The Sun. — London, England, 1825-12-29 00:00:00

LITERARY NOTICE. AN AUTUMN IN GREECE, comprising Sketches of the Character, Customs, and Scenery of the Country ; with a View of its present critical State. In Letters addressed to 6. B. SHERIDAN, Esq. By H. LYTTON BULWER, Esq. To which is subjoined GREECE TO THE CLOSE of 1825 ; by a Resident with the Greeks, r ec ently arrived. The present struggles of the Greeks for the at tainment of independence, involve a cause of the highest interest to the civilized world, _ aud . to every friend to humanity. The hopes and fears , -of mankind are strongly agitated by the important • subject. Amidst the various and conflicting ac counts of the arduous contest in which the Greeks are engaged, it is difficult to obtain impartial and authentic information. We have anxiously pe •rased most of the publications on this interesting topic, and in our opinion the work before us 'contains more valuable information than any.: , ethers that have attracted our attention. l The,woik: may he divided into three parts. Thealititeir says, in a brief Preface, that. he ' 6 can,dffee no better excuse for publishing these lette4lhan their subject." And, surely, a sub ject ,isf stronger interest and importance can hardly be imagined than that upon which the freedom and happiness of mankind are con cerned. All the friends of humanity must sym pathise with the struggles in which the people of South America are engaged, but the cause of the Greeks is of a more interesting and animated a nature. From the Greeks of former tittles we derive all that is valuable in learning, Philosophy, Poetry, Sculpture, and whatever tends to im prove and embellish society. It seems, there fore, to be the duty of the civilized world to assist their descendants in their efforts to rescue themselves from the tyranny of the most igno rant and barbarous nation (et the face of the eaiil). Mr. BULWEIt has resided on the spot, ane, though but a short time, yet it is evident that 'lse examined the state of affairs with a sh`Cewel inquiring mind, and his observations are dictated by candour and a love of truth, as well as by a hearty zeal in favour of the Greeks. Ile states all the causes that are likely to retard or to promote their success. It seems obvious, from aft he saytl,:that if the Greeks would conquer all feelinga•Of -domestic rivalry, and cordially unite • for the deliverance of their country, they must nitimately succeed. Ills letters chew the scholar and the man of taste. Ile is serious where the subject requires gravity, and is humorous, sportive, and diverting on occasions of less im portance. After stating his views of Greece, he returns through Italy and France, and gives a lively description of all that occurred in his jour ney. His letters are satisfactory and amusing. The second portion of this work, intitled AZ PE,vnix, gives a syllabus of the new Greek Con stitution, comprising Religion, General Rights of the Inhabitants of Greece, Form of Government, Duties of the Senate, Duties of the Executive, the Judicial Power, State Papers, &c. &c.— The third ;portion of the work, intitled GREECE TO THE CLOSE OF 1825, comprehends " A RevieW of_the Revolutionary State of Greece, the refative situsituation of the Greek People with respect, to the Ot tontan and the-other European PowerS, tinfl'the prospects of their obtaining EmanclpatiOn, in a Letter to the Right Honour. able G,EIiKAVE•CANNING, &c. &c. &c , by a Resi dent artiOtA'the Greeks." It is evident that this litter could not have been addressed snore, pro perly than to the great Statesman, whose lucky escape from the Indian Embassy has so happily -contributed to promote the interest and 0) . 11 of Great Britain. This latter portion of the work enters into a more comprehensive inquiry into the cause, progress, and probable consequences of the revolutionary struggle ; and as we have not room fur extracts from a consecutive train of reason ing, illustrative facts, and political speculations, we must refer to the work itself, assuring our Readers that front the whole they will derive mesh valuable information, and. we doubt -not, Join. with us in deploring the disgraceful torpi dity of the Christian Powers that can tamely behold the descendants of the noblest people that history records, in danger of -being again • overwhelmed by an ignorant, barbarous, and un relenting despotism, which will be rendered more cruel by - the fruitless efforts of_Grecian,heroism. YORK ANTI-SLAVERY M EETING.-Yesterday, at 12 o'clock, in compliance with the requisition to the Right lion. , the Lord Mayor, a meeting was convened of the inhabitants of this city, on , the subject of the West India Slavery, at the Guildhall : at that hour a numerous and respecta ble company attended, and the Lord Mayor having been called to the Chair, his Lordship briefly opened the business of the meeting. The Rev. Sydney Smith, the Rev. J. Graliamitr-Samuel - Tuke, Mr. James Backhouse, and Mr. AlOxander, -Addressed the Meeting with great force and elo quence, pointing out the evils and, injustice of continuing the unchristian botitiages of our fel low men, and the flagrant iniquity of the abo •sninal►le traffic in slaves. A series of resolutions in Conformity with those sentiments were adopt ed, and a petition to the Legislature agreed to. After thanks had been voted to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Meeting separated. As it .only concluded at the moment we went to press, we cannot even present an outline of the ad mirable speeches delivered.