The Sun. — London, England, 1822-12-03 00:00:00

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KNIGHT SPENCER, Secretary. 11P13 --------- 1 -11 0 ED FARES, and UNEQUALLED TRAVELLING, i 9 DOVER, DEAL, RAMSGATE, MARGATE, AND rn ANTERBURY. t'or, - -- , R. INSIDE COACHES, AND KEEP GOOD TIME, A. MOU and Co. A ACEN'S HEAD INN, N SKINN TAIN ER-STREET, SNOW HILL, LONDON. RE following LIGHT POST—COACHES, &c. set out from the above Inn:— 11 1' 21 " Telegraph," DOVER, Deal, Ramsgate, Margate, P o %;. al lstairs, Canterbury, Feversham,. and Sandwich, new IW . `" • oach—everk Morning at a quarter past Seven o'Clock. c o e Ntsequence of the decided preference given to the above sa, ac h the Proprietors are determined no expence shall be • " r ) ed.to render it the first conveyance on the Kent rraia. Si, ; "°N I PTON, Chatham, Rochester, Graveserid, Stroud, 1-tlgbourne, %tinhorn, and Osprioge, every Morning at a Rl%ter past 7 at Reduced Fares. 1',.. 1 :, h q " ROval Eclipse,' FALMOUTH,. Plymouth, Exeter, 1): 1-0 , Bodinin, Penryn, Ashburton, Totness, Weymouth, t-reltester, Dartmouth, and Salisbury, every morning at S t ve n ; through Honiton, Axminster, Bridport, Blandford, eckbri t dge ' Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Blackwater, and ho. ta, r e only Day Coach to WEYMOUTH, (driven through 11,.'" Tw o Coachmen only), through Bagshot, Blackwater, :,'ngstoke, Overton Whitchurth, Andover, Woodyeats, jsnitiore, Salisbury, ' Blandford, and Dorchester, at Five . Tick in the Morning. 11,; h e " Union "SOUTHAMPTON, Lymington, Lyndhurst, 4,?;_lteSter, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Blackwater, and S e r"t, New Four Inside Coach, every Morning at half past Pi t '" ; arrives the Coach and Horses, Southampton, by W,: e l : This is a i m ost delightful Conveyance to the Isle of lj h 'ggt, Jersey, Guernsey, St. Maloes, Havre de Grace, Cher - t:;:g 11 , &c.—The Proprietors of the above Coach hope to k - 've a continuance of that support which has hitherto been ' -Prelienced since the commencement of the " Union." ett ' ',, l ' e ,,, "Champion," a New light Day Coach to DOR- I, ....TER, in 13 hours only, through"Bagsbot, Blackwa b-et' B asing,toke, Overton, Whitchurcb, Andover, ,Salis , d,r7s Woo - dseats, Cashtnore, and Blandford, every rues i', Thursday and Saturday, at Five o'clock in the morn ext' The Proprietors ' of the above Coach are determined no the western4ll be spared to render it the.frrst conveyance on 3,., Road.. , - li " 1- 1 and BRISTOL Post-Coaches, through a l Chippen , i i Af t 1., ,,' Caine, Marlborough, Newbury, and Reading, every Ir at jnoon at one; arrive at Mr.-May's, the Greyhound , Inn, lir, "r and the London Tavern, Thomas-street, and .!.svan, a-,; s1(41 , early the next Morning.—Coaches to Wells, Brrdge- . ola-17,', Taunton, and Plymouth. , " Umpire," a New LIVERPOOL Light Coach, only . at -- N ight on the Road, carrying Four Inside, sets mit Daily burn arrives at Liverpool next afternoon at Eve, through 11„_1, Latlibury Northampton, Welford, Lutterworth, fe r i a -e 'deV, Athersto ne, ' Litchfield, Stone, Newcastle, Knots ,,, Warrington, and Prescot. en, t , "aEWSBURY, Wellington, and Shiffnal, Light Post , ~a , c,h, every Afternoon.—Guarded. o :2e on,"WEYMOUTH ; through Dorchester, Bland 13`1, Salisbury,.Andover, Overton, Basingstoke, Hartford t e 'idge, Bl ac k water , and Bagshot, hew Post Coach, every Af- Oloon.—Driveri through with two Coachmen only.—The 4 eliet s from Weymouth to Guernsey, Jersey, Cherbourg, st, l4 lue'S, &c. every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon, cs,M • P° o'Clock. kINSTAPLE and Southmolton New Light Post Coach, q: I Y, 'Mo n day, Wednesday, and Friday Mornings at 7 07Clock. e ver " A " Rockingham," LEEDS light Post Coach, sets oat ,glesi„",,flernoon at Four; and passes through Baldock, 8ig :!rp:,..",41!, Eaton, Buckden, Stilton, .Waasford, Stamford, likri,:`'ln_,l Grantham, Newark, Tuxford, Markham Moor, , Pia r ,".'d, Bawtry, Doncaster, and,ferrybridge, to the Gorden '- , tig . „': Leeds, next Afternoon, at Reduced Fares.—Lug- Ilec o n,.„"ge and Packages only 2d per lb.—Notwitlistariding the lao s i' , lteir Expedition of this Coach, it is allowed tb be the ke lt a kreeable and complete Public Conveyance on the ti ' Roo 1, being unequalled by any other. AfteARROWGAT and Ripon new Light l'ost Coach, every ~Qtr : A k 'on at Four, and Eight in the : lSlornitig. 