The Sun. — London, England, 1825-12-01 00:00:00

f t ke a —aPolij abt length t at exchanged for the son of 4 e, a • about si x ty G ree k s . Th e Paellas landed with " 0 , 4 11183 and wer e sa l ute d b y t h e f r i gate . Th e Comm. t hir il t t° C orfu to t a k e M r . S . C ann i ng on b oar d , an d con -INOttoa b - e e°n stantinople. We have news from Hydra of the i nk ti ers and from Napoli of the 10th. The Greek flea ) Waitin g f or the expedition from Alexandria. Pietro i "ttip e 4 h as arri ve d at N apo li , an d i n hi s j oy at hi s d e . I too itt iwO re to exe r t hieiself to the utmost in defence of ,A Y. Col. Fabvier, of whom the other Chiefs are jealous, 'h - t ltt Napoli. Th e t wo p ar ti es are f or t h e p resen t recoil. k o e Greek neither courage nor means P? o , ft It) ee Government has % II r ahirn Pacha. ; it depends on foreign plans, and t t hat may issue from the execution of them. Our 4 4: 1 a ccounts f rom the .I.llorea are confirmed. Ibrahim t'A t ti tt ell the country of the Maniotes, defeated the troops I tli tt i t° ; taken prisoner the brave Constantine Bozzaris, c oo ' o ° the fatuous Marcus Bozzaris, and destroyed Mistra; meet he traverses the 111orea at pleasure, and as the neither fight nor submit, but fly to the mountains, b 4/ i s Obliged, f or his own safety, to have recourse to the )' A tti tit rieeeKsary measure of destroying all the towns and '4lk that he leaves behind him ,not having troeps to garrison "nchester Mercury says " that owing to ho:kille"ssant rains, the rivers in this neighbour iltere much swo ll en y es t er d a y morn i ng . Th e /t itt " ri 'se to a greater height than for some dt, : l)4 st, and th e M e dl oc k a l so rose t o a consi itt;le height." Then follows an account of an rte."" Produced by these overilowings of the 11. lir e 4 of th h ave learnt that it is the intention of some i k , e inhabit an t s o f Li verpoo l an d M anc h es t er la to to ht come to Parliament, with a Bill for the 1 11 03 ruct ic'n of an Iron Rail Road between 1 4 6 towns, and we therefore beg leave it 4, ail the attention of the public to this Itt t • 4 nt • We remember that before the f iet Co mmittee upon this proposed Bill, the " these overflowings of the Irwell s o e " t empted to be controverted, and endea tirs 14 W ere made to shew that they seldom took 4, re e ' O r) if they did, they were of no moment. k id ' h owever, we see that they do take place, sr a t hns any f urt h er remar k as t o th e ex i s t ence mie f act is unnecessary. th e t ile 3 ueducti on , h owever , f rom it i s ano th er tit ti ") because we mean to contend that if a it oi -ro ad is covered with water, any transit upon t ate tit be prevented. This is more especially the "ere locomotive engin e s are employed, be tEntse tioi )as th e p rogress i ve mo ti on o f th e carr i age i s wi l seti by the attraction of cohesion between the 1 4 , eti and the rail, and that cohesion is in exact pr portion to the pressure. The water would " e nt th e co h es i on ; an d th us a lth oug h th e 4 116°13 Would t raverse on their axles, there would li n ° Progressive motion. With this fact in th e4Ps then, o ne o f t wo things is necessary, either Chit a r ail -road cannot be formed at all, or if it k -5 it Must necessarily be raised by embankment i t pro per h e i g ht, no t on ly a bov e time ordinary ) ;! I Of these waters, but above any level to po il eh rai ns or other temporary causes cou ld b y h r isib ility swell them. To effect this purpose the 1 14 8 . t cost o f t h e ra il roa d must b e very great l y en t lie "' by the increased embankments necessary. t 1 th e plan of Mr. Stephenson, the rail road was Pas s by a tunnel beneath the Leeds and Liver- I,"l canal, and a cc or ding to th e one now pr o p o sed Aar 1 of th e town o f Li ver p oo l i s t o b e pi erce d by °ne i s of the s u bt erraneous p assages . Thi s ex p e di en t resorted to, to save the expellee of cutting and 41 . h aakm en t s , or to perm i t t h e ra il- roa d t o ter -41 Irl ate upon th e l eve l o f th e M erse y a t Liver- POOl. lf, with the former intention, the scheme b it/4 be abandoned, for it is clear the em titillktnents mus t b e ra i se d a b ove the l eve l hi ierto intend e d, i n o rd e r to av o id the stoppages Gh at the overflowing of the Irwell would occa- O : n s and o f th e l a tt er th e a b so l u t e ly n e c e ssary 1 1 glit of the embankment would preclude any a c " of attaining to it. In this dilemma its the promoters of the plan placed, and ,„ wc "old behove them to be a little more b i ax rcit in their intentions, and the