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••• -., sed 4 0 de ralg Oa ole, ire , 06 Oa S Or lore t he (ter F or ; 1 0 6 Th e tail 40' : 4711' hig h the Og # t he th e oue' (le d, OE4 ,:tiol l It ' t 'ong enough t o r e pel foreign aggression without being under the necessity of strengthening her self by a foreign alliance. In either case, e Premises are quite insufficient to warrant the conclusion of the Journal du Commerce, that the a lleged Treaty of Commerce has no existence . za ny of the French Papers are alarmed at the consequences which it will entail upon the ma nufactures of France. FRENCH FUNDS.-N'OV• 27. Five per Cents. Ili ghest Closed at B9 f. c. Bank Stock " 1615 f. —c. Neapolitan Five pet Cents. Exchange on.London—One Month 25 f. 30 c • Three Months 25 f. 15 c. (Co ur: Authentique.) At a later hour than the issuing of the rinted bourse, 5 per " L e ta& rose to 89 f. 35 c., and Neapolitan Stock to 761, Spanish 711dg of 1821 closed at 591. IRE BouanoNs.—lt might be expected,how ever People may differ in political principles, that, account of the sufferings which this dis tinguished family have endured, they would be tre ated with respect by every person disposed tow ards candour and humanity. T he m anner, the refore in which they were mentioned in a 110I. ning Paper of Thursday last, must have ex ited feelings of contempt in every liberal mind. e Yesterday inserted the passage in question aa i I °lig our daily extracts from the London v° nroals, with the context, in order that the public might see to what offensive excesses the s p i rit of faction will resort. The passage is as (011 0%1;—« If we had only left the Bourbons to th eir fate, instead of cherishing these vipers at so b eat an expence, to be afterwards bit by them , 1 : 1 114 t a flourishing nation we might ha v e been this 1 3' 1 ." Is it proper, is it just, is it decent, for the peo illeof one Sovereign to speak thus of another, with ' ‘ v h°lnthe country is in political alliance,and whose tesPective Sovereigns regard each other with r espect and esteem ? The BOURBONS, before the 4 :evoluti on , on ly fell into those errors of con duet which are common to human nature, and to their elevated station, and the affluence attending it, afforded more than common temp liens. They were, in general, esteemed for the ir accomplishments and. courtesy. The late fling of FRANCE was one of the most amiable of "%kind. The present KING is well known to b e an admirable Scholar. The readiness with *W hich he has assented to a Representative Form /51. Government, and the liberal temper of his fiend, which has been - 71 in his patronage of Mose men who were employed by the Usur 12er of his Throne, place his character in the hirest light. As to the exclamation 44 what ‘iElourishing nation we might have be en, " if the llourbona had been " left to their fate," that -SI i f Great Britain had not assisted the other nations in driving from his usurped throne the t yrant of Europe, it seems more probable that a ll th ose nations, one after another, would have fal len into his "fell gripe," and then what would lea ve been the ' flourishing" condition of this v oant r y with all Europe in his power, and the ‘thole of its resources directed against us ? We h ave looked with concern at the language which th e Paper alluded to has adopted since the loss its late Proprietor; for though the latter was fir m and resolute in support of his Party, he used l \ he langu age snore becoming of an old English than of a Radical Anarchist of modern times. /I n the writer whom we now allude to seems to be as short-sighted a Politician as he is obviously deficient in the ordinary courtesies of civilized So cieties. Yet we will give even him the credit °f supposing that, if the French Press were to l'eak in the same manner of our SOVEREIGN, he would revolt at such insolent scurrility, and re- Proach the French Government for suffering itself to be so disgraced. [From the American Papers.l C t r IkAVIN, SEPT. 21.—His Majesty's brig Kemphaan, Capt. Ad o i l - son, arrived on Saturday afternoon, from La (luayra, but - , .grit no news whatever of interest from that quarter.