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PRICE 0. TUII DAY AT Bak Stock 9sil 3 per Cent. Red. thiii 3 per Cent. Cons. shut 3.i per Cent. 9'J 4 per Cent. f old looi t New shut 5 per Cents. 1797 Bank Long Ann.2l 11.16ths i Imp. 3 per Cents. F STOCKS ONE 0-CLOCK. India Stock • India Bonds 795. 80s. South Sea Stock 0111 Annuities Ex. Bab+ 62 63 Ditto Small Bank for Act. India for Con. Acct. Cons. for Acc. Gail PRICE or FOREIGN STOCKS ix LONDON, DEC• 24, AT ONE O'CLOCK. French f Five per Cents. 92i. 1 Scrip, :lii pin. Six per Cents. 00. Ruseian Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. Ditto New 071. Five per Cent. Bonds, 80i. Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. Five per Cent. Bonds, 1820, 00. IPanish Ditto 1821, 281. Ditto 1823, 19. Ihussian j Five per Cent. Bonds, 90 1. Danish 1 Ditto New, 911. Chili Five per Cent. Bonds, of I. 00. Colombian Six per Cent. Bonds, i 9. I t tti uv g ja u n cee 8 1 4 3 77 Loan, 00. P Pay k i s { B lsfew, 44. ( Bank Shares £22 101.-423. Neapolitan ,Außrisn Seven per Cent. 000. Divan Six per Cent. 00 —OOO. Five per Cent. 00-000. Three per Cent. 71i. If 10/1 \WATER* Morning, 41 minute T LONDON BRIDGE TOZIORROW. es after 7. 1 Evening, 10 minutes after 8 THE SUN• 11-014411 QUIZ DICER,: FALSUM AUDEAT ? LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1813. We have given extracts from the Paris Papers in ear front page. The Ordonnance for tho dis solution of the Chamber of Deputies was ex- Petted to appear yesterday, and from the tenor of our private intelligence from Paris, we have "Issun to think that the expectation was well founded. Some excesses committed by the 'loyalists at Barcelona have furnished a pretext for disarming the inhabitants of that City, who are chiefly Constitutionalists, and who will be placed at the mercy of their ferocious and fanatical ene mies, unless they can contrive to evade the exe cution of the order which requires them to deliver up their means of self-defence. According to an article, in the Constilutionnel, it appears that the Emperor ALEXANDIM has, after much hesitation, decided that no alteration shall be made in the Russian tariff. His Imperial Majesty, as our Readers are aware, has wisely adopted a variety of measures for the encour agement of domestic manufactures, and for protecting the industry of his own subjects lvt.ea injurious foreign competition ; and the re solution to maintain the present Tariff has been taken lest the infant Russian manufactures should be injured. We are enabled to state, that the principal eau** of the failure of the recent attempt to ne gotiate a Loan at Paris for Spain, was the de mend made by the representatives of the monied interest, either for some solid security fer the 11 410111 d of the loan, or for the guarantee of Prance. Cuba was mentioned as a security ; and there I nk* at one time a disposition to transfer it to Commissioners on account of the parties by whom the cash was to be advanced, until the loan ould be re-paid; but as the Capitalists were a 'nkra that this measure could not be effected without the concurrence of England, the idea of making the transfer was abandoned. With respect to a guarantee from France, the French Ministry did not appear to bo yet pre- Pered to carry their disinterested friendship for FERDINAND SO far, and, under all the cir. comstances, the further consideration of the affair *as remitted to Madrid, where the new Minis -1.11 must either resolve on pledging some part of the property of the church, —or devise some Schem e for inducing France to come forward to th eir assistance, —or make up their minds to go t'ut of office. The change of the Spanish Ministry, it appears, ' T o effected by the peremptory demand of the re uch Government, which intimated its fixed di tertnination to abandon FERDINAND to him self) unless he immediately dismiswd SAEZ and } IN colleagues. On the evening of the very dit Y oil which this alarming threat was communi cated to him, FERDINAND formed the new ml niltrY• To the old ministers he pretended that le js motive for dismissing them was, that they had not Prepared and presented to him for signature, an Act of Amnesty for the pacification of Spain ; 4" i t seems that he even affected to make this a s ubject of complaint against them to the French t mbassador at Madrid. The French Government, ';' ) wever, have a c t ua lly rece ived the information from the Marqu ess -, that FERDINAND had ha d an Act o f A mnesty, prepare d b y t h e o ld Mi- I ii". stsrol, in his own possession for fourteen days, , and that its non- a pp earar i ce i s so l e ly a ttributable to Ida own inveterate hatred of the Constitu-1 tiondists, and his indisposition to any act of mercy in their favour ! CITY, Twelve o'Clocic.