The Sun. — London, England, 1828-12-30 00:00:00

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REMINGTON, (From the Times.) • - ' MONDAY EVENING,--The disappearance of Mr. It:Kt-lend Stephenson, the banker, with the various tireor4lanc:s,attending it, has occupied attention ,t0.,1 a :- in the city almost exclusively. No informa ien rt•Tectirtg the place of his retreat has yet been 'Ob ta imti, but the general conjecture is that he has kene..oLiverpA)ol, and taken his passage froM thence te ., r th er e o l..l ol ; t i j e , ( l l , States. New thefillscnoetk,oxfyas packetsto of te yesterday • . lacy ii time to go by it, he will probably escape i..., ~' urse .. Officers have been despatched after Win to i 1, . . • pal -'; lin , pt. : lict ports. It is said that one of the 4( .; from the house of Remington and Co. has 'f stri-,;scondp(l, and that on breaking open his de.k S. uirday, it became apparent , that he was in the • , t - ifi:ence of Mr. Stephenson, and had participated • with him in hip late proceedings. The deficiency in '•• i' the money and Resets of the house terns out to be mach more considerable than was at first imagined. In addition to the sum of 58,0001., for which, as I :':f : s f r a t t , e 4 J b o o t S , t o t 3 a t o u:d oo a a v i Mr. S spas drawn t ephe ( ns i o t n' o s n cheque riday last, _., from the account kept by the house with the Bank 1 of England, - without the knowledge of the other ' w irers. The total amount of Exchequer Bills . • I . )gs:fig is 79,000/., the propeety in which may be ~ u te'l as ro;lovv s :, ; :-.4tinfron Life Ahsociation £89,000 -Ir. Ex-Sheriff Parkins - i : !,, Assignees,of a Rut:inapt Estate t Wi'iow Lady .. 5,000 % 0 :1,t Foreign Gentleman, whose name we could not _ ___ jearn 5,000 . . • £79,000 -1 , It i!, not supposed the above or any very material . : ; o it rt . iz t o ph f en ti so tem n, ag t ~ en miens pla , :es as security for money raised at th e b een possession deposited a t t h that present here i n tiiiretent times to sustain the sinking credit of the house. 'rue deposit of the London Life Assoc's . ~ . . , tion was in the whole 51,000!. Exchequer-bills, of s ' ) wh:ch sem 12,0001. was by a mere accident, saved. j' A ,taper parcel, directed to Mr. Stephenson, was -.....,_. found on his desk on Saturday morning, and on beiag opened, it was found to contain these 12,000!. , Exchequer-Lills, which of course have been re , stored to the right owners. The state of confusion sad distress of mind among the remaining partners is iutlescriboble. , One of the junior partners, a re lotion of Mr. Stephenson, is the only one who has a tt e atled haziness to-day. A docket, we learn, is to ..' ' be w rut& against the house immediately. The greatest discord,. we - understand, has existed among the ; . F ortner* for a long' time, and they hare scarcely i . heIC any intercourse with Mr. Stephenson but that 1 I which business rendered indispensable, but they ap pear to have placed, nevertheless, the utmost reliance ,on Lis honour, and the prudence of his !management Ci, of the affairs of the house, which was for the most .Tl l • rut confi4e4.l to him. case is e of this Butt-the mast extraordinary feature 1 - c - 1• the fact, which is now placed beyond all doubt, that . ~, , , i, foevry; using the p nina of principal bankers a i s c t‘roek,set t on n n Lon, foot d n o n n i n d r i o d in stiga t t i o he n i 5 • W into the affairs of this house, with the result of - - w hich 'they were to Well satisfied, that each advanced i , - 20,00 4 1. on such securities as they found it to pos :',sess. ; they declared further to their friends, their ' , ti entire conviction that the house was solvent, and even ''''' s -= w ent so far as to urge individuals who had with fi .2' drawn their accounts to replace them. Every one , , . ',O i ta naturally. how it has happened that men pos j seeing the highest character for integrity, sagacity, 4, -arid knowledge of business, could have been thus 1 . do,-eived? They used, as it appears, every precan - j p , . t;03,--they questioned not only Mr. Stephenson 1,,- ' iliniself, but addressed. all the inquiries which the : . . A4e.called for to the other partners also; and finally, 1, t:trough one of their number, made a personal exa i etinattoo of . the books, with the amount of the cash and bills in the banking-house. Their research was ~ • `.elective in the exact point whioh.snen of_honour and :'. cleracter might be expected to fail iv,; for it never '''. •• ,Id ha-- entered into their minds that any of the . ( , • 31. Perwns concerned could have removed or disposed of il those securities lodged with them merely for safe ma f-. otlf. They wholly forgot, therefore, to inquire •5 3-bat Exchequer-bills, InFa-bonds, or other floating . . ecorities.they held in *posit. Fro.o the supply ) lns,obtained, however, there is not the smallest i :cave for doubting that the means were exhibited ictich iropokld on the bankers who set on foot the 1 : - 1. - iniry, and who circulated consequently in the ''l. 'tumor-market th e i r fi xe d p ersuas i on t h at a ll w as )' -Ighr and safe. The abstraction of the Exchequer-bills .4.',. A'as the less ;ikely t o p resen t it se lf t o th e ir minds, :, t 3 they Knew that a late la w h a s p r otected deposits 4. ~..„ „f tblt, nature by making their removal a capita' A - it is not true that Mr. Stephenson was seen on Saturday morning on the road to his seat at Mar ihatls, in Essex. He left the house in St. Barth°lo mete* 'dospital, in which he resides as treasurer of that charity, at four o'clock on Saturday morning, and has not since been heard of. It seems that the unusual circumstance of his leaving home thus early ['WWI to the knowledge of the gentlemen who have becme his securities for the faithful discharge . of his trust as treasurer to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, end infused into their minds so strong a suspicion that.something was wrong, that they waited on the President, Sir James Shaw, and acquainting him with what they had heard, earnestly pressed him to withdraw a part of the balance held for the Hospital by the banking-home ' so as to l essen t h e d anger o f ail situation in which they conceived themselves to LO ' placed. After some dieeussion, although the worthy Alderman was very far from imagining at the time that those suspicions were well founded, the prudence of the suggestion was admitted ; a cheque for 6,000/. was drawn, presented at the banking-heuise at . eleven o'clock, and paid : at half past one the house stopped. There remained then as & balance belonging to the Hospital only SOW.