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Effingham Wilson, 88, R o y a l he. t ' The First Lord of the AdMiralty stated, in the House of o„ n 'inoos, that he was advised and firmly persuaded, that a ;1- 1 captain more competent than any individual he i could ‘ s bly select from the Ship-building Department, tn fi l v the of Surveyor of the Navy."—Vide " Debates on the Navy -Altnates," June 29, 1832 (page 5.) " This is a plausible and well-written pamphlet, as 14tning a mask of hu m ility t o o b ta i n its ends, and a defe tetial respect to the First L or d o f t h e Ad m i ra l ty, wh i ch it completely at variance with the whole tenor of its ar- Rument s and assertions. It has evidently been submitted Mr to the scrut i ny of many, has been carefully revised and recto", and its sentences weighed previous to publica tio tn We think we could put our finger upon several Pits ages, and ascribe them to the true writers. We can !e'aea ggestions from the ex-navy board, ex-surveyor, at School of Naval Architecture, separately and on- Joi ntly, A in thi s li ttle work, which we consider it our duty "refute, because it is well, apparently temperately written, f h as, we know, p ro d uce d a greater sensat i on than these lt d has, in general do. a" We h ave b e f ore strongly advocated the cause of ` a p,', l7 tain Symons, who, after all, is, himself, his be , t ° cate, as every day proves th e advantages which are erwed from his appointment to the office of Surveyor of t h he N avYl and the injury whi c h h as accrue d to t h e country 1 Y the inefficiency of Sir R. S e p p i ngs . E very new s hi p e thched by Captain Sy monde adds to his reputation, a n d Mt u es all the malignity of hi s opponets. Deeds, and Ar ) , acatp Words,' s h ou ld h e t h e motto over that officer's crest; . t.r or those who were most opposed to him have ac cowledged their error since the qualities of the Vestal .ave been known ; w hil e t h e errors o f Si r R . Sepp i ngs t'te becomi ng every day more gl 'tingly apparent. During b °! whole period of his holding the situation, he never onelgood ship—the only one approximating to merit, 'ae the Castor, whose lines after she was laid down, were alt ered so as to steal upon the models of Captain Symonds ; hu t , not only has Sir R. Seppinge never built a good ship, he has spoilt many which were good previous to his te rations. We have a floating evide nce o f thi s fact in she Cal e d on i a, w hi c h always was considered as one of the 'nat vess e l s in our service. What is she now ? She *as take n into dock to be thoroughly repaired, her beam V ' t , 41 i ncreased one foot, to render her more buoyant—of , t -°tlt se to raise her lower deck ports higher out of the b u 'r t e.c. It was found that, in her new construction, one wendred and thirty-eight tons more of wood and iron re employed than in her former, and the expense of the ,1 tePair was enormous. She is now afloat again : instead Cot arrying her lower-deck ports higher out of the water, thewithstanding her increased width of beam, she carries f lower, They are now five feet five incites, and i•ajrnerly they were five feet nine inches, or five feet ten I.: lt ss, we do not exactly know which, above the water pet In In fact, the Caledonia, which has cost the country ij u aPs two hundred thousand pounds, is spoilt. But, as 5,„14, not our object in this paper to enter upon the de s,ffri:te of Sir R. Seppings,we shall leave him for the present, i v '," the remark that Sir James Graham acted most -Iri i ,, 4 sly in removing him from his situation. Svic This pamphlet attempts to prove that Captain itcoods is unfit for his situation, and that the students e v it t k he School of Naval Architecture have been treated great injustice, Icy a Surveyor of the Navy not g u 4vl 4 been selected from their body. To a series of ar• t kents are attached a series of calculations, which, of li p , '4 ; 4 e, to the major part of its readers must be unintel p,;,T:;e• We have examined them. The three first pro fl,;rns we can disprove, and therefore we went no ari t i" e r• The fact is, that these are not in their place, ptlb:ut the writers of the pamphlet calculated that the tie would exclaim ` As to what's incomprehensible An d W e dare be sworn 'Os full as sensible.' I) We should have passed ov er thi s port i on o f t h e Ptse hl et, had it not been that th ere i s a w ilf u l miscom- Isd p e asion of Captain Symonds's principles. We acknow larht that Captain Symonds has not a f ac ili ty o f express• withltriaelf lucidly, but this is more frequently the . case . te tt ; m en of talent than with others. After all, it is a l'h t - 7 of opinion what is and what is not hearing.' Co - "," 1 "ioal terms may be misunderstood, but there can be 17, "ulstake in the practical qualities of the Vernon, the athi st d r lt and the other admirable models which have been Sur vey o r t ° our navy by the superior talents . of the present !l u ' 'eY t , °r • But we consider that Captain Symonds re llttjairne: advocate : we must at once come to the pith of bel,fl l cPhlet, which is,—whether, in the appointment of rsa in Symonds, the School of Naval Architecture have tr eated with injustic e; an d w h et h er, i n future, the - „ t eYors of the Navy are to be selected from that body. C aptain Symonds, it is stated, when he first built did not know how t o make his own calculations. be e W ill grant it, whether it be true or not. He had not thi n accustomed to it—but what then ?He knew how ittla W ere to be b u il t; h e d etecte d t h e errors of others, th e f elt Practi ca ll y t h at he was right. How often is this th,: tet e ? How o ft en d o you fi n d t h e greatest talent in th e - :,Who cann o t wr i te or rea d, b ut w h o , nevertheless, by, ti;`rength of their gen i us , o bt a i n th a t pract i ca l calcula -0:;° Which enables them to produce the most extraordi• thy!, re sults, unassisted by theory. There is n o grea t to b - ` e tY in these calculations. The rules are simple and % , ,, 4ta rd, and eas il y acquired. We presume, that Captain t ome ads knows them now ; if he do not, and he will 1 % 4 ; 4 ' lar he shall be master of them all in a very few Pa th itil t et Captain Symonds, it would appear by thi s ti:!;ulet, is not a b u ild er . H e i s i gnorant of all the t t4 iL t s of construct i on—don ' t know how to fasten his own letZ t e"...