The Sun. — London, England, 1825-12-26 00:00:00

Just now dawning upon her. The foHowng are extracts : LETTE R FROM ST. PETERSBURGH—( By Expresr, Dec. 9.) This capital is , plunged into the deepest. affliction, by the arrival of a courier with the melancholy news of the death of his Majesty the Emperor of Russia, of an inflammatory fever, at T aganrog, on the 19th of November (Dec. 1). Immediate- IT on the arrival of the courier the Imperial Family, the Council of State and the principal Officer& of State, assembled in the Palace. The Grand Duke Constantine was proclaimed Emperor 11the titl e o f C onstant i ne L, an d ' a l toget h er t h e G ran d D u k e icholas at the head of the Guards, took the Path to the new IVlonarch the 27th Nov. (Dec. 9.) His Majesty the Emperor is not yet arrived here. Ilamnuncrr, DEC. 19.—An Express from Berlin that came here in the course of last night, has brought the news that after the mail from that city for Fl smburgh had set out, a courier from St. Petersburgh, arrived " with the confirmation of the death of his aj est y the Emperor Alexander, and also that the mem- berm of the Imperial Family present in St. Petersburgh, had procl a i me d t h e Grand Duke Constantine as Emperor and Au tocrat of all the Russias. Accordin g to accounts received here direct .from St. Peters burg, the formal proclamation of his Majesty Canstantine I. appeared there on the Bth December, that is, one day after the departure of the regular mail. It was resolved upon, in a meeting of the Imperial Family, held immediately on the receipt Of the news of the death of the late Emperor, and the -oath was taken to the new Emperor on the 9th., According to 'accounts that may be depended upon, th late . Emperor was s e i zt d on th e 27 t h o f N ovem ber, " with inflamation and sore throat, he was better the follow ing days, but died on the Ist of Dec.; in consequence of the a Wit,' caused by the di sor d er , in full possession of all his ffacultiesand,after he h a d or d ere d several arrangements in case his d eath.—(Hamburgh Barren Hall List, Dec. 20.) The Hamburgh Papers to the 2d December, received this day, have accounts from Copenliageu to the 13th December. They are filled with dismal recitals of the damage occasioned by the dreadful s t orms which visited the country towards 1, end o f t h e last month. Great mischief has een done to the Catteerat. EXCIIANGEs LONDON'. AmsTtrip.tm, Dr.c. 23.--39. 8. ; two months, 39..4. !,.IA.III3IIRGII, DEC. 20.-35 8.; 2 Us., 35. 5. T. PETERSBURGII DEC . 6 —10.5-10. LEIPSIG, DEC. 16. ' Three . months,. 6. li. BERLIN, DEC. 1 7. —Three months, 6. 23. rv.he Haarlem received thiß d Courant to the 94th December ----- —ay, brings us some account of the war in the Dutch East Indies, in uhich it is s tated that affairs there are assuming a more quiet aP P'' ar ance• It will however be seen from the acivices received this day by the Pactolus, which sailed from Batavia about the 10th of September, that affairs were not at that time in so auspicious a State aS . is described in the Bavarian News Papers of:the 6th bf August, quoted in the Hattr. ont Courant : • HAARLEM, DEC. 23. te Pr om a Batavia Newspaper of August 6, we find that Lieu lant-Govetnor Di Kock was received in the most friendly !honer on the'3oth July, ,by the Sultan of Jourarte, and that I to 'is Highness immediately gave the necessary orders for troops t narch,,and to join the Dutch troops in putting an end to the ‘ l . ° ehles in the territory of Djocjocarta, that in consequence of t"lose orders, eight divisions had already marched to various ''ints of the terr i tory o f Dj oc j ocarta, and that the best hopes ete entertained of the result of those measures. The latest t e eounts from his Excell ency were o f th e Ist August, where he 4 (1 united in his person th e c hi e f aut h or i ty i n the residences of c: _ et traearta and Djocjocarta, and i ssue d a proc l amat i on from the aceo t e the first of those places, summoning the rebels to return to their duty, promising pardon to those who shall repent, and v ere punishment to those who persevere in their rebellion. (lonel Cochius had supplied the ports of Klattau and Djocjo rta, With provisions and troops, and had returned safe to ~ouraearta, after having met and dispersed several bodi es o f te rebels. Fort Magelany, in Kudoe, was attacked on the 30th a 'ltsen, great number of rebels, but they were repulsed by the gar.. united with the National Chiefs. The garrison received i:(litche following clay a sufficient addition of strength to be able arci e , e l ) in check the country to the west of Ngello. Troops and . 