The Sun. — London, England, 1824-12-29 00:00:00

ON THE WORSHIP OF BACCHUS. Considerable uncertainty exists respecting the 'nature of the god BACCHUS, in honour of whom the mysteries were celebrated, and respecting the different mythological personages counfound .ed under the name of that deity. '.►his desi deratum, in this branch of the science of anti quity, had already occupied the attention of two teamed French Antiquarians, M. Visconti and M. de Sacy, when the French Academy of In• scriplions made it the subject of a prize, which bas been awarded to M. Rolle, whose work has recently been published at Paris.* The mysteries of Bacchus and of Ceres were instituted by the Egyptian colonists. They are a copy of the mysteries of Osiris and of Isis. Its Greece tilt mythos of Bacchus, like that of Osiris in Egypt, was the symbol of the principle which gives motion to nature and its operations. From this common source arise those numerous festivals, of which antiquity has left a few tradi tions, without communicating any certain intelli gence as to their nature, their object, and their .usigin. The author states, that all these festivals are comprised in the three great divisions of the worship of Bacchus, or of the great generative principle. Ist, Those which have relation to the worship of Eleusis, and which are common to :Bacchus and to Ceres; their object was the ado. ration of the universal active principle, and of the passive principle., the conjunction of which, according to the system of the Egyptians, pro. duced the Cosmos, that is to say, all the beings which compose the Universe. 2d, The Triete rice in which the power of productiveness was celebrated, and was considered in its particular applications to the productions of the earth, and especially as the god of wine. 3d, The Diony .sia which had been formed by a blending of the worship of Eleusis with that of the Theban Bac chus, when Pegasus of Eleuthera) brought to Athens the worship of Bacchus, the son of Se auele, long after the mysteries of Eleusis had - been established there. The Dionysia repre sented particularly the worship of Bacchus or Dionysius, the symbol of the reproductive force of nature, in its application to the cultivation of the mind, and to the genius of inventions; thence _tho►se pumps, those festivals so celebrated at• Athens, those dramatic contests which contribute' ed so powerfully in exciting the genius of those ' illustrious men whose chefs-d'oeuvre we yet pos. sets; thence, the chorusses, the dance, the music, and all the rites relating to education, the arts and sciences, which belonged to the rnythos of Dionysius, and which were known under the name of Bacchic Institutions. One may easily imagine how extensive must have been the researches of M. Rolle to have en abled hhn to form a collection of these various notions on the two great gods of antiquity. He has thrown great light and given sound informa- Aion on the doctrines and the creeds of the an fleets ; he has made known curious facts, of which •we were hitherto ignorant ; his reasonings are per 7 spicuous, his Ideas ingenious, and his distinctions important : -and the result of his studies has `brought him to the same_ conclusions as Beausobre. ,The Author of the history Nanicheism, • and the Author of Researches on the Worship .-. of Bacchus, concur in opinion that all the reli gions of paganism may be divided into two . classes, because their foundation rests upon two very distinct :opinions, on what Beausobre calls principles, that is to say, on the eternal beings which exist necessarily, and which are the causes of all existing things. The first is that which .acknowledged.in :the world two eternal beings, one active,-the other passive, the agent and the object on which he displays his action. Accord ing to the other, there is but one substance in the Universe, which contains within itself all per feetion, and which, by virtue of its constant self motion, receives an infinitude of different modifi cations, and forms, by emanations, the various bodies of which the world is composed. " Before Christianity," says Beausohre, " there were no sitter systems than these two." M. Rolle thinks that the first of these religious" systems had its origin from the Egyptians, whose . ..worship was detertnined by the natural objects • before their eyes,--n beneficent sun, the sky which covered the:earth, and gave them the pro ductions necessary for their subsistence. The-other religious system belonged •to , the • Persians and • the other nations of Upper Asia. M•Rolle has developed . the first system in his