The Sun. — London, England, 1824-02-14 00:00:00

ouV. , 27 !37 on ea as Bard to an insulated question of foreign policy, is ot quite so novel as the Quotidienne affects to believe. A little reflection on the conduct pur sued by France and Other Powers, in the unsuccessful and calamitous struggle which Great Britain had to sustain with her former North American possessions, would have con vinced the Quotidiennc that some Governments have gone much further, —have absolutely denied the right of the Mother Country herself to re conquer her Colonies, and have, by force of arms, assisted those Colonies in the assertion of their indpendence. But it is on another and higher ground that the determination of this country with respect to South America may be successfully vindicated. England has already solemnly acknowledged that " the course of events appears to have sub stantially decided the ;operation of the provinces of South America from thiailother Country." What, then, prevents her from formally recog nizing the independence of States, whose inde pendence appears to her to be already substan tially achieved ?—Nothing but a degree of delicacy towards Spain which may be almost characteris ed as fastidious, and the admitted possibility, however hopeless and improbable such a result may be in fact, that, so long as Spain is able to rattintain the contest, her efforts may, by some unexpected stroke of good fortoae, be eventually crowned with success. -But in these circumstances, the new question arises, as to whether Great Britain will withhold her acknowledgment of the South American States, until they shall have successfully resisted the hostile attacks not only of Spain herself, b ut also those of her Allies. Though not precisely expressed in the Speech of Mr. CANNINGi her de termination is evidently this No !—I have a right, if I think fit to claim its exercise, of acknowledging the new South American Go- v ernments immediately,—of entering into trea ties with thern,—and of assisting them in their resistance even to the further unaided hostility of the Mother Country. I waive the exercise of that right from various political considerations, o thers from a sincere d es i re t o ma and a mon gst i l if est m y friendly dispositions towards Spain, and m y respect for her feelings, and even for her p r ejudices and her chimerical expecta tions, in the trying and difficult circumstances to which her misfortunes have reduced her. I have, however, duties to perform which can not be sacrificed to the wishes of Spain, when those wishes are inconsistent with what I owe to myself and to the cause of civilization. My own interests prescribe, and the rights of nations re quire, that I shall not tamely permit a confede_ racy to be formed for the avowed purpose of forcibly suLduing nations who ars now in fact free -- who are, therefore, entitled to all the rights o f inclopendent states,—and whose independence a l'd prosperity are essentially important even t o my own welfare. If the design of forming such a confederacy is persisted in, I will forth. -with acknowledge the independence of the Go vernments against whom it is to be directed ; and havin g once taken that step, f am equally bound by considerations of my own interest and of public justice, to resist the conquest of their territory, in the same manner as I should resist an attempt to conquer Spain herself, for the purpose of aggrandizing another -Power. —lt is in this sense that I deny the right of foreign interference between Spain and her ci-devant possessions in South Ame rica. So long as my formal recognition is withheld, it is true that in the abstract I must consider the new States as still belonging to Spain, and that she has abstractedly a right to call upon her Allies for assistance in subduing them.— Aut, that very call will precipitate M 1 into the act of their recognition, because it is in itself an admission from Spain, that she has lost the power of ,asserfing her soverezoty, and that the ques ticul Is no longer one between a Mother Coun try and her Colonies, but one of a war of "Hquest and aggrandizement against free and i "depentlent nations, whom I am bound, by every co nsideration of justice towards myteff as well as towards them, to protect. An entire year has alre a d J ., elapsed since I declared that C my formal le "g nit ic'n of those provinces, as Independent States, might be hastened or retarded by vario us external circumstances.'