The Sun. — London, England, 1824-01-20 00:00:00

THE KING. BRIGHTON, JAN. 18.—The KING, as usual, attended Di vine Seiwice in the Palace Chapel to -day. In immediate attend ance upon his Majesty, in the centre compartment of the Royal Closet, were—the First Lord of the Treasury, the Se cretary of State for the .Colonial Department, the Major-Ge neral of the Ordnance, the Lord Chamberlain of his Majesty's Household, and the Lord Steward. In the other compartments to the right and left were, the Countess of Liverpool, the Countess and the Ladies Bathurst, Sir Chas. Paget, and the Royal Equerzies. His 111 ajesty, devoutly attentive to the sacred duties, never appeared in better health. Nobility, Gentry, and townsfolk, filled the body of the Chapel. The sermon was preach ed by the Dean of Sarum, from the Ist verse of the 4th chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians.—" I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called."—The discourse involved a beautiful exposition and defence of the Christian Creed, and its leading admonition was, that by self-examination we should really kn ,ow what we are, and what we ought to be, that we might effectually endeavour to " walk worthy of the vocation where with we are called." The Anthem was, " Lord of all *rower and might," and which embraces all that is impressive, sublime, and grand in harmony. It is not of recent date, but is, we believe, by-Mason ; it is a great favourite, we are told, with his Majesty, and truly, it is every way worthy of the illustrious preference it obtains. The Sanctus, which preceded the above, was front the divine compositions of Jomelli ; it was a beautiful introduc tion to the other, and the fine chaunt after each Commandment The service , commenced precisely at mid-day, and concluded at two o'clock. There is no company at the Palace to-day beyond the arrivals of last night, and the Royal Suite. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Dowager Marchioness of Londonderry, at her house in St. James's-square, from the Earl of Mount Edgecombe's seat, ar Richmond ; the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, f rom their seat, Hatfield ; the Earl and Countess of Sef i°n, and the Ladies Molyneux, at their house in in Ar gton-street, from their seat, Croxteth Hall, near Liverpool; Lord John Russell, in South Audley-street, from Woburn ; Mr. R. Dawkins, in Hertford-street, from Brighton ; Frankland Lewis, Esq. M.P. at his house in Curzon-street, f rom his seat, Horpton Court, Radnor, N.W. ; Miss Elliott, at the Baroness de Willoughby's Whitehall, from Scotland ; Colonel Trench, at his house in Bolton-street, from the Duke °J . Rutland's seat, Belvoir Castle ; Lieut.-General the Baron uehockpoid and Family, at the Bath Hotel, Arlington-street, from their seat in Sussex ; Cavendish Bradshaw, Esq. at Fen ton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from France. DEPARTURES.-The Hon. R. Neville, from Burlington.. street, for Audley End ; M. J. H. Vivian, for Swansea ; 31r. T. P. Martin, from Maddox - street , f or Cheltenham ; Mrs. C. Calreft, from St. J a mes's-place, for Brighton ; Mr. J. Ben nett, M.P., f or Pythouse, Wiltshire ; Mr. J. Mott em r, f rom Stratford-place, for Hastings ; Mr. G. Phillips, M.P., from Mount-street, for Sedgley, Marchioness and the Ladies Corn wallis, for their new seat, Bexley, Kent; Lord Molyneux, for the E a rl of Coventry's seat, Crom e , W orcesters hi re ; Lord and Lady Frederick Bentinck, for the Earl of Lonsdale's seat, Cotresmere, Rutlandshire ; Josh: Haync, Esq. and William Adair*Carter, Esq. from Stratford-place, for Tixall Hall, Staffordshire, on a shooting party ; Lord Lynedoch, from Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, for the Duke of Bedford's seat, Woburn Abbey ; Mr. Rush, Lady Cope, and Anthony Wright. Esq. from Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, for Cambridge ; Rhodes James, Esq. and Mrs. Rhodes James, from Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, for Hanworth. Citexcxs.—Sir Charles and Lady Paget, from the Pavilion, at Brighton, on a visit to the Duke of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey ; Sir F. Vincent, from Woolbeding, Medhurst, for Bath ; Mr. G. Hartopp, M.P. fram Four O a ks H a ll, f or the' Hon. G. Fortescue's Holnicote, Minehead, Somer sets hi re Mr. R. Adair, from Quiddenh am H a ll, f or N or f o lk. ; FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Viscountess Dudley and Ward entertained a ver y Fashionable Circle, last night, in Bryanstone-square. The mansion is a noble residence, and lately the abode of the 4 11 and Countess of Galloway. Preceding the Evening Party, a Dinner was given in the first style. The Duchess of Kent entertained a distinguished Party at 'inner yesterday, at Kensington Palace. Lord Stowell entertained his Excellency Baron Fagel and a itl tet party at dinner on Sunday, at his house in Grafton street. r Mr. Greenwood gave a grand Dinner, in Audley-square, on ti ,,al last. 