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ENGLISH and BRISTOL CHANNELS SHIP CANAL, Ist January, 1825.—. At a MEET ING of the COMMITTEE, held This Day, DAVID POLLOCK, Esq., in the Chair; It was Resolved—That as the Reports and Plans respecting this Concern are now before the Public, the several Parties who have made application for Shares be intbrmed, that answers will be returned to those Applications on the 10th instant ; and that further Applications for Shares may in the mean time be made to the Committee by letter (post paid), at Messrs. King and Lukin's, 5, Gray's Inn-square. TO CORRE THEATRICAL FORESIGHT- Stage —on Mond Y AT ONE o'cr.ocic. Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills 1001. 2d Ditto lid. Ditto 5001. Ditto 11d. 62 64 Ditto Small Ditto 1 id..... Ditto Advertised Bank for Act. India for Acct. Cons. for Account >PONDENTS. —Miss FooTE's return to the Lay. Also Civis. PRICE OF STOCKS TIIIS Baxk Stock 230 ' 3 per Cent. Red. 94iii . 3 per Cent. Cons. 9-18 9ili 38 per Cent Ditto Red 101 i 100 i 4 per Cent. - ( ( Dissd New 106 i a 1051 Bank Long Ann. 22 15 1 6 th 23 Imp. 3 pe r C ents . India Stock shut Ditto Bonds South Sea Stock shut shut 62 64 PRICES 'OF FOREIGN FUNDS, AT ONE O'CLOCK. A ustrian Bds, 5 per ct ....... Peruvian Bonds Bl4 82 Brazilian Scrip 114;1 12 124 pr. Portuguese Bonds Buenos Ayres 8d5......... 954 ----Scrip — (Milian, lids, 6 per ct.... 86i4 Prussian, 5 per et. ...... —100? Colombian Bds.6 per ct.... • Ditto New Do. - do. 1824 914 94 Russian, New, sjper et. 96 6 Danish, 5 per cent. Spanish 1821, 5 per ct. ... 224 Greek Bds 56i 56 ---- 1823, ditto — Mexican Bds 77ii4i4 French Rentes Neapolitan, 5 per cent.... _______ Exchange ... 25f. 10e. ------- Scrip Scrip — PRICES OF SIIiIiES•AT ONE O'CLOCK. Alliance Fire and Life Assurance Company Ditto, Marine Department Palladium Assurance Company Anglo-Mexican Mining Company 63 72 70 82 78 84 Arigna Iron and Coal Mining Company ... 13i 91 3i 91 pm. 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We have received this morning, by Express, the Etoile, dated yesterday, which contains the following observations on the announcement to the Foreign Ambassadors at the British Court, by Mr. CANINING, of his MAJESTY'S determina tion to recognize the independence of Colombia a nd Mexico, and to form commercial treaties with those States "We do not see the object of this recognition on the part of t he British Government. Is it a commercial or a political a ct ? In looking at it in a commercial point of view, it is evident that England cannot hope to obtain greater advantages than those she now enjoys in South America, with which:her commerce is already so extensive that no written stipu lation can confer on her more rights than she possesses at this tnent• Is it a po li t i cal question ? But the recognition of Egland cannot confer any new right on the insurgent Colonies, and do what can alone effectuate the recognition of the Mother Country. We do not speak of the case in which the British Power might act by way of intervention, we can easily comprehend what interest the Insurgent Colonies would find in this intervention ; but we do not see what interest England can have in a recogition, because it would be a declaration on her part,not only against Spain, but also against the principles w hich govern the policy of all the Cabinets of Europe. , JAN. G.—Fi ve per Cents. 102 f. 90c. for money ' I33 E 10c. for the end of the month. After the close of the market they rose sc. he Convention for the military occupation of Spain by French troops will be found in our Journal .this day. There is no time fixed for the departure of these troops, and they are only to be withdrawn a s 4 4 soon as the parties interested shall Judge it necessar to y." Th e number of troops renl ahl in Spain is '2 2,000 7 to be dis tributed in eight fortresses, which are to be furnished by the Spanish Government, with provisions and munitions of war (exclusive of the daily rations and supplies t o th e ga theser 'lsom) sufficient to ma i nta i n a s i ege. B esi d es troops, a Swiss brigade is to remain at Ma dri Thd, or where else the Royal residence may be. e expens e to be paid byKingFERDINAND for his French auxiliaries, is fixed by this convention at 000,000 francs per month. The only other articles of interest in the F sin e French Papers received e our last Publication are the following : PARIS, JAN. 5. CHAMBER