Star. — London, England, 1824-05-27 00:00:00

BOW-STREET-THIS DAY. Diwarsstisc Cast.—J M'afulluir, a person who had formerly been in very respectable circumstances, but whose appearance now vrongly indicated that " Misery had marked him for her own," wa• put to the bar, charged with stealing from the Sun and Apple tree, in White Dart-yard, Drury-lane, two pewter pots. The un fortunate being had lodged in the house for about a fortnight, and nn Saturday last he took the property in question to a pewterer'; shop in Shoe-lane, Fleet-street, and offered them for sale. Th_• however. were known; and on being told he had stole:, Clem, lie ran away. Last night the pewterer went to the Sun and Apple-tree to return the pots, when, to his astonishment, he found the prisoner ►itting in the tap-room, and gave 'lint into custody.-- The landlord did not wish to give charge of him, in consequence of his distressed situation; but the pewterer insisted on doing so, and thus be appeared before the Magi-trates, Sir lite:Haub iIIdNIE and 31r. halt••. The landlord did not attend, but the :Magistrates in --isted on his making his appearance, and shortly after Mrs. Griffiths i air forward, but did not by any means wish to press the charge. She also corroborated the tale of distress; the case, however, WAS ton clear, and he was about to be committed, when it was disco vered that the property could not he identified : he wasdischarged. LORD BYRON'S A UTO-BIOGR APII --..sw-- TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. Sin—ln consequence of the many misconceptions thit are abroad, with respect to the share which I have h.id in the destruction of Lord Byron's Memoirs, I think it right to state the leading bats of that transac tion to the Public. Without entering- into the respective claims of Mr. Murray and myself to the property in these Memoirs (a question which, now that they are destroyed, can be but of little moment to any one), it is sufficient to say *at, believing the manuscript still to be mine, 1 placed it ;it the disposal of Lord Byron's sister, Mrs. Leigh, with the sole reservation of a protest against its total destruction—at least without previous perusal and con :lltation among the parties. The majority of the per ;‘ms present disagreed with this opinion, and it was the only point upon which there did exist any difference between us. The manuscript was accordingly torn and horned before our eyes; and I immediately paid to Mr. Murray, in the p:eseace of the Gentlemen assembled, 2,000 guineas, with interest, &c. being the amount of what I owed him upon the security of my bond, and for a which I now stand indebted to my publishers, Messrs. Longman and Co. Since then the family of Lord Byron have, in a man lier highly honourable to themselves, proposed an ar• raiyement, by which the suns thus paid to Mr. Murray right be teimbursed me; but, from feelings and consi• aerations which it. is unnecessary here to explain. I have respectfuliy, but peremptorily, declined their offer. I am, Sir, your's, &c. THOMAS MOOR E. May 26, 1824. COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday the Loan MAYOR held a Court of Com mon Council fin the dispatch of general business. CITY BONDS. The Right lion. the LORD NI AYO it informed th?. Court, that he had convened them together in consequence of a Requisition he had received, " to take into considera• tion the expediency of further prosecuting the Bills brought into Parliament, in regard to the pal merit of the City Bonds," which Requisition wai read. The Fina4ce Committee reported on the Petition of the Bond Holders, recommending that the present Holders should have an option to accent an interest of 4!. per cent. instead of si. on their signifying their assent thereto within one month from the passing the Act.