The Sun. — London, England, 1829-12-21 00:00:00

!shit Mrs. Muskett up to the time of her separation from SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.-.(THIS DAY.) 114 Altuikett. Did not know her before her marriage. - fo re the vi s it e d w i tness at P eeston, t h e summer b e- FROM LLOYD'S . .*urn isZre the separation. Mr. Muskett's conduct was uni- PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 20.-Arrived his Majesty's ~."nIY kind and affectionate, she appeared t . and o re ship Alacrity, from the Mediterranean. aff Mr. Adam e d epose d to t h e i r genera l appearance of POOLE, 19 and 20..---Ariived the Hope, ection. Bloomfield, DEC.D and John and Thomas, White, from Th e ril _ • Newfoundland; and Gales, Cield, from Memel. 11 , 0.. ~.. arriage settlement, which settled 400/. a- ear FALMOUTH, DEC. 18 and 19.-Wind N. to N.E. I D u airs. Muskett was put in and read. -Arrived the Skylark packet, Aplin, from Tam• '''ebeeea Ewing .-Lived Lived in the family of Mrs. M., before theirsailed the 24th of October, from Vera Cruz s eparation, two - years and three-uarters. The se- Pico, paration took place in October, 1817; knew the defend- the 2d of November, and from Ilavannah the 15th; of t ' who re sided at Keswick, a large estate, the grounds also arrived his Majesty's ketch Vigilant, from w . ' it whi eh Joined Mr. Muskett's. The defendant visited Lisbon, sailed the 6th of December. Sailed the there's n master Once at a dinner party ; while she lived Statimer packet, for Lisbon ; and Pig eon p ac k et , ili_ h er master h a d never , t o h er k now l e d ge , di ne d w ith f or B uenos Ayres. 7 1 • He came there when her] master was out several go to his father's on Sunday. Upon those occasions de- Hope to Bristol, was totally lost the 16th of Sept. the was s aw I.er mistress. For the first two years that on t h e I s l e of Alayo; crew and a small part of the .was ther e h er m i stress use d to go w i t h M r. M . ; b ut, cargo saved. .da ring the,last half year or so, she did not. Defendant The Hampshire, Murphy, from Cardiff to Lon ueward e one_ Sunda in the course of the last half year. don, having sprung a leak, was put on shore in Is voice in the breakfast parlour, which looked Helford harbour on Saturday, with five feet and a t a r i a a r - ds the c h urc h . Th e w i n d ow opens on the lawn, d oor Perso n can go in and out without going by th e front half water in her hold. h e • ' Witness was going into the room, but stopped The Providence, English, from Wexford to ea ue she heard the defendant's voice. Mrs. M. had Liverpool, got on Conway Bar on Thursday, and w 141 ed her not to take the child in when defendant was was abandoned by the crew; she afterwards drifted there.., Had not then known of his costing in at the front on shore in the Bay, but was assisted off after dis uoor • Had known him to come two or three times when charging part of the cargo, and proceeded to d her master was out; sometimes he came in at the Beaumaris. Z.and s ometimes at the window.-(A laugh.)-Did not The Perry, Lupton, from Newcastle to London, • how long he remained there. During the time witness was wrecked on Whiting Saud on Friday night; was there, her mistress used to go about once a crew saved. week to Norwi c h. Sh e use d t o go i n a p os y c h a i se , w ith Witness and the child. For the first part of the time she The Bibby, of Liverpool, sunk off the Kish Bank on Friday ; crew saved. v a 4 . th er.e, they went by the direct road through Eaton. ,;...ng the last half year she went through Keswick, mmimmommor dia l the road went by the defendant's ground far some THE MARKETS.-( THIS DAY). ha ilt4lte e• That road was a worse road, and about half a -we f u the rthfr. For the last half year they generally saw CORN-EXCHANGE. . i to j ef endant ;he went to Norwich too; he was on The supplies of all kinds of Grain last week were very oas . 7 -vic- ... On these occasions her mistress used to get large, and of Flour considerable. This morning the quan - it t the gig and walk by the defendant, who used to titles fresh up are moderate. The few samples of prime , o ", 41, horse and walk with her till they nearly reached Wheat that were at market obtained nearly the same terms .ft-eny'eh• Remembersseeingdefendant in the market-house. as on this day se'nnight, but all other sorts may be re m; w" ta lking to a gentleman, upon seeing him witness's ported 2s. per quarter. Barley that is fit for malting has " leftilreft her and walked away, defendant left the gen- hardly maintained last quotations, grinding parcels are e T ." 11 1 and f o ll owe d h er . It was about two hours before very heavy in sale, and Is. to 2s. per quarter cheaper. w : o ess saw h er again ; met her then at witness's mother's, Malt is nearly unsaleable. Old Beans sell very slowly, tot ere she generally used to meet her, to come away to- notwithstanding the frosty weather. New Beans are ra "l% During the latter part of the time used to walk they cheaper. Boiling Pease meet a dull sale at last week's With .‘ .her mistress and the child, i n th e l ane b y M r . t erms . G rey P ease are c h eaper. O ats fi n d a li m i te d di c rr y's plantation ; did no t mee t any one at fi rst, b ut sa l e, an d except f or fi ne h eavy parce l s, may be stated full and fr equently afterwards ;on those o ccas i ons th e y s p o k e I s p er quar t er l ower . Th ere i s no alteration in the Flour L walked tegether for sometime, from two hours to two trode, the sale, however, continues very dull. Sirs ti "d a half they walked in tbe lanes. It is not PRICES ON BOARD OF SHIP. ar21.111.11C road to Norwich, but rather a private one. At Wheat, W e l d- 11W. 55 5. s 705. ,, Beans, Small , t , i 1 ew) .. ..... . . d) 4 - Os s . 455. - kft e witn ess walked with them with the child. Mrs. M. -Red (1829) ... 41s. 48s. - Tick (new)._ 2'7s 30s. „ rwards told witness not to creep so under her nose. - Fine ...... ... 50s. 58s. ' ‘ati ghter Superfine.. 635. 665. -- Harrow new 31s. SC. Na nte . • ) - Th ey used to go frequently 'into defendant's -White (1929). 465. !Ss. tip._ l 'an• Thefirst time they went in by Mr. Gurney put- Fine 63s. 68s. Brank 225. 245. thrs,uaside the bows of the hedge, or making a gap. Went Superfine.. 