Star. — London, England, 1822-12-11 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The R►!rtua, Captain Flamm, bring refitted, will Imo Ma yan shnrtly. The Pioxera will he put nut of Dock, at Chatham, in a few daya , and the Wnicsielvva undergo a complete repairs Orders have been received at Chatham Dock-yaid to hasten for server the l'aixca Resat?, of 120 guns, and it is expected she w ill he launched early in March. Captain W. H. Naar is a ppointed to the command, with a complement of 1242 ()Seers an d me n. She is to he fitted for the Bag of Vice-Admiral Sir BENJAMIN HALLOWELL. FROM THI HUARD OF NSW MILANO COFFIMHOUTIC- I.writro..L. Dec. 9.—The Alexander, BALDWIN, is on shore i n t he Puck Channol.—P.S. The Alexander is expected to be ~t off without material damage. FALMOUTH. Dec. 9.—Wind W. N.W.—Arrived, the Sarah, s c .,:-r, from London for Africa; and the Manchester pa c k e t, f, e c t i Rio Janeiro, in 49 days. Put back, the Ocean, WHITTLE, for Honduras. n.vatnutti, Drc. 9.—Wind S. W.—Arrived. the Perseverance, f ro m Quebec, in days: the had one man killed by a sea. l'oersatount, Doc. 10.—The wind got round to the N. E. tl•is morning, and has continued so the whole of the day. Some of the outward-bound have succeeded in Eettitii out, and if it won:tuts favaurahle, the remainder will he away to-morrow nw rnirg at day-light. Sailed, his Majesty's ship FORTE, to the Westward ; David Lyon, for Jamaica ; Asasta, for New York ; td t ;ar, for Jamaica ; the Cornelius, and Avon, for the Cape of (";eO.! Hope ; and Ann, for the South Seas. DIAL, Dec. 10.—Wind N.R.—Came down from the River, the loyal George, Bums, for Calcutta and China; Hannah, LAMS, for Bombay; Britannia, BlxLuy , for Jamaica; Britannia, p A y t asoN, for Madeira; Ruby, for Lisbon ; Anlaby, for Cha rente;cr.,eo,-foo ' .Gibraltar • Cherub, for Buenos Ayres ; Tul- loch astr, for Jam aica ; Vigilant, for Malta; Supply, for Li s b o a, ed spiled tth the whole of the outward-bound fur their &Went destinations, except the Hannah, for Bombay, which shi,: waits fat some of her passengers. Hasvricii, Doc. 10.—Wind N.R—Arrleed the Castlereagh rac ke t , Waotaxa, from Cuxhaven, with Mails &c. and Vansit tart, from Holland, with . ..ail.. The latter vessel spoke the Lucy, of Ilamsgate, last Sunday, seven leagues S. E. of Gonce, ;vying been blown from the North Foreland ; she was then Te aching to the westward. Ccsrom- I louss, Drc. 10.—Ships Entered Inwards : —The I, Ant, from Ilambursis ; Blues, from Dublin ; Perseverance, from wessord ; Itesubr Packet, from Dublin; Elizahera, from Wa terford; Commerce;from the Cape of Good Dope; Marshal li:ucber. from Rotterdam ; New Braganza, from Palermo; K.tty, from St. l'etenburgb ; ARAMs, from Demerara; Joseph, !torn Ilambursh ; Reliance, from ditto; Dart, from Ostend: Ann, from Dieppe; Perseverance, from llamburgh ; Harriett, from Seville ; D.spateh, from ditto ; Good Intent, from Lisbon; :lid Ihliget t. tensor Alleant DAT41111:710N or Putas-Mowar.—The Albion, for the Quad, on :he ;,;,) , h inst. at the house of Mr. Glover, Portsmouth, and r, celled tiiere.—The llorgiana. for the Fabiana, and 13 slaves, or the .23d inst. at No. 10, Lyons's Inn, Strand, and recalled there Mondays and Thursdays. THE LATE HURRICANE. The Provincial Papers state that the West of E gg . land was visited by the dreadful storm of Thursday afternoon, of the effects el which, in Dublin and Li verpool, we gave an account on Monday. An old woman, about 66 years of age, who obtained her livelihood by making and selling list shoes, was on !ler return home to Painswick, in Gloucestershire, passing over an exposed situation on Upton !lin, she was blown by the violence of the wind into a quarry a little distance from the road side, where she was discovered quite dead on the following morning.