The Sun. — London, England, 1822-10-05 00:00:00

P a r Journals that our paper has risen in value at the different Foreign Exchanges. IFrOM, the Nor fold Papers received Yesterday.] enr a ( jan Courant, of the 27th July, received by the Only Uartr"htcr cotains an account that General BOLIVAR. had f : ll6 t a battlen with the Spanish General Cituz Mon nGEos, taatile borders of Upper Peru, which lasted all the day, and Thet B°l -Ivar, -• polled retreat the next morning.— f was , egito °r ees were stated to have been 5.000 on each side ; that Z e s Patri ots lost half their army, and one General ; and that the I ,: pe o t ) the Spaniards' was uncommonly severe. —( Norfolk it x, cel e b (N. Y.), JULY 2(l.—Yesterday arrived here the Iv ra ted Indi an Chief Red Jacket, accompan i e d b y Bl ue Sky, \' a ' fi l • lialn Sky, Peter S mo k e , an d T u Canoes, all of the Six to °113 ; the o bj ect of whose visit is to preva il on t h e F r i en d, exert their influence to free them from the illiterate and self 4fherlt Missionaries who infest their borders. Red Jacket elhie ;abject.red a speech at ' the solicitation of the citizens on the A f ee ' de w'York Ph ys i c i an o f em i nence declares the existing 'a,: th ere to be nothing more than the bilious remittent fever; to g that it will probably in a month assume its worst form, and th: t rea t extent. And he assigns as a reason for his opinion, the streets are intolerably unclea, exhibiting a variets of Q4')4l and z4?getable matter in n a pbtrifying state. Ire are much pleased with a Discourse, jus Pt „ i 'shed b y a young Di v i ne , W. F. ITooK, at e Primary visit of the Bishop of WINCHESTER in l ie Port . He only styles himself 8.A., and we at that h e is a student of Christ Church ; but b bas e efforts i n f avour o f t h e c h ur ch, we should snAposed him to have been M.A., so skil d th d oes he h an dl e a subject, which has per- Le x , e ,„ ..."` e minds of his superiors in age and 4- ' r ee, who have often only been themselves c tl4l° Peil in the clouds which clear from the hurch f irmament. This excellent writer enters tip s 4 • It With all the modesty of youth, and ad it Ic es with the wisdom and exirerience of age ; and weu ld be impossible to do justice to him within th l imits of this Paper by a few remarks. We mu st theref ore content ourse l ves w ith re c o mmend, i it to the notice of our Readers, who will there find a clear and impartial representation of °ll ' l. ‘ Establish ments b ot h i n E ng l an d and in Scot -lati(l' With some o f i ts var i a ti ons i n f or m from its first e In dePend en e e upon the kingdoms of this world, of t i n it bstanding all its corruptions and persecu -445 'arising th e p urer f r om time fiery trial, and w a d intai hing a character of " individuality" in the st of all the innumerable sects, the swarms 0 1 divisions and subdivisions, that sprung out of the first Reformation ;—a character in the Church as it is in our State, unknown to other States and ver Churches, and chiefly to be ascribed to the I: lt, od lsr ° f spirit that has flourished in the whole 411(1 sacred phalanx, of Saints and Martyrs, Ch lose b lood at that period was the seed of the ri ty ur t ch ) and which has descended to their poste art 9 form another body in succession of pious hate -e ' arn ed Champions of the good cause —who li ei aki sen in th e i r t urn t o form such canons and ar ',l4ile as fo un d t h e Ch urc h u p on a roc k i t npreg- Nyho l-e ' 110 t only to the assaults of the infidels s corn to belort' , to any church, but to the I lior e a Iv} es dan gerous wiles of the insidious sectarists, ' wo uld intrude into the Holy articles, and who reef 119 w more e s p ec i a lly baffled in their arts of refin e and prevarication by still plainer se ll :" Iti°118 put t o . them privately and publicly by - ; er al of the Bishops, who feel it high time to ltlte ne ) in a more strenuous and conspicuous man the noble principles of their fathers, in stem- Ong the torrent of heresy and superstition — not e Y Putti ng a new piece into an old garment, st y ,. frartl ing articles of their own, but by a Ict adh erence to t h e o ld, an d so cl ea r an 8 1 : 1 Strati on of them that the . truth may be en • Ares in its n a ti ve li g ht, an d th e garment, tb er ved from the rags and tatters into which a bi got and th e h ere ti c wou ld t e ar it, but re .getl4l° entir e a nd un di v id e d , l ik e t h e ves t ure o f 11 : 8t himself, With Out blemish and without spot, he wedding garment of salvation, in which all members of his Church are to be arrayed. e atnnot P however, leave the subject without re -ortirn s at en ding an extract from the sensible and to s.aCi9ll S • Dr. SOUTH, with which Mr. HOOK feel lodes his invaluable Discourse, to all who t at the least interest in the prosperity of the tro ib " li sbment, and consequently in its security are .the 'worst of all enem i e s, from those which Of his own household aeacitiall sorts of ene m i es th at our Ch urc h h at h, t h ere i s no ne etinf orni } :' at ) perniciou s , - and likely to prove so fatal as the tii rts his Par;tan. H e i s one who li ves b y t h e a l tar , b u t th e Is ba ck upon it ; one w h o catc h es at t h e p re f er m e nts one wh : lll . l tch, but hates the orders and discipline of it; atat e wh . 