'ne Earl of Liverpool's first Cabinet dinner will be given an §aturda next. ofrTahe Council Harrowby's official dinner, as Lord President itslebeing presented to his Majesty for pricking, will take mr. (T . th e 31st. lag or i, e crtary Canning's great dinner previously to the meet ment r , lluunentill 1 9 .(1 February. be given on the February. Parlia ' — ' eae ts on the 3d. NlAn a LORD AMHERST. rntert • Al, Jur Y 25, 1823.—Yesterday evening a Splendid t ion , alnment Was given in the Banquetting Room by Sir verno-4,llVlunro to the Right Honourable Lord Amherst Go -1.110,a1r "eneral of India. After the Cloth was removed, Sir *ne e as Munro proposed " The health of Lord Amherst and , r ,ss to his Lordship's administration." „a l e loud applause with which the toast was drank having ti `ti, Lord Amherst rose and, with singular grace of sen taent and manner addressed the Company in terms of which following affords a very imperfect sketch : beg t o return m , A 1 my thanks to Sir Thomas Munro ,-,11'.`. to the rest o f the Company for the fl atter i ng corn cril:nent which h as b een paid to me. A s an English of have, at a distance, been no . inattentive observer sz..it u r s achievments by which our Indian Empire has been ed and consolidated. I possess therefore , te 41:11,aFe that, in the duties which I am about to um ertak i e lici l l q7lptati,e the aid of talents adapted to every emergency th e ev e• Should the course of events on any occasion render w and us of war inevita b le, I know that the honour of our arms wh o t he interests of th e E m pi re w ill h e susta i ne d b y men, p„,:e names are already enroll e d i n some o f t h e mos t b r illi an t, siZ Qf the annals of our country. If more happily the bles of iyii f Peace are preserved to us, 1 shall find the best means and Z r° Ying them in the well-known zeal, talent, experience 114 v ;`'tegrity of the Company's Civil Service. Fortunately I that 4 11 7 to strive that niy administrations may correspond to ample for illustriou s predecessor. And if lam to seek an ex iee a) r my personal conduct, I shall not have far to look, unit i : Illy left, there is one whom I may well feel proud to 4 ccep t I &hall only detain you farther by requesting you to don e 41 11 'Y roost cordial thanks for the honour you have now at Illad v e a ' tni for the distinguished reception I have met with L ord f allow 'ftnEnsT shortly after rose again and spoke to the `‘ d e n i,efrect s econd iiraen, I should not venture to intrude upon you a aw ate holve"1, in yielding to my own feelings, I were not fully Your G ov - t aarh Ish 11 • tify yours I propose the health of ernor • gratify • • * dwell be ill-judged e , whohomes Munro, t would with w hi ch a nt r a s , ra, haveshall you are ger amongst you, to dwell on merit already so well acquainted ; but happy I IlroaY. .ena r b ea le ( l ° t ri o t° consider myself, if any services which 1 1 4 non thatert.oin shall secure dual. the high esti for hi ti ~_;-11. distinguished indiv is held in E ; n , g_ h THo 4uMirdstration of the affairs of this Presidency. Pad mAs Flo then rose and Lord Amherst t 4 lis t the very hi g h compliment, and it may be expected vaurabh, a cknowledge it. lam justly sensible of the iT r knlanyi ell ns, in which his Lordship has spoken of me to ver nvi c en ' and of the service.' The administration of this rxidßive eff. the an easy task. All we have to do is mice t ett to the course of proceeding marked out for our f . 4 tn g i ana nY the Supreme Government, and by the authorities h° r ltun e 0 , 11 ,13. ut it has during a loniperiod been the good v e of G __ la, to be placed under the rule of an illustrious , have adorned who by their eminent talents and ; ', l %h ""e adorned their exalted station*: Under such aus- I sa t ; our E m • person of a L t o ti r ) d i l s th e hied th lice acquired its present extent and stability. ( rlml Li t l , ltistrious men will be prolonged in and that his Lordship's adrninis- tration, like those of his predecessors will at once promote the welfare of India and redound to the honour of our country." The Hoe. the GovEgNott then gave the healths of Sir Edmond Stanley and the other Judges of the Supreme Court. After which Sir Edmond Stanley rose, and begged leave in his own name, and that of the other Judges of the Supreme Court, to return their sincere thanks for the polite notice and mark of attention which had been just paid to them, by' the Honourable the Governor, and the gentlemen present, the heavy duties which he had discharged that day