— Soon after the Birmingham and Bristol m iil coach lett Worcester, it was thrice obstructed in its course by trees blown down across the road : near Kempsey was one of immense size, which, but fur the aJroitness of the coachman in pulling up his lwrses at the miunent, might have proved fatal both 13 cattle and passengers. The guard instantly com menced severing with his axe the huge limbs and head of the tree; and with the assistance of Mr. Ilium" of the Crown, Kempsey, ith several hands and a team of horses, suc:eeded in removing this formidable barrier. At Shuttonger common, within two miles of Tewkesbury, the mail was again inter cepted by another prodigious tree ; fortunately, how ever, the coachman well knew the country, and wheel ing off the road, crossed the common without accident. I"rr.' l 7' - rat ARAIY. Commimion In the fihrevtibulT Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry, stied by the Laid Lieutenant of the C,ounty of Salop. Philip Charlton, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Eaton, promoted. BOSTON, DECEMBER 10. Captain Gibbs, of tie Witham, who arrived yes terday, asserts that he saw, during the gale of Thurs. day night, a vessel go down in Bosun: Deeps : all hands on board ate supposed to have perished.— Captain Kitmood, sea. of the Elizabeth, previously to his putting into Bridlington, had the misfortune to we washed overboard his Mate, Pitts, who has left in Boston a wife and three children to lament their loss. Of a vessel, name as yet unknown, that was wrecked near the Bull Dogs, on the Norfolk coast, all hands weie preserved ; but of the crew be longing to the Horace, of Lynn, which stranded on the Long Sand, every one met a watery grave. In the Witham, two ketches laden with coals sunk during the hurricane, near the Grand Sluice. - • - The greatest injury sustained by buildings on land seems to have been chiefly confined tO windmills, on account of their more particular exposure to the vio- lence of the storm. The sails of a smock mill near Itlaud Foster Bridge, were caught by the wind at a late hour in the night, and wheeled round by it with such velocity that the friction ignited the internal machinery which instantly burst into flames and burnt with such intensity, that in a very short time nothing was left standing but the skeleton of the walls. It is a circumstance deserving notice, that Mr. Thanau, the proprietor, had for several years insured the mill, but confidence in the security he had long enjoyed, had last season induced him to disre. gala this provident care. In Bolingbroke West Fen, commonly called New Bolingbroke, by the toad leading from Wainfleet to atershall, and near to Common Fen Dyke, a mill belonging to Mr. John Sharpe, of that place, was blown down. At Btothertoft, -a barn belonging to Mt. Loverseed was blown down. At Sibsey the storm of wind and rain began to be extremely tempestuous between five and six o'clock in the evening : at the hour of midnight it blew down the chimney at the west end of the Vicarage. The materials of the chimney broke through the roof, and tell into the bed-room where the inmates in that part of the Vicarage slept; but, fortunately, the beds in the room were so placed that no person sustained any injury. At Frieston Crane End, the sails of a small smock mill being caught by the suddenly veering current, were hurt ied round with such velocity that they could not be stopped until a considerable rent in the brick work, from the crown downwards was effected, and material damage of course sustained. A Bil hngborough, the tempest was so violent that it blew down chimnies, overturned hay stacks, and tore up b) the roots a great number of trees. At Duttsby, a large barn belonging to Mr. John L x . ,•irence, farmer and grazier s was blown JOWL nOXING. The long-expected battle between Josh Hudson and Tons Ad ton. took place yesterday, at Harfinden Common, three its res beyond St. Alban's. Both of the above heroes had distinguished themselves in the prise-ring ; and the Faney, yesterday morning, were in motion long before break of day ; it, however, was not considered a muster of the swells, although a good sprinkling or the upper customers of society were present. About 'a quarter before one, Josh Hudson, very genteelly 'dressed, with white silk hose, and his drawee on ready for action, threw his hat into the ring, with the confidence of a winning man, followed by his seconds, Randall and Tom Owen. He paced up and down the ring for a considerable time ; whets Shelton was called for, but he did not appear. At length Randall, rather out of temper, said, " it was an unmanly action to keep his matt waiting so long in the cold : and if it was for his money he would take Iludson out of the ring." Torn Cribb soon after shewed him self, when Shelton was discovered crossing a waggon, followed by Tom Belcher, as his second. Shelton, in a very cool man ner, threw his hat into the ring, and immediately went up and shook hands with his opponent. The