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the Dardanelles. It is evident from this article that the long threetened expedition against the Moren has been found imprac ticable ; for InaAmu PAcHA is admitted to have left Boudroun and steett2d to Gandhi, Where he is reported to have landed his t roops, after, however, he had sustained great l osips• The statement of the Austrian squadron having received orders to levy an indemnity on the Greeks for losses sustained by Austrian mer- Omar:len, is again revived on the authority of letters from Smyrna ; but this question has been 1( 4 ago settled by the Greek Government, Whose orders for the suppression of piracy by cruizers under their flag have been rigidly en forced by the Greek Navy and Authorities. The following extract will show that the treks continue to gain ground on all sides over thpir enemies:— " AUGSBURG, DP.C. 19. "We have received by to-day's post let it'll from several parts of the Archipelago, w hich come down to the 18th of Novem -11. They say, that a considerable number °I armed Greek vessels, distinct from the / man fleet, cruize in all parts of the Archipe lago, and land parties on the Turkish coasts to I ,ke booty, and carry of prisoners. The coasts of Asia Minor are also threatened, and even Smyrna would not be secure against a coup de fin, hacl not the Foreign Consuls interfered With the G ree k G overnmen t in favour of the city. •"° 6 kles that city would not like to run the risk of a quarrel with the maritime Powers of Eu tc.°l*, who are all interested in the fate of ' 9l Yrtia, which is the centre of the European cgratuvree in the Levant. It is affirmed that the li t!' of the defeat of Ibrahim Paella near Stan t:l°l has induced the Greek Government at 117dra to order an expedition against Camila, the l'ess ession o f w hi c h I s l an d un d er resent dream st r ,'ltes would be of incalculable advantage to the Greeks. rivate Letters from Lisbon, dated the 19th Ini c notice the departure of the French Arnim leder from Lisbon for the French capital. His de parture Was attributed to the great and increasing i nfluence said to be exercised by Sir W. A'CounT 1 . 11 the Councils of his Most Faithful Majesty. We Und erstand that dispatches have been received tram Sir Wm. A'Conwr, by the packet which ar "led here yesterday ; they were brought by Mr. kooktriELD, the son of Sir B. Bimost Fl ELD, Bart. A report had reached Lisbon of au A Igerino Neadron having passed the Straits, and that two f rigates and a brig kad been off the coast of Al "rub, for the purpose, it is believed, of cruising li niest the Portuguese. The master of a Port u -18"14 'vessel had arrived in that capital, who says ~e saw oil the Rock a Portuguese frigate follow ing a suspicious brig, under sail, standing to the northward. A Portuguese squadron, consisting of two frigates and a corvette, sailed from the "gee on the 16th instant, unexpectedly. „. ' 2 lie following are extracts of letters from the Ageot s to Lloyd's:— CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 26.—" The Cap- Pacha has arrived here from the Dardanelles in a two.decker, accompanied by a few more Gr o o, Prizes. The combined Turkish and yg. • . 7 Ptian squadrons are reported to have left oudroun." " SulraNA, Nov. Majesty's Air . tar lin remains in port, and we continuo to en. ic), perfect tranquillity." Understand thut letters have been received * morni ng f ro m Paris, stating that the French rA2Vernroeut is favourably disposed towards the I ! of the Greeks, who are reported to have t a ped further successes against the Turks. / il e liero ItOMEItIL , arrived at Jersey on the ut , 114 t4 front The Captain reports, that, previously to his rulitinitcu.s disturbances, party violence ii t 'ikovered person. '''hettov i r i n e or had been shot it by sonic 410 ,red but it was feared that it would not sait tranquillitypermanent. was , n IUNICII, DEC. 19.—The QUEEN, with the princesses MARIA. and LouisA, arrived here ,e4terday evening. laauutiswick, Dec. B.