The Sun. — London, England, 1824-08-20 00:00:00

demagogues, the enemies of the empire, and of your real hap piness, will fall to the ground. To betray your good faith, to inflam e your imaginations; and to entrap you blindly into poli tical systems, which the lessons of experience prove to be abso lutely incompatible with your present situation, and to promote their own interests in separating you from the general union of the provinces, so indispensable to the consolidation and security of our independence, they have attempted to persuade you, that a faction, sold to Portugal, controuled the political operations of this empire, with the view of subjecting it to the old dominion of the Portuguese, and the despotism of their Government. So profound has been the impression produced by this atrocious calumny, on the minds of credulous persons, zealous for the preservation of their rising liberties, that notwithstanding the many decided proofs to the contrary, they are not yet entirely undeceived. But the moment has arrived when the illusion will completely vanish. " The Portuguese Government, which is doubtless ruled by a few ambitious or incompetent Nlinisters, having neglected the opportunity which our moderation and prudence afforded for negotiating an advantageous and permanent peace with this empire, and perhaps still influenced by the old habit of elespo tir4llY =trending the fate of this population, has conceived that the speediest and most effectual mode of gaining their ob ject will be by force of arms; and according to the latest Lisbon G azettes, an expedition is preparing to sail for this country.— The empire has determined to take up arms to repel this unjust and useless aggression, and your Emperor, the perpetual de fender, faithful to the obligations he has contracted with you, is about to head the brave troops of Brazil, and to prove that the glorious title in which he so highly prides himself is not a mere empty sound. Having perfectly identified himself with the Brazilien people, be is resolved to share their fate whatever it may be. His interest, beppiness, and glory do, and always will, correspond with those of the Brazilian people; and he will never sheathe his sword until every portion of the empire equally enjoys independence and freedom. " Pernarnhucans! What precious time has been lost ! What immense sacrifices have been made to deliver you from the ma nteuvres of the revolutionary and anarchical demagogues who have desolated, so many of these fine provinces ! IVhat would have become of the insolent enemy who now threatens us, if our forces hail been constantly united ! if instead of weakening by internal divisions so important a point of the empire, you had reined round the cormuon centre of union, like the other Pri'viacesi Would the enemy have dared to attack us if he had not calculated en deriving advantage from your fatal disunion ? Would he have dared to attack us if from the Amazons to the Rio de la Plata we had presented to hint one solidly united mass, uniform resistance, directed by a well-combined general plan ? Csrtainly not. • `,'Thus, then, being ignorant of the point to which the ene nirs forces may be directed, and it being imperiously neces sary to secure against invasion the capital of the empire, as on it essentially depends the salvation of all the provinces, it be comes Indispensable to concentrate at this port the whole of our maritime force. But what pain does not my paternal heart feel at finding, that instead of sufficiently augmenting the force on your station to assist you • in defending yourselves against the foreign enemy, lam obliged to withdraw it. However, be not disheartened, Pernambucans t Put an end to the hatred and internal dissensions which divide and distract you. Unite with heart and good-will for the common defence, and you will find in your soil arid in your valour infinite resources against the foreign enemy, who cannot long maintain him eelf in these remote regions. Never think of capitulation with much unjust aggressors; but rely upon it, that the capital be. tag defended, to whatever point the enemy may direct kis attack, thither will our land and sea forces be sent to its suc cour. Pernambucans! Have courage, constancy, and a b ove all things, internal union, and the enemy will be overcome. " THE EMPEROR." Fro m the Estrella Brasikira and the Diorio Flasainense we extract the following paragraphs, which, with the above pro clamations, and some documents relating to local regulations, -form nearly all the contents of the papers : We perceive, with much satisfaction, from his Imperial '4faieBtY's proclamation to the Pernambucans, that orders have been given to Commodore Taylor to repair to Rio de Janeiro, with all the force under his command. He may soon be ex. Petted. " The ships of war here are fitting out with great activity. Some good souls have affixted to be inconsolable, because they suppose the breperatrix frigate is not fit for service, and re quires expensive repairs. We hasten to.relieve them from their diaeresis. The fri 4 gate is in an ex ce ll en t s t a t e , title repairs which Wr.e wanted are trifling, and withi n a m on th a t tee farthest she ill be able to treat the Portuguese with twenty:Zola' pound " The tbon Pedro i s near l y ready for sea, with about 600 at tl►fe Ranieri on board. When Commodore Taylor arri v es t Pon 's we shall h ave a squadron capable of the boldest g ,,,: t ri ll ' e es, and the f ata l consequences of which to the Portu- Th ar e Probably f ar f rom f oresee i ng. 04 their r — Perot has issued a decree, pardoning all deserters ejoining their corps within a limited time." It ; Positively stated, we understand, that Go wPrnmetit have resolved to recal Lord CHARLES SOMERSET from the Cape of Good Hope, pro vided that the report of the four Commissioners 'ho have been sent to that place, in order to in vestigate the proceedings of his Lordship, should confirm the allegations which have been urged agaiust,tho official conduct of that .Noblernan. TUE VICE.CHANCELLOR.--•W e are happy in assuring our readers that the fortitude with which this gentleman has borne his sufferings, under the severe operation to which he recently submitted, 'will be rewarded him by a complete. recovery. Indeed, on enquiry, we are assured that Sir 'ASTLEIr Cooput, Mr. CLINE, and Mr. COPE-. L•tnn, the three medical gentlemen who at tended his Honour through this difficult and hazardous case, have now pronounced him out of danger. IRE LO RD M AYOR. — H owever we may differ f r"to the present Chief Magistrate of the City in Political opinions, we cannot approve of the sar "sms which are dir e ct e d aga i nst him in allusion to his private business. He does nut appear to suffer his political opinions to interfere with his official conduct as a Magistrate,and in that respect only is he now amenable to the animadversions of the Press. Such sneers and sarcasms are there fore unworthy of so powerful and important an eh g loft as th e P u bli c Press, and are disgraceful wily to the writers who thus abuse its privileges. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Cape of Good Hope Papers have arrived to the sth of June, inclusive. The Cape Town Gazette of that date contains the following Proclama tion, issued by Lord C. Somerset on the Ist of June : " Whereas it has come to my knowledge that some ill designed person or persons has, or hive, early in the morning of this day, maliciously written and stuck up, or caused to be stuck up, at one of the posts on the bridge, leading from Hout. street to the Grand Parade, a certain defamatory libel, tending to disgrace my character and honour, and that of one of the officers of this Government;-1, for the better apprehending and bringing to justice the person or persons concerned in this most atrocious attempt, do hereby offer a reward of five thousand rix-dollars to any person or persons who shall give such information as may lead to the full discovery of the per. petrator or perpetrators thereof, so that he or they may be ap prehended and convicted of the same; together with a reward of one thousand rix-dollars to any person or persons who shall deliver into the h an d s o f hi s M a j esty ' s Fiscal the de famatory paper above alluded to,—and impunity, should he or they appear to be an accomplice or accomplices not princi. pally concerned therein. And, in order to give the fullest pub. licity to this my intention, besides the usual means of making the same known, I do hereby direct each and every Wardmaster of this town, to appoint and assemble one slave from every house in their respective wards, and explain, and cause to be explained, to such slaves so as sembl e d, in the Duch and Por tuguese languages, the full meaning of this proclamation, so that none may remain ignorant thereofi And Ido further direct the respective Wardmasters to report to his Majesty's Fiscal their having complied with this instruction, within 48 hours from the date hereof, as they s h a ll a n s w er f or the contrary at their peril." The very scanty portion of Colonial news which we find in the same paper commences with the following parapraph : " His Excellency the Governor, Lady Charles, and Miss Somerset honoured the Theatre with their presence on Wed nesday evening. The enthusiasm with which Excellency was greeted by a most respectable audience, on entering iris box is a proof, if proof were necessary, of the detestation exc it e d by the vile calumnies of a concealed libeller." In the second column of the same paper is inserted the fol lowing advertisement : " PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.—A subscription is now open at the Commercial-rooms, for the purpose of expressing the public detestation and abhorence of the vile and infamous placard posted in the Heeregracht yesterday morning; and of obtaining a fund to be applied as a reward to any person or persons who shall affbrd such information as may lead to the conviction of the author. The subscription-list may be seen, and further particulars known, by applying to the clerk of the Commercial Itooms.