The Sun. — London, England, 1823-12-26 00:00:00

Sr. STxri2t:Ni.-lloliday at the Exchequer, Bank, East India and South Sea Houses. ••• PRICE OF IRISH STOCK, DEC. 23. Bark Stockl "41 Grand Canal Loan, 6 p.ct. Gov. Deb. :,t,i per cent 96.1 Ditto 4 per cent. ... Stock, 3i pdr et . 95 g DittoStock . Gov. Deb. 4 per cent. Royal Canel Stock Gov. Deb. 5 per cent. ..---Stoek, 4 per cent. ... shut Do. Deb. with Gov. Sec.... New 11 Pipe Water Deb. .5 per ct. Treasury Bills, 5 per cent. Do. . 6 per cent. City Debentures, 5 per ct. ---Ballast Office Govt. Sec. Lying in Hospital 4 per et. 5 per cent. Exchange on London, .Dec. 22, 71. HIGH WATER AT LONDM Morning, 46 minutes after 9. 1 Z BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Evening, 18 minutes after 10. THE SUN. SOLE4I QUIS DIOERE FALSUM JUD.E4T LONDON, FRIDAY, 1).N:1 7 1113ER 26, 1823. -4- UNITED STATES. PRESIDENTS MESSAGE. We have received this morning the National Intelligencer, containing the Message of the PIIE. SIDENT of the United States.--« e can only give some extracts from this document to-day, but we shall insert it at length in Tae SUN of to. morrow : MESSAGE. Ft LLOW CITIZENS Or TIIE SEN'ATE, AND HOUSE OT REPRESENTATIVES — There never was a period, since the establishment of our Re volution, when, regarding the condition of the civilized world, and its bearing on us, there was greater necessity for devotion i n the public servants to their respective duties, or for virtue, patriotism, an union, in our constituents. I deem it proper to present this view of public affairs in greater detail than might otherwise be necessary. I do it, however, with peculiar satisfaction, from a knowledge that, in this respect, I shall comply more fully with the sound prin. elides of our government. The people being with us exclu sively the sovereign, it is indispensable that full information be laid before them on all important subjects, to enable them to exercise that high power with complete effect. The Commissioners under the fifth article of the treaty of Gh ent, having disagreed in their opinions respecting that por tion of the boundary between the territories of the United States and of Great Britain, the establishment of which had been submited to them, have made their respective reports, i n compliance with that article, that the same might be re fereed to the decision of a friendly power. It being manifest, however, that it would be difficult, if not impossible, for any Power to perform that office, without great delay and much Inconvenience to itself, a proposal has been made by this Go. vernment, and acceded to by that of Great Britain, to ender'. your to establish that boundary by amicable negociation. It appearing, from long experience, that no satisfactory ar rangement could be formed of the commercial intercourse be tween the United States and the British Colonies in this he. misphete, by Legislative Acts, while each party pursued its own course, without agreement or concert with the other, a proposal has been made to the British Government to regulate las commerce by treaty, .as it has been to arrange, in like mariner, the just claims 'tit ate eitrzerrs-of the• United States I nhabiting the states and territories bottling on the lakes and ri vers which empty into the St. Lawrence, to the navigation of that river the ocean. For these and other objects of high importance to the interests of both parties, a negociation has be en opened with the British Government, which, it is hoped, will have a satisfactory result. The Commissioners under the sixth and seventh articles of the Treaty of Ghent, having successively closed their labours in ?elation to the sixth, have proceeded to the discharge of those relating to the seventh. Their progress in the extensive sur vey required for the performance of their duties, justifies the • ?resumption that it will be completed in the ensuing year. The negociation which had been long depending with the French Government on several important subjects, and parti. cularly for a j us t i n d emn ity for losses sustained in the la te wars by the citizens of the United States, under unjustifiable seizures and confiscati ons o f t h e i r pro perty, has not, as yet , had th e de aired red eireet• As this claim rests upon th e same p rinciple with o thers , which have been admitted by the F rench Government, it s I not perceived on what just grounds it can be rejected. A Minister will be appointed to France and resume the negocia tion on this and other subjects which may arise between the two nations. At the proposal of the Russian Imperial Government, made through the Minister