Star. — London, England, 1827-02-19 00:00:00

DESTRUCTION __ OF A SHIP OF WAR. PORTS MOUTR, Faaausav ta. About half an hour before day-light this morning, it w as discovered that one of the men-of-war laying up the harbour in a state of ordinary, was on fire. The Victory made the signal for assistance, and fired several guns t o alarm the Officers of the Dock-yard, as well 0 t h e people in the other ships near her. In the coarse of a quarter of an hour, every person was at his post ; sa d all the boats belonging to the Goar d ship as well a ; those belonging to the Ordinary and Dock-yar , d, wer e at the spot, and rendering every assistance. but unfortunately of no avail, as the wind was blowing go ng from the Eastward. The destructive element o n gained such an ascendancy over the united efforts r d se veral hundred men, as to baffle all possibility of cl og it under. By this accident, the country has last one of its finest frigates, the Dial:olnd having lately retur ned from South America, under the command of l a id Napier: she had gone through a partial repair, and w as placed in Ordinary, as fit for immediate ser ,ire. The boats in attendance were under the com mand of Captain Inglis, of the Victory ; and Captain Omen, of the Ordinary, who were very active in getting tie fire under, as well as having the ships nearest re moved out of danger. The accident is supposed to nave been caused by raking out the galley - fire the night before, when some of the cinders must have got under the grate, and communicated to the deck. Fortunately, all the Warrant Officers and men, together with their families, got safe out of the ship, which is now burning to the v ater's edge. _ ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE. A fire broke out this morningon board his Majesty's ship Ditmned (in Ordinary in Porchester Lake), about four o'clock, and continued to rage with great fury till twelve at noon, when she was burned to the water's edge, and sank at her moorings. The two Warrant Officers, who had her in charge, were brought on shore with their families in safety. It is said the fire was occasioned by one of the men placing a plank before the fire to season, which it is supposed ignited during the night, and communicated so the ship. NAVAL INtgL itiN CE. The Lord Nelson, from Lynn, was driven on shore in Oseford Beach on the 15th inst. Cargo saved. FaLwouvw. Faa. 16.—Arrived the Atlas, Wat.ron, from Ja maica—sailed 21st December, and experienced very heavy gales during her passage; her chain plates carried away, sails split, &c. PLYMOUTH, Faa. 16 and 17.—Wir.d E.—Arrived the Nassau, TIMIAIN, from St. Michael's P • and Flora , Cuaurrv, front Terceira. Sailed the Barbadoes Picket, Lowas, for Gibraltar. Passed down Channel, the Inglis, Saar.; from London to the East Indies. • Poarmarru, Fes. iB.—Arrived the Greenock, MILLIM, from Batavia—sailed from Cowes on the 16th for Rotterdam, returned this afternoon, blowing very hard from E. His Majesty's brig Cuo bore up, bound to N.F.. Sailed the Tulloch Castle, Puma, for Jamaica. It has blown very heavy the whole of this day from the eastward. Snag, rse.—lt is blowing a violent gale. His Majesty's frigate Dumont, was burnt to the water's edge this morning; no miser ship was lying near her. She was laid up in ordinary in Porch Ester Lake; It is not yet known how the accident happened. His Ma jesty's ship Metrics.' came into harbour from Spitbead. Sailed the Amphitrite transport. kluaue, fur Cork. Dar., Faa. 17.—Wind W. and S.—Arrived from London, the Frederick, Como, for Jamaica; Egyptian. Littman, for Bombay ; and Oporto, Coszr, for Oporto. Arrived also, the J. Bainbridge, Noon, from Cape Breton. FEL 18.—Wind S.E. by F..—The ships remaining yesterday have sailed. The Vansittart and Hythe, fur India, passed about noon. Passed by from London, the Competitor, JACKSON, for Co. iambi& ; and Caledonia, lionuarr, for Jamaica. GIAVCSIXD, FM 17 and 18.