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Akt ANI) 601111rESS OP CLANRICARDL tls. Earl of CLAIIItiIeARDS, with his beautiful Coun tess and suite, arrived at Portumna about five o'clock on Sunday evening last. 'they were met on the Tip lierary'side of the bridge by all the respectable inha bitants of the town, and a vast concourse of his Lord ship's tenantry, who, when they arrived at the Con naught side, took the horses from the carriage, and drew it along, preceded by a band of music, formed by the young men of the town, and several more en horseback, bearing white wands, two of whom held a triumphant arch(fancilully decorated with various de vices) over the carriages, the populace frequently *cheering as they advanced. Never was there such enthusiastic joy manifested as on this occasion ; and it may be justly said, that the roads and fields on either - side literally teemed with human form for a distance of two miles. When arrived at Portumna Castle, his Lordship addressed the multitude in animated and appropriate language, when they gave three I eirty Cheers, and the band joined in responses by playing GOD save the King, and other airs. The town was brilliantly illuminated in the evening, and the greateat order and harmony prevailed throughout the entire of this joyful scene. —Connaught Journal. COURT OF KING'S BENCH-THIS DAY. ---aor— JUDGMENTILTHZ LINO b. RICHARD HIl The A i twoeurr.Gesintas rose end prayed the judgment of the Coon OA the above defendant. Mr. Justice lazsi.zoata read the notes of the trial, at the late 114uthampton Assizes, from which' it appeared that the defendant was a resident at Portsmouth, as a coal *ad timber-merchant, and also a dealer in naval stores. The offence imputed to him was for knowingly and wilfully having in his possession, and disposing of, a quantity of canvas, part new, and other portions not one-third worn, the property of his Majesty, the same being contrary to the Statute. Two affidavits were put in on. behalf of the defendant, the pur port of them was, that he had carried on busint ss for twelve years with strict propriety; that be had a wife and eight children depend. rat on him for support. • It also appeared from the aßidavit of se veral persons who had known the defendant for a long sears of yea's, that he bore an irreproachable character. Mr. C. F. WiLtaaseckddressed their Lordships in mitigation of ;punishment. The Amaitzr.Gßatuit., in aggravation, said, the Act of Par liament expresses that all persons who 41111 be found guilty of bating in their pot:Kasten, or disposing of suck articles, were liable to transportation for 14 years; and in a subsequent section, the Court had power to mitigate that sentence to the pillurn public whipping, fine, or imprisonment. lir. Julßice Barter: addressed the defendant in :a very forcible manner, on-the serious nature of the offence, and sentenced him to twelve months ' confinement in Portsmouth gaol, and at the expira .tiesn:ifttlat time to find sureties for three yews, himself 1001. and 'two oilers in 501. each. THE ZINO V. JOHN MAY. 'this defendant appeared on the floor to receive judgment for a most violent and unprovoked assault upon some Officers belonging to the Preventive Service, while walking quietly along the street, in the County of Kent. Mr. Justice BAYLEY sentenced him to twelve months imprison ment in Maidstone House of Correction, and to give sureties fur his good behaviour fur five years It is expected that the Fensitaima,B4 guns, will be launched on the 19th instant. A new wing is in contemplation to be added to Buckingham House, and the whole building, which is not only spacious, but superb in its interior structure, will be fitted up for the residence of his AlAassre, while in town. HAYMARKET—The new Mit Comedy of %Won't:• tion, was repeated last night, with, it possible, in : creased success. It is indeed a most pleasant produc tions,244 promises to be of immanent a:traction. A .sple.ndid private Theatre was opened at Lisbon 'On the 14th ult. It is lighted,with gas, being the firs iipetiment in that way yet made in Portugal. AMERICAN NAVY.