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I moat Did. IJ oat, 4 Si 113* Itls qr. :Wt• ; s ; ud !i )s P 44 944 100 c. 5 3 DP i 4' 144 ---r il a ; 1 Ilie 241 A' sir o . 01 01 ill' 01 FROM AN AMERICAN PAPER. eign. t. ,156 ti 0.4 04 , of 4 4 ...40" 7' 4 !' Pi , , 54 _-, Bio' . 00' , ~au~` ,~~~~1 1 r JI !St) •' rn. ~a, r f~ :~~. • .Tut TREASURY (American) REeonT, as well as several other documents of an interesting pub lie nature, must be excluded from our columns till we commence our publication on a larger sheet. The Editors of the National Intelligencer, speaking of the Report, observe— • " The Treasury Report, now before us and 1 our readers, is a document which has been looked for with unusual interest, readily accounted for by the consideration that on its complexion de ' Pended the question, whether, in order to make both ends meet, it would be necessary for Con gress to curtail greatly the national expendi ture, or to resort to direct taxation. We are very glad to find, from a perusal of this honest and perspicuous exposition of the state of the Treasury, that both alternatives may he avoided, without resorting to loans. Not that we are averse to any reduction of the national expendi titre, whi c h. can be made without derogating from - • t he e ffi ciency of the several departments of the G overnment. On the contrary, had the re sources fallen short, we should have been dis- Posed to strain a point in this particular, in pre ference to borrowing money, and decidedly in Preference to laying direct impositions, at a time then every body knows that there is not, iu some of the States, money enough - (of Specie value) to allow the people conveni * ;ntlY to pay even their own postages in W e rejoice, therefore to learn from the Report, th a t th ere i s ver y little apparent Inaba " Llll tY of a deficiency in the Revenue for the or ?,inay purposes of Government, up to the year ' 82 6. By our calculation, that is about the time when something like a healthful currency will be restored in nearly every State in the Union. " The available funds in the Treasury on the Ist of January next, if we are right, will be con luderably under a million of dollars. This is running too near the wind. To pursue the figure, it would be better, as a general rule, to lose a little way than to run the risk of foundering by 'ash seamanship. The amount in the Treasury, Should suppose, ought never to be much less t han two millions of dollars, though a little inte rest should be lost by keeping up that amount. " These observations, whether of any weight °r not, do not apply to the Secretary of the Treasury, who, we remember, in his reports Congress at the last session, insisted on a loan of seven milli ons o f d o ll ars f or th e s erv i ce o f t nia year, assigning the unavailable funds as 4 , reason for its being more than the estimated "ficiency for the year—stating the lowest amount () mone r ready y ti that ought, under any consi eration, to remain in the Treasury, at one mill• ion of dollars. The Committee of Finance, I " the House of Representatives, thought the r t hnate of th e S e cretary of the Treasury' ° I the customs of this year to be too low 1,, t has proved too high by a million of dol rs--and recommen d e d a l oan o f 4,500,000 dol for v '°°o,ooo, fi na lly agree d o n, was the r e sult o f a ti lt ,"Promis e of opinions, and has proved to be ()t I t Cent. t o o muc h, f or th e Secr e tary has som e ti re e ago been oblig e d to avail himself of the w holeT i amount authorized by lanr to be borrowed. On the whole, though the aspect of this Re. f or t is very flattering and agreeable as to the a to re ) we find in it a strong monition to finan ciers against sanguine calculations, and in favour of I ttl abundant rather than a scanty provision of th e aus for defraying the public expellees. On " head, one fact obtained from the Report is I , (3 nclusi ve all the' appropriations made by I `,"v h a d b een cal l e d for during t h e year, the • r ea - t iry would have beep deficient (deducting unavailable funds) by,- somewhere about a ng i m i llion an d a h a lf o f d o llars,"of the means of pay. I/ RIGIITON, JAN. 14.—Lord LOWTHER, Sir C. ri 4 'E'r, Mr. CitOKER, and Mr. SINGLETON, ar ved at th e P av ili on i n ti me to h ave t h e h onour A f t tli 'ling with his MAJESTY on Friday. Count u i"sTEr. left the Palace, for London, on Friday; Ti cd Lownnut takes leave for town to-day.