Star. — London, England, 1830-01-16 00:00:00

COLUMBIA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. LETTER xvin. Be:lama, Ocr. 8, 1829. Columbia has made treaties with all the States formed out of the dismemberment of the Spanish possessions, in virtue of which, she is obliged to support the independence of each, if menaced by the mother, or any other country. Happily, the principles which dictated the Holy Alliance, are e ntombed with the Emperor ALEXANDER, and as the nations at the head of the civilized world have recog nised American independence, no cm:7lb is to be feared, and she is only exposed to the hostility of Spain. We know, by late advices, that FERDIN AN:), encouraged by the unhappy domestic feuds of Mc.? ice, has made a new effort; and is about to invade New Spain with a con siavrable force. The direct projects of the Spanish Govern-, anent are vet involved in mystery. It is still unknown v hether it is proposed to reduce Mexico to a colony on the ancitot footing, or, profiting by such monarchical ele nkiits as may be found in the country, and the discontent produced by late disputes, between her principal Chief tains, to erect her into an independent State, under the rule of the Infante Don FRANCISCO DE PAULA. In the first case, I unhesitatingly venture to pre dict that should the Spanish troops obtain any success in the outset, from the division amongst the people, that victory will eventually declare itself in favour of the noble cause of Independence ! This is the decree of Nature—but if FERDINAND should propose only to form close political, and commercial relations with Medico, under the government of some member of his dynasty, I am not equally prepared to affirm the result. The Mexicans will adopt the course which is most con sonant with their feelings and interests. In either case, the well-understood interests of Columbia —the duty she owes herself to attend to her own self-preservation— combined with the impossibility, from want of marine, to carry assistance to Mexico, imposes on her the obliga tion to be prepared for every event. We shall deplore the fate of Mexico, if it be destined to pine under the au thority of the Moitimms, the MORALES, and the BAR RADA& But, Columbiana! what a lesson should we have to lean from her misfortunes ! May we in time avoid the calamities which result from faction and dis union ! Let us henceforth present ourselves to Spain, and the whole world, in the attitude which commands respect, and at the same time dedicate ourselves to those acts of peace which form the happiness and riches of States. The invasion of Mexico, and our inability to assist her, proves the inutility of a federative league similar to that which was projected at Panama. Federative Conventions, to be permanent, must repose on common and durable interests ; and the contracting parties should also enter into them with good faith, and all their means. If we examine what occurred at the epoch of the re-union of the Panama Congress, and with what we are since become acquainted, it will be found that the advantages which the new States flattered them selves to derive from this Congress, were more imagina tive than real—that under some aspects, the proposed stipulations were useless, or impracticable, and under others, highly prejudicial to the co-belligerents. I am a friend to the welfare and happiness of every people, but I do not propose here to inquire into their wants or expedient policy. My intention is strictly to confine myself to that mutter which concerns the country that naturally most engages my attention, and commands all my affections. It is an error to suppose that Columbia has any in terest in common with the other new States, except as to a joint defence against Spain, and even for that object, the world has been witness that the country of Bouvwit does not want allies, or foreign succour. Having then no community of interests, but only those rivalities existing between these two nations which di vided the inhabitants when they belonged to Provinces of the same Empire, and which the war for independ ence has extended and increased, every State having ex hibited so much jealousy of Columbia, and her Luiz- RA TOR, as well as of all foreign influence, so many ob stacles, physical and moral, opposing the co-operating exertions of the Great American family, in case of danger to any branch, the true caws fcederis being so difficult to determine, it appears to me, that a general defensive alliance is all but impracticable. Another of the objects of the confederation, was the establishment of an Amphiction Council, to arbitrate and reconcile the