The Sun. — London, England, 1825-10-26 00:00:00

THE THEATRE. Co of h lENT-GA RDEN .—The old sterling Comedy fr n —ule Wife and Have a Wife, a title which, 1 4 -41 the nature o f t h e Pl ot , should rather have ti"' r eversed, was last night represented at n u ll : T heatre in a manner worthy of its dramatic si rit s) and of course very creditable to the ma itilet4l"t• Mr. C. KEMBLE has often appeared p a :" character of Leon, and he last night sup tu'd it with the same feeling, spirit, and it. "4 , 1 3') which always marked his performance of tni n .„ 4‘hi s, of course, is the most striking and pro tainTt part in the Comedy, but the Copper Cap -4,14-:'s littl e less effective, when well sustained ; tn it e t .is but justice to Mr. JONES to say, that he i s n e It conspicuous and highly diverting. There ti e Z h ing in th e res t o f th e male characters that 9gir., ll. ds much ability ; but what was re- C on was amply supplied by Messrs. anep t4 in The Duke, EGERTOIS in Juan, AHLEy in Caeafogo. BLANCHARD and t k ,' a ") iu the o ld W om an and her Daugh- W ft'orded muc h di vers i on , th o ugh they per the= s acrificed a little too much to the taste of kriogalleries. Miss CHESTER is an actress of ac ceedwildged talents, but we confess that she ex tstieu our expectations in her performance of Pli rt ja , l32. a. She was in complete possession of the I) er e 41 point o f cr i t i ca l t h eor y, an d s h e n ot o nly bt it cli Thed it with admirable spirit throughout, tsi L ga/e striking effect to every point in the de 'ha The comedy was highly applauded, and prannounced for repetition with uuiversal ap "u4tion. r, E L Ni th tarroiv, we hear, is come to town, and au ch o a general improvement in his health as tonai ft, n s h es a restoration of those talents which have P ublic. een exerted for the gratification of the 1 41 3 8 WILsoN, whose vocal powers were so th 444- lired in this country, has much improved kr. w in Italy under the superintending care of to ol " ELcti who accompanied her and a female dell to Oh her' journey. Her good qualities as Pre se a , s her musical talents, have made such im -144;4)4 on the m i n d o f h er Tutor, that she re- Af r tc this country in the capacity of wife. thi t iii":E, late Stage Manager, and one of the tooperformers of the Adelphi Theatre, is not 11 14 : d i ed in its new arrangements. This Gentle 'qith II ", perhaps, more theatrical experience, titto,:ersY e r re his precarious profession. 4 0. g lOth 'S , O P THE COMET.-Deeply feeling as we 4 4 ig e , d readful calamity which attended the de hißire of this vessel, and heartily sympathis -4-; t he grief of the relations and friends of the tith e li er s, t is some consolation to us, and to the •uo v e, to learn that Lord MACDONALD, Mr. ict lt i, -.11 t 5 and Mrs. GRANT, were not among the " 4 in that deplorable catastrophe. 1 11 pi? Aalkor.—lt is said to he in contemplation /iti; c a portion of the Civil Officers attached 841 4t : c tIng with t h e army un d er one general re- Most n. Th e a l terat i on w ill b e confined for the , P P E trt to th e C omm i ssary G eneral, t h e S tore kottli rMe nts, and the Fi e ld T : ain, which hav e 4 4 I , e Privileg e o f o th er d epar t men t s : th e pay Altd , 141 f vrvi - Pay will be guided according to rank -ee. Th. °N re is still a great talk concerning the failure t h% t. ILLI Ams; the amount is greatly exaggerated t ie I`lnformed 1 `In formed state it to be not more thaw e t ildr e d thou::and pounds. Pat ches w ere rece i ve d yes t er d a y a t t h e 14 . C° h "al °Ric e f rom Li eutenant- G enera l Si r G . 0 - G• C. B. at the Mauritius. ,44" -rro rfidence, that arrived yesterday from 4 1 1 , 11 ell e "4 2 Is from of a very old date, having sailed that 41 4 8ifi ° 0 a the 7th of April, and advices from he rt ne Y have been previously received to t `,°fle• She is of a late date from the Mau -4reivr~tepBl`ile 15th July ; but the letters she brings c4 a e " Oi ly unimportant to the public. The Provi -4: sa iled from St. Helena on the 2d September. 11414111-3,. COUTTS.—There is neither humanity, "Iti -4 Y) or common decency, in the attacks Oarp s made upon this Lady in the Public ; k i r 1 3 a ; all accounts she liberally expends hg e fortune, though it cannot be expected Z i kt 4111-4 sho uld comply with all the applications l' h a red - ,• 11 Y be made upon her. Nothing can be th'sgosting than attacks upon females, or d rag e - Dity th e into public without provocation. , tl l , ll t aste of these anonymous assailants of a -°'e errors should be treated with tender bhaolitrahrld whose virtues should be guarded by ritsivii delicacy from the notice of the pub 'opi` : all they a p prec i ate th e p u bli c f ee li ngs R11'11; 1/°118 ) who thi n k th e wor ld a t large will S lit `4'fied with such revolting persecution. Qit I et "' ° °P-It'r POlLTEit.