Star.
London, England, 1824-11-15 00:00:00

DUELS IN DUBLIN.

A meeting took place on Tuesday, in the Photnix-park, at tlue
hour of six o'clock in the morning, between Captain S., and
F.sq. the former accompanied by his friend
F.sq. the latter by Esq. but, owing to the interfetenc;
of the police, the parties were obliged- to adjourn to the nrip,hbutir.
hood of Glasnevin, where, after an ineffectual discharge of a es,.„f
pistols each, the friends interfered, and the business was accrtnlni,
dated. We understand the quarrel originated at the Theatre ua
the Saturday previous.
A meeting took place on Wednesday morning, on the Ner:i.
wall, Dublin. between Mr. G-.—Olt 31141 air.
J!,l M- N—r 4 : the parties exchanged shots without effect, and
on firing a second, Mr. ball slightly grazed his antagni.is!'t
hip. The dispute arose from an anonymous letter received by a
Gentleman iu the neighbourhood of Sandynrount, relative to if
the fair sex.

COURT OF KING'S BEN(' 1-1-TIIIS DAL

LI BELS.
THE KING V. THE MORNING CHRONICLE.

Mr. GURNET said, he had to move the Court for a
criminal information against the Pt opsietor of the
Morning Chronicle, f.r a series of libels published itt
that Newspaper, on William Kentick, Esq. a Welsh
Judge, Recorder of Dover, at,d also a Magt-ttate for
the county of So r I ey. The circumstances took place in
the case of Jo' n Franks, a Surrey freeholder, who
was
charged w ith •tealitig a slab of elm, value one shilling,
the property of Mr. Kenrick, for which he was taken
before a Magistrate, and committed 101 trial. He re-
mained in Horsed ottger-lane gaol several weeks, after
which he was conveyed with other prisoners to the
Guildford Assizes ; there, it appears, he took his trial for
the offence, but was acquitted, in consequence ut the ab-
sence of a principal witness. TheLeat ned Counsel having
detailed the circumstances of this prosecution, proceeded
to read those statements, and the comments in tl,e
Morning Chronicle respecting the case. which, he con-
tended, were a series of libels, published from the 3d t.f.
August until the 24th, and severely reflected upon the
character of Mr. Kenrick. They accused him of cruel
oppression towards the said John Franks, and the poser
that a rich man had over a poll. one, &c.
The LORD CHlEFJusncz—Take a rule to she w cau3e
CONSISTORY COURT, NOVEMBER 15.
8111TH V. listurn.

This is a snit of separation and divorce, by reason of
cruelty and adultery, instituted by Mrs. Smith against
her husband, NV. H. Carmichael Smith, Esq.
To-day Mr. Smith appeared at the bar, with a variety
of papers in his hand, and entered upon a long but un-
connected and incoherent address to the Court. He
complained of the exrtavagance of his wife—of htwin-
sanity, which he afered to demonstrate to the satisfac-
tion of the Court—of the cruelty with which she and
her friends had behaved to him in bringing this suit—
of the advantage that had been taken of his unfortunate
illness, occasioned some time since by a fall from his
horse, which produced a concussion of the brain—oldie
heavy pecuniary losses they had subjected him to
—of a conspiracy amongst several persons to impute
unsoundness of mind to him, and another conspiracy to
oust him out of a situation of five hundred pounds a-year,
which he had formerly enjoyed under Government.
He was happy to state, however, that in this latter
respect, Government was disposed to redress his griev-
ances and do him justice. Mr. Smith then eulargel
upon a wonderful variety of other complaints that he
had to prefer to this Court. His income was now about
1201. a year; yet his wife had just hired a house near
St. James's-street, for which she was to pay 2501. per
annum ; and which was to be furnished for the recep-
tion of male and female boarders.

Sir Cuatirrovinta Ilmussow remonstrated wits him on the ex-
treme irregularity of the course ht was pursuing. All these were
matters to which the Court could not be made any party. Mr.
Smith must be guided by the advice of his Counsel.
Mr. Smith seemed by no means disposed to concur in this view
of the case; for he then launched into fresh matters of grievance.
He had been misled, and wrongly advised by Counsel, and the case
had been shamefully delayed and neglected by proctors. He now
appeared to take the case out of his proctor's hands.
The Gentleman in question observed, that the Court would, of
course, confer a great favour upon hilts, by relieving him from the
conduct of Mr. Smith's interests in this suit ; but he begged to 6:-
serve' that no person could have been better or more considerately
advised than Mr. Smith had been by the Counsel alluded to.
Mr. Smith then vehemently attacked the other proctor,(the Gen-
tleman concerned for the lady) who was so unfortunate as to ob-
serve " that he hoped the Court would permit the cause to proceed
without any delay." Mr. Smith asked, whether it was for that Gen-
tkman to talk of delay, sod whether he and the proctor on• the
other side weqld like him (Mr. Smith) to explain to the Court what
their conduct had been ?
Sir Coeur:truss ROBINSON was astonished that Mr. Smith's own
good sense did not point out to him the propriety of the course
which the Court had recommended. The learned Judge added, he

