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c 481. gcb. it f b. I remained steady up to this hour, although one hundred thousand was sold in the earlier part of the mornin g at 891 to 894 for the next Account. e do not hear of any Express having arrived Cr "' Paris, although it is reported that Spanish Bonds have come lower—at ‘2.71; but as vet we Cannot place any confidence in the rumour. We understand, from a quarter in which con fidence may be placed, that the Spanish Govern tnent have come to a determination to try, at all hazards, to regain their South American Pro- YinCeS, either by an expedition, or trying the effect of a Counter-Revolution. The Portuguese • are also .determined to re-conquer Rio Janeiro. Both Governments are now busily employed in forming the means for the above projects. FortEIC;N AIARKET.-This being Settling Day for Spanish Bonds, and other Foreign Securities, most parties in the above Market are busy in Settling their accounts. Spanish Bonds opened at 24g3r, since which they have lowered to with a very heavy _Market. BAYONNF, JAN. 6.—We have received from Madrid the King's Decree of the Ist of January, rela'-ive to South America, which orders every thing in that great country to be replaced in the situation it was previous to the 7th of March, 1820. We should think that, in whatever situa tion the South American Colonies may be, it can scarcely be expected that much regard will be paid by them to this Decree, or that it will dispose them to return under the dominion of Spain ; for, in point of fact, this Decree says to them, loot up the vines and the olives which you have planted, destroy the manufactories which you have established, in spite of the laws and ordinances which forbid vou to be cultivators or manufacturers, and in order to protect the com merce and the miserable manufactures of the Peninsula, you shall continue to receive, as in times past, a small part of what is necessary to Supply your most urgent wants. These things shall be procured from foreign countries, and brought in vessels which shall first come to Cadiz to y a -- t' the duties; you shall give in exchange :Your productions, and you will be the hap piest people in the world, for you will have the happiness of treading that fertile soil, full of precious mines, which belonged to your ancestors; a soil which is not worked for the ac count o f your Sovereigna, but for the sole advan tage of Europe, excepting Spain.—A disorder, which seems to be catzhing, has suddenly attack ed the Prelates who are in Madrid ; as soon as th e order to repair to their respective Dioceses Was intimated to them, they all proved to the 'Government, by numerous certificates, signed by their Physicians, that they are ill, and that it is impossible for them to undertake the journey. The Grand Inquisitor, Bishop of Tarazona, is the most seriously ill ; the inquisition alone can cure him, and, it is said, he entertains consider able hopes. A vessel has arrived at Guernsey from Rio de Janeiro, which sailed from that port on the .25th of November ; but the letters which reached town yesterday contain no events of political im portance. It is said that Lord CocHRANE's ! ate cruize had proved very successful, and that each sailor had shared prize-money to a most extrava gant amount, which had attached them in the strongest degree to the Brazilians, at the same time that it held out an almost irresistible tempt ation to new adventurers to join him. The re maining letters brought by this vessel from Rio de Janeiro will be in town this day. The Duke of YORK is expected to leave town on Saturday, for Woburn Abbey, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of BEDFORD. The Marquis of TITCHFIELD, we regret to hear, is still much indisposed. It is a singular fact, that Christianity stands at tl is time indebted to two of our distinguished udicial Characters for the ablest Theological Tracts which have been written within the pre sent eenturr viz. one on the LORD'S PRAYER, by Air. L , "Mee BAILEY, and the other on the oaD 3 S up y oung N :ER, by Mr. Justice PARK. POLEO N is not permitted to accom his Pauy hi s la mother to her palace at Parma ; residence is fixed at Shoenbrunn, near Vienna, where, previously to his entering that capital. BuoNAPArat first saw t h e portra it o f M ARIA L °VISA. We understand the Privy Council have come to the determination of granting an unreserved pardon to Hunt, from a conviction that it would be dangerous to try and convict him of a crime of which he had previously confessed himself guilty, under an implied p.