The Sun. — London, England, 1822-09-25 00:00:00

la , Dati ( cj Ticußie s ii mess' 4lt f i s in ° I •elies 00 its Propel e%er overcom e sal 111 ' 's P. ff I°3 lr' got le to Pr'lllo' in .,. the :str" el :i her ► a part cry the co° sr Dor' L's il f - 1 : l ack! of joric e- ler 0 for% the f ilo', be g t )01 s"', ' rO c'. 111"° le 1%t13 A f ile Wer e W f mos t ° e tef,' Ld frow ret on s l ' ° (Pc - i ale ar it 0.1) P 3 at th Ca e 0 ( tter e" lerat'olls o' 4 he catfr e ' Pi hate a c°l:ley 0 , D h"' f, lj ,ay ca l 1' idlesith stone 01i are well r 0 1 . Lly k ith b chi y fall /k, on,aorbzd grea t /3°l : tassa gaYs as they have, and in course of time must lose ; but `have not hea r d o f t h e i r burning one waggon s i nce we ar iarter. , e d. They never seize and burn the waggons that come 111 °/ 1 1 them to smuggle ; thi s s h ews th a t th e y lik e to trade by ) MY firm opinion is, that if the Portuguese do not t rade di rectly with them, that other savage nations lying be ween t hem and the Caffres collect the elephant's teeth from then'' and take the teeth to Europe, while what furs they ob lain th e are sent to India. King KIKER's Caffre tribe are by far t ost f riendly to th e E ng li s h. Th e i r coun t r y li es th e neares t tor t Wiltshire, where there is always a large military post. -the Government has built a stone house for King BIKER,. and has from time to time made him and his Chiefs many pre- King KixEn often wears a dress, which he says his ' ot her King GEORGE gave him; but he always asks for "Ile thing for his Chiefs, and is much displeased if they do not get it, When Lord CHARLES SOMERSET was in Cafrre land, 1 made Ding Krxrn a present of a horse he rode, and also 1n taking a liki ng to his military hat, h e gave hi m t h at 30 this he often wears, but his general dress, like all the C4ffre tribes, is skins." Nu. elc• [From the Ame r ica n Papers.] arn from an Officer of the Hornet, that a very favour ' alde inlpression had been made at Havanna, by the respect 1 5 ri 'even to the Revenue Laws of that Island by Capt. HENLEY, to:3king permission to take on boar d the sa l vage money, a i rb t e tes Y not u sua ll y pa id by British and other arme d vesse l s. 1_ P e rmission was very prompt l y g i ven, w i t h a su i ta bl e ac kiio„l_, `c°gThent of the respectful sentiment that had dictated the aPPlic ation. Th e British naval fo rce i n th e W es t Indi a se a s is represented a : quit e re spectable, but they are too profitably engaged in PiZ e l"tin g money from port to port to attend to the acts of Y committed even on their own commerce. Their con 4tict`' sin this resp ec t h a d exc i te d muc h di ssat i s f ac ti on , an d, it 1 : 43 Said, representations on' the subject had been made to Lloyds, with a view of their being communicated to Govern '''eht•--(l3caeon. ) j r °ll Acco.—A n exper i ment h as b een tr i e d w i t h success , a t se een3bur gh, (Penn.) to raise tobacco plants in a hot bed from lel ed procured at Havana. The seed was of that sort raised in the and of Cuba, from which the tobacco is obtained that is used la th‘‘ segars and which brings 80 dollars a cwt. Some of lealeave s , of what has been ra i se d a t Gr e ensburgh, measured 25 1 7 c ues in length, and 16 in breadth ; and several cart loads had cut and housed on the 20th of last month. The blossoms t "ne stalks l e f t f or see d h a d t h en fallen off; and the pods Ate full of see d . The luxuriance of vegetation i n ear l y p l ants, • 4 : She Wn by thi s experiment, more than compensate d for t h e _ iZh ic s of the hot bed, and was considered as placing . the dis lout, here the tobacco was raised on an equality Nyith more nern lat itudes.—(./Vcir York Commercial Adverti.ber.) Antidote, one of the most loyal and spi el`led of the Irish Journals, has taken into its • ii i ° ,: (l ' l ,nns an article which recently appeared in I ) ,: s , jr aPe_r, in answer to an illiberal declaration c r i , —lin Ball, that he " hated Dissenters of all t o - ,, ss e B ." The article in question, we have reason eve, was not only admired by " Dissenters ° I ) 411 Classes," but by the Members of the Esta list y YChurch in general. esterday his Roy a l Hi g h ness t h e D u k e o f hi t; held a L evee as C omman d er- i n- Chi e f , at • s °Mee in the Horse-Guards. 13iesterday a Messenger arrived at the Foreign I,6 k : e in Downing-street, from the Marquis of t' b°l4l )Eatty at Vienna. • 4-eett e " by yesterday's ' mail from Paris state, ITO tl v e ° l llll6 , * to the most recent intelligence . r; ' le nha the three Sovereigns of Russia, ca u p s t t , - " l a3 and Prussia, were assembled in that tk i- ,,m, and only awaited the arrival of 'the °` I VELLINGTON, to enter on the important "s in ess for which they had met. 5 EXPORTS.--During the month of April sy, l e t s%7 l ,t r e Were exported from Denmark, and the Duchies of stye, e nd Hol s tei n , 13,508 Tons of Wheat, 67,993 Tons of • Po und s d;/,2,0_6 Tons of Barley, 20,694 Tons of Oats, 655,86 istitter. AVIstI ' DEIST.