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"e 7 - • 7 r--~ - POLICE TO ACT. jmlmmg..llo,lilawlewimitmeiWoliMiso*swommr“.- ICENCI TB EATRg. • ROSSINI'S Opera of Sentiramide was performed on Friday night at this Theatre, in a manner wrathy of the great beauty of the music. It is very strongly sup ported—Madame PASTA is the haughtyAueen—REMO. atm, the ambitious Assnr, who aspires to her hand and throne—Pont°, the Chief of the 21lagi—GARCIA, Ithrenns, King of India—and Madams VESTA! S, a Scythian Warrior. The overture and ,introductory chorus have great merit, and were loudly applauled ti:e whole Opera was received with continual applause; much attention has been paid to the charusses. On Madame VESTRIS'S first appearance, the audience tri-ced some milts of displeasure, arising from their diiappoiniment on Tuesday evenirg, being attribu.ed by Mr. AlfitToN to her refusal to perform. Mr. ATRTON naw came forward with Madame VESTRIL and assured the audience that such was not the case. Madame Vestals, mulch ag;tated, said that she did not leave the rehearsal till three o'clock on• Tuesday, and begged and intreated of Mr. ESERS to " do the Send ra mide," but that Mr. AYRTON would not allow it to be performed. • Mr. AYRTON now retired, and Madame Vestals, quite overpowered, again briefly addressed the audience, and hoped, they would credit her asser tion, for it was the truth ; she then begged permission _to retire, burst into tears, and made her exit, much applauded. • COMBINATION AND REFUSAL OF THE rnom TIIE GLASGOW CHROW/CLE, MAY 20. It is lamentable that the example made last week has had little effect on a part of the manufacturing popu. lation. Last night, about eight o'clock, a crowd began to collect iu Barrowfield Rossi, in front of a house in which two of Messrs. Dunlop' new workers reside.— They commenced their bad woritlay breaking the front window with stones. it number who were provided with stubs brandished them before the windows, and dared the inmates to come oat, and " they woul4 do for them and all other nobs." They also applied the most scan. • dalaus terms towards the female:. The family were in a state of dreadful alarm, expecting every moment that the door would be burst open, and themselves assaulted. The head of the famly made his escape from a back window ; and ran for assistance to the Police Office.— A pain of the Police came to the spot, and ordered the mob to disperse, but as they would not retire, Serjeant Leckie directed the Policemen to seize some of those . who refused to go home ; but although repeatedly or dered, they refused to obey, probably out of fear. The party of Policemen then went back to the Office. leaving the uew workers unprotected ; Serjeant Leckie reported to the Superintendant that the men had refused to seize , any person. They were again ordered out in a few mi nutes, but by the time they arrived the mob had mostly withdrawn. The ascertained cause of the present in creased animosity against the new workers last night was, that one of them was endeavouring to procure a piece for a new spinner. • STAMVORD RAlriLts.—Tiv family of this Gell4i- Man were on Thursday thrown into the greatest alarm, in consequence of his being conveyed to his house in I..wer Grosvenor-street, in a complete state of insen sibility. It appears that as he was walking down Port land-place, alone, about three o'clock, he suddenly, and without any previous symptom of indisposition, sunk to the ground, and continued insensible until removed to his residence by the kind assistance of persons who were passing by. Medical aid being called in, animation was at length restored, and on Saturday, Sir &cabman was considered out of danger. There is no. Greenwich F.rir! Greenwich is placarded with orders of the Magistrates, and Constables are to be stationed to prevent any one entering the Park. Mr. Pear's Bill for the regulation of Juries, intro duces the greatest and most unexceptionable reform in the administration of justice that has been effected in the Present age. Mr. Peet observed.- on Friday night, that the spirit in which his proposition hod been received was an encnuragetnent (b him to attempt other improve . stems its the administration of justice. Tits Rotet. Ultrtat, AstootATioir.