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the further observance of the paragraph in the Ilesc.ript of 26th April, 1704, which prohibits the printing of all writ ings which either attack the foundation of all religion in ge neral, and seek to make its principal truths dubious, con temptible, or ridiculous, or presume to make the Christian Reli gion, the Holy Scriptures, and the historical and positive truths of our faith, which are there inculcated, a subject of doubt, or of mockery, to the people, and thereby to shake at the same time the foundation of all religious sen timents. It is farther my will, that in respect of writings intended for a more confined circle of readers or only for the learned, all indecorous and bitter attacks on other religious Parties, unnecessary to defend the opinions of the author or calmly to refute those of others, shall be entirely avoided, and by no means permitted. " Writings tending to hurt the personal honour and good name of others shall not receive the imprimatur. After the Ist of January, 1625, the payment of the expencss attending the Censorship from the Public Treasury shall cease ; but, as lyas formerly done, they shall be paid by the publisher or the printer, 1t the rate of 3 silver groschen for every printed shaet. " Prom the same time every publisher shall deliver gratis two copies of each of his publications, viz. one to the great . lib rary at Berlin, the other to the library of the University of the province in which the publisher resides. The obligation to Alelivtrr a copy to the Censor remains as before." Prom the Roston Papers of the 23(1 December, extract the following articles:— . "It is said that British capitalists have offered a loan of ."velve millions of dollars to Ilayti, to purchase the inde- Peodence of France, and that the negociation was to be re newed. The emigrants to Hayti arc obliged to bear arms, and .not Permitted to leave the island. " A letter . from St. Bartholomew's, of the 15th November, mfirms the statement that the troops lately arrived in the West Indies from France were for the relief of the garrisons of (hladalOupe and Martinique, and not to attack Hayti., The Governor of Guadeloupe has issued a Proclamation, opening tiv Ports of that island to the importation of .5000 barrels of flour. " QUEBEC, DEC. 11.—There are now twenty-one ships, Mostly 01 a large class, building in the various coves and ship- Yards, where the twin ship to the Columbus is constructing.— This cannot fail in affording employment to the labouring class durin g the inclement season." It is reported that his Maje4ty's ship Surinam is arrived from Jamaica, and has brought dis patches for the Colombian and Mexican Envoys in this country. STATE OP THE NEW SPEC M R KET.—The ptiblie are beginning to find the Miners too deep ; tho Diver s look down ; the [tail-roads are fiat ; the Milk and Water Shares are not enquired for; the Collier Docks look black, although FORTUNE favours one of them ; the blue-eyed Nun of St. Ca tharine's is out of demand • Gas-vacuum Pro pellent Locomotive Mail Coaches have not yet arrived at any quotation ; Assurance takes the lead in the Market. It is expected that a great ~nigher 'of New Schemes will be immediately brought. PM, as several of the Principal Pro jectors havin g fairly started their subscribers, and realized all the profit they anticipated, are now fre e to enter into New Concerns. The vast Property which these Gentlemen have thus ac quired will of course secure them the confidence of the Public. 'he Piedmontese Gazette of the Sth instant coNtains an article, by which it appears that the total numbe r of the inhabitants of Turin and its anburbs and district is 107,388, an increase of a b°ve 30,000 in the population of that capital in ten years. Dis Patches., dated the Ist of October, were re c''ivgd y esterday a t t h e C o l on i a l Office, from mknet GaANT, at Cape Coast Castle. Thenntees, antees, in retiring, had laid waste the coun try, and reduced many of our native allies to the greatest distress. Colonel GItANT was under the ec essity of su p p l y i ng t h em with prov i s i ons, and t'ad obtained, in furtherance of that object, a con• Lthierable quantity of rice from Si erra Le o ne.— t t he gar r i son was suffering in consequence of the Y n " 4 of the weather.—Dispatches, dated the t " of December, were also received yesterday at the Colonial Department, from Antigua, and others of t h e 10th of December, from Demerara. 'T hey bring no news of importance. date L tters hav e b een rece i ve d from Gib ra l tar, Jan. 2. They contain no other news than atl explanation of the alarm felt by the Spanish "overinent at the appearance off Alicant of 20 /Pssels, Which were said to be filled with Con atitutiettalists. si ft It appears that th e se wer e all u ggling vessels, waiting for a favourable op- Portunity to l an d t h e i r cargoes. The „fob Duk e o f Y ORK arrived on Tuesday at Duchess of urn Abbey, th e seat o f t h e D u k e an d kl BEDFORD. The earl and Countess of LIVERPOOL arrived O f n Moll day at th e i r res i dence at Coombe Wood, r; r" °.1 ...(1.