The Sun. — London, England, 1825-12-13 00:00:00

p "nstitutional Ad‘i...ers. Foreign aid has I cl 'tea ttl 'Pen sought for by _political partits in , 11 ! 3 e kingdoms, but has been as, often defeat luid, let the Catholics remember, that lic ordiug t o Saint WILLIAM COBEETT, CaILIO- C Ilngla u d un i te d, i n the days of ErazAntYrn, 4 i llth. tw :r it Protestant banner, to expel the Catholic i ii ° l l, because supported by Foreign Powers ; eq ranch rather would Protestant England 4 44 . the days of GEORGE 11r. to prevent iv-int ro d uc ti o d o f C a tholicism, under similar 411 Pie„. FRANKFORT, DEC. 5. great,chano;es which sometimes take place among the ne t s in 1. uroPc sometimes affdrd a key to the politics of k ty 4 3: ' and it i s not surprising that people are at this moment '4l4 ll , 4 l'neive to what takes place in the higher branches of the •of different governments. Prussia has now at th e • of its War Department Field Marshal Greistnou, call whO w h as cief of the staff of the PrusSian army in ,and lfls. of whom it was said at that time he was Gene '44! the* (pc.r7-3 of that army, and Blucher Getieral of the Ite r 1 . 18 . 'fire Kintr of Prussia has also appointed. Mtn jllini or Foreign A:Fairs, a nomination which perfectly shows I t raract ,, r of the Prussian Government. Rep,;,'nstria the celebrated Count Bellegarde chief of he war 1 4 `anent wh o during the Imperial Government - in=; France tc 'te; °7l ellar',~ed with that immense burden has beednllowed t.e t). "• , and - his successor is the . Prince of Hohenlohe flechin ‘4;7llo is to be an intimate friend of Prince Megernicli. ifp„est)e.eially exercises the sagacity of observers is the feinoval - N,:,,'nne Esterhazy from London to Paris,'andhia bekngspe-f bY Coudt Apponey, who has been long at Rorne, and ±t 4 4 tely sent 'by - Prinee.Metternich on a mission to Naph,s. (, ai l e ites surprise that Prince Esterhazy, who is fond of Lon tt,,t' 4 nd enjoys faVour of George IV., and .who has enrich ecl hiinself to retain the Embassy at London, should hg th ;l (. , i ) kl to give up the . post which he prefers. It is affirnted tey. 4 , i n,ce Metternich feels the necessity of . leaving at Paris a.. did f' n ,T ) iernan who being very opulent, might live on a splen- S L l , n g andbeini , initiated in the diplomacy of the Britsh.ca/ At e e o ':' - ' l f4l:t on occasion be employed between .London aaal Paris. tt erts „ . Count Apponey, he unites all the - qualificationcof a Oid -111 Nobleman and an experienced Statesman ; he enjoys, 4") the friendship of the Cardinal, Secretary of State at K eit:' and may thus interfere with effect in the affairs of the "de - %,; . '" in Ireland, in which Leo XII. is said to have solicited ~, i tut - t l , ) l 3 o rt of Austria. This latter circumstance explains how ~,4 4 1 APponey, after being employed in secondary , Missions, 1 4tt, t en raised at once to the first Embassy in Europe. In aikhAusiria could not find a..peison better calcidated to fill til t ;, Post.. •in delicate circumstances, and at a mo ment when Altr ra ' i Y of Rom e acts such a ghat part the diplomacy of l hol a • 4 °l)e. 4 th 5 3 1 : 3 7 . 13 , Am, DEC. 9.—Exchange on London, 40.; two elated for PORTER -BREwEns,,We have seen it fOr some time past in several of the public hr ~ . " B th a t a part y o f Capitalists had determined l' r en uutneneing a large con cern in the above trade 0 10 111 purpose of opposing the existing mo no p ol y , ti e d from the immense consumption of t he article, of ,Present price, the knon ledge and influence individuals, no 'doubt could be enter. of th e - suc cess of the . undertaking, and nettif any thing would jus:ify a coin -I)'wlY it would •be in the man ufacture of a 4 er age of great importance to the poorer classes 11)" ( loy,ii, hen capital to any extent c ould b e ern. h p - Ye.(. 1 5 and if properly arranged, the greater the 1 4 4 'her o f persons interested the more they could 4 fit th e esta bli s hment. . We well recollect it .171'‘'ith these views that the Golden -laneßre w er y f a it c ommenced with a capital of 350,0001. and tif: t he purpose of securing space for a business iq „ magnitude nearly 200,000/.,was expended t heir Freehold Brewery, strange to say, from (4 11 :," with which w-e are unacquainted, the value ti l4 l4 'se shares have remained for some years in 41 4 1 14 :ice current list,. s tationary at SE. the 5 0 /. th - i c' l - the go/. lt.is worthy of remark, that at prie"tiloblic meeting of the Golden-trite Pro mit was stated' t hat they were anxious to Ni °l)t" improved management, enlarged capital, In crPased trade ; surely there must then be a 4 1(1. for an advantageous speculation. • Ro,''-`ala I...OTTINGII.AII arrived yesterday, at the fr: e igti Office in Downing-street,withdispatches - 5 P• , 44 ord Strangford, at St. Petershurgh. ``,*•c`tract of a letter from Jalapa, datecfOct.4: de 1.47" 1 Y news I can give you is, that the Castle of St. Juan ,I 4t 1 1`x`, so 10n,, , n held by the Spaniards, - opposite Vera Cruz, wi likely to yield, and that very soon, as the time is gone t et s , I h e, ll the ilaual supplies were thrown in, and a 'greater naval k e ki i ,, i °ekades the place than all the Spanish ships in these seas 0 34 -4 , 3 ibly centend with. Proposals have already been made 3 1 1 1 if t . ,7 o vernor o ' f the castle, but they were, I believe, rejected; L'ecl t ,ue Mexicans continue to refuse to come to terms, in six t 'etie n ul two months at farthest the garrison must yield at dis. ver„ • The country is perfectly quiet at present, and has -i t i•Peara nce o f being completely settled." 