—The Founders and P.onoters otthis valuable Society celebrated their - institution by a public dinner at thefrretnasons' Tavern in Friday. The Rigbt Hon. Lord MACDONALD took the Chair. This Seciatfls intended to supersede the i nter ference of the Poor Laaws in the maintenance of the "narking population of this country, by establishing, in place of that system, a fund in varkh every poor man misfit establish an independent property in reversion for himself, claimable upon the event of necessity, what soever shape it might assume. It was computed that 900,000 persons belong to Societies of this kind, and supposing that they only spent three pence a- month at the ale-house, there were 2,700,000 shillings per annum, which would be saved by sutscribing to the Royal Union Association. AigADAlif AND HENRY BELL.—Mr. *Adam, besides realising about 40,0001. by his• mad contracts, has had the especial modesty to ask . Parliament for a second grant of 4,0001. as a further reward for his ingenious contrivances. Poor Henry Bell, who has made a path on the ocean, by adopting' the steairpengioe to naviga tion, worth a thousand of all thellgAdacas, is existing —is starving, upon leialan common mechanic's earn ings (viz. 501. per ananni), without ever having gained one farthing by his most important discoveries. Buit• ltl , Adarn is a rich man, and has infltience; Iltnry is a poor one, and has none. The ones connected with divers road trustees, contractors, &c. the other has no connections save those who do>him more harm than good. lence, Henry pen is now neglected and forgotten, while John !gado*. M'Adarin is twice re- waided by Parlianuns. So much for public gratitude; , hut nevertheless, poor iM. ; if -he , sloes not get bread new. may console himprg-wk,h.the Lope .of stoner after `his deatly.--Gbagoto lem P,eu. • jhursday an loquO Oas held at OrPrddence of the .lattethapailuillatrher , g .. of Chancery ;lane, on the body of that Gentleman. It appeareii, from the .evidence ad du&ilt that on Mondiy beetling he compLained of a Aim pai n in t he cheift y and dot finding relief on Toes any morning, lie tlkon .toolc 3 dote or . castor-oil, and •?Itilite his daughter was ptspatifig 3 Pap of tea, be fell fium the-sofa and eapitoil. The 34arj returned a ver aict tii'etl by - the i-.airation of rtol4" The E•sglish Cantir.er.tal Gas Association has made • proposals ts, the Roman Government, on *which a report is to be evade. It is proposed -there, to snake the vt, form olive oil, to piousote the cultivation of i cr.' . OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, MA 1 . 21. Job: Stewart, alias Captain Stivart, a young man of respectable appearance, was indicted for committing a robbery •in the Pit of Covent-garden Theatre. The prisoner was placed at the bar to take his trial on Thur . & day last, when he took advantage of a defect in the in dictment, and he was then acquitted. He was, how ever, ordered to be detained, and a fresh bill of indict ment was preferred. William Thomas Oliver, the prosecutor, went on the night of the 10th of April, to the Pit of Covent-garden Theatre, accompanied by two females. He was sur rounded by several well-dressed young men, and he be lieved the prisoner to be one of them, but he was un conscious of tl.e robbery being committed. Macdonald, the constable, saw the prisoner, with his companions, rush into the pit with the crowd, and draw the pin from the prosecutor's breast ; when he saw be -was watched, he threw the pin away, and several young' men came up, said the prisoner was a gentleman, and desired the °Ricer to let him go, and they would be 'answerable for his appearance. Macdonald, in giving, his evidence, said the prisoner ran up against the pro.l .secator, and most deliberately drew the pin from the prosecutor's breast; and although persons were at the time around, and in the dress circle, no one made any alarm on discovering the robbery. Macdonald went on to stale, that the young men in question knocked him down, and beat him so dreadfully, that he was unable to meve for several days afterwards. At this time also a number of persons observed the outrage, but no one rem!ereJ any assistance. The prisoner denied the robbery. The COMMON SERJEANT left the Jury to decide upon the evidence, and they returned a verdict of Utility. After the verdict had been pronounced, the prisoner said, " My Wd, and Gentlemen of the Jury, I have been tried in this Court awl honourably acquitted, and I consider my life is sacrificed." Mr. Common Szenswr—There was a defect in the former in dictment, and you have been very properly convicted. Joseph Sedley, a person 'bf very respectable appear ance, was indicted for marrying Mary Palmer, his former wife, Margaret Dixon, being still alive. Mary Dixon, the mother of the first wife, appeared, and said the prisoner was married to her daughter in 1811, and they lived together as man and wife. nary Palmer was called, and did not appear. The defendant was therefore acquitted. NEW COURT. Emanuel Phillips pleaded