The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-02-14 00:00:00

r , .•••=•ll=i ' M HERTFORD COUNTY MEETING. -",_ TO TitiiiiiTOß OP TSB OTATIMMAN. sm.—The result of the Hertford County Meeting, is Ow of those stranke . and curious decisions , which the r apt, are sometimes Misled into. A petition was .pet awed to them, praying only for Reform, *Mew mat. jog what kited of Refoetn; or what benefits the Reformed Parliament would be Wet° confer upon the People. With a view to supply these great deficiencies. I proposed to add a prayer for etreh s Reform as would make Representation towitensive with taxation, and give to the people 'Lundel l elections, in order that the Reformed Parliament might abolish sinecures and unmerited pensions; reduce the salaries and pay of the army; and apply the public pro petty of tythee and crown linds, to a further reduction of taxation. I thought that the best way to recommend Reform, would-be to show the good that it would produce to the people. The people say they are in distress and want relief. But if Reform will not effect tbst relief, of what ose is it to petition for it? Accordingly,tin my address to the assembled people, I urged such arguments in favor of those propositions as I thought would best re commend them. I was heard not only with the greatest attention. but with such repeated applauses as were 'alculated to gratify my vanity, if I were disposed to Indere in R. The thoughts and wishes of my hearers reamed to go step by step with my thoughts and wishes. My wash and sentiments found an echo in their breasts. and - it appeared, I thio,k, evident to almost all persons present, that toy propositions would be carried. But • now Lord Dairy arose, and with evident anxiety and sm licitode, -employed every means of conciliating persum Moe to induce the meeting to reject them. Ido not re allect Faiagle argument, or any thing approaching to arg ument, in all that the Noble Lord delivered. He con tented himself with asserting, among other things, that what 1 had proposed was calculated to demolish and not amend the constitution—ao assertion wide) is easily made. but not easily proved,and which can as readily be brough t against one species of Reform as another. The end was, that the Noble Lcrd succeeded ; and the people. lending • themselves to the influence of person rather than to the influence of argument and reason, consented to inflict upon themselves the gre,atest act of injustice. And truly It was the most laughable and burlesque thing in the world, to see a large body of Freeholders opposing their own interests. They have now told the rest of their Countrymen that they are willing to have , Reform, provided you say nothing about the GOOD that tile Reform is to confer upon them. lam afraid they have exposed themselves to the good-natured ridicule of their countrymen. especially the Freeholders of Mid dlesex, of Som hire, and of Norfolk, and of the million of manufacturers who axe not afraid of the title avid rank of those whom Paine called the No-ability of the country. ' As to my own particular relations and acqnsintanea, Dissenters too from the Established Church, I ,congra . tilate them on their love and attachment for the Tythe system. It is pleasant to me in particular to reflect that they will pay their Tythes, for the future, with the greatest . joy imaginable. There is another point of view in which the Freehold. ern of Hertford should consider the subject of Reform; anal that is, that the great IIAJOSITT of the country are • in favor of that kind of Reformation which I proposed So the'Meeting. There are millions of advocates of that kind of Reform in this country, who know their rig?" sin 4 will boldly t' them against any attempts to in. salt them with exclusive privileges. We most not look upon this poetion of our smostrymen as being a horde of barbarsans. ignorant of letters, and devoted only to savage parseits. They are at least as intelligent as „oeme of the Freeholders of Hertfordshire, and a great eillitiortefotr, as they have never yet proposed to ex clude any class of their frilow.sweetares from the rights of representation. But who has a greater claim to be • truly repreuntett, than the Manufacturers? Have we bees persecuted like them? Have we been in chains and loathsome dun geoas like them ? Have we been bar• regard, deprive! of property, and goaded to 'madness like