—Cape Town, June 2, 1824." In reference to this advertisement occurs the following para graph in another column : " The amount of the sums subscribed at the Commercial Hall for the purpose stated in the advertisement in our second column, was yesterday, at 3 o'clock, upwards of 15,000 rd s ." In the same number we find the following official notifica tion of the dismissal of Lieut.-Col. Bird from the situation of secretary : _ _ " Goi , ernment Advertisement.—His Majesty having been pleased to dispense with the ser v i ces o f Li eut .-C o l one l Bird, as secretary to this Government, his Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint P. G. Brink, Esq., to be Acting Colonial Secretary, until th e arr i va l o f Lie utenant -C o l one l Bird's successor; and all official communications are to be made to him accordingly. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint J. G. 13rink, Esq., to be Acting As sistant Colonial Secretar . y, during the same period. By command of his Excellency the Governor, (Signed) - "P. G. BRINK. " Cape of Good Hope, June 4, 1824:" " Acting Sec." Mr. Itigge, one of his Majesty's Commissioners of Inquiry, and Mr. Gregory, Secretary to the Commission, arrived at the Cape on the 24th of May, frona the interior. MERCANTILE; SHIPPING. DEAL, Aua. 19.—Wind W.—Came down from the River , and remain th e B rutus , Zephyr, Diana, and Naiad, outward bound. A rr i ve d t h e sia Tindall,froin Quebec; and Venus, Nicol, from Dominica.—The Britannia steam.vessel, of Dover, returned to Ramsgate yesterday, in consequence of Mr. C. Smith, of London, (one of the passengers), having unfortu nately fallen over ie lee-rail, owing to a sudden lurch off the South Foreland, and notwithstanding every exertion of the Commander and crew, was lost. Foun r.m.—Arrived from London and remain the follow.: ing outward-bound, viz.: -.-Caledonia, Zeno, Fame, Scotia, Amiable, Eliza, William 'Wilberforce, and Sceptre. POILTsmouTII, A IT o. 19.—Wind 11 1- .—Sidled the George, Hodgson, fur the Consent Africa i and Duchess of. York trans port, for Chatham. FALMOUTH, Aua. 10.—Wind W.—Arrived the Cygnet packet, from the Brazils, sailed from Rio the 19th June, Bahia the 2d July, and Pernambuco the Bth ditto; Montague packet, from the Mediterranean, sailed from Corfu the 7th June, Malta the 16th, Gibraltar the 2d August, and from Cadiz the 3d ditto. Sailed the . Lord Melville packet, for the Brazils ; and Duchess of Kent packet, for Lisbon. DOVER, Auo. 19.—Arrived off the port the Monmouth, Simpson, from Jamaica; Margaret, Wilson, and Burleigh, Chancellor, from Quebec. TILE ARTS.-Sir WILLIAM BEECIIEY, whose excellent whole-lengths of Sitt GEORGE COCK.. BURN and T. LOWNES, Esq., and other fine Por traits, which appeared in the last Exhibition at the Royal Academy, were so highly and justly admired, has nearly finished a picture of the Duke of GLOUCE STER , w hi c h h as exc it e d grea t attention in the fashionable world, and fully con firms his pretensions to rank with the best artists of this country, at any period. Dispatches, dated the 27th of June, were re ceived yesterday at the Colonial Office from Tri nidad. At that period, we are happy to state, that the Colony was perfectly tranquil. A letter from Ulm charges the Austrians, who are in possession of the Neapolitan Ports, with using every effort in their power to obstruct com munication with Greece and the Greek Pro. vinces. The same letter adds, that a new con vention for the occupation of the Two Sicilies by Austrian troops has been entered into for six months, and that Prince METTERNICH and the Chevalier de MEDICI are to meet, in December or January next, to decide whether that term shall be prolonged. The situation of Naples is, how ever, described as tranquil. Letters have been received from Port-au- Prince, Hayti, dated the 30th June. They state that the President and his suite had returned to that place, after a tour of inspection to the dif ferent fortified places, where every precaution bad been taken to secure the inhabitants against surprise, as it was still reported that the French bad the intention of invading the islands. Trade was dull. The Royal National Institution for the Pre- servation of Life from Shipwreck, have, we find, contracted with Mr. PLENTY, Engineer of New bury, Berks, to supply them as speedily as pos. siblt with Life-boats, similar to that invented by the same artist, which is now stationed at Hurst Castle, Hants, in the care of Lieutenant PULL ING, R. N. A large Sturgeon was caught in the Thames on Wednesday, near Windsor-bridge, where it had been seen for several days past. It was caught by some of the bargemen, and put into a large punt, filled with water, and kept in that state till yes terday morning, when the punt containing the fish was put on a brewer's dray, and conveyed to the Royal Lodge, for the inspection of the KING. This remarkable fish weighs upwards of 1.501 b., and measures seyeu feet and a half in length. THE KING, &c. WINDSOR, AUG. I9.