The Statesman. — London, England, 1824-01-01 00:00:00

• BirrtioDis I'S IN THE WEST INDIES. • (FH/WIVE NISI..WARY CHRONICLE) • . DEMERARA. qt^ i/irectOrs have at 1-nath the satisfaction of inform . . , At,me.eri of the Society, that they have received a 'rom Mr. P. 111.4, dated Oct. IS, inclosing a copy of titte9 t. , the treasurer on the 25th of September, ,i eta i n e,l in the Colony ; besides communications . Lifer persons. lett' rs of 51r. Elliot assert the innocence of the slis• o f „il participation whatever in the crime of the petion; and the Directors entertain no apprehen4ion :toeing that which they shall her- to retract in sac' ,er sire tull credit to the declaration. They will • fly terms in which these a4anrances are made to convintva that the manly ft.-lingo of conscious ity which shine through thetn,will carry to the bosom impartial reader a conviction of the veracity by they are dictated. tow 00 false reports have been sent forth against „i t h,"—(Alr. Elliot slight base added against halm. —4' but assure yourself and a'l the Directors, that .• • reports you oi ky hear, the only crime the 5 litre COMIIIIIVed is their zeal fur the conversion of • .rtes. They have neither hero so weak nor so a , :tit excite the megroes to rebellion. The Mission' sc. ant justice only ; they hive no favour to ask ; they ~othino: to fear. The Missionaries hare not degraded r I , oly calling. nor dieiononred the Society of which are member< ' by souin.t the seeds of rebellion instead Word of Lire. Yee real causes of the rebellion are ,friir from tieing the Ingrortions goren by the bits ,,,t;," lie adds, •‘ We are not cast down ; the Logo (..to supports us ; and we are persuaded that II& who .e t Daoielsin the lion.' den, will support an. 4 pros • , „pears that the instirrrction was entirely confined to Coast, so that no co•nmotion whatever took place estates on which Ntr. labours, and not one of -greet; under his instruction was implicated in the re• being taken into custody was therefore owing . tough he had threatenincs given him) to an alleged edienee of orders." which he hid not understood to in visiting Mr. Smith at the Colony House the day was sent thither. —After a detention of about ten .!uring which all his papers were taken from his house, are allqwed to retail home, ust.ler- ul injiiiiction not to ..ferzete wit:t the trials. NJ charge was preferred against sa and thus ere the vehement accusations against all ilea ..,cries of the Society within the Cot any. circulated for c m; a ei44 mist throughout the country, reduced to that ). ' !jail Mr. 111,11rret'011, it should seem, m inifested itst If first aunt, the distriet lb-eastward of that in u hich ri sides. Its r i ipearanee- on Le nessouvenir there Mr. Smith resides, was on 51onday the IStli •. ~ in consequence of an or her to t.:ke into custody long-tmr to an adjoining plantation, whom • rues of Le ltesoavenir, as the prisoners had to • •s, t r it, ruse to resew., Mr. Smith sae at home. He o •••••••• 'ul;y used his et-A.:Jaunts, on perceiving the tumult, 114( le the Manager from the negroes, and continued his -• • : ,i• -.a to induce them to return to their. duty, till he 0 • ,,, 5 e! was driveu with violence, and with r weapon held la nil I ally, from the estate.' Mr.!' with was taken intj custndy on the evening of the '.:lsL -gust,. and all his papers seized. He is kept a in the Colony house, and has since the 21th of •had a guaril'srationed over him. Mr,. Smith is e .„; ,o•i.ined as a pt honer, but does not avail herself of her test on leaving her !Jubilant:, she might be refused 5.8 ..ss 1.0 Mtn again. After the 2211 August, Mr. Elliot hail 1 ?cant' tinicition with him. Mr. Sitoi:ll was on 3losilay ;44. 