111 the midst of his conformity, thinks of a turn of 14 gly . Ich I llay draw in one of the Church too, and accord 4taNi very careful not to overshoot his game, but .to kn aticis gat and fair in case a wished-for change should bring he see 2 ° again into fashion, which it is more than possible about esiresand " , ta g , d oes the utmost he can to promote and V est , rt. -cilia), a Board of the Lords of the Trea- t eli;e,Was held at the Treasury Chambers, a " the Earl of LIVERPOOL presided. The ie4:llcEttoft of ,L r th e EXCHEQUER was also pre ' `l lie afterwards returned to Blackheath. CHARGE of the BISHOP of LIMERICK. On Thursday se'nnight the LORD BISHOP of MERICK held his Annual Visitation at the Cathedral, on which occasion the Rev. John Fitzgerald, lately presented to the Prebend of Tullybracky, preached a sermon, from the words—" Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the Flock over which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers,•to feed the Church of Gon,which he hath purchased with his Own blood."—Acts, c. xx. v. 28. After which the Lord Bishop addressed the Clergy, and, after stating the importance of establishing Schools for the education of the lower classes, his Lordship adverted to the late Act, enabling the Clergy to grant leases of their tithes for a term of years, and recommended to the Clergy to show their readiness to give effect to it, by notifying that they wished to receive proposals from such persons as are competent to take leases from them, and closing with such proposals, when a fair value should be offered. lie then called the attention of the Clergy to the description given them in a late pamphlet, entitled, " Thonghts on the Edu cation of the Peasantry of Ireland," for the purpose of warning them of the circumstances in their conduct which had been made the subject of animadversion, and at the same time showing them in what manner they might be of service to their Roman Catholic parishioners, without giving offence, in which this pamphlet was particularly well calculated to be their guide, being evidently written by - a Roman Catholic, who had considered the subject upon which he wrote with deep atten tion. The passages which concerned the conduct of the Clergy related to their being—involved too much in the business and pursuits of country gentlemen, com plimenting them upon their conduct as such, but at the same time strongly noticing the loss of clerical character which they sustained in the eyes of the people, and particularly of the Roman Catholics ; and to illustrate this, the author of the pamphlet states it as his opinion, that if a Roman Catholic Priest should, in any case, lose the confidence of his parishioners by acting in a manner derogatory to his character, those pa rishioners would never turn to the Protestant Priest for reli gious consolation—not from Sectarian prejudice, which, he says, enters but for little into the question—but because the Protestant Clergyman has not upon him, in their eyes, the marks of a clerical character—because he possesses in their eyes nothing more than the character of a well-bred, humane, and charitable country gentleman. This, the Bishop said, should rouse them to the most active exertions, to show that they felt the clerical character to be that which they were strictly bound to maintain; to prove that when they interfered in secular business, it was from necessity and not from choice, that they preferred their professional duties to all other ; and his Lordship concluded this part of his charge by exhorting them to take care to show in their conduct all the marks of their important vocation, and none other ; tha:: they should be seen occupied wholly with, and devoted exclusively to, the ministration of their office; and should have no other pur suit, no other employment. On the subject of attention to their Roman Catholic parish ioners, his Lordship referred to the same pamphlet, in which the author says, " We have known where the Protestant Cler gyman would seek in his cottage, him, whose religious profes sion did not permit him to attand at Church, and having won his good will by a thousand acts-of kindness and good neigh bourhood, for which the casualties of life are ever making room, would breathe the spirit and cultivate the feelings, and instil the doctrines, which are not of the Church of England, or of the Church of Rome particularly, but of the Church of Christ." On the subject of Education, the Bishop dwelt with emphasis on a passage, which we believe we give correctly, taken from the same writer—" It is every where m their (the Clergy of the Church of England) power to promote education. 