The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-09-16 00:00:00

- Th aws Market begins to decline rapidly in price.— s oot ley, wheat sustained a redaction of about 4s. per or; sod the demand was trivial compared with the op i T . 'The speculators for ligh prices, and they are not &ow . will be as much disposed as Lord Liverpool, to cont. 00 o f the d—d fine weather." It was,bard, and very wo wed of Providence, just as the wheat was ready to bop ped, to laterpooe in its favour, and save such piestitbl crops. But these things will happen, bard as l b / e n, until Lord Liverpool shall be a much greater y ooto ite with Heaven than he is likely to be before he go o there. The Duke d'Angouleme is likely to meet with as enemy, o pee which he did not calculate upon his entrance into s p i lt . The Navarre Army of the Faith has published an arm to t he Regency, in which the Duke d'Angouleme is wooed of deceiving and insulting the Spaniards, by his ferret from Andejsr, which annihilated the power pf the agency, and placed Spain under the direct control of the / t ench army—a measure which the fury of the Royalist *fiction had rendered necessary. It is true, that this division of the Army of the Faith is of no great cons-- rem —bat it sbews the feeling which prevails among the Cantles, and renders all idea of any compromise between the parties in Spain illusory. --sofens—. -( 1 :1111r. eaadry, the bark proprietor, who has so persever_ OfinSilesioured to compel the Bank Directors to give ' s ' 9X ase;ossi of the nature of the Esta blishment,announcts • pimp Ls will wake another attempt on Thursday next, and .ti gas the body of proprietors for their support. That tiamtibioarentember,tbat it is they, and not theDireeton, tiro kelp matters in the dark. By the mere use of their sweet voices," they can obtain what information they Orme. A long report of the condition of the Greeks, by Mr . Blagoire, has been published by the Committee. Its only fault is a lenrth which has compelled ns to omit its inser tion today, and may prevent many from evading it ; but it will repay those who have leisure to go through • - . PUBLIC DINNER. TO EARL FiTZWILLIAAL AT ' SHEFFIELD. ' - A highly respectable Alerting of the Inhabitants of Sheffield took place yesterday is that town. for the purpose of considering the espeslieney of testifying their respect and . gratitude to the Right Honourable Ea rl Fil z.viiiiaus, fur his long, uniform, and unceasing efforts to promote their Weeds In particular, as well as fur , his constant main. Wince of those public principles to ehich the prosperity sad progressive improvement in the state of the conntty at hrge might fairly be ascribed. Kr. Dewsuap was in the Chair, and was sup7orted by News. Young, Newbold, Kolby, Brownweil, Ward. ni ps, Oainsford, and along list of the most wealthy gentlemen ad manufacturers of the district. A Resolution was lastly adopted for inviting the Noble AM to a Public Dinner, to be be given at the earliest oppor . amity which may snit his Lordship's convenience. F. copy of this Resolution was directed to be sent to the • .Reble RuA. accompanied by a suitable expression to the of the !sleeting. and on his Lordship's answer being 'received, a day will be axed for this interesting festival. ,11.1 p stapeaced Ilstiol I the loadieg eitareeters lis the smutty of York, whose political sentiments are known to be in unison With those of tbeNotile Earl; will be invited to attend the iieetigiiin question., •• The Duke of York left town on Sunday morning, on a ' visit to the Martians of Hertford, at his resiaence at Sad burne, near Woodridge, Suffolk, where his Royal Highness is expected to remain a few days. Yesterday Sir Herbert Taylor held a levee, as Secretary to 'the Commander-in-Chief, at his Office in the Horse Guards. On Saturday, the 6th instant, the MagistAtes, and a de putation from the Town Council of Dysart, Fifesbire, ',waited upon Mr. Brougham and Mr. Denman, who were ..:spon visit for a few days to the Earl of Rosalyn; and after a suitable addresiby the Chief Magistrate, presented !them with the freedom of the burgh, in token of the high msred t entertained by the Town Council fur thes e di stin- p sit Statesmen, which Mr. Broughman and Mr. Den man received most favourably, each of these gentlemen acknowledging in polite terms the flattering compliment paid to them, and the gratifying impressions made upon their feelings„ by that mode of approbation of the town' of 1. Dysart. In our report of the proceedings at the Glasgow Whig Dosser, it was accidently omitted, that on the proposition ..et Ik. Denman " the health of the Duke of ',rimier and the Whigs of Ireland,"" was dm( with the sincerest ex pressioas of regard. By a leftertreceived from Athlone, we are concerned to 'boar tbefever has broken - out there, rather to an alarming 'Nexteet—;it 'is df the typhus kind. We are sorry to learn ()settee or six persons have already died ; and there are nearly 130 persons at present ill. RHUMB 01P Tmla EtiaL OW HOPSTOUN.