—The Duke, d ur i ng hi s to I travels, contr i ve d an d prepare d a very ho -44111)1e and agreeable surprise for the Officers ° at companietl his father in 1809, in his glo :bus expediti on fr o n t B o h em i a t o th e W e s er , wi ' et e he embarked for England with hit troops, h i ,: u afterward s f oug h t i n Spain. Immediately after 14 return they received a gold cross entwined with " w_ur.6l,and insc r ib e d w i t h t h e words," FurTreure _(1 Redli c k e i l, 1809 ;" and a silver medal, orna ;tented' With th e word 44 Peni n s u l a ." Duke the two has a l so returne d f rom hi s trave l s, an d A e t " brothers now live t o g e th er in t h e p a l a ce. regiment of con Hussars is ng to complete 46 44 H lgent for the army of the r GerGermanConfed th ee . itto G t e . ne rel OrwAttoFE, Aid-de •Camp General Of 644''MPiettott Commander of the Guard, K n i g ht nd Cross of all the Russian orders, and in pt`eed with several foreign orders, died at St. e 411 ergh on the 2tl instant, after a long end qui Illness. re dated the 30th of Sept em b er , were lug j ec l'Yesterday u t th e C o l on i a l Offi ce , D own- G,'P re et) from Lieutenant-General the Hon. Sir .thay 'eLlt, Governor of the Mauritius ; b ut the no intelli genc e o f imp or ta nce . Aoi" ustriau A m b assa d or an d C ount d e Nnw colit tra nsacted business with M r . Secretary tN tit the Foreign Office on Tuesday. Coa t — L( lld' Highness Prince LEOPOLD of Sa.xE j e, arrived at Paris on Sunday morning. wilited 04 the King of F.ttAnli the next day. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Bishop of .1.2 y and family, in Dover.street, from the Pa lace, Ely, Cambridgeshire ; fiord Rivers, in Grosvenor-place, from his seat, Hare Park, Newmarket ; Lonl Tullamore, Grosvenor-place, from Dublin; lion. Captain Willoughby, in Cumberland-place, from Hampshire; General and Mrs. Forbes, in Grosvenor-place; Mr. J. Gladstone, M.P. in Grafton -street, Berkeley-square ; Captain and Mrs. Villars, in George-street, Hanover-square ; Hon. Colonel de Roos, in St. James's-place ; Sir William Jolliffe, in Bond-street ; Mt. and Mrs. J. G. Storie, at Sir John Perring's, Portland-place, from Brighton ; Captain 31. Grey, at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, from Paris ; Charles Tyrrell, Esq. at ditto, from a tour. CHANGES.—The Earl of Plymouth, for Stratford-upon- Avon; Earl of Milton, front the south of France, for Paris; the Laides Cornwallis, for Brighton ; the Marquis of Lothian, for Richmond ; Rev. J. W. Harloek, for Bath ; Mr. John Wiltshire, from totn, for his scat near Bath ; Rev. John Sim monds, to join the Somersetahire Hunt : 31r. and Miss Percy, from the south of France, for Ramsgate ; Capt. Vandeleur, of the 12th Lancers, for Brighton ; Capt. and Mrs. (Macre, front Chel tenham for Bath ; Captain and Mrs. Basil Hamilton, -front Boulogne, for Ramsgate; Major Fordyce, for Dublin; Major Burrowes, for Brighton ; the Dowager Marchioness of Exeter, for her scat at Roehampton ; Earl Gower, for his father's, the Marquis of Stafford's, at Pulteney ; Lord Claremont, at his scat, Clermont Lodge, Norfolk, trout a tour ; Sir John Fre derick, Bart. from R'ead's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor-street, for his seat, Burwood House, Surrey ; Capt. Job Haunter, R.N., from ditto, for Brighton; Messrs. W. and .Tames Drummond, front ditto, on a tour ; Captain HolMes, R.N., front Long's Hotel. Bond-street, for Cheltenham ; William Roberts, Esq. from ditto, for Paris ; Mr. and Mrs. Morice, front ditto, for Brighton; C. Phipps, Esq. front ditto for ditto; Mr. and Mrs. Rowley, front Kirkham's Hotel, for their scat in Norfolk. „, . .: . . e si .1. 1 bt: swii, a i i .:;:::_.,' :::” ~: ;Itc‘ (19e 1 , ..} ' - ' kAt* ..' 7 . 1 ,- • tit: V"l''''' ,--AN • ~. ••*,-,..--, ifivem 1:,,, ' , ' 4. t . • ) P W V tI% , s , 9N . .M ~., ‘„-A , ~ _. :0 , 4 ,.-,,.„,,. „, ....- ~,,,, , , f'` ) V ‘ ~, .. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. His Excellency Count bieven entertained a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at Ashburnham House. A lthorp, the seat of Earl Spencer, is at present the scene of much conviviality. Among the distinguished visitors ate Lord Bessburough Lord Duncannon, the Hon. Colonel Ponsonby, Mr. Campbell, the Poet, Mr. Lyttleton, M.P. &c. CAS SE L, DEC. 18.—Yesterday, at a grand drawing-room in the Palace of the Elector, the Ministers of the Household and of Foreign AfKiirs declared in the usnal form the marriage of her Royal highness Princess Maria of Ilesse Darmstadt, with his Serene Highness the Duke of Saxe Meinengen. The Ilesperus, a German Paper, contains the following extraordinary statement. In the Uni versity of Vienna there was lately a Professor of Philosophy named li.Emnot.n, who in his public lectures had tho horrible audacity to accuse Our Blessed Saviour of suicide ! The Austrian Go• vernmen could do no less than remove him from his Professorship ; and in his place was appointed aM. MA DALENEZ. 