The Sun. — London, England, 1822-12-11 00:00:00

f O4 , c haracter British • interests, .that- it was not unnatural-for ' l 'elich Politicians to draw the inference which we 'have stated, when they found that cer- , t arn British political writers were using all their influence, not to support the inde pendence of Spain and Portugal, but to e xpose their independence to the greatest peril, 6 ,Y exciting and encouraging an adjacent and a formidable Monarchy to an attack upon the former country ! Such advices, offered by Englishmen, could only proceed from sinister motives, or from a degree of ignorance of the real interests and po licy of their own country, so profound, as scarcely to be thought possible in any party pretending to deliver an opinion upon public affairs, and Still less possible in those who, by the manner of t heir reasoning, affected to speak the sentiments °f the English Government ! !—On the latter Point, we think it necessary to state, as a caution to our Readers, and to the Public generally, that t he present Administration is remarkably reserved, and has cautiously abstained from bestowing its confidence on any parties whatever, respect ing the momentous subjects now under its con sideration. We speak this frankly. We also might have assumed an appearance of mystery ; and by clothing our own speculations and conclusions in ambiguous phrases and doubtful truisms, might also have imposed upon our Readers the belief that We were in possession of the views and intentions of Ministers. But we scorned to lend ourselves to a deception which could not fail to be deeply injurious both to public and private interests, Whatever might have been the course which ,w e thought proper to pursue under the sem blance of authority! And yet, if any newspaper had been favoured with the confidence of Go vernment, it might fairly have been presumed that it would be THE Surf, a journal, which, from its origin, upwards of thirty years since, 'has uniformly adhered, with unbroken consis tency, to the principles of the present Ad ministration, and which has constantly and steadily, though never slavishly, given its supp or t, such as it is, to the principles of their Government. When they do communi cate information to the public, we doubt not that, as heretofore, the SUN will be selected as one of the channels. In the mean time, we may state, as - a striking proof of their present reserve, that notwithstanding the importance of Mr. CAN.. NING'S Letter to the Portuguese Government, (copied into the Sox of Monday last from a Lisbon Paper), it has been found impossible to obtain from the English Ministry any acknow edgment of it as genuine, or disavowal of it as Spurious. If there be any writer at this moment in the confidence of Ministers, why does he not 'ecognize or repudiate that important document ? ' We see no reason to doubt its authenticity. We only advert to this one fact as a striking proof of tile cautious reserve which Government thinks it Prop er to maintain, and of the danger, therefore, of placing reliance on any affirmations which do hot bear indubitable proofs of their own official The Prince Regent, of 19.0 guns, building at Chatham, is ordered to be launched and got ready with all possible dispatch, in order to her being fitted for the flag of the Port Admiral there, Sir BENJAMIN HALLOWELL. In the space of about eight or ten weeks, the hull of the ship Will be completed, when she will immediately be Put off the Stocks. THE TYNE KEELMEN.-It is truly pleasurable t o report that this useful body of men have very generally returned to their work. The corn- I llencement was made on Thursday last by the men belonging to Townley and Wylam Mains ; 4 lid since then all the others, with hardly an ex ception, have followed the prudent example that was s e t to them. Infinite credit is due to the very 4l etive part taken by Captains NICHOLAS and RocllEF•on.•r of the Royal Navy, in reasoning with th e Keelmen, and, we believe, inducing t hem to resume once more the paths of honest it idustry. • GENERAL SPANOCCRI.—Died, at Leghorn, on gad Oct., his Excellency General SPA.NOCCHI 3 ° °Yernor of that town. By the demise of this truly honourable and worthy man the English resident in that quarter has sustained an irre -1 loss. Having in early life served as a Midshipman in the British Navy, he had acquir ed strong predilection for every thing connected with England : hence his esteem and regard for very Briton who had the happiness of making 18 acquaintance. And, if he could advance the in terests of the English Merchant in any shape, i ! Performed the service with a zeal and alacrity "at much enhanced the favour. His Lady was °le English extraction. He was interred with great funeral pomp and military honours. As a . l a i ark o f respec tf u l h omage , a ll the Members of , h _ L e British Factory were present at the cere .4l, oily. THE THEATRES. DRURY-LANE.