The Sun. — London, England, 1825-01-12 00:00:00

There was yesterday a report, which, if it should confirmed by authentic intelligence, must be jelly gratifying to every friend to peace, to the nie:Pliudenc e of Nations, and. to the freedom of "tankind. The report, which seems to have been Keived with some degree of confidence, implied hat the King of PORTUGAL had actually recog iked the independence of the Brazilian Em 4res and that Sir CHARLES STUART, our late risbassador at Paris, had been appointed Am laszador Extraordinary to the Brazilian Court. Chit report derives probability from the iteation of Portugal, which evidently can- let • provide an armament adequate even to Iffdrd the sligtqest . hope of her ever recovering :e sovereignty of her former possessions. It Pretild be unjust to suppose that Portugal does lot pots es s Statesmen capable of perceiving that L l 4• reported measure is founded on the best Paky, but it would be equally unjust to our own Ci liverement if we did not infer that it has had considerable influence with the Portuguese COinet on this interesting and important °cell- If* and that British Counsels have powerfully QoutribAted towards promoting and accelerating this-desirable event. The choice of Sir CIIARLas Suez to assist in consolidating the amicable "kV between Brazil and the Parent State is a proof of ahe judgment of the Portuguese Ca binets while it is, at the same time, a compli.. u legli-te this country. Sir CHARLES is an expe rienced politician ; and his long intercourse with the.Feench Government must have furnished him Itith a profound knowledge of the views and re. latious of all the European Courts. He has the c anfidence of his own, and must have the reepect of all other Countries. Far, therefore, from attempting to throw any doubt upon the report that Portugal has assented to so satisfac tory en arrangement, we hail it as a propitious omen of great importance to Europe, and - to the ei rilized'world at large. Thft Paris Papers of Sunday do not contain any thing of interest to the English reader, except tlae expression of their sentiments respecting the recognition by this Country of the South American States, which appears to have quite astounded the Parisians. The Etoile blames ; the Quotidienne states that the represensatives of the Holy Alliance at Paris had met together in conclave on Saturday morning, and dispatched a note to the Cabinet of St. James ; and the Journal des Dads takes occasion from it to vent its indignation against M. de VILLELE in the folinwing article, evidently written by his political rival M. de CIiATEAUBRIA ND. The French Minister is reproached with being a Worse player in the game of politics than Mr. CA.Ntrl;ro, and owing to the former's mis-manage toent of affairs iu Spain, by which the suc eitses of the French army there are nullified, Mr. : CANNING is said to have now done what he lieveLwould have dared to do when the French Were first triumphant in Spain—that is, we pre slime, when. M. de CuATEAuun.IAND was Mini ster for Foreign Affairs. ( From the Journal des D6batt. ) Pants, JAN. is certain that England will conclude , treaties of commerce with Colombia and Mexico, the basis of which will be the recognition of the independence of these Co lonies ; for contracts are not entered into with dependent Powers, which could have no authority to sign and maintain their treaties. The consequences of this measure will be very important. What part will Continental Europe take? What part will France take ? And yet it is at this moment that an indemnity, otherwise so sacred, is to be proposed, when to realise the project OD which it is founded, at least five years of . peace will be required ! And it is at this moment that our Minister speaks of converting stock, creating new stock, and of disturbing the financial order of the Kingdom, risking the fortunes of every man in an enor mous gambling speculation Mr. Canning plays better than we do. When we had triumphed in Spain—when our credit was strengthened by the loss of the project for the conversion of the Rcntes, he took care not to decide a question in which we might so effectually interfere ; but when he saw how little we profited by our success in Spain, and by the glory of the Dauphin, when he saw us begin again our disastrous opera tions on our finances, he was convinced that the moment to act bad arrived. And M. de Villele, what has he done ? From the very nature of the Ministerial projects of law, it ix evident that ho has foreseen nothing, has adopted no system, and has taken no pact as to foreign affairs. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.