The Sun. — London, England, 1824-12-14 00:00:00

Aim en to (ling er Pvpper - Cotton - Aloes - Arrow Root Balsam - 4Ark Cassia Fistula . Cloves Cochineal - - eephants' Teeth Gum - Hemp - - Hide% Hutu - I - Ipecacu , mha - Jaldp - oil /Whale - Castor C oco Nut Palm Pearl Shell - Nay Apple - Rice and Paddy Srtgo Tallow 'fortune Shell - Tartle • - IV 00U. WEST INDIA DOCKS. STORK ACCOUNT for the Week ending Saturday, the 11th of December, 1824. Delivered. Stock on nand. 44,367 3,279 565 1,066 % 882 5,201 1,191 26,404 1,514 423 Home Con- ' sumption. 2,997 220 Exporta tion. Articles. 1 Ilhds West India • {TTS Bill Sugar Brazil - Chests H avanah Boxes East India &1 Bags Mauritius J Casks (Pns 1 H ds ( Pns 1 lids- 1 1ulailA Rum Brandy Rutland. Attack Wine j Pns 1 Hds Casks ( Pipes 11Ps CofFee ITts Uls Bags fOts flags ( Casks 1. Bags oif ( Cs "1 Bap _ . Mahogany {Logi Picees Inks & Bds Logs f l'es & Plks Aft ican Timber { lgs Pieces Santa Maria j Pieces ,bony Tons t;ig. Vitas - Tons Vox Wood Tons ,Log Wood Tons r'ustie Tons Nicaragua Wood Tons Cam Wood Tons liar Wood Tons hes.sillosto Tons Saunders Wood Pieces Lance wood Spars No. Staves - - No. Cedar * • s For Trim Mimic. see our Fourth Page. PRICE OF STOCKS ruts URAStock — 3 per Cent. Red. ......... 0 l~9i 3 per Cent. Cons. shut 3 i per Cent 101 • Ditto Red. ...... 101 i 101 101 4 per Cent. Nov shut Ralik Long A nn.22 15.16 th 23 Imp. 3 per Cents. ............ Stock shut Ditto I3opde 966.971• South Sea Stock shut 3,241 12,554 57 808 5,540 878 25 34 4 24 211 1 . 6,132 1,951 49U 50i 103 .1, 1 17 tr 6,710 114 Y AT ONE O'CLOCK Old Annuities New Ditto shut Ex. Bills 10001.2 d. 63 Ditto lad. .53 54 Ditto 5001. 24 Ditto I Ad...,... 62 54 Ditto Small Ditto ld. 52 55 Ditto Advertised Bank tbr Act. India for Acct. Cons. for Opening PRICES or FOREIGN FU Austrian Mk, 5 per ct 9.54 Brazilian 2 pm. Buenos A yrea — Bils, 6 per et. Colombian 13k1a.8 per ct B3 1) ° • do. 1824 854 84 'Amish, 5 per cent. — Greek Dds ratih Mexican lltls ............ 66$ Scrip ............... Neapolitan, 5 per cent. —.Ol Scrip ........0 pm. Peruvian Bonds ............ NOS, AT ONE O'CLOCK. Portuguese Bonds 813: Prussian, G per ct. ...... Ditto New Ittissittn, New, 5 per ct. 95ifi Spanish 11121, 5 Per et.... 22 i111 1823, ditto Alliance Shares Palladium Equitable Loan 1 pr. Canadian French Rentes ...... 102 - Scrip I'll 11 13i FOREIGN ftIAII.S. AIIitIVED. I)UE . Gatenburgh - . - 0 liamburgll - - . 1 1 Holland - - 1 - France . - Flanders - - i U . U 1 • 1 11611 WATER AT LONDON BRUME TO-MORROW. Morning, ' 7 minutes after 9.1 Evening, 41 minutes after 9. THE SUN. SOLEM VMS DICERE F.dLSUM itUDEAT LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DEC. 14, According to the Hamburgh Papers of the 7 instant which arrived this morning, the calatr ties produced by the inundation of the Neva at St. Petersburgh and its vicinity, particularly on the great road to Riga to the distance of lt /erste (eight miles), are of a still more dreadful nillure than could be ascertained when the ac "unts which we published yesterday left the Russian capital. We regret to observe that thP po ore r classes of the people in par ticular have been the greatest sufferers. How "('r the most efficacious measures have been " Sorted to for the alleviation of their sof- "ingg. Habitations have been assigned for Presoit in the Hotel of the Military Governor for those who are destitute of shelter, and the' Exchange has been fitted up to receive 4,000 more persons. The Emperor ALEXANDER, with his characteristic humanity and promptness, has given a million of roubles for the relief of these classes, and a committee has been appointed to superintend its distribution. Upwards of 8,000 persons, it had already been ascertained, had pe ri•hed, and the destruction of cattle and every kind of provisions was immense. Fears of a ge neral famine were in consequence entertained, especially as all the flour in the capital had beer considerably damaged, and the ovens completely ruined. The arsenal, the three bridges over the Neva, and several public buildings have keen materially injured, and the damage done to the Imperial fleet at Cronstadt is said to be immense? The loss of the commercial community is incal culable, particularly in coffee, sugar, twist, hemp, potash, hemp oil, and herrings and many of the trades-people have been reduced to ruin. In d eed , it would seem that nothing could exceed the alarming fury of the waters. The whole city was at one time inundated ; every