Star. — London, England, 1824-05-20 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1824. THE FLISIDS. STOOK EXCILA NG F„ TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at 95 i, i, for the Account, (Money ;Valet the same), got up to 96, and, op to this hour, they are 95{ to 96, with a heavy Market, and little doing. FOREIGN FUNDS. All Foreign Securities have been heavy this morning in the Market. —Current Prices : New Spanish 141 to 1.5, Old 291, Chilian 791 to SO, Russian 96f, Alliance Shares 171 to 18, Mexican S.s p 61 to Austrian 964 j, Culonibiali Scrip k 1 6, Colombian 84i,' Greek 4 dis. Ntw Prussian 99:, Portuguese 9'21. :cv. or STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Dank Stock 236 1 / 2 236 3 rer ear. Reduced 95 1 / 2 '/4 Vs 5 p er Ct. Cons. 95 3 ,4 96 9.5%-3 per Cts. 101 th Cents. Old 100 3 / 1 -1. per Cents. New 1107 lOS per Cents Assented 101 1 / 2 !Sank Long Anns. 22 13 16 Y 8 % 13 16 jndia Bonds 78s. 76s.—South Sea Stock 108 l'KcP•egner Bill, (C1,000)33., S9s. Dc. Small 355. 40s.—Do (C 500) 335. 425. Consols for Acct. 9578 3 / 4 96 95 78. la a preceding column we have given, from various r:ivate sources of iatelligence, an azcount tf the recent events at Lisbon t. and we have this foienoon received Ckzettes him the 26th of Aptil to the rsth of :dry inclusive, and contain numerous details on the ü bject, %A contribute sumething matt to the eclair cicsement of this still myt.:terious affair. Although the hibia Don Miou;:i, still remains at the head of the ro9ps, yet it is evident, even from the Lisbon Gazelle, OA enteri,ri , ,e not only failed, but that it incurred the dipleasure of his MAJESTY. The KINC:, to he sure, 15 IS:W(1 a llccree, in which he praise. the fidelity m Lis son, who is stated to have acted in the manner he on account of his " having obtained vehement rc , umptior , that a fatal conspiracy was carrying on in secret clubs" the Royal Family, yet his Ma.. 3EsT y indirectly censures him. " 1 am pleased," says " in consequence of the very respectful supplication which the said Infant, my much beloved a::d dear son made, in my Royal presence, to excuse I,im for the acts, beyond the limits of his jurisdiction, which he did without my Royal authority. After this icrximand, lenient as it is, we feel surprised that the Frani should, in his Proclamation to his unov, aisert that tile KING " approved of all that his Highness had done for the good of the Nation." It will be seen that there have been some changes in the Ministry, and that the reported arrest of Conde SUBSERRA is denied, al though it is said he concealed himself. The following arc the accounts from the Lisbon Papers : FROM THE GAZETA DE LISBOA, FROM 26TH APRIL TO THE STH MAY, BOTH INCLUSIVE. LISBON, APRIL 25. By recent accounts from Gibraltar, we learn that the agitation at Bahia continues, all Portuguese being per secuted, and expelled from their employments. APRIL 26.—The 2.5 th being the birth-day of the Coeen, was celebrated with great festivity. The King, Don Miguel, and the two Infantas, went to Onelug, where their Majesties received the compliments d the Court and the diplomatic body on this occasion. APRIL 27.—Far some days past various reports have teen in circulation in this city, some saying that French troops were expected in this kingdom, others that they Lad actually entered it: we can boldly contradict these absurd and malicious impostures; the uuth being that they have neither entered nor are expected, nor is there the least appearance or necessity for the entrance of any foreign troops into Portugal.—(The Gazette con cludes, that since the overthrow of a system contrary to the character of the people, Portugal had been on the most friendly terms with foreign Powers, and had enjoyed peace and tranquillity at home, so that such absurd rumours must proceed rather from a few evil minded persons, or some idle individuals, to amuse them selves at the expense of the timid and the ignorant). APRIL 28.—N0 political domestic news. APRIL 29.—Ditto. %IAY I.