—SITTtoro 0? JAN. 8. M. Benjamin Constant and M. Dupont (de I 'E:ore) were pre sent, and took their seats as before, on the left side. M. de Cases brought up a Report of the Committee on Petitions. Some discussion took place on a petition presented by M. Pascal Larnarre„" that he might share in the indemnity to be granted, he having purchased some confiscated property, and since the re turn of the owner had again given him some money to quiet his own conscience, and enjoy his property unmolested." After some discussion, not at all interesting to the English reader, the recommendation of the Report that the Petition should be referred to the Committee appointed to examine the Project of the Indemnity Law, was carried. Some discussion afterwards took place on a Petition of M. Isambert, requiring that the men of colour transported from Martinique to Senegal should be set at liberty. This Petition, after some discussion in which M. B. Constant and General Foy exposed the arbitrariness of the proceedings according to which these men were transport ed, and the hardships they had suffered at Brest, was also re jected ; and the Chamber passed to the Order of the Day, a. 4 recommended by the Committee under the sanction of a large majority. Some Reports were then presented on the Civil List, and on some laws relative to individuals, and the Cbainber adjourned. Madrid Gazettes to the 3lst ultimo arrived his morning, from which the following are extracts MADRID, DEC. 30. The Gazette of this date contains an official article, to the effect that on the representation of D. Pedro Moreno Altu zaia, Master of the English frigate Lord Lyndoch, soliciting I payment for the passage of some Spanish officers who have I emigrated from South America, the King has decided, by the advice of the Supreme Council of War, that all persons belonging to the army or navy, and the widows or others men tioned in the Royal Order of 26th May, 1818, and the cap tains and masters of merchantmen, to whom the Royal treasury owes the passage from America to the Peninsula, or from the ports of the parts of America in a state of insurrection to other ports of the same countries which obey the Spanish Government of his Majesty, shall be paid the amount out of the treasury, though they performed these voyages durinc , the existence of the Constitution now abolished. All persons who shall henceforth present themselves as enti ' grants shall prove by documents that they were compelled to leave the ports they occupied, otherwise the soldier shall suffer the penalty to which he is liable by the law ; and the Captain of the vessel shall not be indemnified for the passage of the per son whom he had improperly brought with him. The Commander of the French squadron at Cadiz has in formed the Governor of that city, by a letter of 13th December, that his Majesty's frigate the Amazon, under his command, having received orders to go to Mahon to convey several Spanish ships, which had performed quarantine there, eight of those ships had sailed from that port, of which one went to Alicant, one with recruits to Carthagena, two from the Havannah to Malaga, and four to Cadiz. The value of the convoy exceeds three millions. Their Majesties and the Royal Family, with their illustrious guests, Prince Maximilian and Princess Amelia of Saxony, went on the 27th to visit the Royal Museum of Natural His. tory, in the street Alcala, where they were received by D. Francis Zea Bermudez, Chief Secretary of State, who is at the head of the Royal establishment. The professors of Mineralogy and Zoology drew the attention of the august visitors to the most remarkable among the innumerable curio sities in the Museum. They particularly admired a specimen of Gold and another of Platina, much larger than any other in Europe ; a vast collection 4:;f exquisite marbles from the several provinces of Spain, and above all the enormous skeleton of the Megaterium, the only known specimen in the world. Last night we received Brussels Papers to Monday. The following is au extract BRUSSELS, JAN. 8. Yesterday there passed through this city a British Cabinet Messenger, sent from Vienna by Mr. Stratford• Canning with dispatches, said to be important, for the English Cabinet. The Second Chamber of the States General after four Sit tings, employed in discussing the project of law for some changes in the Tariff of Customs, adopted it yesterday by a majority of 72 to 23. In these debates the distress of agricul ture was frequently mentioned, and several members expressed a wish for measures of reprisal against the French commerce. While a subject of such interest to our country was debating with equal judgment and patriotism, M. de St. Cricq, Presi dent of the Board of Commerce and Colonies in France, pro posed to the Chamber of Deputies in its Sitting of Jan. 9, some changes in the Tariff of Customs. In the exposition of the grounds for this measure, we observe following phrase :—" The best commercial legislation is that which most effectually pro tects the agriculture and the manufactures of the country, and this protection ought to go so far as to insure to them in the home market a great preference above foreign agriculture and manufactures. het uS, however, not forget that foreign com merce is also a mean of acquiring riches, that exchanges are the aliment of it, and that we must provide that exchanges may be made on reasonable terms."