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. the histonvitilaod disinterested motives of his friad i st professed that he could not suffer the kiting: of friend ship which had dictated Mr. Capers conduct to in tercept the bene fi t that the Freemen would receive from his worthy friend's well known public send inents and attachment to the principles ofliberty, and therefore begged leave also to decline filling the post which his worthy friend and colleague's Iletermsna don had devolved upon him. The Wardniote.was for some time at a loss how to proce• d, as, in consequence of this event, there were only seven inste a d of eight Common Councilmen re turned; whereupon Mr.Thorogood was proposed, but the worthy Alderman (Wood) determined, that as it poll had been demanded, notwithstanding the resig nation of the two late Repreientatives, Mr. Eicke and Mr. Capel, it must be proceeded in, and the polling .therefore necessarily continues till Tuesday, the 24th. FRENCH RAPERS OF THURSDAY : PARIS, DECEMBER 19. The most extraordinary reports were in circular. tion . yesterday on the Exchange. It was said, for example, that Russia, who was absolutely for war, discontented with seeing. us not beginning hostilities, held language extremely hostile, and even threatened to begin hostilities herself. We give to credit to a report so absurd and so injurious to our independence; but unfortunately there are in the policy of the Mi nistry such strange and sudden changes,. that the Public is disposed to believe anything; however im probable, after what has passed within the last two months.—Censtitutionnel. Another panic has alarmed the Exchange, and no one can assign its true cause! According to some, it was the violent death of the Sultan Matnoud r —a general Revolution in Constantinople—the possibility of serious differences between Austria and Russia— and, finally, a war in the East. Why, it is asked, does Austria make a new loan? We know no reason, in fact, unless it be the repayment of the sum due to England since 1796, and of which the English Mi nister, at the end of the last Session of Parliament, announced that he would endeavour to obtain the restitution, or at least a portion. But we confess that this reclamation, on the part of England, could never be regarded by us as in earnest, so long as the politics of. England and Austria were pursuing the same direction. The new loan of Austria presents to us only a simple operation of order and economy for exchanging the old and burdensome debt for' new funds raised on more favourable terms. The fall of the Austrian metallics may indeed be merely the result of the losses suffered by th e speculators of London and Paris. Other politicians of the Exchange look nearer home for a subject Of* alarm. Hostilities, according to them, have 'commenced on the Pyrennean frontier : the French ten itory violated—a bloody battle with Mina, and —, one of our Generals, struck by an enemy's ball. Here, without doubt, is something better than the revolutions of the Seraglio, or the strangling and decapitation a Sultans. Tu all these fine stories there is nothing wanting but truth. Therefore they are treated by men of sense with just disdain, and the sudden fall of our Funds ceased as rapidly as it had commenced: These manceuvres of the Exchange, fatal to the g:eedy and credulous herd of spectiltors without expel ience, could not be brought to act with so much facility, if the Public at large would renounce all pretensions to fathom the depths of political myste ries, and cease to risk their fortunes upon sales and purchases founded on idle rumours. flow can any man, with the least judgment, be lieve the European Powers disposed to commence in • the west a war,, not merely withbut necessity, but without any fixed end or possible utility ? But if, notwithstanding the wisdom , of the King's Govern ment—notwithstanding the pacific views of the Holy Alliance—this war must break out, at least the rigour of the season on which we are entering. must retard the commencement of hostilities. What rational cause t%en can exist for the present inquietudes ? But the spectacle of these alarms, which the mere report of war produced, must penetrate all statesmen with the conviction that the maintenance of peace at • the present moment is the first duty to society. The idea of peace associates with those of order. and legi timacy; that of war awakens constantly the fear of subversion and of revolutions. FIUNCII • cIINDS, Tnuasoar.