—The Gazette of this date contains the ac counts of the events of the 30th April, the proclama tions, &c. already published. MAY 3.—His Majesty has been pleased to confide, ful interim, the portefeuille of the war department to his Minister Secretary of State for the Affairs of the Kingdom, the Most Excellent Jose Antonio de Oliveira Leite, and that of the Marine and Colonies, to his Mi nister Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Most Excellent Marquis Palmella. His Excellency Conde (la Povoa remains in the department of the Finances. We cannot yet give the Supplement which we pro mised, relative to the late events, lest we should omit important circumstances. We will publish it as soon as possible. SUPPLEMENT TO NO. 100 OF THE LISBON GAZETTE. 'D'A'ARTMENT or VIZ AFFAIRS or TUE KINGDOM. " DECREE. " The Infant Don Miguel, my much beloved and dear son, commander-in-chief of my royal army, having obtained vehement presumptions that a fatal conspiracy "as carrying on in secret clubs, against him, against the Queen, my highly beloved and dear Consort, and against my Royal person, which placed him under the absolute necessity of having recourse to arms, and the danger of the crisis not allowing him titst to obtain item my sovereign authority the necessary resolutions and orders to prevent evils of a higher degree, which, by their enormity and detestableness, would not only have shaken, but destroyed, at this juncture, the political edifice of the monarchy Of which GOD has confided to tie the government and protection ; and I, learning from arguments which he used in my Royal presence, the motives that induced him to prevent, by means of the armed force, such absurd and execrable attempts, think fit, and it is my pleasure, that the Coriegidors and Judges in criminal causes, in the quarters of this city and c.rpital of Lisbon, and all other Magistrates of the White Rod (vara bronco), in the provinces of these my kingdoms of Portugal and Algarve, where there are criminals arrested, accused of these infamous and pernicious crimes, shall proceed without delay against them, by summary and verbal processes, without any determined number of witnesses; interrogating them judicially, and remitting the documents of the proceed• rugs to the Courts of Judicature of their respective districts, s itli the sentence (pronuncia) of the cri minals, that the punishment may follow the crime without the inconveniencies of protracted imprison ment. I further order, that the Chancellor of the Casa de SupplicacAo shall appoint a Commission in the same Tribunal, composed of six of the Judges, one of whom is to act as Reporter, in order to enquire briefly and summarily into crimes of this de scription, and also to nominate Judges for the confisca tions, &c. The same is to be done by the President of the ti ibunal of Oporto, on the causes in his district. And I am further pleased, in consequence of the very respectful supplication which the said Infant, my much beloved and dear son made in my Royal presence, to excuse him for the acts, beyond the limits of his jut is• diction, which he did without my Royal authority, and I hereby excuse him accordingly. " Jose Antonio de Oliveira Leite de Bar ros, my Counsellor of State, Minister of the Affairs of the King dom, will issue the necessary orders to the competent author ities. "Signed by his MAJESTY. " Palace of Bemposta, May 5, 1824." " Head Quartets, Palace of Bemposta, Ist May, 1824 " ORDER OF TDE DAY. " Ilis Highness the Infant Dun Miguel , Commander in Chief of the Army, orders it to be signified to the army, how much he is satisfied with the promptitude with which the corps of the garrison of Lisbon assembled on the 30th of last month, and with the fide lity and enthusiasm with which they are animated, and so deci dedly manifested to maintain the Sovereign rights of his Majesty the King our Sovereign, and he is highly gratified by this opportu nity of confirming his conviction that there is not one of the corps that compose the brave Portuguese army is not animated by equally honourable :did faithful sentiments. •° Ills Highness thanks the 19:h Regiment