The Sun. — London, England, 1821-12-19 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS. Ttiie THEATRE.--Secrets Worth Knowing is One of those productions of the modern Stage which hold a place between legitimate comedy and broad farce. It is therefore better calculated for the vast area of our Patent Theatres than intri cate plot and sterling dialogue, and consequently more likely to divert an audience in which judi cious critics by no means predominate. This Comedy was brought forward last night at Drury Lane Theatre, and the characters were so well cast, and altogether so well supported, that the whole went off with spirited effect. Er.msTos's Rostrum was all life and humour. MUNDEN'S April was not less div - ertii►g. ITAaLcy and KNIGHT, in Plethora and Nicholas, fully equalled the original performers ; and Madame V ESTRIS and Ilrs. EDWIN, in Rose and SattN, powerfully contributed to the gratification of the audience, and all received repeated and well-merited ap probation. LORD BYRON AND lIIS NEW TRAGEDIES. Three Tragedies have just issued from the prolific Muse of this Nobleman, and they abound With those beauties of style and that vigour of sentiment which characterize his works in gene ral. We cannot presume on a hasty view to form any precise judgment of the whole, but we may say of SARDANA,PALUS, the first of these wo r k s , that it bears the spirit of true poetry, and that the characters are well drawn and dis criminated. The character of Sardanapalas, in particular, keeping to the general portrait as given by History, spreads a veil of philosophy, tenderness, and generosity over him, that softens . his errors and renders him highly interesting. His disposition is well contrasted with that of Salamenes, and all the other parts of the Dra matis Personw are drawn with critical judgment, and are nicely discriminated. The fable is in teresting, and is well conducted. The catas trophe is awfully impressive, such as it is related by history, and such as is suitable to the end of moral poetry. We can confidently recommend this Tragedy to the attention of all persons of taste, but shall reserve what we have to say o❑ the other two Mamas, viz. THE Two FoscAnt and CAIN, till we have had an opportunity of Perusing them at leisure. TUC PACTS OF EGYPT.-The Constitutionnel states, that MOTIAMF.T Au, the present Pacha or Viceroy of Egypt, is a native of Martinique, and brother to A line, afterwards the Sultana Va tide, the mother of Mahmoud, the present Grand Signior. He was born in that colony in or about 1763 or 1764, where his father was a field-officer of militia. He and his sister embarked on board a merchant vessel for Marseilles, the latter to be Placed at Saint Cyr, and the former on an ap pointment to be Sub-Lieutenant in the regiment tie Bouillon. On their passage the vessel was taken by a pirate, and carried into Algiers.— The young lady, who was very beautiful (and to whom, it is said, an old negress had predicted that she would become a Princess) was presented to the then Grand Seignior, Abdul flamed, and soon afterwards became his favourite Sultana. Her brother, in the mean time, obtain ed permission to serve under the orders of an Algerine Captain. At the desire of the Sultana, bor brother, now called Mohamet, was sent for to Constantinople, and placed in the College in the Seraglio. She was delivered of Mahmoud in 1781, whom Mohamet was afterwards chiefly in strumental, at the head of 2,000 Albanians, in placing upon the throne. Mohamet was soon afterwards appointed, by his nephew, the Grand Seignior, Pacha or Viceroy of Egypt. His sister, the Sultana Valide, died in 1817. We understand the passports made out for France in the present year do not amount to one half of those granted last year. The fear that the Spanish fever might cross the Pyrennees has prevented the usual flow of valetudinarians from visiting the South of France. Yesterday morning, soon after three o'clock, there was a tremendous gale at S.S.W. accom- Panied with hail and torrents of rain. The gale abated in one dreadful explosion about four o'clock. Castle, accounts received yesterday from Eastnor Castle, it appears that all the surrounding coun try is under water. Egress and regress was only to be accomplished by the use of boats. The Castle is full of visitors. A. meeting has been lately held at Swansea, when a resolution was entered into to offer a re ward of 10001. to any person who,, in the most satisfactory - manner, shall destroy the pestilential vapour which arises in the process of smelting Copper, and effectuate the greatest reduction of the bituminous smoke. CHURCH Srvrs.