The Sun. — London, England, 1821-12-26 00:00:00

DUNGENESS LIGHT-HOUSE. Extract of a Letter from Messrs. doonlinN, CURLING, and Co., Agents to LLOYD'S at Deal and - Ramsgate, daiedls,th inst. CC Since our last, the account by the Sema- Phore off D ungeness , comm unicated by eaptain IVPCuLLocit, of his Majesty's ship Severn, is, that " Lights are shewn from Dungeness' Light house with difficulty." Referring to our last for the effects of the lightning, we have to suggest to Owners and Commanders of Ships hound down Channel, under the difficulty and uncer tainty of the light at present being distinguished, or of the further consequences of a gale of wind to the building itself, that the most vigilant 100k -out be kept, as, • tinder enisting circum stances, reliance cannot he placed on the Light. - We have - sent printed circulars on board every ship in the Downs, which we trust 'may .prevent sby accident to ships bound to the Westward." DEAL, Di.c. 25. . Statement received front an Officer of the Coast Blockade, ' upon aView of the Light House on Dungeness, which was . struck by lightning in the night of the 22d inst. `t 1 ant this . moment returned from a visit to the Light Reuse, at present a monument of the awful cifects of lightning, which has opened a space of two feet wide from top to bottom, ill a zigzag direction, - strewing every room through which it passed with the rubbish of the brick and mortar with which it . is built. The glass of the windows shivered to atoms ; the tin cooking utensils, candlesticks, old reflectors, some melted, and other". rolled up like a scroll of 'paper. The roof of the little additional dwelling below dashed to atoms, and the whole fabric exhibits the ruinous state of buildings after the "shock. of amost ' , lent earthquake, being cracked from top to bottom. The looking glasses in the bed rooms are -. shivered to'piecei, and, notwithstanding the inmates were in a room through which it Passed, and whence the shock appears to have been most severe, not one was in the least injured. It is supposedthe Light House Irultst be taken down and rebuilt, as in its present state it is un safe to ascend to light the lamps." On Sunday morning, soon after ten o'clock, the Light Rou,ae. at Dungeness was struck on the north-west side by lightning, and is so much injured that it is expec,ted a new one Matt be erected. The electric fluid in its descent from the balustrade split the tower down to the first floor,: in which Mr. 17, 1-wnd Adams, the light keeper, with his wife and four c7,ildren, James Smith, his assistant, and Elizabeth Walk, r.,! tvai v, were assembled at their devotionS ; the sashes knl. frames, doors and door posts were torn out, a look in" glwas shivered to atoms, and the furniture thrown in of directions, but most providentially .no person was in jnred. An infant of three or four months old, which was atleep in the second floor, was found surrounded by the 11 . .i:Ilts and rubbish forced from the building, but happily it -bad sustained no injury. The fluid, after • its escape from the tower at•the first floor, entered the roof of a wash-house bst by, split a stone sink, and finally expended itself in the eaten, tearing up the pavement. By the great exertions of Mr. S. Terry, of Lydd, inspector of the Light House, and proper a:.istants a temporary light was exhibited, in the evening , wl - ncli will he continued till the former one can be re-csta blished.—(lientish Gazette.) His Royal Highness the Duke of GLOUCESTER arrived at Chatham, on Friday evening, and dined with Col. CHRISTIE. On the following morning a salute was fired from the batteries,and his .Royal Highness reviewed his regiment, the 3rd Foot Guards, on the Barrack Parade. About eleven o'clock he proCeeded to the Dock-yard, and after paying a visit to Commissioner Sir RonEnT BAttLow, went on board the. Prince Regent, a very fine first rate on the slip, quite complete, where his Royal Highness remained a considerable time, and on highly gratified At , ith every thing he saw on board.