OF PEERS, JAN. 4. Pour projects of law were presented,—the first, by the Mini sterlT of Financ e , re l ated to the salts and mines discovered at le; the second, presented by the Keep er o f t h e S ea l s , h a d, f or its o bj ect, the repressio n of the crimes of extortion and cheating; the third, presented by the Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs, related to the mode of empowering religious communi ties o f "'Wien to acquire titles to property, obligatory or gra tuitous ; the fourth, also presented by the Keeper of the Seals, related to the repression of sacrilege and crimes committed in religious houses. On Friday the Chamber will meet to consider the two first projects of law. MADRID, DEC. 31. The King, convinced of the necessity of accelerating the purification of the civil officers which is continually delayed by various obstacles or pretexts, has decided that, after the month ofJanuary, no note or memorial relative to this opera tion shall be received by the Juntas who are charged with it. His Majesty being informed that a number of Spaniards are going to Rome to be present in the universal jubilee, has de cided that the passports of the ordinary consuls shall not be con sidered as sufficient ; and that every Spanish subject who in tends to visit the capital of the Christian world, must provide himself with a passport signed by the Nunc - • of his Holiness at Madrid. FRENCH FUNDS.--PAR IS, JAN. 5. Five per Cents. closed at 102. f. 95c. ; Bank Stock, 1980 f. ; Neapolitan, 5 per Cents. Certificates Falconnet, Rente d'Espagme, 18 ; Royal Spanish Loan, 584f.—Exchange on London, one month, 25f.; three months, 2-if. 85c.—(Coors Authentiquc.) Brussels Papers to the 6th instant, arrived this morning, from which the following are extracts:— BRESLAW, DEC. 20. An Ordinance has just been published relative to the Cen sorship of books, by which no editor of books published before the 18th Oct. 1819 can publish a new edition, even though no alteration shall have been made in it, without first laying the work before the first President, who is to decide whether the new edition can be published without being submitted to the examination of the Cemors. ITAMBI - RGH, DEC. 29. The Swedish Government not having derived any advantage from the gold mines of Adelford, has resolved that they shall no longer he worked for the account of the State. On the 26th'and 27th ult. we had extremely high tides. Last Thursday, between five and six in the morning, there was a great deal of lightning. Some persons even thought they felt slight shocks of an earthquake. We learn from Berlin that the judicial inquiry relating to the persons confined at Copenich is terminated, and that the tri bunal at Breslaw, which has the cognizance of this affair, has already passed sentence in several cases. One of the indi djviduals is sentenced to ten years imprisonment in a fortress, another six years, others two years ; all for criminal attempts against the State. It is affirmed, at the same time, that the prisoners are treated with great lenity, and that some of them have already been removed to fortresses, to continue their studies with more regularity than they could do in the prison of Copernich. _ _ A letter from St. Petersburgh of the 15th December says : " We continde to have the most disagreeable weather here ; the waters of the Neva are still very high, and the roads have become almost impassable, in consequence of the continual rains, so that for this last fortnight the mails have been con stantly 3t; hours too late. FRANCKFORT. DEC. 31. His Majesty the King of Prussia has decided, by a Cabinet order, that from the 7th of December the laws of the French Republic, which have been in force since the 10th of the month Vendemiare, the 4th year, in the Prussian provinces beyond the Rhine, :hall cease to be in force. M. Von Armin, the Prussian Charge d'Affaires, has inti mated to the Federal Directory, that his Government renewed the demand which it had made for the delivering up of Profes sor Folllenius, and that consequently that Gentleman could go with the consent of the Government of Argovia to whatever part of Switzerland he should think best for his health. BRUSSELS, DEC. 31.