The Sun. — London, England, 1822-01-02 00:00:00

A Letter from Constantinople of...the 27th No vember, one of the days on which the revolt of the Janissaries and the massacre of the GRAND SIGNOR were said to have occurred, takes no no , lice of those reported events. We must, there fore, presume that the rumour, though it came through so many channels, though it was so po sitively asserted, and though it contained in itself so much of probability, was unfounded. This letter, however, has one remarkable passage, .which is strongly confirmatory of the view we have uniformly taken of the negociations for averting a war, and of the anticipations which we have formed of their result. The writer says, "In the ex i s ti ng slate of irritation of the multitude, the Porte dares not to accept the conditions proposed by Russia, so that the hope of peace daily diminishes." The writer also states, that all the efforts of the English and Austrian Ambassadors have produced no effect, and that the situation of the EuropeOin Constantinople had become most criticaE; The fury of the Turks was daily wreaked upon the defenceless Greeks, who were subjected to the greatest cruel -ties. Great and sanguinary events were expected, and even the Ministers of the Christian Powers had began to take measures for facilitating the escape of their families, in case ,of necessity. As the crisis approached, the fury and fanaticism of the Turks had increased, and had risen to the greatest height. Baltimore and Norfolk Papers arrived this morning to the 7th December. The following are extracts : " HAYANNAII, Nov. B.—The Commissioners tent to treat with the Independents of Rio de la Plata returned,to the Spani s h cap i tal on the Ist September, without having accomplished their mission. " WASHINGTON, DEC. le — Official L e tt er f rom Commod ore SINCLAIR, Commanding Naval Offi eer at Norfolk, to the Secretary of the Navy Z save the satisfaction to inform you, that the piratical schooner Moscow, prize to the United States ship Hornet, has this moment anchored in this harbour, after a passage of 28 days. I here )vith forward you Captain HENLEY'S dispatch : fourteen of the nineteen composing the crew of the, Moscow are retained on board the Hornet, the remaining five with the schooner.' " PHILADELPHIA, DEC. l.—Captain LAMsoN, hof the brig Belvidere, (arrived hence at Cape oyden), in lat. 23, long. 70, discovered a wreck, bore down to her, and found it to be a British !%thooner from Digby, (N. S.), bound to the West tidies with a full cargo, and had been capsized 1 ,4 a heavy gale when ten days out, and lost the tom the wreck the Captain and three men, and I knded them on the North Caicos." It' N:tract of a Letter from New South Wales, dated May, 13211 " We have had four Russian and two French kips here, on a voyage of discovery. Their oh. ?et appears to have been to explore the western lt of this country to effect settlements, but it hoped they will not succeed, as at some future Ne they may become troublesome." A,GgICULTURAL DISTRESS. ---A Meeting of the Orners and Occupiers of Land in East Kent kas held in Canterbury on Saturday last, for the rpose of considering the general tenor of the , port of the Select Committee in the last Par tlNent9 and the best means of furth e r prose , . ns Ong that most important object, the relief of 0 Agricultural Interest, in the ensuing Session. t , y i . ih LaDIVARD KNATCIIBULL and Mr. FIONYWOOD, Members for the County, were present at the 1 4 eting, w hi c h was atten d ed by most of the ptileipal Land-owners in the Eastern Division A the County, and by numbers of the tenantry. I ,l3 etitiou to the Hous e o f C ommons, stating the L . v ippomtment which bad b een cause d by the N t leral tenor of the Agricultural Report, ap tli 4 ling to the a d m i ss i ons conta i ned in it of the he i ressl; of the agr i cu lt ur i sts , a ll eging that that , I,'Pess has sinc e i ncrease d, an d i s now increas-. k', l ) and prayi ng f or f urt h er protection, was read I agreed to unanimously. " troops strictly necessary for the formation of a " Sanitary Cordon. This Cordon will be main. " tained in order that no security may be want " ing against the introduction into France of the ic destructive scourge which ravages Spain." The Spectateur Oriental of the 2d of December says, that " for a whole month murders have re " commenced in the quarter of the Franks, not " withstanding the formal orders of the Grand " Seignior. These murders, which usually fall cc on the Greeks, are committed under the eyes ".of the Europeans, threaten their personal " safety, frighten their families, suspend