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I L - THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1824. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at 96i, i, and soon after went down to 1, but rose again to 96k, I, for the Account, and for Monet 961. There has been a good deal done this morning. . FOREIGN FUNDS. There has been a good deal done in the New Colombian Scrip,' which is now at a premium of 2/ to 3 per cent. In Spanish Bonds there has been some fluctuation ; they opened at 161. Current Prices:—Old Spanish 171, Chilian 851 to 86, Russian 98, Mexican Scrip 111, Greek par, Alliance Shares 161 to 17, Colombian 921, Austrian Scrip 161 1. _ New COlcimbian Scrip was done at 4 per cent. premium, but is now 2e to 1. A New Peruvian Loan is coming out of XBOO,OOO. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. AwnessAm, Aram 9.—On London, 39. 4. 2 M. 39.2. PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 5145 1 4 es. div. 3 per Cent. Reduced 95 1 / 8 sA ex. div. S per Cent. Consols 95%8 96 1 A sA • 3 1 A per Cents. 102 1 / 4 ex. div. 4 per Cents. Assented 101% 102 1 / 4 ex. div. 4 per Cents. Old 100 1 / 4 ex. div. 4 per Cents. New 108 1 / 4 3 / 8 Bank Long Ann!. 23 3-16 1 / 4 3-16 ex. div. India Bonds 82s. 80s. _ _ Exchequer Hills (El ,000) 525. 425. 455. 1)o. Small S2s. 425. 45% Bank for Acct. 249 1 / 2 —lndia for Acct. 900 Consols for Acct. 96 1 , 1 / 8 97 96% N. The Tread-wheel, now in such general use in our different prisons throughout the kingdom, has excited much discussion. On this subject 66 A second Letter to Sir JOHN COY HIPPISLEY, Bent. By JOHN MASON GOOD, M.D. F.R.S." has just made its appearance: as also an Bvo. volume entitled "Thoughts on Prison Labour; by a S:udent of the Inner Temple." Both works condemn, with much acrimony, the use of the Tread-mill, whether considered as a species of discipline calculated to deter the vicious, and immoral, from the commission of crimes; or as a species of hard labour" agreeing with the intention of the statute in enacting the infliction so called : and both agree in opinion, that the use of this machine, instead of improving the morals of those sub jected to it, is calculated to render them more vicious and hardened, and is, at the same time injurious to their health, in a manner, and to an extent that could never have been contemplated by the Legislature. In both works the facts on which they build their conclusions ate chiefly drawn from the Reposes of the Filson Discipline Society; from Sir J. C. Iltrpt-LEy's Pamphlet on Prison Labour and from the Official Documents ordered by the house of Commons to be printed, the 10th of March. In both publications- too their respective authors appeAr to be so much in earnest, that it isbut Ltir to give them credit for being thoroughly convinced that the exercise of the Thread-wheel de serves to be loaded with every execration. To , speak soberly and impartially on this subject, we believe that but few persons who have examined the frets. that have been made public respecting this mode of discipline, or punishment, will deny that it has, in some instances, been productive of evil ; and that some Magisttates, ignorant pet haps of the constitutional view that should be taken of all our laws respecting punish ments, have been more than imprudent in their indis criminate employment of this species of discipline, —And we should have been flinch surprised indeed, had the first application of so new and singular a mode of procedure with prisoners—or indeed of any new way of compelling labour by mechanical means—been car ried into effect without the same or other results equally to be regretted. It has been admitted on the highest atithority—and, indeed, none but people as stupid as 50MC of our Country Magistrates could ever have doubted it—that nothing can be conceived mote con trary to the spirit of our laws than to set prisoners to work on these mills, or to any hard labour, as a punishment, who have not yet been convicted of any crime: this part of the general question may therefore be considered as set entirely at rest. But still it will remain to be enquired—should these mills be enoiluyed at all in our prisons? On this question much may be said ; but we are not called upon to receive for argument all the declamatory matter that has been urged against the use the Tiead m heel, and which has been collected At ith great in du-t' y by the Student of the Inner TenFple, who cer tainly knows that dedanzation is not evidence. Much that has been stated might, with equal justice, be urged against many common labours in which people ate re gularly and willingly employed for bite: nor do we say this met ely as it respects the hardness of the labour, but also as to the possibility of accidents to which the individuals are exposed. indeed it is hardly possible to point out any species of em ployment about machinery, driven by steam or by animal power, that does not expose the individual to some risk ;—and the more so if the machinery be of a slew description, to which the people have not been accustomed, and have not yet received those improve ments which are commonly induced by time and expe rience.—Now everything that can be urged against the nse of the Tread-mill, that may be referred to such zrounds, as the basis of the objection, should be sepa rated entirely from the argument—excepting only in As far as the consideration of them ought to stimulate those who have the superintendence to labour to have *heir construction rendered as perfect as-possible. Another objection has been employed against these Mills which to us appears not to have been properly sifted.;.....