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fiance. It is time that this rumour, if founded on fact, should be put to rest, but that there has been some intimation given, if not a regular over ture made, we should judge from the complec tion of the President's Message itself. [From. the Mercantile Advertiser, of Jan. 12.] A rumour has reached us from Washington, not unworthy of notice ; the rumour is, that several in terviews between Mr. Canning and Mr. Rust have taken place, on the subject of an offensive atid defensive alliance, but nothing had passed in the shape of formal and specific propositions. It is said Mr. Canning wished to somid Mr. Rush, to ascertain what 'were the precise sentiments of the American Government-; that the answer of our Minister was, that he could not speak de- cidedly, but he was ready to transmit any pro- Posal made by the English Minister to his Go vernment. Things remained in this state to the last advices. CITY, Twelve o'clock.--Consols opened this morning at 90-11, with a great deal doing. Soon after they got up to 9041, with a brisk .Market, as several good purchases Were made; and now seems that the idea which prevailed that Consols would have a great fall, has subsided it a great measure, and scarce any persons are at the Bank this morning to make transfers. French Itentes at Paris on Wednesday, 95f. SOc.— spanish, 25. FOREIG N MARKET.—Spanish Bonds opened at 2 4 i1 to 4, at which price they remain steady._ Colombia has experienced a rise, owing to the report that the Loan would be recognized, and that another new one is to come out. The reports of the Earl of LIVERPOOL'S Speech, on the first night of the Session, repre sent his Lordship as having praised the discipline the French army in Spain, and as having warmly eulogized the Duke of ANGOULEME for the noble and generous conduct which he had di splayed in his character of Generalissimo, and which, together with the manner in which he had endeavoured to check Ultraism both in France alnd Sp a i n , gave a fair promise of what may be expected from him when he ascends the throne. Th e Parisians, and especially the Court, and the More enthusiastic of the French Royalists, will be highly delighted with this unexpected compliment 1 to th e ir army end to the " Hero of Spain," from the First Minister of this country, although it is not nun) , monthssince the Ministerial Journals of Paris had the insolence to speak of Lord LIVERPOOL 1 ill terms that we will not now insult the English Public by repeating. As to the conduct of the :Fren c h invading army, abstracting it from the i niquity of the service on which it was employ ed, there can be but one feeling of approbation respecting the good order and discipline which it has maintained, and respecting the humanity arid moderation with which it has treated the "oquered people, and in which respects its conduct was so honourably contrasted with that °l. the Bands of the Faith, of whom the French soldiers are said to have been heartily ashamed. 4° so far as the Duke of ANGOULEME was Com mander-in-Chief of an army whose conduct was thus unexc e pti ona bl e , it must b e a d m i tte d t h at t, " e is fairly entitled to the chief credit for an obse rvance of discipline and of humanity that must be presumed to have been the result of his or ders, and of the measures adopted by him for iu suring that his orders should be obeyed.— In disputable as his Royal Highness's merits ar e in these respects, it is notwithstanding trenaely honourable to the candour and li berality of Lord LITERPOOL to have public 13' a cknowledged them, in spite of the earnest 'leas with which his Lordship had deprecated t hat aggression upon Spain which furnished the ° PPortunity for their display. There is, however, ° Re part of the Duke of ANGOULEME'S conduct w hich has not escaped our memory, and which de -tracts somewhat from his character for mo deration, and renders the sincerity of his op position to Ultraism not a little doubtful...—. e iallude to the haughtiness and inflexibility Ivith which, at Port St. Mary, he rejected o ve rY pr o p os i t i on for the surrender of Cadiz, r for th e termination of the war, except o the Single and imperious condition of the re storation °l. tt l eKzNra to the free exercise of his 111, a despotic will condition, the constrained and f atal comp!' -lan ce with which has plunged Spain into all the miseries and horrors under which i n m iseries now suffers pak mo nument is ab out to b e erecte d i n t h e Fir park' lasgow, t o th e great R e f ormer K NOX. — s.,eatonicin Mercury.) t i 11,"T.