—Friday the unlet seats in the different parish churches in Edinburgh, came en to be disposed of; when the Committee found that in St. George's Church there were 'only two seats unlet, and for which they had 1,9.00 ap plications! • A man was detected at Leicester Fair at what is termed chaffing a horse; on being taken into a room at the Spread Eagle, he made an attempt to burn some forged Bank. of England notes, but did not succeed. During the time the constable Was searching him, he tried to swallow them, and vas prevented from so doing by being seized by the throat, which obliged bins to regorge them. — (Coventry Mercury.) Two or three years ago, a Gentleman from the neighbourhood of Leeds lost a valuable gold Watch, and its appendages, when shooting on the Moors : this year it was found, 'little worse froth is long exposure to the caprice of the seasons. KILMAINZIAM QUARTER ,SESIONS, DEC. 11. — William Atkinson, who was indicted for entering the window of Mr. Woodburne, in Portobello, with intent to steal, pleaded guilty. On the Chairman (Mr. TORRENS) being about to pass sentence, the prisoner addressed him as follows : My Lord, you. may as well transport me— I will never do any good in this country. I have no employment, and if I get out, I will be soon here again."—Transported for seven years. r •-) 1,4 , Air)4 3 (8,--4i 4 .....-; ce-,,,..--!..,_,,, - 2*.___._......,,.. ~, ~.... ~.,_.,„t , ,... ~-,_,& ::„...,._,_ ...1.--,,; - ~.. ..„,..,-., r t* I N . •,\ , N .4 .0 - .---..--", : N. 7, : 1 , ' ' . 'k ' ') r- Ert OF 1 : 914 , i4_ 41 PasnIONAIME ARRIVALS.--Sir Alexander Johnstone, Bart in Cumberland-place ; Mr. Boehm, in Manchester-square; Hon. Miss Crewe, in Park-street ; the Hon. Nlrs. Stuart, the Lady of the Primate of Ireland, in Hill-street, Berkeley-square, Colonel and Mrs. Stanley, in Grosvenor-place ; Lord Sydney, in Grosvenor-square ; the Duke of Leinster from Ireland ; the Earl of Clanricarde, at Long's Hotel, from Ireland ; the Hon. George Brown, at ditto, from Dublin ; Viscount Deerhurst, at Coventry House, Piccadilly, from Severn Bank, Worcester; Pascoe Grenfell, Esq. M.P. in Charles-street, St. James's square, from Berks ; Earl of Wiltshire, at the Royal Hotel, from Brighton ; Admiral Sir Wm. Hotham, at ditto, from Bath ; Colonel Scott, at ditto, from Surrey, Sir James Hope, Bart. at ditto, from Norrthamptonshire ; Colonel Cotton, at Hatchett's Hotel, from Bath ; the 3larquis of Douglas and Rev. Dr. Nugent, at the Claremont Hotel, from the Isle of "Wight ; !Countess of 'Willoughby and Miss Fitzroy, from Warwickshire. DE PART U RES.-Sir Charles Paget, Bart. for Fair Oak Hall, near Petersfield ; Earl of Essex, for Cashiobury Park ; Colonel and Mrs. Parker, for Brighton ; Sir Geo. Wombwell, from Harley-street, on a tour; Colonel Scott, from the Royal Hotel , for Surrey ; Countessde Grey, for Putney Heath, Surrey ; C. Taylor, Esq. M.P., from the Clarendon Hotel, on a tour; R. B. Osborne, Esq. and C. Forbes, and Captain Forrest, from the Claremont Hotel, for France. PRINCE LEOPOLD'S Burnt DAY.—:Sunday being Prince LEOPOLD'S birth day, when his Royal Highness completed his 31st year, the Duchess of KENT gave a dinner-party at her residence at the King's Palace, Kensington. The Duke and Duchess of Clarence came from Bushy Park to be present upon the occasion. Sir Robert and Lady Gardiner, Captain Conroy, &c. were of the party.—Monday an entertain ment to all the domestics of his Royal Highness and their friends was given at Claremont. The mansion there has under gone a thorough repair, which will exceed the original estimate by several thousand pounds, owing to the dry rot having been discovered to have got into the building. The decorations of the interior remain to be done when his Royal Highness re turns to England. The celebration of the day was observed in the evening in London, by his Royal Highness's tradesmen illuminating their houses. JUVENILE CONCEPT.