The Sun. — London, England, 1823-09-23 00:00:00

The Umber of gun-boats and bombs which have sailed from Seville is 117. On the llth, at 9 o'clock at night, it was learned from Cadiz, that the Cortes had insisted upon the King ap proving, with the Council of State, a certain stipulation, pro posed by General Alava. Ills Majesty replied, that it was not within his powers, and that the Cortes, as they represented the Sovereign people, would deliberate and agree upon what they might think proper.' We give this news us certain. " XERES, SEPT. 10, ten at night.—The greatest obscurity c overs every thing here. We observe at the head-quarters much activity and a great silence, suited to the existing crisis. Absurd and contradictory rumours arc circulating, the exag gerated echo of which will doubtless reach the capital." The same paper contains an address to the Regency from the Captain-General of Arragon, the Royalist garrison of Saragossa, and the In tendant of the province. The following passage will sufficiently explain the spirit of this docu ment : - - " The Spanish Revolutionists are of different sects, and have been known by different names. At present they are dismayed, and considering themselves governed by force, they yield, but they do not relinquish their designs. On the contrary, they only turn their imagination on new ideas ; and those who for these three years past have been crying up the Constitution, probably now expect that an opportunity will arrive for their declaring for Chambers, which are no less contrary to the Spa nish character than the Constitution itself. None better than your Highnesses know the spirit of the Spanish nation, what are its wishes, and what its worthy sons desire, and what has been their determination so well expressed in the public rejoicings, which breathed nothing but Religion, the King, and the Inprisilion !" CITY, Tzrelve o'Ciock.—Cousols opened at 83i to for the Account, and for Money 83; f, at which price they are steady, with little doing, which is attributed to no accounts having arrived this morning from Paris. The public are anxiously W aiting the result of the attack on Cadiz. FoREIGIN 111.1aKET.—The same stagnation pre vails in all Foreign Securities as in the English Funds. Colombia opened at 56, and Spanish Bonds at 35i, with little or no business doing. SANT. CRUZ, TENERIFFV., AUG. 13.—We have bad two French prizes brought in here by pri vateers fitted out at Corunna, one of which arrived yesterday—it was a large ship from Man illa, bound to France with a cargo valued at half a million of dollars. American Papers arrived this morning to the .30th of September, but they do not contain any thing of importance. STATE OF THE ENGLISH SETTLERS IN SOUTH AFRICA. Extract of a Letter from Cape-Torcn, May .1. --The situation of the English Settlers near the coast in the district of Albany is deplorable,— theirwheat-crops have failed for three succes sive seasons; nor has this plague been confined to the wheat, but has also affected the barley and other grain. The settlers are now in a great state of destitution, and with funds and spirits equally exhausted : in a very short period, un less speedy relief be afforded them, they will be in a state of absolute famine. We have pleasure in referring our Renders to a second communication to the Greek Comy mittee by Mr. BLAQUIER.E. The critical situa tion of Spain has engrossed so much of our atten tion, and the interesting and daily details of the progress of events in that much abused country have occupied so large a portion of our columns, that we have been perhaps somewhat negligent of the heroic struggles of the Greeks, for their emancipation from that frightful tyranny in which they have been so long held. Our Readers are, however, aware, that we were amongst the first to hail with joy the breaking out of the Grecian revolt, that we did every thing in our power to awken the sympathies of the British public in their behalf, and that, throughout the•first year of the in surrection, we stood almost alone iu recommend ing the adoption of a bold and generous policy. towards Greece on the part of the