—The bad weather still detains in the roads of Ramekent and in the Zuydwatering 35 vessels, which have sailed from the port of Antwerp since the 11th October. An article from Corfu, dated Nov. 25, gives highly satisfactory intelligence of the en ergy displayed by the Greek Government, in sub duing the last remnants of the Turkish power in the Morea. It confirms our pre vious accounts, that the fortress of Patras is closely invested on the land side by 5,000 men, under the command of CONSTANTINE Boz- ZARIS and CALIOPOLI, but not under Cor.oco- TRONI, as before stated. On the sea side there is a regular blockade of Patras, Modon, Coron, and, in short, of the whole Gulf of Lepanto, and it is regarded as an event of the highest import ance to the Greeks that the blockade is re cognized by the Government of the lonian Islands. It proves at least a favourable disposi• tion towards the Greeks in the English Cabinet. The garrison of Patras is said to be much discou raged, because it has not received any of the re inforcements which it expected ; and it is begin ning to suffer from the want of provisions of all kinds. Coron and Motion are still more dis tressed, and there is every reason to believe that not only Patras, but both the last-mentioned places, cannot hold out long. Letters from Marseilles state that IBR AIIIM PAdHA, after his defeat off Candle, succeeded in returning to his former anchorage in the Bay of Boudroun, with the remnant of his fleet, where he is blockaded by the victorious Greeks. We this day give the remainder of the Ameri can PRESIDENT'S Address to Congress. It pre sents a very interesting statement of the actual prosperity and favourable prospects of the whole of the United States, by which it appears that a great part of the National Debt has been liquidated and intimates that in the course of ten years the whole will be extinguished. It is very gratify ing to find that it speaks with respect of Great Britain, and with satisfaction on its connexions with this country. Among the arrangements with Great Britain the Slave Trade is mentioned, and the means which are likely to prove a power ful obstacle to the continuance of it, by rendering the agents of the odious traffic subject to the laws against piracy. The new Republics of South America are touched upon with liberal feelings,and the recognition of their respective Independence is mentioned as a matter of course, and as ofspeedy necessity. The claims of Russia for a settle ment on the American coast are stated as still in discussion. Spain and Portugal afford other topics of cursory notice. The arrival and reception of LA FAYETTE, are noticed with high eulogiums on his character and former service, and an inti mation is given that some solid testimony of na tional gratitude should be offered to him.— We need not, however, dwell upon the sub ject of this interesting communication, as our Readers have in yesterday's and this day's Paper the document before them, as well as the remarks and opinions of our Public Writess, in copious Extracts from the Morning Journals. COPY of a PRIVATE LETTER received by Mr. DAVIS, of the New England Coffee-house. " NEW YORK, 16TH DEC., TEN O'CLOCK. I have just received; the following from Philadelphia : "We have further advices from Upper Peru. It appears that the Constitutionalists, after the defeat they sustained at Santiago de Calagaita, retreated, under the direction of Colonel Valdez, by the road of Dessoblado, and were pursued by the Royalists, commanded by General Valdez, in the Bar buruet ; but afterwards seeing that the Constitutionalists, whose numbers amounted to 700, were turning into the road to Potosi, the Royalists resolved to continue the pursuit with only 500 men commanded by General Valdez and and Medina Celi, making the rest of their forces take the direction of Cayza. The Con stitutionalists finally fixed themselves at Zambo de Perez, about three leagues from the town of Cayza, and in'the neighbour hood the Royalists collected their forces. Here a warm debate took place between General Valdez and Medina Celi, the result of which was, that the former marched with only 300 men and 100 cavalry of Ostria to encounter the Constitutionalists.