—The "I ' c 'ener Sally, Lazarre, arrived on Monday afternoon, le days fr ° ln Rio de la Hacha, and brought intelligence of the arrival at that place of a corvette and two brigs of war, with four bat talions of troops on board, from Carthagena. ax „.9 11 Wednesday the schooner Maria Catharina, Danies also ,Zfed in 8 days from Rio de la Hacha. The accounts by this tae directly centradict the above statement ; Capt. Danies Ws that no men of war or troops had arrived at Rio de la '''aeht% previous to his sailing. His Britannic Majesty's Consulate, New York, Oct. 22, 1822. f ew ln consequence of a paragraph in the Daily Adverti p e r, a jays ago, that British Consulate Certificates would not be t il e gretl at Liverpool with shipments of cotton from this port ; fh g leave to apprize the gentlemen in that trade , that no th soge has taken place, nor is expected to take place, before meeting of Parliament; and that in consequence of such % Vrnent, I have addressed his Majesty's Government on the s l eet, that the law may be enforced—but that no person may . t ,. et. by the paragraph alluded to, I deem it my duty to give ms public notice. J AS. BUCHANAN. DEATH of Ma. Z EA.—lntelligence was received to wn yesterday afternoon, of the decease of r . ZEI, Minister Plenipotentiary f rom the R ° Public of Colombia. Mr. Z EA, who had , 11 g been in a declining state from his advanced 1 3 " 31 1 died 'at Bath, whether he had gone for t he e nefit of the waters. A The Duke of CAMBRIDGE and the Princess I , I ,YousTA. arrived at Brussels on Friday evening. ;Lle Duk e se t ou t for Hanover on Sunday even g* And the Princess the next morning. FOR THE SUN. CHURCHER'S COLLEGE, PETERSFIELD. MR. EDITOR—It is observed in a London Weekly Paper, published on Wednesday last by Mr. WOOLLER, that an application was made to Parliament for an Act to set aside the Will of the Founder of this College, by authorising the Trustees to deviate from his design and intention ; but that " it was obtained before the family of the JoLLIFFES had become proprietors of this Bo rough."—Now, Sir, the fact is the reverse ; for it was on the petition of Mr. JOHN JOLLIFFE, the grandfather of the present patron of this Borough, and of the Trustees, that this Act was procured under circumstances of great suspicion, and, in deed, of reproach, not only to the Speaker of that period, but also to the Chairman of the Committees of the House of Lords ; for it appears by the Journals of the Lower House, that this Act ORIGINATED in that House, on the Petition before mentioned, which was not referred to anN Committee—but that a 13i11 was brought in upon it, and having passed through the Commons was carried to the Upper House, and passed by the Lords without any reference to THE JUDGES, as usual in Bills of this nature : and, therefore, it is not surprising, that a Bill authorising such a violation of the intention of the original Scheme of this excellent institution should have passed ! Since the commencement of the late Reign a similar instance of this kind is not to be found, for all Bills of this nature must ORIGINATE in the House of Lords, and are watched with great. care and vigilance, and must be referred to the Judges before they can be read a second time. In this case it is not a little remarkable that this Act is not enumerated or mentioned in any of the col lections of the private Acts which have been passed since the Reign of GEORGE the First. It has occasioned some surprize here that the history of this College Act was not more fully explained to his Honour the Vice- Chancellor on the hearing of this cause. We are, however, well satisfied with the firmness of' the Counsel of the Relators, who, after no little struggle, threw out to the consideration of the Court the leading features of this interesting and shameful case : and it is not likely that the manner in which this Act was obtained and smuggled through Parliament, even if it had been gone into, would have made any stronger im pression on his Honour than the energetic appeals of Mr. IV ETHER ELL, Mr. II EAT. 11, and Mr. G LYNN. Should it turn out that the power of the Court cannot, in this Statute, afford the relief required to give the town the full benefit of Mr. CHURCH ER'S Endowment, it. will be necessary to apply to the Legislature to repeal this Act and to CONFIRM the will of the founder. Petersficld, Nov. 29, 1822. G-. The Merchants of Glasgow have received the following Answer to their Memorial to the Lords of the Admiralty : Admiralty Office, 'Novi 23, 1822. Sin,—l have laid before my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty the Memorial of the West India Association of Glasgow, complaining of the piratical depredations committed in the West India Seas ; and I :am commanded to acquaint you in reply, that my Lords are glad to observe that the Asso= ciation has not overlooked the political circumstances which have delayed the exercise of force in the suppression of the out rages committed in that quarter. Their Lordships are satisfied that the naval force on the sta tion was abundantly sufficient (if no such difficulties had occurred) for the suppression of the depredations alluded to ; and I am further directed to add, that measures have some time since been taken by his Majesty's Government, which my Lord's trust will prevent a recurrence of the evil complained of, and afford the usual protection to the commerce of his Majesty's subjects. