Star. — London, England, 1828-02-04 00:00:00

BEDFORD, F/IllftlfAlt S. An elegant Ball took place at our Assembly Rooms on Friday List, which was attended by all the sur rounding Nobility. most of the Ladies present were attired in scarlet and gold, with black velvet caps, looped up with diamonds, in order, we presume, to correspond with the Gentlemen, who were dress ed in their full bunters' costume. Dancing commenced at half-put.ten o'clock, with a new set of fairy quadrilles. The company did not separate until past four o'clock WHI 11A AVIJARY 16. Sta—l am directed by the Marquis •f Lansdown to ouknow. sedge the receipt of your letter to the 12th inst. inclosing a modal from the Mayor, Recorder, Sheriffs,. and Sessions Grand Jury of the county of the city of Cork, relative to certain causes which tend 'to produce poverty and demoralization in Ireland. As the subject is one, the consideration of which belongs. to the local Government of Ireland, Lord Lansdown has directed me to transmit it, without delay, to Mr. Lamb, for the consideration of tleir•Escellezicies the Lords Justices of Ireland. I am, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, _ T SPRING RICE. Thomas Duncombe, Es . Mayor of - Cori. COU ' Cl t LAR. 'The Duchess of Kase gives a grand assembly to a very numerous luny of the Nobility and Gentry on the 15th instant, at her apart ments in the King's Palace, Kensington, previous to the marriage of the Princess FRODORR to the Prince of .Honentoia Lenox*. socsa. The marriage is fixed to take place es Abe lath instant, when his Meamrr, it is expected, will honour it with his presence to give the bride away. The ceremony will be performed MAe most private manner, the Members of the Royal Family only being present. Their Serene Highnesses will leave• England imme diately after. The Duchess of Cuisine, the Princess "PAWS of CAOOTATII. and the Prince of Hommossit Lavoninisoven; attended Divine Service at the Royal German Chapel, St. James's Palace, yesterday. Divine Service was performed before the Duchess of Kurt, and the Princesses VICTORIA and Fannon*, yesterday; In tire private Chapel in Kensington Palate. Prince Laoroso left town on Friday for his seat at Claremont. A Cabinet Council was held atebe Foreign Office, Downing-I - strut, about one o'clock on Saturday afternoon,which was attended by the Duke of WELIJpIOTOIN, Earls !daemons:, Deputy, and Allll3l - Viscounts Pauseusesse and Islgi.vtt.t.a, Lord Etzennosottea, Mr. Secretary Pw, Mr. Secretary Husetsson, the CHAPCILLLOR of the Racemes% Mr. COMILtfi GRAMM, and Mr.'l4lltallii. The Loan Cnaxceu.oa joined his colleagues some time after they had a s-embkd. • 'Me hiinist-rs sat in deliberation till lialf.past three o'clock. After the breaking up of the Cabinet,sthe Doke orWsLunitos Inman.led the reiult of the deliberalgoisa to hiilllAasser.at the ILIA Lodge, Windsor Park. ' Mr. Hammes came to town on Saturday morning from his seat .at Montreal, for the purpose of attending the Cabinet CopnEil. • Air. /luso:skis, after attending the Cabinet Council, proceeded • told; residence in Somenetlilace, and.after partaking of as early Ilinuer, left town. about Ave o'clock in his carriage and four for Liverpool. bir. WAII4WRIGHT, Secretary to the Members Air Liverpool, accompanied the Right Hon. Gentleptan. Air, Hos . mason was expected to proceed to Brick-bill...where he was to , -sleep, and would leave there at an early hour yesterday morning for Liverpool, where the Right Hon. Gentleinan, it was calculated, would arrive late at night,to avoid the fatigue of a public reception, The Bishop o(. Ltruoarr transacted business on Saturday at the liume Mee. Mr. Humes and Mr. Dames transacted business with the •Chancellor of the ' Eschetiiiir on Saturday, at his residence in Prince Esinamszr, the Austrian Ambassador, had an latertlew with Earl Mums' , on Saturday attire ForeignOffice,DoWnlni:streei. Sir Au:alums Gaam: gave a grand dinner on Friday