The Sun. — London, England, 1827-10-11 00:00:00

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MONMOUTHSHIRE. kUNDRI valuabl e F ree hold ESTATES N-Y for Sale, sitir,te in the Parishes and Hamlet of Rag land, Dingestow, Tregare, and'GwOellog. Printed particulars are preparing, and will be ready in a short time for distribution, and the dfiy and place of sale Will be announced in a future advertisement. WEEK_., Beer's. s. to i• 40 53 ti 3 • 43 5. 4 42 0 1 42 4 . 45 6 ° 35 57 MI 60 62 CO For information in the meantime apply to Mr. Bowyer, Kevan Cock, near Ragland ; or to Messrs). M‘Donnell and AlOstyn, solicitors, Usk. A SHOOLBRED, 34, Jennyn-street, St. . • James's, begs to announce to the Faculty, that his new ly invented PATENT ELASTIC BANDAGE, for varicose veins, weakness in the knees, wrists, and es, 6.c., has been applied with universal success; it assists the circula tion of the blood, gives regular and necessary support, also secures permanent compression to the part affected. The superior construction of this article, with its efficient properties, cannot fail to secure it a decided preference. No. 10,946. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER Il , 1827 PRICE 7D. LANDED ESTATES, MANSIONS, MANORS, AD VONSTSONS, AND LIVINGS. SEVERAL very valuable Properties of the above description are for SALE by PRIVATE CONTRACT, situated iu various parts of England. For particulars and orders to view apply, by letter free of postage, to Mr. John Coward, Lana4own-ereseent, Bath. EXTRAORDINARY EXHIBITION. CHIEF JUSTICE BEST'S CHARGE TO LITERATURE. THE WILTSHIRE GRAND JURY. The Learned Judge, at the request of the Grand Jury, has printed his speech delivered at the last Assizes. The Preface we lay before our RAMBLING NOTES ON FRANCE. By Sii A. B. FAI:LXNER.-Lontlon, 1827. pp. US. uxuing i 5 .° ,neral run*, were ob- There is much sound observation in this gos siping volume, mixed up (in a manner peculiar to the author) with no little whimsicality. Like 1e l the ‘ meets—throws Falconers" livsoffasolia L4ilapteetrs on ft religion--- all he ligion puts forth some speculative notions on ethics —fires away with the utmost vehemence on poli tics, music, law, commerce, &c.—passes a few sly jokes on the present Bourbon dynasty—alludes affectingly and beautifUlly to the by-zone glories of Napoleon—and winds up all with elaborate dissertations on medicine and jurisprudence. It is not our intention to follow the author's mind through its numerous Protean changes, for it would escape like a Vertumnus from our grasp ; we will content ourselves, therefore, with fixing it while in the anecdotizin-humoni, of .which the following are no unfavourable specnnens Just returned from visitin g one of the g rand military hospitals, where I was introduced to Baran Larry, a stoo, rather short man of perhaps about sixty, or a little up wards. He was very kindly .communicative in explaini;ti g his views of the different cases' as he passed along the wards. It will be recollected that Napoleon left him 5,0001. le gacy ; and this will explain why he is not is the -highest favour with the present Government. With considerable difficulty he retained his present situation after the return of the Royal Family; and muny - most illiberal attempts were made to injure him in his profession. Napoleon used to say he looked upon Larry as one of the very few thoroughly honest men he ever met with; and, to do him but justiCe, his countenance is stron g prima fade evidence that Napo leon was not astray in his physiognomy, which, indeed, he seldom was. The Baron appeared to me to carry abOut him an air of settled sadness. The traces of such a friend are not easy to be effaced. The restoration has effected a most miraculous change in the religion of some of the followers of Napoleon. It would, perhaps, not be quite fair to quote names ; but Generals as well as pens de lettres, who used to look upon all such thin as only so much trifling, are now seen marching to church, with their prayer-books carried by their servants in advance ; and philosophers, who scoffed at the Mosaic history, have been employing their ingenuity to make it tally with the progress and developments of geological science' Whether there he more policy or piety in these conversions, I leave to others. readers : ur samples d for good Oats are rge suppli I the sil e inter ; the Itillnes, of MA STERMAN, HENDE RSON, anti Co. of the DOLPHIN. BREWERY,' 38 and 24, Broad-street, Ratelik owing to the- saving effected, in labour, liquor, bottles, corks, and wire, by the use of Mastermltes newly-invented Patent , Machines for bottling and corking, and to the adoption of the system of opening:, so accounts, and delivering only on payment, —are enabled to deliveirin town, (warranted genuine, and of superior qua lity), at the. following very reduced prices s. d. PORTER (Bottles included)... 7 6 per doz. BROWN STOUT. ......... (d o. ) ......... 8 3—_ DOUBLE Do (do.) ......... 9 0 XX ALE, in Wine Bottles (do.) ......... 8 3 2s. Gd. per dozen allowed f or bottles (of the same de scription as those delivered), given i n exc h ange. Not less 41th0zenan to wised es but the above Corking Machine renders wiring us e l ess . Orders, by the two-penny post (unpaid), addressed to I:, e Brewery, punctually executed. The Machines to be seen there in operation, and for sale, price 5/. 15s. 6d. each.