in Court to a late hour, rendered him unable to express his feelings on the occa sion, as fully as we would h a ve w i shed to have done. He was happy to observe the general harmony which prevailed at this Meeting, and among all classes in this settlement. He could not omit this opportunity of declaring that often as it had fallen to his lot in the course of his life to be present at public assemblies, and to hear distinguished characters de liver their sentiments, he never was more gratified and pleas. ed, than he was thatnight by the sentiments delivered by the Noble Lord, the Governor-General of India—those sentiments so appropriate to the occasion, ,and expressed in such digni fied and handsome terms, he confessed made a deep im pression on his mind, as he believed they had done upon the minds of all who heard them, and he took the liberty of saying, that he foreboded the most happy and beneficial conse quences not only to India, but to the Empire at large, from his - Lordship's administration. He congratulated this settlement, upon the event of his Lordship's having done them the honour to visit it in the course of his voyage, as it afforded them a better opportunity of judging of his Lordship's high qualities, and appreciating his value, than they could have been able to do, by a more distant acquaintance with them. Sir CHARLES GREY, in returning thinks, observed— The sentiments, which the Chief Justice has so well ex pressed, leave me little more to do than to utter with my own voice, the thanks which he has given in my name. Yet upon this occasion of celebrating the first coming amongst us of the Noble person, whose Government of India may be said to commence from that time, I must not omit to offer individually, what we have already off.l . ed collectively the most sincere and cordial wishes for his success and prosperity in that Government. I cannot wish him better than that he may re alize as much, of what is possible to be done for India, as his predecessor did; or as he has done, whose acts we have a nearer opportunity of observing—l mean our own Excellent Governor. Let me repeat, more distinctly, my thanks for the honour you have done myself and the other Judges of the Su preme Court in drinking our healths. Sir WILLINGHAM FRANKLIN concurred with the other Judges in the sentiments they had so ably expressed and begged leave to return thanks for the honour conferred upon him. " The health of Lady AMHERST was then given," after which the Company proceeded to the Umeer Bagh to attend her Ladyship's Drawing Room—at which there was a large and brilliant assemblage. The Hon. GEORGE STRATTON, Esq. entertained Lord AMHERST at dinner on Friday last. The Nautch given by his Highness the NIIIVAB on Wed nesday evening to Lord and body-A MHERST, presented a bril liant and striking appearance—tne Road from the entrance of the Grounds to the Palace was illuminated on each side, and the face of the building was studded with lamps : a large as semblage of company was present on the occasion—Supper was announced soon after nine o'clock, towards the conclusion of which his Highness The Nuwab proposed as a toast—the health of Lord and Lady Amherst, and their safe arrival in Bengal—this to as t was repeated to the company by Captain MacLeane, an d d ran k w i t h t h ree ti nt es three—His Lordship then rose, and concluded a short, but energetic address by pro Posing " the health of his Highness and Family"—the coin pany afterwards adjourned to witness a grand exhibition o: fire-works--with which the entertainment concluded. Letters from Gibraltar of the 9.Bth ult. state, that Senors SoucaoN and ATI,Lo , t, Members of the late Spanish Cartes, residing i n that garrison, had been poisoned by a servant who attended them. The former died in consequence, and the latter was so dangerously ill as nut to he ex pected to recover. The perpetrator of this ne farious act had escaped. Letters have been received from Sir WILLIAM CUttTIS, at Naples, where he arrived on the 28th ult. in good health. At the date of his communications he was performing quarantine ; but in consequence of an order for the Weazie sloop of war to get under weigh for Malta, in order 'to join a squadron which was understood to be ordered on a special service in those seas, the worthy Baronet had souse thoughts of run- nine down in his yacht to that island. We have heard that the friends of the Rev. C. COLTON have lately received letters from that gentleman, which place his safety beyond doubt. (Morning. Paper.) The funeral of the late JOSEPH MARRY ATT, Esq. M. p., took place at Wimbledon yesterday, at about noon. The Committee of Common Council appointed to consider the state of the coal trade, have re so:ved to recommend the appointment of 25 ad ditional meters. A duel was fought on Saturday at Hounslow ieath, between Messrs. KIRBY and STE`, ENSON, n consequence of a dispute at the Coursing Meeting at Stokenhall, on Thursday. Two shots each were exchanged, in the last of which Mr. STEVENSON received a ball in his side. Sur gical aid was at hand, and the ball was ex tracted, and there was no immediate danger. Me. LAMBTON AND MR. PEMBERTON.