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, (Signed) J. W. CHOKER. C. D. Donald, Esq., Secretary to the West India Association of Glasgow. The Lords of the Treasury have it in contem plation to issue warrants to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise, authorizing them to per mit samples of spirits to be imported in phials, not exceeding half a pint each ; wine, in phials, not exceeding a pint each ; coffee, cocoa-nuts, and pepper, in packages, not exceeding a quar ter of a pound each ; tobacco, in packages, not exceeding two pounds each, and snuff one pound each ; provided masters of vessels specify in their manifests and reports the ;everal packages and kinds of goods contained in each, and de scribe them as samples ; the importation of sam ples of tobacco and snuff being also confined to the ports at which tobacco is allowed to be im ported. Extract of a letter from Kirby, Leicestershire, dated Nov. 28, from a Gentleman Sportsman : " Sir BELLINGHAM GRAHAM had a sad fall yes terday, and was laid for some time under a hay stack, until a carriage could be got, and was then taken to the nearest house, where he still remains, and, though better, very bad. I fear the worst." Mr. Alderman Woon was at Chester on Satur day last, and the following day visited Eaton Hall, the seat of Earl GRosVENoR. The offices lately occupied by the Clerks of the three, four and five per cent. Annuities, at the Bank, are being repaired. Another building is adding to them, they being of too small a size for the business now to be transacted, A great number of workmen are daily employed to effect the speedy finishing of them. Mr. ADKINS, the Governor of the House of Correction, Cold Bath-fields, died yesterday morning, at his house in that prison, after a long indisposition. He was universally respected, we believe, both by the Magistracy and the unfor tunate persons committed to his care. It is un derstood that VICKERY, the senior of the six principal officers at Bow-street, is likely to suc ceed him ; and certainly, if length of service, severe wounds, integrity, general intelligence, respectability of conduct, and personal bravery, be requisite qualifications for such a situation, no candidate can have stronger claims than Vickery. FASIIION-kELE ARRIVALS. The Duke and Duchess of Montrose and family, in Gros, venor-square, from Scotland ; Right Hon. John Trevor, Mrs. Trevor, and family, in Berkeley-square, from Bromhall-hall, near Bedford ; Lady Staunton, at her house in Devonshire street ; Sir George Staunton, Baronet, M.P. in Portland-place, from Leigh-park, Hants ; the Hon. Col. Lester Stanhope, from Harewood-cottage, Berks ; Colonel Dalton, at the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from a tour. DEPARTURES.—Hon. P. Ashburnham, for Sussex; P. D. Cooke, Esq. from Blake's Hotel, Jerrnyn-street, for Doncaster; Lord Althorpe, and the Hon. Captain Spencer, from Wimble don, on a tour; Mr. and Mrs. Burton, from the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Wilts. CHAsGr,s.—The Duke of Beaufort, from Badmington, in Gloucestershire. for Euston, in Oxfordshire ; the Marchioness Dowager of Hertford, from East Bourne, for Hastings ; Earl and i;ountess of Derby, from Derby, for Knowsley. BATH A n RIVALS.—Lord Egmont, Lady F. Banks, Sir C. Burrard, Sir J. A. Eustace, Sir Wm. liolborne, Sir A. John stone, Sir Wm. Robinson, Sir R. Vaughan,—Col. Puffy, Col. Lumsden,—Major Kirby, Major Marriott,—Capt. and Mrs. Leeky, Capt. and Mrs. Reed, Capt. Bell, Capt.„Cloghan, Capt. Campbell, Capt. Dix, Capt. cunning, Capt. Harvey, Capt. Harrison, Capt. Jones, Capt. Montague,-Capt. Pearson, Capt. Seward, Lieut. Tuson,—Rev. Mr. Bury, Rev. Mr. Davies, Rev. Mr. Meyrick, Rev. Mr. Majendie, Rev. Mr. Perkins, Rev. Mr. Raymond. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Countess of Essex entertained a select party at dinner on Thursday, and a small party in the evening at her house, in Hill street, Berkeley-square. Her Ladyship will shortly leave town for the Marquis of Salisbury's seat, Hatfield. The Earl and Countess of Coventry are entertaining a large party of distinguished friands at their seat, Crome, Worcester shire. The Bishop of London entertained his Excellency Baron Fagel, and a party at dinner on Wednesday, at Fulham-place. BURLD.:GTON HOUSE, CIIISIVICK.