—The formation of a confedet acy against them would be a cir cumstance compelling me to a prompt decision in their favour ; and as my past declarations on this question are ' known to all Europe as well as to Spain,' there can be no peal mis t; nderstandi ng as to the true i mport o f t h e Iguage of one of my Ministers, when he C un quivocally denied the right of any interference 'II artier to aid the Mother Country in the sub jugation of her Colonies.' CIT Y , T we l ve o ' Clock.—Consols opene d t hi s rantin g at 911, a n d rose to 91i, since which they la ve declined to 91-0- for the Account : they were also done at 92 for next Account. Up to this hour I do not hear of any Express having arrived from Paris, nor are there any reports in circulation. Within this half4hour there is a good deal doing, and Consols are 911-3 for the Account, and 914-T for Money. FOREI6N MAakt.r.—Spanish Bonds opened at 24:1, at which price they remain steady, with little loin; in them. All South American Secu rities maintain their prices. A file of Norfolk Papers (Virginia), to the 7th January, arrived this morning, hut they do not contain a word of news. Last night Mr. lIUSIE somewhat surprised the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER by proposing that the Sugar Duties should be reduced from 30s. to 15s. per cwt. The Hon. Member rested his claim on these two points, Ist, That that moiety of the duties which he proposed to take off, was expressly imposed as a war duty, and, therefore, that government are bound in honour and justice to relinquish it ; and, 2dly, That as the revenue from Salt had increased, in spite of the reduction of the tax on that article, he (Mr. Hume) is convinced that an increase of revenue would be reaped from Sugar, in consequence of its increased consumption, after his proposition shall have been acceded to. To the first of these points, we know not what the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER. will urge in arrest of judgment. In the second, however, Mr. HOME'S inference is, we are sorry to say, entirely fallacious. Salt is a commodity, to the increased production of which there are no limits, and whose quantity can therefore easily be made to keep pace with an increase of demand. The case is very different with Sugar, at least as respects its production in our West Indian Colonies. There, production has probably been already carried to its utmost ex tent, or at least to its utmost extent withouta new and large importation of slaves ; and the increased supply which could be obtained from other quar ters, to meet an increasing demand, would neces sarily be slow. That a great diminution in the price of sugar might double the demand for it, is possible; but the revenue would suffer most se verely before a double supply could be obtained from the sugar countries. Extract of a letter, dated Rio de Janoiro, Dec. 5, 18`23:--Our apprehensions of serious consequences resulting from the late violent pro ceedings of the Emperor have subsided ; for every thing remains in a perfect state of tran quillity, and business is resuming its former activity. The KING arrived at Windsor on Thursday evening from Brighton. Mr. MACKENZIE arrived yesterday at the Co lonial Office in Downing-street, with dispatches from Va❑ Dieman's Land. It is determined to separate the Governments of Malta and of the lonian Islands, which were conjointly held by the late Sir THOMAS MAIT• LAND.---The former is to be given to the Mar quess of HASTINGS, with a salary of 6,0001. a-year ; the latter to Sir FREDERICK. ADAM, with one of 4,0001. per annum.—The command of the forces in the Mediterranean will not be included, as heretofore, in the Government of Malta. The appointments of the Marquis HASTINGS and Sir FREDERICK. ADAM are expected to appear in the Gazette of this evening. —(Morning Paper.) BRUSSELLS, FED. 7.—The Prince of ORANGE has arrived here from Petersburgh. LISTON is to take leave of the Bath Theatre, for his own benefit, this evening, in Fish cut of Water, Sweethearts and Wipes, and Deaf as a Post. Mr. YOUNG has obtained a furlough from the Covent Garden Commanders, and is now in active service under General BRUNTON at Exeter. It has been rumoured at Cheltenham, that Mr. ELLISTON is about to lead to the altar a widow, whose vast wealth has excited universal notice, and a large portion of which, much to her honour, is devoted to acts of indefatigable bene volence ; but we are assured, upon what we deem competent authority, that the report is wholly unfounded. A MAN WHO MIMED TWENTY WIPES.