The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-03-14 00:00:00

: aj o a bres, from whence issin4 the first cries of ar of Frrtlin•ttd VII.; and :Vas -Ater, obtained celebrity b}• his courage and obi. IN war, has seen him re-appear, with hands, as the enemy of that cause whichise lefended. The shepherds of Estramadnra, • year. have te‘titied but little ardour es:•ursions of Melchior. With re denier of the cowitry. the misery of is likely to excite as much alarm at inarbances of the distant provinces.— ippearince of 3 political dissolution, an fuced to poverty, may issue f surrovindior ro,nurirs to march upon • commotions of Araikiiiez in IM►S, Ititude was imprudently called, has The cause of this metamorphosis of the is obvious to all. The depositaries ce are the chief morels in the pass the whole hotly of ollieers who insist ►nal refiinen. It is, therefore. the swish army that excites th• Revolution. The wita tisa of Freyrt•, and of all the tienerals etti -0,5,4 B ader him—the flight of the Governors of Ila bc, a ul Grenada at the approach of Riego—the me frrui,,ty o f c r it ailo s a•td the Arragunettunthorities.— trete vtficiently that co dependence 'ran be placed apes the passive obedience of the troops. 'nolo event rirmfer :lel, more limn any other circumstance, the sea state of :flings. It presents a lessen to all Ca r••••• 5. Tb►l'oort of Madrid perceives at last the abyss into slikb its flatterers, and even foreigners, hare concurred ?re ,y.i'atinie it. CITY gLECTION. STATESMAN OFFICE, TWO O'CLOCK. SPORIYNG INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S. M&ics 13. DRRB I . 13 fp tt aggt Arbutus. 1)% Walton, d. Lisette 14 W 1 lig., Mr. Thornhill's C. Mellor 16 to 1 sot Lord rttasiell's Reuther to 16 to 1 evil the Dulbe ot Uta Lou's Nlodtall SI to I sot Lod U. c. out of t St OAKS. 3 to I •Y.t the Doke of Hutlaml'i L owl of SPreery 13 to .1 n..; •1 Mr. 1% )aullsaal•i C. out of hlartenne II to I 2gat the Dalt of thaftou's f. The HI i RIDDLENWOHTII.(IST (*f A . :F.) 1 to 1 agst Mr. Wortlel 's e. snit of Emil, '• d. I I to Y agst e. out of Financier's d. 10 to I agst the Dole of tirafton's Wiadfsil 2tl t'laiz no alteratiuu. DONC.ISTYII ST. LE(:ER 13 to 1 mit c. I)) V. allue. out of 1.):4.)t, I 4 to I :I)tst Arbuloi d. Li>,•ite TA) to II a!•.t Nlr %% att's c. out of : Fl. r th , •• Pmfilistir Contests" ber bri pop.) . , • EXTIt tOIMINART WAGER.—Thc eerbrated Carina Ti:n lay, who a few years piuce a.tomplished the task of wilkitic IWO miles. in IWO hours, is at this time er e3e:r.l in a nowt match. He is begging in Scot land fur sin weeks, on a wager of 11,01!ill. to subsist as o collusion be7.zar on what is gi% en to hint, and to sleep in a barn, Kt% FOOT RACE.—On Tuesday last a f.iot race of two miles was run on linavesmire, *Turk. lwtween Balton and Beale, for lets guineas a side, which was won by the (orator, who went over the ground in nine minutes sad J aerosols, leaving his antagonistst more Mtn 20 yards its the rear. The knotting ones tt ere takea in. • hi d the Cantrbres, tjelit}• in faroar . o h m , Nina obtar ~E , during the lal _ il l in his hands, is :. ,,,,, r ; f defender st ti- Ap iig the last ! 11 ~, . d re ss the e it ,„ I to the into 9. 1 . i n habitants is t. as the dist a test li. 1 -,3 the 'rag IPI rs id rof Men relic l a seba and the sr cap i N i . The r e e * o le ..r , this Dina t• .tent the way. 1 St wi ish people is 1- l tte oblie fore! es .... .ernes . It in I it t ifir • mstittatiot c . 