of the Emperor residing here, full power and instructions have been transmitted to the Minister of the U nited States at St. Petersburgb, to arrange, by amicable eegociation, the respective rights and interests of the two nations of the north-west coast of this continent. A similar Proposal had been made by his Imperial Majesty, to the Go vernment of Great Britain, which has likewise been acceeded re. The Government of the United States has been desirous, h 7 this friendly proceeding, of manifesting the great value which they have invariably attached to the friendship of t he Emperor, and their solicitude to cultivate the best un derstanding with his Government. The completion of the fortifications renders it necessary that there should be a suitable appropriation for the purpose of Fabricating the cannon and carriages necessary for those works. The report of the Secretary of 'War, which is herewith trimilinitt ed, will exhibit, in greater detail, the c ondition of the il e P e rtThent in its various branches, and the progress whichhas eeerl made in its Administration, during the three first quer tete of the year. T h. report of the Secretary of the Navy, which is now corn- Thtinica tedi furnishes an'account of the administ r a tion of that , " e Partment, for the three first quarters of the present year, with the progress made in augmenting the navy, and the man- It " in which the vessels in commission have been employed. _ • _ The usual farce has been maintained in the Mediterranean Sea , the Pacific Ocean, and along the Atlantic Coast, and has ailb rded the necessary protection to our commerce in those sea.. In the West Indies and the Gulf of Mexico our naval force has been augmented, by the addition of several small vessels. -That armament has been eminently successful in the accom plishment of its object. The piracies by which our commerce In the neighbourhood of the island of Cubahad been afflicted, h ave been repressed, anti the confidence of our merchants, in a peat measure restored. e patriotic zeal and enterprise of Commodore Porter, to 4`172 the command officers he expedition was confided, hss been ~,econded by the and men under his command. c m ni l l u i rogll our expedition, co-operating with an irgorate ~ 14r ation of lhe Government of the Island of Cuba, and with the corresponding active exertions of a Britiss naval force in the same seas, have almost entirely destioYed the unlicensed piracies from that island, the success of our ex ertions has not been equally effectual to suppress the same crime, under other pretences and colour in the neighbouring Island of Porto Rico. They have been committed there un der the abusive issue of Spanish commissions. At an early period of the present year, remonsttances were made to the Governor of that Island, by an agent who was sent for the purpose, against those outrages on the peaceful commerce of the United States, of which many had occurred. That offi cer professing his own want of authority to make satisfaction for our just complaints, answered only by a reference of them to the Government of Spain. The Minister of the United States to that Court was specially instructed to urge the necessity of the immediate and effectual interposition of that Government, directing restitution and indemnity for wrongs already committed, and interdicting the repetition of them.— The Minister, has been seen, was debarred access to the Spanish Government, and, in the mean time, several new cases of flagrant outrage have occurred, and citizens of the United States in the Island of Porto Rico have suffered, and ' others been threatened with assassination, for asserting their unquestionable rights, even before the lawful tribunals of the country. The usual orders have been given to all our public ships to seize American vessels engaged in the Slave Trade, and bring them in for adjudication, and I have the gratification to state, that not one so employed has been discovered, and there is good reason to believe that our flag is now seldom, if at all, dis graced by that traffic. It is a source of great satisfaction, that we are always enabled to recur to the conduct of our navy with pride and commendation. As a means of national defence, it enjoys the public confidence, and is steadily assuming additional inipor. tancc. It is submitted whether a more efficient and equally economical organization of it might not, in several respects, be effected. It is supposed that higher grades, than now exist by law, would be useful. In compliance with a Resolution of the House of Represen tatives, adopted at their last session, instructions