The Sun. — London, England, 1825-12-14 00:00:00

il it w as suggested. that it would be prudent to re 4aest th e interference of Ministers with the Bank ‘ ll Fl:ngland. I f What we have heard on this subject be cor -441 a more crude and hopeless proposition could sc arcely have been made. It is a known principle of the Bank of Eng " to discourage speculation, and on that Br ° ll rid their issues have been restrained, or di minished, i n a ll cases where great pecuniary f Iteil ities might tend to advance prices to 44 unnatural height. The present crisis, (sa Y the movers of this Resolution) is not 44 at which an increase of prices could 1 3 he, anticipated from the increase of the 4410 alit of Bank notes now in circulation, the Rank might, therefore, issue an additional 14 '7llllions, which would effectually restore the i t iailibri um o f t h e M one y Market. If the Bank, l .iiht ead of limiting their discounts to a prescribed 141 , should discount on their judgment of the I) , t f" offered, but without the usual limitation , to additional s i x m illions might be issued ream the public through that medium, and e ttYairi in circulation until it could be safely liith drawn. S u ch we have hoard was the Mg' hut to it two, _insuperable objections pre sent t hemselves—the utter improbability of obtain : t he acqui e scence of the Bank, at a period 4 : 811 ° 1 doubt and suspicion, to risk an ad- If - keel six millions on mere personal security th • next, the probability that, by so glut tin g 4 Mark e t w i t h bank-notes, a demand for gold 1, °i lk' be the natural consequence. , h at specie has been drawn from the Bank in gre e quantities, is beyond doubt—every Country ati ker has provided a Stock proportioned t o L r egources. Hitherto the public at large have Z nifested no d es i re to posse ss gold beyond ill . '" is requi s it e f or circulation, but a large fe ase of B an k P a per would, as we think, i f vitabiy b e f o ll owe d—by a demand for 43 The rates of Exchange are not such to render the export of gold profitable tint if a desi re t o p ossess go ld he once evinced, it tw ght be impos s ible to meet the full extent of de til44(l by the Public. But the Bank have already to k e n decisive ground—the Bank has decided the "esti egt of the present value of money, by an -ing yesterday, the advance of Interest on their r oiscounts, from four to five per Cent. ! h is decisive step is a complete and positive 4.ut atinn of the principle on which Ministers have It N et "' When the conversion of the old fives into y L ' ic k bearini, only four per Cent. Interest %ra Prop osed, IV a3 arrived, it was argued, that the' period in which an' interest of four, Was More th an equal . to five during the war, `"--11 le g or mutton at 4d. and every species of gricultur a l produce in roportion! From thefivcs, m p Minister boldly adventured on the fours, and 1 7 siti d doubtl ess h ave attac k e d th e threes, but 4 .t the delirium of confident expectation was ;Isnstr ated by—the bursting of the bubble. The : t nded i nterest were accommodated by the Bank 4 P er Cent. on mortgage—but will that rate Of . inte rest be conti nue d ? C omm on justice for blds it--the reduction of interest was grounded l " the they l ow pr i ce of agricultural produce — o t the leg of mutton has risen from 4d., and has 4 g been gd., and the annuitants, whose incomes 4 :..!e, been re d uce d fi ve to four, are le f t w i t h a di inisbedincome and enereasedprice of every ne -- - esitt ki . tru Y)—with the single exception of salt. We t o :i t and Lope, that while the Bank are adding oU Ilen on commerce, the rate of interest 40rtgage may not be overlooked. lIALF.PAST TWO O'CLOCK. C II 7 B° IS for a ccoun t are now 8 to b. educed —money, 77. The Market looks downwards. The Bank l lltint les to t a k e E xc h equer Bill s o us of the larket. QUARTER AFTER THREE. •I'llere is a severe run on Messrs. MASTERMAN ar i d but the demands are hitherto all met. S i th e Buenos Ayres mail, which arrived this 41°41i ng, has brought us the Argus from the Bth of SePtember to the 10th October inclusive. Its "tents are highly interesting, and refer to the i ill is d urrections w hi ch our last accounts i n f orme d us dis co br eken out i n t h e P rov i nce o f S an J uan . A , 4 ssiott on a project of law for the establish vint't of religi ous to l erat i on i n t h e U n i te d Pro -131,4cri" de la Pl ata , an d th e war i n th e ti o ;:" 4 Orient a l. I n addition, we have a declara. U of th e independence of the Provinces of PPer Peru. vinWith reference to the insurrection in the pro at C. is " of San J uan, it appears that the force sent irigat (l t th e