Guilty to two indictments. charging him with feloniously selling counterfeit coin. Edward Aden, aged 21, was indicted for stealing se veral fowls, the property of Mr. Henry Knight, from his outbuildings. The prisoner, in his defence, said he bought the fowls on the 13th of April, at Romford market. Here he handed up a bill and receipt for the same. The COMMON SERJEANT summed up the evidence, when the Jury found him Guilty. The COMMON SiatiZANT addressing the Jury, said he felt it his duty to inform them that the papers handed to him, purported to be a bill and receipt for the pur chase of the articles from one John Jones, but very un fortunately forthe prisoner that person was not brought forward, and the date appeared to be the 19th of May instead of April, therefore there was no doubt of its having been written in Newgate. The prisoner was well known, having been tried before for a capital offence: Thomas Herring, aged twenty four years, Will capi-• tally indicted, for stealing in the dwelling-house of Abraham Samuda, of Spital-square, Norton Falgate, a silver tea-pot, eighteen.silver table spoons, and other articles of plate, his property. The prisoner was a farrier by trade ; Vann had known him for above two years. The prosecutor's servants saw the prisoner amongst many other persons. Verdict—Guilty, Death. Ames Lashirtaks was put to the bar on an indictment charging him, on the Coroner's warrant, with killing and slaying Thomas Day, by driving a coach over him on the 9th of April last, in the parish of St. Giles in the Fields. The evidence adduced went to prove that the prisoner was ex. aeon* intoxicated, and was driving through the Seven Dials, near Long Acre, when the deceased, while in the act of crossing over, was knocked down, and the coach passed over him. A number of witnesses were called to bring home the charge to the prisoner, who, in his defence, said he had a young horse under his care, w hich he could not " pull up," and that he did all in his power to stop his horses. Mr. Justice Piss summed up the evidence to the Jury, who found the prisoner Cuing. ommilipon . .MENNlP MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, MAY 21. John Williams, a lad, fifteen years old, was indicted for stealing a jacket, the property of Henry Blazer. In answer to. an inquiry from the POUR?, he said he got his living for the most part by working in the Docks. A respectable person, who was acquainted with the boy, said that he had been deserted by his parents, and .be believed had struggled hard to get an honest living, and that it was distress which urged him to the com mission of the offence charged. Verdict—tiuilty. The Cumastata ' in the belief that the present was his fi rst offence, and that he had been driven to it by the cause stated, and in the hope - that he would take warning by it, sentenced him to pay a fine of is. and be discharged. The prisoner appeared extremely grate fel for the lenity shewn him. STRIPPING A CHILD.—Mary Fennigen stood indicted for stealing a frock from the person of Ann Smith, a little girl about five years old. The child very intelli gibly stated that she lived in George-street, Bethnal green, and that the prisoner enticed her into the fields, by promising her some cakes, and that when she had got her there she gapped her of her frock and then lefther.:—Thomas Miller, pawnbroker, proved that the prisoner pkedged the frock with him on the same day. Veedict—Guiliy. Six xaslathse imprisonment and bard labour. . . Lord HENNINER 4 S Claim to vote for representative Peers for Ireland, after having heard Counsel and witnesses t has been admitted by the House of Lords, The Treasury have granted till the Ist of August for the payment of the Hop. Duty, witlisiut the planters entering into any. bond. The Bop plantations in the North Clays generally are beginning to assume a promising appearance; the late fructifying showers, succeeded "by fine warm wea shar, havecaused the bins to advance both in height, rand strength to an astonishing degree. At present it *mild be presumptuous to give an opinion as to the pgrbability of there being a good crop in the ensuing season, but there is cestainly every appearance of a strong pa i d fl..usi,hing bi' e. Governa l ient have made a purchase of the Golden Ccoss ' Charing -Crose, and the rest of the houses be tweea that and St. Nlartin's.lane. We hear that 50,000/. was given for the GoVen Cross premises alone. Ansong the alterations and additions about to take place in the late (queen ' s Palace, a large fi.li-pond is to are made in the gardens at the back of tLe Pa:aee. 141MrwPIW iinem ~.