Star. — London, England, 1830-02-25 00:00:00

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. -...-. LISBON, FEB. 14, 1830. Since my last, things have gone on worse and worse ; nor is there any hope of seeing them better whilst the usurper sways. On the 10th he went to Salvaterra, taking with him his hounds, some players, and some friars, the Utter naturally to absolve him from his sins, as the week before Lent will present the anniversary of that dreadful day on which he murdered the old Marquis de Lout.u, whilst King Jour the sixth resided there. The servant and clerk of Mr. Ltrou, an English merchant, were arrested by the police, as they were going to take to the packet some letters after the mail had closed. I hear the Consul has made reclamation's on the subject ; but MrooEL's minions care not a straw for what he says or writes, as they well know there is nothing to be feared from Old England ! In the arsenal there has been great activity in fitting out the fri gate Diana, and two brigs for the Azores, to resume the blockade, in consequence of advices received from Asseca. The state of the Provinces is really dreadful ; robberies, assassi nations and arrests, are more frequent than ever; and the jails are filling as fast, or perhaps still faster, than after the unfortunate event of Oporto. Commerce is entirely at a stand, and the revenue as low as it pos sibly can be ; and there is no money in the treasury, except that now paid by the monks in consequence of the last decree for that purpose. THE ARMY. The transports with the 73d Regt. have arrived at Malta. After the troops were disembarked, two of the transports proceeded to Corfu with part of the 95th ; the third with the head-quarters was to sail on the 10th or 11th of January. The sentence upon Lieut. and Riding Master Hely, of the 7th Dragoon Guards, who was tried by Court Martial in October last, at the Hone Barracks, Ipswich, for contracting a debt of 381. 17s. 2d. with Mr. Hyam, messman to the Regiment, and not discharging the same, and for borrowing 101. of the waiter, at the Great White Horse, Ipswich, which he also neglected to discharge, together with several other charges, has been received by the Com. mantling Officer. It adjudges Licut Hely to be cashiered, but to receive commutation money on his dismissal from the Regiment.— Private Flood, who was tried by the same Court Martial, for sleep. ing on his post et Norwich, was sentenced to receive 300 lashes ; but his Majesty was graciously pleased, in consideration of a long impel. sonment he had undergone, to remit the infliction of the punishment. —Bury Herald. A General Court-martial is now sitting in Edinburgh Castle, of which Lieut.-Colonel Lacy, of the Royal Artillery, is President, and Capt. Prior, Paymaster of the 19th Royal Lancers, Judge-Advocate, for the trials of a serjeant of the 25th Foot (King's Own Borderers,) and two privates of the 30th Foot.—Caledonian Mercury. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Hope, Stroud, from Lisbon, was driven on shore near St. Alban's Head on Tuesday, and it was feared would be wrecked. Cargo thrown overboard. The Venus, of Whitstable, was driven on shore near Robin Hood's Bay on Monday night, and it was feared would be wrecked. The Thomas, Twiddy, was abandoned off Wells on Tuesday night. The Ann Paley, Royston, from Oporto, has arrived at Liver pooL The Concordia, Santos, from Oporto to Rio Grand de Sol, is lost at Iguape. The Prospect, Stone, from St. Michael's, has arrived at Dart mouth. The Caroline, from Ithaca, and Monmouth, from Carthagena, have arrived at Bristol. The Elizabeth, Watts, from Cadiz, has arrived at Jersey. DIAL, Firs. 24.—Wind S. W.—Arrived from London, the Lord Goderich, Hope, for Cape Coast. The outward-bound remain. Fornatousn, Faa. 24.—Wind S. W.—Sailed the Iris, --, for Bergen. Pt:mount, Faa. 24.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Maria, Cumming. from Lisbon. FALMOUTH, Fez. 24.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Gipsey, Brag, from Cape Haytien ; Thetis, Brooke, from Gallipoly ; *schylus, Douglas, from Malta ; and St. Aubin, Currell, from Cadiz. Off the port, the Kingfisher packet, from Buenos Ayres. BIRTII.—Mrs. WILLIAM CORFIELD, of a son, on Ash Wednesday. We learn from the daily papers, that the Rev. Dr. Dealtry has been promoted to the vacant Prebend of Winchester. The following is a list supplied by a cor respondent of the various lucrative offices now held by this Reverend Gentleman : ♦ YEAH. Rector of Clapham, said to be worth £2,500 Rector of Wigton, said to be worth BOO Chancellor of Winchester, said to be worth Prebend of ditto, said to be worth .. . 