The Sun. — London, England, 1824-01-12 00:00:00

KENILWORTH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sut—Whoever may be the compiler of the ) lay of Kenilworth, it is, as to the routine .of its construction (which differs from the Novel, and particularly with respect to the new de nottement,.so very generally mentioned with appro bation by•the public prints), an exact copy of the piece produced by me at the Surrey Theatre. —The last scene, with the exception of some awkward mutilations, is verbatim. At the solicitation of the proprietors of the Bath Theatre, I lent them my MS., on con dition, which I did not expect would be broken, that the play should be altered or acted else where, and, on similarterms, I had also the plea sure of accommodating Mr. Harris with it for the Dublin Theatre ; it has now found its way to Drury -lane Theatre, with, among other de teriorations, the omission of the Magical Black smith and his boy, Flibertygibet, two characters which most effectively relieved the weightier parts of the drama. —Trifling as may be the merit of my having founded a very successfu Play on a most masterly prototype, I cannot si lently permit the Drury-lane copy to be exclu sively attributed to others , who have so uncere moniously appropriated the labours of, Sir, mos .respectfully, &c. York.street, Covent-garden, .Tan. 10, 1824. T. DIBDEN. A PPOINTMENT OF THE NEW SOLICITOR. GEN ERAL—This morning, at ten o'clock, the LORD CHANCELLOR attended in his private room, w hen CHARLES WETHERELL, Esq., 111. P. was sworn into the office of Solicitor-General. Mr. ILBRAHAsi read the Letters Patent, appointing the Learned Gentleman to the office, when the oaths of allegiance and supremacy were adminis tered to him on his knees. On rising, he took the usual oath for the due execution of the du t►es of his office of Solicitor-General. The Letters Patent wore then handed to the LORD CHANCELLOR, and his Lordship delivered them to the Solicitor-General, who met with the warns c onz,ratulations of his Learned Brothers. The Loan.Cnamacar.AlN, it seems, has issued I►is Veto against the performance of French Plays in any Public Building of the Metropolis. it is reported also that his Lordship has issued new regulations respecting the Minor Theatres, ►n consequence of the application of the Proprie tors of the two Patent Theatres. JOSEPH IVIARRIATT, ESQ., M. P. FOR SAND• WICH.—We feel much regret in stating that this Gentleman, who was apparently in good health, dropped suddenly down this morning, at Lloyd's Coffee-House, where he was Chairman of the Committee, and expired on the st p o . WALTER PYE, ESQ.—We have also the me lancholy task of announcing the death of this Gentleman on Friday last, at his House in Car marthen•street, Bedford-square. This Gentle man, who was generally known by the title of Major Pye, having been formerly in the Militia, had long been a Barrister-at-law, Commissioner of Bankrupts, and what is styled chaff wax, to the LORD C HANCELLOR. He was'brother of the late IleNay JAMES PyE, Esq., late Poet Laureat, whose younger daughter is married to Mr. AR NOLD, Proprietor of the English Opera House. The Major was a true British character. H e had an open blunt sincerity in his manners, and had reached his 72d year, with the esteem of a very numerous friends. MARGATE, JAN. Pl—We are sorry to say that another of the lamentable events which have so singularly marked the late few mouths has oc curred in this town, and of course has excited universal concern. The maid servant of a re 'lPeetable Lady at Margate, is suspected of hay delivered herself of a full-grown child, and ; l ying dest ro y e d it i n a p r i vy . I shall say I° thing of the circumstances reported to have ;itt e nufm the i m p u t e d cr i me a t present, as the Cor oner's„ I nquest h as not yet sat upon the body. o to - 1 1 . 0 turn to a different subject, which may tend art th e f ee li ngs o f t h e town i nto a diff erent co anno o o p„ , ' 14 1% FAUCIT SAVILL, we find, int en ds t o th e T tio n • T heatre for a few nights by subscrip poirAinieu order to compensate for the disap unforto nt and expellee which attended his as pate speculation at Sandwich, where, w ell as p er i enceo this town, the treatment which he ex . at the former place has excited general sYmpathylci favour of Mr. S AVILL , an d i s lik e ly oto produce a li beral subscription for his Theatre. he los s attending his ill-fated project is stated h ave been at least 1001., and it was certainly a w grea t disappoint men t to t h e goo d f ol k s o f Sand ch. The body of Thurtell was, according to the ilitention so fully expressed, removed from the gaol of Hertford