rebels from Mendoza had succeeded I, 4na eliverin g t h e town of San Juan from the t r 4" °f the i nsurg e nts, but at the same t i me seems far from restored. ad l e War i n t h e Banda Oriental has h i therto 700 ed all in favour of the insurgents. A body men, of the Imperial forces under General Lhe"ftiato G ONZALES J ARDIN, was d e f ea t e d on M orning of the 24th September, by the in . surgent forces undo General RIBER A, on the Rio Negro. The u ho!e bank of the Uruguay Ava , thus set free, and General • Rruttta. W2S endeavouring to effect a junction with Ge neral LAVA LLEJA, hr order to oppose Ge neral . VENTins, who had left Monte - Video with 1,060 cavalry. The question of religiou • toleration, it seems, gave rise to much discussion in the Chambers, but was carried with the simple restriction, that before places of public woi'sliip shall he erected the intention shall be notified to the Government. The folloWing are ex tracts : BUENOS AYRES. (From the Argo:, No. 188, September 17.). SALTA.—This province, notwithstanding its good adminis tration and the enlightened principles which govern it, has not been able to preserve its whole territory from the disorders which a band of seditious men, without virtues, endeavour to excite in Upper Peru—men whose ignorance does not see the evils they occasion, or who,• from wickedness, take pleasure in causing them. .They have induced the Municipality (Cahildo) of Tarija to assume extraordinary powers to dismemberthat dis trict from the province of Salta, and incorporate it with Upper Peru. We know that the Governor of that province sent in formation of this event to the Chamber of Representatives, [Annexed are, 1., a letter from the Municipality of Tarija to Senor Juan Antonio Alvarez de Annales, Captain-General of the Provinces of Rio de la Plata, announcing the incorporation of that district with Upper Peru ; and, 11., a resolution or law passed by the Chamber of Representatives iu Salta, Aug. 12, declaring that the Chamber does not recognize the determina tion of the Municipality of Tarija as legal.] SAN JUAN.—Our correspondent in the province of Men doza informs us, that on the Ist and 2d of this month a strong division marched from that city, composed of infantry, cavalry, and four pieces of cannon, under the command of officers of reputation, to restore by force, if other means fail ; the domi nion of the laws, which the factious at San Juan have wickedly overthrown. The expedition was accompanied by the Gover nor Senor Carril, and the other inhabitants who had emigrated. According to all the accounts we have received, there was every reason to hope that order would shortly be restored. No. 190; 24th September, contains the Declaration of Inde pendence of the Provinces of Upper Peru, dated 6th August, 1825. Sax JUAN.—A Bulletin, published by the Government of Mendoza, dated from the field of battle, near Posito, 9th Sep tember, which gives an account of the entire defeat of a body of six hundred men, whom the factitious had assembled, with little or no loss to the division sent froin Mendoza.. 'No. 192, Oct. 10.—San Juan and 11Landora. The details of the action fought near San Juan are not known, but a bulletin, dated from San Juan, 11th September. signed by the Commander of the division, says-e-" The town of San Juan is entirely delivered from the anarchists who op pressed it." BUENOS AYltEa.—ln the sitting of the_Chamber of Repre sentatives on 26th September, the question of the freedom of religious worship was brought before the Assembly. The re port of the Committee on the ploject of law was first read. This project of lsw consisted originally of only one article to the following effect :—" The right of every individual to wor " ship the Deity according to his own conscience is inviolable " in the territory of the province."--The Committee, stating at great length the reasons in favour of the law, propose the addition of the following : OCT. 2.—" The temples, chapels, and cemeteries, which in the exercise of this right each religious profession shall desire to establish in this State, shall be erected with the previous knowledge of the Government." (The debate was continued in the sitting of the 28th Sept., and no account of the conclusion of it yet appears in these Papers.) BANDA ORIENTAL.—On the 22d September, Lieut.