11, 1 "_e_rY had arrived at Samarang from Sourabaya. By a of pee of the 10th it appears, that by accounts from Souracarta, a ga i: 7 th, finings van were in the: same state; Col. Cochinsurat It°u K ”g with 400 men towards Djocjocarta; the rebel band D e t f in ees Were at the distance of 7 pal from the place, and a bei g hb' r "bers was dispersed on thelst with great loss in the to 35 0 °ll reood of it. The garrison of Magelang was increased but th m en, and the vicinity of that place sufficiently secured, e district of Minock was still infested by all kinds of Viandsva from the territory of the Princes. tho u i lar ang continued to receive reinforcements; and it, was got at B to o — atavia that Genera an 1 V Geen, with part of the t',3 tram Celebes, might be daily expected. :rhe ti Brussels O r acle to 24th Dec., received daY, cont a i ns not hi ng o f any importance. It t , er elY announces th e arr ival of several couriers, ' 47(ll hlg between London and St. Petersburgh, :;id St. Petersb urg h an d L on d o n, which seems to Sl id that th ere i s great act i v i ty preva ili ng i n th e Ca binets of the two nations. The Gcnette cif Saturday announces the ap -I),l3intrnent of Mini s t ers Pl en ip o tentiary to the Uoited Provinces of Rio de la Plata and the Re- Pubr IL of Colombia. The former is -Lord Pox s-NIIY, now Secretary to the Senate of the 4 11 malt Islands, and the latter, ALEXANDER COCK ") Esq., now British Envoy to the Court of ortemburg. t ,_ Dis patches were rece i ve d on S a t ur d a y a t th e I„.°eign Office from Sir CHARLES BAGOT, at the Ulf Saturday Mr. RUFUS KING, the American r,"►isfer, transacted business at the Foreign dice, Saturday .1 L morning Sir lIEttnERT TAYLOR trans. at nct ed milit ary b us i ness w i t h t h e D u k e o f Y ORK , • - it is hou se i n South Audley-street. f alr r .UNTER, Sell" the King's Messenger, per t') „1-11 "-1 his journey from Madrid with great Peed being u only eight days on his way, having ef t 0 d o Madrid on the 14th inst., and arrived in Lon oh Thursda y flight, 10 a lo • ugh he was urivoid -1 detained in Paris near twelve hours. ho ° u u -'-(ontlay and Tuesday, his Majesty's Royal ot t ,l ll 3' of five shillings each, was distributed to 800 poor aged ,eali e ri women, and at the same time thirteen shilling b sa-p t iec o e, Abe Kittle gate money, an ancient term Or a certain bounty ,4i3tr i og was given to 168 poor aged men an women. 'awn wastnade by Mr. Hanby, the Secretary_ to the Lord 4 In - loner- at the Royal Almonry Office, Whitehall. :n ew t „ Il e oatlt'of allegiance to CONSTANTINE, the Itusj'alPeror of Russiq. was administered yesterday, at the Prir. e l - an hapel, to the members of the Legation, and to the L l t Pal Russians resident in.this Metropolis. in "s--The panic in the country like that . %iageb , is gradually subsiding, and we have not had a bank failure in Yorkshire during t h e present week.— of Allatlerstand that the estates of Mr. Rishworth, of the firm . 4,,, a ,.e_r5• Wentworth and Co., are of the estimated value o f tail e ..•.a of 80,000/, and that Mr. Wentworth has one unen ; or 11%estate in Nottinghamshire, worth 30,0001. The amount at kt i n ; ,„131 this bank in circulation, is estimated by th , 0/. to 200.000/. mows' PesisioNs.—The pensions to Widows ° ( )th hencer Ct rs of his Majesty's Land Forces and Marines, , are fro m ir th an ,,,ward to be issued q uarterly, instead of ei t e o ry m n ake t ir ‘us, only as heretofore ; claimants arc, ne, 24th t h e refore,; ePt eri t ‘ filti avits on' or . after the 24th March, 24th u her, and 24th December in each year. er . , LE ' A IIi:CABLE .DAYS,--Yesterday was the an sarNt„ , ~e a th' s .7 01 tne birth o f Si r I saac NEWTON, 1642; of the Aeuc°f Sir Matthe. Hale, C . h o ie o f . Justice of the King's 16 76 • .Collins'the poet, 17.. , and of the Rev. James l'ent a ..Y , author of 'Meditations, 1758. This day is the anni t;iy Of the birth of Gra the poet, 1716 ; J. 74. John Fothergill,. physic 1780 • and of Lord Names, and of the deaths an, , • THE FUNDS. Consols—Saturday closed After the Market - - ' Phis morning opened - 82 to 82k 82T Consol§,began this morning at 821, went up to is j , receded to 814 3 but at one o'clock were quoted 82ff. The restoration of Confidence in the money market may be estimated, by the operations in Exchequer Bills : Exchequer Bills, £looo-4 1 dis. £500—.4 1 dig. £loo—par 2 premium. An immense stroke of business has been effect ed in Consols. One buyer took 500,000. India Bonds have been done from 4 dis. topar. FOREIGN. Foreign Securities in general, have improved from Saturday's prices. Russian 771 1 7 78. Greek has declined to 171. Spanish, 12i. SHARES. Anglo-Mexican, 21. premium. 1 N D I.A: By the Ganges, which arrived at Liverpool on Saturday, we have received Bombay Papers to the 31st. of August, contain ing accounts from Calcutta a fortnightlater than those previously received. The following are extracts CALCUTTA, AUG. 2.-Letters-from Prome to the 23d ult. are now before us. They are not without their importance, although they do not detail any thing specific in regard to ex pected operations. We are sorry . to observe from them, that sickness to a considerable extent has already appeared, and that apprehensions of its spreading ate entertained. It is stated in these letters, that nothing is to be apprehended from any operations of the enemy between Prome and Rangoon, and that the nearest poin t at which the enemy are said to be in any force, and that inconsi derable, is Shembeunghenn. Little s!oubt seems entertained as to the fact of their entrenching themselves strongly at Ava and Amnapoora ; and it is added, with great apparent show of reason, that if the Burmese continue to pursue the system they have hitherto followed, and if nothing but such a deserted place as Prome was found, no advantage of any importance can be expected from the occupation of