The Sun. — London, England, 1832-12-21 00:00:00

PRICES OF STOCKS TIIIS DAY AT ON; , O ' CLOCK. Stock ix -- New 5 per Cent. — rent. R'. 33% i% 'lndia Stock T eent.Cons kr Cent --- South Sea Stock ') R0d..... .. ............. ..91%% Old Annuities "3% per Cent. ..,...... shut ;New Ditto .. h Cent Ann. 17:16 .... —l5 per Cent. Ann. 1751 .... , 4 Cent, 18251 A Long Ann. to expire Ditto 500 10 31 pm. 11 1. 5, 1860 16 7-l6 % Ditto Small .. 3O 31 pm. 10, 1859 16% 5-16 Ditto Commercial. ...... .. pm. 4, 5, 1;60 — Ditto Advertised 4, 5, 1880 --.. Bank for Account 11'115, Isar) - India for Account. — 4, . 5 1870.. ~..........2_. _,_,_ .1, ••• • i . Cons. for Jan. •.:.$3 ' 4 ss ';''; 'ICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS ,Itith Bonds B9 , an Bonds Itto Account , 4 lian Bonds - 1? i 467‘ qtto Account 4N , / ,,. acts Ayres Bonds .. ; 11 10 Account ° O; 1 !5 ittn Bonds 1 6 1,4 itto Account !Itibian Bonds 95. ritto Account - u, itto Bonds. IS2A " 101 .4 Otto lic.rniht — 4h B.i" Ui • ~ o Account 68 % I t t.c ek Bonds 22 itto Bonds, 1895 itto Account 26!.i non Bonds, 5 per cent — itto Account,,, OV, Ili 1 ,,tt0, 1 per cent n4ll J ' , to Account -.. Oolitan ..- THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. i Peruvian Bonds Ditto Account Portuguese Bonds 4 9 1,i Ditto Account 49 % Regency Scrip 4 , .,', dis. Ditto Account 4.:E: dis. IPrussian Bonds 991,4 Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 151'N3 - Russian Bonds, 1822 98Y ! Ditto Account 99 New Loan 91 •'i( ,Spanish Bonds, 1821 III%V, Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 18;23 I4.Y, I Ditto Account 'French Renter, sp. c. 9Ey' '2sc. Exchange '23f SOc. per cent. —f —c. -- Exchange !Dutch Scrip 41'4 Ditto Account 11V22% F:Nich Scrip '2pm. LONDON, F RIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1832. The public will be pleased to learn that Mi ters do not consider the work of economy in different departments of the Government as i te complete. Previously to the dissolution Parliament, the CHANCELLOR of the Ex tQIJER and Air. SPRING RICE were busy ?oing through the returns of every office, with levy to further reductions, and we understand are about to resume their labours. This good p o li c y, as we ll as p a t r i o ti sm , for they 1 1 have to meet a Parliament determined upon llorny and retrenchment. As we were not afraid to advocate vote by l lot when such advocacy was unfashionable, (1 to the greater portion of the respectable t se . s, unpalatable, it will be admitted that we '' P e a right to ask whether the experience of the 4 elections has not changed men's minds, and 4 vinced all who are not corrupt themselves, of e necessity of the ballot, as the only means of v enting corruption. Twenty petitions at least, li be presented to the new Parliament against l 'cry and corruption. If vote by ballot had ' e n to existence, there would not be one such ; tit '°n, for no man will bribe when he cannot certain of a favourable result to his own in t". He who would accept a bribe on a 4t ter of conscience and public duty, would rq round upon the briber, if offered another the by an opposing party, provided he could so without detection. If the ballot existed ' t e Could be no detection—consequently no i 44 Would be fool enough to bribe an elector. here may not be much logic in this argument, we defy any man to show that it is not con -1181ve• If vote by ballot had been in existence lets would have been no popular outrages, at ' 4 t none of moment, and there would conse ently have been no bloodshed. The heat and e ltement which disgrace our elections and lead Ntrag es would not exist under a system of 'te by ballot. Some excitement of course there °ll ld be, but it could not lead to anything hous. There are few arguments offered against the r °Pos a l for vote by ballot, because, to say h U th, it cannot be opposed by argument; . but ere i s a great deal of clamour about it from u a s e who, although they adopt it in clubs „ t t " societi es as a c h ec k u pon their own pas :us and e v il p ro p e n s ities, are very unwilling 4 , Se e it b roug h t i nto use f o r the benefit of the : 1111 ° 1-1 and the destruction of their own patron- The time is, however, past for disposing Public things by clamour or intrigue. They ;r us t stand now upon their own merits, and the lot h fur voting by ballot will be discussed fairness a nd liberality. A few Peers will o - t " P, dare to swamp it, as they did the Gravesend 4 : l* alid th e Bi rm i ng h a m R a ilw a y Bills; and the : 11 e will assure dly see vote by ballot made 4 ' and p arce l o f the Bill previously to the o tnat ion of another Parliament. ti e of the few arguments against vote by f °t Is, that it would always secure the return t POPula r can did ates w i t h out re f erence to t h e i r : le as or respectability. It u se d t o b e sa id by i e Conservatives that men were dragooned by it ! P ress and by the mob into voting for popu r ca ndidat es . N o w, of what use wou ld suc h . agooni ng be if we had vote by ballot ? One 1n would be no more compelled to vote for a polar candidate from mere dread of the Press, pan another would be to vote for his landlord t he should be turned out of his farm. Here answer, we think, to this silly objection ' al nst vote by ball o t. ant it is not this particular mode of voting I 'n , l l :ltS OP SHARES THIS DAY AT 0141 &CLOCK• Paid. ilo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £lOO 'nee Mining Company £l5O titian Imp. Min. co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £2O Ito National l7 itto ittO St. John Del Rey Cocaes 5 Ish Ir on M ining Company £so q,lribian Mining Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) 49 'istl Mining Company l2) f eral Mining Association tl do Monte Mining C 0...., Seri Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 2/. Din.) 40 tto New Seim 5 q knee Fire Insurance Comp lO 'totfor Insurance Comp. ltralian Co Oda Company . l7 keral Steam Navigation Co. ',,Lititial Bank of Ireland 0 , Per Share. 