The Sun. — London, England, 1835-12-07 00:00:00

DEATH OF LORD VERNON. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) With sincere regret we learn the arrival of the Har lequin yacht at Liverpool, having on board the corpse of her Noble owner, Lord Vernon, whose death took place at Gibraltar, about the 18th ult., in which garri son he had settled Lady Vernon for the winter, in Consequence of the delicate state of her health. His Lordship intended to come to England for a short visit, when he was suddenly carried off by dysentery. Lord Vernon was in his fifty-sixth year. As a neigh bour, we can speak, by personal knowledge, of Lord Vernon's unbounded beneficence ; his charities were extensive, and dictated by the kindest feelings, and were most liberally directed to persons who had suf fered reverses or a decay of fortune. He was a great friend of the arts, and was particularly attached to the science of ship-building, in which be was the earliest and strongest supporter of the system of the present Surveyor of the Navy, Captain Symonds ; t n . a word his Lordship spent a useful and honourable life, in the fullness of which, and in the midst of his good works, he is called to a better world. [ln this well-merited tribute of respect and admira tion we cordially join. Lord Vernon was indeed a good man, in every sense of the word—an ornament to ills profession, being singularly versed in naval matters --and a most enlightened patriot. He was withal as roodest and unassuming as he was generous and liu laane.--ED. SUN.] COURT CIRCULAR. His Majesty held a Privy Council at 4 o'clock on Fri -44Y afternoon, at the Palace at Brighton, which was at tended by the following Privy Councillors, viz.—the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the First Lord of th e Admiralty, the President of the Board of Control, and the Treasurer of the Household. At the Council, Parliament was ordered to be further Prorogued from the 17th instant to the 4th of February ; and a proclamation was agreed upon, summoning it to meet nu that day for the despatch of public business. .The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Coun cil in Waiting. After the Council the King gave audience to Viscount ,Alelbourne, Lords Glenelg and J. Russell, and Sir J. Hob- Viscount Melbourne, Lord John Russell, Viscount Pal merston, Lord Glenelg, and the other Cabinet Ministers, returned to town on Saturday. Sir Francis Bond Head, Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Fanada, left town last evening for Liverpool. Previous to his departure, Sir Francis visited Lord Glenelg, to take Leave, The Right Hon. T. Spring Rice had dinner parties on F riday and Saturday at his residence at Dulwich. -Despatches from Major-General Bourke, Governor of New South Wales, were received yesterday at the Colo - I nd-affice. The Judicial Committee of his Majesty's Most Honour able Privy Council sat on Saturday in the Council Chamber! Henry Fisher Bidgood and another v. M'Gusty, from uernerara. Mr. Burge, K.C., was heard for Mr. Bidgood,' and Mr. Spence, K.C., for Mr. Wilkinson. Dr. Lushing- NI replied for the respondent. The case having been dis posed of, the Attorney-General addressed their Lordshipi t u lin appeal from the Court of Chancery of St. Vincent's , b etween William Fraser, the younger, appellant, and John Birch and others, respondents. Their Lordships then ad- Journed. BRIGHTON.-SUNDAY. Prince George rode out on horseback yesterday morning companied by Sir Andrew Barnard, Colonel Bowater, and Ford Viscount Loftus, to follow the bounds. Lord and Lady de Lisle and Dudley arrived at the Palace Yesterday at 2 o'clock. 1 ., The King yesterday honoured Lord Glenelg,.Mr. Cutlar "''gusson, and Lord Minto with audiences. Th e dinner party last night comprised Major-General ' A ir A. Clifton, Major-General Macleod, Major-General Sir A• Brook, Lieutenant-General Sir J. Smith, the Countess 2! Sandwich, Mr. and Lady H. Baring, and 'Admiral T hompson. Her Majesty's private band attended. S ir R. Inglis and Sir C. Lamb were among the calls yes terday. Prayers were read this morning in the Royal Chapel by t he Rev. Dr. Everard, and a sermon preached by the Rev. u • M. Wagner, on Numbers xxxii. 23. In the Royal pew were his Majesty, the Princess Au tusta, th e D uc hess of Gloucester, Prince George, and "ince Ernest. The Rev. Dr. F. Bowes was Deputy Clerk of the Closet in Waiting. His Majesty is taking the air in his carriage this after - ° ° ll , accompanied by Prince Ernest. The Queen, accompanied by the Marchioness of Ely, a l l° gone to attend divine service this afternoon at St. sieorge,, Chapel, Kemp-tcwn. e Prince George walked out this afternoon, attended by °lend Bowater. No invitations have as yet been issued for the dinner N't37 this evening. The Privy Council was held by his Majesty, on Friday aft ernoon, in the yellow drawing-room of the Palace ; there we re present Marquis Conyngham, Viscount Melbourne, °rd Palmerston, Lord J. Russell, Lord Glenelg, Lord ,] into, Sir J. C. Hobhouse, and Sir W. Fremantle. The ,l erk of the Closet in Waiting was Mr. Bathurst, the Lord 1 14 . 17 traiting, Lord Falkland, Groom in Waiting General Sir Tigrove Turner. The Council did not break up until 7 Vleck. Besides the guests named in our last, the mem- t r s of the Council, and Mr. Cutlar Fergusson, Count Se l7stiael, and Sir F. Head, bad the honour of dining with eir Majesty in the evening. The e King did not quit the Palace yesterday, but her a JestY, accompanied bi the Marchioness of Ely, Made- D'Este and the Hon. Miss Bagot, took a carriage tang at noon, and alighting at Kemp-town walkcdfor some 'me on th e Esplanade. ti The Princess Augusta and the Landgravine took a car ., `O'e airing t o gether at 12 o'clock ; the Duchess of Glo- Z s ter also drove out at the same time, accompanied by adY Kennedy Erskine. :e Duke of Marlborough and family have arrived "ein Blenheim, at Wright's notel, Dover -street, Piccadilly, 4 Tre a suite of apartments have been engaged for his - ' - ace for some weeks. *-A, survey has been ordered by the Commissioners of u . °ods a n d F ores t s o f th e new Palace, before their Majes -4 take up their abode there in January, and the accounts p,, l ,,, e rring to the expanse of the same are directed to be pre e—ed, and to be ready to be presented to the House of e n!mon s when Parliament meets. IRE AT HATFIELD HOUSE.—Up to last night - e remains of the late Marchioness of Salisbury were still Undi th seovered, as the dangerous state the walls precluded tti F Possibility of proceeding with the examination of the , s , l ° B without incurring great danger. The Marquis of eishury, w ith th a t an xious d e sire to prevent any injury to this Workmen, which he has evinced from the moment that unfortunate calamity occurred, has issued the most tTsitive orders that no one shall be permitted to go between e walls during their present state. An attempt has been ma de Dil to ge t ro p es over th e wa ll s by means o f a k i te, for the 10 , 1 ;1 1 08e of pulling them down, but it failed, and the heat 4' 1 4 still exists from the smouldering timbers, would render a i l' attempt to remove the mass of ruins, a work of great „ 0 4, eulty. It h as b een f o und necessary to refuse the nume- O(a applications for permission to see the ruins, but the b i l / ,°, 143 Marquis is to be in London this day, and the public trot- -be admitted between the hours of eleven and four o'clock °f ro the gate next to the Salisbury Arms Inn, at the top the hill which forms the entrance to Hatfield. Our readerS will be glad to learn that previously to ii"; Hume's representation to the Judges at the Old in the name of the Grand Jury, on the subject of v ellile delinquents, the subject had been taken up by a i„ e , r nher of individuals, and who had actually had. an lt ervie w w i t h L or d J o h n R usse ll, the Home Secretary, 41:4 ' it. We have not been furnished with the particulars kvnat passed upon the occasion ; but we have reason to active‘v that the mink was eXtremely satisfactory, and that. to measures are in progress towards rescuing from early i 4 ; l tamination the crowds of destitute children which now K es t the streets and suburbs of the metropolis and else tti ere, a n d f or tra i n i ng th em u p t o useful labour and vir 04s habits. We shall rejoice to see so wise and salutary a me asure as this either emanating from, or supported by, the 4ernnaent, which is bound alike by interest and duty to i ts 4t ,eh over a class of the community so little able to protect 13 ,.; e1f, and whose crimes arise more from neglect than any "ginal fault of their own.