1 . .1; October brought to trial h‘44re a .Court Martial, try of u hich procee.iiiig is greatly doubted iu this ‘quirv. .The public papers have Stilted four charges as t, , rioin t ; he infiktinont against him, hut of their .ccurney the Ili' (tors are not enabled to judge. Tory tease eisoe, -.alit the itireetido of Divine Provniettre, be has be e n able Ni' • prove 'dime ge;!tlf;:r of diem mill. It is cor, however, hr concealed, that he will have :.t4 much to contend with from he violence of public pre j..lice in the colony, and it is to be leaved front the false • ~..roim.b of some of the nul.appy negroes, whom the hop taro towards thetwielves may have led to twine , against tin miugs that lie knew not." Indeed, the Directors .1P informed, 'l v or, aothorit c on which they ern rely. than •• ••o• of the condetnaell Deg roes, finding the hape . auly, ha lin the met solemn mariner tleclsred thrt • , hA. been in.loced so to at t, and that others, on being . ationed whetter they hml nut been incited to rebellion Ain Smith, had in the strongest terms which their • !ren langmege could mipply, dented the imputation. It steel ny the writer of one letter, that he his often heard ~,rgel circulated against the lissionaries, as if spoken by i• ne g rois at the time of their executiou, which he knew Pli9 3 near spectator) that they never had uttered. 14, itire e tors are perswi that the fri. ntis of the ty I . 'lll approve ui their not waking larger qutotal ions stn the .e co ttttt innications at present, anti that they will e l brief statetricut which they are :thirst to offer, 1.• tae ~.,rtiolence that they nil) be enabled, err lour, to •:att. thein a circninstantial justification of the.cha t• atal conduct of their greatly caltunoietel Mission- statemeht, brief s.; it is, will be sufficient to show 1 1 , e Inseitvod of the utmost innumerable reports which h...• two indu.trionsly circulated through the kingdom' inue•ft through the *odd. ibe edony of °einem* ht divided into the east and se.t coast's by the Demerara river, the former, including 4v4. being on its right bank. Mr. Elliot is stationed the nest,,Nlr. Smith. on the east coast, about 20 utiles ei,•.‘at from each other. 'I he isme of Mr. Smith's trial is not yet known in but it is stated in the public papers that by a v , •4liarired at one of the oust ports, letters here been , er. , bethof the date of the 27th October, which, mention '`at the eridersee for the prosecution closed on the 25th tunic, and that the Cout t mould meet on the lst NOV. •u Pito:test on the deleneti. tt'h te4vaTtinir feitbetiecision. the Directors are much i' riev:d it knowing that the itealth of Mr. Smith has for 1 some time been in a clanKrrollt state, and that his pivot ciao hee, just twtore the Insurrection broke out. advised him t.. fake a voyag e to Engleutl, as the best means of r ,, corray., The Directors have w ritten to him, recommend • i , 4 !tis compliance with thiu advice as soon as circuity' nanee•*lll allow him so to do, which it may be hoped oil teethe case ere long. 'the jyrectors have received letters from Mr. Davies, t!..,:.41 Mr, lith and lSth October. He arrived with his 1, ily in littnerar.i, on the lltb of that month. through tt.t. divine goodness, in health and safety. Under the no, k which the. state of affairs occasioned, he had the litypines s to find his own congregation enjoying tranquil roy and that net one of the Negroes who attend his wiaistry took any part in the insurrec lion. He speaks I' th , kindness with which the tiuvernor received him, ett ttateslhat he was allowed to preach as bebre. BERBICE. .. i • TIMM/MON OP MR.WRAT'S mare& Fll',,- s'lewr front the Rev. John Witty, our Missionary ' 'I;- Coiony of , Deibire, (bordering o n the- Colony df , fi,.r.18) dated September 25, 1523, the Directors have ,"I:e4 the distressing intelligenc e o f t h e d rstruction of resi l l by tire, on Mond a y, the 2241 of that motitb: '" fitebrgan in a small home close to the . c h a p r l, b a d 1 1 '0 tbe isindWard, immediately cointattoicated to .I l in Abertfinte : selineed it to ashes. It appears that r' , I.b was in .the Lanais when the 'fire comasenreill ' "I w "tesillitaie r , i t was ki ndled, was not known, sirketr ' t. ! . elite. .g any o f t h e i nhabitants, of all C olours, THE STATESMAN: with the captsins and seamen of the chips in the river' lent their assistance, and used every exertion in their power to save the chapel, but in vain. • • • . Mr. Wray•s dwelling house, which .adjoined the shapel• was with much difficulty preserved from entire destruction, but it was greatly injure:l ; a large part of the roof was uncovered ; all the nindows lir.dsen ; most of the furniture spoiled by being thrown out of the windows, and much other damage done. The liovernor and Fiscal were using every means to discover whether the tire was accidental or intentional. . . At a Meeting of the Directers, on Monday the 22 , 1 of December, the communication from Mr. Wray being read, it was unanimously resolved, that the snot of Five Hun. dred Pounds he granted for the purpose of aiding in re• building of the chapel and school house. As the loss sustained by the total destruction of the chapel and school room, and the dam•fge dune to the dwelling house and fur'.iture is calculated to amount to nearly Two Thousand Pounds sterling ; the liberal tions of the friends of the Missionary cause throughout the United Kingdom are respectfully solicited. GRAND DINNER BY THE KING. BRIGHTON, Dec. 30.—The Russian A:nbassador, the Ear! and Countess Cowper, Count Vi la Real, Cuuut and. Countess Munster. Count Funchu+, and ;Mr. Luttrell, had the honour of dining with the King to nay. Ater dinner the splendid party received the following increase, viz.:— The Earl and Countess Chichester, the Dowager and Lady •nd the Earl and Countess BeauChsinp, the Dowager Broventow, and the Misses Cust, the Dowager Lady Sheffield and Lady Anne Ilulroyd. Lord and Lmiy Ravens worth and the Misses Liddell, Lord Viscount and Lady Ber• maid, Lord A. Beaunterk, the Dowager Lady Gosford, Lord Gosford, and Lady M. Acheson, Lord. Dudley Stuart, Lady Caroline and Miss Dundas, Lord Arden and Miss Perceval, Lord end Lady G. Seymour, Lady B. and Miss Ileuverie. Lady Katharine Stewart, the Cnuntess of Sandwich, Lord Viscount and Lndy Gage, the Dowager Lady Guildford and the Ladies Susan and Georgians North, Sir John and Lady Shelly,:ttir Ni. and Lady Tierney, Sir E. and Lady Kerrison, Sir David and Lady Scott, Sir H. and Lady Borough, Mr. and Miss Borough, Sir Jahn and Lady and Miss Paul, Sir A. Hume, Sir John and 1. dy C tpley, Sir 11. and Lady Black• or% Sir It. and Lady Strarlian, sir Chas. and Lady Burrell, S:r IL and Lady Lowe, Lady Faulkener, Sir ,/ , vm Doyle, Sir Charles Doyle, Sir R. Coutts Trotter, Sir R. and Lady and the Misses Millie, Sir Georg:. and Lady Shiner, the Rev. G. and Mrs. Shiltler, the Misses SttitTher, Sir Thomas and Lady Far• qnhur, the Count and Countess St. Antonio, the Count Von dramin, the Baron and Baroness Struittaheim, M. Potemkin, Colonel and Mrs. Film:lure:ice, the Lord Bishop of Dronore, Mrs. and the Misses Sanrin. the Dean of Her: Mrs. and Nllsses Caer,..the Dean of Serum, the Rev. %V. Holmes, Gen. and Mrs. Thomas, Colvnel Distirowe, Mr. Disbrowe, Mr. and Mrs. T. It. Kemp, Mr. Vernon, Mr. and Mrs. C. Craven, Mr. :S and Mrs. Sheridan, Mr. and rs. hope, Mr. Fox. Capt. Fox, Mr, and Mrs. IL Baring, Mr. Leslie, Mrs. and the Nlis,es Lloyd. Miss Seymour, Mr. Mrs. and Mlss Remsden, Mr. Mrs. and Miss Grattan, Mr. and Mrs. Trevor, Colonel John (38:1i) and Colonel Thornhill. Lord flopetunn, Majors Frasers and Kean, and Captains Strongways, Cathcart, and Niolyneuz. of tle 7th Royal hussars. The growl suite of state apartments were all moat brilliantly CHRONOLOGY ue THE REIGNS OF GEORGE 111. :IND IY. (eenvitkne EXTRACTS ) 1783, Aug. 18.—A singular useteor appeared, and was observed in several parts of England. About nine at night, it Ulm tt itt atom' the whole atmosphere. 178 S. June 26.—The rain 1 lI so heavy as to flood the streets of London, and blow up one of the sewers. This year the greatest scarcity of tester ever known prevailed in Scotland. 1791, Jan. 14.—The fog was ss dense at Amsterdam, that above 230 persons fell into the cantle and were drowned. Feb. 2-3.—The tide in the Thames so uncommonly high as to overflow its banks, and boats were floated into Westminster Hall. October. 9.—A Jury at Sudbury, not being able to agree, oppressed by hunger, broke open the door, sled went home. 1792. A pril6.