--Sitice the a rr i va l o f H unt, on b oar d to dustitia hulk at Woolwich, he has been sent W % v ' t ' k, along w ith t h e rest of the convicts, in bo ard lw ich Warren. lie will b e c onve y e d on fr o ,,„ .. the Count e s s o f H arcourt, convict-ship, w oolwich, about th ree wee k s h ence , to ew South Wales, his future destination. CABINET OF STANDARD WEIGHTS. The Commercial and Scientific world will learn with satisfaction that the Standard Weights of Foreign Countries, which were some time since transmitted to the British Government, and compared with English Standards, have been lately deposited at the LOndon Mint, in a corn modious Cabinet constructed for the purpose, where they are to be carefully preserved, for permanent reference. This National Collection is the first of the kind ever made on a great. scale, though long considered a desideratum. Its uti lity, which has been already extensively proved, may be further experienced when any of the Standards in use, whether E►►lish or Foreign, shall become worn or impaired. The following account of this important Collection is inscribed on the Cabinet : " The Foreign Weights here deposited, having been duly verified, were transmitted to London, in the year 1818, by the British Consuls abroad, in pursuance of a general plan, for comparing the Weights, Measures, and Monies, of all trading countries, by official experiments on verified Standards. " The experiments were made by Robert Bingley, Esq. the King's Assay Master of the Mint; and the calculations by Dr. Kelly, who planned and conducted the general compari son, and in 1821 published the Results in the Universal Cambist, under the sanction of his Majesty's Government. " The undertaking was originally patronized and recom mended by the Board of Trade. The Standards were pro cured from abroad by Circular Letters issued by Viscount Castlereagh and Earl Bathurt, Secretaries of State for the Foreign and Colonial Departments; and the whole plan was essentially promoted by Lord Maryborough, Master of the Mint." German Papers arrived yesterday to the 28th ult., from which we select the following brief articles : FRANKFORT, JAN. 22.—M. Rothschild returned a few days ago from his journey to Cassel. It is said that his Royal High ness the Elector has contracted with him for a loan of two mil lions of dollars. DRESDEN, JAW. 22.—The first stone of a monument to the illustrious Leasing was laid at Camenz on the King's Birth day. COLOtINE, JAN. 24.—From the Report of the Commission ers relative to the liquidation of the claims of the Rhenish Pro vinces of the Prussian Monarchy, originating in the period when they were in the hands of France, it appears that the whole amount of the claims recognised in the years 1822 and 1823, was 34,337,741 francs; nearly 29,000,000 are claims for which the claimants had legal titles, and about 5,400,000 claims for which no legal title could be produced, but which are allow ed as equitable. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, JAN. 21 AND 22.—Me talhques94 9.16; Bank Shares 942. FASHIONABLE SCANIML.—We feel much plea sure in copying the following paragraph from The Morning Post of this day, as it justifies the doubts which we expressed as to the truth of the story which has been so confidently circulated in the higher circles; for we are persuaded that so respectable a Journal would not contradict it, "from authority," without a sure foundation : " A very ridiculous report has for some time been in private circulation relative to a pretended intrigue in high life. Hi therto we have treated the rumour with silent indifference ; but as some of the papers have thought proper to give publicity to the calumny, we de e m it necessary to state, w hi c h we do publicity authority, that there is not the slightest foundation for the re— prehensible report." f t should be observed, however, that there are various accounts of the story ; but that most pre valent implies that the alleged unexpected dis covery produced the fit of the gout, and that the resentment roused by the occasion was indicted during its visitation. But after the " authority" of the Morning Paper, the whole should now be treated with utter contempt. A Memorial, signed by several Noblemen and Gentlemen of the highest respectability, having been lately forwarded to the LORD LIEUTENANT of Ireland, setting forth that much injury had arisen to the Salmon Fisheries on the river Shan; non, from the neglect of the existing laws for their protection, his Excellency has been pleased to direct th e f o ll ow i ng commun i cat i on : (COPY.) " " Dublin C ast l e , 15th January, 1824. am to signify the Lord Lieutenant's desire, that you will direct the attention of the Police stationed in the vi cinity of the Shannon to the protection of its Fisheries, and the apprehending the persons violating the laws enacted for its pre servation.