1I he mere education of letters will do good—it will break the soil, and pre pare it for future cultivation. But more than this might be done. Let them have the written word of Gon. This is new to them, and will do much of itself. You will (adds the pamphlet referred to) be opposed, but not always, and you will succeed if you persevere. Do this, and then do not expect an instan taneous result. Be patient, and be satisfied that the good effects are certain, that they will come in due time,_ and give peace to the country, security to property,' and stability to the foundation of society." After delivering the charge, his Lordship examined into the state of every parish, and adjourned the visitation to the 16th of October, on which day the Clergy, who were not present on Thursday, are required to attend.—( Irish Paper.) PETERSFIELD, OCT. 4.—The streets of this Borough were lighted with public lamps for the first time, this night. The expences incurred in erecting them are discharged by a voluntary sub scription of the inhabitants. This improvement and convenience is to be annually supported in the same manner. The " betty rung of their own accord" on the occasion, and the Lamplighter was chaired through the suburbs of this ancient and venerable place amid the plaudits of a mob. Thanks to our " NEW BIRTH and New Lights." NEWCASTLE•UPOIi-T YNE.----On Monday last Alderman ROBERT BELL, Esq. was elected Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and EDWARD JOHN SON, Esq. Sheriff. The Ex-Sheriff, ALFRED HALL, Esq., according to ancient usage, after wards entertained the new Civic Officers and the other members of the body corporate, and a large party of friends, at DODSWORTH'S, the Queen's Head Inn. A little after six o'clock 75 Gentlemen sat down to a truly elegant dinner. Turtle and Venison were in ample supply, as well as a variety of fine flavoured wines. The offerings of Pomona were also abundant ; for we have seldom seen a handsomer desert than what covered the table when the cloth was drawn. The dinner, &c. was served up in Mr. DODS.. WORTH'S usual excellent style, and did great credit to the hotel. The worthy donor of the feast, who of course filled the Chair, gave the greatest satisfaction by his presidential tact, and by his very pleasing and affable demeanour. New castle, in fact, has perhaps never had a more liberal or a more public-spirited Sheriff than, the gentleman whose Shrievalty has just . expired. And it is but a proper homage to truth to state, that, in every respect, the duties of his office have been performed in a way-that will long cause his name to be mentioned with respect, as well by the members of the Corporation, as by the gentry and inhabitants of the town generally. Extract of a letter dated Bahia, July 30 During the last month the European troops have been impressing every slave they could find, to work gratis, and thus ruining numbers of poor families, in digging ditches and throwing up entrenchments, as a protection against an at tack they have been hourly looking for from the native troops, assembled in different parts of the interior, and expecting to be assisted by a squadron and forces from Rio, which, up to the present moment, have not made their appearance. Vessels have been armed in this port and hastily sent on the track to endeavour if possible to in tercept them. No sales of any description but in provisions can be effected, and few or no pay ments respected even for bills. Houses in con sequence which have immense sums outstanding have not weekly receipts of 501. Every family, in the expectation of active war in the city, is laying in several months' provisions," 1 .fi fteeo I occa• _Frog' t is al: hea rd 1 inch A een the b a ttle , the for ell ;lII' f°l , c ship s* ite the l bscr i r popula subscri' and the Gto' a° ,pres s(cl r flinds m b a r I vis ited thir d of bis • inba to b 3s.e itf. ,astalltv a ccOLl llt rerd sed ssia, bu le all'airs ken ilit° , °less a d in` posii ble tha re ll ho a fter boring co ol' e c bee l/ ,per a cigit ric e Iseci V t at der lr a ant n ost a , e re o n ea in t he tbe , Ser b lg d 3 rec ei .o pct',olos 0 11 P ie d to Ba la b ee n had Ve ll l 0 05 r l; the ° ye t had a bad e of e I ° 9 A t' 10 0 ' A , DS `vas jeci' 01 $ 01 1,0 ) 1115c f tit °- ,oe 1 . 1 ve co: i :rovissl o se P: ,le boo . 05 ~o ee P . _ .o. $ c tto a O r . to 0 t ;e h 6 0 C. ' c. 60c• • 5 0 e. 33 C. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Captain Stopford, Mrs. Stopford, and Mrs. Money, at Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square, from France ; Sir Geo, Shee, Bart. Lady Shee, and the two Misses Shee, at ditto, from Charing, Kent ; the Right Hon. Baron Hume and Friends, at Nerot's Hotel, Clifford-street, from Edinburgh ; Hon. Mr. and Misses Leason, at ditto : Capt. and Mrs. Davidson, at Batt's Hotel, Dover-street, from Wales ; Hon. Mrs. Stafford O'Brien and family, at ditto, from Weymouth ; Earl and Countess Spencer, from Altlimpe, in Northamptonshire; Mrs. Hay, at Hodgson's Hotel, Dover-street, from Cheltenham ; Baroness Oxenstiern and Mrs. Cuthbert, from Cheltenham. DE rAwr unEs.--Sir George Hilaro Barlow, Bart. G.C.B. from Thompson's Hotel, to Oakwood, near Chichester; Thus indson, Esq. and Mi.s. Hudson, from ditto ; Edward Jones: Esq. and Mrs. Jones, from ditto; Col. Dashwood, Mrs. Dash. wood, and Miss Barlow, from ditto ; Thomas Walker, Esq. from ditto ; Capt. George W. St. John Mildmay, R.N. from ditto to France ; R. F. Crosse, Esq., the Misses Crosse, and Miss Maudley, from Nerot's Hotel, Clifford-street; Mrs. Gen. Jones, from ditto ; Mrs. Dawson, from ditto ; Mr. and Miss Price, from ditto, for the Continent ; • Capt. Mayne, from the Coburg Hotel, Charles-street, Grosvenor-square, for Seven Oaks ; Lord St. Helen's, for Sandbeck, Yorkshire ; Sir Geo. and Lady Nugent, and the Hon. Mr. and Miss Nugent, from Reddish's Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Bucks; J. Levison Gower, Esq. from ditto, on a tour. BATH ARR IV A I.S.—Dowager Countess of Galloway, Lady de burgh, Lady (,lode, Lady Wrottesley, Lady and Miss Anstruther, lion. Mrs. John Hewitt, Sir F. and Lady Ba thurst, Sir 0. and Lady Gordon, Sir G. Dallas—Admiral and Mrs. Htilloway and family, Col. and Mrs. Hopper, Col. and Mrs. Warniford, Col. Cholmley, Lieut.-Col. Greenhill, Major ' and Mrs. Thorne, Capt. Byers, Capt. Bayley, Capt. ("Mani, Capt. Head, Lieut. Brymer, Lieut. Scobell—Rev. Dr. Cham bers, Rev. Mr Bell, Rev. Mr. Bradney, Rev. Mr. Jones, Rev. ' Mr. Wilder, Rev. Rowland Hill. , *.A ‘ ; '' t t le.t i 1. rtf`e li t t , oi ...v • 4.... q . -, -.14,,- ~ . -4? ) „.,.5-:--„4 , , i, tr 4 ROT 1 A f ~ 0.4 FASHIONABLES IN IRELAND. D 2.—His Excellency the Lolsn LIEUTE :ANT entertained a splendid Party of Nobility at dinner yesterday evening, to meet their Graces the Dukes of Devonshire and Leinster. - • We have to congratulate our native city on the restoration of that state and dignity by which the Viceroy of Ireland ought ever to be surrounded; but more particularly do we feel grati fied to find that the splendid costume and equipages, which were displayed on Monday, are all the manufacture of Ireland; thus shewing an example, which, if generally followed, would be attended with the most extensive and most substantial be nefit to the country. The'Dukeof Devonshire and suite, the Earl and Countess of Darnley and suite, Lady E. Bligh, the Hon. James Aber . cromby, M.P., Mr. Beechment, and Charles Brownlow, Esq., M.P., lave arrived at 'O'Dienne's Hotel, Sackville-street. The Earls of Charlemont, Darnley, Longford, and Rath down, the Archbishop of Dublin, the Attorney-General, the Dean of St. Patrick's, the lion. Mr. Hely Hutchinson, the Chief Secretary, and Mr. Bfake, were amongst the guests in vited to the Phoenix Park yesterday, to meet the Dukes of Devonshire and Leinster. The Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire and suite, Lord and Lady Hartland, Lords Northland and Forbes, Mr. James Daly, M.P. &c. are amongst the late arrivals in town from England. Lord Ardee and the lion. Mr. Howard sailed for Holyhead on Sunday. On Friday the Duke of Devonshire, accompanied by the 'Earls of Clare and Olengall, and the Hon. Mr. Ahercromby, visited Limerick. The Noble party arrived in an open coach and four. General Sir. B. Bloomfield, Baronet, arrived in Limerick on Friday from Salisbro', and with Mr. Bourne and other Gentle men of the County of Tipperary, attended a Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce on the subject of the mail-coach con tract between Limerick and Dublin. We are extremely sorry that Sir Benjamin has not perfectly recovered from his late indisposition; his visit to Limerick was principally to consult about his health with his professional friend, Dr. Keating. Sr. JAMES'S PALACE.—The dilapidated state of this Royal Residence had long called for the assistance of the bricklayer and mason, when repairs were lately ordered. Little could be said at any time of its regular design and ap pearance ; but we may fairly remark, that it will shortly pre sent a better aspect than the public have known it wear during some years. The buildings nearest the Park wall already dis play an improved appearance, and form an object upon which passengers may look with satisfaction. The apartments de stroyed by fire, whilst in the occupation of the Duke of Cam bridge, have been rebuilt with a piazza and embattled parapet, to accord with the general design of the building. One of the old brick towers in the east wing has been partly repaired, and the intention is to restore other parts decayed ; but time seems to have made so much rude havoc, that art is not able to make good the ravages. The workmen expect the whole tower must come down.