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Also parcels of Boxes of various Dried Fruits from Spain and Portugal, in the highest perfection. Farina and Zanolio's ctlebrcltd Eau de Cologne, 18i. per case, Six Bottles each. Persons visiting London, may obtain Private BOXM for the Xing'*, Drury Lane, and Covent Garden The » tr « i, in the best situations, and at the most reasonable price*. foreign intelliawtt. American Papera. From the New York Mercantile Advertiser of November 8. At tea, New York Packet, October, 1935. AMERICANS 1— I am agaiu hastening to your shores, and 1 return with a fixed determination to exert all my powers for your benefit, aud through you for that of the world at large. In your industry, mechanical knowledge, and general enterprise, in the quality and cheapness of your soil, in the extent and variety of your climate, in your lib* ration in part from the prejudices of the Old World, but more par- ticularly in the freedom of your government, you amply possess tbe means to secure immediately, the moet impor- tant private and natural benefit* to youreelvee and to your posterity, and to give them to other nation* still more in want of them. It ia true you have derived many advantage* from your European ancestors, and it is equally true that you have trans- planted a very large portion of, their errors and prejudices, you cannot therefore enjoy to their full extent, the benefits - to which 1 refer, until thene error* of the Old World shall have been removed. The greatest and most lamentable of these are, the notions that humau nature hu been * o formed, a* to be able to believe and disbelieve, and to love and hate at pleasure, and that there can be merit and demerit in believing or db- belieting, and in loving or bating. These false notions are tlie origin of eyil and the raal cause of all sin and misery among mankind, yet they are received and continued in direct opposition to every fact known to the human raoe. Every one may easily ascertain for hirowlf that they errors of the imagination— let any one endeavour by hia own will alone to compel himself to believe wlrat be dis- believes, or haa been taught to think he disbeliever; for In- stance, let any one who i » a sincere Christian endeavour with all hi* power to compel himself to believe ttet Ma- homet was a true prophet; or a devout Jew that Jesus i tbe true Messiah and only Sou of God; or a conacieuti Musselman that Mahomet was a cheat and impostor; again, let any one endeavour to dUlike that, which by hh nature or education he haa been made to like. This experiment if fairly and honestly made, will be taf- ficient to convince every one that belietand disbelief, love and hatred, are not under the controul of the will, it ia therefore irrational in the extreme to maintain that EMUJ can be accountable for either, and moit unjust and injurkm to force any * uch absurdity into the infant mind. Yet all religion* and laws have been hitherto fcunded cm thia error; hence their want of * uccees; hence the present irrational state of the human mind in eTery part of the world, and hence nearly all tlw evil*, except those of climate, which affect the Inhabitant* or the United state*. When these error* ihall have been removed, there will be no obstacle to great improvement in education, and a rapid advancement in valuable knowledge of every kind, the proportion of wealth, and tlie arrangemeut, and govern- ment elf society for the well being, and happiness of the In- habitants of every * tate in the Union. But this change cannot be effected until Society Is t emodelled on principles in strict accordance with oar nature, nor until men shall be taught the facts upon which these principles are founded, viz.— that no infant ever formed any part of itself— that no two infants are alike— that infants from birth are gradually formed into tbe characters wheh they after- wards become, by the circumstances which exist around them, acting upon the peculiar combination* of faculties, qualities, and propensities which ha « been given to each in- fant at birth. A knowledge of these facta will develops the real nature of man, and shew the importance, and necessity of well directing tbe circumstances which shall form the characters of the next and future generation, aad which may materially amend those of the present. Having directed many years to acquire a knowledge of the influence of the various circumstances by which men have been hitherto formed and governed, and in applying this knowledge to practice, I am induced to thir. k that the experience thus obtained, will enable me lo explain to the world the science ot the influence of circumstances, thro' a . knowledge of which society may be in future so arranged and governed, that it sliall almost produce happiness, and scarcely ever produce misery. It cannot be expected that a subject so comprehensive in practice, aud so new to the world, should be readily under- stood by a verbal or writteu explanation, except by a few superior minds. I liave tliorcfore- liad a model explanatory o! the proposed new arrangement, under the inlluence of ^ hich, the character, and condition of each individual and of society,, cannot foil to be entirely changed, and incalcu- lably improved; Tills model I bring as a present to the General Govern- ment e> T the" United States, that the individual governmcnl of each state may have an opportunity of obtaining a copy of it, and that all if they choose may be equally benefitted, should the plan be found to comprise all tbe extraordinary advantages which long experience lias taught aie to think it possessed. The model, and all the knowledge which experience has imparted to me on the'vafi6us subjects connected with it, I fieely give without the expectation of any return. You possess nothing which I desire to obtain, except your good will and kind feelings, and these you cannot avoid giving, if cifcumstanccs shall be created to produce them; and if not ^ ou cannot bestow tlwm.. Your wealth, places-, and honours, I could not with my views either value or accept; your praises would be no praises to me, and the principles- which 1 entertain, lead me to estimate fhture fame, less than an infant's rattle. I come to you with a fixed determination to make no pe- cuniary: gain In your country 1 come to you therefore with no sordid- nor interested mbtive, unless it be one to desire to see so many of ray fellow creatures ei\ joy the happiness, which 1 believe this change of their system will produce. If you do not make tbe change, I cannot In the slightest degree blame any of you [ but 1 shall attribute the want of success in my views, to the deficiency of power in myself to explain them in such a manner, as to make it appear to l « your interest to adopt them; all 1 ask is, tint you will fairly and honestly examine the subject.-- Your friend, ROBERT OWEN. fROM A CALCUTTA PAPER. DR. FRANKLIN AND " JUNIUS." Observing in a number of the Bengal Herkaru' • ome time ago, under the artiele " Anecdotes of great' Men" the Introduction of the name of Dr. Franklin, and having very lately perused th » life of that truly great character, it frequently struck me his wntlments were not unalmilar to those of Junius, and 1 certainly think there are passage* in both that savonr much of each other. Tbe observations made by Fox and Burke relative to Dr. Franklin, in 1766, wete examined before the House of Commons, about which time he niuat have been In the renith of his talents ( three years before Junius appeared) apeak volumes of his abilities on that oocaaiou, and the strenuous exertion*, he subsequently made, to relieve America from the taxes imposed upon her by Lord North, entitled him to shine conspicuously in tbs politioal OTrery of those day*. Admitting the above and supposing the author of Junius not to have been discovered, I presume- amongst the names of Boyd, De Lolme, Francis, and otheia, that of Franklin may be admitted on the list ( I am not aware that the palm has ever been offered to him) and if tlw letter* were pro- duced by a junto, Franklin should not have tbe lowest scat. His reflecting power in Natural Philosophy it is needless here to mention— he wa* one of its brightest gems. Having no wish to enter into a series of epistles on the subject, and not haviDg the Cocoethis Scribendi, 1 give you in this letter the connection 1 conceive to erist in support of what 1 have ventured to advance, by subjoining estract* froca the LetUT* of Junius, and the life of franklin:— Letters of Junius. Junius's Letter were written between the years 1769 and 1772. ( Letter to Sir W. Draper.) " An Academical Education has given you au unlimited command over the moat beautiful figures of speech. I will not contend with you ia point of composition,: you are aacholw, Sir Wm. and if I am truly informed you write Latin with a 1 meat m touch purity a* English." " Suffer me then, « ec." Junius in his dedication nya, " Civil liberty may still last the life of Junius." " The stamp act is made under one administration, under a second, it is repealed; and under a third a uew mode of taxing the Colonies is iav* nt* d, and a question revived, which ought to hare been burled in oblivion." ( Addressed to the ting.) " The distance of tbe Colonies would make It Impossible for them to take an active concern in your affairs, If they were as well affected to your Government, as they once pretended to be to your person. They were ready enough to. distinguish between you and your Ministers.— They pleased themselves with the hope that their sovereign, if not favorable to their cause, at least was impartial. Tho decisive personal part you took against them, had effectually banished the first distinction from their minds. " Looking forward to independence they might possibly receive you for their King, kc. They left their native land in search of freedom and found ruin a desert," Life of Franklin. Franklin was In London from 1703 to 1775 aa Colony agent for Pennsylvania. " 1 know no language bnt my own— it contains more Ideas than I shall ever acquire, were it not wiser In me to improre my time in getting sense through that, than waste it in getting more sound* through 50 language*, even if 1 could learn as many," ( at the age of 13 he had studied Locke on the understanding.) Franklin adored liberty, he says " where liberty is there is my country." As to the Ministerial plan of taking the Colonies by Act of Parliament where they have no representation, he was assured it would prove utterly abominable." During twelve years Franklin did all in his power to keep his country on amicable terms with England, but the measures of Lord North defeated all his attempts, and war and bloodshed followed. About 1773 he was driven from England by Lord North. On his return to America he was made a member of Congress at Philidelphia, and became a staunch defender of thf republic. He proposed the independencc or the Colonies, which was soon after declared. He was deputed to the Court cf France, where he re- mained till the end of the war in 1783, the French having eventually assisted the United States, and England having found it expedient to cease hostilities, after which he returned to his native country where he died in 1790. These are not the only passages and circumstances that struck me, in comparing the life and writings of these two rare characters. Amongst others, and not the least singular coincidence^ are the introduction of persons or tlte same name. Should you consider this communication worthy or a place in your paper, you may insert it. A. 1. 1st of March, 1825, a few miles below Cashmere Wsr. - • TO BE DISPOSED OF, With immediate Possession, that old established BUSINESS in the above lines, row in Trade, situated in the town of Dover, and in tbe occii- • ation of EDWARD HOPE, No. 1, Bulwark- street. For . Particulars enquire qf the Proprietor. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, AT ThE CUSTOM HOUSE, DOVER, ON WEDNESDAY the 14th Day of Decem- ber, 1825, at Two o'clock in the Afternoon, in sundry l. nts, viz.: Fourteen Gallons of BRANDY over Proof, ( for not less than the Import Duties). Two ANCHORS and WARPS aud sundry Broken up Half Anchors. Which may be viewed on the Morning of the Day of sale. N. B. Twenty- five per Cent, will he required as a Deposit. MESSRS. EDITORS: I lately overheard the fol- lowing short dialogue between two well known gentlemen r. f i his city, relative to Kean, the actor— which you publish, if you think it will have a moral tendency. " Ah Tom, I am glad to see you; - what news ? " " The best news, Sam ! Kean has arrived at New York 1" " Why Tom, you seldom visit the theatre; and what consequence Kean to you " " True, 1 seldom visit the theatre, butm. curiosity is wide awake. If Kean performs here, I shall g' evsry evening." " So shall I ; but what has so wonderfully excited your curiosity ?" " Ah, 1 am in raptures to see what we men will be there. One would always wish to know . their game. - 1 shall carry a " Souvenir " and enter therein the name of every woman, married and single; for I swear , to you, Sam, no woman will go there who is not either. w— or intends to become one." COX.— Boston Chronicle & Patriot. ENGLISH PUBLICATION'S.--- The European Magazines for September have been received, biit they contain but little interesting to our readers.— Blackwood has two articles from the pen of Neal, their present hack, characterized by his usual arrogance, ignorance, and prejudice. The first is en tided " Late Ameiican Books," and the second " North American Politics; by a genuine yankee.'" We have inclination to peruse the rigmarole of this ill- mannered arid flippant coxcomb, but in casting a glance at his latter article wc perceive it commences with a prediction of a speedy dissolutiorf of the union,, folio wed by a hypocritical prayer for its perpetuity'. - What else the article contains w can" give. no account of, as we have not read it. The letter from the. Subalterriare concluded in the present number c Blackwood, and we may perhaps hereafter fill a column with further extracts. There does not appear to be any favorite novel at present on the tapis, though several are shortly expected; among others, a third series of Sayings and Doings, from the pen of Theodore Hook, editor of the John Bull, a work of distinguished merit and deserved - pularity.— New York Evening Post. Tbe Etoile of yesterday contains no local intelli- gence of interest, but various accounts respecting the affairs of Greece, which, however, are too vague to be relied There are accounts'from Smyrna of the 20th Nov. at which time- it was nqt known positively . whether the Turco- egypt- tian fleet bad reached the Morea or not, although it had been more than five weeks at sea. A part of this fleet is expected to proceed to Candia, where the - Greeks are said to have gained a decisive superiority. PARIS STOCK EXCHANGE, Dnci 6, Fire o'clock. - r- The panic seems to have subsided, the. market has been, very active, and" the price' of stocks ' lias experienced a fur- ther improvement. A person ( said to be cashier in a bank- ing- house of the'first order, and ' who has absconded) has1 caused one of the coulissiets to fail for 000,000 fr. ' It is worthy, of remark that all these defaulters are . persons who snc- culated on a rise. Tbe Five per Cents for money closed a; OGf. 7.5c. for the end of the month 97f. 10c. The Three ptr Cents for money closed at 65f. 50c. For the end of the- month, at four o'clock. 