Researches, and he has..made a learned and judi. ••cious application of it to the -worship of -Bacchus, of :Ceres, and of lacchus in Greece, of Osiris, • -of fats, and of Mortis in Egypt. But in order to prove that the Egyptian ,and _Hellenic religions have their foundation in this .irilheism, it should be demonstrated that it is -equally applicable-to the worship of each of the great Divinities of 'Greece. By applying him self to this work, by searching into the nature and the origin of the worship of each of these divinities ..with the candour, the good sense, and the erudition which distinguish his present production, M. Rolle would determine perhaps our opinions on that fanciful chaos of extravagant fictions, .which are presented to us as the religion of the Ancients. Indeed, if that which belongs •to • the .religion of the Ancients could be separated from the monstrous mass of . fictions and absurdities, which are the offspring of the imagination: of poets, the dreams of-phi. :losophers, of the superstition of the. people, and of the impostures of priests, we should .probably arrive -at a knowledge of that theological religion . acknowledged by the sages of Paganism, who ~load formed perhaps as correct an idea of the divi nity, as can.be expected of man abandoned to his • own - -weak---senses, by contemplating nature, its 11 1 110_1e ,atl its•.phenomena. With-regard,to the religious system which ap. pears to belong to the people of Upper Asia, it would be reudering an eminent service to science, if the thick veil, which yet conceals the•religion • and the philosophy of those nations,- could be removed. • Riebarcees-nur le Cubs 4ta Ilscehes, timbale do la force rePro cone d4r 4 sacs aes rapports OM rave dan ductivo de la Nature; s Mysteres d seas se' „ siva , nuth ::_eallers dans has Dyonisiaqu es et rphtdeesu 4 Par N. Rolle, .43aservateur fif Is Bibliotbbitte eel ans,,a 'v is, avg. SOUTH AMERICA. Commercial letters from Lima, of the date of the 31st of August; furnish a useful commentary on the battle of Junin, by describing the distiay among the Spanish authorities caused by that event. It will be recollected, that it was the ca valry of CANTA RAC which alone was engaged, and which suffered very severely on that occasion. The Spaniards, it appears, had placed their chief reliance on that description of force, and felt, therefore, the greatest consternation and alarm on learning their inability to contend with the Colombian troops of the same class: The latest accounts received at Lima from the army, stated that a general dispersion of the Spanish force had taken place, and that llouvAn had full pos session of the valley of Jauja, one of the richest and most fertile provinces of Peru. CA NTA ItAei head-quarters were supposed to be at .11 uanca velica ; and LA SERNA, the Viceroy,•was believed to be on his march to join him, but unable to make any material addition to his numerical strength. BouvAn's army was in a high state of spirits, and in the best order and discipline. It amounted to 15,000 men, to which a reinforcement of 5,000 more, was daily,expected to arrive from Panama. A REI4A LES, the Buenos Ayres General, was at Salta, on the borders of Upper Peru, into which province he was prepared to march. Admiral GUISE, with the Peruvian squadron, had resumed the blockade of Callao. The following procla mation was made public in Callao by General Room, the Commander of that fortress, on the occasion of the battle of Junin : " THE BRIGADIER OF THE ROYAL AR M IES, DON JOSE RAMON RODIL, GOVERNOR OF CALLAO, COMMANDANT GENERAL AND INTENDANT OF THE PROVINCE OF LIMA, TO ITS INHABITANTS. " Inhabitants of Lima !—lnseparable from the language of truth which distinguishes the legitimate Government of Peru, I am going to speak to you with the sincerity which my post and my character require. "Our army of the north has made a reconnoissance of the enemy, and on the tith instant there was a partial conflict of cavalry in the Pampas de Reyes, by the result of which no thing more was decided than the proposed object. I am anxious, moreover, in order to remove from your minds every melan choly idea, and to render you proof against the fabrications of the enemy, to inform you that the General-in-Chief, Don Jose Cantarac, returned to the positions which he had occupied the day before, and where he expects the Viceroy and ;Major-Gen. Val dez, if they have not already joined him. They set out on the lith instant from the capital of Cuzco. In consequence of this in formation, in the name of his Excellency the Viceroy, I recom mend to you, and exact from you, the