3,000 ..The 1t"or1(1. 7,500 LoNDON INSTITUTION.—The closing lecture of Mr. Philipps's course was delivered at this institution yes terday to as numerous and brilliant an audience as per haps was ever assembled on any similar occasion ; and the talented lecturer must have derived no small grati fication from the evident delight and reiterated applause with which his exertions were rewarded. In aid of his illustrations Mr. Philipps on this occasion availed him 'elf of the effective co-operation of his late pupil, Mr. Wood, of Covent-garden theatre, who, in the parts allotted to him, evinced that sweetness, feeling, and expression for which, as the lecturer remarked, he is so deservedly distinguished. Mr. Philipps returned thanks for the kindness he had experienced and the attention with which he had been listened to during the whole period of his exertions, and retired amidst great applause. Among the Memorabilia of the late English Opera house, it may be mentioned, that in the year 1799 it was the place where Mr. Winsor first exhibited specimens of the use and effect of gas, which has since become so mag,- Julicc.nt a street light, but of which most of his audience were then incredulous. For some days past numbers of men have been em• ployed in extending the width of the gravel-walks in the enclosure in St. James's Park, and also in forming addi tional ones. It is said to be intended, previous to the completion of his Majesty's new Palace, to lay out the Green Park in a similar manner to that of St. James's. PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.--Can any of your readers (your City ones in particular) inform me where the once patriotic and public-spirited Alderman Waith man (who has delivered so many Common-Hall orations and spirit-stirring philippics to rouse the feelings and kindle the patriotism of the electors of Farringdon- Without and Liverymen of London) was when the Mar quis of Blandford's great motion on Parliamentary Re form was before the House ? I have looked over the di vision but cannot find his name ; neither do I see that the worthy Alderman " delivered his sentiments" upon' , stubject.—Letter in the Morning Herald. AI ibUCTION4.—EXTRAORDINART OUTRAGZ.—OR last ni..ht a young girl, named Haran, of considerable for tuns, in the neighbourhood of Lisgowry, on the property of Gowan Gilimor, Esq. was on the point of marriage, when a hunierous party of fellows, some with their faces blackened, surrounded the house for the purpose of car ging her off, and in a mistake carried off her mar ried sister. They shortly discovered their error, re turned the married woman, and carried off forcibly the Young girl. They were seen early this morning by the atch, passing through Sligo. Two or three fe males of the assailants' party accompanied the girl, and a is feared that the young woman is a stranger to the fel l`"`• who has perpetrated this outrage—one somewhat sin;rubir in this part of the country. The bridegroom and his friends are in active pursuit of the fellows—and, wc trust, that prompt justice will overtake the individuals :ng•aged in this disgraceful transaction.—Sligo Journal. REFORM RENT. TAWITOY, Fax. 23, 1830. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. SIR—We have all seen what the Catholic Association, and the Catholic Rent have done for Ireland. What should prevent our taking the very same steps, for se curing to us, the people of England, a full and free repre sentation? What should prevent us from establishing immediately an English Rent, payable to the Birming ham Union ; which, in the hands of a trust-worthy Committee, should, in the event of a dissolution of Par liament, devote its funds towards procuring a return of true Reformers? This could be managed, either by the purchase of seats for them, or by contesting the elec tions of close and rotten Burghs ; and thus, a way would be opened for free Popular representation. I need not add, that Members thus elected would, of course, stand pledged to advocate—on all occasions—the cause of Reform. We all know the Minister secures majorities in the House, by means of places and pensions and other good things : let us, then—in Gon's name—place ourselves at least, on an equality with Aim, by making use of