The Sun. — London, England, 1822-12-23 00:00:00

kin k he ! rt 'ke. If the conflict be carried on by "e and . Spain alone, we eAtertalti no:appre 'sions of .the result. • • p. FRENCH TUNDS.—DEC. 20.: l vePei Cents • , anic Stock 1625 f. c. 'Panisit Bonds of 18.21 any faith is due to a letter received in this.l itl from an American gentleman at Rio Janeiro, ' le new Brazilian government will be of a motley complexion. " Deputies (says lie) : ri ved here last mouth from Pernambuco — .4 White, one black, and one mulatto." The at ne letter states, that " agents have been ap nted, and will be sent by this Gov ernment t r (I ----- h t he United States as well as to E n g land." \r ililadelphia Union.) the following Letter appeared y esterda y in Sunday Newspaper, entitled JOHN BULL : " TO JOHN BULL. have observed the following paragraph among the ''otices to Correspondents," in your Paper of yesterday : " We know nothing of the Mr. BOONE of whom AMK US :STITI& speaks, except that he brags in all the booksellers Ps that he is going to set up a newspaper under the imme 'iete Patronage of a Cabinet Minister." As the name is by no means a common one, and as it is here Pithr Istied in a manner which can hardly be agreeable to its Il etS, it becomes due to themselves to take some notice of t 4,. 'lniputation. You, Sir, I think, ought either to have been ko r 0 particular in your description of the rrson of whom you Pret end to have such " knowledge," or to have abstained from 01e titioning the name at all. It is possible that I may be " the Mr. BOONE" to whom °o s t allude, as I have for some time had it in contemplation establish a new political wo rk ; in con j unction with other Pities, who think about ministerial encouragement or protec elust as much as myself. I n that c 0, I can only say, that k e ,,l'est of y ou r statement is entirely ' ;e , both in the letter t o ' in the spirit, from beginning to end. I hasten, therefore, trs uleet it, as far as I am concerned, with a direct and positive re presented as I will not suffer myself, if I can help it, to be t :Presented bY the conductors of a weekly journal, in a charac ter as completely at variance with my feelings and habits as it v „ulgar and contemptible in itself. th?o far from " bragging in all the booksellers shops that I t '„:' going to set up a newspaper," I most distinctly assert, that, /leePt for the occasional purpose of buying a new publication, I „"aNre been in only one bo okseller ' s sho p for the last three ,-.'°uths, and in that shop I ne ver remember to have said a ', l k ogle word upon the subject of a news p a p er. Ido not believe there are three booksellers in London to whom my person IktlOwn ; and, after all, Sir, however much a good newspaper l'ey be required, the intention of setting one up is no such 'eat matter to " brag" about. The conclusion of the sentence, with reference to myself, is : t ,'iinitely absurd. I have never " bra gg ed," and could never brag of going" to do any thing under the immediate pa. t r°ll age of a Cabinet Minister; I can lay no claim to it, and, abatis far better, I stand in no need of it. ti I therefore, Sir, make my first a pp eal to your sense of can. ° kir and justice. I expect that yo u will g ive this letter in sertion i n your Paper of next week—or that you will correct your mistake--or that you will offer such other satisfactory e l planation as you may think fit. I write thus early that you may have full opportunity, be fore Sunday, of malting farther inquiries, and considering what c ourse you choose to pursue.—l am, Sir, Your obedient servant, JAMES S. BOONE. a, Lincoln's Inn-fields, Monday, Dec. 16,1822." =so.. )iiC r 9- ...0 _--- 7050 roll Oc., )00• ioc• not iolf the irse nen this' n ag usi' iv LI , :Of be Lord KENYON'S loss by the True Briton newspaper is well calculated to alarm some of the trajfickers,—the dealers and chapman,—in P, ()Mies! The True Briton wa s established by ois Lordship's funds, and in opposition, we un derstand,to that consistent, loyal, and respect 4-hle Journal, The Sun. The nominal pro prietors, SWIFT, MERLE, and STOCKDALE, Were, in fact, merely the servants of his Lordship ; for, his Lordship was to exercise an absolute enntroul over the conduct of the paper,—he was to allow what portion of the profits he thought proper, amongst the above, according to his own estimate of their respective merits, —he was to dismiss them at his .pleasure,--and he was to apply the surplus profits, after, their re. Inuneration, to, such benevolent institutions as he 'night think fit. The Commissioners of Bankrupt, It appears, decided that his Lordship was a Partner in the concern ! It seems to us, on the Contrary, that his Lordship was sole and absolute Pr o p r i e tor.