The Sun. — London, England, 1823-10-09 00:00:00

Tilt TIVATitg. COVENT-G Anntx.---The School of Reform, one of those modern comedies the object of which is to promote a moral influence, as well as to divert by scenes of a lighter kind, was represented last night at this Theatre. The chief character, though of a lower description, is Tyke. This character was purposely written to bring forward the style of acting for which the late Mr. EMERY was peculiarly distinguished. It was reasonably thoughtditficult to supply the loss of so popular an actor in his range of parts. Thanks, however, to Mr. ARNOLD, the spirited and judicious Pro ' prietor of the English Opera House, a very good successor to poor EMERY WaS discovered and brought forward by that discerning Critic during the late season, at this convenient and agreeable Theatre. His successor is Mr. R tystEn, who last night performed the part of Tyke in the 'above-mentioned comedy. His performance was marked throughout by strong feeling and just conception. There appeared to he, what the author doubtless intended, a latent love of Lonesty, though betrayed into vice and crimina lity by the indulgence of strong passions. If Mr. RAYNER did not reach the force of EMERY, yet this latent sense of integrity, and love of virtue, amply supplied the deficiency, and tended toexcite strong emotions of sympathy,and the con sequent effect of abundant applause. The rest of the characters found an adequate support in JON rs, ABBOTT, EGERTON, BLANCHARD, and Mrs. G 11313.1. So favourable was the impression which Mr. RATNER made upon a very numerous audience, that when Mr. ABBOTt appeared to announce the performances for this evening, the call for Mr. RAYNER was universally so strong that the former was obliged to retire, and the latter came forward, with evident emotion, arising from the very favourable reception which he experienced, and modestly stated the future entertainments. It Is very gratifying to see merit thus distinguished by public applause, but on such occasions as the present it is unluckily combined with an ap pearance of insult to actors of established merit. This practice was first established in favour of Mr. K EAN, and must always have been an out rage on the feelings of those who were thus shouted from the performance of the usual ceremony on the dropping of the curtain.— After the Comedy an Historical Piece was brought forth, entitled, The Beacon of Liberty. ft is a compressed translation from a play written by SCHILLER, the celebrated German Poet, of which the famous Hero of Switzerland, WILLIAM TELL, was the subject. This subject has been previously dramatized at some of our Minor Theatres, and therefore cannot have much attraction on the score of novelty, however it may tend to excite patriotic feelings and detestation of tyranny. The piece of last night comes forward with a forcible ap. peal to humanity. It was translated by Mr. BAILEY, the Editor of one of the periodical pub lications of the day, who, as our Readers must remember, was seized with nn apoplectic lit, and died in the coach, ott his way to the Opera House, accompanied by his afflicted wife. This melancholy incident excited general commisser ation at the time ; and, as the translation repre sented last night is for the advantage of the un fortunate widow, it must excite an interest beyond what could arise from its dramatic qua- Mies, even if it had novelty to recommend it.— Tile Managers have amply discharged their duty to the public, in giving all requisite support of picturesque and beautiful scenery. Four Cantons of Switzerland are represented in a very striking manner, and are probably faithful portraitures of the respective places. These and other inci dental scenes do credit to the talents of the two GRIEVES and Nair. The music is partly compos ed,and partly selected by Btsuor. It is pleasing, bat not very impressive. Ile has introduced his beautiful air, " Home, sweet home," but we are surprized that with sucha characteristic, and local call, he should have omitted the famous Ran des Filches, which is supposed to have so powerful an influence upon the Swiss soldiery, when distant from their own country. The piece was well supported by the performers, particularly BEN. NETT in Tell, EGERTON ill the oppressive Go vernor, ABBOTT, CRAPMAN, Miss LOVE and Miss FporE. The audience received the whole with a mixture of applause and censure ; but the merit of the acting and the beauty of the scenery will probably procure for it a temporary attraction. THE LA,TEKING.