-Col. D. Manuel Oribi informed General Lavalleja that the enemy was preparing to march out in two divisions, one under Ventus Manuel, of 800 cavalry and 400 infantry, and the other of 1,500 men under Gem Lecor. It appears from official communications,. that on the 24th September, at day break. D. Fructuoso Ribera, with 250 men, took the Rhicon de las Gallinas where the enemy had a con siderable number of horses with a small guard which was put to the sword, except those who escaped on hoard the ships of war. At 8 o'clock all the horses were in our power, and at the same hour news was brought that the Im perial Colonial Geronimo Gonzales Jardin was advancing with at least 700 men. General Ribera, collecting all his men, waited for the enemy half a league from the Rio Negro. The mo►xent they appeared they were attacked and completely routed, and pursued above 4 leagues. They left on the field more than 100 killed, including above sixteen officers, and Colonel Jose Luiz Mena Bareto,,and above 300 prisoners4he remainder of the enemy's forces fled into the -mountains, and many straglers were picked up till six in the morning of the 25th. Not above 100 men escaped on horseback. We took a considerable quantityof arms and ammunition. General Abreu.occupied Mercedes with 600 men, but without horses to undertake any thing. The whole bank of the Uru e quay is free to Alissiones. General Ribera was to join Gene ral Lavalleja, the Commander-in--Chief, in four days, and oppose any operations of General Venters Manuel, who had lert Monte Video with 1,000 cavalry. The Paris Papers of Monday, received this day, contain but little intelligence worthy of notice. The distress which prevails in our Money Market does not appear to have reached the French capital. The Journals are entirely silent on the point. The French funds on Mon day at three o'clock stood as follows: For the end of the month, 5 per Cents. -05 f. Or. 3 per Cents. -61 f. 75c. which shows a decline since our last accounts from France. The following are extracts : COLOGNE, DEC. 3. This day titre Rhine was 20 feet 6 inches high, and it con tinued to increase with so much rapidity that it was feared the bridge would not be accessable to-morraw. The quays on the banks are entirely overflowed, but the merchandize deposited there was removed without any damage. PARIS DFC 12. Since the departure of the Grand Turco-Egyptian fleet, and its arrival on the coasts of the slorea, where it disembark ed since the sth of November some of the troops it had on board, it has been generally believed that Ibrahim Pacha is about to make a new attack upon Napoli de Romania. It is also believed that a pertion of this expedition is destined against Missolonglii. It was on the 3d November that the Greek fleet sailed from Hydra. It was composed of 75 vessels and 35 fire.ships, and is directed towards Navarino, to attack the fleet of the Capitan Pacha, who landed both there and at Motion on the 4th and sth. Sir. Stratford Canning, English the Ambassador, is expected momentarily in Constantinople. It is known that he embark ed at Corfu, on board the Cambrian, to go to the Darda nelles. The Constitutionnel says this •morning that the Prussian Government has appointed agents to the New American Re publics. The only Prussian Agents in those States are Com mercial Agents, accredited from the Company of Elberfeld. They write from Barcelona, that the French gun boats La Grenade, La Bombe, L'Averne, and Le Salpetre, which were attached to the squadron at Catalonia,for the quarantine service are recalled to Toulon. The corvette Isis, commanded vice are recalled to Toulon. The corvette, Isis, commanded brig the Palinnurus, commanded by R. M. de Kerdraiu. The squadron is at present composed of the Palinurus, and the gal liots the Artisenne and the Fauvette. They write from the Havannah that Al. Laborde recently appointed to the command of the marine forces of the island in the room of Admiral Gaston, having learned that the Colom bians and the Mexicans projected ass expedition against the fort of San Juan d'Ulloa, left this port, uotwithstanditag the equinox, which is so terrible on these shores, and in 16 days re-victualled and reinforced the garrison, and put it in a state of defence. Last night's Gazette contains an extract of a letter from Captain COE, late senior officer cf our squadron in the East Indies, expressing the highest approbation of the skilful and gallant conduct of the British naval officers and seamen employed as auxiliaries to the corps under Sir ARCHIBALD CAAtruELL, in its invasion of the Burmese territory. Dispatches ware received yesterday at the Colonial Office, from Lieut.