—We were mistaken, we find, in saying that this extraordinary proof of early talents aad know ledge, which took place last Thursday at the ARGYLE ROOMS, was for " the bat , fit of Mrs. Wir.trams." The fact is, that the Concert was given by Mrs. WILLIAMS to her numerous friends and the Patrons of her respectable Establishment, a treat with which she liberally affords them an annual enjoyment. The Duke of Gloucester is expected at his house in Park lane, this day. The Earl of Bathurst arrived at his house in Great Stanhope street, yesterday. Lord GWYD YR gave a grand entertainment yesterday to his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief and his Staff, at his residence on the Terrace, in Piccadilly. Sir Benjamin Bloomfield left Carlton Palace on Monday for the Stud House, at Hampton Court, where he entertains a party this week. Earl Manvers is living in truly English style, at Thoresby, Notts. Sir J. Copley, the Solicitor-General, entertained a large party yesterday, in George-street. The Earl and Countess of Coventry and family are expected in town the first week of next month, from their seat, Crome, Worcestershire. The Marquis of Lansdown still keeps up the festive scene, at Bow Wood. Mortimer Drummond, Esq. and Lady Drummond, gave an elegant dinner yesterday, in Grosvenor-place. The Bishop of Gloucester is now entertaining a select party of friends in the Episcopal Palace of the Diocese. The bell-ringers of the several churches in this city having obtained information of the intended nuptials of our worthy re presentative, Sir Henry Hardinge, on Monday last, were all at their posts early in the morning of that day; and some of them, in their eagerness to do honour to the event, actually rung the bells, on account of the marriage, twelve hours before the cere mony was performod ! The bells of St. Nicholas alone, we be lieve, reserved their congratulatory peal till the evening, and they made known to the happy couple, as they passed through the Market-place on their way to Biddick flail, about 11 o'clock, that the inhabitants of Durham participated in their joy.— (Durham Advertiser, Dec. 15.) . _ . . Tuesday the 11th inst. being the anniversary of the birth of John Fleming, the son and heir of Vice Admiral the Honour able Charles Fleming, of Biggar and Cumbernauld, the tenants of the estate of Cumbernauld, including those of the Right Hon. Lord Elphinstone, were invited to meet at Cumbernauld Inn, in honour of the occasion; when, after partaking of an excellent dinner, they spent the evening with the utmost hilarity , and enjoyment, expressing their feelings by a variety of appro priate toasts, which evinced their profound respect and attach ment to their illustrious landlord, and their deep interest in a family not more eminent for rank than for their generous con descension towards their dependents, and their spirit of en terprize and exertions for the internal improvement of the country. At the same time, and in the Wigton Arms Inn, at Biggar, the tenantry of that estate were entertained, and en joyed themselves in a similar manner, and after an evening very happily spent, each vying with his neighbour in the ex pression of their regard and veneration to the house of Fleming— a name endeared to them by many associations, they separated at an early hour, in the greatest good humour and decorum. SIR GEORGE SITWELL'S HOUNDS.—This excellent pack had on Thursday last a day's sport, which might fairly rank among the crack runs of any fox hounds.—They met at Bar low woods to try for a fox. They had not been long in the cover' before they found, when, after pressing him for a few minutes, he broke cover, but being immediately headed back, he run the length of the wood, and endeavoured to go away at the south end of it ; but being again headed, he run nearly the whole of the circuit of this large cover, and at last succeed ed in getting away at the extremity of theiwoods next to Un ston, crossing the turnpike-road by Unston mill, taking a line through Stubbing wood, and over Bromley moor, directly for Ecklington park, in which he did not stop for a moment, but leaving Renishaw to the right, crossed by the end of Mosbro' town, and pointed for the cover near Aughton, but turn ing suddenly to the left, he went down to Beighton Town. end, then up to the Hanging Lee Wood, which he merely skirted, not daring to ent r ; the pack being her close at his brush, " he panted tier purer air," and bore away in a straight line over Burley Moor to Handsworth, turned down through the wood at the back of Woodthorpe, finning within a few fields of Attercliff'e, over the hill to the left, passing by the manor farm, crossed the turnpike-road