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a frigate which k going to make a geographical sur vey of the 'coast of Iceland. B l ur Greek Metropolitans, who have sought all asylum here, hare receive,l from the Emperor the grant of a pensi. , n of 2000 rubles per annum. STOCKIIOLNY, AUGUST 5. It is said that the Government will lny several more proposals before the Diet, so that the Session is ex pectecf to continue much longer. The question of the reduction of the army has been again brought forward in the Diet. M. LAGERIIJILM, in the Chamber of the Nobles , proposed to reduce the standing army from 20,408 to 14,408 men. M. LtNsTrtost, in the Chamber of Citizens, observed, that it was the duty of the States to fix the expense of the army, and to take care that it does not become an intolerable burden to the country. If this sys tem should continue, and above the half of all the public estimates be applied to the army, every up right Swede may judge whether the country can bear such eburden, and whether these can be any good reason for imposing it on our fellow citizens, in a time of profotind peace,. when nearly a third of the rising generation is trained to arms, and ready to re pel foreign invasion, with as much courage, perhaps, as the old troops in their fine uniforms. lam con vinced, said M. Linstrom, it is time to make - a change, and to reduce this head in the present Diet, to the half, or two-thirds of what was granted in former Diets ; being fully persuaded that a penny.' saved in the pocket of a subject, ar.d an increase of the internal prosperity of the country, is the best de fence against hostile attacks. People like to de fend what is their own ; but he who possesses nothiag has neither courage nor energy. Accounts from Constantinople of the 20th ultimo, state, that for some days past thousands of locusts cover the environs of the city and devour all the pro duce of the fields. The pious Muscelmen consider this scourge as a judgment from HEAVEN for the cruel persecution of the Greeks. They call to mind all the misfortunes which have befallen the capital, and are of opinion that the only resource left is a peace with the Insurgents on any terms. ARMY. The following is the destination of the three Regiments of Foot Guards for the ensuing six months, commencing on Mou. day, August 25: Ist Regiment of Foot Guards-Ist Battalion, King's Mews; 2d ditto, Portman Barracks; 3cl ditto, Tower of Lond on . 2d Regiment—ist Battalion, Ireland; 2d ditto, Westminster quarters. Sd Itegiment-Ist Batt. Knightsbridge; 21 ditto, Plymouth. The Duke of WELLINGTON left London on Wed nesday, accompanied by Colonel Jusgs, and arrived at Dover about eleven o'clock at night. On Friday morning, after viewing the work% in and about the harbour and basin, his Grace embarked on board the Britannia steam-vessel, for Calais. • Mr. Secretary feet. arrived in town on Thursday night film attending the Kigo in Council at Windsor. Yester day the Right Honourable Seel - duny transacted business at the lionie Office. Last night Mr. ARBUTHNOT, jun. lett town with dispatches for Paris, Vb.nna, Constantinople, &c. Letters Patent Lave passed the Great Seal of Re hm], appointing the Most Noble CHARLES WILLIAM, Marquis of LINDONUEItIIY, to be Custos Rotulorum for the county of Down. The fist stone of a new Church, to be called St. George's, was laid in Leicester yesterday, by Earl How,. General QuittocA's wife has arrived in London, after a short residence in France. Captain KOTZEBUE sets out on a new voyage round the world in the course of the present month. The S:alesnian,a Jour nal printed at Offenbach, has just been prohibited in Austria.. 4)./4-tri . ..4t , e shooting will be very much delayed this year. The bird.; arc numerous and strong. Chelmsford Barracks and Barracks Stores were sold last week for nearly 50001. A flock of fieldfares has already made its appear ance at Lamplugh, in the county of Cumberland—an occurrence, say the rural Seers, which forebodes a hard winter. ENGLISH OPMIA-HOUSE.