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SIEGE OF ANTWERP. REPORTS of GENERAL CHASSE to the DIREC. TOR-GENERAL of WAR at the HAGUE. HEAD.QUARTERS, CITADEL OF ANTWERP, DEC. 10. In continuation of my report of the 3d inst., I have the honour to inform your Excellency, that at half-past 4 o'clock on the morning of the 4th, the enemy commenced a violent fire of Tirailleurs against the bastion No. 3, and Fort Kiel, and that during the night he contiued the works with vigour; our fire, nevertheless, prevented his making much progress. At 11 o'clock in the morning the enemy opened a fire from seven batteries, and although it made considerable ravages, it did not occasion the slightest disorder amongst our troops, and our artillery re plied with the greatest ardour, which caused much mischief to the enemy. At night-fall the firing be gan to slacken. Our loss this day consisted of one killed and seven wounded. DECEMBER 5. The fire on both sides having continued during the night, the enemy, about seven o'clock in the morn ing, played fourteen hatteries.with so much fury that none of us ever witnessed anything like it ; the firing continued with this violence the whole day, and we returned it in the same manner. Considering the number of pieces opened upon us, the loss we sus tained was not very considerable. The buildings suffered much. A bomb, having penetrated into the place occupied by two companies of the flank batta lion of the 9th Afdeeling Infantry, wounded Cap tain Schouten and First Lieutenant Kerkhoff, as well as several soldiers, but not one of them mor tally. A sortie attempted at eleven at night was disco. vered by the enemy too soon, and had no result. DECEMBER 6. At break of day the fire of the enemy commenced with the same violence as yesterday ; and we soon perceived from the result that the enemy employed against us pieces of new invention called paixlzans, the force of which nothing can resist,. and which cause great havoc to the buildings and defences. At four in the afternoon the grand magazine of provi sions was set on fire by this sort of projectiles, and reduced completely to ashes. The First Lieutenant of Artillery Count de Limburg-Stirum was so se verely wounded there that he was obliged to un dergo amputation of the leg—an operation to which the Adjutant Sub-officer of Artillery, Roger, was likewise obliged to submit, who was wounded in bringing some palisades. Several places which are bomb-proof were, how ever, pierced to-day, which, nevertheless, it so hap pened, occasioned no great mischief. The bomb-proof hospital was likewise penetrated by a projectile a la Paixhans, which cost the lives of three soldiers. At 11 at night, a similar projectile fell on the powder-magazine of the bastion No. 2, and caused it to blow ttp; without, however, occasioning any other damage than knocking down an IS-pounder, and rendering it unserviceable. Having directed our Tirailleurs to occupy the covered way on the left of the ravelin of the Porte de Secours, in order to annoy the enemy in the trenches, we obtained from this the best results; the labourers of the enemy were hereby greatly re tarded, and he sustained considerable annoyance. Lieutenant Van Burn, of the 10th Afdeeling In fantry, was mortally wounded on this occasion. The firing continued throughout the day; as on the sth, it slackened towards evening, and during the whole night it recommenced at intervals. DECEMBER 7. At seven o'clock the fire commenced in the same manner as yesterday. The enemy advanced in front of the bastion No. 2, as far as the crown of the glacis, before the counter-guard ; our Tira:lleurs di rected a continual fire upon this point. Our artillery acted with unexampled courage and coolness, and caused the enemy con-iderable loss. At eleven o'clock I directed a howitzer and 13 small mortars to play from the bastion No. 2, in the covered way, in front of the counter-guard ; by the effect of this fire the enemy was forced, probably after experiencing great loss, to cease his works that side. The embattled wall in the rite of the Lunette St. Laurent was b a t t 'cieti — iti breach by the enemy; we worked tonerintrenchment behind this wall. P ia three in the afternoon a bomb a la Paixhans ,- penetrated the defences of the laboratory ; it set fire to the filled projectiles deposited there, and caused the greatest havock ; the serjeant-major of artificers and two artillerymen were killed, and one mortally wounded. The enemy worked the whole night, harassed in cessantly by our Tirailleurs and the bombs, so that he was able to make but little progress. DECEMBER 8. The firing commenced on both sides, as yesterday, at 7 o'clock. At 12 a fire broke out in the great barrack ; the attempts to extingui.h it were fruitless, consequently this building, which was already riddled with bombs and balls, was wholly reduced to ashes. The enemy is received in his approaches by a continual fire, and has been repeatedly forced to cease working : it appears to occasion him great loss. Several of his pieces are dismounted by our artillei y. The guard in the covered way is continually ex changing shots with the enemy. The enemy's fire has been less violent than on the sth and Gth, but it is equal to yesterday's. All the buildings, except the great magazine, are com pletely riddled by the prjectiles, or already con verted into rubbish. The bombs ala Paixhans create great destruction. Experience shows that nothing can resist them: they pierce the strongest defences at the first blow. All the means in my power ate continually em ployed to retard the approaches of the enemy. The approaches which the enemy at first directed principally against the Lunette St. Laurent he now confines to a trench before the saliant angle of that foe t, ssMois L. hs prnlonged in the covered way in both branches, between the third and fourth tra verses. However, our vertical fire from the lunette, the direct tire from fort Kiel and the citadel, as well as frequent little sorties, appear to have forced him to renounce the undertaking, so that at present his attack seems confined solely to the bastion No. 2. He has debouched from the second