The Sun. — London, England, 1823-11-25 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN. MR. EDIDOR-It is said in a Morning Paper of this day, that " the Second Edition of Friday's Courier remains still without confirmation."— That Second Edition stated that FERDINAND had modified his atrocious decrees, and had sanctioned the validity of the SPANISH Bows. The reason that this news wants confirmation, it is whispered, is that it did not come direct from Paris, but sir cuitously from Hertfordshire. Verb. sat. 'Change.alley, Nov. 23. SAM SEARCH. UNFORTUNATE EVENT AT flaw.—ln the ac• count published relative to the accident that oc curred a few evenings since at hew, by which the life of Miss Tunstall, His Majesty's house keeper at that place, was unhappily terminated by fire, it was erroneously asserted that, " her female servants hastened to her assistance, but were so overcome by fright, that, instead of using instant means to quench the fire, they ran to call further assistance, in which time the mischief gained ground, and the poor lady, after suffering excruciating agony for several hours, expired." It is true that she only survived till the follow ing day ; but in justice to the praiseworthy exer tions of the individuals referred to, it is proper to state, that so far from deserting their mistress in her distressing situation, every possible aid was immediately rendered, nor was she left by either ?- 1 ' th em before the fire was entirely subdued, when it became necessary for the purpose of procuring n i ledical ass i stance. Such, indeed, was the anxiety tne Y e vinced to extinguish the flames, that had their clo thes b een composed of linen, instead of woollen s i tu ") tiles' would pr o b a bl y h ave s h are d th e same 'lmetitable fate. The unfortunate lady narrowly "'aped a similar catastrophe some years since, oil %filch occasi on , h owever , t h e e ff or ts of h er at tendants proved more successful. CO L , NEL GIMT.—( P/Nmouth, Nov. 22.)----We are gas; Py to announce, that on Thursday even 'eg t the gallant patriot, Colonel ar liirafdi h ere per the schooner Liberty, of this port, ee clay s from Corunna. The Colonel has beep detained at, Corunna in consequence of the i aand ' be received in defending the heights of • ta g in e o 4v o W h en attac k e d b y t h e F renc h troops . stat est that MoitlLLo wished much to have .1;111 sht, and that his death 'would have been c " t aio, had not the French Generals interfered ia,411 protected him from the sanguinary Spaniard. 14 e coefirms the death, or rather murder of the p ri ests m ent i one d a f ew days since in the Pap ers , 1 Y order of Vigo, and also states that it was a short time L il ' er elY revenge, the priests having, ""r, murdered 'his father, by fastening him 4 b l ive to four horses, and drawing him in quar . ters! e also states that the lower class of the Wm ) 'tants already feel the bad consequence of be. t reyie g the great cause of man. The irritable t of the Government, and the great con -I,6butions levied on the peopl e , will sh or tly b r i ng tria r country into a much worse field of bl oo d th an ( on e they have just experienced. Arrests take lo o k "Ilstantly ; not a Spaniard dared speak o r Corunn a t. " \ • LIGHT. One of the dun geons a t unfor u t " "Ich contains some hundreds of poor nates, at h igh tide has three feet of water on the floor The .1 -- many in consequence perish , daily. snotl.l4rgy are hourly crying out for Blood, but blood !" Ile further states that e r, l " would non , gain her Constitution with but rii g a n d t or ten thousand English troops. The Spa ,s i n office feel very indignant at an English of "n/ling into their port with the vile name wir.!berty on her stern. Such is the statement st a y kits been handed us by a Gentleman who i t w " nd 4 c ommunication with the Colon.-1, who t int) be recollected, was the friend and compe -1 h o i c l ie, l Sir. i t. WiLsom.—(Devonshire Free d4ytYlS n REFUG EES.—In, our Paper of Mon . we announced the arrival of certain I,„?g m rs in this City, and stated that the • ,esiastic obli od (the Canon VILLANUEVA ' ) was in c • to seek an asylum in another country, h ot, "sequenc e of his having proceeded to " e a Mission f rom th e C or t es ; th e rea l t .' es We have been this day informed, is, vsr a e G ur of persecuti on by the present o-, 4l etit for his opinions expressed in the Cortes, writings o the lib n Politics and Religion, favourable 4 hi c k (rly lately manifested in his Country, aljd w ''re deemed t oo lib era l ; f o r those writings 14401)1140ns he has already suffered imprison ‘-iitr the year 1814 to 1820.