The Sun. — London, England, 1823-09-03 00:00:00

P upon thi Isla by sea and land. If it fail, we need not doubt but that the Duke of A NGOULEME will experience a sudden and convenient revival of his pacific feelings and wishes. If it succeed,—why then we can only prepare ourselves for enduring the long spectacle of civil war, bloodshed, and desolation, which will be presented by unhappy Spain. ( From the Pilate of Yesterday.) For some time past we have communicated to our readers the hopes we had of peace. The communications sent to us by our faithful corres pondents, caused us to announce several times that negociations had been opened, and even that the basis had been adopted. We did not de ceive any person : all that we have said has taken place ; and the conflicting variations in our news this week are only the result of the care which we took to follow the different political changes.— Before the arrival of the Duke of Angouleme at Port Saint Mary, the first overtures were made; but too high pretensions on both sides caused their abandonment. The General-in-Chief command ing the blockade of,Cadiz having consulted with the French Ministry, two Members only declared in favour of the propositions. The Prince having arrived under the walls of Cadiz on the 16th, new negociations commenced, and on that day the basis °f an accommodation was framed ; but we do not kinsw as )vet on which side the obstacle has arisen Which has caused the happy disposition to peace t ° vanish. To-day, however, we are obliged to s tate, with great regret, that all 'ropes of an ar rangement are decidedly lost. In a letter from Madrid, of the 21st, we find several important articles of information which had -escaped us. A Colonel of the Elat Major , of Ballasteros writes to one of his friends that there was a sus pension of arms to the 24th ult. ; but that if the French did not come to terms at Cadiz, hostill ties were to be resumed. [From the Journal de Toulouse.) ENVIRONS OF SEU, AUG. 9.l.—At length the fright has diminished which was occasioned by the approach of the army of Ali tans and Llobera. During 21 hours the inhabitantp of Seu were occupied in hiding their effects. BAYONNE, AUG. 93.--Ballasteros still remains with his army In the same position. Colonel Atnor and a party of the corps of Lopez Banos are committing some excesses in Estremadura. [From the Etoile of lifoutlay.l GRAND HEADQUARTERS. Port St. Mary, Aug. 23. Nothing is spoken of in the Army but about the expedition which is preparing against the Isle of Leon. Twelve battalions, of which five are or the Guards, are at this moment united at kota. This night our gun-boats sailed from the roadstead, under a heavy fire of the enemy's bat teries, to receive on board the troops united at kota. Two ships of our squadron are to con tlact them to the south of the island of Leon.— The Embossier silences the enemy's batteries, abd screens the landing of our troops. If God Protect this enterprise, and if the two first battalions can make good their landing, the object of the expedition will be accomplish "l, and, the position of the Isle of Leon carried. 'Cadiz cannot hold out 24 hours. It is asserted, th a t • tills night, or the next, the troops will be em barked ; and the grand day for the attack, it is said, Fill be the day of the Fete of the King. Our troops are well disposed. The sea is fine, and the %%Ind does not blow strong. All gives hopes of a happy result.—Two Portuguese ships have • this moment reinforced our cruisers. MATituo, Ave. 27.—The corps of Milans and tlobera having lost all hopes to retire on Seu Urge], have made a movement on Tarragona, but being closely followed, a part of them could Only get into the place, and Milans, with a Part of his force, was obliged to take a position without the walls of that town. Mina continues to Barcelona ; and the state of his health is very had. We read in the Moniteur of this day the fol. lowitig letter : " PORT ST. AlAltl E, Aun. 22.—We are on the e ve of attacking the Trocadero. Our works are completed, and nothing wanting but to establish t he batteries. It appears that the honour is re served to the 3d regiment of the Royal Guard to I ntim!) at the head of the troops ; and it is added that it will take place to-morrow night." [The postscript to the. Etoile mentions a re- Port of the surrender of Figueras, whic h, how. e rer, is not believed.] 824'elP:1", Twelve o'Clock.--Consls opened at i, and %vent down to 1, at wh i ch price they trtinue. The expresses from Paris have brought ; the Fi - ench "Lentils at 92f. 15c. The above fall " attributed to the warlike disposition of the Parties in Spain. American "'apes have arrived to the 9th Au. " S ty but do not contain information of interest. ~ . :de -- ) 1 .4 1 4. 7 -. .._ 5; , , 4 6 ,tsli , 7jPiN , ..i;*_... - tt'o.), r,(l 7 5 ) ; _.... n „ .:, ,,, 7): • 27 . fi; . ,,. . : , viaA) _• , .