The Sun.
London, England, 1821-11-15 00:00:00

SMUGGLING.

(rttom THE KENTISH CHRONICLE.)
CANTERBURY, Nov. I3.—Another and very daring affair
(when the brightness of the morning is taken into considera-
tion) with smugglers, took place at Sandgae, about three
o'clock on Saturday morning, at which hour a large bdat put on
shore near the National School, and was immediately attended
by nearly 400 smugglers from the country, a very considerable
portion of whom were armed with guns and pistols. An alarm
was given by the seaman of the coast blockade on duty on the
spot ; on which Thomas -Moore, Master-at-Arms, left the
watch-house with five seamen under his command, and, when
within pistol shot, commenced a spirited attack on the smug.
glens, who, in the short space of ten minutes, had succeeded in
discharging a cargo, supposed to consist of about 300 parcels.
As the little band who first commenced the action became
reinforced by the arrival of Mr. W. Lowry (an Admiralty
Mate), with three men, the smugglers retreated up the Military
road, leading. to the Artillery barracks, pursued by that Officer
and seven men, Mr. Moore having been detached to secure the
vessel and 34 tubs left by the smugglers, which duty he-per-
formed ; but the working party being sent a-heal, and t!leir
effectual pursuit retarded by the armed party, the ammunition
of the blockade service being expended, the • chase was relin-
quished, after Mr.. Lowry had been severely wounded in the
right thigh, and two seamen also wounded. The ball has been
extracted from Mr. Lowry, and it is hoped he may do well.—
The bravery of this officer before so great a disparity of force
cannot be too much extolled.

On the alarm re,aching No. 4, Tower, Mr. Shallard,.Master's
Mate, who came off duty at twelve o'clock and had retired to
rest, set oft' with hie party to endeavour to intercept the smug-
glers inland ; but from the distance of his station, and the time
necessarily occupied, • the zeal of that officer was ineffectual,
although he continued his search from three o'clock until half-
past seven,

The riding officers, and the parties of the 9th lancers on the
coast duty, had by some false information been, drawn to the
westward ; the Ilythe party in particular were occupied all
the night ; but on the return of Mr. E. Mowle to his house,
about eight o'clock in the morning, he received such infor-
mation as induced him immediately to proceed to a shave near
Postlint.,,r, about five miles from the coast, with_ 4 small detach-
ment of the 9th lancers, where were found four parcels of tubs
amounting to one hundred and seventy : on the approach of
the officer and soldiers, two men -were seen to suit the spot
where the tubs were concealed, one of whom, named Richard
Rolfe, of Lympne, was taken, and had in his possession a pistol,
powder-horn, and slugs. Rolfe, with the goods, was of course
seized, conveyed to Ilythe, and after examination. before Wm.
Deedes, Esq. at Mr. Elwyn's office, he was committed for pre-
sent safety to Ilythe gaol.
During Sunday a great number of suspicious characters were
observed in the town ; and apprehending that an attempt at
rescue might be made, the Magistrate, for perfect security, au-
thorised the removal of the prisoner to the barracks of the Royal
Staff Corps : picquets of which regiment patrolled the streets
during the night.
It is believed that the smugglers suffered very severely. We
have heard of eleven killed and two wounded, of whom two
died on Saturday.

A FACT. —A respectable farmer, who rents
1000 acres, on visiting the Corn Exchange yes-
terday, was declaiming against the badness of the
times, and was heard to saythat absolute ruin
was staring him in the face ; immediately after-
wards he wept to a Musician's in Pulteney-street,
and purchased a pianoforte for his daughter at
sixtAplive guineas.

Yesterday J. ATHAWES, T. If. MARSHALL, and
J. E. HOOENDEN, Esqs. were called to the Bar
by the Honourable Society of Gray's. Inn:

.i.t.,i.

TIIE LONDON JOB:!':, GALS,

DAILY EXTBACI3 FROM TILE -MORNING PIPERS,
November 1 5 .

CURITISII PRESS.]
It will be seen in our Court Circular that at a
Court held yesterday at the King's Palace, Pall-
Mall, a further adjournment of Parliament was
agreed upon. It is stated, but not positively,
that it is adjourned from the 29th instant, the
day for which it stood, to Thursday, the 3d of
January next. The precise time of the meeting
of Parliament has been hitherto regulated chiefly
by the vibrations of the financial pendulum in the
Minister's pocket. From the circumstances of
the moment, we are led •to hope that to this
cause we are indebted for the present postpone-
ment. The Financial Minister has been of late
particularly lucky in what is vulgarly called
windfalls. The establishment at St. Helena, re-
quiring full 300,00 W. a year, has been broken up
by the death of Buonaparte. The death of the late
unfortunate Queen Caroline has also produced a
Saving to the public purse of upwards of 50,0001.
Added to this, Ministers have commenced the
work. of retrenchment in the several departments
under Government, and although not executed in
the most gracious and efficient way, yet still its
operation, to a certain extent, must be admitted.
—All these circumstances must assist to lighten
the burden of public expense,and consequently,
we hope, enable Ministers to postpone the neces-
sity of calling together those who have the com-
mand of the public purse, whom they have hither-
to sbewn no great wish to meet for any other
purpose than that of opening it.