—A verdict of 50/ given against the.printer of a newspaper for advertising fur stolen goods ; and that' au pestles's should be asked. Dec. I.—The English unlit:* called ont, and general alarms crested, which depred•te4 all property. 6.—Many hundred men employed to fortify the Tower of London. 1793, April I.—The Starriness of Starred no-suited in severalmatises for rent of houses at Newcastle-under-Lynn; he imdkermitted the tenants to live in them La vote (Jr Lis fri , ls, but they hail voted against him. Aug. 29.—Mr. Muir couvi, test of seditious practices in Scotland and transported. 1794, Jan. Cr.—William Skirvini sentenced to transport ation (tom Scotland for fourteen years for alleged sedition; and on the 13th Maurice Alargarot received the same sentence for being a M-usher of the British Con. vention. Feb. 29 —An act:on brought by an author against a reviewer, for a critique on his work ; a verdict given by the defendant, on the principle that fair criticism is af. la wable. March 3.—The Court of J usticiary of Scotland sentenced Mr. Jcsepli Gerald to trensportatioc for being a Member of the British Convention. June 3.—A bailiff fed a dead body. 2I.—A fire in Ra•clitt high-way; six hundred houses burned. Sept. 20.—At Shrewshnry Aasltes, two young gentlemen recorerel an estate of 159,1319/. value, which had been po d by a Mrs. Lloyd for twenty years. 1795 April 25.-Mr. Hastings, after a trial, which lasted seven years, before the Eloise of Lords, acquitted. 17%, Jan. 3.—Fifty soldiers, iu a passage from Guernsey to Cowes, sntl water' daring a storm by the hatcties being closed down upon them. May S.— Kydd Wake convicted of insulting. the King while going to the Parliament House, and sentenced to five yrars' solitary confinement and hard labour. December.—The most iuteose sold ' e..er known in London. 1795, Jan. 28.—Nearly 2,00 . 0 gentlemen assembled at the Crown and Anchor, to celebrate Mr. hog's birth-day, when the Doke of Norfolc gave as a toast, Oar Supereips s health " The Majesty of the People!" The King in con sequence took from Lim the Lieutenancy of the West Riding of York, and his regiment of militia. March 13.—A heir dresser, at Newport, in Monmouth. shire, -having eaten se Voraciously as to occasion his death, a Coroner's littoral brought in a verdict of Felo de se. Slay 25.—The name of Mr. Fox struck, by .the King himself, out of the list of Privy-conncillurs. 29.—Public schools and printing presses suppressed by the Emperor Paul. 1800, Nov.—The average price of whest this month 108 s. The quartern loaf: Is. 9. TIIII-RIXO AND ROSSINI.-- OD 31ondsy evening the King had a grand moistest party at the Pavilion, when the crlebratrd composer Rossini, who attended by special corn. wand, was introduced to his 31,desty, an,l took a part in the,pprformance of the evening. Lila reception was of the eirek.gratifying description, his .Majesty condescending himself Whose lace biro to severs! first-rate pro lessors of die, art (alesers..Attereed, Kramer, Hatres,i.iiittley, 404. who were pressor., and also ordering the performance of tbe `figittere to, lei id complinteit to the Author. is Mijesty Is, we noderstand,antong the warmest admirer* of Reesini's music. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. DPAL. December gl.—Wind W.l.W.—Came down from the River and remain Ma Lord Cochrane, Sutton, far Alexan dria ; Elizabeth, Ross, foi.trieste ; and Liberty, Clifford, for Rio Janeiro.—Sailed the Pupils's:nits, Norie, for Buenos Ayers; the rest of thr outward hound remain. PORTSMOUIIII, December 31.--Wind W. 'by N.—Arrived the Juno, Storr. from London, for the Mediterranean.—Sailed the Henry Addington, Marlin, Of London. PLystorru, December :30 —Wind W.S.W.--Arrived the Ltehreca. Scott, from Yarmouth, for Trieste, last from Falmouth, having been ea far as 2 degrees We.t of Scilly. Fst.stourn. December 30.--Wind W S.W.--Arrived the Doke of Marlborough Packet from Lisbon, in SOvys. and Hilton,dram, from Liverpool fur St. I'. •nit.go; the latter having been as far West as long. 10. and out 11 days.—Sailed IL M. brij Lyra to the Eastward. Li VCR pont; December 30.