parallel near this bastion by a zig-zag in the covered way, before the counter-guard of the Esplanade, which extends nearly to the place d'arines in the retiring angle on the left, whilst along and at the foot of the glacis of the Lunette St. Laurent another communication, also in full sap, is likewise directed against the sa liant place d'arines. The enemy has completed some embrasures on the left flank of the counter-guard of the Esplanade, to support the attack against fort St. Laurent, and to open a breaching battery against that lunette; but taken in reverse by the right face and the flank of the bastion No. 1, he could not remain there, and the works which had been raised there were de stroyed by the excellent direction of our artillery. The effect of our mortars of forts 1 and 2 seems also to render a stay in the Lunette Montebello ex tremely difficult. Our loss from the 30th of November to yesterday inclusive, amounts to 25 soldiers killed, 5 officers, and 62 sub-officers and soldiers, wounded, and 3 wounded and made prisoners. DECEMBER 9. The enemy is still greatly obstructed i►► his works by our well•directed file, which occasions much loss in killed and wounded. The firing, which recommenced this morning with more violence, continued through the whole day. Our losses today are very serious; the buildings are tumbling down on all sides ; the works of they enemy are attacked with the best results. DECEMBER 10. During the past night the fire of the enemy has been briker than during the preceding nights, and At 7 o'clock it recommenced with great fury. It vanulfi appear that the enemy had received a Fresh supply of ammunition. The bomb-proof cook rooms began to give way ; they were no longer of any use. Generally speaking, no kind of defence can resist such a fire. I think myself fortunate in having been able to manage matters so that, in present circumstances, the city has hitherto been able to remain neuter ; for otherwise the flotilla before Antwerp, as well as the Tete de Flandres, would have been long ago destroyed on the side of the city, by the superior force of the enemy's artillery. I have availed my self also of this to convey to the Tete de Flandres all the wounded in a condition to be removed, since I find it impossible to afford a safe asylum to these unfortunate men, all places tottering under the fu rious fire of the enemy, who, by a brutal abuse of his gigantic means to destroy the citadel, wishes to attaln an object which otherwise would have cost him too much time, labour, and blood. The places bomb-proof no longer afford security for persons not employed; all who are not under arms press towards the posterns, the communica tions, and galleries, which occasions much obstruc tion to the artillery and to the passage of pieces and ammunition. The garrison is nevertheless full of courage, and its disposition in general is excellent. The conduct of the artillery especially is above eulogy. This arm does wonders. From the beginning of the bombardment, from eight to ten pieces of cannon and 15 carriages have been rendered unserviceable; there yet remain but few spare carriages disposable. I have further the honour to inform your Excel lency, that Colonel de Gumoens, of the Siaff, and Captain of Artillery Van Roppart, arrived here safe and well on the night of the 4th and sth, at one o'clock ; their journey was attended with very great danger. The arrival of the Colonel, in particular, has caused me the liveliest satisfaction. I take the liberty to entreat of your Excellency that this report, which has been drawn up in the greatest haste, may not be made public, so far as re spects the disasters we have suffered. Baron CIIA SSE. The General of Infantry, Commandant-in-Chief of the Citadel and of the naval force of his Majesty in the Scheldt, and before Antwerp. HEAD -QUARTERS, CITADEL OF ANTWERP, DEC. 1% 6 O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING. My report of the 10th of this month was carried up to 5 o'clock in the afternoon. In continuation of that report, I have the honour to inform your Excellency, that at half-past 5 o'clock in the same afternoon I directed a sortie to be made against the enemy's works, which was executed with the best effect by 60 men of the 10th Afdeeling Infantry, under the command of Captain Morre, and a de tachment of miners and artificers, commanded by First Lieutenant Camerling, of the miners. Up wards of 20 ells of the enemy's sapping were de stroyed, and six portable mortars were either sunk or otherwise rendered unserviceable. In this sortie Second Lieutenant Nantzig was killed; Captain Morre received a severe wound, from the effects of which he died ; one corporal and seven privates were slightly wounded, and one miner taken prisoner. On the same day, Caset, a native of Lillo, of the 9th Afdeeling Infantry, and belonging to the flank company, who was upon guard at the burnt arsenal, passed over with his arms to the enemy. DECEMBER 11. The enemy's fire, as well as our own, has con tinued throughout the night. There has not been a moment's cessation of the firing of the cannon. In the morning an opening is discovered to have been made by the enemy near the dam before the curtain 1-11, by the discharge of shot from a low battery, probably made for the purpose, near the Lunette Montebello. The fosses are, consequently, left entirely dry at every ebb. The enemy's fire has continued all the day without intermission. A bomb has blown down the entrance of the powder-magazine in the bastion No. 1., but the fire was prevented communicating with ammun!tio n - by the presence 9f tnind of one of our gunners. The riiidt under the grand barracks, which was !Psxed upon as being perfectly bomb-proof, has been destroyed by the bombs, as also the vault under another barrack; so that there now only remain the posterns and the communications within the bastions for the reception of that part of the garrison who are not on duty. Such is the confined situation in which they are placed, the greater portion of them are obliged to remain outside, while the rest snatch 4 moment's repost either sitting or lying. Our position is becoming