— The Constitutional General, profiting by his advantageous position, attacked the Royalists with great intrepidity, but was met with corresponding spirit, and both parties abandoned the fire, and only used the bayonet, till victory declared in favour of the Constitutionalists, who made prisoners General Valdez and his whole detachment, excepting the cavalry which fled in the early part of the action. The Constitutionalists thus continued tbeir route towards Potosi, and the Royalists, collect ing their forces to the number of more than 1000 men, re treated on Santiago de Calagaita. Here General Olaneta promptly organised them, and, putting himself at their head, marched against Colonel Valdez, hoping to take advantage of the weak condition in which he was left by the hard fought battle of Zambo de Perez. At the date of the last advices from Upper Peru, it was thought that the Royalists had entered the city of Potosi. General Valdez adheres to La Serna, who has assumed the prerogative of Vice roy of Peru ; General Olaneta and Medina Celi, dispute his right to the power and title. La Serna accuses them of in subordination ; they charge him with usurpation, assert ing that the authority under which he professes to act, has been abrogated by the glorious revolution which liberated their King and absolute Sovereign. He desires them either to come to his Court to have their conduct investigated, or to repair to Spain and submit their cause to the King : they reso lutely refuse to do either, being determined to resist his designs, which they declare to be to establish the Spanish Constitution in America, and to found the Peruvian Empire of which he may be Sovereign. Negociations have been resorted to withoUt success, and the enmity of the parties appears implacable." DREADFUL AFFRAY.—A desperate riot took place of Clogher on Saturday last, between the Protestants and Roman Catholics of that neighbourhood. What led to this outrage, or who were the aggressors, is at present involved in mystery, but it appears by the accounts we have received, to have been of a most serious nature. The Popish party, who, it seems, were worsted in the affray on Saturday, as sembled in numbers on the following day, and proceeded to the Protestant Church, into which they intruded themselves during the time of divine service, and commenced a riot of so alarming a description, that the Bishop, who was present, retired, as we are informed, to his palace, accompanied by the female part of the congregation. Upon quitting the church, the rioters attacked every . Protestant they could find, and a scene of general riot ensued. The whole town was in the most dreadful state of alarm and confusion ; stones were flying in all directions, and ultimately fire arms were resorted to—one report says, three persons have been severely wounded, and another that four were actually , killed.— We anxiously wait for further particulars of this lament able business, and sincerely hope it has been much exag gerated. Terror and dismay spread, it is stated, through the neighbouring country to a considerable extent. .-kt Five-mile-town women and children from the country came in in numbers, as to a place of safety, and i n l ess t h an h a l f an hour after the alarm was given, at least 500 Protestants assem bled, armed with guns, pitchforks, spades, and weapons of every kind, expecting a general attack.—( Dublin Star, Jan. 5.) Yesterday H. G. WARD, Esq. his Majesty's Commissioner, accompanied by Mrs. WARD, left town for Mexico. A Letter from Sweden says, that, during the hurricaneous storms of November, no fewer than 40,000 trees were deracinated in the great Forest of Oerebro. In the early part of the last month the dili gence that travels between Lyons and Avignon was unluckily overturned into the Rhone, and by the sad accident no less than eight persons were drowned out of twelve, who were passel)• gersin the vehicle. - The Irish Times says—" We understand that new bills are to be sent up against Mr. O'CON NELL, this Commission, and that bills are also to be sent up against Sir HARCOURT LEES." It appears, from a correspondence between Sir HARCOURT LEES and Mr. KE3IMIS, Crown Solicitor for Ireland, which has been published in the Dublin Papers, that a prosecution has really been commenced against the Honour able Baronet. A true bill of indictment was on Thursday found by the Grand Jury for Westminster, against Ann Mid field, the mother of George Duryeld, (now under sentence of transportation for 14 years, for the robbery of Earl Cowper's steward) for keeping a bagnio in Shire-lane. True hills were also found against Hart and two others of the same place, for the same offence. ACCIDENTS AT THE GLASGOW THEATRE.