—Arrived the Lord Nelson, Wire sow, from St. Michael's; Dadalus, Baarron, from St. John's, New Brunswick ; Arides, Knua, from Rio • Cape Packet, KZLLY, from Van Dieman's Land; Sprightly, Newsom, and Dispatch, Yana., from St. Michael's; Deveron, AULLY, from Honduras; George IV. Bcacc, from Lisbon ; Bolivar, M' DONALD, from New York; Sylph, DAVIDSON, from St. Vakry ; Lisbon Packet, --, from Newfoundland; Spheroid, HARRISON, from Barbadoes ; and Ark, Annum:, from Africa. NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN COFFEE-HOUSE. (THIS DAY.) Livsarnoz, Fun. 16.—Wind &N.&—Arrived the Baltic, Gnar.t., from New York ; Regatta, HAMBOLT, from Hali Paz ; Petra, H• 111111, from Seville; Enterprise, GORDON, fromDrogheda ; John William, THOMAS, from Londonderry; Olive, Roanniou, from Waterford; Susannah; Btaxerr, from Poole; Luna, Fara, from Leith; P.nterprize, Damns, from London. Sailed the James Cropper, Guanass. for New York ; Sowerby, Houizs, for Vera Cruz; George, HOUGHTON, for Bahia; John Pedder, TISDALE, for Havapna ; Belem Castle, Jonas, for Lisboa ; and Mauncy, Krest.s, for Genoa. The Hugh Wallace, Wniosa, and Balfour, Beg, from Liverpool, have arrived at New Orleans. The Hudson, Avulse. from Lon don; Orion, Samosa, from Glasgow; Lewis, BLACKMAN from Bristol; and Gold Hunter, Katowcas, from Carmarvon, ha ve ar rived at New York. Vas 17.--Wind W. fresh breeze.--Arrived the Mary, SKITIi, frost Charlestoo—called Bth January ; A . 4 0 1 " , —.A131111111, from Prime Edward's Island ; Hazard, Hayszy, from Newfoundland ; Pilot, JONES, and Magnet, —, from London. The John Pedder, TISDALE, for the Havansaah; and George, for Bahia. have put back. Off the port at sun -set, eight brigs and two snows. It has been resolved by the Admiralty that another expedition to the North Pole shall be undertaken; and in consequence the HECLA has been undergoing repairs for the last four months in the Dock-yard at Deptford preparatory to setting out a third time, under the com mand of Captain PARRY. The vessel is to proceed to Cloven Cliff. in Spitzbergen, latitude 79. 50. about six hundred miles from the North Pole, which place, it is expected, she will reach about the commence ment of June. Here the HECLA is to remain, and be established as a sort of head-quarters, to which recourse is to be had when necessary, and parties are to be detached to explore the surrounding coasts and seas, while the main object of the expedition, an approach to the North Pole, is attempted by Captain PARRY'S party, The Captain is to depart with two vessels, which are so. constructed as to be capable of being used either as brats. or sledges to run upon the ice, according to cit cumstan-ess Two Officers and ten men are to be appointed to each, and for this number provisions for ree months are to be laid in each. Thus, should they be able to travel on an average, fourteen miles l.er day, and meet with no obstacles, they will hi able to teach the long-wished-for Pule, and return to the HECLA after the accomplishment of their object. Captain last year, offered himself to under take a journey on the ice from Spitzbergen to the Pose The first who set a bold example in this mode of tra velling ea s Baron WRANGELL. He had only sledges aith which to accomplish his journry on the ice, anti lax only sub s i stence w hil e trave lli ng WAi dried fish, oli which he lived forty days while going on the ice, until I s e w as stopped by the water, and exposed to dangers tot which he was totally uaprovided. • The Baron asseJ nearly four 'ears oa tl.e ice in "this climate. THE KING, &c. BRIGHTON, Firsaamit is. The ICING, a few days since, had a slight attack 'of gout in the left hand, but which, almost from the onset, continued to subside, horn the treatment administered. In the evening of Friday, however, some further symp• toms of the malady shewed themselves ; sad, I rrgret to state, that gout now has possession of his MAJILSTY'S fert; but even the latter attack does not seem to be of the virulent kind, as the KING has passed good nights since, and hoprs are entertained of his MAJILSTY'S speedy recovery. The report at the Palace this•morn. inR is— _ '; The KIM° has passed a tranjuil night, though his Maits has gout in both fret ; but, in all other respects, is wen." Ma. CANUING. —.The indispositien of this Gentleman, arising from a cold, as before stated, has been of a severe and •ery painful kind, at intervals not unattended by danger; but