Star. — London, England, 1825-02-03 00:00:00

I'HE Altf%l '. .. , The td If ßegiment of Foot embarked yesterday at Chatham, far India, Sir N . Tou rsts, their Colonel, having attended at Chatham, superintending their embarkation. Recruits, it appears, are ob tained with the greatest difficulty ; indeed all efforts to buy off a young man of good counections,recently entered into thisßegiment, have proved vain. The increase of the Army, of which mention has been made, Will extend to neatly 15,000. If it takes place it will be accom plished by adding two new Companies to each Regiment; that will be towards 160 men for each Regiment, calculating eighty men to a Company. There are now 99 Foot Regiments. The Officers for one Company will be advanced from the particular Regiment, and for the other Company the Officers will be taken from the half pay. list. The Regiments in India are to be forthwith, if possible, filled up ; also those in Ireland. Those will be the first objects of iticrease. The Artillery are to be formed -in Regiments, and placed under 'controul similar to that of the Army ; at present they are distinct from the Army, as are the Marines. There will be no addition to the Artillery ; nor will there he any additions to the Cavalry itegi. merits; all the increase will be in the Foot Regiments. RESTORATION OF THE THIRD COLOUR TO THE SECOND (QUEEN'S ROYAL) REG 1 Al ENT OF FO(T. Uonday, the 31st of January, the Third Colour was restored to the Od Regiment of Foot, or Queen's Royals, by Major-General Sir Homy Toyama, Adjutant-General of the British Army, in the presence of a numerous assemblage of distinguished visitors, among whom were several Officers, who, on various eventful occa sions, had commanded the Regiment. At a quarter past one o'clock, Lady Tonerns, accompanied by Colonel J. MACDONALD, Deputy Adjutant. General; Lords Masi ter and CLIFTON, Colonel Sir A. and Lady Cuerrizz, Admiral Sir R. blooason, Major-General Bannon, Earl of DALEOUME, Ge neral Mutonr, General Ramses', Sir JOEN BROWNE, Archdeacon TOSRESS ; Airs. Colima WILLIAMS and sisters, Misses Coons, Mrs. Jos's Kamssr and daughters, Misses CUTLER, Mrs. and Miss Alurnse, and the Misses Caawroao, with other distinguished cha racters, proceeded from the Government I - loom to the Parade, where this fine Regiment was drawn up in line, dressed in their summer uniform, with bayonets fixed : the Regiment immediately formed a square, within which Lady Timms presented the colour, which was received by Ensign G. D. J. Ram, and said—" May the lam!) (the badge of the corps), plead for mercy in the hour of victory." The Regiment immediately presented arms, and the band struck up ::;061 save Oh: King. Sir limier aldressed his fine Regiment in the following eloquent and appropriate speech : " It it with his Majesty's gracious approbation, that the colour is now restored to you, which was presented to the Regiment by its Queen, when the corps was originally formed, in the year 1661, immediately after the restoration of Charles I I. to the throne of his aucestots. His Majesty Charles 11. was then pleased to confer upon the 9d Regiment of the Line the appellation of the Queen's Royal Regiment, and !err Majesty Queen Catherine, in order to give greater effect to the distinction thus conferred upon a Corps taken odder her special protection, was graciously pleased to present it with a third colour, beating the emblem of the Paschal I. im's, which, as a Portuguese Princess, was the crest of her own Royal Family. The third colour (which was green, in honour of her Majesty) was in possession of the Regiment for ninety years, and appears to have been lodged in the Royal Hospital of Dublin, when the Regiment was oil that duty, in the year 1750, where it Las been recently found in a mutilated state; and his present Ma jesty h lying been graciously pleased to command that it should be restored to the Rtgiment, t b . gratifying task of faithfully copying it, and moo king it for you, with bee own hands, has been claimed and performed by Lady Torrens. The Paschal Lamb was origi nally granted in this distinguished manner to the Corps, as the adorn ing badge of the Regiment ; and although the colour has happened to be in disuse, yet the constant possession of the badge has ever preserved to the Regiment the appellation of the Queen's Royals, because the badge was the pet social crest of her Majesty: and I shall only endeavour to point out to you, how well the Regiment has served the country under the influence of a Wainer thus ren dered interesting and memorable, Irons the ancient and illustrious tharacter of the Royal gift, and