The Sun. — London, England, 1825-10-14 00:00:00

Itki the Lttti, entrepot of the commerce carried on Ir e . 4° those provinces and the Repub s li e c em o s f 4 1 ; 14 ' and a part of this' trade t h u s o 10:,1 t 0 be revived. The President, his office the 4 41411 Senate has been re-appointed to it other- Would Mi 1118 l a°rd High Commissioner, whic h seL ' W ould by the constitution have vacatedth:r -„N 11;sit4ii,,,,t'CgaTrfiettea°11ftare i e ns po to t - t day the Decree C o O f it t F h il e , G A ov u e er rn . Government, i li gli CA.. - `°*--The Gcr - ette ' contain: a Proclamation_ , of the Lord 'tollti•'l, rnissioner - declaring_ that he has 'lent Ile Signor Canllarnio Vija inhigh office of Pre. iiii..,ed it expedient Illtice:fhthe Senate Ili; Excellency of ti right given hni,"ll3,g,,heilld h.ave hesitated to make use 0 says t , h t e ba • erNoe- he lq°4fk,onstitution to ' re-elect the same person to the highest t Le Sta te ; but, on account of the state of of t a h ff o a u i g rs h in fu t l h ly e 1 41 %04 and other parts o ' f Greece his Ex.eell e e d 3 ', Vltt,, t he merit s of other aistilnsl ti ttlt of Celt xoeueuittaibleutoo%t.hreuftelenhetraatl person 9 merest t o iynniv continue idnal i s A w h the s a s . Ckt":lllllltl.lPerieneev,eand who, e by his moderatio f il s a o nT u pr c aCtical esteem of his I N ; oi ly : 'l4 high office has acquired the general Oie llet i i it - r l en e th tlie entire Confidence . of the Lord H . ig t h t C h o e m s m ov is e: P e gracious approbation . of his .s . lajes y . . ezt. reiteetipt•--This' decision has given universal satisfaction it i I visi t t • Readers `, it t „ 0 dtrect the attention of our jotltngse tri e d yesterday at the Middlesex Ad aitene Sesii °us, for an assault alleged to have le ts cnttted upon two Bow-street P atrol in 0) 1 cuti on of their duty. ter, in In this case the qlte llt,a question had apprehende d the delin thittli a d Were conveyinga Justice him before rint / , t 41litlit give bail for his appearan ce to tw o t i l' I N tbare at the Sessions, but it b eing u thei r a n c r; N t la the day they proposed to loc k orderp . that h e in the cage at Hounslow, in 'no t -e tali be forthcoming on the follow i ng 0144i4nlige This extraordinary proposal arose out 'that: xrP°sition that directions had been given lE h - 'lagistrate would not transact anyJus th e -es s after that hour, but which, neverthe le ss , n tu4uPisOner very naturally resisted and even the' t he • Y esca Ped the unnecessary durance to w hich l'hirlel("ble 'officers of justice wished to con him,- 1)14; This direction was afterwar d s 4: led enly. to have reference to that particular day 11 0 , 11.,,p4i,;2witliout meanin. , to be too severe on the ‘di 'agistracy of the Country, we think su c h too recti " even for a particular day, is rat h er i Nt: reat a draft upon the patience of , t t h e It„ ' r) % Any unlucky man, whose fate ti e Da rt . t6 be the victim of the regulation of t 4 to i n ell , lat day, would not be a whit the more l Ith ea rtilet i to his detention in a miserable . . ho n e ot , te ar 11 ' . i f the Ministers of Law wou l d not _n. 'aav t I . tn ' he might give bail, and avoid t h e . i 44 P11 111"4 , as well as the discredit, of a night's (hu h _ Th e - "tat. l'es Pe i iltlPaid Magistrate is entitled to o ur .d °H e . e-; but not more so than the pat ill; 4 " we believe that, whilst the latter con ; tttet:dt°44charge the duties of his office, witho l u . 44 1 " to his personal convenience, he will i l 16 greatest 441 to th ffi sha re of honour ; for the honour 441 ti e °--c e) and that without reference to reuinsta If Gentle- . Ne ll co nee of pay or no pay. a _ a 411 4ie "ents to take upon himself the o ffi ce ot ell Nit e of pace gratuitously, he ought, at all ti rae l l' t° f ulfil its duties, and that at tilk ti ) :: 1 : 1 , it) 411 circumstances, the mere fact tl titi i: aalt)i t) all this for nothing, can neve r )I °4o e - , irtl t° neglect them ; and sure we are in Intititkaule minds it would form no extenuation 4 p at e " e°4duct. The execution of their offic e 1 44 8° di ffi cult as imagined ; a little goo d tl4 law *ill g u i, t _ "e them through all the mazes o f 46; ail d if ; they unwittingly stumble, the tient t o thrown around them by law is suffi f tiitit °shelter them from the consequences o l kh e rror. b, ... . nar, , n c onstueratton of their gratuitous 11,114 we :lve these protecting Acts been passed , . . 44 th : rife " We think that the compensation is l'h u 4.