The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-09-20 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTBLLIGSNCE. The Dutch ship, Wilhelrn Frederick. Norman. from Riga to Toulon, which pot lute Cowes the 6th of Octo her, 1821, with loss of three topmasts, and leaky, heat i nt o dock th ere yestercle y . to be repaired. • taut . Sm. 19.—Arrived this morning and Sailed' for the River, the Triton, Darley. from Belfast.—Re pais is the Down s, the Severn Frigate and Diligence, East India Pilot Yacht.—Wind N.B. Porranoorn, SIFT. I9.—Pot in by contrary *lnds, the Csrshalton Park. Clark, from Jamalc,a ; the Gover nor Harcourt, Wilms, from Denterara.—Put back. the Alexander, Young.—Wind N.E.. Sem 18.—Arrived the Gime. Watts, from Leghorn; the Golden Spring, Strong, from Ja „,,ies.-:•Sailed the Speculation, Richards, for Prince Ed ward's ishind —Wind N.B. Hum., Sept lB..—The Trafalgar, from Greenland, is imposed to be in the Hansber with one fish, about 15 tons of oil ; she is much damaged. The following ships have arrived at Peterhead, from Greenland, the Perseverince, 4 fish, 60 tons of oil; the Cleaner, 8 lish, 90 tons; the Jean, 4 fish, 55 tons; the Mary, 1 flab, 25 tons. IMISTLR VILLIGZ, SIFT. 11.1.—The early part of the ri;ght of Tuesday being uncommonly calm and almost all the herring boats from the Ord to Wick pat to sea. About midnight the wind veering to the south, blew a tremendous gale; during the remaining part of the night, the most intense anxiety prevailed among the relatives and friends of the peer fishermen, nor dui the appearance of the morning tend to diminish the general distress—hardly any of the boats had been able to find shelter during the night, and but few of them even so late as seven o'clock this morning, had succeeded is gaining the harbour of Wick. or any of the creeks to the south of it. A boat from Clyth pertsh ednear L biter, with alkon board, including a father and two saes. A firm and impenetrable barrier of ice p ted the Davis's Straits fishing ships from going to the west. went which is, perhaps the canoe why we have heard sathi. gof the Discovery Ships. From the accumula- 1 tin of ire, however, is the mouth of the Straits, there isa great probability, nay, almost the certainty, of the tee bring open towards Lancaster Sound, and to the westward. It is probable that by this time the barrier is broken up, and the ice floated into the Atlantic. The appearance of such a quantity augurs not only a severe winter last season in these parte, but an open spring and owner, which had broken up the ice to the west- 1 ward and in the bottom of the bay.—(Glaegme Herald.) The Beightoa Gazette cootains the following para graph Ily private sources which we can depend on, we bear that an attempt has been made to poison the King of France. A dish of the livers of geese, which is con. atdereil it% the catalogue des vim/nand, as a great deli cacy, was preparing, into which the deadly matter, by talks iuiscreent, was mixed. One of the rooks, who partook largely of some. was immediately taken ill, which raised a suspicion ; and the Maitre de Crisiae lost not a anomeat in sending for the dish, which was not only os the Royal table, bat which his Majesty was at the nine partaking of The cook had the assistance of the lint medical men in Paris. but he died. The King remained speechless fur eight boors, but recovered. and is flow well. ' lie shore story bas grown out of the sodden death of the Duke d'Escars, Intendant of the Royal House hold, who Is sail to byre died from an " Indigestion of deers livers." The French Papers have no other allusion of the slightest nature, which could afford pond for the fabrication of the tale. The Duke of Clarence was expected at Brussels on Stalky last, on his return from Oorumay to London. . . . . . . The Duke of Cumberland arrived on the 29th ult. at Ofen, is Magary, from Vienna. The High Sheriff of the County Cork has called a Meeting of the Magistrates of the Baronies of Fir mly. Orrery and !Moore, Doha How, and Condone aid Clongibbuns. at Mallow. en Monday nest. to coo- Abe what measures should be adopted to preserve the piblic Iraminiiiity.