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r , ~~: CHRISTMAS DAY. t► , " Tn. allafek Book" of Geoffrey Cray'►, • Oat] (Combolad Inn our Paper of ) - • Tao arellemrowao is a smell gallery,asd prevented • most •ntisrieal groopiag of head", piled one above the other, moo*/ which 1 partientarly policed that of the village holm, • pale fellow with a retreating fesehead sad this, who played oft the elorioriet, sad seemed t o hive Mows his !see to a pellet ; and there vies soother, $ "short pony Ivan, eirropiwg sod labouring at a ham viol, .0 as to spew uothing ' Omit she top of $ mood bald head, I.ke the egg of an ostrich. ! These were two Mr three pretty farms anoint she fermate mown, to which ghettoes air of a frosty morning had given a Might rosy list ; hot the groitlemen choristers had mei oasetle hems chimers, like old Citations fiddles, more foe tune assia.lorshs ; and $s INeVella had to Nog from the same bunk, wee were clustering' of odd phrinmessenies, but unlike •sete poops of cherish, we sometimes see un country tomb. TMt userilverviees of the choir were managed tolerably . the vocal parts generally Imagine a little Whim% the imitoworesaial, mot .site tottering fiddler new and thaw l oelpiee up kw hest time he travellieg ever fpreetece wills oroffirsoes celerity. and ekeriog snore Alf' thaat'th•• keenest fon Mauler, to he in at the death. But the great:gaol Wag an :asthma that had bees prepared and arranged lig..Alester -4 .'itzpo, and on which hr had fonssded greneexptelations. 'T.;eloektly, there was a blonder at the very mitt.* ; the mu. a nano became flurried; Master Simon was iko'fever; every idssog went ois.hinorly and irregularly until they came to a as birginfiisie " Now let us sing with one seetoil:' o s ets seemed to be a signal fur psrsissg e`orapany; •It be. rem" discoed and Maeffoeion ; each abifiesil fur himself, u,d eat to the end as well, or, rather, as soon as he could, • erepihrtg one old eloiritier is a pair of horn spectacles, lootristing and pinching • long sonorous nose ; who, pining to stand a loth spats, and bring wrappe d up in his • own melody, kept un • qnsverhig course, wriggling his • twos), ogling his bunk, and wadding up all by a oast! solo • of at least three bare doratiou. ' The parson gave us a must erudite sermon no the rites and ceremonies of Christman, and she propriety of observing it, oat inertly as a slay of thankreiviug, but of rejoicing ; sooplarting the correctoseas of has opinions by the randiest swages of the church, and enforcing them by the authorities of Theophiles of Cesare., St. Cypriass, St. Ch. yaciAton, St. georoseine, and a cloud more of Saints and Fathers, from room be made copious quotations. 1 was a little at a loam to perceive the necessity of such a mighty array of force. to maintain • point which sto one present seemed to dispute; hot I toad found that the good man heal a legion of Weil J.ersari►s ti mowed with; having, so the count of his researches us' the subject of Christmas, got completely cm. torsiled in the sectartan controversies of the Revolution, when the Puritans made such a fierce &swank upon the erre. • monies of the church, and poor old Christmas was driven nut of the land by proclamation or Parliament.• The worthy parson livid but with lime\ past, and knew hat a little of :he perseut. Shut up among wornheetrit tomes in the re. irentent of his antiquated little sooty, 11w ones of old it'll.. west is. hint as the gazettes of the clay ' • while the era ..r the I:evolution as, mere MUlltfla history. . He forgot that nearly two crassly tea bast 6-lapsed since the fiery persreotion at poor mince-pie ihnoighout the land; whell p..rridee oas de red as "mess popery, sod roast be. f as anti. eh. ; ' and that Chi retinas tool been brought in again immesh...sly with the nosey Coust of King Charles, at the Pestormine. Hr kindled into warmth with she ardour of his . owes, and the host of imaginery foes with whom lw : u combat ; hail • stubborn eoufl.et with old Plynne and Iwo er direr other forgotten cies:tortoise uf the owed heads, on •he ,whject o f t'hroontie festivity; and conetsidid by erg hog hearera, in tire moist solemn and affecting manner, to sls.al so the 'insidiously customs ..f their fathers', as d Gsat and make spiemy au this joyful anniversary of the church. hate seldom Limon a eermini attended apparently with trine immediate Sift CIS ; for son leaving the church Use con. ,(r, gavial,* seemed one and all possessed wills the gaiety of mimeo ly estjuined by their pastor. Tbr elder folk. es' hetes! ol kiwi* in the church-yard, grertihg and Makin! ; sell the children ran shout crying Vie ! Vle! sail rspeating stow uncouth rlsynare,t which