—The Knit; did not leave the Royal Lodge yesterday but this day his Majesty took an airing, ac companied in the customary manner, through the private plan tations leading to Virginia Water. bord - Maryborough takes up his new residence at Fern Hill, on Monday next. His Lordship, on Tuesday last, went to A sco t Heath, and after in specting the King's Stand, gave directions for some projected improvements to he carried into effect, which will render this building as convenient internally, as its exterior is ornamental. Yesterday afternoon, the B a nd o ? the 2d Life Guards, attend ed in the Long Walk, for the first time, from thtee o'clock till five, and performed with great effect a selection of favourite Airs ;_ and this afternoon, the Band of the Grenadier Guards played in the same place from four o'clock to five. On both these occasions, that delighful promenade, the Long Walk, had to boast of a greater display of company, both in carriages and on foot, than we have witnessed since the commencement of the season. On Monday last, a sumptuous entertainment was given to the principal inhabitants of Windsor, in honour of the birth-day of his Royal Highness the Duke of York, by John Hamsbottom, Esq. 11. P. for the Borough, at his seat, Woodside, Berks. The dinner was of the first description, and the festivities were prolonged till a late hour. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Earl of Glengalt h st his house in (irosvenor-street, from Brighton ; Sir Tyrwhitt Jones, Bart. at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, from his seat, Stanley Hall, Sta ff ordshire ; Mr. and Mrs. Brodie, at the Waterloo Hotel. Jermyn-street, from the East Indies ; W. Holmes, Esq. M.P. and Lady Strong, at their house in Orafton.strect, from their seat, Thames Ditton. • DEPARTUREL-Lord Arden and,flunily, for thei r s ea t in Surrey; Lady Ileatheote, on a t our; C o l one l B rown, f or hi s seat in Bucks; the Dowager Marchioness of Lansdown, for her seat, Hampton Court; Lord Berwick and family, for their scat, Hattingham Hall, Salop ; Lord Longf or d and family, from the London Hotel, Albemarle street, the Brighton; Colonel and the Misses Stapleton, from the British Hotel, Jermyn. street, for their seat, Thorpley, Surrey. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. Lord Alvanley had a dinner party yesterday at his house in Park-place. The Dowager Countess of Stamford had a select _party yes terday evening at her house in Charles-street, Berkeley-square. ti Rt' - „, :..‹ .; 1 : 4:1014: 4 * - . - ? pzo - ~, + s, ) tit, ::::t: ::- 6 •. , kie ei IMPROVEMENTS AT HYDE PARK CORNER. At last it is determined upon that the Turnpike shall be removed to the ground opposite to where St. George's Hospital now stands, and an additional gate put up in Grosvenor-place ; and there is a talk about forming the first into a triumphal arch to commemorate certain victories achieved during the war.— The site of the Hospital is to be formed into a square, wherein a series of magnificent edifices are to spring up, each four stories in height, and to be fronted with stone.—The Hospital is to be rebuilt on the ground now occupied by the Foot Barracks, which are situate halfway on the road of Sloane-street ; the ground they occupy is a hollow scare. 'rlieloog dreary wallet nigh t,form ing the line fromA psleyllouse to Knightsbridge, is we here to be pulled down, and a handsome eight.foot iron railing substituted. This will greatly improve the neighbourhood. The Duke of Wellington is to have the grant of the ground to the Turnpike ; this will give him relief from the dust of Rotten-row, which has been long the great evil to that fine edifice. Many other alte rations and improvements are talked of, particularly on Consti tution-hill, but of which more hereafter. The shamefully un protected state of ,the Statue in Hyde Park remains a painful eye sore and a national disgrace. ARGYLL. ROOMS. A TfIE'SEIE ROYALE DE LONDRES, opened last night at these A new and promising Institution, entitled Rooms. It is founded on the model of a similar plan in Paris, and which was held at Athens in the days of its philosophic glory. The subjects which it is intended to treat, are Music, the foreign Poetry and Literature of almost every European Nation, Grammar, and Natural Philosophy. To the In stitution also a library is attached ; and with such inducements and appearances of becoming extensively useful, a proportion ate success ought certainly to follow. The Performance commenced with the Overture to the Opera of Der Froiftelffftn,•excesteint tm thepiano by Si c ff. MASI. i) Itlcliansorr , then Calllo forward and re a d a d iscourse, in which the plan of the At/fence was explained. The Learned Professor pointed out the influence of taste and learning on public morals, and industry, and exemplified the utility of an institution of this ncure from the effects of a similar one at Athens In the days of its glory. This was followed by a duetto, " 411' idea di qua Airialk," by Signors TORRI and Ma atstoxi. Signor Ciccuvrort then delivered a lecture in Italian upon his native language, and the best mode of acquir ing a correct and complete knowledge of it. This Professor possesses an agreeable voice, and speaks his own language with a good accent and great purity. Signor CARAVITA also treated the company with a few stanzas of his own composition, which were well received. A Lecture in French was likewise deli vered by Mr. LA COMBE upon the French Language.