- , --His late MAJESTY,' it iS well known,was an early riser, and, before the la mented malady which deprived the country of his services, freently took a morning walk through the town of Windsor, occasionally calling on and chatting with the inhabitants. Among other anec (totes told of him on some of these occasions is the following :—One morning his Majesty went into She shop of Mr. Knight, bookseller, before 'Mr. Knight had risen, and, helping himself to the first work that lay in his way, took his usual seat, which was rather out of public view. After having stopped some time, the King , rose to 4lepart ; but before leaving the shop, he care fully selected a particular leaf of the book which he had been reading, folded it down, and ap. varently with a view of drawing the attention of those around him to the circumstance, gave it a rather noisy slap with his hand. He then bade Mr. Knight good morning, and returned to the Castle. As soon as his Majesty had left the shop, Mr. Knight anxiously went to look what work the King had been reading, and to what par ticular-part of it he had seemed so anxious to di. ruct attention; when, somewhat to his chagrin as well as surprise, he found it to be a publication of Paine, and the part turned down containing one of that writer's bitterest invecti yes against his Majesty and his family. The King took no further notice of the circumstance, but the hint had the desired effect ; for, in his visits afterwards to the shop, he never found any thing of so offensive a de scription lying in his way. The largest and finest log of mahogany ever imported into this country has been recently sold by auction at the Docks in Liver is pool. feet in t is supposed to be w orth 1000/. It 17 length, 5 feet in wid th, and 14 thick. The weight, at the King's beam, was 6 tons 13 cwt. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Marquis and Marchiones of Cholmondeley, from their seat, Thames Ditton ; Viscount and Viscountess Granville, at their house in Bruton -street, Berkeley-square, from their seat in Suffolk ; Viscount and Viscountess Castlemaine, at Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, from Brussels ; Mr. and Lady Ann Gre gory, and Miss Gregory, at ditto, from Sussex ; Sir Edwin and Lady Stanhope, at dittO, from Exeter; Captain Campbell, of the King's Royal Irish Hussars,, at the Royal Hotel, from a tour ; the Hon. Mr. Cooper, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's street, from Paris ; R. C. Ward, Esq. at Blake's Howl, Jer myn-street, from, Newcastle. CHANGES.—The Countess of Pomfret, from Portman. square, to Tonbridge IVells ; the Marquis de Naildalac, for Tunbridge Wells • the Earl and Countess Craven, and Family, from Hampstead Lodge, Berks, for Warwickshire ; Lord Wm. Lennox, to join his regiment at Sheerness; Lord St. Helens, for Windsor; Earl of Errol, tbr the Isle of Wight ; Lord Md. bourne, for Brighton ; Mr. and Lady Caroline Lamb, for their seat, Brocket Hall; General Sir W. Cockburn, Lady and Miss Cockburn, and General Dunn, from Brighton, on a tour into Herefordshire. -.~.- FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Duchess of Kent save a grand dinner on Tuesday at her apartments in the Ktng's Palace, Kensington; at which were present the Duke of l'ork, the Duke of Clarence, Princess Augusta, Prince Leopold, and the Duke of Saxe Weimar. In the evening the Duke of Clarence and the Duke of Saxe Weimar returned to Bushy ; Prince Leopold left at the same time for Claremont. The Earl and Countess Morley are entertaining a large party of fashionables at their seat, Saitham, Devonshire. PLACES OF FASHIONABLE RESORT. BniGHTON, OCT. 7.—The Earl and Countess of Uxbridge, Lord and body Tullamore, and Mr. Mark Singleton, were at the York Hotel yesterday, but returned to Worthing in the evening. Sir Godfrey Webster left the above hotel on Mon day, to celebrate his birth-day', and dine with the Mayor and Corporation at Chichester. The Baronet is expected to return to the York Hotel to-morrow. The Duke of St. Alban's is the patron of the performances at the Theatre this evening—Peter Fin, Tom and Jerry, and The Sultan. EDINBURGH 00T. 6.—Arrived at the Waterloo Hotel, (Oman's), •Mre:Dawkins, Miss Dawkins, and Henry Little dale, Esq.; Robert Ferguson, Esq. of Raith ; Capt. Towers, Mr. and Miss Cooper, and Miss Statnell. Set off from the same place--The Right Hon. Lady Elizabeth Finch Hatton, and Miss Finch Hatton, Honourable General Hope, Mrs. and Miss Hope Colonel and Mrs. Campbell, Mr. Johnston.— Set oft' from Alackay's (late Macgregor's) Hotel. Prince's street—Col. and Mrs. Wood, Col. Lambert, Capt. Wood, Mrs. Collins, and Mr. Morgan, LMackintosh, . S Esq., Mr. Brook and Mr. Clayton, Miss Ford and Miss E. Ford, Mrs. Watt and Mrs. Stobbs, Mr. and Mrs. IVolloch, Mr. Dakin, James Bo_yes, Esq., and Mrs. Bops, the Ilev. W. 11. Parry. INVERNESS, OCT. 2.