corn " mercial operations—violence is encouraged by i 4 impunity—the public disorder has become int Ole ra b 1 ." This paragraph is extracted from an official note addressed on the 14th of November to the PA• CHA, and all the Turkish authorities of Smyrna, by the European Consuls resident in that place. It stamps with authenticity all .the reports re specting the barbarities exercised by the Turks upon the Greeks, and shows that whatever acts the Greeks may commit are acts of retaliation, and not of wanton cruelty, like that of their op pressors. In a written answer to this note lIASSAN PACIIA informed the French Consul, that he would lay it before the Authorities City, and that he had no doubt that proper measures would be taken to restore order ; but notwithstanding these assurances the assassinations continued, and the following stratagem was adopted to pre vent the escape of the victims :—A small vessel had usurped the French flag, and received fugi, tives on board, at an extravagant price, under a promise of conveying them beyond the Sea- Castle; but no sooner had the money been paid than the Turks took them on board an Algerine brig where they were all massacred. LIVERPOOL, D. Dominica 1 Antigua Nevis 1 0 7 1 8 4 1 I ° Illontserat • - Trinidad , re. The German Papers state, that accounts have been received at Petersbargh, from Lieutenant. General WELJAMINOW, Governor of Georgia, dated Teflis, November 7, according to which the Persians who have invaded Asiatic Turkey had really made themselves masters of that im portant city of Erzerum, after defeating the Paella of Bagdad, who attempted in vain to de fend it. It is said that there were many French officers in the Persian army with which Prince MtazA, the second son of the SCIIA/1, has under taken this expedition. Winter did not set in at Petersburgh till the 4th of December, when' it commenced with a temperature of 10 degrees (Reaumur) below freezing. The communication with Wassily Ostrow is interrupted till the ice on the Neiva is firm enough for the erection of temporary bridges. An order is daily expected to issue from the Horse Guards, relative to a change in the regi mentals of the Infantry Officers of the Army. A long coat is to be substituted for the jacket now in use, and a plain blue frock is to be worn for undress, with a Prussian or standing collar. Two epaulets have been suggested to the uniform, as in the cavalry, distinguishing the Field Officers by lace round the wrists; but this improvement, it is thought, will not be adopted. Yesterday being the first Tuesday in the month, one of the Magistrates from each of the Police Offices attended, as usual, at the Home Depart ment, with their Reports on the state of the Po lice in their respective districts, and of the num ber of persons apprehended, &c. during the last month; when Lord SIDMOUTH took his leave of them in a most friendly manner, signifying to them that it was the last time that he should meet them together on the like occasion. His Lordship, we understand, retires from his office in the course of next week. To-morrow the . prisoners, who stand commit ted on various charges of felony, will be removed from the several gaols in the Cit y o f L ondon and County of Middlesex to Newgate, preparatory to their taking their trials at the next Old Bailey Sessions, which will commence on Wednesday next.—The Sessions of the Peace for the Count of M , ddlesex will commence on Monday next, at tne Sessions House, on ClerkenWell-green, when the trial of traversers, and others on bail, will take place, as well as of nuisance and mis demeanour. •On Saturday last, a dog belonging to Mr. WIL KINSON, of Moor-town' was seen bringing - something across the field s in it s mouth, which, on examination, was found to be the' head of a new-born infant. This discovery excited consi derable astonishment; and information was immediately con veyed to the proper authorities at Leeds. It was directed that the dog should be tied up without food, till the follow ing morning, When Mr. Farmery, our chief constable, and a medical Fendeman of this town, proceeded to the place.