—(York Courant, .Dec. REMAILLABLE DAY.—This day is the anniver sary of the Coronation of William the Conqueror, at Westminster, 1066 ; of the murder of Thomas a'Becket, at Canterbury, 1172 ; of John Chastel firing executed for attempting to murder Henry the Fourth of France•, 1594, and of Georgia sur rendering to the British Forces, 1778. The trade of Riga has been very brisk this year. The exports exceeded by 4 millions, and the imports by 1,300,000 rubles those of the formee year. Up to the beginning of November cousiderably more than 1000 Merchant vessels had visited the Port. From an official statement it would appear that no less than 3,140.920 poods of tallow had been exported from Russia during the current year. CONSPIRACY AT ST. SEBASTIAN. NARRATIVE OF JOHN JENXINS, SUSPECTED OF BEING • PRINCIPAL IN TILE SAID CONSPIIIACT. On the sth of April I left London, mate of the brig Sir William Congreve, Captain Davidson, bound to Porto Rico. On the 2d July was wrecked at St. John's (Porto Rico), in a hurricane ; obtained a passport from the Spanish Governor to proceed to St. Thomas's, from which island T sailed as chief mate of the Hope, bound to St. Sebastian ; ar rived at Passages 11th November. On the 25th received my wages and discharge, and proceeded to St. Sebastian, where I met Captain Buff, of the schooner Redbreast, of Jersey, who promised me a passage. On passing the gate, on my return to Passage, entered a poaado (wine-house), where I met some soldiers. I treated them, and made too free, as I found I had lost all my money. On the 29th I returned, and round a corporal who had been drinking with me, who honestly returned my property, having taken charge of it, seeing my in !oxication : again treated him, and returned Dec. 8. On pass 'rig the gate in the evening was hailed by a sentinel; being ignorant of the language, I answered in English ; he again hailed, and I made the same reply ; he then seized me, and called the guards, who carried me before the Commandant.— On the 4th, after some insignificant questions, 1 was ordered to be released. December 5, attended a review of the soldiers ; on the 6th, went to the quay to speak to the Captain of the Red breast, where I was arrested by an officer and file of soldiers, with fixed bayonets, who conducted me before the Corregidor and the French Commandant. THE EXAMINATION. Your motive for coming to St. Sebastian ?—To arrange for a passage to England. You were drinking with the French soldiers, and gave them - money. Your motive ?—The honesty of the corporal, in re turning me my money, inudced me to treat him and his com.. , rades with drink, and I also gave him a small reward in money. You were hailed by the guard, and refused to answer ?—I answered him twice la Fnglish. You were seen on the grounds on the review day. Your motive 2--Curiosity. I was remanded to prison the next day. 1 was marched to Passages ; identified on board the Hope ; and OR the Bth of December, was handcuffed, tied by a chain to another pri soner, and marched to St. Jnan de Luz, under strong guard, confined in a dungeon, the treatment dreadful, as Spaniars and French appeared delighted when they found they had an Englisman in their fangs. Shackles were placed on my legs, and secured by a bar, so that we could not move except conjointly. On the 9th we marched to Bayonne, pinioned and tied together, the cord in the hands of the soldiers on horseback; was thrust into prison at Bayonne ' wrote all the particulars of my treatment, and sent it to the English Con sul ; the reply was immediate, with full assurance of protec tion, and that means would be taken for my release. Next morning I was escorted to the residence of General Baron de Gannin, when, after a few questions, I was told I was at liberty. I said that was not sufficient ; I must be rendered up to the English Consul, as I had been cruelly treated ; that I was a prisoner, and innocent of any crime. He then gave me a for mal discharge, and a letter of explanation to J. V. Harvey, Esq. his Britannic Majesty's Consul at Bayonne. ADVENTURES AND DEATH OF THE NEAPOLI- TAN CAPTAIN PATITAIU. EXTRACT FROM A LETTER., DATED NAPLES,XOV. 17. " The Neapolitan Captain Francois Patitari, a native of Lecce, in the kingdom of Naples, served in the year 1021 at Messina, in Sicily, in a regiment of infantry under the command of General Rossarol. On the second attempt at a re volution, made by this General, Patitari was ordered by him to endeavour to draw into their party the town of Melazzo, in