“ the exercise causes pains andaches," &c. but ''"i' 2l l 1.1)A ;~~---~- no inquiry seems to have been shade, Whether, or how long, these aches continued? On the proper answer to this question will depend the force of the objection ; for almost every person knows—and one of these authors, from his professional pursuits, must be well ac quainted with the fact—that, when muscles are sub jected to a regular and continued action, to which they have not been accustomed, pains and aches are the usual result, till removed by habit. This must have been ex perienced by many of our Readers from even the com mon and healthful exercise of riding on horseback. Another objection that has been urged carries its ans swer with it—" the hands of the prisoners, by holding the rail, get blistered and painful for some days, and aftertvards become hardened and homey." This harden ing is Nature's remedy in this case. When a person has been long prevented from walking by illness, his first attempts cause blisters : Ought he, therefore, to discon tinue the exercise for fear that his feet should get hard and his heels homey, as they have denominated this hardening ? These, and such objections, ought to have no other ' weight than to cause inquiry and watchfulness, as•to their duration and consequences; but others have been urged which are deserving of more consideration. Of I what benefit can it be to the individual, or to society afterwards, that a man should learn to work at a Tread wheel—indeed it requires no learning—when he cannot possibly, on the termination of his confinement, find such an employment (were he even in love with it) by which to earn a livelihood? If his imprisonment be only for a short term this objection can have but little weight; but if it be long, it is very weighty —not, how ever, against the machine as such. But it has been also objected—and the objection, if really well founded, ought to operate the entire sup pression of these machines. It has been urged that their employment is injurious to the constitution; and, in proof of this, cases have been adduced in which the exercise has certainly caused a loss of weight and an actual diminution •of animal strength. But, in answer to this, other cases have been adduced in which the general habit was improved, and which was evidenced by the individuals gaining in flesh and weight, while subjected to this discipline. So far, some might be in clined to say, the argument on this point balances itself: but we say No, if it stop here; for it establishes a positive evil to some individuals, which the benefits de rived by others, from the exercise, can never compensate. —But we have not yet got the whole case. It appears from the facts adduced by the writers against the Tread-mill, that the prisoners while subjected to this labour, in some of the Houses of Correction, were not al lowed a sufficiency °flood. This every person possessed of the smallest degree of humanity must deplore as much as Dr. Goou, or Sir Jolts Cox Ihrelseey, or the Student of the Inner Temple. In urging this fact, how ever, they invalidate, if they do not entirely overturn, everything they have stated on the score of injury to health. There is no necessity to refer to the machine in cases where the individual has not had a regular sup ply of food, or a supply equal to the increased animal exhaustion occasioned by the labour. Indeed, it may be assumed, as stated by the Rev. Ji. IIEADLANI, in his pamphlet on Prison Labour (in which, by the bye, he attempts to vindicate the practice of compelling untried prisoners to work), " that the sentence of hard labour has never been construed to impose more than Me average uorl: of an ordinary labourer." Why ?... 14 Because," as stated by the Student of the Inner Temple, " the ordi nary Ltbourer daily expends as much, and sometimes mot eanimal exertion tlianNature can healthfullyenclure." Need we add that the argument of the opposers of the Tread-wheel is defective precisely on a similar ground to that which has just been stated, where they make the injury sustained to rest on the hours of labour ' being too many, in certain prisons,—or the steps too high—or the rate of velocity of the wheel to great. This is so palpable that we wonder they did not them selves perceive it.. We will not take upon us to assert, that the Tread mill, which is so strongly condemned by others, is a proper instrument of discipline, or of work to those condemned to hard labour—because we yet wait for evidence :. but this we mill say, that decisive evidence against its fitness has not yet beep adduced by its oppo nents. We think that we have established this from their own sliming. But we do believe in our conscience that the fact is fully established, of the prisoners having been overworked in some places—a fact, however, which whatever remedy it may call for—and remedied it cer tainly will be, now that it has come under the cogni zance of a Government so-active and vigilant in seeking the public good, as that of England can boast—makes nothing against the use of these machines• as a mean to make criminals contribute to their own maintenance.— To us, so far as the evidence yet goes, the only solid objection that can be urged is in the case to which we have already alluded—that of an individual loag con fines:42nd then let loose on society with the qualification of being able to mount the steps of a Tread-wheel. We would not however be understood, from any thing we have said, to condemn the labours of these and other writers—excepting only the mere declaimers— against the Tread-wheel. On the contrary, we think the Public ought to feel indebted to them, as well as to the Prison Discipline Society (whose aim and exertions have, we think, been under-rated —or rather, we may say, stated with some- prejudice by these writers) for bringing the question into discussion ;• for the enquiry must eventually prove beneficial. Dutch and Brussels Papers to the 9th inst. reached us this morning. A Brussels Journal contains the fol lowing vague article respecting the Spanish Loans: " Letters from Amsterdam inform us that the rrr-rr, -.