sincerely felt for Mr. Smith's situation; but this Court could rote,-
tain no question about the state of his wife's intellect. If hr w..iit,ti
to have her insanity legally ascertained, why did he not go bettor
the Lord Chancellor ?
After some further observations from Mr. Smith;which it wou'al
be perhaps irregular to report at present, but which hr dehveitd
with much warmth and artimxtion.
Sir Cuatsvornia Roanisou desired the next cause to be called ;
Mr. Smith was formally assigned to give at issue to the 1:bel ue cue
next Court-day; and shortly afterwards retired.

Captain Fox and Its. Lady landed at Cadiz on the
tut tat. They purpose remaining a few days, and will afterwards
proceed up the Mediterranean to the Malta station. The Lady
was in good health and spirits.
MURDER AT NiILNTHORPIL—The Kendal Gazette cf.
Saturday last says, that neighbourhood has been throw
into confusion by one of the most inhuman murders
that has been recently heard of. The whole of the let
week has been spent in investigating the matter an,ely•
The person murdered was a single man, named James
Wilson, by trade a cooper. He was found about nowl
on Saturday last, in his room, with his skull fractured
in a shocking manner, and beat almost to pieces; a
quantity of blood was upon the wall, and report says, the print of a
bloody hand. It seems, after the murder, to conceal the act, the
villain or villains had set bre to the bed in which the murdered
man lay; the fire had not made much progress', yet his feet and lees
were burnt too shocking to describe. It was this hre that led the
neighbours to break into the house, when the awful spectacle pre-
sented itself, of one of their acquaintances lying with his be.ol
cruised, and his lower extremities in the very act of roasting.
Every exertion is making to bring the murderer or murderer. to
justice. loquest—The Jury, after sitting front day to day, wilt Ind
a verdict of Wilful Menke against some person or persons unknown.
The Asia convict ship has sailed from Corn for New South Wilts.
having on board the Police Constables found guilty of mazeleughttr
at the Spring Assizes of Maryborough.

rim ARMY.

--..oew•--

.4 detachment of recruits belonging to the 53d (Shropshire) Re-
tinn•nt of Font marched on Saturday morning, from the Recruiting
Department, in 'Westminster, for Weedon.
Detachments of Recruits belonging to the 2d (the Queen's
Bo} al) Regiment of Foot, and the 57th (%Vest Middlesex) Regi-
ment of Infantry, marched on Wednesday last from the Recruit-
ing Department in Westminster, for Chatham.
A detachment of recruits, recently arrived from Ireland,
matched through London, on Tuesday last, on its route to Canter-
tury, to jour the lot battalion of the 60th (the Duke of York's
Own Ride Corps).
D:tachmtnts belonging to the undermentioned Regiments of
Infantry, viz. the sth, 27th, 41st, 43d, 47th, 50th, 60th, 64th,
69th, 70th, 96th, and the Royal African Colonial Corpi, embarked
on the 13th ult. at Dublin, for England, to join the depots of their'
respective corps.
Detachments belonging to the following Regiments, viz. the
rot!stream Guards, the 3d Guards, the 20th, 24th, 37th, 41st,
47th, 51st, 52d, 60th, 64th, 69th, 70th, and 87th Foot, embarked
at Main, on the 234 ult. for England.
Detachments belonging to the undermentioned Corps, viz. the
3:h, 9th, 18th, 31st, 33d, 35th, 40th Foot, and the East India
Company's .brtillery and Infantry, embarked on the 26th ult. at
Cult, for England.
The ball-yearly inspection of the brigade of the Royal Artillery
lc irk, under the command of Colonel Ttroamnicc, took place
Major-General Sir Jtons Ect.ze on Friday 'it'll:tight ; as usual,
/lie efficiency of this well conducted corps was approved of by
Sn. JOHN.
•phe squadron of the 3d Dragoon Guards, under Major Szoomr,
march front Limerick to Caber on the 23d inst. and on the following
day a squadron of the same corps will replace them in that garrison.
All out-posts of Cavalry in Ireland are, by a recent regulation,
to be relieved from head-quarters every three months.
A letter from an Officer of the 93d llighlanders, dated Demerara,
Aug. 26, states, that the Regiment enjoyed most excellent health.
The 92d is ordered home front the West India Islands.
The mortality in the 16th Foot, since its departure from Ireland,
has bet n most •-xtensive.
CHATHAM Nov. 12.—This morning, that fine body of men, the
Battalion of Royal Marines, were reviewed on the Lines, by the
Commandant of that Corps, Lieutenant-General Sir I-I. Btu.,
K.C.B. It is but justice to say, that it made a very fine military
appearance, and went through the various movements according
to the new system of Sir Herraz Toamars, with the same accuracy
and precision that has gained for them so much commendation
during tie last summer.