— The Report was agreed to. The Court then proceeded to consider the requisition, when a motion was made, that the above Committee be instructed not to proceed with the Bills relating to the monies raised on the Orphans Fund, and for establish ing the Coal Market. To which an amendment was moved, that the Com mittee be empowered to consider the whole of the Bills, and act thereon as they should be advised.—The amend ment was agreed to by a considerable majority. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Yt sterday, the dispatches were closed at the East India House, and delivered to the Pursers of the following ships; viz.—Marchio ness at Ely, Captain CHARLIS EDWARD MANGLLS and Rose, Cap tain Tnomas 'Mahouts, for Madras and Bengal. The Thetis, TA v Loa, Irons Antigua ' which she left on the 7th til:hno, arrived at Whitehaven so. Monday morning, with loss of anchor and cable, cabin, kedge-anchors, bulwarks, staunchions, and deck-lumber. On the 2.7 th ult. in lat. 42. 32. long. 31. she fell in with a boat, containing the remaining par: of the crew of the ship Ilanuibal, Captain Low, bound to Liverpool (consiling of thirteen crew, and one passenger), which vessel had been struck by lightning en the 22d, at ten, A. at. Ms- crew remained by her till ten, Y, at. on the ::sth. Three of them were killed by lightning, one suffocated, and one passenger, Mr. Joins 'ntat.on, of Norfolk, Virginia, who had his thigh broken, die:l. Lefore the crew lift. Off Dover, the Magnus, Hauza, front law York. 3 . aastotern, MAY 25.—Wind variable.—No arrivals or sailings. PLYMOUTH, MAY 35.--Wind W.S. W.—Arrived the EMIL', VA IANTYNE, totally dismasted. l'ontsmount, MAY 26.—Wind variable.—Artived the Finsbury tna;iport, from the Eastward, bound to Cape Coast Castle. Di it, MAY :W.—Wind N.E.—Pas,ed through from the River, the BARKER, fur Genoa; Effort, NI , f.t:CF.IIK, for Palermo; elnistiana Maria, Busz, for St. Uht!'s ; Cornwall, BUNYAN, for Madras; and Pyramus, BRODIZ, for India. Arrived and sailed for the Rivet, the Glatton, Tamua, from Honduras. The Hon. Company's :hip Rose, and Henry William, \Vonas, remain for orders. GIBRALTAR, MAv 6.—The vessel set fire to by the Independent +4v; Leer, was reported at Cadiz to have been a Spanish polacre, .vOl a cargo of bullocks. A steam packet, from Cadiz to -San Luct e, was taken by an Insurgent privateer ; the passengers searched Lend plundered, after whicit the vessel was released. CUSTOM-HOUSE, MAY 261 Slurs ENTERED INWARDS—The Ocean, from Riga ; Jonge Jan, from Worcuni ; I.' A igle, from the South Seas; Atalanta. tram I ar ; Ruby, from J.kbon ; Marshal Blucher, from Rotterdam. F.N.Eisit LO TWAIDS—The Highlander, for Bermuda ; and Juno, Vg:lnCe. CI,F), KING OuTlgraans—The Albion, for Genoa; Belle Alliance, A:ltwtrp; Margery, for Bahia; Dove, for Malta; Ann, fur 2..ithargel; and Cadmus, for Quebec. BLRLIN, MAY 18.—On the 14. th inst. the physicians Veer lin celebrated, as they have done for these 11• years ptt, Dr. Jenner's grand discovery of vaccination. From a-..ts sent to the 'Society from all parts of the king- C-Ar., it appears that the number of individuals vacci • het year was 33E005. The number would pro. been 860 : 000, it the lists had been complete. untie: stand that it is in contemplation 'to extend Regent's Canal from. Mile End, through Old Ford, !