Star. — London, England, 1829-01-28 00:00:00

Yllll ARMY. ,assn Ills UMW= cusenmes, um:o4r 14. Uteri received at any. Ofice on the 96th Nnirember, lift the Damn and privates of the let Royals, at Trinidid, In good heakh, and without a death since the 15th of August Dre ad ing. Major-Oeneral Sir Rowauo fleamiumr, &CB. arrived on Thursday at Trak., for the purpose of Inspecting the Reserve Companies of the 92d and Seth Regiments, at present composing that garrison. The Marshal Bennett transport, with reinforcements la. the 97th and 93d Regiments, from Portsmouth, and the Willlllll Harris transport, with detachments of the 19th Regiment, from Cork, arrived 'out at Barbadoes the Wu end At .November. It was lately stated in the Dublin Paper, that an order was issued to restrain the conversation of Mari on political subjects at mess, and to prevent the soldiers, as much as possible, from straining with dynamo. No such order has been issued. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Mane Asensio Tars Day—Dublin i—Waterford I—liollead I Liabei 3—Mexico I—Jamaica 1. • Itstitact of a letter from the Agent to Uoyd's at Guayageil, dated lath October. The blockade at this port was commeoced on the 117th ultimo by three Peruvian ships of war, via. the Pemba frigate, Admiral Guise, the Libettad corvette, and the Arequlperia schooner.— The former renwAos cruising at Puna, the second is vow to Payta, and the latter to Panama. The Pinchiacha, Colombian ship of war of IS guns, left this on the 18th skint° for Panama, to bring troops and ammunition. ,The Guayagulknao,Geleashian schooner, of 14 gees, le lying en this side of the chain drawn across the river, about MN a league below the city. • • Nov. 6.—The Catherine. of Bremen, chartered by the Peruvian. , • Government to bring troops from Arica to this OW, loaded them in Monte doled. about a degree and a half to the northward, and I ,km aiewrotrived hem. ibe Dolphin Ametilan !Chiseller of war, arrived herellith Pawed lo the eight atehe estrum of eke River the Pemba and Libertsd, and bad foot thou fired into her the' hem marling, but Its s not sustained any damage. The Sally. from Weyonooth to Liodoo, US on the Goodwin , Sands yesterday morning and sunk: • The Alexander. Robb, from Whitehaven to Uesertek. was driven on thou on the 134 instant, near the mummy of Strang. 1 • ford Rivet, best was expected to begot at. Ow.. Jas. 27.r-Wind S.W. to W.S. W.—The Say. of Wey. mouth, stone-laden, was wrecked at dardight on the Goodwin— crew saved. Arrived the Royal Eagle, from Bt. Michaerse Duke of Bedford. Morena, from India; and Underwood, Renting ten. from Uetnetara. - Polieskomis, Jess. $7...-Wind W.B W.—Arrived from London ' the Tasmania. Mansell, for Rio Janeiro; Mare, Hushisson, for ditto; and Candian, Reid. for the Mauritius. • PLYsitsorr, Jan.llll...Wind S the Magnet packet, from Lisbon. Pausoortu, JAIIVART M.-Wind &W.—Arrived the Sandwich packet, from Lisbon--sailed ith instant ; Duke of Marlborough • packet. from Lisbon—sailed 18th; Mutine packer, from Ca rtha. gene—oiled 310th November, from Jamaica 17th lecember, and from Crooked Island on the 25th. At Crooked Island heard of i the loss of his Majesty's ship Kangaroo ou the ilogsties : his Ma. : • jetty's schooner Monkey had sailed to assist in saving the crew and • stores. Also arrived the Camden packet, from Tampico—sailed Sikh November, from Vera Crux 3d December, and from Ha.' • eannak the 20th . The Minister who arrived in this country some time since. from Lisbon. with credentials from Don Mom, as King of Pottugal, but who s e appointment was not acknowledged by our Ministers, continues, notwith• standing. to reside in London, and has taken a house for a length of time; and although he has not personal interviews with the Ministers, he is in constant cone. gro'lldence with the Larl of ABIRDEEN and the Duke of Witii.lNavy. There are about 50 natives of Por tugal in frequent consultation with him. The Cabinet office of Lord Privy Seal will, it is be lieved.' be filled up at the approaching Council, which will be held in a few days; and two Noblemen have been named as likely to be appointed, Lord Vim.