The Sun. — London, England, 1822-12-26 00:00:00

r 340, 668. guar• )n. 146 , 487, 529, 711, 182, 469, 6279 470) ..... ndia think that we have in some degree contributed to t he expression of that strong public sentiment in favour of the continuance of tranquillity, which seems to have prevailed over the mad and, desperate councils of the war party in France. During the crisis, which / we hope has ar rived at a favourable termination, the opinions and statements of The Sun, have been fre quently quoted by the Constitutionnel, the .Journal des Debuts, the Journal de Paris, the Moniteur, &c. &c., and we have had the satisfac tion to observe that so much confidence has been Placed in our moderation and candour, that we have even been designated as the official organ of the British Governrhent. That is a distinction, however, which, as regards the Spanish ques tion, neither The Sun nor any other Journal has enjoyed. We have formed our opinions solely from the aspect of public affairs, and in our reasonings have been - influenced by no considerations but such as appeared to be most agreeable, not ohly to the policy of our own country, but to the welfare of Europe, and the Lest and truest interests of France herself. While we believe that the influence of England • has chiefly contributed to preserve France from the dangerous course into which she' was nearly Precipitated, we are far from feeling that in such result there is any thing mortifying to the just. Pride or derogatory to the true greatness and dignity of the French Nation. In a legitimate quarrel, in which her people would participate in the views, and would zealously second the efforts, of her Government, France is more than sufficiently powerful to command respect at home, and to cause herself, if necessary, to be feared abroad. We desire that she may always maintain her due rank and importance in Europe; and we Only regret that she is not bound 'with England in ties still more close and friendly than those Which now exist,—ties which Unite the two most civilized nations, and the two 'Most liberal Governments in Europe, in an invin cible alliance of interest, power, and intelligence, and would form the surest pledge both of the Security, and of the progressive amelioration of Mankind. It is only because the meditated invasion of Spain was unprovoked and unprin tipled in itself, because there is reason to believe .that Spain and Portugal are not easily to be aver -run,—and because the public opinion of Prance itself was opposed to the project,—that We think that the remonstrances of Great Britain Were sufficient to turn the scale in favour of peace, and to deter the war party from the exe cution of that enterprise on which they were once so eager to embark. We copy the following from the Dublin Journal of Monday last, vceived this morning:— " THIRD EDITION. " CONSPIRACY TO ASSASSINATE THE LORD LIEUTENANT. " This evening Henry Handwich and George Graham were fully committed by Counsellor ABBETT, for having, with divers other persons, felonionsly conspired, confederated, and agreed to kill and murder His Excellency RICHARD Marquess of WELLESLEY, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Mr. James Forbes was this evening aPprehended under a warrant, and fully com mitted on the above capital charge. Matthew ilanbridge is committed for conspiring to cause a riot on the night in question. William Graham and Williamilrownlozo,appreheided on the above nlinor charge, are bailable." A letter of the 11th instant, received yesterday fro m Vienna, says—c 4 The loan meditated by this Government for the amelioration of the paper 'system, and the payment hi part of the debt due to England, for it embraced both those objects, is indefinitely. postponed. The motive for this is the decline of the funds, assisted by the re action of the alarms of the Paris market, but Chiefly caused by the sales of the leading capital ists intending to Contract for the loan, and will ing to do so with the greatest possible advantage to themselves. , The houses which have conduct ed the princip . al operatiOns are those of ROTHS. PARISH, and .GEITMULLEN, but whose objects, by the procrastination of the measure, are wholly defeated. The maallics are quoted on the 11th at 831. DEATH OF HANS HAMILTON, ESQ.—After a most painful and tedious illness, Mr. HANS HA.. 4 ILTON expired at three o'clock yesterday morn ing. There will be a contest to fill the vacancy caused by his death in the representation of the County of Dublin. Sir COMPTON DOMVILLE and Colonel 'WHITE are the Candidates.