011 the day on which this latter was to deliver his first lecture, a crowd of young students, attached to ltEst nor.n, assembled with a determination of .pre.. venting the lecture from taking place. MADE LENEZ did not appear ; but in his stead came the Ecclesiastic State-Counsellor Potto.tionA, who attempted, but in vain, to read a discourse. The riotous youths drowned his voice in continual hisses, clamour, and shouts of Rembold for ever! For two days this disturbance was repeated ; on _ _ the third Al. PonoNnuA succeeded in delivering his lecture; but it was only by having taken the precaution to shut the doors of the lecture room, and to exclude the most disorderly of the students. The Austrian Government has pro ceeded to most rigorous measures against the young rioters ; having seized the ringleaders, and sentenced them to serve in the army for life. On Monday the 27th, their Royal Highnesses he Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER arrived at Gorhambury, the seat of the Earl of VEItULAS4. We understand that an express has arrived in town from Italy, bringing the melancholy intelli gence of the death of Lord MOUNT CIIAKLEi, son of the Marquis of CONYNGIIAM.—(BriIish Press.) By the death of Lord EARDLEY the title be comes extinct, his Lordship's only son having died last year. A large portion of the Noble Lord's fortune, however, we understand, goes to Lord SAY and Scr,c, where it will be most wor thily bestowed. A letter from Genoa, from Messrs. GALTANO, Duaco, and War.su, the Agents to Lloyd's, dated Decem ber 11, states, that the Consul-General of his Majesty the King of the Low Countries in Genoa has published notice of having received a Consular letter front Marseilles, dated the 2tl instant, which reports that letters front Algiers and Mahon state, that the differences between the Regency of Algiers and his Majesty the King of the Low Countries have been happily done away; and that peace was concluded on the 12th day of November last, upon the same footing as that of 1816. The weather in Paris is exceedingly mild, but moist and rainy ; the rose trees are, in many places, in full bearing; the thermometer in general about eight or ten degrees of Reaumur. There has been only one night of slight frost this winter us yet, and France appears in general to have been wholly exempt from the numerous calamities that have visited other parts of the world of late. A letter from Paris relates the following anec dote :—" One morning, as the King was going to hear mass at the Royal Chapel, an old emigrant placed himself in his way ; Sire,' said he, have an important secret to commu nicate to you.' Speak !' replied the King. But, Sire, I wish to have a private audience of your Majesty.' No, no ; speak openly.' Sire, there is a conspiracy against you in your own palace.' Pray who conspires ?" am profoundly g rieved to be obliged to say, it is the Dauphin I' At these words all the attendants lost their gravity, and a general burst, of laughter, in which the King could not help joining, was the only answer received by the unlucky revealer of this wonderful secret, who retired in confusion." The Rev. HENRY PARR BELOR, A.M. is pre sented to the Rectory of the united perished of the Holy Trinity and the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Guildford, Surrey, void by the resignation of the Rev. d Weller, D D., who bar been Rector upwards of 51 years. At the sale of M. MOTTELIira collection of books, which closed on Friday kat in the Hue Des Dons En. fans at Paris, a number of valuable likevirs wets disposed GE Among these were a fine Latin Psalter of Mt no s ' s ae also various books which belonged to Henry 11., King o f France, particularly the Latin Bible of 11. Etiestas, 1845, arid Plutarch's Lives, Vaacosen 18.10. There worst a besatifal Persian manuscript 1376, with ministsres is gold sad colours; a superb Gothic Alystevy 1541, sishly bound by Thoueenin, &c. &c. The King of FRANCK has just bought the tine collection of Antiquities belonging to Mr. ED., 'WARD DURAND ' one of the largest and best chosen in Europe. It contained nearly 7,000 articles, Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, and of the Middle Ages. Among these were no less than 1450 of the halo-Grecian vases, com monly called Etruscan ; near 1,800 bronzes; be sides many lumps, terra cottas, ancient glass, jewels of gold, enamel, mummies, rolls of Papy rus covered with hieroglyphic writing, die. making 2,500 articles of this class. M. Duiuxe 14 said to have acted very liberally In the negocia don for the sale of this collection, which he