The Sun. — London, England, 1822-12-10 00:00:00

: morning, we experienced a slight shock of an earthquake in the direction of the E.S.E. The shock was more felt in the houses built of stone, but it was not strong" enough to throw them down. On the 25th, at three o'clock in the morning, the same was experienced at Sulz, 'which was followed at five o'clock in the morn ing by a second, more severe, which threw down some houses. TRIESTE, Nov. 2-I.—By a vessel . , arrived from Smyrna, we have letters • from Cephalonia of the 16th of November, bringing the information that OMAR BRUNE had advanced to ,11Iissolughi, but he experienced a compleat defeat. A Dutch Mail arrived this morning ; the follow ing are its principal .con.tents,:-- . • 'BAYONNE, DEC. 2.—A merchant of this city has just ar lived here from Barcplona, which . he left on the 22d ult.; he con firms the entire defection of the Bands of the Faith:- Mina had arrived before Urgel,.and was Making preparation ror the siege 9r that place, brit it was believed that it would.imitate the ex ample of Balaguer: ~,, •-:-: „• HAGUE, DEC, ,G.—. Accounts from.Erankfort say, that the Austrian Government had received news of a-recent date from Turkey, saying that the state of Constantinople becomes daily snore alarming. -In Pens, where. the Ambassador was, great aPprehensions were entertained, since the publication of the Order of the Sultan, by which all the Turks arc again sum 'Mooed to take up arms. Letters froM'Odesa say, that the Persian army, which had advanced as Tar is Erguum, had, been obliged to retreat for want of provisions. It was also reported ' that troubles had broken out in the southern provinces of Persia, and that the Court of Teheran had need of troops to restore tranquil lity. Letters from Verona of' the 22d ult. say, that Ministers of the great Powers have been constantly 'occupied in their . last 'conferences with the differences .between -Russia and ?Turkey. Their deliberations are the more important, as it 'appears that Fazon Sturmer has sent official news that the Porte has re 3olved--ro keep its troops .6n the war establishment during the winter. n We cannot but express our surprise and indig nation at the ahuSe and ridicule with which cer tain ..einti,Royascribblers are constantly assailing his MAJESTY. Indeed seldom a day passes with out something of that' disgusting nature. We are a loyal People, and therefore it is impossible that such offensive articles can be satisfac tory t o Readers in general. The writers alluded to can only draw upon themselves the just punishment of contempt and neglect. = We cannot but express mir surprise also at the continual abuse which the same writers pour Upon the late Marquis of LONDONDERRY. That abuse is as'absurd as It is illiberal and unjust. — Can the N% rite rs suppose that, in the foreign and domestic policy of the British Government, the karquis was left to the uncontrouled exercise of is own single judgment? The supposition would 14 volve a deep censure upon Ministers in general, *ll O might justly be deemed ignorant and effete i ndeed, if they could place so much confidence i ll any individual, however enlightened by know ledge and experience, or however actuated by l oyalty, rectitude, and patriotism. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY could only offer his opinion on t h 7 general state of affairs, and the true policy the, British Government, and' however solid his opinion might be, it was no doubt sufficiently b alanced and weighed by the Cabinet in general, and h e could only act in conformity to the judg ment of the whole. We repeat, therefore, that 4 contrary supposition is a libel upon Ministers, far submitting the national policy to one of their Members, and even upon his MAJESTY, f ar suffering an Administration to remain in office W ho had so little dependence on their own judg- Il lent, and who paid such unlimited homage to t hat of one of their body. Extract from the Sierra Leone Gazelle, of 2d June, 1822.) • '` By H. B. M. ship, Myrmidon, on Monday last, we re ceived the distressing inforination of the loss of one of the S panish prizes, the Ycanam, of Havannah, taken in the Bonny, 1211 board of which, melancholy to, relate, nearly four hun eted slaves, and - sixteen seamen of the Iphigenia perished ! ...•'The Officers in charge, Messrs. Betty and Doughty, are v happily among the number ot the sufferers. At the time 01 , 13 dreadful catastrophe occurred, the Ycanam was in sight 1 0 ,9 14 Myrmidon ; and from the violence of the tornado, in 1 4 "lch she was upset, any assistance was totally impossible ; thed we understand the first intimation Capt. Leeke had of e fact, was from the boat of the Ycanam, which he picked up. 2dr days afterwards, at sea, with seven seamen, who had mi elilously saved themselves from the wreck.