—This Gentleman very connected with the Mission from this to the new Republic of Columbia. 1'4 4 , -e " a great traveller in various parts Ohje' r id ) and possesses literary as well as 014 4bilities of no ordinary description ; but teli°Trtiore importance, as relates to the pre %ply „ -11°11 ) he is a man of business. He is I tt il i i ip;i 3 ti te c , e rOed in private life for the rectitude 14, 4 Bpi !Pies, his gentlemanly manners, and the 4 il t of his character. We are surprised has toot world his inns % 1,-4.11 the remains of Ancient Babylon, which ; I t„ ring his mission from the Court o tlmi A lli r ,, - 7 n at of Persia, and of which he made 4„ a ble sketches on the spot. S I T I 7,N is to be held at the Freemasons' b ° 2ll 4 lC,'br a ti r „" cours e of a few days, for the purpose of establish "rayi'L,sti with reading-roorns, and lectures, for ac- on i h O v r , th e v l;ersuns engaged in commerc_ial and professional th e ester n part of the Metropolis. 17 h h tt lal) ult. M. Orlandi (says an Italian 4 04 ) ": °1 4 4 - ; 4 " his first serial . assent in a balloon Ni t i.acci d ,. w hen at a considerable height, by took ti oe or other (many thought that the W t,),„ much inflated), several rents 1/r tc ' At; .4 ce in t hail the effect of t oußh g h e • balloon, which it with grea t rapidity to the earth. theit it it • se emed to strike the ground vio. s ‘ern I gratifyi ng t o b e able to state that "‘ escaped w ith some slight bruises. THE KING, &c. WINDSOR, OCT. 25.—Yesterday afternoon his MAJESTY and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland took an airing in his pony phaeton through the principal drives in the Great Park for nearly two hours.—A Party was last evening entertained by his ➢lajesty at dinner, consisting of the Duke of Cumberland, the Princess Augusta, the Duchess of Gloucester, and the Duke of Dorset.—The Private Band of his Majesty played during the whole of the evening.—The Duke of Cum berland is expected to take his departure on Thursday next. ,1 . ,;441e i1 , , -., ..`,;,1 ,•,::::!t'Okiit- / 7' i -- ( ' 4.,,„V( 14 4 k VI 4 - ; • to•C ' crOp.' ~*. .. 0 .•- • ' 1 6.4 e \.,c;:! . i. c .--y..,t - ? • e ;+ s, ,f fi r - t: ' ' ' )2- ik oy •Y -P' / _.„.... T A Zgi DEPARTURES FROM TOWN, Its: The Duke of Grafton and the Ladies Fitzroy, for Euston Hall ; Lord and Lady G. H. Cavendish and the Hon. Mr. and Lady Catherine Cavendish, for Latimers, Bucks ; Lord and Lady Wm. Russell, for Roehampton ; Viscount Sydney, for Frognall, Kent. From the British Hotel, Jermyn-street—Cap tain and Mrs. Cowley, for Cheltenham ; J. Lawrence, Esq. for Oxford ; Captain Hicks, for Brighton. From Coulson's Hotel, Lower Brook-street--The Misses Zouch and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Martin. From the Brunswick House Hotel, Ha nover-square—Mr. and Mrs. Hartley, for Northamptonshire. From Fladong's Hotel, Oxford-street—The Rev. Mr. Fane, for Fulbeck ; the Rev. Mr. Dampier, on a tour ; Miss Silva, for Brighton. ARRIVALS IN TOWN. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford and family, front Wo burn Abbey ; Sir Charles Long, Bart. from Bromley Hill, Kent. At the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street--Lord and Lady Anson and family, from Staffordshire ; General and Mrs. Cros by and family, from Sussex; T. W. Beaumont, Esq. M.P. from a tour. At Fladong's Hotel—Sir Robert Alexander, Bart. from a tour ; R. E. Heathcote, Esq. from a tour ; J. Davis, Esq. from Bristol ; J. Fane, Esq. from a tour ; Mon sieur Olenin, from a tour. At the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn street—Mrs. Gee, from Badmington Park, Surrey. Ann IV ALS AT CHELTENHAM.—Sir John and Lady Mal colm, General and Mrs. Grant, Dr. Parker, Colonel Evans, Capt. Hodgson, Major Carter, Major Say, Captain and Mrs. M'George, Lady Grant, &c. Mr. and Mrs. Capel, Gore, Bay lis, Geale, Lernaistre, Askew, &c. Messrs. H. S. Andrews, C. Rose, Badger, Thomas, Simcal, Wyburn, Armstrong, Wood cock, Grant, Dawson, &c. &c. The Marquis of Tichfield has arrived at Welbeck, Notts, from a tour. Lord and Lady Clive have arrived at Powis Castle, from a tour. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.