The Sun. — London, England, 1823-01-14 00:00:00

clustrious efforts were made to circulate a re port that " the Times was about to publish a second edition, with intelligence decisively war like!" —The rumour, no doubt, was intended to have its effect on the Stock Exchange. Our Readers will see in this instance the necessity of listening with caution to the interested specula tions to which every day gives birth:— (EXPRESS FROM PARIS.) Mfrs OrrrcE, Ten o'Clock. A courier from Paris arrived at 10 o'clock this morning. As the dispatch brings the first news from Madrid since the arrival in that capital of the Notes of the. Allied Sovereigns and that of M. de V.H.L.r.r.E, it may be considered important. The tendency of the news is certainly pacific,— for who will , venture to go to war with Spain if all her parties are united (as the following letter leaves little doubt they will be) to reject the in solent interference of foreigners in their domestic concerns. " Paris, Jan. 12, 1823, 4 o'clock, p. m.—At last public anxiety has been somewhat allayed • by the arrival of three couriers from Madrid, bringing papers and letters to the 7th inst. The papers I send you on, and shall proceed to state a fact or two contained in the private dispatches. The Universal of the sth publishes the note of M. de Vit.r.LE, and sees in it a tendency to peace. Pri vate letters state that it produced little effect on the publicmind,that it scarcely attracted notice,and was thought quite in the natural course of things. M. DE LAGARDE presented this Note to the Spa nish Ministry on the sth, and the Austrian, Rus sian, and Prussian Ministers transmitted their's from their respective Courts on the 6th. That of Russia is known at Madrid to be very vioL lent, but was received in the same manner as the rest.. The Spanish Cabinet referred the tour Notes to the Council of State, and the atiswer will not be returned till the whole matter is well considered. A measure which must at once secure mature deliberation, and lead to an imposing union, has been likewise adopted by the Ministers. They have called a meeting of the heads of the parties in the Cortes, and mean to refer to them the notes of the Allied Powers. From the list of the names which this committee is likely to include, it is fair to infer that a temperate hut firm.and collected answer will be given. All parties seemed determined, on this grave and trying occasion, to unite their counsels, and to dispute the right of foreign powers to dictate in their internal affairs. " There had been a secret sitting of the Cortes to treat of the question of the English indemnities for the seizures of English vessels in the West Indies, of which so much has been said of late. The Cortes are willing to admit the claim, and art amicable adjustment will soon take place. 64 We cannot expect an answer front the Spa nish Cabinet in less than a week, from the deli berate manner in which their proceedings are conducted. " You will see in the Quotidienne of to-day that the party of Constitutionalists who entered on the French soil with arms in their hands were conducted by a French authority, which seems to put an end to the supposed violation of ter ritory." The following is an extract of an article in the Universue of the sth of January : " The Universal, in a long article on the in structions of M. DE VILLELE, observes We see in this note only a second edition of the famous article published in the Journal des Debuts, on the 13th November. The same imputations are here cast upon us ; the same principles established ; the same conditions proposed to us for preserving the friendship of France ; and the political excommunication is threat ened us in case w•e persist in maintaining the rights of our independence. In the mean time we have only to give the same reply which we formerly gave to the charges and threats of the French Government, fully per. suaded that our own Government will not on this occasion belie its patriotism, and will repel, with a noble pride, this new species of diplomatic war by which our constancy and loyalty is en deavoured to be put to the proof.'" 13 y the arrival of the Dutch Mail this ,mornin g we have Brussels Papers of Saturday last, but they scarcely contain any article Worthy of no tice. The King of PRUSSIA arrived on the 3d inst. at Potsdam, and is expected to reach Berlin on the 7th. His MAJEsTy has appointed M. VAN V oss P resident of the Council of State, in the place of the late Prince lIARDANI/EZ. [Prom anvelmerican Paper.] • SICKNESS AT Nrw OILLEANS.--A etter from Dr. Th omas , S ecretary of the Medical Society at New Orleans, to Dr. Pascalis of the city of New York. states, that the number of deaths in that city from September up to the 2d of November, (the date of the letter) amounted to three thou. sand. The mortality stilt continued, but hopes were entertained that the ravages of the pestil ence would soon cease. ST. LOUIS, (Missouri,) Oct. 12. First arrival of the Furs from the Rocks Moun. twins.