-The public are likely to derive one advantage from these works, namely, the opening of a better avenue to the Park than they had before the repairs commenced. The Duke of MAxcIiEsTER has postponed his intended de. parture for Jamaica until after the nuptials of his son, Vis. count M A NDEVILLE, to Miss SPARROW, Which is daily cx. petted to take place. Loan JOHN RUSSELL.—It having been re ported that Lord JOHN RUSSELL intended to resign his seat in Parliament as the Representative of the Independent Free holders of the county of Huntingdon, a friend was requested to write to his Lordship, that such false and ill-intended slan ders might be publicly refuted. To this letter an answer has been received from his Lordship, of which the following is a copy : I feel much obliged to you for apprising me of reports, which, though eventually contradicted, might for a time have done injury to my reputation in the county of Huntingdon. The Freeholders of the county did me the honour to confide to me their most valuable interests at a time when I was unknown, except from general rumour and vague professions. I feel it a duty incumbent upon me to endeavour to procure their good by any slight exertions I am capable of making in Parliament and elsewhere. Above all, I feel, that, after their generous support of me, I am bound, by the strong tie of gratitude, to stand by them so long as they shall honour me with their choice. It will not be till a poll shall have ascertained the sense of the county, that I shall relinquish the honourable station of Mem ber for it.—Let it be remembered, however,that I do not pledge myself to incur any expences which the Constitution does not warrant, and the law expressly discountenances."_(Morning Paper.) AN INTREPID AERONAUT.--A young Aeronaut, of the name of FASSY, lately made an ascension at Mar seilles, which was very near proving fatal to him. At five o'clock in the evening the balloon arose in the presence of numerous spectators; the hasty disappearance of the object of their attention soon spread general alarm, when they again perceived the balloon, and discove re d th a t it had lost its spherical form, and was falling with terrific rapidity. —The most dreadful conjectures were now formed, and every one crowded to the spot where ;U. Fassy intended to have descended. Soon they learnt that he had conic down in perfect safety near the hamlet of St. Charles. The cause of the rapid fall which had so justly alarmed the spectators, was as follows :—M. Fassy having arrived at a great height, encountered contrary winds, which forced his balloon in every direction. He then thought of descending, and to accomplish this he pulled the silken string of the valve ; but the latter being placed on the lower side of the machine, was so tightened within the folds, which were gummed, that it could not open to leave the gas a free passage. The Aeronaut saw himself reduced to pass the night in the air, or to burst his balloon. This last course seemed to him dangerous, and he adopted one which might have precipitated him six thousand feet. Standing upright in his vacillating bark, he drew towards him the valve, by grappling with,the balloon.— Ile then broke it with an admirable presence of mind, but the gas evaporating too speedily, he came down with great rapi dity. M. Fassy, however, as an able navigator, had reserved his ballast for this decisive moment. On the point of being precipitated to the earth; he threw out his bag s and hi s anchor, and the machine suddenly lightened, slackened its fall, and left the aeronaut the means of descending in as good case as h e had started.--(Frotch Paper, Oct. 2.) POETRY. GREECE.-A FRAGMENT. As States increas'd, and Governments were form'd, The :Muse less useful then retied to grots And shady bow'rs, content-to teach and please. Under her laurel frequent Bards repos'd ; Voluble PxNDAR troll'd his rapid song, And SAPPHO breath'd her spirited complaint. Hence sprung the tragic rage, the lyric charm, And HomER s genuine thunder.—Happy Greece ! Bless'd in her offspring ! Seat of-eloquence, Of arms and reason ; patriot-virtue's seat ! Did the sun thither dart uncommon rays ! Did some presiding genius hover o'er That animated soil with brooding wings ! The sad reverse might start. a gentle tear. Go, search for Athens ; her deserted ports Enter, a noiseless solitary shore, Where commerce crouded the Piraean strand. Trace her dark streets, her wall-embarrass'd shrines ; And pensive wonder, where her glories beaufd. Where are her orators, her sages, now ? Shatter'd her mould'ring arcs, her tow'rs in dust, — But far less ruin'd, than her soul decay'd. The stone, inscrib'd to SOCRATES, debas'd To prop a reeling cot.