The Sun. — London, England, 1822-12-13 00:00:00

...••_, -- m eet; that it should be at variance with the other Ministerial Journals, and that it should be co- Pied this morning in The Moniteur. There are two Very good reasons to be give.' :-Ist, The Proprietors of the Journal des Debuts are bankers, and it is their interest to accredit a ru mour of peace, as it would raise the funds ; and it is well known that the Journal des Daats re eularly contains articles composed for the ex press purpose of operating on the funds : the 4 coud is, that the Journal des Dads is believed t° be the Journal of M. DE VILLELE, who, it is w ell known, is against the war in any shape, and the article in question is believed to be the ex pression of his opinion, or the Editor of the Mo niteur would not have dared to copy it. The Etoite, regarded as the Journal of the Garde des 8 2eaux, violently attacks the Journal des Wbats, f rom whence we may infer that there is but little harmony between the Minister of Finance and t he Keeper of the Seals, and as each has his par tizans in the Cabinet, a change of Ministry is ex tremely probable, and that immediately. GERMAN PAPERS.—We received the contents of the German Papers this day, but at too late an hour for insertion. An article from Vienna, dated November 29, gives an account of contests between the Turks and the Greeks in several Places, but with no decisive effect. Th e account of the capitulation of Corinth on the 26th Sept. given by the Allgemcine Zeitung, as it said, from most respect authority, and with so many particulars, that one could ~..";rdly refuse it credit, was consequently nothing more than a No mention is made of this change in the accounts from Con- Itantinople of Oct. 25.—( Austrian Observer, Nov. 30.) TRIESTE, Nov. 24.—A vessel from Smyrna brings letters from Cephalonia of the 16th of No- N'ember, which say that Omer Vrione had ad l'anced near to Missolenzi but had been defeat ed there. We hear nothing more of the Greek deputies, who, of course, could never be re cognised in that character. Many persons even doubt their arrival at and sending away from Verona. A letter from Ancona of the 18th No. 'ember, mentions the defeat of Omer Vrioue - -(4lllgemeine Zeitug.) Its ,P . 116 15 We understand that a Gentleman, named iIaKER, who has recently returned from the Cape of Good Hope, brings so very unfavourable rep or t of the state of that Settlement, and of tile condition of the Settlers, as is likely to at tract the attention of Government in no slight degree. According to the account of this Gen tleman, the progress of POPERY in the Settle ment is truly alarming. This circumstance de mands particular notice, and we trust that Mi aisters will view it in that light, and act accord ingly with energy and expedition.—The follow in g Extract of a Letter appears to corroborate the testimony of Mr. PARRIER : E-RXtract of u Letter, dated _Graham's Town, Cape of Good THE BEACON NEWSPAPER. JURY COURT, EDINBURGH, DEC. 9. JAMES GIBSON, CLERK TO THE SIGNET, V. DUNCAN STEVENSON, PRINTER OF THE BEACON. This trial arose out of one of those transac- tions which led to the lamented death of Sir ALEXANDER BOSWELL, who fell in a duel by the hand of Mr. STEWART. Mr. GIBSON now claimed five thousand pounds damages for a libel on his professional character in the Beacon. As .the public is already acquainted with the circum stances, it is sufficient to state that the Court concurred in regarding the matter charged as libellous, and that the Jury unanimously found for the pursuer on all the issues.—Damages, Five hundred Pounds. Hope.] " The rust is universal here a third season, and the Settlers Positively starving. I have not tasted bread for the last four t nonths. lam told that an official report was made to the l ianddrost last week on the condition of the children, who, it l a said, especially infants, arc perishing for want of proper nourishment ; and, in the midst of all these horrors, the ap- Parent indifference of the Functionaries here is surprizing. the Caffres are at this moment very hostile and trouble '4orne. They are stealing cattle in all directions; and last week murdered two Settlers, father and son, of the name of i 'reemantle, and desperately wounded another." HAVANNAII, OCT. 15, 18:22. [Extract of the Regulations of the Deposit.] There will be admitted in the Stores of Deposit, from this ' , late, all Goods imported from foreign ports, in vessels of more t han 80 tons burthen, either under Spanish or foreign colours— except provisions, all kinds of spirits and liquors, rosin, wood 4 nd lumber of all kinds, soap, candles, and other articles not tit to be stored, and seldom re-exported. All foreign individual property in these Stores of Deposit be under the guaranty of the laws ; it shall not be liable to ~iolation in case of war