--Letters from Madrid of the ' , ea , - I st• state that the i nterest on t h e vales ee4-leim-n, the payment of which had for some years dis) is now t o h e p a id. The order for the • ' l ua car ge of the half year ending the 30th of ti e t has be en i ssue d . A "Pears by letters from Lima, of the 17th p em P a ril, that th e d e f eat o f a party o f t h e ntl e- on-, e I its by th e c or p s o f R o y a lists under the • tti ms nd of CANTER AC, has been extremely mag s. Tipsy ° ill the s t atement o f t h at event received, by -n f the Ayres, and that so far from pro : ov i c ea g L anY beneficial results, it has been fol roi a j `' l3r- consequences highly detrimental to the I)4 v ;,, ca use, no less than 09 officers and 1,500 :241 ,e i s ttely fCANTEIIA:CiS . deserted after the battle, and joined SAN j This latter circumstance is placed l ett "u lift do u bt, b y i ts bei ng.con t a i ne d i n th e to er s -c 13 " 1 persons attached to the Spanish cause Pr e ' s er°, and therefore naturally disposed to re. /r o „, ent it 1 11 the most favourable light possible. d 4 t t he official accounts 'of the battle•publishe de n : t "a, it is evident that the defeat of the In . - heyndents .was caused by a surprise, they (1 41 . 1 6 , n g been attacked in their encampments . iq v ig the night, rather than by any inferiority 4 1° ur Or discipline. Prl Be cretary P EEL no t b e ing in town, the tacit a mations a p perta i n i ng to t h e H ome D epar t- Se'' , e t ,,, h „ av e of late b een s i gne d by th e other two t oil L i les of St a t e . L ast n i g h t ' s G aze tt e con ter°ne relative to the destruction by fire of a ty Sj e : e l o nging to the E ar l o r C ARNARVON , which yi e r e u by Mr. Secretary CANNING. • 8 0p ill f eel much pleasure in stating that Lady GRESLE Y continues to improve in her nobl a nd is lik e l y to b e soon restor ed to h er L a ° d 'airdly and f r i en d s . 1( 11/ c Y l(NiGirroN, the wife of Sir WILLIAM_ fa vou r who h as l a t e l y r i sen so hi g hly i n t o , ll Tor C" w ith his MAJ ESTY , h as l ong be e n admired • tn ios - , e r t alents in p a i n ti ng , an d i s h e ld i n th e ' teem for her domestic virtues. Ettltty e p orter of the late Marquis of LONDON , . . 14 43t e , die i ,d on Saturday with grief for his late '.tar a" Previous to the melancholy event he T he t l i rery healthy and strong man. tow Debt baying b_een fitted for a breakwater, at Harwich, ste at4 ed fro nl • ti v essel Chatham on Wednesday last, by the Comet , • tturin„,,ssaries of the E • have visited this city xcise • 4 M P re sen i wpueerksu, Pursuit the . . purns u e , o s f c r . ansacking shops tt iPec:o°uses s At one highly underp in the silic ° tral e e g they seized a parcel of Irish ticoarle isiiiik.eepetrshe pretence that the duty had not been * idi ' 5113 ; but . exhibited the invoice from an eminent Lon kiln a Auantit in vain. At the same shop. they made free toYr.;.o,l:;ig'Ornivieh crape, and actually carried it off, manufacture !—(Bristol Mercury.) CONGREVE ROCKETS. A letter from Captain KAY, of the ship Mar garet, of London, dated September 7, addressed to Lieut. COLQUUOUN, R.A., says— " I have taken the liberty of inclosing you an account of a few trials I have made of Congreve's Rockets. Fearing the harpooners would not fire it correctly, I had determined to try its effect myself, and it was not until the Bth June that an opportunity presented. Early on that morning a whale, of the largest size, was discovered near the ship ; I immediately pursued it, and when sufficiently near, fired a rocket into its side ; the effect it had on the fish was tremendous—every joint in its body shook, and, after lyino• for a few seconds in this agitated way, it turned on its back and died. It appeared on flinching, that the rocket had penetrated through the blubber, and exploded in the crann near the ribs ; the stick and lower part of the rocket was taken out entire—the upper part was blown to pieces. My next attempt was on the 9th July, on a whale of the same size as the former, but .owing to the rapid motion of the fish, and a heavy swell of the sea, which ren dered the boat unsteady, the rocket entered below the middle part of the body, in consequence of which its effect was con siderably lessened ; its frame, however, was much shook by the explosion, and it immediately sunk, but rose again, blow ing an immense quantity of blood : it was then struck with a harpoon, and killed with lances. On flinching, part of the stick of the rocket could only be found ; it therefore appears probable that the rocket had burst in the inside of the fish. " I much regret the want of an opportunity of trying them on the sun fish, which, although frequently pursued, could never approach sufficiently near for a rocket to have the slightest effect. The unusual scarcity of whales also precluded a more extensive trial of them. " P.S. We have killed 9 fish this season, and have about 120 tuns of oil." WHlTEnomm.—From our Paper ,of to-day, and from our last three or four numbers, it will be seen that the system which struck such terror into the inhabitants of the country, during the last winter, has re-commenced, even at •this early period of the season. It is not confined to Munster—the Kilkenny Paper furnishes some cases of it—but the Journals of this City and of Limerick are, in every publi cation, found to contain some fresh instance of the unsubdued spirit of Whiteboyism. The cam paign has been regularly renewed, and the old course of Rape, Arson, and Murder vigor ously entered on. We have learned, from authority fully to be relied on, facts which prove that the destruction of property by fire has been reduced to a regular system. In the course of one night, numerous notices were posted in a circuit of twelve miles, enjoining the inhabitants of the district not to take their tithes, and threatening to burn not only the tithe, but all the consumable property of any individual who should transgress this order.