65f 90c: At this hour" 6C. loc. The Neapolitan Funds have given way. The French evening, papers, of Saturday, com-' n ,-. ui< ate the important intelligeneeof the acquittal of the < Htutionnel. The Ministry who. ad vised- this prosncution n. u- tseein >; s defeat the impossibility cf rest ; aiiiing the i";( H'dom of discussion by- mcan of tbe Courts of La\ v. It i . mains to be s^ en whether they will not . now resort to a A well- known Englishman, an Ex- General in tl. p Columbian service,. Mr. Gregor M'Gregor, calling him- self Cacique of Poyais or New Neustra, and who is recruit- ; r feit, and he is herein* declared tfthavc forfeited, e For Etoile, dated Monday.) PARTS, Dee. M. Daumec, Senator of Hayti, one of the three commissioners for the loan. f that Repub- lic, died yesterday. morning at Paris. We are informed thai the subscription opened for, a mo- nument to General Foy, and for the support-. of his family, amounts already tn the sup of J0d', 000 crowjis. ..... ( From the Quotidienne, Dee. 4.) TreisTE, Nov. 22.—( Private Correspondence.) --- The Turkish and Egyptian_ fleet entered the port- of Na- varino on the 4th November,* without having met with the Greeks on its passage. The confirmation of this news has been brought by the captain of an Austrian vessel who was ; it Navarino on the day the Ottoman fleet cast anchor there. It is but too certain that the considerable reinforcements which this fleet brings to Ibrahim Pacha are more than suf- ficient to complete the entire submission of the Morea. From the commencement of this campaign it was easy to foresee that the issue would be fatal to the- cause of the Greeks. The contagion has not appeared this year in Albania or in Missolonghi, or among the Turkish army which besieges it; A reporl has been spread for some days past at Trieste tla the Emperor of Austria had caused precise; orders to lie. sent to Colonel Accurti, commanding the . Austrian naval force in the Levant, to act with severity towards the Greek vessels, which shall in the smallest degree molest the Austrian merchant vessels. / STOCKHOLM, NOV. 22.--- According to letters from Gottenburg, three English vessels have lately been lost in these seas. The crews were saved. Tlie uniform of a Birman officer brought on board the ship Calcutta, and presented to hjs Majesty, is to . be stuf- fed, so as to represent a soldier of that nation in complete armour. The most remarkable part is the excellent battle axe of Wootz ( Indian cast steel) which is finished in. a man- ner that would do honour to the best European manufactory. His Majesty, at the request of the merchants in Gottenburgh. - lias allowed the temporary importation of foreign sail cloth, on payineut of a duty of eight shillings baited per ell. It was slated in the memorial that there wire r- nl. v 96 pieces remaining, and that this is just the sea- s'in of the j car for repairing and fftting out ships. Accunts from- Rome of the IGtli ult. state, that for ilie purpose or enlarging the Quarter of the Jews in that city,' a'- out CO families of Christian shopkeepers were obliged to abandon their small dwellings adjoining the Jews quarter. This emigration was effected in the following manner: iu the night o| Oc. 20, numerous waggon loads of bricks, mor- tar, & c. were brought to three entrances to the Jews' quar- ter, viz. the Piazza della Tartarughe, the Piazza Gnidea, and i l. e Pescheria, and the next morning, at a very early hour, a great number of bricklayers and labourers came to make three new gates to the Jews' quarter. These new gates en- closed a good many houses of Christian tradesmen, who in- deed grumbled, when- they found themselves so unexpec- tedly walled up in the Jews' quarter. Numerous detacli- mor. ls of Gens- d'armes, however, preserved order, and the shopkeepers are to lie indemnified for their houses bv the Jews. On il » e 3d the earth suddenly opened in the plain of Leyden. and a house was swallowed. Efforts were im- mediately made to saw the inhabitants; in the night three men wore extracted, two of them slightly wounded; the other, a very old man, has his arm fractured. Accoouts from Genoa state, that the best under- handing- prevails between Naples and the Regencies of ." irlnry, and the Empire of Morocco. Hjs MAJESTY,- every day when the weather- per- nios, takes his usual rides with his attendants, chiefly on the iding grounds in Windsor Great Park, and enjoys excellent health. Several Messengers with dispatches have, for some days past, arrived from the Home and Foreign Departments at the Royal Lodge. Mr. Secretary Canning left his residence in > wning- street on Sunday morning, on a visit to Mr. Huskissoti, at his seat at Earth, Sussex. Prince Leopold arrived in town on Sunday ev ing, from Claremont. Ilis Royal Hi£ hncss'left Mftrlborough' " juse yesterday afternoon, On lfis re" ti: ru to Claremdiit. DUkE Of YOrK'S LEVEE.— Tuesday aftenjopn, at a quarter before rive o'clock, the Duke or York, Commander- in- Chief of the Army-, held'a Levee, at Royal Highness's office, in tbe Horse' Guards, which i thinly attended, tlicie being only thirty gentlemen pre- sent.' - The- Levee was oyer by halfcpast five ' o'clock. Tbe following were those- presc- nt •--- Marquis of Huntly, General Eden, Lieutenant- Generals Sir Thomas R. Jones, Sir Wil- liam Lumley, & c. & c. _--.-. Tuesday tie Princess Sophia visited the Duke of York, at his house iti South A udley- street. . The Archdeacon. of rochester has held that ec- clesiastical rank for tilt? fongperiod of' 57 years." The Dean and Chapter have two; audits in each year: at the last audit' r; on the health of the- venerable ' Archdeacon being drank, he remarked that he had attended 114 audits nevei having on single occasion been- absent- arid he kindly ex- pressed a wish that all Lis reverend colleagues might live tc be able to say as much. An error has generally, gone forth on the subject of Sir Hudson Lowe. that . officer jsaot appointed gover- nor of Ceylon, which situation is now held by Licutenant- General Sir Edward Barnes. Sir Hudson Lowe is appointed second in command, and is a Major- General oh the Staff of the above island.. , On Tuesday, the Australian Company's Ship Greenock sailed from Leith Roads' for Van Dieman's Land, having on board 42 passengers;— Edinburgh Observer. The Royal Rank of Scotland, as well as several other private Banks in Edinburgh, have recommenced giving 3 per cent, interest tb'r motley deposited with them.— Edin- burgh Observer. A Captain of an English ship, Sic William Dodel, who, according to bis declaration, was shipwrecked, on his voyage to St. Petersburg!), and saved by a Finland boat and landed at Fagorwich, whence he wished to proceed to Abo, has been arrested as a suspicious character, and carried to Stockholm, escorted by four dragoons'.' The arrcst of- this individual has given rise: to many conjectures. — French Paper. The duty on Hops has fallen miserably short this year. It somet imes exceeds 200,0001.,- and is often from 130,0001". lo 150.0001. This year it is very' little more than 24,0001. . • The accounts from Yorkshire and Lancashire have caused great stagnation iu our wool market. The ma- nufa-. tu. rers, conscious of a speedy decline in the price of! wool, are merely purchasing sufficient quantities to keep their work people in employ ; and we hear that in several factories the labourers have only half work. Large quanti- ties of foreign wool bavfe been introduced, and possibly the fall may be attributed to this cause.--- Western Luminal y. There will be an Admiralty Sessions held at the Old Bailey on Friday, the 23d of this Mouth. Jt is at the Sessions- House, Westminster, tliat all the weights and measures, are scaled andmarked before they are delivered- for public Use. This operation commenced ' on Friday with the new weights and measures made according to the directions'of the act of parliament passed last sessions. The accounts lately- received by ' eminent mer- chants-. who have correspondence with the Continent, rmen- tion many failures, and tbe existence' of a general embarrass- ment, which is likely to produce much calamity. In many parts of Germany atid t he Netherlands, the bankers' bouses have partially suspended their discounts: and it is supposed, if the Governments " had not interfered, they would have taken advantage of the scarcity or money to impose very enormous conditions upon those houses which they con- tinue to accommodate. The following- requisition, signed by nearly 100 members of ( he Common Council', has been delivered to the Lord Mayor, who has appointed the Court for Thursday next:-— " To the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor. " We the undersigned Members of the Court of; Common Council, request your Lordship will call a Special Court, to consider the propriety of petitioning Parliament for the im- mediate mitigation of slavery throughout the British Colo- nies, and for its'extinction at the earliest safe and practicable period, and to take such measures as may tend to support the resolutions of the House of Commons, and the orders or his Majesty's Council upon that subject; and at the same time adopt that sound policy, founded upon justice, which may best secure the rights and interests of the West India Proprietors.", The United States Navy is rapidly increasing. One vessel now ready for launching at philadelphia will be several tons larger than any British ship of war, and able to fight 150 guns; another to be called a 90- gun ship will fight 120 guns; and a frigate 76 guns. Another comet has been discovered in- the constel- lation Eridanus, having about 54 deg. of right ascens. and 14 deg. south declin. mllies. In consequence of thCse announcements CorXols de- clined, but was soinewliat'telieved " by a French " express bringing an advance in; tue. T » j-)^ of French'Renfps. tjtfParis ou Monday. Vlie scarcity of money is beyond all precedent. Exchequer bill? are a'drug in the market. Friday's trans- actions produced rin ait edition!' Mr. Richard. Sargent, who stands charged with having sent. a sample of poisoned sugar to Mrs. . Hendy ( a near neighbour of lys), has a suit pending against him in Ihe Court of Exchequer, by which penalties to the amount of twelve thousand pounds are sought to lie. recovered by the Commissioners of Excise. It was understood that Mr. and Mrs. Hendy would be evidences against him in some of the counts, which are very numerous. It was proved on the examination of the prisoner, . that he was seen close io the cart in which the parcel " was found just before it was dis- covered, and that the parcel, from its situation in the cart, had been but recently placed there. Sargent declined making any defence.. On being about to be removed to gaol, he re. used to set out unless a better saddle than the one intended for him was provided, another was accordingly procured, which was nearly new, when he again demurred, saying, he would only go in a post- chaise; but on being told that he must either mount or be thrown across the horse and tied thereto, he wisely chose the least of the two evils, . and, proceeded on his way. He is a mftu of - respectable Appear- ance . and good address, and possesses considerable property; his ruin, however, if he escape from the fangs . of tfiC crim-' nal law, is inevitable, should the Excise follow up tiifc prci- ecution against him in the Exchequer.— North Devon Journal. The scarcity of money in the city still continues, and renders difficult the negotiation of the best commercial bills. In the English stock- market, no transactions of'im- portance occurred. Exchequer bills . eutjtled to the . ad- vanced rate ofimerest were 2s. discount, and the old [ bills 10s. discount. Consols for the January " account closed at S3' 5- 3. . ',>,- Several post- cliaises were despatched on Sunday from Lombard- street, with supplies of gold for country banks. . • . .,,.', . , The cost of admission to the theatres in the day of Elizabeth was very . moderate " Let me never live t look so, high . as " the two- penny room again," says Ben Jolinson, in hisprologue to " Every Man out of hisHumour," acted " for the first" time at" the Globe", on Bankside, in. 1599. The price of the " best rooms," or boxes, , vas a shilling; of the lower places two- fence-, and in some places only' penny. The two- penny room above- mentioned, was tl gallery. Thus Decker:—" Pay your tw. o- pe'nce to a playe-, and you may sit in the gallery."-— Belman's Night ' Walk. And Middleton, " One of them is a nip; I took him oiice into the two- penny gallery at, the Fortune." Tbe ' place, however, seemS'to havti bden Very discreditable, . for' it is commonly described ' as the resort of pick- pockets and pros- titutes. In " Every Man out of- his Humour," there i mention of " the lords' room over the stage. The lords rooms answered to the present stage boxes. The price o£ admissiou to them appears to have been originally a shilling. ' I bus. Decker," in his Gul's Hornbook, 1609 .-- At a play" you take up the twelve- penny room, next the i because the lords and you may seem- to be hail fellow, met." .. GENERAL FOY. We last week mentioned the death of General Foy, the d stinguislicd Opposition leader in the Chamber of Depu- ties. By Bonnaparte's. abdication he lost a Marshal's baton, Wit his military promotion, which was compensated by popular hbnoxrisaiid distibctions, which' lie could not have at'tained or enjoyed\ i( ider the Imperial Government. Since his'first admission . to the Chamber. of Deputies," lie has been'one oft lie most- prbminent qrators; and in the last session lie- was-, without exception* the most powerful opponent of 4 he Mir. istry. Being one of the few members gifted with the taleut of extemporaneous speaking, lie was enabled to'make dr to repel at tacki'- wlth promptitude and effect. A hundred thousand persons- lire said to have- assembled to . witness attend his funeral, More orations were prepared to be p nouRccTd over his grave than tlreie was time" to hear, Sni large stjhScription- of 3.00,000 francs" ( 12; 0001.) is said to have been immedlatejy'colletiteS to provide for his children, abd to erect a monument to his memory. A publication of speeches, iii two volumes,, is announced in aid of the letter object, along- with a sketch of his history - and appre- ciations of his character by different literary friends. Some of the shepherds in Greece make use of an. Arcadian pipe, which is perfectly Pandean, consisting sim- ply of a goat's horn, with five holes, ftfi'' the fingers, - and U • mall aperture at the end for the mouth. It is exceed ing ly difficult for those unaccustomed ' to it to produce any sound whatever from this small . instrument; " but the shepherds make the air resound with its shrill notes. ; MORALITY.— He- who does good to people that are not in a condition to repay him, heaps up a treasure of virtue not the less rich for being the more concealed ; it is an excellent remedy for his, children;-' Whoever, on the contrary, by his severity and injustice shall draw upon himself the . curses of his neighbour; al- though his authority may be able to stifle them, yet his crime is not the less heinous for being private. What I. say true of every man, but more especially of him who has the honor to be clothed with authority. AVARICE.