3 a l I The whole nation npnears ha' Nona the Citizens of London foi Sys, The opportunity. we fe the hearts of too many of the tr ant to those generous self-denyin ec aecesbary to save the e - ointry hoer or (linger. Nombers will ref; L oatibility to the calls of their e It has been iu their power tl trial belle them, who will noW make t r emble: fur those who have ca tics by money. or monev's influe riskl with neglee'in. , the their venal votcrs' interest ..Wed, but they will treat th n'll.l to be) like a mercenary sad will eagerly seek to l e repi trilekiaz Way their richts to M • taming' to say. in the words Parliamentary rogue of the la 1001 you, rind &y G---n I viettlot;s poverty eases to be cent hill r.ot be %Aide etorerl!! rei .nealliftslotdb47fle taitg of entittucu CO . atttact trod influence •are but kw I..eopie 4 lvho . Can duly antagts the .11106 kingdom Is being reresentakvit months 01 THE STATES'MAS. the desideratum in the real indispeninzble remedy for the nation's grievances —REFORM. Equivoca tion, double meaning, ambiguity. have had their day ;we set+ the dregs of that stem at this mo ment in Guildhall. and probably the last grounds of it will be poured out on the hustings of Brentford. ht a few days hence. A Reform, however. is pro nounced upon by every man of sense and indepen dence in the country, and we must be trilled with no more. imiess we mean to sink. in the graduated scale of nations. below what the Spanish was, while its King employed himself in embroidering a petti c)at tOr the Virgin Mary ! Amour has attributed to Sir MA NAIIGM LOPEZ the determination of offivring to Sir WOLIELEY One of his ',prone's. The affairs of Spain proceed in the course that the patriot, the benevolent cosmopolitan would wish to see them. If an thing bad been wanting to give a derisive colouring to the insurrection, the junction of MINA with the Insurgents, and the exhuming the body of the patriot Colonel. Pour IF n, and re-interring it with military honours. have don e it. But as we have given so much of the news in detail from that interesting part of Europe; there is less occasion to expatiate further upon its tendency to-dim. The Revolutionists have Algesiras. Tarifa, Xeres, and Malaga. fully in their power, and are making vast progivss in Andalusia. We may, in at,'rt, judge of the state of the whole kingdom by that of the capital.—whereupon a drummer, on the retreat-beating, observing. " we ought to go to the Isla," au old serjeaut replied, •• it is nut yet time." , „ , „,, , , , ve cast their eyes ; T he aouln .7.e.t vultre,- contains many int e r. esting facts.—A new work, under the above tide, Jr the promise of has just issued foam the press of W. B. Gilley. and con fear, iss • -- Slone b. • tains much information of the inhabitants of lids Island ; trading Livery are their mariners and csistoms are fully reprerewted, anal ing feelings which the progress of civilization, which h as tak e n pl ace among them on account of the tirst and succeeding try in the coming Missionaries, is ho have visited the Island for the par regret and rue their pose of introducing' religion ;their reception and meccas; copious extract . % from the Missionary transactions, pith country in distress. Halted by the Smarty in London, are added ; as ako let ike those tremble tors, the whole forniteg an entertaining volume. The author concludes this work with ike their supporters a well-meriteil compli ment their el"' t in ti r ii i :g i w to hi t c l !7:• t oitZt h t o •on h t a r v i e bo li t e e t.t tn t r h i l :i i ii r let hi li ni fe des es, a ir n at l e . ' ' l ." i . ' luetice. will not be the Ruble object of introducing the Christian religion.— (Americo!, Paper.) , reneral interest, in CALCUTTA. Si ri% 1. —By private accounts from must have been Batavia, by the American ship Giide, we letiris the them (as they de- confirmation of the fact which we announced a feu haves ' gang of slaves : since, on the authority of letters from Penang, namely, the expelsion of tile Dutch from Patens!). by the \la repaid any way, by lava,. with the loss of 177 men and two oifice • rs kifleol. 