The Sun. — London, England, 1824-12-24 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. We cannot admit the Article on the Cape of Good Hope. PRICE OF STOCKS Tit is 11A1 AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bask Stock 229 2291 3 per. Cent. Red. 91,f# 3 per Cent. Cons. shut 34. per Cent Ditto Red. lOl 1001 iss 4 per Cent. { ~,, D ' ..ew d. shut Bank Long Ann.... 22 15.16ths ling. 3 per Cents. — India Stock shut Ditto llontlN • Os 9ss. South Sea Stock shut Old Annuities - New Ditto shut Ex. 13 illBlOOO/. 2d. 54 sf; Ditto I ',(1.; 53 66 Ditto 51)4)1.2(1. __. .._ Ditto I) 2 d. Ditto Small:— 2d. Ditto lAd. 63 56 Ditto Ativ;:rtised Bank for Act. India for Acct. Cona. for Opening 953 J 6 95i PRICE, OF ron.sicm FUNDS, AT ONE o'cLocit. Austrian lids, 5 per ct 95i Portuguese Bonds • titazilian Buenos /1 yres lids Prusmian, 3 per ct. ...... .. chili:in, lids, fl per ct. ...80ii Ditto New Colombian lids. 6 per et.... 841 It ussian • New, 5 per et 95a i b. d 0.11821 874.1 •;panisli 1/121 5 per ct. ...22iA #)anish, 5 per cent. 4;reek Bds 57 i Alliance Shares 8 f pr. Mexican lids...7oien 1 70i1 Palladium ' ---- ----Scrip — liquitable Loan — Neapolitan, 5 per cent. ... Canadian "---- Scrip :Peruvian Bonds 75 Scrip FOREIGN IRAILI. ... ARRIvED. Dun. Guernsey and Jersey 0 I' - - Cottenburgli - 0 4 liambtirgli • - - 0 4 Rolland . - - 0 1 France - - - 0 2 Flanders - - - 0 1 America - - - 0 1 1 DIDDIVA'rEIt AT LONDON TO-MORROW. I "°rning, 66 minutes after 1. j Evening, 13 minutes after 5. THE SUN. oars DICI:ftE r,asum AUDIS.I7 LONDON, ER/D.4 Y E NING, DEC. 24, 1 824. We are still without any intelligence from France, owing to the adverse and violent winds. If the FRENCH KING'S SPEECH on opening the Chambers should reach us in the course of the afternoon, we shall publish it immediately in a Second Edition. The following is an extract from an interest ' ing private letter, dated St. Petersburgh, the 27th of November : "Just at the moment when the waters were rushing for ward with such dreadful impetuosity on the 19th, General Beakentlorff and Colonel Germano were in attendance with the Emperor. His Majesty perceiving several unfortunate beings atruggling with death in the waters, instantly ordered the Gene ral to try to bring the Imperial sloop, with 18 oars, which al ways lies before the palace, to their immediate assistance.— The General flew through the foaming billows up to the shoul ders, and not without the greatest difficulty did he succeed in his mission : he did succeed, however, and by the prompt ar- Oval of the vessel a number of 'the unfortunates saved their .lives. About six in the evening the General made his appear ance before the Emperor all dripping with wet. The humane Sovereign ordered a supply of dry clothes from his own ward. robe, and with his own hands Rid he prepare refreshments for the brave man, by whose exertions, at so much personal peril, he had effected the safety of several fellow-creatures. --But the philanthropic Alexander did not stop here.— the next day, General Benkendorff received a very valuable gold.bex set round with diamonds, and bearing a fine likeness of the Emperor. M. Ilelajew, the Marine Officer, who so promptly brought the Imperial sloop to the place of danger, has been honobred with the Order of St. Wladimir of the 4th Class. Colonel Germano, who was also conspicuous in his endeavours to rave the poor sufferers, has been honoured with the Order of St. Anne, of the 2d Class, richly set in brilliants. A solemn Te Th..4ne was performed in the great church of Kann yesterday, at which their Majesties and all the Imperial family assisted, forthe deliverance of the city from the great calamity that had visited them." Mr. Secretary CANNING has been confined to the Foreign Office, Downing-street, for the last three days-with the gout, having been seized with it on Tuesday morning. The Right Hon. Secre tary had taken up his residence at the Foreign Office on Monday, and was attacked with a fit of the gout the next morning. Mr. CANNING was l'erY much indisposed with it yesterday. " )111 ERSKINE, the new Minister to Stutgard, leaves tow n thi s d a y on his mission. His Lord ship was recalled from America; but it may be remembered that at Mr. Canning's particular re' quest, his Lordship was appointed to Stutgard. Lord E,, who has a large family, will be accom panied by them, and the party purposed going via Paris, but to stay there only a few days, if at all.