- adeqUate to the services performed. tr 44 -85 th ", the public and its unpaid Magis , . a re 141 45 t "e n ; the first has given protection tees ,:111,°"seinus blunders, and the latter be /Niro - Minister of the Law gratuitously. In t tiv t : i t is expected they shall be ready to re ),,4 t1 1 : 11 , I:ear complaints at all seasonable hours, ' ll l t l- " 1 the discharge of their duties they 1 °Nut 44 N l _ ' t . t e public advantage, not their pr vetnence. Ti t 1,1„, of 1 • ow, n g was this morning posted at t u).4 'll. ki ' tZe tl *--. l e : 1 ' 4 4 ti_ l/ ith liSini pson, sailed from Guayaquil the 14th of 'ttth:Nt Bl anc o - P 3 and Colombian stores, and was captured tiljOali apa _ by a cutter privateer from Chiloe, and . sent til.W. be ,g u s ; but the crew of the Ellen, assisted by ot N the .'.'ateers Crew retook their own vessel, and cap -411111..11174teer, and bOth arrived at Guayaquil the 14th 1 11 -- --.460.-- pi,ll:ttttl. ila:tz"L----The Times of this has Nt ha ve tharticle respecting this Lady that 0 11 % b ail y I,ught Proper to include .a. It is ." :acts from the Morning Jour , Na tl i t u 416._ %, Y. fp, ...Le to taste, to justice, and to a late M BELzom, with the 'Nat taterprisi I r' ii tl , etie vn , I 'g spirit, was animated "di -'ent heart. tril a %ov er . Nothing but his zeal for "t be i ' Les ) atld consequent information, as littresting to mankind, could have in- duced him for a moment to quit his wife, who ' had shared in the difficult?e's and dangers of his former travels, to whom he was in the highest de gree attach;,d, and who was fully deserving of his esteem, affection, confidence, and admiration. That wife, pleasing in person, amiable in dispo sition, gentle in manners, and really an ornament to her sex, is not only involved in the hopeless dejection arising from the loss of an excellent husband, but in the disappointment and distress resulting from the failure of an Exhibition that well deserved the attention of the learned world, and of mankind in general. Such a woman ought to be the object of national protection, and we sincerely hope that the learned, the wealthy, and the benevolent, will interpose in her behalf, pro vide for her a comfortable competency, and keep together a collection of such valuable reliques of antiquity as ought to find a place among the most curious repositories of the country. DOVER, OCTOBER 13.—(Private Letter.) The large four-masted timber ship Baron of Renfrew arrived this morning off this Port, towed by two steam-vessels, and having been provided with Pilots proceeded for the River. The weather was fine and the wind favourable, which was the more fortunate, as the ship is reported to be very leaky. Miss WYKEHAM arrived yesterday' in her cutter yacht the Sybil, having visited Rotterdam, Antwerp, Flushing, and . Ostend. She intends proceeding to several Ports on the French coast, and from thence to Guernsey. Arrived this afternoon his Majesty's Steam Packet Spitfire, from Calais, with his Royal Highness the Duke of CultnEn.- LAND and Suite. They landed under a Royal salute from the 'Western Heights. His Grace the Archbishop of CANTERBURY intends leaving Dover, with his family, at the end of this week. We are happy to find, the health of his Grace has considerably improved during his residence here. LeVrs from Port-au-Prince, dated August 30, announce that the President Boyer had returned from the Cape to the principal seat of Government. On his way to Port-au-Prince he met, at some distance from that city, many individuals im plicated in the conspiracy, who, full of repentance, presented themselves before him to implore his pardon, and to put their lives in his hands. He directed them to continue their route to Port-au-Prince. They did so ; that city has been assigned to them as their prison.—(French Paper.) The following is an extract from a letter dated Caraccas, Aug. 27 :—" We are very busy here with the election of President and Vice-President. The electors chosen by the people to name are principally the Bolivar party. There is no doubt that Bolivar and Santander will be re-elected. Captain J. D. Cochrane, who was superintending the copper mine at Avon, died, the 16th instant, at Valencia, a victim to intem perance." Mr. Mot:IER, we understand, will leave this country, on his return to Mexico, in about a fortnight. Viscount STRANGFORD and the Right lion. STRATFORD CANNING transacted business yes terday afternoon at the Foreign Office, Down ing-street. Yesterday Mr. Alderman KEY arrived at Chip penham in a post-chaise and four, to canvass that Borough.—(Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette, Oct. 13.) It is said that the Brazilian frigate Piranga, now lying at Portsmouth, is the private property of Lord CochRANE, by whom it was originally purchased for 1500 dollars, and fitted out by him at Rio to go to Chili to claim some pay due from the Republic, but receiving an offer from Greece, he proceeded at once to England, levying on his way contributions at Maranhatn and Bahia in cotton, and giving bills upon the Brazilian Go vernmei►t, having been unable in any other way to obtain what was due to him. KINGSTON, ST. VINCENT'S, AUG. 20.