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ftpnonneed a landing of two hundred Constitu tionalists. Government ordered him to depart immediately for the coast with a considerable force, consisting . of five regiments of the line. General Bassecourt was deceived, and the debarkation was only a body of smugglers, wh o landed to obtain water ; but I can assure you some snore troops have been pa in movement for the coast, and otlu are going to the same destination. The num be•r of vessels which have been seen on the cow, at.,tlifferer,t points; are sovvntven, all having troops on hoard ready to land. The rumour prevails that the Constitutionalists are organising at Tangiers a considerable expedition, hut the above report must. be rvcpived with caution.— Gpneral Downie is manceuvring in Andalusia t+- organize the volunteer corps t he succeeds in solAw villages. The Trappist, to whom it was thought that a military command woul►l be given, has received on the contrary orders to place him self in a convent of the Capuchins at Burgos: he has left ►Madrid for- some time, but instead of going to the place indicated to. him, he has gone to Logrono. The French General command ing at Corunna has disarmed all the Militia under the name of Royal Volunteers. Sir Wm. AX;ourt at Lisbon has sent a Note to the King of Portugal, which requires in the name of his Britannic. Majesty, the dismissal of General Pamplona, Minister of War. It is thought that the Independence of the Brazils, with the modi fication dictated by Great Britain, will take place. Nuis, JAN. 2.---(One o'Clock.)-----There was a Council of Ministers, at which the Dauphin was present. Prince Waikonskv, Envoy Extraordinary from Russia, is arrived at Paris. The news which which we have receivtd from the East Indies, by the way of BordeauK, announce that the war with the Burmese and the English has taken a serious turn. The Burmese, by their successes, bare come within a few leagues of Calcutta, which town is threatened with great (tipsters, and has been deserted by most of the rich inhabitants. The French Funds on Monday, 103 f. 15c. for the end of the month. • The Paris Morning and Evening Papers of Sunday, which we lave received in due courses do not contain any intelligence of political inte rest• It appears that the Spanish General BAL.. tAsTERos was admitted to a private audience of big Highness the DAvelltN ; and our Readers will recollect that, on the previous Wednesday, General iliottuLo was also honoured by his 11.054 Highness with a private audience. Ctne of the most in• cresting measures proposed by the French Govermnent is a compensation to the. Emigrants, and others who suffered for their loyalty during the dreadful Revoluton. Such co nvensation, if complete indemnity is not at t4htable, may be considered as a debt due from the. Nation to die sufferers, Many have been re duced to poverty, and many to very severe priva (4)4. As Emigrants, tin re can be no blame attach ed t9.the m for leaving their country, as their lives "old Probably have been sacrificed, as well as their property. It may be properly asked, why are those who participated in the Revolution, and were the chief props of the Corsican Usurper, to enjoy the property and the honours which they derived from that lamentable event, and the vic tims of it not to be Indemnified for their losses? It Is proposed to afford compensation to the sufferers, without imposing any tax upon the People, but that would be a very difficult matter ill practice, and is not very promising in theory. Considering the vast population of the French Lropire, a very slight impost on the people at large, proportioned to their condition, would fall very easy upon all individuals who could afford to coutribute any thing, and heavy as the losses w ere, would, in a short period, produce a sum, if not fully, yet nearly, adequate to the purpose. Thos e who profited by the Revolution, and must be Objects of jealousy, if not of absolute hatred, taiglit be expected to contribute largely, in order to.diminish that odium which must attach to them) considering the means by which they ac quired their wealth and elevation. Many of the sufferers have sunk into the grave, and probably have left no heirs to inherit their misfortunes, or their former property. But where compensa tion is due it ought to be promptly and effectually adtnin ister''d• The Royal I' anvil has been re stored, and the example ought to be an example in favour of all who have been martyrs to the )(Me. cause. The report of th e