English Government. Mr. BLAQUIERE'S first Report to the Greek Committee was by some persons censured as consisting only of generalities, and as being deficient in those minute details ne cessary for, forming an accurate idea both of the prospecti of the Patriots, -and of the best means of affording them assistance. Whilst we remark-that the present communica tion corn'pletely obviates the captious objections stated against the former Report, we think it due to Mr. BLAQUIERE to observe, that even his generalities were well calculated to produce a vivid impressioe of the real character of that struggle which the Greeks have still to main tain against their inhuman orpressors, and to glee that general idea of the nature of the contest, of the ferocious cruelty and in justice of the TUrks, and of the sufferings of their Christian victims, which is, after all, better calculated than mere political details, to excite the generous feelings of the greater part of Englishmen, and to stimulate them to the exertion of their efforts on behalf of a people nobly fighting fo r the classic soil of their forefathers. It is true that the general idea of the Greek cause had already been frequently presented to the English public ; brit it was not the less useful and judicious, in our opinion, to reproduce it in an authorized Report to a pub tic body, that it might be sent forth under their sanction, as the work of a Gentleman possessing their confidence, and who had sketched his well drawn outline from an actual observation of the facts which he had undertaken to depict. It is unnecessary, however, to dwell upon this subject. Mr. BLAQUIERE'S statements speak for themselves. The privations and difficulties under which the Greeks have hitherto sus tained the contest offer the best possible guarantee of their eventual success, if they are not wholly abandoned by the rest of Chris tendom. If their land and naval forces had hitherto been well paid and well supported, it might have been probable that they would be disheartened and perhaps dispersed by any of those great disasters that are incident to a state of warfare. But when men have suffered, and fought, and bled, through all the vicissitudes of sanguinary and unequal campaigns, without any other reward than the hope of restoring inde pendence to their country, and, without any other support than a scanty and precarious subsistence, sofiletirnes gleaned from the herbs of the fields, there can be no doubt as to their sincerity or their heroism, and there can be no fears of the result, if they are furnished with those means alone which are absolutely indispensable to the maintenance of a war.—We hope and trust that the appeal made on their behalf 'to the genero rity of the English nation has not been made in VIIIII. We received yesterday Gibraltar Chronicles to the 2d September, from which we make the following extracts : (From the Paper of the lit.) " Lieut.-Gen. Zayas and several other Spanish Officers, we learn. have arrived here from Malaga by sea. " A person arrived from the neighbourhood of Cadiz, states that there was to be a meeting of General Officers and other persons of rank at the head-quarters of the French army, where several had already arrived from distant places, and among others the Duc Del Infantado was hourly expected." (From the Paper of Aug. 29.) " The Portuguese ship Veloz arrived here from Bahia in 66 days. She sailed in company of upwards of 100 sail, con sisting of men of war, transports, and merchantmen, bringing away the Portuguese Garrison of 6,000 men, which has aban doned that place, and is coming to Europe. The inhabitants, it appears, made some kind of a capitulation with the L'razi lian troops, on learning that the Portuguese troops were about to leave Er'azil. The convoy had a very scanty stock of pro visions." Mr. BEcKFortn.