—The Northern Meeting commenced here yesterday, and will continue to-day anti tomorrow. It is numerously and fashionably attended, and our streets exhibit a very . gay appearance from the illustrious company and splendid equipages which are seen driving in every direction. Yesterday forenoon passed agreeably in the sports of the turf—a new anti enlivening amusement ao this meeting ; and the evening was devoted to the social intercourse of the dining-room anal ball room. It is too soon for us yet to give a detailed list of the company, as we understand fresh arrivals are looked for. We can only say at present that we observe among the ladies, the Marchioness of Huntly, Lady Saltoun, Lady Cumming of Altyre and Gordonstone, &c. &c. And among sixty gen tlemen who sat down yesterday to dinner, there were, the Most Noble the Marquis of Huntly, Lord Saultoun, Sir W. Cumming, Sir Charles 3l'Donald Lockhart, Glengarry, Lovat, Colonel Rose of Kilravock, &c.—The Marquis of Iluntly presided at the dinner.—The death of a much es teemed Lady in our neighbourhood, and of a friend of the Marquis of Huntly, in Aberdeenshire, will cast a gloom over the cheerfulness of marry who attend, and will occasion the ab. sence of others who would add much to the happiness and en joyment of this week. Every one seems disappointed that the Noble Marquis leaves town this day in consequence of the event we have last mentioned. Lady Darlington is fitting► up her beautiful chateau in the north m a style of elegance peculiar to her Ladyship's good taste. The decorative part of the furniture has been prepared in town, we understand, by Graham; and from the specimens we have seen of the chairs, curtains, and glass, they may be pronounced unique. (From NAT UAW'S Essay on the:History and Theory of Musk, ' P. 29 4 ft is to the unfeeling avarice and various stratagems employed by managers, that man . ) , a novice is in debted for a failure. The petty tyrant of his own territory, the manager, lords it over all around him ; and eager to gain subsidies to enrich his coffers, tramples, without scruple, on the future prospects of those who trust to his professions.* A first appearance, whether biped or quadruped, (though it must be confessed the latter generally remains the most per manent and distinguished favourite), fills the house; and so long as that end is accomplished, it is immaterial whether the candidate succeeds. It is also a common rote de guerre to prevent another theatre from deriving advantage in the same line, in which, though over-stocked themselves, they wish to withhold participation from their rivals." " As long as our theatres l which were intended to pourtray the living manners as they rise, to foster talent and bring it to perfection, and to reflect the follies of the age as in a mirror, become the receptacles for glittering pageants, and procesaioni of horses and elephants, their uses are outraged and subverted, while genius neglected and abused, looks on in the melancholy contemplation of fallen hopes." • " The fallen theatre, alas I groans under the mismanage ment of mercenary and interested undertakers, whose only ob. ject is to raise pecuniary contributions on the curiosity and leisure of their fellow-citizens; they being for the most .part totally unfit for such an employment, through their gross igno. trace of the several views proper to be conceived, or of the exe cutive means to which they should have recourse, in order that the desired effect may he obtained."—( Atgarottl, ptige 12.) INTERESTING PUOLIC BAPTISM.—Grent inte• rest was excited last Sunday at the Episcopal Jews' Chapel, in consequence of the Rev. Air. HAWTRY announcing the in tended public baptism, that day, of a foreign Gentleman of the Hebrew persuaston. On the doors being opened in the even ing,, the concourse of people assembled filled every seat. It is computed that upwards of 1000 persons were present—and in that number, about 100 converted Jews and Jewesses. The Gentleman about to enter the pale of Christianity was a native of Poland, about forty, and connected with some of the-first families on the Continent. He arrived in England about three months ago. The organ, by a solemn air, announced the commencement of the ceremony, and Mr. illiwtry then read the prayers appointed for the service, in a manner that ap pealed to inspire the congregation with reverential awe. To the solemn questions propounded by the Clergyman, the con vert answered with a firm and audible voice; and on being sprinkled and marked with the sign of the cross, he ap peared deeply affected, In the prayer that followed, he joined most fervently, and at the conclusion, seated himself near the font. This is the second adult that has been baptized in the chapel within the last month. After this part of the service, Mr. Hawtry delivered an excellent discourse from the 46th ch. of Gen. 4th and 6th v. The great progress of Christianity In this country,. and other parts of the globe, was dwelt upon with much force by the Rev. Gentleman. The individuals of the Jewish persuasion present at the ceremony remained during the whole of the service. CURE FOR DEAFNESS.