at his residence in Privy Gardens. Mr. Secretary Past, the Speaker of the thaw of ilainnions,and Lord Euor were of the party. The Judge Advocate General transacted business on Satetrday 'at the reireign Office, Dawning-street. - - Air. Hamra left town yesterday morning for Harwich. hIVILIING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING. Sir John Cope's Hound; mee t on Wednesday, at Mr. Baker's, -Oakley ; and on Friday, at Thatcham Turnpike. Earl Fitavrilliania Hounds on Wednesday, at Waybridge Wood. Sir Jacob Astley's Hounds to-morrow, at Kennel ; Wednesday, Duker's Bridge ; and on Friday; at Beetky Chapel. General William Fitzroy:a Hounds on Wednesday, at littleshall ;- and on Friday, at Ea.'sky Rectory. The East Sumex.Fox Hounds on Thursday, at Plumpton. The Warwickshire Hounds m:morrow, at Ihnington. The Craven Hounds on Wednesday, at Greenham Common ; Friday, at Chisbury ; and on Saturday, at Hampstega Mill. N. F. H.—Mr. Nkoll's Hounds on Thursday, atilvorly Post; ...and on Saturday, at Demons Wood. The Marquis a Cleveland's Fox Hounds tansorrowZat Howden Dili; and Friday, at Gatherley Moor. • Lord Scarborough's Fox Hounds on Wednesday, at Rosdngton 'Bridge • and on Friday, at Sandbeck Park. • LAwd Yarborough's Fox Hounds on Wednesday, at Goxhill Cross Lanes; Friday, at Elkington Covi Pasture; and on Saturday, at Why lirailainla: Sir .Gen. Sitwdl'a Fox Hounds on Friday, at Masbrough Moor. . The York, and Ainaty Fox Hounds to-morrow, at Red House; Thursday, at Aklwaris Eddie- and no Saturday, at Stilling - fleet. The Lambton Fox Moulds no Tuesday, at Great ISnaintos; .Thursday, at Holdharth Bridge • and on Saturday, at Ertibleton. ,Sir Town Sykeis Fox Hou nds oe Wednesday, at the, top of -.Lenora Weld; and on Friday, at Horton Agnes. • ea* M. rd, r. is. eV en, any Kay: ark, rer luit, for A to ow. owa Idge. lent take BCC, 'ad tia to ad at rasa- I His Tbe • • • EDINBURGH, JAIL St. ' Illantaito Ctua or SCOTLAbiD.—The inclemency of the day originally fixed es foe the winter exhibition of the national garnes and sports en..ouraged and patronised by this •spirited Club, having occasioned a very inopportune interruption and produced much the Directors, anxious: to 'meet the wishes of the Society and the public, reeolved to -ay* themselves 'of the brat •faCourable opportunity to carry their object' into effect. • Accordingly yesterday, which was -a holiday, was with much propriety selected for the adjourned nalpinisiest, which tee& plate in Wirrender Perk, in the pre ;eandienff immense crowd ref spectatore, amounting, we should isprosepiofross tea to twelve thousand persons, a very consider- Able of whom were tenteelly debased females. The day was peculiarly propitious, and the spectacle altogether interest ing. Several equipages were on the ground, among which we ob• served that of the Karl of Brsedalbane; the band of the 98d regi ment were also in attendance, and at intervals played national airs. Tbe competition being confined to the members of the Club, the candidates for the different prises were not numerous ; but they were nevertheless keenly contested, and we observed a marked improvement in these manly exercises since the last exhibition and jar insailaire at Inchkeith. The following is a list of the different sports, whir the names *idle successful candidates, and the *nume rical expression of their prowesis Petting State of 4,ilb. weight-5 competitors. Extreme disisince thrown, 51 feet 4 inches—Adam Wilson, Esq. Hamster of 191 b weight —G compediets. Thrown 0 feet 4 inches—Adam Wilson, &q. Lemnos upright-5 competitors. Leap 40 inches.