--Arrived the Bennoolen, Kirk wood. end Seatorth, NV') mei, from Calcutta, sailed 191 h of August, and front St. Helena, 17th Not ember.--DX the Port the Dee, from Demerara.—Put hack the Hope for Africa Atlartio. far Bahia ; La Plata, for Niunte Video ; and Cornet, for Milford. Pcrsnttt•.AD, December 23.—Tile John O'Groat of Lerwick last night in taking this II ornour was thrown out of the Cnair:el by the sea on the Rocks near the Harbour's mouth, where she ball lies. cod it is feared she will break up. Scannonneurt, December 3t'.—Arrived the Thorp, Hardy. from 31imnid, has experienced very bad weather, and thrown part cfher cargo overhoard,and lost bulwf rks and stainicheohs —The Dishy, Hell. 44 days fr tm Memel, is in the Roads. all welt; and the Carollue, of Rye, Uri:sett., with lass of main boom. LONDON FEMALE r S If3N6 FOit J %NU %RV. NfonNis . c 64rstiet or levantine hith dress, of a deep green colour, called by the French cue de Ni! ; the corsage fastens behind with hooks and eyes ; is made to lit the shape, and ornamented with perpernlicithr wadded satin roe leaus of the 1171111 P colour an I equi-distant; broad satin ceia tare, with a uniform rosette b-him:. Lang tight sleeve, edied with satin at the wrist, and fasteued with a satin band, the outer part formed into a diamond, with it wadded knot in the centre. Short full upper sleeve, confined by satin rouleeus placed longitudinally, and supported with satin knots. The bottom 0 the dress has six wadded satin rou:eaus, etch headed with a narrow piping formed into waves or festoons • and sup ported with wadded satin knots: beneath is a brost: satin hem worked co! ferelle and rzAges. Bounct dc julie fe:nnie of British Mccti;in lure ; long strings of the same, trimmed with leer like the borders, which are drawn very full at tAr sides, where a how of pink gauze ribbon is introduced be neath the cap, being of one piece Ile •. The held-piece is formed by two drawings, and ties he'd ail with pink satin ribbon ; three separate bows or pufriags of broad shade! pink gauze ribbon are placed in front, Embossed gold ear rings. etiaLi suit cross. lila za,o;:r Moroczo shoes, tied with ribbon of the same c ,Dior. PROMENADE I)u6Si.--Pelisse of leranti to silk, or Terry velvet, of a rich tiros n colour (eutet-or d'ours), made plain and high to festers in front, with a neat staisdiog collar. edged with satin of the saute etalour. The velvet (re lours epistyle). which promises to be very fttil.i suable thi whiter, lies not been worn for many year:: it looks like very narrow cords, and forms eleg tin trimmings for silk pelisses: the ecialure, which fastens with a. gold buckle iu Irma, sad the leaves and knots of the trimming are made of it.. 'nit t inuoirg is scolloped, and edged wilts satin. having a pair of leaflets Intro tuned at each point through a slit, sc.icit is bound with satin, and reunited with a velvet knot the leases. Tile corsage Is ornamented from the shoulder to the waist, where the trituminK approximates, and wi lens again In de scending. till it reaches the ermine, which goes ron•n! the bot tom of the pelisse, and is a quarter of a yard in depth. The long sleeve has a full epaolette, ornamented will. lest es, and the wrist is trimmed to correspond. Bonnet of the same ma terial es the pelisse, lined with the sante, and the inside edged with shaded SPiVP/, r that more than an inch broad : the front ala Marie Stuart : the crow'. round, 2111 rather low, oria mented.witt. velvet flowers arid bows of shaded velvet. Boo net cap of tfoniton. with very full borders fastening tinder the chit. Fu lace roff a••d ruffles. Terry velvet boots-, the e Ivor oT the pettsse: "'Pale yellow gloves, and a shell reticule siiv.:r chain. Mr. Adam, the artirg - t.7 - tser'n;rtie;;•rel, we are sorry to slat!, h as been 01.1;,:eil, in conarcrienceot ill health, to make a voyage to lisutbay.-(Cnarier.) • I sting the year 1622, the Etutirrants front Great hrtra'n and Ireland to the port of Quebec, amounted to 10,453. ye .r they have fallen short about three hundred of that numb, r. The loveof science is evidenced by the fart, that a Lec. turer on Astrod yiu Philadelphia, had a coll.mtian one evening of 4til. for charitable ;imposes. STacettiii.m. Dec. 9.