The Sun. — London, England, 1827-12-28 00:00:00

q uesticit, f h e &mil it at the not, and " nople, the !. !el, howe o le lifonio m a 44° 1 so ;e [y at car al , nconsistellel bing• sem , other • Of erl' ille Excitant' a t oTo Fs" : fr iorn 144° 6 0 the r e P re : the O: ) sea f's'' piraCieS corning-, letters frBo as has stir it the w eks• T h eing signe d. to press no had reached Septem ber ' a nd scut , in an, dated e i s , for th , w aun erco in is ,bicht he GW lerj' • I n itsel f OiF the , isla"(l‘ , City this _ . 20th inst.' that to the de, ntelligeveef the City us that ac . itch m 3 °f ids at AW onsequeTi ce there fro m per bu t lira rding to th e ailed ou t 3 ill only remain 5 , ieir bol o % ompos e c i to the' Ge' A that an exile “l' have bee' Am erica n worth y 0 in 0 ii4 t t*. vcd, On the of E 6lll. ;:nt, seal t° letters re' dated 03 it is gated' ;ul-Gener3, depart for tt he itte etely condo . • f .7GY F'A lo sS °Lit .- ~' stely .)tett LIZ U ' Eorg lllsls ra ptor', 4 : 11 of Mid V '' ` rAtions liratto 10-• itet 1 10 e ontJlgati° ries ha/ e . a, ac t/ ! ,1 , 0 y the e°°_,lr P‘ !II fore ' 1 thre e 4 ,st pg, Old ;fricP )ast of ' a n ) the ow 00 1 i arc"byelioo st s( at W .r i s t." . ,d a y Pi% tb iS shop ill tho 'high s°4:o:, 81111111% INTELLIGENCE--(THIS DAY. .n... FROM LLOYD'S. 0 •' 44, tiEc. 27.—Wi n d W.S.W.—Most of the %vino , t, - . h ound remain. f "tssjOuTtl, DEC. 27.—Wind W. — Arrived a t : Lond on the Lady Holland, Snell, for Madras the 13 en ' e ngal; the Hart Stafford, for Jamaica ; .and raiteaGn:rge and Mary , Pottinger, for the Mediter th%L"lTß, DEC. 26.—Wind S.W.—Arrived e pi, ell4B ) Simon, from Gallipoli. L 0 ..1 ~..""eTn, DE C . 26.—Wind S.W.—Sailed the Fh ale lville for South America. ab 'Agnes, London, of Kirkenbright, has been Ileas;fried arn by th e crew and driven on shore near eu. x g Th Rw - Yale, MrAlpine, from Limerick to Glas iLVlPBet in ' t h e Sh annon on t h e 23d inst., a nd Th %., e ight fathoms water, crew saved. T r i,, e l-kphne, from Liverpool to Rio Jane ir o, and .B,"T Ph, da Amizada, were taken off the coast of Ayres Previous to the 28th October, by a Buenos "Irea privateer. The Grenada, dtirmgerous put into the m 6 , Tracy, from Batavia to Antwerp, the Bth n a very auritius about tin ne d . "e, and it was supposed wou ld b e c tiottb:Whitiehaven IVE x , fro — "Dt DEC. 25.—The Brothers, Fulton, , ran on shore on the nort h bank si tar:Lharoour yesterday, but was got off with as -9 , • and IS now in safety. THE FUNDS-(TMIS DAY). CITY, TWEZPE CLOCX. The tritish Funds continue very steady with ti ot , /Ilt hless of importance or any material fluctua the 9° 4 tols closed yesterday at 84 opened at f ir , t 'e rate, became 84i and are now at the rat e; it is stated from Vienna that the Metal arqies et:mid oVer:24 to per cent. lower, this may se front t h e A ustrian Government having entered sti te a contra c t f or the supply of 20,000 horses, b et PP°sed for the use of:the army ; there have also it li l t some failures in that capital, which occasioned tile_uneasiness; both these circumstances may et : . , e , contribut e d to t h e a b ove d ec li ne , w hi c h h a d similar effect in Holland, but less extensive ; d ses -4111430 (le and Exchequer bill s co ntinue at yesrer- Premium • tl lle p °reign Funds rem a i n ,to 7 day in a state of ho w L the fluct ua ti ons i n M ex i c an y es t er day were, fti cr er 3 . oi a violent character, and a difference of of Per cent. occurred several times in the course th at e ( hAY; they left off at 47, under an impression Mt:satisfactory communication was to be made this "0 1 , 11 fr om Mr. Rocafuerto relative to the funds he t b - g exPeeted to pay dividends; as far as a notice . to 44 4 ° given it proves correct, but its effect is only ° 1, ) ? ‘ t nY Government have not, on the 15th of /4 44- : r ) changed their former intentions of last end will remit half a million of dollars by the a sst esB e l of war;" this continued delay, and the h• ,e.i..l4erilid that has approached of another dividend "re' due without, in all probability, :funds and In time, has rather tended to damp the °4r °f the speculators for a rise ; our own opinion thetlie, they will still arrive, but not in time for 10 4 1 : 11 41 .! 1 ent of the dividend due the Ist of next °Pe ri ~; for these reasons the 6 per Cent. Bonds is 4 e i t i! at 451 61,, and are now 46-a; Russian Stock ttle.:higher, •being al ; se k Portuguese are l°ll e , 4 3';'at 71i 2 ; t h e ot h er F ore i gn F un d s h av e th e e l' moved all the morning, and remain at nearly telatZ te of Yesterday. There is nothing to state Th t.... . t to Shares, in which little or nothing is doing. 4 1, 4 17.„,Per Cent. Consols, shut; ditto for the Accoun t a .; 4 4)1 • 11 1rpe • p e r Cent. Reduced, 83+ t; Three _an i cl a ntej a l , 90i ; Four per Cent. (1826) 100 i Vol t ' 4 ll, 80 2 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 52 4 pill. , N lGN :.....Brazilian, 60 - +; Buenos Ayres, 47 , 62p. Itlip 41- 2 6 ; Colombian, 27 . ; Danish, 59 60 60 7 ; " Per Cent. 101 2; Ditto fhree pir Ue t 6 Pet' ree k , 174. A l ex i an , 5 per Cent., 34 5 ; Ditto ! 72 Dtai een „_ t. ' 45 4 -1 ' el'• Peruvian, 243- 53- ; Portuguese, 71i pitt l ,..." s kui) 91 I: Spanish, 101 11. rk. i . 7 .--- Anglolllexican, 60 57 . 4 dis. ; Brazilian, 71 3 is i ‘ 4llo l/rbia n , 22 3 per share ; Real del Monte, 50 ' tailed Mexican, 19 18 die. Co ns TWO O'CLOCK. r dehr s are 831 81. A u a t tem pt was made to e Stook s them further, but did not succeed. Money the continues scarce, and the Commissioners for th ei e rktilletion of th e N a ti ona l D e b t , aga i n comm ence 4 h oilday. , I. l34ll :bases on Wednesday next, Tuesday bein, , , c)iisols for A cco un 'f"l D nil -1/1. .o'CLOCK— f 4 C't Ae. 84, 04444 tond s -4 % A. yres Do. (N. 4 ;Ni 1824, 27 - THREE 0' CL 0 CK. ;, 84 CLOSING PRICES. Danish Bonds 593 : Greek Do. 152.5, 161 Mexican Do. 1825, 46i Peruvian Do. 2.5 Russian Do. 91 Spanish Do. 10: rHIS P qleE DAY. INTELLIGENCE.— P ei GUILDHALL. kiln e. Crawley was charged by a gentleman Rt e:t J ohnson, res idi ng a t N o . 