The Sun. — London, England, 1824-02-16 00:00:00

~.,.[ T . DAY, )I.4:scat therc- Lr the lation; 0, lergy [From the Journal des .D.:Z•ats of Saturdail tb and 11 Go- that .7; etc .: , ry of in ?)r Dent, $.l 300 sion• :OIII* eon.. . ...... 5 27 Llfant Don Carlos. same Journal states that the Police of Madrid surrounded the Con l'ent of Franciscans, wherein they found copies or a number of Proclamations ; but wp are as sured that all this is false, and has been ivented by the. Revolutionists." [lfer e follows the article from the Echo du CORFU, JAN. 18.—Letters from Stnyrna an nounce that the Turkish squadron, which was cornin g to the assistance of Smyrna, has been s urprised in the sea of Martnora by a storm, and 1143 been nearly destroyed : five frigates and six brig s had run aground. Six squadrons of chasseurs have received or ders to reinforce the Army of Occupation in Spain, viz.—for Cadiz, the 3d squadron of chas seurs of the Meuse ; for Madrid, the 4th aqua 'iron of chasseurs ; for Burgos, the 5W squadron of chasseurs ; for Vittoria, the 6th squadron of chasseurs. These squadrons will arrive at Bayonn e the Ist and 2d. In our preceding columns we have given extracts from the Foreign Journals. In one of fliers is an article on Switzerland and the Holy Alliance, which we shall lay before our Readers tn-ruorrow, and which is deserving of serious con 81deration. The great Continental Powers, who could not endure the existence of a Constitu tional Monarchy in Spain, may he. reasonably s upposed to view the Swiss Republic with feel iugs of hostility, and to he ready to avail them s''lves of any favourable pretext for effecting its destruction. W e understand that a Decree is in Town from the 1(111 g of SPAIN, in which he grants the free trade to England, Russia, Austria, and. Prussia, to South America. Letters also have been received from Paris, which state that the negociation which has been carried on fot the acknowledgement of the ° ld Spanish Loan, is in a fair way of coming to a successful issue. CIT Y , Twelve o'Clock.—Consols opened this morning at 91R, and soon after rose to 1 4, with a good deal doing. The Expresses, this morning, have brought the French Rentes at 99f. 30c. 7 after 'Change ; and Spanish, 27,t. I understand that there has been received in town a Decree of the KING of SPAIN, authorizing a free trade with South America by England and the other p r i nc i pa l European Pox:vers.—Letters how Paris state, that the negotiations - for the Etc k.nowledgment of. the Old Spanish Loan are like -17 to terminate successfully. FOREIGN MARKET.—A great deal of business has been doing in the above Market this morning, P a rticularly in the South • American Securities. We received last night Bayonne Papers to the tti inst. They contain int e lligence from Madrid t° the 3d. w hi c h seems to announce a triumph f or the Constitutional cause, as one of the most l'lnient ultra Journals, the Restaurador, has . been . t'l)pressed by the Ministers. its place, it . is true , tl Was to be supplied by another publication, c lt t its Editors (whose names are given) are men Q ; rii ° l *e moderate principles, and belong to the : g a r dfrancesados, which may be considered orn,iin ng at present the middle or neutral party Spain,r,- Meanwhile dissension prevails amongst t .!e_ultras; and the Apostolic Junta, or Assembly r Deputies from each of the Chapters in the king m, which which had been dissolved by the Govern rnent, and driven from Madrid, have taken refuge ,t Valladolid,' where it seemed disposed to set up to authorit y in opposition to that of the King. A osiderable body of Constitutionalists had sud etily advanced to Ciudad Real, in La Mancha, ,113E'aten and purs ue d t h e Royal troops as far as tvi anganares, and repl ace d t h e stone o f t h e Con stitutionin both towns. The majority of the po- Ptalation are sa id to h ave joined the Constitu atnaiiStS. M uc h a l arm was felt by the R oya li sts .Madrid, lest the French Guards should be (ih liged to execute orders which they had re ch'ived t o return to France, and communications ad be en sent to Paris on the subject. Brussels Gazettes to the 14th inst. also arrived night, but they contain nothing worthy of it ig extracted. -otA.—We are requested by a Correspon i to ask some o f our B enga l f r i en d s to say , i f, l ) ` ) Int of fact, the Hydrabad Bankers did not fir their customers interest at 12-} per cent. t i' r looney deposited with them ; and whether i N i v .. did not charge, to various classes of the v, a li tit 's) 251 . per cent. for the money they ad -ced to them'—We have received various com 4"ications, on many of the transactions in India, px "ch hav e been recently alluded to in the news- Pe•rcs-, but for the present' we forbear giving P v u .""Y to th em. I t i s . however, to be re- Zilelted that Sir G. ilu?,lnoLD had not brought 4 action against our C o t em p orar y inst e ad of t ,,, P ,PY'rq; for leave to pr o ceed by criminal infor rit„ti°,.zn• In the former, the Editor of