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1 ,~ and its immense foundation of blocks of granite was unable to resist the fury of the waves. A large three masted vessel was driven against a house which it carried away. The loss in bank-notes alone is immense; . and what adds to the distress is the setting in of the frost, and the dearness of provisions wbicli threatens us : a 10 copec loaf costs already 75 copees. • The.Scbools and Theatres are closed. In. the churches re lations seek each other, but often alas ! in vain. By order of the Governor, 400 soldiers are employed in burying the dead. It said, hat the cavalry of the guard have lost many thousand homes. Many merchants and Public officers have even lost their books. • Count Miloradowitsch has sent 'expresses to Rigs, Liebau, dce. to order provisions of .all kinds to this city ; a convoy has already been sent from Liebau. Several prisoners were drowned in the prisons. A pound of rye bread was sold at first for 40 copecs, and a pound of salt for 45 copes, but an order has been posted up at all the corners of the streets, not to pay' mere than' the. usual 'and esta blished price. Five hundred oxen were drowned in the slaughter house near the Kalinka bridge, and those that are left alive are in dvery exhausted s'tatc. Count MiloratloWitsch rowed about in a boat In the NeWski Prospectine, and saved lives of many persons. General Buckendorff also distin guished himself by his humane exertions. The water was half 4 yard deep in the rooms of the Imperial Palace. _ KONIGIBURG, Dgc. 2. ' Letters from St. Petersburgh state the losses to be much greater than was at first supposed. In the city alone 5000 per sons are said to have perished. Only a small part of Cronstadt is reported to be standing. The loss in raw sugars is seven millions of Rubles; 500,000 poods of hemp are partly wet and partly washed away. His Majesty has ordered a C4snmittee of Custom-house Officers and Merchants, to ex amine into the extent of the damage done to goods deposited in the magazines of the Customhouse. The whole loss for St. letersburgh is estimated at 80 millions of silver rubles, without reckoning the damage done to the buildings. A letter from Berlin estimates the whole at 150 millions rubles Banco, of which 35 millions fall on the merchants. The loss on refined liner is estimated at 10 millions of rubles. HAMBURGH, DEc. 8. The letters from St. Petersburgh continue to paint In the roust afflicting colours the dreadful effects of the late calamity. The number of persons who have perished is variously esti mated, from 4,000 to 9,000 ; the loss of property at one hundred millions of rubles. Two steam-boats from the harbour of Cronstadt lay in the middle of the town, not far froth the theatre. Immense quantities of herrings, a Intl 'inn in value, are washed away. The magazines of hemp and oil lying higher did not suffer so much. Vast blocks of t uallogany lie in the streets, which they are now clearing from the ruins of the houses that have been overturned. At least one half of the sugar in the warehouses (13 millions In value) is Melted. Bread is scarcely to be had. A cargo of sugar, salt, and aft', if it could be sent hither, would be very profitable. The e aaks In many cellar.' were staved, and people are pumping "tine mixed with water out of them. Many streets arc impas sable, from the quantity of timber, fuel, household-furniture, remains of houses, vessels, &c., &c. Letters in the Lubec Gazette say, that the thermometer, which on the preceding day W as at zero, or 1 degree above zero, rose on the 18th 5 degrees 41)0 Ve zern.—( Hamburgh Paper:, Dec. 10. ) AMSTERDAM, Dim 19. The Rhine continues to rise. The Journals contain an ex tremely long account front Batavia, of a successful expedition against the King of Tanette, who was dethroned by his own subjects, and his sister placed on the throne in his stead. BRUSSELS, nrc. 14. 'rho debate on the llndget In the Second Chamber corn. tneneed yesterday ; they an; very animated, and will be con. tinned to-day, A usTERDAM, DEC. 14.—London 39. O. ; 2 months, 39. 5, HAst Iman, DEC. 10.—London, 36. 3.; 2 Us., 36. ST. r ETE usuunom, Nov. 26.---London, 9i. lieryst°, DEC. 6.—London, three months, 6 . 12 g. 11 1:nLIN, Dec. 7.