MELANCHOLY EVENT.—The tranquillity of a family of respectability, near Manchester-square, a few days since experienced interruption by an attempt of one of its members to put an end to her existence, and by the sudden disappearance ofanoth er, a younggentlentan. The young lady is a native of Lincolnshire, where her fa ther was an opulent laudholder.—About eight years ago she had the wi•fortuns to lose both her parents within a few weeks of each other: she was then 15 years of age, and her aunt, a widow lady, took her to her house. The only son of her aunt at that time re turned from Ireland, and an attachment was soon per ceptible between them. This was sanctioned by the mother, and they were about to be united, when the snatch was broken off by an uncle of the young gen tleman, from whom he had considerable expectations. The intended bridegroom, almost distracted, purchased a commission in the army, and remained abroad until after the battle of Waterloo. His attachment conti nued, and they only waited far some favourable event to bring about their union. The uncle, however, continued inexorable; but this obstacle was about three months ago removed by his death. By this event considerable property devolved to the young gen tleman, and his marriage was to take place at us early a period as decency would permit. This however, was suddenly stopped by the young gentleman himself, who, to his mother declared that circumstances had arisen which rendered a marriage with his cousin ut terly impossible ; but the urgent entreaties of his mother failed to draw from him the cause of this extraordinary change. He could only say, that such 4 change had actually taken place; anti desirsd that his sousin might be made acquainted with it. His mother disclosed this in the most cautious manner ; bat it had such an effect upon her niece, as for several hours to deprive her of sense. She continued in a desponding state until Fri day wee!:, when the aunt, fearing, from the length of time her niece remained absent, that she was worse, proceeded to her rot .1 , , and found her suspended from one of the bed posts. Harrowed as her theling,s were she had tirmners sufficient. to catch her niece in her arms, and hold her up until her cries brought others into the room, and the young lady was cut down, and, by me dical aid, animation was restored. The unfortunate girl has, however, since continued in a state the most melancholy. On Monday last a letter was received by the twopenny post from die young gentleman, express ing the deepest regret for the distress of which he had been the cause. Ile concluded by stating his deter mination to quit the country for ever. Arrangements had been male with the persons in whose hands the greatest part of his prop erty is invested, for a regular remivance of cash to a house at Paris. This informa tion, it is hoped, will lead to a discovery of his retreat and be the means of restoring him to his distracted parent and sisters. • OPTIC u. Dec ElT.—The Public have been for some' time amused with statements of a very extraordinary faculty said to be pus tessed by Miss M'Avoy, of Liver. pool, a young Lady who, it was stated. hail been blind from her chilelhoo.i, in consequence of tt e , surt it pox ._ t was very currently believed, of late, that this Young woman could not ally distinguish colours by the Lotto?. (a thing not Fo very sa:rpriss: e bat that she could Estinguislt o!lject.: at a distance with her lingers through the _lass of' a wiolow, and tell both their shape and colour ! There however, some sceptics who still thought that Ali;; Nl‘Avoy %vas mutisin4 the p u t i li e , rind that she could see, natwithstandini; the ;W es, f:o. put upon her eyes ; mad from e::periments made by Mr. Saunders, a geutientau of great re:Tcerability, it is vkarly proved that the fitir impa.nor must have seen : as, notwithstandiag all the preeentions of those who witnet.:e.l her preteaded powers, a ray of light must have its way upon the 't to be aseert a l 7i , by the sik of the use, in tile direction of the breath of ! lONIS FATUUS.