front the association with that event which has mainly contributed to uphold the glorious reputa tion of the Corps, amidst all variety of services, and which, I am persuaded, will ever continue to hand this reputation down, un tarnished, to the latest posterity. " The Regiment was first employed in forming the garrison of Tangiers, which fortress was then attached to the Crown of Grett Britain, as a part of the Queen's dciwry, and, as being the Queen a Its 'intent, its services appear to have beets applied in an appropri ate manner to this object. It returned to England about the time of James the Second's accession to the throne. and the first great 2nd signal service in which the Corps was employed was in repel ling the efforts of the Duke of M ttttt nouth to wrest the throne from the reigning Mo: arch. Upon this occasioin the Queen's Royals participated in the utemoranle battle of Sedgemoor, fought in the year 1695,and the discipline and valour of the Regiment were then so celebrated, that the very name of Kirk's Lambs conveyed a sound of terror to the enemy, and served to keep those of the West of England in awe, who were inclined to join the standard of the usurping Duke. The Regiment under its banner as you now see it, next appears to have been employed in Ireland—at the relief of lo;ndonderi y, in 1689, the battle of the Boyne, the siege of Athlone, in 1690, and at the battle of Atiglirim, and at the siege of Lfinerick, in 1691. Soldiers have nothing to do with politics ; and thercfore I only advert to those unhappy times of national dissen sion, to shew that the Regiment took a share in a succession of great military exploitsobar it was true-to discipline and to its banner, and that amitht all the conflicting circumstances of that memorable period, It never lost sight of its obedience to its officers, and its devo tion to the State. The Lamb appears to have been distinguished again under the command of King William, in French Flanders, from the year 1693, until the termination of the famous siege of Namur, its 1695, and in 1704 to have borne a part in the memorable battle of Blenheim, under the great Duke of Marlborough, of immortal memory, where tie glory of the British arms was raised to a pitch of exaltation never equalled until the modern exploits of our armies have shed even a more brilliant lustre around the Britiah name throughout the world. The Regiment was also in all the sub sequent campaigns of the Duke of Marlborough—at the battles of Ramillies in 1706, of Oudenarde in 1708, Malplaquet in 1709 , and at the sieges of Lisle, of Tourney, and Nimes. On all these occasion, the Lsmb, as you now see it before you * accompanied the Corps, and it is, therefore, a source of pride to us all who wear the uniform of this ancient Regiment, that the colour which has been the companion of sus many glories, should now be restored to the possession of the Corps; and that it should thus shew that the dis t in gu i s h e d c h aracter o f the R egiment ' s ancient services has rendered it worthy of those modern laurels which it has p thered under the command of the great Abercromby in Egypt, and of the thrice-inimortalized Wellington, in the glorious and sue- 1 cessful contest on the Peninsula, to which the ordinary colours of the Regiment bear ample testimony. 't Upon this occasion, soldiers, I would willingly say nothing of myself ; but the present moment is so Intimately associated with my affections, as connected with her who has worked this colour, and with my military pride as your Colonel, in seeing your ancient banner again committed to your charge, that I should really be de. void of the feelings Which ought to actuate a man and an Officer se fortunately situated, ii the scene did not elicit some expression sI the sentiments whit h weigh upon my heart. I should fail, however, ifs any attempt to say all that my feelings would dictate. But I oust assure you, that I look upon it as one of the most distill. wished events of my life, that I have bad consigned to me as yew Colonel, the gratifying duty of carr yi ng i nto e ff ect his ids. testy's gracious commends. that this honour should be restored to the Regiment. From the moment I attained the proud station d' your ie L lonel, I have laboured for your honesr and advantage, and i l for your standing, asap old Corps ought to stand, in the estimation l of the country. While 1 have life I shall everendeavour with*, same tare to watch over your interests; and although my rank OW' dudes me from accompanying you upon your destined service, my heart shall be with you, and it shall form a principal feature in the comfort