1 0 '1 It Es EN T ATIVE PEERAGE .OF IRELAND: f l o l vot esit yi . Lo :.—Lord Farnham, 40 ; Lord Mountcashel , 37 ; Lord Farnham,_ 3. Peers whet voted yesterday • Alounteashel :—The Earl of Moira and Viscount 'he z ;`°n• Lord Farnham has got no vote since Tuesday last. are 26 Peers yet to vote.—(Dublin Register, 3 uer, • „ c°lt iniercialletter, dated Saint Petersburgh, 12th Novem • -I Y-'—Th e navigation closed at Archangel on the 25th of flab} e ,,_e . g month. On the whole, trade had been carried t. With considerable briskness this year. The export o ' 0 (1 4 ,.. 5 .. 15 5,333 poods—of tallow 114,309 poods—of iron 44,197 I Lteri t , and of linseed 73,053 poods. In the most southern co °f the FmPire the harvest this year had turned out Asothluetive that the ' rice of grain had fallen very low.- 3 41 1 ark li a n h t% from' the Ukraine speak of the weather as being re -1;41447 rnild : here in Saint Petersburgh we have been de y faith rain for the last three or four weeks, accompanied k e klful gales of wind from the westward. in e ° lt Dl SG (IA CEFUL and INIQUITOUS AFFAIR t in th is Advertiser of Saturday last) . was brought to tl lat s llB City on Friday morning last, when 1 was discover ,3lka 1 ., 0 „ Isaac Robson who, for the last six or seven years, I l e Pre e ' t e l ",, e _ted one of the Principalscho.ols in Durham, had, on t ,`;ing evening, deserted his wife and six children (the • riled with years old and the youngest three months), anti b t- u e , h . sot i l l e th r the d.sughter of a respectable . tradesman. Three of I, 3 of the unfortunate victim of . his . seduction were fi e ttin nobson' s^hool and through this circumstance - he e n n , , %t an unfrequent visitor at the house of their fa . ther. k - ° I , wou . / I there, of course, occur, when lie might, i?ttile4 t i e , ll sPicion pt.tosecute his unhallowed suit, and that he th ht : k l anself of'tli - "in there can now be no doubt; for certain it h ' e tlia;" a 3 . Parti"- qt - iiqed their respective homes on Thursday .tB t ' abozit the same time, and that persons et, their description were traced first to Chestersle- Iva rtis fc''ere they took a cluise for Newcastle, and after . 7 -1 l'a t ,Y ° , 1 1 : 11 the latter place to llexhani, probably on their. ill t he western coast to take shipping for America.— 'hoi ht s t,ress thus inflicted on tha wife and family of Robson, 11 e 'eft Penn less and on the parents of the partner of • /41,111illit, may b e 'better imagined. than described:-but the °I the man (and sorry are we to speak thus of a person t aut a o l f b ,-,ut few ' da ago looked upon as a reipectableinha • h D urham) does not end here, for he had taken in' all Proved themselves his best friends, some of them to a traza -° ‘-ult, and has left behind him considerable debts due ilia N l ee . t e aO n and others, who were induced frona his seeming hou ility to give him credit to an almost unlimited . extent. efs 4 th an Was entered by bailiffs on Saturday morning, and no ; ‘ -ec % - • ° eleven different persons were in possession of his - "htlte .I, I Y on that day. A subscription has been opened by a rn n a a n individuals . . for the immediate relief of Mrs. aU hßc r i bo. her children, and nearly 601. has been already 3 , a r e of „ -‘ I " we are going to press we hear that a , st 4 ve 1 ,, t ery alarming description is raging in the Liberty. Morn i ng k r Saturday.) tW n • tt oTHscumn's clerk who absconded with 'ltehons of francs in his possession, has been • nded within 10 miles of Paris, THE THEATRE. DatittY-LANn.—A new candidate for theatri cal honours last night made his first appearance in the character of Skylock. This candidate is said to he Mr. PitiEsT, the landlord of . a respect able tavern in Maiden-lane, Covent-garden. The dress of Sky/ock, his heard, &c. precluded us from forming a conception of his age, but from. the strength of his voice, and the energy of his manner, when exertion was demanded, we should take him to be in the prime of life. His stature is about the middle height, his features are regu lar, and capable of expression. His voice is clear, well-toned, and powerful. Ilis conception of the character indicated good sense, observation, and . reflection, and his performance altogether was very creditable to his judgment and talents. We have had many Skylocks from the time of MAcic - inclusive, and though we have certainly never seen his equal in the part, we can confi dently say that Mr. PUIEsT has a right to stand high among his successors. Mr.PragsT, whom we never saw or heard of. till yesterday, appeared to us to be capable of obtaining Wellsmerited reputation as an actor, and we think that most of the Morning Papers do not speak of his performance with due candour and justice. •At tows we thought that Mr. PRIEST was too .vellithient in pas - Sages that do not require a vi0,.10 ,. 