8 150 46 1 4 4 5' 181 7 24; 51 181‘ F,34 £1 5 0 6!,( 2 46 94 BRICKS OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, DEC. 18. 11 ' Stock —!.St. Patrick Instir.CperShare) 461 5, 3 ner cent ~ Stock, c 33,', per cent. —;National Ditto 1- .New ent, v• —iHibernian Bank — Deb. :3,; per cent.... SY! , Provincial Ditto NI Canal Stock —Royal Irish Mine ......... ...... ti d fib. Stock — Imperial Mine — _ , Jels. 4 per cent. Mining Co of Ireland .at Office Deb. 4 ..........___ p. c. Commercial Buildings — rived HAILS. 5 . Arica Due. Arrived. Due. 1 Ha Braz me il 0 Holland 1 ) g uenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica 0 Carthag 0 Lis ena 0 0 Leeward Islands ... 0 Dublin 1 D Flanders 0 0 Malta 0 France 0 0 Sweden Guernse3 &Jersey.. 1 1 Waterford UIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. ' fli ng.. 16 minutes .after 2.1 Evening...3B minutes after 2. rThis day was published, price b. 6d. gilt. EN MINUTES' ADVICE on COUGHS and COLDS, with the best Means of Prevention Cure. London, Renshaw and Rush, 356, Strand. „. !bit that we would recommend, it we could have anything more or equally efficient against cor ruption. We only contend that the present system is imperfect. The Paris Papers of Wednesday have reached us, but they contain no matter of much in terest on this side of the channel. The French Funds had slightly fallen, it was said, on account of the protraction of the siege of Antwerp citadel. Attempts were making, but without any great prospects of suc cess, to negotiate loans for Don MIGUEL and the Spanish Government, which last, it is stated by the Gazette de France, had had a strong remonstrance addressed to it by the Russian Ambassador, on the subject of the spirit of Liberalism manifested by the QUEEN REGENT. The Nouvelliste states, on the au thority of !etters from Bona, in Africa, that the French Army at Algiers was in a most deplora ble condition. The negotiations entered into with the Bey of CONSTANTINE, had been broken off, a circumstance which had created great alarm in the open country, as there were 2,000 sick in the hospitals of Algiers, and the rest of the army was hardly to be called con valescent. FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, DEC.l9.—Five per Cents., 98C SOc. 75c. SOc. 75c. 80c. 75c.; Loan of 1832, 98f. 80c. ; Three per Cents., 68f. 00c. 55c. 50c. ; National Loan, 99C ; Bank Actions, 1,700 f.; Rente de Naples, 80f. 90c. 85c.; Roman Five per Cents., 7814 ; Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cents, 12 1 /, ; Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 33 32.% Royal Spanish Loan, 83; Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 58% ; , 44 74 % 3 / .4 ; Belgic Loan, 7656 ; Haytian Loan, 225 f. Exchange on London, one month, money, 25f. SOc. ; three months, paper, 25f. 70c., mo ney, 25f. 70c.—Cours Authentiquc. The last packet from Jamaica brought us the Address of the House of Assembly, in answer to the speech of the Governor (Lord MULGRAVE), on the opening of its Session; and we had intended to insert it to-day, but a press of matter compels us to let it stand over, as well as the comments we had made upon it, till to-morrow. The Dutch Papers begin to feel that there is no hope of the citadel holding out. They de signate the fall of Fort St. Laurent as melancholg intelligence. Of course, the fall of the citadel will he most melancholy. We pity poor General CHASSE, whose situatio❑ is very distressing. A brave man ought not to be placed in a posi tion of such awful responsibility without the alter native of using his own discretion. His sense of duty compels him to obey the orders of the KING while his military knowledge must convince him of the utter hopelessness of resistance, unless he be relieved. The King of HOLLAND should either allow CHASSE to surrender the citadel, or order the Dutch army to attempt its relief. It is murder to sacrifice brave men under such circumstances, without a reasonable object. On the other hand, so far as Marshal GERARD is concerned, with his gallant army, it were far better that a few houses in Antwerp were da maged or destroyed, by taking advantage of the forts on the town side, and thereby at once short ening the siege, than sacrificingso many valuable lives by protracted warfare. The French, we think, in the excess of their generosity, have con ceded too much to Belgian spleen or English re• monstrance. The county elections are proceeding, as they have commenced, favourably for the cause of Reform. Mr. HUME (infinitely to the credit of the electors) carries all before him in Middle sex, for which county Sir C. FORBES, as we predicted, has already lost all chance. In West moreland, Colonel LowTHER is defeated—a signal triumph for the Reformers. In South Warwickshire, too, and in Cheshire, the Tories stand lowest in the poll ; and in Cambridgeshire —a fact that gives us nearly equal satisfaction — Mr. ADEANE, a slipping sort of Reformer, is dead beat. On the whole, both town and county elections, work better for the Reformers, and worse for the Antis, than could possibly have been conceived. The nomination of Members for the Northern Division of Lincolnshire took place on Tuesday last at Lincoln. We have received a detailed report of the proceedings, which, however, from press of matter, we are compelled to defer