-, ltiver Lea, by which channel the northern and '...ntli-western districts of London will be supplied with c as frunt ships unloaded at Black wall; thereby freeing navigation of that part of the River Thames, called i;.e Pool, from touch obstruction. Ai, inquest vr as held last week at Litchfield, on the \ V Aliarn Proffitt, aged 14. Being at work at 1 , f , 0r5.1.. , ..c.1: and Coibett's mill, he became entangled in a sti nected with the machinery; he was dashed . bleat vit fence against the ceiling several times, and :velure he could be liberated, was mutilated in a dread -,11 manner. Ile died almost instantaneously. Verdict ---" Accit'ental Death, with a deodand of 51. on the SOCIETY OF ARTS. Yesterday being appointed for the Annual Distribu tion of Rewards to the several candidates who have been honoured by the approbation of this Institution, a most respectable and numerous assemblage attended at the King's Theatre. Preparations were made fur exhi biting the different specimens of improvement and taste in the usual manner. Several of the Nobility were pre sent on the occasion. !ilis Royal Highness the Duke of Sui'ex, President of the Society, distributed the rewards in the foll , ,wing order IN AGRICULTURE AND RURAL ECONOMY. To Philip Hurd, Esq. Kentish Town House, for raising oaks for timber, the large Gold Medal. Tu Henry Blyth, F..sq. Burnham, Norfolk, for embanking 2!;3 acres of marsh land from the sea, the large Gold Medal. To 'Messrs. Cowley and Staines, Winslow, Bucks, fot cultivating twelve acres of poppies, and obtaining therefrom 1961b5. of opium, Thirty Guineas. IN CHEMISTRY. To Mr. R. W. Dickinson, Albany Brewery, Kent-road, for a machine for clearing beer while in fermentation, the large Silver Medal. To Dlr. 11. Wilkinson, I'2, Ludgate-hill, for an improved safety chamber to the osvhydrogen blowpipe, the large silver Medal. To Mr. T. Griffiths, Church-street, Kensington, for an improved stop-cock for chemical purposes, the Silver Vulcan Medal. To Mr. G. Chapman, of Whitby, for a mode of contuming the smoke of steam-engine boilers, the large Silver Medal. IN POLITE ARTS.-ORIGINAL OIL PAINTINGS. HONORARY CLASS. To Mr. E Knight, jun. Covent-garden Chambers, for a land scape, the Gold Isis Medal. To Mr. J. P. Andre, jun. 5, York-place, City-road, fur a land scape, the Silver Isis Medal. 'l'o Miss A. Robertson, Tweedmouth, Berwick, for a portrait, the Silver Isis Medal. To Miss A. Eggbreeht, 16, Fri!b-street, Soho, for a portrait, the Silver Palette. To the same, for a composition. in still-life, the Silver Isis Medal. To Miss Jesse Robertson, Tweedmouth, Berwick, for a imd scape, the Silver Palette. ARTISTS' CLASS. To Mr. Evans, 6, Charlotte -street, Bloomsbury, for a portrait, the large Silver Aledal. To the same, for a composition in still life, the large Silver Medal. To Mr. Henry Johnson, 7, Itudney-buildinzs, New Kent-road, for a portrait, the Silver Isis Medal. To Mr. H. Pearsall, 13, Kingswood-terrace, Bath, for a land scape (a composition), the large Silver Medal. To Mr. J. M. Gilbert, 9, Hope-square, Clifton, for a view of shipping, the Gold Isis Medal. 10 - Air. J. Egghrecht, 16, Frith-street, Soho, for a composition iii still life, the Silver Isis Medd]. To Mr. W. Gill, IG, Wilmot -street, Bruswick-square, for a com position in still lite, the Silver Palette. To Mr. 11. C. Slous, 6, Baham-street, Camden-town, for an his torical composition, the large Gold Medal. COPIFS IN OILHONOILA RY CLASS. - - - .. --.... To Mr. G. Hilditch, 13, Ludgate-hill, for au historical subject, the Silver Isis Medal. To Miss A. Robertson, Tweedmoutb, Berwick, for an historical subject, the large Silver Medal. ARTISTS CLASS. To Mr. J. W. Solomon, 86, Piccadilly, for an historical subject, the large Silver Medal. To kr. J. Sargeant, 4', Burlington-place, Kent-road, for an his torm.il subject, the Silver Palette. To Air. J. Fg;brecht, 16, Frith-street, Soho, for z portrait, the Silver Isis Med Al. ORIGINAL PAINTINGS IN WATER COLOURS. HONOZA Sy CLASS. 