—The late Mr. fienderson, the cele brated actor, used to n.i.ert the CAl:wing to he a fiict, and in it he was con!iented by hi; brother. When his brether was ten, an 1 he was ant man! than eight year; of age, their well-being • v upon the life oi'their tuataer. She was afflietel with a villent nervous dis onto-, which had sunk her into a deep nklancholv. so if:ring unlor this, site one na , ca i n4 le t h er knisv nal children N.w.ort uho waited her n.turn with impatience. approached, but t'n dr 7 —at did nat return. Full of terror, the two bivs went in search of her. Ignorant what course to take, they ..va::bred until midnight, about the place.; where sic tn , isi• to walk, bat without success. They then i,greed to return home, but neither of them knew the way. Fatigued, alarmed, distressed, they sat down on a bank to weep, when they observed at some dis tance a luminous aprcarance, and, supposing it u candle in sate friendiy habitation, hastily directed towards it. As they moved, the light moved also, and glided from field to field, ftr a coniiderabic time At length it secm.Nl fie ^d, and on their approach, vanished on the side of a large piece of water. On the margin, they fiunl tit. it to ull'n• in a state. friva which she was rinsed by t':: pres-n-e an 1 te;.•• of :wr chili:rem Si proviint;ally the vap -, ur, v.111‘..41 ;snis . c .............il. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. NIAGARA FALLS. Augusta Porter, Esq. the proprie tor of the American ale of the Falls of Niagara, some time since purchased Goat Island, lying in Niagara river. dividing the Fulls. This island, being situate in the Rapids, has hitherto been deemed quite inaccessible, or dangerous of access, there being only one point to approach it, and that by putting into the river a mile or more above the Falls, and then dropping down be twbea the Rapids on the head of the island. This way, however, could not always be considered secure, as the leten mismanagement of the boat in departing the island would be fatal. In order, therefore, to approach the island in safety, and to improve it to advantage, the en terprising proprietor has constructed a bridge 34 rods in length, founded on 11 piers, each pier when filled will contain 50 tons of stone ; and from the size of the piers and their foundation being solid rock, it is confi dently believed that the bridge will be permanent. It is, we understand, the intention of Judge Porter to cultivate this enchanting island, and erect thereon suit able buildings for the accommodation of strangers and others, who desire to view one of the grandest curiosi ties of nature, in a new character. The falls have here tofore been observed on either side of the Niagara river with rapture; but what would Counsellor Phillips say, were he perched ou this romantic spot? Would he not tell you, of the wild roaring rapids above, on either side the vast sheetz rolling o'er the dreadful precipices, and the seeming► distant thunder in the terrific abyss beneath, the soaring cloud before him pierced by the sun-beam, and decked with the Islstre of the rainbow ? The island contains about 80 acres of land, and about 100 rods wide, but at the lower end, between the Fulls, it is only 90 rods.—Americas Paper. Nrw BAYONET EXERiISE.—In order to evince the superiority of the new exercise, detachments of the 90th and 64th regiments were lately ordered to assemble on Mount Wise, Plymouth Dock, and came to the charge in presence of Major General Brown, Capt. Faden (the inventor), a number of military Officers, and of a nu merous assemblage of spectators. The utmost caution was used to prevent accidents, and the points of the bayonets were enveloped in a ball, or fbil, which being sprinkled with white powder, would show the number of thrust received by each party. It soon, however, became necessary to separate the combatants, as the lounges of the 90th, who practised the new exercise, enabled them to over-reach the 64th, their supposed op ponents; and the latter, not being inclined to recede, received the thrusts with no great complacency. After some deliberation the men where marched into George's square, and the gates were closed to all but Officers Several charges were given and received, in bodies, and in individual attacks ; bat. the superiority of the new exercise was such ns to render it evident, that comba tants on the old plan, receiving its attacks; would be destroyed on the first moment of onset. Hooper, whose death was & announced last week, was buried yesterday. The chief nueurners were Mr. Wat son, commmonly called the Doctor, Thomas Preston, and Keene ; there were about .52 couple besides.