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1 LirERJR T GLEANIIVRS. No. XL •` DisTINCT CIiAIACTILRII);I4•CDTTII AND I:ben/inn I T 14 z 10150.—A mind so framed and sn tortured as that vt Macbeth, when the hour of extremity presses upon hint. can find no refuge but in despair ; and the expression of that despair by Shakapeare, is perhaps one of the finest *lam that ever was exhibited. It is wildness, incon i mosey, and disorder, to such a degree, and so apparent, toss . Some say he's read ; others who lessee hate him, _ Do call it valiant fury ; but for certain, He cannot buckle Ine distembered cause Within the belt of rule." Itis presumption without hope, and confidence without s our ; that con fi dence rests upon his superstition ; lie buoys himself up with it against all the dangers that threaten him, and yet sinks upon evay f res h alarm, •• fling me no niece reports ; I.:t them By all : Till Birnant wend r: more to Dunelnane, I cannot taint with fear. What's the boy Malcolm! Was he not born of woman ? Spirits that know An mortal consequences lisle pronworeed it. year sat. Macbeth ! No awe that's born of women Pallier here power apes thee.—Fly, false Thanes, And mingle with the English Epicures ! . The mind I sway bv, and the heart I beer, stall timer sagg weir doubt. nor shake with fear !" Ka kith in these assurances is implicit; he really is that he may defy the forces of his enemies, and = lll cttery of his friends, but immediately after, only on arebrg a man who, not having the same support, is frichtened at the numbers apFreaching against them he c.itsliii his apprehension ; tells him ----These liana speaks of thine A.. counsellors tw fear ; and then, though nothing had happened to impeach the. 'credit of those assurances on which he relied, he gives way to the depression of his spirits, anti despouds in the midst of ncurlty: i' Take thy face hence.--Sefton ! I'm sick at heart, 11 hen I behold-.-Seytaa I i ?ay, this push Willy:beer me ewe, or disease me new, I bare lived long enough ; my way of life is b 'n into the fear, the yellow l-sf." 4 • . Ils, by those which follow on his uncom ftr of old age, and by those which he after . ......ls makes on the vanity of life, when he hears that l a stly Mahe ll is no mere, he appears to be preparing for hisfste. But his seeming composure is not resignation ; it is passion still ; it is one of the irregularities of despair, whiz!) some overwhelms him, at other times starts into . rage ' and is at all times intemperate and extravagant. The resolution with w'lieh he bore up againit the desertion of the Thanes. fails hint; upon meeting the messenger who *comes to -I him the numbers of the enemy : when he re ceives the confirmation of that news, his dejection turns into fury, aid he declares, " I'll defy, till from my bones my flesh is hack'd" Ile then impetuously.gires his orders to "Send out more horses ; skier the country round ; Hang these that talk of fear." Ile repeats them afterwards with impatience. Though the inciny is still At a distance, he calls for his armour; not withstanding Seytoti's remonstrance that it is not rved.ql yet, he persists in putting it on ; he calls for it eagerly afterwards ; he bids the person who is assisting him, dis patch ; then the moment it is on be pulls it 'off again, and directs his attendants to bring it after him. In. the tnitisr of all this violence and hurry the melancholy which preys upon him shows itself, by the sympathy he expresses so feelingly, when the diseased mmd of Lady Macbeth is mentioned ; and yet neither the troubles of his conscience, nor his concern for her, can divert his attention from the distress of bissituation. Ile tells her physician that tien:snes . fly fr in Aim ; and betrays to him, whose assistance he could not want, and in whom be did not mean to plane any particular confidence, his apprehensions of the English force& After he has forbid those about him to bring him any more reports, he anxiously inquires for news ; he dreads every danger which he supposes he acorns • at least be recurs to his superstition, as to the only relief from his agony ; and concludes the agitated scene, as he had begun it, with declaring that he alit rot be afraid of death or bane, Till Birnara Meet comes to Dunefoassee• At his next appearance he gives his orders, and considers hie situation more calmly; but still there is no spirit in him. If he is for a short time sedate, it is because " hr has surfeited with horrors; Di r es t ..., familiar to his slaughterous thoughts, Cannot now start him." Ile appears coutpuaeol, only because be is become almost indifferent to every thing; he is hardly affected by the death of the Queen, whom he tenderly loved : he checks himself for wishing abe had lived longer; for he is weary himself of life, which, in ha estimation, now " Is but a 'walking leads. ; a poor player, Tiler stints ae frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more it is a tale Told be an !dem, full of sound and-fur'', Signifying nothing - - Yet though he grows more careless about his fate, he can not reconcile himself to it ; he still flatters himself that he thail escape, even after he has found the equivocation of the Pei. When Wrists:l wood appeared to come to wards Dune:sane, he trusts to the other assurance, and be lieves that he " Bears a charmed life. which must not yield To one of woman born."