have been given to all the Ministers of the United States accredited to the powers of Europe and America, to propose the proscription of the African slave•trade, by classing it under the denomination, and inflicting on its perpetrators the punishment of piracy. At the commencement of the recent war between I ranee and Spain, it was declared by the French government that it would grant no commissions to privateers, and that neither the commerce of Spain herself, nor of neutral nations, should be molested by the naval force of France, except in the bre ch of a lawful blockade. This declaration, which appears to have been faithfully carried into effect, concurring with principles cherished by the United State., from the first establishment of their independence, suggested the hope that the time had arrived when the proposal for adopting it as a permanent and invariable rule in all future maritime wars, might meet the favourable consideration of the great European powers. Instructions have accordingly been given to our 'Ministers with France, Russia, and Great Britain, to make those proposals to their respective Governments. The Ministers who were appointed to the Republics of Co. lombia and Buenos Ayres, during the last Session of Con gress, proceeded, shortly afterwards, to their destinations'. Of their arrival there, official intelligence has not yet been received. The Minister appointed to the Republic of Chili will sail in a few days. An early appointment will also be made to Mexico. A Minister has been received from Colombia, and the other governments have been informed that ministers, or diplomatic agents of inferior grace, would be received from each according as they might prefer the one or the other. The Minister appointed to Spain proceeded, soon after his ' appointment, for Cadiz, the residence of the Sovereign to whom he was accredited. In approaching that port the fri gate which conveyed him was warned off by the Commander of the French squadron by which it was blockaded, and not permitted to enter, although apprised by th e C a p ta i n o f the • frigate, of the public character of the persons whom he had on board, the landing of whom was the sole object of his pro posed entry. This act, being considered an Infringement of the rights of ambassadors and of nations, will form a joint cause of complaint to the' Government of France; tgainst the officer by whom it was committed. The actual condition of the public finances more than rea lizes the favourable anticipations that were entertained of it at the opening of the last session of Congress, The only intelligence of any importance con tained in the Paris Journals of Tuesday morn ing, which arrived last night, was communicated in our Paper of yesterday, from the Male, pub. lished last Monday morning. German Papers to the 19th instant arrived also last night. They announce that by a Cabinet order the King of PRUSSIA has decreed that, in future, not. only all military works and journals, but also all passages relative to military affairs occurring in other works, shall be subjected to a particular censorship, which is confided to the general Staff, under th• direction of its Chief, Baron MUMING. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. Since writing the above we have received Paris Papers of ‘Vednesday, from which the following are Extracts : Yesterday afternoon the Duke of Angoulem• arrived at Paris from Fontainbleau. A Council of Ministers was held yesterday at • the house of M. Villele. Count Pozzo di I3orgo I expected at Pari• to-day. Letters of a recent date, from Rome, an nounce that the indisposition of the Pope is by no means alarming. Letters from Madrid of the 14th inst. announce that Casa Irujo is expected to resign his post in the Cabinet. M, Carthagne, Chancellor of the French Em bassy at Constantinople, has just arrived at Paris with dispatches. (Extract of a Private Letter from Vicnna,)llli The turn that affairs have taken at Constanti nople is said to be owing to the influence exerted by Dschamb Effendi since his return to the Divan. Without disapproving all that has been promised to Lord Strangford, he speaks loudly against every kind of concession, until Russia manifests a more moderate system. The determination of the Divan not to evacuate ,the Principalities till Russia has withdraw n her troops from the fron tiers, makes great noise at Para. The Russian Agent is not expected before February, and it is probable that, when intelligence of the Porte's refusal to evacuate Moldavia and Wallachia has reached St. Petersburgh, he will have orders to return. A great number of Spanish emigrants have re , cently arrived at Marseilles. PARIS, Dgc. 24.