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SOLI: 11 OriS D,ICERE FALSUIII AUDEAT

LONDON,
WEDNESD4Y, DECEMBER 12. 1821.

Parliament is prorogued to the fifth of Fe-
bruary, when it is to assemble for the dispatch of
business. It will be the most important Session
of the Legislature, perhaps, which has ever been
held ; since it can hardly pass over without the
adoption of some comprehensive measures for
giving renewed health and vigour to the internal
condition of the Empire. In the emphatic words
of Mr. livluswAarso, it has become necessary
that the " very elements of our national sys-
tem should be explored,"—and the causes of
the fluctuations of national prosperity detected
and developed,—and the, investigation will be
forced upon Parliament not only by the abso-
lute destitution, as Mr. MAINWARING thinks,
of a part of the people, but by the wretched and
ruinous condition of the agricultural interest.—
The Legislature, however, must proceed with
caution and wisdom. ,If it adopt new and ex-
tensive measures,founded upon true principles of
political economy, there can be no doubt that
the mighty resources of the Empire contain, and
will present, ample means of renovation. ,If
they are betrayed by some of the fashionable
but unsound theories of the day, into the aban-
donment of those commercial principles and re:.
gulations from which the past prosperity of the
country originated, we must expect to see the
declining sun of British wealth and power sink.
for ever into the abyss of pauperism and imbe-
cility.

The Gazette of last night, besides the Procla-
mation for Proroguing Parliament, officially an-
nounces the appointment of the Marquess WEL',
LESLEY to the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland,
and those -of the Duke of MONTROSE to be
Lord Chamlieriain, of the Marquess CONYNG.•
U.174S to be Lord Steward of the Household, and
of the Duke of DORSET to be Master of tile
Horse. The Duke of DORSET, the Marquess
CoNYNonAm, and the Right Honourable lIEN RY
GOULBURN, have also been sworn in as Privy
Councillors.

A genuine Whig Opposition Party in Parlia-
ment, founded upon sound Constitutional princi-
ples, is what every friend to our inestimable Es-
tablishment in' Church and State must desire.—
To such an Opposition the People have been
essentiallyludebted for some of their most va-
luable Thelatt Lord CliAlsuM -be-

gan hip illustrious career ine,public.tile by a firm
support of such a legitimat4 Opposition, and his

illustrious son, Wit.t.tit PITT, followed his
brilliant course,as a resolute champion, of the
same principles. No better evidence that such
principles animated the last great -man appears
than his conduct on the agitation of the first
Regency Question, during. the reign of our'
late revered Monarch. He then, in support of
true Constitutional principles, opposed the inte-
rested Tory doctrines of the Party, wlio,
mis-
led by a great Law Authority, were in hopes of
rushing at once into power. By the blessing of

Heaven. hisliAstsTr recovered,, and Mr. PITT
triumphed in support of the privileges of the pee-
-1
ple, when those who styled themselves the popu-
lar Party had deserted them. To the honour of the
late Mr. PERRY, he resolutely Supported the princi-
ples of a legitithate Opposition, and, according
to a recent panegyric in his own Paper, even
when his Party had abandoned them ;'. for it is
said 66 he took his line fearleSsly-'-*ith the re-
maining Whigs, and thrOti,h all chairfes of
,fortunes persevered in it without deviation..
He did this under no influence . but the
dictates of his own judgment." The legi-
timate Opposition, therefore, have- suffered
an irreparable loss in Mrs PERKY, if indeed
any legitimate. Opposition eXists, and there are
still remaining Whigs" of the-true Constitu-
tional character. We may then fairly ask if Mr.
PERRY would have deemed a support of the Con-
stitution in Church and State, .to be supporting
"the doctrines of exclusion-aO4 intolerance," or
whether, in speaking of Lord: •LIVERPOOL and
the Loan CHANCELLOR, twcras.:honourable men
as ever adorned this country, and who know the
iMportance of a PROTESTANT ASCENDANCY to the
very existence of the British'Constitution, would
have said of them for giving it their conscien-
tious support, that they were actuated by " the
nervous irritability of hypochondria ?" Mr.
PERRY had a sound mind, and it was enlightened
by :long and varied, experience. The public,
therefore, as well as the " rernaining'Whigs,"
have reason to regretthe loss ofzsuch-a man ; and
if he had not been- so. active in:•support of those
principles in his latter years,-,!totich alldwance
must be made for the languor of an infirmity
which was almost hopeless at:fts first attack ;
but still it is understood That he maintained a
corrective controul and judicious• superintend-

ence over concerns. which he, was no longer able

to manage by strenuous personal exertion.