the capital, nor can the army look for any valuables in the way of prize. We hope and trust that the fears which some of these letters hold out of an increasing sickness as the monsoon proceeds will prove un founded; but we shall certainly look with no little anxiety to the dispatches that may be expected from Sir Archibald's bead-quarters for some time to come. The arrival of the Arracan gun-boats had relieved the army from some appre hensions which they had begun to entertain as to the supply of provisions. The Burmese force at Shembeunghenn is said to be the relics of that defeated by General Morrison in Arra carh An attempt to penetrate from Prorhe to Arracan had ' failad, the roads being impassable for cattle, and being with difficulty practicable to any kind of passage whatever. The rains had not seriously set in at Prome, and there had been no torrents. The river, however, is said to have filled to a con siderable extent, and was on the increase. Moonshoeror is said to be in high. favour at the Court of Ava, and not the slightest disposition shewn towards any overtures of peace.— Of the death of the Bundoolah no doubt is now entertained at Prome. _ _ _ CALCUTTA, Atm: 4:—We have been obligingly favoured with the sight of letters from Prome of July 6, which mention the prevalence of reports of a very alarming state, if true ; but such strong doubts of - their accuracy were entertained, that they excited rather mirth than uneasiness. The reports to which we particularly allude are the supposed near approach of a small army of 90,000 men (only) under the command of the King's brother. Of this army 60,000 were supposed to be Burmese, 20,000 Chineid, 10,000 Shaums, with 600 guns and 50,000 muskets. Oh Most horrible.! To be serious, however, no doubt was entertained of the BurineSe chief's ability to annoy our army durin g t h e ra i ns, an d cut off our supplies and communication, or at least interrupt them. A skirmish had taken place between a party of our troops and about 400 of the enemy, who had seven gilt chattahs (commanders of 500 men) with them. Europeans were much wanted ; and men and cattle dying very fast. ASCENSION Isr.A,ND.- 7 -llis Ma j4ty's ship Tees, on her voyage homeward, touched at Ascension, which island is rapidly rising into usefulness and importance. Through the zeal and ability of Colonel Nicholls and his indefatigable party of sixty marines, this heretofore almost barren spot has been made to produce abundance and variety of vegetables consisting of French beans, sweet' potatoes, leeks, parsley, carrots, tur nips mangle wurzel, cabbage, pumpkins, green pease, lettuce, spinnach, •crees, mustard, beans, chillies, water melons, musk melons, bananas, and Cape'gooSeberries..Already the whole African squadron refit and water there—During the last eighteen months, 46781b5. of. vegetables. have been supplied to various merchant ships which have put in there.— The Admiralty have afforded every means of improving the island. There is no • custom-house, port, or anchorage charges of any description, and all merchant ships in dis tress are ordered to be supplied at the same rate at which Government lay in their provisions for the Navy, so that no imposition of any kind is suffered, one price is only asked or taken for every article, 3d. per lb. dead weight (excepting fowls, which are three for a dollar), pigs, goats, sheep, oxen, &c., which is never suffered to be exceeded : a very curious eel is taken in great plenty, which' is called the Ascension lamprey, it takes and petits with salt 'equally well, so that a rich and wholesome dish can be had at the expence of 3d.. per' pound, to last all the way 'home ; it is used either boiled for breakfast, or boiled or fried for dinner.— A rapid improvement is every day taking place in agricul ture and horticulture, as well as road making, building, &c. A turtle pond of larger diMensions is almost ready, and turtle are to be had all the year round, but the season for turning them is from December to .June; ships are supplied with them for the value of about 3d. per lb. of meat; without bone or shell, and any thing taken in exchange they may have to spare, such as tea, sugar, coffee, rice, grain of any kind, or plank, spars, &c. for boat and house-building or mending._ About forty tons of water are kept constantly in readiness for ships in want of this necessary article.—( Hampshire , Tele graph.) THE COMET.— The Court met On Thursday at two o'clock, and the names of the Jury having been called over, a written verdict was delivered by their Chancellor, GEORGE WAUCHOPE, Esq., unanimously finding the libel against Duncan 'Winne:, the Master,• Proven, but under all the circumstances of the case, and from his previous good cha racter, recommending him to the leniency of the Court. They also unanimously found Peter 111 - Bride, the Pilot, Not Guilty of the crime libelled.—On discharging the Jury, and thanking them for their attention, the Judge observed, that their verdict was exactly in unison with his own opi nion.