—Adain Wilma, Esq. • Foot race—Ewin C. Id' Neil, Esq yr, of Barra. , Tossing the Bar-6 competitors, S. llHDo~sll,Baq• Leap with a Run—Thornaa Mackenzie, Jeffrey, lisq. Hop, Step, and Jump—John Mitchell, Esq. The games of Club and Ball or Shinty and Omits, had to Ds withdrawn, as the competition could not he completed before daylight failed. Yesterday the Most Honourable ArtTilUß the Marquis of Deese, eklest son of the present Prime Minister of Great Britain, attained his majority, having been born on the sd of February, len. In honour of this event his Grace the Duke of Ws/amities gives a splendid dinner party at Apsley House. A dinner will gle be given at his Grace's seat, Strattheldsay. At Reading there will be two dinners, one public. the other confined to the friends of the True Blue came. A dinner will also be given at Basingstoke. The Eatl of Lonovoan, uncle of the young Marquis, will have a large party at his seat, Packenbam Hail, in Westmeath; end at Dangan emir, Meath, the birth place of the Premier, there will be an entertainment foe the tenantry. BURNS'S ANNIVERSARY. Is2B. Tuesday was celebrated the birth of Robert Barns, the Seouish Bard, at the White Swan Tavern, Shadwell High -street, London. 44bout thirty of the Bird'i ad mirers attended. A spirited address complimentary to the Bard, com posed by Mr. W. Routledge, a native of Brampton, in Cumberland, was recited by Mr. Stevenson. The Chairman, M. Smith Esq. gave the memory of Bores. Some of the author's favourite pieces were re cited by Messtr. Geddes, Stevenson, Smith ; and Gallowley. BOW-STREET—Tms DAY. THE MURDER IN MONTAGUE-PLACE. William Jones, the young man who has been in custody some time, charged upon suspicion with the musder of Mts. Jeffs, housekeeper to Mr. Lett, in Mon tape-plate, was brought up for re-examination. The 'only additional evidence against him was the production of a waistcoat, upon which were some red spots, which, however, Turzeman, the officer, who pro duced it, could not swear were marks of blood. Mr. HALLS then °gelled he saw some Gentlemen present with whom he had at the last examination some conversation as to a statement which appeared in the Newspapers, asserting that the prisoner at the bar was the only person who had visited-the deceased for some weeks before her death. He now called upon the reporter who bad published that statement to give up his authority. Mr. Acton ) a reporter, stepped forirard, and was sworn. He stated that he received it from Mr. Edmonds, Reporter of the Morning Chronicle, and he supplied the Reporter of the Herald withihe information. • Mr. Edmonds was here sworn; and he admitted the correctness of the information as detailed by the last witness, with the exception of one pact—he used the in definite term " some time" before Mrs. Jeff's death, not di weeks," as stated in the newspaper. Mr. HALLS called upon him to give up his authority. Mr. Edmonds refused in very positive tends. saying he was pledged to the person from whom he had re ceived the information not to give him up. Mr. HALLS made some remarks upon this statement, and ordered Mr. Edmonds to find bail himself in 4 , 01. and two sureties in 201. each, to appear at the trial to give evidence, Mr. Butler, the prisoner's Attorney, entered the office, and in reply to an observation from the Magistrate, said, he conscientiously believed the prisoner innocent of tl.e dreadful crime with which he was charged, although he was unfortunately placed under very peculiar cir cumstances! Mr. HALLS said it would not be any prejudice to the prisoner now to state that, if he was acquitted of the charge of murder, there were many other charges of felonyagainst him. He was then committed, 'and ordered to be brought up in a week upon another aflame. THE•LATE MURDER, AND CONFESSION OF •R. qmumm, THE BUTLER. , BAllary Fan. 4.