The Sun. — London, England, 1822-09-24 00:00:00

THE ARMY. •GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL D UPE OF WELLINGTON'S REGIMENT. DUP E Hyde-Park Barracks Tuesday morning, 24th Sept. A Gen era l Court- M artial commenced its sit h'lngs this morning for the trial of Captain JOHN E 1 ", of the R oyal Horse Guards (Blue), on Prose,cution of Col. Sir It. C. HILL, (brother r . that , distinguish e d G en eral, Lord Ihr.t.,) which was composed of the following officers: — PRESIDENT. 001. Hon. H. B. Lygon, M.P., Ist Life Guards. MEMBERS. R. H. Gds. Lt.-Col. rak, R. H. Gds. Major Oakes, Ist Life Guards. Col. Vyse, D 2d e Life Guards. ` a Pt. Wyatt, ditto. Major Macneil, ditto. -- Cox. ditto. Visct. Barnard, M.P., ditto. Non, A ditto. C a pt. F. E ve lyn, ditto. (I. 11 . A. C. Lege, dge,ito. Tr (1* d T. Bin g gham, t ditto. Yore es e , .night` non. J. B ec ket, u d ge -Ad voc at e -G enera l to the . De ,I,P LI tY—J. A. Oldham, Esq. he proceedings commenced, as usual, by pro rnulgatiog his Majesty's- Warrant, after which v Members and the Judge Advocate were sworn. T h e Charges were th en rea d, of which the Followi ng is a co at py : For neglecting to comply with a Regimental Order, Zecl 18th April, 1821, respecting the settlement of his regi. mental debts, due to the clerk of his troop ; though fre (ltletelitly""-.,applied to by the clerk of the troop for that purpose. t h e • For disgraceful conduct, in giving two drafts to mess -man of the regiment, on tho Agents, which drafts I,b.ere dishonoured, about the 24th June and 7th July, 1822. . 1t •—" For being repeatedly absent from his Regiment withoutleave in the year 1822 ;—all such conduct being b 'ghlY prejudicial to good order and military discipline, and, tbee otn i ng the character of an Officer and a Gentleman." COURT MARTIAL ON CORPORAL GEORGE. St 4. j e°orr Martial was held on Saturday in' the Guard-room, Ite g i rn arne sN,_ upon Corporal George, of the 2d or Coldstream the W nt of Guards, upon charges arising out of a late Court 4' o n-Lieut.-Colonel Gore, which was instituted against th e °lone' upon the report of the Corporal, and terminated in „Thronourable acquittal of the Colonel. The Court was , oc - vault in examining evidence for upwards of two hours. The t of the Court Martial will be known in a few days. Oltb rr , RESPECTING TIIE CORRESPONDENCE In . OF THE ARMY. titticonuuctuig the business of the Army, the Military Corre . - e :tee is to pass through' the Commander-in-Chief's Mill- I Pas t Z n c letary-,, excepting such parts as . r , ela_te to particular de and which are hereafter specified. THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL. s l y correspondence which has for ita object the Arming and othint, 13 u l Of the troops—(the supply of great coats to the Army the ex cePtion to this order, these articles being issued under *ble orde rs of the Secretary at War) —which relates to leave of ri cei the discharging or transporting of soldiers, appoint mentstitor removal of General or other Officers - to or from the 1144 the Recruiting the Army, Military Regulations, Che all 11 ,g °l' casting, &c. of Horses in Regiments of Cavalry, and x ft Nects connected with the Discipline, Equipment, and A c i l i e n T cY of the Army, pass through the Adjutant-General. G et. Lietters, Returns, and Reports, sent to the Adjutant to b :ral, which are not of a personal or confidential nature, are tio at °d ressed to the Adjutant-General of the Forces, Horse An ds, London, w i t h out a dj o i n i ng hi s name . berii Ands Letters, intended for the Deputy Adjutant-Ge ttig or other Officer belonging to the Department, are to be ue 1 ~arn a i tt ed under cover, addressed as above, to the Adjutant- Per sit,addition to which, it is to be obserhd that all letters ad . th e r e st. to the Adjutant-General, on subjects connected with vi ce ,, hating Service, are to have the words " Recruiting Ser written on the left hand corner. T HEqll QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL. ti t b it i _ a PPlications relating to the Marching, Embarking, Dis- , •t0.t.1 1 ,;` 411 ,-, g, Quartering, Billetting, and Cantoning of Troops, to b • - Change of Quarters, and the Relief of Detachments, are Forces addressed direct to the Quartermaster-General of the tner a !:' ~hY whom also orders are given relative to Encamp- kor k „T'ne issues of Camp Equipments, and the Supply of ,ea ta i r e ,,. 'Waggons, Corn Sacks, and Water Pecks to the 'All To r espondence relating to Military Service, Geography, 14_4 - rgt - aPhy • ' likewise Maps, Plans, and Dispositions for ate to b e transmitted to the Quarter-Master-General. ft•eri em ti tea for the march of Troops (except for the escort of under es — sk PPlieations for routes for the roarch-of -Deserters by the are to addressed to the Secretary. at War) to are • ackno w f,, e Quarter-master-General, and their receipt is (1. 2•11 ofis ci ,Tged by return of post. - vnerai letters intended for the Deputy Quarter-Master , or O ther Officers of that Department, are to be trans • > under cover, to the Quarter-Master-General. THE.SECRETARY AT WAR. eu t ifi ti ve a f y tt e P iP a l i i ro ca s ti t o o ns pa r y el , ative to Military Disbursements, or pe- Allowances, &c. ; and all letters which of their object the construction and explanation of Acts f etete !in tent regarding Military science, or which have re- Y) th e e i t t . 