-clon't know how much a matey ought to Ae 11l a day — canno t measure t h e i r wor k , &c. Granted ; Iti t h' o re not exactly sure that we know how to pudding an ia th r tbut still we may not b e a b a d o ffi cer nevertheless; and, „ a bo atswain h as b een b roug h t up to i t, we allow him %rerforen the task. It is ridiculous how the writers of et s pamphlet jump from one extreme to the other. At Ili e t il ta Ctnent it is all th eor y, i n t h e next i t is all p . ractice ► tirpt 1g absolut e ly necessary . A want of either Ps sufi atith; and as Captain Symond s , by their account, has her must be doubly disqualified. Before we pro e 'oth, let us examine how their ow n arguments Mhs„ 4°l3 Sir R. Seppings, whom they would d e f en d. onaesert that a p erson not a bl e t o ma k e hi s own calcu -14 is not fi t f or t h e s i tuat i on of Surveyor. Could Sir IPOei t h t ,,SePpings mak e hi s o wn cal cu l a ti ons w h en h e was itod ?We remember him a dock-yard matey, of ktitinPotnise, in Chatham Yard, never dreaming of ever to be Sir Robert Seppi n g s , S urve y or o f t h e N avy. !k it " not this to his disparagement, far from it ; but at his calcul a ti ons were li m it e d to hi s c h a lk and tts t We still thi n k Si r R. S epp i ngs wou ld , if controlled, I llo ti atoved a very e ffi c i ent master builder.; there he tr end have stopped. But a man who has arrived at his cli macteric without t rou bli ng hi s b ea d w i t h a deci ill°,,t vulgar f ract i ons , wou ld fi n d much more difficulty I ttp "grain Sy mon d s, w h o always had the powers of O hl elleulation although he had never applied to the spe -7t P i les neceasary in calculating the line of flotation. i '4l . " (4 lbt if Sir Robert ever made his calculations to the Old do gs don't learn new t r i c k s , an d an infinite IS in algebra is infinitely puzzling to a man w h o h as NI": "1 the age of f or ty. U pon t h ese two arguments, t r ee Sir R. S e p p i ngs was no more fi t f or the situa bs 4 %1 Captain Symonds. I n f ac t, t h e arguments o f i t t a rnPhlet remind us of the battle of Waterloo, in t h k e French asser t th a t t h e English were beaten, but now it—not knowire°lting it, they marched to Paris. naPPears that Captain Symonds, being neither prac ,,tear e ° ' theoretical, can no t b u ild a s hi p— b ut not b e i ng G oo his deficiencies, he has, in his ignorance, built t I t i at vessels w hi c h ever grace d t h e E ngl i s h navy. ti ll -4 1:1 4 fact, as notorious as . it is true to the principles of L eri t attire, that a technical education is the . v . ery ta'svei:ll which to ground hopes of those splendid im ?tig-"ietattts: which have an effect so stupendous upon the Ot of °' posterity, and winch appear to be more the 463 heavenly intuition than the result of unwearied tient reasoning. Centuries may roll away in in i4d lah o t °i l to obtain some gramd secret, and the efforts I.,!tht t of men prove vain; but when the Deity thinks l i L t l ae 4 ,i 'a ,Y , "Let there be light," there is light, not be te taat light is generally produced in the very oppo teearter from which it was expected. To a certain la 4 „ th t may he accounted for. For instance, those Oi t , e been for a series of years employed in Naval rttio,etore, labouring at all the details, burdening their rule W ith what others have discovered, finding a th!tall, e : and perhaps a reason for each fixed rule, are 41ch 1, 4 out the transmitters down to posterity of that id Z' a been already discovered. Should even a bril hy Preaent itself to their imagination, it is instantly oters, founded upon prescription, and drilled a l th t , t at b "Y h core of the brain by practice, which soon 6,411 " b e origi na l concept i on, and the man plods on as •c. 5 1 : 0 on t aught, and as oth ers h ave plodded before t 4 41 is tools are in his h an d, an d b e reasons w i t h q oree sve.. t han with his understandi ng; to a suggest i on i,, his pencil and a calcul at i on ; t h e compass Sl qhere "I as a i e - , are with him arguments irrefutable. A man or rather so trammelled . by education, is well 'eic, e practical the conceptions of others, but to e • °he' Would be in him a species of heresy at which he %you'd shudder. But let us look back, let us contemplate the registered events which have gradually lifted society from barbarism to our present state of refine ment, and we shall perceive the truth of the above obser vations, by finding that almost every discovery of import .nee, every brilliant production of genius, have almost invariably been the offspring of those not possessed of that technical education, which at first sight might reasonably be supposed to have originated them. These remarks have the character of universality. The lawyers, the oractical lawyers, are the very worst body to whom may he intrusted the revision of a nation's jurisprudence.— For the heat poems, the best plays, or works of fiction, we are not indebted to those whose life bas been one of con iimied education. The universities, as a body, have given us fewer people of literary renown than any other class of men. Milton owed but little to them; Pope less; and Shake peare—the immortal Shakspeare—absolutely nothing. The first idea of a steam engine originated not in a pro f ssed mechanist, but a reflective nobleman. The loga rithms were not discovered by the professors of a college, hut by Baron Napier, of Marchintown. The spinning jenny, that prolific parent of all the vast machinery which now benefits the nation in her unbounded cotton manufac- tories, was the invention of a barber. Every department of science has gained more from those who have not been trammelled by technicalities, although they have been guided by general laws; and why? because they had nothing to unlearn—they stood upon the eminence of reason, and viewed the whole subject at once ; they reflected for themselves, respecting but not worshipping authority, and, Aided by practice, their theory was crowned with success. " Bearing in mind the above remarks, we will put it to any candid reasoner, whether, of all persons existing, a captain of a man of war is not placed precisely in that situation most likely to discover the merits and demerits in Naval Architecture—whether be is not likely to be the best judge of what a ship is, and what she ought to be— and, knowing all this, the best able to furnish such a model as will remedy existing defects, and combine those advantages which he has practically proved ? The naval architect builds the ship, the captain of her ascertains her qualities ; he has time for reflection, opportunity for ob servation to the utmost extent, and, by long practice and experimental working, he brings her under that control, which almost verifies Byron's sublime idea, She walks the waters like a thing of life.' He finds out exactly what she caa do, where her powers fail, and why ; and if there be a remedy for any deficiency in her construction, he can apply it. Sailors have an intuitive knowledge of ships, and can almost tell, by the eye, what their good and bad qualities may he. Habit has produced a discrimination which is almost equal to science ; and the lines of a vessel, which the builder imagines are only to be found in the draught in his pos session, are as clearly traced upon the retina of a practised sailor, as if the drawing were before him. The fact is, that the great duty of an officer in the command of a ves sel now a-days is to remedy the defects of the builder, and to make the best of a bad bargain ; and had their advice been attended to, instead of having been scouted with contempt by the late Navy Board, our naval architecture would have been greatly improved. " Although seamen have never been permitted to offer their advice upon ship-building, their practical suegesrions, pertinaciously repeated, have been attended with more success; and what has been the result ?