The Sun. — London, England, 1823-10-28 00:00:00

THE THEATRES. DitUAT•LANE.—The Tragedy of Fazio, which is highly creditable to the poetical and dramatic powers of Mr. MILIIAN, restored Mrs. Bumf last night to this Theatre, in the character of Bianca, Mrs. 13uNN may now fairly be said to possess a finer figure, and perhaps a finer face, than any other female performer on the London Stage. Since her last appearance in London she has much improved by provincial practice ; she supported the character with critical truth and impressive energy and feeling.—Perhaps her ac tion is somewhat redundant, but never ungrace ful. Her voice is not the best of her requisites, though it is very powerful when the occasion demands exertion; but we have always thought that she pitches her tones too high. When ani mated by passion her voice assumes the appro priate tones, and excites due sympathy.— Her acting altogether was highly creditable to her talents, and the Manager may re joice on the recovery of so valuable an acquisi: tion. The rest of the Play was not supported with such merit as to call for eulogium, and we ,shall spare ourselies the irksome task of con demnation. The Play was followed by a very magnificent Piece, entitled The Cataract of the Ganges, or The Rajah's Daughter. We think this title should be reversed, as the fable per vades the whole piece, while the Cataract is only incidental. The following is the Dramatis Persona : Ackbar, (Emperor Of Delhi;) Mr. Poser/A. ; Jam Saheb, (fie Rajah :Of Guzerat,) Mr. YOUNGS; Mokarra, (Grand Brahmin of the Jahrejah Tribe,) Mr. WALLACE; Iran, (a young Hindu Warrior,) Mr. PENLEY; Mordaunt, (an Officer in the English Army, attached to the Rajah of Gueerato Mr. Auxin . ; Jack Robinson, (Mordaunt's Servant,) Mr. Hest- LET. Prineesi Dessa, (Drutghter of the Emperor' of Delhi,) Mitts PXILLTPS; Übra, (her Daughter,) Miss POVEY ; Za mine, (of Ouserat,) Misi L. KELLY. The story is nearly as follows : Jam Saheb is at war with Ackbar, and entrusts Mokarra, an ambitious traitor, with the power of making peac; on any con ditions during his master's absence with his armies. Ackbar proposes that - Zamine, a supposed son of Jam Saheb, shall merry his daughter Dessa, and that the two kingdoms shall betionse united. The Brahmin signs on the part of Saheb, and' is about to compel the Prince to the union, when the Rs 3ah atrives;fbrbida the marriage, and declares that Zamine is not I ' 4 sue, but his daughter,, whom he had preserved as a boy, .to escape the Any of his country's laws, which compelled female Inam4 ide. • This announcement throws the Rajah into the P ° :ver of the Brahmin, who consents to grant him his life on The conditions that he resigns his daughter to him, and then counts that his dominions shall, at his death, fall under the sway of the Emperor. His child's life and his own i 4 danger, the, Rajah yields on the Brahmin's swearing not to shed the . blOod of Zamine. With the assistance of Col onelplordaunt, an English Officer, the Rajah levies fresh tr oops, and, prompted by his advice, abrogates the law which ektbrced female infanticide. In the mean time Jack Robin -1") an English sailor, and would-be Robinson Crusoe, by the assistance of his " beloved, though not a blackey," Übra, C 441 admittance to the Temple of the Brahmins, even to their very sanctuary, where Zamine is confined, but through his own ! . ° ll l' !Dates the oppotri.;ty u eresented, and is compelled to fly Without being ablsaft l ...,,,de the objet. of his solicitude. He reaohes the c am p o f t h e Rajah at the moment when the Colonel y addressing the troops, and they have declared themselves for action; he inform, them that the Brahmin is on the 7 , t mo . , propt.:Rftiti coialy, .in tt rri lsed 1 i? "l er , S it' I rent' a, 'r arttVP ( Tiii2V •mine,who ri f very point of le of love. The troops immediately march for the place of death ; an engagement ensues, the Brahmin is slain, and the curtain falls on the victorious Rajah. As the main purpose of this piece is to present a series of splendid scenes to the public, it would 'be " wasteful and ridiculous excess" to enter into any critical analysis of what is wholly intended for that purpose. The taste of the public requires such spectacles, in order to relieve the monotony of the regular Drama, and Ma. 'lagers aro rather to be pitied than condemned for resorting to them. Considering the multipli city of the scenes,and of the vast number of agents who are employed in them, it is surprising that they pass off with so little disturbance and confu slot. We have not room to dilate on the scenery, and' can therefore only recommend the piece alto. gether to the admirers of splendid show, proces. :Opus, and beautiful scenery, assuring theta that they will be 4 C supt full" of the gratification arising from such objects. The piece is attri. bnied to Nit% Mowcitt Er, who has so successfully dramatized the tale of Monsieur Tonson.. It is said that he was assisted by Mr. COLiIAN and Mr. iteirsoLns, which, according to Green-roorn report, induced him to observe that " he was like Susanna between the two Elders." We doubt, however, whether either of those Dramatic Ye. terans have had any hand in the composition, as le wants the point of the one, and the broadness of the other. The acting, on the •IV Wei was all that the piece required. The House was crowded in all parts, and this superb display of beautiful rand picturesque scenery was received with every testimony of general approbation. COYENT-G ARDEN.