The Sun. — London, England, 1824-04-16 00:00:00

ST. KATHARINE DOCK. This Day was published, A PLAIN STATENI ENT of FACTS, prov -us. ing the necessity of additional WET DOCK ACCO3I - in the PORT of LONDON, price is. To be had of J. M. Richar,:son, Cornhill. ERRATVSI.—In the Letter signed VINDIM, in yesterday' Sux, lines 29 and 30, for " falsify the Defendant's state ment, read Plaintiff's." THE SUN. 104E11 QUIS DIC ERE r.t LS LT ir DEAT LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1824. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. W e have received by Express the Etoile of yesterday, from which we subjoin extracts : [From the Etude of yesterday'•] CONSTANTINOPLE, 11A11111 11.—The negocia liens with Russia are still retarded, owing to the illness of the Reis Effendi and the Grand Vizi e r. _The Divan is almost constantly assem bled. During the night, it appears that afflicting his been received from the Archipelago; and it is said that the fleet is to sail immediately, although badly equipped. - - - ODEss A,MAncu o.—We have news from Con stantinople of the 13th. Our Consul still speaks of the report of the revolt of the Viceroy of Egypt ; but no official news has been received on the subjrct. It is thought that the precipitate departure of Ismael, Agent of the Viceroy, ►ill throw some light on the subject. PAars, APItIL 14.—The King heard Mass in his apartments yesterday. Mr. BroNtn presented his Credentials to the King. The • KI ng will not go to St. Cloud so soon as va6 "Pected. It will be after the Feast of God. Letters of the sth, from Bogota, disprove the reported departure of the Colombian Govern ment from that place.—The English Consul and 4 n American Plenipotentiary had arrived there. Rentes, 14th April, Money 101. GO. ; Time 10 2. 60.; Spanish 17. Amongst our foreign intelligence is an article f rom Zante, which reiterates the reported cap ture of Arta by the Greeks, and states that Coron, the southern bulwark of the Peloponnesus, h as been gallantly carried by the assault of a band of Creek volunteers under the orders of the Archimandrite ZERBINO. The war now sub sisting between this country and Algiers is said to have opsated, as we expected, as a powerful diversion in favour of the Greeks,—the A lgerines being almost the only seamen vs hose services were available to the Porte; and it is thought at Zante that it will be almost impossible for the Turks to send a fleet to sea this year. The party of COLOCOTRONI having now been completely van quished by the firmness of the Senate, there is every reason to hope that the Greek Govern ment, animated by the glorious cause which de mand: all their energies, and furnished with the sinew s of war from England, will prosecute the present campaign with a spirit of unanimity and vigour that may render the further employ ►uent of the sword for the establishment of their independence unnecessary. The alleged defec tion of the Paella of EGYPT from the Ottoman supremacy is not yet confirmed. New Orleans Papers arrived this morning to the 24th February, but do not contain any thing of consequence. Some attempts have been made to check that spirit of enterprise in this country which is at Present so beneficially manifesting itself in the formation of numerous companies for the advan tageous employment of large masses of capital. Nothing, however, can possible retard the impetus which the accutnulation of money and the dimi nished expenditure of a long period of peace have necessarily given to the monied interest, who must either find new channels for the employ ment of their funds, or see the rate of interest gradually sinking and finally extinguished. Nor is this the case in England alone. Private let ters received this morning by Express from Paris, state that in Holland the Capital of twenty-four millions of guilders for the new association esta blishing there under the auspices of the King, has not only been promptly subscribed for, but that the aggregate of the subscription lists opened in the different cities amounts to four times the capilal required ! Orders had accordingly been dispatched to the cities by the Government, di recting the lists to be closed. The first list was at Rotterdam, in which city alone the subscriptioes amounted to eleven millions ; at Antwerp the Sum subscribed was fourteen millions ! The undertaking, like those which have been set on foot in this country, cannot fail to be advantageous to the Government as well as to the national interests, by encouraging com merce, increasing the employments and the re sources of the people, and consequently augment ing:the revenue of the State. The Houses of Parliament last night voted the adjournment for the Easter Holidays,—the Lords till the 2Sth instant, and the. Commons, on the motion of Mr. Secretary CANNING, till the 3d of May. The Right Hon. Gentleman referred to the advanced state of the public business, in jus tification of an adjournment so unusually long. Silt JAMES MAcKixTosll.