— Amongst all these foreign candidates for favour, however , the performance of the celebr a t e d Roman Inierovisatore, Pea- Tnucci, must be ranked as the most gratifying and surprising of the evening. This extraordinary genius displayed his talent for extemporary Poesy in as high a degree, we believe, as it was ever known to exist in modern times. A subject was sug gested to him by any one of the audience, and to the sound of music he forthwith composed Italian verse in a high degree of. excellence. One of the subjects given to hint was Liberia, upon which he delivered some animated and beautiful stanzas. He also shewed his ready talent at versification in making verses to a list of chimes dictated by different persons in the company. In the course of the evening, Signora Maarstosrt and Signor MATH/fox' sang the beautiful duet of " Dunque io Son," in which they were warmly encored. Master Altman, whose wonderful performance on the flute at the age of nine years, has lately attracted public attention, played the variations to " Oh, &Ice coneenta," which was sung by Signora MARINONL— There was a very numerous audience, who were liberal in ap plause, and most of whom remained in the room 'till the whole 'concluded at a late hour. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAazDRIDGE, Auo. 19...:Trh e following Gentlemen of this University were ordained on the lit inst. by the Lord Bishop of Salisbury :- DEACONS.—Henry Monle, B.A. St. John's College ; Alfred Williams, B.A. Pembroke Hall; John Hooper, B.A. St. John's College; John NVilder, B.A. King's College; wall John Thomas Salusbury, S.C.L. Trinity Hall. PnlESTB.—Erskine Neale, Magdalene College; Thomas Taylor, B.A. Catharine Hall ; Henry Pixel!, ILA. Clare Hall; George Heberden, B.A. St. Joh n ' s C o ll ege . The lord Bishop of Lincoln purptises holding an ordination at Rucktlen on Sunday the 20th of September. The Rev. John Overton, M.A. of Trinity College, has been licensed, by the Archbishop of - York, to the perpetual curacy of Bilton, in Holderness, on the nomination of the Hon. and Rev. W. H. Dawnay. The Rev. William Frederick Patteson, B.A. was on Friday last licensed to the perpetual curacy of St. Helen, Norwich, on the nomination of the illayor and Aldermen. Tuts CUURCH.—The Lotto CIIANCELLOR has been pleased to present the undermentioned Rev. Gentlemen to the following Livings :—The itev. Samuel Fenton, to the Vica. rage of Fishguard, in the county of Pembroke. The Rev. John Evans, to the Rectory of Penbaleo Ulm Flhungel, in the county of Pembroke. BuoNAraaTc may be expected to ar rive shortly in this country. He had engaged the whole cabin of the Crisis, one of the new line-of-packet ships between New York and London—she was to have sailed on the ist inst. Lord FIFE'S very extensive manors in Scot land, where the game is preserved with so much care, abound with grouse ; the black, the red, and the grey cock, being in the greatest abundance. The Noble Lord's hospitable man sion is, as usual, full of visitors for the commencement of this mapl/and healthful exercise. Mr. Hoax, who has succeeded to the late Mr. SAXTON as Organist of St. George's Chapel, Windsor, has the honour of att en di ng at th e Royal aodge, for the entertainment of the King's visitors. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. STATE OF THE ODDS.—BETTING•ROODI, Ave. 19, TIIIRTY GUINEAS STAKES, YORK. 2 to 1 agst Canteen 10 to I agat Young Catton 5 to 1 agst Streatham 100 to 16 agst Ina. 10 to 1 agat Caccia Piaui ST. LUGER. 3 to 1 agst Brutandorf IF, to 1 agst Mustachio 13 to 2 agst Swiss lti to 1 agst canteen 12 to 1 agst Osmond 17 to 1 agst Altisidors. 12 to 1 agst Ilelenus YORK AUGUST MEETING, 1824. TUESDAY, AUG. 17. Sweepstakes of 20gs each, for two-yr-olds ; colts, fist. 51b. ; fillies, Bst. 21b. T.Y.O (Fifteen Sub s criber s ). fl Mr. ouldsworth's gr. c. Angrogeus, by Minos - 1 Mr. F. Lumley's ch. c. by Interpreter - - . 2 Mr. Wright's b. c. Octavos, by Bourbon - - S Nine started, the above three only placed. Won cleverly. The Peregrine Stakes of 50gs each, h. ft. for three-yr-olds, was walked over for by Lord l itzwilliam's b. c. Florismart. One-third of the Great Subscription of 25gs each, with 501. added by the City of York ; five-yr-olds, Bst. 71b. ; six, Bst. 121 b. ; and aged, 9st. Four miles. Mr. Watt's b. h. Duport, by Cerberus, 3 yrs . . 1 Ld Fitzwilliam's b. h. Sandbeck, by Calton, 6Ps . 2 Duport took the lead, was never headed ; ran it in 7 Irma Fifty Pons& for three-year olds, fist. 7th. ; four, Bst. 81b.— Maiden colts allowed 21b. ; and fillies 31b. Heats, one mile and three quarters.. The winner to be sold for 200 gs if de manded, &c. Mr. Ridsdale's ch. c. Rhubarb, 4 yrs old - - 1 1 Mr. Ferguson's ch. c. North Briton, by Octavian, 3 yrs 2 2 Mr. Parkinson's I. Janette, by Whisker, 3 yrs - 4 3 Colonel Cradock's b. c. by Prime Minister, 3 yrs - 3dr WEDNESDAY, AUG. 18. Produce Stakes of 100 gs each, h. ft. for three-yr-old colts, Bst. 51b. ; fillies, Bst. 21b. (31b. allowed, &c.) Two miles.