— A rich covetous Bonza had made a collection a great mauy jewels, which he watched very narrowly. Another Bonza. older than he, begged to have, a sight of them for some time, after which he said, " I thank you for jewels." " Why thank me ;" ' answered the . other, I did not give you them." " But I had the pleasure of see- ing them," replied the guest, " and that is all the advantage you reap from them, except the trouble of washing them." LIABILITY OF COMMANDING OFFICERS FOR THEIR MEN.— A. recent adjudication of the County Magistrates, at Gosport, declares that our esteemed Commander- in chief, Sir James Lyon- had forfeited the sum of 40s. upon,' the conviction of two soldiers, who were in the act- < 5f destroying game;- i; n_ the parish of Rowner: We transcribe the clause ' of the Act of parlia- ment under which the conviction took place:— The 6th Geo." IV. c. 0, s,- 90.—,' That for the better preservation of . game in or near such places where officers and soldiers are quartered ; if any officer or soldier shall, without leave of the lord of the mannor first had and obtained, take, kill, or destroy any hare, coney, pheasant, partridge, pigeon, or any other sort of fowls, poultry, or fish, bf'his Majesty's game, and upon complaint thereof shall be, upon the; oath of one or more credible witnesses, convicted be- fore any justice or justices of-. the peace, who is and ace hereby- empowered and authorised to hear and determine the same; every officer so offending shall for every such offence forfeit the sum of five pounds, to be distributed . among the poor of the place * where such offence shall be committed; and every officer commanding in- chief upon the place, for- every such offence committed by any soldier under his. command, shall forfeit the sum ef twenty shillings, to be paid and distributed in the manner aforesaid ; and if, upon conviction made by the justice cf the peace, and demand thereof also made by the constable or overseers of the poor, such officer shall refuse or neglect, and not within two days pay the snid respective penalties, such officer so refusing or neglecting shall for- his commission": and" his commission is hereby declared to be null and void." We understand that ! the Magistrates, as well as, Sir James Lyon,, have taken the opinion of. counsel upon the forfeiture being affixed upon tht! Commander- in- Chief resident in Ports- mouth, and not on the officer in command at GospOrt, tinder whose immediate orders ' the soldiers were and these authorities severally occur in the opinion of the Magistrates that the ubiquity of Sir James Lyon is co- extensive with the limits of his command ; and that iu strict conformity, to military usage, the officer com- manding in chief is assumed to be omnipresent upon every place within his jurisdiction; so that the opinion we expressed is correct, that as the law- nqw; stands, Sir James Lyon would be liable, ex officio, as . Commander- in- Chief, to a like f0]- feiture for every such offence com- mitted by a Soldier, even though he should be quartered in the city of Bristol; which is com- prehended within the south- west district. There is also much peculiarity in the severe penalty attached to the non- payment of the forfeiture. But, whilst the act may be intended to prevent His Majesty's se'rvicc from being injured by the confinement.( by the civil- authorities) of such soldiers as rijay commit these offences, and to connect the highest officer intimately with the men under, his. command, so that up offence of this natnre may be committed without being reflective upon the whole body ( thereby en- couraging strict discipline and an esj> ril de corps necessary and useful in military life), yet we- presume that there is an omission in the act, npt stating the manner by which the officer commanding- in- chief'is to be. reimbursed and the mode by which the penalties may altimately be visited, uppn the persons who actually com- mit the offences. We are informed, that the question" has been submitted for the considera- tion of the Commander- in- Chief, and that his Royal Highness has graciously signified his in- tention of communicating, with His Majesty's Government upon the subject, in order that the law may be revised Or corrected.— Hampshire Telegraph. To the Editor of the Cinque Ports Herald. Sir, In your last week's notice of Dover Fair, yon attribute the thin attendance to its inutility, a remark that may with equal propriety be applied to all the Fairs in the kingdom,- excepting only those expressly for the sale of cattle and' the stapls com- odities of the country. The Annual Fair of St. Martin has long ceased to be a mart of utility ; and few or none of the res- pectable Tradesmen iu the Town now consider it as, ii any way, interfering with their interest, so little so," in fact, that they, in common with the greater portion of the Inhabitants, would regret the linger- ng death to Which you have consigned it. But to the point, the falling off in the harmless festivities of Dover Fair, may fairly be attributed to the grosser and overwhelming attractions held out by the booths, Which, of late years, have been permitted to be opened, illegally, being without the' boundaries of St. Martin, for smoking, drinking dancing, and heaVen knows what other doings besides:— Before these innovations were permitted, the heads of fami- lies, cheerfully-- allowed their children aiid servants io participate in the annual, amusements, satisfied, that a visit to the theatre, Mr. Punch, or the wild beasts', Would not be protracted beyond midnight; the consequence was, the native Visitors, with their numerous friends from the east, to the western ex- tremity of ' the Cinque Ports, and the surrounding country, rendered Dover Fair the gayest of the gay in this part of the kingdom; while, the resident Victuallers, tlie furnishers of refreshments. Toys, and Trinketts, with the Players and the Itinreant exhibitors, had each a fair distribution of the car- nival harvest. But since the establishment of the Vauxhall, ( of CroWn and Anchor) every attraction Of the original Fair has been on tbe wane; while servants allured by the fascination of the former, have in numerous instances lost their characters ami their places, by being absent the whole night; and fathers have interdicted their children visiting the Fair, lest . it should extend to the dancing booth. In the hope that St. Martin's Fair may be restored to its original simplicity, and that its natural features may resume their former attraction, I am, Mr. Editor, your hitherto, audi trust your future reader, M. Private Correspondence. OSTENd, DEC. 3.— The Hope smack, of Milton, Thomas Faron, that sailed on the 1st inst. was the first vessel that took on board a cargo of - barley for England, consequence of the allowed importation of that article of grain The shipping of Flemish horses destined for ' England, ( particularly landed in kent), still con- tinues at this Port, whenever a favorable opportunity prevails for such purpose. Our Correspondent, if he peruses the paragraph alluded . will and that his views are precisely the same as our own; d the hope of a " lingering death"' was merely ex- pressed as probable and desirable, in the event that the objectionable concomitants of the fair did not cease to exist.--- ED. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE, RYE, FRIDAY, 10th of December, 18- 2T), y at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon, by permission of the Honourable the Commissioners of His Majesty's Cus- toms, in sundry lots,. to defray Salvage, 130, Gallous l-' rc- jcb BRANDY, 34 per cent over Proof. Coudeinned as a Droit the Admiralty of the Cinque Ports, apply, to Mr. Edward Chatterton of Rye, Sergeant to the JOINERS AND CARPJ£ NTE RS. WANTED Four or Six good Joiners and V Carpenters, men of subordinate dispositions, honest and industrious, With good character, may make Seven days per week, at 4s. per dav, for Four Months. Apply to Mr. F. J. HlLLER, Dover. To Correspondents. We last week intimated that arrangements were in progress to facilitate an earlier publication of our paper; we are happy to ray that we have been so for successful, and beg the attention of our friends to forward their Advertise- mentsaud communications as early in the week as possible. CINQUE PORTS HERALD, DOVER, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 th, 1825. C. P. H. Office, Sat. 6 P. M. By a communicntion we lmve just receiv- ed from the opposite coast, the French funds ppear to be on the decline. The 3 Per Cents appear by the last quotation received in London to be 04f. 40c. hut it seems that tbey closed on Wednesday at 64f. and pri- vate bargains were afterwards made at 63f. 80c. WE have been favoured with American pa- pers - up. tpr the. 10th of November, but theV are totally barren of political incident; we have, however copied a few paragraphs of minor in- terest, amongst which is a manifesto from Mr. Owen of New Lanark, dated " At Sea." From the purity of sentiment which is disseminated in this paper, we need have little hesitation in congratulating him as having reached tho high- est pinnacle of human perfectibility; and qf which being himself confident, accounts in some measure for the . confidence he maintains in the perfection of liis new scheme of society. We had same hesitation to acknowledge our ignorance 6? his plan at one time, but the ad- dress in question has set at rest our scruples— iu it he declares tbiit " It cannot be expected that a subject so comprehensive should be un- derstood by a verbal or written explanation, except by a few superior minds:" Which sen- tence we fully understand, and most heartily ac- quiesce in iLs accuracy. In reducing his complex theory to practice, so many difficulties obtrude themselves on the imagination, it is no wonder that he requires the errors of the Old World to be removed be- fore he can bring his scheme to bear,— even that will be insufficient— in all probability he will find it necessary to create a New World. The position at which political economists have generally started in his theory— the ne- cessity of the population btiing fcept in exact proportion to the capital in the country— for if either exceed, the harmony of his system is upset, is almost as wild as tp. suppose a com- pact being entered into with the mc'on by a gas- light contractor; but it is not the only in- consistency, for if we dare hazard an opinion when entering into ' his own ellucidation, it would appear he means to impress that self- interest is the grand principle of action in mankind ; and so far he has reason and proba- bility on his side ; hut how self- in teres ted ness is to be gratified, by a community of property is certainly a thing not easily to be explained either verbally or in writing.— Man must be' born again ! We may c- easc to scout the ex- travagance of imagination . in the author of Frankenstein, when we ( hid a itiau voluntarily , ' set his tace to the work. Having cut out the middling class of society he displays a monotonous system of equality— a community of property— in which the indo- lent will seek every opportunity to indulge their love of inactivity— and the industrious in all probability soon tire of being active: by excluding the grand talisman of society, emul- ation, v,' e can only expect a corresponding com- munity of exertion— and have unfolded to view an extensive landscape of sluggards' gardens. We have somewhere heard of a theory which was developed in terms capableof beingunder- stood, and one. which would seem to require no more trouble to adjust, if it would answer ' the same purpose jri conferring the protuised blessings: A* man having spent all his mo- ney, addressed. his employer and complained as a hardship of being compelled to work when so many of the world could walk about at their case. " I think," says he, " that all the pro- perty of the kingdom should be equally divided." " And," says his master, " if in the moruing you and I had one pound a- piece, and you expended in drink five shillings, whilst I spent only one; next morning you with fifteen shillings and I having nineteen shillings, we were again unequal, how would you proceed then?"- The projector made him- self clearly underststood—" Procced" said he, ' " Why divide again to be- sure!" The soi- disant Sir Thomas Hewett, of whose exploits at the York Hotel we gave an account in our last, appears to have been exercising his inge- nuity at Mrs. Luce's Hotel, weymouth, where he styled himself Robert Wynne, Esq. brother to Sir Watkin, and to the President to the Board or Coti- troul. From his examination at Bow- street it ap- peared be had obtained the conlidence of Mr. Thom- son, by a forged letter of introduction, sent a lew days before his arrival at the Hotel, and had suc- ceeded in making him the medium for obtaining credit with the stable- keepers, providing a genteel town residence, and other little arrangements acces- sary for the comfort of a Baronet. It has been in- sinuated. by one of the u finesses, that the youngest of the two who accompanied him as his sous,' is a daughter of some one else. When in Dover he tit — - patiently was alive to a part of- his danger, IV r though he consented to dispose of his clothes, he never once offered the hired chariot for sale. Last night or early this morning, the Bell Public- house at Lydden was broken into by some- Thieves who took away all the loose cash they could lay their hands upon, and several articles of value with which they decamped, and no traces of them has yet been obtained. A numerous meeting of the Proprietors of the Stour Navigation. and Sandwich Har bour Company, took place at Guildhall, of the City of Canterbury, on Tuesday last, ^ ir L. Owen, K.. C. B. in the chair. [ We have by an accident been disappointed of a particu- lar report of the proceedings of tbe meeting, this week] NeW York Gazette of the lG'th ult. thatan attempt to relieve the Castle had failed. Letters from Rio de Janerio state, that treaties of Commerce, have been concluded between Brazil and the French and Austran Governments. The European vessels pf war continue to " attack the pirates in the Archipelago, and to confiscate such ves- sels as they capture . • Stutgard, Nov. 28.— During the last fortnight new disorders, have taken placeamong the students at the Uni- versity of Tubingen. The Government, informed of what had passed, has soppfessed as incompetent the commission of students which has existed since 1S20, and has decreed severe penalties against every, unauthorized meeting or a-- so'jiatiou of young persons, and against those who encourage them. Letters and papers have arrived from Jamaica to thg 21 s. t OcUilx- r. Tilie merchants connected with that island entertained great fears that the hurricane" at Aux Cayee would have gx'ended to Jamaica. The gale appeals to have been severe, but the damage done is not extensive. It did not amount to a hurricane. The island was still very sickly— the crops. liglit. " The Kingston papers mention the capture of the notorious slave Good Hope Harry, after a desperate resistance, iri the woods of Hampden Mountain. He was one of the principals' in the late insurrection. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.— Letters from the Cape of Good Hope, to the 25th of September, were received. Nothing had been hcaid then of the Enterprise steam- vessel,' which left England on the voyage to India on the 10th of August, and had. consequently, been out 45 days. She was expected to have reached the Cape in 30 or 35 days. The English brig Brutus, from Otaheite bound to Port Jackson, with Mr. Nott, missionary from that Island on board, on his way to England, Was spoken March 13, off the- Friendly Islands. While trading with the natives, three of the ship's company had been detained at Eoa by the Islanders and the captain Was compelled to pay, in piece- goods and muskets, to the amount of 100 pounds ster- ling, for their ransom. The Greek Committee, at Geneva, has collected 30,000 piasters by a subscription in that city; with which 1,000 muskets, besides other articles, have been purchased, and transmitted to the Patriots at Napoli di Romania. On Friday evening a seaman belonging to a brig lying in Dover Harbour, fell over the quay in the dark at low water and pitched upon his head in the mud, whence however, he suc- ceeded in extricating himself without having re- ceived the slightest injury. High- may Swindling. or a new method of raising the wind.— On Friday 2d inst. as a poor unsuspicious waggoner was driving his Team on the High- road between Shoulden and Upper Deal, he was joined by a person, wlio immedi- ately entered into a chit chat on the hardness of the times, & c. and was soon considered by the countryman as a very pleasant road com- • paniqn; they had proceeded far, ivffen the stranger stooping picked up a common needle case, containing a solitary needle which shew- ing to the countryman, and hailing as a prize, he exultingly placed it In his pocket. At this • juncture, they were overtaken by- a man who nearly breathless, and with a face all woe- be- gone" eagerly enquired if they had found u needle case, the stranger replied iu the affirma- tive, and asked what the, said ease contained,--- the answer was, a needle! when the stranger taking the Waggoner aside proposed exchanging the needle for a pin, and laying a wager of 10s- with the supposed loser of the case, it was not a needle but a pin.— The countryman readily a- greed— the bet was laid, and the money placed in the hands of the stranger ; when on opening the case to decide the bet, to the extreme dis- appointment rind mortification of the country- man, for the needle was produced, after which the rogues hastily decamped leaving the poor fellow minus 5s. to soliloquize on the loss he had sustained. The long talked of foot race between White of Canterbury and Marden of Faversham, is to be dcc. ided on the Dane John field Canterbury to- morrow, it iv expected a great. sum of money will change hands, as both parties seem very sanguine. SANDWICH, DEC. 8.— Two men have been ap- prehended, and we hear committed for uttering counterfeit coin. The ' Mayor of Sandwich gave his annual din- ner this day to a select party, the dinner and wines provided fbr' this occasion, by Mr. B. Coleman, Fleur de Lis Inn, entitle him to the highest praise for their excellence. BENJAMIN DENNE, ESQ. was this day elected land treasurer, of Sandwich, and JOHN DRAYSON, ESQ water Treasurer. Sandwich Fair commenced on Monday last, and will continue tijl to- morrow. RAMSGATE.— A female was apprehended and committed to Sandwich gaol this day for steal- ing a pair of shoes, the property of the person with whom she lodged. Ia consequence of the numerous depreda- tions committed in the parish of Wingham, in the course of last winter, as- well as those which arc con- stantly taking place, the inhabitants, at a meet- ins: held 0: 1 the : 30th ult. at the Anchor Inn, in that Village, unanimously entered into a subscription to defray tlie expences of a patrole, and accordingly twelve, men'werc appointed for that purpose, four to be on duly, ; it,< i time; the sum of one pound to be • riven for .-' every person convicted of of felony, and ten shillings for every other offence. • Monday evening, about dusk, a very singular and daring robbery was effected at the shop of Mrs. Jager, silversmith, at Canterbury. A recruit, named John Ward, belonging to tbe depot of the 47th regiment, dashed his hand violently through a pane of glass, stole two gold watches, and ran off; -— l> y the blow he forced another watch through an inner glass case into the middle of the shop, which was broke by the fall. The man ran off by the Ashford road, and when near the turnpike, in Win- cheap, he accosted a passenger, told him he had committed the robbery, wished to be apprehended, and said if he would go with him he would shew him the shop he had robbed. The passenger com- plied with Ward's Wishes, and accompanied him to 1 lie shop of Mrs. Jager, which he entered Weeping, arid returned the watches, saying that his conscience would not let him keep them. He then produced a sovereign, and offered to pay for the windows and the trouble he had occasioucd. Upon asking the culprit what motive induced, him to commit . the act —- he replied in a rich Hibernian brogue, that he had been but a short time a soldier, and that he did not like the life, and committed the robbery that lie might be transported, as he preferred that, to going out to the East Indies, where the regiment is station- ed. He was given- into custody, and 011 Tuesday w as fully committed by the Mayor of Canterbury, for trial at the ensuing Sessions. Wednesday morning, Sir H. Torrens, the Adjutant- General, inspected in the Infantry Bar- rack- yard in Canterbury, the depots of the 2d, 3d, Gut* 20tb, 38th 41st, 47th, and 48th Regiments. A considerable number ot the men from each depot, will march in the beginning of January to embark for the East Indies; and this inspection took place inconsequence. At Chatham the 39th Regiment was inspected OH Monday last in the Barrack square, by Major- General Sir H. Torrens, K. C. B., Adjutant- Gen- eral of the forces. On Wednesday last at the Court Leet and ' Court Baron held for the Hundred and Manor of Chatham, at the Mitre Inn-, Mr. Robert Dadd was cHosen High Constable for the year ensuing. After the business of the day had been gone through, the leet Jury were honored by the company of the Magistrates for the division, the minister of the parish, and several respectable . friends at dinner, which. was served up inmost excellent style by Mr. Tribe. The wines were excellent and the con- viviality of the party was greatly enhanced by the vocal exertions of Messrs. Whiffin, French, and Newnham. An elegant breakfast was given in the morning by Mr. H. Wickham, the late high con- stable, at the SunTavern, to the gentlemen of the Leet. and he was honored with the company of several magistrates, the Rev. Mr. Drage, the curate, and many oilier highly respectable individuals. A short time since, as the Lord Bishop of Rochester was taking an airing on the sands near Burnham ( his Lordship's then residence) the horse placed his foot on a " sea- bottle," which in bursting produced so loud a report-,' that the animal took fright, when fortunately, by a sudden movement, he broke from the shafts, and made the best of his way back leaving his Lordship and servant some distance from home; but we are happy to hear that .1, d- ship sustaincd no injury. In our last, we noticed the committal of a George Savage and Thomas West to the Gaol of St. Augustine's, at Canterbury, for poaching, in which we were led into an error by a mistake in tbe information:— Savage was acquitted, no charge having been made out against him— and only West committed. The malt duty will be raised nearly 4 per cent, by the Act 5th Geo. IV. chap. 58th, which was passed to adjust the amount of duties to the new standard of measures. HYTHE FAIR. The Following ought to have appeared in our last, but from the lateness of the hour at which wc received oar correspondent's letter we were com- pelled to omit it: The Judges on the Tuesday awarded both pre- miums for symmetry to Mr. R. Goord of Milton, and Mr. H. Tilbe of Romney, w- s equally successful in the decision by the scale on the fair day. By the rules of this Institution tlie loose fat is held to be meritorious and is reckoned at its current value, which will account for Mr. Goord not receiving both premiums for his admirable sheep, No, 8, although the heaviest carcase. The successful candidate for symmetry in the one year old has been entitled to withdraw his sheep for exhibition elsewhere, although interdicted from shew-, ins it at Ilythe the succeeding year, as a two years old.— Mr. Goord availed himself of this privilege on the present occasion. The Regulation alluded to was repealed at the kite anniversary, and in future every sheep exhi- bited is to be slaughtered. On Monday an inquest was held at Sheer- ness, ou the body of George Earl, who had fallen from a scaffold— Verdict— Accidental Death. On Tuesday night, the stables of the Foun- tain Inn. Sheerness, were discovered to be on fire, and but for timely assistance would soon have been a heap of ruins. The horse of a traveller was in- jured, and a dog and cat smothered. The lire is " supposed to have originated by the spark or snuff from a candle. t On Sunday last, ripe strawberries of the raspberry kind, were gathered in the garden of Thomas Gibbs Hilton, esq. of Selling and a large quantity are now in full blossom; Friday night Mr. Chalk's farm- yard, at Cockering, was again stripped of seven couple of fowls— It is supposed by some one acquainted with the premises. On Friday last, a quantity of rabbits were stolen form Mr. Goodwin's premises at Whitstable. A poor man by the name of Russell, of Biddenden, driving some stock to. Ashford market, on Tuesday last, had tyie misfortune to fall down and break bis arm. On Wednesday, the 30th ult., a Child about five years of age, belonging to Mr. Hicks, of Hawk- hurst, was left a few minutes alone by the lire, whilst its mother fetched a pail of water; on her return, its clothes were in flames and nearly consumed. The little sufferer was so dreadfully burnt, as to occasion its death in about two hours. At Ingatestone fair, Essex, on Thursday and Friday last, there was the smallest show of Bullocks, heifers, and other stock, within memory, and as little business done, inconsequence of tlie high prices de- manded, which the graziers resolved not to comply with; but the last day, it is said, some of them changed owners. By the demise of the Duchess of Dorset, the Earls of Plymouth and Delawar, divide thirty- six thousand a year. Knole, in Kent, was judici- ously bequeathed to the former, he being the richest man of the two, on the express condition that his Lordship should expend six thousand pounds per year on this favorite residence of the Sackvilles for several centuries. It was given by Baldwin de Bo- hun. in the reign of John, as a marriage portion to his daughter Alice; but, as to the time when it w as built, we have 110 immediate record. Nearly a cen- tury has now elapsed since Knowle was kept up in the style of the Barons of Ancient Times; and we have few records of it. However, Lord Plymouth is a man of spirit and with his great fortuue a spe- cies of princely splendour will arise which will a- stonish the Men of Kent. About eight o'clock on Tuesday morning, Lewes and its neighbourhood were visited by a tem- pest, producing a clap of thunder of a peculiar sound and extraordinary length, it having lasted a minute or more. The lightning struck the crown beam of Rodmell windmill, passing down the main post to the ground, were it killed a fowl, the feathers of which were much singed. Two men who where in the mill at the time were dreadfully alarmed, and one of them so much so, that on overcoming his fright, he had not the smallest recollection of the thunder. The men say that the electric fluid, when it entered the mill, ( which was not greatly damaged) exhibited sparks like those issuing from a number of rockets. The number of Prisoners for trial at the ap- proaching Kent Assizes, will be lamentably heavy. There are now nearly 120' of those unhappy persons, and the Assizes do not take place till the 2nd of January. ELOPEMENT.— Miss A. A eloped from her father's house, at Littlehampton, on Mon- day last. It is a curious fact, that this is the second elopement of the same lady, within a few weeks, with a young gentleman, a Mr. R. N, a spirit merchant, of Bognor. On the first occasion of her leaving home, she left a note on the table in her dressing room, which was discovered in sufficient time for her father ( who immediately commenced a pursuit) to reach the parish church of Burnstead, near Bognor, and to prevent the completion of the marriage ceremony. At the moment when the fair one was extending her hand to receive the ring, her father appeared ; and the lady was taken back to Littlehampton. But so determined and ingenious were the lovers, that they found means to correspond; and, the first opportunity, made the second attempt with complete success; as the parties since they started, have not been heard of. Last week a pocket of hops and a quantity of potatoes, were stolen from an oast in the parish of Woodnesborough, the property of Mrs. Godfrey, of Ash. After the late Annual Sermon for the benefit of the national school at Deal, preached by the Rev. Charles Wodsworth, A. M. Minister of South Lam- beth Chapel, & c. See. & c. the sum of £ 45. 14s. 2d. was collected, and amongst other benefactions to that excellent charity, the late Mr. John Whitaker, of Deal, has handsomely bequeathed the sum of £' 50. Old South Sea Annuities, for the benefit of that In- stitution. On Saturday last, as the hounds were pur- suing a hare near Faversham, and puss having somewhat foiled the dogs by her intricate windings ran, into Faversham, at the top of Preston- street. Notwithstanding it was market- day and consider- able bustle in tlie street, she continued her course past the market, down West- street, and out at that extremity of town; thus passing through a line of street, about half a mile in length without moles- tation. On Monday, W. Cocking, esq. was unani- mously elected Mayor of Sandwich for the year enstdfig. And on the same day, Anthony Jennings, esq. was re- elected Mayor of Fordwich, for the year ensuing We notice with pleasure tbe increasing in- terest which is excited by the establishmest of a Museum in Canterbury, by the Members of the Philosophical and Literary Institution. Various presents are contiually sent to enrich it, aud from a long list lately announced, we select the following:— T. B. Barret, Esq. of Lee Priory, a beautiful specimen ( stuffed and mounted) of the Ardea purpruea, or crested Purple Heron. It is rather less in size than I the common Heron, being about two feet nine j inches, in length, and inhabits the southern la- : tilades, towards and about tbe Black and Cas- : pian seas, as also the lakes of Great Tartary, and never ventures beyond 50 degrees north latitude. Mr. C. F. Dowsett, the picus viridus or Green Woodpecker. Mr. Parrinton two very valuable and elegantly engraved shells. Mr. G. Wood, a case of Brazilian Insects, con- taining about 200 specimens, many1 of them very rare and beautiful. We hope to be en- abled to announce many other donations. A gentleman who was congratulating Sir W. Curtis, a few days ago, on the beauty of his Yacht, his residence at Ramsgate, and other of the worthy Baronets expenditures, remarked, " altogether SiR WILLIAM, you manage to astonish the NATIVES V' TO which tbe Alderman replied " Yes, my friend, I do — for I sometimes eat four dozen of them for my LUNCHEON. !" The French papers have talked a gteat deal lately of a pretended establishment of Bergami iu Russia. It appears, nevertheless, that he has never left Pesaro,- Mere he resides by him- self, and is said to be very unpopular with his neighbours, to whom he hits given various causes of offence. He spends his time principally in field sports. Latterly he has got into a rather awkward scrape. William Austin, threatens to commencc a suit against him to recover, in virtue of the late Queen's the lands of which Bergami, in spite of Austin's claim, persists in keeping possession to his owu use.