of Infantry for the good order and rapidity with which it marched from Cascaes to Belem. His Highness further orders it to be nude known to the army, that some of those individuals ate arrested whn were plotting against the sovereignty of his Majesty, and that he has been most highly gratified by the notice which his Majesty has been pleased to send him, by bis Master of the Horse and Chamberlain, the Marquis de Loute, approving all that his Highness has done for the good of the nation. _ " Chief of the Staff, MOZ IN H O." The inhabitants of this city celebrated, by a sponta neous illumination, the happy issue of the heroic reso lution of the Infant Don Miguel, as well on the 30th April, on the lit May, and almost equally on the 2d. On the 1-a, in the afternoon, the King and the In lamas, proceeding from the Palace of Bemposta to the Royal Church of Our Lady, evei ywhete received the most unequivocal and lively testimonies of the love of all classes of the people, who crowded to hail his Ma jesty, exulting to see his august person, all the Royal Family, and the nation, delivered from the dark ma chinations of the irreconcileable enemies of the Throne and the Altar. We haie some inaccuracies to correct in the article preceding the Proclamations, in our Saturday's Gazette. In the first place, though the Councillors of State came together on the morning of the 30th, in the Palace of Bemposta, the Council did not meet as there stated. Secondly, the Count de Povoa, Minister of Finance, continued to exercise his office without interruption. Thirdly, the Conde de Subserra was not arrested, hav ing concealed himself. In the fourth place, the Militia, who were in fact ordered to assemble, did not come in a body to the Roccio, but there joined with the Troops of the Line, and the Royal Brigade of Marines. Thus we correct the inaccuracies of that article, drawn up from accounts, which, though generally spread, were not correct. In addition to the INFERNAL bomb, now fitting with the utmost dispatch for the Mediterranean, there are two smaller vessels in p►eparation, for the purpose of runn►ng into shoal water to annoy the enemy during the night, should there prove occasion to continue our hostile attempts upon Algiers. These vessels are small sloops, both commanded by Lieutenants in the Navy, and will carry one mortar each. The harassing nature of these vessels is well remembered by such Officers as may now be living, that were pre:znt at the siege of Gibraltar, the Spaniards being then in the habit of using them during the night against the garrison, which was a subject of extreme annoyance to them. We have authority to state, that, with respect to the circumstances of the destt uction of the manuscript Me moirs of Lord BYRON ' the account copied into the STAR of yesterday, from a Morning Paper, is extremely incorrect. The KING k perfectly recovered, and held the Draw. ing-room this day, which was numerously attended. Yesterday Mr. Secretary (7ANNiNc had an audience of his MAJESTY. Count NluNsmit, the Hanoverian Minister, had also an audience of the KING. The Duke Gf CLAttENLE MAJESTY yes ten.' a y. Yesterday, the Duchess of CLARENCE and the Prin cess AucusTa visited the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, and partook of a djennii, at Gloucester (louse, after which the Princess Au- OUSTA took an airing in a chariot and four bays, attended by Miss AVtisra RD. This being the day appointed by his MAJESTY for holding a Drawing-Itoom at St. James's-Palace, the House of Com mons adjourned, at its rising last night, until to-morrow. CELEBRATION OF HIS MAJESTY'S BIRTH-DAY. This being the day appointed for celebrating his MAJES'tiY'S Blrth-day,the Parade in St.James's Park presented a most crowded appearance of persons of all ranks. At a quarter to ten o'clock several detachments of the Guards arrived on the Parade, ac companied by their Commanding Officers; and the Bands of the respective Battalions were also present, dressed in their beautitul State uniforms of gold and scarlet. On the line being formed, the three bands instantly struck up the national air of God save Me Xing, and at intervals played several pieces of martial music, in superior excellence. . The word of com mand was given by Colonel TOWNiIiND, in which he was supported by Colonels Rooee, CLITHEROC, MACDONALD, WODOIOILD, SLC. 8(c. The detachments having gone through their customary evolutions, the whole proceeded in marching order from the Parade to St. 