—that all the late improvements have originated chiefly from naval officers ; but in no instance, that we can recollect, from the dock yard. Let any one look at the fitting out of a man-of war from the dock-yard—what sort of a vessel is she? A disgrace to the service. No sooner is she in the hands of the officers, than she is equipped anew, at a great expense to the captain, and then she appears as a man-of-war ought to be. Are we indebted to the dock-yard, or to naval officers, for the iron tanks for water—Truscott's pump applied to them—the chain cables of Captain Brown—the capstern and compass of Captain Phillips— the rudder of Captain Lehon—Rodger's anchor—Harris's rope—and the numerous other improvements which have emanated from scientific officers ? " The writers of this pamphlet charge Captain Symonds with not having invented a new system of ship-building, but having returned to the old system which had been abandoned, and which they acknowledge to have been cor rect. If so, how disgraceful has been the conduct of our Surveyors of the Navy, to depart from that which was right; and how satislactorily does it prove the superiority of Captain Symonds, and his fitness for Lis situation! We agree with them to a certain extent. Captain Sy monds has evidently based his models upon the old Gib raltai. ; but, at the same time that he has availed himself of her good qualities, he has carefully remedied her defects. Captain Symonds appears to be led by a❑ unerring grand principle, which is, that, by repeated experiments, he will eventually produce a model which will require no iron ballast ; that is to say, that the provisions and stores, when complete, shall be sufficient for her ballast, and she shall only require filling up as she lightens, to keep her suffi ciently down in the water. If Captain Symonds suc ceeds in this grand desideratum, we think he will then, with the other qualities which lie has already realized, have brought the building of men-of. war to the highest state of perfection which we may reasonably anticipate. " We shall proceed to investigate the claims which the School of Naval Architecture so arrogantly (for their pre tended humility is nothing but arrogance) bring forward. And here we must stop one minute to condemn that poli tical animosity which induced Sir Byam Martin and his confederates to extol the parties to an excess which has laid the foundation of their grievous error. To oppose and find fault with the measures of Sir James Graham, they found it necessary to prove datnagee, and this could not be effected but by elevating the School of Naval Archi tecture to a height which was as unwarrantable as it wss untrue. Sir Byam Martin eulogises them as highly gifted young men. Does Sir Byars Martin know the meaning of highly gifted ? It is difficult even in these days, to find one highly gifted man in a thousand ; and yet, Sir Byatn Martin has discovered that the whole School of Naval Architecture are highly gifted young men. We have no wish to depreciate their talents, and have no reason to doubt, but that after the education they have received through the bounty of Government, that they are well informed, and have a good knowledge of the theory of naval architecture ; but, as to putting them on a level with the present Surveyor of the Navy, the idea is pre posterous. But let us examine the present situation of these persons, and see if they have any ground for complaint —whether any provision has been made for them, after Government has been at the expense of their education. We subjoin a list of the whole School of Naval Architecture, with the situations . they hold, and the salaries attached to their office. Salary. Richard Abethel ... Assist. Master Builder, Deptford £4OO Thomas Pretius William Morgan Francis Lan e Foreman .... Ditto 250 John Major Ditto Ditto 250 William Parsons Samuel Reid Ditto Chatham 250 William Rice Ditto Ditto John Williams Ditto Portsmouth ... 250 Isaac Watts Ditto Plymouth 250 Henry Chatfield James Bennett Ditto Portsmouth ... 250 William Henwood Ditto Ditto 250 James Peake Ditto Ditto 250 George Cutfield John Sheffield Ditto Chatham 250 John Allen Augustus Creuze Ditto Portsmouth ... 250 Jeremiah Owen Student Thomas Lloyd Archimedes Shaw Ditto Ditto ISO Henry Craddock Ditto John Hancorn W. R. Lang Joseph Large Ditto Ditto £ 62230 " It appears, then, that all the school have been pro vided for, and at an expense of 6,250/. per annum—no samll sum in these days of necessary economy; and we must say, that when we consider the situation of the junior officers in our own service, when we call to mind that there are now about 2,000 young men of family and education, who, after having served ten or twelve years as mid shipmen, after having dedicated their youth up to man hood to the service of their country, are now remaining on shore without a fraction of half pay, these highly_ gifted personages should feel most grateful. The economy so imperiously demanded by the country, and which has prevented Sir James Graham, who feels and acknowledges the unfair situation in which the junior officers are placed, but who cannot assist them—this urged economy appears to have been overlooked in providing for the School of Naval Architecture. Yet these persons represent them selves as neglected—not only neglected, but unjustly treated : they assume that they have been indu ce d b y pro . miser avn g t to enter e eaf uil fulfilled, d a , profession,thattheir prospects in lif e h ave been and the se prom i ses not h blighted. This is a serious charge which we must refute ; and we must observe th it, in our refutation, wt are not stimulated by malevolent feelings. If there is exposure, ti , e parties must thank themselves and Sir Byam Martin. " The first question which naturally presented itself, when we beard of the grievous injustice to which they had been martyrs, was, who are these people, and what have they lost? What are the prospects in life which have been thus blighted? To obtain this information, it was necessary that we should make some inquiry into the means possessed by their parents to have forwarded them in life, through other channels. To obtain the whole information we found was impossible, for nobody knew . from whence the major part of them sprang, and some, it appears, cannot legally make claim to any father. We now subjoin a list of all that we could collect, from which the original prospects of the remainder m iy be fairly esti mated. Richard Abethel, his father, Reduced Measurer of Dock-yard. Thomas Pretious, ditto A caulker in Woolwich-yard. John Major, ditto A mercer in London. Samuel Reid, ditto In the Carriage Department,Wool. wich.yard. William Rice, ditto Lieutenant in the navy. Isaac Watts, ditto Custom-house officer. George Cutfield, ditto Master in the navy. John Allen, ditto Quarterman in Dock-yard. Augustus Creuze, ditto French teacher at Naval College. Archimedes Shaw, ditto Clerk in the Dock-yard. John Hancorn, ditto Clerk in Ordnance Department. W. R. Lang, ditto Assistant in Deptford-yard. Joseph Large, ditto Shoemaker, Chatham. James Peake, ditto The late Surveyor. " Now, there are only two upon this list whose parents can be considered as respectable. Mr. Peake, the son of the late surveyor, stands alone ; and the next to him is Mr. Rice, the son of a lieurenant in his Majesty's service. Mr. Rice is better off than his father, who probably supporta a family upon a half-pay of 901. per annum, while his son is in the rec Ipt of a salary of 250/ But, taking them all, have they lost or gained in life by their present situations ? What would