—(Dublin Morning Post.) The Earl of BRISTOL, with the most benevo lent consideration of the wants of the indigent, las given 400 blankets to the poor of Bury. We regret to state that Major ROBINSON, a gentleman well known in this town, on Saturday last, met with a fatal accident at Kingston, in Surrey, by the overturning of his gig. The Major was so severely injured that he expired in a few hours.—(Brighton Paper.) , A. dish of green peas, grown in the garden be "Alging to Mr. SMITH, draper, situate in Crook's moor, were shewn to us on Thursday. They were remarkably fine.—( Sheffield Iris.) SUN-OFFICE, ONE O'CLOCK, EXPRESS FROM PARIS. [From the Journal (le Parts of the 24th Decembcr.] PARIS, DEC. 2.—Yesterday evening the Mar quis Clermont Tontierre, Minister of the Marine, had an audience of his Majesty. The Journal of Toulouse, of the 18th Decem ber, contains the following information, which gives new hopes that peace will not l dis turbed :—" We announced in one of our last numbers, that this town was going to be occu pied as a park of artillery, in which were to be placed three trains of artillery and a bridge of boats. On the 15th inst., accounts were received from Government ordering the suspension of the works on the bridge of boats." The Baron d'Eroles was still at Toulouse on the- 18th, and it was not known when he was going to take his departure. A letter from St. Beal, of the 16th December announces, that 1,200 constitutionalists dislodged the insurgents in the valley of Aran, and caused them to retreat into France. The courier from Mahon brings intelligence of the 20th November, that an American, arrived there with information from Algiers, states, that before she left, an Algerine squadron was on the eve of sailing to act against the Spanish flag. The French Ex-General Sarrazin has em barked at Antwerp, on his way to Lisbon. A Letter from Trieste states as follows :-- " The towns of Coren and Motion have offered to capitulate provided the Greeks will suffer the Ottoman garrisons to retire into Thessalie ; but the Chief of the Greeks would not comply with their request." IVIA.Dran,DEc. 16.--The two last sittings of the COrtes have not been of any consequence; the dis cussions still continued on the Military Ordo !lances. Daily reports are received of the dif ferent victories obtained by Mina over the insur gents of Catalonia. GARR f ICK. The following is a copy of a letter from this great Actor to a Gentleman named STURZ. It spews that he viewed human nature with the eye of a philosopher, as well as of the man of taste : " I never liked Drno, though it bears a good character upon ,the French Stage. There are good lines, and some little pathos.. I am spoiled by ,SHAKSPiARE, and I hope you are very near spoiled too.— Now, from your dissection of French Actors, Madame CLAIRON has every thing that art and good understanding, with natural spirit, can give her__ but the heart has none. of those instantaneous feelings that life-blood, that keen sensibility, that electrical fire, which bursts at once from genius, and shoots through the veins, marrow, bones and all, of every spectator. She is so con scious of what she can do, that she never has the feelings of the instant come upon her unexpectedly; but I pronounce that the greatest strokes of genius have been unknown to the actor himself; the circumstance, the warmth of the scene, has sprung the mine, as it were, as much to his own sur prize as to that of the audience. Thus I make a difference between a great genius and a good actor ; the first will realize the feelings of his character, and be transported beyond himself, while the other, with great powers and sense,. gives great pleasure, but he never 7pectus inaniter angel • Irritat, mnlect, psis terroribus impkt. .—Your idea of the French character most exactly agrees with mine; their pOlitesse has reduced their characters to such a sameness ; their humours are so curbed by habit, that when you have seen half a dozen French men and women, you have seen the whole. In England every man is a distinct being, and requires a distinct study to investigate him ; it is from this great variety that our Comedies are less uniform than the French, and our characters more strong and dramatic. Since you left us I have played the character of a young (fye for shame) jea lous Anzoureux, in the comedy of. The Wonder, and it has been followd in a most extraordinary manner.