—A most severe shock of an earthquake, or rather two distinct shocks, the second more violent than the first, which it immediately followed, was ex perienced in town this morning about four o'clock, and excited considerable alarm, but we do not find that any damage has been done, al though most of the buildings were shaken with a degree of violence exceeding that of any visita tion of the same kind for several years, and con tinued for a longer period. This day a respectable looking man ordered breakfast at a Tavern on the Surrey end of Wa terloo Bridge, and while it was preparing, threw himself out of the window, and was killed on the spot. A gold watch and 201. were found in his pockets. He is said to have been a respectable tradesman of Charing-cross, but under temporary embarrassments. , . DREADFUL DEATII.—On Wednes d a y evening an ' inquisition was taken at the Queen Charlotte Tavern, Church-street, Deptford, on the body of Mr. George Lewis, a master lighterman, of Prince's-street, Lambeth, who met his death by the following dreadful catastrophe :—Mr. Jas. West, of Lewisham, stated, that on Monday afternoon last a bullock was driven from Smithfield to the house of Mr. Gatty, a butcher at Lewisham ; the animal seemed, when with the droVe, to be perfectly harmless and quiet. It was separated from the others, and placed in a yard fenced in belonging to Mr. Gatty, when it became quite furious and unmanageable, owing to its being placed by itself. After numerous attempts to free itself from its place of confinement, it effected its escape over several gar den grounds, and gained the high road, and pursued its course towards the metropolis, to the danger of the foot passengers_ two ladies, who were walking on the foot path, near New Cross, were necessitated, to avoid the furious beast, to jump into a ditch by the road side, by which stratagem they fortu nately escaped his notice. On its arrival at New Cross, the bullock turned out of the road into the foot-path, and the de ceased, who was coming towards him, held up his arms, as if to turn him back, when the beast ran at him, and struck him on the breast with his pole, and just as he was falling, one of his horns entered the left eye of the deceased, who fell to the ground quite insensible, in which state he was carritd to the work-house, and remained so till he died. The bullock con tinued his course for about 200 yards further, when it was turned into a field amongst other beasts, by which means it was pre vented from doing any further mischief.—Mr. Hatfull, a sur geon, deposed that the deceased's left eye was out, the horn of the beast having entered just above the eye-lid, and passed through the orbit into the brain.—All the witnesses said that there could be no blame attached to any one, and they con sidered the case purely accidental, The Jury returned a ver dict of " Accidental Death—Deotland five shillings on the bul lock."—The unfortunate deceased, who was nearly fifty years of age, has left a family. THE STOLEN CHILD.—In consequence of the letter received by Weller (the unfortunate man who had his child stolen from the arms of a girl in the Borough-road) from Mr. Dodds, the landlord of the Woolpack Tavern, Chatham, in which it stated that a woman had entered his house with an infant, and which Mr. Dodds strongly suspected was the stolen child, Weller, accompanied by an officer of the Union Hall Police-Office, proceeded to Chatham ; but on their arrival, and to the wretched father's inexpressible grief, it turned out not to be the object of their search, and he returned home at a late hour on Wednesday night to his broken-hearted wife, wlio was anxiously awaiting his arrival ; but on her being informed of her husband's ill success, she fainted away, and remains so alarmingly ill, that it is supposed, if the child is not speedily found, death will put an end to her sufferings. GAME AT Cncss.—The match which has been for some time pending between Leeds and Liver pool, has at length ,terminated in favour of the Leeds players. THE THEATRES. DRURY-LANE.