4 r `ISGOW, Longtown, Gretna-green, Annan, Dumfries, w ,„ 4 nd "`"II, Thornhill, Sanqubar-Kilo, Canmoek, Kingswell, 1 •1,111 Parts of Scotland, a light four inside Post Coach daily. ,ti m e "Expees's," to YORK, Scarborough, Whitby, Shields, . 1 eti lt. '`;! . . l aUel, Newcastle,& Edinburgh, a New light four-inside 4i a - 'oach, with a Guard throughout ; sets out every,Morn- P r at Eight o'Clock, by way of Newark, Retford, Donee ster, i k o r nridge, Tadcaster, Darlington, Northallerton, Durham, ieg - "til, and Berwick, and arrives at York the next Moro ligueal Twelve o'Clock. Passengers finding themselves fa -44,1 tl, - 00 the journey, may rest what time they pl ea s e , • , 1 41,, ill proce e d with o ut any additional Fare. IIitc,'RLBOROUGH and Swindon, four-inside Day Coach, l's,,T u islr Aldbourn, Reading, Lambourn, Purton, Lytlingtoo 4 tld ZY , Wootton Basset, Ramsbury, Hungerford, Newbury 13,, aidenbead. • It,,ItI ) GENORTH, Walsal, Shrewsbury, Salop, and Holy- Bo,"„ ew Light Four Inside Coach, every Afternoon. + - I t , ~"TON, Hotricastle, Spalding, Peter borough, Stilton, Npi4l`,,ingilon, Caxton, Buckland, and Ware Day Coach, to 'illy 'O, Louth, Grimsby, and Hull, Morning, at Six. The „'el'"'aY Coach to Boston andHOrncast le. •, ' ` , , 5 41;, e ," Express," a New Light Four-inside Post Coach to a go es, Peritli, and 'Whitehaven, goes with Four tts2u4s,,, and a Guard all the wa,. y , . passes through Appleby., (righ" B wes ' Greta-bruke Richmond, Catterick, 80. t), 0 , • . . n , oti higes Ferrybridge, Doncaster, Newark, Bawtry, 'at, 'itni, Stamford, Greethani Stilton, and Biggleswade. tr t ,, ll• in the Morning, and performs the journey with th e ' l lt ta lyst facilit y . Passengers detained on the Road by busi ':lll,:n. pleasure, have the peculiar advantage of their . Seats '442 se cured in the next Coach.—The only Coach to Car kt;‘, 11 IrbAL, Lancaster, Preston, Kirby-Lonsdale, Bolton, 4 l ° ,i r tn e Y , Olmskirk, and Garstang Light Post Coaches, every p, ao on I,,.`tie i , • "Lly Loyal Express," New Light Four Inside Post Coach, N vill., n 'w en '--.OOL, Warrington, Prescot, Congleton, Lawten, ,titl,', ,t 'e, lturlgly, Knntsford, Stone, Stafford, and Litch -'''ir,“'nly One Night on the Road), every Afternoon; i lex t -!, at the Saracen's Head Inn, Dale-street, Liverpool, ' IVA t ehing a -44 4 • I N A ,. lELD Four inside Post-Coach, every Morning (4iterttoon. ‘ l l ef t k ,S . VER, Newport, Whitechurch, Tarporley, Nampt '4:; "ortliv,ich, and Middlewich Light Post-Coach, every c t-l i t ''')4 ' , ' litry b ERLAND, Stockton, and Yarm Light Post Coach, 1 1 fs4 °Tnin , t'o the George - Inn, ..Snmierlo,n,d. Winslow, (r . 'tlet • , '' f net ain s " Express," to MANCHESIER, i ) . et o , vl, , . 1 , Newcastle, Walsal, Wolverhampton, and Knots 4eN• t w Pour Inside Post-Coach, every Afternoon.—Only 44,!glit on the Road . tv App i , h ('r l . l‘ LLD and Rotherham New Four-inside Post-Coach "scititi:nrnitig, called " The Express," and also " The, Q t li'l le "aril," at Four in the Afternoon. <i , , 1 nal Express, ' New BIRMINGHAM ight Post ;,,. •, sets tOee 1 out every Afternbon, carrying Four Ins ide only ; Is a vid tr "l'oligh Warwick, Leamington, Sontharn, •Weeden, '44 4 I,l*, Stoney-Strat ford, and Towcester, to the Saracen's ,:,rh,' „V-street, Birmingham, early the next Morning.. _Oa, 1,, xpress," a New Light I'ost Coach, to HULL, Lin-, ,',lfiti,rrhcave Hi wden and Doncaster, every Morning at s• ~,.,,, ~ r , '' , l th ',loCks to the Cross Keys, Market7place Four thull ; and t t i-1 .1.; , ,:...R0cking-liam" in the Afternoon at o'Clock. ,11..yi,s1:1'9RD, Ware, Hoidesdon, and Cheshunt Coach, ti 1' V• riling. alf-pIIENIIAM and Edmonton Coaches daily,' at Eleven, I,, i ii! s s „ t l ''''' , ), Five, and Eight. '"44,4' Reduced Fares to Leeds, York, and Doncaster, P,•• e ik a nd Pm:10-es at only ad per piiund. - v • Pia ; * 4 -1 9tINTA ' IN and Co. re - spectfully acquaint their b,,, i , P ar ' l u the Public, that they will not be accountable for li,,!srh,eels. Passenger's . Luggage, Writing's, Plate, &c. of l i t th i .,7 l ! Five Pound's Value . if lost, stolen Writings, Plate, un -p v sr rpd ... • _ - , , paid , .., _3O . 