-1 am, Sir, " Your most obedient humble Servant, "Major Warburton." " HENRY GOI7LBURN." NEw COAL COMPANY.—A Company, consist ing of 2,000 shares, with a capital of 40,0001., is now forming in this city, for the purpose of sup plying the inhabitants with Coals. The state of our Coal Market for these many years has loudly called for such a measure. The Company about to be established will be conducted on just and liberal principles, and holds out every ad vantage to the public. Coals of all descriptions will be kept constantly in store, which will pre vent the high prices usually charged during the continuance of westerly winds, and also prevent the necessity of waiting the arrival of the fleet, as it is termed, the non arrival of which has always been a pretext for raising the market, although there may have been a sufficient supply in the river at the time. The Company, it is under stood, will forward as much as possible the views of the Irish Miners. The project seems a good one, and its success is likely to be as great as its utility is undoubted.—(Dublin Correspondent, Feb. 3.) RUSSIAN LOAN NEGOCIATED BY Mr. N.ROTHS CHILD IN LONDON.—The half-yearly dividend on the above loan, which becomes due on Saturday, the Ist of March next, will be paid by Mr.N. M. ROTHSCHILD on that and every succeeding day (Sundays excepted), between the hours of ten and two, at his coonting-house, No. 2, New court. The dividend warrants, with a list thereof in numerical order, must be left one day previous to payment, for the purpose of being examined. We rejoice to learn (says the Brighton Gazette) that it is in contemplation to send out a large Ecclesiastical Establitslunent to the West Indies, with two Bishops at its head, whose Sees will be named from the islands of Barbadoes and Jamaica. —The plan, we have reaso❑ to believe, will be submitted to Parliament in the course of the en suing week, and if (of which there can be no doubt) it should meet with the concurrence of .he Legislature, steps will be immediately taken o carry it into effect. The hull of Commodore O'BRIEN'S vessel is finished, and she will be launched in about a week or ten days. She is to have •au iron keel. —(Brighton Gazette.) ! 0 o „ ti .,,t,,_,__ l. t ~,;,- ,-.,,,. , „,,,..„., r-,,i 2; '' .... .-I:'. - .` , 4; . ------ .:,),- - -...'.:7 3 ,77fak5* . N ill ~-. r - ?, 1 T - , ,",' i... w...r.' ...., ,-'.,: r, 0 , tr:kr" ,- ..4 ') 'y. - ..._, , 4, ..,Iq, ‘\,, ..,, • :.- c• - -4 .- -..,2.-. ...‘....k.L.e., — ,-,-.= i,,v .•': : . ‘ - C . - ' '.? ?4,7;.>: ' ..,* Yot.`-. •73- 7 ,- - - -' --- - , =: - ,l,.;''''' ' ,(%,,- : .041 v. , ' '-- '") r ' ‘ 4 , . ~,...--,:-:.,----- • .-., cr.• ; 4 ;'l t ,4,77 4:1 mh - SW.A• J' : u f - I'l . ', il, THE KING. BRIGHTON, FEE. s.—The answer to enquiries at the Palace to-day is a pleasing repetition of that of yesterday :—" His Majesty continues better." FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Marquis and Marchioness of Camden, at their house in Arlington-street, from their seat, the Wilderness, Kent ; the Marchioness of Tavistock, at her house in Arlington-street, from her seat, Oakley House, Bedfordshire ; the Marquis of Chandos, at Buckingham House, Pall-mall, from his seat, Wotton, Bucks; the Earl of Essex and the Hon. Miss Kep pel, from their seat, Cashiobury Park, Herts ; Lord Erskine, in Seymour-place, from a tour; Viscount Carleton, M.P., at his house in George-street, Hanover-square; -Dowager Coun tess of Cardigan, in Seymour-place, from her seat, Rich mond ; the Countess St. Antonio, at her house in Ha nover-square, from Brighton ; Sir John Byng, Bart., from Twickenham ; Sir Thomas and Lady Farquhar, for their seat, Roehanipton ; Sir Richard Carr Glyn, at his house in Arlington-street, from his seat in Dorsetshire; Colonels Henry and Edward Lvgon, y M.P.'s=,-and Lady Louisa Lygon, at their house in S. James's-square, front their seat in Glou cestershire; B. Ben Yon, Esq. Mr. - And Family, in St. James's place, from their seat, Houghton - Hall;Shropshire ; ' W-Honey wood, Esq. M.P. at his house in Charles-street, 'Berkeley square, from his seat, Mark's Hall, Essex ; Mr. and Mrs. George Byng, and Family, at their house in St. James's-square, from their seat, Wortham Park; -Colonel Rushbrooke, at Fen ton's Hotel, St. James's -street, from his seat in Suffolk. DEPARTURES.