they in all probability have been, if the Government had not educated and pro vided for them ? In every probability, journeymen manu facturers and mechanics. And yet they complain of injustice, because they are not made surveyors of the navy, land, of course, because they are not also knighted. It is really too preposterous. Even a student receives a sti pend equal to the h a lf-p a y of a post-captain in his Ma jesty's navy, who has served his country for thirty years, and is covered with medals and honours. Richard Abe thel and Thomas Pretius, sons of workmen in the dock yard, cry out because Government have educated them, and put them into situations of 4001. per annum, with a good house and allowances. " We should strongly advise these highly-gifted per sonages to be cautious—to write no more pamphlets; but to eat their pudding with thankfulness, and hold their tongues. We will tell them a secret. There Lever was 6,250/. per annum, which could be so well saved to the country. Instead of being victims of injustice, their in troduction has been an act of injustice, towards the old servants of the public, occupied in the dock-yards, who, at their own expense, have educated their children to fit then. for those situations now held by the School of Naval Architecture; we must also tell them that they are of little or no use, too much puffed up with their own con sequence, and too much above their business, sauntering about the yards, and picking their teeth with chips; and further, that if the major part of them were dismissed, the work of the dock-yards would go on much better than it does at this present moment. The founding of the school was ill-advised, and we trust that no more students will be admitted, or, that Government will never again put itself in the situation of a man in the fable, who, as soon as he had cherished to life, by the warmth of his breast, the frozen serpent of the dunghill, was gratefully rewarded with its sting." FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. THE PAVILION, BRIGHTON, Nov. 5, 18.13. The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Lieutenant-General Phineas Riall, Knight Commander of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order. WHITEHALL, AUGUST 19. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Robert Hillman, of Lyme Regis, in the county of Dorset, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Scttth. ampton. W. H. S. Stanloy, Esq., Oct. 10; the Hon. W. H. Ashe A Court Holmes, Oct. 26, to be Deputy Lieutenants. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Sussex. J. D. Gilbert, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Nov. 6. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Surrey. 2d Regiment of Royal Surrey Militia. Ensign R. W. Chadwick to be Lieutenant, vice L. B. Sharp, resigned; H. D. Perrott, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Chadwick, promoted, Nov. 1. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Worcester. Worcestershire Yeomanry Cavalry. The Hon. R. H. Clive to be Colonel-Commandant, ♦ice the Earl of Plymouth, deceased, Nov. 4. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. MARY ANN KERLY, lapidary, Red Lion-street, Clerk enwell. HENRY OWEN, tailor, Monmouth street, Seven Dials. JOHN BURDON, ship-builder, Bishop Wearmouth. HORATIO NELSON PO WELL, scrivener, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire. WILLIAM TURNER, common.brewer, Harlington, Mid. dlesex. AUGUSTUS LINES, grocer, Aylesbury. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. HENRY LATHAM and RICHARD THOMAS, iron. mongers, Chester, from Nov. 8 to Dec. 6, at eleven, at the White Lion Inn, Chester. BANKRUPTS. HENRY THOMPSON, merchant, Blackheath-Park, Charlton, Kent, to surrender Nov. 22, and Dec. 24, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Haynes, Change-alley, Corn hill ; Clark, official assignee, St. Swithin's-Lane, Lombard. street. SAMUEL WELLS, carpenter, St. Alban's, Hertfordshire, Nov. 19 and Dec. 24, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, King's Arms-yard, Coleman-street, official assignee; Bagster, Sise.lane, Bucklersbury. GEORGE KING, coal-merchant, Norwich, Nov. 27 and Dec. 24, at twelve, at the office of Mr. Holt, Yarmouth. Holt, Yarmouth; Swain, Stevens, Maples, Pearse, and Hunt, Fre derick's.place, Old Jewry, London. EDWARD PEMBRY, innkeeper, Chester, Nov. 27 and Dec. 24, at ten, at the Feathers Hotel Chester. Bower, Chan cery-lane. THOMAS EDWARDS, tailor, Hatton-garden, Nov. 19, at two, and Dec. 24, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Hanley and Southee, Ely-place. JAMES HOLLOWAY BIDDLE, carpenter, Grays, Essex, Nov. 22, at twelve, and Dec. 24, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, King's Arms-yard, official assignee; Flower, Austin-friars, London ; Slerry, Romford. DANIEL JERMYN, ship.agent, Yarmouth, Nov. 27 and Dec. 24, at twelve, at the office of Mr. Holt, Yarmouth. Holt, Yarmouth ; Swain, Stevens, Maples, Pearse, and Hunt, Frede rick's-place, Old Jewry, London. ROBERT SEABROOK, miller, Thornborough, Bucking_ hamshire, Nov. 19 and Dec. 24, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Abbott, Coleman-street, official assignee ; Jones and Ward, Bedford-row. EDWARD CHEW, chymist, Manchester, Nov. 27, at four and Dec. 24, at ten, at the Commissioners' Rooms, Manches. ter. Bower, Chancery.lane, London; Walton and Green. wood, Preston ; Owing and Gill, Manchester. DIVIDENDS. J. Griffin and J. M. Adams, goldsmiths, Strand, Dec. 2, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. R. Stephens, victualler, Newgate-street, Dec. 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. R. H. Arderne, cabinet-maker, High-street, Southwark, Dec. 4, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. T. Thoinpson, merchant, Camomile-street, Dec. 4, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. W. Oaks, coppersmith, Houndsditch, Dec. 4, at three, at the Court of Bankruptcy. W. Wilkinson, woollen draper, Holborn-bridge, Dec. 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. H. Carter, chymist, Hastings, Dec. 5, 't half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. J. Callow, silk mercer, Birminghatn, Dec. 5, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. T. Greenhill, flour-dealer, Great Dover-street, Dec. 5, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. C. F. Woolcott, plumber, Tunbridge, Kent, Dec. 5, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. J. Stead, colour-manufacturer, King-street. Clerkenwell, Dec. 5, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. J. L. Gardner, wine-merchant, Little 'lsmer-street, Dec. 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. J. Abbott, bookseller, Cannon.stroet-road, Dec. 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. G. R. Tempany, tailor, Holler-street, Cavendish square, Dec. 4, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. R. H. Brown, hackney.coachmaker, Regent-street, Dec. 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. J. D. Stainbank, grocer, Honiton, Devonshire, Dec. 3, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. R. and T. Coulthard, woollen-drapers, Queen-street, Fins bury, Dec. 3, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. H. Bell, shipowner, Crown-court, Threadneedle-street, Dec. 3, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. W. Caf£all, sen., butcher, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, Dec. 