[MORNING ncnAtn.]
Some impression has been produced on the
public mind by the accounts of his Majesty's re-
ception in Belgium. We are happy, however,
to be enabled to state, from unquestionable au-
thority, that the apparent neglect with n Ilia his
Majesty was treated, on his return through the
Netherlands, originated solely In his own express
desire to dispense with the honours due to his
exalted station, wishing to travel as a private in-
dividual. Of this fact our Correspondent was
not aware at the time, and, in deScribing events as
they came before him, he delivered his opinion
.with•candour and sincerity, consulting only the
interests of truth,unbiassed by party, uninfluenced
by prejudice. It is true, he did not speak in very
measured terms of the King and the Government of
the Netherlands, on witnessing what he conceived
to be reprehensibte inattention towards a Sovereign
to whom they -were so deeply indebted ; but lie
could have .no object in advancing any charge
against either which he did not believe from
ocular demonstration to be well-founded. That
he has not been singular in his imputations, will
fie seen from a letter Bigned " Au Eye Witness,"
which has recently appeared in a Ministerial
Evening Paper. In that letter the very same
charge is urged, though the writer forbears to
offer those comments which might natura I ly sucrgest
themselves to an Englishman of "tin independent
mind, tenacious of the honours which his Sovereign
had a right to expect in a foreign country. But
under all the circumstances of the case, it gives
us very great pleasure to understand that his
Majesty has not been intentionally slighted by a
Potentate who on es him so many lasting obliga.
tions. We have been assured that the King of
the Netherlands and his son, the Crown Prince,
were most anxious that his Majesty should be
attended with all the attributes of Regal pomp;
and though they might not have been able to in-
fluence the feelings of a disaffected
~population,
England ought) in justice, to give them credit for
their own.

{NEW TIMES.]
It will probably be recollected by many of our
Readers, that a new systm of taxation was pro-
posed iu the last Session of the States-General of
the Netherlands ; and that after a violent oppo-
sition on the part of the Flemish Members of the
Second Chamber, it was adopted by a majority. of
a single vote. We have inserted the law embrac-
ing the new regulations, and it will be found
neither unimportant in a commercial view, nor
uninteresting to general curiosity. With refer-
ence to commerce, the most striking feature
of the law is the intended repeal of import
duties on certain raw materials. The subject
will, no doubt, receive the attention it deserves
from the parties interested in it. The attention
of the general observer will probably be di-
rected to the miscellaneous imposts, some of
which may a little surprise those admirers
of emigration, who fondly believe that out of
England none of those demands are made on the
Public, which we here distinguish by the name
of Assessed Taxes. 'lt was, indeed, the Taxes
on Horses, Hearths Windows, nous'ehold 'Fur-
niture, &c: which principally induced the Flem-
ings to declare themselves so strongly against the
new system. Engaged in manufacturing and
agricultural pursuits, and influenced by different
habits from those of their fellow-subjects, the
Dutch, they are more liable to imposts of this
nature, and regard the distribution of the public
burthens as unfair and partial. Some persons go
so far as to express strong doubts whether the
law can be carried into execution at all in
Flanders.

PrIORNING CIIRONICLE.I
In noticing the able Pamphlet recently pub-
lished on the subject of the Greek cause, we
quoted the charge brought forward by its author
against the country that advocates the cause of
the black savage of Africa for her assisting
AsiatiC slave-traders against European slaves,
and against Mr. Wilberforce and the Societies
Vith which he is connected, for the unconcern
with which they view " the Christian blood now
flowing in Greece." Nearly the same senti-
ments have been expressed-by as individual of a
very different sciiool in politics. We allude to
the well known Ultra Royalist, M. de Bonald,
the ablest writer, and most respectable member,
perhaps, of his party. Struck with the horrible
consequences which would follow from an ac-
knowledgement of the Legitimacy of the Turkish
Governiiient,- M. de Bonald distinguishes the
legitimacy of things frost' that of persons. in a

letter lately published .by him in the io :ti-nal des
Debuts, in answer to a M. Achille de Joutfrey,
he says, " he cannot Understand how his adVer-
sary should talz. an interestin the legitimacy of
barbarous people, who are even, unacquainted
with.its name, and when he asks me whether,
under the pretext 'of the illegitimacy of their
laws, we ought to attack them? I answer him,
that if we were their' neighbours, the noblest use
that we could make of .our knowledge would be
to constrain them to renounce their abominable
customs. Strength has only been, given to Chris-
tian nations to enable them to extend the benefits
of civilization, and in the mean time, till policy,
distracted by miserable commercial quarrels
or deplorable systems, shall be willing or
able to concur in this object, religion has
alone taken the charge of it by its missions among
savage or barbarous nations. The legitimacy of
things or institutions, or their conformity to the
natural relations of .beings in society, or to the
rules of natural justine, is, as was observed by.
M. Malt-Brun, like the essences of things, inde-
pendent of God himself, as it is the expression
of.his will which cannot change, and constitutes
.the general laws of the moral or physical order,
which is/also called the nature of things.—lf the
Creator has-given to the society of bees or ants
general laws to secure its duration, and to regu-
late its destination, can we suppose that he has
not given such laws to the society of intelligent
beings, made after his image, and who ought to
know and serve him ?"