thing in the lower stories of the houses, and in some parts of the town in the second stories, has been totally destroyed. At Gottenburg the hurricane and inundation also occasioned consi- durable injury on the night of the 18th ultimo. Many ships were damaged, and one yacht sunk; and several houses were unroofed. The lower part of the town WilS under water, and one man perished. In the neighbourhood of Gottenhurg much damage was also done; and accounts from Uddewulta say, that the water there rose eight feet above the usual level so rapidly, that many persons had not time_ to escape to the higher parts of the town, but took refuge on the roofs. Whole houses were carried away by the current, and large ships thrown upon the shore 'o the distance of 4,000 feet from their anchor- The darkness of the night augmented the lorrors of the scene. When day-break strewed he effects of the storm and the inundation, the streets were seen to be filled with beams, fragments of houses and vessels, and even a ship of 150 tons burden. Fortunately no person pe rished, but numbers of cattle were destroyed. EXCHANGES. HAMIOUGH, DEC. 7.—London, 36. 11. ; 2 Us., 35. 106. ST. PETERSBUILGH, Nov. 23.—London, 9. 23.32. AMSTERDAM, DEC. Io.—London, 39. 7. ; 2 months, 39. 4. Brussels Papers to the 12tit instant arrived last night, but they are entirely destitute of any political news. Mr. STRATFORD CANNINO, With his suite, arrived at Brussels on the Bth instant, on his route to Vienna, and thence to St. Peters burgh, im a special mission relating to the uffuyirs of tireece and Turkey. IRELAND.--Extensive preparations are =Ling at Liverpool for the emharkution of a large mili tary force to Ireland on the 28th instant. It appears by' the Paris Papers that, in pursu ance of the Royal Ordinance of the Ist instant, ninety-two French General Officers, in addition to those mentioned in. our Paper last Friday, have been placed upon half-pay; 'Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the Secretary of State's Of fice for Foreign Affairs, which was attended by the Lord Chancellor, the Earls of Liverpool and Bathurst, Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr. Secretary Canning, the Chancellor of 'the Exchequer, Viscount Melville, Lord Bexley, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Huskisson, &c. The Cabinet did not break up till a quarter past five o'clock. Yesterday morning the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER arrived at his residence in Downing street, from" Beckenham. Mr. WYNN gave the firkt_ Cabinet dinner this s eason, yesterday,' to the Oabinet Ministers, at his house, in White-hall-place. Yesterday Mr. DRAFFAN, a King's Messenger, arrived at the Admiralty and Colonial Office, with dispatches from Sir FREDERICK ADAM, at Corfu, dated the 26th Nov, On Thursday last Mr. BANKHEAD, or the Flo reign.Office, who is attached to Mr. STRATFORD CANNING'S Special Mission to St. Petersburgh, left town, to join the Right Hon. Gentleman at Brussels. We understand that an entire change in the Government of New South Wales will shortly take place.—( Times.) We hear that Lord Succount has resigned his situation as Judge in the Circuit Court and Court of Session. '['he cipher of the King of France has just been definitively ordered. The idea is as simple as it is ingenious. It is formed by two Cs, which cross each - other inversely,and which at the same time present with the initial of his Majesty the ciper which accompanies his name. --(Paris Paper.) HOLLAND: --The Government of the Nether. lands is engaged in several extensive undertakings for the in terior improvement of that country. Among them several Canals are to be constructed on a large scale. The New Canal, traversing North llolland vessels h Texel to Amsterdam, and intended to enable large to avoid the shallows of the Zuyder, Zee, is now in considerable forwardness, and there will soon, we .understand, be submitted to the States-General, a plan for saving the detour caused by the shallows ls at the mouth of the Meese ,• a nd enabling heavy laden vesse to proceed directly to Rotterdam. This will be accomplished by a Canal, to cut across the small island of Voorn, so as to lead from llel voetslitys to the upper parts of the Meese, and enable large ' vessels to reach Rotterdam by a passage of sixteen miles, instead of fifty or sixty, as at present. The ,;Directors of the Equitable Loan Bank Company'have, it is said, purchaSed the College of Physicians, as a central depot, at the price of 12,000 guineas. 