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crime, that temptation can excite, and bring disgrace upon the first city in the world. It t slust be the hope of every good citizen, of every (( lead to morality, and of every real patriot, that the abolition of fairs throughout the country may take Place ; and if the Magj t:u stracy, as at present nstituted, have not authority to suppress them, the -offence ought to attract the notice of Govern 4'etitt and be the subject of legislative enactment soon after the meeting of Parliament. A breed of Profiigates, thieve s , an d a ll ot h er c h aracters th at hang loos e on society," is assuredly perpe. tuat ed by these annual popular convulsions, and the -ce of such miscreants cannot too soon be , che cked by the wisdom and vigour of the law. ustr ~ 11.liattrn, Nov. 15.—J EAN PAUL RICIITEI.t) lly Callvd 4 JEAN P Aur ., one o f t h e mos t on -1;441) pop u l ar, and celebrated writers of Ger ,:411.7, and no less esteemed for his virtues in all r°l3t icHis of social and domestic life, yester yY evening closed his earthly career. Four ni f , 4 . rs ago he lost his only son, a most pr . o- N,sthg young man, who was pursuing his studies 4 1 ' perhap s too much zeal. Since that loss, o f ic h he bore with calm resignation, the health I Worthy old man h a d b een constant l y de ni"g• For some months past his eyesight had decay e d, t ill t h e l amp o f lif e i tse lf t: 1 : 1r "• ~11e l eaves two d aug h ters an d a w id ow "rnent his loss. Valuable materials for pro , - Jr:cted works h a d b een collecte d b y h im wita Ki4tleis activity, till the angel of death called si,nl to the land of spirits, in which he had long been at home. Xt , - I'REM CII SLAVE: Thant:. —The following is an ,',T of a letter from an officer on board his Majesty'ship 12, 'lkiae, on the coast of Africa, dated Prince's Island, Sept.s f etta d t gives an affecting account of 700 wretched human beings H o , i,:?1 board a French slave-ship bound to Martiniue.— characi zt_ 1 ranee permits this stigma to rest upon her national_ of Aro er ? now is it that a Sovereign, whose style 1S that tzet.c s ! Christian, permits his subjects to continue th i s most tintz r , W -i . arl traffic ? "I am glad to say the squadron con es ties'. °lle n , dIY, and with the exception of the clergyman, and Leo te -a .. /1 , 7f this ship, there have been no deaths. At Sierra Z t the ..4g Cape Coast, they are and have been, very sickly_ i r, O fanner Place they have lost upwards of one hundred ~..../ N a 1 and rather more at Cape Coast, since the rainy season.. eapt, 4 4l l , 418 0 glad to say the squadron has been fortunate in to w ~.,,, so that v.Te are picking up a little. But the French lo ng '',,gross all the trade in slaves. A few days ago we had . a I '''hic 'ti . arth ious chase, after a large frigate-built corvette ship, ' s hip o %e at last ran along side of. She proved to be the French 3 tat e t. F 7 we, with a cargo of 700 slaves on board, and I,n . a ras e ,,,,lt would have made your heart ache to have seen. The of th t 7,,, aci , nearly all tic men chained by the necks, or nit th e 1 ," .. , ; tne rest, by the legs, to the deck ; and, to add ing,lto-rwor or the thing, the bolts were rivetted ; thereby s. 1"" cent v i 8 not the intention of the Monsters to let the Irmo- Sh- eti bound their cruelty loose until the end of the voyage. .•' wa s s bao re 4,,nct to 11fartmique The between-deck was little altnots.`"aa three feet high, tril:tl e groans of the poor sufferers I th o : unrnabned tne '( I ' d sired them to be released, n 1 eh clui t led. en , ever were my feelings so tr4 ")tlll t Lunot,v, the N ea p o lit an Ambassador,_ f.. 6,,en-Dowd business yesterday at the Foreign V , ' ol l' 0 41g- s t reet. 4 0 ;tt ers f rom Valparaiso have been . received o_ Ci o n . t ° the 6th of August. The Captain lace frLia, Vessel, which had arrived at that p ai. I va : . :'4irna, stated that the fortress of Call ao e eaten a a distressed state. The troops wer e th e - v tl i ,"P with scurvy, arid deserted whenever the';,"nd an opportunity. He also confirm cutid rt : °r t that Rodil had offered to surrender on d e e „ it i°ns e . the Chilian ships of war, and ha 'Ph" rer43rd unless he surrendered at discretion. Ilex letters inform us, that a Minister fr om lis st il t,(r) o tters Government may be expected by the Powered "'nalca packet, and that an Agent um Pao l to negotiate another Loan, will accom b°ll4l,l,l". Mr. l' Merodowitch, with his steam is )a r ' Liverp oo l , lb ssaes ge of four months. had arrived at Lima, after clied()NTAlNts, the senior of Dramatic Poets. I 0 14tel Y at Paris, at the age of 95 t) Y thf ed „ 4 ciug the amount of discounts of years. late ad o , - aiik, a mode of proceeding has been vetlreid sihich shows a laudable anxiety to pre y itt the credit of individuals from being affected , l ect e ,i f l hose houses have principally been se 'eyo,,,i`r reduction whose character places them Nfl d .. ' the reach of suspicion ; so that the refusal Ivh ile the ,)t P" s ihly cause a n y s ti gma t o a t tac h, to ol4l '' gener a l supply of discounts to the e ves. erci al world h as been nearly as liberal as Y srli a 1 We see, i s g i ven o f an app li cat i on to li e f tl ' eti t for makin g a new street, in a direct il edf o :!," Wat er l oo-bridge to Charlotte-street, o -e-s quare. 