-111r. Secretary CANNING also ar ivf'd at Coombe Wood on Tuesday, from Ox- T ur d, on a v i s i t to the Earl and Countess of 4 IVERP OOI.. c Lord DCNOUGHMORE will present the Roman ittliolic Petition to the Lords, the day subse quent to the meeting of Parliament. d•GEN"At MINA.--We regret to state that this of ofsinguished Officer, who dined with the Duke usst x rio , o Sunday last, has since been se iiis moisposed ;so much so, that at one time ife:vas despaired of by his medical attend in.B* Ile was seized with a spasmodic affection and hay t'diately oil leaving the Palace at Kensington, 11 ,, h P hPen confined to his room. He was on st"tY Pronounced out of danger. til"lllSaturday a beautiful tomb of JOHN SIIEPPY, 5 , 10 1 3 of Rochester, was discovered in Roches 13r(s`Jathedral. It appears the Bishop died in alt ar -rails and was buried in a niche not far from the ar-rails, and over him was erected a Gothic to mb,,, on which there is a full-length figure of th e Bishop, in his robes and mitre. It is in very preservation, and was di s c overe d by Mr. l ' irc GitAm l d , the Archit e ct, w h o i s now em to to make estimates, prior to the intended toratiou of this Cathedral to its original beauty. the nich e h ad forme , i rly b bricked ; .14 1, found a ti on Of the t een omb appea red partially tter th e b rick-work, which led to the disco urY ----(lllaici.vtone Gaaetle.) THE THEATRE. Dnun y-LANTE.—A new Opera which has long been in preparation at this Theatre was brought forward last night under the title of The Fall of Algiers. Cif .1 It A CT Elt S. Oraimin, Bey of Algiers - - Mr. SaPro Admiral itockwardine - Mr. TEitltY Algernon Rockwardine - Mr. I-1 OltN Timothy Taurist . Mr. HARLEY Cogi Baba - Mr. GATTIE Slaves, Sailers, Scc. Amanda - - - GRAMMY Lauretta - . - - Miss STEPHENS Zaida - - Miss NICOLE Alniaide - - - Miss CARR. FA 111. F:. The scene of the Piece is laid in Algiers. Algernon Rock wardine, son of the Admiral, having married Amanda, a lady without fortune, is discarded by the Admiral, and obliged by distress to seek refuge in a foreign clime. He accordingly embarks on board a vessel, which, before it arrives at its destination, is captured by an Algerine corsair, and the crew are made prisoners. In the conflict Algernon is separated from his wife, and each supposes the other dead. Al gernon, with his servant Timothy, are taken to the palace of the Bey, where they are made slaves, and after remain ing. so for some time, the Bey, who is deeply enamoured with an English female slave, who, however, refuses to return his passion on account of having a husband who she hopes may still he living, offers Algernon and Timothy their liberty if they will assure the female slave they had witnessed the death of her husband. Algernon, at the earnest solicitation of Timothy, though despising life himself, consents to visit the Slave. The interview accordingly takes place, when in the captive Algernon discovers his lost wife Amanda. The re sult of this discovery is a plan of escape, in which they are aided by Laurette, another English captive, who has been placed by the Bev as an attendant upon Amanda.—The usual adventure of scaling walls, meeting in gardens, rope-ladders, &c. &c. follows; and just as they are on the point of effecting their escape, they are detected by the Bey ; the husband and Timothy cast into a dun geon, threatened with torture and death, and the lady is re duced to despair; when at this important crisis of their fate, Admiral Rockwardine, who has been appointed by his Sove reign to the command of a squadron destined to Algiers, to de mand the release of all Christian slaves in the possession of the Bey, arrives, the demand is made, but the Bey, influenced by love for Amanda, and hatred against her husband, withholds them, and the Admiral, ignorant of their detention, is about to sail without them, when Timothy, aided by Laurette, effects his escape, gains the fleet, and informs the Admiral of his son's captivity and danger. The bombardment of the town follows, and Algernon and Amanda are rescued at the moment the first is about to fall by the hands of the executioner, and Amanda become the victim of the tyrant." . . There is nothing of striking originality in the Plot or characters of this Piece, but the difficulty of producing, absolute novelty must soften the brow of Criticism, and induce it to receive with lenity any Work of the kind, if " tl►e argument has no offence in it," and such was the case last night. The same subject, indeed, has been touched on before by Mr. T. DIBDIN, who brought forward a hustling Opera of the same nature at the Surrey Theatre. However the triumph of British valour over a ferocious and perfidious enemy will always be acceptable to an English audience. If the Piece of last night is not to he considered merely as a vehicle for the music, it cannot be doubted that the Author mainly relied on the musical powers of Mr. BISHOP, and his hopes were not disap pointed, for the airs in general are marked by the usual spirit and sweetness, as well as science, which usually characterise his compositions. It may indeed be thought that he has in some de gree imitated, if he has not actually borrowed from himself, as some of the music reminded us of his former popular productions. 