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. J. Clarke, tavern-keeper, Greenwich, Dec. 5, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. D. 0. Blyth, merchant, Colchester, Dec. 5, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. S. Castleden, baker, Three Colts.street, Limehouse, Dec. 3, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. H. Hunt, druggist, Brook-street, Grosvenor-square, Dec. 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. G. Dean, tallow chandler, Maidstone, Kent, Dec. 5, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. W. E. J. Neep, silversmith, Norwich, Dec. 4, at eleven, at the office of Mr. C. S. Gilman, Norwich. G. May, shoemaker, Clay Cross, Derbyshire, Dec. 4, at ten, at the offices of Messrs. J. and R. G. Hutchinson, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. T. l at . ti tu o n ffi t, ce t s a o n f ne i‘ r i , es N s V r h s. i.t j t . i a n n gt d o n n,. G D . e H rb u y t s c h h ir in e, so D n, e c c. he 4 B , t e a r ! field. R. Nell, bookseller, Grantham, Lincolnshire, Dec. 4, at four, at the Guildhall, Grantham. J. Emmerson, shoemaker, Chalk Foot, Cumberland, Dec. 4, at eleven, at the Crown and Mitre Coffeehouse, Carlisle. T. Lockwood, jun., and J. Cockburn, woollen-cloth-mane. facturers, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Dec. 6, at eleven, at the offices of Messrs. Jacomb and Tindale, Huddersfield. E. Jarvis, sailmaker, Richmond Walk, Devonshire, Dec. 5, at eleven, at Elliott's Royal Hotel, Devonport. J. Ridsdale, snuff-metchant, Springfield, Yorkshire, Dec. 7, at eleven, at the Court House, Wakefield. J. Jones, grocer, Chippenham, Wiltshire, Dec. 14, at two, at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol. J. Hart, tailor, Liverpool, Dec. 7, at twelve, at the Clarendon Rooms, Livernool. A. Aspinall, dealer and chapman, Birmingham, Dec. 4, at one, at the White Horse Inn, Birmingham. J. Mercer, joiner, Liverpool, Dec. 16, at one, at the Claren. don Rooms, Liverpool. CERTIFICATES. —Dec. 3. D. Cockerill, cattle-dealer, Edmonton. W. Mold, saddlers'-ironmonger, Walsall, Staffordshire, C. Snuggs, cabinet-maker, '.tint-street, Borough. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. Tegg and Co. (so far as regards J. Tegg.) J. Yarde and R. Medland, attorneys, Crediton, Devonshire. L. A. L. Mansion and S. L. Eschauzier, lithographic en. gravers, Old Brampton._ J. Davies and D. Houldin, coach proprietors, Liverpool. E. and J. Earp, wool-staplers, Melbourne, Derbyshire. C. Gutteridge and Co., milliners, Hertford. J. Straker and C. Hunter, seed-crushers, Hillgate, Gateshead. B. Brown and J. F. Rose, surgeons, Great Surrey-street. R. Lansdale and F. Galloway, attorneys, Temple Chambers, Fleet street. J. Moss and P. B. Le Hunt, attorneys, Derby. J. J. Broster and A. W. G. Dow, shipbrokers, Liverpool, M. Lane and A. Rankin, attorneys, Backing, Essex. W. Bailey and Co., chymists, Wolverhampton. COURT FOR THE RELIEF OF INSOLVENT DEBTORS The matters of the Petitions and Schedules of the Prisoners hereinafter named (the same having been filed in the Court) are appointed to be heard in the Court.house, in Portugal. street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, on Friday, the 15th of November, 1833, at nine o'clock in the forenoon. Burrell, Charles, late of Northumberland-place, Commercial. road, grocer and cheesemonger. Street, Frederick John, late of Regency square, Brighton, Sus sex, following no business. Brown, Jane, late of Abbey.street, Bermondsey, Surrey, baker. Hopkiti, Richard, Late of Downham, in the Isle of Ely, Cam bridgeshire, farmer. Humphries, Richard Oram, late of Mead's row, Westminster road, Lambeth, coach-smith. Strube,iFrederiek Rodolph, late of Marble-court, Webb-street, Bermondsey, journeyman currier. Rose, William Edmund, late of Old-road, Stepney, journeyman cooper. Tanner, Thomas, late of Lower Thames-street, Custom-house agent. Draper, John, late of Grenada.place, Old Kent-road, Surrey, general and commission - merchant. Downs, Gorge, late of Gunpowder-alley, Shoe-lane, Fleet street, carver and gilder. Easterbee, Joseph, late of Richardson's-mews, Warren-street, Fitzroy-square, livery-stable-keeper, and horse-breaker. Deane, Anthony William Johnson, late of Park-terrace, Green. wich, gentleman. On MONDAY, Nov. IS.—Same hour and place. Farmer, James, late of George-street, opposite Holland Chapel, Brixton.road, Surrey, milkman. Everard, Benjamin, late of the Dorset Arms, Tonbridge, Kent, licensed victualler. Kesterton, Richard, late of Denmark-row, Cold Harbour-lane, Camberwell, lithographic printer and engraver. Phillips, John, late of the George and Crown Public-house, Broad-street, Bloomsbury, licensed victualler, Sharman, John, late of Brook-street, Holborn, carpenter and undertaker. Young, Joseph, late of Newington-causeway, St. Mary, New ington, hat-manufacturer. Garlick, Charles, late of Church-street, Basingstoke, Hants, salt and slate-merchant, corn-factor, baker, dealer in gypsum, culm, and cement. Bate, Clifton, late of John-street, Commercial.road, clerk in the Twopenny Post-office. Smith, Joseph Joseph, late of Wardour-street, Soho, sworn . _ _ appraiser, broker, house agent, :.nd cabinet-maker. Williams, John Mathew, late of the Hamlet, Southend, Essex, commission-agent and bill-broker. Wade, Joseph Augustine, late of.Bazing.place, Waterloo.road, author, and musical composer. Noverre, George Richard, Idol.lane, Tower.street, shipping and commission agent. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. ANTHONY SKEOCH, writer, Kirkcudbright, Nov. 15 and 29, at two, at the King's Arms, Kirkcudbright. JAMES TENNENT, coal-merchant, Braidenhill, Lanark. shire, Nov. 19 and Dec. 10, at twelve, at Nokes's Inn, Airdrie THE ARMY. (From the Limerick Chronicle.) CANADA.—STATIONS OF THE MILITARYO—The 32d and 79th Quebec; 15th Kingston; 24th Montreal; 66th, York, Fort George, Amberstberg, and Pennetanquishim. The drafts of the depots of the 32d, 79th, 66th, and 15th, have arrived safe from Europe. Colonel Tidy, 24th, had arrived and assumed the command of the Montreal districts. The 79th is first for home. The 15th is commanded by Major Grierson, the 66th by Major Baird, both the Lieu tenant-Colonels being in Europe. Recruiting parties from the 13th and 31st, both on the India establishment, have arrived in Limerick garrison. The '74th are to concentrate on the 19th inst. at Rich mond bat racks. There are three regiments now on the Irish Staff, the Commanding Officers of which (Lieutenant-Colonels), and the second in command (First Majors), are not on terms of communication with each other. The officers on the personal staff of Lord Wellesley are Major F. Brownlow, half pay ; Captain Paget, 52i1; Hon. Lieut. Grey, 51st; Hon. Lieut. Cowper, Royal Horse Guards; Hon. Capt. R. Boyle, half-pay ; Hon. Capt. Clements, 43d ; and Capt. Henry, 56th. The staff of Military Officers appointed to preside at trials in Ireland under the Coercion Act, is now reduced to five. Lieut.