The Sun. — London, England, 1824-01-03 00:00:00

AMERICA. We have received New York Papers to the 17th ult., and Journals of corresponding dates from other parts of the United States. The fol lowing are extracts : [From the Baltimore Morning Chronicle.] A rumour has been afloat in - this city for some days past, that Mr. Rush had made an inquiry of 00 Government, by the request of the En;- Deli Cabinet, to ascertain whether the United states were prepared to join England in a united resistance to any attempt of the Holy Alliance upon the independence of the South American Republics? We confess that we are credulous to believe not only this, but that England is pre pared to join us in resisting all further attempts on the part of the Allied Powers to colonize this country. They have large possessions on this e!ontinellt, to defend from foreign aggression as well as the United States. England is jealous of Alexander's power, and the settlement which he has formed on our western frontier has already been, with the English Cabinet, a subject of re monstrance. NEW Yon-k, Due. 11.--In the House of Re presentatives on Monday last, Mr. Webster, of Massachusetts, proposed a resolution, that pro vision ought to be made, by law, for defraying the expellee incident to the appointment of an agent, or commissioner, to Greece, whenever the President shell deem it expedient to snake such appointment. The resolution was laid on the table, ac cording to Mr. 'Webster's motion, in preference to the suggestion of Mr. Foote, to refer it t• a committee of the whole on the state of the Union,' and of Mr. Farrelly, to refer it to the Committee of Foreign Relations. Preu.—We learn by the schooner Flging Childers, that about 1,000 Colombian troops passed Chagres on the 13th of October, from Carthagena, on their way to Lima, to join the troops under Bolivar. Others were expected for the same destination, to aid in driving the Spa nish troops from Peru, and no doubts are enter tained of their ultimate success. Mreico.---We mentioned on Friday an ar rival at Mobile from Mexico, bringing General Cortes on a mission to our Government. 13esides1 the Manifesto of the Mexican Government then noticed, General Cortes had with him a docu ment declaring the Castle of St. Juan de Ulloa in a state of strict blockade, and that all vessels found entering there would be considered a law ful prize. He likewise brings information, that some time in September two French gentlemen arrived at Vera Cruz, said to be on a mercantile speculation, and proceeded to the city of Mexico.; Some circumstances excited a suspicion tat they were spies sew out by the Holy Alliance, and the Governmeut ordered them to be arrested. On being interrogated,they pretended that their errand was limply mercantile ; hut on examining their bag gage, papers in cipher were discovered ; and on being asked for the key to the cipher, they said it was lost, and they could not remember it. It was ascertained that these men. one a Captain in the Navy and the other a Colonel of Engineer. were emissaries sent out by France to induce the Mexicans to revolt, and receive for their king a Prince of the Bourbon family. They were im mediately imprisoned. Respecting the Com missioners sent out by Spain, it appears that it was only a commercial treaty they were autho . rized to enter into; on discovering which the Mexican Government told them that an uncon d tional acknowledgment of the independence o f ti;e nation, and the delivery of the castle of St. Sn u de Ulloa, were the only bases of a treaty which would be acknowledged. Not bayin g ! pew ee s to agree to these terms, the Commis sioners were ordered to leave the country in eight days. DICEMBE7t IC. Faom CURACO.I.—By the Matfeawan, arrived yesterday, we have received our Curacoa papers to the 16th November. They contain the parti culars of the attack on Porto Cabello, which is stated to have been a brilliant affair. Ail the small vessels in port were taken, and their co►n manders made prisoners. The frigate Gaylen, which served as a pontoon, was set fire to by the vanquished. The accounts state that the proud fortress of St. Felipe ceased firing as soon as the music of the victorious army was beard to mingle its notes with the air; and, convinced that 01 was lost, the miserable survivors opened terms of ca. pitulation to the Colombian Generals. The prin cipal part of the Spanish army were in the city at the time of the assault, the whole of which, or nearly all, either perished or fell into the hands of the Colombians. General Calzada is among the prisoners. The Spa Go7?rnment of Porto Rico liar is.. - ded a decree offering an asylum to the Spa niards who have been expelled from the Cololii 'Jinn territories. Several vf!ssel3 were loaded at Curacoa, wa'tt ing the official receipt. MILITARY BALL.