—(British Monitor, Dec. 21.) A. letter dated Colmar, Dec. 13, says—" The theatre of Mulhausen has been shut up, and this act of severity was rendered necessary by the scandalous conduct of a part of the spectators. The Illelomanie was the piece, and VICTOR per formed the part of Crispin. On his appearing with a white cockade, he was hissed by several Persons. In a succeeding scene Crispin, accord ing to the text of the piece, ought to put his Cockade in his pocket ; but the actor tore it from his hat, crushed it in his hand, and threw it be hind the scenes. Applause immediately followed, even from the boxes, and showed the feeling of the spectators. An inquiry into this affair is commenced ."—(Jour nal du Commerce.) We understand the Archbishop of CANTER ktty arrived in town early this morning from his seat, Croydon. On Thursday, the Duke of GLOUCESTER ar rived in town from Norfolk. Saturday, his Royal Highness honoured Drury-lane Theatre With his presence, for the first time this season, to s ee the new Opera. It is with regret we have to announce the death of the Countess D'AGLIE, the Sardinian Ambas sador's Lady, who departed this life at eleven o'clock yesterday morning, at his Excellency's house, in Charles-street, Berkeley-square. Her Ladyship had been ill ever since her accouche inent. Saturday a large splendid Monument, to the memory of the late Mr. PERCEvAL, was opended in Westminster Abbey. It represents him fall ing at the moment of assassin ation. Bellin g ham, his assassin, is introduced. The likeness of the late Minister is considered excellent. The able state paper written by Mr.CANNING, and presented by the Duke of WELLINGTON to the Congress, is said to be equal to the celebrated one written by the same gentleman during the Continental war.—( Liverpool Advertiser.) We regret to state that Captain RAGGETT, R.N. was seized ?I? , Thursday last with a paralytic affecttion, which deprived him of the use of his side, and that he still continues se- roiusly ill. The CAMBRIAN SOCIETY in Gwent has pre .- sewed to Mr. PARRY, Editor of the Welsh Me lodies, a piece of plate, for his services during the last , c(EIGRESS QF BARDS, held at Brecon. IRELAND. • 1 • • • • ( From the Dublin Freeman's jOurnal O f 77221r8day1ISt. ) .SHERIFF THORPE. We have received•thefollowing.letter, airsl accompanying affidayit, from Mi. - MlLY,Titis, of Grafton-street. The affidavit, it will-be• obseried, has been sworn before Mr. Justice ButiToNi, pfie, of the Judges of the Court of King's Bench . :— _ " TO THE PROPRIETOR OF THE FREEMAN ' S JOURNAL. "Sir—ln answer to a letter which I have seen in iot:Paper, signed Charles Thorpe,' I beg you will insert the folloWing affidavit. And I remain your most obedient,- "RICHARD MILLIKEN. " 104, Grafton-street, Dec. 18, 1822." " Richard Milliken, of the city of Dublin, bookseller, maketh oath and saith, that he, the said deponent, was the author of a letter signed Veritas,' which appeared in the Freeman's Journal of the 17th instant, in which it is stated that Mr. Sheriff Thorpe used those remarkable words, That he thought the evening passed off very well, all things considered.' "This deponent saith, that with indignation and disgust he heard the aforesaid expressions fall from this public Officer at the Theatre, after the late outrage offered to his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, and that this deponent, considering the nature of the insult offered to the Representative of his Sovereign, and the office filled by the person who used these expressions, de ponent has felt it his duty to depart from the ordinary course of contradicting the denial of Mr. Thorpe by letter, and preferred verifying the contents of the letter signed Veritas' by his so lemn affidavit: and this deponent saith, that he is the more in duced to this decided mode of procedure, as . the statement made by this deponent is capable of corroboration from three other individuals, to whom at the instant lie communicated his sense of indignation at the aforesaid expressions, and who have signified their readiness to come forward and substantiate the same in a similar manner. " RICHARD MILLIKEN." " Sworn before me, at my house, in Stephen's-greer, this 18th day of December, 1822. 44 CHARLES BURTON." In addition to the statement in the letter of " Veritas," and his affidavit, Mr. Milliken informs us that Sheriff Thorpe ac companied the observation, " that the evening passed off very well, all things considered," with a significant look and shrug, at least as expressive as the words themselves. LIMERICK, DEC. 18.