—We have heard from good anthority, that Captain Burn admits the statement put forth by Capt. Cochrane and Sir lledworth Williamson to be correct, and, further, that he (Captain Burn) did not approve of Mr. Thomas Pemberton's re fusal to accept the offer of a meeting, and that that refusal was contrary to his advice ! This ad mission, coming, as it does, from the Gentleman who acted on his behalf must be perfectly con clusive as to Mr. Pemberton's conduct of the latter part of the affair. With regard to what took place at the meeting of the Commissioners, where the dispute originated, a vote of censure immediately passed by them on Mr. Pemberton, is suffi cient evidence of the impropriety of his conduct on that occasion. We believe the only regret which has been felt by Mr. Lambton's friends in the whole transaction is, that he should ever have thought of so far forgetting his su periority in every respect to Mr. Pember ton, as to entertain any idea of meeting him upon equal terms. Ile, however, has been guided by the advice of the Gentlemen to whom he referred the business, and although we are far from blaming them for the opinion they expressed, we still cannot help thinking they would have better consulted both his honour and his interests by putting a decided negative on his going into the field with such an opponent. — Mr. Pemberton's character is well known and duly appreciated in Sunderland and its neighbour hood, and we doubt not that the testimony of his Majesty's officers of excise, and of more than one of the local Magistrates, before whom he has bees convicted of offences against the reve nue laws, would have afforded ample grounds for such a determination.—(Durham Chronicle.) WINDSOR, JAN. 17.—Our Quarter Sessions were held on Friday, when, to the infinite credit of the large population of this Borough, not a singleindictment of any kind was preferred, and both Juries were dismissed with the congratuia tious of the MAYOR. P 0 E V. LINES TO Rossrm, In Honour of his Arrival in :England. By MAL GEORGE ALEXANDER MAZZO:NI. Air—" My Lodging is on the cold ground." Bid the loud shout •f welcome ascend to the skies; Hail the son of bright genius and song : Let warm accents of praise to true merit arise, And the Muses the welcome prolong ! 'Tis the pride of our King and Britannia to wave . To the Stranger the hand of affection, The Child of Oppression, and Tyranny's Slave, On our shores find a Briton's protection. The chords of true feeling hive vibrated oft, When touch'd by thy masterly hand, Their spirit so winning, so powerful and soft, Fame bore to our dear native land Be long honour'd thy name, and thy glorious renown, For thy strains to each heart give relief, In momenta of sadness, or Misery's frown, Yes ! they chase away anguish and grief. Around each gay circle where Woman's smile reigns, There the manly heart surely must beat, Then echo aloud all thy fine dulcet strains, And let Mem'ry these fondly repeat. Since thy genius and merit united combine, These the soul dear to feeling shall charm, And o'er them the bright.sui'Vory will shine, For thgir spirit can every il'eate`warrn. On Friday last the freedom of the City of chichester was prciented to Captaiti Li - On in due form.—lt was inclosed in a box of oak, being a piece taken from his Majesty's ship Hecla, . which that intrepid'Officer commanded in the late voyage under Captain PARRY'S orders. The box is lined with gold, and ornamented with several handsome and appropriate devices. In the lid is the following inscription : Presented Jan. 16, 1824, By the MAYOR, ALDERMEN', Alld CITIZENS of CHICHESTER, To GEORGE FRANCIS LYON, Esq., Captain in the Royal Navy, In Testimony of their admiration Of the Zeal, Perseverance, And Spirit of Enterprize Displayed by him, In his Travels in Northern Africa, And in the late Voyage to the Polar Seas In starch Of a NORTH-WEST PASSAGE. ITINERANT Mustcr.ists. — TLlOMAS ECCLES Was one of those itinerant musicians, perhaps the last of them, who in winter evenings were used to go about to taverns, and for the sake of a slender existence expose themselves to the insults.of those who were not inclined to hear them : there are none of this class of mendicant artists now remaining, but in the time o f the Usurpation they were so numerous that an ordinance was made declaring them vagrants. A good judge of music, who i m an d had h ear d