---St. JEROME says that he saw a certain man at Rome, but whom he does not name, who had outlived twenty wives. The last wife was herself a wi dow, and had been married to nineteen husbands. When she died, he had a crown placed on his head to follow her to the grave, as though it was a thing to rejoice at or triumph over. THE LATE MAIL COACH ROBBERY.—We gave the particulars of the robbery committed on the York and Shields mail in our last week's paper ; the suspected thief was in height about five feet eight inches, wore a drab great coat and dark-coloured underdress, and had with him a small purple bag. It has since been ascertained that this person walked, immediately after leaving the coach, directly to Catterick bridge ; there he took a chaise for Boroughbridge; thence he pro ceeded toWetherby, Leeds, and probably to Liverpool, in which town he most likely lies concealed until he finds it convenient to proceed to Ireland or the Isle of Man. He arrived at Mr. Stott's, Boroughbridge, about one o'clock on Saturday after noon, (says a hand-bill which has been circulated, offering a reward of 200 guineas for his apprehension); had on a brown top-coat, drab-coloured or blue trowsers, blue coat, white stockings, and his shoes were dirty, as if lie had walked on the road. Ile was in a very great hurry to get forward, and asked the boy who drove him if he could not go a nearer way to Leeds than by Wetherby, and desired him to make all possible haste. He slept a great part of the way in the chaise ; had a purple bag with him, and when the waiter put it into the chaise, he felt two or three parcels within it, a nswering the description o f those stolen, so that there can be but little doubt as to the identity of the fugitive. We hear that the clerk was getting out of the mail, and had the pormanteau on the seat; and while holding the door in his hand, the thief got off with the prize, unperceived, by the other door.—(Leeds Intelligencer.) FASHIONABLE ARRIVA The Duke of Portland at his house in St. James's-square, from his seat, Welbeck, Notts ; the Earl of Edmore and Capt. Corry, in Hamilton-place, from Ireland ; Sir C. and Lady Codrington and family, at their house in Park-lane, from their seat, Dodington Park, Gloucestershire; Sir Abraham Hume, Bart. from Brighton ; Sir Charles Saxton, Bart. at the Albany, from a tour ; Colonel Gordon, from Brighton ; T. R. Kempt, Esq. in Bridge-street,' Westminster, front Brighton ' • Hon. Mr. Twisleton, at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, from a tour; C. Beard, Esq. at ditto, from Cheltenham ; R. Stewart, Esq. at ditto, from Scotland ; Sir James Williams and Son, at Long's Hotel, Bond-street, from the Continent; Capt. Forbes, R.N. at ditto, from Chatham ; J. Edmunds, Esq. at ditto, from Oxford ; Captain Harvey, at ditto, from Brighton. DEPARTURES.—The Earl of St. Germans, for his seat in Cornwall, Lord Charles Townshend, from Gould's Hotel, Jer myn-street, for his new resid ence , Regency Park ; lion. Thos. Stapleton, for Tunbridge Wells ; Sir Godfrey Webster, Bart. from Long's Hotel, for Battle Abbey, Sussex ; Major Meyrick and Capt. Osborne, from ditto, for Paris. BAT ll.—Arrived since our last—Lady Crawley Boevey, the Hon. Mr. Noel, Hon. Mr. Strangeways, Lady Lethbridge, Sir John and Lady Smith and family, Sir T. Stickwell, Lieut.- Gen. Cockell, Col. and Mrs. Buralem, Col. and Mrs. Dare, Colonels Erskine, Latouche, O'N e il, O'Toole, Pepper, Major Dicken, Major Elwood, Captains Doherty, Huntley, Kelly, Rev. Archdeacon and Mrs. Bathurst, 'Rev . . Mr. and Mrs. Brice and family, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Wickham and family, the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Wiggett, Rev. Messrs. AuSiin, Bold, Coppard, Cassan, Dun, Edmonston, Grassell, Huntley, Linton, 'Morrell, Methuen, Morshed, Old, Rocket, J. 'Williams and family, Dr. Irving. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Duke of Gloucester entertained a large party to dinner yesterday at Gloucester Ilouse, Park-lane. Mr. Secretary Canning will have a grand dinner party to morrow at Gloucester Lodge, Old Brompton. The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Agar Ellis entertained the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdown and a large party to dinner yes terday at their house in Spring-gardens. Mr. and Lady M. Walpole had a dinner party yesterday at their house in Lower Grosvenor-street. C. R. Ellis, Esq. M.P. entertained Viscount and Viscountess Granville, and a distinguished party to dinner yesterday at his house, in Audley-square. 