I have the satisfaction to observe that the danger has passed, and that the Right Hon. Secre tat y is now in a fair way of recovery. The Earl of &arrow is still attended by his Physician. Sir MATTHEW Ti ; but I have the pleasure to add, that his Lord ship is regaining his health, and may already be considered in a con valescent state. Admiral Sir EDMOND NAGLE has bean for some time suffering here by a severe attack of the gout. Mr Secretary Put. arrived at the Palace last night. Monday, the Coachman of Mrs. Courrs underwent an examina tion at the Bench at the Town Hall, charged by Captain RUDDACC with having wilfully and dangerously driven a carriage on the wrong side of the road on the East Cliff, whereby he, the com plainant, who was on horseback, bad with great difficulty avoided serious mischief. The defendant, when remonstrated with, added impertinent language to rude and unfeeling conduct. The case being thoroughly made out, he was amerced in the mitigated penalty of 60s. with 12s. costs. Sir Joust Staniar, Bart. of Macias.ld, has had eight couple of valuable dogs killed, in consequence of its having been ascertained, that they had severally and collectively been bitten by a strange cur in a rabid state. Nearly the whole If his Majesty's fine pack of Stag Hounds were destroyed at the Kennel here, some few years back,owing to a similar circumstance. WI NDSTMIEci. 17. This day their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE paid a visit to her Royal Highness the Princess AUGUSTA; and after partaking of refresh ment, at four o'clock returned to Bushy Park. The Rev. Mr. I,OII3DALZ, Chaplain to the Archbishop of Cmt- TZRIBURT, has been . appointed to the Fellowship of Eton College, vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Foam Pinery. The sum raised in the parish of Windsor, for the relief of the distressed manufacturers, amounts to 2341.135. Id. Maus amount her Royal Highness the Princess Unmet* contributed 101. the Corporation of Windsor, 201. and the non-commissioned Officers and privates of the Royal Horse Guards, Blue, nr.l. Si. 90. THE EARL OP LIVERPOOL. [TROH THZ COURT CIRCULAR.] It is with extreme regret we have to announce to the public a most alarming and sudden attack, which the Earl of Livaltroot. has experienced ; and which is the more unexpected, as the Noble Earl was considered to have been in the enjoyment of most excellent health ever since his return from Bath. The attack took place on Saturday morning, in the following manner: The Noble Earl, after breakfasting soon after ten o'clock. alone, in his Library, at Fife-house, Whitehall, had had the post letters brought to him, and remained so long without ringing the bell for his servants to take away the breakfast things, as to excite the suspicion of his domestics that his Lordship had been taken ill. His Lordship's butler, in consequence, west to the library ; and, on entering the apartment, beheld his Lordship stretched on tliz floor motionless and speechless; and from the posture of his Lordship, he had evidently fallen down while in the act of opening a letter. The butler instantly alarmed the Countess. and the whole of the household, whose consternation may easily be ima gined. Dr. Drover, his Lordship's physician. who had attended his Lordship during his late indisposition, happened at this critical moment to call, on a friendly visit, to inquire after the health of his Lordship, and immediately ran to his Lord hip's assistance, and sent off messengers, without loss of time, to Sir Henry Halford and Sir Astley Cooper. Sir Henry Halford soon after arrived, as did also the nephew of Sir Astley Cooper, Sir Astley himself being at his country seat at Gadesbridge, Herts, whither an express was forwarded, and Sir Astley instantly came to town, and attended his Lordship in the evening. The Medical Gentleman bled the Noble Earl, and also applied leeches to his head. The fit with which his Lordship was seized was bath of an apoplectic and paralytical nature, and has affected the whole of his Lordship's right side. Mr. White, the King's Messenger, was dispatched on Saturday morning to the King, at his Palace at Brig!). ton, to acquaint him with