— th Duke of Y OR K and Earl TALBOT are among p: expected g ue sts at the Pavilion. The KIN G 41 :1 3 °SeS opening the ensuing Sessions of Parlia titis" in person, but his MAJESTY will return to Place very soon afterwards, T. 1 10 ' 6 Unity,• SMITH, arrived at Liverpool, ,r' f 'gs letters from Maranharn to the 29th of : ; v ember. All th e i n h a bitants wer e a n x iously (1, : Ming the arrival of the instructions from the n ernment at Lisbon, to proceed•to the elec ofottof the n ew J un t a . Th e ex-Governor o f v o — arrived at Alaranham on the 213th of No -1): her, having b een di sm i sse d ; an d th e Gover of Pianhi was also expected daily. It was i,Pected that Governor SILVEIRA IVOBId not be President of the New Junta, having re "ti.Y made himself very unpopular. f r ahe Regalia, D IXON , is' a rr iv e d in the D o wns • th t ' Port Jacks o n, w ith a carg o, th e prottree of oil s e ° lo ny and adjacent islands : viz.—elePhant Sh e whalebone, seal-skins, wool, and wood.— i ct i sailed 15th o f A ugus t, an d f rom St. H e l ena • h e‘ , 16 f N ., ')Vember. Sir TH M N OAS BRISBANE, the G overnor, was daily expected at Port Jack , fr om — The following is an extract of a letter Passenger 'ld of ; l e ship Su rrey, Raine, arrived at Port Jackson on the t he re f i : a rle, from Valparaiso with 18,000 bushels of wheat for to 6,, ef of the Colonies. The Surrey touched, on her return NeC n eY, at Pitcairn's Island, where the descendants of the tity 4 tett Christian (of the Bounty) live in undisturbed . secu : tot teri nd are, apparently, blessed with every possible happiness e°lo a ttneat, )OY, and perfect innocence, .pervade_ this little JaTY, as evil has not yet sullied their hemisphere." 1.l Westmoreland, POTTON, sailed from Port r t o "ec on the 10th o f A ugu st f or N e w Z ea land, ace cei 11 ve a cargo of c o coa-nut- o il, and p o rk, on ir k p c ' ul it 'of the Church Missionary Society, hai -1,4 °n board, as passengers, the Rev. Mr. KEN 9IUrCh .Missionary, and the two chiefs, tir‘ GI and WYTAK.OO. i n ? he Prin ce an d P r i ncess o f D ENMARK are now ( 1 4 4r is• They paid a v i s it t o th e K IND on Tliurs -8„."-"C01011e1 GUSTAV, SOll of. the late King of "Ibt.s, has left. Basle, F and arrived at Yranltlfoit. THE TIIEATRES% KIN"G 4 i THEATRE.7-I\'OZZe di Figaro was re peated last night before as many visitors as .could be expected on a Tuesday night, and at the commencement of the season. Signora CA RADOM, animated by her previous success, brought her powers more into action, and pro portionably increased in favour with the audience. She performed the part of Cherabino with great spirit, and sung with taste and expression. No thing could be more charming . than Roszt in the Countess. The rest of the Opera went off with great spirit, and Pandore, the new ballet, was admirably supported by the dancers, and excited a strong interest by the fable. DRURY-LANE.—The celebrated Scotch No vels, which for the last few years have been shrouded under mystery, and which are, per haps, in no small degree indebted to mystery for their extraordinary success, have furnished another subject - for dramatic exhibition. The Pirate, as few of our Readers need be told, is the last of those fortunate Romances which have been elongated so successfully, and which, by the usual skill of literary poifi.y, may be expect ed to " stretch out to the crack of doom." This Romance has furnished a Drama for the Surrey, and also for the Olympic, Theatre, both of which we have noticed, and ekich have their respective merits. Last night another dramatic piece, taken from the same original, and with the same titlg, was brought forward at Drury-Lane Theatre. We shall subjoin the Characters and the Fable. DRAMATIS PERSON:E. Magnus Troil . . Mr. LOVEDAY Basil Mertoun . . Mr. POPE Mordannt Mertoun . . Mr. PEN LE Y Chtid Halero . . Mr.GATTIE Bryce Snalesfoot . . Mr. M UNDEN Provost . . . Mr. FOOTE Captain Cleveland . . Mr. CoorEn Captain Clare . . . Mr. SMI T II Lieutenant Bunce . . . Mr. HARLEY Pacolet . . . .Mr. VINING Norna . . . . Ttlrs. W. WEST Minna . . . . Madame VEsTitis Brenda . . . Mss CuBIT T. FABLE. The piece opens with the shipwreck. The life of Cleveland is saved by NI ordaunt. Cleveland becomes enamoured of Minna, one of the daughters of Mapus Troll. Finding his preserver an obstacle to the success of his projects, resentment takes place of gratitude in the heart of Cleveland. Ht saves the life of Mordaunt, and thus having repaid the debt he owed, he feels at liberty to pursue him with hostility. In a combat, Mor daunt is severely wounded. He subsequently recovers, but in the interim some important discoveries are made with respect to Cleveland. Norna, a mysterious female, who is supposed to possess the gift of second sight, inter