11Irs. Ross had a select circle of fashionables yesterday even ing at her house in Portland-place. FETE AT lIAMMERWOOD LODGE. A splendid entertainment was given on Tuesday last at Bammerwood Lodge, near East Grinstead, the seat of Mr. Dorrien Magens, in honour of his son coming of age. The visitants be g an to arr i ve at a li tt l e a f ter n i ne o ' c l oc k, an d were directed to the mansion by the reflected blaze of large bon fires, which were at that time burning in the front and rear of the Lodge; the fir s t w as beautifully illuminated with variegated lamps forming columns of -fire, and they were intersected by the initials M. D. M., also in letters of light. —A lar ge an d taste f u l b anner , an em bl em o f a ncient chi valry and hospitality, waved on the turrets. The whole had a splendid appearance. The interior of the building,co.nsist i a magnificent suite of apartments, was also brilliantly lig ted "P; and at the extremity an eastern tent , wherei n fanc y ` and tast e were amply di sp l aye d b y t h e ma t c hless decorations.-- . At ten o' c l oc k t h e b a ll room was g raced by the fashion of Sussex and th e n e ighbouring country. Nothing could excel the spirit ev i nce d i n t h e d anc i ng , whish was enlivened by the melodious strains of Litolff's excellent quadrille band. Pre vious to the supper being announced, the attention of the com pany was directed to a display of Fireworks, which were ex hibited on th e pr i nc i pa l l awn o f t h e h ouse ; they occupied a con siderable time, accompained by martial music. The supper rooms were then thrown open, wherein covers were laid for nearly two h un d re d persons. Th e gran d lib rar y was fitted up with peculiar elegance for the occasion. A profusion of orange and lemon trees occupied various recesses, towering above object, and exhaling a most delightful perfume, otherin.full bearing. A variety of other exotics were also in bloom. In tersperse d, wer e var i egate d l am ps producin g eafbuve;'ilnryg most enchantin g affect. The supper was under the direc tion of Mr. Gunter, comprising every - delicacy the season affords, with wines of the choicest description. After par taking of this sumptuous repast, re sorted to; the Ball-room was again guests retired highly gratified with the les_ and the enlivening . scene was not quitted till nearly 7 ° ti ' v c i l t7r k and wh h e o l s ' pi t t h a e lity of IlTinnerwood Lodge, and delighted with the urbanity and politeness of the worthy Host and his a miable family. Among the company were :--:The Earl and Caul-fleas of sheffield, Sir John and Lady Shelley, Countess of Chichester, Lady Hobilouae, Col. S trat fi e ld, Si r Gco. and Lady Shiffner, Mr. John Fuller, Gen. Dorrien Rev. Win. Stratfield andfamily, Hon. Mrs. and Mi ss weave, Gen. St. John and family, Captain Bond, Mr. G reen Lady Mary Pe Leigh, Mr. and Mrs. B a ll and f.' - r. and , Irs. Slade and family, Hon. Mr. Rice, M r , Pelham, Mr. Hothouse, Captain Witche, Lady Tenison, M r . and. i Hiss Mrs.J hneand family. The Anniversary Meetin g of the GLOUCESTER True Blue Club was held at the Bell lintel Gloucester, on Wednesday, Wm. Goodrich, Esq. in the chair. Several constitutional and energetic speeches were delivered in the course of the evening. The following, among other toasts, were given :—Church and King—The Royal Faoaly—Th e Pious Memory of King George the Third—True Blue—The glorious Fourth of February— The Duke of York and the Army— Lord Melville and the Navy—The House of Bruns w i c k ; may they never forget the principles which seated them on the Tnrone—The Protestant Ascendancy—His Majesty' s AI in ist ers—M r. Cooper—May the Principles of Mr. Pitt ever animate the. Councils of Great Britain, &c. &c. di '1,.. , 6 . : pi. 'OA et 0' 1 .; 0 -, -,'.74‘ , 1 6. , .. - • il.L..kT , Lttro fw „ , , .4'"•xl - ,k , rr; ~td...,. 4 0 -0,4 - ,7 1 '.-!•..: ' , 'l li'", • 1%;:-.. IP', ••';',.. ,,,.._..., , . z . F .-4- , .4. i i''' Id f; ,5,%-4-11.4" ' z,, b;=u*s* : ' - •6/ . "' ' 'Pll ' 4l "' '' 2; v4:4 '74' ' Ve .- 'E GE t - . 