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London, England, 1826-12-07 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

Aaarmi.s.—The Marquis Cu,amde at his house in Arling-
ton-street, from his seat, the Wilderness, Kent; Lady Caroline
Dundas, in Hanover-square, from a tour; J. Dupre, Esq. at his
house in Portland-place, from his seat, Wilton Park, Bucks; Sir
Charles Brooke Vere, Batt. from a tour ; Sir Edward Gaines, from
Colchester; Gregby, Esq. from hie seat in Suffolk—at Gould's
Hotel, Jernsyn•street ; Mr. and Mrs. Hall and Family, from their
seat in Scotland; C. Sparrow, R.I. front his seat in Dorsetthire— I
at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street; the Rev. Dr. Hart, in Bryan-
nun-square, from the Continent.
Dmisavuals.—Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Phillips, for their seat, South
Wales; Sir Edward Sutton, Bart. for his seat in Suffolk; John
11• Neile, Esq. from Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, for his house, St.
James's-square, Frith; W. H. Downs, Esq. for his seat, Shiphall,
Herts ; Captain and Mrs. Lowndes, for Bath; W. Hall, F.sq. for
Oxford, from Read's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor-street; Col. Clive,
E. B. Clive, Esq. M.P. and Clive, jun. for their seat, WhitSeld,
Hereford, from the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington 4-nd Cork-
streets; J. R. Kemp, Esq. from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street,
fur Brighton; Capt. and Mrs. Watson, for their seat in NorfAk ; J.
Mills, Esq. en a tour, from the Pultene) Hotel, Alberoarle-stroet.
BRIGHTON. Dacamsaa S.

The Duke of Bedford left us on Sunday, for Sir H. Feather-
stonebaugh's, at Up Park, there to meet the Marquis of Anglesey
and other illustrious personages, on a *booths!: excursion. His
Grace will return to.twortvw or on Thursday.
Lord Holland continues to derive benefit by a frequent use of the
vapour bath.
The Marchioness of Downshire yet adds to the importance of
Regency House. The Do*ager Marchlooess, for some little time
past, has been on a visit to het amiable daughter-in•law.

The accounts from Bayonne continue to state, that
the South of Spain is in an alarming situation, the Spanish troops
are deserting, and the general cry in several towns are for the Con-
stitution, and it is every day expected that some revolutionary
event will take place.
Lord FARNBOROUGH ♦isited the Bake of YORK yes-
terday. His Royal Highness transacted business with Sir H 1531117
Tinny. yesterday morning, after which Sir Hummer held a Levee
at his office in the Horse Guards, is Military Secretary to the
Commander-iu.Chief. The Adjutant General also transacted
oLcial business yesterday with the Duke of Yost.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL, it is said, is indisposed, and
confined to his room.

A meeting took place on the 3d instant, between two
professional Gentlemen, Messrs. OHMIC& and Rums, attended
by Mr. Tamusox and Mr. Dn.ssaos. The word being given, bar.
Corrvraces pistol hung fire, upon which Doctor Lana and Mr.
Lay Wu interfered, when the affair terminated to the satisfaction of
all parties.—Dublin Itegiakr.
The name of Robertson is incorrectly given in some
of the Morning Papers, instead of Rains's, in the Report on the
debate oa Alderman Warrammes motion.

SOCIETY NOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT 01' THE ARTS
ass Semmes, Auttrim—An Betraordinary General Meeting of
this Institution was held yesterday, in the Adelphl, for the ptirpoolt
of electing a Vice-President, in the room of It. W. lifowron, Esq.
M.P. who, on account of various other engagements, *as recently
under the necessity of resigning the office. At eleven o'clock in the'
forenoon, Wittiam Cams, Esq. took the Chair, when the Secretary
tanotinced that Davis Poto.ocir, Esq. had Seen nominated as a
proper person to succeed to the Via-Presideaer.
Prince CHARLES BONAPARTE, eldest son of LUCIEN
Bowasa are, was to set off from Liverpool in a few days, for Lon-
don ; and thence proceed to Italy, by the way of Brussels, to join
his family.
THE FUNERAL OF JOHN NICHOLS, ESQ. F. S. A. took
place Tuesday morning at Islington. Besides the members of his
family, kis remains were attended by many friends, amongst whom
were several Gentkmen well known in the Literary world. ALs.z.
Cshicataae, H. Etta, of the Museum, and W. Toot, &qrs. were
of the number.