in Sheffield Park close to the town, went over to the park grange; here, put to his last shifts, he turned again to the town, and was killed close to the houses. Thus satisfactorily terminated a run of three hours, and which, if taken in a direct line, from one known point to another on the map, measures seventeen miles. —(Leeds Intellagencer, Dec. 18.) On Monday last, Lord Anson's hounds threw off' at Baxter ley, and, in the course of their run, Robert Thurlow, the whipper in, met with a most serious accident. He was bringing up his tail hounds (mounted on one of the best horses in his Lordship's stud), and when they came to a fence, the horse un fortunately made a slip, and both of them tumbled over. On the horse rising, the man's foot being caught in the stirrup; he fell on him a second time, which broke his ancle in a most dread ful manner. his Lordship and the sportsmen, who were in full chase, immediately stopped to render him every assistance in their power ; some by riding in every direction to procure medical assistance, and others by getting a gate, on which they laid the poor fellow : each of them taking his part in carrying , him to his own house, a distance of near two miles. Every at tention has been paid to him by his Lordship and the Gentle men, and we understand he is in a fair way of recovery.—(Co ventry Mercury.) One hundred and fifty pounds which were awarded to Mr. WINSTON, on a late trial, he has generously given to the Drury Lane Theatrical Fund. POETRY. CARMINA WICCANIICA.—(tio. XXIt.) PALESTINE—PART IL [Continued from our Paper of Thursday last.] Such were the cares that watch'd o'er Israel's fate, And such the glories of her infant state ! Triumphant race ! and did your power decay ! Fail'd the bright promise of your early day— No—by that sword which red with human gore, A giant spoil the stripling champion bore, By him, the chief to farthest India known, The mighty master of its ivory throne, In Heaven's own strength high towering o'er his foes Victorious Salem's lion banner rose ; Before her footstool prostrate nations lay, And vsasal tyrants crouch'd beneath her sway; And he the warrior sage whose restless mind, Through Nature's mazes wander'd unconfin'd ; Who every bird and beast and insect knew, And spake of every plant that quaff'd the dew, To him were known, as Hagar's offsprings tell The powerful Sigil, and the starry spell ; . The midnight call, hell's flitting legions dread, And sounds that break the slumbers of the dead. Hence all his might, for who could these oppose, And Tadmor thus and Syrian Balbec rose ; Yet e'en the works of toiling Genii fall, Thus useless prov'd Estakar's maiic wall In frantic converse with the mournful wind There oft the homeless Santon rests reclin'd ; Strange shapes he views and drinks with wond'ring ears The voices of the dead, and songs of former years. Such the faint echo of departed praise, Still sounds Arabia's legendary lays. And thus their fabling bards delight to tell How lovely were thy tents, 0 Israel I For thee his ivory load Behemoth bore, And fair Sofala teem'd with golden ore ; Thine all the arts that wait on wealth's increase, Or bask and wanton in the beam of peace. When Tyber stopp'd beneath th' expressive gloom, And silence held the lonely woods of Rome, Or ere to Greece the builder's skill was known, Or the light chissel chas'd the Parian stone, Here had fair Science nurs'd her infant fire, Fann'd by the artist-aid, of friendly Tyre. Then tower'd the pulace, then in awful state The temple rear'd its elevating gate. No workman's steel, no pond'rous axes rung, Like some tall palm the noiseless fabric sprung, Majestic silence! then the harp awoke, The cymbal clang'd, the deep voic'd trumpet spoke, And Salem spread her suppliant arms abroad, Ey'd the descending flame, and bless'd her present GOD ! Nor struck she then when raging deep and loud Beat o'er her soul the billows of the proud; E'en they who dragg'd to Shinaan's fiery sand, with reluctant strength the stranger's land, 'Who sadly told the slow revolving years, And steep'd the captive's bitter bread with tears, Yet oft their hearts with kindling hopes would burn, Their destin'd triumphs and their glad return. And their sad lyres which, silent and unstrung, In mournful ranks on Babel's willows hung Would oft awake to chaunt their future fame, And from the skies their ling'ring Saviour.claim This promis'd aid could every