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f; O in in% <<9e , a r' lis' till' [FROM THE AMERICAN PAPERS.] [From the St. Louis Enquirer, of Oct. 19.] "Sing all his talents and exertions with the Prench Government to prevent a war with Spain, in which he has every hope of succeeding, although the Ultras are trying all the means ill their power to counteract him. Never theless, it is thought by the well informed at Paris, that the King of FRANCE will be governed by the sound arguments of the Duke of WEL LINGTON and Sir CHARLES STEWART, who have impressed on the mind of his MAJESTY that it is his true interest to maintain peace, and that it is th e determination of the British Government to adhere to it if possible on their part. We un derstand that a hint was thrown out on the part of the Ultra party, that England was not in a state to interfere in the concerns of Spain, upon which a certain Great Person answered—" If it came to that point, England has both men and money, and would not be backward if forced to defend her rights." The Ottoman dominion, as we have predicted for the last 18 months, is crumbling to pieces.— The Asiatic troops having been employed to quell the refractory Janissaries, were repelled by the latter; and a new civil war, therefore, may be said to have commenced at Constantinople itself. The heroic Greeks, meanwhile, are inflicting blow after blow upon the tottering pOwer of their great but enfeebled enemy; and have insured the triumphant termination of the campaign. The designs of Rus sia, now so easy of accomplishment, have at length determined the British Government to act with vigour in behalf of the Greeks ; and if the . following article in the Pilote, French Paper, .be authentic, we may hope soon to see realized our favourite idea of the erection of Greece into . a free and independent Sate :—.- " They write to us from London, that as soon as Mr. CANNING learned the views of the Congress with respect to Turkey, he sent an extraordinary Courier to Lord STRANG. tro BD, at Verona. This Courier was the bearer of a letter to the following effect : " On receipt of the present, repair to Leghorn, where you will find a frigate ready to convey you to Constantinople.- -On reaching that Capital you will declare to the. Porte that she must declare the Greeks independent, or that England • will receive them under her protection. That measure is indispensably necessary to take away from Russia all pre tence for a declaration of war.• " INTER-OCEANIC COMMUNICATION• - A Corre spondent of the National Intelligencer, on the subject of the feasibility of Intercourse between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, by means of a Canal-navigation across the flat country of the Isthmus of Panama, states, that he received infor mation, about five years ago, from two authentic sources, as he then deemed them, independent of each other, that a carriage-road was already prac ticable, good, and actually travelled, from Te hanantepec to the opposite shore, nearly along the boundary-line of Gautimala, without a hill of any consequence—so good, that a carriage could, without difficulty, go from the Atlantic shore to the Pacific in about sixteen hours, east of La Vera Cruz. SANTA FE EXPEDITIONS.—It is not true, as published some weeks ago, that Col. Cooper's party were robbed by the Indians on their way to Santa Fe. Himself and the greater part of his company have returned, having success fully accomplished the objects of their jour ney, which were entirely commercial. They drove three loaded waggons from Boons-lick into the town of Santa Fe ; a novel spectacle to the Spaniards of that place, and truly cha racteristic of the spirit of the western people. While at Santa Fe the American character displayed another of its traits ; an expedition was going against the Camaucle Indians; it was a chance not to be lost ; and several of Col. CoorEa's young men joined it. In the action which followed, all fighting to the admiration of the Spaniards, one of them (a son of Col. COOPER'S) was killed. The party report that they met with the best treatment from the people of Santa Fe, who chewed great desire for a commercial intercourse with Missouri, and inquired for Mr. Baird, for knerly their prisoner, who had engaged to return with merchandise. (Mr. B. left this place about a month ago with a caravan of sixty