The Sun. — London, England, 1828-01-09 00:00:00

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The Court was engaged during the morning in a die, the details of which are of no public interest. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. MIS-DESCRIPTION OF RESIDENCE. George Worrier was brought up on his petition "lbe discharged. • 11fr. HEATH, for the opposing creditor,.enquired wheth er the Insolvent had not contracted a debt residing in Winchester. The Insolvent stated that he had been staying at laihester for six weeks ; that he went down t fiece for the purpose of inspecting_weights and mea sures, and that the debt Iva+ for board and lodging. Air. HEATH insisted that the Insolvent was bound . t ,„.° adve rt i se hi mse lf as of Winchester as well as of Kennington Cross, where lie stated his usual resi enee was. Mr. CooKE, for the insolvent, submitted that his stay at Winchester was merely for the purpose of discharging the duties of his situation, which was connected with the office of inspector of weights and measures. Mr. Commissioner LAW.—He went to Win-- Ilester in pursuit of the only employment he then Had. Mr. COOKE said that the insolvent, whilst at Win diester, still continued to retain his house at Ken 411ton-cross, to which place he, of course, intended to return as soon as business admitted of it. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER—Suppose a gentle 'flan has a house in London, at which his family con stantly resides, and that the duties of any particular ° Pee which he m a y hold, require him to spend . tree months of every year in a different part of the country, would it not be necessary that he aould also, advertize himself as of the latter place, 1 n order that his creditors, residing there, may be ;" a condition to know that the insolvent was the Indi lidaal indebted to them ? We are of opinion tha t ti e insolvent ought to have advertised himself " pt 'Winchester. Ite insolvent was accordingly ordered to re advertise. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.) There was nothing of the slightest public import ance before the Court this morning. The Court sat but for a short time. PUBLIC SALE.-(THIS DAY.) BY MESSRS. CROGGON AND SON, AT THE MART. The Absolute Reversion of 20001. principal money, and 20161. 10s. Three per Cent. Consols, receivable on the demise of a lady now in the 52d year of her a ge. The above is standing in the name of a highly respectable trustee, and amply secured on a mort gag e of a valuable freehold estate in East Guildford, ~, ' l nssex, chargeable only in the event of a gentleman a ged 26 years dying during the life of the said lady, with the payment of 500/. as she may direct.-.-10401. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. There are fair supplies of most kinds of Grain this week, 7 4 another large arrival of Flour. The Wheat trade °l' fine samples fully supports Monday's terms, other sorts Iv very d u ll i n sa l e . B ar l ey rema i ns as l as t quo t e d. ' 4ll l and Pease are in little demand at no alteration in value, Fine Oats obtain with readiness the prices last quoted, other sorts meet a heavy sale. ARRIVALS. Barley. I Oats. Flour. 3,300 qrs. 1,200 qrs. 10,700 sacks. 9,200 - Irig g h I Wheat. Fo rei 3,300 qrs. 1 1,400 , - FISH-MARXET, BILLINGSGATE. .' ° 1 There was a tolerably large quantity of fish at market this morning.' Turbots were :of fine quality, but were Mere scarce than any other kind of fish in general use. Cod-fish and Soles were plentiful, but the latter were of a *mall description.—The following were the prices : Prime Turbot, each...:...... ...... . ............. 2ss. Ad. to 30s. Od. Ditto small, per do. 7 0 15 0 Pine Cod.fish, each . , 12 • 0 -15 0 Inferior ditto ~ .C .3(1. lings, per dozen 3 0 4 0 -roine Whitings, per 15 ... .............. allhon, per lb. '''neltg, per 26 ' 0 0 • 18 0 Uaddocks, per dozen 24 0 30 0 4 'lne S 1 oles per three pairs • 6 0 7 6 krill, ea ol 1 6 0 G I ~,irnetts, each fi','ve Flounders, per quartern f:reeh Herrings, per hundred - Incets, per bushel O- 4 0 Lobsters, per score 36 0 45 0 Inferior ditto 10 0 15 0 . n . 3ll rimps, per gallon 4 ,:lne Yarmouth Red Herrings, per hundred 6 0 7 0 aentch ditto 5 0 6 0 nest Common Oysters, per bushel Natives ......... .....• ... • 24 0 28 0 WINTER ASSIZES. HOME CIRCUIT.—MAIDSTONE, TUF.SDAY NIGHT. Ann Hood, aged 52, an extremely infirm and knives woman, Was indicted for stealing one dozen 'lives and forks, the property of Mr. Pearse, cutler, bartford. , e t prisoner and her daughter have been twice uefore ried for the like offence at the present As sizes? but were acquitted. This case was clearly proved against her. It ap peared that the daughter of the prisoner, who lived s ervant with the prosecutor, stole the gods and the Old woman sold them.—The Jury found her guilty. Mr. Baron VAUGHAN, in sentencing her, obser ?td that lie had no doubt but the prisoner had in duced her daughter to become a thief; had she been lk jounger woman, he wo u ld have sent her out of t he country. She was ordered to be imprisoned in the House of Correction for the term of two years. Ther e were several other cases tried which were not of the least interest, and with them the Assizes terminated. Sir FRANCIS DARWIN, of Lydnope, near itlat ic'ek, gave a supper on Christmas Eve, with true Eng lish hospitality, to a number of old respectabl e neighbours. There was a famous baron of beef, and a prodigious large Pie--part of its contents were, one roasting pig, two turkeys, two geese, two hares, two rabbits, a, couple of pheasants, and many smaller birds. During the small rain that fell on Saturday night last, a watchman was seen at the top of Hatfield street, Lambeth New Cut, parading his beat, and crying the hour of past eleven, with an umbrella mounted over his head ! In consequence of th e late heavy rains, the e wer , in this and adjoining counties have inundated the roads to inch a depth as greatly to impede travelling. Some of the inside passengers by the coaches, on Wednesday, Were obliged to move a story higher, to escape a cold bath. ....E xeter Alfred. THE SINKING FUND. ~.,_ —ln the quarter which has just terminated, the uummissioners for the reduction of the National Debt invested on each transfer day .2,797/. 2s. 4d., which in the quarter amounted to 1 ,279,091/. 