1621 10,120 2,834 423 age. THE KINGc WINDson, Dtc. 13.—To4day . about 20 minutes past two o'clock, His MaJts•rt, attended by his usual suite, arrived at the Castle in three phaetons, drawn by pairs of ponies. The King was met on his arrival by Mr. Wyattville , ar chitect, ' who was in waiting to receive His Majesty. The King immediately proceeded round the building, attended by Mr. ‘Vyattv ille, and inspected the different works going on. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Marquis of Hertford, from his seat in Suffolk ; the Dowager Countess of Mansfield, at Mivart's lintel, Lower Brook -street, from her seat, Richmond Park ; Sir (Geo. War rander, Bart. at his house, Whitehall-place, from Scotland ; t)o Hon. Mi. and Mrs. Agar Ellis, at ltoehampton, from Brighton; Mr. and Mrs. George Byng, at their house in St. James's-square, from their seat, Wmtham Park, near Barnet; Lord John Thynne, in town; the Countess of Carnarvon, at Petworth, Sussex, from Ilighclere, Berkshire; the lion. Mr. Addington, in Dover.strcet ; Capt. Barwell, in Castle-street ; Mr. Ricketts, in Brook-street ; Capt. and Mrs. Seymour, in Grosvenor-place ; Mr. Partridge, in Queen A nn e-street,. West ; Mr. Richard Wellesley, in Upper Seymour.strect, froma tour; Sir George Nugent, Bart. at Gould 'a Hotel, Jermyn-street, from his seat in Bucks ; J. Veitch, Esq. at ditto, from a tour; Sir John Frederick, Bart. at head's Hotel, bower Grosvenor street, from liunvoad P a rk, Surrey ; Charles l a yall, Esq. and Family, at ditto, from Scotland ; G. F. Hatton, E. at ditto, from Northamptonshire; Captain Whichcote„ at ditto, from Bath; \Yin. Drummond, Esq. at ditto, from Oxford. Citaways.--The Earl Talbot, front Sandwell, Bluing ! ham, for ingestrie Park ; Sir Lawrence Palk, Bart. for Dalby House, near Melton Mowbray, in Leicester:tithe ; Mr. Robert King, for Corpus Christi (;°liege, Oxford ; Colonel Austin, on a visit to Mr. W. J. Champion. at his villa,' near Brighton ; Hon. 11. Howard. for Corby Castle, Cumberland t Mr. Geo. Edrington, on .a visit to the Castle, at Wemyss, in Scotland; lion. I'. 1.. Dundaa, for Harpole ; Anne, Countess of New burgh!, from Driblio, for her Ladyship's scat, called Slindon ; the Misses steam - want, from the Isle of Wight, for Salisbury ; Captain and Mrs. Magennis, for Bath, front Ramsgate : Mr. J. C. Talbot, on a tour; Mr. Calcraft, M.P. fromllis house in Hanover-square, for Maidstone, to attend the Assizes; Sir George Wombwell, Bart. for his seat in Sufrolk ; Dowager Lady Ellenborough, for Sandgate; Lard Alvanley, on a tour; Viscountess Allen and the Eon. Miss 1111,11, from Bead's Hotel, for Yorkshire. The members of the Gosport Amateur Coneert, assisted by several professional persons, gave their first public performance for the season on Thursday last, at the Crown Inn. The pieces were judiciously selected, and were executed in a manner highly creditable to the performers, whose exertions met with the de serval applause of a very numerous and highly respectable company. An adagio movement in Pleyel's Overture, No. 8, and it quartetto, in which the dulcet notes of a sweetly breath ing flute were predominant, attracted particular attention, and were rewarded with the most unequivocal expressions of appro. hation. The Concert was succeeded by a ball, which was kept up till a late hour in the succeeding mailing. The first United Service and Town Assembly took place last week at the Green Row Rooms, Portsmouth ; upwards' a 160 fashionables were present, notwithstanding the yeti titifal: vourable state of the weather, and dancing was kePtiViiitli , much spirit till past one in the morning. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. STATE OF THE ODDS.-1 to ngst Muleteer 9 to 1 agst Rufus 12 to 1 agst D. of 'York's e. 16 to 1 ngst Adrance 19 to 1 apt Bolero 20 to 1 ngst L egac y 25 to 1 ttgst Canvas lETTINO.RO9..) . I, M(2.13. BY. 25 to 1 agst Dellattca 23 to 1 agst Disna 25 to I affitt 0,40111 1 M 30 to 1 agst Nigel 30 to 1 ago .lenn7 3il to 1 agst Harnett. KS. . . . , . 18 to 1 apt Pipylino 20 to 1 agar 7.lileiku. 1 '2O to 1 agst Sister to Perisot I 25 to I agst Shoveller. 4T, LEURIII. 