474 ‘.. o ...., 44, A *si f 4 UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OxForm, FEB. 13.—0 n We ay, Feb. 11, the following Degrees were conferred MASTERS OF ARTS.—Rev. Gilbert Gilbert, Wadham Col lege ; Rev. Francis Orton, St. Mary Hall ; Rev. Samuel Howe Harrison, St. John's College. BACHELORS or ARTS. —Francis Chambre Steel, Jesus C Thomas, Pembroke College ; Hon. Francis ollege ; Curzon, R jans raz i e e nose College ; William George Sawyer, Esq., Hanoi College. The same day Henry Le Mesurier was admitted Scholar . of New College. The Rev. Dr. Woodcock, Rector of Michelmersh, Hants, is appointed Canon of Christ Church, in this University, in the room of the Rev. Dr. Smith. The Rev. Wm. Bu.cklanil, Professor of Mineralogy and Geo logy in this University, was at the aniversary meeting on Fri day last, elected President of the Geological Society of London. ICCLESIASTICAL PREFEItMENTS. The Rev. Wm. Dowell, Vicar of Locking, Somerset, has been presented to the Vicarage of nom Lacy, Herefordshire. "`The Reverend J. Mitford, to the Rectory of Stratford, St. Andrew, Suffolk; patron, the King. The Reverend John Bluck, to the Rectory of Wesley, Cam bridgeshire. The Reverend R. Lockwood, Vicar of Lowestoft, to the Prebendal Stall in Peterborough Cathedral, vacant by the death of the Rev. Francis Tutte. The Rev. Edward Davis Slade, A.B. to the Rectory of Wan strow, Somersetshire, vacant by the cession of the Rev. George Maximilian Bethune, D.C.L. patron. The Rev. Hobbs Scott is appointed Archdeacon of Anstra lasia, in New South Wales, with a salary of 2,0001. per annum. This is the highest ecclesiastical anthority in that colony. AFFAIR OF lIONOLTR. SPRING RICE AND W. O'GRAny, EsQßs.—We are happy to hear of the termination honourably to both parties of the misunderstanding which unfortunately took place between a distinguished Senator and a young Barrister, highly connected. It is said, that our gallant County Representa tive, Colonel 'l' and Captain %V , agreed on a mutual explanation, which ended in the re tracting of certain expressions disrespectful to the Noble Earl.—(Freeman's Journal, Wednes day.) Rxv. EDWARD I inriNcL—The Edinburgh Star, after quoting the story in the Fife Herald, of the offer of the living of Leslie to this gentle man, says, " We have good reasons for question ing the truth of the above report." ACCIDENT IN DRURY LANE. [FURTHER PARTICULARS.] In addition to what we stated yesterday, we now add, that • only some cross polls had been put up instead of shores ; that the district sur eyor had been expressly sent for by Mr. BitAGas, who declared the premises perfectly safe ; that in digging the foundation to erect the two new houses, that of Mr. 13e.AGG6 had been undermined. The inmates in the house at the time were the wife and one child of Mr. GILES', a poor woman in a far advanced state of pregnancy and her child ; the wife of Mr. BRAGGS who had only the instant before been called down stairs, and Mr. 13anacs and the men in the bakehouse. Mrs. GILEs had only time to seize her infant, who was playing at the drawers, which are now in the ruins, and crawl out while the wall and the greater part of the flooring was going down. The other unfortunate woman was extricated by seine firemen, who were passing. Mr. and Mrs. BKAGGs and their servants had only time to run out on hearing the crash. The loss of Mr. GILES is very great. He was insured from tire for 1001., which would not cover his loss, he having been able only to save a very trifling por tion of property. In fact, theloss to all must he great, but to him particularly. The workmen were the whole of the morning employed iii clearing away the rubbish. The melancholy event of the Ml of the house in Drury-lane, though happily no lives were lost on the occasion, has involved many individuals in great distress by the loss of their furniture, and many other articles not only of mere Con venience to them, but of great value. One of the sufferers is Mr. GILES, a Compositor belong ing to this Paper, a very industrious and respeik able man, w ho has a wife and three children, now reduced to great distress. We hope that a liberal subscription will be opened for the• relief of this industrious man and his family, as well as for all other sufferers by the sudden and calami tous event. LENT ASSIZES. NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—before Lord Chief Justice A BEOTT, and Mr. Baron GRAHAM. Buckinghamshire Thursday, March 4, Aylesbury. Bedfordshire - - Wednesday - 10, Bedford. Huntingdonshire - Saturday - - 13, Huntingdon. Cambridgeshire - Tuesday - - 16, Cambridge. Norfolk - - - Saturday - - 20, Thetford. Suffolk - - - - Saturday - - 27, Bury St. Edmund's. NORTHERN` ClRCUM—Before Mr. Justice BAYLEY and Mr. Justice HoLuoYD. Durham - - - Saturday, Feb. 28, Durham. Westmorland - - Monday, March 1, Appleby. Cumberland - - Thursday - -4, Carlisle. Northumberland Friday - - -5, Newcastle. Lancaster - - Wednesday - - 10, Lancaster. Yorkshire - - Saturday - - 20, Castle of York. City of York Same day, -- - Guildhall of ditto. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. MEETIN4S OF MOUNDS IN THE ENSUING wrr.K. 1 The Quorndon Hounds, on Monday, at Arnesby; Tuesday, at Norton by GalbY ; Wednesday, at Martinshaw ; Thursday, at Withnerpool ; and on Saturday, at Kettleby. Lord Anson's Hounds, on Monday, at Odstone ; Wednes day, at Whetstone ; Friday, at Arbury ; and on Saturday, at Kirkby. Mr. Dewing's Hounds, on Monday, at Binham Abbey ; and on Wednesday, at Ripton Heath. The Vdes on cr Ferg Hounds, on Monday, at Westacre Vil. iag 3', at Walton Greyhound. The Union (Norfolk) Harriers, on Monday, at All Saints' Green ; Wednesday, at Sisland Church ; and on Friday, at Mendharn. , sir Jacob Astley's Hounds, on Wednesday, atEgmere Ruins; aNntaiSdt: And on Friday, at Guist B r id ge . Lord Petre's Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at Bellericay ; Thursday, at Langdon Hills ; and on Saturday, at Downham Cork. Sir Thomas Stanley's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Brombrow Bridge. The Warwickshire Fox Hounds, on Monday, at Wolford Wood ; Tuesday, at Walton Wood ; Thursday, at Ufton Wood; and on Saturday, at Whichford Wood. The Badsworth Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at Pollington ; Thursday, at Norton Villa ; and on Saturday, at Hickleton. The North Somerset Fox Hounds, on Monday, at Dunkerton. The Cheshire Fox Hounds ' on Mond a y, at Sandiway Head ; Wednesday, at Saltersford ;Friday, at Prover ; and on Sa turday, at Toft. The Ludlow Subscription Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at Stoke's Wood ; and on Friday, at Bitterley Village. The Lewes Brookside Harriers, on Monday, at Newmarket Hill ; Wednesday, at the Kennel ; and on Friday, at Teles combe Tye. CHARLES BANN tsTEa AND THE CooK.— ' l , hP facetious Charles Bannister being once a little in embarrassed circumstances, turned coal-merchant to add to his revenue ; and being a very generous man, he went about at Christmas to give the cooks of the different Taverns he served what is commonly called a " Christmas-Wt." The Master of one of them being in the kitchen with him, Charles gave the cook a crown, " No, no !" says the host, " that's too much."—" Pshaw !" replied the former, " Don't you see that she's c HATE-F CTL L." ALLEGED Al URDER.—A Coroner's Jury was impanelled on Thursday evening, at seven o'clock, before THOMAS SHELTON, Esq. Coroner, in the Board Room, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, to in quire by what means Sarah Laurance, aged fifty,' came by her death. The general report in the neighbourhood was, that the deceased had been murdered, and the Jurors came with a deter mination to make a full investigation of every circumstance of the case. Several witnesses were examined, and it turned out that she was in the habit of drinking, and died ofa wound she received in a scuffle between her and the man with whom she lived. The fray took place at No. 1, Saffron-hill, on last Saturday week.—The Jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict of Manslaughter against this man, George Goulds bury, who was committed to Newgate for trial. MURDER.—On Monday night, about half-past 10 o'clock, as John Jones was returning home, accompanied by his son, a boy of about 14, from attending a friendly society, of which he was a member, he was attacked in Vauxhall-road, opposite the end of Maguire-street, Liverpool, by three men.— They were armed with bludgeons ; and as soon as Jones came up, they struck the unfortunate man several blows on the head with these deadly weapons, and he fell almost instantly.