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501 1 rh joss MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK. ENGLAND. Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, PRICE et- FOREIGN STOCKS Ix LONDON, DEC, Fraluh f Five per Cents. 9* Sail), 3 i rth. „. Six per Cents. 00. IL " ; ' a n Five per Cents. ( Metallic) 00. Ditto New 87:t. Neapolita n Five per Cent. Bonds, 80 i. Austrian Five per Cents. ( Metallic) 00. Spanish Five per Cent. Bonds, 1820 , 0 0. Ditto 1821, 214. Ditto 1823, 181. Prussian ( Five per Cent. Bonds, 90i. 1, Ditto New, 91 Chili i. Danish Five per Cent. Bonds, 96f. 69. Colombi an Six per Cent. Bonds, 49. Peruvian New Loan, 00. Portuguese 87. royals 8 ey?, 4R. Bank Shares £22 105.—.£23. Seven per Cent. 000. Six per Cent. 00-000. Five per Cent. 00-000. Three per Cent. 71i. American niGIT WATER A' Itlorning, 41 minutc THE SUN. ;OLEN QUI3 DICERE I.'4I:SUM 41.7D10;AT LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1823. ) I' p• iSS , ad V 71 - 1 ' .0 : iI 4 1 / 44, li. t i:?1, 1 . ),- *. 4, 41(14 ( 1,,, Y, Dec. 29, LONDON. Nos. 91, 458. tiOUNTRY. Nos. 227, 246, 707. - 30, LONDON. e Cowarnyt. Nos. 68, 668. Wednesday, - 31, LoNDON. Lodge of Benevolence. COUNTRY. Nos. 112, 549. Lliutsday, Jan. 1, LONDON. Nos. 34, 51, 239, 277, 325, 409. COUNTRY. Nos. 113, 171, 182, 234, 416, 453, 466. 469, 555, 561, 699, 627. -2, LONDON. No. 210. COUNTRY. Nos. 13, 30, 55, 68, 470, 538. ---3, LONDON. No. 173. COUNTRY. • • • IRELAND. Saturday, Jan. 3, CORK. No. 2. CHRISTMAS DAY.—Holiday at all the Public Officer. .T LONDON BRIDGE TO.3IORROW , es after 8. I Evening, 13 minutes after 9. In acknowledging, in some recent articles, that Spain still held a footing in Peru, we at the same time stated our opinion that it was vary probable that General CANTERAC'S bootless ex pedition to Lima would be speedily followed by the destruction of the Royalist forces, and the total downfal of the Spanish Sovereignty in South America. If the news received yesterday from Buenos Ayres should be confirmed, this pre. diction may be considered as already fulfilled for it is asserted that CANTERAC was not only Ibarrassed during his retreat by the Patriots who l'ltag upon his rear, but that he had been en countered by the forces of SUCItE or Boum, Or of both these Generals combined, and had b een defeated in a sanguinary battle in Which ho himself was taken prisoner, and his second in command killed. The remains of th e discomfited Royalists were flying in the greatest disorder towards Potosi, closely pur sued by the Independents. They had abandon ed La Paz, which was subsequently occupied by the Patriot General SANTA Cauz. This import. ant intelligence is said to have been received at Buenos Ayres by a Courier from Peru. Other advises had stated that Arequipa had been taken by the Patriots, and that Botavltt was expected there with 3000 Colombian troops, in addition to those which had previously arrived atie field a t the ) and whi c h wo uld enable him to take e also h ead of 10,000 men. learn by accounts from Callao, of the be ginning of September, that the Royalists had suffered most severely in their retreat from Lima, hising numbers of prisoners and great quantities Of baggage. Patriot troops were continually "'harking for the reinforcement of the ex- Pedition destined to the windward, which 'would decide the fate of several important towns, The whole amount of the Spanish garrisons throughout Upper Peru, and of the `army of Reserve, had bean ascertained, from In intercepted official return, to be only 2,600 infantry,. 150 artillery, and 420 cavalry. 47 ' 5 learn by accounts from Sumatra, of the 9nii --,11 August, jhat the natives have been ‘'"'Y troublesome in the interior of Padang, and have displayed numerous troops in several 3ki rmishes. Reinforcements, however, were " O m l ng from Batavia, and it was expected that the botch Authorities would soon be in a condition to eel on the offensive. W e have received Philadelphia Papers to the 2 3d ult., but they contain no intelligence worth extracting, vre learn from St. Petersburgh that the con iereuces respecting the affairs of Greece have c P i r nmenced th ere i n pretence o f M. TATISGHEFF. 4 ' ll e first question will be it is said, the manner 111 Which the subject shal l be treated, as it is re eogtized to be one entirely Europeen.