23 to 1 ugst Brother to Depart 2.8't0 1 ogst Ana rtsgeti Is :30 to 1 at Crow.cotelicr 33 to 1 itg::: If Uletc4l: ,tic4)4;oloittujoil.tgilstaa g e g 34 a tt n )1 : ' a rlt E 1 8 7 11nt(1 )°1 Liana, n'i' l o l S t . c a n - col agst Aline 8 to 1 agst Sorcery 10 to 1 agst Waltz • *Ol agst Attica I) o McmiT Eit 11 to 1 apt Memnon 12 to 1 agst Cleveland 17 to 1 agst Itedgauntlet 28 to 1 agst Homer 25 to 1 agst Mandane 28 to 1 agst Ills Orars WOO to 15 agst Rufus-1000i Cymbdine, and Perin's N HITNTING INTELLIGENCE. MEETIKOS OF 110111.4 PS Ph VitEIEXT WEEK. The East Essex Fox-hounds, on Thursday, at Homerland Wood. Mr. Winnington't Yox.hounds, on Friday, at Shrawley Wood. * The 11. H. Hounds, on Thursday, at Windmill Hill ; Sa turday, at IVorthington Mira. The Hambledon hounds, on IVednesday, at the Kennel ; Friday, at Burslethal. Windmill.. • The Earl of Harewood's Pox-hounds, on Wednesday, at Atwoodley Gates; Friday, at Paper Mill Bar. Mr. King's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Greenaway Wood; Saturday, at Woodley ‘Vood. The East Sasses Fox-hounds, on Thursday, at Newick Pat k ; Saturday, at Glynd. The Holderness Foxhound, on Thursday, at Brandsburton Moor ; Saturday, at the Kennels. The Northumberland Fox-hounds, on Friday, at flatiron. The Cleveland Fox-hounds, on Friday, al Wrentham. The Hurworth Fox.houtuls, on Friday, a; Newshani Bank. Sir T. Srkes's Fox-hounds, on Wednesday, at Flaxtou ; Friday, at Ifildenby Gate. The York City Harriers, on Friday, at Knavesmire. ROYA t. Ht; N T.—On Friday his Majesty's Stag hounds met at Gerrard's Cross, when a famous Stag, which had been hunted before was turned out. - tuvl ran with great swiftness for upwards of 20 minutes. when he got into a mill-dam, near Aintrsham. By his own sagacity and exertion he saved himself from going over the wheel of the mill, which was in rapid movement at the time, and on gaining land he very cordially entered the miller's house. Lord Maryborough witnessing the scene, would not suffer him to be turned out again. • The Marquis of Exeter has had tht miefortune to lose two valuable racers ; Most, by Qaptnin canfliii, out of Phantom, three-years old, and a promising two-yeers old filly, by Andros situ. out of Pontine, both of whom died last week at New market. The French sportsmen have lately imported fox,hounds from Yorkshire to a great extent. Indeed, the hounds belonging to the royal hunts M Chantilly, Versailles, itc. are almost entirely English. IRISI,I PIIOVINCIAI. BANK.—We hope there is not a ny truth in the report, that the Directors o f the Bank of England object to the establish ment of this Institution in Ireland .9 • although it is evident theltlilVdllui produce the mos t . l otiP fici a l etTects on industry and resou rces o f th e Si s t er et kingdom. W e are glad, to find, from the fol.' lowing extract from an I . ..!ening Paper, that th e Bank of Ireland dollot . Oiject to it : ~ Though the Shares of the Irish Pr ov i nc i al Bank are not a pportioned amongst the upplicAP!s , Yet, in c onsequence et • no f ur ther applications tieing rtseiven , we unde rstand they h " R premium of, from itt to G per cent. We were the first to coil attention to this C,omprioy, and to point out its advantages and we. Whew) ow opuiums have been confirmed by the M uted su ir ra &etof the people of Ireland, and the capitalists of both countries. The feiling of benefit which Will result to Ireland from it, is, indeed; so t ieneral, that th e Bank of Iran"' we understand, Is ditinoitott to give it every encouragement , to wa i ve in its fayoor ,SPitte ,of its exclusive privileges of a technical n ature. th oug h Once can he little doubt that the pre sent circulation of tho , Uank-Yfialie curtailo by its f°""ii". Vire. are l ain to find t h e Bank Of Trelandacting in this manlier, It ,will anish totieli of . the odiu m i: i w.ocii is attempted to be thrown u pon our national estoblikliment, w h e n i t is !bond that their Di rector s are influenced,. by the liberal spirit of the tin, and are• unwilling to Tentler-their exclusive privileg o (4111"xi ous to the public 001 Such conduct is the best pOlicy, and and as great a proof of wisdom at it is of liberality." • . , g i" : AA ' ~,,-; . .:: • +" 11 'Ol. . - 1 1 ' l * 41. 