feres to save Minna from the Pirate. She recounts the tale of her seduction, and admonishes the party in danger to take warning by her fate. Norna meets with her seducer, and discovers that Cleveland is her son. Her agitation is extremely great at finding herself the parent of one who had so daringly violated the laws of his country, which is heightened by the danger to which she sees him exposed. His safety seems to depend on his instant departure, but coining on shore to meet Minna, a party of his men, at the instigation of Bunce, who wishes, as he says, " to make him happy against his will," at tempt to carry both off. This is prevented by the appearance of a party of soldiers. Cleveland will not surrender, _but throws away his sword, and becomes a prison er . The•royal clemency is, however, extended to him ; lie promises reformation, and his union with Minna makes all parties happy. !laving seen the two pieces before mentioned, it may naturally be supposed that the characters and incidents of the play of last night must have palled on us by repetition ; but as far as we could detach our feelings from the recent impression of the others, it was not without interest, and pro- , bably operated strongly u p o n th ose t o w h om th e original novel, and the dramas derived from it, were wholly unknown. The piece of last night had altogether the support of good acting, good scenery, and tolerable music. It was, however, on the whole much too long. An attempt at ori ginality of character, hi Cleveland, seems to have been made by the author of the novel, and it is kept up by those who have introduced it on the stage; but the character is inconsistent, for a man capable of pure and generous love would not be so little sensible of gratitude for the preservation of his life; and he besides utters occasionally such noble sentiments as never could spring from a mind habitually depraved. Such is the principal character.. The rest are the " ordinary of Nature's sale work." The mixture of the strol ling actor and the Pirate, in Lieutenant Bunee, or, as he chuses to style himself, Frederick Altamont, has in some respects been tried before, and with better success. Claud Halero, the Poet ) might have been rendered a very amusing character, if he had been supplied with a due proportion of extemporary and ludicrous verses ; but this character is badly sustained by the dull repetition of " Glorious John Dryden," without any appropriate citations from that venerable Bard. However, the piece will be found by no means uninteresting to the pubm lic in general when it has undergone the pruning knife, which is necessary, in, order to give more force and compactness to the whole. Why MUN DEN should spealc Scotch, when all the rest of the characters speak go r ed English, it is difficult to say. The acting was excellent. COOPER, one, of the most useful and intelligent actors on the London boards, rendered Cleveland very promi nent. MUNDEN, HARLEY, PENLEY, GATTIE, and LOVEDAY, all ably assisted. Madame YES TRIS and Miss CUBITT gave a respectable aid. Mrs. W. WEST displayed great feeling and spirit in Noma, which, by her impressive manner, seemed to he vested with the supernatural power to which she pretends.—The play was heard through with .great attention, but, towards the end, a party arose against it, which, however, was soon overpowered by the general voice in its favour, and it was announced for repetition this night. The piece is said to have been written by the present Manager of the Bath Theatre. NEWSPAPER READERS.—SHENSTONE, the poet, divides the readers of a newspaper into the follow ing general classes :—The ill-natured man looks to the list of the Bankrupts; the tradesman to the price of bread ; the stock-jobber to the lie of the day ; the old maid to the marriages ; the prodigal son to the deaths ; the monopolist to the hopes of a wet harvest ; and the hoarding school misses to every thing relating to CI retna- G reen. Nearly the whole of the West end of the town was, for a co►►siderable time last night, enveloped in darkness, from a failure of the gas. This cir cumstance, so very unpleasant and so extensively inconvenient, must ,have been produced by some negect, which, from whatever cause it arose, cannot be too severely censured, or too carefully guarded against for the future. FA Sli lONAP, LE ARRIVALS. Lord Foley, in Hamilton-place ; Sir Culling and Lady Smith, in Upper Brook-street ; Colonel and Mrs. Robinson, in George, street, Hanover-square ; Lord H. Fitzroy, in Lower Grosvenor-street, from Euston Parsonage, near Hertford; Sir J. and Lady Harrington, in Berkeley-square, from Bognor ; the Earl of 'Kinnoul and family, i n B er k e l ey-square ; Sir -John Newport, Bart. at Fenton's Hotel, from Lord Grenville's, Drop more ; Lord Newborough, at the British Hotel ; Sir Thomas Wallace, Bart. at the Bath Hotel, from Gloucestershire ; his Excellency Monsieur de Sousa, and Captain Hesse, at Mivart's Hotel 9 • the Marquis of D owns hi re an d f am il y, at Reid ' s Hotel, from Lord Amherst's seat, Montreal House, Kent. DEPARTUREs.