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r Rentcs on Thursday at. 95, 75.—Spanish * --- But, at the close of the Market, Routes w ere at w ; and Spanish fell to 25 1 1/. — le previous rise was owing to a report that the oie • Loa n would be ratified ; but this report was f a i 3e. l'ottrAGN NiAnKr.T.—This is Settling Day in al~Foreign Securities. Spanish Bonds opened at 25 ) , but fell to 244. We have this morning received Jamaica Papers /4 the 25th Dec. from which we extract the following (From the Courant of Dec. 22.) ‘Ve understand that so fully are Ministers im -1)1"sed with the necessity of imparting religious l'istruction to the Slaves in our West India Colo t4s, that they applied to the Wesleyan Missio -4".Y Committee for fifty young men to be sent 'ls Missionaries to the West Indies, agreeably to the resolutions of that Body. [From Hondura4.] t rite following account of the continued series Id ' deceptions practised upon some poor mis guided wretches in Britain, by the agents of that adventurer, M'Gregor, has been received, dated (2 Gt h nit : " The brig Albion, Fisher, from London, is at anchor off the Keys, but cannot get in iii account of the N. W. winds. M'Gregor's de lens I believe will never end, for it is understood t hat the Admiral of the Poyais fleet is on board. ---R e Was formerly called Captain Wright, and was once on the Jamaica station as commander 9 f - his Majesty's ship Swift. We also hear that the re are Lascars on board. Precious work this `G II Admiral without a fleet—without a port— without a roadstead—and without officers or ol eo 1,7 A Postscript, dated the 28th, says,—" The A lbion has this moment come in with about 16 Person s on board for Poyais ; among them the litiron San Lucas, otherwise Thomas Stenhouse, 17 0der Secretary of State for the War and Marine. rr ilere is also the Count de Rio Negro, otherwise Admiral Wright. Unfortunately the Baron San Lucas was drowned in the bay of the Black liver, in attempting to land with four others.-- Ile was a Herald, and King at Arms there fore maGregor was to have been crowned. The Mbi on is loaded with provisions and ammunitions of war for, the imaginary Government." Hi s Grace the Governor's rejection of the Custom-house Fee-bill has excited much surprise and some anirnadversion.—(Public Advertiser of hec. 17 ) His Majesty's ship Isis, Port Royal, Jamaica, Dec. 23, 1823. haye. the honour to acquaint you, that in the event any vessels requiring protection to Santa Martha and Car 114rgena, it will be afforded to them by his Majesty's ship 44 , which has directions to proceed to those places on Thurs -4Y morning, the 25th instant. In this first.commUnieation on the subject of convoy, I have ti le honour to requeSt that all applications relating thereto may I)ecc ntinued in the same channel, as was customary d uri ng the , of Sir Edward W. C. R. Owen, K.C.8., the late Corn -114"14.er-in-Chief. And I assure you, Sir, that I shall, at all times, be happy to te ceive from the intelligent:merchants of Kingston those sug 't"ti°6s' Which their.local information may enable them to give, e ombine at the same time with other duties of his Majesty's service the essential one of protecting the trade of his subjects. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient humble servant, L. W. HALSTEAD, . To the 'Vice-Admir al and Commander in Chief 11 . 7 ° nQurabie the Mayor of Kingston. A g reea bly to our promise of yesterday, we .10 present our Mercantile Readers with a Re port of the case and judgment, HA WES and Co. 1 % WATSO N and Co. If this judgment is to have th e force which the opinions of the Learned Judges would seem to give it, viz. that the goods of an unpaid vendor shall actually Vast • In a sub-purchaser without any of the usual operations being performed, which have 11 tl'etofore been deemed necessary to effect a co nstructive delivery we fear that great faci iitY to fraud will be given, and that it will lead t o a most mischievous result, viz. that no man will venture to sell otherwise than for money.— t do not enterta i n th e com p ass i on f or th e in "4lediate vendee wh i c h seems to b e f e l t. If h e l ids an obvious mode of securing himself, and ')Tuit s t h e do so, he suffers from his own !aches. If saf o llas , t ,lle goods weighed and rehoused, he is b evo . ;"e shall lament if this judgment is to go Point at issue. Fixing the Wharfinger t hcs liability he had voluntarily under -Ivould b w e °ll d be all right; but going further de ciding a most important legal ques e was not in fact before the Court.