—The United States will shortly have in commission, ox ready for service, seven line of battle ships, ten frigates, two corvettes, fifteen sloops of .war (including the ten additional ones, authorised at the last Session of Congress), with a corresponding proportion of light vessels. PROBERT'S HORSE.—There is no truth in the state anent which was copied into the London Papers from the Hereford Journal, averring that the horse stolen by Probert, was detained for its keep, and that Mr. Meredith, its owner, was likely to lose die animal alto gether, from inability to pay the demand of the stable keeper. The fact is, that when the final examination of Probert took place at Bow-street, Mr. MINSIIULL, 'supposing, very reasonably, that as the parties were related, there might be some attempt at compromise, resolved to have the horse detained, in order to ensure the forthcoming of Meredith upon the trial. When that had taken place, Mr. MINEHULL desired Ellis, the Officer, who apprehended Probert, to tell Mr. Eames, of the Angel Inn, itho it will be recollected purchased the horse at Dixon's, and at whose stables it _remained, to give it up to Meredith, and be (Mr. MlN smuu.) would see that the price of the keep was paid. The horse was delivered to Meredith, and a bill for the keep sent to Mr. Mitcsnor.r.. A Gentleman now on the Continent writes, that the whole country in the neighbourhood of Lausanne, is undergoing a singular process, called Paragreling. The Paragreles consist of poles about 40 feet high, placed 500 feet from each other, to which conductors are attached. Great ravages are frequently occasioned to the vineyards by hail storms; and it is asserted that these conductors, by deprivng the hail clouds of their superabundant electricity, will cause their con tents to descend either in snow or rain. Moaday, the Directors of the General Steam -Navi gation Company, went on board the Lord Melville steam Packet, and proceeded in her, accompanied by one of the Crnomissioners, and several Officers of the Navy, to witness the trial of a new propelling power as a substitute for the paddle-wheels now in use. • The machinery, as a model, was of about two-horse power, fitted to a small boat, and appeared to act freely. The letters of Saturday last, received from Amster %lam and Rotterdam by the Steam Packet, are of the tame tenour as the accounts from Hamburgh and (Eisen parts of the north of Europe with respect to the foreign exchanges. The orders for remitting gold from this country are withdrawn, almost without exception. At Queen-square Office yesterday, Jos. .Vocieli, an Italian boy, an itinerant figure-vender, was charged with stabbing a person, at present unknown. Macheli and his partner were sitting near the King's Road, Chelsea, when a number of young sweeps, in all the jollification of their Saturnalia, commenced a series of by breaki the images, &c. He im- neteries, maintain the said nions of freedom t, publit r in the purpose, lished hi !siding itt operty of tse, w bf ct should IC 51tiwi or in bit ed to up:. prorerty my intcr. country, iting the :es of Rio tajesty in rohibit subject to er and by tit in the I the rai d' possible. aries have year of oar (L.&) I. (LS.) eneral and , charged cited Pro- Congress, law of the tteaty to Living ob - ratify and t we ratity apging in iat all the be sacs edly hand the re caused it id Nlatine, at Bu,nns Lnrd,lB2s. S. hat• the CS; have 'airaintal law las ()eels ac is the fairest tion can re- vhich seems months, was meta and the 3d, a grand cton, and of : a splendid VCE. of fashionables esterday to the y, and a distin- of the Ancient It Mebane in ty yesterday, at T at dinner yes- P. Hots. Apr las, had dinner t their house is Its Burrell leave I frown Ids seat, Jermys-street, Palm* is spo estemintneuts ourn it town._ 6IVI.STSR, the to yesterday. and