Sicily. "In order to execute - the plan drawn by the General, it was necessary to effect a landing at lteggio, in Calabria, and its environs, so that they might act in concert with the Calabrians;' and thus defeat the precautions of the Royal troops, already supported by the arrival of the Austrians in Naples. " Captain Masi, Commander of the Maritime Forces, took charge of embarking and landing the troops of General Ros sarol. Every thing seemed thus to promise success to the en enterprise, when the rising edifice of liberty was at once over thrown by the treachery of this individual. " Captain Patitari, who was at Melazzo, conscious of the danger which threatened him, resolved to hasten to Messina, and there join General Rossarol. On his arrival in this town the populace, enraged at the determination of their leader, turned their fury against him. Notwithstanding, however, the crowd which surrounded him, he had succeeded in extricating himself from their hands, when his horse fell, - and in his tall Captain Patitari had his thigh broken. " Convinced of the hoplessness of his situation, he claimed the treatment to which his misfortune entitled him. But the people were obdurate, and their first resolution was to drag him through the streets of the city, rind thus end the life which be had consecrated to the liberty of his country. The greater part, however, opposed this barbarous resolution ; and Patitari, after enduring dreadful sufferings, was carried to an hospital, which became to him a prison. The pains which were taken to restore him to health were only intended us means to pro long hie misery; and as soon as he had recovered, he was thrown into ode of the most wretched dungeons of the citadel of Messina. " In the mean time the Austrians arrived at Messina, had established a military commisiion to sit in judgment over those who were accused of rebellion against the Government. "So great was the number of persons brought before this odious tribunal, that Patitari waited nearly a twelvemonth be fore it became his turn to stand for trial. The effects of the dreadful abode into which he had been thrown began to ap pear, and when he was first brought out to be interrogated, the sudden appearance of light, to which he had been so long un accustomed, almost deprived him of sight. His hair had be. come gray, and the dampness of his cell had so affected and weakened his whole frame, that he was unable to stand even for the shortest possible space of time. The evil soon extended from the body to the mind, and the noble spirit which had for years supported him through every trial, forsook him, and the unhappy Patitari become a maniac. " The sight of such a man in such a state inspired some with the laudable but dangerous wish of endeavouring to re lieve, in some degree, his extreme misery, and their efforts were not all in vain. Love did not forsake him in the hour of adversity, and the Marchioness F. Messinoise, who had known and loved him in happier days, asked and obtained of the Austrian magistracy that her unhappy friend might have the liberty of breathing the pure air, and taking exer cise for a short time every day in the court of the citadel._ This indulgence soon restored him to health, and no sooner did his mind begin to recover its wonted vigour, than it again wished for liberty, and Patitari determined to attempt his escape. One side of the citadel was surrounded by a river, 'which, from its breadth and the rapidity of its current, had been considered a sufficient protection against the evasion of the prisoners; this offered the only possibility of escape, and of this Patitari determined to avail himself. After two or three days' consideration, he carried his purpose into execu tion ; and, notwithstanding the rapidity of the stream, he swam to the opposite, bank, near to St. Francois de Paula, about two miles and a half distant from the citadel. Although in a very exhausted state, he immediately took a boat, and went at once into Calabria. " Arrived there, his friends, sympathising in his misfor tunes, offered him an asylum against the persecutions and the researches of Government. He accepted their proffered kind ness ; and although regretting the failure of all his endeavours to obtain liberty, he enjoyed considerable happiness, or, at least, tranquillity, relying on the honour of the Calabrians, whom he thought incapable of betraying hint. " Whilst he was thus situated, the Tribunal ordered him to be brought to trial, and, in his absence, condemned him to capital punishment. " In August, 1825, the researches of Government became more active, and Patitari, fearing every instant to fall into the hands of his enemies, determined, in the month of September, to pass into a foreign land, and thus escape the death decreed against him by the Military Commission, as guilty of treason against the State. " He set off, without passport or any other paper, and with nothing but the good wishes of his friends for his success and safety, and embarked at Scilla, on