--(herald.) It is reported that six regiments.are ordered to India, and that ten new regiments will be raised as soon as Parliament assembles.—(Morning Chronicle.) The Company of Goldsmiths distributed on Wednesday to its poor Members its annual dona tion of upwards of 3001. It is calculated that upwards of 20,000 houses have been added to the Metropolis upon an aver age of the last three years. OYSTERS. --A sad disappointment will be ex perienced to-day by some persons who intend to he _luxurious on reasonable terms. Only one oyster vessel appeared at Billingsgate yesterday morning, and oysters in consequence were sold at five guineas a bushel. This, we suppose, arises from a combination of oyster boats- 6 g Roguery in every thing in this wicked world I" Oysters are not the only scarce ornaments of Christmas. Berried holly is so scarce this year that the quan tity usually snld for 9d. is now worth at least as many shillings. Variegated holly is almost as dear • Misseltoe is abundant. The Messrs. ROTHSCHILD have met with a very considerable loss by one of their expresses; the express landed at Deal on Friday last, and contained various bills, &c. to the amount of 1 8,0001.; when it reached London it was found that the seals were rubbed from the packet, and great part of the property missing.' FASHIONABLB ARRIVALS. The Marquis add Marchioness of Tavistock, for Woburn. abbey; Viscount Althorpe, at Earl Spencer's seat, Northamp tonshire; the Lady of Lord Cochrane, at Family, at her house in Grosvenor -street; Mrs. and Miss Arabin, in Park-street; the Dowager Lady de Clifford, in South Audley-street ; Capt. and Mrs. Bensley, to Queen Anne-street West ; Captain and Mrs. St. George, at Marshal Thompson's hotel, Cavendish. square, from Cheltenham ; David Scott, Esq., at do.; Lord and Lady Walscourt, and Family, at Nerot's Hotel, Clifibrd street ; Wm. Lack, Esq., Mrs. Lock, and Captain Lock, at do.; J. Kavenagh, Esq., jun., at do.; Thomas Best, Esq., at Long's Hotel, Bond -street, from Paris. CIIAN ES.—Earl Spencer, from the Duke of Bedford's seat, Woburn Abbey, for Althorpe, Northamptonshire ; the Dowa ger Marchioness of Salisbury, for Hatfield, for• the holidays ; Lord Henry Bentinck, for his father's (the Duke of Portland) seat, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire ; the Countess of Berkeley, for her seat, Cranford Lodge, near Hounslow ; Colonel Jack son, from town, for Brighton; Sir Thomas Mostyn, Bart., from Wales, for Bicester, in Oxfordshire; Hon. Edward Petre, from Doncaster, to Stapleton Park; Mr. Charles Standish, from Lancaster, to Standish hall, near Wigan ; Mr. Henry Charles Stun, for Critchail House, near Salisbury ; Major and Mrs. Hartopp, from Cheltenham, to Bath ; Mr. Henry B. de Beauvoir, froni a tour, to Cultbrd Hall, Bury St. Edniuid's, Hon. Samuel Hood, for Chard, in Somersetshire ; Col. and Mrs. .Abercromhy, for Bath ; Frank Abney Hastings, Esq. from Marshall Thompson's Hotel, to Wellesley Hall, Ather stone ; "Wm. V. Surtees, Esq. from ditto; J.Clowes, Esq. from ditto; Capt. Griffiths, from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's place, for Brighton ; Wm. Knowles, Fag. from do. for Brigh ton ; J. Roberts, Esq. from do. for Bath ; Chas. Kavennagh, Esq. Master Kavenagh, and the Misses Kavenagh, from Nerot's Hotel, for Ireland ; Geo. Whitehead, Esq. from do. for Dublin; Mrs. Charles Layton, from do. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. Caatnnipor., DEC. 23.