—This superb villa, built by the great Earl of Burlington, and now the property of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, having u ndergone vast im provements within the last three years, it has excited much at tention. In consequence of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent have expressed a wish to it, a sumptuous deleune, a. la fintrehrite, was prepared on Thursday, but from some cause the Duchess and her suite were prevented attending. OLD ENGLISH HOSPITALITY AT ASIIRIDGE CASTLE.- The Noble Earl of Bridgewater, at this moment displays all the munificent liberality of the Barons of ancient times. In addition to open houses being kept to all comers, there are employed nearly 900 men, women,,and children in the ground, around the extensive domains. Grand roads are being made of vast extent, and other judicious improvements. • - ). .. 4 3 N ' N Vr s u r - ,_l4llq ... v., Vi t litig 47 M--' 4 :-, i 2; ~,,,,,,',4, :...." t ' . ~,,z, ...„, 11 ism) N , ' s4 V.? -- l i ' . - 74- ''''=oe-' .1 "0 4 '-' ) .s,' a ` it 4 ~ ) 1 1 , t- - 4'24.W0t l . c , , '', - ' ~, , - i m t. - ~ ..f 4 C.' 1, ' , ' 3 111 1 i ii, MA 1 "e• , • Zi UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. • OXFORD, Nov. 29.—0 n Saturday the 23d instant, in Con vocation, was read a Letter from his Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Denmark, returning thanks for the Degree of D.C.L. lately conferred upon his Royal Highness by diploma. Also the Rev. John Bull, B.D. Student of Christ Church; the Rev. John Hume Spry, M.A. of Oriel College; the Rev. James Endell Tyler, M.A. Fellow of Oriel College ; the Rev. Zacha rias Henry Biddulph, M.A. Fellow of Magdalen College ; and the Rev. George Chandler, B.C.L. of New College, who had been respectively nominated to succeed to the office of Select Preacher, at Michaelmas next, were approved in Convocation. —The same day, in Congregation, the following Degrees were conferred : Doctor in Civil Law.— The Rev. Alex. Nicoll, B.C.L. Re gius Professor of Hebrew, and Canon of Christ Church. Masters of Arts.--1I enrr Allison Dodd, Taberdar of Queen's College ; Rev. John Robert Edgar, Trinity College ; Rev. Samuel Turner, University College ; John Sheffield Cox, Fel low of Pembroke College. BacheThrs of Arts.—Ni'm. Woodley Cerjat, Esq. Trinity, College, Grand Compounder ; Alexander Wright Daniel, St. Alban. ; Thomas Oliver Goodchild, Exeter College ; 'Thomas "Deaele, Lincoln College ; Wm. Ralph Churton, Michel's Scholar of Queen's College ; Christopher Flood, and Edmund Currie, Wadham College; Henry John Dawes, St. Edmund Hall ; John Frederick Benjafield, Trinity Col. lcge ; Robert Vernon Smith, Christ Church; John Cheales, Brazen-nose College; Wm. Butland, Pembroke College; Geo. Binstead Farrant, St. John's College ; Edward Dawson and Fretcherville Lawson Ballantine Dykes, Oriel College; John Davies, Jesus College. Yesterday Messrs. Blunt, Unwin, and Lambert were elected Scholars of Corpus Christi College, in this University. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS.--The Rev. Thomas St. Lawrence, son to the Lord Bishop of Cork, is appointed to the Archdeaconry of Ross.—The Rev. Thomas Davies, jun., M.A., of Wenyne, Glamorganshire, and Fellow of Oriel Col lege, to the consolidated livings of Landough, Cogan, and Leckwith, near Cardiff: Patroness, the Dowager Marchioness of Bute.—The Rev. William Bohun Yeomans has been pre sented to the Rectory of Bucknell, vacant by the decease of the Rev. J. Yalden ; and the Rev. R. Ralph Smith to the Vicar age of Adderbury, in the room of the Rev. 11. Cotton, de ceased : Patrons, the Wardens and Fellows of New College. BTIONAPARTE'S CHARACTER OF 111 S MOTHER:— " My excellent mother, is a woman of courage and great talent, more of a masculine than a feminine nature, proud and high-minded. She is capable of selling every thing even to her chemie for me. I allowed her a million, be sides a Palace, and giving her many presents. To the manner in which she formed me at an early age, I principally owe my subsequent ele vation. My opinion is, that the future good or bad conduct of a child entirely depends upon the mother. She is very rich. . Most of my family • considered that I might die, that accidents might " happen, and consequently took care to secure something. They have preServed a great part of their property." O'Meara adds in a note : Madame Mere, when ,Lhad the honour of seeing her at Rome in 1819, was still the remains of a fine woman. Her manners - were dignified and commanding, and her 'deportment such as one would expect to find in a queen, or in the mother of Napoleon. Her thoughts were divided be tween her God and her son. her establishment was splendid, though private and unostentatious. THE WEATHER.