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!'!' (From the Conditutionnel.) {From the Etoile,) [From the Journal de Path.] P O's, Drc. 16.—1 t is reported that the Spa- Bishops have presented at the foot of the th r"lie of his Catholic Majesty a protest against the dis missal of D. Victor Saez, and the admission into his M"iesty's Council of a Minister who exercised uiplomatic functions during the administration of the Cortes. The same authority states that the r.allt9 proposed by the Clergy, in aid of the finances of the State, have been made under cer talc' conditioUs, and are subordinate in every e4 se to the success of their political remonstrances. P1111 "NAN, DEC. B.—The corporation of the ,;, '"Y °1 Barcelona has taken measures, with the content of the French Military Authorities, to establish the police of the city. The inhabitants are obliged to provide themselves with certifi ee te 3 of safety, and of persona l d escr i pt i on , th a t they flay not be confounded with suspected Persons. Every person without property, or 211 " 411 s of su b s i stence, is obliged to take his im mediate departure from the city, under pain of arrest. ,1:114 Corregidor of Valencia has announced to th e inhabitants of that city the speedy arrival of I , 41111 4 Count Molitor, Commander in Chief of ‘ ne 9 " 4 "rim ; and as a proof of gratitude for the v ' t 4ic e 3 performed by this warrior, he has in iJ " inhabitants to go to meet him, and to th ur ninate the city on the night of his arrival, so' d a 4t it may be as brilliant as on the brightest 3'. lie has also desired that the fronts of the . 3 Uu I 3 111 the str e ets thr o ugh which the Marshal tr Pass, shall be hung with magnificent tapes thy' Ile then adds the names of the streets ro u %%hid, the Marshal is to make his ap. "ciach. Tzeetas oVock.—Consols opened this : 11 r ° 11 ' 141 g tit 86 t o 868 7 and continued at that :I,llee, wi th little var i a ti on , up to thi s h our .— , e xe was ( f l a go o d d ea l d o i ng i n t h e ear li er par t the mottling, as it appeared that the Bulls (4 4.'4' tak ing th e i r pro fi t.— W e do not hear as yet 0:111Y txpres4 having arrived from Paris later , 4c ; that with Tuesday's prices, which were is r• au c • after 'C hange, and Spanish 281-. It PPused that on Wednesday there w as no vvieat niteratiOn in the prices at Paris, other should h ave had an express this morning. ' t Private Letter of Tuesday asserts, that the Asent. It appears that the birth-day of the Queen of SPAIN was celebrated with all due splendour at the Spanish Court ; but we hear no thing of the amnesty which was expected to have been published in honour of the occasion. We extract the following articles : ENVIRONS or BESALU, Nov. 19.—The militia and the guards of Lloberas have returned to their homes. Their language is unsutferable. They are still in arms and in uniforms, and frequently Cry " Nye la Consillation!" The Alcalde and the principal prisons of the Commune openly protect them. An account of this conduct has been transmitted to the Captain General of the Province, and his orders rezpecting it are expected. From the Journal des Wats. ) MADRID, Dec. 9.—The birth-day of the Queen was celebrated by a general kissing of hands and a grand gala at Court, at which the Foreign Am bassadors, the Grandees of Spain, and the Gene rals and Military Chiefs assisted. It is not true, as reported in some of the French Journals, that the Duke de Medina Cceli has bees exiled from the Court. (From the Courier Francais.) PARTS, DSC. 16.—The Journal de Toulouse gives the following account of the late Ministe rial Revolution in Spain : " MAltin, DEC. s.—Don Victor Saes has just been exiled. rfe Was allowed only 24 hours to leave Aladrid. His Majesty a PPainted him Bishop of Tortosa. On the evening of the 3d the King summoned his Ministers to meet him, and spoke to th em, it is said, in the following words You occupy your selves very hula with the affairs of my kingdom, and very much with your own intrigues, your own passions, and your ventesnces. The preient King is not the King of former times ; YOU shall know me. I have no need of you.' On the instant the only Minister, who is retained, the Minister of the Marine, countersigned the Decree which formed the new Ministry." MADRID, DEC. o.