—(Slock Exchange.)—The Market has been more animated, and the ordi nance for the dissolution of the Chamber net ha ving appeared to-day as was expected, caused the price of Stocks to maintain its ground, al though not very steadily. The Five per Cents. for money closed at 91-80 for the end of the month. The price, at 4 o'clock, was 91.80 francs. The Foreign Funds have been extremely dull.— London paper has been negociated to a consider able extent.—French Itentes, after the Close of the Exchange, 92 1. 6 c.—Spanish Bonds, 281. Private letters from Rome state, that a strong shock of an earthquake was experienced at Rome on the 4th of this month. ClTY.—This day is a clout holiday both at the Bank and Stock Exchange; but a number of Brokers are asse►nbled at the Auction Mart, and up to this hour (twelve o'clock) not a bargain has been done.--Spanisl► is nominal, at 2624. Some of our contemporaries have treated very lightly the equipment of the San Pablo and San Was, ships of the line, and three corvettes, at Cadiz, for South America. From the informa tion, however, which we have obtained, we have reason to believe that several more Spanish ships of war are fitting out in various ports of Spain, in addition to the apparently insigni ficant squadron at Cadiz. We understand that •ne of the French Ministers very recently affected to express his astonishment that the Spanish Government had been able to find the money and other means for making these naval prepare. tions. Perhaps he or some of his colleagues could, if they thought proper, put the world in possession of the secret ! Let us take care that w• are not one day surprised with the unexpected intelligence that the Cadiz squadron has run away with the French garrison of that celebrat ed city ! We have received Now York Papers to the Ist instant inclusive. The following article is the most important. Porto Covello was the last port of any consequence which was in pos session of the Royalists. The two extremities of the Into Spanish dominions in South America may HOW be said to be entirely free : " PORT CAVELLO.—Tho intelligence we pub lished on Saturday, of the rapture of Porto Ca rano, as it was furnished to us by Captain Hip kins,is fully confirmed by the letters he brought. 4c The troops under Oenerals Paoz and Ber mudez made un assault on the town on the Bth ult., and lifter having put to the sword every one found making resistance, the Colombian troops were in peaceable possession of the town at four o'clock in the morning. Gen. Calzeda and Col. Carrera fell nt the commencement of the attack. The castle, at the entrance of the port, was then summoned, and surrendered on the 10th. Thu details are not received. 66 An express from General Paez arrived at Laguira on the 13th, with the above intelligence, and with a request that transports might be sent to convey the captured troops to Cuba. 66 The troops of Spain are now driven from the whole of the extensive Republic of Colombia.— Although no doubt existed of their final expul sion from this their last strong hold, we consider it fortunate that the event has occurred at this time. Porto Cavello is considered the Gibraltar of America : had supplies and reinforcements been introduced, it might have held out and an noyed the country for a long period. The news of the restoration of the Kiug of Spain to abso lute power, and of the designs of the lloly Allies to restore the 4 American Colonies' to his sway, will probably ere this time have reached Colombia, and tultnonished her that all her re. sources may yet be required to defend the liber ties she has just achieved at a great price. I f again attacLed, the possession of Port Cavello will be of vast importance." We learn by the brig Emma, from Per nambucco, whence she sailed on the 21th that the vessels which had been taken by Lord Cochrane at Bahia, hnd arrived at Pernmnbuco, been refitted, and sent to Rio. The Government was in a very unsettled state, and the President aid some of the leading men had become dissa tisfied, and retired to the country. A new Pre sident was about to be elected. The General at-Arms at Pernambuco had been arrested and sent to prison. An insurrection among the Blacks had taken place in a small town.— Troops had been sent to quell them.—(.Nese lurk Gazette, Dec. 1.) .Accounts from Havanna'', of the 11th ultimo, mention the return of tho Spanish Commissioners from Mexico, and observe that there is now n o hope of peace. Mr. Secretary CANNING, though somewhat better in health, is still confined to the House.