-Yesterday morning, at St. James's Church, Lord Charles Fitzroy, second son of the Duke of Grafton, to the Hon. Miss Cavendish, eldest daughter of Lord G. H. Cavendish. There were present—The Dukes of Grafton and Devonshire Lord and Lady G. H. Cavendish, the Ladies Fitzroy, Lady Elizabeth Smith, Lords Wm. and George Ben tinck, Mr. Charles and Lady Catherine Cavendish, and Mr. Henry Cavendish. . _ MARQUIS WELLESLEY'S INTENDED 111ARRIAGE.—The Dublin Papers confirm the statement of the intended marriage of the Marquis Wellesley. Upon this subject they say—" The marriage of his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, with Mrs. Patterson, is certainly to take place. We believe tha day is not fixed, but report states that it will not be postponed beyond the ensuing week. It has been erroneously supposed that 0; Lady is the same who had been formerly the wife of Jerome Buonaparte, the Ex-King of Westphalia. This is not the fact: Mrs. Patterson is the widow of the brother of that amiable and accomplished Lady, and is herself also a most beautiful and accomplished woman. She was presented at Court, at one of the King's late Drawing Rooms. His Majesty is said to have admired her very much. Mrs. Patterson is a Roman Catholic, and a native of the United States." On the evening of the 28th ultimo, the chief inhabitants of the town of Christiania, in Norway, gave a magnificent Ball to their Suedo-Norwegian Majesties, to which upwards of four hundred persons were invited. H er Majesty the Queen condescended to open the Ball as at Gottenburgh last year, with a member of the mercantile body. At about midnight a most elegant supper was served up in a style of splendour that could not fail of beint , pleasing to the Royal Visitors. After sitting at table a couple of hours, the enlivening dance was again resorted to, and it was an advanced period in the morn ing before the assembly broke up, highly delighted with the various entertainments of the evening. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 25.—The Officers of his Majesty's ship Victory entertained a large party of their friends on the 21st instant, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the great and triumphant Battle of Trafalgar, in which their proud ship bore so distinguished a part, under the flag of the immortal Nelson. Among the guests we noticed Major-General Sir Edward Blakeney, K.C.B. ; Colonel Turrins, Royal Marines ; Captains John Symonds, Dickenson, and William Symonds, Royal Navy; Captains Murton, Harrison, and Logan, Royal Marine Artillery ; Dr. G. H. .Jones, R.N.; Dr. Foggo, Royal Artillery, &c. &c. The toasts and sentiments given upon this glorious occasion were admirably selected, and the evening was passed with the greatest harmony and delight; the Victory's band, with the wild minstrelsy of her harper, gave a zest to the banquet, the entire arrangement of which did great credit to the taste and abilities of Mr. Abram Tutil Mitchell, the ward room butler. QUEENSBERRY LESSEES.—The teiants on the estate of Neidpath having received the agreeable intimation from their law agent, that the damages awarded against the executors of the late Duke of Queensberry, for their deprivation of their leases, would be paid to them in the Tontine Inn of Peebles, on Thursday the 20th October current, assembled accordingly, nothing loath ; and having banked their long contested treasure, gave a handsome entertainment to their " Pilot who weathered the storm," and to a number of other gentlemen, friends of the fortunate lessees. Mr. Anderson, Cramilt, was in the chair, and Mr. Murray of Craigend croupier. A number of excellent toasts were given on the occasion, and received with suitable demon strations of applause ; and after spending an evening with the greatest hilarity and good humour, the party brok e u p a b ou t eleven o'clock, much gratified, with so agreeable a termination to their long contested claims—To . Mr. Ross of the Tontin e th e Meeting was much indebted for furnishing an elegant dinner, with excellent wines.—(Edinburgh Courant.) NEW STREET.—A select meeting was held yesterday at Green's Coffee-house, Serle-street, to consider of a plan, submitted by Mr. BURTON, the architect, for erecting a fine street of buildings to be called " Lincoln's-inn-place," to connect the Strand with Serle-street and Lincoln's-inn-fields. The expence of the project would amount to nearly 200,000/. ; but as the neighbourhood to be raised is one of the most mi serable description, it was conceived that the improvement would be effected upon terms that would yield six per cent. interest to those who subscribed their capital. Sir John Paul being called to the chair, in a neat speech deprecated the idea that the objects of the meeting should be confounded with the baneful chime rical projects that had