A case of assault was tried at the Middlesex S:ssions,
at which the Chairman gave an opinion of considerable importance
to Licensed Victuallers, and to those who run in their debt without
acy intention of paying them. He decided directly against an idea
which very generally prevails, that a person who calls fcr victuals
or drink. and endeavours to leave the house without paying for the
same, cannot be detained. On the contrary, the Victualler is jus-
tifiable in having him taken into custody.
Yesterday the whole of the prisoners in the Borough
Compter were regaled with prime joints of roasted beet
and plum pudding, washed down with copious libations
of bratish Burgundy, at the expense of J. HOLMES, Esq.
the worthy High Bailiff of Southwark, whose never-
failing attention to the unfortunate has frequently in.
!used into their bosoms the seeds of joy and gratitude.
It is stated in a New York Paper that the revenue of
the United States will fall short in the present year, by from
I,ooopeo to 23000,000 of dollars of the amount anticipated in the
official report at Ale Treasury ikiarunent and Committees of
Songreesj

pLASGOW; bac. S.
Saturday night, little before eleven o'clock, $ Gen-
tleman was attacked on his way home, on the road to
the Tsiwn Mill, by five ruffians, who were drawn up in
line on the footpath, and demanded his money telling
dim they knew him, and were waiting fir him. Three
tiF them had knives, with which they threatened to stab
him if he made any resistance; and another of the party
carried a large bludgeon, with which he struck him on
the head. They succeeded in robbing him of a double-
cased gold watch, with gold chain and seals, together
with IN. in bank notes, and some small articles. About
half an hour after the above robbery, another Gen-
tleman, in company with his son, two daughters, and
a servant girl, who carried a lantern, were at-
tacked by the same gang, in the lane betwixt the
High Church new burying-ground and Spring Gar-
dens. They first broke the lantern, and extinguished
the light, and having forced the boy up to the wall,
they menaced him with instant death with their knives ;
they then robbed him of a silver watch, with steel chain
and two gold seals. The'father, who carried a cane-
sword, (though severely struck and bruised by the party)
made a thrust at one of them twice, with which he thinks
he wounded him, but the spear unfortunately broke.
Two of the watchmen on the burying-zround hearing
the noise leaped over the wall, but were told they would
be murdered if they interfered. In both cases the robbers
behaved in the most daring and ferocious manner.
An old Gentleman was, on the same evening, robbed
on Garngad Hill, of ten shillings in silver, a pair of
spectacles, and a silver pencil-case. This robbery, no
doubt, was perpetrated by the same villains, as Garn-
gad Hill is in the near neighbourhood of the above-
mentioned places.
Saturday sennight, John"Ryebura, one of the Stewarton carriers,
left Mr. Miller's yard, Glasgow, in good health and spirits, to re-
turn home. About one o'clock on Sunday morning, he was found
lying dead on the road, near the Waterland T,U Bar. He had
three cuts en his head, which were thz cause of his death; but how
these wounds were inllicted has not yet been ascertained. The cart
was found two miles farther on than the body. The head and body
of the unfortunate man have been examined by medical men, on the
suggestion of solar of the Justices in the neighbourhood, and their
report decidedly Is, that the wound must have been inflicted other-
wise than by a fall.

SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN
KNOWLEDGIL

A numerous and highly respectable meeting of the
Society for Promoting Chtistian Knowledge, was yester-
day held at the Society's house, in Lincoln's Inn-fields
—his GI ace the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Chair,
at which a considerable potion of a very voluminous
correspondence was read, principally relating to the
state of the Missions in the South of India, and the
great and exemplary efforts made by the late lamented
Bishop of Calcutta for their furtherance and extension.
The most honourable and affectionate testimonies were
throughout the whole of this correspondence borne to
the extraordinary zeal and assiduity with which Bishop
Heber had laboured to disseminate the blessings of the
Christian religion in India—to the success which had
attended Lis unwearied exertions—and to the deep and
general gief, both on the part of Europeans and natives,
which had been felt in consequence of his being so sud-
denly called from the scene of his earthly labours. It
was suggested that the fulfilment of the duties of the
Diocesan of Calcutta were infinitely beyond the power
of any individual, however great might be his physical
strength or mental energy ; and that both Bishop Heber
and his predecessor, Bishop Middleton, had fallen sacri-
fices to Its overwhelming cares.
Several Resolutions were then proposed, grounded
upon the views held out i■ the correspondence, and in
compliance with the propositions made, and anxious
wishes expressed, by the late Bishop of Calcutta, viz.
that a sum of 2,0001. be granted by the Society for the
purpose of repairing and enlarging the places of Chris-
tian worship in Southern India, and the surplus, if any,
to be devoted to the erection of new buildings in those
districts where they might be most wanted—that 5001.
be voted for the extension of the printing office—and
that a foundation be established at Bishop's College,
Calcutta, for the education of two Scholars for the
Church, such foundation to bear the name of the late
Bishop Heberr—that a Memorial should be presented to
the First Lord of the Treasury, and another to the Board
of Control, proposing the appointment of a Bishop to
each of the three Presidencies of Calcutta, Bombay,
and Madras.

Archdeacon Boons and Mr. Tagus spoke in high terms of the
distinguished merits of the late Bishop Heber.
Thanks having been voted to his Grace the Archbishop of Can-
terbury, for his general attention to the interests of the Bodstr, and
for presiding on this occasion, the Meeting separated.

A private letter from a Naval Officer of rank on the
coast of Africa, describes in strong language the extent to which the
Slave Trade is carded on ley the Spanish and Portuguese vessels in
the Sights of Benin and Biafra. Instead of the miserable class of
vessels which formerly came for slaves, large brigs and schooners of
superior dissensions, well fitted, well manned, and, in every sense of
the word, well adapted for fighting, are now employed in this de-
testable traffic; and the writer of the letter states, that if we are
serious about the Slave Trade, more ships of war mist be sent to the
African atatiom _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _

The Jannis on Tuesday held a long sitting at Set-
jeanu' Inn Hail, in determining Tax-ofike Cars under the As-
sessed Taxes.
His Majesty's ship Galatea is ordered for sea on se-
cret service, report says for Lisbon.
The Duke of Montebello sat under the gallery of the
House of Commons on Tuesday evening, during the de-
bate. He w•as introduced by Sir It. Wilson.

The clock of St. Bride's church was again illumi-
nAted last night, with great and most pleasing effect.
Mr. Alley lost a valuable gold watch and its appen-
dages whilst at the Clerkenwell Sessions on Monday.
The Master of the Temple having completed his Term
Lectures. has left London to attend the duties of his
stall at Worcester.

Mr. Savery, late of Bristol, is now the Editor of the
Sydney Gazette, New South Wales.
The Trustees of certain Turnpike-roads in Somerset-
shire are preparing a Petition to Parliament, the object of which is
to accomplish a diminution of the present enormous expellees at-
tendant upon the passing of local acts.
A letter from New York, dated N0v.16, says—By

accounts from Rio Janeiro, of the 27th of September,
the Boston, American sloop of war, had arrived there
from Monte Video, after having procured the release
of the following American vessels, which had been
taken and sent into Monte Video, viz. Wethered, Cop-
land, of Boston, from China, captured off Cape St.
Mary's; Camilla, Gardner, of Baltimore, taken off the
%Chao Bank; La Fayette, Baddely, of Baltimore„taken
roff Mount Chasseur ; Eagle, of Philadelphia, taken off
the Checo Bank. Five frigates and one corvette arrived
off Rio Janeiro, September 25, but we.e ordered off
again, except the Maria da (iloria, which came io to
repair.