--The 'Marchioness of Exerer, for her seat at Roehampton ; Sir Henry and Miss Fane, from the Royal Hotel, for their seat in Hants ; Charles Julius Bergy 3r, Esq. of the 2`2d Light Dragoons, from the Grosvenor Hotel, for Paris. FASHIONABLE PARTIES.—Sir Henry Halford entertained a select party in Curzon4treet, May-fair ; the Duke of Mon trose gave a sumptuous dinner yesteiday, to a largeparty, in Grosvenor-square ; th e C ountess of Harrington had a select party to dinner yesterd a y, i n t h e S ta bl e-yar d ; Henry Plaskett, Esq. entertained a party of fashionables yesterday, to dinner in South Autiley-street. HIS MAJESTY ordered Divine Service to be performed on Sunday last, - in his new Chapel, at Brighton. His Majesty en tered the Chapel precisely at tweke o'clock. The Choir Ser vice, in the usual manner of the Royal Chapel in London, was performed by Master Gear and Nlnster Jones, Messrs. W. Knyvett, Hawes, and J. B. Sale. The music was aTe Den2n, composed by the late Doctor Arnold, one of our most respectable legitimate Musicians. The Sanetita and Kyrie Eteison, composed by Jomelli, were the same as were per formed with such striking effect at the late Coronation. A very impressive Sermon was preached by, Dr. Carr, the very Rev. Dean of Hereford. The Anthem was " I have surely built thee a house to dwell in," and was given with all due effect by the above-named Gentlemen. Mr. Atwood, composer to his Ma jesty, presided at the organ by command. There were between three and four hundred persons present, consisting of nobility, and the most respectable people in the town, alleaf whom were admitted by tickets. The above professional Gentlemen had the honour of entertaining his Majesty with their vocal exer tions at the Pavilion on the evening before. Madame FEnita.itr's Concert took place at the Old Ship, Brighton, on Monday evening, under the patronage of his Majesty. Spanioletti was the L e ad er . M r . C . P otter pres id e d at the pianoforte. - The chief vocal performers, Miss Goodall, Masters Jones and Gear, Signor Torri, Messrs. Hawes, Ter rail, and J. B. Sale. There were about four hundred persons present, and the whole went off with admit able effect. The instrumental performers, with the exception of the Leader, consisted of the Gentlemen forming his Majesty's private Band. The foundation stone of the intended Sunderland Infirmary was laid yesterday by Lord STEWART. His Lordship, sup ported on his right by Sir Henry Hardinge, and on his left by the Rev. Dr. Gray, and accompanied by the Committee, and the medical gentlemen in staves, the Clergy in canonicals, the Magistrates and a great number of Gentlemen two and two, walked in procession from the Rectory to Wearmouth Church, where an excellent Sermon, from part of the 35th verse of the 1 10th of Saint Luke, was delivered by the Rev. Dr. Gray, after Which the sum of ,-.C2G 12s. 2J,d. was collected in aid of the funds of the Infirmary. The procession, on leaving the church, proceeded to the piece of ground selected for the intended build ing at time western extremity of the town, where Lord' Stewart laid the foundation stone, depositing within it several coins of the present reign. The Rev. Dr. Gray, on behalf of the gentle men present, and in accordance with the feelings of the town, thanked his Lordship for the honour he had conferred upon them, gild the munificent assistance he had afforded to an establish ment, which, lie trusted, would be attended with permanent be nefit to the towns of Sunderland and the Wearmouths, and their neighbourhood. Iris Lordship replied in a manly and digni fied manner, and assured his Rev. friend and the gentlemen around him, that both the Infirmary, and the welfare of these towns should have his cordial support at all times and on all occasions. After the ceremony, his Lordship and the gentle men of whom the procession was composed returned to the Rec tory, where they partook of a cold collation consisting of every delicacy of the season, provided by the hospitable Rector. Lord Stewart left the Rectory soon after three o'clock, and accom panied by his friends, walked to the Exchange, where his car riage was in'ivaiting, to Convey him and Sir Yr. Hardinge to Wynyard, for which place they altriOat, immediately set off.