—ln the public places, the P r omenades, the circles, the coffee-houses, and t he shops, nothing is now talked of but the change is the Spanish Ministry and the dismissal of the i lew Bishop of Tortosa. Every one gives his ° Pinion according to the manner in which he con siders himself initiated into the secrets of the Mi.' Histry, or according to his fancy. It has been reported to-day that a Royal Decr ee of Amnesty was to be published in ho nour of the Queen's birth-day; but the Journals make no mention of it. The report is also cir culated that Don Victor Saez has refused the Bishoprick of Tortosa, and that he is about to resume his functions of Canon of the Metropo- I ‘ t mv Church of Toledo. present Spnisit Ministry, aro determined not to acknowledge the Old Spanish Loan. FOREIGN MARKET.---Spanish Bonds opened at 28, 28i, 28, 278, 28, with scarce any business transacting. In all other Foreign Securities there is nothing doing. SOUTIf AMERICA.--We have received N THE REVENUE.—We are happy to he able to announce that the Revenue still continues largely on the advance. On Saturday last there was a surplus in the department of the Customs of no less than 790,0001. During the nine weeks, be tween the 10th October, 1823, and Saturday last, the surplus was 225,0001. The Excise Revenue is also improving nearly in equal proportion. Extract of a letter from Grenada, dated Oct. 20. 46 Shortly after accounts were received here of the insurrection in Demerary, the President of this Island got inform a ti on th at an insurrection was planned and arranged amongst the Negroes here also ; and that it would forthwith break out by setting fire to the town in four different places. This created considerabl e alarm, and an order was immediately issued that a company of the Militia should mount guard in town every evening, and send out patroles during the night. Some Negroes, principally domestics, were apprehended.— Amongst others was the boy Bastian, many years belonging to you. This boy was overheard making use of language highly mutinous, and stating that he would very shortly have the plea sure of taking his master's life —such is the return for the kindest of treatment. The boy was I sent off the Island. The nightly guards were discontinued about a fortnight ago, and we are now in perfect tranquillity, and the Slaves apparently contented. This state of things, we hope, will now continue without further innova tions ; indeed, we cannot bring ourselves to I think that the British Government will be so un just as to rob its subjects of their property, by emancipating their slaves without paying their full value." Piedmontese Gazettes to the Bth instant have brought further details of the devastation com mitted at Messina by the dreadful storm which prevailed there on the 14th ult. The number of dead bodies found amounts to 381. Among the persons who have perished are Cavaliere BANnIERE and his wife, and their five young children. The villages of the Camaro Inferior', of Gazzi, Santo Bordonaro, Santa Lucia, San Filippo, have suffered great damage; as also that of Anunziala, the church of which is destroyed. WINDSOR, DEC. 17.—Arrived on Monday afternoon, at Frogmore, their Royal Highnesses the Princess AUGUSTA and the Duchess of GLIM.. CESTER, from Claremont, where their Royal Highnesses had been on a visit to Prince LEO. POLD for a few days. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of GLoucgrrra and suite left Frogmore a short time after her arrival for Bag'hot to dinner.—Abous seven o'clock on Monday morn ing marched from the Foot Barracks the Royal Fusileers, with their Band playing in front of the Regiment ; they marched for Chatham Bar racks. Soon afterwards the 34th Regiment of Foot marched into them : this Regiment has been 22 years in the East Indies. Mr Secretary CANNING iS still confined to his bed charilber by indisposition ; but we understand that persons on public business are daily admit ed at Gloucester Lodge. Mr. Ilusm,tlie Envoy from the United States, was with the light Hon. Gentleman for a considerable length of time on Wednesday ; and Mr. NuGENT, Mr. PARISH, and Mr. ROWCHOFT, paid their respects in per son to Mr. CANNING yesterday, previously to , leaving town. These 6entleme - n - have been a p. pointed Consuls-General to Chili, Buenos Ayres, and Peru, and are expected to embark very shortly on board his Majpsty's ship Cambridge. Sir PHILIP ItocuE arrived at the Foreign Of fice on Wednesday from Madrid, with ilia- Secretary patches for Mr. CANNING. 