The Sun. — London, England, 1829-12-18 00:00:00

DINNER TO MR. ALD. WINCHESTER. , Last night a most sumptuous entertainment was given at the Albion Tavern, by the inhabitants of Vintry Ward, to Mr. Alderman Winchester, to commemorate the triumph . Ohio elevion as Alderman of that ward. About six o'clock, tetween 70 and 80 gentlemen sat down to a most excel lent dinner, consisting of every delicacy of the season. AITHOMAS 'WHITBY, Esq., Deputy of the Ward, filled rch a i r . On his right were Mr. Alderman Winchester, :. Al derman Farebrother, the Hon. Charles Ewen Law. " 41 RA, Esq., Consul-General of Hanover, &c. &c, and on the l e f t A rc hd eacon G o dd ar d , D r. Wil son, an d t h e Cl ergy of the Ward. After the cloth was removed, Non nods Domine was it T e i n excellent style by Messrs. Hawes, Goulding, Fits- William, and Atkins Th e ClLixam t or then " gave " Church and King," with three timea three. Tune—" God save tile King." " The D u k e of Clarence and the rest of the Royal Fa mily," three times three.—Glee. co l *. WHIT BY th en sa id, t h at h av i ng b een appo i n t e d b y t h e Mmittee to pr, side as Chair man that evening, he had the s ea tiog duty to present the worthy Alderman with a piece Plate. In begging his acceptance of it;said Mr.Whithy, all feel, Gentlemen, with admiration, the energy, 7,rve, and strength of mind, that have carried our worthy tderman through one of the most vexatious contests that ever occurred in this city, and supported against him by the strong legal power who, like Hercules, fell by his "'II covering, and who were frustrated by their own n Wea P° ll --th e l aw . G en tl emen , th e Ald erman , i n thi s e in . —lnes t , has upheld and support e d the rights of ev e ry free ,'l2 a nd ward o f L on d on (it was a p u bli c cause ) ; f or if that Cou rt had been successful, in the very words of d Tent erden, delivered in his judgment, 23d of January 1 _ .. t, " the consequence wou ld b e t h at t h e C ourt o f Id Mayor and Aldermen would have in their hands the rolote commitl of the election of all the city officers ; ti leY may d ec l are an y e l ec tion void, o ne a ft er ano th er , tin +Person agreeable to themselves be chosen." Gentle ,h,77\l now propose " The health of our worthy Alder • with three times three.—(Drank with the mos osittstic cheering.) The d 15tce of Plate, which is of the most magnificent the t a hnt and costly worktnanship,was then presented to "* ld ertaan, on which is the following inscription PRESENTED BY THE FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS HENRY WINCHESTER, ESQ. ALDERMAN OF LONDON. 1 ‘ 0 ; perpetuate the high sense they entertain of his firm and 17 4 7 stand against a vexatious and protracted opposition to his 4,7etion as Alder man of t h e i r Ward ; during the progress of 7. regardless of expense or inconvenience, he st eadily vindl ,"etheir rights and his own : and finally, by the justice of his pintL e "erced through the laws o f hi s coun t ry , triumphed ° Pponents, and was sworn in Alderman of the Ward of on Tuesday, the 22d of September, 1829. d...,,Afr. Alderman WINCHESTER then rose amidst the most AT, flin g applause, and spoke to the following effect Chairman, Electors, and Gentlemen of the Ward of in receiving this testimonial of your kind and af ,..7noaate approbation, I must be something more then 'mortal . a b le . did not feel upon the present occasion consider- Citation; and almost unable to return you my ;9iteere thanks for the magnificent present I now see tw it:tante, • Ido most gratefully thank you, Gentlemen, and -13 ,, 1n g so, should wish to refrain from any unpleasant -ecoisections arisi ng out of our late arduous contest. The o f that contes t has not only secured the rights and oth er ett e or the Ward of Vintry, but also those of every It in the city of London.—(Great cheering.)-- Pr• -4 not h e decorous in me, Gentlemen, to allude to ate opposition on this occasion. I will indulge the Po pe that hostil. such feeling was not engendered by personal iitl,;,2 t Y to myself, but was the result of erroneous l ega l f e..,7 — •••(Cheers.)--Fortunately for the interests of the - "en of London, it was not the Officers of the Cor- C a , ti on that h a d t o d ec id e on th e j ust i ce o f our tit'ae,sve were protected by a higher power. We appealed ) 4 h il * laws, and we triumphed.—(Great cheers.)--I do th„ 4 ' e ntertain any hostile feeling towards any Member of hody, t o whi c h I h ave t h e h onour to belong, nor do L u eliev e an invidual comosing the . corporation of 413, feels y any h ost lity tow ards nirelf—(Hear, hear.) o ror, G entlemen, when I was introduced into the Court r Aldermen as the M ag i s t ra t e represent i ng t h e W ar d o f d 14 ,7, a more ki nd and affectionate meeting I could not ve experienced.--(Cheers.)—l3ut, Gentlemen, this is 14 ay of pl easure , and I will no longer dwell upon this Pies and only day, that I hope, with your kind assistane, th it eys to support in that Court the rights and interests c of Ward of Vintry, as well as those of the citizens of generally. When, Gentlemen, I first offered my ontyZernr notice, I was almost a stranger to you, having hon our introduced by filling, in conjunction with m y sad ; . 4 '4 friend near me (Aid. Farebrother), the high I 'ThPortaatoffice of Sheriff. It was during that shrievalty re olv. I th an upon p resen ting myself to the Ward of Vintry. I wk ;" r l ever, G en tl emen , f orge t th e c ordi a lity with whi c h ta n , eceived. It couli only be equalled by the kind es . e 4 t j et I have since experienced.—(Cheers.) —I could, te e , lll en, say a great deal about the difficulties we had tesb7 un ter, but I will no t, as by so d o i ng , I m i g ht eoun - Itt a Z th e go:id feeling that now exists in the Ward. I have ed to the distinguished honour that I sought for, and 144 41 actuat e d b y stronger an d h i gher motives I hope to tell s /I Your recollections. The present I now see before me, sod that I shall ;itis a pledge of your kind regards, as surance that you h ave con fid ence i n m y f a ithf u lly sh ttt l i d t all the duties of the situation to which you have p r , "" ,,tne• - When I look at it, Gentl e men, I see not on ly 1)M1 or your affectio n , b u t lik ew i se an a dditi ona l st i mu l us , Were wanting, to watch over the interests of the Ward .the L ltr Y .