--Mr YOUNG, in Hamlet, as he deserved, was last night attended by a very numerous audience, who were liberal in applaud ing his performance. Mrs. KEMBLE, the widow of our last Roselos, has citialy resided at Cheltenham since her re turn to this country. She is now at that place, and the,deep sense of her heavy loss in so affec tionate a husband, and so accomplished a charac ter, is relieved by the soothing attentions of Mrs. SIDDONS, who has'some time bein residing with her at, the same place. Mr. PUTNAM, formerly of Drury Lane Theatre, and who successfully exhibited his talents for recitation at the Argyle Rooms a sear or two ago, is at Bath, for the same purpose, and with a favourable prospect of encouragement. ADVICE FOR THOSE WHO FIND A SECRET BURDEN SOME,—Q. To whom may a man best - commit his secrets ? A, To a common liar—for he shall not be believed though he tell the truth. .„ The Duke of F ITZJAME S met with a serious.; accident on Friday last, while out on a shooting party with his Royal Highness Monsieur. His gun burstomil•severely wounded his tight hand, which, however, it is thought, will be saved. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Duke of St. Alban's, the Ladies Beauclerk, and the Earl of Burford, from Gatton, Surrey; the Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford, from their seat, Trentham-hall, Staf fordshire; Earl and Countess of Harrington, at their house in Stable-yard, St. James's, from Windsor; Mrs. Hart Setwell, at Baroness de Willoughby's, Whitehall, from Cheltenham. CuaticiEs.—The Dowager Duchess of Rutland, from Bel voir-castle, for Lord ;:orester's seat, Willie-park, near Bros ley, Salop ; Earl and Countess of Darlington and family, from their seat, Raby-caatle, Durham, for the Grange, Yorkshire; Lord Grantham, for his seat, Newby-hall, 'Yorkshire ; Sir Roger Gresley, Bart. from the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, for Derbyshire; Lord Lilford, at his seat, Atherton-hall, Lan. cashire, from a tour ; Duke of Grafton, from his seat, Easton hall, for Newmarket ; Lord Glamis, for Herts. . , . s ' ..4( •• 'I ir 1 1 1 . 4.* . . . .. , ..... AP",1644, ) -..; - ....,.., . •*: • _t_i1d004›...,".5..0 e ,.f4 ., >: ~/ :.:< .' 0 iii; ~.'C'f•:,, ''''''''1,'.....44'...., trr',.v • 1c.1).'," it .., .., Ar c ! ~ ~.k. ' 4 ' 4. ..') M fr . . PLACES OF FASHIONABLE RESORT. BRIGHTON, OCT. 26.—The Duke and Duchess of Bedford will return to the Royal York Hotel, to remove to Regency. square.—Mr. Walter Burrell, our County Member, arrived at the Royal York Hotel this afternoon.—At Westfield Lodge, on Thursday, at a Meeting purposely called there, Lord Barham in the Chair, a resolution was passed that an Association should be formed in this town, under the denomination of " The Ladies' Hibernian Female School Society," the object of which is to be supported by voluntary contributions. The speakers on the occasion were, Mr. H. Grattan, the Rev. Dr. Hooker, the Rev. Dr. Thorpe, the Rev. Dr. King, the Lord Bishop of Dromore, &c. A liberal collection was made at this Meeting. The Right lion. Lady Barham, Lady M. Atcheion, Lady Tierney, Lady Scott, &c., undertook to use their best influence in the promotion of the designs of an Institution so promising of benefit to the sister kingdom. WEYstotlrli Ocr. 24.—Among the arrivals of the week are—The Lord Bishop of Salisbury, his Lady, and family; Sir Walter James and family ; the Honourable Mrs. Stuart, Captain Walters Stuart, Major-General eneral Brown, Captain Adams, the Reverend Mr. and Barton,dm. Coney, Mr. J. J. Coney, Mrs. Wyndham trodden, Mrs. and the Misses Robinson, Miss Willoughby, Mr. and Mrs. Stackpole, Mr. and Mrs. George, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. and Mrs. Harris, Mr. & Mrs. Welsford, Mr. A. Dixon, Mr. A. Edridge, Mr. J. Edridge, Mr. Grant. Mr. A. Hayward, Mr. and Mrs. Illarshall, Mr. R. Grimes, Mr. and Mrs. Hitchcock, Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Richards, Mr. and Mrs. Yriailey, Major and Mrs. Leslie, Col. Manse! , Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel, &c. &c. MARGATE, Om 27.