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that prosecutors have no rightupotra trial to esti "nate articles as highly as if they were enabled at that moment, or should immediately have it in their Power, to dispose of them to a fair customer ; that ntany kinds of property owe the whole or greatest Part of their extrinsic value to passing fashion, or fluctuating opinion, or taste in 'which numbers disagree ; allowing their due weight to these and similar considerations, and applying to them the_ benevolent principle. already stated, that every Uncertaintymust be turned to the prisoner's ad- Vantage, can we find.. any pretence, Upon thiS 'lie* of the subject, .for assenting to the propo sitions of the lion. Member, and - branding wit nesses, jurymen, and Judges with the reproach of perjury ? It ispossible - that from - time to time evidence may have been given,or verdicts returned ,which we can notreconcile to ours - elves by any of these arguments httt it also happens in trials, arising out of the most uninipeaChabfe: provisions of our law, - that WitnesseS and jurieS'will sometimes unexpectedly and inexplicably depart from what a by-stander Would pronounce to be the direct line of their duty ; and a few occurrences of this kind, in the multitude of criminal proceedings, afford no reasonable - ground'fOr impeaching the general administration of justice. . . We are astonished that in 'the lengthened dis tussiOn of important a'subject, and in support of a grave accusation against some of our highest tribunals; Mr. BUXTON ShOuld'have concleaCend ed to introduce so poOr a jest as what he calls-the talebrated case at . PeVensy, where it seems, at some period unkoown, or .at least unnamed, a man was convicted before the Justices in Quarter Session, of stealing a pair of leather breeches; . and these Oentlemen, being then informed for the first time that the.- offence was capital, and not whiling to, pass .sentence of death, consulted a learned Chief Baron, who was dining in the neighbourhood, and at hisrectim raendation inserted in the record, after the : wor d " Guilty," the words "of Manslaughter. 'By the manner in which this story is told, it does Pot Seem to have struck the narrator that these :worthy Magistrates might almost as safely. haVe :committed Manslaughter themielves as intro duced any alteration in a recorded verdict. The Hon. Member shows-_a more than necessary can dour in acknowledging that the anecdote does not rest upon indisputable- evidence, nor, if it Were. true, -has • it - any regular bearing upon the subj e ct ; but it will probably. be 'rertienibered and repeated by those who will pay little. at tention to 'the more useful and argumentative Parts of Mr. BlixtoN's pamphlet. • It is far froM our desire, in Making these re ntarks, to dispute the propriety of revising some Parts of our criminal or' to oppose all relaxa tion of its severity ; 'but we disapprove the course Of argument to which our strictures have been confined, because it rests upon assumptions which we consider violent and injurious, and because, "en if it were consistent with truth, it does not r each the point on which it is intended to bear, the severity of our penal code. If it be true that (tivasioos a re resorted to, t h at property is unduly, p r edated, for the purpose of avoiding coe n wietions, still the. same subterfuges would inevitably be used in spite of any :variation that might be made in the apportionment of Penalties to the amount of property 5t01en.....„ -For example, if death (and the'observation would perhaps apply to any other 'severe pu -I'4lll-nen° were - to be inflicted for 'thefts to -the; value- of forty pbUrds,inste a d of forty shilling s, Prosecutors and jurymen would'atill be dispos ed? if Possible, to fix the price of goods- at thirty .4ine pounds rather . than forty, and unquestion ably, if it were not sufficiently . proved that the tiander was all t a k e n • a t onc e, th er e w o uld be ile'same reason as. at present for presuming that it was obtained at different times. These objections, therefore, as far as they' have any force, apply, note to the low ..rate - at. which man's life is estimated ;. 