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t 1 ~~~~~ Macdonald, and his amiable niece, Miss with whom his Excellency and suite drank tea. Went on board at seven P.m. and sit sail immediately for the Giant's Causeway; reached the frith s i lt * on the even ing of the sth ; landed early on the 6th ; visited the Giant's Causeway and Glenluce Castle; slept that night at Cusbindall, and proceeded next morning, the 7th, soi Glenarm. Castle, whe r e his Excellency meant to have passed .that day, but unfortunrely the Countess of Antrim 'was from home. EMbarked the saint day on board_thecutter, and reached Inverary on the fallow iAg morning, the Bth, where, immediately on his Ex cellency's landing, he wis waited upon by the Duke 01 Argyle's Secretary, who kindly invited his Excellency and suite to go to the Castle, and remain there during their stay; which kind invitation, from the absence of the noble proprietor, his Excellency politely declined, but availed himself of the opportunity of seeing the Castle, and of viewing the beautiful grounds of that superb and magnificent place. On the 9th, left lnve• rary,.at four o'clock A.ll. reached Lochlomond in time for th et morning's steam-boat, and after making the cpmplete tour of that beautiful Lake, reached the hos pitable mansion of Mr. Macdonald Buchanan, at Ross Abbey, to dinner; remained there that night, and the whole of the next day. During the second day, the Marshal to lc an offer tunity of visiting the grounds of Buchanan, and the Duke of Montrose's most superb gardens, which he pronounced to be the finest he had seen in Great Britain. His Grace of Montrose having been detained by official duties in London, had not arrived on the 10th. Vi sited 'also on that day, Mr. Buchanan, of Ardoch, at Balloch Castle, which, as well as Tullochewen Castle, on the opposite side of the Leven, are very fine speci. mens of modem architecture. On Monday, the 11th, proceeded from Ross Abbey to Glasgow, byDumbarton. On that same day visited the College of Glasgow, and the Museum there, one of the finest in Europe; also saw Mr. Mitchell's tambouring by machinery impelled by steam; likewise the singeing of the cotton and other objects, very much worthy the notice of the stranger in Glasgow. On Tuesday morning, the 12th , visited Mraodonteath's extensive dye and bandana works, &c. with which his Excellency was much gratified - and after that, the Marshal and suite proceeded by Bo thwell Castle, Hamilton Palace, Wishaw Castle, and Coltness, to• Sir Henry Stewart's, at Allmon House, on a VW'. to' Mrs. Macdonald, of Staffa, and her family, where the Field Marshal and his suite met a large party at dinner, and remained that night and on the following day set out for Dublin, by Lanark, Carlisle, Liverpool, Manchester, and Holyhead, and where his Excellency arrived on Saturday, the 16th. In the whole course of the above tour, the weather proved most favourable; and when to that is added the unwearied exertion and kind attention of Captain Beat son, of his' Majesty's cutter the Swift, by means of which everything was rendered comfortable and plea sant while at sea, and wherever his Excellency landed; the warm reception he met with in every place he shewed himself, was calculated to make a powerful impression upon feelings less ardent and susceptible than his; in whom they have excited sentiments of gra tikation and admiration of everything he has met and seen in Scotland, which border on enthusiasm, in the admiration of the people, and of the country in general, and in particular of the characteristic warmth of feeling and generous hospitality which the Field Marshal ex perienced throughout the Highlands and islands. He was particularly struck with the air and gait of the Highlanders, accompanied uniformly, as he observed, by a courtesy and address, and polished manner, which astracted his admiration not less than his surprise, and he frequently remarked to his fellow-travellers, that, from the time he entered the Highlands at Dunkeld, until his return to Glasgow, he never by any accident met with an individual who did not put his hand to his hat or bonnet, and accompanied his salute with a very becoming and graceful attitude. We understand that the Field Marshal felt so strongly the