10 expression, but remembring the text, the unprovoked insults and injuries which Skylock had received from the mild Antonio, the deser tiOn of his daughter, her theft of his property, pd the alleged folly of . her disposing of the (most valuable part of it, the expense attending the pursuit of it, &c. considering too that a "Jew has organs, passions," and a disposition to re venge, under his accumulated sufferings, it would be absurd to suppose that he should not express his feeli_ngs with vehemence when circumstances call them forth. We shall not trace Mr. PatEsT through every scene, but content ourselves with declaring that we attentively watched his acting, that we saw no misconception of the text, and that in our opinion he displayed a full knowledge of the character, and supported it with judgment, feeling,and energy. - Ile received much applause through the whole of his performance ; and the audience was evidently not a packed jury of private friends, for when a solitary hiss once or twice was heard, it was repelled by the general voice, warmly exerted in his favour.— The Play was followed by the Farce of Giovanni in London, in which Miss CUBITT for the first time (we believe) acquitted herself with great spirit, and sung with great skill, in the gallant hero of the piece. • COTENT.GARDEN.— The new' Play of The Three Strangers was again represented last night at this Theatre. It has undergone several altera tions and judicious omissions, and the consequence was an improved general effect. There are many passages in this Play marked by poetical spirit, and the scope which the whole affords for good and varied acting, and that acting being generally excellent, give it strong pretensions to public favour. Mr. C. KEMBLK, Mr. WARInE, Mr. COOPER, Mr. EGERTON, and Mr. BART LEY, jointly and severally exerted themselves with great zeal and adequate effect. We per ceive on reperusing - the account which we yes terday gave of this play, that we fell into some mistakes in our statement of the plot, and the reason is, that a recent perusal of Lord BYRoN's Werner, so forcibly blended the fable of both in our conceptions, as to prevent a due discrimina tion, but the mistakes were of a very slight de scription. THE LORD CHANCELLOR. (From the Inverness Courier, Dec. 7.) Our readers will recollect, that at a General nieting•of the County of Ross, held upon the lath day of October, 1824, it was unanimously resolved, " That the thanks . of thii county be respectfully tendered to the Right Hon. John Earl of Eldon, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, for the eminent service he has rendered Scotland, by applying his great talents, and extensive legal knowledge, to the improvement of the forms under which the Law is administered in our Courts of Justice: a service forming a worthy sequel of that unbounded labour and painful anxiety bestowed, by him on the deci sion of cases in the Supreme Appellate Jurisdiction, which have justly endeared his name to the people of Scotland." To this highly complimentary Resolution, his Lordship was pleased, in a letter to Sir James Wernyss Mac kenzie, Bart., Member of Parliament for the County; to make the following Answer, which will be read with interest, now that the important judicial improvements alluded to, of which his Lordship was the active promoter, are come into active operation. " Monday, Nov: 1, 1824. " SIR— Upon _my return to town on Saturday last, I re ceived the favour of your letter, inclosing the Resolution of the Freeholders,' Commissioners of Supply. and Justices of the Peace of the County of Ross. " It cannot but be very gratifying to me to learn that in their opinion I have usefully assisted in the improvement of the Forms of Proceedings in the Courts of Justice in Scotland. 't' " Throughout the whole of the period in which 1 have had' the honour-to preside in the House of Lords, I have acted under a very painful apprehension that i n the ecision of matters, depending upon an accurate knowledge of the Law of Scotland (and which ought to be decided in strict conformity to that law), I might frequently fall into errors, prejudicial to the people of that country. To protect myself and them against the mis chiefs consequential upon such errors, I have (teemed it to be my indispensable duty to bestow upon the decision of Scotch cases all the labour and pains I could exert : and it is a great gratification to me to learn, that the County of Ross is pleased to record that I have anxiously endeavoured to discharge that great, but obvious duty. " I have the honour to be, with much respect. . " Sir, your' obliged Servant, " ELDON." Thif Canterbury Tales, from which Lord BYRON derived his play of WERNER, were written, we understand, by the late estimable Miss Soettia LEE, in conjunction with her surviving sister, Miss HARRIET LEE, but the particular story on %%Moll that tragedy was founded was written by the latter lady, to whom the public are indebted for the new play of The Three Straugers. Mr. M'A DAM is re-appointed General Sur veyor of the Bristol Turnpike Trust, at a salary . of 2501. per annum : 39 Commissioners voted for the re-appointment, and 25 against it. BREAD.--A few days ago, in a public company in Edinburgh, a conversation occurred as to the quality of bread in different parts of Scotland. One gentleman asserted, that Edinburgh produced the best bread ; a second gave the preference to Glasgow ; while a third insisted that better bread was made in Jedburgh than in either of these places. A bet was made, and to settle the question, the parties sent for and exhibited in presence of several Edinburgh bakers, a few loaves from each of the above places; when the judges, on examina tion, gave the preference decidedly to the Glas g o w bread. The I bet was readily paid by the losers. THE KING, &c. WINDSOR, DEC. 12.