[TIM
Mr. Scarlett moved yesterday for a criminal
information against the proprietor of the Durham
Chronicle, for a libel contained in that publication
on the 18th of Atigust last. The matter charged
as libellous reflects strongly upon the Clergy of
the city of Durham, for not Winng thei-r bells on
, account of the death of our late Queen, of " in-
jured" memory. The omission, if intentional,
was, no doubt, no less an insult to the whole of
the reigning Family ; and those who revere the
Ilouse of Brunswick may be allowed some
warmth on such an occasion. Mr. Scarlett,
however, obtained his rule. In reading through
the paragraph complained of, we derive some
consolation from observing, that however it
may deal- with the clergy of the city of Dur-
ham, it speaks with just reverence of our
holy religion and its divine Founder. It indi-
cates no infidel principles, it puts forth no blas-,
phemous expressions : nay, .as opposed to the
established Church, it even treats with contempt.
" the brood (as it calls them) of wild. fanatics
and enthusiasts," and deprecates, as we do most
sincerely, the " increase of conienticles in every
corner !" It will not be contended, therefore, we
presume, that the author was actuated by a hatred
of religion. It is equally obvious that the whole cler-
gy are not censured: for the paragraph begins with
these words :—" So far as we have been able to
judge from the accounts in the public papers, a mark
of respect to her late Majesty has been almost
universally paid throUghout the kingdom, when
the painful tidings'of her decease were receiv-
ed, by tolling the bells of the cathedrals and
churches. There is one exception to this very
creditable fact," namely, Durham. It is totally
repugnant to common sense, therefore, to suppose
that the writer in the succeeding sentences meant
to reflect upon the great body of the clergy,
whom he has just declared to have " almost uni-
versally, and with only one exception, done their
duty, to have acted properly ; and their conduct
is expressly affirmed to have been " very cre-
ditable" to them. Let the Clergy, therefore, of
the six Churches, and of the Cathedral of Dur-
ham, strive as much as they please, they will not
succeed in diffusing over the whole body of the
Clergy that. obloquy which was cast ,only and
exclusively upon themselves, for a most unbe-
coming omission of respect to the Royal Family,
on the demise of one of its members. And that
the insult, though probably not, so aimed by the
incumbents and prebends, could really only
affect the surviving Members of the House of
Brunswick is obvious: for the Illustrious Dead
was beyond the reach or cognizance of human
insolence and malice.

Mn. MURRAY, late of CO VENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

This gentleman, many years a most distin-
guished favourite on the COvent-Garden boards,
died at Edinburgh (as we have formerly stated)
on the Bth instant. Ile was the son of Sir JOHN
MURRAY, Bart., of Broughton, Secretary to
Charles. Edward the Pretender, in the rebellion
of 1745, who, after the final ruin of the cause of
his unfortunate master, retired to Cheshunt, in
Hertfordshire, where, in the year 1754, the sub-
ject of this memoir was born. Charles; under
the immediate guardianship of his father, reeeiv-
ed an excellent classical education, and was at a
proper season Bent in to France to perfect himself
in the language of that country—a language
which, from his youngest days, he spoke with
the correctness and fluency of the most accom-
plished native.- Being designed .by his friends
for the medical profession, he was, on his return
to England, placed as a pupil with a London
practitioner of eminence, and having obtained a
competent knowledge of pharmacy and surgery,
entered into the sea service as a surgeon, in which
capacity he made several voyages. Being tired
of this service, he entered into an engagement with
Mr. Tate Wilkinson, and made his ftrStappearancel
on the stage at York in 1775, is the character ofl
Carlos in the Fop's Fortune, under the assumed
name of Mr. Raymer. Thence he went to Nor-
wich, and afterwards to Bath. At the death
of the late Mr. Farrell, he enterer-ii into an en-
gagement with Mr. Barris, at Covent-Garden
Theatre, where he appeared in 1797, in the part
of *flock, in the'Merchant- of Venice. In cha-
racters of sensibility and deep "pathos. Mr. Nur.
ray has been unrivalled ;' and in much parts as
Old Norval, Lusignan, and 4dani, " we shall,
never .look upon his like again'." Mr. Murray
has lefta son and a (laughter in the profession.—
The latter (Mrs. Henry Siddons) is highly
tiuguished as an actress both in tragedy and in
anted comedy, and is the present proprietor of
the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh. Her brother,
Mr. William Murray, ttie acting Manager of
that respectable Theatre)
is also a great favourite
iu that Metropolis.