kind attention of Captain Beatson, that at parting he made him a present of a valuable gold snuff-box, and gave a guinea to the cutter's crew. His Excellen cy's stay in Dublin %sill be limited to a very few days, aid it Is kis intention to proceed from that place to London, on his way to Paris, with the determination, however, of embracing, at no distant period, an oppor• tunity of coming to Great Britain for a longer stay ; in this good feeling his brave and gallant Aid-de-Camp, COunt de Couesstn, most warmly participates. We are told that the Field Marshal, and Mr. Mac donald, have kept a very full journal of their tour, and in particular about the island of South Uist i Prince Charles Stuart, and the 1745 ; blended with some very interesting anecdotes of that period and country, never communicated to the public. Count de Couessin is descended from one of the more ancient families in Britanny, and is married to the niece of Marshal Macdonald. - THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1825. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consis opened this morning at 903 for the Account, afterwards were done at 901 3, as which price they remain, with link doing. In the Foreign !Barbet nothing is doing. Current Priem: New Spanish 161 17, Old Spanish 213 Ili. Russian 161, Colombian New 1141 85, Austrian 983 99, Brazilian Scrip 5 23 disc. biezican Scrip 23 3 disc. Danish Scrip 3 disc. Creek Scrip 123 3 discount. • Pk ICI/ OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Red. 91 1 / 4 3 per Cent. Cons. 901 i N's Si per Cent. 98% St per Cent. Red. 98 5 4 54 4 per Cent. New 103% 54 Long Ann. 22 5.16 sji India Stock 273 2724 India Bonds 51 52 £.1,000 Exclieq. Bills 28 29 27 £5OO ditto 28 29 27 £lOO and £2OO ditto 29 26 Colts. for Acct. 90 1 ,4 5 A sift FOREIGN EXCHANGE. irtmsr, JUL': 15.—idetalliques, 963. Bank Shams 1190 5-5. • zwascsm=s This forenoon we received Brussels Papers to the 27th. VA new French Ordonnance imposing an in creased duty on imported linens from the Netherlands, hks excited great alarm there; and in an article in the Ghent Journal, CAARLES I. is reminded, in no very ceremonious terms, of the Hundred Days, and the asylum Flanders afforded bins and his august brother. .The following are extraets: GHENT, JULY U. It is very natural that the Ordetteassee at the nage( Truce, which is partly directed nab* the most tatereediss breach of ear . 4 V •t. ‘54 0, . • .% % ~~-~ ‘4 v• • ---- . . . • 1,; -Fr • Mafia, ahaafd have timed a gnat owl painful sensation. It w 1 ~l lily ant tot sinlieroas (11.111 of. inhabitants of the tientrTs who am at the Mao date fareners ‘ und weavers. If we tonsillar that the Bing of Frame bas issued this Gaon name of his own mord, or rather by the orrice of the COuneil of Ministers, during the interval between one Session and the neat, so that the Ordoonance has not been laid before the Chambers, we should be tempted to.think that his Most Christian- Majesty had, in a lit of ill-humour and injustice, forgotten both thellundred Days and the asylum which Flanders hospitably offergd him and_ his au gust brother i in fact . , this - measuiewlti *birth . affect Fast Flan ders and the markets of its principal towns, Ghent, Ain't, and Oude narde. However this be, as the ordonnanee left a term of 15 days for the importation of linens, on payment of the old and inoreModerate duty, advantage has been taken of this circumstance to import into France an immense quantity of these goods ; and it is calculated, that within these few days, 35,000 to 40,000 pieces have entered Lille and the Department of the North, which were bought up by French dealers, who hastened to our markets. This has, of clone, raised the prices in the warehouses of our Merchants in the country, and the markets. But after next week, there will be a sensible decline. Let us hope that our Government, in its wisdom and justice, will take measures to remedy the and, if possible, to remove it. BRUSSELS, JULY 14. A Deputation of the Chamber of Commerce, Courtray. consist ing of Messrs. Van Ituymbeeke t President ; Cocke Van de Veldt, and Venue, waited, on Thursd ay, on his Excellency the i‘linister of the Interior, to petition him to use reprisals against France, which has laid a stew import duty on