—London, three months, 6-18 k. trißtraet from a Letter written by a Lady In the Grand Duchy of Baden to a Lady of Rank in England, dated Furstenan, Nov. 23, 1824.1 " The lust weeks have brought great calamity over this Fountry and the neighbourhood. Dreadful events of nature, Inundations which may be truly called a second Deluge, have hused wretchedness and misery amongst thousands, especially Wurtemberg and Baden. In Eberbach the waters rose to lath a height, that people stepped into the boats from the third story of the houses. Down the Neckar houses and barns came floating in great numbers. Even the dead were not spared ; t he coffins were torn out of the graves by the raging floods, and 9' o ornaments of the tombs, black crosses with skulls painted !In then), were left hanging on the tops of the trees. Indeed tt would be impossible for the most lively imagination to depict I P true colours the horrors of the scene. We ourselves had a Itteatiful inundation from our little river Mumling. It seems pore than probable that it was not so much the incessant and envy rain as the eruption of the waters from subterraneous , j 1 " 4 1 4111 s that has produced this tremendous inundation. Man - It was in the greatest danger. The dikes which protect the Palace tvere preserved only by the most extraordinary exertions of t he people, whom the Grand Duchess encouraged by her Presence and by her benefactions. A most lamentable state of Poverty !Ltd misery is the consequence of these events." W e have earnestly appealed to the humanity of our countrymen in behalf of the sufferers by i nundations in Germany, who, as they are dis tnnt, are not likely to operate as forcibly upon British Benevolence as those who are near at 1 4ind • We refer our Readers to a letter in our of this day, which displays, in th© most striking manner, the misery that prevails in the nei ghbourhood of the writer, a Lady of the most t"pectable character in the Duchy of Baden. This tlountry has fortunately not been visited by similar c4ltanities,and that consideration will, doubt less,i f hs sible,increase the feelings of humanity towards tII4 fellow creatures who have so severely suf. v r ,, d • W e think it necessary, therefore, para. ~u la rlY to ad ver t t o th e G er man sufferers, for e`n reason we have stated, not doubting that th e unfortunate Refugees from Italy and Spain, tu. whose wretchedness the inhabitants of this 4rett t and affluent capital are eyewitnesses, and Ili lit or course, sympathize with all the liberality the British Character. the state o f I re l an d, no d o ubt, strongly excites attention of Government, and, we are per , a ded, that a ll p oss ibl e means w ill b e a d opte d o render that country tranquil and happy. The e` . 4.11101 .10 ASSOCIATION, of course, is not beheld kith indifference by Ministers, and measures will doubtless be adopted to prevent it from rising into a degree of importance likely td hazard the tranquillity of the country at large. We do not pretend to penetrate into the arcana of Govern ment with as much success as some of our com petitors, tram whose confideut tone Ke might rather conclude, that Government benefitted b y their private suggestions even more than they by the it ormation of Governmeut. A very re spectable Morning Paper says, this day " we may safely affirm, that the Marquis WELLESLEY accepted the Government of that Country (Ire land), with the understanding, that it would be the prelude to Catholic Emancipation." We confess that we are by no means disposed to be lieve that the Noble Lord exacted such a pledge, and the general rumour that the Noble Lord is about to resign the Vice royalty may be considered as some indica tion that he either despairs of accomplishing that object, or that it never was proposed as the con dition of his accepting it. AV, however, we do not pretend to know the real intentions of Govern ment on, this interesting subject, we shall content ourselves with the conviction thar all practicable measures will be carried into effect that may b most productive of advantage to so important a branch of the British Empire. BOSIBAL—It is perfectly well known, that a few weeks since Sir CHAIMES STu.au•r, Bert. was offered the Presidency of Bombay, and which he was disposed to accept, but on terms that it ultimately appeared could not be acceded to by the Government! It must, however, be a great gratification to the Public to bear that Mr. PIIINSTONE is to continue at Bombay, where we hope he will remain in the enjoyment of health, many years ; for, if a high and correct sense of public duty, with a generous and humane feeling towards those who are immediately under his Government, accompanied by the exercise of a munificent hospitality in the maintenance of his official situation and functions, are the requisite qualifications of in Indian Governor, they form the distinguished features of Mr. ELPIIINSTONE'S life and character, and, than whom, no individual in British India was , ever more universally esteemed And beloved ! Lieut.