them? Have we had our wives and children slain before our eyes like them ? We know that this has not been our unhappy case. And are we then prepared to shut out these persecuted being!), these offspring of the same impartial Hod, from the rights of representation, and the blessings of universal freedom ? I hope the Freeholders, not only of Hertfordshire, hat of every other county, will reflect on these things, and on any future occasion of public meeting, will not permit any thing but reason and argument to infbasoce their final decisions. I am, your, &c. (Igo. FORDINAM, Jan. Sefrion, Feb. 10, 1823. ' The Second Chamber of the States of Baden has re jected the proposal of the Government for the necessary sum to support the military establishment of the Duchy as a Member of the German Confederation. This is one among the many proofs that might be pointed out of the rising spirit of independence in Germany, and may furnish an additional reason to the Holy Allies for crush ing such a spirit wherever it appears. It appears from an accsunt laid before the House of Commons, of the Amount of Balances of Sums lases.' for the payment of Dividends due, and not demanded, and for the paymenkof Lottery Prizes or Benefits which bad not helm claimed, sad which remains,' in the bands of the Governor and Company of the Beak stißeglanri, that on the 4th of Jan. 12123, Dividends due and not de manded, amounted to 1,175.6401. 151.6 d.; Lottery Pri zes not claimed, to 33,9381. 1 Is.; making together 1.209,5791. 4a. 61—Or this sum there were advanced to Gevernotent. persuant to the 3lst 480 aid 56th Geo. 111. 1,154,3021.35. ; so that there remained in the bands of the Bank 5. ,2771.35. 6d. • We seed not be surprised at the sleet of fells of snow in ' R . - -eland at present, when we learn that scow fell, not lens Mace, : tamales. Uncommon esti', phenomenon is there, it is lug ititet : in one of the newspapers of that island,broughs by the Mail whielt arrived yesterday morning : KINGST•II, Dw. 2 ,. —At AnnoUo Bay, about 20 mi " notes, w. r. on fhladay (I,,th December) the atmosphere very suddenly awed tram a perm end livid, to a cold and sombre hue and isepregaatioa. atimilded with a heavy gust of wind from the north-east, daring whlc.h, for a minute and a half, there fell a trivial shower of scow, The Oakes were, some of them, about the size of a tan-patsy piece, bat, when they approached the earth within the distance of about sir feet, from the effect and warmth of the evaporation, they re coiled a little upwards and dissolved auto their pristine Whe thermometer must have fallen. in 10 minutes, t 4 feet from the earth, at least 20 degrees. The writer of the above weacratuistes himself on being one. perhaps out of 20,020, who has had an opportunity of seeing Wive coos." From the qeentity of snow that has fallen is Scotland and the north of ferighind, we ■ay be prepared to expect very distressing consequences when It melts and swells the rivers. As article from the Meats Gazette, is the. Frankfort papers of dm Sth lust. gives a deplorable picture of the breaking up of the lee •tUuhtents. The water, it says, rose to the height of 99i feet, penetrated with large masses of tee into Use city, Ind Inundated the lower streets daring the space of too hours. The waters Sewed hook withgreat fury against the bridge of the Moselle; all at once this ancient Ail r wart. which had resisted the storms of many centuries, rsll 1 i with a horrible crash. Two boars after there was so awe water in the streets: it bad only left Is them maims Of lee, and soon sites the limas was deer. THE B'4 TERMINATION OF THE DUBLIN COUNTY I ELEVIION. EIOUTH DAT. (ABRIDGED FROM THE DUBLIN MORNING POST OP 11111110 The contest, which will be long remembered in this County, is at length over; aad which, notwithstanding the great exertions that were every where made, was throughout carried on with less acrimonious feeling than could possibly been expected. There were warm exhibitions of seal. but not one particle of any thing, that we coald discover, of a vindictive or quarrelsome disposition ; there were no serious riots, and the police seemed to be merely employed in making way for the' people to pass backward and forward to the hustings.