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them independent of their former calling; or let him visit th e flash houses incog., first paying his fee for the honour of becoming a member, and there - what scenes shall meet his wondering eyes, Catching the manners living as they rise ! But we must not pursue this subject too far, lest a too close acquaintance imply a guilty participation—and gain us the distinguished honour of being considered ,free masons of the order. Truth is said to lie at the bottom of the well, and as stolen waters are sweet, it would be just as well that the Right Hon. Gentleman should steal a march upon the workers of iniquity by getting a fore-knowledge of their secret arts, that he may thereby legislate more effectually for the prevention of their evil doings. In our Paper of yesterday we recorded a trial in the King's Bench, involving the rights of Authors to their own property. It appears that a Work commen ced sometime before the passing of the last Act, re gulating the Copyright of Audi -oil, had been demanded by the Trustees of the British Museum, and resisted by the Publishers on the ground that it did not come within the meaning of the Act. The Learned Judge was clearly of opinion that the law was not in tended to have a retrospective effect, and therefore directed the Jury to find for the Defendants, which they accordingly did. Indeed, we do not see how they could have done otherwise, although his MA JESTY'S Law Officers fought hard to convince them to the contrary,—but law and common sense, as in the present case, do not always agree, and the friends of literature will not be sorry for the event. It has long , been a reproach to this free and en lightened country, that every species of property is held sacred by the law except that which is beyond all price —the immortal produce of mind. Corn and potatoes, like other articles of consumption, are guaran teed to the grower ; but the Author of a book—the essence of mental exertion, is considered legal game for privileged bodies. The corruptible production of the earth, valuable only for a season, is protected . by Legislative enactments, while the divine inspiration of genius ---that which outlives, while it adorns, the Present generation, and is destined to recommend its name t o posterity,—that alone is doomed to the scorn and neglect of those who profess to be the admirers of talent, and the patrons of learning. We are utterly unabl e to reconcile such doctrine with common sense ° i t; common justice. Much as we boast of our fiber itiltY in science and the arts, yet the French are infi i tl it tt e e r l a y ry superior to us in th e i r p ro t ec ti on of Authors and property. The law of copyright ought to be as secur e as the law of entail. Every man has an un doubted right to his own, and why should there be a ny exception made in the case of Literary Pro ? We all k now th a t man y argumen ts have Peene~y advanced in support of the present oppressive lax on literary property, but then the parties were inte rested in the result. According to the existing law, every book published is liable to piracy, unless the author or publisher enter it at Stationers' Hall, and deliver eleven copies gratis to be distrib u t e d among the Universities of the three Kingdoms, th e B r iti s h kuseum, &c. This secures the copyright for 14 Years, subject to a renewal of 14 more, if th e au th or survi ve th e first period. Now it happ ens th a t i n cases 'here on ly li m it e d i m p ress i ons o f expens i ve wor k s can b e afforded, that the delivery of eleven copies operates as a ba r to t h e wor k b e i ng p u bli s h e d at a ll, so that the public are thus often deprived of works of the rarest merit and ornamental illustration. For instance, a Work which may, perhaps, cost 2001. each copy, would c ause a loss of : 2,200/. by the delivery of eleven copies ! We know that in former times the law was intended 0 supply the seats of learning with copies of all Works published, both in order to preserve the works a nd to enrich the libraries, which were then too poor to Purchase copies. But surely the same necessity does not hold at this day, when our Universities are as rich In endowments as in liberal learning. And even if they ,Were not a bl e t o purc h ase all books, why should authors be compelled to give their labours gratis when all other people are exempt ? The produce of his mind 's as necessary to an author's maintenance as the cor ?.oreal labours o f ot h ers f or t h e i r subsistence. But if t he Universities—th e Museum, and other enlightened c orporations, for whom we entertain the highest re 'Peet, must have literary productions, let the nation l'ovid e them, since the establishments are national. a it just —nay, is it patriotic—i s i t lib era l , to com pel th ose w h o b y th e i r gen i us are t h e greatest bene factors and the brightest ornaments of their c ountry , to be the greatest—to be the only sufferers in a cause Where all are interested, but few are generous ? If such t a to be th e reward of genius — it is doubly cursed in t liirg he s ti rr i ng impulse of Heaven, and be ar i ng speeirasteinvoere. exaction of men unworthy of the divine in- But such men can only rate the aspirations °fgenius by their own subdued feelings—they cannot ------ tell how hard it is to climb for The steep where fame's proud temple shines afar— Orttillieey have never felt the agony of apprehension, nation t fe o verish joy that burns for immortality. A essen ce be t ru l y great s h ou ld c h er i s h the bright f 1 °- Ini nd—the only record of her fame in after a ges, when