MILITARY PROMOTIONS.

WAR-OIFICE, NOVE:MBBR 12, 1824.
it Regiment of Life Guards—Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant Wil-
liam Fawkeaer Chetwynd to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Do
Roos, promoted; Henry Peyton, Gent. to be Cornet and Sub-
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Chetwynd.
4th Regiment of Light Dragoons—James Rickard Somerville,
Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Bulkeley, promoted.
14th Ditto—James Massey Dawson, Gent. to be Cornet, by pur-
chase, vice Smith, promoted.
It or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Second Lieutenant
George M•Kinnon, from the Mt: Brigade, to be Ensign and

Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wigram, who retires.
Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—Ensign Willoughby Cot-
ton, from the 62d Foot, to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by pit
chase, vice Graves, promoted.
21 Regiment of F00t..--Paymaster James Somerville Darby, from
half-pay of the 21st Light Dragoons, to be Paymaster, vice Wil-
liam Bowden, who exchanges.
36th Ditto—Lieutenant George Cairns to be Captain, by purchase,
vice Fraser, promoted in the 50th Foot ; Ensign Jehn Skerry to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cairnes; Hon. Francis Petre
to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Skerry.
isth Ditto--William Hope, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase,
vice Harrison, promoted in the 83d Foot,
30th Ditto—Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel John Fraser, front the
36th Foot, to be Major, by purchase, vice Nice, who retires;
Captain Thomas Shaw, from the 97th Foot, to be Captain, vice
George Bartley, who retires upon half-pay of the 92d Foot.
57d Ditto—Lieutenant Henry Balthasar Adams, from the Cape
Corps, to be Lieutenant, vice Harrison, who exchanges.
62d Ditto—Wiliam Guard, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Cotton, appointed to the Coldstream Foot Guards.
50th Ditto—Ensign Thomas Woodward Lyles to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Maclean, promoted in the 95th Foot.
97:h Ditto—Captain William Logic, from halt-pay of the 92d
Foot, to be Captain, vice Shaw, appointed to the 50th Foot.
Rifle Brigade—Gentleman Cadet James Saumarez Cameron, from

the Royal Military Culkge, to be Second Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice M'Kinnon, appointed to the Grenadier Foot Guards.
Cape dorps (Infantry)—Lieutenant William Harrison, from the
53d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Adams, who exchanges.

DESTR tier VE FIRES.

At about three o'clock 3esterday morning, the most
indescribable alarm and confusion prevailed amongst
the inhabitants of Fleet-street, occasioned by one of the
largest and most destructive fires that have occurred
for some years back. The watchman of St. Bride's
palish, whose station is on the south side of the street
near 13: ide's passage, opposite almost to Shoe-lane, ob.
served some smoke issuing from under the shop-door,
and through the joints of the shutters of the premises of
Mr. Bond, the linen-draper, No. 87. Some other watch-
men came up, and set about alarming the inmates of
that and the adjoining houses, by knocking at the
doors, springing their rattles, and calling aloud " Fire !
firer whilst others hastened for the engines. The first
engine that made its appearance was that belonging to
the palish, which was brought by George Smith, the
engineer, to the spot before the fire burst through. Smith,
with a deal of activity, forced open the door by apply-
ing a pole-axe to the lock, and in an instant a vast
body of flames burst through the shutters, and ascended
with terrific fury. At this time not more than seven
persons were present, all of whom exerted themselves
by pulling up the pavement to procure water from the
Main, but tlieir object, we regret to say, failed, and it
vas full 25 minutes before any turncock was to be
found, when two made their appearance, and the water
was then put in requisition in very great quantities.
During this delay, the devouring element had gained
such an alarming ascendancy, that all attempts to',
rescue any of the stock in trade were found to be im-
practicable, as the flames had entered the first floor.
The agony of the persons assembled may be better ima-
gined than we can describe, as none of the inmates v. ere
to be seen, and, strange to say, the occupiers of the ad-
joining houses were also invisible, although the uproar
caused by the watchmen alarmed those of the opposite
houses. The house of Mr. Bond, in less than twenty
minutes from the first alarm, presented one mass of fire,
%Lich bursting through the roof, and the wind blowing
a heavy gale from the S.W. spread in one huge sheet;
at.d the houses of Mr. Hill, the chymist and druggist,
and Mr. Mattress, the hair-dresser, were included in the
destructive scene • the flames spread over to Carlile's
house, the corner of Bride's-passage, the attics of which
and the floor underneath, were discovered to have caught
tare- The Alliance, Norwich Union, Guardian, West
of England, Union, Beacon, Hamlin-Hand, and the
Sun fire-engines by this time arrived, and were stationed
it front of the binning buildings, and were soon put in
motion ; but notwithstanding the combined efforts of
the firemen to check the devouring element, the adjoin-
house to the left, Messrs. Pitman and Ashfield, oil•
men, at about a quarter before four o'clock, was num-
bered in the conflagration, as was also Mr. Marriott's,
tl,e furnishing ironmonger. .
The spectacle wa. now awfully grand, the flames
illuminating the horizon for a considerable extent, and
spreading their devastation with incredible velocity.
Several attempts were made to save part of the stock
and Armitage of the houses, but all proved ineffectual,
such were the di,astrous effects of the flames. It was
tkught that seine of the families had perished- and
torte buried in the ruins, but some perionst in a state.

