The Sun.
London, England, 1825-12-26 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

THE KING, &e.
WINDSOR, DEC. 25.—His MAJESTY, at the usual hour,
honoured his distinguished attendants with his company to
dinner.—This forenoon his Majcsty, with his household at-
tendants, heard Divine Service at the new Chapel Royal ; the
Rev. Dr. Summr officiated.—This forenoon- her royal High-
ness Princess Augusta, with her household attendants, heard
Divine Service at Fronnore Lodge. The Rev, J. Gusset,
Chaplain to her Royal' Highness, officiated: After Divine
Service her Royal. Highness received the Sacrament

FASHIONABLE CHANGES.
Sir James Longhorn, Bart. for his cottage at Hampstead ;
Sir James Fitzgerald, from Boulogne, for Paris; Sir William
Harland, for Bristol ; Colonel and Mrs. Mortimer, for Paris ;
Major and Mrs. Heron, from the Isle of Wight, for Brighton ;
William Rae-Wilson, Esq. and Mrs. Rae, in town, from their
seat in Scotlond. •

APPROACHING :MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.-..The Hon.
Thomas Lister, only son of Lord Ribblesdale, is shortly to lead
to the Hymeneal Altar, Adelaide, eldest daughter of Thomas
Lister, Esq.; of Armitage Park, in the County of Stafford.
Yesterday, being Christmas Day, the Duke of York, being
recovered from his attack of the lumbago, left town for the
Royal Lodge in Windsor Park, to spend the day and dine with
his Majesty.

On Saturday morning, about eleven o'clock, the Chancellor
of the Exchequer arrived in town, and after transacting business
at the Treasury during the day, left London soon after five
o'clock.

A Prize Sheep, bred try the Doke of BED-
FORD, in thus labelled by an eccentric butcher near Shoreditch
Church :

Country notes. I cannot take,
Many are not worth a button,
Bring me gold, and you shall have
A joint of this Prime Mutton.'

AlEssas. CiumßErsEs's BANK It UPTCY.—On Sa-
turday a meeting of the creditors was heid at the Commis-
sioners' rooms, Basinghall-street. Among the persons who
applied to prove the debts was Mr. Rowly, an attorney, who
applied on the part of the parish of St. George, Hanover-square,
to prove a debt of twelve thousand pounds, the bankrupts hav-
ing been bankers to the parish. The Commissioners refused
the application, on the ground that, as the money was entered
in the names of certain trustees, they were the parties who must
prove the debt. Messrs. Picknell, Bagster, and Cadbury, were
appointed assignees, and Messrs. Coutts their bankers. A
Committee was also appointed, and, on a discussion which
arose, Mr. Chambers said.the Committee had conspired against
him at a time when he could have paid 20s. in the pound, and
have had a suplus of 100,000/. The Committee said, they were
perfectly ready to undergo any investigation, being confident
that they had done every thing for the benefit of the estate.

-CONDEMNED SERMON.—YestPrday the throe
wretched criminals, William Henry Austin, Richard William
Jasper, and John Edmonds, whose doom is fixed for to-
morrow, attended divine service at the prison chapel. They
were, as is usual with persons in their calamitous situation,
placed in a pew apart from the other prisoners, generally
termed the condemned pew. The Rev. Mr. Baker sat with
them during the service, the Rev. 111 r. Cotton being the offi-
ciating clergyman. During the progress of the service they
appeared self-possessed and attentive. When it had con-
cluded, and previous to the sermon being delivered, a peti.
ential psalmaentitled " The Lamentation of a Sinner," was
chanted, in which the criminals all joined with considerable fer-
vour. The text selected for the condemned sermon was taken
from the 170 verse of the 51st Psalm, and was most appropriate
to the occasion. The Rev. Ordinary, in descanting on ita took
•occasion to enforce the necessity of repentance, and .pointed
out to his hearers hOw acceptable a sacrifice was a contrite
heart in the sight of the Almighty. Repentance, he said,
should be sincere, and confiding 'in the mercies of the Lord.
Despair was not to mark its features. Hope was to be placed
in God's mercies, who -would realize that hope, and receive
the repenting sinner, as did the father of old the Prodigal
Son. The impressiveness of the Rev. Gentleman's. delivery
was not expended in vain; his auditory, but more particu-
larly that part of it which is so near eternity, appeared deeply
affected ; and perhaps the day, the Nativity or our Saviour,
added to the solemnity of his appeal. The sermon, which had
hitherto been preached on a similar melancholy occasion, was
selected at the-instance of the convicts themselves. At its con.
elusion they were removed to their cells, sensibly alive to the
awfulness of their situation, and deeply impressed with the ne-
cesstiy of a sincerely and. confiding repentance.
11 ts it t)E4l.. We have this week to record the
murder of a wife by her husband, which has been attended
with circumstances of a most extraordinary nature. The
husband's name is David Balfour, a mariner, lately in the ser-
vice of the Dundee and Perth Shipping Company. It appears
that they had been married about the early age of 16, and had
lived together most happily for a number of years. Some time
afterwards he was impressed; and served on board a man of
war for 11 years. Being at last discharged from the navy, he
returned to his home, and lived with his wife for some time ; but
her chastity had by this time become liable to suspicion, and
peace and happiness fled from the house. Balfour, who ap-
pears to have been sincerely attached to his wife, bore with
her failings for a long time in hope of amendment; but
she herself became tired of the connexion, and wished to
get rid of him. On his return from Greenock on Mon-
day last, she desired him to leave the house, otherwise
she would send for the police. The -poor man was com-
pelled to resort to an eating house for his victuals. Over-
whelmed with grief and depair, he began to meditate acts of
violence. Wednesday morning, about eight o'clock, the father
of Isis wife, in whose house sloe lived, and a saddler, of the name
of Anderson, who lodged in the same house, heard, when, in
the adjoining apartments, a losni shriek from the kitchen, and on
rushing to the spot they found the unhappy woman on her knees
with a large wound inflicted by her husband, in her left breast,
from which a torrent of blood was flowing. She expired in
about three minutes afterwards. The instrument of death was a
butcher's knife, which Balfour had recently borrowed, alleging
that he wanted to kill a lamb with it. On committing the fatal
act, he proceeded directly to the gaol; stated at the -grating of
the door that he had murdered a woman, and wished to-be put
inAonfinement. The jailor being absent at the time, he wait-
ed about an hour at the door till he made iris appearance.
Not having any warrant for his committal, the jailor conducted
him to the police-office. He was immediately examined before
Baillie Gray, and having again confessed his crime, he was
committed to prison to again his punishment. He is about
thirty-eight years of age, of a good appearance, and has
hitherto:borne a very good character. He appears to be deeply
affected by his unhappy situation, but at the same time mani-
fests a degree of firmness and composure that is truly re-
markable. His mind seems quite made up to meet the fate
which he evidently contemplates as inevitable.—(Dmidee Ad-
vertiser.) .