—There is a well-written, but very uncharitable, article in a Morning Paper of this day, respecting the late Proprietor of Font hill. If he was guilty of the crime formerly im puted to him, Heaven forbid that we should say any thing in palliation of such an offence, but it is too notorious that there are infamous wretches who derive an exe crable subsistence from such imputations, and the wealthy and the timid are the usual objects of their flagitious extortions. Such tray have been the case with the person in ques tion. The matter never was brought to trial, and therefore the truth has never been brought to light, and if it had been, it is possible that false evidence might have stamped innocence with the odium of guilt. Admitting that the charge was originally founded in truth, as nothing of the kind has ever been imputed to him since, during the space of 40 years, surely the subject ought to have been permitted to sink into oblivion. The retirement in which the person has deemed it proper to tive,in consequence of such an imputation, and his feel ings of remorse if well-founded,, might be ex pected to operate upon all liberal ntinds, and to prevent the revival of what cannot excite rational curiosity, and can only be productive of melan choly pity or revolting disgust.--The recent publicity given to his name is not his fault, but arose, of course, from the sale of such immense property, and the privacy of his life warrants the inference that it must be an outrage on his feelings. We have heard nothing of him but front general rumour; we are totally unknown to him and his connections, and are influenced in ,what we say merely by the dictates of common humanity. Mr. Secretary CANNING entertained the new Portuguese Charge d'Affaires to dinner on Satur day at GlouCester Lodge. Yesterday Sir HERBERT TAYLOR held a Levee as Secretary to the Comm tNDER.IN-CIIIEF, at his Office in the Horse Guards. We understand that accounts were received . yesterday front Paris, stating that the Baron RoTtiscimp was in a fair way of recovery. A letter received yesterday from Valencia. dated the 6th instant, states that the French had sustained a repulse before l'arragorta. The ut most discord prevailed in all the towns in the east of Spain between the French and the par - ty of the Regency. . Accounts were received yesterday afternoon from Maranham; by way . of Havre, dated tlteBth of July. . The Governor stilt held the place for Portugal, in opposition to the Emperor's 'Go vernment at Rio Janeiro;. but so feebly, that it was supposed the first frigate which could be spared for that destination would effect a change of political attachment. Trade was wholly at a stead. Mr. J4crcsoN, the British Commissioner under the article of the' Treaty of Ghent which relates to the surrender of captured property at the close of the war of 1812, and Mr. Curvrs, the Com missioner on the part of the United Stiates under the same article, arrived at Washington 'on the 22d ultimo. The Rev. EDWARD IRVING, M. A., left town yesterday ,(the 22d instant) for Cambridge, &c., on his way to Scotland for a two months visit, and is not expected. to resume his preaching at the Caledonian Chapel till towards the end of November. Blackfriars Bridge, and Bridge-street, are or dered to be improved, and Mac ildamised, with broken granite. Fl THEA.Trttsi. HAYMA Ric ET.—A very numerous audience were highly amused at this Theatre last night, by the revival of High Life Below Stairs, one of the best farces in our language. The insolence of the footmen, at the time when if was Written, led to the production of this amusing piece, which was violently opposed on its , first representation by the Knights of the Shoulder-knot. The merit of the work, and the excellence of the performance, however, effectually rescued it from the hostile assaults of the Livery-men. The late Mr. MURPHY affirmed that he had given a Farce ott this subject to Mr. GARRICK, .and that the latter bad founded High Life Below Stairs on that very Farce, but, fearful of Mr. MURPHY'S resentment, had induced Mr. TowNLEr, then the Head Master of Mer chant Tailors' School, to adopt it as his own. The truth, however, is, that Mr. MURPHY was somewhat hasty in his opinions and vehement in supporting them, and that Mr. TOWNLEY was really the author, and had presented the piece to GARRICK before MURPHY had presented the other. If not, why did he not print his own production, as he was never