—When the ex ..llftlation, which is now being . taken by the Commodore, is :.4.lpleted, we shall have the painful duty of publishing further '" l tieulars respecting this truly heart-rending event." he money dealers in the Royal Exchange - tl . st have thought that the British Government would interfere behalf o f S pa i n ; f or if suc h an op i n i on were not prevalent, fa t e , s rle% Spanish Bonds would have been offered for sale at ten, t et t2,.rhaps at five per cent. It may therefore, not be unin ki "ung to trace the grounds of such an opinion, particularly t the C our i er h as stated, i n an authoritative manner, that the e t , lit ish Government will not, under any' circumstance whatso e,r, interfere in the contest. What says the Courier Our readers," says Courier, " will have remarked, that c lt e have not made any allusion to the conduct or policy of th e e at Britain. That it will be, as it has mo always been under ta w resent Ministers, consistent in all things with we have her honpur her may be But re 1 1 : 4 , 11 once asserted, that whist she is desirous of seeing all her Thbours and every country flourishing and happy, she will di eB etve a strict neutrality, whatever may be the result of the o m er ,,,ences either between France and Spain, or between Russia - %ptur k " I c Y' ls. impossible for any reflecting mind to believe such an to . ", rt i° 7l . If it were the intention of the British Government ob; main neutral under every contingency, what was the f the mission of the Duke of Wellington to Verona? o at France, ass i ste d b y R uss i a , s h ou ld o b ta i n an ascen in Spain, the English nation would soon be de- V rt `t 4 of the advaptages of a commercial intercourse with sivegal• Certainly the British Government will never pas fete j submit to a project, which in every point of view, jri re tibr ce to either the West or the East of Europe, is incompa i„e with the prosperity or the independence of the United 'R t iotn.—(Dublift Correspondent,' Dec. 7.) BRIGHTON, DEC. 8. The lingo, in the best apparent health, Royal suite, and household, attended Divine Service this morning in the Palace Chapel. The Lord Steward was in the pew with his Majesty. The Royal Equerries, all in the Windsor uniform, were in the adjoining pew. An excellent Sermon, proving the Divinity of CHRIST, was preached byDr. Hugh Pearson, from the 14th verse of the 6th chapter of St. John, viz.— " Then those men, when they had seen the miracles that JEsus did,: said, this is of a truth that Prophet that should come into the world." The prayers and lessons of the day were read by the Dean of Hereford. The harmonious part of the service was, as 'usual, of the most enchanting character ; and the body of the chapel displayed a crowded and well dressed congregation, admitted by tickets. Beyond the Royal suite, there has been no company enter tained at the Palace since Friday. - On the latter day the Mar quis of Exeter, Earl and Countess Cowper, and Lord Mel bourne, had the honour of dining with his Majesty. In addi tion, Lord and Lady Gwydyr were present in the evening. s Olt ; ^iN e..... v....c . 4 _ ,, j N, ~,. 4. ~.;: el 1 , 1 ,, , ;-•'. 4, .°1; " • ' ~ > • ik",' 4 , '",, ''.* (4:l' , , 4.-",1 •• :•, i 7 ~(D'' :,„, • ".' ... 14 . . . " 1 "4 , ,,, • •S'r_E• r „, r \ - i , 1). - tie r'' ‘4 4 ?! -- —, cc. ~../ •S' , 0 :' v 4 - ... hoor, 6 cl% 6 a FASHIONABLt ARRIVALS. The Earl of Gosford, at Blake's Hotel, Jermyii-street, from Brighton ; J. R. West, "Esq. at ',Fenton's Hotel, St. James's street, from Alscot-park, Warwick Shire; the on. and Rev. Mr. Gooch, at ditto, from Bath ; William Berkeley, Esq. - at HollgSon's Hotel, 'Dover;.street, from a tour ; Mr. and Mrs. Meredith, at ditto, from the Continent; J. Metford, Esq. at do., from Bath.; Lord J. Hay, at the Royal Hotel, St. James's street, from Scotland; br. Gullifer," at ditto t from PariS ; G. Campbell, Esq., at ditto, from a four. - • . DEPAIITURES—Mr. and Mrs. Baker, from Warne's Hotel, Conduit-street, for Hastings ; the Dean of Chichester, from do., for Chichester ; Col. Ingram, from ditto, for Portsmouth ; Sir Robert Hervey, Baronet, from- Marshal Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square, for Langley-park ; Robert' Hervey, Esq. from ditto, for ditto ; Captain and Mrs. Sandys, the Misses SpottiswoOd, and Master Spottiswood, from ditto, for the East Indies; Hy. Pringle Brilyeras, Esq. R.E., and Mrs. BruYeres, from ditto, for Windsor ; Roland Unwin, Esq. from ditto, for Henley, Oxon ; Madame and Miss Zea and suite, from Blake's Hotel, Jerrnyn-street,.for, Paris.. • PEERAGE OF InELAN - p.-:--In consequence of the 1 extinction of three Peerages of Ireland, his Majesty is em powered, under the Union Act, to. create a new Peer of that part of the United Kingdom. The Coronet, it is rumoured, will be bestowed on the Right Hon. William ' Downes, who for so long a time worthily filled the high office of Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, with a remainder to his nephew, the gallant •Sir Ulysses Burgh, K:C.R., and Member for the County of Car low. The extinctions in the Peerage • above alluded to took place as follows 182 D, the Royal Ilonour.of Earl of Dub lin expired by the dethise of the Duke of Kent, without male issue; in 1821 4 James Cuff, Baron Tyrawly, and John Pres ton, Baron Tara, died, leaving no inheritors to their dignities. A fourth extinction has lately occurred, by the demise of Thos. James Warren Bulkeley, Viscount Bulkeley, in the present year. • - GLEE'CLUlL—Sat u rday the Glee Club held their first meet ing this season at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, which was numerously attended by'professois and amateurs. ANOTHER MATRIMONIAL. FREAK.