'James's Palace, followed by an immense crowd of spectators, among whom we noticed several Ladles and Gentlemen of rank and dis tinction. The bands also proceeded to St. James's Palace, to await the arrival of his Most Gracious MAJESTY. THE UMVEBSITY CLUB. The Assemblage of last night at this distinguished Club in Sof- . folk-street, was perhaps the most numerous and cpltndid of the season. The whole of the elegant suit of rooms boasted an uaconi mon brilliancy of illumination, the effect of which w•as not a ;nth: heightened try the crowd of female beauty which graced the scene. The Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER, and a ho•it of ali,rinziti.iied fashionables, which it would be in vain to attempt to-enumerate, were present. The company began to assemble soon after nine, and continued to arrive in crowds till half-pant twelve. The carriages occupied the whOle of Cockspur-street, Suffolk-street, PAI-mall to Waterloo-place, and Regent -street. F.ISHIONS IN PARIS. The ornament of the chapeaux de paile &Italie is a rosette of white satin, placed nn nne side, the ends of which are fringed. The gauze bonnets are covered with plain or puckered crape, andortia mented with a garland of flowers tepresenting blue-bells. The straw hats that are sewed are mounted with a garland a In jardinitre..The straw bonnets are generally ornamented with flowers a fourika, the petal: red, the heart of the flower black : all mixtures of red or rose and black are denominated a tounka.—Courier Francais. THE Alf MY. The 71st (Highland Light Infantry) Regiment has arrived at Cork from Fermoy. The first divi.ion of that Curps embarked at Cork on the I3th instant, on hoard the Indian Trader transport, for I lalifax. The remains of the late Colonel RICHARD Tim, of the Chatham Division of Marines, whose death we noticed on Thursday last, were interred with military honours, corresponding with his rank, on Monday, attended by the whole of the officers and pri vates of the garrison and 4... et at Chatham. Few Officers have seen more active service than Colonel Lag. lie was at the siege of Quebec, and at all the battles of Sir EDWARD HUGHES, in India, and has subsequently served in the West Indies, and Mediterranean, during the last war. lle was a perfect soldier and a kind friend. The men who served under bins deeply lament his loss: he at tended to all their little comforts, and often in private, relieved the wants of their wives and children by private donations. From the respect in which Col. Lag's character was held by the residents of the town, the concourse of people which attended hint to the grave far exceeded what was ever witnessed on similar mournful occasions It is the intention of the Commanding Officer at Chatham to wear a crape upon his left arm fur one month from this day, and he re commends all the Officers of the Division to follow the example, as a small tribute of respect to the memory of the late Lieutenant- Colonel LEE, who spent 46 years of his days amongst them: with so much credit and esteem. LORD BYRON. How singularly singularly applicable to the late melancholy event of the death of Lord BYRON are the following lines, written by himself on the decease of SHERIDA N ! E'en as the tenderness that hour instils, When summer's day declines along the hills, • So feels the fulness of our heart and eyes, When all of Genius, which can perish, dies. A mighty spirit is eclips'd—a power Bath passed from day to darkness—to whose hour Of ligh4 no likeness is bequeathed ; no name, Focus at once of all the rays of fame ! The flash of wit, the bright intelligence, The beam of song, the blaze of eloquence, Set with their sun—hut still have left behind Th' enduring produce of immortal mind ; Fruits of a genial morn, and glorious noon, A deathless part of him who died too soon ! NAVAL INTELLIGEII'CE. The Solon, from Antigua, was on shore on the North Bank, Liverpool, on Tuesday. SHEERNESS, MAY 19.