-- -(Cheers.)—l beg to ret urn m y s i ncere th an k s to I 1 0 71 "Inittee for their great exertions on my behalf, and Make my hest acknowledgments to you all, Gen teafer for the high and distinguished honour you have k)p,,,l e ti in ele c ti ng me your Ald erman. I w i ll endeavour 'l"rot all its duties with credit to myself and satisfac ilsim,""(Cheers.)—ln conclusion, I shall have to drink and p rosper i ty to t h e i nha bi tants of the Ward o f L-4 1r.% but fi rst l et me a l so thank you, Gentlemen, for ad,,,, u 0 present o n b e h a lf o f my family—it shall be L 'Ph - ( 4, Ll On'n to th em as a to k en t h at t h e i r progen i tor was Itt," "Y the Ward under difficulties of a contest of no a t atY nature; and when he triumphed, they rewarded , l itt o ,7 so handsome a gift, in commemoration of the th 4,11. Gentlemen, accept my best thanks. Th e A1der ...1.12 gave the t oas t h e a b ove a ll u d e d to .—(Th e cheer dluich followed this address was of the most flatter e7riptien,•and lasted several minutes.) k ritp 4ik kaN---Our worthy Alderm an h as g i ven ‘. Pros htt• of the Ward of Vintry ;" we only form a small Istkj t l but I am sure you w i ll all heartily join in the 80-• -tir ank with three times th ree . 1 1%V' Mighty Conqueror." (4 The lie touts were then given ...uuke of Wellington, and th e res t o f hi s Ma atinisters"—three times three. t" The Navy and Army,"—Mr. Fitzwilliam. ke n , a Ri ght Hon. the Lord M a y or "—th ree ti mes t h ree . Aktr" . " Rule Britannia,"—Mr. Hawes. ti, Wixcnzultn,—Gentlemen, our Chairman One pernaission to propose a toast, and as I am ~."4 1 47, 12g royselfsl am reliev e d f rom em b arrassment. is,Gentlemen, the Deputy of the Ward of Vintry, LS4,r4„, E r man this evening.—(Gr ea t c h eers . )—I am ta n ' lQ 'a' much I am indebted to hi m f or hi s va l ua bl e jimd and in hiai I h ave f oun d a s i ncere an d va l ua b le thaii could say a great d ea l more t o hi s cre di t , b ut 1 4 terrai n. gnat was then drank with three times throe, and 91 ti4 e tl j t :atnatax, in returning thanks, said he felt much I t : t i srep ti : 4 the manner his health bad been proposed by L Y Alderman, and the way in which i A was drank of 430 much hono ur . H e h o p e d t o con ti nue i n a up 4 4 " (1 .nct that would alw a y s ensure hi m th e a p pro - Tatp to fl* follow eitiz,ens.—(Applause.) He begged in iles. "rink all th e i r gocd healths, their fire-sides, and r „, — v 4 A MIKAN—W e a re h onoure d thi s d a y w ith th e in itti t . 6f an Alderman of the City of London, whose t l aiii e Vuetion amongst us was i n the office of Sheriff, he q i nce the humanity he displayed, entitles him to rk t tist7 nl ta• And during the short time lie has been cika tf . t e, he has administered justice with great credit ;and advantage to the public, Gentlemen, I Ilis a !"ealth of Mr. Alderman karebrother, and the fillet 2 01 London," with th ree ti mes three.-- NetAiderman FAILEBROTIOIR returned thanks. It Londontate that his first introduction to the was it the time he filled the office of \ t ltl 4 of , i;! co njunction with his Hon. Friend the Alder -411 i t l "rY Ward. He mentioned that circumstance , (11 te s „, 1t , l 'e in that W ar d hi s H on . F r i en d an d h i m se lf vp,-":1th 11 ed upop a cce pti ng o f th e hi g h an d i m p or t an t i N regard to the manner in which they per etkdlitiel it did not become him to speak ; they had vary ten " t hanks of their fellow-citizens, and that was t n. e i red•--(Great ch ee rs.)—lt gave him great tea t Present when_ so magnificent a present was N ate : their sviirtby Alderman, and he felt it one of b "noura to have such an associate in the • • Magistracy of London.—(Great cheering.)...—H e wa s not only excellent in his public life, but his private I character, as a husband, father, and friend, were most exemplary, and he (Mr. Alderman Farebrother) never could value the services of a public man, unless his private duties were in accordance. He begged, on hehalf of the Magistracy of London, to return the company his sincere thanks, and hoped they would join him in drinking the health of Mrs. Winchester and family. " Mrs. Winchester and Family."—(Three times. three.) Mr. Alderman WINCHESTER—Mr. Chairman and Gen tlemen, accept, on behalf of Mts. Winchester, my best thanks. I f,-el much gratified at the manner in which her health and that of my family have been received. I can assure you most conscientiously, and I ought so to do in justice to her, that no one feels a greater interest in the prosperity of your Ward than herself.—(Cheers.) —During the long and arduous contest we have met to celebrate, not a word of regret escaped her—not a word did she ever utter calculated to retard our proceedings.-- (Great cheering.)—She used to tell ins, Gentlemen, " you say you are right, and I am hound to believe you."— (Cheers.)—When I convey to her your sentiments, and the honour you have done her, she will look upon it with the greatest satisfaction and delight. Gentlemen, on be half of Mrs. Winchester and family, I thank you. Song—Mr. Fitzwilliam. CHAIRMAN—It must give us great pleasure to see amongst us on this day several gentlemen to whom we are under many obligations. I mean the Clergy of the Ward. I therefore propose the health of Archdeacon Goddard, and the other Clergy of the Ward, with three times three. Archdeacon GODDARD, in the name of himself and brethren, returned thanks. The clergy of the country , generally amalgamated with the public on important ques tions ; but in the present instance the clergy of the Ward of Vintry felt themselves identified with the cause they had met that evening to accelerate. It was a cause, he did not hesitate to say, had met with unmerited oppression, but it had triumphed—(great cheering)—and he had united himself with it; because, in the first place, it was the cause of freedom; in the second, it was the cause of a distinguished and honourable individual ; and, in the third, the cause of that distinguished individual has been supported by such legal and honourable means, that nothing in this happy country could resist it.—(Great cheering.) The CHAIRICAN—The next toast is, the health of a gentleman who supported our cause with his powerful assistance, the Hon. Charles Ewen Law,--(Cheers.)