— Ells confidence, however, begins to fail him; he raves as soon as he perceive' that he has reason to doubt of the promises which had been made to him, and says, " If this which he avouches does appear There is no Hying hence, nor tarrying here, 1 'gin to be a wearrof the sun, And wish the state o' th' world were now undone. itiug the alaru bell wind ! come, wrack! At least we'll d ie with harness on our back." Bat sensible, st lest, that he is driven to extremity, and that " They've tied Ids to a stake; he cannot fly, ' But, bear.like, he must fight the coupe." he summons all his fortitude; and, agreeably to the man liness of chareeter to which he had always formed him self, behares with more temper and spirit (luring the battle than he had before. He is so well recovered from the disorder he had been in, that the natural sensibility of his disposition finds even in the field an opportunity to work ; where be declines to fight with Macd t a, not from fear, but from a consciousness of the wrongs he had done to him ; he therefore answers his provoking challenge, only by saying " Of all men else I have avoided thee: But get thee back ; my soul is too much chased With blood of thine alhauly," and then patiently endeavours to persuade this injured ad versary to desist from so unequal a combat ; for he is con fident that it must be fatal to Macduff, and therefore tells h.m. Thou loses! laboar ; • .As esav mayest }hoes the intrencbant sir With thy ken sword impress, us make me bleed a Let fall thy blade on vulnerable crests; I bear a charmed life." But his reliance on this charm being trken away by the explanation given by Alaeduff, and every hope now failing him, though he wishes not to fight, yet his sense of honour Nine touched. by the threat, to be made the show and gaze I t%e time, and all his passions bring now lost in despair, is habits recur to govern him : he disdains the thought of ..egrace, and dies as becomes a soldier. His last words ale -----" I will not yield, To kiss the ground before young Illsleolm's feet, And to b.: tilted by the rabble's curse. 'iii Ittroam wood be come to Donsinane, opoos'd being of no woman born, try the last : before my body warldse shield law on Macduff! be be that iirst dies Hold! enough." triour of Macbeth required, it world re t, by comparing it with that of Richer,' not very different. When he is to fight mil for his life, he prepares for the crisis perfect evenness of temper; and rises, as !kens, into ardour, without once starting Terence, or ever sinking into dejection. far from being supported, that he is de .cii as a brave sprit can be depressed, by means, and instead of having a superstitious lie is threatened by all the ghosts of all whom ithered, that they will sit heavy on his soul lc ' soon shakes off the impression they had again as gallant as ever. „Defore their ap feels a pre se nti ment o f hi s ' , fate ; he observes hos not that alacrity of spirit. of mind, that he was wont to have:" signifying his intention of lying in Bosworth light, the rrtlexion of where to-morrow occurs pushes it aside by answering, Well; as And to blt,;; Though Ihrs Ann uoo Yet will I try 1 throw my I Aid damn'd . 11 this !rein, eel% e illustration. in circumstances fur his crown rn with the most p the dagger thick iait into intemp Tho::zhheissol Preston, as trine; •upernstutal mes c l :l:l , lenee, he is tor has mut theren *sorrow, yet he male, end is age p anmec he feels , hat he Gl Nor cheer ( ma upon signify held that night, t to him ; but he [ fr , enejor that: and he struggles against the lowness of spirits winch he feels, but cannot account fur, by calling for a bowl of wine. anti applying to business. Instead of giving way to it in hims if, lie attends to every symptom of de jection in other., and endeavours to dispel diem. lie asks, "My Lord of Suety, why look yotr so sad ?" Lie enquires, "Saw'st thou the mstancholy Lord Northumberland?" and is satisfied upon being told that he and Surrey were busied in, cheering nyi the soldiers . IL: adverts to every circumstance which can dishearten or encourage his et teadants or his troops, and observes upon them accord ingly. When he perceives the gloominess of the morn ing, and that the Still might probably not be seen that day, his observation is, " Not shine to-day ? why, what is that t o me More Mao to Riclitnord ? fur the self-same heaven That truisms on me, looks sadly upon him." He takes notice of the superiority of his number; be i points out the circumstance that, —." The King's name is a tower of strength, Which they upon the adverse faction want." I He represents the encml as a troop only of banditti; he urges the inexperience of Richmond: and he animates his soldiers with their " Ancient word of courage, fair Sr. George," ' the effect of which he had before intimated to the Duke of Norfolk; when, having explained to him the disposi tion he intended, he asks him, " This, and St. Gorge to boot! what thlnk'st thou Norfolk ?" Re deliberately, and after having survey'd the vantage of 1 the ground, forms that disposition by himself ; for which purpose he calls for ink and paper; and being informed that it is ready, directs Isis guard to watch, and his attendants to leave him ; but, before be retires . he issues the neces sary orders. They are net, like those of Macbeth, general and violent, but temperate and particular; delivered