1 11 1 .' ' ' Cri i ; 4 * * *, , ‘ ' *''. •. - -;<;''` . .t q lte g V' t 1P .,. /. CV t 4*. di te • , • AAOI X k- .II;, i f't POikikij WC' . . "I"; ' FINE ARTS. ROYAL ACADEMY. RtSIGNATION OF THE PROFESSORSHIP or ANATOMY. The Lectures of Sir ANilloNY CARLISLE on the Anatomy of the Human Body, as far as regards pictorial expression, terminated yesterday evening. Sir ANTHONY took a general' review of his former lectures, for the purpose of calling the attention of the students to those points to which he wished it to be particularly directed. He illustrated his obser vations on the living figure, one of the models of the Academy, who proceeded afterwards through a variety of gymnastic exer cises, taught him by one Clias, a Swiss, whom the Council had liberally engaged for that purpose. He has certainly not done justice to the liberality of his master, for instead of being the fine figure we recollect him, and which. by a constant practice of these exercises, he would have preserved and improved, he appears bloated and fat. Instead of practising two hours each day, we should suppose that he does not practice two hours in twelve months. Sir ANTHONY. ever alive to the gratification anti improvement of the students, had procured the attendance of two of the Life Gards. who, having retired to undress, now appeared on the plat form. Under the direction of Mr. ANGELo they went through the broad-sword exercise, and excited the admiration of the audience by the celerity and precision of their move ments, the elegance of their attitudes, and the consequent va riety and play of muscle. At the conclusion, Sir A NTtIONY CARLISLE, with considerable feeling addressed the President and Members, and formally resigned his office of Professor to the Academy. He said that for eighteen years, the time he had held the office, it had been his constant endeavour to promote in every possi blel way the views of the students. If he had chosen to have continued in the dull track of his predeces sors, his task would have been easy, but a season had never passed without his revising and adding to his Lec tures such matter PS he thought was necessary for their in itruction. Having, as he conceived, now performed the duty to which he was elected, whether his exertions in the cause of Art were well or ill received by the Members he did not know, he now felt that his professinnal attendance upon his fellow creatures was a superior duty, and to which, as the cause of litunanity, he meant to give for the future his undivided atten tion. lie particularly apostrophised THOMAS LAW itExcE, the President, and Mr. II °want), the Secretary; as his public and most esteemed private friends, and, bidding a general farewell to all, he retired. This is an event greatly to be deplored no one since the establishment of the Royal Academy has exerted himself more for the benefit of that Institution, and for the Arts generally, than Sir Awroolcr CARLISLE. He has been unremitting in his attention, and he will retire in full possession of the gra titude of the students for the information and real benefit they have derived from his instructions. His resignation appeared to be quite, unexpected by the Mem. hers, and was received with evident regret by the audience. CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION.—The Association met on Thursday. The sum received for the Catholic Rent in the week ending December 9, was 7001. O. &l. Mr. O'Connell announced that he, Mr. Shell, and Mr. Niroulfe, had undertaken to go to England, for the purpose of conferring with the various Catholic Associations in that country.—Mr. O'Connell gave notice of his intention to add another 1000/. to the purchase of Government Stock, now amounting to 50001. ORPHAN CATHOLIC CHILDREN.—The Anni versary Festive Meeting was yesterday held at Freemasons' Tavern, when a satisfactory report of the state of the Institu tion was innde. The children were introduced, and presented an interesting spectacle. ,„, i The Rev. IJISCOMRE CLARKE lint been pre latrriteti. by the Warden and Fellows of IVinchester College, to the Vicarage of Downton, Wilts, void by the resignation of the Rev. THOMAS LEAR. l'ho-'llTtivntion of Hemp is totally neglected in Catuuliiigthongh the soil and climate of the province are so favour:o,l6 to its VC/WOOLS to be capable of producing a suf. tieient supply for the . English market; and upwards of 100,000 dollars in specie are paid to the United States for Salt, every shilling of wbich might be kept in the province if the mantifitc. ture wo.e encouraged, the country abounding in saline springs. —(ilanipshire Paper.) 'lt is confidently 'stated, that Miss M. Tntx, the pleasing singer at Covent. Garden, is to be married to Mr. BaAnstlAw, of Grosvenor-place, who is a son of Lady PEYToN.—t-(MorningPvcr.) MADAME CAMPAN.-;-The French Edition of the JOURNAL ANECDOTIQUE of Madame CAMPAN, 1)0)114Pd this day by Mr.COLDURN, contains va rions Anecdotes that have been suppressed in the Paris Edition, besides extracts from her Corre. ' spundence, her Thoughts on Education, &c. The Public should, therefore, be particular in giving their- okiers for the complete Edition. WONDERFUL Cow.