- , Liberal allowance for Expgrtatian. • This day was published, ,the Second Edition, revised, puke 14s. boards, of A N INQUIRY concerning that disturbed State of the Vital Functions usually denominated Constitutional Irritation. " LEESONS, SEPT. 17, 1827. "I am afraid that the Gentlemen who composed the Grand Jury of the county of Wilts, at the last Assizes, will begin to think that I am not sufficiently sensible of the honour which they did me, by thank ing me for my Charge, and requesting me to print it. rhe reasons why I have not sooner complied with this highly flattering request are these :—At the end of my Circuit, I had the cases of a 'great number of prisoners to reconsider, and I was ex hausted with' fatigue from a long continuance of labour in London, and on the Circuit, that I stood in need of some relaxation, and could not for some time collect from the different notes with which I had beet furnished, the substance of what I delivered, or correct the mistakes that occurred in an extempore Charge. commend By BENJAMIN TRAVERS, F. R. S. Senior Surgeon to St. Thomas's Hospital, and President of the Medico-Chirurgical and Hunterian Societies of London, &c. ter 10Wert e at a de' fine 593. fine Ms. fine 568. fin..? 598. 55. firle 35E , fine 34a , fine 333 , fine 6O fine 588. fine 33 4 - fine • cr stone, ,er Load. ,er Load , per Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, London. L'AGLE LIFE A CIATION, S 3, COI LOO-PL ACE. —Established SSURANCE ASSO RNHILL, and 10, WATER- 1807 DIRE Sir WILLIAM RA Sir JOHN PERRING, Bart Lieutenant-Colgnel M. SHA' = V.A.* _Sir Francis Desauges Sir James Macgrigor, F. R. S. Major-Gen. Sir John Wilson Henry Thomas Colebruoke, Esq., F. R. S. Capt. Wm. Augustus Mon tagu, R.N. C.B. Samuel Birch, Eq. & Aid. Wm. Beetham, Esq. F.S.A. CTOR S. LWLINS, Chairman. t. EcMd. . WE 8 Deputy Chairmen Thomas Greenaway, Esq. John Kingston, Esq. C. Mackinnon, Esq. ALP. Walter Anderson Peacock, Esq. • • Benjamin Rankin, Esq. John Juland Rawlinson, Esq. John Richards, Esq. Peter Skipper, Esq. Richard WhiteaYes, Esq. Edward Wm. Windus, Esq. " fam happy to find that the Rouse of Commons has taken into its serious consideration the great in crease 'cf crime. From the manner in which their Committee have commenced their labours, we haVe reason to hope that all the causes of this evil will be discovered, and the most effectual remedies employ ed to meet them. " An honourable friend of mine mentioned to me at Salisbury, that some Magistrates doubted whether the Sessions could transport for life. Lord Hale says, and the terms of the Commission of the Peace prove, that the Sessions may punish with death. As the Court of Sessions is to punish all felonies ac cording to the laws and statutes of the realm, and as transportation for life is one of the punishments awarded by these laws, this Court may transport for life. If a case of difficulty occurs, the Court is di rected not to dispose of it, except in the presence of one of the J-dges. In consequence of this direction, it has been the practice to transmit capital cases, and all other cases of difficulty, to the Assizes. No dif ficulty can arise in the cases of second convictions for felony; the additional evidence being very short and simple. The Sessions try so many more of the smaller offences than the Assizes, that one of the greatest benefits of Mr. Peel's Bills will be lost to the country if the Sessions do not try previously convicted felons, and transport them for life. J O HN BARR-, Ladie s and Gentle rne res Improved Perruquier, Hair-cutter, and Ornamental Hair Manufacturer, 154, Cheapside, six doors from the New Post-office, opposite St. Paul's. In calling public attention to his improved Peruke, J. parr begs leave to state the superiority of his system to that of his contem poraries. The great dislike to perukes in general arises from the altered air they give the countenance, occasioned by makers paying no regard to the manner of the natural hair growing on the forehead, which, being different in every individual, requires a oorresponding difference in the peruke. By Barr's system, the peruke is made to describe exactly the same angle on the forehead as the natural hair, and being completely carried off from the temples, defies the closest scrutiny of the most proficient connoisseur to distinguish it from a perfect natural•head of hair. J. Barr begs leave to inform the Ladies, that he has discovered a proces s by which the usual unseemly appearance of the parti ng o f t h e hair is obviated. In his improved head dress, the hair being d rawn s i ngly t h roug h s ilk, th e part ing is accomplished with an accuracy and precision hitherto unexampled ; exhibiting in the interval between the most insitati n of the b human skin ever yet discovered. in for se ained 1 8 ° 'ere la. t° las eons?' :.e, whic h it supplies are full a 5 ... 40s. 145 ' 4". . 40s. _ S ' k) 40s. 49A_, F. L. S. Wm. Dorset Fellowes, Esq. Christopher Fryer, Esq. Distinct Tables for Male and Female Life The Directors have caused new Tables to be calculated, in which the relative values of the lives of the two sexes are at all ages distinguished, in consequence of this improve ment. The younger Male Lives are insured at Premiums below the ordinary rates. The Female Lives at rates lower than any other Office. Life Assurance may be effected for North end South America, for the East Indies, for any of the British Colb nies or Garrisons, for a continued or an especial Maritime Risk, for the Whole of Life, or for the duration of any Mi litary, Civil, or Diplomatic Duty. Four-fifths of the Profits are divided among the Assured, whether at home or abroad. flarket to price of r cheaper• As ye! prices 0; .S. tO 9. to 41. to •-- 4. .9. to IS. to 55S I=ll> A Medical Officer attends daily, at Two o'Clock, in Cornhill ; and at Three, in Waterloo-place ; before whom only it is necessary to appear. Physicians are appointed in all parts of the Kingdom. HENRY P. SMITH, Actuary. C[ W. D. BEST." EAST INDIA SHIPPING. le farmer' the whole r quarter• Oats was k's twters free sale. and sale. $. Beans gi. 565.1 ( - 3.5. 4 Oy. 3tis. 365. Bs. 325./ 7., —s. --s• Os. 425. 