fear controul This nerv'd the warrior's arm, this steep'd the martyr's soul Nor vain their hope-bright, beaming thro' the sky, . Burst in full blaze the day-spring from on high ; Earth's utmost isles exulted in the sight, And crowdirg nations view'd the orient light ; Lo ! star-led Chiefs Assyria's odours bring, And bending Magi seek their infant King ! Mark'd ye where hov'ring o'er his radiant head The dove's white wings celestial glory spread ! Daughter of Sion ! virgin Queen, rejoice ! Clap thy glad hands and raise th' exulting voice; He comes—but not in regal splendour drest, With haughty diadem, or Tyrian vest, Not arm'd in flame—all glorious from 'afar, Of Hosts the and the Lord of war. Messiah comes !—let furious discord cease, Be peace on earth, before the Prince of Peace ! Disease and anguish feel his blest control, And howling fiends release the tortur'd soul : The beams of gladness hell's dark caves illume, And mercy broods above the distant gloom. Thou palsied Earth with noon-day night o'erspread ! Thou sick'ning sun; so dark, so deep, so red ! Ye hov'ring ghosts that throng the starless air ! Why shakes the Earth ?—why fades the light ?—declare. Are those His limbs with ruthless scourges torn, His brows all bleeding with the twisted'thorn. This the pale form, the meek forgiving eye, Rais'd from the cross in patient Agony ! Be dark thou Sun—thou noon-day night arise, And hide, oh hide, the dreadful sacrifice. Ye faithful few, by bold affection led, Who round the Saviour's cross your sorrows shed, Not for his sake your tearful vigils keep, Weep for your country, for your children weep! Vengeance ! thy fiery wings their race pursu'd, Thy thirsty poignard blush'd with infant blood ; Rous'd at thy call, and panting still for game, The bird of war, the Latian eagle, came. Then Judah rag'd (belov'd of Heav'n no more), With streaming carnage, and with social gore ; He saw his sons by dubious slaughter fall, Whilst War without brought Death within the wall ; Wide-wasting Plague, gaunt Famine, mad Despair, And dire Debate and clamorous Strife are there ; Love, strong as death, retain'd his might no more, When parents saw their children's blood run o'er ! Yet they who won't to roam th' ensanguin'd And spurn with callous joy their kindred slain E'en they, when high above the dusty flight Their burning temple rose in lurid light, To their lov'd altars paid a parting groan, And in their country's woes forgot their own : As 'mid the cedar courts and gates of gold, The trampled ranks in miry carnage roll'd, To save their temple ev'ry hand essay'd, Ane with cold fingers grasp'd the feeble blade Through their torn veins reviving fury ran, And life's last flutter cheer'd the dying man ! But heavier far the captive's ling'ring doom To glut with sighs the dearned ear of Rome ; To swell (slow pacing by the Car's tall side) The Stoic tyrant's' philosophic pride ; To flesh the lion's rav'nous jaws, or feel The sportive fury of the fencer's steel ; Or pant, deep plung'd beneath the sultry mine, For the light gales of balmy Palestine. Ah fruitful now no more, a desert Coast, She mourn'd her sons enslav'd, her glories lost ; In her wide streets the lonely raven bred ; There bark'd the wolf, and fierce hyena fed : Yet 'midst her turret fanes in ruin laid The pilgrim saint his murm'ring vespers paid, 'Twas he who climb'd the tufted rock, and rove In chequer'd twilight, through the olive grove : 'Twas he who bent beneath the sacred gloom, And wore with many a kiss Messiah's tomb ; Whilst forms celestial fill'd his tranced eye, (The day=light dreams of pensive piety) O'er his calm breast a tearful fervour stole, And softer sorrows charm'd the mourner's soul. Oh, lives there one who mocks his artless zeal Too proud to worship, and too wild feel Be his the soul with wintry reason blest The dull, lethargic Sov'reign of the breast ; Be his the life that creeps in dead repose No joy that sparkles, and no tear that flows ! Far other they who rear'd yon pompous shrine, And made each rock with Parian marble shine. Then hallow'd Peace renew'd her wealthy reign, Then altar's smok'd, and Sion smil'd again— There sculptur'd gold and costly gems were seen And all the beauties of a British Queen ; There barb'rous Kings their sandal'd nations led, And steel-clad ;'tampions bow'd their crested head. There when her fury rose the desert pour'd And pale Byzantium fear'd Medina's sword : When