—(lVaterford Mirror.). Mr. Hume has - fixed the .?;ird inst, to visit Berwick, to take up his freedom. For the public dinner to be given Mtn on the occasion, Lord Omlawn, M.P. has Sheeted two fat bucks to be sent trout the park of Chillingbant.—(Edie. Star.) The Commissioners appointed by Parliament to hi ves irate the practicability of abolishing the Board of Excl.' at gclinhergh, and of having all the bra. zess of the &the aed eastome in the Three kingdoms pot under the cognizance of one board at London— visited Perth last week in the coarse of this investiga tive. The measure it is supposed, will in all probabi• lit, be •.d into effect.—(f6id ) We understand that Mr. N 41.11201,, surgeon, R.N Lae lately presented to the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons of this city, a line specimen of the head of a young New &allied chief, beautifully Wooed, and embalmed in a manner unknown to the eirilix d nations of modern times, but which commands the admiration of all adequate judges. Mr. flume has pros lied to communicate to the College an account of the mule in which the process is conducted.—(lbid.) An old woman, the wife of a w at Cambutbsr too, died a few day. ago, wbo had lost the use of her eyes many years, but who, notwithstanding, employed herself during her blindness in winding the woof of bet laushand's web, as well as that of others; but what is moat singular is, that with her the t feeling becam e so acute, that she was able to discriminate the different colours used in the worsted which went through her hands, so that the loss of vision seemed to give her bet little inconvenience.—(ibid) The improvements and alterations at St. James's Pa lace are proceeding rapidly. The rooms leadiag to the entranc e of the drawing-room have been completely re paired, so as to form their original appearance. 'fhe entrat.ce by the tLerman Chapel and Pnory is greatly widened, sufficient fur a carriage to pass through, and at a future . period th ere i s to b e a t h oroug hf are across the Ca na l in the Park. The inconvenience owing to their having only keen one staircase to the entrance of the grand rooms is remedied by the erection of another. Siemer alterations were to he made, but it getting so far advanced in the year, orders have been given to complete the present alterations immediately. The stews building at Pimlico, in the room of that at Charing cross, commences at the stables known by the name of the Duke of York's, and will proceed consider- ably higher than the Riding House. which is to come down. 'The termination of the new mews will be very close to the Palma at Pimlico. A great space of the garden is required for it. The ground lately occupied at Privy Darden, by the mansion of the Duke of Richmond, beteg totally clear, a terrace on a very grand scale is forming; it will be somewhat similar to Whitehall-place. Two monuments voted by Parliament to Gen. Famed Bowes anti Colonel Carlow. have lately beat., erect ed St. Paul' s . the exication sad design o f WW2 /in by Mr. amity. BISHOP OF ChOdilliß. lIIITSOPOLITAN COUIT OP AINAOR, His Grace the Loan PRIKATII presiding. In this Court proceedingscontiane to betaken against the Lord Bishop of Clogher, whose crimes have caused inch afilictiun to his respected and estimebte relatives. The proceedings as yet, have been confined to the issue of citations, receiving the return. of them, and proof. of service : those preliminary forme have not, u yet, bun gone through. This day a Court sat at ball past ten o'clock, a. as. its proceedings were confined to reading the affidavit of the service, in a proper and legal mode, of the woad citation, and the return of it ; after which the Court was , adjourned until the I Ith inst. A third citation is to be served, utter which the libel will be filed and evidence entered upon. We understand the Bishops who will preside with his Once the Lord Primate, in the hearing and final dis posal of this important trial, are the Bishops of Kihnore, Derry, Itaph(w, and Dromore. Most probably, judicial sentence will not be pronounced for two months; and if any defence be made, it will probably be protracted longer.