—Should you ever return to us before I drop my fool's coat, I will. treat you with the best in my power, fir I have indeed shewn you nothing." Yesterday being Christmas Day, it was ob served with the usual solemnitids, and with more than its usual strictness: the shops in the City were closed by order of the Loan MAYOR, whose injunction was rigidly obeyed, with a very few exceptions. The markets have been excessively abundant, 4nd the price of provisions such as to enable many to enjoy this festive season with that degree of comfort which of late years they have not been so well enabled to do. Divine Service was performed in all the Churches and Chapels of the Metropolis, which were generally well attended. GRAND HIGH Mass.—Yesterday a Grand High Mass was performed at the Catholic Chapel, in Moor-fields, which, at an early hour, was so thronged, that hundreds of persons were obliged to leave the place for want of room. Many in dividuals, of different persuasions, were led there from curiosity in the mistaken anticipa tion of viewing extra and ludicrous ceremonies. The music on the occasion was very sublime and effective, and the principal performers were Messrs. GOULDEN, TERRAIL, Miss CUBITT, &C. who were in fine voice. The music consisted , f select pieces from HAYDN and MOZART. The " Gloria in Excelcis" excited the most admir able effect.—The High Mass was solemnly per formed by Messrs. HUNT, DEVEREUX, and LAW, and the latter gentleman delivered an eloquent discourse applicable to the day. The crowd was very immense, and the beadle, after the ceremony was concluded, lad much difficulty to clear the sacred edifice of an immensity of curious individuals who forced their wav inside. BRIGHTON, DEC. 24. Mr. Secretary CANNING arrived at the Pavilion at about half past four o'clock, and had the honour of dining with his MA JESTY yesterday. Besides the Royal suite, his Majesty's din ner party also included the Earl and Countess of Warwick, Lord John Townshend, Mr. Greenwood, and the Marquis and Marchioness of Bath. In the evening the company was in creased ; there were then present Colonel Lygon, Colonel Ca vendish, the Earl of Uxbridge, Lord Bingham, Mr. De Roos, and the Hon. Mr. Upton, of the Life Guards; Colonel Sir Ed ward Blakeney, LOrd Wm. Thynne, and Lord Wm. Paulett, of the Royal Fusileers ; Mrs. Cavendish, Sir Edward and Lady Kerrison, and Lady Louisa Thynne. His Majesty appeared in excellent health and spirits. Mr. Secretary Canning took leave, and departed to return to London this morning. The Earl and Countess of Aberdeen, and Lord and Lady Gwydyr, are also in the departure list. There has been neither dinner nor evening party .at the pa lace to-day, nor are any invitations issued for to-morrow. The King has been graciously pleased to direct that 501. should be given to improve the fund of - the National Schools here, and that a similar amount should be sent to the widow of the unfortunate seaman, Moore, whose distressed condition has excited such general commiseration. BLACKHEATH ASSEMBLIES.—The second Blackheath Subscription Assembly, held at the Green Man, on Monday last, was fully and brilliantly attended. The ease anti elegance of upwards of 200 fashionables of that genteel neighbourhood joining in the merry dance, we trust will render the Blackheath Assemblies to be unrivalled. The following whimsical and humorous pro posal, which was suggested by a Gentleman well known and highly respected in legal and literary circles, may properly rank among Christmas Gambols : ADVERTISEMENT EXTRAORDINARY ! INTERESTING TO COUNTRY GENTLEMEN. A Gentleman having witnessed, with regret, Country Gen tlemen of the 'utmost respectability reduced in their country houses to 'the dulness of a domestic circle, and thereby fre quently induced to attempt suicide in the fall of the year—or what is still more melancholy, driven to invite\ to their tables those ancient and well-known families of the Tags, the Rags, and the Bobtails ; and having observed the facility with which the public is supplied with job horses from London, and books from circulating libraries, has opened an Office in London, for the purpose of furnishing Country Houses with a regular suc cession of Guests, on the most moderate terms. An annual Subscriber of 30 guineas will be supplied with four Guests a week, to be changed at the will of the,Country Gentleman. An annual Subscriber of 15 guineas will be supplied with two Guests, to be changed once a fortnight. Non-Subscribers within 25 miles of London may be furnished with Guests by the day or week, on being answerable for breakages on the road. The Advertiser's Catalogue, contains an elegant assortment of 617 Guests, among whom may be found three Irish Peers„ seven Scotch ditto, thirteen Poor Baronets six Yellow Admi rals, nineteen Major-Generals on half -pay, who narrate the en tire Spanish war : seventeen Dowagers, 31-1 Old Maids on an nuities, Deaf and Dumb People, Sportsmen, anti Gentlemen who describe Paris and Fonthill, may be had at half-price. They can all play at cards, and generally with success if part nerS ; and they have no objection to play in a morning, if dur ' ing rain. The Guests to be fed by the Country Gentlemen, as lin the case of jobs ; and claret to be produced if Scotch or Irish Peers are required. If joy Guest is disapproved of, the Adver tiser desires the Country Gentleman Subscriber will mark " Bore" against his name in the Catalogue, or chalk it on his back when he leaves the house, and his place shall be supplied by the retutn of the stage coach. . Rural. BON MoT.—A man in a public office in Sparta was guilty of many peculations and frauds, and being called openly a rogue and scoundrel, he complained to..Anecilaus, his master, of these indignities. ." Sir," says the King, "my subjects are plain men in their speech, and call all things by their names." - Louis the Fourteenth gave thiS advice to an Ambassador : " Sir, pursue a conduct totally the reverse of your predecessor." Sire," replied the Gentleman, " I will so demean myself that you shall not give the same advice to my successor." A Pun.; c E.—When the Prince of-- had gon'e through his course of education, a favourite servant of his Highness was asked in what part of education the Prince most excelled ? " In horsemanship (replied the domestic), for his horses never flattered him." ' It was said of a man who married a very great beauty, but whose character was much blown upon, that in this match, when he opened his eyes, he had shut his ears. Count TRACEY, complaining to FOOTE that a man had ruined his character, " So much the better (replied the wit), for it was a d—d bad one, and the sooner destroyed,. the more to your advantage." A person entering the House of Commons, when the Rump Parliament was sitting, exclaimed, " These are goodly gen tlemen ; I could work for them all my life for nothing." What trade are you, my good friend ? said one of the Mem bers. "lam a rope-maker " replied the other. A tall Minister said, scoffingly, to a short one, " When in the pulpit, you look like a collar of brawn in a dish."—" And you (replied the other) like a pestle in a mortar." A regular physician having been sent for by a maker of uni versal specifics, grand salutariums, &c. expressed his surprise at being called in on an occasion apparently so trifling. Not so trifling neither," replied the quack, " for, to tell . you the truth, I have by mistake taken some of my own pills." CROMWELL'S BOND.—Colonel BOND, who had been one of King CirAuLEs the First's Judges, died a day or two before CROMWELL, and it was strongly reported every where that the Protector was dead. " No (said a gentleman who knew better) ; he has only given bond to the devil, for his future appearance." " Your sword, Sir, _is very troublesome, " said a man, very surlily, to a young officer ma crowd. "All my enemies are of the same opinion," replied the young man. ANECDOTE OF THE LATE LORD MANSFIELD.— About the year 1781, his Lordship, then presid ing in his MAJESTY'S Court of King's Bench, signified his intention of sitting to try causes on Monday; upon which Mr. DUNNING, afterwards Lord ASIIRURTON, in the name of the Counsel, declared their resolution not to attend on that day. Lord MANSFIELD, however, persevered, and went to Westminster-hall as usual, but there was not a single barrister present ; on which his. Lord ship called on the attorneys, and, in some in stances, on the parties themselves, to open the cases, which they did with various abilities, and his Lordship actually tried nearly 20 causes, observing, on leaving the Court, that, if there had not been so much talking, he believed full as much justice had been done, as if the gentlemen of the long robe had been present. DRYDEN'S Translation of VIRGIL being com mended by a Right Rev. Bishop, a witty Earl said—" The original is, indeed, excellent, but every thing suffers by translation—except a Bishop." RUSTIC WIT.—As two would-be Wits (who reside not 100 miles from East Hothly) we're 44 pushing along" in their gig on the road to Brighton, on Sunday morning, elated with the expectation of obtaining a peep at Majesty and a sight of the Palace Chapel, under the guidance of a " gentle Shepherd," they overtook a clod pate on the road, blowing on his fingers, which were benumbed by the cold. " Well, John," said one of our Wits, " have you met a swarm of bees on the road this morning ?" " Why, no," replies John, with the archest look imaginable, " but I saw two confounded great DRONES though."