colours, blue for Shelton, were tied up to the stake* by Belcher ; and green, for iludson, were tied over Shelton's by O wen . Th e o dd s h a d changed since the fight was made. and Hudson was decidedly the favourite for choke. The fight was for .4100 a-side. ROURD I. On stripping Hudson never appeared in finer condi tion in any previous battle; but the judges of training observed he was at least a stone heavier than he ought to be according to his frame ; but his confidence was delightful, and it was a rich picture of true courage. Shelton was a complete star; in fact, he could not be better : his attitude on setting-to was equal to any boxer ever seen in the prize-ring, and it really was a treat to see him. Hudson did not, as was expected, go to work sans ceremonie, but viewed his opponent with muck caution; and Shelton was equally circumspect. The latter, however, made a feint with his right hand, which fell short: but this was only a ruse de guerre for Josh to commence fighting. " Be steady, my son," said Tom Owen, Hudson slightly touched Shelton's left ear, when he went in—a scramble occurred, but no blow, were given: Both went down, and Shelton undermost. Loud shouting from the F,ast-enders, and 6 to 4 on Josh. 2. Shelton smiled, scratched his nob, and made himself well up for mischief; the result was, a little pepper on both sides, on each other's mugs, till Josh, by a severe hit on the tip of Shel ton's nose, sent him off his balance, and he fell down on his left knee ; but, with considerable game, he instantly jumped up to renew the charge. lludson, however, thought he had dune enough, and sat down on Randall's knee.—" It's safe as the Bank," said Owen; and the East-enders now gave their ck/fers a holiday, and offered to back their hero to any amount. 3. Hudson was endeavouring to come ditto, but Shelton's right hand stopped him. It was a severe round on both sides, till both went down, Hudson undermost. 4. Shelton's lip bleeding, chewed the brat blood, and Josb's face began to swell. The hne fighting of Shelton was conspicu ous, hut the youth and true courage of Hmkon would not be denied ; and although the latter rapt dreadfully at every turn, be hit Shelton down. This drew a roar of roars from the Tow erien, and 2 to 1 on Josh. S. The fighting now was truly desperate on both sides, and Shelton well-timed his opponent. and sent him staggering away by three repeated facers, without any return ; yet the goodness of Josh was so high that he finished the round in great style, and Shelton again down. 6. Josh's face was now cut to pieces, and Shelton 's in a bad plight ; both piping. The latter turned round from the severity of the hitting, but again resumed fighting like a game-cock till both went down.—Shouting for Hudson. 7. Both terribly distressed, but Shelton down. 8. This was a short round, but terrific from the execution done; Shelton nabbed Josh at every turn, and m il led him down. A shy for Shelton, and It's all right ; onl y keep steady and time your man. 9. Josh like a game-cock, disputed every inch of ground till he went down, distressed beyond representation. Still his friends considered him winning, and offered 2 to 1. 10. In this round it might be termed "anybody's battle;' but the courage on the one side and the manliness on the other ex ceeded all praise. Both down. 5 and 6tol on Hudson. 11. Josh. commenced fighting, but his terrific points were gone, and he began to hit round. Shelton planted three or four tre mendous facers, the claret following every hit. Still Josh was dangerous, Shelton going down quite exhausted, and the worst of the ending of the round. The friends of Josh were sanguine enough to offer 10 to 1. 12. Both in the greatest distress till down. 13. Shelton had the best of 'the fighting, but fell on his face exhausted, and Josh went down quite as bad. Still Josh was ithe favourite. 14, and last. The fine fighting of Shelton rather gave him the lead ; and as Josh was going down in a distressed state, so as to make it doubtful whether he might come again to the scratch, Shelton put in a tremendous blow under Josh's ear, that ren dered him insensible to the call of time. It was very doubtful if Shelton could have fought two more rounds. On the latter's being placed on his second's knee, he fell down on the ground. It was over in rather less than fifteen minutes. ROL& KlM—Such a manly and fine battle has not been seen for several years. Hudson has rather increased than lost his fame in the prize-ring. He never fought half so well before.