1 i11 4 , 11 t he Sth i nstant 10 wild boars entered the tltt , e of Plerey, on the road from Pont-a-Mous ,lth 4 : ?t• Michiel six of them ran into a barn 1:1 1 - Proprietor was at work, and who instant- I li shat th e d 4te oors, another' entered the passage of a t tley , 144 1 vsas shut in between the doors, and it t - t r e all taken and killed. The whole ten 4 4 1,,, •14 te been taken if the door of the barn p to ' ell 'nore speedily closed.—(French Paper.) C r : 9., 11 06 (3 1 1 . 1 .. ,or LEOMINSTER.—THOMAS BIM, g, irii4,,""u'lotori, arrived in this city, this even sta ' r oute to Leominster, for which borough even ter starts at , ~,, t k , t . tne 4j , lie next election, on the Whig In t,lol commences his canvass to-morro . w.— tl ' i IN l ' u nnuc is , vv e ,, t , , K also expected in Leominster OatllE4 j) 'or the same purpose; and Sir . W. C. its ' sta tes his intention of visiting his consti-, Ce qe 4 ' s 'soon as his health will permit.—(lPor- Itrijournal.) it st ar s t.! ir p ea dy rumoured that a Candidate will_ r L it ic'r W estminster, in opposition to hisSi (' ‘tin ''')! 13tinorrr, on the sole ground of CI, : g ueen a str.entro. _ lBl5. us supporter of the Catholic ) *ll° ltse..ll th t4 k Pa ic , I NG.—It is stated in New the place A t '' ' t ), nits that a match race is to take ,Vi t :' 1 4, - 4 , ll ll , ° veinber, on the Bath course, between 1 414 s horse Ariel and General Wina's it. I . 4 tit i s ° Connecticut this species of amuse . - 1) 0 : 4° Yo ll : °hib ited by law, but is tolerated in k and 6')it • •-- many other States, for the put ittillot at tre l l a s. B4 . lls °f improving the breed of horses,, d .. 0 ,.. r •Y It the morals of a community are of 1111,k,, isser,u_ Pel le st ence, this object is attained at a vast e.........rr L -c lulectfc it Paper) i , ( t .. 1 -• fit47,:p te 1 ( - 44r.4k 4' rt , -7 . ; r." - .: 4 . 1, , ..., 7 ) f ,,::4 ) r , 4 . 1 H.h.,, 0 tr . -;=-41,t , ki4 ' i,,,," t i t. tVP 4..." ' l e: ) , .4 e Vi:,_;',/,'.., c X,,,• - ,j . tik` V . --7,1/ 7 ? °l'll t r ).;''7:t) ''' ~.. c• ' ; ' : (Z_SZ'A'i:4;''- 7 ..:,,,-..A ,\ - \"/.3 , 0,'"4, ex . k. 44. 4.‘ ' ~,,,, •-, „1 k ... ..- - .4-,:--7• , -- -- , : :3 N- -frt ror 1 1's 4, f'", '''"4i • • , ‘, 11.3. } ." 4 -$ at •,., ~ , ..., A f 74 . THE KING, &c. WINDSOR, Nov. 25.--His MAJESTY, this aft•.rnoon, left the Royal Lodge shortly before two o'clock in his pony phaeton, accompanied by the Marquis Conyngham, and was followed by others of his suite in the double-bodied phaeton, at tended by outriders. His Majesty drove past Cumberland Lodge for Virginia Water, where he remained some time, and afterwards proceeded to the New Lodge in the Forest, and con tinuing his drive visited Cranboarn, and returned to the Royal Lodge at a quarter before five o'clock, where his 3lajesty will entertain his suite this evening at dinner.—Yesterday his Ma jesty was confined to the Royal Lodge the whole of the day, the weather continuing ad very unfavourable. BRIGHTON, Nov. 25.—The Duke of GLOVC.ESTER ar rived here yesterday about half-past five o'clock, and dined with the Duchess at the Pavilion. This morning the Duke and Duchess took an airing, notwithstanding the rainy and un favourable weather, in a carriage and four, passing from the Pavilion up North-street. The Duke, who is in good health, will leave again for town this evening after dinner.—To-mor. row (Friday) the performances at the theatre are by command of the Duchess of Gloucester, who will occupy the King's box. The boxes are numerously taken, and a crowded house is expected.—The Earl and Countess Cowper, Lord Melbourne, and Lord King, are arrived. The Attorney-General and fa mily have left for town, but are expected to return shortly.