Star. — London, England, 1825-03-31 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The British scheeoet Isabella, ARNOLD, sailed from Kingston, Jamaica, on the IYtk of January, for Havant's's, ender convoy of his Majesty ' s ship Promos, parted the same night, and has been taken by a Colombian privateer. Bansuaou, pea* Buroan, Mown 21.—Friday morning, the Thomas Jackson, TAYLOR, of and from Hull to Leith and the River Plate, struck en the Crumston Rock, Faren Islands, and immediately became a wreck and sunk. The master's wife and five of the crew were drowned. FALMOUTH. MARCH 29.—Wind E.—Arrived the Mary Ellen, Dowatnson, from Liverpool for Colombia. Off the port, the Mi randa, Wn.nooose, from Demerara, in 40 days. PLYMOUTH, Molten 29.—Wind E.—Sailed the Lloyds, Wnt ricasorrost ; Perseverance, lissoirr, and Elizabeth, Moose, for America; Importer, Alums, and A ccession, RooDast, for Ham. burgh ; and Europe, Wau.s, for Quebec. Arrived off the port, the Olinda, —, from Pernambuco. PORTSMOUTH ' MARCH SO.—Wind E.—Put back the Supe rb, Gateau, for Rotterdam, from China. Sailed the Commerce. Fiuuao, for Pernambuco • and Albion, Hatt, for Quebec. • DIAL, MARCH 3o.—Wind R.N.B.—Passed through for the River, the Sheen —. from Demerara and Cossack, Toms, from Alexandria — the latter remains. Pas sed through front the River, the Robert and Ann, HUITLY •' Colombia, TAYLOR; and Hopewell, Dossots, for Queb e c ; Avon,Dzuerrza, for Grenada; Union, ----, for Smyrna; Norfolk, Gana, for Smyrna; and Atlas, Hum for the Cape and India. HARWICH, MARCH 30.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Tweets, from Portsmouth, to take on board Admiral Puusene. &MINIMS, MARCH 30.—Sailed the Diadem transport, for the Downs. LITIRTOOL, MARCH 29.—Wind N.—Arrived the Odessa, PAY. TWOS, from Smyrna ; and Pretty Lass, HAMILTOII, from Sicily. CUSTOMHOUSE, MARCH 30. Slurs Btrezaan irwaups--Friends, from Waterford; Com. merce, and Rotterdam, from Rotterdam ; Venus, from Leith ; Neptune, from Ostend ; Seeman, from Bremen ; Hate, and Pre mium, from Hamburgh. Elovaasn Ouvwaans--Sir David Ogilby, for Malta. CLUILING Oorwaans—George, for Jamaica; Mary, for St. Vincent's ; Security, for Van Diemen's Land ; and Jane, for Quebec. Accounts from Cadiz state, that on the 10th of this month, the anniversary of the massacres ordered by General Campana, all the city went spontaneously into mourning; and that in a brilliant concert which was given in the evening of the same day, not a single Spa niard was to be seen ; that there was only there thirty four Ladies, all belonging to foreign families established at Cadiz. Besides the great works at which the French are at present employed in the fort and Island of Leon, they are occupied in fortifying the coast from San Lucar to Algesiras. The same letters which inform us of these things say, that Cadiz daily loses a portion of its population, creating an appearance of desolation. An absurd report was got up yesterday by some in terested speculators, of a counter-revolution in Mexico. It is sufficiently refuted by the fact, that, owing to the stare of the wind, there has been no arrival for several days past from that part of the world. Accounts from Spain state, that mines of gold and silver have lately been discovered in the Valley of Santa Atma, in Estremadura, and that the Km has given orders not only to allow, but to encourage the labours and researches of those who addicted themselves to those pursuit:. Advices from China state, that some failure had taken place in the rice crops of many provinces of that empire, and that a scarcity of that necessary article was apprehended by the Government. In consequence of this the EMPEROR has published an Edict, declaring that all ships or vessels importing cargoes of rice into Canton, shall be exempted from the payment of all duties and port charges whatsoever. In consequence of a dispute upon a most trifling affair, too of the Body Guards fought a duel at Paris on Sunday, when one of them was killed, and the other so seriously wounded that he is not expected to survive. Lieutenant-Colonel COOPER, of the Somersetshire Militia, and Groom of the Bedchamber to his Royal Highness the Duke of CLAIMER, was on Thursday last elected, by the Freemen of the Borough of Dart mouth, one of their Representatives in Parliament, in the place of the Hon. Colonel STANHOPE., deceased. DREADFUL EXPLOSIONOII the 22d instant the fol lowing melancholy occurrence took place at the colliery at Kirkby Park, in Nottinghamshire :—About eight o'clock in the morning a most violent explosion of in flammable air, commonly called wild-fire, happened in one of the coal-pits there, by which Charles Braddow, an industrious man, with a family of seven children, and his wife far advanced of the eighth ; Benjamin Braddow, his son, and three other youths, the oldest nut more than twelve years of age, fell a sacrifice to the fiery element. Several others were severely injured, but hopes are entertained of their recovery.