115, Aldersgate , of the Yetter'Pavith stealing two odd boots from his shop Of leis. • ev ening, about 6 o l oseish s o'clock, of the value Istati, i outhey, an apprentice of M r. Johnson's , tqui c l 1 sorter that be Was in a part of the shop where he . ot- very well be observed ; he saw the s p e r e i : in g 4 e 'ine in . , who looked about him, and not _ _ 1 1 , -. I T One. he toook the boots and marched off 414- r i, li p ed , at ' 4 vertook the prisoner i Long '4Wre saw hi m throw away the boots. v e prisoner had not.l.ing jo ` 1 , 1 ". Alderman T HomPsuucase was the thought ern. I , l .,e'ea, that he could not do otherwise than c to say. i ` kin to take his trial. thINBURGH-JURY COURT. actte:terlaaY '34l l'4 e lL O L n Elt fo r) r . tn li. a A l liA b 'l e E f . ore this Court an ifoaethseore , rh , gbt i ° d tei nature, be ing . a case in which a d amages for injury susta ined . by the St e,q; 1 , 8 c hild, which was killed in one of the t ie r ' 11—; 01 Glasgow in September 1826, by a cart iss u n e - g'n, g to the defender. The following is the tooonttilha.ee_:;:nithaddsmitted that Wm. Ir b wri j e b was submitted to the J . ury : Wilson was servant t ?vie de admitted Thomas Harvie, from Whitsunday theadmitted that n , of September, 1826, in the street in prop el e Z the .of 178 : 2 w 6 :;all i e t d being Gallos a v lso Y of the defender, passed g o at v e er a t c h a e rt, chi . ld 44 'd tart said wi ll . was under the management of the said c h il d 'ant was :--.“ Whether the death of the want 0/ sk w as taused by the fault, hegligence, or to the los 'lon the part of the said William W , i The Jury nitlrY' an , lson, d damage of the pursuer ? _ velth retired for a few minutes, and returned a verdict ti red the defender.—Scotsman. ....._ ---..........................! . -. 41 vi . ing et .`-11118t . ilia& day a wedding party, e onsist hones i;coupie, went two miles from Leeds, to a public rum ; 'wit,' d ie, to regale themselves with hot ale and Tahit i:ltd. il, sudden dt,.-,.?: ~,,vith much ado, they paid for one pot, and facetious landlord, rather chagrined at the Ere and thAir,,,N of hi s guests, after making much stir for Bhutters 111 the r * o ve v °te the following roeuaor s , n d ltm un the Twelve 1'4`,..... C° ,11 With b4 ‘ners this day did come, 7sti,ws. i ..... , Pock.. 111 ,7 nalfp, - ' rather wanish ; - "id then, -- ' e elth. in ale and rum, 1--Leed4 I.4friiigencer..c°rni/I'll ly finish. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The wind having been moderate for the last few days, has brought up a great many vessels, chiefly laden with Barley and Flour. The Wheat trade remains dull at Mon day's prices. Barley continues to sell very heavily, and middling qualities may be purchased on lower terms. Beans and Pease unaltered. Oats support former prices with firmnets, the supply of this article having fallen o 9 consi derably. Flour meets a very slack sale. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. English Irish Forsign - - Oats. 1 Flour. 3,150 qrs. 14,300 sacks. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN. For the Week ended Dee. 21, 1827, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England ii and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat.—..-52:i. Od. Oats ..-- 225. Id. I Beans--.—.. 41s. 4il Barley...---303. 6d. Rye ....... 325. 6d. 1 Pea5e—......... 435. :id. IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES of the Six WEEKS PRECEDING. Wheat.--- 525. 6d. I Oats -- 225. 4d. Beans---435. Od. Barley .........31s. I .313. 2d. Rye -- 335. sd. Pease .......-4.15. lid. • Per Winchester quarter. 50s. 4d. I Oats 21s. sd. I 40s. Id Barley 295. 7d. Rye 31s. Oct. I Pease.-4_s. 4d. Duty on Wheat (this week) imported prior to July 1 is 40s. Sd. SMITHFIELD MARKET. At this day's market, which exhibited about an average Friday's supply, Beef, Mutton, and Pork, met with a dull sale, at little, if any, variation from Monday's prices, from which Veal receded full 4d. per stone. PRICES PER, STONE OF SLBS. TO SINE THE OFFALS. s. d. to s. d. a. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts 3 0 3 4 Large Lambs 0 0 0 0 Second quality ditto 3 0 3 8 Prime small ditto 0 0 0 0 Prime large Oxen... 4 4 4 6 Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, &c..... 4 6 410 Prime small ditto 5 2 5 S Inferior 5heep....... 3 0 3 4 Large Hogs 4 4 4 8 Second quality ditto 3 4 3 8 Small Porkers , 5 0 5 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 4 4 8 Suckling Calves 12s to 425. each. SouthdownWetbers 4 8 5 0 Quarter old Pigs 12s. to 18s. each. SUPPLY, AS PER CLERKS STATEMENT. Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. I Pigs. 548 f 2,980 120 I 100 Milch Cows, which were few in number, were dull of sale, at last weok's prices. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d Reef 3 4 4 2 Veal Mutton 3 2 4 2 Pork 4 0 5 S FISII.MARKET, BILLINGSGATE. The supply of good fish in the market this morning was only moderate, but there was a plentiful supply of in ferior. The best fish were soou bought up. The follow ing were the prices : Prime Turbot, each 2ls. Od. to 25q. Od. Ditto small, per do. lO 0 12 0 Fine Cod-fish, each lB 0 20 0 Inferior ditto Fine Whitings, per 15... 2 0 7 6 Smelts, per 26 '7 0 21 0 Scate, each Hai locks, per dozen l5 0 30 0 Brill, each Fine Soles, per three pairs 1 6 15 0 Gurnetts, each . 0 0 1 6 Live. Flounders, per quarters Live Eels, per 51b. Dutch Plaice, per basket Fresh Herrings, per hundred 3 0 0 0 Sprats, per bushel 0 0 4 0 Fine Lobsters, per score 4O 0 0 0 Inferior ditto lO 0 15 0 Fine Prawns,. per lb. Fine Yarmouth Red Herrings, per hundred 6 0 0 0 Scotch ditto 0 0 5 0 White Salt ditto 0 0 5 0 Best Common Oysters, per bushel Natives 22 0 28 0 CITY MARKETS, TWELVE o'CLOCK. In SPICES the market is in a dull state. Nut megs and Pepper may be quoted lower. TEAS are selling at about the same prices ob tained at the last sale. The deliveries of INDIGO have been very large in the week ending last night, viz. upwards of 38,0001b5. Shipments to the Continent are made freely, the markets there . being in a more firm state than in London. The demand for Wool, is more brisk than a mouth ago. The deliveries for consumption in the last six days have been 255,3791b5. of foreign. The arrivals from Hambergh i►► the same space of time have been 1 12,9721b5. Prices, however, were much the same, but with a tendency to improve. The dealings in COTTON since this day week have been more extensive than could have been antici pated. From the warehouse there has been deli vered since the day just mentioned about 315,0001b5. Egyptian obtains ready purchasers at from 7(1. to nd. and Bd. for good fa►r. East India Cotton is taken freely for shipment. The delivery of this de scription since Friday last has been 3,4801b5. only. SALTPETRE.