— Lord Carrington, Lady Calthorpo, and Sir William and Lady Inglis, are also here. DEPARTURES FROM TOWN, &c. The Marquis and Marchioness of Chandos, for Avington, Hants ; Lord and Lady Willian Russell, for the Duke of Wel lington's seat in Bucks ; Lord John Thynne, for Longleaf, Wilts ; Sir Charles Long, Bart. for Bromley Hill ; Captain Davison, for Melton Mowbray; Colonel and Mrs. Grant, from Ramsgate, for the South of France. From the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street—Sir Wm. Rumbold, Bart. for Paris. From Illivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street—Sir Edward Mostyn, Hart. for Talacree, Flintshire; Lui-ti Arundel, for Wartfour Castle ; Mr:Philip Crampton and family, for Paris ; Ball Hughes, Esq. Mrs. Hughes and family, fin. Oatlands Park ; Hon. W. Ashley, for Kent. From Fladong's Hotel, Oxford street—J. P. Cramer, Esq. and Mrs. Cranmer. for Essex ; E. Protheroe, Esq. for Herts. From Batts' Hotel, Dover street—The Bishop of Barbadoes and Mrs. Coleridge, fir Ful ham; Colonel and Mrs. L. P. Jones and family, for Bath. ARRIVALS IN TOWN. The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, from Hatfield ; the Earl of Chesterfield, from Bradley Hall, Derbyshire; Lady Saye and Sele, from Kent; Lady Caroline Dundas, Frederick Dundas, Esq. and the Messrs. Dundas, from German Spa. At Fladong's Hotel—John Mackenzie, Esq. Mrs. Mackenzie, Miss Pendrill, from Herta ; Mrs. Smith, from a tour; Colo nel Edwards, from %Vsles ; N. Cumberledge, Esq. from Ports mouth ; K. Hervey, Esq. from Salisbury ; W. L. Goldsmith, Esq. from the Continent; R. Heat:lcotte, Esq. from Newcas tle ; P. N. Roberts, Esq. from Esher ; Colonel Nelthorpe, from. Norwich. At Batts' Hotel—H. Grattan, Esq.; Mr. and Mrs. Wnilsom, from Dover. BATH ArlaffAr.s.—Viscount and Lady Sidmouth, Lady Dorchester, lion. Captain Boyle, Hon. Mr. Coventry, Miss Courtenay, Hon. Miss Montague, Sir C. Dowding, Sir Geo. Garrett, Sir Vaughan, Admiral Hollis, General and Airs. Druminond, Colonel \Veiny**, Lieut.-Colonel and Mrs. Jones, Lieut.-Colonel Cassell, Majors Batchellor, Mitchel, Preston, Richards, Captains Baines, Chapman.—Revs. Mr. G. Boraston, F. Fuller, Gatehouse, J. Simons, Shuttleworth, Sharer, R. Young. Mr. Planta, Under Secretary of State for the Foreign De. pertinent, left town yesterday for the seat of Mr. Ellis, at Sea ford, Sussex, where Mr. Secretary Canning is at present staving. Mrs. Peel, wife of Mr. Secretary Peel, was better yesterday. The Chancellor of the Exchequer came to town yesterday morning, from his seat, at Beckenham. The Right Hon. Gentleman returned to Beckenham in the afternoon. The Duke of St. Alban's ' Lady Charlotte Beauclerk, and Mrs. Coutts, left the E ar l of Breadalbane's scat, in Scotland, on Thursday, on their way to town, where they are expected to arrive on « ednesday next. Sir George Smart, on his return from Berlin, visited Hanover, where he was graciously received by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and invited by him to a musical. party at llis Palace. From thence he went to Hesse Cassel, in order to visit Sphor, who kindly made a musical party for him. He is now at Paris, and, we understand, intends being in London early next month. Cord Bruce, eldest son of the Marquis of Aylesbury, having an Sunday last attained the age of 21 years, the event has been celebrated at Tottenham Park, and through the 31arquis's extensive manors, in the true style of old English hospitality. At Tottenham Park a dinner was given to 390 of his Lord ship's servants, workmen, labourers and others. LORD COMBERMERE.—A paragraph has been taking its rounds through the papers, announcing the death of this gallant and much esteemed Nobleman. We are happy to state, that there is not the slightest foundation whatever for the report.— (Dublin Evening Anil.) Tuesday last, the Members of the Colchester True-Blue, or Pitt Club, assembled at the Three Cups Inn, to celebrate the Nineteenth Anniversary of its establisment. The attendance last year was more numerous than several previous years, but, on the present occasion, the number was still greater, 131 members and their friends being present. J. B. WILDMAN, Eeq., M. P., presided in the Chair.—(Chelmsford Chronicle) UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. Oxroun, Nov. 2.3.—0 n Thursday last the following De grees were conferred : MASTERS OF ARTS.—Rev. Henry W. Marker, Exeter College ; Rev. G. B. F. Potticary, Magdalen Hall ; Rev William Hutchins, Magdalen Hall; Robert G. Rogers, Oriel; Rev. Thomas W. Mercer, Trinity; Rev. Ford Richardson, University ; Rev. Francis J. Blandy, Fellow of St. John's ;' Simon Webb, Wadham. BaciirLons or ARTS.—Baldwin Fulford, Exeter; Cale don G. Du Pre, St. Mary Hall; William James Copleston, Corpus ; Thomas Evens, Oriel ; William Compton, Trinity ; Francis Drake, Worcester ; Robert Evans, Jesus ; William Dunn, Bailiol. ECCLESIASTICAL PREZEIMENTS.—The Rev. John Da vies, A. M. Rector of St. Clements, in Worcester, has been presented to the Rectory of Over Norton, in this county, void by the death of the Rev. Dr. Burton.—The Rev. R. .leredith, B.A. to the Vicarage of Hagborn, Berks.—The Rev. Edward Ventris, B.A. of St. Peter's College, Cambridge, to the Perpe tual Curacy of Stow cum Qui, in that county, vacant by the death of the Rev. James Hicks ; patron, the Bishop of Ely.