board a merchant-vessel, with the intention of landing at 'Corfu, or in some other place whence he might easily pass into Greece. He was near doing so, and began to hope all hismiseries were about to terminate, when an unfavourable wind forced the Captain to touch at Otranto, in the kingdom of Naples, and near the native land of the unhappy Patitari. His good tbrtune now forsook him, he was discovered, and once more fell into the hands of his ene mies. He underwent a most severe examination, in the hope that he would discover those-who had assisted him in his flight, but Patitari was too noble-minded to betray them. " The former proCeedingS against him were examined, the sentence of death already 'pronounced against hint was repeated, sad, having received -the 'lleyal sanction, he was shot in the latter part of October, 1825. He met his fate like a brave man, and by dying like a hero, showed that had an opportunity been 1110W114 hiss, ow ittuld have lived and fought like one." CIRCULAR OF SIR PETER POLE AND CO. The following circular and annexed statement were issued yvaterday from the House of Sir PETER POLE, THORNTON, and Co.:— " Bartholomew-lane, Dec 44,1825. " Stu—Annexed we beg to submit to you tie result (if en examination, this day concluded, of the state of the affairs of our house; and to request the favour of your concurrence in the mode of winding up our concerns, recommended by the friends who kindly undertook the investigation. In the event of such an arrangement being concluded, we beg to assure you that it will be our anxious desire to make our dividends as speedily as the nature of our assets will admit. " We remain, Sir, your obedient humble servants, "POLE, THORTON, and Co."_ " We, the undersigned, haring been requested by Sir Peter Pole, Thornton, and Co., to investigate the situation of their affairs, with a view to submitting the result to their creditors, and recommending such arrangement as under the circum stances should appear to us most advisable for their interest and security, do hereby certify that we have carefully made such examination, with the assistance of an accountant called in for that express purpose, and having taken into our serious consideration the state of the debts and assets of the house, and also the amount and value of the private property of the several partners individually, and after making a liberal al lowance for bad or doubtful debts, we are decidedly of opi nion, that the assets of the house, together with the available private property of the individual partners, will, under proper management, prove sufficient to pay all the creditors the full amount of their several demands ; to ensure which very de sirable result, we strongly recommend, as being the speediest, least expensive, and most beneficial arrangement for the cre ditors, that the concerns of the house be settled and wound up under the direction of trustees to be appointed for that pur pose, to whom all the assets of the house, together with the private property of each partner, should be immediately as signed and made over, upon trust, to realise and divide the same among the creditors rateably and equally with all prac ticable expedition, making dividends from time to time, when and as they shall be in funds for that purpose. " JOHN IRVING. "JOHN INNES. " T. L. MELVILLE. " THOMAS SHEPPARD. " C. POLE. " Bortholomew.la:le, Dec. 24, 1825." UNITED STATES. COTTON, PETutsßunau, Noy. 23.—Sales yesterdny were at 134 to 14 cents. ; the supply continues abundant, and busi ness very animated. We have before us a letter from New York, dated on Saturday last, which says—The new crop of cotton sells as fast as it comes, at 15 cents, and in fact it is not stored, as we want more to suply the immediate demand for home use. From all appearances, prices must decline in all southern markets, owing to the want of funds; money is scarce in this place, the banks will not discount to a large amount, as they are daily called on for specie for exportation, as so little confidence is placed in bills. So great is the dread of shipping to Liverpool, that there are none willing to risk their Property, as it is impossible to say who is good.—An. other letter mentions, that New York was pretty bare of cot. ' ton, as most of the new crop on arrival had been taken up for the home market. No shipments were making to England, and British goods were selling at great sacrifices. IVillies' New Orleans Price Current, Nov. s.—Covrosr. After an entire suspension of sales for 11 weeks, hearing of a few transactions since our last, we made more inquiry than usual, and found that there had been sold in all, 178 hales, Louisiana and Mississippi, of common and good qualities, at 15, 15i, 16, 16i, 17, 17i cents per lb.; the principal part of which (viz. 122 bales C. new crop) were at 15 and lti cents.