—(KentishGa- At a Meeting of the Commissioners -l of Taxes for Canterbury, held on Friday, it was ordered that all arrears of Taxes due at Michaelmas last, should be collected by the 23d of January next. The new church at Birkenhead, near Liver pool, was consecrated on Monday last by the Bishop of CHESTER. This small but elegant structure forms a striking object on the opposite side of the river of the pier, being romantically bituated on the former site of Birkenhead Abbey. The inhabitants of Appleby now only pay half the amount in Poor Rates that they did. in 1818. G. A. L. K ECK, Esq. M.P. at his rent day on Wednesday last, returned 20 pet- cent.:on his Michaelmas rents. The late Mr. Jcssr, WHITE having died intes tate, his son, considering that in consequence thereof the Kent and Canterbury Hospital, pa tronised by his father in his life time, is deprived of a donation from him, has, we are happy to in form the public, most generously paid into the Bank of Messrs. If AmmoNn and Co. one hundred pounds to the use and benefit of that Hospital. — (Kentish Gazette.) New York Papers announce the, death of the Patriotic Chief, General A URY, and mention that the command of Old .Providence had de volved, in consequence of that event, on General TARQutnAK. ' CAoTtoN.—Yesterday six persons hired a Loath&!der's-boat,. and had been up the- river, but on their return, near the old Barge-house, for want of an experienced waterman to assist them, they unfortunately rowed on the- ebb-tide, under the heads of some barges lying off Mr. Lett's Timber-yard. Two persons were.drowned, but the other four were saved by the zeal, skill, and activity of George Heath, the elder, a waterman of Strand-lane, and Robert M. Cleaver, an officer of the Thames Police. The names of the per sons drowned were Mr. Benjamin Lewton, of lore-street, Borough, • and Miss Mary Ann Laccohee, of Union-street, Borough; each of these sufferers were about seventeen years of age. As this melancholy event happened in the dark, and on the opposite side of the river, the persons by whom the others were rescued deserve the at tention of HUMANE SOCIETY for their promptitude and perseverance. The Barometer for the last five days has been singularly agitated by the tempestuous state of the weather. During the hurricane of Thursday night the Mercury sunk to 28 inches 5-10ths, and such was the elasticity of the atmosphere that ere noon of the following - day it rose to 29 inches 5-10ths; since then it has been again depressed, and this morning it had sunk so extremely low as 428 inches 2-10trls, the point neatly indicative of " stormy." At the corresponding periods of the last three years the mercury was as singularly high, having in the last week of December reached 30 inches 7,loths, and in one instance 30 8-10ths, so that the differeace between the 'pre sent -and former peyiods is 2-inches Ci-lOths-- (Kentish Gazette, .Uci. 25.) . f , c _.) 0 ; t . ' „.,,,, ~ , J ....0,a. • y io ,h „,,, i ,.. pAkyt. , • _, I , • ~.. ii ‘,4' ) ., 4, ' -,- ' . ' - ~,,t c-'o 7 '' ? - ‘3 ~,.,,,,e v ' V s':',,- ) , . ( r . ',.. :,. :: -,,. - w-- c. 0 . - •- ,, . 1 to , , -t7 .):-• - ~ r -f ~' t t tts . . i txx - ,„.;. 04 4 FASIIIONADLE —Lord John Russell, in St. .lames's-square ; the Ladies Beresfbrd, in . Harley-street ; Mrs. Martin, in Baker-street ; Mr. Hall, in Portland-place; Mr. and Mrs. Danvers, in Baker-street ; Colonel and Mrs. M grove, in Park-street; Mr. and Mrs. Murray, in George-street, Hanover-square ; Nlrs. Scott, in Wigmore-street ; Mr. and Mrs. D'Avenant, in Park-street, from Paris; Major and Mrs. Norris, in Sonaerset.street ; Sir Henry Hotham, at the Ad miralty ; Lady Curtis, in Portland-place ; Major and Mrs. Hargrove., in ; Sir john Osborne, in Piccadilly ; Colonel and Mrs. Langham, in Greeri-street, Park-lane; Gen. Broderick, in Charles-street, Berkeley-square; Mrs. Crawley, in Harley-street. , DE PART 1; RI: 3.—Captain :11.‘notif,Tal, of the 2d Life Guards, for Paris ; Mr. Clifton Jukcs, for Gloucestershire; Mr. and Mrs. Parry, for Queen's-square, Bath ; Lady and NJ iss Evans, for Bath ; Capt. Parry, to join the Hunt, at Bilsden, in Leices tershire; Major and Mrs. Roche, for Cie Crescent, Bath. . EA onCa s t E.