We have again to draw the 'attention of the
people of this country to the continuance of a most
valuable correspondence on the subject of the
HOLY ALLIANCE, which appears in THE SON of
this day. We feel much indebied to our Cor-
respondent for selecting our Paper as the me-
dium of a discussion which is, indeed, of more
importance to the people of other countries than
to the British Nation, considering our peculiar
•
Constitution ; and not only to every foreign pea-
.
pld, but to their respective Sovereicrns. To those
Sovereigns the sound principles.whicl;. our Corres-
pondent inculcates, and the forcible arguments
with' which he supports them, may-afford the most
instructive lesson, a lesson that, while it teaches
them to maintain their own rights, will teach
them to respect the rights of their subjects. We
look for future communications on the same inte-
resting and iMportant subject, from a writer who,
would have done honour to the Public Press it)
any period of our political history.

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We received this morning the French. Papers.
...
of Sunday, which are almost exclusiv.ely :occu-
pied with an interesting discussion -which took
place after the reading. of a PetitiOh;from M•
lIALY, of Paris) praying that a laW .might be
..
passed abolishing the censorship, of ..the Press,
and defining tht limits beyond-Whick: the Tour-
, ..... .
nals were not to pass. The.C.9tronitte il9, 'h°rl3
this Petition was .referred, recornmended --that it
Ishould be sent to-the Committee charged .with
'the examination of the proposed IiIATS 'Oty.., the
Press and the Censorship ; upon which 111: CAS'
TELBAJ AC, a decided Royalist,
_ascended the .tri-
bune, and addrethd the Chit:Ober
`am
id st .the
profoundest silence:— . .
“ Gentlemen, (said he), if there is any one
..question, more
than another which onglit to claim your attention, it is that of
'
the liberty of the Pies,:beCeitse it .is Constitutional, because
.
for the last even- year's the Ministry have constantly pruTised
to bring in -a law.which shbuyl put 4h end to the present ,rbi,-
trary systeni, and that now it comes forward demanding
the
continuation of this arbitrary law for five years. Thi,s
questionbecOines. still more important at a moment when the
Ministry wishes to abuse.the Censorship, •in order to promote
their own views, at a moment whenthe mod, of exercising it
shows but too plainly its sentiments towards this Chamber,
whom it has so basely calumniated with the Monarch.
This injury, Gentlemen, is, not to be forgotten by French-
men. As long as the Ministry persecuted us separatelY, as
long as it pUt into practice its
.petty means of intrigue.; %ye
couhidefend ourselves individually; but when it wishes to de-
prive us of the confidence of our King, and to make us bnos
t ious to him, we ought.tazise:E4 31A3St against it and attack

it until:it is overthrown. . •
The Ministry talk incessantly of revolotiotc; it

revoluiionisfs. those who do .ncit.Sit.en thi: Ministerial betich.-
Gentlemen, where is :the. revolution.? It is, in, the Ministry.-.
(A loud expression of approbation),-What, in facti.is-a'res',Olu.-
tiOn ? kis the changing of what exists.--And what haVe'the-
Aliiiiitry done for the last five years ?'
The King, on returning to his kingdom, was Pleased ip gaup.
a constitution, and to promiseltrong, free,. and generous laws,
which alone are adapted to a generous natibn,
,11-1:11, these
laws did not suit the Ministry, it wanted arbitrary laws, and
laws'of exception, and it was necessary to calumniate a loyal.
Chamber with the Monarch, Yes, Gentlemen, I repeat it, if
the Chamber is unworthy of the confidence of the King, let it,
* quickly dissolved ; but if this. is not the case, if it has been
calumniated by Ministers, 'let them resign, and restoidto .us
the confidence and the affection of our King..
We ought, Gentietnen, to be on om'guard. against the efforts
which the Ministry is making to
..rei;ainits majority, It feels,
that the different political,parties
.havencited on ,a certain point,
and thatlt must fall before them. It endeavours then to Pr-e-
-duce divisions 'among theni, by slandering one' party -,to,..the
other, and by exciting a mutual d4trust, ,say
the Ministers, wish to. oveil4roy. the Ministry, but when the
Royalists have effected that object, the Liberals will overthrow
them, because the Liberals dd not like the Bourbons—(Bursts
of laughter on the left)—As fot the Royalists, they are acctisal
of I know aot what bidden pciWer, and are chaiged
,with,
the design of bringing foreigners: into France. In- short, .41
that is loyal is insultedand calumniated by the Ministry, anilas
the Censorship is its principal engine of calumny,lincive tt~st the
Petition which has just been read be referred to the Prtsidklit
of the Council of Ministers, and the Ministr of the Intcr:ig :

Keeper of the Seals replied to this spepd,,,
and defended.the proposed law on the Press;and
the .continuation of the Censorship ; and 'x-
preised the determination of the 'Ministry nOt to
resign until the opinion at the majority of the
Chamber was more deci&dly-shewn, which he
conceived was not sufficiently Manifested by the
late divisions. -

D 1: SALMIERRY' and IT:CIIAUTEL 1N sup:
Ported tire proposition of M.CASTELBAJAC, whiCh
was finally carried without a 'division.

FltENCit FIRCPS.-
Dec, 8, Five„per Cents...., B7 f. 4c) c.
Bank Stock 159, f. c.

We received this morning Quebec Papers to
the 11th Nov.:—His Excellency the Earl of
b.u.nousit has been pleased to prorogue the
assomblage of the Provincial Parliament from the
13tik of November to.the 1 lth December next.

