The Sun.
London, England, 1809-09-01 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE.NIONEy.

To his Majesty's gun-vessel the Wrangler, far the capture
of the Vanish privateer Hellgynderen, the Danish Merchant
vessels Laurentius, Carolina, and Engel Elizabeth, and the
re-capture of the galliot latfrow Tyka, every ~esday and
Friday for three months, at No. 23, Nef:olli.street,
Strand.

To the gun-brig Cheerly, for the re-capture of the Union,
at No. t it, Cecil-street, Strarxd, on the 2:1 of September, and
afterwards at the same place.
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BRITISH NAVY.--The following is the amount of
the: British Naval Force up to thiS day. At sea 94
ships of the line, 15 from 50 to 44 guns, 136 fri4
gates, 149 sloops and yachts, 5 bombs and fire; ships,
7g brigs, 10 cutters, 132 schooners, gun-vessels,
loggers, &c. Total 620.—1 n Port and Fitting, 6
of the line, 1 1 from 60 ro 44 guris, 26 frigates, 20
sloops and, yachts, 3 bombs, 16 brigs, 3 Cutters, -at
schooners, &c: Total 161—Guard-ships, Hospital-
ships, Prison-ships, &c. 6 of the line, 2 of 50 guns,
6 frigates, 3 sloops, 1 bomb, 1 critter; 1 schooner.
TOtal 14.—1 n Ordinary aad'Repairingli 56 of the
line, I 2 from 50 to 44 guns, 45 frigates, 29 sloops
and yachts, 7 bombs and fire-ships, 8 brigs, 3 cut-
ters, 9 schooners, &c. Total 14—Building, 48 of
the line, 27 frigates, 5 sloops and yachts, 6 brigs, t
schciotier.Total 87.—Grand Total 1,057.

During the thunder storm on • Friday afternoon,
the lightning struck the mast of the boat beloneine
to his Majesty's: ship Sussex,iying in Sheerness Hare
boor, and shivered it to pieces; two men in, the --
boat were struck senseless for a short time, but, did
not receive any other injury.
Tuesday morning arrived at Plymouth, the rorko
of 74 guns, from the Scheldt, 'with 700 prisoners
on board, composed of French, Dutch, Swiss, Poles
Austrians, and Italians, whom Bu()Neeee,eli
at *different times, tbrced into his service. -They
have been removed to the prison-shipsin Hathesee.
,
Wednesday seven line of battle ships and some
smaller vessels, arrived at Spithead, with" the pri- 7
soners froth Zealand. With what, were before at
.Portsmouth, this wifl make the number of French
prisoners there about 20,000. There are now. about
90,000 French prisoners in this kingdom.
The following is published in e respedable Morn-
ing Paper, as an extract of a' Letter from an Officer .
on board his Majesty's ship L' Aigle; dated the 22d.
ult. but is so much at variance with the accounts
previously received, that we entertain considerable -
doubts of its correctness.
" His Majesty's ship L'Aigle, off Antwerp, Aug. 22.
" On the 13th we sailed up the Bever Scheldt,
with nine other frigates, and arrived otf Antwerp on
the. 16th, where we still remain. , Oer troops will
land in a lbw days, to take possession of the fere;
.on the main land, which preited the enemy's shire
of war. There are eleven sell of the line French,.
...and three Dutch,; but the information tee have. re-
'ceived is, that only. three sail of the line have their
guns and men on board,- the rest being nearly in a •
dismantled "state., The enemy are said. to have
30,000 men, most of which, however, are Dutch
undisciplined troops, and who, for the wreater part,
have been forced Co telee up, arms by the French.
It is said that about 10,u00 of these will joint oar -
army on' its effecting a landing ; and there is rio
doubt of the Dutch, like C.kvety weer people sue-
jeded to the domination
.01 Fr,ince,'Lleing. heartily
tired of the galling y.oke thee are inede to beae. The
inhabitants of Antwerp are en eiotiet that the ship i of
war should be entirely retuoed :roe) that pert, as
the meditated attack would not tail most thateriallY
to injure the town."