landing of the French troops in St. Domingo is not credited. Two ves sels have arrived, which sailed about the middle of November. They bring no political news whaVver. Pr 111. ARMY. . Detachments belonging to the undermentioned Regiments of Infantry, viz. :—The sth, 12th, 29th, 27th, 28th, 36th, 37th, 47th, 60th, 69th, B.sth, 95th, 99th, and the Royal African Corps, embarked, on the 16th ult. at Dublin, under the command of Staff-Sergeant Langstaff, for Bristol, on their route to the de pots of their respective corps. Detachments belonging to the following Regiments of Foot, viz. :—the sth, 9th, 23d, 31st, 33d, 35th. 77th, 85th, 91st, 93d, and 96th, embarked on the 29th ult., at Cork, under the Com mand of Sergeant Nowland, for Bristol, on route to the depots of their respective Regiments. A detachment belonging to the 84th Regiment of Foot em barked on the 21st ult. at Dublin for Bristol, on the recruiting service. Detachments belonging to the undermentioned B:.‘giments of Infantry, viz.—the 30th, :3lst, 37th, 41st, .pith, Goth, 70th, the Cape Corps, and the Royal African Colonial . Corps, em barked at Dublin on the 23d ult. under the command of Staff Serjeant Crawley, for Bristol, on their rout, to the depots of their respective Regiments. • THE AMERICAN LOYALISTS.—The pensions and allow ances, which will become due on the sth inst. to the American Loyalists, w 11 be in course of payment, between the hours of 11 and 12 o'clock, on the sth and 12th inst.", and on the first Wednesday of each succeeding month. [Pram the LON DON GAZETTE Of Aright.l Commissions signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Niollmotitl). Joseph Bailey, Esq. to he Deputy Lieutenant ; Richard Blakemore, Esq., to he Esq., Thoma% Ellis, Esq., to be ditto; Baker Gabb, Esq., to be ditto ; Edward Harris Phillips, Esq., to be ditto ; Ferdinand Danbury Williams, Esq., to be ditto. Commiisions in the Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry. Major Henry Coleman to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Peach, deceased ; Captain John Miguors Bulstrode to be Major, vice Coleman, promoted ; Lieutenant John Arthur Arnold to the Captain, vice Williamson, deceased ; Lieutenant Charles 'Wil liam Packe, to be ditto, vice Burgess, resigned ; Cornet Henry D Coleman to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice H. Coleman, pro moted ; Cornet Richard Cheslyn to be Lieutenant, vice Arnold, promoted ; Cornet John Cradock, to be ditto, vice Packe, promoted ; Henry Hallord, Gent. to be ditto, vice Nedham, resigned ; John Bright, jun. Gent. to be Cornet, vice Manners, promoted ; Thomas Piddocke, Gent. to be ditto, vice Dash wood, resigned ; John Walker Wood, Gent. to be ditto, vice Nedham, promoted ; Edward 11. Hartoop, Gent. to be ditto, vice H. D. Coleman, promoted; Assis:ant-Surgeon Gilbert, Brydges to be Surgeon, vice Morris, resigned ; Richard Oliver, Gent. to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Brydges, promoted. Mr. Secretary CANNING left Gloucester Lodge on Monday morning, for Bath. A King's Messenger was sent off unexpectedly yesterday afternoon from the Secretary of State's Office for the Home Department, by Mr. PEEL, to the KI NG, at Windsor. A letter from Munich states, that all the wooden machinery, the scenes, &c., of the new Theatre, would have a coating put upon them of a newly-invented vitreous varnish, which would render them perfectly incombustible. The ex pence would not exceed 5,000 florins—about 400/. sterling. A Dr. Fuchs is the inventor. Died, on the 3d ult., at his hotel in St. Peters burgh, General UwAtiow, General of Cavalry, and Comman der-in-Chief of all the Regiments of the Imperial Guards of Russia. A few hours before his demise the Emperor conde scendingly visited and took leave of him in the most affectionate manner. His remains were carried to their final resting-place with great pomp and ceremony on the Bth of the same month. . . We are authorised to state, that a majority of the Directors of the Rock Life Assurance Com pany are Directors of the Protector Fire Assur ance Company, and that most of the other Direc tors of the Rock are ineligible to take (Ace in the Protector, being either Directors or Auditors in other similar Establishments. WORCESTER AND GLOUCESTER UNION CANAL. —Amongst the numerous speculations which have been set on fbot in the present day for the employment of capital, there is none which is calculated to do more real service to this district than the formation of a canal from this city to Wor cester. The