means they w sv „ te , of executing this gigantic work. They ' t ild also be wise to look about them for a dis w7s.able mountain or two, the stuff taken from ,filch mi g h t serve t o ma k e th ese em b an km en ts, t h s "wise, common as soil is, they will find them toq :es greatly a t a loss for materials with which fo rm them. For our own parts we are fully c 0 'winced, to _ li viaced, by th e p er usal o f th e proceedings C'en bef ore th e C om mitte e of the House of i t a:41111 10ns in the last Session, that the plan l a Perfectly impracticable except at an out it's that wou ld ren d er an y profit upon it hope toss. We ar e h a ppy however to add the cona peedre of these towns will be nothing im- T - C" le by the absence of this rail road.— 1 "e Duk e o f B r idgewater's Canal, and the t ,ell and M erse y nav i ga ti on , w hi c h a t present l rtliStsare more than sufficient to carryall the com si e rce bet ween Liverpool and Manchester and e k again. The transit by water is sufficiently n r ; : e dY for all the purposes of ordinary com ree ; and upon great emergencies land con t l a nce by carts and horses, is far more car inand expeditious than any that a rail-road I th locomotive engines could ever hope to attain. , W e - Would recommend those who are interested in t i • " 1 3 question to read the work we have before refe rred to, and which, with a liberality and can dour that d o t h em t h e hi g h es t cre dit, h as b een 3 b ri t . into circulation by the opposers of the late 'All THE KING. WINDSOR, Nov. 30.—His :MAJEs•ry and Suite left the Royal Lodge this afternoon at two o'clock, with the usual at tendants, for an airing. His Majesty drove his favourite ponies in the phaeton, and was followed by his Suite in the double bodied phaeton, and on horseback to Virginia Water, wher e they remained some time, and returned by the usual route to the Lodge, after an airing of nearly three hours.—Yesterday afternoon, the weather being unfavourable, prevented his Majesty from enjoying his drive. ii t o s cl . - ,-,, ;- ;44) • r—Ailit . 416 .... • v "Oa s, t _ ;t , 6 1 i • . Iv. ,-- . • Irjhb ' . ...e" 4.. ee 6 7 Aal 4.4.1" WV! .%,.\• ,t 0 i •S' i s l i ih p ~, _ „,.....,:. ..,_ .. , ~. .4 y ..t. - . ' 44) VI ...Ar° . '' #i\''. l:s' ''''''.' • C .Plb7 j i ' ' 'C' I ? ' 1 ' \ .ar tt 4.41.'• ztzt oY -.-----‘1 ---A* •-• -;;:., v.t•O' • - me Its ,-1 DEPARTURES FROM TOWN, &c. From 11 ivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street—:Lord Arundel, for Wilts ; Lady Warren, for Derbyshire ; the Rev. L. De Burgh, for Cambridgeshire. From the Clarendon Hotel, Bond streetCaptain and Mrs. Gregory, for Brighton. From Read's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor-street—Captain Gordon, R.N. for Ply mouth ; Wm. Littledale, Esq. for Oxford ; Charles Mackin tosh, Esq. for Scotland. From Fladong's Hotel, Oxford street —J . Stapylton, Esq. Mrs. and Miss Stapylton, for Bath. ARRIVALS IN TOWN. The Earl of Essex, from Cashiobury Park ; the Countess of Mansfield, from Richmond Hill ; the - Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Ro bert Smith, from South Wales ; Dr. Drevor, from Buxton Hot Wells; General M'lntyre ; Colonel Doyle; Dr. Ainslie, from Lancashire. At Mivart's Hotel—Sir Edward Mostyn, from Oxfordshire; John Powlett, Esq. from Warder Castle. At the St. James's Hotel, Jettnyn Areet—Richard Gascoyne, Esq. from Yorkshire. At the Clarendon Hotel—J. E. Westcombe, Esq. from Nottinghamshire. At Read's Hotel—George Finch Hatton, Esq. from Kent. At Fladong's Hotel—E. B. Impey, Esq. from Sussex ; J. Gordon, Esq. from Scotland ; the Rev. Mr. Gooch, from a tour; J. Latouche, Esq. from a tour. FEMALE FASHIONS FOR DECEMBER. Front La Belle Assembler.) • HOME COSTUME.—Dress of the canary yellow gross de _Naples, trimmed at the border with three broed bias folds of the same material ; the sleeves very full, and confined at the wrist with three bands of the same silk as the dress. The corsage is plain, and made partially low ; but the bosom is shielded by a double pelerine of white crape,gauffree, scalloped at the edges, and fastened in front at the throat with a bow of scarlet and yellow striped ribbon : this tippet is surmounted by a small frill of Urling's lace; the head-dress consists of a dicha negligee cap of the same manufacture, with long pendant strings of scar let and yellow ribbon. FnEricir MORNING WALKING DRESS.