—lt is- said that this Gentleman has been offered the Goverutnent of Bombay, for which station his local and legal knowledge, and his high talents and attainments in general, amply qualify him. It is said, however, that the Honourable Gentleman has declined the offer, and that it has been accepted by Mr. LUSHINGTON. The offer, however, in the first instance, if the fact be well-founded, is highly creditable to Government, as it shews a solici tude to select those persons for stations of im portance who are peculiarly qualified by oppor tunities of personal observation and experience, as well as by great intellectual powers. TIIE LATE DIJCLIEgi OF DEYONSIIIRE.—The complaint which carried of her Grace was an in flammation in the bowels. She died on the 30th ; on the 31st (the following day) the Duke sent off a courier, who arrived in nine days, a journey of extraordinary dispatch ; on the third day pre parations were made for the removal of the body from Rome ; on the fourth, the procession began tosmove. It is supposed that the remains of her Grace will reach Calais early in the ensuing week. A hearse has already left town for Dover. Her Grace will be brought to Devon shire House, from whence the state cavalcade will set out for the family vault in Derbyshire. LAnT Esrura STANUOPE.—Persons who read the public papers with attention will remember that Lady EsTitEn STANHOPE, an English woman, made herself, either by her beauty or her skill, Chief of a tribe of Arabs, in the Deserts of Syria, over whom she reigned with absolute power. Accounts have lately been received of this extraordinary woman, whose family, rich and powerful, have vainly endeavoured to entice her back to Europe. Captains Irby and Mangles were charged to carry her some books and letters, and with this in tention repaired front Jaffa, which is in the interior, to the place of her residence, the old monastery Mar Elias Alza, situated a league and a half from Saide. There they heard that this Sovereign was gone to Jeba, in the middle .of the mountains. The two Englishmen sent her the letters and books, with which they were charged, and at the same time requested permission to pay their respects to her personally ; but she replied, that she had laid it down as a law, never to suffer an Englishman near her. The two Captains were informed that she was gene rally dressed like a Turk ; that the people adored her, and were never satiated w ith ta lki ng o f h er b eauty an d magnanimity.— ( Journal des Debuts.) Yesterday morning, Mr. HILL, the KING'S Messenger, arrived at the Foreign-office, Down ing-street, with dispatches from Sir HENRY WELLEst,Ey, our Ambassador at Vienna, dated up to the 6th inst. The Princess AUGUSTA visited the Duchess of GLOCCESTIM yesterday. The Duke of GLOUCESTER, we are sorry to say, continues indisposed with a bad cold. Yesterday the Princess SormA •isited the Duchess of GLOUCESTER. Yesterday afternoon Earl BATHURST left town for Brighton. The Duke of DEYoNsumE is hourly expected at Devonshire-house. His (race, we hare the pleasure to add, was quite well when the last ac counts came away. The Earl of LtvEnrooL, according to letters received yesterday, continues in a very puny state of health ; but sanguine hopes are enter tained of an improvement shortly taking place. The Duke of ST. A LBAN'S ha% been confined six weeks with a severe fit of the gout, at his house iu St. Junses's-square, but we are happy to hear was yesterday much recovered. GinnALTAn, MAncu 24.—His Majesty's ship Alacrity will sail to-morrow for Malta, and take charge of vessels bound to that island. 'MESSINA, MARCH 17.