MONTREAL, Nov. 10.—By our last arrivals
it appears that. the hoirca rof our merchants went
rather too sanguine witlvrespect to the prices of
flour in England, and no certainty can be calcu-
lated from the reports which have been received,
As we before conjectured, the want of shipping
Will be a most serious' drawback upon the profit
of dealers.

Boston Papers to the :Ist Nov. have also been

received.

DItEADFUL Witin:LwlND.-0n Saturday morn-,
Mg. last, 'about tine o'clock; 'the inhabitants of
hlellam township were visited with a most ,de.
structive tempest ; it resembled those tornadoes
Which about two months ago made such havoc in
some of the New England States.—(Nets York
Gazette, Nov. 13.)

A letter from. Buenos Ayres states, that Lord
COCllllll4E'will 'pay a serious visit to the Portu-
guese in the trazils.

A letter from- Havatinah states, that the Ame-
ricans there were highly gratified by the appear-
ance of a vessel of war to protect their properly,
and piracy was considered as suspended, and
vessels sailed with considerable confidence.

Yesterday, at three o'clock, the Duke of Tom.:
received a visit from the Princess SorniA ; after-
wards his Royal Highness went to the Comman-
der-in-Chief's Office, in the Horse Guards, and
held a Levee, which was attended by General
MOLYNEUX, General DPUGLAS, and a number of
others. His Royal Highness left his office at six
o'clock, and returned to Yo'rk House.

Letters. dated the 27th of October were re-
ceived yesterday from ft:?'flainhneo- . A great-
Change has been ProdUced in the situation of all
fairs there, by the arrival of orders from Lisboni,
in pursuance of the!decr;Os of the Cortes,—l. For
the recall of the Governor. 2. For the forma
iion of a ProVisional GoVernMent by 'the votes of
the College .of Electork 3. For licensing the:
Militia for a given period. 4. For the removal:
of the European troops to Lisbon. In conse-
ciuence of these orders, the election of the mem-.
hers of the Junta took place on the 26th, when .
the choice, as might: have:. been- expected, 'fell
principally upon the native Brazilians. Setihor
De INGENIO DE SANTA Rost. is, the only Euro-
pean ; the rest are all said, to. be Brazilians by
birth, and connected, directly or -indirectly, with
the insurrection of 1817. The turn the election had.
taken created so much disgust in the Portuguese,
that nearly all the families of respectability.
Were preparing to quit. Pernambuco, either for
Lisbon or for Bahia. Th e GOvernor sailed on the
'6th for Europe, in compliance with, the ottler.
for his recal ; and another Vessel also left the
Port on the same day, with S.Q. Portuguese pas-
sengers on board, for-the same destination.. lte.
specting the removal of the troops, nothing had
been done ; bat it was expected they .vottld be
shipped for Bahia. These proceedings of the
Portuguese Government, as regards Pernattibuco,
have placed the province in an extremely critical
state.--(ll,lOrning Paper.)
The Lisbon Packet has brought over the new
Portuguese Minister to our Conrt, M. OLIVIEIti,
and the Secretary of Legation, M. FER.NANDEZ
TnomAS.

It is supposed that Lord 'Coen ays.r. has real-
ized by his nautical exploits in the Pacific Ocean
Wit: sixty thousand pdunds.

COTIRT lIENCII—(rins DIY.)

LIBM-MAY V. GWYNN.

This Was an action'broUght by the plaintikto
recover a 'compensation in damages, for a libel
published by the defendant, Dr. Gwynn, in a
report of -a Vestry Meeting of which he was
Chairman. The alleged libel imputed to the
plaintiff a misapplication of the money which
passed through his hands as Vestry Clerk ; and,
finally, that he was unworthy the confidence of
the parishioners, which prevented his re-election
to the situation of Vestry Clerkfor the parish of
St. Matthew, Bethnal-green, which he had filled
for 30 years. The damages were laid at 3000/.
—Mr. SC.IRLETT, Messrs.•GIIIINEY and Ilovr,
conducted' the case for the plaintiff; and Mr.
SOLItITOIt GENER.AL, with Mr. MAnarArr, the
defence. Ten witnesses were called, which oc-
cupied the whole of the morning; and, when our
,-Reporter left the 6ourt, the ReV. Joshua King
was under examination.

BRIGHTON, Drc. Privy-Coiincil was
heldat the Pavilion soon. after five o'clock this
,ey.ening ;, prese..4t,his MAJESTY and the following
IVoblemen and Gentlemen, who arrived from
;London at half-past four o'clock, for that pur-
pose, viz. the Marquis of Londonderry, the Mar-
quis Wereiley, Sir Charhs Loh`z, Mr. Goul-
burn, Mr.- Beckett, and' Mr. Greville.—The
Marquis Wellesleytook the oaths as the Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland, to succeed. Lord Talbot.
Mr. Goulbnrn goes out as Private Secretary to
the new Lord Lieutenant.—After the Council,
the-Members of it had-the 'honour of dining with
his Majesty. The grand Banqueting-room, for
the first time since the Khios return, was made
use of on this occasion. The company received
a considerable increase at the dinner. The
Baud, at this time,-nine P.m., are" straining each
note in melody's wide compass," in the magni-
ficent Concert-room.

next.