( 7 ; . . ! :,..,.. .--. -_,-.. 5. - A ••:7z;T z ; v• , • .• ••%•i:, 0-) 4g, 4 fzi FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Earl, Countess, and the Lathes Grey, at their new re sidence in Hanover-square, from Tunbridge 'Wells ; Lord and Lady Holland, at Holland House, from Brighton ; the Hon. Richard Neville, at the Marquis of Cornwallis's, in Hill street; Lady Hare and Mrs. Boyle, at Blake's Hotel, Jer myn-street, from Stowe, Norfolk ; Viscount Molesworth, at ditto, from Brighton ; R. Ward, Esq. at ditto, from Bucks. CHANGES.—The Marchioness Dowager of Salisbury, from Bryn-Kinnalt, Salop, the seat of Viscount Dungannon, on an extended tour; Lord Montford, from Rome, for Dover; Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson, il-om Brighton, for Bognor Rocks; Mrs. John Nicholls, for Brighton, from town ; Lord Ashley, on a tour; Mrs. and Miss Cheshire, from Hastings, for Bux ton Wells, in Derbyshire ; Lady Drutnmond Smith, on a tour; Mr. and Mrs. Watson Taylor; on a tour; Lady Eleanor Low ther, from Colonel Monckton's seat, Somerford Hall, Stafford shire, for the Earl of Lonsdale's seat in Westmorland ; Wm. E. Bulwer, Esq. fbr Mrs. B. Lytton's, in Herts. Vi'mosoa, SEPT.I.—On Tuesday last his Majesty mi. nutely hispeeted the apartments iu \% indsor Castle which are preparing for his reception. The alters dons throughout the Palace have not been very considerable, and the repairs have been confined to those which are strictly necessary. The apart. ments which will be occupied by his Majesty, his officers of state, and the royal household, are the southern and eastern sides of this spacious fabric. The room' on the ground. floor are prepared fur the various officers of the establishment, and these have all been painted and papered, and fitted up with suitable furniture, which was remaining in the Castle, or has been collected from the Queen's Lodge, Cumberland Lotlge, &c. The apartments on the second floor will be occupied by the King and his visitors. The suit of rooms more especially devoted to his Majesty are those formerly occupied by the Queen and the Princess Elizabeth. These are lofty and spa. cious, and have been very handsomely fitted up and furnished, under the direction of Mr. Brent, of the Lord Steward's office. They command the most beautiful views over the Great Park, Cooper's Hill, and the surrounding country. mu sic-room and the dining-room are also preparing for public entertainments. On State occasions, his Alajesty will hold his Court in the splendid apartments which are now shown to the public. On the northern side, the kitchen, silver scullery, pantry, and other offices, have been, repaired; and by the removal of several partitions, a very handsome room, with a fine ancient groined ceiling►, has been prepared as a servants'-hall. The Upper or Queen's Lodge is immediately to be mild, by order of the Surveyor-General of his Majesty's Board of Works. By its removal the fine views of the, forest will be opened to the Castle-hill, and the magnificent avenue of the Long Walk will attain that object for which it must have bean planted, viz. as a road to the Castle. CANTERBITTIV, SEPT. Royal Highness Prince Leopold of Saxe C..!obourg changed horses at the Fountain Hotel, at ten o'clock yesterday morning, on his way to Clare mont. GRA xi) NAV AL SPECTACLE,—The Great flagon and Docks at Sheerness, the chef d'cruvre of the late Mr. Rennie, are to be opened on Fridaymorning next, by moving the Howe, of 130 ►guns, and the Hercules, of 74, into the Bason, and after, wards into the Docks. The Lords of the Admiralty and the Navy and Victualling Boards are to be officially present on the occasion. His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence has ex pressed his intention also to be present, and to partake of a dejezind a la fintreloelte with the Lords of the Admiralty on board the Howe at noon.—lt is understood that the water-gates will be opened at half-past eleven precisely. Several parties arc made, to proceed in steam-boats from town and from Ro chester, to witness so interesting an event, which, if the wea ther be propitious, will be one of the most striking ceremonies ever seen. The Duke of Devonshire does not visit Rome to join the circle of his Mother-in-Law. His Grace goes on a speculation, to purchase certain antique pieces of sculpture, if they are to be had for money. There were nearly 400 visitants at Fonthill on Monday last. There is no truth 'in the report of the Duke of Hamilton being in treaty for the purchase of Fonthill Abbey. It is Mr, Farquhar's intention to pull down all that part of the pile which is not in unison with the rest of the building, and erect a cor. responding wing. Mr. and the lion. Mrs. Hope will not visit the Continent this year as was reported. They are preparing for