till to-morrow. Enough, therefore, for the present to state that the Hon. Mr. PELHAII and Sir W. INGLEBY are candidates on the Liberal, and Sir R. SHEFFIELD on the Tory interest. The two former gentlemen are decidedly the favour ites, especially Sir W. INGLEBY, who is one of the most popular public characters in all Lin colnshire. The worthy Baronet's address to the electors, as also that of his friend Mr. TENNY• SON, was received with marked delight by all who heard it, advocating, as it did, the ballot, retrenchment to the utmost possible extent, and above all, a sweeping and efficient Reform in the Church. If the Lincolnshire electors arc alive to a sense of their own interests, they will not fail to place Sir W. INGLEBY at the head of the poll. The following are extracts from German aud Lisbon Papers:— LISBON. The Lisbon Gazette, to Dec. 10, inclusive, con tain no official accounts from the army. There are nu merous letters of thanks for patriotic donations, farther lists of gifts for the army, and numerous promotions. 'Assort, DEC. 11.—The Gazette contains at great length the accounts given by Major-General Tellez Jordao, and Major. General Pinto, of the share of their respective divisions in the action of Nov. 28, when the rebels, to the number of about 6,000 men, sallied from Oporto and attacked the King's troops, with the names of officers who distinguished themselves, the list of the killed and wounded, &c. BULLETIN OF THE TELEGRAPH OF THE CASTLE, Dec. 8, 1832. " Line of the North, 15 minutes past 3, C.M. " The following communication has been received from the telegraph of the frontier. " Yesterday our artillery sunk three ships belonging to the rebels which attempted to enter the bar." LISBON, Dec. 12.—The Gazette contains only military promotions, nominations, &e. The accounts from Braga state the King and the In fantas to be in good health up to Dee. 10. —Lisbon Gazette, Dec. 12. MUNICH, DEC. 10.-We hear that his Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not return here till July. WUKZBUKG, DEC. .—Yesterday evening, at 9 o'clock, Baron Charles V. Stein, of Altnestein, was ar rested here by the Royal Commissary for the city, Dr. Wirsen. SPIRT, DFC. 1.--Last Sunday high mass was per formed on account of Prince Otho's accession to the throne of Greece. The Municipal Council voted an address of congratulation on the same occasion. A violent dispute most, it scents, among the members , the minority who had voted azainst such an address refused to sign it ; the ma jority thought the minority ought to conform to the de cision that h d been come to, but the minority persisted and would not sign.—Frankfort Papers, Dec. 14. INNSPRUCK, DEC. 10.—His Majesty Otho, King of Greece, arrived here on the 7th, in the evening, accom panied by his Royal HighnesQ, the Crown Prince of Bavaria ; they travel incog. under the names of Count Van Kelheirn and Count Van Werdenfels. They pro ceeded on their way to Italy the next morning. The Greek Deputies arrived from Munich on the Sth, and set out again yesterday.—Allytemeine Zeitung, Dec. 14. The news from Oporto reach down to the kith inclusive, at which period nothing im portant had occurred, except a supply of bullocks having been throw❑ into Oporto with other supplies, and munitions of war. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—(FHIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD',. DEAL, DEC. '20.-Wind N.W.—Arrived the True Blue, Cargill, from Ten,riffe; and Principe, Metternich, from Cephalonia. Arrived from the river and sailed the Doncaster, Sutflen, from Crylen. Sailed the Cambrian Biyth, from Bombay. Also arrived the Cambrian, Henders in, from Quebec ; and Matchless, Starling, from Papal. PORISMOUTH, DEC. 20.—Wind N W.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Serpent, i❑ cruise. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 19.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Royalist, for the eastward. Arrived the Eliza Nancy, Macey, from Messina; and Express, Babo, from Seville. FALMOUTH, DEC. 19.—Wind W. to W.N.W., strong breezes and squally.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Pike, from Lisbon—sailed the 12th inst., and from Oporto the 15th.; and Shannon, Brooks from Rio de Janeiro. Sailed his Majesty's ship Seaflower, for Lisbon, with mails. DART - mount, DEC. 19.—Arrived the Osprey, Drys- dale, from London. Off port the Ann, Slily, from Alicant. RAMSGATE, DEC. 20.—Arrived the Escape, Wepels, from Lisbon. CoRK, DEC. 18.—Arrived the Mary, from Quebec. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 19.—Arrived the Ariadne, from Quebec; Treasurer, from Messina ; and Ellen, Foss, from Lisbon. Off port the Benairz i, from Lima ; Kelsick, Wood, from Quebec; Clio, from St. John's, New Bruns wick; Bispham, from Messina; and Mary Worrall, Smith, from Buenos Ayres. GREENOCK, DEC. 15.—Arrived the Brothers, Milman, from Lisbon. STANDGATE CREEK, DEC. 20.—Arrived the Red Ro ver, Watkins, from Smyrna; Medora, Watson, from Vourla ; and Fairy Queen, Artis, from Denia. TORBAY, DEc. 19.