The Loan Provos'r has received from Lord
Sidmouth the following answer to the loyal and
dutiful Address of the City of. Edinburgh to the
King, congratulating his Majesty on his safe re-
turn to the United Kingdom, and expressing the
hope that Scotland may soon be honoured with a
Royal visit :---

Whitehall, Dec. 3, lel.

MY LORD —I have the honour of acquainting your Lora-
ship, that hiS Majesty has been pleased to receive, in the most
gracious manner, the very loyal and Atitiful Address of the
Lord Provost, Magistratessand Town qtmncil of Ole City of
Edinburgh, which was transmitted to me with your Lordship's
letter of the 23d tilt:. - • ' ' • -

And I am commanded by his Majesty to acquaint your
Lordship, that his Majesty looks forward, with the highest sa-
tisfaction, to an early opportunity of visitinghis loyal and faith-
ful subjects in Scotland.—l have the honour to be, my Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient'humble Servant,
( iorncd) SIDMOUTIL
To the Lord Provost of Edinburgh.

Letters from Zante, of the 9th ult. were re-
ceived yesterday. They mention the arrival of
intelligence from Patras, that the Greek troops
from Tripolizza had arrived before that place,
and were Attacking it. _ their approach, the
Turks began to put into execution a plan they
had previously formed for the destruction of the
town, which they set on fire in several places.
_The conflagration was nigh* when the. accounts
left, and all the inhabitants„had quitted Patras.
"The English Consul had arrived at Zante. About
'1,500 Lalliot Turks-remained in The castle, which,
as, the Greeks are 'ill provided with'artillery, is
described as. sufficiently- strong to resist their at-
tacks ; but it was probablp they must soon sur-
render for want of provisions.
The Island of B'ortibay-is at present in a. very
unhealthy state. For many weeks the Cholera
Morbus raged there with fatal violence, consign-
ing many victims to an untimely grave. The
young and healthy were frequently the objects of
its most virulent attacks, and a few hours sufficed
to number the most vigorous who were thus af-
fected with the dead. Temperance was fount'
the best preventive. Those who were the most
abstemious commonly escaped, -while those who
were imprudent, enough to ,indulge in -what is
, called " free living," were cut, off. When the
iL last accounts.caine away; the violence of the dis-
order-had abated but the sickness had by no
means subsided. .
A letter from Malta_, dated: Nov. 2, says :
" It is with regret we witness the departure of
CaPtain the Earl of HUNTINGTON from the com-
,mand of his Majesty's ship-Medina, for England
—an Officer more devoted) to his,profession we
have seldom or ever seen ;:,and it is but doing
'him justice to say, that his Majesty's sloop Chan-
t/deer was given over to his successor (Captain
EDEN) in the most finished order and discip-
line; and we hope-sincerely he is recalled for
that promotion his services long ago merited."
We understand that considerabie improve-
ments are to, be adopted the ensuing season in
the uniform of that old anti distinguished corps
the Surrey Light horse i the heavy helmet and
light jack boots hitherto worn are to be super-
seded by the modern chaco, with scarlet plumes
aild grey Wellington oVeralls, striped with silver.'
The late inspection -of the Dock-yards at
Chatham and Sheerness, by the Board, of Admi-
ralty, is stated to have been for the purpose of
making such further reductions among the per-
sons employed, as may be deemed practicable.
The Dock-yards on foreign stations are also to
be reduced on their several establishments.—
( Kentish Gazette, Dec. 11.)
A Commission is going out to the West Indies,
to inquire into •the state of the Negroes who
have been placed by Government under inden-
tures now about to expire, and for. the purpose
of devising means of disposing of them hereafter.
The Commission consists of Major Moony, of
the Engineers; JOHN DUGGAN, Esq., a Gentle-
man long resident in the West
.I.pdics; and a
Secretary.

FAS/lIONABLE AnntvAt.s.—=Mr. John Calcraft, M.P. is
Piccadilly, from Corfe Castle ; Captain Burdett, of the 79th
Foot, in St. James's-strect : Mr. John Drummond, in Gres-
venor-place ; Colonel and Mrs, Choltnondeley, in Cork-street ;
•Right Hon. William Dundas, at his Brother's house, in Cur-
zon-street, May-fair ; Colonel and Mrs. Lee, in Harley-street ;
Lady Clements, in Grosvenor square, from Seven Oaks ; Vis-.
count Lake, at the Saxe Coburg Hotel, froth Brighton ; Hon
Captain Jones, 10th Hussars, at Kirkiimit's Hotel,. from
Brighton ;•Count and Countess St. Antonio,' from their seat at
Wimbledon.
• .