—He saw its justice, and went on and conquered; it is a grati fication to have such men enrolled amongst our friends. " The Hon. Charles Ewen Law" was then drank, with three times three, and great applause. Mr. LAW' returned thanks in an eloquent speech, which we regret our limits prevent us from giving in full. The Hon. Gentleman said he had great pleasure in being pre sent at the triumph of his friend Mr. Alderman Winchester, be had always been impressed with the justice of his cause, and that it must eventually succeed. And," said Mr. Law, " I never hesitated what course I ought to steer when professional duty was opposed to private interest.— The independence of the English Bar shall never be sacri ficed in my person.—(Great cheers.)—And, in advocating the cause of Mr. Alderman Winchester, be considered be was advancing the real interests of the Court of Aldermen, by placing in a situation a Gentleman eminently qualified to fill the Civic Chair.—(Cheers.)—The law of England had triumphed, and, however much that law had been reviled, for want of not understanding it, it was still the perfection of human reason, and the very essence of common sense, and it was one of the greatest privileges of Englishmen that the law was admi nistered by themselves and through themselves. The Constitution could never be in danger whilst such men as his Hon. Friend, Mr. Alderman Winchester, were se- lected to fill high and important offices. He sincerely thanked the company for the honour they had done him in drinking his health. The CitAmaral; said he had now to propose the health of a gentleman, whose valuable professional assistance had been of so much advantge to them—he meant Mr. Thomas Briggs. Mr. BRIGGS returned thanks, he had not words to ex press his gratitude, and the obligation the kindness of the meeting had placed him under. I would be presumption in him to claim any merit in the victory they had achiev ed. He was aware of the difficulties that beset him, but he was encouraged to persevere, by an expression which fell from the father of the Hon. Gentleman who spoke last (Lord Ellenborougb.) That distinguished individual has once told him (Mr. B.) that no wrong could be en dured in this country without a remedy." And he knew the justice of their cause must prevail. Song—By Mr. Fitzwilliam. The health of John Hall, Esq. Consul-General of Ha nover, was next drank with th ree ti mes three. . _ _ i Mr. HALL, in a neat speech, returned thanks, and said f it should be thought advisable to commemorate so glorious a triumph by an anniversary, he should hope they would never forget this. It was a most singular fact that three of the Counsel who advocated their cause, viz. Mr. James Parke, Mr. Bolland, and the late Solicitor-General, had been elevated to the Bench, and if the other one (Mr. Law) was to re ceive a similar honour, it would reflect great credit on the city of London.—(lt was here whispered in the room that Mr. Hall alluded to the office of Recorder.) The CHAIRMAN then gave the health of " Thomas Moore, Esq., and thanks to him for his kind services."— Drank with three times three. Mr. Moons, in an eloquent speech, returned thanks. He felt proud that his exertions had been in some degree instru mental in raising their worthy Alderman to a situation to which he would do honour, and in which he would care fully pretect the rights and interests of the citizens of London. The healths of the Stewards, of the Members of the Common Council of Vintry Ward, of Thomas France, Esq., and of the Vice-Presidents, Mr. Martin and sir. Ingall were drank, who all respectively returned thanks. Mr. Alderman WINCHESTER said there was only one toast more, and that he was sure would be drank with the greatest honours. It was the good wives, buxom widows, and pretty maids of the Ward of Vintry. Drank with three times three. The Chairman left the room about eleven o'clock, al which time most of the company, after spending a delight. ful evening, separated. The magnificent piece of plate was manufactured by Mr. Caton, of Upper Thames-street, and is of the value of 2501. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. ♦PPOINTMENTS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. The Cottesmore Hounds, on Monday, at Seaton Wind mill ; Tuesday, at Ow ton Wood; Thursday, at Curlhy Windmill ; and Saturday, at Little Dalby—at a Quarter before Eleven. Sir Richard Sutton's Hounds, on Monday, at Fi4ierton Long Wood ; Tuesday, at Gate Burton ; Wednesday, at Utterby Village ; Thursday, at Winceby Village and Us selby-house; and Saturday, at Gautby•park and Usselby.- house—at Eleven. Lord Yarborough's Hounds, on Monday, at WeelB4- house ; Tuesday, at Goxhill Cress-lanes ; Thursday, at Ormsby-mill ; and Saturday, at Roston Wood—at Eleven. The Brookside Harriers, on Mondsy, at Newmarket- Hill ; Wednesday, at Ashcombe, the alternate Wednesday at the Kennel ; and Friday, at Telscombe Tye--at Half past Ten. - Mr. R. K. Sampson's Hounds, on Monday, at West dean ; Thursday, at Bourne ; and Saturday, at Mr. Ade's, Duttlea—at Ten. The Brighton Harriers on Monday, at Patcham ; Wed nesday, at the Race Course ; and Friday, at the Dyke--at Half-put Ten. The Cambridgeshire Hounds, on Monday, at Eltisley green ; and Thurday, at Hayley Wood—at Half-past Ten. The Puckeridge Hounds, on Monday, at Culver ; Wednesday, at Rockells; and Saturday, at hlunden Lord ship—at Half-past Ten. _ The Royston Harriers, on Tuesday, at Foulmire; and Thursday, at End-hill—at Half-past Ten. The Holme Harriers, on Monday, at Corfe Common ; and Thursday, at Sandford-bridge—at Ten. The Worcestershire Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at Cliffey ; and Saturday, at Cotheridge—at Half-past Ten. The Hon. Mr. Legge's Harriers, on Tuesday, at Worm leighton Village; and Friday, at Warksworth—at Ten. The Earith Harriers, on Tuesday, at Mepal•green ; and Friday, at Needingworth_at Ten. The H. H., on fue:day, at Matterly-gate ; Thursday, Medated •green; and Saturday, at Hartley Church—at Ten. The Lambton Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at Morden ; Thursday, at Claxton ; and Friday, at Long Newton—at Eleven. Mr. Osbaldeston's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Harrington ; Thursday, at Stowe Wood ; and Friday, at Hardwick Village—at Half-past Ten. Mr. Berkeley's Hounds, en Tuesday, at the Kennel ; Thursday, at Melchbourn -house ; and Saturday, at Kempston—at Half-past Ten. ROBBERY. —On Sunday evening last, the house of Mr. J. MATHEWS, boot and shoe-maker, Great Surrey-street, Blackfriars-road, was entered during the absence of the family, and robbed of considerable pro perty. LITERATUTr. THE FAMILY CLASSICAL LIBRA RY—Vot. I. LONDON, 1829. We have been favoured with an early copy o f this very promising speculation, and as the taste of the day runs just now very strongly in favour_ of such Miscellanies or Cyclopedias—aut quo cunque alio nomine gaudent—we doubt not it will meet with proportionate success. The name of Valpy alone is a tower of strength, wherever the Classics are concerned ; but the present volume needs no such adventitious aid, however influential, it has quite sufficient merit to enable it to stand on its own foundation. It is a trans lation of many ofthe choicest speeches of Demos thenes, especially his Philippics, and so far as we have yet been able to perceive, the task has been executed by Dr. Leland in a most worthy and faithful spirit. Each oration is introduced by a slight but pertinent preface, in which all that may seem obscure in the text, or in the local allusions, is cleared up. The majority of the Greek and Latin Classics, as we learn by a neatly penned prospectus, are to be brought forward monthly in the same manner and on the save reasonable terms, and if translated with similar ability: to:the present specimen, will doubtless assume as lofty a grade in public favour as the " Family Library,' or perhaps even as Dr. Lardner's " Cyclopedia." WA VERLEY NOVELS-ROB ROY. The introduction to this novel enters at length into a history of this famous Highland non descript, half-chieftain, half-brigand, which will probably be perused as eagerly, as even the matchless tale itself. The volume is embellished by a spirited sketch (by Kidd), of the detection of Rob Roy in the Tolbooth, by the wary Baillie Nichol Janie, which is admirable in every respect, but that the outlaw's countenance is of too vulgar, too common-place a character. Mr. Kidd, we suspect, when he set down to his task, had not read Sir Walter's peraonal descrip tion of his hero. The Baillie is a personage just in Mr. Kidd's way, and has been hit off with infinite spirit. As a specimen of the in troductory matter, we give the following account of Rob Roy's last exploit and his death-bed : " In the I ,st years of Rob Roy's life his clan was in ' i volved in a dispute with one more powerful than them selves. Stewart of Appin, a chief of the tribe so named, was proprietor of a hill-farm in the Braes of Balquhidder, called Invernenty. The MacGregor. of Rob Roy's tribe claimed a right to it by ancient occupancy, and declared they would oppose to the uttermost the settlement of any person upon the farm not being of their own name. The Stewarts came down with two hundred men, well armed, to do themselves justice by main force. The MacGregors took the field, but were unable to muster an equal strength. Rob Roy, finding himself the weaker party, asked a parley, in which he represented that both clans were friends to the King, and that he was unwilling they should be weakened by mutual conflict; and thus made a merit of surrendering to Appin the disputed territory of Invernenty. Appin, accordingly, settled as tenants there, at an easy quit-rent, the MacLarens, a family dependent on the Stewart., and from whose character for strength and bravery it was expected they would make their right good if annoyed by the MacGregor.. When all this had been ami cably adjusted in presence of the two clans drawn up in arms near the Kirk of Balquhidder, Rob Roy, apparently fearing his tribe might be thought to have conceded too much upon the occasion, stepped forward and said, that where so many gallant men were met in arms, it would be shameful to part without a trial of skill, and therefore he took the freedom to invite any gentleman of the Stewarts to exchange a few blows with him for the honour of their respective clans. The brother-in-law of Appin, and second chieftain of the clan, Alister Stewart of Invernahyle, ac cepted the challenge, and they encountered with broad sword and target before their respective kinsmen. The combat lasted till Rob Roy received a slight wound in the arm, which was the usual termination of such a combat when fought in honour only, and not with a mortal purpose. Rob Roy dropped his point, and congratulated his adversary on having been the first man who ever drew blood from him. The victor generally acknowledged, that without the advantage of youth, and the agility accompanying it, he probably could not have come off with advantage. " This was probably one of Rob Rey's last exploits in arms. The time of his death is not known with certainty, but he i■ generally said to have survived 1738, and to have died an aged man. When he found himself approach ing his final change, he expressed some contrition for par ticular parts of his life. His wile laughed at these scruples of conscience, and exhorted him to die like a man, as he lived. In reply he rebuked her for her violent passions, and the counsels she had given him. You have put strife,' he said, betwixt me and the best men of the country, and now you would place enmity between me and my God.' " There is a tradition, no way inconsistent with the former, if the character of Rob Roy be justly consi dered, that, while on his death-bed, he learned that a person with whom he was at enmity proposed to visit him. Raise me from my bed,' said the invalid, ' throw my plaid around me, and bring me my clay more, dirk, and pistols—it shall never be said that a foeman saw Rob Roy MacGregor defenceless and un armed.' His foeman, conjectured to be one of the Mac- Larens before and aftermentioned, entered and paid his compliments to his formidable neighbour. Rob Roy maintained a cold haughty civility during this short con ference, and so soon as he bad left the house, Now,' he said, ' all is over—let the piper play Ha til nsi tuditle (We return no more), and he is said to have expired before the dirge was finished. ' This singular man died in bed in his own house, in the parish of lialquhidder. Ire was buried in the church yard of the said parish, where his tombstone is only distin guished by the rude attempt at the figure of a broadsword.' SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S. The changes this week are somewhat important. The Cressida and Mouse colts, who came up so strongly on Monday, having got into still higher favour yesterday, they are both in great demand. Brother to Grampus and Zu charelli (Landscape, colt) are also getting up. Sir M. Wood's two are declining, 8 to 1 agst Mummer, and 12 to 1 agst. Cetus being currently offered. Mahmoud, Sal and Wat Tyler are also going backwards. The following were the closing prices:— DERBY. 