—The following distinguished indivi duals partook of the bounteous and splendid hospitality of the Noble Owner of Eastnor Castle, during the visit of the Duke of Gloucester at that princely domain :—The Earl and Countess of Coventry, Viscounts Pollington, Deer hurst, and Eastnor.; Lord Northwick, Colonel and Au gusta Cotton, Lady Jane Coventry, Sir Roger Gresley, Sir William Guise, Sir Henry and Lady Lambert, Sir George and Lady Cornwall, Sir John Geers Cottcrell, Mr. B. Foley, the Dek i m of Worcester and Lady, Mr. York, Capt. Faucett, &c.— His Royal Highness was eminently successful in shooting ; the preserves afibrded an abundance of game, and the slaughter was iniuiense. The. Marchioness Dowager of Bath and the Dowagei Duchess of Leeds, will entertain their friends this season at their man sion in town. The Marquess of Winchester entertains a party at Amport House, near Andover. Sir Bethel Codrington entertains a large party, this day, at Doddington Castle. Sir Jacob Astley keeps open house at his magnificent scat in Norfolk. Lord Eardley, and Belvidere.—ln no part of the United Kingdom is More hospitality displayed. They do 'not know him, who will not be gratified at hearing he is better. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CAPTAIN SMITH'S MATCH. This match for 200 guineas, to ride ten horses 100 miles in eight hours, took place on Monday, Over a ten-mile piece of ground at Kearsley, Hants.. The Captain rode about 12 stone, and had trained for the match, which was done as follows min. sec. min. sec. lit ten miles • . 42 18 7th ten miles . 37 8 2d ditto . . 39 27 Bth ditto . . 42 12 3d ditto •. . 44 20 9th ditto . 44 14 4th ditto . • . 48 12 10th ditto . . 47 20 sth ditto . . 52 18 . • -- 6th ditto . ~ •• 35 10 • Total . 7h. 12m. 395. THE 62 MILES . A -DAY MATCH FOR TEN DAYS. Mr. West the Pedestrian, completed his sixth day's labour on Monday night, in the neighbourhood of Wells, Somerset shire, and notwithstanding . the wetness of the season he is fresh, and backed at 6to 4to win. He went the first day to Win chester, and from thence to Exeter; traversing a day's journey towards London, from thence back to Honiton, Devon, and across the country into Somersetshire. While travelling he does five miles - an hour with case to lutiiself, and at intervals takes a swinging lunge 50 or 100 yards. He purposes finishing near London. SHOOTING MATCHES. • A Pigeon Match, at eleven birdS each, took place on Mon day, on Southall Flat, between Means. - Tate and Harris, from - Suffolk, against Messrs. Dove and Harrison, from Ilerts, for tiftrguineas aside. The following was the result :—Tate and his Coadjutor killed seven ; Dove killed nine, and his partner eight, which made it a tye. A second match took place, in stead of drawing the stakes, when Harris killed nine, and Tate eight. The opposing parties killed eight each, and lost the match by one. Tate challenged Harris to -shoot at fifteen birds each, for half the winning money, which was accepted. Harris killed twelve birds, and his adversary ten, and the sports closed. Madame CATALANIN second coneert, in the Assembly Rooms, last night, was crowded to ex cess with all the rank, beauty, and fashion of our metropolis. In the course of the performance the power and compass of Madame CATALANI'S voice had their full scope, and excelled, in our conception, all her former efforts, great as they were : She at once delighted and electrified the audience. The other performers were eminently successful, and highly applauded in their re spective parts, and the whole went off with great spirit.—(Edinburgh Courant, Dec. 22.) The Egyptian granite columns presented by his MAJESTY to the British Museum, are now re moving from the Court-yard in the front of the ' building, to make room for the pedestal on which the statue of the late Sir Jos cm BANKS is to be placed. Mr. W. WILLIAms has given 2000 pounds weight of beef, and a proportionate quantity of bread and potatoes, to the poor of Weymouth and. Melcombe Regis, for their Christmas-day's dinner. CHRISTMAS DAY IN Sr. G ILE s's.