— Frani the samples we have seen, and the opinion of holders, we believe that 18 cents would purchase the best in the mar ket, although some appear very anxious to obtain better prices. We can assure our readers, that the expectations of purchasers for foreign markets are much below the above rates. BANKS. The following passages from an article in It New York Paper will be found applicable, in many points, to the state of our own money market :—" The money matters of our city," says the - New York Journalist, " are in a condition that produces much anxiety and distress. Owing to the failure of several private banks, of some large mercantile houses, and to the depreciation of produce, a state of real embarrassment has occurred in the money market. In such a state of things much may be effected by calmness and moderation.. The banks of this city „are sound and ~,healthy—their 'Means are large--their circulation is small _and their interest most undoubtedly is, that the mercantile credit of the, com munity, upon which their own depends, and with which it is indissolubly connected, should be sustained. The folly, therefore, of ascribing either to individuals connected with the tlloney Market, or to Banks, a disposition to produce pressure is manifest. Against the United States Branch Bank in particular, there is a desire to excite prejudice ; but in these respects the Branch Bank is in the same predicament with the local Flanks. Its prosperity is bound up with the prosperity of New York, and its Directors are selected from our own citizens. It is therefore unreasonable to suppose that they can advise a course of business unfriendly to the community in which they live, or to the real interests of the institution which they administer. It may, however, be well worthy of the con. sideration of all the Banks, whether some steps should not be taken to relieve, by a concert of action, and, if necessary, by joint participation of risk, the severe existing pressure. How this is to be done, it is not for us to suggest; but we cannot doubt, that a specific appropriation of a certain portion of the available funds of each Bank, to the relief of those who, though possessing undoubted means, are yet, owing to the emergencies of the times, unable to bring them into play, would be of the greatest importance and beneficence. Some such measure as this, combined with a mutual understanding as to specie and draft, and the whole entered into with a spirit of accommodation and confidence, ,could not fail greatly to re lieve the actual difficulties."-:-(Areisi York American, 23d ult.) INTERESTING A NECDOTE.-A somewhat re markable circumstance occurred on Tuesday morning, the day on which the execution took place. As the Rev. Mr. COTTON, the Ordinary of Newgate, was proceeding from his residence to the prison, between six and seven o'clock in the morning, in order to attend to' the spiritual wants of the poor men who were about to suffer, he was accosted by a countryman of very decent appearance and behaviour, who stated that he had just arrived from the - neighbourhood of Marlow, and had travelled all night on foot for the purpose of imploring a great favour of the Rev. Gentleman. Upon being asked the nature of his re quest, he stated, that his name was George Roberts ' that he was formerly a private in the 22d Light Dragoons, and had been pensioned off; that for several years past he had lived near Marlow, and worked as a labourer, and bore an unimpeached character ; but about eight years back he and another man had been charged, on oath, by Edmunds, with having stopped him on the highway, and stolen four shillings and sixpence from him. Mr. Vansittart, the Magistrate, having a very favourable opinion of Roberts's character, interfered, and there appearing to be some discrepancy in Edmunds's testimony, the prisoners were discharged. Roberts, conscious of his entire innocence, and tender of his reputation, was anxious to wipe away the reproach that had been unjustly cast upon his fame, and with which he was occasionally upbraided by evil-minded persons ; he therefore resolved to make a jour ney to London, and before his accuser quitted this life obtain from him, by means of the chaplain of the prison, a confession of his (Roberts's) innocence.—Mr. Cotton, although unwilling to disturb the mind of a dying man, considered it his duty to comply with the wish of the countryman, and desired him to call in the course of a few hours. The Rev. Gentleman ac cordingly, on going into the condemned room, mentioned the subject to Edmunds, and inquired what was the real truth of tile case, when he, without any hesitation, frankly owned that the charge he had brought against Roberts was altogether without foundation—that, in fact, he had never been rob bed at all, but had fabricated the story, for the purpose of accounting for a deficiency of 4s. 6d. which he had spent, and which amount wa.,s 7 tlif prOduce of some articles he had s sold on his master' account'. On Mr. Cotton's making the communication • of Edmiinds's acknowledgment to the poor countryman, he expressed, tuuch gratitude to the reverend gen tleman for his humane . ioerposition. He then said that he would venture to eniretit iipe