—The remains of the late Earl of Hopetoau. 0. C. 8., and Colonel of the 42d Regiment, are to be brought from Paris to this coun try. An Admiralty yacht has been ordered to sail forth with to the coast of France, to receive on board, with all due honours, the remains of that gallant Officer, in order to • tfteir being conveyed to, and interred in, the family vault in bodged. Lord Hopetoun bad served the country with great distinction during the lase war, and when pensions were conferred on all the Officers who had been elevated to the Peerage, of whom he was one. by the title of Lord Niddtf, after the expulsion of the French sum the Peniti sula.his Lordship had the raremerlt to decline all pecunia ry remuneration. Sir Everard Home 'has recently made some inquiries by way of comparison between the auricular organs of than and quadrupeds. The result of his researches seems to prove that shrill tones, or the upper notes of an instrument, have comparatively little effect in exciting the attention of aid . male, whilst the full lower tones stimulate them almost to fury. Sir Everard observes, " that the effect of the high awes of the pianoforte upon the great lion in Exeter Change, only called Ibis attention, which was considerable, though he remained silent and motionless. But no sooner were the fiat, or lower notes sounded, than Le sprung up, lashed his tail. and yelled violently, and endeavoured to break loose ; and became altogether so furious, as to alarm ' the spectators pretend. This violeot excitement ceased witted 's discontinuous* of the music. The deep tones of the Preach horn also produced a similar effect aid& the lower tones of the pianoforte, on the elephant, and other staintals on which the experimeako as made. M. de La Plate ns Tuesday last read to the French Ara . delay of Sciences a memoir of great importance, on the Box mid Mitre of the tides. Ever since lOC, at the retreat, of this profound atathssmdciao,unintiertipted observations have been made at %Import of Brest on these pliencsienA. M. de La Place, it has stotteeded, by a rigorous Mies of thai a ysease of the sun ancl moon sitd local • :rdttlettateessis resolviog the most difficult roblems re kouLesof the tides. . -.~ ~~~ ~- - i 1 - 'SHE STATESMAN. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCI. . Sere. 16.—Wind W. S. W.".4rrived Majesty's ship, Dauntless, from the East Indies ; haying touched at the hie of Ascension, is put under quarantine: also arrived, the Triton, Wintner, from Stockholm. FA IaIOUTEI, September 14.—Wind South.—Arrived, the Doke of Kent Packet, from Lisbon, in 17 days; and the Mires, Brown, from New Orleans. Dart„ September 15.—Wind W. S. W.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Renewal, Cromarty, frem Barba does; Downs Castle, from Charente; a's.) and remains, the Charles, Milne, from Tobago.—Xatue down from the River and sailed, the Mountaineer, Clark, for Bordeaux; Gins gow, Taylor, fur Teneriffe • and Mary, Todd, for Quebec. —Arrived off Dover, the ieho, Rutland. from Jamaica. Rs moms, September Is.—Arrived, the Duen, Hanson, from Drontheim, to Boniest's, with her bows stove in, and other damage, having been run foul of in the Channel ; and the John Guise, 1416 Fee, from Christiana, to Newry, having been on shore on the Kentish Kopek. ACCIDENTS TO STE AN PACE Ill.—Tile Hero steam packet, in returning from Perth on Friday evening last, was discovered to be on fire within a mile of the harbour ; and by the time she reached the landing place, the flames were issuing from one of her hatchways, but were soon got under, without the vessel sustaining much injury.— (Dundee Courier.) In the course of Friday night last, a fire broke nut in the Mayflower steam boat, while lying off South Sidi-his, which burnt with great fury, and was got under only by sinking the boat. The fire is attributed to some ashes that had been but imperfectly extinguished.—(Newcastle Chro nicle.) Sunday afternoon, about two o'clock, as the Tyne steam boat was proceeding down the river, she %Wick on the anchor of the ship Lord St. Helens, and sunk in about flu e minutes afterwards. Fortunately the packet was very near the North Shore. and the passengers were quickly rescued from their peril kis situation. This accident, we un ler stand, is attributable to the circumstance of there being no buoy placed above the anclior.