—L'Etode. Letters were received yesterday from Dame ntra, dated the 29th of October. The court' tnartial Oil SMITI I o , the missionary, had been ad ) urn e d, i n order to afford him time to prepare f t• r ols defence. EAST INDIES. have received Bombay Papers to the 12th of June, from which we make the following ex tracts:— - (FROH THE PArEn. OF HAY 23.) INDIAN MrARFA RE. The Sirdar Sahib (RAJtat RuNGIT SING), to subdue the Mountaineers and Doroanies, marched with his whole army, consisting of cavalry, artillery, and infantry, under his per. sonal command, and arrived at the village of Bignore, near Vizierabad. The Sirdar Sahib held a consultation with his General, Dewan Chund, on the subject of the expedition; after which, Futtah Sing, the Chief of Alwah, was admitted into the pre sence. On the part of the Chief of Bignore, he presented a nuzar of eleven thousand rupees in cash, and one horse, with saddle, bridle, &c. Sirdar Sahib, then forgave the Chief of Bignore, on the intercession of the Chief of Alwah, whom the Sirdar Sahib invested with five kilats, and gave to two of his followers a kilat each. In:conipliance with the request of the Vakeel of Golab Sing's widow, J wallah Sing, with a body of cavalry, was sent to ar range the affairs of Talook. The Darogah of Theytim river was ordered to collect boats for the crossing of the Grand Army. Accounts from the Lahose Ukbars state that the Sikh army, under the personal command of Rajah Rungit Sing, had arriv ed on the frontiers of Canhaol towards the end of April, and had attacked the Dooranies on the 20th, and slain about 25,000 men. After this victory he entered the Carbool territories with his victorious army. The non-payment of the stipulated tri bute was said to be the cause of hostilities. The King of Car bool had retired to the interior of the country. (FIIOII THE rArEtt OF THE STH.) A very desperate enagement is stated to have taken place about twenty days ago at Pera, between the forces of the 'Ma lays and Siamese. The former were headed by the King of Salongar in person, who completely routed the Siamese army, killed one of - the Chiefs, and destroyed a number of their troops. This had occasioned great consternation at Siam. NAOPORE.—Mr. Jenkins, the resident at Nagpore, is now on a tour of the district of Churturghur. He has already visited Shaway, the source of the Mahe. Nuddea, and is now in progress from Ryepose to the sources of the Soane and Ner budda, at Oomerkenituck. He is accompanied by a profes sional Gentleman, furnished with the necessary instruments for measuring the bights of mountains. THE LATE CHARLES DIRDIN.—We are glad to find that the intention of raising a monument to the memory of this excellent Musician and admi rable Lyric Poet, the best and most popular that this country can boast, is not abandoned, but that a meeting is soon to be held on the subject. It is expected that Sir JOSEPH YORKE will take the chair, as the worthy and spirited Baronet is always alive to whatever may tend to the honour of the country, of which DIRDIN, indeed, was an ornament as well in poe tical as in musical talents. —Mr. Yonso, the ingenious and respectable Secretary of the British Institution, takes an active interest on this laudable occasion. A Model for this Monu ment has been prepared by Mr. &Evian, a Sculptor of well-merited celebrity, which has excited so much approbation, that, when the plan is carried into execution, it is likely to prove a national ornament as well as a due tri bute to departed genius. The Tax Collectors are, it appears, so aug menting the rate of the House Tax, in various parts of the country, as to nullify the proposed intention of Ministers in removing the half of the Window Tax. The cause of this conduct in the Tax Collectors is the same through all districts. The Collectors of the House and Window Tax have no salary, but are paid by a per centage of 6d.in the pound upon the amount of their collec tion. Upon the removal of half the Window Tax they thus lost about one-third of their annual in ' coma. They naturally desire, therefore, to supply this deficiency from other means. It is manifest that, if they can increase the estimated value of houses in the same proportion by which the Win dow Tax has been reduced, their per centage upon this augmented estimate would necessarily supply what they have lost by the former reduc tion. It is upon this principle that they are now proceeding.—(Morning Post.) Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of YORK and CLARENCE left town yesterday on a visit to the KING at Brighten. Yesterday the Right Hon. the Loan MAYOR ordered the prisoners in Newgate, Whitecross street Prison, and the Compter, each to receive this day (Christmas -day) one pound of meat, one pint of porter, and a pound loaf of bread, in ad dition to the increased allowance of bread, meat, and coals, given by the City of London. Lady MAKIA BEAUCLERI, eldest daughter of the Duke of ST. ALBAN'S, we are concerned to hear, is much indisposed at his Grace's house in St. James's-square. SESSIONAL PAPERS—COMMON , .—The printing of the Papers, ordered by the House of Commons, during the last Session. is just completed. The Papers constitute nineteen folio volumes ! The three first volumes are entirely occupied with " Bills," or the legislative labours of the Session. Phe three next volumes are filled with " Reports from Committees." The four following volumes are laden with Finance and other Accounts. Then there are three volumes containing Papers relative to " Ireland."