---Mr. BOOTH made his second appearance last night at this Theatre. The cha racter that he assumed was Richard the Third. There is a natural resemblance between him and Mr. KEAN in size and general figure, and this resemblance seems to be the consequence of an apparent studious imitation. It appears now that Mr. BOOTH is as anxious to divest himself of all resemblance to Mr. KEAN as he was be fore to acquire a similitude ; but habit is not easily subdued, and, " Willy nilly," Mr. Boom is still in a great measure another Mr. KEAN. As we never joined the specious popular cry in favour of Mr. KEAN, and never was one of his admirers, we must confine our praise of Mr. BOOTIE to the exertions of his ori ginal powers. He was cold last night in the earlier scenes, no doubt for the purpose of re serving his strength to exert it on the more trying occasions towards the conclusion. We saw no thing in his performance to call for elaborate ex amination, and still less for much commendation. He is an actor, in our opinion, possessing more spirit than judgment ; but much allowance must be made for an actor who assumes a part that has been hackneyed in the public eye and ear, and therefore cannot be expected to make a strong impression. To do justice to Mr. BOOTH, it may be fairly observed, that if he is not cal culated to satisfy the critical few, and very few there are, he is well qualified• to gratify a mixed audience, and therefore may well pass muster with the Public at large. The rest of the cha racters were supported by performers who have often been seen in the same characters, and there fore call for no additional comment. CovENT-GAnnEN.—The excellent and divert ing old Comedy of A Wife Never Vexed, or The Widow of Cornhill, was the dramatic treat of last night. The only novelty in the performance was the appearance of Mr. WA ROE in the cha racter of the Elder Foster. Mr. WAttnE had the disadvantage of following Mr. YOUNG, a judi cious and justly popular actor, whose judgment, practice, and knowledge of life enabled him to give theatrical precision to the design of the au thor, and the merit of his performance is too re cent in recollection to be easily effaced. Con tending with the just conception and established form which Mr. YOUNG had given to the charac ter in question, Mr.WARDE made a very respect able stand, and deserved the applause that awaited him. The Comedy is so well supported by Mr. KESIBLE, as well as by Messrs. EGER TON, BLANCHARD, Miss LACY, and Miss CHES. .TER, that it will most probably be soon repre sented again, and then we shall have a better opportunity of forming a due estimate of the merits of Mr. WARDE. ANECDOTES, &c. REMARKABLE DAY.—This is remarkable as the anniversary of the battle of Hastings, 1066 for Lialiol, King of Scotland, appearing to a sum mons, and pleading his own cause in Westminster Hall, 1293—0 f the birth of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, 1641—the death of John Henley, the orator, 1756—0 f a great earth quake at Cephalonia, 1767—and of the tombs of the Kings of France, in the Abbey of Saint Denys, being ordered to be destroyed, 1793. FREDERICK THE GREAT.—The town of Gris senbaeh having been burnt to the ground, Frede rick rebuilt it at his own expence. When a de putation of the inhabitants thanked him for his benevolence, he replied, " You have no reason to thank is my dutS% to assist my subjects ; for no other purpose am I King." A DELCH ISA, the wife of Sic Ann, Prince of Beneventum, was perceived by a man as she was stepping out of her bath. Determined that the noblest dameS in the city should share the shame she felt, she invited them all to 'her palace, under pretext of a bath, and when they were all as sembled, caused their garments to be cut off from above the waist downwards, and in this distressing situation, they were, by her orders, led publicly through the city. The inhabitants, justly indignant at this outrage, rose up against Sicard and Adelchisa, and expelled them both from their city.—ls it not singular that shame should have suggested a vengeance so con trary to modesty in its nature?—True modesty must respect that of others as much as it respects itself. FATHER II A RDOUI N, a celebrated Jesuit, broached the singular opinion that the whole of the works ge nerally attributed to anci , nt writers were forged by monks, who assumed the names of Homer, Plato, Aristotle, Plutarch, Tertullian, Augustine, &c. MARIA THERESA secured the allegiance of the Hungarians, after they had struggled for two centuries to throw off the Austrian yoke, by volunteering to take the following oath :—" if I, or any of my successors, shall at any time in fringe upon your privileges, by virtue of this promise, you and your descendants shall be allowed to defend yourselves, and shall not be treated as rebels." At a PARLIAMENT held at WESTMINSTER, OD Monday in Easter week, in the 15th of EDWARD 111., it was ' ordered that the Chancellor, and all other great officers, be cho sen in Parliament, and that men of evil fame be removed. In the 10th of Richard 11., the Commons compelled the King to re move the then Chancellor, Sir Michael de la Poole, without waiting for judgment upon impeachment. The Commons arc happily now a_days more courteous to our Chancellors. LAUGHABLE ANECDOTE.