70s. 725. Oats, Feed lss. 255. Th er e u h the gap. They walked there about an hour. -Foreign free 45a. 808. s . Rs e - Poland 183 295. ila ar w as a straw hut there, and they went in. The Barley 1,1 1 „ o f the hut was of a different side of it from witness - Fine 305. 325. - I'otatoe 245. 295. Superfine . ..... 31s. 365. New ... '2ss. 31s. whUotttinued in the plantation while the were there, Malt 4ss. 56s - Scotch Old -s. -s. 1 4 4 , 4 was about half an hour. When Mrs. M. went - Fine 58s. 635. IrishlBs 265. 31s. 335. Flour Town (per sack) 55s 60s. N th "! looked cool, but when she came out she looked Pease, I V i r a 7 le 335. 375. Seconds 455. 525. witnte feverish and her bonnet was bent down before. -- White '32s. 365. 1- North Country44s. 525. P toti ell mentioned it to her, and she straightened it di- - Boilers Op t t * There Was a little dirt, or something of the kind, ARRIVALS OF G RAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK. htlt a e h d ! r endant's coat. There was a matted seat in the /less „ u m three yards long. On another occasion wit- ":•-• 4 9 rT ."' z - :4 . ,r h o 2 Plans at i o ain ed outside in the lane while they walked iu the From Whence. a . ! 4 ,-,' . r . r , ter he:rn. They were from witness about an hour. istress had told her not to creep so under ht r Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Scks. '." *,.. witness walked sometime, out of sight. Witness Aldborongb Boston - - 23 237 -- 1068 - - 2492 - - 6 t,•._ sn meCtnes told by her mistress that sbe might Clay - 1030 - - - - '706 b er W here she pleased for an hour. Did not remem- . . l olcliFs i ter 3A 304 260 = r t t Tg . ? „ ills It o about a stone being placed for her to 1.1 Harwich "'" 1206 197 - 42 333 254 60 of i titat her mistress was gone home. In the autumn 4 Maldon '77l 374 - - 438 409 810 d a r. 'O, Mr. and Mrs. M. went to North Repo the Gainsborough - - - 7 - -- 101 - Tad . -• ' Grangemouth .: - - - - - - - hi Ina a house, and stopped three or four days. Re- GI imsby '7 90 - 480 - - - b an Mr. and Mrs. Gerald going to the house. Was to Hull 3OO - - 345 140 25 •20 1 1 - '. e taken a messuage to Mr. Gurney at Mrs. M.'s if e s y l ' 2Ol 861 974 - 309 152 1156 !fi re . f ut: which she did not take. The house was in a con- Lynn - 633 963 156 59 - 519 t' a n, and neither Mr. and Mrs. M. went to bed.- Newcastle - - - 175 - - - •quiriers • Poole . were made of witness and other servants in Stocks old 349 533 - - 25 21 - • nay presence of Mr. Muskett, Sen., and Mrs. M. went Stockton - 294 - - 2078 Li p' . with her father and mother. Has since lived nine Wells - 3528 156 - ' - 120 160 " rt 4 Whitby - - - 361 - - - In another situation. Wisbeacli. cB9 - - 757 110 - - , t oss -examined by Mr. BROUCHAJI-The windows Woodbridge 338 1539 189 - 126 53 28) ' th 46 5719 459 - 35 - 24.9 11 00 cparlour slipped up, but reached nearly down to the Y A a b r e m r S e u e t i h , r - - - 1030 - 10 - f ro. _ , -.et . master and mistress sometimes went to church Banff ... - - 244) - - - 01,440:44 hat window. There was a cottage which 1 1 3 ) e u r i , , v i i rk e r k - rou - - - - - 209 - - - - to Al ke d it. The house at Keswell belonged m as i o , rr36 - om A ; Rudspn Gurney. It was about half-a-mile '7865 18767 4214 8735 2600 2.50 13047 bro t h Ir • Musk UN pefendant lived there with his I RTSII. , er and 1 sister. e '. she saw Mr. Gurney in the Castle Townsend 470 - - - - - - .44 41. , ' When . tiler', place, Mrs. M. had told witness to go to leer mo- h Clare - - - 1130 - - _ Cork 5OO ....• - 2090 - - - p lain before she saw Mr. Gurney. Was sure that her . Dundalk. - - - 1050 - - - or n e : n ' v er knew that her mistress walked with 11ir. - - - 1590 - - 452 ats i iY• Had never seen the cobwebs in the straw hut Galway f 490 195 - 1.',880 50 - 608 la She was examined at Thetford. Did not re-er a s Londonderry - - - - SOO - - - * oil oer that her master said on that occasion, that if he Newry - - - 600 - - - - - - - - -fp , r. 4 verdict, herself and the other servants should go ,7, l r i y ee 3340 - - - 820 - - - il l 7M bl and fair. Mr. M. generally went out farming W a t er f or d - - - 3140 - - -. 6 'cl ot ie k t4 9thing, and generally returned ut about twelve Youghall read ' Whoa be usually lay down to rest himself, or FOREIGN. la, 4 book. H e h a d never j o k e d wit ne ss about her D an t zic - - - 35 - ai r, : or said, even in joke, that she should be his next Petersburgh 3440 01 :: :: 376; : te a r .Mr. M. bad since told her that he would always Spain - b e Me4 d to her ifshe spoke the truth, and worse for Stettin - - -- It ~ 5 did - 511 Virginia. _ _ _ _►h not. Coastways 4734 - - 1217 - - 914 11011 drew Wyman, lived about 200 yards from Mr. M.'s use. Q u ,.. Saw M rs. M . i n t h e c h urc h -yar d , w h ere M r. Total 19709 20282 4241 44047 2950 2542 15439 ittilteY detained her talking to her. They went into the AGGREGATE .QUANTITY.O OTHE RI3 B IO- Ra peseed, _ a RINDS OF _F r UL . SE._ _ tar , 4 1) . 1 7 of the plaintiffs house, did not see them again Rye, 5-Tares ' ' 132 =171N 1 - 181 See l lf e l s Or i, Bak 13 acv 0 : "r. After an hour had expired, saw Mr. Gur -1144°44g to his house. Saw Mr. G. getting in at the SMITHFIELD MARKET. I vas o u , r w indow. On other Sundays, when Mr. Muskett 11, this ilay's market, which exhibited the fewest highly to ni - waY at his father's, many different times they used fattened Beasts recollected to have been in it for Christmas I talk eet O n the road. Did not observe which way they consumption, and was otherwise but indifferently supplied, etl. kPI. each kind of meat, perhaps owing to advanced prices esw,lbetli Grimmer was employed by Mr. Clarke, at having been deir.anded, met with a very languid sale *sin le k, to hoe turnips, shortly before Mrs. Muskett the very primest Beef, in a few instances, at an advance I lr s, :, w ay from her husband. Saw Mr. Gurney and of 2d. per stone ; Beef generally, with Mutton, Veal, and , " I. walking together. Saw them afterwards together Pork, at barely Thursda y's prices. The higher Beef com a the t am s ; ,, Sa me road. They were sitting together on the tation, are only for that which was extraordinarily prime. lig 7 :,..". After witness had passed she looked back, and PRICES PER STONE OF 81. BS . TO SINK THE OFFA LS. b. r. "Ir. Gurney put his arm round her neck and kiss ‘..,.......,.......,.....,_ S. d. Jo s. d : I ~ . _ s, d, to s. d. J o h rim Daniels, in the service of Mr. Gerald, Mrs. M.'s tittu," - ', I" groom, and was in his service before Mrs. M. ttod s 4Tn her husband, and lived there ever since. De -144% L ints visited them for the last eight years. Some lie b ."; , !ept there, and sometimes went home at night. eryQ to ride out with Mrs. M., and seemed on Ci l i.4"d terms. Witness took a note from her to Mr. ' When the latter read it he seemed greatly agi ty tt : a nd said, .