'run REV. C. C. COLTON.—The mystery re specting the retreat of this gentleman remains in impenetrable obscurity. It appears that, just before his departure from this country, if he really left it, that he intended to change his Bankers and consulted a friend on the subject. The friend recommended others, but advised the latter not to suffer the Reverend Gentleman to overdraw them. Forgettiug, however, this caution, it appeared to them that he had over drawn to the amount of 8001. ; but, upon a fur ther search into the documents deposited in the Bankers' hand, a parcel was found containing notes to the amount of several thousands, which, after indemnifying themselves, they mean to assign to the Commissioners of Bankrupts. It is said that Mr. COTTON had obtained leave of his Dio cesan to quit the country; but so many stories are in circulation respecting this extraordinary affair, that nothing like certainty has yet been developed. York Papers to the 24th ult. The following is the only article of interest which they contain : " NEW YORK, Nov. 17.—The Curagoa Courant, files of which we have re ceived to the 18th Oct. inclusive, confirms the accounts previously received from Caraccas, respecting the for midable preparations making in Colombia to reduce Porto Cavello ; and add that Gen. Paez bad already commenced his operations by a bombard meat of the Castle of San Felipe.' " A letter from Caraccas, dated 7th October, six days later than our last accounts, statesthat officialdispatches had been re. ceived from Bolivar, dated head-quarters at Paste, 26th July, by which it appears that, accompanied by Gen. Salem, he entered Pasta by two different roads, and for the third and last time paci fied this turbulent city, after putting to death upwards of 600 rebels, without leaving one alive to undertake another insurrec tion. The President (continues the writer) pathetically takes his leave of his friends her* he repairs to Peru at the head of 16,000 bayonets; nor will he return to his beloved country un. til peace is restored to our sister republic, and the happiness and tranquillity of Colombia is thereby for ever ensured. Thismaster piece he is confident to achieve before a year is elapsed, and no sooner Is this done than he will retire from active life, and finish the remaining part of his days quietly in the city which gave him birth. The second in command of the rebel Cinneros, ; Captain Aguirre, is taken prisoner and brought here.'" FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. Baron Fagcl entertained a distinguished party to dinner yes terday at his house, 'Whitehall-place: to-morrow Ills Excel lency will entertain another large party. Sir George Warrender, Bart. has issued cards of invitation for a dinner party to-morrow at his house, Whitehall-place. The Duke and Duchess of Buckingham intend passing the Christmas festivities with a distinguished party of friends at their seat, Avington, Hants, and not at Stowe, as was ex. pected. MAIMAGE IN HIGH LlFE.—Yesterday, by Special Li. eens3, at St. George's, Hanover-square (by the, Rev. George Champagne, Canon of Windsor), William Buncombe, Esq., M. P., to the • Right lion. Lady Louisa Stewart, youngest daughter of the Earl of Galloway. There were present, the Earl and Countess of Galloway, Marquess and Marchioness of Blandford, Lord Garlies, Lady C. Stewart, Charles Duncombe, Rig., Mrs. Henry Duneornhe, Sir Charles Paget, Sir Arthur Leg;e, Mr. and Lady K. Stewart, Lady Charlotte and the Misses Crofton, Mr. and Mrs. Berkeley Paget, Gen. and Mrs. Champagne, lion. Henry Legge, Mr. B. Polls, &c. A DIIIRAIAT SESSION3.—This morning the Ge neral Sessions of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery, for the trial of offences committed on the High Seas within th e j ur i s diction of th e Hi g h Court of Admiralty, commenced in the Old Bailey, before the Right Hon. Lord SrowEr.r. and the usual Officers. On the Court being pro claimed in the mual manner, the Grand Jury were sworn. Lord SrowEt.t, then addressed them, and in the course of his Charge observed that the Calendar presented numerically nothing of any very extraordinary magnitude, and the offences were not of a very aggravated character, although some of them were very serious. There was a charge of piracy, to which he advised their serious attention, and some cases