— The R , the f au , er will find the Report of the case in °lirth pa(re. at 1 1 . -18 daY the K ING Will h o ld a P r i v y Council fo r is 7 ~ r alace at Bright o n, t o p r i c k the Sheriffs te present year. co Psterday, at two o'clock, the fifth Cabinet \ q u i Nil thi s week was held at the Foreign Office, h Was attended by all the Cabinet Ministers Ix tePt t the Duke of , f;ELLINGTON. The Council wpi i n deliberation till about half-past four MISCELLANEOUS. Lisbon Papers to the 2h inst., have arrived ; but the following is the only article of interest which they contain : " Lassos, JAN - . 13.—The Gazette contains a Circular Let ter from the Board of Commerce to the Superintendants of the Custom-houses in the several ports of the kingdom, in which they are ordered strictly to put in force the laws against smuggling, grievous complaints having been made by the silk manufacturers of the illegal importation and sale of fo reign goods, of that kind, as well as others, to the great injury of the national manufacture, and in.contempt of the salutary laws and ordinances which have been from time to time enact ed and published against this pernicious abuse and abomina ble crime." BAYONNE, JAN. 22.—We have received letters • from Madrid of the 18th. The death of Casa Yrugo, the Prime Minister, though matter of regret as he was an honest, worthy man, makes but little sensation, considering him merely as Minister. The King continues to issue Decrees, some of which relate to the finances, which are the weak part of his administration. It is affirmed that he has also created a Pre votal Court, the secret powers of which will be almost unli mited, and which will have to proceed with die utmost rigour against whatever has the appearance of being Constitutiona— The poor Militiamen continue to be harrassed. At Cuenca they cannot venture to leave their dwellings, except on Sun days and holidays to go to mass. They are forbidden to meet more than three together, and as soon as the drum beats to quarters, they must quit their homes. Those persons who detain them are liable to the severest punishment.—Discharged soldiers daily pass through Madrid, who joyfully return to France. There is little news in circulation at Madrid, where people do not talk politieS. Every body is uneasy about the future. People here talk of a considerable corps of Russians which is coming, they say, to join our troops in the occupation of Spain, and that on this condition Ferdinand definitively cedes the Balearic Islands. Letters from Pernambuco, dated the 14th ult. were received yesterday by way of Havre. In telligence of the recent events at Rio had arrived there, and had created great uneasiness. The remaining members of the Junta had resigned their situations, and a new election had taken place, which led to the appointment of the fol lowing individuals:—MANoet. CARYALAO DE AN DRADE, as President; Senhor SALDANUA,recently arrived from Lisbon, us Secretary ; and Dr. BEII, NAnno, with two priests named MONIS and VE NANCIO, late deputies to Rio, as Counsellors. — JOSE ni BAnnos,who commanded the Pernambuco contingent at Bahia, and who had recently ar rived from thence, had been appointed Com mander-in-Chief of the troops in Pernambuco. — In this province the inhabitants are waiting with much anxiety the arrival of the next dispaches from Rio, with the intention, as the letters state, of declaring against the EMPEROR, should lie l i either attempt to assume despotic power, or to re-unite the country with Portugal. The same sentiment was understood to exist in all the northern provinces of Brazil. OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.—The preparations for the opening of Parliament, particularly iii the New Gallery, the Painted Chamber, the House of L or d s , &c., in the expectation that the KING would commence the Session in person, have hitherto proceeded with the greatest ac tivity, the workmen labottring great part of the night, as well as-during the day ; hut yes terday those labours, which were more imme diately directed to give effect to the personal at tendance to the Sovereign, were partially sus pended, in consequence of its having been demi officially announced to the Lord Great Chamber lain's Secretary, W. D. Fellowes, &c., and other official characters about the House of Lords, that indisposition, it was apprehended, would prevent his Majesty from opening the Parliament in per son. The notice for the Gazelle, respecting the admission - of Peers and others, in the event of the King going to the House, was last night counter manded ; it was ordered to remain till further directions were received. JOHN WILSON CaoKEtt, ESQ.