—We understand that the managers, MessrY. Price and Simpson, have li berally offered the use of the Theatre for the ball which is to take place on the Bth of January next, in aid of the Greeks. This is highly cre ditable to these gentlemen. By flooring over the pit, and opening an entrance through the boxes, a grand saloon will be formed, which, if tastefully decorated, will present a spectacle worthy of the occasion. The different tiers of boxes will accommodate such part of the com pany as do not participate in the dance. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 22.—We have been in formed through several sources, and have reason to rely to a certain extent upon the correctness of the information, that about the 21st of Octo ber a sudden change of the weather was ex perienced at Tampico and the vicinity, the mer cury of the thermometer falling 40 degrees during eight hours—the consequence of which was, that 200,persoo died in one night in that city and the adjacent country. One of our United States vessels was in port atthe;time, and our informant iv:lds that she fist at tte same time 18 persons, including several officers. 1 INTERIOR OF AFRICA. [PIS QUARTERLY RLYI LW i 8 so justly esteem ed for its GeograjAiical aud Geological infortna tion, that we readily insert the following extract on a country hut little known.]— " On the 21st October last, the Commander in-Chief of the African station gave an order to the commander of H.M.S. Swinger to convey to the British factory, at the mouth of Benin river, and there land Mr. Belzoni, who made his appearance at. Cape Coast Castle, with a view to • penetrate into the interior, towards Timbuctoo. It "so happened that, at this time, there was on board the Owen Glendower, a sea man known by the natce of William Pasco, w hose real name, however, wits ekbon Bouker, a native of Houssa, an intelligent and well-behaved man, about 23 years of age. This man left Kashna, or, as he calls it, Birnie-Kashno, (the city of Kash na,) about the year 1805, in .company with a caravan of merchants ; some intended to collect I the Coda nuts in Gunja, and others with slaves for the coast. In four days' travelling (on asses and mules, at the rate of 25 miles a day) from Birnie-Kashna, they reached a river as wide as the Gambia at St. Mary's, running to the right , of the rising sun, and coming from the country of Gober. It is called the Qurrra-luan-dadi, or I River of fresh water. Five days beyond this, still travelling to the southward, they arrived on the banks of another river, deeper and broader than the former, called Gulbi, which runs through the countries Gnarl and Noofti ; and he has been (old, and believes, that these two streams unite into one at Zugum near Kaba, and that it then proceeds towards the rising sun at Birnie Bor nou. The Gulbi has a strong saline taste, and abounds with hippopotami and alligators. Pro ceeding southerly for several days (he does not recollect how many) he came in sight of a range of high mountains, one part of which, named tVaoonJ, much highe r th an t h e rest , h a d a wh i te top like marble (snow), and in its appearance resembled Fogo, one of the Cape de Vend Islands. In about a week after leaving these mountains, they discovered the sea from the sum mit of some high hills, which having de scended, they had to cross a small river called Echoo (supposed to be Lagos.) From hence they continued their route in the direction of the setting sun, having the sea in sight at in tervals on the left band, and in ten days arrived at Annarna6oe on the coast. Here Abou Bouker took the name of William Pasco, and entered on board the Lille-Belt, with the determination of following the sea, a trait of no small degree of boldness in a young man from the centre of Africa, who had beheld that e lement for the first time; and he has ever since remained in his Ma jestv's naval service. A circumstance, however, occurred which made him desirous of being dis charged from the Owen Glendower. In a Por eugueze slave-vessel, of about 1091 tons, were found, when