—(livirl.) PILCHARD FISHERY.—We are happy to be able to state, that there is every prospect that the present fishing season will prove more advantageous than any we have known fur many years. Large shoals of fish continue to make their appearance en ditfrrent parts of the coast.—On Wednesday last, three shoals were enclosed in Mount's Bay; one of the scans unfortunately burst with the weight of the fish, and its contents were lost :—about GOO hogsheads have been taken by the different scans, in the Bay, in the course of the week.—At Ferran. about 300 hogsheads of fish have been taken, and at St. Agnes, about 150 hogsheads were ecuts•d on Tuesday. About 40 hogsheads of pilchards were taken by the aeons belonging to Folperru, on Friday last.—Olie of the Lone sans enclosed a fine shoal of fish on Monday. but being ho near the rocks, the exertions of the fish ch..fed the seen, wnich b oke, and the whole were lust. Tire prevailing easterly wind has occasioned the suspen sion of the pilchard fishery at. Alevagissey anal the neigh bouring ports, during 1 1 . e spring tide. -which has just pass ed. On Friday last, some considerable quantities were taken, but none since. . • The driving boats in Mount's Bay continue to take con siderable quantities of fish; they now approach so near the shore, as to render their owners liable to the penalties in- Meted by law for interrupting the sears fishery. It appears by an order of the lion. Cominissioners of his Majesty's Customs, that coals and culla', brought from one place to another, within the same port, are not liable to the coast duties. THUNDER STORM YesTeRDAY aloatemo.—The great fall in the barometer, as we stated on Saturday in our Re gister of the. Weather, gave indication of a corresponding affection in the atmosphere • and tire moon, on batorilay and Sunday evenings, presente d a portentous face. Saturday and Sunday, however, were fair. serene, and unusually warm for the season ; the thermameter bring on the former day 75, and on the latter 76 degrees. Ft was not till Sun day evening that any token of an approaching storm ap. peered. Soon after sunset there were flashes of lightning but tire storm did not commence - till yests rtlay • morning, between three anti four o'clock. The tempest then burst forth, on a midden, with extraordinary violence ; the timi d< r pas tremendous, and the lightning the most vivii we have ever seen. Short showers of hail and heavy rain fol lowed two or three of the explosions ; bat the quantity is the rain guage measured only one - tenth of an inch. 11'e have not heard of any serious accident on the occasion. At Belgrare Place, Melees, a poplar tree was struck by the lightning, and rent through all its length. MaLascitobv EYEDIT.—The family of Mr. Carter, or the " Dude Row" Tavern, Bethnal tireen Road, have been thrown into the greatest consternation, by the death of Mr. Carter. It appears, the unfortunate gentleman left his house on Friday morning. ,and did not return fur the day. Enquiries were on Saturday male, and every former resort of Mr. Carter, searched to no avail; no intelligence could • be obtained of the unfortunate man : at length, on Sunday evening, some persons who were walking on the banks of the Regent's Canal, saw a body floating on the surface of the water, which they caused to be taken out, and removed to an adjoining public house, where, upon examination. it was discovered to be the lifeless remains of Mr. Carter. — The communication of the circumstance was instantly made to his family, and the body now lies for the Coroner's Inquest. A melancholy accident occurred at Little Copped Hall, near Epping, on Sunday, the 31st ult. Mr. Samuel Fitch the son of the occupier of the Hall, with a relative, wen oat about seven o'clock in the morning, for the purpose o bathing. Not returning to breakfast. Mr. Fitch. the far thee, proceeded to a pond just by, and there discovered some clothes hanging upon the rails, and his son's hat floating upon tire water. with a book in it. Mr. Fitch im mediately procured assistance, when the bodies of the two unfortunate young men were found, locked so fast in each °tiler's arms, as to render it difficult to separate them; young Mr. Fitch having his clothes on. Doubtless Mr. Fitch had risked his own life in the attempt to save his re- !afire, when in danger from cramp or some other cause. — The jury returned a verdict under that impression. One day last week, during the absence of the wife, the apartment of John Rowland, joorne) man carpenter, resid ing at N 0.2, Chapel Street, Oxford Road, was forcibly entered, and