too much abounded. The proposed im provement was one that had been long looked for, and would not only be a great benefit to the parish, but to the public at large. It was also a plan likely to repay those who, for the general good, were willing to advance money for a public ser vice. Mr. Twining and Mr. Alakepeace spoke in favour of the project, as did two or three gentlemen, who seemed interested in the subject as a parochial one. Two gentlemen complained of the inconvenience it would occasion to them by the removal of their houses, and one recommended that the street should be formed so as to make a communication with the south-west corner, in preference to that proposed. Ultimately a committee was formed to mature the plan, including Sir F. Ommaney, Sir John Paul, Mr. Twining, &c., and a public meeting is to b 3 called to receive their report. Mr. THOMAS MooRE left town on Monday for Edinburgh, with the intention of calling on Sir WALTER SCOTT in his way, chiefly for the pur pose, as we understand, of consulting with the Baronet respecting the life of th e i r ill us t r i ous friend Lord ByjtoN ) which Mr. M OORE i s a b ou t to undertake. P 0 E T It Y. MORNING TWMIGEIT. The mountains are blue in the morning air, And the woods are sparkling with dewy light ; The winds, as they steal through the hollows, bear The breath of the blossoms that wake by night ; Wide o'er the bending meadows roll The mists, like a lightly moving sea ; The sun is not risen—and over the whole There hovers a silent mystery. The pure blue sky is in calm repose; The pillowy clouds are sleeping there ; So stilly the brook in its covert flows, You would think its murmur a breath of air. The water that floats in the glassy pool, Half hid by the willows that line its brink, In its deep recess has a look so cool, One would worship its nymph as he bent to drink. Pure and beautiful thoughts, at this early hour, Go off to the home of the bright and the bless'd ; They steal on the heart with an unseen power, And its passionate throbbings are laid at rest. Oh, who would not catch from the quiet sky, And the mountains that soar in the hazy air, When his harbinger tells that the sun is nigh, The visions of bliss that are floating there ! - - SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CURRAGII OCTOBER MEETING, THURSDAY, 20. Sweepstakes of 20gs ; h. f., for 2 yrs old ; colts, Bst; fillies, 7st 111 b. Two-years old Course. Seven Subscribers. Mr. Kelly's Drone - - - - - 1 Mr. Blake's b. c. Byron - - - • 2 Lord Sligo's ch. f. Cuirass, beat Mr. Doolan's be. f. Nabock lish, 7st Illb each, for 25gs each. Two yrs old Course. Sweepstakes of lOgs each, with 201. added. Old Two yrs old Coatis. Mr. Blake's ch. f. Guiccioli, fist. 121 b. - - - 1 Mr. Coppinger's b. f. Trout, Bst. 71b. . - 2 Lord Meath's c. by Goodall, 6st. 121 b. - - - 3 Mr. Hunter's ch. c. Hopeless, fist. . - . 4 FRIDAY. Peel Cup, with 1001. each. Peel Course. Lord Sligo's ch. c. Langan, Bst. I2lb. - - - I Mr. Blake's b. c. Byron, 7st. 21b. . - 2 Mr. Battershy's Irishman Bst. 81b. - - - pd The Gold Whip, presented by his Majesty to the Turf Club, with 100 guineas added annually. Weight for age. Four years, lOst. 101 b.; five, Ilst. 101 b.; sir, 12st. 21b.; aged, 12st. 141 b. Four miles. Mr. Hunter's ch. h. Roller, 11 yrs . - • 1 Lord Sligo's b. c. Straw, 4 yrs - - - - 2 Lord Meash's ch. c. Brabazon, 4 yra - . 3 - Mr. Ilamerton's b. h. King lirilltam, aged - - 4 Ran in 8 min 50 sec. This is the third time Roller won this Whip. A very easy race. ROYAL HUNT. On Monday morning, Lord Maryborough, Master of the King's Stag Hounds, and a numerous field of sportsmen, as sembled at Ascot Heath, where a fine deer, from Windsor Great Park, was turned out for the day's diversion. The deer started in the direction of Sunning Hill Bogs, by Kingebeach Hill, across the Heath, towards Virginia Water, taking to the right across the country, with great speed, then to the left, where he was taken, after a smart chase of upwards of two hours and a half. KEAN IN 1809.