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a e l'ater,woula save himself, they put two sailors in a boat, who beat him on the head with their oars, and killed him. Not content with . this, they gave the last and most horrible proof of inhumanity : they coolly divided the garments, money, &c. thich they had taken, and having consumated this unheard of crime, returned to the city on the 24th July in the morning.— The - Regency of the Kingdom gave orders on the 24th Sep tember, 1823, to a Magistrate of the Royal Tribunal of (4a l l cia, to proceed against the authors and accomplices of so cruel a crime. All the proceedings having been carried e n in the regular forms of law, sentence was pronounced on the 24th of July last. By this sentence six of the accused were ordered to be hanged, and the remainder to various terms of imprisonment in different presidio', to payment of costs and to rles: the property of the criminals to be applied to the benefit ' 4 )4 families of the victims. The sentence, being referred to hit ilajesty by the Supreme Council for examination, was a PPri'ved by his Majesty; and when it was announced to the cri minals, most of them heard it with indifference, and Joseph Naar°, a shoemaker of Ferrol, sung the Tragala. The endea rourB of the secular and regular ecclesiastics to induce them to kceive the consolations of religion were in vain. " The public are stated to have behaved with the utmost de (urtan at the witnessing the execution of this just, though awful sentence. " The shoemaker killed himself by opening some veins with a atrial' knife. Two others poisoned themselves by taking opium. The three dead bodies were suspended to the gallows, and ':t others of the condemned were hanged."—( Madrid Gazcite, 4r ot% 25.) A Boston Paper to the 4th November contains the following articles relative to the affairs of the Independent States of South America : NEW Yottx, Nov. 4.—Lieutenant HUNTER, of the frigate United States, has arrived at Phila. delphia he confirms the account of BOLIVAR'S tjetory, and is confident of the success of the atriot cause. All well on board the United States, which was abqut to sail from Callao on a traize. Lieutenant HuNTEtt crossed over from the Pacific shore with dispatches for Govern. rePnt. The American Agent has effected a pence he rlleen the R e p u bli c o f M ex i co and the Missouri dhlus, and thereby restored the lucrative inte ,nor trad e b e t ween t h e U n i te d St a t es a nd Mexico. Thee Cam anc h es , a power f u l t r ib e , threaten the o l s ages with war, but the spread of the White eoPulation will soon prevent the Indian contests. Upwards of 500 sail of vessels are said to b ate been d e tain e d by a d ve rse winds in the Bristol and English Channels for upwards of five W eeks. Irish provisions of all sorts have risen co nsiderably, from want of supplies coming to market, an d s l ates , w hi c h a re chiefly supplied from Wales, are scarcely to be procured in town. I Vhen these important subjects are considered, a nd if we call to mind the dreadful havock cre ated recently by the storms that have raged in the. West of England, we must say that we watch with anxiety the progress of the great S hiP Canal. This important Scheme accom- Wished, a communication will be opened for sup- Plies at all times, and by connecting the Grand Harbours 'which will be formed at the extremi ties, it will be the means of saving annually , many valuable lives, as well as an immense quan tify of property. We are glad to learn that the SUrveys are now completed, and that they are of a highly favourable eharacter.—(This paragraph, Which we copied from a Morning Paper s of Mon day, was yesterday by accident connected with an Advertisetncnt in front.) DEPARTURE OF THE KING FOR WINDSOR.— Yesterday afternoon his MAJESTY left Carlton- House for Windsor, from whence, in a few days, he will go to Brighton, there to remain till the Meeting of Parliament, early in February. Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, another Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-office, which was attended by the Lord Chancellor, the earls of Live r p oo l, Westmorland, and Bathurst, , r. Secretary Peel, Mr. Secretary Canning, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Viscount Melville, T r. Wynn, &c.—The Cabinet did not break up 111 a quarter past five o'clock.—After the break ing Up of the Cabinet, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer left town for Beckenham. The Duchess of GLOUCESTER took an airing Yesterday with the Princess SOPHIA in the Re gent's Park and its neighbourhood. Yesterday a Board of the Lords of the Trea tUry was held at the Treasury Chambers. Lord Livearoor. derived so much benefit from his last visit to Bath, when his health was in such a shattered st a t e , that his Physicians have again Prescribed the Bath waters to his Lordship, to gnard against the possibility of a relapse. DOVER, Dux. 7.-Sailed for Calais, his Ma jesty's packet Furl, with the Right Hon.STRAT. I,c ) nn CANNING, and suite, on an Embassy to etersburgit. MR. PEEL.