— Thu securities, of course, cordially congratulate themselves on the narrow escape they have had. • We believe, as we stated on Saturday, that the balances of the house, arising out of London depo sits, have been reduced so low, that few failures of baking-homes will have inflicted- less private in joiy.. Mast persons have either withdrawn their ter-counts altogether or materially diminished their a mount. This has been the case also with the country banks whose connection has been still re taitied. - The Leominster bank, for which place Mr. : Stephenson was returned to Parliament at the last elcetion, had a large balanee there on Friday week, , bet it has now. been reduced below 100/. The ac count for this bank hes been removed to the house of Sit John_Lubhock and Co., and the remaining court . tey beaks, which are very few in number, hare been removeil into . other hands, so that so mischief in th': country from this cause is at present looked for. The unfortunate partners of Mr. Stephen tootr bare ecred in the most honourable manner that watepbasible under the melancholy circumstances in wliieh they are placed. All short bills and other se teeitiee not' converted into 'money have been in stently del;, /red up on the application of the right owners, mei all inquiries have been readily and ex plicitly evevet•ed. The bankers who made the ad ranee, last week after the investigation that took plaestieto the affairs of the house have had the w , holeiettiroeil . ,to them, on stur2ndering the bills 'pieced wit:, them as seenrity. 911 the whole, however, no event within our re ni-leoticw-hett•excited more painful sensatiouts in the itv than this; it stems to diesever the ties -which leeid mhivet•-togeth.er in a business- where hono ur h as !en.th h ertoheld almost universally as the govern . • I - priheiple, and will be long before the shock is f,,:11 crud : it i$ worse than h a lf a dozen failures. ..._ Ti o. frienda of the widow of Hunton, the .ra f t oCtlot late unhappy man'` ten children, hare b egan , l, , cciptio n f or assisting her i q the sad c h ange o f dream the eisbaeription, is already -beyond two thousand nren',.—Nortoich:,,Jfereury. i~ ~,. , I , i ~. i :., I 1, „.; 0, ~ . , - [ gi" f IHE ARMY. (From the 11 Ifti JIL p, satinAty.) A detachment consis;ing of I :!i) men of IL, 33d Regiment, under e:.;ornaml of C:,pt. dead, from Kinsale en Thtesday, and en ed at Cove, on board the Mberhi, - ; frigate At.ip, and on iha fel lowing day a detachment of the 77th of 101' men under the command of Captain Rains, embarked at Spike Island, on board the vine ship• for Jamaica, also a detachment of tlie 73d under the command of Captain Hamilton, embarked on board the Amity transport for Gibraltar. A. serious accident occurred to Lieut. Cowen, of the 7311 on board the Amity transport, at Cove., on the 20th inst. having accidentally fallen from the ma i n r igging, and broke his right thigh, buL he is doing well. A detachment of the 63d, consisting of Captain Irwin, Lieutenants Barrow, Pender, and Ensign Deale, three Serjeants, and 00 rank and file, have been ordered to be held in readiness for immediate embarkation for the Western Coact of New Hol land. Married men, and whose wives are of good character, have been selected for this service. A letter has been received frnm the head-quarter division of the 58th from Rio de Janeiro, where the transport was driven by stress of weather. ~The 58th was destined for Ceylon. The 49th left the Cape of Good Hope on the 27th October, for Calcutta. The 97th was in excellent health at Ceylon, by the last accounts from that island, to'the beginning of August. Detachments have left Chatham to join the 62d, and 66th at Templemore, 79th at Birr, Mat at Longford, arid 88th at Tralee. A detachment of the 86th has embarked at Cork, to join the service companies et Barhadoes. The books of the 69th were found so correct, that Major-General Sir Thomas A. buthrot was only oc cupied six days in comparing them with the dis charges from that corps. Captain Ireland is appointei Sub-Inspector and Paymaster of the Constabulary force of tln: County Roscommon. It is yet uncertain if the intended reduction in the Militia Staff will extend to Ireland: The original circular front Government is addressed only to Lords Lieutenant of Counties in England, and z•:) official communication on the subject has been received in his country. VASHIONA3LE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVAI. Prince de Poliguac, to Portland-ploce, from Fr::nee ; Lady Julia Howard, in Park-street ; Lad; Kinnaird, in Upper G,os venor-street ; Lord Ciwydyr, at his house in Piccadilly, from Richmond ; Colonel Hamilton, in Park-street; Mrs. Stewart and family, at their house in Portman.equare, from their-sent in Scotland; Mrs. and Miss Finch, in Piccadilly, from Brighten ; Captain And Mrs. Gordon, in Chapel-atreet, South s udley street ; Major Herbert Lloyd, in Pall-mall, from .Maigstone ; Mr. Roger I'ettewerd, in Park-street ; Mr. and Mrs Cranford, in Green-street, Park-lane, from Paris ; Mr. and Mrs. Maynard, in Queen Anne-street West, from Brighton ; Major Griffith, in Regent-street, from CLnterbury ; Major and Mrs. Mac kenzie, in Grosvenor.place, fr,m Bath ; Honourable William Burrell, at Whitehall, from Southampton ; and the Honourable Lindsey Burrell, at ditto, from Haute ; the Earl of Uxbridge, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley square, from Sussex ; the Marquis of Hastings, at the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington mid Cork-streets, from Donnlngton Park, Leicestershire; Colonel end Mrs. Ilicksbeach at ditto, from a tour ; Mrs. and Miss Forbes, at the Brunswick Hotel, Jrrmyn-street, from Ireland ; Walter Strickland, Esq. at Crawley's Hotel (late Cook's), Albe marie-street, from his seat in Yorkshire ; Mr. and Mn,s Lloyd, in Brook-street, from Brighton ; the Duke