—(Cork Met oniclei N ov . 19.) grit. ("M ARI ES IN DOESETSIIIRE...—We are Por,„, b l eat another alarming crime has been ttelit.'l,t Murhay, near Beaminster; a f .oii% e 't a t , and other buildings, the property o „, Sereer.z, was bu rn t t o th e groun d on Pest it . 4 Y night, and th e r e s eem s no d ou b t b u t h ivy night, wilfully set on fire. A. woman who convicted before Sir ROBERT STEELE ' a *r‘it 'tr ' lt e of Dorsetshire, and by him committed ta r tn eoth to the county gaol, had lately re 11'd fr ''st , °'" Vier imprisonment, and was heard to `lll threats d violent language ; anti a man 1,;,, 'en " lurkin g in a plantation near the spot, I '4 ot - lantern, late on Thursday evening.— 1 / 4 1 4 e n " making for th e incendiaries when the I hit• -m e away ; and a lth oug h a fi ne s t re am of l ' 0 4 1 , 11 " 1 under th e w i ndows of the dwelling- Nints:in effo rts to save it were' vain, and the SIBYet enveloped in smoke. Il cuoty On Friday one of CCIDENT.— - 11, 41 ; 3 „ . Is' waggons, of Milford-lane, was on look i c t eft , . home, when, near Tooting, the horses ) flati Int and ran away. A very worthy young qiitiV lll 7 18 Years of age, was sitting on the I ' l4 a-nlift the time, and attempted to jump off; ortunately missed his leap and the Is 4111 arm w ent over him, breaking his leg . 4 3 t . i . i n a most shocking manner. He ''lier4 henta k e to the \Vheatsheaf public-house, died a few hours after. An Inquest geld °" the body yester d ay, an d a ver di ct o f ti dental—isl Death" returned.----It is a melan ) act L o uth fa ct, that the parent of the unfortimet_e_ a t ho those name was Co c kbill, h a d pl a ced all in him, and so strong was the attach• ry were scarcely ever apart. now for the argument." ARCHBISHOP MOUNTAIN.----The See of York falling vacant, GEORGI: H. asked the opinion of Dr. MOUNTAIN, who had raised himself by his wit and facetious temper from being the son of a beggar to the See of Durham! as to the most proper peason to appoint. The Doctor wittily replied, 4i Hadst thou faith as a grain of mustard seed, thou wouldst say to this Mountain, (laying his hand on his breast) he removed, and be cast into the sea (See)" The RING laughed heartily) and conferred the preferment upon the facetious Doctor. The public entry of the Princess ELIzA, of Bavaria, at Berlin, and her marriage %ith the Crown Prince of PRUSSIA, will take place on the 38th and 29th of this month. THE THEATRE. COYENT•GARDEL—To the credit of the new Management of, this Theatre, the Proprietors direct their attention to SUAKSPEARE, the first dramatic Poet that ever existed, and the Tra gedy of King John was last night brought for ward with a degree of splendour suitable to the admirable qualities of the play. The costume of the period in question has been elaborately in vestigated by Mr. PLANCIIE, the author of seve ral successful dramas, and who, besides, pos sesses a well-merited poetical reputation. In deed, from all the portraits which we have seen, there can be no doubt that the habits of the time have been accurately followed, insomuch that the whole takes possession of the mind, and, blended with the general merits of the acting, carries it back to the period in question, beyond most representations of the transactions recorded in our history. The part of King John has been often performed by Mr. YOUNG, and he was not less spirited in the earlier scenes, or in express ing the gloomy workings of conscience in those which followed. In person Mr. YOUNG seemed to be lost in the representation of the Monarch. Mr. C. KEMBLE has been lbng and justly admired for the impressive union of heroic spirit. and face tious humour, which has always marked his per formance of Faulconbridge, and these qualities qualities appeared in full animation last night. The part of Hubert, which used to be very well performed by Mr. EGERTON, was allotted to Mr. BENNETT, and that of the King of France to the former. We saw no necessity for the change but, while we admit that they both performed their characters with spirit and judgment, it must be admitted that the transfer would seem to imply that it was an improvement in the general representation, and consequently seen3s also to imply that Hubert was not ade quately supported before. This idea we can not sanction, as Mr. Ea EnToN's performance was sufficiently correct and impressive. But, per haps, the change was agreeable to both parties, and therefore, that we ought not to infer any in tention to mortify a Performer whose _Henry the Eighth would have been creditable to the stage at any period. Mrs. BARTLEY per formed the part of Constance with such a illation and effect, as to show that the new Ma nagers have acted judiciously in restoring so good an actress to the Stage, as her judg. meat has been improved, and her powers not been impaired by the progreis of Time. Messrs. ABBOTT and CONNOR rendered the parts of the Dauphin and Salisbury more than usually conspi. cuous. A lad named liou. appeared to conceive the, part of .drthur with a degree of judgment beyond his years, and displayed much feeling, but his voice was too feeble for general effect.