— When the animal was let loose, it ran off to a shed which was distant about 200 yards, and is used for the purpose of turn ing cattle into, where it began to scratch and tear up the earth. —On searching the place, two bloody cloths were found, but on the most minute inspection nothing else could be dis covered ; and there is little doubt bat that the remainder of the body has been devoured ! It is conjectured that the child was either still-born, or murdered immediately after delivery, by its unnatural mother. Suspicion attaches, we cannot say how justly, to a woman who was seen, last Monday morning, about eight o'clock, at Chapeltown, apparently in a state of preg nancy • and the s a m e d ay , a b out 1 o ' clock, was seen sitting on the shelvings of a cart, in a shed adjoining Mr. Frith's house, at Moortown, and abo u t 100 yards f rom the shed where the cloths were found. She had every appearance of having been recently delivered of a child ; but she denied that such was the case, and refused to have a surgeon sent for. She wished to have shelter given to her for a few days, and said her friends were respectable at Knaresborough, and she should apply to them for some money ; she was taken to a cottage at Moorto wn , w h ere she still remains. The over seers of Chapeltown, we understand, were sent for, and they gave her some relief. This mysterious case will he further in vestigated this day.—(Leeds Intelligencer, Dec. 31.) • An extraordinary fat rabbit was exhibited in our town, yesterday, which weighed upwards of lOfibs. The kidneys, Iv hich were as large as that of a common sheep, - weighed nearly 31bs.— (Maidstone Journal, January 1.) TRADE ON WEST INDIA SUGAR. Custom House, London, Dec. 11, 1821. GENTLE 3 tEx—Having had under consideration the present average Tares allowed on Sugar imported, and caused experi ments to be made by our principal Surveyors at the West India Docks, in conjuction with a Committee of the West India Merchants, with a view to ascertain the correctness of the exist ing Table of average Tares, established in 1805, and to make such alterations therein as might be considered just and equi table to the Crown and the Importers, the following Table has been submitted to us as the result of these experiments, viz.:_ Hogsheads from 3to 12cwt. 12 to 15cwt. Vito 17cwt. I7cwt. & Jamaica • up warc.s. Grenada cwt. qr. IL cwt. qr. It, cwt. qr. it. cwt. qr. it. Tobago 1 0 7 1 112 1 2 0 I 214 St. Vincent's St. Kitts's Wehave approved the above table for hogsheads of Sugar imported from the above islands, in lieu of the present ave rage Tare, which are to be continued on Sugar from Bar badoes only, and . on casks and barrels weighing under 8 cwt. ; and we direct you to apprise the Merchants and Im porters of Sugar at your Port, of the proposed alteration, in order to afford all parties interested full opportunity of offering any observations they may have to submit to us thereon, previ ous to the sth of April next. On which day, you are to cause the above regulation to be adopted at your Port, unless, in the mean time, you receive our farther directions therein. --- THE SUGAR COLONIES: -- Extract of a Letter from Grenada, dated November 12, 18'2' ceived by the Leeward Island Packet: " The next crop will be very short, owing to he extraordinary dry weather that has prevailed daring the whole of this year. Four times have I planted Canes upon my estate, and four times have they been killed by the drought." Another correspondent writes as follows :--- 44 The situation to which West India property is reduced is truly distressing : and if some im provement does not take place, many of the es tates must be abandoned. The weather still continues very dry, and the consequence will be short crops in general. We had latterly some fine shovers, but much more rain is wanted to secure the plants lately put into the ground, as well as to bring forward the other Canes." As a proof of the uncon following flowers were blowin thered in a Gentleman's gar& December ; 1821 :-.- 1. Cowslip 2. Primroses, 5 sorts 3. Hose in hose ditto, 2 sorts 4. Polyanthus 5. Violets, 4 sorts 6. Stocks, various Chrysanthemums, 7 sorts 8. China rose 9. Minimum China, ditto 0. Purple, ditto, ditto 1. Knight' s single ditto ; ditto 12. Quatre saison rose 13. 11.14^artneY, ditto 14. Antirrhinum major 15. Dlignionette 6. Upright Reseda 7. Campanula pyramidalis 8. rapunculus 9. glomerate alba 0 • glomerate ex rulea 1. medium (Can-, terbury bells) 22. Globe flower. 23. Blue Catmint 24. Single Anemones of sorts 25. Hollyhocks of sorts 7 co lours 26. Welsh poppy 27. Oriental ditto 28. Gentiana verna 29. Laurestina 30. Arbutus 31. andracline 32. Sweet scabious 33. Fumana formosa 34. Heart's-ease 3 sorts 35. Creeping Greek Valeiian 36. White Phlox 37, Pirus Japonica 33. Botany BayXeranthernum 39. Cynoglossum Omphalodes 40. Lychnis flescuculi(Kagged Robin) 41. - ilium' • 42. Verbascum thapsus (Shep herd's Club) FASHIONABLE CHANGES.—Lord St. Helen's, on a visit to his Majesty, at the Pavilion, Brighton ; the Earl of Clauri carde, from the Duke of Beaufort's, Heytbrop, Oxfordshire, to Wm. Trenchard, Esq.'s. Lytchet House, near Poole, Dor setshire. ARRIVALS.