further favour, which was, that he might be furniihed ileitit a written statement of what had trans pired, as he was apmeitensive that, on his return to the country, it might be doubted whether Edmunds had actually made the important confession. Mr. Wontner, the Governor of New gate, then kindly gave him a few lines, certifying that he had been present when Mr. Cotton related the declaration of the dying man. MANCHEtiTER. DISTURBANCE AT THE THEATRE. (Fan: the Manchester Mez curl' of Tuesday.) Last night being the commencement of the sea son at our Theatmg, theN was, as certzli indicatioria had (given reason to expect,,.tensidNkble lturiag the p t urForaianse. Independent of the addresses which have appeared in this and other Newspapers, from the supporters of Mr. and Mrs. 31 4 618ri0N, and the ungenerous incitement to tumult which appeared in a certain Paper on Saturday last, the walls of the town have been, . for the last three days covered with anony mous placards on the subject, the object of which evidently was to produce a muster of Mr. and Mrs. M`Gibbon's friends on the occasion. The play selected for the opening of the theatre, was A New ifray to Pay Old Debts, the part of Sir Giles Overreach by Mr. BOOTII, who is engaged for a few nights. Up to the ris ing of the curt3in the house was by no means full ; and the most perfect tranquillity prevailed. This calm was, however, merely a prelude to the tempest which was destined to succeed, for no sooner did the rising of the curtain announce the com mencement of the performance, than an individual in the up per boxes displayed a large printed placard, beariing the words " The public demand the re-engagement of Mr. and Mrs. M‘Gibbon."—This example was promptly followed by other persons in different parts of the house, who displayed placards of a similar import, being chiefly copi4 of those which had been previously posted on the walls. The production of these placards was the signal for a general uproar from every part of the house ; and the voices of the first performers who made their appearance were completely drowned 'in hisses, cries for the manager, knocking with sticks and feet on the floors and benches, and the mellifluous music of catcalls. After the uproar had continued for some time, Mr. Clarke (the successor of Mr. Al‘Gibbon as stage-manager) came to the front of the stage, and signified his intention of addressing the audience. With some difficulty a partial silence was obtained; and Mr. Clarke proceeded to state, but not without frequent in terruptions, that Mr. Ward was unable to attend the call of the house, being confined at home by severe indisposition. With regard to Mr. 111'Gibbon (Mr. Clarke observed), he had not the pleasure of knowing any thing of that gentleman, except front report; and that report spoke highly of the respectability of his character. Up to this point, 3lr. Clarke had been frequently interrupted by persons demanding to know who he was—a question which he did not think proper to answer. The audi ence, however, had by this time ascertained pretty generally who he was; and when he spoke of Mr. M'Gibbon, he was answered by loud cries of " He ought to be here instead of you ;" and he found it impossible to obtain a further hearing. He therefore retired, and the performance proceeded in pcifect dumb show, and with very great celerity, the two first acts hav ing been got through in less than half an hour, notwithstanding the interruptions which occurred. Soon after the commence inent of the third act, Mr. Clarke again made his appearance-on the stage, and with as much difficulty as before, obtained a sufficient degree of silence to enable him to state that lie was directed by the managers to make a communication to the house, and he hoped he should be protected from insult.— (Cries of " Certainly, certainly.")—He was desired to say that it was impossible for any of the managers to attend ; hut they had requested him to state that arrangements had been made for the whole of the season, which they trusted would meet the approbation of the public. More Mr. Clarke would have said ; and, in fact, did say ; but it was to no purpose; he was utterly inaudible. lie therefore again re tired ; and the performance proceeded as before, without a single syllable of it ever reaching the ears of the audience. A great number of apples, oranges, pieces of orange-peel, and other articles were thrown upon the stage during this act ; and we-regret to say, some missiles of a more dangerous kind were aimed at the performers. Mr. Bass narrowly escaped being struck with something which we understood to be flint, and which he took up and exhibited to the audience at the front of the stage. He attempted to address the house, but could not obtain a hearing ; and some of the fellows who were vociferat ing even went so far as to require that he should make an apology : we suppose, because he did not choose to be knocked on the head with proper tameness and submission. He of course refused to make any such