— Mooting Paper. i .„,iMLAND.—If any shadow of a doubt had existed ti littive to the oppressive and tyrannical system adopted by ti,:, lnperor Nicholas in refrard to Poland, I should think ‘ his late speech at Warsaw had removed it most a e etually. But, calculated as was that speech to _ create i azernent and inspire indignation, the acts of his Govern in: violation of every right, justice, and feeling of hu yil:tY, are. still more monstrous. It cannot have escaped r i . eollection of any friend to Poland, that during the first of re-instatement of Russian oppression in that ill -"tatad) a measure Was i esorted to, among others with the view of Russianizing the natives, which was, the sending away into the interior of Russia a number of young child ren, to receive the benefit of a Russian " education" there. The cry of indignation everywhere raised against such a proceeding seemed to have put a stop to it. But it is only because it was continued in secrecy that it was not heard of for some time after. The arrival here of M. Durand, late French Consul in Warsaw, has put us in possession of facts which prove that the practice has never been discontinued. It has, on the contrary, become a regular system of policy. At every half-year 200 young children are taken out of each palatinate, and sent into the interior of Russia, as far as the Caucasus and the military colonies ; and as the king dom of Poland is composed of eight palatinates, the annual number thus taken away amounts to 3,200. Parental ties, early attachments, religion, and every thing that endears us to the native land, are barbarously disregarded by the op pressor of Poland. In stating the authority on which this fact rests,.nothing remains to be done but to call upon it the judgment of public opinion throughout the civilized world. Let the Russian authorities prove its incorrectness if they can.—(Front the Paris Correspondent of a Morning Contemporary.) CORONER'S INQUEST.—The adjourned inquest on the body of Mrs. Elizabeth Langton, a widow lady, who was found hanging in the cellar of her own house, was resumed on Thursday night, at the White Horse and Half- Moon, High-street, Borough. Her daughters and son were re-examined, and some further testimony was ad duced to prove the melancholy state of mind in which the deceased had been since she was seized with paralysis. The Coroner summed up, and the Jury returned a verdict of " Temporary Insanity." Whilst most of their townsmen were innocently dreaming of the good to be effected through the instrumen tality of wise Councillors and more stringent powers of local jurisdiction as the sole end of the new Charter, Mr. Marsland acts as if its intent were no ether than to con vert Stockport into a rotten borough, of which himself is to be Member and Patron during his own good pleasure ; and' the patriot attorney can conceive no use or end of a Corporation Bill but a Town Clerkship, with which to endow Mr. Coppock, his heirs, administrators, and assigns. —Stockport Advertiser. On Sunday morning last, the parish Church of Acomb was opened as usual for divine service, and the stove used for warming the Church was lighted. The ser vice had been proceeded in, and the Clergyman had retired into the vestry for the purpose of robing for the pulpit, when a lady, who had been prevented attending earlier, was on her road to the Church, to hear the sermon. She happened to look up, and observed a dense smoke issuing from the roof of the Church, and immediately on entering the sacred edifice, communicated her fears to the Clergy man, that it was on fire. It appears that the fire was caused by the stove pipe _which goes through the roof, having become hot, and set one of the rafters on fire. It was a most fortunate circumstance that it was discovered so soon, as, had the fire made much progress, it would have been impossible to have saved the Church from total destruction, in consequence of the very scanty supply of water.—Doncaster Gazette. On Wednesday morning last Mrs. Putman, the wife of a musiciip, residing at No. 2, Pearl-crescent, Bagnigge Wells, when passing along Skinner-street, Somers-town, received a stab in the lower part of the abdomen, inflicted by a sharp instrument : the wound was about an inch in width and four in depth. The monster who perpetrated this atrocious crime was a tall middle-aged man, wearing a blue cloak, and having the appearance of a foreigner : un fortunately he effected his escape. Happily, the victim of his abominable outrage is likely to recover. A Rum STORY.—Mr. Hunt, of North Carolina, said at a temperance meeting at New York, not long since, that the lovers of rum are distinguished for inventing modes to obtain it. In illustration, he said, a man in Orange County, North Carolina, came home with a keg of rum, but was immediately summoned to attend Court as a juror, and he was greatly puzzled to know what to do with his rum, for his wife, being an intemperate woman, would find it, though he should hide it. He finally lashed a strap around it, and suspended it from a beam above the good wife's reach, and she being lame and infirm, was supposed unable to get at the rum. After he was gone she placed the washing-tub underneath, and took a gun loaded with a bullet, held it underneath, and pulled the trigger. The ball pierced the keg, and let down the contents into the tub. THE ST. SlMONlANS.—Thesereligionists are now in Egypt. M. Selves is become Solimari Pacha ; his ne phew, M. Jules, lately arrived from Lyons, has also turned Turl; he has an appointment of 500 piasters per month. Such is the motive for his sudden fervour in the cause of Islamism. Two other St. Simonians, MM. Urbain and Macheret, have also taken the turban. The Pere Enfantin is at Carnak, where be meditates among the ruins, and leads the life of a hermit. St. Simonianism , driven from the banks of the Seine, by the contempt of the public, is dying away in the arms of Mahomedanism on the banks of the Nile. Prosperity is no more favourable to it than adversity. A melancholy accident occurred on Tuesday morn • ing, between seven and eight o'clock, on the river Ayr, at Failford, by which four men were suddenly deprived of life. Six men had embarked in a flat-bottomed boat, for the pur pose of crossing the river to commence work in the neigh bouring wood, and when rather more than half way across, the frail bark suddenly upset, from the force of the current, which was very much swollen, when four were unfortunately drowned—the -other two, father and son, after a desperate struggle, succeeded in reaching the opposite bank of the river.—Ayr Observer. An excellent dinner of plumb pudding and roast beef, with ale, was given to the inmates of Norwich work house on Sunday last, by J. J. Gurney, Esq. Those who could not attend at the table had their portion sent to them, so that all partook of the welcome bounty. FEVER IN SCOTLAND.--FOr some weeks past, a virulent- fever has prevailed in Perth.. On Sabbath week, nine bodies were interred in the Greyfriars' burying ground ; indicating a greater mortality than prevailed dur ing the worst period of the cholera.—Glasgow Courier. GAMEKEEPERS AND POACHERS.