—On Thursday night last, at a late. hour, a party of robbers and insurgents attacked'the house of a farmer, named James Barry. on the lands of Knockaderry. After their entering, and beating Barry with the butt-end of a gun, who, _on the alarm, came to the door, four of . the party, well armed, proceeded to his bed-room, broke open his desk, took thereout 581. in bank-notes , which they carried off. The above sum was the property of Thomas Darcy Evans, Esq., of Bushy-island, which Barry had received from Mr. Evans's tenans, as agent and driver, and was intended to have been forwarded next day to Limerick, for the special use of Mr. Evans. The night after, a very fine mich.cow, the property of an honest farmer named James Murphy, was stolen from off the lands of Gurtroe, within a mile of Newcastle. On Sunday night a number of young trees, the property of Richard Stackpoole, Esquire, were cut down and. carriA away off the lands of Baurloughear, in the county of Clare. —On Tuesday night, seven sheep were stolen off the lands of Kilmaly, within five miles of Ennis. A reward is offer ed for Thomas and Mark Butter, who murdered Matthias Cain, at Kilreacon, county of Galway, a few nights ago. — Thomas and Patrick Cummins, who are charged with aiding and assisting in the murder of John Cooney, of Cragg, have surrendered themselves to the Police at O'Brien's Bridge, and are committed to Ennis gaol, to abide their trials at the ensuing Assizes. UNLAW FUL G A.MBLIN G:---On Saturday, Willianz Jones,Michael Holder, James Thompson, Francis Thompson:, TV. Sanger, Samuel Page, George Smith, Luke Hill, Samuel Pell, George Johnson, John Reed Baverton, Win. Lambton, Frederick Peters, John Paton, William Bachelor, Thomas Redgstone, James Jones, Hugh King, and Thos. Redsdale, were brought before the Sitting Magis trates at Bow-street, charged with unlawful gain ing, in the house, N 0.16, Bury-street, St. James's. The prisoners had be 6 apprehended by the activity of THOMAS HALLs, Esq. one of the Bow -street Magistrates, who, on receiving information on oath that unlawful games were carried on in the house in Bury-street, repaired thither in person, with a body of his officers, arid captured the pri soners. The evidence of WILLIAM PHILLIPS, who had been a frequenter of houses of this de scription, who had given the information on which Mr. HALLS acted, and who was in the house when the prisoners were apprehended, enabled the charge to be fixed against James Jones, Thomas Redsdale, George Johnson, Hugh King, Samuel Page and John Paton, who were accor dingly convicted of being rogues and vagabonds. The first four were sentenced to four months ex ercise at the tread-mill in the House of Correc tion ;—the two others to the same discipline for one month. The remaining prisoners were or dered to enter into recognizances and to find sureties for abstaining from similar practices dur ing twelve months.—Mr. ALLEY, who attended as Counsel for the prisoners, gave notice of appeal. The following is an extract from Anecdotes by the late ALEXANDER STEPHENS, Esq. : BURDETT.—On asking this Baronet why, as he was able to effect so little in Parliament, he considered it worth his while to hold a seat, he replied that It was a protection ; and that with out it a public man was not independent of power. I once advised him to give dinners to his friends, like other men of his consideration ; he complied, and I was of his party, but I found it had been served from a tavern ! and even in that way he said, he found it so incompatible with his con venience that he would never give another. His habits are too unsettled for the forms of society ; he rises at all hours ; goes to bed at all hours ; eats at any hour, and in any way ; and is, in all things, from hour to hour, the creature of his personal feelings. From this cause he never answers letters—often does not open them, and in his private connections is the most uncertain man alive. He is steady only in his devotion, to the principles of liberty, but unsteady even in his measures regarding them ; the best of men, yet from bad habits and personal indolence the least useful rma❑ of his age.—(Devizes Gazette, Dec. b.) VOLTAIRE.—When this great philosopher and moralist was in England he was invited' to dine with Lady WORTLEY MONTAGUE. Not being acquainted with the habits of this country, he came some hours before dinner time. The Lady apologized for being obliged to pay some visits, but left books to amuse him till her return. — When the party ended, and site had occasion to go to her scrutoir, she had reason to believe that it had been opened during her absence, and that all her letters had been read. On inquiring, she found that nobody had entered the room, and that VOLTAIRE had remained there all the time. This story was related by the late Dr. iNIoNsEY, of Chelsea College, who probably received it from the Lady herself. SIMPLICITY.