5 ?43 4 c 7 ) .3 such, and the Insurance accordingly, at 94 . 1 , He4d Ina Skinner-s treet, Snow-hill, London. i.. , . . CITY, MONDAY EVENING. Letters have been received from itio de Ja neiro, dated on the 24th September, at which time great pro gress had been made in the formation of the new Constitution of the empire of the Brazils. The PRINCE REGENT had been nominated the EMPEROR of this new State ; and he was to be proclaimed on the 12th October, that being the birth day of his Royal Highness. By information received from Lisbon, dated on the 22d ult. however, it appears that the Por tuguese Government intend to make an effort to recover their South American possessions, fdr which purpose an expedition, consisting of 4,000 men, was to be shipped immediately for the Brazils, and a contract for 30,000 rations had been entered into to provision them for the voyage. This is a vain attempt on the part of the Mother Country to reclaim her colonies. No force which she can foriard would be sufficient for the purpose, and her interest will be far better promoted by an immediate acknowledgment of Brazilian liberty, and by the cultivation of a close connection with that state, than it would be even by a successful effort to restore her dominion over that country. A private express arrived this morning from Paris, bringing advices till late in the evening of Saturday. The 'Rentes on that day fell fully one half per cent. having been done as low as 87 30. Spanish Bonds of 1821 fell to 57i, and a gloom, not inferior to that in London on Friday last, universally prevail ed. In Foreign Securities scarcely a transaction has been effected. The following are the nominal prices of this day French Five per Cents. with Dividend from 22d September Exch. 25 50. 88 to 1. Prussian Five per Cent. of 1818 in £sterl. with Dividend from Ist Oct., 88. Do. do. of 1822 in do. do., With Dividend from Ist July, Ditto Scrip, 85i. Neapolitan Five per Cent. with Dividend from Ist July, Exch. 4 40. and 25 65. 76A. Ditto Scrip, 77g. Spanish Five per Cent. of 1820, with Dividend from 30th Oct. Exch. 43. 67i. Do. do. of 1821 in sterl. with Dividend from . Ist Nov., i D B tto, 51 , per Cent. with Div. Exch. discount. Danish live per Cent. in £ sterling, with Dividend from Ist July, 90. _ _ _ tiiito, ditto, in Banco Marks, with Dividend from Ist July, Exch. 37 4. 88. Russian Six per Cent. with Dividend from Ist July, Exch. 12,R. 82. Ditto Five per Cents. metal'. with Div. from Ist Sept. Exch. 31. 83—_ Ditto Five per Cent. in £ sterl. with Dividend from lstSept., 86. Ditto Scrip, 851. Colombian Six per Cent. in £ sterl. with Dividend from Ist Nov., 74- Chilian Six per Cent. in £ sterl. with Dividend from 30th Sept. 76. United States Six per Cent. of 1812.1815 with Div. from Ist Oct., Exch. 46. 92 100. Indigo has risen fully 6d. a lb. in consequence of the news 'of the overflowing of the 'Ganges hiring been confirmed. The French have a great deal of indigo coming from India, and should they go to war with Spain, the whole of it may yet come into the English market by the assistance of Spanish privateers. The French have at present a most valuable trade with the East Indies, and its destruction will be one of the benefits which their merchants will derive from an attack on Spanish freedom. --(Morning Chronicle.) It is mentioned in a Letter from Copenhagen, (dated the 12th ult.) that there iS now every ap pearance of the long-talked of Canal being at tempted between the river Elbe and the Baltic. The Danish Government shews the most laud able anxiety towards the measure. Several dis tinguished and experienced individuals have, for some time, been occupied in investigations con nected with this important matter : amongst others, Rear-Admiral P. DE LOVENORIt and Lieut.