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the purpose for which they were sent, and immediate measures should therefore be taken for augmenting the force in Portugal, to an extent which might place beyond hazard the security of its present Government. This measure appears to us to be rendered doubly necessary by the return of Lord BERESFORD, which puts an end to the expectation that the Portuguese Army would be shortly re-organized under his direction, and with the assistance of British Officers; and we shall be happy to hear that it is determined upon, before FER DI NA ND commits himself by some act leading to serious consequences, which a powerful force in Portugal might avert. Since writing the above, we are informed, that re ports exist in the City, that one object of the return of LOrd BERESFORD, is to lay before Ministers the real situation of affairs in Portugal, and to convey an ap plication from the REGENCY for further assistance from this country. It is also said, that the Portliguese Ministry have demanded of FERDINAND, the restoration of the fortress of Olivenza, as a further security for the non interference of Spain. His Majesty's packet brig, Kingfisher, has arrived with a mail from Buenos Ayres, from which she sailed on the 7th Nov., and from Monte Video on the 12th of that month. The Papers brought by this conveyance do not con tain any thing of particular interest. The following are extracts : (From the Diario FluminenEe. ) RIO DA JANEIRO, Nov. 18. His Majesty the Emperor having resolved to go to the province of Rio Grande de San Pedro de Sul, orders notice to be given that on the 20th of this month, at nine o'clock, he will give the beija mano to all those persons who desire that great honour, in the manner usually observed on court-days. Nov. 22.—His Majesty having determined that the Viscount de Leopoldo, Minister of the Interior, shall accompany him on this voyage to the Province of Rio Grande r has appointed the Marquess de Carayellas, Minister of Justice, to act as Minister of the Interior during his absence. Nov. 25...—His Majesty the Emperor, having resolved to go to the province of S. Pedro, to animate by his august presence our Warriors, and put an end to a contest which has been too long pro tracted, received on the 20th,the farewell of his faithful subjects,who had the honour to kiss his hand, and on the 23d, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon he embarked on board the ship of the line Pedro 1., where he was received by the Viscount de S. Leopoldo, Minister of the Interior, and the Count de Souzel, Vice-commanding the squadron. As soon as the Emperor wag on board the ship, it hoisted the Imperial colours. The ships of war of the United States immediately saluted it, and then the English, the ships of this nation having also hoisted the Imperial flag, and manned the Yards ; the French ships of war then paid the same compliment. At day-break, on the 24th, all the forts fired a salute, and the signal being given, all the ships prepared to set sail : they were the -Don Pedro I. of the line; the Isabella frigate ; the First of -December schooner; the Duchess of Goyaz corvette, and seven transports. The transports had on board, the battalion of Cacadores, No. 27, - and the corps of lancers. There being no wind, the steam boat took in tow the Don Pedro I. which happily passed the bar ainisist the repeated salutes of the forts accompanied by the good wishes of all the Brazilians, end after this the ships. The Diarin Fluminense, from the 26th of October to the 25th of November inclusive, has no news whatever respecting the naval and military operations against Buenos Ayres. From the 19th of V ' e tober to the 29th of the same month, the Portuguese at Rio took the oath to the Portuguese Constitution; and on the 30th, Di vine Service, with a Te Deuin, was celebrated with great Pomp in commenaoration of this event, in the church of San Fran cisco de Paula. BUENOS AYRES. FROM Tux MENSAGERO ARGENTIN°, OF 31ST OCTOBER, AND I ST, OCTO 3D, AND 4TH NOVEMBER. prizes. axe, 31.--The Afensagero gives the list of a few small S Novm:.tnEit 1 . - --His Excellency the President of the Republic, eaßiva!avia, has approved the sentence of the Court Martial, ac q u itting Gene ra l D. H enr i que M a rtinez, who was tried for his conduct in the insurrection of the troops under his com mand in the port of C a ll ao d e Li ma. Nov 3 and 4.—These papers contain no mention of any mili tary oper a ti ons , nor even any allusion to them, but very diffused reflections on the present state of the Republic, of which it is said— " The present situation of the country offers an immense field for reflections respecting the Government, RS well as the pro vinces. In the first we see a constant exertion to promote the safety and honour of the Republic; while, on the part of the provinces, we do not speak without exception, we observe only an abstraction from the common cause, which would suffice to discourage another less resolute Government. Eaeh of them con centrated within itself, disregards the general interest, and yet they Proclaim as the principle of so reprehensible a conduct their zeal for their liberties." The following extracts were posted at Lloyd's this morning : RIO JANEIRO, NOV. 25. Several privateers have lately appeared upon the coast, and m ade some captures of Brazilian vessels. The Don Pedro Pri :!iro, 74, Isabel frigate, Goyaz corvette, and several transports ~.