—" East India Conipany," Burning of Hindoo Widows, &c." and, " Slave Trade ;" a volume being set apart, anti well filled with each of those subjects. The last volume of all contains the " Papers presented by Mr. Secretary CANNING, by command of his MAJESTY, relating to Spain, France, and Portugal," and the negociations respect ing them. There are also in the male volume, Pape " rs pre sented by command of his MaJEsTY t o u chin g the Slave- Trade,' (besides a preceding volume on that subject), the " State of Ireland," &c. There is also a General Index to the whole, prepared by J. Butt, Esq. of the Journals' Office, as well as a table of contents for each volume. One hundred " Public General Acts,"—that is, independently of " private" Acts, in the course of last Session received the Royal Assent. CIIRItTMAII BOXING.—The housekeepers in and around the Metropolis, are cautioned against a set of fel lows who go about in the assumed character of Bow-street pa trol, soliciting Christmas-boxes. It is proper that it should be known such fellows are impostors, and that the Bow-strect pa trol arc strictly prohibited from soliciting Christmas-boxes, and arc liable to be dismissed from their situation if it be known that they do so. The weekly market for corn in Canterbury has been held for a great number of years in a large room at the Fleece. Inn, but, from the increase of business, the room has, of late, been found too small for the accommodation of those who frequent the market, and it has been some time in agitation to provide a more commodious place for business, in pursuance of which, oa Saturday last, a Committee was appointed to seek for an eligible situation, and to make a report at a general meeting, which will be convened some time in January.--( Kentish Ga. zdte Dec. 23.) LITERARY' FILCHERS.—Sir ROBERT SAYIL,LE, • writing to Sir R OBER T COTTON, appointing an interview with the Founder of the Bodleian Library, cautions Sir ROBERT, that, " if he held any book so dear as that he should be loth to lose it, he should not let Sir Thomas out of his sight, but set the book, aside beforehand."--A friend of Bishop Morse's was one day found busy in hiding his rarest hooks, and locking up as many as he could,; on being asked the reason of this odd occupation, the bibliopolist ingeniously re plied, " The Bishop of ELY dines with me to. day." FASHIONABLE Alt R IVA LS. Gen. Blake, in. Portland-place Mrs. Davison, in Cavendish square ; Mrs. Croshie, in Upper Wimpole-streett Col. and Mrs. Lloyd, in Manchester -street; Mrs. Stronge, in Weymou th street ; Mr. Heathcote, in Piccadilly; Mrs. Hervey, in Thayer street, Manchester-square ; Mr. Alfred Kerr, in Park-street ; Capt. and Mrs. Garland, in Davies-street, Berkeley...square ; Mrs. and Miss Elphinstone, in Park-street ; Col. Weguelin, in Montague.&uare; Mrs. Fenwick, in Conduit-street; Mrs. Crawford, in Wimpole-street ; Mr. and Mrs. Meade, in Glou cester-place; Colonel Porter, in Albemarle-street; Mr. and Miss Keppel, in South Audley-street; Lord Rivers, at his house in Grosvenor-place, from his seat, Hair Park, New market; Lady Emily Berkeley, at her house, Park-lane, from Lady Louisa Lennox's seat, in Sussex. CILAI4GES.—The Marquis and Marchioness of Chandos, for Avington, Hants; Lord Gage, from Greillon's hotel, Al bemarle-street, for his seat, Firle, Sussex ; Lord St. Helens, for Brighton ; Lord Maryborough, for Brighton ; Earl Bur ford, for Park Place, near Maidstone ; Sir Wm.' and Lady Rumbold, from Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for Man ningtree, Sussex ; the Dowager Marchioness of Londonderry, from her seat, North Cray, Kent, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Camden, at the Wilderness ;' Lord Lynedoch, from his seat, Cosgrove Priory, Suffolk, to Lord nacre's seat, in Herts ; Captain Ogilvie, from the Pulteney Hotel, Albe marle-street, for Brighton ; James Grills, Esq. from ditto, for Bath ; Captain Lyon, R. N. from ditto, for Portsmouth. FASIIIONABLE PARTIES. Count Lieven entertained a select party at dinner yesterday, at Ashurham House. Lord James Stuart entertained a distinguished party at din ner yesterday, at his house, Whitehall-place. ,0' 44,7 4 :' 4 , • . %.,„ t6A4. * i ?. 0 " . 1ie ,.. ‘' ', fig . Vi) 'C N.).. ' '' lo '''' %st>> . IV . i .,,5. m., ... , ,--, i / I 440 4 1 'X , f iftl PLACES OF FASHIONABLE RESORT. Barairrox, DEc. 23.—The Duke of Dorset returned to the Pavilion today in time to have the honour of dining with his Majcsty.—Sir Hilligrove Tumour, anti Sir Edmund Nagle, left the Palace yesterday, the former for town, and the latter for Portsmouth, to take leave of his relation, Mr. Nugent, there, who has, perhaps, by this time embarked to fill the post to which he has been appointed—that of Consul-General at Chill.—TheiDuke and Duchess of Bedford have left us.—The Conde du Funchal is again at the New Stevie Hotel. EDINBURGH, DEC. 22.