—(Armagh Volunteer) DESTRUCTION OF Tiiii -- LiTHEDRAL AT BOURN. The public will learn witregret, that the magnificent Cathedral at Rouen, in France, has been destroyed by lightning. On Sunday morning last, between five and six o'clock, one of the most tremendous storms ever wit nessed by man visited the city of Roues: the electric fluid struck the cathedral, and completely destroyed it, the outer walls alone remaining. Six houses adjoining were also totally reduced to a heap of ruins. Many of the inhabitants were killed, and some dreadfully scalded by the molten lead which fell from the roof. Thus has &structure, which, as a specimen of Gothic architecture, has obtained undivided praise for ages, become a rain— another evidence of the mutability of all things under the sun.—(Brighton Gazette.) I PURTIMIR PARTICULARS FROM THC SOUTHAMPTON COUNT/ THE STATESMAN: HAYMARKET THEATRE. OLD BAILEY—Trots Morurtmo. MAIIICEFS.—(Teis .11oRxxxo) - The interlude of ristrigate, last night, introduced two new performers at this Theatre; Mr. and Mrs. H. Hamm They will be found useful, in the under cite. rooters of comedy, and, we suppose, they do not aspire to highei things. The comedy of The Way to Keep Hine, was afterwards performed in a style worthy of the best fame and times if this favoured seat of the comic muse. The cast embraced the main strength of the present very powerful company. Limn, as Sir Bashful Constant, gave an admirable portraiture of the character. C liamoca's Lovenfore is also one of his very richest triumph.. jortas's Sir Brilliant has rather too much of the trilling fop, and consequently too little of the scheming libertine. The chief novelty consisted in Mrs: Cideroan's representation of the Widots Ramseur ; and in the present state of that department of Comedy, it is mot too much to pronounce her performance. as being one or the best of the day. Mrs. CHATTERLT srpported the character of Mrs. toeensore, with a just conception of the author ; and gave it all the effect of which it is susceptible, which, after all is very little. Miss BOTCII also deseries her share of praise for the propriety with which she went through the part of Lady Constant. The Managers will find their account in giving an early repetition of the Comedy. A Gentleman, of whom report speaks in high term., is, we learn, to make his debut in the part of Macheath on Thursday next. This, with the attractiou of Miss PATON'S first appearance in Polly, has created no small sensation among Musical Amateurs. Morning, Noon, sad Night being quite established, will be alternately acted with the stock Operas. Thomas Jeff. was charged with stealing several bot tles of wine, a piece of cheese, and other articles of pro vision, the property of William Allen. Elizabeth Odell, servant to the prosecutor, stated, that she went to bed about eleven o'clock on the night of the Ilth of August, leaving every thing safe. She missed the articles in question the following morning from the safe, where they had been deposited. The wine bottles were marked at the bottom with • diamond, and were found in the prisoner's house partly emptied of their contents. John Mance, an offi:er, searched the prisoner's house, and found part of a leg of lamb, a piece of cheese, and one bottle of win•, which was marked in a similar man ner to those in the cellar of the prosecutor. Witness then took him into custody; as they were going towards the office in Worship -street, prisoner said be supposed he should go this time, but be did not mind a d —n, so that he escaped the dancer,. Thomas Bann, another of- ficer, who assisted in taking the prisoner, corroborated the statement of the last witness, and bring called on to explain the meanie, of the term drawers, said it was meant going to be hanged.— The Jury fontei him guilty. The prisoner was then taken from the bar, and shook bands with a femile in court, to whom he bade good by, with the most callous indifference. Peter Dorms was charged upon an indictment with inflicting divers wounds, kicks, and bruises on •arious parts of the body of Thomas Whalley on the s.oth of August, of which be languished till the Bth Ecpteusber, and then died. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased, is company with others, was drinking at a Pub lic-house called the Crickettere. The Prisoner came in, when the deceased immediately accused him of robbing him, the deceased, of a sovereign. The prisoner denied it, sad threatened to knock bins dove if be dartd to repeat the accusation; deceased did repeat it, and chal leaged him to fights a scuffle ensued and deceased was throats a severe fall which be did not recover. He was I taken boils by On prlsoner and another person, and they partook of a bottle of wine together. 7he deceased and the prisoner then parted, upon seeming good terms. In a few days after, the d • ed got worse, and died on the Stb of September. A surgeon, who had opened the body, stated, that on examistion, he found the liver very considerably enlarged, and extended from the hip to the chest. A quantity of blood and cerum was deposited in the chest. In the opinion of witness, his death might have been accelerated by his own exertion. There was no doubt whatever in his mind that the disease had been pre-existieg, and a blow would hasten his death. The wine be had taken would certainly accelerate Isis death independent of either blow or fall. Mr.Jastice BesT recapitulated the facts of the case and left it with the Jury to say whether the unfortunate mates death was occasioned or hastened by the blows be had received, or whether, the disease preexisting, his own exertion in the scuffle was not the cause of his death. The Jnry, without a moment's hesitation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. Mr. Justice Burr.—A very right verdict, Gentlemen Where there is any doubt it me best to be en the safe side CORM r.xcuawas, Sser. 20.—We had a tolerably large arrival of Wheat and ll:arley this morning, from the Suffolk coast; but prime samples of this year's growth of the former article, sold at Monday's prices. There was but little doing in old Wheat,altkough offered at reduced prices.—New Barley, is 2s. per quarter lower ; owing to the increased supply, and the sales were very heavy . at that abatemeat.—ln Beans, Pease, and Oats there is no alteration. Sirivartan-Maitawr.—The Market was well supplied this morning, particularly with Oxen, left over from last Monday's Market, which met with a heavy sale.—lo Sheep and Lambs. the prices are much as last Llarket day. The trade is very heavy, and the demand is chiefly in small meat. Those I. England who uTainttia that superabundant crops are the cause of agricultural d' will have ample reason to complain of the present Never, it is said, were mops more luxuriant than tbote laid in during this mita= all over France and the Netherlands. H Warr IN SCOTLAND.—The weather since Wed. nesday has bees delightful, and the farmers in conse quence have been busy in carrying in and safely hous ing the grain in the fields, the greater proportion of which, in this district, are now cleared. 01.aseow.—The broken weather that we have had for the• lam fortnight, has been accompanied with a 'teat deal of lightning. Monday night the flashes were frequent and vivid. The Oat harvest has bems se much retarded, that the farmers on Monday in many places made their sh work the whole day in spite of the rain. They are beginning to be afraid that the grain will sprout (ton. so much moisture.— The wheat is almost all inned. Sr. itauatw's.—The h t is now nearly fioished In the east of Fife. The crops, according to the agri cultaiists. who are still complaining loudly, will scarcely bear the designation of " average." Wheat is, upon the whole, trend ; but both the Barley aad Oats sea somewhat defecti►e. The wholeare eeiformly short ie the Maw s which is likely to create a activity of fodder. SPURTLIA . CIII.,ELLP; Cit • EO}IAM RACMS,—THIIItiI) V. S''PT. 19. •., . The Wloclior Stakes of ;xi not 911, Handicap Sweepstakes of 6 SOTervii:llS raLh, with 16 added from the Rfice Etltt,l _ _ _ M►. Frlearnt b. f. by Seymour .. 