— On Wednesday the Right lion. Gentleman was v i s i te d b y C o unt far.vsi ; and Berm, PAGEL and Mr. FALcK, with Mr. WYNN, had another interview. Lord GRANVILLE likewise called at Gloucester Lodge s in his way to the Pavilion. THE KING. BRIGHTON.—CHILISTMAS EYE.—HiS MAJESTY con tinues in the happiest enjoyment of health and spirits. The arrivals at the Palace, in time to dine with the Sovereign to day, have been important. They include their Royal High ness the Duke of York, and the Duke and Duchess of Clarence; the Duke of Wellington, Lord Viscount and Viscountess Gran ville, Lord and Lady Mayborough, Lord St. Helens, the Earl and Countess of Errol, and Earl Bathurst. Towatda 9 o'clock the above distinguished party received the following increase:— The Earl of Hopetoun, Earl and Countess Cowper, Count Lieven, the Count and Countess Monster, Lord Holland and Mr. Fox, Sir C. M. awl Lady Burrell, Mr. and Mrs. Hope, and Lord Bingham—Nearly the whole of the grand Palace suite of apartments are illuminated. The King's band is in attendance. His Majesty, Sitite, and Household, will be pre sent at Divine Worship in the Palace Chapel to-morrow. The anxiety to obtain tic'dets of admission to the Royal Chapel to-morrow, has been' manifested in all quarters to-day. As many have been issued as the body of the edifice can be made to contain persons. Prior to the morniag 'mice to , motrow, his Majesty, in the Royal Chapel, will receive the Saciament. The Royal Chapel Choir to-morrow will be augmented: The King's entire Band, the completest we doubt not in the world,' will he on duty there. Mr. Attwood will preside at the organ. The weather to-day has again been damp and cheerless, con sequently few of our fashionablcs have been seen abroad.— Many entertainments of Nobility, intended for the present, are deferred until the week ensuing, in consequence of the splendid fetes which are about to take place at the Palace.— The Earl and Countess of Aberdeen have left us.—The 11111, sian Ambassador returned this evening. , TUNBRIDGE WEr.r.s.—On Friday last Major By had a grand dinner party at Sherufold Park, Frant ; his Royal High. ness the Duke of Sussex, Sir John and Lady Hatnilton, Sir George and Lady Cecilia Buggen, General ileatson, Mrs. Halket Craigie, the Misses Chaloner, Mr. Cipriani, and about fifty others of the first rank and fashion in the neighbourhood, wer4 present. In the evening there was a ball and card party. The worthy inhabitants of grant, anxious to show due re. spect to his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, had fur nished themselves with a number of cannon, &c. to salute the Royal Duke on his arrival. Waiting with breathless impa tience, at length they hear the sound of carriage wheels, but a few moments elapse ere they perceive a splendid equipage rapidly advancing--they catch a glimpse of the superb crimson liveries—the signal gun is tired—the bells begin to ring a merry peal—the royal salute' is fired—Major By advances to regret lus Royal Guest—but who shall describe the unutterable amazement of all, when it was found that the arrivant was not the Duke, but Sir John Hamilton, and the gallant General was not the least amazed of the party. , t s" * . , ~ '' , o ,' 4 : ilk 7 ~..er ~' .;•,' f' r ."I , ' . .. ) ,Z: ~ ~04 : - ,6 r „, ,„ ~o . ,1, 0.. ~, '.:Yt s z:.. -. t . rVir.r.oiTae... •5.Y.4. i tl r ' , k.a. , . s , ~,, i i i c ..e -,,,,,, , i ,'•4, / 1 14 4*.• VA 02 3 ,41—, .c 4" 'I -,,,,-- y : , 4' 04. 11 ~ g t o ,ar • I A P 0 T R Y. STANZAS, Mitten by an Officer, lung Resident in India, on his Return to England. I came, but they had passed away— The fair in form, the pure in need— And like a stricken deer I stray, Where all are strange, and none are kind; Kind to the worn, the wearied soul, That pants, that struggles for repose t 0 ! that my steps had reached the goal Where earthly sighs and sorrows doss. Years have passed o'er me, like a dream, That leaves no trace an memory's page ; I look around me, and I seem Some relict of a former age. Alone, as in a stranger clime, Where stranger voices mock my ear ; I mark the lagging course of time, Without a wish—a hope—a fear ! Yet I had hopes—and they are fled ; And I had fears were all too true ; Aly wishes too ;--hut they are dead, And what have I with life to do 1 "fis but to bear a weary load, I may not, dare not east away; To sigh for one small, still, abode, Where I may sleep as sweet as they—, As they, the loveliest of their race, Whose grassy tombs my sorrows steep ; Whose worth my soul delights to trace Whose very loss 'tis sweet to weep; To weep beneath the anent moon, With none to chide, to