—Five per Cents. opened at sof. 50c. rose to Sof. 45c. and closed at 88f. For the cud a the month the tranaktions closed at Sof. 25c. The fist two Volumes of NAPOLEONS MEMOIRS, and also LAS CASES' JOURNAL, will be published i To-morrow in French and English.. Of these two Volumes of Napoleon's Memoirs, one is edited by the Count de MoNruoLon, and the other by General GOURGAUD. Melancholy Catastrophe through the Bile of a Mad Dog.—An awful instance of hydrophobia has within the last two days occurred in the family of Mr. MAN.. • RING, a coal-dealer, residing in Portugal-street, Lambeth. Some time during the month of August last, the family kept a small dog, which either went mad from the bite of another animal, or some other cause, and in this dreadful state was flying into the street, when Mr. MANNING, who had then determined on destroying ir, impeded its progress. The furious animal instantly sprang at him, and bit Lim on the nose, and then left him and bit the eldest child, a boy, also in the face, and also bit Mrs. MANNING and a pig. The animal was seized and almost instantly destroyed, being in a horrible state of canine madness. The family who had been bitten apprehended no danger, and the wounds, which were small, were directly healed. The pig was killed, buvrithin the last few days the whole-of the above. rientioned persons were taken suddenly ill, the boy being apparently first affected, and before medical advice was called in, the poor child (to a horrible degree) displayed the effects of hydrophobia, and in a very short ume was a corpse; his father nest sickened, and some surgical Gentlemen, connected with the parish, bled him, and so mu ch so as to produce a partial change of the systeth, but very faint hopes are entertained of his recovery. Mrs. Distant° has been attacked in the same way, but sotto such a violent degree; she is, however, con sidered likely to recover.. The awful circumstance has produced a great shock in the neighbourhood. - • - 7 ' 7 ..7 , 1 •,: after Capri- „Minutes past Offices.--The Moen shines all night. • " Tneassav—St. 14Tarnen.—Holiday at the igiriii:nialeirer, and India and South Sin Heuses.—Venus, a mseenbigaill even ing star, rises at a quarter after eight hail :e month* Fatnee—ST. Joutt.--Holiday at' the Bank, Exchequer, and India and South Sea Houses.—Moon in Perigee, or that part of her orbit least distant from the earth.—Jupiter, an evening star, sets at five minutes after five in the morning. SaTeasae—Butecorn.—Holiday at the Bank, Exchequer, and India and South Sea Houses.--Full moon at four minutes put elz in the morning. Public TH 14; V Egli [NG STAR. ... je ask... . .or the- Vier( eine* ..; dela the afteisea ' 1 %away !ha sets et eight midutes be junctionfour.- oft rabs. ad Sewn to Taurus, as teikallaute age in die • " . Weinteseee—Cratirraus DAY.— H olida y its , all the I _ . LONDON. MONDAY, DECEMBER 23. 1822: TUE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, HALF-PAST TWELVE Connds opened this morning at 791 j, and rose to 80, in con sequence of two Expresses from Paris, 'bringing the French Funds 88E Mc. at which price they left off Saturday afternoon : the fluctuation at Paris on the above day was ssf. Soc. ssf. 20c. Neapolitan 77, New Spanish 56i.—Consols, up to this hour, are 80 to with a good market. %PORTION ?UAW?. New Spanish Bonds opened at 53, and got up to 54, with much business doing. Current Prices :—Chilian 73. New Spanish 54i, Old 63, New Prussian 86, Old 854, Russian 83, Danish 91, Neapolitan 77, Colombian 69, Peruvian 78, New Spanish Scrip 101 dis. STOCK EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK. The Market looks macfsh: better, and there is a good deal of business transact4(,•ll4 without situation in our previous prices—Spanisessi, anti Consols 84 Pit ICES OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 244 1 / 2 -3 per Ceht. Red. 78% 791/4-.1/8 3% Per. Cent.ol l / 8 -4 per Cent. Old, 97 96 Yu 37 1 / 4 Bank Long Annuities 20 1/ 8 -India Bonds 335. 355. Exchequer Bills (El ,000) 4s. ss.