in the course of Saturday night 'n a van to L on d on, an d placed in the Theatre ?f Anatomy of St. Bartholomew's Hospital. It almost unnecessary to state that it became an o hject of great interest to the professional gentle 'nen and the students attached to that institution. the C asts will be taken of the whole head. When body reached the Hospital, or shortly after it was deposited there, it was found that one of 1 " fingers had been cut off, doubtless for the It ," of som e person whose interest in the de :a" s urrnou;ited th e di sgus t w hi c h wou ld '. will the selection of such a relic. The body terld,ud"ergo minute dissection, and it is that th e more substantial parts shall be preserv,d. • pr The r p f r i °ll : "lng paragraph respecting THURTELL 1 4- i7 a thQ Vor,rich Mercuis of Saturday fas" a nd we sin cerely hope that what resulted kind 11 1 tend and benevolent feelings of the Editor, tandto soft en the anxieties of the respecta to familiy 1d to God we could find any words of consolation to 1-7 de e , l hi barest connexions—so worthy, so respectable, so s 41143,_ e objects of the public sympathy. But their so n rrow to . /,,n9 Committed to the Great Disposer of events, a d k 'cot hand of time. If, however, to regard them with ' the OsYest thought can be any alleviation to afflictions, as silent l severe as they are unexpected and immented, those ex tirae and respected persons may be sure that such are the sen ous n t . of every heart towards them, and the silent . spontan t e ; ileal"yersof _thousands' who know them not, will rise 1 ,v , en for .pity on their sufferin , 7s." Margdis of TI TCI4FIFLD , to ITCI4 4 FIELD, we are happy " ar li is considerably recovered. THE LAVE CHARLES 'oseph Yorke, and several other distinguished Characters. • It was finally resolved that the dinner shall take place on the sth of March, and that Admi ral Sir JOSEPH YORKE, Bart. shall be requested to preside on the occasion. A more appropriate President than the gallant Admiral could not be found, and there can be no doubt that he will readily join in doing honour to the memory of a man of gre a t ly r i ca l an d poet i ca l genius, and who seem e d to derive his chief enjoyment from paying homage to naval bravery and to the mari time bulwarks of British freedom and Independ.. ence. It is proposed that the vocal Performers shall be requested to sing no other songs than those composed by Mr. Dr BDIN, and as those songs are of various descriptions, they will afford ample scope for the exertion of their respective talents. Before the Meeting broke up, a liberal eulogium was pronounced on the musical and poetical talents of the departed Bard, and on the loyal, moral, and patriotic tendency of all his productions. it was then announced that an admirable model for a whole length Statue of Mr. DInDIN had been formed by Mr. Sl EV' ER, an eminent Sculptor, which would be submitted to the inspection of the company when the dinner takes place. The parties then separated, highly gratified with the consciousness of having been engaged in a mea sure calculated to do honour to a man, whose genius, and the objects to which it was devoted, have done honour to the country. ROSSINI, the composer, is at present the great object of curiosity and attraction in the fashion able circles. Nothing, however, has been thought more striking in him by those distinguished persons to whom he has been introduced than the manly frankness and ease of his deport ment, when in the presence of superior rank, contrasted with that servility which is characte ristic with the subjects of a despotic government, and which has been so frequently remarked in the demeanour of eminent foreigners when ou visit to this country. HAYDN, the reatest musician of his age, was a striking in. I stance of this. It was during his late visit to the Pavilion at Brighton that Rosstrit maintained, perhaps, more peculiarly that tone which is inseparable from good society, and which denotes perfect equality with the circle in which we are moving. Some officious friends (of the composer we mean) were so struck with his manner, as to advise him, at least in the presence of Royalty, to de scend from an elevation which in that instance appeared to them to border on indecorum.•—• ROSSINI is said to have answered this sapien counsel by remarking, that whatever his rea pretensions were, he had been invited to Eng land in the character of a man of genius, as he had been to half the Courts in Europe, and that he held that character to be on a par with Kings and Emperors. His intercourse, too, with Royalty had been so frequent, that it was in such society he felt, and could not help showing that he was perfectly at his ease. The KING, greatly to his credit, appears to have entertained none of these notions, but to have treated the composer with the freedom of an equal. Hos suvi, at the KING'S challenge, sang a duet with him, and the whole of the int ercourse was on the same familiar footing. ROSSINI speaks highly of his MAJESTY'S judgment in music ; and is, we believe, even on this point no courtier.