DEPARTURES.-Sir Johri and Lady Osborne, for the Gres-
cent, Bath; Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Urquhart, for Bath; Major
and Mrs. Riley, for Brighton ;, COUnt and Countess Orloff and
Suite, from Mivart's Hotel, for Paris ; the Earl and Countess
of *iciclow and family, from ditto, ,for their seat, the Priory;
Lady HeathcOte, on a visit to the Countess of Dysart, in Sur
rey ; Dr. Hay, fcir Brighton ; Viscount Sydney, for Frognal
General Dalry'rinple,,from Fenton's Hotel, for his seat in Hens;
Sir Abraham !'luine, Bart. for seat in Herts.

CHANGES.--The Earl of Gali9way front Edinburgh,,. for
WigtOwnshire ; Mr. William Lloyd Caldecott, from Swansea,
.
to Vwlhelly, North Wales; Mr. and Mrs, Paulef, :froin
Ramsgate, to Bath.

His Royal Highness the Duke of York has invited aiarty to
dinner on Thursday, at York House;:. and another on Saturday

The. Princess Sophia paid a visit to the Duke of York yester -
day morning, in the Stable-yard.
The Duke of Devonshire left town yesterday morning for.
Brighton, on, a vigit-to-Ins Majesty.: His Giace had a very pe-
rilous voyage.on his late return:from. France, . the packet being
to.Vpclled to remain at sea all• night, from the boisterous state
o the weather.

The Dube of Northumberla.nd intends spending the Christ-
mas at Alnwick Cistle, where he at present resides. A large
party have been invited.
The Earl and Countess Harrington had a party to dinner
yesterday, in the Stable-yard.
- The Dowager Countess of Stamford had an elegant party
yesterday, in Charles-Ftreet, Berkeley-square. •
Sir J. Leach had a large party yesterday at his houie, in
South-street.

-The magnificent purchase lately made by Mr. Alexander
Baring, is situated near Thetford, in Norfolk. There are 26,000
acres Of land attached to thimansion.
On Friday, the Society of Sociables had their annual'dinner
at the Haunch of Venison Inn, in this town ; on which occa-
sion, their President, Liberty Taylor, Esq. presented them with
a fine baron of beef, weighing 961bs. which was served up in
excellent style by Mr. Down, the landloyd. About thirty Geri:
tlemen sat down to partake of this substantial'Old English fare,
and the afternoon was spent with the greatest harmony, and
conviviality.--(Maidstone Journal, Dec: .11.)

The Committee of, Met-Chants at Cork have
memorialized the Lord Lieutenant in favour of
the new bridge near Youghall.
• A Committee of the Stock Exchange met on
Monday for the purpose, it is said,-of abolishing
a system of gambling-, known by the designation.
of " Pats" and " Calls ;.' and they came to a
resolution that any members, in Tuttire, guilty of
this offence, should be expelled the House. This
has excited the disapprobation of a number,, of,
the Members, and report states that a schism is
likely to be the result it-is in contemplation to
erect a New Stock Exchange, and further, that
a considerable' sum is already subscribed for that
purpose.—(Morning Paper.) .
GARRICK made his theatr*.cal appearance not
long before the death of Pope : the great ,poet
saw him perform ; the distinguished' actor gives
the following interesting account of the event :-
-44 When I was told that Pope was in the
house, I instantaneously -felt a palpitation at
my heart; a tumultuous,. not a disagreab)e,
emotion in my mind. -I, was then in the
prime of youth, and in the Zenith of my theatri-
cal atribition. It gave me a. particular pleasure
that Richard was my character when Pope was
to see and hear me. As I opened my part, I saw
our little poetical hero, dressed in black, seated
in a side box near the stage, and viewing me
with a, serious and earnest attention. His look
shot and thrilled like lightning through my frame ;
and I had some hesitation in proceedtag, from
anxiety and from joy. As Richard gradually
blazed forth, the house was in a roar of
applause, and the conspiring hand of Pope
shadowed me with laurels." Mr. Percival
Stockdale says, " Garrick was informed of
Pope's opinion, and nothing could be more de-
lightful than his praise. That young matt, said
Pope, never had his equal as an actor, and
he will never have a rival." prophecy
was uttered about eighty years ago. From the
same authority we learn Dr'. Johnson's opinion
of the English aoscioug. - To a questio9 put to
him by Mr. Stockdale, Johnson, replied,—
" .oh, Sir, he deserves every, thing the has
acquired, for having seized, the Very soul of
Shakspeare,. for having embodied it. in himself,
and for having expanded its glory 'over the
world."