- NEW BRAZILIAN LOAN.—The small amount of this new Loan has attracted the public atten tion, owing to the Brazilian Government having no debt but the loan of one million last con tracted for. 'Ye understand the list is already filled, and that the applications at N. AL ROTHSCHILD'S Office this morning for subscrip- tions to the above Loan amounted to nearly four times the sum contracted for. The Metropolis is expected to be extremely full in the course of a few days, as several Peers and Members of the House of Commons are al ready arrived in town, previously to the meeting of Parliament, which it is expected his MAJESTY will open in person. Yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, the Duke of YORK held a levee, as Commander in Chief, at his office in the Horse Guards, which was attend ed by between forty and fifty Military Officers. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER came to town yesterday morning from Beckenham. A Board of the Lords of the Treasury was held at the Treasury Chambers yesterday. CALLINoTON.—The influence in this Borough has, for many years, been managed and directed by Mr—Tucxv.n. There is no truth, in a recent remark, that Mr. POINTE is connected with it, otherwise than that Lord CLINTON married Mr. Potwrz7s daughter. %LICE OF STOCKS THIS , lk Stock 22914 t Cent. Red. 04A1 treent. Cons. 9 :q4i >tv Cant — to R e d lOl 100 *.c ant. f Dissd ( New 105 iii th hong Ann.22415-16th 23 1 , . 3 per,Cents• _ ja Stock 2Bl,Pi to Ron& ... 935. ,100 s. 08s. MI Sett Stock 1054 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Old Annuities 94i New Ditto shut Ex. Bills 10001. 2d. 59 60 Ditto 5B 60 Ditto 5091. ' 7 24. —... 59 CO Ditto lid. 5B 61 Ditto Small:— 3d....... 59 60 Ditto lid. 5B 61 Ditto Advertised Bank for Act. India for Acct. Cons. for Account 515 f ii Pluicrs OF FOREIGN Ft 4 trizan Bds, 5 per et — tzilian Scrip...l7 15i 16 pr. enos A yres Bds 94AI Bds, 6 per et ..• 118 ltbubian Bds.Operct. 93k • do. 1824 96 per cent.... 101 - 102 *1 lids 57 56i 57 4Eiranißdb 79/if 9.} ftPoiltan, 5 per cent. 91i 2 Scrip NDS, AT ONE O'CLOCIL. Peruvian Bonds B2 Portuguese Bonds ... 89i 901 Scrip Prussian,l,s per ct. ...... Ditto New Russia'', New, 5 per et 984 Spanish 1821, 5 per ct. 211 201 1823, ditto French Renter IO3A Exchange ... —1 —c.. Scrip ", PrITCES OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK livsca Fire and Life Assurance Company Ditto, M ar i ne D epartment 130 140 100 110 100 ,gluZlexican Min in g Company lima Iron and Coal Alining C0mp...... lailian Mining Company . 40 40 41 36 40 26 29 pm. lombian Mi n i ng C ompany 62 50 55 40 betnian Mining Company . 7} 7 0 pm. pm. o de l a Pl ata Mining Company lited 'M ex i can Mi ning Company . llO minental Gas Company ovincial Portable Gast Company . 2 pm. nuitigham and Liverpool Railway 'ndon and Birmingham Railivay Company lii pm. Won and B r i s t o l R a il way C ompany. .l pm. utralian Company .274. Inuits Comp an y 24 25 20 imitable Loan Bank Company ' . • ' 4ii 5 uleral Steam Navigation Company in 8 10 pm. *4 'Fiabery Company FOREIGN lil AILS. ..kuutyuy. DuE. Chaernsey and Jeoey Gottenburgh Ilarnburgh - America . Kill R 111 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW . mint, , 4 ming, 39 minutes after 8.1 livening, 15 minutes after 9. Tii 14 1 lk; UN K T . S iALX3I QUIN DICLUE lALSUU AURILIT LONDON, !EDNESI)AY EVENING, JAN. 12, 1825 HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. The workmen are busily engaged in both Houses of Parliament, making preparations for the meeting of the latter on Thursday, Feb. 3. The chief of the usual works are, the putting down of new matting, cleansing the seats, re burnishing the chandeliers, &c. Heretofore there was generally more to be done, and more activity deSplayed in the House of Commons than in that of the Lords. The contrary, however, is at present the case. The House of Lords is now the scene of unusual bustle, owing to considerable portions of the buildings, heretofore used as Lords' COmmittee-rooms, &c. having been pulled' down, in furtherance of the contemplated and extensive improvements 'bout the Upper House. The old lobby, thq rooms overit, the communication with the conference gallery, &c. have all been pulled down ; the former site of those buildings is a ruin, though not a very splendid one. It is occupied with scaf folding. The workmen are now actively engaged in preparing temporary Committee-rooms for the Lords. To accomplish such object, many'of those rooms which, with their pigmy windows, front Palace-yard, and are now occupied by officers of the House, and set aparteor Lord Shaftesbury, thethairm an of the Commit tees, Mr. Birch, Deputy Clerk, &e. are undergoing alteration, two and: three rooms being thrown into one. Such is the case with several of the rooms, and these alterations are to he com pleted this month. The housekeepers and other officers are in constant attendance, aiding and superintending the progress of the works.