-Colonel M'Caskill is withdrawn. One company of the 25th depot is detached to Navan, the other three occupy the barracks at Drogheda. The 14th R ziment, stationed in Athlone, were inspect ed on Friday by Sir John Buchan. Sir T. Arbuthnot inspected the Royal Artillery and 7th Dragoon Guards at Ballincollig on Thursday, and next day the 15th or King's Hussars at Cork. The depot companies of the 24th from Liverpool have landed at Cork, and marched to Kinsale to occupy the quarters of the 65th The transports Marquis Huntly and Orestes are to convey the 76th from Cork to Berbadoes ; its strength is about 25 officers and 560 men. The 93d return by the same conveyance. Plymouth is now garrisoned by the following troops:— The 10th, 22d, 58th, 68th, and 75th depots ; and Ports. mouth by the 12th, 65th, 77th, Furth, 56th, 87th, 97th, and 99th depots. Tranquillity being restored in the Mauritius, the 99th Regiment will proceed to Ceylon to relieve the 61st, who embark for India. I'be Isle of France will then be garri suned by three distinguished regiments—the 9th, 29th, and 87th. Registered voters for the county of West moreland in 1832 and 1833 :—[n 1832, 4,379 ; in 1 833, 4,763 ; increase, 384. Westmoreland Gazette. " A large portion of England and America' is devoted to pointing out the dangerous temper and power of the English working classes, as the will and the incli nation to make iaws for themselves and their employers, are shown at present in the combinations and Trades' Unions amongst nearly all classes of mechanics."— Globe. CAPTURE OF ROBBERS.—On Wednesday night last, Mrs. Mary Cooper, who keeps a huxter's shop in the Horse Fair, was sitting in ber kitchen, when she heard a noise as if persons were breaking through the roof of the house. She immediately went to Mr. Turner's shop and gave the alarm ; on which that gentleman and others proceeded to the house. When going up the stairs, they distinctly heard a noise on the roof, and on entering the attic room discovered a large hole in the ceiling, through which they saw a man on the roof. How to cap ture the robbers then became their consideration. The police were immediately sent for ; and a vast concourse of people having assembled, the thieves effected their escape to an adjoining house, and from thence on to others. Torches and ladders were procured to enable the officers to get on the roof; but owing to the dexterity of the robbers is concealing themselves, and the danger of ascend ing to face such desperadoes without a certainty of en countering them to advantage, two hours elapsed before an attempt could be made. At length it was resolved, in order to obtain a full view of the situation of the robbers, that one of the chimneys in the neighbourhood should be set on fire. This was accordingly done, and the flames hich ascended affording sufficient light to the officers, BingleY, Higgins, and others, mounted the ladders, and getting on the roof of Mr. Cooper's house, they saw to o me n concealed behind the chimney. Bingley advanced t he gutter towards them, and with considerable deterrcina tion rushed on one of them and seized hold of him, when a desperate struggle ensued. The other officers followed ; a nd the robbers finding themselves overpowered, quietly consented to descend from the roof by the ladder, They were received at the bottom by Spittle, who immediately recognised them as two old and daring offenders. They were taken to the Police-office, and committed on Thurs day to take their trials for burglary, under the names of John and Edward Hughes, alias Fowler. A large crow bar, a bunch of keys, and a tinder-box were found on the roof. Mr. Turner's house was robbed a few weeks ago, and it is strongly suspected by the same parties.—Bir mingham Journal. BRIGHTON, Nov, 12. Yesterday arternoon the King, accompanied by Lad} Sophia Sidney, drove out in a carriage and four, with outriders, along the Marind Parade, to Rottingdean, from thence to Hove, and back to the Palace. Her Majesty was not in public during the day. The Duchess of Gloucester, attended by Lady Brown low, took a carriage airing. Her Royal Highness's health has considerably improved since her arrival at the Pavil:on. The Earl of Mount Edgecumbe arrived at the Palace last evening, and had the honour of dining and passing the evening with their Majesties. The Earl and Countess Moray, Sir F. Burdett, Lady Brougham, Sir P. and Lady Maitland, Ladies Steuart, and Sir George and Lady Shiffner, paid their respects to their Majesties yesterday. The Royal dinner party last evening comprised the fol- I ,wing distinguished personages :—Princeßs Augusta, Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Earl Mount Edgeeumbe, Earl and Countess Errol, Lord Wm. Lennox, Lord and Lady Palland, Lady Jane Laurence Peel, Lady Brownlow, Sir P. and Lady Maitland, Miss Mitchel, Sir Philip and Lady Sophia Sidney, Sir James Cockburn, Sir Andrew Bar nard, &c. Her Majesty's band attended from 9 till 11 o'clock. It is his Majesty's intention to take another aquatic ex. cursion as si)on as the weather will permit. The band of the King's Dragoon Guards will attend at th e hurdles race on Friday next. The repairs of the chain pier are rapidly going on, under the direction of Captain Browne, the sum required to put it in its original state is 2,200/. ; about 1.0001. has been subscribed (exclusive of their Alaj , sties' don-ition) ; the deficiency must fail on the Chain Pier Company, as a matter of course. The Doke and Duchess of St. Albans will come here on the 20th inst. for the season. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Hon. Major-General Upton in the Albany Chambers, from a tour ; Lord Macdonald in the Albany, from Melton ; Sir John and Lady Osborne at Brompton, from Chicksands Priory; the Bishop of Chichester, from the Palace, Chichester; the Earl of Essex, in Belgrave-square, from Cashiobury Park; Lord John Churchill, in Connaught-place, from ditto; Baron and Baroness Dirnsdale, at Camfield-place, Herts, from Brighton. DEPARTURES. The Hon. Lady Henniker, from Nerot's Hotel, for Newton Hall, Essex; the Hon. Capt. Henniker, Mrs. Henniker, and family, from ditto, for Ashdown Park, Sussex. His Majesty h a s assigned the Duchess of Marlborough apartments in the Palace at Hampton Court, and her Grace, accompanied by her nieces the Misses ipence, have arrived there, from the residence they occu pied at Grosvenor.gate, Park-lane. The Duchess is a sister of the present Earl of Galloway. The Marquis of Lansdowne is expected to return to Buwood Park to-morrow. The Earl of Kerry is gone on a visit to the family estates in Ireland, where his Lordship will remain several weeks. Lord Grenville continues at his seat at Drop more, in the same state in which h e h as ex i ste d f or several ,lays. His brother, the Right Hon. Thomas Grenville, and Lady Grenville, are unceasing in their attentions t(i the venerable Peer. The Earl of Jersey has at last recovered from his severe attack of " repelled gout," and entertained a small party of friends at dinner, on Monday evening, in Berkeley-square. The comp iny included the Duke of Wellington, Prince Esterhazy, Lord and Lady Fitzroy Somerset, &c. The long-talked of tour of the Noble Earl and his family on the Continent is said to be postponed sine die. Sir Francis Burdett met with an accident some days ago, by falling from his horse in Park-lake, near Tyburn-gate. The Hen. Baronet was confined to his residence in St. James's-place, from the effects of the somewhat serious bruises he received, but he has now shaken off the effects of his accident, and gone to join his Lady and family at West Cliff House, Brighten. Lieut.