the Prin. sterday to the see. this eveniag. LLA (the new roma yesterday 1 1°• :ngland dined rid Woad HOZ.. surstgo, 800 of Miss Sze:sous. Grails is to marry Semmes, 111. I . turned from the, MAN. A rumour ursesnentcn ie to THE ARMY. • The Feat Dragoon Garda has been ordered to march frbm New. castk, Carlisle, and Leeds, to St. Alban's. The First Bucks Yeomanry Cavalry, commanded by Sir Wm Ccavron, Bart. is to assemble at High Wycombe, on the Bth day tif. June, for eight days permanent duty. The Leicestershire Cavalry, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Leou KWIC, is to assemble at Leicetter on the 19th of September, for eight days permanent duty. - The 9th Dragoons bare been ordered to march from Dublin to the following stations : —One Troop (Head-quarters) to Ballinrobej two Troops, with one Field-Officer. to (hurt; two Toooire to Loughrea ; and one Troop to Athlo n e. The Widows Pensions due the 24th ult. and the allowances on the Compassionate List, for the present year, will be in course of parment on Monday, the 16th inst. The 10th Hussars are ordered, on their disemlx tol, from Ireland, to march to Exeter. The 11th Regiment of Light Dragoons, has received orders to proceed from Cork, to Dublin, to replace the 9th Regiment of Light Dragoons, which has marched to occupy the quarters at Ballinrube, recently vacated by the 10th. at Brig- HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY, MAY 4. . , • THE LOWTHIEH CASTLE. Dr. LUSHIPOTON stated, that this was an action for damages, bro ug h t b y Mi c h ae l C omer f or d , a mar i ner on board this vessel, against Captain Baker, the master, to recover compensation for alleged violent and wanton 'treatment of him by the said Captain. The damages were valued at 2001. The libel stated, that the com plainant was taken on board this ship in October, 1823, as an able seaman, and that she arrived off (*eta in April or May, 1824. The cause of complain! arose whilst on this station. The complainant was engaged with others in handing wood, when he was tepoached by Mr. Hawkins, the sixth officer, with doing his bir.,i ness lazily, and his exertions were contrasted with those of another seaman, named Long, who was said to do twice as much in the same time. Comerford replied, that ." Long went on too fast to last long." Com plaint of this was made to the superior o,fic:.r. and Co merford, for no other fault, was put into irons for s;a days, and received thirty•six lashes. These were the leading features of the charge, but some minor ciicum. stances of aggravation were added—such' as the ab sence of the Captain from the Cow t of Inquiry which was held, his refus'ng Comerford a draught of w a ter whilst undergoing the punishment, and a surgeon af terwards to dress his wounds. The degree of punish ment was said to be dispropertioned to the offence, and for this the Court was called upon to award clamors. Lord BTowat.t. wished to know to what extent it would be ad mitted that the Captain was warranted in inflicting punishment volts seaman whets at sea? iiIIr.LUSIIINOTON replied, that guided •by judgment given in this Court, not long since, in the case of the Agincourt, he had looked into the Common Law au thorities upon this subject, and he found the degree of warrantable corporal punishment in such cases laid down by Holt and his authorities, to be that which a master might inflict upon his apprentice. He conceded *reasonable degree of punishment, but was ready to contend that in this case the punishment was extravagant. Lord STOWELL said, this was the first time be had heard that the master of a ship could n u inflict a greater punishment upon the seamen under him, than a tradesman could apply , to his apprentice. He asked whether this was a Company's ship? • Dr. Lumina:on admitted that it was a China ship. Lord STOWELL said, a practice had certainly pre vailed of punishing men in the Company's serv:ce, which was administered after a regular manner— , namely, by