---Captain Per Co kins, of th e Mi ssouri Fur boatmpany arrived i n that town this week, with a load of lays from theßocks Mountains. An o th er parcel bars, is o n th e river belongi ng to the same compa ny , worth 10,000 dol and expected to arrive in the week coming. The whole has descended the Yellow , stone river, and must have been transported 3,000 notes to arrive at this place, such is the extent of a country laid under contribution by the commercial portion of St. Lo venture uis. I n the first ad (since the revival of the fur trade) to the Rocky Mountain, it is gratifying to learn that no hostilities of any kind have accurred with the Indians, and that present appearances Promise great success to the enterprising citizens Who are now extending their trade to that re- region, THE THEATRES. DRUILY-LANE.—Mr. KEAN, who is so very fortunate as to retain a considerable share of his extraordinary popularity, in a very uncertain pro fession, returned to this Theatre lust night, after a profitable country excursion, in the part of Richard the Third. He was attended by a very numerous audience, and received with a cheering' acclamation. The new Pantomime of The Golden Axe retained the majority of the audience, and promises more solid gold to the Theatrical Treasury. COVENT-GARDEN.--The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, admirably supported by the principal characters, particularly the Romeo by Mr. C. KEMBLE, and the Juliet of Miss F. H. KELLY, drew a very elegant audience, and received an ample portion of well-merited applause. But perhaps, as the house was abundantly attended during the Pantomime, poor SUAESPEARE had to divide his hononrs with harlequin and The Ogress. BRIGHTON, JAN'. 12.—The satisfactory answer to enquiries in the morning at the Palace, to learn the state of the KING'S health—" His MA JEsTY is better to-clay"—underwent DO essential change this evening ; the reply, to nearly ten o'clock, to similar applications was, " His JESTI continues better." On Saturday night Mr. MATES, the King's Messenger, left town with dispatches for Sir WILLIAM A'CounT, at Madrid. The Mexican Ambassador and suite arrived at Philadelphia, from Baltimore, in December last. It is very generally reported, that in the event of a vacancy in the office of High Steward for the University of Cambridge, that the Marquis of HUNTLEY will be a candidate for that distin guished situation. • Mr. SAMUELWELLS, of Huntingdon; has started for Peterborough, in opposition to Mr.SCARLETT. —Sir CHARLES WOLSELEY is also a candidate. The Duke of BUCKINGHAM has presented a magnificently painted window to the parishioners of Buckingham for their parish Church, and for which they have returned his Grace their warmest thanks. • Sir Tuomas 13URD0N has, with his usual muni ficence, presented fourteen fat wether sheep, and a quantity of coals, to be distributed amongst the poor in the township of Jesmond. The late Miss B ar b ara Ch r i st i ana C raster, (sis - ter of the present High Sheriff of Northumberland) left a bene faction of 201. to the Alnwick Dispensary. On Monday se'nnight, THOMAS GIBSON, Esq. was chosen Master of the Trinity House, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, for the ensuing year. On Tuesday last, Wrx.t.msr PARRER, Esq., was elected Mayor of Ripon for the ensuing year. 'At a highly respectable meeting of the District Committee at Alnsvick, in aid !of the Society for pro mo ti ng Christian Knowledge, holden on Tuesday last, in the New Committee Room, Bontigate-street, his Grace the Duke of NORTHOMBEREAND in the Chair, ! it app eare d 101 Bib les, 127 Testaments, 618 Prayer Books, 49 Psalters, 227 other bound books,! and 1971 half.bound books and tracts had been distributed in the course of the last year. The Archbishop of CANTERnURY was danger ously ill during several days last week. His Grace was on a journey into Nottinghamshire, on a visit to his sister; accompanied by his lady and daughters, when he was taken ill at Alconbury. hill, in Huntingdonshir e ; and the attack Was ..!o alarming, that he did not proceed on his journey, but returned to Eaton, in Bedfordshire, where advice was procured. The medical gentleman of that place accompanied the Archbishop to Lam beth Palace, where they arrived on Thursday afternoon. On the alarming : state of the Rev. Prelate being made known to his son, the SPEAKER of the House of Commons, the Right lion. Gentleman hastened to his Grace, and has beet) constant in his attendance ever since. We are happy to say that his Grace was pronounced out of danger on Saturday, and 'was able to be removed into his library. •We are requested to state that the placing the name of Captain BUTTERFIELD, It. N. OH the list of Candidates for Governor of the House of Cor rection, Cold Bath Fields, .was th e act of his friends in London: it was withdrawn the moment Captain B. understood what was the nature of the office.