the memory o f her warlike deeds would have otherwisethe passed away with the heroes that wakened strife Vixer e fortes ante Agamemnona Multi : sed miles ilkerymabiles Urgentur, ignotique longa B ut her Noete, carent qu i a va t e sacro . Literatur e will endure with each successive generation, and perpetuate her glory to the end of . Of the lamented Duke of York it has been justly said, that he never forgot a friend : the following anecdote from Oundle 4 an illustration of the retentiveness of hisin emory as well as the goodness of his heart. Some years ago, his Royal High nes s heing.on a vi s it a t the Earl of West basket of fine figs w as morland's seat in th a t n e i g hb our hood, a seat to Ap et h orpe b y a gentleman at Oundle who knew that the Noble Earl had not any in his gardens. The k leasenger was a helper in the stables of the gentleman at Oundle, sucl had formerly been a dragoon in the army in France com- Manded by the y been of York. On his sear approach to A Petho House, the Duke h' rPe • Passed him in his carriage ; , 6 I know you, is Royal Highness immediately recognised him, stopped bill carriage, and said my man." " Yes," suld the old soldier, " and I know your Royal Highness ; I was your orderly when I was in the __-- regiment, fighting und er yo u in Fr ance ." " G oo d fellow," added the Duke, " I remember You ; call on me to-morrow." The last tim e his Royal Highness h ad seen Min was a great many years befor e ; the man had been a nd when he got home was discharged W ounded in several places, , 4 a pension. The veteran, faithful to the appointment, called on th e Duke next day at Apethorpe, and was at first refused by the foot nest who were astonished at his demand of seeing the royal :',"; . ° l '; but he knew too well the value of obedience to orders, and e.-7ellgth succeeded in his object. The Commander-in -Chief re- C e d him with kindness as an old companion in arms, gave him Nioelodfleas, and by his condescending manner delighted poor lati, it r, it, who is still living in Oundle, where he feelingly re 'l44 ane cdote---Stamford Mercury. THE FUNDS. CITY, (This DAY), Twelve o' Clock. Consols closed yesterday afternoon at 804 ; but some ver y considerable busin ess was done in the Alley at a full half per cent. lower, and they might have been had at 80. This morning they opened at 80 e, with a gloomy appearance ; were afterwards 804, and went down almost immediately as low as 794, looking, very feverish ; they may now be quoted 80, alternately buyers and sellers. The uncertainty of the state of our political relations, both with Spain and other Powers, causes considerable doubts among the reflecting part of the monied people in the City; and the sudden departure of the French Ambassador to Paris at this moment, adds to the suspicion that the British Funds cannot sup port their present prices, notwithstanding the abundance of money. India Bonds are 45 7; Exchequer Bills, 25 6 premium. The Foreign Funds are without interest, and are very heavy at a shade lower ; Mexican Bonds, 644- 4 ; Colombian, 334 4 ; Portuguese, '75 ; and Spanish, 13 In Shares there are no bargains transacted, and nothing further can be stated than that they are all very heavy and prices nominal. Three per Cent. Consols, 78k; Ditto for account, 79i- SO ; India Bonds, 4.5 7 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 25 6 pm. FOREIGN Ft:NM—Brazilian, 61 2 ; Buenos Ayres, 60 ; Chilian, 36 8 ; Danish, 59 ; Colombian, 1824., 33} 44 ; Mexican, 6 per Cent., 644 Peruvian, SI 3 ; Portuguese, 75; Greek, 15 16 ; Russian, 86 ; Spanish, IS Mrsxs.—Anglo Mexican, 27:i 2 1 4 dis. ; United Mexican, 8i• 74 dis. ; Real del Monte, 100 pm. ; Tlalpuxahua, 50 60 pm. ; Brazilian, 1 dis. par ; Bolivar, 3 4 pm. ; Colombian, 17 18 per Share. Two o' Clock. Consols continue without strength ; they recovered to 804- for account, and varied for sonic time at tlO 4, and are at present 80—the market requiring to be, constantly propped up ; 8 per Cent. Reduced, 794 ; Bank Stock, 201 2 ; India Bonds and Exchequer Billt.are both lower, the former 44, and Exchequer 24 6 pm. The only alteration in the Foreign Securities is in Mexican Bonds, which are a shade lower, being 64 ; Danish, 58i 9. THREE 0' CLOCK. Consols for account, 80 : FOUR o'CLOCK— Consols Do. for Ac. 80 4 Brazilian Bonds 614 ; Buenos Ayres D. Chilian Do. Columbian, 1824, 33i CLOSING PRICE. Danish Bonds 58i Greek Do. 1825 15 Mexican Do. 1825, 64 Peruvian Do. 31 Russian Do. 86k Spanish Do. 12i THE LATE DUKE OF YORK. The arrangements relative to the laying iu State and the Fu neral of his Royal Highness will be finally determined upon this day. We understand that some alterations are, intended to be made in the original plan. The remains of the universally la mented Personage, it is supposed, will lay in State in St. James's Palace on Tuesday and Wednesday se'nnight (instead of Thurs day and Friday, as was at first intended), and on Thursday be removed, with all possible military honours, to Windsor, where they will also remain in State till Saturday afternoon, when they will be interred in the Royal Vault, with the most grand and im pressive ceremonial. Such is the great and becoming interest excited on this occasion, that the most numerous solicitations have already been made by persons of high and respectable rank to be permitted to attend the solemn ceremony, in compliment to the illustrious and justly-lamented Prince. A silver plate is to be fastened in the leaden coffin of the Royal Duke, having the same inscription as that on the plate which is to be fixed on the State Coffin, a copy of which we gave yesterday. The