the same weapons. What should forbid it ? Should you think this worthy your notice, I shall be happy to see it in your columns. AGITATOR. THE LATE HANOVER:SQUARE CATASTROPHE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. EDITOR,—In the whole course of the newspaper con duct that I have witnessed for the last eighteen years, I never remember to have observed an instance of such truckling as I have this day. Yesterday, Tii E STAR con tained a leading article, ably—nay, powerfully—written, on a late melancholy catastrophe, in reply to one that appeared in a morning paper. That paper has rejoined to it in a manner that imperatively demanded a further notice in THE STAR ; but to the surprise and regret of myself as well as many others, silence was observed ! ! ! Does the Editor quail under the lacerating pen of MR. ALEXANDER? Did the force of the Journal article pa ralizo the Editor on that subject ? The Editor remembers the tenor of the article, and that now, to be consistent, he cannot wince from a continuation of it. Feb. 24, 1830. Yours obediently, A. B. MEETING OF REFORMERS. Last night, pursuant to adjournment, a meeting of the friends of parliamentary reform took place at the Globe Tavern, Shoe-lane, Fleet-street: Henry Hunt, Esq. in the chair. The CHAIRMAN stated, that the object of the meeting was to receive a list of the names affixed to a requisition to the right honourable the Lord Mayor requesting the use of the Guildhall for the purpose of holding a metro , politan meeting of the cities of London and Westminster, and the parishes adjacent, in order to form a National Union, having for its objects a full, free, and adequate re presentation of all the people in parliament, as the only effectual remedy to meet and arrest the general distress that now pervades this once happy, flourishing, and in dustrious nation. There were, he said, 102 signatures to the requisition, but he understood that Mr. Walker, of Spitalfields, had obtained upwards of 200 names. Mr. Walker here entered the room, when the chairman read the-requisition to the Lord Mayor to the following effect:— " TO SHE SIGHT HON. SHE LORD MAYOR OP LONDON. " We, whose names ate hereunto subscribed, householders of the cities of London or Westminster, or the parishes adjoining, request that your lordship will, at your earliest convenience, convene a pub. lie meeting at the Guildhall, or some other suitable place, to take into consideration the distress now universally prevalent throughout the country, and to consider the propriety of adopting a Political Union, and to take such other means as may appear necessary, either by petitioning the Legislature, or otherwise, as shall be calculated to afford the most prompt and effixtual relief to the suffering mil lions; and that your lordship will do to us suff e rin g En g li s h men that which you have done to the Spanish refugees, namely, grant us the use of the Guildhall for that purpose." [Here follows 280 signatures.) Mr. HUNT addressed the meeting at considerable length, and observed, that, notwithstanding the expres sions that dropped between Mr. Peel and Mr. Hume in the heat of debate, the latter gentleman was privileged to say in that house words that he would not use out of it, so far as the recommendation of violence was alluded to. The man must be an idiot or a madman who, under the present circumstances, would recommend any other resort beyond that of constitutionally and constantly petitioning the legislature for a redress of their grievances. He then said, that at the last meeting a vote of thanks had been passed to the Marquis of Blandford, in conse quence of which the following answer had been received from that nobleman : "Sir_l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your com munication of the 17th inst. It is exceedingly gratifying to me to receive from so respectable a body of my fellow-countrymen the as surance thereby conveyed of their approval of my public conduct. "I have the honour to be, &c. "20th Feb. 1830. " BLANDFORD. "Mr. Hetherington, Secretary." Several others addressed the chairman at some length, after which the meeting adjourned for a week. The new Bishop, Dr. Monk, was educated in the Charterhouse, under the late Dr. Raine, and afterwards became, from his high attainments in that language, Greek Professor at the University of Cambridge. An advertisement has appeared from a Miss Kettle, who proposes to teach the pianoforte. We have often heard of the " kettle tinging," but to be favoured with 'an air of Muzio Clementi's is beyond our expectation. It is astonishing to what perfection steam, will at last ar rive. Miss CiirsTEn—the once-fascinating and still lively Miss Cii ESTElC—has left her residence at Bray, in this county, and intends sojourning in London for two or three years. It is probable, her engagement having expired elsewhere, that she may come to terms with the manager of one of the great London theatres.