exceeding dangerous, while the places which are bomb-proof are not se• cure against being enfiladed the moment the enemy has established his dismounting batteries. During the last 24 hours five of our pieces have been dismounted by the enemy. DECEMBER 12. The cannonade has not been so severe as yester day, but the bombs are falling without intermission, and are destroying the walls of all the buildings that were left standing. The firing along the whole front of attack is maintained unceasingly, and with spirit on both sides. Our artillery frequently stops the fire and the works of the enemy. The approach which extended in a zig-zag form along the covered way of the counterguard of the Espla nade is now pushed by the enemy across the glacis of bastion No. 2, in the direction of the saliant an gle of the covered way, without, however, being carried to the capital. In vain will the annals of history be searched to discover the example of a bombardment equal in brutality to that which the enemy is directing against the citadel. Never among a civilized people did anything similar occur. The shower of bombs and grenades is beyond what any one could imagine. Nevertheless, the garrison is continually animated by the best spirit. The state of the fosses, which are every day left dry, rendered the defence much more difficult, and requires increased precautions, whilst the low flanks, if they were not continually watched, might be scaled during the night. Baron CHASSE. General of Infantry, Commander-in-Chief of thr Cita del, and of the Naval Forces of his Majesty in the Scheldt, before Antwerp. HEAD-QUARTERS, CITADEL OF ANTWERP, DEC. 15, '7 O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING. In continuation of my report of the 12 , h of this month, I have the honour to inform your Excellency that this day, after my report was despatched, Cap tain Van Onselen, of the 10th Afdeeling Infantry, was killed by a bomb. DECEMBER 13. Last night the fire of the enemy surpassed in force and frequency anything we had hitherto ex perienced ; and it has been remarked that there were at one time no less than 13 or 14 bombs in the air, the fire of which has caused the greatest ravages, and so cut up the ground as to render it extremely difficult to move about. The transport of ammu nition and the removal of the cannon are therefore become exceedingly laborious, and sometimes im possible. The soldiers suffer very much from the manner in which they are placed in the posterns, the com munications, and the gorges of the bastions. The parts in masonry bomb-proof, which served , as tne last refuge for our troops, are also beginning to give way, and the enhances are obstructed by the fall of rubbish, by which some of the soldiers who sleep there have been woundtd. The enemy's fire is now principally directed against the bastions 3 and 4. The vault of the powder-magazine is greatly damaged, and entirely beat down on the side of the church by projectiles. The enemy's dismounting-batteries are opening their fire against the bastions 1,2, 3. Van Bory van Uostee, Captain of Artillery, has been mortally wounded in the head. He died in a few moments afterwards. ' The garrison have lost in him an exceedingly brave, able, and experienced officer. His death is generally regreted. One of the beams of the bomb-proof hospital has bAn brol<ri by a bomb ; it has not, however, fallen down. Van der Velde, Sergeant Inspector of En gineers, while zealously engaged in repairing this disaster, was mortally wounded. _ Captain Grceneveld, of the 10th Afdeeling In fantry, received a wound in the arm and side, at Fort St. Laurent, where he was on guard. The only bomb-proof place which yet remained is now knocked down. Second Lieutenant Franche, of the 10th Afdeeling Infantry, was wounded, and a woman was killed there. Second Lieutenant Van Deventer, of the 10th Afdeeling Infantry has been wounded by the explo sion of a bomb. The state of the enemy's works to-day is as follows : He has advanced his approaches up to the capital of the bastion No. 2, and has prolonged them from thence by a new branch, which extends towards the crest of the glacis, along the covered way of the left face of that bastion between the Ist and 2d tra verses, where he has begun to establish the crown work of it. By a happily directed fire from that side of the raised flank and the left face, and, thanks to the grenades and portalle mortars of the bastion No. 2, this work is rendered very difficult to the enemy, who is even obliged at times to abandon it entirely. The branches of his approaches situated more in the rear connect the approaches of the bas tion No. 2 with those of St. Laurent. In the front of the bomb-proof hospital a sinking was observed, and we awaited with horror to see this building tumble down. It was a terrible thing to foresee the approach of such a misfortune as this, and not to have it in our power to apply the slightest re medy to it. _ . DECEMBER 14. The fire on both sides continued during the night. The enemy having effected three mines in the sailant angle of the Lunette St. Laurent, sprung them at half-past 3 o'clock in the morning, whereby a practi cable breach was made, through which the fort was taken by assault. Our loss on this occasion, in killed, wounded, and missing, consisted of one lieu tenant, one serjeant, one corporal, and forty-nine privates of the 10th (Afdeeling) infantry, together with five artillerymen. The wounding of Captain Groenveld, and the explosion of the mines, having depressed the spirit of the garrison, all the efforts of the First Lieutenant (Boer), of the 10th (Afdeeling) infantry, upon whom the command of this post de volved, could not prevent the loss of this fort. The enemy having thus intrenched themselves in it, we, on our part, directed a very heavy fire against it. It was, under all the circumstauces, a source of no small consolation that this lunette was the first ex ternal work that had been taken by such a powerful enemy, though the trenches had been already opened 16 days. The enemy has strengthened the crown of the covered way upon the left front of the bastion; they have enlarged it, but