—( Tunes.) REMARKABLE CIRCUMSTANCE.—Ott the ship Alexander, Baldwin, going into the graving dock during the present week, it was discovered that a large kedge anchor, weighing between 5 and 6 cwt. hung suspended from the bottom part of the ship. It appears the vessel grounded in the Delaware on her last voyage to Philadelphia, when the anchor must have stuck through her timbers, and so re mained firmly fixed during her passage across the Atlantic. had it given way, the consequences, might have been fatal to the ship. The anchor, from its appearance, is supposed to have been in the water about throe years.--(Livcrpool Ad veztizer.) We stated on Saturday last, that there would be a meeting in the evening of that day for the pur ' pose of making arrangements for a public dinner in honour of the late CHARLES DIRDIN, who, as a lyric Poet, and musical Composer, has done honour to his country. The meeting on Satur day, which took place at Free Masons' Hall, chiefly consisted of a few Gentlemen who are to act as Stewards on the occasion. Dr. liiTcrl- ENE R , who was the particular friend of Mr. DISDIN, who is now preparing an account of his life, and publishing his Songs, was called to the chair at eight o'clock. Several let ters wore read from many distinguished cha racters, who highly approve of the object in view, and who are likely to promote it by a liberal contribution, apologizing for unavoidable absence. The following Report from the Committee of Management was then read, and received with approbation, viz.:— " That the Committee had received the strongest assurances of support from persons of all classes, and that all those to whom they had applied had evinced the greatest anxiety to promote the object which had given rise to their appointment. " That, among those who had been foremost in testifying their zeal, the Committee could not avoid mentioning the names of Messrs. Elliston, Kemble, Young, Kean, Braham, Hawes, Broadhurst, Bellamy, and upwards of twenty other leading professional gentlemen, who had most kindly signified their desire to promote the measure contemplated, in any way that could be pointed out, and who, with the Noblemen and Gentlemen who had undertaken the office, comprised a list of near fifty stewards for the public dinner. " That the Committee had the additional satisfaction to com municate, that an artist of first-rate talent had, in an early part of the proceedings, with a laudable desire to benefit the undertaking, invited the Committee to view specimens of his ability, and eventually undertaken to complete a monument, from an approved design, upon terms which they had no hesi tation in saying would constitute him the most liberal of all the contributors, and that a model, upon a small scale, had been already completed under the direction of the Committee. " That in requesting the meeting to undertake the task of making arrangements for a public dinner, the Committee could not omit to state, that there wasi now a moral certainty that, however late it may have been protracted, justice would at length be done to the memory of a man, whose songs, breath ing morality and religion in every strain, were so many irre sistible appeals to the heart, inspiring even the most illiterate with noble and generous sentiments, and exciting them to those acts of loyalty, bravery, and patriotism, which, in the most ar duous of her struggles, maintained and confirmed the honour and glory of the British Empire." Among the Patrons of the Design, who were prevented from attending this meeting, were-- The Earl of Harcourt, Lord Thurlow, General Hutton, Sir P. C. Silvest er , Bart Sir F. M. Ommanney, Admiral Sir .. , , t ,..) . z.4. 3 _,,,• , qt'''' .6/ 4 -41 . •9' i 41 q-..) . 4.. 4 1 ..... ; It), y . 4 '' ' ''....,. t :". OP •.:,' -.-.• ' - igi.g.„ ir rb„, 1•••1:• -; t c_ ' - 0: - / ,' ; • ''''. -- , ~ ..7 . 1.R. , ~,,, '`' -- -.4 -• , ' i t . ' ''' ~ 4,.4- ..,, ' ' --, ' ;0" ....'' ' • ''' ‘ ' ''''' l '' , \ ''..• ' '.' 4,- # t 7.-4./ - t '; ' ;'•,' 0. ' ' ''',.. f.i'Si t ~U .- ' s' .V 7. 01 'N 1 : I '",k•) . ../21 : : .,. 1 -4 !- ......_.,: . .-.), • 3 4 , 4• 4• Z .- --- , WO FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. Count Lieven entertained a distinguished party at dinner yesterday at Ashburnham House. Lord illelbourn had a dinner party yesterday at Illelbourn House, Nl T hitehall. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has issued cards of invita tion for a dinner party on Saturday next, at his house in Down ing -street. GRAND FANCY BALL.—On Friday night last Lady Hon- HOUSE, at her seat, Whitton Park, gave a grand Fancy Ball and Supper to the Fashionable World. Nothing could equal the magnificence and splendour of the dresses, which included the costumes of every country. By about ten o'clock, Spaniards, Turks, Albanians, Chinese, Grecians, Algerines, Russians, Hungari a n s , P ers i ans, D anes, P o l es, Saxons,Scots, Swiss peasants, Indians, E g ypti a n s , to th e number of nearly 400, were assembled. The Band of the King's Own Dragoons re lieved Mr. ParNE's excellent orchestra, by playing lively ai rs between the quadrilles and waltzei. At eleven o'clock the Alilitary Band struck up the national anthem of " God save the King."—The dancing was kept up with the greatest spirit and liveliness until between six and seven in the morning, when the rising sun gave notice that it was time to break up the festive scene. WALTZING. 1 As many of th e re ti re d ma tr ons o f t hi s c i ty, uns kill e d in "gestic lore," are' doubtless, ignorant of the movements and figures of this modest exhibition, I will endeavour to give some account of it, in order that they may learn what odd capers their daughters sometimes cut, when from under their guar dian's wi ngs . O n a s i gna l b e i ng g i ven by the music, the gen tleman seizes the lady round her waist ; the lady, scorning to be out-done in courtesy, very politely takes the . gentlem an round the neck, with one arm resti ng aga i nst his shoulder, to ' Prevent encroachments. Away th en t h ey go, about, an d about, and about. 4 About what, Si r ?'--. 4 About the ro om, Madam, to be sure.' ' The whole economy o f t hi s d ance con sis ti ts in t urn i ng roun d an d roun d t h e room, in a certain mea_ rPd s t e p ; and it is truly a stoni s hi ng t h at this continued revolution d oes not set a ll t h e i r h eads swimming like a top; but I h ave been positively assured, that it only occasions a gentle sensation which is marvellously agreeable. In the course of this circumvolution, the dancers, in order to give the charm . of novelty, are continually changing their relative Kittle tons. Now the gentleman, meaning no harm in the world, I assure You, Madam, carelessly flings his arm about the lady's neck, with an air of celestial impudence; and anon the lady, meaning; as little harm as the gent l eman, takes him round the waist, with most i ngenuous modest languishment. to the great delight of num er ous spectators and amateurs, who generally form a ring, as the mob d oes about a pair of Amazons pulling caps, or a couple of fighting mastiff's. After con tinuing this divine interchange of hands, arms, &c., for half an hou r or so, th e lady begins to tire, an d w ith " eyes uprauled," in most bewitching languor, petitions her partner for a little more support. This is always g i ven w i t h out hesita tion. The lady leans gently on his shoulder; their arms en twine in a thousand seducing alarmed, Matlam and , —closer mischievous c urves —d on ' t b e closer they approach each other, and, in conclusion, the parties b e i ng "overcome with ecstatic fatigue, the lady seems almost sinking into the gentleman's arms. ---- ' Well Si r ! w h at t h en ?" Lord, Madam, ma,ndhotwheislihould. I kn011,.,' ( Bal t net f rom the Works of Gcofrey Crayon i n tat Som erset house Miscellany.)i;cellany.) --........_ - His Royal Highness the Duke of CLARRNcE has been pleased to appoint WILLIAM BURNErT, M. D. (a Medical Commissioner of the Navy, and one of the Physicians of his MAJESTY'S Fleet) to be one of his Royal Highness's- Physi cians in Ordinary. The parish of St. Clement Danes held a vestry on F r id a y, pursuant to notice, to consider of the immoral state of Great Shire-lane, Ship -yard, and the neighbourhood. Af ter t h e su bj ect h ad un dergone considerable di scuss i on, it was re,ol ve d that the conduct of some of the inhabitants, and many of the frequenters of their houses, was no toriously infamous, and a Committee of the churchwardens, overseers, and several inhabitants, was chosen, to consider of the best means to abate the evil. It seems that several recent robberies, and the had character of two or three l ow disorderly houses, have led to the measures in question. A Yorkshirennan, named Jack Phillips, was apprehended at Bolton, by the constable of 13urnley, for steal ing twelve horses, in concert with another fellow who is now in prison. The horses were killed for carrion -meat, and their hides sold to the tanners. The manner in which he was de tected is rather singular. The constable was on the look-out for another person, and taking some refreshment in the bar of the Man and Scithe public-house, when he heard a person singing in an adjoining room, which he recognised to be the voice of the notorious thief Phillips ; he went and patted him on the shoulder, saying, Jack, I want you, my good fellow." " Do you ?" replied the thief : " Then here's an end to all my acquaintance in this world," and immediately gave himself up.