—The following Gentlemen were ordained by the Lord Bishop of Lincoln, at Bucktlen, on Sun day last : DEACOXS. Henry Foulis, B.A. St. John's College, Cambridge James Drummond, B.A. Christ Church, Oxon James Moffat Harrington, B.A. Exetcr College, Oxon Thomas Alartyn, B.A. Queen's College, Oxon Edward Pearce, B.A. Trinity College, Cambridge Charles Causton, B.A. Trinity College, Oxon Edward Walter B A. Christ College, Cambridge Alexander Macdonald, St. John's Collee ' Cambridge John Glover, St. John's College, Cambridge Thomas Itamsden Ashworth, B.A. Jesus College, Cambridge Joseph Harriman Hamilton, B.A. Trinity College, Camb. } By Let. Dim., romdie Bishop tf PUICSTI. Thomas Wentworth Gage, B.A. Magdalen College, Camb. John Teeson, B.A. Scholar of Clare Han, Cambridge Latimer Harper, 8.A., Emmanuel College, Cambridge Charles Hedges, B.A. Lincoln College, Oxon John Ilarrison Bell, St. John's College, Cambridge Robert Wright, 8.A., Trinity College, Dublin John Biggs Hildebrand, 8.A., Trinity College, Dublin• • Nicholas I'adwick, 8.A., Queen's College, Cambridge The Lord Ilishowif Peterborough held an ordination in Vs Cathedral Cantrell on Sunday the 111th inst., when tht"following Gentlemen were admitted to holy orders, viz.:— DEACONS Charles Candy, M.A., Lincoln College, Oxford John Edward Gray, Oriel College, Oxford Edward Gardiner, , ALABarnet College, Oxford Henry Thuraby, M.A., Oriel College, Oxford. PRIESTS Francis Folliott, 8.A., St. John's College, Cambridge Jainem Weston Harding, ILA., Pembroke College, Oxford Charles Collins, ILA. St. John's Coll ege , Cambridge Plumpton Wilson, S.C.L., Trinity llall, Cambridge. OXEORD, DEC. 23.—0 n Sunday I ist the Lord Ms p this Diocese held an Ordination in the Chapel All Souls' Lt.:l iege, when the following persons were ordained, viz. DE AC ONs. Stanley Miller, B.A. Curate of Swalcliffe John Alington, B.A. Demy of Magdalen College James Thomas Du Boulat, B.A. Fellow of Exeter James Thompson, B.A. 1 ellow of Lincoln Edward Hay, M.A. Student of Christ Church Charles K. Williams, B.A. Scholar of Pembroke George Augustus Legge, B.A. Student of Christ Church George Henry Webber, B.A. Student of Christ Church William Archibald Home, B.A. Stude it of Christ Church John Samuel Smalley, B.A. Scholar of Jesus Edward George Simcox, B.A. Scholar of Wtulharn John James, B.A. Scholar of Jesus William lames Butler, B.A. Dent) , of Magdalen Richard Tawney, B.A. Probationer Fellow of Magdalen PRIESTS. Chas. John Meredith, B.A. Chaplain of Magdalen Joseph West, B.A. Chaplain of New College William Manley, M.A. Cut ate of Bampton James Linton, B.A. Deny of Magdalen Richard William Jelf, M.A. FelloW of Oriel Henry Duncombe, B.A. Fellow of All Souls' James Edwards, B.A. Denny of Magdalen William Whalley, ILA. Curate of SwertOrd James Lupton, ILA. Chaplain of Christ Church John Besby, B.A. Fellow of Balliol Wm. Spencer Phillips, ALA. Fellow of Trinity Joseph Thomas James Hewlett, B.A. Curate of Rotherfich . Peppard. Charles John Heathcote, M.A. Curate of Henley. Sunday the RiglA Rev. the Lord Bishop of Gloucester held an Ordination i❑ Gloucester Cathedral, when the following Gentlemen wete admitted into Holy Orders : DEAcorts. Thomas Phillips, A. 13. Jesus College, Cambridge John Eddy, A.B. Trinity College, Oxford lion. Dawson Massy, A.lll, Trinity College, Cambridge PRIESTS. John Edwards, 41.13. Worcester College, Oxford Hobert Hepworth, A.B. St. Edmund Hall, Oxford Edward Hawkins, A.B. Pembroke College, Oxford James Hayes Sadler, A.B. Jesus College, Cambridge ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. The Earl of Digby has presented his nephew, the Rev. John Digby Wingfield, M.A. of Exeter College, in this University, to the valuable Living of Geashill, in the King's County, Ire land, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. J. Digby. The Reverend Francis Dyson, A.M. has been presented by Dame Jane St. John Mildmay, of Dogmersfield Park, to the Rectory of Dogntersfield, Hants,' vacant by the death of Thomas Peter Dod Salmon. The Reverend R. S. Robson Was presented on the 19th in stant by Major Yarburgh, of Neslington Lodge, to the Per petual Curacy of Itaweliffe, Yorkshire, vacant by the death of the Reverend Dr. Bracken. The Rev. G. J. Davies, of Hull, has been presented to the Perpetual Curacy of Mayfield, in Holderness, by li. Grills, Esq. and the Rev. J. Milne, lute of Louth, to the Vicarage of Swine, in Holderness, by W. Wilberforce, Esq. M.P. The Rev. Fred. Holmes, B.A. of St. John's College, Cam bridge, is appoiute4 a .Professor in the Bishop's College at Calcutta. APOTIIEGMS.