—EarI O'Niell, at Batt's Hotel ; Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, at ditto ; John Morshead, Esq. at Reid's Hotel, from Cornwall ; W.. H. Estcoltrt, at ditto, from Hens ; Colonel Montgomery, at the Brunswick House Hotel, from a tour; Mr. and Mrs. Kerr, at ditto, from the Continent; Sir George and Lady Crewe, at ditto, from Leicestershire. DEPARTITRES.—Lord Bingham, from the Clarendon Hotel, for Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire ; Mr. and M rs . L atouc h e, from Warren' s H ote l , f or Essex ; Sir John and Lady Shelley, for Mayersfield Park, Sussex ; the Right Hon. Thomas Gren ville, for Dropmore Lodge, Bucks; Sir John Frederick, Bart. from Reid's Hotel, for -Burwood Park, Surrey ; Sandford Gra ham, Esq. from Batts' Hotel, for Brighton. The Duchess of Buenleugh has left her seat at Richmond, in consequence of the floods, and arrived at her town residence in Privy-gardens. The Marquis of Graham Ins arrived in town on a visit to his noble father, the Duke of Montrose, in Grosvenor-square. The Counte ss o f Warwick arrived about three 'o'clock yes terday afternoon at her house in Se9ttrour-place: Her Lady ship was detained at Benson, about twelve miles from Oxford, by the floods, for upwards of two days... We regret to say she has reached town in a weak state, and was carried into her re sidence wrapped up in flannels. The Earl of Aberdeen is entertaining a very large party a the Priory, Stanmore. Viscount Galway is entertaining a select party of friends al his residence, Serlby, Nottinghamshire. The - Marquis of Buckingham gave a sumptuous entertain. ment yesterday to all his tenantry, &c. at his seat, Stowe, Bucks. The Marquess of Winchester is entertaining a large party, at his seat, Amport House, Rants. The Earl of Ilchester is spendingi his holidays at Melbury House, Dorset. The Earl of Shaftesbury is keeping up the Christmas festivi ties at St. Giles's House, Dorset. Lord De Dunstanville keeps alive the vicinity of his exten sive domains in Cornwall, by the same princely hospitality as usual. The first Amateur Concert for the season was given on Wed nesday, at St. John's House, Winchester : and, notwithstand ing the very unfavourable weather, a numerous and res p ecta bl e assemblage, amounting t o nearly iree hundred individuals, at. tended. The instrumental pieces, selected for the occasion, presented a pleasing variety, and were executed with great taste, spirit, and precision. 111 order to _diversify the performance, two glees were introduced at different periods, which were ad mirably sung by Dr. Chard and some of the principal singers from the Cathedral and College choirs. The second--" Sally in our alley," was , b y general desire, repeated, and with addi tional effect. After the Concert, dancing commenced . with great vivacity, and the whole entertainment afforded the highest gratification POETRY. • ON THE NEW YEAH. (FROM THE BURY GAZETTE.) Year rolls on year !—Time flies so fast, We scarce perceive his flight -- nor deem The present moment-nor the past Has realized our golden dream. Well, let us dream ! to 'wake, and mourn For blessings lost, or sorrows borne, Would only place us on the rack, And could not bring one moment back ! No !—Time hath only ONE lock —grey— And that, alas ! he wears behind; Unless we seize the thief to-day, He flies us, like the idle wind : Aye, TIIIEE I deem him---for,-he steals-- -- • Our youth away, which oft' reveals Visions, so bright with cloudless joy, Which nought but TIME could e'er destroy ! So let him fly !—could we pursue; And bring him back, we might not love him ; Time PRESENT spews a sombre hue, Ex•ept to minds that soar above him ! To minds that bow not to the fate • Which leaves the coward desolate ! To minds that soar above the sorrow, Which thleats to-day--or waits to-morrow ! Yet would I not forget that all The worldly things which charm us here, With them that rise—and them that fall— Are passing —with the passing year— We ALL are changing !—heedless Time, E'en now, regardless of my rhyme Dull hoverin g o ' er o b l i v i on ' s brink , Blots out the moments as 1 think ! Well ! OTHER moments follow ;—yes ! And why should they be deemed less fair ? The storm that wrecks our happiness Is often raised by dark despair ! I love to FEEL the hour was given A joyous beam that lights to fleavenl 1 love to pluck the flowers that bloom Between the cradle and the tomb ! Oh ! what a rich parterre is spread Around us here --our life discloses, Amid the trivial Ws we dread, For every thorn a thousand roses! Away with care !—cOme Hope !