—(Doncaster paper.) SILK EAvErts.—On Saturday evening a very numerous Meeting of Silk Weavers took place at the Red Lion, in Phoenix-street, Spitalfields.— The object of the Meeting was to consider of the propriety of placing the Liberty of the Tower on the same footing as the other silk-weaving districts, with regard to the wages of journeymen weavers. 1795, 1805, and 1810, were the three last periods in which the prices of wages were regulated be tween the master and manufacturers and their journeymen, and the former year was the last in which there were any masters residing in the Tower District ; so that when the prices were fixed in 1805 and 1810, no regulation took place regarding that liberty ; the con sequence is that the arrangement of 1795 con tinues there, which puts the master-manufacturers now residinf there on a better footing than those of the other districts connected with the silk weaving. There were nearly 400 weavers present at this meeting. Mr. BENSON, manufac turer, was called to the Chair. After a good deal of discussion several resolutions were passed unanimously. The meeting, about eleven o'clock, quietly separated. The Dowager Marchioness of Londonderry, at her house in St. James's-square, from North Cray, Kent; the Marquis of Chandos, at Buckingham House, Pall-mall, from his father's (the Duke of Buckingham) seat, Avington, Hants; Mrs. Henry Chambers and Daughter, in Stratford-place, from a tour ; Lady Carrington and the Hon. Misses Smith, at their seat, Wycombe Abbey, Bucks, from Bath ; Colonel and Mrs. Austin, at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's -street, from the Earl of Plymouth's seat, Hewell Broomsgrove, Worcestershire; Major and Mrs. Steuart, at Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from their seat, near Warwick. CHAYGES.—The Marquis of Exeter, from Thomas's Hotel, Berkely-square, for his seat, Burleigh, Lincolnshire; Viscount and Viscountess Granville, for their seat, Worstead Lodge, Suffolk; Lord Carrington, for his seat, Wycombe Abbey, Bucks; Lord Molyneux, for Croxteth, Hall, near Liverpool ; Colonel Cooke, for Brighton ; Captain and Mrs. Dalrymple, for Bath ; Lady Middleton and N. L. Acton, Esq. from Greil lon's Hotel. Albemarle -street. for their seat in Suffolk ; W. C. Floyer, Esq., from the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, for his seat in Staffordshire. P 0 E T R, Y . Night. Solon ego dieere falsunt audeo? Quid tibi cum Phcebo? no; to ceu Phoebus oriris, Cum Phoebus cadit, et Phmbo oriente cadis. TRANSLATION. Pray, why does your Newspaper call itself SUN ? His course is just finished and yours just begun ; Your name and professions perversely forgetting, You set when he's rising, and rise when he's setting. TO THE RED BREAST. Written during a heavy fall of Snots. Lonely little chirping Robin, Winter's winds have wreck'd thy nest ; Warm's my hearth—thy heart is throbbing— Wilt thou be my cottage guest ? Here no greedy grey Grimalkin Slily couch'd shall mar thy play, Unannoy'd by cruel Faulkin, Undisturb'd by angry Tray. Thou might hop about my lattice, Dry beneath the dropping eaves; Share my crust —my cup too—gratis, And my couch of soft seer leaves. Fast the flaky snow is falling, Night's black hour is drawing near ; Dark, and deep, and more appalling Lonely pilgrims paths appear. Come then while the latch is lifted, Ere the hoar winds chill thy breast ; When each bush and brake is drifted, Where will little Robins' rest ? O how cheerful glow the embers, How the crackling faggots blaze ; Shelter here till past December's Lonesome nights and gloomy days. And when Spring again returning • Clothes the earth with leaves and flowers, Thou shalt from my cot sojourning Join thy mates among the bowers. Yearly with a song I'll greet thee, Visitant of this lone spot ; Yearly to thou wilt repeat me Nature's melancholy note. Come then lonely little Robin, Here no meddling hands molest ; Warm's my hearth—thy heart is throbbing— Come and be my cottage guest. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. day, Mr. :iTrras.otcli 11:3:v13 a/ eirt.o n Place MEETINGS Or HOUNDS IN THE PRESENT w} EE. His Majesty's Stag Hounds, on Friday, at the Magpies, Hounslow Heath. The Earl of Derby's Stag Hounds, on Tuesday, at Ad dington. H. Jolliffe's. Esq. Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at Box Hill ; and on Saturday, at Shelwood. The Surrey Fox Hounds, on Thursday, at Locks Bottom ; and on Saturday, at Westerham. on Monday, Wednesday, and Satur- Scrooby Inn ; and on Friday, at Cleyworth. da ' Tr ih h e actS E Ku a rre r n l eny e el f "a S r c ri a e r r l:o i rough's Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, Lord Yarborough's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Blighton Village ; Friday, at Fotherby Village ; and on Saturday, at Melton High Wood. Sir R. Sutton's Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at Langworth Bridge ; Thursday, at Kettlethorpe ; and on Saturday, at Lerley Village. Mr. Shard's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Corhampton Down ; and on Friday, at Soberton Down. The Badsworth Fok Hounds, on Tuesday, at the 11:!•:nels ; , us a te t r G ,s rove Hatl ; and on Saturday, at Glass Hough- Hounds, on Tuesday, at Preston; Thurs _ and on Friday, at Dodford. The Duke of Grafton's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Ashton; Oakley on Tuesday, at Atwood ; Th urs d ay , at Kem_ p otmi WHounds, Ood • and on Saturday, at Roxton. The Earl of Darlington's Fox Hounds, on Thursday, at Scotch Corner ; and on Saturday, at West Aucklaed. The Lambton Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, Plawsworth Bar ; Thi.ivirsodoady: a a t nd Fl o a n ss; ri a d n a t y l , on at S c a o tu tt r i d n a g y w , o a o t d iVoodwell House. The Northumberland Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at Cold law MATCH FROM WORCESTER. TO LONDON. A match was made off hand on Friday evening, at Worces ter,beeest by four o' Turnpike-gate on Saturday morning, to go on foot from Wor t:iiikne-Sghw, that he wou ld p ro d uce a man to start at a a teto the en d o f P ar k - l ane, L on d on, for a of 200 2( t u: / aoTPn tiovereigns. It was more than a horse could do, and the , match was made. The dista nce i s 112 m il es, an d the man had thirty-seven hours to do it in. The pedestrian's name is Steer, a Shropshire man, who lately performed 100 miles in 24 hours. His first half was at Pershore nine miles in two hours, where he changed his wet clothes, and proceeded on to Broad way, and Was half an hour mounting the tremendous bill, a mile and a quarter up. He reached Morton in the Marsh at half past eleven o'clock (twenty-eight miles) and ate a fowl raven ously. His next halt was at Chipping Norton, thirty-five miles, at half-past one o'clock, haying performed at the rate of tour miles an hour, including stoppages. Ile reached Yarn ton, about half way, in sixteen hours, and was fresh and well. The pedestrian mended his pace at Oxford, and did 20 miles in 4 hours, as if just getting at his work. He halted at Wycomb at eight o'clock yesterday morning, leaving himself 10 hours to do the remaining 29 miles. He reached his destination soon after five o'clock yesterday evening, with much ease, winning by nearly an hour. The LATE FIGHT between SPRING and LANGAN. The following is a letter from Longest (addressed to Thomas Belcher), accompanied by a request for its insertion :__... Sir—Unacquainted with the laws of English Ring Fighting, I look up to you, as the person that made the match, to see the righted. The last h our o f t h e fi g h t the ring was nearly filled with persons, that treated me in a manner that will throw disgrace on the English Ring. At the conclusion of the last round, my seconds thought proper to say, I should fight no more.' This I objected to ; and on Crib asking me, if I would fight any more ? I told him repeatedly I was ready and willing. Spring then wanted to shake hands; but I told him, not till I was better satisfied. Crib then thought proper to take his man out of the Ring. I remained in it, and claimed the battle, which, I think, is mine by the Laws of Fighting. I was ready to fight—the time was not expired—and I acknowledge no person's right to give in the battle for me. I had as much the-best of it as he had; for, admitting that I was most punished about the head, be was worse in the body. I could have con tinned the battle !Taff an hour longer, and in that time would have agreed to receive half a dozen more kicks from his parti_ zans. Molineux's treatment was fair play, in comparison to mine; but I cannot believe, the Gentlemen of the Pugilistic Club will allow this infamous action to pass without redress. " I make no apology for asking you to call on Mr. Jackson, to see justice done ; for I am a stranger very ill used ; and that, I am confident, is sufficient apology with you for this trouble. You will oblige by answering as soon as posible. " I am, your humble servant, "JOHN LANGAN. " White Horse, Silver -street, Worcester" Jan. 8." That Langan was dead to time is proved by the decision of the Umpire, and also by the losers paying their bets. NARROW ESCAPE.