—Arrived off port the Olive Branch, Ledd,r, from Seville. The following letter has been posted at Lloyd's : " City of Edinburgh, off Oporto, Oct. 15. "My last informed you we were riding off here with 40 bullocks on board, besides pigs and sheep, for Don Pedro's army, which were shipped at Vigo. They were landed last Sunday and Monday. On the same day we s'.arted for Vigo, and arrived there on Tuesday morning, where we got some coals on board from the Duke of Wel lington transport. She has on board 150 tons. On Wednesday, the Admiral sent orders to take more bullocks, and we arrived here on Thursday morning with 25, as well as with a great number of rultry. " The Lord of the Isles arrived here in the course of last week, while we were at Vigo, and ran into the river; she came out again on Wednesday evening, when it was hazy, and had the same good luck, and proceeded to Vigo for supplies. " With these two steamers, and the London Merchant, which is expected here daily, the Government has cal culated that the garrison and population of Oporto may he kept in fresh meat and provisions at lower rates than from the neighbourhood of the city, as in Gallicia they are cheaper than here, and they can be landed near the fort at Fez without passing the bar. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Quebec papers to the 23d Nov. have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house. The Mercury, it seems, asserts that there is a political party, including several Members of the House of Assem bly, opposed to emigration. We are sorry to observe that the French Canadians are endeavouring to oppose the increase of the British popula tion. To put down the emigration now seems to be openly avowed as one of their leading principles. The accounts from Metz state that 1,000 Congreve rockets have been sent from that place to Antwerp by post, with orders to be at their destination in 48 hours. THE FUNDS A Lisbon mail has arrived, which left on the 12th inst. ; also accounts from Oporto, of the 15th inst., at which place nothing of importance had taken place, with the exception that the Miguelites were continuing their hostile operations in bombarding the city, by which great mischief must be done to the inhabitants. The informa tion received from Lisbon, states that Don Miguel's coffers are empty, as he has taken from the Bank 8,0001. to pay the troops. He was expected to return to Lisbon. The French Papers bring the intelligence that an in surrection took place at Braga, on the 23d ult., owing to Don Miguel having confiscated the property and plate of one Da Monte, and on that account he was obliged to leave Braga ; also that the militia of Chaves had revolted, and was only kept under by a regiment of cavalry; and that the 20th Regiment of Infantry had refused to do duty ; hut had this been the fact, we should have known it from other quarters ere this ; still we have no doubt that Don Miguel has enough to do, as well as his brother Don Pedro. It appears that the sinews of war have deserted both parties. The Prince of Orange, it appears, is intrenching his position. This does not look as if, after the fall of the citadel, the contest will be over. _ _ Consols, which left off yestvrday at 8411 for the Ac• count, opened at 84- I f , afterwards were done at S 4. At present they are 84k, with little doing as yet. The Dutch Funds come ashade lower. HALF-PAST' ONE. A private letter from off Oporto, of the 15th inst., has been exhibited at Lloyd's, stating they bad got into Oporto a large supply of bullocks ; and a vessel with four hundred barrels of flour. The City of Edinburgh steamer was crul zing off theßar, to direct vessels to go in, which they could do in moderate weather, by running in under the Pedro Battery, on the north side of the river. They were in high spirits, and confident of success, and were pay ing off their transports. THE FUNDS. Consols have been during the whole of the morning at 84 alternately buyers and sellers for account. In the Foreign AI trket there is no material change in the prices. THREE O' CL OCK Consols for Account 841. CLOSING PRICES.—FOUR O'CLOCK. Consols Ditto for Account 84i Greek Brazilian Bonds 46 Mexican Buenos Ayres... Peruvian ... .... Chilian Ditto.... .-- Russian Columbian 1824 10/ Spanish ----_, MIDDLESEX ELECTION.-(THIS DA The polling was resumed at o'clock this morning, and is being carried on with great animation at the two great metropolitan polling places, namely, Gray's Inn-road, and Stepney-green. The former, at noon, from the number of Gentlemen assemMed in the noble room of the Bazaar, had the appearance of high 'change. Every thing was going on quietly ; for the noise of some unruly brats who had entrenched themselves near where the voters enter, and who kept calling out, " Who do you vote for," and when they got no answer hissed and said, " You are afraid to tell," was an inconvenience of so trivial a nature, that it was not thought necessary to dislodge them. At 10 o'clock, this morning, the state of the polls was received by Mr. Anderton, the chairman of Mr. Hume's Committec, at the Salopian Coffee-house, Charing-cross. Hume 2,239 Byng 2,031 Forbes ... 1,131 Lillie The above list includes the numbers polled at King's cross station up to 10 o'clock. At 11 o'clock the state of the poll stood at King's Cross as follows : Byng 9O Hume 73 Forbes 4 ,8 Lillie GROSS Hume Byng Forbes 1179 Lillie ...... 12 O'CLOCK. KING'S CROSS Byng Hume 152 Forbes 95 Lillie 25 CROSS eot,L. Hume Byng . . 2308 Forbes 1274 Lillie Bl2 NEWGATE AN!) LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. to s. d. s. d.tos. d. Beet, inferior 2 4 '2 6 Mutton, interior... '2 2 0 0 - middling 2 6 '2 S - middling.. 2 4 2 8 - prime large '2 '2 3 4 prime 3 2 4 2 - prime sinalL.. 