the parson, who joioed ria, informed me had beta halided flown from t'IS. of yore. The villagers duffed their hats to the Squire a. he reseed, giving him the good wishes of the season with errs, appesrasa•e of heartfelt sincerity, and were invited fie tom to the hall, to take something to keep nut the cold se' the weather ; and I heard blessings uttered by several of Ivor, which convinced me that, in the midst of his en. ..ratios, the worthy old cavalier had nut forgotten the true Cr ostmas virtue uf charily, Oa our way homeward his heart scented ore, flowing stills remises and happy feeliugs. As we passed over a rialto: goorod, which commanded 'something of a prospect, the ...wads of rustic merriment now and thew reached our ears; 1 1 ,e Squire paused fur • few moments, and looked around 0;s1. an sir of ineepreseible benignity. The testily of the airy was of itself sufficient to inspire philanthropy. Not us o'setandiog the frostiness r.f the murnisig, the Cu,, in Isis e ;:reilless journey had acquired sufficient power to melt am.: the thin covering of some from every southern , di eh * toy. Mid to being out tbt green which adorns AO Ignetish landscape even in tnid-wiiitsr. Large Inlets of rsohl:sig .ordure contrasted with the dazzling whiteness of the shoshol Moms and hollow,. Every sheltered bank, un whorls the broad rays rested, yielded nu silver rill of cold sad limpid water, glittering through the dripping grass ; NA wort up slight exhaletiosts to cusitribute to the thin bete l•usg just above the surface of the earth. There wee rewashing truly cheering in this triumph of warmth and 'er*Wre Orel' the frosty thraldom of avower : it was, as the :,*,..ire obverted, au emblem of Christmas: hospitality, Week. ...e throsigb liar chills of (cern ..... y nod selfishisers, timid thaerrui retry heart into a flow. He growled with pleasure is. the iudiestione of gusset cheer raking from the coirrosies ..1 the comfortable farmhouses, and low t hatched cottages. "11 fuer," paid Ise, " to see II is day well kept by 'kb s o d poor ; it is a great thing to therms, slay in tire year, at host, .sodas, you me Clime of using welcome witeover yon go, lOW .1 . tiering, as 44 were, she World all dowses upon to you ; ow: 1 sin almost slossooml to juin with l'oru• Rodin , iu his sheledre!oaa OM every cbuelisli enemy to this honest fes tival! " Thome who al Christmas du repine Mod would fats heave dispatch him. May they with old Hoke Iluniphry dire, fleets, my Squire Ketch catch 'ran." 'Re Strife went on to lateens the deplorable decay of the rims% and ameseenents v ht. la west nuns perellent at this sepses among the lower orders and counteriauced by the hither; *lien the old halts of castles and manor houses west throwu open at daylight ; sues. the tables were eusered with leave, aid beef, and humming ale ; wlieu the loop owt the carol rest/undid all day tuna, stud when tutu and jaiOt were Welanike to tots r and make merry " Our old • rrorn . 4 110 Ps ins Eat 4•," a small Onsets, puld‘shed D. ; .rntor It44k 1654,—M The House stoat isilich same this •my WentAfilia• boltiewere Or au Sass , fur ',Ailing the affairs at sia,isoat ladore ilary lose were pprototed with a tiesilde ,isilpialtaisre affsitud Cirisisnas day. (ma ndtd upon disuse ii/riOntea. ay. 14. 17; eseil is WHIMS Ipna these Scriptuiro. Juba. %gist. *4. ls.. 'guilt. 7. ii. ). lit whirl* Christmas is those blasse-nninfers •owl , cumaripseacr of which Pat caaaaliguinsi aloof fhv attoh ' ardor. to 14.4 iffsrt. and day, wins* etas ssolainouly puddler! is • pet.i sell try 11141. thleNetemil of OP WO I dsy, aifiedium haA ell his teileitie all /411” bresk. Tie 'twee, bier - *he linit plentifully awl time cbpi re. must be butted 1.7 dog. . . . . • 11011011000011011rostome," said be, "bad a pss Ass- is maws Wee reset food of his Woe, sod the prosolliOsof • thew by the gooney node him food a ids P.M. they rude • *be times Merrier, sod kioder, sod better, sod 1 eon wit say oilli cos of our old poets: " I like tbein oell—the eyrie*, prettiness And all.pretended gravity of Obese That seek to banish brace shoot horioloos oporlo, Hove throotoway touch spriest hooroty." " The motion," motiened he, " ie altered ; ru have al. mast lort our simple tree.heerted peumatry. TIM/ hale broken souratke from the higher chime', lied ems to think their isseeresta are separate. They have Whew hen know. iesg, and begin to rind newspapers, listen to ale-hottee politicises, and talk of reform I slunk wow mode to keep them in good Immure ie these Lard times weelal be for the Nobility and Gentry to pass mere time on their estates, mingle more among the country people, and set the merry old &Wish games ening again." Stich was