7s. 295• Is. 435. esbury the Pre' Was veil nt for dig' >RTi n. Previous ly this year. •. Bags B ‘ c. 17,29 3 39,7Vj 120 )pe, Atro' Lesley-tev t lady o f iild. I the BO' if Richard 34, North e Rev. J' ige, Esqo of Jamei ell, by Ol e field, WO' Matildst pe Tos'fi' iley onourabl e ter of bi 6 ieutenaW oh Whiter the Cony Hanover , the Lon r of Mr,• homas I (It..ugbt et )evize• nwowl, Dunn, 01 Esq. 0 1 , )raper, ilackwal l, deb Bate- Rtil, Elise regiment• ;orupanY . Iliam, tl' ® we, Wo' ne Her Cm•olins! of Great ag ate* Stewar t ' yotmge' lien. dle-street' nd son ° f of EocP Chelo o ' eet. , only so' Sperling' ing, f.(l. Rare, I :11 ' bt the LONDFIsON STOVE GRATE BAZAAR, - - STREET-HILL, near the Monument, esta cpiled for the Manufacture and Sale of Superior STOVE RIT RAT ES, of new and elegant Designs, improved vv . RANGES, with or without Steam Apparatus ; d es r p . 7‘ l Patent Warm Air Stoves, with ascending , or v — nuing Flues, adapted for Offices, Halls, Shops, Con-. 14; at°rie s , or Churches ; FENDERS, FIRE IRONS, Sid e French and English LAMPS for Dinner Tables and t en 11 °ards, in Bronze, Plated, or Ormoln on New and inernlt,ical Principles; elegant Bronze and Ormolu CHAN- Ala 1,1 4 t 8 i (from six to fifty guineas, and upwards); Papier 411 d other TEA TRAYS ; Tea and Coffee URNS ; F4" l ,.„ ° r Plated Articles ; Town made KNIVES and dr ape , / Brass CURTAIN POLES, (requiring no arv-p;,patent DISH COVERS, (635. per Set); . Culi 'l I ttensils, ace. in Copper, Iron, and Block Tin. Gen t NS respectfully ' suggests to the Nobility and bli e h wlio are refitting or furnishing, that the above Esta as 'v : l e nt Will be found peculiarly worthy their a tt en ti on , .i ons r equisite for the fitting up of a Cottage or Man (l4l4 is requisite ready, (in the greatest variety), fo r j in g l e- . th and the Proprietor warrants every Article of t" t superior kind, and the price from 30 to 50 per Good, any Retail House in the Kingdom, selling `artie equal quality. The lowest price is affixed to each • j ae i l e, from which no abatement will be made. Pk, and Alarms, on Scientific and Economical Princi e and Ornamental Iron Work, e xe c u t e d by esti -061 or otherwise, in Town or Country. S mo k es ! China soeneffeetually Cured, by experienced and careful Work- Lra;p l . There being a number of Hands in the various l employed en the premises, Architects and s constant,' . . exectiti!rveyors have e the opportunity of superintending the 'on of their wn orders. -* A variety of Italian Chimney Pieces. TgPYAL MAIL COACH-OFFICE, LAD-LANE. HE following ROYAL MAILS depart hey from the above Office every Evening at half-past lien (Sundays excepted at Seven) and EXETER, through Devizes, Taunton, and St iIIitMI NGHAM and KIDDERMINSTER, through ev Stratford and Coventry. lIRISTOL, through Marlborough and Clippenham. G a rb AR LISLE and EDINBURGH, t h roug h Ch or l e y and • che6EteXrE TER, through Salisbury, Blandford, and Dor- FALMOUTH and PLYMOUTH ROYAL MAIL. and Bangor.OLYHEAD, th rough Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury, LIVERPOOL, thro 4th New c astle and Congleton. MANCHESTER, through Derby and Macclesfield. MILFORD HAVEN ford-west. th rough Carmarthen and Haver- NORWICH MAIL, via Colchester and Ipswich. The following POST COA,cHEc, a t the start regu ar y time specified : MORNING POST COACHES. Weymouth, through Blandford and Dorchester at five. Norwich, through Bury hog Sole, at Half- past Si x . Nottingham and Derby, ugh Leicester, at Half-past Windsor and Eton, at seven. Birmingham, Coventry, and 1191 Ad a Quarter before Light. Liverpool, through Birmingham, a Quarter baforeEight. Canterb ur y and Dover, at Eight and Te a . Southampton, through Q uart er b e f ore Eight. Winchester, a ci - Exeter, Falmouth, and Plymouth, a Quarter before Seven. Brighton, at half-past Nine. AFTERNOON POST COACHES. Cambridge, through Ware and Buntingford, at Half_ past Two. Canterbury and Dover, at Half-past Two. Carlisle and Edinburgh, through Garstang, a Quarter before Five. Der!ly, through Northampton and Leicester, a Quarter before Fire. Edinburgh and Glasgow, through Kendal and Dumfries. a Quarter before Five. Manchester, through Derby and Buxton, a Quarter be fore Fire. Nottingham , through Loughb oroug h, a Q uar t er b e f ore Five. Bristol and Bath, through Chi itooPronlgr Swansea, Half-pot Four. Milf o rd Haven and Tenby, t at Half- Past Four. Taunton, through Cross and Brid • gewater, at Half-past Pour. Windsor and Eton, at Two. LiverpOol, through Colesbill and Lichfield, a at t Th ila rief:paste Norwich, through Colchester and I p swich dive. Derby, through Leicester and Northampton, a Quarter before Six. Edinb u rgh and Glasgow, throw h Carlisle, a Quarter g before Six. Manchester, through Leek and Macclesfield, at Six and Seven. Nottingham, through Leicester, at Six and Seven. Birmi ng h a m and Coventry, through Stony Stratford, a Quarter before Six. Holyhead and Shrewsbury, a Quarter before Six. Manchester, through Leek and Macclesfield, a Quarter before Seven. Canterbury and Dover, at Seven. . 13 - POST COACHES to every City and Manufac t'ng Town in the King dom. Bath and Bristol New c •-aravan every Aftcrroon, at a Quarter before Sir. W. WATERHOUSE and SON, Proprietors. a The Proprietors of the a b o ve Carriages will n not be !eQuatable for any Parcel or Package whatever, or for ' l l Passenger's Luggage above the value of Five Pounds, t ll i tl iess the same be entered and paid fur accordingly at the 2 1 ° of the delirei y of any such Parcel, Package, or Pas" "lager's Luggage, to them or their Agents. WOOLWICH. The presentation of colours by his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence to the Wool wich division of Marines, took place yesterday, and was to have been followed by a review of that corps, and of the Artillery stationed at the Woolwich depot ; but, unfortunately for those persons who had gone from London, in order to witness the spectacle, in consequence of the ex tremely unfavourable state of the weather, all those parts of the display which were to ,have taken place without doors, were unavoidably abandoned. Just before ten o'clock, the hour at which the troops were meant to have been pa raded, the rain, which had threatened during the whole morning, began to come slowly down; and, after a delay of two hours, in hopes of a favourable change, which did not take place, it was at length agreed that the inspection of the corps of Marines, and the presentation of their colours, should take place in the Riding House of the Royal Artillery, and that the review, or whatever farther evolutions were intended to take place in the open air, should be omitted.