—Though our theatre has closed, yet the sewn itself can hardly be said to have concluded, for we have still our libraries open, and our Loo tables are in active re quisition. Mrs. Courts, who resided at Broadstales, but occa sionally visited this place, has returned to London, much to the regret of both places, as she was hospitable and benevolent at each. Lord MAYXAKD is still here, and the poor are sure to find in him a liberal patron. It is rumoured here that Mrs. FAUCIT SAVILLE, who has been one of the chief props of our theatrical season, is engaged for a London theatre, most likely Drury-lane. She is an excellent , settees, and well deserves a larger sphere of action. oAnitct, the 'neer. able Librarian, who is held in high esteem by all the rid. tors, as well as the inhabitants, of this place, has beep sitting to LETHBRIDGE for a portrait ; the likeness is exact, and the picture so well painted, that the people in general are anxious to have an engraving made from ft. A subscription for that purpose would meet with universal patron. age. I lately mentioned his performance of Shylock, which was excellent—and the more so as his character is completely the reverse of that of the revengeful Israelite. We now draw into narrower circles, and our present visitors seem not likely to desert the amusements of this place till they are compelled to return by the tyranny of rill' tax, or the rigour of w ner E FESTIVITIES AT STOWE. On Wednesday last the Duke of BUCKINGELANI gave one pound and a quarter of meat, and a pint and a half of strong ale, with a proportionate quantity of bread, to every poor person above the age of twelve years, residing in the villages of Dadford, Lamport, and Chackmore, in the immediate vicinity of Stowe. The tenants were regaled at Stowe with a sump tuous dinner, at which his Grace presided, and a dance was given to their wives and daughters, and neighbours, in the evening, which was kept up to a late hour. One hundred cards of invitation were issued by Mr. Parrott, by command of his Grace, to the Gentlemen and principal tradesmen of Burkina f ham, who on the 'lame day sat down to a dinner snui c Cobham Arms, at which the Bailiff presided, assisted ioney Marquis of Chandos. Many Willi and appropriate tomotiv., the , tre, and the whole passed oft" tiltb great good hanged by the irojects u.: t y, and much kt.ebe satisfaction of all pp denoasts were td hramipating conviviamc4nik t airospectus to raise neva - ties. e 'out to yooL, ABERDStI4, OCT. 22.-41114111 e CAT. 43.11.1 t arrived her* yesterday, and we are glad to hear, that notwithstanding the fatigue which she must Pave undergone in travelling upwards of lour hundred miler*, she looks well and in good health. Her first concert takes plate this evening, when she sings several of her most admired tongs ; and to give variety to the per ' formances, she has brought along with her some of the most distinguished musicians of the Metropolis. A number of visi tors from the neighbouring counties are arrived,Lir the purpose of hearing this matchless vocalist. The Earl of MIERDEEN hat given up his in tended northern tour. '1 he Countess is at Brighton ; her Lord proceeds thither in the course of this week. There is a rurriour that Chesterfield House will be opened to the fashionable world in the course of the next season. - - - Lord BEttEspotta is expected from the Court of Portugal about Christmas next. Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Hope, at Deepdene, are receiving a round of visitants, s. e. the Nobility and Gentry in the vicinity. Mr. CALcttirr's neighbours and friends in Dor. set have presented him with a piece of plate, for accomplishing the repeal of the Salt Duties. FERDINAND, with all his well known attach. inent to Papal customs, has not the smallest idea of granting indulgencies The Bideford . Meeting went off very gaily, notwithstanding the unfortunate failure of Mirth ! ARWICK GARRICIed Epigram on viewing it be correct, the promised view of the banqueting chamber will indeed prove an agreeahle surprise. To some of the pugilists we may upply, with a slight necessary alteration, the old well-known couplet— " Cease your writing, Mind your, fighting." A singular scene took place in the sale-room at Fontblll Abbey on Wednesday last. The matnificent topaz cup, which has been.so long considered as one of the chief ob. rjects of curiosity in the Abbey, and on which Benvenuto Cellisti lavished all his skill, was pout up for' sale. A Mr. Lewis, a London silversmith, declared it was not a topaz, but a crystal ! This assertion, se unhesitatingly made, seemed to startle the company who were assembled to wit ness the disposal of this celebrated gem. Mr. Phillips ex pressed his astonishment at - the boldness of the assertion, and declared that he would not only undertake to sell it as a topaz, but would realize his description of it. The cup, he said, had beets for many months submitted to public view, during which time it had been seen by many scientific men, none of whom had ever ventured to express a doubt upon it.