—During the night of Thursday last, another desperate affray took place at Long Shaw, in the Hantfield parish, near Tunbridge Wells, between four keepers of the Earl Delawarr and a gang of poachers, armed with fire-arms and bludgeons. The gamekeepers, we are happy in stating, succeeded in cap turing one of the poachers, named Murrelis, and who has since been committed to Lewes, to take his trial ; another was severely wounded.—Bent Herald. IRISH REFORM ASSOCIATION.—The prospectus is now receiving signatures in Dublin. Copies have been sent to several Members of Parliament. Mr. Evans pro poses some alteration in the terms, concurring at the - same time in the objects of the Association.—Frecnian. CAUTION IN CASE OF FlRE.—When a fire breaks out in premises which, in consequence, may be full of the most d'nse smoke; a room may be easily entered and property and life preserved by persons crawling or creeping on the floor, in which position the smoke will have the least possible effect, and not sufficient to prevent their ope rations to get at the fire and extricate life in danger. A woman whose clothes has caught fire should instantly drop to the ground, and roll about the carpet or rug to extin guish it. A SNUG FAMILY PARTY.—A gentleman in Man chester observed that he was constantly meeting one or the other of some brothers who have a warehouse in that town. A few days since, said he to one of them, " How is it that I am always meeting you or your brothers ; how many of you are there ?" " Only five in Manchester," was the reply. " And how many more elsewhere ?" con tinued the querist. Seventeen others in Htiddersfield," said the party questioned. This made in all twenty-two sons all living, as well as their father, who is a strong hale old man.—Shoe field Iris. • About seven o'clock in the evening of Wednesday week, the town of Alford was again alarmed by the cry of " Fire," from another fiendish act of incendiarism, which took place on the farm of Mr. Blades, at Saleby, the next parish, when one bean stack, containing eight loads, was fired and totally consumed ; there was not the least chance of saving any part, it burning so rapidly from the brisk wind that blew at the time. In this case, as in all others here, the attempt . to injure is frustrated, for Mr. B. is fully insured in the Protector Office.--Lincoln Gazette. EXTRAORDINARY EVENT.—In the early part of the year 1833, a person named Howie, with his wife and a little girl, the daughter of the wife by a former husband, went from Scotland to reside in the Isle of Man. Howie bad been in trade, but was much reduced in circumstances, but the little airl had, by the will of her father, property to the amount of 1,0001. bequeathed to her. Howie and his wife appeared much attached to the child, who, shortly after their removal to the Isle of Man, became sick, and was supposed to have died. Howie then applied for, and, of course, obtained possession of the property, in right of his wife ; but some suspicions being, in a short time after wards, raised respecting the fate of the little girl, the grave was opened, and the coffin was found to contain only a log of wood, -regularly attired in the usual grave clothes ! What became of the little girl yet remains to be discovered. —Belfast News. A WITTY GOD.—Last week as Mrs. Stirling, a most lovely and accomplished actress, was playing at the Birmingham Theatre, in The Maid of Switzerland, with Mr. Maddocks (her supposed lover), they have to partake of some refreshment, which he did without taking off his hat. The circumstance passed unnoticed to a very crowded house until a wag in the gallery cried out, " Measter docks, arn't you ashamed of yourself to sit down with a Lady with your hat on ?" The performer bore the rebuke with much good humour, and, bowing to the polite god did as he was desired. the Northern day morniqi for the nom? nt and were g being done on, we should 1, that would now and then, as the TorY utting off the for himself a two kith and Lves, in order cull; from his ,rson, has also its dullness. gingers in. the 11 with their would please ing round the result is, that le church, as Tulent Chapel , has expressed. :crmination to congregativa offended. this an er iv al re' rv, and accor. parson, how •ech, .who soon here had rotes, he church, just would be going eman came UP: ossible, banged cannot be pal" any comment at if Rowell e the influence the Rev. the Standard► Herald), about of the Ladies undle, in order its unqualified Irnal, yesterday . ;ht the Herald ailed our attend which is bill nisgoverned and e served and are caching Januari re compelled . t s ved on the fir' t .lost of the eject" reflects no otbeti king him out of Ling his vote." Le organ of that .ations declared, ught from thei r rectly meddling form Bill. Ye t ;franchise every for such is the To obey th e Orange vocal*" as to the choice voters generally is in the highest the mind of as in England the ;ear in arrear not entitled W e entirely out of tenants of the in ; for it is the ) allow what ie not demand one he May rent is ovember rent i$ day the tenants their landlords. 11 as the poores t f I may so call 1 in the Moil 13 demanded ; Le utmost labour it most difficul t iw when whea t is rent is de' t to receive it' sir tenants cool(' ;Won, unless by ase they want t° ert the tenantry oors are upon $ linto an Orang the law, whieb invasion of the t is a law mad e convenience 0 , fall upon theca' upon their oPl 3° : Thich it is no , '" tnished, in a fe' Thirty shilling s dent. voter to ary for a fanne r ' ng an exorbitant let me comp o artle-dove— ambas. [E RUINS O On Saturday o f ' and Crown Ina, nas Fisher, Ist° was caused by $ [ouse, lately d r rcumstances of $ Lion to the death, Led Wilkins An° nt they are in :a n upon the we' illiams, a builder, loble mansion by, a malster, Witness, was removal of the rnployed in pul which were a l' ceased were ne at that a very high alarm, and jr. Lte retreat out 0 the wall, ho" s completely cc 11 upon the oth er less body of M' adfully mutilateri )f Mr. Williains F other witnesses' .ttaehable to DO I of " Aceid ent3l and six orphaas ssembled 0113 0 ' aker, in Totten . William Dc's. the above neigh' porning n umber s Tottenham-court e the last r esting fferer. Both 0 0 ordinary curio' Lnce to their feel' o the solemn o c. fining the remain s of mourners, 0s itn-court ChaPe l ' of the mourners ming into tb a Ind support hin.r overwhelmed i n er three suffer Tozer, aged ' 2; ere consigned i ° 2.e of an immee ifluential 1\lei 11 : intimated to tie s that the P° si ; Arm, but it bell, ry arrauge meo ts now to be 1 0, with the perfe c ' ley are to be let, being scr i o osq attack of e t ' hen the w eathe r )se attendant 011 .ar. The Di'' 3 at the time tin Imberlain to h'i THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, DECEMBER: 7, 1835. THE ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. What cannot the well-directed energies of man achieve ? Edifices that would have cost our ancestors years of labour to accomplish, now rise, as if by magic, in as many months or weeks. The majority of our existing theatres, a few in stances of which we will adduce, are evidences of the truth of this remark. Covent Garden, plicenix-like, arose from its ashes in ten months ; Drury Lane was completed within twelve ; the English Opera in 4 ; and the St. James's Thea tre, which we are about to describe, has arisen, under the skilful superintendence of Mr. Beazley—the architect, who directed the latter, and the same eminent builders, Messrs. Grissell and Peto, who erected it—in the incredibly short space of 13 weeks, six days of which were so wet as entirely to suspend the works. Mr. Braham, to whose spirit of enterprise the public are indebted for this new theatrical speculation, having through the gracious favour of the King, obtained a license, pur chased at an expense of 8,0001. the freehold in Kino•-street, St. James's-square, on which formerly stood the old Nerot's Hotel, resolving on its site to erect the present elegant and costly pile, by which not only has an eye-sore from this place of fashionable resort been removed, but in its stead another architectural ornament has been added to the Bri tish