-- This battle is calculated to bring the nulling coves again into repute. Shelton does nut intend to fight any more, and it is a fine tie-sip for him. Had Hudson proved the conqueror, it was the inten tion of his friends to have backed him against the Gas-light man fur .5001. a-side. Both of the men were led out of the ring, and Hudson was as blind as a bat. The Bast-end fanciers have lost tremendous sums of money—they backed Hudson at all points. No other battle took place. FATAL ACCIDENT Last night a Gentleman, named Lows, a silversmith, of Al derspte-street, accompanied by the boxer, Iltesstax (the Gas light Mays), were proceeding with several others in single-horse chaises to town from the above fight, and all driving at a quick pace, but in regular succession ; Messrs. Lowe and Hickman seeing, as they thought, an opportunity of passing some of their associates, went nut of the line, when their gig came in contact with a country waggon belonging to a Mr. Lea, by which they were instantly thrown out, and the wheels of the waggon went over the body of Mr. Lowe, and the head of Hickman : both were killed on the spot! They were afterwards taken to the White Hart, at Whetstone, where they now lay for a Coroner's Inquest. Yesterday, in the Chancery Court, his Lnnnsutr gave judgment in the case " Hall v. Billing," which respected the right of the plaintiff, an auctioneer, to require interest on money advanced on goods de posited. His LORDSUIP determined that the plaintiff was entitled to lawful interest at 4 per cent. per annum. DRURT..LANI.—The Comedy of The Provoked Husband went off with its usual success last night, before a crowded audience. Mr. ELLIsToN and Mrs, DAVISON, as Lord and Lady Townly, and MuNueN, as John Moody, were highly interesting and amusing. The Farce of Old and Young, in which Miss Fattest played with great spirit, kept the House in constant merriment after the Play and Divertisement. Her song, describing the progress and finish of an Exqui site, was most deservedly encored. The Duchess of KENT and the Princess FRODOR honoured the Theatre with their presence. Covisto-GARDEN.—The Opera of Maid Marian attracted a crowded audience to this Theatre last night; and Miss M.TEEE's vocal excellence and Mr. C. Kataaut's admirable acting gave universal satis faction, and produced rapturous applause. The agreeable Farce of The Londoh flermii terminated the evening's entertainment. wrr. • • 1. ..._•"'.7 „• , D BAILEY SESSIONS. - Irr.I I POLICE INTELLIGENCA ,I et , i v . O L D .1.11•1 ........ ch Teate.rd a ay, Mr. Ihll, a poulterer, in . Red Lion-street, was Yesterday Willinnt.ikriter was indicted for felts nionsly attempting O k api; n ‘ OiEce, with hiving a pheasant in his pu m on t . Ban t on ; however, proved that °4 o sh:. h ir a . d i krl 3 : l 7; S o l f r. li tia l ir r s 'i s o h n o -s p q to uar i::l to extort from Henry Goldsmid The fine sus const•quently remitted. certain monies andoother property, by - threatening to trussed.howe Bow -eraser.— Hail in August 444 sir. Butler, of Clam. accuse him of an unnatural crime. . C 4ool !,: f r o w r a I, mr p r u c t io d t a ir advertimement into a news : . Henry Goldsmid deposed that he generally resided p m a o p n e t r, Co o tz i e n , g he hod beit y e e rij a c r yon , m bist he it would cost ghee! at Crickhowel,.in South Wales. On the gth or No- applicants was a venerable zr.ableutenohkai dy a. l ,.vrso s jA l , t ) ua n :l ,o7 e.idntiereAtenalideivrogt wise vember last he came from that place to London ; on opened the business by seating that he could first arriving there he took apartments at the Hum- the iinw p r stood . r at t who mums, and a few days afterwards lodgings at No. 8, ' g y e r oc ,tr y ‘a eb la i r n y i ; a a p n la place of :•00 1 . a Norfolk-street, Strand. On the 18th of November , afterwards proposed to give his bend i the old Illa.l replied, uoey last he had been walking out with two Ladies, with f t or hetce : m Con t tpl f ainant saying before s is l e cb r a e l jecteti 2 0 05. n quarterly, d and sign a reversionary whom he afterwards returned home. Whilst he was I there, about two or three o'clock in the afternoon, a! interest p i a n y .lBol en . o pay 6 at message was brought to him by a Pelson whom he ' assignment of which was