** and the Marquis of SALISBURY. The former is consie dered the more probable successor to Lord ELLSYBO ROUGH. As one proof among many of the way in which so many of the youth of England are allowed to mi,-spend their own time, and the money of their parents, at our Universities, it may be mentioned that no less a number than 37 of the students at Cambridge were last week . “ rejected by the questionists"—that is, denied their de p rees—at the annual examination for that purpose.— That, after three years' residence, and supposed appli cation to academical business, added to an expense of probably at least 1,0001. a-piece, are so many young men f.'und incapable of answering questions, which it would disgrace a three months stolen attendance at a Mechanics Institute to be ignorant of.—More. Herald. It is wi:h pleasure we observe it remarked, th. t the, carpet manufacture at Kidderminster is in is state of much briskness; that the weavers are fully employed; and. that the best understanding eiists between the workmen arid their ma,ten —BiHainsham Gazette. Extract af a private letter of the 15th instant, horn Toulon:_ , . lies Majesty's brig Le Curieux has just strived here from Nararin, is Inch she lilt on the 27th ult. .She had of board some persons of the Fiend, Entbassy, and dispatches. The frigate La Ga lather has also arrived in the roadstead, having under her escort several transports with troops from the Notes. A letter from an o:Beer on board La Gala t p, ee 5a y 5 ....4 We expected to have made a much longer +stay in Greece, till an Aide-de•Camp of the Mi sister of 11'1t arrived with instructions for the.army to depart. We then trio's on board 300 men of the 46th reginteat of the line; the ship of the line Le Scipion, the I, 'gate L'Amphiti ite, and several transport vessels, likesslie took on board men belonging to the 29th, 35b, and 46th regiments of the line, as well as she sick, and the inert whose term of service has expired. We all left Nawar in on the 29th of December. Upon reaching i the came of Sicily, on the 7th of January, we were se- Pawed, birfs violent storm from Le Scipion and the ithet vesiels, which, however, we have learned by sig ! .. nal!, :dean safe. We have received orders to go on boar.'d Le Cur ieux, which will transport us to the Laza. tett° at Marseilles. During the passage we lost several of the sick whom we had taken from the hospital of Navarro. In general our m-n, both soldiers and sailors, are- in good health. At the time of our depar ture, the Greeks had already taken possession of the fortresses, and several thousand more men of Greek troops ate expected to arrive in the Morea previous to its complete evacuation by the French.' Several trap. sports a riled to day, under the convoy of the sloop of war L'Eg E. for Navarin, which, from their forage on board, are'undoubtedly intended to bring borne the 4 eavalty." By accounts from Warsaw it appears that in the en : ming campaign the Emperor Nicholas will bake the c..mmind in petson so early as the month of March.— .1 The vanguard is - to be under the command of General 11 Wittgen,tem, and General Diebitsch will remain at the 11 betd .4 the aaff Etat Mijnr. Generals Geismar, Iktils and Rudiger, sill commaud separate corps for operate Mg on the flanks of the grand army, and the Duke of .4 Wirtemberg is to Le at the head of the reserve.—Gelit ands Mosenger. A respectable correspondent, well acquainted with .aericoltural affairs, informs us, that in the county of ~Wilts there is uo likelihood of a 41, ficiency acorn, there . b. log a plentiful supply of old whe..t., a gre.t quantity ‘.l w: ich has not even yet been thrasbed.—World. la •. Hy,. v ~a r.'