- Colonel Burdett, late of the 10th Hussars, oily son of Sir Francis, is still residing at Paris. In consequence of the want of room for the royal retinue in the Pavilion, Brighton, it has been f@und necessary to take a house in the town for the accotnmo. dation of seventeen of her Majesty's domestics. The King sets an excellent example of early rising to his fashionable visiters, and of laudable industry in his application to business. THE RATHCOOLE PEERAGE.---A claim to the ancient Peerage the Viscountcy of Tracy of Rathcoole, which has been now nearly 37 years in abeyance, is at present being actively prosecuted by a gentleman, member of a respectable mercantile house in this city. Nearly all the preliminary steps in such cases have been complied with, and the opinion of one of the first, if not the very iir•t law officers of the Crown taken in the matter. This opinion is decidedly in favour of the claimant's right. The possessions attached to this Peerage are immense.—Dublin Paper. Mr. Musgrove, one of tile Factory Commis sioners, takes the Scotch district. Mr. Ricard's district includes the whole of Lancashire, Cheshire, and the nor thern division of Derbyshire, having Manchester for its central point. CAPTAIN ROM—It was stated in the City, yesterday, that at the end of list week a Treasury order for 8,0001. was transmitted from the Treasury to the Bank of England, to be paid to the credit of Captain Ross, for the discoveries that gallant officer has made in the North Pole, and for the hardships he has suffered. The Censors appointed by the College of Physicians for the ensuing year are Dr. Bright, Dr. Peter Latham, Dr. Pinkard, and Dr. Waterfield. Dr. Henderson, who is lately returned from a visit to the vineyards of the Rhine, states that the wine growers have been most successful in producing an en tirely new quality of wine from the hock grape, resem bling, and little, if at all inferior to Champagne of Rheims. The Hamburg Correspondent announces that the King of Prussia has conferred on the Duke of Cumber land the rank of General of Cavalry. The Tribune announces that on Thursday it paid the fine of 20,000 f. to which it had been condemned, and which was carried by the costs, &c., to 22,0761. 85c GENERAL POST-OFFICE.--By a recent re gulation of the General Rest-offi.•e, letters for the continent in future will be sent to Dover, instead of being forwarded to London. Newspapers cannot be sent or received hut at the following full rate of postage :—France, Is. 2d. ; Holland, Is. 4d.; Germ my, Russia, Prussia, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Switz-rland, Is. Bd. ; Italy, Turkey, lonian Islands, Is. lid. ; Spain, through France, 2s. 2d It is confidently reported that a cominercial treaty with France is in a state of great forwardness. I this important measure is negotiated in good faith in the spirit of trade—reciprocity and exchange of great staple articles—we know of no event of such vital importance to the welfare and commercial prosperity of both countries.— London New Price Current. Viscount Milton, eldest son of Earl Etzwil liam, who was lately united to Lady Selina Jenkinson, laughter of the Earl of Liverpool, is said to have settled up in him the whole of the English estates of ,his Noble Father, the revenues of which exceed 70,000/. per annum. The large domains of the Earl in Ireland, of the annual rental of 30,000/. per annum, to ;7hich Mr. Cha loner, formerly M.P. for York, is agent, are said to be settled on his Lordship's second son, the Hon. W. Went worth Firmaliam, now in his eighteenth year. The Corporation of Liveroool have bestowed the freedom of that borough on Captain Ross. A numerous and respectable company assem bled at the George Inn, Stafford, on Monday last, to wit• ness the competition for the purchase of the Tixall Estate. The first bidding, 150,0001., was made by Mr. Unett, of Birmingham, who, it was understood, represented the executors of the Lite Mr. Beech, of the Shaw ; and he was followed by Mr. Ginders (for Earl Talbot), Mr. Peel, of Lancashire, and by Mr. Jennings (for the Duchess of St. Albans). The successive bi'ldings were 160,0001., 170,0001., 180,0001., 190,0001., and then advanced, by thousands only, to 206,0001., at which sum they stopped. Mr. Jennings was the highest bidder. Mr. Clifford stated the reserved bidding to be 350,0001., and the estate was accordingly announced as bought in. Negotiations are stated to have since been carrying on by the agents of Earl Talbot, and that it is not unlikely his Lordship may yet become the purchaser of this property. —Birmingham Gazette. IMPROVEhfENTS.--The improvements at the east extremity of the town do not keep plce with those at the west end. Not only what might be called a new and magnificent wing to Westminster has been erected on the r". estate of the Marquis of Westroinster,"ln the neighbours od of Knightsbridge and Pimlico, but parallel, at the Other side of Hyde Park, a new town seems to base sprung up lately, which is daily increasing. The fields in the rear of Connaught-place, and those adjacent, which have had long a dreary appearance, are likely soon to be covered with houses extending to Maids-hill. It is thus that the rage for building still continues notwith standing the pressure of the times. Splendid mansions increase, and the great wonder and astonishment is where the speculators in new houses can find tenants. THE MURDER AT PLUMSTEAD.—AD- JounNED INQUEST.—The Coroner and Jury reassembled at half-past nine o'clock, at the Plume of Feathers, Plumstead, to investigate the circumstances connected n'ith the death of Mr. George Badle, and, several witnesses having been examined, the proceedings were adjourned till this morning. M. de St. Sauvieur, the rfench Consul at Salonica, has lately presented to the Kini.( some unique Greek ri•arbles, found in Macedonia. They consist of heads of divinities and kings, funeral monuments orna mented with bas reliefs and inscriptions, a colossal host, supposed to be that of Persius, the last King of Macediot, and a colossal statue of Diana. His Majesty has sent them to the Museum of the Louvre, and has presented to M. de St. Sauvieur in return a magnificent dessert service of Sevres porcelain. On Tuesday night last some miscreant en tered a field called Birchfields, at Handsworth, in the county of Stafford, and maliciously stabbed and cut open the bellies of three milch cows belonging to Mr. Samuel Jackson, milkman, who resides in London 'Prentice street, in this town. One of the cows died of the wounds, and the others cannot survive long.—Birmingham Jour. A young Brazilian, on the point of leaving Paris on his return to his own country, had taken his place in the diligence for Wednesday, but having on his way entered a gambling-house in the Palais R iyal, he in a few minutes lost 4,000 francs, the only meaes he had of paying the charges of his journey home.-- French Paper. THE LATE EDMUND KEAN, ESQ.