• Oh, I k now w h a t i t i s , s h e i s w i t h c hild L :r ) . , 4 , 4 d I must take care of her, and I will take care ItZr4s-examined—Had never carried letters before the 44 years, when Mr. Gurney's visits were well known 14 v eri one. Had never himself observed any thing e l lAt' With regard to them. tad toes Turner—Was coachman to the late Mr. Gurney, 1 , 14 )tv lived with defendant, No. 8, Montague-square. 3 aoucuait here admitted that Mr. Gurney and a luskett w e r e now living together in Montague- AVt The Learn e d C ounse l then proceeded to address Vitifi k t !D' at considerable length for the defendant, after htal p ,....e . Jury retired for half an hour, and returned a - -V "ea . c ; fir tie plaiptiff 3 damages, 2,0001. MEETING. AT COLCHESTER OR A RE 'AR vi ,°P THE M ALT AND B EER D UTIES .—A public Meet coP>sal, held on Saturday, i n the l arge room of the Three Polcthester, for the .purpose of petitioning Par "ttei-"' mr nht . th e rgpeal of the duties on Malt and Btu. 1111 ; r 4411 e discussion, itwasresolvea that a petition on the V sho u ld b e presented to Parliament. have reason to b e li eve th a t th e re is not htit,....ghtest foundation for the report of Prince LEOPOLD 'I4Q er 4 candid a t e f or t h e Th rone o f Greece. —Morning Ppc tit 't ()Li re are now nearly 60 prisoners confined at tyl e tridew e ll, and about 12 or 15 at Marlborough tl+e Well, for trial at the next general Quarter Sessions of , aet'''.----Devizes Gazette. Ihitt,lSE FOR ETYMOLOGISTS.--JAW 3ti /1 ,1 14 5.---In the Appendix to the Sixth Report of the Inot.: 44i cners of Crown Lands, we find the following , , l ittly?tonerou s other curious names of places in Ireland / : ., Ilith -I ,?Red of by the Commissioners—the etymology of 4 er, leave tp pit ;TINT learned antiquaries to dm viz.. • A.L el ontinea neaeor i goug ht r agh-phroelaneglogh, bat!,lto /10_ 1 brady, Farrienadaghadore, CJ ") tatnabagh G or tnasbanavally, 4 banrone, Inchenacreevagh, "17. Knock amemaysderry, .e leen ecarrigy, Magherestephana, ti reelle nladelagh, Tunonenaghtragh, ' ll4l klarnu c k, &c. &c. Bcc. PRICES PER STONE OF 81.11 S. TO SINK THE OFFAL& a. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts 2 2 2 4 Large Lambs 0 0 0 0 Second quality ditto 2 4 310 Prime small ditto 0 0 0 0 Prime large Oxen... 3 6 4 8 Large coarse Calves 3 4 310 Prime Scots, &c..... 3 8 410 Prime small ditto 4 6 5 0 Inferior Sheep 2 6 2 8 Large Hogs 3 6 4 0 Second quality ditto 210 3 6 Small Porkers 4 2 4 6 Coarse-woolled ditto 310 4 2 Stickling Calves 12s to 28s. each. SouthdownWethers 4 4 410 Quarter old Pigs 12s to 16s. each. SUPPLY, AS PER CLERK'S STATEMENT. Beasts. I Sheep. Calves. Pigs. I 2,291 13,420 150 lBO About 1000 of the beasts came up the different North Roads; about 800 from the western and midland districts ; about 200 from Norfolk, Suffblk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire; about 160 from Kent and Sussex ; and most of the remainder from the marshes, &c.. in the neighbourhood of London, including about 150 left unsold on Monday and Thursday last. NEAVGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d.tos. d. s. d. tos. d. Beet 2 2 3 4 Veal Mutton 2 2 3 8 Pork 3 0 410 NEWCASTLE.UPON.TYNE MARKET.—IIec. 19. We had a good supply of Wheat from our farmers to day, with some coasting arrivals; sales were heavy at a decline of Is. to 2s. per quarter. In the Oat trade we can note little change. A good deal of Barley has arrived here during the week,' the best samples of which scarcely tn4intain their prices, and the middling qualities aae 2s. per quarter lower. Rye in fair demand. Few Beans or Pease . offering. Malt heavy sale. ~, New. O'd. Wheat, Northumberland 545. 625. —s. —s. Norfolk and Suffblk 595. 625. Berwick and Scotch... 565. 58s. Dantaig —s. —s. —a. —a. Rye, Norfolk and Sutlobt .3os. 365. .--=. CCI reign . , —s —s. 3os. 355. parley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk 335. 35s --.. Grinding and Feeding 245. 28s. Malt, Norfolk and Sutlhlk —s. —5....... 545. 58s. Beans, Small —s. —s. --- Tick Pease, White —s. —s. Gray Oats, N. rthumberland, Potatoe 2ls. 21s. Feed ....... ......16s 188. -- Foreign —s. —S. —8 —g.. Flour, Fine (per rack) Manchester has been visited with very dense fogs during the present week, particularly on Tuesday; the gas was obliged to assist in furnishing the requisite light for the business of the day. We have not, however, heard of any serious accident having occurred.—Man chester 4dvertiser. The cotton market has now remained steady for a considerable time, and though there has been no ad vance in the prices for the better cottons, those of an infe rior quality have within the week brought higher prices, and the sales have been tolerably heavy. The demand for export yarns has been extensive ; and complaints and despondency have in a great measure disappearech—Man ehester Advertiser. NAVAL INTELLICIT:•ze,S. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 19.—8 y lr.tters received from Sierra Leone, dated the 6th of October, we learn that the Athol arrived ditto en the 4th of that month, previous to which she had captured a large schooner, with 375 slaves on board. The Plumper had also taken a vessel with 400 slaves ; both of which' were taken into Sierra Leone. We are sorry to say, they confirm the report of the Eden having lost 90 men. The Alacrity, 10, Commander Nias, arrived this afternoon, in 52 days from Vourla, 33 days from Malta, and 14 days from Gibraltar. The British men of war at Malta, when the Alacrity left, were the Ocean, Revenge, Britannia, Melville, Spartiate, Isis, Madagascar., and Erebus; these ships (with the exception of the Melville, which was on the point of sailing to join the Admiral) were waiting there for orders. The Asia ( with the flag of Vice-Admi ral Sir Pulteney Malcolm), Gloucester, Camelion, and Philomel, were at Napoli di Romania ; the Wel lesley, Windsor Castle, Samarang, arid Meteor, were at Vourla; the Wolf and Favourite were at Egina ; and the Blonde and Rifleman at Constanti nople. The Wasp had been dispatched on some special service to Salonica. The Russian squadron was at Poros, where it was understood they would winter. The French squadron was at Vourla.