'fo Miss M. Smith, 16, Bucklersbury, for a miniature portrait, the Silver NS Medal. To Miss Eliz. Twining, 34, Norfolk-street, Strand, for a compo sition of flowers, the large Silver Medal. To Miss Fr. Strickland, Henley Park, for a composition of flow ers, the Gold Isis Medal. to Miss A. L. Napier, Woolwich Common, for a composition of fruit, the Silver Palette. To Vise M. J. Hull, Beverley, for a composition of flowers, the Silver Palette. COPIES IN WATER COLOURS.HONOILASY CLASS. To Miss Twining, 7,4, Norfolk -street, Strand, for an historical subject, the Silver his Medal. To the same, for a portrait, a miniature, the large Silver Medal. To Mrs. Matheson, 75, Margaret-street, Cavendish-square, for an historical subject, the Silver Palette. To Miss E. Twining, .14, Norfolk-street, Strand, for a portrait, a miniature, the Silver Palette. To Miss S. Cox, 22, Nottingham-street, for a portrait, a minia ture, the Silver Palette. n Miss J. S. Guy, 3, Bartlett's-place, for a landscape, the Silver Palette. To Miss A. Hopkins, 83, Berwick -street, Suho, for a landscape, the large Silver Medal. . _ ARTISTS CLASS. To Mr. Edwin Williams, 19, St. Alban's-place, for a landscape, the Silver Palette. To Miss L. J. Green, :9.7, Argyll-street, for a miniature compo sition, the Silver Palette. ORIGINAL DRAWINGS IN CHALK, PENCIL, AND INDIAN INK.-..lltlhtS . CLASS. To Mr. Edward WOliant3, Ambrosed,:o, Cora drawing from the living figure, the Salver Palette. COPIES IN CHALK, PENCIL , AND INDIAN INK. HONOKA ItY CLASS. To Mr. T. Barrett, 78, Alark-lane, for & Landscape, the Silver his Medal. To Miss E. Bartrum, 11, Upper Bedford-place, for a head in chalk, the Silver Palette. _ To Miss Stacey, 8, Hart•street, Bloomsbury, for a head in chalk, the Silver Palette. To Miss M. J. Lightfoot, 10, Ebury•street, Pimlico, for a head in chalk, the Silver Palette. _ _ To Mr. M. Starling, 19, Weston-place, Pancras-road, for a land scape in pen and ink, the Silver Isis Medal. 're Nis. S. H. Oakes, Mitcham, Surrey, for a head in chalk, the Silver Isle Medal. To Miss H. M. Lightfoot, 10, Ebury-street, Pimlico, fur a head in chalk, the Silver Palette. To Miss E. Guy, 3, Bartlett's-place, Holborn, for an historical subject, in chalk, the Silver his MeLlaL To the same, for a hmlscape in pencil, the Silver Lis Medal. To Miss Mumfortl, Thames Ditton, for an historical subject in chalk, the Silver Palette. To Miss M. Hartman, 48, York-street, Portman-square, for an historical subject, the large Silver Medal. To Miss J. Hobson, Doncaster, fur a landscape in pen and ink, the Silver Palette. To Miss C. F. Gray, is, Burton -street, Burton -crescent, for a landscape in pencil, the Silver Palette. A MISTS' CLASS. To Mr. D. Pasmore, 6, Salisbury-court, Fleet -street, for an his torical subject in pencil, the Silver Palette. To the same, for a head in chalk, tke Silver Palette. To Mr. G. Brown, 228, Regent.street, for an hi3to:isal subject in Indian ink, the Silver Isis Medal. To Miss Leonora Burbank. Albany-road, Camberwell, for a head in chalk, the Silver Isis Medal. DRAWINGS FROM STATUES AND BUSTS. HON° RA RY C LASS. To Bliss S. Cox, 22, Nottingham -street, for a drawing in challf from a bust, the large Silver Medal. To Bliss Augusta Damlyn, Plymouth, for a drawing in chalk from a bust, the Silver Palette. To Miss Di. Laurance, 360, Oxford -street, for a drawing in chalk, from a bust, the Sifter Isis Medal. ARTISTS' CLASS. - . To Mr. H. T. Wright, 52, Great Tichfield-street, for a thawing in outline horn the antique, the Silver Palette. To Mr. S. M. Smith, 49, Great Marlborough-street, for a finished drawing from the antique, the Silver Isis Medal. To Mr. Edwin Dalton, 7, Aldgate, fur a finished drawing from the antique, the Silver Paiute. To Mr. J. W. Solomon, 86, Piccadilly, for a finished drawing from the antique, the large Silver Medal. To Mr. J. F. Denman, 32, Cannon-street Road, for a drawing in chalk from a bust, the Silver Isis Medal. To Mr. B. R. Green, 27, Argyll-street, for a drawing in chalk from a bust, the Silver Palette. To Mr. W. Gill, 16, Wilmot-street, Brunswick-square, for a drawing in chalk from the antique, the Silver Palette. MODELS IN PLASTER.