was auxious.to see devoted to the public service. POETRY. SHIPWRECK of the PALMYRA, on the SANDS of DOVER, on Tuesday morning, Dec. 21. BY Mitts MACALYLEY. Sad gloomy wreck, poor remnant of thyself, That look'tt but yesterday I ween so gay, Breasting the wave in all thy pomp of strength And high magnificence, as thou wert Lord And master of that tyrant element Which now has conquered thee. Thy sturdy masts That stood, like monarchs of the grove, proudly Erect, unbending to the blast, and seemed To bid defiance to the powers of sea And air,—now rent in twain, like a poor twig Shiver'd, arid splinter'd in a school-boy's hand. Thy swelling sails, which erst were wont to look Like sheets of silver sparkling in the Sun's Bright beam, in tatters hang, like garment round The limbs of poverty-- Oh ! to behold Thee as thou art, thus desolate, forlorn, Stripe of thy power, and useless in thy strength, And cast reflection but a few hours back To view thee es thy former self--how shrinks The pride of frail mortality before The power and grandeur of Omnipotence r So man in all his loftiness and pride May perish in an hour—be like this wreck Stretched on the bed of rest—to ri s e no more. Oh ! to behold thee fixed—immoveable-- The boiling waves o'er thy defenceless rem With fury dashing, like a remorseless Tyrant, exulting o'er a fallen foe ! The King of terrors on thy slippery deck Stood, with uplifted dart, ready to strike His victims down—Thy living inmates, faint, Exhausted—wild with dread—beheld the grave Yawning with 'monstrous jaws ! But Heaven forbade The dire decree, and sweet humanity Her lovely hand holds forth—Death's threatened victinis To sustain, and save—they live to bless tbee t Thus is the evil less—and thus the claim On our compassion less—but yet enough To make the heart alive to soft regret, And rouse the mind, to keen intensity Of thought—Of thoughts, so multitudinous And vast, as mock the power of words To give them utterance—The soul amaz'd, Recoils and sickens, to contemplate thus Its limits circuniscribid, views the huge bulk Deploring still—but not disputing Heaven's High will, to punish or to bless. At Eve I saw her, the retiring tide allowed Some few hours space for strength, and active skin, For patient labour and enduring toil, To lend its persevering aid, the wreck To clear. The beach with gazers now was throtitt'd ; Some idly curious stood with vacant look, As tho' no throb of pity ever touched Their souls save for themselves, some gentle hearts Beamed in the pensive eye, anti sonic perchance There were, whose ardent spirts long'tl to aid The workman's weary unremitting toile : Anti scarce a voice was h e ard, and not a smile Was seen ; e'en vulgar minds ins pied with awe Stood mute, anti ehiviring 'neath the bitter blast Half shielded from the falling rains. The foaming Sea, like a pent lion in his rage, roar'd Impotent, prophetic rage, which threatened Speedy devastation. The morning came— At early dawn, braving the tempestous gale, I liasten'd to review the mournful scene. Sad was the change a few poor hours had wrought, Her body of its metal armour stripped, Her keel upturn'd, her planks in sunder torn, Upon her side she lay—and to my busy Fancy she appeared—like a poor culprit Stretched upon the block—waiting the stroke of fate ; Her desolation seeni'd to cast a shade • On all around. No twinkling star appear'd Upon the eve of night—no sunny beam Burst forth, as herald of approaching day. The sullen clouds presented one vast sheet Of dark unvarying hue, and torrents fell As Nature wept in scorn. The mid-day came— Alas ! the victim of the storm was crushed, Fierce was the blest, the raging billows s'mke Like thunders to th e ear—the axe had fallen And the dissever , 'd tr un k l a y in twain. Extract of a letter of the 11th instant, from Berlin Poo." Th. North Pole has sent us, by an American Captain, to gratify the public curiosity, two young Esquimaux, a male and a female, from Baffin's Bay, the former 23 years old, and the latter 22 ; a dog of the species which the natives of that coun try yoke to sledges ; a panorama of B a ffin's flay, where Capt. Parry took up his winter-quarters; and clothes, furniture, add even objects of luxury, after the E‘quimi,ux fashion. It Is known that these people make their light canoes of the skins of rein-deer and sea-dogs, and steer them with remarkable skill. They are also skilful in killing fish anti sea-dogs with arrows five feet in length. They kill birds on the wing with the same weapon ; and scarcely ever miss