Illustrious Deceased, till ►within the last three years, was a remarkable healthy and strong man, being scarcely ever indis— posed ; his Royal Highness, up to that period, rode ou horseback, and walked with all the activity and uprightness of a man half his age. The Duke generally rose at six or seven o'clock, and always took a deal of exercise. Probably no man, in his exalted rank, was so attentive to business, which appeared to be his main object and delight, seldom missing a day when in London, which was his favourite place of residence, without transacting. business at his Office ; ani when in the country a box, containing official papers for his sanction and signature, was forwarded to him. His Royal Highness took but little rest, and has been known not to have gone to bed for three nights together, and when par ties he was in company with in the country were retiring to rest, his Royal Highness would step into his cart.; u;e, and travel all night on his return to London. About th?ee years since his Royal Highness, for the first time, was seriously indisposed, which nearly terminated fatally, by inflammation, which confined the Duke near four weeks; since this illness his constitution never resumed its former vigour, and instead of the hearty robust man, riding and walking with activity, His Royal Highness has been gradually drooping, seldom riding on horseback, at least in Lon don, but riding in an easy cabriolet. Instead of going daily to his Office, as heretofore, he seldom went there except on his Le vee days. The Royal Duke transacted his official business at his own re sidence, where Sir Herbert Taylor, his Military Secretary was constantly in attendance by nine o'clock, as were the Adjutant and Quarter-master-Generals. The military business transacted here (strange to say) encreased in these departments, since the peace, so much so that there have been frequently as many as 300 letters in a day, to each of which an answer was returned ; it being his Royal Highness's commands, that the humblest individual who wrote to him should receive an answer. So laborious is this de partment, that Sir Herbert has been engaged sometimes till near seven o'clock in the evening, and then has taken a box of papers home with him. His Royal Highness during the winter and spring of the last year, was slightly indisposed by being deprived of rest at night, loss of appetite, &c., and was frequently attended by his medical, advisers, being considered an invalid ; as it will be recollected apologies were sent to' several festivals at which he had kindly promised to preside, particularly the Two Theatrical Fund Din ners, when letters were read f r o m hi s Ph ys i c i ans , pointing out that it would be very likely to endanger the health of the Royal Duke, if he was in a room where there was a large assembly of persons. The Royal Duke was closely confined, we regret to say, till the termination of his valuable life, from the month of June last. His confinement commenced at his residence in South Audley street, which was found to be very inconvenient from the noise in the streets, and other nnplessantries. From this house his Royal Highnes's removed to Mr. Greenwood's villa, at 13rompton, for quiet and change of air; from this place the Duke went to the Pavilion at Brighton, where he only remained about a fortnight, as he could not have the constant attendance of his eminent me dical gentl emen. During his stay at the Pavilion, he rode out frequently i n hi s carriage. The last time his Royal Highness took an airing was about three months since, soon after his- arrival at Rutland House, when, we are concerned to say, lie was then so feeble, he was obliged to have a stool to step on to get into his carriage, notwithstanding which, his health generally had so far rallied since, that ho took his meals with an excellent appetite, and enjoyed natural repose; and about seven weeks since, one of his medical Gentlemen stated, if the Duke's health was inquired after, it might be said his Royal Highness was well; and actu ally about this time the Royal Duke saw his gamekeeper, to ex amine some gnus, in contemplation of shortly being able to enjoy the sport of shooting. In compliance with the suggestion of a cor res p on d ent we g i ve a translation of the Latin inscription on the coffin of his Royal Highness the Duke of York : Here is Deposited, The Body, Of the Most Illustrious Pi ince, FREDERICK, Of Brunswick Lunenburg, Duke of York and Albany, Earl of Ulster ; Of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, And Knight Of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, Brother of the Most Illustrious and . Most Potent Monarch, GEORGE THE FOURTH, By the Grace of Gon, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, King of Hanover, &c. He died on the fifth day of January, In the Year of our Loan SIDCCCXXVII, In the 64th year of his age. ORIGIN OF THE ROYAL VAULT AT WINDSOR. —On the west side of the choir-door, in the north aisle, is a chapel built by Elizabeth, wife of William Lord Hastings, who is buried here. At the end of the chapel is a distinct, though attached, building, called the tomb-house, which was commenced by Henry VII., and intended for his burial-place. It was granted by Henry VIII. to Cardinal Wolsey, who began a sumptuous monument for himself within its walls. This was. destroyed in the Civil Wars James 11. fitted up the building as a Roman Catholic chapel, and publicly attended the celebration of mass. After that Monarch's abdication , the chapel was deserted ; but in 1800, Geo. 111. gave orders for it to be repaired, beautified, and appropriated for the interment of his family.