public will at once perceive, that as an adjunct to the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal, this is a measure of the very first importance, as it will be the means of sup plying the only link which was wanting to complete the chain of water communication, for heavy goods and merchandize, between the western, northern, and eastern parts of the king dom. From the state of the navigation of the river Severn, be tween this and Worcester, which is alike impracticable in dry seasons, and in times of flood, the establishment of such a canal has long been deemed a desideratum, and, as might be expected, when the plan was once suggested it received the most strenuous support. The shares appropriated to this city were filled up in a very few hours, and we understand that they were subscribed for with the same readiness at Birmingham and Worcester. We are happy to find that, as a preliminary step, not a moment will be lost in applying to the very first quarter for estimates, plans, &c. a proceeding which cannot fail to ha highly satisfactory to the public, and give additional conti. dente to all who are disposed to embark property in this specu lation.—( Gloucestsr Journal. ) POMPEII.—Mr. TA Y Lou, who is engaged in his researches at Pompeii, in a letter to his friend, Mr. Nodicr, dated Pompeii, Nov. 16, 1824, says—" In one of the rooms of those baths (speaking of some hot baths recently discovered), my attention has been particularly attracted by three seats made of bronze, of a form entirely unknown, and in the highest state of preservation. On one of them was placed the skeleton of a female, whose arms and neck were covered with jewels ; in addition to gold bracelets, the form of which was already known, I have taken off the neck of the skeleton a necklace, the workmanship of which is absolutely miraculous. I assure you that our most skilful jewellers could make nothing more elegant, or of a better taste. It has all the beautiful workmanship of the Moorish jewels which I examined at Granada, and of the saute designs which are to be found in the dresses of the Moorish women, and on the Jewesses of Tetuan, on the coast of Africa. The bracelets form a single ring, and are so perfectly resem bling each other, that one would suppose them manufactured by the same artist. The principal hall of the bath is covered with beautiful ornaments, and the cornice is supported by an infinite number of small figures in alto-relievo of a very original character. It is difficult to describe the charm that one feels in touching these objects on the very spot where they have stood for ages, and before the illusion is entirely destroyed.— One of the windows was covered with magnificent glass, which has just been deposited in the Museum of Naples.' In the reign of 11 EN Rl' VIII. the fields in the neighbourhood of London had become so inclosed with hedges and ditches, that the citizens could neither shoot nor even walk in them. This so grieved the Londoners, that in the sixth year of that King's reign "a great number of the City," says Hall, "assembled themselves in a morning; and a turner, in a fool's coat, came crying through the City ' shovels and spades ! shovels and spades!" So many of the people followed that it was a wonder to behold ; and within a short space all the hedges about the City were cast down, and the ditches filled up, and every thing made plain, such was the diligence of these workmen." GOOD LUCK AT MANcitEsTEK.—The THIRTY THOUSAND POUND PRIZE, No. '2,478, drawn last Friday, was sold by Mr. Hemingway, Jeweller, Market-street, Manchester, Blues Agent in that town. A door in New 13ond-street hears at present attached to its knocker a card, with the following attractive inscription :—" The upper part of this house to let, unfurnished, with other conve niences !" There is now living, in the Alms-house at Hay, Breconshire, Ann Watkins, and her daughter, whose united ages amount to 180, the tnother being 105, and the (laughter 75. COURT LNET.—This day, at twelve o'clock, a Court Leet was held at the Westminster Sessions house, before of Burgesses, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Annoyance Grand Jury against va rious persons who have been convicted by them for having short weights, &c. The cases of se veral individuals thus fined now appealed against the conviction, in some of which they were in part mitigated, and in others the full penalty was ordered to be enforced. THE KING. WINDSOR, JAN. 4.