—ln the Court of King's Bench, this morning, an action was brought against the Pro prietors of the Boston Gazette, for a libel pub• lished in that Paper on the 27th April lust, against the renowed Orator Hunt, when the Jury returned a verdict for tha plaintitf—Damages 3001. A Cabinet . Council was summoned to be held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign Office ; but it was postponed, and uotices sent to all the Minh.- tens. Yesterday morning Mr. %ILt tAxs and Mr. F'smssssuir Kiug's Measougurs, left town for Farb. Yesterday the Duchess o i fli Ex? had a n u m e7 roueParty to Dinner at iler" apartMents at the King's Palace, Kensington, to celebrate the Birth-day of Prince Ltopor.n. Yesterday morning, at ten o'Cloe l. k, the Ea, of LIVERPOOL left his residence at Whitehall for • Windsor. The Noble ' Earl , proceeded to the Royal Lodge, and had an audience,of the KING for some time. His Lordship returned to town in his carriage and four, where the . Noble Earl arrived shortly before five o'clock. , Yesterday morning Mrs. and Miss CANNING left Gloucester Lodge for Paris. The CHANCELLOR of the Excuznumt arrived at his residence in Downing-street, yesterday, from Beckenham. . Lord STRANGPORD, lately our Ambassador'at Constantinople, arrived at Dover on Wednes day, from Calais. . We are sorry to state that Ludy CAROLINE LAMB has been very dungerously ill at Brocket Hall. Her Ladyship, we understand, is now gradually recovering. THE CLERGY.—We are informed, on unques• tionable authority, that the Lord Bishop of Chester . has laid down the following rule. respecting the ordination of ca ndid ates for the Ministry in the Diocese of Chester, viz. :—Not to ordain a non-graduate to any curacy which a graduate can be found to take : nor any non-graduate at all, who has not attended the institution founded at St. Bees by the late Bishop.—( Liverpool Advertiser.) The Hon. HENRY THOMAS LIDDELL, of Fer nacres, has presented a donation of 51. to the Botanical and Horticultural Society of Durham, Northumberland, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Overwhelming as have been the storms and inundations in all parts of Europe in the course the present year, it would seem, from accounts from the East, that the overflowing of the Nile —that great source of fertility in Egypt—had fallen considerably short of its usual diffusiveness. A Letter from Lyons states the losses which that city has sustained by the lute inundations at several millions of francs ;—a million of francs is equivalent to 40,0001.! CANTERBURY AND SANDWICH.--Nearly 80,0001. is subscribed on account of the Stour Navigation and Sandwich Harbour Company ; and every thing is in a state of forwardness for bringing th e Bill early into Parliament, in conformity with the Standing Orders of the House.—J. 1). PARSER, Esq. is the Chairman of the Committee. A meeting took place on Wednesday morning, at the back of the powder magazine, Hyde Park, between Ensign G—s and H. 0. 8.................... 813 , Esq. Mr. B. fired first, and slightly wounded Ensign G. on the shoulder—upon which the latter fired his pistol in the air. The seconds then interfered as a matter of course, and a mu tual reconciliation having been effected, the par ties left the ground, apparently ou amicable terms. . The challenge arose from some disre spectful language used by Mr. 8., concerning a young Lady to whom Ensign G. had been paying his addresses. , WINDSOR, DEC. I6.—During the4e five weeks past his MaJzsri has not enjoyed so . good a'stat2 of health as he did during his summer residence at the Royal Lodge.. But we feel great pleasure in being able positively to state that the King's health has . greatly improved since his return from. the Metro polis, and that he is enabled to resume his accustomed exercise in the Great Park.—Yesterday, at a little before one o'clock, his Majesty left the Royal bodge in his pony phaeton,accompa nied by the Marquis Conyngharn,and followed by a second phae ton containing part of the Royal suite, for an airing in the Great Park. II isMajesty after visiting several retreats,and driving about for two hours, returned to the Royal Lodge, where he dined.