‘: ; 1 1 troops, to reinforce the army on the Rio Grande frontier, Ped yesterday. The Emperor is on board the Don Pedro rinteiro.—The second privateer boat noticed in our last report as t ing sail e d f rom thi s place, has since been driven on shore by t he Brazilians, and totally lost—she had made no captures. BUENOS AYRES, Nov. 6. The Buenos Ayrean schooner Sarandi, Commodore Brown, to i i r . _, 4 ' s e off Cape Antonio for the frigate and corvette expected from t paraiso, and the Oriental Argento National privateer, D'An ;Qet, on a cruise, sailed on the night of the let instant, and passed blockading squadron unperceived. AIONTE VIDEO, NOV. 11. rt. The English brig Utopia, schooner Henry Isabella, and inch bri g Julius, are to sail for Rio Janeiro when the wind P t rnlits; the George is still detained, and her case is to be de -1644 here.. Our City Correspondent says, it is the opinion of persona well t i l l fornaed of th e s t ate of affairs between the Emperor of Brazil and it e Buenos Ayres Government, that the former is playing a bold rltd) and may have reason to repent eventu a lly of entering ;to the war. By the latest accounts, the Buenos Ayrean ; w ill expected to reach the Rio Grande territory early in De tuber. They are said to amount to between 11,000 and 12,000 ei e c 4. e The force is rather larger, but with the exception of , m ans, much inferior in point of discipline and courage to L e tt oPponents.reinforcement of troops whick sailed ea at the rl7e time as the Emperor for Rio t Grande is now increased by port to 1500 men. T he Morning Herald, of this clay, states, that Sir 14, ''ICIIARD BIRNIE, addressed letters yesterday, to the Parish authorities of St. Martin's and St. Paul's, upon th e subject o f the filthy con diti on o f th e s t ree t s . Hi s W( istirp, is said, to have observed, that it was not surprising that the parishioners refused to pay the ; 446 , when th e objects they were int en d e d t o p rov id e ° r , were so little attended to. We are happy to learn that Sir RICHARD has di- Z ered hi s attent i on t o this subject i n t wo par i s h es , ut we h o p e he will also pass a sweeping censure on O ur parish of St. Mary-lc-Strand, the state of that part cif the. Strand which is in it, having been, if possible, w orse than any other street in London. But much we rejoice at the worthy Magistrate's notice of t he abominable state of the streets, we can hardly suppose that he justified the refusal to pay .rates upon this ground. His Worship must have known that an Act of Parliament exists which makes it incumbent upon each householder to cause the pavement before his house to be swept every morning before nine o'clock. If this wholesome regulation were to be duly en forced, we should have no necessity to depend on Parish authorities for that which, after all, can be only properly effected by individual attention. An invita tion to pay Sir RICHARD a visit in Bow -street, ad dressed to a few of our neighbours in the shape of a summons, would do more to preserve the cleanliness of the pavement (which is the great object,) than all his Worship's admonitions to the Parish authorities of his neighbourhood. It is an unfortunate cncumkaance in the history of human nature that our abhorrence of crime is rather diminished than encreased by the amount of its enor mity. The pickpocket meets the just contempt of the community, but men appear to see something redeem ing in.the bold villainy and wholesale transgressions of a Macheath. Indeed, we have been lately informed, on. high.authority, that in Nowgate, thas:e - ,crimintale-who' have been east for death, have a sovereign contempt for such as have only ventured on crimes ranked under the class of Petty Larcenies. It is under the influence of some such feeling, we fear, that considerable interest seems to be felt about the case of Jolzn Peele, who was executed last week at Penenden Heath. He seems to have been gifted with very superior natural talents, and affords another melancholy proof - of the dangerous nature of such endowments when unaccom panied by an ordinary share of principle. With less talent he never would have ventured to play the daring game which terminated in his ruin. We must confess, for our part, that we seldom have felt more satisfied of the justice of any sentence, except in cases of murder. Forgery is often committed under circumstances of sudden and strong temptation ; and, though the policy of a commercial nation may require the highest penalty for its commission, still the punishment of death strikes most persons as dispro portioned to the offence. • But in this case there was no