—The Discovery-ships Ifreca and FURY sailed from the Nore this morning, accompanied by a transport, with provisions. FaLstouro, MAY lB.—Wind N.W.— Arrived the Stanmer packet, from Lisbon in eleven days; Joseph and J. Green, from Shields to sfiramichi, out five weeks, and has been as far as lat. 48. long. 34. main-mast sprung—log boats, bulwarks, sails—and leaky ; Three Brothers, from Shields to Quebec, out five weeks, and has been as far West as long. 26. main-mast sprung—loss of align-top mast, Ph-boom, sails, rigging, bulwarks, &c. and carpenter washed overboard; Lydia, ltoalxsoN, from Liverpool to Niramichi, out forty-four days, and has been as far West as long. 57. on the 25d ult. was struck by lightning, which shivered the main -mast, Cat ried away main-topmast, sprit the deck and one punip, killed a buy, and did other damage ; and front that time to the 29th ultluN ~ sprung the bowsprit, lost many sails, and was also pooped by a heavy sea, which filled the cabin and washed away the round-house. PLYMOUTH, MAY 18.—Wind W.N.W.—Put back, the Contest, from London for Richebucto, from long. 31. having cut away her mizen-mast, lost her sails, and sprung a leak on the '29th ult. Oil the port, the Eagle, from New York, reports having spoke the 'Fame, from London to Miramichi, totally dismasted. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 19. Wind W. Off the port, the Ann, Maori, from Jamaica. Dam., MAY 19.—Wind W.—Sailed for the River, the Apollo, Janne:, Lucy Ann, and Diadem homeward bound. CUSTOM-H OUSE, MAY 19. SHIPS ENTERRD luwmins—The Earnest, from llamburgh ; Sco tia, and Providentia, from Christiana ; Mary, froni Mi:mel •' Non such, from Stangate Creek; Union, from Calais ; and Royal Union, from Dantzic. ENTIKID OUTWAILD3 - The Regalia, for Bombay ; Emily, for Virginia; Georgina, for Berbice; London, for Demerara; Duke of Kent, and Eliza, for Rotterdam ; Thane of Fife, for Madeira ; Lion, for New Orleans; and Harriet, for Genoa. CLILA RING OUTWARDS—The Westbrook, and Edgar, for Jamaica Esther, for Berbice ; Cobham, for Sierra Lone ; Asia, for India Reward, for Elsineur ; Mitford, for Gibraltar; and Glaphyra, for Antigua. THE DISCOVERY SHIPS. Captain PARRY, on quitting the Admiralty, at nine o'clock on Sunday morning, joined his ship at North fleet. He was accompanied by his brother, Dr. PARRY, by Captain LYON, and a few particular friends, who re mained with him till the last moment. They saw the expedition under weigh at three o'clock yesterday morn ing, and then returned to town in the Comet steamboat. The ships were visited on Blondtty by Sir GEO. CLERK, Viscount AIS!UTHNOT, and a party from the Admiralty yachts; end by Lords \V. Tnvext: and Pewxcrr, and party. The men were paid their wages on Tuesday. Commissioner CUNNINCHAH, with his Lady and family, Sir JOHN Goes and son, Sir Enwako Owsir, Sir Rion* FiD WILLIAMS, Sir CHARLES GRANT, Colonel PASLEV of the Royal Engineers, Colonel BINUNANI, and a large party of Ladies and Gentlemen from Chadians and its vicinity, visited them in the course of the day, and cheered our gallant countrymen must heartily on leaving them. Indeed, until late on Tuesday evening, company never ceased to throng the ships. The wives of the gallant fellows engaged on this hazardous en terprise were kindly permitted to remain on board till Captain PARRY'S private friends quitted the ship, and were afforded a con veyance to town free of expense, in the Government steans.boat. Never has an expedition of discovery quitted the shores of Eng land exciting more universal interest than the present ; and we feel assured, from the intrepidity, judgment, and perseverance displayed on the former voyages by Captain PA Ray and his gall.nt cornradei, that whatever human euterprize anti exertion £4O accomplish, will be effected. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. ..:.- =~ The First Part of Henry the Fourth continues to to performed at this . Theatre with increasing popularity. Last night it attracted a genteel and croes . •ded audience, and the gpplanse was frequent during the progress of the play. Mr. CHARLES itEmaLE has grown more confident in the as;nniption of tie character of Fahtlif: ;and, therefoie, is the heater enabled to display his limi liarity with the humour of the ponderous yet jovial Knight. YouNo plays //otspu t with more felicity than he did on the liist r.ight ; his eccenvic waywardness is. as excellent as it is original. The cristome attracts much notice, and the war accoutrements in particular are splendid rind pictilre,qtie. count• or Atm;':, ,cll---nas DAY. TARRING AND FEATHERING. .lAn Sutton received judgment of the Court for being one con cerned in a riot at Canterbury, in tarring and feathering two of the l'rev..ntive Service men, stripping them of their clothe., and pa rading them about the town. I'ht %Vent:ant was srtitencet! to 12 months imprisonment is the jail of St. Augustine':, Kent, and sure ties for five years, himself to 401. and two of 20/. ea..h. The judgment of the Coart W. 14 also prayed upon Mary limes. ElizillvihCanni•igh.l,a, and .1/(try Ewalt, (man her and daughter), with Mary Mathews, tar 4A)stru.:tiug the I..zcise officers in searchittg their house for smu:_;gled spirits, convicted at the last Lan caster Assizes, when ! o nes was sentenced to six months' impri sonment. and Cumingham to four months, in Lancaster Catle, and to enter into recognizances for five yt ars in £2.5 each; and Evans ainTalathews to three momhs each in the same jail. '011:17 G ELLIGENCE. BETTING AT NEWMARKET.—Waosizsoav, Mar 19. The betting since yesterday has experienced a very considerable change. Scrab (Jesse), (or the Derby, still continues a rising fa vourite, liavirez moved forwards a good half point, and offers to heavy .thounts freely taken at only 0/ 1 to 1 agst bins. Most of the other Derby colts have either moved upwards or gone back in some degree. Cobweb and Rebecca, for the Oaks, have given way .a little; and Lord G. 11. Cavendish's two fillies and Viscountess have crept up. Full particulars of the present state of odds will be found as under: 3i to 1 agst Scrah 6 to 1 agst ittfortnce 7i to 1 agst Grenadier 74 to 1 agst Elephant MIR SY. S to 1 agst Cedric 11 to 1 agst Osmond • 15 to 1 agst Don Carlos 20 to I agst any other OA KY. 9to 4 agst Cobweb 18to 1 agst Viscountess , q to 1 agst Rebecca 12 to 1 agst any other. .74 to 1 agst Lord George's two . 12 to 1 agst naming the winners, Derby and Oaks, has been taken freely4large stints. s ., , bio betting on the Doncaster St. Leger. NEWMAIIKET SECOND SPRING MEETING, 1824. WIDINLbDA V, MAY .19._ Lord Orford's Addy beat Mr. Lee's Fatima, List. 41b. T. Y. C. 50,h. fr.-3 to 1 on Addy. Colonel NVilson's 1. by Soothsayer, 7st. 71b. beat Lord Orford's Addy, 7st. 101 b. D. M. 50 sov.-7 to 4 agst Cul. Wilson's filly. Ilandicap Platt of £5O, by subscription, being the third of the three £5O Plates, for three, lour, five, rik-y i-oiti, and aged horses, A. F. Sir J. Byng's Is. h. Me.ti4co, 5 yrs old, 9,t. - - - F. Lord Jersey's br. c. by Phantom, 4 s 0 , 41, 71b. - - Lord G. IL Cavendish's hr. c. Maud, 4 yrs .Id, 7st. 101 b. - Duke of Grafton's ch. ni. Whiagig, 5 yrs ola, Sit. 21b. Seven started, but the Judge placed only three. Four to 1 agst Alori,co-3 to 1 agst Mina-4 to 1 agst Whiegigs TANDEM MATOH. Captain Swann undertook his tandem match yesterday, from Il ford, seven miles over part of the Forest. He engaged to drive 12 miles at a trot within an hour for 100 sovereigns, and to back his wh:""ls if he broke into a gallop. This happened only once, In the seventh mile, which he nevertheless completed in thirtythree minutes. On his return, the pacing together of the horses was a picture. The match was won easily, with two minutes and six se conds to spare. ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX MILES IN FORTY EIGHT HOURS. Our information left the pedestrian West, at dusk on Monday evening, a mile from Woodstock (67.), on his way to Bourton-on the-Ilill, Gloucestershire, on hi, match far 9-CO sovereigns. Ile started at two o'clock in the morning, and reached half the distant e at half-past eleven at night, and returned, on his way back to Chip ping Norton ; and after halting and taking refreshment, he tat himself seventy-four miles to perform in rather more than the next twenty-four hours. Ile passed through Oxford before six o'clock in the morning, :Ind halted again at IVheatley. At Wycombe he went to bed, and left himself twenty-eight miles to do in seven hours. He never felt any material fatigue until he reacht d Hayes, but having plenty of time on his hands, he reached the place of his destination much fatigued, in twelve minutes within the thee. The King and Queen of the SA N nwicti ISLANDS, and their sister are now residing at OS1.01: Huta, in the Adelphf, and by ,the singularity of that appearance, attract considerable crowds or'spectarors. To beggars and iiincr.int musicians who at tract their notice from the windows, they are particularly mun.h. cent, and tIII . OW them dollars. The E.ul of KINUsION and Captain GEORCiE KING, R.N. hay: arriared at Miller's Hotel, derrnyn-stteet, from Ireland. Sir JoiiN AUBREY is arrived at his house in Upper BroJk.street, from his ;eat in llu,:khvharnshire. An accident, attended s% it 11 neatly serious come quences, happened nn Tuesday afternoon to Mr. Alderman J. J. SMITH, who, passing through Coventegarden, chanced to place Ms foot upon a piece of orange peel, and in the endeavour to prevent his head being dasio.si against the wall, grasped at the iron railing near him, one of the spikes of which penetrated his right hand, and in dicted a severe wound ; we are happy, however, to learn no serious consequences are likely to arise. This morning, about two o'clock, a fire broke out in the house of Alr. Depard FAekicl, dealer in marine stores, in the Back-road, Shadwell, which entirely de stroyed the whole of the stock and furniture, and did considerable injury to the adjoining houses. New York Papers were received yesterday to the 21st Or. A letter from La Guayra of the With of March, received at New York, mention! the arrival of a French man of war dispatch, d by the Governor of Martinique, to give a_;,urauces that the French Government entertained the most perfect frirmship towaeds Cc lombia. The expedition from CUba, to recapture the Spanish fri gate Xeres, is represented to have returned to port without having accomplished its object. Letters were received yesterday from Malta, dated the 29th ult. The reports of peace with Algiers which had been circulated there, are acertained to have been unfounded, but the sole ground of difference understood still to subsist, was the removal of the English Consul who had given the original offence, which the DRY in sisted on, but was willing to make every other conces sion required of him: It is probable, therefore, that news will shortly arrive of a final accommodation. The ltevesrort, 74, was to tail from Malta on theist instant, to join the sqoadron off Algiers. The CAIBRIAN fri gate had sailed for Tunis, &c. and several ships of war were stationed at various points from which they could with greater facility afford protection to the British trade tiom the depredations of the pirates. His Bri tannic Majesty's sloop of war, the PANDORA, sailed with a convoy from Malta for Gibraltar, on the 27th of April, and on the same day she was joined by a small fleet from Smyrna, atter which the whole proceeded tOr the Gut. These letters confirm the accounts of the destruction of the arsenal at Cairo by hie, and state that it was not believed at Alexur,di ia, that the Pacha of Epypt would take any part in the expedition against the Greeks. The Royalist, of London, for Quebec, was spoken with on the Ist inst. in Lt. 44. long. 31. with less of bulwarks and main-topsail; hat. the , ecalenhdw, as b lh ea e rfn ik g lost. iii the c alsu, the Abeona, of Newcastle, for Que.- ,I.hOett3Oiltilifrueltla.iiind 15. `~ I -71 , 4'