1 Ministers : saving, The Malays had a hatter •of 30 pieces of cannon, which rids of a downright the Much' a.t tetsspted to horns three times, but o ere re. „ pulsed. The King of Ara departed this life un the sth' last century—" i June, at an advanced age, after a reign I 139 1 years. ell men you." 1111 i CONSTANTINOPLE, JAN. lb.—Public opinion is Itenined (and that ! not favourable to the new Grand Vizier, and among 1 the Janissaries turbulent and mutinous spirits still lite err"ented fist r it e' ' dolilteite. which always !riper them fs4midable. t a lk . of tio-rupdon es ill ' proof Of tick continued disqrnteit among these troois 10, that on the ?.lit their new Aga was removed, and ii, ni ,l l . electors. There :ed to Boolurto. lie had held his post scarcely forte davg,' conceive the ad- i mail nut on c e been able to receive his pay. • The '‘i , io of would reap fruits I ceremony whit+ is usually made by a new tininil Vizier on lv with fidelity i t° tin ' arsenal Was paid by the present Grand Vizier on - the 13th. 11c atS4 all the *misters were entertained arid ability. Toth of paitterily to people so there its the must enarnificeia manner. (In thr I;th wholly and so viciously wrapt up in sey', would be the Grand Vizie j t again went to the arsenal, hut hirer.- a loss of words. The nation, however, shall be sato ' %thence it Is illerred, that a ere} good under...twit'. ine prevails between him anal the Captain Parlia. made to know its worst enemies from time to time. The American Cailielies and their Clergy are still per- Tbe'period is fast coming on, which will admit of scented without reuession. ' this persecution seems ;tow a to be a part of the system of the Farkish Uovertionent ; no trilling with traitors. There are traitors in fur the spirit of toleration in this country, which was IM srming-serte I, so :akh boasted of, is now wholly vanished. as well as in Cato-alreel ; and we formerly shall be able to showclearly whichof them have it in By the Are at Smyrna, on the Ist of this month, 3000 houses and a magazine were reduced to ashes. It is cote their power to do most mischief How can men in firmed that the French, under a Captain SlOnteabrirr, power talk of the diznity of Alm while they unite were particularly active in stopping the progress of the Same.. el much corruption in their functions? Many men, , MIS 4.—Francelco FAT(); y Mina, horn in 17S-1, in a who are accustomed t' form their opinions on men village of Navarre, is he sun of a peasant. In OK Isis nephew, then studying at logrtsno, assembled and things by a 'vet-Eclat view of them only, may some partisans to oppose the French. and invited intagine that the Ministry have taken no interest him to join this company, which soon afterwards in the City Elcetion. Reflect only on the con- ' considerably increased. The nephew having been : Luken prisoner, the uncle succeeded him in the com mand, and give proofs of remarkable skill and ac trafflciiiiig with the Bank and public bodies of deity. The French and Spanish journals of this period men. The battle of Waterloo was scarcely of give a detail of the bold enterprises he conceived atoll . • then executed at N• r . The moat remarkable is nu more consequence. or atTorded more gratulatory aissulitrillY that of the month of Oct o ber, 1910, when he feelings to Minister:, tai to the victory on the intercepted, on the Bayonne road to Madrid, a con- Int•:::::gs in Guildhall. win- of money destined for the pay of the French armies, anal took twelve waggons laden with two ............,...._ hundred thousand crowns. In Ist I, the Cortes appolOt- On t h e WLSTNIIMTER ELECTION, even* thing eol him Colonel of a volunteer corps, which inuAerell Iwtseeeds as the friends of constitutional liberty fifteen thousand men. It was at the heed of this rotlis that • he gained several *drainages over the French troops , would wish it. Th e speeches of the several Can- an I even dared at times to be the aggressor. It cannot 'lathltel are of aresit national use. 