-Colonel VON CIIRISTENSON (of the Engi neers) have made an exploratory tour along the intended line of the Canal. The Codseiller d'Etat LEHmANN is also closely occupied in re viewing what may be ,termed the conflicting in terests of this great commercial undertaking. It is pleasing to observe, however, that, so far,every thing promises to work well. LI fERARY NOTICE. The BRIDE'S TRAGEDY, by THOMAS LOVELL BED DOES, of PeinbrOke College, Oxford: We scarcely know in what terms to mention this singular publication. Impressed with a fa vourable disposition towards the work, by the unassuming and well-written dedication, and as 4 sured that it was a 44 MINOR'S TRAGEDY " we had taken up, we regret that the perusal of its subsequent pages in some degree altered our im pression to one of a less favourable nature. Mr. BEDDOES adds his name to the list of living dramatists, who usher their works into the world with a declaration that they are unfit for re presentation, having been written solely for the amusement of theptiblicin prividcfand many allow ances are undoubtedly to be made for the maiden effort of an inexperienced youth, who having luckily seized on an interesting subject, perhaps fancied the task already completed, and ardently imagined that the road to fame (open indeed to all, but attained only by few) was short, and easily traversed, until convinced by the trial that there is no " roNal road," and that persevering labour alone will accomplish the desired end. The plot, which is but faintly embodied, is taken from a ballad (founded we believe on fact) which appears in a volume of poems, entitled " The Midland Minstrel." We shall 'give it in the Author's own words : " The Manciple of one of the Colleges, early in the last century, had a very beautiful daugh ter, who was privately married to a Student, without the knowledge of the parents on either side. During the long vacation subsequent to this union, theltusband was introduced -to a young lady, who was, at the same time, proposed as his bride. Absence, the fear of his father's displea sure, the presence of a lovely object, and, most liltely, a natural fickleness of disposition, over came any regard he might have cherished for his ill-fated wife, and, finally, he became deeply en amoured of her unconscious Rival. In the con test of duties and desires, which was the conse quence of this passion, the worst part of man pre vailed, and he formed and executed a design al most unparalleled in the annals of crime. His second nuptials were at hand when he returned to Oxford, and to her who was an obstacle to his happiness. Late at night he prevailed upon his victim to rccompany him to a lone spot in the Divinity Walk, and there murdered and buried her. The wretch escaped detection, and the horrid deed remained unknown till he confessed it on his death-bed. The remains of the unfor tuate girl were dug up in the place described, and the Divinity Walk was deserted and de molished as haunted• ground."--Such are the outlines of the story, and we may add, that the Author gives a favourable specimen of his talent for prose composition. In the dramatic province, he is by no means equally successful. Ile should consult his dictionary, where we question whether he will find such words as" rose/Tit," " ugsome," &c. There is also a great redundancy of epi thets, such as, " this quaint attire of counte nance," (" Well fitted by prim conscience's old Tailor" " Hypocrisy")—and of comparisons, as likening a man's sweet voice to " Pan's honeycomb" " Of many vocal cells." He should also avoid such common-place exple tives, as " a listening," " a hawking," &c, re membering that -" feeble expletives their aid do join."_ and such unfortunate chorusses, as " Let us sing his lullaby • Heigh° ! a sob and a sigh." We are afraid that Mr. BEDDOES may mistake the motives which induce us to make these ob servations, and he • tempted to class us among those whom he satirizes in his dedication as " those who read only to condemn." Let him not how ever be discouraged on his first aim at literary distinction, remembering that, _ " In great attempts 'tis glorious e'en to fail," but boldly press onward, as we feel convinced by the promise which same passages of his play hold forth, that his next and more matured effort will raise him to a respectableoituation in the literary world. - - THE LATE THEATRICAL CAPTURE. The short time we had to spare last week, be tween the examination of the Captives, and our going to press, prevented us giving as full a detail of the coup-de-main at the Ship, as we might have done under other circumstances ; how ever, it was sufficiently explicit to be understood by all who read it, and that it is more than we can say either for the in comprehensibility of the one,,or the •confirmed stupidity of the other, of our cotemporaries.