differences which might arise between the :,übAcribing parties. This idea, however, was but fan ciful, for as was justly observed in the instructions given to the Minister of the United States of America, when proceeding to this Congress, " The complicated and vast interests which belong to this immense continent, cannot safely be trusted to the superintendence of a legislative authority." The Cabinet of Washington, protesting against the decision of an Amphytrion Coun cil, in controversies, and transactions affecting herself, how was it possible for the other States of America to give validity to any resolutions of the Congress ? I have said that consequences, disagreeable or preju dicial, might arise from the conduct of the co-belli gerents: and the aforecited instructions authorise that opinion. The United States Government proposed le submit to Congress measures of navigation and commerce, questions of maritime, neutral, and belligerent rights ; ob jects in which the United States had much,but all the other States nothing to gain. How could there be anyreciprocity of interests in these matters, between a nation eminently mercantile, enterprising, and maritime ? and Columbia, and the other American States, destitute of their own commercial establishments, naturally indolent, and al most without any coasting vessels ? How could we mix country, for many years to come, with those op maritime pretensions, which have occasioned Great lnd North America so much controversy, so negociation, and so much blood ? Is it not evident Columbia adopted the ideas of the United States, render them no service, and would only involve disputes with England? But there was not point in the before-mentioned instructions in under the colours of liberty, and apparent v, North America did not require great ad ior herself, at the expense of the other States the Congress. The most northern nation of our Ire, raised by the emancipation of the whole, to of a power of the first order, feels those as and belong to her force resources. afore, desires to place herself at the head of a now treericus system; but Columbia, in my opinion, whilst lug a friendship and good understanding not compatible with her interests, but the gratituio we _ Republic, which was the first power to recognise independence, should abstain from all other political save those commercial conventions to which she entitled by ber wealth sad spirit of enterprise. • GARCIA DEL RIO. up our cou polite maxi Britain at much rep that if Coh she could r herself in a single p which, un reciprocity, vantages fc forming thi hemisphere the rank of Lions wide therefore, Ameri ca n I cultivating merely con owe the our indepei relations, s is entitled 1 ERRORS OF THE PRESS. There is no Journal more correctly printed in general than the STAR, yet by some accident, the following er rors, which we propose now to correct, were committed in our Paper of yesterday : In the last paragraph in the second column of the second page, for " on the opening of the Thames Tunnel on the 4th of next month a great quantity of cold water is expected to flow in, which may threaten to ovens-helm the workmen employed in the undertaking," read for " the Thames Tunnel," time " Imperial Parliament:" and for the words which follow " month," substitute " a, great number of Petition% from different parts of the' country, filled with cries of distress, and threatening to! overwhelm the present Ministry." In the third column in the e.ame page, at the top, for! " busily engaged in scraping the snow off the streets, and! conveying it away in a (mit ;" read, busily engaged in scraping the taxes as closely as possible, and carrying them into the official return of the produce of the revenue in the last quarter. In tie fourth column of the same page, fifteenth line from the bottom, after the words—" At a late interview between the St LT .t N and the English Ambassador at Con stantinople, the SULTAN stated his intention to send a present of three Barbary coursers and an aigrette to the Duke of WELLINGTON ;" read, three beautiful Circas sians, one of them in the state that ladies wish to be who love their lords, and three horse-tails. In the third paw!, first column, 10th lino from the bot tom, to the list of exports from Jamaica to London, add, " and several stones weight of scarlet runner. At tho head of second column, fourth page, for " de crease in the public expenditure, and increase in the pub lic revenue," read increase in the public expenditure and decrease in the public revenue. In the next paragraph, :lath's, " the people comphin loudly of the severity of the present weather as very in jurious to the constitution and pray fervently for a change," for " weather" read Minister. In the advertisement in the last plige, " wanted for a garden over-run with rank and noxious weeds, a skilful gardener to put it intocomplete order, by eradicating every thing useless or hurtful, &c. substituting in its place, plants of real value, that may conduce to the health, strength, and happiness of the people"—for " Garden" read the House of Commons. GIBRALTAR. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. Sin—Having observed in an evening paper of tho 11 th of last month, a paragraph, stating that letters from Gibraltar of the 15th November, mention that the lines of San Roch are about to be re-established, which, if correct, I have no doubt, includes the rebuilding of Forts San Philipe and Santa Barbara, which were destroyed, without any opposition, by a military party from Gi braltar, during the late war, on the invasion of Spain by the French, and their advancing in great force, into lower Andalusia. These forts were built about the year 1739, a short mile from Gibraltar, and the then Governor of that fortress was much censured for having permitted these batteries to be erected within the range of his guns. The circumstance was also noticed in Parliament, where it would have gone hard with him, had not an Admiral, who had commanded a British squadron in the Mediter ranean at that particular period, stepped forward in his behalf, and asserted that the walls of San Philipe and Santa Barbara were merely formed of mud or tabby, which he, with a fifty-gun ship, could at any time level with the ground in the course of a quarter of an hour ; although, at the time this assertion was gravely made, these forts were very strongly built of solid masonry— were very creditable to the engineers who planned and executed their structure, and were originally erected un der the pretence of repressing smuggling; while I beg to observe, that the glacis which was formed in their im mediate fronts at the same time, and extended quite across the isthmus from east to west, with guard houses, would have been fully sufficient for that express purpose. Forte San Philipe mounted twenty-seven guns, eleven of which bore on the garrison, and about as many commanded the best anchorage in the Bay—and Santa Barbara mounted twenty-three guns, six of which bore on the garrison. There were also mortars of large calibre in both forts, and all the guns were brass twenty-six pounders, the fire from which proved very destructive to the town and garrison during the late memorable siege. The object therefore of this letter is to convey a hope, that if the forts are to be re-established, that these will not be permitted to be erected on the old sites, for the weighty reason just stated. There can, however, be no objection to the Spanish Government erecting two or even a dozen forts to the northward of the Rock, beyond the range of the ordnance on the English batteries, which may be easily determined from the extremity of the old mole, either by the discharge of a shell from a thirteen inch mortar, with a full charge of powder, at the usual elevation, or by a shot from a thirty two pounder, at an elevation of about forty-two degrees and in a direction to pass over the ruins of the Fort Stu; Philips. It is now many years since I left Gibraltar ; but as I shall ever feel a great interest, emanating from early associations, in that celebrated spot, it will, I trust, plead sufficiently for my soliciting a corner n your respectable [ Journal for this communication. HIJO DE GIBRALTAR. The common informers have taken up the commendable office of compelling persons to cleanse the ice and snow from before their houses ; a task which has been this winter most shamilully neglected throughout the whole metropolis. The public will hear with satisfaction, that the Vene rable Major Rennell is likely to survive the lamentable accident which has occasioned so much alarm for the life of that distinguished and respected character. COUNTY LIMIRICK bLICTION. —The Writ of Election for the County Limerick arrived at the Poet- Office here yesterday, from the Crown and Hanaper Office, Dublin, and this morning it reached the High Sheriff. It is imperative that the return to Oho Writ must be made and a Member declared within fourteen days after the first day of Election. The receipt of the Writ before the 13th Met. disqualifies the Rathkeale July freeholders for voting on the occasion, contrary to general expectation. This day, in open Court, the High Sheriff made Proclamation for holding the election on Monday, 25th inst. Mr. O'CoNNELL's Address in favour