9,tne Civil - Police of the country, are to be addressed Opp h i gnt Ronburable the Secretary at War. let Lin o`„`„ . COMMANDING DEPOTS AT HOME. Ite - isi -an ces Wherein General Officers, or Officers command titst, b•drien fur lett er may ' with hen Foreign Stations, have occasion to commu ,• rutss, Officers in charge of General or Regimental be established in Great Britain or Ireland,. , i'ene ta e rs are to be transmitted under cover to the Adjutant ofE in ,„„,!'al Letters and Reports from General or other Offi- Inrsaa„„ --- " , roand, which are designed to be laid before the Com ing C"n-Chief, are to be signed by the General or Command , Jeer theers themselves and each letter is to refer to one sub 'eorilyl hed o ffice Letters from llead Quarters are to be acknow . eo n ,„, "Y the first - opportunity after the receipt thereof ; and andin g Officers of Regiments are to report, in their •Z'reali t s e turrra, such general orders, official regulations, and 44 8 m.. t i l e l ttors, as they may have received during theeoprecciend recehr; pecifying their date and purport, the dat fb g Oft e a lui from what department. t iktif in making written reports or applications, are to .b s,b , 'eh under their signatures, their rank, and the Regiments th b 1 Appi• eY e ong Ications from . Regimental Officers must, in the first eell,tkbe submitted to - the Commanding Officers of their • tieseaPPlications, which the Commanding Officers of Re • t leep t i n n'aY find it necessary to make on points of duty, are, L ea Se* of pressing and evident necessity, to be made General Officers in command. • ("eatZt)uly subjects which are considered to be entirely Regi ' carn tti „l,,aud in which he of the General Officers • q'ts fruing is not required, are the recommendations of 01E iosed I t s Promotion or exchange; and the arrangements pro the Commanding Officers for the conducting of the • 4 ,.. 41 g Service : their recommendations on_the former sub pass through th e Colonels of their Regiments to the 'keit "'der-in -Chief 's Military Secretary, and those on the 411,eet are to be addressed direct to the Adjutant-Gene ,. and n the words " Recruiting Service" written on the left -4,11-°tuer of the cover, as before directed. tketets Vlications from Non-Commissioned Officers, Trum "llriners, and Private Soldiers, relative to their dis- N kt tlre,' transfers,' exchanges, and other subjects of a similar atid o , are to be made, through the Captains or Officers corn th g the T e rooPs or Companies to which they belong, to ii,Coto rnt n o ,, au,,.ditig Officers of their Regiments. • tb - eix - Chiefi rl c u on tu s g .... o e ffiers , are to forwar . d, for the Commander • cOrt iz ._,Ul ration, such applications from the men under i t ,,Vrap ani .:riu, as are deemed to be correct and . reasonable, 'Aced to ` r `' by a statement of' the grounds on which they are cit,recommend that the requests may be granted. Apti ts Debi) RESPECTING MILITARY DISCUSSION. bi tt e tt, 'i t era v i n ti tl, . discu ' ssions, among any class of military „ tri ar e ls , agpptrtioet object of conveyin . g praise, censure, or any ion towards their superiors, or others, are eaultnip4tiYoPnronhcibited, as being subversive of discipline, and an as . h ers to;twe,r which belongs to the King alone, or to those gland air,sch.isl.Masesty may be pleased to entrust the • Olt u disc Aline of his troops. ko•t;Rs RESPECTING THE EMBARKATION OF k,,, W v .hen a R e i SOLDIERS' WIVES. • the g nie nt embarks for Garrison Duty on Foreign eent ...hrtoportiaownfulfsvives of soldiers are permitted embark l ' t ' r ' llssi nned see% six to one hundred men, including non , hen rs. 4,les, t b„vgc ents are embarked for India, or for New South m.?,,and, Lw! es of soldiers are permitted to embark with their '" the ar gl. = Portion of twelv e to o ne hundred men. ment is emb ar k e d for act i ve fi e ld serv i ce, t h e Au so e b"a i or s nto oldiers' wi ves i s altogether f or bidd en. tile bands,um of sold ier t s as are not permitted to embark the raes of allowance authorized by the Act of the 58 Geo. 111. chap. 92, will be granted; to enable them to proceed to their homes, or other places at which they intend to reside 'during the absence of their husbands on foreign service. • MILITARY RECORD OF LIEUT.-GEN. SIR S. AUCHMUTY G. C. 8., Late Colonel of the 78th Regiment of Foot, and Commander of the Forces in I;:eland. This Officer entered the service, in August, 1776, as a Volunteer in the 45th Regiment of Foot, then with the army under the command of the lace General Sir William Howe, in North America.—He served in the campaigns of 1776, 1777, and 1778, and was present at many of the principal actions, particularly at Brooklyn and White Plains. On the 11th Jan uary, 1777, he received an Ensigncy, and on the 15th August, 1778, a Lieutenancy, in the 45th Foot.—ln November, 1778, he returned with the 45th Regiment to England, exchanged on the 21st Feb. 1783, into the 52d Foot, accompanied that regi ment to India, and on the Bth of Nov. 1788, he was appointed to a Company in the 75th Foot.—He served in India from 1783 to 1796, principally in Staffsituations :—as Adjutant to the 52d; Major of Brigade,. Military Secretary to Sir Robert Aber crombie ; Deputy-Quarter-blaster-General to the King's troops in India; and afterwards Adjatant-General.