the alarming intelligence. The attack was kept a secret till the afiernoon,when it became partially known, and the Earl's Colleagues were among the first to arrive to inquire after his Lord ship. Some, en being informed of the melancholy event, burst into tears. The Chancellor of the Eiche quer arrived about half an hour after it took place, agreeably to an appointment with the Noble Earl, and was proceeding to the Library when he was informed of the afflicting event. The inquiries continued up to midnight. Yesterday morning the Medical Gentlemen held a consultation, when they thought it right to issue the fAlowing Bul letin : '‘ Fife Houae ' Half-past Eleven o'clock, Sunday Morning. " Lord LIVIMPOOL has passed a quiet night, and is not considered worse by the Physicians this morning. - Dr. Dreyer was in close attendance upon the Noble Earl during the whole of Saturday, sat up all Saturday night, and remained with his Lordship during yester day, with the exception of an hour. His Lordship con• tinned in the same state till about four o'clock yesterday afternoon, when he spoke for the first time, answering a few questions. His Lordship also partook of some light refreshment. During the whole of yesterday, Fife House was thronged with anxious irquirers. Among them were, the Cabinet Ministers, Prince Polignac, and most of the Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers, the Attorney and Solicitor General, besides. a great number of Nobility and Gentry. Mt. Secretary Peel left town on Saturday afternoon, for Brighton, to communicate, in person, the distressing event to the King. Tt e Medical Gentlemen had a consultation, on SA. turday night, at ten o'clock, which lasted half an hour, the result of which was sent off by a Messenger to the King at B ighton. Last night, at ten o'clock, Sir Astley Cooper's Ne- . phew, Sir Henry Milford and Dr. Drever assembled at Fife House to hold a consultation, which lasted an hour, when they repotted N •bie Earl to be a little better. A Messenger was sent off immediately with the parti culars to the King at Brighton. Lady BuHGIICRSH, DOW atPwrince.lias recefitly re covered II on) a •el y severe illness. wiring to the close attention and advice of . Dr. BALMIUSIAD. TH EATRES. THE KING'S THEATRE. Saturday night, La &Mara is I3agdad was repeited at this Theatre. Before the 0, era began a handbill was distributed throughout the Theatre, stating that Signor CURIONI had not quite recovered from his late indis pOsition, and that he therefore must solicit the indul gence of the audience. This appeal was, however, almost so - millions, as he sustained his part in the Opera with his usual good taste and science, though perhaps with rather less power than on former nights. fhe performance of Signor ZUCHCLLI was much mote effective on this occasion than on the first and second representations of the piece. This was particularly ap parent in the recitative—" Entpia ! e di tante ere qud cor caprice?" which he gave w►th great force, and we think his fine mellow tones never appeared to greater advantage than in that recitative, and the aria "In chi fidavi," which followed it. Madame CARADORI was also highly successlul in the concluding scene, in which she is accompanied on the vialin obligate by Signor SPAGNIoLETTL The audience manifested a great dis position to encore this, and only forbore to do so on ac count of the extreme exertion required in the character this Lady sustains. This Opera is become a decided favourite, and the house was crowded. COVENT-GARDEN. The tragedy of The liatsesler was acted at this house on Saturday night, to one of the fullest audiences that we have witnessed this season. Mr. YOUNG played Bs,- verky ; and it is no mote than justice to this Gentleman to say that his performance of that character is one of the most perfect exhibitions belonging to the modern stage. It may rank, as a performance in tragedy, with the Othello of Mr. KEAN. Through the whole of those long and difficult scenes in the street at night, with Jarvis and with Lemon, and afterwards throughout the prison scene, which occupies almost an entire •ct, there is not one touch attempted of clap-trap or stage trick ; the