and Duchess of St. Alban's, at their house in Stratton-street, Piccadilly, from a tour. CHANGES. The Earl of Westmoreland, from Brighton, to his: seat, Ap thorpe, Northamptonshire ; G. W. Chad, Esq. for Aylesham, Norfolk ; Captain Swinburn, from Long's Hotel, Cliff'ord-Street, for Brighton ; J. Milinati, Esq. from ditto, for Norfolk ; the Bishop of Chichester, from Thomas's Hotel, for the Palace, Chichester ,• Mr. and Mrs. Hatton, frcm Manchester-square, for Bath ; the Misses Stewart, from Crawley's Hotel (late Cook's), on a our ; William Sitwell, Esq. from the British Hotel, Jet. myn-strec4, for Oxford; Capt. Griffiths, from ditto, for Brussels. The Duke of Wellington left town yesterday on a visit to the Earl of Westmoreland, at his sort at Ap thorp, Northamptonshire. _ Viscount Itabayana, the Bra7ilian Ministcr, left town yesterday morning fur th 9 residence or Queen of Portugal, at Lalehant, where a party , f Portu guese nobility and gentry are at present staying. Viscount Melville and Mr. Secretary Peel transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office, Down ing-street. His Excellency the Marquis of Aqesca is staying at the Plirenix Park, and is, we rejoice to state, in excellent health.—Dublin Paper. , We regret to state that the Earl of Errol has been enduring great pain for the last three days, from the hurt which he received on the knee. His Lordship has not been able to venture abroad, or even to walk about his apartments.—Dublin Paper. HEIR TO LovAT.---On Sunday last, the Hon. Mrs. FRASKR, lady of T. A. FnAsae, Esq..f Love, was safely delivered of a son and heir. This anspicion4 event was hailed with acclamation by all the ten entry on the extensive estate of Lover, and bonfires were hazing in all directions from Inchbert y along tl:o whole sunounding country. The fine vale of the Aird and the romrntic dis trict of Strathglass were completely illuminated by these joyful beacon-lights. As the elan are resolved to 'welcome the young Chief of the FRASF.ItS in the " good old style," we shall bave farther particulars to give in our next.— Inverness Courier of Wednesday, Der. 24. It is rumoured - iit the fashilable ch:les. of this neighbourhood that the Rev. Earl Nelson is ebout to lead to the hymeneal altar the relict of the late -- Barlow, Esq., son of Sir R. Mawr, of this (Canterbury) city.—/Sent Herald. THE NAVAL AND MILITARY MAGAZINE. —We understand that this very valuable and interesting Journal will in future be incorporated with the " United Service Journal," and published Monthly; accordingly, the ensuing Number will appear on the Ist of Jan. next. A fine portrait of the Queen of Portugal has just been finished by Mr. Fowler, a young artist, who has already painted very succeFsful - prtraits of the Princess Victoria and the Princess Feodqr.-- Windsor Express. DOVER, DEC. 27.—Mr. Billing, Secretary of the French Embassy, has just ar7ived from Paris with despatches for the French Charge d'Aftiires in London, preceding Ptiace Polignac, the Amlianador, w h o i s a l so on his way to London, by only a fly hours. The King will entertain a distinguished party this (Saturday) evening at the Gistle. The bend have orders to attend at eight n'eloek. His Majesty's residence at the Castle attracts numerous visitors to this town, more particularly on Sundays, when the North Terrace is open ed as a public promenade, and the bands of the two regi ments of Guards stationed here continue to perform choice pieces of music, although it has been customary to leave off playing at the end of August. The King has ba.l many visitors at the Castle every day during the week, and the private band has been in almost constant attendance on these occasions. Although his Msjrsty has not yet driven out since taking up his abode here, he neverthelebs con tinues to enjoy go,si Yeste:day the following dis tinguished company arrived at the Castle, and, tegether with the members of the Househohl, bed the honour of dining and passing the evening with his Majesty—nannely, Lord and Lady Mounteharles, Lord and Lady Strethaven, the Hon, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stsnlion!, and the Hon. Mr. Town eh end. The latter gentleman and Lord and Lady Mountcharles continue their visit to his Maje,ty.— Windek !Express. DEATH OF MARY MORTLOCK, WHO WAS Sitor.—Yesterday morning, at a quarter before three o'clock, Mary Ann Mortlock, the unfortunate young wo man who was shot some nights since in Lower Spring street, Portman-square, by isbn Barrn l ', the unfortunate young man, who paid his addreeses to her, expirsi in Marylebone Infirmary. Mr. Goodger, the house surgeon, and Mr. Phillips, a surgeon, were in attendance constantly on the unfortunate young woman. Her death has been greatly accelerated by a violent cold she caught from 11 ;eing ext►emely wet when she was brought into the Infirmary, from walking about the streets in the rain with the unfor tunate Itarrup. She has been labouring under a very strong inflammatory fever, with strong spasmodic attacks. There have been several consultations held, and the p'lyai cians were in hopes they should have been enabled te have saved her life, but all their endeavo•trs have proved una vailing. The hotly lies at the Infirmary for an Inqut:•t. A short time since a proposal was made to some of the respectable and influential inhabitants of this town to get up a Brunswick Club, on the °cession of the King's resuming his resident.- at the enstle, but which teas decidedly negatived in es'ery insiauce, both by ilergy and Jaity.