captured, IS7 human beings crammed down into the hold. Many of them were brought on board tire Commodore's ship ; sev era l o f them proved to be fr om H oussa , and some from Birnie- Kashna, who were acquainted with th e family of A bou Bouker ; and from them he learned that a young woman, to whom he was attached in his youth, and who had been betrothed t o hi e l, still remained single, having refused sev era l advan tegeous offers, under a firm belief that the object of her early affections was still alive, ari d would ono day return. From this moment h e b e came desirous of procuring his discharge fro m the ser vice, is order that he might proceed f rom Cape Coast through the Gunja country to Rousse. Just at this time Belzoni fortunately made his appear ance ; and the commanding officer did n ot h es itate to allow Abou Bouker to accompany hi m i ii his attempt to reach Timbuctoo, which seems to be the object of this enterprising traveller. Abou Bonker represents Birnie-Kashna to b e a bout 20 times as large as Sierra Leone, situat e i n the midst of a large plain, and about 100 miles to the northward of the Gulbi, or Niger, whi c h , i n the fast mo n th o f t h e per i o di cal rains, overflow a vast extent of count r y, thereby affordi ng great benefit to the rice crops, but sometimes injurious to the plantations of Indian corn and yams. Th ey have figs, lemons, and oranges; but he saw no cocoa-nuts till he came to the sea-coast. Their domestic animals are sheep, oxen, camels, a n d horses. The houses are mostly of stone, but of one story only. The King's palace covers a s much ground as Sieira Leone. There is a market three times a week, to which slaves, Coola-nuts, and salt, are the chief srticles brought by the Moors in exchange for gold and cowries. The King, Ire says, has a large army, both horse end foot : their arms are spears, bows and arrows; and, - on their warlike expeditions, elephants are employed to carry their baggage. The King has a multitude of wives, and every man takes as many as he pleases or can afford to keep, or, as Abou Bouker expresses it, ' more wife one man Gaye, more gentleman he be.' The people are ail Mahomedans, and in Birnie.Kashna there are not less than fifty mosques. One day's journey to the westward of Kashna is a town called Zulimi, chiefly inhabited by Moors. Three dnys beyond this in the same direction is Zangfara; and two days still farther west is Alkali, the capital of a country called Gober, standing on each side of the river (GaMO. To the eastward he know 3 nothing ; but has often heard his grand. father say, that Birnie-Bornou is fifteen days' ourney from iiirnie-Kushria towards the rising We call have no doubt of the accuracy of .ois information as far' as it goes ; and, connected with Major Denhara's expedition to the same chain of mountains crossed by Abort Booker, it it shows by how much shorter a way may the Niger and the countries it warters, he approached from the Bight of Benin, than from any other quarter." surf. The families of upwards of 2:30 freemen of the Borough of Maidstone, who vote in the interest of A. W. Roanurs, Esq. were on Wednesday evening presented with that gentleman's annual Christmas donation of 6lbs. of beef, a quartern loaf, and a pot of beer to each family. THE VISION OF DEATH. ( From the Calcutta Journal of May 1823.) Near the sea-shore of —, on the Western Coast of Scotland, in a country-village, lived Donald lilac Lanes, a respectables cottager. I remember him well, lie was far advanced in years when . 1 knew him. He was a man of a tall athletic figure, gently bowed down by age ; and his locks were white as snow. He had seven sons and a daughter, and with the exception of one of them, they were all comely looking men, and conducted themselves with the utmost pro priety, and were beloved by the whole of the village. It was a fine tight, to see the old man sitting in the midst of his fa mily on a long autumn evening, while the fire burned brightly on .the cheerful hearth of his comfortable cottage. I happened to drop in one evening while his fe,mily was thus assembled. I shall never forget that night. Donald Mac Inncs was sitting on one side of the fire, in a large arm chair. His sons and his mother were sitting promiscuously on the other aide. Opposite to the old man there was a window, and as it was a warm September evening it was left open ; beyond was the sea, and in the pauses of the