sudden temptation, no extenuating circumstance ; it was a premeditated system of fraud to procure, not the necessaries, but the luxuries of life ; and he that pursued it had no right to complain when the injured laws of his country vindicated so systematic an insult offered to them. There was one peculiar circumstance in the case, which is, that he was brought to justice by a Com mittee of Bankers, who have associated together for the prevention of forgery. It would be well if th e Law Officers of the Crown could relieve private indi viduals of .the invidious task of prosecuting offenders unto death. It must be a matter of regret to any person, who has been the means of having a fellow creature removed out of the world on his account. A necessity may, no doubt, arise, but there is always a satisfaction in reflectin g that it never has arisen in one's own case. Bogota Papers to the 26th of October inclusive, have been re ceived at the North and South American Coffee-house, their con tents are not of importance : they express great anxiety for the si tuation in which the Government is at present placed by the con duct of I'aez in Venezuela, and observe, I. hut a few days will elapse before we are relieved from our present state of doubt and anxiety. General Bolivar will be here, accordin g to the latest accounts received from General Salom, the-first week in Novem ber, and then he will have it in his power to demon s t rate to the world the firmness-of his Republican principles, his detestation of those who would wish to withdraw themselves from the punish ment due to all who infringe the liberties of their fellow-citizens, and his abhorrence of such as would involve their country in civil war, and throw down its C o nstit u ti on to gratify their ambitious designs." His Majesty's ship Mersey is arrived from Valparaiso and Rio de Janeir o , and sailed from the latter port on the 28th November, the Captain of which is the bearer of the Commercial Treaty, which was returned without ratification by the British Govern ment some time since, in consequence of some of the sti pulations being inadmissible. The letters by this conveyance mention that considerable dissatisfaction had been expressed by the troops in Rio Grande, in consequence of the appointment of General Brandt to the chief command, and that the troops had actually refused to act under his orders, in consequence of which the Emperor had come to the determination of assuming the com mand himself, and for this purpose sailed from Rio de Janeiro on the 24th of November, for Rio Grande in the Don Pedro 1., of 74 guns, accompanied by the Isabella frigate, a corvette, and some transports, having a regiment of Germans, 700 strong, on board, as a reinforcement to the army on the Rio Grande frontier. The Emperor was accompanied by several experienced European Of ficers, and, from the determination exhibited on this occasion, it was expected that some decisive measures were likely to take place in the war with Buenos Ayres. Mr. Chamberlain was expected to sail from Rio de Janeiro in the Camden packet. Some pri vateers bad appeared off the coast, and captured several Brazilian vessel ad n had s q be u e a e d n r o s n e t a t n o d t s i ze River e x P p l eti at t e :, with dispatches for the 4ailing lock vessels. A quick-Bailing bd shortly to return.—Exchange TI-?E FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, Twelve o' Clock. The British Funds have been rather heavy this morning, and but little business has been hitherto effected ; Consols opened at 79* I, both for money and account ; they afterwards receded to 79 4-; India Bonds are 47 9 ; and Exchequer Bills, 27 9 pm. The Foreign Funds have been languid ; Mexican Bonds are quoted a shade lower, 63 4 ; Colombian, 314 2 ; Portuguese, 73 4; and Russian, 864 1. In Shares there is little doing, but they are rather better ; Anglo Mexican, 30 25 dis. ; and in Brazilian Mines the discount is reduced to 2 1. Three per Cent. Consols, 79 ; Ditto for account, 79 i; India Bonds, 47 9 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 27 9 pm. FOREIGN FORM-Brazilian, 60 1 ; Buenos Ayres, 54 6 ; Chilian, 34 6 ; Colombian, 1824, 31i 2 ; Danish, 581 ; Mexican, 5 per Cent., 52 3 ; Ditto 6 per Cent., 63i 4; Portu guese, 73 4 ; Peruvian, 30 2 ; Greek, 14} 15 ; Russian, 864 -; Spanish, 111 124. MINES.—AngIo Mexican, 30 25 dis. ; United Mexican, 10i 94 dis. ; Brazilian, 2 1 dis. ; Real del Monte, 100 10 pm. ; Tlalpuxahua, 45 55 pin. ; Bolivar, 2 3 pin. ; Colombian, 13 15 per Share ; Potosi, 46 9 per Share. Two o' Clock. Commis continue at 79 for account ; 4 per Cent., 1826, 95g ; Mexican, 63i ; Colombian, 31 I. FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICE. Consols 79k Danish Bonds 58i Do. for Ac. 79k + Greek Do. 1825 I4i Brazilian Bonds 602 Mexican Do. 1825, 632 Buenos Ayres Do. Peruvian Do. Chili= Do. Russian De. 861 Columbian, 1824, 511 Spanish Do. 11i NAVAL INTELLIGENCE -(THIS DAY). PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 29. —At ten o'clock this morning, his Ma jesty's ship Gloucester stood into Spithead, and hove to, when she received orders, per telegraph, to proceed to the Eastward, which she did immediately. _ _ At 11 A.T.3 the Wellesley, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Ibis. M. Hardy, arrived ; and, about two hours afterwards, his Majesty's ship Meriey, from South America, anchored at Spit head. The Wellesley will proceed into harbour, to be paid off all standing, and immediately refitted out. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE -(THIS DAY). FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, JAN. Q9.—Wind S.W.—Remain the Grenada, for Glasgow, from St. Vineents; Lively, Ford, from Smyrna; Isa bella, Fife, from Calcutta; British Monarch, Pearson, from Ber hire. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 28.—Wind W. by S.—Arrived, his Ma jesty's ship Wellesley, from Lisbon; his Majesty's ship Gloucester, from South America; Parmelia transport, Johnson, from St. \lncepts ; Columbine, Tiiit, from Bombay, sailed 7th Sept., from the Cape of Good Hope, 19th Nov. ; and St. Helena, 3d Dec. Spoke the Cornwall, on the 4th Jan., for Denmark ; the Mersey, from Rio Janeiro, sailed pBth Nov. ; his Majesty's ship Gloucester was coming for Spithead but was telegraphed to pro ceed to the Eastward ; the Fly, Farrent, from London, for Dart mouth, with loss of mainboom, having been run foul of. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived, the Brothers, Forbes, from St. Michael's, 23 days out. Put back, the Harvey, bound to New South Wales; also arrived, the Rosella, Morris, from Arica. COWES, JAN. 29.—Arrived the Pelora, Zemiuing, from Ba tavia, sailed Oct. 1. ; the Faint, —, Bahia, sailed Nov. 27. CROOKHAVEN, JAN. 25.—Arrived the Padang, Rogers, from Pifflang; Cape - of Good Hope, anti. St. Helena ; sailed from Pa dang Sept. 20, bound to Antwerp. LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY). PRIVY COUNCIL-APPEALS. Lord Stowell, Mr. Elliot, the Master of the Rolls, and the Lord Chief Baron, sat to-day at the Council Chamber, Whitehall-place, for the purpose of hearing Appeals. CRAMER V. ALLAN. This was an appeal against the decision of the Supreme Court of Demerara, for exacting excessive bail from the mortgager of an estate in favour of the present respondent, who was the mortgagee. The Court dismissed the appeal on the ground that there was no distinct evidence that the required bail had been excessive. COURT OF CHANCERY. IN THR MATTER OF ABRAHAM HART, A BANKRUPT. The LORD CHANCELLOR attended in his room at West minster to-day, to hear a petition upon a writ of Habcas Co'pus, for the discharge of this bankrupt. Mr. MONTAGUE waited on his Lordship, on behalf of a bankrupt, and after having gone through the matter, the bankrupt was ordered to make an affidavit, which, his Lordship said, he would read with the rest of the papers, and hoped be would then he able to make an order of dis charge. The motion was not opposed, nor were we ad mitted into his Lordship's presence. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. GUILDHALL. The case of Savage against Rich, which came on fora new trial, occupied the Court till we went to press ; and as the trial will not be over till a late hour, we forbear giving particulars till to-morrow. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. John Taylor came up to be heard on his petition, and was opposed by three creditors, named Davis, Pratt, and Buchanan. Mr. Heath was retained by the insolvent. In his cross-examination by Mr. Davis, a paper-mer chant in Bermondsey, the insolvent stated that he received the benefit of the Insolvent Act in March, 1823. Upon this statement the Court observed, that it then lay on the insolvent to show that he was entitled to the benefit now. Mr. Davis then proceeded to give evidence that the in solvent had obtained sixty-five pounds worth 'of paper, which he had disposed of on the same day. He had how ever paid twenty-five pounds on account, and had sold the paper to a person named Rotheran, whose master, West, a grocer in Shoreditch, had lent insolvent various sums of money, and the latter had paid him 28/., which he received from Rotheran at the time; Mr. Davis sub mitted that that was not a bona fide transaction, and that the paper had been obtained under the false representation of his (Davis's) clerk, 'Wright, whose father was the de taining creditor. He also remarked on the insolvent's schedule, which stated that he had realised 2001. a-year profit by his trade, and in another part attributed his failure to the badness of trade. He submitted that it was a strange proof of the badness of trade, when a Wall could make 200/. a-year without capital. Mr. Buchanan, surgeon, opposed, and asked the insol vent if he had been a bankrupt. He replied, that he had, and had not obtained his certificate. On referring to the schedule, it was discovered that the insolvent had sworn that he never was a bankrupt, and his petition was directly dismissed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY). DEXTEROUS HORS B