—A countryman giving evidence in a Court, was asked by the Counsel if he was born in wedlock ? " No, Sir," answered the man s " I was born in Devomhire!" FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Puke of GlciuceSter, from a tour ; Countess St. Martin de Front, in Montague-square, from Twickenham; William Moore, Esq. at the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn-street, from a tour; Sir James Mackintosh, Baronet, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Herts ; Hon. Wm. Powlett, in Curzon street, from Somerby, Leicestershire ; Frank Forrester, Esq. Leicestershire; Lady Elizabeth Smith and family, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from a tour; Gen. Balfour, at ditto, from a tour ; Captain Osborne, at the Claremont Hotel, Bond street, from Bath. DE rAn TU RE 3—The Earl and Countess Cowper, for Pan sanger, Herts • Earl Ancrum, for North Cray, Kent ; Countess of Essex, for Ratfield, Herts ; the Hon ; Thomas Grenville, for Dropmore-lodge, Bucks , : the Dowager Lady Selsey, for West Dean, Sussex ; Major Chaplin, from Rodgson's Hotel, Dover street, for Lincolnshire ; Admiral Sir Henry Blackwood, from Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, for Brighton; .Sir Charles and Lady Cockrill, from ditto, on a tour ; Hon. Wm. Anson, from the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Chatham ; Lord Suffield, from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, for Blickling, Norfolk; A. F. Nunis, Esq. from ditto, for Hants; David Hudson, Esq. from the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, for Liverpool ; Lord. Althorpe and the Hon. Captain Spencer, for Northamptonshire; Lord Braybrook, for Audley-end, Sussex. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Hon: Douglas Kinnaird gave a dinner on Saturday, at his new house s in Pall.mall, East, to his Royal Highness the Duke of York, the Duke of Dorset, the Marquis of "Hertford, Lord Gwydyr, Mr 4 Croker, Col. Cook, &c. The Earl of Harrington had a dinner party yesterday at his house in the Stable-yard; St. James's. Viscount Hampden had a select party to dinner yesterday at his house, Green-street, Grosvenor-square. Lord Grenville had a large party to dinner yesterday at his scat, Dropmore Lodge, Bucks. Lord Holland had a select party to dinner yesterday in Old Burlington-street. THE SERPENTINE RIVER.—The frost was intense on Sa turday night, and this noble lake was yesterday covered with ice at the western end. Next to Kensington Gardens there were more than an hundred skaiters. Figures of three and eight were the principal evolutions.—The Park presented an infinity of objects ; many Ladies in the fur-clad dresses, rival. ling, if not excelling, the natives from Siberia ; tor not a few persons of both sexes from that inhospitable climate, were said to he present.—The promenade from Hyde Park Corner, north and east, was covered with pedestrians.—The day was fine, with a bright sun. - - - SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 21.--On Thursday last the - mag nificent organ at All Saint's Church was opened by Mr. 'l'. Anlots.. A selection of sacred music, from the Messiah, was introduced on the occasion, and there are but few instances in which 'Messrs. Barrington and Ball, of Salisbury, and Mrs. Pillinger of Bath, have appeared to greater advantage. The building is admirably calculated to assist musical sounds, and front the bold style in which the performers gave the several songs, this advantage appeared to have been felt by them. Mrs. Pillinger sang Angels ever bright and fair" in a most beautiful style of expression. lie was despised," was the happiest effort of Mr. liar rington ; .and Mr. Ball, in " 0 Lord have mercy,"--, gave full effect to that beautiful composition of Pergolesi. The Choruses were supported in the - most creditable man ner by the gentlemen of the several choirs in the town. The organ being the only instrument, no small degree of skill in perforniance was necessary, to render the various ac companiments effective ; and we cannot speak in terms . sufficiently expressive of the masterly style in which Mr. Adams conducted the whole, at a very short notice ; but what gave the' greatest delight, was his scientific exhibition of the v,aried powers of this noble instrument. _, ~ - - . 1 .. .., , , - 44 A e . , ~ \t i l l -. -_, ~..,, i : .4:j e • ' ' 6 . ' ‘,'-<s.• '-'le - • i ..1", ~. v . a . ' l , ; • , 0,, t , . . / • ' ). 4 sit \ Q_"'" 4l. ..iil:';'''.._:' ' k‘•,' i . fit ....sze t l'o- • ,i\t' 1 - •: i ti , ';4 . 4 --.: _ R 0 .., ,- ,e, - ' --..- - -- - - - - ,- .;;:ie 4 ' ' .. , ).,. • - . ' '.. .11 POETRY. A JOHNIAN TRIANGLE, CONSTRUCTED IN HALL, . At the Examination in Trigonometry, Dee. 17, 1822 The Cosine of A is a horrible bore, Of it's Cousin of 2 A, I know little more,— So pray, Mr. ll—, spare me Secants and Sines, But give me due credit for elegant Lines. Old Spherics, they say, is an excellent hand, Give me, for clear reasons, more excellent Bland :, 'Would he, to my wantings, add Complements trim , I'd ennoble my subject, and compliment him. Farewell to Chords, Tangents, and Radii too ; I'm oft' in a Tangent, as shortly you'll view • All Rads I detest, from the depth of my s oul,— May cords bind their necks, rings my whiskey p unoh bow: No matter to me, if the matter be lase, Whether Areas or Angles be found from the place, The Area of Nature is most my delight, And faith I would angle from morning till night. If I must seek