—It has been stated that this gentleman was to leave the Ad miralty, on being appointed to a Government in India, but we are assured that the report is un founded. \VILLIAM GIFFORD, EsQ —A paragraph ap peared in an Evening Paper last night, and is co pied into some of the Morning Journals, importing that this Gentleman was in a very alarming state of illness. As he is one of the chief ornaments of British Literature, and is most deservedly esteemed by a large circle of friends, we made inquiries on the subject, and are glad to find that the report is without foundation, and that, on the contrary, his health is daily improving. THE OltATOßlO.—Drury-Lane Theatre was opened last night, as usual on King CHARLES'S Martyrdom, for this species of e ntertainment, under the direction of Sir GEORGE SMART and Mr. BOCIISA. The performances consisted of se lections from The Messiah and The Dap of Judgment. The latter, composed by SCHNEIDER, with some miscellaneous airs, constituted the ge neral entertainment. The principal vocal per formers were BRAVAM, BELLAMY, Mrs. SALMON, Miss STEPHENS, and Miss PATON, all Of whom acquitted themselves with their usual success; but we have no room for particulars. LINDLEY'S concerto on the violincello was highly applauded. A flute concerto by NICHOLSON was announced, but, being omitted, there was a loud and turbu lent call for it. At length Sir GEORGE SMART came forward, and read a letter from the per former, stating his inability to appear, on account of illness. The letter seemed to be considered by the audience as rather a ludicrous composition, as it excited much laughter; but it, however, ap peased the storm. The House was crowded in all parts.—" God save the King" preceded the whole of the performances, and was enthusiasti cally applauded. MUSIC.—MiSS CUBITT last night gratified a numerous circle of her friends, in Arundel-street, Panton-square, with a musical entertainment, which deservedly St cited great applause. The vocal performers were Miss CUBITT, Mr. SOLA, Mr. T. COOKE, Mr. DURUSET, and an Amateur Gentleman. Madamoiselle PALLtx. and Mr. SoLA gave a duet for the harp and flute with admirable skill. This lady also performed a solo on the former instrument with great taste and neat exe cution. The popular air of " Sweet Home" was charmingly sung by Miss CUBITT. Her air Di Placer was given in the best style. Mr. SOLA, with his Spanish guitar, gave a humorous song with great spirit. The trio, La mite Dorabella, was well supported by T. Cooxu, SOLA, and DURUSET. The room was crowded. Lord WM. MANNERS, several well-known Amateurs, and many elegant Ladies, were present. Refresh ments were abundantly diStributed, and a more solid repast concluded the whole. The company remained till a late hour. ric t 7 ,l 1 ' . r 2 - ,t e C) I( ' k l / 4 7 3.2., ' :ZtVCcr:/iV, ?It. 1 ' t tity44..4*+344Z1 1 ), :;?.... ~ ....4 , '-'', 4 i -' s , ' 3 0, , ~,, , 44:-,,,,„.. J.. ... e ; ., ,,,: - f i l fit 4 -4';(2'MV414.14'..-'Afyi.cS4 '4 l f T9l ' -' tfrio TILE KING. BRIGHTON., JAN. 30.—The following was the gratifying answer to the many inquiries, to learn the state of the KING'S health, at the Palace to-day : " His Majesty has had an excellent night, and is much better to day." His Majesty will hold a Council at the Pavilion to-morrow evening. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Bishop of Chester and Family, in Langham-place, from the Palace, at Chester ; the Marquis and Marchioness of Lans down, and Family, at Lansdown House; Berkeley-square, from their seat, Bowood Park, Wilts ; the Marchioness of Salisbury, at her house in Park -place ; Lord and Lady Gran tham and Family, at their house in St. James's-square, from their seat Newby. Hall, Yorkshire ; Colonel Wingfield Strat ford, in Stratford.place; Mr. Palmer, in Brook-street ; Gen. Bar. in Gloucester-place; Mrs. Goodall, in Henrietta-street ; Col. Alston, in Gloucester-place ; Mrs. Marsden. in Cavendish square ; Earl of Fife, in Grosvenor-square ; the Maritioness of Conyngham, in Hamilton-place; Mrs. Otto, in Bentinck-street ; Mr. E. Williams, in Upper fl Arley -street ; Mrs. Morris and 111 iss Morris, in Baker-street; Mr. H. Hibbert, in Harley-street ;Miss Major Phipps, in Lower Berkeley-street; Mr. Wm. March, in Montague-square; Mr. N. Palmer, in Gloucester-place; Mrs. Benyon, in Stratton-street, Piccadilly ; Mrs. Latimer, in Pic cadilly; Lady Hyde Parker and Miss Onslow, in Cumberland place ; Mrs. %Vestern, in Gloucester-place ; jor Beauchamp, in Albemarle-street ; Mr, and Mrs. Ackland, in Grosvenor place; Mrs. Selwyn, in Gloucester-place ; Lord Rivers, at his house in Grosvenor-place, from his seat, Hair Park, New market ; Lord Berwick, at his house in Grosvenor-square, from his scat, Hattingham Hall, Salop; Lord Eardley, at his house in Lower Grosvenor-street, from his seat, Belvedere, Kent; Sir John Byng, Bart„ at his' brother's (George Byng,—Esq. M.P.), in St. .James's-square, from his seat, Campernount, Yorkshire; Sir William and Lady ltumbo]d, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Manningtree. CHANGES.