bi ns play, g i ves th e f o ll ow i ng accou nt of h performance. hi s performance. "It was about the month of November, in the y ear 173 5, that I with some friends were met to spend the evenin g at a tavern in the city,' when this man, in a mean but decent garb, was introduced to us by the waiter; immediately u P°n - opening the door, I heard the twang of one of his strings' from, under his coat, which was accompanied with the question, Gentlemen, will you please to hear any music ?' Our curio sity, and the modesty of the man's deportment, inclined us to say yes ; and music he gave us, such as I had never heard be fore, nor shall again, uider the same circumstances: with as fine and delicate a hand as I ever heard, played. the whole fifth and ninth solo of Corelli, two songs of M. Handel. Del nzinnßciar, in Otho,and Spero si mio cero b en e, i n Adr:eftres ; in iin'ge short, i h l i a s r p ' erform a nce was such as would command the atten tion of the nicest ear, and left us his auditors much at a loss to guess what it was that constrained him to seek his living in a wa y so disreput a ble. He made no secret of his name; he said he was the youngest of three brothers, and that. Henry, the middle one, had been his master, anti was then in the service of the King of France. We were very little disposed to credit the ac count he gav e us of his broth er ' s s i tuation i n France, b ut the collection of solos which were known to have been published by hi m at Paris, puts it out of questian." Upon inquiry some time after, it appeared that he was idle, and given to drinking, lie lodged in the Butcher-row, near Terable.bar, and was well k no wn to the musici ans o f his disgraced by this practice of time, who thought , themselves his, for which they have a term of reproach not very intelligible; they call it going a-busking.— (SomeAset iloase Gazette.) COMMOD ORE O'B EIE.-This eccentric indi vidual, whose miniature vessel emeited so much attention at Dublin and Leith, at the period of his MAJESTY'S visit to Ireland and Scotland, is now at Brighton, having, although a cripple, w a lk e d from Wi ndsor to tat place. Our readers are aware that about three weeks ago the Commodore, in going up th e Th a mes, was capsized in a sudden squall, and lost, together with his boat, his clothes and his little all, with dif f iculty s a ying . his own life.. Finding himself in this dis tressed state, he immediately determined on going to Brighton, with the hope of causing, through Sir Etimuern NAct,v, a representation of his misfortune to be laid before the KING. On his arrival there the Commodore waited upon Sir EDMUND, by whom he was introduced to the Marquis of CON YNGHAM, and the subject was then mentioned to his MAJESTY, who with his usual kindness, ordered another tee- ' sel to be b u ilt for the Commod ore , as well as a new suit of clothes to be made for him. The last vessel, it will be remember ed, was also given him by the KING, and was called in honour of this circumstance, the Royal Gift, which will, we understand, be the name of the present one. It is now build ing at Brighton, by Mr. Pocoex, and the dimensions will be 5A ft. in length, by 2ft. gin. beam, being six inches longer than the last. It will be complet e d in a bo u t a fortnight or three weeks, and the Commodo re w ill then exhibit his nautical skill off' Brighton ; he also i n t e nds to make a voyage in his boat t o France, having the courage, even at this season of the ye ar , to cross the Channel in so frail a bark. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.—Mr. FAR REND it is said, has been engaged by Mr. Moen's for next season. He could not have added a greater favourite, nor a more effective actor to his list. It is said that Mr. Er.Lrs•Tox has offered Ma dame CATALAN! two thousand guineas for thirty nights. The Comet is disappearing rapidly, but is now visible in the evening with a clear horizon, in N.N.W. The Funds have risen within these few days to a much higher rate than they have reached for a great number of years ; and, in spite of war like rumours, the confidence of the Bulls con tinues undiminished, and they make large pur chases, fully relying that the Three per Cents. will be shortly above par. Large purchases, we understand, are also daily made in the New Lot tery, part of the Scheme being composed of 3 per Cent., and the Contractors have so ar ranged that all the great rise will belong to the Purchasers. The Scheme contains Seven Prizes of ze 2'0,000. Every body is anxious to make purchases before the First Day (the 19th Feb.), when the Two First Prizes will have, in addition, 1 3 20,000 Money each, and when between Seven and Eight Thousand Tickets will be drawn, and all will be Prizes, as may be seen by a reference to the Scheme. The Offices of J. nod J. SITE WRIGHT, the Contractors, are the favowrite Marts for Adventurers. , ` 1..541,,. - „ 4 r' ~/ pa 3 4 - 4,- o• ii •4 ,- vi , , ~,,yeA t . , . tv, , -i.... 4 t• , •r ,r _ - .. . i, e'e n ,OVll7,Zes•'. , 7 C,N• 4 , ' : i:7-^ . 