courage and conduct be coming your situation, which, if it corresponds with your duty,, will be duly estimated by his Excellency and the Chiefs under.. his command, who are pledged to support your virtue and your honour; but if, unfortunately, such is not the case, you will answer for yourselves. " Receive this explanation with the indulgence which it de serves, and believe that. nobody desires more your good than he who now addresses you. (Signed) " JOSE RAMON RODIL. "Royal Philip tie Calao, Aug. IR, 11124." COMMERCE WITH COLOMBIA. BOGOTA, SEPT. 10, 1024. Stu—The prohibitory laws and decrees of Colombia against the importation of certain articles into this country appearing to be imperfectly understood, and some British merchants having recently fallen into a misconception of the one relative to sugar—probably from its not being suili,:icntly explicit—l beg to transmit to you a list of the articles prohibited, with the respective penalties attached to the violation of the laws, for the guidance of merchants embarking in the trade. of Colombia, and for the purpose of obviating the recurrence of a misunderstanding, out of which, under the most favourable circumstances, it is difficult for persons to disembarrass them selves, without considerable delay anti inconvenience. (Signed) JAMES Il EN DERSON, His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General. John Bennett, Esq., Secretary of Lloyd's. ARTICLES PROHIBITED. By law of the Congress of Sept. 27, 1021 :—Coffee, Cocoa, Indigo, * Sugars, Molasses►—under Penalty of the confiscation of the vessel and cargo. my decree of the executive of January 20, 1823 :—All pro ductions and manufactures of Spain, or her dependencies—after being warned ofr, under penalty of the condemnation of the vessel, and destruction of the cargo. By law of the Congress of July 4, 1823 :—Gunpowder to bacco, whether in leaf, segars, snuff, or rappee—under penalty of the conf►cation of the articles, and the vessel, or the whole 'or any other part of the cargo, if I)elonging to the proprietor of the contraband articles. By law of the Congressof August 2, 1823 s--Foreign spirits, extracted from the sugar cane, or their compounds—under pe nalty of the confiscation of the vessel and spirits. By law of the Congress of July 0 :—Foreign salt—under penalty of confiscation of the vessel and suit. • The term " sugar" is here considered to imply the raw material, as well as every denomination of refined sugars. THE NEW MOUTIILY MAGAZINE AN!) LITE. RALLY Jou RNA r..— first number of a new Miscellany, compris ing of this mteresti i , 4 - the continuation of Air. C,thypr m r, t , , tt " Lec tures on Pocky," and about 30 other original articles, will be published on the Ist of J anuary , and those who desire to avail themsuives o f th a t favourable opportunity for commencing the work are requested to send their ortler fotibwith to any Bookseller or News-vender iu their neigh. bourhood.—The Public are respectfully re minded that the NEW SERIES of this NI ork is edited by one of the most distinguished Writers of the present day, and is conducted on a new and very improved plan, combining the several characters of a MAGAZINE, It ItEYIEW, and an ANNUM. RcatsTen.—Printed for 11xtiuy COL BURN, 8, New Burlington-street. Awvur EFFECTS OF PACSION.-A desperate affray ensued the week before last near Drincey Walk, in the New Forest. The forest officers met the keepers to catch deer; sonic forester* came to see the sport. They imagined the keepers were more anxious to regulate and keep oder than they were justified In doing. One man of re spectability, named Shelley, was very unruly, upon which Bowles,. the keeper of' Bolderwood Walk, rode up to him. and threatened him; a scuffle ensued. lie , (Shelley) drew from 'his pocket an instrument with ,which they,are in the habit of' hunting squirrels, made °fiend, and laid it over 13owles's temples, and he was carried home. The offender was broUght before Ed. Percy Bulkeley, Esq. of Minestead, a very active and able Magistrate, who took the necessary steps usual upon such occasions—the unfortuaitokeeper died in great iigunh and Shelley is.sent to Winchester to take4iis trial. INDIA. [Further Extracts from the East India Papers last received.] (Front tht Madras Courier of the 10th of August,) , We have one letter dated the 25th June, which describes every thing as remaining quiet, with every prospect of its con tinuing so, till after the Monsoon. The three stockades at Kemmendine, Which were so gallantly taken on the 10th and 11th of June, continued to be occupied by our troops, together with one