— Mr. Beckford, whose refined taste and judgment were so well known, and so infinitely superior to Mr. Lewis's, never enter. tamed any other opinion than that it was a topaz; and he (Mr. Phillips) thought Mr. Lewis presumed too far in declaring it to be a crystal, considering the very I united acquaintance he had with the article. Mr. Phillips appealed to Mr. flume, Mr. Beckford's contider.tial agent, who was present; and Mr. Hume declared that Mr. Beckford always considered it to be a topaz. Mr. Phillips entreated the company to receive his assurance that the article *as Lewis's and not to be misled by the boldness of Mr. Lewis's assertions, who, be was sure intend ed, by some means, to be a purchaser of the cup. It was at length put up at 300 guineas ; and Mr. Phillips told Mr. Lewis that he bad placed himself in an awkward dilemma; fbr if the sale of the cup , should be injured by his un justifiable attack upon it, he should, in justice to his em player, whose property was thus depreciated, consult his professional istivisera upon the notice which should be taken of Mr. Lewis'a conduct. The sale proceeded heavily, and this splendid jewel was knocked down for six hundred guineas, a sum which must be considered as far below as value. Mr. Phillips then said he had it in his power to 4ominanicate the opinion of Professor Buckland, who had beer at the Abbey, and examined the article in question, and de. (dared it to be hit perfect conviction, that et' was formed of a block of genuine Hungarian topaz. The highe st credit is due (n3lr. Phillips, for the great coolness anti spirit with which he conducted himself, and we do not envy the reproof which Mr, Lewis received. —(Salibury Journal.) POETRY. THE PARTITION OF THE EARTH. (Front Schiller.) BY LORD FRANCIS LEVISAX GOWER. When Jove had encircl'd our planet with light, And had roll'd the proud orb on its way, And had given the Moon to illume it by night, And the broad sun to rule it by•day; The reign of ita surface he form'd to agree With the wisdom that govern'd its plan; He divided the earth, and apportion'd the sea, And he gave the dominion to man. The hunter he sped to the forest and wood, And the husbandman seized on the plain ; The fisherman launch'd his canoe on the flood, And the merchant embark'd on the main. The mighty partition was tinish'd at last, When a figure came listlessly on; But fearful and wild were the looks that he cast When he found that the labour was done. The mien of disorder, the wreath which he wore, And the frenzy that flash'd from his eye, And the lyre of ivory and the gold which he bore, Proclaim'd that the poet was nigh ; And he rush'd all in tears, at the fatal decree, To the foot of the Thunderer's throne. And complain'd that no spot of the earth or the sea Had been given to the bard as his own. And the Thundercr smil'd at his prayer and his mien, Tho' he mourn'd the request was too late; And he ask'd in what regions the Poet had been, Inen his lot was decided by fate, Oh ! pardon my error, he humbly replied, Which sprung from a vision too bright, My soul at the moment was close by thy aide, Entranc'd in these regions of light. It hung on thy visage, it bask'd in thy smile, And it rode on thy glances of fire; , And forgive, if, bewilder'd and dazzled the while-. It forgot every earthly desire. The earth, said the Godhead, is portion'd away, And I cannot reverse the decree, But the heavens are mine, and the regions of day—. And their portal is open to thee.— MY MOTHER'S GRAVE• My mother's grave, my mother's grave Oh ! dreamless is her slumber there; And, drowsily the banners wave O'er her that was so chaste and fair ; Yea ! love is dead, and memory faded ! But when the dew is on the brake, And silence sleeps on earth and sea, And mourners weep, and ghosts awake, Oh ! then she cometh back to me In her cold beauty darkly shaded ! I cannot guess her face or form ; But what to me is form or face I do not ask the weary worm To give me back each buried grace Of glistening eyes or trailing tresses ! I only feel that she is here, And - that we meet and that we part s And that I drink within mine ear, And that I clasp around my heart, KING'S BENCH—(Tias Dar.) LIBEL. CLERK V. DEAVMOUNT. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, the Conductor and Manager of the European Life and Beacon Fire Office, against Mr. Barber Beaumont, of the County Fire Office, for alleged libels published by defendant in the Ob. server, Morning Herald, and Morning Post Newspapers ; the damages were laid at 10,0001.—The SOLICITOIt-GrENE RAI. opened the case on the part of the plaintiff; and called Charles Foreman, the late clerk of the Morning Post, who proved the libel complained of was brought to the office by a person from the County Fire Office, as an advertisement, and paid for as such. The libel was then read. It stated " that lately two new Insurance Companies had been established, and which gua ranteed to effect Insurance upon a higher rate, viz. 25 per cent. than any hitherto done." The article then went on to state— " that the Managers were men who formerly conducted two other Insurance Companies, but left it without allowing them a single shilling." Thomas Goodyear, of the Observer, also proved the Jibe; was left in the office for insertion. It was, however, discovered that the paragraph was not word ed in the Advertisement as in the Record, and that chary was consequently dropped; the Libel in the ,Morning Post being the only one to be proceeded upon. Mr. DErterssr, on the part of the defendant, contended, that the defendant had a right to make what remarks he thought proper upon the plaintiff's plans, and considered he was thereby rendering the public a service. The Learned Counsel called no wittiestes. Chief Justice ABBOTT, in charging the:Jury, said, he con sidered the plaintiff' had made out his case, and was conse quently entitled to the damages. The Jury consulted for a short time, and then returned th e ir verdict for the plaintiff—Da mages 2001. The Court was intensely crowded during the trial. OLD BAlLEY—('lams DAY.) At the Sitting of the Court this day thirty three prisoners were discharged, there being no bills against them, and both the Middlesex and London thand Juries hay. ing bean discharged. CURIOUS CASR.