the sentence of a Court of Inquiry ; all whose proceedings, and a minute of the punishment, were registered at the East India House. Hitherto no Case had occurred in which the discretion of Captains in this stroke had been impeached, and he was triwi - ling to question in this Court a practice which had bee* indirectly sanctioned by Courts of Law. Dr. JENNIE, for the Captain, denied the charges, and opened a case to chew that Comerford was an insolent, lazy seaman, who was in the habit of disobeying the commands of his Officers; and that the preservation of order in the vessel required as example. Dr. Lusurwarow then proceeded to read the evidence in the case, which occupied the Court till its rising, at half-put one o'clock. Lord NAPIRR appeared in the House of Lords on Tuesday, avid gave his consent to the Hoperoun and pandas Estate Bill ; also -for his infant children—his 1 lordship being abtast to leave the kingdom on the pub lic service. According to the returns of superannuation allow ance's in public departments, just printed by order of Parliament, Mr. E. H. LUSHINOTON has retired from the Colonial Audit Commissionership, on a salary of 6001. e•year ; his full salary was 10001. a-year, with seventeen years and three quarters period of service. . A young man, lately come of age, but not to years of discretion, gave the other day the enormous price of sewn hundred guineas for a cabriolet horse. • B ONDSEY & ROTHERHITHE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS. —The friends of these schools celebrated their anni versary festival yesterday, at the London Tavern. Mr. Montan a. filled the Chair, supportel by the Hon. Mr. PIM" O'CONNOR Dow, and several other Gentle men of respectability. There was a platform at the end of the room, on which seats were occupied by a considerable number of Ladies. The Learned Chairman made several speeches in the course of the evening, which were warmly remised. In-proposing the health of the King, he said that, sincere as his wishes for bis Majesty's health and long life had always been, they were never more fervid than at the present moment. —ln' the evening the children were introduced, and paraded round the room, to the number of some hun dreds, male and female. The Rev. Mr. TIERNEY pro flounced a glowing appeal on their behalf ; and a col lection molt place which amounted to about 2001. t. 6 which 201. were given by Mr. BARCLAY, a Protestaot Gentleman present, who avowed himself the warm friend of Catholic Emancipation. Sunday evening, about seven o'clock, as Mr. Web. stir, of Whitechapel-road, was walking in Hackney Marsh, he was attacked by :is ruffians, who demanded his money, threatening him with instant death if he refused. Mr. Webster gave them twelve shillings, which, was all the money he had about him. They then demanded his watch, which he refused to give up. They knocked him down with a bludgeon, and two of 'them knelt on his breast, while one, who appeared to , be the leader, gave ordin to cut his throat. Mr. Webster, as may well be supposed, made a desperate resistance, and wounded two or three of the villains with his penknife. While the wraggle was going on, a Gentleman was seen approaching, when the thieves threw Mr. Webster into a ditch filled with water, and ran off without the watch for which they attempted the murder. The Gentleman came up just in time to save him from suffocation. He, however, suffered severely, his face being greatly lacerated in the at tempts to cut his throat, and his breast m .ch bruised. Yesterday, about two o'clock, the remains of William Mead, late foreman to the Hope Assurance Company, who so unfortunately lost his life at the late fire in Holborn, were removed from the engine -house, West Smithfield, for interment at St. Saviour's, Southwark. The mournful processing, proceeded down Ludgate hill, and along Blackftiars-bi idge,stopping for a moment facing the office in New Bridge-sweet, which was closed for the occasion, out