~. i I Mr. for. wad • ran not tad 1. a l • at et; Ste- o. SIR WILLIAM CURTIS. itausasea, 116. The remains of this Gentleman have been removed from Cliff House for interment ,in the family vault at Wanstead, and the funeral was conducted through the town in the following order— The Town Constables. Mutes. The Undertakers. Mutes. Mears of the Royal Harbour in double Ale. Doses Crew of _ THB HEARSE, Boot% Crew of the Emma Yacht, bearing Ensign et the Club, Half Drawn by Sia Horses. Pail Be Mutes. Three Mourning Carriages and Four. the Royal Harbour, bearing Merekante Resign, Half &at, with the Chief Mourner and Relatives of the Deceased. Private Carriages, Four Ministers of the Retabliaised Church. Gentlemen of the Town Committee in double file. Stiff, surmounted with Crape. [, surmounted with Craps. Goodman lnbabltants of Ramsgate, four abreast. Artificers, Ayprentiess of the Royal Harbour, In double ale. Labourers in double bk. Artificers and Mesons. The shops throughout the town were closed ; minute guns were fired from the yacht till the return of the . procession. The party accompanied the funeral to the second mile-stone beyond Ramsgate. The body will remain the first night at Sittingbourne, the•second at Dartford, and will pass through London 'on Wedaeide), on its way to Wan.tead. Singe the decease of this much-respected individual, 'the inhabitants of Ramsgate have neglected no means ist their power to testify their deep sense of his loos (to this town in particular, and to society generally), as a patriotic. benevolent, and energetic Erislishman. • On his retirement from public life, his sphere of use fulness was peculiarly masked in the address presented at that time by his fellow citizens, the merchants of the City of London ; bat with us it has been continued to the la'est days of his existence, and Ramsgate will long rememLer with regret the loss of its lamented patron. Can we forget Vie hour which welcomed to the hospi table table of a civilian in the bosom of our town our prisent paternal and beneficent Sovereign, or the still prouder pre-eminence bestowed upon us in his gracious condescension, when returning from the Continent to his native shores. he selected this port for his &sem barkatton. No military lined the avenues formed by the dense mass of pe title which the village. cf Thanet poured exulting into Ramsgate to receive their be loved Monarch. No bayonets gleamed in the sun— no swords were necessary to protect him. He landed, and was received int i the arms of his faithful sub jects; and the impetishable obelisk on the pier will 'record to distant ages the euthusiastic gratification they experienced. • In the van of this assemblage stood Sir William CUrliata proud specimen of free born British character, esteemed by his Sovereign, and revered by hi. fellow townsmen. RICHARD PEAK% Esq. who died lately at a good old age, at Boulogne, where be resided with his sister, Mrs. WATKINS, widow Of JAIRSHIAII WATILINS, E. 4. the eminent optician arid mathematical instrument maker, at Charing cross, was upwards of 40 yews Treasurer of Drury-lane Theistic, in • hich office he succeeded on the retirement of Mr. WRATL/Y. Mr. SHERIDAN was Mr. PHARE% early patron and friend, and PLAICE did ample justice to the selection, by a life of devotion to the interests and fortunes of that distinguished in dividual. Mr. PEACH lived in Charlotte-s rect. Fits. roy-squate, during the greatest portion of the time be superin endsd the finances of Drury lane Thu tre, and at his house SHERIDAN found an asylum in every moment of pers. , nal danger (and they were numerous), especially after be retired from Parliament. Suantown and his friends were constant guests at the hospitable but frugal tabie of his treasurer. PRAHR married early Miss DOWNES, daughter of the well known undertaker of Piccadilly, by whom he bad seve ral children, and all those that survive are in comforta ble circumstances, either through the influence of their excellent parent, or by the exerthin if their own talent. The eldest son, RICHARD Bfwestay PLAICE, to whom SHERIDAN stood god-father, Secretary and Treasurer of Mr. ARNOLD, of the Lyceum, is the author of mars) successful dramas, e-peciillv t he one Hundred Pound Sole, and Comfortable Lodgings. • DEATH Or MR. SANDIRS N, THE POET.