more. Among the troops than posted were two coin. panics of the Madras Isttropean Regiment, and a battalion erf the 10th Madras N. I. .I:hi the opposite side of the river are three stockades, full of men—but they have not shewn the smallest disposition to anpoy the stockades in our possession. The lion. Company's cruisers Mercury and Thetis, together with the gun-boat Kitty, were a short distance above the stockades, surveying the river, and endeavouring to ascertain which of the two branches, near Kemmendine, offered the best passage up the Irrawaddy. The rains are said to be very heavy, and rather an increase of sickness to have taken place. Our readers will remember this refers only to the date of 25th June. Mr. 31`Kenzie, who was wounded on the 11th of June, in the arm, has arrived from Rangoon, in the Alligator, perfectly recovered. We are sorry to state that Captain Cumming, of the Madras Conimissariat, had died of fever, we believe. Although the distress of the native population continues, we are happy to hear that Government are giving employment to as many as are disposed to work, in making a road between the Presidency and Poonamulee. The Hon. U. Fullerton, Gover nor of Penang, embeiked on Saturday, under the salute due to his rank. (From the same Paper qt . ' the 14th. ) There has been a material change in the weather this week, which has given a new life to the animal and vegetable world. but the quantity is still less than the wants of the season require. (From the Paprr of the 3d.) The lower classes of the natives have suffered much from the dreatlffil effects of starcity; and so numerous are they assem. bled about the Presidency, that it is almost an impossibility to afford assistance to:IRAs" multitude; numbers are, however, by the interference of Government, rescued from the very jaws of death. • (From the Bombay Courier, of Aug. 14.) We have accounts from Canton of the 7th of May, at which time cotton was in good demand, at 13 t.O 14, to be according to quality. Opium was quoted at 1,080 to 1,100 dollars per chest, for Old Patna; and 1,030 to 1,050 for new. Bombay 111 aliva was 800 to 820, and Bengal ditto 820 to 830. Old Be. nares sold at 950 and 1180, and Turkey was 1,000 per pecul.— Pepper is stated to be very dull, and the stock undiminished.— The Company's Treasury was opened at 207 on Calcutta. SUPREME COURT. LIEUT. FENWICK'S CASE.—The points reserved by the Court during the trial of Lieut. G. R. R. Fenwick, and moved on Monday last on arrest of judgment, were :- Ist. Whether the jurisdiction was proved as laid in the in dictment, i. e. whether the surrender had been committed with.. in the territory of a native Prince in India, in alliance with the Government of Bombay. 2d. Whether there was evidence to prove Lieut. Fenwick a British subject. 3d. Whether as to this indictment the Court had jurisdiction under the 26th Geo. 111. cap. a and 29, which makes the ser vants of the Company, and all other of his Majesty's subjects, resident in India, amenable to the Courts of Oyer and 'fermi. net', and Gaol Delivery in the British settlement in India for murders, felonies, &c. done by them in any of the countries or parts of Asia, Africa, or America, beyond the Cape of Good Hope, to the Straits of Magellan, within the limits of the ex. elusive trade of the said United Company. As to the first point the . Court held that there was no legal and admissible evidence that the murder had been committed within the territories of a native Prince, in alliance with the fhwernment of Bombay. The treaty of alliance with the Guicowar was said to he in writing, and that there could be no other evidence of that treaty admitted, except the treaty itself, whieh had not been produced, and the evidence was not suffi cient to prove that the Rajah of Loonawarra was in alliance at all with the Government. • As to the second point, the Court did not think it necessary to give any formal decision, but intimated an opinion that it considered all Commissioned O ff icers of the Company as having King's co m missiop s and therefore as his Majesty's subjects. As to the third point, the necessary averments were not In the indictment. The Court therefore decided that Lieut. Fenwick should be discharged, but took time to consider the mode in which diet sheli l ltf be done. On the eveninp of Monday last a serious disturbance took place outside the ort, between some Bengal sepoys and the in. habitants, who were celebrating Cocoa-nut Day. In attempt. log to restore tranquillity Mr. Gray, the junior Magistrate of the' Pollee, was brutually assaulted by the