— Berkshire Chronicle. Lady Paget (the lady of Sir C. Paget, at present Ad miral on the Cork station,) and her daughters, have been converted to the Roman Catholic Church. The ceremony took place at the parish chapel in Cove, within the last few days, and was attended by an immense concourse of people.—Limerick Even. Post. An old house in Tooley-street, on the line of approach to London-bridge, fell yesterday, and overwhelmed five men beneath the rubbish. We are happy to state, how- I I ever, that no lives were lost, and that three men only have been injured—one severely, from the accident—and are now in Guy's Hospital. Tho wheelbarrows used by the pauper labourers of the parish of Warminster, were on Tuesday last destroyed by fire, supposed to have been caused by the band of some of lbw poor distressed labourers, who have been com pelled to wheel them, loaded with stones, &c. for the dadderable pittance of 6d. per day. HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF BEDFORD AND THE COVENT-GARDEN THEATRICAL FUND, Yesterday his Grace the Duke of Bedford forwarded his annual donation of Fifty Pounds to the Treasurer of the Covent-Garden Theatrical Fund, accompanied with the following kind letter, written by himself:— " Woburn Abbey, Feb. 22, 1830. " Sri—l have to acknowledge the receipt of a letter of the 18th inst. from the Committee of the Covent-Garden Theatrical Fund, asking my name as one of the Vice-Presidents of the ensuing Fes. tivaL I beg leave in reply to acquaint you, that the state of my health has long precluded me from attending public meetings, or I should have felt it my duty to support their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Clarence and Sussex on such an occasion ; my name, therefore, is all I have to offer, and to which the Committee are per. *ray welcome. " I urn, Sir, your very faithful servant, " John Fawcett, Fig, " BEDFORD. " I enclose herewith my contribution to the Fund for the present year." THE NEW DRAMA. Davar.Latts.—We had no room last night to notice the new drama called " Pass and Present, or the Hidden Treasure," adapted—or translated—by Mr. Foot.z from the French piece " Antoine, on les teas Generations," which was produced at this Theatre the previous evening, and which met with unequivocal success. This favourable reception must be attributed, however, rather to the spirited manner in which the piece was got up through. out, and to the excellent acting In some of the parts—to the per. formance more especially of Mr. Fanntx, as a valet of the old setteol--than to the inninsie merit of the drama itselL Of this many'seenes are long and tedious; and the whole is wanting in that animation, and quickness of march, which will sometimes acquire favour for pieces of really little value ; but without which, dramas of most sterling desert seldom—if ever—please in representation. The " Past end Present," moreover, Is barren of incident: con. sidered as a single drama, the connexion between the events of one epoch, and those of the other, is too slight to keep the Interest alive; while, if regarded as three separate and complete compost. tiona, neither of them has in itself sufficient plot to deserve appro- bation as a whole. In the first part, the principal incident—and although an amusing, it is but a poor one—is a trick played on the Count de Florville (Mr. Joars,) by Julian St. Victor, a younger son (Madame Vzsrus,) who avails himself of the advice, and borrows the car riage, of the Count, to elope with Celestine (MN FAUCITT,) the proposed spouse of his friend and counsellor. The representation of a French coterie, at the period when the affairs de la grande nation were so admirably discussed and settled, in those re-unions of the Beauties and Wits of Paris, was the most effective portion of this section of the drama; and was, in every respect_ costume and demeanour not excepted—exceUently managed. The only incident in the second act, or part, is the pardon accorded by the