coolly, and distinctly given to different persons. To the ,Duke of Norfolk lie trusts the mounting of the guard Wing the night, and bids him he ready himself early In the morning. Ile directs Catesby to " Send cut a pursuivant at arms To Stanley's regiment; bid him bring his power Before sun-rising." Ile bids his modal servants "Saddle white Surry for the field to-morrow; book that my staves be found, and not too heavy." And instead of hastily potting on, and as hastily pulling .off his armour, he quietly as k s , " What, is my beaver easier than it was ? And all my ermour laid into my ten; ?" directing them to come about midnight to help to arm him. He is attentive to every circumstance preparatory to the battle ; and preserves throughout a calmness and presence of min d which denote his intrepidity. He does not lose it upon being tole', that the foe vaunts in the field ; but re collecting the orders he had given over night, now calls for the execution of them, by directieg Lord Stanley to be sent for, and his own horse to be caparisoned. Ile tells the Duke of Norfolk, who is next in command to him self, the disposition he had formed ; and every thing being in readiness, lie then makes a speech to encourage his soldiers: but on hearing the enemy's drum, he concludes with, " Fight, gentlemen of England ! fight, bold yeomen ! Daly, archers, draw your arrows to the head ! Spur your proud horses hard, and ride in blood ; Amaze the welkin with your broken staves !" But even in this sally of ardour he is not hurried away by a blind impetuosity, but still gives orders, anti distinguishes the persons to whom lie addresses them. From this mo ment he is all on 6re ; and possessed entirely - with the the great objects around him, others of lesser note are be low his attention. Swelling himself with coutage, and inspiring his troops with confidence of victory, he ruibes on the enemy. It is not a formed sense of honour, nor a cold fear of disgrace, which impels him to fight; but a natural high spirit and bravery, exulting in danger ; and being sensible that the competition is only personal between him and Itichroond, he directs all his efforts to the destruc tion of his rival ; endeavours himself to single -him out, mid arcking hint is the throat ("death, ads his own life upon , the cast. Five times foiled in his aim, unhorsed, and sur rounded with foes, he still persists to stand the hazard e the.dis ; and having exacted more wonders than a mas k loses his life in an attempt so worthy of himself. •'• * • Thus, from the beginning of their history to their last moments, are the characters of Macbeth and Richard pre served entire and distinct: and though probably Shak speare, when he was drawing the one, had no attention to the other, yet, as lie conceived them to be widely different, expressed his conceptions exactly, and copied both from 'nature, they necessarily b-came contrasts to each other; and, by seeing them together, that contrast is more appa- rent, espccially.where the compatison is not between oppo site qualities, but arises from the different degrees, or from a particular display, or total omission, of the same quality. This last rust often happen, as the character of Macbeth is much more complicated than that of Richard ; and, therefore, when they are set in opposition, the judment of the poet shows itself as much in what he has left out of the latter as in what he has inserted. The picture of Mac beth is also, for the same reason, much the more highly finished of the two; for it required a greater variety, and a greater delicacy of painting, to express and to blend with consistency all the several properties which are ascribed to him. That of Richard is marked by more careless strokes, but they are, notwithstanding, perfectly just. Much bad composition may indeed be found in the part; it is a fault horn which the best of Shakspeare's plays are not exempt, and with which this play particularly abouhda ; and the taste of the age in which he wrote, though it may afford some excuse, yet cannot entirely vindicate the exception able passages. After every reasonable allowance, they must still remain blemishes ever to be lamented ' • but lisp -soil'', for the mos. part they only obscure, they elo not dis figure his draughts from nature. 'Through whole speeches and scenes, character is often wanting ; but in the worst Instances of this kind, Shakspeare is but insipid ; lie is not Inconsistent, and in his peculiar excellence of drawing cha racters, though he often neglects to exert his talents, he is -sets rarely guilty of perverting thetn.—Retirin les on some "ilf the Characters of S 1 aka peace. THE ADVENTURES OF TELEMACHUS. In the Lansdown Library there was a very ancient Greek romance, printed in Florence in 1643, called Athene Skeleote. This title, which cannot be translated literally, is interpreted by the learned editor, PIETRO PRoso, to mean Minerva Colzonilo ; which, however ludicrous it may appear, cannot be translated nearer into English than by the phrase 3f inerva in breeches. This curious work was purchased by the first MARQUIS of LANSDOWN, for a great sum, at the sale of the Pinelli library, and is supposed to be the only copy in existence ; though there can be no doubt that FARIELOIS had seen the work, as the fable of his TALEMACHUS is evidently founded upon it. It was embellished with several engrav ings, of which only one remained. It represents Mentor leaping after Telemachus, whom he has thrown into the sea frAn the rocks of the island of C•Lvrso. This the learned commentator - western islands of - ranted by the text, wept,. 