on pretext of reprisals, nor on any other Rround contravening the laws that protect Spanish property. ,The goods may be deposited for one year, if it is so conve ' dent to the owners, and will only pay one per cent. when en tered, and one per cent. when taken out of the stores for all duties. The goods may be passed from one owner to another during t he time deposited. At the re-exportation, the consignee or owner has to sign bond to produce after the lapse of a certain time, a land -11-44 certificate, legalized by the Spanish Consul or Vice-Consul the place of their destiny ; and if no Spanish agent resides ther e , such a certificate must be signed by the Collector, or a C ivil Magistrate. If the certificate is not produced in the given time the owner 9r consignee will be condened, or the first time, t to pay the l tn port-duties on the goods; f for the second time, o pay half t he value of the goods ; and for the third time to pay the Whole value. TH E KING'S COURT.—On Wednesday even ing, soon after six o'clock, his MAJESTY held a Court at his Palace at Brighton, which was at tended by the Secretary of State for the Home - I , ) epartment, the Lord Chamberlain, the Lord S teward of the Household, the Earl of Aberdeen, Sir Charles Long, Lord John Townshend, &c. &c. The King held a Privy Council, at which Mr. ‘'''reville attended as Clerk of the Council. The meeting of Parliament was taken into considera tion, when it was finally agreed to summon r arliament to meet for the dispatch of busi llesss on the 4th of February next, as was stated in THE SUN of yesterday. His Ma lest.Y signed a proclamation, which is about to ue issued, and it will appear in to-morrow eight's Gazette. Mr. Secretary Peel officiated f or the Lord President, in the absence of the noble Earl, and had an audience of the King Previous to the assembling of the Privy Council. ,After th e C ounc il, hi s M a j es ty en t er tained the Lords of the Council, and a party of distinguished c haracters, amounting to 21, to a sumptuous Ztnner. Th ere was also an evening party, when he music-room was lighted fur the first time this se ason with gas. THE ARMY. Summary of the Distribution of the regular Army of England, on Home and Foreign Service, exclusive of the Household Troops : Regt. of Cay. Regt. of Inf. 7 - - 11 England Scotland - - - 3 Ireland (including 3 Vetcran Battalions) 7 Jersey - Gibraltar - - - Malta lonian-Isles Cape of Good Hope - . . - - 29 - - 1 Mauritius New South Wales 1 Ceylon (including the Ceylon Regt.) 4 India - - - - - 6 - 20 Canada - - - • - 6 Nova Scotia - - - - . - . 3 West Indies (including 2 West India Regiments) - - 11 N. B. At the Cape of Good Hope, the Corps of Cavalry and Infantry raised there, are not included in the above. The Regiments thathave two battalions, (viz. the Ist and 60th, and Rifle Brigade) each Battalion in the foregoing, is consider ed a separate Regiment. Detachments of the above are at Guernsey, Sierra Leone, Honduras, Bahamas, the Bermudas, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland. The following official Circular has been issued from the War-Office, signed " W. Merry," and addressed to the Adjutants of Militia : (CIRCULAR.) Sin,—lt appearing expedient, with a view to secure the sub sequent services of Militia-men as may enlist into his Majesty's regular Forces, or those of the East India Company, or into the Marines, or Royal Artillery, during the period of their engagement in the Militia, that the expiration of the respective periods of service in the Militia should be known to the Corps of segular Cavalry, Infantry, divisions of Royal Marines, Royal Artillery, and East India Company's troops, into which the men may have enlisted. lam directed to con vey to you the Secretary at War's desire that when Militia ' men who have so enlisted, and who have been given up to the Militia, shall have completed the period of their engage-, ments in that force, you will take care to apprise the Command ing Officers of the corps into which they had enlisted of the dates at which their services in the Militia shall have expired, intimating also to the men themselves, _that if they fail to deli ver themselves up to some Military Officer, they will be pro ceeded against as deserters from their respective corps into which they had enlisted. The Notification to the Commanding Officers of Regiments of Cavalry and Infantry, and to the Commandant of the East India Company's Depot at Chatham, may be made through this Office, by unsealed letters ; those for the Marines to the Admiralty, and those for the Royal Artillery to the Board of Ordnance. Detachments belonging to the sth, 9th, 21st, and 35th Regi ments of Foot, sailed on the 11th instant, on board the Loyal Briton transport, from Cowes for Barbadoes. The Detachments of the 20th, 47th, and 67th Regiments of