—The late Rev. Mr. wok an opportunity of consulting the late Dr. Cullen for an occasional deafness. The Doctor wrote a prescription Mr. A—, in return, tendered a fee. " I thank you, Sir," sa id Dr. C., "but I have long made it a rule never to accept a fee for advice to a country clergyman—he cannot aiThed it, Sir."—" Perhaps there are many who cannot," said Mr. A.—, " but I can ; for my living is good, and I have no family."— " What I are you a bachelor ?' cried Dr. C.—" 1 am, '' re plied Mr. A-- " Now, why did you not tell me so atfirst ? Destroy the prescription I have given you. Go home, and get married as fast as possible ; and I hazard my reputation that, in a month after, you shall hear on the deafest side of your head." . . . . ~._AI AJ v, V - • ip ~, 1 1 , P.- , _.. d 'i .. k. ~ w. , 0 )t‘ ' ) A ... ..... , 7,-. ....... ,eI • " p ck o i `POETIt Y. VERSES • • ,ro TimAirEntonx or.noußßr Bl.ooMrtre.l3. '2 - (Alm Black:wad's .Magazifie.) • • Love had lieldupd in tints-where poor men He, • Ilis daily teachers had been wOod 'and rills, The silence that is in the Starry sky, Tile sleep that is ainon i ii the InnelY hills. Worinswon•rtt. Sweet, simple Poet, thou art PO ! And shall no parting tear be shed fly those to whom thy name was known, Above thy ,low and lonely bed ? Shall not a . pilgrim, lingering by, Gaze on thy turf, and heave a sigh.? Yes . ! many many ! for thy heart %Vas humble as the violet low, That, shelter'd in some shady part, We only by its perfume know ; Yet genius pure, which God had given, Shone o'er thy path —a light from heaven ! 'Mid poverty it cheer'd thy lot, darkness it illumed thine eyes, And shed on earth's most dreary spot A glory borrow'd from the skies : Thine were the_shows of earth and air, Of Winter dark, and Summer fair. Before thee spread was Nature's book, And, with a bard's enraptured glance, By thee were seen, .in glen and brook, A limitless inheritance; Thy ripening boyhood look'd abroad, And saw how grand was man's abode. Expanding with thine added days, Thy feelings ripen'd and refined, Though none were near thy views to raise, Or train to fruit the budding mind; As grows the flower amid the wild. Such was thy fortune—Nature's child ! No pompous Learning--no parade Of pedantry, and cumbrous lore, On thy elastic bosom weigh'd ; Instead, were thine a mazy store Of feelings delicately wrought, And treasures glean'd by silent thought. Obscurity, and low-born Care, Labour, and IVant—all adverse things Cotnbin'd to bow thee to despair ; And of her young untutor'd wings To rob thy genius—'Twas in vain ; With one proud soar she burst her chain. The beauties of the budding Spring; The glories of the Summer's reign : The russet Autumn triumphing in ripen'ti fruits end golden grain : Winter with storms around his shrine ; lach in their.turns, were themes of thine. And lowly lift, the peasant's lot, Its humbkhopes, and simple joys'; By mountain-stream the shepherd's cot : And Whit The rustic hour employs ; White flocks on NaturcN carpet spread ; Birds blythely carolling o'er-head. These wertilthy themes, and thou welt blest, 'eat blest beyond the wealth of kings; Calitt)oYl; seated in the breast Of the rapt poet as he sings; And all that Trutli or Hope can bring Of beauty,,gilds the Muses wing, And, Bloomfield, thine were blissful days, (If flowers of bliss may thrive on earth ;) Thine was the glory and the praise Of genius link'd with modest worth ; To Wisdom wed, remote from strife, Calmly pass'd o'ee thy stormless life. And thou art dead—no more, no more To charm the land with sylvan strain ; Thy harp is hush'd, thy song is o'er, But what Is sung shall long remain, When cold this hand, and lost this verses Now hung in reverence on thy hearse ! 'RITTEN ON THE SUATAIIT OF SNOWDON, IN 1811. While on Snowdon's top I stand, Loftiest of the Cambrian tribe ; Vain the muse with daring hand, Would the matchless scene describe; Crowded cities, rapid floods, Fill the mind with strange delight; Boundless oceans, pathless woods, Overwhelm the wond'ring sight. SURGICAL ANECOOTE.