— However, as it is understood to have been his first appearance, his powers might he restrain- ed by timidity, and he certainly deserves encou rageme►►t. Upon the whole, the play, on accou►►t of its intrinsic excellence, the merit of the acting, and the splendid mariner in which it is brought forward, is highly creditable to the taste and liberality of the Managers, and it would be an impeachment on public taste to suppose that the same warm protection which accompanied it last night will not be equally manifested on every future representation. It seems now to be admitted that the new Tragedy, forthcoming at CoventlGarden Theatre, though doubted, is really the production of Mrs. HEMANS. We have not the pleasure of knowing this Lady, but we hear that her character is held in the highest estimation for' every domestic virtue, as well as admired for her great poetical talents. These talents have been strikingly shewn in 'her translations of ancient Poems from the Welsh language, adapted to ancient Welsh Melodies. These translations are marked by the spirit of poetry and patriotism, and have all the vigour of those venerable remains of the CAMBRIAN Muse, which are highly honourable to the feelings and character of the hardy and heroic ail , cestors of the Principality. The Public, therefore, cannot.but feel strongly interested in the dramatic success of a female to whom they are indebted for such beautiful and spirited versions of the reliques of Cambrian valour and patriotism. Miss M. TREE will resume her professional duty at Covent-garden in the course sf next week. It is intended that she is to appear in the part of Catherine, in the English Fleet, which character she will doubtless fill with her accustomed ex cellonce. ELICTIONEERING SERMON.--At an election for the town of Bedford, Mr. WHITBREAD and HOWARD the Philanthropist were opposed to Sir Wm. WAKE and Mr. SPARROW. A clergyman of the Estahlibhed Church, a warm supporter of the patriotic candidates, one Sunday morning, during the heat of the election, took , for his text that passage of St. Matthew's, in which the ques tion is proposed by our Lone to his disCiples— " Are not two Sparrows sold for a farthing ?" Whence this encouragement of their perseverance and their faith is deduced—" Fear not, therefore, ye are of more value than many Sparrows !" A DIGRESSION.—The celebrated HENDERSON, the actor, was seldom known to be in a passion. When at Oxford he was one day debating with a fellow student, who, not keeping his temper, threw a glass of wine in his face; Mr. H ENDER.. SON took out his handkerchief, wiped his face, and coolly said, " That, Sir, was a digression ; ... 1 9 - 4-7.• - -. i i ittl„, Air *! , ..... : ~, t. ar5..,,,, : ; , “.. , ."..'-• ... , ' ,4• *' ~ ‘ 3l , ikori i k.,,l i i sti ,- 4. , ,- $l7- -. 1 ". ‘ . . ....84 ',. ~ .- "" . • . `. ' d ,,,,; 4 ') e. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. THE SHEFFIELD SHA KSPEA E CL'lll3,—On Wed nesday last between sixty and seventy Gentlemen assemlAed at the Tontine Inn, to show their admiration of the greatest dra matic Bard which England has produced. However men may differ as to the tendency of his Plays, when performed in a Theatre, there can be no doubt that, after. waking allowance for those indelicacies which were the vice of his age, there is observable in the works of Shakspeare an inexhaustible fund of excellence in various departments of morals and of taste. What a knowledge of mankind is displayed in every page ! What a store of humour ! What a fertility of imagination ! Every man, not excepting the politician and the theologian, may find most admirable Rules of Life in not a few of his Dramas ; and they who read for amusement ' only, cannot fail'to be charmed with the deep interest which is felt in the perusal of all his genuine productions.—lt is not sur prising that the recollection of such great talents exerted in so pleasing a manner, should collect around the festive table a crowd of admirers; and the excellent dinner provided by Mr. Lambert contributed to increase their pleasure in a high degree. Every thing was managed to their perfect satislitction.