—A story was recently told re. 2 ecting this gentleman by Mr. SHIEr., the Popish J ratnatist, among the proceedings of the Catholic A ssociation, which is even more improbable mid absurd than any of his own Plays, and we know net ho w to ill ustrate i ts f o ll y b e tt er . Thi s most absurd, improbable, and malignant story, is very P r operly censure d i n a M orn i ng P a p e r this day (see "" Extracts from the London Journals, fourth „P a ge),but we feel it to be our duty to theßightllo nrable Secretary of State expressly to join in t he reprobation. A more just, humane, atten ;we, and liberal character than Mr. PEEL does ll:#!xlst, and perhaps such a shameless inven tionoOf Popish ran cour as this story was unworthy Wmice altogether, and ought rather to have be en suffer e d t o re f u te itself . by its own glaring falsehood and malevolence. The Duke o f G R AFTON being fox-hunting one d ay near Newmarket, a. Quaker, at some dig t a wee upon an ,entinince, pulled off his hat, and Pvf a'‘ Iloicks, tally-ho !" The hounds imme ately ran to him, and being drawn off the scent, w l D e re Consequently at fault, which so enraged the that, galloping up to the offender, he asked „le in anangrY tone,'' Art thou a Quaker ? ”-- (r ate, friend," replied the•ntan.-•=-46 Well, then h e P" G eil his Grace), as you never pull off your n to a Christian, I will thank you in future not 1 " Pay, that complitnent to a fox !" MINING ASSOCIATION FOR BRAZIL. The plan of the Association established for the purpose of mining for gold in the province of Minas Geraes (General Mines), in Brazil, has been completed, and the shares in it will be brought into the market immediately. The sub stantial advantages of this undertaking are stated to rest on the following grounds :-1. That the inhabitants of Brazil generally, are alike destitute of capital and industry, and ignorant of the principles of mineralogy ; all which defects the conductors of this Association will be able to supply. 2. That the only method hitherto resorted to for obtaining gold by the unin structed native, has been the simple process of making the current of a stream descended a mountain, by the force of which the grains are washed out; but it is the opinion of experienced miners, that by ascending the streams to their sources, or by pe netrating deeper into the mountains, a much greater quantity of the metal may be obtained. Of this latter point the Emperor of Brazil, who anticipates a great increase of revenue from the produce of the mining districts, appears to be aware; as he expressly states in the decree granted to Mr. E. Oxenford, as -one reason for departing from the hereditary jealousy of the Court of Brazil on the subject, the advantages the country may be expected to derive from the iniroduction of foreigners, who may bring with them the improved methods of mining adopted in Europe. Most of the mines in the pro vinces of Minas Geraes are said to be private property, as at the period of its original conquest from the Indians by the Portuguese, they were apportioned among the conquerors by grants from the Crown. Of the original possessions, how ever, numbers have wholly disappeared, and abandoned their allotments, and among those remaining in possession, as already stated, the means of profiting by their right are ex tremely limited and imperfect. The decree of the Emperor grants, what has never yet been conceded to any foreigner—the right of making purchases of estates in this territory. It has been started as one obstacle to the success of this Company, that the appearance of their agents in Brazil, with the view of mak ing purchases, will induce the owners to ask so enormous a price for them as will defeat the object. But this difficulty is answered fairly enough, by observing that the Company will require only to purchase one, or at most two estates, and that the competition of the immense number of proprietors, dispersed over a dis. trict 400 miles long by 200 miles broad, anxious to sell what has hitherto proved to them to be unproductive property, will ad mit the agents of the Company into possession on sufficiently easy terms. Considering the well-known wealth of this . pro vince, even allowing for the usual hazards attendant on mining as a science, this undertaking appears to present as fair an opening for the extension of British capital and industry as any of the same kind that has been offered to the public.—( Times.) NEGOCIATION WITH THIEVES. Some months ago a respectable stationer, who resides near one of the inns of Court, was robbed of stamps to a very large amount, and of the halves of Bank-notes fur the sum of 1,1001. Ile has a shop detached from his dwelling, and indeed not at all communicating with it. In an iron safe in his shop he kept stamps, amounting in value to between 2,000/. and 3,0001., and in other places of security in the shop he kept the halves of eleven 100/. notes of the Bank of England. The other halves he kept at his house for greater security. The locks of the shop-door and the safe and drawers were all of the best description; but they proved to be of no avail against the ingenuity of the thieves. The stamps and the halves of the notes disappeared one night—at least they were missed one morning. 