—(Cork Adver tiser, Sept. 21.) CITY BUSINESS.—The LORD MAYOR ,held a Court of Aldermen yesterday at Guildhall, which was fully attended.—His Lordship laid before the Court a report of the' proceedings he adopted in attending his Majesty in his pro gress down the river on the 10th of August last on his way to Scotland, and on the Ist instant on his Majesty's return.—Wm. St. Julien Arabin, Esq., attended, and was sworn and admit. ted into the office of one of the Judges of the Sheriff's Court, to which he had been elected by the Court of Common Council. The Court, upon a report from a Committee, increased the number of Livery of the Spectacle-makers' Company, from 60 to 200 ; and raised the tine for the same.—Commissioners of the Court of Requests for the months of October and November next were appointed.—The Inquest of Bishopsgate "Ward at tending, presented several persons for carrying on trade not being free of the city, which was referred to the Chamberlain. The Inquest of Farrar don Ward Within presented sundry non-freemen, and a nuisance occasioned by slaughter-houses, which latter was referred to a Committee, and the non-freemen to the:Chamberlain.—Several persons were sworn, others al lowed to be admitted,. and many discharged from the,office of brokers.—The Court licensed several coal-undertakers in the port of London.—A petition from the. Upper Rulers, and others of the Fellowship of Porters, relative to their being refused to be employed in carrying malt, was presented, and referred to a Committee for consideration.—Various other business was transacted. We have again been assured that the new ma nagement of Covent Garden Theatre is under the controul of a Committee, and not vested in Mr. C. KEMULE as is still reported. Miss PATON is not sufficiently recovered to resume her station on the Haymarket boards, but with laudable zeal is preparing herself for her performance of Polly, in The Beggar's Opera, We have not heard the name of the new Mac heath, but report speaks very favourably of his person and talents. Mr. COLMAN, it seems, has written an occa sional Address for the re-opening of Drury-Lane Theatre, under its new alterations and improve ments. This gentleman's Muse, like his conver sation, is prompt, humorous, and inexhaustible. Mr. CONWAY, whose merit as an actor has been deservedly admired by the public, contents himself at present with the humble office of Prompter to the Haymarket Theatre, and dis charges the duty with as much diligence and zeal as if he had never occupied a higher situa tion, though he held a first-rate station in that very Theatre, and is yet in the prime of life. Mr. FOOTE, late of Drury Lane Theatre, is gone upon a theatrical expedition to British America, and means to proceed with his com pany to Quebec, if he can gain permission from the Governor. Mr. FOOTE possesses classical attainments and literary qualifications, which render him very fit for the direction of a theatre, as well as to support it by respectable talents. Our readers viii recollect the seizure of the Dutch dogger Nieuwe Hoop, in Aberdeen harbour, in the month of August last year. This vessel had on board above 300 tubs of geneva, and other contraband goods to a considerable amount; and had a crew of 11 mariners, including the mas ter and two boys ; all of whom were marched to prison for breach of the revenue laws, which impose a fine of 1001. upon every person engaged in foreign smuggling. These poor men were quite unable to pay such a sum ; and their owners hav ing cruelly abandoned them to their fate, they might have lain in Jail for an indefinite period. We are happy to learn, how ever, that Government have at ,length consented to their liber ation. Mr. JOHN STEWART, the :Consul for the kingdom of the Netherlands at Aberdeen, has been unremitting in his en deavours for this purpose, and some time ago procured the re lease of the two boys. lie has since accomplished the libera tion of the remainder of the crew, who were set at large last week, after suffering a confinement of 13 months..