—A high dress of a lavender-coloured gros (le Naples, trimmed round the border with three rows of the same, of full fluted flounces, plaited in in the middle; the sleeves en gigot, confined at the wrists with straps of the same material its the gown. A pelerine cape falls over the shoulders, trimmed all round, the same as the skirt, except that this trimming is narrower than the flounces: over the pelerine falls a double collar of fine Mechlin lace. A bon net of white chip is worn with this dress, which is more simple and more a l'Anglaise than any we have lately seen front Paris. This bonnet is ornamented in a novel manner, which takes from it the summer lightness it would otherwise have, but which we do not much admire : it has bias rouleaux of chip entwined all over the crown, and reaching over a part of the brim. We would advise our countrywomen who admire this dress to have the rouleaus' of while satin. We only describe it agreeably to the statement of it from our Parisian correspondent. It has a beau tiful full bouquet of blown roses with their buds and foliage placed in front. [Front Ackermann's Repository of Arts, Fashions, illanqfae tun's, (.s:e. 4%1 • MonsuNG DRESS.--Dress of lavender-colour gros do Naples : the corsage made rather high, and shaped at the back; the fulness regulated at the top by three narrow bands, or silk braid of the same colour : the sleeve full and long, confined at the wrist with three ornaments of different lengths, narrowing towards the cuff. The skirt is tastefully trimmed with four notched rows of the same material as the dress, two of the rows pointing upwards, the others falling downwards, and a fluted band, encircled with a rouleau, adorns the centre; beneath is a wadded hem. Epaulette braces, of pink and white gros de Naples, meet in a point behind, extend in a slanting direction to the shoulders, cross in front, with long ends loose from the ceinture, which is the same-as the dress: the epaulette is trim med with a double row of pink and white quilled ribbon. The cap is made to correspond, being formed of pink and white and lilac gros de Naples, and a border of Grecian lace ; two rouleaus extend across the crown, composed of the three differ ent colours ; the hindermost has a bow of pink ribbon attached, the same as the strings. Lilac kid shoes. EVENING DRESS.—Dress of pomegranate colour or scarlet gros de Naples : the corsage made to fit the shape, square across the bust, and rather high ; the fulness longitudinal, and regulated by seven perpendicular bands, equidistant slightly approximating at the waist ; the back is fall, with five bands to correspond, and fastened with hooks and eyes; the sleeve is short and full, with three divisions, one in the centre, front, and back, formed by a triple bow, or three emarginate leaves, united by a bacca, or berry ; the sleeve is finished by a corded band. The skirt is ornamented with four rows of rouleaus, arranged in an antique pattern, each uniting with the one be neath, and forming a neat and novel border. Head-dress com posed of a broad band of scarlet and yellow crepe lisse and French beads, with a large uniform bow on the right side, with two rows of beads across the centre. The hair devided in front, two large curls on the temples, and ringlets on each side ; the hair very tastefully arranged at the top and back. Chain of gold round the neck, and a row of pearl. Long pearl ear-rings set in gold ; broad bracelets of coloured beads outside the gloves, which are of white kid. White satin shoes. The Duke of Clarence came to town yesterday morning from his residence at Bushy, llis Royal Highness honoured the Scottish Corporation, of which the Royal Duke is President, with his company to dinner, and afterwards left his residence in Charles-street, Berkeley-square, on his return to Bushy. Mr. Secretary Canning arrived at his residence in Downing, street, yesterday afternoon, from the seat of 111 r. Ellis, at Sea ford, Sussex. _ _ _ . _ The Earl of Liverpool was expected at Coomb Wood yester day evening, from Sittingbourne, on his return from Walmer Cast The Marquis of Hertford gives a grand entertainment this day to the Duke of York and a distinguished party, at his house in Piccadilly. . , The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury had a select party at dinner yesterday, at her house in Arlington-street. Prince Paul Esterhazy takes in his suite to Paris the flower of the Austrian Nobility—we mean the junior branches, with young Metternich at their head. The eight Sectetaries now at Chandos House also go. The most magnificent preparations are making to render that superb edifice, called Murat's Pa lace, in the Rue Tetbout, Rue d'Artois, fit for that Minister's abode. Madame Joseph Buonaparte has arrived at 11(- - ne with her (laughter, who is to be married to the son of Louis Buonapartc. • SUDDEN DEATH OF THE DUCHESS OF RUT LAND—We lament to state that her Grace was carried off suddenly at Beivoir Castle about twenty minutes past eleven, on Tuesday morning, in consequence of an inflammation of the chest. Sir HENRY HALFORD was sent for express, but when the Baronet arrived he pronounced all human aid would be fruitless, and the event proved the truth of the prediction.