-The excellent and useful old Comedy of The Provoked Husband was repre sented last night at this Theatre. As Mr.Ews- TON has for some time devoted his talents wholly to Comedy, and that of the more lively sort, we did not expect to see his Lord Townly marked with so much impressive gravity and feeling. Mrs. DAVISON was very sprightly in the earlier scenes of Lady Townly, and more affecting in the last than could be expected from so decided a comic actress. DOWTON, in Sir Francis; and MINDEN, in John Moody ; gave due support to the charac ters, particularly the former, who presented a faithful portrait of the blundering, passionate, credulous Knight. We have again to enter our pro test against the ludicrous tricks of Squire Richard and Miss Jenny at the back of the stage. Let them be as sportive as they please when their charac ters are immediately before the audience, but it is unjust to the audience, as well as to the other performers, to interrupt the dialogue which is proceeding in the front of the stage. — What renders the matter worse is that there is no humour in these tricks. Munching plumb cake with rustic voracity, and projecting bitten pieces to the mouths of each other, are sportive waggeries only calculated to draw disgraceful applause from the upper gallery. No Performers conscious of real merit and above vulgar fame would condescend to, resort to such buffoonery. Manly could not appear to more advantage than in the hands of Mr. COOPER, and the person and manners of Mrs. W. WEST gave adequate support to Lady Grace. The farce was Old and Young, and CLARA FISHER, by the genuine merit of her acting, delighted the audience, and her song was so loudly called for again that she was obliged to return to the stage and repeat it. The Duchess of KENT and the Princess FEODOR was in one of the private boxes. [Franz the American Papers.] THE POLITO RICO EXPEDITION.—Capt. STONE, arrived at Newbury Port, sailed from Porto Rico on the sth ult. and informs, that the abortive expedition, which was destined for that place, and is now detained at Curacoa, was known to and expected by the inhabitants of Porto Rico. The merchants are very much excited against the Americans, in consequence of an opinion prevailing there, that this armament was fitted out and manned in Baltimore and Philadelphia. SURVEY OF THE FLORIDA COAST.—The United States schooner Porpoise, says the Charleston Courier of October I6th, is now fitting out rapidly in this port, and we understand her commander, James Ramage, Esq. has been appointed by the government to the charge of the survey of the Coasts of Florida, from St. Mary's round by the Dry Tortugas to Mobile Bay. The Revenue cutter at Savannah, and other small vessels, as well as several fine boats now building here, are attached to the Porpoise. In this great national work, (certainly the most important and scientific of the kind yet undertaken by our country) Capt. Ramage will be joined by a number of naval officers, as well as the Topographical Engineers, and from their united talents we may expect the most important information relative to a portion of our territory hitherto but little known. The early attention of our Government to this subject merits the applause of every citizca of the pepublic. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE arrived at Hanover, on the 28th ult. in good health. Recent letters from Copenhagen state, that it is the intention of the Danish Government to remit a large portion of the taxes (in arrear), which fell heaviest on the agricultural classes, in order to relieve the farmer at the present dis tressful conjuncture. The modification to be permanent till the return of better times. The ship Providence, of Antwerp, bound to the Havannah, was attacked by Pirates in the Gulph of Mexico, plundered of every thing, and then set on fire. The crew were treated in a most barbarous manner.—( Brussels, Nov. 18.) CANOVA.-The obsequies of CANOVA are post poned to the 6th of next month. They will continue for three successive days. The last tes tamentary disposition of this modern Ph dial are not distinctly known. It is probable that his heirs will enjoy little more than the honour of having belonged to him, because the whole of what he has left will not defray one-fourth of the expen'ce necessary to complete the church which he was erecting at Passague, his native country. It is there that will be placed his beautiful sta tue of Piety. The proportions of this edifice are enormous. It is sufficient to say, that the columns which are to ornament it are of the same dimensions as those of the Pantheon at Rome. There will remain nothing of the works of CANOVA here, the English have bought them, and London will be enriched with those which he left in his Galleries.