—(Slityl field Independent.) ' The PHILHARMONIC CONCERT, at the George Inn, in this town, proved unusually successful, both as to the patron age and performance. Miss Melville is an enchanting singer, and, although labouring under some indisposition, executed " Bid me discourse," Gratias . agimus, and the duct (with a well. known member of the 'tciciety) " I lave thee," with the happiest success. Mr. Tully's Concerto was worthy of his high reputation. The Duet and Concertos on the Harp and Pianoforte, were performed by the Masters M'Korkcll, with wonderful ability. The'Overtures had a grand effect, under the able guidance of Alt. William Marshall of Oxford, whose well-known talent perfectly accorded with the situation • he held. The worthy Conductor, Mr. Barrett, gave hll possi ble assistance and effect to the whole performance. The a b r id g . meat of the Concert, we arc confident, did not accord with that gentleinan's unquestionable judgment, although highly credi table to his conciliatory disposition, which yielded to the strong desire of part of the audience, to commence danc ing at twelve o'clock. The circumstance occasioned some disapprobation, which Was unfortunately signified during the performance of the loyal finale, " God save the King," but which had no other reference to that tine national anthem than us being the token of conclusion.—Respect. for the credit of the Musical Society, and a high estimation of the talent they exhibit, induces us to offer our most fiieadly advice, that in future the entira bill of fare aliould be served up.--On the whol e , we a r e fully warranted in'cOngrkulating the Members of the Society (most nobly seconded as they have been by the good feeling of the town and neighbourhood), on the complete success of their generous intentions towards their friend and brother Member, Mr. R. Comfield.—(Northampeon Mercurv, Nov. 22.) • ROYAL ACADEMY.—Vesterday Prmling Sir A. CAISLISLE delivered his third Lectur. on Pictorial Anatmy. Having previously given a general introduction on the sub.. ject, ins attention last evening was occupied exclusively on the bones which form the leading points of the human figure. Their composition, he observed, was of earthy and animal substances, which might be demonstrated by limner sion in acids, bycontinned bniling, or by calcination, which drives' off' the animal mattes,and - leaves the earthy behind, and the form of the bones undisturbed. This substance is principally carbonate of lime. The surfaces of the bones are covered by a membrane called periosteura, from which the bones receive nourishment. He then minutely detailed the form, structure, functions, classifications, number; and articu lations of the bones, their adaptations for the purposes intended _and concluded by comparing the arm of the human Skeleton with the wing of' a swan, and the flu of the dolphin—shewing the very close analogy in structure with each other, which he said was equally observable in the turtle, the whale and the fore leg of the elephant. The physiology of the bones, he re marked, would form the subject of the next Lecture. The auditory was very numerous. ANOTHER Nit tiACLE I .—The Courier of Flan ders contains a letter from a subscriber l which .gives circum stantial details of the miraculous c ase of Mademoiselle Amel berge_ , aged 23 years, daughter of M. Van Petighem, wine merchant at Ghent--ti cure effected by the prayers of Prince Abbot of Hohenlohe This young lady had suffered for nine years great infirmities; her left arm was shortened three or four inches, and lent towards the breast, so that she could not make use of it. This prodigy took place on the Ist November. The date is probably mis-stated : it should have been the lit April. CONTERSION OF A VILL,Aam.—A village, called Mulhausen, in the Grand Duchy of Baden, consising of about 80 families, or 300 souls, was, at the commencement of the present year, entirely Catholic. At the present moment forty eight of these families, or four-fifths of the population, are Protestants, and the greater part of the remaining fifth are expected to join their former co-worshippers. The follow. in g is the manner In which this surprising chan g e has b een effected. The Cure of the village was a man of remarkable good sense and great assiduity in his pastoral duties, esteemed for his Christian virtues, and admired for his learning and moderation. In his sermons to his flock, he endeavoured more to impress on