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SIP. PETER POLE AND COMPANY.

The following circular and annexed statement were
;;wed yesterday from the house of Sir Peter role,
Thornton, and Co.:—

Dee. 24, 1825.
..gia—Annexed, we beg to submit to yea the tenth of an exa.
Jo:igloo, this day concluded, of the state of the affairs of our
pot ; and to request the favour of your concurrence in the mode
of winding up our concerns, recommended by the friends who
kindly undertook the investigation. In the event of such an ar-
on;enemt being concluded, we beg to assure you, that it will be
eeanijous desire to make our dividends as speedily as the nature
erw assets will admit.
gs We remain, Sir, your obedient humble servants, '
"POLE, THORNTON, and Co."
We the undersigned, having been requested by Sir Peter Pole,
pprnton, and Co. to investigate the situation of their affairs, with
,lew tfl submitting the result to their creditors, and recommend-
;,. such arrangement as under the circumstances should appear
oils most advisable for their interest and security, do hereby
„Idly that we have carefully made such examination, with the
~stance of an accountant called in for that express purpose ' and
Laying taken into our serious consideration the state of the debts
od use's a the house.and also the amount and value of the private
}awry of the several partners individually, and after making
octal allowance for bad or doubtful debts, we are decidedly
that the assets of the house, together with the available
„,,,,t, property of the individual partners, will, under proper
crupar„,,nr, prove sufficient to pay all the creditors the full
.n:iaa or tlezir several demands; to ensure which very desirable
r,,,tt.str drcusly recommend, as being the speediest, least expen-
,,w,aild trot beneficial arrangement for the creditors, that the
cancans of the house be settled and wound up under the direction
el unstees to be appointed for that purpose, to whom all the assets
aow house, together with the private property of each partner,
amid be immediately assigned and made over, upon trust, to
mate and divide the same among the creditors rateably and equally
with all practicable expedition, making dividends front time to
tire, when and as they shall be in funds for that purpose.
"JOHN IRVING.

"JOHN INNES.
" T. L. MELVILLE.
THOMAS SHEPPARD.
" C. POLE.

4 Dittbolomew-lane, Dec. 24, 1825."

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CORONER'S INQUEST MR. RANDALL.

:RODEN DEATEL—Tuesday, between the hours of
twelve and one o'clock, as Mr. ‘AltudastßaNDALL, an
wensive starch manufacturer at Lanibeih,was walking
along, in apparent good health, oppositel the Niw Beth-
km, on his arrival near the -Stags, he suddenly fell
down and instantly expired. Immediate assistance was
(Bed to the unfortunate Gentleman, and the body car-
ti to the house of Dr. MORGA NI, in Canterbury-
Imildingc, mho, without hesitation,pronounced the spark
of lifr completely extinct. .
nsvrday an Inquisition was taken before Mr. Can-
tu:, the Coroner for Surrey, at the Fox publ:c•house,
in Princes-street, Lambeth, on the body of William
Randall, Esq. aged 60 years, who died suddenly. The
deceased Gentleman, it appeared, was observed walk-
ilig along the Lambeth-road, and when within about
two yards from the gate of Mr. Herring's coach-wheel
manufactory, he suddenly fell on his face to the
ground, and as momentarily turned himself on his
back, ssithout uttering a single groan. Mr. Herring,
,ith other persons, instantly went to the deceased G n-
tleman's assistance, when vinegar, water, and scorched
linen were applied to his temples and nostrils, but all
to no purpose. The body was then placed on a shutter,
and c trried to Messrs. Morgan and_ Beck, surgeons,
hen the firmer Gentleman pronounced' the deceased
be quite dead. Ile attempted to bleed him, but
ithout effect.- *- - -

Mr. James Forbes Y.'ung, of Paradise-street, Lam-
beth, surgeon, knew the deceased Gentleman, and at-
tended the family professionally. Saw him almost daily
the list time was on Saturday; he then seemed in
perfe t health; has seen the body since death, and
`,om the external appearance, he is of opinion that be
lied in a fit of apoplexy.
The July having viewed the body, returned a verdict,
Died by the vi•itation of GOD."
The deceased Gentleman was possessed of immense
wealth ; his starch-manufactory was one of the most
ertensive in the kingdom. We regret to state, that he
left a wife and ten children to lament the awful
occurrence. He was a near relative to Mr. Lett, the
builder, one of the worthy and active Magistrates for
the county of Surrey.