'fliey are the be denied boot that these formidable partisans, known by I the name of Guerillas, bad great influence ever t h e best abridged histori e s o f the times. It isidies" ing events of this war. Colonel Mina over-ran Armpit and io wat c h t h e i r e ff ect upon t h e b earers : and' espe- , the province of Alava, coutinuallv harrowing( the French bully tothe whi c h , 1 • that were in those parts. In 1913, the Regency pro observe ei tooted him to the rank of Brigadier-Geeeral lle w .i. dress ftom the heart, exercises over the minds oft , defeated by ti I N il . of the 76th regi enera • oran erre, 1 Men This is the d.rerence between Sir F. Bea-, anent of the line. His suloliers being dispersed, he slrtfis a ' retired to Saint Jean Pied de Port, where be remained sad Mr. IlotittorsF.'s oratory, opposed to' until - t ting Ferninawrs return to his e wes . B e i ng "lag of Mr. Isstu : if Mr. LAMB . / can be tolled then Summoned to Madrid, he with 'rest boldness cratory, which lacks the essential quality oratory ; gave his opinion respecting the deities of Government, %timid - • insulted a priest in the King s household , and when possess, viz. the power to persuade. Thai lon the point o f bei ng a rre sted , privatel y withdrew to . gentleman's reasonino. is exactly on a par with ill 1 11 re. Attached to the army of this kingdom, with 7f his tie half-pay o rank, in site month of September, that comes from Mi n i s t e ri a l or t' o nrt Candidates is I MIR he attempted to carry by assault the citadel other places. Whether in the city of London, or a p ainpe k ins , i n ( Ode r to lea•uone Chief of the mill city of York, it is all the same. In action, Mr. tart operations that might he attempted by the 1.1 1 time' tier'als. deneral Mina, for t the senors of his project, LAIIII lo o s not b een hi mself during the short . relied apon a regiment he rono•rly comunauded, n hieli be has sat for his constituents (we will not say fbe: was lii garrisdn in the citadel, and upon his nephew, w o teas Ifitestise there: lint Cleneea . 1 Espolet4 . Westalinster). He is therefore considered as ap- I Miss , h Miss, hia ptcoyeet, changed the ontruary qatiun Pelting in act and deed —( name has nothing to dN: of t h e reg i me nt, and raised the enterprise t 6 fail. — with the matter)—neither fisis nor _flesh : and, oft Mina then toot refnse in France, where he retired with his aiolole-cam and his staff. On his arrival at P aris, "net the Ministerial cooks know not with what rt C o mmissaryp•i• he was arrest by a of 0 tee , at the re . Mee to serve him up. But whether his hiture par- ! que st of the Envoi of the Kim( of Spain ; bit his Ma take More aq ua ticofthe is flittlej jetty Lends XVltlf. afterwards restored him to liberty, or terrestri a l, o 1 anideposed the Cwasaiissa'rv. BurinF the honsited day% colueqoence to us : Ministers reward him as ansphi- i s Bo 16 a , ha. ,id it , lof I 15, climatic ws e o con r a COO/1113 toi e "*, and, therefore, are indifferent aboat placing ! H. Mins, who had diem mitred to the Department of are Cote tree, but he tefoillsoi, aria withcfre* to 13e1- L im la ally Plitt. or rank. Mr. HODHOOSE hes, at aft gin*. Me was present at the balk o,TWatesluo, is ithout events shown his opponent to be ampAilogou : for . ! tans, say 'ed.