the gaud Squire's project for mitigating public discontent ; and, malted, lie had mice attempted lii put his doctrine it practice, and s few years Wore bad kept open house tiering the holidays in the old idyl.. The erountry people, however, did nut understand how Ito play their party in the seen. of hospitality ; many uncouth circumstances occurred • the manor was overrun by all the 'regrew* of the county, a nd more helm' s drawn Mtn the neighbourhood 1111 one week thee the pariah facers could get rid of is a year. Since theO, be had contented himself wish hinting the thereat part of the neighboorine peasantry to call at the hall to ("trimness day, and distributing beef, and bread, send ale, unsung the poor, that they might make merry is their own dwelling". We hail not beam lung home when the mend of music was !lewd from a distance. A Lend of country lads, without COals, their shirt sleeves fancifully tied with rilsassila, their lists decorated with ireful., and clubs in their Lauds, were seen advancing up the avenue, followed by a large number of villagers and peasantry. They stopped before the hall dour, where the music struck lip a peculiar air, moil she lads pet formed a curious rod intricate dauee, advancing, retreating, and striking their chills together, keeping exact time to the music; white one, whimsically crowned with a fox'a skis, the tail of which Benntirsl dawn his hack, kept capering round the skirts of she dance, and ranting a Clorislenas box with many emir gesliculatiows. The S q uire eyed this fanciful exhibilion with great Mit re's and delight, and gave me • full "cement of its origin, which lie traced to the times when the Romans held images .ion of the island; plainly proving that 'hie was a lima, descendant of she sword dance of the ancients. " It was now," he said, " mealy catioet, but he had accidentally met with traces of it in the neighbourhood, and had emote raged its revival ; Moog'', so tell the truth, it wee two apt to be followed lip by rough.' ndt I play, and broken heads iu the evening." After the dance was concluded, the whole party was en tertained with brawn and beef, and stout home brewed. The Squire himself mingled among the coolies, oust was received with awkward den ..... +Oration. of deference mil regard. It is true I perceived Iwo or three of the younger peasants, as They were raising their mokartie to their mouths, when the Squire's back we. turned, making something Ma ;;rinser, and giviog each other the wick; but the mouient they caught my rye they pulled grave facia, and were ex• ceeilingly demure. With Slimier Simon, however, they MI seemed more at their ease. lii, VAlitd uresipatious amid amusements had made him well known throteghoul the urigliliourhund. Ile was a visitor at every fsrm house and Collage; gossiped with the farmers and their wives ; romped with their daughter. ; Lust, like that lyre of a bachelor, the liumide bee, tolled the sweeis from all the rosy lips of thi could') round. The Itestiln Ines' of she guests soon flats way before gout cheer RIO affability. There is something genuine and affee. Monate in the gaiety of the lower orders, when it is excited lay the bounty and familiarity of those above them; the warm glow of gratitude rulers into their month, and a kind word sir a small pleasantry frankly uttered by a patrol), gladdens the heart of the dependant more than oil and wine. When ;he Squire hail stilted, the merriment increased, end there was much joking anal laughter, partienterly between Master Simon and a hale, rutlity.faced, white heeded farmer, who appeared to be the wit of the village ; for I observed all him trompanimis to wait a ithupee mouths for his retorts, and burst into a gratuitous laugh before they could well under stand acre. • The sholc boute indeed seemed alrandoned to merriment ; as I passed to my room to dress foe dinner I heard the mend of music in a small count, and looking through a window that commanded it, I perceived a band of wanderiog mo.i• cians with pan Jean pipes and taistsumriste; a pretty cuquel tisb housemaid was dauciug a jig si itle a smart country lad, wislA several of id/ember servants were looking on. lo the midst of her sport the girl caught a glimpse of my face it the window, and colouring up, ran off with an air to roguish affected confusion. • t3EXEr... IRELAND. • coax, DURUM 20. MEETING AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. Agreeably to the Notice from the Sheriffs which appeared in our Paper of Monday. a meeting was held at the Conseil Chamber this thy, of the persons generally in the habit of Employing Tradesmen iu the City. The essernblage was not so nomerons as might he expreted, vos.iiierieig