of my future life, until we again meet, to bear that your conduct keeps pace with your ancient reputation, and to learn, whether in quarters or in the field, whether it relates to your m ora l d ut i es in social life, or to those against the enemies of your country, that your behaviour fulfils the hope and expectation which is raised by your present high state of discipline." The Regim ent , w i t h Adjutant-General TORDSNS at their head, then marched past the flag saluting; the greuadier company nioved forward, and formed in front of the lag, and when the whole Regi ment had panto!, •! ey marched with the flag to the left wins, the band playing the Grenadier's March. En :go HAITT, holding the flag then stood a few paces in advance of the colours, when the whole Regiment presented arms; Lady Towns then left the ground, and the Regiment dismissed. It is not, perhaps, too much to say, that the Queen's Royals are, at t h is moment, a military spectacle ' • in discipl i ne, conduct , and efficiency, they can hardly be excell ed. During the last twelve m laths a cm-posit punishment has not been inflicted in the Regiment their Colonel has ever evinced for his Corps, than the proud appear mice it made on this in redoing occasion. The men were es tert ained with an escell.nt dinner at the cerium of their distinguished Colonel ; and iLadyTonaixs, and a large part, of her friends, bisited than while-dining. In the evening, a splendid ball was given in honour of the day, at the Bull Inn, Rochester, by Sir Macau Tolman and the Oilic era of the Regiment. it was attended by the Karl of Dawrouslit. E.ri and CuUntess of Daast.ev Viscotim'ess Powcascouit , r, Lady Bur. 81.1011, the lion. Misses irurarixt.o, Lords CLIFTON and RAMAT, the Hon. Misses llamas., General and the lion. ;Urs. Miss Mutiny, Mrs. and Miss JOHNSON, Miss Caawroan, Mrs. Jos's Ewan?, the Misses Curt.aut, Sir A. BARNARD, Arr. Saturn, Colonel FRARON, Colonel Remanent, and Officers of Engineers, Sir Joss &towns and Officers of Cavalry Depot, Lady Meowing, and Hon. General Itausay, Colonel D'AGOILA It, Mrs. D'NCIJILA It, Colonel MACDONALD, Archdeacon Toneless, Commissioner CUNNINGHAM, Admiral NJOORAO3I, &c. The ball-room was fitted up with great taste, and the supper served in the best s:yle. It is a most extraordinary circomstance, that the Ensign &tart who received the colours on this occasion, is a descendant of the Officer who was Ensign at the time the nag was laid aside. These hrs always been one of that family In the Regiment ever since it was first raised. SEAMEN'S FRIEND SOCIETY. A meeting of the Seamen's Hospital Society was held yesterday at the rooms of the Society, in Bishopsgate street ; WILLIAM MANNING, RAI. M.P. in the Chdir. -The following Report was read by the Secretary : It is now tour years since the founders of the Sea men's Hospital first invited the attention of the public to the necessity of such an institution : at that period the number of seamen destitute of medical advice, in the port of London, was ascertained to have been from 700 to 800. The numbers since received into the Hospital have been as follows, viz. :—ln 1821, 413; 18V2, 788 ; 1823, 919 ; 1824, 1,249. The peculiar objects which this charity has in vies having been already before the public, it is unneces-- sary to repeat them; and the Committee with confi dence refer to their several annual reports for evidence that those objects have been happily accomplished. The Committee have, on the present occasion, only to add, that the annual expenses of the Society amount to about 5,5001. and that the funds at their diposal consist only of the interest on 5,0001. stock, and the' annual subscriptions amounting to about 1,1001. It remains for the public to determine, whether a' charity which has already effected so much good, shall continue to receive the requisite support ; or whether' the Committee shall be driven to the sad necessity of leaving a number of poor seamen to their fate, for want of the funds necessary to enable them to participate with those who may be admitted into the Hospital. A new Association, entitled the British Iron Com pany, was brought forward yesterday, with a capital of two millions sterling. This Company is said to have been established for the purpose of meeting the demand for iron, which will arise from its increasing general .use, and particularly from the new undertakings for making rail-roads in different parts of the kingdom.