—Onimat.. To Mr. Joseph Deare, 12, Great St. Helen's, Ilishopegate, for a bass-relict from the life, the Silver Isis Medal. To Mr. Ed. Edwards, 4, Newcistle-place, aerkemvell, for a bass -relief from the life, the large Silver Medal. To the same, for a bust from the life, the Silver Isis Medal. fo Mr. E. G. Physick, 23, Spring-street, Montague-square, for a model of a group, the large Silver Medal. Corms. To Mr. T. Butler, 91, Dean-street, for a model of a figure from the antique, the large Silver Medal. To Mr. Frederic. Tatham, 1, Queen street, Mayfair, for a model of a figure from the antique, the Silver Palette. lo Mr. Jos. Deane, l', Great St. Helen's, Bishopsgate, for a model of a group from the antique, the Silver iris Medal. f o Mr. J. Sargeant, 4, Burlington-place, Kent-road, for a model of a bust, the large Silver Medal. ARCHITECTURE To Mr. R. G. Wetten, 12, DryAnslone-st London Bridge, the Gold Medallion. To Mr. Henry Roberts, Camberwell-terrace, for a design for London , Bridge, the large Silver Medal. 1 o Mr. J. D. 39, High -street, Bloomsbury, for a design fcr London Bridge, the large Silver Nietlal. To Mr. G. Parminter, jun. 19, lligh-street, Illackfriars, for a per spective view of St. Shatlwell, the large Silver Medal. T. Mr. J. B. Watson. Surbitmt-1111, Kingston, fur an original design for houses, in Greek architecture. the Gold Isis Medal. T. Mr. G. T. Andri,es, 29, Lower Brook-street, for au original design for houses, in Greek architecture, the Silver Isis Medal. To Mr. T. Plowman, Oefoid. for an original elesio for houses, in Greek architecture, the large Silver Medal. To Mr.P.ll. Deotinges, 13, I lunter-street, Brunswick-square, for a perspective view of Pancras New Church, the Silver his Medal. To Mr. J. G. Watford, jun. 117, South -street, Grosvenor-square, fur a perspective view of a Corinthian Capit.ll, the Silver Palette. To Mr. W. Motris,26, St. Paul's Church-yard, fur a petspective view of a Corinthian Column, the Silver Isis Medal. To Mr. Henry Roberts, Camberwell-terrace, for a perspective drawing of a Corinthian Capital, the large Silver Medal. DRAWINGS OE MACHINES. to Mr. J. B. Watson, Surbiton-hill, Kingston, for a perspective drawing of a crane, the Silver Isis Medal. To Mr. P. W. Barlow, Woolwich, for a perspective view of a transit theodolite, the large Slyer Niethl. ENGRAVINGS. To Mr. G. Presbtiry, its, Deotell-street, for a finished historical engraving, the large Silver Medal. To Mr. Edward Radclyffe, Birmingham, for an etching of ani mals, the Silver Isis Medal. ;or a design for, To Mr. S. Clint, Roll's-buildings, fur an original medal die of head, the large Silver Medal. To Mr. James Howe, Little Tufton-street, for an original whole length miniature in war, the Silver Isis Medal. To Mr. Edmond Turrell, 46, Clarendon -street, for an improved menstruum for biting in on steel plate, the large Gold Medal. To Mr. J. Straka - , ltedcross-street, Cripplegate, for a new mode of embossing on wood, the Silver Isis Medal and Ten Guitie,,s. IN MANUFACTURE. To D. Maclean, Esq. 7, Bashighall-street, fur cloth made of New South Wales wool, the Gold Isis Medal. REWARDS GIVEN FOR BONN►TS MADE OF BRITISH GRASS, IS IMITA- TION or LICOHOKN. To Miss 1.. Hollowell. Neitlirope, B anbury, Fifteen Goincas. To Mrs. Morriee, Great l3rickhill. Bucks, Fifteen Giiitie-ts. To Priscilla Surry, Harpingden, Hem, Fifteen Guineas. . - - To Betty Webber, Clatworthy, Devon, Ten Guineas. To Mrs. E. Mills, Northumberland-place, Bath, Ten Guineas. To Mary Marshall, Bandon, Cork, the Silver Crates Medal. To the Children of the School at Bandon, Five Guineas. To Messrs. J. and A. Muir, Greenock, the Silver Ceres Medal. To Nlrs. Mears, Donley, Hants, the Silver Ceres Medal. To Mrs. Venn, Hadleigh, Suffolk, the Silver Ceres Medal. To Mrs. S. Pyman, Coombs, Stowmarket, Silver