E CIW S - T S E T AL R I E N E G.L . A Mr. Walker, of Palmer's Green, applied for assistance of one of the officers to trace, if possible, a pair of valuable carriage horses which were stolen from hie premises early this morning, at the above place. From the finished dexterity with which the robbery was performed, it is strongly suspected that it must have been done by some person acquainted with the premises and property. After breaking into Mr. Walker's place, and securing the horses, in order to make the thing more complete, they took a pick-axe from his barn, broke into the stable of a neighbour, and took off two saddles. Sir R. BIRNIE ordered Gardner, an active officer, to at tend Mr. Walker to Smithfield and the repositaries. Mary Cain, a child of 13 years of age, and the daugh ter of a laundress, was brought up to this office yesterday evening, charged with having feloniously pawned some shirts, the property of one of her mother's customers. It appeared that the child had unfortunately got con nected with several women of bad character, and had been seduced by one of them to commit this act, the proceeds of which were afterwards spent at a public-house. ' The pawnbroker (Simmons) was severely blamed by Sir RICHARD BIRNIE for having received from a child of so humble an appearance shirts that were evidently of too fine a quality to belong to any member of her own family, and observed, that when the case came before a Jury, Simmons would probably appear in a very unfavourable light in the eyes of the Court. Upon further inspection of the linen, when the case was again brought forward this morning, it appeared that the shirts had been only rough dried, and must, therefore, have _been taken from the prisoner's mother before being ironed, whereupon Sir RICHARD, referring to the Pawnbroker's Act, passed in the 46th Geo. 111., the following clause was found:—." If any person shall knowingly buy, or ta k e i n as a pledge or pawn, or in exchange, any linen or apparel which shall be entrusted . to any person to wash, scour, iron, finish, or work up, every such person shall forfeit double the sum given or lent, to be paid to the poor of the parish where the offence shall have been committed, and shall be obliged to restore the said goods to the owner." Mr. Simmons declared his total ignorance of such a clause having existed, and in consideration of his hay ing in the very first instance offered to deliver the goods to the owner, and as it did not appear that at the time he received them, he was aware of the state the shirts were in, Si r Ri c h ard B i rn i e exc used him f rom t h e payment o f the pen a l ty, warn i ng hi na at the same time to be more cautious in future.—The child was committed to the House of Correction for a month. The existence of the clause above quoted may not be generally known, in which case it will be important to pawnbrokers to take notice, that it applies not only to linen, but to all goods in an unfinished state, by receiving which i n p l edge they su bj ec t themsel ves to a s i m il ar pe uponnalty, nalty, information being laid before any Magistrate. FASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS. BRIGHTON, JA N. 28.-.--We have the superlative pleasure to ob serve, that the KING continues to enjoy uninterrupted health. Divine Service this day, in the presence of his MAJzsxr, the Duchess of Gloucester, and Royal Suite, was performed at the Palace by the Lord Bishop of the Diocese and the Right Rev. the Dean of Sarum. Yesterday the Duchess of Glonceeter, attended by the Lady Isabella Thynne, again crossed the Steyne to the Marine Parade, between one and two o'clock in the afternoon, and returned to the Palace after an absence of about an hour. The Countess of Bathurst had the honour of an audience of her Royal Highness yesterdy morning. Earl Bathurst returned to his amiable family, at their Steyne residence, on Friday evening. The same evening, the Lord Lieu tenant of this County, returned to East Lodge, and both Noble men left their names at the Palace yesterday. Among very many other signatures, those of the following dis tinguished personages were included in the Palace Hall Book this morning:— Lady and Miss Calthorpe, Colonel Downman, Major Cator. Major Barrington, Lieut.-Colonel Leake, and Glenearry, the Chief of Clanronald and Clandonald. Col. Thornton joined the Royal suite at the Palace on Frida: —there has been no arrival since. The Duke of Dorset paid a visit to Lord George Seymour, at his King's-road residence yesterday. The weather has undergone a partial change to-day, with all the wet and dirty effects of a thaw; of necessity, therefore, our Elegantes have been principally confined to their respective mansions. Mr. Secretary Peel returned to London last Friday. Yesterday was the Anniversary of the Accession of his Majesty King George the Fourth; but owing to the recent loss which the King and the nation have kad to deplore, the monstrations of joy usually evinced on the occasion were dis pensed with. The bells in the various churches