— Its objects are to wo: k iron mines in Great Britain, and to melt, mauufacture, or prepare for sale, the ores and metal obtained from such mines; also to purchase ores and metal from other mine;. Among the speculations of the day, is one for in tking an open street from Southwark Bridge to the Mansion-house. It is calculated chat the bridge, which is now most deplorably unprofitable, will be much bene fited by.the improvement. The first dividend in MARSH and Co.'s bankruptcy, which was expected to have been five shillings in the pound, is reduced to three and fourpence ; the remain ing assets being kept back to meet the claims tlf the Bank of England, should they be established. A slight shock of an earthquake was experienced at Marseilles en the '2lst and 22d ult. AMERICAN THILATRICALII.—The Charleston Paper's state, that upwards of 1800 persons attended the The atre at Mr. CONWAY'S benefit. The House wits crowded to overflowing, and the receipts were upstards of one thousand dollars. SUDDEN DEATH.—Mr. VaRS VlLLzaota. a Russian merchant, dropped down dead from his chair on Tues day evening, at his cottage at Newington. He came home in his carriage in perfect health, and ate a hearty dinner, after which he dozed in his chair as usual, and fell out of it in a fit of apoplexy, and never Moved. FlRE.—Manton Cottage, near Welling, Hems; the residence of Colonel WALCOT, was on fire early yester day morning, and it has since been stated that it was entirely destroyed, together with three ricks of hay, coach house, stabling, piggery, icc. It happened from some painters' combustibles boiling over, and it is re ported that one of the female servants is missing. Banns of marriage between James Douglas. who was lately drummed through the town of Dundee, for reset ting stolen goods, and a woman of considerable pro perty,were proclaimed in the churches there on Sunday. Monday week, George Leaper, of Weybread, Suffolk, was convicted before the Rev. Mr. MA NNING and GEO. Lae, Esq. in a penalty of 5/. for using four dogs to kill and destroy game, not being legally qualified, and in default of payment was committed for three months to the treadmill, in the House of Correction, at Ipswich. Last week the weather was so mild in Annandale, that the bees were beginning to buzz about, as in May or June. The fields are covered with a verdure like that of Spring, and the wheat braird, though late, is thriving well, and has a very healthy appearance. A robbery WAS committed is Canon -street, on Wed nesday evening, which, although it may excite the risibi lity of our readers, will serve to chew to what a pitch of audacity the system of plunder has attained in this City. Two boys, on passing one of those shops that vend birds, rabbits, acc. perceived one of the four-footed race in a cage, and which they contrived to transfer to their own possession, by removing a couple of the.hars of his prison, and immediately proceeded into the shop, and offered it for sale; a woman, who was stationed behind the counter, remarked to her hush ~ nd that it would he an excellent match for the one in the window, and of fered ten pence for it, and ultimately gave fifteen pence, with which the juvenile dealers in natural cu riosity retired. Tuesday se'nnight, the sloop Menai, of Newpart, Pern brokeshire, foundered off Rossilly, and allan board pe rished. Although she was seen going down, not the least assistance could he afforded her or her ill-fated crew. A great part of her rigging has been since• washed ashore, and securest for the benefit of the owners- Yesterday the Westminster Sessions - house was ()CCU. pied by the Inquest Jury. The Judges sat at Serjeants' Inn Hall. Mr. Justice HOLROYD sat at his Chambers, to hear ba il justify, and dispose of other business. The horn of the rhinoceros is greatly valued by the Chinese; the test of its goodness is the strength of the noise heard when the concave root is applied to the ear, as shells are by our children, to hear if " the tide be corning in." LAW LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. The dinner • f the Proptietnrs of this •ery admirable Institution (established in 1820) was held yesferday in the Freemasons Tavern, Mr. W. WILLIAMS, M.P. in the Chair. About half-past six o'clock the company, amounting its number to about one hunched and twenty, sat down to an excellent dinner. Immediately upon the removal of the cloth, a beautiful Grace Was chaunted by the Musical Gentlemen present; after which the Chairman rose and proposed, " The King's health, with three times three."—Drank with enthusiasm ; to which suc ceeded the National Anthem, the whole company stand ing. asd joining in chorus. The next toasts were, " Ills Royal Highness the' Duke of York, with three times thie,.."—Drank with applause. 