—With tho increased prospect of a war, it ►s considered a most remarkable circumstance that this article should remain so dull. The price not being quoted above 255. The deliveries in the week ending last night, have been large, exceeding 2,700 cwt. The stock in this country ►s small, and if hostilities are actually commenced in the East, a considerable rise must take place. RUSSIA N PRODUCE:generally remains.flat. Tallow is quoted at 38s. The arrivals this week have been about 1,800 cwt., and the deliveries 6,500 cwt. Bristles are little in demand, and no sales can be effected, urless at reduced prices. The quantity delivered since this day week, has been 31,227 lbs. Hemp and Flax bear last week's quotations. The SILK Market is still very much depressed, owing to the little demand and the influx of the raw article from the Continent. Turkey Silk is a shade lower, Bruten being quoted at from 13s. 6d. to 1•Is. per lb. In addition to the entries for the export of the precious metals made in the early part of the week, there was another entry on Wednesday for the ex port of 2,500 oz. of foreign gold coin, making the total quantity entered this week 203,300 oz., the chief part of which has been shipped. The entries were to llamburgh 800 oz. of foreign silver coin, and 2,500 oz. of foreign gold coin, and to Calais 200,000 oz. of foreign silver coin. Several bold attempts at robbery, independ ently of small pilfering, have occurred in this city during the last week. Lincoln Merczti y. Business has been rather in a depressed state in Edinburgh for some months, and probably will not improve very much till spring.— Scots man. INGENIOUS MODE OF DETECTING A THIEF. —A female was ordained to 60 days in Bride well, upon conviction of stealing a quantity of beef from a flesher's stall in King-street, on Sa turday night. The flesher, who had suffered, as he suspected, from the visitations of the same lady, on former occasions, as his business would not allow him to be stationed always at one par ticular to s pot, res o l ve d upon t h e following expe client - detect the thief :—He tied one end of a the t a bl e , and. the other end i c t o e rt s l u r s o p ud e d ethe underneck of a common bottle, which he placed beneath the meat, in such a manner the cord w ould slip ground and g ive t o l u ia t t , atisndsotohno absotittlewafasuliftteodthe the alarm. The bait answered to a nicety : the woman was observed retreating with her prize, which, upon being challenged, she i nstant l y dropped, and firmly asseverated that she was in nocent. The witnesses in attendance proved the fact.--Glasgow Free Press. Yesterday morning week the John O'Gaunt steamer, bound to Lancaster, fell in with the schooner William, from Dundalk to Liverpool, laden with butter, provisions, and grain, at the entrance of Formby Channel ; be had signals of distress flying, and hailed Captain Vennal to lend him a hand ; but the sea running then tremen dously high, he durst not attempt it, but told him he would keep him company, and bring him to an anchor in Lune at night, which he did.— The steamer rode out the gale, but the William parted from her anchors , and drove u p on the shore, between Heysham and Sunderland. The crew clung to the r igging . all night, and were saved, but the vessel has since gone to pieces, her bottom having separated from her upper works. The shore is strewed with butter, grain, and wreck ; but it is expected most of the butter will be saved.—Llvorool Advertiser. EGYPT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,--I read with much pleasure the extracts ofl some important letters from Egypt, which were published in the SUN on the 24th instant. Their contents furnished a striking contrast to the news of Friday and Saturday from Alexandria, on the autho rity of a letter received by Mr. Rothschild, from his brother-in-law, Mr. Moses Montefiore, written from Alexandria on the 7th of November. Other advices from thence and from France flatly contradict that intelligence, and the . best proof is the arrival of two ships with cargoes of cotton at Marseilles, which left Alexandria on the 7th of November, (the same date as Montefiore's letter); and a ship, the Evcline, bound to London, which came away the same day, has arrived at Malta. Nothing could be more noble than the conduct of the Pacha of Egypt (on hearing of the destruction of his fleet) to all Europeans in the country. The moderation of the Turks forms a striking contrast to the violence of the Allied Powers at Navarin,where we fought the battle of Russia against an old Ally, with whom we had no cause of complaint, and all this without a declaration of war, in support of a nest of pirates, who have derided the squadrons of the Allies,and plundered the defenceless shipowners and traders! So much for impartiality ! The Quotidienne of the 23d inst. .has a good article on the injustice of imputing to the Turks the aggression. Nobody has yet seen the celebrated armistice, which Ibrahim Pacha is accused of having broken—and for which he has been so publicly de nounced; though the Austrians and many others on the Continent attribute it to a misunderstanding between the Contracting Parties. Neither before nor after the 20th October, has Ibrahim I'acha vio lated his engagement, says the Austrian'Observer. If that should prove to be the case, the injury done by destroying the fleet is quite enough, without aggravating it by imputing treachery to Ibrahim Paella. Should he feel he is not deserving of it, I fear the political consequences may be visible— even when the loss of the ships may be forgotten. The Wei/ sloop of war despatched from Ports mouth the 12th November, immediately after the receipt of the despatches, arrived at Malta, Dec. 2, which is probably known at the Admiralty. There were 36 ships of war in the harbour of Malta at that date—English, French, Russian, Dutch, &c. &c. The mercantile advices from Egypt continue to be most satisfactory in every respect. It is only to be lamented that the character of the Pacha is so little understood in this country, and that we do not act towards him with greater policy, for the in terests of England, as well as of Egypt. I am, &c. T. M. The Duke of CLARENCE gave audiences yesterday to a number of Flag Officers. His Royal High ness left town soon after five o'clock, in his travelling ehatiot wad four, for his seat in - bushy Park. Air. LANIBTON had an interview with Vis 7 count GODERICH yesterday, at his residence in Downing street. . The Earl Of CARLISLE, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, and Mr. TIERNEY ; visited Earl DUDLEY, at the Foreign Office yesterday. Mr. HUSK ISSON arrived in town, yesterday, from the seat of Viscount PALMERSTON, at Broadlands, Hampshire. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER came to town, yesterday, from his seat at Montreal. Prince LIEVEN (the Russian Ambassador), Baron BuLow (the Prussian Minister), Count LUDOLF (the Neapolitan Minister), and Mons. ROTH (the French Charge d'Affaires), transacted business yesterday witk Earl DUDLEY, at the Foreign Office, Downing-street. The Countess ST. ANTONIO is not in town ; her Ladyship has been long at Brighton, and dives not return to her house in Hanover-square till after the Holi. days, when the usual vocal and instrumental Concerts tcil be recommenced. Mr. COKE is entertaining a large party at his seat at Holkham, Norfolk. On Wednesday last a sportsman, in the vicinity of Childwall, near Liverpool, shot a g rouse, a bird very which is rarely found in that neighbourhood. The same person killed, at the same time, two woodcocks it one shot. A report has been circulated in Lincoln that Mr. FALAKEIMEY, one of the inembeos for that city, is or will be shortly advanced to the peerage. If so, another Lipeoln election is on the eve of taking place. —Stamford News. A grand Masquerade was held (the first of the season) last night at tile Argyll Rooms. Nothing was neglected : the wine was good—the company social—and what is better still—numerous. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 26.—There has been more doing in our Cotton Market to-day, and the speculators have taken 1,000 bags, and which, with the sales to the trade, makes the business done 2,000 bags, at fair, steady prices. The best informed persons in France are now persuaded that VILLELE will remain Minister, but that PEYRONNET and CORBIERE will be displaced. A recent singular transaction at Walsoken, near Wisheach, has come to light. Last week a woman, of the name of WmEs, who has been married some time, was safely delivered of a fine female child, which, although not still-born, lived but a very little while. A coffin was prepared, but between death and the supposed time of in terment, the body was sold to a medical practitioner Vor one guinea, and a douceur was given to the woman (the nurse) who carried the subject in. The coffin was put into the earth in due course, the sexton remarking that it was a heavy one. Now although it may be a wonder for one woman to keep a secret, yet when two are concerned, it is next to impossible. The carrier of the coffin having in her turn been rather frail, said in an unguarded moment, that, even if she had been a bad one in her day, she never sold any of her progeny, illegitimate as they were, Cu riosity was on tiptoe, the coffin was disinterred, and, to the surprise of all Ivho witnessed it, instead of a isody,lit contained, amongst other things, some mustard seed straw, and mould, or earth.—Stamford News. IMPOSTURE DHTECTED.—A person repre senting himself as a Scottish clergyman, made application, a few days since, to the Rev. GEORGE REDFORD, of this city, and endeavoured, by deceptive documents, to obtain money for a charitable object. He had collected various sums of money in Dublin, Liverpool, and Manchester, under the assumed name of the Rev. SOHN WILSON, of Mon trose; and in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and various other places in England, under his real name, which is ALEXANDER. MITCHELL. Upon the detection of his fraud, Mr. REDFORD immediately brought him before the Ma gistrates, and•had him committed to tit: city prison. Not having succeeded in obtaining any money in this city or couuty, Mr. REDFORD could not prosecute him for a fraud : he was therefor; liberated this day ; but has left, in the bands of irle. ReDFORD, the documents by which he • d upon the public, and an authe n t icat e d confession impose of his guilt, with full authority to publish the same. It is clearly ascertained that the impostor was never acknovr lodged as a clergyman by any denomination of Christians whatever.--IVorcester Journal. A LOVING THIEF.-011 Monday, the fol lowing case came on before the Magistrates at our Court- House :—Mary Batty Riley stated that she was a widow, and resided in a small house in Vienna-street in this town. On the 15th instant, she was returning home from trans acting some business in the town, when the prisoner, William Ward, came up to her, and asked her whether she was married, as he was in search of a wife. Mrs. Riley asked him his name, trade, address, &c. which he refused to tell her. He walked with her as far as Quarry Hill, where Mrs. Riley, not being quite satisfied with her strange suitor, went into a friend's house, and remained there some time. When she had gone about 100 yards from the house, she was again joined by the prisoner, Who renewed his suit with increased vigour. They arrived af terwards at her house about nine o'clock. W ar d went i n and sat dow n , w h ere h e rem a i ne d till fi ve o ' c l ock the next morning.that thermother On that was day un Mrs. and morn ing went to Huddersfield to see her. She returned home last Saturday, an d f oun d W ar d i n t h e h ouse • she locked the door, and kept him there till a constable was as sent for and he was apprehended. On examination, h was disco vered that he had a pair of her late husband's ' feet, and bad before pawned a green silk scaraf , shots on his other wearing apparel belonging to Mrs. nd some committed for trial at the next s • Riley.y. He was essions,—.L e d C-8 intd, GENERAL COURT AIARTIAL, 11011 SE GVAD,DS, DEC• 14. At a General Court Martial, held at Portsmouth, on the 25th September, 1827, • and continued by adjournment, to the Ist of October following,. Lieu tenant Robert Russell Harris, of the 87th Regi ment, was arraigned upon the under-mentioned charge, viz. : " For