metropolis. The facade, which immediately faces Duke-street, is of the pure Roman architecture of the middle ages ; and, though not very extensive, will present, when completed, an extremely chaste and elegant appearance. The portico is composed of six lonic columns, with angular volutes fully enriched, supporting a stone balustrade ; behind which, and sustaining the main cornice of the front, is a range of Corinthian columns, with richly-embellished entablature of the same order. The centre of the building is appropriated to the box-entrance, whilst at the extremities, right and left, are commodious approaches to the pit and gallery. The box visitors are admitted through the portico into a small entrance hall, leading by a handsome flight of stone steps into a compact vestibule adjoining the dress circle, from whence two circular stone staircases ascend to the upper boxes and saloon, which is in front of the building, looking into King-street. Owing to the lateness of the season, the front will not be stuccoed, nor will the various entrances be finished off, until the approaching spring—till when, they will be temporarily fitted up with draperies. When com pleted, it is intended that the entrance-hall, the ceiling of which is coved, shall be supported on either side by four imitative marble columns, between which, in niches, are to be placed six figures from the antique. The interior, which is something less in size than the English Opera-house, comprises two tiers of boxes under the gallery, with what are known as " slips" on each side of it. The dress-circle, consisting of sixteen boxes, is kept consideiably lower than in any other theatre, so as to place the spectator as near with the level of the stage as possible. To effect this, the back part of the pit has been sacrificed, the space under the boxes affording only standing instead of sitting room. On each side of the pit nearest the stage, are two compact private boxes, which command a perfect view of the performances, and behind it is a saloon for re freshments. The gallery is so constructed as to admit of the stage being seen from every part—a desideratum not ob tained in other theatres. The lobbies, running entirely round the theatre, are formed of stone landings and brick walls, so as to prevent the possibility of danger from fire, and the staircases every where in the public department, are' of stone. The walls and timber would " laugh a siege to scorn," being of un usual strength and thickness, further secured by iron chain ties, which have been worked in the centre of all the walls, at intervals, from the bottom upwards, so as to strengthen them during the hardening of the mortar ; and we are gra- tified to add, that during the successful execution of this rapid task, not an accident of any kind has occurred. The decorations, executed under the direction of Messrs. Crace and Son, of Wigmore-street, after the beautiful style of Louis Quatorze, are of the most splendid and costly de scription, and are; as regards theatres, unique. The ceiling, encircled by a carved cornice, on which rest six groups of children in bass relief, is composed of rich spreading foliage, branching out from the centre into six en riched panels, from which are suspended richly carved swags and drops of fruit and flowers. The ceiling terminates in a cove formed into twelve arches, in the spandrils of which are paintings of Sylph-like figures, emblematical of music, and is supported by Caryatides on gilded plinths. • • The gallery front is arranged in a series of panels in a form peculiar to the style . adopted, intersected by circular ones formed of twining palm, in which are paintings of chil dren, playing on various instruments, symbolical of the pur pose to which the theatre is principally devoted. Tile first circle is also arranged in a sefics of panels, but varying much in their form from the above, being much richer and flowing in their outline. These contain highly finished paintings, after the manner of Watteau, relating to the origin of the Italian drama and pantomime, and be tween them are smaller panels of gilt trellis work. Over this circle is a carved canopy, supported by eight highly-orna mented pilasters. The front of the dress circle, which is formed with a bold swell, is embellished with a carved foliage in high relief, and of most tasteful design, on which the light, awing to its pe culiar form, will strike with great splendour. This circle has also its canopy and pilasters, but more splendid ; from the latter spring handsome girandoles, each bearing three wax-lights, in addition to a magnificent central chandelier. The proscenium is quite novel in its decoration, having no drapery at top, but a richly carved undulating line in stead. In the three arches above the stage, which form part of the 12 we have described as belonging to the ceiling, are introduced three beautifully executed paintings. That in the centre represents a medallion of the Royal arms, from which children surrounding it are raising a crimson drapery, whilst those on its left and right are symbolical of Comedy and Music, also personated by children ; these are enclosed in rich frame work, which well harmonise with the general design. The lower part of the proscenium consists of a rich entablature, ornamented with trusses and swags of flowers, supported by fluted columns, with intersecting enrichments and splendid gilt capitals resting on richly carved pedestals. A foliage of palm, terminating against the entablature, is the decoration of the upper box—the lower one is formed by a richly carved canopy. The box front is a trellis panel, containing a mask surrounded by rich foliage, with frill and shell-work in burnished gold. The whole of these splendid ornaments on a white ground, which is the prevailing colour of the interior, must strike every spectator as having a most chase and pleasing effect. The interior of the boxes is a rich crimson. Complete as is the audience part of the St. James's Theatre, no less so are the arrangements for the stage and scenic departments. Besides a very extensive stage, which possesses every modern improvement for producing the many effects which it is now thought essential to introduce into the performances, arc excellent painting-rooms, with an adjoining building, six stories in height, containing dres sing and green rooms, at the top of which is a tank of water for fire services. An extensive collection of beautiful scenery has been prepared by Messrs. Tomkius, Hillyard, Marinari, &c. A very costly and excellent wardrobe has also been provided, so that in every respect but the approaches the opening might have been effected, as promised, this evening. But we think Mr. Braham has acted very wisely in deferring it for another week, by which time it will be, in every respect, prepared for the reception of the public. The announced performances are all new, consisting of a grand Opera, the music by Mrs. G. :t Beckett, in which Mr. Braham, and Miss P. Horton, will appear ; an Interlude and a Farce, in which, besides restoring seine old favourites, many dAuts• are to be' made. Mr. Mitchell, who is appointed stage manager, is indefatigable in his attention to the drill, as also to all other matters connected with so arduous an undertaking. . LITERARY AND SCIEN FIFIC MEETINGS. To-Moaaow. Medical and Chirurgical .. i p. 8, r.M. Medico-Botanical... 8 r.M. Zoological Society 1 p. 8, r. 31. Society of Arts 8 r. M. WEDNEsDAY. Society of Arts 1, p. 7, T.M. Literary Fund Committee .. 3 r.M. Society of Antiquaries B, F.M. Royal Society of Literature 4, F.M. Royal Society ll, r. M. Royal Astronomical Society B, F.M. Royal Academy B, r.M. THURSDAY. FRIDAY. BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY.—We are authorized to state that the plan, section, and book of re ference for the whole line of this important undertaking (74 miles) were deposited on Monday last, the 30th of No vember, with the different Clerks of the Peace in Bristol and Exeter, and the cc-antics of Devon and Somerset, as required by the standing orders of the House of Commons, and that the Company are therefore now prepared to apply for the Act in the ensuing_ Session of Parliament. THE EAST INDIA COMPANY'S DECEMBER TEA SALE.