— This day his Mi:jesty again took an airing in his pony phaeton, followed by his attendants, for upwards of two hours in the Great Park. Should the present favourable weather continue, there is little doubt but his Majesty will remain at the Royal Lodge and take his Christmas dinner there. That he will not go to Brighton this season seems now pretty cirtain. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. • The Earl and Countess of Buckinghamshire, from a tour ; the Earl of WeStinOreland, at his houtie in Grosvenor-square, from Althorpe, Northamptonshire; Lord Strangford and suite, at Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Constantinople; Colonel Powerby, at his house in Park-street, from Paris; W. Bo sanquet, '1344. -gt 'Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, from his seat, Trent Park ; G. B. Month, Esq. at ditto, from his seat, Rockbyliall, _ln Yorkshire; Mr. and Mrs. Moreton, at the Bath Hotel, Arlington -street, from Brighton • Major and Mrs. Hillman, at ditto, from the Continent; Charles Kava nagh, Esq. and the Misses Kavanagh, at Nerot's Hotel, Clif ford-street, from Paris; Lady Foley, &c. &c. at ditto; Lord Fo!ey, at 'Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook -street, from his seat in Herefordshire; Cul: and Mrs. Murray, and the Hon. Captain Greville, at ditto, from Wimbledon ; Sir Gore Ouseley, at do., from Kent. CHAsurs.—The Earl of Albemarle. from Mr. Coke's scat, liolkham, fur Quidenham Park, Norfolk ' • Mr. Paul Methuen, from Salisbury, for Corsham House, in.Wiltshire; Colonel and Mrs. Parrott, from Lyme Regis, in Dorsetshire, for Bath ; Mrs. and Miss Polley, from Aberystwith, in Wales, for Bath ; Hon. W. Lumley, from Doncaster, for Wykeham Ahbey ; Captain and Mrs. Saint Letter, from Ramsgute for Paris ;- Lady and Miss Keith, from brighton, for Bath ; lion. Henry Lascelles, from Hull to Knaresborough, in Yorkshire ; Mr. Henry Villeboys, from Norwich, for Mantuan Hall, Stoke ferry ; Mr. and Mrs. Stapleton, for Paris, from Ramsgate; Capt. Sibley, from RaMsgate, for Bath ; the lion. George Lamb, for the Duke of Devonshire's seat, Chatsworth, Derbyshire ; Lord Auckland, for llowood Park,. on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of 14..nsdowne ; Lady Olivia Sparrow, front Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for Ampton Park, Bury St. Edmunds; the Hon. Colonel Howard, M.P. for his seat, Ash toad Park, Surrey ; Sir George Nugent, front Gould's Hotel, for his seat, in Bucks ; W. B. Turnbull, Esq. and- .Famtily, from Nerot's Hotel ; the Hon. Mts. Romn e y an d L a di e s, fr ont ditto ; the Misses Layton, from ditto, for Bath. • . • , FASHIONABLE PARTIES. His Excellency the Prince Esterhuzy gave a grand Dinner at Chandos House on Monday. The Foreign Ministers, Sir William Elliot, Bart., Lieutenant• General Sir William Kier Grant, General Reeves, &c. were present. The Hon. Edward Pctre is entertaining a Loge partrat his seat, Stapelton Park, Yorkshire. Amongst the visitors are iris Grace the Duke of Norfolk, the Marquis and , Marchliatess of, Stafford, Marquis of Tichfirld, the Earl and Countess of Sur. rey, Lord and Lady Cavendish, Lord G. B ent i n ci 4 & c . 111 r- Petre's preserves afford most excellent sport, and the Budsworth hounds very great diversion. 3fARRIAOE IN HIGH L t r E. —Nlarried at 3faryleboneChorch, on Thursday, the 16th December by the Hon. and Itev. Aral. H. Cathcart, the Hon. Creorge 6atlicsirt, of sue 7th Hutto's, the third son or the Earl Cathcart, to the Right lion. Lady Georgiona Greville, the eldest (laughter of the late lion. Ho. Bert F. Greville and Louisa (in her own right), Countess of Mansfield, Ills wife. ''''''' r•,... , 14, 7.: --.. - A 1 4-, ) 4 ,0 ) ,, . 4 2 ‘,. 1 ...,• &: ". : ~ ~,... ...., ~ , ,:. ~ • ~-,..- ........, : ‘, oi .. , , . 7 , 7 ,4_ 7. ~... ~. ..,.. . _...„... ..,. - $ ke 4 -: zz' i 1 OED',.' r;`- ‘, V N ', UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 16.—At a Congregation on Wednesday last the following degrees were conferred : Doctor in Physic.--Richard Prichard Smith, Caius College. HonorarAtaster Arts.—lion. John Marto Vaughan, St. John' s Co llege. _.