of respect to a valuable servant, _ SPORTING INTELLISIINCE, i . NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING. Tussoar, Panatella Pais! MEALS. The weather, as yesterday, was gloomy in the early part of the day, but turned out very fine ; and, take the Races altogether, there was a good days sport. - His Royal Highness the Duke of York came to the Coterie on his heautiful grey cob, and appeared in excellent health and spirits. The Duke of Portland was also present in his moveable stand, and was occasionally accompanied by Lord George Cavendish, Messrs. Prendergast and Scott, and several other Grandees of the Turf. The Dukes of Grafton, Richmond, Rutland; the Marquis of Exeter; Lords Jersey, Sefton, Kensington, Dulwich, Orford, Anson ; Sirs J. Shelley and Cotton • Honourable Mean. De Roos, Powlett. and Irby; Colonels Russell, Uditey, Thornhill, and An btey ; C. Wilson, Esq. and Lady; Messrs. Lambton, M.P. S. Wortley, .1. I'. Waddington, Stonehewer, Keating, Crawford, Duncombe, Nloiony, Rush, l)r. Dowdeswell, &c. • At the Jockey Club Dinner were the Earl of Orford, ;Nit of Portland, J..F. Fitzroy, Hots. Mr. De Roos, Hon. Mr. ~D t. Dowde well ; Colonels Aubrey and ItusseU ; Sir S.JCotiott Wes. Wortley, Rush, Crawford, Waddington, Stonebewer, iliti y. Keating, lii.ncombe, Esq. In the evening the Dooms were visited for earth, by tlie Dikes of York, Grafton, Rutland, and Richmond; Earle Jersey, Sefton, &c. and all the Gentlemen composing the dinner parties given by Lords Sefton and Anson, &e. Mr. Bayne was oo the Course, and won a eonsiderabk seen on the day's Races. Mr. Lambent has purchased Cedric of Sir J. Shelley, for 4500 p. The race for the Plate to-day (Tuesday) speake both for and against Rufus. In the first place Adeliza was beat in the Riddles worth by Rufus. and now runs second; but when she started for the Riddlesworth, it Was reported she was not well : this running must be looked at carefully. It came off this way:—Camel won by a little more than a neck, and they now offer 1,000 to 18 apt him for the Leger. Adeliza, second; and Pigmy, third; beat about a head• by Adeliza. Now Muleteer beat this Pigmy in a eommon canter, when be became an equal favourite with Rafts last October. But the worst of an is, that Surprise, who ran Rohs to a head for the Riddles:worth, is beat off eve lengths; and, out of all that Rufus has beaten, she is the only winner, as shi - just made shift to beat sister to Nectar, who was last for th 4,000. WATAIESDAY. A finer day could riot be, and the sports, though short as to number, were very good. The Duke of l •York, the Dukes of Grafton, Rutland, Richmond, and Portland; Lords Jersey, Orford, Cavendish, Dunwich, Fitz roy, Sefton, dm Messrs. Wortley, Lambton, Rush, Udny, Thant hilt, Etc. were on the course. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 soy. each, for horses of all ages: D. M. Nir. Pettit's Bravura, 4 yrs old. Bst. Sib. . 1 Ld G. H. Cavendish's Ganymede, 5 yrs old, fist. 71b. . 2 Mr. Udny's Tarandus, 4 yrs old. Bu. ' . ! . 0 sto i.. apt Bravura, 3to 1 agst Ganymede, and 3 to 1 agst Tarandus. Two others started, one paid forfeit; the Judge placed but 2. Won by a length. This was one of the finest races the Judge says he ever saw ; be would bete placed all, if possible, but be could not, with his accu rate eye, make a third. It was a dead heat between the three last. Bravura, rude by Robinson; Arnoll rode Ganymede; Wheatly, Tarandus ; F. Boyce, Dandizette; and CM, Don Carlos. Handicap Plate of £5O, by subscription, being the third of the three £5O Plates, for three, four, five, six yrs old, and aged horses. A. F. Mr. Stonehevren fib. c. Conviction, 4 yrs old, Bst. 51b. . 1 Mr. Rush's b. c. by Pioneer, 3 yrs old, est. 41b. . . 2 Col. Wilson's h. Oscar, 5 yrs old, fist. • . . • 0 Mr. Lambton's b. m, Spermaceti, S yrs old, ilst 71b. . 