—The Company's sale of 4,000,0001b5. of tea termi nated on Friday afternoon, and we now furnish our readers with its result. Of the 800,0001bs. of Bohea offered, 620 chests were refused, and the quantity sold went about 2d. per lb. below the last sale by the Company. Of the 2,500,0001b5. of Congou, Souchong, and Pekoe, 9,782 chests were refused, and the remainder sold at from 2d. to 3d. advance on the last Company's sale. Of the 600,0001b5. of Twankay and Hyson skin, 35 chests were refused, and the rest sold at advanced prices on last sale. The 100,0001bs. of Hyson Tea were all sold at 2d. to 3d. _ad vance on the last Sept em b er sa l e . Th e t o t a l quantity of Teas refused, chiefly of the lower descriptions, and such as had been before put up and rejected, was about 900,0001b5., or nearly one-fourth of the sale. LONGEVITY.—I n the Rev. Mr. Anderson's chapel, Buchan-street, Gorbals, last Sunday, the names of two women were read aloud, to be remembered in the prayers of the congregatio n , the on o age d e i g h. ) -nine, and the other ninety-004040k Times. D U 'it AND GERMAN PAPERS. Tuc HAour, Dr.c. 2.—ln the sitting of the Second Chamber to day, a Royal Mesvge was deliverei, with a project of law relative to the levy of the National Militia for 1836. A report was made by the central section on the project of laW for reducing the land tax on manufactories and mills. The debate was fixed for Saturday. The Order of the Day was the dchatc on the project . of law for providing for the full payment of the interest of the national debt, due at the end of December, 1835. M. Rornma thought that the Dutch Government would be considered as bound to pay the Belgian share of the in terest of the national debt ; this payment is extremely bur densome and injurious to Holland, and he declared his intention of voting against the law. Messrs. Sar, Busman, de Bordes, and Quintus thought that Holland was bound to Pay the whole interest till an actual separation of the two parts of the kingdom of the Netherlands had been effected, and that the refusal to pay would seriously injure public credit. M. Luyben complained of the heavy burdens which the Dutch people have to bear, and thought it quite indefen sible under the present circumstances to impose on the people the payment of interest which it does not owe. He earnestly insisted on the termination of the differences with Belgium. • M. Van Dam Van Isselt did not conceive Holland bound to pay the Belgian share of the interest. By following its present course, the kingdom he thought was approaching to inevitable bankruptcy. He concluded with the decla ration that he should vote against this and all other laws relative to the present extraordinary state of things, till he should be convinced that the Dutch Government does every thing possible to put an end to the differences with BelgiuM. Messrs. Luzac and Donker Carturs acknowledged the payment as a great burden, thought it ought . to be made, and that to refuse it would he more disastrous, by injuring the public credit ; and that it would lead rather to retard than to accelerate a final arrangement. M. Van Nes spoke against the payment ; Messrs. Bee- Lifts de Jonge, Van Alphen and Treli in favour of the law, which was then defended by the Ministers of Finance, and being put to the vote, was adopted by a majority of 39 to 12. TIIE HAGUE, DEC. I.—The two battalions of grena diers arrived here to-day, coming last from Rotterdam. Their Royal Highnesses Princes Frederick, William, and Alexander, went to meet them, and the two last of the young Princes put themselves at the held of the battalion to which they belong. The inhabitants were overjoyed at witnessing the return of these brave men, who left us five years ago. AMSTERDAM,- DEC. 3.—His Majesty has been pleased to grant a patent of nobility to Lieutenant-General Dibbits, Governor of the Fortress of Maestricht, with the title of Baron, to himself and legitimate descendants. The bad state of the coinage in our kingdom, having been noticed in the section of.the Second Chamber, the Government has answered, that it was fully sensible of the importance of these observations, and that, but for the un fortunate troubles in the southern provinces, measures would already have been taken to remedy the evil, but the Go vernment would pursue the subject as soon as possible. BERLIN, Nov. 25.—With regard to a report lately men tioned in some journals, that the Poles still remaining in Prussia had received orders to quit the province, all that is true is, that several of them have received permission to return to their own country, and have profited by the per mission. VIENNA, Nov. 23.—(From a letter in the Swabian Mercury.)—Accounts received here by way of Trieste say that the Commanders of the English and French squa drons, in the Greek seas, had received an application from the Government at Athens to be prepared, in case the Government should be in need of their assistance. COBLENTZ, Nov. 30.--Since 1815, when the wolves appeared in droves in this neighbourhood, we have not seen so many and so near the city as this year. Noting, how ever, seems to be done to get rid of them, though the mis chief done by them has been often made known. They perambulate the fields unmolested in broad day-light, and it is very lucky we have walls to our city, otherwise they would certainly visit us in Coblentz. FRANKFORT, DEC. 2.—Exchange on London, 151,i ; two months, 1514.--Frankfort Papers, Dec. 3. BRUSSELS, DEC. s. —The Count de Baillet, appointed Envoy Extraordinary, and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Berlin, will leave Brussels this evening to repair to his post. The day before yesterday the Court of Assizes passed sentence of death on Maryanne Herman, aged twenty-three years, for infanticide. In the Chamber of Representatives yesterday a petition was presented by some distillers of Genappe and Brussels against some part of the budget of ways and means, pre sented by the Minister of Finance. The Chamber has proceeded as far as article 9 in the discussion of the project of law on the import duty on cattle. When the whole law is passed, we shall give it entire. VIENNA, DEC. 24.—His Majesty, the King of Bavaria, travelling incog, under the title of the Count of Augsburg, arrived here yesterday evening, and set out again this morning on the journey to Ancona, by way of Terrara. VIENNA, Nov. 27.—Five per cents, 1011 ; Four per cents 998 ; Bank Shares, I,379.—Allgoneine Zeitung, Dec. 2. BELGIAN FUNDS.—Bausms, Dee. 5. Actual Debt, 214 per Cent, Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent l 3l Loan of City, 1532, Four par Cent W Society of C6mmerce. Four and a Half per Cent 135 Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent II 3 IA —Brussels Papers, Dec. 6. DUICII FUNDS—AusTgansm, Dec. 4. Money. Bills. Actuzl Debt, 214 per Cent. 5414 (54 Loan (1630) 5 per cent. A mort,. Syndic, 414 per cent 9 4 ,4 1)5'4 Ditto„ ditto, 3,4 per cent. 7-% -, 94i Commercial Company, 4 b per c, nt . 1•23!4 12114 Ditto (le-3 . 2 and 1833) 5 per cent. Exchange on London, One month • 12 2514. Two months —Dutch Papers, Dec. 6. -- The following almost miraculous escape occurred lately in one of the coal districts in France. A young man was standing at the mouth of a pit, when hi s f oo t slipp e d, and he fell down a shaft upwards of 50 yards deep, and those who were around were stupified with affright ; but even greater was their astonishment when in a few moments they heard him crying out that he was not hurt, but had been whirled about and borne up by the current of air that ascended from below. Another curious and opportune cause of his salvation was his alighting upon a basket full of coals which was being drawn up, and to which he clung when at ,about twenty yards down, and was thus brought back safe to the surface in about two minutes. PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE.-011 Friday morning, between six and seven o'clock, the roof and a portion of the front wall of the premises occupied by Oswald Allen, Esq., in St. Saviour-gate, fell with a tremendous crash into the street, owing to their state of decay. The noise caused great alarm in the neighbourhood, and bad there been any person passing at the time, it is probable some serious accident would have occurred. It is somewhat remarkable that one of the servants who was sleeping in the room which was unroofed, was not disturbed by the noise, and continued fast asleep till awoke by some of his fellow servants.—York Courant. SHOREIIAM.—On Saturday morning, a seizure of 76 kegs of forei g n spirits was effected by the officers of the Coast Guard at Hove station. From the information ob tained from the seizing officer, it appears that, about half past five A.M., he imagined he heard a boat run ashore, and he thereupon hastened to the spot whence the sound pro ceeded, and saw, rather indistinctly, several persons on the beach, and heard a confused sound of voices. He then ran on the bank, and fired fur assistance ; but he was imme diately surrounded by about 30 men armed with bats, who, knocking him down, jumped upon him, and amused them selves by filling his mouth with shingle. The officer made several efforts to disengage himself, but was overpowered by numbers. At length be succeeded in firing his second pis tol (his first report having been drowned by the very tem pestuous weather) ; his second call for assistance was an swered from east and west, upon which the smugglers cut the tubs adrift and made off. In a few minutes, however, many of the guard were on the spot, and they twice endea voured, but unsuccessfully, to launch their boat. On the third attempt they succeeded, and secured seventy-six tubs, which were landed at the Chain Pier. When the kegs were safely deposited, the Coast Guard went in pursuit of the smugglers, and about a mile inland they picked up about half-a-dozen of their bats (measuring six feet in length, and nine inches in circumference), which they had thrown away in their flight. The officers feeling assured that the gang had got clear off, gave up the pursuit, and deposited the tubs in the Customs here. The boisterous weather with which we have lately been visited would have almost pre cluded the possibility of such an attempt, ',,at doubtless the approachin g festivities of Christmas, and the prospect of a goo.l harvest, made the smugglers rather venturesorre. The inti epidity of the seizing officer is worthy of praise:— Brighton Guardian. The tendency to insubordination manifested among the paupers of the Hoxne Union, has received a timely check, by th e promp t me asures tak en by some of the most active Magistrates of the district, and by the Board of Guardians assembled at Stradbrokc. A small party of the Metropolitan Police were, a few days ago, sworn in special constables, by Sir Edward E..errisOn and the Rev. Henry Owen, of Wilby ; and they will continue in the Hundred to protect the r e li ev i ng officers in the perforMance of their duties, for some time to . come. The First Annual Report of the Poor Law CoMmiSsioners characterises Stradhroke as one of the most pauperized parishes in England ; and the peor4ates of the Whole Union of -16idie a re higher than in any other part of Suffolk.—Sifolk:ChrOnick,: SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE. A commercial question of some moment as regards the tra'!e with South America through Jam Lica is at present under discussion. It was stated some time ago that the Legislature of Jamaica, who have been depriv,ed by the emancipation of the slaves of the poll-tax, which formed a large part of their internal resources, awl have, on the other hand, been burdened with a considerable additional charge for the maintenance of the constabulary force, had determined on supplying the deficiency and p,lyino- the ex tra charge by a tax on all good s i m p or t e d i n t o the island. The measure then failed, but it is about to be brought for ward again with more vigour, and the parties are sanguine of success. The merchants, on their part, are preparing to make a strenuous opposition to it. The argument on their case embraces so many points of important consideratiou ra garding the national interests generally, that it well deserves to be given in detail. They state that " As the United States of America and different States of Europe, particularly the latter, are making rapid alvance s i n manufactures, any tax on the export of British goods to fo reign markets is a bonus to foreign competition. " The port of Kingston, in Jamaica, is principally used as an entrepot for the supply of the different possessions in the West Indies belonging to Spain, for South America, includ ing Colombia, and for places across the Isthmus of Darien. "In those countries the British manufacturer is already met and beaten, for many articles, by foreign competition, and if the foreign purchasers who now go to Jamaica and who have to pay the charges of their fright and insurance for the carriage of their goods from Jamaica to their respective ports will have to pay any duty the consequence will be a greater demand at their hands for the goods of foreign manufacturers. Thus not only will the trade through Jamaica be lost to this country, but encouragement will be given to foreigners, who are already making rapid strides, and increased capital which must follow that encouragement, the only want that foreigners feel, will enable them to increase the supply, and finally drive tho Bri tish trader out of the market." The chief difficulty which appears to present itself on the other side is that of supplying by any other means than tax proposed, the deficiencies of the Jamaica revenue. It. is contended, however, that as the expenses incurred are almost wholly for the agricultural interest, th e y wou ld w i t h much greater propriety fall on the planters than on the trade of the colony with the mother country, especially when such important consequences are involved in the change. It has been suggested, therefore, that every estate shall pay a land-tax equivalent to the amount of poll-tax it used to pay ; that all articles of provisions impacted shall pay a -duty, in order to compel the consumers, the manumitted negroes, to bear a share of the public burdens ; and also, : that, for the sake of encouraging the manufa c ture i n the the island of certain articles, a duty of 10 per cent. should be imposed on their importation. It is - well urged that, leaving the injury to the •British manufacturer out of the question, the trade of the island must suffer by the proposed tax on imports, as the ships which convey its produce to Great Britain will demand an increased freight, as the British manufactures sent for the foreign trade pay, in their outward freight, great part of the contingencies of each voyage. The influx of money to Kingston from foreigners, it is also remarked, supplies the planters with inearfs of paying their contingencies, by the sale of their bills at high premiums, generally as much as 20 per cent., which reduces the expenses of their estates by one- The imposition of such a duty as that alluded to cannot be made absolutely valid without the concurrence of the Government at home, but it might be placed in a very em barrassing situation by any obstinate determination oa the part of the Jamaica Legislature, which it is ear nestly desired to avert by arguments tending to show the impolicy and injurious nature of the duty proposed. The dislike of the Jamaica planters to taxation is, however, so strong, that it will evidently require measures of peculiar force and efficacy to overcome it.