their minds the general truths of the Christian system than the particular dogvnas of the Catholic church. Above all, he inculcated the uselessness of observing external rites and ceremonies, to the exclusion or neglect of in ternal piety. Charity, justice, and all the moral and social duties were more frequently on his lips than the virtues of masses, the power of relics, or the painsofpurgatory. Thisconduct did notsult the vicar-general of his diocese. The Cure was summoned into his presence, reproached for his laxness and moderation, and desired henceforth to evinee more Catholic zeal, or t o leave his cure. The good man returned to his tillage, undismayed by the menaces of his ecclesiastical superior. He called his flock toge ther,with the seigneur of the village at their head, and having re capitulated both the doctrines which he had preached, and those which th e Vicar-generalrequired hint to adopt, h e as sured them that his conscience would not allow him to change - his system, but that he would continue to be their p a stor as heretofore, if th e y followed hint in th e o ld course and protested against the superstitious bigotry which was attempt ed to be enforced. The seigneur and upwards of forty families immediately joined him, and for ever separated, themselves from the Catholic Communion. A petition was sent to the Government to appoint another Cure for those who continued Catholics, but it is now supposed that the expence may be spared, as they are rapidly uniting themselves to the congregation of their old pastor. If the inquisition had ex isted in Blulen, ,this curateand his flock would have made a very pretty auto-dale ! 1 he R equ i s iti on for a Meeting to consider th e propriety of e stablishing a Mechanics' Library, has been signed by nearly all the Minist ers o f the various Christian denominations in Sheffield, and we expect w i l l be presenten immediately to the Mast er C u tl e r, that he may appoint a time and place for the meeting.--- ( Shejield I n d e p en . dent.) Countess De Grey, at her house in St. James's-square, from her seat, 'Wrest House, Bedfordshire ; Lady Sophia Heath cote, from her mother's (the Countess of Dysart) seat, Ham House, Surrey ; Major Carmichael, at Stevens' Hotel, Bond street, from Clifton ; Sir John Frederick. Bart. and Family, at Read's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor -street; the Hon. Captain Curzon, the Hon. Mr. Steele, and the Hon. Mr. Lawrence, at ditto ; John Westcombe, Esq. at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond street, from Nottinghamshire ; the Countess of Mengden and Mrs. Macdonald, at the Hyde Park Hotel, from Westcombe Park ; Mrs. Picket, at ditto, from France ; John Thorpe, Esq. at ditto, from a tour ; Capt. Crossley, at ditto, from Box Hill. CHANGES.—The Marquis of Chandos, for his father's (the Duke of Buckingham) seat, Avington, Hants; the Earl of Shaftesbury, for his seat, St. Giles House, Dorsetahire; the Earl of Bristol, for his seat, Ickworth Park, Sunlk ; Viscount Althorpe, for Weston Hall, Yorkshire; 31r. and Mrs. Edw. Banket, at the Earl of Falmouth's seat, in Dorsetahire; the Hon. Robert Smith, 31. P. for his seat in Bucks • Sir Roger Gresley, Hart. for Derbyshire ; Lord and Imly Cltve, at,their seat, Powis Castle, from torn; the Hun. 3lr. Molyneux, for his father's (Earl Sefton) seat, Uroxteth Hall, near Liver pool r Mr. Floyer and Son, from Reddish's Hotel, Jermyn. street, fin their seat in Staffordshire; Col. Brotherton, front Long's Claremont Hotel, for Brussels. Me; POETRY. Little FloWer ! how durst thou blow 'Mid the Winter's frosts and snow ? billies, Roses, don't appear At this season of the year : And the Cuckoos, Swallows, stay Till the frosts are gone away : Long before the snow-drop's born Underneath the aged thorn Thou wast born our hearts to cheer In the dull, declining year. Little lovely stranger stay With us till a warmer day'; Sportive then, in gambles gay, Little lambs will round thee'play ; Little flowers, of various dies, Will attract thy little eyes ; Little birds will hop and sing On the hawthorn in the Spring ; Little maids will then be seen Gath'ring cowslips on khe green Little boys will run away, By the running brooks to play ; Then let sweet SU SANNA stay Till the frosts are far away.. Little Maiden, fare thee well ! I of other things could tell, But still, in a first Address, Many things we must repress. Thou'rt the first to whom this year I am writing, little Dear ! I'm the first that writes to thee, „But e'er thou canst answer the I may in the dust be laid. Fare thee well, my little Maid ! Year'a Day, 1 6 08 T. W. SPORTING IN TELIAGENCE. BETTING-1100M, Nov. 2. 