of Col. O'GRADY has been read from the altars of several Cha pels in this county. The Mantel Herald of Saturday states, " In the event of Mr. biAIaSY DAWSON being elected representative for the county Limerick, and that Lord Geos.Gz Bu t t:escarp is defeated in the county Waterford, his Lordship will be the Member for the bo rongh of Clone el." The Earl KINGSTON arrived here on Monday, and yesterday, accompanied IMIr. MASSY Dawson, left for Mare, in this county, OS& of Earl DIMIRAVZIL—Lineriek Chronicle of Wednesday. THE ARMY. COURT-MARTIAL AT COVENTRY ON STAFF SERJEANT SAMUEL FRANKS. Wednesday the Court resumed its sitting, and having examined two other witnesses, the prosecution closed. Mr. retaliator:, Solicitur for the prisoner. handed in a written defence, together with a most excellent character front the Com manding Officer of the 3d Light Dragoons, in which the prisoner bad served 18 years. Lieut.-Co:oriel Ramsay and Major Adams were also examined as to the prisoner's character, and spoke in the most unqualified terms of his general good cna.ilact. The case here closed, and the Court being cleared, the members proceeded to decide on the evidence. The following compose the Staff, &c. at the Mauritius -- Governor and Contmander-in.Clitef, Lieutenanr.General the Honourable Sir Charier Colville, G. C. 11. and G. C H. Aid-de- Camp. Captain C. M. Hay, Coldstream Guards, Major of Brigade, Capt. Hervey, 32d Foot. Deputy Adjutant General, Colonel I: Estrange, half-pay ; De puty Quarter Master General, Lieutenant Colonel Stavely, half pay ; Micro), Secretary, Major F. A. Fraser, bait-pay. The following compose the Staff, &c. at New South Wales, &c.— Lieutenant General, R. Main ; Airle.sle-Camp, Captain DU• maresq, half-pay. Colonel G. Arthur, Van Dirman's land : Aide-de-Camp, Lieutenant de la Condamine. 57th Foot; Mtior of Brigade, Lieu tenant Colonel Suody rase, halt-pay: Lieut. Colonel Mot half pay, Norfolk island. The following a.mpose t h e staff, &c. on the Western Coast of Africa : Lieutenant Goe,rnor, iticketts, Royal Attic ,tt Colonial Corps; Niajor of Brigade, Captain Mands, halt pay. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, JAN. 14. This day Term re-commenced, and the following Gentlemen were admitted to Degree : AlNola% Or Ala; GX•ND COMPOCTIDta.-.- Burge, Esq. Wadhani College. late Attorney General in Jantaici.. ILIASTRIIS or Ases.--Rev. R. 1). Cartwiight, Rev. Chinks Parket, Queen's; Rev. John Wurd.worth, New College; Rev. George Wood, Lincoln; J. Gladstrit.e, Christ Church; Rev. IL Parson, Rev. T. Sanderson, Magdalen ILO. The Degree LLys for the precut Tenn will he January 21, SO ; Ut b. 4,11, 18, 25; .Larch 4, 11. 18,'24 ; April Z. CA NILIRIDG JAN. 15. The examination of Candidates fur the degtec of 11..chelors of Art. will commence this morning. The following is an alphsbeti callist of the s•st four cl _ _ _ class. Ci.ass.—Birkheck, Trin. Cook, Trim Dalton, Qu. visits, Sid. Kubll. Cali. Pritchard, Joh. Rangeley, Qa. Steventon, C. C. C. Walker, Triu. Whir.ty, Joh. SWUM) CLAW— Barron. Joh. Bird, Joh. Duntilngton ' Job. Herbert, Joh. Jackson. Cates; 11auu, Trin. Maynard, Citus; Mohnen:, Clare ; Pearson, Trio. Powell, t hr. Pullen. C. C. C. lt..bin:s Magi]. Travis. frin. Urquhart, ...laid. Walker Joh. Wall, WAIA. C. C. C. _ _ THUM CI.AS , .-1.1.111i, Clare; Browne, Joh. Ruston, Ram. Chapman, C.C.C. Coswoy, Qu. Dalton, Pend). Dowell, Pet. Edkins, Trio. England, Pemb. Fletcher, Pet. Foster, Trio. H. Foster, Alagd. Trio. Heath. Trim lieherr, Trio. Hod kinson, Joh. Hague, Joh. Ilunifrey, Down. Ingram, Jes. Jay s Claus ; 51thiley, Trin. Myers, Trio. Torrington. Chr. Ponsonby, Fria. Rainincli, Sid. Snow, Joh. Tote, Trin. Toylnr, Trio. Tucker, Pet. When, En,m. Y.rdly, Fount CLAM—Armitage, Job. Rinks. Job. Hutchens, Trio. Carter, Qu. Carey, Trin. Clarke, Job. Coates, J.s. Cory, Pet. Crick, Joh. Dawes, C.C.C. Desborough, Roitm. Dulling, Trio. Drake, Clare; Dwy, C,C.C. Fawcett, Pet. Frere, Trin. Gibson, Mr. Hill, Job. Hilton, Trim Hoare, Trio. Hobwn. Joh. Here, Qu. Jadis„ C.C.C. King, Cath. Lawes,Joh. Lister, Coth. Marsh, Job. Alerivalt„ Joh. Pickering, Trio. Prior, Qa. Reade, Job. Roberts, Trin. Rodwell, Caius •' Sanders, Trin. . Impson ' Catb. U. Smith, Trim J. Smith, Trin. Steele, Trin. Sunderland,Cahas; Todd, Trim Thomas, Job Watkins, Ems. Wilkinson, Trio. Wood, Trim Wordsworth, Trin. The subject of the Seatunian Prise Poem for the present year is The Ascent of Elijah." The following will be the subjects of Examination in the last week of the Lent Terns 1831 : —l. The Acts of the Apostles ; 2. Paley's Evidences ; 3. The Prometheus of /Foclaylus; 4. The Fifth Book of