—Jor:ph Salmon was again put to the Bar,, on an indicttnent charging him with stealing 34 pain of boots, the property of Elizabeth Crawley. This priso ner h as b een a:reigned every day during the Sessions, but the prosecutrix never answered. In consequence of this the Recorder ordered be: recognizances to be estreated, and directed that when she moved for a respite he should see her himself personally. The boots were then directed to be given over to the pawnbroker, there being no evidence before the Court that they ware not the property of the prisoner. George Davie: stood indicted for stealing from the person of John Baxter a watch, its appendages, and divers pieces of vet money. The parties met at Bow Fair, and the pros e c u t or having got intoxicated, the prisoner took him on his back, when he availed himself of the opportunity and rubbed him. The property, however, had been returned. The Jury found him guilty of stealing from the person, hut not with force and violence. In consequence of the good elle. recta he received, the Jury recommended hitn to mercy, which the Recorder said should be attended to. AUCTIONSERING PHRASEOLOGY.—Somp recent catalogues and printed particulars of the Knights of the Hammer tutve been very curious. —Placards, a short time since, headed Sale q'a Nobleman,' left many to deplore the ineffectual attempt to abolish the traffic in human beings, and that such a sale should take place in the most public market in the metropolis. In a catalogue, 4 A Green Man's Goal,' and ' An Elegant, Ladies' Shawl," seemed to show that the pressure of the times affected all . Her sweet still voice, and. sot\ caresses ! I ranks, when a was explained that, by i ticor .l _ ..,,,,,A, 1 .24 with /1,...ti. 43 .,5 . ,... 1 ,,,1e5 t i ,„,,, Iftit ,,. t ,, 1 u oar 4. ,'',„ q.l :, ....u.-,A nefiy.: With 'the' • - . - - •,- ' • ...'" ' 1, p *-4" •ror, . t 1 k .... , • 1 .. • . -. t ~,, +l, „ri.,, .. . ~... ... s • . i n t y I -,. 3..- ; inuch 0 . - v„..t., t, ,- • .0, in g, ?",:.."-' 'L.!'" 1 , kitty P?&Ving tle adjeerA artUo counno. p.ihrt , I. :• • Not in the waking thought by dap', • - ~' Not in the sightless d ream by night s . of . dross were only meant. ' A M a h ogany Do the mild tones and g l ances play Child's Chair' has certainly a dubious mean t Of her who was my cra dl e ' s lighting ---' moveable fixtures' is declared t o b e correct because technical—but in a sale of linen. But in some twilight of calm Weather, drapery, 4 A matchless piece qf Irish,' with 12 She glides, by fancy dimly wr ought, A glittering cloud, successive lots of ' ditto,' is certainly . an un • a darkling beam, equalled specimen of Il ibernianisrn. With all the quiet of a th o ught, And all the passion of a dream, Linked in a golden spell together. Tits Humousts or WIII3KEY.—On Sunday evening, Some countrymen, from the neighbourhood of ICI . marony, in the Queen's County, after attending a funeral, ad. journed to a public house m this town, where, warmed by the too liberal use of checy, IMiskry, they entered into an altercation, which ended in a tight. The Chief Constable of Police, Captain BATTERSDY, hearing of' the row, sent word to the publican to turn the parties out, which he not being able to do, Mr. BATTER3BY went himself to the scene of action, accompanied by one or two of the constables, who were set upon by the entire belligerents— followed into the street—and severely beaten, for having interfered betwc , en friend:. Were it not for some gentlemen of the town, and a few of the yeomanry, who came to the assistance of the Police, there would have been very serious work : However, three of the principals were taken and lodged in jail, where after a night's sleep, and a little sober reflection, they because cot v:n e : t i of their error, and have be:n admitted to bail. We him great pleasure in stating, that there was no party feeling wha%ver in this affray ; and though Captain Dettersby had a tooth knot:kid out, he very good naturedly places it to the amount of those new regulations in the Excise Laws, by which %V hiekey h.s become so comateble.—(Carlow 3fon.ing Post, Oct. 23.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET THIRD OCTOBER, OR HOUGHTON 18115. 31 0NDAY, OCT. Mr. Cheri Des Jane Shore, 8 yrs, Sit. heat Oeu. Cirosverior't Virelius, 2 yrs, 7et. D.M. 10 am h. IL--2 to 1 apt Jaue Shore. aDunwich's Swap, 4 yrs, beat Mr. Tyr. Jones's Prosody, 6 yrs, Bst. 41b. each, A.F. 100 sov. h. ft.