—DROY, a Genevian mechanic, once constructed a clock which was capable of the following surprising movement. There were seen on it a negro, a dog, and a shepherd : when the clock struck, the shepherd -played six tunes on hiS flute ; and the dog,as if delighted with the music, jumped up and fawned upon him. This musical machine was exhibited to the King of Spain, who was much struck with its musical powers. "The playful gentleness of my dog,"saidDroy, " is his least merit ; if your Majesty will be pleased to touch one of the apples which are in the shepherd's basket, you will admire his fidelity." The King took an apple, and the dog, in a mu sical tone, barked so loud, that the King's dog in the room be gan also to bark. At this the attendant courtiers, not doubting that the whole was a musical witchcraft, immediately left the room, crossing themselves as they hurried out. THE DAUPIIIN expired in 1765, at Fontaine ' bleau, in an apartment which overlooked the court-yard, in which the equipages were preparing to convey away the Royal Family the moment after he had breated his last. Not atfirst re collecting this point of etiquette, he asked what occasioned all that trampling of horses. He was answered, as the most ready evasion, that it was soldiers changing quarters. He then only smiled, without speaking ; but some broth being brought to him, in that quantity which was then the mode of preparation in France, he said, on size of the bowl that contained it, 44 If thoae gentlemen are to wait. till I have drank all this, I fear they will be tired." RE-BUILDING OF SAINT PAUL'S AT ROME.—Our readers will recollect that this Church (one of the oldest Chris tian Temples in Rome) was burnt down not many months back. Cardinal Somaglia, the Dean of the Sacred College, Pre sident of the Commission for re-building this Church , has lately sent a begging letter to all the Ambassadors and other Diplo. matic Agents at Rome, telling them that his Holiness will re ceive with pleasure, all the gifts from the faithful of different parts of the globe, for the re-building of the Church ; b u t th at no alteration is to be made in the plan , exce p t such as t he Academy of Saint Luc shall find necessary. THE KING. HIS MAJESTY will have a large and grand dinner party to dine with him at Windsor, to-morrow, to meet the distin guished Russian foreigners, &c. now in this country. It is confidently expected that the Duke of Cumberland, and the Prussian Prince, by whom his Royal Highness is accompa nied from Paris, will arrive, so as to be enabled to attend the splendid dinner at Windsor Cottage on Saturday.—His Ma jesty, according to all that is known about Windsor, is by no means likely to visit Brighton this autumn. The Pavilion would occupy much . time to get it ready for the King, and no express orders have been given on the subject of getting it ready for his Majesty's reception. DEPARTURES FROM TOWN, &c. The Marquis of Tavistock, for Woburn Abbey ; Count Wo ronzow, for Wilton House, Wilts ; Lord Melburne, for Pan ranger; Lord and Lady William Russell, for Roehampton. From the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street—Chas. Taylor, Esq. M.P. for Herts. From the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn-street— Sir Richard and Lady Wrolseley, for Cheltenham ; Uvedale Price, Esq. for Oxford. From the London Hotel, Albemarle street—The Earl and Countess of Longford and family, for Pakenham Hall, Westmeath. From the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington-street—Captain and Mr. Norman, for the Con tinent. From Long's Hotel, Bond-street—Mr. and Mrs. Har ris, for Cambridgeshire ; J. Floyd, Esq. for Brighton ; Wil liam Jenkins, Esq. for Oxford. ARRIVALS IN TOWN. • Mark Davis, Esq. from Hants ; Sir George Wsrrender, Bart. from Bucks. At the Burlington Hotel—General and Mr. Grant, from a tour ; Mr. and Mrs. Alexander and family, from Kent.—At Lon; 'a Hotel—Cadogan Best, Esq. from Ramsgate. Prince Leopold arrived at Marlborough House yesterday af ternoon about five o'clock from Claremont. The Duke of York in•pected the works of his new residence, in Stable-yard, St. James's Palace, yesterday afternoon. The Marquess and Marchioness of Lansdown are going to Paris, to join their friends Lord and Lady Holland, who have been in that gay city for some time. Sir E. Nagle is in town, but returns to his Majesty at Wind sor to day or to-morrow. The Marquis of Titchfield has arrived at Welbeck, Notts, from a tour. • • Lord and Lady George Lennox have arrived at their seat, Malcohne, Sussex, from Ramsgate. The Derby Musical Festival terminated . on Friday with a ball, which was very fashionably attended. We understand, however, that the net amount produced by the festival for the funds of the Infirmary will not exceed 700/., including three liberal donations of 50 guineas each from Madame Caradori, Miss Stephens, and Miss Wilkinson. Mits. COUTTS.