—Owirag to the ]ate heavy rains, the waters in many parts are very much out, especially in Surrey, Sussex, and the lower parts of Somersetshire. In most of the cellars near the water-side, there is water ; at Ro therhithe and in that neighbourhood the water is in most places in the cellars, kitchens, &c. two feet deep. The tides have likewise during the last few days been very high, but fortu nately the wind keeps in the direction to send the water clown the river. If the wind had blown from the Channel, there is every reason to fear there would have been another scene simi lar to what occurred in Westminster, Tothill-fields, &c. &c: last year. MISS BRUNTON concluded her engagement last week at the West Londo❑ Theatre, and is now performing at Brighton. She performed Letitia Hardy at that place on Wednesday last. It is really a reproach to the London Managers that she is not on the Winter Boards. Miss CLARA• FISHER, the little prodigy, has been successfully displaying her precocious talents at the same place. We are assured that Mr. COLMAN has not, as re ported, written a drama purposely for this juve nile wonder. POETRY. SONNET TO. DECEMBER. By the late HENRY KIRKE WHITE. Dark visaged visitor, who comest here Clad in thy mournful tunic, to repeat (While glooms and chilling rains enwrap thy feet) The solemn requiem of the dying year, Not undelightful to my listening ear Sound thy dull showers, as o'er my woodland seat, Dismal and drear, the leafless trees they beat : Not undelightful, in their wild career, IS the wild music of thy howling blasts, Sweeping the grove's long aisle, while sullen Time Thy stormy mantle o'er his shoulder - casts, And rocked upon his throne, with chant sublime, Joins the full pealing dirge; and Winter weaves Her dark sepulchral wreath of faded leaves. THE THEATRES. DRURY-LANE.—We have to record another triumphant competition last night at this Theatre, the Pierre of Mr. YOUNG, and the Jaifier of Mr. KEAN: We have previously seen them both in the same characters, and, not having discerned any striking novelty in the performance of either, we can only say . that they both sustained their characters with the same spirit which they have heretofore displayed. °TWAY is not rendered obsolete or obscure by time, and the qua lities of both Pierre and Jajfier are too evidently drawn by the Author to admit of mistake or doubt. Therefore nothing of no velty in the reading could be expected, and hardly a more animated exertion could be expected from a spirit of rivalry than from a desire of public applause, without such an additional stimulation. The truth is, that both of these popular Actors performed with their usual zeal, and both were justly applauded by an audience that again filled the Theatre as soon as possible after the doors were opened. Still we wish for a more complete competition in the alternate representation of the higher cha racters of the drama by these successul actors, and then the public will be able to form a fair and full comparison of their respective merits. — Such, as we before observed, was the practice, according to theatrical records, in the days of GAIL RICK, BARRY, MOSSOP, HOLLAND, POWELL, &C. Such a competition would indeed draw powerful houses, and give, if possible, an increased stimulus to the rival candidates for the meed of popular preference. Mrs. W. WEST fully conceived and pathetically represented the pathetic and affec tionate. Belvidera. _ COVENT-,GARDEN.—The same eager curiosity attends the Romeo and Juliet of Mr. C. KEMBLE and Miss F. li. KELLY, at this Theatre, as on the contest baween the rival Actors at the other. The house was full last night, and the applause abundant. SPORTING. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. MEETINGS OF HOUNDS IN THE ENS -7ING WEER. The Quorndon Hounds, on Tuesday, at Beeby ; Wednes day, at Owthorpe, Notts; Friday, at Aylestone ; and on Sa turday, at Breedon Clouds. Lord Anson's Hounds, on Monday, at Newnham ; Wed nesday, at Oldbury ; Thursday, at Gopsal ; and on Saturday, at Osbaston. Earl Fitzwilliam's Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Elton Toll Bar ; Tuesday, at Thorpe \Vood ; Thursday, at Weybridge Wood ; and on Saturday, at Cherry Orton. The Gransden Hounds, on Tuesday, at Gransden Hard wicke ; and on Friday, at Eversden Town. The Worcestershire Fox-hounds, on Monday, at New Inn, Budge Heath ; Wednesday, at Badger; and on Friday, at