the Indian h night have justified the _atter, but e'eatinct! •,11,NEarl of WESTMORLAND, it is said, retires ii is glately f rom t h e O f fi ce of Lord Pr i vy S ea l. s.' o ccessor has n o t ve t b een name d. r o(1 4 1 ROGER KERRISON is returned for the Bo purgci: of Ey e , which, it is understood, that he has t.,; ( " 4sed since the d ea th o f th e l a t e Marquis "I'IYALLts. JAMAICA PAPERS. Jamaica Papers to the 13th ult. arrived yes terday at the Jamaica Coffee-house, which bring the satisfactory intelligence of the restoration of the island to tranquillity. The late insurrec tion appears to have been wholly confined to the parish of St. Mary ; for though some meet ings of the Negroes took place in other districts, they led to no result, and the Negroes are repre sented generally as sensible of the delusien under which the insurgents acted, and fully disposed to order and submission. `'l✓e subjoin the ex tracts from these Papers which appear most de serving notice : " KINGSTON, DEC. 22.—ST. acv's.—Eight slaves, seven of them belonging to Frontier Estate, and one to James Walker, Esq., have been tried for conspiracy at Port Maria, and found guilty of being concerned in a rebellious conspiracy, and have been ordered for execution on Wednesday next. " DEC. 27.—Wa have obtained extracts from private letters from different parts of the island, relative to the state of the slave population, but as it seems to be the opinion of many re spectable characters that their publication can have no good tendency, we for the present shall suppress them. " It has been stated, we learn, that Smith, the missionary, was respited by the Governor of Demerara, in consequence of his having given up documents which proved that he had been sent out by a party in England for the purpose . of exciting in surrection. We do not vouch for the authenticity of this state ' merit, but we must confess it would not surprise us. " DECEMBER 29.—Extract of a letter from St. Mary, dated Saturday, December 27 :—This parish is now tranquil, and I have reason to believe will continue so, for the Negroes are becoming sensible that the notion they entertained of the King making them free was a delusion—a delusion which was occasioned by the conduct of Ministry, the in flammatory publications in England, republished and com mented on in this island. Some regular troops were certainly expected over here soon after the existence of. the plot was for- • tunately detected (the particulars of which plot, I hear, has been indiscreetly given to one of the printers), and their arrival was eagerly looked for ; but from what I hear, matters were not so well arranged for their reception among ourselves as might have been managed. The General proposed sending nO privates with officers, &c., and as there was no place in the route to quar ter them for the night, he wished to effect the march in one day ; therefore, as all considerate Generals would do, who had the welfare of his troops and the public good at heart, requested of the magistracy to provide one simple meal for them on the road ; and, to enable tnem the better to complete the long journey, to procure waggons to carry their baggage the remainder of the march on reaching the carriage. road, both, as appears to me, very reasonable requests. But it seems they could not be 'com plied with. Surely. if expence was the object, the public would have defrayed it on an occasion of such emergency and danger. I am told the magistracy generally were not consalted on the General's application. " It will be seen by the following extract of a letter, received from St. George's to a gentleman in this city, dated the 27th of Dec., that sonic Negroes in that parish, who had engaged in nightly meetings far improper purposes, have become sensible of the impropriety of their conduct, and have voluntarily come forward and confessed their guilt. The letter states that four more of the Negroes belonging to Balcarres had been taken up on the evidence o f a Negro belonging to Mullett Hall, and fully committed for attending nocturna l meetings for the pur pose or training or drilling • but it was hoped that the restrit would not be serious to the'Negroes, as they had expressed a willingness to confess every thin; they were acquainted with.' " JAN. I.—ln consequence of the information given by the four Negroes on Balcarres' property, mentioned in Monday's • paper, thi rteen N egroes h ave b een apprehended in that parish for being concerned in rebellious purposes, and are to be forthwith tried by Slave Courts. JANUARY 2.—The letters received by the posts from the different parts of the island, are, generally speaking, satisfac tory as to the state of the slave population ; yet the utmost vigilance and caution ought nevertheless still to be preserved, and we hope no relaxation in these will take place for some time. " On Wednesday evening two Negroes, Henry and Thomas , belonging to Miss Woodworth, of St. George's, were sent to this city, under charge of a party of Maroons, and in conse quence of the information they gave, a Negro named Chance, belonging to Dr. Damn, was apprehended, and underwent an examination yesterday, and was remanded. " JAY. 3.