—We cannot too strongly impress on the minds of our fair readers the necessity of wearing thick shoes ; the amiable Duchess lost her life by exposing her feet to damp in her daily perambulations around the grounds, in superintending the workmen, &c., for her Grace was a great agriculturist—A month ago, the Dowager Duchess was almost at the point of death : happily that ex cellent Lady is in a state of convalescence.—Her Grace was the eldest daughter of the late and sister of the present Earl of Carlisle, and was in her 45th year. A ldte official report from Commodore WAR itiNGTort, published in the Intelligencer, states the pleasing fact that 4 4 the pirate hordes along the coast of Cuba have been completely broken up."—(Ncro Harmony Gazette, Oct. 15.) THE THEATRE. Covr.wr-GAuntug.—The admirable manner in which Miss PA•roN performed the part of Giant, in the interesting play of that name, excited great ' expectation last night, but bills we►e posted round the Theatre, stating that, by the opinion of her Physician, she was too ill to appear.— It was farther st►►terl that Miss A. JoNES, the new transfer from the Haynnrket Thee tre, would undertake the part. This young lady possesses such talents that it was reasonable to expect that if she could not rival the former Syren in the songs, at least she would render the character hlteresting by her acting. This expec tation was by no means disappointed. Though she could have had but little time to study the part, and was obviously much affected by timidity, yet, when encouraged by the applause of the au. dience, she exerted herself with such effect as to excite general sympathy and warm a pprobation.— She ventured only to sing the song of Sweet Home, which she gave with very great feeling and pa thetic simplicity. We predict that this actre►s will be a valuable acqu►sition to the Managers.— The Farce of The Scapegoat was repeated with success, and Miss A. JONES again appeared in the herniae. Her sister was the Somersetshire Maid, and both excited well-►nerited applause. The Farce had also the strong support of W. FARREN, COOPER, and BLANCHARD, whose re spective exertions have rendered it popular and attractive. The Theatre was very well attended. MR. LEWIS AND MR. M'GIBBON. Great Nelson-street, I:6t:i Nor. 1825. Mr DEAR SIR-I had hoped that the statement of facts I thought• necessary to make public, in vindication of my own conduct, respecting the dismissal of my wife and self from the 'Theatre, would have proved satisfactory to my friends, and prevented the necessity of again recurring to the subject ; but Mr. Lewis, and his friend Mr. Simms, having given a different colouring to the transaction, I am compelled to request you will be kind enough to lay before the public every circumstance that occurred wherein you were engaged. I was well aware of your reluctance to have your name made the theme of general conversation ; yet, I Hatter myself, you will add to the strong obligation you have already laid me under, by permitting me to call upon you, as a man of honour, by giving publicity to the real truth concerning the unpleasant atlair. And atn, my dear Sir, your most obliged hiend and obedient servant, J. IWGIBBoX. To Mr. Hooper, Great Nelson-street. 23, Great -Arelson-st red, Saturday .horning. MY DEAR. Sin—You arc already in possession of my ob jections to become a party in any statement intended for publi cation ; but me contents of your letter leave me no alternative. I, thcretbre, inclose you a statement of facts as they occurred, which, I trust, will he satisfactory to your friends. I will only add, that every part of your conduct on the occasion was high ly satisfactory to me. 1 am, my dear Sir,. ever your's, respect fully, EDWARD HOOPER. To Mr. ill‘Gibbon, Theatre Royal. During the performance of William Tell on the evening of the 18th instant, Mr. M'Ciibbon put into my hand the following note from Mr. Lewis:— (array-street, Tuesday Morning. Sin—You have applied the term • ungentlemanly conduct' to Inc this morning, in consequence of some necessary regula tions I have deemed it proper to adopt for the maintenance of good order at the Mancheser Theatre next season. Illy friend, Mr. Shams, who