—The Marquis and Marchioness of Salis bury, for their seat, Hatfield ; Lord William Stamford, from Gould's (late Reddish's) Hotel, Jerrnyn-street, for Oxford ; Lady Ashburton, from the Brunswick House Hotel, Hanover square, for Tunbridge Wells ; Lord Cranston, from ditto, for Tunbridge Wells ; John Conyngham, Esq.. from ditto, for Tunbridge Wells; David Haliburton, from ditto, for his seat, Herts. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. Arthur Stanhope, Esq., had a dinner party yesterday at his house in Tilney-street. Mrs. Benyon entertained a party of fashionables yesterday evening at her house in Grosvenor-square. ,--....-- LORD MIDDLETON'S SPLENDID FESTIVITIES AND SPORTS. • Wollaton Ha l l , the seat of Lord Middleton, was on Friday a scene of varied pleasure and festivity.—ln the morning the fox hounds threw offjust before the house, and drew the covers by a beautiful lake, inhabited by numberless wild fowl, attend ed by a field of 400 horsemen ; his Lordship joined them, but did not follow the case ; he took the diversion of coursing in the Park, which is five miles round, enclosed within a wall, accompanied by the Marquis of Huntley and a number o_ f Gentlemen. Th e h ares , which are numerous and remarkably strong, afforded excellent sport e and though the bes t grey hounds from the neighbouring counties, many were assem eI in instances the hares remained masters of the field. About Ladies Bentin e k, arrived. The approach of the company was tw°O'clock th e Duke an d D uc h ess o f P ort l an d, an d t h e announced by the firing of some cannon, mounted on the tur. rets of a new lodge, about two miles from the house. Her Lady ship received the company , with her accustomed grace and af lability, his Lordship being engaged in the sports of the field, a id not return till neat. five o'clock. The company o a f s o ' h ` i s ° Onlal w ; b s ie the i s e ' s t a ntly amused the mse l ves b y walk i ng in the pleasure gar d en an d view ing a beautif u l new cast i ron conservatory (which for li g h tness and eleganc e o f d es i gn and execution has never been surpassed) filled with th e c h o i cest exot i cs, most of which were in full bloom, affordin g a f ragrance an d b eauty unusual for the season. —A tn, tfive o'cl oc k , the company, consisting of five hundred f were invited to the feast by th e w e ll k nown a i r Roast Beef of Old England," whi c h glad sum inn attended to. Hunting ,coursing, and ali e . well known hospitali t y had most adequ ate ly prov id e d . Fi ve promenade, had .giv e n, what - ' OO tlM- ---hal* wide/ life rd s hip's made Ge.atel'are ac ceptable, most excell ent apretieesl-for tables were laid out in the billiard roo m , & c . an d n i ne in d ie great hall, in which the royal standa r d an d severa l b anners were suspended, which were unique for such an occasion, and f rom , the toute ensem ble, might g i ve a fair idea of what the festivities of the Barons of Old were. Twenty haunches of pointed to carve ; venison smoaked on side tables ; at aud an immense silver vase, containing which persons were ap. about thirty gallons of turtle soup, stood conspicuous on a side table, and for which Ponche a la Romaine was adequately pro portioned. The soups, which were on each table, were re moved, with hot game, for whi c h other game were proportion e d • theabove 209 pheasants, and entrees were served up cold, and it being a dejeune a apples, &c., were m ove d en a la fourchette the desert, pine to the judgment an d tas t e of Me, Gu nter , "thirire, and 'did ample justice unter, under whose su perintendence the whole was arranged. He also superintended the wine, consisting of ChamPaire Barsac, Vin de Gr a v e , Sauterne, Hock, P or t, Sh erry, an Madeira, most excellent of their sorts. The hall was illuminated by three lamps, the centre of which contained forty-two burners, in two-tiers, new for the occasion. The beauty of the lamps and the softness of th e b light, were gen era lly a dmi re d . A and of music was station ed in the gallery of the Hall, which played during the dejeunde. —After the repast his Lordship gave " The King"—" The Duke of York and the Arme”eee, The Duke of Clarence and the Navy." Appropriate airs were played, and some amateur singers displayed their tast e and powers on the occasion.