-General Sir JAMES KrsirT, G.C.B. and G.C.H., at Halifax. DtPARTURES FROM TOWN, &c, The Earl and . Cquntess of Jersey. for Middleton Park ; Wilbraham. Egerton, Es q. M.P. for Tattoo Park, Cheshire. From the British Hptel, Jenuyn-street—Mr. and Mrs. Ilawes, for Notts; Captain, .Ogle, for Dublin ; %V. Xawlivson, Esq.. for Brighton. From Kirkham 's Hotel, Lower Brook 7 street„-. Mr. and Mrs. Morris, for Paris. From Fladong's Hotel, Ox ford.street--- Termison,Esq. on a tour. From the Bruns wick Hotel, Jerinyn-street--Hfis Serene Highness the Rein ing Duke of Brunswick and suite, for Paris; Lord Mount cashel and 31r. Joy, for Ireind.; Mr. Saunders, for the isle of Wight. From Alivai-Cs IfoLel, Lower Brook-street—Sir Edward, Iklostyn, for Bicester. From Cook's Hotel, Al6e marle-streetMr. and Mrs. Wilson,. and Major Brook. 4,..e. 4- • , z(!:4 , 4 --- 41; 14. 1,. ~,,, ...._..t. , .• ~„: ' '''''.;)-,,,. ',:,>-• - 4.-?..4Z;.,:i5-fr-co: ,'.: -1 / 1 -- •, )1 / 4 %. :z`-. - -. •- .t.s , - ,:-,),' -,-- _e._N" c . , 1 it , i'. - - , - , 7 ,ic t ie. 4 ARRIVALS IN TOWN. The Duke of St. Alban's, from Betts . the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Rice Trevor, from stout:. At Cook's Hotell—Lord Vis count Bayning and .the Miss Townsend; the Hon. Chas. Mills and family ; Mr. omit Mrs. Selwin, and the Misses Leveson Gower; Sir Charles Broke, Bart. ; Mr. and Mrs. 0. Wilwm.: At the Burlington Hotpl: Old Mt&won-street—Sir Jeriison Gordon, But.. trout Tchridge W ells. At Fladong's Hotel—Sir Ckarles Bat .ar;d C. Alois, Eso. from -Sus. sex ; Colonel Barnes, M.P. I'm, and Miss Barnes, from Hampton Court; E. Prothera,Esq. and Mrs. Protheroe, from Hens; Colonel Drummond, (tom Cheltenham ; llev. Mr. StreatAeld, from a tour. At ;Ile-Brunswick hotel—llis Ex cellency the SwediSh Ambassador and suite ; Marquis Perican and the Perican, front, the Continent. At Mivr.res Hotel—W. Hall, Esq. and - Mrs...Hall and family, from Kent; J. A Knight, Esq. from Ludlow ; Lord Arundel, from Dropmore. BRIGHTON, DEC. 11.- , —Vast numbers have been to-day on the. Chain 'Pier ' enhaling the .8(!a hreezes. Among the com pany was her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, poinenading with firm step and it seeming good health. , Earl Bathurst has arrived iii'town from his seat in Ginn ceat ershire. Mr. Secretary Peel is expected in town this day. The Earl of Harrington, we regret to state, is confined by indisposition. Yesterday Lord and Lady Ge6yo Cavendish left town. The family of the Marquis Camden left town 'yesterday morning. • AnEr.ent THEATRE.—W(I had not room yes terday to notice a whimsical d rama tic sketch, Which was first brought forward at this conve nient and agreeable Theatre on Monday. The title of this whimsical piece: is Success, or A Hit If You Like ft.—Success is the daiighter of Fa shion, and the piece . humorously aeiludes to the Patent Theatres, which are stated to deal so much in the horrors of the German School, that poor Melpomene and Thalia, the Patronesses of the logitimste drama, which draws from nature and truth, fur the purpose of laughing Fully out of countenance and correcting Vice, by the mi sery it produces in the awful events and impres sive lessons of the Tragic Muse, are driven from the Stage. But this is not . all—there are some good hits at The Public- Journals, %, ho severally appear in symbolic costume, and The Sun among the rest. They are to be formed into a Com mittee, for the purpose of deciding which of the candidates for the hand of Success is most enti tled to the jrite. lir rarldillatekt . _ as • Pruins, imitating KEAN ; YATEs' as MATriEws, and afterwards as YoUNG . ; TERRY as Al ephistophlles ; T. T. P. Coo Ks:, as Zamiel, afterwards us Torn Collin, (one of the characters in Success,) and ItEcyrs again as Paul Pis, in imitation of Lis- TO 'The Committee of Editors, are supposed to differ as much in the Council as they do in their Journals, and at length Fashion bestows his daughter on honest Tom Coffin. The piece was repeated last night before a very numerous audience, and being well supported by .the Per formers in general, but particularly TERRY, REF.vEs, T. I'. CooKE, and the indefati gable YATES , tuNcu,. as Fashion, was well received. Mr. Cor.srA x was in one of the boxes, and heartily joined in the general laughter nod applause, and such a tribute from such a dramatist is no slight compliment to the piece. The sportive sketch was preceded by The Pilot, a popular piece, and followed by The Young Widow, a very pleasant farce. 11ATH, DEC. 13.