-31mEnvn't dome Possess'd by those, who never kiss'd her shield. —Upon the mount where old MuSAEDS sung, Sits the gruff turban'd captain, and exacts Harsh tribute !—ln the grove, where PLATO taught His polish'd strain sublime, a stupid Turk Is preaching ignorance and IllanomET. Oh ! then let Virtue, Reason, Nature rise, With energies combin'd, and rescue Greece. THE THEATRE. The play entitled Two Gentlemen of Verona, cer tainly not the best effort of SHAKSPEARE'S Muse, was represented last night at Covent-Garden Theatre. The only change in the performance was in the part of Lance, which was last year assigned to LIsToN, and is now transferred to MEADOWS. Valentine and Protheus, as before, were represented by JONES and ABBOTT. Julia and Sylvia were assumed by Miss M. 'I'E'EE and Miss lIALLANDE. FARREN was Sir Thurio, and BLANCHARD Speed. The play has been diversified with songs,. duets, &c., and also by the Carnival, a►td views of the grand square at Milan, fountains, waterfalls, illuminated buildings, emblematical processions representing the seasons, Cleopatra's galley, dancing, &c. &c. This is one of the plays of SHAKESPEARE, which not being very interesting in itself, except as re lates to Julia and Sylvia, will admit of these in cidental decorations, which, however, have been reprehensibly introduced in other works of our great dramatic Poet. With respect to the Per formance altogether, last night, it properly comes under the description of mediocrity, except as to the singing, in which Miss M. TREE and Miss lIALLANDE afforded great pleasure. MEADOWS had a perilous task in following LISTON; but he obviously conceived the part correctly, and sup ported it with tolerable humour. With sub mission, however, to the judgment of the new Management, the part of Lance would more properly have been allotted to CHARD, who knows how to mingle waggery and simplicity. with due effect. The House was but indifferently attended, which accounts for the languor that marked the whole, as performers can seldom " screw their courage to the sticking place," unless animated by the presence of a nu merous audience. If we may presume to offer our opinion of this play, we should conclude that the whole fabric • is not to be ascribed to SHAKSPEARE, but that he only gave to it some in vigorating touches.' Dr.JOHNSON, in reference to this play, has said that " it will be found more credible that SHAKSPEARE might sink below his highest flights than that any other should rise up to his lowest." But as the Play is supposed to be one of the Poet's earliest prodm ,ions, we might reasonably expect to find the vigorous progeny of his youthful muse. Sir THOMAS lIANstER thinks that he had only " enlivened it with some speeches and lines thrown in here and there ;" and UPTON was of opinion that " if any proof can be drawn from manner and style, this Play must be sent packing, and seek for its parent elsewhere." — We may be excused from saying a fe w words more than ordinary upon a production as cribed to a Bard, the glory of our Country and unrivalled in any other.—The after-piece last night was the Two Pages qf Frederick the Great, which had all requisite support from Miss FooT Miss BEAUMONT, Mrs. GIBBS, FARREN, and FAW CETT ; and which was very well received by the audience. The Committee of the Stock Exchange yes terday returned an answer to the application made to them on Tuesday last by some Members of the House, in which they consent to recognize transactions in the foreign funds. It should be understood, as the public in general do not seem to be aware of the fact, that the Committee have never forbidden the bargains in foreign secu rities ; they have merely hitherto refused, when transactions of that description have taken place, out of which any disputes have arisen, to allow a reference to 'them, as in the bargains in the English funds, for the sake of adjusting them, or of making public the names of those persons who' may have proved defaulters. The only alteration produced, therefore, by the new arrangement is, that an equal guarantee to the integrity of the Members is obtained, as far as the Committee can give it, for the transactions in foreign securities, as previously existed with respect to those in the English Stocks. Capt. OWEN, whom we mentioned a short time since as having been stabbed by a convict, as soon as his health permitted, repaired to the village of Eastchurch for a few days ; during his absence his apartments on board the hulk were broken open, and property to a considerable amount taken there from, among it were 1501. in money, and about 20 watches, the latter belonged to some of the convicts, and also part of the money, the remainder of the money belonged to some of the guarus. The man who acted as servant to Capt. Owen has been in close confinement ever since. —(Kentish Gazette.) THE ATMOSPHERE.