0 .. 3 I t Mr. Vatighaa's br. a. Doubtful .. .. I 9 1 Mr. While's Tr0th.....2 II S The whiner the favorite--rocle by %% Teheran. -11110.- . SIIREWSSERiar RACE. —TUESDAY, Sem 17. A Purse of 601. given by the Hun. II G.. Sennett, and P. Corbett, Esq for alai en horses, ilic of all ages. Tira na,* heats. . . Sir T. Stanley's b. c. by Coriolanus. 3 )rs,. fist. Igib. I I Mr. Owen's b. f. by Hedle), 3.. rs, Est. I illi.. .. 9 9 The wiener the faionrite—won easy. A Sweepstakes of lOge each, to which was added 30tis each by Major Ormsby Gore, and Sir.) O. Rgerton, Hart. for the produce of wires covered in 1818 by Aladdin and Ces trian. Once round and a distance. Mr. Mytton's b. c. by Aladdin. Sio. 41b. 1 Mr. Shepherd's b. f. by Aladdin. tist . 2 Woa easy. rd. AS-aged Stakes of lags each, with 20gs glint by the Town. Twice round and a distance. Major Ormsby Gore's br. e. rum 4 yrs old, Bat. 31b. .. 1 Mr. Myttoe's ch. h. Mandeville. used, tMt. atlb.. .. 31 Slr T. Stanley's br. c. hr. to itooton, 4 yrs, tilst. Mb. .. 3 to I on the winner—Won easy. • LEICESTER RAC63I.—M . , Sept. 16. Gold Cup—One Hundred Gui neas. Lord Stamterd's Peter Lety, 4 yrs old I Sir B. Graham's Norna, 4 yrs old .. Duke of Rutland's Octavian .. „„ This was a good race. and won by a length. Norna apt the field-2 to I agst Feter Lely-3 to 1 'Pt Octavian. Belvoir Stakes—Twenty Guineas each. All ages. Mr. Massey's Scrambler I S 1 Mr. Notley's Mi5chief........2 1 2 Mr. Sprigg's Poison.. .. $ 2 A fine race, and every heat contested.—Scrambler agst the field. Gentlemen's Purse--Fifty Pounds. All ages. Mr. Field's Chew Flacon.. Beating three others. —.m.— ABERDEEN RACES.—Tnoasnae, Sarr. 19. A Plate of Fifty Guineas, siren by the Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire. Sir D. Monerieffe's Harlequin walked over, A Plate of Fifty Guineas, given by the Member of Par liament for Foratrshire, for Scotch-bred borses of all ages. Mr. G. F. Cerneitie's Meeta . 1 1 Sir A. Ramsay's Monreith dr FRIDAY. Mr. G. F. Carnegie's Meeta .. I Sir D. Moneriere's Louisa V One mile—Fifty guineas eaeb. Captain Saird's b. g. Aikendram agst Lord Kensedy's b. g. Opposition ; one hundred guineas, b. ft. ; to be rode by the owners. Lord Kennedy received forfeit. DONCASTER MEETING, 18.. 4 1. WEDNESDAY, Sam IS. Sweepstakes of bogs each, VOgs ft. for fodr-yr-old colts, SA. 71b.; fillies, Sit. 41b. St. Leger course. (8 Subs.) Mr. Heuldsworth's b. f. Amiable I Lord Fitzwilliam's b. e. Sandbeek.. 2 Mr. Latebton's ch. 1. Fortuna S Sweepstakes of Stags each, h. ft.; colts, Set. 31b.; fillies, fist. St. Leger course. (4 Subs.) Mr. Watt's b. c. Dupore I Mr. Milne's b. f. Marches* . 2 Tim Gateolgns Stakes of 100 gs each. 30gs ft.; trolls, SO. bib. ; fillies, Bst. 91b. St. Leger course. (12 Subs.) Mr. T. 0. Powlett's gr. e. Swap • Mr. E. Petre's b. c. Theodore . High odds on Theodore; wben, to the surprise of the Spectators, Swell won cleverly. The Gold Cup, free for any horse, rte. ; three-yr-olds, Ost. ; four, 7st. 71b. ; Ste, Sst. Sib. ; six, Sst. I lib.; sad aged, 9st. Four miles. Sir R K. Dick's eb. g. Euphrates, 0 yrs oft I Mr. T. 0. 'owlet's b. h. Gambler, S yrs old. .. fil Mr. liAmblon's br. h. Waverley, 6 yrs old. . • S Mr. Clever's br. e. The Farrier, 3 yrs old. 4 A severe race, and won by the bead only. The other Races of the day were not over when our sa t:own was sent of. TUESDAY.— (Pl:armee Psaricomnts.) Sweepstakes of legs each, with 23gs lidded by the Corpo - for all ages; three-) ' , olds, Set. 71b.; four, 7st. 01b.; dre, Ba. 61b.; sis, ped aged, Bst. 12lb. St. Leger course. (6 Hubs.) Mr. T. 0. Powlett's b. c. by Wahl, S yrs old Sir R. K. Dirk's eb. g. Euphrates,B yrs old Mr. Lambton's b. e. Adam Blair, 3 yrs old .. . Mr. Kirby's Dr. e. Statesmen, 4 yrs old The Corporation Plate of 301. for horses, ; three-yr-olds, bat. 71b. ; four, Ist.9lb. ; five, Set. Sb ; six, and aged, ast. 104 h. Two-tulle heats. Mr. lAiebton's b. h. Oansinane, 3 yrs old .. I Sir J. Byng's cb. f. lady Mary (recd. 24gs) S yrs old S I Mr. T. S. Duncombe's Dr. c. Byrun, 4 yrs old .. 