-We have often had occasion to feel proud of having reared many theatrical plants which have spread to luxuriance, and flourished in the dramatic ground of the Metro polis. Last night, we had an opportunity of as sertinff a new chain to the fame of judicious patron age. Mr.PERKINP., who found little scope for his abilities in London, on this occasion performed the part. of Octavian, in the Mountaineers, and acquitted himself so well, that he not only re ceived warm and reiterated applause from the audience, during the progress of the Play, but a more marked testimony of approval on its conclusion. I have heard that the Proprietors and Conductors of our Theatre confirmed the public opinion, with a hied, liberal, and encou raging reception of the new candidate. But I shall be able to form a better opinion of his talents, as I understand that he is to appear in Mac beth on Saturday. This character is really the Bow of Ulyses, and if he has sufficient vigour of Genius to bend it, he will triumph over any hostile critics, as the Grecian hero did over the suitors of Penelope. YOUR OLD CORRESPONDENT. The statement in some of the Papers of yester day. under the head of City Intelligence, that a Cabinet Council had been held in consequence of the state of the Money-market, is not correct. Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, a meeting of the Lords of the Treasury was held at the Treasury Chambers, 'Whitehall. • The Earl of LIVERPOOL and the Chancellor of the Exchequer were pre sent. The Chancellor of the Exchequer came to town from his house nt Beckenham, in Kent, to attend the meeting. The Lord Mayor and se veral Gentlemen from the City, attended their Lordships' meeting. A Privy Council is summoned for to-morrow, at which the RECORDER. of London will make a report to the King of the prisoners who received sentence of death at the October Old Bailey Sessions. ANECDOTES, &c. 'MADAME DE Gclims..—On one occasion, Ma de GENt.rs could not procure a post carriage, and resolved, with her friend, Madame Victoire, to dress in male attire, and to ride on po'st-horses. " Lemire, my servant, the most serious and least thinking person in the world, proposed to lend Mlle . Victoire a pair of breeches and a great-coat, that she might ride, as he said, decently ; and that I should wear horseman's boots, lie lent me his, but as they were far too large, he filled up,the legs with straw very adroitly." However, they at last proceed ed in male attire in a coach, instead of upon horseback. "At each post I was delighted to be taken for a man ; and 1 asked always for ham, in order to make the maid-servants get up, to whom I talked all sorts of nonsense. Mademoiselle Victoire was not in good humour ; it rained torrents, and she had no hat. I wrapped up her head in a red silk handkerchief. At the first post, she got out along with me to warm herself ; She chucked one of the maids under the chin, who bluntly said, You are too ugly.' Yet Mademoiselle Victoire was rather handsome; but the dye of the silk handkerchief had come off upon her face, and had given her skin a scarlet colour, which rendered her quite frightful." AN ACCOUNT OF THE EARLIEST LOTTERIES IN England.—The first Lottery is said to have been drawn A. I). 1569. It consisted of 400,000 lots, at 10s. each lot : the prizes were plate, and the profits were to go towards repairing the havens of this kingdom.- "It was drawn at the west door of St. Pauls Cathedral. The drawing began on the 11th of Jan. 1561, and ; continued incessantly drawing, day and night, till the 6th of May following," as Maitland, from Stowe, informs us in his History, vol. I, p. 257. There were then only three Lottery.oflices in London. The proposals for this Lottery were I published in the years 1567 and 1568. It was at first intended to have been drawn at tile house a Mr. Dericke, her Majesty's servant c. her jeweller,) but was afterwards drawn as above' mentioned. Dr. Ilawlinson showed the Antiquary Society, 1748, "A proposal for a very rich Lottery, general without any blankes,,contayning a great No. of good prizes, as well of redy money wt of plate and cer:ain sorts of merchandizes, having been valued and prised by the commandant ofthe Queen's most excellent Majestie's order, to the entent that such commodities', as may chance to arise thereofl after charges boarne may be converted towards the reparation of the Havens and strength of this Realme. and towards such other public good workes. The No. of lotts shall be foure hundred thousand and no more ; and every lott shall be the summe of tonne shillings sterling only, and no more. To be filled by the Feast of St. Bartho lomew ; the show of prizes are to be seen in Cheapside, at the signe of the Queen's Armes, the house of Mr. Dericke goldsmith. servant to the Queene. Some other orders about it in 1567-8. Printed by Henry Bynneman."—ln the year 1612, King James, in special favour for the plantation of English colonies in Virginia, granted a lottery, to be held at the west end of St. Paul's ; whereof one Thomas Sharpley, a tailor, of London, had the chief prize, which - was 4,000 crowns, in fair plate. In the reign of Queen Anne it was it was thought necessary to suppress lotteries, as nuisances to the public. ROBERT BURNS.