— " Young Lochenvar" was most beautifully sung by Mr. Raper. About eight o 'clock the Ladies retired, and walked round to the Gallery, which commanded a view of the hall; at nine the Gentlemen quitted the hall, when the tables were immediately removed, and a L table lain for tea and refreshments, which appeared to be the effect of magic, the company having just before left the hall and gallery to see a transparency of an old Park-keeper of his Lordship's, who, with his predecessor, had faithfully served the family a century. Dancing was kept up with great spirit till one, when supper was prepared in the great hall. The company principally retired about two, greatly delighted with the pleasure and well-known hospitality of %Vol laton Hall. Lord Middleton not only accommodated as many of his guests with beds as Wollaton Hall would contain, but fitted up a large house called the Fox House, which his Lord. ship appropriated to the bachelors, that for several days \Vol laton all was the scene of gaiety. On Thursday his Lord ship gave a Ball and Supper to upwards of .500 persons at Nottingham. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, FEB. s.—The late Dr. SMITH'S annual prizes of 231. each, to the two best proficients in Mathe matics and Natural Philosophy among the commencing Bache lors of Arts, were on Friday last adjudged to Mr. John Cow ling, of St. John's College, and Mr. James Bowstead, of Corpus Christi College, the first and second Wranglers. A t the Congregation on Wednesday last, John Gaitskell, Esq. of Sidney College, was admitted Bachelor of Arts. MEMBERS' PRIZES.—The subjects for the present year are, for the SENIOR BACHELORS : An reeentium ingenii vim insitam veteruni Poetaruni exern plaria prOrnovent MIDDLT BACHELORS : Qucenarn potissirnum causer Tragica Canarnce apud Latinos offecerint ? PORSON PRIZE.—The passage fixed upon for the present year is— Shakspeare, Merchant of Venice, Act iv - . Scene 1. Beginning with PORTIA. Of a strange nature is the suit you fallow. And ending with SHYLOCK. The Penalty and fudeit of my bond. The metre to be fragicum lumbicum Trimetrum Acata lecticum. Friday last being the anniversary of King Charles's martyr dom, the sermon on the occasion, before the University, was preached by the Rev. the Vice-Chancellor, from Isaiah xxvi. latter part of' v. 9.—The Latin speech in the Senate House was delivered by the Rev. L. C. Powys, M.A. Fellow of Corpus Christi College. The Rev. John Bluck has been presented to the rectory of Westley, in this county. The Rev. John Briggs, M.A., was last week instituted to the rectory of Southmeer, Norfolk, on the presentation of the Pro vost of Eton College. The Lord Bishop of Lincoln purposes holding an Ordination in London, on Sunday the 14th March.—Candidates are re quired to send their papers to hit Lordship, at Buckden Palace, on or before the 20th inst. P 0 E T It Y. WOMAN. , From the French of LA FON TAME. Once on a time, to forests wild, Remote from public view, An aged Sire his far'rite child In infancy withdrew. That, peaceful and secluded there, Amid the silent grove, The boy migh!, shun each female snare, And never learn to love. But soon as years had roll'd away, And fancy's power began, Impatient of paternal sway, He sought the haunts of man. The Youth beheld the varying scene, In joy and wonder lost ; But Woman's soft attractive mien Beguil'd his eye the most. " What beauteous form is this," he cried, " That looks so heav'nly sweet ?" " A bird, my Son," the Sire replied, " Unknown in our retreat." " Oh ! would it," said the youth, " but flee To our sequester'd cell ; " And there in solitude with the " For evermore would dwell ! " Together through the woods we'd stray, " And build the self same nest ; " I'd woo it all the live-long day, " And clasp it to my breast 1" Sandwich. G. E. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BgTTIIIG ROOM, FEB. 5. No alteration whatever in the odds since Monday. HUNTING. MEETINGS or HOUNDS IN THE ENSUING WEEK. Sir G. Sitwell's Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at Hungerworth ; and on Friday, at Swallow Nest Toll Bar. Sir ThomaaStanle7's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Hooton Park. Sir B. Graham's box Hounds, on Monday, at Chillington ; Wednesday, at Naughton Lodge ; and on Saturday, at Park Hall. Mr. Meynell's Hounds, on Monday, at Bradby; Thursday, at Wicihnor Park ; and on Saturday, at Blithfield. The Ludlow Subscription Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at Ashton ; and on Friday, at Hazledine. The Cheshire Fox Hounds, on Monday, at Moolton Hall ; Wednesday, at Aulton Lodge ; Thursday, at Marbury ; and on Saturday, at Ashton Grange. The Somersetshire Subscription Fox-hounds, on Monday, at kennel, Cheddon. ; Wednesday, at Weadown Enmore ; and on Friday, at Cothelstone-ha The East Essex Fox Hounds, on Monday, at Wickham place ; Thursday, at Bulmcr Plough; and on Saturday, at the White Hart, Little Walton. PEDESTRIANISM. Thursday week, Lloyd,the pedestrian, relinquished his task, of walking 75 miles for three successive days, on the road from Coventry to Warwick, having only performed on that day half the requi re d di stance . O n W e d nes d ay h e trave ll e d only 55 rniles.