1 / 4 D X r - t i' t• .' , A' . ~.„,„, . lb °0 p., stql * --. ..4.1,.. - lik.: _./ 11 1 :. ~.i . --- iz , si . , .. 1 1 :• ri,* SPOIITING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING-116031, J. 19. RIDDLES 5 to 2 agst Reformer 4 to 1 agst Prudence 5 to I czst Quadrille 7 to 1 agst Don Carla; 8 to 1 agst Cressida. 5 to 1 ago Swiss 7 to i agst Reformer 11 to 1 agst Agnes 14 to 1 agst Osmond 15 to 1 agst Reticule 16 to 1 agst Cressida 1)1+.1 - - 7 to 2 agst Prudence 6 to 1 agst Lyrnessa DONCASfErt 11 to 1 agst Altisidora ally 16 to 1 agst Swiss' 16 to 1 agst The Miller of 1%1 ansfield. 18 to 1 agst Rosanne By. 17 to 1 agst Don Carlos 20 to 1 agst Hu:ly Burly 20 to 1 agat Jess) , 30 to 1 agst Cydnus 40 to 1 agat Dactyle 7 to 1 apt Sister to Sailor 8 to 1 agst Barossa. ST. LEGER. 20 to 1 apt Ringlet 20 to 1-agst Miss Cranfield 20 to 1 agst Osmond 80 to 1 agst Elephant. HUNTING. • MERTINCIII OF HOUNDS IN TIME PRESENT WEEK. The York and Ainsty Hounds, on Friday, at Strensall. Sir Tatton Sykes's Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at Rossal; and on Friday, at 'Weston. The Cleveland Hounds, on Friday, at Cross Keys. The Sinnington Hounds, on Friday, at Helmsley. The Hatfield Hounds, on Thursday, at Kennel ; and on Sa turday, at Hitchwood. The East Essex Fox-bounds, on Thursday, at Blue Bridge and on Saturday, at the White Hart, Little 'Waltham. The York City Harriers, on Friday, at Rufforth. The Boroughbridge Harriers, on - Friday, at Skelton. STEEPLE CHASE. The sweepstakes match betw een C a p ta i n Montague and Messrs. Roden and Armstrong, for a deposit of fifty sovereigns each, took place yerterday morning. The ground was from Bedfort to Hillingdon Common, computed at sixteen miles, over a flat country, and in which there were many dangerous leaps. The competitors made across Hounsow Heath for Cranford Bridge, where they separated, and made the best of their way over the fallows to Hayes, crossing the Uxbridge road nearly together. Mr. Armstrong's horse Roger refused to leap, and was thrown out a mile from home. The last mile between the other two Gentl emen was a tr i a l o f spee d , and was won cleverly by the Captain . in 57 minutes. FOX CHASE. On Tuesday last a bag fox, belonging to Mr. Wilson, of Carlisle; was turned out at Carleton Hill, before a nume rous field of mounted sportsmen, from Carlisle and the sur rounding country. The morning being fine, the dogs went off in fine style, and in the pursuit two hares were accidentally started and killed (one of them • darted under cover in the very centre of the pack.) Whilst the dogs were at fault, near Edmond Castle, they started a third hare, which escaped after a hard run. " By this time it was thought reynard would have been at a considerable distance, but the dogs again getting on scent, he was pursued to a small plantation near Irthington, m which he had taken shelter; the wily animal again broke cover, but being apparently much fatigued, he was killed in an ad joining field, after running about 20 minutes. At one time, we are informed, not less than 90 horsemen were in pursuit ; but the contest for the brush finally lay between Mr. Graham, of Carleton Hill, and Mr. Datid, of Carlisle: the latter rider, in high ,expectation, dashed at full speed to the place which he thought would be the scene of death, when reynard made an unexpected turn in favour of Mr. Graham, and that gentleman was awarded the trophy which throughout the chace many a brother sportsman had anxiously but vainly contended for. THE NEW GREEK COINAGE.—Last week was exhibited in the Salon of the Hotel Talleyrand, the new Gold Coinage for the Greeks, the design and execution being under the direc tion of the celebrated DENON. It is said to be an extremely fine specimen of art, and to excel the last, namely, 44 The Flight of the Eagle from Elba," few of which reached this country, and which are invaluable, the die having been-broken by order of the present King of France. This n ew Greek coin rather exceeds in size our Sovereign• On the one side is the Archangel Michael, with the Flaming Sword and the Dove ; the the symbol of Peace. On th e reverse , the the Pmblem of strength, encircled by a serpent, with th e tail in the mouth, meaning to pourtray Eternity, and around the word " Re-. surrection." A er L:Firm—This morning, soon afte r n 0 the nei g hb our h oo d o f th e St ran d, near Waterloo B r id ge, was thrown into tome seven o 'clock, confusion by the alarm of fire, in the house of l‘l r , the s ea