'rhe safe and drawers were found locked, but the door of the shop was open. Skeleton keys had been used, for there was no mark of violence whatever upon the locks, and the smith who examined the premises declared that the thieves must have made several visits to the shop before they could have suc ceeded in ransacking it so effectually. The usual measures were resorted to to accomplish the recovery of the property by information to the Police, and offer of reward. No one, however, seemed to be tempted by the reward. At length the stationer received information that it was possible for him to get back his stamps if he would exercise a certain degree of liberality towards those into whose hands they had chanced to fall. He expressed his readiness to give 1001. for the restoration of his property ; but this offer was laughed at. The gentlemen who were in possession of the swag were not to be satisfied without the other halves of the notes for 1,100!. as a remuneration for their trouble in taking care of the stamps. This monstrous proposition startled the stationer, who, how ever, gave no positive refusal, but appointed a negociator. The negociation occupied a considerable length of time, and of course without one of the solicitors regularly employed on occasions of this kind nothingcould he done. The thieves were besought to be merciful. They Would not abate a tittle of their demand, and determined,if the halves of the notes were not fbrthcoming with in a certain time, the stamps should be disposed of for 1800/. This threat had the desired effect. It was ascertained that the stamps were along with an immense quantity of other stamps, in a sort of " Hell," or receiver's den, near Houndsditch, but this fact was not known until the halves were given up by the stationer, who was desired to take no notice of soy thing that might occur the next evening; but attend to his busbies , : as usual. 'The stationer accordingly waited paitently in his shop the whole of the day, but nobody appeared. On going over to his desk, however, he stumbled over a large bundle of some thing on the ground, and on examination he found that he had in his possession evary stamp he had lost. The thieves ex pressed themselves satisfied at the result of the negociation, as although they were not paid the usual per centage for their trouble, they got the 1,1001. without being obliged to degrade themselves by employing police officers on the occasion. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 6.—Last evening came into this har bour, the Dart, of Sunderland, laden with coals. It appears that this vessel, during the late wiles, was seen in the offing, from Seises, with a flag of distress flying, and was, after much personal labour and risk, boarded by a pilot, and several reso lute boatmen, who, to their astonishment, found the vessel en tirely deserted by the crew. There was a watch lying in the cabin, with clothes, apparently of passengers, and every ap pearance of preparation for dinner ; but the brig appeared to have shipped a heavy sea. As the cabin was full of water, and the long boat was stove, there is too much reason to fear that all the persons on board perished ; but whether they were washed overboard, or left the ship in the small boat and were overwhelmed in her, cannot be conjectured. Attempts were made to secure the vessel by her anchors on the Sussex coast, but they did not succeed, and she went on shore; since which she has been got off; and as the salvers could not get her into Chichester harbour, they made for this port, where they arrived in safety. By the act of 3d Edward 1., cap. 4, and 4th of the same King, cap. 2., it is enacted, that if a man, a dog, or a cat, escape alive out of any ship, such ship shall not beffeetned a wreck • and as a live cat was found o n b oar d this vessel, she cannot be a droit p f Admiralty, but must rema in in charge of the Sheriff; &e., to be restored to the owner. 'rho Admiral Berkeley, that was dismasted, and went on shore near Ilaslar, on the 23d ultimo, is got off; come into this harbour, and run on shore on Gosport beach, where she remains in a bad state. The Madras, also outward-bound Indianian, which went on shore on stokes Bay on the same day, is got off; and come into this harbour, where great exertions are making with the pum ps to preventler sinking. An attempt has been made to get Off the Shipley transport, on shore at the Sally-port, but hitherto without success. Loan BYRON'S CONVERSATIONS.—A Fourth Edition of this interesting Work will be, published To-morrow, in two volumes foolscap Bvo., unifOrm with the Works. The clamour raised against it by his Lordship's friends and relatives seems only to have increased the public curiosity, which may now be gratified at a reasonable expence. People lift up their hands and eyes with astonishment when they hear that T wenty Pounds, invested in a REAL DEL MONTE MINE. SHARE, has produced Seven or Eight Hundred Pounds ; do they forget that less than one-fourth part of that sum, risked on the 16th of This Month, must obtain for somebody more than Twenty Thousand Pounds ?