~~`=. THE PLAGUE. -+_~r (Concluded from tkee Bsakulatesida7.) Having completed :ter lading, the 'Bann moved on the Bth of irebroory, ; to the anchorage off I ie. Town, and she arrived there .on the 1 lth, having grounded both on rocks and shoals on her passage; from which she became leaky, making fourteen inches of water in twenty-four holm, and at one time she had eight feet of stater in her hold ; she then anchored about three quarters of a mile from the squadron, endeavouring to procure men to navigate her to England from amongst the invalids of the men of war about to be sent home, and the prisoners belonging to slave vessels which had been sent into Sierra Leone for adjudication, and there was no restriction in the communication with her. On the 22d of February (according to the same report), which, it may be observed, was nearly three months after the arrival of the Caroline in the country, a pa tient was sent to the Hospital from her with the more fatal form of the fever ; but Dr. Barry adds, a by this time it-had began its ravages on shore," and thererore rejects the idea of its having been imported by that ship, or indeed from any other known source. The Caroline anchored near the mouth of the river in Cockle Bay, on the 13th of March, and_ the leak increasing, returned to the anchorage off Free Town, on the 19th of March, with her crew much weakened by incessant labour at the pumps, and constant ex psure to the sun ; some of her men were again taken nil, and several left her ; and it was at this time the Dann's boat gave her assistance. Soon after her return (about the 22d or 23d), a sur vey was held by the master of the Bann, the master of the Snapper, and the carpenter and carpenter's mate of the Owen Glendower, on board the Caroline, and they remained on board for several hours, visiting the bold and between decks, as the nature of the duty on . which they were empl led required ; yet neither the master of the Snapper, nor the carpenter, or carpenter's mate of the Owen Glendower, were taken ill in conse quence, nor any of the Snapper's boats crew, which remained on board the whole time, nor were any of the crew of the Snapper or frigate attacked with this dis ease in consequence. The master of the Blum certainly suffered an attack of fever Soon after ; but this was so slight that he was only on the sick list from the 26th to the 28th, and had no yellow suffusion ; besides which, the crew of the Caroline had constant commu nication with the men of wars boats at the watering piece; and moreover, an invalid from the Cyrene, named Robert Dowland, had gone to sea in the Caro line, and on her return to Sierra Leone he left that ship, and took his paisage in the Thistle.brig of war to Eng land, yet this man and the Thistle's crew remained in good health. The Caroline sailed finally for England on the sth of May, and arrived in the Downs on the 29th of June ; none died during the voyage, but it appears that some of her crew were affected with agues, or ephemeral fevers, during the passage, which they ascribed to the very hard duty they bad to perform in a ship still very leaky, and to the insufficient quantity of food, being on short allowance the greater part of the passage. Having thus, I trust, successfully shewn the impos sibility of any contagious fever having been introduced by the Caroline into the colony of. Sierra Leone (for Who, possessed of common sense, will believe, that a healthy ship coming from a healthy port, after a pas , -age of six -weeks, and lying in that port for a month without a sick man on board could have dune so ?) I may be allowed to Observe, that there is nothing won , derful in a ship so situated, and a ship's crew so em ployed, being attacked by a fever; it would indeed have been more surprising if it had been otherwise:— there is not a shadow of proof that the Caroline intro duced the diseue ; and in fact, I may add, that it was altogether impossible. How the disease originated in the colony, I am, in the absence of ill information, unable to explain ; and I may weU be excused dolig so, when even a medical officer, of high prolessioual character, on the spot, to whom all the circumstances must have been familiar, has been unable•to accomplish it.. There is one thing, however, which has struck me forcibly in reading the accounts, viz. that the spiny season is not the period when ardent fevers are to The expected in hot climates, for the experience of ages has taught us, that they more commonly appear in the dry season, when the surface bf the earth has been loos exposed to - the rays of the sun. _ _ _ A curious fact is mentioned by Dr. Barry in his re .port to the Governor, not