-5 to 2on SwAp. D. of Grafton's Cinder, Bst. 41b. beat Mr. Powlett's tido, est. 21b. D.M. 260 soy. h. ft.-11 to 1 on Cinder. D. of Grafton's Hampden, Bs t . 71b. beat La Darlington's Marcellus, Bst. 21b. both 4 yrs, R.M. 200 sov. h. ft.-4 to 1 on Hampden. Mr. Rogers's Scratch, 3 yrs, Oct. beat Oen. Grosvenor's Flaccus, 2 yrs, ost. Mb. D.M. 100 soy. b. ft.-2 to lon Scratch, Mr. Udny's Mirandola, Bst. 91b. beat Mr. Hunter's c. Ga. nymede, by Orville, 7st. 81b. D.M. 100 sor.-6 to b agst randola. ifine7tiiird of a subscription of 23 sisv. each, for flve.yr-olds, Bst. 81b. six, Ust. and aged, llst. 31b. B.C. Bona fide the property of Subscribers.—Ten Subscribers. Ld Egremont's b. h. Centaur, 6 yes - walked over. D. of Grafton's ch. c Hampden, 4 yea - Mr. Greville's Aaron, 4 yrs, rec. ft. from Ld Exetter'A }a natict 3 yea, Sat. 01b. each, A.F. 100 soy. h. ft. PUBLICANS AND INFORM:EI.—The Johnsonitsn fraternity have commenced a new system of ex tortion against the puldicu'is, in consequence of the disrepute into which their informations have latterly fallen with the Police Magistrates. The practice now is, two of those fellows go into a house and call for Lquor, and then accuse the landlord or attendant of having served it con trary to the provisions of the Act, threaten him with information, and ut the same time hint at a compromise, which in some instances has very foolishly been agreed to. A case of this nature oc curred at a respectable licensed victuallet's house Oxford-street,iu on Saturday last. Two men w eta in, and brought steaks, which were cooked for din ter, agreeably to desire; they then call e d f or p orter and gin, of which they amok pretty freely ; and on settling the bill, observed to the landlady (her husband was from home) that she had incurred the penalty under the Publicans' Act, by serving spirits in glasses in place of the measure. The woman assured them, that if it had been brought to them in that manner, it was contrary to the mph. tion of the house, and was entirely owi ng t o the negligence of the servant. This apology, however, did not seem to satisfy their nice sense of justice, and a bribe was hinted at, which would save not only the infliction of a full penalty, but prevent the inconvenience and loss of time attendant on being "pulled up."__ The woman fearing the result of an intorma. tion, was on the eve of compliance, when her husband fortunately arrived, and being in, formed of the circumstances, instead of crouch• ing to the fellows, set them at defiance, and instantly sent for a constable to take them before a magistrate on a charge of extortion.— This firm and manly conduct had the desired effect, as the fellows took occasion. to sneak ofl before the arrival of the eflicers. HUNTING INTELLIGE/4CIT. On Thursday, on the BrightotTiiaToCourse, the Subscrip. tion Pack of Harriers threw oft to a field of :boat 200 well, mounted sportsmen. The spectacle was as cheerfill as grail and imposing. A leash of bares, after soma touch enjoyed di version, was the spoil of the cl.ty. MATCH TO ETON. Mr. West, the pedestrian, who has performed as great feats as any upon record, started at one o'clock yesterday morning to go to Eton-bridge and back, a distance of 42 miles, in six hour+. The said Mr. West, who is tin artist, is a descendant of West, the clerk of Old Windsor, who wai better than the celebrated Powell in hit day, at a distance of any thing not exceeding one hundred utiles. The Pedestrian started from Pimlico, habited in a close dress of flannel. tie did the first ten miles in an hour and ten minutes, anti he reached Coln brook, sixteen miles in an hour and fifty minutes. ti e arr i ve d at the bridge, one half of his destination, in twenty minutes less than half the time, and be returned to Colebrook t o re f res h d A h f i t s e a r e :u in n u ti tio re n p(! ir : e s , ix he m l i e n f l t tt l e ti s m w s i e t l i f il io a d ie o n a l n irl d u s t t es ea . d the remaining distance of sixteen miles in two hours and 35 y H hi e m re s it el che given time, and won the match, without apparent labour. SPARROW MATCH. This eerie of talent has become much in hisltion. Mr. Adam Arrowsrnith killed 60 from 61 in his trials ; a n d hi s matches and his success, have brought the sho ot i ng s ki ll i nto many trials. The following, for 100 sovereigns, took place yesterday by subscription of 20 sovereigns each, with 10 added. There were tiVe subscribers in the Sweepstakes, who kill e d a s follows, from a trap at 14 yards from the gun, at 20 sparrows : Mr. Moss 18 Mr. Hiles - - 14 1 Mr. Giles - - !, 8 " 31erd - - 14 Mr. Promont - - iv In shooting off the tie, Mr. 0 es won by killing 16, sad Mr. Moss 13. — .We know that a property e in Fife, having no advatttage from local situation, soil, or c li mate, waeliold last week at a pric equal to thi rty yekrs' purchase of its sllPPoied - alumni value.— (rife Herald.) T if 11.