—Yesterday a benevolent friend to the Irish poor most plentifully supplied the children of the Irish Free Schools in St. Giles's (between two and three hundred in number), with a dinner of good old English fare, roast beef and plum pudding, at their school house, 25, George= street, St. Giles's. It was pleasing to see the joy and gratitude expressed in the countenances of these happy little ones whilst partaking of their welcome .meal, on witnessing the attention paid to mem by their kind friends and supporters, who laying aside their distinguished rank in society, even themselves en joyed " the luxury of doing . good,"/ by personally waiting on these helpless and hitherto friendless children of the natives of our sister country. We sincerely wish the example may be followed by the affluent, particularly at a season of, the year when much want generally prevails among the numerous classes of the Irish poor in St. Giles's, and in whose behalf we,rejoice to find that the Governors of the above-named Institution are particularly interesting themselves. Monday, before noon, a beautiful rainbow was seen extending its brilliant arch over the West Of the Metropolis. This appearance, so unusual on the Eve of Christmas,. excited general attention. ANECDOTE.-Iwo maid servants were once sent into the theatre at Vienna, when Velutti was to sing, to keep places for the Italian Opera. On account of the illness of the singer, a German piece was substituted, which induced the family to stay at home and let the girls remain. When the play began, one of them exclaimed, with astonishment, " flow is this ? I now understand Italiae all at once, as if I had learnt it." Thursday morning the Right Honourable the LORD PRovosT received a respite, during his MAJEsTy's pleasure, for Donald Rankine, lately from Inverary, now under sentence of death for robbery.—His Lordship condescendingly com municated the welcome tidings personally to the poor crimival.—(Edinbyrgh Courant, Dec. 22.) 10 E RY. (rItANSLATED FROM THE rRENcI.) With each expanding tlOwer we find, Some pleasing sentiment combin'd ; Love in the .111s.rtle bloom is seen, Remembrance to the Violet clings, Peace brightens in the Olive's dreen, • - Hope from the half-lo,el Iris springs And Victory on the Lausrel glows, And Woman blushes in the Rose. WESTMINSTEII SCHOOL. PROLOGUS. ; MR. SMYTIIE. Si quendo Alumnis licuit, tit rebus super Pauca eloquantur (pace vestra) publicus,. Sive mdolendum, sive hetandum stet ; Velim rogatos singulos vos, Hospites, Nuna exatulandi plenior scse locus Obutlerit unquam,juris act nostri magis, Hue nccte votis quam favet tandem piitt ? Nam. locus—Alumni et duke nomen Regii, -Datumque nobis. gaudii consortium, Vetant silere sedibus nuper sacris Regem redeptuniatque Imperi fidem ratam ! Testes (videndi fecmipse copi•:m) Testes honoris fuitnus--Ipstun inter duces Animo paterno, jure jam proprio, sua Oestare dextra sceptra heti vidinms ; Quum Summum ad aras voce testatus Deum Semper futuium se suis promitteret Custodein, Amicuin; Vindicem, Patrice Patrem ? Net, dum favebat omnis assurgere chorus ; (Nos quo licebit glorieinur) Qam nostro ab ore niissa sincero magis. Vox illa " Vivat" personabat atria ! Vos quid moramor plura ? vos, partem quibus lionoris ease tontigis felieibus. • • ; - Te printer ornnes unici! spectabilem, Frederice, quid moramur ? Ipsi proximus Nam genere, dignitate ; nam Regt simul Amore visits—lpse, gum decent tides, t Exemplum et Auctor ciyibuS ruirantibus ! Quod reliquum, alumnos oro, pro ten° scias senignitate Regis usuros bone. Inks auspicato, via servabit modum, (Fortuna quicquid jusserit i ) constans sibi. Quis non ab illo fausto et incly:to die Alumnus omen . ceperit ? - se Patrice Eo arbitratus ire consulturn optime, Quo dignitatem Regiam tuebitur. EPILOG LIS. DAV Us -CILITO. D.tv.—O noster salve ! prteter spent occurris, Athenis Quid to ultra ? Cus.—Bogitas ? hospes in urlye moror— Qui possem melius ? quando hic sapientia, et artes, Et queiscunque aliis rustica turba curet Scd to opportune, facies ita versa locorum, Dux qumrendus erat. DAv.—Nil magis hercle placet. Cx i.—Quam monstre simile eF t urbs hac ! et crescit in horas— Ah ! ne mole precor sit ruitura sua. ! Ut fuerat milli mos, illac transire parabanr, Qutesieram toties qua loca suety puer— Nil qulcquarn agonovi—gypsata palatia supra, lntra multiplici merce fenestra Circus ibi. Quadrans,-crescentis Cornua Lunse, Porticus et (credo) Stoica. Day.—Plena Sophis— Col.