—An In quest was held on three of the bodies on the 23d, be tore THOMAS Witmer, Gent. Coroner, when a verdict was returned that their death was casually occasioned from the explosion as above..—Boston Gagette. A reprieve has been received for Henry Robinson and lianas Rigby, who were convicted of an atrocious burglary in the dwelling-house of Martha Anduw, at Clayton-le-Woods. Robert Robinson, found guilty of the same offence, is left for execution, and the dread ful sentence of the law is expected to be carried . into effect on Saturday next. Robert Latin and Wil lmar Wilma, for maliciously shooting, and William Desokurst, for sheep-stealing, in whose cases sentence of death was recorded, are to be imprisoned until his Ma. jesty's pleasure is known.—Liverpool Paper. DARING ROBSERIRL—MT. La Comte. of Little Res. sell -street, was stopped in the London-road, on Toes. day night, by a gang of four or five persons, knocked down, and robbed of his watch and some silver, wises the robbers separated round the Obelisk .— Mr. Hoare Townshend, a painter, in Holborn, was knocked down and robbed in a similar manner, near St. Giles's Church, on Monday night, and the thieves escaped through the rookeries opposite, where any attempt to follow would be useless. Thursday se'nnight, at Messrs. Miserly and Co.'s factory, at Aberdeen, was building. where a new mill about 20 men were employed in carrying up a metal wall pillar, when the gangway by which they were ascending, being unequal to the great weight, broke in the middle, by which the whole were precipitated from a iheight of between 20 and SO feet to the ground. Ten of the men were variously bruised and injured, eight of whom were carried to the Hospital, where one died the tiliDe night, and two others are not expected to recover. The remaining part, although not so mach hurt as to endanger their lives, have yet suffered considerably. COWLEY observes, that " it is a hard and nice sub ject for a man to write of himself; it grates his own heart to say anything of disparagement, and the reader's tars to hear anything of praise from him." " Why do you not acn.re my daughter ?" said the late Lady A um' as to a tientletnan....." Because," said he, " I am actually no judge of painting."—" But sway," rejoined her Ladyship, not in the least discou. (cited, y, u never saw as angel that was sat painted." Church rt. bb-Ties continue to be vt ry frequent in the Netherlands. y I. ELOPEMENT& . • One of these romantic adventures has just critutred in the family of a wealthy mei chant in the City. The young Lady, Who has not yet attained her 16th yeat, and is heiress to a considerable fortune in her own right, was residing at a Boarding School on the Windsor. road, where an acquaintance commenced, rather accidentally, with the partner of her present flight, who was resident in the vicinity of the school, in the humble capacity of valet to a Gentleman of Fashion. Ur:luckily, as is too often the case, the latter took singular pleasure in dressing out his fellow (as the phrase is) in the ex treme of elegance, so that the man was generally mis taken for the master, and vice versa. Possessing a tolerable address, with an immense stock of assurance, this Gentleman's gentleman contrived to ingratiate himself so far into the unhappy girl's good graces, as to be favoured with several appointed meetings ; in the course of which, he induced her to elope with him, which she did, on Sunday evening. When she was missed, the Lady, to whose charge she was committed, dispatched a messenger to her father's, in the supposition that, hav ing taken umbrage at a remonstrance made by her Governess a few days previously, on account of inatten tion to her studies, she had nr rely gone home to complain to her father—as young Lsdies of her age are generally disposed to consider