Ceres Medal. To Messrs. Cobbing and Co. Bury St. Edmunds, the Silver Ceres Medal. To Mrs. E. Bloomfield, Bury St. Edmunds, Five Guineas. To Mrs. M‘Michael, l'enrith, Five Guineas. To Jane Hunt, Leckhampstead, Two Guineas. To the Children of the National School at Nutley, near Frome, Two Guineas. . . To Mr. I'. Caron, Spitalfields, for preventing Silks from being watered in the Loom, Five Guineas. IN MECHANICS. To Mr. F. Watt, for a screw-wrench, Ten Guineas. Tu Mr. T. Eddy, 354, Oxford-street, for a screw-wrench, the Silver Vulcan Medal. To Mr. G. Gladwell, 4, Lower Garden -street, Vauxhall, for an improved plane for carpenters, Five Guineas. To Mr. G. Welsh, 12, Mount -street, Walworth.common, for an original screw, the Silver Vulcan Medal and Ten Guineas. To Mr. J. Duce, Wolverhampton, for a quadruple lock for safe chests, &c. the Silver Vulcan Medal and Ten Guineas. To Ed. Speer, Esq. 7, New-Inn, tor concentric chucks for tur ners, the large Silver Medal. To Captain Bagnold, 7, lligh-row, Knightsbridge, for an im. proved culinary steam-boiler, the Silver Vulcan Medal. To Mr. J. Aitkin, St. John-street, Clerkenwell, for a remontoire escapement, Twenty Guineas. To Mr. J. Bothway, Devonport, Plymouth, Gunner in the Royal Navy, for an apparatus fur raising invalids in bed, the Silver Vulcan Medal. To Mr. J. Stirling, Glasgow, for a set of working drawings of a steam-engine, the large Silver Medal or Twenty Guineas. To Mr. R. W. Franklin, 92, Tottenham-court-road, for an im proved mode of feeding the boilers of high pressure steam-engines, the large Silver Medal, and Fifteen Guineas. To T. Bewley, Esq. Montrath, Ireland, for an improved mode of heating manufactories, the large Silver Medal. To Mr. F. Richman, 35, Great Puhenry-street, for a method of raising a sunken floor, the large Silver Medal. Tu Mr. A. Ainger, Everett-street, fur his mode of supporting beams or other timbers, the ends of which have become decayed, the large Gold Medal. 'fa Mr. R. Soper, Royal Dock-yard, Devonport, for a pitch kettle and ladle for paying the seams of ships, Ten Guineas. To Mr. W. P. Green, Lieut. R.N. fur improvements in work ing ship guns, the large Silver Medal. To Mr. R. C. Clint, for his balanced masts, the large Silver Me dal, or Twenty Guineas. To G. B. Burton, Esq. Captain R.N. for his improved mode of tatting an anchor, the large Silver Medal. To Mr. W. J. 'f. Hood, Lt. R.N. tor his improved quadrant for naval use, the Gold Vulcan Medal. To Mr. G. Smart, Pedlar's-acre, Lambeth, for an improved mode of supporting the top-masts of ships, the Gold Vulcan Medal. IN COLONIES AND TRADE. To Mr. Chazal, Isle of France, for silk the produce of the Isle of France, the large Gold Medal, or Filly Guineas. To Mr. 'l'. Kent, for preparing and inporting from Nrw South Wales extracts of Mimosa bark fur the use of tanners, 30 Guineas. To J. M'Arthur, Esq. Sydney, New South Wales, for the im portation of the greatest quantity of fine wool, the produce of his own flocks, the large Gold Medal. To Hannibal M'Arthur, Esq. Sydney, New South Wales, for the importation of the next greatest quantity of fine wool, the pro. duce of his own flocks, the large Silver Medal. THE DINNER. The Members of the Society dined together after wards, at the Freemasons' Tavern ; his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, as President, took the Chair. The usual toasts were drank, to which were added others connected with the Public Institutions of the me tropolis; and the company remained until a late hour. f R The Tariff . Bill which had passed the House or :epre sentatives, as our - Readers are aware, by a majwity of hve only, was read a second time in the Senate on the 9.0;:t alt. Mr. Floyd moved that it should be referred to the Committee of Finance, but on a t.:iviion the motion was lost by