— The Rev. John Buller B.C.L. to the Vicarage of St. Juste, Cornwall, void by the Buller, of the Rev. T. Nankiwell • patron, the King.—The Lord Bishop of Hereford has been pleased to collate the Rev. William Cooke, A.M. Vicar of Pipe, to the office of Portionist in the church of Bromyard, void by the death of the late respected Archdeacon Lilly. Tux ERIE CANAL.—A. grand canal, upwards of 500 miles in length, was projected in 1808, to unite the great Northern and Western Lakes (those Mediterraneans of the new world) with the waters of the Atlantic. The idea was treated with contempt, as the dream of a visionary or a madman. This vast work is now completed ! OH the 26th October, at ten in the morning, the first boat from Lake Erie entered the canal. Im mediately a cannon was fired at Buffalo on the Lake. Other cannon were placed within hearing of each other, to repeat the salute all the way to' New York, and so on to Sandy Hook, and then again the fire was returned back to Buffalo, a distance in the whole of 1080 miles! It was ex pected that the boat would reach New York on the 4th of November, where preparations were made for a grand aquatic festival, in which all the public authorities of that City and State, the soc i e ti e s, citizens, military and naval persons, were to take part. The day would doubtless be a day of triumph—of proud and well-earned triumph.—(Nere York Paper.) THE tfIEATR E. CCM' ENT,,G !W.l.—The Road to Ruin was represented la,t night. This Comedy may be deemed an extraordinary production, considering that the author was obscure in his origin, in mid dle life he was a shoemaker, afterwards a jockey, and then an actor. In the last capacity he doubt less acquired his knowledge of dramatic compo sition, with such education as he could catch in the intervals of employment for support. Ile was one of the modern School of Politician , , and has contrived to introduce some of his pseudophilo sophy into his play, put, however, into characters with which it is by no means properly connected. The Road to Rain is, however, an entertaining and an interesting production, and was last night altogether well represented. W. FARREN dis-f played judgment and feeling in Old Dornton. COOPER, if not all that has been seen in Young- DOrnton, rendered it impres,ive. ?Miss GowitßD,a lively young actress, first introduced to the public at Mr. ARNOLD'S Theatre, displayed more cha racteristic spirit in Sophia than could reasonably be expected in so juvenile a Performer. To the credit of the management, Mrs. GLOVER is re stored to this Theatre. She has the good sense to adapt herself to character, suitable to her time of life, and to the alteration of her figure. (ler appearance last night in the Widow IVarren was hailed by a numerous audience with very gratifying testimonies of general satisfaction, and her performance of the part fully justified the very favourable reception which she experi enced. JONES and BLANcitAnn, iu Goldsmith and Silky, gave adevate support to the Comedy.— After the humours of Polichinello, a new Farce, in one act, was brought forward under the title of The Scapegoat. CHARACTERS. Old Eustace - - Mr. BLAYCHARD. (;harl2s (his ion) - - Mr. COOPER. Ignatius Polyglot - - :11r. W. FAtiREN. 21olly 21aggs - - Miss Jov Es. Harrier - - - Miss A. Joi(rs. ltobili - - - Mr. MEADOWS. PLOT. " Old Eusface, • a severe father, leaves his son under the strict controul of Ignatius Polyglot, his tutor, who is entirely devoted to learning, and a perfect stranger to the passions. The son enters into a secret marriage, and after haring con cealed it for four years, is anxious to relieve his beloved wife and child froth the ambiguity of their situation in the adjoining village. Ile brings thaw secretly to the house for that purpose, and having prevailed on his tutor to endeavour to make peace, the Lady is left in his charge to avoid a precipate discovery. Hence arise a thousand perplexities, which beset th e good natured Dominic in every direction. The Lady is found in hie room, he is accused of keeping a mistress, and lastly, the child is found upon him, or rather under his cloak. Of course the laugh ends with the eclaircissement of the mystery, and the pardon of the young couple." This piece is whimsical and entertaining in itself, and it derives all requisite support from the Performers in general, particularly COOPER, W. FAangsr, BIANCHARD, and Miss Rotas. Miss' A. JONES, a sister of the latter, who made a re spectable !, appearance at the Haymarket Theatre, affords another proof of the judgment of the Covent-garden management in adding her to their theatrical corps. Her person is very pleasing, and she performed with so much feeling and pro priety, as procured a very favourable reception. The Farce was very well received, and the only opponent was.a young man in the front boxes, who roared " off, off," with a voice and manner that rather indicated predetermined malevolence than wanton.inebriety. His opposition, however, sunk in contempt for him, and applause for the Farce. G LMER LATATETTE.