-..rdon.—(Morning Chronicle.) TUcRTELL'S Bony.—The body of Thurtell is now undergoing the slow process of dissection "t St. Bartholomew's Hospital, in the same manner as other subjects are treated for the objects of in struction. The enter integuments have been raised from all parts of the body, and the muscles laid bar e, for the p urpose o f b e i ng trace d b y t h e stu dents. Aft er th e uses o f t h e sc h oo l s h a ll h ave ""en accomplished, and the unsubstantial parts removed, it is intended to prepare the hones, and bod y them so as to form a skeleton. T he has not been used for any public demon 'loll at this Theatre of Anatomy. tea ' . tN eR G END'ARNIEs.—No person was admit notNo th e regiment of the gend'armes who had fought at least one duel, or if he had not, he rt ust take a solemn oath that he woukl fight one before the end of a twelve-month. This horrid (.u.t,om continued until the reign of Louis XI V. IRI AIIS AT rIERTFO RD.—The Observer of Snn t'aY last, Janua ry 11th, will b e k e pt on s a l e all th is month at the Obs erver Office, No. 169, 2 1 - .. tr and, Wher e f ran k s (gratis) may be had to seed to any part o f t h e U n i ted Kingdom; it is T•A 0 Sh eets . ; th e pr i ce together, Fourteenpence. addition to the six prints and the two ground- Planrver folio columns of the Trial. 119,, 437, 558, be THE FRACAS IN THE NORTH. The Tyne Mercury of the 13th inst. (a Weekly Journal published at Newcastle-upon-Tyne), contains the following paragraph respecting an unpleasant fracas that recently took place in the County of Durham : " At a meeting of the Commissioners of the Wear last week, at Sunderland, we understand an altercation of a very angry nature arose between a Gentleman of that place and a distin guished Member of Parliament for a neighbouring county. The matter, however, it seems was not to end in mere vapour ing, for the party who considered himself aggrieved soon after sent a friend to demand the satisfaction of a gentleman.' Th;s satisfaction was not to be had, and rumour states that the Sent, tor refused' to meet' his antagonist, on the ground that he was not of high enough quality. In former times such an excuse' would scarcely have been given— " But now, what Quixote of the age would care " To wage a war with dirt, and fight with air. " When it was known at Sunderland that the challenge had not been accepted, there were not wanting persons who vented sneers of disbelief, talked of idle pretext, and some even went so far as to whisper something about cowardice." In elucidation of the above paragraph, we have a letter from a worthy Correspondent at NEW CASTLE-UPON-TYNE, who states, substantially, that there are various and even conflicting state ments in circulation, in that town and neighbour hood, as to the quarrel alluded to. It was ex pected, however, that an authorized written statement would very shortly come before the public, till when prudence would obvioutly sug gest the suspension of the judgment. The par ties implicated are, J. G. L Esq. M.P. and T. P , Esq. of Sunderland. PROBERT. We understand that the Police are in active pursuit of this miscreant. We hear, on authority that we deem respectable, that there are several serious charges against him. If this be true, there can be little doubt that justice must spee dily overtake him, for he has no weans of escape. He has neither money nor friends to assist him in his Eight. Various rumours are of course afloat about the active pursuit of the police after this criminal. One is. that he is suspected of the murder of the Rev. Mr. Calton ; another, that he can give some account of the mysterious disappearance of Mr. White. What degree of credit may be due to both, er either of these ru mours, we do not know ; but the quarter from whence we received the information is so respect able, that we have every reason to believe the officers of justice are making strict and diligent inquiries after him. [ANOTHER ACCOUNT.) REPORTED ARREST OF PROBERT.