the fire from the right side of the bastion 1 and 2 has prevented them from pro longing it further. They have opened a trench at the gorge of the fort St. Laurent, along the wall, and the ditch on the left side, so as to join the third parallel. Our soldiers have taken post behind the palisades de la Place d' Armes at the salient angle of the ravelin de la Porte de Secours, and along the palisades upon the right side of the ravelin, and they have there thrown up works upon the platform for the purpose of defending themselves foot to foot. The progress of the attack has been withstood upon this side by the fire of the artillery still existing in the forts 2 and 3, and in fort Kiel. Another shell has fallen in the postern of the bastion No. 4, and one miner only has been wounded by it. DECEMBER 15. Last night the firing on the part of the enemy was not so strong as usual. Towards morning it was increased. We replied to it as briskly and with as much success as our ruined works and fences would enable us to do. The powder magazine of the curtain v-I, which was supposed to be com pletely F,Eife, ccauld not ; however, resist the shells of the enemy. It blew up last night, without causing any other damage. The entrance of the powder depot of the 4th bastion has also been totally overturned and de stroyed. It would be quite impossible to form an idea of the ravages made by the fire of the enemy. The whole surface of the citadel has been converted into a complete chaos of ruins. The flag, although it has been renewed twice, is repeatedly set on fire. This morning the rope of the flag having been cut, a sailor, in the midst of a shower of balls, imme diately attached another to it, and thus again hoisted the standard. This night the enemy established a dam, and a lodgment in the saliant angle of Fort St. Laurent, and prolonged the trench at the gorge of that lu nette, so as to communicate with their works in front of bastion 2, and they endeavoured to effect these works in leaving the crown of the bastion across the glacis. Behind that communication they have commenced another, departing from the 3d parallel towards the crown, but these works have been so disturbed by the fire from the left flank of bastion No. 3, that they have been greatly retarded, and for a while totally abandoned. The artillery. which was rendered unserviceable under the fence of this flank, has been in a great degree replaced by the unwearied perseverance of the men stationed there, which has also been the case in many other places. The fire of bastion No. 1, against the crown work upon the covered way from the left face of the bastion No. 2, has been so strong that the enemy has not reached further there this night than half the distance from the third traverse. The bas tion No. 2 has played a mortar there with succes.t, and the same has been done by the ravelin de la Porte de Seeours. This defence was seconded by a continual fire from this fort, and by that of the Tirailleurs of the infantry. A most agreeable duty devolves upon me to make known to your Excellency that I cannot suffi ciently express my satisfaction at the unwearied co operation which has been afforded to me by the Colonel Commandant of the navy, Koopman, and naval force trader his command. All the men act ing under him have exhibited a rivalry in their zeal to carry succour where it was wanted ; and I have been indebted to the intelligence of this brave officer for the power of transporting such of the wounded as were capable of removal over to the Tete de Flandre, and of sending from time to time my reports to your Excellency. Colonel Gumoens, who arrived here so opportunely, has rendered me great services. Unfortunately, he wounded himself in falling in the left knee, but it is hoped that he will very soon recover from the effects of this injury. May I request your Excellency to recommend those two brave officers to the kind consideration of his Majesty. I cannot conceal from your Excel lency that it has been a very serious evil that those places which were bomb-proof could not resist the fury of the enemy's fire. The cumbrous ruins and rubbish in the posterns, and in the communications of the bastions, now excite compassion. This afternoon the enemy has thrown hand gre nades and shells from the trench S•. Laurent, and has forced the guard of the palisades upon the saliant angle of the Place of Arms, before the ravelin de la Porte de Secours, and at the right of this work, to retire with the loss of one serjeant, one corporal, and nine soldiers wounded. The Place of Arms retiring from the right, which is palisaded, has re mained in the hands of our troops, who continue to lodge in it. The enemy has sent some Tirailleurs into the covered way against ours. Our artillery, which had been checked in its fire, while our troops re mained in this position, appears now to distress the enemy a good deal by its projectiles. Eighty-three sick and slightly wounded have been transported to the Tete de Flandre. The artillery dismounted since my last report con sists of eight pieces, rendered altogether, with twelve carriages, unserviceable, whilst our loss in men since my report of the 12th of this month, is ninety (sic) killed, sixty-eight wounded, and sixty eight missing; our whole loss thus amounting, since the commencement of hostilities, to sixty killed, 191 wounded, and sixty missing. _ Baron CHASSE, The General of Infantry, commanding in chief the cita del of Antwerp, the dependant forts, and the na val force of his Majesty in the Scheldt. DRURY-LANE. Last night the comedy of The Way to get Married was performed, for the first time these five years, for the purpose of introducing Mr. W. Dowton, jun., to a London audience, in the character of Tangent. The young gen tleman was most cordially greeted on his entrel, and, for once at least, had abundant reason to ack❑owledge that there is much value in a name. The applause was con tinued for several minutes, and both father and son (Mr. Dowton himself played Caustic) were evidently greatly affected by the kind and encouraging nature of the recep tion. The character of Tangent is altogether of a most extravagant