infuriated rabble, and compelled to retire, covered with bruises about the head and face. Active March Is tucking for the ringleaders. for A b y sta th t e ue so o e f ie th ty e a la t te ßo lla n ;r b d ay Co , a n n w d a s ll e i n s t , (From the same Paper of thc2141.) ic t f h .rom w a i s !.; , 11 1 g u l b a s n c t r i i b s e e d . w ou h vend years ago, is about to be erected on the green, under an appropriate building, the foundation of which is being laid. ( From the same Paper qf the 28th.) His Majesty's 47th Regiment left I on the 25th inst., and is expected - to be at Painville on the 2d proximo, prepare.' tort' to its embarkation for Bengal. (From the Hurkarn ofthe29lll July.) Letters of the 23d inst. from Chittagong inform us that the Meriton, Torch, Planet, and Cecilia, sailed the day previous with troops for Cheduba. The Meriton had on board the State prisoner, brother to the Rajah of Tupporah, who is accused of holding treasonable correspondence with the Burmese. ( FrOin the same Paper if the 26th ) NVe regret to learn the resistance of formidable bodies of Deceits, between the Presidency of Dacca. On the 11th inst., when off Duckenbury, within a week's sail of Dacca, the lead ing Pulwar of the second division of gun-bouts, under Mr. Owen, while tracking, some distance a-head of the flotilla, was seized by not less than sixty men, who were proceeding to plunder tt, when Mr. Owen pushed up with the flotilla, pro ceeded on shore, and chaced them some distance ' flotilla was afterwards proceeding . on quietly, when the Du coits attempted sonic of the boats in the rear, the Sepoys were then brought on shore, at the sight of whom, the fellows flung from them their arms, and every thing that could retard their flight, and scampered into the jungles. (From the Scotsman of July 26.) We have heard it as a report front Delhi, that a Nowell of rank, named Ahmed Buksh, had been invited by Sir David O'Ochterlony to spend a few days with him at Delhi. One night, however, towards the dose of last month, as the Nuwah was asleep in his bed in Sir David's room, a fellow gained an entrance into his room, and gave hint a tremendous blow with a sword on the head. In repeating the blow, which took effect on the Nuwah's hand, but the sword broke, and the assassin effected his tscape. The first blow opened the Nuwah's skull , but fortunately did not touch the brain, and lie is now recover ing. The murderous wretch having stupidly kept his broken sword about him, led to his discovery. Of course, the attempt lies made some noise, anti the tinctured weapon one day at tracted the notice of a person with whom the villain was con versing. That person took measures for his seisure, which was effected, and the weapon found in his possession. The broken piece found in the Nuwah's room fitted it exactly, and the fellow has since confessed his crime, but deposed that he had been hired to commit it by a Rajah who was inimical to the Nuwah. CIVIL. APPOINTMENTS. Judicial Department, the 22i1 July, 1824. Mr. C. W. Smith, Judge and Magistrate of Ghazeepore. Mr. R. Creighton,- Judge and Magistrate of Sylhct. 'Mr. (i. C, Cheap, Register of the Zillah Court of Dinage pore, and joint Magistrate stationed at MaMali. Mr. E. Ilardinge, Assistant to the Magistrate and to the Collector of Allygliur. The following are General Orders issued to his Majesty's Forces in India : Head. Quarters, Calcutta, 19th July, 18 24. GENERAL ORDERS. The leaves of absence granted by his Excellency General Sir Alexander Campbell to Lieutenants Doyle, 4th Dragoons, and Potts, 54th regim ent , to proceed to Europe on medical certifi eate, and to be absent on that ac c o un t eac h for two years from the Ante of embarkation, is confirmed. The undermentioned officer has received his Excellency. the 4th Light Dragoons.--Lieut. Comms.nder-in-Chief's leave of absence for the reason assigned 1 embarkation, for two years, mEurope, on urgent private airtin" Ilead-Quarters, Calcutta, 26th July, 1824 * 4th Light Ti..._ \V . Fitzinaurice, from date of -- -4i o ons.—Lieut. F. D. Daly, to be Captain of a troop, without purchase, vice Sale, deceased-26th June , 1824. Cornet Al . Richard son to b e Lieutenant, without purc hase, vice Daly--Pith June, 182. 