pack horses.) These things compel the reflecting mind to Pause and reflect upon the wonderful advan tages of our country ! Two years ago this Paper laboured to prove that Missouri would have a commerce with the people of New Mexico for their silver, with the Indians of the 'lucky Mountains for their furs, and with China and Spain for the rich productions., of the East Indies. Such suggestions were treated by many as chimerical. In the meanwhile the two first are accomplished, and the third will accomplish itself in the same way ; that is to say, by the bold and silent enterprise of the West, while the learned prejudice of the East is arguing that the thing is impossible, as indeed it would be if such writers had to do it. LORD LONDONDERRY.-The continued attacks upon the character of the late Marquis of LONDON DERRY are, as we before observed, as destitute of reason and justice as of common humanity. It must be obvious to every rational mind that the Noble Lord, in all his foreign policy, could not have acted from his own individual judgment, and must have acted in conformity to the mea sures suggested by Ministers in general.—lt . would be absurd to suppose otherwise, and the charge against him implies a reflection upon the conduct of Ministers, who must be lamentably de fective in good sense, and a due regard for their duty, if they had committed the interests and honour of the country wholly to the Marquis. It might be hoped that among Englishmen, the deplorable end of the late accomplished Nobleman would have excited feelings to preclude all such unjust and illiberal reflections on his memory. The accounts from the Spanish Frontiers add little to the intelligence we have already given respecting the' expulsion of the remains of the banditti of the Faith from Catalonia, and their taking refuge in the Erench territory. Mequi2 nenza is reported to be taken. The arrival of the Baron d'EttoLEs at Toulouse on the 13th is confirmed. It is stated that the Pyrennees are lready covered with snow. Yesterday the Duke of Yolti held a Levee at the Commander-in-Chief's Office, Horse-Guards, which was attended by General Sir W. LUMLEY, Major-Gen. FULLER, Lieut.-General S. MAttoN, Brig.-Gen. WALKER, Major-Gen. AINSLIE, Col. WALKER, Col. PENN, and a number of others. The Duke of GLOUCESTER left town yesterday for Bagshot. The Duke of WELLINGTON, we are glad to find, appears in excellent health, and very hearty. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER arrived in town yesterday from Richmond-park, the re sidence of Viscount SIDMOUTH. The remains of Baron W. FAGEL, brother to his Excellency the Ambassador of the Nether lands, were interred on the 14th of November, at Lisbon. The cavalcade consisted of the whole Corps Diplomatique, numerous foreigners of distinction, and the Dutch brigade, who were stationed there, who fired minute-guns. His Excellency the LORD LIEUTENANT, it is said, again intends to honour the Theatre Royal with his presence on the evening of Monday week. We sincerely hope we may be correct in making this announcement. It is almost due from his Excellency to the citizens of Dublin, to the people of Ireland, that an immediate oppor tunity be afforded them of wiping away the stain which now so lamentably fixes on the character of the nation.—(Dublin Patriot.) We are sorry to learn that Mr. WESTERN is very dangerously ill at Felix-hall. The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths dis tributed, on Monday, to its poor members, up wards of 300/. according to annual custom. The Bishop of Gloucester held an ordination on Sunday last, in the Cathedral of that City, when his Lordship admitted sixteen Deacons into Priests' orders, and ordained six Deacons. Sir Davin MONCREIFFE, Bart. has presented the. Literary and Antiquarian Society of Perth, with a very handsome donation of two beautiful gold coins of Robert 11., two gold (St. Andrew's) of Robert 111., and six silver coins of Robert III.; two of the latter struck at Perth, and all in the finest preservation. They were turned up by the , plough on the farm of Balgony, in the parish of Abernethy, belonging to Sir David.—(Perth Courier.) THE KING.