4 3 Sir W. Milner's bl. e. Angler, S yrs old . 2dr Mahn for 23gs each, b. ft. Two miles. Lord Mainmast's eh. g. by Rabens, 10e. Mr. Gllbert's b. g., aged, 10st .. .. I ..$ NEW MATCH.—DICR CURTIS AND WARREN: Not withstanding Curtis baying defeated Warren, the friende of the later have cone forward and witched bim against his old opponent for fifty sovereigns aside. to meet on the 13th of November; sf. a-side is deposited, and it is 'Aid the backers of Curtis are shy on the occasion.— Even betting. We understand that I of the farmers of Nor. thumberland will find the tithes more than usually op. pressive this season. In the Dope of the markets ad vancing, many of are aai.l to have taken th• tithes of grain at an average rate, allowing 15s. per boll for that of wheat, which being considerably above market price. must add greatly to the distress of His growers. We trust, however, the Clergy will show a compassiooate feeling for their lay brethren, and that. though they may claim according to agreement, they will not, under present cirentestauces. enforce the full penalty of the bond.—(Tyne Mercury.) Foothill, we are informed, does not attract the num. bets commonly reported. About the time the Rata papers stated that the visitors had exceeded 14,000, gentleman she went thither and on whim we can rely. assures us tbat,on particular enquiry on the spo he found they did not amount to ons•third of the number. Among the company present the day he was there, were Lard and Lady Ifullsed. His Lord ship afterwards visited Salisbury ; and was every where received with that attsntiuu and respect due to his rank and virtues. The luterior of the Abbey, at Foothill. it appears, was never couple:ed. _ Tut ACCIDIINT ON Tilt TV•lll6$ —NeithOr of the bodies of the three young men who were drowned off the Red House, at liatteisea, bat, as yet, been found s although the river bas been dragged up and down from Vanaball-bridge to Putney. As soon as Bean's brother heard of his death, he fainted, and it was a length of time before he recovered ; when Buch an . s brother heard of his death, he said he could sot help it, mad that he could not atracJ to pay asy tbiag to. Isis burial. The family of Marks are in be greatest grief, and bays offered a (sward for the 44 ? lag of the body. CURONICLIt. A gentleman who arrived by the Prince Coboorg, Ha vre Packet. this morning, brings intelligence of the al most total destrection of Rouen Cathedral, on Sunday last. It was set on fire by lightning about live o'clock in the morning, and continued burning till the evening of the same day, when the fire was apparently extin guished, but shortly afterwards broke out again with re doubled fury, and was still raging on Monday morning, when our informant left Rouen. At that time the dames had extended themselves over the greater part of this once splendid edifice. and the great dome had fallen in with a tremendous crash. Several houses in the vici nity have also been destroyed. Tho moat strenous ef forts of the firemen could effect nothing against such a mass of fire ; and, indeed, the melted lead, which ran in torrents from the roof, rendered a near approach to the building very hazardous. It is said, that several per sons lost their lives, though nothing certain has reached us. The storm of thunder and lightning which was the cause of this catastrophe was one of the most terrible ever witnessed. It afterwards visited Deere de•Orace, where it is said to have done some damage. The following historical particulars respecting Rouen Ca ' thedral may not prove unacceptable to our readers: it was founded, Anno Domini, 990, by Robert, Archbishop of Rouen, brother of Richard the Second, Duke of Normandy, but was not finished till the year 1062. It was 410 feet in length, 83 in breadth, the length of the eross-aisles was 164 feet, and the height of the spire 395 feet. There were seven entrances to it, and 130 windows. It was one of the most costly and ;nap nificent Gothic structure ever seen; it was literally frosted with ornaments; there was not the smallest piece of stone, not