the Fox on Shipley Common. The Warwickshire Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Edge Hill ; Tuesday, at Ilmington Village ; Thursday, at Oakley Wood; and on Saturday, at Brick-Kiln Gorse. The Earl of Derby's Stag-hounds, on Tuesday, at Addington. H. Jolifre, Esq.'s Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Hancross ; Wednesday, at Platt's Green; and on Saturday, at Horsham Common. The Surrey Fox-Hounds, on Mond at Addington Lodge Bottom ; Thursday, at Grinstey Gr and on Saturday, at , Tilsey Church. The Harriers every day. The Duke of Rutland's Hounds, on Monday, at Ancaster Town ; and on Tuesday, at Stabton Hall. The Cottesmere Hounds, on Monday, at Owston Wood ; Wednesday, at Park House ; and on Thursday, at Hayton. Lord Yarborough's Hounds, on Monday, at Irby Holme ; Wednesday, at Burnham ; Friday, at Nettleton Hill ; and on Saturday, at Somerby House. Sir R. Sutton's Hounds, on Monday, at Nirragby ; Tues day, at WTickerly Village ; Thursday, at Saxilby ; and on Sa turday, at Blankney. The South Wold Subscription Hounds, on Tuesday, at Thornton ; Thursday, at Winceby ; and on Saturday, at Ruck land Gorse. PEDESTRIAN MATCH AGAINST TIME. Mauna., the celebrated Yorkshire Pedestrian, who started on Wednesday from the Crdwn and Barley-Mow, Gray's-Inn lane, to perform a match to Baldock and back, being a distance of 75 miles, for three successive days, had yesterday performed his undertaking precisely as follows : First Day.—He started at twelve o'clock, and arrived at the White Hart, Stevenage, being a distance of 31?, miles, at half. past seven o'clock, and proceeded on to the White Lion. Bal dock (the extent of his journey), being 6 miles more, where he made by half-past nine, and immediately returned to Steven age, where he got a little before eleven. He soon afterwards went to bed, and slept until three o'clock ;at half-past three he started towards town, where he arrived on Thursday at forty minutes after ten o'clock. Second Day.—He started at a quarter past 12 o'clock, and arrived at Stevenage exactly at a quarter past eight o'clock in the evening completely drenched with rain. He then im mediately stripped off his wet clothes, took refreshment and went to bed, and slept until one. yesterday morning—he then proceeded to Baldock, and arrived there at half-past,two o'clock. The landlord having gone to bed, Wright called him up, refreshed himself, and instantly commenced his return to Town. He arrived at Stevenage at four o'clock ; he here stopped ten minutes, and got to Barnet five minutes before nine ; he took breakfast, and intended !to stop there three quarters of an hour; but on some friends arriving from town, he found himself half an hour out of his calculation of time; and after stopping 20 minutes, he proceeded on his journey ; he was greeted by a numerous as semblage of spectators at the Barley-Mow yesterday, 25 mi nutes before twelve o'clock. He started off, after taking a com fortable dinner of beef-steaks, exactly .at thirty-five minutes past twelve o'clock, amidst the same acclamations which greeted his arrival. When Wright found by his friends, yesterday morning, that he had missed his time, he began to hurry himself be tween Barnet and town, and thereby strained his right thigh, which made him come limping in. But notwithstanding his backers and friends seem certain of his success, as well as per sons in general, as the betting which was five to two against him at starting, is now become, leaving out his lame ness and the badness of the weather, from such great odds to evens ; indeed, amongst the numerous assemblage of betting men yesterday at the Barley-Mow, there was not one who would take a shilling, even betting, against him ; nor were there but a few trifling bets made at all, and these in his favour. He is a strong bony man, 58 years of age, lOst. 101 b. weight, and 5 feet 6 inches high. BISHOP, the Composer, is sufficiently recovered from his late indisposition to complete the new Opera, called " Maid Marian," and which is to be performed for the first time on Tuesday next. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, Nov. 29.—Wind NV.S.W.—Arrived last night and proceeded to-day for the River the Arethusa, Anderson, from the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena. Came down from the River yesterday the Alexander, Thompson, for St. Domingo. Last night, after post, the wind got round to N.N.W., and several outward-bound immediately got under weigh ; it soon backed again to the Westward, and blew hard ; the whole of them bore up except the Sparrow-hawk sloop of war, during which the Avon, Sumner, for the Cape of Good Hope, &c. drove on board of the Cornelius, Brown, from the Cape, and carried away the latter's bowsprit. The Betsy, Dow, for To bago, lost an anchor and cable. Arrived to-day an sailed for the River the Meanwell, Phillips, from Jamaica ; and Antony, from Lisbon. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 29.—Wind Westerly.—Arrived off the port the Henry Porcher, Studd, from Bengal, all well, for London—left Land Heads sth June, Madras 17th July, Cape of Good Hope 3d October, and St. Helena 17th October. FALMOUTH, Nov. 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrired the I;lucher Packet, from the Mediterranean—sailed from Corfu 13th Octo ber, from Malta 24th, and from Gibraltar 12th November. The Lord Wellington arrived yesterday from Quebec—sailed 25th ult., has lost all her sails, nearly water-logged, greater ' part of her between-deck cargo thrown overboard, and every thing washed off the decks ; one man killed, another severely injured, and the rest of the crew quite worn out by fatigue at the pumps. She has encountered a succession of gales ever since she sailed. About a week ago spoke the Intrinsic, sup posed to be from Honduras, with both pumps going. A FEMALE IMPOn 1 OR. UNION-HALT..—Yesterday the young woman, who has so many names, and has been charged with having practised so many impositions through the country, was brought • before L. B. ALLEN, Esq. for a final examination. It will be recollected that about a year ago Alderman Wood found a young woman in a deplorable condition in the streets, and sent her, after a very humane investigation of her case, to the protection of a Society of Ladies at Kingsland, to whom the girl mentioned that her name was Maria Hammersley, and re commended herself by her address in the strongest possible manner. She was considered quite a treasure at Kingsland, until one morning when she decamped at an early hour, taking' all the property she could carry with her. Placards were sent about describing her person ; but the city officers could never find her until the account of the apprehension of a great im postor appeared under the head, of Union-hall. The prisoner was then recognized as Maria Harnmersely. The Magistrates have received several letters from the country detailing different plans of imposition practised by a female, the description of whom exactly corresponded with that of the prisoner. The master of St. Martin's workhouse had recommended her to a gentleman named Billings, who resides in the Strand, and the matron praised her as a most modeit, industrious, and pious person ; but soon after she left the workhouse, it was found that she had robbed it; and when the news was sent to Mr. Billings, he wished it had arrived a little earlier, for the prisoner had just before robbed him of goods to the amount of 30/. At Warring ton, this very extraordinary young woman imposed upon a num ber of medical' ,•entlemen. It still remains a secret who her pa rents were ; indeed, no positive assertion was made relative to her, except that she was without a rival in the art of deception, and that her success had been unparalleled. It is a remark able fact, there has been no imputation on the prisoner's cha racter as to companions. She has not been seen with thieves and prostitutes, and no individual has appeared at the Office who seemed to have the slightest knowledge of her, except those who had been imposed upon. It would appear that she stole for the mere pleasure of the theft, for her enjoyments seem to he all solitary. During her imprisonment she behaved with the utmost propriety. Nothinghas ever been observed in her con duct from which it could be inferred that she was ever re moved from the controul of the most virtuous and affectionate parents. In answer to some questions from the Magistrate, she ad mitted the incorrrectness of her former statement as to her ad ventures, but she was not pressed to alter her account, the Magistrate not expecting to hear a word of truth. The prisoner did not raise her eyes from the floor, nor did she shed a tear. Upon being asked what motive she could have had for pursuing such a course of robbery and vagrancy, she merely said—" I should not have done it, if I had not good reason for it." None of the persons whom she was accused of having robbed appeared to prefer complaints against her yesterday ; but a Gentleman from the Mendicity Society proposed that she should be committed to the Sessions as a rogue and vagabond. Mr. ALLEN said she should go where she would neither con, taminate nor be contaminated ; and sent her off to the tread mill at Brixton for three months. ABATEMENT OF RENTS AND TITHES.