a majority of one. It was finally referred to the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures. By the arrival of a vessel from California, we learn that a Russian sloop of war was cruizilig on the North west Coast, with the a vir.ved intention, it is said, of cap wring all American iecsels found in that quarter, in breach of the Imperial Ukase. The Russians had been surveying the port of San Francisco, and the inhabi• tants, who adhere to the Mexican Government, were ap prehensive that they intended to take possession of the place. They had made a settlement at Pont Bodoga, and were building vessels there. In draining a marsh near Freyenwald, the prow of A ship, in a state of petrifaction,..uENßwiaicic was found. itd.T conceiveshe learned antiquary, Councillor q to be Phenician. NATIONAL SCHOOL. Yesterday the Annuil,.Exarnination of the Child , ed educated at the above School took place at the SchGoi. Muse, in Baldwin's Gardens,.Gray's Inn lane. • His Grace the Archbishop of CANTERBURY presided. Tt.e.e were also present the Bishops of LONDON, ELY, and ST. ASAPII, a great number of Clergymen, and several other persons of distinction. The different classes of the children first read a chapter in the Bible, and were asked by the Head Master a variety of questiinis as to the meaning of what they had read, to which they gave very satisfactory answers. They were nest examined as to their proficiency in arithmetic, and were asked several questions in some of • the mo►e difficult roles, which they answered with the greatest accuracy. The Girls afterwards exhibited to the Ladies several spe„i mens of their needlework, and the Boys of their writing, both of which appeared to give great pleasure to their distinguished Patrons. The children then sang a hymn and repeated the LORb'b Prayer,alter which the company separated, highly gratified with the day's proceedings. FORTEUSI.M=. SOCIETY. The novel circumstance; of this Society circulating their Bibles with a General Index of Contents, and with the more instructive and devotional Chapters marked, for the help of young and inexperienced Readers, ap pears to have excited a considerable degree of interest, and drew a highly respectable audience to their First General Meeting, which was held on Tuesday, at the Frecniasons"favern. The Chair was taken by Major MOODY, Royal En gineers, who in the course of the day enumerated various anecdotes tending to strew the utility of the Porteusian I3iblo, and particularly the satisfaction which was ma nifested at New York, where, as soon as it was examined and approved, a Meeting of the Inhabitants was imme- Li;xely convened, with a view to tie for mation of a S.)ciety upon a similar plan. EAST INDIA 110 LISP. A General Court of Proprietors of East India Stock was held yesterday, at the Company's House in Leaden hall -street, for the transaction of a variety of business. The CHAIRMAN (\V. ASTELI., E , q.) laid before the Cow t the draft of a Bill, now pending in Parliament, to enable the Company to carry into effect a certain art igement for the examination and liquidation of the demands of a number of creditors on the revenues of Amcor Stog, Lite Rajah of Tanjore. The CHAIRMAN then stated, that the next question for the consideration of the. Court related to a grant of money, which was necessary for the purpose of car rying into effect the provisions of the Bill that had been just laid before them. On this subject, the Court of Directors had come to a resolution, which should now be read. Tlie resolution of the Court of Directors of the 28th of January last was then read. It recommended that the claims on the last Rajah of Tanjore should be re ferred for adjudication to Sir Benjamin Hohhouse, and the other Commissioners for settling the Debts of the Nabob of the Carnatic ; and that for