degrading concession, and was consequently hooted whenever he appeared on the stage, and frequently saluted with cries of" No benefit for Bass." The latter part of the play was hurried through in the same way as the former ; and the curtain fell considerably before nine o'clock, the audience never having heard the voice of a single performer. After the play Master Burke, a child of six years old, came forward to play a concerto on the violin, which was listened to by the audience with great attention, and warmly applauded. The rising of the curtain for the afterpiece, however, was the signal for the resumption of hostilities ; the uproar con.; tinued without intermission during the feir scenes which the performere.walked through ; and the whole ' performance was over -before half-past nine o'clock. After the curtain had dropped, however, great part of the audienC . e seemed disposed to remain : but the house was then gradually and quietly cleared by Mr. Lavender and his assistants; who succeded in doing it without mischief, and without producing any irrita tion. Indeed, so much were the 3PGibbonites pleased with it, that, before finally departing, they proposed and gave " three cheers for Lavender, " and then " three cheers for La vender's men ;" after which they went out, and the house was locked tip. Two persons were apprehended during the performance, on charges of throwing missiles upon the stage. They were conveyed to the police office, where they found bail to appear at the New Bailey to-clay. They gave their names Samuel Wil son, Grove-street, and Henry Hughes, Chapel-street. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.-'---BVlweell tilt. hours of nine and ten o'clock last night, a fire broke oat in the house of Messrs. Cou RSE and Co., oil and colour merchants, N 0.46, St. John-street, corner of Great Sutton-street, Clerkenwell. The flames first skewed themselves in the basement story, at the rear of the shop, and communicating to a quantity of hemp and other combustible matter, any efforts to stay their pro gress was wholly useless, and such was the rapidity of the con flagration that the family, who were in the upper part of the house, had barely time to escape with their lives before the whole building was involved in one mass of glowing and brilliant fire. ,The first, second, and third floors, had caught in less than ten minutes, and though eight or ten engines, well supplied with water, were then in full play, the roof itself soon after tumbled in, and the flames which before found vent only through the windows, shot upwards to ats immense height, shedding a bright red glare cm the horizon to a vast extent. Considerable fears being entertained of its communicating to the warehouse at the back, in Great Sut ton street, which contained a large stock of oils, tallow, pitch, turpentine, and rozin, the firemen directed their attention to that point, whilst several of the inhabitants assisted Mr. Course's people in the removal of .the stores; fortunately the warehouse was parted from the dwelling.house by a yard, or it would have been extremely difficult to have got at it, not only on account of the volumes of suffocating smoke poured out from every opening, but from the heat which was so intense as to scorch the doors of the opposite houses; how ever, although the greater part of the property was got out at very considerable risk, the flames ultimately did not extend beyond the place in which they originated ; but not withstanding the most active exertions were made, the dwelling-house was in less than forty minutes reduced to a shell. As usual, there was a plentiful assemblage of the idle, the curious, and the speculative; the latter class were certainly industrious, and many of those who went to gaze at the bril liant spectacle were made to pay dearly for their curiosity. The premises were insured, but not to the extent of property ac tually destroyed. There is no accounting at present for the way in which the fire originated, except, as is supposed, that a spark had been dropped amongst the hemp and cordage. It is but fair to add, that the firemen and waterinen were both prompt in their attendance, and unremitting in their exertions. CORONER'S INQUEST ON MR. RANDALL.—Yes terday an Inquisition was taken before Mr. CARTE R, the Sur rey Coroner, at the Fox public-house, in Princes-street, Lam bah, on the body of William Randall, Esq., aged sixty years, who died suddenly. The deceased gentleman was observed walking along the Lambeth-road, and when within about two yards of Mr. Herring's coach-wheel-wright-factory he suddenly fell on his face to the ground, and as momentarily turned him self on his back, but never uttered a single groan. Mr. Herring with other persons instantly went to his assistance, when vinegar and scorched linen was applied to his temples and nostrils. The body was then conveyed on a shut ter to Surgeon Morgan, who pronounced the deceased to be quite dead. He attempted to bleed him, but without effect.