—A few years ago, one of the dressers in St. Thomas's Hospital wished very much to perform an operation, and he turned his attention to the surgery boy, who had a bad leg, and said to hint one day,— " Abraham, I should like to cut off your leg." " Indeed 1" said Abraham, " I should not like it." " Oh," said the dyes. ser, "it will never he of any use to you, in its present ,state, and therefore you had better be without it. I will take a lodging fur you_l will give you some money, and you shall be well attended." The boy's scruples were over. come—he took the money, went to the lodgingell iv as fixed, and the . operator began, but finding a great . discharge of blood, he cried out to his assistant, "Screw the tourniquet tighter." He obeyed, but in doing so the screw broke, and at this unforeseen accident the dresser lost all presence of mind; he jumped about the room, then ran to the sufferer, and endeavoured to stop the effusion of blood by compressing the wound with his hand, but in vain — his sleeve became filled with blood, and poor Abraham would have d i ed in a very short time, had not a pupil accideztally called, who had the presenc e o f in i n d to apply the key of the door to the femoral artery, and by com pressing It, stopped the bleeding, and thus gained time for the application of another tourniquet. A LAMB LIVING- WITHOUT Foot) OR WATER : ) .8 DAYS.--A lamb, six months old, the property of Mr. Chas. Hall, jun. of Englishbatch, near this city (Bath), was seen by him on the 31st of August. On the following morning the lamb was missing from the field, when Mr. 11, o f course ma d e every search and inquiry after it , but in vain. On Sunday se'nnight !Sept. 211), Mr. Hall was walking in the sante field, accompanied by his dog, through whose sagacity he dis covere d 'r andt care e aP h P a a s r b en e been bestowed nesgtrwded h ea l th, o n t con the conveyed e a y m e b d i n i t an ho n o: old drain, whewhere I p i v ro i n p g e though wasted in flesh. Mr. H. dug out the poor animal, and and it appears likely to live. Its place of concealment wail three feet deep, two feet wide, and five feet long.' The truth of the above can be verified by the shepherd , as well as his master.-- (Bath Gazette.) It may be proper to make the public aware , that by an Act of the Leglidature, persons pur c h as i ng , or re . ceiving in pledge, clothing or other regimental articles, from soldiers, are subject to a very heavy penalty. An Instance of this kind occurred at Stirling last week : a soldier ca ll e d at the shop of a woman who keeps a small grocery , and got sixpence worth of tobacco, but having no money , said he would p a y it Again, and left a shirt as a pledge for his r e t urn i ng . Some short time after, in the worrians absence, the husband per. mitted the soldier to add sevenpence more to the debt. The circumstance having come to the knowledge of the nian'a (Mi ce'', t h e grocer was taken before a Justice of the Peace, and fined in five pounds, being the lowest sum . the Act allows to be levied. SPORTING INTgi,LICHNCg. • INVERNESS RACES.—Srcorm DAY. Fifty Pounds, given •by the Lord Lieutenant, for horses bred in the Counties connected with the Meeting.-I.mile heats. Mr. Fraser's b. in. Shepherdess ' .- . walked ever. ' ' , Post Stakes of 15gs each. Mr. Fraser's Cl a n c h atta - . - .''''4' . . 1 Marquis of Iluntly's Highland Lassie 2 . - Ld Saltoun's Jemmy from Town - - _.,_ - 3 Match for 50g s eac h, p ay or p l a y.,—A m il e and a*lstance. Mr. AV. Al‘Dowal Grant's b. in. Llewellen, aged . . 1 Mr. hlackenzie's ch. h. Ruby - - - - 2 A goad race. Match for 50gs each, p. p.—One mile. 31r. F. Mackenzie's bl. in. Gipsy - - . 1 31r. Fraser's b. in. Shepherdess 0 - - - . I'HIRD DAY. The Northern Meeting Stakes of 30gs each, 10 ft.—Two miles. Mr. Farquharson's b. f. Meets walked over. Fifty Pounds given by the Members of Parliament for the County.—Two-mile heats. Sir A. Ramsay's b. c. Marshal Blucher - - - 1 Mr. W. hl'Dowal Grant's b. g. Governor - - 2 Match for 500.—lialf.a.mile. Capt. Spaltiingla b. m. - - - Mr. Mackintosh's b. p. Clanchattan Match for LOgs. each, h. ft.