— Nineteen subscribers. Ld Fitzwilliam's b. c. Whiskerandos (Clift) . . 1 Mr Watt's Brutendorff, by BineMock, Tinker's dam (Scott) 2 Ltl Milton's 4, c. Florismart, by Amadis (Jackson) . 3 Mr Gaseoignes bl. f. by WTalton,put of Trull° . 4 Whiskerandos won the race by at least ten lengths; 20 to 1 agst. the winner, 4tol on Brutendorir. The second horse was hard pressed, and lots of claret flowed down his sides, to say nothing of the cutting system. Sweepstakes of 30gs each, h. ft. for three-yr-old fillies, Ilst. 21b. each. —Last mile and three quarters. IA Scarborough's b. 1. sister to Byrum (Nelson) - 1 Lord Fitzwilliam's br. f. Parthanesra, by Cervantes (Cliff) 2 Mr. Tarhon's ch. F. Gipsy, by Tramp (Jackson) - 3 Mr. Houldsworth's ch. f. Auburn, by Blacklock (Edwards) 4 One-third of the Great Subscription of 25 guineas each, with 501. added by the City of York, for 4 year old colts, Bst. 71b. fillies, Bst. 71b. Four miles. Mr. Powlett'a br. c. Conductor, by Filho da Puta (Scott) I Mr. Lambton's br. c. by Corium, out of Rosanne (Noble) 2 Beating Mr. Lambton's lieresina, Mr. Houldsworth's Pala tine, Mr. Milne's Ben Ledi, Lord Fitzwilliam's Bordeaux and Lord Milton's Nitrogen. , The sporting world here are in amaze at the result of the races of this day. The favourite for that great contest, the St. Leger Stakes— . -is, to the astonishment of the knowing ones, beaten. The crack horse of yesterday, at three and a half, and three to one, is now gone back to sixteen to one. An unknown colt has won the Produce Stakes, when the odds were twenty to one against him ; and what must appear singular, the winner is not in the St. Leger. We scarcely need add , . that there was an unusual number of l ong f aces , ant i that the most correct arithmetical calculations will be necessary to bring the books right. The appearance of the course was extraordinary. The most cunning were outdone, and all they can by possibility effect will not bring them square this time. STATE OF THE ODDS AT YORK.—ST. LEGER. 7 to 2 agst Swiss 16 to 1 agst Brutendorff 7 to 1 twat Osmond 17 to I agst Jerry 10 to 1 agst Mustachio 18 to 1 agst Serab 12 to 1 agst Helenus 20 to 1 agst Altisidora 16 to 1 agst Canteen 25 to 1 agst E q uity. 16 to 1 agst Tarandus OXFORD RACES, TUESDAY, Arta. 17.—(FrnsT DAY.) The Oxfordshire Stakes of 25 soy. each, 15 ft., and only five if declared by the Ist of August. Two miles. (47 Subscribers.) Mr. Ashurst named Euphrates, aged, fist. 121 b. - • I Mr. Fellowesis Escape, 6 yrs old, 9st. 31b. , - . 2 Mr. Langston named Sloe, 4 yrs old, Bst. Ilb. - . 3 Mr. W. Wray named Melampus, 4 yrs old, 7st. 111 b. - 4 Mr. Stonor, jun. named Gleaner, 6 yrs old, Bst. 11b. - 5 Mr. Webb named Vision, 3 yrs old, 6st. 81b. - . 6 Mr. I. Sadler's Triumph, 4 yrs old, 7st. 131 b. - - 7 A Sweepstakes of 3 soy. each, with 50 soy. added. Heats, two miles each. .... Mr. Messee s b. f.ittonlinlit, 3 yrs old . Mr. Goddard's b. c. Presentment, 3 yrs old - •VEDNESAY. The Cup by Subscription of lflsoy. each, for four-yis old and upwards. Four miles. Mr. Ockendon's Triumph, 4 yrs - . - 1 Lord Churchill name d C ep h alus, 4 yrs - - 2 Mr. C. Day's Melampus, 4 yrs - - . 3 - Mr. Ashur s t name d Sloe, 4 vrs - - - 4 A Handicap Stakes of 5 sov. each, with 301. added. Beats, once round. 1 I 2 2 Mr. Stevens's Gleaner Mr. Messer's Vargas . . - . . 2 Mr. Goddard' s c h. c . W iseacre - - . n The City Members' Plate ofsol. for all ages. Two mile heats. Mr. Weller's b. . by Martnion - - - 1 I Mr. Canning's b l. h. Gleaner . . . 2 2 Mr. Falkner's b. f. Unfortunate - - - 4it Mr. Sadler's ch. f. by Usqucbaugh - 3dr Mr. Bartley's br. c. Ecarte (run wrong side the post) dis OXFORD RACES, 1825.-- FIRST DAY. Mr. Rawlinson's ro. f. Resemblanc e , by Gainsborough, asst Mr. Molony's hl. f. by Smolensko, Bat . each, the last half.mile, 2011 h ft NEWMARKET ROUGE ' NO DAY ME Sweepstakes or 100 sov. each ITON MEETING, 1824. ENTiONED. h. ft. A. F. all 4-yrs old. st. lb • st.lb. Mr.Goddard'ti Wiseacre 8 7 I Mr. Ramsbottom's Ce- Mr. Molony's Cinder 8 3 phalus . 8 0 • A MATRIMONIAL HOAX. —An advertisement appeared a few weeks since, in one of the London Morning Pa. pers, which purported to be from a Gentleman in want of a fe male of good disposition and a culti vate d m i n d , possessing for. tune sufficient to give the adviser ( a surgeon) t h e means of esta blishing himself in practice, and who was willing to become the partner of his domestic comforts through life, by accepting him as a husband; in answer to which a young gentleman of Bridge. water addressed a letter, according to the directions of the ad. vertisenient, describing himself as a Min Lucy Upland, the daughter of a late merchant in Bristol, and possessing an rode. pendent fortune, but who, from the circumstance of her mother having married it second time, wished particularly , to alter her situation in life, and who would be glad to hear further parti culars of the gentleman. A reply was received by return of post from the gentleman, giving his name John