for Arcs,—lit it be on the Waves, Where Camus wide circling his willow-bank laves ; If I must seek for Centres,—my Mary, I true, All the Force of Attraction lies center'd in you! So adieu, for a time to all plane Trigonometry, Too plainly a mount in the plains of Geometry ; Away from its summits how gladly I run, To yield my wholt mind up to frolic and fun. N ,4 Consumption. Ca nzin idge. SEEK Al:4' D SEE. TRADE MTH FRANCE, :MPORTATION OF GUM SENEGAL THROUGH FRANCE. The following are Copies of two official Letters, forbidding the Importation of Gum Senegal through France for Home " Treasury Chambers, Oct. 3,.4112. GENTLEMEN—I am commanded by the Lords Coliarnis- . sioners of His Majesty's Treasury, to transmit to you for your information, copy of a letter from Mr. Lack, of the 20th ult. on an application requesting that Gum Senegal may not bel3er mitted to be imported from 'France; I am at the same time to acquaint you, that my Lords entirely concur in the opinion ex pressed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade on this subject. (Signed) " Commissioners of Customs." " GEORGE HARR SON. " Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade, " Whitehall, Sept. 20, 1822. " SlR—Having laid before the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, copy of a letter, praying that the arti cle of Gum-Senegal may not be imported from France, I am directed to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords Com missioners of his Majesty's Treasury, that upon a full considera tion of all the circumstances of the question respecting Gum-Se negal, the Lords of this Committee are of opinion, that (with the exception perhaps of cargoes proved to have been ordered prior to the passing of the Act of last Session) it would not be expe dient to allow the indirect importation of Gum-Senegal through France fbr home consumption. Such a permission could only operate as al bonus upon the French trade in that article, to the serious prejudice of that which British merchants are now endavouring to establish ; the success of which attempt their Lordships conceive to he of great importance, not only to those branches of our _Manufactures, in which gum Senegal is used, but generally to the British Trade with Africa, and the exten sion of civilization in that country. (Signed) " THOMAS LACK. " S. R. Lushington, Esq. . „ IMPORTATION - OF - A NATTO FROM FRANCE' PERMITTED. " Treasury Chambers, Sept. 13, 1822. " GENTLEMEN—I am commanded by the Lord's COmmis sioners of his Majesty's Treasury to acquaint you, that con sidering the difficulty of procuring the qualities of Anatto, re wired for the manufactures of this country, in consequence of Cayenne (the principal place of its growth) being no longer open to British vessels ; my Lords desire that you will permit the importation of that article from France, in British vessels, for two years, by which an opportunity will be afforded of as certaining whether a sufficient supply of that article can.be ob tained from any other source. (Signed) " S. R. LUSHINGTON. " Commissioners of Customs, Six." THE ARMY. The following are the Stations of the Fifth , Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, with the Names of the Captains Commanding the different Companies. Reg' Quarters, Woolwich. . Lieutenant-General Francis Laye, Colonel Conimandant. Ist Company, Major Blaney Walsh, Captain—lrriand. 2d , Ditto, Alajor Frederick Campbell, CaptainWititfeith. 3d Ditto, Major Ediard P. Wilgreis, Captain—OppeolGoad Hope... 4th Ditto, Major Richard J. J. Lacy, Captain—l onian Isles. sth Ditto, M ajor -- Wm. Roberts, Captain Northern District. •6 th Dit to,Major the Hon. H eibert Gardner, Captai n-- Woolwich. 7th Ditto, Major Richard Jones, Captain—Mauritius. Bth Ditto, Lieut.-Colonel Francis Power, Captain—Canzda. PROMOTIONS. War-Office, December 20. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—Corporal Major Andrew Heartley, to be Quartermaster, vice Thomas Varley, who retires. 10th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Captain Lord Thomas Cecil, from half-pay of the 76th Foot, to be Captain, vice Wil liam Cartwright, who exchanges, receiving the difference be tween a full-pay Company and a Troop. llth Ditto—Brevet Major Robert Darie, from half-pay 24th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, without purchase, vice Binny, deceased. sth Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant John Pollock to be Captain, by purchase, vice Bennet, who retires : Ensign Frederick Adolphus Robinson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Pollock ; Gentleman Cadet James Henry England, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Robinson. 31st Ditto—Lieut. George Beamish to be Captain, without purchase, vice Dowdall, deceased ; Ensign John Edwards to be Lieutenant, vice Beamish; Gentleman Cadet George Farwell, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Edwards. 