—A farmer in the north country had two daughters. A young man paid his ad dresses to the younger. Papa wished to dispose of the elder first; but the youth continued steadfast in his partiality. He was verbally married to the younger ; but deceitful Hymen placed in his arms the lady intended for him by his too prudent father-in-law, and it is said that he did not discover the mistake until the following morning. —( Edinburgh Star. ) ALRESFORD.; DES. s—Tuesday evening last a Ball and Supper were given'at East End House, the hospitable mansion of C. Cooke, Esq. to the families of this fashionable neigh bourhood. The entrance of the mansion was brilliantly illu minated with variegated lamps, the draiving-room was appro priately chalked in a superior , style of elegance, and the whole, when lighted up and thrown open, had a magnificent appear ance. • The Musicians were Paine's Band, from London.—At eleven o'clock, the Ball was opened by Miss Skyring and Mr. Lane; Quadrilles and Waltzes were occasionally introduced, and dancing was kept up with great spirit until half-past one o'clock, when the distinguished 'visitors were conducted to the supper-rooms—the tables were spread with every delicacy of the season, the pines and grapes were delicious, and the wines were excellent. After supper, dancing 'was resumed, and kept up with increased spirit until five O'doc'k, when the company began to depart, highly gratified with their evening's amusement, and the polite attention of their host and hOstess. His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester tonic leave of his Noble Host and Hostesa,' the Earl and Countess of Coven try, at Croome, yesterday, and, .accompanied by his aid-de camp, Captain Fester, proceeded to Severn Bank, the seat of Viscount Deerhurst, where he makes a short stay. During his Royal Highness's sojourn at Croome, the mornings, when the weather permitted, were generally spent in shooting, in which the Duke was eminently successful, and in the even, ings, select parties of the first distinction in the County were invited by the Earl and Countess to meet their illustrious vi sitor.—( Worcester Herald, Dec. 6.) Lord and Lady Morpeth have arrived on a visit to the Earl of Carlisle, at his seat, Castle Howard. The Amateurs of Southampton intend giving six Concerts during the winter on an extensive scale. The zealous exer tions of J. B. Harrison, Esq. to prOmote this elegant and pleas ing amusement, 'are much applauded. Madame Catalani, according to a letter from Verona, carries herself so high there, that none under the rank of Emperors or Kings can procure her attendance at private concerts. The Duke of VG ellington is the only exception. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING-ROOM, DEC. 2.. DEP .-STATE OF THE ODDS. ItBY. 15 to 2 agst Emily c. 12 to 1 agst Talisman 12 to 1 agst Webb 15 to 1 agst c. out of Folly 18 to 1 agst bro. to Pacha 20 to 1 agst any other. OAKS. Bto 1 agst f. out of Saida J 10 to 1 agst sister to Sultan 10 to 1 agst Sister to Sailor 12 to 1 agst Oliviera. 3 to 1 agst Moses CLARET STAKES. 4 to I agst Swap. ST. LEGER. 11 to 1 agat Miss Fanny. 11 to 1 agst Sherwood HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. MEETINGS OP HOUNDS IN THE PRESENT WEEK. His Majesty's Stag-houbds, on Friday, at Farnham Common. The York and Ainsty Fox-hounds, on Friday, at Acaster. Sir M. M. Sykes's Fox-hounds, on Wednesday, at Flaxton ; and on Friday, at Rudston. Mr. Hill's Fox-hounds, on Wednesday, at Etton. The Sinnington Fox-hounds, on Friday, at Helmsley. The YOrk City Harriers, on Thursday, near Skelton. The Boroughbridge Harriers, on Friday, at Burton Leonard. The Surrey Union Fox-hounds, on AVednesday, at Collier's Hanger ; and on Saturday, at Pain's Hill. The East Sussex Fox-Hounds, on Thursday, at Ashcombe; and on Saturday, at Laughton. The Duke of Grafton's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Brad den ; and on Friday, at Nash Common. The Oakley Hounds, on Wednesday, at Bushead ; and on Friday, at Hardmead. Messrs. Claypon and Co. bankers at Boston, Louth, &c. have issued a circular, stating that after the Ist of January net they will allow only 2i per cent. on accounts and lodge "menls instead of 3 per cent. as formerly. DO;ON BROWN, Esq. has subscribed 10 guineas to the new building for the Literary and Philosophical Society Newcastle. The Rev. L. V. VERNON, Rector of Roth bury, has been presented by his Grace the Archbishop of York, to the valuable living of Stokesley, in Cleveland, vkicted by the death of the very Rev. the Dean of York. The Rev. C.E.V. Vernon succeeds to the valuable living of Rothbury—patron, the Bishop of Carlisle. SMART REPLY.