—The weather being so very mild for the season of the year, his MAJESTY is still enabled to take his usual exercise of driving himself in his pony phaeton through the Great Park—an exercise in which the King has, since his residence at the Royal Lodge, taken great delight, and which has contributed greatly to the state of good health which his Majesty happily continues to enjoy. We noticed some time since a rumour that his Majesty intended leaving the Lodge on the 12th instant, but we have heard nothing since to authenticate that report; on the contrary, we have reason to believe that he will continue at the Royal Lodge in the Great Park till the meeting of Parliament. ce -,..A.a.,..,. eee , * -,; '•,,.."* • (-1, ti1ig:..,-,::r4s '-,, „ •:-,- i _ 10,4,.. .t.- 4 'vo - --••••- ' AV,-.... ',. - ~ , , o#s "VP; . 11, ' Q . z. '*s - zli..r:_ji z , ,-, .-: , f'e_N / 4 t• ti 44t..• r 1. '1.'••• --ER OE .- ...lA' . ' '''' 0 o Atl t ' 4-4 -.2.- - - . 2.7 , - -- 4,p , - - tl iov. I r t iv , i, ' FASHIONABLE. ARRIVALS. Lady Sophia Heathcote, at her house in Grosvenor.square, from her mother's (the Giuntess of Dysart) seat, Ham-house, Surrey ; General and Mrs. Knight, from a tour ; Captain Harding, from Chatsworth, Derbyshire ; Sir Edward Poore, Baronet, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Scotland ; the Dowager Marchioness of Downshire, Lord Augustus Hill, and Lady Mary hill, from ditto, for Brighton; M. G. Pren dergast, Esq., M.P., at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, from Brighton. CHAsor.s.—Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell and family, on a visit to the Marchioness de Nadaillac, at Paris ; Major Bulkeley, Grenadier Guards, front his seat in Hampshire to the Earl of Shaftesbury's, in Dorsetshire; Colonel Gordon, from Aberdeen to Edinburgh ; Mrs. and Miss Granville, from Cheltenham to Bath ; Mrs. and Miss Clayton, from town to Brighton ; Mrs. and Miss l)yke. from Ramsgate to Brighton ; Hon. Mrs. Shir ley, for the Cliff House, Dorchester; Captain and Mrs. Fraser, from Boulogne to Ramsgate; Mr. and Mrs. Carleton, from Cowes, Isle of Wight, to Brighton ; Hon. R. Curzon, from Coventry to Ilagley ; Lady Miss E. Macdonald, from Harrowgate to Bath; Count Plunkett, from Newport, Isle of Wight, to Southampton ; Mrs. and Miss W. Smith, from Abbeville to Lyons ; Mrs. and Miss Powell, from Carmarthen to Bath ; Major Forster, for Ipswich ; Lord Elcho, for his seat, Ashfordbury, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire ; the Marquis of Lothian, on a visit to Lord and Lady Montagu, at their seat in Bucks. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. His Excellency Count Lieven entertained a distinguished part.y• at dinner yest er d a y, at A s hb urn h am H ouse . Sir J. Copley, Bart. is entertaining a shooting party at Sprothbrough ; amongst whom are Lord George Seymour. Lord F. Id. Gower, Hon. George Fortescue, lion. Henry Lidded, and G. Venables Vernon, Esq. A Fashionable Party will assemble the middle of this month, at Broadlands, in Hants, the seat of Lord Palmerston.— Among the Company invited, are the Duke of Wellington, Prince Esterhazy, Count and Countess Lieven, the Right Hon. R. Peel and Lady, Mr. and Lady Georgiana Bulkeley and Mrs. Fox Lane, Sir J. and Lady Shelley, the Honourable F. Lamb, &c. GRAND DINNER GIVEN BY THE SHERIFF OF NEWCASTIJE-UPON-TYNE. On Sunday last, the Sheriffof Newcastle-upon-Tyne (GEORGE Snanrolur it, Esq.) gave his first official grand dinner to the Members of the Corporation, and a large body of his friends, at the Assembly-Rooms. Covers were laid for 100 in the small Assembly-Room, and about ninety Gentlemen sat down at six o'clock to a very sumptuous repast. At the dais or hoard of honour we noticed the two Representative of the town, Sir M. W. Ridley, Bart. and Cuthbert Ellison, A . :sq., Sir Thomas Bunion, Sir Joseph Gilpin, M. 1)., Lieut.-Col. Teesdale of the Ist Dragoon Guards, his Majesty's Collector of the Cus toms (Charles Ogle, Esq.), the Recorder of Newcastle (R. H. Williamson, Esq.,) Mr. Alderman Cookson, and Thomas Fen wick, Esq., banker; immediately on the right hand of the Chair sat the Right Worshipful the Mayor of Newcastle ( Henry Cramlington, Esq.) The Officers of the Ist Dragoon Guards, the Officers of the Royal Artillery, and the Naval Officers on the station were parscines in various parts of the room, and by the richness of their costume, added considerably to the bril liancy of the scene. In the splendid array of viands, &c. the taste and liberality of the worthy Sheriff were very happily conspicuous: the dessert and wines too, harmonized perfectly. In short, the whole exhibited a most pleasing display of that solid enjoyment for which our ancestors were so justly cele brated at this festive season. Mr. Sheriff sustained the duties of the chair with great urbanity and talent, the tendency of which necessarily was the enhancement of the pleasures of the evening. FEMALE FASHIONS FOR JANUARY, 1825. [From the Lady's MagaziTze, New Series, No.XXIV.] Pun:ATE CONCERT DRESS.