8 to 1 agst Sir Ma * rk Wood's The Mummer 10 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's Brunswicker 12 to 1 agst Sir M. Wood's Cetus 13 to 1 agst Mr. Chifney's Cressida coltl(taken) 16 to 1 agst Lord Cavendish's Mouse ma (taken) 17 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Mahmoud 20 to 1 agst Lord Cleveland's Wat Tyler 20 to 1 agst Lord Sefton's Sal colt 20 to I agst Lord Tavistock's Custard colt 25 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's The Malor 25 to 1 agst Lord Sefton's Captain Arthur 25 to 1 agst Lord Sefton's Mouche 25 to 1 agst Lord Egremont's brother to Grampus 25 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Brine 25 to 1 agst Lord Lowther's Zucharelli 30 to 1 agst Mr. Roberts's Sister to Sailor 40 to 1 agst Lord Anson's Miniature colt Lord MELVILLE left town yesterday for Brighton. THE EXCLUSIVES.—This novel is exciting the most extraordinary interest in the fashionable world. Among the characters who figure conspicuously will be found the Princess Lady J Lady Lady E--a—n, the Hon. W. P., a n d several others of the first celebrity in the great world COVENT-GARDEN THE A TRE.--....M r5. Cow. LEY'S comedy of Which is the Alan, was last night revived at tins Theatre. Miss FooTE played the h ero i ne, L a d y Bell Bloomer with much spirit and archness. The house was tolerably well filled, POI.I C 2 INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. Yesterday a young man, named Henry Rowley the shopman of Mr. Greaves, cheesemonger, of New-street, Coy, rit-garden, was charged before Sii R. BIRNIE with having interfered with a police con stable, in the execution of his duty, under the fol lowing circumstances : The constable, it appeared, was on his duty ir New-street, Covent-garden, on Wednesday even ing, when he observed a suspicious looking fello‘l carrying the half of a ham under his arm. The con• stable stopped him, and finding that he gave a rather confused account of himself, he took the ham from him, and was about to convey him to the police sta tion, when the defendaut came running up, ant snatching the ham from the constable, ran away with it to his master's shop. The young man, in explanation of his conduct, conceived he was fullyjustified in seizing his master's property wherever he could find it. Sir R. BIRNIE, in holding him to bail for the offence, had no doubt that the Police Commissioners would direct him to be prosecuted. The charge of interfering with a constable, and thereby frustrating the ends of justice, was one that could not be lightly passed over. The defendant found the required sureties, and was discharged. A young fellow, very respectably dressed, Was charged with having attempted to pick the pocket of Mr. Samuel Hopson, on the evening of Monday, the 14th instant, in the pit passage of Drury-lane Theatre. The prisoner gave the name of J. W. 6a:coigne._ Dodd, the gaoler, declared that he knew the pri soner to be a thief, having frequently seen him with " the swell mob" in the crowded thoroughfares of the city, and elsewhere. Waddington, of Hatton-garden, and other officers, gave similar evidence, and Sir R. BIRNIE committed him for trial at the next Westminster Sessions, for having been found in the pit of the theatre with in tent to commit a robbery. He was subsequently, however, admitted to bail ; and upon being liberated, asked the Magistrate if he might not have his watch which the constable had taken from him. Joseph Fryer, the constable, produced the watch, the inside case of which was engraved with the name of the prisoner. The constable pointed the Magis• trate's attention to what he conceived was a very suspicious circumstance—namely, that the part of the plate which bore the name of the prisoner, was considerably thinner than any other part, which cir cumstance warranted the conclusion that another name had been erased to make way for that of the prisoner. Sir R. BIRNIE observed, that the constable de served great credit for the discovery of a circum stance which might prove very important. The prisoner should certainly not have the watch at present. A man named Per•rynaan, who drives one of the Fulham coaches, was convicted in the penalty of 51., for having plied for fare in the streets of the metro polis. The information was laid by two hackney coachmen. MARYLEBONE. James Butler, Mazy Butler, john Piehott, Mary Plehott, John James, and Charles Box, who stood charged with being concerned in divers burglaries, were examined for the last time yesterday, before Mr. RAIVLINSON. At the close of the examination on Saturday, the coat upon Butler's back was owned by a Mr. Timothy Mills, and yesterday another coat, a lace veil,a silk gown, and other articles found in Butler's house, No. 80, Drummond -street, Euston-square, were proved by Mr. and Mrs. Mills to have been stolen from their house, No. 4, Praed-street, Pad dington, which was entered by a false key on Sun day afternoon, the 11th of October, in their ab sence, and stripped of all that was worth taking. Pichott was also charged with being implicated with Butler in another robbery. Rebecca Bellingham in the autumn engaged a lodging at the house then under the care of Pichott and his wife, in Chester•terrace, Regent's -park. She sent in her trunks, but did not go there herself. About the 14th or 15th of September, Pichott came to her and told her his house had been robbed on the Sunday previous, and the thieves had emptied her boxes, and taken likewise some of his property. She gave information respecting it at Marlborough street-office, and