— etoile of Monday 1 Arrivals. MONDAY, DEC. 5.— Mr. Foley, Captain Cooper, Mr Tomlinson, Mrs. Forman and Family; TUESDAY, DEC. G.— The Hon. Miss F. Monckton, Mr. Draffen, King's Messenger from Malta, Mrs. Mortimer, and Family, Mr. Gum, Mr. R. D. Boyd. WEDNESDAY* DEC. 7.— Mr. Bevill, Mr. Edgerton, Mr. Blyth, Mr. and Mrs. Hama- man. THURSDAY, DEC. 8.— Rev, Andrew M' Creight, General Sir Patrick Ross and Family, Baron Ungem Sternberg, Sir Thomas Law- rence, Capt. Johnson, Mr. B. Davis, Phillip Sir W. Lady Rumbold and Family, . Sir T. Tamred. FRIDAY, DEC. 9.— Colonel Sir A Frazer, Mr. Birt, Mr. Wakefield, Miss Lloyd Mr. Day, Mr. and Mrs. Kenyon, SATURDAY, DEC. 10.— Mrs. Payne and Family, Mrs. Carter, Mr. Baxter, Honour- able G. A. Browne, Lady Frances Heskoter, Mr. Brooksner, Mr. Popham, Mr. Woolfit. Departures. MONDAY, DEC. 5.— Col. MacMahon, Lieut- Anstruther, Mr. and Mrs. Colnaghi, Mr. Rice, General Nugent and son, Mrs. Lyons. TUESDAY, Nov. 6.— Mrs. Hodges, Miss Gaw- thorpe, Miss Nevinson. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 7.— Capt. Kennedy, Mrs. Wells, Mr. Random, Mrs. Gen. Wood, Marquis De Croy, Mrs. Wilson, Le Baron. THURSDAY, DEC. H.— Mrs. Strond and Family, Mr. Copley, Mr. Shadwell and Family, Prince Petruli, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Fowell. FRIDAY, DEC. 9.— Col. Ray, Mr. and Mrs. Newson, Mr. Camilley, Mrs. Wilson aud Family. SATURDAY, DEC. 1O. Mr. Blake, Mr. D. J. Boyd, Mrs. Knight. Friendship's Offering, a literary Album for 1826, which is advertised In our first page, is well deserving the attention of the public— the workmanship, both embellish- ments and letter- press, beautifully executed, forming a handsome Christmas present. Of its literary merits it is sufficient to quote the following Authors and Artists, whose joint labours make up the collection, to warrant our recom- mendation :— Laurence Young, esq., John Moultrie, esq. R. L. Edgeworth. esq., John Bowring, esq., Bernard Barton Miss Roberts, James Montgomery, esq., Hon. Smith, esq. Rev. W. L. Bowles, Rev. T. Dale, Lord Byron, L. E. L. Barry Cornwall, esq., C. R. Maturin, R. Southey, esq., W. Jerdan, esq., J. Galt, esq., Wm. Southby, esq., Rev. H. H. Milman, Lady Caroline Lamb, Rev. C. C, Colton. Mrs. C. B. Wilson, J. B. Thompson, esq., Miss Jane Porter, Lord Dillon, Mrs. Opie, Allan Cunningham, esq., Lord Porchester, James Thompson, fee. & c. The Artists are H. Corbould, R. Westall, Berjeret, Claude, Guerin, H. Vernet, Mignard, Sir R. K. Porter, R. P. Bonnington, fee. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the ( fast India House, when Captain John Small Henry Fraser, was sworn into the command of the ship Marquis of Hunt- ty, consigned to Madras aud China. Left Dover last week, John Trotter, Esq. and Family, to Grosvesnor street. Hon. Mr Burrell, to Whitehall. Arrived ia Dover, Hon. Mr. Rodney and Family. We have much pleasure to announce the arrival of Lord Kirkcudbright at Ramsgate. SATURDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. Bankrupts, R. Bennett, jnn. Dukinfield, Chester, scrivener.— T. Hope, Darcey Lever, Lancaster, merchant.--- J. Graham, jun. Brigham, Cumberland, innkeeper.— J. Braddock, Mac- clesfield, silk- manufacturer.— J. Gay, Quadrant. Regent- street, engraver.— T. and I. Phillips, Fenchurch- street, shoemakers.— Sir W. Elford, bart. J. Tingcomb, and J. W. Clarke, Plymouth, bankers.— L. Sykes and T. Bury, Bucklersbury, warehousemen.— R, Coopey, Gloucester, grocer.— S. Sotheby, Wellington- street, Strand, auctioneer. J. Buckley, Manchester, cotton- manufacturer.--- D. Morris, F. Robinson, and E. Watson, Liverpool, tar- distillers.— T. Swain, South Collinham, Nottingham, miller.— J. Dawkins, Southampton, tailor.— G. Johnson and H. H. Johnson, New Bond- street, seal- engravers.— W. Smith, Broad- strceet, Rat- cliffe, plumber.— C. Dowding, Stepney- causeway, cooper. A. Fiestal, Great Surrey- street, merchant.— W. Stewart, Pall Mall, commercial- agent.— W. Oliver, Hamilton- place, Battle Bridge, bulider. TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. Bankrupts. J. Lewis and M. Ecroyd, Haggate, Royton, Prcstwich- cum- Oldham, Lancashire, colton- spinners.— W. Manfield, sen. Bristol, baker.— C. J. Beetham, late of Tabernacle Row, Middlesex, pickle- dealer— R. Hooton and W. Wilkes, Bir- mingham, iron- founders— H. Morland, Dean- street, Soho wine and spirit merchant.— T. Deudney, Regent Place, Brighton, coal- merchaut.— J. Daniel, Newgate- street, silk and worsted lace and fringe manufacturer.— J. Culver, Islington- green, baker.— J. Gye, Walbrook. wholesale- stationer.— W. G. Cranch, late of Monkwell- street, feather- merchant.— D. Toovey, Watford, Hertfordshire, corn- dealer.— E. Tucket, Middleton- street, Clerkenwell, quill- merchant.— C. C. Childreur, Brighton, builder.— J. Row- botham, Macclesfield, Cheshire, silk- manufacturer.— M. J. Davis, Tlianet- place, Strand, boot- maker. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. DOVER, Dec. 4.— Arrived the Prussian vessel or galliot Amelia, Warrington, of Embden, from Memel to Brest, leaky. Dec: Gi— sailed the Catherine, Daveson, master, with mail for Calais. Arrived the Medusa from Boulogne; Dec; 10.— Arrived the Oscar of Warberg, from Lisbon, bound to Norway with salt, wind bound; DEAL, Dec. 5.—- Tlie Susan, from Havannah, for Ham- burgh. mailed at noon; the American ship Octavia, Captain D'Wolf, from Petersburgh, with a cargo of hemp and iron, for Boston, United States, having encountered very severe weather in the North Sea, has started her cutwater, and must proceed to Ramsgate to repair damages, Dec. 6.— The Padang of 5OO tons, commanded by Capt; Rogers, under Dutch colours, arrived in the Downs this morning for shelter, bound to Padang, a Dutch settlement 011 the coast of Sumatra, this ship was built at Rangoon in the Burmese territory, now in possession of the British Forces under Sir A. Campbell, she is manned chiefly with Lascars and Malays— Capt. Rogers and his first and second mate are English, the third mate is a Dutchman— she is an uncommon fine ship, sails well, and is in excellent order.— Arrived the Perseverance. Best, from London to Madras; William and Ann, Goodall, from Dantzic to Portsmouth, and the Mar- tina, Aletta, from Rotterdam to Rochelle. The Dutch bark Vreede and Vriendschaaps, Capt. Fredericks, arrived this day in charge of two Dover pilots, after a narrow escape from wreck, at Guernsey, on Friday last, she has lost three anchors and cables, and proceeded to Ramsgate to re- fit. Arrived and remain the Argo, Young, from Petereburgh to Topsham; Orion. Dobson, from Memel t^ p Shoreham; Pilot, Jones, from Meniel to Cardiff; Anna, Matthewson, from Petersburgh to Truro; Funchal, M'Pherson, from Riga to Madeira; Wortley, Packen, and Trade, Grant, from Petersburgh to Portsmouth; passed through the Downs the Royal George, Ellerby, from Bombay to London. Dec. 7.— Sailed the Sarah, Cundy, from London to Gibralter; the Brighton, Sebor, from London to New York, and the whole of the outward: bound, with a fine easterly breeze. Dec. 8.— The S'Amis, Sughrac, and the Hopewell, Parent, from Lordon to Jamaica, with a number of foreign and other vessels that had taken shelter in Ramsgate Harbor, passed through this day about noon to the westward. Dec. 9.— Passed the Fame, Smith, from London to sier- a Leon; the Woodman, Leary, from Sheerness to Van Dieman's Land; and the Swift, from St. Michacl's to London. The wind being Easterly, there are no merchant ships remaining in the Downs. RAMSGATE, Dcc. 2.— Arrived the Underming, Valip, from London to Lisbon, for shelter; Solan, RickmerS, from Dort to Liverpool, having ou board the crew of the French brig Henriette, which vessel foundered off Dungeness, laden with coals. Dec; 3.— Arrived the Margaretta, Long, from Rotterdam to Bourdeux, for shelter; Jonge Hendriko, schaap, from Dort to Feral, for shelter. Dec. 4i— Arrived the Juliana, Keivyt, from Antwerp to Cape de Verd Islands, with loss of top- mast and bowsprit. Dec. 6."-- Arrived the Prince of Waterloo, Page, and Dart from Ostend, with horses. Dcc. 6,— Arrived the Josephine, Wens, from Dunkirk to Havre, struck the West- head and broke her anchor; Martina Aletta, Houyer, from Rotterdam to Rochelle, with lee- board damaged, Dec. 7.— Arrived the Charlotte. Nisseu, from Stockholm' to Honfleur, got on shore on White Dyke, but got off without damage; Octaira, Dewalff, from Petersburgh to Boston, with cut- Water damaged; George, Erck, from London to St. Vincent, leaky. 6 P. M.— Calm wi^ h a thick fog. GRAVESEND, Dec. 6.— Arrived the General Palmer. Truscot, from Madras, and the Philirea, Hill, from Oporto. Sailed the Mary Ann, Winter, from St. Thomas; Bee, Nichols, for Hambro'; Helme, Aisthorp, for Smyrna; Hopewell, Parent, for Jamaica; and the Fame, Smith, for Sierra Leon. Dec. 7th.— Arrived the Albion, Haden, from Berbice; Antony, Jewel, from Cadiz; Vesta, Taylor, from Dantzic; Mary Mills, from St. Michael's; Nimble, Elsdon, from Smyrna, and the Robert, Pearce, from Miramichi.— Sailed tbe Providence, Brown, for Hambro; and the Ruckers, Soper, for Grenada. * Dec. 8.— Arrived the Royal George, Ellerby, from Bombay; Asia, Ward, from Quebec, and the Diadem Richardson, from Dantzic. Sailed the Waterloo, Watkin' son, Jamaica; Magdalen, Hume, for Vera Cruz; and the Thistle, Allen, for Teneriffe. Dec. 9.— Arrived the Carl, Hammond; Norfolk, Ken- nedy, aud the Columbus, Ward, from Dantzic. Sailed the Carshalton Park, Steele, for Jamaica; St. George, Brown, for Grenada; and the Vincedor, Dos Santos, for Oporto. FOLSESTOXH, Dec. 10.— The body of a man, stated to have been washed ashore near Folkestone, on the 2d instant, and which was buried in the church- yard, was on Monday Ust disinterred, and proves to be that of Mr. Martin Walker, who was on the 24th ult. put on board an outward- bound, West Indiaman, and who died suddenly the 28th. An in- quest was taken On the body before Richard Hobday, Esq. Mayor and Coroner for the Town of Folkstone, but from want of connective evidence, the inquest was adjourned to Thursday, when a verdict was given that the deceased died by the Visitation of God. There appears not the least charge against the Captain for inhumanity in committing the body to the deep, as from the boisterous state of the weather, there was no other alternative. His remains was followed to the grave by his sons and brother. OsTEnd, DEC. 1.— Sailed the Hope Smack, of Milton. with Barley. Sailed the Fox, of Margate, Fox Master, and the Neptune, of ditto Stranack, for London, with merchan- dize. Prince of Waterloo, Page, of and for Ramsgate, and the Brittannia, Fox, of and for Margate with horses. 2< L Arrived the Eclipse Packet, Capt. Sherlock, from Dover, with Mail and Passengers. 3rd. Arrived the Prince of Waterloo, Page, and the Hope, Allen, of Ramsgate, for Barley. 4th. Sailed six Vessels for Margate and Ramsgate, with Horses, and the Eclipse Packet, Capt. Sherlock, for Dover, with Mail and Passengers; arrived the King George, extra Packet, Capt. Mercer, from Dover, with Mail and° Passen- gers. 5th. Arrived the Elizabeth Galliot, of Ostend. Captain Vanderstcen, from London with merchandise; sailed the- Flying Fish, Smith, for London; arrived the Marianne Galliot, Vanderkeen,. from Newcastle, bound to Rouen, with Coals. Marriages. Dec. 6, at Canterbury, Mr. Mantle, of Minster, in Sheppy to Miss Swift, second daughter of Mr. Wm. Swift, Minster. Dec. 3, at St. Martin's church, London, Mr. Willoughby, hookseller, 0f Faversham, to Miss E. Harrison, of Alnwick in the county of Northumberland. Dec. 7. at Whitstable, Mr John Molyneux, baker, to Mrs. Ougham, widow, both of that place. Dec. 8, at Ospringe, by the Rev. M. W. Jones, Mr G. J. Morgan, of Preston, next Faversham, to Elizabeth daughter of Mr. W. T. Harnett, of Ospringe Parsonage. Dec. C, at St. Andrew, Holborn, S. G. Smith, esq. of His Majesty's Dock Yard, Sheerness, to Anne, daughter of the late James Serle, esq. Receiver- General for the county of Southampton. Dec. 7, at Upper Deal church. Mr. Thomas Redsull, landlord of the Hope, to Miss Elizabeth Turner, both of Deal. Deaths. Dec. C, suddenly at his station at the Military Hospital' Archcliff Fort, Dover, Mr. Thomas Foster, one of the Assis- tant Surgeons of His Majesty's ship Ramilies, attached to the Coast Blockade. Dec. 7, at Dover, Mr. Wm. Wyndham, aged 75 years. Bee. 3, at Margate, Mrs. Rite, wife of Mr. John Rite, saddlcr, aged 50 years. Dec. 4, in her G3d year, Mrs. Neame. relict of Mr. W Neame, late of Gore End Farm, Birchington, Thanet. Nov. u0. at Margate, Miss Mary Young, aged 20, daugh- ter nf Mr. W. Young, of that place. Dec. 1, near Sittingbourne, Mr. Hughes, aged 33. Dec. 4. at Frindsbury, Mr. De la Cour, aged 07 years. Dcc. 4, on the Brook, Chatham, Mr. G. Crispin, a « - ed 4) years. Dec. 5, at Canterbury, Mr, R. Crafts, aged 78 years. Dej. 6, at Canterbury, Mr. Turmaine, porter- merchant. Dcc. 3, at Westwood, near Dartford, a week after her confinement, Juliana Charlotte, Wife of the Rev. G. P. Ottey, aged 32. Yesterday at Dover, Mr. Greaves, many years watchman, of this'town. Dec. 7, at Deal, Mrs. Lawrence, wife of Mr. James Lawrence. Dec. 5, at Gravesend. Mr. Sothers, grocer. Dec. 9, at Deal, the infant son of Mr. W. Hulke, aged ten montlis. Dec. 8, at Thornton Heath. Thomas Boyton, eldest son of Thomas Boyton, esq. aged 7 years Time of High Water at Dover. Sunday, lltli December - - - 3- j past J' 2 Monday, 12th -----.- 23 past I Tuesday, 13th - » — — — — _ 11 past 2 Wednesday, 14th - - - - - 50 p;, st 2 Thursday, 15th - j - - _ _ 47 past 3 Friday, 10th - - - - - - 35 past 4 Satuiday, 17th - _____ 23 past 6 NoTE.--- The Packets can leave the harbour alkUit two hours and a half before the time of highJwati r; but when the tide serves late in the afternoon, carriages, &: c, are shipped the preceding night, and the vessels go into tin- Bay, where passengers are embarked, generally, from 9 o'clock ' till noon, aboiit which time they sail for'Calais and BouIogaPj The Packets for Ostend sail regularly from the Harbour or the Roads, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, about Tcu o'Clock. CORN EXCHANGE FRIDAY, Dec, 91 h. We never remember to have s » en our market in so lifeless a state as this morning, not even the finest samples are loot e I at, so little is the demand, the consumer* being unwilling ••> make any purcliases, but our priccs must be nominally qui ted thesauleason monday fjr fine samples of wheat, barley, tats, bran and peas. MONDAY, DECEMBER 5. - CURRENT PRICE OF GRAIN FOR THE WEHK. Per Winchester Measure. FOREIGN GRAIN. to 73 ( In Bond.) New Red do.. . 