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The following Letter, amongst others, spews the.
prevalence 6f an opinion oti tho'contitient that hos-
tilities would speedily bereqcommenced :---•

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" MEME:L, AUG. t o.—An ilStaffette is just arriv-
ed from Berlin, with accounts, that _
are• to commence with Austria and France on ti:c
13th instant, and it is said we are to take a part ill
the war. The Emperor ALEXANDER is enraged ;'t
the. Poles taking possession of Gallicia ill Narot,co:<'s
name, and this is in some 'degree confirmed- by a"
Estaffette just-come in from St. Petersburgh, ord,
pg.: relays, of thirty Horses to be at all the po4t
12011 tcir a great Nrsonage,said to be CAT:LAIN covul'o
the French Ambassador at St. lick. rsburgh.-

The name of Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY has
re-
sonnd<d t.hronghout Europe with so much celebrity,
that it will be one time before peopht.are
'ciled*tO his new t ot Viscount WELLINGTON. Vie
have reason; however, to bdieve, from the extra•,
ordinary ta!eiits of this gallant .and accompli-ilea
Geperal, thai if Opportunity should offer, he isilt
mike his new title to an equal height of fame kvit,
that'which bad befoie teen sty ilo,bly disringoi!il.
upon the ra-s' honour andparr c,t.c
virtue.