—The new offices for the Lords' Clerks, built in Cotton-garden, were to have been occupied by the re-assem bling of Parliament, but that cannot now be done. One of the earliest proceeding of the House of Lords will be to ap point a Committee for the better modelling of the forms of the business connected with their 'Lordships' House. There will be daily votes printed by order of their Lordships, similar to those of the Commons; the plan was tried at tire latter end of last Session, and answered very satisfactorily'. H eretofore, there were manuscript notices sent round to the Lords. BOARD OF TRADE. The new building adjoining to the Treasury to be occupied as offices of the Board of Trade, as far as the bricklayers and stone-masons are concerned, is now nearly completed.- It has been some time covered in, anti the front is almost perfected; and as the upper scaeolding is partly removed, the building be gins to be better seen ;. but as it is still surrounded with high fences, lower than the first floor cannot be viewed by per sons passing along Whitehall. The building is stated to be an exact copy of a memorable specimen of architecture in Rome. In front of this new builaing there are seven columns of the Corinthian order, with caps, &c.; and the other stone works are all in accordance with and in due proportion to those pillars. The building, however, seems low ; to be sure the fencings are still round it; but if the basement story had been raised a foot or two, the view of the building would have been ' more imposing and effective. As a specimen of building, de coratat according to ece Corinthian order, it is held to be very fine. SPORTING. CUPAR GOLD CUP, 1824. DECISION' Or THE JOCKEY CLUB. NEWMARKET., DEC. 11.—It is the opinion of the Stewards of the Jockey Club, that Ledstone having been adjudged by them in the case submitted to them, to be the winner of the Montrose Cup, ought unquestionably to have carried 31b. extra for the Cupar Cup, according to the articles for that Cup. And that not having the 31b. extra imposed by the Cupar ar ticles, as the winnerof a cup, he is not entitled to the cup Or cu ps. A GRAND LEAPING MATCH Took place yesterday morning, between Daniel Gosling, Esq. of Cambtidge, and Mr. J. Osborn, of Upper Montague-street, Montagu square, in his Commission-yard, which was decided greatly in favour of the latter. Mr. J. Osborne was mounted on his chesnut clips horse Lapwing, and D. Gosling, Esq. on his favourite bay horse Tallio. The chesnut horse, Lapwing, jumped six inches higher than Tallio. The match was for 100 sovereigns. Monday his Majesty's staghounds met at the Golden Ball near Bracknell, where a deer was turned out, and after an hour and three-quarters swift running, was taken near Beaconsfield. DRATH OF DR. LINDSAY, BISHOP OF K I I.DAItE. On Thursday last, we regret to announce, this venerable Pre late paid the debt of nature, at his Lordship's Episcopal resi dence, Glasnevin. His Lordship was consecrated in 1804. He was the brother of the Scotch Earl of BALCARRAS, and brotier in,law to the Earl of HAILDWICKE. was Dean of Christ Church, and was translated from the See of Killulbe, to which he had been elevated in 1803.—( Dublin Even. Post. ) Miss FOOTS, as we have mentioned, is soon to resume her station at Covent-Garden, for the completion of her former engagement, not, as stated, on a new one. We do not believe that Letitia Hardy, in The Belle's Stratagem, is to be her first character, as it requires a degree of ease and sprightliness by no means analogous to what must naturally be the state of her feelings, after all that has been promulgated. At all events, she is sure of the liberal sympathy and protection of a British audience. OussTus is the name of a new Tragedy forthcoming at Covent-Garden Theatre, of the success of which the Managers entertain san guine hopes. Mr. C. K EMBLE and Mrs. BART LEY are to sustain the chief characters. Th. fine Tragedy of The Fatal Dowry is de ferred on account of the sudden and alarming indisposition of Mr. MActlEAny. He was better last night, but it is deemed necessary that he should try n change of air, and he is not likely to be permitted by his medical advisers to return to his professional duties for at least six weeks. We hear that that able Judge and excellent man, Lord G LENLEE, has some intention of resign ing his situation as one of the Lords of the Session. Lord GLENLEE is now at an advanced period of life, and has discharged the duties of his high of fice in a manner that will make his resignation a subject of regret of the whole country..