The Sun. — London, England, 1822-12-24 00:00:00

....o 3s. 35' 4 6 ig' ~o~?~; Lc. '2' :t. .... , ct. -' :t. -' it. -"' .. ..... tONS'' ter 10, .-.-- ----, I,- .---' tome an i f mai 'aria an! )ers, ow the ]e it him the .ned eat, pain s 0 ern° love rer'e We :iO O Training from an armed intervention in the e,:sc.rdm; cf Spain. " Portugal has adopted a COnstitution less monarchical even than that of Spain • it is a second edition of the work of the Cortes, revised and enlarged, in the spirit of democracy. " Of what use, therefore, would be the restoration of the mo narchical power at Madrid by a foreign intervention, if a govern ment, strictly democratic, continued to exist at Lisbon ? Could Portugal refuse an asylum to the partizans of the Cortes, suPposing they were driven out of Spain ? Would not the latter country be inundated with revolutionary writings and emissaries ? Would not bands of insurgents be formed on every part of the Portuguese frontier, invade continually the adjoining provinces, and, though beaten, return again to the attack, and thus keep up a perpetual war. " The Portuguese Constitution would not even suffer the Government of that country to deny an asylum to those men Whom the Cortes of Lisbon might proclaim victims to the cause of liberty. "'We must, therefore, cover the rortugueie frontier, more extensive and exposed than the Pyrenean, by an Army of Ob servation of 5Q,000 or 60,000 men, or perhaps extend our armed intervention into Portugal to overthrow a Constitution still more anti-Monarchical than that of the Cortes. " The latter alternative is evidently the only one which must ill the end be resorted to. It would be impossible, for any length of time, to remain quiet in Spain, without placing Por tugal under an analogous government. " A military intervention in the affairs of the Spanish Pen- insula would therefore inevitably bring about a discussion be tween France and England, for this latter power, which regards Portugal as its vineyard, as its colony, could not, even sup posing her to be in the most pacific humour, remain indifferent to a military occupation of that kingdom, without which the Occupation of Spain would be insecure. " Every time, therefore, we resume with calmness and sin cerity the consideration of this vast subject, we discover fresh reason for believing that France, not at all ambitious to light up .a general war, will not be led into violent measures as long as 'they can be avoided, or even deferred." FitENCII FIJNI)i.-DEC. 21. Five per Cents. Lowest BB f. 15 c. Closed at BB f. 20 c. For the end of the month 88 f. 35 c. Neapolitan Five per Cents. Spanish Bonds of 1821 Exchange on London—One Month 25 f. 45 c. Three Months 25 f. 30 c. Addresses of Congratulation are preparing in every part of Ireland to the Loan LIEUTE NANT, on his escape from personal injury by the atrocious outrage offered to him at the Theatre. • (From the National ( American ) Gazette, Nov. 19.1 We are indebted to a respectable and intelligent passenger in the ship Pennsylvania, which arrived at this port yesterday, 'in 40 days from Rio Janeiro, for various newspapers of Rio to the 3d Oct., and the following interesting notes on the progress and aspect of affairs in that quarter : " Preparations were going forward for the 12th of October.— that day being fixed on to proclaim the Prince Regent Con , 3titutional Emperor of Brazil.' On the Ist Oct. about 100 Portuguese troops demanded their passports to return to Portugal ; it was thought they made this request in an insolent manner, for which they received chastisement at ' the public square of St. Anna. About the same time some sailors mutinied on board a ship of war in port; on them no punishment had been inflicted, though they will not escape -without it. " A little navy, as effective as ours, is much desired at Rio, and it is thought they would be glad to receive an offer of ser vice from any naval commander, who had ever been particularly distinguished. Letters of marque will no doubt be issued, if the Brazilians and Cortes of Lisbon do not very soon come to an amicable arrangement of their differences." BRIGHTON, DEC. 22.—The KING, in the best apparent health, attended Divine Worship in the Palace Chapel, where the Sermon was preached by Dr. HuGit PEARSON, from the 20th chapter and 22d verse of Revelations. The other offi -ciating Ministers were the Dean of Hereford and the Sub-Dean of the King's Chapel, St. James's. The Lord Steward of the Royal Household was in the same pew with his MAJESTY. The Royal Equeries occupied the adjoining pew to the left. The body of the Chapel was crowded in all parts, by a well-dressed congregation, ad mitted by tickets. Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, the Duke of WELLINGTON arrived in town from France:— About half-past two o'clock, his Grace proceeded to the Foreign Office, Downing street, for the purpose of having an interview with Mr. CAN NING, in which the noble Duke was disappointed, as the Right Hon. Gentleman was at Brighton .on a visit to the KING, having left Cornbe-wood yesterday morning for that purpose, where he had dined on Sunday with the Earl of LIVERPOOL, and took a bed there. The Duke of WELLINGTON proceeded from Downing-street to the Office of Ordnance, in Pall-mall, where his Grace remained a -considerable time. It is expected that a Coun cil will be held forthwith, when the Duke will explain the details and success of his negociations 111 Verona and Paris. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER arrived In town yesterday morning from Blackheath ; and after transacting business in the Treasury, left town in the afternoon for Richmond-park, on a visit to Viscount SIDMOUTH. Letters from Copenhagen communicate the extraordinary fact, that the merchants there are Shipping barley and oats to the port of Konigs berg, the late harvest having proved so very un productive for these sorts of grain. It is stated in a recent letter from Berlin, that a fatal duel had just taken place at Hoyerswerda. Count MICULSKI and another Gentleman had quarrelled respecting the merits of a young Polish Lady. Both the parties were wounded — the former mortally. Recent letters from Stockholm state, that it "will be speedily proposed to the Swedish Diet to reduce the legal rate of interest from six to Ave per cent. It is obvious that a high charge for the use of money operates with great severity Upon the Landed Interest at the present distress ful period : hence, the contemplated reduction, it 13 hoped, will produce a beneficial effect. - Letters from Saxony report, that the recently established post, which travels ten miles in the time that six only used to be performed, meets with such general approbation that the scheme is likely to be extended in all directions, MISCELLANEOUS. The Morning Chronicle has this day a long and foolish article, in what is technically called, leaded characters, to attribute a political motive to the. Duke of Yonx's recent visit to the Mar quis of HERTFORD- 4 c It must be connected," says the sagacious chronicler, " with matters of deeper interest than the mere pleasure of shoot ing."—The Chronicle evidently has got into new hands, and the left hands have " forgotten the right hands' cunning," for we have read in the Chronicle itself every season for ten or a dozen years past, of an annual shooting visit paid by his Royal Highness to Sudborne Hall ; and we believe that no one but the new hands of the Chronicle ever thought of assigning any political motive to such parties, any more than to the annual visits with which, at this season, his Royal Highness is in the habit of honouring the Duke of BEDFORD, or Lord JERSEY, or Lord IlitiooEwATEß, or any other Nobleman.. The Morning Chronicle is loud against the invasions of private life made by some of the less respectable of our contemporaries ; but what can be a more odious invasion of domestic comfort than thus gratuitously, and without pretence, misrepresent ing and discolouring the amusements and inter course of private life ?—(Courier, Dec. 23.) DoYEII, DEC.22.—liis Majesty's steam packet, the Arrow, Captain Rurrca, arrived iu the Roads this morning, from Calais, bringing his Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON, Earl CLAN WILLIAM, and Lord SOMERSET, but the packet being too late to save tide into the harbour, they were landed by a hint at eight o'cloCk, under a salute from the guns at the - heights. His Grace went to Wright's Hotel, and has remained there the whole day, waiting for his carriages and suite ; and as the packet did not get into the harbour 'until nearly five o'clock this evening, it is probable his Grace will not leave hence until tamorrow morning. Arrived the French packet, with the mail due yesterday ; and these are time first arrivals we have had from France for these three days, owing to the boisterous weather. Sunday the uke of GLOUCESTER attended divine service at