hear, to see, Life can bestow no dearer boon On one whom death disdains to free. I leave a world, that knows me not, To hold communion with the dead ; And fancy consecrates the spot, When fancy's softest dreams are shed, I see each shade, all silvery white-- I hear each spirit's melting sigh ; I turn to clasp those forms of light, Anil the pale morning chills my eye. But soon the last dim morn shall rise, The lamp of life burns feebly now_ When stranger hands shall close my eyes, And smooth my cold and dewy broil, Unknown I lived—so let use die; Nor stone, nor monumental cross, Tell where Isis nameless ashes.lie, Who sighed for gold, and found it dross. The Penitentiary at Milbank, after being thoroughly cleansed and whitewashed, is again to be appropriated to the reception of prisoners. It is expected that in a few weeks the necessary preparations for this purpose will be completed. It is understood, however, thnt none of the pri soners who were recently removed from th e Pe nitentiary will he retur:►ed to it ; but that its fu ture inmates will consist entirely of new commit ments. We believe that the officers of the prison► and the authorities under whom it is placed, as we ll as th e Home Department, are satisfied that the late distressing mortality amongst the prisoners was not owing to the alleged unhealthi ness of the site Of the prison, but that it rather originated in the unfortunate though well -meant alteration of the diet of the prisoners. Previous to that alteration, the Penitentiary had been as healthy us any other prison in which an equally rigorous discipline is observed ; and it is con fidently hoped that under another and more judicious system► of treatment, it may still be ap propriated to the melancholy but important purposes for which it was erected at so great au expence to the country. Shortly after Lord ELGIN (Scotch Judge) as. mimed his seat on the bench as a Judge, a Gentle man remarked to him (hat his title would be very apt to he confounded with that of the Loan CHANCELLOR. To this observation Lord 141141)m answered, " The difference betweett his Lord ship and me is 411 my cp." MR. BELZONI. (From Me Combritige Chronicle, Dec. 20..) We are happy in being, able to communicate t* our readers. some further account of this enter, prising traveller.--,-Letters have just been received from him, by a Gentleman of this University, dated Cape Coast *, Oct.'2o, of which we have been favoured with the following extracts : " I write to you, my dear friend, by a tranaport, which it just sailing for England, and send you a few lines' in haste.' cannot enter at present into a detail of all the varieui evinia which brought me to this coast, but reserve them till I. write you more fully. lam only able now to tell you theft am gains; to take a no r th ern di rect i on from the kingdomof Benin,t straight up to Ilaussa.—Benin is situated on the eit;t 'of dila cow, and the route I intend to take is over a tract of land entirely unknown, so that I hope I shall not deemed an intruder in the path of Northern : Travellers.— I shall endeavour to 'give you a full account, if possible, from Benin, but I fear it will be a long time before you Kai ceive any of my letters from that quarter. If God please, I hope to meet the Niger on the east of Baum, previoti4 to my reaching the capital of that kingdom. I shall not fail to write to you by the first opportunity of a caravan to the north. I could not take many notes of what I could observe at this, place, and I am surprised that so little is known of it in Eng, land, or indeed of the settlements on this coast. In my voyage here I fortunately met with an Englsh gentleman, Cap, tarn of a man of war, a native of Plymouth, who in come, quence of the death of Sir R. Mandl, has taken the com mand of the squadron on this coast as senior officer; he is 'en, thusiastic in every thing that relates to thecovery, and I feel myself highly indebted to this gentleman for the kind assist, ante he has afforded me in the furtherance of my views ; and it is grateful to me, and I thank God that I have met with an Englisman, who has in some measure balanced the in juries I have sustained from those I will not name to you at Tam ier. Remember me most kindly to all friends. I shall write to yoe again us soon as I am able."i * Cape Coast Castle is a fortress on the coast of Guinea, in Latitude 3 deg,. north. It is the chief of oar settlements in those parts. 1- Benin is seated near the river of the same name in Lati, tude U deg. 40 min. north, MERCANTI LE SHIPPING. DEc. 23,—Wind S. W.