reluctant to vindicate his rights ? The chief characters were last night well assigned and supported with spirit, but we regret to say that there were inter polations on the dialogue. The Farce is so com plete .in itself that it ought to.be represented with rigid fidelity. It is, howevef, too much the custom of the Stage to take liberties with ori ginal text. LISTON'S Lord Duke, though es sentially different from that of the late JOHN PALMER, which was admirable, displayed so much original humour that it was most deservedly ap plauded. COOPER'S Lovell was easy in the gen tleman part, and natural in the rustic boy. HARLEY'S Sir Harry was very whimsical and very diverting. Mrs. GIBBS is certainly the best Kitty that has appeared since the days of Miss POPE, and may be considered as her legitimate successor. ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.—As the engagement. of MATHEWS draws to a conclusion, his talents increase in attraction, if indeed they can be s a id to increase, as he has been every night so well at tended. Last night the • House was crowded, and his Caleb Quolem, Morbleu, and Cypher de tained the audience till a late hour. lie.was en. cored in several of the songs, but he went through all the characters with i►►vi►►cible vivacity, lie is on the eve, it seems, of a trip to Dublin, where all are said to be agog with expectation. NEW SURREY THE.AT►t E.—This Theatre, which, as we before stated, has been much beautified and rendered more convenient, and which brings forth its various representations with great splen dour, last night exhibited a new Melo-drama, entitled 'wan, or The Mines of fschimki. It is full of those terrific characters and horrific incl., dents which modern taste requires, but we have only room to say that the scenery was good, the acting spirited, and the applause abundant. DUBLIN THEATRE, SEPT. 18.—The season ter minated last night with an eclat which we may safely pronounce unparalleled in the theatrical annals of this city. During the past season we have had all the talent, that could ,be pro-. cured,—KEAN and Yousa in tragedy ; LtsroN and DOWTON, EIDCI Miss K Et4.'r . , in • comedy ; Mi s s es STEpnEss, WILSON, TREE, MT. BRAHAAI,, and, to crown all, the great C.VratArgr. We trust that the expectations• of the spirited Pa. teutee have, been fully realized. In addition to the several beautiful compositions with which Madame CATALAN' has enchanted us, she last night gave HANDEL'S 44 Angels ever bright and fair," with a richness of style that called forth unanimous applause. In the second part of the Festival, instead of " Oh quanta Panima," " Robin Adair" was substituted ; and while the symphony was playing, the admiration of the audience was manifested' by loud ap probation ; an encore was instantly complied with. It is almost impossible to convey an idea of the applause elicited by " Rale Britannia."' • The majestic deportment, and graceful action of the prima donna, gave to this song a fea ture, which those who have not seen and heard her cannot possibly comprehend. Madame CATA. LANI, at the conclusion, came forward, and having respectively saluted each part of the house, she retired evidently much affected, " God save the King," having been unanimously called for, after some time had elapsed, and se veral persons had left the house, the curtain was again drawn up, and the national anthem was given in grand style. The pit and galleries pre. rented one continued sea of waving-of hats, Ste., while the cheers were absolutely deafening. At the conclusion of the first part of the Festival, Mr. FAKREN appeared, and delivered the following farewell Address : " For the third time since the opening of this Th eatre, i t becomes my pleasing duty to offer you the grateful acknow ledgments of the proprietors for the liberality with which you have supported it. During this period the brightest ta l ents the drama can boast, have, in turns, been offered to your judq ment, and received your approval and reward. As tar . as regards the present season, the promise , made at th e com mencement of it, they respectfully trust,' is e xc ee d e d i n its performance ; perhaps they ma y indulge in one theatri cal boast, that on her return to these realms, the first profes sional visit of the Queen of Music was to the Land o f s ong.