—(Humpshire Telegraph.) THE NORTH-WEST EXPEDITION.----At the monthly meeting, on Tuesday last, 7th inst. t an interesting paper was read to the Literary and Philosophical Society, on the probable situation, condition, and prospects of C a p t . PARRY and his brav e fellow adventurers, an inquiry surely not ill-timed at a season to us of joy and festivity, to, them of dreariness and darkness. It shewed the probability of their having succeeded in getting a passage through some inlet in the north-west of Hudson's Bay, since, if this had not been the case, they would have returned, or at frost been heard of. If they should have got beyond the Copper Mine River the first summer, it is a subject of hope, rather titan expec taion, that they may have passed 3 lackenzie'a, and pushed thee' Behrings Straits. in which case we may expect intelligence very soon. But in this, probably Fan:sum would have heard of them. (Jr they may have been taken short by the climate before reaching the Pacific, and are now passing a second wi n t er on t h is s id e of dehring's Straits ; still a fairihope may be entertained of their ultimate safety ; but 'it may be the end of this year, or the spring of the next, before we hearof them. Or, thirdly, they may not have been able to find a passage in the Pacific ; and then the question, can they get back to the Atlantic before the open weather closes or have they the means of passing a third Polar winter ? Vari ous presumptions are in favour of this. But on a fourth, not improbable, supposition, of damage to the ships, or deficiency of, or injury to, their resources, cr sickness, disabling from ex ertion, their situation must indeed be wretched ; and what ought the country, in contemplation even of its possibility, to do? First, to dispatch directions to the Governors of Canada, find son's Bay, and the Nerd' West Company, directing them to equip different parties of natives with proper supplies, to go in search by the Copper Mine and Mackenzie's Rivers, and other mutes, with a security of being rewarded at any rate, and munificently in case of success. Secondly, that two or three small vessels be sent in different directions. Thirdly, that the Davis's Straits ships be encouraged to sail a fortnight or more before the usual time, and explore the coast before they come to the fishing ground. These or any other expedients should be adopted, rather than a single chance be lost of saving these brave men.— (IVezeciistle Chronicle.) REPEAL OF THE SALT TAX.—There , is no class to whom the abrogation of the Salt Tax has given greater saris f.ction than the country people. " They called on me yester day ( Wednesday Bth instant) in numbers," says a respect a bl e dealer, " and those that never bought above seven pounds at a time in their lives, went off smili ng w i t h h alf a hundred weik i lit." .( Glasgow Chronicle.) • EW LONDON BRIDGE.----W P understand that the fifty-two designs for this intended structure have been sub mitted to Messrs. So*Nr, NASH, and SMIRICE ; but that the report made by these Gentlemen has not met the entire appro bation of the Bridge house Committee, who have consequently referred it back to them for further consideration. It is not, however, understood that the Commi ttee w il t be entirely go. verned by the ultimate - opinion of the architects abovemention ed.—( Literary )legister.) UTTERING NOTES, KNOWING THEM TO HAVE BEEN STOLEN.—By a recent Act of Parliament, the uttering or offering for payment the notes of country bankers or oaten, knowing them to have been stolen, subjects the offenders to transportation; this, perhaps, is not. gen era ll y k nown, and the information, we thi n k, cannot be too widely circulated. • • 1 ( . ,f 4 ' * '''',. ) 1 * ' A ~ 1 r - ••••,••• . '4,tt ~ - :"-, , -.,- .... .,•»1 . `,..,,,. '.. • 4k1"... "'" . '..,:t i o l t = ~-,1).-.....„. rlo‘ !,: )) , . 2., ... \ -,....., - , ,,A,t 2„........rf,,,.„„,,,•„_ip10t-,.,,,, ~..., ~,,,, f ,„.. .. , , 4P ''.. 1 , .t.. , fc - ,-„ T...,- 7 .•••-..Apt , ',.. 0* 0 -,.-- i , "-' . .. S'Z' 0 ., i t , -13 R OT I'7 - f -- ; , h i t el, .- 4 1 , 4 Q dr --- et; FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Duke and Duchess of Somerset, in Park-lane, from their seat in Devonshire ; the Earl and Countess cf Plymouth, in Grosvenor-square, from Hewitt, Brom sgrove, Worcesrershire ; Earl of Surrey, from Farnham, Suffolk ; General Grosvenor, from Wakefield Lodge, Stoney Stratford ; General Sir H. Fane, Bart., at the Royal Hotel, St. James's -street, from Lincoln shire; Colonel Wilson, at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, from a tour ; Captain Rich, R. N. at the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Portsmouth. CnalloEs.,—The Marquis and Marchioness of Tavistock, from Oakley House, Bedfordshire, for *Windsor; the Earl of Ashburnham, for Asliburnhiun Place, Sussex ; the Earl, Countess, and the Ladies Coventry, for Mcrsham, Surrey; Lord Stdmouth, for his seat, Richmond Park; Lady Sophia Heatlicote, for Ham House, Surrey,; General Clinton, M, P. for his seat in Sussex; Hon. Col. Howard, M. P. at Ashstcad Park, Surrey, from a tour ; Mr. and Mrs. Egerton, at Tatton Park, Cheshire, from Haywarden Castle ; Mr. and Mrs. Lucas, for their seat in Herts ; Count Peltier, from the Pultney Hotel, Piccadilly, for Paris; Cant. and Mrs. Austin, for their seat, near Southampton. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Duke of Montrose gave an elegant dinner last week to a select circle in Grosvenor-Square. Lord Amherst gave a grand entertainment on Friday to his friends, ere his departure for India. Sir Samuel Fludyer, Bart. gave a grand dinner yesterday, at his house in Cumberland place. The Earl of Harrington gave a grand dinner on Sunday to the Duke and Duchess at Somerset, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stanhope, Rev. Mr. Stanhope, and a distinguished party, at . his house in Stable-yard, St. James's. MARRIAGE IN HIGH IFE. Yesterday morning, at St. George's ChurcLh, Hanover-square, by the very Rev. the Dean of Carlisle, the Hon. Major-Gen. Fermor, only brother of the Earl of Pomfret, to Miss Borough, eldest daughter of Sir Richard Borough, Bart. of P ort l an d. place, and niece to Lord Viseount Lake. Immediately after the ceremony the happy pair set out to Stoke Park, near 'Wind sor, the residence ofJohn Penn, Esq. who is first cousin to the Bridegroom and his brother, being ail grandsons of the first Earl of Pomfret. Sir MAT TFIEW and Lady RIDLr Y gave a most elegant Ball and Supper on the evening of the 7th i nst. at Blagdon House, Northumberland. Upw ar d s of 300 cards of invitation were limed ; °and 210 Ladies and Gentlemen were present, corn prizing a great proportion of the distinguished families of the County, as well as several of the Aqui ton of Newcastle. upon-Tyne, including the Mayor Sheriff, &c. &c. Th e Grand Entrance. Hall w a s tastefully decorated with ever. greens, flowers, &c. the which were brilliantly set off with the reflecting lights of a great number of var i egate d The Ball w a s l e d off by Mr. Beaumont, M.P., and the lovely Miss Ridley. In adverting to the excellent arrange. ments for refreshments, &c. nothing could surpass the ad mirable contrivance by which, in several rooms, a numerous train of splendidly attired servants anticipated the wants of the company. The Supper itself, including the patisserie and ices, would have done honour even to Mr. Wattier.— The richest soups, viands the most delicate and piquant, in ailiance with the most inviting patisserie, formed a triad of attraction perfectly irresistible. The treasures of the cel lar, too, were dispensed with a generous hand, —if such may be the remark, where the deli cious w i nes o f France and Hungary were equally under contribution with those of Spain and Portugal.—lna word, nothing more truly magqtfique has been witnessed in - Northumberland for a long time. I t were superfluous to add, that the polite attention of the worthy Host and the very amiable Hostess, gave a combk to the whole, which will long cause the Blagdon Banquet to be had in-cheer ful remembrance. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, as well all Lord Grey and family, although expected, were not among the distinguished. party. • WweitESTER, JAN. 'Fleming, Esq. 31. P. for the County. of Hants, invited his tenants to dine with him at Stoneham Park., on the 23d of December, (that being the day be uoually receives his rents). After the cloth was removed, he addressed them in the most animated and liberal speech, declaring his intention of reducing their payments 25 per cent. both in rents and tithes. Ile stated also, that should it be come necessary to make a f urt h er reduction. he should feel it his duty to do it, even if he was obliged to give up his present establishment, and retire to a cottage reeidence.—The- same worthy Gentleman has distributed several hundred pair of blankets, to the poor of North and South Stoneham.—Our worthy Mayor (J. Slant, Esq.) has had the gratification of distributing 251. to the poor, the b ounty o f James W, Leigh, Esq., M.P. for this city.-11. Baring, Esq., Somerly-houee, has distributed to the poor of his neighbourhood two bullock s , and a proportionate quantity of' bread - and cheese.—On Tues day se'ntught, nearly 300 school children were regaled at Up. ton Gray, through the liberality of Mrs. Beanfoy, with roast beef and plum pudding. After dinner each girl received a new bonnet and frock, and each boy a hat and shirt. On the fol lowing clay the whole of the parish of Upton Gray was plenti fully supplied with excellent soup by the same bountiful lady. ANEcnoTE.--,--A man who boasted that he knew how to employ his time to the best advantage, told a friend that he never walked out without a book in his hand. " Well!" replied the other, " that is the best way to read without advau tage, and walk without pleasure. LAUGHING.