any infringement on their pleasures, an unwarrantable exercise of authority. The distress of a parent, on receipt of such a piece of in telligence, may be better conceived than desctibed— an inquiry was directly made, and it was ascertained that the fugitives had set off for the Metropolis, by one of the stages, on the evening that the young Lady left school. Oa Monday, strict search was made, and it appeared that the lovers had taken a temporary refuge at a house in Margaret-street, Westminster, but were actively preparing for a trip to the Hymeneal goal at the other side of the Tweed. In consequence of this intelligence, the enraged falter applied for advice to the Magistrates of the Queen-square Police-office, who of course told him by all means to exercise his paren tal authority, and with the aid of a constable, if neces sary, force his daughter away. With this design he proceeded to the house, but what was his mortification, when he discovered, that the person of whom he came in search had already gone, the fellow having learned the steps that were taking by the justly enraged parent of his intended ; and as they had taken their departure without a moment's notice to the Lady in whose house they lodged, no possibility of tracing them could be bad, and as a last resource, application was made to the fellow's master, to ascertain what description of character his faithless valet sustained previously, but the information received in that quarter was by no means consolatory to the wounded feelings of a parent; as the master intimated a belief that the fellow was ready snarried to another. The father and friends of the unhappy girl entertain not the least doubtthat they have gone off to Scotland, to complete their ill-sorted union, which will, if the suspicions of the fellow's mas ter prove correct, be dissolved by a charge of bigamy being preferred against the husband. Another elopement took place on Tuesday morning. from the neighbourhood of Gower-street, Bedford square. The parties were Miss S a rich heiress, turned twenty years of age, and the son of a Baronet. Trace has been had of the parties, and the pursuers are in full chase northward. The Lady, accompanied by a manservant, did not return home from a perambu lation of the neighbouring squares, nor has the footman been as yet returnable. MELANCHOLT ACCIDINT.— Yesterday afternoon, as J. DUNLOP, Esq. son of General DUNLOP, M.P. for Kirkcudbright, was riding in Piccadilly, his horse took fright and gallopped off at full speed. Mr. DUNLOP endeavoured to stop his career, but the reins broke, and the animal, finding himself at liberty, increased his speed. Mr. DunLor endeavoured to throw himself from the saddle, but his feet getting entangled in the stirrups, be was precipitated with such violence on the stones, that his skull was fractured. He was conveyed to , St. George's Hospital, where he now lies without hope of recovery.—Mr. DUNLOP returned from the Univer sity on Sunday last. The horse was stopped at Hyde Park, where it came in contact with the iron railing, sad was greatly injured. EXIECUTION AT HORMAIG—MOIIdIIT last, George Dare, convicted on Friday last of the murder of Thos. Sawyer, and whose trial was inserted in the STAR of Monday, underwent the awful sentence of the law. At twelve o'clock the Sheriff proceeded with the usual formalities to claim the body of the criminal : he was delivered-as, the Officers, and conducted to the New Drop in front of the Gaol, where, after prayers being read by the Clergyman, he was lauached into eternity, behaving apparently with the utmost obduracy, without uttering a single prayer. CURIOUS FACT. —A short time since was performed by a select party from the Lingfield and Crowhurst Choir, in the cavity of a yew-tree, in the latter church yard, several select pieces from HANDEL's Messiah, viz. the Overture, u Comfort ye my People." and the chorus following, and finished with the Hallelujah Chorus. The said tree is thirty-six feekin circumference, and is now in a growing state. The interior was fitted up as a room, and was sufficiently large to contain the performers. The company, which were numerous, were highly gratified with the performance, it being of so novel a nature; at the conclusion, they retired to the Star Inn, Lingfield, where the evening was spent in the greatest conviviality, attended by the Catch and Glee Club. On clearing out the interior