1 t may be added, however, that he has adapted those airs to the taste and talents of those to whom they are as , igned particularly, SAPIO, Miss GHADDON, HORN, and last, not least, Miss STEPHENs. Of the dramatic Author also it may be said, that he has adapted the characters to the style and peculiar abilities of the theatrical Performers. We have not room for particulars, but we cannot pass over the stern and irascible humour of TERRY, or the indefatig able spirit of HARLEY. Miss STEPHENS improves in acting. Her singing requires no improvement. Miss GILADDON appears with more ease of deport ment, and her voice by practice assumes a more determined scope. The scenery is ap propriate and splendid, and spews that the Ma nagers confided in the success of the piece. It was in general well received by a numerous au dience ; and as there is so much to charm the ear and to surprize the eye, the Opel a will pro bably requite the proprietors for their liberal ex penditure. The Author is said to be a Mr. VVALKEIt, who has produced some novels of merit. Ma. K . cAN.—The appearance of this Per former in the part of Richard on Monday next, at Drury-Lane Theatre, was, we are assured, settled before the late trial took place, and when indeed it was thought that the matter would not have been brought. into Court. Upon his appear. ance on Monday next we understand that seve ral Provincial engagements depend, which must be laid aside if he does not first fulfil that of London. ITENicE, Dr.c.—A curious adventure has re cently happened in this town. A grand masked ball was given by the Marquis of Murigano, on the occasion of his fete (birth day.) The preparations for this splendid entertainment were in a style of great magnificence • all the rich plate belonging to the family was exhibited upon the - occasion. The company were enthusiastic in their compliments to the Noble host. At about 3 o'clock in the morning it was remarked by the maitre d'hotel that several valuable articles of plate were missing. The circum stance was communicated to the Marquis, who, at the moment, was in earnest conversation with one of the Venetian Judges. The latter insisted that the sole direction of the discovery of the thieves should be intrusted to his vigilance. He sent for the head butler, and ordered him to, proceed to the kitchen and assemble the cooks and scullions, taking care that they should be armed with their carving -knives, and prevent any person from entering or leaving the palace. These orders were strictly followed. A scullion, endeavouring to glide between to qua drilles that were dancing, fell against one of the persons masked in the character of Punchinillo, and hurt his head against the party-coloured hump. This curious characteristic of Punch is generally filled with wool, but, on this occasion was sufficiently hard to inflict a black eye on the unlucky scullion. The Judge being apprized of the circumstance, ordered all the Punchinillos to be arrested. The intrepid scullions brought 34 of them be fore the Judge, who ordered all the husaps to he cut off, and to the astonishment of the company, the stolen plate was disco vered, and also many valuable articles of female attire. Pre viously to this discovery, and during the confusion arising front the examination of the Punchinillos, several persons had been seized by the servants of the Marquis, and underwent a se rious scrutiny. The minor thefts that had been committee were innumerable. A lawyer, masked as a Clown, had filled the capacious pockets of his trowsers with sugar plums and raisins. A person, in the costume of a Financier, had snugly deposited half a turkey in the bottom of his cocked hat. A Scaramouch was detected, having in his possession two neat's tongues. But, the discovery that caused the greatest merriment, was the mi niature portrait of a F renc h o ffi cer , f oun d upon t h e person o f a beautiful Countess, who had only been married two months. She was masked as a Nun, and the Judge who had been so a ctive in the business of th e night, to his infinite vexation, dis covered the beautiful vestal to be his own cura sposa. The Punchinillos are fully committed to prison. A lady who rouged very highly, inquired of a gentleman, under the idea of indisposition, how he thought she looked. The latter replied, " I really cannot tell, Madam, except you uncover your face." i. , - , ' k‘.j(l.-0 1 '7 4 017'..4.1.• 'ei - , - -, =:,),5 > , 0,6# .. ,r,s' 4,.. „76 . :: ,... ~t --, ~,,;.4 . :, ~,, . 4 „.„.. )• , ~,,,,-.,,, ~ :N.!, ... , - :,_ ..,.4. , ' - ' k >.\i . seL'. l lk • . . _, e - - k o` . cr r i .„P" . 7j IS' V • -,' . : . , -- •\.,7,.;r:e.,gr4 - i ,, .. 0f..,..,...,.,..4 1. 4 4 i i . 4 1-4 . x. : i . i-! , to .441.4. v-,..- .