of robbery : on the whole, he was happy to say that the Ses. bion would not have to deliberate upon crimes remarkable for their atrocity. The Grand Jury then retired, and the morning was occupied in the usual preparatory forms of proclamation, &c. Tuesday morning the Duke of CLArtENcE left hi• residence at Bushey Park, on a visit to the Marquis of WitqcucsTEtt, at his seat, Atnport House, near Andover, Hampshire, fora few days. Signor de BEGNIS and his beautiful and ac complished Cara Sputa have, it seems, left Bath, and arrived in town, preparatory to the opening of the musical campaign at Head Quarters in the Haymarket. The French Paper of Wednesday last, en titled L'Etoile, noticing the representation of The Vespers of Palermo, mentions the nape of the fair author, Mrs. HMAMS ; of the actors, Messrs. Youtsa, C. KEIABLN, and ABBOTT; and of the author of the Prologue; but in reporting an opinion of the Ploy, it seems to have relied on the most churlish of the London Critics. The Play, however, it seems, will soon be represented again, and then those Critics will probably alter their opinion, as a new Actress is to perform the part in which the other was so unkindly treated by many of the audience. MINA may be hourly expected in London. Ire has written a letter to a: friend in town, in which h;1 states, that he intends going to London, but that be shall travel incog. ; and that as be knows his friend's address, he shall soon have the pleasure of calling upon him. EFFECTS OF Fatawr.—On Wednesday night, and when the storm was at its utmost violence, several tiles were blown from the roof of the house occupied by a Airs. Comm., in Barrow-street, Pentonville; and so greatly alarmed was Airs. Cooke (an elderly lady), that she immediately drop. pod; and although assistance was instantly given, she ex pi re d from excessive fright. What makes the accident more dia. tresaing, is, that Mrs. Cooke enjoyed an income of 1001. per annum, which, at her death reverts to a distinguished character, and leaves her aged husband without any means of support BATH, DEC. 17.—Yeaterday the : Annual Bath Agricultural Meeting was held, which was attended by. the Noble President the Marquis of LANsnovr.N ' and most of the ci4oeunnttlyemenAftaner inp and practical the prize cattle,tAgrictdttris an excellentinthisp dinnerartottie was served up by Messrs. Bishop and Cooper, of the White Hart, at which the Noble Marquispresided with his customary urbanity, surrounded by about 120 persons. His Lordship re tired from the banquet early, and went to the Theatre, attend. ed by several Alembers of the Society. The Play was appro. priate enough for an Agricultural Meeti, namely, John B u ll. This afternoon the Marquis left Bath fortis seat, Bow W oo d, in Wiltshire. The Earl of Teignmouth, in Portman-square ; Sir Robert Wilson in the Regent-street; Earl Nugent, in Pall-mall; the Earl of Portarlington, at the York Hotel, Albemarle-street, from St. Petersburgh ; the Countess St. Martin de Front, at her house in Montague-square, from a tour; Baron and Ba roness Montesquieu, and Family, in Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square, from Bridge Hill House, Canterbury ; Mr. Barnett, in Lower Berkeley -street ; Colonel and Mrs. Burke, in South Audley-street ; Mrs. and Miss Greville, in Grosvenor place; Mrs. Bradford, in York-place; Mrs. and Miss Robin son, in Conduit-street; Gen. Poyntz, in Gloucester-place; Major and Mrs. Powell, in Baket-street ; Colonel Salmon, in Montague-place ; Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Thomson, in Park street; Lady Sheffield, in Upper Wimpole-street ; Mrs. and Miss Trower, in Hertford -street ; Mrs. and Miss Wheeler, in Brook-street; Mrs. Roberts, in Welbeck-street ; Mrs. and Miss Wheatley, in Grosvenor -street; Mrs. and Miss Clayton, in Montague-square; Mrs. Foote, in Wimpole-street ; 'Mrs. and Miss Walton. in Clarges-street ; Mrs. Waller Young, in Welbeck-street; Mrs. and Mi ss Wh arton , i n G eor ge -street, Westminster; Mr. Knight,. in Portland-place; Mr. and Mrs. Walls, in Cumberland-street ; Lady Dallas, in Bloomsbury square; Mrs. Ra ;Trishaw, in Berkeley-street, Manchester square; Major and Mrs. Holiner., in Curzon-street, Mayfair; Mrs. Patterson;, in NVimpole-street ; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace, at their house in York -street, Portman-square ' from Worthin g; Sir Charles Broke, Bart. at Reddi s h' s Hotel, Jermyn-street,, from Norrolk ; Lord Middleton, at Thomas's Hotel, Berke.: ley-square, from Nottinghamshire; Sir Philip Roche, at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond.street, from Spain; C. Nugent, Esq. and It. Coffin, Esq. at ditto, from Hastings; Henry Frampton, Esq. at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's -street, from Cambridge ; Sir Thomas and Lady Hislop, at the London Hotel, Albe marle-street, from their seat, Kent ; Sir G. Webster, Bart. at Long's, Claremont Hotel, Bond-street, from Battel-Abbey, Sussex. ClTAxars.