Schofield was sent with her to ex amine the place. Schofield said he thought it had been done by some one who knew what the boxes contained, and was well acquainted with the pre mises,and he took her to Butler's house, and she saw her necklace upon Mrs. Butler's neck. She claimed it. Mrs. Butler tried to hide it with a dirty duster. Schofield said he thought Pichott and his wife, and Butler and his wife, were all concerned in the rob bery, and advised her to give charge of them all, but she refused. The necklace was a coral one, and it had been stolen from her trunks, arid a sheet, and some napkins, which Morrison, the police-serjeant, found in Pichott's possession last week, when he took him into custody, she identified as having been stolen at the same time. Her evidence was corroborated by Schofield. Mr. RAWIANSON discharged the two women, be cause, he said, they might have received stolen pro perty from their husbands, without knowing it to be so, or they might have acted under their con troul. lie required James and Box to give bail for their appearance when necessary, and he committed Butler and Pichott to Newgate for trial. LAMBETH-STREET. A porter named henry Poyez was yesterday brought before Messrs. WALKER and HARDWICK, at this office, charged with having stolen a chest of tea, the property of Messrs. Nicholson and Co., Fen churah-street. The prisoner was remanded. Patrick Winn %vas charged with having stolen a quantity of leather, the property of John Crossley. He was fully committed for trial. After the cases for relief from the parish of Bow had been gone through, Mr. WALKER addressed Mr. Payne, the overseer, who was complaining of the great distress, and told him that he was afraid that his (Mr. Payne's) conduct was rather calci lated to increase than to decrease pauperism, a though, at the same time, he thought him a wel meaning man. Mr. Payne 'said, that what he complained of was, that the overseers did not give the poor relief enough, and he was convinced that if the vestry would go themselves, and see the cases of distress that occurred, they would give more relief. Out of all the gentlemen who composed the vestry, not one would stir to see a distressed case but the Vestry Clerk, who was present. The Vestry Clerk said, that certainly the cases he had seen were of a most distressing nature; and he was also of opinion that if the gentlemen composing the vestry would go themselves and inquire into the cases for relief, they would give the poor more assist ance than they did. Mr. WALKER and Mr. HARDWICK both agreed that it would be better for the vestrymen to go and see with their own eyes, and said it would tend greatly to prevent imposition, if persons were aware that an inquiry were made into their statements. — Mr. Walker desired Mr. Payne to state this to the vestry, and the vestry clerk said it should be done. Mr. Payne and the vestry clerk then withdrew. Two prostitutes were fully committed for trial, for robbing a man of the name of George Furgester of two sovereigns. QUEEN.SQUA RE. Yesterday a young female, whose name did no transpire, was brought before Mr. GREGORIE, under the following circumstances : It appeared that i'diss Stephens, the celebrated vocalist, of No. 3, Connaught -terrace, Edgoware-! road, lost a valuable gold bracelet in Pall-mall, last Saturday evening, as she was going to a party at General Macdonald's. On the Monday following Miss Stephens had handbills printed, and advertised the bracelet in - the newspapers, offering a reward of two guineas to any person who found it and would give it up, Yesterday morning the young worpap at 14 bar Went to Conna4hmerrace i and informgd, Miss Stephens that she had found the bracelet it Pall-mall, and had pawned it at the shop of Mr. %Torritt, a pawnbroker, in Yolk-street, Westminster, or.l ;Kee guineas, and f,r that >urn she would re .tore it to her. Mi.,s Stephens immediately sew tier fo,tman and maid-servant d.rwri to York-street ro make inquiry at the pavv,broker's a, to the truth the girl's statement, which the shopman said wa , correct, and it was pledged for three guineas. The servants immediately came to the office, and in formed Mr. Gregorie, the sittirg Magstrate, of the circumstance, who sent for Mr. Morritt's shopman, and on being interrogated about the bracelet, con ft--ssed that the young woman had only pledged it for 30s. The inspector of the police said that the shop man distinctly stated to him that the bracelet was pledged for three guineas. Mr. GREGORIE severely censured the conduct of r. he shopman in asserting such a falsehood about the bracelet, and remarked that there could be now no difficulty in the ease, as the reward of two guineas offered by Miss Stephens for the recovery of the bracelet, would be more than sufficient to redeem it, and the overplus of the money she might give to the woman if she thought proper. The servants immediately redeemed the bracelet, and it was restored to Miss Stephens. Henry Stephenson, the owner and driver of the Age Brighton stage-coach, appeared to answer an formation laid against him by a man named PoJger, for carrying► I I outside passengers, being one more than his number. The offence was proved to have been committed, and the defendant immediately paid the fine of 51. MA RLBOROUGH-STREET. Yesterday one of the new police constables, named Davis, No. 30, belonging to division C, ap peared before Sir G. FARRANT, the Magistrate, charged with wantonly assaulting• a young man and a young woman, both of the Jewish persuasion. The Magistrate, after hearing evidence on both sides, decided that the defendant had acted in a very unwarrantable manner, and for the assault on the young man convicted him in a penalty of 55., or in in default of payment, to be imprisoned seven days; and for the assault on the young woman to pay a fine of .51., or be imprisoned two months. UNION.HALL. Yesterday two men, named Benjamin Cox and William Wilson, were brought before Mr. SIVABEY, charged with breaking into and robbing the house of Mr. Griffiths, landlord of the Beckford's Head, in Long-lane, Bermondsey. The prisoners were fully committed. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 17.