of nudity, were seen running along the tops of the ad-
joining houses, and were rescued from their impending
danger. A Lady seas taken from an attic window of
one of the houses in the- rear, and in a few moments
after the roof fell in with a tremendous crash. She was
conveyed into the Church, where she was promptly at-
tended, and soon recovered from the fright she had
experienced. Such was the iatense heat of the ground
and Church-yard, that the persons engaged in saving
what part of their property they could, and depositing
it in the Church, were obliged tc make circuitous routes
to get to it. At half-past four, Mr. Marriott's
extensive premises, which ran back into Bride's-
passage, were entirely in flames, and communicated
en tire houses of Mr. Smith, a tailor, and Mr. Mercier,
the printer of the British Traveller Evening Paper,
which in a few seconds were on tire from top to bottom.
It was now thought expedient by the firemen to turn
their attention to the adjoining houses, and torrents of
water were thrown upon them to check the farther ex-
tension of the fire. Fortunately, a strong party-wall of
the house of Mr. Phene, the confectioner, saved his ex-
tensive premises; and the court on the other side had a
similar effect as regards Messrs. Davenport and Co.'s
china warehouse. The confusion in the court was
dreadful, as it was imagined from the glare, that halt
Fleet-street was on fire; and persons were seen running
about in their night clothes in the greatest despair, and
depositing their little property in the church. A curious
circumstance in the course of the confusion took place:
some of Carlile's family took referge in the church, and
placed also there for security a quantity of his Deistical
publications ; The Age of Reason was one of them. At
five o'clock the entire fronts of the houses of Mr. Bond
and Mr. Hill fell sullenly with a tremendous crash.
Indeed, so sudden was the fall, that had the ruins fallen
into the street, a number of persons would have been
buried underneath. The flames were now pattiall%
damped, but still wore a tearful aspect, and the firemen
were obliged to continue most unceasingly to exert
themselves until nine o'clock, when the fire was subdued,
but the houses still were in several places on fire, and
the engines were, during the whole of yesterday, in
active requisition. No lives were lost.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.

NIT,

The above fire was said to have been occaNioned by
the incautious dropping of a spark from a candle in the
closing of Mr. Bond's shop, behind the counter, which,
communicating with the gas, which it is thought wa.
not properly touted off, produced a destruction of pro-
perty to nearly the amount of 100,0001. The family of
Mr. Bond were out of town, and only two persons slept
in the house, who escaped when the house was alm st
entirely in flames; they got out of the up-stairs win-
dow, over the roofs of the other houses; one of them, a
female, suffered dreadfully from alarm. The families
of Mr. Mattress and Mr. Ashfield did not experience
any injury. Mr. Hill, the chymist, was also from home ;
part of the shop of his house was partitioned, and ap-
propriated as an-office for the publication of the Sunday
Merator Newspaper. Mr. Mattress was unable to save
anything. It was thought at one period that the Church
would have fallen a sacrifice to the devouring element.
The Rector and Churchwardens, Messrs. Moxall and
M.Dowall, were present (hiring the whole of the time,
and humanely soothed and promptly rendered assist-
ance to the sufferers. The houses of Messrs. Pitman
and Ashfield, Mr. Hill, and Mr. Mattress, caught fire
nearly at the same time, and burnt downwards, so that
the families had plenty of time to escape and save part
of their furniture.