Infantry, which marched from Albany Barracks and Gosport, on the 6th and 7th instant, will arrive at Chatham to-morrow, preparatory to their embarkation at Gravesend, on the 28th in stant, for Bombay. A Detachment of the 4th Light Dragoons is ordered to march to-morrow, from Maidstone, to Chatham, preparatory to its further proceeding to Gravesend, for the purpose of em barking on the 28th instant, on board the ship Inglis, for Bombay. The General Palmer, from Madras, from whence she sailed the 15th of July, arrived at St. Helena on . the 30th of October. Major- General Sir EDWARD BARNES and suite are passengers. _ _ According to a letter from Corfu, a Journal is about to be printed at the seat of the Greek Go vernment, under the extravagant title of : 4 The Trumpet (f Christendom, or the Wish of Nature." We are afraid that the contents will too much correspond with the title, and that we shall find more of sound than sense in this Hellenic Ga zette. At a period when the public anxiety has been awakened, almost daily, by reports in the News papers, of . flagitious acts of violence committed upon the persons or the properties of the members of the Established Church, it seems to be but an act of political prudence and justice, as it may also be of private consolation, to state events, whenever they can be duly authenticated, which justify opposite indications. Of such a kind the following occurrences in the County of Galway seem to be :—" When the Bishop of the diocese of Clonfert returned lately to Clonfert, after a pe riod of residence in England, occasioned by his Parliamentary attendance, and protracted by do mestic affliction, he found in the front of the por ter's lodge a large fire burning, surrounded by a considerable number of tenants and labourers, to congratulate his Lordship's return. Though upon the bog of Clonfert have been planted with in these few years, and duly registered, 300,000 trees by his Lordship's son, the Rector of the parish, during his absence, not an instance can be traced of a single excision of a tree, but they are all growing vigorously in the order in which they were at first planted. Hither to in the diocese has been no instance whatever of the burning of any tithe, or destroying it in any place or state, or of obstruction to the valuing, collecting, and conveyance of it. No threatening notice sent, except in a few in stances a notice to draw may be deemed such— no violence has been committed on the person of a clergyman, or a proctor, or tithe farmer.— And the calm and moderate spirit of the Resolu tions suggested, and passed almost unanimously, without any rancour of debate, at Loughrea, on the 23d of November, where a Meet ing of a great majority of the landed proprie tors of the county assembled, in obedience to a summons of the Sheriff, upon the subject of the prevailing agricultural distress, may surely be received as a proof that the unfortunate delu sions, which have occasioned such calamities, and awakened such apprehensions in other counties of Ireland, fortunately do not infatuate, at pre sent, the inhabitants of the county of Galway.— ( Dublin Correspondent, Dec. 10.) BRIGHTON, DEC. ii. His MAJESTY held a Council at the Pavilion at six o'clock this afternoon, the Members of which, with a few additional guests, had the honour of dining with his Majesty. Covers were laid for twenty-two. There is to be a very numerous evening party, when the magnificent music-room is to be lighted for the first time this season. - 4`, :fp_...,e..t 1 -r s - :‘ - '=-_- , 42,..:-__--- .. ,-c, , , ,, , ' :- OF I A '". - - 4 "' ...- , T ER .# t 4 .. , , A t it itke, FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Sir Henry and Lady Georgina Wellesley, from Hatfield ; Lord Clifton, from Norman-court, Hants; the Earl of Rock savage, from Houghton-hall, Norfolk ; Rev. G. W. St. John, at Hodgson's Hotel, Dover-street, from 'Wilts ; R. Manby, Esq. from a tour ; Major Graerne, 10th Hussars, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Ireland ; Major and Mrs. Tay lor, at the Pulteney Hotel, Piccadilly, from Scotland. DEPARTURES.-Sir Thomas Swymmer Champneys, Bart., from Needham's Hotel, iirestminster-bridge, for Somerset ; the Right Hon. John and Lady Anne Beckett, for Cottesmore, Rutlandshire ; H. Tighe, Esq, from Hodgson's Hotel, Dover street, on a tour ; Captain C. R. Fox, for Northamptonshire ; Gen. and Mrs. John, from Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, for Essex ; Hon. Cavendish Bradshaw, from ditto, on a tour ; Sir D. Gould, Baronet, from the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Herts ; Mr. and Mrs. Preston, from the Pulteney Hotel, Piccadilly, for Bath. The Earl of Coventry is entertaining a large party of friends, at his seat, Croome, orcestershire. Lord Holland had a select party at dinner yesterday, ,in Old Burlington-street. The Hon. Mrs. John, Charles Villiers' spacious mansion, in North Audley-street, will not be open to the fashionable world before May next. The whole exterior is to be cased with arti ficial stone, and the interior to be embellished with gilding and sculpture. CHAItTEII-HOITSE Sciloov.