in'the metro polis remained silent, and only one or two of the numerous flags which heretofore used to be displayed, were raised. His Ma jesty succeeded to the throne in 1819. The Tower guns were fired at one o'clock. Yesterday afternoon, soon after two o'clock, the Duke of Wellington went to the Commander-in-Chief's Office in the Horse Guards, for the first time since his appointment. His Grace was received by Sir Herbert Taylor, the Military Secretary, who still continues in his office. The Noble Duke transacted military business for about two hours. Yesterday afternoon, the Attorney and Solicitor Generals attended at the Secretary of State's Office for the Home Department, and transacted official business for a considerable time. DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF OXFORD.—On Sa turday night last died, at his Lodge, All Souls College, after a long illness, the Hon. and Right Reverend Edward Legge, Lord Bishop of Oxford, and Warden of All Souls College, in that Uni versity. His Lordship was first of Christ Church, whence he was elected Fellow of All Souls. In 1815, on the death of Dr. Jackson, be was promoted to the See of Oxford, anti in 1817, succeeded Dr. Ishain as 'Warden of All Souls. His Lordship took the degree of B.C.L. in 1791, and ofD.C.L. in 1805. He was the seventh son of William, the second Earl of Dartmouth, and was born in December, 1767. Dr. Fellowes, so conspicuous during the Queeti'f, trial, and who has since acquired a more valuable notoriety, by succeeding to tha fortune of the late Baron Maseres, is said to have presented as much ground in the Regent's Park to the London University as the Council may deem requisite for a complete botanic-garden. Rut the inventor of this news has omitted to state how the Doctor came into possession of the land in question. A meeting took place in the county of Cork, on Thursday last, between Henry Harding, Esq. of Derawlin, and Miles Jackson Mason, Esq. of Glenhrook, county Limerick, when Mr. Mason received Mr. Harding's fire, discharged his pistol in the air, and the matter terminated. The residence of Lewis Doxat, Esq. at Woodford, was robbed on the 25th inst., and plate to the amount of upwards of 801. stolen. Streatham (Acre Lane), Wandsworth, and South Lambeth chapels, were sacrilegiously broken into lately—cushions, books, black cloth, and other articles carried away—one person is in custody on suspicion. The residence of Wm. Curtis, Esq. No. 61, Port land-place, was broken into and robbed of some valuable property, included in which was a lady's gold watch, engine -turned, black and white dial. SALARIES OF PERFORMERS.—Mr. Kean, 50/. night ; Miss Stephens, 101. a night ; Mr. Laporte, 15/. a night ; Mr. Braham, 25/. a night ; Mr. Liston, 12/. 10s. a night ; Miss Kelly, 101. a night.—Morning Paper. A new Cowie Farce by Peake, called " The 1001. Note," will be brought out next week at Covent Garden. i\lr. Warde, in the absence of Mr. C. Kemble, will play Sir A. Stanmore, in Morton's, new Comedy of The School for Grown Children. Miss Jarman will make her first appearance at Covent Garden in Juliet (and not Letitia Hardy), to Mr. C. Kemble's Romeo, as soon as he returns from his Bristol engage- neat. The Tragedy of The Revenge is about to be re vived at Covent-Garden on Monday next, when Mr. Young will play his celebrated character of Zanga, in which he has no rival; he will he supported by Mr: Warde as Don _Alonzo. Mr. Elliston had a very narrow escape a few days ago from being burned alive. He had just entered new lodgings near the Strand, and was suddenly awakened by an alarm that the house was on fire. He sprang up, opened his door which led down a narrow staircase, and was nearly suffocated by the burst of thick smoke, through which l►e discovered a broad sheet of flame. With great diff►culty he made his way to the centre of the danger ; but by presence of mind, and persist ing in not setting open the doors, the lodgers below, in whose apartment the tire began, got it under, but not before the bed clothes and bed and window curtains were consumed, and a child who had been asleep in a crib slightly burned.—The Opera Glass. We are happy to state that the gaol doors of our City Prison have been thrown open for some days past, there being no inmate. May they long continue so !.,--Kent Herald. ANECDOTE.—A party, at which the highest judi cial character in the country was present, commenting upon the varied circumstances attending Captain Parry's late voyage to the North Pole, the conversation turned upon the quality of the flesh of the seal, as to its fitness for the food of man, when the general sentiment of the company appeared to be decisive as to its un fitness for such purpose ; upon which the venerable and respected individual alluded to facetiously remarked, "that for his part he considered the seals to he particularly good, provided they were kept long enough." AN ECCENT R Ic.