-Every day that has passed since His MAJESTY'S visit, has confirmed us in our opinions of the great benefits received by this country from that memorable event. Faction seems to have almost died away, in consequence of the people's having had an opportunity of as certaining how much the KING had been misre presented to them. The impotent attempts made by one or two sour and designing individuals, to revive discontent, have recoiled on their own heads, and they begin to feel the evils of deceiving the public. The KING'S real cha racter, in his capacity of Father of his people, is better understood amongst us, and more highly and justly appreciated, since he pre sented himself here, in the midst of us ; land were it possible to strengthen the feeling that now so generally operates i❑ his favour, the following fact, which we are happy in being the first to re cord, would unquestionably have that effect : His MAJESTY has been most graciously pleased to grant a pension of fifty pounds per annum to FLORA MACDONALD, the grand-daughter of the illustrious FLORA MACDONALD. This was his own kind, considerate, judicious act. — It will be recollected that one of the first things his MAJESTY did, after his accession, was to give a pension to an old man, who was recom mended to his notice as 46 the oldest enemy the House of Hanover had." This pension proved, that whatever feelings of others may en tertain towards his person or his family, he, in re turn, harbours nothing in his heart but good-will towards all d escriptions of his subjects. The present pension granted to FLORA MACDONALD corrobo , rates what we formerly noticed of his MAJESTY'S anxiety to preserve every vestige of his unfortunate ancestors of the House of STUART, and to mark his compassion for the sufferings they endured. This act will be acknowledged by all the kingdom as a decisive trait of character, demonstrating the excellence of our SOVEREIGN'S heart, and the good taste and just feeling by which he is go verned.—(Edinburgh Observer.) A Lady having asked M. tie MARCHANGES why persons of her sex might not be electors ; he re plied, " Madam, you might be electors, but you could not be deputies."—" Why not ?" said the Lady. " Beca4se no woman would like to ac knowledge that she was 40 years of age." THE ARMY. The following are the Stations of the Sixth Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, with the Names of the Captains Commanding the different Companies. Head Quarters, Woolwich. Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Howarth, K.C.8., Colonel Commandant. lst Company, Major Philip Durnford, Captain—Portsmouth. 2d Ditto, Major George Crawford, Captain—Halifax, Nova Scotia. 3d Ditto, Major David Story, Captain—Cape of Good Hope. 4th Ditto, Major James S.. Sinclair, Captain—Fort George, North Britain. . sth Ditto, Major Thomas Gamble, Captain— Woolwich. 6th Ditto, Lieutenant-Colonel Harcourt F. Holcome, Captain —Jainaica. 7th Ditto, Major Charles Gilmour, Captain— Woolwich. Bth Ditto, Major Lewis Carmichael, Captain—Woolwich. War-Office, December 23. MEMORANDU m.—His Majesty has been pleased to approve of the 13th Regiment of Foot being formed into a Corps of Light Infantry. PROMOTIONS. _ 13th Regiment of Foot—Colonel Sir Samuel Ford Whitting ham, from the half-pay, to be Lieutenant-Colonel ; Lieut. Thomas Edwin Kelly, to be Captain, without purchase. To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign Wm. Darby ; Ensign Arthur Said.; Lieut. NVm. Wolesley Lamphier, from half-pay 87th Foot; Lieut. Henry O'Shea, from the 19th Foot ; Lieut. Arch. Campbell, from half-pay .sth Foot ; Lieut. Alexander Howard, from the 59th Foot ; Lieut. John Petry, from the 35th Foot ; Lieut. William Sutherland, from the 47th Foot ; Lieut. Francis William Stehelin, from half-pay 13th Foot Lieut. James Gardner, from the 53d Foot; Ensign George William Malim, from the 54th Foot ; Ensign Percy James Leigh, from the 31st Foot. To be Ensigns, without purchase—Arthur Wilkinson, Gent. vice Darby ; Ensign Frederick George Howard, from the 25th Foot, vice Schiel. To be Assistant-Surgeon—Supernumerary Assistant-Sur geon Jas. Mouat, M.D. 19th Ditto—Lieut. George Booth, from the 87th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice O'Shea, appointed to the 13th Foot. 25th Ditto—Ensign Adolpus Frederick :Cathcart, from the 59th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Howard, ap pointed to the 13th Foot. 31st Ditto— Gennyss, Gent. to be Ensign without pur chase, vice Licth, promoted in the 13th Foot. 47th Ditto--Lieut. Michael Nagle, from half-pay 