—There has been exhibit- in 4, since . Thursday, in the Horse-shoe-yard, Goma-street, a hussex cow of exceedingly great beauty and fatness, whose superior qualities are much and highly spoken of by graziers, Am: who have seen her, by many of whom she is estimated at the weight of 180 stones, of Mbs. The handbills posted in the streets, state she was bred by Mr. Joint' RUTLAND of NiTillingdon, Sussex, and fed by Mr. Robert Todd, of fieddengham, in the same county ; and obtained a prize at the Lewes Cattle-shew, November 30 ; and previously one at the same place in Apr il, 1822, when she was shown lean. It seems to be the opinion of many graziers, & c. &c. that exhibitions of lean cattle for prizes arc pro ductive of much more general good than the showing of them when fat ; —this not only tending to promote, if it possibly can be promoted, superiority of breeding, but affording many, who are yet unacquainted with them, an opportunity of learning to select cattle by what is technically termed their points, which consist of their hips, loins, chines, bosoms, Fee. the whole of which are almost entirely hidden in those beasts that are made sufficiently fat to be shown for a fat cattle prize. Hence it is said to be the intention of many agriculturists to use their exertions to establish near Smithfield a lean cattle show, to take place annually in the month of April. SU 1 Cl DE.—Yesterday evening a Coroner's It quest was held at St. Bartlilomew's BOspital, before Tttos. g, buy vrow, Esq., on the body of a person unknown. Thos. Brumfield, a watchman, deposed, that on Friday evenin a bout 9 o'clock, he observed the deceased leaning against the railing of St. Sepulchre's c hurch-yard, that he went to his assist ance and found him unwell. He said he had taken some stuff which bad made him sick ; witness believing him to be intoxicat ed, left him, and went into the watch-house. On his coming out, he saw the deceased sitting on the step of the door, surrounded by a crowd of persons. Deceased then said he had taken poison. Witness conveyed him to the above Hospital, and was fitl lowed by a person who had picked up a piece of paper, on Oxalic Acid."—M r . heeler, ownheicohfwaths the surgeons P to oian the ' ; Hospital, said, h e exam i ne d the decased when he was brought in, and inquired why he had taken the poison, to winch he replied that distress drove him to it. Witness went for the retnedies usually applied on such occasions, and immediately on his return the dec eased expired, a nd before any assistance could possibly be re dered him. lie opened the body afterwards, and found the intestines very much burnt. Those injuries were the cause of his death. Verdict, That the deceased died from taking oxidic acid, being, as the Jury supposed, in a state of t e pporary insanity. GRAVESEND, DEC. 12.—We..have been in a great bustle during the last few days,arising.frous a variety of public occurrences which have Lek" plate in our town. On Thursday evening we were generally illuminated with gas, (rein the works 'lately erected by Mr. Hedley, the gas cootraCtor. The first appearance of the gas-light hero was received with acclamations by all r anks, particularly by the juvenile part. On tilt following day, the Directors, Shareholders, 811 d Commissioners for lighting the town, dined to gether, to celebrate the event, at the Falcon Tavern, witich was brilliantly illuminated with gall. AMong the improvements about to take place in this town and its environs, is a turnpike road from this town to Tunbridge, connecting it with Sussex, and, by means of the ferry at Tilbury, with Essex and Norfolk. To carry this projected plan into execution, a meeting was ,held here last week,at which the , Earl of Darnley presided, when the proposed undertaking received the ap probation of the meeting.' 1t will be supported by the Lord Lieutenant of the county, and most of ,itss Leaning, Personag es, as it is expected to be of incalculable advantage to this town. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. Mai., DEC. 13.—Wind W.S.W.—Passed through fur the River the Eden, Pearson, from Campeachy ; Harbinger, from Quebec; and the Royal Recovery, —, from the west ward. Arrived from London and remain the Sylph, lklason, for Port-au-Prince; Richmond, Middleton, for nogadore ; and the Nimble, Elation, for Smyrna. PORTSMOUTH, DEc. 13.