—" I never saw a Frenchman laugh. They smile, they grin, they shrug up their should ers , they dan ce , t h e y cr y ," If a! " and "Ciel ! but they never give themselves up to boisterous unlimited laughter. They have always a rein upon their lungs, and their muscles are drilled to order. Their mirth does not savour of flesh and blood. I do not mean to contend for that pampered laugh which grows less and less, in pre/portion as it is high fed—(so gin given to children stops their growth )—but for a good broad humorous English laugh. such as belongs to a farce or a fair. The Germans laugh sometimes, the Flemings often, the Irish always: the Sp a ni er d' s face is fused, and the Scotch man's thawed into a laugh ; but a Frenchman never laughs.— They smile, indeed; but whet then? Their smile is like their soupe !naive, thin ; their merriment squeezed and strained : there is in it something of the acid of their salads, something of the pungency of their sauces, but nothing nit/etc/Piaui: it is neither solid nor ethereal—but a thing between wind and water, not of earth nor heaven—good note bad, but villanously in different, and not to be admitted as miethe—(London Ma g. ) It was asked the other day, how it happened that the price of milk continued so high, while • the price of every other article had fallen So con. siderably ? when some one replied, that it must arise from the scarcity cf water, occasioned by the hard frost. 'On Wednesday night the Professors' room in the College was broke into by two boys, who carried off four of the gowns. Intimation having been given to the Police, the young depredators were apprehended next day and the stolen property recovered.—( Edinburgh Courant,Jan. 11,) SERIOUS ACCIDENT.--An occurrence, not un like that o f th e un f o it unate R owe and litca.stmi, took place on Sunday, within a mile of where that catastrophe happened, on the Totteridge road. Mr. Toilet and his friend Harrison werel coming to London between 11 and 12 o'clock, 1 when they overtook a market waggon, and think ing there was room: to get by on the near side with their gig, rather than cross some.gravel, the wheel of the gig caught that part of the waggon, and it was overturned with a tremendous -trash and shivered in pieces. Mr. Torte!, who was driving, was thrown ,to a considerable distance, had an arm broke, and his face seriously injured. His companion was taken up-senseless, as part of the chaise went over him. We were yesterday informed that his bruises are of a serious rather than of a dangerous nature, and he was removed to his residence, Pitt-terrace, New-road, Pad diugton, yesterday morning. POETRY. LINF.rS WAXTTEN BY T. CAMPDELL, Anti inscribed on the Monument lately finished by Mr. CnaxTrtrY, which has been erected by the Widow of Admiral Sir G. CAMPBELL, K.C.B. to the Memory of her Husband. To him, whose loyal, brave, and gentle heart, Fulfill'd the hero's and the partriot's part, Whose charity, like that which Paul enjoined, Was warm, beneficent, and unconfined, This stone is rear'd : to public duty true; The seaman's friend ; the father of his crew ; 31ild in reproof; sagacious in command ; Ile spread fraternal zeal throughout his band, And led each arm to act, each heart to feel, 'What British valour owes to Britain's weal. These were his public virtues :—but to trace Ills private life's fair purity and grace, To paint the traits that drew affection strong From friends, an ample and an ardent throng, And, more, to speak his memory's grateful claim On her who mourns him most, and bears his name, O'ercomes the trembling hand of widow'd grief, O'creomes the heart, uneoncious of relief, Save in religion's high and holy trust, 'Whilst placing their memorial o'er his dust. SPORTING INTELLI G ENCE. TING-ROO3l, JAN. 13 nElt .—STATE OF TILE ODDS, 11 V. 13 to 1 agst Talisman 15 to 1 agst Pantina. 15 to 2 agst Emily 5 to 2 agst Folly 2 to l agst Webb OAKS. 9 to 1 agst Sister to Sailor, Ct..% RET. 3to 1 agst Moses I 9to 2 agst Pesthuma 7to 2 agst Sw a p j 7to 1 agst Wanton. DONCASTER ST. LEGEIt. 9 to I agst Sherwood 112 to 1 agst Fanny. 7 to 1 agst Zaida HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. Mk.:ETINGS . OP ROUNDS IN THE PII.P.9ENT WEEK. Ms Majesty's Stag-hounds, on Friday, at Bedfont. The York and Ainsty Fox-hounds, on Friday, at Red Houst Wood. Sir M. M. Sykes's Fox-hounds, on Thursday, at Millington ; and on Friday, at the Castle Howard Inn. The Sinnington Fox-hounds, on Friday, at Welburn Lane. The Roxby and Cleveland Fox-hounds, on Friday,. at Court Oreen. The Northumberland Foi4lounds, on Thursday, at Wol. sin ton ; and on Saturday, at Spitall The York City Harri ers , on Th ursday, near Suet Carr. The York Harriers, on Friday, at Grafton. The Earl of liarewood's /founds had a most capital day's sport on Saturday last. They ran for one hour and fifty-five minutes, and killed one fox from Haywood. SnownNa.