-1411St even ing the most intense anxiety was excited, in consequence of the prevalence of a report through the metropolis that the above individual had been taken into custody, on suspicion of having a knowledge of the extraordinary disappearance of Mr. White, the ironmonger,' late of Regent street, which place that gentleman left about two years back; since which period no tidings have been heard of him. It was also widely promul gated that he was acquainted with the mysteri ous absence of the Rev. C. C. Colton, of which so much has lately been adverted to. Consider able credit was given to the report, it being well known that Probert had some acquaintance with Mr. White, through a person named Beard. On this account public curiosity was afloat to ascertain the authenticity ,of the statement; and numberless persons, amongst whom were many sporting characters, and fre quenters of the 46 hells" of the west end, visited all the police-offices, and made anxious inquiries of the officers connected with the esta blishments as to the accuracy of the report ; and not feeling at all satisfied with the answers they received, which was generally " Probert is not in custody here," thinking that his arrest was ordered by the Magistrates to be kep' a pro found secret. Several actually repaired to the relatives of Mr. White, to whom they applied for information, but could learn nothing to gratify their curiosity. We were, in consequence of the currency of the report, induced, late last night, to allay the interest that had been ,occasioned, by making every possible inquiry into the matter at every place where it was likely that informa tion could be afforded. The result of our exer tions was that Probert, who had been living since his acquittal at a public-house in Lambeth, but the exact one we could not learn, was not to be found, and that the police officers were certainly em the alert for him. We also ascertained that Mrs. White, soon after her husband's mysterious de parture, went to reside with her faMily, which consisted of three girls and a boy, the latter about 13, at No. 4, Upper John-street, Golden-square, but is now residing in Camden Town, where she keeps a respectable preparatory school for young Ladies. The house formerly occupied by Mr. White is No. 69, Quadrant, and is now in the possession of Mr. Tapster, furnishing ironmonger. —( British Press.) OLD BA nry.—(Tiins DAy.)—James Walker, aged 22, was put to the bar on an indictment, charging him with burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Mr. RICHARD TPLL, of Globe-street, Bethnal Green, on the 6th of January last, Lnd stealing therein a quantity of silver spoons and other property. — There was another fellow in company at the tine of the robbery, but he contrived to escape. On the prisoner there was found a phosphorous box, a quantity of picklock keys, matches, and other implements of housebreakin; , ,. A number of witnesses were called to bring the charge home to the prisoner, and the Jury in stantly found him Guilty, Death. GOLD Com—Edward the Third was the first that coined gold in England ; but be it remembered that the Romans had none till 6Z9 years after the foundation of their city. - r--, -. - •"5 1, ,, , 4: , j ....... $ • ..." 4 .t, i ,71,--; . .?;f:,' ~ e :' ,s 4 -7,f i rrS -* ':..,IANW.of 7 , ) •I ) , .., 2 Vc....,<:,.4.,:•,,:',.., -.-- ' - ' 4 1.z . 4te . :,. , -A': ,- .; -. , : - if" 4 . ~ :.-.:.,_ :•, + - 1 ~ ini:., ,- .„,,jko --,i„,,y 7 , , % ~,; Y ... # ll 11 , 4 1 ) S- j . k i ' 0 THE KING, &c. The KING- continues in the enjoyment of good health and spirits.—Scveral persons of importance, we hear, are expected at the Palace towards the end of the week.—The Steyne, the Cliff Parades, the Esplanade, and the Chain Piers, have been gay in fashionable promenades to-day.--Lord and Lady Gwydyr and family left us, and returned to town yesterday—With the Earl and Countess of Bristol, Lord Hervey, and the Ladies Augusta and Georgians Hervey are arrived. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Earl of Pomfret, in South Audley-srreet ; Admiral Nugent, in Bryanstone -square ; Hon. Edward Arbuthnot, in Welbeck-street; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert, in Grosvenor-street ; Hon. Mr. Macdonald, in PiceadiZy ; Mr. and Mrs. Drummond,- in Montague-square ; Mrs. and Miss Gordon, in Brook-street ; Mr. C. Wynn, in King-street ' • the Lord Bishop of Lincoln, and the Hon. Mrs. Pelhain, 'in Connaught-place; Mr. Edward Drew, in Park-lane ; Mr. J. Mitchell, in 'Upper "Tim-. pole-street ; Captain and Mrs. Wallace, in Park-street ; Mrs. and Miss Clive, in Grosvenor . -place ; the Dowager Countess of Carhampton, at her house, in Bruton -street, Berkeley-square, from - her seat, Paynes-hill, Surrey ; F. Forrester, Esq. at his house, in Hertford -street, May Fair, from Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire ; the Rev. Mr. Brownlew, at his house, in Upper George-street, Portman-square, from the Earl of Darn ley's seat, Cobham Hall, Kent. CHAN GES. —The Earl of Wiltshire, tO join the Bth Hussars at Norwich ; Captain Forster, for Dublin ' - General Shaw, for India ; lMr. C. B. Cooke, for Bath ; Mr. Patrick Ha don, for Colney House, near St. Albans ; Honourable Colonel Elphingstone, on a tour; Colonel Gordon, and Mr. Jas. Gor don, for Paris; Sir James and Lady Murray, from Brighton, for Bath ; Capt. Wellesley, from Surrey, on a tour ; Capt. Me thuen, of the Royal Dragoon Guards, from Doncaster, for Leeds ; Lady and Miss Jones, from Brighton, for Bath ; Capt. Congreve, of the 14th Dragoons, on a tour; the Duke of St. Albans, and the Ladies Beauclerk, for their seat, Gatton, Surrey - Countess Cowper, for her seat, Pansanger, Herts ; Lord 'Valletort, for Dowager Lady Suffield's seat, in Norfolk ; Lord Meibourn, for Earl Cowper's seat, Pansanger, Herts ; Hon. John Coventry, from Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, for his seat, Burgate-house, Hants ; Ralph Milbank, Esq. for Earl Cowper's seat, Pansanger, Elerts ; Kean Fitzgerald, Esq. for his seat, Under-hill, Herts ; Colonel and Mrs. Austin, from Jordan's Hotel, Sr. James's-street, for Crnpion's seat, in Sussex. SPORTING. A CAPITAL CHASE. BnyarrroN, JAN. 13.—0 n Friday an extraordinarily fine pack of harriers, secondary perhaps to none in the kingdom, wer-. again in the enjoyment of some capital, we may say sur prising sport. They threw off at the Devil's Dyke to a gal lant field of about seventy equestrians; and prime and bril liant was the show in horse-flesh. Two in well d eserve d vi c t or y, when a third h ar e was started near to Seddlescombe, which took a circuitous rout, of which Blat c hi n gton and Angleton good runs had ended was pretty nearly the centre. The Dyke was next reached at a tremendous rice, and puss was unsquatted near the bottom of the frightful hill. Up this steep the hare took, the dogs in rapid pursuit, and the view from the opposite down, where nearly the aggregate of the tzld h a d congr e ga t e d, was indescribably beautiful and interest ing. From the Dyke, the next hill was crossed, and down to I :o7:zin gs , at a neck-or-nothing rate, where, turning to the fight, Newtimber was passed on the left, and another devia tion in course brought puss back to where she had been origi ally disturbed, not far from Seddlescombe. Here, being hard pressed, she sprung for North-heath and reached it, and thence Passed by Pan dean and Standean towards Ditcheling, where she diverged to the left, and made for Stanmer Park. The hors?s, generally, bvthis time, were mach distressed ; in truth the greater part of them were beaten out-and-out. One, a fine creature, rode we believe by . Mr. Losuado, it is supposed burst by y na the heart ea and fell dead under his rider. Leaving the Par' northern angle, the hare made for Plimpton, and iikßaulmer and the ;Leyes.Race Course, at which ltabctatnere tt t p o laee Vire dtvii In - ctypital - style ran into her and tenni.. nsted the conflict, nine from S e ddl escom b e , an d a f ter it is computed, crossing 20 miles of ground in one hour and three l o th . o ß u thakcehr,ectkh the huntsman, t th rn e oan,nseatntdo two o l r uo tn as:e r t. c er e sS o . th r T e ß r i :p \rll4 :s s m aen :n asi , ‘l w rw e . re all that could be mustered of the field at the death. Hares so stron g an d fl ee t o f f oot , and afford ing such diversionin this p art of the world, as the present sea son has prod uce d, is considered to be without a parallel in the cznals of the turf. STOKEN HALL COURSING, Oxon, JA:f. 14. The Gold Medal. Major Howard's Bliss beat Mr. Hansard's red d. NI% Hewitson's Flora beat 111 r. Henderson's Brisk. Capt. Felton's Brush beat Mr. Oven's blk. b. 111 r• Bouverie's Comus beat Mr. Roden's tan b. Jefferson's Countess beat Mr. Adamson's Frolic. Mr. Gee's wt d. beat Mr. Guddard's Fan. First Tie. Bliss beat Brush. Flora beat Countess. Comus beat the white do g . Second Tie. Bliss beat both Flora and Comus, and won the medal. The day closed with some excellent runs, and Stoken-hall was the seat of hospitality. --- PEDESTRIANISM. The match from 'Worcester to London, after the fight (112 miles in 3; hours) for 200 sovereigns, having been done with so much ease by Steers, a Shropshire man, it led to another for the like sum. 