coward Asia stood in trembling woe, And fell appall'd before the Bartrian blow, From the mail regions of the western star, The wand'ring hermit wak'd the storm of war; Their limbs all iron, and their souls all flame, A countless host, the red-cross warriors came . E'en hoary priests the sacred combat wage, And clothe in steel the palsied arm f)fAge, While beardless youths and tender maids assume The weighty Uorion, and the waving plume: In bashful pride the warrior virgins wield The pond'rous faulchion and the sun-like shield : And start to see their armour's iron gleam, Dance with blue lustre in Tabaria's stream. The blood red banner floating o'er the van,. All madly blithe the mingled myriads' ran : Impatient Death beheld his destin'd food, - And hov'ring vultures sniff'd the scent of blood. Not such the numbers nor the host so dread, By northern Brain, and Scythian Timour led. Nor such the heart-inspiring zeal that bore United Greece to Phrygia's reedy shore ! There Gaul's proud knights with boastful mien advance, Form the long line and shake the cornel lance. Here link'd with Thrace, in close battalions stand, Ausonia's sons in soft inglorious band, There the stern Norman joins the Austrian train, And the dark tribes of late reviving Spain. Here in black tribes advancing firm and slow Victorious Albion twangs the deathful bow : ! still prompt the captive's wrongs to aid, And wield, in freedom's cause, the freeman's blade : Ye sainted spirits of the warrior dead Whose giant force Britannia's armies led : Whose bick'ring faulchions, foremost in the fight Still pour'd confusion on the Soldan's might, Lords of the biting aze, and bearny spear Wide-cony'ring Edward, Lion-Richatt, bear ! At Albion's call your crested pride resume, , And boast the marble slumbers of the tomb. Your sons behold in arms, in heart the same Still press the footsteps of parental Fame, To Salem still their gen'rous aid supply And pluck the palm of Syrian chivalry ! (To be concluded next Number.) BOXING AT INIOULSEY lIURST. A full day's play anticipated - by the rovers in frolic was-yes terday realized, with plenty of bye-play. The attraction was between Sampson, the Birmingham Youth, and Abbot, who lately beat Oliver. The seconds were Randall and Tom Jones for Sampson, and Spring and Shelton for Abbot—betting was 5 to 4 on Sampson. In the first round, Sampson made the play, but he failed in placing his straight hits. In a rally both were down. 2. A very gallant fighting round to the adv,ntage of Abbot, who stood like an oak tree, and received all the punishment his adversary could give him like a game one. He had the best of it by throwing his adversary in a trial of strength.—Even on Abbot. 3. Sampson went in as game as ever the dog Trusty fought his battles, but he met with a Chalk Farm bred one, who would not be denied. It was around where mercy had no balance. It was " You give, and I'll take." Abbot had the best of a , rery manly rally, and Sampson received a heavy hit upon the eye in going down. 4. Abbot began to get sweeter upon himself, finding he could stop his adversary's flush hitting. A very gay round was fought, and much earnestness was shewn. Sampson had rather the best of the hitting, and got the throw. G. Sampson made the play, and floored his adversary. 6. There was no claret vi-ible in the men, but blue ruin and Sam's grape was in requisition amongst the partisans. Abbot had none the worst of the round, although out-fought at in fighting, and he was thrown. 7. Abbot had the best of as gallant a fighting round as ever was seen. Sampson made the play with fine hitting, but Abbot was the stein English oak tree to knap, and a two-years old to give, had the best of it, although thrown.-4 to 1 Abbot, and Randall, in full confidence, took the odds. 8. Sampson in going in, received a severe hit on the left eye, which chanceried his upper works. It was on the brow, and it was laid open about six inches by one, depth half an inch. Our informant thinks the fight was won in this round. It was-evi dent that Sampson's fast fighting was put aside, from Abbot being the best giver and a negative taker. 9. A confirmation of the opinion of the best judges was that in this round Sampson was hit off hislegs by a tremendous right handed blow.