the importance or the subject, end its connexion with the grace toed good order of this City. A number, however, of the persons who generally employ T►adesoten in various Matinfsetories were p►esent. The Sheriffs took the Chair—when Mr. Sheriff WESTROPP briefly stated the object for which hr and his Colleague had calell the present meeting. They were all aware of the unsettled state of the public mind. arismg from the combination of the journeymen tradesmen, and the outrages which hail recently occurred to mans• respectable individuals, in consequence of their retaining certain persons in their employment. contrary to she of those wins called themselves " THE UNION." Ile urged upon the meeting tlw necessity ado. matter-maou• facturers corning forward. and Aiding in the sup. pressime of shear evils. destructive No they were, out only to the public peace of the city, but likewise to ilw interests of trade mid Inc•ifitvr. Th e civil power were prepared, whenever called 'moo, to interfere as far as it ►twaa competent to them. in the abatement of public nod prissate wrongs; but except they lord the cn.opera•ton of Ilie great burly of the citizens, their efforts would in a great degree be rendered ineffectual. %Vali rr wird to the employment of a military force, he beg ged to say that lie had means 1 . .. r many yea., so judge of she propriety and *tarty of introducing the army ire aid of she civil power. S..ldtrry were not easily restrained f► execs in such ca.es, and he arid his Colleague had therefore, on entering into oilier, come to the determination of employing their agency io as few cases as possible. Mr. PEARSE then detailed mitostely the tircurn• stairwell of the attack 'spun his house, iii George's. stiert. A conversation then took place. in which it woo stated by many very respectable F.mployere. that the ohje4.l nr %%hat nos termed the "(,To int u( Trade'," wov totally undefined and unknown. Sr. vrr•rl anonymous letter., arldre.sed to Employer., wire read. containing threat' ol• a very formidable extent, it obnoxious individuals were not dis charged from employment. The May ealUS'e ni voniplaint ire,ainat whom was. their iust ealteriiig into the Union, and not haviit . 4 taken the required oat h. It was suggested by Nlr. R. 0' DaiscoL, that its it was difficult ty arrertain what olleet the pees.-lit ITition or combuistion among the different trades men heel im view, by their iiightly assembling and committing acts of outrage—whether is rise of wages, or to exclude strangers front the city, or to limit apprentices; it would lee desirable that a Court of Quarter Sessions was held as soon as possible to regulate the price of wages among the different journeymen. This would enable them to state their grievances if they had any to complain of, and would put the public in pooiession of the causes of complaint. It was now a long period since a Court of this nature was held, not perhaps. since 1903. Every excuse or plea for intemperance of conduct would thus be retnoved, by affordin g the jourtieymen an opportunity of being heard by Coun sel tickle the Magistrates, on the nature and amount of their claims ; he considered this ass pe e . limitiory step necessary to be taken before any other measures should be adopted. To these observe. Lions it was replied, that the journeymen if they felt an grievance on the scoot' of the lowness of their wages, could at any time aptly to the Quarter Se.. riot's by Petition. to have their case taken into con sideration. and iltet a rise of wages seemed not the only object they bad in view, by resorting to vies leoce and outrage, as tins spirit did not appear confined to this city alone, but extended to other ' parts of Ireland. The appointment of a Committee to assist the Sheriffs iii their exertions to suppress these lawless combinations wus then proposed by Mr. intiathau Davies, such Committee to be fn dby u Master Alanulacturer from each. Triads., and with mover to odd to its number from such other Trades as did nut appear to be represented at the Meeting. In the course of this discussion, Mr. JOHN Co. GAN curse forward, end slid, that, before he gave his consent to act in soy manner fur the suppress of the ferment which was said to exist, he thought it candid here to repeat stove-board what was whispered about elsewhere—lie alluded to the spa tted apathy of the Civil Power. It was hinted, he said, that sufficient activity did scut prevail for the detection of offenders, and the motive was reported to be, a wish fur the appointment of an extensive Police establisheueut ix the city. He merely gave this, not as his owes opinion, but as the report which prevailed elsewhere. In reply, the SHERIFFS called upon any Gen tleman present to my • hen soy application for the purposes of public justice, or individual protecti 0000 had been iiiwuccesisful.