9s. Id. The amo unt laid out in the first i. quarter of the last year was 828,490 k A."- 11d. . i n the second quarter to 1,257,106/. 18s. 2d.: i n thethird quarter to 1,164,530/. 39. 3d. The total amount there fore invested in the whole year, in aid of , the Sinking Pond, will amount to 4,229,219/. 9s. sd. Thets purcham_ 41 a usually made in Consols and the Si when per t he former are shut, preparatory to the payme nt of the d i_ Cen. ee v idends, as is the case at present, Reduced A nnuities are b ought in theirstead. THE QUARTERLY DIVIDENDS.-- - " . T his koriaing the dividends which become due on the sth inst. on th e 3 per cent. Consols, the new 4 per cents., and other z uvernment Annuities, commenced paying at the Bank of f Vend. The amount of the interest to be paid to the ! 14 dholders for the last quarter exceeds nine millions ster tN, being much greater than the sum required to liquidate interest on that portion of the , debt •the dividends on Zuieh become due at Michaelmas. The attendance on the Of the public at the dividend offices this morning was 7t nearly so great as on the last three or four previous oc• dons, from which an inference may be drawn that money 1 14 0 t quite so much in demand as formerly. Those who a re to visit the Bank should be careful of their pockets, as ; 3 / 4 i c kivithstanding the vigilance of the police employed on "Vicinity a few gentlemen pickpockets, as usual in of the Bank, were on the look out for plunder. DRURY LANE THEATRE. Madame Feron made her appearance again last night at this Theatre, as Floretta, in Dihdin's Opera of the " Cabinet." Her performance was full of spirit and intelligence, an observation which applies particularly to her singing. The introduced song of Sing on sweet Bird," was given with a dashing brilliancy not often surpassed, and contrasted very happily with the simple, playful air which followed. Madame Feron is a lady who, with due attention, will gain, we think, on the favour of an English audience. Her talents are of a lively versatileorder, precisely those best calculated to make "head way" in public opinion. She has no great depth of feeling; but this, perhaps, is not a very material re quisite. As it is, she has only to do her best ; and that best will go far to ensure success. Braham's Orlando is well known to the musical world. Per haps, however; we may add that though one of his most popular, it is far from- being of his happiest performances, last night in particular, he frittered away his music in a most trifling but elaborate manner. The spirit of the melody was lost among its embellishments ; we allude more especially to his way of closing the air, " When absent." The rest of the performers went through their parts to the satisfaction of a full, but not crowded house. ITALIAN OPERA IN EDINBURGH. Signor de Begnis had an overflowing benefit on Thursday evening, when "Il Fanatico per la Musico" was produced. The libretto, which was newly ar ranged for the occasion by Signor de Begnis, is as fine as can well be conceived, and the plot, if plot it can be called, is silly in the extreme. Notwithstan ding this, however, Il Fanatico has maintained its popularity for a great many years, both because of the choice beauty of the music, and in no small degree, of the admirable acting which it requires. Signor de Begnis was eminently successful in his perfor mance of the very arduous charaCter of Don Febeo. We cannot particularise the various beauties obser vable in his performance. The singing lesson duet with our favourite Miss Ayton, was extremely rich and comic. There was a staid gravity and an ear nest anxiety in his countenance when he was giving his daughter her singing lesson, quite irresistible.— And the bursts of extatic delight when he -ex claims "Ma chi figlia !" were too much for the gravest in the house. His great effort,. however, was the rehearsal of his composition by the orchestra. We have not words to express our admiration of the whole of this performance. It was an exhibition of the highest genius; and extra vagant though it necessarily was, we could scarce divest ourselves of the belief that such a character as Don Febeo might be found in real life. The ex ertions in this grand scena must have been prodigi ous ; but for this, it would have been encored, for the applause which ensued at its conclusion was long and loud, indeed it was quite a furore. Miss Ayton executed her very difficult music in a brilliant and superior style—in particular, her cora tina " di quest' anima." Signor Torri sung " Qual tenero diletto," with much expression; and the other vocalists gave proper effect to their respec tive parts. The audience were so highly delighted with De Begnis's inimitable performance, that after the con clusion of the opera, he was called for, and had to make his appearance once more to Receive additional and most gratifying proofs of approbation.—Signor de Begnis must consider this a great compliment in deed, as it is a very rare occurrence among us.— Edinburgh Courant. NEW CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION. (From a Second Edition of the Dublin Evening Post of Saturday.) .1. O ' DWYER, ESQ. IN THE CHAIR. - - Mr. O'CONNELL entered into an explanation of the origin of his mis-statement concerning the So ciety for discountenancing Vice—his error on that subject had its origin with a Gentleman who, on in specting the accounts of the Society, mistook the figures following a list of prayer books circulated by the Society, for the amount charged for them, and the sum really charged he mistook for the account of the ?limber of books. Mr. O'Connell then went into the subject of the Catholic Churchwardens very fully, but without any strikingly new arguments. A digressive conversation took place on the po-• litical character of the Dissenters of the North, in which Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Lawless, Mr. Conway, and other gentlemen took a part. Mr. O'CONNELL intimated that there would be a separate meeting on Wednesday, when he would be prepared with a draft of the general petition for Emancipation. Amount of the Catholic Rent received this week, 50/. 14s. 10d.