— Windsor Express. CHRISTI 1A: - 4 BOXING (THIS DAY) BETWEEN DECK CUR•TIS AND PERKINS OXFOF.I) YOUTH), FOR A Sta.; A r1.t.'313 MO HUNDRED POUNDS. The deri,,ioo of this coutest, which has been looked up to by the Fancy, metropolitan and pro• rincial, with g great anxiety as the other great " question" at St. Stephen's hai been looked up to by our bog-trotting brethren in the " land of sons," was fixed for to-day. Hurley Bottom was the spot destined to be honoured by this display of Oxford valour and London science. The London Pet has been carefully nursed,and has long been the valiant challenger of any man in the world of his inches. He has never been beaten, and his friends who are For " backing the run," came forward with the utedium to make a match with the yolccl, with an cagerness almost amounting to faanidable, quite satisfied that an unsophisticated countryman could never vanquish the genius of the almost mathemati• cally scientific Curtis. Petkims came to the match' unincumbered with any large share of the fame which distinguished his opponent, but he had the reputation of being extremely patient - under misfor tune, and as cunning in his fighting as a stake- badger. His debilt in the London ring was with Jem Raines, whom be polished off with masterly precision, although opposA by a set of ruffians, who afterwards received their de serts at the hands of, the well-meaning pugilists. --The above fracas led to the establishment of the Fair Play Club, which kis certainly effected much good in reforming the ring; and, by the confidence with which the public contribute to their funds, will probably succeed still further. They had in this match appointed twelve active pugilists to keep the ring, and the fight-going part of the community an- ticipated "a glorious day." Although the Oxonians looked upon Perkins as a broth of a boy, still the odds kept higher upon Curtis, but from the caution with which certain books were " made up," not a supposition was entertained that a cross, or even that verse species of robbery, a double-cross, was intended to be played upon either of the backers. It may not be amiss here to mention that the Public should be rather cautious in giving their approbation to pugilists who fight double crosses, that is to those men who take money protesting to lose 'a fight (for the knaves will not give it them with out), and win it before their opponent can discover their intentions, or put themselves on their guard. The robbery is as bad one way as the other. For instance, a man may propose a match to another, with a spontaneous offer to loose it, providing a certain sum can be provided for Lim. The other may be a novice in the ring, and may be weak enough . to fall i►eto the snare. In this case the pro poser informs his backers, or necessaries, that he means to win, and they immediately " by it on" with less difficulty, as they cause it to be reported under- hand that the proposer is to lose. The proposer then Wins before the other can suspect his intention, and generally comes off with the battle money, his share of the bets which have been extracted from the pockets of both knaves and fools on the other side, and the reputation of being as honest as Caesar's wife. Should, however, the proposer be caught in his own snare, and be beaten against his will, his backers immediately turn round and refuse to give up the battle money, and pay their bets, on ti►e ground that the loser has been tampered with, and has lost the fight. We will support to the utmost of our power the honest pugilist who refuses a bribe to deceive his best friends, when he has a real temp tation ; but, we repeat, that the public should pause before they give their unqualified approbation to men who frequently light double crosses. Dick Curtis took up his quarters last night at the Sun Inn, Maidenhead, and Perkins also found corn fortab!e quarters. The latter is the heaviest of the two, and has also the advantage of longer arms. In the morning the swells and commoners did great execution among the provisions at Maidenhead; and the ring was formed at Hurley Bottom, and graced with, We may say, most of the population of the country, besides the gleanings of the great town. At four minutes past one Dick entered the ling, and wPs followed by Perkins; both weee loudly cheered. Spring and Holt seconded Perkins. and ' Josh Hudson and Young Sam attended on Curtis. Both looked in pretty good condition—Perkins as he expected a rat...ling, and Curtis as merry as a Greek. Round 1. At a quarter past one the men set-to. Dick feinted, then Perkins waited cautiously, when Curtis ma neuvering to get iii. Perkins certiin'y had the advantage in size, and muscular appearance, and the friends of Dick were not so firm ; he kept dodging and feinting, hot could not get in, he however succeeded in planting his right, after a feint, but lost first blood from his nose. He then follows' in, and after some bustling but no mischief Per kins fell. 2. Perkins eyes terribly cut, Dick followed up his ad vantages and Perkins fell from a slight right bander. 2to lon Die. " Dick you 'ye got Linn" 3. Perkins began, but was stopped, and received a se vere bit on the conk, which assisted in bringing him doWn. He, however, looked quite resigned. 4. Dick planted a slight 1, it bander in the wind, then another with the right. He then tried one and two, but was well stopped. . Both men cautious. Dick pat in one and two, but got it on the nose, which drew the claret. Dick followed in, and, after some rallying, Perkins was floored by a right. bander, although he was already on the swing. " Dick you've got him 101 b. under your weight." 5. Dick went in and Perkins fell from two or three kicks, but without much mischief. 6. Perkins quite cool, and opparently satisfied with his ehanci; it was evident, however, that his slowness was not like to win again the almost electric hits of Curtis, who kept him ready, and never left off hitting at him. Per kins jobbed well with him, but Dick got in, and Perkins fell, having received a short-armed bit. 7. Dick kept dropping his hits into the other's bread basket, which the other did not seem to know how to stop. Dick went in, and after a little struggle Perkins went down. 8. D. tried at the mark, but it would not; this time he, however, followed in till P. gave him a clean knock down blow in the neck. 9. Ditk fought on the defensive; Perkins jobbed him well, till Dick rushed in to rally mnch confused, but D. at length got him down. Huzzah ! for Perkins. 10. Ude mischief, both down together. 