—( Caledonian Mercury.) About three in the afternoon of Friday last, two children playing in the yard of a cottage near Westbrook, in the parish of Herne, having obtained some live embers from the hearth, set fire to some loose straw, the sparks from which were quickly communicated by the wind to the cottage, which being thatched, and constructed of weather board, was very shortly consumed, with nearly the whole of its contents, including a small sum in notes and money, which the occupier, a labouring man, had laid up foi the purpoie of paying his rent : from thence the flames spread to a lodge and an adjacent barn, which also with a quantity of canary, the produce of about five acres, which it contained, were wholly destroyed. Assistance was promptly afforded by the neighbours, and by the officers and men of the Coast Block ade stationed at Hampton Hill, but the drought and com bustible nature of the buildings rendered the fire so rapid that , the only part that could be preserved was a bed and some trifling articles of the cottage. The canary, barn, and other buildings, were the property of Mr. James Taylor, of Calcot -( Kentish Gazette.) FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Duke of St. Alban's, Earl Burford, and the Ladies Beauclerk, at their house in St. James's-square, from their seat Gratton, Surrey ; Lord Melbourne, from Earl Cowper's seat, Pansenger, llerts ; Hon. Colonel Lygon, M.P. at Countess Beauchamp's, in St. James's-square, from Windsor; Hugh Hammersley, Esq. from Ramsgate ; Hon. Captain Duncan, at Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Bath; J. P. Tudway, Esq. M.P. at ditto, from Somersetshire ; Thomas Hudson, Esq. and Mrs. Hudson, at Marshal Thompson's Hotel ; S. Waymouth, Esq. at ditto. DEPAILTURES.—EarI of Ancram, for the Marchioness of Londonderry's seat, North Cray, Kent ; Earl of Gosport, from Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street, on a tour ' • Lord William Ben tinck, for Lynn, Norfolk ; Earl Di g b y , from Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-street, for Iceland; Mr. end Mrs. Couson,' from Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, for Brighton ; H. S. Pear son, Esq. and Mrs. Pearson, from Thompson's Hotel, Caven dish-square' for France; Mrs. M ar ih a ll, Mi ss M ars h a ll. an d J. Marshall, jun. Esq., from ditto ; Eardley Wilmot, Esq., from ditto. The Lord Mayor yesterday entertained at dinner the Presi dent and Council of the Royal Academy, 'and a select party of friends. Lady Ellenborough has removed to.her newly-purchased re sidence, Cambridge House, South A u dl e y- s t ree t, th e res id ence of her ate Majesty. Leamington Spa still holds its attraction beyond any preced ing year. The influx of fashionable company is as consider able now as it has been at any period of the season. The Duchess Dowager of Rutland is at the Blenheim Hotel, and has given some elegant parties, which were attended by the first rank and fashion. TILE DUKE OF DEVONSIIIRE.—It is by no means certain that his Grace intends to proceed to Chatsworth from Ireland. Letters came to town on Monday, which give reason to sup_ pose that the Duke will proceed to the Continent. Instructions arrived, on the above day, directing the domestic establishment not to proceed to that splendid chateau with'the service of plate. The orders, however, came too late; they were . gone. Should his . Grace proceed to the French metropolis, it is thought that he will thence go to Verona. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of KENT has graciously permitted the Temple of Fancy, Ramsgate, to be designated the Royal Temple of Fancy, and her Royal rms to be displayed in front of the same; which the Proprietor duly appreciating the high honour conferred, is preparing to carry into effect in the handsomest manner. GRAND WHITE FAST OF THE JEWS.—This day being one of the strictest days in the Hebrew religious persua sion, it is called the White Fast. It is'kept with much solem nity.' The Hebrews from all parts of England and the British Isles, assemble in town, and repair at sunrise to their synagogues, where they remain until sunset, and during the day they neither eat nor drink. Those who are particularly strict in the ob servance of the Jewish rites, wear the shrouds in which they intend to be buried. Even those who live on the meats (forbidden by their great Lawgiver MosEs), during the remainder of the year, abstain from them on this day, and they meet the Congregation, in order to acknowledge and atone for such sins. As soon as the s t ars a pp ear , or the evening closes in, the Hymn of Death is repeated three times over in a loud voice, by the whole of the congregation, the. High Priest, the Rev. Dr. HERSCIIELLi repeating it first. The effect is extremely solemn. . The • whole of the congrega tion return immediately after the Hymn to break their fast, by a sumptuous entertainment, consisting of all sorts of fish, tea, coffee &c. Afterwards at about eleven or twelve o'clock an excellent supper follows, consisting of vermicelli soup, fowls, &c. &c. ; wines, &c. &c.—The followin ,, week their Grand 'Tabernacle fete commences, which lasts eight days, during the whole of which time the most extravagant entertainments are given.—(Morning Paper.) CORNWALL AUXILIARY BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY. On Thursday last, the 11th Anniversary of this Society was held in the Town gall, Truro. The Rev. strcu RoGE'Rs, Secretary, read the Report. The Society had last year distributed 1470 Bibles and Testaments at cost prices, and - 1328 to subscribers on the moiety account. The total number distributed since its institution was 31,167. The contributions last year amounted to 718/. The income of the Parent Society for the last year was 100,000/. ; the number of Bibles and Testaments circulated in the same period was 250,000, and the total number circulated from its formation exceeded three millions. COLCHESTER, SEPT. 23.