'to - the propriety of rendering felony capital, or .liable to any in g reased punishment, at forty shillingS:or - four Il andred pounds, - but. to the principle itself, of , measuring such crime by the amount o f prop e rty 'Men ; and perhaps' Mr. Box.roN's ingenuity f ight have been more usefully 'employed 'in a c areful and rigid - examination of thiS principle, 141 1 in collecting such data and throwing out l ath r e fl ec ti ons as we h ave no ti ce d, an d which, : ,i isseminated beyond the walls of the House of ;'outtnons, will probably have no very salutary '''fluence upon the public mind, Or upon the con tlact of individuals. • 1 , When it. is ,publicly asserted that tribunals ? the deemed irreproachable . , 'are polluted by t flo daily violation of oaths, that perjury is corn. n f itted by prosecutors . and juryrneit, and en= '°oraged by judges, almost as a matter of course, hat effect is likely to.be produced in those who 'end an ear to such representations ? To men Of Wavering honesty, when summoned' to assist °n trials, either as witnesses or as jurors, the beli e f t h a t such a system exists, must afford a Planiible excuse forany fraud or breach of their ° bligations, which they, for- their own purposes, 1if , 4 3 , feel tempted to commit. .If they believe s ;flat on some occasion the whole Conit - conspires 14 open perjury, such men may naturally ;Ina- . .1 4.4 1 e that the offence will not .be very - great r they too, in their own way, shOuld tamper a: little with the truth. To those, 'on the -other 1 4 11, who go into Courts with a wish to erve ; heir country conscientiously, it most be ain'ago-• I , t izing considetation, that in the performance of ~,'"at duty they may-probably he compelled_ to v l 'nfane the attested name of their Maker, or 'fie sacrifice a human life to their own uncon ilerable nicety. In the mean time a fatal advantage is afforded a ° persons who (with motives very different from ra tf Y that we impute to the Member for \Vey raftnoth) joyfully avail themselves of all opportu • • t raf fics to-lower the authority of our Courts,. and 'depreciate in all its departments the admi iffstration of justice in this country : and the Ai red and malicious of other - nations are sup. c l ied with admirable materials for composing, a eW chapter of calumnies against the Englikih, l; Pon; the a utho r ity, which, for this purpose, they, •. v ill hold unimpeachable, of an English Member 4.1 Parliament. IRELAND. [FROM THE WESTMEATH . JOURN'AL:I AfeLLINGAR, JAN. 3.—On Thursday. night last a pensioner, named John Cassidy, was- so severely beaten. by a set of. ruffians, eleven in number, on the fair green of this town, and ad jacent to• .his house, that he has• been since confined to his bed. This cowardly attack on an infirm and defenceless man, .almost within the precincts and call of our Barracks, ren ders this outrage 'peculiarly audacious. On Sa turday following, between-the hours of seven and eight o'clock ,in the evening, fourteen or .fifteen fellows went to the house of John Edge, -a sober, industrious boat-builder, living _near the Royal Canal Harbour, and having called him out, they attacked, knocked down, and beat him most unmercifully.' His wife and sister-in-law, on hearing the sudden .outcry, ran out, and in their earnest, but ineffectual endeavours to save the poor fellow, received material injury. He at length effected his escape into a neighbouring house, but not without sustaining very serious cuts and bruises in the head and ,variousparts of the body.—Three young- men of the town were, on the same night_insulted -and otherwise abused in the main-street ; it is : supposed by the same . banditti, . . . INFLIMMA.TOIIy. NOTICE. The following is an exact copy of a notice. found posted on the town pump, near the shambles, on Monday morning last : . • 44 Good News for Butclters." • " Any Person taking the ciintract.for-soldiars' meat, or any Process-server, shall be met with.fug.anct destruction, and this is your sulfide= notice. ' •• • - . Miznea) ". CAPTAIN ROCK,. And his White Boys.'!, ANOTHER MOE-RI:R.—We have just been in - - foriried, througivan:authentiC:EOUTCP, as our.paper was going-to press, that a most atrocious niurdei was committed on Tuesday night last, at DySart, within four miles of this town, on a journeyman weaver, by a party of the murderous association which unfortunately prevails -to such an alarming extent in this neighbourhood ; They dragged the poor man out_of hii employer's house, and beat him in so savage a manner that he expired in a few hours. An inquest-will be held this day by Mr. Shea,.CorOner.,' We understand that Poole Hickman, 'Esq. of Kilmore, accompanied by parties of the 93d re. - - giment and of Major.. Warburton's .Police sta., tinned in Knock, made, * during the last week, ,a search for arms in- that neighbourhood, and suc ceeded in taking eleven stand,:which, *ether with one musket that was delivered up to him, he has "now in his possession.