—The weather, yesterday, presented several remarkable vicissitudes. After a morning unusually dark and hazy, the Sun broke forth in unclouded splendour, and .for se veral hours revived all the heat and glory of summer. In the evening a thin, whitish veil en veloped the sky, through which dazzling, and almost incessant flashes of lightning played with harmless brilliancy, unaccompanied with thun der. This magnificent display lasted till the Moon with an attendant planet (Jupiter) re sumed their thrones in the Heavens and shed a • milder but not less beautiful light. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. • DEAL, • Om 4.—Wind W.S.W.—Came down from the River and remain the Betsy and Sophia, Garraway, Dominica ; Ann, Williams, Weymouth and Malta ; and a Russian frigate, particulars unknown. Arrived and sailed for the River the Nautilus, Adlard, Grenada ; Nancy Brook, Alexander; Sa rah Margaret; Sheader, Bilboa ; Damburgh, Bahia for Ham burgh ; Concord, Kinke, Liverpool and Ostend. FALMOUTH, OCT. 3.—Wind variable.—Arrived the Adeo na, Steward; from Galipoli, out 100 days, bound for London. PLYMOUTH, OcT. 3.—Wind W.—Came in the Annar gena, Putger,.from Liverpool to A ntwerpovith loss of mainigtast. PORTSMOUTH, OcT. 4.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived the Are thusa, Haly, from the DoWns for the Cape of Good Hope. Sailed the Surrey, -Raine for New South Wales; - and his Ma jesty's ship Active, for Jamaica. LivEnrooL, OCT. 3.—Arrived the Hero, Grayson, from Quebec—sailed 17th August; Jubilee,Williarinsbn, Charente; Elizabeth and Mary, Congdon, Sicily; Adnana Cato, Meyer, and Nordstom, Brockhout, from Antwerp ; Elizabeth, Gra ham, Cape Breton. Sailed the Lord Middleton, Thompson, for Charleston. SHEERNESS, OcT. 4.—Arrived the Hercules, Hay, from Petersburgli, and sailed for Chatham. ATTACK ON THE REV. J. BAGWELL CREAGICS HOUSE, AND MURDER OF HIS SERVANT.—It is with feel ings of horror and indignation that we announce the most dar ing instance of burglary and murder which has been per petrated in the suburbs of this city for a length of time, and one which has spread terror and alarm among the inhabitants of a peaceable and populous district. Yes terday morning, at one o'clock, an armed banditti entered the house of the Rev. J. B. Creagh, Hydepark, in the north suburbs of the city ; and having made a noise which awoke the butler (a man of the name of McCormack), he got up and went out, when, melancholy to relate, they shot him through the neck, and he expired in a few minutes. Immediately on hearing of the ,ontrage, the Mayor and Sheriffs, accompanied by Henry Hardy, Esq., one of the city Coroners, with a num ber of Gentlemen and the High Constables, repaired to the re sidence of Mr. Creagh, to hold an inquest on the body. The inquest was sitting for five hours, and the greatest solicitude was evinced by the worthy Coroner and the Jury to ,ascertain the most minute particulars. Verdict—" ilful Murder against sorne person or persons unknown."—( Cork Constitu tion, Sept. 30.) YARMOUTH, OCT. 3.—Sunday last, being Mi chaelmas Day, the installation of the Mayor, with the Accus tomed public and sumptuous dinner, was delayed until Mon day. After the usual formal services at the church, the Mayor, with the Corporation and a number of friends, adjourned to the new Hall to dine, and were attended thither by a very numerous assemblage. In their way they were greeted by shouting and by the ringing of the church bells. As usual, a number of pieces of cannon were laid upon the quay, and fired on the occasion : excepting these- instruments of destruction were under better management, most melancholy proof was given that it would be better to dispense with the latter custom. In the round of firing, which commenced as the procession was passing down Regent-street, one of the guns burst, and with its fragments wounded several persons, two boys very severely, one of whom, of the name of Moffat, died on Wednesday ; a piece of the gunistruck him on the forehead, and fr.atured his skull in a shocking manner. It is a matter of wonder that many more persons were not injured, but it is 'conjectured that most of the pieces into which the gun was shattered were driven upwards, as some were found at a considerable distance : one piece, weighing two pounds and a half, fell in the post office row, very near a young woman who was standing at a door with an infant in her arms ; the spot where it fell is perhaps three hundred yards from the place where the gan was lying, and from the form of the curve which it must have made to clear the houses and walls over which it travelled, the height which this fragment was projected could not be less than 600 yards; another fragment, weighing four pounds and up. wards, fell from the roof of the Rev. F. Watson's house ; a pretty large piece was found to have taken an horizontal di rection on the quay, and passed great numbers without doing injury to any one.