—The Marquis of Salisbury, from Hatfield, for Lancashire; General Hall, from Long's Hotel, Bond-street, for Southampton ; Mr. and Lady Harriet Baring, from Tho mas's Hotel, on a tour. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. In - addition iOibei.;eneTl7and Russian Ambassadors who were at the grand party given by the Chancellor oC the Ex chequer on Thursday evening, were the Earl and Countess of Liverpool, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Canning, Mr. Wilmot, Mr. Huskisson, Lord Howard de Walden, - Mr. G. Villiers, Mr. Planta, &c. The Marquis of Cholmondeley had a grand dinner party yes terday, at Cholmondeley House, Piccadilly. THE KING'S ACCESSION TO THE THRONE. On ThUrsday the Goldsmith's Company gave a grand enter tainment at their spacious and elegant Hall in boriour of the KING'S Accession to the Throne, upon which occasion the Hall received several additional ornaments and decorations, the principal of which was a marble bust of his Majesty, by Chan try, which was ?laced at the top of the Hall behind the Presi dent, in honour of his Majesty being Master of the Company, and which had been put up especially for that memorable anni versary. The following-new, costly, and elegant flags were hung up on the occasion :—The Standard of England—The City of London Arms—The Company of Goldsmiths' Arms— The Arms of Sir Hugh Middleton, the establisher of the New River— The Arms of Sir Bartholomew Read, who was a mem. ber of th e Company and Lord Mayor of London three hundred years since. _ In addition to the usual lights in the hall, it was illuminated with gas over the sideboard of the gold service of plate, with stars and other fanciful devices. The bottom of the hall was also illuminated with gas. The dinner g i ven upon s the occasion was most sumptuous, greatest order and regu l ar ity in very e xcellent style.. of every delicacy, which was served up with the and consisted Mr .Newbury, one of the Wardens, presided as President in the abseee of Mr. II enderson, the principal Warden, who gave the first toast, after noticing the joyous occasion on which they had assembled to celebrate the King's Accession to the throne, "His Majesty King George the Fourth," with three times three ; which was drank with acclamations and great applause. ranging a nd directing o f the mu sical department engaged for Chapel Royal, had the ex_ .Mr. R. Clark, of I. l s Majesty's the occasion, an d hea d e d an excellent assemblage of vocal per formers, who sang " God save the Ki n .o , in very fine style, t h e verse and solo parts by himself, Al JGoulden, Mr. Broad hurst,air Mr. C. Taylor, and Mast er S m i th, sang the f o ll ow i ng a dditional and appropriate verse t o t h e d ay, i ntro d uce d b y M r. Clark : Bless, Lord, our Ring, we 0 bless this joyful day - pray, Let thine This lampPsytr day gfh:n him, Thou bast anointed him, This day appointed him, O'er us to sway. The " Wickamist's Grace' was sung instead of " Non Nobis Domine," the solo part s by Master Smith: Several charming ancient and modern glees were sung in the course of the evening in a very Cie style, particularly " When winds breathe soft." Mr. Goulden sang several of Dibdin's songs, Mr. Broadhurst several Scotch songs, and Mr. C. Taylor se. veral comic songs, in all of which they eminently excel. Mr. C. Taylor was encored in " The Seven Wonders." FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY. [From the Lady's Magazine, No. 13.—New Series.] OPERA DRESS.—Dress of white satin, with chinasters, set on in three rows without stalks ; next the hem, a clochette trim ming of crape, forming full plaits, or quiltings. The bust trimmed with botiffont puffings of silk net, confined by bows of white satin. Andalusian mantle of pink satin, trimmed with ermine without spots; a high standing-up collar, lined with spotted ermine, finishes the cloak. The hair arranged in long ringlets, and ornamented with small red roses, and white Spa nish bows, the latter very sparingly adopted. Necklace of two rows of very large pearls. WALKING DRESS.—Pelisse of gros de Naples, the colour of the marshmallow-blossom, fastened down the front with three large wrought buttons. Black velvet bonnet, tied with marshmallow-coloured riband, and crowned with a large full blown rose and bows of velvet. Long black Chantilly lace veil ; the pelisse is made with a narrow French collar, sur mounted by a double frill of Urling's lace. A double gold chain with a watch depending. Black kid half-boots, and yellow gloves. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE. On the evening of Wednesday last, Hebburn Hall, in the county of Durham, the seat of CuTEBERT ELLISON, Esq., M.P. (one of the worthy Representatives of Newcastle-upon- Tyne), was the scene of great bustle and gaiety, in consequence of its being the day fixed for the marriage ceremony of 'WIL LIAM HENRY LAMRTON, Esq., with Miss HENRIETTA Ewsolv, the blooming and accomplished_ daughter of the Hon. Member. Covers were laid for about twenty-six in the grand dining-room, and at six o'clock the distinguished party sat down to a truly elegant dinner, which did essential honour to the maitre de cuisine. At eight o'clock the marriage cere mony (under the dispensation of i special licence from the Archbishop of Canterbury) was performed by the Rev. John Hodgson, Vicar of Kirkwhelpington, in the great hall, which was appropriately fitted up for the interesting occasion. After re ceiving the congratulations of the party assembled, the happy bride and bridegroom set off in a chariot and four for Murton House, the residence of Ralph John Lambton, Esq. (the bride groom's uncle). After sojourning a short while there the new, married couple purpose paying a visit to Naples. The following distinguished individuals were among the party at Hebburn- Hall on the occasion. Sir Mathew White Ridley, Bart., John George Lambton, Esq. M.P., and Lady Louisa Lambton, Ralph John Lambton, Esq., Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bart., Mrs. Carr (Dunston Villa), Mrs. Ibbetson, Charles William Big, e, Esq. (Lindon House), Thomas Hanway Bigg.A Esq., R. William Brandling, Esq., and John Clayton, Esq. (Town Clerk of NeWcastle-upon-Tyne). At eight o'clock a salute of 20 guns was fired from the extensive Iron Works of Sir Ro bert Shaftoe Hawks, and Co. at New Greenwich, on the banks of the Tyne ; and the numerous body of workmen employed there were regaled with a hogshead., of strong ale, to drink " Long life and prosperity to the new,married couple."—ln further compliment to the House of Hebburn, the bells of all the churches in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, as well as those of Gateshead, began tinkling their silver sounds at the same hour (eight o'clock)—and their enlivening music continued till a late period of the night, i 7 `1 VERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, JAN. 30.—The Rev. Charles henry Hall, D.D. and Dean of Christ Church, in this University, is appointed to the Deanery of Durham, vacant by the death of the late Lord Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry. `Wednesday, January 28, Philip Williams, Esq. B.C.L. late Fellow of New College. ' Barrister at Law, was unani mously elected Professor of Common Law, on the Vinerian Foundation, in the room of James Blackstone, Esq. D.C.L. who has resigned. Friday, .inuary 30. Hugh Seymour Tremenheere, and William Goodenough Bayly, were admitted Scholars of New College. The subject of the Seatonian prize poem, in the University of Cambridge, for the present year, is—" The Death of Ab salom." ECCLRSIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. The Rev. A. Grayson, M.A. Fellow of Queen's College, in this University, has been presented to the Principality of St. Edmund Hall, together with the Vicarage of Bromley, in the county of Hants; patrons, the Provost and Fellows of that Society. The Rev. John Frederick Doreton, B.D. to th e va l ua bl e united Rectories of Mells and Leigh, Somerset s hi re . The Rev. Henry William Blake, B.A. Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, presented, by the Master and Fel lows of that Society, to the Rectory of Thurning, Norfolk. The Rev. Chas. Kingsley, 1.L.8. presented, by the Bishop of Peterborough, to the Rectory of Barnacle, Northampton shire, vacant by the death of the Rev. John Lloyd. The Rev. Jos. Varenne, to hold the Vicarage of Grays, in the county of Essex, with the Rectory of Staplehurst. The Rev. William Oxnam, to the Vicarage of Cornwood, Devon. The Rev. B. Lumley, to the Vicarage of Sheriff Ilutton, Yorkshire. The Rev. Edward Chaloner Ogle, M.A. has been instituted to the Vicarage of Sutton Benger, Wilts, on the, presentation of the Dean and Chapter of Sarum. The Rev. IL L. Dillon, Rector of Lytchet Matravers, has been presented to the Vicarage of Carhampton, by W. NVynd ham, Esq. 31. P. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE HUNTING. - • MEETINGS OF HOUNDS IN THE ENSUING WEEK. The Quorndon Hounds, on Monday, at the 9th mile-stone Leicester Road to Welford; Tuesday, at Rollestone ; Wed nesday, at Widmerpool ' • Thursday, at Barkby Hall ; Friday, Langley ; and on Saturday, at Kettleby. Lord Anson's Hounds, on Monday, at Gopsall ; Wednes at Cloudesley Bush ; Friday, at Newbold ; and on Saturday, at Kirkby. Mr. Meynell's Hounds, on Monday, at Loxley Park; on Thursday, at Kedleston ; and on Saturday, at Radborne. The WeStacre Stag Hounds, on Monday; at Mr. Manning's, Messingham Field Barn ; and on Friday, at Swaffham Town Barn. Sir B. Graham's Fox HoundS, on Monday, at Castle Hill; Wednesday, at Highgate Common ; and on Friday, at Badger. The Cheshire Fox Hounds, on Monday, at Kingsley Wind_ mill ; Wednesday, at Mipshull ; Thursday, at Warmington Mill ; and on Saturday, at Tabley. - Mr. Muster's Hounds, on Monday, at Crick ; Tuc'cday; at Kelmarsh ; Thursday, at Cold Ashby ; and on Friday, at Dallington. The Ludlow Subscription Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at OnilYury Village. The Lambton Pox Hounds, on Monday, at Sedgefield. The East Essex Fox Hounds, on Mond ay , at Edburton ; 0Y; and on Saturday, at N e wm ar k e t I T i h ea u t r h stay, at Hellin .l H. Jolliffe's, Esq. Pox Hounds, on Monday, at Windmill Wolton ; Wednesday, at Povey Cross ; and on Saturday, at Old Warren Gate. The Surrey Fox Hounds, on Monday, at Hornsey Green ; Thursday, at Godstone ; and on Saturday, at Pratt's Bottom. The Surrey Harriers, on Monday, Wednesday, and Satur day, at Kennel. ['he Earl of Scarborough's Fox Hounds, on Monday, at Finningley Park ; Wednesday, at Conisborough ; and on Fri day, at Clayworth. Earl Fitzwilliam's Fox Hounds, on Monday, at Aversley Wood ; Tuesday, at Norwood; and on Thursday, at Thrap stone Bridge. Lord Yarborough 's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Grainsby House; Thursday, Swallow Cross Roads ; and on Saturday, at Ulceby Moor. Sir R. Sutton's Fox Hounds, on Monday, at the Green Man, Lincoln Heath ; Tuesday, at the Halfway-House, New ark-road ; WednesdaY, at Harpswell ; Thursday, at Hungram Gorse ; and on Saturday, at Branston Wood. • The South gold Subscription Hounds, on Tuesday, at , m 0 at Belchford Wood ; and on Saturday, at The Cottesmore Hounds, on Monday, at Owston Wood ; Wednesday, at Carlby Windmill ; and on Friday, at Burley. The Warwickshire Fox Hounds, on Monday, at Wroxton Abbey; Tuesday, at Compton Verney; Thursday, at Which ford Wood ; and on Saturday, at Ilmington Village. sir Jacob Astley's Hounds, on Monday, at 'Weasenham and on Friday, at Snoring. Mr. Dewing's Hounds, on Monday, at Worthing Mill; and on Wednesday, at Hingham. Th e Union (Norfolk) Harriers, on Monday, at Thurlton Street; Wednesday, at Wrettesham Corner; and on Friday, at St. James's Park. 3cv,',.oTodh.ursday, i . ingsllt. F t)) O nsn X ir‘nv C .o l o 'l 3 ... S G E R . A HAM, s hounds had a f a a n n O d i o n sv u e s a F ru t ri n a o a f.F ir t o ,, ( l 2 :7 3 h ( H i . a high scent, at the elveeyr very best pace, in a immediately, to lerable straight direction for 45 minutes, without a check ; very few persons were w ith . them till they came to a check by some men hallooing the fox near Woodcote ; after a little con fusion they went off again to the Rough Park, and ran hard through all the Sheriff Hales Woods, round by the Canal, back to Woodcote, from thence cold hunting towards Chethell, Heath Hill, and to the Old Park, near Sheriff Hales, over the Wat ling-street Road, running hard towards Priors Lee, back to Horton Plantations, crossed the Shrewsbury Road, towards Peter's Finger, and back to Inning Paper Mills, where he was viewed, and ran into on Brimstree Hill, after a chase of two hours and forty minutes.—( Worcester Journal. ) THE MATCH OF 140 MILES IN 48 HOURS. Captain Holmes, who started from Cheapside, to go to Weyhill and hack, and to touch on Oakingham, Berks, per formed his distance well on the first day. The start took place at ten o'clock on Thursday morning, and he went to Staines before he refreshed, and dined at Basingstoke. He reached 'Weyhill at nine o'clock in the morning of Friday, having taken plenty of rest. Many heavy bets were pending upon yesterday at the same odds as at starting, but the weather has been very favourable, and he has promised himself to take an early breakfast at Bedfont. STAMP-OFFICE, DUBLIN.-The Lords of the Treasury have issued a new Commission, appointing the fol lowing gentlemen to the Board of Stamp Duties :—William Campbell, Esq. late Comptroller of Legacy Duties in London ; John Lisson Cooper, Esq. who for many years has held the office of Receiver-General of Customs • and Darcy Mahon, Esq. late Inspector-General of Stamp Duties. Edward Glas cock and John Trench, Esqrs., it is understood, will be either removed to the English Board, or retire upon such superan nuation as the length of their services may entitle them to. The following gentlemen have been provisionally suspended : Alexander Holmes, Esq. Distributor; Richard Jones, Esq. Warehouse-keeper; and Richard Graydon, Deputy Ware house-keeper. 