The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-01-04 00:00:00

TIM LATE DR. BARRETT.

The late Vice• Provost of frinity College, Dublin, Doc-
tor Barrett, although a man of the most profound
learning, was, from his recluse and scholastic habits,
as ignor4nt of the forms of society and of the habits of
men as if be was not a human cteatnre.
After years of seclusion within the walls of the
"Trinity,' be was invited to some classical dinner,
and by the greatest persuasion irent.
When the hotel bad circilated a little, the Scholsre,
like the Brothers in the Menne, did not forget their
gallantry, and the " Ladies" were drank, each guest,
profane and divine, toasting in rotation, the idol of his
admiration.
During this profligate deviation from Academical
formalities, Doctor Barrett was greatly emb ed,
and gaped as if they were performing some horrible
incantation.

At length the lot fell upon the little Doctor.—
" Come Barrett," says some pious Father Paul, " give
as a Belle ?" " A BILL?" said poor Barrett, vacantly,
" a DILL ?" " yes ;" said another, " a belle The
Doctor passed and pondered with a most logical look,
whilst the sedge sal the wink went round. Pressed
at length by the learned wags, for tits .11islrees, the
anni •Clusgelps, with gravity that would have
moved meocrie of marble to merriment, announced
hie fair one : « Geutleuseo," said he, with wonderful
precision, " 1 dolt% know a better lieu. than our orris.
I'll give you •Tan CoLicae BILL." T. C. D.
• This Bell rings morning and evening, for a quarter
of an hour each time. When Students are on the watch
for it, they ask nab other archly, " Hare YOU heard
Jaekey Barretre Piece f" meaning of course his Nate.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Bowe, accom
palsied by Captain D'llste and the Hon. R. (lore, dined
with the Rev. G. Burn, in Trinity College, on Wed-
nesday, and proceeded to Holkhare the next morning.
where it is understood his Royal Highness will remain
till the Fox Dinner at Norwich on the 24th. His
Royal Highness is expected to honour Hudson Gur-
ney, Bsq. wide his comps), while in Norwich; and
if Sir Francis Burdett sbeeld be snSciently recovered
from his late accident (having been thrown from his
horse while hunting in Leicestershire), R. 11. Gurney,
Esq. M.P. for Norwich, hopes to have him as his
guest at Keswick.
&mammon, Jaw. I.—This morning the new-year
was proclaimed by the befl of St. Giles, with Its cus-
tomary precision, and the tidings were received by the
assembled multitude with the loudest symptoms of joy
and good humour. For several hours the Streets con.
tinned thronged with passengers, who greeted each
other with the salutation peculiar to the season. The
greatest crowd was as usual in High-street and on the
Bridges. The Lord Provost, Magistrates, and High
Constables, were in attendance at the Conn r,
to be in readiness to order any measures whirls should
appear necessary for the preservation of the peace;
happily, however, it was only disturbed by noise and
uproar, and that as outrageous and discordant as could
have been wished, but we have not heard of any acci-
dent having oemirred.
On Tuesday hi extensive seizure was made of fo-
reign silks, on board a vessel in Leith Roads, neatly
rolled up in sheet lead cases, and concealed in casks
of apples, imported from Hamburgh. Information,
we understand, was .received at the Custom-house of
the smuggling adventure before the arrival of the
vessel.

By the Agricultural Report of East Lothian for De.
camber, we are agreeably surprised to learn that field
labour is so far advanced there, that many farmers
have nothing to plough except grim land. .1 good
deal of wheat, it appear., has been sown in the course
of the month, the weather haviug till the clay before
the Report was written remained so favourable as to
permit that or any other operation to be successfully
executed. The first sown wheats look admirably well.
At the date of the Report and the day before, more
rain bad fallen than bad taken place at any one time
for several months past.
Letters from New York imitation that Mr. Wa:lack
has had his leg amputated below the knee.
Extract of a letter from the agent to Lloyd's,
dated Constantinople, Nov. 26 :—There has been some
vary tempestuous and thick weather in the Black Sea,
awl may vessels have Imo wrecked near the Bus-
plena. Amongst the number I hare to re the
Sally, Airbags, oa shore, and totally lost, near Miclia,
shout forty miles from the entrance—three of the crew
drowsed ; the remainder, with the mister, have ar-
droll hemp together with a part of their stores.