---(Glos gaze Free Press.) The Devonshire General Committee of Noble men and Gentlemen, for the Relief of the Suf ferers by the late storms on their coast, have lion mired their countryman, the composer of the mu sic of St. George and the Dragon, by accepting his handsome gratuitous offer of a thousand co pies on behalf of that benevolent Fund. The LATE MURDER AT Witannost.—On Mon day evening last, a Gentleman arrived in Lon don, after passing through Aylesbury, and wait ed on Lynn's mother. his business in town was principally far the purpose of consulting Hogg's friends respecting his interment ; he had left Buckinghamshire before Hogg's brothers (who are twins) arrived, and in fact he was not aware they had left London. Lynn, we are informed, labours under a temporary delirium ; but he is in a more tranquil state than on Sunday. He con tinually, on Sunday night and Monday morning, called for his mother, and seemed anxious to see her. On this being communicated to her, she expedited her departure from London some hours. AWFUL INSTANCE OT SUDDEN DEATlL—Yes terday morning, a lady named ROBINSON, resid ing in Tottenham-Court-road, was found a corpse in her apartment. She had the night previously passed the evening in good spirits, and, on part ing with her friends, bid them " Good night," and appeared as usual in her health, and in the morning not making her appearance at her pro per time, some fear was entertained, and on in quiry she was discovered a lifeless corpse. The body lies for the Itiqum. per , ~ ( „ w r, , ,o, , i..,„ o ( ' ''''''' !..:)°: ''' :: 40' 7' N * : ..; I N . i , • , ..;:?... ,A.,,, i i•-•• zr -- 1 , - ..,...... _ , ( • ... - i FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Marquis of Conyngham, at his house in Hamilton-place, from Windsor Lodge; Lord Hervey, from his father's (the Earl of Bristol) seat, Ickworth Park, Suffolk ; Emily Mar chioness of Londonderry, at her seat, North Cray, Kent, from a visit to the Marchioness of Hertford, at Hastings, Sussex Sir W. Knighton, Bart. from Windsor • Lodge ; the Earl and Countess Stanhope, at their seat in Kent, from Brighton ; Mr. and Mrs. Luttrell, at their house in Grafton-street, from their seat m Surrey ; E. Protherne, Esq. at Nerot's Hotel, Clifford street ; J. Blackman, Esq. at ditto ; Mrs. and the Misses Longhorn, at ditto; Blrs. and Miss Gilchrist, at ditto. CuAxoEs.—Earl Gower, for his father's (the Marquis of Stafford's) seat, in Sussex; Lord Rivers, for his seat, Hare Park, Newmarket ; Hon. Colonel Howard, M.P.',for his seat, Asbstead Park, Surrey ; Major and Airs. Lewis, for Brighton ; the Marquis of Titchfield, for his father's (the Duke of Port land's), Welbeck, Notts, *din a tour; Mr. and Mrs. Mayhew, from. the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, for their seat in Nor folk ; J. Stratford, Esq 7, from ditto, for Oxford '• , Mr. and Mrs. Vincent, from Long's Hotel, Bond-street, for Bath ; W. Walton, Esq., from ditto, for Cambridge; Captain Robinson, from ditto, for Brighton ; C. Gurney, Esq., from ditto for do. ARRIVALS AT CIIELTENHA3L—Lord Lisburne, the Ba roness Nolekens, Rev. Dr. Steele, Gen. and Mrs. o'Laghlin, Capt. Brett, Rev. Dr. Moore, lion. Vesey Knox, Lieut.-Col. Hendewre,. Admiral and Mrs. Young, Captain W. Duken field, Captain Brett, Mr. and Mrs Arthur and family, and A. Stoughton. FESTIVITIES AT BROADLANDS.—Lord Palmerston left town yesterday for his beautiful seat in Hampshire, for the purpose of receiving the Duke of York, and many of the leading Nobility and Gentry. The sports of the field will occupy attention in the morning, and sumptuous banquets in the evening. The series of entertainments will last about ten days. THE FASIIIONAE LE SEASON.—The movements in fashion able life, .we have reason to expect, will commence this year much sooner than they did the last • led off by the Mar chioness Dowager of Salisbury and the Duke of Devonshire. The Marchioness of Londonderry will open her new rooms in Park-lane early in March. Count Lieven gave his first diplomatic dinner on Sunday last at Ashburnham House. The display was on the same style of costly magnificence which has so long distinguished the re presentative of the Imperial Alexander. The Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Hertford, Lord Cholmondeley, and the Right Hon. C. Arbuthnot, are spend ing the first days of 1825 with the Earl of Westmorland, at his domain at Apthorp, near Stamford. The Master of the Ceremonies' Ball, at the Dolphin lnn, Southampton, on Tuesday se'nnight, was most numerously and genteely attended. About 320 of the most distinguished ! persons of the neighbourhood were present. Dancing com menced about ten o'clock, and continued with spirit till five in the morning. Among the company were particularly noticed the Marchioness of Clanrickarde and her daughter ; Miss King ston; Sir George and Lady Hewett; Lady Illanhey ; Lady Arundel ; Sir Joseph Yorke, M.P. ; Major-General Hall ; General Macleod ; Owen Wynne, Esq. ALP. and daughters; Admiral Otway ; Admiral Scott ; Hulton, Esq. and Lady ; F. L. Beckford ' Esq. ; Mrs. and Miss Fitzhugh ; A. R. Dot tin, Esq. and Lady ; James Ede, Esq. ; Mrs. George Ede ; R. Shedden, Esq. &c. Among the on (fits is, that P. Dickson, Esq. M. C. at South empton, will shortly resign his office, and a gallant Colonel is named as his probable successor. Broadilands, the seat of Lord Viscount Palmerston has been full of company, and the amusements are likely to be resumed on the return of the Noble Lord from Bath. DINNER TO SIR JAMES M ACKINTOSH.