delivered to ta ise cit's his flutile , l ar anS aaga ltis ' Butler, In return, his draft on Puget r and Bah r ibridre's far . should know again, stating that there was a man, Mr' buotrrec round the corner in Howard -street, who wished to 26 1: 4 __o w- rhe ae appoi la appointment of wAga:: thateived it back, on getting into the street again. The' at Liverpool for the lonian Islands, and arrived on the 27th of ILveamnbyertheNtedi suchappointmentterranesa Mall' wilinh speak with him. The t‘itness went out, and in IT and complainant was told that he could ard-street he found the prisoner at the bar waiting to see him. The prisoner came up to him, and said— and was therefore taken into custody. The prisoner said. not be appointed. " Don't you recollect being in a coach with me s of e r fen he ce, the! he bad received no money, and the assign on Saturday week ?" The witness replied, " No; n was on Property in Chancery.ruTheentOffi It was worth only how should I ? I was 160 miles from London at 901. if it bad re re version a legal in: " t en give up. that time." 'The prisoner then said—" It makes nocetmitenwtai oned s sot so, U noc it v i rithin the pale of the Act, because Sir Thos. Maitland and the Government here. The the appointment , i w it os men . th tt e w Gent imily le matter ; if you don't give me 101. I shall accuse you of an unnatural crime. You can't get off. I saw thhoehod onLn Parlimanndepr;dzitt you go into the Hummums on Wednesday night, and been authorised to neg °elate was dead • but h d e would 1 will therefore accuse you of committin g th e cr i me enter into no further esplanatioMagistrat e n. The ' on that night." The prisoner also added—" Yo u h a d i ng the property would not do away the olfen ce, and the pro better give the money, or else you shall have plenty aener Gto wasr aT anded A : fir a p pe ar ed n as complainant more of our sort after your The witness then called against a 'decent-looking girl . Ou Sa turday ßellam y the prisoner a filthy beast, and endeavoured to seize Fleet-market, and obliged her to accep t of rhtaohieomeg done her in him ; but he of away, and ran down Surrey-street, however, ruh she repelled him in a peremptory way, and refused to upon which he gave het in custody. towards the river. The witness ran after him, call- a e l t de n rman m a th e e ma ninn di ey ; the charge instantly, and onitistel. ing out " Stop thief ;" but no person interfered or at- vented with great severi ty di s m issed complainant, in (fgl s hameless the . effroatAlT a (ha tempted to stop him until the witness called out—expectin g the Magistrates would leterihre in such a case. " He has attempted to get money by accusing me of —Yesterday frame Howard appeared to a an unnatural crime." Several persons then joined in s W n a n rs i tor sT r e vi . so furiously the Paddington stage-coaches, be the pursuit, and he was at length seized in the river longing to Air. Sik e a , n as to endanger the lives of by a waterman, and brought to the witness, covered his Majesty's subjects. with mud. Witness then said to the prisoner, " You William Cyprian Wild, Esq. of London -street, Fitzroy -equate, stated, din that he was on the outside of a stage, coming from Pad have charged me with an unnatural offence, and Iwason Saturday, the t of lte s nOth h of November last, and the de shall take you to Bow-street." The prisoner then fenrn n t ' said, " I have no charge to make against you ; but, tion. The defendant drove a er fu st ri a ous ge gorainteg inantdhew aahrleeeiliandea ea- when I met you in the street the other day, you told vouring to pass the coach on which the witness was, he ran me that you were a pawnbroker's clerk, promised to t alainst it, to the immin e nt h azar d o f t h e li ves o f a ll w h o were on get me a situation, and told me to call upon you in e H o o u w ts s id rd e. , in his defence, nisi tr dth n. e e other coach crossed him. Norfolk-street." The witness denied this, .as it wa s Mr. Wild sa id that was not not the fact, and the prisoner was immediately taken Mr. TW770111), the Magistrate, observed, that ibis was a se. to Bow-street. rlous case, and justly called f o r t h e pun i s h ment o f t h e l aw . Th e gate t t o penalty leu t b h y in tli x e s Sta i re h w d as .ClO, and he could not mitt- Gedrge Heath deposed that he was a waterman, and was standing at the Surrey stairs on the day in t h at h e wou ld i n