—Ail other speculations are mere trifles, compared with the chance of an adventure in such a Lottery Scheme as the present, in which the gain is so great, and the risk next to nothing. At the theatre one evening, whilst MUNDEN and FAWCETT were dressing, the latter observing the former screwing up his face before a looking glass, asked him " if he had bottled his eyes 66 Yes," returned MUNDEN, " and I am now going to cork my eye brows." The amiable Mrs. W. always insists that her friends who take grog should mix equal quantities of spirits and water, though she never observes the rule for herself. A writer of Plays, having once made a glass under her directions, was asked by the lady—" Pray, Sir, is it—As You Like It ' " No, Madam," replied the Dramatist, " it is—Measure for Measure." FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Lord Bexley, from his seat, Foot's Cray, Kent; Lady Mika, at her house in Clarges-street, from a tour ; the Hon. Richard Neville, in New Burlington-street, from his father's ( Lord Braybrook) seat, Audley End, Essex ' • Straitfield, Esq. at Lord Dacre's seat, the 800 Farm, ‘Veleryn, Herts, front Tunbridge Wells ; Sir John and Lady Shelley, at their seat, Mayersfield Park, Sussex, from a t ou r; Mr. Charles Moore, in Piccadilly ; Mr. and Mrs. D orr i en , in Gloucester place; Captain and Mrs. Simeon, in Grosvenor-place; Earl Shannon, at the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from Norfolk ' • Lord Boyle, at ditto, front Harrow ; Hon. M. Boyle, at ditto, from Surrey; Hon. Dr. De Courcy L'Allitn, at Gor don's Hotel, from Ireland, on his way to Paris. CaANoEs.—Sir John Honeywoocl, Baronet, from Rams gate, for Canterbury ' • Colonel Kellerm an , front Ramsgate, for Vienna; Mr. J. Greene, M.P. ' for Whittingham-hall, near Preston, Lancashire; Colonel Keeling, from Brighton, for Bath ; Mr. R. Shaw, for Maltby, near Bawtry, in York shire ; Mrs. and Miss Manning, from Chichester, for Bath ; Colonel and Mrs. Rose, from Glamorganshire, for Bath ; Sir John Douglas, Baronet, for Springwood-park, near Kelso, in Roxburslure ; Sir Felix and Lady Agar, for Ely-hall, front Lavenham, in Suffolk ; Mr. and Mrs. Dempster, front Rams ate, for Paris • Hon. Frederick West, from Pembroke, for Pentre-park, dswestry ; Capt. and M rs . P en nington, from Brighton, for Bath ; Mr. and Mrs. Otway Cave, for Leicester ; Sir Arthur Chichester, Bart., tram Gloucester, for Hereford Col. Austin, for Kippington, near Seven Oaks; Hon. Henry Westenra, from Half Moon-street, for his villa in Surrey; Baroness de Willoughby, the Mon. 'Miss Burrell, and Miss Elliott, for her Ladyship's seat, at Richmond; the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Agar Ellis for Brighton ; C o l one l Campbell, for Brighton; Lord and 'Lady G. 11. Cavendi s h, tier t heir seat, Holker ' Lancashire ; Captain and Mrs. He a th, f rom Bead's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor -street, for Bath ; Wm. Rosser, Esq. from ditto, for Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire ; J. H. Shep her, Esq. from ditto, for Brighton • Mrs. Gurney Barclay and Family, fromithe Pulteney Hotel, ' Albemarle-street, for their seat, near Dorking ; C. Disney, Esq. from dittor, for Paris. ARRIVALS AT CHELTENHAM.—The Duchess of Marl borough, Sir James Hofer, Rev. A. G. Davies, Lieut.-Colonel Cassell, Captain Levy, Dr. and Mrs. Chichester, Rev. C. N. Morgan, Major F. Hay, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Boissier, Captain and Mrs. Davidson, Captain and Mrs. Carr, Rev. J. Edwards, Capt Parry and Capt Somerville, R.N., Major Witts, and Major Hay ; Messrs. Smith and Family, Dodsworth, (faker, Ouilan, ilks, Barton, Fombelle and Family, Lewin, French, Janson, Whalley, Payne, Duncan, Longridge, Capper, Scott, Roberts, Stewart, lie be, Hunter, Jackson, French, Compton, East, and Turner; Mistresses Hill, Whalley, Janson, Payne, Dumaresq, Blunder, Torre, Lynch, Turner, and Pemberton ; Misses Gainsworth, White, Corjou, Smith, Turner, Pember ton, and Protheroe, Whalley, &c. FREEMASONS'4IALL.-Mr. J. S. BOONE deli vered his Second Lecture yesterday : a press of matter compels us to speak but briefly to-day of these excellent Lectures; we shall, however, return to the subject to-morrow. Mr. 13. com menced by developing the principles of his plan, with regard to what be denominated the subject and object of knowledge,—that is, the human mind and the external universe. He contended that knowledge was a complete whole, or variety inunityv_variety the most infinite—unity the most entire. He then proposed two courses of: science and literature, meeting in this unity as a point or centre—the one deductive, or a philosophical arrangement, from the top. round of knowledge to the mass of indivi dual existences ;—the other inductive, or calCulated fo learners in lead the minds of children and gilieral from the mass of particular beings top round or unity of knowledge.