— Ladies and Gentlemen, such w ill ever be the strenuous exer tions of the Proprietors of this Establishment to contribute to your pleasure —Your taste and liberality demand it ! '• For myself - and•brethren, I am at a loss to address you.— We have received so many marks of public favour and private kindness, that our feelings are best expressed, in the respectful and sincere wish, of health and happiness to every individual 1 have the honour of addressing, and prosperity to the country at large." c ity has i n d uced. the Kelly'sl'lle Glasgow i P n a p t e h r u s t state that Miss F . Manager to conclude a new engagement with her. —From thence she goes to Grtlet!ock for three r too k between lllace yr:lsetiest:.. nights, previous t o her return to Covent "V l Ly Du m t o r. r . n — in A g l a t t a c ffa h i a r l o k f F %o r n m ou , of five Lind The parties concerned were Mr. wl six. the, hours W. B. and M r . Y. both Gentlemen of fort„n e , resident at th e West End. The first fire being without effect, the seconds interfered, but Mr. Y. refused their intercession. IN the seco n d fi re Mr. Y. wound e d his adversary in the left arm, and then declaring himself satisfied, the parties left the ground. A young lady, we believe, was the cause of the misunderstanding. FASHIONABLE CHANGES. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, from Gloucester, to Bad mington Park ; Mr. Hope, from Deepdene, to Mansfield street ; Col. and Mrs. Roberts, from Swansea, for Cheltenhani ; Lord Calthorpe, from Chippingliam, to Cheltenham ; Mrs. and Miss Allen, from Tunbridge Wells, to Brighton ; Earl and Countess Craven, from a tour, to Newbury, in Berkshire; Major and Mrs. Dyke, front Scarborough, to Cheltenham ; Earl Howe, from Gospal, to Leicester ; Mr. and Mrs. Manning, from East Bourne, to Ramsgate ; Captain and Mrs. Sitncoc, from Bognor Rocks, to Brighton ; Colonel and Mrs. Brook e , from King's L ang l ey, for Brighton ; Lord Sydney and the Misses Townshend, from Frognall, near Foots Cray, in Kent, for Dover; the Dowager Duchess of Rutland, from Melton Mowbray, for Belvoir Castle; the Ear/ of Errol, for Scotland ; the Earl of Gosfort, for Workingharn Hall, Suffolk; the Earl of Falmouth, for his seat, Woolliampton, near Newbury, Berko; Viscount B arnar d, on a tour; Lord and Lady Hol land, for their seat, Ampthill, Bedfordshire; Lord Sydney, from Frognell, K en t, fb r R amsgate; the Honourable Colonel Stanhope, for Elvaston, Derbyshire; Sir Charles Hulse, Bart. for his seat in Hants. ALLEGED FASHIONABLE FAUX PAS. (EXTRACT OF A LETTER PROM NAPLES, REPTEMBER 2.) An affair of gallantry, which - lately happened here, is to occupy the Gentlemen of the Gong Robe in London very shortly. The case is this :—A Lady, beautiful and accom plished, said to be a natural daughter of a distinguished Gene ral, married to an Officer in the Guards, who, on account of bad health, was advised to try the benefit of this climate. He and his Lady arrived here early in the summer, and became intimate with a family distinguished in the fashionable world in England, and commanding the society of this place.__ The Lady claims some relationship to the family in ques tion, since the Gentleman is nephew to the Lady's father ; their being cousins, nothing was more natural than the inti macy which has led to the unfortunate occurrence in question. The attentions of the gallant became so marked, that the Lady's husband forbade her Visiting her relation any longer, and is said to have used threats towards her, which being unattended to, (according to the Lady's statement) he so o n a f ter p ut I nto exe cution ; in consequence of which she flew from her home, and took apartments in an hotel. The husband immediately re paired to an official Gentleman, who, while he stated his inability to render any assistance, could not help saying that the Lady had taken the most imprudent step possible, but regretted that the husband should have been led to put his threats in execution. The husband then caused to be publish. ed, in the best way he could, his determination to be no longer responsible for the debts of his wife, and by means of her wait ing -maid, &c. has collected evidence to prosecute his suit.