of the above tree some years since, was discovered a 71b. cannon ball, which, no doubt, had been fired into it, it being obliged to be cut from the solid part of the tree. Maundy Thursday is called in Latin Dies Mandati, the day of the command, being the day on which our Loan washed the feet of his Disciples, as recorded in the second lesson. This practice was long kept up in the monasteries. After the ceremony, liberal donations were made to the poor, of clothing and of silver money, and refreshment was given them, to mitigate the se verity of the Fast. A relic of this custom is still pre served in the donations dispensed at St. James's on this day, and the modern ceremonies at Rome are numerous. In 1795, when a war with Fiance was agita•rd, on account of the conduct of that country to the Dutch, a Gentleman in company said, impetuously, 4. D—tt the Dutch; burn their towns." •' Rati er," replied Lady Wintringham, Usidam them, and sink them." The following epitaph is on an old tomb-stone in a church-yard at Sheffield Here lies the bait of Sarah Sexton, Who, ass wife, did Never vex one—: We ain't say so much ter het at emit Moog 0 • g oe. • I'EMALE 'wrongs FOR APfI , . • atom us 154.1.1 aassasna.m. BALL Daiss.—(tier a white satin slip, a . dress of Japanese pill pose, or tulle, with a full rouleau gauge next the shoe, entwined by narrow straps of etberial blue satin in bias: at some district .above this ornament are bouquets of blue Cbina-astres without foliage; the stalks of white satin, and each bouquet confined at the extremity of the sulks with a full rosette of white satin, which gives a richness to this simply-elegant embellishment. The corsage is of white satin, with the bust beautifully marked out by crossed bouffant draperies of the same light material as the dress; the space of the corsage next the tucker part is laid in small plaits across, and a narrow ornament of Vandyke blond finishes k where the neck is but very partially displayed ; the sleeves are short and very full, and their ornaments correspond with that of the rouleau at the bottom of the skirt. The hair is arranged very full, with curls and bows, and very short at the ears. A string, formed of several rows of pearls, crosses the upper part of the forehead, in an oblique direc tion ; another, of the same description, divides the bows in front, on the summit of the head : bouquets of blue China-astres are placed at detached, and equal distances, in the most becoming manner among the curls and bows. The earrings and necklace are of turquoise-stones. Some Ladies introduce the French fashion of wearing a bouquet composed of the same flowers that ornament the dress, with a few sprigs of myrtle, very near the hollow of the arm, on the left side of the bust. %wring Daess.—A pelisse of lavender-coloured gros de Naples, trimmed next the hem with two full rouleaux of the same mate rial; above which, is a border composed of detached bouquets of the leaves of the water-lily richly grouped together, fastened at the base with rings formed of narrow rouleaux, and each led edged round by a rouleaue of satin. The collar of the pelisse is narrow, but stands up, somewhat in the French style. A kind of full robing comes from each shoulder, and narrows, en bigwise, at the bust, till it terminates in a point under the belt : these robing, are confined in several places by small puffs of satin ; and the mancherons, the. fulness of which is not perceptible, are finished with the same or nament which composes the robings. The sleeves have three nar row bracelets, or straps, close to each other at the wrists, fastened each by a button of the same material u the pelisse. The hair is arranged in the Grecian style, with a cornette of lace, with a very full border; over which is a bonnet of lavender-grey gros de Naples, with bows of crape of the same colour edged with white blond, broad, and of a handsome pattern ; two very long and broad lappets of the same material, and edged also with blond, confine this tasteful bonnet under the chin. The shoes are of kid, the co lour of the pelisse. DECISION OF THE GREAT CHESS MATCH, Between LONDON and EDlNaunam. The game at Chess between the Clubs of London and Edin. burgh, recently decided, has excited an unusual degree of interest among the admirers of that scientific game; and, in compliance with the wishes of several of our Readers, we again insert an ac curate