HONEST THIEVES.—OIIe evemitig last week, as
a poor old woman was returning home to Houghton Bot-
toms, she was stopped by six villains, who demanded her
money ; the poor creature' trembling for her life, begged they
wotrlA not rob her, as she had a large family starving at home.
They remained inexorable, when she was compelled to give up
65.. which she had just received for some work she had been
taking to the warehouse. One of the villains, however (less
hardened than the rest), returned her three pieces of money,
which he, no dOubt, considered to be three shillings. She
then proceeded homewards, but had riot got far on the road,
when she heard the footseps of the gang behind her ; she ime-
diately ran off, and had just time to take shelter in a neigh-
bouring house—the villains being close at her heels. To cut
the matter short, on looking afterwards at the coin which one of
the party had given her, she discovered them to be three so.
vereigns.—( Liverpool ilferemry.)
AFFECTION IN A WlFE.'—About a week or ten
days ago, a poor man who was in the habit of assisting the
hackney-coachmen at one of the watering-houses at the west
end of the town, died; and a good-natured friend of his family
took the trouble toga about and raise a subscription, to aid the
afflicted widow in her distress. She seemed to feel the kind-
ness very sensibly, and the activity of her friend had the de-
sired effect to a great extent, the moment he represented the
loss she had sustained. lie visited the lodging in a day or two,
but was surprised at not seeing the body. Ile asked the cause
of the disappearance of the corpse, but the person who then
occupied its place could give no answer. He went up a pair
of stairs higher, and there he saw the widow, who did not
appear at all comfortable at being observed. I have brotight
you some money to bury poor Jack, said hc, " but where is
he .‘ Why, to tell you the truth," replied she, poor fel-
low ! I was too poor to keep him any longer." Well, lam
glad, at any rite, that you had money enough to bury him"— 1
Bury him ! poor fellow, I was too poor to
tn ?beury
" And what the devil have you done with him ,then , "hicalried'
the man, to whose imagination a premature resurrection of poor
Jack was presenting itself. " Why, I thought that as the
body was of no use, and his soul could not be hurt by any thing
that happened to it,. I might as well let it go." " And where
the devil is it gone ?" said he. " Why, to the anatomy..
room," said she: " a gentleman offered me four guineas for
the poor fellow, and I thought it better to let him have hitujust
as he lay."
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NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN
COFFEE HOUSE, DEC. 26.

