The Sun. — London, England, 1827-01-16 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY—(Tins DAY.) EXTRAORDINARY SCENE. 4 • WELLES LEY V. DUKE OF BEAUFORT. Th is was the day appointed for the furt her discussion of this - "Portant case. r„ , Mr. W e ll es l e y himself took his seat iminediately behind his ' ° ; l boel, Mr. Hart. The AT T ORNEY-GENERAL rose against the application of Mr. dlesley to have the care of his children. It was not his inten !% to travel at large into this case, from various reasons : the 11 ' 4 , because it had been more than once fully discussed ; the second, It 'eause the Court itself had read the whole of the affidavits most 'lrefully from beginning to end. If, however, his learned friends; bought it right to enter more at large into particular parts of the a le, it would be competent 'for them so to do. His standing Round should be, that Mr. Wellesley could be demonstrated be 'and the possibility of a doubt to have sworn in his affidavits that 441 was not true. Wellesley (interrupting)—You cannot demonstrate that, Arr. ATTORNEY-GENERAL -1 must not be interrupted. Mr. Wellesley—You cannot do that, Sir. Mr. ATTORNEY-GENERAL —If you interrupt me, Mr. Wellesley, at shall not be permitted, Sir, to remain where you do. The LORD CJlANext.Loa—l cannot have the Counsel inter iPted, . _ _ Mr. ATTORNEY-GENERAL resumed. He would repeat that Ll tr• Wellesley had knowingly and deliberately sworn that which t l .'as not true ; that he had procured and suborned a case to be set ,k t P in this Court, which was fabricated and founded on abso lute . l alselmod ; that lie had been guilty of moral perjury in the docu kent he had sworn to before the Consul at Naples (he said moral Perjury, because an indictment in this country would not lie on that document), in which lie had denied the existence of an illicit i ntercourse between himself and Mre. Bligh, and that the Jury in this country would not have done their duty, had they not found verdict against Mr. Wellesley. • Alr. W e ll es l e y h a d made an affidavit in conjunction with his so acitor Mr. Griffiths ; that gentleman had ceased to be such 801Iei r, and Mr. Wellesley appeared by another attorney. Other Affidavits had been made, in support of the ease against Mr. Wel :6l,eY, which prove d to demonstration th e illicit in t e rcourse ; he the Learned Gentleman meant to confine himself to e single question, whether there had or bad not been "Meied or. this illicit intercourse between Mr. Wellesley and tr k Bligh? A fact which every one was bound to admit, was ost important; a fact which his Lordship had called for en- Ittiry u pon ; and a fact which elicited the evidence on both sides, oow lying before the Court. The affidaVits to which he would l'est call the attention orthe Court, had been filed since the 20th 0 f November. Mr. HART now took the opinion of the Court, whether such tiffidavite ought to be read ; he sub mitt e d that not one of them , 011 ,ght to be allowed to be used, on the g r o un d that the other side 4 841 declared on the sth of November it was not their intention to file further affidavits. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL observed, that no such contract had been e n t ere d into on his part, and that the new affidavits brought forward no new case, but were only further establishing the charge of adultery denied by Mr. Wellesley. His LORDSHIP stated that he had read the affidavits, and if the further affidavits now objected to had not been filed, he should have,.. f e lt it his duty to have called for additional affidavits. Mr. Kart, however, might take his option, whether lie would persist is his objection, leaving it to the Court hereafter to call for such affidavits, or let the case be taken as it now stood on the affidavits. tie Lordship begged further to observe, that he did not think Mr. wellesley's a ffidavit of the 6th February stated that which was un true, W hen he then said he had not seen Mrs. Bligh; at the same "me when the Court recollected what day Mrs. Bligh came here, What bad happened before she came, and what had passed, since he did not think it a very material circumstance in the case, whe ther M r . Wellesley had or had not seen her before that 6th day of February ; but the Court did think, and it was fit the Learned Counsel should know this, that the subsequent intercourse, with- Out the affidavits now spoken of, had been proved beyond all doubt. Mr. HART said his client had two objects at heart; the one was, to have the care of his children ; and the next, to satisfy the Court and the public, that he was not guilty of that perjury, Which in so unqualified terms had been imputed to him. His Loansme had no right to prevent Counsel imputing per jury to Mr. Wellesley ; on the other hand he would bear, with great satisfaction, the answer given to such an imputation. Mr. HART would interpose no further objections. His LORDSHIP could not think that Mr. Hart could be too Minus about this case, because though the jurisdiction of the i C ourt was unquestionable, yet it was a jurisdiction the most de licate, and which ought not to be used except where there was an absolute necessity for it, because, in the first place, it was ta king away what, in common law, was the right of the parent, and next, because taking away that right could only be done "der very peculiar circumstances. Mr. Weez.EstEv now rose with Breath warmth, and demand ed the judgment of the Court. He said, " the Attorney-Gene ral up, and tells a man of honour and an English Gentle man, that he is accused of perjury. I call upon your Lordship, I have a right to call upon you, and I do call upon your Lord shin with the voice of an Englishman, and the voice of a parent, to read these affidavits ; read them, digest them, and decide in God's