—II is this week our painful duty to recr.rd the death of Mr. THOR. SANDIER/lON. of Kir klinton, under cit co mstances of the most shocking description. Mr. SANDIIRS6.N lived by himself in a small cottage, consisting of only one room and a sat of passage or closet in which his bed strArd. in the principal room all his papers were usually strews about the floor, and in different parts of it were quanti ties of sticks and faggots a wood u-eJ for his fire. OH 'Thursday night week he had been up reading or writing to rather a late hour, and on retiring to bed left a few sticks burning in hos grate. Soon afterwards, by the falling of a stick from the fire-place, some of his papers caught fire, which was speedily communicated to the, various combustible materials which lay in confused masses around. The fire would, of course, spread w i rapidity, and soon made its way into the place where Mr. SANDIREON slept. The smock and the crackling of the flames, as they spread desolation around, awoke him. and he got out of bed and made an attempt to .escape by the door, but ere he could accomplish hie, object, be fell upon the floor, overcome by the smoke and scorched by the flames! How long be may have lain in this horrible state is not known. It was two o'clock on Friday morning when the fire was discovered by the neighbours, and the most prompt assistance was given. Mr. SANDRA/lON was found lying near the door, his shirt burned off. and his body dreadfully scorched and blackened. He was taken out into the fresh air, and laid upon the grass, where he soon exhibited signs of returning animation, and was then carried to a neigh. bour's house and put to bed. Here he recovered so fat as to be able to speak, and give some account of whit, he supposed bad led to the deplorable accident. < His sufferings were dreadful, and he lingered until Friday evening, when he expired, and was interred at Kirklin- , too on Sunday last. Mr.-SANDZRBON was allout 70 years of age. An Inquest was held on the but* befall RICHARD Lowey, Esq. Coroner, and a verdict of mi.. dental death returned.—Corlisle Journal.. • ' The largest sheet of paper ever manufactured was made by Mesus.Fourdrinsers, the patentees for making ,paper brasechinery, and was exhibited at their ware houses it was three feet wide, and 400 feet long. The patentees might safely work up a good stock of such sheets, as they would, doubtless, soon be taken off their hands by the legal profession, for the purpose of wind- i ins up the accounts of Chancery suits.—Sirectefor. ' The house of Captain Hooper, Seymour-place, was entered between seven and eight o'clock, on Monday n i g h t , by a told, who stole from the parlour a writing desk, containing property value about twenty pounds. He also carried off a quantity of linen, apparel, /cc. MAJOR - LAING. HIS ARRIVAL AT TINIBUCTIL &c " Tnesuerv, Sara. 21. 1226. " My MBAR Coast:l,A very short epistle mutt serve to.apprise you,'ll well as my dearest Emma, 01 my ar rival at, and departure from, the great capital of Central Africa, the former of which events took place on the 18th ult. the latter will take place, please Gon, at an early hour to morrow morning. 1 have abandoned all thoughts of retracing my steps to Tripoli, and came here with an intention of proceeding toJenne by eater; but this intention has been entirely upset, and my situa tion in Timbuctu tendered exceedingly unsafe, by the unfriendly disposition of the Foolahs of Massina, who have this year upset the dominion of the Tuaric, and made themselves patrons of Timbuctu, and whose Sul tan (Bello) has expressed his hostility towards me in no unequivocal terms, in a letter which Al Saidi Boubokar, the sheik of this town, received from me a few days after my arrival. He has now got intell.gence of my being in Timbuctu; and as a party of Foulshs are hourly expected, Al Saidi Boubokar, who is an excel. lent good man, and who trembles for my safety, has strongly urged my immediate departure; and I am sorry to say that the notice has been so short, and 1 have. so much to do previous to goiog away, that this is the only communication 1 shall, for the resent, be able to make. My destination is Sego, whither I hope to arrive in fifteen days; but I regret Cs say the road is a vile one, and my perils are not yet at an end; but my trust is GOD, who has hitherto borne me up amidst the severest trials, and protected me amidst the nume rous dangers to which I have been exposed. . 4, 1 have no time to give you any account of Tim buctu, but shall briefly state that, in every respect. ex. cept in size (which does not exceed four miles in cir cumftrence), it has completely met my expectations. Kabra is only five miles distant, and is a neat town, situated on the very margin of the river. I have been busily employed, during my stay, searching diet...conk in the town, 'which are abundant, and in acquaing in. formation of every kind ; nor is it with any common degree of satisfaction that I say my perseverance has been amply rewarded. 