— Previous to this decision, however, the Artil lery and the Marines had both been pa raded, in expectation that the regular business could be proceeded with, and the aspect of affairs on the parade-ground (the " Barrack-field") might have been laughed at, if it had not made so many people miserable. Numbers of car- , riages filled with ladies, as well as of horsemen, had been upon the ground since soon after ton o'clock ; a..a -e _n wno were not in close vehicles, were already drenched to the skin. In every direction, officers were seen in their full dress uniforms e ndeavouring, by the help of a cloak or umbrella, to screen themselves a little from the weather ; and the ruinous mischief which was accruing tO.the.best suits of both offi cers and men—dressed especially for the occasion too—was provoking to the charity even of a fellow-suffering spectator. At last all prospect of a " holding up seemed at an end, for the sun did not the rain had made. About ha l f- p ast 12 o'clock peep out even to look at the mischief the corps of Artillery (with the exception of the horse who kept the ground) re-marched into their barracks, and the corps of Marines proceed , - ed t o the Artillery Riding-house, into which, from its confined area, it was, of course, impos sible for the public to be admitted ; in fact, a v ery small number of persons indeed, even of those to whom peculiar facilities would have been afforded, c ould be found rqom for be yond t h ose who were imme di ate l y engage d i n t h e duty o f t h e o'clock, a his Royal day. At about a quarter before one under all these discouraeing circumstances, upon the ground, Highness the Duke ° of Clarrnee arrived y„ the officers of his and . walked, surrounded by the suite, through two lines of dripping s p ect ators, from the barracks to the Riding-house. His Highness was dressed in his plain Admiral's uniform, vigorous and hearty : he had no military escort with him. About fi ve Du chess followed in a plaint greenafter ; s cari a accom panied by the Princess Au t ,eusta , and the Duchess of Gloucester, and attended e t , henu by g the Horse Ar tillery. The ceremony of inspecting the Marines then commenced within the building ; after which the corps received its colours from the hands of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Clarence. in the mean time, the persons who had collected without floors waited with great endurance still in the rain, in hope that some sight might yet reward their patience : the wet continued, however, incessantly, and this was not the case. At half-past two o'clock the whole busi;. ness terminated, and the soldiers were dismissed to their respective barracks. His Royal High, ness then entered his carriage, and proceeded to the Green Man, on Blackheath, where he en:. tertained a large party of field-officers to break fast at three o clock. In going and.returning their Royal Highnesses received the cheers of the spectators ; but the unfortunate state of the weather threw a damp ov er th e whole circum stances of the day. The state of the parish of Dalmeny, and the ex traordinary spectacles it has lately witnessed, have for some time occupied the attention of the public; but all the scenes which have yet taken place were far surpassed and outdone by that exhibited yester day, which we will venture to say is almost unique in the history of the Church. About half -past eleven o'clock the church gate was opened for the admission of the paoplt into the church-yard, but the door of the church was kept shut till about noon, when the Minister of the Parish appea re d, preceded by the bellman, who held the key of the church in one hand,and a bell in the other (a hand-• bell is used), P and . marched forward to open the church door. This done the people immediately rushed in after the Minister, and when they were fairly assembled, the bellman came out and rang the church bell. In about three minutes after this, the Rev. Mr. Fleming of Carriden, the clergyman ap pointed to officiate by the Presbytery, made his appearance, attended by a number of the most re spectable parishioners, who proceeded along w ieh ;Am to the church. On their entrance, they found Mr. Greig engaged in reading out a psalm. When this was completed, Mr. Fleming rose, and address ing Mr. Greig, stated that he had been sent .by the Presbytery to preach; upon which the latter imme diately replied, " I deny your authority ; hold your tongue, Sir," and rising, looked down upon the precentor, calling out, " Go on, John; go on with the service." After some little remonstrance on the part of Mr. Fleming, which was answered by Mr. Greig in a furious tone of voice, the former proceeded to read the order of Presbytery, frequently interrupt ed by Mr. Greig with exclamations of " Hold your tongue; 'tis nonsense, Sir," and vociferous orders to to retire. Mr. Fleming,however, disregarded these in terjectional annoyances, and when he had fin: shed read ing the order, addressed the congregation, admonish ing them to beware of receiving any church privileges at the hands of Mr. Greig, as their doing so would be illegal, and subject them to ecclesiastical censure, Mr. Greig being, to all intents and purposes a sus pended clergyman. Having concluded this address, Mr. Fleming left the church, accompanied by about thirty of the most respectable parishioners, and being still anxious to comply with the order of Presbytery, repaired to the school-room with an intention to preach. Upon reconsideration, however, he thought it would be more advisable to abstain from doing so; and, accordingly, he stated to the people assembled, that having done what he accounted his duty, he conceived that it would be indecorous to exhibit the appearance of a contest, in such extraordinary cir cumstances ; that it accorded better with his diame ter as a clergyman to be silent; and that following a different course would place them upon a level with Mr. Greig, who had acted in a manner which he did not think it necessary to characterise. Finally, he admonished them to retire to their homes, and spend the remainder of the Sabbath in the way they judged most becoming.