—Oti Friday morninz last (2d inst.) Mrs. Hopwood, of Esholt, was so inconsiderate as to boil coffee for her breakfast in an old copper tea kettle, in which mercury had been prepared :it seed-time to be mixed with the wheat then sown to prevact the truck, but which had been well cleaned as far as she judged, so effectually as to takeaway from her mind, every suspicion of harm. Of this beverage . so prepared she partook first, and then added water to• the grounds, and boiled them again for four of the children ; soon afterwards they were all taken ill, and it appears some of the mercury must have remained in the spout, to which Mrs. Hopwood could not possibly gain access in cleaning the kettle. The children soon recovered, in consequence of the means used by Mr. Gardiner, but Mrs. Hopwood, having par taken of the first preparation of coffee, which was more strong loi ly impregnated with mercury, was with diffic u lty restore d . The till 3 r i c r powerful means obliged . to be used t o cause t h e stomach to eject the poison, daythatshdg she could be pronounced out of dan ger . Sh e is now, however,brought on tannfldamitmiastahoonped will , Was completely not be stored.--(Leeds Intelligencer.) IMPROMPTU Oa passing by TILE SUN Newspaper-office at 10 o'Clock at MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—(Tm s DAY.) This morning these Sessions commenced before F. CONST. Esq., Chairman, and a Bench of Magis trates, at Hicks's-Hall, Clerken well-green. Henry George Baker, Esq. was indicted for assaultin g Captain Alexander Wilson of the Cynthia West Indiaman, on the 23d November last. It appears that in the month of December, 1822, Mr. Baker came from Jamaica in Captain Wilson's vessel.—On shipment, he agreed to pay his passage, and embarked, taking with him a stock of provisions, consisting of every necessary for the voyage ; during which, he the Captain, consumed alm o st a ll hi s stock, upon an un derstanding that he should be reimbursed when they arrived in England. Since this time Captain Wilson had been three voyages to Arne rica, and had never seen the complainant till the day in question, when he came to his house on a Sunday during Divine Service, and created the greatest disturbance, struck him several blows on the face with his list, and applied a horsewhip across his shoulders. The attack was so violent, that some eruptions that were on the Captain'i face were torn oil, and he suffered the mint ex cruciating pain. lie therefore had indicted him for the assault. On the Captain's cross-examination he said, that when the defendant came to the house be, applied to be paid for his 'stores, and he (the Captain) refused, telling him he knew nothing of him, and to be off about his business. The CHAIRMAN summed up, and the Jury re turned a verdict of Guilt,.—Sentenced to pay a fine of 51. to the King. Mr. BARBER BEAUMONT sat on the Bench. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. Dzar.„ JAN. IL—Wind N.N.E.—Carne down from the River yesterday and sailed to-day the lion. Company's ship Duke of York, for India ; and Fortitude, Martin, for Jamaica. Arrived and remain th 2 Hugh Crawford, Wilson, from Val- oaraiso. Ponrsatatmt, JAN. 11.—Wind N. N. E.—Arrived tile Henry Porcher, Thomson, from the Downs for Madras, and remain ; and several others, particulars unknown. Sailed his Majesty's ship Hussar, for the West Indies ; Euphemia, Norie ' Buenos Ayre s ; H e l en, Wi lson, for Naples ; Wood. park, Franklin, St. Lucia ; Eden Pearson, Anti gua ; Alf red, Nilson, Gibraltar; Underwood, ' Remington, Demerara; and several others, names unknown. PLYMOU TEL, JAN. 10.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived from Lon don the Atalanta and John Shand, for Jamaica : Vibelia, for the Cape of Good hope ; and the Newcastle, for Trieste. FALatouTH, JAN. 10.—Wind S.l . V.