—Seven physicians and a surgeon, a year or two ago, were sent by a wag to a gentleman in rude health, and an undertaker, who arrived to take directions, was met by the effected deceased in the hall, and desired to walk into the library. The man, although astonished, obeyed. " You see that old chest," said the old General, for he was a General Officer. " Sir, I do." " Well, measure it." The u ndertaker obeyed. " Can you make my coffin of that?" " I can, sir."' "-Then send for it, and proceed with it without delay." The coffin was made, and placed in the library bookcase, where it remained till the demise of its owner, who has recently been deposited in it. pr o F f r p an r k o l d i n u — ct , i , ve lf a l ri h d i r u e , n yL o y d s uh l e, " a saetroaunrt and clothe and feed hi m d ur i ng t h e is to thus g e s htaltoeudoedsbtysiooDwnr for e year, it is perfectly true that I incur an expense in so doing; but at the end of the year, the production, which is the result of his ploughing and sowing, repays back to me the expense I incurred in his maintenance ; and it not only repays it, but repays it with an excess ; and I am enabled in the next year to employ more ser vants, in consequence of the production of that individual servant. But if I feed and clothe a man to fiddle to me, it is very true that I have the advantage and pleasure of his fiddling during the year, but at the end of it nothing remains but the recollection of the tunes; and, though I may have indulged in the luxury, I am not the richer for my expenditure." TILE GAMEKEEPER OUTWITTED.--TWO young men were lately in company with a gamekeeper, at the Crewe's Arms, Madeley, in this County, and the conversation turning upon the subject of game, the keeper heard with intense interest their declaration, that " they could put up three brace of wood cocks in the course of an hour." With a view to an " informa tion," as was naturally supposed, the keeper laid a wager of a pound against the chance; and was not a little mortified and cha grined wh en , w i t hi n t h e appo i nte d t i me , was produced before hi m , a man, his w if e , an d f our c hild ren , who lived at Onneley, of the name of Woodcock ! The gamekeeper's money wail lost, and his zeal somewhat cooled.—Staffordshire Advertiser. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Mr. Kean performed " Macbeth" last night, as usual to a crowded and, generally speaking, a favourable audience. It is not, however, one of his most effective characters : it wants consistency, and leaves no farther impression on the mind than a sort of con fused recollection of abrupt and startling transitions. Where ever nature approaches the demoniac, Mr. Kean dove it adequate justice. Macbeth, as the murderer; therefore, 14 as impressive as genius can make him. But Macbeth, tto high-soul'd chivalt ous warrior—the man of kindly feeling, and shove all, the penitent, is a failure, or, what is worse, an anomaly, for this particular reason, that Mr. Kean dovetails the demon on the penitent. Macduff, the easiest character in the whole wide range of the drama, was, as a matter of course, well-played by Mr. Wal lack, while Mrs. Bunn gave all of Lady Macbeth but her intellect. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.-JAW. 29 There was some sharp, but rather indefinite betting during the afternoon, particularly on the St. Leger, for which it would have been difficult to say who had the call, Reviewer or Olivera; indeed, at the close of the Room, they were at even. The busi ness was confined to the Derby and St. Leger, for which the rising horses seem to he Defence, Sancho Panza, and Popsy.— The odds are as under DERBY. 71 to 1 agst Web 22 to 1 agst Trumpeter 8 to 1 agat Tatler 25 to I agat Catherine 13 to 1 agst Espaguolle SO to 1 agat Dahlia 18 to 1 agst Defence 30 .to 1 agst Augusta 20 to 1 agat Spondee SO to 1 agat Turcoman" 20 to 1 agst Gaberlunzie 30 to 1 agat Gatuelius 22 to I agat 3fameluke 1000 to 15 apt Pantah on* 22 to 1 agst Gustavus 2000 to 20 ag►t Intruder" 40 to 1 agst Webb and 31ariaw - t 9 to 1 agst Mr. Wyndham's c. 2to 1 on—D. of Grafton's c. agst Tatler" OAKS. 11 to 2 agst Maria 11 to 1 agst Totteridge 111 to 1 agst Brown Duchess 15 to 1 agst Souvenir 16 to I agst Translation' IS to 1 agst Calypso* 20 to 1 agst Lunacy 25 to I agst Morel 25 to I agst Scornful 25 to I apt Hampden ST. L: ,EGF.R. 14 to 1 agst Reviewer 14 to 1 agst Olivera IS to 1 agst Sancho* IS to 1 sgst Popsy 20 to I agst Granby Those marked thi 22 to 1 agst Moonshine 22 to 1 agat Matilda 28 to 1 agst Emma 30 to 1 agst Ninalis 1000 to 20 art Jupiter* is (*) were taken. DONCASTER HUNT MEETING, . Ou MONDAY and Tur.nav, April 2 and 3, 1827. THE TIUAr, STAK ns, a Sweepstakes of 10 soya:each, with 10 Boys. added by the Corporation of Doncaster, for. horses, B,:e. that have been regularly hunted during the season of 1826-7 ; four-yr-olds 10st. 121 b. five 1 Ist. 91b, six and aged 12st. To be rode by Gentlemen. Four subscribers or no race. PRESENT SUBSCRIBER.-410M' B Martin. A Stii.viß Cur.