—The verdict having been recorded, the LORD AD VOCATE craved the judgment of the Court on M‘lnnes. The JunG addressed the prisoners at some length on the pe culiar nature of the offence, and urged the necessity of masters and owners of steam-boats attending strictly to the regulations for navigating these vessels in friths anti rivers, trusting that this case would act as an example to all persons having charge of steam-vessels, and show them the urgency and importance of the most vigilant care and attention. His Lordship con cluded by pronouncing sentence, ordaining Ill'lnnes to be im prisoned three months in the jail of Greenock.—The sentence was then read over.—Mlnnes was removed from the bar in the charge of the officers, and 111‘Hride was dischargcd.—(Edin burgh Courant, Dec. 24.) M ATWEWS has, we understand, in consequence of repeated scurrilities in . the American Papers, and a late severe criticism on his Trip to Ame rica, written a lengthy defence of himself to his friend the Editor of the European Magazine.l Conceiving, after all his " fair play," that these attacks are " a little too d— bad," he has taken up the cudgels for himself, and, as we hear, made a good fight of U. If it be true, that a public 'man is a Noodle to notice such matters, he only plays a proper part, when the contest is between him and 07ankey) Doodle, FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. THE KING, &e. WINDSOR, DEC. 25.—His MAJESTY, at the usual hour, honoured his distinguished attendants with his company to dinner.—This forenoon his Majcsty, with his household at tendants, heard Divine Service at the new Chapel Royal ; the Rev. Dr. Summr officiated.—This forenoon - her royal High ness Princess Augusta, with her household attendants, heard Divine Service at Fronnore Lodge. The Rev, J. Gusset, Chaplain to her Royal' Highness, officiated: After Divine Service her Royal. Highness received the Sacrament FASHIONABLE CHANGES. Sir James Longhorn, Bart. for his cottage at Hampstead ; Sir James Fitzgerald, from Boulogne, for Paris; Sir William Harland, for Bristol ; Colonel and Mrs. Mortimer, for Paris ; Major and Mrs. Heron, from the Isle of Wight, for Brighton ; William Rae - Wilson, Esq. and Mrs. Rae, in town, from their seat in Scotlond. • APPROACHING :MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.-..The Hon. Thomas Lister, only son of Lord Ribblesdale, is shortly to lead to the Hymeneal Altar, Adelaide, eldest daughter of Thomas Lister, Esq.; of Armitage Park, in the County of Stafford. Yesterday, being Christmas Day, the Duke of York, being recovered from his attack of the lumbago, left town for th e Royal Lodge in Wind sor P ar k , to spen d the day and dine with his Majesty. On Saturday morning, about eleven o'clock, the Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town, and after transacting business at the Treasury during the day, left London soon after five o'clock. A Prize Sheep, bred try the Doke of BED FORD, in thus labelled by an eccentric butcher near Shoreditch Church : Country notes . I cannot take, Many are not worth a button, Bring me gold, and you shall have A joint of this Prime Mutton.' AlEssas. CiumßErsEs's BANK It UPTCY.—On Sa turday a meeting of the creditors was heid at the Commis sioners' rooms, Basinghall-street. Among the persons who applied to prove the debts was Mr. Rowly, an attorney, w h o applied on the part of the parish of St. George, Hanover-square, to prove a debt of twelve thousand pounds, the bankrupts hav ing been bankers to the parish. The Commissioners refused the application, on the ground that, as the money was entered in the names of certain trustees, they were the parties who must prove the debt. Messrs. Picknell, Bagster, and Cadbury, were appointed assignees, and Messrs. Coutts their bankers. A Committee was also appointed, and, on a discussion which arose, Mr. Chambers said.the Committee had conspired against him at a time when he could have paid 20s. in the pound, and have had a suplus of 100,000/. The Committee said, they were perfectly ready to undergo any investigation, being confident that they had done every thing for the benefit of the estate. -CONDEMNED SERMON.—Ye stPrday the throe wretched criminals, William Henry Austin, Richard William Jasper, and John Edmonds, whose doom is fixed for to morrow, attended divine service at the prison chapel. They were, as is usual with persons in their calamitous situation, placed in a pew apart from the other prisoners, generally termed the condemned pew. The Rev. Mr. Baker sat with them during the service, the Rev. 111 r. Cotton being the offi ciating clergyman. During the progress of the service they appeared self-possessed and attentive. When it had con cluded, and previous to the sermon being delivered, a peti. ential psalm a entitled " The Lamentation of a Sinner," was chanted, in which the criminals all joined with considerable fer vour. The text selected for the condemned sermon was taken from the 170 verse of the 51st Psalm, and was most appropriate to the occasion. The Rev. Ordinary, in descanting on it a took •occasion to enforce the necessity of repentance, and .pointed out to his hearers hOw acceptable a sacrifice was a contrite heart in the sight of the Almighty. Repentance, he said, should be sincere, and confiding 'in the mercies of the Lord. Despair was not to mark its features. Hope was to be placed in God's mercies, who -would realize that hope, and receive the repenting sinner, as did the father of old the Prodigal Son. The impressiveness of the Rev. Gentleman's . delivery was not expended in vain; his auditory, but more particu larly that part of it which is so near eternity, appeared deeply affected ; and perhaps the day, the Nativity or our Saviour, added to the solemnity of his appeal. The sermon, which had hitherto been preached on a similar melancholy occasion, was selected at the - instance of the convicts themselves. At its con. elusion they were removed to their cells, sensibly alive to the awfulness of their situation, and deeply impressed with the ne cesstiy of a sincerely and. confiding repentance. 