—1 t may not be unamusing to some of our readers to know how KEAN was treated by critics, before a London audience had raised him to the highest rank in his profession. The following is an extract from a critique on the Lichfield theatricals, written by a correspon dent of the Staffordshire Advertiser, in the spring of 1809 :—" Mr. KEAN, who has been figuring here as the principal tragic hero, is another instance of the blundering folly of misplacing actors, of which we see so many in country theatres. We do not recollect to have seen a man less gift ed for a tragedian than this Gentleman. With out energy, dignity, or the advantages of voice, he drags through the heroic scene with a dull monotony, oppressive to himseV, and doubly so to the audience. Ile appears to understand his author, but the effects of a clear conception are totally losi in the natural defects of his voice and person. This performer's genius is nevertheless of an elevated cast—he Is a good harlequin (Staffordshire Advertiser.) The mysterious manner in which Mr. lIATir- WAY, of Tockenham, met with his death, at Malmesbury fair, in April last, will probably be in the recollection of our readers, but it may not have struck them how remarkable a coincidence there has been betweer the circumstances which then occurred and the case of Mr. Henry Johnson, of Trowell moor, to whom some villains lately administered p(ison or deleterious drugs, at Nottingham fair, for the purpose of robbing him the more securely. To some of the friends of Mr. Hathway, who reside in London, there appeared so many causes of suspicion tending to fix the perpetration of both crimes on the same individuals, that they have addressed a letter to Mr. Johnson, together with a report of the Inquest on Mr. Hath way, requesting him to furnish them with such par ticulars respecting the men who invited him into the Lion Hotel, at Nottingham, as he might happen to re tain in his recollection. Mr. Johnson, on reading the evidence of Jane Godwin, the (laughter of 111 r. Godwin, of the Black Horse, at Malmesbury, on the Inquest on Mr. Hathway, is satisfied that two of the men, whose dress and ap pearance she so particularly describes, are two of thoss who in duced him to drink the brandy and water at the Lion Hotel, Nottingham. It is presumed, therefore, that they are part of a gang of villains who frequent fairs, markets, and other places of the public resort of persons from the country, with the nefarious intention of stupifying them on one pretence or other with liquor, as a cover to their ultimate purpose of robbery. It is not inferred that the drugs they use are ab solutely poisonous, although it is evident, as in the case of Mr. Johnson, that they may produce injurious and even fatal effects in particular constitutions. A complete de scription having been obtained in the manner before de scribed, of two of the villains, steps are now taking to secure, if possible, their apprehension, and they are more likely to lead to ie desired result, as the Nottingham constables, who have some knowledge of them, are also on the alert. Ac cording to Miss Godwin's description, one of them was dressed in a light great-coat, and wore boots with kerseymere tops; of a fair complexion, 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high ; about 25 ye ars o f age, and a very good-looking man. The other wore a dark green great-coat, with black under-coat, an d was of a dark swarthy complexion.—(llforning Paper.) QUEEN-SQUARE (This Dag).--The Gentle man named Christopher Dickenson, who has been some time in custody on the charge of sticking up seditious placards against the walls of Mel bourne House, the Treasury, and other Public Offices, tending to get the King and Government into disrepute, was again brought up this morn ing.—Sir RICHAR D BIISNIE and Mr. NETRERsor.r., the Solicitor, attended on the occasion. —The ac cused was brought from Tothillfields Priso n by Pople, the turnkey, and was conducted into the Justice-room, where he remained for some time, but what passed was kept perfectly private. We understand the depositions that were taken against him on a former day were again read over to him, and he was ordered to find good se aurity to keep the peace towards the King. Th e cccused asked if oue bail would not be sufficient, but he was answered in the negative, and was carried back to prison, ANECDOTES, &c. Tar EARL OF NZWCASTLE, who fought so he roically in the cause of Charles I. against the Parliamentary forces, and was afterwards obliged with his family to fly to Holland until the re storation, was in such distressed circumstances for years at Antwerp, that, according to the ac count of his Duchess, they ►ere both reduced to the necessity of pawning their wearing apparel for subsistence, although his estates in England were worth above 20,000/. a-year. The celebrated D'AUBIGNE, then upon good terms with Henry IV. of France, was lying in a closet adjoining the room of the King. One night he said to La Force who slept near him, " La Force, our Master is the most ungrateful man on the face of the earth." La Force, who was half asleep, asked him, what he was talking about. " How deaf thou art," exclaimed the King, who