--By a vessel just ar rived front Malta, we learn that vess,li were permitted to sail from thence to the westward without convoy. General VIGO, the late Governor of Corunna, has arrived in London. He is about to present a Memorial to the French Government for the recovery of his property, which has been confiscated by the Spanish Government. The name of the French General who delivered bins up to the Spaniards in violation of the Convention is CANOEL It is understood that his conduct is disapproved of by his own Government, and that the Memorial of General VIG u, therefore, is likely to re ceive attention. A lady at the West End of the Town has car ried her prudery so far, that :he has separated the writings of the male and female authors in her library, of course to prevent childish pro ductions. A Loan, to be called the Irish Equitable Loan, amounting to one million sterling, is, we rejoice to hear, already filled up. This money will be lent on good security for the encouragement of industry and improvement of land ; and, in addition to the undertakings of the Irish Mining Company, will no -doubt effect most essential benefit to Ire land.--(Dublin Correspondent, April 13.) Mr. BUCKINGIitIf, editor of the ROSINS Ga laxy, has been tried at Boston for a libel on the Russian Consul, found guilty, and sentenced to 30 days' imprisonment in the common g to ) , and costs of suit.—( New Yo r k Ad 'art ;so - , March II.) THE FEAST OF PASSOVEIt.—This being a grand holiday among the Hebrews, is observed by most of them with the greatest strictness. Even those who forsake their religion during the whole of the ear, make it a point to return to it during the above holydays, and partake of the mode of their living, in eating of the Passover cakes, with other certain ceremonies, during the eight days it lasts. On Tuesday and Wednesday there were grand prayers at the different Synagogues, with larze offerings to the poor. In that of Duke's place, we observed N. M. RomscittLn, Esq., who offered for the relief of the poor, 1501., for his lady 100/., and for each of his sons a certain sum ; other persons also contributed according to their wealth, and the whole amounted to near 1,000/. FOR. THE SUN'. COAST BLOCKADE. The Enurou of the Sus is requested to insert the following Copies of Letters, relative to the humane conduct of three OFFICERS of the COAST BLOCKADE, under the orders of Captain M'Cur,- LOCK, of his Majesty's ship Ramillies, in saving part of the Crew of the "hrip; Alice, wrecked near the South Foreland, on the Sd of March last : (COPY.) To JOHN WILSON CROKER, Egg. &c. &c. &c. Admiralty Office, London. Deal, April 10, 1311. Sett—We bog leave to state, that the brig Alice, John Ro bertson, Master, on her velage from London to Jamaica, was driven on shore in a !wavy gale of wind on the night of the 3d ult.; on the rocks near the South Foreland, where in a short time she separated and went to pieces, three of the crew being unfortunately drowned. Upon this occasion it is our duty not only to acknowledge the protection afforded by the Officers and people of the Coast Blockade (under the orders of Captain M'Cullock) to the pro. petty saved, but to request you will particularly represent to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty the meritorious exertions of the three following named Officers, viz. : • Lieut. Philip Graham, his Majesty's ship Ilamillies ; Lieut. Robert Turnbull, of ditto; • And Mr. Robert E. Hillard,Admiralty Midshipman; who, (assisted by three boatmen of this place), at the imminent hazard of their own lives, and in the midst of a tremendous surf, succeeded in preservin g the remaining crew of the Alice, in a manner reflecting equal credit on their skill, courage, and humanity. li'e have the honour to be, &c. &c. &c. (Signed) GOODWIN, CURLING, AND CO.; Agents to Lloyd's. Messrs. GOODWIN, CURLING, and CO., Agents to Lloyd's, Deal. Admiralty Office, April 13, 1824. GEKTLEMEN—Having laid before my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty your letter of the 10th instant, setting forth the meritorious exertions of the Officers named in the margin,• belonging to his Majesty's ship Ramillies, in saving the crew of the brig Alice, wrecled on the rocks near the South Pore • land in the night of the 3d ult. I have it in command to express their Lordships' satisfaction at the success which attended the zealous humanity of the Officers concerned. I am."&e. &c. &c. (Signed) JOHN BA !MOW. ' Lieut. P. Graham, Lieut. It. Turnbull, Mr. It. E. Ilillard. THE THEATREi. ROTA L COBURG TII LATH E.