—Two friends meeting after an absence of some years, during which time the one had increased considerably in bulk, and the other still resembling only the " effigy of a man," says the stout Gentleman, " Why, Dick ! you look as if you have not had a dinner since I saw you last;" 44 and you," replied the other, " look as if you had bqen at dinner ever since !" THE THEATRE.; DRURY-LANE.—As it seems , to be the fashion with the Morning Papers to say something every day respecting the Theatre, it may be expected that . the Evening Papers should follow the ex ample, whether or not there can be any call for critical notice: It would, however, 'be absurd to suppose that the diurnal Critics are every night witnesses to a dull repetition of the representations which they record with indiscri minate panegyric, and therefore their observations can excite little respect or confidence. Othello was repeated last night, and we understand that KEAN and YOUNG, 1111 Othello and lago, were both applauded by their respective admirers ; and that Mrs. W. WEST was again very interesting in Desdenzona. The farce of Old and Young was repeated, and little CLARA FISHER, we are told, received that applause which we are sure that she deserved. BATH THEATRICALS. ( From The Bath Herald, Dec. 7-) The experiment of reviving one of the sterling old Comedies fully succeeded on Saturday evening. Richardson's " Fugi tive', was well received, and deservedly so ' • for it was a good play; respectably acted. We hope our Managers will perse vere in their plan of such revivals, and we are sure that at least once a week they will be supported by a full and fashionable attendance. VINING'S Young Manly reminded us more of the easy, elegant style of acting with which this class of charac ters was personated, 20 years ago, by a much respected and ever-regretted gentleman, than any performance we have since beheld. ARCHER has good natural capabilities, but he is too apt to forget some of Lord Hamlet's admirable admonitions— one of-which we will transcribe for his re-perusal—" In the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of your passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness." The two old gentlemen need not have better representatiVes than WouLns and "WrwAars. A YLIFF was highly diverting in the French smuggler, and the minor parts were well sustained. The Ladies were quite at home : Miss KELLY has been rarely seen to more advantage; and Miss DANCE excited the liveliest interest for the persecuted Heroine. As - for Mrs. Wouins, she really surprised the au dience by. the flow of rich characteristic humour she imparted into the sketch of Madame Marron :—this, together with her performance of Mrs. Diggory, in Family Jars , and above all her Mysis, convinces us that she requires only to be seen oftener in such characters to become as great a favourite here as we are assured she is at Cheltenham. The Barletta of Midas is got up with considerable strength. The parts of Jupiter, Pan, Midas, Sileno, Daphne, Nysa, and Mysis, were as well sung and acted as need be: and Mr.I3LAND, as Apollo, as encored in his songs, which, we hope, will be some compensation for the treatment he meets with elsewhere. He seems a complete victim to the " Puff preparatory." " Had he been unostentatiously introduced, he might have passed mus ter as a youth'of promise, and have gradually worked his way into favour ; but , " Vaulting Ambition has o'erleapt itself, " And fallen on t'other side." By the bye, this quotation may not be altogether misapplied to the Tyre of Monday night. If he had selected a part better suited to hisfigure, and through which he could proceed with out the prompter's aid, he might have given much satisfaction —for he spoke sensibly, trod the stage well, and gave many of the speeches with good effect ; but we have been so accustomed to per Act Rob Roys, that we cannot put up with mediocrity in the daring Out.law, even with all the indialgencies cheerfully awarded to novices in the profession. Mr. HUCKLE brought down loud applause and hearty encores, by the chaste and pleasing style of his singing the Red Rose, and his share in the duets with Miss GEORGE—he will prove a treasure to the trea sury. Miss DANCE acquitted herself to admiration in Helen Ilfaegreggor ; she looked, spoke, and acted the part, in a man ner that convinces us we have much to expect from a due en couragement of her admirable native talents. Life in London continues to amuse a certain portion of the audience without offending the other—perhaps if it were cut down to an afterpiece, which could be easily effected, it may serve the purpose of a Christmas Pantomime—but hold,we have heard of sonic extraordinary preparations for the amusemeht of the juveniles at that period—such as certainly were never be fore attempted