stripped of all the portable articles that was in the room, including the whole suit of Rowland's clothes, that bad been worn the preceding day, and which laid on a chair, previous to being put in the cheat. It is sup posed that the thieves took the advantage of the street door brie left open. Thus, has an industrious family lost all their little stock of linen and apparel. New BEER BILL,—We are sorry to find that the present Chancellor of the Bxcliegiter should so P4lOO have renounced the stem slit for ward policy with which he commenced office, and hare adopted the pettifog ging tricks of his worthy predecessor, for the purpose of gulling the Pub lic into a belief that he Araanxious to obtain fur them is Setter Beer% buts iu reality. to draw from their pockets an extra les. 6d. in the shape of duty. The present Table Beer produces 6Lbarrels from the quarter of malt, and Pars a duty of 135.; the interoiedinte Beer, as it is tensed, is to profuse 54 barrels. and to be subject to a :lay of ss. per barrel. or 27r. 64. on the qua Her. We understand that tew or none of the regular Brewers Sea disposed to risk their reoital in the maorifactu re of this bastard commodity. and the public, we be Bete, will be as little disposed to swallow such stud as speraditors arty put forth under that name, The Drug Doctors need not be apprehensive of a falls ing off of business, 04 a greater portion of the tiosious ingredients will be required to meet the increase of ditty. To protect the Public (rust Its pinta. rims effects, ecoly Brewer should be compelled to follow ?dr. Catornmes ?lan, of inakhug forerforlf an adiducit.similar to the tollowing Rica MID CbIAYM.V4, ut flagnigge tt ells. in the Parish of Belot reams, la the County of Middlesex. C non ewer usaketh oath sad aka, that Ida , Ale, Table Ale, end Table Beer, are b rewe d own Molt and Slops, asithealts never has, tow never wilt, use. cause, perwit,or stiffer to be used , gayest*. minus ter h.juritms Drugs whatsuever.lu his Brewer,. ellantAhr. Sworn at the }tension Muse, is t City of Lon ond. the nab day of f ay lis, Beton he we. W.Baiturts Mayor. MR. ORAHAM •I 4 - ACCOUNT oc Rescreen AT wiIITE . CONLAIIT OASTIONS,. ON • THE 12TH INST. • Before I commence my present itaienieni, liieg leave to return my warmest, and most grateful acknowledgments, for the kind and generous treatment which . I liatie experi enced from an enlightened public, who have individually, and by Ihousandi, convinced me that neither misfortune nor calumny can ever. prejudice, for any length of time, the noble feelings of an English heart. Details of the occurrences wf Friday last, at the Gardens of White Conduit House, have already been laid before the public, through the means of various impartial journals, amongst which THt STATESMAN stands most conspicuous. —Bat there are yet many circumstances which have hi therto been unrelated. In consequence of the highly respectable and indeed fashionable appearance of the immense assemblage which surrounded me, many of whom were persons of science, rank and distinction, 1 entertained the most ardent hopes of success; and did not take precaution to secure the circle which immediately surrounded the machine, by palings or fencing which has usually been done, thinking it would only require the presence of a few p olice officers to effect the purpose; especially as no doubt could exist in the minds of those around me, of my readiness to afford as ample a view as possible of the whole proceedings. It certainly. however, required more restrictions than I had provided, in order to guard tunic persons who were actively engaged in filling the machine, irons the annoyance usually resulting from external pressure. Thus it was, that some persons more forward titan others, apparently in affording assist ance, were allowed to lay hold of the network; and others againavislied to db the same; which caused the circle every moment to become snore and more surrounded by the spectators; bat It .was not until I had given orders to affix the car to the net-work, that I discovered how mach embarrassed t.e persons were who were engaged to exe• cute that task ; every one seeming anxious to have a sight of the operation, and thrusting forward, probably with a view also of bring the last who laid hold of the car, they did not consider how much they retarded the work. With great difficulty we cleared the way to the machine, and with greater, got into it; my companion on this aerial voy age, Captain Hall, being in high spirits, and impatient to ascend. In vain did we call out for those persons who bad laid hold of the car, to relinquish it. All was confus'on— the