—The King has commtutirated to the Diet 'n full assembly his answer to the proposed moat- Imre .relstiee to the publication of judicial proceedings. tle states that lie e• waited the Supreme Court of Justice and tbe Cottocit of State upiin the suhj.ct, that he felt eon ringed tholpublication alluvia proceedings would augment respect for the laws,hy giving every citizen an (Timms &ty of seeing how justice was inhninistered ; still as the question was ono of such ityportance as to require much consi.lrration. Ilis aj , rtl cts the proposition, leaving' the existieg practice to condo tie in twee until such time as the new l'ode may be adopted. It is not only in the Pantomime at Covent harden that eggs arc hatched by stea .; a Air. Balmy, we understand, ha: siteceetle.l so far in his eviieri me nts as t o •h a i e h s i xtren out of twenty eggs on en average, and that in a shorter space of time, by several days, than the maitre! operation. Some of the papers, we suppose by way of using a line word, ca!l this—" Iseult:Won by steam." .t Correspondent apprises na that the small plx has made, and is still making, dreatitul havoc at Trowbridge, pri [kip illy among- children. Ile add::—That vaccination does tnA always surceed is evident; hut this affords no estense for its omission; and we may venture to assert, that in na instance of mortality that has recently occurred, can it be proved that rte:ination had been previously employed • - (ILA Gazette ) Umtata EvENT.-•••.bout II o'clock last night the report of a pistol was heard at the end of Albany. Plum, Sr. damrs'e Market. The watchman on the hest, and several other persona repaired to the spot, and found a young mai lying on the ground in gore of blood, and his head blown to atoms, with his brains scattered upon the wall. .4.. report adonipread that a gentleman had been murdered, and NW inunetise crowd soon Collected, and search was Initantly made for the stippost.d derer. A light having Leek procured, a pis'oc recently distharepil, was found among the blood upon the pavement; and, front the appearance of the deceased, he was recognised to' he a ' young man, named Swift, who lodged at No. 4, during the last three months. The body was carried in there, and Air. Alcock, Surgeon, in Picadilly, was sent fur; but it was vain to suppose lie could render any assistance, An inqoest will be lirld on the bode. to-morrow 'waning. The great and rapid rise in the Plods since the last con' tract nits taken, till all belong to purchasers of Tickets and Shares in the present Istttery.• We understand, that great purchases have already been made tor New Year's (lifts, to relations and friends, and no doubt many is ill pioduce large fortunes; for there are actnally Seven' . Pr:zis of Twenty Ttiousaad Pounds! Two of 20,000/. tno be decided in the first live minutes, on the 19th Fehi u Blai.ks no longer continue .so aa formerly; butt in noisily instances will have twice chances ; as the following event* are &Lost certain.—Tickets msy be twice drawn bt Twice have the option of having the greater part of, their money ermined, and dually drawn Priz es 6Vrwenty Th ou . send Pnunde ! These are only part of the splendid improve twists us the Contrainors, J. and Sisertright. -We are 'lssued, upon goot) r authority, that the en tity of dead poultry and other. prottisittoe sirs ! 'ttif to Iditutun :front ita,ttin, in Litrolnaliire, (hiring the past week, by wiggeni only,exelus:te ,if that forwanled by daily coactits, and a three days a u•tek 11.1 n, amounts to the wei,ibt of " thirteen tons; '-Dancarter Gazette. ~, t SILIIKEi WINTER ASSIZES.—(Tuts Vey.) • —ft.