=(Clare Journal.) We regret to state, that on Sunday night last, before 9 o'clock, - some armed men attempted to break into the house of Wm. Atkinson, Esq. of Charleville, within 4 miles of this town. They strove to force in the seull4ry door and hall door at the same moment ; but, being unable readily to • accomplish their object; - 'they thought it prudent to retire, after making but a very short delay. Information of the circumstance having been given toWalter J. Bourke, Esq., he spent last night in active pursuit of the persons charged -with the offence ; and, with the aid of a few of the county Police, succeeded in'arresting four of them, whom he has lodged in ga01. 7 ---(/14). We regret to state, that on the night of Sun day last, a man named Malaehy Kelly, who had. been. returning from this town, on his way home,. to a place called Gurranes, was suffocated in a pool of water. . The verdict of the:3 pry, we un derstand, was as f011ows:---' That the deceased came by his death in consequence of intoxication." The body was not discovered until late on Tues day.—(Tucu..ti Mercantile Letters - received:yesterday by the regular post-from -Paris mention that numerous failures were taking place' there, and many more expected.--(Morning.Chronichr.) Letters from Havannah to : the 26th of No- Vember, mention that' several persons of high distinction had arriYed there froth Mexico, bring ing,with them a vast_deal. of property in gold, jewels, and other valuables. They had made their escape under the apprehension that violence was intended them by the Independent party, and that perhaps their lives even might be en dangered by their stay. . The news they con veyed was of some importance : it was, that the whole system of Oovernment had been arranged by the - -Patriots without further bloodshed, the heads of the several departments having taken upon themselves: their various duties. Among the- officers of the State were even some in dividuals why had acted under the old re gime, but who had joined the reigning party when they found that resistance was out of the question. A._ vast fleet _off' Insurgent privateer still swarmed on the coast of Cuba, and all the' exertions of the naval forze of the Havannah to drive them away were likely to prove ineffectual. It was reported that two merchant vessels from Veru Cruz, With refugees and their property, had fallen into the hands of the privateers. Among other captures . . made by Ahern, were two Ame rican ships. from Boston, but .they were releaied after they had been ,pltindered . of every thing.on. board of the least worth. Six - slave-ships from the coast of Africa• had also been taken by them.;. the slaves had been lauded at the Five islands, and the vessels-converted into privateers. The Blacks concerned in the late attempts at revo lution had been punished with all the - severity of_ -human ingenuity ; after baying been Jor:tured, they were hung in different - parts - of the town, to deter others from following their example. By advices received from A ncon, a port in the Pacific Ocean, it appears that'll') to the 15th of August the fortresses at Callao had not surren dered to the force under Lord.CocultANEand General SAN MARTiN. As the object was as much as possible to spare the lives of the be sieged, no attack had. been made. Means had been found, however, to cut off the supply of water at Callao, from which it was inferred that the garrison could not hold out much longer. There is no truth in the current.ruthour of the appointments : said to have taken place, according to which Sir WALTER:S6OTT is made a Baron of Exchequer, and ROBERT lIANuvroN, Esq. She riff-Depute of Lanarkshire:, to succeed him ,as one of the Principal. : Clerks of.Session.—(Edin burgh Courant, Jan. 5.) FASIHON'ABLE ARRIVALS.—The_Duke of Wellington, at Apsley House, Piccadilly ; Hughes Ball, Esq., in Upper Brook-street ; Daivson,Al.P. in Gloucester-place; the Earl of Cardigan, in Portman-square ; the Hon. William and Lady Caroline Lamb, from the. Earl of Besborough's seat, Roehainp ton ; Lord CVoodbouse, in 'Upper Brook-street, from Norfolk; Lord de Lazouche, at !divan's Hotel; Lady Bayley, at Coul son',s Hotel. DEPART URES.—Lord and Lady Suffield and family, for their seat in Norfolk ; Count and Countess Lieven, and Earl Clan• william, on a visit to Viscount. and. Viscountess Grenville, near Ipswich, Suffolk. i i ---) •• .I .V,446 ,4 A i 11 • .:- , ("-'47 )4 • I '- ' . ia ;,- _ t .i.).•; - ., -7,,,x !.. _.1&.w.,,.- , iffy * - ••,•,A, ~ .).• 4: -- .z. ~.. , - 1 - ,T .7 . -----.--,,--,...-v• 4, 1- , , IN , . 