—The Sheriff; had mote duties of Office to discharge than appeared to be generally thought, and surely 11 could not be ex pected, thyt, whilst they were willing to do every thing tic their power far these purposes. the persons who complained of grievances should remain rod mere lookers-on.—(Several persons hen bane testitittniy to the activity of the Sheriffs on all occasions whetr their influence was required.) After some further discussion. the Resolutions were agreed to; thanks were returned to the She- Jiffs. mod the Meeting separated about three o'clock. The. Committee proceeded at mice to the purposes of their appointment, horn which much good may Lie anticipated. 'Flue tune of the meeting was extremely aail it appeared to be the general wish, that if the tradesmen had g6evaitees to compl a in of, they should make them known to the Committee. who, it was expected, would use every metros for their alieviation. In case, bostvei, the outrages were cuittiiiiied, the vrvultition Piotwitird to be, to use esery legal meant of coercion mod IttiftrlA; aad malty gentiemen alto hail been seat threatening let. tens to, declared their detertnivatiou to repel force * •d ry . • • IkMiaS • •. liiede by force; far which purpose they had 'rely requisite arraogeroeut. In consequence of the alumsinslde system which has hero iutrodured anuriiird the Tradesmen of this City, of administering oaths. under the vanctimi of what is termed " The Union of Trader," the Catholic Clergy, on la►r Sunday. add their cangregist . .• at the different chapel.. exploitittig to them tlw duty of Christians regarding math %atoll the guilt of Irking tlictit without on-re.sity. us tor evil purposes. Thr effect of these ailmonttimig were. we onderet4nd, of the very best kind. and many permits who had been deluded into these 'moms buns have retired from them. AIRMOIK OF AN AMERICAN CHIEF. [From "The N. Mann ly Majoring-1 (Con Mded fois ore Paper of yetterday.) Tecamthe rose to reply to the interpreter, and nothing could be more eniking thsts the scene which then prevented itself. 'rite real of the as. scantily seemed to wait with the deepest often lion for the delivery of h:. answer, whilst, hold ing its his bawls a belt of wampum,--or brads which, by their colours and arrangement, form the ludiau reecnil fur past evenis, from the assucia. tioto of idea produced on seeing them,—he pr o . (-eeried to address the British General its a torrent of vehement and pathetic appeal, for which the wild oratory of savage tribes iv often so remarkable. 1f . .. speech, of which a tratislatiou WAS preserved, ton long for insertion in this p!ac,.. The chief began by recalling from his wampum the events of the war in which they were engaged; and alluded, in a strain of violent invective', to a Cire ttttt SIBIICC twenty year,. lefore, wherein the Indian* conceived that the Briti.lo. after encouraging them to humility against the Americans, had deserted them in the hoer of need ; and he inferred that there was stow a ►imilar design. In the name of his nation he posi tively refisse.l to consent to any re' real ; 1111111 clamed his denial with these wools :—" The Great Spiiit gave the lands winch we possess to our fathess ; if - it be his will, oar buoys I.llsll whiten on them ; but we will never quit them." Alter this harangue was concluded, the council broke up; and the British rommauder found himself placed, with the few troops which composed his force, in a most cri. tied situation; for there was every reason to es pect that tile nunielout Indians *mild not con fine their indignation to a mere dissolution of the alliance. To convince Tei tunthe in a pri vate interview, of the reasonsibleise.s amid neces sity of retiring, seemed the only mode of rattle eating the little army from their dilemmas; and it was sticplpted with success. In a room with Col. Elliott and Tecuitithe a map of the country was produced, the fist thing of the kind that the chief had ever seems; and lie was in • very short time made to understand that if they remained io them present pn•i:iun they must be infallibly surrouudrd by the enemy. It was only necessary to persuade the reatois of Tecunithe to ensure his consent, ■llll he undertook to prevail on the tribes to embrace the measure which he now saw to be unavoidable. It was one more example of his talent and influence, that in spite of all their prejudices anti natural affection for the swat of their habitations. Su less than seven days front the hold ing of the couucil, he had determined a large proporti