— Ilooper's wife (or substitute thr one), accompanied by a young woman, dressed in deep mourning closed the procession. The procession milved along 131ackfriar's read, over 131aekaiars-bridge, Midge-greet, Ludgate hill, St. Paul's Church-yard, Cheapside; Cornhill, Ma ga° High-street, White-chapel, Mile-End-road, to 'Stepney (laird), where he was interred, in a grave at the east end of the church-yard, near Cashman.— Owing to its being Sunday, the streets through which the proetnision passed were rendered nearly impassible f:•om the crowd of idle persons who followed ; and the pr,ssitre to get into the church-yard was so treat. that we fear many aecidenttimust have happened. About 3 o'clock the body .was consigned to the earth ; after vslticli tile pi... .ioa returned in the same manner to the hcuse of the undertaker. Laurent, formerly al' celebrated a Clown, and distin odshed fir his uncommon feats of activity, and who was possessed at one time of considerable property, has been so reduceit in his circumstances, that on Thursday he applied to the Magistrates at Union Hall, for an ostler to the Overseers at Lambeth (his parish) to grant him relief or to receive hint into the workhouse. The Magiitrates instructed him in the mode of application to the parish officers, and directed him to return to Union Hall in case he was not relieved, and they wild(' issue their necessary order. Au ingenious manufieturer at Birmingham has in vented a method of plating copper with pure gold, which is attended to apply to a great number of arti cles, table services, &e. V 5 understand that the London Company have ren dered their doe k and basin secure against those unto ward accidents which have occurred lately, and that a similar security is nowin progress at the Blackwall end of the City Cana'. On Thursday, at his house, in Duke -street, St. Jaines's, ied Count Z.',tobio, in his i,tith year The Count was descentled fr..at the tint families in Europe among the noldesse, being not only a Prince in the Venetian Itepth:ia, bait al:a a P:ince of the liaise of Anstris. (7teint Zenobio was also the mapliew or limo, the late Admiral of Venice ; was the owner of two of the allot palacs iu the worli, Low anti Zeautio. Lox tioN :—Print,-.1 and publi•hect by I?. I% ti, • . No. 18Z, Ft.twr-M raLF.T. I,...tween rt. DuttFtan's and Fcttat I.anc, nod scrw.;c:td into l obe t'onntry by a Nokainqi Clerks of the frtc of rcitagg, JAN. 1? SPORTING.—Ricker, the Prince of Cobourg's keeper, ..as already shot 120 snipes hi the immediate neighbourhood of Ciaremont-park. These birds have been this year found every where exceedingly abundant. A stoat lately made its ap pearance in the pheasantry at Claremont; a trap was in con sequence set by the keeper, which him by one of the fore-legs, and it was left in the trap total out at the shoulder : two days after this escape, he was again caught in the shrub hers' adjoining the pheasantry, mutilated as above. On W eduesday week, as the frame-keeeer of it E. Smythe, Rart. of Acton Bnimel, in Shropshire, was endeavouring to reach a duck which be shot upon a pool, the ice broke in, and he was drowned. The ship Seneca, Captain Clarke, arrived at Sew York on the lit ult. front Canton. She touched at St. Helena on the 25th of (Limber. for supplies and water. The English corvette Vncnd.hip made the island at the sante time. Provisions were uncommonly scarce and dear ; the crews of the vessels stationed at the island had for many months been living oa salt provisions. The Conqueror 54. the sloop Racoon, brig Leveret. and nine small transport ships, were the only vessels there. Things were all quiet with regard to Napoleon, and he wait in good health. His Secretary, it is said, had been detected in attempung an illicit correspondence with some person or persons in the town, and had been sent off' to the Cape of Good Hope. The Captain also states that there had been some shocks of an earthqsake felt there some short time before he made the island ; hut the ac count brought by the Palladiutn of its being swallowed up is proved to be unfounded. as the Seneca touched lull 20 days after the 'to. ported time of its disappearance. BIRTHS. In Normandy, the lady of Colonel Hay. of a son.