our manufactures, especially linen. This Deputation was very well received. The Paris journals of Monday contain some reports of successes obtained by the Greeks, the farther confirmation of which would.be desirable. The .lfoxiteise gives a letter from V. tit .s alt, ts..nclng that the Emperor and Empress e.f Actress were expected these on the 20th of this month. Grand fete were pro. paring for the arrival of their Majesties. Private advices, received from India, still continue to give chiming accounts of t►e progress of our military operations there. Sir Asteumatz Cassesest. was to quit Rangoon, and com mence his march upon Umerapoora, the enemy's capital, on the oth February. He was merely detained at Rangoon until the arrival of the troops to whom it was his intention to confide the custody of that important post in his absence. The gallant General was represented as entertaining the most sanguine expectations as to the result of his intended advance, and impatient once again to put the grand army in motion. On his route into the interior, be would be joined by a large body of Siamese. We look eagerly for the neat intelligence, which may be especial to be decisive. With all the boasted refinements of the present age, many of our sports are of a very barbarous character, and a disgrace to civilized society : such are bull-baiting, cock-fighting, and many other amusements, as they are termed, which are not only sanctioned, but patronised by men of fortune, rank, and education. A more dis gusting instance of cruelty than usual we have this day to record, in the lion-fight which took place : Ist War wick. It has long been a question with naturalists, I wbether animals are savage by nature or by circum stance? The issue of the comb it at'Warwick is a strong instance in favour of the latter. In his native wilds, the Kingof the Forest is invincible,and when h.unted,has been known to turn upon his assailants, in defiance of a shower of balls from musketry. An instance of ibis sore , oc curred at Baroda, in the Bast Indies, in . 1816, . when, a lion, after receiving four shots, rushed out, and dobly charged his assailants, thoual; saluted in Ms advance with several balls from the Gentlemen, as well as from ten Sepoys : he sprung upon one of the Sepoys, whom he grappled with and threw to the ground ; and it was not until the party rushed cn him with their swords and bayonets, that he relinquished his prey. In the fight at Warwick, such was the effect of do mestication, that the lion was tattle and even cowardly ; he seemed quite unconscious of his strength,or the force of his paws, and never once attempted to use his teeth, thus giving a contradiction to the assertion of Pore s that " Its power to harm each creature feels." . The exhibition was extremely revolting; there was a noble and generous animal, whose nature had been subdued, exposed to the attacks of three animals at a time, whose instinctive ferocity had keen increased by exercise, and was stimulated by their masters. For the sake of humanity, we wish the brutal exhibition had been prevented by t':e Magistrates, who are not always so squeamish; but if the law is not sufficient to pre vent such cruelties,we trust it will be made so, though, as the exhibition failed as a sr eculation, it is probable we shall not be insulted by a repetition of it. TWO O'CLOCK. Alex. Scrip 18sc5, 8} .dis. Ditto Acct: gj 4 dis. Neapolitan lionde, t 824, Peruv. Bonds, 6 per Ct. Ditto Acct. Ditto Scrip, 1925,6 pC. Ditto Acct. Portuguese Ronda Ditto Acct. Prussian Bonds 5 p C. Do. Bonds,' 8220 p Ct. Ruts. Bondy, 18!2, 5 p Ct. oil Ditto for Act. Spanish 5 p. Ct. Cons. 92k Ditto Acct. 22. Do. Scrip Span.S p. Ct.C. 1926,17 del. Bondi, Sp Ct. 741 ill} Ditto Acct. Ditto Acct. 764 Frenehßontes, Sp Ct. 1031. 25c. Ditto Bonds, 1925, 6 p Ct. Exchange, 2.5 f. 10e. BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK. FORETOP FUND Austrian lids S p Ct. 99 Ditto Acct. Brazilian Bonds DittoScrip,spCt.ll32S,4 dii. Ditto Acct. Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Acct. Chthan Bonds. 6 p Ct. Colombian 13ds,6p C. Ditto Bonds, 1694, 1141 Ditto Ace. 95 114 i RS Danish Bonds. .5 per Ct. Do.Scrip,3p Cu 1625, 33 dis. Greek Bonds Ditto Acct. MINES. SNARL ►AM. PRICR VIM WARM. . £lOO £5O iu. afS pas. aellee 0 100 5 ii i _ Milian - £lOO ZS - 11 161 General Alining Am. 100 . 