LITERARY AND ANTIQUARIAN SO-

CIETV OF PERTH.

(From the Pk:uTit„Coultiß.)

The Anniversary Meeting of this Society, held on Monday,
(the sth inst.), afforded a very gratifying proOf of the increas-
ing prosperity of the Institution. The meeting was not only
more numerously attended than was remembered on any former
occasion, but the number and value of the donations—the many
names that were laid on the table of Gentlemen desirous of
being elected members—and the various excellent Essays on
subjects not more suited to the peculiar objects of the Society,
than interesting to the community at large—all bore testimony
to the interest which is now generally felt in the progress of an
association, by whose labours a Museum of interesting sub-
jects of natural history, curious relics of antiquity, and valuable
books and MSS. has been collected, to which the public at large
and strangers visiting the city, have at all times access when in-
troduced by a member of the Society.
The meeting on Monday was gratified by seeing the various
specimens'of minerals and other objects of natural history_ the'
coins and medals—ancient seals and casts—and the various cu-
riosities that have been from time to time given to or purchased
by the Society, displayed in 'glass cases around the room. Ac-
commodation, however, could not be found for all the members
who attended; it was therefore with much satisfaction that they
were informed by the committee who were appointed by t:;o
subscribers to Provost Marshal's Monument, to provide a flail
for the Society and for the Pnblic Library in the proposed build.'
ing—that the obstacles which had so long retarded the opera
tions of the Committee were now apparently removed, and that
they confidently anticipated the speedy fulfilment of their own
and the general wish on that subject~
After the appointment of the office-bearers—those in office
during the preceding year being all re-elected—and various new
members ballotted for—candidates' names laid on the table, and
corresponding members chosen, the following donation* were
presented ; _ -

1. Volumes Seventh and Eighth of the Public Records of
Scotland, now re-printing. Presented by his Majesty. The
Society is also indebted to the royal munificence for the former
volumes of this valuable and important national work.
2. Twenty-six Seals of Ancient Charters, from Gen. Hutton,
an Hon. Member.

3. Plates of the Antiquities of Stratford upon Avon, four
parts, imperial folio, coloured. From Thomas Fisher, Esq.,
East India House, London, who was elected' an lionarary
Member.

[Mr. Fisher was one of the Gentlemen examined before Par-
liament, respecting the number of copies of new Publicationsre-
quired by the Colleges and other public bodies ; and this work
was cited as one in which the publisher was deterred from pub-
lishing the letter press, in consequence of that requisition.)
4. Vovillan's Commentary on the Sentences of Aquinas ;
folio. Black letter. 1489.

5. S.cotus Lanrentius, or Passages of the Evangelists ; folio.
Black letter. 1480.

Both these works were presented by the Rev. W. Orthe, as
perfect and good specimens of early topography.
6. Notes onj the Priory of Inchmahome ; 4to. plates. Chart
of British History and Explanatory Work. From the Author,
the Rev. W. IWGregor Stirling, •of Port, who was elected a
Corresponding alember._

7. Two Terra-Cotta Vases, and two Lachrymatories, found
in Tumuli, in the Greek Islands. Presented by A. Anderson,
.Esq. from Captain Robertson, of Carie.
B.' Lock of a Musgtiet from Moscow, found after the confla-
gration in 1812. By Mr. Anderson, Academy.
9. A very large pair of Antlers, lately taken out of the Tav,
near NeWburgh, in a fisherman's net. From Captain MoncriefF,,
of Culfargie.
10. A tine specimen of Sulphate of Barytes, found at Barn-
hill. By Captain Monerieff.
11. Ten Roman Coins, including one of Carausius. From
the Rev. 1). Duncan, Abernethy.
12. A Groat of James I. ; Penny of Edward 11. ; A Danish
Silver Coin ; and a foreign Coin found on the site of the an-
cient Parliament House. From Mr. Ogilvie, Druggist.
13. Admission Ticket to the Coronation of his present Ma-
jesty, and copies of the " Observer" newspaper, giving repre-
sentations and details of the Ceremony. From Win. Oloag,
EN! _ _

The thanks of the'Society were 'voted to the donors.
The following papers were then presented and read to the
Society.
Extracts from Notes .on the Ancient History of Perth, in
which the ancient site of the capital of Scotland, the events which
occurred in it at the Reformation, the Gowry Conspiracy, the
proposed transference of the University of St. Andrew's to
Perth in 1697, and other subjects of interest, were rapidly but
powerfully sketched. By the Rev. James Esdaile.
Two papers were read by Mr. Anderson ; the first related to
the quantity of water discharged by the Tay during its very re-
duced state in July last; and the second, which he illustrated
by a beautiful experiment, to the influence which the hygro-
metric condition of the air exerts over the minimuth tempera-
ture of the night.
A continuation of a series of Essays, formerly read, on the
Early History of Scotland. By the Rev. Dr. Irvine, of little
Dunkeld.