--He served two campaigns on the Malabar Coast, and in the Mysore. He was also at the first siege of Seringapatam, under Lord Cornwallis.— On the 30th April - , 1794, he received the brevet of Major ; on the 22d of the following September, that of Lieut.-Colonel ; and on . the 2d September, 1795, the Majority of the 75th Regiment of Foot.—Sir Samuel returned to England in 1797, received the brevet of Colonel, the Ist Jan. 1800; and on the 25th of the following September, was appointed Lieut.-Colonel of the 10th Foot. In the same year he was appointed to the command of a Corps to be taken from the Cape of Good Hope, consisting of the 61st Regiment, a troop of Cavalry, and a company of Artillery. It was destined to attack the, French posts, at Co zier and Suez in the Red Sea, and was afterwards to be rein forced from India. In November, 1800, he sailed from Eng land ; and in the beginning of 1801, from the Cape, with the troops under his orders. lie found General Baird, with the Indian army, at Judda, and was appointed Adjutant-General of the united forces. He landed at Cozier with the army, and crossed the desert to Upper Egypt, and from thence proceeded down the Nile to Alexandria. He was present at the surren der of Alexandria, and was afterwards appointed Adjutant, General of Egypt, where be remained till the middle of 1802, when he returned to England. In August, 1803, he was ap pointed Commandant oe the Isle of Thanet, and continued in that command as Colonel and Brigadier-General till the middle of 1806, when he was appointed Colonel of the 103 d Foot, and ordered to served as Brig.-General, in South America, where he arrived at the end of the year, and assumed the command of the troops. In the beginning of 1807, he landed near Monte Video, attacked and defeated the enemy, repulsed them again in a general sortie from the town, and took that fortress by assault. He continued in command in South America till the arrival of Lieut.-General Whitelocke, and was present at the attack on Buenos Ayres. In October, 1807, he returned to England, and on the 25th Aug. 1808 he received the rank of Major- General. Sir Samuel Auclunuty embarked for Madras on the 11th of May, 1810, being appointed Commander-in-Chief of ,the forces, under the Presidency of Fort George, and arrived there on the 27th of the September following. He sailed from Madras on the 30th of April, 1811, in command of an expe dition against the Island of Java; landed there the 4th of August, took Batavia on the Bth, and assaulted and carried the enemy's works at Cornelis on the 28th of the same month. He again defeated the enemy on the Bth of September, near Semarang, and on the 18th of the same month, the Island surrendered by capitulation. He left Java on the Bth of Oct. 1811, and landed at Cannanore, on the Malabar Coast, on the 16th of Nov. from whence he proceeded by land to Madras. — On the Gth of March, 1813, he embarked at Madras for Eng land, and landed on the 16th of the following August, at Deal. Sir Samuel received the rank of Lieutenant-General in the Army, on the 4th of June, 1813. TII OI9 re qUi" 1 by the T. Col. •, i Arti,' -,,lornmis lens' Of C0r0 . 13 ,TzLg"'' ►l. flit° o f the I 501 is (WI/ 1N6 1.0 1, jattilush 11 Rev' j eeti I retty ne has anew"' lay, sal . and, t hat hay it" in their sot,. nare ; dead' lill sl ' Bl aild 11°- r hot a seve re , 1 :,t1 1 j e . d t",c/ co° 51) c l oo r The MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, SEPT. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived last night and re mains the Columbus, Kenneci7, from Jamaica ; also to-day and remain the Alexander, Young, from Honduras; and the Dutch frigate Eurydice, from Flushing, for Batavia —this is one of the ships mentioned yesterday, the others are two Danish men of-war from Copenhagen, for St. Croix, with specie. Came down from the River and remain the Triumph, Crosby z for Bombay ; Resource, Fenn, for Madras and Calcutta ; } airy Queen, Croggan, Cape Coast Castle, and Semaphore, for Havre. PoRTSMOUTII, SEPT. 23.—Wind Easterly.—Sailed the Vebelia, Herdson ; Brothers, Jefferson; Caledonia, Hackett Nepos, Truder ; Governor Harcourt, Wilson—all for London. FALMOUTH, SEPT. 22.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the French ketch L'Augusta, from Havre, for Nantz, blown off the coast in the late gales. Sailed the Princess Elizabeth Packet, for the Islands. DREADFUL AssAtlLT.—Monday week, at a little before 0 o'clock, p.m. a desperate assault was committed on the person of Mr. R. Copland, grieve to a respectable family in this neighbourhood, and others, by two Irishmen, of the names of Charles M‘Pike and John Hall. When about to re tire to rest, Mr. Copland heard tho voices of two men, apparent ly engaged in a keen altercation very near his own house. By and by the parties approached and knocked at his door; and, on his demanding what they wanted, they requested permission to enter and light their pipes. In broad day-light this would have been a small favour, but the case was somewhat different under the cloud of night ; and although the men insist ed a great deal, Mr. Copland very pnufently refused to ad mit them. At last they went away ; but, before doing so, they imprudently dashed their hands through two panes of glass in one of the windows. On this the occupant of the cot tage bolted to