out of London. The Duke of YORK left his house in the king's Palace, St. James's, on Wednesday morning at an early hour, for Hqughton Hall, on a shooting party ; and his Royal Highness was to leave Houghton Hall yesterday morning for Sad burne Hall, the seat of the Marquis of HERTFORD, on a shooting excursion for the week ensuing. The French packet Henri Quatre has at4ived in safety at Dover. During the storm of Friday she was compelled to put into Ostend. A letter from Marseilles, dated the 29th ult. mentions a fact remarkably indicative of the dis position of the French troops with regard to the contest.on the Spanish frontier. In one of the recent actions between the Constitutional troops and those of the Army of the Faith, a party of the latter who had been defeated presented themselves before the French lines, to claim re ception and protection as friends. As they did not immediately lay down their arms, the officer commanding the French troops either did not or would not recognize to which party they be longed, but gave orders to his men to fire, and was so effectually obeyed that near 200 of the fugitives were killed or wounded. The re mainder, when the supposed mistake was dis covered, were admitted. The conduct of the French troops, however, was deemed so repre hensible, that the officer and the regiment he commanded received immediate orders from head-quarters to march into the interior. This circumstance has not been noticed in any of the French Journals. THE STionm.—,The County Papers are replete with melancholy details of the damage and accidents (many of which are fatal) produced by the storm of Thursday last. We perceive no exception as to its prevalence,'although the mischief appears to have been greatest in Lancashire, and especially in Liverpool, Manchester, and their vicinities, some accounts of which we supply: In all the midland and north-west, counties the ravages have been very great, but Dublin seems to have suffered far more than any part of England. We apprehend that much more distressing information is to be expected from the coast. Some weeks ago, a collection of ROMAN AN TIQVITIEs was presented to the Society , of Antiquaries of this town, by George Gibson, Esq., of Reedsmouth, which were faunal last June on the celebrated station of Housesteads (the Roman Borcovicus), of which that gentleman is the proprietor. They were dug up in what is supposed. to have, been a Tem ple of Mithras, originally a Persian Deity, whom the Ro mans adopted and worshipped about the second century, and consisted of some inscribed altars—one very valuable, as conveying the precise date of its erection, A. D. 252, and some very curious bas-reliefs, illustrative of the Mithraic rites. Nothing of the kind had hitherto been discovered in this country. At the monthly meeting of the Society, on Wednes day evening last, a paper upon these rare and precious remains of Roman times in Britain, was.read by the Rev. John Hodg son, secretary. Mr. Gibson's example .has been followed by the Rev. Henry, Wastell, of Newbrough, who has this week further enriched the Society's collection by adding to it several valuable pieces of antiquity, found on his estate adjoining the Roman Wall, consisting of some inscribed tablets and sepul tures.—(Newcastle Courant.) That excellent character and ornament to his country. Sir Watkin William Wynn, Bart. at his last audit-day, again reduced the rental of his tenantry 25 per cent. The worthy Baronet and family are expected in this county about Easter next. It is scarcely necessary to say, that the rumours which have been so industriously propagated, as to the motives which operated on the Baronet in visiting the Continent, are alto- gether without foundation.—( Salopian Journal.) THE ARMY. The following regiments , of the Line are on duty in America and the West Indies : 4th Regiment of Foot, General the Earl of Chatham, E.G., Colonel—Barbadoes. sth Ditto, General Sir H. Johnson, Bart. G.C.8., Colonel— St. Vincent's. 9th Ditto; General Sir Robert Brownrigg, Bart. G.C,8., Colonel—Grenada. 21st Ditto (Fusileers), Gen. Lord. Forbes, Colonel—Demerara. 23d Ditto, Lieut.-General Sir James Sherbrooke, G.C.8., COlonef—Jantaica. 35th Ditto, Lieut.-General Sir J. Oswald, K.C.8., Colonel— Antigua. 37th Ditto, General Sir Ch. Green, Bart. Colonel-. Quebec. 50th Ditto, General Sir J. Duff, knight, Colonel—Jamaica. 60th Ditto (Ist Batt:), Field Marshal his Royal Highness the Dukeof York, K.G. G.C.B. and G.C.H., Colonel—Montreal. 60th Ditto (2(1 Batt.), Ditto—Halifax, Nova Scotia. 62d Ditto, General Sir Samuel Hulse, G.C.H., Colonel— Halifax,/ Nova Scotia. 68th Ditto, Lieut.-General Sir Henry Warde, K.C.8., Colonel —Kingston ( Canada.) 70th Ditto, Lieut.-General Lord Howard of Effingham, G.C.8., Colonel—Quebec. 74th Ditto, Lieut.-General James Montgomerie, Colonel — Quebec. 76th Ditto, Lieut.-General Christopher Choyne, Colonel— Kingston ( Canada. ) 81st Ditto, Major-General Sir James Kempt, G.C.B. and G.C,H., Colgnel—Halifax, Nova Scotia. 