Prince LEoPOLD arrived in town yesterday, from his
residence at Claremont. His Royal Highness dined with the
Duchess it Km?, at her apartments at Kensington Palace.
We are glad to learn that the LORD ADVOCATE, in
pursuance of the very liberal and beneficial measures
which he has already taken for improving the Police,
and administration of justice in Scotland, has recently
applied to the Sheriffs for a particular return as to the
state of the different Jails in Scotland, and requesting
remarks from the Sheriffs as to the state of the prisons
in each county;; and suggestions -as to their improve-
ment. His Lordship's queries comprehend, amongst
ocher things, whether there is any airing ground con-
nected with the prison; and whether the number of
Jails might with advantage be reduced, either by the
establishment of one prison in each county, or by the
establishment of one prison at each circuit town for the
reception of all prisoners belonging to the district ?
A most daring and wanton attack was made in the
beginning of this month, by some malicious persons,
upon the house of Cairnbrock, near Stranraer, by which
eighty-four panes of the windows were broken by means
of stones thrown with such violence as to shatter the
frames and shutters of several of the windows, and to
strike the walls on the opposite side of the ropms. The
offenders have not been discovered, but a reward upon
their conviction has been offered.

Yesterday morning early, the servant of Mr. Robin-
son, of Brick-lane, Spitalfields, absconded, taking with
her several articles ofjewellery—rings, plate, and wear.
ing apparel, to the amount of upwards of a hundred
pounds. From the number of articles stolen, it is
strongly suspected some other persons are connected
with her in the robbery;
Grub-street, says PENNANT, has long been proverbial
for the residence of es authors of the less fortunate tribe,
,and the trite and illiberal jest of the more favoured."
This character it seems to have obtained so far back as
during the Protectorate of Cromwell, when a great
limber of seditious pamphlets and papers, tending to
exasperate the people against the existing Government,
Were published. The authors of these writings were
generally men of very indigent circumstances, who were
compelled to live in a cheap or obscure part of the
town. Grub•street then abounded with mean and old
houses, which were let out in lodgings, at low rents, to
per!ons of this description, whose occupation was pub-
lishing anonymously what were then deemed libellous,
or treasonable works. But it was here that honest JOHN
composed the greater part of his Martyrology; and
rt.is generally believed that JonN SPEED wrote his Chro-
r•fle, and DANIEL De For several of his publications
r the much abused Grub-street.

THE LATE EMPEROR OF. RUSSIA.

Wire insert the following letter from Dr. LrALL, not merely be-
.
cause it contradicts the rid/camps story about the Emperor
AL:Litman having been assassinated, for we never for a marmot
believed a word of it, but on account of the warm tribote of
praise which the letter pays to the memory of theists Emperor,
and tothe fraternal affection of his Imperial Brothers. The praise
is the more valuable as it comes from a Gentleman whose works on
Russia had, we believe unintentionally, given offence to the late
Russian Mscarchl
TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.
SIR A sincere desire to do justice to She character of
the Russians, induces me candidly to avow, that, from
recent and trustworthy intelligence, I am quite con-
vinced the Empetor A'exander died a natural death.
To avoid technicalities, his disease may be called the
Croup of Adults : a disease always rapid in its pr .gress,
and often fatal in its termination.
The uncommon affection—the arient love—of all
the branches of the Imperial Family was quite prover•
bial, and, thetefore, the account of the Emperor Con.
stantine's profound grief, on heating of the death of his
august brother, seems no fable. Russia may weep for
the lo,s she has sustained, of the great and the good
Alexander, whose virtues will be long remembered when
his failings are buried in oblivion.
The great influ:nce of the new Autocrat's sage and
excellent mother, and of his amiable spouse, the de-
pressed state of his own mind, and his wish to belie the
sad predictions of the world, on his ascent to the throne,
may very naturally tend to the tranquil and auspicious
commencement of a new reign; and projects of am-
bition and aggrandisement may be reserved for a future
period. I am, Sir, &c.
45, Haymarket, Dec. U, 18SL ROBERT LYALL

CHARLESTON, Dec. 2.-1-lavannah Papers to the
16th ult. were received yesterday by the brig Mary.—
The Spanish squadron destined for the relief of the
garrison of St. Juan Lad returned to Havannah without
effecting their object, as the Mexican squadron was
ton strong for them. If the Mexicans can maintain
their naval superiority for a little %while, the Castl e
of St. Juan must fall. The safe return of the squadron
was more than was expected at Havannah, as there
were great fears that it had fallen into the power of the
Mexicans.