—At Coventry, on Tuesday, he undertook to pick up w i t h hi s mout h t h ree h un d red stones, placed a yard from each other, being a distance of 51 miles, in eight hours, and accomplished the task 3 minutes within the given time. The pedestrian is anxious to be matched to walk 100 miles in 24 hours for any sum not less than Wt. • BODY STEALING. HATTON-GARDEN.—Two young men, named - Jame: -Vied: and Ilernan 1164m5, aPpreaticeary master butcher , Ray-street, GlerlFenwell+ were brought up in the custody of Limbrick the officer, charged with being con nected with resurrection men in stealing two dead bodies out of the burying und of S+ James's, Clerkenwell.. Mr. Scott, the Churchwarden, appeared for the lorosecuunn. It appeared from the evidence of Clayton, the sexton, that the only passage to the burying ground was through Mr. Rope's slaughter-house, and that thelteys of the gates opening into the street and into the burying -ground wereJtept by the sexton ; but as Mr. Ropes dwelling communicated With the slaughter-house, he hitherto bad kept a Padlock affixed so the inner side of the outer gate far the protection of his property, but which has been ms missing for ght, during which time the gate was on i ly i secured t o h n e last thein fe s r ;; Tli bey an iron hook. On Tuesday evening last, after leaving the buryin g ground at half-past five, and in consequence of some suspicions communicated to him by Davies the constable, he proceeded to examine the ground previously to the watchman having taken his station, when he found that he could not put his kay i nto the outer door, some impedi ment being fixed in the lock. On applying at Mr. Rope's dwelling-house , the prisoner Mathews was dispatched to open the gat e, who made considerable delay, and then removed the obstacle to the key entering the lock. On examining the ground it was found that two bodies, a male and female, had been taken, an d a shovel was seen near the graves which Mr. Rope's son, who accompanied Clayton, identified as his. On their search ing Mr. Rope's premises, in a stable adjoining the slaughter house the bodies were found. There did not appear to be suf ficiently strong evidence against Nicols, but Mathews was or dered to find bail. On Tuesday, the dock-yard of Messrs. Wigrams and Green, at Blackwall, was crowded to witness the launch of a very fine s hip, for the India trade, of 600 tons burden. The day was particularly favourable, and the scene altogether interesting.— The decks of the several ships and steam vessels in their exten sive docks afforded excellent accommodation to the vast assem blage, and those, as well the eminences, were literally covered. At half-past three she began to move, and soon majestically glided into her native element amidst the cheers of the sur rounding spectators, having been duly named the Lord Am herst. 'We understand she was expressly built for a passenger ship, and her accommodations appear to be of the most spacious and elegant description. BOROUGH OF IPSWICH.—On Wednesday even , ing the Anniversary Festival of the Electors of Ipswich, resident in London, in the independent interest, took place at the Paul's Head, Cateaton street, Mr. HALDIMAND, M. P. for the Borough, in the Chair, supported by several eminent per sons, and a very numerous body of freemen. SINGULAR OCCURRENCE,--A few days ago a Small bird flew down a long passage, and entered a drawing room in Carter Gate, Newark, where, whilst it was fluttering at the window facing the street, a large hawk instantly pounced upon it with such force, that it broke the glass to atoms, and fell on the floor. The little bird made its escape through the opening, and just as the owner had reached the outside, and was in the act of stooping to secure the hawk, it' recovered it self from the fall, took wing, and was soon out of sight.— ( Boston Gazette.) ACCIDENT.