came. What must be my feelings, when at this moment, I know these children are under the custody of a person, whom do you think? Dr. Bulkley ; under the custody of a man who dares to come before a Coot of Justice, and accuse another of perjury ! That man, who has professed himself to he the read er of the Nouvelles de Casa ; I have never read that book, but I have had its contents declared to rue ; though it treats of blasphemy, and every species of unnatural villainy, which the human mind can suggest---though he is the reader of that, yet this is the man who is to have the care of my child tee. Now, ill God's name, relieve my mind from this anxiety, If lam infamous, declare me to be so, and take away 4) Y children from, me. If lam an holiest man, administer to me all that justice that I am honestly and fairly entitled to. I beglyour Lordship's pardon ; I cannot speak on this subject, except with Warmth ; but I hope your Lordship will consider my situation ; it is to me death—worse than sheath ; and, for God Almighty's Sake, give your judgement one way or other. His LORDSHIP-Mr. Wellesley, I shall give my judgment as h lcin as I have heard Counsel. Mr. Wellesley—As soon as you have heard Counsel ; I thank Your Lordship. His LORDSHIP—And give me leave to tell you, Mr. Wellesley, t hat whilst I cannot disapprove of your feelings, as an English gentleman, I shall do my duty as an English Judge, let the execu tion of that duty be thought of by that English gentleman as it !''aY• You will further give me leave to say, that decency, both in countenance and in speech, is becoming this place. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL resumed. He was sure that nothing like terror held out could have the least effect on his Lordship. He knew, the public knew, and the Bar knew, that nothing could p reven t th e ca l m d e lib erat i on, t h e severe re fl ec ti on , and the deep discrimination that his Lordship would exercise with respect to the present case, before judgment proceeded from the Bench. He could not but suppose the observations just made, ill placed, and that a Judge less temperate than the present Chancellor of England would have told the man who had made them, that he should not °peak more in this Court. The Learned Counsel entered into the new affidavits, which he considered clearly made out the case against M r . W e ll es l ey , an d Was being followed by others when we left the Court. The Court was exceedingly crowded during the whole of the 2 rooming. , VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURT.--(Tuts DAY.) HUNT V. DICKENSON. This cause came before the Court for further directions, and "Pon a petition. Mr. SuncrwsoN stated, that the bill had been originally filed by HIM, as well for himself as for the other judgment creditors of the late Lord 'Warwick, against the defendant, his Lordship's repre sentative. . In the course of the cause, a 11r. Bromlaw was allowed to pro secute the suit in consequence of unnecessary delay on the part of Hunt. It was referred to the Master to report the amount of the judgment debts of his Lordship, which appeared to be about 40,000/. The Master further reported, that the property un der administration was totally inadequate to meet that ,sign, that there was a balance o f e i g ht y pounds due to Die tenson, the executor, and th a t there were several pictures, belonging to the testator, in his hands. It was then intimated to the Court, that there was a large portion of the testator's property still outstanding; upon which his Honour permitted a petition to be presented, for the purpose of bringing that fact in a proper form befor e the Court. His Honour subsequently ordered it to be !eferred to the Master to say whether if any and what proceed ' I ,2gs sho u ld b e i ns tit u ted to. get in the prop er t y so ou t s t an ding. The Master reported that proceedings ought to be instituted for the recovery of the personal estate of his Lordship, and that as qickenson appeared to have no interest in th e ma tt er , ra mlave should sue in the nam e of Dickenson, upon the payment to him of eighty pounds due to him, and, upon 1 4 ,4 " 1 11u ' i lYing him against costs. The Master further recommend the pictures in the hands of Dickenson should be sold; that a certain sum of 2,000 pounds, due to the testator, should form a fund for this indemnification ; and that, finally, the pro ceeds of the several suits be divided amongst the judgment-credi tors. A petition Was now presented, for the purpose of having this last report of the matter confirmed. His HONOUR confirmed the report. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, GUILDHALL—(THIS DAY.) (Before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and a Special Jury.) CONSPIRACY. THE KING V. DIXON AND OTHERS. When this cause came OD, Mr. GURNEY, who appeared as Counsel for the prosecutor, applied to the Coui t for permission to withdraw the prosecution against Samuel Buller, George Whet tenhall, Ben. Lealy, John Cox, Benjamin Oddie, Samuel Baly, and Francis Burnett, who were included in the indictment ; Rich. Faircock had been also included, but he died in November last. The CHIEF JUSTICE accordingly directed the Jury to acquit the above-named persons. The trial then proceeded against the defendants. Mr. POLLOCK opened the pleadings. Mr. GURNEY stated the case. Richard Dixon, a horse-dealer, James Haselden, ditto, Wm. Grey, an attorney, James Milwood, James Marshall, and John Henry Paine, for a conspiracy to pervert the due administration of a commission of bankruptcy, and prevent the just distribution of the effects of the bankrupt among his creditors, by fabricating bills of exchange, for the purpose of carrying a choice of assignees. As this trial will not be over till a late hour, we shall forbear entering into further particulars till to-morrow. OLD BAILEY.