--Tt iS intended on the part of the Whigs of Glasgow, to invite Sir James Mackin tosh to a public dinner in the month of April, when he is to be here at the installation of Mr. Brougham as Lord Rector of the University. A public dinner is in the course of the same month, as we formerly stated, to be given to Mr. Brougham in Edin burgh ; and thus the two chief cities in Scotland will afford, about one and the same time, the gratifying spectacle of paying a tribnte of respect to two ofi the most entinent statesmen of modern times. Sir James was invited to a public dinner here at the time of his Installation as Lord Rector, but this invita tion he, from circumstances, was under the necessity of declin ing..—( Glasgow Free Press.) A General Meeting of the SOCISTY for the RELIEF of the DEAF and Main was held on the 10th inst. NVILLIAM NOTTIDGE, Esq. Treasurer, in the Chair, when the usual business of the Meeting was gone through, and the Annual Officers elected. The Sub-Treasurer then read the Statement of the Receipts and Payments for the last year, and then the Meeting proceeded to elect Twenty-two Children from a List of Sixty Candidates. After which, the cordial Thanks of the General Meeting were presented to WM. NOTTIDGE, Esq. the worthy an( active Treasurer, for the great attention andimportant services he has uniformly given to the affairs of the Charity, and for his impartial conduct in the Chair this day. When the numbers polled for each Candidate were as:, certained the following Twenty-two were certified as duly elected : Francis Turney - - 3588 William L. Lmigland - 3588 William Barnes - 3581 Mary Phillips . William Lloyd Charles Martill William Cordy Sophia Crook - Elizabeth Tobin James Faithfull Joseph Norbury Thomas Fidler James Harris Thomas Gadsden - 3573 - 3569 - 3568 - 2820 - 2152 - 2106 - 2086 - 2060 - 1942 - 1604 - 1294 Richard Westley Robert Helene - - 3581 - 3580 Joseph Field 3580 John Hall . - 3578 Abraham Gentleman - 3575 Mary Ann Perry - 3574 Elizabeth Pa►on - 3574 Elizabeth Pilgrim - 3574 The Isle of Wight Philosophical Society held their Monthly Meeting on Tuesday se'nnight. An important discovery of more of the remains of the large Fossil Elephant having been made by Mr. JOHN SMITH, in the brick earth at his yard, at Shide, the same were presented in his name to the Society, by the Curator of the Museum, who explained the nature of these valuable relics and the deluvial bed in which they were found. The remains were two large molar teeth of the great fossil elephant, and fragments of the jaw, in which, when first discovered, they were placed in their natural posi tion.—A vote of thanks to Mr. Smith was unanimously passed for his great care and attention in searching after and preserving those valuable remains for the use of the Society. Some coins were presented by Joseph Kirkpatrick, Esq. which were found in his garden.—The Lecture was delivered by Mr. Abraham Clarke—the subject Geology. The Lecturer gave a history of the progress of the science—a short analysis of the Wernerian and Huttonian Theories—described the Geology of England generally, and the stratification of the Isle of Wight in parti eular, explaining many of the phenomena connected with the subject. The Lecture was illustrated by appropriate drawings and sections, painted in an accurate and pleasing manner by Mr. Dashwood, jun. of Newport. Colonel 13cnKELE - y;who a short time since se verely fractured his kneecap while hunting, is recovering from the effects of the accident ; but is still confined to his apartment. The Right lion. Lord GWYDYR'S collection of rents took place a few days ago, when his Lord ship gave a return of more than twenty per cent. The late Dr. Alec MULLEN, R. C. Bishop of Down and Connor, out of one thousand pounds, which he died possessed of, bequeathed the sum of 501. to the poor of the parish of Down indiscri minately; and a further sum of 501. to promote education in that parish. And he also bequeathed 20/. to the poor of the parish of Loughin Island, and, to assist education in the said parish, a fur ther sum of 601. At the storming of Mendydroog, in the East Indies, while all were waiting in silence for the signal to advance, one of the - soldiers whispered something about a mine. " To be sure there is," said General MEADOWS, " but it is a mine of gold." This answer produced the proper effect. MEIICANTME !TN N G. DEAL, JAN. N.W. light .breezes.