conversation, the moaning of the waves was heard as they Murmured upon the neighbouring strand. The old man was speaking to his wife, when all at once his eyes fixed, he ceased speaking, he sat rigid, his eyes glaring on the window, " God for thy mercy !" muttered he. His face waxed pale, his lipS turned livid, they moved, no ar ticulate sound escaped, drops of cold sweat burst out on his fore head. At length he seemed to find his utterance. lie started up with a fearful shriek, exclaiming " It is Death !" and fell forward insensible. lie was instantly carried to bed, to which he was confined for a day or two: On being questioned re garding the mysterious circumstance of the former night, he gave an evasive reply e said he was taken suddenly ill ; but Donald Mac Lulea never smiled afterwards. He would often gaze. on his sons with an air of the profoundest melancholy;— and at last the big tear would come into his eye and he would turn away. Donald's two eldest sons were reckoned the best deer shooters in the country. One mid summer morning they went out together, but soon separated, one taking the East side of the mountain the othei the West. Evander the eldest had wandered till 12 o'clock without seeing a single deer. The day was excessively hot. He sat down near a rivulet in the gully of mountains. A Raven croaked near bins. Ravens in that part of the country are reckoned birds of bad omen. The Raven hopped nearer Evander, and croaked again—Evander shouted. The Raven hopped nearer and croaked, came still nearer, until it was close to Evander, who though he ridicule ed his own sensations, felt a shudder of undefined dread as the large glossy black bird croaked hoarsely close to him wi t h even fixed upon Evand er . H e at l engt h raised his gun, and di:ew the trigger with the intention of killing the bird. The powder merely flashed in the pan, and the Raven croaked louder. Be drew the trigger again, the lock snapped as before. He aimed a third time, fired, and the bird fell screaming near him. Evander ran, and took up the dying bird, which in the agonies of death laid hold of his finger in its beak ; at length h e too k up the bird in his hand, and proceeded onwards in the hope of meeting his brother. he soon fell in with him, and to his utter surprise if not dread, saw a dead Raven in his hand also. An explanation took place and is seems the younger brollier had met the Raven he kill e d precisely under similar circum stances. The brothersretnrnedhorne and mentioned the adventure care_ fully to their father, who seemed much disturbed,and muttered as before "It is Death." That very night his eldest gen was ' attacked with a malignant contagious fever, and in ten days he ' was a corpse. It is needless to attempt to describe the grief of the family. The same night that Evander the eldest son was buried, t h e „ ega d also fevered, and in a few days Mislaid aside tin his broth er i n a prematur e grav e. Suffice it that the old man lost all hi s son s in succession by this malignant f ever, except a poor d e licate somewhat deformed youth. " Igthe youngest, neglected thee too much, my son, muttered Donald Mac- Innes,---o. while thy brethren were living and flourished like saplings of the mountain birth, but Death found his ways to my cottage, and I am humbled." Time at length mellowed his grief; but every evenin g the moment the shades of darkness fell upon the earth, DO'nald Machines would quit his cottage and steal to the church-yard, which was near at hand, to weep over the graves of his sons. One night he returned. abruptly home from this melancholy ex ercise.; his lips quivered ; titers was a gentle tremor in hi s voice, and t h e bl o od had forso t k his che e k s , l eav i ng f aint traces of terror. Dearest father wheat is the m a tt er ? i nqu i red his daugh tew 4 , Nothing Mary, nothing," said he, " a sutidee faintness only ; give Me a cup of water." Donald illaclnneshi daughter was married to a dec en t lad in the neighbourhood, who was empl oye d b y t h e Reg. , 11. r. 31--s a kind of over seer. She h ad acted ted ill a in s is i t v e e r t o n f u t r l s i e e Ptoarrhi e c , hailsa of Mrs. A---, the pastor's daughter; this was looked upon : i n that remote part as establishing a kind of relationship ; accordingly when Donald happened to go to the house he was treated with much kindness by the whole far a ge . y The next week after that change in this appearance w h ich had