—(Lewes Express.) 4 , 4 e .4,,,:"'"' .., ~i, s‘ ~ , : , ,,,,f , :;‘, ~ f . . ) • .." 1 ,.,) 0 N,, . ' ' V 4 -- ,- 2-- •• S V - ' :7•4 s I -- c'. _t• - ' -- si . .4 ' Dr ,- R(A _ 7 . 0 _....... - l's f 4 > A fp PO ET R Y. lETNA.—A SKETCH. It was a lovely night ;—.the crescent moon, (A bark of beauty on its dark blue sea) Winning its way amid the billowy clouds, Unoared, unpiloted, moved on. The sky Was studded thick with stars, which glittering streamed An intermittent splendour through the heavens. I turned my 'glance to.earth ; hie mountain winds Were sleeping in their caves,—and the wild sea With its innumerous billows melted down To one unmoving mass, lay stretched beneath In deep and tranced slumber; giving back The host above, with all its dazzling shene, To Fancy's ken, as though the luminous sky Had rained down stars upon its breast. Suddenly, The scene grew dim : those living lights rushed out, And the fair moon, with all her gorgeous train, Had vanished like the frost-work of a dream. Darkness arose ;—and volumed clouds swept o'er Earth and the ocean. Through the gloom, at times, Skißan /Etna's blood-red flame was seen Fitfully flickering. The stillness now Yielded to murmurs hurtling on the air From out her deep-voiced crater ; and the winds Burst through their bonds of adamant, and lashed The weltering - ocean, that so lately lay Calm as the slumbers of a cradled child, To a demoniac's madness. The broad wave Swelled into boiling surges, which appeared, Whene'er the mountain's lurid light revealed ' Their progress to the eye, presumptuously, To dash against the ebon roof of heaven. Then came a sound—a fearful, deafening sound— Sudden and loud, as if an earthquake rent The globe to its foundations : with a rush, Startling deep Midnight on her throne, rose up, From the red mouth of .tEtna's burning mount, A giant tree of fire, whence sprouted out Thousands of boundless branches, which put forth Their fiery foliage in the sky, and showered Their fruit, the red-hot levin, to the earth, In terrible.profusion. Som e fell bank Into the hell from whence they sprang, and some Gaining an impulse from the winds that raged Unceasingly around, sped o'er the main, And, hissing, dived to an eternal home Beneath its yawning billows. The black smoke. Blotting the snows that shroud chill Cuma's height, Rolled down the mountain's sides, girding its base With artificial darkness ; for the sea, Catania's palaces and towers, and even The far-off shores of Syracuse, revealed In the deep glare that deluged heaven and earth, Flashed forth in fearful light upon the eye. And there was seen a lake of liquid fire Streaming and streaming slowly on its course, • And widening as it flowed (like the dread jaws Of some huge monster exerts prey be fanged). At its approach the loftiest pines bent down, And strewed its surface with their trunks ;—the earth Shook at its coming —towns and villages, Deserted of their habitants, were whelmed Amid the flood, and lent it ampler force. The noble's palace, and the peasant's cot, Alike but served to swell its fiery tide. Shrieks of wild anguish rushed upon the , gale; And universal Nature seemed to wres tl e : With the gaunt forms of Darkness and Despair. A. A. W. ENGRAVINGS. The following Engravings from the works of British Artists either are, or will shortly be ready for publication - May Day, in the • lickgn of Elizakth, from a picture by C. R. LESLIE 3 which our readers will recollect was exhibited at . Somerset House. Lovers' Quarrels, from a very pleasing picture exhibited by G. S. NEWTON, in the British Gallery. The subject is from '" Le Depit Amoureux" of AloHere. A,.Mew on the Thames near Battersea, with cattle and figures in the foreground, in the style of Curl' and PAUL POTTER, from a painting by DEANE. The Murder of Archbishop Sharpe, from a picture by WIL LIAM ALLAN, Edinburgh, exhibited at Somerset House, and suggested by the striking description of this event in the Tales of my Landlord. The Escape V the Mouse, painted and engraved by Burt- NET.—This work appears to us to rival some of Wilkie 's small 'paintings. • _ Theletter of Introduction, from a Picture by WILKIE. , An Author reading his Play in the Green-Rbom of Drury la)th Theatre.— , -The picture was exhibited at Somerset-house., and must be in the recollection of the public. •It contains por traits of many of the best performers among "his Majesty's Servants." • The Three Marys; from the celebrated Picture by A NNIBAL CARACCI. THE CRATEN STATESMEN.'