l- engraver . O n t h e a l arm beingWfiTArsilwirc tgiv )( 4, the inmates wore aroused, and admitted several of the firemen belonging to the engines. At first, considerable uneasiness was f e lt for the extensive stock and effects of the but the d anger was only found to ex i st extensive back pr em i ses, w hi c h were on ithiliroeuthsiee ; in various parts, and, from the dense column of smoke issuing from the flames, the firemen could net enter them, however, by very great exertion the flames were in a short time completely subdued, having destroyed a great portion of the rear of the house, and also some of the rooms in front. The fire, it is supposed, was occasioned by some painters leaving combustible materials near a light, which in a short time caught the paint and instantly burst into a flame, and finally caused the fire. Mr. Warwick is insured. Yesterday evening an Inquest was held at the Suttling House, Horse Guards, on the body of Peter Lee, aged 40, a private in the 2(1 battalion of the l st Regiment of Grena dier Guards, who put a period to his existence under the fi 1. lowing circumstances :—Luke Hardy, a serjeant in the same regiment as the deceased, deposed that yesterday morning, about four o'clock, he was in bed at his Majesty's store-house in Scotland-yard, when he was awoke out of his sleep by the re port of a gun or pistol ; he immediately called to the deceased, who was the sentinel on duty, but he received no answer. He immediately got out of bed, and proceeded down stairs, and missed the deceased ; and he called to the watchman, who had also heard the report, and they searched after the de ceased, and ultimately found his body in a dung-hole, quite dead. The mouth of the barrel of his gun was placed under his chin, and tho piece had been discharged, the ball having passed through the deceased's head, carrying away with it part of the skull. The bayonet was found across the trigger, and the feet of the deceased were at each end; and, in consequence of their pressure, the piece went off. The deceased had been in the army for the last 20 years, and was a quiet, honest man, but given to drinking. The deceased had very recently been punished for intoxication, and had been drilled, and shortly lie was to undergo similar punishment for the same offence, which might have operated on his mind. Other wit nesses gave evidence to satisfy the Jury, who returned a verdict That the deceased shot himself, being at the time in a state of temporary derangement." The Sessions for this county commenced on Tuesday at Abingdon, before the Right Hon. Lord FOLKSTONE, Chairman, and a very full bench of Magistrates. The following case excited consi derable interest :—Messrs. Charles Gearing, sen. and Edward Gearing, two farmers, of the parish of Panghbourn, were indicted by the Rev. Henry Breedon, the rector,for feloniously stealing,ta king, and carrying away, several quantities of oats, barley, and beans, from lands in their occupation, after the same had been tithed and set out for the rector. Mr. Tulfourd, the counsel for the prisoners, submitted that the offence charged was not a fe lonious act, and that the prosecutor should have proceeded by action at law, under the statute of 2cl Edward VI. to recover the treble value of the tythes subtracted. The Court were of the same opinion, and the prisoners were consequenty ac uitted.—(Reading Mercury.) ,-STATE OF THE ODDS w 0 ItTli. OLD BAILEY.-,,(Tnis DaN.) Edward Fentum, a hoy only eleven years of age, was indicted for stealing in the month of December, certain monies, the property of E. Moton, of Crown-court, in the Strand. He was found Guilty, and ordered to be privately whipped, and given up to his friends. Hainsley was put to the bar on an indict ment, charging him with stealing a coat the pro perty of Robert Dewis. The prisoner went up to a chaise which was waiting for the prosecutor, took the coat and ran off n the presence of a number of persons, he was however, pursued and taken. -Guilty. John Williams was found Guilty of stealing a quantity of shirts, the property of Samuel Sedg field, from the Swan, Holborn-bridge, to which place they had been sent for the purpose of being forwarded to Devizes. it did not, how ever, appear where the robbery was committed ; but the Court having intimated that the recent possession of it was sufficient, the Jury found him Guilty. THE A RM Y. Thp 27th (Enniskillen) Regiment of Foot, which was re. lieved at Gibraltar, on the 24th of November, by the 12th (East Suffolk) Regiment of Infantry, and which sailed from that Garrison, on the 30th of November, for the West Indies, has been ordered to touch at Barbadoes, to report to Lieut.