—See Brayley and Britton. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY.—(This DAY.) RATTRAY V. GEORGE. Mr. Rattray, one of the parties in — this cause, appeared in Court this morning, and had to request his Lordship's permission to have a petition in this matter transferred from his Honour the Vice Chancellor's paper to that of his Lordship's. His LORDSHIP had no objection, and ordered it accordingly. GRANT V. UNDO. EXEAT REGNO. His Loansute had received Mr. ShadWell's brief in this case, in which he moved yesterday for a writ of Ne Eseat Regno, to restrain Sir Alexander Grant's immediate embarkation for Ame rica. The debt claimed was to the amount of 5,000/., on a bond in the hands of Mr. Lindo, as trustee, and his Lordship thought he ought to grant the writ marked fur 5,0001., provided the party swore that the bond had not been paid. Mr. SHA DWELL said such an aftidavit had been made, and the writ issued. BURLEY V. MOORE. Mr. TRESLOVE had an applicationiOinake to his Lordship for an injunction in this case, to restrain the defendants from pre venting the plaintiff painting and keeping up the name of the plaintiff on the outer door of the chambers, at No. 8, Lin coln's Inn. His LORDSHIP thought, from th e k n owledge he had of the parties, and of their respectability, that the best thing for them to do would be to keep such a case altogether• out of the Court, and let him hear no more of it. It was with regret his Lordship had heard the names of such respectable men in a case which he was sure on cool reflection, might be settled in five mi • mites. his Lordship wished the parties to consider it, and let him know the result of their cogitations, when he came into Court to morrow morning. 110WFS V. STRATH3IORE. His Loangmr, on Mr. Home's asking him if it was his inten tion to give judgment in this case to-day, said that he stated yes terday, it was his intention to give it on Monday, which he cer tainly should do. wrr.LxnEr V. DUKE OF BEAUUORT. Mr. SnADWFLL was instructed to state in this ease, that his clients did not intend to put in any more affidavits, and that he should be quite ready on Tuesday next to speak to the case as it now stood. iNfr. ITART thought it would be the best way to go fully into it ou that day. His LORDSHIP said, very well, awl hoped that on the thy it came on the bringing in of more affidavits would be finally done with. Mr. Suanwit,L could assure his Lordship, on the part of his clients, it was their intention not to file any more. Thus the ease rests till Tuesday. The Court then proceeded to hear bankruptcies. COITRI OF KING'S BENCH, GUILDHALL—(Tnrs DAY). (Before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and a Special Jury.) COCKS AND ANOTHER V. BORADAILE AND ANOTHER. This was an action brought by the plaintiffs, who are Bankers, at Charing-cross, for the sum of 50001. being the amount of a bill of exchange, dated 31st July, 1825, and payable six months after late, accepted by the defendants, and indorsed to the plaintiffs. It appeared that the bill iu question had been diseminted at the house of Sykes and Co., hankers, and made payable at that house. It was intended that when the bill should become due, there should be cash to the amount belonging to the defendants in the ha❑ds of Sykes and Co. The bill would be due in February, and Sykes and Co. became bankrupts on the 13th of December, at which period they had in their hands 4,500/. belonging to the de fendants. On the-day of their failUre they transferred the bill to a 31r. Hodges, a customer of theirs, who got it discounted by the defendants. A great mass of evidence was produced, with a view of proving a collusion between Hodges,.Sykes, and Co. and the plaintiffs, in order to defraud the defendants, who (if the bill had remained in the hands of Sykes and Co.) would be obliged to pay no more than bOOL The Loan Cum . JUSTICK having elalxwate/y summed up the evidence, Wt it to the Jury to decide, whether, on the whole, the transaction was:bonafide fraudulent. The Jury returned a verdict for the defendants. OLD BAILEY.--(Tms DAv.) OLD COURT. EXTRAORDINARY ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE. (Before the RECORDER.) Charles Pearce, aged 22 years, and Henry ilitchman, aged 23 years, stood indicted for stealing a trunk and other articles, on the 20th of December, the propel ty of Henry Sansom, Esq., a gentleman residing i❑ Bryanstone-square. By the statement of the witnesses, it appeared that on the day named in the indictment, the trunk with its contents, which were of a valuable nature, were stolen from out of the prosecutor's house, by means of some persons descending the area steps, into the house. The trunk was in a passage on the basement, and the thieves effectually made their escape without creating any alarm in the house. The prisoner, Pearce, on the same morning, was seen carrying the trunk along Oxford-street, and the other pri soner was following him. Ilitchmau accosted Webster, one of the day patrol, and asked him how he did? Webster seeing the other prisoner carrying the trunk, thought they had not come properly by it, and took both the prisoners into custody. The prisoner Pearce, on being called for his defence, appeared unusually agitated ; he protested his innocence in an address to the Jury, which occupied the Court nearly twenty minutes, and observed, that his father had been most respectably connected, but, through unfortunate speculations, had been greatly reduced in circumstances. In consequence of this the prisoner felt himself called on to go out in the world ; accordingly he left