• ) V FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Duke of York, from the Duke of Bedford's, Woburn Abbey; the Duchess of Buckingham, from her seat, Aving don, Herts; the Dowager Marchioness of Downshire, Lord Augustus Hill, and Lady Mary Hill, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from their seat at Roehampton ; the Earl and Countess Morley, and family, et Kent-house, Knights bridge, from their seat, Salthatu, Devonshire ; the Earl of (ilengall, in Grosvenor-street, from Brighton ; Sir C. Scott, Bt. in Bruton-street, from Poole, in Dorsetshire ; Lady and .hiss Stoughton, in Grosvenor-street, from Bath; air. and Mrs. Selby, in Brook -street, front Bath ; the Countess of Glengall, in Grosvenor-street, from Ireland ; Mr. Henry Villeboys, in Gloucester-place ; Sir Thomas Williams, Bart. in Brook street, from Burwood House, Surrey; Hon. Mrs. Rice, in Al bemarle-street from Dover; Major and Mrs. Dickenson, in George-street, Hanover-square ; Hon. P. Ashburnham from the Continent ; the Hon. T. Wallace, M.P. at his house in Portman-square, from Bognor ; H. Jenning, Esq. from his seat in Kent ; Sir John Lubbock, Bart. from his seat, high Elms, Farnborough, Kent; W. Dawson, Esq. at his house in ,'Manchester-square, from his seat at St. Leonard's Hill, near Windsor; Mr. and Mrs. Wykeham Martin and family, at their house in Albemarle-street, from their seat, Leeds Castle, Kent ; Mr. and Mrs. Turton, at the PUlteney Hotel, Albemarle street, from their seat, Bresfield Park, Kent; Mrs. Rice, at ditto, from her seat, Dover ; Major Gurwood, at Kirkham's Hutcl, Lower Brook-street, from the Continent ; W. Unwin, Esq. at ditto, from Scotland; C. Hawkins, Esq. at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-place, from Scotland; Mr. and Mrs. Ham mond, at the London Hotel, Albemarle-street, from their seat in Kent. _ _ CHANCIES.—Lady Muskerry and her brother.in-law, Lord Muskerry, from Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, on a tour; Mr. R. Boroughs, for Chetwynd Park ; Mr. Robert Munro, for his seat in Kent ; Captain and Mrs. Dunbar, from Chelten ham, for Bath. DUELLING. DUBLIN, JAN. 16.—Yesterday (Friday), about the hour of half-past two o'clock. James R—s and Henry 0-11, 'Emirs. again met with their respective friends, in the neighbourhood of Clontarf, for the purpose of deciding an affair of honour. Peace Officers Macartney and Lynch, of the Head Office of Police, having got intelligence of the intention of the Gentle men, appeared on the ground, and took them into custody. They were brought before the Magistrates of the Head Office of Police, where they were each, personally, bound in the sum of 5001. to keep the peace. We understand that an amicable adjustment had taken place on the ground between the parties, before the arrival of the Peace Officers. The parties were, on this as on the 'former occasion, attended by their Surgeons, Messrs. Roney and Duigan. ROYAL SOClETY.—Thursday last the Royal I Society resumed its sittings after the Christmas Holidays. A very interesting paper was read by Capt. Kater, on a new col linieter, an instrument for ascertaining correctly the line of eel lination, or the true level of a telescope, and which promises to be of great utility in practical astronomy. The Fellows heard with pleasure, that the accounts of the failure of a practical ap plication of science, announced in some of the Papers, was without foundation; and were informed by their President, and by Fellows who had seen, or were acquainted with the state of the Semarang, that the results were of the most satis factory kind. M. Thenard's name was read as a foreign member of the Society ; and Mr. Bell and Mr. Scoresby admitted as Fellows. It is well known that, at the request of the Royal Society, Government had consented to have an are of the meridian measured in New South Wales. It is to be hoped, that no changes which may take place in the government of that Colony, will interfere with this important measure, which is a very great scientific object, not merely from its relation to the charts and limits of territory in Aus tralatia, but likewise from its connection with the figure of the earth. As we are superior to every other nation. in warlike and commercial pursuits, surely we ought not to be outdone by hem in philosophical enterprise. ST. ButoE's.—The following description of this elegant Chinch, one of the master-pieces of Sir Cnuts- TOPIIE It WREN, is extracted from Elme's Biographical Me moirs of that great man :—" The Parish Church of St. Bridget, or St. Bride, on the south side of Fleet-street, was finished this year, 1679, and further embellished in 1699. This church is a fabric of great strength and beauty, and is one of the most striking features of the metropolis. Its interior is at once spacious, commodious, and elegant; is one hundred and eleven feet in length, fifty-seven feet in breadth, and forty one in height, composed of a lofty nave, covered with an arch ed ceiling, and two aisles separated below by solid pedestals, supporting coupled Doric columns, which support the arches of the nave and galleries. The altar is handsomely carved in oak of the Corinthian order ; the pulpit, reading-desk and pew ing of the church are in a grand and handsome style. The pe culiar ornament of this church is its beautiful tower, and well proportioned spire : it is only second to that of Bow in beauty, and fully