1 . C apta i n J. Ell i ott, on half- 21st Light Dragoons, to be C apta i n o f a T rooPi w it hout pur chase, vice Barlow., d ece ased—hit July, 1824. a y of the By Order of but Excellency the Commander:in-Chief , G TI-1018. M`MAIION, „ H ead- quarters, Calcutta, July 28 , 1824. At an European tie neralCurt-Alartial,asserubled at Nagpore on the 23d June, 1824 of which Lieut—Col. Gall, 6th Light which was language highly Cavalry, is President, a Honour able Company's Ist European Regiment, was arraigned for writing letters in t h ere Pt* Alexander, Brown, of the towards his commanding officer. Upon some of the charges the accused was found disrespectful guilty, and he was sentence d by the.Com ,marider4uxbief to one annuli's suspension from rank and paY. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. KINGSTON, TUESDAY, DEC. 28. The Learned Judges (I:Without - ill and Gatutow) arrived here yesterday, but no business was done except the reading of the Commissions. This morning the two Courts were opened for the dispatch of business. Mr. Justice BURROTIOH remarked, after the names of the Magistrates had been called over, that the names of the Con stables had not been called, and asked of the under-Sheriff the reason, as by law they were bound to give their attendance at the Assizes. The Under-Sheriff replied that it was not usual to summon them. Mr. Justice BURROVOR—But they ought to be summoned; the law requires their attendance, and upon the present occa. sion I wanted particularly to see the constables of ; all the constables must be summoned at the next A,sizes. Mr. Under-Sheriff bowed assent to the request of the Learned Judge. The Grand Jurors were then sworn ; George Holme Sumner, Esq., Foreman. Ilis Majesty's most gracious proclamation against vice, im morality, and debauchery was then read, after the usual pre vious proclamation commanding silence. Mr. Justice BURROU(3II, in a tone of voice so low, that it was impossible he could be heard by any not immediately ad dressed, observed, as we understood hun, that there was but one case in the calendar to which he should call the attention of the Grand Jury ; he alluded to the alleged murder of a child by its parent. To the evidence on this subject they would pay every attention ; the crime charged was so horrid, that the bare contemplation of it was painful in the extreme. His Lordship then made a few observations which were entirely inaudible ; but at length, by an apparent exertion, raised his voice, and, as well as we could collect, gave the following charge to the Grand Jury relative to ParzE-FiGirriwo : " In the early part of this circuit I had to call the attention of' the Grand Jury of another county to a case of manslaughter, occasioned by a man having been killed in consequence of a pugilistic encounter. That case, however, was not one of an aggravated nature; and from the evidence which appeared be fore us, it was a fair fight, arising out of a quarrel. For the purpose of accommodating all parties, and assuring the ob. servance of that day which ought to be especially devoted to the service of Almighty God, and celebrating the birth of our Saviour Christ, we arranged that ample time should be given for the return of all parties to their respective homes. In that interim it was with great grief that we learnt from the public prints, that that time had been devoted to purposes totally different from that which we had contemplated, by persons in the county in which we now are, and within a very short distance of this Court. I allude to the circumstance of a pitched battle having been said to have been fought at a place called Moulsey, and which lasted, as is stated, for one hour and a quarter. Gentlemen, after what had previously passed, is this to be endured ? Is such conduct to be tolerated ? It is well known to be contrary to the laws of the country, and must be put an end to. We are all aware that these fights are made up for the purposes of indulging the propensities of the vicious, and encouraging the betting of gamblers. Even the men themselves fight for money ; and sorry I am to perceive, that even those who have some pretensions to the rank of gentle. men are found to encourage them. Will this be endured by the Grand Jury of the county, in whose hands the power of putting a stop to these disgraceful scenes is vested ? I say the power is in your hands, Gentlemen, for it is one portion of your ditties to inquire into all unlawful assemblies. That these as semblies to which I am now alluding are unlawful cannot be questioned. That th.)se of Whom they are composed have set public justice at defiance is equally evident. These fights are frequented, it is well known, by all the rabble of Lon don ; who, instead of worshipping their God and rejoic ing in the birth of a Saviour, so recently assembled on a day devoted to holiness for the indulgence of vice and the subversion of order. It is notorious that those pitched battles are