—Caledonian Mercury. In Turkey the Jews, from a certain age, pay poll tax. If.the perioil of payment be disputed, a string is put round the lad's neck, and afterwards doubled in length and put in his mouth ; if it then pass over his head, he is deemed an abject of taxation. Each Jew ap pears in person to pay his quota; this done, the tax col lector touches him on the head with a switch, and cries, " Jump !" on which the poor Jew is allowed to depart. It is expected that, in future, the Recorder's reports will not be so long delayed as was formerly the case. It often occurred that the miserable convicts were kept in a state of suspense for sevcl•al months. Since the present Ministers have been in power, the Recorder has been ordered to make his report as soon after the termina tion of the sessions as convenience and propriety would ad mit. This regularity is highly becoming, and has given much satisfaction to those who are acquainted with the subject. General Foy bears the following testimony to the spirit, activity, and humanity of Sir R. Wilson : " Fourteen hundred French prisoners were nearly massa cred by the Portuguese, and they sought protection on board the English vessels in the river Douro. The assail ants embarked in boats, surrounded the ships, and tried to board them. The soldiers (230) bad only 60 cartridges per man for their defence. The bishop and the magistrates interposed; their influence, however, would have been unavailing but for the presence of Sir R. Wilson, colonel of a newly levied Portuguese corps organizing at the ex pence of England. This generous enemy succeeded, at the risk of his own life, in rescuing the luckless French from the rage of the people. But he could save only t 10;.• lives." uAt A,l,lliss E.--Between twelve - and one o'clock this morning, the rain which had fallen heavily all day, poured suddenly down in redoubled torrents, with all the impetuosity of a tropical deluge; the wind rose to a hurricane, and roared so loud, that the peals of thunder with which it was accompanied, were only distinguishable on account of the vivid flashes of lightning which preceded them. The storm came from the South, and must, we fear, have done seine damage to the shipping, if it ex tended to the roast. At the hour at which it took place, we could not, of course, ascertain whether any injury had been done in town. We could not trace its ravages, we csleo d ek it i s ts g r f a u n r d y e t a ir b a taendd withm ag n theifi cence. exception A t o f h e onalsy; o W n i e tn o es , half past which continued to blow with violence. On Wednesday last, the Coroner and Jury, who sat on the body of Gregson, who was murdered in Bridge-street, assembled in the Town Hall, for the purpose of signing the inquest, when Thornton was again brought up. He was not altered much in appearance, and kept the same silence as when last before the Court. Previous to his commitment being signed, he was asked by the Coroner if he had any thing to say why he should not be committed to Lancaster Castle, to take his trial for the murder of Gregson? After some little hesitation, he re " No." When about to be taken from the Hall, he, with the greatest composure, bared his wrists, for the purpose of being handcuffed ; and leaving the Hall, he met his sister, who was, if possible, less .erected than her brother at the awful situation in which he is Pl 4 ced by having a crime of such frightful magnitude laid to his charge. A very considerable crowd of persons assembled to gratify their curiosity by a sight of Thornton, when passing the lock-up.bouse, on his being sent off on therm] to Lancaster, about an hour afterwards, in the custody of Locket.—Manchester Illercury, Oct. 9. - ALLEGED MURDER.—A shocking occur rence took place on Friday at Pennicuik Fair, of which the following a r e t h e leading facts :—Two persons, of the names of Cleghorn and Henderson, who had formerly quarrelled, and consequently did not regard each other with friendly feelings, met at the fair. Some words passed be tween them ; when Cleghorn went home, (about a mile from Pennicuik,) and procured a lo4ded gun. Having thus armed himself, he went in search of Henderson, with the intention, as is supposed, of shooting him ; but not finding him in the fair, he stationed himself in a planta tion near Kirk-hill, past which he knew Henderson would return on his way home. Information of this circumstance being brought to Pennicuik, a man named Nevison, who ba d f ormer ly acted as a constable, and three or four other persons, proceeded to the place where Cleghorn was lying in wait, with a view to dissuade him from his murderous intention. Having come near enough to speak to Cleghorn, Nevison, who was in advance of his companions, seeing him levelling the gun, said, " Surely you will not shoot sue ;" but the words had hardly escaped his lips, till the gun was fired, and he received its contents in his i breast. lie wa s killed on the spot. One of the party instantly rushed for ward to seize Cleghorn, but he was k noc k e d down by a off, an b au l o d w a from hu ads, nott thoughh e yet but-end s u bi t ie - oe e rn n t Iday apprehended, ee t hr h piece.eepnudresdue though active search is maki ng f or d understand, was found about fifteen hnaiml . The gun, a p e Pen nicuik. Nevison has left a wid ow and i far effected CleghornafiseveseNotevued his et south of then children.