description—burlesque to the very extreme, and is therefore one of the most difficult for an actor to portray satisfactorily to an audience. We therefore con ceive that it was ill-chosen for a first appearance in Lon don, and we lay the less stress upon the circumstance of Mr. Dowton, jun., not succeeding in it to the extent that his friends could have wished. His figure is well suited to such parts ; but in his walk, and the management of his arms, there appeared a good deal of awkwardntss— and, but that we understand the fact to be otherwise, we should have supposed him to he rather a novice on the boards. His voice, at times, possesses a disagreeable thin ness, and differs very much from his father's rich and full tones. The same remark may apply generally to his act ing. Although the comedy was very strongly east, it went off hut flatly. The leading incidents are so forced and unnatural that no talents can make the piece a favourite with the public. Dowton and Farren, however, were admirable as Caustic and Toby Allspice. The pan tomime concluded the night's entertainment. MIDDLESEX ELECTION. A meeting of the electors of Middlesex was held at the Rising Sun, Charlton-street, on the Ist instant, to consider the propriety of defraying the expences incurred by the Committee for conducting the election of Sir John Scott Lillie. Several gentlemen expressed their sentiments in favour of the motion for payment of the expences, and it was ul timately resolved " That the conduct of Sir John Scott Lillie, in coming forward o❑ the invitation of the electors, as a candidate for the representation of the county of Mid dlesex at the late election, and whom we hope to return on a future occasion, is deserving of the highest praise, and, consequently, that the expences incurred by the Committee ought in justice to be defrayed by the voluntary subscrip tions of the friends of purity of election and civil and religious liberty." Mr. W. Spicer was in the chair. The meeting was most harmonious, and a liberal subscription was entered into, the example of which will, we trust, be as liberally followed. Sir John is not a wealthy man, and his con duct in coming forward for Middlesex is assuredly deserving of every support. MEMBERS RETURNED. IRELAND. GALWAY, Couwrv—Mr. Daly and Mr. Martin. STATE OF THE POLLS. IRELAND. KING'S COUNTY, JAN. 1. ANTRIM COUNTY, DEC. 31. Fitzsimon 751 O'Neil Oxmantown 460 Lord Belfast Bernard , 449 Macdonnell 1270 Two tirst elected. Cromie 982 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TAT TE R SALL' S. Of the following the only horse actually backed was the Emmeline colt : DERBY. S to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Glaucus 9 to 1 agst Mr. Rawlinson's Revenge 11 to I agst Mr. Hunter's Forester 13 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Prince Llewellyn 17 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Moses's dam c. 18 to 1 agst Lord Cleveland's Muley Moloch 20 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Emmeline colt (taken) 22 to 1 agst Colonel Cosby's Bravo 25 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Ishmael 25 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Cock-a-Hoop (Pituaria) TILE OATLANDS, 1833. The following are the acceptances for these stakes, which will be run on Tuesday in the Newarket Craven Meeting : Mr. Oliver's Cock Robin, 6 yrs. Sst. 121 b. Mr. Walker's Consol, 4 yrs. Bst. 101 b. Lord Exeter's Marmora, 4 yrs. Sst, 61b. General Grosvenor's Sarpedon, 4 yrs. Bst. 31b. Lord Exeter's Beiram, 3 yrs. Bst. 11b. Lord Cleveland's Trustee, 3 yrs. 7st. 91b. Lord Burlington's c. by Bizarre, 3 yrs. 7st. Sib. Mr. Ridsdale's Burgomaster, 3 yrs. 7st. 61b. Mr. Gully's Lady Fly, 3 yrs 7st. 31b. Mr. Walker's Tourist, 3 yrs. 7st. Db. Mr. Wilson's Argent, 3 yrs. 7st. 21b. Mr. Gully's Hokee-Pokee, 3 yrs. 7st. 21b. Lord Exeter's Spawn, 3 yrs. 7st. lib. Mr. O'Brien's Revealer, 3 yrs. 7st. Mr. Hunter's Rounceval, 3 yrs. Est. 121 b. THE FORFEIT CLASS (Thursday) is as follows :- Lord Cleveland's Emancipation, 5 yrs. Sot. 91b. Mr. Stonehewer's Variation, 5 yrs. 9st. 61b. Mr, Bigg's Little Red Rover, 5 yrs. 9st. Mr. Osbaldeston's Lady Elizabeth, 4 yrs. est. 101 b. Mr. Forth's Marvel, 4 yrs Sst. 101 b. Duke of Grafton's Oxygen, 4 yrs. est. 71b. Mr. Robinson's Manchester, 4 yrs. Bst. 71b. Lord Jersey's Alea, 4 yrs. Sst. 51b. Mr. Kirby's Diana, 4 yrs. Bst. Lord Jersey's Blunderer, 4 yrs. Sat. Mr. Kirby's Dinah, 4 yrs. 7st. 121 b, Mr. Smith's The Witch, 4 yrs. 7st. Colonel Peel's Sluggard, 3 yrs. 7st. 41b. THE GREAT DONCASTER ST. LEGER. The envies for this stake took place on Tuesday at York, Newmarket, and London. The first 19 of the fol- lowing horses were named up to 7 o'clock on that even ing, the others are the South country nominations com plete. Several additions to the North country lot will be received this day : Mr. Metcalfe's br. c. Partner, by Whisker—Landlady. Mr. Stephenson's br. c. Rousseau, by Blacklock. Mr. Ridsdale's br. c. Glaucus,by Partisan—Nanine. _ —br. c. Cock.a-Hoop, by Comus—Young Pi tuaria. br. f. Mysinda. b. f. Liska. Mr. Osbaldeston's br. c. Tutor, by Lottery—Governess. Mr. J. Robinson's b. c. by Lottery—Miss Patrick. Mr. Orde's ch. c The Dancing Master, by Felton. Sir J. Boswell's ch. c. Tantalus, by Straightwaist—Wilfull. Hon. 0. Powlett's br. f. by Lottery—Miss Fanny, by Walton. Sir E. Dodsworth's br. c. by Jerry—Lady of the Vale's dam, b.f. Charmer, by Swiss—Fairy, by Woful. Mr. Allanion's Lady Moore Carew, by Tramp—Kite. Lord Kilburn's b. c. by Jerry—Blue Stocking. br. f Sister to Retainer, by Jerry. Major Yarburgh's hr. c. by Lottery—Laurel's dam. Col. Crawford's bl. c. The Mule, by Whalebone---Miss Emma. Lord Cleveland's hr. c. Muley Moloch, by Muley—Leng waist's dam. Mr. W. Edwards' c. Trim, by Middleton, dam by Merlin. Mr. Batson's br. c. by Gustavus—Jessey, by Totteridge. Mr. Mills names Col. Peel's Young Rapid, by Stainborough. Col. Peel's ch. c. Nonsense, by Bedlamite—Zora. Mr. Newton's ch. c. by Emilius, dam by Rainbow—Jeanette. Mx. Hunter's gr. c. Forester, by Gustavus—Pipylina. Lord Orford's gr. c. Clearwell, by Jerry—Lisette. Mr. W. Chifney's c. by Swiss—Galena, by