—The Meeting then adjourned. We unaerstand that Messrs. SHEPPARD and GAINS, woollen-drapers, of this city, and very extensive dealejs in cloth manufactured from English wool, continue to receive the most satisfactory accounts from various places, of the high estimation it is acquiring, and which is verified by the increasing daily applications they have for supplying persons at a distance. As the first int-oducers of this arti cle into the West of England, we are pleased to find that Messrs. S. and G. are so largely called upon, both for their advantage and the country's good.—Exeter Alfred. A violent disease is prevalent among horses about Logiealmond. It is a sort of inflammation, and ge- nerally proves fatal in two or three days. One farmer has had his stable completely emptied, and many others have partially suffered. One animal died in two hours and a half after it was seised by the disorder.— Glasgow Herald. POETICAL ACCOUNT OF THE WEATHER. —So changeable has the weather been during this last week, that we have experienced the apposite extremes of rain and wind and tempest, and of an unclouded winter sky, with the Queen of Heaven sailing along in all the chastened purity of her own loveliness. On Thursday night it was beautifully serene, and the morning of Sun day exhibited the face of nature covered with its venerable mantle of hear frost. Since then we have had again the howling of the blast, and the stilly clearness of a starry night. On the evoning of Tuesday in particular, the full moon rose majestically o'er Dumiat, and sent forth the long streams of her silvery light down the sides of the °chils, with a beauty and a lustre which we have seldom witnessed. At first, her rosy and expansive countenance seemed almost afraid of having approached too near this lower world—as she kissed the bare mountain top, and then gently rose above its highest peak, blushing in all the consciousness of her unrivalled charms. Hill and dale, and the silent Forth, seemed all to be gazing with delight on this interesting scene, while the breeze 'which began to move on the face of the waters, whispered, that it was the parting embrace of the Queen of Night, ere she walked into the blast vault of heaven, after paying another new year's visit to the father of the Ochils.—Correspondent of Stirling Journal. BEVERLEY MEETING OF THE CLERGY.- A numerous meeting of the Clergy of that Archdeaconry was held at the Tiger Inn, Beverley, on Wednesday, to take into consideration the propriety of petitioning Parlia ment against certain provisions in the Unitarian Marriage Bill. The Rev. J. Grua - was called to the Chair. A series of resolutions, of which the following is the sub stance, were passed, and petitions to Parliament founded thereon, were adopted. That this meeting have viewed with alarm, certain provisions contained in a bill intended to be submitted to Parliament, entitled A Bill for grant ing relief to certain persons dissenting from the Church of 'ngland, in respect to the mode o f celebrating Marriage." That these provisions of the said Bill, which degrade mar riagei from a religions to a civil contract , are, in the opi of onof this the meeting, at direct var iance with the doctrines Church of England—and if passed into a law, will establish a Precedent highly dangerous to the stability of the institution of marriage, and in its consequences to the best interests of society. That we consider those provi sions, which require " to publish the banns and register the celebration of the marriages contracted under the powers of the said Bill, as offensive to our consciences and degrading to our g uaracters--offensive to our consciences, as compelling us to assist in an act at variance with the doctrines of our church — an d de grading to our characters, as requiring us to become the Clerks and Criers of those who reject our ministry, and the beautiful service of the liturgy.as idolatrous. — York Courant. ENGLISH MARINE INSURANCE. The Hamburg Borsen-Halle of the 22d Dec., has the following' remarks " ou English Marine Insurance," signed M. J. Haller, who, we understand, either is, or has been, President of the Board of Trade, and Judge of the Tri bunal of Commerce of that place : ON ENGLISH INSURANCES. Many complaints have been made in latter years on the insufficiency of Insurances effected according to Eng lish laws. From many quarters the attention had been di rec ted towards it, that according to English laws (or de cisions of the Courts), the. assured has not - only to'answer for his faults, or those of his correspondent, but also the faults and errors of the master, the crew, the pilot, the ship, and the owner ; nay, even those of his Government, in case the same should declare war against England (British capture). The writer has already, as far back as the year 1818, published his observations on the subject in the Borsen Halle, and the sth volume of that excellent work, " Beneke on Marine Insurance," has contributed many new instances in point, as Bell v. Tanson, page SO, Spitta v. Woodman, page 78, and others ; the following, however, which the writer had fallen in with in one of the most recent English journals, surpasses all the preceding known cases in suppnrt of the argument, as in that case even the deficiency of the Police of the Country* falls on the shoulders of the assured. I will explain :—lt is gene rally known, that in every country there exists a regula tion that masters, as well as mates, cannot be placed in their respective situation until they have given proof of their having stood their official examination; only in Eng land it is left to the owners to give the command of their ships to whom they consider competent (See Abbot on Shipping, page 102, and JaWbsen's Maritime Right, page 165,) and from their want of a public institution, an in nocent individual is to suffer in its most distant conse quences by a loss of 2000/. ! The writer considers the narration of this case, in a journal of extensive circulation, of service to his fellow-citizens, and the German commer cial public at huge. It is that of Clifford v. Hunter, and had been tried in the Court of King's Bench on the 17th October last. A cargo of sugar had been insured for 20001. from the Mauritius to London; the ship, which left the Mauritius in perfect condition, was scarcely sixty miles distant from the land, when the captain, who went ill on board, consi dered his state of