its equal in scientific construction. On a lofty tower, which forms a base higher than the neighbouring houses, crowned with a well-proportioned cornice, rises a stybolate or continued plinth, which supports a cubical tower of the Co rinthian order, covered with circular headed pediments, and finished with a blocking course, a balustrade, and a well-pro portioned vase on each angle. Between these, commences the spire, which is octagonal, each face containing an aperture, co. vered with a semicircular-headed arch ; a series of these, set ting off in just proportion, reduces the upper to a size sufficient to commence the lofty and well-proportioned spire, which is terminated by a golden ball and weathercock. The entire height of this fine piece of architecture, before it was lowered a few feet by the late Sir William Staines, was 234 feet, which is 32 feet higher than the Doric column on Fish-street-hill." THE DUKE or BUCKINGIIAN4.-011 a late visit at Dunvegan-castle, the seat of Macleod of Macleod, his Grace, being informed that a daughter of Flora Macdonald was pre sent, desired to be introduced to her; he walked across the room and kissed, in a very respectful manner, this venerable old lady, now nearly 70 years of age. During an entertain ment in the castle, his Grace treated her with marked attention —invited her to a fete on board his yacht, and attended her on shore. At parting, he took from his pocket a beautiful snuff box and, throwing out the contents, placed within it a white rose , (the well-known emblem of Prince Charles), and presented the box to the daughter of Flora..—( Morning Paper.) EFFECTS OF THE SOUTH SEA Bunnr.E.—Gay, in that disastrous year, had a present of some South Sea Stock from young Craggs, and once supposed himself to be nias ter of 20,000/. His friends advised him to sell his share ; but he dreamed of dignity and splendour, and could not bear to obstruct his own fortune. He was then importuned to sell as much as would purchase bins a hundred a year for life, " which," says Fenton, " will make you sure of a clean shirt and a shoulder of mutton every day." This counsel was rejected. The profit and principal were lost, and Gay sunk under the calamity so low that his life became in danger. Samuel Chandler, the learned non-conformist divine, lost his whole fortune in the South Sea bubble, so that he was under the necessity of opening a bookseller's shop in the Poultry, i which he kept two or three years, whilst he continued to dis charge his duty as a Minister. Mit. MAT HEWS.—(From the Liverpool Advertiser of Tuesday.)—Mr. Mathews has been quite "at home" in Liverpool for three nights already, and each of his perform ances have been attended by a crowded house. His Trip to America is planned and executed with all the extraordi nary genius and talent of the performer. He has noticed the peculiarities of our trans-atlantic friends, and with great good nature brings them before us, as lie has done those of our own countrymen. NVe know that the field of eccentri city and fun in the United States is not so extensive as in Old England ; and we are surprised to find that Mr. Matthews has gleaned so much there. We consider several of his representations peculiarly happy, particularly the American Landlord, Jonathan W. Doubikin, the Ken tuckian, the German Charge to the Grand Jury, and the genuine patriotic feeling of Mr. Pennington. The French man at the Post-office is a very pathetic interesting tale. The rapid changes of character in the third part of the en tertainment are a most extraordinary display of Mr. Ma thews' peculiar powers. We observe that the Trip to America is to be repeated to-morrow evening for the last time. We con gratulate Mr. Mathews on his success at Liverpool, and hope to find him " at home on some future occasion. DAVID HUME, to induce a young lady, who was very fond of reading novels, to read history, told her that there was no great difference be tween them, in point of falsehood, one being in general almost as true as the other. POETILY. INSCRIPTION on the TOMB of RICHARD PARRY, of Mannorawen, in the County of Pembroke, Esq., who died at the early age of twenty-tive, and to whom, after an interval of many years, the commemorating stone was erected. n ere mortal PARRY sleeps, entomb'd in youth ; Whose mind was radiance, and whose heart was truth. Simple as infancy, as manhood wise, O'er a short course he ran, and seiz'd the prize; Heaven, whose high workings baffle human sight, For the rich jewel made the casket slight : Haply that thus, with unimpeded ray, The gem might sparkle in its native day : And, drinking lustre from the etherial Glow with new light as time still rolls on time. My Friend all hail! by life's long toil oppress'd, Thy comrade feels how blessed is thy rest, Yet as he dreams, with fifty years between, Of thy dear presence in this breathing scene; And sees thee smile, and hears thy classic lore; Then, waking, finds thee by his side no more; The tear of man will trickle from his eyes; And his rash love demand thee from the skies. ut soon 'tis past : he bows to Heaven's decree ; Nor wishes THEE with mix, but HIM with THEE. CHARLES SYMMONS. S PO ItT I NG. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. MEETINGS OF HOUNDS IN THE PRESENT WEEK. Mr. King's Hounds, on Saturday, at Moor's Head. The Hon. Newton Feßowes's Hounds, en Saturday, at Stone Mill Bridge. Sir T. Sykes's Fox-hounds, on Friday, at Burton Agnes. THE ROYAL HUNT.—The weather being remarkably fine on Monday, a deer was turned out in a large field to the right of Slough, for the day's diversion. A larger field of Sportsmen assembled to participate in the day's diveAsion than has been known this season. Spectators of all ranks were present to wit ness the turning out. Lord Maryborough attended, as usual, in his full costume, as Master of the King's Stag Hounds. The deer set off with great speed across the fields to the right of Slough, and the left of Stoke towaidsl'arnham Common, taking to the left of 'l'aplow, where he crossed the Thames this side of Maidenhead Bridge. The Sports Men went round Maidenhead Bridge, and renewed the chase ; the Deer took across the country towards Broad Common with great swiftness, taking to the right towards NVhite Walham, where he was taken, after an excellent run. The Gentlemen of Sir John Cope's Hunt had a glorious run on Monday se'nnight. Behind Brown's Coppice, near Farley they found an old fox, who, for three yekrs, had treated them with some excellent sport. Reynard first made for Moore's Copp;', Arborfield, when leading back in nearly the same line, he made for Mr. St. John's, West Court ; from thence over the edge of the Ridges, to Finchampstead, and along the Bagshot Hills, where he was run into in most gallant style, and killed at the back of the Royal Military College. ESTABLISHM ENT OF FOXES. The most curious part of the establishment of Mr. Templar, of Stover-house, near Chudleigh, is his method of keeping his foxes. He has nearly 30 brace of cubs and old ones, many of the latter of-which he has had for some time; and strange to say, there is one called " The Bold Dragoon," which has been hunted sir and thirty tinier, often affording most excellent rims. What is almoSt extraordinary, when he comes home at night, after the sport of the day, he never goes into his kennel without taking his supper with him, which always awaits his arrival._ It consists of half a rabbit and some kennel meat, without flesh ; or in default of the rabbit, a small portion of flesh. The Bold Dragoon is a strong dark coloured fox of the greyhound kind, and does not appear to have lost any of his natural cha racter. Mr. Templar's old foxes are kept in two large yards, in which their kennels—the same as we use for pointers—are placed ; and they are confined by collars and chains—the latter is six feet long. The chains of some of them are affixed to swivels, fastened on the tops of the kennels; so than by de scribing a circle of about.ll3 feet, they keep_themselves in tole rable wind. He has one fox at his kennel so tame that he wags his brush as a spaniel wags his tail when any one he knows ap proaches him ; and he has one jackal' in his possession, which of course he does not hunt.--(E.rcter Paper.) TROTTING MATCH. On Saturday morning last a pony; aged three years and a half, carrying lOst. 101 h., the property of Mr. W. Quick, jun., of the Valiant Soldier inn, in this city, was backed to'go from the above Inn to the Country Hotel, on the Houiton road, a distance of eight miles and a half, in 40 minutes, which he performed as follows :—first four miles and a quarter in 22 minutes, trotting ; and the remainder of the distance in 16 minutes and a half, performing the whole one minute and a half within the given time.—(Exeter Paper.)., : PEDESTRIANISM. The great match for Captain Swan to de twenty miles in two hours and ten minutes, took place yesterday on the Watford road, two miles. It was for 100 sovereigns, and the Captain was backed at 7t04 to win. This is the same Pedestrian who beat the celebrated Ralph Abernethy 60 miles in April last.— He is considered one of the best of the day. He did his several two miles as follow : M. S. Ist two miles - 10 0 M. S. 2d ditto - - 11 1 3d ditto - - 12 0 4th ditto - - 11 52 sth ditto - - 12 8 Total - 1 hou - 11 20 . 11 40 - - 11 b 8 - 12 2 - 13 8 6th two miles 7th ditto Bth ditto 9th ditto 10th ditto - r, 58 min., 8 sec. Don FIGHTING.—The Westminster Pit was crowded on Tuesday evening with all the dog-fanciers in the me tropolis, to witness a crack battle between the celebrated dog Boney, anti a black novice, called Gas, lately intro duced td the Fancy by Charley, to whom the dog "belongs:— Te stakes were forty sovereigns, and every thing was ar ranged to the satisfaction of the amateurs. The pit was lighted with an elegant chandelier, and a profusion of wax lights. The dogs were brought to the scratch at eight o'clock in excellent condition, and were seconded by their respective masters. Boney was the favourite at 3 to 1, and so continued till within ten minutes of the termination or the. cowst— a confidence arising solely from his known bottom ; for, to the impartial spectator, Gas took the lead throughout. The bat .e lasted an hour and fifty minutes, when