11. Perkins hit him well in the head and body, till Dick fell weak, an:l apparently exhausted, his head on his shoulder, and his second gave in for him after fighting 25 minutes. The friends of Dick, however, did not seem so well satisfied as they might have been, with his mode of fighting; and giving in. SECOND FIGHT BETWEEN TOM REIDIE AND HARRY JONES FOR £5O ASIDE. This match, which has excited some interest, at length came to be decided. At three minutes past two the men set too, 5 to 4 on Reidie. Both looked well, but Larry v►as the best. THE FIGHT. Reidie seemed to wait to get, but Harry was always awake, and Tom tried in vain to throw him ; he however got some pretty considerable body hits in endeavouring tothrow him d own. He continued game fur the first twelve rounds, but he could cot make any impression, and Jones had all the best, as he at last got sick of going in, and it wa s evident that Jones mSst win. Harry then took to g o i ng in, and still had the best of it. The ring was at last co mpletely broken in. Aker sixteen rounds Reidie gave i n , almost without a scratch. The fight heated 22 tninutes. BRITISH AMERICA. 6tna.la Pape'rs to the 2d inst. were received yes terday at the North and South American Coffee bouse. The following mes , age from the Governor was communicated to the Legislative . Assembly on the 28th of November " Nis Excellency is comma►►ded by Hs Majesty :o acquaint the Assembly, that the discussions which lave occurred for some years past between the dif 7erent branches of Legislature of this province, re- specting the appropriation of the revcrule, have en gaged his Majesty's most serious attention, and that he ha.; directed careful inquiry to lie made in that matter, that the question may he finally ad justed with a due regard to their prerogative of the Crown, as well as to the constitutional privileges, and to the general welfare of his MajeEty's subjects in Lower Canada. " His Excellency is further commatyled to state, that the statutes passed in the 14th and 31st years of the reign of his late Majcsry hare imposed on the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury,the duty of appropriating the produce of the revenue granted to his Majesty by the first of these statutes, and that whilst the law shall continue unaltered by the same authority by which it was framed, his Msjesty is not authorized to place the revenue under the controul of the legislature of the province. " The proceeds of the revenue aiming from the act of the Imperial Parliament, 14 Geo. M., toge ther with the sum appropriated by the provincial statute 35 Geo. 111., and the duties levied under the provincial statutes 41 Geo. HI., c. 13 and 14, may be limited for the current year at the sum of 34,700/. " The produce of the casual and territorial revenue of the Crown, and of fines and forfeitures, may be estimated for the same period ut the stun of 3,4001. " These several sums, making together the sum of 38,1004, constitute the whole estimated revenue arising in this province, which the law has placed at the disposal of the Crown. " His Majesty has been pleased to direct that from this collective revenue of 38,1001., the salary of the officer administering the government of the Province and the salaries of Judges should be defrayed. But his Majesty being graciously disposed to mark, in the strongest manner, the confidence which he reposes in the liberality and affection of his faithful Commons of this province, has been pleased to command his Excellency to announce to the Assembly, that no further appropriation of any part of this revenue shall be made until his Excellency shall have been enabled to become acquainted with their sentiments as to the most advantageous mode in which it can be applied to the public service; , and it will be gratifying to his Majesty, if the recommendation made to the Execu tive Government of the province upon this subject shall be such as it may be able with proprety, and with due attention to the interests and efficiency of his Majesty's Government, to adopt. " His Majesty fully relies on the liberality of the faithful Commons of Lower Canada to make such further provision as the exigencies of the public ser vice of the province (for which the amount of the Crown revenues above mentioned may prove inade quate) may require. " The balance of money in the hands of the Re ceiver-General, which is not placed by law at the disposal of the Crown, must await the appropriation which it may be the pleasure of the Provincial Le gislature to make. " His Excellency is further commanded by his Majesty to recommend to - the Assembly the enact ment of a law for the indemnity of any persons who have heretofore, without legal authority, signed, sealed, or acted in obedience to warrants . for the appropriation of the public service, of any unappro priated monies of this province : and his Majesty anticipates that they will, by an acquiescence in this recommendation, show that they cheerfully concur with him in the efforts that he is now making for the establishment of a permaneNt good understand ing between the different branches of the Executive i,ed Legislative Government. " The proposals which he has thus been instructed I to make for the adjustment of the pecuniary affairs of the province, are intended to meet the difficulties of the ensuing year; and he trusts they may be found effectual for that purpose." The remaining heads of the message touch upon matters of a minor importance relative to the system of administration hitherto pursued in the province, and suggest means to be adopted by the Legislature for the reform or removal of abuses and defects. In conclusion, the Governor expresses his reliance, for an adjustment of the various questions which have been so long in dispute, upon the loyalty and attachment of the Canadians, and the' future pro ceedings of their Parliament. A resolution has been proposed in the Assembly by Mr. Vallieres, for abolishing imprisonment for debt for merchandize sold and delivered to persons not in trade, in Lower Canada. The further con sideration of the subject was postponed for a fort night, and it was hoped that the resolution would pass so amended as to give general application to the relief. The substance of the Treasury minutes, relative to the complaints addressed .to Government against the orders which directed the custom duties to be paid in dollars of 4s. 6d. each, is given in the Quebec Guzettc. It appears that their Lordships so understand the meaning of the Acts of Pavliament which regulate the payment of the duties, as to de sire that it should continue to be effected in British money," or in other monies, the value of which should be computed by the amount of pure silver contained therein, and be received at the rate of ss. 6d. per ounce of pure silver." Their Lordships consequently refuse to authorise the dollar to be re ceived at a higher rate than 4s. 4d. sterling, which exceed 4 their value at ss. 6d. per ounce of pure sil ver. With respect to Halifax and New Brunswick, the Lords of the Treasury, having considered the state of trade and commerce in those colonies, have allowed doubloons to be received in payment of the Custom-house duties as well as British money and Spanish dollars; bet all provincial notes are to be refused. THE LEEDS PROTEST ADDRESS.