0 5 to I apt Convictiou, d to 1 agst Oscar, and 3 to 1 apt Spar. macetL Three ethers started, three drawn; the Judge placed lot 2. Won by a neck. CHESTER RACES, MAT 2. • • The Grortenor Stakes of 15 soya. each, for all ages. The Gros venor Course. • Lord Wihon's b. h. Mystic, 5 years old, 9st. 31b. Sir T. Mostyn ' s b. m. Mereandotti, yrs old, est. 10Ib. Two others started, but were not plated. Produce Stakes of 25 gs each. Sir J. G. Egerton's b. f. Linnet, 7st. 1 ilb. SW T. Stanley's b. e. by FUho da Puta. Itst. lib. liouldsworth's b. c. Escape, Set.,llb. A Sweepstakes of 15 son. each, for horses that sever wen before the Ist of May, 1825, for all ages.--Two miles. Lard Grosvenor's ch. f. Bertha, 4 yrs old 1 Mr. Mahone's b. f. Elizabeth, 3 yrs old 2 Mr.' Houldswoith's br. c. Elephant, 4 yrs old Mr. 0. Gore's b. h. Spot, 5 yrs old 1 4 The Tradesmen% Cep of 100 gs. added to a 'Handicap Stakes of 15 sou. each. Lord Grorvenor's br. h. Hymettus, 5 yrs old, fist. 31h. Mr. Mytton's br. c. Oswestry, 4 yrs old, Sat. ab. Lord Grosvenorl ch. f. Hybla, 4 yrs old, 7st. 91b. Four others started, but were not placed. A Maiden Plate of £5O, for horses that never wen before tin ay of entrynfor all ages.—Heats, twice round. Lord Grosvenor's eh. f. Bertha, 4 yrs old 1 I Mr. O. Gore's b. h. Hesperus, S yrs old . ft 2 Mr. Thontpsun's gr. c. brother to Sir Edward, 3 yrs old 0 S Mr. Mytton's b. f. Elizabeth, 3 yrs old • 0 dr Lord Derby's br. c. Monarch, 3 yrs old 0 dr Sir T. Stanley's br. c. by Blucher, 3 yrs old dig. 1111111 DAY. His Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. for four yr. olds, sat. ab.; five, sac.loib. • six ((nd aged, Sat .: extra weights for widnings. Mr. Houldsviorth's br. c. Elephant . • 1 Mr. Rogen'sgt h. Sir Edward • • s A Sweepstakes of 20 Sovereigns each, for three yr. old Vies , Sat. each. Sir William Wynn's b. f. Signorina 1 Mr. Gishorne% b. f. Susan • • Mr. Johnson's br. ft Proserpine • 5 Mr. Mytton's b. f. Elizabeth • - . 4 Sixty Guineas (clear) the gift of the Members for the MI, for three yrs old colts, to carry bat. 31b.; fillies, 6st. 61b.; four , years old colts, Mt. nibs. ; fillies, itst. 11b. ; two mile heats. Mr. Thompson's br. c. The Butler, 4 yrs Sir W. W. Wynn's b. c. by Mater, 5 yrs. Sir J. G. Egerton's b. f. Dorcas, 4 yrs. • 3 dr. A Free Handicap of 30 sovereigns, 10 sovereigns forfeited ; for three and four years old. Sir William Wynne's br. c. Orthodox, 4 yrs. 1 Lord Derby's b. f. Urganda, 4 yrs. 2 Mr. Roberts's b. f. Kite, by Bustard, 4 yrs. V At Durham Races, on Saturday, after a good race, the Smiddy Haugh Stakes of seven guineas each, was won by Mr. Jacition% b. g. Tewpy, beating three others. The Members' Parse of £5O, for all ages: Mr. Lambten's ch. c. Royalist (1 1). beating three others. A Hack Handicap of 10 peach: Mr. aarke's be. m. beating five others. . 1 2 4. 3 1 3 .. 2 2 BOXING. A challenge has been duly signed for Aleionaer Reid to light Matthew Julb, for £5O aside, between Oxford and Cheltenham, on the 50th inst. Julb six feet and half an Maori:lest nearly 11 stone, beat Joni, the Oxford Butcher. Reid Goo feet arosifinclies, weighs ten stone and a half. The great facilities which steam-boats afford, was shewn the other day, in the conveyance of the; plate and necessaties of the Duke of NORTHUMBRIMAND. They were embarked near his Grace's house, on_the Thames, and being transferred into another steam boat, were carried up the Seine to Paris,, and landed within a few hundred yards of his residence there, so that ad Land carriage was avoided. We are informed that the challenge to fight a duel, said to haxe been srnt by Mr. Moon, the stationer, to Mr. Walks, aid respecting which a criminil informa tion was applied for in the Court of IC , ng's Bench, was hoax of some wag Mr. Moon, k seems, knew no- per ore sold at of annoyances, by breaking the images, &c. tie H u. ...uaseirro-racise.—. a tic tuancaessur LUL7I,I Iryua a lA..- for tne occasion, out or respect co a vaittasnu ;ma •...., kverage produce, plored them to desist, and warned them, if t h e y per, day, says—" Yesterday morning the journeymen car- a hoax of some wag. ear. oacm,m, ... —...