the back of a niche, nor the base of a figure, bet was covered with the finest Gothic work. In it were inserted the bodies of John. Duke of Bedford. Regent of Prance; Henry. brother of Richard I. and the heart of Richard Coar•de-Lion, together with many other illustrious men. _ _ The following account of the disaster appears in an extract in the Paris papers from a Rouen Journal : " The 15th of September, 1822, will unfortunately be too celebrated in the annals of the city of Rouen. This morning ate quarter put five o'clock, in the midst of a slight storm which passed over the town, the lightning fell on the principal tower of the metropolitan church, which it struck at the bottom of the spire. " In an instant the wood-work caught fire, and the flames spread with each rapidity that in a quarter of an boor they enveloped the whole tower and reached to its top. The alarm occasioned by such an event brought together the whole population: but no human aid could pre►ent the destruction of the part on fire. and a few mi- ' notes before seven the spire fell upon the roof. " At this moment the fire enclosed in the tower burst oat with augmented fury; and while we write this short notice, nothing more remains of this grand pyramid but its stone base: the upper roofs of the church are broken through by the fragments fallen upon them; and the terrified imagination, considering the vut number of houses adjoining this grand edifice, knows not where the deplorable disaster will stop. "The difficulty of collecting facts in the midst of such a scene of desolation compels us to postpone details till to-morrow. We content ourselves now with stating. that the greatest activity prevails among the citisens, the firemen, and the soldiers of the garrison, to alleviate as far as possible the terrible consequences of this cala mity." Last week a young couple applied to the different Clergymen in the district of Whitehaven for a marriage license, and finding the road to the altar of Hymen so beset by legal difficulties that it was impossible for them to obtain the object at that time so ardently wished for, were therefore determined at once to surmount this dif ficulty, and, having ascertained the legality of Scotch marriages, set off for Annan (where daily numbers go on the same errand); there the golden chain was duly riretted, and the happy couple, after defraying their tra velling expenses, and payinig the trifling fee to the Ma gistrate, found that their ourney had cost them less than the license alone wend have done, had they ob tained it in the first instance. On Sunday last the banns of marriage were put up be. tween two couple of votaries to Hymen, in the parish of St. Mary the Virgin, Dover. This is the only solitary instance, since the passing' of the delectable Marriage Act, out of a population of 19,003 souls io this parish, although before the obnoxious clauses passed, there were ten or twelve couples every Sunday. Is the coarse of the last week no less than twenty three couple, all of the better classes of society, the ladies attended by their mothers, brothers, or other friends in years, have arrived in Dublin. on matrimonial excursions. One Minister only, received CM Tuesday last, a present of twenty guineas, and two other presents of large amount. fur uniting these couples. The ob noxious provisions of the Marriage Act not extending to Ireland. this country may be termed, until its repeal, " the land of Morriage."—(Dublio paper.) A young lady, aamed Tb Newlau, was corm mitted for having taken a hat from the head of Mr. M'Cormick, and run into Pye.cormer with it. When takes, elle declared, "on her honour it was only a Joke."--(Disblia paper.) Oa Saturday last. Thos. Briefly. whir. with. Thos. Ellis. sad Sam. Rows, were ecinvicted at the late Ches. ' ter Amine for a most daring highway robbery, soar Coagletoo, sacred the seaman of the law at Meter. ' I . 7 • • I I i i 1 I ; ,3 , 1 , 1 • ' I 1 i 1,.: 1 I • ! 1 t i. 1 1 1 A 10 I . ( f . . , ~ .. ~ ! • . ' . 4. ~ - 1 1 i., ', I , • ! 1. „I. 1 4 4 1 .3 ~ 4 .. 1 .-. i • . , , t 1" . 1 ll' , s . _ :t ( I