11 ts it t)E4l.. We have this week to record the murder of a wife by her husband, which has been attended with circumstances of a most extraordinary nature. The husband's name is David Balfour, a mariner, lately in the ser vice of the Dundee and Perth Shipping Company. It appears that they had been married about the early age of 16, and had lived together most happily for a number of years. Some time afterwards he was impressed; and served on board a man of war for 11 years. Being at last discharged from the navy, he returned to his home, and lived with his wife for some time ; but her chastity had by this time become liable to suspicion, and peace and happiness fled from the house. Balfour, who ap pears to have been sincerely attached to his wife, bore with her failings for a long time in hope of amendment; but she herself became tired of the connexion, and wished to get rid of him. On his return from Greenock on Mon day last, she desired him to leave the house, otherwise she would send for the police. The -poor man was com pelled to resort to an eating house for his victuals. Over whelmed with grief and depair, he began to meditate acts of violence. Wednesday morning, about eight o'clock, the father of Isis wife, in whose house sloe lived, and a saddler, of the name of Anderson, who lodged in the same house, heard, when, in the adjoining apartments, a losni shriek from the kitchen, and on rushing to the spot they found the unhappy woman on her knees with a large wound inflicted by her husband, in her left breast, from which a torrent of blood was flowing. She expired in about three minutes afterwards. The instrument of death was a butcher's knife, which Balfour had recently borrowed, alleging that he wanted to kill a lamb with it. On committing the fatal act, he proceeded directly to the gaol; stated at the - grating of the door that he had murdered a woman, and wished to - be put inAonfinement. The jailor being absent at the time, he wait ed about an hour at the door till he made iris appearance. Not having any warrant for his committal, the jailor conducted him to the police-office. He was immediately examined before Baillie Gray, and having again confessed his crime, he was committed to prison to again his punishment. He is about thirty-eight years of age, of a good appearance, and has hitherto:borne a very good character. He appears to be deeply affected by his unhappy situation, but at the same time mani fests a degree of firmness and composure that is truly re markable. His mind seems quite made up to meet the fate which he evidently contemplates as inevitable.—(Dmidee Ad vertiser.) . HONEST THIEVES.—OIIe evemitig last week, as a poor old woman was returning home to Houghton Bot toms, she was stopped by six villains, who demanded her money ; the poor creature ' trembling for her life, begged they wotrlA not rob her, as she had a large family starving at home. They remained inexorable, when she was compelled to give up 65.. which she had just received for some work she had been taking to the warehouse. One of the villains, however (less hardened than the rest), returned her three pieces of money, which he, no dOubt, considered to be three shillings. She then proceeded homewards, but had riot got far on the road, when she heard the footseps of the gang behind her ; she ime diately ran off, and had just time to take shelter in a neigh bouring house—the villains being close at her heels. To cut the matter short, on looking afterwards at the coin which one of the party had given her, she discovered them to be three so. vereigns.—( Liverpool ilferemry.) AFFECTION IN A WlFE.' — About a week or ten days ago, a poor man who was in th e h a bi t of assisting the hackney-coachmen at one of the watering-houses at the west end of the town, died; and a good-natured friend of his family took the trouble toga about and raise a subscription, to aid the afflicted widow in her distress. She seemed to feel the kind ness very sensibly, and the activity of her friend had the de sired effect to a great extent, the moment he represented the loss she had sustained. lie visited the lodging in a day or two, but was surprised at not seeing the body. Ile asked the cause of the disappearance of the corpse, but the person who then occupied its place could give no answer. He went up a pair of stairs higher, and there he saw the widow, who did not appear at all comfortable at being observed. I have brotight you some money to bury poor Jack, said hc, " but w h ere i s he .