--Yesterday, notw:thstandi.:g the weather being very favourable and mild, his MAJESTY did not take his usual exercise, but confined himself to public busi ness, in his private study, nearly the *hole of the day.—ln the afternoon, previous to his Majesty going to dinner, one of the Messengers in attendance was forwarded from die Royal Lodge with dispatches fur the Home and Foreign Depart ments..--There being no new arrivals at the Royal Lodge, at a little after seven o'clock his Majesty honoured his distinguished attendants with his company to dinner—l-From his Majesty's desire in forwarding the improvements- carrying on at the Castle, it was yesterday (in consequence of the fineness of the weather) fully expected that Ilia Majesty would inspect the progress made since his last visit, but it is evident that his Majesty sacrifices all pleasure to that of pieblic business. BRIGHTON, DEC. 11.-The - . Duchess of. GLOUCESTER continues to enjoy- uninterrupted health with us. Like his Majesty and the Duke of York, her_Royal Highness loses no opportunity that presents 'itself of promoting the trading into , rests of the local inhabitants—the Bazaartitas been repeatedly visited, and at which the Duchess has sondiscended personally to make purchases.—This morning, her R 4 -al Highness, at. tended by Lady Charlotte Legge , was pres t at the morning service, at the Chapel Royal, io Prince's-place, where the R.ev. Dr. Butcher officiates; and, subsequently, took a carriage airing. The Duchess has been much in public during the last three days, and often, as a pedestrian, on the Level and Cliff promenades. The Countess of ilardwi4e visited the Duchess at her Palace residence en Friday ; the Earl of Hardwicke was honoured by an audience yesterday. • . DEPARTURES FROM TOWN, &c. The Duke of NortOlk, for Farnham ; Lord and Lady G. H. Cavendish, for Brighton; Mr. and Lady Catherine Cavendish, for Gorhambury, Hertfordshire; Sir .Joseph and the Misses Copley, for Hanwell Park ; the Lord Bislwp of Litchfield, for Eccles Hall Castle, Stafford, from a visit to his Diocese ; Co lonel Etheridge, from Southampton, for Bath ; Earl and Countess of Cassilis, and•the Ladies Kennedy, from Culzean Castle, Ayrshire, for. Newark Castle ; Sir ,Wm. Smith, Bart. from Essex, for Attle.borough Hall, Norfolk; Colonel and Mrs. Orde, from Buxton, for Bath From Warne's Hotel, Conduit-street--The riev. - J. Hamilton, - for Sussex ; J. B. Benny, Esq. for Leeds. From Warren's Hotel, Regent.street —The Rev. Humphrey Sibtliorpe and the 'Rev. Richard Sib thorpe and Mrs. Hawkins, for , LincolO. From Fenton's New Hotel, St. James's-street—Alex. Clutterbuck-,.Esq. for Scot land. . ,k, t, h, • ; ".. - , it , . 1 A 11r Ti j ( "4- '`*; ( ' 49 5 ' ~.^ '• 2 14 roi , r . N i fie=.- ,_ff VC, .... ~.i. ,4 1 t-.....;:. . ::, -4•,!:•ti.....,,;;;Wr '.i ''.s s...' f ; .. 0 ' ''' , 4,..' , kt*'"*l44 . 4::lo;•''' ly'./f4 . i .. 14 ' . . - 4 , 0 •': , — , ,„ t v . :,...t„., ~,.1 t A . _ - ---- ~-.. • ' 4 0 .. cl fl't 0. ARRIVALS IN TOWN. The Marquis and Marchioness of CholmOndeley, from Ches ter ; General Armstrong, from a tour ; Cidonel Cooke of .the Guards, from a tour ; Lady Elizaheth.Tuftnn, from a tour ; Mrs. Morris and family, from Hastings. - At the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street—The Marquis of Clatiricarde, from Sui sex ; the Hon. Mr. Frere, from ditto. At Read's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor-street—Wm. Hinde, Esq. and Miss Bulke ley, from Ellel Hall, Lincolnshire. At the Puiteney Hotel, Albemarle-street—Sir Wm..and Lady Ittunbold _and. family, from Paris. At the Waterloo Hotel, .lermyn-street—tivedale Prince, Esq. from Oxford. At Warne's Hotel—the Dowager Lady Shea and the' Misses Shea, from Lockleys, Hereford shire; Sir George and Lady Shee, - from Iludiford, Hants. HATLING ISLAND,. HANTS.—This delightful little Island has lately attracted the attention of the public, and no doubt will soon becomea place of much public resort for sea-bathing. Ths salubrity of the air, the beauty of the scenery, are alone recom menda,ions of a powerful nature, but its wide spreading sands make it one of the most desirable spots for bathing, and for enjoying tl:e refreshing breezes of the sea. The island is situated off the coast of J-lampshire, near to Portsmouth, and close to the town of .flavant. It is connected with that town by a fair and commodious bridge,' which Makes it accessible at all times and in all weathers. Several convenient houses have been already built, and more are now in a course of eree tian, so that by the spring' every accommodation that can be required will be at hand. The prosprctommanded by these . buildings is of a varied nature., The Isli 4 oe - \Tight forming a mo►t striking. object, whilst.iine noble and magnificent liar bour of Portsmouth, that store house of the naval grandeur of England,spreatis all its capabitftks and ail itaglory beforetheeye. Cumberland Fort and Spithead are conspicuous. A noble hotel ' and library will soon be added to the other conveniences of this eligible spot, which thus Seems destined speedily to rise from obscurity, and shine oneof