... DEFE.AT 0i1 THE ASHANTEES. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) This evening (Saturday) his Majesty's frigate Lively, Captain William Elliott, ?? returned to Spithead, from the coast of Africa (having conveyed thither his Excellen. cy Sir Neil Campbell, Kilt., C. B., the new Governor, in Chief) last from Cape'.Caast Castle, after a passage of a'I days, bringing despatches, announcing the renewal of ...

... LONDON, NOVEJ1BER S. The Jamaica Picket (the L&dSidmoonth), whose arri- val has been so anxiously looked for, has at length arrived. She brings letters and papersnto the 6th .Septes!ber. It is stated also that she briings seventy thousand dollars. From Bogota the intelligence received. reaches only to the l1th of July; but we have had advices, through other channels, to the 6th of August ...

... The Rimsiab arm.y o'f the Caucasus is under tlhe! comb.{ mane of ?? Yermolo', .a brave and ihndeifatigable i. offcer, and who has, 'for his second in cornmaud, a General Wil~iminot~- he had qar~es o~the army' is-'at the'city or Teflis, tbe ancient capital of Georgia, and tire 'goverp- ment of W~hiclcity isadminiiitered by an oficer of the name of Von Hlowi-n; a German by birth, hnd who is a ...

... Tile King of France was pleased to present to Mrs. C'uining a bracelet' enriched' vviti diamontds, and. ornamented with his Majesty's portrait. A ,- beautiful service of Sevres porcelain is said to be preparing for Mr. Canning. London. Universit4.-Tuesday, a 'meeting of the Sharehoiders was held at the Crowu and Anchor e T~verin, Lord Aiiekland in Thb Chair. The Seurv- f ar'y of the Counicil ...

... 4a, ^ *n eat~f FR I:D I . . _ . .. . . . FiLp. Jrn ?? ?? I Both the British and French Funds are steadily ilnproving.l-here 'are f'resh accoun is of the spread of disaffection in Portugal; from whence it is ap- prehended the same, spirit will travel into Spain.- Russia and Turkey are now believed to have come to a good understanding; and it is not suppos- ed that the war betwixt the former of ...

... or- w ?? ao -- .-s Z N. We insert with much pleasure the folloswingletters which have passed between Lieutenant-Colonel Fraser, and Lieutenant.-Colonel Thornhill, of the 7th Hussars, ini con- sequence of a two-hundred-guinea piece of plate having been voted to the latter by his brother oflirers-a mark Oi respect and esteem which must be truly gratifying Edinburgh, Oct. 2rS, 1826. My Dear ...

... IFROM OURRIVATE CORRESPONDENT. ...

... SCOTLiAND. The Doune fair commenced on Tuesday last.- The stock of sheep was large, and sold well at an advance of Ss.. per headi od an average. The sale of black cattle comtmenced on the following day. The Ah&w not very Iarge. The demand, however, was pretty fair at prices somewhat improved. A correspondent informs us that he had the no- ve] pleasure of partaking of excellent barley-meal ...

... -.EN-.GLAND. Sierra Ieone.-Accounts have been received from. Sierra Leonie to the li6t: ult. ' 'The place citinued vety'i~tealthy; 'arneng tbe ,eaths w e fd his Ex- celency John Tasket' Wllarini His Mejesty's fbm- xniessarv- .ludge,:and one of thre Miembers of' the Cuii7 cil. The 4e6*Goiierno'r ,Sir Neil Canmpbell, lhtd' arrived in the Lively frigate from, Ebgkafd. ' -ltters-save-been -rec ...

... The mectin of Parliament' othe 14th of this month is now anxiously looked ?? to, and it is understood that both Ministers and Opposition intend to assemble all their forces at the commencement of the Session. The first pro. ceeding wvill, ofcourse,-bl-'thechoiceofanew Speaker, and itiss3id to be doubtful whether the election will fall upon the same gentlenarv. who filled the chair during the ...

... l- iVIrutilAAI 1ik'U161UN. The decision'; pronounced on Wednesday in' the Chort oljChancery, upon the bills filed by persons who had be- come holders of. shares in Joint Stock Companies, against the Directbrs, as personally answerable for the insthip enti which. had been-paid,is of greatlimportance to all Who have engaged ?? speculations, And'partictlarly to the person$ who' have'acted as ...

... A PHILISTINE IN THE1 COAL-HOUSE. I AI AA..S ?? 4 w . y-l* .t I {Abridged'from 'kansie Waugh's Autobiography.) It was about the nmonth of March, in the. year of grace -anno domissi eighteen hulider, that the hail lcountry trutim -melled. like a man ill of the interminable fiver, under the -consternation of Bonapartie, and all the l rench vagabonds emigrating ower, and landing in the Firth. Keep ...