—This DAY. OLD COURT. (Before the RECORDER and a Middlesex Jury.) At the opening of the Court, eight male and five female pri soners were discharged by proclamation, their bills having been ignored by the Grand Jury. Caroline Purcell, an unfortunate female, was indicted for bur glariously stealing a cloak and ccat,rthe property of Eliz. Addison, the keeper of a lodging house. The prisoner's brother deposed that she had always been a good girl up to September last. She had then been seduced from home and thrown on the town. The Jury found her Not Guilty, and the Recorder feelingly advised her to go home to her aged parents and reform. CATTLE STEALING. —Richard Hayes, a drover, was indicted for stealing an ox, the property of John Keene, at Edmonton, on the 14th Jaly, 1824. It appeared that the ox had strayed from the drove of the prosecutor. The prisoner was directed to find it, and take it to a Mr. Mansfield. Mr. Mansfield never received it, and the prosecutor questioned the prisoner as to - what he had done with it? He replied, " that he had sold it to : somebody, but did not recollect to whom,".- and after being taken intosustody, offered the prosecutor 41. as the price of the ox.. It was afterwards traced to a Mr. Whitbread, but hecOuld not swear to theprisoner, thobgb the man who sold it was very like him,.he gave 121. 10s. for the ox.—The Jury found the prisoner—Guilty. NEW COURT. The RECORDER this morning proceeded to pass sentence on the prisoners in this Court : DEATII—John Adams, Joseph Finch, Eliza Davies, Thomas Williams, Charles Lewis, John Cranley, Edward Web ster, James Willson, William Howard, Frederick Langley, Robert Young, for burglary ; and Honour Baldwin, Samuel Willson, William Davis, Daniel Burns, William Jones, aged eight nears, Richard Hill, and Thomas Vandereer, for stealing in a dwelling-house; Mary Ann Sullivan and Martha Bellamy, for stealing from the person ; Joseph Whitehead, for highway rob bery ; Daniel Davis, for Post-office robbery. The unfortunate Pierce, who stabbed himself, was not well enough to receive sentence. TRANGPORTATION FOR LlFE.—Susannah Hammond, and Thomas Cordwell. _ . TRANSPORTATION FOR 14 YEARS.—William Hickens, Robert Jellop, John Watts, Henry Waymau, Charles Flint, Ann Nut man, Catherine Williams, Mary Cockhead. TRANSPORTATION FOR SEVEN Yrans:=--Ann Gorden, Jones, John Osborn, George Garratt, Edward Smith, Thomas Jones, Charles Upton, John Johnston, Benjamin Sarsen, Wm. Phebe, Richard Richards, Bartholomew Moran, Charles Smith, Samuel Austin, James Maclaggan, Isabella Kirk, Elisabeth Driscoll, George Maccartey, Michael Crawley, Thomas Byatt, John Reeves, William Ryder, John Clark, James Ruwson, George Mayo, William Mills, Thomas Smith, Isaac Brown, William Goddard, Hannah West, Charlotte Harrison, James Hathering, Thomas Heylit, John Smith, Henry Williams, John Smithers, Wm. Jackson, John Thomson, Jos. Dig by,!Edward Martin, James Kuser, Robert Smith, Thomas Beckett, Catherine Robinson, William Shawman, Thomas Goat, Thomas Wybrant, John Cole, John Taylor, John Mortimer, and Richard Parquin. A peat number were sentenced to be imprisoned for different periods. DISSENTERS' MARRIAGES. On Sunday attended to be married at the church of St. George the Martyr, Queen-square, Mr. Lionel Trotter, of Finsbury, to Miss Agnes Campbell, late of Pittsburgh, in the United States of America, when the following extraordinary circumstances took place:— Upon the officiating Minister, Mr. Simpson, appearing at the altar, the bridegroom being a member of the church commonly called Free-thinking Christians, presented their usual protest. — Upon perusing it, the Minister said, " I refuse to marry the parties." After the sermon, and previously to the administration of the " Sacrament," two of the official authorities of the parish came from the vestry, to which the Minister had retired, and stating, that the legal hour for celebrating marriage had now passed, in vited the attendance of the parties in the vestry-room. Mr. Lionel Trotter, the party claiming to he married, address ing the Minister, then said, " that the law had been violated in his refusing to perform the ceremony :" and another of the party said, ". Acting, Sir, as the father of the bride, I now repeat that declaration, you have acted, Sir, unlawfully, in denying a civil right to these parties ; and I request to know whether you are willing to perform your dut y at 10 o'clock on the morrow." Much having passed, and the Minister being finally called upon for his determination, said that he was in the presence of gentle men of the bench, and referred the parties to Mr. Marryatt for his answer. Mr. Marryatt (th. Barrister) said, " the Minister will be here to-morrow morning at ten o'clock to perform the ce remony, if the parties are prepared to go through it,—to say all that other parties say, and not to say any thing which other parties do not say, and not to offer any obstruction." Without expressing compliance with these conditions, the parties re-assert ed that no obstruction had been offered, and declared their inten tion of attending at the time named (ten o'clock Monday), await ing the Minister's performance of his duty. In conformity, Mr. Lionel Trotter and Miss Agnes Campbell attended as above, ac companied by the elder deacons and others members, male and female, of the church of which they are - members, to claim the celebration of . their marriage, which, in consequence of their having delivered a protest, had been refused to them on the previous day. The parties now proceeded towards " the altar ;" a considerable number of persons being assembled in the body of the church to witness so extraordinary a scene. The bridegroom presented a copy of the protest, which he had delivered the