gene. rally, if not always, made up at public-houses, and for the en couragement of publicans; who, on their part, are very ready to promote such unlawful assemblies. H ere, then, it is evident you have strong power, by refusing to renew the licence of any publican who has allowed such transactions to take place in his house. You have a right to say to these publicans—' Wuhan done wrong, and shall not have your licences again.' There is also another course which you may and ought to pursue. The com batants assault each other; you have the power of indicting each of them for such assault upon each other. I would also advise in. dictments against the seconds, or any other parties of whom it can be ascertained that they were aiding and assisting in the breach of the peace. The names of the principals and seconds are, at least in the present case, within your reach. lam alluding to the fight which (as I learn from the public papers) is said to have taken place between Jem Burn and O'Neale, and in which, according to report, persons called " Uncle Ben" and "'Toni Oliver" were the second and backer of one of the combatants ; and Harry Holt and Tibbutt, the se. cond and backer of the other. If you should have one wit. ness before you who shall prove to your satisfaction that the parties were present, you will be justified in finding a true bill. That true bill will bring the parties before us, and we shall then see whether their arms or the arm of the law is strongest/ His Lordship then observed upon the immoral tendency of fights upon the public at large, and concluded by urging the Grand Jury to active and immediate proceedings in regard to the sub ject upon which he had addressed them. The Learned Judge, after the conclusion of his charge, recalled the Grand Jury, and stated to them that it would be well to send for the constables of Moulsey, who might probably be able to speak to the fact of the recent combat, and the parties concerned in it." Mr. Milne Sumner, as the Foreman of the Grand Jury, re. plied, that a message should be instantly sent, and he had no doubt but that the constables would be very shortly before the Court. A short time before twelve o'clock, the Grand Jury retired for the purpose of performing their duties. While Lord COALSTOUN lived in a house in the Advocates Close, Edinburgh, it was the custom for Advocates an d Judges to dress themselves in the Parliament House. They usually breakfasted early, and when dressed, were in the habit of leaning over the parlour windows, for it few minutes. before St. Giles's bell started the sounding peal of a quarter to nine. It happened that one morning , while Lord Coalstoun was preparing to enjoy his matutinal treat, two girls, who lived in the second fiat above, were amusing themselves with a kitten, which, in sport, they had swung over the window, by a cord tied round its middle, and hoisted for some time up and down till the creature was getting rather desperate with its exertions. In this crisis his "Lordship had just popped his head out of the window directly below that from which the kitten swung, little suspecting what danger impended over . his head, when down came the exasperated animal, at full carreer, directly upon his wig. No sooner did the girls perceive what landing-place their kitten had found, than in terror or surprise they began to draw it up ; but this mea sure was now too late, for along with the animal up also came the Judge's wig fixed in its talons. His Lordship's surprise, on finding his wig lifted off' his head, was ten thousand times redoubled, when, on looking up, he perceived it dangling its way upwards, without any means visible to hint by which its motion might be accounted for. The astonishment of the Sena tor below—the mirth of the girls above, together with the fierce and retentive energy of puss between—altogether formed a scene to which language cannot do justice. It was a joke soon explained and pardoned ; but assuredly the perpetrators of it did get many a lengthened injunction from their parents never again to fish over the window' with such a bait for honest men's wigs. Ills Excellency the LORD LIEUTENANT has been pleased to appoint Mr. Alderman DARLEY, in addition to his situation of First Magistrate of Police, Inspector of the County Dublin Police, under the Constabulary Act, at a salary of 7001. per annum.