—(Rome, Nov. 25.) A Legacy, of a hundred pounds, bequeathed to the Kent and Canterbury Hospital, by the late HENRY DENNE, of Elbridge, Littlebourn, Gent., has been lately paid by the Executors, George Hollinghery, Richard Pembrook, of Littlebourn, and Kennett Kingsford, of Maldon, in Essex, Gents. ; the duty on which is discharged by Denne Denne, now of Elliridge, Esq.—( Kentish Gazette.) A VISIT TO THE DEAD.-The inhabitants of Ainderby Steeple, near Northallerton, have within these few days witnessed the disinterment of the remains of a woman, named Marwood, who had been buried there about 12 years ago. This female, it seems, had a favourite son in the Royal Navy, from whom she had received several let ters. On her death-bed, she desired that these documents, which she prized most highly, should be placed in her coffin, and consigned to the i grave along with her, which last request was complied with. An elder brother of the sailor, who has resided at Ainderby ever since his mo ther's death, having nearly exhausted a sum which he had some time ago received as prize money, shrewdly suspected that the letters in question might be productive of further supplies. Under this impression, he proceeded, in the presence of several spectators, to open the grave ; but, alas ! the letters had entirely disap peared, and nothing but the bones of his mother i presented themselves to his astonished sight !—, (Carlisle Journal.) FASHTONABLE ARRIVALS. The Marquis of Exeter, from Burleigh, Lincolnshire ; the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire, from Ireland; Earl of Oxford, from a tour; Earl of Buckinghamshire, in Man chester-square, from Gunby r -park ; the Countess-Dowager of ' Castle-Stewart, in Gloucester-place ; Lord Viscount Sydney, in Grosvenor-square, from Oakingham ; Sir James Langham, Baronet, in Langham-place; Hon. Robert and Lady Harriet Clive, in Berkley-square, from Oakly-park, Ludlow, Salop ; his Excellency Baron Fagel, from Dropmore-lodge, Bucks Sir John Sinclair, Bart. at Blake's Hotel, Jermyn.street, from a tour ; Sir John and Lady Shelley, at Thomas's Hotel, Ber keley-square, from Houghton-hall, Cheshire. CHANGES.—The Earl of Galloway, from Coolhurst, Hor sham, for Galloway-house, Scotland ; Earl Spencer, from Blith field, Staffordshire, for Althorpe, Northamptonshire ; Viscount Lake, for Herts ; the Countess of Berkeley, at Cranford-lodge, from a tour; Lord Tyrconnel, from Thomas's Hotel, on a tour ; Hon. E. Foley, for Edith-park, Herefordshire ; Admiral Douglas, from the Hyde-park Hotel, for Buckinghamshire ; Capt. Callaghan, King's Hussars, from ditto, for Ireland ; R. 1 Musgrave, Esq. from ditto, for Oxfordshire ; Capt. Hall, from ditto. Henry 'Wemys, of Danesfort, in the country of Kilkenny, Esq., is about to lead to the Hymeneal Altar the amiable Lady Elizabeth Cuff, sister to the late Earl of Dysart. NEW CAERIAGE s.—Mr. Leeke, a Gentleman from Cheshire, is about to sport an equipage of singular taste and elegance. The body is to be the King's yellow ; the carriage to be painted black ; all the ornaments are to be or molu.—Major Macdonald takes out with him to Madras a very handsome carriage, built upon a new construction.—Sir Thomas Ormsby has the neatest set-out in Brighton; it is a cabriolet of singular neatness and taste. A carriage is going out to Captain Neill, of the Madras Body Guard, which has been much admired by those who have seen it. The body is yellow, with Chatham buckles, and chased ornaments; the crests on the pads, winkers, and hous ings, are particularly beautiful. )ifi ' .* ," . -.., . ;X ( .! 4,4 , , ''. , 4 qt f 1 , 'i":,„4. 4 :44 ,tqt,' i 4.'1 , 0 I", '• 1 „li:fie4 e, te:6 Aiir.l7o ''' -'"1 , ~. x , 4 , :It* ZS 1.:i:•----2V. ' ,AV' ,g.'"qt, f l . ' ‘ ;: fo s‘ ' et.S,--.