fli ct the loWestapenalty, been r and ua t a h t eref ed b o y reh l e r. shout i question. He saw the prisoner running, and the convict him in R.I. The defendant would be•aware that, if the prosecutor pursuing him, crying to Stop thief !" The penalty was not forthwith paid, he would be committed to the house of Correction for thre e m ont h s . prisoner, instead of taking a boat, ran into the mud The penalty was not paid, and he was com mitted accordingly. i of the river. When the witness heard of the charge at --A RLSOROUGH STRELT. Yesterday ma n with broughtth grey which the prisoner had made against the prosecutor, hair, and nearly blind, upwards of a years an of ag e, n he ran into the mud after him, much to his own in- by the Officers of St. George's, Ilanover-square, on a charge of convenience, and succeeded in apprehending him.— b th a an star s ty ;fae lie ad w es u i p ce r d ecFded by a blooming damsel, not more He then deposed, in the same terms as the last wit- agreea b le o ffi ce of swean in ng pr t e rt a r n h a e y, yma whvouiunadnedrw gay t y th t e ha dis- ei n ness, to the conversation which subsequently passed was the father of the for t h com i ng i n f ant . Wh at was remarkable as a coincidence, the old Gentl e man and t h e y oung Lady, were between the prisoner and prosecutor. Mr. Joseph Huggins, a,resident in Howard-stteet, each blind of the right eye. Callaghan was fully committed for trial, charged with corroborated the former testimony. robbing Patrick Coghlan, a discharged soldier from the 16th re- The case for the prosecution here closed. giment, now in the Kist Indies. The prosecutor met the prisoner The prisoner, being called on for his defence, in the street, and being the wife of a serjeant in his regiment, he took her to a public-house and treated her ; and on taking out his stated that he had called on Mr. Goldsmid in conse purcieurtronpay, she snatche d it from him. cluence of that Gentleman having promised to obtain UA R T il numero us gang of thieves has for a long timebeen suttees fully him a situation. Whilst he was conversing with him, - y operating on empty houses, and ecca. a cry of stop thief took place, and a rush towards the sionally inhabited ones, at the weal end of the town. A trifling river. He went alon with the crowd, and in his hurry Incident has led to its exposure. A l a d, w h o was se d uce d i nto g the fraternity, was prevailed upon to consent to the robbery of fell into the mud of the river. Ile declared himself his master's house, which was (greeted ; a neighbour who disco innocent of the charge on which he was indicted. vered the share he had in the transaction, informed his mother who, partly by threats and panty kindness e s, dr ew f rom hi m a ll After the RECORDER had summed up the evidence, the Jury instantly returned a verdict of Guilt the knowledge which he possessed of the oper at i o n o f t h e gang— y. their haunts, names, and an account of all the robberies they The RECORDER then addressed the prisoner . . e in had committed, together with the names and pla c es o f a b o d e o f nearly the following terms :—lf you have a sen se o f the several receivers. The honest woman instantly sent f or an officer,must e wh r o a ,in les snd . a than half i an hour, apprehended four of the decency, morality, or religion left, you will feel gladr, in w h ose house he fouad some of that you have not succeeded in the infamous design t h e property.—The y were r v e a rnaded. which you meditated against this Gentleman. You have been, according to your own statements, asso ciating with wretches of the very worst description— with beings who are unworthy to live in the society of Christians, or to associate with any but the beasts of the field. If the Gentleman whom you assaulted had been intimidated by your vile threats, and had given you a single farthing, you would now have had only a few days to live. The sentence of the Com t is, that you be transported beyond the seas for seven years; and let me advise you to warn the horrid wretches with whom you consort, that if they get money by the practices to which you have resorted, they will die at last by the hand of the common execu tioner: and if they do not, they will receive the sante sentence as you have just received. The RHCORDER then called up ' Heath, the water. man, gave him the thanks of the Court for the ac tivity he had shewn in