-, ___._ ___. -Amount of sale,who, we learn, had been attached to the Company from thing of the transaction. sisted, he should defend hi mse lf ; but they continued peniers in this town struck for as advance of wages are are 9,861 tonsits earliest establishment. The pall, on which lay the Mr. Thurston was, on Wednesday, elected Coroner There were 463 their insults, repeatedly sty him with the ladle in of 2s. per week, their present pay being 245. During . coat and badge, was supported by the foremen of tl e I- which they raise tht it contributions, until at length he the whole of the day, they paraded the streets in great different offices, and a long train of relatives and fire- di ceased . The election took place on Penenden Hearn. for Kent, in them am of tl , e late James Ottaway, Esq. TAn and other stabbed the ringleader, who now lies dangerously ill numbers, perfectly peaceable, and the shops of their men followed. The funeral was attended in its pio- i Brass, is, we • in St. George's Hospitat. Macheli is detained. employers were entirely deserted." press by - a great crowd of persons, who seimed to sym- .At the close of the poll, the numbers were, for Mr. . - ]'hurl on, 1,933 ; Mr. Monckton, 1,870. sd in goodheaith. In Siberia thirty bullocks may be obtained for about J. Linkveorth, a coil r, has been committed to Stat . - ~ which we will 181. sterling ; the price of bread is lid. for 401b5.; ford Jail, to take his trial at the Sessions, for outwit- pathize in the fatal accident which had brought a wor- . . . bran —(hr the 26th Aprd, at Field Houle. near Whitby, Y o rk- they wish it.--. - ' thy man to an untimely grave in the prime of life, and lure, mutt deeply and deservedly lamented,Chtistopher , Richardson, to the late Lord meat ' 2s. 6d. for .the same quantity ; corn brandy m Mg two men in the Potterin, who refused to " turn had bereft a widow and a numerous family of their Esq, in the 72d year of his age, Banker, and One of the Magistrates cheap as dirt. uut" for wages. ' 'only support. s and Deputy Lieutenants for the North llictine of the count, of YOrkl . . a . . _ I . - ' . - ` NerrilL INMLLWENCR. Arrived off Dover, the Jupiter, MANDELII, from St. Domingo. The Morningfield, -, from Bahia, was totally lost on the island of Floras (River Plate), about the 20th of February. Cargo saved, in a damaged state. The Orient. Brew* we, from Liverpool, arrived at Buenos Ayres sth %inch, after being on shore in the River Plate. The Caroline, Smears, from London to Pillau ' • and the Jane, James, from London to Riga, were stranded near Helainpfors oa the 16th ultimo. His Majesty's ship Morn, Captain Lord BYRON, arrived at .Val. paralao on the 4th of February. His Majesty's ships CAMIRIRCIi, FLY, lad . TARTAR, were at Lima 18th December. The TARTAR sailed for 'Panama on the 22d December . ; and the FLY sailed for Valparaiso, Ras, and Eng land, on the 23d December. • FALMOUTH, MAY 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Lord Hobart packet, from Buenos Ayres--sailed 9th March; and from Monte Video 11th ditto; the Camden packet had sailed on the 15i of March, - from Monte Video for England. Arrived the Fortitude, Dorm, from Lisbon, in 18 days. Poisysnotrrn, May S.S.E.—Arrived the Wanderer, %%rear:, from Sicily. Passed by the Disks, Lag, from Rio de Janeiro, in ten weeks passage; also the Buckinghamshire, —, for Chita; and Bombay, for Bombay. Arrived his Ma. jesty's ship BLossom, from Woolwich ; and Viper cutter, front a cruise. Sailed his Majesty's ship Moguls, fur the Cape of Good Hope; and Repulse cutter, on a cruise. DEAL, Mar 4.—Wind S.—Arrived and sailed for the River, tbe Thomas,'BELL, from St. Vincent's, in 40 days. Sailed the New York packet, BARCLAY, for Jamaica; Albion Hotesou, for. Mi. ramichi ; Bombay, for Bombay; and L ady: Flora, for Bengal. The Lowther Castle remains. LIVIRTOOL, MAY E.—Wind S.S.W.