---It would appear by the following statement in a New York Paper of the 27th ult. that the General ran some risk of being drowned on his voyage home :—" We re gret to learn," says the Democratic Press, 44 that the United States frigate Brandywine had been but a few days at sea when she was di•covered to have eight feet of water in her hold.— Thirty thousand weight of ammunition and a quantity of ballast were thrown overboard. All hands were called to the pumps, and she .was cleared of the water, which was found to pour in through the sides where the oakum had wash. ed out. So unseaworthy was the vessel found, that a consultation was held, whether it was or was not prudent to proceed on the voyage. When last spoke she was within a few days sail of Havre ; she will there undergo a thorough repair. Se veral of the hands had died. General Lafayette enjoyed good health : he expected that all his fa mily would be assembled at Havre to welcome him to his native shore. More than once on his passage the General has indulged in the expres sion of a hope that. he has not left the United States for ever." We understand that the typhus fever is very general at present in this town and neighbour hood. We have heard of several fatal cases within the week. One of great distress has oc curred. A person of the name of ltohinson,a table knife cutler, who resided in Broad-lane, was at tacked with typhus fever, which was communi cated from his wife. The poor woman died on Sunday week, and her husband on the following day. They were in one beck hen she died ;.he was removed to a bed on the floor, where he witnessed his partner placed in a coffin on Monday morning. He was afterwards put into the bed from which he had just been removed. and he expired in it on the same evening. The attention of the mo ther to a beloved son, who survives the effects of this same fever, was the fatal cause of her illness. Nine children are now left in the most distressed situation; and we think the case worthy the aid of the humane.—(Sheifield Iris.) MURDER AND CONFESSION.—Dominic Haberer was tried at Strasburg on November 10, for murdering his wife on the 4th and sth August. He went to the Mayor's on the following morning, and declared that his wife had died a a natural death ; then he fled, and returned the next day, and confessed his crime. He avowed his crime before the Court, but said it was the Impulse of the moment, when irritated by hi s w if e 's infidelities and reproaches. lie was found guilty of murder without premeditation, and sen tenced to the galleys for life, to stand in the pillory for an hour, and to he branded on the right shoulder with the letters T. P. POETRY. THE LIGHTHOUSE. The murmur rose soft, as I silently gazed On the shadowe wave's playful motion, From the dim distant isle, till the Lighthouse fire blazed Like a star in the midst of the ocean. No longer the joy of the Sailor Boy's breast, Was heard in its wildly breathed numbers ; The sea-bird had flown to her wave girted nest, The Fisherman sunk to his slumbers. One moment I look'd from the hill's gentle slope, All hushed was the billow's commotion, And I thought that the Lighthouse looked lovely as Hope, That Star of life's tremulous Ocean. The time is long past, and the scene is afar; Vet when my head rests on its pillow, Will memory som e ti mes re ki n dl e the Star, That blazed o n th e b reast o f t h e B i llow. In life's closing hour, when the trembling soul flies, And death stills the heart's sad emotion, Oh ! then may the Seraph of Illercy arise, Like a Star in Eternity's Ocean ! GOLDEN LANE BREWERY. The Annual Meeting took place on Thursday last at the City of London Tavern, for the purpose of electing three Directors and one Auditor, in the room of those going out by rotation. Much interest appeared to have been excited by the offer of some of the large share-holders who had tendered their services gratuitously, and by some allusions having been made in the advertisements, that for some years past the nine Directors had appropriated to themselves the salaries formerly apportioned to the original number of fifteen, although the , number had been reduced for tiro purpose of economy. Mr. SWAN took the Chair; and, in an eloquent speech, complained of the charges brought against the Directors, de claring that although nut so successful as he could wish in the management of the concern, yet that every attention had been paid. Ile then took a luminous review of the affairs