— There was aby day on the Ist inst. stt Fryston, th e res id ence of It. Milnes, Eq. The party consulted. of Lord P o lli ngton, E. Wyvill, Esq. Hon. E. Pctre, T. S. E s Duncombe, E sq . Gossip, q. Sir Philip Musgrave, F. Lumley, Esq. and G. 131 and, Esq. when 272 pheasants, 143 hares, 114 rabbits, and 2 woodcocks, were bagged. A ineetine for.the county of Dublin was hold on Friday lass, at which resolutions were paised, highly ex. pressive of indi g n at i on at t h e late outrage on the Lord Lieu tenant. The Sheriff' for some time objected to putting resolu tions otiggested by different gentlemen. It is supposed to have been one of the most respectable meetings that has net in that county for ninny years. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. —The attention of the Magistrates of this t own i s i mperiously required to stop the cruelty inflicted, two or three times every week, on the animals which draw those public nuisances called " Vans." On Sun day morning last above 9 o'clock, one of these vehicl es arrived in Castleestreet, w i t h f our horses so completely knocked up, that they stood still from weakness, when the man who rides behind, and the man who dmve, dismounted, and commenced flogging the horses in a most shameful and cruel manner, by which means they contrived to force the Oar animals on about ayard at a pull; near the Home and Jockey a trace broke, and the van swung round and nearly °vertu tried, to the great danger of persons pass ing; this 'cruel scene, we are informed, lasted full half an hour, the time occupied in going from the bottom of Castle-street to the turnpike; and, to the disgraceof the spectators, no person took the perpetrators betbre a Magistrate. The week before a fitriner's man had compassion on the animals, and drew the van up the hill with his master's horses. Tuesday last, about a quarter before nine, one of these "an,came down Castle-street ; one o f t h e w h eel horses had a raw place on the shoulder, and the skin hanging down at least three inches, and every step the poor animal took the blood trickled on the ground from the collar pressing on the Wound. These enormities are practised in a greater or less degree two or three times every week, and we trust this mention of the subject will cause a stop to be put to them, and that the Ma gistrates will have the van indicted, for it is afways loaded to such a height as to endanger the lives of persons in the streets, as it passes through the town. 'We apprehend it must b e con . 'vary to law t o suffer it to travel on the Sabbath day.--( Reading Mercury.) EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT AT CHELTENHAM.-011 Thursday evening list, a horse attached to a gig took fright and run furiously down AVinchcombe-street, violently plung ing and kicking, until, by b rea ki ng the harness and shafts, he disengaged himself from the gig, carrying the remnants with him, which,' dangling about his legs, uch in creased his fury. In .this state h e crosse d the street in a direct line to the Plough Inn coach-office, and coming in contact with the iron gas hitop-post, he struck it with such violence as to precipitate it into the office ein which wer e several persons a t th e t i me, all of whom, 'however, escaped injury. Striking against t h e post turned the infuriated anie . mal another direction, and he instantaneously dashed through the window of Mr. Hale's elegant music shop, and after dealing destruction on all aroun d, b rea ki ng the harps, pianos, and every thing else i n hi s way , b es id es a beautiful stained glass window at the end of the shop, representig St. Cecilia, lie fell ex h austed. Fortunately no person was injured except a porte r , w h o having just previously retreated Eo the window of the above-named shop for safety, was forced through it with the animal. It would be difficult to describe the etinfu tion it created. 'We understand the damage done at Mr. Hale's shop is nearly 400;.—f Bath Journal. ) MELANCHOLY SCICIDE.—On Wednesday the gat inst., an inquisition was taken at Potion, before T HOMAS TIMES, gent., Coron er f or t h e county of Bedford, on view of the body of William Chandler, a young man, 2I years of age, who. on the Friday preceding poisoned himself by taking a quantity of corrosive sublimate, tit muriat of Mercury, which be had purchased at a druggist's shop, for the alleged pur pose of destroying rats. Deceased for the last 18 months had been on terms of intimacy with a young woman of Patton, whom he was in the habit of visiting every five or six weeks, his business, viz. that eef travelling with earthenware, preclud ing more frequent opportunities of seeing her. On Cheistm ee . day, deceased was with the young woman, and on the Friday following she accompanied him about a mile on his way to Bed. ford, whither he alleged he was going to