home, and had since filled several respectable situations. He observed, moreover, that many of his employers were present, and would give him an excellent character. The trunk which he was charg ed with stealing, was entrusted to him by a gentleman, in whose employ he had formerly been, for the purpose of conveying it to his house. His father, he added, was now dead, and he had not one friend left in the world. The Jury found him Guilty, but acquitted the other prisoner. On this verdict being announced, Pearce was about to address the Court a second time, when the Recorder informed him, that he could not be heard then; but that if he had any thing to urge in arrest of judgment he might do so previous to his being sentenced. On this Pearce emphatically exclaimed—" Two months ago I was happy and comfortable !" and on turning from the dock, drew forth a cobbler's knife (which he had concealed in his sleeve) and stabbed himself. Ile dropped instantly senseless, and was re moved for surgical attendance to the prison. A medical gentle. man, on being sent for, pronounced the wound dangerous, but not mortal. The whole Court was inexpressibly shocked at this catastrophe. Michael Sullivan, the prisoner who was remanded last session, on the ground of his not being able to plead, in consequence of being deaf, and nearly speechless, was this morning put to the bar, on the charge of cutting and stabbing-Thomas Evans, with intent to murder him. The Lord Chief Baron, on a point of law, directed the Jury to return a verdict of Not Guilty. NEW COURT.—(This DAY.) Before Mr. Sergeant AR ABIN. Clara Sutton, aged 16 years, against whom five indictments were preferred for theft ; was found guilty under the second, of stealing on the 18th November last, a bag containing a pair of shoes, a frock, a pair of stockings, a pair of mits,and a pair of stays, from Dinah Sprague, a little girl, who was returning home with the articles, which she had shortly before received from the mistress of Bridgenorth charity school. It appeared that the prisoner was in the habit of way-laying little children in the street, and pre vailing upon them to go on frivolous messages for her, and leave with her any parcel they might have till their return ; but no sooner did they turn their backs upon her than she made off. Mr. Sergeant ARABlN,sentenced her to be transported for life. During the trial she appeared quite indifferent, but no sooner was the sentence pronounced than she fainted away, as did ano ther female near her. George Bees ton, an apothecary, aged 31, was charged with stealing 161 b. of cheese, value 105.,. the property of William Geary, on the 15th Oct. The act of theft having been completely proved, the prisoner gave in a written statement, in which he said he had been in business at Manchester, but, in consequence of the prevailing dis- - • tress, his business had fallen off, and he came to London, in hopes of getting employment, to enable him to support his wife and ; that he is subject to children, epiloptiofii butf fits, which without ichaffoote es affected sbuoctchhsis mi n d an d b o dy ; and that it was was while labouring under one he committed the above crime. He therefore hoped the Jury would have compassion on his misfortunes and distressed family ; and added that if he should he acquitted, he would immediately return to Manchester with his family. He was, however, found Guilty. SURREY SESSIONS.—(This DAY.) (Before Mr. ScaryEx and other Magistrates.) The Court was occupied the whole morning in deciding parish appeals of no public interest. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. WINDSOR, JAN. 11.—His MAJESTY, we are happy to state, notwithstanding his acute and wounded feel ings upon the late melancholy event of the death of his much-revered and lamented Royal Brother, is as well as can be expected. His MAJESTY is in good health, but is, as must be expected, much dejected. He receives no visitors, except the branches of the Royal Family, or that of his Ministers of State. The surrounding Nobility and Gentry have left their cards of condolence at the Royal Lodge. On Tuesday forenoon his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex paid a visit to her Royal Highness Princess Augusta, at Frogmore Lodge, where he retrained until nearly four o'clock, when his Royal Highness partook of some refreshment ; after which his Royal Highness took leave, and left Frogmore Lodge, on a visit to their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, at Bushy Park, with whom his Royal High ness dined and passed the night. Yesterday forenoon, his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence paid a visit to her Royal Highness Prin cess Augusta, at Frogmore Lodge, and after a long interview, and partaking of some refreshment, his Royal Highness took leave, and left for his residence in Bushy Park. His Royal Highness appears to en joy good health. During the long afflicting illness of the late la mented Duke, it was deemed essential for his comfort that his Royal highness should have an invalid chair; one was conse quently ordered to be made according to the position he was compelled to sit in by his disorder, but it did not answer. The King and the Duke of Sussex both sent their Royal relative one. His Majesty's chair answered the purpose, being more adapted to the afflicted state of his Royal Highness. Two King's Messengers were sent off on Tuesday evening from the Office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Af fairs, with despatches for the Continent. ROYAL MA RRIAGE.---WEINIAR, DEC. 26.