which Nicholson and Co. the defendant's client,. were pla;ntiffs. In support of this motion the Learr.ed Counsel re,d the joint affidavit of ten of the Jury, stating that they were utterly unacquainted with the parties; that the verdict which they had pronounced for the defendant was, in their judgment, justified by the evicknce; and they denied that they had been Actuated by any corrupt or improper motives. Rule granted. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, 'Ammar 23. This being the first day of Hilary Term, the Judges did not come down till half-past one o'clock. Their Lordships and the liar wme their robes and long wigs as usual on such occasions. After swear ing in bail, and disposing of short motions of course, the Court rose. • effELTEVIIAM, 20.: • • Mrs. FRAM:LAND bad lately a numerous and elegant fancy ball Mrs. Efaissamst also gate a grand ball. Six rooms were opened. Many characters were admirably supported, in particular we must mention Mr. Busuand his brother, in Irish c►aracters; who danced jigs and sung ballads in a most amusing style; Mr. Commuce, as aPrench Postillion, was admirable. Mrs. Passcorr's fancy ball was beautifully arranged. The eorn pany, to the number of 300, had a most elegant supper in th,-.. large new room. ► THE THEATRES. DRURY.LANE. The opera of the Lord .f Ike Manor was performed heft , last night. Mr. Shictata and Miss STSPHIL/43 again eleughted a very numerous audience by their charming notes; the former In "•lt• part of Trunsore, the other in Annelle. Miss Povxr, as Taw received much applause in her song, Cherry Rise; and Miss Cceriv played Sophia, and did justice to the airs, notwithstanding a severe cold. La Nippe, by Mr. J. Ituasxxx; and Moll Flagon, by Mr. filaasxv, were quite amusing. The scene in which the latter buckles the knapsack on Y 050 1 .4 Contrast excited unbounded mirth, particularly in the juvenile part of the audience. COVENT-GARDEN. Mr. C. Kaustm repeatedthecharaeterOfol hello last night, to a full House. His performance in several parts was vehemently applauded; hut the hubbub in the galleries rendered his fine ad. drew to the Senate nearly inaudible. A DRI.PHT. Last night a little 'Nicks Drill'', called the Anacou ln, the Terrtjtc Serpent o f Ceylon, taken from one of Movk I.eveis's tales, was Brought out at this Theatre. The story is simple, and already so well known, that it is unnecessary to repeat it here. An underplot was wrought out very ingeniously by the courtship of Smoker (a musical-theatrical-tragical-comical Man-cook, by Mr. J. Rena), ao,l Zela, a slave, by Mrs. Finntrimaaim. Two songs were intro duced by her which told very well. Miss Boos t s also sang well, and a quartette and chorus were got up at the end of the first act, which would have been a credit to the large Theatres. The scenery is very good, and the imitation of the Anaconda springing upon the pavilion to penetrate to Its prey, is excellent. The pantomime con cluded the evening's entertainment. The House was crowded. REMOVAL OF FLEET MARKET. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JAN. 23. Samuel Ely, a baker at (Mind, was opposed by Mr. Ramsay, of whom he had purcha ed flour to the value of 83/. The Insolvent, when commencing business, had borrowed 2001. of his brother, promising to repay him from the profits of his business, according as they occurred. In October last, being sued for the sum of 601. he applied to his.brother for assistance, who re minded him that his former engagement remained un fulfilled, and finally obtained from him an assignment of his book-debts to the amount of 1381. About a month afterwards he sold his business, shop fixtures, lc:. this raising a sum of 1261. which he paid away to se veral of his creditors. The ConaT were unanimously of opinion, that Mr. Ely had endeavoured to consult the interests pf certain parties while he intended taking the benefit of the Act; he had contemplated his insolvency, if not as a cer tainty, yet as a probable contingency. The Court, therefore, ordered him to be confined within the wags of the prison for ten months. _ _ _ Among those discharged this day was WiUlan. Chapman, aged 84 years. The only ground of opposition to hym was, that he had contracted his debts under the feigned name of Craneson. It appeared, h'wever, on examination, that he had borne this name 60 years, an early pn,sion for the stage having led him ro a'sume it ; that he had resumed his family name when his accumulated misfortunes obliged him to t ke refuge under his brother's roof. Matthew .Tupp was also discharged. his only debt was a sum of E 23, staked tor him to fight a pitched battle