the door, and, following the men, demanded what they meant. To this query they only replied by theossest abuse, and, not contented with vituperation, they both fellupon the de.'enceless man, who for some time had to struggle with two ruffians, both superior to himself in size and strength. At this moment a servant girl, of the name of Agnes Johnstone, re siding at Belford (a short distance from Mr. Copland's house), come up, and by her courage and presence of mind in all probabili ty saved the life of her neighbour. By this time the whole of the three were struggling in a ditch, when the courageous girl seized one of the villains by the neck, and dragging him off her friend, lent him several lusty blows with a stable key, which she happened to have in her hand. By and by other females as.em bled, and among the rest Mr. Copland's wife, who, although in a very critical state, received several severe blows with a stick across the neck and shoulders. In fact the cowardly rascals cared not whom they struck ; but seeing that the alarm was given, one of them made off, followed by Mr. Copland, while the other was held in check by the courageous maiden already alluded to. While pursuing the fugitive, Mr. Copland met Mr. Bogie, the Terraughtie gardener, who was hastening to his assistance, and, before they could exchange words, the cry was raised, that one of the Irishmen was murdering Mrs. Copland, and so in facthe was; but Mr. Bogie immediately rushed to the spot, and with one blow felled the coward to the earth, where he lay " as quiet as pussie," till his companion was brought in a prisoner. Both the culprits were then huddled into a cart, and under a proper escort driven into Maxsvelltown, and safely lodged in the gaol of that burgh. A precognition of the circumstanceshas since been taken, and, we presume, the men will be brought to trial at the ensuing circuit. Before accompanying the prisoners to town,' Mr. Copland dis covered that he had been stabbed in two places. One of the wounds, when examined by Dr. Laing, was found to be two and a half inches deep, and, had not the knife entered in a slanting direction, the stab might have proved fatal. The haft of a knife was found on the spot next day, although both the Irishmen deny that they carried such an instrument. Mr. Copland has been confined to the house ever since, and some time elapsed before the surgeon could pronounce him to be out of danger.—( Dumfries Courier.) THOMAS JAY.—The recent trial of the above individual at the Old Bailey, for picking of pockets, and the subsequent trial of Gook, Harrison, and Connel, constables of St. James's parish, and the evidence against them for a conspiracy. must be fresh in the recollection of our readers. Gook, Har rison, and Connell, we understand, again presented a Bill to the Grand Jury, now sitting at Clerkenwell, for the attempt to pick pockets at Drury-lane Theatre, and on Friday last a true , Bill was found. He was yesterday taken into custody, and is now lodged in the New prison, Clerkenwell. The executors of the Rev. PETER BEAU vouk,.late of Downham-hall, in the county of Essex, paid last week the sum of thirty-eight thousand pounds to the Stamp-office, beinr , the duty on SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOU SAND POUNDS ! payable to the residuary legatee, RICHARD BENACON, DOW RICHARD BENYON DE BEAUVOIR. This fortunate legatee was no rela tion to the testator. Above fifty thousand pounds were otherwise left in legacies. This immense property was bequeathed by the testator, inde pendent of his freehold estates / which are of con siderable value. In addition to this prodigious Wealth the testator possessed, and retained till the day of his death, a living of 3001. a yeas. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Lord and Lady Nugent, at Viscount Ebrington's house in North Audley-street, preparatory to her Ladyship's accouche ment ; T. Leigh, Esq. M.P. at Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Scotland. CHANGES..:--The Earl and Countess of Bristol, for their seat, Icksworth, Suffolk ; the Earl:of Powis, for his seat, Wal cott, Salop ; the Earl of Caledon, from Reddish's Hotel, Jer myn-street, on a tour; E. Hartopp, Esq., from ditto; Hon. E. Lumley, from ditto,' on a tour ; Lord Arden, from his seat, Nork, Surrey, for Southampton ; Viscount Deerhurst, for his father's (the Earl of Coventry) seat, Ovine, Worcestershire ; Hon. Mrs. Townsend, at her seat near Reading, from Worth ing ; Lady Harriet Drummond, from Surrey, to town ; Earl of Beverley and Lord Lovaine, from Portman-square ' on a tour; Mr. N. Godfrey, on a tour; Sir Henry Hawley, Bart. from Maidstone, for Ramsgate; Mr. Baron Garrow, from Canter bury, for Pcgwell-bay, near Ramsgate; Mr. Thomas Hallifax,' for Dartmouth-house, Blackheath ' • Col. and Mrs. Southwell, from Ramsgate, for Brighton ; Mr. Saville Halifax, In a tour ; Sir Edward Hamilton, for Hamilton Palace, Scotland ; Mrs. Audlq, the Misses Audley, and Miss Markham, from 'Warne's Hotel, Conduit-street, for Bath ; Col. Roach, from ditto, to Cheltenham ; Col. Egerton, from ditto, to Clifton. BRIGII7ON, SEPT. 22.—The Duke, of CAMBRIDGE and suite left us soon after eight o'clock •On'-Thuraday morning, ,to pay visits to our County Member, W. Burrell, gag. at-West Grimstead, Bart., and Sir C. M. , l3urrell, Ban., at Knapp Castle, from which visits his Royal: Highness returned to the Pavilion, in good health and spirits, a few minutes after ten o'clock, last night. This morning the Royal Duke and suite were present at Divine Service, at the Chapel Royal. ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.—The interesting Opera of Inkle and Yarico, so well dramatized by the younger COLMAN, from the story in The Spectator, originally derived from Lrootv's ac count of Barbadoes, was last night brought for ward in a Manner creditable to the Theatre as well as to the composition. Miss KELLY, who possesses talents for the humorous and the pathe tic of a high order, gave a very interesting repre sentation of Yarico. BARTLEY, in the Governor, was equal to any former representative of the character. Miss POVEY was lively and diverting in JVowsky. The part of Trudge suited very well with the dry waggery of WILKINSON'. ttowaoTH.Am, a judicious actor in general, was respectable in Inkle, and indeed the whole of the Opera was so well supported as to warrant the very favourable manner in which it was re ceived by a numerous audience. The Over ture of this Opera is highly creditable to the late Dr. ARNOLD, one of those native com posers whose science and taste do honour to the country. His original airs in the piece are marked by the same qualities, and the others are selected with correspondent judgment. It is gratifyir'g to see the son of this excellent musi cian in possession of a Theatre which enables him to indulge the feelings of filial reverence, and at the same time to pay homage to departed genius, by the revival of a very interesting and diverting drama. The English actors at Paris having announced the comedy of John 13u11 for representation, re ceived the following invitation, as it is styled, to the Manager : " am informed that the piece called John Bull, to be represented this evening by the English players under your management, is a gross farce, and might produce bad effects. 1 invite you, in consequence, to change the performance, and substitute a less indecent piece. Receive, &c. &c. " The Prefect of Police, " G. DE LAVAU." Mrs. GIBBS and Mr. W. FARREN are playing , at the Brighton Theatre. The latter concluded his engage ment on Saturday. Report says, that the treaty between Mr. RAY NER, of Yorkshire celebrity, and the Managers of Covent garden Theatre, has been abruptly broken off; and that that Gentleman has received an ofkr, on liberal terms, from the Manager of a popular minor Theatre.. Mr. KEAN is completely recovered from his severe indisposition, and performed the part of Shylock on Tuesday evening, at the Glasgow Theatre, for the benefit of Miss BYRNE. TALMA, in Regulus, continnes to attract all Paris. His strong resemblance in countenance and manner to the late EMPEIton is no trifling aid to him; entre nous, some of the plaudits bestowed upon the great actor are supposed to be intended as expressions of regard for the great warrior and state mar, now no more. THE Cuast OF MIMICRY.—We know not that any connection can be traced between the arts of mimicry and the legs, that might be supposed to injure the latter, but it is a singular fact, that many who have excelled in that amusing art have been lame. The celebrated FoorrE, every body knows, had a cork leg. BANNISTER, who in his day was a most admired mimic, was generally crippled by the gout. MATHEWS met with an accident some years ago, which added a limping gait to his peculiarities. This furnished a very striking feature in VATEs's imitation of the mimic. YATES lately had the misfortune to break his leg at Vauxhall, which will perhaps enable him in future to .copy the walk of MATHEWS with even less effort than heretofore ; and poor IVALtacx., who amused the public at Brighton with some laughably correct imitations, is now unfortunately on the lame list, from having fractured his leg in America. It is not a little to be regretted, that the art so intimatelyconneeted with the prosperity of FooT-E should be thus repeatedly associated with miscarriages of leg. The concerts given at t e Maniion-house, on Tuesday, by Signor Spagrioletti, leader eFf the Opera, in Lon don, and under the patronage of the Earl of Scarborough, af forded a treat to musical amateurs of the highest description.— On the performance of persons of such ;celebrity as Madame Ronzi de Begnis, Signora Oraziani, -Signor de I3egnis, Signor Torri, Mr. Kellner, and Signor SPagnoletti, any .comment seems unnecessary. Such an assemblage of . transcendent mu:. sical talent seems requisite to give effect to the grand and ela borate compositions of the Italian school, and, from the rap turous applauses of an audience, no less distinguished by cul tivated taste than high rank, •we were happy to see such talent justly appreciated.—( Doncaster Gazette.) RUTIIIN CASTLE.