THE ATkrANTAGE OF II AVTNG A VOTE.--An
honest John Bull travelling through Germany,
on arriving at the gate of a city, was requested
to describe himself ; not knowing exactly what
designation to applyto himself, he answered' that
he was " an Elector. of Aliddlese,x." As an
Elotorin 'Germany is rather a more important
personage than those who bear that honourable
title in England, the Germans immeJiately threw
open their gates, and the guard turned out, and
did military honours to the English,:Elector.
SPORTING IN INDIA.—A letter from Ceylon
mentions a remarkable fact in Oriental sporting,
which recently happened in that island. A party
of Europeans, who were OUt :amusing themselves
with elephant hunting, came so suddenly on a
numerous herd as to be thrown into great confu-
sion. The trampling was terrible and the danger
imminent. One of the tame elephants in particu-
lar was overthrown, and two of the wild animals
rushed forward 'to destroy its dismounted driver.
At this moment Captain -----, with a calmness al-
most incredible, interfered and saved his life, by
shooting first one and then the other elephant
dead, ,each by a tingle ball from a barrel of his
double-barrelled gun. The mortal mark is on
the head, over the oye, and in both instances the
ball penetrated the brain.

P Y
E Tit V.-

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There is a love that lasts a while,
A one-day's flower—no more !
Copes ln-the sunshine Ofit
I' And shuts when clouds some

'here is a Love that-ever "..f•
A shrub that's alwAya green ; 4
it flowers amid the bitter blasts, .
And decks a wintry scene. ..
A cheek, an eye, a Well-turn'd foot
May give the first it's birth ; _
The flowret has but little root,
And asks but little earth.

No scanty soil True Love mUst find
Il is vigiour to controul
It plants itself upon the
And strikes into the soul.

SPORTING IN'T'ELLIGENCE.

BETTING at YORK on the DONCASTER ST. LBGER.
- during the last week :---
- 9to 1 agst Nir. Watt's Marion, by Tramp.
1310 1 alpt Mr. James's Ajax by Amadis.
15 to 1 agst Mr. F. Lumley's Euplifoiyne, by Comus.
15 to,l:agst Lir. T. 0. Powlett's Nhe Swap, by Catton.
15 to-1 agst Mr. Claridge's Icarius, by Catton.
IWO to 30 agst Mr. Gascoignd's filly, by Soreerer, out of Tho-
nrasina. •

BOXING.

FIGHT BETWEEN NEATE AND THE 'GAS ,ALAN:

[From a Morning Paper.]

this fight, which had' excited so muchinterest and expecta-
tion, not only among the FANCY, but among the public in
general, tooit pltee yesterday in the plains.. above Hungerford,
66 miles from the Metropolis. It was one of the most tremendous
encounters recorded in the anrals of the art, and left far behind
the celebrated battle between Johnson and Fig Ben. Its-issue
also disappointed most of the KNOWING ONiA3-, for thoitgh
both combatants were known to be desperate hitters, yet the
dreadful punishing right hand of Gas was expected to bear him
through triumphantly. - - -
[The lateness of -the hour at which- our Express arrived
obliges us to confine ourselves to the'follow•ing brief sketch- of
this tremendous fight, of which we shall hive the full particu-
lars to-morrow. 1
-
NEATE and GAS entered the ring in high spirits, each anti-
cipating victory. Tom Belcher and Harry flarmer were
Neate's Second and Bottle-holder, and Spring and Shelton
Second and Bottle-holder to Gas.

The first and second rounds were to the adVantag,e of Gas,
and betting rose two 'to one in his favour.
The third round was more equal, though he still znaintained
some superiority. -
The fduith round, thotigh not the last, proved decisive of the
fight:: O's; has the habit of breaking from his man, and
then tumbling in' With desperate 'Violefice,..reccived himself two
tremendonS hits right and left, which floored:him and took ihe
fight out of him. . •
• Fourteen other roMicli were fought after this, but he never
recovered sufficiently to render the ultimate issue-doubtful. Ile
was hit stone blind, and punished in the•most dreadful manner,
whilst at the conclusion of the gighteenth round, when Neate
was declared the victor, he had neither, lost a drop of blood, nor
had a scratched face to shew.

Many bets were depending, and much money has been lost
by the issue of tins battle, the whole of which did not last more.
than 24 minutes.

CITY I3usiv css.—Yesterclay a Court of Alder-
men was held at Guildhall.-.-Mr. GOFF resigned
his office of one of the Sergeant Carvers, and the
next Court was appointed for-the more. created
thereby.—The Court referred- a petition from
F. Fogg, (one of the Marsh:lN-men, in respect of
his imprisonment in Hollandf whew on the exe-
cution of a warrant) to a,Committee.—The In-
guests of the Wards of Farringtlon-within and
Langbourne, and of the parish of St. Andrew,
Holborn, severally laid before the Court pre-
sentments of non-freemen.—Commissioners of the
Court of itequests for the month of. January
next were, appointed.—Sundry coal-undertakers
were licensed.