'I The other Members of the Royal Family." ‘i The Army and Navy ;"—with the usual forms. The CtiiituNiam next rose to pr0,.0 e " Law Life Assurance Society, and plosperity to it." The Hon. Gentleman could not help th Company upon its liberality, tlisiilaye.) ui tl.e proceed ings of the day, by extending its i.enelits to .\li.nll)t.is of the Legal Profession in Sci.tland. After ale A' 1,11.. ther observations, the Hon.Chairmao begge.l to reitei ate the toast, but in an amended foroi--" Pros wilt) , to the Law Life Assurance Co•npany—health to its Mein. bees—and, what was not a little interesting, long life to the assured.''—(Laughter and applause.) Other professional and patriotic toasts followed— each succeeded by a Song or Glee from the Musical Gentlemen: the festivity was pi otracted to a late hour. 7'HE CORN EXCHANGE. -...,ip.,,__ It has been long a mat•er of comolaint amongst many of the most respectable persons in the corn-trade, that the dfficulty of getting possession of stands in the Corn-market amounts almost to an impossibility. The Old Corn Exchange was erecte4 70 years ago, as a pri vate undertaking, and the management of it was vested in a Committee, consisting mostly of Corn-Factors. It might at the time it was erected have been large enough for the purposes for which it was intended, but of late years the immense increase of business has rendered the proper transaction of business ex , remely unfrequer.t. The Committee exercise an unbounded controul over the Exchange, and accommodate with stands only those from Whom they apprehend no competition. Several meetings have been held by Gentlemen who are in terested, for the purpose of adopting some measure by which the public good, as well as the private benefit of the general body of Corn-Factors, might be advanced. They agreed to make a proposal to the Committee to enlarge the Exchange, which now only contains 68 stands, to a size adapted to the accommodation of all who ate at present favoured with stands, and of all who have been for several years ineffectually employed in endeavouring to obtain so eligible a place for exhi biting their samples. They argue, that if the mono-, poly were removed, every one who had corn for sale would be sure of getting a market-price for the com modity, and the public would have the option to judge between a very extensive variety of the article. They assert, that so strong is the prejudice in favour of pur chasing in the Corn Exchange, that a Coin• Factor who , has no stand in, the market has, in many instances, ' been obliged to sell at upwards of sixpence a quarter less than he would have got had not the monopoly been in the way. A respectable Factor, who sells upwards of 100,000 quarters of wheat in the year, has suffered considerably by this decisive check upon competition. Although the rent of a stand is no more than 104 a year, he would willingly give 1,0001. to obtain posses sion of one on such terms. The Committee have hi therto rejected the proposition, and declare that the market is sufficiently large for the business of the me tropolis. It has, therefore, been determined to apply to Parliament upon the subject, and the question is to come on in the present Session. Conformably to the programme of the obsequies of King FERDINAND of NAPLES, his mortal remains were on the 10th ult. conveyed to the Church of St. Claire. Not only are the Theatres shut, but there is to be no dancing in public whatever during the Carnival. The KING continues to reside at Capo di Monte. His MA issmlike his august father, presides in person in the Council of State. It is said that a most respectable City attorney is in custody, on a charge of forging a deed, and a receipt thereon, for 3901. No public examination has yet taken place, but in a few days the case is to be fully investigated. Thursday last, a young woman, of rather interesting appearance, applied at :leath Hospital for advice. She described how she felt affected to the surgeon in attend ance, who having, with the aid of his watch,ascertained by her pulse the height of her disorder, prescribed im mediately bleeding. He accordingly performed the operation, and after her arm was tied up, she fainted ; upon which he retired to procure a glass of water, but, on his return, found that his fair patient had disap peared, and to his astonishment he found that his watch, which he had laid on the table, bad also become the companion of her flight. He lost no time in lodging information of the transaction at the Head Police-office, from whence two of the regulators of that Establishment were dispatched, to use their exertions in winding up the affair, by apprehending the thief.