St. George's church, Hanover square. It is rumoured in Holland thAt the Govern. mont has submitted an important proposition to the States General, not only with revrrd to trade in general, but more especially as affectin.; the commerce of the Colonies in India. Thc measure, it is confidently expected, when it comes to be acted upon, will have a direct tendency to induce other Governments to sanction a more liberal policy than what at present exists in Indian affairs. Not only are the complaints great in Hanover respecting the very low price of corn, but it is said, such is Ole depressed‘value of butcher meat, that, remote from large towns, cattle are slaugh tered for very little more than the cost of the hides. According to Parisian gossip, the eldest son of MURAT (AcuILLEs) will shortly espouse one of the daughters of Jos EPII BUONAPAttTE. M. DEmrnow, a rich Russian, at present living in Rome, las engaged a French Company of Comedians to perform in that Capital. M. D. is preparing a costly and very splendid Theatre for them. Lieut-Colonel Barry is appointed to the Portsmouth Division of Royal Marines, vice Lieut.-Colonel Dunsrnuire, removed to the Plymouth Division. Lieut. Prior, R.N. is appointed to the Preventive station at West Lulworth.—Commissioner Woolley is to succeed Sir Robert Barlow, at Chathani Dock- Yard. Mr. CHARLES GODEFFROY, of Ilimburgh, has been recently appointed Envoy to the Court of St. Petersburgh, on the part of the 'Luise I 1 owns. CANOVA, the celebrated Sculptor at Rome, has left behind him a fortune of seven millions of francs—a sum not far short of three hundred' thousand pounds sterling ! DIXON BROWN, Esq. of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, has subscribed 10 guineas to the new building for the Literary and Philosophical Society, now in progress in that town. On. Thursday last NATHANIEL CLAYTON, Esq. of Newcastle.upon-Tyne, signified his intention of resigning the important situation of Town Clerk to the ancient Corpora tion of that town, a trust which he has most honourably and faithfully discharged during the long period of nearly 40 years. The matriculation list at the University of Edinburgh, at this early period (Dec. 17), amounts to the un precedented number of 1973. Robert Ormston, jun. Esq., has presented 42 volumes of ex cellent books to the Library of the Royal Jubilee School of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The Rev. John Sinclair, son of Robert Sinclair, Esq. Re corder of York, has been presented by Earl Fitzwilliam to the living of Hutton Bushel, vacant by the death of the Rev. G. Woolley. The very complete Mineral Collection of the celebrated M. Haul-, of Paris, will shortly be sold by public auction in that City. The Professor, in his life-time; refused for it an offer of 600,000 francs (24,000/. sterling.) l'he central prison at Ghent, which the illus trious HOWARD in his work on prisons speaks of as a model, and of which only five-eighths were finished, is to be completed by order of the Go ♦ernment in the course of next year.—( Brussels Paper.) NEWSPAPERS.-It is said that the CHANCELLOR of the ExrnEQUER, has contemplated the repeal of the Newspaper Stamp. It is supposed that a ten-fold increase of Newspapers would be con sequent on the repeal of the Newspaper stamp, whereby the CHANCELLOR would quadruple the receipts on advertisement duties, and increase the consumption of paper almost beyond calculation. The state of the Newspaper Press in Paris fur nishes an argument in favour of the correctness of this idea. The French Government impost is hardly one-fourth of what it is here, and the con sequence is a far more extended circulation of Newspapers than we in England can boast of.— The sale of the Constitutionnid, Parisian Paper, is said to exceed 9-0,000 copies daily. ANECDOTE.-Upon its being remarked in a sarcastic manner to a Lady to friend of Mr. PELHAM), recently elected Member for Salop, that Mr. P. wore a shabby coat, the Lady promptly quoted the Rev. C. C. COLTON'S re mark as follows :—" It is not every man that can afford to wear a shabby coat. Worldly wisdom dictates to her disciples the propriety of dressing somewhat beyond their means, but of living somewhat within them, for every one sees how we dress, but none sees how we live, except we choose to let them. But the truly great are by universal suffrage exempted from these tram mels, and may live and dress as they please." FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Earl of Surrey, from Farnham, Suffolk; Earl Burford, from Brighton; Lord St. Helens, from Surrey; General Sir Hussey Vivian, Bart., at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, from Hants ; Mrs. Benyon, in Grosvenor-square, f.om Engle field Green. DEPARTURES.