—On that occasion,. Mr. Folliott, a gentleman rather conspicuous at all public Meetings in this city, whilst the examinations were going on before the Magis trates, addressed the assemblage of people in th e T own H a ll at some length, assuring them he would be the'Champion for those who had unjustly been led into captivity—that he would have them righted,—and, in short, he hinted that' the Magis trates had acted illegally !—The result of the Meeting is known, but Mr. Folliott was determined, if' possible, to see what was to be done in favour of the young ladies wilt) had been lodged in durance. Accordingly he stated the case in a letter to George Chetwynd, Esq. M.P. for Stafford, the framer of the New Vagrant Act, under the provisions•of which, and pre ceding statutes, the Civil Authorities *feted. Mr. Chetwynd immediately replied, as follow; we quote the passage ver batim, in order that the public may be satisfied no wrong was done :—" In answer to your question on the New Vito - rant Act, 3 Geo. IV.. c. 50, which does not at all alter the o ld law, respecting players, (see Sec. 22) I think there is no doubt but any person may, without a warrant 'for the purpose; appre hend, flagrante delicto, and carry the party or parties before a -Magistrate, to be dealt with as the Statute di rects. What shall be deemed to be acts of Vagrancy are so clearly specified, that I think they cannot be misconstrued or mistaken." This is, of course, quite satisfactory, and the au thority of so able a man as Mr. Chetwynd cannot for a moment be doubted. „Mr. Folliott has therefore lost all chance of step ping forward in behalf of the Ladies so unceremoniously seized by the staff officers employed, and, for one, weare almost in- • dined to regret it, as the venerable Gentleman's attachment to the fair sex is well known and highly ereditable.:—(Cheiter Chronicle, Nov. 29.) CONTRACT FOR oATs Commissariat Department, Treasury Chambers 26th November, 1822. UCH . Persons as are desirous of Contracting r ' --7 with the Agent for Commissariat Supplies, to deliver 810,00011)s. of OATS at the Military DepOt, Bridge-yard,Too ley-street, may receive particulars of the Contracts at this Office, between the Hours of Ten and Four; and deliver their Tenders sealed up and directed to the Agent for Com- Missariat Supplies, marking thereon—" Tender for Oats ;" on .or before Tuesday, the 10th December; but none will he received after Twelve o'Clock on . that Day; nor will any Proposal he noticed unless made on or annexed to a printed Particular, and the Prices inserted in Word's at length ; nor unless a Letter be subjoined to - such Proposal, .signed by two Persons of known property, engaging to be come bound with the Party tendering in the Sum expressed in the Particulars, for the due performance of the Contract. TO BAKERS, &c. 1111D L READ.—WANTED for the PRISONERS it) in the NEW PRISON and HOUSE of CORREC TION, in Cold Bath Fields, from 10 to 12 cwt. of BREAD daily. The Particulars of the intended Contract may be seen, by applying at the Office of the said House of Correction, between 11 and 3 o'Clock daily.—Tenders in writing, sealed up, to be delivered in personally before 12 o'Clock of Thursday the 12th day of December instant. THOMAS STIRLING. IOURTH DAY of DRAWING, NEXT FRIDAY, 6th DECEMBER. STATE OF THE WHEEL. 3 4 ' 10,000 19 2 2 &c. &c. &c. TICKETS •and SHARES, Warranted Undrawn, continue on Sale by RICHARDSON, GOODLUCK, and Co. at their Office, No. 104, BANK BUILDINGS, CORNHILL. THE HIGHEST YET DRAWN. I and J. SIVEWRIGHT h a v e th e pl easure air • to announce that the HIGHEST PRIZE yet Drawn, viz. No. 2,612, a X-2,000, was Sold iu Shares at their fortu nat Offices, 37, Cornhill ; I 38, Haymarket, 11, Holborn , Corner of Coventry-street ; Where Tickets and Shares,Warianted Undrawn, are now on Sale. The Wheel, notwithstanding THREE DAYS of DRAWING ARE OVER, contains the following Grand List of CAPITALS, the whole of a hid) are Floating ; and frOm the great proportion of the Tickets now in the Wheel which must be Drawn the Fourth Day, viz. NEXT FRIDAY, Gib DEC,EMBER, the whole or greater part may be Drawn un that Day. THREE PRIZES' of £20,000 ! 