performance has the repose, as well as the force,of reality; and, in point of pathos, we know nothing in the theatre by which it is surpassed. Miss JARMAN played Mrs. Beverley, for her third character in London, and evinced cleverness in it, as she has done in every thing that she has acted ; but the part is not in her proper way, and it would be a pity, perhaps, that she should run the hazard of spoiling herself by attempting to alter her natural deportment very materially, because there is an abundant range of characters in which she will be valuable as she is. Walton played Stukely well, and SEALE acted better than he looked in Lesson. The merry Miss JONES was, by some mistake or tither, put into the lachrymose part of Charlotte. Miss JARMAN will lose no reputation by playing Mrs. Beverley, if she gains nothing in it; and Mr.Yovno's performance in the play is one which people ought to go to see, if they will go to see any thing; and judging from the state of the House on Saturday night, if Mr. CHARLES KtMBLE would take his own character again, we should say the Play. might probably be repeated with advantage.— In the Opera of Figaro, Miss PATON made her first ap pearance since her return from Dublin, and was most' enthusiastically received. We never heard her in•finer voice, or saw her in better spirits. She appeared in spired by the flattering reception she was greeted with, and acted throughout with the greatest naiveté. In a new introduced song, dc Follow, dloso, over nseurstain," she was most raptutously applauded end encored. The songs of the Opeira were also given with the greatest effect, and we participated with the feelings of the audience, in congratulations on the return of our popular vocalist. MU FOOTs has performed at the Portsmouth Theatre every night last week, and, both in comedy and farce sustained her characters in that polished style of appro priate excellence which placed her among the •' pars" in the dramatic galaxy. TheTheatre was extremely well, and most respectably attended on her benefit night, to an overflow. She set off on Saturday for Plymouth, to fulfil an engagement at That Theatre. Tim A axeir.—The 12th Light Dragoons or Lancers, stationed in Glasgow and Hamilton, received the route on Tuesday for London. The first Division marched on Thursday morning. They are required to perform the duties of a part of the troops sent to Portugal. They are to be replaced by the 7th Hussars. The Lancers have been exemplary for their good behaviour, and wilt carry the best wishes of the inhabitants along with them. The ports are now shut against the Importation of all foreign Corn for home consumption, except Oats which are admitted at a duty of 4s. per quarter. The winter in Paris bas been exceedinßly severe, and for weeks together the thermometer of Fahrenheit has verged from 20 degrees to 12 degrees, which has been the lowest average verge, and what is very remarkable, while the rest of Europe has been, as it were, buried in snow, scarcely any has fallen in the neighbourhood of Paris; on the contrary, the roads are literally covered with dust. The French make such blunders in the surnames, in a late account in the French Papers of the house of StmoN Cocc having said to have arranged the claims of the ,Ertglish merchants on Spain, is therein stated as having been done by the house of Syme and Cock!!! Lady BYRON, who is in extremely delicate health, has been staying some time at Genoa, and is now at Florence, on her way to Rome and Naples. She at present occupies the whole of that splendid mansion called the Hotel de l'Amerique. Lot d Danny once applied in the Green-room to Mr. SHERIDAN, for the arrear of Lady Danny's salary, and vowed he would not stir from the room till it was paid. "My dear Lord," said SHERIDAN," this is too bad ; you have taken from us the brightest jewel in the world, and you now quarrel with us for a little dust she has left behind her." The Dead Shot, and the Pirate: Doom, or the Solway Mariner, aided by the Flying Dutchman, continue to fill the Adelphi Theatrt night after night. Even the days of the profligates, Tom and Jerry, were not so pro fitable to the Proprietors ct this establishment, as