1!. BANKES, Esq. M.P. is so far recovered from his late indisposition that he paid a visit yesterday to the' Right Honourable Sir CHARLES LONG, at his seat Bromley Hill, and he has transacted business at the British Museum as one of the Trustees on the two last Saturdays. It is hoped that he will be able to attend his duty in Parliament as usual. Three children (the whole family) of James Long, of Trowbridge, now lie dead of the small-pox; and numbers are daily falling victims to this dire complaint in that town. It is indeed lamentable that ignorance and obstinacy should so powerfully combine as to cause all this profusion of human life when so mild a preventative is at hand.—( Dorset County Chronicle.) A woman of the Potteries, sending for some snuff, a few days ago, in the afternoon, was asked by her husband " what she had done with the half ounce she had bought that morning ?" " Half ounce," she replied, " what i 5 that for a woman giving suck . 9 " SHOCKING CRUELTY.-Last , week a man named • Hewlett, a labourer, of Sutton, near Abingdon, was committed to Reading gaol, charged with having poured boiling water down the throat of his own child! The poor creature lived ten days afterwards in the most excruciating agony. COURT OF CIIANCERY—(Titis DAY.) COVENT GARDEN THEATRE. CONST - V. MANNING. The Court was this day more than usually thronged, under the impression that judgment would have been given in the above cause, The Lord Chancellor, however, expressed a doubt as to the necessity of Mr. Harris being served I:ith a subpcena, and Mr. HART replied that several attempts had been made to do so but in vain. Mr. HEALD said, Mr. Harris might appear without a service, but from some cause the gen tlemen on the other side declined seeing hit's!. • The LORD CHANCELLOR—WiII you tell me where he is to be found. Mr. CONST said, he had seen Mr. Harris, who informed him, that he had no wish 'to appear, but he could be very easily served with a subpoena. The Loan CHANCELLOR.—If Mr. Harris is in Court, and will tell me that be does appear, that' will be sufficient. After some farther conversation the cause vas ordered to stand peremptorily for judgment WI Wednesday. TIIE ARMY. The dep6t of the 23d (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot, whicli is now at Fermoy, will embark at Cork for the Isle of Wight. _ A detachment of the Ist (or the Royal Regiment of Infantry,) will embark at Cork for England, and march to Chatham, pre varatory to its embarkation for,lndia. CHATHAM, JAN. 29.—This day being the anniversary of his Majesty's Accession to the Throne, the troops in this gar rison were brigaded under the orders of Colonel Tremenhere, of the Royal Marines, one the lines, where they . fired thre , .! .feux de joie in honour of the day. The line consisted of the , Sapers and Miners, the Royal Arillery, the 7th Foot, or Royal Fusileers, the 40th Regiment, the Boyal Marine Artillery, and the Royal Marine Battalion. After the firing the Line pre ' sented arms, and then breaking into open column of companies defiled before the Officer commanding, in slow and quick time, and then marched to their respective parades. The troops made a very fine appearance, and their firing and marching were exceedingly well performed. Detachments belonging to:the 89th and 54th Regiments of Infantry marched on Thursday, from the Isle of Wight of Chatham, to erniaark fcr India. Detachments belonging to the 64th, 41st, and 110th Regi ments of Foot marched yesterday, from Portsmouth for Chat ham,for the purpose of embarking for Madras. MERCANTI LE SIIIPPING DEAL, JAN. o.—Wind S.W.—At seven o'clock this morn ing the Danish brig Mariurme Henrietta, Liberg, from St. Übes to Stockholm, with salt, ran on the Goodwin Sands, at 4 p. m. she upset, and is now a total wreck ; the crew, ten in number, landed - here. Arrived and sailed for the River the Morning Field, Melville, from Cephalonia; and the Ark, Hodgson, fro'e Sierra Leone. P6 . llTs'alouTit; JAN. 30.—Wind S W.—Passed by from the Downs the Daniel the Fourth, Buckle, for the South Seas ; and the Thomas Coutts, Christie, for Bombay and China. PLYMOUTH ' J. 29.—Wind W.—Ar rive d t h e En.u:a tion, Stanworth, from Bilboa. FALMOUTH, JAN. 29.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Francis Freeling packet from Jamaica : sailed the 25th of December, and from Crooked Island the 2d of January ; also the M ontague packet, from New York : s a il e d th e Bth o f January. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 29.—Arrived the Thalia, Simpson, f rom. Jamaica; William, Thomson Savannah ; Cossack, Stew ar d, St. John's, N. B ; Shaw, Bell, Chaleur ; Worrell, Roberts, .Leghorn; Star, Burton, Gibraltar; Alexander; Love and Unity ; and David, from the Mediterranean. • COWES, JAN. 30.