‘ Why, to tell you the truth," replied she, poor fel low ! I was too poor to keep him any longer." W e ll, l am glad, at any rite, that you had money enough to bury him"— 1 Bury him ! poor fellow, I was too poor to tn ? b e ury " And what the devil have you done with him ,then , " hi c al ried ' the man, to whose imagination a premature resu rrect i on o f poor Jack was presenting itself. " Why, I thought that as the body was of no use, and his soul could not be hurt by any thing that happened to it,. I might as well let it go." " And where the devil is it gone ?" said he. " Why, to the anatomy.. room," said she: " a gentleman offered me four guineas for the poor fellow, and I thought it better to let him have hitujust as he lay." . . NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN COFFEE HOUSE, DEC. 26. Papers have been received this morning from New York to the 3d Dec. ; Baltimore to the 30th Nov. ; Boston to the Ist Dec.; Savannah to the 20th Nov. ; Petersburgh-to the 26th Dec.; Philadelphia to the Ist Dec. ; Charleston to the 25th Dec.; Richmond to the 27th Dec. ; Quebec to the 22d Dee. ; Rio Janeiro to the Ist Nov„ LIVERPOOL, DEC. 23.:—Wind W.N.W., fresh breeze.— Arrived this evening the packet ship James Cropper, Marshall, from New York :.-.-Passengers—George Paggs, of Philadel phia ; Samuel Brooke and John Gellacenjet, of Montreal; Robert Winterbottom, of New York ; Horace Ridout, of York (U.C.); Dr. Farks, of Canada. The Colombia, Graham, Li. verpool, at New York, 25th November_i Samuel Robinson. ; Choate, Greenock, ditto, ditto ; Orient, Vanderford, Amster dam, ditto; Marion, Goodwin, Liverpool,' ditto, ditto; Cam den packet, Falmouth, ditto, ditto; Queen Mab, Richards, Havre, ditto, 26th ; Edwin, Sears, Gibraltar, Philadelphia, ditto; —, Ellin, Cadiz, New York, 28th ; Minerva, Pell, Havre, ditto, 29th ; Glide; Saule, Cronstadt, Boston, 27th ; Orleans, Dickinson, Liverpool, ditto, 28th ; Dublin Packet, Newcomb, Dublin, New York, 30th. Likewise arriied the Margaret, Portitts, from Quebec; Finchett, Wright, Pernau ; Alexander, Evans, Maranham ; Montreal, Hall, Montreal, sailed 23d. The Thomas Peilo. Eliot, from Quebec for Li verpool, is on shore near Wexford, with 6 feet water in her hold. DEc. 24.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived the Ganges, Mitford, from Bombay, sailed 31st August, and from St. Helena 7th November, in company with his Majesty's ship Ariadne, and parted company 13th November. On 19th November, in lat. 1. 0. N. long. 23. W., spoke the ship Catherine, M‘lntosh, from London for Calcutta. On 30th November, in lat. 22. 0. lon g . 34., spoke the Amity, 111 4 1ntosh, from London for Jamaica, out 19 days ; on the 13th December the French ship La' Seine, from Maranham for Havre ; the Asia, Pope, and Re covery, Chapman, were at Bombay—the Asia was to sail about 3d September, and the Recovery on the 20th, for Lon don. The Ganges has made her voyage in seven months and 20 days. Brazilian, Nicicells, from Bahia, sailed 6th Nov. (cargo 1,214 bales cotton, 1,500 hides, 108 planks of rose wood).— The Mary, Brade, was to sail in about three weeks for Liver pool. On Dec. 15,14., in let. 46. 30., long. 26. passed the Richard, Bamber, from Demerara for Liv er p oo l, under jury foretop mast. On Nov. 30, in lat. 23. 7., long. 37. 19., spoke the Essex, from London for Laguira ; Ogle Thorpe, Tuebner, from Savannah, sailed lit Dec.; the Traveller; for Glasgow, was to sail next day; the Chariot, Pratt, was to sail in 6 days; the Arabia in ten days, for Liverpool. On the 15th December, in lat. 46. 18., long. 33., spoke the Commodore, Barry, from New Orleans for Liverpool. On Dec. 21, in latitude 50. 53., Lan. 11. 30.; spoke the LeOnora, from Demerara for Glasgow. Prince Rutonsoffi, Hall, from Mirantichi, sailed Nov. 28. The Asia, for London ; Relief, for Belfast ; were ready for sea. The St. Lawrence, for London, was nearly loaded. Captain Hall states thas the season was very mild, and very little ice in the River. Jackson, Howe, from Paraiba ; King George, Pearce from Cuba, sailed from Manzenello 27th Oct. ; Nassau, Wilson, from Charleston; M ans , T o dd, H avanna h pac k et, Ramsey, Thomas Richie, Chesney, Juliana, Teesdale, Hor ner, Mc. Lean, Neptune, Margaret Portues, from Quebec; Amethyst, Bussey, from Virginia ; Laila Rookh, Jones, from Miramichi; Nancy, Haunch, from Pictou ; Pilihead, Eclipse, Huxtor, from Newfoundland. The Seven Brothers, Allan, from Quebec for Dublin, was abandoned at sea on the sth instabt, in a sinking state; crew caved, and arrived there, in the Golden Fleece, Evans, front Quebec.—The Leeds, for New York, remains. Cowxs, DEC. 24.—Arrived the Pactolus, Bessom, American ship, from Batavia, 105 days out • spoke on the 19th October, off the Cape of Good ' Hope, the American brig Caspian, Capt. Cook, front Calcutta in 68 days, for Boston, all well ; Suffolk, Endicott; American ship, from Antwerp, bound to• India. DEC. 2S.—Arrived the James Maury, Elliot ‘Voodberry, from Havannah, 41 days; Pacific, Graham, from Philadelphia, 19 clays out, off the White, for Havre ; Rising Sun, Martell, from St. Michael's 13 days, fbr London. The Pactolus also spoke the Piercy of London, long. 10., having lest her boats and bulwarks on the 20th, in a heavy gale. [FROM LLOYD'S.] PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 25.--Wind N.W.--Arrived the Shipley transport, from Rio Janeiro. Put back his Majesty's ship Magnificent, for Jamaica._ . Pr.TMOUTir, DEC. 24.