'George West, whose feats have been wonder ful, started at twelve o'clock yesterday, to go the 112 miles and. back (224) in 76 hours, which is nearly 3 miles an hour with out stoppages, and he is backed at five to four to win. We heard of him at Gerrard's-cross (20 miles) at four o'clock. BOXERS. SPRING AND LANGAN.—These men, it seems, received 150 sovereigns each from the collections made for the accmarnoda tions at the fight, on Worcester Race Course. Tne Clerk of the Course accounted for (001. which came to hands out of the said collection; but there were so many busied in taking money for the occommodations, that not half of that which was re c.ived has come to light. DICE CURTIS, THE PET OF THE FANCY, AND BARNEY AARON.—This long-wished-for match has at length been made, for 100 sovereigns. TWe.nty sovereigns aside were de posited. on Tuesday- evening for the match, which is to take place in two months. Betting five to four.on HORSE RACING. COUNTY COURT-LANCASTER, JAN. 2. GRESN'CCOOD z. OLIVER.—This was an action to recover the amounts of two several wagers, made between the parties as fol low .—The defendant bet the plaintiff five guineas to one gui nea upon the race of 25 guineas' stakes to be run for at Knots ford, on the 31st of July last, taking General Nina against the field, " play or pay," and the plaintiff bet the defendant 251. to Si. on a race for 50 guineas' stakes to be run on the same day, taking General Nina against Squib, " play or pay." The wagers were made on the 16th of July last, and reduced into writing by the defendant, who, as well as the plaintiff, signed the memorandum. Gen. Nina did not start in the first lace, nor, as was observed, by one of the Advocates, did Squib go cif in the last, consequently the defendant lost 1-oth tle - wagers. The defendant relied upon a declaration that he would be off' the wagers, which declaration was proved to have been made to the holder of the memorandum about an hour and a half previous to the races being run, and when it was known that General Nina would not start for the 25 vaineas' sakes, but the Learned Assessor, John Addison, jun. Esq. con sidered the defence insufficient; he said the defendant must not be allowed to lie by for the space of eight or ten days, and then, upon finding that the odds were against him, rescind the agreement, which, at the time of the making of it, was as fair as such transactions in general are, and in answer to a cuestion from the Jury, whether a party could not declare off a wager at any moment before the race upon which it de pended was run, the Learned Assessor observed, that upon a play or pay bet he apprehended not. It certainly mio:ht be done any reasonable time before the race, if the chances re mained the same as when the wager was made, but after there was an alteration in the chances, he thought it was tco late, and, in thi s case , the d e f en dant knew when h e d ec l are d off , that the horse which he had bet upon would not run.—Verdict for the plaintiff. POE TRI". ZOE MOT I'AX Al'Ann,. Where, shining through the deep blue air, Yon columns greet th' f."`J..g/ean prow, klovely phrase hath linger'd there, Of—Z(11 /lOU (Mc ayezircu. Bvfcre you've been in Greece a wedk (Unlea, Sir, you're extremely blow) You'll learn as much of modern Greek A,a__Zun) p.ou crac ctrcirco. Fair land ! that halt fair teachers plenty Of -,vords that every one should know ; And none is learnt at one-and-twenty With more good will than gyarco, That Youth beneath the plane-tree's shade, That slender, dark-eyed, turban'd Beau, What says he to yon smiling maid'? What should he say? but ccrxrco. There's not a land where waters glide, There's not a lend where wild flowers blow, • But whisper'd, murmur'd, sung, or sighed, I ti-GU frac ayaTtClJ. 