list of the moves. The game has frequently before been played, when the adverse parties were at a much greater distance than London and Edinbnrgh, and is easily done by written com munications of the respective moves, though this is necessarily very tedious. "mum, insite—Eanauftam, W. King's Pawn two squares—B. The same. W. Kiog's Knight to his Bishop's third square—B• Queen's Knight to her Bishop's third square. W. Queen's Pawn two squares—B. The Pawn takes the Pawn. W. The King's Bishop to Queen's Bishop's fourth square— B. The same. W. The Queen's Bishop's Pawn one square—B. The Queen to King's second square. W. The King castles—B. The Pawn at W. Queen's fourth square takes the Pawn. W. The Queen's Knight takes the Pawn.—B. The Queen's Pawn one square. W. The Queen's Knight to the adverse Queen's fourth square. B. The Queen to her second square. W. The Queen's Knight's Pawn two squares,—B. The Queen's Knight takes the Pawn. W. The Queen's Knight takes the Knight.-. 4. The King's Bishop takes the Knight. W. The King's Knight to the B. King's Knight's 4th square— B. The King's Knight to the Rook's third square. W. The Queen's Bishcp to the Queen's Knight's 2d square— B. The King to his Bishop's square. W. The Queen to her Knight's third square—B. The Queen to the King's second square. W. The King's Knight takes the King's Bishop's Pawn—B. The King's Knight takes the Knight. W. The Queen takes the Bishop—B. The King's Knight to the King's fourth square. W. The King's Bishop's Pawn two squares—R The Knight takes the Bishop. 17. W. The Queen takes the Knight—B. The Queen's to the King's Bishop's second. N. W. The Queen to her Bishop's third square—B. The Queen's Bishop to the King's third square. 19. W. The King's Bishee's Pawn one square—B. The Queen's B. to the W. Queen's Bishop's fourth square. 20. W. The King's Rook to the King's Bishop's fourth square— B. The Queen's Knight's Pawn two squares. 21. W. The King's. Pawn one vinare—B. The Queen's Pawn takes the Pawn. W. The Queen takes the Pawn—B. Th. King's Rooks Pawn one square. W. The queen's Rook to the King's square.—B. The King's I Rook to its second square. SC W. The King's Bishop's Pawn Ise squue.—B. The King's Knight's Pawn two squares. 35. W. The King's Rook, to B. King's Bishop's fourth square.— B. The Queen's Rook's Pawn two squares. 26. W. The Queen checks at B. Queen's Bishop's fourth square.— B. the King to his Knight's square. 27. W. The King's Rook takes King's Knight's Pawn, checking.— B. The Rook's Pawn takes the Rook. 28. W. The Queen takes the Pawn, checking.—B. The King to his Bishop's square. 29. W. The Queen to the B. Queen's Bishop's fourth square, check ing.—B. The King to his Knight's square. $O. W. The Queen to the B. Queen's Knight's 4th square, check. ing.—B. The King to his Bishop's square. 31. W. The Queen's Bishop to the Queen's fourth.—B. The King's Bishop to the King's third. 32. W. The Queen's Bishop to the B. Queeni Bishop's 4th, cheek _ ing.--B. The King to Isis square. 35. W. The Queen to the adverse Queen's fourth square.—B. The Queen's Rook took its third square. 34. W. The Queen to the B. Queen's Knight's second square.— B. The Queen to the King's Rook's fourth square. 35. W. The King's Bishop's Pawn one square, checking.—B. The King takes the Pawn. $6. W. The Queen's Rook to the King's Bishop's square, checking. B. The King to the Knight's third square. s 7. W. The Queen to her King's fourth square,cheching.—B. The King's Bisnop interposes at King's Bishop's fourth. 38. W. The Queen to the adverse King's square, cheeking.—B. The King's Rook interposes at the King's Bishop's second. 39. W. Queen checks at the adverse King's Knight's square.—B. The King to his Bishop's third square. 40. The King's Knight's Pawn two squares.—B. The Queen's Rook to its square. 41. W. The Queen takes the Queen's Rook.—B. The Queen takes the King's Knight's Pawn checking. 41. W. The King to his Rook's square.—B. The Rook to the Queen's second square. 43. W. The Queen's Bishop to the Queen's Rook's third square.— B. The King to his Bishop's second square. 44. W. The Queen to the adverse Queen's Rook's square.—B. The Rook to the adverse Queen's squ4re. 45. W. The Queen takes the Queen's Knight's Pawn.—B. The Queen to the adverse King's fourth square, checking. 44. W. The King to his Knight's square.—B. The King to his Knight's third square. 47. W. The Queen to her Knight's second square.