Walton. Sir M. Wood's Brother to Margrave. Sir IL Bulkelee's Sister to Miss Maria. Mr. Beardsworth's c. by Truant, dam by Mr. Mott's c. Despair, by Woeful. Mr. Forth's Pagan, by Muley. Marpessa, by Muley—Clare. Lord Lichfield's c. Mounteagle, by Sligo—lna. Mr. Rawlinson's Revenge, by Fungus—Ruby's dam. Mr. Champion's Brother to Rough Robin. Mr. Dilly's c. by Longwaist—Gustavus's dam. Lord Warwick's Trepidation, by Centaur—Niobe. Lord Jersey's Ishmael, by Sultan. Lucius. - • Glenmore. We trust that there is no truth in the report that the site of the new National Gallery i. to be thrust so forward as to shut out the view of St. Martin's Church from Pall-mall. We augur better things of the taste of the architect to whom the design and exe cution of the new structure are intrusted. Lord SUSSEX LENNOX has sold his com pany in the 7th Fusileers to Lord H. F. CHICHESTER, and is himself about to proceed to Jamaica, as the resident manager of the Packet and Post-office Department in that quarter.—Brighton Guardian. We are told that it is an error to style M. Pozzo nt BORGO a Count, the dignity of a Russian Prince having been conferred upon him a few years ago, in reward of his long services as Russian Ambassador at Paris. UNSTAMPED PUBLICATIONS. According to the statement contained in our paper of yesterday, of the intention of Mr. Chambers, the police magistrate, to represent to the Commissioners of Stamps the conduct of Colley and Currie, regarding the two boys, Cowper and Brown, that gentleman, as we are informed, attended yesterday at the Stamp-office, as did the wit nesses Kinsey, Agar, and Howe, whose depositions were taken by the Solicitor of Stamps, with a view to indict Colley and Currie for a conspiracy. It appeared on the inquiry, that these persons, who have always represented themselves as being employed by the Stamp-office, were not so in reality—that they had applied to the Commissioners of Stamps for a situation, which had been refused them, and that the only remuneration they received from the revenue was the sum of 11. for each conviction, which sum, by the 16th George 11., cap. 26, the Commissioners are bound to pay to every person producing a certificate from a magistrate that he has, on the information or such person, convicted a party charged with selling uns.amped publications. INQUEST ON GENERAL LEWIS RM. (From the Maidstone Journal.) Late on Thursday evening, the inhabitants of Star-lane, Rochester, and its vicinity, were alarmed by a report that General Lewis, R.M., who resided in Star-lane, had died suddenly under suspicious circumstances. An inquest was held on the body on the following morning, before Thos. Patten, Esq., Coroner. Theophilus Lewis, grandson to the deceased, was about 14 years of age. At about 20 minutes before 8 o'clock on the preceding evening, he had heard a noise as if two persons were squabbling in the passage ; he proceeded to the spot, and found his grand father lying on his housekeeper (Ann M'Carthy), at the bottom of the stairs. The deceased then got up and said that Ann had bitten him, and went into the parlour, fol lowed by Ann, but who was prevented from entering by the deceased. Ann then said that if the deceased would not go and shut the street-door (which was open), she would go and slam it. Ann then went to shut the street do,r, but was prevented by persons outside. Deceased followed her along the passage, when another squabble took place. The deceased then returned to the parlour with a steady step, and immediately upon entering he fell backward with his head outside the parlour door. He be lieved that there was no Now given to cause the deceased to fall. He (witness) then approached the deceased, and endeavoured to lift him np. Witness then called as sistance, and Mr. Parrninter came, and the deceased was placed between two chairs. The deceased did not show the least signs of life, but appeared quite dead. Dolina Bath (niece to the housekeeper) had lived in the family for nearly 11 years ; about eight o'clock in the evening of Thursday, Ann opened the parlour door, and said to the deceased that she wanted some victuals, as she had not had any thing for three days, and would thank the deceased to give her some. Deceased said that he had nothing in the house, but if she would go and get some he would pay for it. Ann said that she should not go, but that Mary, the servant, should go and bring it up to her. Ann wanted to go into the parlour and sit with deceased, but he said she should not. There were then angry words passed between them in the passage, calling each other bad names, when the deceased shook or bit her, and they both fell down at the foot of the stairs. She did not know which fell under. Deceased had dined about four o'clock, and had eaten but a very little bit of fish, and drunk a little wine and water. Did not know if he had drunk wine after dinner, but believed be had not. Juror—What made Ann complain of want of victuals?— Witness did not know, as there was always plenty in the house. Ann was intoxicated on the last evening, hut not so much so as she had seen her on other occasions. CORONER—Was she in the habit of getting tipsy ? Never hardly saw her sober. Mr. Newton, surgeon, sworn—On last evening, soon after eight o'clock, I was sent for to attend the deceased. I thought it necessary to abstract blood, if possible, and for that purpose I opened a vein in the arm and also the temporal artery, but life was too nearly extinct for the blood to flow. The last convulsion took place during the time we were leaning over him. Ahout half an hour af terwards I undressed the deceased. There was a mark on the left arm which might have been occasioned by a bite. I am of opinion that his death was of apoplexy pe culiar to his age, and that a scuffle such as had been proved by the witnesses would have tended to excite it. Dr. Anderson confirmed the opinion of Mr. Newton. The Jury returned a verdict of " Died by the visitation of God, by apoplexy, produced by excitement." The deceased was about eighty years of age, universally beloved, and, though repeatedly warned by his friends that the violent conduct of his housekeeper would