— The savages having accomplished their diabolical purpose, immediately fled ; but the shrieks of the boy having attracted the watchman, and other persons, to the spot, the villains were pursued, and one of them was fortunately secured. He was committed to Bridewell, to await the Coroner's Inquest. Mean while the unfortunate man was taken up insensible, when it was found that his skull was so dreadfully fractured by the blows it had received, as to leave no chance of his recovery. He was conveyed home, and after lingering in great agony, expired yesterday at noon. The deceased was a sawyer, and had continued at his work, notwithstanding the bulk of the trade have, for some time past, been standing out for wages ; and his conduct had, it is supposed, excited the hostility of the other men. The man who was taken in endeavouring to make his escape is also, we are informed, a sawyer. The bludgeon ' with which he was armed was a piece of square mahogany, so formed as to be firmly grasped by the hand, and to strike with great force.—( Liverpool Paper.) FATAL AFFRAYS IN IRELAND. CLONMEL, FEB. 7.—About ten o'clock on Thursday night, a most unfortunate occurrence took place at Sinone, about three miles beyond Cashel, in the direction of Thurles. Two Police Constables were returning from Cashel, in com pany with two or three people on a car. While passing the house of a man of the name of Michael Myers (a tenant of Mr. Mansergh) a fusil or pistol fell from the car, and the charge exploded. Two young lads, sons of the above named M.Myers, who, with their father, were at supper, on hearing the report of arms, started up and ran to the door. The people in the car, who, it is said, were for the most part in liquor, were much alarmed at the. explosion—and conceivinz an attack had been made on them, a woman on the road cried out, pointing to the lads at the daor of Myers's house, " there are the fellows who tired the shot One or both of the Police-men immediately fired on these youths, when ono of the latter is wounded in the body, and the other shot through the heart,and is killed. Some reports say that but one shot was fired, and that shot killed the one and wounded the other.—On 'Tuesday evening, as a party of BailiZ were destraining for Tithes oil part of the parish of Knockeratfon between Caller and Cashel, while driving a way . some stock, they were attacked by a body of thepeasantry at Ballygarrald, on whom they were obliged to fire in their own defence—when, we understand, a man of the name of booby was shot through the body ; another, of the name of Costigan, was also severely wounded—and a man named Gorman had his upper lip and two of his teeth carried away by a ball. ATTACKS ON AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY. • HAt,Eswownt (SuFFoLK), FEI3. Q. —Nonni Moths ago the farmers hereabouts came to thkresolution not to use agricultural machinery so long as titre were .agri cultural labourers out of employ ; and notice'. to that effect were stuck upon the Church doors, &c. This promise the labourers are of opinion has not been kept. Although there ha been a considerable advance in the price of almost every article of farming produce, there are still many agricultural labourers who cannot get work ; while, on the other hand, there are many farmers who, notwithstanding remonstrances to the contrary, continue to use machinery.—lioaday last, for instance, a draining plough, standing ready. for work in a field belong ing to Mr. George Robinson, of Chedistone, near Bales worth, was totally destroyed, by being cut to pieces with a saw in all the principal parts of it ; anti bundles of metric a were left on the top of the remains of such draining-plough, to intimate what further mischief "night be expected if the use of agricultural machinery were persevered in. It was on this farm that corn-stacks, &c. were fired some months ago. On Friday last this same gentleman commenced threshing with a threshing-machine—a piece of machinery, however powerful and decided may be its merits,that has excited so many heart-hurni ngs between the farmers and their labourers. As soon as it became known amongst the labourers that such machinery was at work, and such news flies fast enough, they collected together on the following morning to the number of 50 o r 60, armed with mat cocks, d ax in es a , billdyhooks,icrr.oßwo-bbainrss,onNsioe, to the terror bludgeons, Sec. and then iro alarm of the neighbourhood. They immediately took the horses from the machine. By this time the churchwarden, overseer, and several respectable inhibit a nt s of Chedistone and eleawilere, arrived at Mr. Robinson's farm, and they