—One mile. Mr. Davidson's b. g. - - 1 Menzie's b. g. - - 2 DR. SYNTAX. We learn that this celebrated animal, after passing the win ning-post at the late Richmond Meeting, and winning his twentieth cup, fell with his rider. The greatest anxiety was felt both for man and horse ; but such is the estimation in which he is held in that country, even by the fair, that the feel ing was little for the former compared with that for the good old Doctor. We have, however, the pleasure of stating, that both are recovering, and the Doctor, it is said, is to spend the remainder of his days in dover. We believe the Doctor is now thirteen years of age. TROTTING MATCH FOR 100 SOVEREIGNS. The match between Mr. Jones's pony mare and Mr. Davies Welch pony, to trot twenty miles, took place yesterday, on the Lea-bridge-road, from the three to the fourteenth mile stone and back again to the fifth mile stone. All the trotting fancy at the east end of the town were present, and heavy bets pending, the mare being rather the favourite. At starting the mare made the play, and kept the lend throughout, closely followed at that speed which left' most of the galloppers be hind. At the fourteenth mile stone the ponies were together, but on the return the mare gained a little, and het jockey, from superior speed, was unable to case her. lie did not let her loose till near the end of the race, and she won 'lt by about one hundred yards. The time occupied by the winner in per forming the match was one hour and yteen minutes. Sixteen miles an hour tier ponies is a master 7 ptece of performance. An other match was made by Mr. Davis, in the afternoon to trot his horse, carrying six stone, from the seven to the eight mile stone, in three minutes and seven seconds, which he lost by about ten yards. PEDESTRIANISM. We understand that 'Wright, the celebrated Bristol pedea. trian (who is matched to walk 100 miles in forty-six successive hours), has undertaken to walk 50 miles in twelve hours. . We this day record another unnecessary painful, and labo rious walking feat, by a branch of the .11`111tillen family of pedestrian notoriety. Thursday, James, elder brother of 'Wil liam, who some time ago walked on our ramparts 102 miles in 24 successive hours, undertook to walk on the same place, and within the same space of time, 106 miles, lie started at six minutes past two o'clock, P.m., and yesterday completed his arduous self-imposed task, twenty-two minutes within the time. —4' Berwick Advatiscr, dug. 4.) BOXERS. MATCH BETWEEN JOSRUA HUDSON AND WARD. A meeting of the patrons of these tip-top Boxers met . over a dinner of substantial wear and tear, at Shelton's, in (.ate street, on Tuesday, to make the deposit •of ten sovereigns aside. Fifty aside for the tight which is to take place on the 11th of November. The remaining fifty aside to be made good at Randal's, on the day fortnight before the battle. This is the most interesting match that could be made with big men of about equal weights Joshua, the lion-hearted, is too much famed in combat to mention more than his name. Ward is a master of arts, who has got a character by losing his reputa tion in combat with Abbott. The money Was made over the sparkling glasses, and betting was 5 to 4 on Ward. SPARRING. Sampson had his benefit at the Fives' Court yesterday. There was a tolerably numerous assembly. The seuhto were between Reid and Kitchener ; Cooper and stockman ; Belaseo„ jun. and (iipsey, jun. ; Oliver and Whitehead; the General of the Tribe and Seroggins ; and Sampson and Crawley. Dnxxwa►mr ON lionsEnAca.—The Moors {re. (polity amuse ihemselves by riding with the utmost apparent violence against a wall, and a stranger would conceive it impossible for them to avoid being dashed to pieces, when, just as the horse's head touches the wall, they stop him with the utmost accuracy. To strangers on I►orseback or on foot, it is a coma►on species of compliment to ride violently up to them, as if intending to trample them to pieces, and then to stop their horses short, and fire a musket in theii. faces. Upon these occasions they aro very proud in dis. coveting their dexterity in horsemanship, by mak ing the animal rear up, so as nearly to throw him on his back, putting him immediately after to the full speed for a few yards, and stopping hin t instantaneously ; and all this is accompanied by loud and hollow cries. There is another favourite amusement, which displays, per. haps, superior agility. A. number of persons on horseback start at the same moment, ac. companied with loud shouts, gallop at full speed to an appointed spot, when they stand up strait in the stirrups, put the reins, which fire very long, in their mouths, level their pieces, and fire them oW, throw their firelocks immediately over their right shoulders,. and stop their horses, nearly at the 'same instant. This also is their manner of engaging in an action. RENCONTItE.