the most fashionable Watering places on the coast. MASTER G. ASPULL'S FIRST CONCERT AT NEWCASTLE V PON-TYNE. We never recollect seeing such an overflow of company as attended the first Concert of this truly surprizing Musical Phenomenon, in the lesser Assembly Room here on the evening Of Thursday the Bth instant. Numbers went away from the utter impossibility of gaining admission. The performance took place under the especial patronage of Sir Matthew and Lady Ridley, and the Mayor of Newcastle (George Forster, Esq.) A Concerto by Czerny was first played by Master Aspull, in which are some of the most extraordinary passages that can be conceived or written for the Piano. These were executed with the utmost ease and self-possession, and with a fire and brilliancy of finger that astonished and delighted the auditory. The loudest, and long continued applause followed. The grand variations in " The Fall of Paris" were given with increased energy and vigour. Seldom if ever have we witnessed such a grand combined effect of precision, tone, and brilliancy. He concluded with an ex tempore fantasia, which seemed to be a comble to the astonishment and delight of the audience. Upon a well known local air being given to him, he produced, with the greatest facility, variations in every style—of great beauty and effect. We agree with a celebrated London Editor in con sidering him altogether without a rival—whether regard is had to the fertility of his imagination in the invention of ever changing ideas—or the ease and accuracy with which he treats the subject given to him. In addition to his stupendous powers on the pianoforte, Master Aspull sings with great judgment, sweetness, and expression.. A great deal more might be said, before even the outline of his extraordinary talents were de scribed. We never recollect an occasion where the expressive lines of the Poet could be more appositely quoted : " He play'd so sweetly, and so sweetly sung, . 1 That on each Note th' enraptur'd audience hung." Mr. Secretary Canning and Mrs. Canning, arrived in town yesterday, from Mr. Huskisson's seat, in Sussex. The Duke of Wellington arrived at the Royal Hotel, in Bir mingham, on Wednesday evening, and proceeded on to Ted desley Park, the seat of E. J. Lyttleton, Esq. M.P. The Duke of Wellington, it is said, has been appointed by the Court of Chancery one of the guardians of the children of his unfortunate niece, the late Mrs. Long Wellesley. Henry Hall, Esq.' the Mayor of Leeds, is elected President of the Leeds Pitt Club for their next anniversary. Mr. Tierney is returned to town with his health perfectly re novated. He was in the City yesterday, and it was remarked by his friends, that they never saw the Right Honourable Gen, tleman look better. Mr. Bayne yesterday afternoon drove his four-in-hand along Parliament-street, and over Westminster-bridge, towards the King's Bench. There was a gentleman on the box with him, and one on the roof ; and two grooms appeared in the dickey. The inside was empty. Mr. H. looked well, and appeared to be in good spirits. He drove slowly and cautiously. Mr. Lrsrrorr.The following certificate from Sir MATTHEW TIERNEY will explain the cause why this favourite Actor has not commenced his engagement; stibse quent accounts,- we are happy to hear, give promise of his first appearance early next week Sir Matthew Tierney has been consulted by Mr. Liston, whose state of health renders it imprudent for him to return to his professional duties at pre sent. .Sir Matthew is, however, of opinion, that a week or ten days will enable Mr. Liston. to resume his avocations at the Theatre. In the mean time, it is of great importance that Mr. Liston be kept tranquil and .quiet both in mind and body.— Brighton, Dec. 10, 1825." Mr. OWEN, of Lanark, is delivering Lectures at New York, on his schemes of equality and community of property. NOVEL EQUIPAGE.—An eccentric farmer, in the neighbourhood of St. Alban's, on the last market day, en tered the town in a car, drawn by four hogs, at a brisk trot, and drove to the Woolpack yard. A gentleman offered 501. for the concern as it stood, which was refused. ANECDOTES, &c. • " THE Two SHERIDANS" (says MICHAEL KELLY), " were supping with me one night after the Opera, at a period when Tom expected to get into Parliament." " I think, father," (said he), " that many men, who are called great patriots in 'the House of Commons, are great humbugs. For my Own part, if I get into Parliament I will pledge myself to no party, 'out write upon my forehead in legible characters, To be Let," and under that, Tom, (said his father) write Un furnished." CLEMENCY.