health so much impaired, that he had the mate called, and stated the question to him, whether in case of his (the captain's) death he considered himself capa ble to take the command of the ship? the mate, being afraid, declined, alleging incompetency, upon which the captain resolved to return to the Mauritius. On the follow ing night a heavy gale arose, the ship sprung a strong leak, which the crew in vain tried to stop by pumping, several cables were obliged to be cut, and part of the cargo thrown overboard. In the morning they came in sight of the Isle of France, and made signals of distress to obtain a pilot. As, however, the pilot refused to undertake the manage ment of the vessel, the captain resolved to put her on shore, where soon afterwards she became a wreck. The assured claimed the total loss from the underwriter, who refused, and the matter was left to the decision of the law. The personal evidence of the captain' (who had since recovered) was called by both parties, which was to the following effect :—The crew consisted, when he departed, of thir teen men, his vessel was in perfect condition, she had been properly surveyed and declared sound ; it was often the case that a plank got loose in the soundest vessel, without the cause being discoveled. And on being cross-examined by the Attorney-General, who was for the underwriter, he answered, he thought it was essential that there should be ,a person besides the captain on board of every ship, competent, in case of need, to navigate the vessel. On this evidence the Attorney-General grounded his defence for exonerating the underwriter, " The vessel (he said) had not been sea-worthy, and the destination being London, her return to the Mauritius must be considered a deviation from her voyage, which, if not occasioned by the dangers of the sea, but, as in this case, by the incompetency of the ship, makes the assurance void." The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Tenterden, gave his opinion to the following effect : That the decision hinged entirely upon the question " whe ther the vessel, with only one able person on board to na vigate her, was in a competent state to sail ?" This alone is to be left to the Jury. According to his opinion, a ves sel without a competent arew could not be considered sea worthy, and if the Jury thought that the ship in question ought to have been better manned, they must give their verdict for the underwriter. The Jury, in consequence, gave their verdict in favour of the underwriter. If we consider now, that it was not the assured of the ship, but of the cargo who was defeated, the question na turally follows :—Where has the innocent sufferer who owned the cargo, and who is many thousand miles distant from the port of loading, to have his redress ; upon whom can he come for his loss ? Upon his agent at the Mauri tius? The same would easily excuse himself, with the impossibility of discovering the alleged incompetency, be cause as no official examination is wanted (which also ap peared from the trial), the " incompetencies" are not visible. Nor can he come upon the mate, for independent of his limited means, he had not even been in fault—the misfortune had not occurred by his ignorance or error, but by the captain's untimely and unnecessary dread of death. Is the proprietor of the cargo to address himself to the cap tain or owners ? It is well known that these arc only answerable for all demands arising from culpa or delicta (guilt or fault), as far as the value of the ship and freight, consequently, in this instance, restitution is out of the ques tion, they being liberated by the loss of the ship. Where has an assured now to hold himself but to his adverse fate to be insured in England? But let this case not be consi dered as a juridical curiosity, which like all variations, does not prove any thing against the rule or the matter. No, it is rather the absolute consequence of a whole system—a system which deviates materially from our views and doc trines of Marine Insurances. If we submit the contract of assurances merely to good faith, to the communication of all what the parties know, it is bound in England to the exercise of all those persons interested not only in the mat ter insured themselves, but also in the means of conveyance, not only before the contract, but also after it, consequently dependent on objects not within the reach of the assured. It is therefore not to be wondered at, that an English Crown-lawyer, an English Lord Chief Justice, and an Eng lish Jury, give their aid in favour of such extraordinary objections—objections which would hardly be broached in any other country by an underwriter, nor defended by an advocate. _ _ With such laws, it tends even to the honour of the under writers that they do not throw more causes into Court—. that they even often settle losses which, according to their rigid law, they might dispute. But is it not better and safer to confide to justice than to generosity ? Or is there any security at all, if dependent on the arbitrary will of strangers ? And still security is the basis of the contract of insurance ; but security does not allow of any limitation'; every breach, every exception, contradicts its end, and destroys it. An insecure security is a fallacy or a paradox. What good does it to the assured, if, after having ransomed himself against nine dangers, he falls a sacrifice to the tenth? The more you obtain by a contract the more ad vantageous it is ; therefore suds insurance is rather to be called cheap which guards against the most risks, than the one which usage of language and prejudice only calls'so. Which pays the smallest premium ? Dec. 1827. • (Signed) M. J. HALLER. Internal regulations would, perhaps, be a better term ; the German is Landes-Policey. DIED.—In August last, at the Island of Madagascar, whither he was sent on a special mission, Lieut. H. COLE of the Royal Staff Corps, Aide-de-Camp to Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. Sir G. L. COLE, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Mauritius, and nephew to Lieut.