1.-STATE OF THE ODDS. ;VO ItTU. 3to 1 agst Reformer 5 to 1 agst Prudence 0 to I agst Don Carlos 6 to I agst Lyrnessa 7 to 1 agst Quadrille H to 1 agst Cressida 12 to 1 agst Reserve. 5 to 1 agst Swiss By. 25 to . 1 agst Vesta 25 to 1 agst Reserve 30 to I agst Sir Gray 40 to 1 agst Banclice 40 to 1 agst 31onymusk 50 to I agst illytton's colt. 8 to 1 agst Reformer 11 to 1 agst Agnes 13 to 1 agst Reticule 14 to 1 agst Cressida 14 to 1 agst Don Carlos 22 to 1 agst Cydnus to 1 agst Prudence 3 to 1 agst Lyrnessa 12 to 1 rust Sister to Sailor 12 to 1 agst Pope Joan KS. • 13 to 1 agat Miss .rig 20 to I agst Mr. Prendergaa's • filly. DONCASTER 10 to 1 ngst Altisidora filly l 12 to 1 agst The Mill e r of ST. LEGER. 30 to 1 apt Miss Crantizld. 30 to I agst Ringlet • 30 to I agst Lisette 30 to 1 agst Woodpecker Lass to 1 agst Helenus. Mansfield 12 to 1 agst Swiss 20 to 1 agst Alandane 22 to 1 agst Rosanne LtUNTINO INTELLIGENCE. MEETINGS OF HOUNDS IN TILE MIT:SENT WEEK. His Majesty's Buck Bounds, on Friday, at the D o lphi n , near Slough. Sir John Cope's Hounds, on Wednesday, at 'Udall ; and on Friday, at finder's Oakley. . _ Sir Tatton Sykes's llonnds, on Wednesday, at Windmill Stockton Forest ; and on Friday, at Burton Agnes. The Sinnington Hounds, on Priday, at Middleton. The Cleveland Hounds, on Friday, at Court Green. The' Hampshire Hounds, on Thursday, at Rothertield Park ; and on Saturday, at Bradley. Mr. Shard's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Charlton Wind.. ; and on Vriday, at Owslebury Down. Mr. Hill's Hounds, on Friday, at Rise Park. York City Harriers, on Thursday, at Knapton. The Borotaghbridge Harriers, on Friday, at Mlnskip. Mr. FarqUharson's Harriers, on Wednesday, at Revel's Inn ; and on Saturday, at Winford House. Hawksworth Fawkes, Esq. (the eldest son of AValter Fawkes, Esq. of Faroley) hunts the neighbourhood of Hawkiworth, Carlton, Brauthope, 4k.c. regularly with a crack pack of harriers. GREAT TROTTING MATCH FOR 290 SOVEREIGNS. The Match between Captain CRANSTONE'S violet mare, and Mr. BAY noes' Lancashire roan, took place yesterday over four miles of ground on the Bromley road, for the above, each carrying the Derby weight, Bst. 21b. Much money was ponil big on the event, at even, but the horse for choice. The Hatch was to trot against each Other sixteen miles, and to start at different ends. It was done as follows : • TH.E'DIARE. THE HORSE. HAM see. min. see. • . First too miles - . 7• 28 • - - 7 26 Second ditto - - - 7 27 Third ditto - - - . 7 48 Fourth ditto --7 30 Fifth ditto - 7 32 Sixth ditto —.. 7 31 Seventh ditto - .. 7 29 ------ 7 33 Eighth ditto --7 37 60 22 60 34 It was its fine a race as ever was seen. anti nicely won. It will be seen, by reference to the figure , '" that the horse had rather best speed, but his pace was uncertain—e3Cll broke once only into u gallbp. EXTRAOR DI NARY TRAVELLER.-- WO learn from I rkutzk (Siberia), under the date of the 21st of Sept, what follows :—We have at pre sent ocular evidence of a most unexampled phe- ROMERO!). On the 16th of this month, Mr. JA at :s HOLMAN, a Lieutenant in the English service, blind since he was twelve years of age, arrived here. lie has completed, without a guide, this long and hazardous journey, which he undertook with inconceivable courage. He left England for Russia alone, furnished only with some commendations to persons of distinction., Nevertheless, he performed this extensive journey without experiencing any delay, which might have been expected from the obstacles which musthav e arisen from his blindness, and his difficulty in expressing himself either in Russian or French.; Somebody always accompanied him from one town to another, serving as interpreter. lie writes an account of his journey in English according to the information which he collects. In doing this he makes use of a writing machine, invented in England, and used in several polytechnic schools, lie is of small stature, about 30 years of age; his countenance is open and agreeable. lie still remains at Irkutzk, and endeavours to form an intimacy with the principal inhabitants. Ho ex perienced great pleasure at finding some of his countrymen here, with whom he could converse respecting these regions.