--Ac Broome. the lady of W. Kenrick, Esq. of a dau.—At Bromley, the lady of T. Drane, Esq. of u son. MARRIED, At Marseilles, J. G. Sparrow, Esq. of Essex, to Dorothy, eldest dan. of the late Rec. R. &ridge, of Algarkirk, Lincoln.—The Rey. It. G. Andrews, A. ti. Fellow of Corpus Christi College. Oxtbrd, to Jane Elizabeth. only dau. a die Rev. J. Wilson. Vicar of Leigh ton Buzzard.—The key. G. Taylor, B.A. of Pembroke I lull, Cam bridge. tom Elizabeth. dau. of the late G. Adams, Kent.—At Car ' lisle E.James. E'.4. of London, to Elizabeth, fourth dau. of the late Rey. J. Boucher. Vicar of Epsom, Surrey.--It. Robertson, Eq. of Rotterdam, to Miss H. E. Dixon, niece of J. Dixon, Esq. of Ce cil Lodge. DIED. Princess Sophia Caroline Muria, fargravine of Bayreuth, aged 81: —Suddenly at his house in Duke -street, St. Jame..'s, Count Zctiobio,, aged 50—a Prince in the Venetian Republic, ald alsl a Prince of tke House of Austria.—ln Hanover street, aged la, Capt..l. Prince, of the Coldstream Guards, son of Lion. General Prince.—At Mart Ali, Esq. of Norfolk-street, Strand.—At Paris, M. Fagot de Batire, one of the Chamber of Deputies.—lsabella, data. of Sir F. Blake, Bart. of 'fwiscl Castle, Durham.—At Cowes, th.e lady of J. :Haodonaltl, Esq. )I.P.—At Paris, M. Goupy. senior of the Chtimber of Deputies for the department of the Seine.—At Paris, Gen. Canchaux, a Peer of France.—J. Strong, Esq. of Silldown. aged 55—hc was dressing himself when he fell on the floor and ex pired immediately.—Anne, second dau. of Lieut. General Onslow. aged 15.-.4n the Temple, aged 73, M. W. Hall, Esq. barrister-at law. LONDON MARKETS. COBIC-EXC lIANGE. FAIDAY, JAN. 9. We have had few fresh arrival. of Wheat sine Monday. and the trade is very dull nt t!:at dhy's priees.—ltarley, Beans. and Pease, are no cheaper—The Oat trade is brsk for tine parcels. having but little at this market. and rather better price s arc °bun:ad—ln other articles we have no alteration w notice. 31076 AV. J. T. 12. Them was a liberal supply of English Wheat this morning front Er ex and K t wki. h experienced twit sales :.t a tlecii.ed of u.bout 2s. per quitiv•r sir..e L.st Montlay.-11:Ning 4ut tow Ire,., arnvals of Engiish !Inky, tlyr wuipita said re.ulily ht last wei.ks• prices ; inferior sorts a 11•:avy anti Grey l'case nearly the :ante as Lot wren.—ln nye and Beans there is very linte turiation.—Fine fre-h Oat; were rather deurer.—Haptsctd and heady the sqns as last week. a a S. I. %Vhcat 31 a 86 WhitePease49 a 53 Fine UAL). (3 a 98 Gruy P.:asc 42 a 46 Rye .. a 4t; 11c.u14 44 a 41i Flac Barley .13 a Ticks 43 a 48 Melt G4 u ;1 Oats 5. Polnrd Oats 24 a ad I . 4)uttur f!itto 26 a 30 Hoar 75 u eV Sixona dlto 70 a It ti,:e;.3tl a f,51.-- C :BREAD: The highest price of the het Wheaten Br' ropoli N is ►tated by the Bakers to ►x 141 tome Bakers sell the Quartern Loaf front id. ad throughout the awe t is (4.tarLerri to :i , f. 10W0T. AVERAGE PRICES OF CORN PER QUARTER, IN Z 7 ,NGL.IND AND WALES FOR TIM WEEK, ENDING JAW. S. Wheat. • Rye Barley I Oats Beans I Niue I 1 85 4 30 9 43 11 I fr:l 10 132 3 151 01 PRrE smITIIFIELI). OF MEAT. MONDAY. 12. NENVATI; ANI/ Lti4IILNUALL, Drads of Cattle at Carcase s. (1. lied 3 . 0 a 4 2 Beasts, about.... 12.300 Alutton-3 4 a 4 4 Sheep 40 . ,03 I Veal 40a f 4 Calves 310 Pork —..4 a 6 0 Pigs 320 Lamb....o o a 0 • s. d. &d. Beef 5:1 4 4 MutLon —4 U a b 4 Veal 4 a o Pork 4 U a 5 .5 Latub.,. U o a 00 HAY AND S'l PAW I'Lll LOAD. .C. i d. X a. d. Aver. X. a. d { Hay 300a410 0— 3 15 0 6115T0FIELD Clover 4 0 0a 6 10 o— sj 0 Straw 1 10 0 a 1 18 n 1 14 • Hay 3 10 0a 5 15 0 .-- 6 12 6 Clover 4 10 0 a 6 0 0 5 s• Straw 2 2 0a 2 9 0 2 2 0 ST. JAMES'S { ( Hay 4 12 0a 5 11 0 5 2 0 WHITECHAPEL Clover 5 16 0a 6 16 0 6 6 0 Straw 2 2 0a 2 6 0 1 4 0 AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR, Computedfrom the Returns made in the week ending Jan. 7, is Ws. Id. per cwt. exclusive of the Duty of Otstoto, paid or payable thereon on Importation thereof into Great Brinan—( Saturday'. Gazette.) PRICE ON STOCKS. Bank Stock.: 5 per Centiteduced ... Mt I-a/ 1 3 per Cent. Consul. 802 4 per Cent. ex . v. 9911 5 per Cent. Navy India •Stock Ditto Bonds (S per Cent.) 105 105 pr. Exchequer Bills, ed. per Day .20 21 Consols for v....i Lont, A rir.uitio. , YO IS 161 r