disobedience of an order communicated through Lieutenant-Colonel Blair, commanding the 87th Regiment, directing Lieutenant Robert Rus sell Harris to proceed without loss of time on board his Majesty's ship Briton, for the purpose of re lieving Lieutenant Scott, 3d, or Buffs, in charge of a detachment of Newfoundland Veterans, em barked and about to put to sea, on board that ship, and Lieutenant Robert Russell Harris, who was in possession of such order, at Albany Barracks, at a quarter before two o'clock, p.m. on the 4th Sep tember, 1827; and who was ordered and engaged to leave the Barracks, at three o'clock, and to em bark on board the Lieutenant-Governor's boat, at Ryde, at four o'clock; did not, in disobedience of such orders, arrive at Spithead until after his Ma jesty's ship Briton had put to sea, and which did not take place until half-past seven o'clock on the evening of the 4th Sept. 1527." Upon which charge the Court came to the fol lowing decision : " The Court having duly considered the evidence in support of the prosecution, as also what the pri soner has brought forward in his defence, is of opi nion that he is Guilty of Disobedience of an Order communicated through Lieutenant-Colonel Blair, commanding the 87th Regiment, directing Lieut. Robert Russell Harris to proceed without loss of time on board his Majesty's ship Briton, for the purpose of relieving Lieutenant Scott, 3d, or Buffs, in charge of a detachment of Newfoundland Vete rans, embarked, and about to put to sea, on board that ship, and for not having arrived at Spithead until after his Majesty's ship Briton had put to sea, and which did not take place until half-past seven on the evening of the 4th of September ; the said Lieutenant Robert Russell Harris having been in possession of such Order at Albany Barracks, at a quarter before two o'clock, P.M. on the 4th of Sap tember ; but the Court does acquit the prisoner of having engaged to embark on board the Lieutenant Governor's boat at Ryde, at four o'clock, the same not having been proved in evidence." " The Court having thus found the prisoner, Lieut. Robert Russell Harris, 87th Regiment, guilty of disobedience of an order communicated through Lieutenant-Colonel Blair, commanding the 87th Re giment, directing Lieutenant Robert Russell Harris to proceed without loss of time on board his Majesty's ship Briton, for the purpose of relieving Lieutenant Scott, 3d, or Buffs, in charge of s detachment of Newfoundland Veterans, embarked, and abdut to put to sea, on board that ship, and for not having ar rived at Spithead until after his Majesty's ship Bri ton had put to sea, and which did not take place until , half-past seven on the evening of the 4th Sep tember Cthe said Lieutenant Robert Russell Harris having been in possession of such order at Albany Barracks at a quarter before two o'clock, P.M., on the 4th September; which being in breach of the Articles of War, the Court does, by virtue thereof, sentence him, the prisoner, Lieutenant Robert Rus sell Harris, of the 87th Regiment, to lose three steps of his rank as Lieutenant in his Regiment, and fur ther to be publicly and severely reprimanded." His Majesty has been pleased to confirm the sen tence of the Court on the prisoner, Lieutenant R. Russell Harris ; but, in consideration of the ex cellent character given to Lieutenant Robert Russell Harris, by his Colonel and Commanding Officer, and other Officers under whom he served; and of its appearing on the proceedings that Lieut. Robert Harris could not reach Ryde at the hour specified in the orders delivered to him, viz. four o'clock, kis Majesty has been further most graciously pleased to remit that part of the sentence which adjudges Lieutenant Harris to lose three steps of rank in his Regiment. His Majesty has at the same time been pleased to command, that, in carrying into execution that part of the sentence which adjudges the prisoner to be publicly and severely reprimanded, he, the prisoner, should be reminded, that he ought to have mani fested more zeal and alacrity in embarking for a ser vice for which he had volunteered ; that he ought not to have encumbered himself with heavy baggage, so as to prevent his reaching the place of embarka tion (Ryde) at the hour at which he was ordered to be there, and even for a considerable time beyond that hour; that having, in fact, arrived at Ryde at five o'clock in the afternoon, he ought to have in stantly inquired for the boat which WAS in attendance to convey him to his Majesty's ship Briton, and to have ascertained from the boat's crew, how far he would he justified in delaying his embarkation, before he ventured to quit Ryde in search of his baggage. His Grace the Commander-in-Chief directs, that the foregoing charge preferred against Lieutenant Robert Russell Harris, of the 87th Regiment, toge ther with the finding and sentence of the Court, and his Majesty's commands thereon, shall be entered in the General Order, and read at the head of every Regiment in his Majesty's service. By command of his Grace, The Commander-in-Chief, HENRY TORRENS, Adj.-General. Thursday week, as the Rev. B. THoRNIIILL was out shooting in the neighbourhood of Stanton, with the son of Mr. ASHBY, of Hall End, near Bakewcll, the latter having just passed through a hedge, was in the act of hold aside the brambles to facilitate Mr. Tuo NHir. es pas sage, when the trigger of his gun came ;n contact with some part of the fence, and the piece went off. The con tents of the gun carried away the brim of Mr. TitoartHlLL's bat, his coat collar, and the lower part of one cheek.— York Chronicle. The Vale of Lianrwst, so justly celebrated for its beautifully r:imantic scenery and varied landscape, has been visited by one of those periodical inundations which create a striking resemblance in the scene to a view in the alpir.e regions of Germany, occasioned by an avalanche. The storm of Tuesday night, the 18th instant, caused such a rush from the mountain lakes into the Conway, that soon made it overflow its banks, and overspread the vale. The sight of the majestic current suecessing swift as an arrow under Llanrwet bridge, was inconceivably grand, and even terrific on the following morning, and about twelve o'clock being high water of a very high spring tide, it spread itself considerably, reaching just to the very wall of Gwydir Cantle, and intruding into many houses in the town. The view from Trefriw of the lower part of the vale presented an awful scene of desolation. All the high mounds or embankments constructed along the river side, had disap peared in the overwhelming flood, and now that it has partly subsided, they have been entirely washed away in several places. On Wednesday the roads on both sides of the vale were inundated to some depth, and quite impas sable; and even now, after the lapse of four or five days, nothing is seen but the tees of the trees above water in one large portion of the valley.