---For these three weeks past, great exertions have been made for the re-opening of this Theatre for the Easter Entertainments. Artists of the first science have been employed on the decorations and i n im provements ; and we may venture to assert, that the Coburg will be one of the most brilliant Theatres in the Metropolis, neither expense nor talent having been spared on the part of the pro prietors. The decorations of ,he interior of the House consist of,---TittsT CIRCLE of the BoxEs—Panels, with allegorical figures, em blems of tragic and comic figures, surround ed with borders of gold, paimels, with the lyre of burnished gold.—SrcoNDGraces—'The Rose of England, 'surmounted by the `Crown of with the Rose, Thi s tl e , a iN n io d rtali Shamrock, fine burnished go ld ; t h e ground of the panels bl ue, an d he styl es b u ff. ty, convert ed ail n The Proscenium is a beautiful piece of painting, executed by a gentleman of the name of Mr. DANTON. The whole of the aboVe splendid de corations are under the dir ect io n o f and Monsieur L& CEEnQuE. A DELPHI THEATRE. --We were much grati fied last evening by 3 visit to the above Theatre, to witness the performances of Mr. llEmily, who during the secession from the regular entertain ments has amused the town by his skill in Le gerdemain. Ile is decidodly one of the best that various UI the neatness with tricks with Cards, vi w .t e l i ci t ; i r e member performs to h t a h v e e Scc. is beyond all prais e , an d the effect of the whole is ably seconded b y hi 3 agreeable manner. The Laughing Gas Worded much amusement, and a very good Phantasm agor i a co n cluded the entertainment much to the satifaction of a nu merous audieuce. INDIAN TQir.--Anlgng the settlers of Bruns wick was DANIEr MALcot,m, a man of undaunted courage, and an inveterat e enemy of the Indians, who gave him the name of Sungurnumby, i. c. a very strong man. He went one day into the forest for the purpose of splitting rails from the spruce, not apprehensive of the Indians so early in the season. While engaged in his work, and having opened a log with small wedges about half its length, he was surprised by Indians, who crept up, and secured his musket, standing by his side. " Sungernumby," said the Chief, " now me got you ; long me want you ; you long speak Indian, long time worry hitn—me have got you, now ; look up stream to Canada." 44 Well," said Malcolm, with a true san froid," you have me, but just help me to open this log before I go." They all, tive in number, agreed. Malcolm prepared a large wooden wedge, carefully drove it, took out his small wedges, and told the In dians to put their fingers in the partially clefted wood, and help to pull it open ; they did ; he then suddenly struck out his blunt wedge, and the elastic wood instantly closed fast to their fingers, and he secured thern—(American Paper.) MISS CR A EHOAIE, the celebrated Sicilian Dwarf, was Presented by the Medical Faculty to his MAJESTY, at Carlton Palace, on Monday last. Not long ago we paid as much as 500/. a week to the casual poor ; this week the same class of poor have been paid with less thsn 141.—(Shef field Paper.) There is at Tahreez an European lady resid. ng with her husband, a native of Persia, to whom she was married during his residence in England, whither he had been sent for his edu tion by Abbas Mirza. lfe is a gunsmith, an ex cellent workman, and in other respects a man of considerable merit. Ile treats his wife with great kindness. THE KING. WENDson, Arnir. 15.—Yesterday afternoon, at a quarter before six o'clock, his MAJESTY and Suite arrived at the Pa lace in his travelling carriage, without his usual military escort. This afternoon, at a quarter before two o'clock, the King left the Palace in his pony phaeton, for the Lodge in the Great Park. His Majesty drove himself, and we are happy to state, is looking extremely well. He was followed in another phaeton with four ponies and two postilions, by the Marquis Conyng ham and Sir E. Nagle. His Majesty and Suite, after taking refreshments at the Lodge, will drive round the grounds to in spect the progress lately made in the improvements. ..,1 -4..je.p . ... 14. j'7'4 ..• (''-7,;;..' ...Attr. , ~.. 1 -- ' r. -, ,7 -.‘ -f;,, . ~ . .- , L;--.-6..44k1r--.:- .....-.0.,-..,..-.. - ;.., 0 ." , c - ... 1. , ..... 4 ~....S Ni,,,: . .. 7 123t 07 1-' ,w.st , 0 x'' 14 A , r 171 7 . 4( 7 ' ;O 4 , ' . * 4. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Duke of Rutland, at his house in Arlington-street, from his seat, Belvoir-castk ; the Dowager-Duchess of Richmond and the Ladies Lennox, at their house in Waterloo-place, from Brighton ; Lord and Lady Arbuthnot, at the Waterloo Hotel, Jennyn-street, from Oxford ; Major and Lady Barbara Craw ford, at the l'ulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, from Brussels; Captain Popham, R. Vii., and Mrs. Popham, at the St. Peters burgh Hotel, Dover-street, from Portsmouth ; •Captain Duff' Pellew, at do., from Cheltenham ; Sir Gray and Lady Skipwith and family, at Read's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor-street, from their seat, HamptOn-Lilley, near Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick shire. .Dt; PARTunits.—The Marquis of Lansdown, for Hastings, Sussex ; Lord and Lady Holland, for the Earl of Essex's seat, Cashiobury Park ; Lord and Lady King, for their scat, Oak ham, Surrey,- for the holidays ; Sir William and Lady Jane Houston, for their seat, Avis . ford, Sussex ; Lord and Lady Nu gent, for their seat, Lilleys, Bucks ; Sir John Wells, liart. from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, for his seat, in Sussex ; Col. Jones, from ditto, for his scat, in `Vales; John Saville Lumley, Esq. from ditto, for Brighton ; Right Hon. Sturges Bourne, 31. P. and family, for thei r s e a t, Westbr o ok, St. Al ban's ; Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Agar Ellis, on a visit to the Duke of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey; - Mrs. Wigram, accompanied by Lady Wicrram, front Wanstead, to spend the holidafs with her brother, John Ackwright, Esq. at his scat in Herefordshire; Sir Wm. .'Mahon, his two sons, and Mr. Shaw, from Tho mas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for the Continent. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Marquis of Bath entertained a large party to dinner yes terday at his house in Grosvenor-square. Lord Melville entertained a distinguished party to dinner yesterday at the Admiralty. Lord Saltoun had a dinner party yesterday at.his house in Great Cumberhusthstreet. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING-WWI, Ai.nit 1. RIDDLES .3.-STATE OF THE ODDS. NV 0 Wrif 7 to 2 not Katherine 7 too 4 agit Don Carlos 10 to 1 on the abov( 1)EI' 4 to 1 agst Rebecca. ; three agst the &ld. tIIY. 12 to 1 agst Don Carlos 13 to 1 agst Hurly Burly 20 to 1 asst Elephant 25 to 1 apt any other. KS. I 14 to 1 agst Laurel Leaf I 11.; to 1 agst Tiara. 7 to 1 agst Grenadier 7 to 1 agst Osmond 11 to 1 agst Jessy 8 to 1 apt Reformer sto 1 agst Rebecca . I 7 to 1 apt Viscountess [2 to 1 agst Lord Derby DONCA*TER ST. LEG Ell. 2U to 1 apt Reformer. 9 to 1 agit Swims L 9 to 1 apt Rosanne COULSTED PARK HUNT RACES, BUCKS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14. The Hunter's stakes of 5 soy. each, with 15 added. To carry 11 stone. ('apt. Willoughby's Levahter - - - 4 1 1 Mr. Udney's Bess - - - - 1 3 2 Mr. B. Forth's Truth - - - - 2 3 3 Mr. Blake's ch. g. - - - - 3 2 dr Major Owem's Froth - - - - .3 dr Mr. Bouveries Protligal - - - 6 dr After the second heat 2tol on Levanter. Two paid forfeit. The Half-bred Stakes of 15 soy. each, with 15 added. Mr. Robert's Truth - - . o's - 1 Mr. Neal's Watchman - - - 2 Mr. Howard's Brush - - . - : - ~ . Captain Nelson's Fugitive - - - 4 The Farmer's Stake w The as w w in o n n cr the by favourite. 3ir. 0 liff . Muslin, beating six others. MATCH FOR ONE HUNDRED SOVEREIGNS. Mr. Mason's match to ride his horse Fury twenty miles in one hour, from the 11th to the 21st mile stone between Slough and Salthill, took place yesterday morning. The horse did the first ten miles in twenty-nine minutes, and after passing through Colebrook on the return, at a winning rate, the horse fell, but received no injury. Not so with Mr. Maynard the rider, who rode under twelve stone. He was stunned for the moment, and was unable to mount again, until too late to win the match. HUNTING. A few days since the Chepstow Subscription Foxhounds met at Caerwent Town-end, and, on drawing the coverts of the Rev. Mr. Lewis, unkennelled a fox, which immediately broke away over the fine vale of Mathern fix Chepstow Park, but, being headed, shaped his course over Earlswood Com mon, tin the extensive coverts of Wentwood, which he gal -lalmid, crossing the high-scenting country of Gni i was killed in the open alter a se vere and 20 minutes, without a check. The di s t a nce from point to point was computed at 14 miles. I t il tp r r au skirted, t n o trimming ttr SQUIRREL HUNT. In 1820 a squirrel hunt took place at Lima, in the county of Ontario, North America, whick lasted forty days and a half.