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~ All the account:3 which Vie have 10.,beived durinil'Tfie lklsstCr.oie the bc,..einonies'ihall,4t the Castle . , Tp..trip_tro#4 t--he, 41:1,4b:i:4L;:;--i :.,i;1 vi,;!,,-i•5 of .th
DESCRIPTION OF THE FREVAILTNG, FAS-HIONS -ivR TlfE the!;..,.
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the 'd' ' • It .he• t • i ''. s.t •A•, • '''' i,• .% la •r tj ••-t d d ''til '..' ..
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ONTH, AS TAKEN FROM MlNiiiE OBSEAVATION,SY ;A i week, retative to lstressing catas-rOp i on, ~,on„3y
.i.srennig
,:,%. a, 1- iry e !..kia y...i. en e
~ , act., a once "
more to Jail t,,,_ ~,'r).;_., •,), ~Gymi;,
LADYirI
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EXTR.AOTED FROM •• 1.41, BELLE ASSE,MIILE; OR, BELL'S 4. representing the number of persons who lost thee; -1: -and hid not the Company '
-been thvided by.the beilei... t_ pittiter. Lodge i§completely rey.-!•;.' fcr `..1.1 i',L.;e:pli.o6
COURT AND FASHIONABLE MAGAZINIi." FOR _THE ?Az-
tI6II bespeasipg the En= i.• of the Royal rarity, -who will a-...ive at five O:c.l^cf:.
: lives oil that occasion as even more considerable than -4 .voter[ Mike oflNl:sr,Lor.c..
SENT MONTH.
we then stated; but tho precise number cannot yet ~ tertainnients at tlie Circtis on that evening, the. as- ; itf the aflernotha, Everyface is decked in -sfni.;;; ic
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The flights 'of our fashionable fair leave us little of novelty 'be ascertained although we, are assured-that upwards seinhiage at the Rooms •would have been greater,— : the prospect-o. once more beholding:features wbic4
to communicate .directly from the metropolis •;. gaiety anti ^ • Ete:. 140 names have been colleaed. Truly mourn- Among the Cempany pi.2scot at the Circus were,. ! .have been so. fion'th:,. liflrbinger'of turd. to try,
bustle have deserted our streets, arid whatever of invention . . . . .
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or elegance may be worthy ,Of notice, will be found in stint- • lrt des fur -dd is the blank thUs made among the friends Th'eir d races pf Marlborough, the Nlarouisssf• E ly, • Lord ; snbjeci, an(t to ever,y. individoal in .o,is. place in, pares
In
, ! ticular. I'llat'the riini.lL,l, Lifinghters of. mn- 1!;dove-'
mer retreats. ana`t-indred of the unfOrtunate sufferers, there being- • aril Lady F. ancl the Hon. Miss Spencer, Lord Ilawaiden
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Sovereign rnaj inhale .I,ee•lth. and •pleasure in ewe
In respect to the prevailing mode ofdress we have but little • few' persons-in Dartioch, or the adjoining parishes, 1.,0rd Sydney, Lord F. Montague, scc. Sce. .
variation•since our last, none indeed bur what has arisen rather . .
the ..
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na 'u . ' l' •• 1 , , ,
ga.e, is tire, fervent 'pri,q.,.-r of a!!-.1-10.e, ,who good
froth the changeableness of the weather than the fickleness of ' mho have not to lament loss of a father, a roo- - Toe uiversions, the eques_rian exploits in , rt.c __-
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fashion or taste. Mantles and cloaks of every description are they, a brother, or a sister. The- business of the - lar, would hatre iven be highest satisfaaion but for with eager hope for tbi?, rtslbritiOn .of rfin-se efood
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two accidents, one of which had nearly proved final, ...spirits ;illicli d•elight in rus.i.!m f ',Lig' eh ch bt,tricvn in f!il,‘
Still worn, hut 'are novv generally lined with sarsenet ; the fair haviro7
.been the, object of almost all of those,
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Opera mange has, however, thelpre-eminence. It is short,
'elle,' Wall around.
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•Sh pee &lon one side, and bound with figuretterabossedirib- o winhad, o
, who were board the boat, many of ' . f and bothhappening to Miss SAuxnEas, 'who, while
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...,Welnestiay last. W 25 IlvlierOd -in bv f,.: C:.:'77.:31
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band. The peasant. pelisse still' itaatts high in fashionable course, all th 6 ' (honey they could command about riding round the ring at toll. speed, with her fet. .
approbation; it . begins however to partake of the Spanish them ; a cucumstance which not a little ag#avates - the saddle, lost her equilibrium, and twice fell. •. in de'leunf,, given by Atr. NAPIER. at his hells,- un 1110
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Style, as indeed does every article of female. attire. - . . _ ,
the irreparable loss sustained by triaoy.a fatherless the latter, instance she was borne away insensible, ..Eplartade, ai-Which all'ilie,Tas-hion ancl !1),-,:!uly -th--
. The style of hats and bonnets
.for theout-door costume has
1 child. ..The accident is attributed principally to the diffusing, a great degree of any.ietv,in
likewise experienced little variety, except that some have„. the speaators. tended.. ' ~ .
71?Uf• d6t fb- ' The announcement
been.whollyiai,i aside, whilst others have advanced into more"
.COZ u o the oatrnen, Who,, it after, that MiSs qAUNDE- RS 15 ''''',::-'' ',,,, ‘, . , i last ~.. ,
is said, were soon , , . -
general ;avow': among the latter description is the Spanish •intoxicated, and who perished with the rest, leav- had, received no material injury, was a Very sillutary athong the rnost distjuguished, were Alr, R. SifsEV.i-
hat in split straw, with the long whitedrooping Ostrich lea- ity, behind- the - a dread,ful exam .1
of the fatal f 'relief to all present. • . ill'D'S (our wortt • Member,. large e• ' -
. . if .to a batty .., tt.._
' however omit to mention the Flushing ~ P •irl . _ •
~,. Pie.e - • ' • . -
ther. we must not
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hat ; it is o • I the Gipsy lorm or mountain style, in white
sr wd (1
; , fells of rashness and intemperance, ' -.. , Last night, the Theatre again was cO. e- for the hotel . Mr. BA ILEy, Mr.' WILLIAM s,:. 11-4: Bariist,T;
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chip, with 'a &able or second,"crown, supplying the place. of
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.i, benefit of Mr. MußtrAv,: Mrs. Sionosis_ appearing 11:7 1-1
. --r. ..ENDERSON, and Lord CLINTON'S tortle ~-;ast.
a This is at once novel, elegant and convenient ;It is .
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cap. 11h • ,rea•liof puffed ribbands or wil4 flowers.