— csan ec learn, pnarp. Edinburgh Evening Courant. ARRIVALS PER MINSHULL FROM BONI BAY.—William Campbell, Captain Taylor, Captain Luart, and Lieutenant Cameron. ARRIVALS AT SINCAPORE.—The Preciosa, Hjilm, from Stockholm ; and the Maria, Wilson, from Batavia. BATAVIA, JUNE Is.—The James Colvin was to sail for Antwerp the 20th of June. The City of Edinburgh was going to Bengal. The Amity, Gray, was loading for Holland. Maumries, JULY 7.—The William Maitland, and tha Britomart, will bring home part of the cargo of the Cly desdale. The Earl of Liverpool, Ward, from the Mauritius, has arrived in the Downs; she sailed from thence on the 18th of May. THE FANCY. Tisdale and Dick Curtis both arrived in town on Tues day night ; the firmer sheaved at Jack Randall's, but the latter went to his " lawful home." Tisdale eomplaifled of his upper works ; but his friends were satisfied that he had done his best. Dick has got the snuffles from the taps be received on the smeller ; and his right eye is in mourning. Paying and receiving was the order of the night at the Castle last evening ; and the stake money is to be paid over at the same house on Friday evening, when both men will be present.—lf Curtis fancies it, Jack Ran dall can be matched against him on the same night, for 3001., each getting as well as he can. Tisdale takes his benefit at the Tennis Court this day, and a grand muster of the pugilistic corps will assemble to "go their hardest" in his behalf. Thu game of Tisdale entitles him to every consideration ; and Dick confesses he never encountered a better man. The whole of the stakes for the fights between Reuben Marten and Young Gas, and Young Dutch Sam and Bishop Sharpe, will be made good this evening at the Sol's Arms, in Wych-street, when a full attendance of the sporting world is expected. The Bishop and Reuben Marten Lave the pull in their favour. roue ill a MUCH more formidable shape than was ever known, has visited various parts of the kingdom lately. It has not been confined, as heretofore, to low swampy districts, but has appeared in places where no thing like malaria can be imputed. Lady Ridley was detained by indisposition at Scarthing Moor, on her return from Newcastle to town ; but availing herself of one of Harman's suspended bed car riages, which had conveyed Sir Charles Kent to Grant ham, her Ladyship was comfortably brought on Monday last to Grosvenor-street, without the least inconvenience from the journey. The Tyrolese family, Rainer, are at present performing with the greatest success at Cheltenham. Their first performance attracted upwards of 300 fashionables, and their second was a complete overflow. Anton, the brother who has been so dangerously ill, we are glad to perceive is sufficiently recovered to be able to take his part as usual. LIBERALITY OF GEORGE THE FOURTH.-- The following proofs of the liberal and generous feelings manifested by the present King, we have received from an unquestionable source. The case of a worthy, but poor Baptist Minister, was some time sincif , represented to his Majesty as one needing pecuniary assistance; the King de sired that one shilling per day should be paid him for his life. A pour orphan child belonging to one of the Dis senting Sunday Schools in the City, was also spoken of to his Majesty, as one deserving attention. He instantly de sired that she should he supported at his personal expence. We are assured that many similar cases of the King's regard for his people, irrespective of their religious opinions, might be m en ti one d t o hi s h onour .— W or ld. • On the night of Sunday se'nnight, three pri soners who had be e n committed to the Guar d-house in Trow bridge, made their escape by taking up some of the flooring leading to the common sewer, and have not since been heard of. Yesterday evening, betw een six and seven nearly o'clock, t wo s martly dressed me n, in a state of intoxica- St. Br church, th e tion, d rove f ur i ous ly up Fleet - stree t in a gig. On arrivi ng chai se came i n con tact with a cart ; the shock was so great that th e ve hi c l e was upset, and both the g entlemen w e r e thrown i n t o the street ; the an imal bein g fri g htened, conti nued i ts course f o r some distance , dra gging the chaise, opposite the opening b y ide's which was considerably s hattered, behind. The gentlemen were taken up, on e of them nearly in a state of insensibility , and co nveye d into the oil-shop close by ; the other's face was much lacerated, and his coat nearly torn from his back. The h orse was stopped without doing further mischief. Milton did not begin to write Paradise Lost until he was 47 years of age. He sold it for 51. to Samuel Simmon s , April 27, 1667. In two years more, he had 51. for the second e dition. In 1680, Mrs. Milton sold all her right for 81. Simmons then sold the copyright for 251. It is an extraordinary fact that Milton had great difficulty in getting the book licensed. Dr. Bentley, the first editor of the Paradise Lost, got 100 guineas for his edition. Dr. Newton, the next editor, got 6301. for the Paradise Lost, and 100 . guineas for the Regained. It was an extraordi nary misjudgment of the celebrated Waller, who speaks thus of the first appearance of Paradise Lost The old blind schoolmaster, John Milton, bath published a tedious Poem on the Fall of Man ; if its length be not considered a merit, it has no other." The praises of Lord Byron's genius outstrip in enthu siasm any thing I have heard in England. There is hardly a print-shop, or stall, or book-shop