— There were forty persons on a side, and on the game being counted, it amounted to 13,472 black squirrels. MALLsnir TituasnAy.—Yesterday, accordin4 to annual custom, being Maundy Thursday, a confirmation of the juvenile branches of the Nobility took place at the Chapel Royal. The service commenced at 12 o'clock. The Church service was read by the Rev. 1)r. FLY. The confirmation was performed' by the Bishop Of lio DoN, as Dean of the Chapel, who delivered a very impressive and religions charge to the young Nobility. Dr. ARNOLD'S NOLD'S Service, in B. fiat, was per formed on the occasion by Messrs. CLARK, EVANS, and Iln- TIIER. Mr. COO PE it presided at the organ. Yesterday the usual annual Royal Donations were distributed at Whitehall Chapel, to as many poor men and women as the KING is years old, viz. 62 of each, with the usual formalities and religious ob- , servances. One of the female receivers of his MAJEST v's boon! y I was in her 101st year, and was received with every attention due to her advanced years, two men led her into her seat : although , she had no appearance of decrepitude, she walked very up right, but certainly with infirmities. She attracted the :Wen- I ! tion of a number of the spectators. WINDSOR. NEW BRIDGE.—For some time past the inhabitants of Windsor and Etox have been anxiously look-1 ing forward to the opening of this New Bridge ; the first stone of which was laid by his Royal Highness the Duke of Yonx, on the 10th of July, 1822. The building has been delayed some time in consequence of one of the ribs having been broken on its voyage to Windsor, and which was sent to Wales to be recast. On Saturday last s long looked-for rib again arrived at Windsor, and a speedy completion of the Bridge was expect ed ; but, on Monday, the workmen in taking it from the truck, by some mismanagement, let it fall on the stones and again broke it to pieces. A meeting of the Committee was imme diately called, and we understand it is their intention to have it this time from the Metropolis. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the new Directors, elected on Wednesday last, viz.—Josias Do Pre Alexander, Esq., Robert Ca:-spbell, Esq., Neil Benjamin Ethnonstone, Esq., Hon. Hugh Lindsay, John Morris, Esq., and John Goldborough Ravenshaw, , took j the oath and their sca ts. William Astell and Campbell Mar jeribanks, Esquires, were chosen Chairman and Deputy Chair man for the year ensuing. ALARMING AND DESTRUCTIVE FIRE; [From the Derby Mercury/of Wednesday.] Yesterday morning, about.. three o'clock, the inhabitants of this town were thrown into great terror and alarm by the discovery that the Shot tower of Messrs. Cox and Po r- SER was on fire. The alarm, which was first given by the watchman, soon became general by the reiterated cries of " tire," the springing of rattle, and the b ro k en p ea l s o f the bells of th e different churches, and the scene of the destructive element shortly became awfully conspicuous from the flames which burst from the summit of thu tower. The inhabitants, and the firemen, with their respective engines, hurried to the spot with great alacrity. All Saints engine was the first to arrive, and being in perfect order, and directed by Mr. Chatterton, with his accustomed energy and ability (assisted by the engines from St. Peter's and St. Alkniund's) did great execution; whilst the engine from St. Werburgh's was most efficaciously conducted by Mr. Hood in an opposite direction. The Tower is one hundred and fifty feet in height, divided into seven sto ries by floors or stages, with a circular opening in the centre from top to bottom for the manufacture of the shot, a spiral atone staircase leading to the top, where the lead is melted and the shot cast. The workmen had been in the manufactory Cie preceding evening, and the fire is supposed to have been occasioned by the caster having incautiously left some wood too near the furnace, in consequence of which it was communicated to the floor. The burning fragments falling down conveyed the mischief to the stories below, and it descended with so much rapidity, that notwithstanding the active and unremitt ing exertions used to stop its progress, five of the flours were consumed before it could he overpowered. The weighty appa ratus and machinery used in the manufacture of the, shot and the winding up of the lead, descended at intervals with great violence, breaking in their course the massy and partly con sumed beams of the building, and forcing many of the stone steps from the wall, and in consequence the two lower floors were completely broken down and destroyed. 