— Our squadron was particularly healthy ; not so the Russian and French, both of which had suffered much from sickness, the latter, however, in a less degree than the Russian. The Turks were making' great progress in giving efficiency to their fleet.— Sir Pulteney Malcolm, in his recent visit to Con stantinople, visited the Capitan Pacha's ship, a three-decker, and went round her. He speaks in_ very high terms of her state of discipline, and of the admirable manner in which she was manoeuvred while he was on board. The boatswain of the Meteor, who was to have been invalided home in the Alacrity, threw himself overboard the day after he embarked, and was drowned. The Sybille and Medina were at St. Helena the 3d October. The Fairy from a cruise, and Harpy, from Jamaica, arrived at St. Jago de Cuba 25th September. The Swallow arrived at Barbadoes, from Falmouth, 12th October, and sailed for Sr. Vincent 13th. The Mersey arrived at Barbadoes from Demerara the 24th October. Infernal arrived at Alexandria from Smyrna 23d October. The SeringapAtam arrived at Bahia from Pernambuco, Bth September. Major-General Sir John Keane, K.C.B. Lieut.- Governor and Commander of the Forces in Jamaica, arrived here on Wednesday evening, and embarked the next day, accompanied by his Aid-de-Camp, Major Macdonald, and Lieut.-Colonel M'Leod, Deputy Adjutant General, in the Planet, for that Island. Capt. Lord Wm. Paget, M.P. arrived here on Tuesday afternoon, and immediately commissioned the North Star, of 28 guns, for the West India sta tion; Lieut. C. H. M. Buckle and Lieut. Charles Bolton are appointed to her. The Volag - e, 28, Capt. the Right Hon. Lord Colchester, will go out of harbour on Monday, and shortly afterwards proceed to South America. Remain at Spiticead—Gala eland Alacrity. In the Harbour—Victory, Ganges,Volage, and North Star. PROMOTIONS.—The following Lieutenants to the rank of Commander, and appointed to the ships mentioned, viz.—J. P. D. Larcom, of the Speed well, to the Slaney, vice O'Brien; Dawson Mayne, of the Barham, to the Icarus, vice Best invalided; and H. S. Nixon, of the Minx, to the Harpy, vice Rich invalided. The following Mates and Mid shipmen to the rank of Lieutenant, and appointed to the ships mentioned :—Henry Gittings to the Es piegle ; J. Gulzman, Henry James, and G.W.White, to the Mersey; W. B. Oliver to the Erebus; G. S. Hand, to the Shannon; James 'Wolfe, to the Minx; Charles Grantham, and H. B. Young, to the Bar ham; and F. Hennah, to the Speedwell; Mr. Brown, mate of the Hussar, to the rank of Lieute nant, and appointed to the Rose, vice Phillips invalided. APPOINTMENTS.—Lieut. William Worsford to ..he Childers. Lieutenants J. W. Tomlinson and Horatio Blair to the Sussex Blockade. Lieutenant Jager is appointed to the Chief Divisional Office at Hastings, on the coast blockade service. Second Lieutenant C. Williamson, of the Royal Marines, is promoted to the rank of First Leute nant, in the vacancy made by the death of Lieute nant Meheux, on the coast of Africa. Thursday arrived the Briton, Burnett, from St. Petersburgh ; the Planet, Barclay, from London for Jamaica, and sailed again; the Eddystone, Har rison, from Memel, and passed by to Southton.— Sailed the Mary, Jemison, for Van Diemen 's Land. On Friday arrived the Endeavour, from Quebec for London, in 24 days. Arrived the Amphitrite, Gotier, from Marseilles for Dunkirk, leaky. The Naval Commissioned Officers studying at the Royal College, have received permission from the Admiralty to continue until Midsummer next. Nineteen have availed themselves of their Lordships' order, leaving five vacancies. Officers desirous of studying should make application to the Admiralty Secretary. On Tuesday the CJmniander-in-Chief (the Hon. Sir R. Stopford), Captain Hayes, of the Ganges (the second in command in the port), and Commis sioner Sir M. Seymour, attended at the Royal Naval College, to inspect the students, previous to their quitting for the Christmas vacation, and ascer tain their progress and efficiency. Several of them were considered qualified to be discharged into his Majesty's navy. Of those who completed their studies during the last half-year, the Committee considered Mr. D. M. Ross as the most entitled to the first medal, which was awarded to him. The second medal was bestowed on Sir F. Nicolson. The Echo steam-vessel, Lieut. Bisset, arrived yesterday from Portsmouth, with seamen for the Druid, 46. The Pylades, 18 guns, went out of harbour to the Sound yesterday, and is expected to sail in a day or two for the Cove of Cork. The Bramble cutter came up from Edmouth yes terday. Remain in Hamoaze.—St. Vincent, Kent, Druid, Hyacinth, Leveret, Royalist, Raven, Starling, and Meteor and Echo steamers. In Barnpool.—Britomart. At the Island.—Bramble. In the Sound.--Pylades. Lieut. Sampson Marshall, 1812, and a pensioner for wounds, has been appointed Lieutenant of Hasler Hospital, vice Silver, retired on promotion. Lieut. Lavington, 1827, to the Coast Guard Service. Lieut. Leary, 1821, to the Blockade Service. Capt. E. Hancock, Royal Marines, 1824, has, from service and ill health, been placed on the re tired list on full pay. Capt. Lord William Paget is appointed to com mand the North Star, 28, at Portsmouth.—Hamp :hire Telegraph. DEVONPORT, DEC. 19.—The Hussar, 46, Capt. Edward Boxer, will winter at Halifax. The Tyne, 28, Captain Sir Richard Grua, Knight; the Co lumbine, 18, Commander John Townsend ; the Rose, 18, Commander John George Dewar; and the Champion, 18, Commander George Scott, will winter at Bermuda. The Manly, 12, Com mander Henry W. Bishop, will winter at Newfound land. The Shannon arrived at Bermuda, from Ja maica and Havanna!), on the 27th of September. The Grasshopper and Speedwell arrived at Jamaica, from. Curacoa, the 21st of September. The Espiegle arrived at Jamaica, from St. Thomas, the 23d September. The Skylark, from Falmouth, and the Harpy, from St. Jago de Cuba, arrived at Jamaica the 4th of October; the former sailed the 6rh, and the latter the 7th ditto, for Vera Cruz. The Sphynx arrived off Rio de Janeiro, from Fal mouth, the 2d of October. The Sybille and Me dina were at St. Helena the 3d of October. The Fairy, from a cruise, and Harpy, from Jamaica, al rived at St. Jago de Cubs 25th September. The Swallow arrived at Barbadoes, from Falmouth, the, 19th of 0.