-One day that CASIMIR 11. King of Poland, was at play with one of his Courtiers, the latter hav ing a run of ill luck, so far lost all command of himself, that I he gave the King a box on the ear. He was immediately sen t to prison, and condemned to lose his head ; but the King mag nanimously revoked the sentence, saying "I am not surpriz !, ed at the conduct of this gentleman, as he could not avenge himself on Fortune, he naturally did so upon his favourite. Besides, I alone am culpable in this matter ; for I ought not to encourage by. my example a pernicious habit which may oeca, sion the ruin of the nobility." A SURGEON when bleeding a French lady of quality, had the misfortune to open the artery in such a manner that the lady died in the course of a few days. In her will she had the generosity to bequeath an annuity of eight hundred I ivres a year to the disconsolate surgeon, not only, as she ex nresied it, to console him, but to put him in such a condition That be should no longer be obliged to handle the lancet. ROYAL ACADEMY . On Saturday, the 10th instant, being the Fifty-Seventh Anniversary of the Foundation of the Royal Academy of Arts, a General Assembly of the Academicians was held at their apartments in Somerset House, when the fol lowing distribution of premiums took place, viz.:— To Mr. JOHN WOOD, for the best Historical Painting, the Gold Meslal, and the Diseoursesolthe Presidents Reynolds and West' handsomely bound and inscribed. To Mr. JOSEPH DEARE, for the best groupe in Sculpture, the Gold Medal, and the Discourses of Reynolds and West. To. Mr. H. BASiETT, for the best Architectural Design, the Gold Medal, and the Discourses of Reynolds and West. To Mr. Tiros. WEnsrEtt, for the best copy made in the .Painting Scnool, the Silver Medal, and the Lectures of the Professors Barry, Opie, and Fuseli. To Mr. EDWARD FANCOURT, for a Copy. made in the Painting School, the Silver Medal. To Mr. JosErti'DEauE, for the best Model of an Aca demy Figure, the Silver medal. To Mr. SAMUEL IJOAT, for the best Architectural Drawing of the interior of St. Stephens, Wallaoolc the Silver Medal, and the Lectures of Barry, Opie , and Fuseli. . To Mr. Eva)t Wit.t.i.sms, for the best Drawing from the • Antique, the Silver Medal, and the Lectures of Opie and Fuseli. To Mr. STEPILEN CATTERSON Smyrir, for the next best Drawing from the Antique, the Silver Medal. To Mr. GEO HOE PRESBUnr, for the next best Drawing from the Antique, the Silver Medal. To Mr. .Tortw GALLAGUER, for the best Model from the Antique, the .Silver Medal, and the Lectures of Opie and Fuseli. _ _ 10 Mr. CONSTANTINE PANORMO, for the next best Model from the Antique, the Silver Medal. The distribution concluded with a short address by the Pre sident to the Candidates and other Students. The General Assembly afterwards proceeded to appoint Officers for the en suing year, when - Sir, THOMAS LAWRENCE was unanimously re-elected President. NEW COUNSIL—M. A. SHEE, J. JACKSON, J. FLAX MAN, and A. W. CALLCOTT, Esq. OLD COUNCIL—J. WYATVILLE, a JONES, A. E. CHALON, and T. Pirri.i.rrs, Esq. VISITORS in THE LIFE ACADEMY—NEW LIST—Wm. HILTON, A. E. Chalon, R. Westall, and R. Smirke, Esq.— OLD LIST—E. H. Baily, J. Flaxman, H. Howard, C. Jones, and T.,Stothard, Esq. 6 lo'isyroas IN THE .PAINTING SCHOOL—NEW LIST—W. ' Collins, 11. Howard, W. Hilton, and T. Stothard, Esq.— OLD LIST—J. 'Jackson, W. lidulready, M. A: 4hee, and J. M. W. Turner, Esqrs. AUDITORS RE-ELECTED—R. Westmacott, Ilulready, and J. Wyatville, Esqrs. •• The foregoing account of the last Meeting of the ROYAL ACADEMY, is more accurate than that which we inserted yesterday. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. • DEAL, DEC. 12.—Wind S.W. by S. light airs.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Sappho, Noaks, from Smyrna ; Mackinsen, of Liverpool, from Rio Janeiro. Came down from the River and remain, with the rest of the outward bonnd, the Itlagdalena, Horne, fOr Vera Cruz; :oriel, , for Sierra T.eone ; LitelyT - - Baxter; -for— Bordeaux ; Canilialton Park, Steel, for Jamaica ; Alert, Ellis ; for Prohelly ; Eleanor, Wil lianis, for Bristol ; and the Vincedor dos Santos, for Oporto. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 12.—Calm.—Sailed the Arab trans port for Deptford. FALstouTit, DEC. 11.—Wind N. light airs.—Arrivcd the Young Oliver, Mitchell, from Lisbon in 14 days. LIVERPOOL, Dgc.ll.—Calm.—Arrived the Donor, Decker, from Dantzic ; and Ann, Tullock, fom Hamhurgh. Off the Port the 'Three Sisters, 111`Auley, from Miramichi. Arrived off Dover the Diadem, Snell, from Smyrna ; and Endvmion, , from Miramichi. The Joseph, Yetts, from Petersburgh to Liverpool, has been abandoned at r;ea, and was off YarinOuth yesterday dismasted. The Three Brothers, Albert, from Rotterdam, was aban doned off the coast of Norfolk on Sunday, with 4 feet water in her hold. The Two Brothers, Olimans, from Aalfstadt to Hull, was on shore near Trusthorp on Thursday. SPORTING I N TELLEGENCE. STATE or Tim ODDS.-1 n Et lETTING-ROOM, DEC. 12, 22 to 1 agst Br. to Twatty 22 to 1 agst Zuleika r. 25 to 1 agst Sophist 30 to 1 agst Canvass 35 to 1 agst Br. to Cedric. 11 to 2 agst Monarch 12 to 1 agst Tredille e. 14 to 1 agst Bolivar 16 to 1 agst The General 20 to 1 agst Advance a. 20 to 1 agst Gramarie 13 to 1 agst Mignonette 8 to 1 agst Pawn 9 to 1 agst Moses 10 to 1 a ' s f. out of Master Henry's dam DONCASTEI 15 to 1 agat Bedlaniite 10 to 1 agst Crusader 17 to 1 agat Belzoni 20 to 1 agst Monarch KS. 15 to 1 agst Parasol 15 to I agst Elizabeth 16 to 1 agst 80-peep IfS to 1 agst Quadrille 20 to 1 agst Morel. ST. LEGER. 