— The lion. FREDERICK WEST is building a splendid mansion on the ruins of this fortress. The grand entrance to the house is finished, and, judging from this, we apprehend the style will be that of the Anglo-Norman, intermixed with the finishing to the towers peculiar to the Saracens, and which was introduced into this country by the Crusaders ; of course, the whole is irregular, like Lord Dungannon's seat at Brynkinnaullt, and Lady ynne's, at Hawarden. The whole of the grounds are encircled by a strong castellated wall ; and the entrance lodge opening to Castle-streetis a singularly neat and appro priate building. The intended apartments will be very ca pacious; and the views from the summit of the castle are grand and magnificent, forming .a complete panorama of the adjoining country for many miles, and certainly su perior to any other in the vale of Clwyd. The rooms are beautifully finished in painted oak, and the whole is executed in a very workmanlike manner. In clearing away the rubbish from the outer court, a subterrane ous passage has, been discovered, about twenty-five inches wide, and five feet eight or ten inches high, supported by pointed arches, all in high preservation. It probably led to some secret retreat outside the. walls, and had a communi cation with thejnner balium, or keep. There is an oblong dungeon, to which a flight of steps leads near to the entrance of the passage.. Some time ago, atlCleßVllletal spur was found, which is how in the possesigon of Mr. West. • . • °` o 4o • • . \ I 6-5 - - , P 0 E 1' It Y. TO ANGLERS. 0 take away that wily treacherous hook! Why are the harmless tenants of the brook— Secure, poor, things, till now amongst each other— To be of cold barbarity the sport ?. Perhaps each fish that from the flood you court May mourn its parents kind—a sister—brother ! It makes Humanity, sweet maiden ! weep To see the wanton sportive of the deep Torn from the pleasures of their sslv'ry bed ; It makes her sigh to mark the dipping float The hidden captive's agony denote, And all its little'so'cial comforts fled. I love to see the gudgeon and the bream Thread the wild mazes of their native stream, And unmolested thro' each thicket stray ; I love, to see the dace, in shining pride, Now rush amid the fierce impetuous tide, And now upon the tempting surface play. 'Tis not for man to lift his murd'ring arm Against an artless unoffending swarm— Lo wage unequal combat with a fish. So much, believe me, liberty I prize, • • I'd rather on their freedom feast my eyes, Than view them smoking on the glutton's dish. The worm that writhes, too, on the barbed steel Knows not less pain than does the culprit feel When legal Vengeance drags him to her den ; His well-knit limbs, his nerves, his sinews firm, Defy not torture better than a worm : Reptiles are flesh and blood as well as men. Enough for me, if, while I roam at ease, And taste, dear Isis ! on thy banks, the breeze That wantons there upon its silken wings ; Health's genial hand her bounty shall bestow, And on my cheek impress the vivid glow, And all the charms the,lovely goddess brings. Farewell, my rod ! and to my lines farewell ! No more shall sports like these my bosom swell— No more shall ye to cruelty invoke me. Perhaps some fish with patriot rage may burn, Perhaps some trout be savage in us turn, And, dying for its injured brethren, choke me ! J. T. TO J. T. IN HASTY ANSWER TOIIISAODRESS " TO ANGLERS." I like the strain in which you plead the cause Of sweet Humanity's indulgent laws, And hail each tinny tribe as sister—brother ! Extend this principle to every dish, To flesh, and foal, as well as toward fish, . . How would men live ?--:-by eating one another ! 'Tis a fine horse on which you've got astride, Humanity's a pretty horse to ride; Faith you may gallop till quite out of breath : But I confess, my worthy friend J. T. 'Tis an establish'd principle with me, Humanity would starve a man to death. Tho' I acknowledge all that you affirm In vindication of the writhing worm-- Thou great Attorney-General of the brook ! The world in common this example set ; The fish, perhaps too crafty for the net, • May grasp temptation and forget the hook. Why from their native forest take the deer ? Free, unmolested, let them wander there, The inoffensive burghers of their city.— Why downy rabbits from their warren tear ?. Or why with dogs pursue the timid hare ? Say, gentle Sir ! now is it not a pity ? Why to the slaughter drag the bleating lamb ? On ducks geese, turkies, fowls, voracious cram ? Why slay the noble ox ?—tis vile ! tis cruel ! Humanity, sweet maid ! would have us dine. Like prodigals--on pea-shells, with the swine, And have for Sunday's dinner water-gruel ! Yet, sympathetic Sir ! I've little doubt But you can pick a tender bit of trout, Or masticate a perch, a tench, or salmon : And tho' you say the gudgeon, dace, or bream You'd rather see amid their native stream:— In vulgar phrase L-excuse me, Sir !—'tis germnitin ! In fine—l well remember, when a boy— Indulged, perhaps, with cherry, damson pie— The caution was—" Be sure to take the stones out :" So, when I see a tempting shew of fish, Hot, tender, smoking, ranged upon my dish, For fear of being choked—l'll take the bones out ! F. A. H. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING-ROOM, SErT.23.=-STATE OF THE ODDS. The yard was never known so thinly attended on the paying day after the Doncaster St. Leger. The Levanters were but few, and those trifling betters. NEWMARKET ST. I.EGER. Even betting that Moses does not start, although a few days since it was even that he won. 2to 1 agst I'osthuma I sto 1 apt The Stag 5 to 2 agst Pastille 5 to 1 agst Stamford. 