1 am now convinced that my hyp'rthesis, concerning the teimination if the Niger, is collect. " May Goo bless you all! I ►hall woke you fully from Sego, as also my Lord Bathurst; and I rather appre bend that both letters ssill 'etch you at one time, as none of the Gliadamis merchants leave Timbuctu for two months to come. Again, may Goo bless you all! My dear Emma must excuse my writing. I have begun a hundred letters to her, bet have been unable to get through one. S'ie is ever uppermost in my thoughts; and I look forward with delight, to the hour of oui meet ing. which, please Goo, is now at no great di .tatire." This letter was left behind at Timbuctu, and appears to have been brought by the nephew 01 Babaiii, tope, tier with an important document in Arabic, of which the following is the substance: " About a month after their safe arrival at Timbuctu (Laing and !Hung Moktah), the Prince of the Faith ful, Sultan Ahmed, B-n Mohammed Labo, tt a Lou! and Sovereign of all those countries, wrote a 'titer to his Lieut.-Governor Oman, containing as follows— " I have heard that a Christian intends coniii g you; but whether he hi. already arr ived or not. I do not know. You must prevent him from artiving, if he has not reached )i•ti ; and it he has, you MUit ezj•el hint the country in such a manner as to leave him no hope of returning to our countries, because I have received a letter Imam the tribe of Foodah, containing a'caution against allowing Christians to come into the Mussul• man countries in Sou lan; which lever was written in the East, and coutained an account of the 'nisch'. fs aid ipspieties by which they have corrupted Scant and oilier countries: 4 6 When Governor Osman received this letter he could not but obey it. lie therefore engaged a sheik of the Arabs of the a•sert, named Ahmed, son of Obeid- Allah, son ol ltehal,of &Liman Barbooshi, to go out with the Christian, and protect him as tar as vie town ct Arwan. Barbooshi accordingly went with him as far as Timbuctu; but, on arriving at his ow n residence he treacherously murdered him, and took p ossession act all his poverty. This is within our knowledge—we who know the affair, and have seen the letter of the Prince or the Faithful, Sultan Ahmad Labo." The document is attested in Timbuctu by 15 signa tures. The following examination, by the !knish Consul, of Bungola, who represented himself as the servant of the late Major Laing, gives the catastrophe of this melancholy stmy " What is your name ? Bunigola. " Were you Major Laing 's servant?—Yes (and be produced the following paper)— " Azoad, Sd July, 1526. "' I promise to pay the hearer, Bungula, the sum of sit dollars per month, from the 15th Dec. 1825. till my return to Ghadamis ; or, on the failure of that event, till the 15th Dec. ; previously deducting fifty dollars, which I paid for hi. freedom. " A. GORDON LAING.' • Were you with Major Laing at the fir,t attack?—Yes, and wounded—(Showing his bead). " Did ,you remain with bun at Mooktars T—Yes. " Did you accompany him from thence to Timbuctu ?—Yes. " How was he received at Timbuctu?— Well. " How long did he remain at Timbuctu ?—About two months. " Did you leave Timbuctu with Major Laing ?—Yes. ▪ Who went with you ?—A kuMe of Arabs. " In what direction did you go ?—ree sun was on my right cheek ? " Do you know where you were going ?—To Sansanding. O Did you 'lee any water. and were you molested?—We saw no waterioniewere we molested till the night of the third day, when the Arabs of the country attacked and killed my muter. " Was Any one killed besides your master?-1 was wounded, but cannot say if any were killed. "Were you sleeping near your master?—Yes. How many wounds had your master ?-1 cannot say, they were all with swords; and in the morning I saw the head had been cut QM " Did the. person who had charge of your master commit the murder ?—flielk Burbasch, who accompanied the Reis, killed him, being asshted by his black servants, by swords, when asleep. 