of the Brewery since the year 1311, the period that the majority of the present Directors were elected, and appealed to the Committee of Investigation whether every possible information bad not been affintied them. A SHAREHOLDER said, that the observations of the worthy Chairman were for the most part correct, but he must recollect that the Committee had wished for an account of the assetts (exclusive of premises) in 1811, together with . a clear explicit statement of returns of business done, trade expcnces, and profit and loss each year. Had that been rendered to them and printed for the use of the proprietors, as it ought to have been done, they would have known what portion of thanks were due for the able management of the Directors—As it. was, the statement laid before the Committee was so mixed and complicated that it was like those read to the general annual Meetings, more calculated to confuse than inform. The admission of the Chairman of the diminution of the capital since 1811 was not very complimentary to any body of men who continued to receive salaries from an un profitable concern, an d h e must f or a moment allude to the same Directors in haying usurped an authority which he thought was not justifiable, in taking on themselves to refuse offers of great moment, and worthy of the most serious consideration, for the purchase of the shares and advance of capital with an im proved management, which might have been of the greatest advantage to the share-holders in restoring the value of their property. Yet theseoffers had been declined without even taking the opinion of those to whom the property belonged. After Several other Proprietors had delivered their sentiments, and suggested various plans for future improvement, the ballot commenced, and the old Directors were re-elected. The general tenour of the observations seemed to be, that, from the present price of beer, the low value of the shares, the extent of the freehold premises for business of any magnitude, that a very advantageous speculation offered itself for a few capitalists to unite, and, by a popular system of management, would soon restore it to its former importance in the Trade. The usual thanks were proposed, in very handsome terms, to the Chairman, and passed unanimously, when the Meeting was dissolved. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. MEETINGS OF HOUNDS IN THE ENSUING WEEK. 1 - Th Majesty's Stag Hounds, on Monday, at Slough ; Friday, at Longford. Sir R. Sutton's Hounds, on Monday, at Stainfield Hall ; Tuesday, at Saxelby ; Wednesday, at Nocton ; Thursday, at Wickenby ; Saturday, at North Carlton. Earl Fitzwilliam's Hounds, on Monday, at Barnwell Would; Tuesday, at Hanglanks ; Thursday, at Harnerton Greve; Friday, at Ashton Would. The Worcestershire Fox Hounds, on Monday, at Goose I 3 ill ; Friday, at Cotheridge. The Brighton Harriers, on Monday, at Patcham ; Wednes day, at the Race-course ; Friday, at the Dyke. The Brookside Harriers, on Monday, at Newmarket Hill ; Wednesday, at Lewes Race Course; Friday, at Tellescombe Tye. _ _ - Ths East Essex Hounds, on Monday, at Blue Bridge ; Thursday, at IVesthersfield Town. The Cottesmore Hounds, on Monday, at tilling - ton Wood; Tuesday, at Preston ; Thursday, at Stocken Hall; Friday, at Leesthorpe. The Earl of Scarborough's Fox Hounds, on Monday, at Apley Head ; Wednesday, at Tickel Spital ; Friday, at Clayworth. Lord Yarborough's Hounds, on Monday, at Riby Cross Roads; 'Wednesday, at Elshani Hall; Friday, at Ormsby Mill • Saturday, at Cabman Village. The South \Vold Subscription Hounds, on Tuesday, at Scrafield; Thursday, at Kennel; Saturday, at Tath well. The Earl of Harewood's Fox Hounds, on Monday, at Kirk Deighton ; Wednesday, at Towton ; Friday, at Ilarewood. The Badsworth Hounds, on Tuesday, at Cudworth; Thurs day, at Crofton Village • Saturday, at Oweton. Sir G. Sitwell's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Sutton Hill; Fri clo, at Handsworth Bar. The East Sussex Hounds, on Monday, at Hellingley ; Thursday, at Plumpton ; Saturday, at Mount Caburn. The Cheshire Hounds, on Monday, at Norley Beach ; Wed. nesday, at the Black Dog, Barnhill-road ; Thursday, at Dud don Heath; Saturday, at Sutton Pinfold. The Chester Harriers, on Monday, at Handley; Thursday, at Oak Inn, Iloole. H. Joltiffe, Esq.'s Fox Hounds, on Monday, at Brockham ; Wednesday, at Horse Hills; Friday, at Nuttield. The Surrey Fox Hounds, on Alonday, at Lock's Bottom ; Thursday, at Godstonc ; Saturday, at Addington Village. The Sandcrstead Harriers, on Monday, at Warlingham ; Wednesday, at Hamscy Green ; Saturday, at the Kennel. The Earl of Derby's Stag Hounds have arrived at the Oaks, and arc expected to turn out on Friday next near home, but that is not fixed.. Mr. Farquharson's Fox Hounds, on Monday, at Trovelier's Rest; Tuesday, at King Grove. The Weymouth Barriers, on Monday, at Osmington. The Quorndon Hounds, on Monday, at Widnierpool ; Tues day, at Lount Turnpike Gate ; Wednesday, at Bunny Park ; Thursday, at Beeby ; Friday, at the Kennel ; Saturday, at Thrumpton. Lord Anson's Munds, on Tuesday, at Lindley ; Wednes day, at Gopsal ; Friday, at Narborough Town End; Satur daT, at Clifton. _ _ i,lr. Muster's Hounds, on Monday, at Moss Hall; Tues_ day, at Ecton ; Thursday, a t B ray b roo k ; F r id ay, at Stowe Wood. FORGED NOTES.