3 8 4 '2 Pork, large Veal 3 0 4 8 small 4 0 5 0 LITERATURE. HISTORY of the GREEK REVOLUTION. BY THOMAS GORDOH. Scattered about in a score or two of publica tions, as our information with respect to the contest which has ended in the emancipation from Mohammedan thraldom and oppression of the land whose ancient warriors, philosophers, orators sculptors, and writers, are still the object of our admiration, the want of a consecutive, intelligible, and impartial narrative of the whole of the events of the revolution Greece has recently undergone, has been much felt by Philhellenes throughout Europe. The work before us will, we feel satisfied, meet that want. The author's personal acquaintance with many of the actors in the scenes he describes, his fa miliarity with the Greek character generally, have been of infinite service in enabling him to correct the accounts distorted by disappointment, interest, prejudice, or passion, which have hi therto been presented to the public ; whilst, on the other hand, the honourable and impartial spirit in which his narrative is written, entitle him to a degree of faith which can rarely with safety be accorded to contemporary history. The two volumes before us embrace the period between the rebellion of Ali Pasha of Yannina, in 1820, and the election of Count Capo d'lstria to the government of Greece, after the battle of Navarin. The preparations of the Hetcerists, ' the almost simultaneous rise of the Greeks, where their numbers gave them a chance of success, their victories, their defeats, their mi sery, and the dilatory interference of the great Powers of Europe, are all described in a plain unvarnished way. Mr. Gordon has no where attempted fine writing, but has trusted to a simple narrative of facts to create an interest in the breasts of his readers. Indeed, so little ambi tious is he in this respect, that we hardly recol lect one set description of character, the acts of each individual being, for the most part, left to speak for them. The impression left upon our minds is, upo❑ the whole, a melancholy one. The valour and endurance of the insurgents are physical qualities we may admire, but their mi serable selfishness, their contracted notions of patriotism, their treacherous, intriguing disposi tions, their utter want of moral principle, excite a disgust and loathing in our minds similar to that which drove Lord Cochrane from their shores, and which, in the course of the contest, revolted the feelings of their best friends. In deed, nothing but the pity philanthropists must feel for the ignorance from which all their vices spring, and the hope that education and freedom will raise their moral character, could so long have induced their friends to bear with them Let us hope that a new era has now opened to them, that a government will be established strong enough to put down faction, and that. their past misfortunes will teach the people the' absolute necessity of union and subordination. Mr. Gordon's narrative does not place the Turkish character in a much more advantageous light than that of the Greeks. In both we ob serve the same ignorance, selfishness, bigotry, and cupidity ; the only advantage on the side of the Turks being their somewhat greater respect for their oaths. Some bright exceptions to the general baseness of the leading men of both nations are presented to us, and we have great pleasure in quoting the account of the first ex ploit of the hero Canaris. It will at the same time afford a very favourable specimen of the author's style. After narrating the massacre of the Sciots, Mr. Gordon says— " We have now to narrate one of the most extraordi nary military exploits recorded in history, and to intro duce to the reader's notice, in the person of a young Psarriote sailor, the most brilliant pattern of heroism that Greece in any age has bad to boast of ; a heroism, too, springing from the purest motive', unalloyed by ambition or avarice. The Greeks were convinced, that if they did not by a decisive blow paralyse the Turkish fleet before its junction with that of Egypt, their islands must be exposed to imminent danger : it was proposed, therefore, in their naval council, to choose a dark night for sending in two brulots by the northern passage, while at each extremity of the strait two ships of war should cruise in order to pick up the brulottiers. Constantine Canaris of Psarra (already distinguished by his conduct at Erisso), and George Pepinis of Hydra, with thirty-two bold com panions, volunteered their services; and having partaken of the holy sacrament, sailed on the 18th in two brigs, fitted up as fire-ship., and followed at some distance by an escort of two corvettes, a brig, and a schooner. They beat to windward in the direction of Tchesme, under French and Austrian colours, and about sunset drew so nigh to the hostile men-of-war, that they were hailed, and ordered to keep off: they tacked accordingly, but at midnight bore up with a fresh breeze, and ran in amongst the fleet. The Psarriote brulot, commanded by Cinaris, grappled the prow of the Admiral's ship, anchored at the head of the line, a league from the shore, and instantly set her on fire ; the Greeks then stepped into a large launch they had in tow, and passed under her poop, shouting, " Victory to the Cross !" the ancient war•cry of the imperial armies of Byzantium. The llydriotes fastened their brig to another line-of-battle ship, carrying the treasure and the Reala Bey's flag, and communicated the flames to her, but not so effectually, having applied the match a moment too soon ; they were then picked up by their comrades, and the thirty-four brulottiers sailed out of the channel through the midst of the enemy without a single wound ; they bad, however, in their hark a barrel of gunpowder, determined to blow themselves up rather than be taken. While they departed full of joy awl ex ultation, the roads of Scio presented an appalling sight. The Sapitan Pasha's ship, which in a few minutes be came one sheet of fire, containing 2,286 persons, includ ing most of the captains in the fleet, and unfortunately also a great number of Christian slaves ; not above 180 sur vived, for the guns going off