meet his master. She then left him, but instead of his pursuing his journey to Bedford, liereturned to Potion, and engaged a bed at the Swan, at which place he spent part of the evening, and appeared ouite cheerfni. On retiring to rest he asked for a glasa of peppermint, saying he would drink it warm in bed. The landlady accordingly car. tied it to him, and then left him, telling him she would send for the light when he was in bed. In her abeence he took the opportunity of infusing the poison in the glass of peppermint and immediately drank the deadly draught. But in a few minutes he repented of his folly, and feeling the violent effects of the poi son, he desired the assistance of a surgeon,who was accordingly' called, but in vain ; the work of death had commenced, and thepowere of art Neese insufficient to attest its progress • the de ceased . expired about two o'clock on the ensuing Tuesday morning. A prat variety of witnesses were examined upon oath, but not the slightest reason for his committing the fatal act could be elicited. Previous to his death deceased was in terrogated on the subject, but his only reply was, " That he would not open his mouth to make other people wise." The inquiry lasted from three o'clock in the afternoon until seven in the evening, when the Coroner having summed up the evi dence, the Jury deliberated a few min u t es , an d unan i mously returned 41 verdict of fly de sr.—(Buck. Chronicle.) MERCANTILE SHIPPING. Extract of a Letter from the ziAreat to Lloyds' at Memel, dated December 20. • " Since last night we have had a sharp frost, and our Haff is completely fast to the entrance of the harbour. " In consequence of the repeated applications made from home, against the late additional port charges laid on British and other shipping, it is expected that an alteration will take place before spring ; I , however, think it necessary to peint out to Owners and Shipmasters, that all vessels which bring liniestone, chalk, rubbish, or even atonestof little or no value .as is often the case, from some ports in Scotland, Sweden, and Norway, are liable to double port charges, the same as if loaded with valuable cargoes, representations have been made against this charge,:and it is to be hoped that, an exemption will be made, which I shall not fail to communicate." DEAL, JAw. I3.—Wind W.—The Edward, Draw, for St. Vincent's, and Creole, Cotesworth, for Pernambilco, came down on Friday night an d sa il ed. Came down last night and sail e d the Fortitud e , M art i n, for Jamaica. Arrived the Dania, Mathews, from Lisbon, and sailed for the Rive r , w i t h t h e rest of the homew a rd-b oun d . PonrastollTll, JAN. l3.—Wind E.N.E.—The wind being Northerly, this morning the homeward -bound ships, with a large fleet of colliers, (it having again backed), brought upend remain in safety. Arrived the Vrow Alargaret.a, from Smyrna in fill days, and placed under quarantine ; and Gletiner, Brad well, from Cephalonia. PLYMOUTH, JAN. I2.—M'ind E.—Put back the General Palmer, the William (leaky), and the Susannah. FaLarouTn, JAN. 12.—IVind E.N.E.—Arrived the Dar. set, Hart, from Seville in 27 days. Sailed th. 3 Arno, Samuel and Sarah, Bedford, Union, and George the Fourth, for Lon don ; also hi s Majesty's schooner Pioneer, from Plymouth. Ilan wren', Ja)r. 13.—It'ind E. by B.—The Packets which sailed last Wednesday have this day put back, having had strong contrary winds. Arrived the June Packet, from Got tenburg ; and Lord I)uncan Packet, from Holland. Sailed the Castlereagh Packet, for Holland. Tll E ARMY. The following changes are ortlere , l to take place in the quarters of the Ist (or Itoyal) Dra. goons. General T. GAUTII, Colonel To March. From. To And Arrive. 1 Troop...lBth Inst....lpswich Norwich 17th Instant. 1 Ditto....lBth ditto ... Norwich Ipswich .......17th ditto. 1 Ditto....lBtli ditto... Canterbury Deal 18th ditto. I Ditto....lBth ditto ...Canterbury...livthe ....... lBth ditto. 1 Ditto ....18th ditto... Deal ........... Cinterbury 18th ditto. I Ditto....lBth ditto ..... ....Canterbury 18th ditto. --- PORTSMOUTII, JAN. IL—On Sunday hat, the Charles Forces extraship, arrived here front Madras, bringing Major Dumas, the Staff, .and other Officers, and above 100 m en o f the 0 1th regiment ; a bo ut t h e, same number having previously sailed from Madras in the Liverpool ship Melina, for Chatham. The men which comprised the remainder of the regiment, vo.. lunteereti to continue their services in India, in other Corps.— The Charles Forbes will sail for Chatham when the wind is fair, to disembark the troops.—And, on Monday', the depot of the 68th regiment (about 250 men) commanded by Colonel Hall, will march from this place, f or Ch at h am. Detachments of the 14th regiment, f rom Alb any Barracks, and of the tfhlt and 07th, from this garriSon, marched yesterday morni ng f or Chatham, to embark there on the 13th instant for Bengal.