the Histories of Tscitus. PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY. Thursday next is fixed for the funeral of the later Sir Thomas Lawrence, and on the Monday following we understand the election of a President of the Royal Academy, will take place in the Council Chamber of the Academy, in Somerset house. It is usual, after the President is elected, to present him to the King, for his Majesty's approbation, by whoui he is afterwards knighted. Mr. Benjamin West, being a Quaker, declined the honour. Mr. West was born in Amei ica, and no doubt his having a personal knowledge of the appearance and costume of the Indians of America, assisted him considerably in the composition and grouping of his fine picture " The Death of General Woolle," the proof prints of which arc so very scarce that they bring a considerable price. The sketches of Mr. West, and the designs from which he' composed and painted his pictures, for spirit, boldness of execution, and drawing, are not surpassed, and are held in the highest estimation by all artists. His single por traits, though so great a master as an historical painter, were of a very inferior character. The last he exhibited at Somerset House was the worst in the exhibition. Much about the same time Sir Thomas Lawence exhibited a gigantic portrait of Satan, which attracted much notice as a grand and bold effort of the art. SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE. POST-MORTFId FXANISATION. On opening the chest about a pint of fluid was found in the cavities of the pleura. The heart was somewhat enlarged, with a good deal of fat deposited about it. Its muscular substance, particularly on the left side, was thickened, and singularly dense in texture. Morbid appearances generally were observed in the valvular system of the heart. In the tricuspid valve, the margin of the cortina tendinea was preternaturally thickened and irregular in the interspaces of the attachment of the chordee tendinea. The semilunar valves of the pulmonary artery were extremely thin, and the central one was distended into the form of a large pouch.— On the left side of the heart, the Mitrel valve presented a similar appearance of thickening of the cortina tei:di but in a greater degree than that of the tificligpid- valve, and With bony deposits. A ridge of bone extended for some way along the attachment of the cortina to the auricular ventricular opening. The semilunar valves of the aorta were also much thickened. One of them was much distended, and a hardened ridge was obseived following the line of attachment of the valves. In the adjacent part of the aorta there were deposits of bone.— The internal membrane of the aorta was considerably diseased, thickened, and showing a 'disposition to bony deposit in numerous distinct elevated patches over the whole surface. The lungs were generally healthy, with the exception of a strong adhesion between the upper lobs of the left lung and the parietes. The viscera of the abdomen were generally healthy. The kidnies were roam what larger, and more flaccid than natural. (Signed) HENRY HOLLAND, M.D. JOSEPH HENRY January 10. JOHN FOSTER R - - - • A Correspondent of a Morning Paper says, " Del phenomenon of the solution of snow or ice, by salt / ap pests to me to arise merely from the clerical action elf the two substances, for, as the solution of a salt in a liquid always redeem an in creased *malty, so the snow oi ice, the anymenles of which am mere remote than is welter, returns to the %ail note. in coneelpietsce of that algal kudos of bath oNch i s always the result of that species of chemical action." MOORE'S LIFE OF LORD BYRON. The following are extracts from note-booke left behind him by Lord Br ItOri : " Peel, the Orator and Statesman (' that was, or is, or le to be') was my form-fellow, and we wereboth at the top of our remove (a public school phrase.) We were on good terms, hut his brother was my intimatt friend. There were always great hopes of Peel amongst us all, mitten and scholars—and be has not disappointed them. As a scholar be was greatly my superior; as a declaimer and actor. I was reckoned at least his equal; as a schoolboy, out of school, I was always in scrapes, and be never ; and in school, he always knew his lesson, and I rarely,—but when I knew it, I knew it nearly as well. In general information, history, Ike Ste. I think I was his superior, as well as of most boys of my standing." " Yesterday, a very pretty letter from Annabelle Byron, which I answered. What an odd situation and friendship is ours . Without one spark of love on either side, anti produced by circum stances which hi general lead to