will deliver this to you, will receive an apo logy for the gross term, or make such immediate arrangements as are best calculated to heal my wounded feelings. I am, Sir, your obedient, • THOMAS D. LEWIS. To Mr. Mac Gibbon. Mr. 3l'Gibbon requested me to act ashis friend on this occasion. I agreed to do so, and asked where Mr. Simms was to be found. Ile told me the note was delivered to him, unsealed, by Mr. Tarleton. I sent my compliments to that gentleman, request ing to see him at the Theatre : he returned an answer, he would see me at Mr. Lewis's. I instantly waited on hint ; he stated he had nothing to du with the affair, that Mr. Simms was ap pointed to act for Mr. Lewis, but that he had undertaken to de liver the note, that no delay might appear on the part of Mr. Lewis. as Mr. Shams was not to be found. I returned to Mr. 11‘0ibbon, and expressed my astonishment that Mr. Lewis should send a challenge by a third person unsealed, and that Mr. Simms, the gentleman named to act for him, had not been consulted on the occasion. At the conclusion of the play, I in quired of Mr. Lewis if Mr. Simms had arrived, and was told he had not. I left word I should be at the York Hotel; I re mained there till eleven o'clock, when I again repaired to Mr. Lewis ; I understand Mr. Simms was then with him. After waiting near an hour he made his appearance ; he apologized for keeping me waiting; but, as he had only just been made acquainted with the affair, he thought it necessary to have some conversation with Mr. Lewis before seeing me. I gave him Mr. Lewis's note to read, and distinctly stated that Mr. M`Gibbon would not apologize, and that the only thing left for it was to arrange the time and place of meeting. After a vast deal of conversation, which I constantly re marked was irrelevant, I gave Mr. Simms perfectly to un derstand, that the only terms on which Mr. M'Gibbon would retract his words were, that Mr. Lewis should first as sure hint, on his honour, that he had no intention, directly or indirectly, to Mrs. M'Gibbon, by placing in the green-room certain new articles and regulations, which Mr. M‘Gibbon con sidered very offensive, and intended to degrade her. Mr. Simms objected to this proposal, and I left him, observing that as I was supping in Williamson-square, 1 would wait till one o'clock for his final determination. At that hour I received a message from him, •rnd repaired to him accordingly. , He said, that on reconsidering my proposition, he found I desired Mr. Lewis to declare no more than the truth, and he would accede to it. it was then arranged by us, that this mutual concession should be made the next morning in the treasury of the Theatre, in the presence of Mr. Banks ; and that, on the teconciliation of the parties, the whole affair should be forgotten, foregiven, and buried in oblivion ; and this ceremony took place accordingly. I took the first opportunity to express to Mr. 314..fibbon my satisfaction of his conduct from the first moment I undertook to act as his friend; that I was pleased at the prospect of our con tinuing together; that as it was understood between Mr. Simms and myself, that all disagreement was at an end, I sup posed he would apply for his engagement for Manchester. He said he should. Some days after this, Ise stated to me he had expressed to Mr. Lewis his desire to go to Manchester, and that he refused to engage him, in consequence of the late quarrel, which he considered a violation of the arrangement made by myself and Mr. Simms, anti he should make the affair known among his friends. I replied, that if Mr. Lewis had made the quarrel the cause of the discharge, I considered it was a viola tion of the arrangement, and was ne longer bound to secrecy.— (Liverpool Albion, Nor. l 8.) As Resolutions against farther concessions to Porzny are passing in most of the distinguished parts of the country, the Parliamentary Candi dates, on the ensuing General Election, are likely to have little chance of success, unless they re solutely announce their decided opposition to what is styled Catholic Emancipation. Letters from Port-au-Prive to the 15th of October were received yesterday, which mention that the new tariff, by which the duties on Eng lish goods and shipping were ;augmented, went into operation on the 14th. A severe gale oc curred at Aux Cayes on the 28th of September. Two American brigs, a schooner, a Danish gal liot, and a number of small Hay tian craft, were destroyed by it ; the only vesse)s that escaped were the Charlotte and Hope, English brigs. The Shakspeare has arrived in the river from a port in Columbia, with a rich cargo of silver, copper, and produce. The metal is said to be the first fruits of the mines worked by English capital. ANECDOTES, &c. REMARKABLE DAY.