—Lord Nugent, at his brother's (th e D u k e o f Buckingham) in Pall-mall, from his seat, Lilleys, Bucks ; Viscount and Viscountess Granville, for their seat, Wherstead Lodge, Suffolk; Earl and Countess of Darnley, for their treat, Cobham Hall, Kent; Sir George Wombwell, Bart. for his sat Stowlingtoff Hall, Suablk ; Lord Althorpe, at his father's (Earl Spencer) seat in Northamptonshire, from Wiseton Yorkshire; the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith, at Lord F'orester's seat, Willie Park, Salop, from Bucks ; Joseph littytv, and William istiair Critter, Esqrs. from Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, for Tixall Hall, Stafford ; Mr. and Mrs. Barrington Price, from ditto, for Haslernere ; Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins, from ditto, for Bignor Park ; Colonel and .Miss Au brey, from ditto, for Bath. 4 to 1 II to 1 9 to 1 1 to 1 POETRY. HUNTING SONG. On, on to the chase I for the bugle is sounding, The wild deer is started, and flies like the wind, Over brushwood and brake with fleet foot he is bounding, Mocking Huntsman and hound, who toil panting behind. He has clear'd the dark forest—the branches still quiver, Where his wide-spreading antlers have toss'd them aside; And the foam is yet white on the brink of the river, Where, despirate and inAddensd, he plung'd in the tide. But, alas, noble victim ! thy spirit is failing-- Thy struggle for lif e an d for freedom is vain : Thy courage, thy swiftness, thy strength unavailing, Thou never shalt bound through the forest again ! SYNONYMY. A Frenchman, who English would learn, Got hold of an old D►ctionary; But had not the sense to discern, How the meaning of words often vary. lie found that " to squeeze" and " to press," Were both pretty much the same thing; So thus he a friend did address, " Pray, squeeze that young Lady to sing." Like meet of the French, he was npt At trifles accustom'd to stickle; Soon in a fresh hobble he got, For he thought " to preserve" was " to pickle. So thus he took leave at the door, " To see you, dear Lady, I glad am : And till we meet happy once more, Kind-Providence pickle you, Madam !" UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE CADIIIRIDGE, DEC. IR.—The Rev. Edward Irish, of Mag. dalene College, was on Monday last admitted Bachelor in Civil Law. George Frederick Handel Grecnhalgh, Esq. of Cain, Col lege, Wai on th e same d ay a d m i tte d Bachelorin Physic. The Rev. Frederick Le Grice, M.A., and Joseph Power, Esq. B.A. of Clare ILdI, were on 'Wednesday last elected Fel lows of that Society. The Rev. Nicholas John Temple, M.A., and the Rev. John Hind, M.A., of Sidney College, were yesterday elected founda tion Fellows of that Society ; and the Rev. Edward Duncan . Rhodes, M.A. was elected bellow on the Tiverton foundation. At the same time, the Hey. J. Hind, M.A. was appointed one of the Tutors of that Society. At an ordination holden by the Lord Bishop of Bristol, in the chapel of Ch r i s t' s C o ll ege, i n t hi s U n i versity, on Sunday last, the folloWing Gentlemen were admitted into Holy Or ders nrAcows. John Dickenson, RA. Trinity College, Oxford. John Cubitt, B.A. Christ College, Cambridge. Wm. Bumpstead Mack, B.A. C. C. C. Cambridge. Robert Longe, B.A. Caius College, Cambridge. Edward Paing Ilenslow, jest's College Catnbridge. Algernon Langton, I)owning College, (Allege, BY Leff. Dim. from Bishop of Norwich. Frederick Parkin Hook, 13. A. Trinity College Cain!). By Lctt. Dim. from Bishop of Chie ' hester. f hicks Deacle, B.A. En P u l i t- Tu ' e r l s Colle - ge, - Cambridge. ) By L. Dim. from Bishop of Liii. John Henry Steward, B.A. Trinity College, Cambridge. By Leif. Dim. from llithop of Norwich. The following Gentlemen of this University were ordained by the Bishop of Hereford, on the 30th ult. : DEacoxs.