—The Duke of St. Albans and the Ladies Beauclerk, for Gatton, Surrey ; the Marquis of Titchfield and Lord William Bentinck, for Paris ; T. W. Beaumont, Esq M.P. from'Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, for Bretton Hall, near Wakefield, Yorkshire. The Marchioness of LONDONDERRY has recently, it seems, presented to the ROYAL MENAGERIE at the Tows a re markably beautiful Tiger and a pair of very fine Ostriches. This country, therefore, can now boast of a collection of the extraordinary productions of nature of the animal species, equal, if not superior; to any other in all Europe. The second Winter Ball (unlimited) was held on Tuesday night, at the Dolphin Inn, Southampton, and was most nu merously and fashionably attended. The company present was estimated at between 250 and 300 persons among whom were noticed, A. Dottin, Esq. .4E4, Esq, Col. Gibbins, Capts . Breton and Stack, &c. The dancing, consisting of waltzes and quadrilles, was kept up with great spirit till three o'clock. - - The accomplished Countess Zenide de Laval, Lady of Ho. nour to the reigning Empress of Russia, will shortly be led to the altar of Hymen by Baron Lebzeltem, the Austrian Ambas sador at the Court of St. Petersburgh. The nuptial ceremony will take place as soon as his Excellency returns from the Con gress at Verona. The anniversary of the Birth-day of the Right Hon. Lord Prudhoe was celebrated at Ainwick on Monday, the 16th inst., by the ringing of bells, firing of cannon, &c. his Lordship hav ing on that day completed his 30th year, and entered to the possession of his estates. The bells of the several churches a t Newcastle-upon-Tyne were also rung at intervals throughout the day, in compliment to the Noble Lord. His MAJESTY, it is said, has been most graciously pleased to grant a pension of 501. per annum to FLORA MACDONALD, t'le grand-daughter of the celebrated FLORA MACDONALD THE SERPENTINE RIVER.—A sudden thaw came on yes terday morning. Soon after noon the ice became unsafe, and the men belonging to the Human&Society having secured ad ditional assistance, promptly took most effective steps to prevent persons venturing thereon. At two o'clock the whole sheet of ice was covered with water. NEWPORT, Dec. 21.—0 n Tuesday last, the 17th instant, Mr. and Mrs. Nash gave their annual Ball at East Cowes Castle, which was attended by a numerous assemblage of the inhabitants of the Island, as also the neighbourhood of South ampton and Portsmouth. The whole suit of rooms were lighted up with variegated lamps, which had a very pleasing effect, particularly the conservatory. As the company entered the drawing-room, tea and coffee were handed them ; they then retired through the conservatory to the grand library room, where dancing commenced, with quadrilles, &c.— Round the library-room were placed tables, covered with , all sorts of confectionary, pine appl es , sweetm eats, _with, segus, cold punch, &c. At one o'clock the company proceeded to the dinning-room, to partake - of a eat si!pper, ten., sitting of the rarities of the season. Among the - t‘roup -were noticed—Lord H. Seymour, Lady Barrington, Hon. Miss Bar rington, Sir L. W. Holmes, Bart., Sir George, Lady, and Misses Thomas, Sir Chas. Burrard, Bart., Dowager Lady Bur rard, and the two Misses Burrard, Sir Geo., Lady, and Misses Leeds, Sir Thomas Ormsby, Bart. Li eu t.-C o l one l s Th omas , Worsley, and Burke, Major Green, &c. the Rev. Drs. Hook and Ashurst. It was nearly five o'clock in the morning before the company departed, highly delighted with their entertain ment, and the attention paid to them. WEST LONDON THEATR.E.