- Their Royal llighnesses Prince Charles, of Prussia, and the Duchess Maria Louisa Alexandria, of Saxony, were solemnly be. trothed yesterday, is the presence of the Members of the Grand Ducal Family of the reigning Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha, and Prince Ferdinand, his brother, as well as several strangers of distinction, and of the principal Officers of State. His Majesty the Kin . g of Persia has conferred on Lieutenant Colonel Macdonald the Insignia of the Lion and Sun of the First Class.—Birmingham Chronicle. Detachments belonging to the 67th Regiment of Infantry, have received orders to march this morning, from West minster for Windsor. Detachments of recruits arrived in town yesterday, from Salisbury, on route to join their respective corps and depots. _ _ _ It is said that Government have employed an Agent to collect and transmit officially information respecting the state of the Mining Speculations in the Republic of Mexico. We understand that Mr. Sheriff Winchester intends to move the Court of King's Bench, as soon as term commences, for a mandamus, directed to the Cott It of Aldermen, requiring them to swear him in as Alderman of Wintry Ward, on the first Election which, it is rumoured, \vas set aside on ground which cannot be maintained. Such is the unfortunate prejudice which still pre vails in some parts of the kingdom against vaccination, that at Bridport no less than fifty-nine persons lately, fell victims,• in a short time, to the ravages of the small pox. When a Swiss Officer was reproached by a French man tliat he fought for money, and not, like the objector, for honour, he replied, " Every man fights for that, of which he is the most in want." The first time James went publicly to Mass at the Chapel. Royal, after his accession, the Nobleman who carried the sword before Min, stopped at the door, and bowed, to let bis Ma jesty pus, thereby intimating that he did not mean to enter him self. " Your father, my Lord," said the zealous Monarch, "would have gone farther." To which the other replied, " Your Majesty's father, Sire would not have gone so far." • DISAPPOINTED NUPTIALS.--On Monday week, being Christmas-day, a loving pair, who are parishioners of Gaws worth, appeared at Prestbury, and sans cerernonie presented them selves at the hymeneal altar; their banns of marriage had been duly published in Prestbury church, but as the curate of Caws worth had, by a note claimed the parties to be of his flock, they were, much against their wills, obliged to return to their homes in a state of "single blessedness."—Pottery Mercury. ARCHDEACON PALEY.—lmagine to yourself a thick, short, square-built man, with a face which, though ani mated and cheerful, could not but, at first sight, appear ugly ; with bushy brows, snub nose, and projecting teeth ; with an awkward gait and movement of the arms ; a decent and dignified but by no means excessive protuberance of belly ; wearing a white wig, such as suited his place ; a short coat, but without what would have suited his place, a short cassock. To this part of the dress of the dignified Ecclesiastic he had a particular dis like, and ridiculed it by calling it " a black apron, such as the master tailors wear in Durham." The whole of his dress was of course black. lie wore silver buckles at his knees and on his shoes.—New Monthly Magazine. SINGULAR DORMITORY.--A few nights ago, one of the inmates of the Angel Inn, in Rochdale, a knight of the Thimble, was left alone in the kitchen, rather fuddled, in the ex pectation that lie would, sooner or later, carry up his bones to the bed he had before occupied. Early in the following morning a soldier, who was quartered in the house, on going into the kit chin, fancied he heard an uncommon noise in the chimney, peeped up, and recognised poor Snip, who, under the influence of Sir John Barleycbrn'a potent influence, had mistaken the road to his bedchamber. "Is it thee, .lem?" asked the soldier,— doubtingly.—" Aye!" said the tailor, " there are two of us, my self and another. Is it day-light ? If it is 11l get up."--" Nay,. Snip," said the soldier, " thou hadst better come down," undraw ing the window curtain. " It's quite light enough to turn out." The glare was too much for the fraction of humanity, and down he came- as black as a soot merchant. A good-natured North Briton, his fellow-lodger, however, took compassion on him, and with proper auxiliaries, after a couple of hours' scrubbing, the tailor was regenerated. - A country girl, who had come into Aberdeen last summer m a yerofournghertreadduesemataion7, and a had, duri ng very closeher t a a t y im athere,ty existed fallen be tween with . tween them. At the end of summer, the girl was recalled to the country ; there also she procured a sweetheart who did not mince matters, but came instantly to terms; he bade her name the happy day, and at length she did name it : her friends concurred, and every thing was going on in a fair way for the consummation. As is usual on these occasions, the bride set out for town to pur chase her " marriage braves," accompanied by the bridegroom, and possessed of I 0!. which she had received from her father. A fatal journey—fatal at least for the country bridegroom : for, going out under some pretence from her lodgings, she met her former lover ; a few minutes, certainly not two hours, saw them proclaimed and married ! The astonishment and chagrin of the disappointed swain beggars description: and he went home in a sad state of despondency, leaving his faithless love in the possession of his more fortunate rival. The affair took place last Thursday. —Aberdeen Journal. EMBALMING.