remonstrated freely and firmly with all the parties—with Mr. It. as well as the men. They eventually succeeded in persuading the men to depart in a pea , eful manner; but not till they " loaded up" the machine, set their shoulders to the wheels, and drove it into the road lead ing to Mr. It's house. They did not injure the machine, but they gave intimation that if it should he permitted to return, its des ruction would be the consegu nee. The same party of la.. bourers proceeded to the farm of Mr. Thomas Bishop, also a respectable farmer in the same parish, who was performing some operation upon trefoil, with a machine of horse power, and they contented themselves with expressing the hope that Mr. Bishop would abstain from the use of the machine. As Mr. B. was always understood to have behaved with kindnema. to the labourers, this forbearance may be accouuted for. He gave up the use of the machine. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, FEB. 13.---Wind S.W.--Arrived and remain thr Charlotte, Fretworste, from Hamburgh ; tiscar, Jameson, frmi Demerara, and sailed for London. Put back the Don ini2a, Holder, for Dominica; 5 P. M. a large .ship, apparently an Indiaman, two °flier ships, and several brigs are turning through the Gulls from the River. PoaTsmouTH, Fast. 13.--Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Alfred, Laughton, from London for Van Diemen's Land ; Sprightly, Newton, from ditto for Lisbon ; Neptune, Walker, ditto for New Orleans; IVatson, Frost, ditto for Lisbon; Re ward, Terry, ditto for St. Vincent's; Sir Joseph Bankes, Blake, ditto for Jamaica ; and St. Mary's, Burton, ditto for Madeira. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 12.—Wind W.S.W.—Several vessels bound round the land that sailed yesterday have put back thi.; afternoon, wind very high, with dirty weather, and every ap pearance of an approaching gale.—A survey has been held on board the ship Mercator. from Drontleim to Trieste, the result of which is, that part of her cargo must come out. The Favourite, Cummings, trout Liverpool to Africa, vas driven on shore, near Holyhead, and bilged on Tue ,day ever-- Mg ; most of the cargo landed in good order. The Thames, from London to the West Indies, was on shore on the Middle Ground, off Margate, yesterday morn ing, but was expected to be got off. Tl.e new packet Bell, from Peteraburgh to Portmiouth (N. 11.), was driven on shore at Lochmaddy during a gale the 25th ult, but got off after cutting away her masts. Now that the Lottery system is drawing to a conclusion, it must be a subject of proud exulta tion for Mr. SIVEWRIGHT that he took the last Contract, and by garnishing his Scheme with SEVEN 820,000 Prizes, has succeeded in rivetting the attention of the Public, in a most unusual. degree. NEXT THURSDAY, Feb. 19th, will be the First Day of Drawing, and a memorable day it will probably prove to many, for the Two First Prizes are each to have 820,000 Sterling extra; and all that are drawn Blanks will he put in the Wheel and drawn again, so that if they miss the Two First, they will still have a Chance • for I , 'Fyr. other Prizes of '2 000 0 . REVENGE.-The following was communicated . to the writer, by a friend of JOHN PHiLIr K Ertl- Bac, as a circumstance which occurred in Wor cestershire. Two lads were engaged in rob bing an orchard, and afterwards one of thern impeached the other ; for which his compa nion swore bitterly that, one day or other, he would be revenged. They arrived at the age •of manhood, when - the injured retired from business to a county far distant from his native one. The impeacher had adopted a seafaring life ; and, at length being shipwrecked, was taken, up. parently lifeless, to the house of an aged man, who was bed-ridden ; he did not see his guest, who lay in the next room to him. While the sailor was recovering, he recounted to the maid-servant several incidents of his life, which were heard by the bed-ridden man in the next apartment, and, convinced he was the object of his ancient pique, in the deed of night he rowied himself sufficiently to crawl on his hands and knees to the sailor's apartment, and struck him to the heart with a deadly weapon. The maid-ser vant was tried for this murder, convicted, and had nearly suffered, when the feeling of gratified revenge became too powerful for the hoary sin ner, and he confessed, with delight, he alone was the murderer.--(Bath Herald.)