so alarmed this daughter, he went up to the, Manse. It was a serene harvest :11:ch"htoe cboisdisidered in readiness to come to evening, and lie found the Minister aitting on a hillock. looking Deli below. "D o nald," at a band of corn reapers in the the said harvestthe Homeinisteart, t 141,0 oraMamustnse n e b x e t fortnight" , 4 N„. e a," re plied Donold, shall I eat of that bre a d , you fire nor behold that Harvest was . caused by a " What mean you," enquired the Rev. G wi tiernan. n " is l te a r m rid co ie m ul e e , d " t s h a e id i D de o a nt w d , for after this night I know I shall never behold you more The momentary depression of spirits. Donald Machines shook his head. At last after repeated soli c i tations he -. e addressed the Clergyman in these words. " It is now, Sir, three years since I was e s uas ,;,_ returning home one evening from my days labour alone. I felt myself the happiest of men. I have, said I, seven sons the pride of my life. lam happy—what need I more. Just then the Sun had set, and I found myself at the corner of the church-yard. To my surprise I saw a face looking over the wall at me. It was the face of an extremely aged mars with hollow hideous glassy eyes, which were fixed immoveably on me ; his b ear d was clotte d and grisly, his locks were dark grey, his features gaunt, -ghastly, hollow, unearthly, 1 found an undefined shrill of horror come over me, for something informed me that he whom I beheld, was Death. " Speak, I said desperately, speak in the name of the livin g God." The phantom I thought smiled; there was an exprea- Sian of malignant exultation its his smile, as with his long shrivelled arm he pointed to my cottage, I looked again, and he was gone, and the fox glove shoots, with their purple flowers, waved mournfully on the wall, I rushed forward where I had seen the spectre, I could behold nothing. The breeze moaned through the patches of luxuriant nettles that grew be. tween the graves. !Sly spirits Were agitated 'by what I had seen, and it was with difficulty , . I dragged my steps home : some months after that, while sitting one evening in the midst of my family opposite the window that looks 'in the sea, I raised my eyes, and at the open window, regarding me and mine with the same unearthly wild look of terrific doom and exultation as before-1, beheld Death? How my sons died one by one you wellknow—my-only consolation was watering their graves with my tears; but ore night happening to go later than usual, I beheld- sonic one sitting upon the grave of my eldest son, and looking down upon the row of mounds that heaved up the green turf .on each side. Father of heaven it was Death ! 1 ran u p to t h e place, but h e was gone, and I swooned away. When I came to myself the moon was shining calmly above—l could see nothing but the green graves, and the grey moss covered church, and the silver shining sea. I went home, but told my family nothing of what happened__ Alas ! they must now know all, for too surely I know - that I ant inevitably summoned by Thoth. Last night a little before the first cock crew, I had a beau tifel dream of my six sons, I thought they came back to me, and that we were wandering together through a beautiful wood and happy as of yore; when lo ! my sleep was disturbed, I felt souse one tugging at the bed clothes : but I remained quiet with my eyes shut. The bed clothes were again pulled, 1 started up and sat broad awake in my bed, the moon was shin ing in at the window, and great God !--standing close to rue, I beheld Death. There stood the spectre, grin, ghastly, silent, and motionless! My heart died within me, and my joints were loosened with fear. I was blasted as it were by the pre sence of that dreadful being whose eyes were fixed upon me, but with a less stern expression than formerly. It melded-- oh that unutterably dread smile, how it froze my soul ! The spectre smiled, touched me, pointed to the door, and vanished. i know that I ain doomed, for who has ever lived that has seen !" Jr. vain the Minister attempted to reason with the old man, and to impress upon him that what he had seen was only a dream ; a delusion. " No, No," said Donald Machines, don't speak to me of a dream and a delusion. I have seen Death ! —The old man then rose, and in a most solemn manner bade an eternal farewell to the Pastor and his family. He was attacked the same night with a Pleurisy, which in SO hours carried him off. He now moulders by the side of the sons of his heart, and the peasant as he passes the Church yard of says with fervour. " God rest the sons of Donald Machines ! ' and the village maids in the dark winter nights crouch nearer the fire, while some old Sibyl relates the too true tale of the Vicion of Death. DAVID GARRICK. We have been favoured with the following copy of an original letter from this great or. na.ment of the Stage, to the Secretary of the Customs. I .. DEAR Sin.