—The poundage on Abbot. The fight was protracted to the 32d round, and the gameness of Sampson often gave it a temporary turn ; he had nearly closed one of Lis adversary's beads, but there was any thing but no about him, and he was declared the victor by a flooring hit in a fight of •17, minutes, when each head come in contact with a fall from a close and left Sampson deaf to the call " Time." kiremendons hail storm cleared the ring, and umbrellas and dummies flew in all directions. Lenny and Brown were left fighting. The lovers of the fancy of Bristol have entered into a sub scription to present their native champion, Neate, with a silver tankard, of the value of twenty-five pounds.—The Gas-light Alan was on the ground, as cheerful as ever. The house of Mr. WHEELER, No.' 16, North street, Lambeth, was entered by some thieves by means of picklock keys, between 6 and 8 o'clock on Sunday evening last, whEn the family were at chapel. A box, containing a quantity of plate of considerable value, and another box, contain ing title deeds, under which had been deposited a quantity of severeigns, were stolen. At the time the robbery was committed,there was property is the house, to the amount of between 2,0001. and 3,001. On Sunday evening between nine and ten, as the pot-boy of a publican, who resides in the Waterloo-road, was going his rounds, he stumbled over a box which lay in the middle of one of the new streets in that neighbourhood. lle took it home; the publican and his wife sus specting that there might be a child within it, hesi tated to allow him to introduce it. The contents were however found to be not so formidable as they consisted of deeds and other parchments. The box was brought to Union-hall office, at which Mr. Wheeler attended. lie identified the box and deeds as his property. It is scarcely necessary to add, that the sovereigns had been removed. THE ARMY. Dontni, DEC. 15.--A battalion of the First Foot Guards disembarked this afternoon, and proceeded immediately to the Royal Barracks ; they are a fine body of men. A Correspondent from the County of Armagh states, that the Notice in The Gazelle, regarding Out Pensioners, &c., does not extend to the Royal Artillery; nor to Out Pensioners from the late Regiment of Horse Guards, and Horse Grenadier Guards, the Life Guards, and Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, nor to such men as by the Hospital Books are now more than forty.• five years of age, or had served twenty-four years in the Cavalry, or twenty-one years iu the Infantry, previous to their discharges ; nor to any tnen discharged as privates ; whose pensions are above ten-pence per diem each. Captain HILL, the Captain Commandant of the Londonderry Yeomanry, has received a warrant from his Excellency the Loan LIEUTENANT, to place the Londonderry Yeomanry on permanent duty from the Bth instant. That excellent and well disciplined corps the Mourne Yeomanry, commanded by Captain CHESNEY, amounting to one hundred and eighty four effective men, unanimously volunteered their services, long since, to Government, to any part of the kingdom, and were placed on permanent duty on the 9.7 th of November. They were the first corps whose services were accepted of in this country.—(Newrjj Telegraph.) _ _ Detachments of the Clare Staff are stationed at Newmarket, Cahiragarra, D'Esterre's bridge, and Clare. The Ennis Yeomanry, now on per. manent pay, share the duty of the town with the 93d and Police. Parties are on patrole every night in this neighbourhood. MERCANI I LE Sllll'l s- 1 - NG, &c. DEAL, DEC. M.—Wind S.W.—This morning, before day light, it blew a gale from the S.S.W. when the schooner Mountstone, of Plymouth, went on shore on Sandwich Flats ; the American ship Stepania parted from two anchors, and got safe into Ramsgate. The William Fairly Bast Indiaman druve considerably during the gale,, but with the rest of the outward bound, were all well this morning at day-light. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 13.—1 t blew a gale last night from the south, and heavy squalls all this forenoon from S.S.W. with lightning. Arrived the Fort William, Glass, from Bata via. Also his Majesty's ship Grasshopper, from Halifax : his Majesty's ship Ontario, and the Raleigh, from the West Indies ; and his Majesty's ship Camelion, from a cruize. Fort William sailed the 12th of August from Batavia, and from the Cape on the 6th of October. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 17.—Wind S.W.—Came in the Cyrene slOop of war, Capt. Tozer, from Halifax, to be paid off; and his Majesty's schooner Pigmy, from a cruize. COWES, DEC. 18.