apprehending the prisoner, and told him that the utmost expenses the law could award him should be given, for the loss of time and trouble which he had undergone in attending on this prosecution. A rumour was current yesterday in the political circles, that his Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON, instead of returning immediately to England, by way of Paris, had agreed to accompany the two EM PERORS to Venice, and afterwards to Florence, and from thence take his departure for England. The fog was so dense in the metropolis this fore noon, that most of the public offices, and many of the shops ) particularly in the City, were obliged to be lighted up. It is again reported that considerable reductions in our several public departments will take place at Christmas next. Wednesday afternoon, during a heavy surf, a boat containing five men, a woman, and two children, at tempting to land at Fort Twiss, Hythe, was upset at a short distance before the boat came to the shore. Lieutenant HELLARD of the Royal Navy, and Mr. SHALLARD, master's mate, on perceiving the acci dent, immediately ordered out the seamen from the Fort for assistance, themselves setting a gallant example, by divesting themselves of their timer clothing, and plunging into the surf, at imminent personal risk ; and by their prompt exertion and example, succeeded in saving the whole of the boat's crew from a watery grave. One of the seamen un fortunately had two ribs broken, and two others re ceived severe contusions. The whole rescued party had every attention paid to them at the Fort, and im mediate medical assistance; and we are happy to leant are likely to do well. ROYAL ACADENlY.—Yesterday, the 10th, being the sixty-fourth Anniversary of the establishment of the Royal Academy, the President and Members assem bled for the purpose of delivering the Medals to the successful Candidates; when Sir T. LAWRENCE pre sented the following : The first medal in the School of Painting, for the Head of ()evades, the original in the possession of Mr. Angerstein, to Mr. FRIDMICK Y. litmus-one. The silver medal in the Life Academy, to Mr. J. Woon. The same, for a model in the Life Academy, to Mr. Roam BALI. Ikons. The silver medal In the School of the Antique, to Mr. J. A. CAllusAc, The same for a model in the same School, to Mr. W. TINTXD. The silver medal tor the best architectural drawing, to Mr. C. Puma. The silver medal for the best die of the Head of the Apollo, to Mr. B. Wrote. _ _ James Bayley was indicted for stealing three deal boards, value 18d. from Messrs. Lawrence and Co. yin, timber-merchants, of Hoxton. The peculiar feature of the case was this—that the principal evi dence against the prisoner was a young woman (Ly dia Church), to whom he would have been married a few days subsequent to the robbery. This witness, who gave her evidence with tears, and fainted as soon as she quitted the box, proved that Bayley had brought the wood to her mother's house, saying that it was his, and that he intended to make a tahle of it. James Brittle, a servant of the prosecutors, proved, the planks to be their property. Bayley, who had himself been in the service of Lawrence and Covin, gave this account of the trans action: —He had received the deals from the fore man of the concern, to be worked up in a given way ; having boards of his own by him which an. swered the given purpose just as well, he had made use of his own wood, and kept that of his masters. The foreman alluded to (who was brother to the witness Brittle) was not called ; but Brittle said that he had reason to believe the prisoner's statement true, so far as regarded the receipt of the deals. As to his having worked up his own wood, of that he knew nothing. The prisoner said he had been 16 years a soldier ; and the same witness (Brittle) spoke of him as a ge nerally honest and industrious man. The Jury, after some resistance on the part of one gentleman, returned a verdict of Nat Guilty. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANK, DEC. 11. The fresh arrivals since Monday are chiefly cooked to seve ral vessels with Oats from the north. PrimoWheat fully main,. tains Monday's prices ; Barley also sells well; Beans and Peas ate unaltered, and there is a dell sale for Oats at the last prices. leapertatkies;--./ingllsh What. 4"oo4ire.; Barley, sew Oats, 14000; 14: Flour, 4900. Tl - .. • " ~ __ .~~ ,t 1 I I t 4 ~~ y