—Not RACHAEL wee.ping for her children could shew more sorrow than Mrs. Gannicx, not weeping fur her children —she has none ; no; indeed, for her husband,—thanks be to the humour of the times, she can be as philosophical on that subject as her betters. What does she weep for, then? Shall I dare to tell you ? It is—it is for the loss of a chintz bed and curtains ! The tale is short, and is as follows :—I have taken some pains to oblige the Gentlemen of Calcutta, by sending then plays, scenes, and other services in my power : In return they have sent me Madeira--and poor Rachael, the unfortunate chintz. She has had it four years; and, upon making some alterations in our little place at Hampton, she intended to show-away with her prohibited present. She had prepared paper, chairs, &c. &c., for this favourite token of Indian gratitude; but, alas ! all human felicity is frail : No care having been taken on my wife's part, and some treachery being exerted against her, it was seized,—"the very bed, by the coarse hands of filthy dun geon villains, and thrown among the common lumber !" If you have the least pity for a distressed female—any regard for her husband (for he has a sad time of it)—or any wishes that the environs of Bushy-park may be made tolerably neat and clean, you may put your finger and thumb to the bus;- ness, and take the thorn out of Rachael's side.—l am, Dear Sir, yours, DAVID GARRICK. TEXT—" For earthly power cloth then shew likes. GoD's, when mercy seasons jutice."—pferchant of Venice.) PETITION. O Stanley give ear to a husband's petition, Whose wife well de s e r v es h er di stress f u l condition, If Regardless of his, an d th e l aw ' s pro hibi tion ; If you knew what I suffer since she has been caught— On the husband's poor head ever fails the wife's fault, You would lend a kind hand to the contraband jade And screen her for once in her illicit trade, For true as 'tis said, since the first Eve undid 'em, Frail women will long for the fruit that's forbid 'em, And husbands are taught now a days, spite of struggles, Politely to pardon a wife tho she smuggles . ; If your honours, or yon, when the sex go astray, Have sometimes inclined to go with them that way, We hope to her wishes you will not say nay. 'Tis said that all Judges this maxim still keep, Not their justice to tire, but at times let it sleep. If more by the Scriptures their honours are mov'd, The over-much righteous are there disapprov'd, Thus true to the Gospel, and kind as they're wise, Let their mercy restore, what their justice denies. D. GARRICK. THE FANCY. We extract the following account of the pre sentation of a Silver Cup to SPRI NG, the present England,' by the C ounty M en of ChampionHrefo of from Annals cur Sportin g an d Hereford, tile ' Fancy Gazette," a highly interesti ng M onthly Publication, equally important t o th e " F ancy " from its information, and to th e genera l reader fr om the am usement contain e d i n i ts pages:— e THE BATTLES fought during 007' last month have been few, and held-nick ish ; they app ear b e l ow ; and in this form they may afford amusement more from the wallupping each man has g i ve n the other, than they can instruction, as to de fending the points termed vital. To counteract accidents that may arise f ro m ignorance lik e t hi s, i s Pugilism (as an art) sup- Ported and cherished; and to mark the sense of THE FANCY on thi s interesting topic, substantial presents have, from time to time, b ee n presented t o t h e more expert men of the day. Piec es o f plate are considered that thing which best mark the seb.2 of the donors ; and, in addition to those already in the possession of Cribb and of Neat, the countrymen of Tom Sp r i n g have presented him with a massive Cup of 80 ounces ; whilst the admirers of Josh Hudson's mode of battling have, ih like manner, subscribed the bustle necessary to make him also a present of a silver cup. SPRING'S CuP was manufactured by Messrs. Grayliurst, Harvey, and