—The Colombian schooner Guyerena, from Car thagena in five days, with dispatches, and two Commissioners on board, anchored at Port Royal yesterday. " JAN. s.—The militia guards in this town were discon tinued this morning, and it affords us mccli pleas= to say that the whole has been conducted with the greatest order and propriety, and highly creditable to the good discipline of the regiment.—(Sl. Je'o Gazette.) JAN. 6.—The militia guards in this ci'y were disconti nued at ten o'clock yesterday morning ; and it is gratifying to have to state that the utmost decorum, regularity, and good discipline, prevailed in the guards throughout the time they were kept." FOR THE SUN. PROPO'ED REPEAL OF LEGACIES TO PUBLIC CHARITIES. Mr. EniTort—l have grent pleasure in observ ing that Mr. HUME has drawn the public attention this week (by his Alotion in the House of Commons for Papers, which have been granted) to the subject of the Legacy-Duty Act, which appears to have produced, in the year 182.2, 1,000,7037., and upon the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER'S acknow ledgment, on an average, a million per annum, —certainly a tax not lightly to be abandoned, for a more equitable one I know not—it chiefly affecting the opulent. and of course easy to the middling and lower classes of society, except that part of it which relates to Public Charities, and which I deprecate in the extreme, as a most unjust, cruel, and, if I may use the expres sion, uncharitable Tax. My habits of being frequent Chair man and Auditor of Public Hospitals, Infirmary and Diocesan School Accounts, disgusts me with the deduction of 10 per Cent. on Legacies to Public Charities. I have been for years in correspondence with some of the first characters in Parlia ment, soliciting earnestly thi repeal of this part of the Act, (further I wish not the repeal of), and have much encourage ment to hope that it will be accomplished. Glad should Ibe to find it was in the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER'S List to be produced on the 23d inst. ; and I humbly entreat th; Members of the Legistature to further my views therein,—fo r at no period of the world was there an age or country more re nowned for charitable offices or good gifts to mankind than our own ; to which I firmly believe is in a great measure to be attributed, together with the manliness, honour, and virtue, of the British nation, the present blessings which Divine Provi dence bestows upon this happy nation. I am, Sir, your faithful and obedient servant, ‘6l. HARWOOD FOLLIOTT. Chester, Feb. 14, 1824. W e trust that the CUANCELLOR of the Ex- CHEQUER will accede to the general wishes of all the Maritime Districts, and repeal the duties on Sea Coal—indeed, if ALL• the Coast duties were abolished, it would in the end be a gain to the Revenue, and promote extensively that excellent nursery for seamen, the coasting trade of the United Kingdorrs. WEST hant9.—(Apintment of two Bishops.)—lt is finally arranged that two Bishops are to be appointed to su perintend the affairs of the Church in that quarter of the world, one to the Leeward and the other to the Windward Islands.— A residence is to be appropriated for them, and each is to be allowed 4,000/. per annum, with a retiring pension of 1,0001. per annum, after 12 years' residence. Jamaica is to be the head of one See, and Barbadoes and St. Vincent's the move able seat of the other. Two most excellent men are already nominated—the Rcv. Mr. Sumner, Prebendary of Worcester, and the Rev.. tilr. Coleridge, a geatlermin of superior abilities and high character, joint Secretary to the Society for the pro motion of Christian Knowledge, and a near relation to the poet Coleridge.—( Chester Chronicle.) Yesterday Prince POLIGNAC gave a splendid entertainment to his MAJEtTY'S Ministers and the Corps Diplomatique. Sir HumPHRY DAVY will be here (at Ports mouth) on Monday, to superintend the coppering of the Royal George yacht, Samarang frigate, and Martial gun-brig, which vessels were taken into Dock this afternoon. The process . , we un derstand, is simply nailing a strip of thin lead or tin, or composition metal, under the edges of each sheet, and that metal being of a different nature from the copper, produces a species of galvanism, which prevents the salt water from de composing the copper.—(Mampshire Telegraph.) „,,,..... 0t;t1'...., 7 -- . ~„:, -•-• . ---,-;-,...?'„1 - -;-.,,, , ? r 1) 0 ~,..„,, -ft ~ r;'--f4,,,--- , -,-,/%\ ]-r::.,' 44, , i •,iwAii. e-i:1-'-? , ) - y- t 6 .- ; : o! ka.?", -7 f:"4:.':-"Itl-'0 , z ▪ 1, .. ` , ,, , A.5t..” Z7*•;.•-2,4.? , ,, , :;;-j-.).q,1 1 V -4 ;;T: - L - It .-1,, ! , ,-.LYY:,.?•,;-15:--;L..-,1r4,;,.';' -, , -•• --:.;*-,- ; "":,% • ~,•:* ; , ,: 's._.-4 ,-..-. V. "A> ,t•f•P 1. -...:, ,:.k...c. y•*• k -• \. Z'''," ..,•.'7,, 11 Or 1 7 ..•---z----- ---- 0 't, x.ii ' '," :i '*"- ''..:: ..A z' : t ."