—Consols opened this morning at 86H, at which price they remain steady up to this hour, with little or no fluctua tion. To-morrow being a Holiday, as well as Friday, little or no business will be done till Monday, unless an Express arrives from Paris with some alteration in the French Funds. Our ships of war, which are assembling at Gibraltar, are supposed to be a fleet of observa tion for the Mediterranean. Accounts have been received this morning from Buenos Ayres of the 19th Sept., which bring the important information that General BOLIVAR has entered Lima at the head of 12,000 men. General CANTIERAC has been taken pri soner, and his second in command was killed in the battle. FORNIGN MAELET.—Spanish Bonds opened at 261, with a very heavy Market, and little doing. We shall refrain, as we have stated in the ar ticle of this day, under our usual head of LITE.. JURY NOTICE, from touching on the facts of the MO there introduced, but may be permitted to express our sense of the temperate and dignified conduct of a father, who, amidst all the anxiety of a parent in a matter so deeply interesting to his feelings, never loses sight of decorum, or uses any expression in the slightest degree deviating from the character of a Gentleman. We may venture also to congratulate that father on having a son whose character stands so high, even in the estimation of those who have thought proper to inflict a punishment upon him, that the former has rather occasion to rejoice than to regret an occurrence which cannot but be highly gratifying to parental pride as well as to parental affection. We have received letters through !Bayonne from Madrid, to the 9th inclusive. They com municate nothing new, with the exception of the following paragraph : " Menarn, Dtc. 9.—The new Government does not re nounce the Colonies ; a small expedition has already sailed from Cadis (but without troops), for Lima. At present no thing is attempted but to open an intercourse with the Royalists, and especially with the Clergy. It is very certain that the French Government has taken part in these plans, which will prolong the horrors of civil war in those countries, and retard their independence. It is affirmed, that Ferdinand has sent orders to the Havannah, to the Commander of the fort of Vera Cruz, to Lima, and Porto Cabello, to pay particular regard to the French flag, doubtless to afford the French Marine more easy means to disseminate discord among the Independents.— Hence it is that we hear it asserted in the Court of Ferdinand, and in the societies of the fanatical party, that the Spanish pos sessions beyond sea are not wholly lost." 'We are to have an Ex• Emperor in England, according to the following extract from an Ita lian Paper : " Lxanonw, Dec. 4.—Last Saturday, Iturbitle, the Ex- Emperor of Mexico, who seemed disposed to settle here, ■et out for England, with his sons and the Ex-Consul of the Cortes, leaving their wives, who arc engaged in settling their affairs, in expectation of notice to depart also." " G/NOA, Dec. 10.—Further accounts from Messina of the late terrible storm say, that the effects arc likely to prove snore disastrous to Messina even than the earthquake of 1703." Gaseile, Dec. 10.) Trtz Kr:la.—lt is confidently said in the Court circles, that his MAJESTY intends proceeding to the Continent immediately after the close of the next Session of Parliament. The Royal visit, however, will depend in a great degree on the state of political affairs at that period ; for should any thing occur to interrupt our friendly rela tions with any of the Continental Powers, there is no doubt that his Majesty will abandon his proposed design. Some of the mineral waters of Germany, particularly those of Pyramid, the good effects of which have frequently been expe rienced in cases of gout, are strongly recom mended to his Majesty, labouring as he does under occasional attacks of that complaint; and his Majesty has, therefore, resolved on making a trial of them. It is, however, understood that his Majesty will first visit his Hanoverian domi nions, and proceed thence to Berlin, where he will sojourn some days with the King before he betakes himself to Pyrmont.