—Arrived the Lively Hodgson, from London for Sierra Leone ; Union, from for the Havannah, sailed 13th November. Sailed the Duke of 'Marl borough packet, for Lisbon ; and Sandwich packet, Mediterranean. The Loyal Sam, from Liverpool for Bahia, grounded on the North Bank on Thursday night, but has been got off and carried into dock to repair. The West Indian packet, Munro, from London to Jamaic a ; Good-Intent, Shepherd, from Newport to London ; and the Levant Star, Owen, from Landon to Liverpool, were all on shore in Margate Bay yesterday. The Dublin packet, from New York, has arrived at Dublin with loss of foremast and bowsprit, and part of her cargo thrown overboard. On Saturday the dispatches were closed at the East India House, and delivered to th e P ursers of the following ships, viz.; Berwickshire, Capt. Shepherd, for Bengal and China; and General Harris, Capt. G. AVelstead, St. Helena, Bencooleri, and China. QUICK PASSAGE ACROSS TAE ATLANTIC.—During the last week the ibllowing remarkably short passages have been made across the Atlantic to this port. The packet-ship New York arrived here on Thursday last, after one of the shortest' passages, we believe, yet made between New York and this port. She sailed on the afternoon of the Itith ult., and arrived. here on the morning of the Ist inst., being little more than 15 days. The Mary Catherine, which left Charleston on the ltith ult., made her voyage from port to port in 19 days. The'Mar mion arrived yesterday evening (Wednesday, 7th inst.) in lt; days from Charleston Bar, and two more from the , town.— (Liverpool Advertiser.) THE MARKETS. CORN-EXCHANGE, JAN. 12. The quantities of Corn last week accumulated greatly, and this morning the fresh supplies of Wheat, Barley, Beans, and Peas, from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, were considerable, with a good arrival of Oats from the Northern Ports. There have been considerable sales of 'Wheat made this morning, which has made a great impression on the quantities at market, and the prices of last Monday have bees fully maintained, hut the trade afterwards became more heavy; Barley has found buyers on the same terms as this day se'imight ; Beans also support the prices ; Peas of both descriptions go off' at the rates last quoted; as most of our Oat Buyers arc out of stocks they are compelled to pur c h ase f ree l y, and this article rather exceeds the currency of last Monday. In Flour no further alteration. •TtRIVALS LAST WEEK. English Wheat, 15,35 I —ll arley, 11,665—Ma1t 10.932—0at5, 22,164—Rye, o —Be ans , 4311—P eas, 3184—Foreign Wheat, 0 Irish Oats, I,o3s—English Flour, 20,174 sacks. AVNIAIIII PRICE CT CORN IN ENGLAND AND WALES, IN THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 3. Wheat, .555. 2d. ; Barley, 2is. 4d. ; Oats, 20s. 10d.; Rye, 395. sd. ; Beans, 355. 4d. ; Peas, 355. ed. The Average ur Price of Brown or Muscovado Sug from ar, twnputed the Retns made in the We e k ending the 7th day of January, 1824, is 34e. Sid. per cwt. SMITHFIELD MARKET, JAN, 12. The market was well supplied this morning with all descrip tions of cattle; hut, in consequence of the cold weather, higher prices were demanded for pr i me Oxen, amongst which there were a number of good quality, aiid which were sought after. In Mutton the price is also higher. To sink the Offal, per stone of Dab. Beef 's 4d to 4s 4(11 Veal Mutton 3s 4d to 4s 6d i Pork 4s Od to tis Ud Lamb Os Od to Os Oil. -- • -- HAY AND STRAW, PER LOAD. £4 Os to X 3 (k j Clover Straw .L 1 l fss to £2 2s. When at Lincoln, Monsieur A LExANntIE, the ventriloquist discharged one of his servants, a Cambridgeshire man, of the name of Alice, for gross misconduct. At the iolicit.- tioa of mome gentlemen he had consented to ~gain take the ninn into his service; nut his conduct ou Monday morning, 29th ult., was so improper, that bl. Alexandre, who is now at Nottingham, discharged him a second time. The man was afterwards found at his master's lodgings, with a quantity of arsenic in his po session, some of which he had mixed up with milk ; and ac cording to the testimoly of the child, was about to give to one of his master's children, when fortunately another person en tered the room, and the design was frustrated. The man was of course taken into custody, and is now in confinement, but it is feared the tender age of the child will prevent the ends of 1 justice, as no other person was present when the noxious draught was offered.—(Lincoln _Mercury.) Bow-STREET.—('rins DA .)--That terror of the hundreds of Drury, yclipt Kilt Baker, a cy prian who is scarcely a week together out of custody, was again brought up, charged with as saulting, &c. a gentleman named Matthews, on Sunday evening. In the present instance Kitt had not been so violent as usual, and it ap pearing that she had only left the Treadmill on Friday, the Magistrate said he would in this instance try the effect of mildness, and thus save the country the expence of maintaining her for some time, which it had done for the last few years with very little exception. -...,.' _-- ;: 8t 55 5 •• '; ,~. IN