—This lady and suite, accompanied by his Grace the Duke of St. Albans, arrived at the George Inn, in Leek, about five o'clock on Saturday evening. During their stay, they honoured Richard Gaunt, Esq. with•ct visit, and took their departure about seven o'clock the same evening for Eaton Hall, the seat of Sir Edmund Antrobus, where they will remain a few days, and then proceed on their way to Scotland. A merry peal upon the bells was rung on the occasion. —(Manchester Mercury.) BERKIWIPSTEAD CLun.—The balls given by the Berk hampstead Club commenced on Monday night at the King's Arms, and occasioned a most numerous meeting of the No bility and Gentry of the county. The Stewards appointed by the Club were, Sir John Sebright, Bart. M.P., and James Gordon, Esq. M.P., who, it is almost unnecessary to add, did ample justice to their appointment. About half-past ten danc ing commenced, and the first quadrille was led off by the ,Marchioness of Salisbury and Mr. Gordon. The music was from one of Rossini's operas, and when we add that the per formers were Mr. Payne himself, with his whole band, there cannot be a doubt of that department having given the greatest satisfaction. The party, which consisted of 150, did not separate till a very late hour, and the separation was attended with many expressions of regret, followed by many wishes for another, and an early meeting on a similar occasion. Besides the :Mar quis and Marchioness of Salisbury, we noticed the Lord Lieutenant of the County and the Countess of %Temkin.— The Hon. the Misses Grimstone, Lord and Lady Dacre, Sir John Sebright, Bart. M.P. and family, with a large party ; Mr. and Mrs. Darien and family ; the Honourable William Lamb, M.P., Mrs. Pechell and family, Mr. Whitbread, ALP., and family ; Mr. anti Mrs. Moore Halsey and family, the Members for the Borough, and a numerous assemblage of naval and military officers, amongst the latter we noticed many of the Blues," who returned to Knightsbridge immediately after the ball. LADY COCTIRANE..—III August, 1822, we re collect encountering on the top of a mail-coach, an honest sailor who had just returned from South America, where he had serv ed in the same ship with Lord Cochrane. The talents of his commander, and the irrepressible spirit of his eldest boY, who could not he prevailed on to remain below when any thing par tieular was going forward, were favourite topics with our fel low-traveller; and in, speaking of Lady Cochrane, he men tioned the following instance of fortitude, as a circumstance that admitted of no doubt. In travelling from Lima to its sea port Callao, a robber appeared, and with many threats demand. ed her money, and though her servant was well armed, his Peruvian blood was so chilled and congealed by fear, that he was on the ♦ery point of betraying his, mistress, when her ladyship snatched a pistol from his hand, and shot the villain through the head. The story may appear improbable, but from the way the man told it, we have no doubt whatever of its truth ; and we may here add, that notwithstanding the very active life which Lord Cochrane led in South America, he contrived to pick up many curiosities of great rarity and intrin sic value. One of these—the dagger of Montezuma, beauti fully wrought, and inlaid with gold—he lately presented to Sir Walter Scott, who, however, deservedly, has a wonderful luck in procuring similar valuable gifts, and whose collection of curiosities will soon be the richest in the whole country.— (Dumfries Courier.) NOVEL TRICK. — An ingenious system of pil fering little articles from the shops in the New cut, Lambeth, has been latterly practised with considerable success by a party of boys.