of his nation to give their co-opera nous to the step, of all others. which they had most violently opposed. The close of Tecamthe's mortal Career was now at hand : and after some days of re. treat before inany thousand Americans, the resolu tion was taken of giving them battle on ad vantageous ground on the river Thames. The spot chosen was IS position crossing the road towards Lake Ontario. ■nd resting on the river. The British were here drawn up in open files in a straggling wood, which prevented any attack upon theta in regular order ; their left secured by the river. u gnu flanking the road, and their right extending towards the indigos, who were pasted where the wood thickened, so as to form a retiring angle with them, and to turn the enemy's flank on their advance. This disposition was *hewn to I'v:writhe, who expressed his satisfaction at it ; and his last words to the Getiend were—" Father, tell your young men to Ire firm, •ad all will he well." Ile then repaired to his !People, and ha rangued them before they were formed in their plaerv. The smell 'band of our regulars. discouraged by their retreat, and by the privations to which they had been long exposed, gave way min the first advance of the cuewy ; and 110 exertion of their commander could rally them. While they were thusquickly touted, Treuttit he and his warriors had almost as rapidly re pulsed the enemy, and the Indiatie continued to posh their advantage against them, iii iguo►ence of the disaster of their allies, until their heroic chief fell by a iifle-bull. and with bitn the spirit of his followers, who west , put to flight said Postswed with usirelenting slaughter. The Americans ►hewed their respect fur Tecutrithe in full as barbarous a mealier as a hostile tribe of his own wawa could have done under the *sate circunistanees. The skin it is flayed front his hitless corpse, twit made into razor-strops, one of whirl' the late Mr. Clay, of Virginia, a member of the Americus, Legislature, prided himself its possessing. %Vito, in conteut plating the life and death id this untutored savage, cams forbear the reflection, that he only wanted a nobler rpherr. and tile light of education, to have left a name of brilliant renown its the annals of inations,? M. de Ihrusre motes. that during the severe wilder of 1740. n palace of ice. tifty.two long, bixtreig wide. and twenty high. was built ot Petri...burgh. according to the iiio.t elegant ' rules of art. The giver Neva afforded the ie., which won from 1011 111 three frt., thick. Mock. of Which were flit, 01111 Clll l / 1 ":11.4,11 with virriusi. urnituiroto. When built up, ilea ditterrot parts were coloured by sprinkling them aver with Walter of various tints. Six cannon, suede ut. and mount ed sill, ice. with olierls of the issue insirri.d, were placed before the Palace; mud is hempen wets driven by woe of throe cannon, in the prew h ce of the whale Court, through a board two luchro thick, sit the distooce of tin paces. I. ~, MN ,~ ~, , 113siNtIllier afaiest rigiisrla. *Car. v. Id. I. Cis. til.e Lord's day. itrous.ded ow' sit I nee. i. Itl. jPrialno. cavil M., k. tri. tl. INstica.,lassiv. ',red .Antichripep anew, sad PagiNa srtee assess it. he. 1s n lisisNiSsiiiislsssai hoe its cows WNW' ChNsiatas day. pagan§ GI leashed ca pis the fullossiag dr ta4ed Clirisiesar del." ut . 4 . s 11.ffe rideilefl Creek was mall & All E lisperellestau ai tie ti v. en Casistisa• day is AP NIS sad arightlsarn nursed hip 1 , 141 6 br i xf Irma iplgghetl. the bier 4,nii rill hems, swear. issiaiwig. '1 (ihs gram assia4a) bin:, or else two youott mew must take the maiden (i. e. the rook,) by the VMS sod ruo her round the market place till she is &slimed of her Iszuness."—/Wisod a&osil OUT 3ea coal Fire. FIDELITY. [From " The Percy Anerrlotes."] SI NGO LA R CA PIT(' LATION. Guelph, Duke of Bas aria, haviiig made war on the Em peror Cosimil 111. that Pettier besieged him in the Castle of Weinsbcig, where he defended himself to the last ex• totality ; but was at last obliged to surrender at discretion. The Emperor treated the person whom Guelph had sent to glint to capitulate with great civility, and gave him word ' that the Duke and his truisms should be permitted to pass through the Imperial army unmolested. The Duke's lady, however, suspected that soma fatal design against her bus hand was concealed nudes this ■ppcaraaee of clemency. ' She Owl..foie wished to in Ike a more certain tugagrusesil than that of mere words. Site sent a gentleman lu the Em peror, to demand from hint safe conduct not only for herself, but also fur the oilier Naos and women that were 41 Ike castle; that they might be soldered to pass unmolested, mid be cundsicted