A__re, ex. pressing the greatest delight at the lady's letter, and describing himself as a person of " a cultivated mind, an equable temper, a moral and religious character, affectionate disposition, domes.: tic habits, and of the greatest respectability." After this a regii. lar correspondence took place, and it was settled that the gentle. man should come to Ilridge i water ; on Saturday last he arrived at the Globe Inn, where luangaged a . couple of private rooms for a fortnight, and was waited on by the young gentleman, 11.4 a particular friend of Miss Upland's, and deputed by h er t o visit him. On Sunday they walked to church together, and the evening was appointed for an interview with the lady, but be. fore the time arrived, two gentlemen who happened to be at the Globe, heard of the circumstance, discovered the hoax, and raised a complete laugh against the unfortunate surgeon, who vowed vengeance on the youth, and addressed him a letter, complain. ing of his unfeeling and unmanly conduct, saying that he was determined to proceed against hint for a fbrgcry, and demands ing satisfaction • but before a reply could be sent, the Sociable coach conveyed from a spot, the remembrance of which will, no doubt, for ever wring the tortured heart of so ardent and disinterested a lover ! It is to be hoped that this will be a lesson to him for the future, and teach him that the ladies of Somersetshire are not so prodigal of their fortunes and personal attractions as to be duped by the schemes of a speculating Cockney.--( Te 11414071, Courier.) GENERAL. ELECTION.--We learn with very great pleasure, that the non. 'WILLIAM BItA• BAZON, son of that highly respected Nobleman * the Earl of MEATH, being now of age, intends to offer himself to the consideration of the Electors of the county of Dublin at the next General glection.—(.Dublin 14'reentan'$ Journal) LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY—(Tsus DAY.) DISPATCH OF BUSINESS. Our Readers are aware that his Lordship had intimated that he should close his present Sittings yesterday. His Lordship, however, having been informed that there were several causes of consi. derable importance, which strongly pressedlor disposal, consented to preside in his private room, and, pursuant to that regulation, came -40 the Hall this day, at half-past nine o'clock. COMYN V. SMITH. This was an application praying the Court to order the delivery "up of certain deeds and writings relative to two of the estates named in the pleadings, and also praying the payment ,im►to Court of between 1t2,0001. and 13,0001. in addi tion to the fund already in the Bank of England, and that two of the plaintiffs, the surviving chil dren of the plaintiff in the former suit, might be at liberty to receive out the interest on the former fund, to he divided in equal shares, as the Master should direct. The LORD CuANcELLoit—Take the Order, as prayed. " Lord GIFFORD has closed his Sittings for the present as Vice-Chancellor. INSOLVENT DEBTOR'S COURT— (Tins DAY.) Charles May s formerly of Camb erwe ll, Attor aey, came up to claim his discharge, which . was opposed by Mr. Samuel Brown in person, who stated to the Court that he had employed the Insolvent professionally to collect in debts, and also supplied him with money to carry on l aw proceedings. Mr. 13. was about entering into the nature of his transactions, when Mr. HEATH, the Insolvents Counsel, asked Mr. Brown if he had not accepted a warrant of Attorney for the debt, who replied in the affirmative. The Coujur here said, by taking the warrant of Attorney he waved all further claim against him, and deckaFed. the Insolvent entitled to his discharge. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. 211 Awstox-TlousE—Yesterday the Solicitor for the. Post. Office attended at the Justi c e-B oom with evidence to make the case .completeagsinst Robert Wightnum, who was charged on Saturday with haying stolen money out of a letter directed by a young lady named Barry to a person who resides in the country. It will be recollected that on the former examination it was stated that the prisoner, who is a stamper of letters in the Post. Office was seen by a fellow-servant to put axide a letter which was supposed to contain money, and afterwards to go to a Water closet, in which the fragments of a letter were found sub sequently. Miss Barry stated that the writing on the fragment of the letter was hers to the best of her belief, and that she had en closed half a sovereign in the letter which she superacribde to a person at Truro in Cornwall. :She also stated that sheen. trusted the letter to another young female to put into the Poet. Office. Proof was given that the letter was delivered at the Pot Office. To a question put to her by Mr. HARMER, who attended for the prisoner, Miss Barry said the money wa s p u t so care lessly into the etter that she could not swear it might not have dropped out. Mr. Hee mien then asked the Solicitor for the Post Ofßee (Mr. Dowling) under what Act of Parliament it was his linens Lion to prosecute Wightrrian ? Mr. Doweino replied that the Post Office