* part if? it, and learned o Paris some " t hiti an briar him to say how far he will go in i thins Ate. • The history of City Elections we believe will mot be found to furnish an instance of a contest so eagerly roweled on, and so equally supported as the present.— Mr. WAttamAN took the least of the loan Maros at an early hone this morning. and his majority, on the day's poll, has since progressively increased. .11 the moment we are now writing, Mr.W. is only MI votes behind Isis antagonist ; and. juicing from the num ber of his friends which were incessantly arriving when we left Ilnitilhall, we still think him certain of ultimate' sueress. The other Candidates remain in the same po sition as yesterday. with the exception of Mr. fl ilson. who is rapidly giving way to Mr. Wood. Mr. Thorp has declisseil its favour of Mr. Waithissan. The crowd in the neighbourhood of 4nildhall is exces sively gr.-at, and every ronntenanee appears to express ldea•nrr at the near prospect of Mr. 11, AITIDI AN'S MIE• Ce"• Mingled as the same nulls anxiety at the reflection, that het une fleet hoer remains for his exertion. The fullossiag is t h e Slate of the Poll : 3fr. Wrf.!(.N 8133 Mr. 31.1ertran Woe') . 5137 Sir 3V. 4't r TIS The Low n volt Mr. .11dernasn 4,11-1111 AN Mr. .VJerllllll THURr 35.17 WEsTMINsTER 141.1?rTIoN. IIiTATF or TRt rt., t. Ti!l4 IIAT AT ONE. HIT r. RD/ITT . Mr. liortsot The Mo. 1.4%n COUNTY OF STAFFORD. blu. Ft:vulva—l take the liberty of sending to on the inclosed Address of my lord Custer. which I hope you will insert as early as pospiiiik in Tnt STATIMMAN. 'Flits is a rreit triumph fur onr counts. and the " good valise." 6. How ate the 'nighty :Aro: ' The haughty Molise of Trentham is humbled, and the Staffordshire Freeholders hare recovered their long-lust rights. 'I he canvass has her,. one of the most strenuous ever known. 1 her reception of Lord (Sower was al t every where marked with the most decided ilibispprolsation. The Lords lioastesi they should return our County Mem ber, and the Lawyers boasted they sl Id return the •other best the independent Freeholders hare beat them. As your valuable l'arer is receives! it the ' Wolver hampton News nouns. an insertion will oblige,.. Sir, yours very respectfully, J. W. •' TO TNT GENTLENTN. C1.111113T, AND vnevuoserits. or TNT COL NT! of ATAFIORU. Or .TL*MTN—~lintr I had tl:e tumour or address:ug )ou. I hate ascertained that then• etkis a leeling uu thefort of mot Frerhul4rs. that the Repn•sratntion of the Count) s►tculd iottustest to other hawk; and I.nder such dream stanret. contith•nt a; I am 01 secrets in the present rontett • 1 hate. from a .kin• that the pence of the County shall not b• disterhed on in are..llfll. detcranine.l to re..itm all claim to the trust with which to^ hate hitherto honoured me. "lu announcing to cm this &germination. I cannot for bear eiuiag env slut ere hope. that shorter was lie elevated Illt ir eoitoidelfhttipumfltio jta(re(4uta (v e. may hale ptiffill. 1c t 1 riiilT met tundplr to fief, for the indepeodesuie awl prespetlty of our native County. " The kind and flattering , asfautmarrs of slippert whicli I bare received from numerous re lends. ff tit et er vomound most grateful recollection; an.l I shall hate the aineerrat piessore is taking the opportunitv of per:nuttily expreasiug my heartfelt thsols to them for ttwir •• It is got *inmost deep regret that I heft- thus decided upon putting an end to s ronalwllun which has existed be ren )wt and my family for lout, than a crutur) : Mit re gret, however, is tempered h) the proud feeling( that the loterrNts of the County have never %effete(' in our hands. ••I have .the honour to be. ill& great truth. )utsr Most devote.' eere2nt. (Ftigned) ti4Plt ER. '• Stafortl, 11nrch 13. IfikW.