The family of Mr. Smith consisted of nine personi—
himself, wife, mother, and six children ; he had scarcely'
time to save the latter, who slept is; the attic, and was
obliged to rush through the flames with two of them.
He placed them in the court, and ran back '
to Save his
mother, and on his return, missed his youngest child, a
girl about four years of age, who he was informed had
run back into the house. The agonized father ran again
into the house, which was entirely in flames, and found
the poor child crying in a corner of the kitchen. As
he ascended the crackling stairs with his daughter, part
of the house fell, and he was nearly suffocated in making
his way out; he, however, succeeded, and during the
whole of yesferday was very unwell from the effects of
the exertion. He, we are sorry to say, is not insured;
and his loss is very great indeed.
The other sufferers are partially insured in the Hand-
in-Hand, West of England, Atlas, and Sun Companies.
The walls of some of the houses are still standing. In
the course of the day part of the ruins of Mr. Bond's
house fell into the street, but no accident occurred. The
following are the names of the persons who are sufferers.
Mr. Bond, Mr. Hill, Mr. Marriott, Mr. Mercier, Messrs.
Pitman and Ash field, Mr. Smith, Mr. Brady, and several
other persons who were lodgers in the houses. There
were upwards of twenty engines in attendance, and the
greatest credit is due to the firemen for their exertions.
During the destructive coafligration in Fleet-street,
yesterday morning, another fire was discovered in its
immediate neighbourhood, on the premises of Mr. Ehn,
furrier, N 0.15, Gough-square. The watchman seeing
a quantity of smoke issue from the ground-floor, gave
the alarm ; the house is principally let out to lodgers
who escaped from the roof to an adjoining house. The
door was then forced ; and although the Parish and
another engine were brought, the fire had been almost
wholly got under by the spirited exertions of the neigh-
bours, particularly Mr. Smith and his sons, whose
extensive premises adjoin those of Mr. Ehn.
The police should be on the alert for some days,
while crowds continue collecting to view the ruins of
the fire in Fleet-street. It is in the centre of the favourite
resort of pickpockets, whose immediate retreats are
through the mazes of Whitefriars, and the courts oppo-
site leading to Field-lane, where a ready market is found
for their booty.
At an early hour on Monday night, four large stacks of corn,
the property of Mr. JAMBS Gasps, were at the same mordent di.-
, covered on are on the lauds of Carrigrohan) in the South Liberties
of Cork. The whole were consumed.

Several Gentlemen of .the Protestant Commission
have lately met, in a place in Dublin, which, for ob-
vious reasons, we shall not particularize. They met as
friends and fellow-citizens ; but, as they happened all to
be Protestants, it seems that some feeling of jealousy
was created amongst a portion of their Roman Catholic
brethren as to the objects of their fi iendly conferences.
This we conjecture to be the case, for we can in no
other way account for the horrible expressions contained
in the following notice, which was lately transmitted to
one of the parties through the medium of the Post-office :
If you persist in your Meetings we will Sertalnly have Revenge.
Thank god that the time is now at hand when wee will Raterput
you off the face of the earth. liven if you never had mere there is
net one of you that is not marked, and all heretiCks. Do not trite
this for it is Sertain wee will send your kin and Constitution down
to hell, and that very soon. •• CAPT. ROCK."
This horrible notice, of which the above is a literal
transcript, is now in our possession.—Dublia Star.

• NAVAL • INTELLIGENCE

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.
The Procris, for the Dutch privateer Wasster, on Wednesday,
at Nre,3, Clifford's Inn, and recalled Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Accounts were received on Saturday of the total loss of the Wil-
liam and John, American ship, bound to Amsterdam. She had hut
a few daysago passed Dover, where she landed a passenger and pa-
pers ; and daring one of the heavy gales of last week she was lost
in the North Sea, and only one of the crew saved. Another Ame-
rican ship is also said to have been lost in the same quarter, and all
the crew perished.
Tuesday, the JASPEa, 10, Captain Paimatmert.e, arrived at Ports-
south, from protecting the fisheries at Jersey.
Sailed from Portsmouth, on Saturday, the Aasow, Lieut. Pow.
IT. OD a cruise.
Remain at Spithead, the Baizeas. NuaseN, CHAstrioN,
nd CALLIOPE.
The Niamsm, Captain Pao,. W. P. WALLIS (who so skilfully and
satisfactorily conducted the cruise of the trial sloops) Is ordered to
be fitted for foreign service.
The BeAserr, 2s, Capt. Geo. %Lute, is to be fitted for Channel
service, under the orders of Admiral Sir Geo. MA RIJN, G. C. B.
Monday, the CHAMPION and PANDORA went into Portsmouth,
front their trial cruise: in going to windward for five hours,
at from seven to eight knots, the PANDORA gained upon the CHAU-
not; from a mile to a mile and three quarters (which is the lowest
and highest statement made of it) ; but, in going before the wind,
the Ca:Amnon proved much the best sailer. The PANDORA has since
gone into harbour; to be converted to a sloop of war : and, it is un-
derstood, she will sail again with the CHAMPION, ill company with
the ORESTES and Pt-Laois, when these ships (which are now in the
harbour, under alterations) are ready for sta.
Lieutenant JOHN WHAJAu BAILEY is appointed resident Agent
of Transports at Cowes, vice PARRE, deceased ; Lieut. Wm. SCRTM.
00UR, resident Agent of Transports at Gibraltar, vice RAttze.
The Policy (whaler), of London, Is lost at Otaheite.
The Alfred, SMITH, from Quebec to London, abandoned at
sea, was driven on shore at Le Malen, Newfoundland, on the 28th
of September.