'beyond the PilL this snay seem to appl , Vie further statement days three times as l the summer of a accounts satisfactori., us of the wanderings of Ulys. as always eh. justly considered absurd, to suppose that he could, for ten yeats, wander about the narrow seas, as in a labyrinth. Bat if we can imagine him to have been driven through the Straits into the wide AT• being at the best but an Intl quainted with the compass, I been long enough. It is probable, that the first one of the western islands of Sc ing again to lose the sight of moat tedious voyage back to t still further corroborates this opi the age of the editor of the al of Calypso is described as havin g ., natural pillars of stone, so regul a rly ranged -. * work of art, " unless," says the romance, " they were fashioned by the hands rf the giants." Now there is no thing at all resembling this description in any of the islands of the Mediterranean ; nor, per**, in any part of the world, the He:name excepted. :~ ----, 1...d1i tot supposes to have been one of she whom were' 11 Scotland; in whieh he is certainly war. his son, retui which states it to have been far to the the members Pillars of llerculeggirgh tosolne been engaged apply better to Wands, yet Liverpool Adt cent lbat our tr yi found the Tits Co-o s long as the nights; e'en °llly apply to already stated a high northern latitude. This, too, ment in the rily for the narrations banded down to many of ow rings of Ulysses. It has always been progress of ATLANTIC ; there, indeed, east of it is the : different seaman, and unac- These three H! his wanderings might have tuated in a mil, the acorchi nt land ULYSSES made was ' name of Mr. Scotland ; whence, not dar.. abash, which )f land, he Would have II Rshie 1 00 miles 3 the Mediterranean. . a few miles from opinion, is a fact uukedup In ten or twelve Lb( eithene .kkeleate. Theislami We have been ring several grottos, formed of steam boats navi ;ularly ranged as to resemble Above one tool .. . LIVERPOOT. COM:If •• Mete Private lei PonillNw mention the atql i t, of c or, by some, arlooo Ilse same as per last packer, give way. The new crop, already been shown in New Yo. indeed; that the season has been . and the produce is expected to be about 700,000 to 800,000 bales in the United States only. Every spare plot of ground has been planted with cotton. It is expected that the new crop, being so much snore forward than usual this season, may be hire at the end of November of begin ning of December. CORN'EXCIIANGE, TuLsnay, OCT. 4. Our C;rn market. although pretty well attended to-day, was rather dull. Old Wheat remains without alteration, but new Irish is about 2tl.lourer. New Oats have not been bought freely, but the few sales Which have been made arc at late prices; therefore the quotation is continued. Other articles remain without much change. Wheat and Flour iu bond continue in limited demand. •. d. e. d -9 6 • 10 $ - 9 3 • 19 0 83• 9 6 3• 8 9 BRITISH PRESS . COMMERCIAL INTELLICENCE: • •••- t Myr:Brom.. Tecanay Evrxti:o. from 'New * York, received per. Cortes, of cotton there In be estimated at 8,000, 14,000 bates, and the pripcs remain natsah ast packet, tae holders not being williag to new crop, of which some samples have wn in New York, promises to be very fine season haft been uncommonly favour able, Wheat par Bushel 701b—Ensiish (old) • • • • • Di tto (now) • - (old) . 4, se•-_-V.-.4 irisiSiwed i . _ . Ditto New . . 810 a V U Ditto White . 9 0 a 9 4 Foreigrl, free - 8 3 a 9 0 Ditto On bond) . 4 8 • • 4 6 Canadrao free . 6 9 a 8 9 Date per Etishal•f4lllb.—lrieh Potato (old) 3 2 a 3 6 Ditto (new) - 5 5 • 3 7 Englistt,Sceteh&Welsh 3 5 • 5 7 Common 2d. a 3d. lower. Basler per 601b.—English . . I I a 6 0 Irish . . 4 9 • 6 U - Malt per 9 galls. . . . - 8 6 a Ili 3 Oatmeal per 2401b.--English - - 30 0 a II 0 iii:ti . - . ii - aii 0 Ditto (use) . 29 a $2 0 WM.—English - - h 3 • bts 0 Irish „ . - IA a AS S American perl9o3b. - 24 • 25 0 Dantzic - 0 a 0 U Foreign, trim 0 , • 0 0 r Quarter—English . . 413 • 80 0 Irish . - 40 a 48 0 Foreigit - - 0 .• 0 0 Pass per Quarter—Eliglisa, Whit, - 0 a 0 V Duo Gm - - 0 • 0 0 Foreign . - 0 a 0 A Flour per Bean/ per IMPORTED FROM TES 27TR TO TEE 3t) OCTOBER INCLUSIVE. Bye 2.720 qrs. Ireland - - 14 qrs. 3,911 Ilea: : 2UO Goastways . 100 qrs. Pass : 6,811 qrs. Ireland - 12 Oswald : - 3,1112 qrs. Ireland - 013 Ida. Flour: 912 qrs. Ireland . SOO aka. ExPoirTD. - 7d qra. Flour . _ _ Wheat: Foreign Ireland - Coutwite Oats: Inland - Barley : Ireland . WINE AND NPIIifiTRABE. . 