5 - • 151 1 Anglo Mexican Hayden _ 100 5 Pasco Peruvian . 100 . 5 - Potosi. La Pas, & Peruv. 50 5 Royal Id& SS 1 0-16 United Meziesn 40 - 20 . 51 - CI . 19 181, 1 ig rift; Ditto New. Welch Iron & Coil 40 10 95 - 10 - 35i 36 11• i ASSORANCS COMPANY. Protector Fire 90 GAS LIGHT AND COK2 coilleANT- Mod General - 50 - 12 - 14 ISI it I -----sue-' ; . ;.4 • -' WINDSOR. JCLY 26. This mominz, at 10 o'clock.-their Royal 1141thesses the Duke and Duchess of CAMBRIDGR left Frogmor e Lodge for Brighton. Prince (lemma and Princess Au- GUSTA of CAMBRIDGB will temain at Frogmore for fortnight longer. Yesterday being the Birth-day of her Royal High. ness the Duchess of CAMBRIDGE, his MAJESTY gave an entertainment in the evening at the Royal Lodge, of a most splendid description. At half-past seven o'clnck a superb banquet was served up in the Grand Saloon, which was tastefully illuminated, and presented a must imposing appearance. Among the company were— Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of C4)I3I'IEIOE, the Duchess of Gunicatrze, the Princess AUGUSTA ' • the Dukes of Wauxecrom and Damn, Earl and Countess of Jame. Lord and Lady Msavaoaouou, Sir A. BANX•RD, Sir It. NAOMI, and Col. Tnoaarott. The suite of rooms extending the south front rf the Royal Lodge, were thrown open, and the magnficent conservatory at the end was decorated and brilliantly illuminated ; the supporters of the chandeliers and lamps being entwined with a profusion of the choicest fragrant plants. In the alcove at the extremity of this enchanting scene, his MAJESTY'S private Band were stationed in their full state dresses, and pet formed at in tervals until a late hour. After the entertainments, the Duke and Duchess of CAMBRIDGE, the Princess Amu- TA, and the Duchess of GLOUCESTER left for Frogmore. lIISCELLANZOOIL MALL 'AM 1336111 MR WAAL Ationde and Pacific . lioo attO i. . British Iron Company - 100 - 10 • 114 &lath flock it Patent Sak 50 5 . 111 11e I Droltwich Patent Salt S ' Great Westminatar Dairy 25 -- 4 Netherland Patent Salt •• Se • 41 Provincial Bank of Ireland 100 1 at &arkt Dye So 3 111 • .1e; MR. SECRETARY CANNING. The air of Comb. Wood agreed extremely, we are happy to state, with Mr. Secretary CA11111740, so much so that we have the pleasure to say that the Right Honourable Secretary is perfectly restored to health and strength, which enabled him to return to his official dudes yesterday. Mr. CANNING arrived at the Foreign Office at a quarter to five o'clock, having rode about thirteen miles in less than an hour and a half. The Right Hon. Gentleman proceeded forthwith to attend to official business. Prince Esysamsar, who arrived in London on Tuesday evening, from Paris, went to t►e Foreign Office to Inquire after Mr. Secretary CANTSINC'S health.— Mr. Hascuson also went there for the same purpose. Mr. CANN/140 slept at Gloucester Lodge last night. BRIGHTON, JULY 27. The Duke and Duchess of eastatitooa are among the latest ar rivals at the Pavilion. The Duke of YORK is extremely popular bare; he rises very early; generally at seven in the morning, and walks for an hour or two on the chain pier or the Steyne, before breakfast. In the afternoon be rides about the town, or in the via- nity of Brighton, either in an open carriage or on horseback, for several hours. The Dukes of Rtenatotro and ARCM. are ex pected this evening at the York Hotel, where apattments have been engaged for them. Mr. HATNE is amongst the fashionable visitors. The Theatre was opened a few nights back. The Reading rooms are crowded every night. Within the last few nights several complaints have been made of the audacity of the pickpockets, who hustle you at the very doors, and against whom it is extremely ne cessary to be on the qui tire. EAGLISH OPER4 HOUSE. Last night another splendid audience filled the Theatre to wit ness the performance of the new Opera, and Brother and Sister. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of kner and the Princess FIODDRZ again honoured the Theatre with their presence; the Duke of Bitonswtez, Prince Wit.t.tsat of Bits:N.l%lra, Lady F. SMITH, Lady Tc %/IEkLA &Amman, tidy' Krssmaxox, Lady KIMItTMT, Mrs. Cori and a distinguished party; Colonel D'Rsrs, Ice. were in the boxes. _ COURT OF CHANCERY-THIS DAY. LEICESTERSHIRE TITHE CAUSE. JUDGMENT.