— 'Catmint, M.incu 11.-1 he Election for this City came on here un May, whim the following candidates were proposed : I.t De.. Told. J. C. Citroen. Esq.— 111 123' ?V PirJumestirshato l3i 114 Ito Wiliest James. Esq. OS fit( At tone is'elork this day the poll finally el!iseil, James having deelined to proceed (ember, not wishing to give noneerssary tronlile to his adversary. Mr. James was hrsight • forwaril Isy a party of independent freemen against a host of rorrnption; and althoupli he did not solicit one singlil tote, nor *pew, one farthing in treating—nor bail he any crininsittee, yet by the sponta neous and free exeenise of their franchise, the freemen hare dune touch. Ritioreur. Masco 11.-The elertiun of Members of Parliament fur this &rough has been warmly con tested. Th. Candidates were James ?cost, Esq. of Rotherfield Park, Hants; Christopher Spurrier ! Esq. of Repton House, near Poole, in the Countyof 10ee. set • and Sir Ilurace U. C. St. Paid, of the Conuty of korthisuilwrland, one of the Labe Members. The polling lasted four days, a period Beyond all iorMer pees-Meet in this town, a' the case of altoOst every voter was debated, which exhibited the superpr ta lents of Mr. Adani,, who n'3% Mr. Spirrier's Counsel; his signal ingenuity. and impressively engaging els; gamier. combined with his ready reference to establish legal fart to the view of the assessor, rank this lien. tlemen among the most eminent of his profession. The grratest judgment and discrimination was also ,dis played by Mr. Bayley, !fie Assessoi, approved and se lected by the Solicitors of each Candidate, who decided the eases with the strictest impartiality. end in every instance assigned the reasons which actuated his mind in ilecaring judgment. Sir Moray.- St. Paul's Solicitor. Mr. Wright, 6.0421 tonfltloll, combated the various opinions of Mr. Adams, with manly firmness, ingesmity, and spirit. Mr. Nicholetts Solicitor and Agent of James Stott, Esq. likctcise displayed considerable skill and legal I knowledge slitting the poll. The election castiiiwnced on Wednesday, and . con elnded this dav at three o'clock, when the narabers appeared as follow : James Scott, Ertl. • - 174 C. Spurrier, Esq. - - - - 124 Sir fl. St. Psnl - - • 10 When the tno former 14.1;th-open were declared dal e r elei•teil amidst 5.• , 11 an extraordinary burst of ind • lent ..pirit tots ants the rnecrssflfl and popular Candi atm, as slmuk the Time Hall to its :Iffy foundation. The Members were ?mmedietely conveyed to `airs elegantly ornamented, and carried through the town, preceded hy vari )))) colours aml appropriate batmen. to with the town band . piaying the most loYal `and patriotic air•T, amidst the acclamations of thodiansis of spectators. The Sheriff' has appointed Monday. '2oth instant, for the election of a Member to lase county of Selkirk • N.417.4L /JOEL L WAITE. DIAL, M etch 12.—Came oars trees t h e River yes terday, sad sailed. the Priem Regent. Stenciler% fir Naples: Unity. Taylor, fur Fayal ; and Ridley, Ridley, for Jameiro.—Came down from the River, and sailed to day, the Four Sisters, Serpi., for Bourdeaus. IRAs., MIItCH 13.—Arrived the t;lui•her, from New castle, for Plymouth ; and Robert, Jones, front Belfast ; the latter has sailed for the River.—Caine Joon from the River the Mary Ann Sophia. Hayward, for the Cape et Boot] Hope; Claremont, (leaden, fur Jantaita ; Que bec, Williams, for Dublin ; and lonica, litahatit, fur St . Andero. . Poarssiot TIC M UtCH Auk .4 the 131;010o, Edwards, from London, fur Madras and Bengal ; and Hope, Wardle. front Plymouth.--Sailed the Amity. Wil son, fur Newcastle; Dove, Sternal], for Plymouth, and Hope. Wardle, for Sunderland. PORTIMPCTII. !Lump I3.