91st Ditto, General D. Campbell, Colonel—Jamaica. 92d Ditto (Highland), Lieut.-General Sir John Hope, G.C.H., Colonel—Jamaica. Ist West India Regiment, General Lord C. 11. Somerset, Colonel—Barbadoes. 2d Ditto; Major-General Sir John Byng, K.C.8., Colonel— Honduras and Bahamas. The Enniskillen Dra , ‘goons marched into Dublin, from New bridge, to-day (Thursday, 6th inst.), and relieved the 7th Hussars, who are to go there.—( Dublin Patriot.) MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL DEC. 9.-Wind S.W.—Arrived this morning and sailed the Wyton, Collison, for St. John's from Hull ; the Claremont, from Shields for Jamaica, and remain. Put back this morning the Melpomene, for Bombay ; and Alfred, for Tobago. The Royal George, for India, was in sight this after noon, but bore up again for Margate Roads. PLYMOUTH, DEC. B.—Wind N. and N.E.—Arrived the Dutch sloop Petronelle, of and for Amsterdam, 154 days from St. George's, D'Elmine, (Africa), with loss of all her sails, cables, and anchors, very leaky, bulwarks stove, staunchions pine, and plank stave ripped up, and in want of every descrip tion of provisions —on the 2d October, long. 22: 46. lat. 7. 55., spoke the Swallow, from Bombay for London ; and on the 16th October, the Orpheus, in lat. 12. long. 25., bound to the Isle of France and Ceylon, received supplies and very great attention and kindness from Captain Finlay.—The wind this morning at N. and N.E., the outward-bound made a movement, but only the Caledonia, for Africa, got nut. PORTSMOUTH. ) DEC. 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived from the Downs the Abeona and . Thisbe,' for Jamaica; Harvey, for Trinidad ; Aran, for Alicant ; North Pole, Marseilles ; and Providence, for Brest. FALMOUTH ' ,DEC. B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived off the port the Havannah, Dixon, from St. John's, N. 8., in 28 days ; Fortune, Wessels, Bremen, in 50 days. Put back the Hope, Harris, for the South Seas. HARWICH, DEC. 9.—Arrived the Ceres, Crow, from Ber wick for London, with loss of anchors and cables ; Industry, Mitchell, from ditto to ditto, with loss of bulwarks. LYNN, DEC. 9.—On Thursday the Ceres of this port, J. W. Hall, drove on shore on Long Sand, upset and sunk—the crew, consisting of 6 persons, drowned. THE WEATHER. Extract from a Meteorological Journal for November, 1822, kept at the Observatory of the Academy, Gosport. " This month has been pretty equally diviled into three de nominations of weather, viz. fine, overcast, and rainy. It has rained more or less on 23 days, and the quantity fallen is 74 inches in depth. We must again remark, to supersede a simi lar assertion in our last Report, that, with the exception of last December, more rain fell here this month, than in any other for the last seven years. The difference in, depth of the two periods is one-tenth of an inch ; yet we had seven dry days in the early part of this month, which is one day less than De cember. " This shows how extremely heavy the rain must have fallen on several days—the consequence is, that the low lands in this neighbourhood are already inundated ; nor does there appear to be anyindication of dry weather till the latter end of next month. It is more the province of the Physician than of the Meteorologist to advert to the effects of this extremely wet season on the human frame; but we may be permitted to ob serve, that the prevailing humidity and the quick transitions in the, temperature of the atmosphere, have been very unfa vourable to asthmatic and rheumatic complaints, particularly the latter. " The mean temperature of the air is high for the season, but less than in last November by 1" ; and yet the mean tem perature of well water is upwards of three quarters of a degree higher, which is to be attributed chiefly to the circumstance of our not having had any penetrating frosts during the last winter to cool the temperature of the earth. " The fluctuations of the barometer are again nearly equal to a daily change in the weight of the atmospheric column ; and the wind has blown, 14 days from the S. W. point or the compass, and in heavy gales on 6 different days. " The atmospheric and meteoricpiteenamena that hive come within our observation this month, are 2 lunar halos, 1 lunar and 9 solar rainbows, _lB meteors, lightning and thunder on two different days ; and 10 gales of wind, or days on which they have prevailed, namely, 1 from N. W. ; 1 from N.; 2 from S. ; and G from S.W. The maximum temperature of the air has occurred twice in the night. " Summary of the TVeather.—A clear sky, 1 ; fine, with' various modifications of clouds, 10; an overcast sky without rain, 9 ; rain, 10.—Total, 30 days. " Clouds.—Cirrus, 24; Cirrocumulus, 15 ; Cirrostratus, 23 ; Stratus, ' 1 ; Cumulus, 13 ; Cumulostratus, 18 • Nimbus, 24. " A Scale of the prevailing Winds.