chanced to be awake, " he has been telling thee I am the most ungrateful man alive." " Sleep on, Sire," replied D'Aubigne, " for I have a great deal more yet to say about you." GREEN, a dramatic author, who lived in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and was said to have been the first English poet that wrote for his bread, led a life of profligacy and dissipation, and died in the year 1592, of a surfeit caused by eating too great a quantity of pickled herrings, and drinking Rhenish wine to excess, to wash them down. When Joe ITAlrtes, a dramatic author and comic actor in Cor,Ler CIBBEIL'S time, was asked what could transport Jeremy Collier into so blind a zeal for the general suppression of the stage, when only some particular authors had abused it, whereas the stage, he could not but know, was allowed, when rightly conducted, to be a delightful method of mending our morals : " For that very reason," replied Haines ; " Col lier is by profession a moral-mender himself, and two of a trade, you know, can never agree." A TOLERANT SPIRIT.—A person going into an eating-house in London to dine, desired to have some pork chops, which were brought to him.— " Bring the gentleman the mustard, waiter," said a person who had dined and was reading a news paper in the same box. The last corner helped himself to a chop, and cut a potato. 64 He has brought the mustard, Sir," observed the first. A bow was the reply. The adviser looked on until the hungry man ate a mouthful. " You had bet ter take some mustard, Sir, with your pork chops." "I am much obliged to you, Sir, but I never take mustard." This was, at last, an an swer in words : but the admirer of mustard was not content. " You had better take a little, Sir; I'm sure you'll like it." " I beg your pardon, Sir. I'm much obliged to you," returned the other ; " but it's a thing I never eat." " I wish you would try a little, Sir." " Really I had rather not, Sir." " Let me beg of you, Sir."— " Upon my word, Sir, I must be excused."— " Waiter! put a candle in the next box," said the person who had dined, abruptly quitting his seat, " I won't sit, even in the same box at a coffee-house, with a man who don't eat mustard with his pork chops." LONGEVITY.—TOURNEFORT, in his voyage to the Levant, mentions a man in the island of Samos who was 120 years old, and was able to cut wood and attend a mill ; he never drank any thing in the whole course of his life but wine and brandy ; but M. Lapezuelo, another Greek, and Consul of Venice at Smyrna, lived to be 118 years of age, and never drank any thing hut water. In an Irish topographical work the style of living of both these is improved upon by one Daniel M'Carthy, who died in the 112th year of his age, in February, 1751, in Inveragh, in Kerry. Ile had buried four wives ; when 84 years old he married a fifth, while a girl of 14, by whom he left several children. lie was always a very healthy man, no cold ever affecting him, and he could not bear the warmth of a shirt at night, hut put it under his pillow. He drank, for many of the last years of his life, great quantities of rum and brandy, which he called the naked truth ; and if in compliance to others he drank claret or punch, he always took an equal quantity of spirits to qualify these liquors : this he called a wedge. TITLE OF A POEM.—The following is the title of a poem, published by " Richard Harper, Hos pital-gate, 1638, London :"—The anatomic of a roman's tongue, divided into five parts : a medi cine, a poison, a serpent, fire, and thunder. MOZART was one day accosted, in the streets of Vienna, by a petitioner foralms, who appeared to have seen better days. The musician, who kept more resources in his brains than in his pocket, bethought himself a little, and he then begged the person to wait while he went into a tavern. He there called for pen, ink, and paper, and having written an extempore minuet, re turned with it to his petitioner and told him to carry it to such and such a music shop. The poor f e llow did so, and obtained for it some double ducats. It is a composition remarkab k le for its union of grace and science, which the writer per haps took a natural pride in showing on such an occasion. WHISTON, in his Memoirs of Dr. CLARKE, ob serves, that " till our Bishops leave off procuring commendams, and heaping up riches and prefer ments on themselves, their relations, and fa vourites —nay, till they correct their non-resi dence, till they leave the Court, the Parliament, and their politics, and go down to their several dioceses, and there labour in the vineyard of Christ, instead of standing most part of the day idle, at the metropolis—they may write what learned vindications and pastoral letters they please. The observing unbelievers will not be satisfied they are in earnest; and by consequence w ill be little moved, by all their arguments and exhortations." Burgundy h as f oun d w i t h theo ur v of le.cdi h rin GOOD NEWS FOlt THE BON VITANT.