this additional labour, the Commissioners should each receive £3OO per annum, independently of their present salary of £l5OO per annum. The resolution fu:ther recom mended, that when either of the two Commissions was concluded, the Commissioners should receive for their performance of the duties connected with that which remained, the sum of £l5OO per annum. The CrtAromAN moved that the Court do approve of the above resolution. Mr. CRAWFORD stated, that the deed on which the Bill was founded was signed by only five of the credi tors of the late Rajah. He had no personal interest in this question, but as the administrator of a deceased Ge neral Officer, who was a creditor of the Rajah, he ob jected to the measure which was now brought before the Court. The Honourable Proprietor then proceeded to examine the different clauses of the deed, and con cluded by declaring that the whole proceeding was a mockery of justice. The CHAIRMAN defended the course which had been taken by the Court of Directors, who had only acted in conformity with the application of a certain number of creditors who had signed the deed. Mr. LOWNDES expressed his surprise that the Carnatic Commission was still in existence. Sir Benjamin did not wish the business to be prolonged, and he (Mr. Lowndes) hoped the Court would not force 15001. a-year on Sir Benjamin against his will—(A laugh). Mr. Itroov inquired whether the same portion of bu siness was now transacted by the Carnatic Commis. sioners as was heretofore performed by them? Mr. TRANT observed, that the salary of the Carnatic Commissioners was settled by Act of Parliament, and they could not be asked to perform an additional duty, without receiving additional remuneration. The CHAIRMAN observed, that the labours of the Carnatic Commissioners had been very beneficial to the Company. The demands of the creditors, in the case of the Nabob of the Carnatic, amounted to 29,000,0001. of which no less than 27,000,000/. had been rejected. The Resolution .was, alter a desultory conversation, agreed to. The CHAIRMAN informed the Court, that, in obedience to their Resolution of the 3d of March last, cert tin papers, illustrative of the Administration of the Marquis of Hastings in India, had been selected by the Court of Directors, and cent to the printer's. Ti:e titles of those papers. were now open for inspection, in the ll:ading room ; and if the mover or seconder of the motion, which was proposed on the 3d of March, or any of the friends of the Marquis of Ilastingc, on perusing those titles, was of opinion that any ma.erial paper had been omitted, the Court of Directors would pay due attention to the suggestion. As the papers were very voluminous, forming a mass of not less than 20(X) pages, it was not posihle for him at that moment tosay when they would be ready for delivery.—The Court then adjourned. About twelve o'clock on Tuesday night, a fire was discovered in one of the rooms of Lord CA RI•:k ' oltl house, in Lower Bet keley-stteet, and corner of Portm•in square. In a few moments after the discovery, the flames . considerably increased, and serious apprehen sions were entertained for the whole mansion, but by the prompt exertions of his Lot Jship's domestics, with some neighbours and watchmen, the de: ti u ctive element was Confined to the apuunent whet e it made its ap pearance. The whole of the furniture, with some paint 'lugs, and other valuables, which were in the coon‘, were destroyed. Au English Gentleman, who has for some time resitled in Paris, last week laid a wager of 100,000 francs that he wuuld pet form the distance from Paris to Calais (nearly 180 miles) in a one horse chaise, containing three persons, including himself, in 16 hours, which be accomplished within the time, but not without ruining two or three horses. IT _ 4 i • 7 ' i p .1 i ! ,