— Irr tLecture he gave a new dis• .t o t course o f the tribution and clatisifieetien of the Sciences, and exhibited the scheme of one complete course of universal knowlegdge, proceeding on a plate stricsly synoptical, as bein g pre f era bl e to the En cyclopmdia, the Regist er , or the R ev i ew , an d showed, in pursuanc e o f t hi s principle, i n w h at manner to dispose all the Sciences, and all Lite rature, past and present. Ile afterwards proceeded to state how the human faculties ought to be applied to the consideration of things, whether such materials as he proposed should or should not be formed, and gave ingeni ous appl i cat i ons o f his principles, which were few in number, but comprehensive in character. BELZONI'S WILL.--•The will of GIOVANNI BELZONI was proved in the Prerogative Court, in Doctor'. Commons, on the Ist inst. It is dated ut Fez, in the kingdom of Morocco, May 20, 1823 ; and after setting apart 2001. for his wife exclusively, directs the remainder of his property to be divided into thirds ; one of which he bequeaths his mother, residing at Padua, his native city; another to his wife; and the remaining one to his brother Dominica also of Padua. As part of it, he reckons the produce of the sales of the Egyptian tomb at Paris, and the various articles of antiquity there; the receipts of the exhibition there ; and his claitu fl epon the trustees of the British Museum for the alabaster sareoPhugus discovered by him at Thebes ; also two granite Sphinxes, lett at Bullock's Museum ; a ring of twelve diamonds and a topaz presented to him by the Emperor of Russia; a picture of a Silenut ; and a marble Bacchante. The sums produced from these are di. rested to be deposited in the hands of Messrs. Brigs Brothers and Co., 15, America-square, who are mentio ne d b y t h e tes tor in terms of confidence and respect ; as is also the Rev. A. G. Browne, of Trinity. College, Cambridge. The former are created executors by the tenour of the will, but renounced the trust, which consequently devolved upon ;11rs. Belzoni. The effects were sworn under 300/. The will was folded like a letter, and superscribed for Messrs. Briggs Brothers and Co., with a direction to be opened nt the end of 5 years after the 20th of May, 1393, *if no intelligence should he received from him or others that he is livinfi, " which 1 h ope I *ha ll be." ST. James (NEw lituNswicx), Nov.2.—His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, accompanied by Lady Douglas and family left town for the seat of Goverment on Friday last, where they will reside during the winter. Previously to his Ex cellency's departure, he was pleased to hold a Levee at the Masonic Hall, which, notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather, was very numerously and respectably attended. At the siege of Valenciennes it was impossible to make the Duke of Yoax cautious. Ile had once come' round to look at the works carrying on, sor far as to be within reac h o f a gun of the enemy. Count Jarnac perceiving this, went up to him and said, " your Royal Highness's coat has pointed out a p at h by w hi c h h e attracted attention ; let me advise yo u not to continue your walk D uke took t h e warn i ng very good mightwalk d is retreat wayin." humouredly, but said, " I came with an i ntention to go this way round, and I cannot go back for fear of a cannon-b a ll." He had passed the iie safety. point o f danger but a moment, when the ball reached the sentinel within a few yards of him. Two Gentlemen were walking together in Paris--." I will engage," said the one , to the other, " to give the man before us a good kicking, and yet he shall not be angry." He did as he had Undertaken to do ; the man turned round, and looked astonished. " I beg your pardon," said the kicker, " I took you for the Duke de la Tremoulle," The Duke was very handsome; the kicked man was very plain I be was gratified by the mistake under which he believed he i'" suffered, shook himself, smiled, bowed, and went on his waY• A CALEB QuoT'ESI• na small vil lage, a few miles from Cheltenham, there resides a man who is engaged in the-following variou s avocations ;—Scltoo l inaster , sexton, parish clerk, beadle of the , Parish, crier, horse doctor, dentist, barber , postmaster , and ostler (as oc casion may re quire) at the villme ale-house. w if e is a manufacturer of lollypops and bull s.eyes, seUs SI:MI . 4nd re d h er rings, cures all incurable disorders, takes in washin g , an d jets oat a donkey. This industrious pair have a son, 25 years of age, who 1 3 ?ays upon the violin and clarionet, speaks three larrages , has.. married thiee wives, been twice Shi pwrecked, three times turned over in a stage coach, POETRY. THE DREAM. The day-star was set, and severe, on the sky Hushed night in a mantle of cloud : No moon with her silver beam played on the eye; And the winds, as in anguish, shrieked loud. Attun'd to the storm, and in gloom like the scene, My thought travell'd life's dreary waste; And found, to repose on, no spot of soft green, Nor a spring to refresh the parch'd taste : Till faint, as it sunk by its toil overthrown, Sleep came to its aid from above ; And Morpheus conveyed it, on pinions of dawn, To the gardens of Fancy and Love; On a bank, wrought with flowers methought I reclined, Where roses empurpled the ground ; And violets threw their sweet breath to the wind, That whisper'd the fragrance around. At my feet with light lapse a rivulet stmy'd ; O'er beryl and jasper it rolled; And the sun, that