— In the morning of yesterday there was some polling, but it was soots discovered by some of the populace, that the agents employed by Sir Compton Donsville in the open booths, had retired from them, and were gone into town; the news spread like electricity, and about one o'clock it was announced frosts the hustings that Lientenant•Colonel White was the successful Candidate. Mr. Cumcn, of Rathcoole, addressed the electors ors the event, with great ability. He was followed by Capt. Fottrell. (At one time there was a cry of " the gallery is falling this created great donsternation, Many per sons running towards the debts.) Mr. Lawless was addressing at this period the vast assemblage in a very animated strain, in which he was interrupted again by the announcement of Colonel IVhite; and the Committee intention of appearing immediately on the Hustings, to hear the declaration of the Sheriff; bnt the presture was so very great, that they were unable to accomplish their purpose. and they ware obliged eventually to go up at all risks on the right hand side gallery. The Sheriff then came on the Hustings, and met a very re spectful and warm reception, and went through the usual forms of making his proclamation, stating the number that han voted on each side. and that I mak,' Thy was on the side of Colonel White, of at least 143, and, therefore, declaring that Colonel White was a fit and proper person to represent the Shire in }lntimate'. Thu ceremony being over, the successful candidate ad. dressed tde electors. Mr. Luke White, from the gallery, returned thanks to all engaged in the cause of his son's success, and the triumph of liberal principles—the only ones that will satisfy Ireland—cheers.—Hr. Oninness next presented himself, and congratulated the Electors on their success. Mr. *Mullen said, he was directed to state that the chairing would take place on Thursday morning, and that measures were then in progress to make it a grand, maguificient, and imposing spectacle, worthy of the cause and the triumph st was meant to celebrate. On Colonel White's coming from the hustings, the horses were faken from his carriage, in which also was his father, Mr. Won. Murphy and Capeain Fottrell, and drawn into town by the populace. by the way of the old Court House of Kilinasnlsatn, James's Street, Thomas Street, Dame Street, Upper Sackville Street, to his house in Oardioer's How. midst general acclamation. Colonel White returned thanks again from the window, bowing, and putting his hand to his breast very expressively, and recommending the people to separate quietly, and that he qoped to have the pleasure of meeting them all at the chairing. Mr. wlsonsas Kirwan, in a very firm, manly and good natured manner, reconsmenned the people to take the advice of his excellent friend, Col. White. The populace shortly afserwards quietly dispersed. Tut RIIIIIIONNEN.—We have a piece of intelligence to lay before the Public, which every man who loves Ireland, her King, earl his Representative, will learn with delight. The Kihbonmen of the County of Dub. lin have signified, through their Pastors, their readiness to surrender their arms—to break up their association, and Waite vohtutarilyated vimerfaHrtbrensirufshlits• giance. Mr. Bennet, the Barrister, is to be the medium of the communication with the Government. We have not time to say more at present on this gratifying Wel. ligence, than to ask, will the Orangemen follow the ex. ample? Oh, no ! They must have a law.—(DablinEttess tag Post.) DISMISSALI.—We understand that several Gentlemen hokliog office in the Castle, and ether Public Offices, have received intimation that their services would be dispensed with. Several names have been mentioned to us, but, for the present, for obvious reasons, we de cline inserting them.—/bid. FORCIBLE ASDUCTION.—The following account of an attack on the Waterford and Limerick Mail Coach, and Forcible Abduction of a Female Passenger, is taken from the Dublin Morning Post of Wednesday : On Sunday last, 'tout two o'clock, P.st., se this coach was proceeding between Tipperary and Limerick, it was stopped at about eight miles from the former place by . a party of people, from 23 to 30 in number, se ven or eight of whom were armed. When they stopped the coach. Battle, the guard, who was in his place be; hind, discharged a pistol at one of them, who was armed, and who held one of the wheel horses, by which he received a wound in the neck or near the ear, as he felt ageism% the horse which he had hold of, and the blood was seen to flow