dur ing the management of TcRRY and YATES. • the great violoncello player, was once travelling to a music meeting on the top of a stage coach, when by some accident the coach was upset.' None of the passengers mere seriously hurt ; but whilst they were sprawling on the road amidst the N r eck of boxes and luggage, some feeling their legs and arms to try if they were broken, others half dead with flight, they were astonished to hear sounds of music ; w‘ndering whence such sounds could pro ceed it such a moment, they at last discovered L—y, irobusbaii quietly seated himself on a mile•stone, and had began. to try. his. favotu ite instrument, to see if it tad sustaiired 07 . damage ! • OLD BAILEY, (OLD COURT) THIS DAY. DARING HIGHWAY ROBRP.Ry. George Avery, Thomas Fowler, Henry Ironmonger,. and Hobert Jones, were put to the bar on an indictment charging them with, assaulting, on the King's highway, Walter Hunter, at Stretford, on the 6th of February last, between the'lronte of two and thiee o'clock in the afternoon, and taking from Iris person a watch and its appendages, and a quantity of gold. The prosecutor stated, tha• he was passing through a field at the back of the Eel-pie-house, whtte his atten tion was drawn to a great number of people: On look ing through the hedge he was hustled by sortie persons, and the property belore enumerated taken from him. Four men, much like the prisoners, let; the field,, and the prosecutor followed them until he met theßow-rtre et Police in the Mile•end Bort!, where the prisoners were secured. At the moment of the robbery the hat of the prosecutor was pressed down over his eyes, so that he could not identify the prisoners. Francis Kaye stated, that he reside] in Mile-en:l - road, Bethnal green. On the day mew ioned he was coming over the field in que,tion, and saw the prisone s hustle the prosecutor. One of them put Mr. Hunter's hat ever his face ; he was positive that Avery war the man who pressed the hat down. Mr. Hunter went out of the field for an officer. Witness saw the prisoners go out of the field, and, on getting into the middle of another, three of them (Fowler, Ironmonger, and Jones,) lay down on the grass. Avery was standing up, watch ing witness and prosecutor. Information was then given to the police, who arrested the prisoners. Witness had known Avery before. The four prisoners passed the window of the White Hart public-house, when witness peinted..them out to the officers. There was about a thousand persons in the field, witne.sing a fight. Witness had seen Fowler once before the present transaction. The prosecutor said at the time he would give the man three guineas for his watch, which he set great value by, in consequence of its being a family one. William Hall, and his brother officers. deposed to taking the prisoner into custody, in consequence of the description given of the prisoners by Mr. Kaye. Fowler said they had been at the fight; nothing was found on the prisoners belonging to Mr. Hunter. The prisoners declared they were innocent. Mr. Justice GAZZLRE summed up the evidence to the Jury, who found the prisoners Guilty—Death. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, MARX-LANE, FEIKOART 19. The arrival of Wheat fresh in to this morning's market was very moderate, but we bad a large supply of Flout coutways, still u tie inland navigation is partly stopped, higher prises were demanded foe superfine samples of Wheat; but upon the whole those sales that were effected were at the prices of this day se'nuight. Fine malt ing Barley sells better than on Friday, and superfine samples ob. tattled 435. per qr. Beans and Peas by the descriptions support bat Monday's currency. The Oat trade is far from being brisk, but freak Corn sold at the prices of last week. In other articles there is no altsratioo. Wheat, Red, oevr, 50s 6.5. - old, 48s 60s White, new, 50s 55a - old 50s 513 s Barley, 3111 a 43s Malting 605 653 Peas, Grey, 1826, 525 545 -- Old, 043 s 00s Maple, 1826, 54s 565 Rye, new, 36s 40$ Beans, Small, new, us 544 -- old, 001 00s Tick, new, 48s .521 - old, 001 00s Oats, Feed, new, 261 308 -- old, 00s 00s Poland, new, 34s 364 - old, 004 00s Potat9e, new, 36. 