A summary Review of the Gowrie Conspiracy. By the Rev.
W. iU'Uregor Stirling, of Port.
The thanks of the meeting were given to these gentlemen for
their excellent papers.
A Committee was. appointed to examine the papers in the
possession of the Society, and report at an early meeting such
as they considered worthy of publication in the intended volume
of the Society's Transactions.
The meOting unanimously agreed to recommend to the gen-
tlemen of the county,
.members of the Society, ,;ro transmit to
the Secretary, as they have opportunity, specimens of the ani-
ma's, plants, &c. indigenous to the clinic; as they consider a
collection of Scottish Natural History would be a valuable ac-
quisition to the Museum.

It was proposed to purchase a copy of Dibdin's Bibliornania-
cal Tour, and to add it to the library of the Societie •
The Secretary then presented to the meeting the New.Seals'
which had been cut by Air. Deuchars, Edinburgh, after the
drawings which the Secretary had,.submitted to the Society at a
former meeting. He also subMitted a specimen of the style in
which he proposed to execute engravings from the .Lithographic
Press of the Society, of various valuable and rare Medals, Coins,
and Seals, which appeared to him deserving of being thus copied
in the Catalogue of the Museum, now in the course of publica-
tion. This proposition met with the cordial approbation of the
meeting. At the same time he illustrated the process of en-
graving and printing from stone, by producing in a few minutes,
lac similes of a writing by the President, done for that purpose,
with chemical ink, on prepared paper.
The Members afterwards sat down to a very sumptuous din,
ner in the Salutation Inn, the arrangements tor which by the
Stewards, and, the style in which Air. Stewart served up every
course, were much admired.
The President, the Right Hon. the Earl of Kinnoull, was in
the Chair, who after dinner stated to the Members, that he had
at one time expected Sir Walter Scott, 'of,Abhotsibrd,. to have
.1
met with the Society that day, toireceive the Diploma from them
in their own hall ; and had accordingly sent that illustrious in-
diVidual of their number an invitation to Dupplin Castle. His
Lordship regretted that in these pleasing anticipations he had
hem disappointed, havin received a letter from the Worthy
Baronet, which was read to the meeting, in which Sir Wal-
ter says, "he esteems • himself extremely unfortunate, that j
he is prevented from accepting these flattering invitations by
the necessity of remaining at Abbotsford to receive company
previously invited. Ile requests his Lordship to have the
goodness to state to the Society his due sense of the honour
designed him, and his extreme regret that circumstances pre-
vent him from receiving the Diploma in the flattering manner
des geed by the Society." On receipt of this letter, his Lord-
ship had forwarded the Diploma (being the first to which the
New Seal of the Society was 'affixed, and bearing, in addition to
the usual form, the words " Et Scotit Dulce peens") to Ab-
botsford, and his Lordship trusted that, on some future occasion,
he would, along with tha Society, have the satisfaction of wel-
coming the pride and ornament of Scotland to the ancient
capital of the kingdonil and to a Society in whose interesls they
had every reason to cmclude, from the terms of Ilia communi-
cations, he would ever feel a -lively interest. •
Letters were also produced to the Meeting from Sir A. M.
Mackeniie and' froth Professor Lee of St—Andrew's, by which
but T
impbaincgthe health of the Donors
it appeared the y• had designed meeting with the Society,
hilea4Ebaerr ofil(arniodtatbl,4l det6ned.
of the valuable presents which bad been that day given to the
Society, adverted, in very animated terms, to the circumstance
of his Majesty's name being among them—a name that would
on all occasions be found the first, in every endeavour to promote
the advancement of Science and Literature..
The topics introduced, and the toasts' given, in the course of
tlio.evoning,. by the Noble Chairman, were most appropriate,
and the company separated at a late hour, highly pleased with
the proceedings of the day.
The followine, are tile Office Bearers of the Society fez the
present yeae:_
PREsmExT—The Right Hon. The Earl of KinnoulL
VICE-PRESIDENTS—The Right Hon. Lord Gray ; Sir
David Moncreiffe, Bart. ;
Rev. John Dowe, Methuen ;

Murray, Pig., of Ay-ton ; fames Hay, Eiq., of Seggieden ;
and Rev. James Esdaile. .
Mr: D. Morison, jun.,' General Secretary and Treasurer.
Rev. Jam:es Esdaile,
.Latin Secretary.
Mr. Whiteheli'd. French Secretary.
Rev. D. Macfarlane, Gaelic: Secretary.
Adam Anderson, - Esq. superintendent of Natural History.
Coanua"fr.z. FOB. INSPECTING THE. MANUSCRIPTS—
Rev. James'Esdalle; Rev. Dr. Irvine ; Adam Anderson, Esq.- ;
Dr. W. Malcom ; and Mr. D. Morison, jun.
STEWARDS-73. G. •Sandeman, Est}., of Springlan ; Dr. W.
Malcom ;. David Beatson, Esq. of liirkpottie ; and Adam
Anderson, Esq.