from the wound by the coachman. Immediately on Bottle discharging his pistol, another of the party struck him with a stone, as the coachman believes, and knocked him down off the mail boot, on which be was standing at the time, and afterwards some of the party dragged him across the road, and threw him against the ditch. The assailants then opened the door of the coach, and forcibly took out a young wo man, who was an inside passenger. Two of them took her away across the fields, while the rest remained on the road, until the coachman, Doyle, came off the box and got Battle into the co ach, into which also he put the arms. They then permitted the coachman to drive off, and he met no farther interruption until he reached Limerick. The young woman, we understand, was going to Limerick for the purpose of being married., THE NORTHERN DIAILL—The Northern Mails, so long beyond the usual time of arrival, from the bad state of the roads, have this morning all arrived, (with the ex ception of this day,) at the General Post Office, Lombard Street. The severity of the season has brought a great number of that noble bird, the Swan, to our shores; about two Ihundred of them may be seen from the Ross side of the Cromarty bay. John Hay Mackenzie, Esq. of Newhall, with 'his gamekeeper, in a pleasure boat, shot four-of them on the 28th instant—the largest bird weighing 211 b. 140 z.: he was brought down by a ball while pass. ing over-head of the sportsmen,—(lnverness Journal.) The scarcity of salmon in the river Ness this season is unprecedented iiiti.e . meinory of man ; all the hands em ployed in the biking have been paid off in conk quance.—(//sid.) The Gentlemen forming the Bench of Magistrates at KinNstone, recently decided, that the tap of every Inn, not kept by the Landlord of such Inn, must have an extra licence. Coax EXCHANGE, FRB 14.—There have been but very few fresh arrivals, except some vessels with cargoes of Oats; and there is no alterations in the prices this morning; Barley is 'rather in demand, owing to the supply being short. In livens and Peat there is no al teration. Boiling Peas still continue io demand. Upon the whole the trade is rather dull. INITRTIRLD Market was rather short this morning of Sheep, and bad but a middling sup ply of Oxen; in consequence of which, the prices are neatly the , seine se per test ailirket day, and the trade is • 'rattler bevy. . . • - -• • , SIM A • TIM 4.•••• ow- .••••••••••• TfIER AT if:010148. • • , .• I I • ?IMAM Tat. inmoraintsu STAB Or • JAL to BUM" TO. TIMM) The greatest fall of snow which we bave,experieeced during the later dorms, scoured on Tuesday; the wind blowing with great iiolence from the N.E , and the anew drifting in many places to a great depth ; so that the streets were scarcely passable for carriages ; and hackney coaches and others are plying, some with three and others witn four horses. Such a heavy fall of snow has scarcely occurred here since the year 179. The roads are in coasequenee all blocked up. The first stoppage to the south occurs, we understand, to the east of Tranent; and between Dunbar and Berwick we hear that the snow is blown spin twiny places to a great height. On Tuesday afternoon the wind died away, and the weather became serene and clear, in which state it continued during the whole of Wednesday. The frost, however, still remained, the thermometer being at 19 deg., except during an interval of sunshine, from 9to 11, a. m. when the quicksilver was at 24 and 25. In the course of Wednesday night it was so low as 14 deg. Yesterday morning it but risen to 29 deg., and the weather was thick and misty, with, at intervals, some fresh appearances of salve. The last night has been equally, and there seems impending another snowstorm [4 a. m.