—The fa has l e d to a l arge in crease delicious wine. Ab ove 800,00 0 bottles, it is said, made of the choicest grape, y v w i which sparkling p k a i r ti l g cl i t public, bli c , gathere d w ith great care, will be made this year. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, OCT. 25.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived and remain, the Providence, Remington, from Bengal, has been supplied with an anchor and cable ; Rival, —, from St. John's, N. B. ; and Romulus, Tale, from Quebec. Arrived from the River and remain, the Latona, Lovie, and Underwood, Reming. ton, for Demerara; Alliance, Whitron, for Nevis; Anne, —, for Sierra Leone; Posthumus, Reed, for Africa; Stately, —, for Jamaica ; and the Scholfield, Kirkley, from Newcastle for Cork. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 25.---. Wind N.—Arrived the Britan . nia, Garth, from the Downs for Cadiz, and several coasters from the westward. Sailed the Unicorn, Wilson, for St. Vincent. Put back the Echo, Dunlop. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 24.—Wind W.—Arrived the Mary Ann, Morley, from the Downs for St. Domingo, with loss of anchors and cables ; Cognac, Barton. from Petersburgh, with damage; and the Antelope, Campbell, from Newcastle fur Charente. FALMOUTH, OCT. 24.—Wind N.W.—Sailed the Duke of York, for the Leeward Islands. LIVERPOOL, Oc T. 24.—Vtrind N.W.—Arrived the Ardent, Davis, from Pernau. The Mellish, from London for Caleutta, was spoken 10th August, in lat. 18 48. S. long. 33. W., all well. The sloop Christina, Thomas, from Douglas, with bar ley, is sunk in the Old Dock Gut. The Shannon, Quiggen, from Petersburg!), is on shore to the Northward of this port. [From the Agent to Lloyd's at Dover, Oct. 25.] " The cargo of the Baron Renfrew lies scattered on the coast between Calais and Dunkirk ; a great deal is secured, and much more will be saved and taken above higk water mark, if the weather remains moderate. On Monday night one of the Ringsend fishing smacks, called the Pheasant, came to anchor in Freshwater Bay, on the eastern side of Howth, during a dreadful gale from the north-west, where she lay perfectly secure, until the wind suddenly shifting to north-north-east, she was driven on shore and completely wrecked. The master, a man, and a boy, her only crew, were lost ; their bodies were brought from Howth yesterday on a car, dreadfully disfigured and mangled (the master and boy without heads), and with such violence were they driven among the rocks, that the persons who discovered them had to procure tackles to remove them.—(Dublin Correspondent. LONDON MARKETS, &c. CORN EXCHANGE, OCT. 26. There are tolerable fair supplies of all sorts of Grain this week. Wheat meets a dull trade at Monday's prices. There is nothing doing in the Barley trade. Beans and Pease are unaltered. Oats find buyers at about the same prices as on Monday. Flour is unaltered. ARRIVALS—EngIish Wheat, 4,400; Barley, 2,470; Oats, 7,300 ; Irish Oats, 5,100 ; Foreign Wheat, 500; Barley, 1,120; Oats, 1,600 quarters ; Flour, 7,600 sacks. HOP INTELLIGENCE. CANTICRBURY, OCT. 11.—Very few sales were made at our market on Saturday, the buyers rather receded from their last week's prices, and the holders would not give way ; what few hops were sold, fetched from 221. t o 24/. WORCESTER, OCT. 19.—0 n Saturday last 455 pockets of new hops, and 20 of old were weighed. Prices declined fro m 15 to 20s. The average pri ce o f new hops on Saturday was from 161. to 16s. to 171. 10s. The market was dull, and num bers of pockets were unsold. BOROUGH, OCT. 24.—This market remains steady for New Hops, though the sale is not brisk. New Sussex, 181. 10s. to 191. 103. ; Kent, 191. to 23/. ; 1824, 141. to 161. I6s. ; 1822, 91. 15s. to 111. lls. ; 1819, 61. 10s. to 71. 10s. Duty, 22,0001. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. GUILDHALL.