410 brls. eirra,scr or A TREASURY IMPUTE. DATED SEPT. 20, 1025 Acquaint the Commissioner of Customs that this Board concurs in opinion with the Lords of the. Committee of 'Privy Council for Trade, that it will be expedient to pee mit the shipment of spirits and wine ft..e exportation to, Mexico and Colombia, in casks of not less than twenty gallons each, in consequence of the state of the internal means of conveyance in those countries, which arc not of a nature to admit of the transport of larger packages; and my Lords therefore authorise them to give such directions as may be proper upotr. thfs subject, taking care, how ever, that the permission is only granted upon special ap plication from the exporting merchant to their Board in each case; and that all proper pr ecaution be taken to pre ventavenue is exposed by reland ing, the fraud to which the when packages of Oiettize are permitted to be ex ported. London, Oct. 1, 1625. MI dear am directed by Mr. Huskisson to tramline for the information of the parties interested, an abstract from the Treasury Minutes of Sept. 26, by which you will perceive that their Lordships, in concurrent* with the recommendation of the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, directed the Commissioners of Customs to permit the exportation of wine and spirits to Mexico and Colombia, in casks of not less than twenty gallons each,•cin the conditions prescribed in the minute. I am, dear Sir, yours, &c. W3l. IVAINWRIGIIT. Thomas Moore, Esq. Chairman, &c. &c. Liverpool. THE NEW JURY ACT. That part of Mr. Peel's New Jury Act which relates to the qualifications of persons to serve on Juries, has given rise to a diversity of opinion. The clause especially, which applies to householders, has been taken in different senses. some interpreting it to mean the qualification to extend to those assessed to the amount of twenty pounds per annum for house and land collectively, and others re stricting the qualification to those assessed to that amount for their houses alone. These different expositions of the law being embreced by certain of the Magistrates of the iirest Riding of the county of York, one of them, the Rev. B. Newton, who saw the Act in the latter sense, proposed the question to the Under Secretary of State. The following is a copy of the answer received, which we have pleasure in laying before our readers, hoping that it may tend to promote an uniformity in the returns of jurors, which was the object of the application at the Secretary of State's Offies.:— (COPY.) Whitehall, Sept. 12, 1825. 811,—In Mr. Ilobhouse'm absence I have to acknowledge the Act of your letter of the Bth haw. on the su bj ec t o f t h e new J ury Act. I conceive you and your brother Magiatrates have taken a per fectly correct view of the qualification of a householder, via. that he must be rated to the pour-rate at 20L a I ear as a householder, or in other words,for Haute wily, and eat for his Land. The words oh Act are certainly equivocal, but such were the intentions of the Member who introducid the clause, and this con eXtuction is moreover inevitable from the context ; fur if a juror were to be qualified. by being rated at 201. a.yesr ou any property whatever, It would- be absurd lo require an assessment to the 1100. duty (which applies to the braise only) on the same value. I have the Ptomain to be, Sir, Your most obedient, humble servant. GEO. N. DAWSON. Rer. 11. Newton. We understand the deputation of merchants connected with the Cape. of Good Hope merely left a statement of the affair relative to the currency, and a Memorial, with his Majesty's Min.7sters. The reply will not be announced for some days. • The packet ship New York, Capt. Bennett, which railed on Saturday for New York, had 35 passengers, among Mr. Owen, 9f New Lanark, accompanied by ...turning to his establishment at Harmony, and members of the Italian Opera in London who have , ged by Mr. Price, of the New York theatre.— . Advertiser of Tuesday. Co-ortitarive SYSTET4.-Mr. Owen, we have stated, sailed on Saturday for his new establish - State of Indiana. It will be interesting to our readers to learn from time to time the progress of that gentleman's efforts to Julialize so ciety, as he expresses it. The State in which he has commenced his fresh labours is a fine varied country, rich soil, and well covered with excellent timber. To the , State of Ohio, to the west that of Illinois. States are favoured by nature, being si , mild climate, between the colds of the north scorching heats of the south. fs'ls iva 9armony, Mr. Owen's purchase, is cm des s of the '• river is for some menthols The eear nevi ,. up-its course for steam boats. It is only from. the Min riser, standing in the centre of thousand miles of good inland navigation. — ;n informed that upwards of one hundred avigate constantly the water of the interior. ...,ove one thousand persons, from various parts of the Union, hare already joined at Harmony; many of them of considerable property. Such has been the good opinion entertained of Mr. Owen's plan of association, that others of a similar description are already forming in other places. Adertiren AN AMERICAN FLECTION. There has been a strongly-contested election for Senators in the new State of Alabama. The Boston Palladium says, that " the election was marked with proceedings which would have disgraced a horde of savages. Clubs, pistols, knives and dirks were made free use of in support of the hostile candidate,. Many persona were wounded, acme mortally. The parties discarding the old appellations of federalist and democrat, were known by thos‘, of radical and administration parties. The Callao:ha Press, printed after the election, gives us a sample of a contested election in Alabamh. On the 2il inst. sundry persons of the radical party, via ; James Battle, George M. Rives, Thomas P. Lutnpkin, Rock Parsons, and others, came to Mr. EiVing's tavern in a hostile manner, swearing vengeance and death against Mr. Jefferson Van Dyke and Mr. William Bower. These