—ln the mean while the amiable wife of the gallant seemed so con vinced of the innocence of the accused Lady, that on hearing of the step taken by her, she drove to the hotel, and brought her to her own mansion, where she now resides under her protection." BRIGHTON, SEPT. 21.—The Earl of Stair and Lard 'rulla m ore are among the lastarrivalsat the Royal York Hotel. The Earl of Landaff is continuing his sojourn at the Marine Hotel. The Marchioness of Headfort is yet on a visit to Lady Barker. Lady Hyde Page is arrived at the Steyne; Lord W. Lennox, at the Pavilion Hotel ; the Prince and Princess Martynlvegan, at the New Steyne Hotel; and General Sir W. Cockburn is returned to the Marine Library. Lady Mary Singleton and a party of Ladies and Gentlemen were at the York Hotel, on Thurs day, but they returned to Worthing in the evening. Returniiv parties to Worthing arc numerously, at this season, our daily visitants. Lady Smith, and various groups of eleganter, were permitted to interior inspections of the Palace, last week. ..y.,..-) 4..4 ...e.-2 -4 t . 0 ',i.:/:-.1 cl - \-- •v i -.':. - m , tv,'' ,' '4 1 ' , -, tv z c ....., ' • ..,..;' ) ) ~,,,) , { ;; .•••:ii, t ,„,„, k\ -.44,,,,e.,.,, .. - N. ~f,,A ! .. 1. 1 ~ frN t ~,r, , • 1-Z 01‘. —,- 4' 4 til l (tb ~ 6 ef. P 0 E T It Y. POEMS ItY WILLIAM BECICFORD, ESQ. • A PRAYER. Like the low murmur of the secret stream Which throttgli dark alders winds its shaded way, ly suppliant voice is heard :—Ah ! do not deem That on vain toys I throw my hours away. In the recesses of the forest vale, On the wild mountain.—on the verdant sod, Where the fresh breezes of the morn prevail, I wander lonely, communing with Ood. 'When the faint sickness of a wounded heart Creeps in cold shudderings through my sinking frame, I turn to thee—that holy peace impart Which soothes the invokers of thy awful name. 0 all-pervading Spirit !--sacred beam Parent of life and light !—Eternal Power ! Grant me through obvious clouds one transient gleam Of thy bright essence In my dying hour ! TUE LAST DAY. Hark ! heard ye not that clasp, appalling sound ? Tremble ! fordo the vexed affrighted ground Heaves strong in dread convulsion—streams of tire Burst from the veneful sky—a voice of ire Proclaims, Ye guilty wait your final doom : No more the silent refuge of the tomb Shall screen your crimes, your frailties. Conscience reigns,— Earth needs no other sceptre ;—what remains Beyond her fated limits dare not tell ; Eternal Justice ! Judgment ! Heaven ! Hell ! From AIL Britton's Illustrations of Fonthill. The following is a copy of the letter from Mr. BROUGHAM, addressed to the Con►utittee of Tradesmen, who presented him with the Quaich made out of Queen Mary's yew tree : " Hamilton Pal►ce, Sept. 13, 1823. " NT t.r mr .1.7,-1 entreat you to accept my sincere thanks, the only return I can make for the testimony of your kindness, which I received on 'rhuraday evening from Lord A. Ha milton. " The confidence of my fellow-countrymen, I know, can only be either acqu i re d or reta i ne d b y a persever i ng discharge of those public duties which may devolve upon sue ; and I trust I shall at all times be found ready to pursue this course in the way most likely, according to the best of my judgment to promote the prosperity, and above all, the civil and religious liberties of mankind. " Believe me to be, your " Faithful and obedient Servant, " 11. 