eventu ally cause his death, yet so benevolent was his disposition that he would not consent to having her turned out of doors, and, as unquestionably she would have been, ex posed to the severest distress and destitution. MURDER NEAR EAST RETFORD. (From Drakard's Stamford News.) On Thursday, the 26th tilt; a most dreadful and diabo lical murder was committed in the parish of Sutton-cum- Lound, near East Retford. The unfortunate individual who forms the melancholy subject of the present narrative, was Mr. Samuel Kay, of Sutton, a respectable butcher and farmer, about 40 years of age. Mr. Kay kept the weekly markets of Retford and Bawtry, and it appears that on the day in question, he went as usual to Bawtry, and at night returned by his accustomed route. He left Bawtry about six o'clock in the evening, and proceeded to Everton, and from thence to Mattersea, at which he was last seen alive, except perhaps by his murderers. Aliout nine o'clock, the horse and cart arrived at his own house without him ; but as he had sometimes on other occasions staid in the village and at other places on the road, and allowed his horse and cart to proceed, little sur prise was excited in the minds of the domestics. During the night, however, his servants and relations went in search of him, but his body was not found until one o'clock on Friday. His own apprentice found him wel tering in his blood on a heap of manure, about a mile from his own house, and one hundred and fifty-five yards distance from the road he had to pass. On examining the body, Mr. Allison, surgeon, of Retford, had not found any marks of violence, except about the face and neck ; that there was a large incised wound, about four inches in i length, extending from the left side angle of the upper jawbone to nearly the centre of the upper lip, by which all the substance of the cheek was divided down to the bone, which was laid bare. There was a hole behind the the angle of the jawbone, which would admit his finger to pass to the extent of about four inches,—the end of his finger being in the back part of the throat in front of the bones of the neck. The wound appeared to have been mode by a knife or some sharp instrument, and several arteries and veins had been divided. There was n , t the least doubt on his mind that the wound was cal culated to occasion the death of the deceased in a very short tioue,—though be might, after receiving the in jury, cry out in distress, or walk thirty or forty yards. In the field where the body was found, there are three corn .stacks, about 160 yards from the road, between two of which he had been stabbed, as appeared by the blood on the ground ; afterwards he bad made an effort to reach the gate, but baying run about twenty-seven yards he bad fallen as before described. Hi, pockets were rifled of everything except a memorandum-book, and his watch was taken away. A Coroner's Inquest was held on Satur day, which was adjourned until Monday, and again from that day until Tuesday. The remains of the late Marquis CONYNG HAm will be conveyed to-morrow from Hamilton-place for interment, at Bifrons, near Canterbury, where his Lordship purchased an extensive estate some years ago. The present Marquis CONYNGIIAM, his brother, Lord ALBERT, and Mr. DENIsoN, M.P., will be present at the ceremony. We understand that the complaint of which the Marquis died was a disease of the liver, which pro duced a very rapid decline. IMPROVEMENTS IN SOUTHWARK.—The City Authorities have given notice that it is their intention to apply to Parliament in the ensuing Session for an Act to authot ise the pulling down of the Fleet Prison in Farr ingdon-street, to make room for several important pro jected improvements. It is proposed to have a new Fleet Prison, on a much larger and more convenient scale, erected on a large piece of ground in St. George's-fields, opposite Bethlehem Hospital. It is also intended to widen and improve the roads leading to Bethlehem Hospital and the site of the new Fleet Prison, and to stop up and dis continue the roads formerly called St. George's-mall, and Joiner-street, Lambeth. The mall was some years since celebrated as the site where stood the Apollo Gardens and the Dog and Duck Tavern, houses formerly licensed for the congregation of the most licentious and depraved cha racters of both sexes. By the interposition of the Surrey Magistrates the licenses of these sinks of infamy having been withheld they were eventually pulled down. Since that period the sire has remained a barren waste. The late Mr. HEDGER, the proprietor of the gardens and tavern, accumulated immense wealth by the great over flow of company to both places of resort : he left large fortunes to a numerous family, and also built alms-houses in Webber-row, Southwark, which he liberally endowed. PRICES 01' STOCKS Till Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. ..... .86% li '34% 3 per Cent Corr 3y, per Cent. ...... 94 % 3 ,0 Ditto Red. 94 %, , s Kew 3% per Cent shut 3 per Cent. Ann. 1726 - 4 per Cent. 182 F lO3'. 3 Bank Long Ann. to expire Jan. 5, 1860 17 1-1615-16 Oct 10, :859 - Jan. 5, 1860 - Jan. 5, 1880 - Aprils, 1880 - Jan. 5, lB7O - OA I' AT ON X O ' CLOCK. 'evi 5 por Cent. O/ India Stock Ditto Bonds 27 29t, South Sea Stock Old Annuities .." New Ditt0........... 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 Ex. 8i115..t1,000...39 42 40P: Ditt0........ ... .500 - 38 42P: Ditto Small Ditto Commercial -...p , Ditto Advertised ...... ... -- 0 Bank for Account 191 I ' India for Account .061/2 I Cons. for Jan. ......RCN! PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds B9 Belgian Bonds Ditto Account , Brazilian Bonds - 6% 7g Ditto Account 77 6% '7% Buenos Ayres Bonds 49 Ditto Account 2 0Ni 1 Chilian Bonds 16% Ditto Account Columbian Bonds 9% Ditto Account — Ditto Bonds, 1824 ...... Ditto Account 10% Danish Bonds 7l Ditto Account — Greek Bonds 9 6% Ditto Bonds, 1825 29% Ditto Account — Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent — Ditto Account .0% 1% Ditto, 6 per cent 25 Ditto Account 25% 5 Neapolitan — THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCP IPeruvian Bonds lO% Ditto Account Portuguese Bonds 49. Ditto Account Regency Scrip '4lt Ditto Account 4C"' L Prussian Bonds 9v ; Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 1822 'Russian Bonds, 182' 7 lOl Ditto Account 10 % 1 1 1 New Loan 9 Renter, tl . un p. c. .....f 1 . 