---Arrived yesterday and sailed for the River the Symmetry, Moore, front Leghorn; Exeter, Young, from Aguilar; llero, Wil son , from Trieste ; also to-day anti remain the Kingston, Jackson, from Shields for jannuca ; Sisters, llayes, f rom L on d on tOr Demerara ; Glenora, Jackson, front Petersburgh ; and the Martha, front the South Seas. PORTSMOUTII, DEC. 25.:—Arrived from the Downs the Jane, Lacy; Rochester, Middle; Elia 4, Ritchie; Cambridge, Barber; his Majesty's ships Cambridge and Kangaroo; James Harris, Times ; and Elizabeth, Gunton—outward.hound. PLYMOIITII, 1 i c. 24.—Wind W.—Arrived the Surrey, Garbutt, for Sierra Leone. Far.stouTit, 24.—Wind W.—Atriyed his Majesty's packet Magnet, from London ; New Thomas, Quineey, from ditto for the Mediterranean ; Trusty, Roberts, f rom di tto for St. Michael's; Sister s , Broad, from Penzance for Naples; and the Anson, —, from ditto for Leghorn ; also the Lady Louisa packet, from New York in 18 days, she was detained two days for the President's speech. Tlik: MA ILK ETS. coRN-Exen.ANGE, nytc. Ire have had no arrivals on aczount of the contrary winds, hut the expectation of vessels coming in front the coast ennui the consumers not to purchase at this day's prices ; but few riffles have been made this morning except by those who are out of stock, and last Illonday's prices were obtained f or a ll d e .. scriptions of Gr a in of good quality. SMITHFIELD MARKET, Mc, 26. Although there was a short market this morning, the supply was folly sufficient for the demand, as the trade was dull, and few purchasers, at a lower price than on last Monday. To sink the Offal, per stone of Alb, Beef , .... Is 6d to 4s 61 Veal Maswa... . 64 to 4s 44 I Pork Lamb Oi Od to Os Dd. HAT AND STR•W, PER LOAD. Hoy £4 Os to £5 Us I Clover Straw £1 las to d.:s $c The Dukes of TURK and CLA R ENCE left town yesterday, for the Pavilion, Brighton, on a visit to his MAJESTY. ViiCOUIatCSS STaANGFORU and suite arrived at Sir AIICUILIALEI CURISTIE'S at Chatham, front Constanrinople, on Monday last. l'onTsstoum, Dec. 24.—This Artolllooll ar+ rived his Majesty's ship Cambridge, of 82 guns. She will he paid immediately (probably to-morrow), and having embarked the respective Consols, Vice-Consuls, Cmrunissiont3rs, Agents, and their families (some of whom have been here a considerable time), she will sail for South America. His Majesty's ship Jupiter, of 60 guns, was towed into harbour on Monday, by the King's Steamer; she e x p ecte d to be paid off' on S a t ur d ay, all standing, and re-commissioned Immediately. Orders have been received to recruit the !loyal Marine Corps, on the same principica of extent of age and shortness of stature as are 110 W adopted by the troops of the line. Yesterday was one of the mildest Christmas days that can be remembered. The only one with which it can be compared, is that of the year before last. The thersnotneter, at 01111 o'clock, that day, however, reached no higher than 43 degrees ; whereas yesterday, at the same hour, it reached to 50. lint what has been most remarkable in the tempereture of the present Christmas, was the mildness of the preceding night. The lowest degree to which the mercury in the night thermonseter sunk in the interval (wean sun-set and sun-rise . yesterday morning, was only 45. Wednesday morning, as some burgetnen were proceeding in their barge along the Paddin g t on Canal, they observed something like the body•of tt human being floating on the surface of llto water, and, after a Short period, they succeeded in getting it on shore, when they discovered it to be the body of an athletic roan, dressed as a Quaker, perfectly dead, and upwards of six feet in height. It was conveyed to a neighbouring public.house for a coroner's inquest ; and every inquiry is making to ascertain who are the friends of the► deceased. He appears to be about sirity years of age. Liu W'eSlft EET.---(TH D A /7011 Mi Out rage.)—Ellen Connor, Nary KeNhock, Abraham Tyree, J. Groon, and John Perfect, were put to the bar uit a charge of the most brutal outrage to a fe. male about one o'clock this morning, in liow•st rect. The prosecutrix described herself to have been beaten in the most disgraceful and shocking man• ner, and to have been knocked down and ac. tually jumped upon before her screams brought assistance. The prisoners were at length taken to the watch-house. The prnsecutrix, however, now only char ge d Jones and Perfect with es saulting her, anti they were ordered to find bail. The watchmen charged the ether three with being disorderly. The unfortunate female WAR described to have been literally covered with blood. They were, however, discharged, nd the other two locked up,