—His Majesty's sloop Pandora, 18, Commander the Hon. J. F. Gordon, is reported to have been seen on the coast of Corn wall on Monday morning, on her way up Channel, from the East Indies, having been in commission four years and a half. In Hamoaze—St. Vincent, Kent, Druid, Pylades, Hyacinth, Leveret, Royalist, Starling, Raven, and Meteor steam-vessel. In Barnpool—Britomart. PROMOTIONS, APPOINTMENTS, &C.—Captain C. R. Drinkwater, who was promoted from the Es piegle, and appointed to the Magnificent receiving ship, at Jamaica, has been invalided. Commander Joseph O'Brien, late of the Slaney, has been pro moted to the rank of Captain, and appointed to the Magnificent, vice Drinkwater (and not invalided home, as has been stated). The statement that Commander Smith, of the Arachne, has been ap pointed Captain of the Magnificent, is erroneous.— Lieut. Booth, to the rank of Commander, in consi deration of his services and wounds ; Lieut. Jere miah Scavers (1794) to be a superannuated Com mander, vice Sir John Reid, Bart., deceased ; Mr. Wm. Mitchell, of the Isis, to be Lieutenant of the Samarang, vice Goldsmith ; Mr. Chas. Godly, Mate of the Briton, to be Lieutenant of that ship. Capt. Lord William Paget is appointed to the North Star, 28, at Portsmouth. Lieut. Thomas P. Le Hardy, and the Rev. Aaron Rodgers, Chaplain, have arrived at Portsmouth, in valided from the Sybille, on the African station. Mr. William Falls, Surgeon (1814), is appointed Naval Surgeon and Agent at Bristol. The Rev. Keatinge Pentland is appointed to be Chaplain of the Druid. The following Lieutenants have been promoted to the rank of Commander, and appointed to the ships mentioned, vis.—J. P. D. Larcom, of the Speedwell, to the Slaney, vice O'Brien; Dawson Mayne of the Barham, to the Icarus, vice Best in valided; and H. S. Nixon of the Minx, to the the Harpy, vice Rich invalided. Lieut. William Worsfold has been appointed to the Childers. Lieuts. Charles Bolton and C. H. M. Buckle have been appointed to the . Rainbow, ordered to be com missioned at Portsmouth. Lieuts. J. W. Tomlinson and Horatio Blair have been appointed to the Sussex Blockade. The following Mates and Mid shipmen have been promoted to the rank of Lieute nant, and appointed to the ships mentioned:—Henry Gittings, to the Espiegle ; 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; Chas. Grantham, and H. B. Young, to the Barham ; and F. Hennah, to the Speedwell. The statement that Lieut. Jeremiah Leavers has been appointed retired Commander is incorrect.— Lieut. John Blyth (1806) has been appointed to the out-pensions of Greenwich Hospital. HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS ON FOREIGN STATIONS.— The Hussar, 46, Capt. Edward Boxer, will winter at Halifax. The Tyne, 28, Capt. Sir Richard Grant, Knt.; the Columbine, 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, Commander Henry W. Bishop, will winter at New foundland. The Shannon arrived at Bermuda from Jamaica and Havannah 27th Sept. The Grass hopper and Speed well an ived at Jamaica from Curacoa 21st Sept. The Espiegle arrived at Ja maica from St. Thomas's, 23d. The Skylark, from Falmouth, and Harpy, from St. Jago de Cuba, ar rived at Jamaica, 4th Oct., the former sailed 6th and the latter 7th ditto, for Vera Cruz. His Majesty's ship Sphynx arrived off Rio do Janeiro, from Falmouth 2d October. The Sybille and Medina were at St. Helena 3d October. The Fairy from a cruize, and Harpy from Jamaica, ar rived at St. Jago de Cuba 25th September. The Swallow arrived at Barbadoes from Falmouth, 12th October, and sailed for St. Vincent 13th. Th e Mersey arrived at Barbadoes from Demerara 24th October. Infernal arrived at Alexandria from Smyrna 23d October. The Seringap.atanz arrived at Bahia from Pernambuco, Bth September, The Isis sailed from Alex2ndria for Smyrna 24th Oct. The Salamanca, hicks, of this port, arrived at Gravesend from Lisbon, 7th November. The May flower, Martin, of this port, arrived at Newfoundland from Waterford sth November. The *man, Symonds, of this port, arrived at Liverpool from Palermo, 7th December. The witty, Chalker', of this port, arrived at ristol from Fayal, llth inst.— The Brit;ltt, Clements, arrived in the Downs from Bordeaux, 13th inst. The Nymph, Perry, from Messina, arrived at Gravesend, 11tb I)ec.,, and Pearl, Fox, from Fayal, 13th pecertther, "We learn from .5 t, V i chacl's that the Zeno, a merchant vessel, from Gibraltar, had been con demned for a breach of the blockade of Terceira. A strange commotion has beer, Felt in the town since the arrival of the long•e4pected parliamentary report; never did Comi4issioners show so much indiff.a. ence tp 44, comforts of the body corporate, 14 is 14;4 neither (honer nor breakfast will except rho Corpordtion pay for it tivrtie3,vC4l We hope a pit ottug will be convene to petition; the /loose of Commons to 4 , 11 0 Yg Ouc,4 ineonbidentis Cummissioners.—Newark pm% SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. Mr. O'Connell has addressed a letter to the Editor of the Dublin Pilot, in refutation of our reply to his charge against us of venality : and'in this letter he gravely attempts to substantiate the charge of venality, by acknowledging that he is not able to find it out or prove it ! He neither knows where, nor how, nor by whom, nor at shat rate : ergo it is true ! Yet this man makes his way as a reasoner at the Irish bar ! and pants to be in the English House of Commons ! Now, we are not angry with him, though he thinks so, and we shall prove it by inserting his letter. But we will calmly ask him, when he made the charge, did he not in his heart know that he was lying ? And did not he know every Irishman of ordinary information knew also that he was lying ? Would it not then have been better, as the correspondent in the Globe of last night says, « when he found that nobody be lieved it, to have allowed the affair to have dropped quietly into oblivion ?" However, if venality be only a wish or a readiness to sell our selves, perhaps we may have those propensities dormant in our hearts: we can only say, then, that no one has yet offered terms high enough to excite them. He follows his letter. We eaanot help exclaiming as we read it—Alas ! poor Irish Catholics ! to be gulled by such a juggler : " TO TILE EDITOR OF TILE PILOT. " Merrion-square, Dee. 14. " MY DEAR SlR,—The defence of the Times to my charge of