Co., of the Strand, and weighs about 80 ounces. In front is the following inscription, surrounded by a device of, a ppl e s, &c. appropriate to the county of Hereford : , 1823. To THOMAS WINTER, Of Founhope, in the County of Hereford, This Cup was presented By his Countrymen of the Land , of Cider, In token of their esteem for the Manliness and Science, Which in many severe contests in the Pugilistic Ring, Under the name of SPRING, Raised him to the proud distinction of The CHAMPION OF ENGLAND. Underneath, two game cocks are represented as at the termina tion of a battle—the victor standing over the other. On the opposite side of the vessel, the Ring with Pugilists in attitude is most spiritedly done. A cider-barrel, in substance, offers the means of lifting the cover, to come at " the nectar divine" within. The cup has two massive chased handles, and a pedes tal to match, fluted ; it is gilt inside, and holds a gallon : its value 601. Thursday, Dec. 4, 1823, was appointed for the formal pre sentation of this elegant cup to the Champion, when a select party of respectable gentlemen and tradesmen gave Spring an invitation to dine with them at the Wellington Arms Inn, Hereford. Mr. W. Lane, a most respectable citizen, presided, and presented the Champion with the Silver Cup, remarking at the same time how much all his friends esteemed him for his manly conduct and demeanour upon every occasion ; to which Spring replied to the following effect , " Mr. President and Gentlemen—.l am at a lo s s for wo r ds t o I express e 'my feelings for the ho nour you have just conferred upon me, by presenting me with so valuable a cup. The pride ' I feel in the acceptance of the same, as coming from a body of gentlemen of my native county, will be remembered with the proudest gratitude to the latest period of my life. " Mr. President and Gentlemen—You are all aware I am matched the ensuing month to fight again ; and feeling as I do, that I shall continually be harassed with challeges if I sur vive the contest, it shall be the last battle I will ever fight, being determined to retire from the prize-ring altogether, with the sincerest thanks to all my friends in this county, and the kingdom at large, for the kindness they have at all times exhi bited towards me." The evening was spent with the greatest harmony; many 1 loyal and constitutional toasts were given ; and the company i did not separate till a late hour.' It is but justice to add to the foregoing extract from this pleasing Miscellany, which we under stand is deservedly popular in the Sporting World; that the illustrative Plates are well de signed by eminent Artists, and admirably en graved. The present number contains a Portrait of Top thorn, a celebrated Hunter, painted by BARENGEII, and weil engraved by his brother ; a Portrait of Brutus, a Bull-Terrier, from a spirited sketch by EDWIN LANDSEEK, to which his brother THOMAS has rendered full justice in the print; and some excellent outlines of Gym nastics, in which the attitudes are, if we may _venture a pun, very striking. MAP.LBOROUGH-STREET.—A TTEMPT AT ASSASSENA TION OF GEN. BURTON, NEW-STREET, DOILSET-SQUARE. W. H. Reynolds, a young man, about 24 y ears o f age, was brought before JOHN RAWLLNSON, Esq., by a watchman, charged with firing two loaded pistols at General 33u:tun.— The following are the particulars :—Mr. James Locke, Sur geon, Upper baker-street, Regent's-park, stated that he was called in, a little after seven o'clock on Thursday evening, to the house of the General, who, he was informed, had been wounded by a man who was then in the hoUse. On his en tering the room, the prisoner said " I have shot him," end im mediately laid a brace of pistols on the table. TM: witness paid attention to the situation of the General, and fOund that a ball had perforated the coat, waistcoat, and partially grazed the skim—The General exclaimed " you have kiiica rue," to which prisoner answered, " 'Well then I am quite content, I hope I have." He added that he had reason to suspect that the General had endeavoured to seduce his wife. Warl e ss looked for the ball, and found that one had passed through rho fire-screen, struck the wall, and fell by the side of the fire place. The man was remanded for a further examination, when the General will attend. The following Letter has been handed to us from a quarter of the .highest and well-known respectability, on which account we give it with a confident belief of the correctness of the state- meat " CATINEO (in Sicily), Nov. 12, 1823.