1_4.3 • hi . 42V. , • iti ROYAL MUSICAL PARTIES: . • The Kirin had a select Party to Music on the evening of yesterday sennight, in- consequence of the arrival at Brighton .of the Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal, to assist at the cere mony, of the Consecration of the Chapel Royal attached-to the Palace there. The Gentlemen present were---. Messrs. Sale, sen. Vaughan, Hawes, R. - Clark, J: B. Sale, W. Knyvett, Mulineux, Salmon, - jun. Gbre, Nield, Evans, and Roberts. The - . absentees were Messrs. Knyvett; sen. galman, sen. Welsh,• arid Heather. Their. Deputies' e Messrs. Leete, Terrail, C. Knyvett, and Goulden. They-con cluded the Old Year and ushered the New Year in, with the National Anthem of !'‘ God save the King." Some most choice 'and - excellent Glees were sung in very grand style in the course of the evening. . On the evening of New Year's Day his Majesty had a nume rous_' dress party, consisting of the Lord Chancellor and about 100 of the most distinguished 'characters in Brighton, 'when .they were gratified with a grand conceit, the vocal parts by the above Gentlemen, and _eight _young Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal ; together with his Majesty's superior and excellent band :of wind instruments, amounting to forty performers, under the direction of Mr. Kramer. The vocal music selected was what. had been arranged and well adapted for such a numerous band to give a peculiar Erie effect. The perforthance was in the new "Music Room, which was brilliantly illuininated for the occa sion, and where the Royal Party .were.supplied with the most choice refreshments. Mr. Attwood presided .at the organ. The performance commenced with the Overture to Esther ; this was followed by the Hail Stone Chorus, which is for a double Choir, and although the Vocal Performers were hardly numerous enough .to support double choruses, vet all the voices being effective, another of Handers double choruses, " Thy right hand, .0 Lord," from the same Oratorio, which it is to be regretted is not oftener heard, was extremely well exe cuted. Mr. Vaughan gave the opening of the Messiah very "And chaste ly.; the Chorus, the Glory," followed. The King's fa vourite Anthem, " Hear my Prayer,"- was introduced by his Majesty's command, after the arrangethent for the Concert had been- made, and was most admirably sung by Master Gear and Master Jones, who repeated a great part of it by command of the King. The Chores from Sampson, "Let their Celestial COncerts all unite," was: performed. The first Act concluded with Chorus from JOshua, " Glory to God," in which the accompaniment-of the numerous wind instruments was heard most appropriately to the words as to the falling of the walls of Jericho, in which the_ ponderous ruins are described to fall. .- The 2d Act commenced with the Overture to " Acis and Galatea," followed by the delightful Chorus into which it leadt, Oh the pleasures of the plains." The remainder of the per formancewas selected from the same piece. " Hush, ye - pretty warbling Choir," was most charmingly sung by Master Gear ; the Duet, " Happy we," by Master Gear and .Mr. Vaughan ; and the Trio, " The Flocks shall leave-the mountains,"- by Nlaster Gear, Mr.. Vaughan, and Mr. Sales. The perform ance concluded with the Coronation Anthem, " &chick the Priest". The King frequently conduCted-the Concert, and.kept most .excellent time. his Majesty appeared highly delighted, and took peculiar interest in the whole of the performance ; 'from which, it is supposed, his Majesty will become the great Patron of Ilanders Music, as was his late "Father, Icing - George the Third. . - • TWELFTH-NIGHT• ENTERTAINMENTS.. His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence entertained a large party yesterday, at Busby Park. In the evening the corn, pany drew Twelfth-Night characters. The Earl of Lilford is entertaining a large party at Lilford, near Oundle. _ .. G. B. Portman, Esq.,. i keeps open house this week at Boy anstone, Dorsetsbire. . . Lady Cockburn entertained ' a party of young friends at Sir - George's residence in the Admiralty. - • Lady Clarke entertained a party in Devonshire-place. • Lady Hervey afnused, a select circle on the. Terrace 4 :. St. -Marylebone. - - Lady Taylor had a party. in Park-street. General Needham had.a brilliant party in York-place. Lady Dallaa had a party in Bloomsbury-squa, , a. • Lady Nelthorpe gave an elegant ball at Scanby Hall, in Lin colnshire. . . The Hon. Mr. Brydges displayed much hospitality at Buck• ingham.place, near Shoreham. Col. Clarke, of St. Peter's, Ramsgate, gave a ball to the neighbouring fashionables. The Hon.. Mr. ilushout will - lead to the hymeneal altar, in a feW days, the Hon. Miss Needham, the accomplished and lovely daughter of Viscount Kilniorey. ' Miss Byrne, the celebrated singer arrived hcre yesterday to fulfil her engagement here at : the Theatre Royal.