—Arrivals At. Barry's Hotel :—Sir James ‘Vright, Bart.; Thomas Clennel, Esq., of Harhottle Castle ; Mrs. Clennel ; Percival Clennel, Esq., jun. ; Master Thomas and Master Christopher Clennel; James Wernyss, Esq., Royal Scots Grays; Mrs. We:flys': John Stewart, },sq. 30th Regiment; James M'Kenzie, Esq., of Merklands. De. partures—.The Earl of Kentrose; Right Hon. Lord Linton : Sir Alexander Bannerman, Bart. ; Robert Steuart, Esq., of Alderaton—Robert Steuart, jun. and Mr. William Steuart; William Dickson, Esq. Set off from the Union Hotel :—The Hon. Baron Sir Peter Murray, the Misses Murray of Auchtertyre, John Bloomfield, Esq. Arrivals—The Hon. Lord Chief Baron, Sir Samuel Shepherd, K. 8.; Colonel Hastings. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING-ROOlll, DEC. 24. The attendance took place to-day instead of Thursday : — Some considerable bets were made, but there 6 no alteration to notice except that Sir W. Milner's e. by Fillip (la Puta, out of Banshee. is a greater favourite, 12 to 1 having been taken against him. ANOTHER EXTRAORDINARY OPERATION. On Mondaymorning, about ten o'clock, a 'Young man, about 21 years of age, named Henry Goodheatl, in the employ of Mr. Edw. Paten, desk-Mnufacturer to his Majeety, at the corner of King-street, Bloomsbury, went into the Hope Coffee-house, in Theobald's-road, to breakfast, after which he took a little child belonging to the proprietor of the house in his arms, and played with it some time, in the course on which the child put a halfpenny (one of the large ones of thu date of 17g9), into the young man's mouth, who, in order to pacify the child, rattled it about in his mouth, making a noise against his teeth, when, by the action of the muscles, it was propAled into the throat, and in his efforts to get it back again, it went lower. Froin the size of the halfpenny, he immediately felt a sense of Wiliest tion, and laboured under the most acute agony. Mr. Stephen White, surgeon, No. 1, Lamb's Conduit-street, was, with out delay, applied to, and on his attending the sufferer, he found him sitting in a chair by the tire, in a stooping position, and with his hand pressed hard against his sto mach. Mr. White (froth the sensation which the young man described to him) conceived that the halfpenny had reach ed the stomach, and accordingly, proper medicines were ad ministered for its removal, which were continued for several hours, but afforded no relief, although they operated powerfully. Fears were then entertained for his safety ; and at 5 o'clock in the evening, all medicines having proved abortive, Mr. White (as the last extremity) with the consent of the patient, intro duced into the oesophagus an instrument called a probang, of very large size. During the operation the young man's head 1 was held as far back as possible, and his arms were also secured. The instrument was then introduced into the stomach, and extraordinary to relate, by a sudden jirk of the probang upwards, the halfpenny was brought out of the (esophagus, and the young man was instantly relieved. He is now pur suing his avocation, as if nothing had happened. The ep. pearance of the poor fellow before the operation, contrasted with it after it had been performed, was most remarLable before he seemed quite depressed, having an impression on his mind that death would ensue and after. the halfpenny had been brought forth, he jumped from his seat with ecstasy, anti appeared very grateful to every hotly around MM . , exclaim ing, " Thank God, its out !" AVe never recollect the per eminence of an operation of this description before with such success with the probeng, because it is generally used to propel' any thing into the stomach that might be lodged in the testi-, phagus, and not to extract.—(llArning Paper.) STOKE EDITH THEATRE. —Stoke Park, the seat of the lion. EDWARD FOLEY, has been one con tinued round of uninterrupted festivity this sea son ; a large party of fashionables were assem bled together, and every thing was conducted on the utmost scale of splendour. Private Theatri cats were the order of the day, and a most nu merous and respectable audience witnessed the performance of some judiciously selected Come dies and petite: pieces. The principal characters were filled and most ably supported by Messrs. HAMILTON, FOLEY, WA LDEUR AVE, PAUL, and LAMBERT ; and the whole may be considered to have passed over with the greatest possible eclat. ST. Gmes's Pooh liousa.---On no occasion have we been more gratified, than on witnessing the parochial poor of the above extensive parish leaving the workhouse this day, for the purpose of visiting their friends. The healthful and cleanly appearance of the apparently happy creatures, spoke volumes to the minds of those who had the pleasure of seeing them, and was in reality a truly gratifying scene to the philan thropist, and an honour to the respective oilcans of the establishment. " No rose exists without a thorn." It is our painful duty to state, that a woman, named Mary Frimerty, who keeps a house for the reception of young thieves and children who are sent out for the purpose of begging, demanded, the night. before last, her two children, who had been taken, up by the Police, having been caught in the act of asking charity, and sent to the above house by Mr. 'Haw, the Magistrate.