—Sed, quaso, ulla extant hodie spectacula rerum— Day. Omni gena—incertum est queenam adeunda prius Belzoni tumulus, Belzonius ipse, Bonassus— ' Parva equa—cum catulis quinqueleana suis— Deinde Gigas—Nanus—Dux efferus Indus et uxor— Vel tabulsu veteres—vel Panorama novum— Quin ista egregii persona altiquc silenti, Qum ludit, nutat, cogitat, Automaton— Cos.—Prodigiosa satis narras—limc mitte_age tandem, Dic mihi quo stet res scenica, Dave, loco— Ah quoties scainno in primo sessorve secundo pse gravis Critid munere functus tram— Nil ego contulcrim scenis, ea sana voluptas Preecipit et vitae blanda.magistra moduli. Duni vates animos irritat, temperat, angit, Aut Satyra culpas acrius insequitur. Delectansque Monensque simul—quam digna poet's Officia— DAv.—Ali ! as nnsoluasso Anita Satin ! es ? Aut homines aut multZim hodie distare Poetas Arbitror—is thulium mos vetus arras habet— Crede mihi—est via simplicior—percellere sensus— Et captare oculos curalaborque vagos— Divisum imperiuln Pictoribus atque Poetis— . Tmdeat actorum ? picta tabella placet Fabula quippe nova inventa est, Melodrama vocatur, Mille habet ornatua unica, mule modes. Bine terrent ignes, et sanguinolenta duelist, Italicis nurneris rode Bravura sonat. Siqua morm Media, in prompts en Cardenas ! et omnes Solvuntur nodi— Css.—Fit novus iste Deus. DAv.—Denique fit festum, atque agitur sub fine triumphus— Causa latet—cur hoc pompa Adenda minus ? Insonuere tubm—prosceni aultea levantur— Et spatia usque patent inferiors donts— . Gemmarum atque auri ficto splendore coruscans Compositis tardus gressibus, ore minax, Oninis cantator saltatorque (minis, et actor Visus ibi innumefas ire redire vias— Vexillum, belli exuirm, conopea, currus, Et Cydno invehitur qua Cleopatra, rates Tam vero trepidare ammi, atque mbiare popellus, Turn superos rapiunt.guatlia vans Dcos. Flt turba in caveis—consurgitur undique, lmvse Dextera concurrit—pilea, missa volant— Cni.—lsta putas limn else? DAV.—Fides si danda choragis, Ecce ut res none aunt, charta nrodesta satis— " Drama novum plausu juin - rens° ac fervente re cepturn " Cletus illustres innumerosque trahit— ." Assidue qutesita sedilia a -tabula in omnem " Protinus liebdornadam quaque iteranda vice est— " Prorsus veste nova, ()maw, scenisque." Cuts. Boni Di ! Cedit an his nugis LEschylus iyse locum ? An penitus perut Sophoclis - decus ? DAv. Ilaud ita—at ipse, Paucis mutatis, fit 11Ielodrarnaticus.— - Prodiit hac specie post-jam his milk ducentos Quadraginia annos Edipus, ut referunt.— CRE.—Ars metamorphosis Turmoil hac siet ? DAV.—lland scio, factum Est, Davus sum, non CEdipus—an placet hoc ? Spectatumne. Cos.—Egon ? at valeta res ludicra, curent Infantes, stulti, ftemineumque genus. Ha a jant sola suss digna inveniuntur Athenis, Brae referuni priseum sola theatta &cm. Ostenduntur uln vera exemplaria vitae Et mores reddit fabula cuique silos— Usque seni, decics quanquaua repetita, Venustas, Usque placent, juveni qui placuere, Sales. On Wednesday last, at a meeting of the Go vernors of GEORGE ilEato-r's Hospital, it was moved that they should rescind their resolution respecting the 2rection and endowment of a Church on the east side of the Calton Hill, as a speculation not only uncertain in its results, but altogether inconsistent with their obligation as trustees on that charitable foundation, being in direct violation of the statutes, and subjecting the Hospital to the clause of irritancy in G EOR GE IlEntoT's ill,by which the funds,in case of misap plication, are to be transferred to the Univer sity of St. Andrew's. Another motion was made that they should adhere to their resolution, with this modification, that the time at which the erection of the church shall take place may be come the subject of future regulation. On the vote being taken, the second motion was carried by a majority of 17 to 7. Several dissents were entered, and an intimation given, that in all pro bability it will be made the subject of complaint before the Civil .Court.