—lllorning Paper. THE ARCTIC LAND EXPEDITION. With the return of Captain Back from the Arctic Laud ' Expedition our readers are already acquainted. The following particulars are copied from the Kentish Observer : " Captain Bad( having passed through the country in a light canoe, reached England in September last, when he was almost immediately made Post Captain by an Ord6r in Council. " Mr. Richard King, the surgeon and naturalist, who accompanied the expedition, did not arrive until the 27th of October. Ile had been left. by Captain Back at winter quarters in March last, with the responsibility of conveying the heavy baggage of the expedition to York Factory, Hud son's Bay. "By the Transactions of the Geographical Society,' we learn that in June, 1833, he commanded too heavily laden boats, navigated by 16 men, from Norway-house to the eastern extremity of the Great Slave Lake. The manner in which he acquitted hhnself of this charge (for a portion of the cargo consisted of 60 bags of pemmican, a very, perishable article, upon the safe delivery of which de pended the success of the voyage, - and, as it turned out, the lives of the whole party), proved that he was fully competent to the undertaking. " The eastern .extremity of the Slave Lake does not break up before the middle of July, too late for reaching York FaCory in time for the _sailing of the Fur Company's vessel. 'To prevent, therefore, his wintering again in the country, it was necessary to commence a most active, and we believe unprecedented, line of operations. The scat tered position of the men delayed him at Fort Reliance till the 17th of April ; and between that period and the 10th of June, he had to build a boat, and transport a weight of between 4,0001 b. and 5,00011). on sledges, across nearly the whole line of the Great Slave Lake. " When this was accomplished,' another obstacle had yet to be overcome—we mean Portage La Loche. Here he had to drag the boat, with her appurtenances, and all the heary'baggage, not only over 13 miles of ground, but up a precipice of more than a thousand feet, consisting of a succession of eight hills, almost perpendicular. He hoped j to meet some of the Indians who usually resort to that territory, but it was not so, and although the undertak ing was both formidable and hazardous, he determined to try the 'strength of his own crew of eleven men. After almost continued exertion for twenty-four hours, the diffi culty was surmounted. " The 'slender materials of his craft had consequently thus far been a blessing ; but the dangerous route, from Lake Winnipeg to York Factory made him tremble for the consequences; yet no accident occurred beyond the occa , sional breaking of the boat. " Considering that the collection of specimens commenced after the departure of Captain Back, and during the heavy duty imposed upon him, his exertions in that way were very successful ; for being bound to take, at Fort Resolution, provision for himself and crew, to last three months, he could only, as it became consumed, find room for specimens of natural history. Yet he contrived to carry to York Factory a boat-load of these valuables. Two live marmots have been presented by him to the Zoological Gardens, Regent.park. The little travellers have, since March, passed from the Columbia river tbrouzh the rock moun tains by the Peace River, Lakes Athalasea and Winnipeg, to-`Hudson's Bay, whence they were embarked for England. The'number of portages they had to be carried over, and the constant care necessary for their existence, made this by no means a common undertaking." ' CAPTAIN NTAR!tYATT'S FRANK MILDMAY; OR THE NAVAL OfrieEn.—Of this work a leading journalist observes :—"Pur Naval Officer sketches his life and ad ventures almost with the naivete and candour of -Rousseau in his " Confessions ;" but his adventures are infinitely more numerous and diversified. Commencing with his boyish days, and his midshipman's berth, we are carried tin ough calm and hurricane, in all quartzrs of the globe ; we are mixed in fights, from the ad% enturous and desperate boarding expedition, to the scientific battle of fleets, and from the action purely naval, to the mixed service in which the sailor becomes amphibious, defending forts as he would a .maintop, and swimming off, when beaten, to his ship, as be would descend from a tottering mast by a haul yard or backstay. We shall not be surprised if this pro duction of Captain Marryat becomes even more popular than his " Jacob Faithful," or his " Peter Simple ;" for it ought to be the future vale-mecum of every midshipman on his entering the service. And, moreover, unlike this au thor's other works, Frank Mildmay,' can be purchased complete, in Colburn's Novelists,' for the trifling sum of six shillings, being not more than one-fifth of the original price." HYDROPHOBIA —A large dog, belonging to Mr. Cartwright, shoe manufacturer, of Stafford, on Wednes day morning last bit a boy in Mr. Cartwright's employ in the muscular part of the arm, above the elbow, and imme diately ran off, and was not heard of until the afternoon, when be was discovered worrying several cows at Aston, about a mile from Stafford. A hue and cry was raised, and the dog was shot.—Shrewsbury Chronicle. HOAX.—Tuesday afternoon, as the different mail coaches were assembled at the usual hour, in the Post office yard, ready, on receiving the mail, to proceed to their various destinations, the driver of the Derry mail, perched on his box, and muffled up, prepared to bide the pelting storm, heard a noise behind as if the mail bags were being put up in their proper place. In a minute after he sung out " Is all right?" and " all right" was promptly responded. In an instant off dashed the tits at the. usual spanking pace, until reaching Blessington-street, where a passenger was luckily to be taken up, when on stopping and calling to the guard, poor coachee found that be had been " going it" all alone as to guard or mail. He, of Course, found thathe - had been the dupe of ;onto wag in the yard, and instantly t qr p . o h e ads on ce more to the Post,offlee, where all being set right, he re sumed his journey —Dublin Freeman's Journal. PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. BY THE KING.—APROCLAMATION. " WILLIAM R.—Whereas our Parliament stands pro• rogued to Thursday, the 17th day of this instant Decem ber • we, with the advice of ou r P r i v y C ounc il , do hereby `publish and declare that the said Parliament shall bo fnr• ther prorogued on the said 17th day of. this instant De cember, to Thursday, the 4th day of February next ; and we have given orders to our Lords Commissioners of am Great Seal of that part of our United Kingdom,- culled Great Britain, to p epare a commission for proroguing the same accordingly. " And we do further hereby, with the advice aforesaid, declare our Royal will and p!easuro, that the said Par liament shall, on the said 4th day of February next, r.:- semble and be holden for the dispatch of divers urgent and important affairs. And the Lords Spiritual and Tc,a poral, and the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, and the Commissioners of Shires and Boroughs of the House of Commons, are hereby required and commanded to give their attendance accordingly at Westminster, on the said 4th day of February next. " Given at our Court at Brighton, the 4th day of 'De cember, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, and in the sixth year of our reign.—God save the King.". UNI VERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, DEC. s.—Thursday the follon,ing Degrees were conferred : MASTERS OF ARTS. • Rev. Henry James Legge, St. A7.ban Hall. Rev. Edward Protheroc Vaugh..n, Balliol. Rev. William Ward Fowler, Pembroke. BACHELORS OF ARTS. - CharleS Duke Yonge, St. )4ary llall.' Morris Williams, Jesus. Ilenry John Tooze, Brazen-Nose. Thomas Hoekley, Wadh am , William Cecil Fowle, Wadhara. Louis Woolcombe, Scholar of Pembroke. James NVilliams, Pembroke. Edward Cane, Scholar of Trinity; ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. The Rev. George Reece, M.A., has been presented to the Vicarage of Mathon, in the county of Worcester ; pa trons, the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. The Rev. T. D. West, 8.A., to the Vicarage of Rush mere, with the Perpetual Curacy of Playford, Suffolk, va cant by the resignation of the Rev. Charles Day, LL.D. The Rev. G. H. Bosanquet, of St. John's College, to the Rectory of Ilketshall, Suffolk ; patron, the King. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, DEC...—The Cleopatra, 28, Hon. Cap tain Grey, sailed on Monday, for Rio de Janeiro. The James Watt, steamer, Captain Jamieson, arrived on Saturday from Plymouth, haNing put 1,200 stand of arms from the Tower, London, on board the Rodney, 92, Captain Hyde Parker. She took on board from this Gun4harf, 1,200 more muskets, and sailed on Thursday for Cortuma: off. St. Catherine's head she fell in with the Royal Tar steamer, with 13,000 stand of arms on board, disabled, Laving broken her main shaft ; she consequently returned, towing her into this harbour, and proceeded on her voyage. The Royal Tar be repaired in a week, and proceed to Santander, taking Colonel Colquhoun, and Captain Wade, of the Engineers. The brigs Flirt and New Frederick, sailed this morning with horses, for Santander. The /Etna, Capt. Vidal, and Sulphur, Capt. Beechv, both ready for sea, were tinexpectedly ordered by the Ad- miralty, on Thursday, to remain in harbour until further instructions. Rumour has loosely assigned various reasons for this step, and none upon which the slightest reliance can'be placed. _ _ The Cruizer, 16, Commander M'Causland, and the Pike schooner, Lieutenant Brooking, left Grenada on the 2d of October, the formrir for Bermuda, and the latter for Ja maica. The vestal, 28, Captain Jones, left the same Island for T:inidad on the 10th of October. The Belvi dere, 42. arrived at Barbadoes from Bermuda on the 7th of 0 - e.htr._;-- - the Victor, 18, and Rattlesnake, 28, arrived at Bombay from England on the 27th of July. The Pelorus, IS, was in the Gambia on the Ist of November.. From the Grenada Free Press, under date St, George's, October 14 :—On Wednesday last a. suspicious-looking schooner came round Point Saline, and on opening the Bay, and observing, no doubt, a ship of war in the Careenage, crowded all sail before the wind to the westward. Every expedition was used on board his Majesty's ship Vestal, and although rather unprepared from having been aismantled during the hurricane months, she was ready and under way in an incredibly short time ; on her leaving the port, how ever, the schooner had gained a distance of fifteen or sixteen miles. Notwithstanding the rapid sailing of the schooner, throwing overboard her long gun, and we believe, every thing on her deck, cutting down her bulwarks, and doing everything to increase her chance to escape, the Vestal had her wlthin gun-shot at - half-past nine o'clock, r. NI., when she hove to, and was taken posseSslon of at a quarter-past ten o'clock. She was found to ho a Spanish schooner frOm the African coast, armed with a long pivot gun (thrown over board at three o'clock P.m.,) a crew of 20 men, and with 201 slaves-on board, alive, and one that had died a few vai ' flutes previous to her being taken possession of. The crew were Spanish, with the exception of one or two French and American. The capture took place about eighty miles west of this island. The m as t er , b oa t swa i n , and cook were allowed to remain in the schOdner, and a prize crew from the Vestal put on board ; the remainder of her Crew were tak"n on board the Vestal, and at noon, on Thursday, she parted company for Havana. The daring hardihood of na vigating a slaver almost in the very port of this island ex emplifies the reckless effrontery with which success has in spired the unprincipled participators in the diabolical traffic in human flesh ; in vessels constructed for the purpose of rapid sailing ; few of his Majesty's ships can ov er t a k e th em , and they are thus emboldened to pass the very ports, and in the line where our cruisers are stationed. Had we a few more ships like the Vestal in the way of intercepting the slavers, the inhuman trade would soon become a losing one to the unfeeling monsters concerned in it. The capture made by the Vestal on this occasion shows what Might be done by vessels calculated to out-sail the slave-traders. His Majesty'S ship Vestal, Commodore Jones, sailed hence yes terday morning, hound, as we understand, for the port of Guiria, for the protection of British subjects, several of whom, it is reported, have fallen victims to the disturbances which have lately occurred. • PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.—Lieutenant A. 'Willis (late Flag-Lieutenant to Vice-Admiral Sir G. Cockburn), is promoted to the auk of Commander, .and to command the Cruizer, vice Cora. M.Causland, deceased ; Lieutenant G. Fishbourne, and Lieutenant H. Croyten, su pernumeraries, to the Thalia ; Mr. John C. Giles, Master, to the Eadvinion ; • Lieutenant C. 0. Hayes, to be Super numerary. Lieutenant of the Hastings ; Mr. 'Henry Ainsley, Mate, to the Excellent ; Mr. Thomas Hyland, to be Clerk in charge ; and Mr. 0. Goodridge, Assistant-Surgeon, from the Raven to the Starling, vice W. B. Marshall, su perseded ; Mr. J. Barrow, Assistant-Surgeon, to the Raven, vice Goodridge. The followin g Midshipmen passed for Lieutenant s i n sea manshiN on Wednesday :—Fred. H. Wyse (Challenger) ; Frederick George Leigh (Hastings) ; and George Henry Gardner (Seaflower). We have received papers from the Cape of Good Hope to the 25th September. We regret to say that the Caffrcs, who were within three miles of Graham's 'town, had again become very troublesome. They had captured and carried away a great number of cattle. From various accounts, it appears that they had spread themselves along the frontier in a most audacious manner. About twelve months ago, Mr: Edward H., a no tary at Brie Comte Robert, had a paralytic affection of the head, of which he seemed cured, but shortly afterwards was attacked with a species of mental alienation. His wife prevailed on him to come to Paris for advice, and they took an apartment on the fourth floor, at No. 11, Rue de la Corderie. On Thursday last his malady increased, and he endeavoured to stab himself with a knife, but was prevented. About one o'clock on Saturday he endeavoured to throw himself out of the window, but he was saved by his wife r.nd some servants of the house, whom she caled to her assistance. After a time he appeared to have recovered from the paroxysm, and embraced his wife with great warmth and affection, as if to thank her for having saved his life ; but almost at the same moment he seized her, and with the rapidity of lightning, threw her front the window into the court-yard. Though immediately taken up and attended by a skilful surgeon, she expired shortly after— wards. The miserable maniac was conducted to the Pre fecture of Police, where he has remained completely mute, and when interrogated, falling into violent convulsions. He will be sent to Bicetre to be taken care of. A woman of the name of Foley, a widow in com fortable circumstances, who 117 ed in the parish of Donough more, in the West of thi.s county, lost her life on Friday from the violence of a bull. The bull was her own pro- . perty, and she had driven him to a field a short distance from ber house. She had scarcely left the field on her re turn home, when some persons who saw her called out that the bull was after her. On turning round she found the animal close on her, and having no other resource, she en deavoured to drive him off, or to keep him at Iv, by shaking some fern roots which she had in her hand. This, however, did not succeed. The animal rushed at her;•andi tossed her into the ditch. Though the ditch Was deep, , bo her with his mouth, dragged her from it repeatedly, and pushed her back each tittle with his horns. Before assistance could be rendered,, the poor woman Was fright fully gored. Sin kWy u few minutes after the bull wai' driven 4