—(Edinbuigh Courant, Jan. 5.) On Wednesday the Magistrates and Town Council of Stirling met, when a-loyal and dutiful address was unanimously voted to his MAJESTY, 'congratulating him on his Saferetiirn ,from his Irish and Continental dominions, and expressing &hope that his MAJESTY might - be graciously pleased to .visit that town, the ancient residence - of KINGS, when he honours Scotland with his presence. ..The Council at the same time directed the address. to .be transmitted to liis. Grace the Duke of Montroseifor the purpose - of being presented —(Glasgoweo w rigr, Jan. 's,j • • . • On Christmas-day, H Lori CA 1 , 4 EROS; settler in, Stirling Castle, presented the mess-of the Officers of the 41st Regiment with a dish of new potatoes. They were raised on '. a small sheltered spot within • the garrison, and received no assistance whatever in the way of forcing, and were what may bp.termed a second crop of last year... A report has reached us that LOMGiVENVILLE and Mr. TtioitAs GRENVILLE are again expected to come.forward „in public life. To this rumour we beg to giye : the most unqualified,contradic tion, having- heard from unquestionable _autho rity, that neither of these dis.tiugoished Indivi duals took the slightest part in, or contributed in the remotest degree by their influence or.ad viceto, the success of theliegociation which ted, 'to . the'recent arrangement - with t4e . Buckingliarn Party.—(BucksChroi;iclq;) AN ECDOTE.—In the theatres of Paris it is cus tomary %hen a person leaves his place in the pit, to tie his handkerchief to the back of his seat, to secure it. A young man recently did so dur ing a representation,but an Englishman had taken his place in his absence. The first owner claimed it on his return ; the Englishman would not con sent to give it up, and a dispute arose, in which the Frenchman maintained his rightas founded on custom, and appealed to the spectators whe ther such a handkerchief was not always respec ted ? Many of the by-standers confirmed the truth of this'assertion, adding, that they did not doubt that the Englishman would readily give up his seat. The latter consented, but on resigning it over, said to the claimant with sarcastic cool ness, " I did not suppose that, in this country, a dirty rag represented a gentleman." POETRY. TIM WAKENING OF CAMBRIA. Addressed to the Cymmrodorion .§ocieii,orkWti Cambrian Institution for the Encouragement of Welch Literature. BY. MRS. HEMANS. It is a glorious hour to him Who stands on Snowdon's crested brow. When Twilight's lingering Star grows And.mists - with morn's resplendence glow;. • And, swift before the breeze,' -• • Unveirbihis enraptur'd eye, Girt with green isles and sparkling seas, - All Cambria's mountain-majesty ! But there bath been a brighter hour ! 'Twas when her voice fiom silence broke, And, as an eagle in its pow'r, The Spirit of the• Land awoke! • • • From the far depths of ages gone, From the low chambers of the dead, • It woke ! and brightly moving on, A sun-beam o'er the mountains spread. And there were sounds, where'er it pass'd, O'er Equid-rock and fairy-dell, Of song upon the rushing blast, . - Of minstrelsy's triumphant swell; While, as *Eryri's torrent waves With joyous music hail'd its way, Ten thousand echoes from the caves Burst to prolong th' exulting lay. , . And thou, 0 Harp ! to whose deep tone Was giv'n a pow'r; in elder time, . A might, a mac all thine own, The burningspoul of Cambria's clime: •-• Thou, hallow'd thus by Freedom's breath, To guard her Fortresses on high; With sounds awakening scorn of death, Instinct-with Immortality ; Thou. to the winds, at that proud call, Didit pour thine old, majestic strains, As when they fir'd, in bow'r and hall, The hearts that were not born for chains 1 • And deeply yet that music thrills ! Yet lives there, in each pealing close, .•. Some mem'ry of th' eternal hills, With their wild streams and glittering snows ! The hills where Freedom's shrine of old, High midst the storm's dominion stood ; The streatns, which proudly, as they roll'd, Bore to• tile deep heroic blood ; The snows, in their unstain'd array, Bright o'er each eagle-summit spread-- Ohl who shall view their haunts and say That Ingpiration thence bath fled ? Is it not thus !