—Friday morning the prisoner re quested the assistance of a clergyman, in consequence of which the Rev. Mr. Marshall;Chaplain to the Prison, was sent El., who, on entering, found the prisoner with the gaoler in attendance. Upon the Reverend Gentleman saying that he understood that the prisoner wi.bed his assistance, and that he had something to communicate, be desired to' kndw whether or not be wished it to be private? Upon his replying in the affirma ise, the gaoler, of course, retired, and the Reverend Gentleman having desired he would cons municate his wishes, his reply was, I cannot pray, for I have been a very wicked man, and have done many acts that are very improper, more particu larly the robbing my mistress." Upon.which.the Chap lin delicately remarked, 41 There must be some heinous offence weighing heavier upon your mind than this." At which remark the prisoner's lips quivered, and he became so agitated, that be was nearly fainting, and the gaoler was called up to give him a glass of water;, a ter which nothing further was stated by him. .Thel iChaplain of course immediately communicated the !purport of this interview to the Mayor; and on Sa turday morning at eight o'clock the Chaplain again visited him, when he made a .full confession of his guilt. He stated that there had been repeated quarrels of late between the deceased and himself, hr consequence of her declaring her belief that he had purloined a great deal of her mistress's property; and that on Saturday night, at half-past 11 o'clock, he was in his pantry packing up some things, when the de ceased Maria Ilrgnall came down again, and accused him of bad practices, and finished by saying, a Well, Ihavequite enough to hang you." He then insane diately-seizei a stick, and struck her a blow on the back part of the head. She then turned round and clung to him round the neck; and so strong did she hold him, that he could not shake her off. He tl.en pulled out his penknife and cut her throat., On Saturday morning the Magistrates attended early, and the prisoner's confession was reduced into a regular shape; but he was to so deplorable a state of mind and body as to be unable to stand, and quite unable to sign his name ; the same was therefore signed by the Ma gistrates, as having been witnesses to it. Nearly the whole this day was occupied in examining over again all the witnesses in presence of the prisoner, who, at seven o'clock in the evening, was fully committed for trial at the next assizes. A considerable quantity of property was found in the prisoner's private apartments, which has been identified and sworn to as belonging to Mrs. Cole, his mistress.— Bath Journal. Mr. HUSSISSON left town on Saturday afternoon, to meet lala former constituents le Liverpool. The election calms place to-morrow. The Earl and Countess of KIWWOULL and family left Dopplio Code oo Thondatloc hoodoo. - The Earl and Countess of Manavresu and family lease &owe Ina few dais fer Caen Wood. • LAW Lira ASSUAANCII SOCIATT.--011 Saturday this Society held" its Half Yearly Meeting, which was •ery numerously attended. The Report of the Auditor was read and agreed to. It gave a •ery gratifying account of the &gibbing state of the - Institution. Amongst the busiriess of the day was the Confirmation of a reso lution passed at the last Half Yearly Meeting, that the office of Secretary be abolished, and the duties be per formed by the Actuary. Mr. Charles F. William's mov _ ed the confirmation of the resolution. Mr. Oliver Ferrer sewnded the proposition. Mr. Turner !emu kid, that the matter had been gravely considered, and that the inutility of the office wai practically puttied, by the du ties of it being well performed by the actuary, for the last seer months. The-resolution *As then put from the Chair, and confirmed. NAVAL INTELLIG ENCE. The Albners of Aberdeen, has been taken by lbs-General au Martin pritotee;vand was spoitartskiron the Deeensbitrit lat. 16. long. 31. Extract of a letter front Calcutta, dated July 21 :—" The Sofro, j from hence to New South Wales, which vessel was purchased to carry the cargo of the Active that got on shore on Saugor Sand and returned here, sailed in the early part of the N.E. Monsoon, and as she bad not arrived on the 17th of May, nor been heard of at any of the intermediate ports, it L feared that she must bare foun dered at sea." CUISAVIN, ItICVAILY 21.