—It blew hard last night from the south. The Good Intent, Pearce, lost a boat, which is all the damage we hear of. DOVER, DEC. 18.—Owing to the gale last night and this day, the entrance of our harbour is quite blocked up, the bar extending right across the entrance, so that nothing could gtt either in or out. NEWISAVEX, DEC. 18.—Last night the French vessefla •Tuane Faire, Silvester master, came on shore under Beichey Head, and was dashed to pieces. The master and his son were drowned ; four of the crew escaped. The gale last night was tremendous. The new semaphore signal-hose, erecting upon the roof of the old Victualling Store, at the lower end of the High-street, Portsmouth, lir the purpose of communicating with the shipping at Spithead and in the harbour, is now in a great state of wardness. The signal stall, which weighs about two tons, was hoisted up and fixed on Frilly morning, and the building is expected to be completed the beginning of the year. A light about to be erected at Southsea Castle, to further the objects of: navigation. This is a very judicious measure, and will materially assist ships making for the harbour in stormy weather. The mechanics of the Dock-yard are actively employed upon the Semaphore House to be erected at Lump's Fort. - Part of the maLrials were this week sent to .the Fort.---(Hanipshire Chronicle.) DREADFUL A CCI DENT.— This morning, be 'tween eight and nine o'clock, the following melancholy occurrence took place a short dis tance from London Bridge :—A large shalop, or barge, very heavily laden, having just come through one of the end arches of the Bridge, a wherry, in which were two men and a boy, hap pening to be passing at the time, unfortu nately came in contact with the barge, and was run down the river some distance ; on coming near the craft moored off the Tower, the boat disappeared for some minutes with the three unfortunate individuals ; the boat shortly after rose, but no one in her, and we are sorry to find that the whole of them were drowned, every effort to recover them proving abortive. The names of the men are Hilliar and Easton, and it is understood thatthe boy is a son of one of them. PRESENCE OF MIND.—The sloop Union, of Newport, bound to that place with copper ore, was compelled to put into Penzance in distress on the I2th of August last. Having been re fitted she was about to proceed on her voyage on Thursday last, and on attempting to work out without a pilot, during a gale from the south-east, she missed stays, and brought up against the back of the pier, where there was every prospect of her going to pieces in a short time, and but little hope that the crew could be saved. At this critical juncture, Mr. ROWE, Master of the schooner Venus, of Fowey, seeing the peril of the vessel and crew, who were calling to the persons on the pier to throw them ropes, in order to save their lives, sprung from the alcove on the pier-head, upon the deck of the vessel, a height of between 40 and 50 feet, and happily alighted on the deck amongst the astonished crew, without any injury except a few scratches and bruises on his legs. With the ut most presence of mind he succeeded in throwing a line with a lead to the end of it to the people on the pier, and a six-inch hawser being instantly fas tened to this, the vessel was safely warped into the pier again, by the exertions of the persons who had collected on it, to witness her destruc tion.—( West Briton.) THE MARKETS, 4.c. CORN EXCHANGE, DEC. 19. We have had the shortest supply this day we have experienced for many weeks, notwithstanding which, the trade is not so brisk as on Monday, and the prices of that day with difficulty obtained for a few picked samples of Wheat and Barley ; the inferior sorts without demand. In other things but little doing, and lower than on Monday. The shew of cattle for sale in Smithfield Market on Monday was greater than ever was before known byithe oldest salesman. Every avenue leading to it was literally crowded, and upwards of 500 head of beasts did not reach nearer than Islington. Of those in the market more than one-half were unsold. HOP INTELLIGENCE. SOUTHWARK, DEC. 17.—We have rather more demand for Weald of Kent and Sussex Pockets. Choice Bags are incluiPed after, but being scarce, there is little doing in them; the see coed-rate Bags are plentiful, but very dull sale.