• late General Ntsa Err BALPOutt entered the service as an Ensign in the 4th regiment of Foot, in 1764, obtained his Lieutenancy is 1765, and his Company in 177©.._.. lie was at the battle of Bunker's Hill in 1776, and woundeaLin the action at the landing on Long Islam,/ at the capture of Brooklyn, and at the taking of New York, in 1778, ort whit* occasion he was sent home by the Commander-in -Chief willa dispatches, and received, in consequence, the brevet of Major. lie was present in the acti on near El i zabeth Town, In the in Jerseys the spring of 1777; in the engagements of Bran*, wine and Germantown, at the siege of Charleston, and served under Lord Corn wa lli s p art o f the champaign site; the mitten.' der or that place. He was appointed Lieutenant -Colonel of the 23d Foot in 1778, and Colonel and Aid-de-Camp to the King in 1781 fie served part of the campaign in 1794 in blunders and Holland, received the rank el Alajor-General 12th October * 1793, the Colonelcy of the 39th Foot 2d July, 1795 ; the rim of Lieutenant-General Ist January, 1798, and that of Galina! the 25th September, 11303. General Balfour has never been on - half-pay.. The Ot!icers of the 531 Regiment, on their arrival front in. din, presented illajer-General Alawhy, of their Regiment, with a piece of plate value 500 guineas; and gaveliim a grand en tertainment, to commemorate his services at the storming of Kellunga. BRIGHTON, OCT. 26.—The 7th Royal Hussars stationed here were reviewed by Lord Edward Somerset, on the'slope of the Downs, by the Cavalry Barracks, on Saturday mottling.' His Lordship returned to Worthing in the evening. Duntrar, 06'. a—The Ist diviii on o f t h e 77th Regiment of Infantry marched from the barracks of Belfaston Tuesclaiy 'Hornbill'. Thu remaining three divisions will, march tho 20th, (to-morrow) 25th and 27th instant. During their 'holt .stay in Belfast, their conduct has procured for them general esteem.—The Oat division of the 11th Foot, Lieutenant-Col. Ogilby, Command er , w ill enter Belfast garrison on fintur. day. Ma i ler Fitzclarence, who rendered himself illustrious by encountering the Cato -street conspirators, has at praient the command of this Regiment,—The Colonelcy of the lit Veteran Battalion has, in consequen ce o f t h e d eath of the iilsjumaette. ram Kelso, become vaeant.:--Colonel the Hon. Henry King, from the haMpsy of the sth Regiment of Foot, it is ex pected, will be appointed to the command of the Ist loy a l; Veteran Battalion.--On Saturday last, the gallant 934 Reid. ment marched from Athlone to Cork, to embark for DOW. mra, having only twenty-four hours' notice of their route: On Monday, the detachment of the 71st Regiment under co.nmand of Lieutenant Stewart, struck their. tents qtr 0111/14- A,len Camp, and marched for Ftxmoy, the head-quartara of that regiment. On Tuesday the Grand Divisian of the 11th Regiment of Foot marched into Drogheda ,front DubljA , and next morning proceeded for Belfast, to replace the 77th Regis meat, on its march for Dublin. Al MICA NT/ . . DE:AL, OCT. W.S.W. Light airs. —Came down from the River and sailed, the Latona, Lovic, lot Demerara, and Chieftain, Paterson, fur St. Viwents. The' Stately arid Ruth, far Jamaica, are reported to be to the northward of the North foreland on their way to the Dons : the;e are LO homeward arrivals to-day. POlurSMOU'rg, OCT. 27.—Wind S.W.—Sailed the Prin, ass Charlotte, Lamb, for London ; his Majesty's ship for the Vest Indies ; and his Majesty's ship Caitielion, on a cruizo. 007'. 28.—Wind S.E.—Sailed his Majesty's brig Lyra, for Lisbon ; the Marianne, and Active, for London. The Argo, Patterson, from Liverpool, bound to Lisbon, has pot into Kinsale leaky, and abandoned by part of the crew. normEnr, AND A ItEMAIutABLE INSTANCE OF COUlAmee AND PEnsEvEitANcE.—On 'nruiday night last, as Jo`,n Smith ( who was a few years *ince a farmi r and grazier at Somer. sham, in this county, but who now, through the de pression ut the aaricultural interest, is obliged to keep a Ntna!l day school, whichscantily aupports him in his declining. t'ays) was retu rn . Mg from Cambridge to Samersham, by St. Ives, on foot, he was met by a strong young fellow, within a ntile and a half from home, who accosted hint in the following manner:—." Stead and deliver I" " Deliver what ?" said Smith ; " all you have," said the man, when he instantly wrenched the stick with whieh Smith was walking from his hand, and gave him a severe blow on the fore-part of the head, when Smith staggered arid fell. Upon th e ro bb er ' s throwing himself across Smith, he Kilted hitn if he meant to morAer him he said, lie meat to have all he had. Smith then seized fast hold of a:* hair of his head, when a scuffle eniaid, for two or thr , ,e — 4, 41419t } 1,19. 4 1..k.. . 1 '' ) !P....