--Thomas; a French panegyrist of some name, in his eulogy of the Emperor Mar cus Aurelius, mentions the celebated expression of the Emperor Titus. " I have lost a day, for during this day I have done good to. none." " What dost thou say P' exclaims the orator, the day on which th ose words were pronounced, was not lost; on no day west thou so great or so useful to the world as when thou gayest that eternal lesson to Kings." ,„„) .40 A.." 'l4 'eAll . C 6 ‘ Lei 9, fy! rfr , ' 4. •,. 7 Al. . 4 c ..,37 . 7j fc , ,,i, y e 6 4 g..,;,... ...#- 4 ',-, . - 44 41 2 z tt. rn,24 0 ) !.. - , ,5-z s :4 4 - ,,,,.. - 4-1,.. t o NI 1 =:" 4 -ER OF - V J . cl 6 41, • ''‘) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. STATE OF THE ODDS.--] . 1) mu , ETTING-ROOM, DEC. 23. 8 to 1 agst Muleteer 10 to 1 agst Rufus 12 to 1 agst Phantom colt 16 to 1 agst Bolero 17 to 1 agstAdvance tRY. 20 to 1 agst Legacy 25 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's colt out of Web 25 to 1 agst Nigel 30 to 1 agst Spinning Jenny. KS. 110 to 1 agst Waltz 16 to 1 agst Young Zuleika. 5 to I agst Aline 8 to 1 agst Sorcery 10 to 1 agst Attica DONCASTER 12 to 1 agst 31emnon 12 to 1 agst Cleveland 11 to I agst Redgauntlet 22 to 1 agst Homer 23 to 1 agat Mandan., 21; to I agst Brother to Duport 28 to 1 apt Crow-catcher 35 to 1 agat Alderman ST. LEGER. SO to ) agst Colt out of Mer lin's dam 50 to 1 agst Brigand 9to 3 agat Mr. Watt's No. mination 8 to 2 agat Mr. Houldworth'a ditto. H UNT ING INT ELLIGENCE. MEETINGS OF HOUNDS IN 11IE ENSUING WEEK. ff. Jolliffe, Esq.'s Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Charlwood ; Wednesday, at Home Bush ; Friday, at Worth. The Surrey Fox-hounds. on Monday, at Lock's Bottom ; Thursday, at Godstone ; Saturday, at Worms Heath. The Surrey Harriers, on Monday, Wednesday, and Satur day, at Sandepttead. Meynell's Hounds, on Monday, at Cation ; Thursday, at Sudinwy House; Saturday, at Iloarcross. Sir G. Sitwell's Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Cutthorpe Bar ; Friday, at Handsworth Ban. Sir B. Graham's Hounds, on Tuestlay. i st Chillington ; Wed nestday, at Burnell Green; Friday, ac Utegate Com Mon ; Sa turday, at High Onn. lin•d Anson's Hounds, on Monday, at Seighford:; Wed nesday, at Orange Hayes; Friday, at Shugborough ; Satur day, at Knightley FOX BUNTING. The Shropshire hounds had a dashing run on Monday. Sir Bellingham Graham, Mr. Ormsby Gore, Mr. Lloyd, of As ton, Mr. Mytton, and a large field of staunch sportsmen, found a fox in Minton covers. At an unprecedented and es t mishing pace Reynarti led forward to New Marton, and Old Marton, near Ellesmere, thence making his point to St. Mar tin's, and Lord Dungannon's woods, at Brynkinnalt, he was headed back by a peasant in a field towards the mountains, and was pursued to Lbmarmon Mountain, whence he doubled to the Glyn, near Llansillin, in Denbighshire. At this period of the chase all were thrown out for three orfour miles, except the huntsman. • :The gallant fox doubled again towards Oswestry race course,' - and skirted towards Chirk Castle Park, where be was at last killed, after an extraordinary run in point of swift ness, and which continued two hours and forty-five minutes. Two horses died the same night, in consequence of extreme exertion ; a mare expired the next morning, and many others are not yet recovered. GREAT FOOT RACE. The great foot race between Captain Thorogood and G. P. Manning, Esq. for 1,000 guineas, took place yesterday over two miles of ground, on the Bromley road, from Middlegate. The run was, who should do most ground in 50 minutes, and the Squire was backed at six to four. The race was as fine a one as ever was run. The Captain led, made strong play, and kept his opponent upon the full stretch. Dlr. Manning headed the Captain in the sixth mile, but he kept it no longer than his time lasted. The Captain began the struggle in the last five minutes, and won the race with difficulty by about four yards, in 52 minutes and 30 seconds. Accounts from the Cape of Good Hope to the ltith October, state that-04 money subscribed in London (5,0001.) for the distressed emigrants at the Cape, had been received ; the amount ap pears to be given to them in blankets, in house hold furniture, and various articles of husbandry. It seems to have been distributed with great care, and with reference to their immediate wants.. It had created great rejoicings among the poor 8 P" 1 " 5 1 who are represented to have suffered ereatly froth the disappointment of their hopes as to crop. 4, Sec. NEW ERA. :. 