—Wind W.—Arrived the Young Oliver, Mitchell, from Lisbon. FALMouTH, DEC. 24.--Wind W.N.W.--Arrived the Magnet Packet, from Lisbon ; Matilda ' Wallace, from St. Domingo ; sailed the Bth of November. Sailed his Majesty's ship Dotterel, for Halifax • Sandwich' Packet, for Lisbon ; Rockers, Soper, for Grenada ; Lord Sidmouth, Gales, and William, Pearl, for London. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 24.--Wind W.N.W.--Arrived the Ganges, Mitford, from Bombay, sailed the 31st of August, and StHelena the 7th ult. in company with his Majesty's ship Ariadne, and parted from her on the 13th • on the 19th, lat. 1. N. long. 24. W. spoke the Catherine, M'intoSh, from London for Calcutta. The Ganges left this Port on the 4th of May, and has performed the voyage in 7 months and 20 days; also arrived the Alexander, Evans, from Maranham ; Funchett, Williams, Pernau ; James ropper, Marshall, New York, sailed the 2d .inst. ; Brazilliat,, Nickels, Bahia; Oglethorp, Teabner, Savannah ; Prince Kutusoff, Hall, Illirarnicbt ; Jackson, Hawe, Paraiba ; Nassau, Wilson, Charlestoi ; Aine. thyst, Bussey, Virginia ; King George, Pearce, Cuba; Har mony, RichOructo ; Nancy, —, Pictou ; Neptune, ; Mary, Todd ; Margaret, Porteus ; Havana Packet, Ramsey ; Golden Fleece, Evans; Julian, —; Homer, M`Lean, and Montreal, Hall, from Quebec; Pinhead, Class, and Eclipse, Iluxtable, foul Newfoundland, and Lalla Hook, Jones, from Miramichi. DEAr., DEC. 25.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Cincen natus, Chaplin, from New York; Julian, Turnbull, from I'ictou ; Hannah, Phillips, from Miramichi ; Busitus, Gard ner, St. John's, N. B. ; John and Robert, Jones, New York; Percy, Morris, Quebec; Antelope, Campbell, Charente; and Asia, Tindall, Miramichi. Arrived from the River the Nor thumbrian, Davison, for Sierra Leone ; British Tar, Robinson, and Clifton, Smith, for Jamaica ; Camerons, Todd, for Ber bice ; Caroline, Campbell, for Jamaica; Betsey, Duthie, for Alicant; and Ewretta, Irvin, fur Trinidad; several of the above sailed, and put back again. COWES, DEC. 25.—Arrived the American ship Pactolus, —, from Batavia in 105 days ; and the James Meurey, from Havannah. LONDON MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, DEc.2R. The arrivals of last week were moderate, and this morning there is no great addition. There have been few sales of Wheat made to-day ; superfine samples are unaltered in price, other sorts are rather lower. Malting Barley sells better than this day se'nnight, but 'other sorts are excessively dull. Very little doing in Beans and Pease, but prices are unaltered. There is but little doing in the Oat trade to-day, and prices scarcely so good as this day sennixht. ArtittvALs LAST WEEK.—English Wheat, 5,001 ; Bar ley, 5,933 ; Malt, 6,09E1; Oats, 8,850 ; Beans, 1,836 ; Pease, 1,314 ; Irish Wheat, —; Oats, 12,455 • Foreign Oats, 1,375; Barley, 10,220 quarters ; Flour, 11,721 sacks. Wheat, Red (old) s4s 66s Beans, Small (new) ....42s 451 White (old) ...56s 72s . (old) ....46s 48s Red (1825) 46s 53s Fiae 54s Mis , . Superfine ....60s 63s Harrow (new)...44s 45s White (1825)...50s 54s I (old) ...46s 48s Fine s6s 67s Brank , 34s 40s Superfine ....63s 66s Oats, Feed 2ss 27s Rye (new) • 36s 40s Fine 27s 29s Barley , 25s 30s Poland 27s 28s Fine (new) 36s 385 Superfine - 19s 44s Potatoe 2Bs 30s Malt s6s 64s Fine' 30s 31s —Fine 65s 70s Scotch 32s 34s Peas Grey (new) 43s 45% Flour (per sack).. sss 60s Maple (iiew)....4Bs 488 Seconds 5Us 545 —White (new)....40s 45s North Country 48s 50s —.--.. Boilers 50s 56s Bran 12s 13s GENERAVAVERAGE PRICE OF GRAIN, PROM THE RETURNS RECEIVED IN TILE WEEK ENDING DEC. 17. IVheat, 635. 4d. ; Barley, 415. 4d. ; Oats, 265. sd. ; Rye, 463. ; Beans, 455. 6d.; Peas, 495. sd. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, rOmPuted Dec, 21, 182.5, is 375. 3id. per cwt, 1 SMITHFIELD MARKET, DEC. 26. The following is an accurate Report of the numbers And prices at Smithheld Market this morning ... CATTLE AT MARKET Beasts 1,164' Sheep Calves To sink the Offal, per stone of Bib. Beef 4s 8d to as 2d 1 Veal Mutton 4s 101 to 6s 4d f Pork ls Od to 6s Od Lamb Os Od to Os Od. HAY AND STRAW, PER LOAD. Has £3 10 to £4 15 [Clover £4 4s to Xa las Straw £1 14s to £1 18s. -~, THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY Extracts from the Morning Papers Dec. 23. 182.5. [MORNING HERALD.] The Lords of the soil have been this last week making their annual exhibition for the. benefit of the Tallow-chandlers ; for certainly at least one half the meat, especially the mutton, which they have been displaying in the butcher's shops, can • be fit only for candle making, and when) , un adapted to human food. Why this merry making, feasting season of Christmas should be that when every man's dinner is to be spoiled by this exuberance of fat, we know not ; on the contrary, we think the dog-days would he better adapted to it, when the natural heat of the atmosphere might dissolve sonic part of the greasy load between the slaughter-house and the larder. We have, year after year, exposed and .ridiculed this nauseating exhibition, in which the fruits of the earth seem thrown away with a prodigality little creditable to the taste and judgment of