- - =—lt is a melan choly fact that the Overseers had no farther power over then) and were under the neces s ity of returning the pour babes to that receptacle, where nought but misery and disease exists. TENDENCY of CRAVATS 10 Produce APOPLEXY. The cause, of sanguinvous apoplexy is the dis tension of the blood vessels of the brain to such a degree as to compress it—The great volume of the blood which is sent up into the head by the carotid arteries is returned by the jugular veins ; two of which are so near the skin, that they are discern. ible plainly to the eye. If p ressure with ie finger be made upon these veins, the immediate consequence will be a redness and swelling of the face,ears, &c., which will abate on removal of the pressure ; this is to be accounted for by the carotid arteries con stantly sending, by their pulsation, a column of blood upwards, while the veins, whose function is to carry back that blood, are stopped up. How far the use of cravats may be dangerous in this way is simply defined; they are so in proportion to the pressure which they give. The modern cravat or stock used by our fashionables is free from all this danger from its laxity; but we still meet, as we walk along, many of the Old School whose necks are harnessed with a round, stiff; tight, and padded cravat, bidding defiance alike to the sneers of tl is hi on an d t h e threats of apoplexy. We seldom see a fat elderly man that is not in this kind of pillory ; and it would seem that . in pro. portion to his corpulency and shortness of neck, so en. crease the tightness and roundness 'of the -wadding through which he labours to breathe. When these men sat down to their evening bottle, they are tete-a-tete with death : for every glass encreases the pressure upon their external jugular veins by stimulus, which continues till the blood of th e head is forced to return through the internal jugular veins alone; while its impetus is nearly double what it was before dinner. We were passing through the gallery of th e L o u vre some years ago, when a gourmand, who was contemplating in ad. titration the portrait of his legitimate Louis, fell down in a fit. We were prompt in rendering him assistance, not the least of which was the depriving his neck of a round and tightly tied cravat, which was torn in the hurry of removing it. Ilis friend informed us that he had just stood up from a breakfast a la foureliette, and had taken half a bottle of Champagne exclusive of his macon. Approaching apoplexy was evident. However, when the cravat was removed and a few 0ut!...1 of blood taken j from the arm, the gentleman was restored. We shall never forget the first sentence he uttered when he recovered. "Ah ! Mon Dieu ! vous avez dechirt , mon cravat !" The ancients wore no cravats ; nor do the greatest part of the world at this day. And it is worthy of remark, that those nations that use it also indulge in wine and spiritous liquors; no wonder then that we have freq ue nt a p o pl ex i es . We often hear of a man dying by intoxication ; bin we sel dom, if ever, hear that while under the influence of liquor, lie fell down, with his head pressed to. one side, by which not only the circulation was impeded, but also his breathing through the pressure of his cravat. No ; this is not attended to ; yet it Is well worthy of attention. Why does Lord Byron wear no cravat ? Is it that his bust may look more classical—more like Milton, or Shakspeare ? We suspect his Lordship has stronger reasons. He knows that the operations of the mind may be impeded and deranged by pressure on the jugular veins, and cravats cannot be worne without producing occa sional pressure on these blood-vessels. Mr. Farmer, the author of a little work on li eful-nehes, is of the same opinion, and thinks also that cravats in many cases produce that disease. In this we agree with him. Of all introductions in dress, the cravat is the worst—both unseemly and dangerous. It was first introduced to guard against the sudden changes of climate ; but why do not ladies use it ? They are not more particularly subject to cold for its absence. As well might we invent a covering for the flice, as for the neck—better, we think; for there exists no danger from pressure on the face. The dandies of the day shew symp toms of cashiering the cravat. We really did not suspect that genus to have been possessed of so much good sense; and we recommend the more serious order of mankind to follow the example as soon as the cold weather disappears.