officers were not equal to the task assigned them, but were obliged to yield reluctantly to the crowd, who now en tirely surrounded us, and a;.solutely hindered us from ascending. Thus, although the mac Line was well filled, every thing prepared, and the Hags already waving, we could rise no higher than 25 feet; and when at that bright were again pulled down to the earth. Most persons are una• ware, that when a Balloon first quits 411.6 earth, it does nut rise perpendiculerly, but takes a lateral direction, and thug forms a curvatory motion. In consequence of this, and through the pressure of the crowd which) was now still more great than ever, we were actually forced within 10 feet of a pule, and the second time we Legan to ascend, the machine came nearly in musket with i• ; when unluckily some persons called out to break the poles. This they too easily effected; and in so doing the splinters therefrom tore the machiue in two places, making oats rent of nearly 3 feet on the side, and the other of 8 inches in diameter near the apex. Thus, when every hope was elated by the pros pect of as fine an ascent as could b.: dime .sed, with a serene and unclouded atmosphere above us, the machine surpris ingly buoyant, and every obstacle apparently remove I, was I doomed by an unforeseen occurrence to experience an ac cident, which to me was the source of the utmost vexation, as I had expected to show, by this day's proceedings, the triumph of pence over calumny and reproach. With the greatest reluctance, my courageoas com panion quitted Isialloat, and every hope seemed annihilated. Luckily, however, my native presence of mind did not al this moment forsake Inc. or the consequences would have been moat &someone. • Time Gas was rapi Ily and. visibly , escaping, and the ma chine was on. the earth; I then threw away my hat, coat, the seats of the car, and the whole of the ballast, as well as the coil of rope. The machine being thus lightened. received a fresh impulse, and I arose nearly perpendicu larly to about twice the height of St. Paul's; as lam informed, several persons who were watching, discovered the Balloon in the Strand. Beneath me I saw a vast multi tude, which seemed to equal that assembled ou the former occasion, and west have been more than 50,000. I passed rapidly over their heads to the Northward, to the distance of nearly half a mile, when the Balloon suddenly descended; and I observe t the people rushing like a torrent towards me from all directions.-1, therefore, became alarmed for the safety of the machine, and thought it probable such a vast crowd would convert it quickly into a carpet. I then threw out the grappling iron of weight, which checked the descent fur a moment; but immediately after, the car touched the ground with a violent shock, from the effects of which, 1 was saved oily by my agility. It fell about 20 feet front a gravel pit, suit then rose a little; hut a sudden gust of wind &tieing, in an instant the machine and 1 were blown into the pit, about 15 feet in depth, with out, however, receiving any material hurt. The multitude were now rapidly advancing, and burl nearly overtaken me, who hail, a short time previous, sailed on the wings of the wind. I, therefore, gut into the car, in order to secure the valve line. At this time, the car became entangled in the net and fell over. I discovered the line, but the gas escaped so rapidly that the machine fell in folds over my shoulders, and although, I had at first held my breath yet, 1 was obliged before I could extricate myself to in h ale the noxious vapour, and when I got free, 1 fell senseless to the earth. The people bad now arrived, and I gave the line in charge of souse navigators ; a ring was also formed, and upon recovering myself, I found to my great satis'action a friend, in the petson of Mr. %Vaud of Bond Street, who rendered me every assistance, and to whose exertious I am eminently indebted for my safety, and 1 .also received the greatest help from those who surrounded me, sod Mr. Wand, Sen. took charge of the machine. A Gentleman k:ndly oiti:red me time loan of his horse, but I Was unable to ride, the g a having so far injured my lungs as to cause me to spit blood; and Mr. Waad, Jun. coining up, kindly assisted me iu walking to the gardens of' the White Conduit House, where l arrived, accompanied by the cheers and plaudits of thousands, without a single dissen tient voice. 1 have since learned that the pit where I fell, was part of an ancient Roman Camp. ' Soon ifter the gentleman who witnessed Mr. Graham's descent ita.l of him his horse, two doge upon the spot began lighting in the most furious manner, and one of them seized the horse by the-nose, and drew from it a copious stream of blood. INPANTICIDE.