• . Harter Wm. Emerson Chapman, St. John's College. At the above Congregation a Grace passed the Senate, to appoint Mr. Skiuner, of .Jesus College, an Examiner of the Junior Sophs in Lent Term, 11:25, in the room of Mr. Graham. The Rev. A. J. Carrighao, Fellow of St. John's Col lege, was yesterday elected Lady Margaret's Preacher in the room of the Very Rev. Dr. C a l vert . , The Rev. Charles Green, ALA. of Jesus College, was on Friday last admitted Fellow of that Society. Joseph Harris, Esq. B.A. of Clarehull, was yesterday elected a junior Fellow of that Society. At a numerous meeting of the Cambridge Philosophical So. ciety, held on Monday last, the Baron _Alexandre von Hum. boldt, the celebrated traveller, and Professor Alfred Gautier, of Geneva, were elected Honorary Members. A very interest ing paper was read by Professor Faribli on the construction of the cogs of wheels; several models were exhibited ui the So_ ciety, in order to show the action of cogs of„different construe. tions upon each other, and more particularly when their form was that of the involute of a circle. The Rev. J. l'roctor, I).D. Molter of Catherine MB, has been liresented to the Rectory of Conington, in the county of Hunting-don ; patron, John Heathcote, Esq. The Rev. Nathaniel Colvile, H.A. of St. John's College, was last week instituted to the Consolidated Rectories of Great and Little Livermere ' in the county of Suff o lk, on t h e presentat i on of Nathaniel Lee Acton, Esq. of Livennere Park. The Rev. Edwards Ilannam R.A. of St. John's Coll ege , i s appointed Chaplain to the Royal Horse Guards. At an ordination holden by the Lord Bishop of Bristol, in the chapel of Christ College, on Stinday the 12th inst. the fol. lowing Gentlemen were admitted into holy orders, viz. t-- inacous. John Streatileld, Christ College, Cambridge. Charles Stevenson, Emmanuel College, Cambridge. By Let. Dim. from the Bishop if Orsory. PRIEdTB. Richard William Lambert, B.A. Pembroke College, Oxford. John Barnwell; B.A. Pembroke College, Oxford. Leonard Pickering, B.A. Christ College, Cambridge. James Wilson, B.A. St. Peter's College, Cambridge. Geo. Shepheard Porter, B.A. Fellow of :hrint C o ll ege , C a mb, James (Irma, M.A. University College, Oxford. William Hampstead Mack, 13. A. C.C.C. Cambridge. Nathaniel Colvile, 13. A. St. John's College, Cambridge. of Norwich. By L. Dim. from the Bishop When the present Archbishop Or C ANTERBURY was first made a Bishop, it WWI of cours sr supposed to be through the interest of the nobl e f amily to whom he is related, aud particularly at the re quest of the beautiful Duchess. The follo w i ng lines were written on the occasion 44 Old poets tell, hOw could it be ? That VPIT us rose from out the tea; But modern times more wonders 510 w.,. The see from VExus rises now,'• The three cubs produced between a male lion all the selea and a B e ngal Royal Tyges s, by in the collection of Mr. A TKlN s,has been V i s ited tific in O x ford, who were high! ) , grat ifi e d ; a , lioness, also in the same collection, has faince produced four fine cubs, which are all in high health; they are no w at Cheltenh am, from w hence they will proceed to Bath, wher e t h ey w ill bp exhibited during the Christmas holidays. LIVERPOOL, DEc. 15. DISTURBANCE AT THE THEATRE. On Monday, evening last one of the most dis , graceful scenes of riot and wilful dektruction of property ever witnessed occurred at our Theatre. The.disturbance originated 'in consequence of Miss C AMER, one of the ,actresses, having. sung at the last concert at the Mush-hall, in - opposition td the peremptory order of the Managers. On .Monday morning an "'Appeal" from this lady appeared on the walls of the town, 'in which she 'stated,. that she had been forbidden by the Ma nagers ever to appear at the Theatre again, although others of the company had sung at different concerts without hissing in curred the penalty of dismissal. The performances of Monday evening were for the benefit of Mr. Bass, and the house waticrowded in every part. The play of .ilellamsra and the petit:comedy of Three week.vgficr Mar were performed without interruption. The conmien cement of the afterpiece, The forty Thieves, was the signal for the disturbance. Miss Cramer had been announced, in the bills first issued, for the part of Morgiana ; but, in the hills of the day, the part was allotted to. Miss Kenneth. On the appear. ance of the latter, disapprobation was manifested by some of the audience, more particularly by the occupants of the gallery. The calls for " Mr. Lewis !" 'Manager I' " Miss Cramer !" became general from all parts of the bowie, mixed with the dis, cordant sounds of whistles, catcalls, &c. - Indeed, every instru ment that could produce noise was put in : requisition. The spirit of mischief now displayed itself. Most of the audience in the gallery and upper boxes poured doln, in one continued shower, oranges, apples, &c., on the stage and into - the pit.