latter gentlemen, at this time, were in an upper and retired room, havite , been lately dressed of wounds which they had received about an hour and a half before, in a conflict which took,place between them and a nutnber oT radicals at David White's tavern ; although they were at this latter place beset by ari,overpowering force, they came off with out receiving any dangerous injury, having suffered, how ever, various contusions of the body, lacerations, wounds, and bruises of the head, &c. from clubs, &c. The persons above alluded to came to Mr. Ewing's tavern, broke into the house, and violently entered an upper room, to which Mr. Van Dyke had retired, and there assailed him with clubs, knives, and dirks, and then left the house. Mr. Van Dyke was severely and dangerously wounded, and also Mr. Gayle, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Dallas county. After the hostile party had retired, aid were expelled from the house, a second attempt was made to enter by Rock Parsons and others—they at length succeeded in forcing open the door, when Dr. Walter 0. Bickly made an attack with a club on Mr. Van Dyke, who was now' faint and feeble with the loss of blood from numerous stabs he had previously received. The interposition of friends, however, arrested the progress of the affiay. and peace was once more restored. The affair is to be settled by the Ju dicial Tribunal. BANK OF thETIN ITIVD STATES. We understand that the exhibition made at the trien nial meeting of the stockholders, of the affairs of this insti tution, was highly credital,:e to it, and acceptable to the stockholders. The President occupied upwards of an hour in a de tailed statement of the concerns of the Bank ; displaying, as respects himself personally, a most accurate, compre hei:sive, and rrai-terly familiarity with the subject. From the whole account we gathered the following important particulars respecting the funds:— Dol,lam. Funded Debt of the United States - - 20,346.000 Discounts of Notes and Bills of Exchange - - 3:1,1k5:11110 Funds in London - - - . trn,o2o :+I ottgages - - . • - 13:1,00 Notes of State Banks . - - - . - 1,294000 Due from State Banks - - 5112,1300 - - Smith and Buell:mite, Williams and M'Cullach - 908.000 Real Estate - . - 1,438,000 Bankiil-honses - - e - - 1,011.000 specie - - - - - - 4,300,00 Total - 64,262,000 I.ialvilitics of all kinds, including Capital and :he whole Circulation - - - 59.991,000 Leaving a Balance of - - - 4.271 5 060 - It appeared that within the last three years the invest ments in funded debt have increased by a sun) of 9,548,000 dollars. That the discount on notes and domestic bills has in creased between two and three millions--hesides which there has been a large addition to the real estate. The debt of 1,292,000 dollars due in Europe has been paid off', and the European correspondents of the bank have no•.v in band a considerable sum, as above stated, to the credit of the bank. The circulation during the last three years has more than doubled, being now upwards of nine millions and a half. A corresp_onclin i 3 and large increase has taken place in the private depoeits, of counting to between two and three ni:llions. . ...... The surplus profits amount now to 553,000 dollars. On this encouraging virw of the flourishing situation of this important public institution, there appeared to be among the stockholders a sentiment of strong and universal satisfaction. —Democratic Press. NlOftgis,q SPORTING INT; LI:MENU?. NEWMARKET FIRST tiCTIOIER MEETING. • • TIYADAT CONCILIIDEO. The course this day was much better attended than on the preceding days. There were present his Royal High ness the Duke of York, Duke of Rutland, Dube of Port land, Duke of Grafton, Marquis Graham, the Chancellor of Ireland, Earl Lowther, Earl of WesunOrland, Karl Verulain, Lord. J. Fi:zroy, Lord Dunwich, General Giro venor, Colonel Russell, Colonel Synge, Messrs ; Eeatitsg, Molony, Prendergast , Holyoake, slut u g Do's., Estp. In the evening there were several large parties, at Chi eeley, , the palace, lice. At the Jockey dub dinner—Lord Lowther, Lord Huntingfield, Lord John Etzroy, Lent Dunwich, Lord Verulam, General Grosvenor, Colonel* Synge, and Russell, Messrs. Prendergast, Molony, Keat ing, and many other members. His Royal Highness the Duke of York visited the rooms after the races, whence he proceeded to Cheveley. The running was as under:— Sweeptakes of 100 each. Lord Orford'a Orion -.- Lord Jersey's Adonis - - i 6 to 4on Adonis, who made all th e runn i ng to t h e cor d s, w b ea Orion came up and won cleverly by a neck. • Match.--ViteHina and Verbina. Betting, 3 to 1 on Viteilina, who trick the lesd, was never headed, and won by a length, rode by Connolly, Verbina by Robinson. • Match-160, h. ft. T.Y.C. . • Puke of Grafton's Pucelie, Bst. 71b. - . I Lord If untingfield's The L ar k, l ot . 611). 5 to 2on Puerile, who got in front at staring, kept the lead at command and won in a canter, rode by Buckle, The Lark by Arnull. Match 200, h. ft. D.M. Mr. Greville's Don Carlos, Bst. Ilh. - . 1. Sir. Thornhill's Reformer, Bst. Bib. ' - . 