••• - 1 , 7, and sailed for St. Vincent the i 311). Tlit• L.,• •Irrived at Barbadoes, from De merara, the 241!) of October. The Infernal arrived at Alexandria, from Smyrna, the 23d of October. The Seriluapatarn arr;ved at Bahia from Pernam buco, the Bth of September. The Isis sailed from Alexandria far Smyrna, the 24th cf October. Lieut. John Blyth (1806) ha.: been appointed to the out-pensions of Greenwich Hospital. Mr. NV. J. Atrill (1808) is appointed Purser to the Hyacinth, 18, in the room of Mr. R. M. Read, who is now appointed to the North Star, his ap• pointment for the Rainbow being cancelled.—De ronport Telegraph. GRAND ENTERTAINMENT AT CON• STANTINOPLE. (From the Ilampshire Telegraph.) Extract of a letter from an officer of his Majesty's ship Blonde, dated Harbour of Constantinople, Nay. 5, 1829: " Sir Robert Gordon, our Ambassador at Con stantinople, gave a splendid ball on board the Blonde frigate, previous to her going up to Odessa, at which were present 150 visitors, comprising all the principal Tm ks, Franks, and Russians, with a num ber of Turkish and Frank ladies. The whole of the upper deck of the ship was cleared, and the waste planked over. An awning, thirty feet up the masts was spread fore and aft, and the poop was fitted up as a Turkish tent. The ship was brilliantly illu minated, and the refreshments were offered in the greatest profusion. The insignia of the Order of the Garter and the Cypher of the Sultan were con spicuously placed in transparency. The quarter deck was carpeted, and surrounded by crimson silk sofas; orchestras were constructed round the main mast and foremast, between which was the ball room. The forecastle was fitted as a shrubbery. wherein were placed orange trees, fifteen feet high, to the branches of which appended ripe fruit in great abundance. The Rifleman sloop of war at intervals exhibited a magnificent display of fire works, the vessels at times appearing completely enveloped in flames. " The company began to arrive at seven o'clock, and in about half an hour after all were on board, to the number of 425, including ladies. Amongst the distinguished guests were a number of Turkish noblemen (a thing unprecedented in the annals of history), such as the Seraskier Pacha, second person in the Turkish empire ; the Capitan Pacha, High Admiral of the Turkish Navy ; Cazee L'Askerr Heikim Pacha, or Sultan's physician : Reis Effendi, Secretary for Foreign Affairs ; Halil Pacha, Ambas sador to Russia ; Silektar Agasi, Sword Bearer to the Sultan; Abdulageit Effendi, Chief Surgeon, &c. with a number of Naval and Military Officers. Be• sides these, there were present the Ambassadors, Ministers, Envoys, &c. of all the nations in Europe; with several of the leading Franks and their ladies, now residing in Constantinople. Seve►al Russian Officers were also present, but as peace has now spread her benignant wing over this portion of the world, the Turks and Russians were most sociably linked arm in arm, walking fore and aft the deck, with as much seeming good will and friendship as if they had never been enemies. " Sir Robert Gordon, as thief of all, placed the Capitan Paella on his right, and the Reis Effendi on his left, on the after cushion of the poop. The other Turkish Noblemen took seats alongside of the European Ambassadors and Mi►►isters. After going through the Eastern ceremony of smoking and drinking coffee, they went forward to the ball-room. Here they seemed to be quite charmed, having never before seen any thing of the kind—like all semi barbarians, they gazed and wondered and laughed most heartily ; however they ultimately expressed much satisfaction, particularly on witnessing the windings and turnings of the sons and daughters of Terpsichore, who were " tripping it gaily on the light fantastic toe." At the end of each dance, the Turkish officers, in imitation of the Europeans, offered their arms to the ladies, and actually pro menaded them round the ball-room, and even placed them on chairs. This is the first instance upon record in which a Mussulman paid such a handsome corn pl 'merit, or condescended to offer such a mark ofrespect to any of the daughters of Eve; and this I take as a proof that the march of mind' is on its march amongst the followers of Mahomet. '' The supper table was laid out on the main deck; it was something in the shape of the counter of an extensive linen warehouse, or rather like an incomplete parallelogram, the short side being ath wart ships before the cabin bulk head, and the two long sides running fore ar►d aft, starboard and lar board, as far as the galley, from which they were separated by a handsome screen. At this table 240 persons (including of course all the ladies) sat down to one of the richest banquets that has ever yet been seen in the harbour of Constantinople. Every think that could be pleasing to the sight or smell, delectable to the taste, or grateful to the most de licate palate, :was here in the most unbounded pro fusion; wines of the richest and finest quality, amongst which Champaigne was as common as beer at an ordinary feast. " Sir Robert Gordon and his particular guests, the Turkish Chiefs, the French Ambassador, Aus trian Internuncio, &c., were seated at the table which ran parallel to the cabin bulk head—Sir Robert's chair being exactly amidships, just before the cabin, the Reis Effendi and the Capitan Paella being on his right and left ; the other Chiefs and principal officers were seated alongside the ladies, according to modern fashion, and the good custom of all civilized nations; nor were they exactly want ing in those common-place attentions which the gentleness and delicate habits of the fair sex require. The dishes, covers, and plates on Sir Robert's part of the table were of silver; the forks and the handles of the knives of solid gold. This was most bril liantly illuminated with wax tapers, and candles in massive silver candlesticks; and, indeed, so were the parts of the table which run along the main deck. Well, the feast having commenced, the