}1 ict, 4 7 t • • The Coroner addressed Ow Jurtat still retaining his hold, toil him he *mold go Sark wi , h hint, which he refuted; then,- skid Smith, you shall go. forward with the. And inunedittely changink bia 'hold farnii hie Ulu to his collar &treed hint about half a mile on the I . natt,'lden. they •rearlitai a cottage and called up tarnan by the untotioe Savage, who assiated Smith in conducting the man to Smoot. barn, and delivering him into the hands of the constable,,who brought him to tholteneh of nigh; trates at St..lvefo, thifol. lowing Ai ontlay, when he was fulry committed to the county gloat to take his trial at the next assize.. The above case ie ihp,oght not unworthy the publi c notice . Hare is a poor old man bea tiveen 60 and 70 - years of age, .who has displayed nll the iestolui. lion and firoint as of mind which few .persons would have 4 1 4113 in the avnith of their days. A'subscription is begun rat §omar. simian for the above John . Smith.—f hrunth7tiOn Gezfrtt.) ' • YSTER OUS ItieSo last SWO , or three moralts, several persona have Tie•. their death in or liver a brick-field, known by the name of ‘Vhiskiti':atield, s tuate bßween lloiamot:d-streeti Clerkenw 11, and St. Jun streetiraad. Among the number was .t man tbund dead under sotne straw, supposed to have been .mitirieretl, arid a reward f oa offered for the discovery of the perpc;tatars. On §totlky night another was addad to the list. The fallowattga air the ahcamstaaces r—About half-past one o'clock a . mars rent • • up to a watchman in St. Johit's..streetiroad,. of •the name to Day, told told him a woman lay dead in Witia4in's-tract, whither the watchman directly accompanied him, and'fourid the body of a woman yet wash, and which ha ceased to be eon. eyed 'o the alorge pablitaltauae, St. Johaaa.sageaaarid, is r. Dockie, a natah.:.touring st . trgeoa, tat idled, and opened e. vein in the temple, but to no etc ; the tale of life had erra t a to flow. Wititst this was passng, another watchman viatit into the same field, and after. sonic short scotch, 41i;A:Overe4 4 boy twelve years old, beneath some straw asleep, wton t he roused and took to St. ..lontes'a wittelahouse, ' where, being questioned by Jordan, the night tottstable, related to him that, sitting in the &hi, a short time before destitute ot's'telter, he was! ecostral by a man, who on heariag his tale, lea him to the straw . , and coveting lilt, With ir, said, t`l p there ;" mid that ~ here was rhea a womno starroa ag near tlre 11142) : iii cons. quince U ' tt is a Tarty WAS scot to th e Gorge, wher: the man yet remnined. wh answercd tl, e cmeStionsa • ptit to hint in so confused and contradictory a m a nses, that was taken into eastody, in ttir wlicla.bc+ ic.e apart front the boy. The body appears to ltave beat that of n tromta4 about 40, and witx decently there are several brdites the head as well as body ; and it . wax yesterday mornieg. cots... v rived .0 :he Vault betleAth St. ',Lunt a'h where it tcro ts i o to be ow a cal, 'and for the inquiry Of a tioroxier'A Jury into tt4v. mysterious &momenta* • • - The following a eafraortlir my .CiFettlnSinnce, though i , earcely coining within the I~ci ads of piobabitty, kt !toy:an:lL:3r undeniably trite. A :Oa :11r. horn art ) of Cotton, in this County, ahead fifteen yard or air:, .beitar about eight waits dgo employed in xlmoting small latals irli '- were in the upper bratichts of' a tree On ltiu faakt:r . 3 prom tats; the brutal of the piece bursting, he was struck to the gtouad and tl•e report of the explositio being heard. he was fotind by Schie t'iert of the family Icing amtarently lift ltrs s. ()a tChtn hhti lam the. hoose, it was petct:ivetl dila he w: t s too dead, mid the best tut dical ate , istauce being th resorted to, it isaa soon tli• covered that one of his eye-a hal teen farad inward hy soup' part of the taut, and though anima:Ma watt restored, he w..s incapable of *Trull ; and any kind a! ,111.:btaetvt, whether sty, lids or litatids, were with the greatest tiiffic.,lty turceit down., in. quantities ad small as scarcely to be Aliftleient to preerve Itiits in axis:cote. In this painful and perilous :date he continued: . • d=iving the space of live weeks, at the t nit of - which time the part t,f the gun which tile explosiOn 'hod fore; ii into his eye, matte its way through into his mouth, which took place in the • night, and by putting: his lingers into his iiaiuth, no bko 4 . 44 it stivoy ; in the mottling it was examined, oh: i, to the great astoniabiticat of all who, witrit set d it ; there was the breech of the barrel, the screw, and part of tat wood of the stack,-ti, whole of whialt -had, avail anted the ay.:We:hi, been ntakit , tg tut w:.y throdetti the internal. cavities of tile rictiftils, and w MCA, tit, being weighel, was thund to be of the weight et' two ourt:tri ..nrly, intice which time (except iii the lot , x tic 11 is austain‘at, of one of A his eyes) he scans to he in ct fair way at IC.c,vtr ( Nor wit - r C(.iituiN ties t:sterthy ovettifig Iraptisition was taken 'at the Triumphant Chaaiet, Pembroke_ inews, tittavertor,placv, berate Ala . lisous, Depoty. Comma.. tor VVestittinster, on the be t ty of aaimo i a to le vo y, w h o was , killed by a Lill . from a stage coa,•:h. Vertlict--` a .Accitiartral Death." it is a yeantikable fart, that there is. not =ax paupeir resident in the town or townOdp of Holmes near. iiolmtirth. PV,„