53d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Sutherland, appointed to the 13th Foot. 54th Ditto—Second Lieutenant Alex. Murray Hay, from the Ist Ceylon Regiment, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Malim, promoted in the 13th Foot. 59th Ditto—Lieut. Loftus Francis Jones, from half-pay Rifle Brigade, to be Lieutenant, vice Howard, appointed to the 13th Foot ; George Varlo, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Cathcart, appointed to the 25th Foot. 87th Ditto—Lieutenant Frederick Clements, from half-pay Ropal African Corps, to be Lieutenant, vice Booth, appointed to the 19th Foot. Ist Ceylon Regiment—Edward 111Wicar, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Hay, appointed to the 54th Foot. _ _ Commissions in the Worcestershire Yeomanry Cavalry, signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Worcester. George Boulter, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Gardner, re signed ; John Card Griffiths, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Boulter, promoted. Lieut.-Gen. Sir John 0. Vandeleur, K.C.8., whose Regi ment, the late 19th Light Dragoons (Lancers), was disbanded, in forming the Army Peace Establishment; will, it is reported, succeed the late Gen. Richard Rich Willford,as Colonel of the 7th Regiment of Dragoon Guards. A party of the 93d Highlanders from Cahirconlish, have re placed the County Limerick Staff at Abington. The party of the 93d Regiment stationed at Roxborough marched through Limerick on Monday, to join head-qurters at Ennis. being relieved by a party of the 42d Regiment. 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. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, DEC. 24.—Wind E.N.E.—Came down from the River last night and sailed the Britannia, Rymainton, for Ja maica ; Symmetry, Davidson, Demerara ; Ridley, White, Trieste; Harmony, Grossard, Madeira; also to-day the Ran ger sloop of war and Pioneer schooner, bound foreign on parti cular service; and Telegraph, for Havre. FALMOUTH, DEC. 23.—Wind E.N.E.—Sailed the Mon trose, Roxborough, for Trinidad, with Sir R. Woodford and suit. _ _ CORK, DEC. 21.—Arrived the Recovery, Fotherby, from London, and Earl St. Vincent, Reeves, to take convicts to New South Wales ; also the Mary, ditto, Tankerley, from Dublin, with female convicts for the ship Woodman. Sailed the Ze phyr transport, for Portsmouth. ESCAPE OF FIVE PRISONERS FROM THE LIME. RICK GAOL. On the morning of Thursday last, it was discovered that the following prisoners had made their escape from the New County Gaol, viz.:—David Leahy, sen., John Cussen, Patrick Cuthane, and Daniel Reedy, who were capitally convicted at the last As sizes, for the abduction of Miss Goold, but judgment respited for ie opinion of the twelve Judges; and Daniel Doody, who put off his trial for the murder of Buckley, the Crown witness. An inquiry was immediately instituted before such Members of the Committee of Superintendance as were then in town, when it appeared that these men had been secured by the turn key, in the ward at night-fall on the evening before, and when he returned to open the ward at day-break, he found the out ward door of the building open. and the lock hanging on the hasp, without having sustained any injury ; the interior doors leading to the cells remained locked, but a bar was cut and forced in three of them, so as to admit of the passage of a man through, and the doors of the five cells in which the prisoners had been confined were open, and the locks remaining without the least injury. It further appeared that the men had made their way through the privy into the sewer, and, having effected a passage by removing the masonry on one side of the grate, placed to secure it, they finally forced their way through the arch of the sewer outside the jail wall. It was manifest that assistance must have been given from the outside, and that the prepara tion tor the escape must have occupied a considerable length of time. The vigilance and exertions of the Police are unceasing in quest of them.—( Limerick Chronicle.) The extensive Library belonging to the late Professor KALT., of Copenhagen, which consisted of 202 volumes printed before the year 1500 ; 1000 folios ; 4000 quartos ; and 8000 octavos, to gether with 50,000 Doctorial Disputations, and 688 MSS., mostly relating to Danish History, have been purchased by Mr. NESTLER, Book seller of Hamburgh, for the very moderate sum of 9000 marks current, (about 6001. sterling. The citizens of Copenhagen regret the sale very much, on account of the MSS. COTTON WOOL.