115U8...y worn W/T a % , MINOR VAUXHALL SAILING MATCH. ' he Tragedy of The Earl of
as Margaret of Anjwt, in I,
_. .. . . ~ , , Our. Graces*, the three Misses ?ERkit:S,"ealis the
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The Cattagebon,net is still seen, but is chiefly. confined to our I illOrivick, which eharaaer sae sustained with all pos- Esplanade to be a scche.of 'gaiety ssheneVer they •Ip
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-.. ' P.
rising belles' except such as are composed of sa with the I ,
• sibleeffea, and in which, hyshe conethve persons pear ou it,. and, have. macle Many. conqiae4ts; 'both,
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cry Wn a tittle raised, which. some iugenious milliners have i, Yesterday a . superb Silver Cup • and Cover were of the Drama, she Was exceedinaly well supported. '' '1
-.latter' f -•-• '., 'I one
both clenornin3tedthe . Parisian bannet. caps with veils, orna- :sailed f by. -.. ,
or .. Gentlemen s )leaSure-boats. he re, • • • • ._ b . . .
syyl and. military; the o whom resent ~a one
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mented with art!ficial flowers, have an undisputed preference
1 ' Di - t f the night were:, ss. Mrs: Sni-
. e receip s 0 a return of wounded on the occasion ' II
35 their o'ft alit
both an tuarinng and evening dress, varying hoWever stightly gulations. were, that the vessels should not exceed
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nOils is about to lean: tta for Worthifig, .The Mar;-' breihren at,.Talavera.. • HAR:xEY's • Card As-sertibly:
in their form and' texture,. ()ur more matronly belles seem eight .tans burthen ;- that. they should start from quis;of ,Er.ar, and Lord •HA. Wkimig; after' sojourn- . , .
..Room is the Gentletrien's mornin I ','' '.. i.
g Oil tik4,-,, all(
indeed (an:t We .think very judiCiously)-tu rejed the straw Blackf '. ' b-d ,
riar s, ri ge, go round a boat stationed at. Pu- in.- at ,the New Inn, in -North-street . forabout ten •
WARD'S Readincr-room •and HARVEV's Exhibitic ni
bonnet altogether
,' Lace and finely embroidered muslin .
ts- ?
b - ?
with ..n intermixture of satin, stand unrivalled in the consti. ney and return to-a-boat moored opposite the Mihor , •
days', took their departUre from hence this morning. of fine pa,,,t,,,Js of the old School, boast a griat re-
union of capS, which Conti:We orate lae made close to the Vauxhall. Ten boats started about a quarter before '. -
The weather 10-day has. fine. The Duchess of sort of beaut .1 f.l.`andproduce y and as it-on, • toLadies a
:head, r4isea rather more behind than before.- e• he Spanish five o'clock ; they were as follow : ,: - Air -.
has Visited .11. e Duchess of LREDs,•B9 ,
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avaAßlßiattbiJGHfund of enjoyment.
hat and feather in satin is again revived. The lace veil, for • , . .
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Bitch of oi:r females:as c,,nnor_be prevailed on, or find it in_ Henrietta -_ - Capt. Majdr - Hungerford - +tons Stanmore, at the earl and Countess of'CuileitEsa.Eti s. . Our Sands frequently present a .fac-siinile..Ol. the
4onvenient to dispense with • all covering for the head in full Anne - - - --- Sieke - - Chiswick - - 8 ,
fhb. Duke has taken his usual airing, and the tos%n Four-in- hand. Club, in the folloWing barouehes and
dress., is•tife moss -pproved, with the thair ..I.essecl a la- illat2%. ' vixen - - - HewetsoU Nine Urns - 7
.• • • 744, and a small berath of bauVeis placeu on the left std, or Ludlow - - -----.. Nelson - Stangate, -- 3 • has a very gay appearance. four, . driven ,by Mr. C. BUXTON, Mi. PAUL P -
t'irown simply_ over 'the head in the Asiatic_style, supported George and Sarah --- LewiS -- Crabtree' - - 6
THUEN; LOyd."LINTON, Sir CHARLES BAbaril.Dß,
bya a small cushion on the crown, of. the head, and confined Hero -.- - ---. Fallow - 14 'ungdr ford . .8 •
Herbert '
by Pe,rsian piris; tile device an actlin..either In-gold or pearl. Produce - - -Westminster 8 Mr. SCOTT) Mr; BAILpy,, I‘,ll'. NAPIER, and Mr.
The hair lightly 'curled. after ihe. Parisian manner. ' .Spitfire ~ _ .....—....... Noke .- Hungerford - 4
DANIEL. -- , • , ,
; Sr. George . -___.... Gtinston Paul's Wharf 7
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fang,Evening dresSedareeniefly composed of crape, gauze, tit=
His Royal Highness the Prince of ORANGE- is jl:7s;t,
: Caroline - -.... ' ' Fitton - Stangate -- 3- , .
Opera-nets, .and light Shaded sarsenets. The Most fa- •
arrived afßuair.f.'s Royal Hot%er. He traviks irit-oe'
. with
0
sh-onable style of construction is that With the sqnare frock ' The boats setsail i not very favourite breeze
b1...k., strait and rattier Jaw-Across the bosom, edged with.. at the time specified, • The VixeO took the, lead,
•seoll,p face; a double row of the same round te bottom of . • .
the dress ;., -short or long sleeves according to the tangy of the :•.t attd, kept it to Vauxhall, . hall, when the Caroline shot a-
wearer; composed almost entirety of lace; The antiqae bad-. :head.' .At Batterea,• ihe Vixen passed the Caro-
dice in .• dire or coloured sarsenet is gaMing. fast upon us, line ;: but, owing to the superior management of
Sashes we-observe are more worn than bands, brought twice ;
round the waist and tied on the left side. ' - • •+7,..Captain- Noke; of the Spitfire, that little vessel
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Shoes of lemon-colour, white and green- 'are.,most in es: rkivhieh had not previously been even noticed by the
teem. '6loves to corte,pond. The prevailing colours are 1 cantesting parties), darted from under the trees on
Mac; ye4thc.., Sea green,' a 14.1 blossom-pinks r 1. the. Surrey-side of • the Ritter, and took the • lead
I of the whole line; , The Spitfire carrieda great.deal•
of canvas, for her size; her tacks were the most
judicious, and she laid nearly gunnel-to almost the
w•Liole of the Way. We need not wonderitherefore,
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that the Spitfire•came in first, not by tezi or twenty
•:' boats lengths, bat. by a quarter of a mile, at least. The
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afternoon was fine and agreeably cool , the Thames
was covered with cutters and wherries; and the banks
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• of the river were lined With -spectators,' particularly
above Westaiinster-bridge. No accident, we believe,
occurred. The prize was presented by the donor,
;' Mr. Sheppard,- at the new Public Gardens, called the
I
Minor Vauxhall, to Captain Noke, with
,an appro.
is propriate compliment. - •