—The Freedom of this Borough was on Friday se'nnight voted to GORDON W. KELLY, Esq. the present Recorder. The circumstance was communicated by Sir G. H. SMYTH, accompanied by Alder man SMITH, the Mayor elect, and Alderman ABEL, who re tuned with the Learned Gentleman to the Moot Hall, where the oath was administered and the enrollment made. .NORWICII, SEPT. 24.—0 n Sunday last, at a General Ordination, holden in the Cathedral Church, of this place, 52 persons were admitted into Holy Orders-23 Dea cons and 24 Priests. The Rev. HENRY HunnAno, son of the late G. Hurinann, Esq. of Bury, was, on the 11th instant, col lated to the Rectory of Henton Ampner, in Hampshire, by the Bishop of Winchester, vacant by the death of the Rev. H. Lotpru. • An — incident is said to have happened lately in Edinburgh, which places in a prominent point of view the highly-polished wit of our countrywomen. The story runs thus :—A Lady, famed for her unrivalled beauty as well as for her accomplishments, was walking alone, in an obscure street, when three of those unmeaning things without sense or reason, who make up for the want of intellect by the garnishing of the body, i. e. three exquisite Dandies, were coming up the street towards her, one of them stepped forward, and with that au dacity natural to his order, lifted up the Lady's veil, and ex claimed—" Painted, by Gon !" The Lady, although con fused by so rude an attack, had enough of presence of mind to reply, " Yes, no otherwise painted than by GOD."—( Glas gow Chronicle. ) A woman belonging to Fife, whose husband had a pension, took it into her •head , to visit the KING, while at Dalkeith, in order to solicit his Majesty to continue it to her after her husband's death. When she was admitted' o Dal keith House, she called for Lord IteisSlyn, with whom she was acquainted : his Lordship was a good deal surprised, as might be expected, at the sight of the matron, and accosted her with " Well, Mrs. , what brotight :You here ?"—" I want to see the King," replied she, "that I may ask him to con tinue my husband's pension after hiS death."—" The King has nothing to do with it," replied his Lordship, " you must apply to another quarter."—",Why then," says she, " it does not matter whether he can do it or no, I maun see the King since I came so far, and I winna rise off this seat till I see him." On this his Lordship went out and brought his Majesty into her presence, whom she thus addressed—" Please your Majestyship, I ken very weel I should gang down on my knees when I speak to you, but if I were ance down, I could na get up ag a i n ; so y our M a j es ty s hip m u n pl ease be content wi' a curtsey." His Majesty then bowed to her in a very con descending manner, and she departed highly satisfied with the result of her visit. A Physician, the other day, called upon a pa tient, subject to frequent and severe attacks of the gout. The painful visitant had left him, and he was enjoying himself over his wine, with great conv iviality. " Doctor ? " he exclaimed, " I am very glad to see you, you've just come in time to taste this bottle of INladeira, it is the first of a pipe that is just broached." " Ah," exclaimed the Doctor, "these pipes of Madeira will never do, they are the cause of all your suffering." " Well then," rejoined the other, " fill your glass, for now that we have found out the cause, the sooner we get rid qf it the Letter. When Rob Roy Macgregor was on his death bed, a gentleman, whom he had reason to consider as an enemy, came to see him. On being requested to admit the visitor to his bed-side, he said, " No enemy shall see Rob Roy in the posture of defeat. Raise me up; put on my clothes, and buckl e on my arms, th en a d m it hi m .. , ' lle was obeyed ; the guest was received with cold civility by the dying man, and in a short time departed. " Now," said Rob Roy—" now help me to bed and call in the piper." The piper appeared, Rob Roy shook hands with him, and desired him to play " Cha tuil e mi tuileadgh," a nd no t to cease while he continued to breathe. He soon expired, with the " voice of war" pealing around him.—(Scotch Paper.) • 1 e.,. • i : .... . .7,'. s. ~, , • • s! J ... - • ,i _. tS le - 1 •,, . .0. :-.4. , 't J .•-• k\P 4. 4.* -,,,!---,:. ''..t.- ia/-, a -.:, %,) At,':•.*:, - 1,,v • ,o #. , ;K . s ., er. ' ' • .. 1 5 ,i," r tY 1' - . . 4 VA, V .` , . ' 27 ER 'OT 1 ':14k ,4 " ' ••""‘'',4-4 ir 14 W 0 " .. , POETRY. LET HIM WHOM THE CAP FITS WEAR IT. Palm= qui nzeruit fcrat. Grateful as ripling brooks to parched kine, Eager to taste the life-reviving stream ; Or as the children of the arctic line Review with joy the Sun's returning beam, Grateful for benefits our hearts record, Eager we hail the Chief to us restor'd. Could we direct events as yet unknown, And grave our fate on Time's uncertain page, Ne'er should we more another master own, Nor lose the greatest Statesman of the age ; In his high mind we trace no selfish ends, Ne'er to the voice of slander he attends : Gen'rous Protector, Patron,—best of friends ! _ WESTMINSTER HALL. The Hall is filled with workmen, and the works preparatory to the building of the new Law Courts are rapidly proceeding. Mr. BANKES, in the course of the last Session of Parliament, moved for an account of the probable expence of building the new Courts, m hich was presented by Mr. ARBUTIINOT. It has since been printed. The following is a copy of it : AN ESTIMATE OF THE PROBABLE EXPENCE OF ERECTING THE NEW COURTS OF JUSTICE IN WESTMINSTER HALL. Copy of a Letter from JOHN SOANE, Esq. the Architect, to Colonel STEPHENSON, Surveyor-General of the Board of Works. 