—N. i;N.E. 1 ; E. # ; S.S. 1; S. 4 ; S.W. 14 : W. 7 ; N.W. 2 :—Days, 30," The Bath Managers ha\7e manifested their good taste in reviving The Fugitive, a play which affords more scope for the display of various ta lents than most modern comedies. It was writ ten by the late JOSEPH RICHARDSON, Esq. M.P. a gentleman of learning and great talents, who was highly esteemed by Mr. Fox and his party, and whose amiable manners procured him, in the Anti Jacobin Examiner, the title of " Well natured RICHARDSON." The Prologue was written by RICHARD TICKEL, Esq. and the Epilogue by General BURGOYNE. There are comic talents in both of our London Theatres to bring forward this play with due effect, and the London Managers would shew their judgment in following the example of those of Bath by reviv ing so excellent a Comedy. The political and private friends of the departed author would doubtless muster strongly in support of the piece, not only on account of its intrinsic merit, but as a due tribute of respect to his memory. On Saturday night last, as BATEMAN, one of the Duke of BUCKINGHAM'S keepers, and two assistants, were , on the look-out for poachers, they detected three men near Paper Mill Spinney, a preserve near Stowe, in the act of poaching, hav ing set a gate net. They attacked BATEMAN and his assistants most desperately, and entirely disabled the two assistants. They also wounded BATEMAN, who nevertheless followed them as far as Buffer's Holt, in the hope of there getting some assistance to apprehend them ; but not being able to procure any, he then gave up the pursuit. The poachers have not yet been discovered. BATEMAN was so much injured, as to be obliged to keep his bed till Thursday ; his assistants were not so seriously hurt. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. GREENOCK, DEC. 6.—Yesterday forenoon a lamentable and fatal accident occurred at the New Chapel of Ease now building in Blackhall-street. The principal masonry being entirely finished, the joiners were proceedinfl with the erection of the roof, with every prospect of a successful comple tion to a work which had previously advanced in the best manlier; and were yesterday, to the number 'of 16 individuals, including 'one of the superintending contractors, etnployed upon the scaffolding which had been raised for constructing, the roof, when a prop, which temporalily supported one of the tie-beams, shifting suddenly, the latter gave way, and preci pitated the scaffolding which was resting upon it, and on which the men were at work, down upon the front gallery. The accu mulated weight having forced the main cross beam of the gal lery from its place, the joists which rested upon it were conse quently left without support, and, pressed by the superincum bent mass, acted as so many levers upon the partition wall which their ends were placed) which divides the body of the Church from the main entrance and staircases of the gallery. By this means part of this wall was forced out, and imme diately thereafter , the portion above the opening, to an extent of probably thirty'feet wide and twenty in height, fell to the ground. The whole was the work of a few seconds, and the unfortunate men on the scaffolding had scarcely time to perceive their appalling situation till they were precipitated from a height of forty feet to the ground, and overwhelmed .by the accumulated mass of materials before stated. 'Of the entire number of persons but one camped un hurt ; yet, considering the dreadful predicament in which .they were placed, it is surprising the catastrophe was not more fatal than it proves to have been. One man only, of the name of Asher, a joiner, from Perthshire, was killed by suffocation. The remainder were all in a very short time extricated, some slightly but most of them seriously wounded, yet not so at to endanger their lives. Almost all the medical gentlemen of the town were upon the spot in the shortest time.possible, and administered their pro fessional aid to the sufferers. Five of th e men were carr i e d di rectly to the Infirmary, and are receiving in that excellent insti tution every alleviation which surgical skill and unremitting at, tentiorkcan bestow. The others were carried to their respective dwellings, and we understand all of them are doing well. CURIOUS CASE OF EXTORTING MONEY. [From a French Paper.] ASSIZE COURT OF HAUTE GARONNE. This Court was crowded to excess to hear the trial of a man named Dupont and his wife, upon a charge ofa rather novel nature. The following are the facts of the case :—Sieur Vigouroux was smitten with the pretty face of the female prisoner, who served in a coffeehouse at Toulouse, and he met her by appointment one morning at live o'clock, at a house in the town. Vigouroux had scarcely entered the room in which the lady was waiting for him, when her husband burst open the door, and stood before the astonished lover, Dupont gave a significant glance at his wife, which induced her to retire immediately; he then placed a pistol at Vigouroux's head, and made him consent to pro., ceed to a notary, and draw up an attested bond for the pay ment of 15,000 francs to him (Dupont.) Vigouroux , was so completely under the influence of terror, that he allowed him self to be led to a notary's, where he signed the bond in the pre sence of witnesses, without offering,the least objection. When Dupont had got possession of the bond, he said to Vigouroux, "i ou may see my wife now when you please." Vigouroux recovered from his fright at the expiration of a few hours, and caused Dupont and his wife to be apprehended. Both the prisoners were found guilty, and the Court sentenced them to be imprisoned for 10 years, and to be once placed in the pillory. SEDUCTION AND SUICIDE. (From a French Paper.) The whole town of Beziers is talking of a suicide which has just taken place there. The circumstances are remarkable.