previous day, saying—" Thir, sir, is a declaration of the grounds on which we submit to the law." The ceremony then proceeded in the usual way, till the bridegroom was told by the 'Minister to repeat after ' him--" In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the_ Holy Ghost." The bridegroom paused, and asked, "Am I com pelled to say that, when I don't believe in the Trinity ?" The Minister insisted that he should do so, when the Elder said, " As elder of the Church of God to which they belong, I protest against their using these words, but if you insist upon it, they will com ply." The bridegroom then said, "In the name of the Father, and (but protesting against it) of the Son, and (but protesting against it) of the Holy Ghost." The Minister paused, but after having conferred with Mr. Marryatt, proceeded. When the Minister had declared the parties to be man and wife, they turned from the altar, but were afterwards, during the con cluding prayers, required to kneel, against which they had before protested, and which they declared as being here unnecessary, whereupon the Minister refusing to proceed, sat down. After some time, the Elder protested as before, whereupon the parties submitted, and the Minister, after another consu?tation with Mr. Marryatt, proceeded to the completion of the ceremony. On Thursday next, Lord Robert Seymour will' submit to the Magistrates, at the county meeting, his motion for taking into consideration the expediency of providing an Asylum for the Pauper Lunatics of Middlesex. There being at present no Asylum, the consequence is, that these distressed objects are farmed out to the proprietors of the licensed mad-houses in the neighbour hood of the metropolis, whose establishments, from their situation and arrangements, are necessarily in the nature of prisons, partak ing very little of the character of hospitals. We cannot anticipate any objection to this humane measure, with the knowledge of the advantages which the Magistrates 110 W possess of relief to patients and economy to parishes, rendered to other counties by the adop tion of public Asylums. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. FROM LLOYD'S.—(This DAY.) DEAL, DEC. 15.—Throughout last night, and great part of be day, it has blown strong in squalls from N.N. W. This af tei noon it is more moderate about NW. The James, Riddle, from Smyrna to London, lost both anchors and cables in Westgale Bay this morning. Arrived, the Marga ret, Hall ; Bonne Mere, and Mangrove Bay, from Demerara ; the Arethusa, Hamilton, from Sincapore ; and the Duchess of Portland, Hill, from New York. AIARG ATP, JAN. 15.—The Velocity, Dye, from Waterford to London, was got off the Nayland Rock, at last night's tide, and brought into this harbour. She does not appear to have sustained serious damage. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 15.—Wind N.W. to W.N.W.—Arrived his Majesty's ship the Repulse, from a cruise ; and the Waterloo transport, from the West Indies. Sailed his Majesty's ships the Scorpion and Arrow, on a cruise. • FALMOUTH, JAN. 14.—Wind W.—Strong gales and heavy squalls.—Arrived tLe Stanmer Packet, from Lisbon, with de spatches, which were sent off express. Sailed the Shannon steamer for London. PLYMOUTH, JAN, 14.—Wind W.S.W., blowing hard.—Ar rived the Union, Cox, from Seville. DARTMOUTH, JAN. 14. —Arrived the William, from Figuera. BRISTOL, JAN.. 15.—Arrived the Eleanor, Payton, from De merara. RAMSGATE.—Arrived the Agenoria, Robinson, from Cartha ;ena. STANDGATE CAM, JAW. 15.—Arrived the Beeles, Harris, From Marseilles; John and Mary, Chione (Colombian packet), From Smyrna. LiSgON, JAN. 2.—To-day it is reported that several transports lave come in,. together with a line of battle ship.—Names un- known. The Globe, Dixey, from Savannah ; Westbury, from St. An drews, N.B. anti New York ; Mary, of Workington, bound to Galway, and the Fanny schooner, were driven on shore at Liver pool during the gale on Sunday. NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN COFFEE HOUSE. THIS DAY.) LIVERPOOL, JAY. U.—The wind during the whole of last night, and up to 11 a.m. this day, blew a violent gale, from W.N.W., it then increased to a complete hurricane, and continued for about two hours, since which' it has veered round ,to • the northward, and blows a gale.—Arrived the Oglethorpe, —, from Savannah ; the AMethyst, Crooker, from Charleston, broke her anchor during the hurricane, and was afterwards brought up in the Billingsgate Basin. Owing to the crowded state of the DOcks, several vessels are at anchor in the river, and have rode out the gale well : it is to be feared that to-morrow's news will be disastrous. The Canada, Rogers ; Leeds, Stoddart ; and United States, Wilson, for New. York, were off Waterford on the 9th inst. THE NEW LONDON DOCKS.-HURRICANE. On Sunday, about three o'clock in the afternoon, during the storm, the inhabitants of New-Gravel-lane were thrown into a state of the greatest consternation, by the falling of upwards of 200 feet of the east wall of the New London Dock, which is at present building in Shadwell ; the inhabitants of those houses immedi ately at the rear of the wall, upon the crash taking place, made one simultaneous movement into the streets; the shrieks of the females, with their children in their arms; were terrifying in the extreme : they conceived at first it was an earthquake. The real cause being ascertained, upwards of 2000 persons collected. A messenger was instantly despatched to Mr. Palmer, the engineer, who repaired to the spot, and by shoring up the remainder of the wall, in three hours it was made tolerably secure. Most pro videntially there were - no lives lost, all the back premises at the rear of the wall were completely buried in ruins; there was little or no property destroyed,., with