—Ths Red Buoy is driven from its station, and lies in tan fathoms water on the Vogel Sand, about four miles to the North of its place." The rest of the buoys are ly ing is all directions in the channel of the river. The two light boats are gone to Heligoland. JANUAILY 30.—The light vessel No. 1 (Ouster) was not at her station tbiLmorning. The light vessel No. 2 (Inner) was at her station. The river was entirely clear of ice. Fautouvu, Fessuaar 1 and 2.—WindW.toW.N.W.—Affived the Princeu Elizabeth packet, from the Mediterranean; sailed from Corfu the 12th December, Malta 20th, Gibraltar 29d, and Cadiz 24th: Sailed the Duke of Kent packet, for Lisboa; Re covery, PAITIRION, for Bombay; Catherine Elizabeth, for Bata via; and William, TAYLOR. for Rio Janeiro. PLYMOUTH FIRRUARY 4.—Wind W . — Arrived theDavtd, Riot. •RDS, from Oporto. PORISMOUtih Fxsavaare 2 and 3.—Wind W.—Arrived the 1 4 mate. tranwort, Musa., front Malta. Put back the &ling Grove, Faccouza, for Dominica. Mat,, FICIIIWART N.N.W.--Arrived from London the Mersey, &EASILY, for Barbadoes; Berwickshire, hanntr)w, fcr Bengal; and his Majesty's ship Gloucester, for Lisboa. Arrived the Countess of . Errol, HaNDISSON, from I:eghorn. PROM THE HAMPSHIRE TELEGRAPH, PEE. 2. Oa Thursday, his Majesty's skip Asia, 84, Captain Edward Curzon, C.B. (late the flag-ship of Vice . Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, G C. 8.); Albion, 74, Captisin John Acworth Ommaney, C.B. and the Rose, 18, Commander William Wellesley, which ships formed part of the squadron that fought the gallant and ar• duous battle of Nava' in, *stilted f. oin Malta, whence they sailed on the 29th December. Sir Edward Cod rington's flag was left flying in the Talbot, 28, Captain Hon. Frederick Spencer, C. 13. It cannot be expected, having had occas oa to recur so often to the battle of Navarin i and drawn our information from such various sources, that we have now many new facts to commu nicate. When we reflect on the dreadful nature of the battle, Us the circumstances have been related to us by the victors, it is a consolation to know that the con test was unavoidable; that it was evident, from• the faithless, treacherous conduct of the Turkish Comman• der, in the movements of the fleet under his command, during the period of a month previous to the action, that the treaty for the liberation of Greece from Turkish tyranny and cruelty could not be carried into effect but by force of arms. This appears to be a universal im pression upon our officers, was equally felt, we are assured, by our brave allies, and has since been con firmed by the words of the Egyptian Commander him self. We have it confirmed by the boarding Officers, that the two ships of the line, which bore the flags of the Turkish and Egyptian Commanders had one thou sand and fifty men killed and wounded. The car nage was so dreadful—the sight was so appalling— that, as they passed along the decks, humanity was affected at the sight,— they turned away, and did not visit those parts where the calls of duty did not direct than. There is no doubt but that the Turkish Admiral had for some time contemplated a ;contest, and conse quently with the known characteristics of his country men, he had with the most savage cruelty determined to blow up his ships, wish all their remaining crews, rather than make an honourable surrender to a vim torious adversary.. All his ships, there is reason to believe, were previously prepared with combustible trains, or fitted as fire ships, to effect this horrible pur pose ; and so determined were the means employed, that several of the large ships which blew up, not only were torn into fragments, but the concussion upset the smaller vessels which lay near to them, and threw their crewel into a scarcely less horrible abyss and equally certain death. It was found that our ships had a great advantage in well practised gunnery ; not a shot was fired by them that did not do some execution, whilst it sires evident