TH-' A. r,"'
. ETS.—Sir ROBERT KER POR'T'ER, whose
Merits as an artist havb- justly raised his talents into
high repute, has presented his fine picture of• "The
.tattle of Agincourt," to. the City of London. The
u bjed of this work, which does so much honour to
the 'military character of our country, is. treated,
in a manner that is also highly creditable to
Britist, art. It may 'be fairly' said, without any
undue preference to the skill of Sir ROBERT- POA-
Tgit, that no other artist in this country; what-
ever may be his excellence in the
,province • in
bkh his talents are immediately exercised, cati:be
• "ee riled capable of treating a subject of this ti)ani.=
I.lde and variety with equal success., Indeed, it
hobld be added, as a proof of the liberality of the
present race of artists, that they all acknowledge the
extraordinary powers of Sir .ROBERT in subleds Of
this' decription. The piaure in question liar been
accepted by the City, with
,a proper sense of its va-
lue; and of the patriotic spirit of :the liberal donor,'
Who is siiperintending the preparations for fixing it
in the Egyptian Hall, at the Mansion House. - This
animated representation of British heroism, will give
additional splendour to Civic festivals, and by the
impressive example of our ancestors, become a
Powerful stimulus to every future generation of
Englishmen.
The Earl of Guanyoan has been sitting fora
Portrait, which is intended for his old friend Karr_,
131. E and the pencil of LAWRENCE will certainly,
render it highly valuable as 'a work of art, as well as
R tribute of friendship: " •• .•
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A rowing match will take place,.on Tuesday next,
between WILLIAM TIIORNTONO of Eitthgerford, and
JA3IEs PAYNI:, of Horselydown, for 20 guineas
a side.. They. are to start at two o'clock, and row
from the Swan, at London Bridge, to the Swan at
Chelsea: The odds are sto '4
m tavolr of-PAYNE,
who appears by far the less athletic man. • ,