—On Monday evening last a boy perceived a dog rooting in a potato garden, near Tagamo9, and, on ex amining the pine., found the leg of an infant a few days old. On further search, some persons, who had been made ac quainted with the circumstance, discovered other parts of tne infant. Suspicion fell upon a woman named Anty Gordian, who on being brought before Walter Hors' and Jacob Wm. Goff, Esqrs. Magistrates, acknowledged that she had been de livered, on Friday morning last, of two children, which were still -born and that she left them in a ditch of the fi eld imme diately a fter the birth. It is supposed that they have been eaten by dogs, as, on diligent search bring made on Wednes day, at the place described by the woman, no trace of them cuuld be found. The woman,who had at first denied her preg nancy and subsequent delivery, was committed to gaol by the aboveM gistrates. The preceding particulars are from a most respectable authority. We have been also informed. that her pregnancy was not known to any person except the young man with whom she had cohabited. She is between a and 49 years of age.—(Wexford Herald.) _•- ~-~3 , - SPORTING INTELLIOBAUL • By an eipresi which has arrived today frOm Doncaster, we learn that Baietoot won yesterday the Doncaster St Leger Stakes; Sherwood was the second; and Beresitia the third. iirliefe were twenty-six horses 'forted. • 1 There were two Starts; the first of Which was deemed The new decorations and other itnprovements of the lien Opera House, which the present proprietors intend to bestow on it preparatory to the opening of the next season, have not as yet commenced. The only alteration which has been late made is the removal of a wall on the left side o the sage, which divided the latter from what was calk.; the Lamp Reom. By this means the breadth of the stag will be somewhat increased, and additional facilities afforded for the management of the scenery and ma chinery necessary in the representation of splendid ballets, &c. TROTTING:—The tiro Trotting Matches for one hundred a. - vereigas aside each, took ghee yesterday morning at Ashford, over a two miles piece of ground. The first was between Mr. Rland's roan mare Violet, and Captain Higgs's Lancashire fir st; otter, ten miles. Betting, 6t04 oa the mare. which trotted each carried 9st. aid the match was decided as folios s : THE MARI. THE HOME. First two miles were done in 7 min. 40 sec. 7 min. 60 sec. Second ... ... . ...... • 7—42 B—9o third 8 4 7 --37 Fourth 8 6 7 44 Fifth 39 48 40 I I It was considered that the horse must have won the match, hut for breaking out of the trot in the first and last miles, when the rider bed to turn round. The Second Match was for the Romford mare to trot eight miles and a half in half an Lour, and to carry lOst. This matck was lost as fellows:— 111 W. EEC. First two mites in. 7 28 lircu..d •• • • • 4 Toird • 7 2 Fourth 7 8 The Half Mile... Total 30 10 This match was evidently lost by the mare breaking from the trot in the tint two miles. A very allerasiog accident, which there is reason to fear tell terminate fatally, occurred en Tuesday Isst,during the running for the cup at Stapleton-park meeting. Twenty horses, ridden by gentlemen, had started to the cup, in the midst of the joy and 'flirty that this animating scene is wont to produce, an the lion—Mr. Trevor, second son of Viscount Daewoo:4 mounted on Macready, had taken and kept the lead. While in thenidst of the nee, Mr. Trevor turned on his saddle to see the position of the other horses, when his horse came is contact with the three-quarters of a mile post, and threw his rider with so much violence as to break his collar-bone, and produce a concussion of the brain. In this state he was taken up almost lifeless, and from that time to yesterday morning, when our last account came away,he had been iu a state of insen sibility, without ever speaking or moving his limbs. In the course of 'Visors fay night, he showed some signs of animation; but his situation is considered by his medical attendants to be one of imminent danger. Mr. Trevor is a line young man, with more than ordinary.personal accomplishments, and of the age of ahout VI years.— (Leeds Alereury.) On Friday se'nnight, Ralph William Brendling, Esq. whilst exercising on the Town Moor, with the Northumber land and Newcsstle Yeomanry Cavalry, had the misfortune to be thrown from his none, and to have his collar bone broken inconsequence. It gives us, however, much pleasere to add. that Mr. Brandling Is so far advanced towards recovery, as to be able to leave the house. A SINGULAR Pecs..