-Gen. Sir Wst. COCKBURN, Bart. In this most excellent young man were united the finest talents of the soldier to the most amiable and exalted qualities of the gen tleman and tke Christian, which made him universliy re spected and beloved while living, and his death lamented by all who knew him. The Second Number of Mr. BUCKINGHAM'S New Literary and Critical Journal, " The Athenceum," is published this day, and contains, among other interesting articles-1. Mr. Thomas Campbell and Mr. Theodore Hook.-2. The Actors and Actresses of the present day —3. Second Exposure of the false criticism in the Quar terly Review-4. Public Buildings of the Metropolis--5. Memoirs of the Life of Dr. Samuel Parr--6. Posthumous Papers ; the Humourom; Man ; the Awkward Man-7. Hammer's History of the Turks-8. The present state of Hayti-9. Nouvellettes ; Memoirs of a Gnostic-10. State of Spanish Literature from the Invasion of Napoleon-11. Haydon's Picture of the Mock Election-12. The Drama, Poetry, Literary Intelligence, &c. &e.—This New Weekly Journal is regularly Published every W e d nes d ay , by W. LEWER, at the Office, 147, Strand, near Somerset-house, price'sd. ; or Stamped for Country Circulation, by Post, price ls. ; and those who may desire to possess Complete Sets, are advised to send their orders forthwith to their respec tive Booksellers or Newsmen. • DON MIGUEL. Yesterday, being the day appointed by his Royal Highness to receive the Address and Medal voted him by the Portuguese resident in London, a great number of Portuguese gentlemen waited upon his Royal Highness at Rutland-house, and soon after eleven o'clock were admitted to the presence of his Royal Highness by the Lord in waiting, and then presented to him by his Excellency the Marquis of Palmella, the Portuguese Ambassador in London. F. T. Sampayo, Esq., the Portuguese Consul- General, stated to his Royal Highness the object for which his countrymen had the honour to wait upon his Royal Highness; after which A. J. Freire Marreco, Esq., the secretary of the meeting, read the following address, which was most elegantly printed on white embossed satin, and mounted and ornamented with gold Most Serene Sir—The undersigned Portuguese, now in London, united always in heart to their country, for whose glory and prosperity they form the most ardent vows, and penetrated with the sentiments of fidelity which animate all the Portu guese nation, now beg leave to offer to your Royal Highness the tribute of their respect on your passage through England, thus anticipating the una niinous acclamations with which the whole Portu guese nation will . receive the magnanimous Prince, who is going to secure its felicity by supporting the laws of the kingdom and the institutions granted by our great King and Lord, Don Pedro IV., and to realize the hopes which your generous sentiments, already announced by your Royal Highness to your august Sister,have deeply engraved on the hearts of all Portuguese. And, desirous to transmit to future ages the important event of the passage through England of a Prince of the august House of Bra ganza, they have ordered to be struck a medal, alluding to that event, which they have the honour of offering to your Royal Highness. May your Royal Highness deign to receive this tribute of their .loyalty. _ _ _ " London, Jan. 1828." To which his Royal Highness was graciously pleased to make the following reply .1— . " I thank the Portuguese resident in London for the sentiments they manifest towards me, and accept their expreSsions, dictated by that loyalty which has distinguished the Portuguese in all ages and in all countries." , The medal is of gold, and contains in front the bust of his Royal Highness with the following• in scription :--" To his Royal Highness the Infante Don Miguel, Rege - nt of the kingdom of Portugal and Algarvez, and Lieutenant Lugar• Tenente of his Most Faithful Majesty, in commemoration of his passage through England in the year 1828 ; offered by,the Portuguese resident in London." On the reverse it has a vessel in full sail, the arms of the city of Lisbon, .and the castle of Belem, under •which are the following very appropriate verses from the Portuguese Homer :-- Despois de procellosa tempestade, Nocturna sombra, e sibilante vento, Tras a manhaa serena claridade, Esperanga de porto e salvamento. Camoes, canto 4, oitava 1. Which are thus translated by our Mickle :-- As the tost vessel on the ocean rolls, When dark the night, and loud the tempest howls, When the torn mariner, in every wave That breaks and gleams, forebodes his watery grave; But when the dawn, all silent and serene, With soft-paced ray dispels the shades obscene, With grateful transport sparkling in each eye, The joyful crew the port of safety spy. VISIT OF DON MIGUEL TO TEE THAMES TUNNEL. This illustrious stranger yesterday visited these works. Soon after three o'clock, the noble and distin guished party arrived, and were received by Mr. Brunel, sen. the projector and engineer; Mr. Brunel, jun. the resident engineer ; Mr. Garratt, Mr . Bea mish, and the other officers of the establishment, to gether with the Chairman, Deputy-Chairman, and nearly the whole of the board of Directors. Previ ously to his Royal Highness descending the shaft, he was particularly anxious to make himself acquaint ed with the general principles of the undertaking, which were clearly explained to him by W. Smith, Esq. M.P. and Mr. Brnnel. After visiting the shed in which the workmen were in active employ, and entering one of the boxes and:receiving from Mr. Brunel, sen. a practical expla nation of its nature and progress, his Royal High ness and companions returned to the shaft, and par took of an elegant cold collation, which had been prepared for them. The Chairman, W. Smith, Esq. M.P. pointed out the various dimensions, &c. of the undertaking, in the French language, and afterwards proposed to the Directors and the company the health of his Royal Highness, and prosperity and permanent amity to Portugal, Britain's ancient ally. This toast was received with universal plaudits by. between. 