PAPERS READ BY MR. ANDERSON, REFERRED

TO ABOVE.

It appeared by the former of these Papers, that in July last.
the stream of the Tay had become so contracted in its dimen-
sions, by the long-continued drought of the preceding summer
months, that, at the bridge of Perth, where a section of the river
was carefully measured, it was yielding at the rate of only 450
cubic feet per second. By comparing this discharge with the
quantity of ram which fell from May to July, on the area of
the great basin of the river, formed by a line traced along the
most elevated ground il\ln which the di:ierent tributary streams
that flow into the Tay take their rise, it was ascertained that the
quantity of water, conducted off by the river, was less than one-
fiftieth part of what actually descended from the atmosphere.—
'The rest it was inferred had disappeared by evaporation, or
been applied to maintain the necessary functions of organic
beings.
In the other paper Mr. A. brought forward some original
views respecting the connexion between the lowest temperature
of the night, and the contemporaneous state of the air in point
of humidity. After proving by arguments drawn from the ge-
neral doctrines of caloric, that the transition of the aqueous
vapour of the atmosphere to the liquid form, is necessarily at-
tended with ,the extrication of heat, And illustrating this pro-.
position by an interesting experiment, he detailed a conside-1
rable number of meteorological aservations, which seemed to
put the truth °fills theory beyond all doubt, and concurred in es-
tablishing the important fact, hitherto unnoticed, that the de-
pression of temperature during the night is powerfully coun-
teracted by the humidity of the air. From these hygrometric
researches,. Mr. A. concluded that places, in which there is little
difference _between the greatest heat of the day and the extreme
cold of the night, must be exposed to a moist atmosphere,
while those situations which possess a' wider range, in respect of
the extremes of temperature, must enjoy a corresponding de-
gree of dryness, and probably too of salubrity.

PROPOSED REMOVAL OF THE UXIVERSITY OF ST. AN

DREW'S TO PERTH.

In thepaper read by Ilr.Esdaile to the Literary and Antigua.
rian Society, a circumstance was alluded to, which seems to
have escaped the notice of all our National or Local Historians—
we mean a negociation entered into and nearly completed, but
broke off for some inscrutable reason, for the.transference of the
University of St. Andrew's to Perth, in 1697. His informa-
tion on tliis subject, Mr. E. dreir from copies of the correspon-
dence taken from the Records of the University, and presented
to the, Antiquarian Society of Perth by Professor Lee, of St.
Andrew's.

Some of the reasons for Transference are curious enough—
whether they still remain in force we pretend not to determine
—let the lieges of Fife look to it.
" 6th. This place (St. Andrew's) is a most thin and piercing
air, even to an excess, seeing that nitre grows upon the
walls of chambers where fires are used, if there be a light to the
north for the most part of the whole year. And this is the rea-
son why old inen coming tO this place arc instantly cutoff.
" fith..Thikplace being now only a village, where most part
farmers &ell; the whole streets are filled with dung-hills,
-which are exceedingly noisome and ready to infect the air, es-
pecially at this season, when the herring Butts are exposed in
them, or rather in all corners of the toune by themselves.
" 9th. It may be considered whether the dissention betwixt
the University and Citie at present be a reason, seeing it may
prove impossible for us _to keep Gentlemen and Noblemen's
children from incurring great hazards, considering the disposi-
tions of youth to be reversed, so that if 'the Magistrates should
offer to meddle, they would endeavour to resist them and tu-
multuate, and so expose themselves to the rabble of this place;
or else be in hazard of burning the toune, which this last year
they had certainly done in the case if Mir Henderson, had not,
by a particular providence, thedesign been known by one of the
Masters ane Iniur before it was to be put in execution.
" 10th. The disposition of this people (there being few of
worth eminent above the rest,) is much set upon tumulting, as
did appear in the year 90, when they chased the students intothe
Collect es and brought their cannons to the very gates to throw
down the Colledge, and in one of their tradesmen drawing a
whinger to Dr. Skeen, went in the Colledge, threatening to
Murder him tht same year, as also Ja. Smith's threatening to
drag him to prison.
" 11th. The aversion and hatred they have to Learning and
Learned men, which appears not only in the former instances,.
but in that since our foundation there was never a farthing doted
to the University by any Burgess in St. Andrew's: 2d, that in
our knowledge there was not any capable to win his bread by
Learning (except our present Bibliothecar) who was born in
St. Andrew's ; :td, their entering college vassals by their tonnes,
and so robbing the several colledges; 4th, the unjust and base
methods they have taken to break the new mylne belonging to
the University, and, in innu miserable instances of their encroach-
ing upon us by imposing, at their own pleasure, annuities,
taxes, &c. upon our vassals—their present design of robbing the
Colledge, which they are not ashamed to publish."
" The contrar of all these," the AI S. affirms, " may be rea-
sonably expected in Perth." NVe hope so. There is one rea-
son alleged, however, which we fear we cannot even yet (and to
our shame be it said) boast the contrar" of—viz.:—
" sth. This place is ill provided of -fresh-water, the most
part being served with a stripe where the foul cloths, her-
ring, fish, &c., are washed, so that it is most pairt neasty
and unwholsome."