—Dress of marshmallow-blos som coloured crape, with detach&l trimmings at the border, formed of upright foliage stripes, in chevaux de /size, of the same colour and material as the dress ; a row of this trimming .is placed just beneath the tucker, and in front is brought lower, forming a kind of pointed festoon ; the tucker consists of a full plaiting of tulle. The sleeves are short and of the melon kind, trimmed round the arm, next the elbow, with a row of blond. Armenian turban of Indian rose-colour, with three elegant gold esprit:, placed one above the other, leaning to the right side, at the base of which is an ornament of gold. l üby necklace and ear-rings, and gold chain, with a ruby cross depending. Antique bracelets of wrought gold, worn over the gloves. CARRIAGE DREss.—Velvet pelisse, the colour of the Parma violet, bordered with the fur of the grey squirrel, and mutfof the same. The elisse made without a collar, and surmounted by a ruff of lJrling's lace. Cornette, with full lace border, under a black velvet bonnet, lined with pink, and crowned with a superb plumage of black feathers, two of which droop over the right side. The ornaments worn over this pelisse ure a rich gold chain and watch, with valuable seals and other trinkets depending. CFIRISTMAS FESTIVITIES —lt is a pleasing reflection that the practice of olden times, as to Christmas Festivities, is still kept up in all its spirit a nd v i gour , i n var i ous p ar t s o f the king dom. A t:Aston Rowant,lox fordshire, the splendid and beautiful mansion of Sir Francis Desanges, a number of that Gentleman's friends were invited to spend the Christmas, where the entertain ments were given upon the most enlarged scale of hospitality. Whilst thus surrounded by a select circle of friends, the poor were not forgotten. Sir Francis ordered lolb. of meat to be given to each poor family in the neighbourhood, 46 in number. A quantity of flannel was also distributed to aged women in the parish, and printed cottons and callicos to the young women. A dinner of roast beef and plum-padding, and a profusion of ale, was also given to the peasants, nearly 100 in number.— Twelve of the poorest boys in the parish were sent to school at the expense of this philanthropic Gentleman. BLACKHEATH.—The spirit with which the Assemblies held at the Green Alan Hotel are carried on, cannot be more fully proved, than by stating that nearly 300 Fashionables of the neighbourhood were present on Monday evening last. CABIDRIAN SOCIET V.—On Monday last the Gwyneddigion Society (instituted in 1771 for the promotion of Welsh Litera ture, Poetry and Music), held its monthly meeting, when the officers for the present year were installed. Mr. D. Morgan, surgeon, President: Messrs. J. Price, H. Jones, E. Thomas, 1)r. 0. Pughe, Bard Jones, J. Parry, Vice-Presidents,Conn cil, &e. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts were given, fol lowed by appropriate songs, and 'Welsh airs on the triple harp. Pennillion singing formed a prominent feature in the evening's entertainment ; the whole concluding with the popular air of " Ar hyd p nos," (The live long night) sung in alternate stanzas by the company, after the manner of the Ancient Britons. The Lord Mayor of London has become a Vice. President for the ensuing Choral Fund Concert. Mr. II AwEi, the Musician, recently left town for the purpose of superintending Der Freischutz at the Edinburgh Theatre, that Gentleman hav ing been chiefly instrumental in bringing the music forward in so correct a manner at the English Opera was first performed, and since l i ' t heatre. We have noticed at Drury -la ne House s the Edinburgh performance this day, in another part of our Paver. POETRY. AN OPINION FROM THE LADIES. WRITTEN SOME TIME AGO BY A LADY AT CHELTENHAM. A thousand faults in man we find— Merit in him we seldom meet ; Man is inconstant and unkind ; Man is false and indiscreet; Man is capricious, jealous, free ; Vain, insincere, and trifling too ; Yet still the Women all agree, For want of better—he must do ! THE REPLY FROM THE MEN. LATELY WRITTEN, BUT NEVER MADE 1 . 