500 and 600 well-dressed ladies and gen tlemen, who were congregated on the occasion, and re-echoed by the work-people themselves. Hisßoyal Highness returned thanks in the French language, expressive of his thanks for the cordial re ception he had everywhere met with him from the British nation, and particularly for the courtesy and attention whieh he had received from his Majesty George IV., and concluded with . proposing 11 • Heal t and long life to his Mgjesty of Great Britain, and permanent success to the Thames Tunnel Company." His Royal Highness being about to retire, Mr. Brunel rose, and presented to him an elegant and admirably arranged model of the undertaking, en closed in a neat box, covered with morocco and gold, at the ingenuity of which his Royal Highness again expressed his admiration. He then ascended the shaft, amidst the shouts of the company assem bled, which were repeated by the multitude col lected outside, to the evident satisfaction of his Royal Highness. (FROM THE COURT NEWSMAN.) His Royal Highness, after dining on Monday with the Duke of Wellington, at his residence in Picca dilly, proceeded to Ashburnham-house, Dover -street, the residence of Prince Lieven, the Russian Ambas sador, where a grand ball and supper was given by his Excellency, in honour of his Royal Highness. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, Princess Emilie of Carolath, Prince of Hohenlohe-Laugenbourg, nearly the whole of the Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers and. their Ladies, together with a numerous assemblage of nobility and gentry, were present at the entertainment. Dancing was kept up with great spirit till two o'clock, when near one hundred and fifty sat down to supper, after which dancing was resumed, and kept up till five o'clock, when the Prince and his attendants retired, and the party broke up. At half-past 10 o'clock yesterday morning, a de putation from the Society of Friends of Foreigners in Distress waited on his Royal Highness in Arling ton-street. The deputation, which consisted of the Marquis de Palmella, the Portuguese Ambassador; Viscount Beresford, Sir. Hervey Watson, Sir F. Watson, Sir John Croft, Sir John Bridges, Sir John Campbell, Admiral Repier, Messrs. de Car valho, Sainpayo, Pinto, Rebella, Freire, and Frost, together with Ckarles Murray, Esq., Secretary to the Society, had the honour to be introduced to the Prince - by the Portuguese Ambassador, when the Secretary presented to kis Royal Highness the book containing the account of the S o ciety; when his Royal Highness was pleased to enrol his name among the several illustrious Monarchs and Princes who h ave C on d escen d e d t o patronise this benevolent Institution, and to subscribe 501. to its funds. Soon after the departure of the deputation, the Prince, attended by M. de Aiello, Earl Mount charles, Sir William Fremantle, and.three gentle men of his suite, went in two of his Majesty's car riages to the Mint, where the heads of that esta blishment were in waiting to attend the Prince, who inspected the whole of the works and apparatus used in the different sorts of coinage. After a stay of three quarters of an hour, his Royal Highness left the Mint and proceeded to the Tower; a large assemblage of spectators were here collected in such numbers as to impede the progress of the Royal carriages : the greatest eagerness was manifested by the crowd to procure a glimpse of his Royal High ness. The Prince went over the Armoury, the apartments in which the Regalia are kept, &c. &c. and finished with inspecting the Menagerie. From the Tower the Prince proceeded to the Thames-tunnel, where Mr. Brunel, the engineer, and Mr. Brunel, jun., had the honour to conduct the Prince down this stupendous undertaking. His Royal Highness remained in the Tunnel upwards of half an hour. The Duke and Duchess of Clarence gave another grand entertainment to Don Miguel yesterday even ing, at their residence in the Admiralty. The gen tlemen-porters and pages of their Rsyal Highnesses' household appeared in their state-dresses as at the former entertainment, and the preparations for the reception of the company were the same in every respect. His Royal Highness, attended by Earl Mountcharlcs, Sir William Freemantle, and four crentlemen of his suite, arrived at the Admiralty at half-past seven o'clock. Dinner was served up di rectly after the Prince's arrival. Among the com pany present to meet the Royal visiter were her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia-Matilda ; Prince Esterhazy, the Austrian Ambassador; Princess Esterhaz,y ; the Marquis de Palmella, the Portuguese Ambassador; the Marchioness de Palmella; Earl and Countess Carlisle, Earl Dudley, Count and Countess Munster, Lady Lyndhurst , the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Right Hon. Sir Fre derick Lamb, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Hope, and the Marchioness of Westmeath. In the evening, their Royal Highnesses had a numerous evening party. EXCHANGE SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. admirer of the talent displayed in your excel lent Journal, I take up my pen with much pleasure to in form yon that, at our Anniversary General Meeting, held yesterday, it was unanimously resolved.tworder two addi tional SUNS for the use of these Rooms. The compliment is evidently enhanced, when I tell yon that copies of several of (what are styled) the leading Morning and Evening Papers were ordered to be discon tinued. With best wishes, and trusting that your valuable Paper will continue to increase in popularity, as it is justly en titled to the public patronage, . I remain, Sir, your's respectfully, Jan. 5. A SUBSCRIBER. THE QUEENBOROUGH FREEMEN. Mr. Cape!, M.P. for Queenborough, has received the following note :-- " St. James's-place, Jan. 5. _ _ " Sir Francis Burdett presents his compliments to Mr. Capel, and hopes he will excuse his troubling him upon an occasion which cannot be otherwise than interesting to him—the state of the inhabitants of Queeuborough. He takes the liberty of requesting of Mr. Cape! to have the goodness to transmit for him 101. for their relief in general ; and 51. to Edward Skey, the man who spoke with so much sense and spirit at the Meeting the other day; and Si. to the poor hard-working honest fisherman, Thompson, for such was his designation at the Meeting. Sir Francis Burdett again expresses his hope that Mr. Capel will for give the trouble he puts upon him. " For J. Capel, Esq. M.P., 32, Russell-square." PROJECTED NEW BRIDGE ACROSS THE TYNE. On Saturday the sth inst. a Public Meeting was held at Newcastle, for the purpose of taking into consideration the expediency of erecting a bridge over the Tyne, at Scotswood, as also for