33d Ditto—Lieutenant Edward Clabon to be Captain, by purchase, vice Slade, who retires • Ensign William Kelly to be' Lieutenant, by purchase, vice dahon ; Edward Barrett Cur reis, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Kelly. 40th Ditto—Lieuenant Serjeantson, from half-pay 25th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Henry Hemsley, who ex changes, receiving the difference; 42d Ditto—Lieutenant Hugh Andrew Fraser to be Captain, without purchase, vice M'Laine, deceased • Ensign John Leslie to be Lieutenant, vice Fraser ; Normanlyttleton Mae leod, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Leslie. 53d Ditto—Lieutenant John Fraser, to be Adjutant, vice Booth, promoted. 72d Ditto—Lieutenant Charles Shockburgh, from half-pay 40th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice James Huson Atkinson, who exchanges, receiving the difference. 79th Ditto—Lieutenant William Leaper, to be Captain, without purchase, vice Malcolm Fraser, deceased ; Ensign William Cartan to be Lieutenant, vice Leaper; John Dawson Rawdon, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Cartan. 91st Ditto—Ensign Andrew Smith to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Evans, deceased ; George Adam Barnes, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Smith. Ist West India Regiment—Major James Cassidy to be Liu tenant Colonel, by purchase, vice Whitby, who retires ; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel George Fitz-Clarence, from the 14th Light Dragoons, to be Major, by purchase, vice Cassidy. Cape Corps (Infantry)—Lieut. Sir Thomas Ormsby, Bart. from the 85th Foot, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Carpet:, ter, who retires. BRE V ET—Lieut.-Colonel Alexander Walker, Governor of St. Helena, to have the rank of Brigadier-General in that Island only ; Lieutenant and Adjutant E. P. White of the Royal Staff Corps, to have the rank of Cap•ain in the . Army. HOSPITAL-STAFF.—TO be Hospital-Assistants to the Forces—Hospital-Assistant Neil Gow, from half-pay ; Hos pital-Assistant Garrett Barry, N. D. facm half-pay ; Hos 7 pital-Assistant Wm. Du Heaume, from half-pay. GARRISONS—Lieut. John Black, on the Retired List of the 3d Royal Veteran Battalion, to be Fort-Major at Kinsale, vice Dennis, deceased. DlyntiN, DEC. 19.—A party of the 93d Highlanders, Prim Cabirconlish, have replaced the County of Limerick Staff at Abington.—The party of the 93d regiment stationed at Rox borough marched through Limerick on Monday, to join head quarters at Ennis, being relieved by a party of the 42d regi ment.---Sligo and Longford, which have been for years occupied as Cavalry Quarters, have been discontinued as such, in conse quence of the late reduction of the dragoons.—Twenty-six of the Staff of the Clare Militia were discharged on Friday last.— Thirty-seven of the Roscommon Militia Staff were reduced on Saturday. SPORTING. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. MEETINGS OF HOUNDS IN THE PRESENT WEEK. The Earl of Scarborough Fox-hounds, on Thursday, at Conisbro' Castle ; Friday, at Grove ; and on Saturday, at Sandbeck Park. The Badsworth Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Hut Green ; Thursday, at Kingston Hills ; and on Saturday, at Hie kleton. The Oakley Hounds, on Tuesday, at Tyringham ; Thurs day, at Marston Thrift ; and on Saturday, at Clapham Park. Earl Fitzwilliam's Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Maxey ; and on Thursday, at Ashton Welsh. Mr. Hay's Hounds, on Thursday, at Slych ; and on Satur day, at \Vlore.. Lord Middleton's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Edwolton ; and on Thursday, at. East Bridford. The Earl of Darlington's Fox-Hounds, on Tuesday, at the Oak Tree, Leeming-lane ; Thursday, at Studley ; and on Saturday, at Morton Bridge. The Lambton Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Burnopside ; Thursda at Panshaw Mill ; and on Satur da y , at Hordon. The Hampshire Hounds, on Tuesday, at Brookwood Park ; Thursday, at Medstead Green ; and on Saturday, at Ab bOtsdon Down. The Hambledon Hounds, on Thursday, at Westbury House; and on Friday, at Corhampton Down. Mr. Shard's Hounds, on Thursday, at Quarley Hill ; and Saturday, at Knight Wood. Mr. Chaworth's Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Brixworth Kennel ; Thursday, at Clipstone Mill ; and on Friday, at I Winwick 'Warren. SPORTING EXTRAORDINARY.—Last week the Cottesmore Hounds met at Ayston, near Uppingham, proceeded to a neigh bouring cover (Beumont Chase), and immediately found a fox, which they ran for an hour and a half without leaving the cover, when he escaped the vigilance of his pursuers, by entering a drain. The hounds were immediately whipped off, and on the drain being opened, three foxes were discovered to have se creted themselves, to the great surprise of all the sportsmen present. They were all bagged, and kept for future sport. A PIGEON SHOOTING MATCH took place last Tuesday en Bagshot Heath, between eight shots from Hants and Berks, with one from the Ashton Club, and alike number from Oxon and Wilts, with one from the illidgham Club. The match was for five guineas each, at seven birds, 21 yards from the gun, and was won by the former killing 43 birds, to 41. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, DEC. 23. The arrivals of all kinds of Grain last week were consider able. This morning the quantities of Wheat, Barley, and Beans, from Essex and Rnt, were good; but there are not many fresh arrivals from other parts. Prime Wheat was much sought aftef this morning, and obtained an advance of Is. to 2s. on the prices of this day se'nnight ; other qualities have also met with a trifling improvement. Barley continues heavy. at last week's prices. Beans remain without alteration. Boiling Peas fully support the terms of this day se'nnight, as well as Grey Peas. There is but little nclination in our buyers to pur chase Oats, and this article remains without variation from last Monday's quotations.—Wednesday next being Cdristmas-day, no market will be held here. Wheat, Old, 9 6s 465 . Pease; White ...........23s 28s New 30s 48s Grey 26s 27s Rye 16s 23s Beans 24s 30s Barley 0 0s 34s Oats 15s 26s Malt 40s 56s Flour 303'40s AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN IN ENGLAND AND WALES. Wheat, 38s. 10d. ; Barley, 29:;. 3d. ; Oats, 18e. 6d. ; Rye, 325. Od. ; Beans, 255. 10d. ; Peas, 28s. M. The Average Price of Pzown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the Returns made in the Week ending the 18th day of December, 1822, is 30s. 4d. per cwt. • SMITHFIELD MARKET, DEC. 23. Although this being a market day before Christmas, it proved very short of all descriptions of Cattle, and more particularly in Oxen ; the prices of all kind of meat are lower this morning owing to most of the Butchers having purchased their stock for Christmas last market day.—No alteration in the price of Hay. (To sink the Offal, per stone of 8113.) Beef 2s 4d to 3s 4a Veal Mutton 2s Od to 2s 8d `Pork Lamb Os 0(1 to Os Od. CATTLE AT MARKET. Beasts 9,200 I Sheep and Lambs 1 8, 750 Calves lBO Pigs lIAY AND sTit,aw, PER LOAD. Hay £3 Os to £4 Os I Clover £3 lOs to £4 5s Straw - 1 1. 8s to £1 16s. QUALIFICATION OF TRUSTEES OF TURNPIKES. —A. professional gentleman of Newark, having taken the opinion of the Attorney-General on the question of qualification arising upon the 62d and 64th sections of the new General Turnpike Act, has obligingly sent us a copy of it for the information of our Readers : COPY OF OPINION.-"This question is not free from diffi culty ; but upon the whole my opinion is, that the persons actually named and appointed Trustees by the local Act, and who are qualified according to its provisions, do not fall within the enactments of the General Turnpike Act, and may there fore act after the first of January, 1823, without taking the oath prescribed by the General Act ; and that they will not he liable to the penalty imposed by the 64th section for not having taken such oath." Much curiosity was excited a few weeks ago by the mysterious appearance of a stranger, habited in the Highland garb, who, with a voice possessing great power and sweetness, arrested the attention of the promenaders on our public walks, by the dulcet notes which he poured forth in a variety of Scotch and other airs. This stranger, we understand, is named CH A RLES ADAMS, and a native o Inverness ; which informa tion, as well as that which follows, we have obtained from a gentle man who met with him in Maidencastle-wood, and took him to his house. Adams had but lately returned from the Continent, where he had been for the last seven years, in the capacity of valet to Captain Adams (no relation), who died some little time ago at Venice, and who, it will be remembered, accompanied the late Queen to Jerusalem—of which celebrated city the valet gives a very interesting account, as well as of Rome, Venice, Vienna, Verona, &c. &c. Deprived of a home by the death of his master, he determined to make his voice subservient to his bodily wants, and he accordingly set out on his return to this country in the character of an itinerant vocalist. His experi ment was successful ; and he soon found that he needed no other notes than his own to pay his way back to England. He tra velled the whole distance on foot, till he reached the northern shores of France, where he embarked, and having crossed the Channel; resumed his pedestrian journey at Dover. He was thus far on his road to Inverness when he attracted the notice of the inhabitants of Durham. Our informant describes him as a modest, intelligent young man, apparently about 26 or 27 years of age, of a fine commanding figure, which was particu larly observable when he threw off his tartan cloak. He had a journal of his travels, and a variety of drawings, both of which he said he intended to place in the hands of Sir Walter Scott, on his arrival in Scotland ; and he related several interesting anecdotes of the late Queen, &c. &c.