13, Lincoln's-inn : fields, 24th December, 1821. Sin—Referring to your letter, enclosing a copy of the Trea sury Letter, dated the 18th instant, requiring information as to the probable expence of erecting the new Courts adjoining Westminster Hall, agreeably to the design submitted to the Lords of his Majesty's Treasury, I have to state that it is im possible (considering the nature of the work) to make out any precise or accurate estimate of the expence which will attend it ; but after the best consideration of the subject, 1 am of opi nion, that the expence of the works contemplated in the design referred to, exclusive of warming the different Courts, and also the fittings to the different Courts, and the appendages thereto, will not exceed One Hundred Thousand Pounds. From the commencement of the work to the completion thereof, will require three years, and the expenditure each year would, it is presumed, be nearly the same. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your very obedient and faithful servant, (Signed) JOHN SOANE. To B. C. STEPHENSON, Esq. &c. &c. &c. Treasury Chambers, July 31,1022. C. ARBUTHNOT. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. PARTRIDGE SHOOTING MATCH. A sporting match at Partridges took place as Monday, for 100 guineas a side, between Captain Smith, of Chorley, Berks, and a gentleman of the name of Mattheson, from Hertford shire, both considered as good shots as any in England. It was agreed that the match should take place over ground un known to the parties, not to exceed one thousand acres, and two markers were allowed for each. They commenced on the Upton Moor manor, Bucks, by consent of the owner, Barnard Francis, Esq. They were allowed to shoot on foot, with a sin. gle brace of pointers, from day-break until twelve o'clock.— Both fell in amongst plenty of game of all sorts, and the wet ness of ground was cooling to the feet of the dogs, and highly favourable to their scent. At one o'clock the parties arrived at the manor house, with the produce their sports each fancy ing from his great success he had won. Mr. Matthesoni had 26 shots, four of which killed' double birds, and the produce was twelve and a half brace of birds. Captain Smith had 23 shots, and doubled five times, and produced eleven brace, los-, ing by three birds. It was considered excellent shooting, but the coveys were numerous, and had been but little disturbed. The competitors as well as their dogs were beat. TROTTING. The Great Trotting Match between Mr. Arbuthnot's Ches nut Mare Fairy, and Capt. B. B. Colston's Bluster, for HO sovereigns, took place early yesterday morning over a' two miles piece of ground in Oxley-park, Huntingdonshire. Im mense sums were pending at even op this snatch. The start took place at six &clock to avoid interruption, which should do most in an hour and a half. The following is a correct state ment from the umpire's time r The Mare did Illin. Sec. Ist two miles in 8 42 2d - • - 8 39 3d - - 8 22 4th - - - 8 51 sth - - 10 22 6th - - - 10 24 7th - - 10 22 Bth - - 12 50 9th - - 14 30 The Horse did Min Sec. Ist two miles in 8 44 2d . . 8 40 3d . . - 8 23 4th . - 8 20 sth . - 10 27 6th - 10 26 7th . - 1u 20 Bth - - 14 10 9th - - 14 40 93 2 1 94 10 The mare trotted gently over the last mile ground to win, the horse being several hundred yards behind at the 18 miles. - CRICKET. On Monday se'nnight, a return match, between the Stow. market and Woodbridge• Clubs, was played at 'Woodbridge, and decided in favour of the former, in a single innings, with 75 runs to spare. WOODBRIDGE. STOWMARSET. Ist Innings - - 193 2d Ditto - 81 118 SINGULAR PRESERVATION.-About three weeks ago, as Mr. Bateson, of Bentham, was shooting upon Ingle borough, on a sudden he missed one of his dogs (a favourite pointer belonging to Mr. Proctor, of this tow n ), and he left the moor without finding her, nor did h e gain any tidings of her till nine days after, when Mr. Smithies, of Burton-in lionsdale, who was sporting over the same ground, observing his dog growling over the mouth of one of those caverns which are so numerous in that neighbourhood, on Idoking down for the object which caused such conduct, he perceived a dog at the depth of about twenty feet ; and having heard of the above circumstance, he procured a rope and ladder, and with much difficulty brought the pointer safe to the top ; but her feet were so much lacerated in endeavouring to escape from her gloomy prison, and being reduced for want of food (having re mained there eight nights and nine days), she was obliged to be carried off the moor; and, although in that state, on hearing, the call of a moor-cock, she pricked up her ears, and pointed towards the spot where the bird was. The DIVING-BELL having finished the founda tion of the pier for the watering-place in Plymouth Sound, has recommenced (under the superintendence of Mr. SIDLEY, King's Harbour Master) clearing the rocky shoals within the Breakwater, and notwithstanding the wind has blown very strong from the E.S.E. during the last three days, so that se veral merchant vessels have arrived and anchored in the Sound, under treble and close-reefed topsails, the bell has been at work at intervals, and taken up several tons of stones from a part of the Shovel Rock, laying 180 yards within the Break . water, which shoal has only from 14 to 18 feet over it at low water.