Marquis St. Victor (CoorEi)—a nobleman of the ancient regime, whom philosophical views could not preserve from the guillotine—to his son Julian, for his former disobedience, in preferring a stolen marriage with Mad. Ce ledine, to a knightship of Malta. Several scenes between the turnkey of the prison and an old labourer, or wood-cutter, pre. sented opportunities for excellent acting and picturesque grouping, which were not lost in the hands of Mr. FAstazn, who has found an excellent second in Mr. Wzarrta IS the turnkey. Mr. HAMLET, also, as Placideau, sustained with effect an amusing car. ricature of a French provinciallst, a merchant citizen of Lyons, at the period of the revolution. An interval of five and thirty years elapses between the second and the third parts of the drama. The plot of the last turns cc the Hidden Treasure. Here again we have Larose—now octogenarian au recognising Ferdinand, the eon of Julia*, the heir to the chateau and estates of St. Victor, reveals to him the existence of an ignamoss treasure ; which, by order of his meets, the faithful valet had concealed at the time of the revolution. By this disclosure Ferdinand is enabled to purchase his patrimonial estate, and is placed in a condition to espouse the object of his attachment, Rosalie, (Mrs. Ntwcomns,) the daughter of an ancient tenant of the family, but now • rich manufacturer, who had previously objected to the alliance on account of the poverty of the heir of St. Victor. The part of Ferdinand is performed by Madame Vzsrtis, wbo, in the former acts, had personified Count Atha*, his father. She played much to the satisfaction of the ladies of the onsieo, who were somewhat too loud in the expression of their satis faction at some of the smart sayings so appropriately put into her mouth. It is but justice to her touy, that she acted with her usual ease and sprightliness. FARREN as the decrepid valet--sinking under the burden of his years—was admirable. His acting showed much thought, and a tact and execution in which no artist on the stage could equal him. It was full of nature, and pathetic in the I extreme. Even Mr. C. lEnsent.E, when he would next enact an old man's character, might take a lemon from the book of Mr. Fenian. The repetition of the " Past and Present" was announced for this evening amidst shouts of applause ; but we have great doubts—for certain reasons which may be divined from this notice—whether it can, or ought, to continue in favour for any length of time. FRA-DIAVOLO. A new piece entitled Fro-Diaoolo, or, the Inn of Terreeina, written by 51. SCRIBE, the music by M. Atlas., was lately brought out at the Opera-Comique in Paris. Fra-Diavolo is not, as he is represented in history, a vulgar, fe- rocious brigand, but a man of elegant manners, who, within a se ducing exterior, conceals a heart of stone. Lord Ifockburg and his lady arrive at an inn, all pale and terrified ; they have been robbed in the neighbourhood of Tertacina by the band of Diavolo. A Marquis shortly makes his appearance, of polished demeanor and insinuating address. He pays close attention to the lady, and offers his services to the husband. The officious Marquis soon learns that they had not been robbed of every thing ; that they had saved some articles of value, and how they had disposed of them : all circum stances of great interest to him ; for this accomplished gentleman is no other than a brigand chief, the celebrated Diavolo. By good fortune, the daughterof the Innkeeper, the charming Zer line, has a lover, and what is not a matter of indifference upon the pre sent occasion. this lover is a carabincer, and a carabineer is a precious companion wherever there are robbers. Night arrives, the propi tious time, as every body knows, for robbers and for lovers. Diavolo, with two of his band, wicks the apartment of Lord Sockbwrg. To reach it he must pass through the chamber of Zerline. They hear the steps of a young girl, and conceal themselves in a closet until she lies down and has fallen asleep. Scarcely has she closed her eyes when they leave their hiding-place. They proceed to the apart ment of the English gueets • but reflecting that the cries might awake &dins and expose them to capture, they determine to kill her. The poniard is lifted over her, when suddenly a violent knock. ing is heard at the door. It is the carabineer, and the robbers re treat precipitately into the closet. Lord laokburg comes out of his chamber to inquire