• • WILLIAMS V. BACON AND OTHERS. The Loan CfIANCELLOR, on coming into Courr this day. took a brief review of this long litigated cause between the plaintiff, the Rector of Markham, Leicestershire, and the holders of the exten sive lands around, relative to his right to demand tithes in kind, it being contended that a modus having been paid, he had no such right. A trial at law was the consequence, and, as alleged, owing to a misdirection of the Judge who tried the cause, a verdict was given in favour of the defendants. The Rector then came to this Court, and prayed a new trial; apd after much argument, and perusing the large mats of documentary evidence, his Lordship now proceeded to give his opinion as follows : • "That there must be a trial at law, and the party might have the order so drawn up, as that the Jury should indorse on the peseta, whether, if any money had been paid, that had been done in lieu of tithes of as a moth:* ; and if so . how long a time that had continued." Mr. Stuirrwrxx said, the defendants only object was to cheat the Rector from receiving his tithes in kind. Mr. Ifitarnm--How can that be, when a Jury hare decided otherwise ? Satamptu..—Yes, on false dircction.—l trot your Lard• ship will order the judgment to be drawn up in terms. The Loan CHANCELLOR said be should, and immediately stated the words as abovementioned to the Secretary. The Cour was crowded on the occasion. BRUSSELS, JULY 26. • Ftaxs.—Accidents by Are become more and more frequent in the southern provinces of this kingdom ; several have occurred within these few days,which are ascribed. w negligence or imprudence. The village of Saarth, near Spawns destroyed yesterday ; of sixty houses, forty-three were burnt down by five o'clock in the afternoon... The 'fire broke out in a blacksmith's shop, and was so violent that it communicated to five or six houses at once. This dreadful event was not known at Spa till half-past five o'clock in the afternoon. Almost the whole population went to the spot to render assistance, but the violence of the wind and the want of water rendered all their efforts vain. On one side of the village only one house re mains standing. Mr. WYNN is on a •isit to Lord GRINVILLIto at Dr%more. The Dowager ISABELLA Of RUTLAND entertained a distinguished party to dinner yesterday, at her house in Sack !FM-street. The Dowager Marchioness of SALISBURY had a dialler party yesterday, at her house in Arlington -street. It is reported, among the haut lox, that Basuroan Haavocora, Esq. will very shortly lead to the hymeneal altar the lovely and accoptplisbed Lady EMILY LYGOS, youngest daughter of the Countess of Saaommstr. The 7th instant, Sir WILLIAM CURTIS was at Stockholm, on his return from St. Petersburgh. Sir HUMPH a! DAVY, Ban. is returned to his seat at Creedy, nearly recovered from his recent accident. A letter received at Hull from Valparaiso, announces the death of one of the Chiefs that accompanied the Kiog and Queen of the 81131DWICR itLANINI to Ragland. The Austrian Waver o f the 16th inst. received this taming, contains at length the new convendon relative to the Army of Occupation between Austrlaand Napa, the substance of which has already appeared. USIRLTENHASI TnaatTaz.—.Tuesday evening, a very ausesress,and taddiamble audience witnessed lafiles perform. name likked de Third. Ile was received with great applause. • -Mr, Graham made his 29th ascent from Bristol, on hMonday - afternoon, accompanied by Mr. Robert Jillard, from the Gas Company's works, in St. Philipp's, at eight minutes before five o'clock. The fineness of the day_ cased several thousands of persons to assemble :Pot,, and on the adjacent heights. The bal. teen reie•majesticallY, and continued iu sight nearly an hour, when it grounded on a field at Midsturner Norton, about nine miles from Bath, at five minutes after sis o'clock, in perfect safety. THE ARM,: The 79th Regiment has begun its march from its dlierent cat. tonments, in Tridand, for Cork, whence it Is to embark for Canada. The 10th Magoons have received orders to march from Briqtol to Exeter, where they will take up their residence in the new Bar racks, which are just completed for their reception. A detachment belobging to the Royal Staff Corps, under the command of Captain Dvatasaw!, is ordered to embark for New South Wilei. Derain OF Rumness m beme.