—(ifedical Adviter.) CURIOUS HYPOCHONDRIAC CASE. The following case was communicated to us by a gentleman who is never so enthusiastic in his doctrines as to embellish them with that which does not belong to them:--:.Doctor Eusabe de Salle, of whom we speak, treated the man himself, and he related it to us, in order to show the benefit of humour ing the patient, as well as the probable use of the shower bath in hypochondriac cases. The patient was a Parisian gen tleman, about 36 years of age, and had suffered mentally from the death of a dearly beloved young lady to whom he was . to have been married. lie was two years gradually groWing more antl' 'more melancholy and emaciated; and at last would lie in bed for three, four, or five days together, re gardless of sustenance, which he took more by the persuariim of his friends than from any call of nature. The &dor was sent for by his ado. brother, 00 account of a paper which he wrote upon hypochondria having fallen into the latter's hands. On visiting the patient, the doctor found him in a state of deep despondency, elthough not of extreme debility. lie said it would be impossible for any physician . to cure him, unless he could extinguish the fire which he said was confined within him. At first it was thought that he spoke figuratively mean ing the fire of hie feelings but on further explanation, he proved to , the doctor that lie meant nothing figuretive, bu t bone fide terrestrial, fire. kle declared he could feel the flames beating internally against his ribs, and fancied that his breath was the smoke which ascended- front It. Be was perfectly rational on ever other subject; but .al ways showed a wish, to return to that of his disorder, of which he would reason ingeniously. Tim doctor passed an hour In conversation with hint for the first time, and endeavoured to con vince him that the fire could not possibly exist within him: lie ones observed to the patient, that even admitting that tire mild exist within him, it would soon consume him ; this the hypo chondritte met by saying, that the reason why he was not burnt had been because there was no. aperture to admit the air into his breait below, which he said clearly accounted for the phenomenon. Thus would he argue, nor could all the Doctor said convince , himaf his error. Upon the second visit the patient was still more depressed than en the preceding, and he informed the Neter, with a tone of sorrow, that lie would burst at twelve o'cloek the next day, and be blown to atoms : that he wished to make his will, and to be brought, into a court yard u little before the explosion, in order that the house might not catch fire. The Doctor paused a moment, as if he had been digesting the consequences of the approach ing catastrophe, when he suddenly . addressed his, patient. in the following manner lily friend," said be, I nut now convinced that what you have said is true, but T thielt I have hit upon a remedy against so unhappy an accident." This was received with a sigh and a shake of the head,- " But," continued the Dottor o "listen to my plan, and Twin sure you will approve of it: I propose to have you taken into the court=yard a few minutes before twelve o'clock, and on the instant that you expect the fire to burst out, a quantity of water shall be poured over you, so as completely to ex tinguish the tire. I have read of a case similar to yours, which was effectually cured by such means; and' I have no doubt of success in . yours." The hypochondriac Seemed de lighted with the propo3al ; hope shot •across his countenance, and ho smiled for the first dine in two years. The wholiof that .day and night his spirits were lighter titan, before, and another hour's conversation wi;h the Doctor next morning gave hint . full confidence. The friends of the patient being made: ae-, quainted with the remedy intended to b. employed, all things' were duly prepared, anti at 3 minutes before 12 he was led into the Court-yard. As it was in the Middle of sunimer, little effects could ensue from stripping the patient; sio actXtrdingiy it was done, and he was placed upon a chair, the Doctor be side him. As he was taking leave aids relations and the Me tor—which be did lest the cure should turned suddenly to the latter told said, " I see by your watch it is within half a minute—where's the water ?—baste t I feel the fire rising !" At this instant the Doctor gave the signal, and from a win dow, directly above, a large tub of cold water was showeretV upon his head. The column sunk him off his chair; but he: still cried out to continue the water, which was done by four Men with pails successively, until he nearly fainted. Ile was then removed to his bed-room, rubbed well with dry cloths, took a cordial of hot wine, and was put to bed. The good effect already began to show itself; for be shook hands with the Due. tor, and called him his saviour. Doctor de Salle repeated the shower-bath every second day, under the pretence of guarding against future attacks ; and in six weeks he became quite emb itter man.--(Kid.) NAPOLDON, in his Italia►► successes, took a Hungarian battalion prisoners. The Colonel, an old man, complained bitterly of the French mode of fighting—by rapid and desultory attacks, on the flank, the rear, the lines of communication, &c., concluding by saying, " that he fought in the army of Mario Theresa."—" You must be old ?" said Napoleon. " Yes, I am either sixty or seventy." '‘ Why, Colonel, you have certainly lived long enough to know how to count years a little more closely !" " General," said the Hun garian, " I reckon my money, my shirts, and my horses ; hut as for my years, I know that no body will want to steal them, and that I shall never lose one of them !" The body of Maki: (who was recently ex. ocuted for the murder of Mr. Musavonn), which now lies in C'olchester Hospital, has created much interest in that town; the applications to view it have been very numerous.