SUDDEN DEATH.—Tuesday, Mr. JORDAN, a
respectable broker, residing in Sun Tavern-tields,
St. George's in the. East, while sitting with his
family, apparently in good health and spirits,
suddenly fell off his chair, and expired.

FlRE.—About six o'clock on Sunday morning,
an alarming fire broke out in the baking-house
of Mr. CONSTABLE, situated in the rear of his
dwelling-house in Old Gravel-lane,Ratcliff-high-
way. There being a plentiful supply water, it
was confined to the premises• where it originated,
which were completely destroyed, together with
a large portion of the stock in trade.

Monday night, two young men of dashing
exterior obtained lodging at the Globe Tavern,
Blackheath. They retired to rest at an early
hour, having previously paid for their beds : and
on the servant's going up next morning to cal
them to breakfast, it was discovered that they
had decamped, and carried off with them apparel
and money to the amount of 1001. from the room
in which they slept and an adjoining one.
On the 2.6 th ult. a Bench of Magistrates at
Barnstaple, discharged, the apprentice of a
seater, residing at Stoke Rivers, for refusing him
to attend to be confirmed by the Bishop, and for
inflicting corporal punishment on the lad in con-
sequence of his attempting to go.—(Pl3onouth
Gazette.)

On the afternoon of Sunday, the 4th, during
the performance of service at the Parish Church
of Aldertcn, in Suffolk, as the Minister was ad-
dressing a numerous 'congregation from the pul-
pit, a portion of the old steeple, which has been
for many years in a very ruinous condition, fell
down with a tremendous crash. Happily the
wind was in such a direction that no part of it
fell on the church ; otherwise the effects would
have been appalling and disastrous in the ex-
treme. The scene, however, which ensued, may
be more easily conceived than deicribed. The
shrieks of the females, the tamultuons rush of
the congregation to the east end of the church,
the terror adnd alarm depicted on every counte,
nance, and the roar of the tempest. from without,
produced an impression on tho minds of all pre-
sent which will probably never be erased. But
no actual injury was Attstalacd by wur.one.

POLICE UNTTELLidEI‘tg.

EXTRAORDINA.ItY CASE.
BOW-S-TnEET.—Yesterday, before Mr. the
Sitting Magistrate, Thomas White. a young man, in the dress
of a groom, was charged by Caen now of the Bed-
ford Hotel, Covent-garden, with stealing harness,,vrearing ap-
parel, and other property, to the amount of 1001. and upwards.
Captain stated, that the- prisoner was in his service as
a coachman some time ago, when he kept an establishment, and
had been so for a considerabie time. In September last, wit-
ness came to town, from his cottage, at Southampton, id re
sided at Hatchett's Hotel, where.he had been but a short time,
when he was unfortunately arrested for debt, and taken to a
lock-up house in Carey-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. At- that
time he was indebted to .the prisoner about 201.- for wages and
other matters. The prisoner and h boy, named Charles Meads,
also a servant of his, came and attended upon him for a few days
in the spunging house, and witness employed him to go down
to Southampton, to acquaint his friends there of what had be-
fallen him, in the hope that they would be prevailed upon
to release' him from his difficulties. The prisoner did not
return to him, and he soon learned that he had been to
Hatchett's, and in his name obtained all the things he left
there, and that he had with the'assistanee of a relation of his got
a great number of things into his possession at Southampton,
by the same device. He had made application several times
to the prisoner to restore his property, and offered to pay him
his wages if he would deposit the things in the hands of
a third person, but he refused, and witness was for nearly a
week at one time without even a clean shirt. 'When .he was
released from confinement he found that the property obtained
by' the prisoner was to a much greater amount that he at first
imagined, and he caused him to be apprehended.
Major a friend of Capt. J s, proved the part
of the transaction which occurred-at Southampton. •
• The prisoner m his defence said, that Captain J— sent
him, for the property in question, and authorized him to receive
it.—When the Captain' was first confined, he went to the
Spunging-house to him, and waited upon hint as a servant
ought to do. The Captain one day said he wanted him to assist
him in making his escape, which he refused. Subsequent to
that the Captain had asked him to hire horses in his name,.anc/
sell them, and many other things of the same kind. .
Captain J solemnly denied every assertion of the pri-
soner, but that respecting the escape from the spunging house.
He was almost in a state of frenzy at the time, and he knew if
he got out he could immediately procure the money, and return
perhaps, almost before he was missed, Upon reflection, how-
ever, he was ashamed of himself for having even thought of an
escape.
Charles Meads, a boy of 15, said, he was in Captain
racing stable when he kept his establishment ; he swore that
the Captain did give the prisoner orders to procure the clothes
from Hatchett's and disguise himself. lle also related the
story of the intended escape.
Captain J said, upon his oath, he never gave the pria
soner any authority to receive the clothes, &c.
Mr. IlliNsirtrnh said it was altogether a strange piece of busi.
ness, and the Captain, he thought, was ill-advised in bringing it
forward. There was no doubt that the prisoner had conauctel
himself very ill and had taken advantage of the misfortunes of
his master, but he (Mr. Minshull) very h;luch doubted whether
he had been guilty of felony. He should consider further of the
case, but at all events he would not let the prisoner go until he
gave sureties, himself in 1001. and two responsible persons in
501. each, for his future appearance.
The case was then postponed for further hearing, and the
prisoner detained until he should give the required sureties. •_
Yesterday the case came on far further hearing, when a great
deal of recriminatory matter passed between Captain J.:iv:it-be'
prisoner.