4 For want of better—he must do!" And do the sex expect we'll spare 'em Forget that they've their failings too; Or think we'll scruple to declare 'em ?: Grant we've our faults—and be it known, We never meant to say we want 'em They've some peculiarly their own, Besides of our's a proper quantum. Alan's called inconstant and unkind, Charged with caprice and indiscretion: Does conscience, Ladies, ne'er remind That these may claim your own confession'? Women are fickle, like the wind, Well may our suffering sex deplore it; And should they blow a gale, we find The safest way's to scud before it. 'Women - delight to lift the veil That hides a secret from detection; And though themselves are weak and frail, Are pleased with scandal and detraction. They're charmed with every vain pretence For idling, prating, raking, flaunting ; Despising modest worth and sense, And fond of coxcombs and gallanting. Determined still to have their way, In spite of warnings, cautions, terrors; But sure, whene'er they go astray, On hapless man to charge their errors. Yet still this truth remains confest, However cynic spleen may flout 'em, Nan finds each hour of life unblest, And stript of every charm, without 'em SPORTING INTELLIGENCK. MICIIELIVITII COURSING, SURREY.—(SATURDAY.) There were some excellent runs, but the dogs bad the best. The Annual Cup and Cover was won by Mr. Bouverie's Flora at three runs, killing all the hares. The Silver Tankard was won by Mr. Goodison's Tinker, when the matches, six in number, were run at sov. each. The Grand :Match between Mr. Pierrepoint's Argus and his bl. b. against Capt. .Rowebottom's Fugitive and Fan, which excited much interest, was run yesterday, the second dog to receive back 10 soy. Mr. Pierrepoint's Argus - - - - 1 Capt. Rowebottom's Fugitive - - - . 2 The M. b. - - - - - 3 Capt. Rowehottom's Fan - - • - 4 3 to 1 agst naming the winner. It was a nice race between the first and second dogs. PEDESTRIANISM. Mr. R. Abernethy, the best pedestrian of 150 miles of his day, completed his Herculean labour, through all the late in clement weather, of going on foot 560 miles in eight days, for 21) sovereigns. He reached Wandsford, in Lincolnshire, on Saturday night, hut much reduced and lame, although in good health. His travels were from Huntingdon to the north of the Tweed. He did 60 miles the first day, 71 the second, 73 the third, 76 the fourth, 69 the fifth, 70 the sixth, 82 the seventh, and 39 the eight. The pedestrian had much difficulty in gett ing over his ground the last day, and could not have gone ten miles further. PHANTom.—The progeny of this celebrated horse won, during the last year, no less a sum than 13,225/. Of this sum, Sir John Shc:lly's Cedric won 5,g801. and Lord Jersey's Cob web won 3,150. Phantom is now 16 years old, and quite blind ; his owner is a well-known eccentric divine, with whom he is as playful as a young kitten. He is a winner of the Derby, sire of Spectre (the best horse of his year), and his owner says, " every person of rank or celebrity has an interest in kis pro geny." His person is deemed perfect symmetry. Five of his sons are entered for the Derby Stakes next year two of which stand high on the betting list, and there are also two entered for the St. Leger. Phantom's sire was Walton, out of Julia, sister to Eleanor. HONEST MOTTO.—Persons retired from busi ness generally feel anxious to conceal the mode by which they have acquired their wealth. Mr. GILLEsrIE, a tobacconist of Edinburgh, afforded, however, an honourable exception. Having ac quired au ample fortune by the tale of snuff, at the close of the American war, he set up a car riage ; and, lest the public or himself should for get how he had acquired the means of keepiug one, to arms of three snuff-bores rampant, he added the following doggrel couplet as a motto : " Who would have thought it, That noses could have bought it." NEW CHURCHES IN THE HIGHLANDS AND IS LA ND S.