of any kind, where a bust or a head of his Lordship or Sir Walter, don't attract your eye. So that, in this at least, we must allow the nation shews itself sufficiently disinterested : in fact, to judge from all you see and hear, you would suppose there were but two men of genius in the world, and these the authors of Childe Harold and Waverley. Sir Walter .is only known for his novels; the poetry having had its " dreary fuit" long since. Spent the evening at the house of Madame Lefevre, the widow of one of Napoleon's most favourite Generals : and here I found matter for the preacher. This lady, still in youth and beauty, lives in retirement, devoted to the edu cation of an only child ; beyond which employment, the vanities of the world appear to have for her but small at traction. Her apartinents are hung with some of the me morable achievements of the wonderful man whose fortunes her husband followed with so much devotion—a sad me mento of the days that are gone ! She bears it well, but feels deeply. Perhaps bereavement is never more keenly felt, than when the bloW that severs the object of our af fection, at the same time annihilates the hopes of our am bition. Then it is the heart owns the full force of the sentiment— nessun maggior dolore Que rieordarsi dei tempi feliei Nella in iseriti. The whole of poor Napoleon's court, with a very few exceptions, are now as if they never had been. " Their place shall know them no more." EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER. (Prom an American Paper.) The curiosity of mankind is naturally excited by the display of unusual and extraordinary qua lities, whether they be such as entitle their pos sessor to infamy or honour. Among the vast variety of individuals who have, by their genius, their labours, or their eccentricity, profoundly attracted the attention of the present age, few have caused a deeper interest than John D. Hunter. His own narrative of his early lite, wile - ALA,. s -,,e. fsr folm,r pr la alted tenour of his private life—the eclat with which the world once received him—the deep stain with which the subsequent charge of imposition has overspread his name—the impenetrable mystery that still shadows his history and real character —the manner of his tragical death, and the events and circumstances connected with it, have raised an extraordinary interest in behalf of this singular being, at least in the bosom of the wri ter of this communication. To gratify his own feelings, and as an act of justice to the unfortu nate Hunter, he has devoted a leisure moment to record the instances of his death, and to pay a tribute to the great and amiable qualities of a man so injured, if innocent—so unaccounta ble, if guilty. I first saw Hunter in Nacogdoches, in the early part of last summer. His narrative, the reputation-it had given, and the charge which had so suddenly blighted his fresh fame, were all known to me, and little did • I expect to meet him in the wilds of Texas. His countenance and demeanour, before I knew who he was, drew my attention ; and though no physiognomist, ' nor pretending to any unusual tact in penetrating the character through the external appearance, I was aware, notwithstanding the plainness of his- dress and: the simplicity of his manners, that I was in thP, society of a highly-intelligent man, and a gentleman. He was called Dr. Hunter. He had just returned from the city of Mexico, where he had been endeavouring to ob tain a grant of land for numerous tribes of In dians, which had formed a kind of political alli ance, at the herd of which was Richard Fields. the principal Chief of the Cherokees. Fields bad himself been to Me.1 , :.c0 for that purpose, and had iv,ad eex. ca obtained ino_isfu a tnihltaaevtr promise, endeavoured ig, c promise that irsaen,tbe ud h t t t o without to E rno grant bpts raueiobtain shouldacne tsihos: performancebt c i the I n the greater part of the promised land. He re turned by land over a desolate waste of country that would have intimidated a less energetic and enterprising man. He brought hack feelings of the strongest disgust towards the Government, and harrassing fears lest the Indians, who were extremely irritated by the treachery practised upon them, and who were determined to have tin land by force, if it could not be obtained other wise, should declare open hostilities, and massa cre the !Americans who were settled upon it Such had been the injustice and tyranny of tin local officers in Texas, sactioned and supported as they were by the Government, that nothing but a consciousness of their own weakness had restrained the Americans from open resistance. The history of that short-lived struggle for in dependence is well known to most of our readers, and I will therefore only say, that Hunter's con duct throughout was faithful, active, and ener getic. On several occasions, when imminent danger was apprehended, he acted in a manner that convinced every person who saw him that his courage was equal to his enterprise. At the time when :the few faithful adherents to the in dependent .standard were surrounded on every side by their enemies, a runner was sent to the Cherokees to urge them to Conic instantly to the succour of their allies at Nacogdoches. Fields and Hunter strained every nerrt ,to rouse the faithless Indians to the performance of tkeir re iterated promises, and their Oolenan obligation by treaty ; but in vain. The emissaries of the Mexican GOvernment had been among. them, and the renewed promise that the land they con tended for would be granted with other and great advantages, seduced them from their faith, and thus rendered the revolution Hunter snding every effort fruitless, for the . few who had not been brought over were unwilling to act with so small a force, let them saying be ivould go alone, and share the fate of his Ame rican friends at Nacogdoches. His opposition to their treachery excited their deadly hostility. —He proceeded to join_the Americans, accom panied by two Indians. 