'The first eiplirt of Wool from England for two centur i es took place last week ; ftfly hags of a coa rse qua li t y were expo rt's( ' last week to the United States of America. It will be remembered the export of wool has been pro hib:ted for 200 years in England, till the last Session of Parliament, whe n a Bill was brought forward allowing the export of wool on the pay ment of a duty of one penny per pound ; under he new Act the export has taken place. Placards are stuck about Hammersmith for the apprehension of Ed ward Caygill Lee and William flallard, late linen-drapers, mercers, &c. of such place, and of Brentford, recently declared bank upts. The shops in question had an extraordi nary run of business, especially that in Hammer smith, during the short time of its being open, owing to the excellence of the articles and the cheapness of the prices. They soon Cie came bankrupts, but the persons themselves ere not to be found, nor goods to the amount, :a imagined,. of 10,0001. The placards enter into extensive particulars, representing that had come to the knowledge of the assignees that the bankrupts had clandestinely and felo niously removed in the night, at different times, and by different means, by carriers, by waggons, and by barges plying on the River Thames, linen- Ilrapery, mercery, &c. to the amount of several Csousand pounds. The bills likewise add, that it has come to the knowledge of the assignees that large quantities of the goods are still concealed in the neighbourhood of Hammersmith (there are some known 44 receiving houses" on the bank of the Thames) ; and that they will give a reward of 20 per cent. on all goods that may he recovered from information. This is in addition to the reward offered for securing the bankrupts. While in the 'Hammersmith shop, they carried on some extravagant pro-, ceedings ; not merely having large quantities of excellent goods, but superior furniture; and the latter they deposited in neighbours' houses under the pretence that all their rooms were wanted to prepare numerous package's for foreign orders. These things were imme diately communicated to the creditors, the bank rupts having so suddenly, but not quite unex. pectedly, disappeared. The last time th e y were seen w a s soon after midnight, by some people belonging to the Windsor Castl e T avern, about to get int o a post-chaise. Th e placards particu larly describe the bank rups' p ersons, even men firming th at . Lee h as a habit of twiddling his oat collar wh e n speaking to any body. The! are supposed to have gone to Calai s.--- (Aforning herald.) A most disgraceful occurrence t" Arundel, on Tuesday, a man took hi s her back w ic if e a Pl ace mile a t out of the town, and then con d o Pted with a halter round her n ec k ' he having been told that he must put the rope on at that distance, or the sale would not be leg a l : h e brought her into the market, both - aprearin g on very good terms, and put her up at 31. Wh en a sa ilor bid 21. and and the bargain being soon str uc k, he m paid the and conducted her away, - . MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, DEC. 23.—Wind N.l-V. by W.—Arrived the Ca nada, Redpath, from Quebec. Passed through from the River the Mersey, for Barbadoes. The Venus, Brantley, Essex, William Bryan, and London, made their numbers at noon, all well. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 23.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the City of Genoa, Crawford, from St. Domingo, loss of anchor and cable; Fanny Voase, Luten, from Oporto; Eliza, 9 Petersburgh ; Brunswick, Graham, St. Domingo. Arrived from the Downs the Catharine Green transport, for Sierra Leone; Urania, Leyden ; the latter saw a ship on fire last Sunday off Cape La Hogue. Put back the Leander, Frith, and Alknomack, Friend. FAl.xotrrx, DEC. 22.