— (Durham Advertiser, Jan. 11.) INDIA.--(CAWNPORE INTELtioENcE.)—Wanted, in the Upper Provinces, for the Field Army in particular, an assort ment of nice Girls, English, Irish, or Scotch, well-bred, good tempered lively Lasses, who can write neatly, sing sweetly, play the piano, and dance quadrilles. Two or three dozen such, from It; to 24 years of apie, would make a vast differ e n ce i n th e Society of this dullest ot all diabolical Stations, where you see an immense Assembly Room filled with Beaux in Staff Jackets, young Civilians that would give their ears for some thing to fall in love with, and Officers without number belong ing to the King or Company, find not so much as one British Fair to kindle a contest among them ! ! The calicoes and mus fins of the East were never so much in demand a t h ome , as British Damsel 4 now are in his p a rt of Indi a . • Here are all the requisite means for promoting public amusement : Assembly Rooms large enough for Bath, a finer Band of Music than ever was heard at Bath, a Regiment of Horse, another of Foot, Europeans, a quantity of Artill er y, tw o orps of Sepoys, a Play House, a General Officer in command, and another out of command, with . Staff enough for 17 'Generals, and Merchants enough to supply 700 with Hams, Cheese, and Champaigne._ Gracious powers of Love What a pity there should be no . Belles to enliven such a place ! ! There is also a Clergyman, and a Church going to be built.—(Madras Courier.) CITY BusustEss.—A Court of Aldermen was held yesterday at Guildhall, which was nume rously attended.—The Court heard and deter ruined the appeals of persons elected to serve the offices of lnquestmen and Constable ; and the Lord Mayor was requested to sign precepts for wardmotes, to be holden for election of other persons in the room of those discharged. The presentments of the Inquests of the several wards, of nuisances, encroachments, and non-freemen, were laid before the Court, t:nd the Aldermen of the respective wards were requested to inquire into the nuisances, tSzc., and the Chamberlain directed to summon the non-freemen before him, and to prosecute such as refused to take up their freedom.—The Petition against_the repay') of a Common Councilman for the Ward of Langbourn was adjourned to the next Court.—The election of Mr. Cattley as a Common Councilman for the Ward of Queenhithe was declared void, on ac count of his not being a freeman ; and the Lord Mayor was requested to issue his precept for a wardmote, to be holden for the election of an other in his room.—Commissioners for the Court of Requests, for February and March, were ap pointed.—The Court appointed the 2d of March for licensing the several victuallers. ACCIDENT IN ITUNTING.—J. R. GREGORY, Esq., met with an alarming accident in hunting on Monday, in following the hounds of the Far icy Hunt, Hants, in taking a hazardous leap, which most of the field of sportsmen refused. It %I as a quickset hedge of six feet, with two feet of ditch approaching it, and three feet on the other side. A Mr. Co aacrr first cleared the leap, and Mr. G. followed, when his horse's hind legs became entangled in clearing the second ditch, and he fell upon his rider and caused a dangerous compound fracture of his left leg. He was con veyed to a neighbouring farm-house, senseless, from a contusion on the head also, and fears are entertained for his safety. Mr. G. is GO years of age, and of corpulent habit. POtTflY. SCENE—COURT OF FAIRIES Enter CuupADur L. I was awoke this 'morning at early dawn, By a large grey gnat, who was winding his horn, Up I rose, and gave three springs, And seated myself between his wings, And with him I flew The garden through, Sipping the sweet and silvery dew. '1 long'd for sport, and at last I spied A bee, who cunningly thought to hide In the midst of a rose of damask hue ; But what did I do ? • I slid from my gnat, and I hasten'd to close Up the leaves of the sweet smelling damascene rose, And oh I laugh'd so heartily To hear the buz of the angry bee ; But when d'ye think I let him free ? 1 made him give up all his honey to me ; And after I had beaten him black and blue, Sprung on my gnat, and away we flew. Enter WILL O' THE WISP. I borrow'd a beam from the setting sun, And kept it till darkest night came on, Then frisk'd right merrily over the mcor, Whilst my little gay light danc'd on before. We hover'd at length o'er a dingy dell ; 'Twas a murderer's hold !—I knew it well. 