LICENTIOUSNESS OF THE PrtEss.---The'two ac-
tions at the instance of Mr. Gibson, of Ingliston,
against Messrs. Duncan Stevenson, and Douglas
Cheape„ AdVoCate, as Printer and Conductor of
The Beacon newspaper, and the Lord Advocate,
Mr. Solicitor-General, Sir Walter ,Scott, Mr.
John Hope, Advocate, Mr. John Hay orbes,
and- others, for " secretly combining, I)_y
tributions in money, and otherwise, -to support
the said newspaper in its: most wicked anti
nefariouS attacks upon the pursuer," were
both heard before Lord Alloway, in !the•coure
of. Thursday ~and Friday last ;.:Messrs—Crans-
toun and Moucrieff being
...Counsel7 for • Mr.
Gibson, and Messrs. Thomas Thomson, H. Mac-
kenzie and D. Macneil, for the. Lord Advocate,
&c., The action . against Messrs. Chen::e and
Stevenson was at once remitted to the Jury
Court, and Yesterday,. the Lord Ordinary, after
having taken. a day -to consider of-the objections
stated to the relevancy of the summons' against
his •MajestYT:Advocate and othersi: and the .ar-
gunient in Stipport of it, sustained the relevancy
of the action as laid, and remitted that case also
to the Jury Court. The action at the instance
of Mr. Ste Wart, the younger, of Dun.earn, against
the printer's of The I.;lltagozz. Sentinel, was dis,
posed of in the, same manner.—(Edinburgh
Paper.).
Mr. Bistiop., the composer, has relinquished
the management of the Oratorios at Covent-
iden Theatre.

CAUTION TO TAVERN-KEEPERS, &c.=-Tersons
are going about, pretending tcLbe very ill, and
requesting to be shown to water-closet,
with a view to pilfering. A man or genteel
appearance, dressed in a dark colet-red frock
coat, top-boots, and white hat, on Sunday week,
made use. of the above pretence to enter a
tavern in:Bishopsgate-street, end stole from the
side-board eight silver salt spoons, Marked with
the name of the house in full; and also the silver
tops of a set of • castors, and decamped unsus-'
.pected. •
Mr. Kirby. has purchased' the two brood mares,
Thomasina and Sheba's Queen, of Mr.-. Gas-
coyne ; likewise 'the •-colt, by: Coinus,' out of
Sheba's Queen, engaged' in 'theToal.Stakes, at
Caterick,l32l.

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initcANTir,gSIIIPPING, &t

togas. Dtd. Ig..l4.lV,Anrived and sailed fat
the Ri r die rnial, taurnair ; and Unity Davis, front
Leone ; Adriatic,
Ilxitler,',4oni ;Alexandria naitYvfrom Rlalaga.
crf.)44.--e.rrUsi Caineromifurfaila;and the-whole
of the outw,ardrb9.,.url.. Came dpwit frtirn. the l'cixe,r and remains
the Sir Dai,:fa seoit, limit er, for India. Caine dqwn and sailed
the ITarthoniqiiroodall, fog a;nerara Clark, for
St. Lucia; Industry, Varrell, for Si: ;- George and
James, Coulhard, for_ Sierra Leone ; Jan; Murray, for the
Cape; Clifton, Smith and James Lair.g,-4.ir.r„-for Jamaica ;
and snine more names unknown.

_ .
GRAVESENI), DEC."}l.i-Arrived the Geneial Palmer,
Truscott ; :and sCaledonia-, Cairns,
Ifm. at o tr:rtr,, Dec. 10.—Wira:S.W:-Arrived the Ebe-
nezer, LangrOis, from Gi'araltar, in 16 days,..and-a number of
the outward=bouYid. "Among them the followirig ;LFrienderip,
lititznni4 EniiierOt Alexander, •and- Tigris, for
:Jamaica ;„.,John,-; :Rickard, ::fot Tobago Protius, for
St. Domingo; canadian Packet,, for.Berraudanterprize,
for Sierra Leone; LiOn, for Trieste firOatn., Moore, 'for
Atieniia fir Venice; and Thirzi,jfor. tibraltar.

111tat&ATE; anehOr -weighing 14. or 15 cwt.,
with 43-hoops on 4s)stoak, and one about 20-cwt,;triarked Cen-
turion, ?-ith abort 40 fathom 154nch cable, buoy and buoy
rope, hsee been landed here.
tre. il.—The John, Donald, which was on

the beach,has been gopotTa.nd brought in here. - Sixty kegs of
Geneva were pleke4 , by'a Pilot about half a mile from the
Havens Muth. and delivered to the Ctistoms.

11L, LT., 'DE C. 10.—i-Arrived -the Better, Luck Still, Mills,
from Shields, 'liming been on the StOny Binks.
VCR TS3iQU 1:)O. 11—Wind S.E.—Sailed his Ma-
jesty's •siiiPillrazeif to 'the "west*ard.
PLY.at9u•rti' Dr.c. 8.-Arrived the Economy,
from London for Naples ; Marshal Blucher' Davis, from
Zante:;:. Benjurnizti.,:nnd. Mary, Trotter; from Dantzig ; and
SOphia, Scheak, from. Shields for Charente,
CowEs, DEe.ll. Arrived the ThotnaS Coutts, Chrystie,
from Shields torn:dia. . .
• Ilin.foßD,lii.63l.—Arrivedthe Koff Itralharding, &hip-
.per" s from Newport. for kouen, in a sinking state. Put back
the-Friends; Butikitsop, -for Bafbadoes, leaky. The Susan,
Iluxtable, of Iltracomlig, foundered at.seami Friday night ;
erei• arrived aeWaterfbrd. _

LlvErroai.,'D The Ctescent, for ih6 Clyde, which
was on shore near Southport, has been got off.
_ .