Boney was carried out insensible. He was immediately bled and put in a warm bath, anti hopes are entertained that he will recover. There were nearly 300 persons present. AMERICAN SPORTING. ( From the Bellefonte Patriot, Dec. 17.) Mr. M it E Lt., the representative elect from this congres sional district, for the sake of receation, set out on a hunting ex.: cur/don on the Bth inst. On the north side of the Bellefonte and Philipsburg turnpike-road, about 25 miles from this place, he routed a large buck, which he fired at and wounded in the shoul der. The buck ran off; and he pursued for some distance, when he perceived the animal about 40 yards a-head of him, lying on the ground upon his back, and an uncommonly large panther having him by the throat. Mr. Mitchell immediately levelled his rifle, and shot the panther through the heart. The beast let go its bold of the buck, and made several leaps towards Mr. Mitchell, and fell lifeless. Mr. Mitchell then charged the gun, believing the panther he had shot to be dead, and cast his eyes towards the wounded buck, which remained in the same position, when to his great astonishment, he observed another large female panther having hold of the buch by the neck, on the opposite side from Mr. Mitchell. He levelled his gun at the head of the animal, and the ball entered her right eye. An awful silence prevailed for some minutes, when the panther surrendered her claims to the buck, considering it a vain attempt to contend with so powerful an antagonist as a Congressman, and was about to retire in a modest and respectful manner before her superior, but Mr. Mitchell thought proper to detain her for further examination, which he did, by shooting her through the body several times. In the interim, the buck thought p r op er t o a b sen t hi mse lf from the scene of action, considering that his presence was not required, and left Mr. Mitchell and the panthers to settle the right of ownership to his carcase at their leisure, feeling himself altogether disinterested in the matter. Mr. M., however, hav ing dispatched the panthers, considering the buck's departure rather unceremonious, went in pursuit of him, and overhauled him about a mile from the scene of action with the panthers, and shot hint. It was by this time beginning to grow late in the evening, and Mr. Mitchell thought it most advisable to re tire from the sporting scene to his lodging. On his way thither he shot another very large buck, which terminated that day's hunt. • Mr. Mitchell during his hunting excursion, which lasted four days, killed four bucks and two large panthers. MERCANTILE SIIIPPING. DEAL, JAI.Te V.--Arrived end remain the EWort, :Miller, from Ba.vannah; 13riton, Martin, from Africa; Elizabeth, Charlter, from St. John's, N. B.; Henry, Pen wick, from Alexandria. Came down from the'River and re main the Harriet, Clark, for the South Seas ; also his Majesty's ship Ramillies, from the Nore. L. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 19.—Wind N.W.—Arrived his Ma jesty's ship Surinam from the Havannah ; and the Princess Royal transport from Jamaica. Pr.vatotma, JaN.lB.—Wind S.S.W.—It blew a heavy gale during the whole of last night. Arrived the Lawton, Sergeant, from St. Domingo, in 44 days, leaky ;. Matilda, Cum mings, from Cephalonia ; Wanderer, Dixon, from Zante ; and the Staff of Life, Briggs, from Charlstone. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 13.—Arrived the Panthea, Huthaway, from New York, sailed the .15th of December ; and Concord, Mikity, from Newfoundland. DovEn, JAN. 19.—Arrived the Flora pilot lugger, having on hoard the Captain and crew of the Prosperous, of Wey mouth, laden with Ordnance stores, from London to Dublin ; she parted from her chain-cable yesterday in Ness Roads, and got on the Newcomb Sand ; she afterwards got off and sunk in four fathoms water off Romney. Arrived off Margate the Bradock, Hewson, from Jamaica ; and the Scotia, Wylie, from Faro. The Isabella, of Sunderland, Wardell, struck . on the Cutler Sand, near Harwich, on Monday, and sunk ; crew saved. The Dorset, Hart, from Rotterdam -to London ; Harriet and John, Cozen, from Sunderland to ditto; Ann, Charlton, mid Renown, ChatneSs, from Shields to ditto, sunk on the Sands off Lowestoft' on Tuesday ; five of the crew of the Dorset drowned. The Ceres, Bowden, from Penzance to Wales, and the Prince Regent, of Falmouth, were driven on shore at Penzance opt Monday night. The Maria Eliza, Phillips, from Cardiff to London ; Amity, Previtt, from Bangor to Southampton ; Columbia, Chapman, from Alexandria to Liverpool, were driven on shore at Mil ford on Monday. Yesterday was launched from the Dock-yard of M.essrs. Curling, Young, and Co. at Limehouse, a fine ship of about 420 tons, designed fir the trade to Grenada. At a quarter pas two o'clock she was, in the usual manner, christened the Jrfst tine, and launched into her native element in fine style, amidst the acclamations of a great concourse of Ladies and Genti.!