—(C/almsford Van,- nick.) THE ARMY. A detachment of the 34th (or Cumberland) Regiment of Foot, arrived on Tuesday at Windsor from Wool wich. A detachment, consioing of officers and recruits, belonging to the 94th (now raising) Regiment of Infantry, is ordered to embark, on Sunday, on board Leith, &c. smacks, in the river, for the purpose of being conveyed to Glasgow, where the Head-quarters of the above corps is, at present, to be sta - tion ed . The determination of Government to raise several new r. giments has created a prodigious bustle in the recruiting de. partment. On Monday the parties stationed here commenced, beating up, and paraded the streets, headed by the band of the 65th Regiment, now in the Castle. The soldiers had thei r caps decoratettwith ribauds, among which many a them J►ad introduced our country's emblem -..the thistle. A cor poral of the 42d Regiment carried a standard of the Old 04th, or Scots Brigade, an ensign likely 'to attract recruits, from the gallant character that that national corps always main.. tained.—( Caledonian Mercury.) ()LICE INTELLIGENCE. EXTRAOR.DINARY CHARGE OF SWINDLING' AND ASSAULT AND BATTERY. Queer. er - Scetranc.—Yestertlity, ?kir. 11 - itrrie, the Magi. strate, wax occupied. the whole morning in investigating a charge of swindling preferred against two duping young nten, named William Salt and Ilk/sant Callh 117;11thighain, mid also a charge brought by the prisoner Salt against three men, named 'Matthew Frazer, Joseph Carron, and James Heyward, for having desperately assaulted and wounded him with a spit, merit, and a hatchet. 11r. ALLEY, on the part of the three men, first put in one of the lists of swindlers, published by the Society fur the Prater thin of Tradesmen, on the face of which appeared the names of the two prisoners—Whittingham, residing at No. n 9, Torringa ton-square, Ritssellatquare ; and Salt, residin g i n Ch urch-lane, Stoke New ington. The Learned Counsel then called Mr. Matthew Dyer, a house-agent unit land-surv e y or , resid ing at Knightsbrid ge , w h o stated - that he way commissioned by a lady of fortune, named (beset, the relict of the late Doctor, to et her mansion, called Kent-house, in Mount-raw, Knights bridge, immediately oppomitc the Horst-barracks. The Molise was furnished in the most splendid manner; the household furniture itself would, if sold by the hammer, fetch tipwarda of 1,600/. ' • besides which there w as a l arge stock of the choicest wines, locked up In the cellaring, belongitag to the lady. %tidy in the present month, the prisoner Salt called upon him, represented himself as. a man of fortune, and enjoying van landed property in Devonshir e , an d expressed a wish to treat for Kent Mansion. tVitnesm told Mtn the - terms, 300 guineas per year, to be paid monthly. The prisoner viewed the house, and expressed himself satisfied with it; particularly with the coach-house and 'tabling ; the latter, he said, were admirably suitable for hiss rses. Subsequently the bargain was xtruck, and an agreement wan entered into between the prisoner and witness. *magma of the widow Gossett; and it was understood that he shoitiel take possession on the day after Christmas-day, upon condition that he was a respectable man. Next day he wrote to Selt, stating that he required a reference to seine persons who could speak to his responsibility; and on the lith instant he was referred to Mr. NVltittingham, No. 9, Torrington-square, from whom he re.. ceiveil a good character of Salt., with which he was satisfied ; and on the 11th Salt took possession of the inanition and furn l. tore, and the areement was regularly execute d. Since that, he had ascertaine d that the representation made by the lirisonrr Whittingliam, of the character of Salt, was talee, and that both were notorious sharpers. Finding that he had been thus swindled, and being solicito u s ofpr o t ect i ng M rs. G ossett ' s property, I It, wait ed upon the Magistrates at Bow-street, to whom he represented the case, and they told him the law would allow him to regain pose session in the best way he could; hut that it did not allow hint to mike a forcible entranee, or to use any violence in ejecting the persons its possession, although they ebtaiued it fraudu lently. Mr. ALLEY said that it had been decided in the Court of Common Pleas recently, that where a tradesman or' any other person had been cheated out tit their property —no matter what —by a set of swindlers, m that the law empowered them to regain possession in the bestmanner they cpuld, so lo ng as they re frained from violence. Mr. Dyer then continued to state that he had acted in the manner sanctioned. • Ile desired his clerk to go with the three men who are charged with assaulting prisoner Salt on 'num day