--R OY l'''' , • s'e's , ff . ~ • .. li • , t ; "1-4V4) ' . i - . ~." POETR Y. LINES Addressed to the beautiful and accomplished Lady L. C. on her achievements both with the Pencil and the Pen. (By the Rev. C. COLTON, Author of Lacon.) By Nature formed at all points to excel, Al! things to do ; write, speak, and all things well, Transcendent with thy pencil as thy pen, With this you've conquered women—that the men ; Both sexes thus thy full dominion prove O'er each, by envy this, and this by love; Both titles too thou'st won, then deign to wear; We see a Venus, hut a Pallas hear ! BOXING. The fight of yesterday between Shelton and Hudson, which turned out a tremendous battle, took place about four miles east-ward of St. Albans, where the Coinmis sary-General had formed a 24-feet ring, encompassed by thou. sands of personages, all upon the rear up. Hudson entered the ring first, and Waited there with his seconds twenty minutes, when Shelton appeared with his second, Tom Crib, assisted by Torn Belcher. Betting, guineas to sovereigns on Hudson. THE FIGIIT. I. Shelton made a feint to employ hudson's left hand upon the parry, but Joshua's break convinced him that was not the right lock. He missed an over hit, and in closing both went down without mischief, Shelton under. 2. Josh proved himself the_ best giver at a run of luck— fought all over home, and dr:Av the first elaretilled hue from Shelton's nose. He did not seem to feel it, and both turned to in as regular a bull dog rally as far as power could administer to man or beast. Heads scarified, teeth loosened, and all the mortifications of men in actual combat followed. In the ciose both went down. Shelton under, although more than a stone heaviest. 3. A brilliant round to the fancy who delighted in slaughter work. It was ,give and take, without hugging or scheming to get away from industry. The men hit each other's heads into even a Master's Chancery-suit. They got to something of a stand still, with bellows to mend, courage undefined, and a know nothing of themselves. Shelton was floored by an awk ward facer, which let loose the claret from different pores. It was a manly stand up round, and both were bent upon mis chief.-2 to I on Josh. 4,5, and 6, were a repetition of former rounds, with much equal stedfast fighting, rather in favour of Hudson, but with points like trick and tie, and both bleeding freely. In the sixth round Hudson placed an uncharitable hounder upon his adver sary's left-handed listener, broke his }mound, and tied up all he seemed to have in him by a hit over his adversary's eye-lid. In closing, both fell weak. Here the fight was interrupted by a my/ between Tom Owen and Tom Belcher about the men. They had a hit or two at each other, and Tom Owen proved himself good at least for a yearling stake, and, as he said, would, upon a future occasion, put things upon chimneys. 7. A most gallant round in which Hudson hit his adversary to a stand still, made claret fly in all directions from the scari fied eye-lid in the last Tally. Both went down in a rally. Shel ton under-4 to 1 on Hudson. U. Severe rallying, alternately in favour of each. The manly exchanges left things upon nearly par. It was thought by con noisseures that victory was certain in favour of Josh, with youth, strength, breed, game, and every requisite to form a boxer. — Josh gave the fall in this round. In the thli, Shelton had an advantage, and placed hits left and right upon his adversary's drulrback, and half closed the peepers of Josh. The 14th round was a quietus for Hudson. Time was called, but neither had au car to it for more than two minutes. Josh was deaf to it altogether from a hit in the side, and Shelton was poundable not to be able to get up again. A meeting took place at St. Alban's after the fight, and the friends of Hudson claim a draw as to bets, as neither had the power in them to meet time. It was altogether the best fight seen since Gully and Gregson, or Dogherty and Silverthorne. There was no hugging ; weav ing was not required, and the men were firm as British oak. MELANCHOLY EVENT.—Death of HICKMAN, the Gas- Lightman, and Mr. LowE.—Last night as Mr. Lowe, a sil versmith in Aldersgate-street, and Hickman, the gas-lightman, a well-known pugilist of the first rate, were returning home in a single horse chaise, accompanied with about a dozen others, from the above fight, each were driving in a regular succession, and had been doing so for , some distance. Mr. Lowe and Hickman, we are sorry to state, unfortunately went out of the line, and on endeavouring to get the advantage of their compa nions, came in contact with a country waggon, near Whetstone, when they were instantly thrown under its wheels, and, me lancholy to relate, both were killed on the spot. Their bodies were afterwards taken to the White Hart, at Whetstone, where the now lie for the Coroner's Inquest. Thursday the Rev. C. CIIAMPNES, one of the Minor Canons of Windsor, was found in the road leading from Datchet-lane by the Thames, un able to move, having slipped down and broke his leg. He was temoved home, and is doing well. THE ARMY. DECCAN PRIZE CAsi:.