the landscape superbly arrayed, On the stream danced in diamonds and gold. 111 y pains are forgotten : I gaze with pleas'd sight. Sweet balm in the breeze I inhale: When, lo ! the rich scene is enrich'd with new light; And new perfumes are borne on the gale. I turn'd, and, behold ! in smiles by my side Stood a virgin all simply array'd : O'er her person, though small, the Graces preside; Anti like Fanny's the face of the maid. " I come," she low whisper'd, " I come, heaven.sent, " To relieve thy lorn heart of its woes." And her cheek and her lip, as she breathed her intent, Gave the hue and the scent of the rose. I seiz'd her soft hand; but, by reason rcpress'd, I suspected the bliss insincere. " Ah f can I, past youth, of no beauty possesed," " Be to youth and to loveliness dear ? " Yes ! doubt not," she cried, my love or my truth," " Though beauty and youth be not thine." Thy worth and thy muse are thy beauty and youth ;..... " And to them my fond heart I resign." " Thcn take me"—My senses were lost in delight As the accents fell sweet from her tongue : My heart wildly beat, cOnfued was my sight, And my rapt ears with angel -tones rung. I crown'd her with wreaths, which the Muses supplied From their laurel and amaranth bowers, I fed on her looks; I avow'd her my pride; And her bright smile illumin'd the hours. How long my joys flourish'd I cannot divine, For dreams have no measure of time: But, raptured, I still held the Seraph as mine; And my passion glow'd yet in its prime ; When a voice chill'd my ear, " Vain mortal ! beware," " Nor hope the rich treasure to keep;" " Less faithless are seas than the smiles of the fair;" " Less illusive and transient is sleep." " Yon brook that now warbles, and softly steals on" " To kiss its sweet banks till they blush," " Swcll'd with torrents and fierce, in a hoarse flood, anon," " O'er the pride of the valley shall rush." " Could thy verse, like Thessaly's magic of old," " Constrain the pale course of the moon : 1 ' " Huge Ocean's strong limbs in its chains could it hold ;" " Or drive back the rapid monsoon :" " To the lamb could it force the fell tiger to sue ;" " Could it plant soft remorse in the grave ;" " Yet in vain would it strive to keep woman true," " Or to make her HEART-FEATHER not wave." Now gloom'd the chang'd skies; the lighening shot red; t look'd, ah ! in vain for the fair ; sbriek'd ;—tbe light visions of slumber all fled; And I wak'd in the arms of despair. C. S. I . - ,.. ) 4.-,„."`' ‘* . 44 '.- e '7 l l' , . ,o,„ -r Jo- ), , , t .• V ' 6•, I .. .• 4 i ll: , • 1 fr, ' ~.t tT o l lip rs, ~ - --T,... • 4 0 ~ 4 11 PV r , tT)-' 4 . ,,, ' . 7 4 - c 4,... 4 s'i , ,\ ..c c." .11 • , ' :" 1.:" • k C:5 ‘• 1 . t , ;!-, I . , 1 -4 .• ""-:- f-,,, T • 1 P i t '4 v " . • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. • HUNTING. MEETINGS or HOUNDS IN THE PRESENT WEEK. Mr. Littleton's Stag Hounds, on Friday, at Cannock. Mr. Hay's Fox-hounds, on Thursday, at the Loggerheads ; Saturday, at Whitmore Wood. Mr. Farquharson's Hounds, on Thursday, at Armswell ; Friday, at Clifton Wood ; Saturday, at Winford. The Somerset Subscription Fox-hounds, on Friday, at Hart Cleeve. The Cleveland Fox-hounds, on Friday, at Loftus. The Hurworth Fox-hounds, on Friday, at Croft Bridge. The Holderness Fox-hound, on Friday, at Else. The York City Harriers, on Friday, at Knavesmire. The Boroughbridge Harriers, on Friday, at Ald Enough. ROYAL HUNT. Wiwnson, DEC. 7.—On Monday morning a fine deer was turned out of the cart at Two-mile Brook, this side of Maiden head Bridge, for the day's diversion. A numerous field of sportsmen was present. The deer showed great sport, taking through the inclosures anti field to the left of Burnham, across the country towards Stoke, where he soon was taken. It is very bad hunting weather, the waters are out so much all over the country, in particular from Maidenhead to Chertsey, is all under water over the hedges; the floods runs across the streets through Eton into the houses ; in some of the shops the water is as high as the counters ; the whole of 'Windsor Little Park is inundated, and the adjacent meadows are impassable In some parts round here. SPARRING. George Cooper's Benefit took place at the Fives' Court yes terday. The promise of the appearance of Josh Hudson and Cannon, and the exhibition between Cooper and Jem Ward, produced a btrper. After some minor sets-to, Acton and Bitton mounted the stage, and did their beat very satisfactorily. bhelton and Oliver followed next, and made excellent sport. Aarontilea theatrical e x pression. Randal and Holt made some tine movements, but they . were too methodically arranged, and intended rather to excite a clan na'rn in eythegained unbounded applause:— their measurement was precise, their science of first-rate order, and give and take was the order of the bout. We have seldom seen a better plucked exhibition. Harry Harmer and Cy. Davis gave some fine pugilistic traits, and were right to please. The Commander of the milling forces appointed.the grand set-to hetween . Ward and Cooperlast ; the patricians upon the tip-toe of expectation to witness it. It afforded the greatest trial, and both their exertions