—The promoters of this farce boast of the number of names it bears, at which the public will feel no surprise, when they are informed that two young Brunswickers, about twelve years of age, in one of the public schools in this town, whose names are in our possession, signed the Address eight times each. This is only a specimen of the mode in which the Appeal to his Majesty is got up, and fur nished with naMes: " And is not this a dainty dish to set before the King ?"—Leeds Mercury. A paragraph has gone the round of the last week's newspapers, bestowing the vacant Blue Ribbon on his Grace the Duke of Richmond : it seems to have escaped observation that there are, at this moment, two vacancies in the List of the Knights of the Most Noble Order of the Garter—the first occasioned by the death of the late Earl of Pembroke ; the other by the more recent demise of the Earl of Liverpool—and we do not believe that either vacancy has been yet filled. Can it be from motives: of policy that the Premier is so tardy in the die tribution of honours, as well as of other more substantial marks of approbation, for which assuredly there is no lack of aspirants ? The late Lord Liverpool is reported to have died exceedingly rich. Rumour (which, however, almost always exaggerates) estimates his property at no less than seven hundred thousand pounds ; his long tenure of office, and his unostentatious and simple mode of life, will lesson our surprise at this immense accumulation, if it really exists. We are sorry to learn, from pretty good au thority-, that the widowed Conntes., whose exemplary ten derness during his protracted and harrassing illness was the admiration of every one who had an opportunity of wit nessing it, derives no pecuniary advantage by the Earl's dece4se, beyond the original settlement made at the time of the marriage. The present Earl, half-brother of the late Premier, is (with a few trifling e x c eptions) stated to be the universal legatee. SUDDEN DEATH.—A young man of the name of Younie, belonging to the parish of Rafford, dropped down on Friday the 12th inst. and instantly expired. Al though only 14 years of age, he had attained the extraor dinary height of bre feet ten inches, ---Inverness Journal. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S. The Room, as might be expected from the season, was thinly attended, and no alteration in the betting took place worth notice since Monday last, with the except on of INloecs for the Derby, who has taken a jump from 25 to I up to 16 to 1 agst him ; and heavy sums taken at 17 to 1, which can only be attributed to a late sutces,ful trial. There were plenty of'double and treble evens, talked of, but nothing done worth repeating. We quote the [argent state of odds to prevent reference: to 1 agst Mr. Pettit's Posthuina colt to 1 agst Mr. Hunter's Canvas colt to I aget Duke of Rutland's Brother to Moses to 1 agst His Majesty's Electress colt to 1 agst Lord G. Cavendish's Espagnolle c. to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Prince Eugene to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Will-o'-the-wisp to 1 agst Lord Sefton's Morris Dancer to 1 agst Mr. Batson's Luss filly to I agst Mr. Gratwicke's colt (taken) The rest as before. OAKS. to I agst Lord Exeter's Green Mantle to I agst Lord Exeter's Varna to I agst Mr. Batson's Luse filly to I agst Mr. Ridsdale's Clotilde to I any other. ST. LEGER. 1 to i agst Mr. Stephenson's Voltaire (taken) Q to I agst Mr. Petre's Rowton 5 to I agst Major Yarburgh's Pilgr:m The rest as before. BUNTING INTELLIGENCE. ATPOINTMENTS FOs. THE ENSUING WEEK. ylis Majesty's Stag-bounds, on Monday, at the Red Lion, Shruhshill ; and Friday. at Stoke Green—at half-past ten. The Anglesea Hounds, on Monday, at Pwlloooh ; Thurt. tkty, at Llanerehymedd Wind-shill; and Saturday, at Pen craig—at half-past ten. The Blaektnoor Vale. Hounds, on Tuesday, at Tun Wood ; and Friday, at Stock-house—at ten. The Brighton Harriers, on Monday, at Patchem ; Wed nestlay, near the Race Course ; and Friday, at the Dyke— at half-past ten. The Brookside 11nel-ices will continue to meet every Monday, at Newmarket ; Wednesday, at the Lewes Race Course ; and Friday, at Telleseembe Tye—at half-past ten. The Cadbury Harriers, on Monday, at Puddimere ; and Thursday, at the Red Post. Mr. O'Kelly's Buek-honnds, on Saturday, at the Ken nel, Flenbury ; and Wednesday, at Ashley Bain, near Milborne Clumps-4A half-past eleven. The Cheshire Hounds, on Monday, at Norley Beach ; Wednesday, at Marbury, near Northwicb—at half-past ten. Sir T. Stanley's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Hinderton— at ten. Mr. Price's Hounds, on Tuesday, at the Kennel—at half-past ten. . _ _ The Worcestershire Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Wry_ man ; and Friday, at the Kempsey Grove—at half-past ten. Upton-npon-Severn Harriers, on Wednesday, at Bir lingham ; and Friday, at Holly-green►—at ten. Mr. Boycott's Hounds, on Monday, at Norton ; and Thursday, at Weston--at half-past ten. Mr. Dansey's Hounds, on Monday, at Tibberton Village; and Thursday, Penoomb—at ten. The Warwickshire Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Fenhill —at half-past ten. The COttesmere Ilounds, on • Monday, at Grimethorpe Castle ; Tuesday, at Brook ; and Thursday, at Carlby Windmill—at a qnarter before eleven. Earl Fitzvrilliam's Hounds, on Monday, at Bedford Pur- liens; anti Thursday, at Abbot's Ripton—at ten. Lord Yarborough's Hounds, On MOnday; at •Grainsby house ; Wednesday, at Langmore Furze ; Friday, at Lea house; and Saturday, at the Kennel—at eleven. Sir Rich. Sutton's Hounds, on