Private letters from Andalusia mention, that the
Spanish Government have recently given orders for
the forming of ten new settlements on the desert part
of the Sierra Morena, and, as a commencement, build-
ings are to be erected in each for 30 families.
A private letter from Alexandria, after noticin; the
departure of the combined fleets of Mahomet Alt and
the Capitan Pacha, for the Morea, says :—" The ex-
cesses committed here, during the stay of the raga-
muffins comprising the army, were such as have seldom
been surpassed in Smyrna or Constantinople. The
figures on the British vessels were the targets of the
Turkish sailors, and the persons of the Frank merchants,
the cudgel property of the savages of Nubia; in short,
scarcely one Frank escaped injury or insult. The last
act of their violence was the murder of the Austrian
Dragoman."
A letter from Liverpool, mentions the arrival at that
port of Dr. Funs*, from North America. This Gen-
tleman was sent out by Government to assist in arrang-
ing the boundary line between the United States and
the British possessions in Upper Canada, particularly as
to the territory in the vicinity of the lake in the woods.
Yesterday, the pulling down of the old King's Mews
walls, fronting Pall mall East, and by Charing-cress,
took place ; and the old houses, saddler's shop, public-
house, &c. were soon levelled with the earth. About
half the Mews area, that portion next to St. Martin's-
lane has b.en enclosed within wooden fencing, for the
temporary accommodation of the military, &c. The
improvements preparatory to making the grand open-
ing from the Haymarket to St. Martin's Church, will
proceed forthwith.
Several robberies have lately been committed in
various parts of the town, by Jew boys entering houses
and areas under pretence of selling lemons, and then
decamping with plate, or any other valuables they can
lay their bands upon.
YORK ANTISLAVERY NIZETINCL—Monday, at
twelve o'clock, in compliance with the requisition to the
Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR, a meeting was convened
of the inhabitants of York, on the subject of the %Vest
India Slavery, at the Guildhall : at that hour a nume-
rous and respectable company attended, and the LORD
MAYOR having been called to the Chair, his Lordship
briefly opened the business of the Meeting._ The Rev.
SYDNEY SMITH, the Rev. J. GRAHAM, Mr. SAMUEL
Tux; Mr. JAMES BACKHOUSII, and Mr. ALEXANDER,
addressed the meeting with great force and eloquence,
pointing out the evils and injustice of continuing the
unchristian bondage of our fellow-men, and the fla-
grant iniquity of the abominable traffic in slaves. A
series of resolutions in conformity with those sentiments
were adopted, and a petition to the Legislature agreed
to. After thanks had been voted to the Right Hon. the
LORD MAYOR, the meeting separated.
Last week an alarming fire broke out at Mill of Ribrae,
in the parish of Furglen, which originated in a kiln, and
soon communicated to the mill. Every exertion was
made to arrest the progress of the devouring element;
but in spite of all that could be done, an immense quan-
tity of grain was reduced to ashes, and several men
narrowly escaped being burnt to death.
OLD HAIIITS•SADDELET) the actor, had been a cook
in his younger days, and he had a habit of smacking
his lips when speaking.r.- In allusion to this CHARMS/
BANNISTER one day said to him (when boasting of his
culinary qualifications). " My dear SADDIXIT, every
body must know that you have been a cook, for you
always seem to be tasting your words."
Yesterday, such had been the brisk frost of the
preceding night, the several purveyors of ice for the
pastry-cooks and confectioners were busily engaged in
stripping the barely inch-thick ice from the ponds,
lakes, brdoks, and ditches, around. the metropolis.
This foienoon the Metropolis was visited with a fog.
so dense that the tradeemsn were compelled to Use can-
dles for some hours. The first appearance of winter in
the Metropolis was on Tuesday. About eleven o'clock
in the evening a smart (All of snow descended, and
during the night the frost was tolerably severe.
Surveys of roads between Mexico and the United
States have been ordered, and the first report of the
Commissioners on the practicability of this important
communication has been read: it is favourable as to
the project. The Charleston Papers of the Ist, complain
of the frequent changes in the laws of Mexico, no les,
th in three cargoes of American shipping having been
coofi,cated on account of the cllangei in the Revenue
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