—TO the list ofliberal landlordsin this neighbourhood (Exeter), who have reduced the rents of their tenants, to enable them to meet the depressed state of the markets, we are happy to add a secmd re duction by our worthy County Member, Sir E. T. Ac LAND, Bart. We have been informed by one of the numerous tenants who have experienced his generosity, that although he took his estate only three years ago, his rent has been reduced more than 25 per cent. and the reductions made to the tenants in general are from 10 to 25 per cent. as the exigencies of the case require. Sir J. DAME, Bart. of Creedy-house, at his last rent-day, re turned 10 per cent. to his tenants, in addition to 15 per cent. before reduced; and in this instance also many of the farmers have been leased within the last three years.—Sir T. T. F. ELIOTT DRAKE, Baronet, High Sheriff of this county, not only reduced his rents twenty per cent. at Buckland Mona chorum at his late audit, but has done the same on all his estates—being a second abatement of '2O per cent. to meet the exigencies of the times. The, Reverend WILLIAM BARKER, of Silverton, at his tithe-audit on Thursday last, abated from 15 to 25 per cent. ; and in some cases, where the landlords still exact the utmost rent from the unfortunateand suffeling farmers, he lowered his demand even 30 to 35 per ct Exeter Paper. ) ALONZO IV. OF PORTUGAL.—ALONZO IV" surnamed the Brave, ascended the throne of Portugal in the vigour of his age. The pleasures of the chace engrossed all his attention. His confidants and favourites encouraged and al lured him to it. His time was spent in the forest of Cintra, while the affairs of Government were neglected, or executed by those whose interest it was to keep their sovereign in ignor ance. His presence, at last, being neceFsnry at Lisbon, he en tert ered the council with all the impetuosity of a younm b spt - ntsrnan, and, with great familiarity and gaety, entertained his nobles with the history of a whole month, spent in hunting, fishing, and shooting. When he had finished his narrative, a Nobleman of the first rank rose up—" Courts and camps," said he„ " were allotted to kings, not woods and deserts. Even the affairs of private men suffer, when recreation is preferred to busi ness ; but when the whims of pleasure engross the thoughts of a king, a whole nation is consigned to ruin. 'We came here for 'other purposes than to hear the exploits of the chace-- exploits which are intelligible only to grooms and falconers. If your Majesty will attend to the wants, and remove the grievances of your people, you will find them obedient sub jects; if not"—The King, starting with rage, interrupted, "if not, what then ?"—" If not," resumed ie nobleman, in a firm tone of voice, " they will look for another and a better King." Alonzo, in the highest transport of passion, hastened out of the room. In a little while, however, he returned, calm and reconciled ; and, turning to the Nobleman who had so dauntlessly admonished him,_ with a magnimity not often to be met with, especial ly in absolute Monarchs,—exdaimed, ' 1 perceive the truth of what you say. He that will not execute the duties , of a King, cannot long have good subjects. Remember from this day, you have nothing more to do with Alonzo the sports man, but with Alonzo the King of Portugal. THE LATE FATAL DUEL.—(From the Kilkenny Moderator.)—We announce with unaffected con cern the death of Mr. Snitiv, who, as stated in a former paper, received his adversary's ball in his right temple. Several circumstances connected with this fatal event have been communicated to us, which it would be premature and unjust to dis close, but which will probably form a subject of future investigation. They are of the most im portant nature, as bearing on the arrangements of the meeting. Part of the ball is said to have been extracted frotn the head of the unfortunate sufferer. lie expired on Tuesday evening, and was interred on Thursday. We knew him long and well, and esteemed him as a gentleman of peculiar worth in all the relations of private life, and whose professional conduct was regulated. by honourable and independent principles. The circumstances which led to the meeting are in correctly stated in all the papers which have al luded to the transaction, but we feel the subject to be one of that extreme delicacy wl,i h must impose silence as to such particulars for the pre sent. Even our regard for the de( eised, which was warm and sincere, shall not induce us. to re view a case that should be kept free of every pre possession.