—On last Monday evening three Partridges were observed from the Chain Pier, at Brigh thelmston, floating alive in the sea. Means were quickly contrived for rescuing them from the peril of the waves; bat it was only fur the purposes of the spit, the poor birds heing immediately afterwards killed, as witnessed .by a Gentlemen and Lady of this town, who were promenading the Pier at the time. Some children with their friends, first noticed the birds. and directed the eyes of msny to wards them, by exclaiming Fishes! Fishes! A Packet having not long , before deharked her passengers at the Pier, it was conjectured that the Partridges might have made their escape from it, and alarmed at their situation, dropped into the water.—(beiees Paper.) GRAPES STEALING EXTRAORDINARY.--111r.Philip Bowles, botcher, of Ragland, has a very large vine in front of his house full of fruit, which for several weeks . past he has observed to diminish very perceptibly i n qu nutty. Deter mined to detect the thieves, and bring them to justice, he sat up all night with two friends on Saturday last, but nobody came to disturb them. About five &dolt, however, on Sunday morning, they head a rustling noise in the vine, and going gently out of the house, to their great astonish nishment, they saw eleven Rats descend from the roof of the house into the vine, and gorge themselves with the fruit. A singular instance of brotesagacity occurred during time fire in tne menagerie, at Bristol fair. There were three young leopards in the caravan, where they were kept in a kind of wicker basket, and suckled by a terrier bitch. The latter, faithful to her charge, on the flames appio aching the spot, pulled the young leopards one by one out of the basket, and laid them behind the door, in a place of safety. The affectionate little &minis% thus saved the lives of two of the leopards ; but the third was so much injured that it died shortly afterwards.—(Bristol ffercury ) On Irltursday week, the Defiance coach belonging to Messrs. Lacey was overturned near the Rine Bell in Burton. The reins had become entangled in the pole chain, and the driver lost all power over the affrighted animals. In pass: ing s heap of stones the coach was thrown over, and in that state drawn a considerable way ; one side was much mutilated, and the 'philter bar broken. IVe are informed there were 4 inside passengers and 4 out. A gentleman, one of the former, was considerably cut and bruised, but able to proceed as far as Kendal ; two of the latter, one a lady; had her arm broken, and the other a gentleman, his collar hone broken; they were necessitated to remain at Burton, but are expected speedily to resume their journey. Sum De.—An unfortunate female, of the name of Renee ford, who bad, in default of finding bail for a breach of the peace, been confined in the Black Hole, put a period to her existence. on Monday last, by hanging herself in the prison. —Verdict of the Coroner's Jury—Lunacy.—(Brightest Herald) An inquest was held on Thursday, the !!Stit ult. at the Beaufort Arens, Ragland, before Mr. Phillips, one of the Coroners of the county of Monmouth, on the body of Henry Stokes, Esq. who, on his return from Bath to his seat in Pembrokeshire, had arrived at the above Innlntino diately on alighting, lie desired his coachman to shew hies the garden ; they met the latidlor I, of whom he asked th e divance, an d on being told, he exclaimed ‘• I cannot reauh it—get me a seat." A bench was immediately procured, but the moment be sat down he expired, to the great alfl c lion of his wife, his daughter,and hie sister. Verdict—Died by the visitation of lied. • ELEGANT GLASSES, FURNITURE,Bte.—The No. bility and Gentry are invited to inspect the Write Rooms of COOPER and SON, 9i, Bishopsgate Within, where is e•hibited an assortment of new Ira second-band PLATE 411.1eSE.N, admirably suited to every deuverivtist of drawingor dining rooms. The prices are just reduced 40 per cent. ea Mary measuring tIIU inners by 75 and upwards; and au Move et sinallet ditueriviteis the altenition 'A ill he found equally important. The extensive prefetence given to this Establishment is thankfully actnewledeed . hi di" Propri e tors, who, in their endeuvoun toe' nee their cratitude. hy, in •niifocturing articles hi a superior ms tier, at pile., vititioble to mite tinw, hope to merit a coati seance of liubliz sniped. In the Furniture department is comprised every sew and elegant article of Upholstery, Cabinet, and Chair Wert, regulated upon such a scale of economy a. to . demand owl insure Cie patronage Wiens. sat (rabies. false. It )E er ow ; in anY r all 1 r; ': i I ..!.