—(Letters from Peters burgh—French Ptliere.) LITTLE LINS, Addrattl to a Link Maiden, in th e 4 5 th 45th day of lar Age. Little lovely stranger dear, Welcome, welcome, welcome here ! Little Maiden, six weeks old, Canst thou bear the pinching cold ? But thy woolly mantle, warm, Saves thy little limbs from harm. D I.: II TO TIIE EDITOR OP THE SWN. Sts—As several of the Journals have counte4 nanced a report, that I am a contributor to the Joan HULL newspaper; and as I deserve neither the literary fame, nor the personal censure, which different readers may respectively construe tha:. report' to convey —I beg leave, through the me.. diutn of your next publication, to state, that I never wrote a syllable in the JOHN Bum: news paper, nor ever had any communication or connec tion with it. I am, Sir, your obedient Servant. Serle-‘treet, Lincoln's Lin, HORACE MISS. Nov. 24, 1823. TIl E A It M Y. GENERAL BA RC LAy.---The lain GetjPral John Barclay was appointed, on the lath March, 1755, Second Lieu tenant in the Royal Marines. He caved from 1757 till 1759 in the Mediterranean, and was present, in 1760, at the sie ge o f Belleisle. Ile w as su b sequently employed on an expedition mac coast of A frica ; was present at the first relief orGibraltar, atths. attacksof Red Bank and Mud-Forts, in the Delaware, at the cap" ture of the Spanish fleet under Admiral Langan', and at the taking of 'Admiral de Grasso,- in the West Indies. His commission as First Lieut., was dated the 12 t h J u l y, 1756 • as Captain, 14 t h October, 1762; as Major, b y b revet, 19th A ' ngust, 1777 ; ancl Lieut.-Colonel, 19th February, 17113. Ile yvas appointed Major in his corps the 24th December, 1791 ; Colonel by brevet, Is.; March, 1794 ; Li eut.-Colonel in the Marines the 29dt October, 1794, Second Colonel Co mman d ant, Ist February, 1798 ; Co -lonel ' Commandant, 21st December, 1803 • and Resid e nt Co lona•Commandant th e 24 t h September, IBo'4. Ile received the rank ,of Major-General, 3d May, 1796; of Lieutenant-General, 4250 1 September, 1803; and of G enera l , 4th June, )1113. Gen; Barclay was placed on the retired list the 20111 April, 1814; after a wrriee of till years and a half: - Major-General nettling, lately appointed. Colonel of the 90th regiment of foot, arrived on Saturday last, at the Colonial_ Office, in Downing-street, with dispatches from Lieut.-General Sir G. L. Cole, Governor of the Mauritius.. The 53d (Shropshire> regiment of foot, which marched from Gosport, on the 14th instant, arrived yesterday at Weedon. 'the 58th (Itutlandshiro regiment of infantry, which marched from Weedon on the 13th, arrived yesterday at Brighton. AIL RCiINTI SHIPPING. ..., .--............—, iii.:At., Nov. 24.-- Wind &to S.S.W., invlinable to ca1m,..... Came down from the River the John Shand, Rees, for .7a. maica, and remain With the rest of the outward-hound, all well. Pormarotrrir, Nov. 24.—Wind 5.E..--Arrived his Ma. Je%ty's *hips Hussar, from Plkmouth, and Redpole, from r N i e t!l f e: r ;: e n , d fr t o h n e l S . p i r o i s t to 'i n l William : I A:: Curti;, ip"(l,tai t r t s i o u l g i, h f a r nL, l f s ro: v t il ( l l e i ditto. 11,:.;:smtootrulT,Iiiti, Nov. No. 2 2 3 3 : i:11,1 d d S ti . l S c .l A l l r j . ) — ha ii , rlri,voc:lnit,he:lr the Cape de Verds. Cowes, Nov. 21,—.Arrived the William and Henry, South w C orth, from New Orleans, leaky, and must dicharge ; Roverobb, from Bahia ; and the Marys, Findlay,s from Tenerifre, , in distress. ' • LIVERPOOL. Nov. 23.—ArriVed the Transit, ....._, from Pernambuco; W a t er l oo, C r i tehell, Maranhao; Lucille, Cand ler, Virginia ; Penelope, Roger, Aliramiehi ; and Amity, Rowe, from Labrador. The Rising Sun, ---, from Philadelphia, h as p ut i nto Cork in distress. The East India Company's outward.bound ship Marquis of Wellington, put into Simon's Jiayon the :kl, and sailed again on the 17th of August.. GIBRALTAR, Nov. 3.—The muter of the Cornelia arrivid here from Guayaquil and Payta (80 days from thelatter place). states,. that the Booghly has been given up, and sailed on the 19th of June for Lama and this place with cargo.. Extract of a letter from the Agent at Maranham, dated Sept. 9 :—" The Delfina dell Mama, which arrived here on the 25th ult. front Oporto, has been taken possession of by Lord Cochrane, and the following vessels are under sale by his orders, viz.—Pombiba, Bella Alliance, 'Cassadores, Nelson, Gloria, S. dais Laranguero s , an d Toninha." SANTANDER, Nov. 11.