—Another crowded and very genteel audience assembled to witness Mr.NIATHEws's per formance in " La Diligence," yesterday evening. ,lionsieur Ton son succeeded, and was again received with universal applause. Yesterday the Board . of Admiralty proceeded from Woolwich, in their yacht, to inspect the new works and improvements at Sheerness and Chatham yards. The Parliamentary Committee are now engaged in an examination of the mode in which the business of the Irish Post Office is conducted. L'Atriveda, Spanish privateer, which has been in our harbour several weeks, is now completely refitted in all the graces of " ship shape arid Bristol fashion," and on the point of sailing for whatever chances the fortune of war may bestow. Her last cruize, we are told, produced no less than 22 prizes in 21 days. Of 5.9nr.w firer crew's disbursement of prize-money has tot been scanty, We apprehended some of the abuses of so much excitement under die national predilection for knives instead of .fisty-cuffs, and ate rather sur prised that so little has occurred. Sunday evening last, however, two of the privateer's crew being en gaged on the shore of Cumberland-basin, in a wordy .altercation, one of the crew of the Wolf, King's cutter, (also stationed here), incautiously " put in his oar," and instantaneously received from one .of the Spa .niards two back-handed stabs in the bosom ; but which, warded off by the .natural shield, are neither .of them likely to prove fatal. A tedious investiga tion by the Magistrates having failed in proving his I,lentity, one of the suspected foreigners, who had been taken into custody, was on Monday evening discharged. A scene or an opposite description was displayed on board the privateer early yesterday morn ing.. 'T Two of her boys having pilfered some brandy and Isepper from the stores, they were tied to each other, by the left arm and a doubled cord being put in their other hand, they were directed to inflict a mutuality of snipe., which they did, roaring lustily all the while, for about ten minutes, until one got the otitisr off his legs, and proved hi., superior kilt in in flicting this, to us, novel species at co-judgment, to the no small amusement of their cigar-exhausting shipmates.— Bristol Oesseiver, August 20. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, A lIGUIT 21.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Apollo, JENNINCS, from London ; Prince -Leopold, HAZILL, from Man zanillo di Cuba—sailed 27th of June, and from off Jamaica ed of July, under convoy of his Majesty's Chip PYRAMUS ; Lord Wellington, Glenn, from Lisbon ; and Elizabeth, ROWS, from Gijon ; Mary, STRANACE, from St. Vincent's-sailed 3d July 'Ting, Jana, from Smyrna, in seventy-four days ; Venus, of Poole, from Newfoundland, in twenty-nine days; Itubsons of Sunder land, from Quebec, in thirty-five days; Lord Wellingtrin, of London, from Nova Scotia, in thirty-nine days; James Harris, Sims, from Jamaica, in thirty-five days. PORTSMOUTH, Ancesr 22.—Wind Southerly.— Arrived his Majesty's ships CAMELION and SERINGAPATAH from a cruise. Vice-Admiral Sir HARRY Nzai.r, Bart. G.C.B. In the Revzircx, 78 guns, Captain Sir C. Burtaann, Bart. remains at Spithead, waiting the arrival of Sir G. NarLta and Sir T. Traveller'', who are daily expected to embark in her for conveyance to Lisbon. Wednesday the Vice-Admiral gave an entertainment on hoard to Lord Viscount Met.vird-r, K.G. Admiral Sir J. 11. WHlT semn, K.C.B. Vice-Admiral Sit W. J. Horx, K.C.B. and a large party of Naval Officers. The Vicrun, 18-gun sloop, was com a), - t:GET; she missioned at this p o r t , on Monday, _-eur- P is to be fitted for a foreign station: Capt. T. PRICEETT has also joined her. Tht SYBILLE frigate, Capt. PILCHELL, fitting at Dept ford, and the ALACRITY, 10-gull sloop, Capt.Yoaxx, fitting at this rail, are, it is said, intended for the Mediterranean statior. Phe Guesoow frigate, Captain B. C. Dover, is intended to tale out Commissioner Barons to Bermuda, and afterwards convey Commissioner Lewis from thence to Malta.