—( Dublin Evening PRICE OF STOCKS TiIIS Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red.... 04}i 5 4} 3 per Cent. Cons shut 3i per Cent 101 Ditto Red .lolki Diss 4 per Cent. New d. shut Bank LongAnn.2322 15-16th Imp. 3 per Cents. . India Stock shut Ditto Bonds (I7s South Sea Stock shut PRICES OF FOREIGN FL us? rian Bds, 5 per ct. 95i Brazilian Buenos A yres Ilds B9 881 Chili= ' lids, U per ct ll2l (7olonibi 1111 Bdx. n per ct.... Do. do. 1824 Danish, 5 per cent. Greek Bds GO 59'a Mexican Ids 72 f Scrip Neapolitan, 5 per cent. Scrip Peruvian Bonds 7B 7i 8 FOREIGN MAILS. ARRIVED. Pue• Guernsey anti Jersey - I 0 Lisbon - . - I ti o ttenburgh . - 0 4 liamburgh - . - 0 Holland - - - 0 2 F rance - • - 0 1 Flanders - - - 0 2 America . . . 0 I - - tl I I I WATER AT LOS DON BRIDGE TO-BIORROW . Al or ning. 33 minute s after 8.1 Evening, 4 minutes after 9 TILE SUN. SOLEM QUIN DICEIIE FALSUM AUDEAT LONDON, 29, 18e4. WE DNES'IM Y EVENING, DEC. Lisbon Gazettes to the 19th instant arrived this morning. With the excep tion of a Decree of the King of PORTUGAL , which restores to the Royal Printing Office all the exclusive privileges it formerly enjoyed, of which it had been de' prived by the lute Portuguese Cortes, the onlj m other article worth notice is an extract fro th' Correio Mercantil of Cadiz, in reply to a Mexican publication, called 0 Grilo de Sombre• rete contruos Ilispanhoes, which supposes that New Spain produced more in the time of Monte' zuma than it has since done. This article OW ;iterates at length the several branches of inane' factures, agriculture, and mining, and to prov e the injury which the country has sustained by th e Revolution, gives the following comparative Table : AGRICULTURAL /..4° PRODUCIL. ItAQ 63 In 1009 . . . . . 039 492 • 1021 • . • • • Difference 1030'140 MAX UFACT URR 9. • 6 011 n Xl5, ;y4 • • 33, 28 0 24 • 26,)7 2,1 69,93 3,30 Difference . 2040 0 1 462 TOTAL DITTEREXCI, IrIZ• • 0 ," 4 103 190 14 • 38,200, 3 - 4 : • 90,09, 462 . 163,80510 A In 1009 1821 In 1809 1821 Agriculture . Manufactures Mines Difference MINES. Piastres Private letters from the lonian Islands mention that the attention of the Greek Government is devoted, not only to the strengthening of its Army and Navy in its struggle with the Tudor but also purpose t a m theo educationcommissio n misio of five s o of theve of people the m ; o f: r which t enlightened Members of the Legislature has b een appointed to superintend the progress of Publi c instruction, and elementary schools have been established in all the principal towns. An tins. The latest accounts from the Peloponn versity is also to be founded at Missolonght. both on that the elections have just terminated, perfect the continent and in the Archipeleg°, in tranquillity, and that nearly the whole of the Deputies of the preceding Session have been re• elected. This is only a just recompence to those meritorious Representatives for their prudent an courageous conduct in times of great difficultY! when the ccuntry was suffering under internal esus state Attha that h t e he same for troubles, and exposed to the multiplied and • midable attacks of their enemies from wit h° , proot people time a re it termination to shake off the yoke of ° l ' ll. , nit& u oppressors, since they have again affords unaiiim a co .e the consolidation of their ladePeilden: o and the regeneration of their country to " I. same individuals whose energy an d "El he cils have been the means of raising them to proud station which they now maintain. also ocuostivininctihngeir de., President, GI:ORGE CO N DURIOTTIS, has a It will been re-elected to that important ofliceo r be recollected that in the course of his for i n n ie n t Presidency he was distinguished by the preu—i measures and calm courage which he constant la opposed against the dangers that threaten% Greece ; and more particularly when he h ad a subdue a formidable intestine faction oral° against the constituted authorities, on wh ich o ie ° casion he displayed a fi rmness during th e acrid" g as unshaken, as his moderation was great after success. The official bulletins of the G reeks resPecting f Y AT ONE O'CLOCK. Old Annuities ............... New Ditto .................. shut Ex. Bills 10001.2 d. ......... 55 Ditto ...... 34 56 Ditto WO/. ....... Ditto ld. ...... 54 58 Ditto Stnalr ...... Ditto... • lid. ...... 54 51 Ditto Advertised ..... Bank for Act. ............... -- India for Acct. .......... . . Cons. for. Opening . . ...... p n r u s a AT n, Portuguese Bonds ......... 86 ss Scrip.. .......... i Ditto New .... . ............. New, 6 per 0 -1! Spanish 1821, riper rt• "'" • ---- 1823, ditto ...... Alliance Shares ......... 8i per. Palladium .................. Equitable Loan ............ -- Canadian ..................... French Rented ... ......... -. Scrip ............... 134 r th It 7 ill