very Moly to happen in a contagious disease, via. that " European females and children were perfectly 'tempt, and that no case oc curred amongst the natives, di. Maroons, or the black' settlers." The women and children at Ascension were not so fortunate, but the negroes of the Bann equally escaped. I have bee stated my belief, that the Bann did not derive the fever from this source (I mean from the Caroline), for the Surgeon, now in England, has stated to me explicitly, that the first eight or nine persons who were taken ill, had no communication whatever with the Caroline, or her crew; but that four of them were employed in the San Raphael (the schooner before mentioned), and three, viz. two marines and a carpenter, were not employedout of the Bann, on any occasion, While at Sierra Leone; and I am sure, when we add to this the far more extended communi cation before mentioned, held by other ships of the squadron with the Caroline, and with complete im punity, it will appear very improbable, to every im partial mind, that any contagion could have been de rived from this ship. On those wedded to peculiar and favourite doctrines, I do not expect, even by the facts I have related, to make any impression; but should I be mistaken, I trust they will at least allow me to claim equal put ity of intention wilt themselves. I must own I am at a loss to account with certa;nty for the origin of the lever in the Mum The surgeon of that ship, an excellent and intelligent officer, ascribes it to their long stay in port, the crew being much exposed to the heat of the sun's rays in refitting the Bann's rig ging, and also that of the San Raphael, and perhaps (he says) indulging in irregularities (which It is well known sailors will do whenever they can, notwithstand ing the utmost vigilance of their officers), and the vicissi tudes of the weather which they meet with in sailing from Sierra Leone; and it appears, by bis report, that the men were generally taken ill in the night when ex posed to chills on their watch : he never even hints at the Caroline as she cause in his report; and since his re stun to England, totally denies it to have been the case; and when the simultaneous, indeed I may say the prior apisaiance e of it in the schooner, her tender, is considered, anj t c iiitcrai Captain Phillips at one time had of destroyinr , hcr, is added to other circum stances, it is pretty caticht that the occiarscace of fever lIP • • ''n the schooner 44 gapcia n 9 opwan*pression on the Captain7s mind: - • 'The r e cannot, honveliew, I drink, Ms a 'donhtof its having postessed VllllttgietiS'propertits afterwards, a n d ' of its having beeri introduced Into the Island of Asreri. sion by the Bann ; still, even here, ,d:fliculties occur in accounting for many circumstances, particularly the at: tack of two' posts, and the exemption of a third; viz. the Green Mountain (where there were six soldiers, one woman, and two children), when the c ! mmunication -was open for eighteen days, and one of these persons had even been on board the Bann for some tm.. I ' have, however, formed my own opinion, froni a consi• deration of all the circumstances of the Cage 1 and I have narrated the whole of the facts connected. with it, as far as they have come to my knowledße d with ti , er utmost impartiality', without suppressing re one of them ; and I must, after they have lead l; remainder of this report, leave others to form their owl% - . A late letter from Rangoon mentions, In . terms of enthusiastic praise, the conduct of all the treops . dtirinit the late actions. Never did the Sepeys (the writer states) acquire more fame than those of the Malta, Army have upon this occasion. 11ajot YATES rind his corps, the 25th N. I. (the old 18th) were psuilatutirly distinguished : they defended the port of Xernendi. e for seven days and eight nights. Daring the List two days and nights the enemy's attache were so desperate and repealed, that the men had nolime to cook their victuals, but ate the rice dry.' On one of their officers, while he praised their determined valour, lamenting the privation they suffered from want of food—" We want no food, but ammunition enough," was the ge. neral reply of these fine fellows. The following is an extract of a lettei from Capt. JAMIESON, of the Marquis of Huntley, to Messrs. S. F. and J. SOMES, dated Cape Coat Castle, January 14, 1825 I arrived here, all well, on the 24th December, after a long passage of 71 days from the Isle of Wight. We were 24 days becalmed in lat. 7 deg. N. and long. 15 deg. W. On the 16sh Novem ber, in lat. 10 deg. N. and long. 19 deg. W. we were attacked by a pirate