their aim. At the request of the spectators, the man •pierces through a piece of coin, at the distance of ten paces. Silver coin pleases him more than gold. The dog is of a particular race, which, according to every ap pearance, will not propagate the species here; for, nut of ten brought over, he is the only one that remains alive. He Is lazy, and equally insensible to blows or caresses. lie is tame to wards mankind, but rushes with violence upon cats and dogs, which he tears to pieces without having any thing to fear, on account of the thickness of his skin. As soon as the Esqui maux seats himself upon his sledge, to which the dog is yoked, the animal lays aside his sluggishness, anti draws it with great rapidity round the room ; but as soon as he is unyoked, he fax into his accustomed torpor, and does not recover frOm it till he is again yoked." The ntnazing success which has attended the invention of the steam-vessel, gives an interest to any circum stance connected in the most distant degree with this important mechanical application. In searching (for a very di&rent pur pose) the public records of Friburg, we find, that in the be ginning of the year 1741, a mechanic of. Burgundy, of the name of Drotmse, procured from the Government of Friburg, for himself and his heirs-male, an exclusive privilege fir esta blishing on the Sarine a novel species of Wet, which way to be propelled neither by oars nor sails, nor yet drawn by horses, with which he proposed to naviots Ole river, far the convey ance of passengers and merchandise. Ile unfortunately did not explain the substitute by which he means to effect his purpose ; and we are also as completely in the dark as to the obstacles which checked his undertaking. It may be that the inventor was fearful of incurring the ill-will of a people, 'Allied at that period in the blindest superetition.—(Ceariee "rassaiii.) ENO HAVING IN RELIEF UPON Alf The shell must be a thick ono. Wash it well in fresh water, and dry it carefully with a linen cloth. tali some tallow or fat, and, while vet" hot, wake any igures yoa pleas. with it upon the shell, tithes with a . pea ot peuciL Take the shell then by the two ands, and lay it goad', ti; 6 tunable:- filled with vinegar, or diluted aqua fortis, the acid uS which, in about three hours and a half, will have eorrodol so much of the ehell es oo lose. the parts drawn upon is Mkt, the linages baring 00 induces' upon the Pat whist govase4 thaw. The Ticket No. 5,901, drawn 10th De cember, a Prise of k 20,000, was Sold in OM/ Half and Eight Sixteenth Shares, by Iticuaito con, GoonLvcs, and Co., Stock Brokers, at their Office, 04 l, Bank Buildi ngs , C oro t ) ;11 . The Holders of the Shares may rece i ve t h e i r Money on demand. STATE OF Ti 2 • Prizes of - - X20,(1(b0 2 . . . - 1,40) 2 . . 800 10 . • 200 b-cc. And must be Drawn To-morrow.----A_ gr „„i va riety of Numbers (warranted Undra wit y are on Sala at Iticluansosr, GootnucK, and CO's. Ot. fic*, No. 104, Corner of Bank Buildi ng s, Cornhill. Tt 1 - irdt Mr. Kc,4a p er f or med at the Glasgows , l i y , he evening iitre. The house was oteeedingly cr ow d e d. During the performa nce , a band of m is crean t., who had taken th e i r Gr ata in the sipper gallery, compelled several ladies to retire from the front boxes, by continuing to throw peas and small pieces of stone from Some kind of ma chines constructed to give them grea t force. One lady had her hair comb broken by A piece of stone thrown iu this manner.—(Ghrega (Aron.) MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, DEC. 29.—Wind N.N.W. light breezes and fine weather.—Last night the wind shifted to S.S.E. and N.E., in the course of which, and early this morning, the whole of the outward-bound. Sailed the Lavinia, Brooks, for St. Helena. Passed through the Rapid, --, for the South Seas. Ar rived and sailed for the River the Rising Sun, front St. Michael's. PonTsmouni, Dec. 29.—Wind N.E. light airs..:-Sailed the following outward-bound, viz. 2—Enterprise, Bridge ; Co• ventry, Hoon ; Hero, Cummings; Richmond, Middleton ; Bri. tannic, We ; Elisabeth, Collins ; Governor Halkett, Dixon ; Rebecca, Stunnard ; Duke or Manchester, Hood ; Simon Taylor, Meek; Prince Regent, Taylor; Ann, So vereign, Newfield; Martha, Pell ; Prince George, Parker ; Clif ton, —, and Robert, Bathgate. Several are preparing for sea, and should the wind continue, no doubt all the outward bound will he off by u►-morrow. Cowes, Dac. 29.—Wind N.E.