—James Bedford Poulden, B.A. St. • John's College ; Frederick Din; B.A. Trinity Colle R. Ambler, B.A. Christ's College; Wm. Vaughan, 1.A.1 St. John's College. PliiEsr.—Reverend Geo. Lartiner Foxton, ILA. Christ's College. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. METTING-ROOlll, Drc. 111 11.--STATE OF THL' ODDS, WO ItTli. 8 to 1 agst Lyrnessa 8 to 1 tight Cressida 1! to 1 agst Reserve 12 to 1 agst Sister to Sailor. BY. 25 to 1 agst Pamir)* 25 to 1 ngst Banshee 2i to 1 agst Vesta 1.10 to 1 ugst Sir Gray 40 to 1 agst Lop waist 45 to I agst Hurl) , Burly 50 to 1 agst 111onyrouslt 60 to 1 ngst Ilyttun's cult. rTuur. 3 to 1 agst Reformer 4 to 1 agst Prudence 5 to 1 agst Quadrille 11 to 2 agst Don Carlos 11 to 2 agst Swiss 13 to 2 apt Refunner 13 to 1 agst Agnes 14 to 1 agst Reticule 14 to 1 *gat lion Carlos 13 to 1 apt Cressida 25 to 1 agst Cydnus 25 to 1 agst Reset - ye 23 to 1 agst Bess 16 to I agst Hospitality 15 to 1 agst Pope Joan 25 to 1 itgst Miss Forester. sgst Prudence eget Lyrnessa agst Sister to Sailor agst Miss Jig. DONCAITER T. LEGlitt. to I agst Altisidora filly 114 to 1 abet The Miller of 4 to 1 eget Swiss Mansfield. Mr. Tattersall entered the Room before its clone, and gave notice that it would be opened on Wednesday instead of the Thursday, being Christmas Day. ASHTON PARK COURSING.—WunxEsnAr,Dre.I6, (LAST DAY.) Matches for 10 soy. each. Mr. Hetherington's Mirth beat Mr. Hancock's red b. ' Mr. Wilson's Fly beat ('apt. Jones's Parnassus. Mr. Roden's Flirt beat Mr. Goodison's wh. d. Mr. Ilarrison's bdle. b. beat Mr. Forth's Gerrard's.cross d. Major Flowers' Slim beat Mr. Owen's Prodigy. For 5 soy. each. Mr. Hovey's Pilot beat Mr. Jeff's blk. b. 11r. Udny's Clara beat Mr. Mee's jiMO. Mr. Meredith's wh. d. beat Mr. Schofield's Pilot. Mr. Watson's Owings beat Mr. Fielder's Merryman. Mr. Jacques' Bess beat Mr. Tudor's spotted b. The weather was unfavourable, and the hares showed but indifferent sport. , • -- ~ . .4.4. . ..,,.. ...., - ~ 1 4 t 4 .,y; '' ~,,A.4 ~,,, ...i - .. , ,, L , ,N4•,',, 0, 4 , - r ,-...,` Jpi r • 4 1; '' , tell - • ' 4 .7* 4, - - --,,- -lur-r,,,,.. , ~,,...' " t . # r , ti , t: 9'‘ ' I k k 4 t f 4.` ECLIPSES IN JANUARY NEXT. THE SUN.—This great and glorious Luminary will be eclipsed on the first day of the New Year; but the eclipse will be invisible in this country, as the conjunction takes place at seven minutes past eight in the morning, when the Sun begins to rise. The same Luminary will be again eclipsed on the night of the 26th of January; hut the eclipse will of course be invisible here; it takes place at 39 minutes past eleven. - THE 14100x.—There will bo an eclipse of the 11loon on the l6th of January, beginning at 113 minutes and 16 seconds after seven, which will be partially visible here. Futx.—This morning, about six o'clock, a fire broke out at Mr. LEGGATT'S, No. 6, Adelphi Terrace, which has entirely destroyed the inle dor of that house, and has injured those adjoin ing. The firemen were at work late this day.-- Fortunately no lives were lost, and it was hoped that all danger would soon be removed. in the late trial for murder at Paris, M. Du bois, an eminent physician, was called upon to say, whether he observed 111 the prisoner Leconfe any appearance of mental alienation. In vain the physician protested that he saw no mark of derangement ; the counsel for the prisoner, with the consent of tile President, insisted upon the head of his client being examines'. The doctor felt the murderer's head, which was, perhaps, destitute of Spumbeim's pro tuberance—or if it be that M. I.)t.Triols is no be liever in craniological theories—but aftergroping all over and round about it, he solemnly declared that he could discover nothing remarkable in the prisoner's brain case. The following is part of the dialogue which succeeded to this examination : The President..." What is the result of your examination ?" Dubois.__" The cranium of the accused presents no de. fertility, and indicates no kind of alienation." Prisoner's Counsel.—" Can you Ray that the accused never has experienced mental alienation ?' M. Dubois...." it is possible he may have when young fore the bones of the head joined; but at present there is no kind of deformity." lIERCANVILIg SUIPPING, PORTSMOUTH, Dm; 'l.l3,Wind S.W.—W e experienced a moat tremendous gale last night from S,S.E., which commenced about five (Meek and continued With.