were crowned with general ap. pl a u s e. Each had best alternately ; but Ward hits out farthest but he was generally avoided by the oscillation of Cooper's head and in the. antes Belcher style. No bout ever gave more ge tga' satisfaction. A. subscription was worked for Sexoggins, who had his leg torn by a buffer in a fight with Lenny, and by which the sturdy veteran will be laid up for some time. It was well supported. Josh Hudson slimed, but Cannon was not there. Josh looks well, and has entered upon his provender crib in Leadenhall :Market. Robert Baldwin challenged any man in England of twelve stone and a half for 100 sovereigns, and the company left highly sweet upon themselves. A THEATRICAL. ABUSE. —On a benefit night, at a Provincial Theatre, many of the actor's friends were admitted by a private entrance be fore the doors were opened. An Irishman, who, on getting in at the usual hour, found all the best seats taken, exclaimed, in great wrath, " It is a shame that they should fill the house in this manner, before any bo4y get: in." NEW COURT, OLD BAILEY. SENTENCES. This morning the RECORDER took his seat on the Bench, at ten o'clock, and soon after pro. ceeded to pass the awful sentence of Death, On the following capitally convicted individuals, viz. hot Carthledge, Diary Ann Ryeroft, Charles Metzen, Wil liam Harrison, William Lilly, Hannah Harriot Burton, Eli. zabeth Bosley, and Caroline Mullins (the two latter were in fants), for stealing goods in the dwelling-house. Levi Abrahams for a burglary, and Robert Ball for willfully setting fire to a dwelling.house. Six were ordered to be transport e d for viz. G. Barton, H. Smith, W. Carroll, N. Clark, Mary Alul lins, and Jeffrey Olderfield. Three for 14 years, and 24 for 7 years. A . great 'number were also sentenced to various periods of impnsonment in the House of Correction, and kept to hard Nbour, and 30 were discharged by proclamation. Judgments were respited on Bridger Ledbitter, and live others. The Sessions then adjourned to the 14th Ju• unary next. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, DEC. 7.—Wind W.—Arrived fl.om the River and remain the Palmyra, Lamb, for Bengal. Arrived the Burdon, , from the westward. POUTSMOUTII, DEC. 7.—Wind W. blowing fresh.—Ar rived from the Downs and remain the following outward-bound, viz.: --Renewal, Cromartie •' John , Shand; Rees, Alexander; Albino, Shadforth ; Orwell, Bryant ; Emerald, —; Comet, M'Pherson ; and Irene, Gray. The Shipley transport was got off the beach this morning. Several of the outward-bound have put back, among which are the following, viz. :—Ewretta, Volusia, Delaford, Asia Marlborough, Alfred, Elizabeth, St. Anna, Cecrops, Merlin, Prince Regent, Simon Taylor, West. brooke, Louisa, Whim, and Adamant.—No foreign arrivals. PuirstouTit, DEC. 6.—Wind N.B. and W.—During the whole of yesterday it blew strong from the can, till towards noon to-day it got round again to the west, and is now blowing very hard froth that quarter. All the outward bound vessels put to sea yesterday except the Cumpe. titor, the crew of which vessel refused to proceed on the voyage. The Colonist is expected to be got off to-morrow or Wednesday. Attempts have been made to float off the Raith, but without effect. The Percival must re. main till next springs, exertions arc made to lighten her ; her principal injury appears to be in her keel and quarter streaks ; her copper is but little injured, and her upper works appear firm ; with proper means she may he got oft next spring tides. Much valuable goods arevrishing here for want of immediate attention. The Louisa, llatyer, for Porto Rico, has put back. The George the Third , Popplewell, for Jamaica, and the Bris. tol, Clynus, have put in, from the Downs. Fai.stotrrit, DEC. 6. -Wind S.W.—Two P.M.--Several vessels outside are bearing up for the harbour, supposed to be the outward-bound from Portsmouth and Plymouth. No arrivals. Livvitroot,, DEC. W:S.W., blowing hard.— Arrived the (Bide, Pearce, from Wilmington ; Transit, Per. guson, from Pugwash ; and the Eliza, —, from Cadiz, with damage, bound to Dublin. DOVER, DEC. 7.—A cutter from Jersey, loaded with apples, reports having seen a great number of pipes of wine floating about to the Westward of Beachy Head ; four of port wine she took on board, but being so much loaded she could not receive any more. Sailed the Monarch, Hayward, with passengers for Calais. The East India Company's ship General Harris was on Tappanooly Bay the 22d of July. CORN EXCHANGE, DEC. 8. The quantities of Grain for sale today are good, except of Oats, which still are only in limited supply. Prime Wheat sells slowly at Monday's prices, but other qualities are very dull, and rather lower. Barley is also heavy in disposal, nr;cl looks downward. In Beans and Pease no alteration. Oats sell slowly at Monday's prices. Annivat.s.—English Wheat, B,soo—Barley, 4,000.—. Oats, 3,Bo9—lrish Wheat, I,7oo—Oats, 2,550 quarters—Eng. WI Flour, 10,000 sacks. THE LATE FLooos.