would prosecute hint under the 7th Geo. 111. cap. 50. Mr. if anstEn submitted to the Lord 'Mayor that supposing the prisoner had taken out the half sovereign, he was not guilty of any offence of which the Act took notice. The Act alluded to made it a capital offence for any servant employed in the Putt Office to secrete a letter containing notes or securities of any kind for the payment of money, but in no part of the Statute was there the least mention of money itself as prohibited fee= being stolen. Mr. DOWLING said the Judges had decided already in many Instances that the offence of secreting a letter containing money was punishable by the Act he had quoted. The Loan Ma iron, upon referring to the Act, observeirthat although great care had been taken to enumerate the different sorts. of securities which it was made felony to take out of a letter, certainly not one word was said about money itself.— Why so important an omission had been made in the provisions of the Act he could not guess, except indeed the Legislature, when they were framing it, never contemplated that melt would be transmitted by such a conveyence. Mr. DOWLING said he should, under these circumstances shape the charge as one not for stealing money, but fur stealing the letter itself out of the Post-office. That was by the 2d see dos of the same Act made a distinct, but still a capital offence. Mr. He ItSIER said that here again his client was secure. - It was certainly a capital offence under that section for persons who were not employed in the Post Office to steal lettenrout,of it, but it had been held in Pooley's case, that the 2d section did not extend to servants in the employment of the Post Office ; the first and third sections of the Act being expressly intended to guard against the misconduct of such servants. Mr. Dow tax G said that the 2d section made servants amenable when they stole letters which did not come into their possession in the regular course of their business. Now he submitted that when the prisoner took the ietter, which was when he went out of the Office to carry the parcel of letters, which he h a d no right to do, he took it out of the regular course of his business, and therefore was amenable. He was besides a servant of tbo Post Office, only for the purpose of stamping letters. Beyond the desk where the letters were stamped he was no longer their servant; his respopsibility under the 2d section was theretbre palpable. Mr. lIMIAIEx said, that unfortunately for this fine position, the letter happened to come into the possession of the prisoner whilst he was engaged in stamping the letters at the desk, mid therefore whilst lie was acting as a servant in the Post Office. Ergo—he wits not liable tinder the Act. Mr. Harmer observed, that the Lord Mayor might, if he pleased, send 'the case before a Jury, but it would be very easy to guess at the result of a trial at the Old Bailey. Mr. Dow Limo said-that at all events the prisoner - Was punishable for the larceny of stealing the half-sovereign. Mr. IlAn at ER—ROW can you prove that he ever had it in his possession ? The evid ence w ill not touc h h i m in any way. The Loin i lAron said the case was one that certainly was new to him, and lie wished that the Solicitor for the Post-office had been ready with the authorities in support of the charge. A* the life of the prisoner was in question, he thought it would ha most advisable in Mr. Dowling to bring forward all the Omura.. stances he could collect to elucidate hie view of the subject.— At the same time his Lordship could not help stating, tiutterNirs the hasty reference lie had himself rises to nts punishable by the Act. statement, ozn Vie probable issue Of the charge, was then remanded. pri T so h n e e p r' r s is c o age ner, d w id h l t l i o s t e a em Pl e c d a o r v t e o rj b o e y ectiona,tpre hted el in THE MAItIiETS. _,...,e5,~~- - , CORN.EXCJMNGE, 4:inoceat ilsloilt:dwaoy: mo Th rni e n r g e , i a s o l d lo t t o hi t n 'o g rc w e l s ia a l l e es ve l i ev io er prices ing must be s u bmi tte d to. The Oat trade still remains in the s a m e dull stute us during the inA thecr o. , w 2p h . eat trade this whole week, owing to the uncertainty of the ports opening.for this article for the importation thereof; until this circumstan ce is decided on, the buye rs will onl y p u r c hase tbr their innutdiat e w a A n t it s I . ll l v n A ß L a i r_l ey, wdn i g le u a s n it s, W at i i i t ea l I t ' Is is o no , v l a i r a i r a l t e i y ou Irish Oats 1,200 qrs. ; Flour, 3,400 sacks. SMITHFIELD MARKET, Alfa. 20. The following ix an accurate Report of the uumbers and tp ac prices laysetsn at Soli t l h , H a e s l i d n ci t A a i tT a h r Te k L e o t 34Birf: tl a il S m ipli o gAre r its o pt i x.o n i.ln g , :1: r d.:: ii: ;1,. :to,: . . . . .. .. . 8 , 2 2 Reef 3s 6d to As 24 I Veal ........ . 48 4d to 38 44 Mutton 3s 8d to As Ad 1 Pork ......... 4s Od to As OA Lamb 4s Od to 68 Od. . RAY AND STRAw TiLit LOAD. Hay £B 10 8 to £5 58 I Clover £ 4 OP to Al* Straw Lord Rua, passed through Per ou Monday ) On his way to Mar Lodge. , ,