----A dispute arose yesterday morn ing in the Foreign Stock Exchange, between Mr. L. and Mr. G,., both Gentlemen of high respect ability. Argument ran high—both parties waxed warm—and Mr. G., transported beyond the limits of reason, at length so far forgot himself as to apply the ungracious epithet of " Rascal" to Mr. L., who, by a mechanical vibration of his list, so completely destroyed the equilibrium of Mr. G., that but for the dense crowd by which they were enclosed, that Gentleman would have undoubtedly been prostrated. The rencontre here terminated through the interposition of by. stnnders. The folloiving is a list of the articles on which the ten per cent, union duties expire on the 10th October instant : apparel (except naw apparel for sale, or army clothing) wrought brass, ca binet ware, carriages, wrought copper, glass, crown and plate, haberdashery, wrought iron, tin plates and hardware, gold and silver, lace and thread, bullion for lace, millinery, &c. pot. tery,saddlery, &c. mixed silk, and other manufac tures of silk (except handkerchiefs, ribbons, and stuffs of silk only), hosiery, ornamental old dra pery, new drapery (except flannels and worsted stuff, calimaticoes, serges, slutiloons and cot-Meta, anti other woollen stuffs which have undergone the process of washing, stoving, dyeing, or press. ing), old drapery, of the value of I'2ll. or up. wards, per yard, new drapery, of the value o f is. 3d. per yard, sugapricg, Titan cetLoct, We stop the press to say that intelligence, which bears an air of probability, has reached the City, from more than one quarter, stating the actual capture of Cadiz. We do4tot vouch for tl►e truth of this information, but, deem it proper to add that the effect has been a:sudden rise in all the public funds, as follovvtl French Scrip Spanish Consols T!1(: ARMY. - a 831- 4 The Ist tlivisionof the 621 (or Wiltshire) 11.04 ,intent of Foot, which arrived on the 113th ult. at Portsmouth, on board the Vibelia transport, frotn Halifax, has sailed for Dublin, for the purpose of disembarking at that station. The headquarters and the 2d division of the 62d Foot, ar rived on the 6th Inst. at Portsmouth, on board the Loyal Briton transport, from Halifax. The Loyal Briton, after taking provisions on board, is or, tiered to convey the head-quarters and the second division W Dublin. The 3d and last divisinn of the 62d is daily expected to arrive at Portsmouth, on hoard the Cato transport. ; hint Halifax. Some limited-service men and invalids are alto shottly ex• pected to arrive at Portsmouth, from Halifax. r 1111MICAN'll r.O S1111)111i,IG. DEIlt, OCT. B.—Wind W.S.W.—Came drrn from tare River and remain, th e Rock, Tomkins ' for kayal ; Chub* liMarthy, Eldridge, for Sier ra L e o ne I also, and railed, the Betsey and Sophia, Garroway, fin Dominica; Arrived and sailed for the River, the Surrey, Garbutt, from tiondurax ; West Indian Packet, :Unlade, front Jamaica ; and Philip, Forster, front Cuba. FAt.Atuu T If, OCT. S.'W.—LArrivcd the Brutitsi tioldridge from. London, for New York, p u t i n i n consequence of several i cartoys of aqua-fortis having burst, by which means the vessel took fire: the vessel is discharging. Sailed the diary, Fairclough, for St. Michaels. l'onTst to uTlf. oeT. B.—Wind variable..--ArriVed the Ellen, Douglas, from Sumatra, in )311 days. Majesty's brig Redwing, from Cadiz ; and his Majesty's brig Cliamelion, from a mire. Sailed the King George the Fourth, Prissick, tier the Mauritius. PL.Yrtcurit, 0 c*r. 7. —Wind NV. M. VV. rri Ved the Vigi - lent, Church, from London for Barbedoes City of Edin. burgh, Wiseman, from London for Calcutta, out, 14 days -..tin the sth instant, being then as far AVest as Cape 14 iniaterre, the vessel became leaky, making abo u t 7 in c h es wa t er per.hottr, when they bore up, and front the leak decreasing on going be • fore the wind, it is supposed that the prin c ip a l an d only leak is in her stern-post; it will, however, be nedessary to unload some part of the cargo, consisting of bale goods, &c. in order of to stop it. The flura, firauard, from Rio Janeiro to Copenhagen, was totally wrecked the 20th ult. near- 'nista ; crew and part of the cargo saved. EAST INDIA INTELLIGENCE. The Resource, from Bengal, whose arrival off Dover *e cloned yesterday, has brought home the following passengers Capt. Wolen, Capt. Carlton, Lieut. Hetzler„Lieut. liamson ' Ensign Steward, Bengal Infantry; Li eu t. C oc h rane , 4th Light Dragoons; Cornet Bishop, 11th ditto; Lieut. Co. ventry. 53th Foot; Assistant Surgeon Sivewright ditto ; Mr, APCallum. —The Hannah, Cspt. Lamb, from Bombay, has arrived in the Downs, sailed from thence the 3d June, and front St. Helena the 17th August. Passengers—Capt. G. Seaton, late Commander Lowgee Fa. mily, Mr. Arch. Inglis, Mrs. Ann Inglis, Miss M. A. 1ng,11..., Master Arch. Inlis ; Capt. W. Bak e r, 23:11 regt., L ; Mrs. Captain Tay lor, widow of the late Capt. Taylor, 20th re giment, N. 1., two Masters Taylor ; 311 r. T. C. Bridger, shipman, Honourable Company's Bombay Marine ; Mr. C. G. Ward, Conductor Commandant depot, died 27th June, at sea ; four invalided stamen, Honourable Company's Marine. Arrivals at Bombay :—The Honourable Company's ship Inglis, Serie ; Farquharson, Craikshank ; Herefordshire, Hope; the free trivia's, Pigott, Tomlin; and Melpomene. Mowbray, from London. Arrivals at Bengal Nona Compa ny's ships 'Kent, Cobb; and General Kid, Marne, from Louden* the free trader Olive Branch, hind, from the Cape; and the Fcattrit ship Nantaize, from Bourdeaus.. . • Arrivals at Mad/int.