—Small 4s. 6s. Consols for Account 79% 80% %. • The Duke of WELLINGTON arrived in town last night. The return of his Grace had a favourable effect on the Funds this morning, it being considered that he had succeeded in preserving peace between France and Spain. This forenoon we received a Getman Mail, bring ing Papers . to the.l7th instant inclusive. An article from Trieste relates one of the most gallant exploits ever recorded, in which a few Greek seamen, with the most daring enthusiasm, set fire to the Turkish fleet in the neighbourhood of Tenedos,• when the Ad miral's ship, with the Captain Pacha and 2500 men, were blown up. Brairery and determination, like that• displayed by the Greeks, cannot easily be sub dued, and it is disgraceful to Christian Europe to see the noble struggle they make fur their liberties and not to assist them. This account, however, states that the policy of the British is. altered, and that we have recognised the Greek blockade. The following are extracts: TRIRSTE, DECEMBER 7. Important news from Hydra, of the 23d November, has arrived here, which will be heard with interest in Christian Europe. The heroic Greek seamen, in their slight mercantile vessels, had followed the great Turkish fleet to 'the neighbourhood of Tenedos, and there saw with impatience the enemy at anchor, with the intention of returning to Constantinople as soon as permission should be received. The same sailors who had caused the melancholy fate of the Captain Pacha, offered in their enthusiasm to make a second similar attempt. The Admiral gave his permission, and 17 brave Greeks, headed by one Meiauly, whose name will one day be illustrious in history, ap proached the great Admiral's ship at seven o'clock in the evening of the 10th of November, with Are-ships. The people on board this Colossus already apprehended the approaching misfortune, when Meiauly,with his own hand, threw combustibles into the fire-ships, and hastened the explo,ion. The success was brilliant. The Admiral's ship, with the Captain Pacha on board, and 2,500 men, was blown up : two frigates began to burn ; the Turks were thrown into confusion, of which the Greeks took advantage, and seized a- ft igate of 36 guns, undamaged. Thus, in the course of the year, three Captain Pachas have perished (one of them died of the plague). The last, as Christian Journals affirm, was very skilful, having served under the celebrated Captain Pacha Hussein, in Egypt, at the time of the English Expedi tion, twenty-four years ago. Extraordinary re joicings took place at Hydra on this occasion ; their joy was still greater, because the welcome news was' brought by an English corvette, which had hoisted the Greek flag along with its own. Lord Strangford, who is now here, sets out the day after to-morrow for Corfu. The policy of the English appears to be quite altered ; at least the Greek blockade is at length re cognised by them. SEMLIN, DECEMBER I. Direct accounts relative to the latest events at Con stantinople have not yet reached Belgrade. The Pacha has no fresh couriers from that city; but he received news by way of Nessa, respecting which he observes total silence. Private letters from Nessa, of the 80th November, are however here, which say that a Tartar had arrived, who had only brought as • stating in general that there were great , dis turbances at Constantinople and Adrianople; that I the party of Haleb Effendi vas overthrown, and the - • -"Tr :~ ~- , i NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. 4154 62001 _ sialkisailisreirtett as :fasters. .It • • . acceseng i t 3 the" aq"' ' he enrag l i t d i . j A an an isliz old7. f r ro x : ioer g in u l e en be t e , o t f o Lodon, London, o f nf roin tim usyb:. ber, Tilt brig Promise, of Scarborough, Captain Jou G Captain —, .at Adrianople had niurdered the Mu , y out n i e B d A a u y r s. ora, Nicuot.s, from Waterford to !dilation, put back wacapoken with oa the 15 t h instant, off Scill • also We h,l x all.theadherents of laleb, out days, TRIESTE, DECEMBER *2. bat U 0 Greets. 9 the 20th hist' • leaky, b • . very awing struck on the Arkloie Batiks. Dear Arklow e . 17th inst.—great_ part of the cargo saved. November The Success, Cunscaxa, from Dublin to Cork, was stranded Accoantstrom Calamata, of the 234 till on shore in Studlarld Bay, state, that in the beginning of. November a dispute Ull'lS{Opher, COLE, from Newcastl e to Poole, was drivei on Saturday. CO iNapoliOCO r di o i Romania,and Piet r owhic hß y, .tile about latter st. F loa tm o li Z m -biew pw iro 2cr o.;:, in in d 31 days; t f he ron A t m front ar Zp b :o w n ee o n f Loyalty, from New York, sailed loth ult.; Neptune, from St. John's, New Brunswick, in 54 days; Sarah, from Nles‘iiia, i n i N n a si po ste l d i, i co t n w h as av a i ffi ng rm e himself, h a d an p d ro w m h is ic e h d th to e s P u a r c re h n a d of a to him in preference. The Turks in Corinth took 43 days; Scarthingwell, from Charente, in I I days ; Arctures • n w ra i l d days N. ; E an .