—Yesterday being the Anni versary, or Oration-day, of this Institution, the annual visitation of the Governors took place, and the usual ceremonies were observed. After visiting the different apartments, they par took of a cold collation, and repaired to the Great Hall, which was fitted up with a rostrum at the end next the entrance for the youthful orator of the day. At the other end of the Hall, under a fine full length portrait of the Founder, sat the Governor, Sub-Governors, Stewards, and many other Noblemen and Gentlemen. The Gallery was filled with Ladies, and benches were ranged along on each side of the Hall, for the accommodation of the poor brothers, scholars and visitors. Master Charles Boyle, the senior scho lar, or head boy in the school, mounted the rostrum, and deli , vered an appropriate oration in Latin, which met with great applause, i and the Governors, Stewards , and Company present bestowed their accustomed pecuniary favours on the youthful orator. At half-past four the entire of the audience repaired to the Charter House Chapel, which was brilliantly lighted up, and an excellent sermon was preached by the Rev. Richard Ward. The evening concluded with a sumptuous dinner. POETRY. ADVENTURES OF A THIEF : IMPROMPTUS. TOM Treadmill, from a jeweller's shop one day A silver tea-pot stole, and ran away ; Pursued and caught, he in the dock was placed, And hanged on proof how thief and pot were chased. A thief stole a tea-pot, in a window placed : Both pot and thief excessively were chased ; And after being taken, as they tell, Were both of them directly sent to cell. Still they were both alike, both still were suited, For each of them was highly executed. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 12.—The select Preacher at St. Mary's church, to whom the Sunday afternoon turns in the present month and the turn for Christmas day are assigned, is the Rev. Temple Chevallier, Fellow of Catharine-hall. The Rev. G. H. Grcenall, M.A., Fellow of Christ College, has been presented, by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, to the perpetual curacy of Otford, Kent. The Rev. George Tumor, vicar of Wragby, has been col lated to a prebendal stall in Lincoln cathedral. On Wednesday last Mrs. George Bankes gave a splendid entertainment at her house in town, to celebrate her brother's election for this University. The heads of Houses were in vited on the occasion ; and the Lord Chancellor and Mr. Peel were of the party. On Sunday last, after the sermon at St. Mary's Church, the sum of 411. 12s. was collected in aid of the Boys' National School. The collection at Trinity Church, on the same day, after a sermon by the Rev. C. Simeon, in aid of the Visiting Society in connection with that congregation, amounted to 311. Bs. 6d. On the same evening, the annual sermon for the Benevolent Society was preached by the Rev. S. Thodey, at the meeting house in Downing-street, when the sum of 201. was contributed towards the support of that institution. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING-ROOM, DEC. 12 D .—STATE OF TIIE ODDS. LBY. 11 to 1 agst Webb 20 to 1 agst any other. 7 to 1 agst Emily c. 10 to 1 agst Talisman 10 to 1 agst c. out of Folly OAKS. 7to 1 agst f. out of Zaida 110 to 1 agst sister to Sultan. 9 to 1 agst Sister to Sailor 3 to I agst Moses 3 to 1 agst Swap. CLARET STAKES. I sto 1 agst Posthunia 7 to 1 agst Ajax. ST. LEGER. 110 to 1 agst Miss Fanny. 10 to 1 asst Sherwood HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. MEETINGS OF HOUNDS IN THE ENSUING7WEEK„I Mr. Meynell's Hounds, en Monday, at the Every Arms, Eggington ; Thursday, at Colke Abbey ; and on Saturday, at Wichnor Bridge. Lord Anson's Hounds, on Monday, at Lindley. Mr. Chaworth's Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Brixworth Kennels ; Tuesday, at Clipstone Mills ; Thursday, at Church Brampton ; and on Friday, at Maidwell. Epping Hunt, on Monday, at Old Sampford Town ; and on Saturday, at Thornwood Common. The Gransden Hounds, on Tuesday, at Croydon Church ; and on Friday, at Waresly Turnpike. JOHN BEARDMORE, ESQ.—This Gentleman, whose recent death we yesterday announced, was well known and highly respected in the metro. polis. He was formerly an eminent Stock broker, and acquired a large fortune by the fair exercise of his profession, and would have scorn ed to avail himself of the arts commonly prac tised to influence the Funds.—His taste for mu sic and painting was correct and refined. A few years ago he was married to Miss PARKE, so justly admired for musical talents and esteemed for private worth.