the exception of two pigs and some fowls, which bappeneg*i,bt.in-one of the yard•. r The wall was thirty Teet high, lindlouf tei . thick had it been two feet higher, it would have inevitably fallen on the roofs of houses at the rear, and have reduced them to a heap of ruins, and their un fortunate inmates would have been buried in them. The expence of rebuilding the wall is estimated at between 1,500/. and 2,000/. Had the accident occurred upon a week-day, there is scarcely a doubt but many lives would have been lost, as there is a large body of men constantly employed about that part of the wall which has given way. It is a matter of surprise how a wall, built of its apparent strength, was not able to withstand any gale of wind by which it might be assailed. It was not built in the ordinary way, but with pannelled pillars and bonded. It is thought that, from the state of the remaining part of it, it will be necessary to have it taken down. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Another of those tremendous crowds, which it requires infinite courage to get into, and equal address to get out of, occurred last night at this theatre, in order to witness Mr. Kean's King Richard the Third. On a performance so well known it would be super fluous to offer any particular remarks; enough to say, that it is the most popular, as well as the most melo-dramatic of all Kean's characters. It embraces, in fact, the whole wide range of his defects and excellencies ; his love of stage trick and flourish—his inimitable embodying ofseorn—of ambition—of murder—of irony —all are here indulged to satiety ; constituting, if not, perhaps, a consistent, at least an impressive, piece of acting. His love scene, in particular, with Lady Anne (we wonder that the pub lishers of Shakspeare have not yet been brought before the Lord Chief Justice Best for a libel on the fair sex), where he borrows the mask of sentiment, and, thus strangely metamorphosed, affects a lodgement in the breast of the Princess, was given with surprising energy. Some critics have objected to his performance of this scene,—that it is too undisguised—that his hearing is not sufficiently sentimentalized—and that in short, not even a young girl green from a boarding school could be duped by him. Surely this is hypocritical ; the whole incident is alto gether an anomaly, and no more to be tried by the test of nature than a nobleman by a jury of breeches-makers. Shakspeare we all know, wrote to please the people ; he had no further idea of fame than what resulted from the applauses. of his audience ; and the popularity of this dialogue between Richard and Lady Anne, proves how well he catered for the mob. Mr. Kean's closing scenes, where the business of his character deepens, told with all their wonted effect, and the mournful music of that fine soliloquy, in which occur those expressive, but interpolated lines, " the ripe harvest of the new-mown hay, ikc." lost nothing of their melo dious melancholy. Of Mr. Cooper, the Richmond of the evening, we have simply to observe that—after snaking all due allowance for the imperfections of human nature, we seriously, decidedly, and emphatically object to his taste in wigs. If he would also lower the key-note of his voice a little, we are proud to confess that the tympanum of our ear would be no loser. But who, as we asked the other day, is perfect ? COVENT GARDEN THEATRE. A Miss Hargrave, who, it seems, has acquired great provin • vial celebrity, made her appearance at this Theatre last night as Constance, in the tragedy of " King John." As far as art, un assisted by nature, can constitute excellence in acting, Miss Har grave has every claim on public attention. She pourtrayed the tender anguish of the mother, from her first burst of feeling to her ultimate phrenzy, with such effect as to draw tears from the eyes of a sturdy old gentleman (who looked exceedingly like a stock-broker) in the fourth row of the pit. her de livery, too, of that magnificent:y expressive line, " Here I and sorrow sit," elicited the most unqualified applause. On the whole we think Miss Hargrave will be an addition to our Lon don boards : we wish, however, that she occasioned us rfiOre fre quently to apply to our opera glasses ; but she is neithei young nor handsome. Charles Kemhle, as Falconbridge—the best of all his characters—was the very personification of chivalry —gay, gallant, generous, high-spirited ; all, in short, that such a hero of the middle ages, " sans pear et son 'reproche"—as our late friend, Charles Mills, would obligingly dub him,—is required to be. Mr. Young's King John was also excellent, but indeed all that he does is good, except his Richard. The house was well at tended. OLD LETTERS.—" I know of nothing (said he) more calculated to bring back the nearly-faded dreams of our youth, the almost obliterated scenes and passions of our boyhood, and to recall the brightest and best associations of those days, ' When the young blood ran riot in the veins, and Boyhood made us sanguine'— nothing that more readily conjures up the alternate joys and sor rows of mature years,—the fluctuating visions that have floated before the restless imagination, in times gone by, and the breath ing things and inanimate objects that wound themselves around our hearts, and become almost necessary to our existence, than the perusal of old letters. They are the memorials of attachment, the records of affectionr—the speaking-trumpets through which those whom we esteem hail us from afar ; they seem hallowed by the brother's grasp, the sister's kiss, the father's blessing, and the mother's love.".— The Gondola. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. Mr. Planta, Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, left town on Sunday for Brighton, on a visit to Mr. Canning. Yesterday was the anniversary of the birth-day of his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, when he entered his fifty first year. The usual observances of the day were not kept lip, in consequence of the death of the Duke of York ; nor did the tradesmen of his Royal Highness, in consequence of the same melancholy event, illuminate their houses in the evening. The Honourable Company's ship Windsor, con signed to Madras, Bengal, and China, left the East India Export Dock for Gravesend, on Friday morning, towed by the Dart and Hawke steam vessels. In consequence of the sudden illness of Lord Fordwich, the Earl and Countess Cowper have put off their party, consisting of the Earl and Countess of Sefton, Earl and Countess of Jersey, Duke of Wellington, Mr. Huskisson, the Hon. H. de Roos, and the Hon. Wm. Lamb. We are extremely sorry to hear that his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant has experienced a relapse, and is now con- fined to his room by a severe cold.—Dublh Patriot. The first meeting of the Noblemen and Gentlemen's Catch Club, which was to have been held this day, is postponed in consequence of the lamented decease of the Royal Duke, till the following week.—The second meeting of the Giee Club is post poned from the same cause till the 27th ins`. The _large stones which have been taken down from the King's Palace, in Pall-mall, are removing daily to the new Palace erecting for his Majesty in St. James's Park. The Hulsean Prize at Cambridge has been ad judged to Mr. W. M. Mayers, of Catherine Hall, a converted Jew, for his Dissertation on the following subject :—" A Critical examination of our Saviour's Discourses with regard to the Evi- deuce which they afford of his Divine Nature." How impure the gas is of late !" is a very gene ral exclamation. 'We can bear witness to its correctness. Like the man who went in search of a general illumination with a candle-and-lanthern, we are often obliged to employ candles in our printing-office to find out the gas-light.— Carlisle Paper. The late Mr. Cradock was, perhaps, the steadiest, as he was certainly the oldest admirer of the Stage. In a codicil to his will, he expressed a " wish that a little picture of Mrs. Siddons might be presented to Mr. Boaden, the author of the Life of Mrs. Siddons." It was accordingly transmitted to him by Mr. Nichols, the particular friend of Mr. Cradock. The late Mr. Gifford (says a cotemporary) appears to have been in the receipt of a large income. During-the time that he was Editor of The Quarterly Review, Mr. Murray paid him nine hundred pounds a year. He received annually, as one of the Comptrollers of the Lottery Office, six hundred pounds.— He had a salary of three hundred pounds as Paymaster of the band of Gentlemen Pensioners—two hundred a year as Clerk of the Estreats in the Court of Exchequer ; and, in addition to all these sums, he enjoyed a pension of, we believe, four hundred pounds per annum from Lord Grosvenor. • AN ODD EXPEDIENT.—This week, a swindler resorted to the following ingenious method of issuing forged notes :—Having learned that a gentleman was to proceed in his carriage from Edinburgh on the road towards Glasgow, he hired a handsome pony, and dressing himself smartly, he rode at some distance before the carriage, and under the pretence of being the footman, he changed a counterfeit 51. note at each of the tolls.— He continued'the imposture as long as he thought it prudent, and then altered his course, and character, as a traveller.— Glasgow Free Press. The Lessee of Drury-lane Theatre, with his suc cess, seems to redouble his energies. In addition to Mr. Kean, we understand Mr. Elliston is engaged for a limited number of nights. A new Drama, in which La Porte is to perform, is quite ready ; and the grand Opera, with music by Bishop, will speedily be produced. One of the principal actors of the Comedic Fran aise r stopped short in a Tragedy at this passage— " I was in Rome, and there ----:—' was iu'vain he began over and over again two or three times. He could never catch the thread of his part. At length, finding there was no way of getting on, and that the prompter, either through stupidity or panic, was leaving him in the lurch, he darted a fierce and haughty look at him, exclaiming in a tone of dignity— " Speak ! dolt ! and tell me what I did in Rome !" AN ARABIAN CA TA L ANI.—" At Cairo there was a famous singer whom the Europeans never called by any other name than that of the Arabian Catalani. The price which she required for her performance was worthy of the name which she had assumed ; to induce her to sing, it was necessary to begin by sending her a Cacbemere shawl worth a hundred Spanish piastres; when the concert was ended, she laid the whole com pany under contribution ; and a present of small value did not al ways suffice, for she had the art of stimulating the self-love of the audience by proclaiming aloud the value of each present which she received."—Literary Gazette. ACTORS.—Madame Rollan, who died in 1785, the 75th year of her age, was a principal dancer on Covent-Gar den stage in 1731, and followed her profession, by private teach ing, to the last year of her life. She had so much celebrity in her day, that having one evening sprained her ancle, no less an actor than Quin was ordered by the manager to make an apology to the audience for her not appearing in the dance. Quin, who looked upon all dancers as " the mere garnish of the stage," at first de murred; but being threatened with a forfeiture, he growlingly came forward, and, in his coarse way, thus addressed the audience: —" Ladies and Gentlemen-1 am desired by the massager to in- form you, that the dance intended for this night is obliged to he postponed, on account of Mademoiselle Rollan having dislocated her anele : I wish it had been her neck." It is privately rumoured, that not a week will pass for the next three months, without a paragraph of some sort in the public papers about Miss Paton. The last bulletin announces, that this young lady has strained the veins of her neck by her ex ertions in singing. We hope the next will contradict it.