—(Plymouth Telegraph.) i ALARMING OcculutENcE.—=Tuesday (17t h n stantl, as the Edinburgh Castle steam-boat was on her pass age between Kirkaldy and Newhaven, a steerage passenger. in a state of intoxication, jumped up on one of the seats of the vessel, threw off' his hat, and crying out, " Here goes a brave seaman," leaped into the sea. The night was very misty, and was getting dark, and as only a few of the passengers knew what had happened, much alarm was excited lest the vessel had run into danger. Every exertion was made by the sailors on board, but before a boat' could be let down, two men had gone out to his rescue from the brig Majestic, which most providentially was within hearing of the steam-boat; and the man being able to swim, he was soon picked up, though, had it been a little darker, his recovery would have been almost impossible. The man, on being brought upon deck, seemed to be totally indifferent about his late perilous situation, and even uttered oaths against those who had delivered him. We understand he was once a cooper belonging to a vessel engaged in the whale fishery,. and that on the steam-boat leaving Kirkaldy he had made a similar rash attempt. A subscription of about £1 was very generously collected by a gentleman from the passengers, as a reward for the prompt exertions of the sailors on board the Majestic.— (Cakdonian Mercury.) MANU:"ACTURE OF ANCHORS. The following clause, being the ISth, in the Salvage Act, passed on the 2d of July, 1821, iMportak to ship-owners generally, and furnishes 'd caution to the manufacturers of anchors : " And be it further enacted, all manufacturers of anchors and kedge anchors, shall place his, her, or their name or names, to gether with a progressive number, and also the weight of the anchor, in legible characters upon the crown, and also upon the shank under the stock of each anchor, which he, she, or they, shall manufacture ; and shall also place his, her, or their name or names, together with a number, and also the weight of the kedge anchor, upon the crown, and also upon the ,shahs_ near to the stock of every kedge anchor, which he, she, or they, shall manufacture • and in case any su c h manu f ac t urer s h a ll neglect to place such name, number, or weight, in the manner hereinbefore directed and required, every such person or per sons so offending shall, en conviction before any Justice of the Peace or Magistrate, on the oath of one cre dibl e witn e N s, o r on the confession of th e party so offending, forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding 51. nor l ess t h an 40 5 . , one h a lf of which penalty shall be paid to the informer and the other half t o th e poor of the parish or township in which such offence sh a ll be committed." If all anchors were marked as thus directed by law, many would be recovered by the owners, which now go to lords of manors as droits, on account of the parties not being able to identify them ; and more facility would be afforded if ship-owners caused the name of the ship, and to what port she belongs, to be marked upon the anchor, with the weight and date of its maim factare. MERCANTI L L SIII DEAL, SEPT. '24.—Wind variable.—Arrived and sailed for the River the Governor Harcourt, Wilson, from Demerara ; Brothers, Jefferson, Jamaica ; Vibelia, Hodgson, ditto ;. Si mon Taylor, Meek, ditto; Caledonia, Hacket, Cape Coast Castle; and several more homeward-hound vessels, particulars not known. Came down from the River the Hugh Crawford, Wilson, for Valparaiso, and remains with the outward-bOund, as per last. HALF-PAST SIX, P.M.—The Danish frigate and brig of war that passed the back of the Goodwin Sands on Sunday have bore up and come to an anchor in the downs. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 24.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed his Majesty's ships Alligator for the East Indies, Camelion and Grecian on a cruize. PLYmouTx, SEPT. 23.—Wind E.—Arrived the New Or leans, Wilkinson, from London for Madeira. FALMOUTH, SEPT. 23.—Wind E.—Arrived the Trio, Bar field, from Trieste in 75 days, for London. WHITBY, SEPT. 23.—Arrived the James, Quickfall, from Davis's Straits, with 4 fish, 0 tuns; the Rookwood, from ditto,• passed here the same day for London. MoNTRosE, SEPT. 21.