Papers have been received this morning from New York to
the 3d Dec. ; Baltimore to the 30th Nov. ; Boston to the Ist
Dec.; Savannah to the 20th Nov. ; Petersburgh-to the 26th
Dec.; Philadelphia to the Ist Dec. ; Charleston to the 25th
Dec.; Richmond to the 27th Dec. ; Quebec to the 22d Dee. ;
Rio Janeiro to the Ist Nov„
LIVERPOOL, DEC. 23.:—Wind W.N.W., fresh breeze.—

Arrived this evening the packet ship James Cropper, Marshall,
from New York :.-.-Passengers—George Paggs, of Philadel-
phia ; Samuel Brooke and John Gellacenjet, of Montreal;
Robert Winterbottom, of New York ; Horace Ridout, of York
(U.C.); Dr. Farks, of Canada. The Colombia, Graham, Li.
verpool, at New York, 25th November_i Samuel Robinson.;
Choate, Greenock, ditto, ditto ; Orient, Vanderford, Amster-
dam, ditto; Marion, Goodwin, Liverpool,' ditto, ditto; Cam-
den packet, Falmouth, ditto, ditto; Queen Mab, Richards,
Havre, ditto, 26th ; Edwin, Sears, Gibraltar, Philadelphia,
ditto; —, Ellin, Cadiz, New York, 28th ; Minerva, Pell,
Havre, ditto, 29th ; Glide; Saule, Cronstadt, Boston, 27th ;
Orleans, Dickinson, Liverpool, ditto, 28th ; Dublin Packet,
Newcomb, Dublin, New York, 30th. Likewise arriied the
Margaret, Portitts, from Quebec; Finchett, Wright, Pernau ;
Alexander, Evans, Maranham ; Montreal, Hall, Montreal,
sailed 23d. The Thomas Peilo. Eliot, from Quebec for Li-
verpool, is on shore near Wexford, with 6 feet water in her
hold.

DEc. 24.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived the Ganges, Mitford,
from Bombay, sailed 31st August, and from St. Helena 7th
November, in company with his Majesty's ship Ariadne, and
parted company 13th November. On 19th November, in lat.
1. 0. N. long. 23. W., spoke the ship Catherine, M‘lntosh, from
London for Calcutta. On 30th November, in lat. 22. 0. long.
34., spoke the Amity, 11141ntosh, from London for Jamaica,
out 19 days ; on the 13th December the French ship La'
Seine, from Maranham for Havre ; the Asia, Pope, and Re-
covery, Chapman, were at Bombay—the Asia was to sail
about 3d September, and the Recovery on the 20th, for Lon-
don. The Ganges has made her voyage in seven months and
20 days. Brazilian, Nicicells, from Bahia, sailed 6th Nov. (cargo
1,214 bales cotton, 1,500 hides, 108 planks of rose wood).—
The Mary, Brade, was to sail in about three weeks for Liver-
pool. On Dec. 15,14.,
in let. 46. 30., long. 26. passed the
Richard, Bamber, from Demerara for Liverpool, under jury
foretop mast. On Nov. 30, in lat. 23. 7., long. 37. 19., spoke
the Essex, from London for Laguira ; Ogle Thorpe, Tuebner,
from Savannah, sailed lit Dec.; the Traveller; for Glasgow,
was to sail next day; the Chariot, Pratt, was to sail in 6 days;
the Arabia in ten days, for Liverpool. On the 15th December,
in lat. 46. 18., long. 33., spoke the Commodore, Barry, from
New Orleans for Liverpool. On Dec. 21, in latitude 50. 53.,
Lan. 11. 30.; spoke the LeOnora, from Demerara for Glasgow.
Prince Rutonsoffi, Hall, from Mirantichi, sailed Nov. 28. The
Asia, for London ; Relief, for Belfast ; were ready for sea.
The St. Lawrence, for London, was nearly loaded. Captain
Hall states thas the season was very mild, and very little ice in
the River. Jackson, Howe, from Paraiba ; King George,
Pearce from Cuba, sailed from Manzenello 27th Oct. ; Nassau,
Wilson, from Charleston; Mans, Todd, Havannah packet,
Ramsey, Thomas Richie, Chesney, Juliana, Teesdale, Hor-
ner, Mc. Lean, Neptune, Margaret Portues, from Quebec;
Amethyst, Bussey, from Virginia ; Laila Rookh, Jones, from
Miramichi; Nancy, Haunch, from Pictou ; Pilihead, Eclipse,
Huxtor, from Newfoundland.
The Seven Brothers, Allan, from Quebec for Dublin, was
abandoned at sea on the sth instabt, in a sinking state; crew
caved, and arrived there, in the Golden Fleece, Evans, front
Quebec.—The Leeds, for New York, remains.
Cowxs, DEC. 24.—Arrived the Pactolus, Bessom, American
ship, from Batavia, 105 days out • spoke on the 19th October,
off the Cape of Good '
Hope, the American brig Caspian, Capt.
Cook, front Calcutta in 68 days, for Boston, all well ; Suffolk,
Endicott; American ship, from Antwerp, bound to• India.
DEC. 2S.—Arrived the James Maury, Elliot ‘Voodberry,
from Havannah, 41 days; Pacific, Graham, from Philadelphia,
19 clays out, off the White, for Havre ; Rising Sun, Martell,
from St. Michael's 13 days, fbr London. The Pactolus also
spoke the Piercy of London, long. 10., having lest her boats
and bulwarks on the 20th, in a heavy gale.