—inspire The drooping world ! and lend thy - fire, To warm our hearts, and light us e'er Life's path-411 life shall be no more ! Yoxford, Jan. 1, 1/122. MILDNESS OF THE SEASON. non madness of the season, the 1g in 'the open ground, and ga . ten at Wirnbledon, on the 25th 43. Gaura biennia 44. Irish Heath 45. Crica Carnea 46. Daphne Mezereum 47. collma QR. Wallflower 49. English ditto, ditto 50. Geranium striatum 51. -- sanguineum 52. Rose tampion French.marygold 54. Common ditto 55. Purple groundsel 56. Convolvulus minor 57. Chelone barhata 68. Dwarf Michaelmas daisy 59, Pink Coronilla • 60. Sweet pea 61. Spirea fillapenclulo Potentilla pallida 63. Christmas rose • - 84. Sweet William 65. Cytisus cappitatus 66. Cistus ledon 67. Purple rocket 68. Comfrey 69. Achilles serratifolia 70. Yellow linum 71. Tussilago fragrans 72. Large flowered St. John's wort 73. Periwinkle, 2 sorts 74. Yellow alyssum 75. Scarlet fuchsia 76. Strawberry blossom 77. Carnation 78. Yellow rudbeckia 79. .Aconite 80. Trumpet honeysuckle 81. Spiderwort 82. Purple Auricula 83. Calycanthus praecox • 84. Tritona 85. Rhododendron dauricum. BRIGtiTOM, 4uesda,y CONSECRATION OF THE ROYAL CHAPEL. This Chapel, founded by his MAJEsTi, has been consecrated this day by the Bishop of Chi chester: At an early hour the principal avenues leading to the Chapel were occupied by carriages, and though the morning was very unfavourable, the solicit ors for admission were most numerous. The exterior of the Chapel is a simple and elegant structure, but the approach to it is not completely finished. The. Chapel is fitted up in a style of suitable magnificence. The pulpit and reading-desk were richly covered with crimson velvet. The communion -table decorated with similar costliness, and en compassed with a gilded railing. A gold chalice, &c. stood on the table. The gallery projecting over one extremity of the Chapel is chaster), and beautifully painted. It was occupied by the gentlemen and choristers of his Majesty's Chapel Royal, St. Jaines's. At the opposite extremity, and separate from the aisle, is the space assigned to the Sovereign and his suite. A few minutes before eleven o'clock, the Chapel was opened to those who had previously obtailied tickets to witness the cere monial of its consecration, The Chapel soon presented a scene of the most gratifying character. It was delightful to behold the noble and the illustrious of the land assembling in " the temple of the living .God," and thus demonstrating that they were not indiff erent even to the forms by which Religion is placed under the protection of a becoming solemnity. There is something in such a solemnity which might teach Puritanism a useful p recept . I t is not the sudden and impetuous and un holy congregation of a people h " the Hous e o f G o d . " I t is the calm a p proac h —the humble' advance ofgenuinepiety,whieli pauses to petition the Almighty, " that he would favourably approve and graciously accept the godly purpose of setting apart a place in a solemn manner to the performance of the offices of' religious worship, and to beg his blessing en the undertaking." The seats in' the Chapel were occupied previously to the commencement of the Form appointed for its Consecration, and we observed several most distinguished persons whO were compelled to stand during the ceremony. His I%lajesty entered the Chapel at about half an hour after 11 o'clock. Tile curtains, placed between that portion of the Chapel assigned to his Majesty and the aisle, were thrown aside, and in the centre discovered the King, dressed in a rich blue uniform. _His Majesty, we are gratified to say, appeared in excellent health, and was most unremitting in his attention to the service which followed. We frequently observed him join . - ing with much fervancy in the responses, which were very cor rectly and very beautifully sung by the Choi r . On the left, an d separated from his ;Majesty by a crimson curtain, we observed the Princess Esterhazy, Lady Harcourt, Lord and Lady Cunningham. 