in Gloucestershire. Jupp fcnight,and was beaten ; he was intruediately arrested, and has now taken the benefit of the Art. His Majesty's ship RAINBOW, the lion. Captain R•um, having on board General Bouttxtr, Lieutenant-Gover. nor for the Cape of Good Hope, and suite, arrived at Teaeriffe on the 15th of December, from England, and was to sail again on the 17th for her destination. The letters received yesterday from Macele-field and Congleton describe a state of distress among the jour neymen silk-weavers as truly calamitous. Meetings of the principal inhabitants had been called to devise mean, for relieving it, but the extent of the evil left little hope of their proving effectual. A letter from Holyhead, in one of the Liverpool Pa pers, states that no less than three hundred and forty two vessels, homeward•bound, passed that port in one day, on Tuesday last. . . . Fonthill Abbey is pt length uninhabited ; it is stripped of the whole of its costly furniture, and most of the principal windows are taken out. A Meeting was held at Leicester, on Friday, con vened for the purpose of considering the propriety of petitioning Parliament for the emancipation of the Slaves in the West India Colonies. It was numerously and re spectably attended. A Public Meeting was held at Buckinghani, on Tues day, Lord NUGENT, in the Chair, when petitions to Parliament, for the gradual emancipation of the Negroes In our Colonies were resolved upon. An anti-slavery Meeting of the County of Pembroke, was held on the 12th inst. in the Guildhall, Ilaverford west, the Right lion. Lord CAWDOR in the Chair, when petitions to both Houses of Parliament were prepared and signed, praying Government to carry into effect their honourable resolutions of May, 1823, and pledging the petitioners' best aid and support of them, and ally other benevolent measures his Majesty's Ministers might be pleased to adopt, in the accomplishment of those just and necessary improvements in the conditie.n of so large and wretched a portion of the human family. KELSO, JANUARY 10.—Tuesday night, about eigh o'clock, an alarming and destructive broke out at the farm steading of Mellendean, possessed by ADAM WALKER, Esq. The fire originated in the stable, and as the flames had made great progress before they were discovered, ten valuable horses were burnt to death in the stable, the whole being in a complete blaze before it was possible to 'sake any effort to save there poor animals. By great exertion, however, the cattle were, though with some difficulty, all got out of the byres and curtains without injury. The stable, cow-house, cart shed, and feeding shed were entirely destroyed. Thursday afternoon, an alarming fire broke out In the flax mill of Mr. G. HAMMOND, at the 13ank in Leeds, and which was not got under until very cons . - derable damage had been done, both to the building and the machinery. The loss, independent of the in• jury done to the building, exceeds 30001. ' Tuesday morning a fire broke out in the village of Lnngparish, near Andover, on the premises of Mr. Morratit, fellmonger, by which the whole of his pi o perty was consumed, and also that of W. Mershon) and John Siney—not a vestige of anything was sorrel. The house of Mr. Aaiun, 151. , . 5, Obson-place, Pel - ham-street, Alile Paid New Town, was broken open yesterday morning by some thieves, who stole a quantity of wearing apparel, linen, plate, Ste. to the value of upwards of one hundred pounds, with which they got clear oft. !VANS AND SACK D. VIZ CITY OT LONDON In this case a Jury were impannelled to assess the amount of damages to be given to the plaintiffs as a compensation for the loss of their premises, in George-alley, Fleet-market, and which are to be pulled down, for the erection of the New Market. . _ After hearing Counsel on both sides, the Jury returned the following verdict : For Mr. Evans—For the Freehold, 7701. for the Oil Materials 301.—For Mr. Sack : For the Leasehold, 401. Total, 8401. being 4401. more than the City offered for the premises. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING.ROOM, TATTERSALL'S, JAW. 25. The betting this afternoon, which was anything but brisk, was chiefly on the Oaks and St. Leger. Fur the Derby little was done, except on Gramarie, wits is rising, 1.5 to I being the outside of the odds offered against him. Monarch is a better favourite, not more than 4i to 1 being offered. DIRST. 41 to 1 sgst Monarch Ili to 1 agst Tredrille 15 to 1 agst Gramarie 15 a 1 agst The General 1 20 to 1 apt Advance 22 to 1 apt (Panic) Zukilo 25 to 1 apt Sophia 2$ to 1 apt Rowena 55 to 1 apt Bolivar 13 to 1 apt Henry 15 lo 1 apt 80-peep 17 to 1 apt Parasol 1$ to 1 agst Quadrille fop to I apt any other. ST. LIMIER. 