—Although the ac tive exertions of the Manager of this neat little Theatre have not commanded complete success, it cannot be denied that he has strenuously en deavoured to deserve it. Entertainments of every description, from tragedy to pantomime, have been produced in the course of the season, and much talent, particularly in the comic department of the drama, has been constantly displayed. On Fri day evening a piece foundedon the tragedy of Venice Preserved was performed, the part of Jaifier by Col. BERKLEY—a gentleman whose theatrical pro pensities are well known, especially at Chelten ham. He sustained the character in a very re spectable manner. Though not calculated to main tain a lofty rank amongst the regular troops of Melpomene, he deserves to hold rather a high siation in the volunteer corps which occasionally march under her banner. Mr. BauN•roN was by no means an inefficient Pierre, and Belvidera was per sonated with a good deal of effect by Miss NORTON. In the afterpiece of The Wedding Day, Mr. D AW. KINS, another gentleman amateur,who also, we un derstand, occasionally shows at the Cheltenham Theatre, appeared as Sir Adam Contest. lie is really a clever performer, well acquainted with the business of the stage, and possessing no in considerable portion of dry comic humour. Miss BRUNTON played the part of Lad.zi Contest ex cellently. The same play and farce were re peated on Saturday evening ; but in consequence of illness, Colonel BERKLEY did not perform. A celebrated barrister, who has not a very prepossessing countenance, used pleasantly to say—" that it cost him half an hour more to get at the heart of his auditors than it would a handsome man." Sir JOHN SINCLAIR has addressed a letter to the owners and occupiers of land in Great Bri tain, on the necessity of their petitioning Parlia ment for an increased currrency. In this letter Sir John says—" I cannot concur with those who are of opinion that want of protection is either the sole, or even the principal source of our calamities. We have a complete monopoly of the Market for cattle and sheep, and yet both are proportionally lower in price than grain. Can this fact be controverted ? The great cause, there fore, must be, the change of currency; for where circulation is abundant and accredited, no nation can be reduced to that miserable state in respect of prices, which at present we experience." A Geutleman,who was too desirous of attract ing the attention of those about him to the style and fashion of his dress, one day asked the opi nion of a friend as to the shape of a pair of half boots, which he had just drawn on : I observe but one fault," said his friend, " they show too much of the calf." POETRY. FORGET THEE ! NO, NEVER ! " NVrong thee, Bianca ? no, not for the earth ! " Not for earth's brightest !"—AILLNAri. Forget thee !—No, never !—Why cherish a thought To the friend of thy soul, with injustice so fraught ? Why embitter our fast fading moments of bliss By suspicion so wild and unfounded as this ? Forget thee !—No, never !—Among the light-hearted, Love may sink to decay when the fond ones are parted; But affection like ours is too deep and sublime, To•be chill'd in its ardour by absence or time. Then, gentle one, banish all doubt from thy breast : By the kiss that so late on thy lips I impress'd,— By the griefs that have blighted the bloom of my years,— By the hope that still calls forth a smile thro' my tears, — F y the hour of our parting, thus sweetly delayed,__ By truth firmly tried—and by trust unbetrayed,— I will not forget thee; till life's latest ray In the dark night of death shall have melted away ; 'Mid ambition—fame, fortune, and power, and gladness,— Pain,—and peril—and hate—and contention—and sadness ; Though changes the darkest and brightest betide,— Thy friendship shall soothe me, thy counsels shall guide, And thy memory at once be my solace and pride ! A. A. W. Loss OF TILE ACEIEORSF. BRIO OF WAR.—We regret to state accounts have been received of the loss of his Majesty's brig Racehorse, on Sunday last, at the Isle of Man. Six of the crew and three boatmen, which were on board the brig, unfortunately perished ; the remainder of the crew made their escape with some difficulty to the shore. A 111ERICAN MANCTFACTURES.—[ From the Stenhen Patriot of the 10th ult.]—Ge.:eral M'Clure lately made a bet of fifty dollars that he would take wool in the fleece and manufacture a suit of satinet cloth in ten hours. The bet was decided last Saturday in his favour, having completed the suit and put them on in eight hours and forty-five minutes. The colour was a blue mixture; the wool was coloured in 35 minutes ; carded, spun. and wove, in 2 hours and 25 minutes ; fulled, knapped, dried, sheared, and dressed in 1 hour and 59 minutes ; carried in 4 minutes three quarters of a mile, to Mr. Gilmore's tailor shop, who, with the assistance of seven hands, completed the coat, jacket, and overalls, in 3 hours and 49 minutes ; there was half a yard of the cloth left, being in the whole eight yards and a half, and of such quality as was estimated to be worth one dollar per yard. The site of our late City Gaol, part freehold and part leasehold, was sold by auction on Thursday, at the Commercial Rooms, by Mr. Fargus, by order of the Commis sioners. The frontage in Narrow Wine-street .is sufficient for five houses. The premises were put up at 6501., and sold for 6551. There was only one bidder. The estimated value be fore the demolition of the gaol was 2,5001., and the material s of the building had b een so ld for 5001. The premises are subject to a fee-farm rent of 31. 