'On the right of his Majesty stood Sir Benjamin Bloomfield, and several other distinguished membeis of his Majesty's suite. The Bishop, his Chaplains, the Preacher, the officiating Mi nister, and other Clergy, passed through the middle aisle to the communion table, repeating, alternately, the six first verses of the 24th psalm—the remaining verses by the choir. The Bishop . and his Chaplains went within the rails officiating Munster to the desk, and the Preacher near tol the pulpit. The Bishop, sitting in his chair, received the King's man date for the consecration of the chapel, which he placed on the communion -table, and then standing up, turned to the con gregation and said— Dearly beloved in the Lord, forasmuch as devout and holy men, as well under the law as under the Gospel, have erected houses for the public worship of God, and separated them from all secular and profane uses, in order to fill men's minds with greater reverence for his glorious Majesty, and to affect their hearts with more devotion and humility in his service: so let us not doubt but that, the AlMighty will favourably approve and graciously accept our godly purpose of setting apart this place in solemn Manner, to the performance of the offices of religious worship ; and let us faithfully and devoutly beg his blessing on this our undertaking." The Bishop, kneeling, then said the following prayer : " 0 Eternal God, mighty in power, and of Majesty incom prehensible, whom tile Heaven of Heavens cannot contain, much less the walls of temples made with hands ; and who yet hest been graciously pleased to promise thy especial presence in whatever place even two or three of thy faithful servants shall assemble in thy name, to offer up their praises and supplications unto thee; vouchsafe, 0 Lord, to be present with us, who are here gathered together with all humility and readiness of heart to consecrate this place to the honour of thy great name; sepa rating it henceforth from all unhallowed, ordinary, and com mon uses, and dedicating it to time offering up to thy glorious Majesty the sacrifices of prayer and thanksgiving, and to the in. struction of thy people in the pure doctrines of thy blessed Son's Gospel. Accept, 0 Lord, this service at our hands, and bless it with such success as may tend most to thy glory; to the fur therance of our happiness, both temporal and spiritual, through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen." The usual prayers at the Consecration of a Chapel then fol lowed, after which The Bishop, sitting, the act of Consecration was read by the Chancellor, and signed by the Bishop, and ordered to be regis tered, and was laid on the table. The Minister re the service except where it was otherwise directed. The 84th, 122 d and 132 d Psalms were then chaunt ed by the Choir. The proper Lessons having been read, the Collects followed, and the officiating Minister then passed on to the General Thanksgiving, which being said, the Bishop introduced the following prayer for the King " Blessed be thy name, 0 6 God, that it hath pleased thee by thy Holy Spirit to dispose the heart of thy Servant, our Sove reign Lord George the Fourth, to give and dedicate this build ing to thy hofiour and worship. Bless his seresces and accept the work of his hand. Remember him concerning this act of piety—forget not the kindness that he bath here skewed for the house of his God, and the religious instruction of his people ; and grant that all who shall enjoy the benefit of this pious work, may spew forth their thankfulness, by making a right use of it, to time glory of thy blessed name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen." This prayer for the Ring, as the fouader, being said, the of ficiating Minister concluded with the prayer of St. Chrysostom, and the Blessing. The 'Sanctus was sung previously to the commencement of the Communion Service, " Holy, holy, h o l y ." The Communion Service having been, read, the Epistle and Gospel followed ; then the Nicene Creed ; after which The Preacher, the Rev. Mr. Pearson, ascended 'the 'pulpit ; and took his text from the latter part of the 63d verse of the first of Kings. "So the King and all the children of' Israel dedi cated the house of the Lord." The preacher, after some preli minary observations, proceeded -to observe, that in the early periods of the world, : the worship of one Gon maintained its in fluence ; but though dispensations, to p , ove the perfection and the truth of this pure system of worship were made to man, still, however, they were not sufficient to persuade him from polytheism anti idolatry. To his favoured people God vouch safed this law, and " his name was known in Judith, and great in Israel." The great Monarch, David, had a temple erected to God, but it was reserved for. Solomon, his son, to build a place wo r th y o f t h e L ord. The world, perhaps, never beheld a more magnificent, nor a more ammaatatau s da, than that to which h is t ext referred the dedication o f that y temple to the worship o f t h e Almighty. The preacher then al luded to the various manifestations which God vouchsafed to make on that occasion. He then passed on to the ido latry and the consequent fall of the Jewish people, and then by a natural transition