construct ing roads to communicate with the Great Western Road, and direct to Newcastle. In the unavoidable absence of the Hon. H. T. Liddell, M.P., and the Right Worshipful the Mayor of Newcastle, the Chair was taken by Major Anderson. After duly discussing the matter, and examining the plans and surveys of Mr. Chapman, the engineer, it was una nimously resolved that it would he highly beneficial to the public to form a bridge and roads, as above specified. To carry the measure into effect, it ap peared that the sum of 12,000/. would be required. It was therefore proposed, and carried, that that sum should be raised in shares of 251. each. Before the Meeting broke up, shares to the amount of nearly 4,000/. were subscribed for, viz.:— Major ANDERSON, 20 shares £5OO HUMBLE LAMB, Esq., 40 ditto 1,000 JOHN HooosoN, Esq., 40 ditto 1,000 CHARLES THORP, 10 ditto 250 ROBERT BELT,_ Esq., 10 ditto 250 NATHANIEL GRACE, ES(I., 10 ditto 250 MATTHEW WHEATLEY, Esq., 10 ditto no ENIERSON and Co., 6 ditto.... l5O Total .£ 3,650 His Royal Highness Don MIGUEL is to pay a visit to-morrow to the Duke of WELLINGTON, at his Grace's seat at Strathsfieldsaye, where, we understand, ex tensive preparations have been made, to give the Portuguese Prince a reception worthy of his rank. Yesterday morning Lord BERESFORD visited Don Alloy Er.; and Sir JOHN CRor'r, Bart., had the honour of an audience of his Royal Highness. The Duke of ATHOL had a select party to dinner yesterday at his house in St. James's-square. LORD FITZROY SOMERSET'S LIST.--Lord FITZROY SOMERSET, as Military Secretary to the Com mander-in-Chief, went through his list yesterday, at his Office in the Horse Guards. A few General, and about forty other Officers, transacted military business with his Lordship. Mr. Baron VAUGHAN transacted business with Mr. Under Secretary PHILLIPS, at the Home Office. yesterday, on his return from the Circuit. Part of the Marquis WELLESLEY'S luggage and suite was brought over from Dublin last week by the Birmingham steamer, Capt. Hr AD ; and, the week before, the same vessel brought over Miss MACARAHAN, the subject of the Reverend T. MaculuE's trial. —Liverpool Albion. THOMAS WENTWORTH BEAUMONT, Esq. 111. P. for Stafford, and his amiable bride, are among the last arrivals at Rome. The election of drepresentative for this borough will take place on Tuesday, the 29th inst. We need scarcely add, that Mr. HUSICISSON will be re-elected with out opposition.—Liverpool Albion. FASIIIONABLE ARRIVALS. —The Earl and Countess of Sefton, and the Ladies Molyueux, in Arling ton-street, from their seat, Croxteth Hall, near Liverpool; Lord and Lady Riversdale, in Grosvenor-square, from their seat in Shropshire; the Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester, in Park-place, from the Duke of Beaufort's seat in Oxfordshire; Pascoe • Grenfell, Esq. and family, at their new residence in Upper Grosvenor-street, from their seat, Taplow, Berks ; Sir Henry Watson and Sir Frede rick Watson, at Marshal Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish square; Captain Griffith Colpoys, RN. at ditto; the Rev. N. W. Hallward, at ditto, from Suffolk; W. B. Anderson, Esq. at ditto, from Brighton ; Colonel Vansit tart, at Fenton's Hotel, St. Jameis-strvt, from Berks; saDtlJ ames Stevens, Esq. at ditto, from Yol v icslie li ; o J n a e m s e s s e .de e e d tt l i, :a ef n r i Ao , im E is sq stehs . e and Son, at ditto, from Wales ; captain :dote:Mar:it: Dare, at ditto, from Windsor; Alexander Davison, Esq. Davison, r seatin attheL Cumberland;ondn H H o o t t i e , l, 4 A r l e h i e n za a r ea le ; and Mrs. Stopford, at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-stre' e from Brighton ; the Hen. Mr. and Ladsyvaßr.resCtlearrskbeir,e#; h j e . Brunswick ,Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Cheltenhan4 ,_ th Hon. Mr. and Mrs . Kennedy, at Thomas's Hote; l3er " - ley-square, from a tour. ra c DEPARTUREg.—The Dowager 1,- of Salisbury, from her house in Arlington ,tre , et ' for Hat field; Lord Foley, from the . Burlington- p,tketd afto noon, the wind, throughout i i i i n i g n t c o h n le a; E l Cork- n streets , o f , ot n • n hi a s seat it n ight and (luring yesterday, The Post-office steam oom the eastward. From the four o'clock yesterday the whole of the preceding having blown strongly wind blowing get well clear of' the Channel. from this quarter, it is probable, that the outward-bound vessels will HUE AND CRY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. (Circular.) Whitellan, Jan. 7, MS. Sir,—l am directeil by the Marquis of Laos. Towne to inform you that a new regulation has been adopted respecting the Police Gazette, called the Her and Cry, in consequence of which that paper will for the future he published twice in every week, and a copy will be regularly sent to you gratis, and exempt from postage duty. I am further to inform you that, if you shall think it convenient to insert the whole, or any part of the Hue and Cry in the Stix, such publication will not be liable to an advertisement duty, provided that there are no additions made, and that the passages inserted are stated to have been extracted from the Hue and Cry, the date of which must also be mentioned. . I am, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, S. M. PHILLIPPS. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER SPRING MEETING, 1828. The Craven Stakes of 10 sous. each ; two-yr-olds to carry 6st. 41b. three, Bst. 41b. four, 9st. five, 9st. 51b. and aged, 9st. 91b. One mile. Lord Scarborough's b. f. Sister to Tarrare, 3 yrs Mr. Houldsworth's ch. c. Vanish, by Phantom, f! yrs Mr. Foljambe's bl. f. by Tiresias, 3 yrs Mr. Petre's ch. c. Tom Jones, by A bier, 3 yrs Sir J. Byng's ch. c. Pedlar, by Tramp, 3 yrs Mr. Hopkinson's b. f. Eliza, by Filho da Puta, yrs DONCASTER MEETING, 1828, The Great Betting Stakes have closed as follow : MoNnAv.—The Champagme Stakes of 50 soya. earl). Mr. Riddell's b. c. Zodiac, by Centaur, darn by Eaton - Mr. Ridsdale's br. f. by Clotilda, by Tramp—Neva ------ b. f. Bavarian, by Tramp_Sist. to Carran, , r Mr. 