—1 t has blown a tremendous gale from W.S.W. from yesterday, 4 p.m. to this time (2 p. m.). Arrived the Lord Melville packet from the Brazils. LivEarooL, DEC. 22.—Wind \V.—Arrived the Integrity, Johnson, from Jamaica, sailed the 30th of October ; and Hero, , from Oporto. The Leander, Fisher, from New Orleans to Liverpool, struck on the rocks in Dunlough Bay, ear Mi +on Head, the 19th instant, crew and passelgers saved; he vessel will be totally lost; also arrived the Camille, Prawse, rom Newfoundland. SHIELDS. DEC. 22.—The Lord Nelson, Cook, from Ham burgh, has been seized by the Customs for having contraband goods on board. The Zepher transport, bound to Leith, has put in here wind-bound. The Briton, Wilson, from Port Medway, was driven on shore in Farness, Margate, on Wednesday night, and sunk. The Providence, Goodwill, from London to Leeds, was driven on shore, near Mundesley, on Wednesday, feared will go to pieces. The Friendship, of Hull, from London, and Spring, of York, for Hull, was driven on shore at Winterton on Wednes day night. The Ann, of Jersey, was lost on the Scroby Sand on Wed nesday night. The Sylph, Brown, from Prince Edward's Island to Bristol, is on shore mu the Bristol Channel, but expected to be got off. The Harmony, Bristow, is totally wrecked in lligbury Bay. The Fortuna, Visnor, was totally lost the 19th inst. in Portland. The Sandeca, Cownica, is lost in Swansey Bay. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. The Rosanna, Johnston, has arrived at Cowes ; she sailed from Batavia the 27th August. Arrivals at Bengal—The Medwey, Wright, from Chili, on the 22d June ; the Westmorland, ,Worthington, from Liver pool, on July 17th ; and the Castle-Forbes, O r d, f rom t h e Mauritius, on July 19. Arrival at Valparaiso—The Snipe, Haig, from Bengal. Arrival at Bombay—The James Scott, Shipton, from Ben gal, on the 15th July. Sailing from the Cape—The Minerva, Bell, for New South Wales, on the 30th November; the Arethusa, Strong, was to sail from the Cape for London, on the sth November. Ships spoke with—The Catharine, Foord, from London to the South Seas, on the 10th December, in lat. 40. long. 15. ; and the Cornwallis, Henderson, from London to the Cape, on the 11th November, in. ri. N. long. 22. W. The Anson, Tonge, front Bengal, has arrived off Gibtaltar. Passengers per Avon, Captain Sumner, from Bombay— Lieutenant Sandys and Cornet Walker. Passengers per Fanny, Captain Laird, from the Cape— Ensign Rochford, pith Bengal Native Infantry ; and Mr. Griffiths, late Commander of the Sun. _ _ CArE, 3.—The Hottentot, Sinclair, was to sail for London the 10th October ; the Olive Branch, for London, on the Ist November ; the Antelope, on the sth of November; and the Alacrity, Finlay, with the 11ary's crew, on the 10th November. The illadstone frigate and Baby schooner were lying at Ascension on the 21st of October. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, DEC. 24. The winds having been very boisterous since Monday, have kept out supplies, and to-morrow being Christmas-day, there is a very thin attendance of buyers to-day. Fine samples of Grain are scarce and sell freely, but in all other descriptions there is scarcely any trade to-day, so that prices of all sorts of Corn ntay be considered unaltered since Monday. 4; IvAi.s.—English Wlicat 3,500, Barley 7,500, Oats, 3,800; Irish Wheat 355, Oats 615 qrs. ; Flour, 8,500 sacks. SMITHFIELD m.\ RKET, Dec. 24. The following is an accurate Report of the numbers and prices at Smithfield Market this morning : CATTLE AT MARKET Beasts 299 I Sheep Calves lO9 ; Pigs To sink the Offal, per stone of Bib. Beef Is 8d to 4s 4d I Veal Mutton ds Od to 4s 8d) Pork Bs Od to Ss Od Lamb Os Od to Os Od. HAY ANT) STRAW, PER LOAD. II ay .1:3 Os to £5 04 I Clover £4 Os to XS Os straw £1 'His to £2 2a. PERJURY.--In the Court of King's Bench, this day, John Bellanky was indicted for perjury.— The prosecution arose in consequence of the evi dence given by the defendant Bellamy in a cause tried at Middlesex Sessions before F. Cox 'r, Esq., when Mr. JIW. Parkins was assaulted on the steps of the above Court by a man ;tooled Scott, who was tried and convicted for the as sault.