6 to 4 on Posthuma in her match. CURRAGH SEPTEMBER MEETING, 1822. THURSDAY, SPPT. 12. , The King's Plate of 100 gs, for eight.yr-olds. Lord Sligo's Starch . - - 1 Mr. Kirwan's Zol - - - - 2 Mr. Prendergast's Jannette filly - - - 3 Four others not placed. Iliird Class of the I'eel Stakes (17 Subscribers) 30gs, 20 gs ft. for two-yr-olds. Mr. Battersby's Irishman; by Milesius - - 1 Mr. Peel's Condom - - - - - 2 Mr. Gore's sister to Oakstick - - - - 3 Jockey Hall Stakes, 250, 15gs ft. (7 Subscribers.) Mr. Watt's Wellesley - - - - walked over. FRIDAY. lOgs fts. of the Wellingtons. (23 Subscribers). Mr. Carey's (Colonel Bruen's)Rockanna, 7st. 51b. - 1 Lord Sligo's Starch, 7st. 41b... - - - Mr. Prendergast's Baronet, 7st. 101 b. - 3 - - Seven others not placed. The King's Plate of 100 gs, for mares, carrying 10st. each— _ Four-mile heats. _ Mr. Hunter's Thetis -3 1 1 Mr. Disney's Gulnare - ' Mr. Hamerton's Corinne - -2 3 2 , 1 4' 3 Mr. Kennedy's Moll Antony - _ - 4 2 4 First Class of the Peel Stakes ( 5 Subscribers) 30 guineas 201“ > for two yr olds. Mr. Battersby's Irishman,.by Alilesius . - 1 Mr. Kelly's c. by Robert - - - 2 Challenge of the Wellingtots. • Mr. Watt's Wellington, Bst 131 b. - - - 1 Mr. Battersby's Johnny Raw, Bat. 21b. - - - 2 SWAP AND THEODORE.—Any thing in fact relative to the opinions between the above horses cannot fail to interest our Sporting Readers. The subject occasioned much information and debate yesterday at Tattersall's. The backers of Swap for the Leger are dissatisfied : some say he was spoiled from win ning, others say his plates (or shoes) were screwed too tight, and the winners say he is a sulky horse. But Mr. Paulett, his owner, was heard to say, after he had beaten Theodore forthe Gascoigne stakes on Wednesday, that he was at a loss to ac count for his not winning the Leger by any other means, than that he was shut up, which means something like a will of his own. The owner lost a round stake, as did also all his stable. Others say the race was three seconds longer being run than the Leger, although Theodore cut out the work. The next talk is, that Theouore, backed at 3 and 4 to 1 against Swap for the Gascoigne Stakes, was prevented winning; and great stakes were to the risk of trifling losings. These are the reports canvassed yesterday. The whole bears a resemblance to the celebrated Escape being beat in a great race many years ago, and in a day or two winning, like Swap, in a canter. SADDLE.—This word is derived from the Latin sales, to sit on ; whence selles, sedella, sal. The Britons har nessed their ponies to their cars, equipped them with bridles and girths, and mounted them with riders. What was called the cavalry of their armies, consisted equally of horsemen aid charioteers. But the Romans first taught us to cover the backs of our horses with saddles. Those in the coins of the British Sovereigns have not the smallest appearance of any thing of the kind, and the Irish had none on their horses even within these three or four centuries. The British and present appella tion of this covering is purely Roman, sedile, sadhell or saddle It is first mentioned in the annals of the Romans, and the earliest person that is known in History to have used a saddle, ix Con stantine the younger, the son and successor of the great Em peror. It was then alled a trella, a term exactly equivalent to :Mile or saddle, ,OLD BAILEY--(Tors DAY.) On the RECORDER taking his seat on the Bench, the Crier of the Court immediately or dered all women and children to depart, when John Holland, William King, and William North appeared at the bar to receive the awful judg ment of Death, passed upon them for au offence too shocking to be mentioned. The Clerk of the Arraigns having asked the prisoners what they had to say, vi , hy,they should not die according to law ? Holland, with tears, begged for mercy, on account of his wife and children. North (who had formerly been a schoolmaster in the Navy) pleaded Insanity, and ,said that having received a blow on the head, he was subject to fits, and had been discharged:from his Majesty's ship Aurora on account of the con tusion, and at times was so deranged .that he was"unconscious of his actions. King said nothing, but seemed absorbed in . _ grief. The RECORDER, in a most impressive ,manner, then passed the awful sentence of, Deaili upon them respectively, and implored them to spend the short time they had•to live in true repent ance ; their transgressions were of such., : a de scription that they must not expect any mercy ,this side the. grave. The prisoners then retired from the bar. We understand that, during the KING'S resi dence at Dalkeith, a very curious wooden snuff box was presented to his MAJESTY by Sir WALTER SCOTT, from the ingenious makor, Mr. Daniel Craig of Belensburgh. The, body of the box is made of Sycamore tree, with an invisible hinge of the kind at present so much admired ; and the lid of it inlaid with authenticated specimens of several varieties of wood, most of which are well known in Scotland, and Celebrat ed in Scottish song. These are so arranged as to shade and relieve each other, by their beauti ful diversity of colour. In the centre a piece of the Cruikston Yew, mentioned in history as the favourite of the unfortunate Queen Mary. Around this are the following :—The Torwood Oak (of Stirlingshire) whose decayed trunk af forded shelter from his pursuers to the brave Wal lace—the Trysting Tree, near Roxburgh Castle, celebrated in the Border feuds and mentioned in the Novel of Rob Roy—the Eldersley Yew, wl ich tradition reports to have been