--GLASGOW.—The sales, during the last week, amounted to 1,051 packages, 101 Sea Island, 112 d. a 124 d. ; 60 ditto Stained, 80. a 10fd. ; 874 Boweds, 78d. a Bd.; 26 Or leans, 92d. ; 34 Demerara, &c. 104 d. a 10-1-d. Imported, one vessel from Demerara, 50 bales. As a proot of the flourishing state of the Cotton trade, we need only state, that W. FIELDING, Esq. has contracted for the building of a factory in Blackburn, which, it is said, will contain about 36,000 spindles : and Messrs. LIVESEY and Co. have also determined upon erecting another spinning-factory, capable of holding about 20,000 spi nd les.—(Lancaster Gazette.) Saturday last, the watchman stationed near the Gibbet Toll, Edinburgh, stopped a person driving a gig, which seemed to be suspiciously loaded, and was coming from the southward. Upon examination, it was found to contain the bodies of two females, one of them very old, and without teeth. The watchman very properly took the driver and his whole charge into custody. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Earl of Aberdeen, from Brighton ; the Earl of Errol, from a tour ; the Earl of Thanet, at Fenton's Hotel, Saint James's-Street, from Kent ; Sir Henry Fane, Bart., at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, from Hants ; Mr. Fyler, at the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from a tour ; Mrs. and Miss Esdaile, at the Hyde Park Hotel, from their house in Montague-square. ... . DEPARTURES.—Lord Melbourn, for Pansanger, Herts; the Dowager Countess of Pembroke, for Richmond Park, Surrey; Sir Charles Asgill, Bart. for Hants ; Hon. Mr. Pelham, for Brooklesby, Lincolnshire; Lady J. Keane and the Misses Keane, from the Hyde Park Hotel, for Kent; General Smith, from ditto for Kent; Major Augustus Fred. D'Este, 4th Dra goon Guards, from ditto, fot Scotland. CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES. The Countess Cowper intends giving a splendid Ball at Pan. Sanger, the Earl's seat, in the course of the week next ensuing. The Earl of Westmorland keeps open house at Apethorpe, in Northamptonshire, during the present week. The Marquis of Ailesbury entertains his friends at Sheen, near Richmond, during the holidays. General Granville entertains his friends, during the season, in Grosvenor-square. The Earl and Countess of Listowell will keep up the splen dours of Kingston House. Viscount Middleton keeps open house, at his villa, Pepper Harrow, in Surrey. Mr. William Gosling entertains a party to-day, at Roe hampton. rlite Z:l4, e. , ti) 4 e c) Crs. ' tst:f 216 ,, - --64, 01 1t'41- : ..:- 4 el 8/14.2; - lifillir,-,74"),..‘:,- "*.fr .. • Vf', A ., , ~,, G I, 1 1 , i t r i, ‘ '.'; A:',,,-:;.'L--:-- _,-,' - ›.. - v f ' -• ib' *W„,N')-I:ER Oi '• k ' 4 A ' '1 li ' 4 dfrili,-; ----- •Fr'i ;- (; 11 ti Ate , P 0 E It Y. HYMN FOR CHRISTMAS DAY. TUNE—" CHRISTIANS AWAKE." Celestial strains awake th' auspicious morn ! Seraphic tongues proclaim a Savioutt born ! " Fear not, astonish'd souls," the heralds say, We speak the op'ning of eternal day : Th' Immortal Gov, array'd in purest love, Comes, as your Savioutt, from the realms above! Lo ! in a manger you will find him lie, In humble form his kingly robes laid by.— Now peace on earth, attunes th' angelic throng, And strains, that ne'er before were heard or sung; Whilst hosts unnumber'd strike th' enraptur'd lyre, And Hallelujahs fill th' harmonious choir ! Speak, angels speak, and if you can unfold The things mysterious which we now are told, How merits man this wonder which we see, That GOD to save him should a creature be? To solve this question, heav'n itself despairs, Till BLEEDING I4ovE* the mystic truth declares. Chester, Dec. 21, 1822. Foregate-street. C. L. * John iii. 16. 18. I:1IPRODITU. Old COBBETT, a vain and a mischievous elf, Says CANNING'S a fool, when compar'd with himself, Go Dotard ! vile Scribbler for party and prog, And study the tale of the Ox and the Frog. ESOPUS. SPORTING. THROWING A CRICKET-BALL.—A match was made some time ago, for 100 guineas a-side, between Lord Kennedy and Captain Barclay, which was to be decided before Christmas day, the latter Gentleman undertaking to find a man who should throw a cricket-ball the distance of 11)0 yards forward; and, in order that no advantage should be derived from the wind, he should throw the ball back again the same distance. 