4 1 What did the Sheik then do?—He went oo to his country. An Arab took me back to Timbuctu. • " What property had your master when be was killed?—Two unless one carried the provisions; the other carried my muter and his bags. ▪ Where were yam master's papers?—ln his bag. ° Did -you endeavour to preserve them?-1 was so stunned with the wound I never thought of the papers. ▪ Wete the papers brought back to Timbuctu 7—l don't know." 'And this Arab thus deposes before the Kadi of Tripoli— " Appeared before me, &c. and malteds oath, according to the eitablished form of the Mahomedan faith. Sungola, servant to the late Major Laing, who swears that be was with his master three days beyond Timbuctu, and saw his master murdered; and that be actually saw the bead separated from the body. • " Signed, itc. In the presence of his Highness's Minister. IL D. GHIES." Thus perished poor Lain. by the hand I f an assassin, after being the first to accomplish an object, the attain ment of whist' has long been considered . as a desidera tum in geography: There is, however E a faint hope that his journals dray be recovered . . An Arab, who carried a correct account of the murde r triour Consul at MG. , ' gadore, reported also that s friend of his had books (not printed, but sirritten)thatbelonged tothe Christian, and thought he could get them ; in which attempt, we need scarcely say, the Consul gave him every en couragement. _ - AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. Yesterday the Annual Meeting of this Associatica as held at the King's Arms-yard, Coleniaa-v i t ; WILLIAM Mammies, E q. in the Chair. supported - by Mr. HUME, M.P. Mr. BARCLAY. M.P. Mr. Maitioat- BANKS, M.P. Mr. RICHARDS and Mr. 'MAAR, of the B..nk of England, & Tire Secretary lead the Report—lt showed that, by the latest accOutrts bet.ne the Director s, the Association had in their • setilk ment in Australia 9,660 breedrng ewes, 2,630 lambs, seders, atc.. 195 horses. includilg ,100 brood mates, and 2 000 cattle. The Report also announced the arrival at Port - Stephens of Voce ships. chartered for the conveyance of Merino sheep, horses, &c. for the settlement. Ot 9*/8 sheep, only 35 had died. The last grant made to the Association by Go vet nment comprised 1 048 960 acres of land, of which 35,840 were unproductive sea-coast land, but nezessary to mark the Company's boundary ; 320 acres surto end ing the North Head of Port Steph..ns had also h-ea reserved by Government for the purpore of a n ili.a.y station. A shipment of wool had also been made, and turned out well. The Report spoke in high terms of the orderly conduct of the settlers and convicts. Tire Report was received unairinsouJy. Accounts were then exhibited,which showed that the total outlay of the Company, sit prosecuting its objects, amounted to nearly 180,0001. Tire Auditors were re-elected and thanks voted to the Chairman. The Meeting then separated. COURT OF ALDERMEN. A Court of Aldermen was held yesterday at Guild hall, which was lolly attended. A letter from Sir RICHARD CA Ra GLYNN, agreeing to accept of and remove to th , • W 4 ut Br dge Without, vacant by the death of Sit William Curtis, was laid before the Court and read; and a vacancy of Alderman fur Bishopsgate Ward being ereited the reby, the Lord Mayor will direct precepts to be issued for aWardmr•te to fill up the same. ♦INTRT WARD. The Solicitor laid before the Court the notes cf the recent judgment in the Court of King's Bei ch. on the election Alderman of Vintry Ward, with an opinion of Counstl upon the sane, which were ordered to be printed, and a copy of the same sent to each Alderman, and the nest Court o as appointed fur thecon,ide r ci o n of the c th be to be pursued thereon. BREAD STRICET WAI D. The Court proceeded to he..r the Petition of Mr. Shoubridge against the election r•f Mr. C. Hooper as Common Councilman for B e.id..tiret Word. Mr. BOLI.AND appeared on behalf of the Petitioner. was beaid, and examined witnesses to prose that Mr. Ibropet'.o premises were witch, u:es,anJ not Assessed to the inhibited house duty. Mr. llooPan was heard in reply, and examined one of his set emit-, who proved he haJ constantly stop Fed on the premises. The