— d A th r e riv A e l d o , nt t r h o e ee, si fr ar on ia l , Lo K t z i a t: from advantage of this dispute, which perhaps was the from Ce ; helonia and Malta; Asia, Weezoe, from L'Etay New • Brunswick, i 21. effect of a Turkish strata g em, and succeeded in again supplying the important fortress of Napoli di Ito- Nor , : y o A u la ndla um n:l. Dicc Sa . ile 2 d o ,. — the w D in u d ke N o . f E y — or , k tr p r a iv c e it d et, t f l o le r o n n o . r. mania with provisions for two months. Two thou- / AMR, from urdeaux ; Martha, Comiss, from Newfound.- sami Turks, with a large convoy, proceeded from Lod; and !Addle, front St. John's. New Brunswick. Dementia 21.—Wind E.—Arrived the Charles from rente. Arrived off the port, the Merriman from' Bremen Corinth to Napoli, but were beaten on their return. The Greek Chiefs saw too late that they had been Sr. Thomas's, out 58 days.—Sailed the 1 /k:epos trader, fi,r Sierra Leone. Porersmourn, Dec. 21.—:-Arrived the Jarres, iVetrox, fes t er nearly the victims of Turkish cunning, which ha d thus twicedeprived them of the fruits of their operat ions, and Miramichi ; and Decemsea ea.—Wind N.E. Prince Leopold, Samara, from Alexandri a . DEAL, Dec. 22.—EN.E.—Ilemains, the Severe!: frigate. were reconciled, on a personal interview at Trip oliza, on the lath November. If they should completely' PENZANCE, Dee. 20.—Arrived the brig Wellington, of N ew _ castle Captain EDWARD MAGOR, from St. John's (N.ll),b , :trodl make themselves masters of Napoli di Romania, one to London, with a cargo of timber-40 days passage t lost jib half of which is in their hand out of provisions and water. Three Dutch gallit.ts, in ballast, - 's, the garrison would boom and sustained considerable dama g e in her bulwarks; a brig Iron, Zane, very leaky, laden with currants, were o btk al e d ki fare hard, their perfidy having highly exas p erated to be run on shore, in order to prevent them from sinking. - the Greeks. Cesrost•Housr, Dec. 21.—Ships Entered Inwards :—The Vistula, Dec. 9..--Metalliques, 83 0-16 ; Bank Shares, 934 Thomas and Mary, Skeen, and Harrier, front ; Dec. 10.--Bletalliques, 83; Bank Shares, 927 3- 1 Eagle, front Quebec; Atlas, from Petersburgh; Emma, u)111 Dantaie ; and Catharine, from Bremen. Cleared OutwarL! I.e Commerce, and Vigilant, for Antwerp ; Iris, for 13eit.st ; Martha, for Gibraltar; and Prince of Waterloo, for Ostend. FURTHFAt PARTICULARS OF TIIE LOSS OF HIS A.I ESTY'S SLOOL' OF WAIL, RACEHORSE, wir.t.rass 1. SUCKLING, ESQ. comma iota-1S GUNS. Official accounts were received on Saturday at the .Admiralty of the loss of his Majesty's sloop Reeettoese, Captain Svcs. meta, in attempting to enter the harbour of Doo s i 3 ,, I s ., o f Man, on the night of the t 4th instant.. The followiug letter su the subject will be found net resting : " This vessel had been ordered fracas the Plymouth st..tion to the Isle of Man, as convoy for the Vigilant cutter, Lictit. ULAN, which had been disabled in a heavy gale in Douglas Bay, on the 6th October, and obliged to cut away her mast and throw 11:r gist's overboard ; fshe was with much difficulty brought into harbour there, aud, after having mid( rgone a temporary rep .ir, was to have proceeded to Plymouth under convoy,:is above ste,-.% The Racehorse left Milford Haven early an Saturday morni.. the 14th inst. After taking a pilot on board she proceeded for !:. destination. They made the island between two and three r... but the weather being thick and the night pitchy dark, the • is supposed, on nearing the shore, mistook the Bay of Castkt., which is very capacious, for that of Douglas ; and, about hap. five,when the land was descried close to them, in attempting t. enter the bay, the vessel struck upon Latigness Point, which surrounded by tremendous and almost perpendicular rocks. All hopes of saving her was at once giVin up, as she tilled instantly, and the pumps became totally useless. Guns of distress, wish rockets, false fires, and other signals were made fur assistance front ihore ; but the wind blowing directly into the hay :led being rather fresh, two boats.only could he procured, that would venture out to their assistance, which they did with latitherns in their bows; and many of the inhabitants rushed from the town, in a most dismal night, to the Head, which is full three miles from it, and over the greatest part very dangerous, front the rocks and broken ground to be p;:ssed—and this in the hop.. of being useful to the unfortunate