—( Norwich Courier.) 'Thursday last a Meeting was held at the Town-Hall, Maidstone, for the purpose of forming a Sav ings' Bank for that town and, its vicinity. JAMES JACOB SON, Esq., presided in the Chair. Several Gentlemen ad dressed the Meeting on the advantages and importance resulting frOm the establishment of such Institutions. —Reso lutions were adopted for carrying the desirable object into effect, and a Committee of Gentlemen of the town and neigh bourhood appointed to manage the concerns of the Bank.— James . Jacobson, Esq. accepted the office of Treasurer, and Mr. T. W. Carter, Mr. Robert Hazell, and Mr. H. Shepherd, those of Auditors and Secretaries. The establishment of such an Institution has been long desired in Maidstone, and will tend niuch towards alleviating the condition of the lower orders of society; for while it affords them the means of a secure and profitable depository, so must necessarily -be the industry, the frugality, and the comparative independence of those who con tribute to its funds, from which many of them in the time of need may derive relief, without having recourse to poor's-rate and private charity. 'There has been, for this some time past, on Sunday nights, a meeting in Nelson-street, of a party of Protestants and Catholics to discuss religious matters.— They - were so keen on Sunday se'nnight, that they created a good deal of interest, and by half-past six o'clock last Sunday the place was filled, and in Nelson -street, from Smith's mercantile academy down to Bell-street, there was one solid mass of people, all striving for admission. One Irish man, in particular, was very determined to get in, and swore by it Patrick that the man who would not fig It for his religion -was unworthy a place in society; for his part, he would stand by it as long as there was a button on his coat. He at length forced in, but not without discomposing a number of cravats, and compressing the ribs of the lieges. One, whose ribs had suffered severely, caught hold of his coat and tore it near the waist, leaving only three buttons on the breast. On account of the great pressure, and the apprehension that the police might interfere, the liscussion did not proceed, and the meet ing was dissolved for that night. The late Lord CAMELFORD, of duelling noto riety, entered one evening the Prince of Wales Coffee-house, Conduit-street, as was his usual custom, sat down and read the papers of the day. A dashing fellow, and, as he thought himself, a first-rate blood, entered afterwards, threw him self on the opposite seat in the same box, and in a consequential tone bawled "'Waiter! bring me a pint of Madeira and a couple of wax candles, and put them in the next box." Ile then drew to himself Lord Camelford's candles, and began to read. His Lordship then glanced a look of indignation, and continued reading his paper.. The waiter soon reappeared and announced the com pletion of the gentleman's commands, who imme diately lounged round to his own box. Lord Camel ford having finished his paragraph, called ontin a mimic tone, " Waiter, bring me a pair of, snuf fers!" They were quickly brought, when his Lordship laid down his paper, walked rouriO the table in which the blood sat, snuffed out both the candles, and retired to his seat. Boiling with rage and fury, the indignant beau roared out, " Waiter, waiter, who the devil is this fel low, that dares to insult a gentleman ?" Wfiat is he ? What do they call him ?" " Lord Camel. ford, Sir," replied the other, in a tone scarcely audible. The coxcomb, horror-struck at his danger, said tremblingly;. R " What have Ito pay?" On being told, he laid down his money, and sneaked away, without even tasting his Madeira. DORCHESTER, OCTOBER 3.—We regret to an nounce the total destruction, yesterday morning, by fire, of, the elegant cottage of GEouux-Pu4L., ING, Esq. of Bradford, near this town. cln the evening of Tuesday that gentleman entertained a large party of his friends at dinner, and several of his visitors remained at the house for the put.- pose of forming a shooting party the following day; but about seven o'clock they were alarmed by the cry of fire, and their personal security was hardly effected before the whOle wa;in flames. Much of the furniture, and the greater part of the cellar of choice wines, were saved. The - cause of the fire has not been ascertained, but it is con jectured to have arisen from the overheating of a flue communicating with a hot dresser.—We understand the premises were insured in the Royal. Exchange Office at's,ooo4—( Wqmouth Gsgette,) 110