'Wyatt's - b. c. by Wanton—The Colonel's dam Mr. Powlett's br. f. by Jack Spigot, dam by Ebor - 3). c. by Walton—Lunaria's darn ,Lord Kelburne's b. c. by Smolensk°, dam by Woful Lord Milton's br. c. by Cervantes—Valentina Mr. Petre's ch. c. Rowton, by Oiseau, dam by Woful gr. f. Flirt, by Blaeklock—Vaultress Lord Normanby's ch. f. by Blucher—Nonphis's danx . Mr. Walker's b. c. by Tramp—Sister to Burleigh Mr. Darnell's b. by Jack Spigot—Snowball b. c. Stotforth, by Octavian, d. by Sir Paid Mr. Watts' b. c. Wodenblock, by Blacklock Mr. Lumley's b. f. by Tratnp—Eupbrosyne's darn Mr. Clifton's ch. 1. Charming, own Sister to Delightful Mr. Barley's br. c. Tamboff, by Blacklock—Alfana Lord Sligo's ch. c. Cant, own brother to Canteen Mr. Armitage's b. f. Fantail, by Rhadamanthos Mr. Nowell's b. a. by Walton—Rosanne brother to Longwaist b. f. by Orville or Walton f. by Walton, dam by Cato—Ompbale Mr. Thelluson's cli. e. Sydney, by Nicolo—Olivera Sir T. Mostyn's Brother to Ultimatum TIRIRSDAY-The Two-yr-eld Stakes of 20 goys, each. Mr. Ridsdale's hr. c. Sparrow, by Waverley Bavarian Mr. Powlett's b. c. by Wanton, Lunaria's darn Lord Kelburne's br. c. by Smolensko Lord Milton's hr. c. by Cervantes—Valentina Sir J. Byng's b. c. Niger, by Blacklock Mr. Petre's Rowton Netherby, by Cervantes—Matilda's dam Mr. Bower's br. c. Timour, by Tramp, dam by Waxy Mr. Broadhead's b. c. by Waverlep—Negociator's darn Mr. Darnell's Stotforth Mr. Watt's Wodenblock Mr. Taviton's ch. f. by Magistrate—Sarah's darn Mr. E. Beaumont's ch. f. by Wanton, darn by Vesper Mr. Houldsworth's b. c. Abel, by Filho b. c. Durham, by Abjer Mr. J. Gibson's b. c. by Filho- r -Miss Clark Mr. Bailey's Tamboff Mr. Gibbeson's Lady Sarah by Fraud Sir M. W. Ridley's br. f. Amaryllis, by Cervantes Lord Sligo's b. c. Felo, by Langar Colon - el King's ch. e. Madcap, by Tramp or Blacklock . Mr. Armitage's b. f. Aconite, by Tram Primrose Mr. Crompton's b. f. by Tramp or Waverley Mr. Nowell (four entries, same as in Champaigne Stakes) Mr. Thellusson's I). c. Marcus, by Nicolo—Darling FRIDAY.-The 30 soya. Stakes, for three.yr-olds. Mr. Riddell's Rector Lord Scarborough's b. c. by Catton, dam by Sir David Mr. Dowbiggin's Navarino Lord Kellnirne's hr. c. by Blacklock—Arabella Lord Fitzwilliam's Ballad Singer Mr. Watts' Coulon Mr. Wormalb Picturesque Mr. Houldsworth's Terror Sir M. W. Ridley's Duncan Grey Mr. Petre's Emmeline Delphina Mr. J. Scott's Stapl e t on Mr. Broadhead's gr. c. by Viscount Mr. Uppleby's ch. f. by Tramp—Harriot Mr. Nowell's h. r. by Walton, dam by Election Mr. Clifton's Poor Fellow THE RING. MATCH BETWEEN 301 IN MARTIN AND YOUNG DUTCH SAM. Pursuant to the appointment in the challenge of 11Iar tin's hacker, which we published last week, he was ready last night at Martin's house. At ten o'clock " time" was called, and shortly afterwards one of Sam's 'friends came to the scratch and posted a sovereign, which was covered with suitable despatch. A strong dash of the yellow ones showed their eahilirating faces in support of the " ould one," but the other side declined posting more than one. The conditions were, that a meeting be held, and a match made, at Martin's house, on next Tuesday evening, for from 1001. to 500/. a side, or the sovereign down to he forfeited. Bishop Sharpe will take the chair on the above night, and he ready to make a match with any man of 10st, 61h. for 1001. or 500/. • The meadows in the neighbourhood of Teign - mouth are flooded to a greater extent than ever rernerv bereil.—Exeter Alfred. Among other improvements recently taken place, and now designing in this town, we observe that a new hackney coach is about being started, by Mr. FuLtra fnr the use of the inhabitants.—Boston Gazette. _ Our readers will remember that a meeting or gentlemen connected with the malt trade was recently held in this town, when it was agreed that a petition shouid be transmitte.l to Parliament, praying the Legislature to re move the disabilities so generally complained of by the trade. A petition has been prepared, and is already most respectably signed. It now lies at the George Inu, in this town; where it is expected to receive numerous ad,. ditional signatures this day and our next market day; a f t ,,, which it will be forwarded to London.—Hull Packet. of those wancipr ,artst" contrived to be guilelllary capa bi lities. Int- About a fortnight since one ing pests denominated Gipseys called at it butch er ' s i ii t hi s r of tl h ie er in e g x e t n r i a o o 7 l i town' in w to ho a se be s l i i s e t f e pressed with a due respect for this wily, daughter of Egypt, the unthinking girl sik"ved her, on same pretence, the possession of a sum ofos ° , ll eY exceeding soi., which for especial purpose was 031 ue , concealed for , a time in a magic box. Before the st ated period had expired, how- , ever, curiosity prevo led, the box was opened, and instead of the promised treg.sure, lo I a parcel of rubbish was found. Dismay and 0 i o pp olnttr t . e n t operated strongly upon the un fortunate dupe' whose implicit faith has thus been sacri iced ; and ee search was made after the deceiver, but of course shellac' absconded.—poston Gazette. /r iycliEß' Tv A S .../11CORY OF THE FALL OF THE LEA,..--Accor6ing to Professor VA ti CHER., every leaf con ,i,as`of a distinct system of fibres, which have only a test erary continuity and union with the shoot, kept up by a theleaf to the parent , plant are served, is dried kind of adh es i ve su b stance, -which, When the purposes of the union is dissolved, iJine porficrk of the . ;dved. " This, adhesive substance is prbbably formed by parenchymaintepose plants, betw" peeonr becomes thedi: - the difference between the `we systems of fibres. While this parenchyma is under the influence of the vegetable action, the adhesion is main 'aiued ; when this action ceases, an d other monocotyledons:, which in qui the leaf falls." The reasonableness and truth of this 'aeory, as far as respects dicotyledonous 'Wore obvious by reflecting on 'ecay of leaves and the decay of tendrils and the leaves of petiole ; and he adds, that a similar ;alms, grasses, bulbs, strict sense, never drop their leaves. M. YAM= ii he first who has directed botanists to the organic struc ore at the base of th e rrangement probably prevails in the other parts of plants which successively drop off, and the connection of whose , :easels with those of the stem, though necessarily intimpte,, s merely temporary. A new field is thus openad for otanical research,— Gardener's Magazine for January,