the cause of the noise. The fall of some furniture in the closet arrests his attention, and he requests the ca. rabincer to see whether there is not somebody listening there. Die veto. finding himself on the point of being discovered, is forced to come out of the closet : at the sight of the pretended Marquis they are both overwhelmed with surprise. By a vet) , pleasant turn the Lord entertains a singular suspicion of the virtue of kis :lady : Diavolo excites at the mane time the jealousy of the husband and of the carabineer, by giving to his visit a motive totally different from the real one. Lord Kockbarg and the cars bineer are in a rage. A challenge ensues, and a place of meeting with them both is appointed. Our Marquis takes care to stay away, and sends two of his people to assassinate his credulous rivals. By a chance, that proves fatal to them; these two brigands amuse themselves in the hearing of Zer/ine with repeating some words she had used in admiration of her face and person when looking at her self in a glass at the time she thought herself alone in her chamber. A suspicion enters her mind. She has them arrested and a written paper is found on one of them, from which it appears that on a given signal the Fes DIAVOLO was to join them. He is in consequence seised and delivered up to justice, and the moral of the piece is thus complete. Some of the scenes are very effective, but for its success, the piece is chiefly indebted to the music, particu larly the overture. It is one of those asoreteuswhich constitutes an era in the life of a composer. OFFICERS. SALARIES AND RETIREMENTS OF CIVIL From a CorresF9n4e» I am not a littie surprised that, amongst the luminous speeches delivered relative to the distresses of the country and its causes, not a single member has touched upon the immense increase of salary to the civil servants ii, every depirtment under government since 179 G—but particularly the Ordnance. Soon after the Income Tax was laid on of 10 per cent. provisions rose considerably in price, and memorials and petitions for increase of salary were the order of the day ; but in 1803 the quartern loaf of 41b. soz. actually rose to the price of Is. 100. or higher ; and the consequence was, that the high price of beef, mutton, &c. &c. then about 10d. per lb enabled the civil petitioners to urge their claims with ad ditional vigour ; and from 1796 up to 1814, the salaries, gratuities, &c. were in most instances doubled, and in many trebled, particularly the Ordnance ; but the evil did not lest there. Since the peace, now fifteen years ayo, the whole of the superannuation' have been made on the very hiyh war salaries of the CiviLSLav,l%:•s. Let any reasonable man only look over the Dead Weight List, and compare that with the half-pay of the officers of the Navy and Army. He will there find the flaws of many old veterans, both in the sea and land service, isha have been opposed to almost every clinic, and encl ,, rel the severest privations, and who have oft fought and 1,:( in their country's cause, put on the half-pay list on a pit . tans next to starvation ; but only look at the other side of the half-pay list, viz. the civil. There you will see hundreds who never had their rest broke a single hour— who, the greater part of their time of service, have only had to attend four or five hours a day ; and even then, in inclement weather, by a nice snug comfortable fire. But of all the civil departments, I think the Ordnance, both in war and peace has been the most profuse. The lines at Chatham, and useless fortifications there, cost the country immense sums. The heights of Dover the same ; and, thirdly, the towers on the coast wa one of the completest jobs that ever occurred in this or any other country, and sitmost next to useles,. These three projects, under the direction of the Board of Ordnance, and their military engineers, cost the country upwards of 1,000,000 of money. These and similar projects are some of the great causes of our present dis tress, by the increase of that hydra, the national debt. I will give one more case at present to show that money was by the Ordnance looked upon merely as dirt, when a Parliament (like the one at present,) could be found to vote away millions of the peoples' money. About the year 1826 or 7, the Board of Ordnance had armoury mills built at Lewisham, near Greenwich, in order that, as these wiseacres said, they might have a cheque upon the contractors at