— Miss —, a young lady of respectable family and great persona! beauty, but of no fortune, w as engage d as an assistant in one of the-first milliner's shops in Paris. While she was in this situa tion, she was seduced by a young gentleman, a townsman of her own, who was studying in the capital ; and their connexion, which was of the most intimate description, lasted some time. Eventually, however, the young. man, being obliged to return to his family, abandoned the unfortunate girl who had confided in him, and who had fully relied upon his marrying her. Miss was at this time on the point of becoming a mother; but she took the bold resolution of following her lover, and actu ally travelled a distance of 200 leagues from Paris to Beziers, where she again found employment in her business of a milliner. For three years the poor girl constantly used every endeavour to obtain justice from the father of her child, living the whole time in the most exemplary Manttn. : at length, losing all hope of succeeding in her obipct, she determined to di e ra th er than to live disgraced. Her body was found in the river Orbe by a soldier who went to water his horse there. The act had evi:. dently been premeditated, and resolutely executed, for her clothes were so pinned and fastened as to prevent her from saving herself after she was once in the water, and also to guard against indelicate exposure. The youth and extreme beauty of Miss —, her courage, and her misfortunes (together with her repeated refusals of splendid thought dishonourable offers), have excited an interest for her which will be useful to her child. Mi C—, a retired officer, has adopted the infant.— Such an act is worthy the character of a French soldier : it is, as it deserves to be, most warmly spoken of by every body. Lord DORMER had nearly met with a fatal accident at Grove Park, since pheasant shooting commenced. DYKE, the game-keeper, discharged his piece at a bird, without observing his Lord ship, who was approaching in the direction in which the gun went of, but was concealed from him by a large tree : part of the contents of the gun lodged in his Lordship's chest, but we are happy to say he is rapidly recovering, and is deemed out of danger.—( Windsor Express.) MURDER IN HDE PARK.—Since Saturday night the greatest alarm has been excited at thu west end of the town, in consequence of the dis covery of the body of a gentleman in the Ser.. pentine River, Hyde Park, with his throat cut in a most horrible manner, supposed to have been done by robbers, as no property was found upon. him, except one bad sixpence, a pair of spectacles in a case, and a pocket comb. There was a quantity of blood about 30 yards from the spot where he was found in the River, and drops of blood upon the ground along that dis tance, as if he had been dragged thither.-- This was the cause of the discovery, the river being in consequence dragged, when the body was found about twenty yards from the shore.-- There was a deep cut across the deceased's chin, and his knuckles were also cut, which indicated that he had made considerable resistance. He appeared to be about 60 years of age, was a very stout powerful man, fresh ,coloured, and well dressed in a dark frock coat, black silk waist coat, light coloured kerseymere small clothes, worsted stockings, high ancle hoots and gaiters, but- there was nothing about him to lead to a dis covery who he was. Information has been given to the Coroner to hold an inquest upon the body. DARING BURGLARY.— Yesterday morning, about one o'clock, some daring thieves entered the house of Mr. BEVERLY, surgeon, of Seymour Crescent, Alfred Place ; they removed an iron bar which fastened the kitchen door, entered the kitchen, and ransacked the cupboard of the va rious eatables, of which they partook plenti fully, and regaled themselves with drink; the table being found with the remaining provisions, &c. on it. They afterwards proceeded to the parlour, and other rooms, which they plundered of, silver plate and other property to a con siderable amount; they contrived to open a desk containing some valuable property, but there being a spring attached to it, caused it to make a report similar to that of a pistol. The family were immediately alarmed, but the thieves escaped with the property.