—Arrived the Eliza Swan, Birnie, from Davis's Straits, with 8 fish, 110 tuns of oil. OLD BAILEY—(This DAY.) HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Samuel Greenwood, aged 25, was capitally indicted for as saulting and robbing Mr. William Curtis on the King's high way, and taking from his person a pocket-book, 5 sovereigns, 2 one pound notes, and 15s. in silver. The prosecutor, who was a seafaring m a n, d e p ose d th at on the night of the 18th instant, as he was crossing Tower-bill, on his way home, a man suddenly pushed his hand into his side-pocket; he instantly called out, when he 'received a violent blow over the eye which felled him to. the .ground, and he was stunned. On his recovering, be felt his pockets, and found them turned inside out. Witneas had been drinking, and was the worse for liquor. On a watchman coming up, he informed i im he had been robbed and knocked down, when he instantly went in pursuit, and in a few minutes after the prisoner, who was running at a very quick pace, passed him, but was almost immediately secured by a_ person named Jones, and taken to the watch-house, where he was Searched, but nothing found upon his person. The watchman - then returned to his beat, and on searching the spot near to where the prisoner had been, the pocket-book was. found, con taining two bank-notes and several papers, which, on being shewn to the prosecutor, he identified as his property. The watchman was positive, that, when the prisoner Iva* appre hended, no other persons were passing. . , The pri!oner in his defen c e denied`the'robbcry ; he" called no witnesses. The RECORDER summed up, and the Jury in a few minutes found the prisoner—GuillyDeath. The RECORDER then informed him to lose no Vine but prepare himself for the worst ; it was a most aggravated offence. It appears that the above prisoner was only dischargei last week at that bar for a similar offence, and had also been tried be:Ore at the same Sessions, in May last. POPULATION OF THE Wom.o.—According to a Statistical Chart published in a Neapolitan Journal, the uni versal population of the Globe is 632 millions, thus sub divided-172 millions in Europe; 330 millions in Asia; 70 millions in Africa ; 40 millions in America ; anti 20 millions in the other parts. Estimate by approximation—ln Europe : Births, per an.: num, 6,371,370 ; per diem, 17,453 ; hoar, 727 ; minute, 62 ; second, 1. Deaths per annum, 5,058,822 ; per diem, 13,860 ; hour, 577; minute, 66; second, 1. In the entire universe--Births per annum, 23,407,407 ; per diem, 64,130 ; hour, 2,672 ; minute, 148 ; second, 8. Deaths per annum, 18,588,235 ; per diem, 50,927 ; hour, 2,122; minute, 133; second, 7. Persons arrived at the age of one hundred.—ln 1800, accord ing to LannEY, there were at Cairo 35 individuals who had attained to the age of 100 and upwards. In Spain in the last age, were to be seen at St. Jean de Page, atown of Gallicia, 13 old per sons, the youngest of whom was 110, and the oldest 127 ; their ages made together 1,499 years. England is generally account e d to contain 3,100 individuals of 100 years old. At the com mencement of the present century, there were in Ireland 41 individuals from the age of 95 to 104, in a populatiOn'of i n'y 47,000 souls. In Russia, amongst 891,652 dead, in 1814, there were 3,531 individuals of from 100 to 132 years of age. In Hungary, the family of JEAN Rovix has furnished.the'exam ple of the most extraordinary longevity. The father lived 172 years, his wife 164 years; they were married for 142. years, and the youngest of their children was 115. DANIEL BERNAULLI calculated that the inoculation rif :the small-pox has been the means of prolonging human life by three years, and the new observations of DUVILLARD gave the same result from Vaccination. CORN EXCHANGE, SEPT. 25. Scarce any arrivals of Wheat since last market day, and the demand for the above article has been very dull; fine Samples of the New Wheat sold at the same prices as last market d4y ; the sale of New Barley is also dull ; Oats are somewhat in demand.—ln Beans and Peas there is no alteration.' HOP INTELLIGENCE. Sou THWARY % SEPT. 23.—Our Hop Market is from 2s. to 4s. cheaper than our last quotation, except for choice Middle Kea: Pockets, and they continue rather on the advance. iIIAIDSTONE, SEPT. 23.—The Hops in many plaees are turned exceedingly brown, and in several grounds the wind has blown and battered them about considerably. The picking is going on pretty rapidly, and we suppose in many places they will finish the latter end of this week. At our Market on Thursday there was scarcely any business done; one lot of bags we hear were sold at 50s. per cwt. HARWICH, SEPT. 23.—Two awful instances of the uncertainty of human life occurred during the last week, in this town : The one an elderly woman, of the name of Dunnapy, who has for some years been a nurse, was called, about ten o'clock at night, to attend a person who had been taken ill; she had previously eaten a hearty supper, but con:- plaining of being faint, laid herself upon the bed, and expired immediately.—The other, a man who had seen better days, but, reduced to the necessity of seeking an asylum in the work house, whilst eating his dinner, suddenly uttered a groan, and died before medical assistance, which was at hand, could reach him. Saturday evening, about a quarter-past nine, as one of the Bristol coaches was returning to Bath, it upset about midway between Newton turnpike and Twerton, when one of the passen gers, a poor Irishman, named Hambleton, was so seriously injured that he died on Wednesday.— An inquest was held on the body, and a verdict given of " Manslaughter ;" it appearing that the accident was occasioned by the furious driving of the coachman, George Clark.