2 The betting opened at 11 to 4 on Don Carlos, and left off sag to 1 and 11 to 2on 111 m. The Don, rode by Oxforlison, made all the running and won easy by two lengths. Chiffney rode Reformer. Matc`ll 50, T Mt. Petti t's f. by Aladdin, Bst. 51b. .Y.C. • sr I Mr. Lee's f. Madeline, Bst. • - • 2 S and 7 to 4 on 111 r. P ett i t ', fill y. Lawyer Lee's f. made the. running, closely to . the cords, and looked like a winner; but here James oh. Pettit, sat down u p on hi s mare, an d commenced flogging with , b 8 left hand, making every stroke tell, sad winning cleverly by half & length. Immediately after this race, a noble admirer of the turf, ander'. tamely high upon it, observed toe frO pd, " I have not the slight.. est doubt that the lawyer is a gond drawer of s deed ; but I really (knot consider him a good ma•ch-maker." Fifty guineas free for any horse, B.C. Col.saVilson's Black Daphne 5 yes. . walked over fluke of Grafton's Pucelle, iyrs. - - dr. AI r. Pettit's eh. g. Catilme, aged 4 . . . dr. APPOINTMENTS FOR TO-MORROW.. . The St. Leger stakes of t 5 soVII. each, for 3yr old colts, Bst. 7th, and fillies, Bst. 41b. D.I. , Duke of Grafton's Rufus. ,Duke of Oiation's Nigel. 't Duke of Grafton's c. by Weal, Sister to Nectar- sal! Lord Exeter's Retreat, by Cotatin. • • Lord Exeter's Ada, &stet to Augusta. • mg! ; vethwa'' OG p, t . • ~; Mr. Rogers's M u l eteer . , so Me. Rogers's b. f. Aline. 4•se.l4 'Mr. Udny's b. e. by .lul.-v. dam by Scud. . eathutirrl Mr. Theakston's gr. f. by Walton—Lisette. - lairr;s -..'.•'. Middleton paid forfeit. •is• sir - . Mr. Thrakstone's Mules, c. dead. - • For this stakes Rufus of course is the favourite at birth edels• the only one likely pa run against him is the Walton filly ; but the general opinion fa, that Rufus will wall: over. The Ammo stakes of 300 sow, each, h. ft. for the produce of mare* covered in 1822. Colts, Oat. 151 b. and fillies Bat. 21b. T.Y.C. 31b. allowed to the produce of untried mares. Lord Arson's 1. by Bustard—Maid of Orleans. Mr. Greville's c. by Media, dam by Wave. Duke of Grafton's f. UN., by Aroadis—pi t spet. Duke of Grafton's e. ty Partisan —Niobe. . .. - -- .. Lord Stradbrooke's b. f. by Smolensko—Jerhou, - • , Mr. Prendergast's ch. f. by Rainbow---.Tarrnette. Mr. Crockfox d ,'s f. by Selim—Sultan'sdatu. Sweepstakes of 50 soya. each, T.Y.C. Mr. Wyndham's .:ricketier, Brother to Black and all Black, Vat. Sib. Mr. Bunter's T. by Comus, out of Sprightly, 7st. 46 , - *-- Mr. Greville's Sister to Faust, 7st. 21b. • .. :- Sprightly the favourite. irwagi at (BY EXPRESS.) WEDNESD,IY'S RACES. The St. LEger States. D. I. Duke of Grafton's Rufus - - - Mr. Theakston's gr. f. by Walton—Listfte - • Anson Stakes of 300 soya. each. T.Y.C. Duke of Grafton's c. by Partisan—Niobe - • L Mr. Prendergest's ch. f. by Rainbow - . 2 Duke of Grafton's f. Lilian, by Amadis . - I Mr. Greying'. c. by Merlin, darn by Waxy • - 4 Sala:keg of 50 soy'. each. T.Y.C. Mr. Wyndham's etier, brother to Black-and-all.l3lack, Vat. 51b. Mr. Hunter's f. by Comas—Sprightly, 7st. 41b. Mr. Greville's Sister to Faust, 7st. 21b. • Wt.( The two fast hones, Matchem and Diadem Melted their mstcV, which should do most hi two hours, over three miles of road add turf adjoiring the Royston enclosure., yesterday morning, for stake of 400 sovereigns. and it was done as follows; betting being 5 to 4 on Diadem, a report having gone -bread that the now tivou— rite was mist.. COMBINATIONS. The state of the trade in Barnsley is worthy of remark. The weavers, soon after the passing of the Combination Bill, formed an union, a committee of which regulated all their movements. For more than the last fonr months they have been urging an advance of wages; hut as the masters are divided in opinion upon its expediency, some being favourable and others adverse, the weavers are try ing the experiment of SHELVING them by piece-meal. One of the principal manufacturers, who was the first singled out, having at length yielded to some compromise, they have now declared against another, but whet will be the result cannot yet be ascertained. Be it what it may, however, it is some satisfaction to reflect that the trade of the town still goes on, without any one (excepting the party against whom the opposition is directed) being at all sensible that so formidable a phalanx exists, whose whole force is levelled against a single house. It cannot be con cealed, that considerable injury must be there experienced, and every well wisher of the town must lament that some general steps are not taken to put an end to a division which, to one not immediately involved, does not seem of that desperate character in Barnsley which might be ad mitted in other quarters. The IVAl:field Chronicle says, that the Associated Mas ters have at length offered something tangible for the public to fottn an opinion upon, relative to the state of wages prior to the turn out. We are glad cf this, because, when facts begin to be stated, the parties must at l eng th (as a lawyer would say) come to put the point in issue, viz. the reasonableness of the complaints and demands of the work men, which we think they have never yet given the public sufficient data to form an opinion. upon, and which appears to be very material towards approaching the termination of the contest. NotwithStanding the indecisive and temro rising conducCof the spinners and manufacturers of Keigh ley, the masters at Bingley have resolved to adopt tl:e re solutions of the Bradford and Halifax Association, relative to requiring their work-people to sign a written disavowal of any connection with the Union. Ott this subject, too, the Tyne lifcreitry says, a hand bill