coldness on one side, and aversion on the other. ,sbe is a very superior woman, and very little spoiled, which is strange in an helms—a girl of 20—ea peeress that is to be in her own right—an only child, and a ansvotte who has always bad her own way. She is a poetess—a mathematician—a meta physician—and yet withal very kind, generous, and gentle, with very little pretension. Any other bead would be turned with half her acquisidons, and a tenth of her advantages." " Dallas called before I was .up, so we did not meet. Lewis, too, who seems out of humour with every thing. Whit can be the matter ? Ile is not married—has be lost his own mistre.s, or au y other person's wife? Hodgson, tun, came. He i. going to be mar. tied, and be Is the kind of nun who will be the happier. He has taleot, cheerfulness, every thing that can make him a pleasing eon,. pinion ; and his intended is handsome and young, and all that. But I never see any one much improved by matrimony. All my coupled contemporaries are bald and discontented. W. and S. have both lost their hair and good humour; and the last of the two had a good deal to lose. But it don't much signify what falls et a mates temples in that state V' •• . • •• When I belonged to the Drury-lane Committee. and was see of the Sub-Committee of Alanagement, the number of plays upon the shelves were about five hundred. Conceiving that amongst these there must be some of merit, in person and by prosy I caused au investigation. Ido not think that of those which I saw there was one which could be conscientiously tolerated. There 111:1fCf were such things as mo.t of them ! hiaturin was very kindly re commended to me by Walter Scott, to whom I bad recourse, firstly, in the hope that be would do something fur us himself, and se • fondly, in my despair, that be would point out to us any young (or old) writer of promise. Maturin sent his &dries :oh a letter without his address. so that at brat I could give him LO answer. When tat last hit upon his residence, I sent him a favourable an swer, and something more sub•t ',Mal. His play succeeded; but I was at that time absent Irons Englatid. '• I tried Coleridge, too; but he bad nothing feasrale in hand at the time. hlr• Sotheby obligingly&r e d .11 his tragedies, an.l I pledged myself, and noiwith.tanding many squabbles with my committed brethren, did get • Ivan' accepted, read, and the parts distributed. But lo ! in the very heart of the matter. upon some tepidness on the part of or warmth on that of the author. Sotheby withdrew his play. Sir J. B Burgess did also present four tragedies and a farce, and I moved green-room and sub Cl:LO • miner, but they would not. " Then the scenes I had to go through ;—the authors and the authoresses, and the milliners, and the wild Irishmen—the people from Brighton, from Blackwell, from Chatham, from Cheltenham. from Dublin, rom Dundee—who came in upon me ! to all of whiint it was proper to give a civil answer, and a hearing, and a reading. Mrs. —'s father, an Irish dancing-master of sixty ye ers, called up:ift me to request to play Archer, dressed in silk stockings, OH a frosty morning, to show his legs (wfllch were certainly good and Irish hir his age, and had been still better)—Miss Knima Somebody, with a play entitled " The Bandit of Bohemia," or sonic such title r production—Mr. O'Higgins, then resident at Richmond, with an Irish tragedy, in which the unities could not fail to be observe for the protagonist was chained by the leg to a pillar during he chief part of the performance. He was a wild man of a savage appearance, and the dillicalty of not laughing at him was only t , . be got over by reflecting upon the probable consequeuc.:l of such cachinat " As I am really a civil and polite person, and do bite giving pain when it can be avoided, I sent them up to Mogi» rd, who is a man of business, and sufficiently ready with a negative.— and left them to settle with him; and at the beginning of next year I went abroad : I have since been little aware of the p: ogre., of the theatres. " Players are said to be an impracticable people. They arc so ; but I managed to steer clear of any disputes with then% ; and ex. cepting one debate— with the elder Byrne ab tut Miss Smith's pas de—(something—l forget the tectudeles).—l do not remember any litigation of my own. I used to protest Mss Smith, heea.i4c the was like Lad Jane Harley in the face, and likenesses ti t way with me. Indeed, in general, I left such things to my m re bustling colleagues, who used to reprove me seriously tut nut being able to take such things in band without buffisnitng with the trines, or throwing things into eoniti,ion by treating light to titer. with levity. 