—The death of this Lady, a few months ago, produced a visible change in his health, and a lingering illness, which he bore with fortitude, at length released him from all human troubles. He has left an only son, about five years of age, beautiful in person, and already promising in talents, who will inherit an ample, fortune, acquired by industry and improved by prudence. THE THEATRES. DRURY LANE.-The Opera of Artaxerxes was repeated last night, but there was nothing in the performance that requires additional notice. It is altogether well got up, as the phrase is. BRAIIAM was finely in voice, and was encored in " Water parted," and Mrs. AUSTIN was encored in The Soldier tir'd; but the manner in which she gave it indicated that the exertion was too great. She was kindly supported by Mrs. VESTRIS. The pleasant Farce of The Liar followed, and Ews- ToN gave the " poetical prose" of Young Wild ing with such diverting animation and humour as detained a numerous audience. COVENT-GARDEN.--The tragedy of The Hu guenot, with a few necessary curtailments, was represented again last night. The Performers in general were more at home in the characters. Mr. MAcREAny was not so much Keanified as on the preceding night, and Miss F. H. KELLY kept her feelings under more regulation.—Mr. BARTLEY, Mr. ABBOTT, Mr. YATES, and Mr. BAKER, whom we ought to have noticed yester day, all gave able support to the pieces LONDON WORKIIOUSE.-The Adjourned Ge neral Meeting of the London Chnrchwardens took place yester day at Bow Church, for the purpose of receiving ;informa tion from the respective parishes, of their sentiments an regard to petitioning the Court of Common Council, upon the sub ject of the London Workhouse. Several Vestry Resolutions and Petitions were accordingly read to the Meeting (which was very numerous), all taking the same view of the sub ject with the former Meeting—namely, that the Institution has ceased to fulfil the objects contemplated at its original 1 establishment, and is 'now an oppressive and almost useless burden upon the citizens of London. It was resolved that these different petitions should be refered to the Select Committee, who were ordered to draw up from them a general petitibn, to be signed and presented to the Common Council as the petition of all the parishes of London should it meet with their appro bation. Some hints were thrown out of its being desirable that the members of the Common Council should be put in posses sion of the wishes of their constituents upon this subject as soon as possible, as St. Thomas's day was near at hand. Scions, Earls of Dumfermline.—During last au tumn, when the heritors of the parish of Dalgety, Fifeshire, were inspecting the parish church (a very ancient edifice) regarding some necessary repairs, they resolved on opening a door, which apparently led to a vault under one of the aisles. The door was opened accordingly, and upon proceeding into the vault they discovered several leaden coffins, in perfect preservation and regular older, having va rious inscriptions, bearing that they contained the bodies of various members of the Noble Family of Seton, Earls of Dumfermline. The visitors then with withdrew, and the door of the vault was again shut upon the mortal remains of the Chiefs of that once powerful and Noble House, " now alike forg etting and forgotten." SINGULAR CUSTOM AT HALLATON.-The town of Hallaton, Leicestershire, is distinguished by a singular and ludicrous ancient custom. A piece of land was bequeathed to the use and--ad vantage of the Rector for providing " 2 hare pies, a quantity of ale, and two dozen penny loaves, to be scrambled for on Easter Monday annually." The land, before the enclosure took place, was called " Hare-crop Leys ;" and at the time of dividing the fields, in 1770, a piece was allotted to the Rector in lieu of the said leys. The custom is still continued ; but instead of hare, the Rector provides two large pies made of veal and bacon; these are divided into parts and put into a sack, and about two gallons of ale in two wooden bottles without handles or strings, are also put into a sack ; the penny loaves are cut into quarters, and put in a basket. Thus pre pared, the men leave the Rectory, and are soon joined by the women , and children, who march to a place called " Hare-pye-bauk," about a quarter of a mile south of the town. In the course of this journey, the pieces of bread are occasionally thrown for scrambling ; but the pies and ale are carried to the grand rustic theatre of confusion. This in olden time (though not upon so great a scale, or destined for such bloody feats, as the Roman amphitheatres) consist- ed of a bank with a small trench round it, and a circular hole in the centre. Into this the pies and ale are promiscuously thrown, and every frolicsome athletic youth, who is fond of the sport, rushes forward to seize a bit, or bear away a bottle. Confusion ensues, and what began in puerile sport has occasionally terminated in a boxing match. To the credit of the town it has ended, for a number of years, in peace; and the day has been spent in the greatest hilarity.