that the Turks fired high, and at random,;by which our ships sustained the greatest loss in their masts 'and rigging, and those of the crew suffered most who wore posted on the poop, forecastle, and quarter deck. Their guns were loaded with almost every kind of de structive instrument, besides shot, known in the art of war ; each of the line of battle ships was - fitted with four guns on a side, of about ten inch bore, to fire marble shot, which passed through the sides of ,our strips, and then broke and flew about in piece; these shot each weighed 1201 b. It will appear. we think, that Sir Edward Codling ton's instructions were, to oblige the Turkish and Egyptian ships to return to their respective ports of departure—Constantinople and Alexandria, and to re-. main there whilst the negociations were going on at Constantinople for the settlement of the affairs of Greece, according to the Treaty of London. He was to understand that this was the unalterable determine- don of the Allied Powers, and therefore if, after using all means of expostulation and of persuasion with Ibrahim Pacha, he should still persist in offensive ope ' rations against the Greeks, be was to warn him of the danger he was incurring by his conduct, and at last resort to shot to oblige him to comply. Sir Edward undertook to convoy Ibrahim Pacha's division of the armament back to Constantinople, and Moharem Bey's to Alexandria, free from all danger or molestation from either Lord Cochrane or any of the Greek forces. In the last interview Sit Edward had with Ibrahim, he forewarned him that any resistance to this intention must be attended with the capture of his ships : Ibrahim replied, " You may destroy them, but you will never capture them." This expression was understood to mean, that he would himself give orders for their destruction, should any collision take place between them; and which he fulfilled nearly to the letter, ai not more than three ships of the whole fleet were seen to strike their colours. Table Pacha (the Turkish Admiral) went on board the Asia the next morning ; in conversation on what had passed, he shed tears at the destruction of his ships.— It is known that the Egyptian Admiral's (Moharem Bey) ship had a considerable quantity of money on board. It appears, by the last accoents from Navarin Bay (brought to Malta by the Parthian), that three of the Egyptian frigates bad been put into such a state of refitment, as may possibly, if they do ant meet with bad wegther, enable them to reach Alexandria; into one of these ships the treasure had been put. Neither of the Ad miral's snips was totally destroyed ; their crews cut their cables, and they drifted on shore. Never were ships so beaten as those composing the Turkish fleet ; we are as sured that scarcely a hand's breadth space appeared in their sides, that was not shot through, some ports were literally beaten in, the guns were dismounted, and fell in upon, the crippled decks. The Asia and Albion have not suffered much in their hull ; they would not have returned to England, if their services had been further required, as they wanted only lower masts and spars, to put them again into a state of efficiency for service. Commodore Sir Thomas Staines had left Malt} in the Isis, to succeed Capt.:Hamilton. C.E. In the command of the detached squadron in the Archi; Asp. The Cambrian will retstrato England, baying treen several years employed. in j.hat.service. The following ships were left at Mahar-Talbot (with he flag of Sir Edward Codriegton); DartmbOth, Rifle man. Parthian. Artsdne, Rattlesnake, 'Pelican, Jasperw Philomel, and Zebra, and the Russian squadron under Rrar Admiral Count Heiden. The Warspite sailed for Corfu on the 25th of December. The Asia' was towed into heibour this afternoon by the Canon steamer ; on her passing the.batteries, her gallant crew were cheered by the troops and inhabia rants, and by the crews of the different ships in the hare boor as