The Hazard, La Gaos, from Jersey to London, was wrecked the
6th inst. at Jersey.
The Triune, Duxsaa, from London, was spoken with in lat. 36.
long. 8. she bad lost her Mate and two of the crew overboard.
FALmoutw, Nov. 13.—Wind S.W. blowing strong, with thick
weather.—Arrived the Dove packet, from Buenos Ayres-4ailoi
the sth &ptenther, and from Montevideo 7th ditto. Put in, the
Ethelred, Gooowvx, for Jamaica; and Ocean, CANT, for Tenerilfe.
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 13.—Wind W.S. W. blowing a gale.—Arrived
the Pomona, GNEATIES. from Zante in six weeks; City of Roches-
ter, COTTON, from London for Madras ; Convivial, &imam), from
ditto for Charleston.

Puaramourn. Nov. !V.—Wind S.W. blowing a gale.—The out-
ward hound rode it out, all well, except the brig Albion, which up-
set her windlass, and is coming into harbour. Sailed the Sir Ed-
ward Paget, GLUM, for London.
Max, Nov. 14.—Wind W. Arrived and remain, the Mary
Frances, from lion for Sierra. Leone;' Martinique, Banc,
from Shied' for Grenada. The outward bound remain all well.

Livitaroot., Nov. 13.—Arrived the Lima, CA/ITNEY, from Val-
paraiso--sailed sth July; on the 18th October, in lat. 18. 42. long.
27. 7. spoke h►s Majesty's ship ASIA, from England ; Richard,
&masa, from Demerara; Rebecca, Rasa, from Hamburgh; Be-
[em Castle, Joits, from Lisbon; Countess Dalhousie, &maul.,
from New South Wales—sailed from Sydney Ist July; Vittoria,
GSAT, from Jamaica—sailed from Montego Bay SOth September;
Coquet, TRANMICRIC, from Quebec; Joseph, WATSON; and Jane,
from Oporto; and Lancashire Witch, Nuatt, from Lisbon.

NORTHERN EXPEDITION.

FROM THE HAMPSHIRE TELEGRAPH, NOV. 13.

Wednesday -morning, his Majesty's djscovery-ship,
the Griper, Captain George F. Lyon, most unexpectedly
arrived at this port, and rani into the harbour direct
from Davis's Straits, with the signal of distress flying,
having lost Other anchors and cables in fruitless endea-
vours to get into Repulse Bay, whither she was under
orders to proceed, for the purpose of co-operating with
Captain Parry in search of a north-we,t passage. The
circumstances which have led to the failure of this
branch of the north-west expedition are attributable to
stormy and severe weather, which prevailed in a more
intense degree than the oldest northern navigator re-
members, and to the extraordinary bad qualities of the
ship for the purposes required. It appears that the
Griper left Stromness on the Ist of July, and made
Cape Chudleigh (on the Labrador coast) on the 2d of
August, having fallen in with icebergs three days pre-
viously, and from which time she was beset with drift
ictir In this passage she was found to make so little
progress, that the Snap (her provision tender) was fre-
quently obliged to take her in tow. From Cape Chud-
leigh the Griper was obliged to stretch to the northward,
to Resolution Island, as the field ice prevented progress
up Hudson's Strait : they were, however,enabled to make
slow advances to the westward, close to the Savage
Islands, until they made Salisbury or Nottiugham
Island, but which plice could not be ascertained from
the impossibility of making observations off the Upper
Savage Islands. Some canoes of natives came off to
them, who appeared to be of the same description of
Esquimaut with which our navigators were before ac•
quainted. They were dismissed with liberal presents,
and appeared much gratified. From Salisbury Island,
the Griper proceeded to the south point of Southampton
Island, in which they were assisted by a strong current
setting down Fox's Channel ; but on their rounding
Southampton Island, this current, which then came
down Sir Thomas Rowe's Welcome (up which they
wished to proceed) was directly against them, and
nearly caused their shipwreck. Southampton Island
was found to be laid down with tolerable accuracy.
Off the S. W. end of the Island the Griper was obliged
to anchor, in consequence of suddenly shoa!ing her
water : in a gale she parted one anchor, but brought
up again with three anchors a-head, in quarter-
less four fathoms water : when the tide fell, the sea was
so heavy that the rudder continually struck the ground,
and was lifted almost out of the gudgeons : this was on
the Ist of September. On the weather moderating, the
Griper proceeded up the Welcome, but a northerly
gale springing up, the ship was driven into Hud-
son's Bay. However, by perseverance, and taking ad-
vantage of every favourable breeze, she reached
Cape Fullarton, the larboard entrance of Wager River,
and within about 60 miles of the spot (Repulse Bay)
where she was intended to winter. The coast on the
American main land was found so rocky and extremely
dangerous, that she was obliged to stretch off for South-
ampton Island, whence she endeavoured to make for
Repulse Bay, but was driven by the tide directly to
the southward and westward, against what was sup-
posed to he Wager River.
Here strong breezes, and a heavy snow-storm set in,
which made it necessary that the ship should be brought
to with three anchors a-head and made snug. The sea rose
rapidly, and broke over the ship with tremendous force,
forming thick coats of ice in an instant, so as to connect
the shrouds together half way up the rigging. The
snow also fell so fast, that the men had 'much difficulty
in keeping the decks clear. The ship all this time
pitched so dreadfully, that the cable: came over the
bumpkins, one of which was thereby broken. During
the night, a large stream of ice was discovered coming
down upon the ship, but most happily, it parted before
it reached her, and some small portions of it only
struck against the bows, which did no damage. The
wind continued to increase)
.as well as the snow : at
five o'clock in the morning, the starboard cable parted,
and on the ship swinging to the other three anchors,
she was struck by a sea, and parted from them all.