—The Depots of Britisk.Regi• mcnts now serving in India, are ordered, in hare, to he dubbed at Chadtatn: • • " . . DECCAN PRIZE-MONEY. —wmok— Yesterday, at half-past twelve o'clock, a Special Board of Hee Lords of the Treasury, was held at the Treasury Chambers, White hall, which was attended by the Earl of Liverpool, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Honourable Berkeley Paget, Lord G ram . ville Somerset, idround Alexander (11 1 Nauebten, Esq. and al.o Lord Bexley, who, it was understood, was Chancellor of the R I ,. chequer at the dm; the business about to be discussed eometenee.l, .is. the India Deccan Prise-money, in dispute between the Mar quis of Heatless and Sir Thomas Hislop, respecting the Grand Army. Their Lordships were attended by their Secretaries. The business under discussion was considered of so much im portance, that all the King's Law Ofilcers attended the investigation , via. the King's Advocate, the Attorney-General, the Sacker-0e! neral, and the King's P roctor. The Duke of Wellington, one of the Contneistioners, was pre sent. Mr. Arbuthnot was prevented from attending by indispoei tion, with which the Right Honourable Gentleman is confined in the country. Their Lordships continued the investigation till three o'clock, The Earl of Liverpool came to town, from Comb. Houle, to at tend the meeting. The Chancellor of the Exchequer came to London fror‘irttls lasi& to Lord Grenville. at Dropmure, to attend the meeting. NAVAL INFALLMENCE. Arrived off the Wight , the Mort, PARCLAY from Jamie". . PLY MOUTH, JULY 26.—Wind S.S. W.-011 the pert, the Ai.toi. mite, Ilassitto, from Bahia for Copenhagen. Peeuxotrrx, Jute 27.—Wind S.S.R. to N.V.—Passed by. the Boyne, STEPHENS, from Bengal. Arrived the Victory, Kam, from Riga ; and Venus, Bumf, from Loudon. COWLS, JULY 27.—Arrived the Stephen, Contract., front Ma tanzas, in 60 days, for Hamburgh. DEAL, JOLT 27.—Wind N.B. by R.—Passed t hr oug h f rom t h e River, the Midas, Bataan. for New South Wales; Christopher, Ketone, for Quebec; and Retrieve, Seam., for Bilhoa. Sailed the Java, Damao, for India. The Kangaroo (reported yesterday), sailed from Leghorn 29th May, and left loading there for London, the Agenoria, GRIENVILLI, and Albion, BURRZI.L. The Henrietta, Mamas, from Cette, remains under quarantine. Livaaroot., JULY 26.—Light airs from the N.—Arrived the Royal Edward, Sroseza, from bliramichi; Brunswick, GRAMM, from Oporto; Ebenezer, Hatiaziott from Wasa ; William Salt house, Gaylen, from Hamburgh ; Kingston, WOOD ' from New Orleans; Commerce, Rennin, from Charleston • and the Norfolk, PDSTILL, from Lisbon. OS the port, the William Rathbun,—, from Africa. MARGATh, JULY !7. Theft-aux of visitants to this favourite watering place Is without precedent, as within the last two weeks not less than 2000 have ar rived by the steam-vessels only, the coaches have been also well loaded, the town fills fast. The new stone wall erecting at the en trance of the town goes on rapidly, as the Commissinners use every effort to make it complete. The subscription for building the new Church proceeds well, upwards of 12.3004 is already subscribed.— Wednesday last a grand sailing match took place between the owners of the fishing vessels belonging to this place, for a sum of IS sovereigns, given by Capt. Dvarsaan. Seven vessels started ; the prize was won by the Ann, Captain Staanacc ; the various MIUMIVIIIS made by the contending parties gave great satisfaction to the numerous spectators, the whole being in full slew. FIGHTS OF ANIMALS. . -~.._ Two centutres ago, combats with animals were Arnowe the amusements of the Court. Bear-baiting was a Royal pastime, and one of the sports of Eng land's maiden Queen, who honotired it with her express patronage. So much, indeed, did Elizabeth esteem this re.fined pleasure, that, by an order of the Privy Council, dated July, 1591, plays were prohibited from being acted on ThursdAys, as !s they were a great hurt and destruction of the game of bear-baiting and like pas tiMes,which are maintained for her Majesty's pleasure." • Only