she passed. them ; they manned the rigging, and acknowledged the honourable compliMent with hearty cheers. The Albion and Rose will come in on Monday. The Albion is to be paid off. Passengers by the Asia— , Commanders, J. Monday acrd It. F Gambier, of the Navy ; Mrs. Wylly, relict of Colonel Wylly, and family; Captain Wellesley and lieutenant Bucknor of the Mel I, Lieut. Jackson, ItOth Regiment ; Lieut. St. John, k. N. and Mrs Leonard, Assistant Surgeon, 55th Regiment. By the Albion—Mr. Primrose Lyons, late Surgeon of the Glasgow. lay the Rose Commanders Hamilton, Haye, Spencer Smytlayand Tonskins. • The Cato transport left Malta for this port on the 29th ult. with condemned stores and invalids. On Wednesday his Majesty's ship Alligator, 28,,Ca pt. Wm. Pitt Canning, arrived from the North American station,last from Halifax, in 16 days—her Commander having returned home in consequence of the death of his illustrious and universally lamented father. The Alliv gator brought no political news whatever. On Tuetclay the Revenge, 78, Captain Narborne Thompson, and on Wednesday the Melville, 74, Capt. Henry Hill, went out of harbour, fitted for withdrawing the troops from Portugal. The Gloucester, 74, Captain Sydney Horton, at Sheerness, has been fitted for the same service, as well as the Ocean and Windsor Castle, at Plymouth. The Terror bomb, Captain David Wipe, 'sailed on Tuesday for Malta. The following Commanders ha* been promoted to the rank of Captain, for their gallant condu:t in the battle of Navarin: ------ - Commander J. N. Campbell, Albion • tion..Wm. Brisk ; Lord Viscount Ingestrie, Philomel ; Lewis Davies, Rose—and ap. pointed to the Ariadne. The following will be promoted so soon as they have served their regulated term in commission, twelve months. vit...-Commander Richard Dickenson, Genoa (now corn. mending the Wasp); It. L. 13Xynes, Asia; and George /3. /Satin, Mosquito. The following Lieutenants have been promoted to the rank of Commander Lieuts. Thomas Dille, W. Wellesley, sad Joseph Nias-.and appoltred to the several commands of the BHA, Hose, and Ala crity; Spencer Smyth, Dartmouth ; Juba Drake, Albion ' • John Monday, Gl a sgow ;P.Ck ' • Cambrian ; John Hamilton, Brisk ; R. S. Hay, Talbot ; S. a. Tomlin', Philomel; R. F..Gambier, Asia; G.DanieU,Nltisquito (when he has served his two years afloat.) Messrs. R. C. Johnson and T. L. Massie, Asia, are promoted to be Lieutenants of that ship; Mr. Lavington, Warspite; and Mr. Tindall, Talbot, to be Lieutenants of the Rose ; Mr. Ryan, Cam brian; and Mr. Burrowes, Dartmouth, to the rank of Lieutenant. The following promotiotis and appointments have . lately taken place in the Squadron on tlatCoast of Africa : • North Star, Lieutenant James Francis Browne, late senior Mid. shipman of the Sybille, invalided, and came home in the Conflict ; Mr. .1. C. Taylor, Purser of that ship, embarked in the Conflict, died on the passage home ; Mr. J. MacCannell, Surgeon, invalided; Mr. D. Goalen, Master, coming home in the Reit, which was to sail from Sierra Leone about the beginning of February ; Lieut. Fred. Mather, promoted from the Sybille, into the North Star, vice Browne, invalided; Mr. R F. Roberts, Clerk of Sybille, to be Purser of North Star ; Mr. Thomas Robertson, Supernumerary Surgeon of the Sybille, to the North Star; Mr. Alexander Croarible; Master of the Primrose, exchanged into the Esk. on account of ill health; Mr. W. Salter, Purser of the Sybille, to be acting Agent Victualler at Sierraltne ; Mr. George klozon, acting Purser a the Rek, removed 't6" the ; Mr. W. Harris, lace Clerk of Conflict, to be acting Purser oldie Rik; Mr. William Brown, acting Master of the Clinker, to act in the Primrose. The Conflict sailed from Sierra Leone on the 18d December last, when the Sybille was refitting there, intending to sail in about a fortnight for the Bights of B nin and Biafra, when the rest of the squadron would be stationed on other parts of the coast. Lieutenant J. W. Pritchard, Ist of his M ijesty's ship Britaonia, is promoted to the rank of Commander, having held his rank twenty years. He _viva iAid.de- Camp to Earl Northesk, in the battle of Tvd i algar.. Lieutenant Hon. A. Duncowbe, and :Air, Ward, Purser, are appointed to the Challenger.