—The Learned Counsel for Mr. Bellamy took several objections as to the record, and the Jury, under the di r ection of the Lord Chief Jus• tice, acquitted the defendant. REMARKABLE INSTANCE OF LONGEVITY IN TUE CII Ren.—ln the year 1711, Mr. Joxx STEWARD (grand father to a most worthy and highly respectable gentleman now living), was chosen into the office of parish-clerk of a church in the deanery of It :adenhall, and which he held till his death in 1762, when the present pariah-clerk succeeded him, who has ever since filled the office and that of sexton with it, and is at this time able to do all the duty ; he can read the service, ring the bell, and dig the graves, and appears to be likely so to do for some years longer, although now at the age of 113 ! CAUTION AGAINST A LIMIT WI/MAN.-411 Barrow's Worcester Journal is an advertisement from a deserted husband, cautioning the trades men of that city against - giving his wife, Mary Anne, credit for any articles whatever, " as she has an ample allowance for clothes and pocket_ money." Ile thus describes her :—" The said Mary Anne Corlield is between 40 and b 0 years of age, a fair, fat florid complexion, and weighs seventeen stone l" _ _ WI. often hear with satisfaction of many in trepid men risking their own lives to endeavour to save those of their fellow-creatures. Such ac tions ought always to be recorded to their praise, and s hould meet their due reward. During o n late hurricane, a young man named Bit Aix u, of Weymouth, would Inevitably have met with a watery grave, but for the exertions of JOSEPH FOOKS, a carpenter, of this town. This happened at a short distance from the Belvidere, near to the residence of Mrs. OLIVER, where he was taken and most humanely treated for several hours, till he was sufficiently recovered to be removed. We hope that Fooxs's exertions will be appreciated by the London Humane Society.—(Dorset County Chronicle.) The death of a young lady of Devon, In her 18th year, occurred a few days since, occasioned by a fright, in consequence of one of her school mates throwing a spider at her, which crept down her back. This young lady's name was Eames, of Newton Bushel. A similar instance occurred at Axminster about a twelvemonth ago.—(Tuun ion Courier.) INDIA. THE BURMESE. ( From the Bengal Hurharu.) We continue our selections to-day from the sources before mentioned, and as we propose giving our Pitalmis some twenty-four hours re. spite, we shall avail ourselves of a few historical notices respecting the Burmese, with which a friend has favoured us, and which may be newer to our Mofussil readers than those may imagine whose opportunities of obtaining such informa tion are much better. As fur as the remarks extend, we believe their accuracy ma,y be relied on. The Burmahs are in general men of low stature, but stout, muscular, and capable of en. during great privation. They all wear long hair, which they tie in a knot on the forehead, and are generally clad in a silk, resembling plaid, which they fasten round their middle, so as to make a large lump in front of them. They are almost all snore or less tatooed ; some from the navel down to about a span below the knee, and others on one leg only. They are possessed of amazing activity and strength, and the postures in which a Burmah throws himself, while en gaged in pugilistic and other athletic games, are scarcely to be credited. In what we call bottom they are not inferior to Englishmen, and they resemble us likewise in their love of boxing, and similar amusements. In true brave" , they take the lead of all other Asiatics, as no one who has ever had an opportunity of seeing them at Rangoon, will be disposed to deny---notwith standing the story of Mr. Royce regarding the successful manner in which he exercised his prowess, for the convenience of his less magna. nimous fellow prisoner. It may be proper, how ever, to mention that the real Bunnah has a very contemptuous opinion of the people of Arracan, whom he considers much in the same light as that in which an up country man does a Bengalleer— Indeed the dialects are altogether different— that of Arracan bearing a nearer resemblance to the language of the Mugs than