---Wind W.—Arrived from the Downs the Fleetwood, Buck ; and Nesbit, Gray, for Jamaica ; Fortitude, Richards, for Barbadoes ; and the Caledonia, for Itilboa. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 12.—Wind W.—Arrived from the Downs the Lady Arabel/a, Renner, for South America: Harvey, 'Pesch, for Van Dieman's Land. Sailed the Lady Amherst, Lisle, for the South Seas ; George the Third, Popplewell, for Jamaica, with several others. Remain the Competitor, fiodby. and Berbice, Wayih. The Ruth, for Jamai a, has been got olf the ro.ks mull damaged. FALIIIOIJTII, DEC. l2.—Wind W.--Arrived from the Downs the Lady East, Talbert, for New South Wales ; Planet, Barclay; and Arundle, Foul, for Jarnaica ; Lord Wellington, Richards, for Sierra Leone. Put back the Cambridge, Mason, for Jamaica ; and the Julius, Jackson, for St. Kitt's, with loss of jibboom. LivEtwoor., DEC. 12.—Wind W. N.W.—Arrived the Dickens, Proctor, from Alexandria • Kelsick Vood, Porteus, from Quebec ; and the Hondo, Spa rks, from ditto, sailed Pith November. The Union, from this place, was still on shore and on her beam ends. The Aimwell, Houston, from London to llamburgh, has put into Christiansand, leaky, and must discharge. The Camperdown, Raisbeck, from Petersburgh, was driven on shore near Drogoe, about the 30th ul ~ but exp rted to be got off: The Fidelity, Pearson, from Memel, 1 as put into C 1 en hagen, having been on shore on Drogoe. LAW INIT,LI,IGENCE. SECONDARIES' OFFICE, Dsc. 13. IMPORTANT QUESTION A$ TO THE TRANSFER OF ECCi.ESIASTICAL PROPERTY. WED)) AND PRICE v. WILKINSON. The plaintiffs, Messrs. Webb and Price, of Doctors'-tlom monse who are agents for the sale of ecclesiastical property, sought to recover the sum'of 101/., as a remuneration for work and labour done, and services performed, for Dr. Wilkinson, of Essex, who is a dignified clergyman of the Church of Eng land. Mr. Sergeant WILDE stated the case for the plaintiff. TI e defendant was a gentleman of great respectability, the ad vowee or adrocatus of the living which he held himself. In 1823, he was desirous of raising a sum of money upon the property, and for that purpose applied to the tiffs, who were welt-known and respectable agents. The .Jury were, perhaps, aware that the sale .of such property was, from its nature, attended with more difficulty than that of most other property. It was most difficult to find pur chasers for it, and it was generally incumbered with impedi ments' in the transfer. The usual mode of remunerating agents for the sale of ecclesiastical property was to give them a cer tain per centagc on their success in finding a customer' and of' course, in consequence of the greater di ffi culties and labour encountered, a larger compensation was expected than was given in cases where other property was concerned. When the agent received nothing for his trouble upon failing to succeed, of course he was entitled to the greater recompense when he succeeded in his search for a person who was willing to ad. vance money or purchase. The defendant, who, as they would perceive, was a man of business and experience, hav ing failed in his own efforts to procure a purchaser, applied to the plaintiffs in 1823; and their efforts were continued through that year, until January in the following year, before they were successful. The money advanced upon the advow son was 4,2001., and the remuneration promised to the plain. tilt' was 2i per cent. upon the sum obtained . This promise was containetr in a letter in which were used termite) this effect,— " I have no objection to your terms of'. 2i per vent., provided the business is done quickly." Now, if there were no law to enable the plaintiff to recover a compensation for their indus try, they always considered the word of 'a clergyman stronger than any Act of Parliament. It wss not objected that money had not been obtained by means of the plaintiffs; it was nut to be charged against them that theruhatt been any delay on their parts; but it might be pa there the negociation which the plaintiffs had lirst introdtteed was broken, and had, ee,ased—, that the second negociation was distinct , and that tne nerenn ant's contract to pay 2i per cent. did ,not apply to it, and that the plaintiff's were not entitled to any such remuneration for the labour they underwent. The Learned' Sergeant then read a number of letters, from which it appeared that a long corres pondence had been maintained on the subject. The defendant requested that an advertisement should be, inserted on the sub ject, as the plaintiffs should think fit to propose. .Mr. J. W. Freshlield, of the (inn of Freshfield and 'Kaye, solicitors to the Bank of England and other public companies, stated, that an application had been made to him on the 31st of December, 1023, by the plaintiffs, fur an advance by mortgage, of a sum of money upon property, 'consisting of the advowson of a rectory in Essex. 