—Value 50 sovs. given by G. S. Foljambe, Esq., for horses, &c. that have been regularly hunted with the Earl of Scarborough's hounds during the preceding season ; five yr-olds 1 Ist. 101 b. six 12st. and aged 12st. 21b. Two miles. THE RINGSTON HILL STAKES, a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, for horses, &c. that have been regularly hunted with the Bads worth or Sandbeck hounds during the season of 1826-7 ; five.Yr olds llst. 61b. six llst. 111 b. and aged 12st. St. Leger Course. Gentlemen riders. Ten subscribers or no race. PRESENT SUBSCRIBERS. Edward Petra Edward Metre G. Savile Foljambe Hawke W. Barlow M. Long. THE BADSWORTH HUNT STARES, a Sweepstakes of 5 sore. each, with 10 cove. added by the Town-of Doncaster, for ho rses , &c. that have been regularly hunted with the Badsworth hounds during the preceding winter ; 'five-yr-olds Ilst. 10Ib. six list. and aged 12st. 21b. A winner to carry 51b. extra. Two miles. To be rode by Gentlemen. Eight subscribers or no race. PRESENT SUBSCRIBERS. Hawke Wm. Rameden W. Tute Edward Petre W. HepiVorth F. 0. Edmunds A Sir,vzs CUP, value 50 save. given by the Hon. E. Petre, for horses, &c. that have been hunted with the Badsworth hounds (luring the preceding season ; five-yr-olds I Ist. 101 b. six 'l2st. and aged 12st. 21b. Two miles. THE Urriox STAKES, a Sweepstakes of 7 sovs. each, with 10 cove. added by the Corporation of Doncaster, for horses, &c. that have been regularly hunted in the season of 1826-7, with the Sandbeck, Badsworth, or Renishaw hounds; five-yr-olds 11st. 91b. six 12st. and aged 12st. 31b. To be rode by Gentlemen. Two miles. Six subscribers, or no rase. Edward Petre George Sitwell PRESENT SUBSCRIBERS. G. Savile Foljambe THE SANDBECK HUNT STARES, a Sweepstakes of 5 sons. each, with 10 sovs. added by the Town of Doncaster, for horses,' &c. that have been regularly hunted with the Sandbeck hounds, dur ing the preceding winter; five-yr-olds list. 101 b. six 12st..and aged I2st. To be-rode b; gentlemen. Two miles. Eight sub scribers or no race. PRESENT SUBSCRIBERS. Scarborough G. Savile Foljamhe F. 0. Edmunds R. N. Shawe A. Gordon Geo. Clark T. Peart HANDICAP, a Sweepstakes of have been hunted the preceding men. One mile and a half. 4 sovs. each, for horses, &c. that season. To be rode by Gentle- HUNTING APPOINTMENTS FOR THIS WEEK. Mr. Horlock's hounds meet on Friday, at Adbury Lodge ; Sa turday, at Lambourn Woodlands--half-past 10 each day. The Shropshire hounds, Wednesday, at Lee-bridge ; Friday, at Ercal I-heath—half-past 10. The Holywell harriers, Wednesday, at Penn-y-ball. The Anglesea hounds, Thursday, at Plasnewydd Lodge ; Sa turday, at the Kennel. The Cheshire hounds, Wednesday, at Calveley-hall ; Thurs day, at Drakelow Farm-house ; Saturday, at Booth-lane Smithy— half-past 10. The Brighton harriers, Wednesday, at the Race Course; Fri day, near the Dyke—ball -past 10. The Lewes Brookside harriers, Wedn es d a y, at Ashcomb (on the alternate Wednesday a t th e K enne l , Ilf or d) ; and Friday, at Tel lesoombe Tye—half -past t en . Mr. Dewi ng ' s h oun d s , W e d nes d ay , a t Whinebergh, to run a buck ; F r id a y, a t Y arrow ; Saturday, at &arbor Peirurch—balf The Westacre st a g hound's, Friday at Longhiun C past 10. THE RING.—FIGHTS TO COME. Feb. 20.—Cannon and O'Neal. Feb. R7.—Dick Curtis and Barney Aaron. Feb. 27. —Young Dutch Sam and Gypsey Cooper. March 6.—Ned Savage and Jem Wallace. April 24.—Whitebeaded Bob and Jam Burn,. THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY). 4s. to 55., and Straw Ts to 4 I HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.) ST. JAMES'S. Lowland Meadow Hay '3 15 to 4 li Clover Hay .............£4 10 to g Upland Ditto Rye-grass May thanl% 4 15 515 Wheat Ditto ............ 112 116 New Meadow Hay . 410 510 Supply good, and trade dull. 5., looser le o a n do s w at H ur a d y ay s!., • Elover Hay SMITHFIELD. Lowland Meadow Hay ES sto 4 5 Upland Ditto Rye-graes Hay New Meadow Hay Supply good, trade dull, and prie i lower. Clover gay generally £4 10 to 6 0 Do. extraordinary fiße 0 0 610 Oat Straw IIO lIV Wheat Ditto )g 116 stationary, but threatening to be In the Northern rivers, not only in Sweden, but in Norway, &c. the natives practise the dexterous method of taking fish, in which the late King of Naples was so great a proficient — namely, harpooning them when attracted by the light of a fire so an iron basket at the prow of a fisherman's boat for that purpose. In many places the fish thus caught they eat raw, as the greatest possible delicacy. On Saturday last, a grave was ordered to be made in St. Paul's burying-ground, Bristol, of ten feet deep, and to be finished by ten o'clock in the morning; fortunately, the under taker' w as punctual to the time, for on the arr i va l o f the corpse f or interme n t, t h e grave was f oun d nearly fill e d u p, and groans wer e after taken the u t u grave in I v ery digger exhausted issuin g f rom un d erneat h ; ass i stance was i m mediately procured, and aft er di gg i ng some d ept h a h a t an d wig came up, and soo n himself state,. and carried home ; had he remained a short time longer, he must have expired.—P r i s ta Gazette. made his appearance. n e was