Mus sulmans showed that they were not without appe tites; and as to wine, they drank it with as much freedom and taste, as if they had received a dis pensing order from the Prophet ; none, however, indulged in it to excess. After supper the first division went upon deck, and the second took their places at a table, where abundance still abounded. Dancing resumed its wonted gaiety, and continued till six bells in the middle watch, at which time the Turkish Chiefs took their departure : shortly after• the remainder of the party broke up. " The Turks freely participated in games at cards, but as they could not understand Whist, they pre ferred the chance game of Blind Hookey,' and freely staked their five pounds on the turn-up of a card, and seemed to be indifferent whether they lost or won." Divine service was performed yesterday morn ing in the private chapel attached to the King's Palace, at Kensington, before the Duchess of KENT, the Princess VICTORIA, and their Royal Highnesses' Household, by the chaplain to the Royal Duchess. Despatches were sent off from the Foreign Office on Saturday evening, for Mr. DAWKINS, Consul- General in Greece, by a messenger, who took also de spatches from the Colonial Office for Sir FREDERICK ADAM, the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. Despatches from the Hon. General PoN SONBY, the Lieutenant-Governor of Malta, were received yesterd-ty morning at the Colonial Office. The Neapolitan Minister transacted business on Saturday, at the Foreign Office, with the Earl of ABERDEEN. Mr. Secretary and Mrs. PEEL arrived in town yesterday, from a visit to the Duke and Duchess of WELLINGTON, at their residence at Stratfieldsaye, Hants. The Duke of WELLINGTON arrived at Strath lieldsaye on Thursday, as also Mr. and Mrs. PEEL, with many other distinguished visitors. There were at one i time in the evening twenty-six pairs ofpost<korses in the i stable. --Berks Chronicle. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Lord Clinton, in Grosvenor-place, from a tour; his Excel kncy Prince Este: hazy, at Chandos House, from Suffolk ; the l)uke of Grafton, at Grafton !loose, Picc adilly, from Euston Hall, rear Thetbrd ; the Earl of Weymouth, in Piccadilly; Captain and Mrs. Butler, in Cla.ges-street, from the Nether lands ; Major and Mrs. Dennison, in l'ark-strect, from Paris; Lieutenant-Colonel de V.Aule, in Aslington-street, from the Hague; Lady and Miss Gordon, in Montagu-square, from Brighton; General Gascoyne, in South Audley-street, from Lancashire; Captain and Mrs. Annesley, in Conduit-street, from Brighton; Rear-Admiral Raid and Mr. Rodd, from the Albion Hotel, Brighton; Captain John Chambers and Major Hook, in Waterloo-place,from the lonian Islands; Captain and Mrs. Stevenson and family, at Batt's Hotel, Dover-street, from Italy. CHANGES. Lord George Bentinck, from Harcourt House, Cavendish s.ivare, for Welbeck, the seat of the Duke and Duchess of Port land, in Nottinghamshire ; the Ladies Emily and Charlotte Paget, to Beau Desert, in Staffordshire, the seat of the Marquis of Anglesea ; the Right Hon. James Abercrombie and Mr. Ralph Abercrombie, for Subbs Hall, near Chesterfield; the Earl Of Limerick, for Sourbill Park, in Berkshire; Lord Forester, for Willey Park, in Shropshire; Lord and Lady Wharncliffe, Mr. rnd Lady Caroline Stewart Wortley, from a tour, to Wortley Hall, in Yorkshire; Lord Eurhatn, for Durham Castle, from a isit to the Earl and Countess Grey; Lard Stowell, for Early ' Hall, in Buckinghamshire ; Lord Bayning, for Broom Hall, in Suffolk ; the Marquis of Ely, from Dublin, for Rathfarnham Castle; the Earl of Sherborne, for Sherborne Castle, in Dorset shire; Lord Churchill, from Wimbledon, for Whichwood Park, in Oxfordshire; the Hon. Mrs. William Gosling, from Portland place, for Roehampton; Major and Mrs. Gouldsmith, from Ro chester, for Bath ; Captain and Mrs. 'Vernon, for Brighton; Lady and Miss Evans, from Gloucester-place, for Bath. Mr. VESEY FITZGERALD left town, on Saturday, for Richmond. • COUNTY LIMERICK.—We have just heard that Mr. LLOYD, the late excellent Member, is dead. This will cause another struggle in that county, where independence will again, we trust, assert its rights. The only candidates yet spoken of are Mr. O'GRADY and Sir A. VERE HUNT.—Dublin Morning Register. COUNTY WATERFORD ELECTION.—It is alleged the Mr. PIERSE GEORGE BARRON will certainly offer himself as a candidate. The Waterford chronicle says—" There is to he a public meeting of the freeholders of the county, at Dungarvan, on Monday next. The earliest possible day has been selected, because it is deemed essential that the present state of doubt and uncertainty should not be allowed any longer to continue, but that the comae of the independent interest should be finally and definitively made kno% a before Christmas."—Dublin Morning Register. THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.-011 Satur day, the bricklayers and other workmen completed the ex tensive subterraneous passage under the carriage road, in the Regent's Park, belonging to the Zoological gardens, and which is to communicate with the Menagerie, and ether extensive buildings that are to be erected in the en suing spring, on the extensive piece of ground that the Members of the Zoological Society have had granted to them on the banks of the canal. The height of the arch in front of the present gardens is twenty-three feet, and twenty in width, where visitors wEI pass through.— Each side of the passage will be lined with Zoological c uriosities. Lord BEXLEY and his sister, Miss VANSIT TART, have left Brighton, where they were residing on the West Cliff for some weeks, and have returned to his Lord ship's seat at Foot's Cray, Kent. They went to Brighton fwr the restoration of Miss VANSITTART'S health, which was injured in consequence of a long confinement, caused by an unfortunate accident in breaking one of her arms, which happened in a very extraordinary way. She was walking on the lawn attached to her brother's house at Foot's Cray, accompanied by a female friend, when, find ing one of her shoes untied, she held up her foot for her f riend to tie it, when she unfortunately overbalanced her self, fell down, and broke her arm.— Court Journal. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—A new drama, entitled the Witch Finders, was brought out and damned, at this Theatre, on Saturday night. Bequieseat in pace. It is understood that POTIER is engaged for the French plays next season, and Mademoiselle TAGLIONI for the Opera.—Furet de Londres. A Correspondent, who dates from Lambeth, complains at length, of the dangers attendant on the lumps of dirt which are suffered to accumulate on the road side. We think the subject deserving of attention, and that the Commissioners of the Roads should look to it. We have heard there has been a mistake in some of the contracts connected with Kingstown har bour, by which the public have lost between sixty and seventy thousand pounds. The Commissioners will be able to inform us whether the fact be so or otherwise. According to our information the discovery of the mistake is an incident of recent occurrence, and that it in no way emanated from that auditing process in which, according to the Lord Bishop of FERNS, we have a security against all lapses of judgment and conscience.—Dublin Morning Register. MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF MR. CRIBB, THE PICTURE-DEALER.-On Saturday Mr. STIRLING held an Inquest at the late residence of Mr. R. S. CRIBB, a most respectable tradesman, of Holborn, who hung himsell in a fit of insanity.—Verdict accordingly. SINGULAR ACCOUCHENIENT.--Between three and four o'clock, on Thursday afternoon, a poor woman named BOTES, on her way to the Lying-in Hos pital, was suddenly seized with illness opposite the College gate, and in about five minutes gave birth to a fine male child. Two or three females, who happened to be passing, paid every attention to the poor woman ; and a gentle man named FRANCE, who resides in Molesworth-street, kindly offered his cloak, which was wrapped around the mother and child, and a hackney coach having been pro cured, they were conveyed to the Lying-in-Hospital, where they now remain. —D üblin Morning Register. A Meeting of the Magistrates, Manufacturers, and Weavers of Norwich, took place in that city on Tues day last, for the purpose of discussing the policy of a re duction in wages. Several gentlemen entered into state ments, with a view to show that the bombasin manufac ture was in a very depressed state, and that the labourers coull not subsist if their wages were lowered. The MAYOR, in answer to a statement made by Colonel HAR VEY, said that not only was the market for hombasins in a shocking state, but the demand had decreased 50, if not 75 per vent. Mr. WATTS corroborated this statement, and said that the manufacturers of the city were absolutely doing nothing; but it would be impossible to eff.ct a fur ther reduction of wages. Another speaker said that about 2,1 d. and a fraction were about the average amount of the earnings of a hard-working man and a family, and gave his opinion that it would be better for a man to be trans ported than to continue in the bombasin trade, if it did not improve. Some gentlemen gave their opinion that the distress had been exaggerated ; but it was generally admitted that much distress prevailed. The Meeting did not break up till after a lengthened discussion upon the subject. THE PIOUS ATTORNEY; OR, A LAWYER'S STRATAGEM.—About ten days ago, a sheriffs-officer, living in Chancery-lane, had a writ for 201. against a man who was rather "shy." The plaintiff's attorney learned that the defendant would, on a certain day and hour, be at the office of Mr. A. a solicitor, not 100 miles from Hat ton-garden, to execute certain deeds and receive payment of a sum of money. Then and there the officer was ac cordingly directed to be on the look-out ; and Mr. B. is notoriously too punctual a man to neglect any such appoint.. ment. The defendant arrived, and was speedily followed into the solicitor's office by the watchful representative of the Sheriff of Middlesex, who made the " caption" in the usual form. The lawyer was chagrined, and complained of the disrespect shown by the arrest in his house. Mr. B. pleaded that his instructions were so positive as to leave him no alternative but to do his duty. He, however, offered to go away immediately without his prisoner, if Mr. A. wou'd give an undertaking for the appearance of the latter when necessary. The lawyer declined, but asked as a favour that the defendant should be allowed to execute, in the inner office, the deeds he had come to sign. Mr. B. readily assented to this accommodation, and waited in the outer office. After the lapse of half an hour, he sent in word that hewished to go. Mr. A. came out, and said that the business was not yet concluded, but would occupy another half hour. Mr. 13. again conceded to the delay, and at the expiration of the time, going into the private room, found the lawyer alone!—B. " Where's C." (the defendant.)—A. " Wby, I considered your behaviour so unhandsome in arresting him in my house, that I've let hint out at the back door !" Some words fallowed 4 which the law of libel does not permit us to report I but they were loud enough to attract a mob round the door, when the civil power retreated without its lawful prize. Mr. A. (as many of our readers will already have guessed) it, or professes to he, a very pious man ; but he probz,hly considers that good faith in worldly matterB is, got gn es- sential part of the godliness of the elect. For the private satisfaction of the respective parties we live designated (in cog.) A. B. C. SPIRIT OP THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The Paris Papers of Thursday and Friday, which arrived last night, contain long extracts from the Belgic Journals, expressing alarm at the new project of law on the press, and utter ing loud complaints against the general conduct of the Government. The grounds of the violent opposition now offered in the Netherlands, to °tie of the most enlightened Sovereigns and one of the mildest Administrations in Europe, it is more easy to explain than to justify. The King is a Protestant, and therefore obnoxious to the same fanatical clergy who resisted the reforms of the Emperor Joseph—the King is a Dutchman, and therefore an object of aversion with those who are jealous of the influence of Holland, and desirous of a union with France. The bigotted clergy and the factious Liberals, - therefore, though opposed to each other in every other respect as much as light to darkness, or fanati