--tiince writing the foregoing, there has been I heavy shower of snow.] By the severity of the storm, every kind of out door work has been put a stop to; and the distress occa• sinned by this circumstance to many poor families is vtrif great. Many labourers are going about the city olf;ring their services to the inhabitants in clearing away the imoib from their doors. The effects of the weather OW to fie sohweviy felt by the more delicate of the featberid race. such mi black birds, &c. some of which have been observed in the beck areas in the heart of.the city, clinging to the windows, as if imploring aid. The immense icicles which are appended to the houses in Prince's Street produce one of the most picturesque freezes we ever saw. In the High Street, where pas. seagers are not defended by the intervention of sunk , these dangerous appendages have been generally removed by the atten ion of the police, as they could not fail to prove fatal, if they were to fall on the heads of the lieges. We are informed that qteensferry passage is frozen to a great extent, which we should consider incredible, if we had not at this moment placed in our hands some extracts regarding the frost of 17411, to which the present bears a moderate resemblance. The following paragraphs are curious enough : " Entireness, JANUAIY 12, I74o.—The frost eonti noes as intense es et any time for these three weeks past. —The Forth it frozen all the way above Alloa ; and the Tay down to where the river Earn discharges itself." " Jan. 17—We had Tuesday night end yesterday the most bitter frost ever known (or perhaps recorded) is this part of the world, a piercing Nova Zemble air, so that poor trades men could not work. Old people aver, it was far more vio lent then any of the winter 1004. The passage boats at laueensferry now ply only twice in 24 hours, and with such dillceity that they plough through three inches of ice the ferry over." " Edinburgh, Jan. 21,-That night (Friday), a lad, ser vant to a brewer in Leith, coming hither with a9O pint cask et small beer, tumbled down on the road, so that the cask eke dashed to pieces; however, the liquor was so coni *Maly frozen, that like a nut turned out of its shell, he tied impatabout It, and brought It to town." " Lest week an arch villein picked up in a sack pieces of ice that were on the streets, and clapping them on Is beast, went shoot the streets to sell his coals: which a rwidow Human purellesed from him with what money Ma on earth, and was dot undeceived, tin , having pet st pima or two in the chimney:the room was set a swiasmbig. mie pity he has not yet been discovered, so that he might be suitably rewarded for breakin g his villainous jests on the 'poor. '"". *., Edinburgh; 'Jan. 111.—W. learn from the north, that the Malkin Ferry (one of the passages over that arm of the sea which in part divides the shires of Rosa lad Su therland, and is there two miles broad), was lest week frozen over, etcept about 10 or 12 paces in the middle. They passed over the Frith of Tay on Monday last, on the ice, 4 miles above Dundee." A very singular circumstance occurred at the Meal market on Tuesday morning; when the bell rang there was not a grain to be seen, owing to the stoppage of the roads. There were afterwards ninety eight bolls for sale at an advance of Id. per peck. THE SHIPPING IN THE FRILH OP FORTH. Duaing tho gale on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, upwards of 200 vessels took shelter in Leith Roads, and . malty of them ran above Qaeensferry. About 130 sail proceeded on Wednesday on their several destina tions. The Lord Melviilla, Trusty, Comet, Edinburgh Castle, and Protons, smacks, are in the Roads from London. They encountered heavy gales on their passage, and the continued fall of snow making it impossible to see land, kept the crew constantly on the alert, who are in conse quence much fatigued. Among the vessels forced up the Frith, is the Thistle, Allan,of Aberdeen. from Quebec on the 29th November, and made the Orkney' o I Christmas day. She was there detained eighteen days, and was since driven backwards and forwards between Orkney and Flemborough Head, till Sunday last, when she reached Leith Roads in safety. One of the Revenue cruisers was driven up to the Roads on Tuesday. At the mouth of the Ftith observed much wreck floating, and a number of vessels in dis tress in distress, supposed to be Newcastle colliers ; but the fury of the storm, and thick drift, prevented any communioation with them. On Saturday night, about eight o'clnyk, whilst the Lively of Yarmouth, laden with deals, was bearing up to Leith Roads, she unfortunately struck on the west point of inch Keith, by which her bottom was stove In, when she immediately tilled with water. The state of the weather obliged her to lie at anchor all night, when three pilots, Neil Drysdale, and other two men, who had remained on Inch Keith all night, early in the morning put off front the island to the vessel, when they found her not to be in a sinking state, but