10s.—( Bristol Journal, Dee. 21-.) ELLts, speakiug of the Esquimaux, says— " Their snow eyes, as they very properly call them, are a proof of their sagacity. They are little pieces of wood or ivory, pro perly formed to cover the organs of vision. and tied on behind the head. They have two slits of the exact length of the eyes, but very narrow, and they see' through -them very dtstinctly, and without the least inconvenience. This invention preserves them from inow-bliniltiess very dangeroui and Powexful ma lady, caused by the action the light strongly reflected from the snow, especially in thespring, when the sun is consider_ ably elevated aboie the horizon. The use of these eyesgreaoy strengthens the sight ; and :the. Esquimaux are so accustomed to them, that when they have a mind to- view distant objects, they commonly use them instead of spy-glasses." In Witactc's Picture of the Penny Wedding, it is said that the principal figures are portraitsi, The bride is said to be4t portrait of one of the daughters of Lady Su treften,who was a daughter of the late Mr. Alderman I4l4iitritY , r. The following curious inventtott seems likely to supply an effective alumni for the preven tion of burglary, &c. Its outward appearance is that, of a narrow slip of canvas, about four inches in length, with a small ring affixed at each end, the centre part being enclosed within a piece of coloured paper. These rings are intended to be fastened upon hooks or nails, the one upon the frame or stationary part, the other on the moveable part of a door or widow. When so placed, should any person attempt to enter, a ten sion of the canvas of course takes place, and this causes an instantaneous explosion of detonating balls or powder as loud as the report of a fowling piece ; the combustible matter being confined withiu the paper already spoken of. JOHN NAGA RT (the Scotch Advocate), and Lord POLK ENINI ET (a Lord of Session.)—Lord P. usually retired to his country residence during that part of the year when the court does no business.—John IL equally idle, from a similar cause, went to shoto ; and hap pening to pass Lord P.'s property, met his Lordship, who politely invited John to talc a family dinner with himself, his wife, and daughter. John accepted this invitation ; and they all assembled at the hour of dinner. There was a joint of roasted veal at the head of the table, stewed veal at the bottom, veal soup in the middle, veal's head on one side of the soup, and veal cutlets on the other, calf's foot jelly between the soup and the roast veal, and veal's brains between the stewed veal and the soup. " Noo," says his Lordship, in his own blunt way, 64 Mr. H. you may very likely think this an odd sort of dinner, but ye'll no wonder when you ken the cause of it. We keep nae company, Mr. H. ; and Miss B. here, my daughter, caters for our table. The way we do is just this :—we kill a beast as it were to day, and we just begin to cook it at one side of the head, travel down that side, turn the tail, and just gang back again by the other side to where we began." AFFECTING CIRCUMSTANC E.—On Saturday se'nnight the corpse of an old Woman was found near a farm-house, iu the muir, a few miles from the village of Dairy. "I he body being unknown, the circumstance was proclaimed on the following Sabbath, in the parish-churches of Beith and Dairy, in the hopes of discovering some trace of the unfortunate individual's connexions. A little boy, the son of a farmer in the neighbour hood, on coming from church, remarked to his father that the woman's plaid was " unco like his granny's." The farmer, rather alarmed at this information, hastened to the spot, and to his ut ter grief and astonishment discovered the corpse to be that of his aged mother. It would ap pear that she had left Irvine with the intention of visiting her son, and that, either overcome by fatigue or misled by the darkness of the night, she had lost her way in the muir, and perished with the cold; when found she was in a sitting posture on the side of a hillock, and an orange, partly eaten, in her hand.