the reception of company At Deepdene late in the autumn. A letter from Lisbon, received by the las! packet, says—" A vessel arriving here a shor time ago from Oporto, with a very unusual num. her of passengers on board, some of the Liberals mischievously spread the report of a counter-re volution in that place, and that the vessel just ur. rived was freighted with refugees in consequence of that event. This experiment on the appre hensions of , the party now in pawer was com pletely successful, and spread the utmost alarm through all the public offices. Many of the mem bers of those establishm.ents began to puck up their valuables, while others actually decamped, without waiti►►g, in their confusion, for that sere. mony. They felt by how frail a tenure they hold their pri-,ent emoluments." In The Gazette of last night there is not a single Bankruptcy,—a circumstance unexampled, lie believe, for many years. A correspondent informs us, that the Spanish Chieftain, called the Trappist, is not a priest, nor is he in any orders, but is an old soldier who spent a very short time in the convent of Trappists.—( Times.) It is rumoured that the present Attorney. General will be promoted to a seat on the Bench before the opening of the next Session of Par. Hament. On Tuesday,as Lady GRES LEY and party were descending the hill above Hartford-bridge, on their way to Fonthill, the carriage was over. turned it'd considerably injured. Fortunately, no other material injury was sustained. Mr. Secretary PEEL has made a formal commu nication to the Agent of Sir GEotioi: J ERNI No= 114 M, slating that no opposition will" be made on the part of the Crown to Sir GEORQE'S claim to the Barony of Stafford. In consequence of this notification, as soon as the necessary preliminaries of the claim can be carried through the forms of the House of Lords, this ancient title will make its reappearance in the Peerage. We regret to learn that Miss PATON has been obliged to go into the country for a while, in con sequence of the delicate state of her health. We understand that the house occupied by the Board of Trade, adjoining the Treasury Passage, White hall, is to be immediately pulled down, and a new and more convenient building erected on its scite. As the new ofllces are not expected tp be finished in less than two or three years, the Lords Commissioners will, in the mean time, Met at the new premises in Great fleorge.street. The improvements adjoining Westminster Hall will include a passa ge from the intended new Courts opening into the main avenue of both Houses of Parliament. The Members' Servants' Boom, and the Committee Room over'k, have been cleared away to make the opening. The workmen removing the stone and flint walls of the old House of Lords have found that ancient work so firmly cemented, to to require wedges and sledge ham. macs to move it. The square stone is discoloured like the old materials of Henry With , s Chapel, and the internal part pulverised. The flint and cement on the contrary is still a hard and firm substance, bidding defiance, as It were, to the power of time, POETRY. TIIE DAISY IN INDIA. Supposed to be addressed by the Rev. Dr. CAREY, the learned and illustrious Baptist Missionary, at Serampore,'to the first plant of this kind, which sprang up unexpectedly in his Garden, out of some English earth, in which other seeds had been conveyed to him from this country. The subject was suggested by reading a letter from Dr. CARXY to a W.. tanical friend, in England. Thrice welcome, little English Flower ! My. mother-country's white and red, . In rose or lily, till this hour, Never to me such b eauty spread : Transplanted from thine island bed, A treasure in a grain of earth, Strange as a spirit from the dead, Thine embryo sprang to birth. Thrice welcome, little English Flower ! Whose tribes beneath our .natal skies Shut close their leaves while vapours lower But when the sun's gay beams arise, With enabasli'd but modest eyes Follow his motion to the west, Nor cease to gaze till daylight dies, Then fold themselves to rest. Thrice welcome, little English Flower .! To this resplendent hemisphere, Where Flora s giant ofrwring tower In gorgeous liveries all the year: • Thou, only Thou, art little here, Like worth unfriended or unknown, Yet to my British heart more dear Than all the torrid zone. Thrice welcome, 'little En g11;111 Flower t Of early scenes beloved by me, While happy in my father's bower, Thou shalt the blithe memorial be : The fairy-sports of infancy, Youth's golden age, and manhood's prime, Home, country, kindred, friends,--with thee Are mine in this far clinic. Thrice welcome, little English Flower 1 I'll rear thee with a trembling baud ; 0 for the April sun and shower, The sweet May-dews of.that thir land, Where Daisies, thick as starlight, stand In every walk ! that here might shoot