—Amongst the numerous, melancholy accidents occasioned by the late floods, we are sorry to record the following fatal catastrophe :—About five o'clock in the evening of Tuesday last, Mr. Joseph Hooper, aged 28, and his brother Robert, aged Ili, sons of Mr. Younger Ilooper, a very old and respectable farmer, residing at Dymock, in this county, accompanied by a boy, were on their return with a team and a load of coal from the Forest of Dean. On reaching a part of the road at Leddington, called Windcross, they found the water very much out, and Joseph mounted the fore-horse; his brother standing on the shafts, and the boy being on the top of the load, and endeavoured in this way to pass through the current. They had not proceeded far when one of the wheels of the waggon got in contact with a post on the road-side, and it became ne. cessary to dismount in order to extricate it. While about to do this, the leading horse lost his footing owing to the depth of the water and the strength of the current, and Joseph Hooper, seeing their perilous situation, exclaimed, " Good God ! we are all lost !" and at the same time called to his brother to unhook the other horses from the thiller. Almost at the same moment he fell from the back of the horse on which he was riding, and was seen no more. The younger brother, Robert, succeedvd in disengaging the horses : but whilst so occupied, melancholy to relate, he was likewise carried away by the velocity of the current, and, together with the four valuable animals he had been trying to save, was swept through a culvert', or tunnel, which at that part of the road passes under the bed of the canal. Roth the brothers were drowned without the possibility of assistance I The horses, after being forced through the tunnel, regained their feetOod passed over a meadow, but again getting into the brook they also perished. The body of Robert was picked up the thilnwing morning, about a quarter of a mile from the spot, and that of the other unfortunate sufferer the same evening. Both were con. veyed to the house of their brother, Mr. Younger Hooper, jun., of Pounds Farm, where an inquest was held, on Friday, be. fore John Cooke, Esq., Coroner, and a verdict ot " A eciden-11 death" returned. It is needless to say, that do family are in a state of the most distressing affliction. One, horse was saved by a Mr. Elliott., who ventured his life in its 'rescue, by wading in the water up to his chin. We hear, that on the same even ing the above melancholy occurrence tosk place, three other persons, two women and one maa, logs} ; , their lives by being drowned in the overflowing waters heofeen Ledbury and Elos. bury, but the particulars 9f the accident have not reached us.— (Glacester Journal. ) ANOTHER SPRING GU., ACCIDENT IN SUF FOLK I l--On Wednesday last, as William Bray, the game. keeper of Sir George Wornbelliof Stowlangtoft, in Su ff olk, was going his round, a hawk pissed over him, which he Ant at and killed ; and, going to:pick it up, he come in contact with the wire of a spring gun, when part of its contents was lodged in his leg and ancle.- A surgeon was sent for, who ex. tracted some of the shot, and hopes are entertained that he will he able in a few weelut to resume his situation, and his gun again !—(lsscv Herald.) ROBBERIES ABOUT BIIISTOL.—So regular And systematic has houiebreaking now become in this city and its vicinity, that a week never passes without our being called upon to record seine instances of the success with which the, desperate gang of robbers now settled amongst us carry their diabolical schemes into execution, defy the settiching eye of the police, and set at nought the usual safeguards of defence. , On 'Wednesday night, Iteticliff.house, at Ashton, the rest. dunce of Dowager Lady Smyth, was hi - Olsen open by similar means with which Mr. Clayfleld and Mr. Sheppard 's houses were entered; a strong lever, it. seems, is applied to the bottom of the window-frame, and there are few of the common fastenings which have been able to withstand the lifting pressure which this instrument occasions. In this instance, it seems, the villains had scaled the large court-gates, and having forced the window, they set open all the liouseftloors more securely to effect their retreat; they then quietly . ran sacked the whole range of rooms on the ground-floor, and took away the plate, knives, and forks, &c. in common use ; pelisses, &c. &c. ; and, no doubt with a view to set fire to the premises, they stuck a candle against the wainscot, which they left burn ing. At Mr. Sheppard's, also, they Stuck a candle on a wooden dresser, which was discovered burnt out. Thom repeated depre dations must surely arouse the situ to some effectual means of foo prevention anti defence. General associations, off'ering rewards for apprehension, and paying the expencea of prosecution, will, we are convinced, be alone effectual, anti, if properly set on would,wea of recer K tai i n n , g,s be liberall y Bench, s;p u izt i e n d Mercury.) l t, n tlie Court on Fri the Propri e t or of j da o y h , ,;s a o n n action rrb e fo d r e f i e , n w t a i s s tried , " .13ro in which Pap er t h e lib e l op - pay v. the Dublin Star, raster of the plai nt iff: peered, reflecting in s curr il ous t erms on the elm!» for The Jury, a fter wstiort consultation, found a verdict the plaintilf.4o. Damages 3001.