` • -,.. , -,-----.•-7-)- , -...* AA. Z4 : '.. ' ;.;*•'; 1 ;4; k ' ttc THE KING. WINDSOR, FEB. - 14.—Thursday was a day of rejoicing and satisfaction to the inhabitants of this town and its sur rounding neighbourhood at the joyful event of his most gracious MAJESTY'S return to the ancient domain of the Sovereign of these Realms. It was not known till Wed nesday that the King would gratify us with his presence on leaving his Marine Palace at Brighton, but it was thought he would prOceed to his Palace in Pall-Mall ; and on its being known that his Majesty would arrive here on Thursday, great exultation was expressed, and preparations made for receiving the King with every mark of dutiful respect and attachment.— It being known that his Majesty would arrive at the Royal Castle to dinner, groups of persons began to assemble at the close of the afternoon to hail and congratulate the TCing en his return to Windsor. Soon after six o'clock ' his Majesty's approach to 'Windsor being announced, by the arrival of outriders, the bells by signal struck up a merry peal. As his Majesty passed through the streets of the town, he was loudly cheered by the crowds of persons assembled. The tradespeople and others proceeded with all possible sne, ed to illuminate their houses. The Royal Standard was also hoisted at the summit of the Round Tower. Yester day his Majesty rode out in the Parks, and inspected the works which have been in progress during his absence, particularly the rides and road to the Royal Cottage, which are to be direct, not circuitous. SUNDAY, FEB. 15.—His Ilrgjesty continues to make daily amendments in the state of his health, and should to-morrow prove fine, he will take an extensive ride. He has seen but little company as yet, with the exception of a party of select friends to dinner yesterday. Among these was the Hon. Arthur Stanhope. Her Royal Highness, Princess Augusta, paid her respects to his Majesty yesterday.—His Majesty has a distinguished party to dinner this evening at seven, amongst whom are the Princess Augusta, the Dukes of York and Wellington, and severalofthe most exalted Nobility.—The Terrace is thrown open to the publicevery Sunday. The Bands of the Blues,andthe34th Regiment, have commenced playing there, and will coatinue to do every Sunday. The day has been pe culiarly flue, and the scene has been unusually well attended. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Viscount and Viscountes Galway, and Family, in Portman square, from his Lordship's seat, Serlby, Notts; the Countess Fitzwilliam, is Grosvenor-square; Lscly Collyer and Mr. Idey and Family, at the Waterloo like, Jean yn-street, from Paris ; Hon. Capt. Rous, at ditto, from Portsmouth ; Captain Slade, 9th Hussars, at the Bath Hotel, Arlington-street, from Devon shire; Lord and Lady Gage, at 61:Mon's Hotel, Albemarle street, from Ferie, Sussex ; and Charles Selwyn, Esq. at ditto, from Down Hall, Essex ; Colonel Rewaton, at Kirkhatn's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, from Lincolnshire. D EPARTURES.—John Sal way, Esq. at Grillon's Hotel, Al bernarle-street, f or Li nco l ns hi re; an d C. Dupr e , Es q . for Ame rica; WOdehouse, Esq. 31. P. from ditto; Lady Stewart ItiTias Woodcock, from ditto, for Sussex; Chas. Br - Insley Sheridan, Esq. from Marshal Thompson's Hotel; William Williams Brown, Esq. from ditto. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Duke and i)achess of Gloucester. had a large party to dinner on Saturday at Gloucester-house: among whom were the Mar qu i s an d M arc hi oness o f Lansdowne. The Hon. Agar Ellis entertained Viscount and Viscountess Granville and a distinguished party to dinner on Saturday, at his house in Spring-gardens. The Marquis of Lansdown had a dinner party yesterday at Lansdown-house, Berkeley-square. Mr. Secretary Canning entertained Viscount and Viscountess Granville and a distinguished party to dinner yesterday - at Gloucester-lodge. AUCTIOX MART,—LITERARY INSTITUTION. —On Saturday last, a General Meeting of the Directors and Pro prietors of the Auction Mart was held in the Great Room of their establishment,f o r the purpose of taking into their considera tion a report made at a thriller meeting, recommending the institution of a subscription and reading-room. At 1 o'clock Mr. SHUT TLEWORTH took the Chair and the Report was read by the Secretary. It stated that by certain alterations in the lower part of the building a reading-room might be established with great benefit to the Mart, and w ith out touc hi ng t h e usua l di v idend. After some discussion the s u bj ect w a s referred to t' , e Directors and Committee to carry the measure into effect forthwith. .Thanks were then voted to t h e Ch a irman, and the .fleeting ad;ourned. THE THEATRES. KING'S THEATRE.