—North TVales Chronicle. THE WAKEFIELD AND FERRYBRIDGE CANAL.—The !Allies concerned in this undertaking have come to the final determination to apply to Parliament dur ing its next meeting, for power to make this canal. The plan originally laid down has been materially altered, by which a much less number of locks will be required than was at first proposed. After locking oat of the Calder at Wake field, the new canal will he continued eleven miles with the invention of a single lock. Within one mile of Ferry bridge three locks will be required, making four in the navigation to twelve miles and a half—the distance of this ;a nal between Wakefield and Ferrybridge. The subject of tA,a proposed new navigations is e x citing a g reat deal of popular 14 terest in Wakefield, but the claims of the two to be considered more with regard to thei r companies seem . •-b rates than to the merits of the na influence on th e p an , • • Parliament last Session between yigation. The struggle the Wakefield and Ferry the Aire and Calder Company, a. 180 members haying bridge Company, was most arduous, . :«, constituting a voted for the new canal, and 135 against 1, known to larger number of members than was ever befor. - 7 •Tulanol assemble in the house of Commons to vote on an Navigation Bill. --Leeds Intelligincer. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S._Dze. 27. Mr. Thorniiirsle;c4;nt and SiTTI MOstyn's Ultima tum increased the St. Leger field yesterday, and were backed to a considerable amount. Johanna Southcote (not yet named for it) was also backed. The South-coun try nominations for the St. Leger are not yet very great. The odds yesterday closed thus : DERBY. 7 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Merchant 9 to 1 agst Hon. E. Petre's The Colonel 11 to I agst Duke of Rutland's Sorcery colt 15 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Druid: 20 to I agst Mr. Thornhill's Shoveller colt 22 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Folly colt '22 to 1 agst Sir J. Shelley's Amy colt 722 to I agst Mr. Payne's Johanna Southcote 24 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Matiner 25 to 1 agst Lord Grosvenor's Finesse colt 25 to 1 agst Lord Grosvener's Larissa colt , 25 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Omen 25 to 1 agst any other. 300 to 400 on Johanna Southcote agst Amy (taken) ST. LEGER. The only horses backed were -25 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Merchant (taken) :30 to 1 agst Sir T. Mostyn's Ultimatum (taken) 50 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Johanna Southcote colt (taken) 50 to l agst Mr. Petre's Stapleton (taken) Lord Lowther's Derby colt, Punster, is dead. Mr. Payne's Derby colt by Smolensk°, out of Lady Ern, is gone to Van Dieman's Land. ANDOVERSFORD COURSING MEETING, NEAR CHELTENHAM.—MoNDAY. FOR THE GOLD CUP. Baylls's Betsy beat Mr. Becket's Fly Holland's Harlequin beat Mr. Hurleston's Cunning Butt's Beauty beat Mr. Bumford's Belle Herbert's Fly beat Mr. Lambert's Mac C. Smith's Lily beat Mr. Lovett's Piper Herbert's Speed beat Mr. Cook's Rush Gearsley's Willing beat Mr. Bartley's Betsey Arkett's Crucbet beat Mr. Avery's Jesse TIES FOR THE CUP. Speed beat Lily Willing beat Cruchet sarrnruiLL STAKES. Mr. Lambert's Lumber beat Mr. Herbert's Lady Mr. Avery's Osman beat Mr. Yearsley's Fly lIA3IPEN STAKES. Mr. Beckett's Spring beat Mr. Turk's Tinder Mr. Butt's Nettle beat Mr. Hurlestone's Ben TUESDAT.—SECOND TIES FOR THE CUP. Ming beat Speed I Beauty beat Betsey Betsey beat Harlequin Beauty beat Fly MAIN YOE. THE CUP. Willing beat Beauty, and won the Cup—Beauty the Guinea. SAwnvwELL STAKES.-Lumber beat Osman, and won the Stakes. lI.A3trEN STAKES.—NettIe beat Spring, and won the Stakes. The Andoversford Puppy Stakes was won by Mr. Smith's Zuleek. Thr Second Class, by Mr. Smith's Sylph. The Southampton Stakes were divided by Mr. Butt'i Fly, and Mr. Cooke's Pigeon. The Shipton Stakes were won by Mr. Avery's Jesse. The Breokhampton Stakes were divided by Mr. Bart ley's Comus and Mr. Bamford's Belle. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 28.—The Plumian Professor ship of Astronomy is vacant by the death of Robert Woodhouse, Esq. The electors are, the Vice- Chancellor, the Masters of Trinity, Christ's, and St. John's Colleges, and the Lucasian Professor. The following gentlemen were ordained by the Lord Bishop of Lincoln, in. Christ College Chapel, in this University, on Sunday last : nEacoss. John Foster Alleyne, B.A. Balliol College, Oxon. Samuel Boydell Beckwith, B.A. St. John's Coll. Oxon. Norris Cogswell, B.A. St. John's College, Cambridge. Thomas Darby, B.A. Downing College, Cambridge. Septimus Dawes, B.A. Caius College, Cambridge. Robert Drummond, B.A. Trinity College, Cambridge. Field Flowers, B.A. Lincoln College, Oxon. George Lea, B.A. Wadham College, Oxon. William Paull, B.A. St. John's College, Cambridge. William Christopher Purton, B.A. Sidney College, Catnb. Francis De Soyres, B.A. Merton College, Oxon. Richard Stainforth, B.A. Queen's College, Cambridge. Win. Henry Edward Tighe, B.A. Trin. College, Camb, George James Cubitt, B.A. Caius Coll. Carob. Arthur Hanbury, B.A. Trin. Coll. Camb. Samuel Stone, B.A. Caius College, Camb. By Let. Dim. from the Bishop of Norwich. PRIESTS. Richard Andrew, ALA. Trinity College, Cambridge. Henry Cape, B.A. Fellow of Caius College, Cambridge. Samuel Crowther, B.A. Clare Hall, Cambridge. Charles Dade, B.A. Fellow of Caius College, Cambridge. Joshua Fred. Denham, B.A. St. John's College, Camb. George Maurice Drummond, B.A. Balliol College, Oxon. William Jennings Hamilton, B.A. Pemb. Coll. Camb. Theyre Townsend Smith, B.A. Queen's College, Gunb. At an ordination held by the Lord Bishop of Peterborough, in his cathedral, on Sunday last, the following gentlemen were admitted into holy orders: DEACON. Thomas Peach lloldieh, B.A. Balliol College, Oxon. PRIESIs. Miles Joseph Berkeley, B.A. Christ College, Cambridge. Charles William Chalklen, B.A. Trin. College, Camb. John Henry Fludyer, B.A. St. John's College, Camb. John Law, B.A. Queen's College, Cambridge. A Field Officer's Guard of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards will leave town this day for Greenwich, to lie in readiness to form a Guard of Honour to his Royal Highness Don Mtct:E►., in case, as is ex pected, his Royal Highness should arrive this day. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. —Lord Ellen borough, in Piccadilly ; Sir William Cunningham, Bart. in Piccadilly ; the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, at her house in Arlington-street, from Hatfield; Mr. and Mrs. Manning, in Grosvenor-place ; Captain Bennet, in St. James's-street ; General Armstrong, in Pall-mall ; Rev. R. Cottar, in Brook-street, from Dorsetshire ; the lion. William Burrell, at Whitehall, from William Camp bell, Esq.'s seat in Kent ; Aliss Elliot, at 'Whitehall, from Bath; Captain and Mrs. Gibbs, in Dover-street, from Paris ; Mr. Crawford, Governor of Singapore, with his family and suite, at Goald's Hotel, Jermyn-street ; the Earl of Erroll, at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, from Bushy Park; L. Ames, Esq. at ditto, from Bristol; the Countess of Onslow and Lord Cranley, at the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from their seat, Claudon, Sur•. rey ; Captain Grieves, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's street, from a tour ; J. Hobhouse, Esq. at ditto; Cap tain Hyde Parker, at ditto, from a tour. DEPARTURES.--Major Law, for Ports mouth; Captain Corbould, for Manchester; Mr. and Mrs. Carter, for Brighton ; Captain Sutherland, for Chatham ; Major Vincent, for Bath ; Mr. and Mrs. Ni cholson, for Brighton ; W. Lushington, Esq. for his scat near Sittingbourne ; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey, from Russell square, for their seat in Norfolk ; the Marquis of Queens berry, from the Royal Hotel, for his seat at Twickenham; the Hon. T. Fiennes, from ditto, for Berks ; William Os wald, Esq. from ditto, for Bath. CIT A NGES.—The Earl and Countess of Bradford, at their beat, Weston Hall, from Castle Broom wich ; Captain George Howard, from Boroughbridge, in Yorkshire, for Bath. We mentioned yesterday, the melancholy event, of the sudden death of Mr. HOLLAND, the principal Acting Partner in the house of Messrs. BARING and Co. We understand that Mr. HOLLAND, whose habits of business made him unusually early in his attendance, came to the counting-house from his residence at Itochampton, appa rently in perfect health. One of the clerks presented him some letters for persual which had been just received, hut he declined examining them, having,:as he observed, some cheques to fill up previously. Ile retired to his private room, and in a few minutes the clerks were alarmed at hearing him fall from Lis seat. He was found on the floor perfectly senseless, and in two minutes life was ex tinct. The usual assistance was resorted to, but it was too late. Mr. HOLLAND had been a.:partner[in this very eminent house about ten years, and is supposed to have realized a fortune of nearly 300,0001. He was originally in business at Trieste, and afterwards established a house at Malta, the transactions of which requiring his residence in England, he repaired to London, where his systematic attention to business and knowledge of commercial affairs attracted thelnotice of Messrs. BARING, and he was invited 6 to become a member of the firm ; soon after which the French loan, made in consequence of the arrangements of 'the Congress at Aix-la-Chapelle, was contracted for by the house of FARING, and produced immense profits to the whole of the partners. Mr. HOLLAND was aboutso years of age, and extremely regular and temperate in his habits. SPIRIT OP THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. In our leading article of yesterday,we drew, its an Inference from a fact which we commuuicated,.►fhat the Turks were horribly averse to begin the war of being beaten: One of our post-eotemporaries,—if we may so designate an evening paper,—of the same day, is not content with Guy reasoning, and asserts that the Mussulmans are dew' mined upon hostilities; and that, though they procrastinate from politic mo tives, " they are . collecting and consolidating the means of a desperate struggle." Very well !---let our evening opponent have it so, if he likes. The Turks then are decided upon war. The truth is, that we meant to have explained the preceding pas ;age, without any motive arising from the misappre hension which has been subsequently discovered, mild to have said, that though the Turks were averse to war, as they must be, against three of the most powerful States of the world, yet that they were more, or equally, averse to submit to the rule of reason prescribed by those States. Let, not only all England, therefore, but all Europe attend to this fact,—that it is the Turk who will not rest quiet without war; not the Allies ! And we write this on the last day but three of the year; when nu de claration of war•, on either part, has yet been issued I " Ay, but you have already beaten the Mussulmau at Navarin," it may be said. We beat him there, no doubt; but he was the first to fire into us,—not we into him. We followed him into the Bay of Navarin ;—we had ,a right ! We parleyed, or attempted to parley, rYith him there;—we had a right ; for we heard the cries of the Greeks in his rear ! He answered our verbal inquiries by musket-shot, and cannon-shot 'we replied in the same language ;—we had a right. And now, that which was an insulated fight, he wishes to eon vert into regular war; we are sorry for it—it is a great pity for him ; but we must submit. in truth, our Ambassadors have waited longer at Conswnti !apple than by the strict rules ofdiplomacy they were allowed to do. But we would not lightly inflict ........