'Twas there he shrouded himself by day, And woe, to the wretch who pass'd that way Whilst he was prowling in search of prey. He had lain his length on the murky ground, And applied his ear to catch the sound Of traveller's feet—just then A lizard jseap'd from the brainble bush, Which grew near his den. He turn'd at the noise—he saw the light —a flush Of eager joy pass'd o'er his face, As he slowly rose in his lurking place, And like a tyger from his lair He softly, softly crept . I was aware— And snatching my lanthorn, made him pass Over dreary mountains wet with dew, And swampy bogs, which he waded thro',l Till he fell . . in.the midst of a wide morasS•-- Then the . loud storm howl'd in his par, And the tempest shook his soul, The man of blood i—he'had scord at fear Till then—but 'midst the thunder's roll There was a voice which he could hear, And it warn'd hirn . that his fate drew near. I could see the lightning's vivid glare, That play'd among his snaky hair, Light up a flame in his hollow eye, . And he shriek'd aloud in agony. The bird of the night hooted over his head, As the lightning flash'd.which struck him dead. I left the carcase to moulder there ; 'Twill furnish a feast to the fo'wls of the air. A. L. G. *„* Our poetical Readers will be struck with the resem blance between this composition and the Poetry which DRY DEN wrote for Pi T RCE L L 5 and oth e r Composers.--11 e s h a ll always be glad of favours from this Correspondent. • - _.., , ." ' /- •,_ .r, -: - `,4:„.. .&' ) ' ( 4 3 ,. *. ' Z ' A. 3 ,, :•.-:4 - ir.'..slfie" i . ..9' ? - 63 't , %% , „f -J.,' 4 s 0 ,.....1 4 , ... -A40',14..A. 1. - ..,4, ‘,;,, .N ?- -i, - t.1;.- - _ - c -s s .\ .#.‘y ,, ..t ..0•1 46 ,4 , ~. - -e.R. f - ' -ok , i 4 , 1 1,- i ,t'), ... # ' Vo. - SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ACCEPTANCES FOR THE NEWMARKET FREE HANDICAPS. FIRST SPRING MEETING, 1822. ll . :DNESDAY.—Sweepstakes of,lBogs each, h. ft. T.Y.C. Zeal - Bst. 121 b. I Civet - - Bst. 31b. Rosicrucian - Bst. elb.Mare - - 7g. 121 b. THußsDAY.—Sweepstakes of 100 gs each, h. ft. A.F. Gustavus - - Bst. 121 b. Centaur - Bst. 31b. Rcdicule - Bst. 101 b. Blue Ruin . Bst. 21b. Sir Fluldibrand Bst. 41b. Grey colt, by Young Pula - - Bst. 31b. Gohanna 'ist. 131 b. EXTRAORDINARY PEDESTRIAN FEAT. This morning, Mr. SMEDLTNO, a (gentleman residing at Bermondsey, undertook, for a wager of 100 sovereigns, to go eight miles within - one hour, he at the same time carrying one hundred and sixty-eight pounds weight. He started at pre cisely el ht o'clock, on the lower Deptford Road, near the Hatch ; betting in favour of time, five and six to one; the miles were done in the following order :- Ist Mile. 2d 3d 4th sth 6th 7th Bth 8 Min. 0 Sec. 7 0 7 0 7 20 7 10 7 10 8 5 8 0 59 Min. 45 Sec. It will thus be found that the pedestrian accomplished the per formance in fifteen seconds within the given time, to the asto. nishment of a considerable number of persons. The weight carried was a quantity of lead, neatly packed in a wicker basket, which rested upon- a small porter's knot. A considerable sum of money was pending, it being considered that from the slen der frame of Mr. SMEDLING, the performance was impossi ble ; he rested twice in the last two miles, and did um appear very rauch fatizued. TROTTING MATCH. Another. trotting mat.;:h of two miles for 200 guineas a-side took place yesterday, on the llagshot road, between Mr.l.Vells's roan mare, and Mr. 11. Painter's black horse. The mare made the play, 'tad kept it up the first half mile, when she broke into a gallop, and in turning the horse passed her. At the mile the horse broke when neck and neck, and got four lengths a-head. Every inch of the.ground was contested, and both were toge ther when 200 yards from home. The mare won by two lengths, in six minutes 31 seconds. SPOUTING DECISION. The match money on the disputed tight between COOPER (the gypsey) and CHERnY, has been returned to the backers, in consequence of the indecision of the , umpires, which sets many disputes at rest. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. MEETINGS FOR THE PRESENT WEEK. His Illajesty's Stag Hounds, on Friday, at Stoke Common, • The Buckinghamshire Harriers, on Thursday, at Doddershall. Nir. Chaivorrh's Hounds, cn Thursday, at Harleston Park; and on Saturday, at Harrington. M. Osbaldeston's Hounds, on Friday, at Soberton Down. The Chester Harriers, of Friday, at Caughall Bridge. Sir Richard Pukston's Hounds, on Thursday, at Overton Bridge ; and on Saturday, at Oteley Park. The Holywell Harriers, on Thursdi-y, at Brentford ; and on Saturday, at Gelli Fowler. HYDROPINIBIA.