—each mountain's brow Bears record of undying names ! How should your Sons forget to glow, Ye mighty ! with your quenchless flames? It is not thus ! in ev'ry glen • The soil with noble dust is blent ; Of fearless itoti of gifted men • The land is one high monument ! And think ye not, her hills among, That still their Spirit brightly dwells ? Be thou iminortal,-Soul of Song ! By Dcva's waves, in Snowdon's dells! Yes ! midst those wilds, in days gone by; The deep wind swell'd with prophet-lore :- Scenei,' mantl'd with sublimity ! • • . Still-are ye sacred as of yore.• Eryri, the Welsh name for Snowdon. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING-ROOM, JAN. 7.- DER ;TATE OF THE ODDS. BY. I 9 to 1 agst c. out of Sycorax 20 to 1 agst c. out of Bess 34 to 4 agst Al orczllus 20 to 1 agst Frolic. 16 to agst c. out of Landscape OAKS. 9 to 2 agst Parasol f. I 13 to 2 agst Nletzora f. sto 1 agst f. out of Reserve Iloto 1 agst Cat. DONCASTER •ST. LEGER.. 13 to-1 agst gm - al-act DI to 1 agst ch. c. by Stara. ford. 9 to 1 agst , Tarion 19 to 1 agst Ajax 12 to 1 agst Swapp , SPORTING Pia E ON MATCH. —A renewalOf the matcn, hi which a tie was shot between Messrs. Oliver, Pent, and Owen, against Messrs. Sprett, - Dodswell, and Kemp; took place on Hainham Moor, - near Sutton, yesterday morning, for 40 gni.; news aside. In shooting at 15 birds each (45), each party killed 34. The present match, "prccisely on the same terms, was'de cided as follows:- . • s Oliver Killed., I - 13 Spratt - - 11 t Dodswell - .10 I Kemp • - Pent - Owen Killed. 12 . Another mat4t-was shot - between Messrs. Oliver and Spratt, at eleven birds..each. it was for 20 guineas, and was won - by Mr. Spratt killing nine of his birds, and Oliver eight.' - • HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. MEETINGWFOR THE PRESENT WEEK' His Majesty's StaiHounds, on Friday, at Salt Hill. The Earl of Derby's Stag-hounds, on Friday, at Foxlcy Hatch. - H. Jolliffe, -Esq.'s Fox-hounds; on Saturday, at the Che quers, Horsley.. The surrey Fox-hounds, On'..Thursday, at .Wickham ; and on Saturday, at Westerhath. The Harriers every day. • Mr. CLawortli's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Althorp Park ; Thursday, at "Haslebeech ; and on Sat urday, at Winwick Warrm. . The Duke of Grafton-7a Houndi, on Wednesday, at Wil liams's Bridge • and on Friday, at Bilsdon Fark. The Bnekin;liarnshire Mailers, on:Frida.y . , at Carter's. Lane. • The . East Sussex Fox . Hounds, on; Thursday, at Clayton Holt; and on Saturday, at Edhurton. The Earl of Darlington's Fox Hounds, on Wednesday; at Summer House. Village ; Friday, at Piersbridge ; and on. S aturday, at kaby East Lodge: The Northumberland Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at Brink ley ;:wad on Saturday, at •Wallington. At •e, late Meeting of the Mayor and Common Council in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the Corporation liberally granted leave for makingthe projected improvement of -.thCßAce-ctiurse on the Town foor ; in consequence of which the work was- corn. nienced on Monday --sti'nnip-- ) ltt and will be coMpleted witliout delay; The owners of horses, as well as the . grcoms and others concerned in theinanagement of them, had 'long complained, that the part of thd•Race.ground 'from the top'Of the hill to the bottom, was not only dangerous for the riders; • but had also proved,: in many instances; _ruinous to the horses. This was so well knowri t that several Gentlemen of the turf had declined sending their horses' to NeweaStle on account of the steepness and hardness of the hill. To . remedy this evil, different im provements have from time to time been suggested; but .the plan of directing thccourse from the commencement of the rile of the hill, therctrnssing the Moor, and joining the course again at the foot of the has been approved of, as decidedly the best. • By this meats both the rise and the fall of the hill will be avoided, and thq tents, , being placed to the west of - the new line of the course,. will have the whole of the racing spectacle view. This alteration, it is calcidated, wilfbe of great advan tage to the town, as it will doubtless bring - more horses, and consequently more company to the Races: • The requisition for. this improvement having been made to the .Mavor, Auhone Sorties, Esq. by Mr. John Cookson, on behalf ol* the 'Gentle men of the turf, it is but justice to the chief Magistrate to re mark, that he exerted himself with the greatest candour and liberality to remove every obstacle and give the utmost facility to the improvement,proposed so evidently