—'Phis day is the anniver sary of the death of Henry the First and acces sion of Stephen, 1135. Au ancient work, called " The Faithful Analist," states of Henry that " his bowels, brains, and eyes dovere buried at Roan, the rest of his body being powdered with salt, and wrapped in bulls' hides, was buried at Reading." The same work also relates, that on this day of the month, 1580, during the reign of Elizabeth, cc Edmonde Campion, Jesuite, Ralph Sherwin, and Alexander Briden, Seminary Priests, having been arraigned and condemned for High Treason, were drawn from the Tower of London, and there hanged and quartered:"— This day is also the anniversary of the death of Susanna Centlivre, the celebrated female drama tist, in 1723, and the Marine Hospital at Brest being burnt, with many sick persons, and up wards of fifty galley slaves, 1777. PUN.—The late Mr. SHERIDAN being asked which of SHAMPEA RE'S characters he liked best ? he answered " the Lear." "No wonder (said a friend) you like a Leer, since you married an Ogle." MeNov.—Mt:Non, to insinuate himself into the graces of the Arabs, took the name of Abdallah Jacques Menou ; and he issued his Proclamations in Arabic and French, and sent them to all the towns to be made known to the children of the Prophet, by being pnt up in the most conspicu ous places. They were received with the greatest humility and respect by the Constituted Autho rities, who promised due obedience to the " Finnan." Sir Sidney Smith, walking one day into the Bazaar or Market of one of the towns, perceived several papers folded and dangling from the roof, and asked what they were.— " They are the Firmans of Abdallah Menou, which we are ordered to hang up in the most public places." They had literally obeyed their orders in doing so ; and that those sacred Fir mans might not be injured, they had folded them up in the smallest compass possible, tied them %vith a green riband, and hung them up where " merchants most do congregate." DECREASE OF RELIGION.—In 1815, after NA POLEON'S return, a violent Royalist exclaimed to his Confessor, who happened to dine with him at Ghent--" What !" exclaimed he, " Henry 111. and IV. were assassinated, and nobody can be found to rid us of the Usurper Buonaparte 1" The Priest fetched a deep sigh :—" Ah, my dear Sir," said he, " there is no longer any re ligion in the world as in those days ! "—Boo naparte is said to have been much amused with this anecdote. AMUSING ANECDOTE.-The night Mr. M‘NAL LY'S Opera of Robin Hood was brought out at Coven-Garden Theatre, a young Irish friend of his, on his first visit to London, was seated on the second seat of the front boxes ; on the front row were two gentlemen, who, at the close of the first act, were saying how much they liked the Opera, and that it did much credit to Mrs. Cowley, who wrote it. On hearing this the Irishman got up, and tapping one of them on the shoulder, said to him, " Sir, you say that this Opera was written by Mrs. Cowley ; now I say it was not. This Opera was written by L. M'Nally, Esq., barrister at law, of No. 5, Pump-court, Temple. Do you take my word for it ? Most certainly, Sir," replied tl►e gentleman, " and I feel very much obliged for the information you have so politely given me." " Umph, very well, Sir," said he, and sat down. At the end of the second act he got up, and again accosted the same gentleman, saying, " Sir. upon your honour as a gentleman,are you in your mind satisfied that Leonard M'Nally, Esq., bar rister at law, of No. 5, Pump-court, Temple, has actually written this Opera, and not Mrs. Cow ley Most perfectly persuaded of it, Sir," said the gentleman, bowing.—" Then, Sir," said the young Irishman, " I wish you good night ;" but just as he was leaving the box; he turned to tl►e gentleman whom he had been addressing, and said, " Pray, Sir, permit me to ask, is your frie►►d there convinced that this Opera was written by Mr. M'Nally, barrister at law, of No. 5, Pump-court, in the Temple?"—" De cidedly, Sir," was the rep►y, " we are both fully convinced of the correctness of your statement." " Oh, then, if that is the case, I have nothing more to say," said the Hibernian, " except that, if you had not both assured me that you were so, neither of you should be sitting quite so easy iu your seats as you do now." General FOY (MAXIMILIAN SEBASTIAN) died on Tuesday last, of an aneuris►n of the heart, at the age of fifty years, at his house in the Chassee d'Antin. Tl►e disease of which he died, and from which he has suffered much, did not prevent him from following his usual occupations ; hut, for the last eight days the heart had so much enlarged, that it was only whilst lying on his back that he could breathe. REPRESENTATION OF THE COUNTY OF YORK. LEEDS.