—Arrived on Mon day, the Success transport, Lieutenant CHURCH. Agent, from Quebec, after a passage. of 34 days, bringing home Lieutenant- Colonel Comeau an, Deputy Qaartermaster-General, and Lady; Mrs. Colonel READY and family ; a company of Royal Sappers and Millers ; Lieutenants &CV:Rand Saver...77r ; Captain GooLoir, 37th Regiment; and Hospital-Assistant Surgeon Bannryr. The Success has since sailed for Woolwich. There were no men of war at Quebec when the Success sailed, but the ATRIAL, Cap tasn Bouactitra, was dal), expected. His,Excellesicy Lord DALHOESIR had gone to Halifax. The troops at Quebec were all healthy. DEAL, .Auct7ST 92.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived from London, the Ariadne, PITT; and Catherine, Hoxstas, from ditto, Cowas, AUCXST 21.—0 n the 14th instant the pilot vessel New Hope, JAMES Rosa, about three leagues off Portland, fell in with a galliot belonging to Oldenburgh, with only the Master on board, who stated, that shout eleven o'clock the preceding evening, it being extremely dark, and blowing fresh, his vessel was sun foul of by a large schooner, and so great was the alarm, from the violent shock the galliot received, that the whole crew, with the exception of the Master, jumped on board the schooner, conceiving that their own vessel was going down, and in the hurry and confusion the boy fell overboard. The poor fellow's cries for assistance, however, were heard, and though it was impossible to see him through the darkness of the night, a rope was thrown out, by means of which his life was saved. The galliot, with the assistance of the pilot vessel, was conducted into our harbour : she has, notwithstanding, received consider able damage in her bow; the larboard rigging and two anchors were cut away by the schooner's people in order to get clear. The crew have since arrived here : they say that the schooner is called the General Malcomb, and belongs to America, whither she was bound with a cargo of silks, &c. from France—that she did not sustain any serious injury, so as to peevent her from proceeding on the voyage. These men were taken from the schooner by a fishing smack, and put on shore at Dartmouth, Whence they were forwarded to this port.—Souffiamptina An English Clergyman is in durance at Dieppe for horse-whipping the Mayor. CURIOUSFACTS.—An intelligent Gentleman, lately arrived from the West Indies, has communicated to us the following singular particulars :—" To the southward of Bermuda and in lat. 27. 30. N. the crew of the vessel in which he came passenger, killed a very late shark. On opening him, the instrument struck upon an impenetrable hard substance in his stomach, which, upon digging out, they found to be a six-pound cannon ball ! They reasonably accounted for its being in the stomach of the shark, by sup posing it to have been attached to a dead body in or der to make it sink, and that the voracious animal, in swallowing the body had swallowed the shot also. In the same vessel, as they approached Europe, bear ing for the English Channel, and a considerable way to the westward of Scilly, the ship, as is usual, hove to to sound, in order to ascertain their distance from land, when the lead struck the ground or bank in 90 fathoms water, and brought up attached to it a six pence of George 111. The coin was quite bright, but one side worn completely smocth, which, it is sup posed, proceeded from its having been washed back wards and forwards from tides or counter-currents." In cases of seizure of vessels for acts of smuggling committed by the seamen on board, unknown to master or owners, the Lords of the Treasury are about to confer on the officers of Customs and Ex cise, at the out-ports, extended powers, so as to ena ble them to take personal or other security, instead of detaining the vessels, as has hitherto sometimes been the case, to the great injury of the proprietary. This concession meets the wishes of the memorialists on the subject. AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—A few days since, within a hundred miles of Camborne, two noted scolding women,who kept the neighbourhood of their residences in a state of ferment with the delightful music of their tongues, had a complete set-to for the championship of that unruly member. Force of lungs alone, after a severe contest, having decided the vic tory in favour of one of the parties, the defeated Xantippe, unable from weakness longer to give vent to her passion in words, took the matter, it is believed, so