- unabated fury until ten o'clock, when It suddenly, veered round to the westward and became more moderate; during the gale; the. liden, from -London to Leghorn, drove from her attelibrs;. and was obliged to cut away her • mainmast before she told bring up: she is come into harbour to repair. His Majesty's ship Queen Charlotte drove from hermoorings in the barbouri ' and got foul of the Brothers, Wilson, carried away her sprit, top-masts, stove in her sides and decks, anti 4idot,bar damage; the wh o l e o f t h e outward-bound, except the above,„ rode out the gal e at t h e Motherbank all well.-1 he EliXa, Jersey, laden with iron, from Bristol to this Port, drove Jtorrt her anchors, and sunk on Hamilton Bask at the entrance- of, the harbour ;—craw saved. DEAL, DEC. 18.--Wind W., moderate weather.—Gast night it blew a violent gale from S.S.W. : the vessels in the Downs drove, but we do not hear that any of their: have met with an accident.— Put back this morning and remain,. 'the George Hibberts, Drysdale; Fortitude Butcher; Camb r id ge, Barber; Palarnbam, Simpson ; and Clifton, Smith. • - FALMOUTH, DEC. 17.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived from Lon don the John, Ward, for Trieste; and Glory, Scott, for Genea. I Arrived his Maj est y' s b r i g P artridge, with a mail from Lisbon in 12 days. LxvrapooL, DEC. I7.—Mrind S.W.—Arrived the Royalist, Aslibridge, from Mirarnichi ; Concord, Ashford, from New foundland ; and William, - Noyes, from New York—lte. latter - after being on shaman the Hoyle Bunk. The Harmony, nom*ley, lost three anchors anti eables,on Wednesday night in Yarmouth Roads, and afterwards sunk on the beach. • a REMARKABLE NAUTICAL. ACCIDENT. Extract of a letter from a gentleman, passenger on, hoard. the ' 'schooner Mexican, Captain Dawson, to hi t t 'friend in Phila delphia, dated a t Key West, Oct. 8•:—K You will, to doubt, be surprised and much concerned on noticing from whence this cornea. We arrived here in distress two evenings ago from one of the northern keys, where we anchored after the fol lowing accident :-e-On the 4th instant, at about half-past tan o'clock, we were visited by a most tremendous thunder -storm. The lightning struck our fbre-top gallant-, and ered it into a th ousan d p i eces, split the fore-tomast p Fallant-sail shiv into two parcels; descended our foremast, which it very much in_ jureil, until within six feet of the deck.: it there descended the schooner's hold, and passed out just under our starboard fore channels, tearing the copper w ith i t as t h ough a 121 h. Shot had passed through hr. Every one on board, except Capt. Dawson and the man tattle helm, were afiected by electricity. I was in the cabin when the accident happened, and was so severely shocked, that when I recovered I thought I should loSe the use of my hands and arms. I was knoclted down, as wcll as the steward, who did not recover until near night. Shortly after this unfortu nate occurrence, We were alarmed by the appalling cry,4 lire, we diszovered to issue front between decks, and the: quatTtltv or smoke that gushed out of the forecastle prevented the possibility of going down to relieve us in our perilous situation • indeed, as it was, w e h a d nearly lost two men who descended,' for on hauling them on deck they both fell as if dead. You may ima gine the distress that now prevailed on board : the boat was evert too small to hold all of us, and out of sight of land. I told Cot. Dawson ou r on l y c h ance of safety was to smother th e fire if possible, which we attempted by fastening the cabin door and fore-seuttle ; this done, we made all sail our shattered condi tion would admit of for the nearest hand, and in three hours and a half anchored in two fathoms water, to our great joy. We got our chilies and some water and biamit on shore, and then broke up the deck where the fire was, and after a most perse vering active exertion we succeeded in putting out the lira, which had destroyed or injuteal nearly 100 begs, bales, and. packages. Judge what a situation we were in, when the deck was too hot to hear your hand on, and we in the momentary expectation of being overwhelmed with a column of smoke and. fire; in one hour more the schooner would have burnt up in_ spite of every exertion. Thanks be to tied for our miraculoos • escape —it was most providential. We can get nothing here but e carpenter to repair our d ec k, an d contemplate leaving this miserable unhealthy place to-morrow, for Alvarado." AMC SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. The following are extracts of letters received by the Dutch Mail : ST. PETEttsaunon, Nov. 26,1821—The mote of the wind and weather when 1 hail the honour of writing to you by , the hits mail, authorised the opinion I then ventured to give, that the navigation wan closed for the season. A change of wind, how ever, opened a channel fur the arrival of a British ship from. Bourdeaux, which makes the number of British ships arrived this year 602.