— The scheme is novel, and an exposure of it may prevent tradesmen from being sufferers by it. The shop intended to be made the scene of depredations is first surveyed by the lads, and if a favourable opportunity present it self, one of them throws into the shop a lighted squib, whilst another of his companionsoaking advantage of the proprietor's attention being en gaged in putting out the squib, runs off with any article that may be portable and conveniently placed for carrying out. A few days ago, a small shop in an obscure street, not far from the Coburg Theatre, had nearly taken fire through a squib thus thrown into it ; and on Tuesday night, a boy, named Gardener, was taken into custody by Glover, a Bow-street patrol, for throwing a lighted squid into an eating-house, kept by a Mrs, Parrott. The boy was fined 20s. by Mr. Swabey, the presiding Magistrate, at Union- Hall, on the offence being proved. Yesterday,about 12 o'clock, as Mr. BOYCOTT, one of the partners of the house of Messrs. Ro gers, Towgood, and Co., of St. Clement's-lane, Lombard-street, was passing through the Strand, near the Adelphi Theatre, with a great amount of property in his possession, he was suddenly seized with an epileptic fit, and dropped sense less a midst the crowd. Fortunately Mr. Vaughan, of the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, had the pre sence of mind to have him conveyed to the Wine Vaults adjoining, where every attention was paid the gentleman ; Mr. Vaughan then saw him safe to his friends, and had the pleasure of receiving their thanks for his attentions. ,-, ; , ":) 4 1' 2 ' • ' l -, ) ~. z . li ( - -J- .), / , " iii \7 .,: i-,-A .A,t it vi: , ;',--, r...i • , t •- •e:.,;,, , ,,,- ~.. , c . . \.\ ,0: f vt - :e.. ::: : \ * A) '. VI; . 11. TI ---- 01 . .2 l',/,‘• i 1, MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DovEn, Ocr. 13.—Arrived his Majesty's Packet Fury, Captain Hamilton, from Calais, having on board his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, &c. DEAL, OCT. 13.—Wind W.N.W.—The four-masted ship Baron of Renfrew, passed through the • Downs about noon in. tow of two steam vessels ; she is reported to be full of water,. and will proceed for the River round the Long Sand, and up Swin. Came down from the River the Fortitude-Increased, Manning; and Shepherd, Train, for St. Kitts; Perfection,. Nicholas, for Rio ; Clyde, Munro, for India ' • Prince Regent, Lamb, for New South Wales. The outward-bound have all sailed, except the Apollo for Gibraltar ; Perfection, for Rio ; and the Prince Regent, for New South Wales; the latter vessel is now (5 p. m.) laying too. Po irr smouTri, OcT. 13.—Wind W.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Glasgow for Sheerness and Petersburgh. The Catherine, ISPlntosh, for Calcutta, brought up at St. Helens last night, and sailed again this morning. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 12.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived the Bustler, Carboyle, from Labrador; Minerva, Dale, from Nor. folk ; Charles M'Carthy, Friend, from Demerara. FALAIOUTH, OCT. 12.—Wind S.S.W.—Sailed hiA. Ma jesty's ship Tweed, for Halifax; Goldfinch packet,• for Bra zils; Margaret, Johnson, St. John's, N.B. ; Laurel, Hurry, Mediterranean; Rapid, Rosewell, Naples; Amity, Richards, Leghorn ; Margaret, Bocoman, Lisbon ; and Fanny Voax, Lester, Oporto. COWES., OCT. 13.--Arrived the Hope, Rider, from Ma tanzas, in 49 days. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 12.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived the Har ton, Hill, from Demerara ; Franklin, Hardy, Savannah ; Rose, Johnson, and Dorset, Gibson, from Miramichi. Arrived at Cork the Dnke of York, Finlayson, from Jamaica. Arrived off Dartmonth the Constitution, Crosbie, from Ja maica. DAVIS' STRAITS FISHERY. The following account of the above Fishery was this morn ing received at Lloyds : ]Extract of a Letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Peterhead, dated 10th October.] The Enterprize, Hogg, from' Davis' Straits, arrived here this evening, and brings the following accounts (from memory,) reports that the result of the Fishery, as far as he could learn, was as follows, viz., fifteen ships nearly full, seven or eight with about 100 tons of oil, ten ships clean ; the rest with one, two, and three fish. Captain Hogg left the Fishery seventeen days ago, and thinks there js no chance for further success. • London Ship—Rockwood, Lawson, 6 fish. Hull Ships—Alfred, Johnson, 4 fish ; Andrew Marvel, He don, 110 tons ; Ariel, Watson, nearly full ; Brunswick, Blyth, ditto; Cato, Kitchingman, clean; Cicero, Lee, well fished; Comet, Newham, ditto; Ellison, Spence (early) , 4 fish ' • Ex mouth, Munro, 10 ditto; Harmony, Sawyer, well fished ;Jane, Maddison (early), 3 ; Progress, Manger, 1 fish ; Swan, Dring, 6 ditto; William, Hawking, I ditto. Peterhead Ships—Active, Gray, 7 fish ; Alpheus, Duncan, clean ; Dexterity, Itobertson, 3 fish ; Eclipse, Sutter, 3 ditto ; Enterprise, Hogg, 5 ditto, arrived ; Gleaner, Shand, 2 ditto ; Hannibal, Birnie, 3 ditto ; Hope, Vollum, 3 ditto ; Jean, Minto, fished; Resolution, Phillip, 1 fish; Traveller, Hutchin son, 6 ditto ; Union, Mackie, 3 or 4 ditto. Berwick Ship—Lively, —, lost. Leith Ships—Baffin, Marr, 10 fish • Home Castle, Wallace, 