—(ttilorning Herald.) Yesterday afternoon, about three o'clock, the Duke of YORK arrived ►n town, in his travelling chariot and four, from a visit to the M►►rquis of lIIIITYORD, at Sudburn, sear Woodbridge, Suf folk, where his Royal Highness had been for se veral days enjoying very successful sport of shooting, the Royal Duke being an excellent shot. The Noble Marquis bad a select party of disti►►guished Personages to meet his Royal High ness, who were in general excellent shots. The Royal Duke► left Woodbridge yesterday morn• ing about five o'clock. Last night their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Gr.,oucErrtn honoured Drury- Lane Theatre with their presence, to witness the performance of The Hypocrite, and the After piece► of Simpson and Co. The recently elected Pont is said to be se riously indisposed. We understand that the heroic MINA arrived in London on Monday morning by the mail from Bath. The SURREY THEATRE, we find, was not open ed last night, but we know not whether from some sudden occurrence, or some necessary re gulation. J. GREGORY, Esq. the new Chief or Resident Magistrate for Queen -square Police Office, ap peared on Monday in that Police Office for the first time. rASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Lady Dashwood, in Montague-place; General Sir Charles Doyle, in Piccadilly ; Mr. Dowdeswell, in Park-place ; Col. St. John, in Grosvenor-place; Lady Trotter, in ditto; Mrs. and Miss Manning, in Brook-street; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert, in Upper Brook -street; Col. Strannach, in Harley-street; Mrs. and Miss Vaughan, in Manchester-square; Major and Mrs. Robinson, in Old Burlington -street ; Viscount and Viscountess Granville, at their house in Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, from their seat in Suffolk ; Earl and Countess Mansfield, at their house in Great Stanhope-street, from a tour ; Lady Susan Percy, at her father's (Earl of Beverley) in Portman-square, from a tour; the Hon. Mr. Edgeeombe, at Richmond, from Brussels; Mr. and Mrs. Antrohus, from Sir Edmund Atm°. bus, Bart.'s seat, Eaton-hall, Cheshire; Lady Alleck, at her house in Clarges-street, from Brig hton; It. S. Keating, Esq. at his house in Cork-street, from Paris; John Calcraft, Esq. M.P., at his house in Hanover-square, from his seat, Rain.. ston-hall, Dorsetahire; Lord Clifton, Sir Andrew Barnard, and R. Grosvenor, Esq. M.P., from Paris; John Morris, Esq. at his house in Baker-street, from Bagthorpe, Norfolk; lord Gage, at Nerot's Hotel, Clifford-street; Captain Furlong, at Long's Claremont lintel, Bond.street, from Edinburgh ; J. Wellesley, Esq. at ditto, from Oxford ; Col. Afnee, at ditto, from Paris; J. Puget, Esq. at ditto, from Oxford. CIKANGE9.—The Marquis and Marchioness of Huntly, at Kimbolton-eastle, Ifuntingdonshire„ front Scotland ; Earl of Besborough and the Hon. Mr. Ponsonby, for Earl Spencer's scat, Althorpe l Northamptonshire; Lady Deering, for Earl Onslow's seat in Kent, on her way to Brighton ; Lord and Lady Huntingfield, tend Son, from Nerot's Hotel ; Lord de Dunstanville, from ditto; Colonel Hughes and J. Shackleton, Esq. from ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. Brigetock, and family, from NVarne's Hotel, Conduit-street, for Berkshire ; Thos. Seymour, Esq. from ditto, for Clifton ' • Col. and Mrs. Douglas, from Long's Claremont Hotel, for Brighton t Colonel Edgill, front ditto, for IVindsor ; Capt. Carter, from ditto, for Paris; Capt. Burnie, R.N., from ditto, for Portsmouth. I'ASHIONA[iLE PARTIES. The Dukes of York, Gloucester, and Somerset, are expeeted to honour the Duke of Rutland with their company at Bel voir Castle, on the 4th of next month, being his Grace's birth-day. The Earl and Countess Verulam will entertain a distin guished party of friends, during tke Christmas festivities, at their scat, Goshambury, Herts. Lord and Lady Gage will entertain a fashionable party dur lng the holidays, at their seat, Firte, Sussex. Arthur Stanhope, Esq. entertained on Monday the Duke of Gloucester and a distinguished party to dinner, at his house in Tilney-street. In the evening Mrs. Arthur Stanhope had an elegant circle of fashionables, among whom were the Dowager Duchess of Richmond, kc. BERICIRAUSTIAD, bate. 20.