--(Edinburgh Courant, Dec. 22.) !'OR TILE SUN. Ma. EDITOR—Never having seen the follow= ig Anecdotes in print, I take the liberty of send ig them to you, as they were given to me by lose who vouched for their authenticity : The late Mr. Serjeant DAVY Ivas - once a Chatifitt in Exeter, but had the mist - Online to be a bankrupt, on which he was moved by Habeas Corpus to the King's Bench, Whdre, having leisure, he studied the Law, and in process of time became a very successful advoe r ate. At au assize at Winchester, he was cross-examining a witness, by which he wanted to fix the date Of in event material to his client, but whiCh the witness was thei slay of proving. After asking the quekion several. times, and n6t getting a direct answer, he told the witness that he had reason to imagine that he knew the date We'll, and insisted on his giving a plain yea.; the witness said that he really could not. say the year, but his memory served him well enough to re= collect that it was the very same year that he (the Serjeant) had become a bankrupt at Exeter. "There now," said th&Serjeant, " I can assist you with the date ; it was in the year that I was a bankrupt, and have always since looked on that as the most fortunate event in my life." • - The present ATTORNEY-GENERAL, when a boy, was at school at Exeter, and since •he became a Barrister has prac tised on the 'Western Circuit.. On a trial on which he was re tained, concerning some premises situated near his late school, it was necessary for him to fix the height and length of a wall bounding a garden, in which grew many fine` apple trees, the fruit of which at times tempted the yOuths eo much, that they actually used •to climb-over and purloin them. In fixing the height and length of this wall, it was deemed necessary to sub puma the old lady who rented the garden, but as she .proved to be a most unwilling witness, Mr. GIFFORD was obliged to put the coestion many times, on which the old lady, Who ,wlas actually rather dim sighted, stretched out her necc,.anll aloud, GOD bless me, be not your Honour little BOBBY GIFFORD, that used to go to Mr. 's school, why do you ask die to tell the gentlemen the height and length of the wall ? I'll thank you to tell the Gentlemen yourself, for I believe that you used to be over the wall as often as any of the other boys at tl'e school." This of course caused a great laugh in tile Court, in which Mr. GIFFORD most heartily joined. A GLEANER PuNs By THE LATE Mn. CututAx.—The late Dr. HunsoN, of Dublin, having acquired a large fortune as a Dentist, built a very beauti ful and expensive house of hewn stone, ad joining Mr. Curran's demesne, near ltathfarn ham, the front of which was ornamented with a handsome portico in the Doric. order. From the close friendship that subsisted so long between these two gentlemen, it may be supposed they spent together almost every moment they could spare from professional pursuits, many of which were, of course, engaged in inspecting the work men employed at this building. On one of these occasions, while watching the progress of the portico, Mr. Curran turned to his friend, and said, " Well, Ned ! though I have always ad mired the chaste simplicity of the Doric order, I wonder You could have preferred any to the Tusx-an, which has such strong claims on your gratitude."—lt was on this same. occasion, that Dr. 11. having congratulated Mr. Curran on the felicity of his pun, the latter exclaimed, " Oh ! If I were PUNBEIED for every PUN-I-SHED."— ,To which Dr. Hudson replied, " If you were. Jack, you'd not be left a PUNY-SHED to hold your PUNNISH-HEAD." GENERAL PICTON.—When the late KING , un solicited, gave General PICTON the l c2th Regi ment, and that officer went to the Levee to re turn thanks, his Majesty said---" You need not thank me for it, General; you are entirely in debted to the good conduct of Captain Picton." It should he observed that Picton was Captain of Grenadiers in that same Regiment, and led them on at the battle of Minden, on the first day of August, in the year 1759.—After the trial between the late General Picton and Colo nel Fullarton, the Duke of Queensbury sent for the General, and saying he knew General Officers were not often rich,asked his permission to present hini with a check on his hanker for 50001., in testimony of his good conduct on the occasion. General Picton declined it as hand somely ; adding, that he had a very good and kind uncle, who had defrayed the whole expellee for him. 'hie Duke, however, left the amount to the General by will. REFLECTIONS ON TILE Loss OF A NOSE.