0607r0f0f • FEMALE BEAUTY. The women of the Continent, and more espe cially of the islands of Greece, are extremely beautiful ; it would indeed be astonishing if these descendants of the Greeks were not so, since the women of all their colonies, as Naples, Sicily, &c , are still remarked for it. The large and expanded eye was, perhaps, the most distin guishing feature of the Greeks,. arid it• is still to • be found among their descendants. The women of Turkey possess considerable beauty,—they paint their eye-brows black, as did the Greeks. —The women of Arabia are not destitute of beauty in their youth, but they have the custom, in common with many barbarous nations, of figuring themselves by rude outlines traced upon the skin, a custom which doubtless originated amongst those savages, who being naked, and without any other ornament, adopted this one. The women of the East are applauded for their beauty by almost every traveller. Beloe as sures us that there are no women there, even of the lowest class, who harp not the fresh Grit of the rose en a skin which is white, distended smooth, and soft as velvet ; a circumstance per haps arising from their frequent use of the bath. The custom of the Mahometans of purchasing the most beautiful women they can find, has doubtless also contributed to their beauty. Hence the Persians, who were formerly a deform ed race, have now become, especial l y in their great cities, of iepahan, as beautiful as the Europeans. The Tchercassians, Miegrelirtes, Kachemirians, and Georgians, are famed for their beauty. Hence in Turkey it is not permitted to Jews or to Christians to purchase these beautiful women : this is said more especially of the Kachemirians, who are reserved for the Faithful. These women are brought as slaves to Constantinople, and there sold while youna, and hence scat tered all over Turkey, in order to serve in the Harem, or produce children for their masters. From the account which has been given us of them by the female Christians of this country who have visited them, and from the small number of those whom the practice of physic has afforded us an opportunity to see, it appears, that they have European featu res : a l most a ll are f a i r ; w i t h d ar k r some have flaxen or light brown hair; all are f ine ly proportioned when they are young, but they generally acquire, through repose, good living. and the frequent use of the bath, an em-bon-point w hi c h constitutes the delight of the Turks, and w hi c h exceed the limits of beautiful proportion. V er y beautiful w omen are to b e found i n I n d ia such are.those of Lahore and Benares. Although t h e ir- cOmplexion is a yellowish brown, the ex- P ee ssion of their f eatures i s extreme l y so f t, and possesses great vivacity, and their figure is e legantly and delicately formed. The yellow women of Golconda and Visapore are still s ought for in Asia.— The women of Barbary are many of them beautiful. Those of the moun tains of the Atlas are sufficiently fair, but those who live in the towns, sheltered from the rays of the sun are of a whiteness so pure that they would eclipse the greater number of our European women. The women of Egypt are of a short sta ture ; Juvenal says of them, " In Meroe crosso majorem infante papillam." Among them an excessive ern-bon-paint is esteemed a great beauty ; and in order to effect it they eat immode rately of the most nourishing food, live in a state of the greatest indolence, and make ex cessive use of relaxing baths. The Negresses have also their beauty and theievalue : some of them. when young, haying a nose straight, or almost acquiline (though this is by no means necessary to Ethiopic beauty), have also a figure which would not disgrace an European, the lips in many instances projecting but slightly, the ad vancement of the cheeks being scarcely apparent, and the bosom being accurately placed.