—Last Monday night, between six and seven o'clock, there was a de plorable accident at the opening of the Theatre. The crowd were so eager to get admittance to the ls. gallery, that they rushed forward in one dense mass, which accumulated from the bottom to the top of the stairs, and the pressure became so dreadful that many were completely wedged in, and nearly suf focated. The most piercing shrieks, particularly by the females, were uttered ; and those at the top of the stairs dashed in the window glass for air. Several who became faint lost their foot ing, and were dreadfully crushed. A woman belonging to An derston was driven down at the foot of the stairs, and her body shockingly trampled on before she could be rescued by her hus band. She was taken up quite insensible, her features disfi gured, and her eyes like to burst their sockets from swelling. By proper attention in Air. Menzie's, she recovered a little, and was conveyed home in a noddy. Her husband lost his hat and purse. Many were glad to extricate themselves from the pres sure at the expence of the skirts of their coats, &c. A boy, about 14 years of age, who had been about 20 minutes below the pressure, was brought to Dr. Corkindale's shop, and every exertion was used to restore animation, but in vain. H is death was occasioned by suffbcation, as his body displayed no bruises sufficiently serious to occasion the catastrophe. His body was removed to the Police-office till it should be owned. Another man was also removed to the Police-office, supposed to be dead. Means for restoring life were used with success. He was removed to the Royal Infirmary. This morning he com plains of nothing but that one of his arms is powerless. He says he was intoxicated at the time, and has no recollection whatever of any thing having befallen him. The manager of the theatre says he opened the doors 20 minutes before the usual time ; and that only 2111. were drawn for the galleries, though they would have held people to the extent of 701. ( Glasgow Chronicle.) FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. James Reeves, Esq. from Belvoir Castle ; Mr. Mrs. and Miss Tanner, at the Bath Hotel, from Bath ; Mrs. and Mis s Easton, at ditto, from Kent; Major Cane, at Blake's Hotel, from a tour. CHANGES.—The Earl and Countess of Surrey, at West Hill, Surrey, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Statford;from Worksop Manor, Nottinghamshire; Lord Her vey, tbr hi s f at h er ' s ( t h e E ar l o f B r i sto l) seat, Ickworth Park, Suffblk ; Charles Duncombe, Esq. M.P. and Lady Duncombe, at their seat, Duncombe Park, near Helmsley, Yorkshire, from a tour ; Capt. Drummond, for Brighton • Madame Jardin and Peter Mustoff, Esq. from Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, tbr Paris ; Major and Mrs. Clayton, from the Bath Hotel, Ar lington-street, f or E ssex ; M r . an d Mrs. Stirling, from ditto, for Brighton ; C a pt a in an d M rs . B a y nes , f rom song's Hotel, Bond-street, for Bath ; W. Douglas, Esq. from ditto, for Ox ford ' - J. Hood, Esq. from ditto, for 3righton ; C. W. R usse ll, Esq. from ditto; .1. Ward, Esq. anti the Misses Ward, from Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Bucks. CH RISTM A S FESTIVITIES. Lord Barnard, at Melton Mowbray, has kept up the life and spirit of the Sporting World, by the most unbounded hospita lity. The dinner parties have excelled any of late years exhi bited at head-quarters. Lord Willoughby de Broke, at his magnificent seat, Camp ton-Varney, at Stratford-upon-Avon, has been keeping open house in the best style. The entertainments have been equally distinguished by splendour and taste. I3roadlands, the seat of Lord Viscount Palmerston, have been full of company, and the amusements are likely to be resumed on the return of the Noble Lord from Bath. Lord Bagot gave a Ball early in the week at Blithefield Hall, near Lichfield, at which was present all the Nobility and Gen try, for many miles around. A splendid Ball to the Ladies will be given on Monday next, at the Assembly Rooms, at Croydon, yclept the Batchelor? Ball. The Ball at l'ansanger, last evening, given by the beautiful Countess Cowper was expected to eclipse the last holiday fete in splendour and variety. The grounds were to be illuminated. Sir Benjamin and Lady Hobliouse gave a Ball and Supper last night at Hounslow. The Guards intend giving a Ball at Windsor. Mrs. Halliday gave a Children's Ball, in Baker-street, on Twelfth Night, to a large party, when the new polonaise figures were introduced. CAPTAIN PRESCOTT'S BALL. A Children's