—(Glasgow Herald) ..,..i.'"e.S.','"- • . - -t., t r ,0) ' 4,511.' . .; 44 , , . _,' ~ 6! . '0 rs, 4. ;84 • e-11W , - 7,. * ..'. , i ! ,- -..1. , . ', . T, ow. -:. ~,..k II ' • —: ' • 1' . :Z. ,, ' \-' ' - ' '':e . i . ‘ •:„.z t ,' : •,-, V ; ..,'. •.'''' ',. 3 . ,14.0 t• -,'. ) .:.:,''‘'--, ,- .--t . !'s•-,,.tif4" - .o 7;:r'' . : s p. 4.-.-W . , - . t s .N. 4.S , • ' - *••• V:__'• - , , k it , - • kl , D 4, -.. '''--_- - ....--‘'`..... i , ' • 1. (14 ri J • , lz .. 4v ,,,,,-- 4, T Li F.: ARMY. The Northumberland and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Volunteer Cavalry, with a spirit that does them honour, intend shortly to present their truly patriotic and worthy Chief, Lieut.•Color.el BRANDLING, M. P., of Gosforth-house, with a superb piece of Regimental plate, of the value of 250 guineas. —The Non commissioned Officers and Privates of the Newcastle Troop (belonging to the same Regiment), also intend to present their very worthy Captain (Drxorr BROWN, Esq.) with an elegant silver vase, of the value of 70 Guineas. Yesterday the mortal remains of the lamented Colonel JOKY MACLEOD, of Colebecs, were removed from Bury-street, St. James's, to St. James's Church. The melancholy procession consisted of a hearse drawn by six horses, followed by six mourning coaches and four, and sixteen Gentlemen's carriages. —The route' was down St. James's -street, along Pall-mall, up the Regent-street, and thence to the centre gate of tl•e Church, in Piccadilly. The foot prOcession then commenced, it consisted of twenty-four Gentlemen, they followed the coffin into the church, and thence to the grave, i.e. the great vault in the centre. The funeral-service was read at two o'clock, in the presence of many spectators, among whom it excited a deep in terest. The deceased displayed his loyalty and patriotism by raising a Highland regiment, soon after the commencement of the late war with France. In honour of the birth of the King's lamented daughter it was called " The Princess Charlotte's Royal Highlanders. In private life; no one possessed a greater number of friends : His hospitality pas unbound.. etiti as his tenants can testify ; and the fashionable world are weli,_,ac.quainted with the splendour, taste, and liber ality, which, .for twenty years, presitted at Charlottevale. The Colonel's death was sudden ;—he was found dead in his bed at seven o'clock in the 'morning of Sunday setnnight.— The amiable widow received the distressing intelligence on the morning of the same day. One of the daughters of the de deased is now with her relative, the Marchioness of Hastings, in India. The coffin was covered with black velvet, richly de corated with the arms of the clan of Colebecs, in silver gilt; the inscription was very simple—" Colonel Joni." MacLEon, of Colebec, aged 64." The funeral was ably conduted by Mr. Fildes, of Lamb's Conduit-street. EItCANTI LE Sill SG. DEAL, DEC. 23.—Wind E.N.E. —Came down from the River and sailed, the Alphonzo, and Spey, Dean, fc!rCartha gena and Pensacola. Remain in the Downs the Severn frigate. FaLMOUTR, DEC. 22.—Wind N. to E.—Arrived the Pro mise, Glasgow, from Quebec for 'London, out 39 days. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 23.—Wind E.—Put back the Roselle. HARWICH, DEC. 23.—Wind E.—Arrived the LOrdDuncen packet, with mails,. &c. from Holland. GRAVESEND, DEC. 23.—Arrived the Earl Bathurst, Gibbs, from Rotterdam ; this vessel has returned in consequence of the great accumulation-of ice at Helvoet. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW.STREET.--ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE.--011 Sunday information was received at this office of the followiftg most atrocious attempt at robbery and murder :—About three o'clock that, morning an, attack was made upon the house. of James Smith, Esq., near Dartmouth-row, Blackheath, by a gang of burglars, one of whom had already bored Musa three-fourths Of one of the square panels of the door in order to enable him to loosen the fastenings inside, whrn .11r. Smith, whO is Upwards of 70 years of age, was awoke by the noise. - Flogbt out of bed, and throwing up his chamber Win " Who's there ? What are you about ?" had lamely . uttered these Words when a ruffian, standing.