—We are sorry to find that the hearing of this important case, which had been peremptorily fixed for yesterday, the 10th instant, has again been postponed by the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury. It is now definitively fixed for the Bth of Ja nuary next. This delay, it seems, was granted upun the earnest solicitation of Major-General JASPER NICOLLS, Lieutenant-Colonel PENNING TON, Lieutenant-Colonel DOYLE, and Major CRAIGGIE. The following regiments of the Line are on duty at Gibraltar and the Mediterranean :- Bth Regiment of Foot, General Edmund Stephens, Colonel— Cephalania. 18th Ditto, General Lord Hutchinson, G.C.8., Colonel—Malta. 27th Ditto, General the Marquis of Hastings, K.G. G.C.B. and G.C.H., Colonel—Gibraltar. 28th Ditto, Lieutenant-General the Hon. Sir Edward Paget, G.C.8., Colonel—Co Va. 32d Ditto, General A. Campbell, Colonel—Codit 3tith Ditto, General Sir George Don, G.C.B. and G.C.H., 43d Ditto, General Lord Bowden, G.C.B. and K.C., Colonel— Gibraltar. 61st Ditto Lieut.-General Sir Thomas Hislop, Bart. G.C.8., Colonel—Corile. 64th Ditto, illjor-General Sir W. H. Pringle, K.C.8., Colonel 75th Ditto, General Sir R. Abercromby, G.C.8., Colonel— Gibraltar. 80th Ditto, Lieutenant-General Sir A. Campbell, Bart. K.C.8., ColonelL-Malta. 85th Ditto, Major-Gcneral Sir J. W. Gordon, Bart. K.C.8., _ _ Colonel—Malta. 90th Ditto, General Lord Lynedock, G.C.8., Colonel—Zante. Commission in the Shrewsbury Regt. of Yeomanry Cavalry, signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Salop. Philip Charlton, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Eaton promoted. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. Board of New England Coffee-House. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 9.—The Alexander, Baldwin, is on shore in the Rock Channel. P. S.—The Alexander is expected to be got off without ma. terial damage. DEAL, DEC. 10.—Wind N.E.—Came down from the River the Royal George, Biden, for Calcutta and China ; Hannah, Lamb, Bombay ; Brittania, Bixlcy, Jamaica ; Brittania, Davidson, Madeira; Ruby, for Lisbon; Antaley, Charente; Grace, Gibraltar; Cherub, Buenos Ayres; Tullock Castle, Jamaica; Vigilant, Malta; Supply, Lisbon, and sailed with the whole of file outward-bound for their different destinations, except the Hannah for Bombay, which ship waits for some of her passengers. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 9..—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Perse yerance from Quebec in 32 days : had one man killed by a sea. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 10.—Wind N.E.—The wind got round to the N.E. this morning, and has continued so the whole of the day ; some of the outward-bound have succeeded in getting out, and if it continues favourable, the remainder will be away to-morrow morning at day-light. Sailed his Majesty's ship Forte to the westward ; David, Lyon, for Jamaica ; Acasta, for New York; Edgar, for Jamaica; Cornelius, for the Cape of Good Hope; Avon, ditto, and Ann, for the South Seas. FALMOUTH, DEC. 9.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Sarah, Scott, from London for Africa ; Manchester Packet, from Rio Janeiro in 49 days. Put back the Ocean, Whittle, for Honduras. HARWICH, DEC. 10.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Castle reagh Packet, Wadling, from Cuxhaven, with mails, &c., and Vansittart, from Holland, with mails ; the latter vessel spoke the Lucy, of Ramsgate, last Sunday, 7 leagues S.E. of Goree, having been blown from the North oreland ; she was then reaching to the westward. ROYAL ACADEMY.—Yesterday, the 10th, being the sixty-fourth Anniversary of the establishment of the Royal Academy, the President and Mem bers assembled for the purpose of delivering the Medals to the successful Candidates ; when Sir T. LAWRENCE presented the following : The first Medal in the School of Painting, for the Head of GOVATIUS, (the original in the possession of Mr. ANGER-- STEIN) to Mr. FREDERICK Y. lIIIRLSTONE. The Silver Medal in the Life Academy, to Mr. J. Wool). The same•for a Model in the Life Academy, to Mr. ROBERT BALL HUGIIS. _ . The Silver Medal in the School of the Antique, to Mr. J. A CATI USAC. - - - - The same for a Model in the same School, to Mr. W. TREED. - - The Silver Medal for the best architectural drawing, to Mr. C. PURSER. .... _ ........... The Silver Medal for the best die of the Head of the Apollo, to Mr. B. WYON. CORN EXCHANGE, DEC. H. The fresh Arrivals since Monday are chiefly confined to seve ral vessels with Oats from the North ; prime Wheat fully maintains Monday's prices ; Barley also sells well ; Beans and Peas are unaltered; and there is a dull sale for Oats at the prices last quoted. _ A fellow was brought np to Bow-street