Thy scions, and thy buds expand, hundred from one root Thrice welcome, little Englisli Flower! To me the pledge of Ilope unseen 'When sorrow would my soul o'epower For joys that were, or m;ght have been, I'll c3ll to mind, how—ftesh and green, I saw thee waking from the dust, Then turn to heaven with brow serene, • And place in God my trust. J. MONTGOMERY SPORTING INTELLIGENCt,. SWAFFNAM RACES, THURSDAY, Auousr 28. (FURTHER PARTICULARS.) The County Members's Plate of 501. for all ages. Pour...tulle heats. Major Wilson's bl. f. by Juniper, 3 yrs, fist. 11b., 21 1 Lord Vernlam's b. c. Vaurien, 3 yrs, Est. 41b. 1 2 2 Hkndicap Sweepstakes of lOgs each, with 24 added. A mile and a distance. Mr. Warne's Lounger, 0 yrs 1 Mr. Smith's Torn Thumb, 3 yrs • - . 2 Mr. Gibbs's Huntress - - • • MATCH FROM HYDE PARK TO READING. Capt. Fairburn started at twelve o'clock on Sunday night to go to on foot to the thirty-eight mile stone near Reading,berks, and return (seventy-six miles) in nineteen hours. The match was made a month ago at the 'run, for 200 sovereigns, and heavy bets were pending at about 5t04 on time. The pedes. trian reached Longford (sixteen miles) at three o'clock, and refreshed . with a glass of wine. lie reached Maidenhead (twenty-six miles) at five o'clock, and halted half an hour and ate a fowl. He went out of his road at' flare-hatch, and laid down at a friend's house. at Wargrave for rut hour. He reached half the distance at half-put eight o'clock, and returned back to Wargrave, seven miles, at ten o'clock, where he break fasted, an d started to do the thirty-three miles back to London at a quarter before eleven , allow ng himself eight hours and a quarter to perform it in. He reached Longford, eighteen miles, at ten minutes before three o'clo c k, and When at Hounalow he had nearly three hours left. Ile arrived at the Park Gate in ten minutes within his time, and won the match cleverly.' The pedestrian's Mend, a 31r, sash, chit*, with provisions. acooinpanied the umpire in a Tut Moons.—On this subject we had the curiosity . to em pannel a whole jury of sportsmen, and the following is their verdict s—On low and level grounds the birds scarce, and but indifferently grown. In such situations the wetness of the spring and suminn Months chilled the eggs, and thus de stroyed their vital principle. Hence the smallness of the coveys, and the number of old pairs that are m et w i t h, unattended - by a single feathered nursling. On the higher and drier moors, the birds are well grown, and not much scarcer than last year. Blackcocks numerous. A friend of ours raised seven in one forenoon, and, as he confessed, was strongly tempted to infringe that law among sportsmen, which condemns the grouse to death on the 12th of September, and respites his neighbour the black cock till the 25th. Lord Blantyre arrived in Newton-Stewart on Friday last, with the view of shooting on had Galloway's moors, where the sport is generally excellent.--(Dumfries Courier.) B %AT/10140MM FAIR. This morning th LORD MAYOR, accompanied by the Sheriffs, City Marshals, and a posse of Peace Officers and Constables, proceeded from . the Mansiop House in his state carriage, along Cheapside and Newgate.street, to Smithfield, for the purpose of proclaiming the above Pair. The procession, in its route, did not make a halt, a customary, at the keeper Newgate's house in the Old 'Bailey, for a few minutes, but proceeded along Giltspur-street round Smithfield, ‘v t l i i s eehist.ord ship proclaimed the Fair in the uo manner, amid loud cheer's from the populace. The procession had scarcely passed by, before the most clamor ous noise commenced, which was kept up with out intermission r Thus the uproar and canto. sion began. The show-booths are very numerous --the most conspicuous are those of Mr. Richard son, who occupies an extensive station, and with a company of great talent, and Clark's grand riding school, with others of minor import. The assemblage of wild-beasts is very great,.... Wombweira co ll e ction exceet c lsaly ,is thing of the kind ever seen at a fair, having Upwards pesi reit of 12 caravans, loaded with vari o u s animals. There wen, Several At. kips also makes a grand display, and Ballard, another exhibitor of the brute retit i ion with his flock. prodigies, with giants, dwarfs, 8 wonderful a ssembled in the busy throng dangerous ve hi c l es, the swings, we are happy to • state, appear abolished, - - (A.NoTtiEit Accouivr.)