'Hyde- Park was the place fixed upon; and yesterday morning the Noble Lord and his sporting adversary met, when the latter pro duced a fine athletic countryman, to all appearance, who at tempted the undertaking with the disadvantage of an unfavour able morning, and was unsuccessful—he not getting beyond 98 yards in his best throw; consequently the gallant Captain lost his money.' WAKEFIELD COURSING CrAin.— The Members of this Club met on Wednesday last at Went-bridge, and had a good day's sport in Smeston fields. Six couple of dogs were entered for the silver cup, which appeared in fine condition, and excel lent wind : they were run down to a single brace ; when, after a severe contest, the cup was won by Mr. Thornton's black b. Snip beating Mr. Archer's red dog Spanker. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. MEETINGS OF HOUNDS IN THE PRESENT WEEK. The Chester Harriers, on Friday, at Backford. Sir T. Stanley's Hounds, on Thursday, at Hooton Park ; and on Saturday, at Storton Hill. The Macclesfield Harriers, on Friday, at Hough's Wood. Mr. Mytton's Hounds, on Thursday, at Chirk Castle. BURNS.-Every thing connected with the life or memory of Ayrshire's departed Bard, whether in the form of anecdote, unpublished rhymes, or in the more tangible shape of oaken rafters, 'coups, and punch-bowls, being now sought after with the greatest avidity, we feel a pleasure in giving publicity to the following anecdote of the poet, related in our hearing a few days ago, by a medi cal gentleman of the highest respectability, to whom the accompanying verses were addressed. In the summer of 1790, the gentleman referred to, who then resided at Mauchline, and enjoyed the personal friendship of the Bard, was met by him one forenoon, and invited to attend the anniver sary Meeting of a masonic lodge, about to be celebrated at Tarbolton. The Doctor could not then give a decisive answer, but requested BURNS to send him a note previous to the day fixed for the meeting. He soon afterwards re ceived the following metrical invitation, which we copied from the original manuscript : Friday first's the day appointed, By our Right Worshipful anointed, To hold our grand procession ; To get a blade o' Johnnie's morals, An' taste a swatch o' Manson's barrels, I' the way dour profession. Our Master an' the brotherhood Wad a' be glad to see you ; For me, I wad he mair than proud, To share the mercies wi' you. If Death, then, wi' scaith then, Some mortal heart is heehtin, Inform him, an' storm him, That Saturday ye'll feght him. Mosgiel, June 14, A.m. 5790. ROBERT BURNS. Toucco.—The American Farmer tells us, that some tobacco, made by Judge DORSEY, of Maryland, last year, sold in Europe for 52 dollars per hundred, and some which grew in Montgomery County, and sold in Baltimore for thirty-seven dollars, brought in Holland the enormous sum of upwards of sixty dollars per hundred.—(Ame rican Paper.) EXECUTION. MAIDSTONE, DEC. 4.—Yesterday morning, pursuant to his sentence, John Smith, a Greenwich Pensioner, paid the just forfeit of his life, at Penenden Heath, for the mur der of Catherine Smith, at Greenwich, on the 4th October last. This wretched man had attained the great age of seventy-eight, when jealousy, that baneful passion of the human breast, prompted him to embrue his hands in the blood of a defence less woman, with whom he had for some months cohabited.— From the time of condemnation to his death, the unhappy prisoner behaved in the most penitent manner, he spewed the greatest contrition for the heinousness of his crime, and assiduously employed the few short hours alloted him in preparing for his approaching dissolution. In this pious duty he was attended by the Reverend Mr. WINTER, the Chaplain of the Prison, who was unceasing in his en deavours to impress upon him the awfulness of his situa tion. Shortly. after eleven o'clock, the aged culprit left the prison in a waggon for the place of execution, attended by the Under Sheriff, the Governor of the Prisons, and the usual escort of officers and javelin men. When he came forth from the portal gate, he looked about him with seeming indifference, but on his way to the heath, we could perceive, by the moving . of his