teaml patties then withdrew, and the Coon &elated that M. H•mper'r election w..s *A', and therespnn dismiss-dthe Petitilin. The Gaol Committee presented a Repoli op having, consid red Mr. Srcretaiy Peel's letter le.pecting the ) Gaol of Newgate, recommending A conference on .undry questi n. comiee ei with that prison. which Mai agreed to, and the ltemernbrancer iristructed to apply for is Appointment for the same. The CHAMBERLAIN reprinted the Frrodoce ‘ pf the Or p hans' Fußd f)s- the 144 quarter, And the Will of 510,8001. w is directed to he discharged. •EDINBUI{GII. JANUARY 26. Early on Saturday mottling snow began tot II thick, and continued with little intermission till a late hour in the evening. The country around is, in consrqiiruce, - covered to the average depth of about a foot. •The snails !lase. notwithstanding. kept pretty ne rly u.ual periods of arrival. Those Isom London, illi•le, and Stirling, were last night about an hour too la e; tut the Dum s es mail arrived about it, usual time, t ere not being winch snow in that line of road. Ti.e irmt continued i tense al yesterday. kti.ough Saturday was as wintry !irking a day as could well bexonceisted, the snow falling in such quan tities as to sender even toe streets of the c ty strati) im passable, yet great nirmbers of curlers arid bkaiter, re paired to Duddingstone Loch to indu ) ..e in theft L.. vourite amusententi, despite of the ih.ck coating • 11ilow which ci , vriel the tirfacc t , i ilk ice. 'Pie code s, how - ever, set to walk, and ?lion cleared a liece c,t ice ciently las gefor their play; but the skai;e:s had a ninth more laborious task to perform. inasmuch as they re quired a much wider field to operate upon. To it, boa.- ever, they went, and what by dint of great ezerti as, and pres-ing into their assistance a few regular men of the broom, they soon succeeded in clearing of snow a large angle of the ice, upon which they continuesf.for some time enniole t d to enjoy their elegant exerci e. &unday evening a melancholy and fatal accident happened in Leith, from the dangerous practice of throwing snow balk. A young woman who was walk ing along the street there, was struck by one of these balls (by whom thrown has not been dicoveiel, with such violence on the stomach that she died inconsequence a few minutes afterwards. She was abli , after ut:esissg a loud sbsit k, to run into a ship, from whence a sur geon was instantly sent for; but the poor girl was dead before he atiived. It was the o,iinian of Dr. Coinbe, who examined the body In xt men niog, that bet death had been occasioned as much by fright as by the i *jury she bad sustained from the blow. h is said that Sir W. Coitus bad insured his life in different Offi,es for 100.0001. Frid.sy morning, a young boy apprentice to a neysweeper, fell from the top of a chimney So. 111h11 Place, to the street, and was killed on the spot. The only memorial of the death of VILLIEII3, Duke of Buckingham, remaining at Kirby Muorside (where he died ite obscurity and distress) is an entry in an old register of Burials, which runs thus—" 1687, Apia 17. Gorges Villas - Lord do k of bookingham." A British Cabinet courier, who passed through Elms :els on the lots instant, on his way from S . Pe:ess• burgh to London - , with dispatche-, stated th rt. ss hen he left the Russian capital the c.ld was at 28 degrees. 'This would seem to be almost incredible, s.hen.it is considered that at 10 degrees the Seine becomes frozen over.— Paris Paper.. We are informed that an overland dispatch has ar rived from India, bringing accounts of the death of two Ju.les. There is now in tbe.garden of. Mr. James Saltmarsh, of Moulsham, Esse/. apples, the produce of last yesa's growth, which hie hung on the branches up to the present time. Tl.ey are of the kind called . I .Ernrnenes - Long Keeper," sod are now in a sound and perfect state. CORN-EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE. Jam. SS. Though we have bad no arrivals of any description of Grain since Monday, very little badness has been transacted in oar market this morning: the few sales effected were at Monday's prices. 111 3 d ce my Me ; &dr x; cat, tow asi. ter. rk ; in 4 Lady nub. Woe Cap- Mrs. . Ds.