— The seats of the gallery were forcibly pulled up, .and thrown at the costly chandelier, which is considerably damaged. Some of the fragments of the seats, all of which fell into the pit, were from 4to feet long. - A panic new seized the audience in the pit, who, assailed by the various missiles thrown by the gods from the upper regions, sought safety in flight. A scene of itidescrib able-eonfusion'enaued. In a few niinutea the pit Was completely deserted, sonic of the audience having made their escape through the usual passages, whilst still more, among .whom were a great number of females, escaped by climbing over into the boxes. The work of destruction continued unabated. The rioters, having expended every other missile, now pulled the plaster off the walls of the gallery, and threw it at the perfor mers on the stage. They also broke the strong iron-rail WhiCh surrounds the gallery, cast it into the pit, and destroyed nearly all the foot-lamps on the stage. Mr. Vandenhoff now appeared with a paper in his hand, and was loudly applauded. A disposition was shown by the audi ence in the lower part of the house to hear him, and this throw , log of missiles was, in a great measure, discontinued. In vain, however, did Mr. Vandenhoff endeavour to gain is hearing; and he was, at length obliged to retire without obtaining his object. Mr. Baas next came on ; he was assailed by every kind of missle, which lie bore with commendable for titude. He, too, was obliged to leave the stage unheard.— The afterpiece was enacted, but not a word of it Was heard. The lights were, at last, extinguished, and the audience were left to find their way out in the dark. Although the house was very full, we have not heard of any person hay. ing sustained bodily injury; a circumstance which is some what remarkable, when we consider the nature of the misailes that were thrown froM the upper regions. The 31anagers yesterday published an address, wherein they justify their conduct, maintain their right to govern the theatre according to established rules, and appeal to the public for sup port.—( Liverpool Courier.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING-ROOM, DEG. Hi, ItllY. STATM Ole TUE ODDS.-1 DEt 11 to 1 agot ,11)11eteer 4 to 1 . 4g4 Bufus 1.2 to 1 apt a of Varlet c. 17 to I 4gsai Bolero 20 to I ugst At4unoe 20 to 1 apt Canvas 20 toil.apt Nigel 20 to 1 agst Legacy 25 to 1. awn Golianna 25 to 1 agst Sister to Nectar 25 to 1 agst Diana 25 to 1 agst Defiance 30 to 1 agst. Spinning Jenny 34 to 1 agst Harriett. OAKS. No betting. DONCASTKU, ST. LEGER. tot agst Memnon 28 to 1 agst 1114 Grace 2 to 1 agst Cleveland 30 to 1 apt Androgens tS to 1 agst Rediatintlet 30 to 1 agst bruletere 20 to 1 agst 110 mer 40 to 1 agst Cymbeline 25 to 1 Ogg Mandane ISO to 1 agat Phantom colt. 27 to 1 zest Brother to Dupont 50 to 1 agat Rufus 27 to 1 'agst Crow.eatcher ' 40 to 1 agst 'Rosamond 10,000 to 200 agst Spi nning Jenny. lUaTex.-100 to 108 on Bizarre agst Zealot. 'HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. MIItTINIGB ON HOUNDS IX HE XXSUIXO WERE. H. Jollifle Esq.'g Fox.hounds, on Monday, at Copthorno Common ; -r e‘-noodaY, at Brockbam Green. The Surrey Harrien, on Monday, 'Wednesday, and Satur day, at Sanderstead. The Yale Harriers, on Tuesday, at Fair Milo; Friday, at Stalbridge Hill. The hrantiden Hounds, on Idonday, at Croydon Church ; Friday, at Abbot ley Downs. Eurl Fitzirilliam's Hounds, on Monday, at Ashton "%Vold ; Tuesday, at Standground ; Thursday, at C atwurt h G u id e Post ; Friday, at Castor Hanglandr. ESSEX Fox limixne.—lt is supposed the Essex fox. hounds, viz. Lord Petre's, Mr. Conyers, Mr. C. Newman's, and Mr. Nunn's, have had more sport than any other hounds in England. There are a great many hunters staying in Cholros ford anti its neighbourhood, it being so very centrical. BURSTING OF A STEAM BOILER. MAWCHEATEII, DEC. 14.—A moat fatal acci dent happened here this evening, about six o'clock. The neigh. bourhood of Portland-street was dreadfully alarmed by a sudden and violent explosion, which shook the houses, and shattered the windows in all directions. It appears to have been the bursting of a memo boiler attached to a machine shop in Major street, near Portland-street, occupied by Winsors and Hy de.