—The wind being very light and unsettled,, none of the ve►sels bound foreign have got under weigh. FALMOUTH, Disc. S.W. to W.N.W., strong gales and thick weather.—Arrived yesterday the Matilda, Moore, from Messina in 50 days fur Liverpool—spoke on the Bth instant, off Gibraltar, the Lady Amherst, of Liverpool, from Zante for Dublin ; same day the Syren, of Yarmouth, from Alexandria for Liverpool. Lrvicaroor., DSc. 29.—Wind W. N. W.—Arrived the Julius Cmaar, French, from Savannah ; and Topaz, Cal. lender, from Charston. Dac. 29.—WInd N.E.—Several coasters that have been in here for shelter sailed this day for the River. A collier brig is on shore on the West Rocks. The Friendship, Davis, from Belfast to Liverpool, was driven on shore near the Pile of Foudry on Sunday ; cargo damaged. THE REctmT IRSCAPE FROM YORK CASTLE.— William Reed, the prisoner who escaped from York Castle along with Charles !Jolt and John Watson, on Sunday night, the sth instant, and who bad contrived for so long to elude the active exertions made use of for his re.capture, has at length been apprehended,and is now safely lodged in his former place of confinement. The means he made use of to secure his retreat were conceived with great ingenuity, and carried into effect in a manner in:which, had there been no Mar-plot in the way, were well adapted to ensure his final success. It appears, that immediately on his escape from our county prison, he exchanged his prison dress in York, and secreted himself in a cow.house, at the village of l)ringhouses tier several days. He then proceeded to the neighbourhood of Pontefract, whence he took the road to Snaith, Market.W ' eighton and Burlington. The disguise he had assumed rendered his recognition almost ' impossible. Ile appeared to be both blind and very old, and wax led on by a boy, in this manner begging his way from town to town, until he arrived at the latter place. It having been suspected that he might travel in that direc. Lion, hills describing his person were plentifully circulated around, but the constable of Burlington, who took him into custody at at hiding-house in that town, on Friday night last, though he had before narrowly scrutinized him, would have let him escape, his disguise was so complete, if it had not been for the information of a beggar-man who had followed him for nearly 49 miles, and who gave the information which ultimately led to his apprehension. He stated that his object was to have got to Newcastle, where he intended to procure employment as a collier. He was brought into York Castle on Sunday even. ing.—( York Courant.) Died on the 11th inst., at Mucha,' of Tong. and, Scotland, .lone Wool), a native of the parish of Kirk gunnzeon. His age Is rather uncertain, but he has often been heard to say, that in the year 1745, when Prince Charles and his army passed through Dumfries, he was a man is his prime ; and that in the year of the great wind, 1748, he was a married man and had several children. At the former of these periods it is therefore supposed that he could not be under 22 or 23 years of age ; so that at the time of his death his age could not be less than 100. lie was endowed with great bodily strength, enjoyttl the use of all his faculties except hearing, and was never known to have even a headache, or any descrip tion of sickness or ailment, except ague, till his death, prior to which he was only confined a day or two. Accinmr.—O n Tuesday last, Mr. Hope, a butcher, at Epsom, directed a boy to walk a spirited horse up and down the road. The boy mounted the horse when out of sight of his master's house, and the animal set off at fuU speed on the London road, and coming in contact with a chaise cart, the shaft entered his chest to the depth of above a foot, and then broke oil; le.iving the broken part of the shaft in the wound. The boy was thrown into a ditch, and received but little injury. The poor animal ran upwards of $0 yards after the accident, and then dropped dead. We are happy to find that the damage of the recent fire in the New Court of Trinity College was over-rated ; it is now supposed not to exceed '2501., principally in doors and window shutters, for which the apartment where the fire origi nated was used as a store-room.—( Bury Gazette.) ItoßnErtY np Tux STIRLING MAIL.