lips, and the raising of his eyes towards heaven, that he was engaged in inward prayer. When, from the brow of the hill at the entrance of the heath, he obtained a view of the scaf fold on which he was to suffer, the tear was observed to trickle down the furrows of his aged cheek, and by the heaving of the bosom, and the lifting of his hands, his feelings at the time ap peared most acute. When arrived at the fatal spot, he joined fervently in prayer with the worthy chaplain, and with uplifted eyes he prayed to theGop of mercy to forgive his sins -rid receive his wicked soul. At the conclusion of their devotions, t, eChaplain took hisleave, and th e Under Sheriffhaving ascended tl e waggon, told the prisoner if he had any thing to connnunic., to to the spectators to do it then; lie replied "he had nothi: gto say, any further than that women had been his downfall; they. had all through life been his ruin, and they had at last brought him to that untimely end." He implored the surrounding specta tors to pray for him, and he trusted GOD would forgive his transgressionF. He ascended the scaffold with a firm step, con sidering his advanced age, and while the executioner was adjust ing the rope, he ejaculated " Lord have mercy upon me, Christ have mercy upon me," which he continued to repeat, till the plat form fell, and launched him into eternity. His sufferings were but of few moments' duration. After the body had hung the usual time, it was, by order of the High Sheriff, given over to Dr. Vance, of Greenwich Hospital, to which place it was con veyed, where, according to the sentence, it is to be dissected and anatomized, and it will be then placed for exhibition in the Hall of that Institution. The unhappy criminal was a native of Wick low, in Ireland, he had served many years on the American station, and as a reward for those services, he was admitted into Greenwich Hospital, where he had been a pensioner nearly twenty years. We hope the fate of this wretched man made a suitable impression on the assembled multitude who witnessed his execution, and that it will be a warning to the young and old to beware of indulging in ungovernable passions, for this aged criminal fell a victim to the pangs of jealousy, which cor roded his mind, and caused him to commit an act the most ab horrent to all the feelings of humanity.—( Maidstone Journal.) There was yesterday evening a general re hearsal of the new Christmas pantomimes at Drury-lane and Covent-garden, and both are of high promise.—" When Greeks meet Greeks, then is the tug of war." ANTIQUITIES.—A peasant of the environs of Avallon, with a view to improve a field which he possessed in the vicinity of that town, on a mountain called Montmartre, en deavoured to remove some large stones which he found there in abundance. After several days of continual labour he disco vered here and there sev..ral tiles, much larger and thicker than those made use of at Avallon. This astonishel him, especially when he considered the height and isolated situation of the spot. He pursued his work more strenuously than before; his spade struck against a hard and round substance. It was a head, and appeared in such a size and proportion, that he imagined it could belong to no one but the devil. The peasant, being dismayed, returned to the town as quickly as he could, and, with much ap pearance of alarm, related the adventure. He was believed, and no one would return with him, lest they should there find the devils head. M. Malot, an old public officer, and a man of education, had retired to this village, where he lived upon his estate and was distinguished for his general knowledge. He was soon informed of this adventure ; he removed the fears of the peasant, and with some difficulty induced the man to con duct him to the place where he had made the discovery. Having arrived there, the peasant pointed at some little distance to the head which he had raised with his spade. M. Malot took it, and having cleared it from the earth with which it was covered, found it was a marble head of the most beautiful sculpture. 