22 to 1 agst Br. to Barefoot 25 to 1 agst Barataria 30 to 1 agst Sister to Homer. HUNTING IN TE IG ENCE. MEETINGS OF ROUNDS IN THE PRESENT WEEK. The Earl of Darlington's Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at Morton Bridge ; Friday, at Newton in the Willows ; Satur day, at Exilby. The York and Ainsty Fox Hounds, on Thursday, at Red House ; Saturday, at Stilling - ton Whin. Sir T. Sykes's Hounds, - on Wednesday, at Castle Howard Inn ; Friday, at Rudston. The Holtierness Hounds, on Thursday, at Scarbro' ; Satur day, at White Cross. The Hurworth Fox Hounds. on Friday, at Dalton Wood. ' The Cleveland Hounds, on Friday, at Upleatham. The Northumberland Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at Cold rife,. Friday, at Linden. The York City Harriers, on Friday, at Bilbrough. - The Boroughbridge Harriers, on Friday, at Myten Pasture. The letters from Holland received yesterday mention a fact extremely interesting at the pre sent moment. The exchange on Condon was quoted at 12 : the bills on Holland last post day were 12 8, being a difference of 21 per cent. in favour of England within two weeks. DARING ROBBERY.—Yesterday, about half past five o'clock in the afternoon, as Mrs. GOODIZIG, of No. 19, Arthur-street, Chelsea, was returning from town in her cart, with the linen of several families for whom she washed, three fellows, in Piccadilly, near the Green Park, taking ad vantage of the darkness occasioned by the dense fog, snatched a large bundle of valuable linen from the cart, and althougla seen in the very act, and instantly pursued, they succeeded in escaping with the property. The linen consisted of valuable table-cloths, bed linen, shirts, waistcoats, stockings, caps, &c. to a very considerable amount; and was almost all marked with ink, " J. J. Sander," " G. B. Sander," and " J. S. OLD BAlLEY.—(ruis DAY.) SENTENCES.— T his morning, the Sessions having concluded, the RECORDER, soon after I 1 o'clock,, took his seat on the bench, and proceeded to pass the awful sentence of Death upon the following capitally convicted individuals, Thomas Gismore, William Johnson, Jane M'A,voy; Jan, Welsh, Thomas Johnson, Mark Brooker, Cornelius Brisna. ham, James Edwards, John Williams, and William Dunn, for stealing goods in dwelling-houses; Michael Davis, Frederick Thelwell, and James Pinkett, for burglary; John Lowe; Sa.. muel Roberts, and Henry Thomas :leading and Thos. Winter Preston, for house-breaking. Eight were sentenced to be trans. ported for life, three for fourteen years, and 3fi for seven years. A vast number were ordered to be confined in the House of Correction, and kept to hard labour; seven to be publicly whipped ; and on two judgment was respited.—The Sessions. then terminated. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANS lON-H OUSE. The fishermen on the Thames, from - Chelsea Reach to Staines, have been for some time complaining that the gentle men anglers are almost daily encroaching with their stakes upon those parts over which the former had been time imme morial in the habit of drawing their nets.—As they could obtain no satisfaction from the parties of whom they complained, they resolved, on the suggestion of Mr. Saunders, the water-bailiff, to appeal to the Lord Mayor. As soon as the inhabitants of Walton-on-Thames heard of this intention, they sent a me morial to his Lordship, signed, among others, by the Mi nister, Churchwardens, and - Innkeepers, of that village, representing that the fish had been nearly destroyed, un til, with the consent of his Lordship's predecessors, a por tion of the River, called the Deep, was preserved by three sunken boats and a few stakes. The memorial further stated, that the fish were now on the inckaase;--leut that if the fishermen' gained their point by removing the stakes, the fruit of five years' expence and trouble would soon be wholly destroyed. A great number of fishermen attended. They admitted that it had been necessary to fix stakes in cer tain parts of the river as preserves ; but the permission given for this purpose had, they contended, been acted upon in a most unlimited manner; indeed so much so, that three miles of the river were now stakedl; the fish never were caught by the hard-working fishermen, except uow and then, when they happened to leave the deeps for the sake of a little variety.— It was often the case, that when the fisherman was haw', ing his net in vain in the open part of the fiver, a dozen punts would be seen in the deeps with the gentlemen anglers, wha caught immense quantities of dace, tench, and carp. Upon the' part of the anglers it was stated that if it were not for the preserves there would be no fish left, the practice of fishing with unlawful nets being so prevalent. It was denied that the encroachments were frequent or arbitrary. The fishermen said the encroachments were so great, and were made with se ' little ceremony, that when they would lay down their nets on one 'lay where they laid them down the day before, the nets were torn to pieces by the stakes. They called upon the Lord Mayor, for God's sake, to do them justice in deciding between them and the Gentlemen, who merely acted from the love of the sport, and were not obliged to expose themselves, day and night, in the winter, in order to get a morsel of bread. They were, they said, willing to allow that it was absolutely necessary . that some deeps should be made; they only hoped that the inner channels made in Sir Win. Domville's mayoralty would be diminished to a reasonable size.—After some altercation be tween the parties, the LORD .MAYOR said, that he should take the City Solicitor's opinion as to the power of the Chief Magistrate in this case ; and that after more evidence had been taken, he should decide with respect to the present limits of the various deeps in the river, and if he was empowered to do so, cause a bill of regulations to be published, pointing out the exact boundaries, beyond which it would be attended with a penalty to deviate.