—The Hon. Company's ships Kellie Castle, Adams; and the free trader Eliza, Ward, from London. . . . . Arrival nt the Mauritius.—The Hon. Company's ship Chas. Grant, Hay,' with the Governor-General Sir Lowry Cole, front, England. Arrivals at St. Helena :—The Arab, Brown, from Batavia ; Thames, Liston, from Bengal and Penang Caledonia, Cairns, from Madras; Venerable, Dixon, from New South Wales and Alexander, Macussen, from Batavia. The Mariner, Herbert, from New South Wales, was at titt: Bay of Islands, and sailed on the 4th ,Alay for Rio Janeiro. The Mary Ann, Gardner, for London, was ut the Bay or Islands the Bth May. The Tuscan, from New South \Valca and New Zealand, vow spoke on the south-end of Madagascar, with 200 tons of spern. The Cornwall, Richardson, from Mocha to England, struck on it bank re Cape Aden, the 4 20th March. and sustained con siderable damage. She put into Bombay the 26th May to refit. The American brig ( I rossack, Capt. Dix, was wrecked. the 117th April, on the west coast of Sumatra. Captain Dix came passenger in the Sarah, Bu c kle, arr i ve d I n the Downs from thu sandwich Islands. The llereules t Vaughan, arrived at Madeira the 2d Sept., and sailed the Oth for fie Ono. The Florentia,•Wimble, for Bengal, and the Albion, Best, for New South Wales, were spoke with 23d July, hit. 31. :x. ' long. 30. Carr or Goon . flort.—The Lady Campbell,'Betham, was to sail for Madras and Bengal the 30th July. SAtr.txaa Pito T V, CA Pu.—The Ann, Wrangles, for Condon ; Mary Jane, Cormack, fo r th e Mauritius; Margaret, ilendmon, for ditto ; and Venus, Kilgour, for ditto. .The Piggott, Tomlin, was to sail from Bombay fbr England the 2.16 June. The Arub, Brown, from Batavia, sailed from St. Helena for l ihe Downs and Holland the 14th August. Pr wasto.— The Thomas, litivisitle, sailed than Penang for China the 20th April, Boa:GA - v.—Aire are sorry to say 4,000 boles of cotton were destroyed at a fire in May last it Bombay. The Cumbrian ' Dirtier:l4 from the Cape of Good Hope,. has arrived et Bristol: her letters were delivered yesterday, dated the 19th of.rtily. • flitstuar.—.The !Exmouth, country ship, was to sail Nun Bengal to London direct, the Nth April. The Clydesdale, :thickener, for Madras and Liverpoql, the 7tl; May ; and the. Marquis of Hastings, Barclay, to London, the 12th Alm*. The Royal Oeory, , e, Iliden, *in London, arrived at the New Anchorage, Bengal, the 11th April. Letters have been received from China, dated the With April, via New York. The rebuilding of the Factory and the houses at Canton was proceeding with rapidity. Outward-bound Ships expected to sail Oar Wok : For Madras—The Moira, llornblow, has left the River to receive her pasitengers'at Portsmouth on the 10th inst. For New South Wales—The Hibernia, Billies, with pas sengers, to establish the Court of Justice, and settittl, to ka" Deptford on the 10th inst. ; and tie Adrian, Gordon, to leave Gravesend on Thursday*, For the Cepe—The Cklessa, Puddicombe, toad the Mods, Rogers, from Gravesend. A few days since a surgeon died from a wound received while engaged in dissecting a stibject. It occurred at Bath. A drayman picked up a large needle, and stuck h the breawt smock frock. While afterwards ‘'ngsged in ii labours, a cosk or something came against the drayinan, trait forced the great needle 'into his person with AO ntuch and to such a depth, that it could not be extracted, uor otas the a u se ld w tl a i e s li ß rt i f;o p r it t r u e i n iA ti t y o , !m oi l s pu v r e obs iden h t i,s occ w: i k. onet h i li t g h h e t , death ; he soon becatue seriously ill, and no art could extract the needle, or wave the individual's life: Alter Ida death, the ossistantAurgeon wits dtsirnus of dissecting the body, an d p , r» titularly of ascertaining the stativn the needle which had WV dueed the mortification and death. {:.if course, the part surround. ink the needle was the maid Important object of dissection t and while engaged in dissecting such portion of the .body, the ut. sistant.surgeon rather slightly trit his finger. This womul could not be cured ;in two 'days the left BT u i swelled consider. ably, an d i n a day or two afterwards inortitication ensued, ter ululating in death.