—This dreadful malady having Made its appearance 'amongst the Coosnargh Harriers, it has been found necescary to shoot every dog belonging to the pack. Some symptoms of the disorder were observed in one of the hounds a short time ago, and he was accordingly chained up, until it could be proved whether or not he was really affected. He however broke loose on Saturday, and joined the rest of the pack with evident signs of being in a rabid state. As there could be no security against the complaint breaking out in any of the animals, the only course was to destroy every dog, which was accordingly done on Sunday and NI outlay last. 11. Parker,. 'Esq., of AV hittmgham, has also judged it prude :it t 3 order, the destruction of all his dogs, althoAt(li s-Jme or them were very Yaluublt.:-APieston Chronicle.) MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c. DEA r., JAN. 15.—Wind N.N.W.—The wind has been well to the northward to-day, but blowing strong with the ebb tide ; has prevected th e outwar d gett i ng their anchors; several small vessels in the Downs drove, and let go their second anchors. One brig lost both anchors, and proceeded for Dover. The rest .of the vessels ride all well. Arrived and remain the Grand SaChtl.m, M'oodward, from the South Seas; and /Wary Ann and habella, Stephenson, from Hull for Rio Janeiro. The Grand Sachem left at Timor the Atalanta, with f4/0 barrels of oil; the Caster, with 1400 ditto : And the Eliza Ann. Came down :roar the River and remain the Swallow, Ross, for Bombay. SIIEERNESS, JAN. Is.—Arrived the New Albion, Critehall from London for Trieste, with l oss o f bowsprit. , Lrvs:nroor., JAN. 14.—Arrived the James and Agnes, Shaw. irons Illiramichi ; sailed sth December ;—.6 or 7 vessels were lest near Miralnichi (names unknown). On 10th Jan., in lat. 48. 49. long. 8. snoke the American ship Iris, from Fal mouth for llavannah, who supplied the James and Agnes with pro i 'ions. PORTSMOUTH. JAN. 15.—Wind N.—Arrived Vie Princess Mary, Clatk, from the Downs for the South Seas; Entleavoci-, Musalcman, from ditto for Jamaica; and the• Solon, Wachlin, from Uleaborg,.. Sailed the LiV e ly, Ri c hi e , for Ancona. vatou Tit, JAN 14.—Wind N.— Arrived the William and Athelia, Jones, from St. John's, N. B. in 35 days; on 6th inst., in lat. 49. 27. long. 7. fell in with the brig Ellen, of Dartmouth, from Newfoundland for Liverpool, leaky, and is such a distressed state, that the master and passengers would have abandoned 'her, had not the sea been running so high so as to preclude the possibility of Captain Jones rendering therm any assistance. Jam. 15.—Arrival tl . e Johanna Elizabeth' Ro . lief4, from Antwerp, leaky in her upper works. It A MSG AT E, .1A . l 5 —Arrivcd the Catherine, Peyton, from .Lone.on for Belfast ; and Union, How, from Exeter for Lon don, the former having slipped one, and the latter two chain cables. - Al A aGAT E JAN. 15.—The sloop Nelly, Short, from Bridge water for London, broke her anchor in the five fathom chantd, and in running for the Harbour drove op in the Bay, and re ceived considerable damage; she has been got in here very leaky. The Sisters, Carter, from the South Seas, is in the NOrth Channel, and has been sent .on shore for an anchor nal • ale. • . - A -SINGULAR ODSTACLE.-1, i sl a rpma k !MP circumstance, that the portrait of Henry VIII. was the means of preventing a commercial tre k t; between th e Portu;nese a.:3.the King of Borneo. A Portuguese vessel having touched at. that place, opened a trade there with gre a t success. The King received te strangers with special favour, and they displayed befOre him the presents with which they were prepared. Among other things was the marriage of Henry VIII. and Catherine tepresented in tapestry. When the King of Borneo saw the bluff figure of Henry as large as life, he bade the Portuguese peek up their presents, take them on board, and leave his don. i lions mimeliately. He knew, he said, what they Fraught him those figures for ; that ugly man was to come out in the night, cut off his head, and take possession of his dominions. There was no persuading him out of his imagination, and the Porm guese were compelled to abandon a commercial spectate:on which was so auspiciously commenced. SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—A dreadful accident happened on Saturday morning at an early hour. Samuel Coppock, the watchman for the Low-pavement, and Bridle smith.p,ate, climbed upon the iron p a li sa d es to get a li g h t from the gas lamp, near to Mr. Allsopp's, on the Low - pavement, as he had been accustomed to do. The night was very frosty, and the palisades, in consequence, were so slip pery, that his foot slipped, and he fell upon the iron spikes, which ran into his bowels. With some exertion he contriv ed to extricate himself from his dreadful situation, and had just strength to spring his rattle, when he fainted from loss of blood, which flowed p7enteously orn his wounds ! The next watchman come to his aid, and carried him home. ' Assistance was immediately procured, Lut very great fears were entertained for his life, and it was not until yesterday morning that he was pronounced out of danger.