afternoon, ande if possible, to regain possession, but by no means to use violence. Mr. delm Palmer, clerk to Mr. Dyer, stated, that in come ' quenca of the instructions of Mr. Dyer, he went about tw o o'clock in the afternoon of Tuesday to the houxe, and the door having been opened, he inquired for Mr. Salt, who, he was told, was from hom He. e quietly walked in, followe d by the three men, Carron, Frazer, end Heyward. There were in the house, Mrs. Salt and two female domestics. Ile told Mrx. Shortly his businesa, and left the three ;nen in poeseesion. after she and the two females left the house without being forced out. Joseph Carron, one of the men who was left in possession, stated, that about ten o'clock on Tuesday night, after he said his fellow.servants had been left in posses:non, a violent knock ing and ringin g t oo k place. in___ ran up stairs, A nd looked through the hall window, and inquired " Who wets there ?" and almost immediately the window war broke, and he received a tremendous blow on the heed, which laid his skull open: Presently Salt made his way into the hall through the aperture in the.window ' billowed by the p r i soner Whit tinglutin. 'rite door, which was chained, wits opened by Salt, and a vast number .of persons, amongst whom were some of the Life Guards, rushed into the house. The greatest confts shut took place, which ended in his fellow.eervants and Linn. self being carried to the watchhouse on the clomp of Salt, for assaulting hint, by which means he again got possession of the house.. Air. WHITE said, that as Mr. Dyer heti stated that he hail Nought the repossession of the premises in conseq uence o f h is hearing he had let th em t o a swindler, he conceived the persone ought to be produced from whom he hail heard such statement. Mr. Thomas Croft, grocer, residing in Maryleboneattreet, T;ohlen-square, then stat e d, t h at on Tuesday week the p r i soner Whittinghani called on hint, and wished to take a ready-fur- Willie(' !tense he bad to let, in Norfolk-street, Grosvenor. square. He agreed to become a tenant at 2004 a year, audit was understood he was to take poesession on the day after Christnais day. Witness told hint a reference would be required, lintel which he referred him the prisoner Salt, at Miens-house, Mount vow, Knightsbridge. Witness accordingly waited upon that gentleman on Wednesday last, he was tntrodueed to hint by a livery servant. On hearing the nature of kis business, he said that Whittingbam was a young man of considerable property, and was about purchasing it house, and he supposed he merely wanted the one in question for the intermediate time. Ile xe sured witness he need not be at all afraid of his friend Whit tingharn. IVitness suspected all was not right, and made in quiries in the neighbourhood of Kent-house, and muoniest other penults he went to Mr. 'Dyer. IiAItNEIL mil that this testimony did not bear upon the case before. the 211agistrate. Mr. WHITE said, he should not receive it as evidenee against the prisoners: all he wanted to know was, whether Mr. Dyer lied grounds fur attempting to regain the house; and from the testimony of Mr. Croft, he WAN satisfied he hat! quite sufficient reason. Mr. Ashford, in the employ of Mr. Wood, .ironmonger, Of Tottenham-court -road, said the prisoner Whittingliant enure time agocontracted a debt of 1101. with his employer, for Which he was about to arrest hint. On SVednesday evening last the prisoner Salt called upon Mr. Woed, and stated his name to be Norton, and that he was Witittingliam'aeolicifor, and aseurcei hint that he would be paid every farthing; edding, that the cause at' Mr. Whittinghara's exigencies wash owing to his hav ing advanced a coueiderable sum of money to his brother on mortgage'. This wits the case against the two prieonors, Salt and ‘Vhite tingham. belt now preferred a charge of assault ageing the three de 'fendants, Carron, Frazer, and IleyWard. Salt was then sworn, and from the loss of blood, he appeared extremely weak. He stated, tha t w h en h e got hao the hotter: in the manner described, the defendant Carron cut him over the bead with a hatchet, and Heyward thrust at hint with a sword. He was dreadfully injured, and was under the care of a surgeon. The defendants denied the charge, and The Magistrate settled the business by ordering the two pri *merit, Salt and Whittingham, to find sureties in 600/aeach to appear at the next Westminster Sessions, to answer any corn plaint that might be prefevfred against them, and to give twill dent notice'. The other three defendante were also held to bail in 501. each, to answer the charge of S tat for assaulting him. 111 r. Dyer, and 111 r. Nicholson, a solicitor, immediately, he. came t e rp t enlli security, and they were distil:111;0 ; and S a l t and W gharn were conveyed to Tothill.tlelas prison. Salt stated himself to be In possession of a vast property in Devonshire, and Whittinghant raid that Ive, about four years ago, carried on the bitsiness of a wine.n4l - chant in Exeter_ street, Strand, but had failed.