0 Then the Committee i—then the suh-committee !—wr were but few, but never agreed. There was Peter Moore who contra dicted Kinsaird, and Kinnaird who contradicted every body : then our two managers. Rae and Dibdin ; and uur secretary, Ward ! • and yet we were an very zealous and in earnest to do good and so forth. English plays ; but was not pleased with me for compliment ing him as ' the Upton' of our theatre (31r. Upton is, or W 44, the poet who writes the songs for Astley's,) and almost gave up pro loping in consequence. " In the pantomime of 1815.16, there was a representation of the masquerade of 1914 given by • us youth' of Wader's club to Wellington and Co. Douglas Kinnaird and one or two other., with myself, put on masks, and went on the stage with the 01 roLLot, to see the effect of a Theatre from the stage. It is very grand. Douglas danced among the figuranti too, and they were puzzled to find out who we were, as bring more than their num ber. It was odd enough that Douglas Kinnaird and I .hould have been both at the real masquerade, and afterwards in the mimic one of the same, on the stage of Drury-lane Theatre." FIRLS. About eleven o'clock last niuht the neighbourhood of St. Qement's4ane was thrown into great confusion by the alarm of . Bre which wasgiven by the police- officer " I. 911" on duty on the station. About a quarter after eleven, the attention of the officer was attracted to the house of Mr. Green, jointed clog-maker, St.. Clement's.lane, and on going over he found the shop co•opletely ou Bre. The neighbours w•th great promptitude came to 'hit • asdaunce, and a plentiful supply of water being at band, by great exertion they succeeded in extinguishing the dames. Ned the acci dent not been discovered as it was, several families most have perished, as there was no means of escapebut through the shop. By 12 o'clock the engines from all parts of the town were on the spot. Another fire broke out about eight o'clock, in tle of a person named Brown a tailor, in College-street, Chelsea, wince was fortunately got under, but not until the house was in a great measure destroyed. No personal accident occurred ou this occasion: DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN RATIII3OIII,-PLACI —FOl.3l' masons saasoussor nucasr.—About baltpast twelve o'clock ribs, morning the neighbourhood of Bathbooe-place was thrown into alarm and co:design, by the discovery that a Bre bad commeneed. In the lower part of the bum. No. 31, Rathbun...plate, occupied, by Mr. Wild. and adjoining the Percy Hotel. Id a few mfrit t.l; and Were the inmates could be apprised of their 'danger. the.. lames hod spread so rapidly that all hope of escape was cut of by this sneans. On the first floor a Mr. Flicker reified, and being in aged wan, was brought out nearly suffocated, but by attention is.. care was brought round. the family of Mr. Wild were place 4 In much greater difficulty, and were actually obliged io jump from' the second Bow window at the back of the house ins* a.a Mi. yard, occupied by Mr. Herbst. Mr. Wild escaped unhurt ; but pe regret to state that Mrs. Wild, two sisters named' Roberts,' and the servant maid, were so injured as so render , it neatet nary to remove them to the bliddieees Hospital. Mr. Wild's lad also was considerably hurt. Not a Vestige of the 'stock' or furniture was saved; bet, fottellabtly_ for the o ff e r ors. they are insured in the Globe and Phenix Meet. By one o'clock the south side of the Percy Hotel breams ignited, but by &teat ezertimis it was stopped; and the nose of the Omani Fire Wee engine hobs been carried round, prevented the lames eateedies to the extensive stables of Mr. Har but. The most dlitresailie ports were spread as to the safety of the reap ed.. peruse, its 4 Mr. Wild was men running sheet in a distracted state ; is rot, it was currently ripened that Mrs. Wild was dead. bet on inquiry at the Hospital we heed Met none of the Fattest. were Afs issamt. Mete danger. Ti.. mach praise cannot be given to the torment, firemen, and the isliabitants, for their 'unions, and to which mainly may be ascribed the preservation of the Pricy Hotel. As to the odes of this salassity, it is impossible to give any ccccc ate account; sod so deeply wrapped In sleep were the whole of the inmates, that disk preservation could hardly.bave been expiated. NEW VANIIHIODON MARXIST—THIS IMV. Ihrep—!beet liaimitag. 40. per M. NcUlap 444. Nse dm 544. Rum of Neel. M. per N. Rump Imag e elk Welber 1iii.1144. lbw* SS, Shudder. 544. Neck. sZilre7sr. 44. 1.41 a, 744 15/4•14, SUM* 111..•; N 05.-414. se 444 . • v.u4sfb.a.4 .• . • . •