3 ditto ; Success, Thomson, lost; William and Ann, Walz, 3 fish. Kirkaldy Ships—Caledonia, Todd, 10 fish ; Earl Percy, Da vison, 2 ditto ; Rambler, Thomas, 2 ditto. Dundee Ships--Achilles, Valentine, 7 fish ; Estridge, Deackars, lost. Montrose Ships—Eliza Swan, Brown, clean; Spencer, Keith, 3 fish. Aberdeen Ships—Alexander, Armstrong, 9 fish ; Bon Ac cord, Parton, 5 ditto; Dee, Cook, 6 ditto ; I)on, Brown, lost ;: Elenrietta., Small, 3 fish ; Hercules, Fairburn, 3 ditto ; Illi(i -dleton, Cargill, clean; Middleton, Reed, nearly full; St. An drew, Newton, 2 fish. WEYIIILL FAIR, OcT. 13. This grand annual Mart commenced with the SHEEP FAIR on Monday last; more sheep were penned than for many years past, and although they did not produce the same high prices as at Appleshaw Fair, yet the best lots ave raged full 3s. per head advance on the value of last year. The scarcity of NEW HOPS created much bustle; the quan tity pitched was not above a twentieth part of that of last year, yet the number and anxiety of the purchasers were more than could be expected ; the sellers remained so firm to their prices, that few samples were drawn till Wednesday afternoon, when a brisk sale commenced, and by dusk about half the ne-,v hops Were sold. The SUSSEX Hors were, as we anticipated last year, more in demand than ever, the increased care taken in the drying and picking, and the various changes in the plants, have been completely successful, and removed the prejudices that formerly. e':isted. Some very fine samples were produced, and com manded prices nearly equal with those of Bently, Alton, &c. As under may be quoted the prices of Wednesday : New Farnham - £2B to 31 per cwti Hants Sussex Kent . 23 to 25 20 to 23 21 to 23 The HORSE FAIR displayed some very fine Hunters; strong, , ; blood, bony horses for carriage-work of every description, were mach in demand, and but a very short supply. Some of the Foreign Cart Horses made their appearance, but did not rric.et any sale; the first-rate judges complain of their want of sym metry and proportion, and the deficiency of strength in the loins and hind quarters, for which the English breed is so jusly celebrated. Cart Colts fully maintain the late high prices, 150 guineas was offered for three two-year old Colts,. but refused. For inferior Horses no sale whatt.wr. - - LONDON MARKETS, &c. CORN EXCHANGE, OcT. 14. The suppliesoineatTy. all sorts of Grain are increasing, and more vessels being at hand, our buyers purchase with great reluctance. Wheat remains as quoted on Monday. Barley is very dull, as there is much apprehension of tl,c ports open for this article. Beans and Pease are unaltered. Oats of goc'd quality find buyers at last quotations, other sorts are cull. - In Flour no alteration. A nntvALs—English Wheat,. 3,300 ; Barley, 1,650 ; Oats. 7,700 ; Irish Oats, 3,900 ; Foreign Barley, 1,400 ; Oats, , 31,:0 quarters ; Flour, 6,700 sacks. SMITHFIELD MARKET, Qc•r. 14. The following is an accurate Report•o£ the numbers and prices at Smithfield Market this morning:— CATTLE AT MARKET Beasts —.- 810 I Sheep Calves To sink the Offal, per stone of 81b. Beef 4s 4d to 5s 2d I Veal ss 6d to Rs 2d Mutton 4s 6cl to 5s 2d I Pork Lamb Os Od to Os Od. _ Hay AND STRAW, PER LOAD. ,_. ._ Hay £3 0 to £5 0 0 Clover £4 Os to £5 15s Straw £1 16s to .1:2 2s. A CAUTION TO THOSE WHO LET APARTMENTS. —A man genteely attired, and apparently about 30 years of age, called a few days since in the neighbourhood of Bermondsey to look at apart ments, and which he engaged, stating that he want ed them for a mother and sister who were coming frnm the country, tendering at the same time a so vereign to receive back 10s. in silver (being for earnest-money), giving his name Spence, with► a reference to a respectable house in the High street, Borough, and promising to call again in two or three days. On application to the referee no such person was known, and the sovereign which be left and received the 10s. in change proved, on re-examination to be a counter feit and not worth 6d. It is suspected others in the neighbourhood have been defrauded in a similar manner. The Society of Arts has rewarded an ingeni ous carpenter, named Gladwin, for the invention of a plane, which he has constructed so as to answer all the purposes of the jack plane, the panel plane, the smoothing plane, and the moulding plane. AN IMPUDENT TmEr.—Yesterday afternon, a fellow entered the shop of Mr. Ronixsoar, writing-desk ma.. nufacturer, Dorrington-streets Clerkenwell, and deliberately took a desk from out of the window and walked off with it under his arm. He was pursued up the King's-road, when Ile dropped the desk, but was taken and conveyed SP a place confinement..