schooner of abut 250 tons, with one long nine-pounder in midships and six smaller guns, and apparently 80 or 100 men ; she bad a blue and yellow flag at her gaff end. They fired four shots from the long gun through our rigging and sails be fore we took any notice of them. We rounded to as soon as we thought our guns would reach him, ran the guns to one side, knocked away the bulwarks, and commenced our defence, which he found rather hot for him; many of their sails came tumbling down from our shot cutting the ropes, and they seemed to be in some confusion ; the wind was at the time quite light, and with the assistance of ten or twelve long sweeps, on each side, he got off from the reach of our guns. Fortunately we had no person on board hurt, as his shot were all fired high, which grased along the booms and through the courses; however, he got a good thrashing, and steered off north-west." . ANGOULEME, MAY 12.—A duel which has just takers place here, has excited a good deal of sens Aim. The following are the derails : A young man of this town, who wore over a black waistcoat a red riband, to which his-watch was attached, was walking in the Park a few days ago, about the hour of one in the afternoon. He was met by Lieutenant-Colonel LACHAPELLE, of the 20th Regiment, now in garrison here, and a Captain Bounoou. These two individuals, on perceiving the red riband, rushed towards him, and Colonel LACHA PELLE said, " You have there a riband which y tf have no right to wear ; I insist upon your taking it off."— This riband, replied the young man, serves to eecuie my watch, and I do not see why any one should find fault with it. " You deserve to be soundly kicked," said the Colonel, and with one hind he tore away riband and watch along with it, which he threw against the wall, and with the other hand struck the young man a blow in the face. " Now it is my turn, said Cap tain BOUROON, knocking the young man down, and trampling upon his body. They then railed, leaving their.victrm bleeding from his mouth and nose. Short y after, three yopng men belonging tothe town came up, and on learning what had pass. d, they went and bought red rikands pot them over their waistcoats, and .re paired to the Cafe . de la Comedie, where they fend Captain Bouttoon. The latter approached one of ti.e young men, named Cuasteitata, and said, " It is no doubt fur the purpose of annoying toe that you wear that riband. Know that I have-just torn one away from one of your townsmen, and that I shall do the same by ton." " I charge you not to touch it, or you shall . ave to do with me." "Let it be, then, immerruately, 44 said Bouaoon, and they accordingly refaired to the ground with swords and pistols. As they were going to begin, Bouaoow then, addressing the spectator:, said, in the most insolent and bullying planner, ,".Lee the ten best of your turn out, and I shall begin with . number one, and spit the whole of you, up to number len." This was meant to intimidate COAMRRAN ; but be coolly replied, " You may find me quite enough for you." At the first pass, CIIAMERAN broke the bold Captain's sword, and then plunged his own a few inches into him, under the right brear. " You may flatter yourself at having wounded the bravest man i the army," said BOURGON. He then called for pistols; but CHAMERRN said, " You now. have not strength enough, but when recovered, we shall go to it again. Boustoon's life is in danger. Satinday, as a man was cleaning a second fi il - at a house in Norfolk -street, &rand, he missed Os hold, and fell with great force on the iron railings, the spikes of which entered his side ;. he was conve)ed.to the Hospital in a lifeless state. DIED. At Montreal, Sevenoaks, on Saturday, the 41st instant, Mary Herne', youngest daughter of the late Colonel nettles, i sister of J. C. Berries, Esq. M. P. The 7th inst. at his residence, Cravycarnonso, parish of Kilmot.‘ Mr. Mat. Cleland, farmer, at the advanced age of 101 years. Unsil the last few years of his life be was a great drinker of spirits. On the 14th instant, at a very advanced age, the Mcrqtlis of VillevieWe, a relation'of Voltaire, and one of the Consetvator. the Library of St. Genevieve. IIAtISTIIT.B DAT. Asa rum ask. otlff Gobllli it 0.1 Vtanca 1 U Waterford 1 0 1 lizsrilsur4 1 0 Guernsey audJermy 1 0 1 Flanders • 1 •Il Lisboa 0 0 1 Buenos Ayres . 0 0 Gottenborgh 00 1 Jamaica 0 0 Malta 0 0 America '0 0 Holland 1 0 Brazil i 0 HIGH-WATER. et LON DONARIEIGK T0.,401t ROW. Morning . • 26 minutes after 6 ♦fternoon 55 minutes atter 6 _ i.oncon: Pnxtert frnd PuMsked 6y J. F. Ks.A.LT. :hefT‘k tJrr.c■ 4 VO. 1, rxictr-liace, . .. A , • , I 7 d 1 4 in 13 In I • ,