Mr. Mugsmum. observed, that the prisoner had behaved ex•
tremely ill to the Captain, and certainly deserved severe punish-
ment; but he must ray this much in his favour, that his master
had set him a very indifferent example.
The prisoner was then held to bail, himself in 2001. and two
sureties in 1001. each, and set at liberty.
A shout of triumph was set up by his friends at this termina-
tion of the case ; and we regret to add, that Captain wso
grossly insulted by them as he came out of the office.
Captain J. expressed a fixed determination to prefer a bill or
indictment against the prisoner at the ensuing Sessions.
ASSAULT.—WII:LIAM BEN Ow, a well-known publisher
of pamphlets and caricatures, was brought up to answer to
charge preferred by William Drake, for an assault of a ver,
outrageous nature, namely, biting his thumb nearly off, anl
beating his head with a bludgeon..
Mr. MixsuuLL, having heard evidence on bOth sides, au'
considering the balance of testimony to he in favour of Drakt..,.
ordered Ilenbow to find bail, which he immediately did, and
was liberated.

• MARLBOROUGH-STREET.--(Selling 13.zd Sovereign s.)
Yesterday George Crutchfield, a young man, fashionably
attired, was charged with selling base sovereigns. Informa-
tion having been received at the office that. the prisomx
dealt in this spurious coin, a person, employed fcr.the purpose,
was furnished with a quantity of marked silver to ,m,etice pur-
chases of him. On the 6th of November he bought one sove-
reign for nine shillings, and on the two following days he
purchased two others for seven shillings each. On the l.(hlr
three officers • went with the.. man employed, who bought five-
others of the prisoner at seven shillings each, in a public -house
in Rupert-street. On apprehending the prisoner, the marlit•d
silver paid for the sovereigns was found upon him, and the base
sovereigns upon the other. The base metal is ?carcely to be
detected by the/ring, but the heaths clumsily manufactured, alai
they are much short of weight —The prisoner was remanded-

ATTEMPTED CHILD MURDER.-011 -MODdIIT
night as a carpenter was passing along Cross-
street Islington, the door of Dr. Cr.lF•rov,
heard something like a suppressed sigh ; on look-
ing upon the steps of the door, he found an in-
fant child apparently just -born,. in a state 077
perfect nudity. He knocked at the'door, and
finding that the child did not belong to any per-
son there, he wrapped-the infant in his apron,
and carried it to the. workhouse. On its arrival
there, though it had I;early bled to death for
want of proper assistance, yet signs of life re-
mained, and medical aid being at hand, the in-
fant soon revived. The officers of the parish have
offered a reward for the-apprehension of the in-
human wretch who exposed the child.
CHILD DuorelNG.—A. few evenings back, .4
fine female child was discovered in the passage
of the house, 26, George-street, Blackfriars'-
road. It appeared to hare been newly horn,
and was wrapped in an old piece of flannel. The
infant was taken to the parish workhouse, where
a nurse was provided for it, and it is now doing
Well. •

The Norwich Papers announce the deaths of
no less than five children, between three and
eight years of age, in consequence of ,heing, dread-
fully burnt in the absence of their mothers

COAL-MARKET, Nov. 14..
Ships :A Market. Ships sold Pnet.
hi Newcastle . 1. - 393 thfio .t7t; Ott
1 Sunderland - - 1 - tid to t):;

BIRTHS.
On the 12th inst., at 31anchster, Cie lady of G. Gumpel, 0
a datighter.
At his house, in Xorli.place, Portman.4luare, ye; erclg
morning, thel4th inst., the wife ofJoscpli Hum; f.'sq.,
of a daughter.