2. ...of . . .. £lO,OOO 19.... 0f.... £5OO 2 5,000 17 3OO 2 2,000 54 2OO 8 l,OOO TO THE EDITOR. OF THE SUN. Owen Glendower Chatham, Nov. 30, 1822. SIR—I have only this day seen a paragraph in the Morning Chronicle of the 21st instant, in which, amongst various injurious reflections on other officers, there is the following on me : " Sir GEORGE COCKBURN is likewise quite au fait at the appointment of the African station Commodore, whose exploits I confess myself quite unacquainted with. Pray was not Sir GEORGE once returned Member of Parliament for Ports mouthr The insinuation that I owe my appointment to political support given to Sir GEORGE COOKHURN, at his election at Portsmouth, is obvious. I feel it due to myself, and still more to Sir GEORGE COCKBURN, to state thus publicly, that it is utterly and scandalously false. I have no vote in the Borough of Portsmouth, nor the slightest interest there, directly or indirectly. I flatter myself, that Sir GEORGE COCKBURN' did in deed contribute to my being . appointed to the African Command, but he must have done so from a consideration of my length of ser vice, and standing on the list of Post Captains„, for I had no private acquaintance with him nor any private introduction to him, nor any other personal recommendation than the loss of my right arm, and other wounds in battle, which have perhaps procured me a consideration my, humble merits would not otherwise have de served. Having repelled in my own case this defama tory attack, I think it due to my brother of ficers, who are assailed in the same manner, to remind the public that they are both on foreign stations, and have not the good fortune which I have of being able to meet so early the reflec tions cast upon them; but I know enough of their public services and characters to be able to state, without fear of contradiction, that the imputa= tions cast upon them are as wanton, false, and scandalous as those against me. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, R. MENDS, Commodore of his Majesty's Ships on the Western Coast of Africa. MURDER took place a.t Middle Rainton, near Durham, on' the evening of Saturday last. A husbandman, 'of the name of Spraggon, belong. ing to' Durham, and another man, entered the kitchen of the public-house, kept there by Mr. Robert Dawson, and in the course of conver• sation•accosted a pitman, of the name of John Stanwick Newton, by asking him if he was not " Stanwicki" The latter replied he was, and insisted upon Spraggon's disclosinghis name, which he declined to do, and Newton seized him by the neck, and drew his handkerchief so tight as nearly to strangle him. Spraggon succeeded in cutting his neckcloth in two, and a battle immediately took place, and they fought - out of the kitchen into the passage, where Newton struck Spraggon with knife, which: penetrated two inches and a half into his left temple. Spraggon escaped from the house, and, with his companion, proceeded on to East Rainton. Growing faint from the loss of blood, which had flowed from his wound in -a very copious manner, he was there put to bed, and died in the course of a few hours. A. Coroner's Inquest was held on his body on Mon day, when the Jury returned a, verdict of" ful Murder a,s,rt.inst Newton, and against Robert H ild ," another pitman, who was ,drinking in company with Newton,and who struck Spraggon a tremendous blow on the head, whilst he was in the. kitchen. Spraggon has been buried in Pur. ham, and Newton and Mild lodged in the Saul in that city, to take their trial at the ensuing Assizes. DREADFUL AFAI R AT THU it M ASTON.—I t be comes our painful duty this week, as public journalists, to re cord an event, which, perhaps, no affair since the celebrated one committed in this county, many years ago, by a certain nobleman, has had its parfdlel. Mr. John Allen, a person possessed of independent property, and residing at Thur rnaston, about three miles from this town, was committed to,our county gaol on Tuesday morning last, by William Heyrick, Esq., charged with felony, in shooting at and maiming William Lane, a drummer, of the 39th regiment, about ten o'clock on the. preceding evenin'. Lane happening to be coming through Thurmaston, on his return from Twy ford Statutes, was accosted by three young men opposite