-111urray,! the person who was apprehended at Thirsk, wit; brought to town in a post chaise, hy two officers t on Saturday. Ile is secured in the Police Office, and au officer is constantly with him, lie appears in tolerable spirits, and has, welunderstand the man ners and language or a gentleman. His exami- nation takes place this forenoon, when it is pro. table, he will be committed for trial. None of the money was found upon him, which, it is now suspected the other parties concerned have se cured for themselves. On his apprehension, For syth, the Newcastle officer, and another, returned with the prisoner, not suspecting that any more of the party had come this way ; whereas, if we tnay credit a Newcastle paper of Saturday, there is great reason to believe that his two companions were inside passengers in the same mail, as two of that description ordered a pri vate room toi the coach's arrival at York, and would not suffer any one to carry their luggage for there. They had also been to COMM.. 'Acute with Murray b e fore the coach's ar rival in Newcasti v . Had the officers proceed ed, It is ther e f ore probable they would have pounced upon sheir prey at York, before the wail s e t s out from that city. It is not un. likely that Murray was dropped at Think for the ensued, that of favou r . iug 1 1 : e rf es i ca " ; l eTf which theothers with the booty. On the a bove circnnissances transpiring, Forsyth 101 o 0 again for the south in further pursuit. The p . orson named Allan, who was apprehended, has stove been set at liberty. The guard of the mail remains in castody.—(Etiinbsorgh Courant, Dcc. 27.) A short time ago, as a servant of Mr. WALK., Den, jun. of Barton-upon-Humber, was bringing home a two-year-old colt, in the neighbourhood of Lincoln, he overtook a man who complained of being tired, and entreated hard for a ride, which the groom kindly acceded to, and dis mounted for the purpose : the stranger, however, had only gone a short distance alongside him, when he turned the horse about and rode off full speed on the London road. The groom, astonish. ed at this audacious act, followed with all the speed he could ; but the villain was soon out of sight. lie being hotly pursued, he quitted the colt, fairly knocked up, in the neighbourhood of Sleaford, and succeeded in making his escape. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. Mr. Robert Bunkharn, who has already op. peered before the Court, was this day again brought up to claim his discharge under the Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors. The amount of debts on his schedule are upwards of 30,0001. but to meet this there are very considerable as sets. His discharge was opposed on the ground that, by the manner in which the balance sheet was drawn out, a sum of 10,0001. remained unac counted for; but this was overruled by the Court, and he was declared entitled to his dis charge. It appears that there is a commission of bankruptcy now iu force against the insol vent, the third reading under which is fixed for the Ist of January, in consequence of which the Court declined appointing assignee►► under this Act until the proceedings under the conunissioi, are closed. The Court also intimated that an application would then be heard by the Court as to the appointing assignees relative to any jtaure property of which the assignees under the cow• mission could not take cognizance. BOW-STREET.—(Titis DAY.) EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES AT CROYDON. For some time past the neighbourhood of Croydon has been laid under very heavy contri butions by a gang of plunderers, who have con trived to evade the most indefatigable exertions for their capture. Horses, mules, and asses have been paid much attention to, and one person has lost, within a few weeks, no less than six of the latter. This day, John Exley was brought up in custody, charged with having in his pos session a very ♦aluable animal of the latter species, belonging to Mr. Hill, of the above place. The animal being found in his possession, he was culled on to account for how he came pos sessed of it, which he did by producing the per son of whom he bought it ; this person produced several others, who swore to seeing him also buy it, and there being no clue to the original thief, Sir iticu.tao BIaNIE ordered the com plainant, who had seized it, to keep possession, leaving the other parties to their remedy at law, and discharged the prisoner. Before leaving the office, the worthy Chief Magistrate observed to the complainant, that if he were to send the pri soner to the Old Bailey he would not be con victed. The Complainant.—" No, my Lord, I don't want that. I don't wish to be hard ; but, my Lord, you'll remember that Lord Ellenborouo didn't acquit the man for stealing the ass.— However, No got my little fellow, and I'll keep him." Sir IticuAnn.