131101.1CifIAM." Mr. WILKIE, IL A., is making a Painting of his MAJESTY entering the Palace of Holyrood 'House, and receiving the keys. Through UMW difference,' Madame CAT.tLANI dOeS not sing at the York Music Meeting. Gloucester Music Meeting, last week, was very well attended. Mrs. SALMON, Miss STE' MIENS, KNYYETT, VAUGHAN, and SAM, were among the principal singers. A few days ngo Mr. Ilumt received a letter from an Irishman at Belfast, commencing thus—: " Sir, as I do not know- your address, I write to you for it." _ _ RICUARDSON, Goonutscx and Co. respectfully remind their friends of the near appeoach of the Drawing, which takes place on Thursday next, the 25th of this month, and recommend their taking advantage of the present very low prices, which are less than they have been for thirty years. There are three Prizes of £20,000, two of klO,OOO, and more Prizes than Blanks. Tickets and Shares are on Sale, by RICHARnsoN, GoooLuctc and Co. at their Old Established Office, 104, Corner of Bank Buildings, Cornhill. Persons should now be on their guard not to take counterfeit silver, as a considerable quantity is in circulation. OLD BAILEY-(i m 3 pAy)i RongEtty . nr A St EtVlNT.—Charlotte Thoolcit was pia to the bar on an indictment charging her with stealing in the dwelling-house of her master, Mr. John Gifford, of Murweltll, a variety of property, on the 22d of July last. The Jury found her Guilty, and the Recorder intimated that she would be sent. out of the country. _ William Mole was indicted for stealing a, hats four sovereigns, and twenty Shillings, the pro perty of his employer, Mr. James Bennett, of Oxford-street.—Not Richard Norris was found Guilty of stealing a quantity of horse-hides, the property of Messrs. Noah and Slee, on the 9th of August last. MERCANTILE SIIIPPING. DEAL, SEPT. 22.—Wind W.—Arrived and sailed fur the River the Maria, Williams; and Lord Nelson, Duncan, from Quebec; Prince of Orange, Huntly, from Mirawichi. Ar-; rived also and sailed, for Hull, the Sovereign, Willis, from Quebec. Came down from the River the Henry, Partridge; for Jamaica ; 6 P. M. the wind having backed to the N. W.,.. the whole of the outward bound have sailed. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 22.—Wind N.W.—Put back his Majesty's ship Seringapatam, and the Russian frigate Pread priate. FALMOUTH, SEPT. 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Mary, Fairclough, f rom Li verp o o l f or St. Michaels, after being out 12 days, very leaky. Sailed his Majesty's ship Thetis on a cruize. CoWES, SEPT. 22.—Arrived the Commercial, Talbot, from. Port-au-Prince, with loss of anchors and cables, and part of her cargo thrown overboard, having been on shore.—An open •boat has been picked up of:' the Needles, with Cherry, of Waterford, on her stern. WHALE FISITERY.—The flzunawick, from Davis' Straits:, with 36 fish, full ship, bound to Hull, is arrived at Aberdeen. She left the ice on the 26th of July, and brings the following' account . —Hull—Abram, 11 fish; Albion, 16; Andrew Marvel, 14 ; Brunswick, 36; Comet, 8 ; Cambrian, 8 ; Dun- . comb, 14; Enison, 11 ; Ingritt, 9 ; Jane, 8; Progress, 12; William, 12 ; Zephyr, 1 8.—Whitby—James, 9' • Phoenix * 14 ; William and Ann, 10. Newcastle—Cove, 13 ; Lady Jane, 12. Leith—H ome Castle,.l6; Nortlipble, 14 ; William and Ann, 10. Kirkaldy—Caledonia,l2 . • Rambler, 19 ; Tr ea d,- 8. Dundee—Advice, 15 ; Estridge, 14; Fairy, 10 ; Horn, 22 ; Princess Charlotte, 12 ; Thomas, 20 ; Three Brothers, 10. Aberdeen—Alexander, 8; Hon Accord, nearly full ; Don, 5 ; Yt.han, 10. Peterhead—Alpheus, 10; Dexterity, I 8; bal, 16 ; Resolution, 15 ; Superior, Traveller, 5. Tsta HERRING FISHERY in the Isle of Man is more pro. ductive than it has been for 40 years. Some boats have caught 140 mazes of 600 fish each. It is found, notwithstanding, that little will be made of this important blessing, as the fishery has been so unproductive for several years, that it was nearly given up. There has been no preparation of casks for this season, on the supposition that the fishing would not be worth prosecut ing ; and, in consequence, the herrings on hand are selling for about four times less than their usual price. Several boats ar rived at Whitehaven in the course of last week from the island, laden with herrings, which were sold for about 2s. a hundred (six score).—f Carlisle Journal.) PILCHARD Fisn ER Y.—Wc are sorry to state, that the tin_ favourable weather which has prevailed for the last week has suspended the operations of this fishery along the whole of our extensive line of coast.