'The application was made to him to obtain an advance front the Bank of England, but he returned an answer that the Bank did not advance such small sums, neither would it have any thing to do whir such property. He, however, mentioned that a mer chant was willing to make such advance, if the security was good. A negociation took place, but it broke off for some dine. It was subsequently renewed with another of the wit ness's clients, and completed. 'The suns advanced was 4,100!. at 4b per cent. by the Globe Insurance Company. The net pro. duce of the living was 7801. per annum, but during the period of the high pric a, it was made to produce 1,3001. Mr. A aces BO I.D, at great length, cross-examined the witness, with the view of showing that the first negotiation had broken off entirely, and the second had been commenced without the tad of the plaintiffit ; but Mr. Freshfield said, he considered it a continuation of the same transaction ; that it was introduced as a thing already known, and would not have taken place had it not been for the introduction of the defendant by the plaintiffit. The business was finally concluded by Messrs. Scott and Clayton, the de fendant's solicitors. The plaintiffs were clerical agents acting for the sale of ecclesiastical property, and the recovery of tithes, &c. They wore neither brokers nor solicitors. This was the plaintiff's ease. Mr. A 'milliner) submitted that there was no evidence cf work and labour done by the plaintiffs to entitle them to the remuneration which they claimed ; but even it' they were tun titled to any thing, they were debarred by the statute of the 1 4 2:h of Ann (2 C. 111, see. 2) from receiving more than sa. per cent. The section pointed out was then read by the Secondary, and is as follows r—" And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that all and every scriveneteor scriveners, broker or brokers, solicitor or solicitors, driver or drivers of bergaius for contracts, who shall after the said 29th of September take or receive, directly or indirectly, noy sum nr sums of money, or other reward or thing, for brokerage, soliciting, driving, or procuring the loan, or forbearing of any sum or stops of money over or above the rate or value of ss. for the loan or forbearing of 1001. for a year," &c. The Act then directi that the pe nalty of 201. be inflicted fur each (Cure. This Act, the Learned Counsel contended, mode. it evident that the plaintiffii, at all events, were entitled to no prow than 53. per cent. • Mr. Sergeant WILDE and Mr. STEP)! Wee contended that this case by no means came within the Statute tiled, which wes the well-known Statute of Usury. . ' Mr. COI.I.IWanIDGE. the Sreontfary, was Of opinion that the Act applied to the plaintiff' The case of the WWI depend ed upon the contract for an allowance of a per tentage, and they could not recover more than five shillingaper cent. fur their services. Mr. STEP . HEN said, that in n point of this impoetence, he trusted the Learned Secondary would tape suck a note„tif the case, as would enable them to have it determined bY the Ciiurt above. COLLINGIUDEVE said he should. He then told the Jury it was clear that the defendant had been bimefitterl by the advance of 4,2001. in consequence of the plaintiffS" services, and It was for them to say whether they ought in &knees to receive a less sum than five shillings per cent. for The Jury assessed the damages innuedietely at 101. 10s., being five shillings per cent. upon the sum obtained. CAmunteur.---The fire in the new quadrangle of Trinity College (of which we yesterday gave an account) is supposed to have been foceasioned by the stove for drying the timbers , being t oo much heated. When the Barnes had •abated a little, several persons ran into the holm, anti threw out of the windows the smoking t i o b r ic an d planks, which proved a most judicious expedient, as it caused the fire' within to become less fierce every minute, and of course greatly accelerated its final extinction. The damage is estimated at 5001. 3:39 13 3 2 572 1,866 6