—( Durham Advertiser, Dec. 20.) E XT RAORDINARY EFFECTS OF THE LATE STORM. —Lord MONBODDO assures us, that the proper progressive mo tion of mankind is upon all fours; and a Padua Doctor we know lately incurred serious popular dipleasure by the adoption of the same notion. The late tempest, however, appears, from the following paragraph, to have obtained a degree of success in re viving the quadrupedal instinct, which neither the Lord nor the Physician could ever have hoped to achieve :--" The hurricane of Thursday evening last, which has been productive of such serious consequences in almost every part of Ireland, visited this neighbourhood with very alarming violence. Every house suf fered in some degree—several were nearly stripped of slates, which were flying about the streets in all directions. Many per sons were thrown !down by the storm, and not a few were seen walking on their hands and feet in order to avoid falling."— ( Mayo Constitution.) Butchers' meat has experienced a material ad vance in price in these towns ; beef and mutton are sold at 6d. per lb. The " Christmas " dis play is certainly very fine, and may vie with that of any town in the kin&dom.—PortsmouthPaper. ROYAL NAVY, &c. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 21.—There appears to be no longer any doubt that the ships about to sail under the command of Sir Edward Owen, are intended as a reinforcement of Sir Chas. Rowley's squadron, at Jamaica, for the purpose of being em ployed in taking possession of the island of Cuba, should Spain, be forced into a war with France. The French have a small quadron of ships (including one line -of-battle ship) at Mar tinique, whose intentions it may possibly become necessary to, thwart. Should the deprecated event not take place, and Sir Charles Rowley wish to return to England, Sir Edward Owen may, in that case, hoist a broad-pendant, and assume the com mand of the station for the next three years. The strong easterly winds have no doubt prevented the ar rival of -ships here from the• westward, during the week.—The - Calliope, Lieut.: Justice, came in on Wednesday, and sailed again on the following day, to cruise after smugglers.—There is neither ships of war nor merchantmen now lying here. On Sunday the Leander, 60, Captain Hanmer, came into harbour to be paid off—On Monday the Valorous, 26, Capt. James Murray, sailed for Plymouth, to join Sir Edward Owen's squadron.—On Tuesday the Briton frigate was com missioned at this port by Sir Murray Maxwell. Lieuts. George, G. Pierce, J. W. Aldridge, Sam. Meredith, F. Ramsden, C. A. Barlow, and Charles Hallowel (Flag Lieutenant,) ; Mr. Wm. Purdo, master ; Mr. J. Robertson - , surgeon; Mr. J. .M'Arthur, purser; and the Rev. J. Kirby, chaplain, are appointed to the Prince Regent at Chatham. There are no vessels of war at Spithead. In Harbour—The Queen Charlotte, Albion, Ramillies, Leander, Briton, Ring dove, Clinker, and Pelter. IVIERCANTILE SHIPPING. ~ }• t ... .. ./: DEAL, DEC. 22.—Wind E. N. E.—Remains the Severn fri ate. PORTSMOUTH, Walton, from Miramichi; and Prince Leopold, Sadler, from Alexandria. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 21.—Wind E.—Arrived the Charles, from Charente. Off the port the Merriman, from Bremen to St. Thomas's, out 53 days. Sailed the Nepos, trader, for Sierra Leone. DEC. 20.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Eleanor, Lamb, from Bordeaux ; Martha, Collins, from Newfoundland ; and Liddlb, from St. John's, N.B. • FALMOUTH, DEC. 21.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Mari, Keats, from Newfoundland. Sailed the Duke of York Packet, for Lisbon. DEC. 20.—Wind N.—Arrived the Albion, from St. John's, N:13., in 31 days ; Usk, from Demera ra ; Loyalty, from New York sailed 19th ult. ; Neptune, from St. John's, N. 8., In 34 days ; Sarah, from Messina in 43 d a y s ; Scarthin g well, from Charente in 11 days; Arcturus, Cephalonia, and Malta; Asia, Wynton, L'Etay, N. 8., in 33 days; and Montrose, from London. The Aurora, Nichols, from Waterford to London, put back the 20th inst., very leaky, haying struck on the Arklow Banks. The Success, Cumming, from Dublin to Cork, was stranded near Arklow the 17th inst.—great part of the cargo saved. The Christopher, Cole, from Newcastle to Poole, was driven on shore in Studland Bay on Saturday. The barometer this forenoon stands at 30.4 inch. The weather is completely changed, calm, and, for the season of the year, mild. It ap pears to be gradually settling into a steady frost. At Liverpool, Leeds, &c. we hear that the frost, in the beginning of the week, was very keen, — The outward-bound ships so long detained iu the Clyde, by southerly winds have, we believe, all sailed with a favourable, and every appear ance of a lasting breeze,— ( Glasgow Chronicle, Dec. 19.)