—Passed through the Lady Campbell for India. Sailed the Kains transport for Woolwich. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 1 1.—Wind N.—Arrived from the Downs the Lady Campbell, Irvine, for India. Sailed the hard Suffield, Dipnall, for Madras, and the Stella, Simpson, for Newcastle. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 10.—Wind W.N.W. and variable.— Sailed the Providence, Cawley, for Sierra Leone. • FALMOUTH, JAN. 10.—Willd N.E. light Breeze.--Sailed his Majesty's ships Thetis, Orestes, Pylades, Champion, Jasper,, and Carnelian, on an experimental cruize. Conic, JAN. B.—Arrived the Three Sisters, Pullock, from Trinidad ; Brougham, Bell, from St. John's, N. B. ; and the Jackson, Hawe, from Newfoundland. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 10.—The Alexon, from New Bruns- wick, was got off' on Saturday; and is now in the Brunswick Dock Bason. The cargo of the Leeds . , bound to New York, will prove to be very generally wet. ABERDEEN, JAN. B.—On the 4th inst. the Pursuit, Lein,- ster, arrived here from Lerwick, with `..°,2 of the crew of the Dundee, of London, from Davis Straits, she being in such a leaky state as to be unfit for sea until repaired in the spring. The Ebor, Barriman, from Petersburgh to London, has put into the Humber leaky, and part of her cargo thrown overboard; Yesterday the dispatches for Bengal and China, by the ship Hythe, were closed at the East India House, and delivered to the Purser of that ship. Two ships have been lately built in Sir Robert Wigram's yard for the Colombian pearl fishery, with diving bells, and' are nearly equipped. One is shortly expected to be launched, and•the other also in the course of a few weeks, and will pro coed to commence the pearl fishery. CORN EXCIIANGE, JAN'. 12. There are - good arrivals of most kinds of Corn this week, and but a thin attendance of buyers at market. Wheat finds a heavy sale at the prices of Monday. Barley is also very (lull, and hardly maintains last quotations. Beans and Pease meet very few buyers at Monday's prices. Oats are more abundant than of late, and this article sells heavily at Mon day's quotations. The Flour trade at present is very dull. • Analvats.—English Wheat 5,500, Barley 12,200, Oats 11,600; Irish Wheat 300, Oats 100 qrs.; Flour 14,200 sacks. THE NEW LONDON BRIDGE.—In consequence. of the number of men necessarily employed in driving the piles of the above bridge, the Contractors, a few days since, resolved, in order to reduce the expences of the under taking, to erect a machine similar to the celebrated tread mill, and by which two men are enabled to raise a massivepiece ' of iron, called a monkey, weighing no less than 13cwt. ; and which is afterwards let fall upon the piles, in order to drive them into the bed of the river. By this contrivance a very great saving of labour is effected, two men being enabled to do the work of four. It has, however, completely disappointed the expectations of the projectors of it, the legs of the work. • men being severely injured by the re-action of the wheel of the mill, when the monkey is detached from the pulley. Yesterday morning several of the men were so severely injured by the wheel striking against their legs, as to he unable to continue. their work, and were ultimately conveyed to the Hospital; in consequence of which the Directors have resolved to dis continue the use of the machine altogether. Among the sand dug up from the bed attic river, a great number of very ancient silver and copper coins have been fbund, a quantity of which are now in the possession of AIL Clifford, the landlord of the Wa. terman's Arnie, near the Southwark side of London Bridge, and whose house is daily filled with company to witness the progress of the workmen in the erection of the new bridge. DREADFUL CATASTROPIIE.—On Monday morn ing, between nine and ten o'clock, the greatest confusion pro vailed, in consequence of the inhabitants in the immediate neighbourhood of Mr. Major Rhode's sugar-house, in II ooper‘i square, Rosemary-lane, \Vhitechapel, experiencing a most , Revere shock, as if caused by an earthquake. It was soon found that the shock was produced by the explosion of a quota tity of hydrogen gas, or foul air, that was confined in one of the steam boilers on Mr. Rhode's premises,in consequence of a ed candle being introduced at the top,and that a young man nam ed Wm. Madon had been blown almost to atoms. Information or the unfortunate circumstance was instantly sent to Mr. Unwin, the Coroner, and an Inquest was held on the same evening on the body, at the White Hart, Hooper's-square, when the testi mony of the following witnesses was taken by the Coroner 4 -- Jas. M'Murdoch, an engineer employed at Mr. Rhode's sugar house, deposed that on Monday morning, between nine and ten o'clock, the