-Mr,. Kean, it has been ascertained, died intestate, and though it has been calculated that, during the nineteen years he was before the London public, his receipts amounted to nearly 150,0001., his affairs at the time of his death were in such a state that neither Mrs. Kean, his widow, or his son, have thought proper to take out letters of admi• nistration to his effects. Mr. William Hal•on, one of the creditors of the estate, having made an application to the Prerogative Court of Canterbury for administration to be granted to him, both the widow and son (the nest of kin) were served with a citation, according to the practice of that Court, directing them either to take ow wiministra tion themselves, or to show cause why Mr. Halton should not do so. Neither of the parties having appeared to this citation, the o , llinary has just granted letters of adinini4- tration to the creditor, who has sworn the whole of the effects of poor Kean, within the province of Canterbury, to be under the value of &V.—Morning Paper. THE DUCHESS OF ABRANTES (NIADAME JtiNor).—The translation of the sixth volume of this la ly's delightful " Reminiscences of the Fre,ch Emperor" is now published. It brings down the narrative of Na. poleon's career to the commencement of the year 1610, when Madame Junot heroically resolved to accompany her husband, who received orders to proceed ro Spain to take the command of the Bth Division. Handsome, intriguing, and imperative, possessing his confidence in a remarkable degree, the Duchess has traced, with the light , ouches a female hand, the character of Bon.parte, seen under those minor lights and shadows perceptible only to a female eye ; her work is consequently one to which the future historian must gladly refer for information, and which we of the contemporary day cannot fail to regard with peculiar interest. PRIVATE-HOUSE GAS -LIGHTING.-CM Monday evening Mr. Richard Gude delivered a lecture at the Pantechnicon Rooms on the cheap manufac ture of gas from the oil obtained from the sprats which are at present used by the farmers for ma nure on the western coast. He asserted positively that out of a vast number of experiments he bad uniformly produced one-third their weight in oil, which is far purer tha❑ that from any other animal ; and that the fish could always be insured at the rate of 225. par ton. The works necessary for the manufacture of the gas are comprised in the space of an ordinary water-butt, and the purifying process is remarkably simple. A gentleman of the name of Metberell, who was present, and who actually makes use of the gas on his premises in Blackfriars-road, corro borated his statement throughout. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET.--The mer chants having met the buyers more freely, there has been more business transacted, and at easier rates, than for some time past.—Bristol Journal. The bill of mortality for the month ending October, was IS souls.—Stamford News. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, Nov. 11. —We have had an improved demand from the trade to day, and prices generally are id. higher than out quota tions of Saturday, and in some instances were id. At this advance holders have met the demand freely. The sales reach 4,000 bags, consisting of 1,000 Msranhams, Sid. to 911. ; 200 Pernams, 91d. to 10d. ; 150 Bahias, ; 150 Surats, sd. to 6d.; 2,000 American, 7d. to fqd.; remainder Orleans, as high as I Id, No new Boweds sold yet. The New York Packet of the 24th ult., is off Holyhead, and is anxiou,ly expected. The Kilkenny Journal gives the following account of the affair stated in the letter of our Dublin correspondent, published on Saturday, to have occurred on the estate of Captain Bryan :—" A circumstance has been stated to us as having occurred on the estate of Captain Bryan, last harvest, both gratifying to him and creditable to his tenants. A defaulting tenant was evicted for a large arrear of rent—possession was not had until a crop of growing wheat was ready for the sickle—a threatening notice was served containing the usual friendly intima tions; whereupon 40 farmers and labourers from off the estates of Captain Bryan at once volunteered to cut and stack the corn. This being made known to Captain Bryan in London (we should rather hear of his being at home), be at once, after getting a list of their names, or dered the price of the corn so cut and saved by them to be distributed amongst them, to mark his approval and thanks for their good conduct." ANECDOTE OF LOUIS THE EIGHTEENTH. —At the period of the Restoration, the Duc de —, one of the most confidential servants of Napoleon, became attached to the Royal Household. " Before I admit you into my secrets, my dear Duke," said the King, in honouring him with a first private audience at the Tuileries, " you must favour me with a few of yours in exchange. Pray how did you manage to obtain such correct intelligence of my proceedings during my sojourn at Mdan and Verona? Who was the fellow toat so far vio'ated his trust as to afford to the Emperor intel.igence of all that was passing in my household ?" " The Verona and Milan affairs, Sire, were before my time," replied the Duke ; " but at Hartwell, I am under the necessity of avowing that we obtained all our information rbrough the treachery of the Due D'Aurnont." " Not a bit!" cried his Majesty, laughing heartily. " D'Au:nont and I were both very poor. He received 4001 per annum out of the 2,0001., which you used to forward to him so regularly, as the price of the secret information with which we favoured you in Return ; but the balance was paid over to me 1" The confusion of the new Minister may be rea— dily conceived. EXPLOITS OF A FIGHTING BISHOP.—In one of the engagements between Richard Ctear de Leon arid Philip of France, styled the Dieu Donne, the Bishop of Beauvais was takon prisoner; he was hood by the side of Philip, with his helmet on his head and a lance in his hand ; and in the course of the battle bad made great carnage among the English. Richard treated him harshly, and locked biro up in a fortified tower. He wrote a bitter complaint to the Pope that a churchman should be so treated ; the Pope answered rationally enough :—" You quitted the peaceful rule of the shep • herd for the turbulence of war, the mitre for the ca-que, the pastoral crook for the lance, the cup for the cuirass, the ring for the sword, anti you write me word that evil has befallen you. lam not astonished ; you sought— well ! you have found ; you struck, and lo ! you are stricken in your turn. However I shall write to Richard to ask your deliverance." At the great battle of Bovines. the same Bishop was again in arms, and distinguished by an effusion s b e le ru p p r i e e l o at f e co fo n u se g i l e A ne w e i a th bou a t massivelifiertamwacylub, for be had himself greatly by his m arve ll ous prowess . The venera• of blood. The c h ance o f th e ti g ht brought him in con.. tact with the E ar l o f S a li s b ur y, upon whom be fell with his club, and q u i c kly br o ught him to the earth. Th e nishop ha 4 by him a chatelai n, the Sire d.• Nivelle. " John de Nivelle," said he, .. drag this Salisbury a l ong with me ; say it was th ou that struck h im , for 1 am doing unlawful work. I should not chan ge my staff for this club."—Saying the se words, h e w ent gaily forward upon the Eogliabs knocking them down wi t h hi s c l u b r i ght and left.