venality is quite insufficient. It would not be received in any Court of competent jurisdiction. It is what we lawyers call a departure in pleading. It does not amount even to the ge neral issue. Indeed, there is something curious in this—that the caitiff does not appear to deny ve nality by any positive or direct averment I !! " Although the guilt is not directly denied,---it would, indeed, have been too audacious to deny it positively,—yet I am free to confess that th e tle fence is in other respects pleasant and amusing. It is comical, though not convincing. It is laughable, but not satisfactory. It savours strongly of a lu dicrous irritability; but there is no logic, no argu ment, no proof. "To set this matter in its true light, let me re peat my charge. As I am fond even of the phraseology of that charge, I repeat, in my own words, There is in London a newspaper called the Times,' &c. The tawdry female, \vim, with rouged cheeks, and in faded silks, takes th e a i r i n the Strand, by gas-light, is not a more thor o u g h prostitute in person, in heart and soul, than the ta lented wide-circulating Times.' " Such was my accusation. Now what is the defence of the Times? " First—lt abuses the language and imagery of the charge ! Now the language was exceedingly pretty language, and the imagery not only exquisite, but exact, as I shall presently show ! " Secondly—The Times begins to call names, Booby,' and 'Jack Pudding'—what a Saxon idea! —and various other such parts of speech, showing, beyond a doubt, that the culprit was in a perilous passion. " Thirdly—The Times comes to the pith and marrow of its defence, arid it is this—that I could not tell when, where, or how he was bribed. " What a specimen of precious reasoning is here! Mark the Anglo-Saxon scribe! Because I was not present when he was bribed, ergo he was not bribed. " Case in point—l love a case in point. said a Judge to a prisoner, what say you to this charge ? Here is a witness who swears positively that he saw you steal the sheep.' My Lord,' re plied the sheep-stealer, I will produce three wit nesses who will swear positively that they did not see me steal the sheep. ' " The prisoner was not acquitted, neither can the Times. Its venality can be proved circumstantially, with as conclusive a force as by any direct testi mony. Why should it devote at least two, if not three, leading articles—mind, leading articles --not letters from a Correspondent, as it so characteristi cally insinuates—why should it devote three leading articles to a foolish falsehood against so insignificant an individual as myself, if it were not bribed so to do? Or is this its defence—that it led, forsooth, for nothing ? Is the Lady of the Strand,'—for that, after all, is the proper denomination of the Times, and shall be so in future—l bestow that cog nomen on the base instrument of venality -pi a ' the. Lady of the Strand' so desperately attached to falsehood, that she invented the lie, told the lie, and repeated the lie—and all for the pure and disinte rested love of lying ? " Besides, who was it that furnished the Times with the garbled extracts from my letters ?' Come, tell us that, and if you do, I warrant it was a hand that touched much money, public and private. " The inference really is irresistible, fortified as it is by the previous bad character of the ctilmit. It has been long a matter of notoriety that tt;e Times had neither honesty nor principle. Its ancient tricks and modern dexterities are quite familiar, and I only gave voice to the public and tsitiversal sentiment, am anxious as assailed about. is by when I declared th at Paper tt's be venal t o t h e very h h i n I s lowest pitch of venality. .te t a h c eonly • is i ' ll • y ßu li t i , er a s f r t y er all, 1 cha the Times. It has traduced my powers of simili litude—abused my simile most unmercifully. " Now, that simile was a very good simile —exact in all its parts; and even the defence of the Times proves its precision and exactness—for if one of the vigilant guardians of t h e n i g h t, vulgarly called • Charlies, were to arrest the career of the tawdry female I described, how would she defend herself ? Precisely, and to the letter, as her prototype, the Times, does. She would fly into a passion, and call names—' Booby,' and Jack Pudding,' and every other' Timal' flower of eloquence would be her first resource. " Brought up the next day before the grave and sapient Justice at Bow street, she would - pursue precisely the same line of defence with tlle Tim es . She would defy the Magistrate to pri - Jve that he was present when she committed th Crime of pros titution. She would cry with the Trues---when-- where—how ? But in vain, Like the Times, her previous bad character, and the intrinsic circum. stances of the case, would condemn her, and she would be sent to spend her lonely hours on the tread-milk--a station which I trust will shortly be adorned by some of the managers of that vi;:nal print. " Lady of the Strand#,' for the present I have done with you. You will, as becomes you, take up all the vile calumnies of the vile Orange press of Ireland, and give them; on% in new editions to your English readers. Latly of the Strand,' I defy you. Calumny does net injure those who have no other object in view but to do good to their country and their kind; and who, devoid of personal motives ar personal interests, are quite regardless of the frowns of men in power and of the daggers of lite, vary assassins, (' I am, my dear Sir, your's faithfully, Thn eS • ) " DANIEL O'CONNELL." Wo have received a letter from Ireland with the word " private" attached to it ; but as it relates only to the public subject . ;Of agriculture, and is si gne d anonymous l y " An old Subscriber and Admirer o f the Ti mes ," we h ave pu bli s h e d it, What h e sa y s a b ou t t h e Ch urc h, o f wh i ch he is not a memb e r, is liberal, and liberalityi n one who has suffered persecuti on i s rare and commendable, The mention of the Church however, provokes in us an i nc i nat i cit to coin , • By the way, we tame state that this poor baffled scribbler seems as ignottint of place, as he is of fact and sense: the Tint.A is published in a much more obsenre place thsA the Strand : it is published in Watendani, Times, .-::, ~~_ '