'Her situation at this time was the most perilous that
can be imagined,. every individual momentarily ex-
pecting that she would dri►e on shore. Means of pre-
ser►atton, however, were not neglected; the 'trysails
were got on her, though it was so dark that no object
could be discerned, and they did not know so much as
which way the ship's head lay, from the compasses
having ceased to act, the ship being, as it is supposed,
directly over or near the Magnetic Pole.
Whilst presuming, in this distressing dilemma, that
the wind had shifted off the land, as the water deepened,
a sight of the sun, and subsequently (lithe other celestial
bodies, was obtained (of which they had no view for
some days), and the ship was found t• have been drifted
out of the Welome, after having attained lat. 65. 30.
IThere was at this moment no anchor left in the shill.
Notwithstanding, it was determined, if possible, to win; er
about Chesterfield Inlet, or even to the Santhwat d of
that spot. The persevering efforts of all on board were
accordingly directed to gain the American shore but
finding that the ship got into the shallows of flodson's
Bay, they were reluctanily compelled to edge away for
Salisbury Island, still holing that a few fine and favour-
able days would re-tine to them their lost ground. The
bad weather, however, still continued, and there was'
much difficulty in watering the ship at these places, from
a stream of ice. A number of natives came off to them in
their canoes,and trafficked their clothes foriron andspears.
—At length the hopeless continuar,ce of bad weather,
the wretched condition of the ship (from her incapaci-
ties), the officers and crew having suffered more hard-
ships than on any previous voyage, the advanced stage
of the season, with numerous other concomitant miseries,
compelled Captain Lyon to ccnsent that the ship should
be got out of Hudson's Straits (an extent of 800 miles
of dangerous navigation) ; which place they had scarcely
cleared, when a southerly gale drove them up Davis's
Straits, 150 miles to the southward of Resolution
Island. Providentially, a change of wind enabled
them soon after to proceed on a southern passage honie-
ward, and the Griper arrived here in six weeks, in the
state we have described.