—WiIen Burns was on his way to Edinburgh, to publish his Poems, he carried a letter of intro. duction from Mr. Geo. Reid, of Barquharry (a descendant of Alexander Reid the Covenanter) to Mr. Archibald Prentice, of Covington jliains. Mr. Prentice had so early appreciated the talents of the Poet, that he had subscribed for twenty copies of the Kilmarnock edition of his works. Being apprised that Burns was to visit him, he sent invitations to most of the re spectable inhabitants of the parish to be in readiness to meethim wben he came. When Burns arrived, a flag was hoisted on one of the corn'stacks in' the barn-yard, and the neighbours flocked to the Mains to-meet their friend's guest. Mr. Prentice used to say, that the conversation of Burris gave him a higher idea of his talents than even his writings. Burns, on this occa sion, put forth all his colloquial powers, and the company, consisting of persons to whom ten o'clock was a late hour, did not part till they had encroached an hour or two on the morn ing. A few days afterwatds, Burns wrote to Mr. Reid the following letter:— . My dear Sir—John Samson begged your Pownie, in such a manner, seconded by Mr. Dalrymple, of Orangefield, that I hope you will forgive my not returning him by the carrier. 1 slept at Mr. Prentice's on Monday night. There was a most agreeable little nude in the evening; a Mr. Long, a dainty body of a clergyman, and a • gl:".itme good fellow, and a still more glorious good wife, Mr. and Mrs. Stoddart, with whom I breakfasted, along with Mr. Prentice, &c. next morning.— For \lr. Prentice, no words can do him justice. Sound, ster linggood sense, and eilain.warm hospitality, are truly his.— Akeleakeeetwe6bereeieekkossitekee -about you and „river wife, father-in-lair, &c., and I am sure yon have not a better friend on earth. Ile says, all your transactions in which he had any concern or knowledge of show you to be a man of the strictest honour and approved fidelity. Mrs. Reidy conduct in the Inventory highly_ charmed him; he says he hopes she will re claim you from those youthful steps which you have, in com mon with other young fellows, taken. I am ever, my dear Sir, your's, RORERT BURNS. Letters from Smyrna, dated !Bth of October, contradict the rumours lately prevalent, that the export of silk from Turkey was allowed. These letters state that the prophibition continued in force. There was no political intelligence, and no allusion whatever to the large fleet expected from Alexand ria. MAIDSTONE BANK.—W were exceedingly concerned to observe the following Notice posted on the doors of this Banking.house, yesterday morning:—" Messrs. Ed. meaJes, Atkins, and Tyrrell, having received an intimation that Sir Peter Pole and Co., their London Bankers, intend this day to suspend their payments, arc under the painful ne cessity of doing the satne."—The above intelligence has cre ated much confusion and considerable distress in this town and neighbourhood ; but we are happy to find that the New Kentish Bank (Messrs. Corral] and Mercer), has the fullest confidence of the public, and iti.meeting every demand with the utmost2readiness and promptitude.—(Maidsloue Journal, Dec. 13.) GENEROUS A CTI ON.-The conduct of the master of a Norwegian vessel towards an English vessel in distress, as described in the following extract of a letter from the agent to Lloyd's, at Christiansand, dated November 23, is highly praiseworthy, and deserving of imitation by all nations :. " The schooner Ann, of llanff, \Valiant 31'Pherson master, from lla siurgh to Harwich, when about 100 English miles west of the Naze of Norway, on the 21st instant, was, during bad weather, obliged to cut away her foremast, bowsprit, &c., and was driving about in that situation, when the next morning the Norwegian brig Aurora, Munch master, from the Mediterranean, bore dawn to the Ann, and after several hours attempt, during a strong gale, succeeded in get ting a hawser on board,and brought her into a neighbouring harbour this day. Captain Munch has in the most handsome manner refused to have any remuneration for his services, as he states—' that he has only performed a duty which sailors should expect from each other.' Captain Munch could law fully have insisted on one-third of the-value of the vessel and cargo (together.about 8001. sterling), circumstanced as the Ann was when he fell in with her. The owner (Mr. T. Wilson, of Banff) and the underwriters of the vessel, as the cargo is in sured, will, I trust, acknowledge Captain Munch's liberal conduct." A FIEF broke out, at one o'clock yesterday, in the upper part of the premises of Mr. Gardiner, grocer, op posite Bermondsey Church. It was first perceived by Daniel Harris, jun., of the Union-hall office, who was passing at the time. He immediately procured the parish engine, and by prompt assistance the flames were subdued without much damage. It is supposed the loss is about 1001. The Sun and Royal Exchange engines were also in attendance. Music.