to the coming of Christ, when sacrifices were abolished by the voluntary offering of the incarnate Saviour. The Saviour of the world disclosed to the woman of Samaria, the nature of his mission - , and shcwed that the period of a restricted and ceremonial service had passed away. " Believe me the hour cometh when neither in this mountain nor in Jernsalem; shall ye worship the Father. God is a spirit, and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in trdth." He proceeded to skew, that though God dwelt not in temples made with hands, yet had the divine author and his apostles, by the influence of example, proved that external ordinances were of much importance. The preacher, in a most able and impres sive discourse, dwelt upon the peculiar advantage derived from sacred worship, and above all' from the excellent service which the Church of England had adopted, and concluded by pray. ing that God would of his infinite goodness vouchsafe to the Monarch of this kingdom those blessings which he had promised, " that he wo u ld grant hi m his heart's desire, a nd f u lfil a I hi s prayers." After the sermon the choir sung, " Hallelujah, for the Lord GOD omnipotent remgneth." " The Kingdom of this world is becomathe Kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ ; and he shall reign for ever and ever : King of Kings and Lord of Lords." Time Bishop havin g pronounced the final blessing, " God awe the King" was finely given by the choia.---The service con cluded about half-past 2 o'clock. SIGN.--Over the door of a house.at Cricklade, in Wilts, is the following:_' Shoes mended ac cording to the latest and most approved method. prowned Persons, on application, immediately. restored, so as to prevent the Complaint ever re turning.—N.l3, The person mast not be dead." MERCANTILE SHIPPING, Bie. DEAL, Jas. I.—'Wind 'W.---Came down from the river and sailed, the W'oodburne, Buxell, for Africa ; Carl John, Kraft, for Cadiz; Independent, Baker, for Cabe Haytian ; Archi- Boland4-for Mogadore ; London Smith,. for St. Vin cent's, a nd Wilna, 'Thompson, fo r Rio Janeiro. Arrived and remain, the Hebe, Backliouse, from Copenhageu for Plymouth, and Lydia, Thompson, from ditto, for Portsmouth. RamsoarE, JAN. 1.--:-Arrived the Argo, Brightman, from Yarmouth, for Naples, - with loss of bow9rit; Eliza, Sharp, from Shields for Guernsey, with loss' of foremait and bowsprit, and boWs stove, and Aurora, M a y er; from flanablirgh for Charleston, with sails split PADST 01, DEC. 30.—The Gratitude, Jenkins, parted her cable this morning. The Concord is so much broken up that scarce any part of her will be saved. COWES, JAN. I.—Arrived the Manchester, Hutchinson, from Halifax, leaky and damaged. PENZANCE, DEC. 31.—The Pier at St. Michael's Mount was last summer much enlarged, but on Friday the gale was set severe as to Wash down the new work of the western arm, about 150 fret. --Captain Hutchins, of the s c h ooner Gambier, from Penrhyn, th e n on t h e Mount Pier, scuttled his vessel to pre vent hint from being blown out and knocked to pieces. BEATTMARIS, Due. 81.—The British Queen, loaded with cotton froni the wreck of the Repeater, parted her cable and ot.me ashore about three Miles to the eastward of Pwlhely ; cargo landed in good order, and re-shipped on board of another vessel; the Cumberland, Barwiit, from Whitehaven, for Cork and the West Indio, 'ran in here yesterday leaky, having struck on Dalas Island. LrvEnPOOL, DE c. 31 , -The Ellen, Bird, LiverpOol to Dublin, was tota l ly lost at Dunleary ; cre froth w saved. The cargo of the C orsa i r f or Charlston, has been landed free from damages: The Lord Collingwood, Tait, for Pernambuco, sailed on the 30th instant. put hack with loss of foretopmast and boWsprtt. The Hannah, Callen, from New York for Liver pool, WaSstranded 'at Sandy Cove, near Dunleary Harbour. FAL 101111-1, DEC. 3 L—Wind N. W.—Arrived the Briton, Richards, from London for Dublin ; Pomona, Langley, from Meinel for ditto Limerick,}Catarine, Holman and Industry, from London for and Albion, Burrell, from ditto, for Genoa. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 3L—Wind W.—Arrived the Downe Castle, Herbert, frot h N e W cast l e, for Charente; Tigris, Sisk, 'from London, ibr Jamaica ; Skylark, Monday, from ditto, for Smyrna ; and Alert, Mills, from St. Michaels, for London ; the latter ran foul of the ship Brothers, and tore her main -sail to pieces also arrived the Canadian packet, Hodultt, from London, for Bermuda: Pon TsmouTu, JAN. —Wind W.N.W'.