to Bur mese. e believe that by any one who had a personal knowledge of the Burmah character, no one has ever heard them accused of cowardice, until Mr. Royce's statement, or the statement concerning Mr. Royce (if it be not his own), that appeared in the John Bull, and at all events, we are well informed, that had his courage car ried him half the lengths at Itagoon which It is said to have done at Anms, he would have been allowed but little opportunity to have told the tale of his daring. Touching their peculiar mode of warfare, we have us yet been able to learn hut little, though we are in hopes of acquiring snore interesting and useful know. ledge on that point ere very long ; but we know that every man capable of bearing arms is compelled to do so when the exigen cies of the state require his assistance. This, however, is a regulation %bidets, with certain modifications, has been common to almost every nation where the art of war is yet in its in. fancy, and regular armies unknown ; so that it cannot be mentioned as characteristic of the Burmese. Every European who may be married to a native Christian is compelled to serve in person, on like occasions, or to provide a substi. tute ; and in prosecuting the present war; these rules will doubtless be rigidly enforced. We are informed, and we believe truly, that the Burmahs are famous for stratagems, and that in the execution of them they display a uouder ful degree of patience, coolness, and intre pidity. hence an ambushed Burma,* will not move though the enemy's foot should be within an inch of his person ; and it must be al lowed that there aro few who, at such a mo ment, would be equally still and collected.— We think this a species of information by which our troops may eventually benefit, us by small detachments, in particular, too much caution cannot be used, however quiet and appa rently free from enemies the part in which they operate may be. One ruse was practised with success at Doodpatlie, as appears by the detail which a correspondent enabled us lately to give of that affair ; and where a ear is likely to be protracted, and similar stratagems em ployed in the course of it, we are not sure that a slight check of the nature alluded to, at the commencement may not prove in the end more advantageous than otherwise by the necessity which it inculcates of mingling discretion in a due proportion with chivalrous intrepidity,— The Bow and Arrow, and a short sword called a dah, having a blade of about a foot and a half in length, are weapons with the use of which the Burmese are said to be very perfectly ac quainted, and they possess abundant courage to Use them either in close or distant combat. Their war boats are generally from sixty to one hundred and twenty feet in length, but very narrow, and rowed, or rather paddled, by men who sit two a-breast the whole length.. They are quick and dexterous in the management of them, and to any other than British enemies must be exceedingly formidable either on land or water. Indeed we believe it is owing to their former success in war, that they at present have so high, and in our eyes, so ridiculous, a notion of their own bellipotence, as was evinced by their reply to our lute proclamation ; but we con jecture that their ideas on that subject will he exceedingly qualified before the approaching campaign shall be brought to a conclusion." DROWNlNG.—Yesterday the body of an ainto resting young woman, about twenty years o f ages and very respectably dressed, was disc overe d b y a waterman in his wherry, floating on the surface of the river, near Blackfriars-bridge. It was im.. mediately brought on shore, and landed at the had no Old Barge House, on the Su rre y s h ore , an d from thence conveyed to Christ Ch urc h wor kh ouse.-- deceasede per thing o t, t she show who she ne w pockets ez a a s m c : t i nnt,ihnor gt was l there any deceasedcons equently remains at present unknown. From the appearance of the body it has lain in.the water some days. Bristol,Savery o w n he l n ve t d a n k e e s n da b y e , fo e r x e b M d at at s s t y r m M p er t s. o na m t e of mental excitement as induced them to remand him far a few days.