50 to 61 s s. New White do.. 51 to 70 American. .... 50 to 58 Rye 38 to 40 Dantzic . 55 to 65 45 to 48 Rigu& Wismar. 45 to 58 to 72 Russia....... . 43 to 58 Feed Oats .... 25 to 28 Rye to to 29 Barley ."' 30 to 33 Potatoe do. . . . 30 to 32 Feed Oats 25 to • 27 New Tick Beans 45 to 47 Poland do.. . . 28 to 31 Old do 49 to 51 Horse Keans. . . . 46 to 43 New Pigeon do. 51 to 53 Boiling Peas. . . .48 to 50 Boiling Peas... 52 to 56 Grey Peas to Grey do 44 to 46 Lindseed per qr. .38 to 46 Rape per . last.. 271 to 191 IMPORTS OF THE LAST WEEK.— Quarters. Wheat. Barlev. ; Malt. I Oats, Beans. Pea*. 8695 7122 12395 2803 1423 Irish 3215 Fogn. 2480 790 1 1 2530 620 205 SMITHFI ELD MARKET. LIVE CATTLE. Per Stone of 81bs. sinking the Offal, s. d d. Gittle at market this day. Beef.... . .3 8 to 5 0 Beasts 5,822 Mutton.. . 4 4 to 5 4 Sheep and Lambs .. 16,440 Veal .. 4 10 to 6 0 Pigs. 180 Pork . . 3 10 to 5 4 Calves 80 Lamb. .. . .0 0 to 0 0 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. Meat per Stone of 81l> s. d. Beef. 2 8 to 4 Mutton .... 3 0 to 4 Lamb 0 0 to 0 8 to 5 0 to 5 PRICE OF TALLOW IN LONDON. Whitechapel Market. 2. 9J. St. James's, 2s. d. Town TaMow 43 Russia do. ( candle) J. 40 0 White do 0 0 Melted Stuff 35 0 Rough do 0 0 d. Greaves Good Dregs 6 0 Curd Soap 86 0 Mottled 82 0 Yellow do 74 0 PRICE OF CANDLES. ( Per Doz.) Moulds, 10s. Cd. Stores Us. ( Sixpence per doz. allowed fijr ready money.) CANTERBURY MARKETS, December 3. Brown Wheat. . 58 to 64 Boiling Pacse. to New do . 60 to 65 Fine Flour. .. .. 57 to White do .60 to 64 Do. Second. . . . 54 to New do . 62 to 69 Do. Third .. 51 to Rye to Rough Meal . . . 34 to 35 Barley to Tares per Bush .. . . 0s. od. New do .34 to 44 Hops bgs. lfil. 0s. a 181.0s. Oats to Pockets. .181 0s. to 211.0s. New do . .20 to 30 Hay. p. Ton 31. to 31. 15s. Beans to Sanfoin do. 41.10s. to 51. Os. New do . 38 to 41 Clover do. 31. 15s. to 41.0s. New Ticks . .. to Straw do. 21 2s. to 21. 5s. Hog Pease.... to Wholesale Prices. Brown 62 to Amber 64 to Pale 6S to PRICE OF MALT. Retail Prices. . Brown ( per bushel). 9s fid. Amber 9s. Cd. Pale 9s. 6d. At Littlehourn, Walmer, Eastrv, Sandwich, and Deal, 9s. Ods. per bushel. At Elham, 8s. per bushel. Sandzpich Corn Market, Dec• 7. N. W. Wheat 64 to 68 I N. Barley .. . to N. Red ditto 56 to 60 | Beans 40 to 46 60 to > 6 to Old W. ditto Old Red ditto Oats New ditto... 24 to 28 Barley 30 to New ditto.. Ticks 30 to 38 1 Peas W. Peas .. . 40 . to 42 50 to 56 44 to 46 50 to 50 Malt 9s. 6d. per bushel. Asliford Fat Stock Market, Dcc. 6. Beef 10s. Od. to lis. 6d. per score. Mutton 4s. Cd. to 5s. 0d. per score. Veal 5s. 6d. to 6s. Od. per stone. Lamb 0s. Od. to 0s. Od. per stone. Pork 4s. 4d. to 4*. 8d. per stone. Basts, about 650.— Sheep and Lambs, about 1400.— Pi^ s about 100— Calves, about 28. COALS. At Dover, Russell's High Main, 56s. per Chaldron or 56 Bus bells. Slodart's Eden Main, 58s. ditto'. TO THE EDITOR OF THe CINQUe PORTS HERALD. J. J. W. would feel particularly obliged to the Editor if he would hare the goddness to insert the following Lines Young Lady, whose death she saw announced in his Paper, , and with whom she was acquainted. High boasting man ! how short's the life we lead. How soon it passes— and with what speed It bears us through the few short years we're given, When to that dark and dismal place, the grave, were driven. But come my muse, with inspiration kind, Arouse my spirits, and fortify my mind, That I may tribute pay to her that's flown To the dark bosom of a world unknown. Like some clear stream meandering through the vale, Where lovers stray to tell their evening tale. Where o'er its surface oft the slender reed . Bows ' neatli the limpid stream its head, Which long would linger in that dreadful state of woo And o'er its head the crystal waters flow— Btit the proud swan that skims the wat'ry bed, Soon marks it out, and nips its slender head: Such Was her early fate, who now has pass'd Unto that stage where all must come at last; Ne'er did she think in passing through the crowd. How soon her farm would wither in the shroud , Or, when in vanity of fashion drest, How soon the turf should flourish on her breast} But death, like a tyrant, bore her fast away, Unto the bourn of unperceiv'd decay ; Where her cold limbs that once so sprightly moved, And her cold heart that has so often lov'd, Must now decay within tbe sacred urn, For dust they were, and must to dust return. Her soul departed now shall be at rest, And troubles no more linger in her breast: Though her sweet form must lay beneath the sod, Till summon'd thence before the throne of God— Then shall it ' mid th' angelic throng ascend, Where happiness for ever dwells, and joys ne'er end. Friday, December 2, 1825. SILK TRADE. We have received, from a valued correspondent at Tours, some information connected with the great question of the silk trade. Although the silk weavers in that town earu considerably more than those of many other manufacturing places in France, the cost of production is, on an average, con si lerably less than one- third of what it is in this country as to fine silks, and one- half as to ordinary goods. The detail given by our correpondent as to the mode of living among the French operatives is decidedly illustrative of the fact, that whilst the corn laws are in force in this oountry it must be utterly impossible for tbe English manufacturer to contend successfully against foreign industry. Even at Tours, wliere the spirit of enterprsise is at a far lower rate than at Lyons, the manufacturer are making vigorous pre- paration to stock the English market with their productions. It appear*, however, that tbey do not entirely rely upon in- trinsic merit for success, but that they lave various inge- nious modes of fictitiously adding to the weight and appearance of their silks, was to enable them to sell a really infeiior article at the price of superior goods. In tbe mean time we cannot forbear entertaining the most serious alarm for tbe interests of ibe silk throwsters, from tbe circum- stance of Government having, this week, taken off 2s. Gd. per lb. from the duly of 7s. 6d. per lb. imposed upon foreign thrown silk introduced into this country. This measure tosav tbe least of it is to tbe silk throwsters in this neigh- bourhood an unexpected one; and where the issue of it will terminate, lime alone must determine.— Macclesfield Herald. At DO period do we remember tlie Silk Trade to have been in eucl> a state of extreme depression as it is at tbe present moment; and we are sorry to observe that e ome- thing arises almost daily to add to tbe gloom. The houses of James Rowthbotham and Son, and of Jonas Braddock, of this town have stopped payment, with dc- bts, it is said to the amount of 70,0001. The consternation caused by this event may be more easily conceived than described. ' I be circumstance, too, of there being in circulation large snms in long dated bills of these two 1 looses, added mrocb to the alarm which tbe first announcement caused. Much of this mischief may be attributed to the cheapness zndfacilit y of credit in this " branch of trade. We trust, however, that jhe present depression, as regards tbe trade generally, is but temporary. Most of the houses of this town are composed of men of real capital. We are sorry, however to see that many of the houses find it necessary to curtail their business, iu consequence of the present depression, and to discharge a portion of their work- people; and up to the present moment we regret to say, there are upwards of 1,000 out of employ- ment.— Macclesfield Courier. The following communication, upon which we can rely, we received last night; we hasten to lay it before our readers:—" A committee of gentlemen is to be formed for tbe purpose of ascertaining tlie state of tbe silk trade, both at home and aboad, tbe price of labour on the continent, tcc. and to publish a correct statement for the guidance of Ministers, in order to set al rest the many contradictory statements given by various people to Government.— Ibid. MR. O'CONNELL AND MR. LEYNE. ( From the Freeman's Journal, Dec. 3,) Yesterday at one o'clock, Mr. J. Leyne, accompanied by Mr. Twiss, a gentleman of landed property in tbe county of Kerrv, came up to Mr. O'Conne!!, who was standing with another barrister at the entrance of the Four Courts, and ad- dressing Mr. O'Connell, asked him if he meant to afford him ( Mr. Leyne) satisfaction. Having waited for tbe space of a minute, aud Mr. O'Connell having made no reply, Mr, Leyne then said," You have libelled my father and myself, and I pronounce you to be a liar, a slanderer, and a coward." Mr. Leyne and his friend then entered the hall: but Mr. O'Connell left tbe court- yard, and proceeded to the head police- office, to exhibit articles of the peace against Mr. Leyne, who shortly afterwards appeared, and was bound over to keep the peace to all His Majesty's subjects, himself in sureties of 1,0001., and two other sureties of 200L eacb- There are various rumours afloat, concerning the transaction, which we deem it unnecessary to publish, but the following have been communicated to us as facts:— That Mr. Percy R. Payne, the barrister, who delivered the message to Mr, O'Connell in the first instance, is not a party to this latter proceeding of Mr. Leyne's; and that Mr. O'Connell, even previously to the affair of which we have given an account, intended to exhibited articles of tlie peace against Mr. Leyne, We have also heard that Mr. Maurice and Mr. Morgan O'Connell were waiting at the corner of Nassau- street, to meet Mr. Leyne, in order to inflict chastisement on him. Tbe gentleman who delivered the message to Mr. Leyne, on the part of Mr. M. O'Connell, was Mr. Thomas Fitzsimon, brother to Mr. O'Connell's son- in- law. An evening paper states, that Mr. Maurice O'Connell bad sent to Mr. Leyne to say, that be was ready to receive any communications from him touching his ( Mr. Leyne's) mis- understanding with his father Mr. Leyne is said to have declined this proposal, alledging he had no cause of quarrel with Mr. M. O'ConnelL [ From the Dublin Morning Post of Friday.] AFFAIR OF HONOR AT DUBLIN.— We copy the following from an evening paper. There have been many other ver- sions of tbe same affair, which lias been a good deal the subject of conversation during the last two or three day*:-- " It is stated, that in consequence of some allusions made by Mr. O'Connell at the Association, in which he attributed Mr. Leyne's renunciation of popery to a wish on the part of tliat gentleman to inflict pain on his aged parent, Mr. Leyne in tbe course of Tuesday evening sent a message to Mr, O'Connell. Mr. O'Connell, it is said, declined the message, and stated that he was held in heavy recognizance. Mr. Leyne's friend pressed for an answer, and fixed an hour far a second interview with Mr. O'Connell. The result is stated to be, tint Mr. O'Connell, under the circumstances in which he is placed, declined receiving the message. It . is further alledged that his son ( Mr. Maurice O'Connell) had sent to Mr. Leyne lo say, that he was ready to receive any commu- nication from him touching his ( Mr. Leyne's) misunder- sfanding with his father. Mr. Leyne is said to have declined this proposal. alleging thut he had no cause . of quarrel with Mr.' Maurice O'Connell In this stale, it is said, the matter rests," [ From the Dublin Freeman's Journal,'] We find the faolowing in the Dublin Evening Mail, We ha\ e ouiselves no information on the suhji^ r— " In consequence of a speech lately delivered by Mr. O'Connell at the Association, in whi: h lie attributed Mr. Leyne's renunciation of Popery to a wish on the part of that gentleman to inflict pain on his aged parent, Mr. Leyne, in the course of last evening, sent a message to Mr. O'Connell, The Leader at first declined fighting, but Mr. Leyne's friend gave him till 12 o'clock this day to consider What answer he would give to Mr. Leyne's demand. At thoappointed time Mr. O'Connell was again waited upon, and required a further extention of time. This was acquiesced in by Leyne's friend, and at the hour of going to press the result of the third interview had not transpired." [ From the Dublin Evening Mail.] Mr. O'Connell has sworn the peace against Mr. Leyne, who is now In custody at the Head Police- office. Mr. Leyne has entered Into security, himself in 1,0001. and two sureties in 1,0001. each, aud has been consequently discharged. " Evening Mail Office. Two o'clock. n We are authorized to state, tliat in the afternoon of this day, Mr. Leyne having overtaken Mr. O'Connell in one of the squares of the courts, called to him, and in the presence of several gentlemen, declared in a loud voice, and with suitable emphasis and gesticulation; that he ( Mr. O'Connell) had foully slandered Mr. Leyne's father, as well as himself, and had most cruelly and wantonly wounded their feelings, and that in doing so he was a base and wicked calumniator, and that his conduct was that of a cowardly assassin. " To which Mr. O'Connell graciously replied—' Tut— Tut,' or words to that effect." ' Evening Mail Office, four o'clock. - We stop the press to announce that Mr. O'Connell has sworn the peace against Mr. Leyne, who is now in custody at the head police- office." - Half- past Four. Mr. Leyne has entered into security, himself in 1,0001. and two surities m 1,0001. each, and has been consequently discharged." THE DECCAN PRIZE MONEY. Tuesday was the day appointed by the Lords of the Trea- sury for receiving the Counsel and the agenLs of the parties interested in this booty, in reference to a report made to them by the Duke of Wellington and Mr. Arbuthnot, the trustees appointed under His Majesty's warrant. Lord Liverpool addressed the Counsel for the army of tbe Deccan. and stated that it was the wish of their Lordships immediately to put them in possession of the points to which their attention would be directed. It liad been supposed wag intended to open the whole question which had been discussed already, and which liad been settled by the Minute of tlie Treasury, and confirmed by His Majesty. Their Lordships considered their rainuie as valid and binding, and to that minute they would adhere. But a question had arisen as to the booty distributable under the minute and warrant, on which they wished to receive infor- mation from tbe parties who might be interested in the result. The minute assumed tliat booty was captured at three placcs, " Poonah, Mahidpoor, and Nagpore and the trustees reported that this assumption was not cor- rect; that no booty had been captured at Nagpore; that none had been realized at Mahidpoor; and that certain por- tions claimed as booty fell into the hands of the servants of the East India Company after the army of the Deecan was broken up. Now, the Lords of the Treasury wished, on this view of the case, to hear the parties interested, and a » it might affect the Marquis of Hastings and the army under his command, tbey had given to him notice of inquiry. Mr. Harrison said that it was very satisfactory to know that their Lordships entirely recognised the principle of tbe minute and warrant. With respect to the booty at Nagpore, he felt confident that he should be able to show their Lord- ships that it liad been rightly considered as a prize; and as to tlie booty of which possession was takc- ii after the army of tbe Deccan was broken up, he ciiisidered that as actually captured by the previous operations in which complete dominion was obtained over it. Lord Bexley referred to tbe printed papers, from which it appeared that Mr. Harrison, when asked wether his separate claim was confined to the masses of booty taken at Mahid- poor, Fconah, and Nagpore, replied, " Certainly, with this qualification.