— ELIPORE !YR. JUSTICE PARK. Sraffield win put to the bar on an indictment charei^g him with having wilfully set fire to his house in the mouth of ep tem ber last. The prisoner, it will be remembered, kept a ehrese• mongers shop in the London Road. The tire brokescrat about tivelv • at night, and was first discoverer/ by a n hour perceiving a rat deal of smvlce issuing from a b ove the shop window. Alarm was instantly given, 571.1 assist. ance obtained, by which several pers..ns succeeded in for:- ing the shop shutters and gaining admission to the prrusisos. In the passage of the house was an elderly lady named Bomor, running about in great trepidation, having just time to scramble down stars in her night clothes before the flames had remilied the stair case. She was taken to the.bonse of a neighbour. So rapid was thirpgogress e•of the, flames, that before two o'clock the interior of the premises was completely consumed. The prisoner was not seen on that night; but on the follo w . ing 3londay he was observed by some of the oeighhostr•, approaching his late dwelling.. lie was immediately sqr• rounded by a great matey per serve, who hisser: and hooted at him, and charged biro with !eeing set tire to his hmisc ; and had not the utiieers exerted thetuselees for bas protection, he would in all probability have met s it'a !ruminate punishment. Ile was . convoyed to the. watch house fur safety, and in his progress thither told tea oflle.v that be knew the house was on fire twenty minutes before he left the lions... A great many nitnesses were in atten•lance to give evi fence on the trial, tvhich was proceeding when cur Pdper went to press. THRATRICAL DISAPPOINTMENT.--EXTENSIVE TiOntliatT. —Considerable disappointment took place lest evening, t consequence of the Olympic Theatre being unexpectedly closen arishig (it is said) from a dispute between Mr. ElListon, the lessee, and the present min iger, relative tl pereniary matters, and the former refusing to selfer curtain to rise until all demands were satisfseto•l'y arranged. The crowds assembled io front of this theatre were excessively numerous, end the greatest ceninsion pre vailed until the opening of the doors, when it Was annour c ed that " there would be no perforaiaaces." When the disappointed maltitude dispersed, the act •r• whose countenances had, considerably lertett, net, " fretted and strutted," an.l the whole corps, de Ballet danced it " home to hid." The endienee every where for fun, w . th the exception of one unforton,;e into who was robbed of low.. and a pocket hook, when the rush was made to get in He went lo• Bow Stfe st, end laid infor.nation of the robbery : bit knew nut t':e numbers of the notes. lie bid that clay fr'4ll -iceetershile, where lie is a farmer, to re, rive the • money, an I make some sonic pur•hasee, and :c } was nearly the whole of his property. He went 'triii • morning to the Ranh, bit received little hopes of leer ! recovering his money. His sitostion may be ea,ill imagined. He (pitted the office almost frantic, • 'lnc Theatre is expected shortly to open. The Magistrates of Hertfordshire hare ordered Al3lO alterations in the Town Hall of Hertford, to afford brit-r accotnimpletion to the public at the appro tching trial of Thert:ll and -11ont. Tue Jury box his been ra'sed, :o übviatc the inconvenience felt by the preseing of Vie crowd in fruut of that place on the former day. A deers has also been consrsucted in (root of the Akita for 'flouted, et his metes', lie says that „ rte shall have to take mans Rotes during his land that it will be conveitient for him to hare some place upon which lie can arrange them, as he shall have to make reference:, as heii be addresses the Genet in, his defenee,whirli he states it is his intention to do et i omider able length. Nu alteration whatever issi.4bie_ .0 Ails conduct or demeanour of these prisoners: TRIALS AT IiaRTP3RO.-77ge Otscreer of Sunday,-Jan. 11, w ill o f riere o l ity he too sh-ets. No advertisements-.t either. The price of the too sheets will be Foertern pens. 1 hey will contain a very copious Report of the Trials ;;f Thurtrll and Hunt, illustrated with Seven Engraving., vie.:—l. The Representation of the Court House, at Hell' ford. drawn during the time of the Trials.-2. The Scene of the Murder. with the Gig in the Lane.-3 The Pond' its the Garden., into which Mr. Wears was fire throten. 4. The Pond at P.lstree, in which the bo•ly was found.— ! 