much to heart, that she died the next day I Sir RICHARD COLT HOARE has appropriated a Museum at Malmsbury, distinct from Stourhead, solely as a depository for valuable antiquities, col- lected by himself, both in this country and in Italy:! , The celebrated Bristol Cross, known to all antiqua ries, Sir RICHARD considers his most valuable gem. The following is an excellent piece of fudge, in the I, Major Longbow line of invention:— , . There are at present building in Canada two steam ships, which for size not only eclipse every vessel which has hitherto been built for that purpose, but may vie with those immense floating islands which were in existence in the days of Ptolemy. The burthen of each of these tremendous vessels will be more than 4,000 tons ; 1 and their purpose is expressly fur commerce and the accommodation of passengers across• the Atlantic. Provided the sea motion can be avoided, it appears a family may enjoy every luxury for the six weeks or two months they may be on b ,ird,which they might have done ashore. Live stock of every description will be kept for use and amusement. Gardens will be held on board, so that the dairy, the farm, and the 4ontervatory, will yield their choicest stores to the passenger. A theatre will be Stied up, and a person is actively engaged in forming a company, in which the opera and ballet will be a distinguished part. In that part of the ship called the manger, a fresh-water pond of considerable size will be constructed, to con tain river fish, and afford the sport of angling. There will also be an academy for the education of youth of both sexes; and apprentices will be taken by ;mi -1 ficers and mechanics, who will practically instruct them in sailluaking, rigging, carpentry, shoe-making, tailoring, &c. etc SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT YORK ON THURSDAY.—(Two t.m.) DONCASTKIt ST. LTOCR. The following state of the odds, which have changed every hour, may he depended upon as correct. Such fluctuations on some of the horses have rarely been equalled. 7 to 2 agst Tinker 15 to 1 agst Palais Royal A to 1 agst Tancred 20 to 1 ar , t Comte d'Artois 8 to 1 agst Sherwood 20 to 1 art Peirse's f. (taken; fte to 1 agst Claude Lorraine 35 to 1 art Miss Fanny 10 to 1 agst Rosanne (taken) 40 to 1 agst Abron 14 to 1 agst Isabella Columbus is in Cobler's-hole. 6 to 5 agst Isabella winning the 50gs. Stakes ; the same odds agst Barefoot. HIS MAJESTY'S PURSE AT LINCOLN. The King has been pleased to alter the articles of his pursa of 100 gs. given at Lincoln Races; it being his Majesty's wish to encourage a good breed of horses. The articles are for four and five-year-old mares to carry Rst. 411). and 9st. The old articles made an allowance for beaten horses, which his Majesty objects to, as holding out an inducement fur horses of an inferior de scription being kept on the turf. YORK AUGUST MEETING. WEDNESDAY, •IIGUST 20. Produce Staltes of 100 gs. each. h. ft. fur 1-yr.old colts, R,t. Slb. fillies. 9st. 21b. Two miles. Mr. Mersa 's br. c. by Courts Lord 111i:ton's hr. c. flourdeaux 2 Mr. Watt's b. c. Abron 3 Fifty Pounds, given by the City of York, to be added to a Sub scription Purse, for 4-yr-olds, colts, Bst. 71b. fillies, Bst. 41b. Four miles. Mr. Watt's b. e. Dupore walked over 1 1 URTON-UPON-TRENT RACES. WI'DNESDAV, AUGOST 20. A Sweepstakes of 25gs. each, for two-yr-olds.—About half a mile.—T. Y. C. Mr. Tomes's b. c. Sir Grey - - 0 l Lord Anson's br. f. Cheshire Lass - - 0 2 Eight started,but it is impossible to place the whole accurately as they came in. The first was a dead heat between Sir Grey and Cheshire Lass. Sir Grey won cleverly the next heat. A Sweepstakes of sgs. each, for horses, &c. of all ages, with 40gs. added from the Fund. Two-mile heats. To start at the distance chair. Sir W. Wynn's br. h. Belmont - - 1 I Mr. F.dmund Yates'. br. h. Adventurer - 2 2 Sir T. Stanley named b.h. The Main - - 5 3 A tremendous thunder-storm fell during this race. The horses and jockies were covered with mire. It was a trial of strength rather than fleetness. The Ladies' Plate of £5O for horses, acc. of all ages. Two- mile heats. Mr. Beardsworth's - b. e. Birmingham - 4 3 1 1 