-The late Mrs. CATHERINE CAPPE, in her interesting memoir of herself, gives the following sketch of the statesmen of Crairen, a very mountainous district of the western division of the county of York :—The inhabitants, who did ,not earn their living by daily labour, or by some little trade, were the small proprietors of land, possessing property from generation to generation, to the amount of perhaps from ten to one hundred pounds per annum. These are denominated Statesmen, and are divided into 'two classes, great and little statesmen,—the former of whom con sider themselves as amongst the first personages in the world. The etiquette when a visit is paid to the lady of a great states man, is :—After inviting her guests to come in " and make free," she dusts the chairs with the corners of her apron, desiring them to be seated ; she next takes a brush to sweep the floor, apologiiing all the titne that it was not done before their ar rival. She next adjusts her own apparel, and not unfrequently goes through the whole ceremony of an entire change of upper, garments, standing with her company with great unconcern. Her dress being finished, she offers each of her visitors a glass of brandy, assuring them tlrat they are as welcome as if they were at home;' and this being done, she•fetches a chair and seats her self by them. Ido not recollect a single instance in which any part of this ceremony was omitted. CLEANLINESS A TEST OF CIVILIZATION.—The Dutch and the English are the most industrious and civilized of the nations of Europe, and they are at the same time the most civilized. The Dutch preceded the English in industry, and they preceded them also in cleanliness. ErtAsmus, speak ing of the English in the reign of lIENny VIII. says, " their floors are commonly of clay strewed with rushes,under which lies unmolested a collection of beer, grease, fragments, bones, spittle, excre ments of dogs and cats, and of every thing that is nauseous." Even only a hundred years ago, Lady MARY WORTLEY MONTAGUE speaks of the dirtiness of the towns in England, as an English man now speaks of that of the towns in France. The northern parts of England have but very recently adopted cleanly habits from the south. Fifty years ago a necessary was not to be found in some of the principal towns of the west Riding of Yorkshire. Industry is making such rapid progress in Scotland, that in less than twenty years its inhabitants will also pro bably have totally freed themselves from the reproach of dirtiness. From the dirti ness of the French we can form a pretty ac curate estimate of their civilization. Many people confounded two things, which are very dis tinct, courtesy and civilization,—and because the French are extremely courteous, give them credit for great civilization. But in this way the common people of Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland, who are also extremely courteous, would be deemed more civilized than the common people of England and Holland, who are both every thing but courteous in their manners. THE ARMY. The detachment of officers of the Ordnance Department (under the direction of Major Thomas Colby, of the Royal Engineers), employed in the Trigonometrical Survey in the ,Western isles of Scotland, have recently returned from thecae to the Tower, the season not allowing them to continue their laborious, duties in those islands. In the spring they will re_ turn to the same part. Other detachm en t s i n var i ous pl ace s in Great Britain will remain and continue the survey as the wea ther will permit them. The stations are, Ayrshire, Northern Counties of North Wales, and the Eastern Counties of Eng land. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 24.—Wind N.E.—Sailed his Majesty's ships Gloucester, 74 guns ; Valorous, 20 ; Billette, 18 ; Phmton 40; and Eden, 20—for the West Indies. - Off the port the Co.. ral, from Charleston in 29 days. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 25.—Wind E. and S.—No arrivals or sailings. DEAL, DEC. 25.—Wind E.—Ditto. FALMOUTH, DE C. 24.—Wind E.—Ditto. SHEERNESS, DEC. 25.—The Good Intent, Richardson, which has been on shore at the back of the garrison, was got off last night, without appearing to have sustained any damage. HARWICH, DEC. 25.—Wind E.—Arrived the Henry Free. ling Packet, with mails from Holland. YARMOUTH, DEC. 24.