—B. The Queen to W. King's Knight's fourth, checking. 48. W. The Queen interposes at the King's Knight's second.—B. The Queen takes the Queen. 4p. W. The King takes the Queen.—B. The Bishop to the W. King's Rook's third, checking. se. W. The King takes the Bishop.—B. The Rook takes the Rook. I Si. W. The Bishop to the adverse King's second.—B. The Rook to his King's Bishop's fourth square. su. W. The Queen's Rook's Pawn one square—B. The Queen's Bishop's Pawn two squares. (The White gave up the game.) Two Fieneh Cabinet Messengers, on their way from Germany to Paris, with dispatches, passed through Brussels, on Monday, •••• ,*(1 , ' - 40 , ~ w. f' . "St STAG HUNT. Olt; MAIM 29.4+ Litde John was lowerA eons his matt. _ ,at Cork-a-Roost, yesterday at noon. On feelink hit Jos t * wound round about the Downs, as on a special mission, agiserely to r e connoitre the country ; but on the dogs being laid on, t4dretched hisleathern crest in beautiful style, and, trein first to after flying over, as it. were, about ten miles or ground. in solnalhillg less than forty-ive minutes, he once more penktratod the heart of the Borough of New Shoreham, not as before few 't VW ewes smithy," bat the Custom-House, Which he entered, and. gnu anomie, took possession of an apartment up one pair of Here his capture was effected, and his open-mouthed 'canine fol lowers were disappointed of their prey. GREAT MATCH. —-- - - - Mr. Foulkes, the owner of Diadem, who won the great trotting match of If miles in one hour, a week since, undertook yesterday, to ride two horses from his residence at Che lsea to lira ins, Bcrki s in two hours (37 miles). His course was through Windt* Furvst, and he rode the first horse toEgLam in less than an hour,auil reached Reading at nine o'clock, winning by seven minutes. STEEPLE CHASE. The Neck or Nothing Match, or the Steeple Chase for 100 sovereigns aside, took place on Monday from the 14th near Cranford-bridge. to the Dug-kennel on Ascot Heath, about eleven miles. The competitors were Captals Fordham, on the hunter Mountebank, and Mr. Montague. 'The horsenieri took different directions, Mr. Montague making his ground to Stainel. bridge, and the Captain pursuing a course through Hinton, td Datchet.bridge ; Mr. Montague passed Eriglefield Green ; and Captain Fordham went through Spitall, and was nearly ten minutes first through the Western Park Gate, less than three miles front home and he won the match easy. Egham-hill was chiefly defeat ing to the loser. BORDER GAMES. Thursday, the great annual match at foot-ball was played an the lands of Mount Benger, in Ettrick Forest, accompanied with all the usual rural and athletic sports. The day being fine, there was a grand turn-out of honest men and bonny laud. The prizes being all superfine blue bnonets, thr envied possession of each was con tested to the I. et, and the coin terors in each game were booked as follows : The leaping was won by one of Mr. Bryden's shepherds, of Crosslee. The distance that be reached on a level plaid was et actly 41 feet at hop, step, and leap; an Radek man. The first race, of 640 yards, was won by Robert LaidlaW, shep herd in Chapelbope ; a Yarrow man. The second foot race s the same distance, was won by Andrew Burnet, shepherd to Sir James Montgomery; a Tweeddale man. The putting of the stone was won by Robert Pringle, from Wilton; a Tiviotdale man. The first prize for wrestling was won by Frank Armstrong, from Roberto° ; a Tiviotdale man. The second was won by Alexander Frater, blacksmith, the same lad who won the first last year. lie did not enter the lists the first time, on purpose to let an acquaintance of his own win, whom Arm strong threw at the very first. The latter is manifestly an excellent wrestler, but the smith appears to be much the stronger man of the two; and though there were 32 entered the lists, he won, as on for mer occasions, with perfect ease. The champion in whom Yarrow trusted most was thrown each time. Frater has left Yarrow this year. The sack race was won by George Best, a Yarrow man ; but it is an actual fact, that he had taken a hint from Tenant's Anster Fair, and ran with one foot out. It was, however, deemed such grand sport, that no objections were made to the trick. Then came the foot-ball match. There were thirty chosen men from F.ftrick and thirty from Yarrow, stripped against each other, and after a severe and deadly contest, the men of &trick won.