— (Provincial Paper.) CORONER'S INQUEST ON THE BODIES OF HICK MAN AND MR. ROE.-This Inquest took place at the Swan with Two Necks, on Finchley Com mon, before the Coroner for Middlesex, at eight o'clock on Wednesday evening. The body of Thomas Hickman was mutilated in the most shocking manner, no part of it was discernible to his best friends. Mr. Roe's was different.— The Coroner's Jury returned a verdict as to both, of " Accidental Death."—lt was proved that the proprietor of the Peterborough wag gon coming up to town had a lock cart at tached behind it. The night was dark ; it was about half-past eight. The conduct of the men was quite injudicious. Gas, finding himself locked in the wheel, got away in the best way he could, by throwing the vehicle up a nine-inch bank, on a five-foot path, the off-wheel of the vehicle caught a plug, which brought him on the waggon. Had not this circumstance happened, from the extent of the footpath, five feet wide, upon which they were, and the near wheel being within two inches of a bank, they would have been thrown into a field. The road was strewed with the blood of both ; they were killed in an instant.; the carter knew nothing of the accident until he was apprised of it by Jas. Ball, a groom, who was walking on the foot path ; he saw the accident; the chaise was over turned, and the two unfortunate men were plunged between the waggon and the cart. The wheels of the cart, which was heavily laden, crushed the heads of both to atoms. The dis tance where their blood was spillcd was about 12 inches. Gas was first killed, and but few rem nants of his head were left. That part which remained in his front exhibited one of his eyes knocked out. Mr. Roe's head exhibited a me lancholy spectacle too ; his crush was upon the temple. WINTER HOME CIRCUIT. CHELMSFORD, DEC. 11. After attending divine service, Mr. Baron GRAIIAM charged the Grand Jury, and addressed them with topics precisely simi lar to those upon which he dwelt in his charge to the Hertford shire Grand Jury, and expressed his opinion against the neces sity of a Circuit at this inhospitable season of the year, attend ed as it was with so much personal Inconvenience to the Judges named in the Commission, to the Grand Jury, and to the Yeo manry of the county, who were called upon to discharge the duty of common jurors, without producing any public advan tage adequate to the sacrifice which all persons atsrmbled on such an occasion were compelled to make. Before Mr. Justice BAYLEY. Abraham Parish and James Parish, brothers, were indicted for feloniously assaulting Henry Golding on the King's high way, at Barking, on the 17th of November last, with intent to rob him. Mr. JOSEPII was for the prosecution, and Mr. ANDREWS for the defence. It appeared in evidence that the prosecutor was the guard of a common stage-waggon from Colchester to Lon don. Between one and two o'clock on the morning of the 17th of November, the prisoners attacked the driver of the waggon near Chadwell, and insisted upon stopping the waggon for the purpose of robbing it. The prosecutor, who was asleep in the waggon, was awakened, and he came to the assistance of the waggoner. He successively knocked both the prisoners down, but they could not be prevailed upon to go about their business. They both attacked the prosecutor, got him down, and were trying to rifle his pockets, when two carters came up, over pow-red the prisoners, and they were taken into custody. The scuffle and resistance lasted for nearly half an how. The wit nesses positively swore to both the prisoners. No substantial defence was offered, and both prisoners were found Guilty. The prisoner, Abraham Parish, was tried at the last assizes, for a highway robbery upon a female, under the most atrocious circumstances, but was acquitted in consequence of a mistake in the prosecutor's name. The Learned Judge sentenced the prisoners to be transported for seven years, being the full extent of punishment awarded by the statute 7 Geo. IL c. 21, sec. 1, on which the indictment was founded. Before Mr. Baron GRAHAM. John Targrass was indicted for stealing on the 3d November, at Priklewell, a sheep, the property of John Scratten. The sheep in question was one of a flock of 97, belonging to the prosecutor. It was missed on the morning of the 4th of November last; and in consequence of foot-marks on the ground, and traces of blood, search was made in the prison er's house, and the remains of a fresh butchered sheep were found in different parts of the cottage. There was also a pair of shoes found which corresponded with the footsteps which led to the prisoner's cottage from the spot where the sheep was slaughtered. The joints of meat also corresponded with the sheep-skin found in the field. Upon this evidence the case went to the Jury, and they found the prisoner Guilty—Death. There was no other conviction worth mentioning which took place in this Court. The Assizes are not expected to finish before Saturday morning. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, DEC. 12.—Wind E.S.E.—Passed through the Downs several outward-bound vessels from Ramsgate. Remains his Majesty's ship Severn. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 12.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived the Hannah, Lamb, from the Downs for Bombay ; and Pomona, Handyside, from Riga. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 11.—Wind E.—The whole of the out ward-bound sailed last night, and early this morning. FALMOUTH, DEC. 11.—Wind E. to S.E.—Arrived the Duke of Wellington, Bramont, from London for St. Michael's ; Henry, Cock, from Plymouth for ditto, and sailed again.— Sailed the Probity, for Lisbon ; Andromeda, for Van Dieman's Land ; Sarah, for Africa ; Ocean, llonduras ; Hope South Seas ; Smyrna, for Smyrna and Constantinople ; M... y, for Seville ; Joseph, for Oporto ; Vine, for Trinidad ; Independence, for Gibraltar ; Apollo, for Demerara ; and Bideford, for Terciera. HARWICII, DEC. 12.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived the Spes Nova, from Norway for London, with deals ; lost an anchor and cable, and part of her cargo thrown overboard at sea, being leaky. Sailed the Vansittart packet, with mails for Holland. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, Drc. 13. The arrivals of all kinds of Grain this week are considerable. Wheat of prime quality sells freely at Monday's prices ; other sorts do not go off so briskly ; Barley sells well at last quota tion ; Beans and Pease are unaltered from the beginning of the week ; and Oats sell heavily, and hardly support Monday's prices. SMITHFIELD MARKET, DFc. 13. There was a great number of Oxen at market this morning, amongst which were a few of superior quality; good Beef is rather higher in price, but the inferior qualities remain the same in price as per last week's quotations.—Good Hay maintains its price this morning. (To sink the Offal, per stone of 8lb.) Beef 2s 6d to 4s Od Veal is exl to 4s /o‘.l Mutton 2s &l to 3s 4d I Pork Lamb Os Od to Os Od. CATTLE AT MARKET. Beasts Calves 920 I Sheep and Lambs 90 I Pigs HAY AND STRAW, PER LOAD. Hay £3 Os to £4 Os lover Straw £1 8s to ..e1 16s. We trust and believe, that the plan of holding a third Assize in the Home District will be attended with such beneficial effects, that it will be extended to every dis trict. There are at present in the county gaol no fewer than 91 prisoners for trial, the greater number of whom would, but for this Assize, have to lie in gaol three months longer before they could be brought to trial. A man committed in August last might have to lie in jail upwards of seven months, and at the expiration of that period be acquitted by a Jury of hi: country of the charge laid against him. The general good must occasion some individual inconvenience, but it is, in every point of view, desirable to shorten the period of imprisonment before trial as much as possible.—(Maidstone Gazetie!) On Tuesday, a man, in a state of intoxication, leaped into the harbour, Dundee. Some mari ners got into a boat, and rescued him just as hr was going down. Ile stated that his sole reason for resorting to this rash act was, that his wife had that morning belaboured him with a poker, which " disgrace his proud spirit could not brook."—(Glasgow Courier.) BARBArtITY.—A man of the name of Robin son lately passed through Greensborough, with a tin waggon, and was supposed at first to be a pedlar, but being recognized by an old ac quaintance, and interrogated respecting the character he had assumed, he gave such an sn ers as led to a suspicion that all was not right, and his waggon was consequently examined. Upon unlocking the box, what should pre sent itself to the view of the astonished beholders, but a negro girl, packed away like pickled herrings ! A bill of sale for her was produced, of the genuineness of which some of the by-standers were by no means con vinced, but by reason of it, Robinson was per mitted to proceed with his merchandize.— Four Negro women, who had been illegally carried away, have been taken out of a vessel at Oxford, Maryland. One of them had been the property of the late Hon. William Warner two of them belonged to Alexandria ; and the fourth, whose name is Ann, was from Chrirtiana Bridge.—(Delaware Gazette.) aIS, til e , to