Ball, of peculiar attraction, was given by the above Gentleman on Twelfth Night, at his elegant residence in Charles -street, St. James's-quare. It was the best Fate of the season, and the visitants mustered upwards of 200 persons. —The house was brilliantly illuminated with chandeliers and lustres ; and the two drawing-rooms formed one capacious ball room. At 8 o'clock the dancing commenced ; the quadrilles, and other French figures, were admirably well executed, led by a capital English Band, At one o'clock the Company ad. journed to the banqueting-hall, on the ground floor, wherein a centre table was abundantly supplied with a costly supper. In the centre was placed a twelfth cake, of ample dimensions, decorated with all kinds of emblematic devices ; flags and trophies, wines of peculiar vintages, and all kinds of foreign pre served fruits, &c. The dancing was resumed at two o'clock, and kept up with great spirit till half-past four in the morning. A dcjcztne followed, and then the party broke up. There were present many Military Gentlemen, and many other fashionables. 'We understand that Sir Osborne Gibbes, Bart. is shortly to lead to the Hymeneal Altar the beautiful .and accomplished Miss Moore, niece to the late Earl of Clonmell. . . - ./., - . •„ , , .;,_ -, • t.i. ,, , A - , , 'I `, ~/- , s, ;.-- - :-Fz-..-.7.-.,-%-• .. p .5 . -o- . ' ' -„ • - igig•Ses UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, JAN. 7.—On the 24th ult., Messrs. Douglas Smith, William Lucas Brown, Henry Sanders, John George Phillimore, and William Pitt Amherst, who were elected from Westminster to Christ Church in June last, were made actual Students; and Messrs. \Vni. Pye, John Christopher Dowdes well, Robert French Laurence, Edward John Wingfield, Fre derick Calvert, the Hon. Charles Bathurst, and Richard Sey mour, were likewise elected Students. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. The Rev. T. Godfrey, to the Rectory of Newbourne, Suf folk ; patron, Sir W. Rowley, Bart., of Tendring On Monday the Rev. John Thomas Trevelyan was insti tuted, by the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, to the Vicarage of Milverton Prima, with the Chapelry of Langford Budville annexed, on the presentation of the Very Rev. George Treve lyan, LL.B., Archdeacon of Taunton. SPORTING. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. MEETINGS OF HOUNDS IN THE ENSUING WEEK. His Majesty's Stag-hounds, on Monday, at the Golden Ball ; Friday, at Gerrard's Cross. Sir B. Graham's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Sheriff Hales; Wed. nesday, at the Wheel Gate ; Friday, at the New Inn ; Satur day, at Tong Village. The Cheshire Hounds, on Monday, at the Kennel ; Tues day, at Drakelow Farm ; Thursday, at Peover ; Saturday, at Gallantry Bank. The Quorndon Hounds, on Monday, at Medbourn Guide Post ; Tuesday, at Mowsley ; Wednesday, at Cotes Turn pike; Thursday, at Owthorpe, Notts; Friday, at the 4th mile-stone on the High Cross Road from Leicester; Saturday at Bandon Hill. Lord Anson's Hounds, on Monday, at Seale Wood ; Wed. nesday, at Croft Mill ; Friday, at Gopsall ; Saturday, at Hinckley. Mr. Muster's Hounds, on Monday, at Stowe Wood ; Tues day, at Weekly Hall Wood ; Thursday, at Harrington ; Fri day, at the Fox and Hounds, Kettering-road. The Duke of Grafton's Hounds, on Monday, at William's Bridge ; Wednesday, at Castle Thorp; Friday, at Sho6eley Ground. The Oakley Hounds, on Monday, at Halsey Wood ; Tues day, at Pavingham ; Thursday, at Wooton; Saturday, at Milton Mill. Earl Fitzwilliam's Hounds, on Monday, at Ashton Wold ; Tuesday, at Norwood ; Thursday, at Hammerton Grove. The Earl of Harewood's Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Stockeld ; Wednesday, at Towton ; Friday, at Tockwith. The Badsworth Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Marr Village; Thursday, at Nostel Park ; Saturday, at Bolton Bridge. The Essex Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Blue Bridge; Thursday, at White Notley Street; Saturday, at Marks Hall. Sir Jacob Astley's Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Houghton Hall ; Wednesday, at Plumstcad Mill ; Friday, at Thursford Green. Mr. I)ewing's Hounds, on Monday, at Saxthorpe ; Wednes day, at Binitom. Captain Cay's Harriers, on Tuesday, at Finningham ; on Thursday, at Ferstield Norks Groves. The Westacre Stag hounds, on Monday, at Snails Pit Farm House. Burton' Hunt.