— The second game commenced,andwent on for an hour with unabated ardour. The ball was all the while leaning to the men of Yarrow's side, but the advantage waa not great, when, behold! the ball burst. A shoemaker was instantly got to repair it ; but in the meantime a quarrel rose between the competitors, and ran so high, that it was evident a general battle was on the eve of commencing. It was therefore rendered expedient th cot the ball in pieces, which was done and the strife ended. Of course &nick claims the honours of the day. The great game of the hard-ball closed the sports of the day. The halls were a mile and a half separate; the number of players about 500, and after a hard-contested game, the F.ttrick men won. The ball was thrown up a second time, and after a terrible contest s which lasted until the dusk of the evening, the Yarrow men won the game; and there not being light to play more, the honours in this case were equally divided between the sister streams. The sport was excellent, and conjured op many pleasing images of "the days o' langsine ;" and thet e being tents on the field, and plenty of good things of this lifegoing, all was life, joy, and hilarity. Upon the whole, the prizes have rather leaned towards the Border this year, to the no small regret of the Flowers of the Forest. The mania for speculation has spread across the Channel : one instance of it is characteristic enough. A Company has been formed at Paris to convey indi. viduals from thence to Rheims, and back again, finding carriage, lodging, b lard, and a seat in the Cathe dral to see the Coronation—and all for 1,000 francs— Forty Pounds. The terms of the Danish loan, which came into the market yesterday, to the subscribers are—to pay 751. in money for 1001. S per cent stock, on which an instal ment of Si. is required on the 31st inst. and the whole of the payments are to be completed by the 13th of Octobor. The first dividend becomes due en the 30th of September, and a discount of 4 per cent. is offered for payments made in full. The French have, it is said, required of the Spanish Government to name a certain number of engineers, who may, conjolndy with French engineers, proceed to complete a plan of the territory between the Prn nners and the Ebro. The demand has excited very consider able alarm. The answer of the Spanish Director• General of Engineers (consulted on the occasion by the Government), was not favourable to the pretensions of the French.—We do not wonder at it. A large and opulent village, near Chartres, in France, was nearly burnt to the ground on the night of the 21st. The 20th inst. the village of Taman:, near Dole, was reduced to ashes in less than four hours; 110 houses were burnt ; 800 persons are reduced to mitery in consequence of this dreadful event. The loss in merchandize, cattle, &c. is estimated at 600,000 francs. Tun &me Ecmpr.—The Anniversary of this battle was celebrated on the 21st, at Galway, by the Officers now quartered in that town who were pres•ot is the battle. They assembled, decorated with their Egyptian medals, &c. at six o'clock, where a sumptuous dinner was provided. The presence of the Highland Piper, belonging to the First Royal Veteran Battalion, who at the time of the battle was attached to the 92d Highlanders, and performed on his national instrument during a charge made on a column of the enemy by that gallant corps, gave an additional interest to the scene. The second hero who made his appearance on this occasion, was the Orderly Serjeant to the late Sat. JOHN STSIVART, and sow serving in the First Veteran Battalion. The company separated at a late hour. The project of a canal from Havre de Grace to Pa. is, has, it is said. received the Royal sanction, and a great English capitalist has offered to provide one million sterling towards its construction. It is proposed that this canal shall be 27 to SO feet in depth, and of cor responding width, and that a very large ba.in is to be made in Paris. Should this work go or., it will neces• sarily set aside the project of a rail•way from Havre de Grace to Paris. Last autumn the quanety of wine produced in the Crimea was uncommonly great, so that the prices are now very low. In order to promote the cultivation of the vine in that country, a society of merchants has teen formed, who are endeavouring to raise a large capital in shares. • II • - F'sl !.. ~. j~ ►; I 1.4 A