— The whole building was blown up, and with it severa l of the workmen. The first report was, that ten were killed, and many more wounded; but I endeavoured to get at the truth as far as possible. I accordingly went to Alajor-street, and saw the ruins, surrounded by the military, and persons holding lighted torches ; workmen were busily employed in removing the bricks, &c., and searching a for bodies; but at the time I write (ft p.m.), it is impossible to ascertain the full extent of the accident. I;went to the Volume Tavern, anti saw the dead body of an aged man, dreadfully disfigured by bruises and burns; his mouth was full of aahes, a large hole in his cheek, and his body cut in several places: f then went to our In. firmary, to which hack been conveyed six men; I found two dead, a third just expiring, ..and, according to the opinion of the surgeons, little or no hopes were to be entertained of the recovery of two more. One of them was shockingly scalded ; several have been earrie,4 to their own home, but the number of those it is impossible yet to say. On Monday MATnEws acted Goldfinch and Morbleu at the Dublin Theatre. While per. , forming the latter character, four or five per sons in the gall er y eccasionally interrupted the performance. Their conduct was repro. bated by the houSe, and should have been despised by t h e audience. Act o rs, however, and no weedel' are exceedingly sensitive, and Mr. Mathews was stung by the gross and pre- 1 me ditated affront which was studiously offered to hi m . He came forward, and said that he " little expected the attack made upon him (cries of " N o otu ek,” and applause)---that he had had the good fortune to win the applause of a London au. (Bence, and hoped he did not deserve their cen sure.—(Applatise.)—lle owed it to honest can dour to say, that he had been treated with in justice, and 'was incapacitated from making due exertions. to give pleature to those who had really come to witness the performance, by the etrortil to interrupt him, and the ungenerous usage which he received from others."'.. Ifis'address, which was spoken with great force, and of which we give but an outline, was received with loud approba tion, and the nutitence seemed solicitous to excul pate themselves horn all participation in so un gentlenutnlike a proceeding.—(Dublin Frecmatee AUTOGRAPHS. There is a strong propensity at present for collecting the autographs of distinguished per sons ; and yesterday must have afforded a trea sure to those who direct their attention to such acquisitions. A unique sale for these rareties took place yesterday at Mr. Sourr.ny's, and at tracted a numerous body of Autograph Col lectors. The several articles, however, though very curious and valuable, and their authenticity fully described and established by sir. SOTHEBY, did not, in our opinion, reach the prices which might be expected, considering the impottance of many of the writers. Among the more curious Were- Those of Queen Elizabeth ; Mary Queen of Scots, and her mother Mary of Guise ; Cardinal Beaton ; the Itegent of Scotland, Arran, Mar, and Murray • the Earls of Sussex an d Bedford ; Lord unsdon ; James Vith of Scotland ; Anne of Denmark; Charles I. and II.; the Queen of Bohemia; the Duke of Monmouth and Lord Chancellor Bacon; Lord Ro chester, &e: &c. &c. A considerable number relate to that period of Scottish His tory to which the public attention has been awakened by the powerful pen of the Author of Waverley„particularly, to " the crafty Lauderdale, the di sso l ute R oc h es ; Dumbarton ;" Doug las, the twice-turned Tr a it or , b a i t h to Country and king: ' and above all, one of Claverhouse, describing the Fight of Drumclog ;—with many illustrative of Burnet's History of his Own Times, and other Passages of English and Scottish History. We shall notice a few of those w hich reached the highest prices :—Mary Queen of Scots to .to the Lord Gray, 111. Sir Francis Bacon to King James, 61. 7s. Graham of Cla vet house (Dundee) to the Earl of Bothes, 121. 12s. Dr.. James Sharp, Archbishop of St. Andrew's, to the Earl of Tweedale, 41. The Nubility of Scotland (21 in number) to King Charles 11. 10/. 15s.— James Earl of Perth to the Duke of Lauderdale, 31. Bs. Address of Congratulation to King Charles (I. by the Earl of Roshes, and 18 other 1 Lords of Scotland, upon his happy escape from the pretended Popish Plot, 51. I Os. Lords of the Conn ' cil (6 in number)to the Duke of Lauderdale, 51.75. 6d. Sir Kobt. Cecyll (Secretary of State t o Eliza beth) to Lord Gray, eight Letters, .511. 