—Arrived the Princess of Wales, Gibbs, from Carthagena, with loss of bowsprit and foretop-mast ; Co lumbus, Henderson, from Havannah, in 39 days; and the Lord Hungerford, Farquarson, - from London. The Eleanor, Hayward, from Newcastle to Foul, 3uoL, oo the Newarp Sand on Thursday ; crew saved. An iron . foremast and bowsprit, sent from Deptford to Chatham-yard, are now to be sent to Sheerness, and to be put into the Active frigate, going to sea, to make trial of them. SHOCKING OCCURRENCE, TAUNTON.—On Monday, about two o'clock in the afternoon, High-street became a scene of confusion and alarm from a report that the house of R ICHAND MEADE, Esq. the solicitor, had just been the scene of the most shocking events. It appears that Mr. Meade's servant man, who had lived with him fourteen years, and was about thirty-six years of ege, had suddenly destroyed himself by cutting his threat, after having, in the most barbarous manner, attempted , the murder of Frances Towning, a female in the same family, to whom he had paid his addresses four or five years, and with whom he was shortly to have been married, by heating her head most inhumanly with a hammer ! On the unfortunate girl screaming out for assistance, Mrs. Warren, the mother of Mrs. Meade, ran to her assistance, upon which the wretch struck Mrs. Warren with the hammer so severely, that both her life, and that of the young woman to whose aid she had flown, are in a lamentably doubtful state. The . shrieks of the sufferers reached Mr. Meade, who was in his office ; he ran down stairs, followed by Mr. Bailey, his managing clerk, when Mr. Meade met MrS. Warren in the passage, who was bleeding profusely from the head, and who could only paint to the spot where the scene of destruction hal taken place. On Mr. Meade's entering the nursery-room, he encountered the dreadful spectacle of his man servant lying on the ground bleeding, with a pistol on his right, and another at his knees, and the servant g'rl in a,chair senseless, with her head . leaning against the wall, and covered completely over with blood. ' Mr. Meade's conclusion was that the man was dead, but on his exclaiming, " Oh, Joseph ! if the assassin leaped up and endeavoured to quit the room, which Mr. Meade at first pre.: vented, by holding him violently by the arm. He however got away, and ran up a two pair of back stairs into his room, into which he was quickly followed by his master and others. Mr. Meade burst open the door which had been fastened, and found the wretched man with his face towards a looking-glass which stood on a small dressing-table., in the act of holding his throat with his left hand, and with his right hand saw him make two desperate cuts at his throat with a razor; he then turned cc-. tircly round towards those who had entered the room, and im -4 mediately fell backwards. The arteries were entirely divided, 1 iaid he died in twelve or fifteen minutes.—An Inquest was held • lon the body the following day. Verdict—" Insanity." COAL AND GAS. IMPORTED' IN TIIE YEAR 1823 Coals, 1,425,662 chaldrons.—King's Duty, 9s. 6tl per chald. Orphan Dtity paid into the Lord Mayor s Office, 1,425 ; 662 chaldrons, at 14d. - - J.:84,163 10 . West India Dock Company, at ld. - 6,440 5 being an increase of, import over 1822, of 172,225 chaldron.;. atts.—The length of streets now lighted with gas in London • extends over 215 miles,—the main pipes alone belonging to the four Gas Companies reaching to that distance, from which ramify the smaller pipes conveying the light to alleys, shops, private houses, &c., which are calculated to run a distance much greater than the mains. The London Gas Company supply 125 miles of main pipes, consume annually 20,678 chaldrons of coals, sad light 27 , 635 lamps. The City - Gas.. Company supply 50 miles of main pipes, consume 8,840 chal drons of coals, and light 7,836 lamps. The South London` Company supply nearly 40 miles of main pipes, consume 3,640 chaldrons of coals, and light 4,038 public lamps.—The rial Gas Company in Hackney. road was : but recently established„. BIRTHS ExTaAortnucAttY.—Last week, the wife of a labouring man, at Frome, named HUNT, was de livered of three children—all well and. hearty ! During the tempestuous weather of last mono►, a fine specimen of the Procellaria Pelagira of Linnaeus, or the stormy Peterel, was found dead under a cedar tree, at Beckenham, in Kent, a distance of 60 miles from the coast. This little bird is the smallest of the webfooted tribe, being not much larger than the sky lark. It is rarely seen inland, and at sea is looked upon by ma. riners as the sure forerunner of a storm.