—The orentGnY of proclaiming this Fair took place this day a little after twelve o'clock by the Loan MAYOIt, who went through Newgate-atreet, as the cus tom of partaking of a cool tankard with the Governor of New. gate is dispensed with. The Fair i tse lf is very flat ; instead of a double row of shows, which formerly adorned the western side, one.single row of 'paltry booths are displayed, and on t h e northern side not one is to be seen ; and upon the whole the appearance is a cieep decline, and we may soon expect to h ear that Bartholomew Fair has died a natural death. ranstotrrtt, SEPT. 1.. Friday lot being the day ann ua ll y appointed for electing the new Ma4'or, &c. for the ensu i ng year, an assembly was held for that purpose, at the Guildhall, when the following Gentlemen were elected n--F. 4. Reynolds, Esq. Mayor; 1). Palmer Esq. and Mr. Robert Penn, Church. wardens and Mr. John Bracey, Chamberlain. CORONERS' INQUESTS. DEATH OF CAPTAIN MII,DMA V. On Monday afternoon last, the Inquest on Captain Frank Mi/dmay, the brother of Sir Henry Mthlmay, was held before Tuoszas STIRLING, Esq. Coroner, at the White Hart Inn, Hampton-wick. The first evidence was Richard Hawks, who, being sworn, stated, lie was a watchman at Kingston. About five minutes past twelve o'clock on . Sunday night he was walking across Kingston-bridge, iii Bridge-street, Kingston •he then saw a horse and gig come across the b r id ge at a rapid ;;there was the town. lle When ing unableree he tostopit, he followed until i t got t n ti o e a o r n e i n ef came over the bridge the first object he then saw was deceased lying on his face by the gate way of this (the Wbite Hart) Inn. He turned him' over. when blond came out of his mouth, and he appeared in a state of insensibility. At this time he saw a gentleman on the other side of the road without a hat, and heard a noise a little farther up the road, where there was another gig over turned, which was about 100 yards distant. two more gentle men then came up, when the witness told them there was a gentleman lying there very much hurt, -and then we helped them to right their gig; they all then came to the door, the house was knocked up, and witness went to Kingston for a sur geon ; he shortly returned, when he found deceased sitting in a chair in the kitchen ; the surgeon found a terrible wound in the back part of the head ; he bled him, when he bled very co piously, but was all the time insensible; witness then carried him up stairs and laid him on a bed, trot anis boots, and then returned to Kingston with the surgeon to procure some thing for the deceased's head, and some medicines; witness shortly returned and found the landlord up stairs, he had been there but half a minute, when he called out that the gentleman was dead; witness then hastened to inform the other gentle. men, who had proceeded, that their friend was dead ; they in stantly returned to the inn ;it was a star-light night, but there were no lamps in either of the gigs at the time of the accident. Wni. Brown Ramsay, Esq. of Limbeit's Hotel, Conduit street, was next sworn. Ile stated he was in company with the deceased the whole of Sunday; in the evening they were corn ing towards town from Hampton Court in a gig, the horse in which belonged to Mr. Bennett, of Burton Mews. Captain ildmay wishing to come up with Messrs. IVotribvvell and Hawkins, who were in another gig, and had proceeded a little way before him, drove on, when the horse got into a canter, and came in contact with the other chaise, and overturn e d it, Witness and Captain Mildinay w e re both thrown out by the sudden jerk, and were much stunned by the fall when he had apparently recovered he found t h e gig gone, and Captain Mild. may lying on his face ; thi s was betbre the watchman came, and he called for assistance, when he instantly h ear d M r . Wombwell's voice, The watchman's evidence he considered perfectly correct. The CORONER inquired if the horse was at all vicious? The witness replied that it did not appear to he so. The CORONER considered this was evidence sufficient to Convince the Jury it was purely accidental. If', however, they should be of a dial:rent opinion, more witnesses would be called and examined. The Jury expressed themselves satisfied with the evidence adduced, and after taking a view ofthe body, returned a verdict of "Accidental Death." FATAL PLAY. Yesterday an Inquest was held by the same Coroner, at the Grave Maurice, opposite the London Hospital, on the body of Henry Ord, a lad about nine years of age, who fell down a common sewer in the Minories, three weeks ago. Mary Weatherby, an interesting little girl, nine years of a g e, stated, that on t h e d ay i n question the deceased, another little boy and herself went to look down the sewer to see how deep it was; she went away with a little girl who lives in the same house, to play, a short distance from the sewer, when the other little boy, \Valiant Kingsley, came to witness, and said she, witness, had pushed the deceased into the sewer ; she denied it, and it must have occurred while she was playing with the other girl. ThW Conoxt n questioned the witness whether her father or any one ehe had tutored her in what she was.to tell the Jury ? She replied that no person had done so ; her father had desired her to tell the truth. Wm. Kingsley was twelve years of age ; said he got hold of the door of hoard surrounding the mouth of the sewer, and the deceased was standing beside him, eating some bread and butter, and looking down ; the latter oburved, " flow deep it is ;" the last witness replied, " It is not;" he said, " It is ;" and she then said, " Go and look," and iusantly pushed him down with both hands. Mr. Hurst, surgeon of the London Hospital, said that the deceased received every attention that it was possible to bestow on him, but erisypelous fever was produced, which terminated in his death on Monday morning, owing to the injuries he had received in falling. The CottoxErt in summing up said, that although he was of opinion the girl did p us h the deceased down, yet it did not-ap pear that any malicious motive actuattli her, nor did she know the depth of the hole, or whether the deceased wee likely to receive any injury from falling, therefore no criminality, he presumed, could attach to her. /Although it proved so lamb yet it appeared to have been caused more by a child's frohc than any other motive. The Jury concurretj in the Coroner's sentiments, and re turned a verdict of Death." An Inquest was held yesterday afternoon at 'the Gun, Gun.' dock, Wapping, before T. \V. uNwilt Esq., Coroner, on th e body of William Curtis.—William /amen, of Fs ore -street, Limehouse, fisherman, stated that on Monday, between one and two o'clock, he was rowing down the river opposite Wap. ping Dock, and he picked up the deceased ; he hAd all his clothes on except his hat. 'Witness 'took him to Wapping Dock.stairs. lie was about nine or ten years of age..—. Thomas Judd, beadle of Limehouse, stated, that from the best infor. mation he could obtain, the deceased was drowned on Thum day, at florslydown..Verdict..," Accidental Death." ROMANTIC Sulcine.—A tragical event lately excited consternation in the town of Diest. A youth belonging to the militia, absent from his regiment on furlough, had repeatedly proposed to marry a young woman to whom he had paid his addresses. The parents, however, either ob. jetted yr wished to postpone the match. The unfortunate pair, despairing to live together, re solved, it appears, to die. On the 17th August, after returning from a fair, the girl left her holy day dress at home, and proceeded more simply attired to meet her lover. They were not after wards seen or heard of until a few days ago, when a militia.man's cap heiug► found on the banks of the Demer, gave reason to conjecture their melancholy fate. The river was imme diately dragged, and the unhappy lovers were found locked in each other's arms.— (ilrussels Paper.) A MAD DOG.---Some days ago, as a party of Ladies and Gentlemen were walking on the beach between Eastborne and Beachy.head, companied by a favourite dog, the sun being about the meridian, on a sudden the dog became mad and Clew at one of the ladies, but fortunately only bit through her clothes ; he then made his way to the top of the cliff , and ran along the edge of it for some distance, till he came to a very steep part, where be missed his footing and fell down upon the beach, and by the full broke two of his legs ; lie then crept into a cavity in the cliff, and by that time one of the gentl emen corning up, all further apprehension was removed by his stoning the animal to death. RontwaY.— he premises of Mr. Bird, T shoe maker, of Greville-street, Mutton-garden, was on Sunday evening, while the family were absent, entered by false keys and robbed of a quantity of boots and shoes and other property ton considerable amount, Mr. B.wfts in the habit of keeping his money in an iron chest which stood in the shop, but that morning, fortunately, he took the money out of the chest before he left home, hid it in a cornercup board, and covered it with some old linen. The(' money escaped their notice, although moat places in the house were ransacked, and even the iron chest opened. The premises have been exa mined by Read, the chief officer of Hatton, garden, but no clue obtained likely to lead to a detection of the robbers, MERCANTILE SHIPPING. PoltTsfuotfTir, SEPT. its.:-Wind S.W —Arrived the Bro. thers, Williamson, from Riga; his Majesty's ships Menia and Seringapatatn, from the lVestword. Sailed the Orpheus, Ford, for Smyrna. PLvidouTit, SEPT. 1.-419m1 S.S.W.—Arrived the Fa-. vourite, Shns, from Memel. Off the port the Kingston, frottk London for Demerara. FALMOUTH, SEPT. I.—Wind S.NV.—Arrived the Jason, Ebbage, from Galipoli in 84 days. CO WES , sEpT. 2.—Arrived the Finsbury, Walker, from London, to take troops for Aloha. SEAL, SEPT. 2.—Wind W.S,W.