111. Malot was much gratified, and the apprehensions of the peasants being entirely dissipated, they continued their original labour, and found other heads, many beautiful statutes almost entire,and other curious objects of antiquity. A friend of the Arts, who re sides at Avallon, has purchased the field in question. lie gave to the peasant the price he asked for it. Ile has employed se veral labourers who have no fears, and who work incessantly. They have found not only the scite of an ancient temple clearly marked by walls of two or three fact in height, but also a number of mutilated statues of beautiful white marble, and many coins of brass and gold, stamped with the impressicn of the Roman Emperors. Mr. Caristie, the retired architect of Government, who is residing for the benefit of his health at Avallon, will soon make a report to the Institute on the subject of these discoveries.—( Paris Paper. ) IMPOSTOR.—We feel it our duty to caution the public against an impudent impostor, wl,o has lately been levying contributions in York, wider false pretences. He 'a supposed to be from Cambridge, is about five feet eight inches high, rather stout, seems to be 35 or 40 years of age, strongly marked in the face with the small-pox, and was dresses in black. Whilst in York, he called upon several respectable clergymen, and, with a large share of assurance, represented himself as an unfortunate literary character, whose pecuni: ry embarrassments obliged him to distress his own feelings by so liciting the aid of the benevolent. He also called at this office. and stated that he was in quest of " a scholastic engagement," for having been employed as an assistant in a large seminary, where the master was a tyrant, he had exercised the privilege of an Englishman, had spurned his usurpation with contempt, and had issued forth to the world in search of better fortune. Many other houses were also favoured with his presence, at each of which he exhibited a great deal of personal accommodation and of rascally ingenuity, and at several of which he re ceived money. The trick was, however, in the end carricd too far ; for in the course of his engagements, he thought pro per to call upon a respectable surgeon, to whom lie introduced himself as a professional gentleman of the fraternity, who, through many unfortunate occurrences, had been reduced to pe nury. Relief, of course, was,rea.dily granted ; and soon after, the circumstance was named to a neighbouring architect, on wholes the villain called the same evening, with a pitiful story', representing himself as an unfortunate brother of the ar chitectural fraternity. A violent altercation ensued—the be nevolent surgeon was sent for—the fraud was detected—and the impostor, confessing his guilt, earnestly solicited for mercy. —Ultimately he was permitted to depart under a promise that he would " cease to do evil, and learn to do good." Habits of this sort are, however, easily forgotten • and, therefore, un derstanding that he was gone towards Leeds, we are anxious to caution the benevolent against the effects of a relapse, which it is possible this " literary' scoundrel may yet unfortunately fall into."—( York Herald. ) The bodies of the seamen belonging to the sloop Lord Nelson, which was wrecked near llayle on the 6th instant, have been picked up and interred in the churchyard of Phillack. Some of the cables and anchors of the vessel have been recovered and lodged in a place of safety. We have much pleasure in stating that the disposition to plun der, too often manifested by the people along the coast in shipwreck cases, appeared but in a very partial degree on this melancholy occasion ; the inhabitants of the neighbourhood generally exerting themselves to save the property and place it in a secure situation. The few attempts to commit depredations that were observed were made by females.—( West Briton.) GHOST STORY.—A watchman came off his round one morning lately, with pallid face and trembling limbs, and related that he had seen what he supposed to be a man, with two chil dren in his arms ; and that, surprised at seeing them abroad at the hour " when churchyards yawn,and graves give up theirdead," he followed, what he followed—the apparition, until it ar rived at the site of the late fire in West Port, where a man and two children perished in the flames ; and there he saw what he saw enter among the ruins, and immediately it dis appeared ! We do not possess the key to this marvel of a diseased imagination, but we hear that the poor man's mind has been estranged ever since, as we suspect it must have been be fore he could have seen what he said he saW.--- (Edinburgh Star.)