—The process has undergone some change within the last half century. The celebrated Wm. Hunter's method was to fill the Wood vessels, very shortly after death, with a fluid highly antiseptic. This fluid consisted of the essential oil of turpentine, in which a small proportion of Venice turpentine had been dissolved, with a trifling addition of vermil lion, in order to diffuse a florid colour over the skin. The fluid was thrown into the vessels by a common syringe, which was in serted into one of the inguinal arteries. After a short interval the viscera were then taken nut, and the natural juices squeezed out of them, as well as from the body, by a gentle pressure with both hands. The blood-vessels of the viscera (or bowels) were injected in the same way as the body had been, and after being tied, they were well washed with camphorated spirits of wine. Thebowels were then replaced, and a powder (consisting of camphor, resin, and nitre, sprinkled with the essential oils of rosemary and lavender) was thickly strewn upon them, and the cavities were then carefully sewn up. The various cavities of the body were next filled with this powder, and the part between the eyes and the eyelids. The whole of the body was then well rubbed with the essential oils of rosemary and lavender, and it was placed on a bed of plaster of Paris, that the moisture which oozed from it might be absorbed. The late Dr. Baillie improved on this mode, as he injected all the blood-vessels, without taking out the bowels, which, however, were to be swell-washed, and partly filled with campho rated spirits of wine. He then filled the cavities of the heart; and the other external cavities of the body (as in the process adopted by Dr. Hunter) were filled with the antiseptic powder. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Mr. Kean's Othello—his decided master-piece--attracted last night a crowded and enthusiastic audience. It is, perhaps, the finest thing in the records of the stage. Oarrick's Lear was irn pressive ; Kemble's Coriolanus stately and poetic; Choke's Sir Archy Macsarcasm correct to truth ; but the Othello of Kean, from first to last, through all its subtlest gradations of sentiment and passion, is perfect. It does not, however, require the highest order of intellect ; for the jealous Moor is far from an intellectual character : he is merely an instance of physical feeling, worked up to the highest point of suffering, and, from his love in the first instance to his jealousy and madness in the last, does not posse's one single sentiment that is not common to the humblest-minded individual. What alone raises his character to the dignity of the drama is the dreadful exaggeration of his passion ; in no other re spect is he at all superior to Forde—that felicitous model of a jealous Englishman. Mr. Kean, who sympathises in an extraor dinary degree with Othello, gave every (even the minutest) point with electrical effect. The character grew, under his hands, like the master touches of a careful painter, so that it was almost im possible to believe it a mere illusion. The frank, off-hand delivery of his address to the Senate—the first start of his mind at the subtle insinuations of lago—its instant recoil—its return to pas sion—the rising swell of its fiery-.,.its convulsive up-heaving, from the lowest depths of the spirit—the occasional tenderness, that gleams in like a burst of sunshine through its storms---together with its subsequent revenge--thew were pictures brought out with such tremendous power, as with difficulty to be equalled, and never to he forgotten. The annals of human suffering record no deeper instance of unmitigated torture than that of Othello, when, his last faint hope shut out—his wife degraded—his honour made a mockery among men—the past turned into bitterness, the future to despair, he looks around, and feels that nothing is left him but to die. his cue, too, it should be remembered, was not that of or dinary men, under similar circumstances. He was not only one of a proscribed nation, but a man "far declined into the vale of years ;" arrived at a period when the mind, having long since lost its youthful elasticity, if it be once disappointed in its affections, can know no refuge but the grave. Youth may spring up again, after the first blast of agony has blown over it—age never. All these conflicting emotions Kean gave with agonising reality : his deli very of " not a jot—a jot," when lago sarcastically exhorts him to mercy, was truly demoniac, and afforded a thrilling contrast to the melting tenderness of "my wife—what wife ?" which he asks in reply to Emilia'ninquiries after the deceased Desdemona. Mr. Wallack's lago was a failure, it is, in fact, a character far above his reach in intellect, is full of epigram and antithesis, and displays throughout a knowledge of the world to which he is ma nifestly a stranger. He seems to look upon lago as a mere every day villain, with a dash of redeeming jollity about him • bat he should remember that his guilt is deep, masterly, compr ehensive, and his liveliness not that of unprincipled thoughtlennets, but the settled malignity of a fiend. As for Mr. Cooper's Cassio, especially his drunken scene, we never wish to witness a mere i prosing piece of morality ; he gets intoxicated as if he was chief mourner at a funeral, (only infinitely less cheerful), and reads his recantation with a voice, look, and manner, that seem the joint inspiration of weak tea and toast. Why will not this " deep-mouthed Bteotian," (whose left arm is a manifest sinecure) confine himself to the more becoming regions of melo drame ? Has he no bowels of compassion for the patience of an injured audience ? We hope he will take the hint—and de grade—as they say at Cambridge. The house, we were delighted to find, was crowded. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. FROM LLOYD'S.--(Tuts DAY.) DE Ar , Jars. 11.—Wind N. W., blowing strong and squally. Arrived the Britannia, Older, from Leghorn ; Louisa, Riddle, from Messina ; Betsey and Sarah, Bloom, from Gibraltar; Arno, Young, from Leghorn ; Wilberforce, White, from Marseilles ; Mane, —, from Malaga; Cyren, Barrett, from London for Sierra Leone; Countess of Harcourt, from Loadou for New South Wales, reported to be in Margate Roads this morning. The whole of the outward-bound remain. PORTSMOUTH . , JAN. 1 L--No arrivals or tailings. It blew very hard the whole of last night and to day from W. to W.N.W. Cow's, JA N. 11.—Wind W.N.W.—The North Americus, from Richmond (Virginia), laden with tobacco, pet into the Motherbank last night, and sent here for a pilot for Amsterdam. Dolma., JAN. 11.—Arrived his Majesty's packet, Fury, Hama ton, from Calais; Syres, Locklev, from London to Seville. FALMOUTH', JAN. 10.—Wind W. fresh gales and squally, with thick weather.—Arrived the Wanderer, Champion, from Leg horn, in 29 days; Perseverance, Harris, from Gibraltar, in 20 days, for Poole; Mary, Blackman, from St. Michael's, 16 days. Cons - , JAN. 9.—Arrived the Norval, Penton, from Newfound land ; Garland, in 15 days. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 10.—Arrived the Flora, Erskine, from Trieste; Maceney, Bettie, from Leghorn ; Diana, Ferguson, from Sicily ; Larch, —, from ditto ; Courier, Benjamin, from New York. BELFAST, JArt. 9.—The steam-packet, Jams Hall, Weak, from Liverpool to Glasgow, put in here on the Ist inst. in want of coals, end sailed again on the 7th. _ . 11 . 4111VICIf, JAN. 1 . —Arrived the Princes; Charlotte and Earl of Leicester, Hammond, from Cuxhaven. TUE MARKETS. CORN-EXCHANGE.—(Tars Darr.) The wind continuing boisterous and contrary, our supplies this week are consequently small. In the Wheat trade there is little doing, but prices remain as on Monday. Barley fully main tains last quotations. There is not much trade for Beaus, Pease, and Oats to-day, but the prices are without variation. ARRIVALS. Engll6h Irisll Foreign Wheat. Barley. Oats. Flour. 1,791 qrs. 1,990 qrs. I 1,250 qra 2 , • 1,200 GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN, (WHICH GOVERNS IMPORTATION.) For the Week ended Jan. 5,182 ti, made up from the Return: of tha In. spectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and I Na Wheat 54a. Od. I Oats 275. 4d. Beans—.— 464. ld Od. I Rye --- 31)1. M. 494. 2d.. SMITHFIELD MARKET.—(Tats Day.) This day's supply of Beasts, Calves, and Pigs, was tolerably numerous, but the former, in great part, of middling and infe rior qualities, that of Sheep rather short. The weather having been greatly against the trade, each kind of meat experienced a dull sale, Beef and Veal at full 2d. beneath, Mutton and Pork at barely, Monday's prices. PRICES PER STONE er 8 . 1 BS. TO SINK THE orrats. s. d. to I. d. Inferior Boasts 3 e 3 4 Second quality ditto 3 6 3 I() Prime large Oxen 0 0 4 Prime Scots, &c 4lO 5 2 Inferior Sheep 3 0 3 4 Second quality ditto— 3 4 8 8 Coarse-woolled ditto A good young short-horn Cow, more than from 18!. to IW. s. st. toe. d. South Down Wethers . 4 1 4 4 Large coarse Calves 9 4 4 0 Prime small ditto 4 8 S 0 Large Hogs 310 4 1 Small Porkers 10 3 Suckling Calvea...l2s. to SOs. each. Quarter old Pigs..los. to Ids. eaab. ith her small Calf, was worth as SUPPLY, AS PEEL CI, Beasts. I Sheep. 544 5,1b0 ST•TE]XZNT. Calves. pip, I 134 110 NEAVGAII A .: : A .pd N er. D tsoto L s.. E de, A . b D y E ti N ie li c A ar l c .,L ass Al . ARKET6. s. d. too. d. Beef Mutton 2 3 310 Pork SOUTHALL MARKET.—Jan. 10. This day's market having been, on the whole, moderately well supplied, and rather thinly attended by buyers, each kind of rites!, went off heavily, at the following prices per stone of Sibs. to sick the offals . Beef , _• 4s. 0,1. to ss. 4d. Veal Qs. 4cl. to :,a. 4d . Motto)) 3 4 4 I Pork 4 Y s The foregoing quotations are best Beef, and each kind of Mutton, Sd, per stone beneath those of this day se'nnight, at which Veal and Pork were stationary. A good many Beasts and Sheep remained unsold at the close of the market. --- LEWES MARKET. —Jan. 9. Beef 4s. d. to 48.8 d. Veal --00.0 d. to Os. Od Mutt" 3 8 4 6 I Pork—, - 4 0 4 6 A full average time of year supply, and a very dull trade. HAILSHAM MARKET.—Jan. 10. 4s. Od. to 4s. Bd. Veal Oa. Od. to Os. Od. Mutton ---- I 8 4 6 Pork - 0 0 4 4 Though the supply ras short, the trade was very dull. RUMFORD MARKET.—Jan. 10. a. d. too. d. a. d. to s. d Beef 3 8 410 I Veal Mutton 3 4 4 4 Pork Suckling Calves Prom 14s. to 90e. ; Quarter old Pigs 91. to lllis. each. Supply limited, and trade dull. housep DARING I .II N I G r. fo a r n d ii B c L h T e ß e g a L in A , R N Y O ..- 5 1:es i t i e at r fi d e a id y_ st m ree o : r t n h i e ng: s a te l a ig d ht, which dis turbing isethoe Stamford street, was burglariously entered by the kitchen window, robbed of a considerable quantity of wearing apparel and bed and table linen. Mr. Cheetham's servant had quitted the house of the preceding evening, and, it is supposed, left the kitchen window unfastened. The thieves, in order to procure something to carry off which their awokep l plunder, had C : , Nv le h t o d g or u p a the depredators, caused them to make a retreat, leaving an p d r" st s ru ix*d ek part of their intended booty behind them. Incel L SO lose rep na f an one tget leis, lane ong inf- iS 71y 11. fa) !TS C- bt he n-