Monday, at Langworth bridge ; Tuesday, at Saxilby ; Thursday, at Belehford tswn ; Friday, at Blankney ; and Saturday, at Skelling thorpe and Winc,by Village—at eleven. The Gransilen Hounds, on Tuesday, at Toft-mill ; and Friday, at Downing Arms—at ten. The Pnekeridge Hounds, on Monday, at Wadesroill ; Wednesday, at Takeley Forest; and Saturday, at Benning ton-street—at half-past ten. Royston Harriers, on Tuesday, at Mr. Norris' Farm, Barley-road; Thursday, Odsey-house. Mr. G. Mute's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Riddlesworth— at ten. The Shropshire Hounds, on Monday, at the Fox, Al. brighton ; Wednesday, at Queen's Head ; and Friday, al Lee-bridge--at half-past ten. General Win. Fitiroy's Hounds, on Monday, at Beetly ; V.rednes&lay, at Tittleshall Mill; and Friday, at Neeton George—at eleven. Mr. H. Villebois'a harriers, on Tuesday, at Swaff ham Splashes; and Saturday, at Pict :elitism-hall—at eleven. Mr. Allen's Harriers, on Monday, at Seteh ; and Fri day, at Helms.--at eleven. The Ilohlernesa Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Bvering ham ; Tuesday, at Warter ; Thnrsday, at White Cross; and Saturday, at Neswiok—at balf-paat ten. Lord Sserlx)rough's Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Sparken hill ; Wednesday, at Sandbeek Perk ; Friday, at Langold ; and Saturday, at Conisbro'—at half-past tea. Sir George Sitweli's Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Stony Naughton Bar; and Friday, at Woodhouse Mill—at ten. Mr. Meynell'a Hounds, on Monday, at Bradby; Thurs day, at k.warkstone; and Saturday, at Wichnor—at half past ten. The Quorn Hounds, on Monday, at Brookesby-hall; Wednesday, at Qnenby-hall; Thursday, at Stanton Wy villa ; and Friday, at Bonney-hall—tst half-past ten. Lord Anson's Hounds, on Monday, at Clifton; Tues day, at Natlatono Wiggs ; Thursday, at Lindley ; and Sa turday, at Kirkby—at half-past ten. The Duke of Grafton's Hounds, on Wednueday, at Brad well Abbey Ground; and Friday, at Wood End Green— at half-p6st ten. _ The Oakley Hounds, on Wednesday, at Kempston house ; and Saturday, zt Stvineshead—at eleven. The Vine Hounds, on Wednesday, at Parrs Woc.l ; and Saturday, at Wolverton—at ten. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 27.—We regret to an nounce, that advices were received here on Thursday last, of the loss of his Majesty's frigate Doris, on the Somb American coast. It affords us great pleasure to add, that Captain Sir John Sinclair and the whole of his officl , re and crew were saved. The Doris had previous'y put into a Brazilian port to be caulked, which tvas done with wool in lieu of hemp, and subsequently she sprang various leaks, and sank. Captain Sir John Sinclair was a resi dent of this town.— Woolmer's Exeter Gazette. l'itE DUKE'S IsETTER.—It is said that an Irish Nobleman of unsurpassed powers, and whose narae has, in latter years, been so intimately connected with the great cause of Ireland, intends to be very early in his place in the House of Lords, to put it to the Duke to explain, hew be can reconcile it to his dignity as a Premier, or his conscience as an hoaest man, to consign even to one month's " oblivion," the settlement of a question, which, " by benefitting the State, would confer a benefit npon every individual belonging to it." Great expectation is naturally excited as the effect of such an appeal in times like the present. It is plain to every one's mind, that if the Duke remains quiescent, or " oblivious," with regard to a question declared by himself to be of such paramount im portance to the well-being of the State, he will compro mise his office, to say nothing at all of personal character, to an extent unparalleled in the annals of Ministerial profli gacy.—Dublin Morning Register. Eleven cotton spinners at Manchester were sentenced on Wednesday to thrr 4 months' imprisonment for leaving their employ without notice. MERMAIDS.—Sir Humphrey Davy proves that such an animal u the mermaid cannot possibly exist. " Wisdom and order," be says, "are found in all the words of God, and the parts of animals are always adapted to certain ends consistent with the analogy of nature ; and a human head, hands, and breasts, are wholly inconsistent with a fish's tail. The human head is adapted for an up right posture, and in such a posture an animal with a fish's tail could not swim ; and a creature with lungs must be on the surface several times in a day, and the sea is an in convenient breathing-place; and the hands are instruments of manufacture, and the depths of the ocean are little fitted for fabricating that mirror which our old prints gave to the mermaid. Such an animal, if Created, could not long exist." A ludicrous commentary on the dread that certain persona entertain of Aylesbury gaol, and the hard ships they have there to encounter, was exhibited a few days ago. Three hale men, convicted of poaching, allowed themselves to be conveyed from the neighbourhood of Newport Pagnell to Aylesbury, guarded only by one man. On their Arrival the party went to a public-house, and there the prisoners remained without an attempt to escape, whilst their guard went to buy 60171 e beef-steaks to regale them. These being despatched, they with the greatest sang frout walked to the prison, there to be confined far three months.— Windsor Express. leikt ~-;.: SPIRIT OF THE LONDON JC;U;tiNALs. A serious injuty to the Catholic cause in Le land has been of late years derived from the _ systematic efforts made to merge the principle of mancipation, and the welfare of the echo N 3 Catholic body, in the personal parade and con seq►►ence of one or two men, whose talents have not rendered them more conspicuous than their strange and perverse vanity has drawn upon them the ridicule of all dispassionate observers. The cause, again we say with deep regret, has suf frred, though it ought not, for this unfortunate characteristic of some of its most strenuous ad- vocates. Frankly we have noticed whatever ap peared in their conduct of a nature to shock the feelings of the people of England, and thus to react in an unfavourable manner upon the cat►s:•. In this spirit we deprecated the election of O'Connell for Clare, which we described to be a virtual disfranchisement of that county, so