_ . the horrors of war : we would not seize upon a mat ter of form, in a case where substantial reaso n is on our side. And let Europe &so reflect. upon the in dulgence which has been sho;vn to the Turk, we believe in simple consideration of his barbarism. Spain is a Christian country like oto'selves; her colonies we'e her own children, owing a kind of obedience to the parent state : the injustice tO which she subjected them, was not to be compared to the miseries inflicted on the Greeks; yet we have ite- knowledged the independence Of the Spain-de. , scended States of South America in detriment to Old Spain, our Christian brother and friend. Up to the present moment, we have not recognized the independence of Greece by any formal act. The very principle of our intervent►on was, that she should pay a tribute; but it was not to be a tribute of blood : nature revolts at the idea. The Mus ,uhnan, therefore, must allow that Cit:Tistian States have shown more delicacy in attempting to arrest his career of cruelty, than in interposing to co►Tect the tyranny of each other.—Timcs. - - - - - It is observed by a contemporary (the Globe), it treating of the Poor Laws, " There is no doubt that parish officers are often guilty of harshness (thought less frequently guilty of unjust harshness when they ire acquainted with the persons who claim relief) ; but this harshness, and their interested vigilance, are tha means by which an indiscriminate legal provi sion for the indigent, which has been supposed by some theoretical philosophers to involve in it the de struction of national wealth and industry, has pro duced no such effect; but for two centuries after it was enacted, seemed to improve the condition of those who were employed, as well as to preserve the unemployed from actual starvation. kis un questionable, as an historical fact, that the deteriora tion of the condition of the labouring poor, in a great; iyirt of England, has begun and grown at the same time with the attempt to liberalize the Poor Laws —to relax the Law of Settlement—to moderate the harshness of parish officers, and to introduce (in stead of their allowance to the poor, which to trangers often appeared arbitrary and capri cious), a uniform scale of payment, the title to which grew at last to be considered fixed as that to a rent or annuity. Occasional harshness was thus, no doubt, prevented ; but the poor, being practically relieved from the regtraints to which they were accustomed, have, in agricultu ral districts, fallen in condition and character." We cordially agree with our contemporary, that the de terioration of the people began with the attempt to liberalize the Poor Laws, and we have more than once expressed the opinion, that one of the first mea sures in the way of remedying the evil must be the rendering the Law of Settlement more rigid. There no subject on which the Political Economists, with very few exceptions, are less satisfactory than pauperism. They seem to flounder amongst con tradictory principles; or rather, they adopt conclu sions from premises which have been exploded, while they do not draw the proper conclusions from another set of premises. What Adam Smith has said on the subject of Poor Laws, has had great in fluence on the opinions of most of the Economists who have succeeded him. But though Adam Smith was well aware that labour, like every other commo dity, is regulated by the proportion between the sup ply and the demand, he had very indistinct notions on the subject of population; and without a tho rough knowledge of this important branch of politi cal economy, our notions respecting pauperism must be vague in the extreme. " The very unequal price of labour (says Smith), which we frequently find England in places at no great distance from one :mother, is probably owing to the obstruction which the Law of Settlements gives to a poor man who would carry his industry from one parish to another without a certificate. A single man, indeed, who is healthy and industrious, may sometimes reside by sufferance without one : but a man with a wife and family who should attempt to do so, would in most parishes be sure of being removed ; and if the single man should afterwards marry, he would generally be removed likewise. The scarcity of hands in one parish, therefore, cannot always be relieved by their superabundance in another, as it is constantly in Scotland, and I believe in all other countries Where there is no difficulty of settlement. In such coun tries, though wages may sometimes rise a little in the neighbourhood of a great town, or wherever else there is extraordinary demand for labour, and the fu.rneaacs:osutriiltlatbhiecy differencesfa l back kt the t hem, common ge s r a o t f e e f sink gradually as the distance from s uc h p l aces in in country ; yet we never meet with tho se sa dd en and igh bowing places which we sometimes find in England, where it is often more difficult for a poor man to pass the artificial boundary of a parish, than an inn of the sea, or a ridge of high mountains—. natural boundaries, which sometimes separate cry distinctly different rates of wages in other countries. ro remove a man who has committed no misde fneanour from the parish where he chooses to reside, is an evident violation of natural liberty and justice. rile common people of England, however, so jealous rf their liberty, but, like the common people of most other countries, never rightly understanding wherein it, consists, have now for more than a century together suffered themselves to be exposed to this ippression without a remedy. Though men of re flection, too, have sometimes complained of the Law 9f Settlements as a public grievance, vet it has their en' ,_ iever been the object of any general popular clamour •atelt as that against general warrants—an abusive is misplaced it: society fat' :practice undoubtedly, but such a one as was not :ikely.to occasion any general oppression. There is scarce a poor man iii poor amid of ri forty m u y s e t a r r s e o c o f t i l l :: [ will venture to say, ,cdo f w who has c r i l a t a r i t 7l , :i i n u t 7 e :ra p : a e r ivj t .oeu o rsl f : h his life, felt himself most cruelly oppressed by this ill-contrived Law of Settlements." t , oy a ,o s ur thei,rice of As to to n ti restraints of anions ' et i l o ge l a ,t t i i la o l ts amdev of ann, t r a z g at e t s u Irentselves to cddh t ol l i ; de n r : grave, we are in constant • 5 kinds. The quc s " tion is, are the restraints n -ecessarr with reference , ! ru h cb r rni a ceotioonrnactthz