sufferers. At the time ae struck, the Captain and Senior Lieutenant w..re both oid deck, and it appears that no fault whatever can be attributed to the Officers un this melancholy occa,ion. " It now became necessary to save the lives of the crew; and such was the excellent discipline on board the ship, that nut a man attempted to quit her without orders. We understand th..t the Captain hail the roll called of the crew, and on each man's name being called over, lie stepped into the boar, when an °ri cer was named to descend and.take charge of it, and to land if possible among the rocks, of which there appeared but little hopes, as the sea was beating over them with great violence: — Happily fur all but the last boat this difficulty was completely overcome, as by this time fires were made with straw in ditier ent directions near the wreck, where there was any !lei:es .3f their landing in security. " The Captain, First Lieutenant, and a Master's Mate (Mr. Bow:), came by the last boat, which, unfortunately. was rather crowded, and consisted of seventeen persons, Captain Sur e. LING being the last man who quitted the ship. When at some distance from the rocks the boat unfotttmately upset, by which all were left to shift for themselves. The Captain; being a good swimmer, was saved with much difficulty; as were the Litste nant, some of the sailors, and some of the boat's crew ; but Mr. Box:, the fisherman who commanded the boat (which was one that went out to their assistance), five of the crew of the Racehorse, and two men belonging to the boat, were unfortu nately drowned, making a total of nine persons who perished on this melancholy occasion; and, when all circumstances arc considered, it is wonderful that no more lives were lost. " By this sudden catastrophe the Officers have lost everything but what they had on their backs ; yet the object that creates commiseration is the widow of the fisherman who commanded the boat, and so gallantly lost his life on the occasion ; she had just been delivered of her eighth child, and has, by these means, been deprived of all her hopes in this life, which depended solely on het husband's exertions: it is not however doubted but that Government will handsomely provide for her—it is the 'least recompence she can expect. " So persevering had this poor fellow been in his endeavours to extricate the crew of the Racehorse, that he actually had made four previous attempts to reach the vessel—had succeeded in each, and landed his ship-wrecked fellows ! but in making the 11th and last trip, when his every object and hope was on the eve of being realized, he fell a sacrifice to his humanityl—Peace be to his manes!—and may the family be rescued front the mi sery which at present stares them in the face. A temporary subscription is raising for them. This is, however, but a trifling Using, but we understand it is the intention of the Heads of Go vernment here to lay their case before the ruling Powers at home. —The fate of Mr. Bose is much lamented and regretted by his Captain, the Officers, his messmates, and the crew—lie was be loved by all, is stated to have been an excellent seaman, ard load passed his examination for a Lieutenant. On the upsettin; of the boat, he had caught hold of an oar, by which lie supported himself, and at this period two of the crew had hold of him ; tea: finding it Impossible to support them, and being nearly exliathual by their weight, he gave up the oar to them, trusting to the vain hope of saving himself by his own exertions. The men were both saved, but he poor fellow was seen no more, having tut.: probably been dashed to pieces amongst the rocks. " It has been ascertained that most of the bodies of the un fortunate sufferers have been recovered from the watery deer. — Those of Mr. Boar, and the fisherman (Quaver) during t h e course of the day, and four or five of the seamen since. The former is to be conveyed to Malew church, and his remains will be attended to the place of interment by the whok brother Officers, &c. &c." French Papers and private letteri'from Paris, of Saturday, have been received, but they contain no in teltigence of importance. The French Funds had improved on Friday and Saturday ; and the rumours of the preceding day had subsided. . The last French Papers bring no intelligence of importance. The Ultras are continually exciting alarms of a warlike nature ; but these meet with a very satisfactory refutation in the Journal des Debnis, as will be seen by the extract