long as a Catholic, and therefore (under the ex isting law) a nominal representative, should cecupy the place of one who could sit and vote, and do real Parliamentary service. With the same view of preventizig mischief to the caw ,c, we ridiculed that silly project of sending a corps of orators from Ireland, to stun the ears of Englishmen, and disgust their feelings by a transfer to this country of all the minor cru. ditics of the Association. So with regard to Mr. O'Connell's fantasy of surrounding himself by a Catholic legion of knights, men-at-arms, 6allowglasses, &c.,—on an occasion so utterly inappropriate to any such pageant as would be the grave and nTumeutative endeavour (for so it must be) to introthice himself as a Member of the I louse of Commons. This appeared to us a proceeding at once tasteless and childish— offensive to the habits of the assembly into which it was the learned gentleman's purpose to gain admittance, and of the people of England. who would be spectators of such an useless and barbarous nuvehy. We trusted, and still trust, that the farcical show will be abandoned. But in expressing this wish, are we actuated by " enmity to Air. O'Connell ?" For ve hate, it appears, by a foolish writer in a Dublin ut•:+i-s- . paper, been accused of " contemptible enmity !, on no better ground than that of , ftriving, tti avert a foolish perlonal exposure, which, how ever it may serve to bolster up Mr. O'Connell'3 importance among the vulgar of his own coun trymen, or to sooth his mortification under de feat by annexing to him a train of fellow-suffer ing satellites, would have and could have 140 other effect upon the Catholic cause itself tau ;o raise up against it new enemies, and to furnizth ;o the old ones a fresh handle of boisterous triumph. But it is inconceivable that the jute. rests of millions of men, and the peace of a mighty empire, should thus be mingled with— , nay, postponed to, and eclipsed by, the into lerant arrogance and soreness of a single' lawyer, or • the saucy indiscretion of his partisans.—, If Mr. O'Connell's friends or clients, for we know not but the Freeman's Journal may have " made its election" to be ere long his political client, if they seek to impress upon the world that no man can be the honest advocate of Emancipation, but he who sees it through Mr. O'Connell's spectacles, and consi ders it as a mere expedient for promoting his personal views, the inevitable consequence will be, (and indeed it has been in many instances), than mankind will exclaim—" Why, we have been humbugged all this while ; this same eman cipation is not a thing for the general relief of our Catholic fellow-subjects, or for the peace of Ireland, or the security of England : we find that it is a mere personal job—a sword in the hand of a single executioner, wherewith be cuts at every body that displeases hits--a book in the hand of one high demagogue, whence he curses every man that dar es t o b e i n d epen d ent of h i m. It is not milli o ns wh om we are c all e d upon to up .i n cy r i e ol anttiol mischiefe iste,st, liberate,lic:layt to l t uo , o vve n e fi oane whomAs tiart.ev'd.oe dons: we h ave s t ate d now w h at as proposi tions will be sure to follow from the unchecked chattering of his partisans. In explaining both, we arc good friends of Emancipation : we disdain to add a disavowal of being Mr. O'Connell's enemies. For years we have laboured to effect for him, and all his brethren, a free and full admission to that Assembly, into which he now attempts to force himself by means which will too surely fail him. If pamphlets have not been written against the right °f a . Catholic to legislate; without a previous change in the law, as there have un doubtedly been others printed to persuade us of the existence of that right, we are afraid that a widely different conclusion may be founded on such a negative circumstance, from that which the Irish Newspaper seeks to establish : we fear it is because nobody thinks it worth while to prove, what no dispassionate person dreams of doubting,—viz. that without taking the usual oath, it is impossible, as the law now stands, to be a member of either House of Parliament. We heartily wish that the law were not so. There is not a political discovery to be imagined, from which we should derive a pleasure more unspeakable, than from the finding that Mr. O'Connell may actually take his seat as mem ber for the county of Clare. If lie can, we shall have as much pride in confessing our error, and in congratulating every friend of' civil and re ligious liberty, as he or any of them can feel triumph in convicting us of, and laughing at. us for it. But, in the mean time, we can assure the Catholics that their presence is not necessary in the lobby of the House of Commons, to sa tisfy the people of England that Mr. O'Connell enjoys both the " countenance" and the well earned confidence of his own countrymen. He has laboured long and manfully, and with (all things considered) extraordinary success, for a cause which is not his alone, but that of policy, and equity, and humanity, and truth. If, with all his tact in what concerns the popular feeling of Ireland, he blunders continually in his at tempts upon Eaglish feeling, let him not quarrel with his monitors. It is rather too Royal an irritability ; and as nobody in England cares one straw about his anger, his ravings render him merely ridiculous.— Times. The late proceedings in the High Court of Justiciary, at Edinburgh, have affected the pub lic mind with a degree of horror such as we never before witnessed. We have really pain in speaking on the subject, lest the discussion of murders of the most appalling kind should fa miliarize the mind to the crime, and render the commission of it under certain circumstances less horrible and less revolting to human nature. We therefore hasten to the inferences which we would draw. First, we think that the Fofes sional person who had the body of the murdered woman, and those, it may be feared, of other unhappy creatures who had been made subjects for dissection in the same way, is so highly cul pable, as to be little short of particeps el-hubris. We know the light way in which seine medical people speak of the several proceeses by Mali •