—Arrived the Bri tannia, Hamlyn ; Riga, Forster ; Nestor, Theaker; Renewal, Cromartie; Mary Ann, M'arrington • David Scott, Hunter ; Waterloo, Bell ; Plicenix, Weatherh ' ead ; Edgar, Boy ; and Prince of Waterloo, Gray, from the Downs ; and His Majesty's Ship Vigo, from St. Helena. The Harmony, Woodall, from London ibr Demerara, has been obliged to bear up from Ply mouth, having been struck by a heavy sea, which carried away her boats, bulwarks, &c. It is reported that several Vessels were lost in the St. Idly, rence on the 20th of Nov., and the Sterling, from Quebec fur Jamaica, was a complete wrecks Last week the Marquis of TITCHFIELD, at tended by Lord WILLIAM BENTINC K , and seve ral M em b ers o f L ynn Corporation, canvassed the resident burgesses.--Si r W. B. FOLKES, in a letter to the burgesses, has declined the contest, precluded as he is, by circumstances, from a per sonal canvas. Ile pledges himself, however, to stand, whenever an opportunity may present itself with a chance of SUCC:!SS. EDUCATION. --Yesterday week, the . LORD BISHOP of this Diocese, accompanied by the Rev. G. PEARSON, Mr. YAT.E, and Mr. FOLLIOTT, examined the Children of the Blue Coat Hospi tal, Green Cap, and the Consolidated Girls' School, and the Girls' School in St. M ar ti n ' s i n the Fields ; w h en hi s Lordship was pleased to express his entire approbation of the proficiency made by the several classes.--Many Ladies of the Committee of each of the Girls' Schools, also attended. And the .children of the Diocesan School went through a very good examinati on on Thursday last ; after which 196 of the boys par. took of a good dinner, provided for them in the school-room, by subscliption.—(Chester Courant, January 1.) Miss DANCE began her week's engagement at Ipswich Theatre, on Wednesday last, 'in the character of Juliet. On Thursday she appeared as Angela, in the castle Spectre; on Friday, as Mrs. Haller, in the Stranger; and on Saturday, as Lady Townly, in the Provoked Husband. Cuprous \STILL—The following curious ex tract is from the Will of WILLIAM BLACKETT, Esq. late Governor of Plymouth, proved in the year 1782:..-c: I desire that my body may be kept as long as it may not be offensive, and then one or more of my toes or fingers may be cut ofi, to secure a certainty of my being dead : I also make this further request to my dear wife, that as she had been troubled with an old fool she will not think of marrying a second." Saturday night the inhabitants of Duck-lane and Pie-street, - Westminster, were thrown into great alarm in consequence of cries of murder is. suing from a house in Pie -street. On repairing to the spot, a young man named R. Joy as was found at the foot of the stairs in a state of insen sibility, and bleeding profusely. A woman, named Mary Murray, with whom he cohabited, was in an upperroomi armed with a poker, and threatening destruction to any perstin who should dare to approach her. The man was taken tO the Westminster Infirmary, where prompt assist ance was rendered ; his head was found to be cut dreadfully, and he was considered to be in a dangerous state. After the surgeon had dressed the wound, he recovered a nitir, and said, " it was Mary Murray who struck him with the poker." She was taken into custody, and. on Monday was brought up to Queen-square, and examined before Mr. RAYNSFORD, the Magis trate, when it appeared that Jones had deserted her. On Saturday he went for some articles be longing to him, leftat her apartment, when aluar rel took place, and she struck him with a poker. She said he received the wound by a basin she flung at him, but he knocked-her down first. She was committed for want of bail; the man still lies in imminent danger. THE MARKETS. CQN EXCHANGE, JAN. 2. We have had large arrivals in this morning, and our Market is full as dear as on Monday, for the best samples ; and the inferior ones rather more in demand ; this we say of Wheats ; Barley rather more in demand for the best qualities, but the stained samples very dull, and little call for them; Oats, Beans and . Pease as on Monday, and not much in demand. HOP INTELLIGENCE. SOUTHWARK, DEC. 31.--We have no alt=tion in our Hop Market since our last. MAIDSTONE, DEC. 3L—We at this time do not know of a single parcel of choice, or we may say really good hops, being left in either bags or pockets, or is the quantity of low and middling large ; we have of these but very few parcels of any consequence, and for which there is " a demand, and at rather improved prices. --We feel much plpsure in having it in our power to congratulate the growers on the establishment of a hop market at Maidstone. consider it of the first import ance to this part of the country. 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