—Another meeting of the friends of the Protestant cause was held on Thursday last; HENRY BALL, Esq. Mayor, in the Chair. The intended requisition to Mr. Fountayne Wilson was received, and ordered to lie for signature at the Court-house until this evening. \Ve are happy to say that yesterday night the requisition had been signed by a con siderable number of the principal inhabitants in the town.— (Leeds Independent, Nov. 29.) Yon.K.—lt has been announced that a meet ing of Gentlemen, who are solicitous that some of the Repre sentatives of this County, in the ensuing Parliament, should be decidedly opposed to any further Concession to the Roman Catholics, will be holden at the George Inn, York, to-morrow, to concert and adopt such measures as to them appear most likely to secure that object.' ALIFAX.—At Halifax, the circular from the friends of the Protestant cause in Leeds, has had a most in spiring effect. The following requisition, which contains names of paramount respectability and influence, was, a few days ago, addressed to the constables of Halifax :—" GE.NTLEZIEN, We the undersigned beg leave to request you will call a meeting of the town and neighbourhood of Ilalifax, for the purpose of furthering the election of Mr. R. F. Wilson, as one of the Members for the country of York, at the ensuing general elec. tion."—[Here follows a numerous list of respectable sub scribers.] IRISH RF:PRESENTATIVE PEERAGE.—The state of the voting is, we understand, a t p resen t as f o ll ows : —Lord Mountcashel, 20; Lord Farnham, 18 ; Marquis of Westmeath, 3.—(lrish Paper.) COURT OF CHANCERY—(Tins DAT.) The Lon]) CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Bench this day, at eleven o'clock, and gave judg ment in the long litigated cause of W DE V. WADE. Having noticed how important a question the present was, his Lordship said the safety of man kind forbade him to allow the Commission to stand, for neither equity or law would suffer a class of creditors to act under a Trust Deed for three years, and then turn round and sue out a Com mission under it, to the injury of the other ere, ditors. His Lordship's judgment therefore was, that the Commission be suspended. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, Nov. 30.—Wind N.W.—The wind was nearly due north this morning with a strong breeze, it has since backed to N.W.; several homeward bound vessels have arrived, but no signals made. The Coriolanus and Jupiter remain, the latter has lost an anchor and cable ; the rest of the outward bound have sailed with the following from the River, viz. :—Argo, Taylor, for Sierra Leone ; Nesbit, Quelch, Jamaica ; Renewal, Cromartie, Barbadoes ; Zepher transport, for Portsmouth ; Miranda, Dempster, Grenada ; Amy, - Bloomfield, Leghorn ; Aurora, Mitchell, Gibraltar; and the Brazil Packet Scarlett, for the Brazils. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 30.—Wind N. by E.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Superb from Lisbon ; his Majesty's ship Spar, tiate from Rio Janeiro, last from Lisbon. Sailed his Majesty's ship Rainbow, Honourable Captain Rous, with Gen. Bourke, &c. for the Cape of Goodk Hope ; his Majesty's ship Dispatch, for the coast of Africa ; Sesostris, Drake, for New South Wales ; Eairfield, Fawcett, for New York ; Charlotte, Williams, for Lisbon ; Surry transport, for Deptford ; Ganges, Baulby, India, and the whole of the outward bound except four sail at the Motherbank, among which is the Albion, Proctor, for New South \Vales, and the Justina, for Grenada. The Castle Forbes, for India, remains in the harbour. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 29.—Wind W.—Arrived the Active, Hall, from Oporto; Jane, Dodd, from Prince Edward's Island in 25 days—blowing a gale. FALMOUTH, Nov. 29.—Wind W.S.W., strong gales and squally.—Arrived the Duke of Kent packet, from Lisbon in 10 days; and Radiant, Phillips, from St. Jago de Cuba. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 29.--Wind S.—Arrived the Clyde, 31`Pherson, from Demerara; Congress, Asbridge, and Han nah, Newby, from Miramichi; Betsey, —, from Quebec ; and Fanny, Gould, from Palermo. Arrived in the Downs the Juno, Pritchard, from Jamaica. The Lively, Hughes, from Newport to Liverpool, way wrecked near 13ardsey Island the 27th ult. The Elizabeth, Gales, was driven on shore at Prince Ed. ward's island in October, and was to be sold on the 9th ult. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Capt. Wm. Hunter was sworn into the command of the ship Sir David Scott, consigned to Bengal and China. The East India Company has contributed to support mercantile credit in the present emer gency. The Directors having been applied to to discount bills to a large amount drawn on them from China, which had several months to run, liberally consented to do so at the rate of four per cent. AGE OF IMPROVEMENT.-About ten days ago the inhabitants in the neighbourhood of the new• Pin and Needle Manufactory, in the London-road, were in daily expec tation of being crushed by the fall of a very high chimney bt. longing to the building. The chimney had been set in a direction eastward, but by altering the ground ajoining the foundation on the westward, the weight of the brickwork (already set) restored it to a perpendicular position, to the great satisfaction of the surrounding inhabitants. This is not the first instance of the kind, the same experiment having sue. ceeded about twelve months ago at Maudsleyta Manufactory in the Westminster-road. THE G LOU GESTE It -ST It EET S VS' I NDLERS.—Mary.. la-Bonne Office was yesterday again crowded to excess, to hear the final examination of Ireland and Mrs. Gravett. At one o'clock the prisoners were placed at the bar. Mr. Ireland was much improved in appearance, and bowed politely to the Bench. A number of witnesses were then called, who clearly proved the active participation of both prisoners, particularly from Mr. Daniel, of Oxford -street; Mr. Harding, of Regent street; and Mr. Conolly, of Blandford-street ; and, in the two first cases, the goods were, immediately after being delivered in Gloucester-place, pawned. The goods were ordered in the name of Ireland, but he repeatedly denied to the witnesses that that was his name. He cross-examined the witnesses, as did Mr. Price, but elicited nothing. Considerable legal discussion then arose between Mr. Goring, the Solicitor for the prosecu tion ; Mr. Price, for the defendants ; and the Magistrates, as to the nature of the offence. But it was cut short, at last, by Mr. Rawlinson's committal of Ireland to Newgate for felony, a.:.d ordering Mrs. Gravett to give 48 hours notice of bail, for enttr-. ing into a conspiracy to defraud. The prisoners were amazed at the decision, imagining their offence could only be reached by a civil process. AN UNNATURAT.,MOTIIEit.—On Thursday Pven ing last, about six o'clock, a fine healthy female child, ap parently about three months old, was left in the garden at the back of a house in Pembroke-place. The child was enclosel in a basket, covered with an old ragged blanket, upon which were the marks "E. R. 3." The little innocent, as soon as it was discovered, was taken into the house, where it was nursed and fed. Information of the circumstance was sent to Mr. Hardman, the governor of the workhouse, who immediately sent a person for the baby ; it was conveyed to the workhouse, and every care taken of it. On the next morning bills were is sued, offering a reward of 10/. for such information as might lead to the apprehension of the person who abandoned the in fant. In the course of Saturday an individual, who had read the handbill on the walls, gave the necessary information ; and in the evening the unnatural mother of the child was taken intu custody, at her residence in Leed-street, and conveyed to Bride well.—(Liverpool Albion.) HAuNTEn nousEs.—Two excellent , hops and houses, in the Corn-market at Wakefield, have been for a considerable time standing empty, owing to a terrific rumour of their being haunted ! HORSE-STEALlNG.—Notwithstanding the re cent fate of Probed and others, that crime is not yet on the decrease, as accounts daily arrive of robberies from different parts of the country. Every exertion is making by Mr. Hall, the chief con stable of Union-Hall, to trace the property and secure the offenders, some of whom are in cus tody. FlRE.—About two o'clock this morning, a lira„ broke out in a small shop, at the back of Webb's County Terrace, which in a short time was to tally consumed. The inmates escaped by a back door with the greatest difficulty, and so rapid was the conflagration, that of the whole of the property not a single article was saved. The poor family is in the greatest distress, as it is not likely they could be insured. Grassmith,John's, and Jefferson, from Union-Hall, were active in preserving the peace and rendering every assist, once to the uifortuuate fugitives,