—A. man who has lost his nose, has peculiar advan tages as well as disadvantages :—He cannot fol low his nose, but then he cannot be said to be poking his nose into every thing. lie can't blow his nose, but then he saves pocket handkerchiefs. Ile can't be stuffed up in his nose, but then he cannot take snuff, which is, however, another saving. If he goes to sleep, you cannot tickle his nose ; and when he is awake he cannot run his nose against a post. Let him drink what he will, he will never have a red nose, and never be exposed to the nickname " Nosey ;' and let him be as impertinent as he will, he may defy you to pull his nose :—" Sir ;" said a man to another with a false nose, " I'll pull your nose ;"- 44 Sir," said he—" I shall put my nose in my pocket." A ROLAND FOR AN OLITER.—A certain Chief Justice, on hearing an ass bray, interrupted the late Mr. Curran in his speech to the Jury, by saying " One at a time, Mr. Curran, if you please." The speech being finished, the Judge began his charge, and during its progress the ass sent forth the full force of its lungs at the very threshold of the building, whereupon the advo cate said, " Does not your Lordship hear a re markable echo in the Court i" A LONG RUN.---The most remarkable instance of the undeviating perseverance of a fox-hound on record, occurred in Scotland in 1808, near Dunkeld. On the Bth of June, a fox and a hound were seen on the high road proceeding at a slow trotting pace. A country man very , easily caught the fox by running, and both the fox and the dog were taken to a Gentleman's house in the neighbourhood, where the fox died. It was ascertained that the hound be- longed to the Duke of cordon, and that the fox was started on the King's birth-day, on the top of the hills called Monahadh, which separates Bade noch from Fort Augustus. From this it appear ed that the chase had lasted four days, and that the distance travelled, from the place where the fox was unkennelled, to the spot where it was caught, without making any allowance for doubles or crosses, but taken as the crow flies, exceeded seventy miles. THE ARMY. The Hon. Captain GORDON proceeds, in a feW days, to India, to join the Native Bombay Cavafry. We understand that the transports with the first division of the 91st regiment on board, for Jamaica, are stiil wind-bound in Lanilash.--:- ( Edinburgh Courant, Dec. '2'l.) Detachnents of the 7th Dragoons, 2d Dragoons, 9th Lancers, 10th liussars i 14th Light Dragoon's', have. been sent to receive the horses of the 4th Lt. Dragoons, at Rumford, on the march of that corps to Tilbury, for embarkation for India.—(Kentish Gazetteo • . MEItCA NT I SIII NG sce. DEAL, DEC. 25.—LWind W. and moderate.—Cameo down• from the rtiVer and remain the Aurora, Holden ; Ida, Past.: more; •Edgar, Boyd ; and John, Spence, for Jamaica ; %yam, Flint, for Honduras ; Pelican, Edwardi ; and Levant Star, Owens, for Dublin ; Batavia, Fowler, for Cadiz ; and Ten e_. rife and Mary, BLsctt, for St. Thomas's. PADSTOW, DEC. 23.—Arrived the Hazard, Howard, from Liiibon for London, with losi of boats and sails split. rOOLE, 25.—Tlie Love, Wills, arrived yesterday, tog 6 ar chorS and cables is the St. Lawrence, and one yesterday in StudiaLd nty. FAT.MOL'i ii, DEC. 24.—The wind has shifted to the east- Ward, and the Whole of the packets and the outward bound are preparing to sail. Arrived the Echo, 11'Lean, from Londuri for Odessa ; Eunice, Rice, from Antwerp for Salem, with damage; and Dispatch, Howlem, froin Trepani. The Reward, in shifting her birth last night, run on board of 07a Henry, Jameson, and sprung the latter's bowsprit, and some other damage. SHEERNESS, DEC. 23.—The Lord Craastoun, Datis, from London for Janrica, has lost an anchor and cable, and drove on the Moplin Sand, where she has received damage. Asai.i.t ance has been sent to her, also another anchor and cable. As the weather is moderate, it is hoped she may be got off at high water. HaiiiVrch,,Drc. 25.--Arrived the Vansittart packe', a mail, from Holland. Also, the Thelmari, Scil, of Wells, with less of anchor and cable. It has blown very hard. all night, and now blows strong from the W.. by N. Yin SIOUTIE, DEC. 25.