without provisions, and as all her stores had been tendered useless by the water, they went off to an English brig, the Iris of Newhaven, which immediately supplied them with pro visions. When the tide flowed, the vessel was got into Burntisland harbour. The Raoger, collier brig, of Newcastle, is on shore on Royston Rocks. near Cramond ; crew saved ; cargo discharging. There is also a brig on shore at (Driscoll'', considerably damaged; crew saved. A sloop was dis masted off the Isle of May on Monday, bat got into Crail harbour without farther damage. A brig was also put into Burntisland damaged on Sunday; but the seve rity of the weather baying, in a great measure, stopped the communication on the Firth, it is impossible to ob tain particulars. An English brig, coal laden, strock on the black rocks on Saturday, but was got off wish little damage next morning. 01%61010M Yes. I.—Yesterday morning about four o'clock, during a very thick fog and little wind, the Lady Coote, Duncan, from Limerick; William, Lrece, from Bristol ; and two sloops, names unknown, got on , shore in the Bay of Innerkip t also the Deicer :try, Dou gal, inward bound, on the Gauziest Janet and Manic, . Watt, from Londonderry; and a brig. name anima n, near the Point of Toward; bat upon the flowing of the I tide they oil got off without damage, it booing veay for • tunately manned calm. .•-•-s.,nc•Fr•vin.,alow.••••••••,N. : re..•••Y , FURTHER PAIIITICULARN. Ili the gale of Sunday, the brig ganger, of sod iron; Mess-Ride, laden with coals. fur London, was, run on shore a,little to the east a Caroline Park. As goon ai the weasel came in sight, and the signal of distress were disseirprad, a pilot boat fremNewhoren, with the most pealsestoilby intrepidity, went out to her assistance, mod had netiiii reached Ler when she went on shore. , The pilot-boat made signals .to the brig to Beep More etf shore, that she might round a little reef of recite which srecovered at high water. snd run her on shore on the west side of. them, where, she could have liin la much. smoother water, and with less danger of being injured Si beating against the sand. All hands °a board haying been completely eshansted with . fatigue and cold (having been in distress for 48 hours previonel inl the vessel almost filled with weter, they were enable to make the least exertion. and werrt obliged to let tier, run before the wind., The crew were safely landed 11 the pilot boat. The bottom ,of the vessel his sine! broken up, as the coals are Artfting„on shore. It Is feared that, if the storm does not loon stilmide; she wai go to pieces. .• We learn that a vessel is on shore at tp t isla m d a lttay,and another two are on shore nearNortlilierwict The crews of the three sessels are saved. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. DEAL Fen. 13. Arrived aid sailed for the River. His Idajesty ship Pandora, fromp. Newfri.tidland I came down from the River, the Margaret; Mitchell; for Trieste; the Joseph, Bream., for Naples; the Semaphore, for Havre; Jane. Dellock, for Oporto; Clio, Ctiminina, for . St. Vinceats, and remain with the Ontsiird bound.— Wied S. IV. • FORTMOUTH, Fed. 13.—Arrive I the Asia, Davy. from the Downs for Oitiralter. Sailed His Majesty's shirr Camelion; on a cruize.—Wind S.W. FALMOUTH, Fan. lE—Arrived the Factor, COnnell. from London ; the NodOopacket, hlorphew, from New York in 28 da)s.—Wind The Floia, Meldrnm, of Liverpool, laden With cottoe, flax, &r. was totally lost, with ill the thew, in Carnal , ton lily, the 11th inst. The Cleary, Mann, frOM Dublin to Whitehaven, wis totally 10.,t on the Bth instint at Duran. THHA'rHES. DRURT.LANE —The Opera of Guy Manus:illy was repeated 14st night, and the house was 611 ed to excess. Miss STEPHICNS made her second appearance this season and was more in po ion of her powers than on her first. She sane with more judgment, and consequently with more effect. Several of the songs were encored and applauded to enthusiasm. BRAHAII supports her with his very finest powers; we never heard him display more of his own peculiar excellence than last night. The richness of Isis tones was only to be equalled by the rare purity of his style in Death of Abercromby," and in "Love's Young Ave:3n." The new Dandle /inmost confirmed the favourable impression which his first appearance created. He has the true Yorkshire dialect in all its native breadth ; and in addition to a good face, be appears to po consi derable natural humour. He was much applinded. l — was as amusing as ever. COVENT GARDEN.