- men, which thefineness of the weather, and the interest attach ed to the scene, had drawn together. Among the company we noticed several of the Elder Brethren of the Trinity House, and a number of the most respectable Merchants connected with the Shipping Interest. After which was given a n elegant *- June a fourchette, which was passed off with the greatest conviviality to an assemblage of between 200 and 300 Ladies . l and Gentlemen. ALLEGED NUISANCE IN LINCOLNS INN. HATTON-G•R GEN.—Yesterday WILLIAM WAL TON', Esq. Barrister, of Lincoln's Inn, appeared upon a summons issued on an information laid under the Act, gene rally entitled Mr. M. A. Taylor's Act, at the instance of the Commissioners of Pavement of St. Clement Danes, for refusing to remove a certain alleged nuisance in the rear of his Chambers in Lincoln's Inn. The nuisance alluded to was the wall which projects into Serle-street from the termination of the eastern wall of Lincoln's Inn square to the entrance into the Inn, the rest of Serle-street being commodiously spacious. The Barristers of Lincoln's Inn were anxious to have the merits of the case fairly discussed ; and although there were three or four other gentlemen equally in.. terested, Mr. Walton, pro forma, appeared upon the sum mons. Mr. ADOLPHUS appeared on the part of the Commis sioners of Pavement; Mr. Walton conducted his own defence and that of the other defendants. After hearing the arguments of these Learned Gentlemen, Mr. Serjeant SELLON (with whom Mr. ROGERS concurred) was decidedly of opinion that the Section of the Act upon which the information was laid did not apply to this case. That it was necessary to shew that there was a projection over the footway, or that it had been encroached on, neither of which points were proved, and that in fact the premises in question being regular free hold property, no body of men, no existing law, no authority • could interfere with it. The information was accordingly dismissed. LAND OF PROMISE.—T 6 Concord Register contains the following extract of a letter from a gentleman in the upper part of Rockingham County, to his friend in Concord. The Editor adds, that the man alluded to in the letter passed through Concord with his family last week, and corroborated the facts by his own statement - : " Last week, a man who seven years ago went with his family from Maine to Ohio, returned with them to this town. Ile had a one-horse waggon. His family consisted of ten persons. —He was in good circumstances when he left Maine ; drove business largely in Ohio —raised 1,500 bushels of corn—and, when cora was iu demand there, could exchange 13 bushels of it for a pound of tea ; but .sometimes the traders would not give more for it than for chips. He had, as usual, much sickness in his. family, though he lost none of his children. The doctor's bill was answered by giving up' his land and building. When he left Ohio, he bought n pair of oxen for 400 bushels corn standing in the E e l 1 —drove them 100 miles, and sold them for 13 dollars—travelled with his family 900 miles at an expence of 90 dollars, and was quite rejoiced that he had got so near borne again."—(dineritan Paper.) • , A BAILIFF ON A WRONG SCENT.-011 Thurs day last the notorious informer Johnson, who at present is one of the parish constables for Cler kenwell, was arrested on giving in his return mi litia papers, and taken by Liver ) the Sin riff's Officer, for a debt of 2941. 7s. Johnson t.ld Laver that he owned no such sum, and, in short, that he did not owe one shilling in the world, and that his name was William Johnson, whereas that in the writ was John Johnstone. Laver, not believing this statement (although corroborated by two other persons), put the informer in durance, where he remained until he gave a bail bond in two sureties in the sum of 3001. eachi— Laver, it is said, has since found out his error, and Johnson threatens to visit him for prover compensation for the false imprisonment. SINGULAR ZEAL IN FOLLOWING AN fellow named Jeremiah Basden was convicted at the is C SAfter Session, for stealing at Barcombe 2 don keys, the property or -j- Cripps and G. Awcock ; also for stealing at Hamsey I donkey, the property of 11. Al orley.—Transportation for 7 years. Mor ley and another man, it appeared, with great patience and perse verance, tracked the donkeys, by the impressions of their feet, as fas as Hawley, in Kent, a distance of nearly 30 miles, where they were at fault, but nevertheless continued their pursuit, by the way of Maidstone, to Canterbury, where, on a market day, they had the good luck to meet with the donkeys, and with the fellow who had stolen them. He was handed over to the cus tody of two constables, who on last Wednesday brought him a prisoner to this town, and lodged him in the House of Come don. On his examination it appeared, that he had stolen i‘t least a dozen donkeys in as many days. We hear that three life-boats, built for the ulte of the Royal National Institution for th e p re _ s e rvation of Shipwrecked Mariners, are now ly ing at the Tobacco-grounds,Rotherhith e, f or in spection, preparatory to their being removed to Brighton, Newhaven, and Biddefo r d . RAri w 'earn, also, that seven more boats are nearly completed for that instituti on.—(Morning Paper.)