—The Regent, Callender, striae% en the Kentish Knock on the 23d inst. and unshipped her rudder, but arrived here last night ; Captain C. saw a large vessel on the Knock, about two miles from him ; her mainmast went by the board, but he does not know what became of her, as ha had drifted out of sight of the vessel. Arrived the Trent, Hart, with loss of anchor and chain cable. The Elizabeth, Kinghorn, lost her boWsprit last night, and the master says a vessel about 200 tons, and Hull built, passed him about seven 'or eight o'clock last night, without anchors. The East Indian is now sunk nearly to the tops ; a few logs are washing ashore from her. The Humber, of Hull, has been supplied with an anchor and cable, having been on the Barber Sand. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 24.—Arrived the Eliza, Filleul, fro m Quebec, with loss of boats and bulwarks, and mainin ast sprung. BinErohro, DEC. 24.—Arrived the Mary, Fish, from Yar mouth for Greenock, with loss of bulwarks, hiving been cut 22 days. PLYMOUTH, DEc. 24.—Wind N.E.—Sailed four ships, seventeen brigs,and eight schooners of the outward-bound eeet,: and the remainder will sail to-morrow if the wind continues.a vourable. COWES, DEL 25.-LArrived the Selina and Jane, Drev.-,' from Rotterdam, for St. Übes. She picked up the Master of the Palemon, Cumming, from St. Thomas's, f%),E. • London, by; which means she lost her boat on the 22d inst. off the Liza e:_ The remaining crew of the Palemon were afterwards taken out by a Dutch East Indianian ; she was then abanaorma, nearly full of water. Pon.T s 310 U T Nov. 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Ellen, Barton, from Jamaica, with loss of sails, bulwarks, &c. hay; ing experienced very severe weather the last four weeks ; alsa his Majesty's ships Newcastle and Bellette, from Halifax.—: Sailed the Fort William, Glass, for London ; and his Majes4's ship Raleigh, for Chatham. CoLcnEsTErt, DEC. 25.—A vessel running clown the Swirt yesterday, saw a very large ship on shore below the Black-taiL Beacon on the Moplin Sand. The Master thinks her to be private East India ship of about 6 or 700 tons. There were several smacks round her, and the sea breaking .over her, and it is feared would be wrecked. A vessel is stranded in Salcombe Bay, having been pre - viously dismasted, as it is supposed, with no person•on board; part of the wreck has been picked up, as well as part of the cargo (knives, scissars, thimbles, &c.). From what has been learnt by the ships' papers, she is the London from London. The Duke of York Inn, Walmgate, in York,' was burglariously broken into one night last week, and robbed of three or four pairs of boots. The thieves, scorning to take any dirty booty, cleaned the boots in the kitchen previous to taking them away. DARING RonnußY.—Thursday evening, be= tween five and six o'clock, as Miss SMITH was proceeding along itatcliff-highway to her resi dence in Yell-street, a villain snatched a parcel from her, containing cloth for a pelisse, &c. ; and running up a narrow passage, followed by three of his associates, got clear off. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, DEc. We had scarcely any business doing at our market this morning, having had no fresh Arrivals since Monday, and the prices of all kinds of Grain may be considered the same as on that day, for all the consumers hold off purchasing, until the arrival of the expected fleet from the Norfolk and Suffolk coasts, which will be very considerable when the wind changes. HOP INTELLIGENCE. SOUTHWARK, DEC. 24.—We have a tolerably good trade for Weald of Kent and Sussex Pockets ; the latter are 2s. 'or 3s. per cwt dearer than they were a fortnight since. Bags are dull sale, in consequence of the quality being indifferent, (gene: rally speaking.) COURSE OF EXCHANGE, December 24. Amato dant _ _ Ditto, at bight Rotterdam l2 13 Atitwerp l4 7 Hamburg); 37 6 lUs Altona Paris, 3 Day's sight 2S 60 0 Us. Ditto llourdeaui, ditto Frank fortou the Wain Madrid Cadia Bilhoa 364 Elective Barcelona Seville , .. 351 . Gibraltar Leghorn Go tas ... , iii -Venice, Ital. Liv 47 00 Malta 45 -Naples 4O Palermo Lisbon Oporto Itio3aneiro Dublin .... Si Cork 9 pet Cent. • BULLION. Portugal Gold, in Coio i. O 8 • 0 IltiOt. Foreign Gold, io Bars 3 1 7' New Doubloon. New Dollars 0 4. •Pi Silver'in Bars, standard:... ' ' 0 4' Ili '