has been posted about the streets of' this town within the last few days, addressed " to those of the inhabitants of Newcastle and its vicinity, who are friendly to the cause of the Bradford wool-combers and stuff-weavers." The object in view is plainly to induce persons to contribute to the support of the wool•combers and weavers, so as to enable them to keep their masters at defiance. We are not told the cause of their differences, though we are sorry to say we believe some of the Trades' Unions of Newcastle already arc in the habit of forwarding subscriptions to them ; but we should hope they will see the mischievous tendency of such a system, instead of increasing their con tributions. An Order in Co — uncil has reached the Custom-house, making the duty on tobacco permanent at 3s. per pound. The new Act, which takes place on the Sth of January, is, in respect to the tobacco duty, annulled. THE Tea Tans.—Among the domestic Companies which have lately been projected, none appears more likely to unite the two desiderata—profit to the subscribers and utility to the public, than the United Kingdom Tea Agency Company, which is now, we understand, in a MUM of completion. The business of this Company will consist in supplying grocers, in town and country, with tea direct from the India House: no adulteration, therefore, ma be practised, unless it be by the retail grocer, and the consumer will always know on whom to lay the blame. Another advantage will be, that should this Company suc ceed, we may expect to get tea lower in price at tennis. per lb. without lessening the profit of the grocer, who will not have to bear the burden of the expensive establishment of the wholesale tea-dealer, and who, by means of the Tea Book now published by the East India Company, instead of depending upon partial interested, may him self select the teas best suited-to his-customer!. - 1 A . i st S MATCIILII 111. 8. Ist three miles 12 6 - 2d - - 12 14 3i . - . 12 20 13 3 4th . - . I • ' I • ) 0 i• '4.. • DIADEM. Ist three miles, 2d 3d 4th 49 43 1 60 41: Diadem broke Into.a trot in the 13th mile, when a long way be hind, and the race was given up. A Somersetsliite man, cf the name of Wilkey. was matched on the ground, for 20 sovereigns, to run the same three miles in six teen minwtes, and, to the thhappointnient of the cognoscenti pre sent, he won it easy. • . THE. ROYAL 'NAVY. ' • --.....-- - Flom the official Navy List, we have compiled thtfod lowing abstract, showing the amount of our force in *at important department. There are now— In ordinary Building and pod In gyn. Total condition 11214 tort • Three Deckers - 9 16 3 28 Two Deckers . 8 73 14 95 Large Frigates - 31 68 29 128 Small Do. - 8 9 29 44 Large Sloop. . 9 ~ 26 6+l Small Do. - 33 94 24 Cutters, Brigs, &c. 0 9 31 Bombs - - 8 4 U -- Troop Ships - 9 . 1 4 4 Yachts . - 9 2 4 7 Hospital Ships -, 9 3 3 . 6 ~ Hulks, Harbour-duty, I 71 2 7: and Receis ing Ships, J - Of the Ships in Commission, tLe dittribution is as fol lows : In the Thames and Medway, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Moor. som-1 three-decker, I two-decker, 2 large frigates.l-3 small ditto, 3 large sloops, 4 small ditto, 6 cutters, brigs. rte.—Total, 29. Portsmouth and. the Downs, Admiral Sir George—L three-decker, 3 two dec,kers, 3 large frigates, I small - Martin 2 large sloops, 1 small ditto, Xcutters, brigs, ake.—Total, 14.. Plymouth and Falmouth, Admiral Sir J. Saumares-1 three decker, 2 two.d tickers, 1 large frigate, 1 small ditto, 2 large sloops, 4 small ditto, 18 cutters, brigs, Re.—Tool, 19. Ireland, Vice-Admiral Plarmin—l large frigate, 3 large sloops, 3 small ditto, 1 cutter, am—Total, 8. Lisbon, Vice-Admiral Lord Arneliu• Denuclerc-3 two-deckers, 2 large frigates.—Total, 5. Mediterranean, Vice-Admiral Sir Hare Neale—l . two-decker', 4 large frigates, 1 small ditto, 4 large sloops, 4 small ditto.— Total 14. West Indies, Vice-Admiral Sir I. W. Halsted-4 large frit. gates, 3 small ditto, S large sloops, 4 small ditto, 4 cutters, brigs, &c.—Total 20. . ii 93 as 12 lialifait and Newfoundland, Rear-Admiral W. T. hake—l two decker, 2 wadi frigates, 0 large sloops, I small dittoi 1 Cutlet, *c. Total, E. South America* Reg-Admiral Sir Gip' rge Eyre-2 two.tleAers, 6 large frigates, I mill ditto, 2 large Mops.—Total, 10. Coast of Africa, Commodore Millen—l large frigate. 3 small ditto, I large i1a0n.1.2 Spitalltlisan..l -Total, 0 Cape of (koncliftA, -Gattausalore small ditto, 2 140 iiroops.—T East Indies, Kral-Admiral ditto, 3 large Amps.— T d, ' Particular SCTT. thump. ditto, 1 large 51i500.62 anaall4itto.. I cutter, &e.—Total, & Cape of Goosti*bg6-Gartmentore Cliristian—l large ftigate, 3 email ditto, 2 1/Q0 iifoopa.--Toral, 8. East Indies, Kral-Admiral Bingham-2 large frigates, 8 small I ditto, 3 large sloops.— Total, 13. On Particular Services—l two decker, 8 large frigates, 3 small ditto, 3 small sloops —Total, 10. As Miss Chester, accompanied by a gentleman, was i k delving through Fleet-street yesterday about one 0 . 010C4t, ' o ' the wheel of her chariot became entangled with that of,' 1I , k cabriolet', and a complete rim yet-sense*/ of the littler vehicle was thu consequence. The driver and his•fart were cover e d i with mud, but,ditl tioi.ippoar to iftrlyassalned any tardi e r •ii • damage. ~ , „ t '1... • ', PA • ... '• • • . , ;• 7 r .._ .. 1113111118.-•-• -- _ vs--. - 12 4 12 IS 12 31.