Mr. R. Benson's br. h. Picton - - 0 1 3 5 Mr. Mytton's b. c. Whittington - - 0 2 2 2 Sir W. Wyna's b. c. Cognovit - 3 4 4 4 This race was run previous to the above. The first was a dead heat between Picton and Whittington. The whole was admirably contested, and quite a treat to amateurs. HEREFORD RACES. WEDNESDAY (FIRST DA T). The Herefordshire Stakes of five sovereign* each, with fifty so vereigns added. Two-mile heats. Mr. Day's b. f. Plover, 3 yrs old, Ist. - 1 1 Mr. Williams's cb. m. Leal], aged, 9st. 41b. Mr. Davies' b. h. Valentine, 5 yn old, 9st. Mr. West's cb. f. Angelica, 4 yrs old, Bst. 41b. - 2dr This was a most excellent race, the contest between Angelica and Plover ; the first heat was won by Plover, beating her op ponent by half a head. Four to one in favour of Angelica at starting. 4 2 3 3 The — seeond heat was severely contested between Plover and Leah, and won by half a length. The Hunter.' Sweepstakes of five sovereigns each, with 20 sovereigns added, did not fill. The 'Earl of Oxford officiated as Steward, for his son, Lord Harley, who is abroad. To make up for the deficiency of the Hunters' Plate, the Champion of England, Spring, and his asso ciate, Tom Cribb. displayed their pugilistic science between the heats, in a large and commodious booth, fitted up for the occa. sion on the race ground ; and there is no doubt but they will make a good thing of it. Spring's respectable demeanour gains him much popularity amongst his country cousins. SOUTHAMPTON RACES, AUGUST 20. A Sweepstakes of 25 sovereigns each. The new straight mile. Duke of Richmond's g. f. Dandizette 1 Mr. J. Walker's g. f. by Pattisan - flandlzette the favourite. A Sweepstakes of Lire sovereigns each, with SO sovereigns added by the Ladies, for horses that never won 100 sovereigns at any one time before the day of naming. Two miles. Duke of Richmond's g. 1. Dandizette - - 1 1 Mr. Fleming's Augustin - - - 2 dr. Fifty sovereigns given by the Members of the Town. Free for aU hOrses. Two miles. Lord G. Lennox's Swindon . Mr. Dundas's g. e. Grey Rohin Mr. Bishop's b. f. Margaret Bruce Mr. Jones's b. g. Lancer - _ _ _ •1 2 2 1 1 - 3 3 dr. 5 dis. Swindon the favourite for the first heat. Won by about half a neck. The second heat was strenuously contested : Grey It °btu the favourite. The last heat was won cleverly.—A good race. THURCDA Y. Mr. Priddle's bl. m. won the Silver Cup (given by J. Item- ing, Esq. M.P. for horses belonging to Members of the South Hants Yeomanry Cavalry), beating three others ; and Mr. Hooper's b. h. won the Silver Cup, also given by Mr. Fleming, for horses the property of farmers and tradesmen in the county of Hants, beating three others. The Right Hon. Lord P*LIMMOM, and Charles Dar, Esq. of Portswood, are the appointed Stewards for next year's South ampton Races. Under such auspices, there can be no doubt of their success. We understand there are already several subscribers. CKICKET. A grand match of cricket was played in the Barrack field at Woolwich, on Tuesday week, between eleven Gentlemen of the Woolwich Club and eleven Gentlemen of the Penenden Heath Club, which, after an interesting struggle, terminated in favour of she latter by seventeen runs. BOXING ISSTWHIN JOHNSON, nig BLAME, AND NllOll. TN[ NOSCHIS. This battle, fur 100 sovereigns, was fought on Marshfield Common, a short distance from Aylesbury . on Thursday. It was made after Abingdon Races, Johnson having been teaching the " flooring " art in the neighbourhood, and his adversary was on his way to London, in search of ma other fame than that of Championship of England at first rush. The seconds were, Wheeler, of Birmingham, for the Black, and Cart for the Butcher. —A slaughtering battle of nine rounds was fought. 1. After shaking hands, Johnson made instant play at the head, and drew claret from the smelling-bottle. The Butcher shook his nob, but never left the scratch. Johnson manteuvred, and his adversary, a powerful young man, was ready.—The Black Imissed his hit, and a sanguinary rally followed, at the close of [which the Black was thrown. 2. Nixon fought first with the right hand, and gave his adver sary a tie-up about the kidneys, which gave bun a cough.