--The high musical merit of ROSSINI'S Barbiere di Sitrig/itt has enabled it to triumph over all his predecesso r s who hav e em ployed their talents on the same subject. This admired Opera attracted a very numerous au dience on Saturday. Signor BENETTI made his debut in Figaro, and acquitted himself very well. His voice is pronounced to be a baritone. He is a good looking man, and h e pl a y s w i t h Fervour;but this part was so we ll per f orme d b y D E BEGNIS last season, that the arrangement of the piece could not be better disposed of than to leave it in his possession. .D E R ...,EGNIS, however, is an excellent general actor, and gave more than usual effect to the part of harlot°. He was warmly applauded at his entrance, and throughout his performance. GARCI A is so excellent in heroic parts, that his admirable manner of playing Altnaviva is a striking proof of the variety of his powers. We suppose that the delicate state of Signora de Becotis occasioned the substi tution of Madame Yes'rats in the Countess. The latter performed the part with her usual spirit, but her humour was of a lower order, and wanted the grace, elegance, and beauty of the former.— The Opera altogether went off with even the eclat of novelty. DaultY-LANE.—The Opera of Artaxerxes, that triumph of British Genius, in its great Com poser, ARNE, was to haVebeen performed on Sa turday, but the illness of Mr. 1311.1H.A.m occa sioned a change, and The Beggar's Opera was the substitute. Hogue was Captain Macheath, and, besides the merit of his performance, that of saving the audience from the revolt ing appearance of a female in the charac ter, with such a gentle Pang as Miss STEPHENS, and such a spirited Lucy te3 Miss Citßirr, gave fu" effect to this humorous but debasing piece. Miss FISHER followed, with applause, in Old and Ywoog, and the whole ended with the splendid drama of Lodoiska, which went off with adroit ness and brilliancy. The following intelligence is from WI Officer who has been for some time employed in the Archipelago : " At Anchor, in Navarin Harbour, Dec. 13, ..1.823. " There is a large army assembled under the walls of Misso lung,hi ; and the Greeks say that a large army and a fleet are expected from Napoli de Romani. They will then secure the passes. Lord Byron, we understand, is at Cephalona, intending to proceed on to the main. He has proffered his services to the Greeks, and moray and arms; the two latter they will receive with gratitude, but his personal services they decline. it is a fact, that, although the affairs of these people can never suc ceed without the union of wisdom and money, they are ex tremely jealous of any foreign interference. The Porte have threatened his Lordship with decapitation, should he fall into their hands." P 0 E T It Y. EPIGRAM, WRITTrAT ni"rnE LATE ADMIRAL VANDEPUT. When MAcnETH liv'd with A writurt's crew, " 1 - Wm3or,D," said he, " come black my shoe ;" And RUMUOLD answer'd, " yea Bob;" Return'd with wealth from Indian land, He now disdains the low command, And proudly answers, " nay Bob•." a a Another version of this Epigram has been sent to us, but the foregoing is what was in general circulation at the time. SPORTING; INTELLIGENCE. YORK SPRING MEETING. Ftn.rr DAT.—Lord lburne's Jock the Laird's Brother, 6 yrs old, 9st. agst Colonel Yates's Mendaz, by Soothsayer, 4 yrs old, Bet. one mile, 200 sov. each, h. ft. Tieirin DAY.—Lord Kelburne's Jock the Laird's Brother, 6 yrs old, Fist. 710. agst Lord Eennedy's Negotiator, Ist. 1210. one mile, 1,000 sov. eaeit, 0. ft. FICNTING INTELLIGENCE. 10tEETINUS OF HOUNDS IN THE PRESENT WEEK". His Majesty's Stag Hounds, on Friday, at the Magpies, Hounslow Heath. The Earl of Derby's Stag Hounds, on Thursday, at Mr. Meagher's, Crohom ; and on Saturday, at Ep.om . Downs. H. Jolliffe, Esq.'s Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at Shtl wood ; and on Saturday, at Chipstead Church. The Surrey Fox Hounds, on Thursday, at Godston. The 'Surrey Harriers, on Monday, Wednesday, and Satur day, at Kernel. Earl Fitzwilliam'a Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, in the Soak; and on Thursday, at Viral-bridge Wood. Lord Ya,r;)orough's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Wootton House ; Friday, at Cromby Village ; and on Saturday, at Gonerby. The Slarquis of Tavistocles (Oakley) [founds, on Tuesday, at Astwood ; Thursday, at Tyringham ; and on Saturday, at Milton Mill. The Hampshire Hounds, cn Tuesday, at Tichborne Down ; Thursday, at ; and on Saturday, at Northing ton Down. • Mr. Shard's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Kennel ; and an Friday, at Owslebury Down. The Watnali Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at Ncwstead Abbey; and on Friday, at Srnally, Derbyshire. Sir H. Sutton's Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at Saxilby ; Wednesday, .at Fiskerton Long Wood ; Thursday, at Lang worth Bridge ; and on Saturday, at Blankncy. The Earl of Scarborough's Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at Mickiebring ; and on Friday, at Clayworth. The Earl of Ha7ewood's Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at Harewood Bridge; and on Friday, at Wike. The Cottesniore. Hounds, on Wednesday, at Liffington