to Mr. Allen's house, Where they entered into conversation together. Mr. Allen soon after appeared at a room-window, and desited that they would go away, or he would fire at them. The three young men, apprehensive that Mr. A. might carry his threat into effect, made a' hasty retreat. The drummer, however, stood his ground, and received the contents of a gun in the lower part of his belly, when he exclaimed that he was a dead man, or something to the same effect, and fell, but; dreadful to relate, not before the contents of another shot was lodged in his arm. The young men, observing what had thus taken place, hereupon came to his assistance, and carried him to the Plough public house, where medical aid was instantly procured, and every proper attention was paid to his dangerous situation. The village in the mean time became all in a ferment, and im mediate steps were taken to prevent the author of it from escap ing. Early in the next morning he was conveyed before the above-named magistrate for examination, who committed him for trial as above stated and he was shortly after brou g ht to prison in a postchai sc . 'tire understand that bail to any amount was offered, but refused. Lane was stationed in this town on the recruiting service, anti hid left the remainder of his party at Syston on the evening in question, anxioas to get home to see his wife, who was confined in child-bed. It is bur : justice to say, that every possible attention was shown to both Lane and his wife, under their very distressing circumstances, by the friends of Mr. Allen. Dr. If ill, aml Messrs. Needham, Freer, and Stallard, surgeons, of this town, together with Mr. Bird sall, surgeon, of Syston, who was first called in after the lament, able occurrence took place, were in regular attendance upon the unfortunate man, but their skill and attention proved un availing, as he'expired about four o'clock on Thursday after noon.—( Leicester Chronicle.) In the Coat of King's Bench on Saturday last a new trial was granted in the case of DREW V. GREEN, which was tried at Winchester Assizes in March last, when a verdict of 701. was given against the defendant (damages laid at 10001.) in a case of seduction of the plaintiff's daughter.— The defendttnt pleads that the verdict was given against evidence. The new trial will take place at our next Assizes,—(ll4mpshire Telegraph.) FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, Nov. 30.—A Royal Ordinance, dated the '2oth, orderithe calling out 40,000 men' of the class 18= The period of putting theta in active service, and their distribution among the corps of the army, will be hereafter determined. According to the table annexed to this ord ; i: nance, the contingent for the Department of the Seine is 1,079 men. M. Oliver, merchant at Marseilles, was and rested a few days ago, and was still in secret confinement on the 23d. The r e asons of this. proceeding are not known.—(Journal de Paris.) A private letter in the Journal dc Paris, dated Verona, the 20th, is of a pacific character with respect to Spain, and states itself to be speaking the opinions of the majority of the diplomatists assembled in Congress. The Correctional Tribunal has rejected the preliminary objections which the bookseller Niogret had. pleaded.in justification of his repub. lication of" The Social System, by the . late Baron d'ilolbach." Sentence was therefore pro. nounced against him of three months' imprison ment, and of 300 francs fine. The copies of the work are ordered to be seized.—(Journal des D6bats.) The following paragraph appears in a morning paper:—" It is said that the Minister of the In= terior has given an answer to the Council-genera/ of Commerce, which had made a representation to him. Ilis Excellency praises the intentions of the Council, but thinks that it might lead to in convenient consequences if deliberate committees, departing k ern the object of their institution, should be able to thwart the intentions of the Monarch, to whom the charter has given the ex clusive rig ht of peace and war.—(Constitutionne/.) A courier from Italy arrived this morning at the office of the Foreign Department. It is as serted that his dispatches are of the highest im portance. In the evening there was a meeting of the Ministers at the house of the Duke of Bel= luno, the Minister of W ar.