—Mr. J. F. Young, of Paradise-street, Lambeth, knew the deceased gentleman, and attended the family profes sionally. Saw him almost daily; the last time was on Saturday last, when he appeared in perfect health ; have seen the body since death, and from the internal appearance, is of opinion that he died in a fit of apoplexy. The Jury, after viewing the body, returned a verdict—" Died by the Visitation of God." The deceased gentleman was possessed of immense wealth, and has left a wife and ten children to lament the melancholy occur rence. He was a near relative to Mr. Lett, one of the active Sivrey Magistrates. * 1 1* . • 4 97 M.A SQ 110TIV30 kVA NEXT WEEt .. ENGAND. Monday, Jan. 2, LONDON. Nos. 5, 10, 27, 89, ltd, 218, 240, 289. Qu' u " Meet. Boy's Sell. at ..• COUNTRY. Nos. 20, 64, 72, 102, Iv i s 191, 202, 219, 267, 3 1 .." 368, 369, 372, 393, 411°t 498, 502, 503, 509, chT." Tuesday, 638, 614. -3, Loxnox. Nos. 9, 122, 287, 381 ' 399. COUNTRY. Nos. 21, 127, 167, IL Cis 180, 184, 196, 204, 387, 476, 507, 512, a 4, 544, 551, 557, 639. Wednfiday, -4, LONDON. Nos. 35, 75, 220. Courmtr. Nos. 84, 95, 124, w , 40 14 7 6 : 4 2 0 0 1 7 : 5 2 0 2 5 9 : 5 3 1 3 3 9 , , 5 484 3 . n „,,.' 529, 581, 585, 656, Pi, Thundity, 713, 725. -6, LONDON. Nos. 61, '277, 325, 409 ; at COUNTRY. Nos. 113, 171, 18 2 , wf,' 416, 451, 453, 469, 4", 555,561,599,927- -6, LONDON. No. 210. CoureruY. Nos. 13, 28, 30, 35, 470, 538. Saturday, 7, LONDON. No. 173. Co u WIRY. Friday, w 0 QIGNOR DE BEGNIS has the honour t° /....1 0 inform the Nobility and Gentry, and those whosse i : are directed to the ITALIAN STAGE, th a t a t theri s ye tion of several distinguished Amateurs and others, vh se ga. assisted at his Soir&s of Musical Practice, And expressed h e rs selves highly gratified with the advantages which theY „o derived from the same, that f rom th e commenceme nt of ons t year he intends to devote those hours which his profos p . engagements permit to giving Instruction to Ladies and u hk tlemen, either at their residences or hi s own , in or der to en a ,: oo all those who like the p rac tic e o f C oncer t s , as w ell as t" rt i, whose views are directed to the Italian Stage.—Further P 6 culars may be had of Signor De Beg n i s , 79, Q ua drant, It eg el/1. street. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCS'..... Old. Annuities ............... New Ditto . ................ 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CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 25.—(8y the ordinarY • • r Of The landing of the new expedition from Egypt st 110/$-.1,, without meeting any opposition, induces most Penal! to g; pect that the insurrection in the Morea will very quelled, especially as the dissensions continue among tile"' esln . Chiefs at Napoli di Romania. Some Members of the o° - , 4 1,01 meat are said to have been put in prison, and others b an: itbe to Candia. Tartars have brought news from Larissa tharei, Capitan Pacha had supplied Patras and Lepanto re „Pftea, sions, and then proceeded against Missolongbi, vb er- othe schid Pacha, it is said, only waits for his arrival to make t e n or attempt to take that important place by storm. The P s :00 the Laws, of 12th November, endeavours to represent honer 100 of things in this part of Greece as not entirely hopeletihripor. many even of the friends of the Greeks here begin to Intt nit ell• these hopes as illusions, with which the author deceives RI PRESBURG, P nea - The project of a humble address of thank* to his IT? ja Majesty for his last rescript,and which projectiwas di g° if° the Chamber of Deputies, and read in the '24th Sitting, bse unanimously adopted in the 25th Sitting - of the two Ch cop' on the 9th of the month, as well as a resolution hos formable to the Royal proposition on the questi°„;„oul; ought the Diet to discuss the labours of the v",,J ri tea tion of 1790 and 1791 ? These projects have been Pre s 'bich' by a Deputation to the Chamber of the Magnatts 0000 discussed them in the 26th Sitting on the 10th, and ang, ye observations, sent them back to the Chamber of Del 4l " terday. le. MUNICH, PEC.he Considering,the many injurious consequences which t o dd neral mourning ordered for his Majesty the late King, to to'' have for trade and manufactures if it were to be extende“nry et long a period, and guided by the conviction that the Ine n ' f „) re; the late King will be most properly honoured by a et e , gard for the interest of his people who were so dear to 1 1 7 1 ; i seli that the grateful recollection of the beloved IVlonPrc h of will live, even without any external remarks, in t thOo r— britie his subjects, his Majesty has been graciously pleasedkith th the general mourning, and to order that it shall clos e commencement of the Easter holidays. 11 6°. VIENNA, DEc.l7.—Metalliques, 91 ; Bank Shari* A new year's gift has seasonablY nolW he, issued from the Parliamentary Press, for the e th nefit of the Landed and Farming loterest s °f fO . Empire, in the shape of a folio voioFite of , he CO . pages, and containing the Report a