EXECUTION- OF. MRS. SHUTTLEWORTH, FOR

THE MURDER OE HER HUSBAND.

r
MOTI:UsE, • L)Ec. 7:—This unhappy woman,
after receiving a respite of lone • month, .underwent the awful
sentence of the law this day, on a gibbet erected in. front of the
gaol. Condemned upon circumstantial evidence, which always
affects different minds in different manners, the Government were
petitioned twice in her favour. The first obtained a reprieve—
the last had .no success. Since coming to this' plaice from
Perth, she has been attended by all the clergy of the town ; and
the Rev.--Dr.. Paterson, whose attendancaas beemimiernitting,
was with her the greater part of last night. She appeared
sensible of the instruction she received, andlafterly, in
partinilar, evinced A meek, . gentle, and forgiving spirit. The
devotions in the iiiterior of the gaol- were conducted by the
Rev. 31r. Molle.:son, and between two-and three o:clack the un-
hapPyvioman- was attended by Dr. Paterson.
Dr, Paterson, after. tie usual singing, offered up a4rvent and
impressive prayer, in which she seemed earnestly to join. She
deniediter crime to the lait,WhiClishe has uniformly done, in the
most earnest .and explicit manner. .Whezi the rope was round.
' her tuck-7shiileelared she was innbcent.' In addressing the spec-
tators, she observed, that she deserved the punishmentxil death
forher-Other crimes, 'but was guiltless of the murder of her
husband.. We understand that Dr. Paterson repeated nearly
the same Words for her to the people, llor,firainess through-,
du t . was, very remarkable. .
The executioner then prepared to. dolls. office, and a little
past &o'clock she was' launched into eternity.- She -died almost
without a struggle. .This scene, appalling in itself, was ren-
dered more so tram the state of the weather, for the clay was
dark and gloomy ; and especially towards the hour of execution
the storm was tremendous. A number of citizens acted as con-
stables. The crowd was not great, and many-of the more re-
speetable inhabitants had left the town--on the -.(Mon-
trose Chronicle.) . ' .
. .

On Thursday morning, a most dreadfiil a:ci-
dent happened at one of the coal-pitS,
to Messrs. Cil.lll USW WITH, at LingWeif-gate,
near Wakefield. As five= of the .colliers, 'a mau
and four boys, were going down to their .Ik.iwk in
a corf, the fastening of the cross bar .on one side
gave way. _One of the boys luckily, Peri:r.eived
his danger time enough to seizeholdlof a beam of
the frame7.!.work on:the side 'of the pit,' and pre-
serve himself front-being precipitated-to. (14 bot-
tom. .The.'-other Tour fell; two of Alleftiwere
killed upon the spot-; the two others; Ote-a boy
:about 16 and the other 12 years of age,. )i.ere re-
moved to- the Leeds General Infirmary, Where
one of them died immediately on his arrival, and
the other within half an hour after War&: The
names of the deceased are, George l'oi!4; a boy
about sixteen years of age, and
uncle ; a boy. whose name we have not yet heard ;
and Joseph Farrar, a boy about twelVe -.years
of age.—The same day, ThomaS •Sall-", fore-
man to Messrs. BROWN and -Co., shear-grinders,
at the Crown,point,.in this place, got in entangl-
ed in onelof,Jhe-fly-vcheels and Was lit-et-any cut
in two. The. deceased was --a - steady worthy
man, and bad been in his master's eMployinent
upwards of. six..years.—lnquests ivere'-herd on
the bodies of:these unfortunate individual's., on
,Friday,- and verdicts of accidental death' re-
turned.—( ee is Intelligenccr, Dec. B.)'
The person mho applied for relief,at the Men-
dicity Office, as-, -.stated in all the^ daily Papers,
representing- himself as the brother of Nladinne
CuaisToruc, ik an impostor. That unfortunate
Lady had- only.nane: brother, who was blown• up
with that part of -the citadel Henri, in 1816,
which was destroyed by lightning.
GORMA N Dim sawyer of Canterhu'y,
after taking a moderate lunch of pork, lar.ad.
and-cheese; and beer, at the White -Lion- pub-
lic-house, yesterday about 11 in the forenoon,
undertook, for a trifling wager, to eat .one
dozen penny 'mutton pies, drink a glass of -gin,
and a. pot Of be."er, in the space of twelve minutes,
whiCh ice perfOirried within three • minutes of. the
given time: •
CottoNti6 QUEST.—Yesterday:afternpor, an Inquisi-
tion was taken -before -Thomas Stirling, Esq., at tote Duke's
Head,
.Museum ,street, Bloomsbury, on the body of Thomas
Cartsiright, a young lad, aged 15, who put a period to his ex-
istence by hanging himself at his father's iwlise. on Sunday
last, as stated is our Paper of 'yesterday. Verzlict—lnSanity.

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