Wood. The South Wold Stibscription Hounds, on Tuesday, at Stainton ; Thursday, at Talbot Toll-bar; and on Saturday, at Edlington. Mr. Huy's Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at Broughton flail ; Thursday, at Urcail Heath ; and on Saturday, at Kennel. The Lambton Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at Thorp ; Thurs day, at Hutton Henry ; and on Saturday, at Black Gate. The Holywell Harriers, on Thursday, at Rhosesator ; and on Thursday, at Halkin. Tar: WtrAcirnAND 'Justin—On Monday week the cele brated crack hariers of Wtn. Thatcher, Esq. met at Basely Farm, the seat of Brown Hearn, jun., Esq. when, after draw ing the turnips for the space of five minutes, they started a milk-white hare to the astonishment of all the field. This novel puss showed fine sport, and after standing a severe brush through the northern part of the island, she was gallantly run into in the space of one hour and a half. So long a chase left many of our sportsmen in the rear, three only out of fifteen being in at the death, viz. Brown Hearn, Esq. Wm. Thatcher, jun. Esq. and dir. Barlow. —( So u tha rnvto-n Chronicle.) EX.TIIAORDINARY CHASE.—It would be difficult, we be lieve, to find dogs better trained and conditioned than the Buck ley (Flintshire) subscription pack cf harriers, and as the hares this season have turned out unusually sturdy and fleet, the , diversion they have occasioned to the sporting gentry has at times bordered on the marvellous. On Saturday, Feb. 7. (as usual on that day) - the pack threw off to a fine field, about fifty well-mounted and caparisoned s portsmen, at Rhos yn Brwyu. At 10 o'clock the huntsman rode up, mounted upon a fine black horse; a here was very soon started, and away she went for the direction of Hartsheath Park, and then gallently took for the Welsh hills, from thence across the Alyn to Copywood, where she was killed, after a gallant run of one hour and three quarters. The horses' being generally of the best and being warmed into additional spirit were prancing as impatient as at first starting for a renewal of sport, when a second hare was found in the adjoining; neighbourhood, and " the welkin rung" with the bbyloothde and exercise bot to' taken, music of the dogs, and " hark forward" was the joyous cry in • the field. Puss took a wide range around Hartsheath, but not for an instant were the pursuers at fault, and puss seemed to run in the direction of Black Brook. The view at this moment was indiscribably interesting ; from the opposite down the whole body of the field had collected together; the horses panting and in a snow lather from the fatigue endured. Puss now dashed along for Tradeswocd with the dogs in her track, but riot being allowed time to look for security, there, she turned to the left, and succeeded in gaining her original starting point. There she halted for a second or two, but on the noise o f the quid: approaching danger, she (with scarcely any dimi nution in speed) Sprung for the Alyn, crossed it, and away for Bistree. At this time the sportsmen exhibited a very straggling a ppearance,the greater part of the h orses b e ing beaten to a stand still. The dogs, however, ran in fine style, without check, for an hour and 45 minutes, clearing, it is computed, 2d miles of ground ; when they victoriouly terminated the con flict. The only persons present at the death, were Mr. Wright, Mr. C. Roper, Mr. Rigby, and Mr. Hancock, junior.— (Chester Chronicle.) The Thornton Hounds, on Saturday se'nnight, so pressed their fox, as to induce him to seek refuge in the ccttage of Mrs. Freeman, at Heron Gate; by dashing through a glazed door, Reynard made his way to the parlour, from whence, however, he was soon ejected by his followers, who drove him through a window into an orchard, where they ran into him, and he paid dearly for the trespass which he had from ne cessity committed. COI7P.SING.—On Friday a coursinnatch took place at Tapnel Farm, the seat of Sir Leonard Thos. Wer4ley Holmes, Bart. M.P. which, owing *.o we mildness of ele season and the stoutness of the hares affortiei.: a fine day's sport. Mr. J. R.oach's Crib beat Mr. John Bull's Bumpar. Mr. James Cole's Fly beat Mr. David Dawe's Ellen. Captain Van Battenburgh's Tip beat Mr. Howe's Smirker. Mr. Fred. Roach's Nymph beat Mr. Chas. Plumby's Clio. Mr. Jas. Cole's Flirt beat Capt. Van liattenburgh's Sepnrena. Sir L. T. W. Holmes's Del' Caro beat Mr. Dawe's Diana. Mr. James Reach's Romp beat Mr. Fowler's dog Kilt bull. :xs, between the Gentlemen of fought at Canterbury, on 'rues g clays, and decided in . favour of The On Alin MAIN . of Co Kert stud Cambridgeshire, was day, Feb. 10, and two foilowin Kent as follows : Kent. • M. B. First day - 3 0 • I F:1-st day - - 4 1 second e:ay 6 2 Second day - - '2 0 Third day - 8 1 I Third day - - Cambridgeshire. M. B. 17 3 Feeders—Chapman for Kent. Setters--R. Flemming for Ki shire. 