— when I say what was taken at Mahidpoor, Poonah, and Nagpore, that would include, of course, all that arose out of those captures, for part was taken in forts afterwards. Lord liverpool then addressed the Counsel for the Mar- quis of Hastings, and asked if ttiey had any observation to make. Mr. Adam replied, that if he understood distinctly that their Lordships proposed to adhere entirely to their farmer minute, be did not think he could fairly add any thipg to the observations he had previously made. But if the fads now disclosed tended at all to alter tlie opinion formed on that principle, then he should wish lo be heard. Lord Liverpool said they certainlyadlicred to the minute, but still the state of facts might alter the situation of the Marquis of Hastings. Mr. Adam.— Tiie principle of the minute is that of actual capture; and if I am required to show that Lord Hastings is an actual captor, as distinguished from a constructive cap- tor, I am unable to do so. The Chancellor r, flhe Exchequer.- Tio, that is not exac'Jy so. The warrant determines that the principle of actual capture shall be adliered to as far as possible; that is decided; but then a question arires what booty was factually captur- ed? Now, it seems that part of the booty claimed was never seized, tliat is, reduced into possession, until after the army of the Deccan was brukeu up ; and it may be question whe- ther this was actually captured by the army of the Deccan ? If it was so captured, then it belongs to them ; If not, it will come within the other part of the minute," that if tbe prin- ciple of actual capture be not adopted in this case as the rule of distribution, no other correct or equitable rule could have been adopted tlian that of a general distribution among all the forcesof the Presidencies engaged in the combined oper- ations of the campaign." In this case, the Marquis of Has- tings might be entitled to a share. After some further conveisation, it was distinctly under- stood the main question to be discussed was, whether tbe booty arising out of the operations of tbe army of the Dec- i, though not manually seized till after that army was broken up, was properly considered actually captured by that army. As to the booty claimed at Nagpore, their Lordships seemed to think it could not be the subject of their decision. It was then arsanged that Monday, the 0th of January should be fixed for the disctasion of the quest ion then raised and that the argument should proceed until it was closed. Representation of the County of York. The materials for a contested election in Yorkshire are fist accumulating. At a meeting held in Beverly, last week, Mr; Bethel, in answer to a dignified invitation to allowhim- sclf to be put in nomination as a candidate, at the next gen- eral election, declared his intention to offer himself; and in consequence of a similar request made to Mr. Fountayne Wilson, by certain freeholders of the West- Riding, enemies to ttic Catholic claims, he has declared himself a candidate far the representation of the county. Yesterday a meeting of gentlemen " who are solicitous that some of tlie represen- tatives of this county, in the ensuing parliament, should be decidedly opposed to any future concessions to the Roman Catholics, was held at the George Inn, in York," when , it was determined to present a requisition to Mr. William Duncombe, of Duncombe- park, inviting him also to come forward as a candidate, making, with the present members and Lord Morpeth, six candidates, out of which the free- holders are to return four. Of these half- dozen gentlemen, four— namely, Mr. Wortley, Mr. Bethel, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Duncombe, are Tories in politics, the two former being understood to be in favor, and the two latter in opposition to the catholic claims. The Whig candidates are Lord Mil- ton and Lord Morpeth, who are of ooursc friends to religious liberty; and the; con| esf, if it should ever cpme to that catus- trophe, is expected to turn rather upon what is called the Catholic question than upon general politics. Tuesday last, a requisition to the Mayor of Ripon was signed by 14 gentle- men, living there or there abouts, requesting him to call a meeting of the freeholders in the neighbourhood, not to de- cide upon the propriety of inviting Messrs. Wilson and Dun- combe to become candidates for tbe representation of the county, but to promote their return to Parliament, or the return of any other gentleman wiio would pledge himself to oppose further concessions to the Catholics. The Mayor, in pursuance of the above requisition, called a meeting at the Town- hail, htil in the interim, Mrs. Lawrence heard of ' the intention, and sent a positive prohibition of the use of the Town- hall, which is her's, for any such purpose. Disap- pointed in their place of meeting, the gentlemen adjourned to a large room in the gaol, which Was very obligingly Offered to them for the purpose. REQUISITION TO W. DUNCOMBE, ESQ. M. P Friday se'nnnight a' meeting was held at the George Inn, in York, of gentlemen who were solicitous that some of the representatives of this county, in the ensuing parliament, should be decidedly opposed to any further concessions to the Roman Catholics: about 100 persons were present/ and Lord Macdouald was called to the chair. His Lordship, in opening the business of the day, stated that he bad a most agreeable task to perform— that of proposing a candidate for the representation of the county of York. They would all be anxious to see a person in that situation who would up1 hold the protestant cause; and he should propose Mr. Wm, Duncombe. The meeting was addressed by Henry Hall, Esq. mayor of York ; J. W. Field. Esq. of Heaton John Pemberton, Esq.; the Rev. John Headlam, and a requisition was mated in the following terms, to which the signatures were after- wards affixed; and thanks being voted to the chairman, the meeting separated. TO WILLIAM DUNCOMBE, ESQ, " We, the undersigned Freeholders of the County of York, strongly impressed with tlie inexpediency and danger of ad- milling the adherents of the Church of Rotne to any further share of political power in our excellent Protestant Consti- tution, and confidently believing lliat oar sentiments on this subject are entertained by a great majority of tbe Free- holders of this County, are anxious that those sentiments should be faithfully expressed by our representatives in Parliament. Believing your opinions to be congenial with our own, and considering you in other respects highly eligible as a member for this great county; we have come to the deter- mination of offering our suffrages to you, provided you will allow yourself to Uc put in nomination as a candidate at the approaching election. " From our knowledge and experienceof your conduct and sentiments in Parliament, from your situation in the county, and tlie former connexion of your family with its represen- tation, we are well assured, tliat if elected one of our representatives, you will attend with fidelity to the general welfare of tbe nation, and the local interests of this impor- tant and extensive county; and we feel confident that you will continue to use your efforts and increased influence to preserve inviolate those establishments In Church and Slate to which we are firmly attached. " In the event of your being disposed lo come forward in conformity with our wishes, we engage by our votes and interest, to use our utmost exertions to secure your election. We have tbe honor to be, Sir, your faithful obedient ser- vants." The requisition has 07 signatures, and was to be forwarded to Mr. Duncombe. A report prevailed in York, that Lord Middleton had again signified his intention to subscribe 20,0001. for the advancement of the election of the anti- Catholic candidates. law intelligence, High Court of Admiralty, Monday, Dee. 5. There were several trifling cases of salvage heard to- day of no general interest. George Brice and other persons, against a large quantity nf Wines, Brandies, and otker Goods. Dr. PHILLIMORE stated, that hi this case several hogsheads, casks, & c. of wine, brandy, and other commodities, presumed hj be part of tbe cargo of a vessel or vessels, names unknown, were found, part of them 15 months ago, and part twelvc- montlts since, derelict at sea, tossing about in every direc- tion; and in all- respects, therefore, goods in the nature of jetsam flotsam, and ligan. From the estimated value of these articles, tbe Court was now called on to decree a large portion of them to be sold duty- free, the duties upon them being exceedingly heavy, in order to raise a suf- ficient fond to pay those duties, and to compensate tbe par- ties who bad recovered them, by an allowance something in the nature of salvage compensation. After a few words from the King's Advocate aud the Ad' miralty Proctor. Lord STOWELL directed, that so much of these goods ( for whom DO owner had hitherto appeared) should be sold as would raise tbe sum of GOO I., duty- free, which would leave, as we understood the decree, 4001. for tbe men by whom the recovery was effected, aid 2001. as a fund towards the pay- ment of duties upon tho residue of the property. L'ETOURDI. Tlie KING'S ADVOCATE stated, that this was nn application to the Court on behalf of Captain M'Inlay, R. N. who in 1790 commanded the gun- brig Liberty, and while cruising off the coast of France, fell in with bis Majesty's ship Diamond, Captain Sir Sidney Smith, who was in pursuit of an enemy's convoy, consisting of several sail. This convoy had run far the harbour of Cette; and while the Diamond proceeded to execute the bold designs of her eommander a- gainst the fort and works which defend the entrance of tbe harbour, his Majesty's brig Liberty, assisted by tbe boats of her consort, attacked a large french national corvette of 16 guns, which was h » charge of this convoy. The British force, however, after capturing the corvette, found that it would be impossible, by the next tide, to fetch her out over the shoal water at tbe mouth of tbe harbour, destroyed and burnt her, together with others of tbe enemy's barks. Upon application made by tbe agents of the captors to tbe Navy- office, that Board returned far answer, that the French cor- vette in question contained, as ber proper complement 120 men; on which number, therefore, the COURT decreed head money in the usual form. frow GILBA. In this case, a vessel, worth about 2,.' i00L, with a cargo of timber and42 tons of iron a- board, ran on shore on tbe Whiting Sand in March last, aud was in gre-. it jeopardy for a short space of time, but was got off at last by 25 men in three boats from Alborough and elsewhere: 1601. salvage had been offered, and refused. The COURT found tbe tender in question to have been a sufficient one. THE JANE, OP LANCASTER. This vessel had been found in distress by the crew of the Norman on the 29lb of May last, about nine o'clock in the morning, in St. George's Channel. The value of ship and cargo was about 6,7001. Tlie claims of the salvors were carried for ajudication before certain magistrates, who awarded them the sum of 801. in tlie way of salvage com- pensation ; and who, it afterwards appeared, had no suffi- cient jurisdiction to entertain the question. The salvors, Dr. JENNER stated, did not conceive tliat 801. was an ade- quate tender. Lord STOWELL. concurred with them ip that opinion; and declared, that he thought he was acting with great modera- tion to the owners in decreeing to these other parlies 1001. and their expences. . On the rttoriiing'ftf tlid 1,4th August last, it- swift discovered that the parish church of Nazing had liefcn tntered by a win dow, ami robbed of several prayer- books. Suspicion falling on the prisoner, he Was apprehended, and, on being chargcd Mth the robbery, confessed tliat he had stolen the piayer- book; haviug entered the window With the intention of stealing the communion plate, but finding himself di- ap- pointed in that object, he l. ad broken opl- n a box, In the or- gan loft, and subtracted the book in question. His confes- sion did not'go to the extent Umt the breaking had been effected in the night time, and therefore the Jury, under the direction of the Learned Judgey acquitted him of the capital part of the charge, but found him guilty of the lar- tieny. William Osborne and Henry Hunter werti Ifffilcted for stealing, at Harlow, on the 2d September, a mare/ tliS pro- perty of William Blencowe. Mr. KNOX conducted the prosecution, and Mr. JESSOPP and Mr. TOKE the defence. It appeared in evidence lhat the prosecutor, who is _ tradesman residing at Beaconsfield, m Buckinghamshire, lost the mare in question, which tfas worth 3 S/. froto a field in his o& upation, between seven and nine o'clock in the even- ing of the 1st September. At the last Harlow Bush Fair, the prisoner Hunter was taken in the act of selling the mare. He was asked how he became possessed of the animal, and he said he was selling it far the other prisoner, Osborne, who immediately came forward, and claimed the mare as his property. Tliey were both taken into custody< Proof was given tliat the prisoner was seen lurking at the gate of the prosecutor's field, on the evening of the 1st of September, about seven o'clock. The defence set up was, tliat the prisoner Osborne purchased the mare at Smithfield market, on the 2d Sep- tember, hut there was no satisfactory proof of this fact. The Learned JUDGE charged the Jury that there was ... evidence to affect the prisoner Hunter; but his Lordship left them to say whether they were satisfied of the guilt of tbe other prisoner. The Jury acquitted Huuter, but found Osborne Guilty In the Court of Common Pleas, on Wednesday, a verdict of ,£ 100 damages was given against a Mr. Hut- chinson. Defendant was an ancient builder, who had seen GO summers. Plaintiff ( Maria Saunders) was a damsel about 20, and handmaid unto Defendant. Handy he found her, but maid he would not let her remain, and the conse- quence of the old gentleman's proceedings was, that Miss Saunders became " as ladies wish to be who love their lords," Defendant promised to marry her, but subsequently refused to keep his promise. Maria wept, but wept in vain. Away she toddled to the Court of Common Pleas, and there she obtained the aforesaid verdict for the damage duno unto her by defendant. In the Court of Exchequer, on Wednesday, penalties were recovered from Messrs. Sadler and Frith, 87, Guildford- street, Borough, far making Imitation Pepper, and selling it as genuine. The following is tho recipe:— 4lbs. of chillies ( a hot East India pepper), 4lbs. of ground ginger, 62lbs of oil cake, 52lbs. mustard cake, and a suf- ficient quantity of lamp black to give the article a good In the Court of Common Pleas on Friday, in a of Crim. Con. Lieut. Daniel Thorndike, of the Royal Artillery, obtained a verdict of £ 4000 damages against Captain the Hon. George Hervey of the 60th Foot, son of the Earl of Bristol. ESSEX ASSIZES.