—(34- died/ Adviser.) SACRED MUSIC, AT ST. BRIDE'S CIluRcH.,--Last even ing the inhabitants of the palish of St. Bride were delightei with a display of Sacred Music at the Church, by Mr. MaTHEa„ the Organist, who performed a Selection from the most scien tific Composers, at the request, we understand, of several of the Parishioners. It is impossible to conceive a more power ful 'effect than was produced by some of the grand com positions of Handel. " Disdainful of danger,"' from the fithas Maccabees of that eminent genius, and " Welcome, mighty king," from his caul, were calculated to try the powers of a performer, and the success of Mr. MATHER was complete. The rapidity of the execution, as well as the splendour of some of the moss solemn passages, commanded the admiration of the auditors, who were composed of the most respectable inhabi tants of the parish and their friends. AitNE's beautiful Rzfnin of Ere was given with so much pathetic expression that there was general wish for its repetition, whieN the Per former kindly complied with. Mr. MATIIER also gave his hearers a very brilliant specimen of his own powers of Com position, by performing an Extempore Fantasia. The utmost praise is due to the Churchwardens, and ether officers of the parish, for affording to the younger branches of the families of their parishioners, during the holidays, a treat which could bear a comparison with some of our best selected Oratorios. Yesterday Admiral Sir JAMES SALTMA 11 EZ ap plied to the Magistrates at Bow-street for their assistance, in order to recover several 'aivable a rticle s w hich were stolen from his carriage Tuesday evening, as he was going with his wife and daughters to spend some time with Admiral Sir John Chde, at his seat near Beckenham. The Magistrates imme diately directed that hand-bills should be circulated and a re ward offered, as the most probable means of their being re. covered. COURT OF KING'S BENCII—(Tins DAY.), THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSOCIATION v. JOUN HUNT. This was an indictment charging the defendant with having published in a work called the Liberal, a Poem, entitled " A Vision of Judgment," and which Poem cont a in e d a lib e l on t h e memory of the late King, and which was calculated to bring his present Majesty into contempt and hatred among his people. Mr. ADO LPILIUS and Mr. PATTERSON were en gaged for the prosecution ; Mr. SCA RLETT for the defence. At a quarter past two o'clock the Jury, after deliberating 20 roinutus, returned a verdict of CC Guilty." DESPERATE ATTACK. WORSLITP-STREET.—(TUIS DA Y.)-A fellow named John Didmead, was brought up_ charged with committing a desperate assault on the per son of a young married female, named Atfield, with a poker. The complainant stated, that the preceding night she was sitting alone in the par. lour of her house in Golden-land, rhere she was: disturbed by a knocking at the door, on opening it in rushed the prisoner, without a hat to his head, and seizing the poker from the fireplace beat her most viol en tly ave r the h ea d.- Tier screams irought the tratchmen to - her assistatic4;, who carried her assailant to the watcbhouse, but not till he broke several squares of glass and a table. Witness never saw the fellow before in her life. —He stated, in his defence, that he had been to receive his pension at Chelsea, and he had been robbed of all his money, likewise his hat, - and seeing the complainant's door open, he went in, thinking it was there he had been robbed ; and when he was told by the complainant his hat' was not there, he, from the effects of Liquor, was irritated to commit the assault.—He was ordered to find good bail to answer the charge at the Sessions. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DIAL, JAM. 14.—Wind W.N.W. thick foggy woother.— Came down from the River and remzths the Ann, George, for Pernambuco. POIITSMOTITH, J. 14.--Calm.—Arrived the Neils TheD dare, Nylen, from Gottenburg. PLYMOUTii, JAN. 13.—Wind S.E.—No arrivals or Wings- FAL xr. o UTII, J AN. 13.—Wind S. ar r i va l s or s l an gs . LTVERFOOL, JAN. 13.—Arrived the Glide, Pearce, from Virginia, sailed 17th December ; Rose, Smith, from St. An drew's, N. 8., sailed 14th December; Wakefield, Wakefield, St. John's, N. 8., sailed Bth December; Margaret, William , son, Charente; and Alexander, Smith, from .i)antzic. PORT GLASGOVv", JAN. 10.—Arrived the Clyde, M‘Plicr, son, from Demerara ; and Spartan, Shannon, frOm Nassau. GUERNSEY, JAN. 10!--Arrived the Two Brother s , Lo w _ they, from Rio J ane i ro i n 43 d ays. S a il e d t h e Brothers, for Trieste ; Henry and Isabella, Bayles, for Demerara ; and Eliza, Sharp, for Tarragona. MARGATE, JAN. 14.- -The Levant Star and Good Intent have both been got off' this morning and brought in here. The Dispatch, from Riga to Galway, struck on the Black Rock in Galway Bay the I Ith instant, and filled with water, but was got oft the next morning. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Captains were sworn into the com mand of their respective ships—viz. Captain Charles Mangles, of the Marchioness of Ely, for Madras and Bengal; and Henry Hosman, Prince Regent, for Bengal direct.—The up, dermentioned stops were thus timed—viz., Asia, :Marchioness of Ely, and Rose, for Madras and Bengal ' • be afloat the 30th of March, sail to Gravesend 13th of April, stay there th=irty days, and be in the Downs 17th May. Prince Regent anti General Hewitt, for Bengal direct, be afloat 29th April, sail, to Gravesend 13th May, stay there 3d days, and be in the Downs 16th June. FEMALE SUICIDE. An Inquest was held on Tuesday evening. last, before THOMAS 5T1TC1.11,72, Esq., Coronas, at the African Chief, Somers-town, on the body of Eller, Coleman, ago.%) years, who destroyed herself. Eleanor Rine, of 73, Oseulston-street, said, on Sunday night last deceased came home, bringing With her a half pint of porter ; she requested the witness to take some. and on her refusing, she put some sugar into it, and taking the key of her room she went up stairs. She shortly after returned, and observed that she had had enough, when she was immediately taken, in in a most. violent manner. Mr. Copeland, a surgeon, was sent for, when the cup was shewn him which had contained the beer, and he immediately observed a quantity of arsenic at the bottom.— Withess pressed the deceased to reveal why she had taken the poison. This she refused doing, but admitted she had takcnit. On Monday morning about 3 o'clock she died. Eliza Willis, who was with the deceased when she came in with the porter, gave a similar testimony. Mr. Henry Copieland, assistant to his brother, of Chalton street, New-road, surgeon, said the deceased had been frequent ly in their shop for various articles. On Sunday last site came, apparently in goad health, anti asked for two-peanyworth . of arsenic. The witness inquired for what purpose it was intend ed to be used. The deceased replied it was to destroy some rats ; the witness, however, considered, that from her early age she might have some other intention, anti refused serving her. in a short time afterwards the again called, in company with a strange woman ; the woman remarked to the witness that he had no occasion to be afraid in selling her the arsenic ; the witness in reply to the woman's oosereation, said—" Perhaps not; but it is right to be safe when we can." Ee then felt convinced the deceased wanted the arsenic for the purpose she had-men, tioneel, and immediately weighing it delivered it to her, having first written " poison" upon the paper ; the woman he had not seen since, nor has he any kn ow l e d ge of her e.alte - appetwed, however, to be 50 years of age. The woman was here incurred for, but it was intimated, she was not known. Air. William Copeland , lori stated that he heard his 'brother refuse to serve the deceased with arsenic, till she had Rome one with her to vouch that it was for the rats ; about ten o'clock at night he was called on, and on examining a cop which had con tained .some porter, he found an infusion of arsenic, and as a proper remedy he administered emetics, lac. ; she said it was no use to give her any thing, if she had not intended to have died she should not have taken it; sometimes she cried, and sometimes lauglie, so that witness did not consider she was in a sound state of mind. Mr. Geerge Wakefield, a surgeon, of Ossulston-street, at tended the deceased on Monday morning, and found hes ex ceedngly ill ; she appeared in a very exhausted state ; .ana from her demeanour he did not consider she was in a sound state of mind. _ The Jury, therefore, without further inquiry, returned their verdict, " That the deceased poisoned herself, Ling at the time in a state of temporary mental derangement." ItoNAL Pnuosorura.—Aurnrath li. was one of those Turkish princes who countributed much to the Ottoman grandeur; but he v, as convinced of the vanity of that very grandeur which he had increased by his victories. Ilk only aim was re tirement, that. he might rest in the arms of the sciences. It must have been a most extraordinary spectacle to see a Turkish philosopher abeliate the crown. This Prince resigned it twice, aLd twice he was prevailed upon by his Bashaws utld Janissaries to resume it,