—Measures are now in progress for the accomplish ment of the patriotic and • pious purposes of the Legislature, in constructing additional places of worship in the Highlands of Scotland. Some of the Highland parishes are from 20 to 50 miles wide, and with all the obstruction of lakes, rivers, and mountains, the inhabitants in many places are utterly debarred from an attendance on Divine Service, while the Clergyman of the parish is prevented from visiting his parishioners by obstacles as formidable to him as to them selves. There are about forty churches to he erected in dif ferent parts of this country, to each of which will be appointed a minister, with a manse, and salary of 1201, a year. This important undertaking is to be carried into effect by those Commissioners to whom the Highlands are already so deeply indebted for their ability and success in completing the grand schemes of the Caledonian Canal and the Parliamentary roads and bridges ; and the clergymen are to exercise their clerical functions within certain bounds to be fixed by the Commissioners The plans and surveys are now in progress, under the super intendence of Mr. Joseph Mitchell, and Mr. James Smith of this town, and it is expected that operations will be commenced early in the spring.—( / nverne „ Courier.) RAM HU 511'1 NG AT ETON CO LLEGE.—The Rev. W. COLE, the antiquary, in one of his MSS. which he be queathed to the British Museum, gives the following account of a singular sport at Eton about the middle of the last cen tury :—" When I was at Eton College," he says, " there was a custom at election time, about the beginning of August, to hunt a ram from the College play-fields as far as he would run, sometimes to Windsor Park wall, over the bridge ; the boys having a ram bludgeon, or stick knotted by ivy having grown about it, numbers of which are sold from the neighbour ing woods; with these they used to knock the ram down. The late Duke of CUMBERLAND honoured one of these buntings with his presence. The ram was afterwards made into a pasty, and served up in the hall, in the feastings of election week, probably more venison than mutton put into it. What gave occasion to this singular custom I never heard; but a practice somewhat similar is still preserved at Orleans, where the Lord of the Manor of Bapaume presents a ram to the bean of the collegiate church of St. Peter en Ponet, on the eve - of the Ascension." MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DE:At., JAN. 4 . — llalft-pastd p. m. N.N.E. fresh breeze.— About 2 p. in. the wind shifted to the northward, when nearly the whole of the outward bound got away. The Honourable Company's ship Windsor, Haviside ; Kingstone, Sever; Isa bella, Wallis ; and Essex, Appleton, are not yet gone. Arrived and remain the Loyalist, Chicken ; and Argo, Spink, from St. John's, N. B. ; Midas, --, from New South Wales, last from Cowee ; and Meridian, Croker, from Oporto, in 8 days. was inclining from PORTSMOUTH, J. 4.—ln the early part of the day the north,wi(7 p lw in a . ril-bound have yet None of the ou it has got to the attempted to sail. Arrived the Kaines transport from Halifax. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 3.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the lirails. ford, , from Miramichi, in 23 days. The Percival was S eal V t er 1 ; y at. got off the rocks in Mount Batten Bay, and towed into this time Catwater. _ LIVERPOOL, JAN. 3.—Arrived the Robert Kerr, ---., from New Brun s wick ; W a t e rloo, Dudne, ditto ; Favourit e , Walker; Agenoria, —_, and Douglas, Eales, from New foundland ; Fairy Queen, _ , from Gibraltar; and Ellen, Jenkinson, from Lisbon. The Dove, Brown, from Bremen to St. Übes, was carried into Dover yesterday with considerable damage, having been on shore behind the North Pier. The Abeona, from London, has put into Grimsby wit* damage, having been on shore on the Trinity Sand. Accounts from Memel, dated the 17th ult., state, that owing to the late immense flowings of the waters, a great improve. meat had seemingly been effected on the Bar at Memel; the depth of water at present being 16 feet. CORN EXCHANGE, Jam. 5. The arrivals of Grain in general to this day's Market are moderate. There is not much doing in the Wheat trade to-day, and Monday's prices are hardly support e d. Ba r l e y i s a l so d u ll at last quotations. Beans and Pease have no variation. Oats find buyers with readiness at the terms last quoted. The Flour trade is very dull at the late advance. ARRIVALS.—EngIish Wheat 2,100, Barley 3,206, Oats 1,000 qrs. ; Flour 3,700 sacks. LIMERICK, JAN. 1.-011 Tuesday a general search for inns was made by B. WAR➢URTON, Esq. Chief Magistrate of Police,in the barony of Leitrim, county of Galway, accompanied by Lieut. Bindon, Mr. Townshend, and Mr. Cof. fee, police officers, when after a diligent search, thirty-two stand of arms were taken and lodged in the military bar racks. The sante day, Michael Ityan was apprehended oa suspicion of murder at Bilboa, and brought to this city for examination. On Wednesday night, about eight o'clock, one of the out-offices in which were two horses, the property of Colonel O'Donnell, in the parish of Trough, was mali. ciously set fire to, but fortunately put out by the tenants who happened to be near. On Thursday Lieutenant Bindon apprehended, on suspicion of being concerned in some outrage, James Donellan, who was before charged with having maliciously killed a cow on some lands, for which he was ad mitt. .d to bail for next Quarter Sessions to be held at Six-mile bridge. Donellan was at work in a field about half a mile distant front the house, when Lieut. Bindon and his Orderly apprehended him.