114 to 1 apt Bro. to Fanny 53 to 1 apt Barefoot 40 to 1 apt Stephenson's 50 to 1 apt Restless 1000 to 10 apt Paul Pry HUNTING. Mr. Muster's Hounds meet on Thursday, at Arthingwortk Friday, at &ton. The Duke of Grafton's Hounds to-morrow, at Stoke Plain. The Oakley Hounds, Thursday, at Cbicheley ; Saturday, at Galley Wood. The Cr ansden Hounds, Friday, at Abbesy Wood; Monday, at Wostley IVorni. The Quorndon Hounds, Thursday, at Martinsbaw Wood; Fri day, at i3atgrave; Saturdsy, at Great Why. Lord Yarborough's Hounds, Friday, at Blyton Village; Satur day, at Little Limber Lodge. Surrey Fox Hounds, Thursday, at Lock's Bottom; Saturday, at Godstone. OAKS. 6 to 1 agst Pawn 64 to 1 agst Mignionette 7 to 1 agst Filagree 10 tis 1 agst Moses 12 to I agst Elizabeth DONCA 74 to I apt Bedlamite I 1 to 1 agst Belzoni 12 to 1 agst Crusader 22 to 1 agst Barataria 25 to 1 agst Calypso The Surrey H.rriers to-morrow and Saturday, near the kennel. PEDESTRIANISM. The fastest two miles runner in England of the pre.ent day, is Metcalf, who won the two great matches with Captain Peters. Eame4, a runner from Burslent, who accompanied the champion of runners to London last week, engaged on Saturday, over a fair two miles, between Hounslow and Staines, to run ten tales in 58 minutes. for WO sovereigns. A good deal •f money was depending on the match, which was run thus; min. sec. 5 56 6th mile . . . 5 54 7th do. Ist mile . . 9.cl do. 3d do. . . 4th do. . . Sth do. . 5 50 i Brh do. 5 56 9:h do. . 5 58 10th do. Total min. see. 5 59 5 57 . 5 56 . 5 57 . . 5 58 . : - 59 21 The match was evidently lost by the several turns. Poison Snoortuo.—A match took plaee at Ireland's Grounds, Brighton, on Thursday last, between 13 Ge:•tlemen of the Brighton Club and 13 of iiillinghurst, at three birds each. In the Gist innings Billinghurst was one bird a-head, but in the second Brigh . •l recovered 1., and brought the match to a tie. The match wiU be shot over again this week. LARK SHOOTING IN FRANCL—In the vicinity of Abbeville, at about the middle of October, when partridge and quail shooting cease, the French Gentry amuse themselves with lark *booting. These birds are attracted to any given spot in great numbers, by a singular contrivance, called a sisiroir. This is a small machine, made of a piece of mahogany, shaped like a chapeau bras, and highly polished; or else it is made of common wood, inlaid with small bits of looking-glass, so as to reflect the sun's rays upwards. It is fixed on the top of a thin iron rod, or upright spindle, dropped through an iron loop or ring, attached to s piece of wood to drive into the ground. By pulling a string fastened to the spindle, the mire& twirls, and the reflected light unaccountably attracts the larks, who hover over it, and become a mark for the sportsman. •' In this way," says a correspondent, " I have had capital sport. A friend of mine actually shot six dozen before breakfast. While he sat on the ground he pulled the twirler himself, and his dogs fetched the birds as they dropped. However, Igoon in the com mon way, and employ a boy to work the twirler." Ladies often partake in the amusement on a cold dry morning; not by shooting, but by watching the sport. So many ai ten or a dozen parties are sometimes out together, firing at a distance of live or six hundred yards apart, and in this way the larks are constantly kept on the wing. The most favourable mornings are, when there is a gentle light frost, with little or no wind, and a clear sky ; for !then there are clouds, the larks will net approach. One would think the birds themselves enjoyed their destruction. Nisvitt. Calmar Mi•rcu.—A grand match was played on Mon day last, between the Greedlingtotr and Harmer Cubs, on the ice of Harmer Mere, in Flintihire. Between the innings the players wire regaled with turtle soup, and on the termination of the game they challenged all England to play on land or water. FAST Taorrona.—Thursday a hay mare, belonging to Mr. Blake, of the White Hart liin,Taunton, was matched to trot 12 miles within the hour in harness. The ground chosen was to the :filth mile stone on the Wellington road, and the mare performed the distance with ease in forty•nine minutes. The Woodford, arrived at Madras on the 13th of September, made the psuage in three months and five days from the Land's•end. The annual election of Mayor of the Town and ancient Borough of Peters&ld, took place on Alonday, the 16th instant, according to usual cu.tom, when Thaws+ PINTOLD, Esq, was chosen by a large majority, and took the oath of ace.