—An extraordinary novel invention been made in the musical world, by which amateurs of music will be enabled to set poetry to music, without a scientific knowledge of the art of composition. This production, which is called the Melographicon, admits of as great a variety of melodies and harmonies, with instructions to compose or set a song to the diffirent kinds of poetry. GRAHAM'S LOST BALLOON.—iI r. G whose last ascent, in company with Mrs. GRAHAM. from the neighbourhood of Plymouth, which took place on the 14th of November, on which occasion they so narrowly escaped drown ing, has not as yet had the good fortune to recover his balloon. He basin consequence, unr.ler the impression that the aerial ma chine may have been picked up at sea, offered a reward of ten pounds to captains or masters of vessels, &c. upon the restora. tio4 of it to its rightful owner, LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY—(Tics DAY.) LAWSON AND ANOTHEIt V. THE LONDON DOCK COMPANY. This was an application made to his Lordship to alter the order of the Vice-Chancellor, direct- Lug the trial of an issue at law relative to 50 pipes of wine, which were claimed on the one side ,by the plaintiffs, and on the other by a person named Datunaz, a bankrupt, and others who took under him. The Dock 'Company. howeve6 are merely stakeholders, and 'the Lord Chancellor refused to interfere and dismissed the motion. This was the first Seal day after Term, in consequence of which the Commission of Inquiry stands over until Friday. VICE CHANCELIARS COURT,—(This DAY.) This being the first seal his lion \ our, the VICE CHANCEL LOR took his seat on the Bench at tell o'clock, and immediately called on the bar to make applications on motion. • HABEAS CORPUS. Mr. TAPLAR inbred for a writ of Habeas Corpus to bring up the person of a defendant, now confined in the King's Bench prison, on Monday next. The object of The present motion was to get the person of 'the defendant removed to the Fleet pre.. paratory to the hearing of the cause in this Court—Granted. IX THE MATTER OF JONES• In this case his'IIOI(OUR dissolved . the injunction, leaving each party to pay his own costs. ROLLS COURT—(Tuts DAY.) JUDGMENT.—His Honour the MASTER o the ROLLS gave judgment in the MSC of Taploe and Jones. After gqing iutl.lhe merits of tht case, he dismissed the petition with the costs of the former hearing and present application. His HONOUR sits this evening at six o'clock, to hear causes. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. NORTH and SOUTH AMERICAN COFFEE-HOUSE. HALIFAX, Nov. 9.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Tweed, Capt. Hume, from Falmouth in 27 days ; llis Majesty's packet Camden, Capt. Tilly, from ditto in 28 days; ship Pandora, Knowles, from Liverpool in 23 days ; brig Rival Evening, from Demerara in 24 days ; Four Sons, Peitzoch, from ditts in 27 days. ANTIGONISRE, Nov. 3.—The Angeline, Capt. Graham, has been freighted, and is now loading with potatoes, fish, and other at ticles, for the relief of the sufferers at Miramichi. PRINCE EDWARD'S ISLAND, OCT. 27.—0 n Thursday last the barque Elizabeth, Ferryman, from Miramichi for London, was wrecked on Fishery Island (Richmond Bay), on the north s ide of this island; crew saved. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 12.—Wind W.S.W., light airs.--Ar. rived the Sarah and Caroline, Evans, from Charleston (Ame rican ship) ; Shenandoah, Rose, from Antwerp. Off at sun. set nine brigs. The Dorset, hence for Savannah, put into Cork leaky, and must discharge to repair. DEAL, DEC. 13.—Four P. At. Wind S.W. and squally._ arrived and remain, the Radiant, Phillips, from St. Jago de Cuba; Margaret, Cutter, from the westward. The following outward bound remain in the Downs, the rest having gone for Ramsgate harbour this morning, viz.:—The Ranger, Water. 100, and Carshalton Park, for Jamaica ; St. George, for Gre. nada ; Richard and John, for Rio Janeiro; and the Ariel, for Sierra Leone. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 13.—Wind S.W. strong wind.—Ar rived the Sovereign transport, from Gibraltar, last from Ply. mouth ; his Majesty's ship Calliope, from ditto. Sailed the George, Munden, for Waterford. FALMOUTH, DEC. 12.--Wind W.