—(Nottingham Review.) In the services, pers‘Nerance, and affectionate attachm nt of the clog, we have daily proofs of his sagacity ; but the following, communicated to us by a respectable Correspon dent, furnishes_, we believe, a very uncom m on t ra it i n th e character of the cat :—On the Bth of November, Samuel Sparks, servant to Mr. John Cox, of Peddington, in the parish of Berkeley, in this County, brought a fine large tabby cat in a waggon from Mr. Isaac Hillier's lieu ;e, at New market (a distat.ce of 15 miles), tied sip in a bag, as a present to Mr. Cox, who kept her three days in his house, when she made her escape. and actually returned to her native home tit;.: day six weeks, viler in much better condition than when she ief.: it.—(Gloucester Herald.) - _ _ _ During Monday night and the early part of yesterday morning, the wind was so very high that considerable damage was done on the River 'charms, by some barges breaking from their moorings, one of which, running foul of the•red der of a West country barge at Bank-side, car. ried it away. In the new buildings erecting in Stepney fields, the gale end,of one of the houses was blown down ; and, on the Deptford-road, an elm' tree was torn up by the roots ; fortunately no person was hurt. ExPLostoN FROM GAS.—A remarkable occur rence took place a short time ago at the Oldfield Colliery, near Fenton Park, in this county ; hap pening in the night of Sunday, none of the men were ,at work, nor any person near the place, excepting a young man attending the engine to work the pump, who at the time had laid down aside the boiler, and was fallen asleep : when about two o'clock in the morning, a tremendous explo sion of the hydrogen gas took place in the pit underneath, which agitated the earth to the sur face to such a degree as to cause the man to roll over, and the concussion was so great that it shook the inhabitants in their beds to sorne dis tance, creating in them much alarm, and . a fear that their habitations would fall on their heads. It was singularly providential that this explosion took place on the night above•mentioned,.for had it happened on any other, most likely the lives of many of the poor colliers would have fallen a sacrifice.—(Staffordshire Advertiser.) DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY.-Between nine and ten o'clock on Monday night, Mr. PamAttu HORSEFALL, of Islington-green, passing through Cow-cross on his way home, was accosted by a man who pleaded great distress, and solicited his charity to provide his family with some food, for want of which they were starving. Mr. H—gavt-t the applicant a shilling. Mr. H. had not pro ceeded far before he was overtaken by four fel lows, one of whom (the villain who had beets lieved by Mr. H.) seized him round the waist, another placed his hands over his mouth to pre vent his calling out, whilst their confederates endeavoured to rifle his pockets, but meeting with a spirited resistance they waived this at tempt, and seized hold of the chain of his watch, which was secured by a steel guard. The chain broke, and the robbers fled with two gold seals, a key, and a wedding ring. Mr. H. pursued them for some distance, calling out." Stop thief !" but the villains succeeded in effecting their escape. Thursday ;n the high Court of Justiciary, John Patterson Lawson was tried for a robb ry committed in the Edinburgh Police-office. found guilty, the Lord-Advocate sentenced him to fourteen years' transportation ; on which the prisoner said, " God bless you, my Lord, that is just what I wanted." CORN EXCHANGE, JAW. 19. We have not had many fresh Arrivals in since Monday of fine duality ; the best samples of Wheat fully maiatain Monday's prices ; the same of fine Barley. bathe inferior very dull sale ; Peas and Bez.ns full as dear as on Monday ; the supply . of Oats rather lArge, but the price not so good as on Monday, only for a few picked samples, and but little doing in that trade to-day. Should this bright weather continue, it will improve- the omit. nary qu slities of Wheat and other Grain.. • - •