40. old, 296 3311 Scotch ; 00s 00s Flour; per sack, 451. 504. Rapeseed 20s 924 per last: ..AST W/L/LL -=old, Om - 00s White, old, 46.. 4U ••-•—•-• Dew, 504 52s Boilers, 1825,521 56s 1826,58, 60s ♦RRIVALS 4,005 Wheat, British qrs. Do. Forrign Barley, British Oats Beans Peas, qrs. I Irish Oats 5,897 I Foreign Oats 1,731 6,515 English Flour, sacks 10,007 1,612 Foreigallarley --. SMITHFIELD MARKET, Fassuaar 19. 1,4711 The Beef trade looks up, 55.: to Ss. 2J. per stone bring the price of the best Oxen. Mutton is, however, on the decline, 45. 41. to 45. Bd. per stone being the top price of the best Sheep. Veal is also cheaper, fine young Calves bring Ss. 4d. to 54. td. per stone ; and coarser ones 4s. 1341. to Si. 84. per stone. In the Pork trade dairy. fed Meat is Ss. 2d. to Ss. 4d. per stone ; and the larger Hogs 4s. 24. to 4a. 10d. per stoaw—Beasts, 2,253 ; Sheep, 26,660; Pigs, 120 ; Calves, 112. _ _ Beef, per stone, 41. to Ss. 2d. Mutton, 4.. to 41. 2d. Veal, 4s. 6d. to ss. sd. Pork.4s. ltd. to Si. 41—Hay, per load, .e 3 to £5 Si. Clover, £4 10s. to £6 10s. Straw, £1 tos: to ft los. LIVERPOOL, Famtuaar 17. - . We have again to notice a verified import of Yoreigs Produce, owing to the continuance of easterly winds. Corrou Woor..—.The import is only 442 ; the salts amount to 9,410 bags, at a slight decline on every description. &due, &c.—We have had a better demand for Sugar, and 700 hbds. have been disposed of at our last quotations. At ttie public sale of 100 casks Jamaica Coffee, good and clean descriptions brought full prices; 150 casks Demerara Molasses have been sold at 275. 3d. to 28s. In Cocoa, nice, Ginger, and Pimento there have been no sales worthy of notice. Paousious.—Prime Butters continue to be in good demand. In Beef and Pork there has been a fair business done; as also in Bacon, at from 431. to 455. per cwt: CORN RICHANGL.—At to.day's matter there was a good attend ance of dealers. For Oats there was a steady demand, and sales to a moderate extent were effected at prices scarcely equal to our last quotations. For Wheat the demand was confined to small par cels for town's consumption, and for which last week's prices may 'be repeated. Beans were rather more inquired for, but without producing any advance. Barley and Peas were very dull, and rather looking down. For sweet Rota, in bond, the demand last week was good, and several parcels were taken for export at for mer quotations. Of Wheat, in bond, there have been no sales, nor bas there been any inquiry for it. FATAL EFFECTS OF GOING INTO TUE DEN OF A LION.—On Thursday evening, the follow ing dreadful occurrence took place:—At the Sur Inn, Bedminster, was a caravan of wild beasts, and the keeper, being in want of an attendant, a young rump of the name of Josh. Peddle, a native of Sherborne, who had been ac customed to the business from his infancy, offered his services on Wednesday, and was accepted. He was, however, cautioned not to go within reach of any of the ►eaasts; this caution he unfottunately neglected. A party came to see the animals, and as the lion was asleep and did not appear willing to rise, the man im providently went into his den; the lion suddenly awakened, and probably hungry, and alarmed at the presence of a stranger, darted forward a paw, with which he seized the showman by the shoulder, at the same moment with the other he dreadfully lacerated the face. The miserable man cried piteously, and strug gled to get loose, but all his efforts were in vain, and the lion now infuriated, seized him by the throat with his mouth, and held him in that situation till death put an end to the too horrible sufferings of the victim. A Gentleman instantly brought his pistols, and another person called to a blacksmith, who had a piece of red hot iron, to afford assistance, but it was twenty minutes before the animal would quit its prey, although its mouth was much burned; at length the head of the union° , nate victim fell from his jaws, a spectacle too for description, when the body was drawn cage. An Inquest is to be held on the body _Bridal Journal. untortu• oo horrible 3 from the du. dAy.-- i f 1 ' 1 i t • I i . I ~. . . R. ; 1 .. I ' , tl 1 1 , 4 ~, r,l 1 1 1 . . , .i ) 4. ii