- 4. • • That fine and favourite frigate the Blonde, was com- Missioned on Monday by Captain Edmund Lyons.— Lieutenants Hon. E. R. Cutz m and Sydney Charles Mitres, Mr. Pearce Power (a), Surgeon, and Mr. Ds Burns, Assistant, are appointed to her. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, VIARK.LA NE, Fent:may 4. In kdditiow to a large quantity of last irekk's supplies that re. mained unsold, we had A good arrival this morning from Ewes, Kent, and Suffolk, and although the mealbig trade was very heivy, st►ll fine dry samples of Wheat obtained the price of this day se'nnight A but thee was no demand for the ordinary qualities. Batley, owing to the magnitude of the arrival, vitas ettremely dull sale, and the finest picked samples obtained only Ms • pre quarter. Beans and Peas, of both descriptions, were vety dull sale, at the quotitioa below. Oats were as near as possible the same pike is last Mon day, but thy, quantity sold was rather trifling. In Mut and other articles there is no alteration. Wheat, Kent & Ease:, SO, 69s Suffolk. 50s 00s Norfolk, 45. 4ss _ . „ Peas, Grey UN 401 Beans, Small (new) 40$ Tick t (arm) 30* 40s Rye ;kr 34$ Barley 30s 341 Malt 56, 60i Peas, White 361 31Is Boilers 40$ 444 Oats, Potatoe Poland 24s 2$ Feed 163 20s Flour, per sack, 455. 50S. Rapeseed 201 236 per last: &Asa wan. Wheat, English quer kers 6,009 Foreign Oats Amlialmol Do. Foreign --e- Irish Oats Do. Irish 42 Beans, qrs. • 2,185 Barley, British 10,936 I P e as 1,676 Malt, British 8,392 English Flour, sacks 12,922 Oats 9,350 American do. barrels SMITHFIELD MARKET, FES/VARY 4. In the Beef trade thee is no alteration of the least moment from our Report of last week, the ben Stots reaching 4s. dd. to Ss. per stone ; and the larger Beasts being 3s. 6d. to 4s. 4d. per stone. In the Mutton trade, prime young Downs are worth as high as Sa. 4d. per stone; and coarser Ewes and Sheep are 3s. 6,1. to 3s. ad. per stone. In the price of Veal there is an improvement from I.st market-day, prime young Calves being 6s. 6d. to 7s. per stone; and coarser Veal Ss. 6d. to 6s. In the Pork trade, dairy-fed Meat is Os. to 6s. 4d. per stone; and large Hogs Ss. to Ss. 6d. per stone.-- Beasts, 2,541 ; Sheep, 15,926; Pigs, 130 ; Calves, 106. Beef, per stone, 3s. 6d. to 51. hlutton, 31. 6d. to Ss. 4d. Veal, ss. 6d. to 7s. Pork, Ss. to 6s. 4d.-Hay, per load, 23 101. to 5 ; Clover, 24 to AS 10s: Straw, 21 ris. to 21 16s. LIVERPOOL, Fre: d- COTTON. -Tbe Import this week is 15,693 bags, and the tales are 9,180 bags, at barely last week's prices.-Advices from Vew York of sth January, continue the quotation of Thslands at to 1044. but the Premium of Exchange had fallen, being 104 d. to 1 id. which in t i h i e *d irogar market have been on on s 2 u 9t aA h i De . Bc . a very l im i te d sca le, the sales not exceeding 500 Mids. but prices have been fully support ed ; n othin g has been done in East India or Foreign. C.-waThlgeuotrteandsa"ctlioinds, Puovisiores.-There has been a fair business done in Butters dur ing the week, and prices remain pretty steady ; Beelines off slowly. It is understood that Lord Wm: BabilflNCK is, if not already arrived, on his way to town. A fire broke out on Friday night at Woolwich, in the Royal Artillery Hospital. The garrison beat to arms, and,prompt assistance wis rendered by persons accus tomed to deal with fire, and was very soon subdued. A file of Montreal and Quebec papers has reached as to . the 30th' of December. Their contents show that the majority of the population by no means • agree wi h the hasty and intemperate opposition made by the Ca nadian ParliaMent to Lord Dalhousie. • 4 16.4, ' '1 ,~ . ~ I I