—( West Briton.) CURRENTS 91 , THE OCEAN--A paper, of which the fol_ lowing is a copy, was found on the sth inst. in a bottle picked up on the coast of Pitten, near the Helder The brig Han nah, of Liverpool, Captain Davey, from Biterma Ayres, roar Havannah, was in lat. 19. N. long. 10, 32. on Monday, Bth of July 1823. It is desired that the same may be published whenever picked up, as it will shew the current in this Fart, both in velocity and direction.—(Si gne d) Thomas Davey. PLYMOUTH DOCK, SEPT. 20.—A very flume- , rons meeting of the inhabitants took place at the Town-Hall on Monday evening, to receive the report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the most ready means of altering the present name of the town. Mr.Roartur ItuNnLE, the Chairman, read the report, which was approved of, and una nimously agreed to ; and - the adopted name of Devonpart was carried by acclamation. At first. some opposition was manifested to this recent. mendation of the Committee, but was soon over come by th© arguments in favour of it by Mr. J. 0. SPARKE, Mr. W. D. SOLE, Mr. ELIVOILTHY,, Mr. 'fain., and many others. After voting thanks to the worthy Chairman for his conduct, and to the Committee for their labours, the meet ing broke up in perfect harmony. We annouuce, with much regret, that the lion. Mr. TaErost, second son of Viscount DuNGAN NON, died at Stapleton Park, 'Yorkshire, la.t 'Thursday - evening, at nine o'clock, after having languished in a state of insensibility, from the period when he received the concussion on the brain, up to the time of his death.--(Morning Paper.) SHOCKING SUlClDE.—Yesterday evening a re spectably dressed person entered the shop or Mr. J. Mackay, hair-dresser, Brill-row, Somers Town ; and, after being shaved, was going out, but - remarked, us it rained fast, he would remain. a little longer. During his stay he complained of being hungry, and refreshment was procured h!tn. While Mackay was absentobtaitting chaug , ; for a sovereign, he asked for a light, retired to the privy, and nearly severed his head Irons his body' with a razor, which he had taken from the shop. From his conversation, it is not irn 7 probable that unrequited love was the Cause of this dreadful act. The deceased was a fine. look ing man, apparently about 95 years of age. 7 --A'n Inquest will he held on the body this day. • ANOTHER SHOCKINO Suictoc.—This morning, James STEERS, Esq. residing in Foley-Wace, called noon a friend of his, at No. '2, Brook street, New Road, and being left alone in the drawing-room a few moments, he cut his throat from ear to ear with a razor he had brought with him. The unhappy gentleman was a Batchelor and about 3p years old. His body now lies tor an Inquest. The village of liornsey has lately been setiuni ly alarmed by the appearance of a mad dog, which his dime considerable mischief in that neighbourhood. It is indeed a lamentable circumstance that notwithstanding the dreadful. miseries which has been inflicted through canine madness. sand all the horrors and agonies attendant on hydrophobia, so little caution is frequently observed. Not less than six dogs haven!. ready been destroyed which were bitten by the infected anitnott,, anti it is much feared that theta are Many others injur4 0 ' whom the symptoms have not yet broken out. Last Sunday, soon after one o'clock, as .the congregation were leaving Kensington church, a fellow rode through the town at a furious rate, and knocked down a ?canal* who Was crossing High-street from the chureh : the horse tree,: low continued riding at the saute furious rate, and turned into upon her shoulder, and she was tagekennduoprzasenn:wvless.antT;,hhee ufe,,l: o w f as th s e eiz i e r d as b t y in n t i : Hyde Park. He appeared to bek in mourning, and had a black shoulder knot ; the horse was ' I t large coach-horse, with pieeee of leather or carpet round his knees. The female was taken to th e hospital in a very ;preen. Last Wednesday rioas state. , c fl o si n t c h e lg ale b d otl u t n s d , e t r la ti ving smnggled goods on hoard, , ~ officer on' the blockade service. ! T h e boat and . her contraband - cargo were delivered over toltiii . care of the Customs. false night, bottom, orie