to a place of seriirity ; and that they slainold also be at liberty to take whatever they could cant' with them. Tu this noisiest the Emperor readily eunseuirif. The evacuation was made in the pressure of the Emperor and all his army; and testy one oat astonished when they NM pass first the Ditches., then Countesses, Baronesses, and other Ladies of quality, whose lin sham& had offended &Kitimat the Emperor, each with difficulty carrying her lord on her shortislers. It had beta supposed in the army, that when the Dustless &unaided this to sax, their mild. other, and jewels, sail Ito awapiClaa was entertained of their ewes:lions. The Empi roe was astonished at the eight, arid could not lerip Awing touched stilt the tandogoese and courage of those ludies, also considered nude hoishmisis as their true treasure, which they esteemed Mire titan •nld or jewels. lie commended their fidelity to their limbsusls, treated them with a mplenJid disister, came to a sincere accommodation with Guelph and his com panions. COURSE. OF EXCHAM.I Amsterdam, C.F. It 0 lhlio at l2 5 1110114441 Pus 12 to Asiiirerp - 12 Y Matbutigh .7.7 9 Allama ..... 311 Paris 3 day's date 25 75 Ditto 26 5 , Datcysint id. 434 - - Vruice Ital. 'l7 CY M4ll ..... PA. me, per us lIS I.iebon4Bl °porta. Bows taus Fraukfiut ..0 the 155! Ilte01011:".e.20.11 , 10 16 111[NW 3.5 11111100 351 Barer Was 301 litu Jaheirts. St ' Babas • lie • • Dublin 7l Cuik ti;LLlbit Posisital 6.1141 id £ d: if. Iwr U U 0 lleld its 2 17 1111 New I)oublveas 3 IS U New Dollar...—. U 4 11 Siltsr in Rats.... U 4 114 Ns* Levis each... O 0. U* Leslie/a 46 .. to IC ~~ -, _:~..~. .~_ ; • ,N4RKETS. (prow the " Looks Maroonls Prier Cerrent," o/ Tuataras, ntesisbtr YO. ine.j WEST INDIA AND SPANISH MAIN PRODUCE. ('omit—Two swell pablic Pales have taken place wine our last, the principal part was wieldhag anal good ntid.llstio Das* which fully sopporied former puce.; Jamaica wait al wise redaction Oise indluary fury suld at I ISs. per cwt. Thera ha{ been wee inquiry, but little bashing has berm done privately, small react Is of St. Domingo have been sold to 11% , but there were rat many sellers at thine prices. The R. P. SUGAR market enatisues very dull, but the price• {IMO' war ISM have been suppoeleal• In Rye there is manual' doing. . _ Priamlto boa Arellocollitl. pi; pound ; 333 bags of good iv:Wily were.. Waallsonmlay bold by public auction at fru& •Id. se J. per pored. LIVERPOOL REPORT, Dec2)4,11'223, 1220 There has hems • very shady denutiod fur Cotton, poi larly fur Brazils, a,.J the pikes of all dearripiii.o• bay'. bceu Inlly oessintained, itturept 1!I the Inc irsbiles of I:v vd. and &Orleans, whirl are about Id. per lb. lower. Thetaii, amount to about 7,2410 begs, roomy tag of 1,660 Bowed. a t 01.1. for very 'intimacy Is. lair, 9!d. b 101.1. fur meal fur to good, of she tiro crop, al I Id. and 11. 1 d.; 670 1J leans at sp. to 1014. for very ordinary to (air, 101 d. iv Intl. for good fair to pivot wee ; SBO Teammate's at Bd. tv hid.; 200 Sea Islostelaot 17d. In Old. for fair lo pod, and a few very tine at fls. 24, iochiditig a few 'Mimed al 13d. ha 14.1.; 1,100 Penmen, al 1114. to 134.; 700 Illaranhasis 111 J. to 12J.; 811.. Rahma a 101i1. Iu 1114.; 22 Minas (Nova) at 1 'P.; 1.030 Minas (Germ) at 914. is 1311,d.: 70 Orme 00000 at 111.1. to 1114 ; 160 Cartkeg•••• at 61-1 ; 24 Sweats al Bd. ; 80 Rentals at G.V. to 6F.1. 'five importers of Hem -4 Plautalion Sow having fur a few weeks brought 'forward their stocks very aparioelyi the trade, who held but a moderate ',apply, begin to get Wee which, accompanied with wine urtl-re from Irebut4l, Ism calmed a good 4 this week, and the paddle sales, con sisting id 620 fault. have in conseqiumeit pow of! with spirit, at an advance uo middling awd guild arale drteripii (ions of Is. Iu 2s. per cwt. ; the Mawr', and low ortiildluig /plinth a are also rather hillier ; laraides the above, about 1.50 'huts. bare bread sold Ivy private contract. Nothing .hoe in ‘lielassta, or ill any desel 101011 of Foreign or E. 1. &Wit . The demand for Coffee to very limited ; 80 hags or with a fly: ea.** of Jamaica, sold be auction lOC Thursday, wrist 2a. per eel. lower; tier business thole beside, I. cook's ed to 130 bag, of pale eves St. Domingo, old by private treaty, at 113 a. 6.1. per cwt. for Immediate shipmetit. A Small parcel of good Brasil Cocoa had been sold as Sus. io 510. per cwt.; nod 100 hags Pimento, of good quality, at 814. per lb. Its Rum, very little doing ; pikes realism without alteration. The arrivals are 8,434 bags, among winch are three car goes of the new crop, front Charleston and Sataists!. Th. prices of Cotton eoustssuerl in risk high at those parts, when the vessels cause away the middle o f Novenober. . . There has bees Inure business dare in 'Fulmer* than fur lOW time past, aborts 250 kids. having been sold far expeer, consisting of 100 lilies. good ordinary Kentucky lost to 2:d. ISO Mids. Virginia at 40. to bd. fee good ordinary to middliag, sod a small lit of lair urdissery at 3;tl. to ed. per lb.