Birmington. Something about 100,0001. was laid out on this notable schene:. Officers were appointed, and men engaged to perform the work ; but in a short time after this 100,0001. had been laid out, it was found that the head of water was not sufficient, and they must look out for some more eligible spot. Enfield was now fixed on ; and from 150,0001. to 200,0001. was laid out there for armoury mills, and the purchase of the land. These at Lewisham were pulled down, and the materials sold for something above eight or ten thousand pounds; but instead of sending the estab lishment of officers from Lewisham to Enfield, the store keeper, Mr. Marshall, in the prime of life, was supet ennuated at two or three hundred pounds a year ; and a Mr. Lovell, from Yarmouth, was appointed. To shots the immense expense incurred and entailed on the coun t try by the system of the Ordnance having their own manufacturers, I will only refer to estimates for the expenses of the Enfield, Waltham Abbey, and Pater sham gunpowder mills, since the peace; and they will a: once show that all that has been done at these places since 'the peace could have been done by contract for one year's expenses. But when the interest of immense sums laid out at these places, and the heavy expense entailed on the country by superannuations are considered, it will be found most ruinous. Respecting the latter, I will give. a case in point :—an officerat Feversham, with, at TUA r TIME, an actual salary of only 1501. a year, was removed to Plymouth at 5001. a year. He had not been these long when his health became bad, and in about three years was superannuated on 5751. a year. This same gentleman is still alive; and in per fect health, having enjoyed this snug little pension about a quarter of a century, which on cal culation will be found, with interest and compound in terest, to amount to upwards of 30,0001. 1 leave every reflecting man to consider to which place this expence iy to be placed ; whether to the gunpowder-mills, where he had been in ease and comfort, with an excellent house, green-house, hot-house, fish-ponds, &c. &c. free of rent or taxes ; or to Plymouth, where he was only three or four years. Let the old Navy and Military officers only compare and see how snug the civil servants sit down after their dangers and privations. H. Information was yesterday received at the metropolitan police-offices of the commission of a daring burglary and robbery, which took place at the residence of the Rev. George Boldero, of Ixwortb, near Bury, Suffolk. The Rev. Gentleman has offered the liberal reward of 100/. fur the apprehension of the offenders. _ _ We have received the following from an officer of the navy, now at Portsmouth :—" During the late sevele weather, and in one of its coldest days, a son of Captaiu Boger, R.N. fell overboard from the Galatea, when Mr. W. H. Debbie, a midshipman belonging to the Wincla a ter, perceiving he could scarcely swim, and was alnicst exhausted, jumped overboard, and succeeded in keeping him above water until they were both taken up by a shore boat." This is the fourth person ells gallant young man has rescued from a watery grave ; but we are sorry to say that severe illness has been the consequeace of his generous exertion in this case. MARKETS-THIS DAY. SMITHFIELD. MIA! 01 CATITZ AT MAILICRT Beasts.. 499 I Calves i.. 190 Sheep and Lambs 3,090 Pigs ..................t.... 100 Beef 5. $4 to 41 2d Veal .... .Ss Od to 5s 104 Mutton ... ..4s Od ♦s 61 I Net 4$ 64 Lamb Hay (per load), .es O. to £5 os. —Clover, £4 01. to £ 84. Straw, .82 Be. to £2 14e. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. :Heat was a little lower at these markets to-day. By the Carcase.—Per stone of Sibs. Beef Mutton NEW FARRING DON. Veal was rather scarce at this market today ; of other meat • there was a good supply.—Priees per lb. Bear—Finest Roasting parts, 6bd. Ditto Boiling, eld. Equal quantity of each, sbd. Rump Steaks, Pd. Hump of Beef, 6d. Wrrima Marron—Leg, 61d. Haunch, 6d. Saddle, 6J Shoulder, sad. Neck, 444. Breast, 4.1. Vast—Lrg, 7,c1 rreast, 74d. Loin, 74d. Shoulder, sbil. Palm 54d. rip 64d. ST. J A MRS'S. Fine Upland Meadow and Rye Grass Hay. £4 41 to £5. Clone Hay, ,e 7, 41. to £4 141. Extraordinary Sao 'ditto, £5 10s. Coal.o Heavy Lowland Meadow Hay, it ss. to sell 15s Useful Meadow Hay, £3 ti.. to £5 154. Oat Straw, £2 4.t0 £2 7s. Wheat Straw, £2 M. to Al les. per load of 36 trusses. ...... :~ I I , • '1 _ .