conduciVe to the publicinterest; in which'he . was zealously supported by the present Sheriff; Alfred Hall, Esq. The Burgesses also readily acceded to the proposal, stipulating that the keys of ..,the chains should as heretofore be lodged in the hands of the Stewards, and at the suggestion corona of the Ilerbage Committee, it was finally agreed that the Mayor, for the time being -should hold one of *e keys, and be empowered to giant leave for any race which (night bejequested by gentlemen, on payment of two guineas for each race. The money, to be paid to the Stewards, and by them to be applied tnthe improvement of the herbage. By the alteration of the course the Burgesses are expected to gain about 24 or 30 acres of herbage. There is every reason' CO believe that the expence incurred by the improvement will be moderate, and the herbage . little it at all injured,. as, where levelling may be necessary, thesods will be pared off, and after wards carefully laid down again. The foLloviing subscriptions for completing the work/have been received :-I`he Corporation Of Newcastle; 201. ;J. G. Lambton, P.-`201.; Lord Nor: manby, 101..; - . Sir fatthew - White Bart M. P: 101 Cuthbert Ellison, M. P. 101. ;' C. J. Brandling, M. P. 101. THE THEATRES. CorENX-GaauEs.—The chief attraction at this Theatre - last night was the' return of Miss STEPUENS,-WhO, for the-first time of her appear ance this season, came forwarctas,Polly in Tits Beggar's Opera. She was received by a nume rou s audience with all that Warmth which should always attend. distinguished' talent', united with exem plary conduct in private 'life - "Such is the case with Mis:s StiettENS. - Her - talen4 entitle her to public admiration; and a - liege portion of her pecuniarY acquiSitinns are, - We understand, ap propriated to. acts of relative liberality. The songs of 'Polly were given with all that science and - sweetness - which have always marked her musical - ekertions, and she sustained the part with truth and - feeling. it is hardly necessary to add, that many of the songs were encored. Miss HALLANDE on this occasion, for the first time, assumed the part of Captahl Macheath. We join with a judicious Morning Critic in entering our protest against the assump tion of male characters by females. It is the object of the • Drama, for moral ptirposes, to de lude :the imagination into kternporary belief of the reality of its exhibitions, but that object is thwarted when the imagination cannot be de ceived.—lt is sufficient for the Stage that fe males should appear "in those characters in which the fable requires that females should - assume the virile habit, but not otherwise. Miss_ TALLANDE is a very pleasing singer, and ,has remarkably; improved as an. actress. Her ,performance of Macheath displayed a full con ception of the. part ;.• she supported it with ease and spirit, and she warbled the songs with ..taste and skill ; but no female can.possibly give dice effect, to the part. One of the best that we have seen was Miss BLAKE, who _appeared in it with success at the Haymarket last season.— According to all reports of the manner of WALKER, the original performer of the character, he gave the airs with manly firmness, such as a gay convivial spirit was likely to display, and not with the unseasonable graces. of the Italian school. Surely such a representative of the cha racter can be found among the present race of .male performers ; if not, it is the duty of the Ma nager to endeavour to find one. SURREY THEATRE.—Mr. T. DIBDIN, 19110,, as well as his brother, evidently possesses a large portion of hereditary genius, last night, with his usual rapidity and skills brought forth a new drama, derived from The Pirates, the last pro- Auction of the " great Unknown," as he is styl ed, the author of_. the series of. Scotch Novels, which have become so popular. Mr. DIBDIN'S piece is a melo-drama, and is entitled The Pi rate. We regret that want of room prevents our doing justice to the merits of the piece; but we caa confidently say that Mr. DIBDIN has shewn great judgment and taste in the selection of scenes from the original work, which are calculated to excite a very . strong interest in the audience. The ce lerity with ;vhich he has brought forward this work has really. not .precluded a. most judi cious .selection, and : the piece derives all re l . quisite advantaaes from the scenery and the acting. Mrs. GIOVER, strangely excluded from the Patent Theatres, though. one of the very best of .our comic actresses, appears to great ad vpntage in this piece. BENCOUGA and TINN are also powerful props. We were glad to see a crowded audience; and the merit of the piece al together is likely to render the example of last ,bight, in this respect, a precedent during the season. NERCA N - 1 - 1 Ne;, tke. DEAL, JAN. N.E.