6 1 and Hall for Cambridgeshire. :nt, ant Porter for Cambridge- It is with sincere and unfeigned pleasure that we find the paragraph in our Paper of the 25th ultimo is de clared false and tetally groundless. Calumny is not our object ; but in collecting and selecting for a Weekly Paper, it is obvious, that we, as well as our brother Journalists, must sometimes be the- dupes of thoughtlessness cr of malignity. We, there fore, wish our leaders distinctly to understand, that we have no doubt of the innocence of the Marquis of HASTINGS, and we deeply regret to have been the medium of misleading any portion of the Public ; but we are sure the Meeting at the India House will be regarded as a complete and seasonable antidote. The unequivocal declarations of such Directors as the Hon. Mr. EI.'2IIINSTONE and Mr. PA'ZTISON (who have been acquainted with all that has passed in the Court of Direc tors), of the unsullitd public reputation of the Noble Marquis, must be sufficient to satisfy any candid inquirer, and we doaht not they will silence all misrepresentations.—(Sunday Times.) RICIIA.RDSON, GOODLUCE 3 and Co. respectfully acquaint the Public, that the State Lottery will begin drawing Next Thursday, when the Two First-drawn Prizes will each receive ,e 20,000, in addition. Tickets and Shares, in a variety of numbers, are on Sale at their Office, No. 104, Corner of Bank Building, ERCA NT ILE SHIPPING. DEAL, FEB. 14.—The wind shifted to the eastward this dal , about 5 P. M., when the whole of the outward-bound sailed. The Resolution, Gibbs, arrived this morning from. Ja•nuic?, and remains, hating been supplied with a new anchor and cable. FEII. 15.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Francis Henrietta, Dickenson, from New York, and sailed for the River. A fleet of outward-bound vessels passed about noon from Ramsgate Harbour, and several vessels arc passing at the back of the Goxlwin Sands, bound down Ohann.:-.1. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 1&.._ Arrived the Duke of Bedford, Condngliam, from London for Madras. All the Olitws.rd bound have sailed for their different destinations, except the Duke of Bedford, which ship remains for passengers. Pr.ymmyrir, FEB. 14,—Wind N.—Sailed the Commerce, Adams, for Oporto; Fortune, —, Palermo; liaria, St. Michael's Prince Coburg, Trem a y ne , di tto ; Brothers, Lawson, Ferrol ; and Duchess of Somerset, Stevens, Charente. FA LmouTtt, FEB. N.—Arrived the Esr.cx: frigate and Dwarf cutter, and sailed again for Dublin • Mar quis of Queensberry packet, from Jamaica, sailed-litli ult. Sailed the Duke of Marlborough packet, for Lisbon ; Antelope, and Industry, for ditto; Zephyr, Walton, for• Sierra Leone ; Lord Mulgrave, Greenslade, for Leghorn ; Perthshire, Sangster, St. Mi c h ae l' s ; G oo d Intent, Tonkin, Terciera ; Fanny, Guild, Seville ; and Riga, Royal, for Tobago. COWES FEB. 15.—Wind N.B.—S a il e d th e w h o l e o f t h e outward-bound. . The Thames, 'Amon, which was on shore near Margate, has been got off without damage. EAST INDIA SIM PiNG. 1.. Arrivals in England. • From Bengal, Madras, or Bombay.—No arrival since our last accounts. From Batavia.—The Two Brothers, Meek, an American ship, at Cowes on the 9th that. for orders; sailed from Batavia the 27th Sept., and from Boston the 14th Jan. last. From Van Dieman's Land.—The Skelton, Dixon, off Ports mouth the 12th instant ; sailed from Hobart Town the sth Sept., and from Rio Janeiro the 6th December. From the Cape cf Good Hope, the Voyager, Richardson, off Weymouth, on the 9th instant; sailed from the Cape the November, laden with Whale oi', win e , an d s ki ns . 11. Arrivals Outward if Eastern Ports. At Hobart Town, Aug. 3, the Competitdr, A yscough, from London. 15, the Brutus, Smith, from ditto. 16, the Commodore Haynes, Monerieff, from ditto. • 19, the Francis, Benson, frcm ditto. At fie Cape.—Nev. 21, the Hope, Flint, from London, At Gibraltar.—Jan. '23, the Margaret, (Henderson, from the Mauritius. IlL—Saving from We Eastern Ports. From Hobart Town.—The Ann, Franklin ; Urania, New ton • William Penn, Brown ; Woodlark, Brown ; Andre- Ittddle ; Avon, Sumner ; Berwick, Jeffery ; Eliza beth, nacre ; Commodore Hayes, Moncrieff ; and Competit'.z, Ayseough, for Sydney ; and the Thalia, Munro, for Batavia. From Lima, 23.—The Panther, American ship, for Canton. IV. Shjps daily to arrrivc. from India. From Bengal—The Morley, H.il iday, for idondcrh ; and the Bridget, Leslie, for Liverpool, to sail the 2a:;Ti September. The Stentor, Harris, and :lie Ogle Castle, Brown, for Lon don, w sail the Ist OeLober, From Madraß.—The Hains, Cunningham, for London, to have sailed the 12th September. From Bombay.—The Brailsforcl, spring, for London, sailed from thence the 2Gth September, has put into the Cape leaky. The Royal Charlotte, Graham, for L on d on, to sail theist Ociober. V. Ships departing from England for the various Presidencies. Company s Ship,--The . Sir David Scott, Tweed ; and the Earl of . Balcarras, Cameron, for Ben;.ral and China, are expect ed to be d;spLtehed on Monday, the lath inst. The Canning, Head, for Bengal and China. The London, Lotheby, for St. Helena, Bombay, and China. The Dunira, Hamilton, ,and the Marquis Camden, L ar ki ns, for Bombay and China. Nearly read' for dispatch in the course-of the ensuing week-- the William I , airlie, Smith, and the Lady Melville, Cliffbrd, for Bombay and China, wi t h troops, are l oa di ng, an d nearly ready for sea. _ _ _ Free Trader 3. For Madre.s and Bengal.