--« Ah, do, my friend, uud if you can find the thief bring him here." The holidays seem to have concluded unhap. pily for some of the wirer of London, whose husbands, after their excessive !illations and squandering their cash, h a v e , i n moments of vexation, inflicted wanton assaults upon their ribs. A very interesting young woman, attired in a style bordering on fashion, entered the office, and charged her husband with a violent assault. It appeared that they had only been married a very short time, during which the husband bad frequently beaten her in the most violent manner. The husband said he was justified in threshing his wife, if he had cause. She was never at home, and neglected him. Sir It. DINNIE—What can justify your striking a woman? Prisoner—Provocation. Sir Iticitattn— It is false, sir; and no man would ever be guilty of such cowardice: I tell you, sir, plainly, that none but a most deliberate coward would ever strike a woman. You took her for better or worse," you swore to love and protect her at the altar of Clod, and if you do not attend to the solemn oath you have taken, it's my duty to see her protected—she must and shall be protected, and you, Sir, must find bail. Two other applications for warrants were made by wives against their has. bands.—Sir RICHARD verily believed that all the husbands were going mad ! Ronasnius.--Several daring robberies have been committed since Christmas in the neighboar hood of Lambeth, and information was laid at Union Hall, yesterday, of one in the house of a surgeon, in George-street, Lambeth. The thieves entered the house, and the ow ner, an elderly gen.. tleman, was violently beaten, and the whole of his front teeth were kicked out by one of the ruffians.—Another robbery was committed in the house of Mr. Lee, of the same street, and others in the same neighbourhood. The inhabitaut4 nightly discharge fire-arms to caution the thkves. ACClDENT.—Yesterday afternoon, as a brick layer, named BUMMER, was giving orders to some w orkmen, at the new buildings near tt►e Five-fields, Chelsea, two of the scaffolding planks on which he stood, on the second tier, accident ally tilted up, and threw the unfortunate man to the ground, n height of about 30 feet. The work men instantly ran to his assistance ; he appeared senseless, being stunned by the fall ; they then carried him off the ground, and medical attend , - ance was promptly procured. On examining him there was no hones broken, but he appeared to have received several bruises about the body and limbs. The pour fellow shortly after recovered , his senses, and was conveyed home in a very feeble state. , At A 11 WED. On the 24th inst., at St. Mary' s , Newington, John'eutle, Esq., of the Ordnance Department, Tower, to Louisa, (laugh, ter of Thomas Freak, Esq., of Blackheath. On the 10th inst., at Loughton, F. Field, r, of Adtll4- street, Aldermanbury, to Catherine Morgan, niece of the ktto James Ilirt, Esq., of Loughton, Essex, On the 28th inst., at Christ Church, Stain, John George Maud, Esq., of Stamford -street, to Hannah, second daughter of 31r. Jacob Bailey, Wood -street, Cheapside. • On the 29th instant, at. Greenwich, Lewis Crumble, Esq., of Argyll-street, to Harriett, d aug ht er of Thomas Lester, Esq., of Crown's-hill, Greenwich. On the 21st inst., at Spots-house, W. Copland, Esq., to sabeth, second daughter of Robert Ilsy , Esq., of Spots, Dun.. bar, Pi. B. On the 20th inst., at St. Pancras new chant), Charles Jet'. feria, Esq., R.N.,of Wobuen-pl ace , to M ar i s, second daughter of the late Mr. John Pearson, of Rutland.place. On Thursday, the 23d inst., at St. Giles's, Reading, Richard Stosker, surgeon, of Welbeek, street, second son of U. Smelter, Esq., of Guy's Hospital, to Anne, only daughter of the late R. Southby, Esq., of Battersea. DI ED. On the 28th inst., in his 78th year, Richard Hunt, Esq. of Kingsland-mad, many years an intelligble and active offittr the Custom-house, London. in On the 28th inst,, at Tottenham, aged 88, Mr. James Amur, many years an inhabitant of Cl er k enwe ll. On the Ist of November last, at Essequibo, in the 20th/ of his age, Walter Robert D'Urban, youngest son of tor Mat jamin D' brban, his Majesty's Lieutenant-Governor , of that colony. On the 20th Inst., in the 7 t h year of h i s age, John Esq., many years Freight Accountant to the .East India Chia -131101-15n. the 29th inst., at 100, nattoniraracno in the " tit yeet of her age, Ann, wife of h enry Morley, Esq. On the 27th inst., Smith, wife of OtOril• Scott, optician, Newgato.strects