— P. S. Since the foregoing was written, we perceive that the ex pected rejoinder actually has appeared ; and that, in consideration of the paragraphs being Irish, a London newspaper, to support their genuine characteristic, has placed the cart before the horse, and actually transcribed the lady's recovery first ; and then fol lowed it up, in an ensuing number, by an announcement of her illness. This exceeds all the patent medicine cures we ever heard o f.— Opera Glass. Des Essarts, an actor at the Hague, having been caught poaching on the preserves of the Stadtholder, availed him self of the resources of his profession to get out of the scrape. A gamekeeper, who had never seen the tragedian excepting in the garb of royalty, asked him by what right he came there to shoot ? Des Essarts, with an air and tone of the most heroic haughtiness, replied, Ask you? by what right, By that great right the vast and towering mind Has o'er the grovelling instinct of the vulgar ! These lines, uttered with a tragic and theatrical air, so panic struck the poor gisne-keeper, that he exclaimed, " Oh, if I had known that, of course, I should not have interfered !" SACRED Music.—Last night a selection of Sacred Music was performed on the organ at St. Bride's church, Fleet street, by Mr. Mather, organist of the parish. The Concert was undertaken at the request of several of the parishioners, and con sisted of a selection from the works of Handel, Mozart, Haydn, and other distinguished composers. Among the airs in the First Part of the selection, " Angels ever bright and fair," and Holy, holy Lord," both from Handel, were delightfully executed. The Second Part.of the performance commenced with an extempore Fantasia, by Mr. Mather, in which the taste and skill of the composer were very happily blended. The Coronation Anthem of Attwood followed, and in succession, the " Gloria in excelsis," "Benedictus," and " Sanctus," of Mozart; each of which was executed with considerable skill and judgment. The "0 ! God when thou appearest," from the same composer, and " With ver dure clad," from the Creation, by Haydn, were given with great force and feeling. At the request, we suppose, of some of the ' auditory . , Mr. Mather gave the delightful air of Dr. Arne, " How cheerful along the gay meads," the unexpected introduction of which, in relieving the solemnity of the music that preceded it, produced the happiest effect. The selections concluded with " Hallelujah," from the Mount of Olives, by Beethoven. In the last piece, and two others, be was assisted by Master Don, his pupil, who also performed one of Handers compositions between the parts, in a manner that did great credit both to himself and his master. The church was crowded in every part ; and if, in the absence of those outward demonstrations of satisfaction which we are accustomed to hear bestowed on public performances in other places, we could judge of those displayed by Mr. Mather, the lovers of church music received a high treat in the exertions of that gentleman, whose merits as a musician are the more sur prising, from the circumstance of his being unable to see the music which he plays. The performance commenced at seven, and concluded within a few minutes of ten o'clock. CONSOLIDATED miNiNg COMPANY, (Tits DAY.) A Meeting of the Shareholders of the Chilian and Peruvian Mining Companies was held this day at the City of London Tavera, pursuant to adjournment. Mr. PowLEs (one of the Directors) having taken the Chair, briefly stated, that it was the opinion of the Directors, that no thing had yet occurred which it was necessary to lay before the Proprietors, and 10,000 was the number of shares which it was resolved the Company should consist of. That number, how ever, had not yet been taken up, though there was reason to expect that in a short time the whole amount of shares would be applied for. Under these circumstances, of course, no steps could be taken in working the mines ; but, when the Corn pany was completed by the whole number of shares being taken up, another Meeting should be called. A SHAREHOLDER inquired whether it was to be understood that the public generally might become Shareholders in the New Company, or that the Shareholders were to consist exclusively of persons who had an interest in the Chilian and Peruvian Mining Companies ? The CHAIRMAN replied, that any individual who thought pro per to become a shareholder, might do so by an early application for shares. A resolution was then passed to the effect, that when 10,000 shares were subscribed for, another meeting should be called.— The meeting then adjourned. THE ARMY. Detachments belonging to the 45th and 6Sd Regiments of In fantry are ordered to embark, this day, on board a steam vessel in the river, for Gravesend, on route to Chatham. A Detachment belonging to the 47th Regiment of Foot has re ceived orders to embark, this day, on board a steam-vessel in tht river, for Gravesend, on route to Canterbury. A Detachment of the 52d Regiment of Infantry is ordered tc march, this day, from Westminster, for Brighton. A Detachment belonging to the 92d Regiment of Foot is ordered to march, this day, from Westminster, for Harwich. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.--JAN. 15 The attendance yesterday was very numerous, but the betting was not by any means heavy ; we are, therefore, unable to give more than the present state of odds on the three great stakes. DERBY. to 1 agst Tatl er _ 30 to 1 agst Gamslius 1 to 1 agst Glenartney 30 to 1 agst Turcoman 1 to 1 agst Espagnolle SO to 1 agat Lord Ailesbary's ) to 1 agat Defence SO to 1 agst Snowdrop ) to 1 agst Trumpeter 30 to 1 agat Cressida. 