—The Balls given by the Berk hamstcad Club usually commence in October; but this year they were postponed in consequence of the much lamented de cease of the late Earl of Bridgewater, who was one of the most distinguished Members of the Club, and who, both by his example and his influence, was always most ready to promote the friendly and social purposes for which it was formed. The first Ball was held on Thursday evening, at the Icing's Arms, and was most brilliantly attended ; the Earl of Verulam, the Lord Lieutenant of the County, and J. H. Parmenter, .Esq., nephew of Sir Astley Cooper, Ilart. were the Stewards, and un der their auspices universal satisfaction prevailed throughout the evening. About half-past ten dancing commenced with a quadrille, which was the prevailing dance, and the only change from which was to the waltz. Mr. Payne attended with his full band, and introduced much new music, which was greatly admired. At one the party partook of an excellent supper, after which dancing recommenced, and was kept up with much spirit till past four. Amongst the company we noticed the Mel and Countess of Verulam, with a very numerous party of noble friends ; Lord and Lady Beauclerc, the lion. Misses fitunstones, Lord and Lady filemmis, Lord flrimston, Sir Astley Cooper, Bart., Sir John Sebright, M.P.. with a nu merous party ; the Him. William Lamb, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. Dorrien and family, the High Sheriff; Hubert Sutton, Esq. with his Ludy and family; the Rev. J. F. Moore Halsey, Mrs. Moore Halsey, and a large party; Colonel Egin, Dr. Dreyer , Protheroe, Esq. M. 1 5., C a pt. Napier, ---. Crawley, Esq. Franks, Esq. Bev. 11. Jenksotc. r ' ' ‘", t • ••• ": a • .1. ~, ~, . . lh) h , • , i.- ,„,,, , :' ,l, ` -,- S r ..':„ •- • , 1 ‘: .. '...: „A 4 .,:i j 1 . , ' , . ,•, I.‘, , . L •,,,,,,, a.„. ...,, 'f ' i i • .! Z •tt 017 1• P , ' ; 11 4, „ • . . .. , • 4. e CAUTION TO INNKEEPERS, TAVERNS, &c. In the month of September last, a man wear ing a turban, but not otherwise dressed like a Turk, and carrying a box with rhubarb and spices, called at the sign of the White Hart, Newington, next Sittingbourne, kept by the widow Brett ; he inquired if he could have a bed, which was complied with, and in the morning, after the other lodgers were up anti gone, the landlady and her daughter being the only persons in the house, he told them lie had been robbed of five sovereigns and three shillings, and ul titnately swore that the landlady came into his bed-room, and took them out of his trowsers pocket that was in the chair by his bedside, this story he persisted in, and beiog at Sitting bourne told the circumstance to some humane persons, who seeing the distressed state the man was in, determined to see him righted. The landlady anti daughter persisting in their innocence induced these persons to obtain a warrant, but which was not served, they havirot persuaded her to pay the money stated to have been stolen, rather than he taken to a Magistrate, who, in all probability, if the man still swore to her as having taken the money, would commit her to gaol; she very reluctantly paid the 51. 3n. and also other expences with the constables fees in all 61. 23.6 d. Here the business rested until a person at Newington, about the 16th of November, taking up a paper called the County Herald, published in London, saw the fidlowing account of a similar transaction at Hertford w hich induced him to write to the person stated to have been imposed on, he obtained the ful. lowing answer : Hertford, Nov. 19, 1823. SIR—By return of post I hare Answered your letter to de scribe as near as I can the person who said be hail been robbed of 23 sovereigns, anti six one pound notes, by me, which was proved that no robbery had been committed ; ierefore the Mayor ordered him to leave the town immediately, and has not been seen or heard of since at Hertford. I should be very glad if I could inform you the way he went, or where he is to to be found ; as it is