—(Quotidicnne.) The Secretaries who accompanied his Excel lency the Viscount de IVlontmorency to Verona have returned to Paris. The Minister is ex pected to arrive himself this evening (Saturday), unless he should stop at Lyous.—(Gazette de France.) • The Monileur contains nearly seven columns of the report. of the proceedings in the Assize Court, against several p e as o ns who are acc use d o f having lressed threatening letters to the Jury who tried General Berton. The circumstances are not very interesting, and the trial is not con. cluded. tFrom the Etoile of Saturday.] The regency of Spain is arrived at Llivia, and our fron , tiers daily affbrd a refuge to the noble defenders of the Faith. They have not yetlost all impe. Baron d'Eroles has divided the remainder of his troops into bands of 200 and 300, and has ordered them to carry on a guerilla warfare. The mountains of Catalonia are about to be filled with soldiers, whom no re.. verses will discourage. 111equinenza and the citadel of Urgel remain in their power; Navarre and Arragon are for the most part relieved, and Spain will have nothing more to do with revolution. The Urgel Gazelle of the 19th of November says—lt appears by a letter, that the Infants have both been condemned to inn. pnsonment, and that there has been prepared for this purpose the palace of the Duke of Liria, whether they will be conducted and detained in custody. It is added, ,that a few days blore, the Infant Don Carlos having gone out, the intention was form.. eel of arresting him, and that it had been attempted to prevail on the regiment of infantry of C a l a t r av a t o undertake his ar rest, but that this regiment had declined. There can be no doubt these wretches will speedily consummate their crimes unless we receive succour from without. PARIS, DEC. I.—Ms Excellency Viscount 3lontmorency arrived here yesterday (Saturday,) 611 his return from the Congress of Verona, and had the honoUr of an interview with the, King. Questions of foreign politics have this pecu liarity—that being combined with distant inte rests, their march proceeds out of the circle of habitual speculations. Thus persons most prac tised in these speculations find themselves in a situation disadvantageous for correct reasoning ; they cannot lay hold of any decided point, nor argue on any certain basis ; they are so much the more exposed to be carried away in discussion far from the course of affairs, inasmuch as these affairs are, from their very nature, subject . to more extensive ramifications, and consequently demand longer time for decision. It would, therefore, be of some advantage to know the progress of these questions, at least in proportion as they are accomplished. Thus, after such con tradictory rumours as have been current on the state of . our relations with Spain—after the dis cussions which have taken place on this inex haustible subject during the conferences at Ve rona—after the indecision which so many oppo. site opinions must have every-where produced, we should find, perhaps, a sufficiently solid basis for new conjectures in the assurance that France has occupied at the Congress of Verona the place ..which Belongs to her among the monarchies of Europe ; and that the .Continental Powers leave to her the end and termination of the affairs of Spain, with the intention of concurring a ith all their force in such plans of execution as France shall be in a situation to adopt.—ln tAkitig this resolution the high Continental Powers mast have acted on an idea so simple and so just, that it will' strike all reasonable persons ; they must have confided for the decision of a question which interested them all, on that Power whose interest in this question was the most immediate. This mark of confidence, so important for France, she owes to her own wisdom—to the power she has recovered since ideas of order have triumph ed over those dissensions and errors which have too long disturbed her: she owes it, above all, to the virtues of her king—to the measures which he has taken for placing the country in a suitable attitude to observe the serious events of the Peninsula ; fitlally, she owes it to that unanirrity of wishes and of sentiments by which a whole