--,Came down from the River yesterday the Three Brothers, Wright, for Ferrol ; 14, gulus Anderson, for St. John' s , N.B. ; anti Neptune, B a yl es, for Lisbon. ' Arrived the John Clackling, Uste, from Barba.. does ; and Rio Packet, from ,Rie Janeiro ; with several others, particulars unknown. RAMSGATE, AUGUST 29.—Some days ago the American schooner Echo, Capt. Johnson, caught fire, in consequence of the leakage °fa considerable quantity of sulphuric acid, *form ing part of her cargo. The captain and some of the crew. ia endeavouring to save the cargo from destruction, remained so long in the hold as to be nearly suffocated by the deleterious gas emitted by the action of the acid upon the articles in the hold, mostly piece -goods. All the crew have recovered, after' suffering extremely from its noxious effects, but the Captairt fell a victim to his zeal, for the interest of his owners. The vessels belonging to the. Corporation of the Trinity House, have placed a buoy, with a staff and vane, near the Goodwin South Sand Bead, hearing by compass South by East from the South end of the Town of Deal. It is understood that by a new regulation, the Masters of ships of war are is future to have the charge of the Warrant Officers' stores with an increase to their pay, fQr such additional 'responsibility.— (li•crifish Cazette,Srpt. L) . - OituaN PAyiNa Tmics.--During the first and purest days of Christianity, the property of the Church, was in one common stock, and distributed by appointed, officers. In the progress of degeneracy . , the sh in. Franco dev o t e d themselves entirely to secular ail ßi ltirs ops • and the Abbots, who were originally appointed to provide the King with soldiers, and to accompany them to the field, cm ployed the militaryinstead of the spiritual sword, In this ;nib, tary capacity, they plundered the poor priests, who, attending to their clerical duties, administering the word of Ood, and dis pensing the Sacraments, had nothing left for their maintenance, and were consequently thrown upon the voluntary contribution* of the people, who, ac cor di ng to their ( - potence or their zea l , supplied their wants. Thus, contribution were very unequal, and severe complaints arose ; and the question came to be cussed ?*"'What was thereasonable proportion for the minister?" The received opinion was, that it ought to be determined by the Divine Law In the Old Testament, which appropriated to hint the tenth. Such was the case under the old, and why not under the new law? The result was, that the sermons of those tini, abound more with exhortations concerning tithes than concern. ing the practice of moral duties. DARING. BEY ttnr.4 ny.---The counting-house tit the Brass-works belonging to Messrs. Butler and Hill, situated near Stone. was broken open on the night of the 22d ult. b . • means of crow-bars anti ehissela, with which the robbers bait broken down the casement of a strong outer and inner door, and an iron cheat, weighing near 400 lbs. was removed flout the inner wall of the building, and carried a diStance of V. yards to a remote corner of the Works, where it was thrown over the boundary wall, which is near six feet MO, into the ad, joining fields at the back of their Wire Mills. 'I he door and in. side drawers were then dashed to pieces with a sledgehammer, ' which the robbers had procured by breaking into the smith's shop at the opposite side of the premises; and all the cash and effects carried off; but the books were rar , -fully tl.nosited on the tfloor of the workmen's privy, whic!l adjoined the scene of demolition, very little injured. Early on 6aturday morning 31r. Hill applied to the Magistrates of Staffind. there being no Po lice or other Authorities at Stone, and obtained the ass stance of an active and intelligent officer, 31r. R. Jones, who accompanied him to Stone; and, after a diligent inquiry around the neigh bourhood, they obtained a clue which led to the apprehension of one William Rock, who is well known in the town as leader of a desperate gang of poachers and midnight robbers, who have long been the terror of the inhabitants ; and, owing to the want of an efficient police establishment, have for some years com mitted the most desperate acts of housebreaking, and robbing of hardens and poult r y yaids, witho u t mo l estat i on ; t h e neighbour ood being held in fearful thraldom by their threats of vengeance against any on e w h o s h ou ld h ave the temerity to bring them to Justice. Rock wa s t a k en at h a lf- past twelve o'clock on TOestlay night, at his own house, by Mr. Hill and R. Jones, without resistance, seeming confident of ultimate escape. ,t Ir. 11ill had obtained information at a remote inn of his haviug heen there with a eonsiderable sum at' money, and Jones was diVatehed to IAtIC Rod On the Wednesday morning, accompanied by a person who knew the neighbourhood, and there traced out a , Dank of England note for 20/., which had been changed art the Saturd a y at a grocer ' s