-at some distance from the door, fired' a pistol at h k theshot front which passed through the fleshy part of his arm, entered his breastonstilo4ged between the ribs on the opposite side., The villains made off immediately. The report of the pistol, and the fall of Mr. Smith upon the floor of his room, alarmed tile family, and he was found weltering in blood, and to all ap pearance dead. He was, however, restored to life, and medical assistance was procured ; but he now lies in a state of extreme danger, and, as the surgeons think, with no hopes of recovery. Rutliven, one of the principal officers, was sent off immediately and was engaged the whole of the day and night in endeavour ing to trace the authors of this villainous attack, but without success. There is little doubt, from the manner in which the attempt was made to break into the house, but that the pen,:gls engaged in in were experienced London thieves. COKE.—Coke produced from the coal used in manufacturing gas is now generally preferred by rnalsters and others. At Coventry and Dudley, which latter place is in the centre of the collieries, where coke may always be ob tained in great abundance, such is the decided preference given to that made at the gas-works in both places, that the supply is inadequate to the demand, and purchasers are under the necessity of bespeaking it before it is made to prevent disappointment. The superiority of this descrip tion of coke arises from the coal used at the gas-works being always of the best quality that can be obtained, whilst at the colleries the slack or inferior coal is converted into coke.—( War wick Paper.) CAUTION TO TENANTS.— At an Adjourrel General Quarter-Sessions of the Peace, held at the Shire-hall in this town (Carmarthen) on Monday week, William Wil liams, of Nautgaredig, in the parish of Abergwilly, in this county, who had petitioned the Court for relief of Insolvent Debtors, was heard, and remanded to prison for three years, for grossly defrauding his landlord, the Rev. Th. Evans; vicar of Pembrey, of three years' rent, besides the expences of seve ral most vexatious and unwarrantable law suits, to a very consi derable amount. After a suitable admonition from the worthy Chairman, the prisoner made his exit, in company with the turnkey, to his doleful habitation, expressing his sorrow for permitting himself to be made a tool of such fraud and injus tice.—( Carmarthen Journal.) The overturning of the Glasgow Mail, on the evening of the 12th instant, happened about four miles south of Boroughbridge, by coming in contact with a cart, as the upward and downward coaches were passing each other.' Wm- Crackenthorpe, Esq. the present High Sheriff' of Cumberland, an inside passenger, had an arm broken. None of the other persons inside or outside of the coach were hurt. On the sane night, one of the horses in the Edinburgh Mail fell and broke • his leg, about four miles south of Northallerton, in consequence of the frost ; the :Ilan immediately proceeded on to the next stage with three horses. Owing to a dense fog on Tuesday morning last, the Edinburgh Mail was overturned on this side. of Thormanby, between Easingwold and Thirsk. The Guard was the only person hurt. The pole, splinter bar, traces, Ste. were broken, which set the hors es com pl e t e ly at liberty: They went 2 or 300 yards, but the coachman got them stopped. After they were put to again, being'irritated, the coachman, with pulling, broke one of the leaders' reins, and they galloped full five miles, the coachman and horsekeeper holding tit.- wheelers with all their strength. These circumstances delayed the Mail upwards of two hours. TIPPLING.--The Magistrates of PolloCkshaws (Scotland) have a most judicious plan to check the custom of tippling, amongst the working classes, which is indulged in upon the Satur day evenings after the receipt of their wages, and continued even during Sunday. A regulation has been made public enjoining, that all taverns and spirit shops shall be shut by 11 o'clock on Saturday evenings, and that none of the keeperA of such houses shall vend spirits to persons in the house after that hour. Farther, that they shall not admit into their houses persons for the purpose of tippling on Sunday, and in particular that their houses shall be shut up during divine service; A pa trol has been established to perambulate the streets on Saturday evenings and on Sundays, in order to enforce this regulation, the beneficial effect of which has been already experienced.