—A boat marked " Pearce, Shields, Robert Cooper,". apparently a jolly boat, was picked up at Caister to-day, much damaged. Yesterday, by order of the light lion. the Lunn MAYOR, the Prisoners in Newgate, Lud gate, and the Compter, each received one pound of meat, one pint of porter, and half a threepenny loaf, in addition to the increased allowance of bread, meat, and coals, given by the City of of Londop. On Friday night, while Mr. MURRAY was at tending bis‘duty on the stage, his house in Thistle Street,"Edinburgh, was broken into, and robbed of property to a 'considerable amount. Notice was immediately given to the Police, hut their endeavours have as yet been unsuccessful in dis covering the thieves. . EDINBURGH AND AYR MArr..—A recent alter ation in the departure of the mail from Edinburgh has been attended with results which, if not im mediately checked, must,prove highly injurious to the commercial interests of this quarter. The mail which formerly left Edinburgh at 9 o'clock at night, is now detained till 10. , This arrangement pre cludes the possibility ofits reaching Glasgow in time for the morning dispatch, consequently it re mains in Glasgow till afternoon, and instead of arriving here at nine in the morning, as formerly, it does not now reach us till nine at night, when both bags come together. By this means we have of course only one 'Edinburgh arrival each day, and four days - (instead of two) must now elapse after a letter is dispatched from this before an answer can be received. We understand the bankers, merchants, &T. have presented a petition •to the Post-Master-Ge neral, praying for an immediate remedy of this evil, either by recurring to the former hour of dispatch from Edinburgh, or by protracting the departure of the Glasgow morning mail for an hour, by which it would arrive here at ten o'clock instead of nine, and bring the Edinburgh mail as usual.—(Ayr Courier.) LYNN, DEC. 23.—0 n Saturday last a novel proceeding took place at Grimstone, in Norfolk. Forcible possession having been taken of a piece of land belonging to the Rev. G. Barnes, as Rector of \ t.hat parish, complaint was made to Sir W. B. Folkes, a neighbouring Ju,ticeof the Peace, who, under authority of the Act of Bth Henry VI, cap. 9. issued his precept to the High Sheriff for summoning a Jury, to mett at Grimstone, and inquire into the fact ; in pursuance of which the Jury met, who being sworn, and a charge deli vered to them by the Justice, heard the evidence produced on both sides, and afterwards returned a verdict of the forcible entry. Whereupon Sir William, attended by the Sheriff's officers and constables, proceeded to the spot, and reinstated Mr. Barnes in his land, and afterwards required the aggressors to find sureties for keeping the peace.—(Bury Gazette.) One evening lately a.man went into a house in Chapel Street, Aberdeen, pretending he wanted to purchase bread, when being directed to a shop in the neighbourhood, by a womary who happened to be with the landlady, he went away. A short time after, however, the fellow having, no doubt watched the departure of this casual visitor, returned to the house, w:rere the mother of the family was alone, who had just time to observe him near her, and that he was followed by two associates, when the villain rushed upon her, and seizing the poor woman, in an unsuccessful attempt to throw her on the fire, precipitated her with great violence on the hearth, threatening her with immediate destruction if she did"not deliver up the key of her husband's ropositories, and that without giv ing any alarm. The accomplishment of the base and nefarious purpose, seemingly so much in his power, was, however, suddenly defeated by the fidelity of a favourite domestic, a bitch—who, on seeing the alarming situation of her mistress, made a furious attack upon the assailant, and after a long struggle compelled him to fly, leaving bloody vestiges of the severity of the contest. Nor did the infuriated animal quit the aggres sor until she again attacked him in the street, bringing him to the ground, and treating him very roughly ; his worthless associates, who had declined sharing in this part of the busi ness, having previously disappeared. It is painful to add, that the shock occasioned by this brutal outrage brought on premature labour on the woman, who was delivered two days after of a child, which died in three days. This dar ing and unfeeling ruffian is described as a well dressed man, about the tallest of the middle size, and of rather genteel appearance.—( Edinburgh Courant, Dec. 23.) EXTRAORDINARY Cow.—On the 4th instant, a milch cow, seventeen years old, was slaughtered by Mr. JOHN FEARON, of Gilcruix, weighing 145 lbs. a quarter, produced' 131 lbs. of tallow, and was nearly four inches thick on the rib. Until within four days of her death, she had been milked daily for upwards of seventeen months, and .was fed altogether upon grass, with occa, sionally a few potatoes, •