- General s,ir Henry Wards, K.C.8., and Commander of the Forces in the West Indies, and to await that Officer's further orders. The restriction, which was imposed on the recruiting partiaa for the East India Company's service, during the late levy, has not yet been removed. The command of the Ist Battalion of the. Royal Artillery which became vacant by the death of General Sir Anthony Farrington, Bart., has not yet been filled up. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, JAN. 19.—Wind W.N.W.—Remain the Honour. able Company's ships Macqueen and Castle Huntley, for China. The Thomas Coutts, ditto, is expected in the Qowns this evening. Sailed the Ann, Whitmore, for Cape — Coast Castle; Mary, for Oporto ; Tuscan, for the South Se;:s ; York Merchant, for Charente; and Malvina, for Zante. Arrived the Fame, Trickey, from Lisbon. Came down from the River and sailed, for Plymouth, the Portsmouth transport. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 19.—Wind N.N.W.—Remains the Lord Hungerford, for India. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 18—Wind N. XV. .-FALMOL"I"II S JAY.. N.ll'.—No arrivals or sailin g 5 . LIVERPOOL, JAN. N.1 V.. -- -Arrived the Tus carora, Serrell, from Philadelphia, sailed th e 22d December. PonT GLASGOW, JAN . . 17.—Sailed the Guiana, Ill'Arthur, for Demerara ; and the Pilgrim, Wilson, for Jamaica. Coax, Jaw. 16.—Arrived the Susannah, Newman; and the Dorchester, Swatridge, from London. The Elizabeth, Jones, from Quebec to London, was totally lost the 30th November off St. Roch, in the river St. Law - - rence; crew saved. The names-of the Officers who belonged to the Arab, lately lost on the Irish coast, are-44ieutenants W. F. Sayer and T. Graham; Mr. J. Mahony, Master ; Mr. G. M. Caldwell, Surgeon ; Mr. R. Williams, Assistant-Surge ; and Mr. Michael Cassio Harris, Purser and Captain's ukrk. Her complement of men was 110. An oak tree growing on the estate of the Duke_ of SomtmsET, at Maiden Bradley, was in full foliage on Christmas day last. TILE HERTFORDSHIRE AIDRDER.----YeStPrdar . morning, Sir R. BIKNIE read publicly a letter which he had received from the Rev. Mr. Lloyd. the visiting Magistrate of Hertford gaol, convey ing the most cordial thanks of the High Sheriff and the whole Magistracy of that county, for the able assistance which they had received from h:m (Sir R. Birnie) and the officers (Bishop, Ruthven, and Upson), in the investigations con netted with the atrocious murder of Mr. Wears. The conduct of the officers, the Rev. Gentleman said, could not be too highly praised, and the ju&ce of the country was under the greatest obli gations to them. The story of a card of the late Mr. WicAtm having been left at Petworth House, as told by the London Prints of last week, was truly ridi culous. The fact is (and we state it on authority ' not to be questioned), that a Gentleman, re siding in the neighbourhood of Petworth, hes a servant living with him, whose father keeps a billiard table, and there he made an acquaint ance with Mr. Weare, who sometimes visited the servant when he was in London with his master. This man had one of Mr. Weare's cards :--" Mr. Wm. Weare, Lyon's Inn;''—and his master hearing of this card, took it, and left it upon the table in Lord Egrernont's house, where the cards of visitors are usually placed. This created great surprise for a day or two, and until the Gentle man explained the joke, at which the Noble Earl lanzbed heartily.—(Lewes Journal.) _ _ MURDER.—On the 10th. instant a person, call. i3g himself John Lay, went to the house of J chit Fitzgerald, farmer at Durrunurry, near Kit_ dare, and represented that. he was married to Fitz'.4erald's daughter, and that she was then in Manchester. He remained with the family, and • a companied them to mass on the following morn- • fling (Sunday.) The family retired to bed about ten o'clock. Fitzgerald and Lay slept to get her. Fitzgerald's wife, their daughter Eliza- • beth, and a young child, slept in another room off the kitchen. About twelve o'clock the females heard the cry of " Murder," and Lay • was seen forcing the door of their bed-room • with a razor in his hand. Elizabeth caught • hold of the razor ; lie seized her, but she soon disengaged herself and alarmed the neigh bours, when Lay fled. Fitzgerald was found with his throat cut from ear to ear, which caused his death immediately. Expresses were sent in every direction, and the murderer was apprehend by the country people, near Black Church, on Mon day, who conducted -him to Naas gaol. Had it not been for the exertion of the girl it is thought he would-have murdered the whole family. Lay says he is a native of Lancashire, and - that he de- serted from the 86th Regiment in April; and that when he was quartered in Dublin he married Catherine, the daughter of John Fitzgerald, whom he murdered.—(Dublin Correspondent.)