— Arrived the Mary, WATSON. from Paraiba; Leonidas, WARD, and Jubilee, —, from New Orleans--sailed 17th March; Crisis, Moans, from Marais. ham; and Mary, , from Denia. BIBLE SOCIETY MEETING. ••••11111.,••... Yesterday the General Meeting of the British and Foreign Bible Society was held at the Freemasons' Ta vern. The Hall was crowded to excess at an early hour. Lord TEIGNMUTH, the President, was prevented from attending by indisposition, and Lord BEXLEY was unanimously called to the Chair. ' The SECRETARY read the Report, which was ex tremely voluminous, and gave lengthened details of the progress which the Society's Agents and Auxiliary Branches had made abroad. It represented that great progress had been made in France, in the Netherlands, and - throughout Germany. Great difficulties have been met with in the circulation of the Scriptures in Rusiia, but the Russian Bible Society had redoubled its e,ser. tions, in order to overcome them. They had pr - nt i ed, translations of the Scriptures in 41 dialects, and had circulated 420,000 copies throughout that empire. In Greece a great number of copies had been distributed, and they were everywhere received with avidity. It was known that the - Greeks often employed themselves in reading the Scriptures while they were waiting for their enemy—(Applause). —An edition of the New Tes tament was now printing in modern Greek, for their we. A great number of copies had been circulated in the Armenian language. In India new aid and fresh advantages were gained i • in Colomllia steady progress was made. On the South Sea Islands numbers of people' having been taught to read, nearly 500 coples.of the Scriptures had been circulated, and more were anxiously requested. In almost every part of the globe the So ciety had established a correspondence, and the good work was making glorious progress.--(Applause).-- The gross amount of the subscriptions, during the.last year, was 44,0001. Lord HArraoway moved that the Report should be printed. The Rev. W. Da.smay seconded the motion • and after speeches from several of the principal Members, the Reolutiou was agreed to, and the Meeting then adjourned. RATES OF POSTAGE.—Letters to South America and Ireland, via Liverpool, according to Resolutions agreed to in a Committee on the Postage Rates in the Howie of Commons, on Tuesday evening, are to be charged as follows :—For letters and packets to or from any, port or ports in ColoMbia or Mexico, on the Continent of America, every single letter 21. id. every double letter 4s. 2d. and for every ounce in weight Ss. 4d. and - so in proportion for every letter or packet of greater weight than an ounce. Letters and packets from, or to any port in the British Colonies in the West Indies, to or from any port or• ports in 'Colombia or Mexico ,for every single letter Is. add every double letter 2s.land for every ounce in weight 4s. and so in proportion 1 , every letter or packet of greater weight than an ounce. For letters and packets between Great Britain and Ire. land, by way of Liverpool, every single letter Bd. . every double letter is. 4d. for every ounce in weight 2s. Bd. and so in proportion for every letter or packet of greater weight than one ounce. An old bachelor ) named William Galt, died lately in Virginia, leaving property, according to his own estimate, amounting to 750,000 dollars (150,00( 1 1. ster ling). He emigrated from Scotland in 1775, and com menced trading with a pedlar's .pack. At that time he did not own an acre of soil; but in 1825 he could ride fifteen miles in a straight line on his own ground. There is a veteran soldier, still living in Paris, will ss as born in the reign of Louis XIV. his name is Pianna Hum He is 118 years of age, is in the full posses :ion of his faculties, and in good health ; his long ve nerable beard gives him the appearance of one of the patriarchs of the olden times; he has served - in nume rous engagements, and is decorated with various Orders. COMBINATIONB.—The Manchester Mercury of Tues. .::: ~. .