—ln Run we hare beard of nu sales since use last— The demand for Wheat has been steady, and is consequence of the limited supply at arsarket, (nab Wheat brooghi an ed. varlet., on Tuesday last, of 211. to 3d. per bushel. Oats maw. lair, steady prices. No sales ieuttley of notice bore ocerarre4 in American Flour. Nothing Ku been duue in Turpmetirte or Tar; the stuck of American 'tor in importers' halide 16 now red aced to 400 barrels, Jost arrived, which are ia•Palls.4 for sale uu the 27th iiinaut. The market fur all desesip 'wits of Ashes this week bas beer quite lowlier, and we have nu sales to notice ante our last circular. In I)yewouda we continue in the same dull stare as fur some time past ; the sales of the week are mast small lots of Campeoclay at Si., and Jamaica Kentwood at 81.74.64. per tau, and some inflow kits of Calm Fustic at 01.1..0 1. to 01. IS.. per tun.—Fur Sicily Shomac there is seaseely any in quiry; holders, howeser, refuse selling below our mama quotations.—A small parcel of Turkey Madder Boots, o f middling gratify has brought 70a. per ewt..—For Olive Oil there has been a limited inquiry; about 7 tons Gslhipolibase bees disposed of at 721., and sumo small lots Messina at 704 per tar.—Fora parcel sr! 610 bags very sordiaary Saltpetre. offered by auction on Monday last, there were no bidders. Mid it was withdrawn at 27a.; shout 710 bags have been i sold since, at 28s. ad. for very ordinary, and 289.6 d, for Sid quality. —Brimstone remains dull of sale.—Po toss Sicily Retitle, offered by auction us Wednesday. were taken in for want of bidders, mud it is held at 271. 10s. per too. Scarcely any safes are toakiag in Tallow, sad lite lass quota. lions are barely supported. The public sales of Hides brought forward yesterday went 'off steadily; there were sold about 2,000 Buenos Ayres Ox soil Cow from std. to tild. per lb.; about 8,000 Hume hides from OA 11d. to 7s. 34. and a small lot of very heavy ones at acid. pet hide. EANt INDIA PRODUCE,. Tea.—Bobs sold Td. per Ib. higher, Comma eOl6lllOO Id. lower,good at the former prices, One id. higher; Caper 3d. higher; Pekoe l a d. lower; Teraokay eOOllllllllO td. higher, good and fine at warty the prices of ire Mot sale; Dyson Id. lower; gunpowder Id. loner. COTTOR.—There bas been scarcely any dleuread riser our last, and the sales among to 380 bap may, vit. SOO bags Peroansbuen to 13Id. duty paid ; 128 Surat Ind. to 7d, to bard ; and 60 Boweds Sd. in hood. Foltz tos FRUIT —There has bees an extensive demand since our last fur all descriptions, but, owing to the alien. darns supply, the prices are 'gait. lower, excepting thews of Coteau's. RN►INCD SUGAR ha■ here in Wailed demand; there is little alteration to notice is the prices& low lamps have bees sold a shade lower, say at 83s. to 84s. per cwt. MOLASSES bas been dull of sale, and the price is again lower. Pinlseripf, Tiesday, Doeember 26, 1690, Four 'Mork. The B. P. SUGAR market wat elated today is compequesee of the holiday.. Corres.—There hat beat a little mom imioiry foe Fe ►eiqa tiescript jou., and le. to la. per MM. ad►aste offered. It is computed. that the annual importations of live-stock Irons Ireland amount to 35,000 beasts and 150,000 !insp. The quantity brought over was never greater than in the present season, par ticularly of the latter. We understand that baco►►- lings are slow selling in this country at from 6s. to 6s. 6d. the score, or about 31d. to V. per lb. Yeste►day—ST. Sissrstra.—Holiday at the Bank, Ex begets, East India, and Swath Sea Houses. MARRIAGE. The Rev. H. Salmon, Rector of Culoiselb, Nutthamp•nn shirr, to Miss Oakley, of Severn Stoke, Woseeiter.bur. The Rev. Bridegroom is In his 89th yesr. mad the lady cou.s dwell, less than i ue-third of ibat age. DEATHS. Ors CllfiSiellaS Eve, Jobe Leigh, E.g. of New 114.4e street, ho his 624 year, voivereally respected lay a aemoroas circle of fara d s. 0a the 9th of November, at Demerara. Mrs. Smith, wife of Prlllte Earl Second Fiseal mad King's AtlvocAte of Demerara awl Earetrib.r. tio tie Ist of November, at George Toes. is Nerbire, bit Excellency H. W. &attack. Lieuteraui-Gootroor at that HIGH WATF.R THIS DAT AT LONDON BRIDGE. Murfitut 56 afier S. I Evening 1$ after 7. Prialeil a■d rabbeted at Tait Baiytsu Paws sad Ted Gums °Gee, No. 1!7, Steam!, by C. CORNWELL, el the Soma. . ~Alwy. 7T= i . r •