At the Gloucester assizes, J:ohn King,
charged withassanititig and, robbing Air. R. Ald,
ridge, on the high-way, near Bristol, pleaded guilty.
Upon being-asked why_senten:e of death should not
he passed upon hitn, he said, ",Le was sensible he
had.committed a critne against society, by which his
.life was forteited.-hy.the-laws of his country; but that
lte had beel-t.impetled to', the deed by the distress of
hiS fathily for biTad.- Judge' Bayley, in passing
sentence. upon 'him, was so affected that he was'
obliged to turn his lace from, the people, and whilst
repeating the usuai.words, " Lobe taken to the place:
front whence. you were ,brought—and—yoU know*
what .rshoula say, and what I mean," and wept:
The other part of the sentence was scarcely af-
tieulate.. . •

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The lollowino • Extra& of a private-Letter from
'Rio Janeiro date'd June It, t 869; altributes;the de-
parture of Sir 51D1,..1E1 SMITH from :Brazil to certain
causes, which never having been mentioned before,
we do not think entitled to implicit credit. The
praises which it.bestOws on this gallant. Officer ,we:
know to
w-, be true and Should the'descripiicio it gives
of the retched of the -Government at Rio
Janeiid prove equally so, we have only to lament the
little prosped.ivhich the people of Brazil have of
improvement in their condition :
" You must know that we-.are-as much at •a loss
fOr communicating our sentiments by letter, as the
JewS.formerly were for transporting their money; they
inveel:ed bllls Of exchange,and we can on lyrely on the
goodness of some friend,,:for &Ise. yoti -run the risk of
'your.letterSheing intercepted -or suppressed, 33 has
already beenlone.
.What a ..gigarnic .step for the
glory ,and establishment of this new Empire Sir
SIVNEY SMITH has left us. His reputaiiOn is known
to you. .1-L! has left it in consequence of the united
intrigues of a Madman and a boy. So true is it
that probity often-becomes the viaiin of the wicked,
because it does not pursue the same .road. His de-
parture is considered here as areal misfortune; Eng..;
.without' doubt, contains many brave and-intel-
ligent. Officers, bar no one perhaps whoi.like• Sir
Sin Nay., unites the- neeessariquahtieS to stir up our
inclolnce,' and give activity to our pursuits. He
conforms himself to the uianners and customs of
311' nations, which is ver carce 1° an E crl.sh indi"
n
vidual. The Prince has been importuned by his two
enemies 3 but can assure You that lie is very much
trrortified,at his departure : he never ceased (living
him proofs/of his esteem. Sir SIDNEY will probabl.
situation be charged
:with some, brilliant commiSsion, but our
405:8 not become so by his absence. 800-
NATA IiTE will be very glad of it. " comme
hoses wont duns le mode; et voila conzme on dispose
les
d'auance peete des Monarchies."-
Motplay evening a young-wCiman, of 'genteel ap-
pearance and respeEtable conneations, •was about to
pr!cipilate herself frbm the steps near Westminster.
triage into the water; a gentleman, who was pass
-
ill? by at the instant, fortunately prevented it ; and
kivirg a slight knowledge of her, was enabled to re-
store her to her friends. The recent loss of an af;
le tit nate husband, who was an Officer in the army,
and fell in the late glorious conflid at Talavera, ira-
Pelled.hecto the rash attempt.

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Yesterday afternoon Exeter-'Change exhibited a
scene of contusion which could scarcely have been
exceeded, if some of Pidcock's lionS and tiger's had
descended to greet the inhabitants of the region im-
mediately beneath their habitation : the Confusion,
however, was occasioned by the following circum-stance :—A man of genteel appearance, who exhi-
bited strong Symptoms oP having been engaged in
making .large libations to Bacchus, in .attempting. to
enter the narrow door at the upper end of the
'Change, lost his 'balance, and
.unfortunately reeled
agailist the stall of one of 'the dealers in pocket-
bOoks, thread-cases, pincushions, &c. and by. the
violence of the shock, one of the pocket-hooks, was
thrown to the ground : this, from the obscured state
'of his optics, he mistook for his own, and imme- •
diately picked up and put in his pocket ; the mis-
tress of the stall, whose sight was rather quicker, en-
deavoured to convince .him of the contrary, bet to,'
DO purpose,' and he insisted on carrying off hisprize,
which was strongly resisted. riltA
,Gentlemap W 43 •
now threatened with aConstable, but bedefied.the,,
whole:Police of the metrepolis. Several of tfie.ini-
habitants of the 'Change interfering, and the mob.
taking. different sides, a 'desperate engagement en=
sued ; and it was. not till rtiitt had. 'been:, spread,
w
widely around that the combatants were, expelled.
from the 'Change, and the dOors being bAtricadoed
against both friends' and foes, order-was again re
stored. The principal 'hero-of the piece, however,
maintained a running fight till he arrived,at South-'
ambton-street, when he was secured, and conveyed,
to Bow-street, to answer the charge of stealing. the
pocket-book, which the owner threatened to prefer
against him. *. •'
. Last night a hackney coach driving along the
Strand, one of the horses took fright, and in pull-
ing op, the coachman broke the reins, when he got
louse, .ran over an• old woman who 'sold apples in
t:,e street, and killed her on the spot. The horse
then, ran towards the statue at Charing-Cross, brake
the window of a cheesemonger, and' immediately
fell down and expired. The coach 'was overturned,
and one of the passengers much bruised. He was
carried to Bartholontew's Hospital, but not ekpeeled
to live.

PERTH, AUGUST 24,—The harvest commenced
in this vicinity a few days ago, and is now become
general. The grain seems to. be'ripening fast; and
notwithstanding the long continued rains which we,
have had, we have the prospeet of what 'known
among farmers by the phrase, " a good. middling
.crOpr." The wheat in someiAaces"will;be,injured ;
but not so much'so as was at one time suspected.--, •
This is probably owing in a: great measure to its ge—
neral thiraesss, and to the coolness of ,the atmo-:
sphere, which has prevailed for, several days. The
pease, if the weather 'after thiS be favourable, will.
yet recOver,,,and,yieldan abundant produce.' Oats;
on good.dry ground, are in many cases uncommonly
luxuriant; and, on the whole, we think
.w:11 be
equal to an average %op.—Shearers' wages are not
yetgerieralty fixed.
On Monday
,night, about twelve o'clock, being
nearly the time of high water, ,David Lyell, a.sailor
belonging fo the Tescy, of Perth; stepping from the
quay, at the north shore, on board of anorher,vessel,
of which his brother is Mate, and slipping a foot,
fell into the water, and was 'drowned. It is suppos-
ed that in his fall he must -have been stotind by a.
blow, either against the vessel 'or the shore, which
had 'prevented hitn from making any effort to lay
hold -6f them, and save himself. His body was
found next day*