thought by me, as well as several present, who have seen your letter, that he is the same person who said he was robbed of h sovereigns at a Mrs. Brett's; and if it is. I don't believe he was ever robbed at all t I understand you saw the account in a county paper, which is there stated very correct, according to his actions at my house: This man wore a turban round Ins head, a blue jacket with short skirts, and a pair of dark trowsers ; he appeared to be about 32 or layears. of age, and about five feet seven inches high, rather thin, and a dark compleicion ; .he travels the country with rhubarb and spices, but I can't inform you the number; but I should think the best way to find him would be to advertise hint in the papers.—l remain, Sir, your obedient servant, G. Ni moan, Three Blackbirds, Hertford. In confirmation of the above, a letter from the Mayor of Hertford states the circumstance and description of the person as being quite correct, that he was not told to leave the town, but that proceedings would be instituted against him, and he immediately left the place. Should this meet the eye of the persons who so humanely took the man's part, it is much to be wished the same philanthropy will urge then to see that the poor widow is likewise righted, by reimbursing the amount of money paid. From the description given by Mr. Warner, he is supposed to be the same that imposed on Mrs. Brett. (Kentish Gazette, Dec. 23.) F. D. G. Among the names entered on the books of the Bristol Commercial Booms, during the last week, are the following distinguished Members of the late Spanish Cor. tes :—Don Jose Canga Arguelles, late Minister of Finance ; Don Jose Melchor Prat ; Don Pablo Montesnos ; Don Antonio Velasco ; Don Mateo &one ; and Don Michael Bustamento. Their appearance at present denotes the trials which they have undergone. Don J. C. Arguelles is an old man, of an intelligent countenance, with very prominent and overhanging eyebrows; the others have the general appear. ance of Spaniards. They left Bristol for London on Thursday. Mr. Wsrrox is appointed Surveyor-General of Customs, for the Irish Southern District. It is intended that all the Irish Revenue Officers sh a ll be exchanged to England after the tith of Ja nuary No respect to patronage or eligibility will be paid. The change Is to be mutual. POETRY. SILLY WISHES. " Nitiraur in vetiturn semper, cupimusque negata." Ovin. Quoth Zachary Brigg, " Zooks had I but a pig, I should then feel quite happy, I vow :" But the pig, when poshest, gave his wishes no rest, For he then wish d he had but a cow. Mr. Hyde, in like manner, (the Bermondsey Tanner), First raie'd his bold thoughts to a chat'; Of the chay quickly tir'd, he madly aspir'd In a chariot to figure away. Thus it ever occurs—wild Fancy men stirs Each day to some restless pretension The optative mood, to realities ride, Courts phantoms with constant attention. 0. D. THE WINTER NIGHT. I pity those with no resource Of mind when irksome nights are long, To occupy Time's tedious course, liv'n were it only with—a song. Tho' some at balls may bear the bell. In cards whilst others take delight, flow dull, when stornts and billows swell, To them th' unsocial Winter Night ! Not thus it fares with Genius' Sou— ffle pleasures flow from Nature's pp— The closing year—the year begun. His fond attention still engage. To him the storm is music sweet— On Fancy's wing he takes his flight, Bright Summer's rosy morn to greet, Or dreary Winter's gloomy night. The cloudless sun that lights his soul, And cheers his progress with its ray, Resists misfortune's stern controul, And drives intrusive Care away. Time's changes thus he calmly scans. Whilst others view them with affright— Pursues his intellectual plans, And wisely spends the Winter Night. December, 1023. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. SURREY FOX HOUNDS. These Hounds, considering h e disadvantages of country with respect to scent, have, through their superior breed and management, had sport equal to any pack in the kingdom ; and the annexed statement of one of their rune will realise the opi nion now formed ;—On Monday, the lath, met at the Rose and Crown, itiddleatiwn, and, after drawing for an hour and a half, found near Blythe's Wood; through Portly, for Rolla and Cat terham Hangings; headed back to Portly, through Whitefish! Coppice, and cross the road for IVesthall ; over the inelosares to Wallingham ; bore away to the left for Crew's Wood, to Wright's Coppice and Sanderstead Great Wood, down to the bottom, where he was headed by some men shooting; run the circle of the covert ; made good his point fur Sets don Neck to Poplit Wood, lteay's Wood, Fairland, and Crab Wood, over for Fairchild's ; under the shawes, and over the inclosures, leaving Holt 'Wood on the left ; past Ledger's, away over Worms Heath, down Stine. Oakes, up the hill for Wollingham, skirting Ashton Coppice, through Duke's Hole; clown the hill pointing for Birch Wt.fod : bore to the left, leav ing .'harden Park on th e right, taking the side hill for Little and Great Church Wood ; down the hill, and ap the opposite hills, through the shawes for Tandridgs Hill; away for Rump-of-Bed and the Priory, over the road through Mr. Wilks's Park, for the Birches; past Stone Hall, and through the small covers near Ox tead, across the road pointing for Barrow Green Woods; bore to the right over the Deep Al endows, leaving Titsey I'ark on the left for l'itsey Wood; through the covert way over the inclo cures, leaving Mr. Ward's Woods on the left for Westerham ; headed back through the Nower, pointing for hook Wood; over the road and the inclosures for Limpsfield Common, through Tenslera and the shawes below, leading away over the common for Horseley Wood ; where we stopped the hounds with sonic difficulty, at half-past four o'clock, after a run of four hours and twenty-five minutes, and notwithstanding the severity of the chase, the hounds were all upon their metal, on good terms with the game, anti no doubt would have killed if the day had not closed upon them. At the commencement of the chase, the field consisted of nearly ninety persons ; but they fell oft' by degrees, owing to the severity of the day, till at last, when the hounds were stopped, there were only eight or nine horses with them. HUXTING.—Monday morning the Mid-Lothian fox-hounds threw off at Dalousie, but being a frosty morning there was not a great field out. The dogs were thrown into corer close by Dalhousie Church, and found in about five minutes; Roynard, being a sly chap, and not liking' the cover, he left it anti took to the open country, and led them a circuitous route for about five or six miles, and returned again to the cover from whence lie started; the dogs were close at his heels, and soon disturbed him again. lie broke cover the second time, and led them in a gallant style to Middleton Moor, where he gave them the good-bye, and sneaked Wand was lost. He must bane been suiold fox, and seemed to know the country well. This run lasted about an hour and a half, and was run almost without a check.--( Edinburgh Courant, Dee. 20.) Yesterday a Court of Burghmote for general purposes was held at the Court-hall, Maidstone. The Report of the Committee appointed to inspect the Corporation Pro perty, and investigate the accounts, was laid before the meet ing. A discussion then arose respecting the church-yard, which, It was contended, belonged to the corporation. After several persons had delivered their sentiments on the subject, It was agreed to appoint a committee to search the several charters and deeds of the corporation respecting the same.— The subject of the proposed New Markets was then introduced by Mr. J. Smith, who moved, that the Report of the Committee appointed for furnishing a site of ground and plan of buildings should be then read, that the same be entered into effect, and that a committee be appointed for that purpose. The motion was se conded by Mr. O. Burr, sen. This Report, which was in. serted in a former paper, was then read, it was in effect, that a New Corn Market with Market room over it, be built on the site of the present Mitre Inn ; that Markets for Butcher's Meat, Poultry, Fish l and Vegetables, be built behind the same, and to communicate with High-street and Earl.street •, and that a New Inn be built adjoining the Corn Market, and facing the High-street, with stables and tap opening to the Butcher's Market. This motion, on being put, was car ried by a large majority. A Resolution was afterwards passed, that the Corn Market, during the present winter be held in the upper room at the Court Hall, and that the. Market in future timid commence at ten o'clock in the morning and finish at three in the afternoon. This we consider to be a most excellent regulation, as the Markets of late have scarcely began before the evening had set in.