10 Spanish Bonds, 1821 Ditto Account 165, Ditto Bonds, 1823 Frenchh o Exchange —f —S per cent. —f Exchange —f Dutch Scrip 421 Ditto Account 42 F'z-znlch Scrip :04 Pe PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per SIO r Anglo Mex. Min. Co. Liss. at Si. pm.) £lOO 11 .84 Bolanos Mining Company ..£l5O re Li Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. Oss. at 51. pm ) £2O 457. Ditto National 1734 10 Ditto St. John Del Rey Ditto Cocaes 5 ii British Iron Mining Company .... t olumbian Mining Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) 49 English Mining Company 12% 24 General Mining Association Real del Monte Mining C 0...., — United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pm.) 40 51 Ditto New Scrip 5 Alliance Fire Insurance Comp lO Protector insurance Comp. Australian Co. Canada Company l7 General Steam Navigation Co Provincial Bank of Ireland 25 A lt o r,- ; rbr LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 4, 1833. The news to-day from Paris is highly paci 6 ` It will be seen by the following extracts fr° the Moniteur, that, contrary to the expectati° of some parties, the Austrian Ambassadc" Count D'APPONY, addressed the usual felicit 3 tions, in the name of the Corps Diplomatiquet t the King of the FRENCH ; and that the answer his MAJESTY was very gracious and pacific. V, Presidents of the Legislative Chambers also s' dressed the KING in a similar strain, but 0I in detail. The following passage from 1 " / Du PIN'S speech is not less pacific than just " SI RE,—I can no longer doubt that O moderation is sustained by our strength. O e France, so interested for herself, stipul o only for her Allies, her voice cannot fail be listened to. Europe, on seeing the mane in which we carry on war, will feel the full f it cessity of joining in our efforts to maintain pe ace The answer of the KING to these addres o and the general spirit manifested through° were considered so satisfactory in Paris, the funds immediately rose in consequence. the same impression is felt to-day in our ° Money Market—the funds having experici'' a rise of nearly 2 per Cent., we hope iF matters in difference may be specJily adjuste d ' (From the Moniteur of Wednesday, Jan. 2.) NON-OFFICIAL PART. PARIS, JAN. I.—To-day, at half-past / the King, the Queen, their Royal Hi g hnes 9 the Dukes of Orleans and Nemours, and dame Adelaide, surrounded by the young Pr/ II and Princesses of the Royal Family, recen t on occasion of the new year, the Ministers ll ' Marshals of France, the Deputations of Chamber of Peers, and of the Chamber of puties. At 4 o'clock the King received the OP" matic body. Address of Count d'Appony, speaking io name of the diplomatic body : " SIRE—The diplomatic body, of whic h ; have to-day the honour of being the orig always embraces with eagerness all occasioll offer to your Majesty the homage of its rest' and to address to you the wishes of the sit' Sovereigns whom it has the honour to reprq " Their wishes, Sire, are yours ; for object is the maintenance of peace, and a CI tainty of the future tranquillity, order, and W l ' nal prosperity of France. Permit, Sire, on the interesting occasio n the return of the new year, our homage t 0,,, blended with the happy presentment that W I important results will be obtained. We happy to be certain that they will be so: union which exists between all the Courts, the personal sentiments of your Majesty, in this respect all desirable securities. " Impressed with this confidence, the ifq matic body begs your Majesty to be pleased, accept the expression of it, and accompani e ', with the homage of its sincere and respe e ' wishes." The King replied : " GENTLEMEN—I receive, with much tisfaction, this new testimony of the mential l of the diplomatic body on the occasion of new year. I rejoice to see how much wishes of the Sovereigns whom you repre' agree with mine, to preserve peace, and to s 6 to Europe, as well as to France, a long c l ' nuance of that repose and tranquillity whic h s o necessary to the good order of all the S l ' and to the increase of their prosperity" hope that the year, which is now opening b‘i us, will add new security to those that we already obtained, to consolidate the goo(' derstanding which so happily subsists bet all the Powers. You know that all my e tend to preserve it, and I thank you fo r confidence you testify in me, personall , this respect." Address of Baron Pasquier, President ° f Chamber of Peers SIRE—The Chamber of Peers briq your Majesty the annual tribute of its roll', felicitations. In fulfilling this duty it is el ally happy in the thought th a t F rance cool' c onfide to more wo r thy h an d s t h e care o f , ing over its repose, it s g l or y, an d it s i ns titol, " Already, of your reign are b e i ng fulfilled. The f 3e , Sire, our wishes for the pros`. . are discour age d, security rev i ves , cre dit O s , solidated, commerce an d man uf a ctures re o their ac ti v i ty , an d t h e un i o n of the r. powers, which constitutes the strength of 5 becomes daily more intimate. l e <<The event which has just been ac Plished worthily " Fran i ts bon ou triumph, in t h e p serup t il ou Promis es . „" New all, are tl inaintenat to Inoden "r nj( r-njoy father; b Your son career in offering, ampl e , of you, they lives to a selve s , Si and patrii animated effort s for nil Posed u The IC "GEN' testimony h er of Pe tio n with enabled to I venture ' just expire Wards its ; not be rel, recen t l y 0 is a n ew g It Was to to prove . _ e ngagemei 11 "}e, the undertake general co e4 sured ii have taker thnpe, ir 4 eel's for P r essed, at The fol °f Deputil dent " SIRE You its col e hter int o he ti Young L evc) tedne: uto t h , iers it the natio n ,Itat o ur n . Wh en Fro latex onl i y listener 14 which 7sSity of j ° the 0, shall add t gislators, Cll mature ~ ro plete c feet . By be r endere, I Zens be ..e3 1:11e rent PARIS, already left Senlis.