we have made (torn that Paper in a preceding column. The fluctuations in the French funds are attributable to these rumours, which are exaggerated for the purpose of stock jobbing. Dutch Papers to the '22d instant reached us this Forenoon. The following are extracts: VIENNA, DECEMBER 7. His Majesty the Emperor has at length acceded to the request of his brother, the Archduke Rainer, to permit him to retire from the office of Viceroy.of the kingdom of Lombardy and Venice. It is said, that the Archduke Francis Charles, the Emperor's second son, will be invested with the dignity of Viceroy of the Austrian possessions in Italy, and in this quality his Royal Highness will have the supreme direction both of the civil and military affairs of these provinces. But as the young Prince is not much versed in the affairs of Government, he is to be assisted by Field- Marshal Count Bellegarde, President of the Council of War, who will reside with him at Milan. The Archduke Rainer will take on Lim the administra tion of the affairs of the Empire during the absence of the Emperor. The Archduke Lewis, another brother of the Emperor's, who is now intrusted with the affairs of the Administration, is to have the chief direction of the Council of War. These changes are to be carried into effect in the month of January next. It is positively affirmed that the King of Naples 'will soon arrive here, and fix his residence at HOzen doff, near Schoenbrunn. ENKIIREIZEN, DECEMBER• 18. • Yesterday evening a terrible firt destroyed the workhouse of this unfortunate town ; the hemp, yarn, and other combustible goods in the magazine, ren dered it impossible to save this charitable habitation, which gave employment and maintenance to 160 persons of different ages. MISTIZDA3I, Drc. 20.—Exchangvs on London, 40%e—Ditto, two. Months, 40.—Exchanges on liamburgh, 54i—Ditto, two Months, 7.44. It was currently reported at Paris last Thursday night, in the best informed circles, that the Duke of WELLINGTON, who was engaged the next day to din ner at M. tict.Et.es, had sent an excuse that he was to breakfast the next day with Baron VINCENT, and set off immediately for London. The Earl of HAsamarox had a dinner patty yesterday, at his house in the Stable-yard, St. James's. Viscount HAMPDIN had a select party to dinner yesterday, at his house in Green-street, Grosvenor-square. Lord Gaintvn.tx had a large party to dinner yesterday, at his seat, Dropmore Lodge, Bucks. Lord Hot.t.axo had a select party to dinner yesterday, in Old Burlington-street. _ _ _ Earl MULGRAVE resigned his seat in the Cabinet a long time since, although his name appears among the list of Cabinet Ministers. When the Noble Earl resigned his office as Master-General of the Ordnance, in which he was succeeded by the Duke of WELLING• TON, he retained his seat in the Cabinet, and attended Cabinet and Privy Councils the same as when in office, till prevented by illness and infirmities. How ever, the official notices and boxes with dispatches continued to be sent to him till about twelve months since, when the Noble Earl resigned his seat in the Cabinet, on account of his increased illness and in- Yesterday morning at eight o'clock, according to annual custom, a large quantity of bread and cheese: cut into square pieces, was carried out in baskets, and thrown among the crowd assembled in front of Paddington Church ; the custom until within the lact two years was to throw it from the belfry, but owivg to the confusion and disorder occasioned by mode, the present one has been substituted. The 115 ' semblage of persons collected there yesterday w. 14 immense. This custom of giving bread and c11 , ..e , e at Paddington -Church en the Sunday rico:Jill:4 Christmas-day, is said to have had its origin in t!!.: will of two sisters (paupers), who, travelling to Lon don to claim an estate, in which they succeeded, aal being much distressed ; were first relieved at l'alding ,tou on that day. Saturday evening, notwithstanding the intense cold, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Theatres were well attended : the new Opera, at the former, gained upon repetition ; and Maid Marian, with Mr. C. KZUBLIeti fine acting and Miss M. Taaa'a singing, at the latter, furnished a high treat to the auditors. Harkquin and the Ogress; or, The Sleeping Beauty of the Wood, at Cosent-Garden ; and Gog and Magog ; or, Harlequin Antiquary, at Drury-Lane, have put the sane-painters, machinists, and inventors of tricks, upon the alert. •:"1 1 e _4ll