—The Court after this broke up.—( Maidstone Journal, Dcc. 23.) Sr. RONAN'S %Vt:LL.-The place which gives the name to the forthcoming novel, by .the au thor of WaverleN, is supposed to be situated in one of the islands of the Hebrides. in a statis tical account of Scotland it is mentioned, that on the island of ithoun, situated about twenty leagues distance froM the north-east point of Ness, in Lewis, there is a chapel dedicated to St. !Ronan, fenced round with a stone This chapel the natives take care to keep very neat and clean, and sweep it every dRy. it contains an altar, on which there lies a plank of wood, about ten feet long. —Every foot has a hole in it, and in every hole there is a stone, to which the inhabitant* ascribe several virtues ; one of them they say is eminent for promoting speedy delivery, and each stone has its peculiar properties. Near this church, it is imagined, is situated St. ltonan's Well, though no mention is made of it in the sta tistical account : it may therefore be presumed that the story of this novel is connected with the superstition of the Western Isles.---Orelse Yesterday 'Thomas Ballo:yell was brought up at Hatton-gardenPolice-office, for re-examination, oa a charge of shooting his wife, as already re ported, when the sitting Magistrate, r. Serjeant SELLoN, informed the prisoner that he had received a communication from the Hospital, signifying that two slugs, not previously extracted, had worked themselves out of the thigh, and that the patient's recovery, was now almost certain. The prisoner was then remanded until Tuesday next for a sixth. and ) we presume, final examination. LORD PORTSMOUTH. For several days past, a case respecting the above Nobleman, entitled FELLowrs v. HANSON, has stood in the LORD CruNerLLon's Paper for hearing. It was intended to have been moved by Mr. WurnERELL, in the nature of a special ap plication, on two grounds. !'he first was to ap point a Receiver of his Lordship's Irish estates, and the second application was for a sum of money to be allowed out of the estate, for his Lordship's maintenance. On these grounds Mr. Wrrnsam.r. intended to have applied yesterday to the LORD CUANCLLLOIt. A case, however, occupied the attention of the Court until near four o'clock, when the Lonn CuANcEr.coa, on finding himself nearly exhausted (indeed, that was perfectly visible) from the fatigue Isis Lord ship had undergone, was obliged to intimate he could not take any more cases for hearing, and his room, which was then very warm, was imme diately cleared. A consultation was then hold in the Court between the different Professional Gentlemen concerned in Lord Powrsstount's business.-- Mr. WITIIRRELL and Isis colleagues were de cidedly of opinion the case ought to have been moved, and regretted they could not again trouble the LOUD CHANCELLOR, for the reasons before stated.---Mr. llAwr observed, he was in structed to oppose the motions, and that would, therefore, lead to very great discussion.—Mr. SHADWILL remarked, that should the case, when it CAMS before the LORD CIIINCELLOR, be warmly agitated, he was of opinion his Lordship's first di rection would be to provide for the maintenance of the lunatic, and consequently the second appli cation would be immediately acceded to. This observation seamed to have great weight, and after a alight discussion, in which a great number of professional advisers participated, it was agreed that a recommendation should be signed by the Counsel engaged in the cause, giving as their decided opinion that the suns of 3,7501. should be paid over (should so much remain in the banker's hands) for the present LORD Powys. SMUT., and the Petition to stand over for the next seal. The sum intended to have been gloved for was 7,500/. ; hut that sum hold GRAMMY, one of the Committee appointed for the care of his Lordship's person, refused advancing without the sanction of the Court of Chancery ; on the obtaining of which it was 'lain:it:tell he would have immediately given a cheque t,r the amount. THE ARMY. The 3(1 ()Mains) or the '23ti (Iloyal Welch Fu. slicers), which embarked on hoard the Indian Trader transport, tiled the Pith inst. from Cork for Gibraltar. The 73d Regiment of Foot has arrived at Portpatrick, on its route to Ireland. The Regiment is, on its arrival at Donagha dce, ordered to march to Belfast. The baggage of the c rcpt has already reached its de s tin a ti o n. I n consequence of tae detention of the 711 at Portpatrick, since Thursday last, by contrary winds, it is understood, that, in future, the troops or dered by the same route from Scotland to Ireland, and frAn Ireland to Scotland, will be conveyed in steam vessels. The two companies of the illth Foot, which were on their march from Chester to Brighton, have halted at Riegate, till further orders. MFACXNTII.F. SHIPPING. Mat., Drcc. 23..., -wind sm. by W.-.. Arrived the Hero, Wilson, from Trieste; and Ex e t er , Y oung , f rom Angolias. The Geo.' Ilibberts, -; Fortitude, for Barlotdoes ; For titude, for Corfu, and a Russian skip for Plymouth, remain. The bark Susan, William, fron t Za n t e , h as arrived, and waits orders. Powrastotrrn, Dr.c. 23—M'ind Southerly.—Arrived tha Henry, —, from Chiozzi Jnaeph tireen transport, from Sierra Leon and the I'alamban►, Simpson, from ths Downs for Cork and Jamaica. PLYNtotrrti, IJEC. 2'2.--Wind V. N.W.—Arrived tha Unicorn packet, Rae, from Boston in 16 days. Sailed the Trusty, Itoberts,_ for St. ; Wanderer, 'Way good, f or Sierra benne ; Nancy, Candler, for Genoa: and the Nymph for St. Ives. l'fl.t.motyrnt, Dim 22.—Wind W. N.'W—Arrived iba Mary, Quick, and Fancy, Crew, f rom C or k. S a il ed the 8010. her, Hodgson, for Pernambuco; Leman, and the Rose, for St. Michael's; Thetis, liihbons, for Seville ; Fame, Yates, far Naples ; Rebecca, Scott, for Trieste; Cameron, Fisher, for Berhice ; Pallas, Lanett, for Ancona ; and the Mptune, and George, —, for Terciera. Ltv ER POOL, DEc. 22.—Arrived the Mersey, Fairclough, hom Demerara; Pacific, /114 Iowan, from Buenos Ayrei ; Eliza Anne, and Lord Wellington, from Miramichi ; and Enterprize, Read, from Lisbon. Vesterlay a Court of Directors was held kat the East India House, when John Hugh Donnell Ogilvie, Esq., was appoint.. ed Provisional Member of Council at Madras. Capt. Mont gomerie Hamlin)* was sworn into t he comman d o f t h e sh i p Danita, consigned to Bombay and China. CORN-EXCHANGE, Dre. 24. There appears to bu very little doing in the market this morn.. in;;, as there are but few buyers, and all the prices are rather lower. We have received since Monday 3,400 quarters of Wheat, 2,700 of Barley, 2,000 of English with 6,900 of lrish Oats, and 6,700 sacks of Flour ; therefore the prices of every article must be quoted nominal, to-morrow being a holiday, the factors are not inclined to purchase. DISTRESSINO nat.—Yesterday morning, about four o'clock, a fire broke out in the house of Mr. JAMES Witlmpr-placer, Lambeth. It was discovered by Mr. limes himself, who slept with his family in a back room upon the first floor, and was awakened out of his slumber by the smellof snot and cracking of the timber. On looking out at his window, however he could not discover any fire ; but when he opened the chamber door the► smoke filled the room so rapidly, that he was nearly suf focated. lie rang the bell, and alarmed the ser vants, who all slept in the garrets, and they raw down stairs,braving all danger, without waiting to dress. Mr. limes succeeded in taking out his wife and two small children, with their clothes. By this time the ground-floor was all in a blaze, and the flames were communicating with the► stairs ; but some heavy engines arriving, in about two hours the Lire was completely subdued ; but the► lower part of the house, with all the property therein, was completely consumed, and the whole► building seriously damaged. It is said the calamity was occasioned by the end of a beaus in the kitchen chimney, which took lire during the night. Yesterday afternoon, as a porter at the hoar and Castle, Oxford•street, was strapping the luggage on the top of the Hertford coach, the strap gave way, and he was precipitated to the ground, his head coming in contact with the pavement, by which his skull was dreadfully fractured. He was immediately taken to the Middlesex Hospital, with but little hopes of re. covery.