—On Thursday last a person of rather gentlemanly appearance, called at the house of Al. Cloup, of 42, Brewer-street, to look at a suite of apartments whi c h are to be let. After some conversation, the gentlema n agree d to take the apartments, and was about leav ing the place, when M. Cloup demanded a re ference, which the person gave without hesi tation, and at the same time offered to leave ()Os. earnest. For this purpose he tendered a 51. Bath and Bristol note, and received 41. in ehan4e._ Mr. Cloup shortly afterwards presented it at the banking-house of Messrs. Burhard, Savery, and Co. who instantly pronounced it to be a forgery. The note purported to be on Messrs. llobhouse, Wright,and Co. dated,Tune 1825, signed Matthew llobhouse, and endorsed upon the back with the name of Mr. Martin, George -street. The person who uttered the note is about 5 feet 2 inches in height, sallow complexion, dark hair and eyes, dressed in black, an d speaks soft, thick a eeb n y dp r r o et w e s n ' ds to be a native of Bristol or Bath. From the expertness with which he ap pears to act, there seems to be no doubt but that he is an old practitioner at the business. ANECDOTES, &c. This is the anniversary of the death of Sand croft, Archbishop of Canterbury; 1693, of the violent land and sea storm 1702, when thirteen men of war were driven from their anchorage in the Downs, and totally lost on the Godwin Sands, with all their crews, except seventy-one persons, 1702 ; the Eddystone light-Douse near Plymouth, being blown down, 1703 ; it was built in 1596 ; after this calamity it was rebuilt in 1706, burnt in December, 1755, rebuilt in 1759, again burnt 1770, and the present structure built in 1774 ; this is also the anniversary of the death of Doctor Bolton, the friend and contemporary of Pope, 1763 ; and of the Earl of Oxford, on his return to Naples through France, being stopped near Fontainebleau, and having his papers seized by the French Police, 1814, after which he was per. tnitted to pursue his journey. THE TWO CAREWS.—There were at one time in the House of Commons ,two Members of the names of WALTER CAREW• Much , embarrass. tnent having arisen from this, another Member proposed calling one CAREW, and the other CA REY ; " and then," said he, " we shall have no more confusion between What care I? and What care Nou .1" WROUGHT SILK was brought from Persia to Greece, 325 years 8.C., and from India A.D. 274. It was known at Rome in.the time of Ti berius, when a law passed prohibiting the use of plate of massy gold, and also forbidding amen to debase themselves by wearing silk, fit only for women. Heliogabalus first wore a garment of silk, in 220. Silk worms were brought to Europe 300 years later. Silk - was at first of the same value with gold, weight for weight. The Empe ror Aurelian, in 275, denied his Empress a rube of silk because it was too dear. MR. SREIUDIN.—The following anecdote of the late RICHARD BRI RISLEY SHERIDAN serves to illustrate that extraordinary talent for outwitting others, in which he prided himself so much .—" Mr. Sheridan used to keep his carriage at the livery-stables of one Edbrooke, in Clarges-street, from whom he also hired his horses for the season. Pushed, as he always was, for money, it is not wonderful that the stabler should be no better off than the rest of those who had the honour of serving Mr. Sheridan; on the contrary, his bill had run long, and amounted to several hundreds. Edbrooke, who was an easy sort of man, had applied to him time out of mind, but all to no purpose; Sheridan would frequentl to get quit of its imp or tunities, give him a w h o l e s h eet oil letter-paper, filled with blank orders for Drury lane Theatre ; by these means, and his insinuating manners, he found it no very diffi. cult matter in putting off: however, Mr. Edtirooke had a wif e , who was, in thi s i nstance, a much better manager than her husband; for although she never failed to make use of the orders, she, at the same time, never failed, when an opportu. pity offered, of dunning Sheridan for her husband's bill. —lt so happened that the post horse duty was to be paid, and the couple were sadly perplexed how to raise the money ; whilst the two were holding a consultation as to how the needful was