cism to infidelity, cordially join in one thing— their dislike to their present political rulers, and to their present national alliance. So long as France remained under the influence of the Je suits, whose entrance into Belgium was resisted by the King of the Netherlands, so long the cause of the Liberals was separated from that of the Priests ; but no sooner were the two coun tries assimilated in respect to the expulsion of the hated sect, than the old attachment of the former for a French connexion returned. Jaco binical Frenchmen established in Brussels, and in possession of a large share of the public press, eagerly mingled in this scene of strife, and en deavoured to blow every spark of Belgic jealousy or dissatisfaction into a flame of hatred against their Dutch fellow-subjects. Add to this, that not only the language, the habits, and the reli gion of the two people are different, but that their commercial and manufacturing interests appear often directly opposed, and we shall find the cause of that imperfect union which the en joyment for fifteen years of a common Govern ment has not been able to consolidate. Nor are the Belgians without some real and justifiable causes of dissatisfaction and complaint. By their union with Holland, and their separation Custom houses from France, they have surrendered a larger market for a smaller,—an alliance of which they were proud, for one at which they feel humi liated. The repulsive force of the feeling which this state of things naturally inspires can only be provided against by expensive fortresses, and a standing army disproportioned to the resources of the country. Thus the hostile feeling which opposition of interest crea t es i s i ncrease d by the means adopted for its repression, and the two sections of the kingdom are mutually burdened that they may be kept together by the common weight which presses upon both. The attempt made five or six years ago to dispense with these artificial means of cohesion by compelling the adoption of a common language different from the French, had a tendency rather to exas perate than to allay existing discontents. It was impossible, without great oppression, to change in a few years the tongue of a whole people, whatever political necessity might exist for the change ; an d accor di ng ly th e Govern ment has had to bear all the odium of the undertaking without deriving any safety from its success. So little progress has been made in the change, that in the States-General the two languages are still spoken, and it is no uncom mon thing to hear a Dutch speech answered by a Belgian in French.—Times. The simultaneous attempts to shackle the freedom of the press upon political subjects, which are making in three of the principal States of Europe—France, England, and the Netherlands—is equally ominous and extraordi nary. In the Netherlands the object is openly avowed, which in this country and in France has hitherto been only covertly acted upon—viz. that of screening the acts of the public servants of the Government under the same indemnity which has, by common consent, been allowed to extend to the Regal Office itself. Leaving the subjects of other countries to look alter their own rights, we cannot, as far as our own is con cerned, but express our surprise that there should be any such extreme sensibility as we have wit nessed of late, in any part of an English Ad ministration. as to the public remarks which are passed upon their conduct. Singular enough, with the persons who betray this sensibility, the Press is at once the object of their love and of their hate. Though they cannot exist but within its atmosphere, and some of them owe their very tiolical existence to it, no sooner does it wound their vanity or self-love than they spurn the'much admired cup from their lips, and would, if they were able, paralyze the hand which furnishes the wholesome draught. Ail this betrays a narrow littleness of mind, which is quite below what ought to belong to a British Statesman. No man's foibles, it is said, are so well known to any body as to his valet de chambre ; and there is a domestic pettishness in all this animosity to the Press which a great mind ought not to allow itself to exhibit when dressed in action before dm, world. We do not deny that there may be occasions when the Press runs riot ; but there is a controul—viz. that of public opinion and patronage, which will always, if left to themselves to act, check any material exuberances of the kind. The pub!ic at large are much more just towards public men than they are aware of; nor is any injustice towards them, ho - wever it may appear to be caught at, sanctioned in the end, or even for a time, to any thingl;.'ke the extent their too nervous sensibility leads them to imagine. While the Press:is free and unshackled, an unjust accusation or assertion is soon an swered, refuted, and consigned to oblivion ; while the measures which are taken to ruin and pu nish the author often give to real calumny the only weight and importance it could possibly receive. But this is taking the matter in the strongest light against the Press ; and we feel en titled to take a much higher ground. No man ever; dreaded the Press who had no occasion to do so; and as for public men, their acts are public pro perty ; they decide the fate of empires and of their fellow-citizens, who are entitled to vi `, w them, and have them viewed, in whatever light they please. In this country we do nGt mean to put the power and influence of the Press upon a par with the valour of its fleets and armies, or with the spirit of its commercial enterprise ; but, next these, we would fearlessly assert that there is nothing under Heaven to which it is more in debted for its welfare at home and its eminent.e abroad, than to that unbending principle of free discussion by which it has long been distin guished an all subjects of foreign or domestic interest; and by, means of which a new, a wholesome, and powerful check has been fur-. nished on tho acts os those who, eith er f rom mistake or design, might compromise the general safety or well-being. Compared to its blessings and advantages in ev e ry point o f v i ew, the de merits of the Press are but as a feather in the scale; and that Statesman must ill appreciate his own fame, or the lasting benefit which the full