Within the.three last months, our importations
havebeen greater .in general than" were ever before'
remembered' ty.:oe oldest Officers-of the Cost Urns ;
the London' pocks have been -complete:y filled for
some time: la#k;:arrii the ships con pelled to keep
their carzo'l..iii•bpard,' until other deppts can
allotted theiii their discharge. The. 'export
keeping pace with the import, and the trade of thi;
Country was never in so high or so flonrishine; a s tate
as at this thine.

.„
*The Merino sheep' ..lately arrived:at 'Ppetimonth
from Cadiz, are in a feeble and exhattsted fate; ovsi
ing. to their having been driven from
with too Much baste, and too little care; inbintse-
,querice.of *Kett, the mortality which `has taken off
so.many..of.them, began before they were etn'tia:rk-
ed. The;e4vi.are ftz geneFal with limb,
are informed that the,distribui; On of then]; in obr
I •
dience to his M m
ajesty's Comand's, will nertake
place until they have yenned.- Those e,'ho receive
them are to pay a sum, per head sntlicitnt coecr •
the cost of embarkation; the pay of their-shepherds;
and their proVender. The freight is not to be charg-:
ed to them, as the expence 'of the return of tans -
ports would have been equally inenrred,
they. had brought home the sheep or' not. N-,,t
half the number originally embarked.are now
On Thursday se'nnight, a melancholy-aec::l,,,Tt.
occurred between Walton-fery 'and
A soldier belonging tp the..WestmOreland
bad been with some friends to take ftelqeshrnen t*;
the,
ferry-house,. after which he .was'abbni to return
home. 'his way to the • garrison, there ere'
three small creeks to pass, the Efirst:of
fijeilS,ppt Mtn • across; :the others l', rd v,;:v
over them, which he said be kney: ; on that [hey
returned, and We, pursued his way to the second
creek, 3f-,a 6,ricleaVOured to pass -on the haid wat,
but inise'diVand gOt into ,the rued ; 'the tide waS.
floWing,• could nofextricate himself--;
awfnl suspense he remained till the tide floW,ed °Ver
him, and he was drowned.; he was found; nekt •
morning,. standing upright, and fast in the
Thelptsons,atthe.ferryphouso heard a voice •
out, but thought it came from the'sohliert at thz...
.garrison. •
- About a,A'ortnNht .back, -a stiilor, whci was sup-,.
posed.to bcirJ. ng,;to the Gladiator,. iwis
in a ditch pear Gravesend; where'he suppose;
to have fallen in a' state of 'intoxication ; -he Was car-
ried to the workhouse in a state of insensibility,
where. every,attentionlwas paid to him. in aland-
' .kerchiel, which was, concealed in'hfs bosom, wcie
-.notes to the amountof thirty pounds-. On Tnesclay
- morning, the: maw,. who.had not opened hiS lips,
during the time he was. its the workhouse, and was.
"supposed ,to be in a dangeroui state of illness, found
means to leave his bed-room unobserved, and 6scap-,
ed by "scaling the walls, leaving his prOperty, behind
hint, ,and`,has not been' heard of since. "