to be raised, Sheridan sent for his carriage. My landlady, who heard fthe call of the ostler in the yard, deter mined to take the reins out of her lord's hands, and desired the coachman to tell his master, that unless he would pay up the last quarter's keep, he should neither have coach nor horses, The coachman grumbled, but she was inexorable, so away he went And delivered hi s ungrac i ous message. Sheridan, who knew well what sort of a lady he had to deal with, dispatched Coachee again, with his respects to Mrs. Edbrooke, anti begging she would - allow his coachman to drive her to his house, atid telling her that every thing should be settled. The coachinan returned to Clarges-street, and made known his master's plea. sure. Mrs. Edbrooke, who considered herself a match for She ridan, deterinined to follow it up, and accordingly ordered the horses to be put to Sheridan!s carriage, and she was driven to his house. When she arrived there, she was shown up stairs to his library, where it appeared lie 'was going to have lunch ; a cold fowl and wine being on the table, the servant desired ha- to take a. seat and a glass of wine, while his Master was engaged in the next room with a gentleman. No sooner had she sat down, than Sheridan slipped down stairs, jumped into his car riage, and was off to Wimbledon, where he had agreed to pass the day. Meantime Mrs. Edbrooke was quietly enjoying a glass of Madeira, little dreaming how she was outwitted ; and it was not until tired of waiting, and after having finished the leg and part of the, breast - of the fowl, that she was made ac, quainted with the trick that had been played upon her. Poor woman, she retired in a sad humour. However, to make •her amends for her mortification and disappointment, Sheridan next morning sent her a check for her bill." MERCANTILE SHIPPING. PORTSMOI.I7II, Nov. 25.—Wind N.N.W.--Arrived the Cato transport, from Quebec in 24 days, and the followirg outward-bound vessels from the Downs, viz. :-13arrell, calf, for Sierra Leone; British Monarch, Pearson, for Dente. rara ; Robert, Bathgate, for Montserrat ; Mauly, Sayres, for Barbadoes; and Justina, Young, for Grenada. Sailed hi Majesty's ship Rainbow, Honourable • Captain Roe+, for, the Cape of Good Hope and India. FALmouTit, Nov. 2.1.--Wind Nocton Packet, from the Leward Islands, sailed from St. 'Thomas's the 19th ult. ; and the Trial, Jenkins, from London DEAL, Nov. 25.—Wind N.W.--Arrived and sailed for the .River, the Earl St. Vincent, Middleton, from Batavia; Faitli, Goldswordi, from Quebec; Orpheus, Ford, from Smyrna; and • Rtiby, Ilaswell, from Altea. Arrived from the River, and sailed with the whole of the outward-bound, the Abcon;, Turner, and London, Turner, for Jamaica ; Agerona, Baker, for Montserrat; Coriolanus, Cole, for Rio Janeiro; and Fox,' White, Malta. , LP/ ERPOOL, Nov. 24.—Wind S.—Arrived the George, Thaxter, from New Orleans, sailed the 9th, and from Balize the loth ult. The Neptune, and Margaret, for this Port, sailed seven days before; Arturus Wharton, from Lisbon ; an d t h e Cottager, Cornish, from Cadiz. DiscovrAity or Alm. Holt TA's morning, at IO o'clock, the constables of St. Pierre Porkpies- • cd the Court with Mrs. Home's' child. She has been in the . island all this time, drecmd as a boy, and living with a Mr. Campourccy, a professor of the French language. On Friday evening Mrs. Horne sent for the child to come and' sleep with her, and at 7 o'clock this morning removed her so the house, of - John Brock, where the constables repaired and took her into custody. She will be sent to Chiswick by the first vessel horn. here. I have some reason to believe, that, as Mrs. llorne tits nothing more to lose, ce tain disclosures will be made that will. astonish the curious world.—( Gutftrzey, Nov, 19.) • INQUEST 1s THE FLEET PIUSON.—This morn.. ing at eleven o'clock an Inquest was held in the Fleet Prison by Mr. SIIELTON, the Coroner for London, on the body of Joseph Colehank, Esq. a prisoner in the above gaol. It appeared that the deceased was very highly connected, and re sided at Doncaster. He was 75 years of age, and unfortunately l►e became embarrassed in his affairs : he was arrested, conveyed to London, iand lodged in the above prison on the I lth instan:. On entering the gaol he declared he should not live long under his afflictions, and in a day or two after he took to his bed and died.—Dr. Bates, who attended him, gave it as his opinion that he died from natural causes, and the Jury returned a verdict to that effect.—The Jury ob. served, that they considered it a great pity that the deceased gentleman had been removed from Doncaster, and they had no doubt that the long journey, and the idea of being so widely sepal rated from his family at his time of life ) accele, rated his dissolution,