think of Shakspeare and Bea Jonson being su perseded by a bear-ward Lion fights, too, were net =frequent in the reign of Elisabeth; and &owe Mates one combat, in which the lion, after beating two dogs, was so severely torn by the third as to refuse to renew the engagement, and escaped into the interior part of his den. In the reign of James I. there was a combat, or rather an attempted mai -1 bat between a lion and a bear; but the latest instance of anything of the sort we have, was a stag and tiger fight, which took place at Ascot some years ago, under the patronage of the sporting Duke of Cumberland (an account of which is related in thePereyAmcdoses if Reims). A space was fenced in on a lawn by the road sidemith toiling 15 feet high,into which an old stagwas tuthed,and shortly after edger was led in blindfolded. The moment his eyes were =moored and that be saw the deer, he crouched down on his belly, and creep ing like a cat after a mouse, watched an opportunity of safely seising his prey. The stag, however warily turned as be turned, sad this strange antagonist, still found himself opposed by his formidable ant lers. In vain the tiger attempted to turn his Banks, the stag had too much generalship, and this cautious warfare lasted until it became tedious, and in order to hasten the combat, the keepers initatid the tiger, when immediately, instead of attacking the deer, with a furious bound be cleared the toiling that enclosed him, crossed the road, and rushed into the opposite wood. It happened that a herd of fallow deer were feeding not far from the scene of Reties, and en the haunch of one of them the tiger fastened, nor could be be dis engaged until his keepers killed the deer and separated the haunch he had seised, which he never left from his hold a moment ; they than covered his eyes, and led him away with the haunch in his mouth. CORONER'S INQUEST. Monday last, as Inquest was taken at Culbasn, Oxen, by Mr. Cam, Corms for that county, es view of the body of bluia Minna Charlotte Wank. widww, deposed, that on Sunday about, the tidal. of the day, she went with her sisters, Maria Sunday, . and Eliza Whitmill, walking s she had a child in her arms about 15 months old ; they went to a place called the Old Lock; Maria said she would sit down and wash her feet—witness persuaded her not to do so; she, however, took off her shoes and stalking% and hid these on the grass, and then walked into the water. After she had been there about Ave minutes, witness @minim walk into the water; Eliza was naked; witness had never been to the place before, and did not knew how deep it was • she thought where they were walking toward s w a s d ee p water , :sad called to them to come back, but they would not. Shortly after, witness saw Eliza struggling in the water, and Maria was not to be seen ; they neither called out. Witness laid the infant on the grass, and ran into the water, and caught bold of Eliza and got her out of the water. Witness then looked for Maria, and saw hes head come m the top of the water once or twice; she then disappeared, and witness did net see her any more. Witness ran towards beg master's (Mr. Coaling), and called for assistance. Several young men came up. but said they could not swim. It was upwards of an .hour berme Maria Whitman was got at of the water. She would have been 17 years of age the 19th of this month. Diu was about is year s. John Townsend deposed that, on Sunday, between twelve and one in the day, himself and Henry Harding were employed drag. ging for the body of Maria Whitmill, in the his, in a place c.illed the Old Lock. Mr. Harding drew the body out. She was vote load. , Verdict, " Accidentally Drowned." It is not true, that Lady Bfltos secludes herself from all society, and IS retires to rename villages on her landing." Her ladyship may be said certainly to live in her" frail bark," but it is for the restoration of bar health, which is serial* affected. The flrlic column' of Austrian troops leaving the king dom of Naples passed through Rome on the lith of July. Our countrymen carry their taste for wagers and feats of strength abroad with th e m: :Two of them 'mate a bet of 1590 francs: to 'row shoat from Ostend to Ghent, in six bOurs, and won it. flre distance is sixteen leagues. r ■