shop, and also a one-pound note of the late bank of Mytton, Jones, and Mytton, at' Welsh. Pool, which was placed in the hands of 11r. Hill a few day* before the robbery by the late proprietors at' the Works, to seo if any dividend could be obtained ; both o f w hi c h notes wort* • circulated by Rock, and the holders recognised him, and muster affidavit of the circumstances. On his removal to Statibrd gaol' on Wednesday night, a large and disorderly body of people as- sembled in the streets, and so molested the constables that they were obliged to retreat with their prisoner into the Crown inn, It. Jones, the officer, having been attacked, and an attempt made to disengage him from his charge I but there being no place of security wherein the prisoner could be placed for the night, Mr Hill insisted upon the removal being accomplished; and being charged by the constables as an assistant, he mounted his horse, and with the handle of a stout hunting whip drove) aw a y the leaders' of the mob, who had closed hi upon the chaise which was to convey the prisoner, while a few of the most re spectable inhabitants kept an open way for the eatistables to pass with their charge. l'he mob seeing their resolute deter mination to enforce the removal, ofibred no further violence, anti Rock was the next morning fully committed for trial. Some days since, in the family of Mr. Mount, a gentleman residing near Shacklewell, at a family dinner, that gentleman and four others, who sat down to the table, were all taken suddenly ill with violent pains in the throat an, . stomach. A doctor was immediately sent for, when powerful emetics were administered, and after each of those affected had sustained alarmirg illness, Choy were saved from the dread, ful consequence; which there was reason to believe the poison would otherwise have produced.' There was afterwards car ~ siderable difficulty in ascertaining its what the poison had beet taken. The wine was tried, but it was found to be of an i o ta, cent quality. Ono of the auff. , rers stated th at h e f e l t a coppery in taste his mouth, and this led to an examination of the French beans which bad beep eaten at dim ~r,and which were found to tki highly impregnated with copper. It ultim a t e ly turned out that the ' cook, who had not lon g b een i n the situation, had pat ab out h a lf a dozen halfpence in the pan in w hi c h she bo iled those vegetable*, tint) by that means gave them the fine green which they pos, ,i,„„,„4. This s h e h a d alway s been accustomed to do, and there is great reason to believe that this highly reprehensible and dangerous practice is pursued very generally by ignorant rooks, to give their vegetables the green colour which so many per. sons foolishly consider as a recommendation and a test of their excellence. All the soarers are, it is said, perfectly recover ed.-..(Morning Paper.) CORN EXCHANGE, SEPT. 3. This market ham been moderately, supplied with Grain t hi s week ; Wheat, 2300 ; Barley, 100 ; Oats, 520 quarters ; an 4 Flour, 2700 sack s . Th e weather continuing so remarkably tine, our buyers make warcely arty purchases to-day ; IVliaa; is considered lower than on 31onday, especially new samples ; Barley is Unalte re d ; Berms anti Peas remain a s last q uoted ` . What few Oats hava bee;i hold toAluy are at the UM° KIM aa Monday, H c O ir rB ll ou s ops during th e past week, but our titlrcYee4itt.ittlrettiatteunclatr.h‘4t for NOW it our last quotation, except fur new Sussex Pockets, and those wc consider U. ur lb s. per cwt. letwer,—Tbe duty is at 2 6,0001. dion ; t l si a i e r iba t i s sn ir tbe t e t r a e r til l, n o S rt r ae k n we T na . r: l t z ent i n t di l n t t l .a a t ti lo t e g u i r t ia, ib t t t s it i o int r thl t, i , :t a l t.li s hh t e ) o rt rit t The mould is reported to have made its appearance an d to btt spreading feet ill NOllle grounds ' and in those that 2;ftewt , tl for the best crops. It is comp ute d th a t the extensive r lantatione in the psrisites of Valding, Wembley, and Itonbridge, N al nut fiverage more than one cwt. per acre throttilltout , Many of the surroundin g p ar i s h es are equa ll y unproliile. The piekr Agi Odell hail be gun this time last year, is tott expected to cont., inence before the hater end of the present'utouth. eawct..nottnr, Av a. 28.—Some spots fit s tide di s t r i ct o f a few acres each have feh the henetivof the present long wished for warm weather—they, arc hosulstolle, aid will furnish the market with some line samples, which its this scarce year o f good t ropa , win moth, them to high prices, The rest of t.b.i grounds are uniniproved, and, we believe, unimprovable. sossEx,—The Hop Plantations hi this county are imid.lstelf to have exhibited an improved appearance, which certainly berm leuenetl, but probably increased, by the late thungrit d. 111004,