--Passed by the Ariadne, Gardner, from Harwich. for New Orleans. One of onr boat men has fallen in with the stern frame of a 'Vessel, marked Ridlighton, .181 G, supposed to be part - of a vessel wrecked during the late gales. Came down :from the River and sailed the Cambrian, Breivnrigg, for the 'Cape of Good Hope; and Susannah, Peters, for Dublin. The Diana, of Perth, from Riga for.Hridport, got on the north art 9f -the Goodwin Sand this Morning, lost an anchor Old cable, and . proceeded to Dover Without. damage to her hull. • Anchors have been picked up and landed here belonging to the Iris, Smith ; Lovely, Riclue, Prince Leopold, Sicily, Cupper, Niger,Wa)ker, and American ship Stephania. .A7sl one marktd 7,2, 13, with 10 fathoms hemp cable; one of ti or 7 cwt. neWstock and 2 hoops; one 53 cwt., no mark,.new dye, new stock, and oneof 14 cwt., no ring or Mark. • - RAmso.ar F., JAN. 7.- . .-Ati . altihor and stock, with about SO fathoms chain cable, buoy and, buoy rope, have, been landed here, supposed to belong to the Grant, Ogilvie, from Cope:,- . bagen. . . _ MARGATE, JAN. 7.—The Minerva. RotseY, - bas been get off Fereness rock, and put in here.. The , masb.,_of a brig has been towed in here this morning: Yaninoirrir, JAu. 7.—The Albion, \Warren, which was deserted at Sea by the crew, was found abeut fifteen leagues off Cromer, and brought in here yesterday. SrnouNEss, DEC. 27.—There are about 140 sail of vesscis wind bound in Long Hope. We have had 'very blowing weather for this month past from S. and S.W., but no parti cular losses have happened here. •1 COWES, JAN. 7.—The Highland Lad for Barbadoes which was on shore, was got offwithout damage last night and sailed. LIVERPOOL,-.JAN. 7.—The Glentannery, hence for Lime rick, was run foul of by the New John for Jamaica, and is shore at Haylake, full of water. The sloop Mary, for Dublin, with coals, was run down -in the river yesterday and sunk.— Put back the Mary, M‘Leish, for Lonaonderry,liaving struck on the North Bank. Arrived the Jolly BatchelOr,Jeffery, from ArChangel, leaky.• • • FAL3toinTii, .)Air. -N:N.E.—Sailed the Mar chioness of Salisbury packet, with mails, from the Meditera nean. The General Graham, for Jamaica; and Young Pro. tens, for St. DoMingo, will sail this afternoon. The Cambria, Veysey, for Jamaica, im getting under weigh on'4th instant, cut from an anchor which she has left behind. . MEVAGISSEY, JAN. s.—The Mars, Miss, which was driven on shore on Par Sands, is expected to be got off: The wind continues S.E.' PLYZIOUTH, JAN. 'i.--Wind N..---Arrived the Sappho, Hippendale, from London for Malta, leaky ; and Rebecca, Falkner, fin. London. A line-of-battle ship is now coming in. PORTSMOUTH, Jatkr. 7.L.Wind . N.—Arrired• the Hannah, Dixon, for St-John's, N.B. ; and Friends, Alleri, from Hull, with loss of anchor and cable each ;- one of the - crew of the former died through fatigue. PtNZANCE, JAN. s.—Arrived the Susannah, Proctor, from St. John's, N.B. leaky, sails and rigging damaged, deck freight lost, and in went of provisions. The Amity, Prevott, from Waterford, shipped a sea on Wednesday night, which carried away her bulwarks, and a part of her cargo was obliged to be thrown overboard. HARIVICII, JAN. 7.=—Sailed the Jane and Emily packets, for Gottenburgh ; and Princess Charlotte packet, foi Cuxhaven, all with mails.. A smuggling lugger, of considerable value, has been cap tured off Ballylottallead, by the boats of the Semiramis and Cyrus. Intelligence of the vessel being seen from the land was communicated to Lord COLVILLE, while he was engaged in divine service on Christmas-day. lie sent his advices upon a Slip of paper, and they were fulfilled by those appointed to exe cute them. The boats separated in a thick haze, and only one, containing seven men, fell in with the lugger,_ the Officer in which practised a stratagem with success. He gave orders audibly, as if several boats were at hand—varying: his tone of voice, in order to make it appear as if the Officers commanding the different boats were emulously inspiriting their crews. When the crew of seven boarded the smuggler, she proved to be manned with forty picked seamen, and well armed. No re sistance was made, and the remaining boats' dews having rowed up when the fog cleared off, the vessel was safely brought into Cove.—(Dublin Correspondent, Jan. 6.)