Though little has been effected towards solving the
geographical problem of the north-west passage by this
voyage, yet some most interesting elucidations of the
deviations of the compass have been brought to light. -
The compasses began to waver and contradict each other
when abreast of the Savage Islands; and, as the ship
got to the westward, the compasses got unsteady and ,
useless. While the ship was in Sir Thomas Rowe's
Welcome, they frequently would not traverse at all, but
stood in whatever po.ition the card was placed. Should
a passage be discovered by Captain Part y, through the
Prince Regent's Inlet, it is considered more than pro-
bable, from the irregular movements of the ice, that it
may never be entered again.
The Griper spoke several whalers, all of which had
been unsuccessful in the fishery ; no ship had more than
two fish, and many none whatever. From the Captain
of the Phoenix whaler, Captain Lyon heard that Captain
Parry's expedition had been seen in the middle of Au-
gust, in lat. 71. beset with ice. On the whole the sea-
son has been snore boisterotiv, and, consequently, the
sea less clear. than it has been known for thirty years.
It was very questionable if Captain Parry would he able
to reach Lancaster Sound. Had the Griper effected a
wintering either in Repulse Bay or Wager River, or
Chesterfield Inlet, Captain Lyon, with a strong patty,
would have made a land journey to Point Turn-again,
near the Copper-Mine River, a distance of neatly 700
miles, for which expedition they were fully equipped.
Captain Parry, if he succeeds in passing Lanca.tetS rand,
and getting to the southward, down Prince Regent's
Inlet (by which Captain Lyon was nest year to cum.
municate with him), will send a land expedition, if
possible, in the same direction, as well as to Repulse
Bay, in the hope of communicating with the Griper.
The Griper commtmic rted with the Esquimau: natives
of the Upper Savage Islands, and of Salisbury and
Nottingham Islands, all of whom had frequently ,seen
Europeans. They were less savage in their habits and
manners titan their more northern brethren, but they
sheaved a strong thievish disposition ; they endeavoured
to steal the oars and iron-a o k from the boats. The
Griper also communicated with the natives of various
parts of Southampton Island, who had never seen a
ship before. They, however, expressed very little sur-
prise ; they evinced more gentleness in their manners
than any other of the Ecquimaux tribes, and were mach
better looking and cleaner in their persons ; the women
are rather pretty. All those people reside in the Walrus-
hide huts, which are described in Ca pt. Lyon's last voyage.
The Griper is ordered to be paid off, and sold otst of
the Navy. A 'vessel better' adapted to the peculiarities
of the set vice will, no doubt. be provided for Captain
Lyon and his meritorious Officers and crew, on the
opening of the season, for a further investigation.

THE EARL OP ANNRSLEY.—Died, on Tuesday last,
in Dublin, RICHARD, Earl of Annesli, Viscount Gletawley, and
Baron Casdewillan. He is succeeded in his title and estates by his
eldest son. The deceased had for some time been afflic:ed with a
mental complaint.
CORN-EXCHANGE, MARX•L.INE, NOV. IS.
The at rivals of Wheat, Barley, alit! Flour, last *erk, were very
large, and of other articles in the Corn trade, the quantities
were moderate. This morning there is only a moderate quantity
of all descriptions of Corn fresh up (or sale. Prime dry samples of
Wbeat fully support the quotations of this day st'nnight, but other
qualities go off heavily. The oneertainty about the parts opening
(or Barley still continues, but thus article sells an the same terms as
last quoted. 01 Beans are is. per quarter dearer. Boiling Peas
are advanced 2s. per patter, and Grey Peas are Sta. to 33. per quar-
ter higher. There are very few good Oats roc sale, and this article
is again advanced is. per quarter on the best qualities. In Flour
I no alteration.

TIMES OW 110111110 SHIP.
Rye, old, 00s. 00s.
Beans, Small, Dew, 431. 455.
- old, 475. 60s.
Tick, new, 365. 40s.
old, 435. 429.
Oats,, Feed, new,:195..235.
- old, Os. Os.
Poland, new, 20s. 265.
1-- old, Os. Os.
Potatoe, new, Ws. 265.
old, OJ. Of.
Scotch, 28s. 30s.
Foreign Oats. 19s. 255.
Flour, per Sack, 551. 655.

Wheat, Red (1824), SOs. 64s
old, 525. 665.
White 1824, 545. 735.
old, 565. 745.
Barley, 1824, 355. 465.
---- Old, 00s. 00s.
Peas, Grry, 1824, 40s. 435.
Old, 001.00 s.
Maple, 1824, 432. 455.
- old, 00.. 00s.
White, new, 445. 50s.
- old, 09. Os.
Boikrs, 1824, 611. 565.
- old, 00s. 003.

Rye, new, 32s.3tis. -
attunes 1
Wheat, Englialt, qrs. 12,831
Barley' . 8,723
Malt . 4,337
Oats • 1,871
•
Beans . 2,935

ST WALL
Peas
!that Wheat
frisk (Las
Fateiga Oats

1,869
2,820
9,210
5,770•

F.ngli;li Flour, sacks

18,10

SMITHFIELD MARKET, NOVEMBER 15.
The supply of all descriptions of Cattle was sufficient for the
dernand.this morning, but the market was not so full as on !Miner
Monday-a- Good Oxen obtain a high price, as well as Sheep. Ilso
prices way be quoted much the same as oar last market day, al.
though they ask higher prices.
Beef, per stole of bibs. Ss. to 48. Mutton, is. 4d. to 4a. 44.veaw
4s. to ss. Pork, 4*. to ss.—Hay, per 1%, 4'4 104. .E6Straw, to £S es. Clover, ,f 5 10s. to da.