'He stopped at a creek near the Anadagua village, to let his horse drink, and while time unguarded in his security, one of his savage companions shot him with a rifle in the shoulder. His horse started, and he fell into the creek. The monster raised another fatal weapon, and, , while the unfortu• nate Hunter implored him not to ire, for it was hard, he said, to die by the hands of his friends, sent his extraordinary spirit to appear before an unerring tribunal. Hunter was , a person about the middle sire, stoutly mede, and apparently of much strength. Its countenance, though far from handsome, was very expressive. The strong lines of a marked character were his, indicating the power ful feelings and the glowing enthusiasm that be ' longed to the man. His manners were in ge neral quiet, grave, and gentlemanly ; but they would burst out into singular vivacity , vben Ins feelings were raised : and then, at times, his high excitement would render him masterless of himself, and while it made him eloquent in gesti culation, deprived him of all command over his words. Any discussion relative to the situation and character of the Indians would rouse the level caln of his ordinary manner into a storm that agitated his entire soul. Grave, deliberate, and intelligent on every other subject, the moment that ebord was touched, his enthusiasm and ardour overpowered the sluggishness of cal culating investigation, and his imagination burned with the distant prospect of the civilization and happiness of the persecuted Indians—the long cherished object of his philanthropic ambition. Can it be -that this man was an impostor ? Apparently with all the artlessness and simplicity of a"child, glowing with generous feeling, and mani festing always a fastidious delicacy of -sentiment and honour, can it be that the odious name of an impostor can be justly imputed to him ? I, for one, will never believe it. Some Indian trader, it seems, has been among one of the tribes, with whom Hunter relates he had lived, and one or two Indians of the tribe being interrogated had no recollection of such a person. If lam rightly informed, this is the only foundation upon which rests this damning charge, and the world, more willing at all times to hear accusation than defence, has without investigation blindly aid implicitly branded with odium the man it once delighted to honour, as if to revenge itself of its former kindness. Yet it is most certain that Hunter had been and lived long among the In dians, end that he was familiarly intimate with their character and customs. I went with him last summer to the Cherokee village, and while there, was informed by some of the tribe of a Nota}•a Chief, who well knew Hunter in early life, while he lived with that or g..-.17,-,'`tV , . t ^•7'•••• ,.. .. , c-nigs, corm. , nniirtn , norates has own narrative. I shall ever deeply regret that a false delicacy withheld me from ever mentioning to Hunter the subject of this odious accusation, for I ant convinced that lie died .profoundly ignorant that any stain rested upon his reputation. He could then, if innocent, have had the opportunity to restore his name to its former purity. He had been, from before the time when he was first stig matized as an impottor, travelling through Mexico, or living among the Indians. He once mentioned to me, that he had not seen a news paper of the United Stites since he had left them. He could not, therefore, have known that such an imputati on had an existence. ( in a t y e s ri o r o f tra velledThe object for which H unter had exiled him. self f a s o m the he e w nj a o s y li m t e te n d ts a to nd in t s h tr e u b e l t a a n n d d ish a m deo: and a of a f or world over .% v h i c theli he devoted waste laboriou s of the u i Mexico, encountered danger and endured every privation, was the civilization of the hunted ex patriated Indian—the original and Heaven-in vested proprietor of our soil. He li ve d w i t h the wild natives of the forest in th • eir own rude way, partook of their own rude fare , and • muftd in their simple sports and hazardous enterprises, that he might imperceptibly introduce one useful improvement after another, and at lencrth wean and uncivilized them from their savage b zed habits. This was the object for which he lived and died. Would it be more than common justice to such 4 man to suspend, at least, our judgment respecting his character, for A time, with the view that some snore light may be reflected upon this dark mystery, which may enable us finally to condemn with conviction, or to consecrate the memory of a martyr to philanthropy ? N. N. 0. It is uncertain (say s an American writer) what i p s r An i n ne t co e et d hssea b rr o yc o o k fmo s rp i et r ix : t t ieo l ni end extending learn. 0 t : is the number of books now extant in all languages.: I have used a library of 250,000 volumes, which contained, no duplicate , and it was so perfect, that it was difficult to ask for an author not to be found in it. The largest 1i... of what th brar• in Europe contains near 400,000 volumes, duplicates not included ; and perhaps it may be about right to esti.. 500,000. This being the case, America furnishes lug to the utmost, and about one-thirteenth bout g learn noe tahftel number a r m ch eo . af 1 her poverty in a manner equally atril t ; n • co m int a : t e soe . t fv l p i e e nat ‘ r v eie l s l i o lat l li e : taint 80,000,000 of people, who haw ) ggo' Germany eon -00,000 of books in public libraries for their instreec o oxeosive of thous are of the sovereign Princes, whist sheep aCetesible to scholars. America contains 10 '000 h a ve 150,000 hook s f or the same °C° Qf people, wbe e : bate . purpo s e the 2,000,000 in Germany are mere ." t. , ... than the 2A0,000 in America.