--AS Mr. ANDERSON, late of the Civil Service, at Madras, was, on Thursday even ing returning to town, together with his Lady in a light tilbury, some person within the hedge at the road side, not far from Saffron Walden, dis charged a gun, the report of which startled the horse so much, that it ran off at full speed; after running for nearly 300 yards without interruption, the horse diverged from the centre of the road,and the near wheel coming in contact with a mound of earth, the chaise was thrown over against the hedge, and Mr. ANDERSON, who was in the act of leaping out, had fallen on the horse, and escaped with very trifling injury. His lady, however, was not so fortunate ; when the vehicle was turned over she was buried beneath ... it, and part of the principal spring, which was cracked by the concussion, was literally forced through her habit, stays, and under garments, and made a deep incision between the fourth and fifth ribs on the right side ; her face, too. was sadly bruised, and she was extricated from her melancholy situation to all appearance lifeless. By the help of some men from a neigh.! bouring cottage, the Lady was removed on a litter to the house of . Mr. GASCOY.NE, where a surgeon assisted the sufferer through a premature i and dangerous accouchernent: it is unnecessary to add, that the infant was still-born. COURT OF CITANCERY.—(This DAY.) COVENT GARDEN THEATRE. CONST V. HARRIS. His Lordship came into Court with the papers in this case, on which, after disposing of some other business, he proceeded to pronounce judg ment. The petition, he observed, prayed the Court to restrain the defendants from applying the funds of the Theatre to other purposes than those stipulated in the deed of 1811, and that it be referred to the Master to appoint a Treasurer to receive the monies arising from the theatre, and. that the defendants be compelled to perform the covenants of the deed of 1812,and to make good all sums paid from the funds otherwise than ac cording to this agreement.—His Lordship pro ceeded to observe, that the Court could only pro ceed on this case as in any other trading part nership. The deed of 1812 had directed the Theatrical funds to be applied first to the current expenditure, and the residue to the pay . - merit of the heavy incumbrances under which the concern laboured. He never read any other deed which so immutably and irrevocably fixed the application of the funds as this deed did: The petition affirms that part of the funds had been diverted to other purposes, with out his knowledge. This acting without hold ing a consultation with each of the number of proprietors cannot be justified ; each ought to be consulted, as each has a right to give his opinion, although the majority must deter mine the course. The deed of 1822 was of such a nature, as seven-eighths of the proprietors could not with propriety execute, without con sulting the holder of the remaining eighth. The covenants of this latter deed are in opposition to those of 1812.—The Chancellor deferred tEe ftprther judgment till to-morrow. LENT ASSIZES. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—B" etbre I%lr. Justice BURROUGUI and Mr. Justice RICHARDSON. Southampton, Monday, March 8, Castle of Winchester. Wilts _ - Saturday - - 13, New Sarum. Dorset - - Wednesday - 17, Dorchester. Devon. - Monday - - 22, Castle of Exeter. City & E Cou xeterty } same day - - - Gui!dhall of ditto. of Cornwall - Monday, March 29, Lancaster. Somerset - Saturday, April 3, Castle of Taunton. LONDON SESSIONS, F En. 5. These Sessions, which in the ordinary course would have takeoplace on the day next but one after the conclusion of the. Session at the Old Bailey, but had been postponed in conse quence of the illness of Mr. Recorder, was held at the Guild hall yesterday ; the Aldermen Azist.Er, ATXINs, SCHOLEY, and Lucas (a sufficient number of Magistrates to lona a Court), were in attendance; as was also Mr. Sheriff LAURIE.. ABSENCE or THE RECORDEk. It had been known on the over-night that the attendance of Mr. Recorder was not to be expected, the indisposition of the Learned Gentleman continuing , to be so severe as to. confine him to his bed; and as it was therefore net expected that any busimsa ii - ould be proceeded on - in his absence, the Bar pr e _ seated a desolate appearance, Mr. Alley being- the only i Counsel in attendance. However imperfect the attendance of the Recorder may appear to be, as far as respects the neces sity of his assistance in a legal point of view to the Court, he is only