—Freenrads Journal. A Gentleman, yesterday, about half-past two o'clock, was driving by himself in a gig, towards town, rapidly along the road, near Kensington Gravel-pits, when, most unaccountably, for there ss as plenty of room to pass, he drove against a coal cart, delivering coals. The concussion pitched him out upon the road, but he for- I tunately escaped injury. The horse immediately took fright, and set oft with the gig at full gallop. Some boys and men ran into the road, endeavouting to stop his progress, by spreading their arms out, but this only' made the animal deviate a little to the right, by which he passed a flock of sheep, without hutting one of them. The mature pursued hi; course about halt a mile fur ther, when the wheel of the gig came iii contact M i 11 a gas-lamp iron, on the left, and snapped it in two, within three feet of the ground. The ga,-pipe inside was bent double, and the lamp broken to pieces o• the footway. The shafts were broken under the body of the gig, be yond the splinter-bar, which, as the horse still wet.' on, increased his speed, by every moment striking his heels. He passed through Bayswater and Tyburn turnpikes, and by several flocks of sheep, but did no harm till he reached the first coach-stand in Oxford-street, where he knocked down a coachman, standing by the side of his horses, whicn put his out, as well as gave him some severe bruises. This accident, however unfortu nate to the man, stayed the horst's speed, when be was easily stopped. COURT OF KLVG"uevc.__ - _ria. A . STAFFORD PERRAGIL • THE KING V. 7AMCS STAMP COOLS. . Mr. CAMPBELL, in this case, praygd their Lordsbiei that the judgment against the defendant might be still farther delayed. The Learned Counsel stated, that le held affidavits which would prove to the Court that Mr. Cooke was totally un. t hle to attend to receive iti judgment, and that he was worse now th an do Friday last, when the former application Was made. The affi davits of the medical attendants set forth, that the de fendant was confined to his bed With the gout and flimmation. He also had affidavits from the nurseiwhd attended him from which it appeal d, that for several weeks past they hid sat up continually at night with him, and that he was less able to attend now, than c'n Friday last. The LORD Clllll7 JIMTICII said, that was a sufficient excuse for his not appearing at present before the Coati, and ordered judgment to be further postponed. NAVAL lATALLIGENC E. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY. The Reedution and Folkestone, for head-money the treats of two gun-hoots, on the sth inst. at No. 97, Resex.street, Strand; and the A ntphion, for the crews of six gun-boats, on the Ist of Match, at No. 21, Cecil-street. Strand, and recalled thrre tueadays and Fridays. The St. Patrick, from Liverpool for Dublin, *kb put of the !Locket Brigade, has put into Douglas (Isle of Man), with Sis of all her spars, and sixteen horses dead, some men are lost. The Liverpool, Neat.; of Belfast, horn LlierOool fOrWaterford, has :.rrived at Douglas (Isle of Alan), 'kith loss of Mils, basal, and the Nia.ter and two of the crew. Off I 'neer, the Virginia, Kamm r, front Baltimore. The Jamaica packet sailed from Cartbagena DeCember 6th; Jamaica 28th ; and from Crooked Island, January 4th. 'llse James, STRNVART, from Miramicki, was TOUR/ wrecked ass the Bth of November, on Magdalen Island; one boy drcivrised. The Lord Nelson, Pint.ams, from Newfoundland to Bilboa, was totally lost near that port, on the 18th ult. Fat-mourn, Faa. I.—Wind S.W. to N.W.Arrived the Francis Freeling packet, from Carthagena and Jamaica, five weeks from the latter place; Brothers ' ATHRILDRN, from Newfoundland ; and Portland, Jinx, from the Downs, for Jamaica. Pernourts Fta. I.—Wind N.N. W.—Arrived the Sarah Ann, Aran, from London, for Lisbon. Sailed the Lucy Davison, STK TINS, for Rio Janeiro PORTSMOUTH, Fsa. 2.—Wind W.S.W. blowing strong.—Ar rived the Skylark, Kum, from Zante ; Arno, Youxo, from LOO don, for Leghorn ; and Iris, Aimee, from Hamburgh, for Bilboa. Cowes, Frs. 2.—Wind W.S. W.—Arrived the Columbus, Nre, from New York, in 48 days, bound to Antwerp; Roselle, Ream, front London for Sincapore ; add Choice, Wneastsv, from ditto for St. Domingo. DIAL, Fro. 2.—Wind S.W.—Passed through for London, the Nelson, --, from the South Seas. Arrived from the River, and remain, the transport bark, No. 42; Caledonia, Comma, for Jamaica ; and Jane, Honore for Pernambuco. Also arrived, the Somersetshire, Ross ' from Leith, for Jamaica ; and Martha, M u , wan from Newcastle, for Sierra Leone. The Amity, J OHRS3N , for Bombay ; Kingston, LUCRIR, for De , with several others of the outward bound, sailed last evening. Decorum., Jaw. 31.