—The day appointed for the decision is Sa turday next. BOW-STREET. Iltrris, the persoi who has seen for some time in custody on suspicion of embezzling letters in the Post Office, was again brought up yesterday, and discharged with a feeling admoni tion, addressed to him by Mr. Halls, no further evidence being brought forward to substantiate the charge. HATTON- GA RDE N. EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT.— Yesterday a genteel. looking young man, named George Angel Lone, was brought up for re-examination, on a charge of embezzling various sums of money, to the amount of 2 , 0001 . , the property of his em ployer, A. J. Nralpy, Esq. of Brunswick-square.—The pri soner, it appeared, had for _several years been employed as cashier and confidential clerk at Mr. Valpy's extensive printing ' concern, Nos. 4 and 5, Red-lion-court, Fleet-street, the finan cial department of which was solely under his management. — On a recent examination of his accounts, deficits to the amount above stated were discovered; and information being given at Batton-garden,, WaS -pur into the hands of Lee, an officer, who apprehended him at his residence in Islington.— After a part of the evidence was taken down, Mr. LAING, the presiding Magistrate, observed, that as the majority of the cases of embezzlement had occurred in the city, it would be neces sary to send the prisoner to Guildhall, and lie was removed accordingly. TOWN-HALL, SOUTH W AUK. SACRILEGE.—The church of St. Saviour's, Southwark, was on Sunday, between the morning and afternoon service, robbed of the velvet hangings which surround the pulpit, and the gold hangings attached to it. It is supposed the thief contrived to secrete himself until he heard the church locked, and, as one of the locks was forced, must have made his exit by that door. On Monday a man applied to Mr. Noah Nathan, of Fishmonger alley, clothes salesman, said he came from Salisbury, and wished him to purchase a piece of crimson velvet, about three yards and a half, which he produced from a bag , and f o r whic h he asked ss. Mr. Nathan, who is a parishioner, sent for Kinsey, the Officer, who took bins into custody, and brought him before Mr. Alderman SMITH. A number of the parish ofireq attended, and the velvet was sworn to by Elizabeth Farley pew opener. Kinsey tried the velvet on the pulpit ; it ' fitted exactly. He then searched the bag which the prisoner had with him, and which was marked "Bannister," and pro duced a pair of breeches, a waistcoat, and as old duck frock. Reeve, the Marshalman searched his person, and found. 6s. 34d. in a bag In his hat. On being asked by the Magis trate where he got the velvet, he said that he found it in the bag in Hyde-park. James Presley, a master carman, stated, that he-noticed the prisoner lurking about the Borough Market during the whole of last week. The prisoner said his name was Benjamin Robinson. It is not known what became of the gold ornaments. Fully committed. By the persuasion of Mr. Alderman SMITH, the prosecution of the boy for robbing his employer of Is. 6d. was abandoned ; when the prosecutor's clerk said, it was Mr. Jones's order to give up the case if the 3s. 6d. money out of pocket was returned to him ; if not,. he would prosecute. The Alderman told him that his Master's motives were no. credit to him, but the boy should not be lost because Mr. Jones had required the return of hie expences. The- worthy Alderman then paid the money to the prosecutor out of his own pocket. UNION-HALL. onnE nY.--John Milky, a young man, dressed as a la bouring mechanic, was charged with having robbed Air. Fran cis Pearce, of Queen's -bead row, near Newington church, of two gold seals, value 145., in manner following t--Mr. Pearce stated, that on Saturday night the prisoner came into his shop, and after selecting two seals asked to see another; then seizing the two which lay on the counter, rushed out of the shop. Mr. P. said, that suspecting the manner of the prisoner, he kept his eye on him, saw him snatch up the seals and flecamp, pursued him closely, calling " Stop thief ;" never lost sight of him ; he was stopped by a constable and taken to the watch house.—}'illy committed. Caroline Wilson, an unfortunate young woman, of prepos sessing appearance, was sent to Brixton jail for one month, for having endeavoured to instigate a mob to do personal injury to 1 a salesman of the Jewish persuasion named Alexander, - There has been so great a fall of snow in Scot land, that it was necessary to employ a great number of men. t 9 clear it away in the roac%for the aceommodation of the car riages and foot passengers, as otherwise the roads would have boen impassable. A gentleman of Stafford, a short time ago g for warded a quantity of fine pork pies and some brawn by the Chester mail ; unfortunately the very day a lot of convicted felons were travelo. ' ling to the hulks by the same conveyance.— Towards evening these worthies, whose scent had been improved, and whose appetites had been sharpened by the day's ride, discovered and -de ' voured the savoury viands, which were intended as a luxurious relish for more dainty palates, and. a Christmas present for more valued friends