— Detachments of the 30th, 41st, 4Gth,- and 09th regiments are to proceed from this place next week to Chatham, to embark about the 10th of February, for Madras. rRY JAN. 11. Yesterday the Court was . occupied with the case of Wru. Fraser Tytler, EMI. of liurdsyards, pursuer, against Lachlan Mackintosh, Esq. of Raiginore defende r . Th e i ssues were whether e x p ressions i n certain letters written by the defender to Colonel Francis Win. Grant, Lord Lientemun of the county of Inverness, and to the right 'honourable Charles Grant, mem. bet of Parliament for the county, represented, or were intended to represent, the pursuer as being guilty of gross fraud and op. pression, and as being actuated by corrupt and improper mu. Lives in the appointment of persons to be Justices of peace in the county of Inverness. The. damages were lifid at 5,000/. Mr. IlloaryttErrr opened the ease for the pursuer, and esti ed several witnesses or the highest respectability, who gave Mr. Tytler the most unblemished character, anti as beisig a gentleman of the strictest honour. Mr. JEMMY addressed the Jury for the defender, in a speech of great ingenuity, in which he contentle.d, dim persons in their private conversation or correspondence, often used eit pressions which they never meant should be interpreted literally. The Lone CHIEF•COMMISSIDNER summed up the case to the Jury, who, after a short consultation, returned a verdict for the pursuer—Damages, 8001. Counsel for the pursuer—James MoncrietT, \% m. and Patrick . nobertson, Rom., Advocates ; James Tytler and Hugh 11I‘Quoen, Emirs. W.S. agents. Counsel for the defender.-.. Francis Jeffrey, lien. Cockbtirri, and Duncan Mathison, Daps., Advo cates; iE neas W. S. ag e n t . A M tI.ANCTIOL,Y CATASTIt OPH bou firCo weeks ago, a very respectable Sussex farmer on taking* his gun in the presence of some of his family, said tic was going out to shoot sparrow's, bu !it soon afterwards appeartd, that instead of bending hiscourse to the fields for that purpose he retired to hi s granary, and there (being driven by the: extreme pressure of the times to desperation) shot hinvielf, and in the following manlier:—Be lodged the but-end, of his gun between some laths of a broken partition, and placed the muzzle close to his throat, in the hope of instantaneous death, - but in giving effect to the trigger with one hand, it so influenced the action of the other directing the muzzle that the charge, instead of entering the throat, as was intended, pasted along one side of his ne a r , and produced a shocking laceration, and strange to tell, with out d iv idi ng the carotid a r t ery .. In this state the unhappy inan quitted the granary by a strp.ladder, and sought support against a fence in the open air, leaning on which and Weeding, he was soon afterwards found, mules acOA at, possible placed under the care of a surgeon, but to no pur- • pose, the wound was not to be cured, as he lingered a week or ten days, an d t h en exp i red full of sorrow and repentance. The deceased, who used his own land to considerahlo extent, was highly respected, and we hear, at the cominence; , meet of the agricultural distress, possessed large . property ; but finding his capital. wasting, and ricithaving fortitude sufficient to bear up against the loss, his mindiank into insanity, and by which he wail, no doubt, driven to the cornmission of the rash and fatal act—( Surstx ildreraser.) A dreadful accident occurred lately at Bled low Ridge, near Prince's Risborough. The Son of Mr. EnetoNus, a miller, having been sent to sweep the dressing mill, his pinafore , caught it some of the Machinery, and dragged him in among the works. The father heard the crash 'caused by the disaster, and suspecting what had happened, immediately stopped the mill. The unfortunate youth wait extricated, and a surgeon eiit for, who pronounced his case hopeless, so.. vend of his bones being broken, besides several iuternal bruises. He lingered in great agony till the day.after the accident, and was then relieved from his siaerings by death. A Conomta'S IsiouesT was held hist night be fore T. Sucurost, Esq. Coroner, at , Cuy's Hos pital,- on the body of James 'hewn, aged The deceased was servant at the White Hart, in the Borough Market ; on Saturday night, about: ten o'clock, while standing in front of the bar, receiving change from his master, a vein burst in his leg, from which the blood flowed copiously his master advised him to go to a surgeon, but be fore he had gone five doors lie fell down, and wits iinveyed to St. Thotoas'9 Hospital ; all thi,4 time the blood fl owe d profusely. After he ar rived at the hospital he became so restless that he was strapped down, and while the surgeon was pursuing the requisite steps for his • recovery, lie breathed his last under the operation, from exhaustion and loss of blood.----Verdiet—" That the deceased died rrom the bursting of a blood vessel in his leg, and ”. exhaustion. .1 ..N1