00 Monday, the 14th instant, an inquest was held
at Loughglin-houSe, in the county of Roscorn7
mon, on the body of Mr. Daniel Madden, a very
worthy respettable man, in the service of Mat-
' -theW Wyatt, Esq.. the Agent of Lord Dillon, when
it clearly appeald to
,the Jury, that. the:deceased
.tnet with his death, " in consegnence of some vio-
lent received, in the a6t of protecting'
self, iii
,an assault Made- upon him., on the'night, of
the preceding Tuesday, on the highway, leading
frotn Castlerea to Loughglin, by some person or per-
sons unknown." The unfortunate. man had been
dispatched, as. an 'extraordinary and- -confidental
tnesstfigeroo the Post4offiee of Castlerea; with se-
veral packets of considerable value, which he. regu-
lady delivered to the Post-master thede, about'seven -
O'clock in the evening, expecting immediately, to
return. with the Dublin letters of that day ; but-
oWing_ta some, Unforeseen delay of the arrival of the
posit frOmitoscommon„hp,was detained-in Castlerea
till the. evening had closed; and in this luckleSS
terval,,the plan, no.doubt,•was laid, which the tow-
ardli.assassitis afterwards put in force, to attack him;
having, however, been-formerly a Royal Irish Dra-
.
goon, he managed himself and his horse so expert-
ly that, but for the injury above'referred to, and
occasiOned, it is supposed, by some. internal strain
or -extraordinary pressure-of his body On..the saddle,
'he Woad atJuaily have run the gauntlet-. without'
any other ill` consequence, than a few heavy blows
about the back and .loins. It was in the.severest-
torture that he • reached the house of Loughglin,
'about three miles from the place otrattack,.and at-ter
Rilating drcUinstantiallmbe .particulars:of it, was pot
tO bed, never again to rise !
On Wednesday„ about five in the evening,: the
neighbourhood of Creed-lane was alarmed by aft
appearance of fire issuing from the-cellar of Ryder,
. the hair dresser, who, it appeared; had-fOr some
purpose been burning an, old arm chair: • However;
Ryder being spoken to on the subjed, put.the fire
out, and assured the neighbours iliac all was sate ;
~but notwithstanding this assurance, about. ten
• o'block a.; rti'gli.t the cellar: was doinpletely in flames,
1. though,: traipily the engines arriving :in time,-,gOt
the fine under and saved the house, and,' most,..pro-
bably, great paii of the neighbourhood from de-
' strutlion. The exertions the.larernen deserve
great praise. •

S;MIT!-111ELU MARKET, Stre.'•t.; - •
This day's. Market .was not .well supplied ?kr-jai-
difterent "Kiud's Of Cattle ; Veal, Pork, and
sold at last prices; Beef and Mutton are dearth-34i!
the trade'in;general was not over. brisk.. -The (sales
iri the l-layrnirket were not lively.; Straw and Clove:
have. fallen' in price Eince Monday's 'Market 5 i-Lw,
fetched 'last price.-z—We, subjoin 'sari
'merit nt-rnbers • •

As 'Mr.. h.r c, Of'-.1-lorse-ferry koad,,a.Gentleman
' belonging to the Westminster Life Insurance Office,
. was yesterday Passing the gateway into .St. Cle►ient's
Inn, opposite to the ChtirCh; a piece of timber; part
ot:the scatrOlding to a very large sign which the
Workrzien were in the ad of affixing to the front of
the house; over the gateway, fell upon him, and la-
cerated his head in a shocking manner.
,He was
immediately conveyed to Dr: STANtoN's, in the
Strand, for assistance, and was last night considered
in a very dangerOusitate.
In consequence of some trifling dispute on the
evening of the 17th ult. a meeting took, place on
Bray Commons, near Dublin, between Lieut.- S.

To sink tt!e.oll,ld.per stone of SRI.
Beef 4s. od. to ss. zit.-Mutton 4s. od. :to ss. 2d.—Veal
4s. 84. to 6s. 6d.—Pork 4s. 6d: to 6s. 6d.---Lawb Ss. 0d..t0
6s. ,od.
Beasts, 430.—Sheep and Lambs, 3750.---Calies;
Pigs, 3so. 'l,

- SMITHFIELD HAY-MARKET. •
Hay, 51. los. od. told. [as. 0d.7- Stris% , ri. to. od. to 11.
oci.—Clovet 61. los. od. to 71. tos.. ad.

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COUNT-RX,eitAisiGE, S.EFT. I.—Althodgh bat Short
,
supplies, of Wheat to-day, sales are very heavily
made,
.and do not support last prictts ; Rye -a-ad Bar-
ley again in' short supply, and full_ aS. dear ; Malt
heavy sale;, Beans are somewhat
.dearer ; there arc
large 'supplies of Oats, - mostly, from LineohiShire,
and this trade is quoted Is. and 25., per quarter
lower; Flour continues at late pries: , •
Wheat - -1445,A46s a 95$ Tick Beans --485. a 53$
fine ditto.-,- - zoos a tugs. Oats - -$ 2,ASS 2 30S apa
Rye - -.-, - szs, a sSs. Poland ditto. - 355 a 375 61
Barley .. ' .•• .: 4Os a 465 Potatoe ditto - --S a,.4.,5
Malt - -:- 44$ a Sos Rape Seed - - Sol a :31
White Pease- ~,,I1 sos a 9os Fine Flour' -14.0 s a l.ss
Crey ditto -.- 46s a szs Seconds •. . ',755 A L'.,
Beads .: . - 57$ a 625

. .._. _ .
Adjutant 2d garrison battalion, and-Lieut. P. of,the
same 'regimen's ; after an exchange of two shots,
each, it
.was amicably settled by the interference at
1 the seconds.