-Matthero Pittman, the driver of the cart No. 138,031, in the employ of Mr. Coldry, butcher, at Greenwich, appeared before Mr. Alderman Lu cAs yesterday, upon a summons, to answer the complaint of the Rev. Jacob George 'Wrench, for wilfully and maliciously ill-treating cer tain calves intrusted to his care on Friday last. The Rev. CoMplainant stated, that he was passing over Blackfriars-bridge, when his attention was drawn to a large crowd of persons standing round a cart, and he found the mat ter of curiosity was four calves in the cart, two of them lying down partly under the other two, and the defendant twisting the tail of one of them, or rather bending it double, with both his hand and all his strength, as if lie wished to snap it in t w o. Thi s cruelty was practised, he learnt, in order to get the animals upon their feet; but it visibly put them to extreme pain, and the peeple about were crying " shams ! shame !" lie remon strated with the defendant, and receiving only for answer from him, that he considered it very hard he could not wring a calf's tail without being interrupted, he took this step to con vince him that he would not be permitted to wound the feel ings of the public with impunity. The said wringing of the tail was the cruelty he complained of. A butcher, who was standing there, told him the cart was too small for the lumber of calves. Mr. Arthur Bedford, of George-street, Westminster, con firmed the Reverend Gentleman's statement. The defendant said that one of the calves had jumped ont of the cart twice, and in putting it up again it threw another of them in the cart off its legs, and if ho had suffered it to remain in that position it would have been seriously injured, by being trodden upon by the others. He therefore resorted to wringing the calf's tail, because it was the usual way in such cases, and he had seen it done over and over again. The defendant's master said he had brought a friend, a re spectable tradesman, who would prove that the cart was made to hold six calves, and therefore there was no cruelty in putting four in it. The worthy Alderman, however, took that fact as granted, and only examined the witness as to whether it was a com mon thing to twist a calf's tail in tile manner described, which he declared it to be, and said it had a vast deal more affect upon an animal than goading it with a pricker, or beat ing it with a stick. It also did not injure the meat as beating did ; and in point of humanity he thought twisting the tail a preferable practice, because from the extreme ►ensibility of the part it produced the desired effect without fail, and immediately. The Rev. complainant replied that it was now admitted the twisting inflicted more pain than pricking with a nail, or beat ing with a stick. Let the defendant twist one of his own joints in a contrary direction to that nature intended it to move in, and then say it was a slight species of torture. It was not out of humanity, but, it appeared, that he might not bruise the meat that the defendant had resorted to this method. Mr. Alderman Lucas said he gave the Rev. Gentleman cre dit for the purest motives in bringing forward this case, but he could not convict the prisoner, and he would state why. Twist ing the tail was a very common practice, which he had frequent ly observed himself when beasts were being driven into slaugh ter-houses, and in this instance was resorted to, to extricate the animal out of a situation in 1./Lich it must have received more injury and experienced more suffering had it been allowed to remain. A greater number of persons, too, would have been disposed to complain of the defendant's cruelty, had he suffered the two calves to continue long, trampled upon by the others, the rest of the journey, and he should therefore dismiss the complaint. But he warned the defendant it would be his in terest always to be cautious, and to behave civilly when lie was admonished in the streets.—Complaint dismissed. Letters from Copenhagen state, that at a late meeting of the Asiatic Company, it was resolved to send out an Expedition in the spring to China. According to a statement which exhibits a ba lance of the accounts of the Company, the value of each share is estimated at 250 rix dollars.— The loss which the Asiatic Company sustained by the capture of their ships and property by the English is estimated at 1,335,265, rix dollars. On the Ist inst. a new ship of the line was launched near the Admiralty Dock-yards at St. Petersburg!). It is called the Ilango-udd, and carries 84 guns. It is the ship built in Russia on the plan of Sir W. SEPPINGS. THE STOMACH PUMP.—This instrument was employed with the most complete success, on Thursday evening last, by Mr. Magee, of Car low, apothecary, in the case of a man employed in Mr. Fitzgerald's bakery, who had drank so freely of ardent spirits as to have lost all power of speech and motion. The contents of the sto mach were soon discharged by the operatio:i of the pump ) and the man is now fully recovered.