yes terday, charged with having obtained money from a young man under the pretence of procur ing for him a commercial situation. He was re manded for another examination. The Gas Company at Lewes commenced mak ing Gas on Wednesday evening last. In conse quence of one of their vessels not being tight, a quantity of Gas escaped, and filled the shed in which it was placed, which being ignited by a workman accidently entering with a light, a slight explosion took place ; we are happy to state, however, that no part of the apparatus was injured, and beyond a trifling damage to the roof of the shed, and awaking the fears and anxieties of persons residing i❑ the vicinity, no inconve nience whatever was sustained. The shops and public lamps were on Saturday generally lighted. Caution to Persons using Arsenic for the De struction of Rats and Mice.—A few days since, an industrious family, residing in the parish of Southerope, in this county, were placed in the most perilous situation by having eaten pudding in which had been mixed some arsenic and flour, intended for the destruction of rats and mice. The poisonous admixture was inadvertently added to the in gredients necessary to compose a family pud ding, of which the father, mother, and 4 grown up children, ate heartily. Shortly after the frugal repast, the most alarming and dangerous symptoms took place, and led to inquiry by the father, (who had procured the poison,) after the arsenic and flour, when the appalling fact was discovered ! The situation of the family was for some time extremely perilous ? and their escape may be attributed, under Providence, to the prompt assistance of Mr. Boyes, surgeon, of Salis bury, who happened most fortunately to be at that moment at his father's residence, on the spot ; and whose efforts, with the co-operation of Mr. Ward, of Lechlade, were eventually success ful in the recovery of the sufferers.—(Gloucester Journal.) CORONERS' ENQUESTS. THE REPORTED MURDER IN HYDE PARK. Yesterday an Inquest was held at the Barley Mow, Mount street, Grosvenor-square, before Mr. HIGGS, Coroner for West minister, to inquire) into the cause of the death of an elderly Gentleman, 'name unknown, found on Saturday, as stated in our Paper of yesterday, in the Serpentine River, Hyde Park, with his throat cut, and several other wounds upon his chin and hands, supposed to have been inflicted upon him by rob bers with some instruments. Robert Inglestone, Assistant Keeper of Hyde Park, who first discovered the body, deposed, that on the next morning, about half-past seven o'clock, he went down to a tree about 130 yards on the East side of the boat-house, because he had seen a man like the deceased there on the preceding day. alone, and sitting down without a hat ; and saw much blood on the ground, from that tree to the next, which was a distance of about twelve feet. He found a small dessert knife ( which was now produced), with white handle, and bloody; the ‘ tree was about forty yards from the water. He afterwards looked, but could not trace blood from the trees to the water. The hand kerchief found in the deceased's hand was bloody, as if he had stayed the bleeding from it ; and it was his opinion that he had thrown himself into the water. _ . William Grenville; Gardener to the Deputy Ranger of the Park, corroborated last witness's evidence, as far as related to the finding of the body as mentioned. The Coroner an Jury were of opinion that the deceased had first cut his throat, and afterwards threw himself into the water to exterminate life more effectually ; and the latter having no further evidence before them, returned a verdict—" That the deceased was found dead in the Serpentine River, with his throat cut." INQUEST IN THE FLEET PRISON. Yesterday morning, between ten and eleven o'clock, a Coro ner's Inquest, was held in the Fleet Prison, before Mr. SIIEL. TON, Coroner, on the body of W. Guy, a prisoner, aged 44 years. —Mrs. Elizabeth Chewer, a lady of high and respectable birth and connexions, but unfortunately confined for contempt of the Court of Chancery, stated that she had known the deceased ever since he same into the prison ; his health had for a long time been evidently much impaired ; about three weeks ago he was brought from Devizes, a journey which was too long for him to have undertaken. On Wednesday last he graw worse than usual, and surgical aid, was called in, who stated him to be in imminent danger, and gave him medicine ; his complaint was asthma; he apparently laboured under the most excrutiating pains till Sunday morning last, about four o'clock, when he expired. His affairs were in a very deranged state, though it was quite clear he had sufficient property to pay 20s. in the pound. He was by trade a whitesmith.