— CHELMSFORD, Dec. 6. Before Mr. Baron HullocK and Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE, John Pearce was Indited for burglariously breaking and entering the parish ginreli of Nuzing, and sacrilegiously stealing a prayer- book, the property of Elizabeth Bury. Mr. KNOX conducted the prosecution. POLICE. Bow- sTReeT.— James Wilson, one of the largest, rough- est, and most husky- voiced hackney- coachmen in London, appeared before G. R. MiNsHull, Esq. on Saturday, to an- swer the complaint of Mr. Arnold, tbe proprietor of tbe English Opera- house, who charged him with having refused to take a fare when lawfully required so to do ;— to which charge tbe giant charioteer growled " not guilty," and there- upon issue was joined. Coachee listened to tbe complaint against him with much seeming patience; but as. soon as was asked What he bad to say in his defencc, he uncorked his anger, and in a voice something like an asthmatic bellows, replied " Why I've this ere to say— as its all false," and then he went on lo say that his hosses run up to the watering- house, bccause they thought they were goiug to get a drink, and he was obliged to flog them to get them to move again; that he loved his hosses too well to flog them more than needful; that the gentleman kept bawling at him through the window continually—" you internal scoundrel, what are you about? • you d— d rascal!— Oh! you precious villain! &." till at last he was so asparated by being abused in this way, that he did refuse to carry the gentleman any farther. " But as to abuse. I gave him none" added he—" indeed I was very particular careful not to abuse him, because two gentlemen, what lives in the City, told me they knew him well, and he Mr. Arnold, and tbe Magistrates, and every body else in- deed, except tlie coachman, laughed heartily at this curious defence; and then. Mr. Minshull said the coachman's conduct had been highly improper, and he certainly would have fined him in the full penalty of 31. had not Mr. Arnold himself admitted tliat he had called the coachman a d-- d scoundrel. He wished those words had not been used, as they were calculated to irritate the defendant, and in some degree justified retaliation. He should therefore mitigate the penalty to ten shillings, aud lie felt assured that Mr. Arnold would be perfectly satisfied with that decision. Mr. Arnold bowed assent— coachee paid the money— and there was an end of tlie matter. MANSION- HOUSE.— Yesterday two young girls came be- fore tlic Lord Mayor, to beg his aid in their deplorable necessity. They were both oountry girls, and had been seduced by two fellows who promised to marry them. One of them said she lived happily with her uncle and aunt, who kept a public- house at Stoke, in Northamptonshire, when a young man, a servant in the family of Mr. Denman. M. P., paid his addresses to her, and after a courtship of six mouths, during which time he made the most solemn vows to marry her, lie accomplished her ruin.— Her seducer then desired ber to come to London, where be would meet and protect her. Being without money, she walked to London, but the fellow did not meet her, and she walked about tbe streets in search of him until she sunk down exhausted on the steps of a hall- door. In this condition she was addressed by one of the wretched class who conveyed her to a brothel in Shire- lane, but as she refused to prostitute herself, she was turned into tbe street, having left nearly all ber clotbcs for her board and lodging. She then met ber companion, and and tbey got shelter in a hovel in Duck lane, Westminster, but were again turned into the street, The second girl, who is the daughter of a publican in the country, said she had also been seduced by a fellow who brought her to London, where he robbed her, kicked and abandoned her, and then entered into tbe Guards. Her uncle was a respectable per- son, ID the employment of Alderman Atkins, and who. on being sent for, was horror- struck on beholding her. The girls were sent to the Compter, and orders were given that they should be treated with kindness. Tbey sat in a room together on Saturday night, and the second one, who ap- peared to yield herself up to despair, said she would sit on the bed. and she should be better. She went to the other side of the room, and her companion being surprised at her long absence, went to the bed, and there found her ap- parently in the agonies of death. The poor creature had taken the ribbons from her bonnet, and tied them tight round her neck. Had it not been discovered, she would it a few minutes have been a corpse. This girl is now under the protection of her uncle; the other remains at the Comp- ter until bis Lordship receives an answer from Mr. Denman. I hate set dissertations"- " pleasant withont scurrillity, witty wilhout affectation, amluclnu. witkout lm| niitciicy, k- aninf wllhont o| iiniuu antl • iraMj- i-. wltlHMit beray." " we'll u'en lu'i like Kreuch fulcunvK, lly at any tiling we § ec." THE ECCLESIASTICAL FAIR OF St. MARTIN. ( From Lyon's History qf the Town and Port of Dover. J The custom of having markets, or fairs, at stated times, of high antiquity; aud the days of holding them were generally when the people assembled, to commemorate the laying the foundation of a church, or a temple, or the sur- rounding tlie town with a wall. Such festivals were fre- quently attended to with a large concourse of people, of both sexes; and the merchants who lad their goods to dis- pose of, spon discovered, that such joyous meetings were the best time to expose tbem to sale. The Jews kept the feast of the dedication of the templi in the court of the Gentiles; and there they fouud persons who sold oxen, and sheep, and doves: and every one who was desirous of making their offoring, might be accommo- dated upon the spot, without searching the city for what they wanted. This was a great convenience to strangers; and this might, probably give the first hint to Christians, for holding fairs within tho precincts of religious houses. By knowing the day any ecclesiastical fair is kept, the name of the saint to whom the church was dedicated may be also known. When the saint stood high in the estimation of the people, tbey generally assembled in large numbers on the vigil of his festival. This encouraged the biBbops, ab- bots, and priors, to apply to the King for charters, for hold- ing fairs within the precincts of their cathedrals, or mo- nastic walls. The rigid laws ofthe Saxons respecting traffic, required every transaction to be in the presence of witnes- ses, and- fairs were peculiarly adapte< ffor their purpose. It was enacted, by Lothaire, King of Kent, that no persons should barter, excepting in the presence of a credible wit-, iiess, such as the sheriff, the mass priest, the lord of the manor, or some person of unquestionable veracity, under the penalty of thirty shillings, and the forfeiture of the property to tlic superior, in whose jurisdiction the transaction took plnoe. , , Tins was done to ascertain all bargains, and conlracts, upon the best testimony they could get; far as there were but few to record a trahsaction, it would have beeu difficult to have settled disputes between contending parties. As the King had a fine upon every thing sold, above the value of twenty pence it was ncscessary that all baigains should be made in certain fixed places, far the King's bailifls to tiollfcet his dues; • « Every precaution was taken to keep up the reputation of the ecclesiastical fairs/ by preventing theft and impositions; and the dealers were flufe, tliat tliey could'expose their goods to sale, with the greatest safety, within the walls of a reli- gious house; To prevent frauds, it was common for the monks to swear all persons at the gates, who came to traffic, before they entered. As tbe people frequently carte in parties from their thh- ings and boroughs, they could be pledges far each other, that they had purchased their goods at the fair, and this ex- empted them from suspicion or trouble. These precautions liave bce'tf thought by some, to have been the artful contrivances of the monks, lo rai- « the reputation of fheir fair, and to increase the rCtenue of their respective 1 rouses: Their proceedings may favor the Supposition, but they tfe're peculiarly adapted to the custofn of the times; for while the people were from home, dfeeliarging their reli- gious duties, they could supply their temporal wants, and be pledges for each other. The Benedictines of this place had tlifriTfair confirmed lo them by Henry the Second, and they enjiyed the privilege unf it the dissolution of their house; but at a much earlier period, it was found necessary' to seperate tint intimate con- nection, which bad so long subsisted between religion and commerce. The assembling of Stf many people, of both sexes, on the vigil of the festival of a favorite saint, was found to have a direct tendency ttf corrupt their morale. In an old manu- script legend it is remarked; that Ibe vigils of the festivals were from the beginning- of holy church; and that the peo- ple assembled with lighted Candles, to perform their devo- tions during the night; and this they called a wake, tu time this practice led them to singing and dancing, to piping and liarping, to sin and drunkenness. Heverend fathers seeing this, forbid them keeping the beginning of the festi- vals in the evening, and ordered them to fast; and this was afterwards called vigila/ or waking. As early as the reign of Edward the First, it was for- bidden to hold fairs, and markets, in church- yards; and as itfauy irregularities had taken deep root, it was thought prudent to check them by statute. . It was therefore en- acted, that all sheriffs, and lords, holding fairs by charter, should proclaim, at tbe beginning, bow long they were lo continue, and if they were held any longer, tbey were to forfeit their privilege; and the merchants for selling be- yond the time, were to be punished at the King's pleasure. As the statute was found insufficient to counteract old customs, it was again enacted, ( hat a trader should lose his booth, and forfeit double the value of the things sold, for acting contrary to tbe law. Every lord of a franchise, who bad the privilege of hav- ing a fair, might hold a court of piepoudre, for taking cog- nizance, of all manner of contracts, trespasses, debts, and misdemeanors, during the fair, and within the time it ought to be continued. Every cause was to be heard publicly, and justice done between tbe ebbing and tbe flowing of tbe This privilege, ? n time, wJ8 grossly abused, by bailiffs and stewards, afid their subordinate officers, to promote their own interest; and tbey frequently interfered in matters hidi did not belong to them. After every expedient bad been tried, to correct tbe a- buses which time had established, it was determined, that ecclesiastical fairs should not be held any J- inger on the sab- bath day, In the preamble to the statute, which was pas- sed for this purpose, it may be seen in what high estimation the King, and his spiritual and temporal lords, and tlie com- mons. held tbe saints at that time. Tbey considered them as aiders, and assisters, in all their necessities, and that they ought not to displease them with such detestable practices on tbe sabbath; and it was determined, flat fairs should no longer be kept on Sunday ; but either three days before, or three days after, by making proclamation of their intention to the people. After tbe reformation, tlie saiuts lost much of that veneration which bad been paid to them, and fairs were again held on festivals. CliarJes tlie Second granted the ecclesiastical fair to the mayor, jurats, and commonalty of Dover, and it was to be- gin on the eleventh of November, and to continue three market days, according to ancient custom, and to be kept in the town; by which it appears, that it was held, prior to his time, in the precincts ofthe priory. He granted another Tail, to be held twice in every year, for cattle, on tbe twenty- third aud twenty fourth days of April, and on twenty- fifth and twenty- sixth days of Sep- tember, for ever; unless either of them fell on a Sunday, and theu tbe fair was lo be beld on Monday. He also granted to them piccage, tallage, and toll, and all the profits arising from the fair. As Henry the Eighth granted to the archbishop of Can- terbury tbe priory, with all lands, privileges, and emolu- ments, which had been enjoyed by the Benedictines, it may be thought that tbe King was liberal, at Iheexpence of » bc archbishops; as they continued to demise, aud let to their tenants, the three ecclesiastical fairs of Saint Martin, Saint Bartholomew, and Saint Margaret; but they have lost all the profits a ruing from them. The King also gave to the mayor and commonalty the privilege of holding a court of piepoudre, during the fair, if it did iiot diminish his revenue, nor injure any of his fairs or markets. He was liberal, if he could do it without ex- pence to himself On Tuesday last, at Winkfield, the daughter of a labouring man had her hand badly torn by a dog which had been tied up in consequence of iu being suspected that it, was mad. The child was taken to a medical practitioner, who, in order to ascertain the fact of the dog's madness, or- dered water to be placed before it, at which the animal lapped eagerly, and was pronounced not to be infected with rabies. Notwithstanding this decision, tlie symptoms in the dog very shortly became more alarming and unequivocal, and it was at length obliged to be destroyed in a state of rag- ing madness. If these facts are correctly stated, it would appear tlat, in a certain stage of the disorder, the dread of water is not so decisive a test as has been generally consi- dered. The child we understand, has been sent to the sea coast in order to be dipped. HazARD.— Observe the appearance of the novice on his first introduction to the hazard table; well dressed, a gold watch, Ac. in his pocket, bis shirt ornamented with a gem, and perlaps on his fingers twoor thrteshowy valuable rings. Soon the scene changes: the watch disappears, his litl'eornaments follow; his clothes, by degrees, become shabby, and his coat appears buttoned up to the throat, ei- ther to hide his linen or the want of it; and, he is at Wot thankful for being admitted into the house to partake of some paltry refreshment sparingly served oiit by an impu- dent scoundrel of a waiter, who at first treated him with cringing obsequiousness. Such are the certain results of Hazard.— From the St. James's Guide. Caesar having found a collection of letters, written by his enemies to Pompey, burnt them without reading: " For," said he, " though I am upou my guard against anger, yet it is safer to remove its cause." 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