—Wind West.—Arrived the Fleenor, REVD, from New Orleans—sailed 22d ult. Indefatigable, &awl, from Pernambocco—sailed Elst ult. the David, Owes, was to sail on the 2341; Sisters, Sutra, from St. Michael ' s; and Titfen, Dar Dell, front Smyrna. The Ceres, Booms, frum Charleston, for this place, put into Norfolk, (Virginia), Ist January, out twelve days, with loss of sails. Fn. I.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived the Claude Scott, Knuat.ir, from Demerara ; Isabella, Anerw, from Pernadbuco; Crown, Roaresom, from St. Andrew's (141134—sailed the 4th uldnto ; Woodman, Woorzuoars, from St. John's (N.8.)--sailed the nth of December ; and Albion, —, from Leghorn. Off the port, the Indian, AIORILLS, from Buenos Ayres; and Belmont, from Demerara. NASSAU ' (N.P.) Dec. 4.—The Catalina, front Principe to the Havannah, was lately wrecked on Egg Island Reef, after having breri captured by the Coldmbian crulzer &lime; Part of the cargo saved. CUSTOM-HOUSE, FEBRUARY 2. SHIPS Erman, licw.tacis—The Neptune, from Ostend; Plough, from Lisbon ; General Murray, from Faro ; King George, from Calais ; Waterloo, from Dunkirk ; Charles Tennyson, from Riga ; Mayflower, from Dunkirk; Cogniac, from Charente; William Ether ington, from Petersburgh ; and Traveller, from Leghtirn. ENTIRZD OUTWAILDS--.The Letitia, and Simeon, for Hamburgh ; Gratitude, for Bahia ; Jean, for Quebec ; Crisis, for New York ; Archibald, for Antigua; and Jonge Camille, for Bruges. CLEARING Ouvvraans—The Prince of Saxe Coburg, for Rotter dam; Duchess of Gloucester, for Trinidad; Henry, for Demerara; and Mansfizid, for Oporto. THE LATE EARL OF THANET. Sackville Tatou, Esq. Earl of Thanet, Baron Tufton, and a Baronet, Hereditary Sheiiff of the county of Westmorland, and Lord of Skipton in Craven, was horn June 30, 1769 ; he succeeded his father, Sackville, the eighth Err', Apt 10. 1786; married Februal y 28, 1811, Ann Charlotte de Bojanovitz, descended from a noble family in Hungary, since deceased, by whom he had no issue. Lord Thane, though not standing con spicuously forth as a public character, was in private life a highly estimable individual. As a great land holder, he was amongst the foremost in making agri cultural experiments and improvements which tended materially to the advantage of the community. As a landlord, he deserved and obtained the respect and esteem of his tenantry, and was much beloved by the poorer classes ; and as a mete private individual, his conduct was invariably distinguished by the greatest urbanity, affability, and gentlemanly demeanour. His Lordship was in the habit of residing great part of his time at his seat at Hothfield, Kent, where he was dis tinguished for his hospitality and benevolence. He used frequently to visit some of the markets, particu larly the stock-market at Ashford, at which he was ac customed to converse very familiarly with several of the butchers attending there. Since the death of his Counre,s, which happened a few, years ago, Lord Thanet ceased to be a regular resident in this country, only coming occasionally to his family seat, and passing much of his time on the Continent, chiefly at Paris, where he died. His Lordship was in possession of large estates in Westmorland, where it was understood that the great influence naturally attached to his pro petty was exerted at the two last elections for that county in favour of Mr. Brougham.; but it was not suf ficient to obtain a victory over the great power enjoyed there by th e noble family of Lowther. The trial and conviction of Lord Thanet, several years ago, in the Court of King's Bench, for an assault committed in the Court at Maidstone, at the period of the trial of O'Con nor, Quigley, and others, and his subsequent imprison ment in the Tower of London, are circumstances well knots n ; but it WAS al terwards understood that his Lordship was not the individual who really committed the assault ; it is said there was a mistake on the part of the wi:ne3ses as to identity, and that his Lordship knew who the person was that actually struck the blow, but refuscd to betray him. ConNwst.T. Mimes.—Quantity of Copper Ore sold at Truro est Thursday, 14571 tons.—Average Produce 71—Quantity of lino Copper, 179 tons, six cwt. Amount of sale, Z 16,701 2s. G 4.— Average standard £129 10s. . At kalcda!e market, on Monday, there was a pretty good apply of Cattle and Sheep, and the trade rather brisk at the foams:mg prices :—Beef .544. to 64d. mid hitittou 6d. to 7d. pet toad. ria►iog the offal. .