one individual in the Commission, and his presence, it seems, is not indispensable, and the Court are competent to 'proceed without him. This is not the case merely at a Gene ral or Quarter Sessions, but even at the Sessions of Oyer and Terrniner at the Old Bailey. The Lord Mayor, even at these important Sessions, is the head of the Court, and. if a sufficient number of Magistrates in the commission be present, the Court is competent to proceed to the trial of pri soners, and is not hound to wait even for the Judges. An instance of this occurred once at the Old Bailey, in the mayor alty of Mr. Alderman Townsend. By some accident the Judges were delayed, and his Lordship having taken the chair, after observing that the Court were not bound to wait till the Judges could make it convenient to attend, ordered a prisoner to be put to the bar, proceeded with the trial himself, arid wcs in the act of summing up the evidence to the Jury when the Learned Judges entered the Court. Their appearance, how ever, did not at all prevent his proceeding, and he concluded the case, and took the verdict of the Jury. Mr. Wilkes, when. Lord Mayor, frequently exercised the privilege of trying pri soners. THE rkRMY. It is said that Lieutenant-General Sir G. Drummond, G.C.B. will succeed to the Colonelcy of the 71st, vice General Francis Dundas, deceased. It is stated that Lieutenant -General Sir H. F. Campbell, K.C.B. and G.C.H. will obtain the Colonelcy of the 88th Re giment of Foot, vice Lieutenant-General Sir George Drum.. mond, who is to be appointed Colonel of the 71st. The detachments belonging to the 30th, 41st, and 46th Regi ments of Infantry, which marched from Portsmouth on the 30th ult. will arrive at Chatham this day, preparatory to their embarkation for India. The detachments belonging to the 54th and 89th Regiments of Foot, which marched on the 29th ult. from the Isle of Wight, will arrive at Chatham this day, preparatory to their embarking on board the William Farlie lndiaman, for Madras. The 10th Hussars expect to move in a few days from Dub lin to cantonments in Connaught--head-quarters Ballinrobe. They will be replaced by the 4th Dragoon Guards, at present quartered in Gort, Galway, &c. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, FEB. s.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived and sailed for the River the Prince Regent, of Stockton, from the Mediterra nean; and the Harmony, Lewis, from Charente Came down from the River and remain with the outward-bound the Comely, Gray, for MarseilleS ; Pyrenees, Whitwell, Barbadoes ; • • rnise ' Glasgow, for Cadiz ; and . th e Success, Perry, and .Aar riet, Briggs, for Liverpool. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Hope, Heron, from Campeachy ; Cornwall, Morrison, Demerara ; Favourite, Tullock, Nassau • William Byrnes.• Cobb, N , .tri. York, sailed 15th January; Ifeaver, St. Andrew's, N. 8.; Jane, —, Newfoundland ; Sisters, —, Malaga ; Mor gant, .M `Leller, Antigua ; Kitty, Young, Africa. - The Cornwall called off Barbadoes and brought dispatches for the Gorvern ment.—The Sisters, Douthwait, from Demerara for London, was wrecked in Antigua; part of her cargo saved. Sailed the Kingston, for Africa ; Protection; Tyson, for Virginia ; and `Tomlin, Jupp, for Leghorn. FALMOUTH, FEB. 4. Wind S.W.—Arrived the Pleasant Hill, Duck, from London ; Comet, Moore, from Havre; and George, Davis, from Plymouth for Lisbon. PORTSMOUTH, FT.B. s.—Wind S. W.—No arrivals or PLYMOUTH, FEB. 4.—Wind S.W.—Ditto ditto. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, FEB. 6. The arrivals of this week are—Wheat, 6700 ;. Barley, 4100 ; Oats, 4500 quarters; Flour, 8690 sacks. The spew of Wheat samples this morning was not considerable, but the supplies of Flour being great, our millers made but few purchases; yet the factors are not disposed to submit to less terms than Mon day for day samples of Wheat. Barley, 43F7ans, and Peas, are not plentiful, and they fully support Monday's quotations. Oats are in short supply, and the demand being slack, they rise slowly, on much the same terms as last quoted. SMITHFIELD MARKET, FEB. 6. The supply of Cattle this morning was fully sufficient for the demand ; the trade was heavy at the prices of last Monday, but the inferior descriptions of Cattle was somewhat lower in price. _ To sink the Offal, per stone of Bib. Reef 3s 4d to 4s 4'. Veal Mutton 3s 4a to 48 4G Pork 4s Od to'fss 4d Lamb Os 0 to Os Od. FIAT AND STILAW, TER LOAD. Hay .1:4 his to 15 58 I Clover £s e s to 41 ei Straw 1:1 lBs w £2 2s.