5. The stable, with the Deceased placed across the horse:" 6. View from the Cottage window, (ruin which the Det*as• • ed is seen being drawn along the path of .the garden:- - 7. A Ground P'an, taken by order of the Magistrates.'-::- • These Two She, is of The Observer will be kept on s Os umi! tholast day Of January, at tne 0. - lice, No. 109, Strand:. London, where franks ran be had to send them to any part of the United Kingdom. free of cbar i ge. Ilaawien, December 20.—0 n Wednesday, that extracirli nary and majestic animel, the Swe,:ish Elk, which has tor some time been at the Three. I ups, in this town, 'wits sent off to London; he was le., off harnessed by the heart with a strong leather halter. attended by live men, butt atter going live or six miles, his treetateeness rendered Inure than three unnecessary.. It ',said to he for public exhibition nt ti Egyptian 1134. - Pieeenitly, es the breed is now nearly eXti ct in Europe, and - this is the only one ever imported alive into this country.— Although it has not attained half its growth, it has already reached the height,of nineteen henda; at ttie shoulder; it is a, - singularly made animal, capable of enduring mach fatisree„ and going at an incredible speed ; one tins been -driven in a • sledge, fronts the lour' to Stockholm, a distance. Of 300 miles, • its Sld hours, hut the exhausted animal was oteliged,to betide , ' • on its errival.—(Bary Gaz.) 11:4 'Luxe eon PICKLING.-11rin•. contaira4ns4ont 20 •. parts of C0.1.11110i1 Salt, dissolved in tit) parts i;i water, wisida m .y he know . ; by its specific gravity being, to •that of water as 1155 to 1000; so that a bottle holding ten es .of • • • • eay. water • ill bold eleven media half onn ert o f briee,isnotsoirei. '• " 4 ently strong to cure animal matter spoked io it oith, hny .• - • certainty. . Brine containioraboor. 24 parts of common salt s th , avolve• ed in 76. parts of ir.ater, which may he knitwti by specific gravity, being. to that of water, as 1180 so that a bottle.' - holding ,ten ounces of wa er ~ eleven ounces and 'Ogle qu afters of brine, may be used fur' • . Miring meat or Cali in temperate weather. Brine; containing about 2J parts of common.. .aft, 41,5 7 solved in 7t parts of water, which may be Ictiont try - 10 specific gravity being. to that of water, so 1200 to TOW ;*1 . 1 that a bottle holding- ten ounces of water will* twirl - twelve ounce, of brine, t h ey be, us:id-fur salting taeas its the hottest weather. . . • • Cl l ike lower part of a brine is always sorgh,trir *Re the , :,-;7, • top. The best way ,to preserve the atroncest brio, it la- i• 4 uniform state, is. tor plaveLa largoliimp of solid 'WI. 4, _poi. : ~..; the top layer of meat or fi sh ; for then, as th e salt alilatfowt' In the brine falls.olowsi to the hottnits, the weakened lktieir at the top slowly diumlves this lump of salt. amt )I,itcpkist its foal strength.—(.4./ediamies 11 7 eekly Jogrwarj, ~? The 19th and 921 alt. Were grand slaughter days in. the ro !arta at Wherstead, the reside..ce of . I.Ord (trans*, legroom . his Royal Highness the Matt of York *as rhea pa iiace yiiit. • • 'On the first day there were killed faith fire guns):t lotiri4eei, . 'MI pheasaots,,,6 woodeipls, 70 hares,- and 36 rai)0,44, 1 14; . 113& And on the second tray (with twelve guns), 4 #l_ , Viaig. ,4 , .1 , US phresants,4,wondeocks4 . l4/tierea,; and Z 4 `rafflitii.l:l :,,, 4„ 'Bl9—grand totaF;9,oBl The. following its saiirsto bait; .a . ... it Se a .ttie nun bet kilithi'llyaosalo 4 lif..the partyym the "lies MI, au= , ~ 1 ,, 5 . eluding the wountl4l.l giblet - which, ells tint picked int:4111)-ilti • ... .' (Allowing slay : A . • ,• ' , • '5 , " , l'i ..f - - ~4 -s t ':a Duke of 'York. ...4.4,i. i''' • MR I de.. 4 410 7 nir a ti11i;:...4.• . (- • 1 i ...4•31 .2" ?'" '1 : • 1 .• thlka".ol s Wel.ington• 19i/ I Mr: Ponsonby ....... .1" 53; LoSi-il - Granville lion. CI at. °resale • 118 h Sir It. Harland. W0rt . .... t . 30 • Host. Mr. De Roos PI Itet. Alr. Capper ;4t II on. G. Anson) Hon. G. Lamb lB i Total • '.. .11111•:. , . • . r r , :'►. Z j , - I" 1 11 i 1 ") 1 1 ! • • ; ..„ ), • a .1- •I •