—Arrived the Pallas, liar guard, from Cette, for Beernsey, and is nutlet quaran tine; and Concord, Hollis, from Waterford.---Sailellahe Harvey, Miller ; Asia, Lindsey ; Three Sisters, Richard son ; and Providence, griffin's, for London. isasIOCTII. MARSH 13.—The Malta. of this place, has picked np the folleirtair heats, and landed them hove ::-- Dennison, Brown, of Month Shields; Diligence, Gib son, of ditto ; Friends, art ditto ; and Unity, Haywood. of Ipswich. FALSIOUTII,MARCH 11.—Arrived the St. Mary's, Bur ton, Irvin London, fot Jamaica: and Agenoria, Wove. (coin ditto, for Babia.—!ailed the following whets, all all with maili :—(isboro, for Lisbon and the Mediter ranean; Camden, for America; Lady Wellington, fur Jath.ilea: and Lord Hobart, fur the Brazils. • The tharlotte Oainhier, Allenson, of Lil erpool, from Trinidad for Halifax, put into St. John's, New Bruns. wick, I;th January, in distress, baring lost part of her rudder, sails, bulwarks, and part of the crew sick. 11st Master and Supercargo were left at West (Juaddy, wbsre the vessel lost both anchors and cables. • The three delegates belonging to the county of Renfrew, who were lately apprehended in Ulmgow, Idt/liK with a number of others of the sanse description, were liberated on Frifav last, on Orin su ffi cient secu rity that. they wool d come forward a gl in when called upon within a certain period. They a 7l expressed their . innocence. They were unconscious, they said, of fussier done any thing wrong, as they knew not properly for what ,purpose the bleedag had been called together, or by whom it was originated. It was remarkable in the year 1782, soon after the accession of our late Sovereign, that the prin cipal Sovereign Princes of Europe then living, were the third of..their respective names. viz.— I. George 341. Kiag of England. 2. Charles 3d, King of Spain. 3. Augusta' 3d, King of Palm's'. 4. Frederick 3d, King of Prussia. 5. Charles Edusannel 9d, Kiag of Sardinia. 6. Mustapha 3d, Emperor of the Turk,. 7. Peter 3d, the new Emperor of Russia. S. Francis 3d, Duke of Modena. 9. Frederick 3d, Duke of Saxe Botha. Nine in all, a circumstance that WIC(' happened before in the annals of Europe, nor perhaps ever will again. • 1 • Witliin the last fortnight three persons were buried in the church-yard at Brightliog, whose naked ages amounted tn,265 years, viz. Dame Buss, 84 ; Mr. James Bass (a liberal benefactor to the poor), 87 : and Dame Fuller, 94. Rdward Sisith, of Spilsbv, in Lincolnshire, who .. was one of the most singular characters in the kingdom, died a few days ago, in the 13th year of hes age ; until within a very few years, it was lies constant practice to .. ride on bull, and instead of smoking tobacco, he had his hay saltid, and.smokest it instead of that plant. By his will, he directed that Lis body should he carried to the grate by . poor men,, who were to he paid ss. earl; that the funeral should take piste early in the mornisP; and that dove of his relasives or friends should attend, or any , raonining he wore by them on Lis account, andri a forfeiture of theft reepectlte legacies. Theie are 134c/sues from the Welt ; 43from the Nvetl, and E a st !tidings; and two from the City., • entered' fiti trial a; the York Assizes. Five of which have Speciaf Juries. Last week Aspe men employed et a distillery in Fast Lothian, via pile into a large spirit tun, when newly., emptied, and before the fresh air had got eirculaded; . become isstantly ieseosible, and adsaker who went dow n. „ to assist is bringing them op, was wised in the saes, . manner. The ninths were got out fis fart as poseibli*,... and fonr of lbw" recovered, but a man of the nacr e. Watson lost his rife. •r.rdet ; J. PO3 . . ,; - ...., _ 11