deterred boats from approach ing, and two of those belonging to the vessel foundered, from being overloaded with men endeavouring to save their lives. Although the Reala Bey's ship got clear of the Hydriote brulot, and the flames were extinguished on board of her, yet she was so seriously damaged as to be unfit for ulterior service ; and the brulot, driving about the roadstead in a state of combustion, set fire to a third two-decker, which was likewise preserved through the exertions of its crew. Overwhelmed with despair, the Capitan Pasha was placed in a launch by his attendants, but just as he seated himself there, a mast falling, sunk the boat, and severely bruised him ; nevertheless, expert swimmers supported Kara Ali to the beach, only to draw his last breath on that spot where the Sciote hostages had suffered ! " For three quarters of an hour the conflagration blazed, casting its light far and wide over the sea and the coast of Asia, and alarming even the city of Smyrna, whose inhabitants contemplated with wonder a bright streak in the south-western sky : at two o'clock on the morning of the 19th, the flag-ship blew up with a dread ful explosion. It would be difficult to paint the conster nation of the Turks : all their vessels cut their cab:es, some running out of the southern channel, others beating up towards the northern; if the Greek squadrons hao been at band to take advantage of their confusion, the Sultan's armament might have been annihilated. Within the isle the disorder was not less : when the Admiral's ship exploded, the Mohammedans tittered lamentable cries, and most of them bent their bodies to the earth. Abdi Pasha spent the rest of the night watching by the mortal remains of the Capitan Pasha, which were interred before noon. This melancholy ceremony wound up to the highest pitch the futy of the Ottoman troops; 20,000 of them rushed into the nwetic villages, killing or enslavin_ the people, and in spited the resistance of Elez Aga, the 19th day of June consummated the ruin of Scio. In the month of August, the total number of Christians living on that Island did not exceed 1,800, and the most populous village had only twelve indwellers." We must now bring this somewhat lengthy notice to a close. Mr. Gordon speaks of con firming his history in another volume down to the accession of King Otho. We trust he will do so, for his work can hardly be said to be complete at present. Should he again take up his pen, we would beg to suggest to him that , otne statistical account of the present state of Greece and its islands, similar to those given in his introduction, with regard to its former con dition, would be of great service. He may not have materials to form complete tables, but even estimates, drawn up with his knowledge of the country, and the facilities of acquiring informa tion which he must possess would no doubt be both useful and interesting. Looking also to the recent arrangements which have been made for raising a new Joan, it is highly desirable that we should have some account of the amount and value of the national lands, the nature of the taxes, state of agriculture, &c. &c. .11EMOIR of the late Captain PETER HEY WOOD, R.N. By EDWARD TAGAR7. Captain Heywood was a midshipman on board the Bounty, when that vessel was seized by Christian and his comrades, and was detained by them, when Bligh was set adrift. He was with some others set ashore at Otaheite, and when the Pandora, which was sent in search of the Bounty touched there, he went on board, was seized, brought home for trial, convicted or being a participator in the mutiny, and sentenced to death. In consideration, however, of his youth at the time, and the more than doubtful nature of the evidence against him, he was par doned. This is really all that is peculiar i❑ thr life of Captain Heywood, for his subsequent re turn to the navy, and his rise in it to the rank of Commander, is destitute of all interest, there not being even the common sprinkling of adventure which men usually meet with in a long course of service. Notices of Captain Heywood's Hi; ap peared in " Marshall's Naval Biography," and in the United Service Journal (from which, and the history of the meeting of the Bounty, the writer has drawn the only part of his book worth reading); and there the matter might very well have rested, had not some of his letters unluckily fallen into the hands of a man determined to write a book. A book of three or four hundred pages has accordingly been written and published, we should hope, foi the sake of the bookseller, at the author's owl, expense. A judgment may be formed of the manner in which this thing has been made up by the contents of the second chapter : " Correspondence of Peter Heywood with his Mother and Sisters during his confinement on board the Hector awaiting his trial—letters from Commodore Palley to Miss N. Heywood and Peter—Miss N. Heywood anxioub to ♦isit her brother, but is dissuaded—Lines composed by Peter Heywood at Otabeite—Peter Heywood's letter to his Mother, correcting the story of his swimming off to the Pandora, and describing his conduct on the island— Letters from Colonel Holwell, Dr. Scott, and Commodoic Risley." To Captain Heywood's family and immediate friends, no doubt, this may be very interesting ; but what could lead any man to suppose that the twaddle of which this and the following chapter for the most part consists would be inte resting to the public, we are at a less to imagine. We have read it from the beginning to the end, but it was duty, not inclination, that led us bc , yond the second page. LANDSCAPE ILLUSTRATIONS of arc SCOTCH NOVELS. Paris 10,11. Lo.lhorr, 183 g. These numbers consist each of four landscape engravings, and a female portrait. The por traits are those of Lucy Bertram and the Lily. of St. Leopards, both of which arc highly fi nished specimens of the art. The former is strictly in keeping with the ideas we entertain of the face and figure of the fair representative of the Macdingawies of Ellangowan. It is, how ever, a little too womanly. Of the landscapes, decidedly the most effective is York Minster, on every portion of which, even to the minutest point, the utmost pains have been lavished. The old bridge of Tweed is also a very pleasing specimen of art, engraved by Finden, from a design by \Vestall. COURT OF CHANCERY.