--We are greatly astonished here to find in the Eng lish newspapers, a prospectus for a Loan for the Order of Malta, which, upon inquiry, is found to be nothing less than a chimerical scheme (to say the least of it) of a few French Knights, without the knowledge, much less the consent, of the different branches of that Order, still existing in various States of Eu rope, and is further stamped with illegality by the entire disapproval of the COMIIIGrideUr De Villa, residing here, who is Vice-Chancellor of the Order, and whose sanction is absolutely requisite in all matters connected with .hat body us a community." The last accounts from Cadiz state that the ships intended to form part of the threatened ex pedition to South America, are still far from being in a fit condition for entering on such a service. This information coincides with and corroborates the intelligence from Madrid which we extracted from the ilioniteur yesterday, and which alleged that the Spanish Ministry were relaxing the efforts which had been previously exerted for endeavouring to send out a force against the new States of South America. Indeed, if it be true that the French Government has at length seen the necessity of co-operating with England for the preservation of peace, it may be safely concluded that the Trans-Atlantic projects so warmly taken up by FERDI NAND, immediately after his restoration to absolute power, have been altogether aban doned. It is now very well known that the French Ministry, at the late conference which they held at Paris with Mr. ROTLISCUILD and other great Capitalists, on the project of obtain ing a loan for Spain, refused to guarantee the debt which they were so desirous of per suading the monied men to give FERDINAND an opportunity of contracting. France, therefore, having declined to give her security for a Loan, must of course be still less inclined to make direct advances of the cash absolutely necessary for enabling Spain to undertake any important operations beyond sea. There is no other Euro- pean Power which possesses both the incli nation and the moans to extricate Spain frog: her pecuniary difficulties ; and whilst those dif ficulties exist, all apprehension as to her designs against South America may be safely suppre:;;c•cL CITY, Twelve o'clock.—Consols opened this morning at 87-6-, with little doing, since which they have rather declined, a►►d up to this hour they are 871 L Thursday having been a strict , holiday at Paris, .1 do not expect any Express f:orn the above Capital to-day. The warlike article which appeared in an Evening Paper of last night, has not had the least effect on the Funds, as the public do not give the least credit to it. FOREIGN MARKET,---0 wing to the great rise in Consols, all Foreign Securities are getting up, as the Public feel it their interest to purchase Russian, Prussian, and- Austrian Bonds, for which they receive 5 per Cent. In consequence, these Securities are in great demand, and to per Cent, is given above the Market PR ICE O. Y AT F STOCKS ONE o'cLocg. India Stock India 80nd5.... South Sea Stock Old Aniiitir- , 3 Ex. Bil 6 Ditto Small tank for Act. India for Con. Aec , t. on. , for Op. Bank Stock c"3 . ?J: 3 per ('ent. Re 3 3i .g 4 3 per Cont. tel. , , lint 31:. per Vent , foi.: , 4 per Cent. S Uhl •••• l a 9 ,i lin j t i s .;? w shut 5 per tents. 1797 Bank Lonk7Ann. knp. 3 per Cents. 81s. 84s. 31 ii 8 7i!Et PRICE or FOREIGN STI >CAS IN LONDON. .JA 1•.`;., /CLOCK.. AT ONE French 5 Five per Cent s . 93. 1 Scrip, .14 pin. ( Six per Cents. 00. , Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. (Llitto New 88;1. Fire per Cent. Bonds, 00. Scrip, 5 preen. 1 rive , per 'ant. Bonds, 1820, 00: Di to 1821, 251. Ditto 1823, 17i. 1. Five per Cent. B on d s, 91 . Ditto New, 89g. Five per Cent. Bonds, 94t. 72 , 3. Six per Cent. Bonds, 59.1. New Loan, 00. :i7i• . 00. t.New, 4j. ( Bank Shares ..-C22 103.-1;23. I Seven per Cent. 000. 1 Six per C"nt. 00-000. Five per Cent. 00-000. Three per Cent. 71,i. Russian Neapolitan Austrian Spanish Prussian Danish Chili Colombian Peruvian Portuguese Poyais American 111011 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-.!,10R Row. -Morning, 54 minutes after 3. j Evening, 7 rninuteA after 4. • . rri; ETi , SOLEM QUIS DICEEE FALSUM AUDEAT g LO NOON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 18'24. . 92.