—The Coroner said the jealousy of the law was such, that it required Inquests to be held on all persons that die in prisons. It appeared quite clear the deceased died a natural death. Verdict— Visitation of God. Yesterday an Inquest was held at the Duke of Wellington, Goswell.street, on the body of William Earith, aged seven years. The deceased was found suffocated in the ditch under the wall of the new church, Goswell.street. No doubt remained on the minds of the .Jury but that the deceased had accidentally fallen into the ditch returning from school. Verdict—" Acci dental Death." FALMOUTH PA CK ETS.—[From the West Briton 3 —We are at length able to state, that as far as the decision of his Majesty's Ministers may be so con sidered, the question so long agitated respecting the direction of the Falmouth Packets, is at length finally settled. The following communication has been received at Falmouth from the highest offi cial authority :—" The Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury have determined on the expediency of transferring the superintendence of the Falmouth Post-office packets to the Board of Admiralty," but " that no atteration will be made in regard to the station from which those packets now sail; that the ordinary refitting of the packets of Falmouth will continue as heretofore ; and that the Navy Board will adopt all the present contracts, and will continue the persons now em ployed. It is understood that the first building of the packets has not heretofore been wholly . confined to Falmouth, and in future it will pro bably take place (at least in the time of peace) in the King's Dock Yards," MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On Saturday last, an Inquest was taken before JOHN J EKEN, Esq. Mayor and Coroner for Dover, on view of the body of Eliz. Thompson, who came by her death under the following dreadful circumstances. It appeared that the deceased, a young woman. about 23 years of age, was sitting by the fire-side ►bout ten o'clock on Friday evening, when her. brother, Wm. Thompson, a lad about 13 years old, came in with a gun in his hand, which by some accident was discharged, and the contents lodging in the head of his unfortunate sister, oc casioned her instant death. The Jury, after a long and painful investigation, returned a verdict of " Accidental Death, by firing off a gun, not knowing the same to be loaded,"—and levied a deodand of 10s. on the fatal instrument. FIRE.—A dreadful fire broke out on Friday morning, between four and five o'clock, at South mead Farmhouse, between Horfield and West bury, about three miles from this city, which ex tensive premises (occupied by Mr. Young, and two or three other tenants), with nearly the whole of the household furniture, dead stock, &c. were completely destroyed in about three hours. An alarm being given in this city, the Bristol Crown and Norwich Union Fire Engines were immediately dispatched with the greatest activity, but notwithstanding a very plentiful supply of water it had very little effect upon the devouring element, the wind being extremely thigh. The fire is supposed. to have originated in a chimney, which was on fire the evening before, and through which a beam was fixed. We understand that the:pro ' perty was not insnred. Southmead House was formerly a gentleman's mansion, but has been for many years occupied as a farm-house.--( Bristol Mercury.) EARTHQUAKE.-About three weeks since a severe shock of an earthquake was felt, at Hillesden, Bucks. It was preceded by a loud rumbling noise, and commotion of the earth, which shook several of the houses so violently that the inmates, who had retired to rest, were awoke, and the children screamed from terror. The church only suffered ; part of its battlements having been shaken down, as well as sustaining other damage. It ap pears from the following extract from Bar ton's Curiosities, that. this visitation is not new to this county :—" In 1665, Jan. 20, about six at night was an earthquake in some parts of Buckinghamshire, with an unusual noise in the air, but it was quickly over. It much friglited the people to•feel their chairs and stools quake under them, and to hear the tables clatter in the rooms, and the whole house to shake."--( Bucks Chronicle.) Thursday last, DANIEL HODGSON, Esq. was chosen a Jurat, and Messrs. THOMAS BOWES and. SLODDEN CASTLE were chosen Treasurers of the Town and Port of Sandwich. At the late Tithe Feast of the Rev. A. Puns- HOUSE, Vicar of Brabourne, he liberally deducted. 30 per cent. in consideration of the depressed price of agricultural produce.