—(THIS bAY.) ISLAKEMORE V. OLAMORGANSHIRE CANAL COMPANY. The LORD CHANCELLOR, i❑ giving judgment in this motion declined to interfere by any order that might by its construction have the effect of compelling the defend ints to undo any thing that has been done, but restrained them from doing any thing further that could have the effect di rectly or indirectly, of diminishing the surplus water of the river T-off, to which the plaintiff is, by Act of Parlia ment, entitled. His LORDSEHP disposed of several other cases that stood over for judgment, and left the Inn after hearing a few motions of course, with the intention of leaving town for Brougham Hall, in Cumberland, to-morrow. VICE-CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) His Honour the VICE-CHANCELLOR was occupied up to the period of our reporter leaving, with unopposed cause petitions. KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) SOLARTE V. INNES. This WAR an action on a policy of insurance against the defendant as one of the " Mutual Indemnity Assurance Company," to recover the value of 650 doubloons shipped at. Bourdeaux for La Guyra, on board the French vessel the Courrier de Mutanza, which was lost in the Bay of Biscay. The defence was understood to be that the money was never shipped on board the vessel. A variety of documentary evidence, and several foreign witnesses, who were to be examined through the medium of an interpreter, had to be produced. The case is likely to last nearly all day. ROLLS COURT.-(THIS DAY.) NESBETT V. HALL. This was the petition of Mrs. Neshett (late Miss Mordaunt), the widow of Captain Nesbett, praying that the proceedings in two causes might be stayed, that the executor might be ordered to pay the sum of 4,46E4. 9s. 9d., in the hands of Messrs. Cox and Bid ul pi), Bankers, into Court, and that the balance which had been paid by the executors into Court might be transferred into the cause instituted by Mrs. Nesbett. We refrain from publishing the parti culars of the case till its conclusion, and it appears very likely to occupy the whole day. PALACE COURT.-(THIS DAY.) CAUTION TO CAE DRIVERS.-BAKDELL V. CONNELL. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, the owner of several cabriolets, to recover from the defendant, who was his servant, the sum Flt 16/. 125., being the amount of damage done to the horse, cab, and harness, in conse quence of his negligence. It appeared that the defendant had been entrusted with the defendant's cab, and that he had particular instructions not on any account to leave it standing in the streets with out some person had the charge of it. lie, however, contrary to his orders, left the horse alone while he went into a public-house, when the animal took fright, dashed the cab almost to atoms, broke the harness, and the horse himself was severely injured. It was proved that the cab cost 91. 2s. repairing, the repairs of the harness cost 10s., and the horse was deteriorated in value 71. The Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages 161. 12s. WOOD V. MILLER. This was an action brought by Messrs. Wood and Mar shall, printers, to recover from the defendant, who was a publisher, in Brunswick street, the sum of 19/. Ss. 61, for printing a pamphlet, entitled " Warnings to the Bri tish Nation, and to all Mankind." The pamphlet in question was to he published in numbers, and the plain tiffs having printed " Warning the First," with all the etceteras of posting hills, hand bills, wrappers, and cards, set up, " Warning the Second," in type ; but as they had not received any paynpnt on the " First Warning," they refused to print " Warning the Second," unless the de fendant found the paper on which it was to be printed. The defendant never furnished the paper, and consequently the world had been deprived of the information contained in the subsequent " Warnings." The plaintiff had charged 19/. 3s. 6d. for the composition, paper, &c., al ready supplied, but the only witness to prove the reasona bleness of the charges, was Mr. Molyneux, a printer, who estimated them at 17/. ss. 9d. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for 171. 55. 9d. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S The continued absence of many of the principal subscribers, on electioneering business, has for sonic days past deprived the Derby betting of all kind of interest or importance. We have, therefore, only to refer to our last quotation for the present state of the odds.: THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). CORN EXCHANGE. This week's arrivals of both Gratn and :Flour are very mode rate. The buyers who attended today showed very little dispo. sition to purchase. For a few fine parcels of Wheat more money was asked and obtained, but such samples as are tender meet no improvement. Barley, Beans, and Pease remain as on Monday. The Oat trade remains dull at Monday's terms. In Flour no alteration, ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Flour. English 2,760 qrs. 2,830 qrs. 1,470 qrs.! 3,1'20 sacks Irish 440 5,810 - Foreign - - brls.: SMITHFIELD MARKET This day's supply of Beasts, though not so great as we have witnessed it on the Friday after the great Christmas market, em braced a considerable number of well-fed animals, was tolerably good ; of Sheep, Calves, and Porkers, limited, but of lair average quality. The trade with Beef, Veal, and Pork, was dull, at a depression of full 2d. ; with Mutton somewhat brisk, at an ad vance of from 2d. to d per stone. Milch Cows were rather nu. merous, and very dull of sale, at somewhat drooping prices, very few Short-horns, with their small Calves, producing more than 20/. PRICES PER STONE OF SLBS. TO SINK THE OFFALS. s. d. to S. d. Inferior Beasts Second quality ditto 210 3 2 Prime large Oxen 3 6 310 Prime Scots, &c 4 2 4 10' Inferior Sheep 2 6 210 Second quality ditto 3 4 3 8 Coarse.woolled ditto 3 8 4 6 SouthdownWethers 4 8 5 0 SUPPLY, AS PEP. C 1 Beasts. I Sheep. 593 2,740 s. d. to s. d. Large Lambs 0 0 0 0 Prime small ditto 0 0 0 0 Large coarse Calves 3 0 3 4 Prime small ditto 4 4 4 8 Large Hogs 3 4 3 8 Small Porkers 4 8 5 0 Suckling Calves 12s t032,. each. Quarter old Pigs 12s to ISs. each. ERK'S STATEMENT. Calves. I Pig;:. 180 110 CITY ELECTIONS.-(THIS DAY.) This being St. Thomas's Day, the election of Com mon Councilmen for the City of London, took place ac cording to annual custom. The following is an abstract of the proceedings in some of the Wads : The WARD of FARRINGD ON WITHOUT. The old members returned. Q UEENHI THE. No alteration. IVALBRO OK. Mr. Wire returned in the room of Mr. Deputy Wil. lime, who has retired. VINTII Y. Mr. Conway having resigned, Mr. White and Mr, Lepard were put in nomination and a poll demanded. MIDDLESEX ELECTION-(BY EXPRE S S.: According to the accounts received by express, up to One o'Clock, from all the polling places, the returns were— Hume Byng Forbes 1713 Lillie We shall give the final close in a Second Edition. ►SALISBURY ELECTION.—A voter at this election was heard to declare that he might have had 500/. for his vote, but, much to his honour, refused the tempt ing offer. No RTH HANTS.—During the polling at this election, the Marquis of Douao, by imprudently ven turing himself among the mob at Andover, was very roughly handled ; and at Basingstoke the Rev. E. HAIL. WOOD ; a county Magistrate, was, owing to similar impru dence, throw n dow n and rolled in the mud. Lord and Lady STUART DE ROTHSAY have arrived at the Earl of HAanwtoces, iu St. James's square, from their tour in the north. On their way to Scotlind, they made some stay with their distinguished relatives, the Marquis and Marchioness of BUTE, at Luton Hoo, in Bedfordshire. They leave town this day to spend the Christmas with the Earl and Countess of HA RDWICXE, at Tittenhanger, in Herts. His Lordship has, for the Pre3ent, retired from active diplomatic service, with a pension of a Minister of the highest class, 2,300/, per annum. BRIGHTON, DEC. 20. At 12 o'clock yesterday, the QUEEN, accompanied by Prince GEORGE, Mademoiselle D'EsTE, the L 'dies CORN WALLIS, Hon. Miss BAGOT, Earl HowE, Lord FREDERICK FrracLARENcE, Lieutenant-Colonel Hoaa CE SLY AMU R, and the Rev. Mr. WOOD, rode out on horseback. The Royal party proceeded along the Marine-parade, as far as Kemp Town, from thence over the Downs to near Lewes, and returned to the Palace atter 2 o'clock. His MAJESTY, accompanied by Lady ATARI Fox, left the Palace iN a close carriage and four. His MAJESTY extended his drive to Shoreham, and, on his return, alighted at the residence of the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, in Brunswick-terrace, where he remained for more that: an hour. His MAJESTY gave audience to the Duke of DEvori. SHIRE and Vice Admiral Sir ROBERT OMAN ye,tcrlay. Mr. WILKIE, the portrait painter, has been honoured by her MAJ ESTY with a sitting for her portrait. Mr. SLATER has completed the portait of Prince Geoisuz, in tended for her MAJESTY. person ages had the h meta of dl;nhiengfolilaoswt evening following d i distinguished i n w g i with i their MAJ EsTIEs : The Princess Augusta, Prince Geo r g e, h i s G race the Duke of Devonshire, the Duke of D orset, Lieuten ant-Colonel and L a dy Georgiana De Roos, Lady Mary Fox, Sir Peregrine and ushed Lady Maitland, Lady Kennedy Erskine, Lord F. and Lady Fitzclarence, Colonel and Lady Alice Peel, Countess of Errol. ' Mr. and Lady Jane Lawrence Peel, Sir Andrew B a r na rd, Mrs. George Dawson, Hon. Miss Bagot, Mademoiselle D'Este, add Sir Herbert Taylor. The Duke of DEVONSHIRE has arrived at his mansion in Kemp Town. The N o bl e D u k e purposes s p e nding his Christmas here, and will, during the holyclays, give some splendid entertainments. Prince and Princess GALITZIN, Lord WALTER BUTLER, the Countess of Roxiirs, Lady MARY LESLIE, and the Hon. H. BROWNE, visited their MAJESTIES yesterday. A suite of apartments are in readiness in the Pavilion to receive the Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER on Sa turday next. The Chandos interest at Winchester has re ceived its death-blow in the defeat of Mr. EAST. The History of the American S:age," by Mr. DUNLAT, formerly Ma nager o f a N ew Y o rk theatre, just publ i shed, possesses great attraction for the English reader, inasmuch as almost all the actors of any eminence on the American boards have been born and traiuc 1 in this country. It is enlivened by numberless curious bio graphical particulars, as w e ll of dramatic writer.; as performers ; and for this part of the task the author has proved himself eminently qualifi.d by tl,e highly amusing life of our celebrated but in,prodest CooKs, published many years ag , .