1 to 1 asst iNiameluke 40 to 1 agst Antar ) to 1 aget Gaberluuzie 40 to 1 agst Elise Teals 1 to 1 agat Gustavus 40 to 1 agst Roderiels to 1 agat Catherine 40 to 1 agst Pythoness ) to 1 agst Spondee 40 to 1 agst Protestant D to 1 aget Augusta 50 to 1 agst Cat ) to 1 agst Dahlia 50 to 1 agst Hildebrand Although the two first favourites are at equal odds, Tatler has Le call. OAKS. to 2 agst 3laria 22 to 1 agst Totteridge 22 to 1 agst Brown Duchess SO to 1 agst Souvenir 25 to 1 agst Translation SO to 1 agst Lunacy to I ag,st Scornful to 1 agst Morel 12 15 20 to 1 aist Hampden to 1 agst Calypso to 1 agat Pantina ST. LEGER. 11 to 1 agst Reviewer 16 to 1 agst Olivera 20 to 1 agst Popsy 20 to 1 agst Granby 20 to 1 &gat Matilda 22 to 1 agst Moonshine 25 to 1 agst Sancho The celebrated stallion, Figai son, was yesterday sold to Mr. 1 SO to 1 3O to 1 SO to 1 SO to 1 20 to 1 SO to 1 agst Nonplus agst Nivalia apt Etntra apt Tatter apt Web - agst` any other. • ~ belonging to Mr. Farquhar-, . ayne , for 1,800 guineas. HUNTING. Mr. Muster's Hounds will meet this day, at Weedou ; Thurs day, at Kelmarsh; and Friday, at Rothwell—et half-past ten. The Duke of Grafton's Hounds, - to-morrow, at Haversham Wood; and Friday, at Whistley Wood—at half-past ten. The Oakley Hounds, to-morrow, at Turvey House; and Sa turday, at Bletsoe—at a quarter before eleven. Mr. Meynell's Hounds, Thursday, - at Gresley Wood ; and Sa turday, at Blythbury—at half-past ten. The Quorndon Hounds, this day,. at Lount Turnpike Gate; to morrow, at Rempstone Village; Thursday, at Kettleby; Friday, at Cotes Turnpike; Saturday, at Widrnerpool—at ten. Lord Anson's Hounds, this day, at Oilstone ; Friday, at Clifton ; and Saturday, at Kirkby—at eleven. The Earl of Darlington's fox-hounds to-morrow, at Yorkgate ; Thursday, at Exilby ; Saturday, at Hang Bank. Sir 'Patton Sykes's fox-hounds, to-morrow, at Bowl]; and Friday, at Boynton. The York and Ainsty fox-hounds, on Thursday, at Ferensby; and Saturday, at Hag-bridge. PEDESTRIANISM. A Foot Race took place at eight o'clock yesterday morning, be tween Captain Fairborn and Fergusson (the pedestrian). They were to run two miles for a wager of 200 sovereigns. The match was but thinly attended,- owing to the secrecy preserved by all parties. They started at the beginning of the Promenade and ran from thence to Kensington Gardens and back again. The Cap tain was heat by a distance of ninety yards. His antagonist was only eleven minutes running the, two miles. They were both much fatigued. THE MARKETS. HAY MARKETS.—(f if is DAY.) (At per Load of 36 Trusses.) ST. JA M ES'S. Lowland Meadow Hayl3 15 to 4 15 Clover flay ......••••"' .f 4 15 to 6 10 Upland Ditto Rye-grass flay .. 415 515 Wheat Ditto New Meadow Hay ..... 410 510 An average supply, anti a dull trade, but no alteration in prices. SMITHFIELD. Lowland Meadow Hay f 3 sto 4 5 Clover Hay generally £4 10 to 6 0 Upland Ditto Rye-grass Hay New Meadow Hay .. 4 5 5 5 Wheat Ditto llt 110 s u pply good, trade dull, and prices stationary IRISH MARK. 'DUBLIN MARKET NOTE. ETS. .—FRIDAY, Jan. 12 1 From I To 1,401 Wheat, per barrel 20 stone 29 9 34 0 212 Bere NOWI.WII.4W V *WM 16 Stone .—... 17 0 18 0 M. P. 31 1 17 9 19 10 16 04 0 0 IS 3 18 0 15 0 9 16 0 2C 0 10 0 27 0 23 0 I 8 03j i. —434 d 1,443 Barley. l6 stone 2,944 Oats - 8,134 Cwt. Flour 9 stone .... GU Oatmeal . 11 stone Sold to Bakers only. 7,613 Cwt. Flour .W.O. 16 0 1 27 0 I a and Flour 463. Bd. per Bask 'irsts, from 245. Od. to econds, from 16a. Od. to from Us. Od. to 1 OF BREAD. Quartern Loaf, Ith. soz. Ifalf.quartern Loaf, 21b. Average price of Wh , Receipts of Flour, :0851 Sales of Do. 8,33.1 rnic Ts. Od 134. Od. I.4r si s. d c . wt s..d. as. d. \ Wheat, Barley. Oats. per barrel per barrel per barrel , 20 atone. 16 stone. 14 stone. :Ist. _ , s B3 . d 4 .... 4 a s. 1 d 3 . A 9d. 3d. *-.' --. ----- ----- --..__. --. Cork.. cvv.a, —29 6 15 0-18 0 15 0-15 6 16 0— Y l7 6 1° 1 u 3 r' 0-15 0 , 10 0-12 6 IS() il 0—.12 0 Limerick 25 f3—'. 415 0-46 915 5-15 018 0—.19 0 166-17 0 9 0-11 0 16 0- 17 a 1 1 7 . d.s 115 s la s us . d 4. : 8 0 0 . .....a s. ls d )o . s itu . t 5 1 0.... . 8._ 100 12 0-111 Li i t o e w rford 11 2 2 7: 5 0_ 0 6: 0 6 1 1 6 7 0..... 6- 1 1 : 0 0 1 1 4 5 0 2 1 1 1 : 2 0 1 S O : 2 : 6 0 17 0_ 00 0 0.....80 Oalway Clonmel 97 6-29 7 17 0-19 6 14 0-15 0 0 17 0-176 146--10 0 Trabse 00—0000—000 0— 0 0 0 0— 0 0 Belfast 23 0-20 019 0-20 014 0-17 6220 00 200— 0 8 170— Q 0 _ _. Beef, Mutton, Veal, Pork,' Su t ter . .- 0 1 per lb. per lb. per lb. per ewt. Ist. 2d. I 3d. 4th. 111,. ------ ---- --- —.------ ..--. —. ....... d. a d. d. a d. d. a d. s. d. as. d. s. d. s. d. d . d. a. d. ''.d. Cork.-- 0 —0 0 0 0 —0 25 0-27 084 80 0166 056 41 0 Limerick.. ti A 4 5 0 —0 23 0-30 082 074 0164 054 041 0 Waterford 0 —0 0 0 0 —0 z 4 0-32 635 0 0 0— 4. 0 Galway— 0 —0 0— 0 0 —0 28 0-27 4 0 •••• 0 — o —. —4O Clonmel — 3 l — 4 l 44 S 5 —6l 31 0-32 6790750 72 0 -•0 Carlow— 0 —0 0— 0 0 —0 0— 0 030 074 068 058 000 Tralee ........ 4 —5 41-5 o—o —o 0098078 0 64 o. ....; 0 Belfaat ~.. 3# —4 4 —0 6 —0 —o 00— 0 0-0— ...0 ::: Wheat. SCOTCH MARKETS. Barley. Oats. Aberdeen Berwick— 36 39 Coldstream 35 40 Cupar -- 27 30 Dumfries 7 6 7 Dundee 30 32 Falkirk -- 26 2S Kelso 36 39 Kirkaldy— 26 29 Perth 25 '27 At Dumfries the pr' are per 13011, except C 25 28 26 39 25 26 25 k 7 24 26 23 26 25 29 '24 29 46 50 40 46 28 30 30 32 28 31 24 30 25 27 24 27 29 2S 22 26 26 29 ice is given PeL l3 ?- 5 . 1 . 1 latmeal at Arr", Beans. Pease. 24 29 _ .... se 39 - - - 24 29 27 29 3! Oa t nk.Al - 50 03 54 V 3 IY6 - 47' 26 — 27 tiel. The other ph, which is per Sack 4 8 b!? 'es abovi. )f %OWL