—The Amelia brig, from lfavre to Senegal, which was taken by the Hero Mina privateer, Lind aent into Corunna on, the 6th of June, since condemned anti sold tiwre, is now embargoed at this port by the French Contzu/, under orders of his Government, as areal! other Captured ,f'renoh resat:hi in the Spaniqh ports occupied by the French yeßoyallitta' EXLIUMATION OF A Doe D Ison t a weekly meeting of the Afftgietrates of the ttorough or St. Alben'e, told the co u nty o f H ert f or d, i n the Town-hall of that pl ace , on Sunday last—present, the Earl of Verulatn, Sir Wil liam Doraville, Baronet, Bev. Dr. Bowen, Bev. Mr. Gape, Mr, Brown (Alayor,) and Mr. Kinder—John Jerome, of No. 3, Kingsland-road, labourer, and joint Ilnlloway, of Oloster-place, Elsekney.rond, gardener were charged with having disinterred and carried away a male corpse fr o m t h e church-yard o f th e p ar i s h o f Luton, in the night of the 11th,. or early on the morning of the lath instant. Mr. William Yard ley, a farmer; and one of the churchwardens of the parish of Luton, in Bedfordshire, stated that he was informed of the ex humation of the corpse that morning by .Alr. John Deacon keeper of the House of Correction of the borough of St. Albans. whom he had accompanied on his return, roc the purpose or` proseceting the investigation. James Finder, a lebourer, residing at Harpenden, deposed that he left borne at about five o'clock in the morning to go to Mr. Fowler's, at Simberlock-green. Inen he reached the St. Alban's road, from Staker's.lane, he ob eerved a cart, driven by the prisoner Jerome, and behind which the other prisoner Holloway was walking: He hurl n ot long proceed e d clown the road, when the smell of something offensive came towards him, as from the cart ; he thought it that of a putrid corpse, and suapected the prisonericto be resurrec tion-men. Shortly afterwards he wet: overtaken by hie brother Thomas, to whom he communicated his suspicions. Theo increased their pace until they arrived at Mr. Fowler's, wheie they were going to work. They infOrined Mr. Fowler of the circumstance, and when the cart came up, that gentleman told the men to stop ; they refused, but witness and others took bold of the horse's head. The eve Wag then searched, and male corpse (that of a very elderly man) was found io a ttaek under a quantity of straw. Witness Assisted in conveying the corpse to St. Peter's workhouie. Thomas' Folder, an elderly man, deposed that he was sexton of the parish of Imon ; saw Mr. John Deacon that morningin the church-yard, end observed that a grave had been di turbed in thenight ; the body of Wrr. Oilmen was buried there on the P.cl instant (13 da . ys sinc e ) ; the grave was net notch disturbed ; should have thought the cows had trampled over it, COWN being allowed to graze in r h o , church yard ; has seen the corpse since it has been in Sr. Peter's workhouse: knows it to be that of the late Williant v.ith whom he had been acquainted for upwards 0145 years; the shroud and coffin wire left behind ; the lid of the eolli. l w)V 4 Wien entirely otr, and call the serene taken out ; eit had been tOrced open at, the shoulde rs ; i s sure he had never seen the prisonersbefore, nor ever received ions money from them. The witness Finder and his brother .tatc:.d that they saw the prisoners about the same. spot three or feur days back. They were driving a cert very heavily loaded, and the knell was then offensive. The repetition of this circum stance prompted them to act as they Intel done. Mr. Vardlley observed that their Conduct should not go unrewarded. Thee. Porter, toaster of St. P e t er ' s wor k house, depoaal to th e corpse having; being brought there abo ut e i g h t o ' clock in the morning. Jerome o n being asked if he had any thing to Say, observed, that he should reserve his defence. Helloway sat -'hie prisoners were committed for trial at the canting Quarter Sessions. Jerome said, lie had borrowed the horse of Wm. Clnrk, of llusby-street, Spital.square : the can was hired of John Phillips, 'of llorseferry.mad, whose name was on the off side. Brown, Esq., the Mayor of St. direa4ed the prisoners to b e detained for n short ti me , an d then itecurely conveyed to the House of Correction. 'He particularly car,. tinned the constables to ,protect the men from the mob. The Court-room, which is Very spacious, WAR extremely crovrcled— The prisoners were much hooted on their way fame the 'foist hall.—( County Chroniele.) A milkman has exhibited a sign over the pas. sage between Nos. 5 awl ti, in Duke's.row, oppo eife St. Pancras Ne w Ch urc h, of which ft* frel. lowing is a true copy:----" Families suppliod with new Milk and Messages, Cream Parcels deliveted by J. Brown." - PROVIDENTIAL ESEAPE..--Ofl Fiday about six o'clock, three housol, near the new church, King's.road, Pimlico, fell down with a tremendous crash. The hous e s worn not finish, and it is supposed that the reason of their falling is the damp and swampy state of the groand in the neighbourhood. I ~r! Y TS