'T he principal sins of the fi remen was t o p revent t h e d evastat i on from ex.: tending beyond th e t ower , an d by th e i r unwear i e d and act i v e exertions f or t h e space of a b out three hours, the whole of the adjacent wor k s and b u i ld i ngs have, under Providence, been preserved f rom d estruct i on. The appearance of this catas trophe w as particularly grand and awful when the flames first issued from its summit, arising in a considerable ye hone, accompanied with innumerable fragments of ignited matter, which formed in their descent showers of fire, and its red and murky appearance presented a striking contrast to the pure light of the moon, which shone at the time in an opposite direction with unclouded brightness. As the fire descended, the flames were confined to the interior of the building, and the effect became less striking. The utmost terror and confa - slots prevailed among the inhabitants in the immediate vicinity, many of them flying precipitately with their families from the apprehended danger, but we are happy to learn that no acci dent of any serious nature occurred on the occasion. Not withstanding the frequent and violent concussions occasioned by the falling of the beams, and the breaking down of the stone staircase, not a brick of this immense tower has been displaced. L was built by our townsman Mr. Joseph (lascoyne, during his apprenticeship with the late Mr. John Welch.— Tl:o extent of the loss cannot at present be ascertained, but consists chiefly in the injury sustained by the building. It is thought th a t it will b e n ecessar y t o ta k e d own and rebuild the upper part of th e t ower , b u t it s p resen t stateis so u danger ous from the precari ou s situation of the impendin g fra;einents which r ema i n w ithi n , as to ren d er any examination .ot int practicable. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. . _ INTEIiUSTING OCCURRENCE. I IAnI.IIOROUGH-STltEET.—Yesterday Mr. Tatham, a re spectable Solicitor of Golden-square, made the following inte resting communication to the Sitting Magistrate. On Wednes day last he had a party of friends, and, as is usual on such occa sions, a quantity of confectionary was procured from a very respectable shop of that description, amongst which was a num ber of what are called " wafer cakes" of various colours, smell :.!4 he now produced, some green, some blue, red, &c., being thus coloured to give them a more ornam e ntal app earance . Of t h ose wafer cakes his servants had eaten souse quantity, soon after which they were taken alarmingly ill. Mr. Shelton, the Sur geon, on examining the cakes, declared that the patients were I-bouring under the elli:cts of poison, and that those wafer cakes, for the , purpose of thus colouring them, were always mixed with verdigris, sugar of lead, and other poisonous in gredients, and besides this they are baked upon sheets of copper so that in fact this species of cake, whic`a is so much used, is highly dangerous. fir tv: FARIIANT said, that the public were indebted to Mr. Tatham fin making this fact known, for those cakes were in very f;eneral use, and to be seen at all tables at even ing parties; although they appoared to be so injurious to the health, they hoWevcr seemed pleasing to the eye. These cakes are elderly used as ornaments at fashionable tables, and are generally made in the shape of a sugar-loaf. 1.3 w-S TREET.-1' es t erday Joseph Logan and John Cal clonArh, gunners of the ltoyal Artillery, were brought befote Sir It. Isruxic, charged with defrauding Chelsea IluspitAl by per sonating two men who were entitled to prize -money ; and James Clark, a bombardier in the same corps, was charged with aiding, abetting, and counselling the other prisoners in the commission of the offence. The principal evidence against the prison-4 was that of an accomplice, who, conscience-stricken at havin g t a k en a part in such a crime, lisclused the fraud to the proper authorities. It appeared that the prisoner Logan went on the of 3ineit to Chelsea Hospital, and, representing himself to be ~Pstia Forgay, a gunno - , who served at the taking of GuadalouP claimed prize-money for his share in that capture. He pre sented a ticket, which was supposed at the thue to be genuine, but which was subsequently discovered to be a forgery. On the same day Conelough went to the hospital and claimed prize_ money as James Worthington, a gunner, who was present at th e takin g of the Isle of France. • Ile also presented a prize ticket, and recived the amount ot! the claim. - These prisoners had been instigated to commif'frauds by the prisoner Clark, who shared the money thus obtained. The prisoners when called on for their deflnee tlcelined say ing any thing, but Clark requested that he might lie remanded . in order to have time to procure legal advice'. - Thy were re manded for a week-. • SMITHFIELD MARKET, Arum 16. There was a fair supply of Oxen, but they were of an infe rior description, and most of them left ov e r films the country markets. Oxen of good quality obtained 4s per stone, but the inferior sorts were scarcely saleable. (food small Lambs were scarce, and sold very high ; those of a large size were nut sought after. Upon the whole the mar k et appeare d h eavy, and not much business doing. No Corn Market to-day n --- Fog Pim; ERVI NG DIRI)S, Sec.—First cut Ow animal from the head, or rather breast, to the vent, and take out the entrails as carefully as possible, so as not to dirty the feathers, Scc.; then cut off the legs at the joints nearest the body, and the wings in the same way ; next cut the body from the head, as high up the neck as you can reach, and also at the tail. In small birds you need not take out the bones of th e body, but cut off as much of the flesh as 3 on can, ihel clean the legs and wings, leaving the bones on account o f the j o i nts • in shaping, when stuffed. • Turn the head through the neck, and cut off the neck close to the head—take out the trains, likewise the eyes, fill the head with putty, sprinkle the body, &c. with the mixture (mentioned below), and fill it with tow rubbed in the mixture, or pswder ; sew it up with a line n edle and silk—g t a xie wire according to the size of the animal, and run it through the legs into the head or wings, and make the eyes of black scaling-wax, but glass ones are better : then shape it as you wish, and fix it on the wood, or in whatever way you wish. The mixture— Tobacco grounds, ; burnt alum, tlOoz.; allspice, 20z.; calomel, 41b. To mike tobacco grounds--Bake your tobacco till crisp, then rub it between your hands, or pound qf Spurting. ) SuiclDE.—On Monday an inquest was held at the Regent Hotel in tieis town (Cheltenham), before .1. COOKS, Esq., Coroner, on the body of Jaines Vitruvius, an Italian, who having been dismissed from the service of a most respectable family on the Wednesday preceding, had been in a desponding state of mind until the evening of Saturday last, when he retiree'. to his bed room at about eight o'clock and cut his throat with a razor. A servant girl, on going to in range the bed, was terrified by seeing bins extended on it streaming in gore, and immediattly called up her master, who found him bathed in blood, which was even then gushing from bins in profuse quoniities, the wind-pipe being completely severed, and a razor laying on die bed at his left side. Surgical aid 14 as immediately procured, and the wound, desperate and frightful as it w,,s, sew ed up. So determined however, did he appear on accomplishing the dreadful act of self destruction, than in consequence of his repeated attcupts to open the wound by flinging back his head,it was deemed absolutely ne cessary to restrain his movements by fastening down his night cap by strings, attached to a belt passing under his shoulders. but he evaded the vigilance of his attendants, and succeeded in tear ing out the stitches by which his wound was sown up. He re. , tained full possession of his faculties till nine o'clock on Sunday chleaiwmaesd,deastirdeleel s:,me time b f r r e o a n k i i r g et t o h i e ng l:st u a n ti s t v re n , ii , :ii ti f i l ev ei morning,when being abserved to k eep hi s h an d s up to h i s throat, e a x re all broken !" The hemorrhage recommenced, and he scion after expired. After a patient examhation of evidence the jury re turned a verdict of " Insanity." The unfortunate man was by no means in a state of want or destitution, for the sum• 1. Was found in his pocket.—(C/teßcttluon . =