—The Duke of Bedford, Cuninp;- harne, the 18th ; the William Money, Jackson, on the 20th. ; the Tyne, Warrngton, on the 2r,th ; the Catherine, Mackin tosh, on the 28th ; and tile Larkin., Wilkinson, en the 2tth inst. ; all to sail from Portsmouth. For Bombay.—The Faith, on the loth, from the Downs. For Ceylon.—The Thames, Litton, with troops and stores, on the 22d, from Cowes. For Mauritius and Ceylon.—The Orpheus, Findlay, on the 21st, from tile Downs. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, Fr.r.. 16 The arrivals of all sorts of Grain last week were very Jarye, and this morning there is a fair quantity of Wheat, Barley, Beans, and Peas, fresh up from Essex,. Eent, and Suffolk, and several more vessels with Oats from the North. On Friday last Wheat was reported cheaper, but having had some cautious buyers at market, in addition to our town millers, this has in creased the demand for Wheat, and the prices of. last Monday are fully supported. Barley is more in demand to-day, and this article has rather exceeded our last quotations. Beans do not go off freely, and they have declined in value Is. to 2s. per quarter since this day se'nnight. Boiling Peas do not freely, and they are reduced ls. per quarter ; Grey Peas sup port the prices last quoted. No demand for Eye at present. Oats are now very plentiful, and they have given way Is. to 23.- per quarter since this day se'nnight, at which reduction some extensive sales l :te been made. Flour remains unaltered. * Al/RIVALS LAST WEEKS English Wheat,l2,44o—Barley, 12,518-111alt,ii,861-oate, 26,809—Rye, o —Beans, 3078—Pc-as, 100—Foreign Wheat, 0 Lioh Oats, 1430—English Flour, 14.982 sacks. AVERAGE PRICE OF COHN IN ENGLAND AND WALE:!, IN THE WEEK ENDING TEZRUARY 7. Wheat, 645. 7d. ; Barley, 335. 6d. ; Oats, 245. ; Rye, - 395. 4d. ; Beans, 4es. 7d. ; Peas, 401. Id. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed horn the Returns made in the Week ending the 11th day of February, 1824, is 335. 71d. per cwt. SMITHFIELD MARKET, Fun. Id. The market was well supplied this morning wits all kinds o cattle, except in Calves, which were scarce. Owinp; to the cc:',l weather, the prices of all descriptions of cattle were much fr.e same as on this day se'nnight ; but good South Down :Mee') obtained a high price, ar.d the - trade was rather heavy in tl^e earlier part of the morning. To sink the Offal, per stone of Illb. Beef 3s 40 to 4s 4( Veal V 5s Od to 03 Ott Muttor 3s 8d to -4s tk'. I Pork Lamb Os Oet to Os ed. HAY AIM STRAW, PER LOAD- Eby • AA Ith) to 1:5 69 I ('lover - Straw 3 1 18$ to 12 4s. ..kTTEM-PTED SIJICIDE.---thl Sunday nightittbeut: eleven o'clock, a female of very interesting appearatee, rind apparently not more than twenty years of age, was observed loitering about in an extremely dejected manner on the Tern:: fronting l'alace-yard, and afterwards, with an air of despera ti,:n, she ran down she steps on that side of the bridge, and jumping into a boat, flung herself into the water, from which she was almost immediately rescued by same persons who fol lcwed her, and had observed her motions. She was taken into a public-house, and for some time would not tell her name, but at length said her residence was near Lambeth-walk, where he was taken ; and on inquiry being made, Is to the cause 'ef he rash attempt, alit!. mother,' who is a respectable female, aplem-ed a young friend of' hers had on Saturday received Valentine, which was P.Tognizeti to be sent by a young man to whom the silly girl was attached, and who in revenge resolved on self-destruction; she had absented herself the whole of Sunday. E. —On Saturday Ebout twe ee o'clock, a fire broke out on the premises of A.l'; Asa:- =cider, oil-refiner, 62, White Lion-street, Pen toavale.-- it was first discovered by the watchman. Ile'gave the slam , but in the absence of the fire engines, and the scanty supply t f water, the fire gained ground, and burnt with great fury. The whole of the back premises were soon destroyed, and the flame swept unchecked through the house into the s rest. Several engines arriving about a quarter past one, the tile `was extinguished about two o'clock. The whole Of the premises were completely consumed, and the two next rd joining houses were mush • damazed. No lives were lost, a - though considerable fears were entertained for the safety of a child belonging to a person in the neighbourhood, hut tbr tunately it was found unhurt. T!ie family, who are C.:Erma - is, happened to be from home. We have not heard whether the premises wereinsurecl. The fire is supposed to have originated in the accidental overturning of some oil which was boiling en a Ere in the workshop.