—Tue School for Scandal attracti.d. an excellent audience to this Theatre. The tine acting Of FARMER, INACROADT, and Kg 31314, together with that of Miff CHESTER as Lady Teazle, afforded one of the highest combinations of dramatic talent Which this or perhaps any other period of dramatic history San produce. r SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. Birrrewo AT TATTIRSALVIi--Fan. Deasy.-6 to I spit Fanatic-8 to I sot Bustling-10 to 1 agst c. out of Web-14 to 1 agst Talisman. ecnitsr.-3 to 1 gat Postbama-4 to 1 agst Moses-4 to 1 apt Swap. DONCASTER ST. Lainga.-10 to 1 agst Sherwood-13 to I apt Miss Fanny by Waltou-200 to I I apt br Ito Violet. In the course of five days last week, Joseph PorriP i gaine•ket per to G. F. Carneigie, E sq., killed 45 won cocks on the estate of Charlton--a thing quite sinprece. dewed in that part of the country.—Edia6mres Sear.) CABBAGE AND (hem Coorm—Another match has been made between these boxers, and increased from 251, to 501. aside, to prevent both of them dying with grief. The Gypsey asserted be would never fight another matt if he was not allowed to have a cut at the Cabbage; and the latter iron-armed core absolutely abed tears on leaving London at the dissappoin!ment be had expe rienced. The backers therefore, merely out ref rumpus Mon to Cooper and Cabbsge, who professed so mach regard and _teal's'. towards each other, made a nem match at Belcher's, on Tuesday night las:, to take piece on the 25th of March. This event has put both of the men into good humour, and Cabbage once mare hares Bristol for another shy in the London ring. The Company's ShipOeneral Harris was at Singapore on the 26th of July last. and was expected to sail for China in two or three days. The Berwickshire touched at Singapore on her, voyage from Bombay to China about a fortnight previously. The Marquess Camden and the other ships were daily expected to pass on their way to the same destination. A letter from Odessa, of the 13th ult. says—" The frost is most , and the sea is frozen as far as the eye can reach." The clock, which for so many years has project-ti from Sairt Mary•le•Bow. Cheapside, is ahotit being removed, and a new one substituted in its room,full 20 feet lower ; the present one, aft-r its long exposure to public view, being deemed to be eleva:ed at too great a heighth. DESTRUCTIVE Ftez.—On Thursday morning last about seven o'clock. a fire was discovered in the ware. house of Messrs. Stockbridge and Co., cotton manufae. turers, at Long Island, near Carlisle, which in a short time burst forth with such violence. as to render every effort to extinguish it entirely fruitless. The city engine., were soon brought to the spot, and a nimbi r of people who had assembled exerted themselves to the utmost; but the flames had obtained so much power, sail extended so rapidly, that the entire building, with the whole of the cotton webs and yarn contained in it, to a very considerable amount, users entirely destroyed. The contents of the counting house, including the books of the concern, were fortunately rescued from the devour leg element. No lives were ►oat, nor any serious bodily injury sustained on the occasion BODY STEALING EXTR tORDiN tar —The quiet little town of Wiinborne, in Dorsetshire, was thrown into an unusual state of confusion and hustle last week. II the report of a mechanic passing through the church yard at a late hour, who fancied he saw the sexton conveying from a grave a recently interred body, wrapped carefully over and concealed in a !lath chair. After two days' confusion and gossip, and the narrow escapes of the purr grave digger train the exasperation of all the boys and o.d women of the parish, i: is as discovered from his affi davit, and the affirmation of an amiable young lady of the town, that it was the iatter, whom he was conveying from a quadrille party; and it being an extremely cold night, she hail rather more precaution than usual. by calash, chats!, cloak, Isc. tit-t. so that she appeared in the eyes of the terrified mechanic, as :urge as any ogress or spectre of the days of Jack the ki!'er. In far t he (mufti conceive it tai hr nu less than a body anfitche carefully cnocealing a priar for tile anatotaist.—(Dr..; tut Menus') I F A