those . who live upon the bounties of nature. That agriculturalists should, by experi ments, acquire the necessary knowledge of the aptitude - of different kinds of sheep, .pigs, and oxen to fatten, no one can for a moment doubt the propriety of ; but that, having attained that knowledge, they should year after year abuse it, and sicken the inhabitants of the metropolis with their greasy exploits, _is as absurd as if a man, who., by the way of experiment, had learned to walk upon Lis head, should for ever after dis. card the use of his feet. To show what kind of food, and with what quantity of it, an ani.. mal may be brought to perfection, is one thing ; but having ascertained that, to go beyond it, squander the food, and nauseat the stomach, are points in which we can discover neither merit nor meaning. We should have no objec tion, however, to leave it to the test, which we think should be satisfactory to all parties ; which is this, that the Smithfield Club, and the members of the other Agricultural Societies who patronize these things, would tell us, how they would like themselves to be doomed to eat the enormous weight of tallow which they now force upon the palled appetite of John Bull. [THE TIMES.] The landed men are actually beginning their machinations for a continuance of the monopoly in bread. There has already been a county meeting in Lincolnshire, to petition Parliament against any importation of corn from other coun tries, and against any relaxation of the corn laws. This is impudent enough, to say the least of it ; but let us see how it stands with humanity and common sense. The leading speakers at this meeting, with one able exception, insist that no im port duly would be an adequate protection to the English farmer, who pays such heavy rents and taxes. Now this is saying only that the land lords object to any limit whatever being affixed to the price of corn, and therefore to their own de mands of rent. On the other hand we affirm, that it is the solid interest of the occupying far mer to receive but a moderate rent ; and there fore, that he the farmer ought to long for a re. taxation of the corn laws. With regard to those taxes which fall exclusively upon the land, ii they are such as cannot be got rid of by any le gislative ingenuity, we suppose they must be met by moderate protecting duties, But what is now the condition of the United Kingdom ? Mr. Ibis. kisson has opened largely the old prohibitory sys tem of our trade. He has exposed the manufac turers of England to such a competition with foreign manufacturers as they never before ap prehended. Do, then, the country gentlemen persuade themselves that the manufacturing irate, rest can be preserved from ruin, with a free trade pressing them on one side, and a corn monopoly, with excessive wages, its necessary consequence, on the other ? If the manufacturers of England be liable to foreign competition in their goods, with what face can the corn-growers insist upon their right to have a more partial measure dealt out to them ? It is as clear as daylight, that if an open commerce in all other articles be allowed it cannot be refused in corn only ; nor if refused would the denial of it signify one farthin, since the manufacturing population would. perish from inability to pay the present price of corn ; and, in spite of all the non. importation laws in the world, the market price of wheat would infallibly come down. Either, then, Messrs. Iluskisson and Robinson must re trace their steps, and re-enact the restrictions on trade which were so recently and with so much eclat abolished, or the monopoly in agricultural produce will cease to have the practical eff.ct of keeping up rents and prices. There is another circumstance which would render this stupid system of corn monopoly no longer maintainable here, or at least no longer productive of benefit to the farmer. The country hank-paper system must be abolished for ever. The country banks must be cut off from the privilege of issuing notes at their own discretion, and to what extent they please ; or all legitimate credit will he at an end, and all property stripped of its hest protection. It is monstrous to re. fleet upon the sort of persons who, in numerous cases, have established themselves as • country. ' bankers, the hold they have obtained over the country population, the use which in various in, stances they have made of it, and the dreadful ruin which their multiplied failures have sprt;ad among the classes who confided in them. Up. wards of 60 of these establishments have been broken up, as the papers inform us, within these last three weeks ; and how many more must follow no Mall can safely conjecture, People talk much of pity for the unfortunate bankers. In some cases we know that honest and prudent men may be involved by the misfortun es o f ot h ers , an d suc h we can un . feigned]' co mm i serate ; b ut we should like to hear so me com p ass i on ex p re ss e d f or the thou sands of poor cre d u l ous and unoffending persons, who, with th e i r f am ili es , are consi g ned to utt er destruction by the failure of any extensive hank. llow many poor tradesmen's bills are left unpaid by the extinction of deposits which had been left for the discharge of them ! Hoc many smalj