—( Limerick Chronicle.) Sir THOMAS PAUKYN, the possessor of Burnley. Hall, in tl►e early part of last century, was re markable for his love of wrestling, in which he excelled. A short titt►e before his death, whicic happened in the year 1741, at the age of 78, he published a treatise upon wrestling, in one part of which, speaking of the excellence of the art; he says, " I receive no limbErlams, no darling sucking-bottles, who must not rise at Midsummer till eleven of the clock, till the fire has aired their room and clothes of their colliquative sweats, raised by high sauces and spicy forced.. meats, where the cook dues the office of the sto mach, with the emetic tea-table set out with bread and butter for breakfast. I'll scarce admit a sheep-eater : none but beef-eaters will go down with we."—(Ackermann's Repository.) NEW WAY TO DRY CLOTII Es.---(A T rue Story.)—A sportsman last season, when abroad in the moors, perceived a very heavy shower ra pidly approaching. He debated within himself, shall I have a wet skin or wet clothes? He de cided for the former as the preferable evil. There was no time to lose, and no refuge from the storm. Ile stripped himself to the skin, and folding his clothes closely together, laid them upon the heather, and stretching himself close above them, covered them as well as he could from the rushing deluge. The strange pheno menon caught the eye of a sporting companion ntssing in that direction. Astonished and amazed. at the strange apparition, he approached the spot —he saw it was a fellow-creature, and while his dogs drew back with affright, he vociferated, 66 Who, in the name of , are you ?" "It is me, Mr. " What, in the name of wonder, are you about ?" " Keeping my clothes dry till the rain pass !" was the reply to the friend, whose fear and surprise was turned into laughter. FIRE.--( Windsor, Jan. 4.)—Yesterday morn ing, about half after ten o'clock, a stack of hay belonging to Mr. J. Tatnnecn, of Dorney, was set on fire by a boy - making a small bonfire near it, the flames of which were carried by the wind and communicated to the rick. Prompt assist ance was rendered by the farmers and labourers of the neighbourhood ; but the flames were not prevented extending themselves to two other ricks of hay, and the three were nearly con sumed. An oat rick was removed by the timely assistance rendered by the neighbours, to whom great praise is due for their continued exertions. The ricks were on fire until late last evening.— No other part of the stock was injured. ROBBERY.-Mary Wardell was brought up to Queen-square Police Office this day, from the watch-house, charged with stealing from Edward Powell, a Chelsea pensioner, two sovereigns, and eleven shillings in silver, yesterday afternoon.— The prosecutor deposed, that he met the pri soner, in company with two other girls, in Dock yard, Westminster ; they decoyed him into a house, where he remained but a few minutes be fore his waistcoat pocket was cut, and the pro perty stolen. He was certain that the prisoner was the person who held his head down and as sisted in the robbery. She was committed fur trial. SHOCKING ACClDEXT.—Yesterday morniag, Mr. GREEN, an elderly gentleman, who resided in Eden-street, Golden-square, was invited to dine with some friends in Great Palteney-street. After partaking of dinner with perfect health and spirits, he apologised for leaving the company for a short period, and quitted the room ; but being absent longer than was expected, his friends pro ceeded to the yard to look after him, when they found that he had fallen into a deep area, by which his skull was fractured, and his bo t dy dreadfully injured. He was quite dead. The body lies for the Inquest. Sentence of Death was recorded against Hen derson and Briscoe, two of the 17th Lancers ) at the Sandwich Sessions, on Th ursday last, for robbing Captain Scott, of theabo u ve ar r r e a g e i k m s ent ia , of t plate, wearing apparel) and other articles to a con siderable amount ) at Dial October.