—An exchange of blows for two minutes followed, and the cl.'ret fhw merrily. The Black threw his man, and, as some said, by laying hold below the waist, but the umpire sung out" fair." 3. A round of observation upon the piping system. They gave and receded like a balloon half fu 1. They closed harmlessly, and both fell quite as comfortable as if their wind was slipping. 4. The Black, rather nearer second wind than his adversary, floored hint in the victualling office cleanly, which was an un lucky stop for the Butcher. 5. The Butcher had the best of this round, and he grassed his adversary at close quarters, by a chattering right-handed hit under the lug.-6 to 4 on Nixon. 6. As good a fighting round as could be seen, and which won the battle. The Black hit his adversary a full facer, and he was counter hit in the body, which sent him half down. Each inlayed up to the scratch again, and let loose. A damaging rally followed, decidedly in favour of the Black, who at last hit his adversary down, and it was poundage. In the 7th round the Butcher came drowsy to the scratch, as if awoke from a dream, or had been at the Stager daffy—he was floored easy; and In the other two rounds he !I of himself, and the Black kept his hands off bins. Of the four beads, three were sowed up. The Black, although a winner, had but one discern able eye; and his adversary cut up well—but be must oat try for Championship. BY THE KING.-A PROCLAMATION. GEORGE R. Whereas FiteNets Lord NAPTiII was duly elected and returned to be one of the Sixteen Peers of Scotland, to sit in the House of Peers in the present Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and is since deceased : in order to the electing another Peer of Scotland to sit in his room, We-do, by and with the advice of Our Privy Council, issue forth this Proclamation, strictly charging and commanding all the Peers of Scotland to assemble and meet at llolyrood Douse, in Ed:n. bisrgb, on Thursday, the Second Day of October next, between the hours of Twelve and Two in the Afternoon, to nominate and choose another Peer of Scotland to sit and vote in the u e of Peers of this present Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in the room of the said Francis Lora Nailer deceased, by open Election and Plurality of Voices of the Peers that shall then be present, and of the Proxies of such as shall be absent (such Proxies being Peers, and proeucing a mandate in writing duly signed before witnesses, and both Constituent and Proxy being qualified according to Law) : And the Lord Clerk Register, or such two of the Principal Clerks of the Session as sh.ol be appointed by him to offi ciate in his name, are hereby respectively required to attend such Meeting, and to administer the Oaths required by Law to be taken there by the said Peers, and to take their Votes ; and, immediately after such Thecion made and duly ex amined, to certify the Name of the Peer so elected, and sign and attest the sane in the presence of th r said Peerr, the Electors, and return such Certificate into the high Court of Chancery of Great Britain : And We strictly charge and command that this Proclamation be duly published at the Market Cross at Edinburgh, and in all the County Towns of Scotland, twenty live days at least before the time hereby appointed for the meeting of the said Peers to proceed on such Election. Given at our Cuurt at Windsor, the 9.lst day of August, 1823, And in the fourth year of our reign. —Goo save the Kira. DEATH OF BLOOMFIELD THE POET. - Tues lay, August 19, at Snefford, liedlOrdshire, in his fifty-seventh year, died lionottr BLOOMFIELD, au thor of the Fur ner's Boy, &c. Ix-. His constituti..n, naturally weJk, had of late years become alarmingly inipaired ; every fresh attack left him still weaker, and at length he sunk under it. his first production, The Farmer's Boy, was written under cir cumstances most appalling to genius and taste; yet it was not to adventitious considerations, but to its own rote in is merits, the Public bestowed unbounded admiration. .