—0 n the 10th a great number of foreign ships, which had put back on the 7th, sailed again with a fair wind; but I fear they have not made much progress, as we had heaVy gales train the westward all the night of the 12th, and the what of yesterday, till 'daylight this morning. CRONSTADT, Nov. 1 7.—Yestercluy the wind shifted to the S. W. and' blew widm uncommon violence; in consequence of which the water rose, and broke up the ice in every direeciou and dispersed it. To-day the wind shifted to the N. W. end blows fresh. Twenty-five ships were seen at anchor, extending from Cronstadt to near the London Chest, the eastermost which were nil fiveignere, Two of them are in the tier oar, an;'. same of the ships below are getting under weigh, it iS iota gietel, with the intention of proceeding to sea. Nov. 19.—We are informed, that between three and fenr o'clock in the moraine. the ehip t i below got u n d er we i gh, and proceeded to see ; but' the weather has been se bad, and the snow so thick since day4ight, that it is impossible to distinguish any object at 100 fathoms distance. Writ]; the while of the night great quantities of ice passed the Island to the westward, and small bodies are still floating past. The ships as meneoned in our last are till off, and were seen by those coining up near liogland. Though the Channel is full of ice, still as the wind sets it on the south shore, ships niny come up or proceed downward without much difficulty, To the eastward or northward the ice hue drifted into a corn- pact body as far as the eye can reach. • • Nov E 20.—The frost last night appears to have bound . ' the ice in every direction, and to the westward a compact beat!" is to he seen extending from the Light-homie to the south shore consequently we must conclude, as the wind is fresh at Last, that the ice is fixed. THE MARKETS. CORII-EXCHANOR, Disc. 19. The arrivals of this we e k are—Wheat 4,700, Earley 4,100, Oats 7,200, Irish Oats 5,300 quarters; Flour 4,1 M) fowls. The Wheat trade is again brisk to-day, and the prices rather exceed that of Monday's quotations. Barley sells well 3; PdOn. day's terms. Beans and Peas are also reedy sale at last quo tAtlOrim, mood dry Oats find buyers, and freely maintain thetr prices ; other sorts are dull sale.. SMITHFIELD .51AIIKET, I to . This morning's Market was a s hill of Oxen us on Xitnasy; a number of which remained „unsold since last market..day„ were brought for sale this morning ; the prices.were also lower th,.:le were also a plenty of Sheep, and those of a good quality obtained a high price. To sink the Offal,, per atone of /lib. nest 31 8d to ds &I Veal ..... ~. , 3:! to 5$ Mum:. ... ds 6(1 to 4ss Oct 'Pork ...... 1 5 41 tai to 4s 4/d lamb Os 0( t o 0$ .. . RAY STIIMIT 'PE K LOAD. thy £4 Ids to X. 5 es J (lover straw CI 185 to Xr 2s. Died, last Monday, in the 83d year of his age, Mr. NICHOL AS HOSKINS, at !lathe of Corn wa ll, , and fur the last 37 years a prisoner in the King's Bench prison, for is debt which he denied. owing, and which he vowed he would never' pay ; he also claiming a balance due to him upon the same accounts. The creditor, at whose suit he was confined, he once consz. dared as a friend : this person, however, Somo time since died, and left Hoskins in execution:, Mr. If. had kept the post-office in the Bench fot many years, until the two last, when his infirmi. ties rendered him unable to attend to its duties since which time he has been partly a dependent' upon the bounty of the l Marthal, Mr. Josus, who' behaved towards him with the greatest humanity, and intends burying him at his own experice.-- Mr. llosimst was a particularly moral man. Ile' has left an aged and infirm widow, worthy the consideration of the` opulent and benevolent.