—Sir R. Sutton's Hounds, on Monday, at Harpswell; Wednesday, at Wickenby ; Thursday, at Scot. grove Wood ; Saturday, at Brattleby. Sir G. Sitwell's Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Brimmington Common ; Friday, at Norton. The BrOoksidellarriers, on Monday, at Newmarket Hill ; Wednesday, at the Kennel; Friday, at Telescombe Tye. PEDESTRIANISM. The match between Mr. West the celebrated pedestrian and Bartholomew, the Yorkshireman, to th e fifty-sixth mile-stone, near Newbury the one, and from the said stone to Hyde-park the other, was completed yesterday. Mr. West started at the mile-stone to come to London at one o'clock yesterday morn ing, and Bartholomew started from Hyde-park at the same hour, for 100 sovereigns a side. Mr. West reached Reading at four o'clock, seventeen miles, and Bartholomew reached Salthill, twenty-one miles, twenty minutes within four hours. The competitors met each other at the end of the lane leading on to Maidenhead Thicket, Mr. West having performed more than half a mile over his opponent. They refreshed in a post. chaise, amidst a concourse of people, who had met at the half distance. West breakfasted at Colnbrook, and reached the Park gates in 9 hours and 11 minutes, winning the match by 18 minutes. RACE OVER THE BRIDGES.—R. Reidy, a pottery man, started yesterday morning at day-break , after five wee k' s train, ing, to go over the five bridges in 38 minutes, for 20 sovereigns accompanied by pilots, and won the match easy, with more than a minute and a half to spare. THE THEATRE. re peated last night, and the Performers in general E.— The Fatal Dozory was s it : l : l e more familiar to the language, and more easy in their characters. The more this masterly play is heard, the stronger will be its impression, and its superi or i ty, compared with The Fair P en it e nt, he obvious. Th e sent i ments are natural, some of the scenes very pathetic, and the whole excites a deep interest. It excited great attention and much applause during the representation. LITERARY NOTICE. TRIAL of the Rev. ALEXANDER FLETCHER, A.M., before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE of the COURT of Com- MON SENSE and a Special Jury. By the A uTuoa of the Trial of the Rev. EDW. IRVING, A.M. Though the title of this Brochure shows that it is rather to be considered as a humorous corn. position, than as a formal legal report, yet all the main facts of the case are introduced, and the arguments founded on them in support of the plaintiff are sound and irrefutable. The cause is stated to have been heard in the " High Court of Common Sense, St. Alexander's Day, Retribu tion Term, 1824, DICK V. FLETCHER. The names of the Jurymen summoned for the trial in this fictitious Court are Sir Walter Scott, Sir William Curtis, Sir James Mackintosh, Sir Jas. A bercromby, J. W. Croker, Kirkman Finlay - , Thomas Campbell (the Poet), Thomas Moore (ditto), Samuel Rogers (ditto), John Galt, William Blackwood (bookseller), John Blythe., Esq. Exceptions were made by the Coun sel for the prosecution to Colonel Berkeley, Lord William Lennox, Mr. Calcraft, M. P., and Joseph Ilayne, Esq. " The Jury being asked whom they made choice of for their foreman answered with one voice Sir WAL TER SCOTT." Mr. LAW stated the case, in which he gave an accurate report of the main facts. Mr. PHILLIPS then rose to address the Jury. His speech is long and masterly. It con sists of a very eloquent animadversion on the conduct of Mr. FLETCHER, which admits of no adequate reply. Mr. SCA►tLETT rises for the defendant, and displays great ingenuity, but is unable to parry the force of facts, or the solidity of the arguments. At length 'Mr. FLETCHER himself comes forward, but his specious sophistry makes no impression on the Court. The Judge sums up with candour and judgment, se verely reprobating the conduct of the defendant, The Jury retire for five minutes, and Sir WAL TER, on their return, says, " My Lord, we unani mously find the defendant Guilty upon the whole counts of the indictment." Such is this trial which, with a mixture of truth and humour, is a work of considerable merit. To render it mwe interesting, the whole of the correspondence which passed between the plaintiff and the de fendant, with the letters of their respective friends are given in the Appendix. Mr. PHIL LIPS has reason to be satisfied with the Reporter of this ludicrous yet serious trial, who has given him an admirable speech in point of oratorical grace, as well as in sound and impressive argu mentation. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, JAN. 7.—Wind W.—Arrived the Traveller, Oakley, from Leghorn, sailed the 29th of November, left there loading the Lyra, Guest ; Diana, Jay ; and Amy, Bloomfield ; on the 22d ult. spoke the Lady Keith, from London for Trieste, all well, in lat. 37. long. 9. 47. \V. PLY3IOUTH, JAN. 6. Wind S.W.—Arrived the Cygnet, Hill, from Petersburgh. Off the Port the Highlander, Robin son, from New Orleans. The Louisa, Lawrie, and Thomson, Hobbs, did not sail as reported yesterday. FALMOUTH, JAN. 6.—Wind S.—Put back the Ruby, Corneley. for Lisbon. PottiSmouTH, JAN. 7.—Wind N.W. by N.—The f ;13,v. ing vessels have put back and remain, viz. :—James Laing, Hope, Richard and Sihella, Nesbett, Leander, Lady Comber mere and Renewal. Sailed the Kains transport for Woolwich. LIVERPOOL, JAN. IL—Wind S.S.E —Arrived the New York, Bennett, from New York, sailed the 16th ult. Between 60 and 70 sail of vessels, all bound to Foreign Ports, have sailed today; also all the coasters which have been detained here by contrary winds. The Leeds, Stoddart, bound to New York, ran on the Banks near Spencer's Gut bury yesterday; she nogged much on the starlard side, and must have sustained great injury. On the flood she was got off, and with the assistance of two steam-packets was brt;wg'lt into the Queen's Dock Bason, with 9 feet water in her hold ; the upper anti weather part of the cargo will be dry, she is dis charging.—The Gilnare, from Virginia, ran on shore yester day, but was got off at high water without having sustained any apparent injury. SCARBOROUGH, JAN. s.—The Charles, Walker, of this port, lying at her winter moorings, took fire in the cabin, but was got afloat, and scuttled near the Pier end, and has received much damage. Loss OF THE SHIP DramoND.—We arc sorry to state, that this fine ship, of 500 tons burth,n, commanded by Captain Macey, was totally lost on Sunday morn:ng last, in Cardigan Bay. She made Cape Clear on Friday evening, at 8 o'clock, and was running about 8 knots an hour when she struck at half_ past four on Sunday morning, on the east end of the Causeway in Cardigan Bay, and sunk in deep water (7 fathoms) between Mockras and Barmouth, 6 miles the other side of tile latter place. She was quite upright in the water, and lay about a mile from the land. The consignees, Messrs. William and James Brown and Co., have politely favoured us with the names of cabin passengers lost and saved on this melancholy occasion, which we subjoin. Cabin passengers lost-11 r. Wood, of Saddleworth ; Mr. Broadbent, of Saddleworth ; Mr. Given„of New York; and a young female, tile child of Air. and Mrs. Betteley, of Baltimore, who were saved. The body of Mr. Wood has been found ; in his pockets were upwards of 7,0001., which have been saved. Captain Macey, a most re spectable individual, and very well known in the trade ; Mr. Clarke, the chief mate; and one seaman ; also a person na • Lowe, and two other steerage passengers ; making in all ten individuals, met with a watery grave. The names of the cabin passengers saved are—Mr. Nicholson, of New York ; Mr. and Mrs. Betteley, of Baltimore; Mr. Gildard, State of Missis sippi ; Mr. Macdonald; Dr. Strutt, of London ; Mr. Wil liam Walker ; Mr. John William Cousins ; and Mr. Broad bent. The total number of the crew and passengers, it is gene rally agreed, was above 40; we understand some of the passengers have reported it at 48. The Diamond sailed from New York on 12th December, and would therefore have the President's Message on board, but no papers of any description have been saved. Mr. Thomas, agent to the Underwriters at Pwinely, in his letter of Monday la s t, which a pp ear ed in the Courier of yesterday, stated that the preventive boat had gone to the res cue of six men who were on the rigging. A subsequent letter states, that the people in the rigging were fortunately rescued before the preventive boat reached the wreck.—(Gore's Liver pool General Advertisce, of Thursday, Jan. 6. ) bimmioet:gewie s"ats eU s shoulder. l' he a ti r e , Ho u zo tthervul God keep The use of your humble servant came first into England on the marriage of Queen MARY, daughter of HENRY IV. of France, which is de a that un md i p su ri os v u e :d Gdlst u f a co r sl o d mtba do et i v i en t t r bhi e te h s a s f 00 t ru r e, e s hum ble onw e t he th