---Throughout all his poetry, sweetness and pati's are the prevailing characteristics, and in perusing t is tender and beautiful Rural 'Meg, the reader fn quently feels, a witness that he cannot stop, to prove that he never appeals to the heart in vain. His bal lads and tales are indeed facsimiles ( ind as strop alone are truly valuable) of the manners of a happy English peasantry, before tefinenient and reform changed their character, and made them candidates for pauperi.m. Even yet, perhaps, in some f ew noo k s of our island, let us hope some Walters and Janes, some Phaehes, some Peggy Meldrums, may be found to strengthen their hopes by his many examples of virtuous love triumphing over poverty, disappoint ment, and despair. This was the field where his genius loved w retiesh itself, and his reward was ne ver so full as when shedding tears of satisfaction ovt r the young couple he had made happy. Al as ! t h at he who had employed himself so often in contriving the ideal happiness of others, should not have pat ti cipated in his own designs! Ah, why should Fate her baleful influence shed? Why pour it on the bard's devoted head? From Fortune's cup the kittere,t draught he takes, And feels the malice dulness never wakes ! • Thursday, when Alderman Setrinzy alighted from his horse, near the house of Lord licurly, with whom he had been taking a ride, he found the inside facing of the lappet of his coat and the pocket had been cut, and a parcel of inconsiderable value extracted, toge ther with a bunch of keys. On further investigation he discovered that the pockets of his breeches had been turned inside out, and his loose money taken away. Fortunately for the woi thy Alderman, his pocket.hook, containing valuable property, was in his side pocket, which the thieves did not attempt to rifle. LAV ATTACK ON Mn, LIORROCKS.—It IS a singular circumstance, that the hat by which Mr. Horrocics's life was preserved from the attack of the desperate maniac ityding, had been returned by that Gentle man t 3 his hatter, on the ground that it was too high-crowned, and made of too hard and heavy ma terials. The hatter requested Mr. Horrocks to wear it till the Monday, when he promised it skould be ex. changed. On the Sunday the attack was made by Ryding, and there could be no doubt in the minds of those who saw the hat in Court, that if it bad not been both very high•crowned and very hard, the blows of the cleaver must have fractured Mr. florrocks's skull, if not killed him on the spot. The bl , rws were struck with amazing force, and no ordinary resist ', ante could have defeated . the design with whi c h th ey were inflicted. Ryding has been removed to the Asylum for criminal and other lunatics in the county of Lancaster. He appeared to retain all the se.f•pos session for which he was so remarkable at his trial. Last week was measured, by John Nlarsh, gardener an Hydrangea Hortensis, now growing in the Earl of Darnley s garden, at Sandgate; the circumference Measures '24 feet, with 395 blossoms, many a them six inches over. In July last a dog swimming after sticks for his master, at the head of Gibbs and Harper's %%hart, Charleston, was seized by a shark, barked once, and was taken down, and nothing more seen of him but a part of his entrail , , rising from tht jaws of his de. Tourer. Some boys wer e bathing at an adjoining wharf. ELEGANT GLASSES, FURNITURE, &c.--The No. bility and Gentry are invited to inspect the W.rre rooms of CooPze and SON, 93, Bishopsgate-Within, where is exhibited an assortment of new and second hand Plate Glasses, admirably. suited to every descrip tion ot drawing or dining rooms. The prices are just reduced 40 per cent. on Plates measuring 100 inches by 72, and upwards; and on those of smaller dimen sions the alteration will be found equally important. The extensive preferenCe given to this Establi...hment is thankfully acknowledged by the Proprietors. who, in their endeavours to evince their gratitude, by ma nufacturing articles in a superior, manner, at price s ' suitable to the times, hope to merit a continuance of public support. In the furniture department is com prised every new and elegant article of Upholstery, Cabinet, and Chair-work, regulated upon snob a scale of economy as to demand and ensure the pa• tronage of rank and fashion. lc i 1 i. I 1 i : I I - I i I 11 t i 4 I 1 . i 1 ) 1