—Arrived the King fisher Packet from America, last from Halifax in 24 days; Emulous Packet, from Buenos Ayres. Sailed the Perseverance, 'porno*, for Tampico; Sara;,, Cundy, for Gibraltari anu the Sphynx Packet, forllie Brazils. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 12..--Wind W.S.W.---Arrived the Three Sisters, M`Auley, from .Miramic:.ii; Astrea, Jinni Messina ; Defiance, Ely, from Oporto ; Decays, Hawes, from Dantzic ; Britannia, Stephens, from Alexandria; James, Trewarris, from Tarragona ; and Cottager, Cornish, from Cadiz. The Jane, Agnew, from Bengal and the Mauritius, has ar rived in the Channel. The Prince Leopold, from Liverpool to Monte Video, is lost in the River Plate ; crew saved. The Charles, Walter, from Portland, was totally lost in the River Plate the 17th September; crew saved. The Ilavre Packet, Shepherd, from the Cape de Verds, was totally lost between Point Indio and Point Piedras the 2d of October; crew saved. For the information of our yacht friends, and owners of ships, vessels, and boats, by the recent Acts of Parliament, all ships and vessels which have not been registered since Ist January, 1835, must be registered, de novo, before the Ist January, 1826. It is also enacted, that every ship or vessel shall, before she takes in a cargo, have her name painted in her stern, in letters of not less than four inches in length ; by which enact, ment, all yachts and other vessels which do not take in cargoes are not compelled to have their name on the stern. It is also enacted, that all vessels which are not square-rigged, and all vessels whatever, whose length shall be greater than in the pro, portion of three feet to one foot in breadth, shall be forfeited, if' not licensed by the sth January, :326 ; so that there are very few, if any, ships or vessels, of any description whatever, in the United Kingdom, but must be inunediateiy licensed ; also boats of every description and size, except such as orlon}; to tgua, c.rigged ships, or such as are solely employed in the fisheries, must be licensed by the sth Jan. 1g26. LONDON MARKETS, &c. CORN EXCHANIGE,Drc. 14. The supplies of Grain at market to.day are not considerable. The Wheat trade is nearly in a, seagnant state, at Monday's prices. Barley for malting is scarce, but grinding parcels are excessively dull and lower. In Beans I ease and Oats there is no variation. ARRIVALS—EngIish Wheat, 730; Barley, 800; Oats . , 1,750 ; Foreign IVheat, —; Barley, 7,700; Oats, 2,650 qrs. English Flour, 2,400 sacks. HOP INTELLIGENCE. BOROUGH, DEC. 12.—N0 alteration in the price of Hops: MAtIOSTONE., DEC. 10.—There has been a little more dr. mand for the New Hops this week, and we consider the trace for pockets lifew shillings higher. PUBLIC WIIIPPING..—Mauy persons have re. petted that the learned persons who preside at the Old Bailey Sessions, appear to be reviving the custom of flogging con. victcd criminals ; as it is considered that this•species of pu. nishment rather tends to render the subjects of it obdurate and degraded, than to amend them or deter others. About twenty men and boys were ordered to be either publicly or privately whipped in the course of the late Sessions, which is a larger number than has been recollected for a long time past.. 1 t was really shocking to observe how many females and children were among the crowd assembled in the yard of the Old Bailey, yesterday, to witness the disgusting and sanguinary spectacle of a public whipping.—( Times.) DIABOLICAL ATnocrry.—On Tuesday, the 29th ult., the family of a shopkeeper, in the parish of Craden, were awoke, about midnight, by a dreadful explosion, which shook the house, filling the inmates with surprise and terror ; and on getting instantly out of bed, they found, their shop ad. joining to be on fire, and the walls and roof of it much shatter.. ed. By their exertions, however, the fire was soon extinguished, and they then discovered that the shop had been broken into, and a large quantity of clothiery goods and some money had been curled off. As powder was none Of the articles kept in the shop, there cannot be a doubt but the thieves had brought it along with them. A poor old woman, 95 years of age, , sleeping in a closet at the black of the shdp, had her bed re moved by the shock of the explosion, the partition-wall being thrown down; and the • fire having caught at the beck of the bed, she had a narrow escape for her life. Next day, aneW white iron lantern was found in a ditch in the neig4kbeurbood% and there can be little doubt of its having belonged tothe is. cendiarie,s. It is hoped .that the authors of these dieboli44 proceedings will be detected and bepught to,ittetkc.--Uhib/i4 Evening Pcet.