planted by Sir William Wallace on his uncle's estate of that name in Renfrewshire—the Bush aboon Traguair —Birk of Invermay—Thore aboon the Well— Broom of Cowdenknozos— Alloway-Kirk 0 ak,with all of which the admirers of our Scottish poetry are familiar—Elm of Waterloo, under which the Duke of 'Wellington stood during the battle —the Victory, past of the anchor-stock of Lord Nelson's-flag-ship of that name. The whole of these surrounded by a border of Black Oak from the ship Florida, which belonged to the Spanish Armada, and wrecked off Tobermory in the island of Mull, 1588. On the bottom of the box, outside, the words and music of " Auld Langsyne" are painted in a style of uncommon neatness. His Majesty was pleased to accept most graciously of this interesting cluster of re lics ; expressing, at the same time, his admira tion, both of the selections, of the wood, and of the elegance of the workmanship, and charging Sir Walter Scott with thanks to the ingenious arjficer for so acceptable a present.—(Glasgow Courier, Sept. 21.) It ETALIATION.—Amongst thefacetice of CIIARLE the SECOND'S days, it was the custom when a genll2man drank a lady's health as a toast, by way of doing her greater honour, to throw some part of his dress into the fire, an examph which his companions were bound to follow lay' con laming the same article of their apparel, whatever it might b 2. One of his friends perceiving at a tavern dinner that &r Charles Sedley had on a very rich lace cravat, when h.s named his toast committed his c avat to the flames, as a burnt-offering to the temporary div nity, and Sir Charles and the rest of the party were obliged to do t►►e same. The roe: bore his loss with great composure observing it was a good joke, but that he would have as good a one some other time. Ile watched therefore his opportunity, when the same pa •ty was assemhkd on a subseqs en'. occasion, and drinking i.e a bumper to the health of Nell Gwynne or some other beauty of the day,„ he called ti c-waiter, and ordering a tooth-drawer into he room, whom he had previously brought to the tavern for tne purpose, made him draw a decayed tooth which long had plagued him. —Tire ru!es of good-Fellowship, as then in force, clearly r viral that every cm of the company should have a toot's drawn also; but they very naturally expressed %a hope that Sedley would not be so unmerciful as to enforce the law. Deaf, however, to all their remonstrances, persuasiOns, and entreaties, he saw them one after another, put themselves into the hands of the operator, and whilst writhing with pain, added to their torment by exclaiming " patience, gentlemen, patience, you- know I promised that I should have my trete too." - A :.•INGULAR REQUEST OF A CONDEMNED CULPRIT.—At the Glasgow Assizes on Monday last, James Campbell was indicted for entering a dwelling-house, by means of false keys, on the 12th of July last, and stealing 851. in Bank rotes. The evidence for the prosecution and the defence having been gone through, the Jury, by a plurality of voices, found the prisoner guilty of the crime libelled. The Learned Judge (Lord PITIMILLY) said, that as there were a majority and minority in this case, he thought it proper tc state, that had he been on the Jury he would have agreed with the former. Lord Pitmilly then admonished the panel, in im pressive language, to prepare for the awful and inevitable fate that awaited him, and concluded by sentencing him to be hanged on Wednesday the 23d of October next. Campbell then ad dressed the Bench as follows :—" My Lord, as this is the last time that you and I will meet together on this earth.; I have two requests to make, which I hope your Lordship will grant me. The first is, that my name shall not be cried through the pub lic streets in those puny papers, as is usually done with per sons in my situation ' • and that on the day of execution I shall not be brought into the Court-Hall amidst the gaze of an ignorant rabble, by which my devotions may be disturbed, and my thoughts discomposed. I will be very glad to receive the instructions of any Protestant Ministers who may desire to visit me, as I was bred up in that persuasion ; and Ihope that your Lordship will in dulge me in my wishes, and, that though we have been enemitS here to-day, we will meet together as friends in Heaven." • Mid was said in a very firm audible voice. Lord Pitnailly.said he would do every thing in his power for him • but it lay not with him to grant his requests. He had no doubt, however, if he would, apply to the Magistrates of Glasgow, who while they acted with firmness, were at the same time merciful, they would do c e a ry thing possible for a person in his unhappy situation: bell then said, " I have your good will, my Lord," and left tg; bar saying, "death was sweetar than confinement; covrards.die many times, but I shall only die once." Major MIGLEOD is now lying at Woolwich in a most deplorable state, from the uPsetti ng of the Tally-ho coach, and without any hopes of his recovery ; his knee pan is broken, and I e has received a most dreadful contusion on the head. A gold ring, supposed to have been a wedding ring, was dug up a few days since at Cuckfield, in the garden of Mr. HARDING. The words " Constantine constant " were engraved on it. Several human bones were also found, and part of a finger bone was attached to the ring.