deceased and another man, employed in the refineiy, were ordered to clean out an extensive tank or steam boiler which had been emptied out on Saturday. The deceased, while preparing to enter the boiler by the man hole, or opening on the top, held a lighted candle in his hand, and in conse— quence of a quantity of hydrogen gas being confined in the boiler, it ignited by the introduction of the candle, and in att• instant the whole exploded, and the deceased was blown up a height of at least 80 feet, and fell lifeless to the ground. Smell was the violence of the explosion, that had the boiler been in side the building, the whole would have inevitably been I•educed to ruins, but it was fixed in the yard. Witness never recollect ed an accident of this kind happening before, though the boilers were cleaned out every month. There was some water remained in the boiler at the time, but it did not seem to be ' _ _ impregnated. Edward Gauch, a labourer in the sugar-house, deposed, that being directed to assist the deceased in cleaning out the boiler or tank, he went with him for that purpose; and ' when they had unscrewed the lid or cover of the man-hole, or place that admits persons into it, witness was called away to. another part of the premises, and while crossing the yard he heard a dreadful explosion, and on turning round he. saw the deceased whirling in the air at the height of at least 80 feet. On • recovering the shock, he hastened to the spot, and found tire deceased about five yards from where he had been blown, quite dead. When witness left him (the deceased) he was pro paring to enter the boiler, and had a lighted candle in his hand. The boiler, which is made of cast iron, is about twenty feet long, ten deep, and the opening at the top i 9 about time feet by two. Witness did not think that there was any blame • ' attributable to any person ; it was purely accidental. Witness had often cleared out the same boiler himself, and would M all probability have shared the same fate as the untOrtunate deceased, had he not been called away the moment before. Mr. Rhode attended the inquest, and expressed a wish that, the witnesses might be strictly interrogated by the Coroner and Jury, that the fullest and most satisfactory account of the unfortunate occurrence might be elicited from them. For his own part, he thought that the accumulation of gas or foul air which occasioned the explosion was produced by the impreg nated state of the water that remained in the boiler. One of the Jury said he hoped that more precaution would be used for the future. Mr. Rhode replied, that it was impossible to he more particular than be in general was ; and so anxious was he to ascertain the real cause of the explosion, that he intend ed consulting an eminent chymist on the subject. The Co. roner remarked, that however unaccountable it might be, that. an explosion should take place at one time and not at another, there did not appear that there was the least blame attributable• to any person belonging to the establishment: he therefore., thought it was a case of mere accident. The Jury were of the same opinion, and returned their verdict accordingly. The de ceased was a single man, and about 22 years of age. QUEEN-SQUARE.—Th;s day Riley Bateman, a young man, describing himself as a grass and rod cutter, was brought up by Maybank, one of the constables at Chelsea, charged with robbery. The prosecutrix, 31artha Pearsall, of No. 4, Ellis-street, Sloane-street, deposed that the prisoner came im-o her shop, and asked for change of a half-crown, which she' said she had not got, he then left the house, and witness went into her parlour. In a few minutes, however, on looking round, she saw the prisoner leaning over her counter with his hand in the till, he instantly made his escape, and took a box with him containg about five shillings in copper, the cry of stop thief being rised, .111 aybank went in pursuit of him, and, about 150 yards distance, he caught the prisoner with the box in his hand, and he was deliberately putting the money in his waistcoat pocket. The prisoner, in his defence, said, he did not steal the box, but had picked it up in the street. He was fully committed for trial. ST. ANnnvw's.—ln consequence of the violent gale on 'Wednesday se'nnight, the west gable of the new Epis. copal Church, which was in an untinish'd state, was thrown down. MV SUICIDE.—An elderly lady named YATI'S, who resided in Charlotte-street, Sommer's Town, anA who had been in an ill state of health for some time past, put a period to her existence at her residence in the above street. It appears that she was left alone in her apartment when she embraced the opportunity, and, with allay, in flicted a wound on her person which ended fa tally, and soon afterwards she w as found welte r .. ing in her blood and quite de ad. A Jur y return ed a verdict of " Temporary Derangement" last evening.