9i. Francis Earl of Bedford, and Thomas Ran dolph° to the Earl of Leicester, 101. los. As many of these autograph letters contain interest lug accounts of events of importance at the pe riods when they were written, and from the an cestors of noble and respectable families now existing; it ,is surprising that the 4utogeuph Hunt was not more keenly pursued on the pre sent occasion. If the Catalogue had been circu lated through the country at large, it may rea sonably be supposed that it would have attracted more curiosity, and have beet; attended with better success. But that cannot be considered as the omission of the . ; seller, 'as he, of course, conformed to the.orders,of the respective pro prietors with respect Idle extent of publica tion. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, DEC. 16.---Wind . N.W. to ' W.N.W.—Paised through for the River the John Bushman, Brown,' from Gre nada ; and the Ann, Longdridge, • from Alalte. At day-light this morning the outward-bound got underweigh, and pro. ceeded to the westward with about GO sail from Ramsgate Harbour. PORTSMOUTH, DEc. 16.—Wind N. by W.—Arrived the Bee, lirishart, from Smyrna. Sailed his 3lajesty's ships Thetis, Champion, Nieman, Orestes, and Pyledes on a cruize, to try rate of sailing, &c. &c. Sailed this morning the tollow ing outward-bound, viz. :—Rolla, Chill; Elizabeth, Collins; Columbus, Jackson; Ceres, Higgins; Augustus Caeser, Selby ; Orwell, Bryant ; Nautilus, Whislaw ; Alert, Scholes ; Maria, Botcher; Elrick, Reed ; John Rickards, Duncan ; Leander, Frith; Georgiana, Watt; and C omet , 411‘Piterson ; the rest of the outwartf-bound remain to see if the wind will remain steady before they venture out, and should it do so, they will be all away by to-morrow. PLYMOUTH, DEc. 15.—Wind W.—Arrived the Jane, Salmon. from Prin ce Ed war d' s Is l and, in 21 days ; and the Stag, Hainsford, front Oporto. Sailed the Lady Arabella, Renner, for South America. FALMOUTH, Mc. Is.—Wind S.W. fresh breeses.—Ar rived the Ruby, Comely, from London, for Lisbon. LtvEnpoor., DEc. 15.—Wind %V.—Arrived the Friend ship, North, and Royal Edward, Spencer, from Mironichi ; Indian, Mathias, from Quebec; Mary. Hillier, from New toundland ; and the Algonquin, Direy, from Philadelphia. The Globe, Dryden, and Neptun., Nicholson, from Peters. burg to London, are wrecked near Dagarot. The Jane, Masterton, from Memel to Kirkaldy, was driven on shore near llelsinburg about the 7th instant, and would be obliged to discharge. me George and Ann, from L on d on to liamburgh, is on shore on the island of Sylt, but expected to be got oft. The Abram and Ann, of Berwick, corn laden, _was lost the 7th instant near the . Giant's Causeway ; cr ew saved. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, DEC. 17. The arrivals of all %orts of Corn this week are very large. The Wheat trade continues almost in a stagnant state, and this article is declined 2s. per quarter since Allonday last. Barley is excessively dull, and 2s. to 3s. per quarter lower. Beans and Pease tind scarcely any buyers. Oats are now abundant, and they have met a further reduction of ls. per quarter. The Flour trade is now extremely heavy. Aunty,*Ls.—English Wheat 11,200, Barley 15,1100, Oats, 11,100; Irish Wheat 1,300, Oats 7,000 gunners; Flour, :3,000 sacks. SMITHFIELD MARKET, DEC. 17. The following is an accurate Report of the numbers and prices at Smithfield Market this morning:— CATTLP AT AtAUKET Beasts 1 701 I sheep Calves l7O I Pigs "" 100 To sink the Offal, per stone of Illi t . nee( 3s 10d to 4s 84 ( 1 Veal Mutton 4s 04 t o 4 s 10d Pork 4s 8d t o As 84 Lamb Os 0 to Os 04. _ __ HAY AND STRAW, PEN. LOAD. sty £3 Os to £ N I Clover .C 4 Os to A:ti Os Straw lOs to £2 2s. NEW ROUTE To ITALY.—The beautiful road of Posilipo, begun by the French in 1811, and carried on with much art up to the foot of the mountain near Pazzunle is continued upon the same plan by the Austrians, and will be com. pleted immediately. The trenching which these works made necessary, has been the means of discovering tombs, inclosing skeletons, and vases, with money placed in the mouths of the skele. tons. FlRE.—Last night, between the hours of ten and eleven o'clock, a fire broke out in an oil shop, in Duke-street, Waterloo-road, which threatened destruction to the adjoining buildings, but, from the timely arrival of the engines, the flames were subdued, with the extinction of the interior of the oil-shop, and trifling damage to the adjacent premises. An unfortunate inmate, ft journeym an mec h an i c, has lost the fruits of se-: veral years' hard work; he was not insured.