~- ~ --~ ~f _ . . . Agents of four great Banting-h °uses, one at Berlin, dui second at Amsterdam, and the two others at London, are treating with King Ferdinand for a new Loan and the stipulations which they have made for the recogni tion of the Loans of the Cortes hare been supported by the indirect influence of the French Ministry. It seems certain, however, that the Spanish Government will not recognize in direct terms the Loans of the Cortes, but that, in a certain degree, they will be so in fact by the Contractors, the King having consented to give them an opportunity to comprehend the bons of the Cortes in this new Loan. M. de Villele, it is said, has em ployed all his influence with Ferdinand fur this purpose, and the Marquis de Talarn, who had orders to protest, in the name of the Allied Powers, against every act which might be considered as a national bankruptcy, not having made sufficiently urgent remonstrances, it has been resolved that he should be recalled, and that a new Ambassador shall be sent to Madrid. If, on the other hand, we may believe the Quotidienne, letters from Ma drid of the 27th positively state, that the King, after consulting the Council, has decided that the Loan of the Cortes is definitely declared null and void." GENOA, MARCH 24. A decree of the Council of State has just ordered the seizure of a work, called The New Confession, which was on the eve of publication by one of our booksellers. By the same decree the bookseller is to be proceeded against, for having lightly touched the forbidden fruit 'of foreign politics. The work is ascribed to a young Frenchman of the name of Syon. This is the first ap-' plication of the new measures adopted in consequence of the resolution of the D:et relative to the Press. It is observed, that various circumstances having caused the MS. of this wot k to fall into the hands of the Aus trian Police in I.•;mbardy, it was returned to the author, after having been kept some days for examination. His MayesTv io slightly indisposed with a cold, but was yesterday able to give audience to the Loan CHaNcera.ol. Yesterday, his MAJESTY received visits from the Duke of Yost, the Duchess of Citoeczeren, and the Princess AUGUSTA. Yesterday, the Princess AUGUSTA attended Divine Service at the Cbapel Royal. The Pi incess AUGUSTA visited the Duchess of Gtou ceases. yesterday. Saturday afternoon, the Duchess of GLOUCESTER and the Princess Aucusra honoured the Countess Dowager.of Ham: Cue ILT with a visit, at her house in Portman-square. Friday, tie Duke of YORK had a numerous dinner party to meet his Royal Sisters, the Duchess of Gtoucterea and the Princess Aucvsea. The party ctrosisted of twenty-six. The Duke of GLOUCESTIR was to have been of the party, but his Royal High ness continues confined to the house by a severe cold. Saturday afternoon . , at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held by summons, at the Earl of Liveltrooes house, in White hall, which was atterided by all the Cabinet Ministers, with the ex ception of the LORD' CHANCELLOR and Viscount SIDRIOUTH, who sat iii deliberation till about a quarter past four o'clock. Yesterday, another Cabinet Council assembled at two o'clock, which was summoned to meet at the Foreign Office, but adjourned to the Earl of laveerooes house. The Council con- Untied in deliberation till about half-past three. We understand the Earl of LIVERPOOL is about to leave London fur Bath. Lord FRANCIS CONYNGII AM, we understand, is shortly about to lead to the hymeneal altar Lady JANE PAGET, daughter of the Marquis of Ancer.ser. The marriage takes place immedi ately after Easter. Mari led, on the 10th inst. at St. George's Hanover• ulsar., by the Hey. R. Timms. of Great Yarmouth,. Wismaas TuaNaa, Esq. his MAJESTY'S Secretary of Embassy to the Ottoman Porte, to MARY ANNE, eldest daughter of JOHN MANSFIELD, Esq. M.P. , for Leicester. Mr. Secretary CANNING honoured the party with his presence at the ceremony, and gave away the bride. The bride and bridegroom left town for Stisted Hall, Essex, the seat of CHARLES SAYILE OXILY, II:Sq. M.P. Mr. SCARLrTT has arrived in London, from. off the York Circuit, in better health than when he quitted town. The Rolls' Court, on Friday evening last, was much crowded, to obtain a view of Lord GIEPUND, who took his seat for the first time as Master of the Rolls. THE PARKS.—The fineness of yesterday attracted & numerous host of our fashionable leaders of the tun to enjoy the 1 delightful promenades of Hyde Park. At three o'clock the drive presented an elegant assemblage of equestrians, amongst which we perceived some of our most charming and elegant female stars of attraction in the fashionable world—such an assemblage of rank we have rarely witnessed. A heavy shower of rain coming on about four o cloak compelled their hasty return, to avoid the " pelting of the pitiless storm."' The body of the lamented Miss BATHURST has been foiled ; theribce had carried it over the ruins of Rome as far as Ostia. PALAI SUNDAY.-111 consequence of the numerous atrocities and depredations annually committed on Palm Sunday, on those who resort at an early hour on that morning to Ilornsey wood, fur the purpose of palming, a great number of police officers, parish constables, and Bow-street patrol, well armed, took their stations in the w ood, and on different parts of the road leading thither, before daylight appeared ;. and although the morning was very unpropitious,. the snow falling very thick, the road leading thither was crowdestwith groups of young men and women, some carrying baskets with refreshments. The light-fingered gentry, and other gangs of ruffians repaired thither also, for the purpose of plunder. Some few robberies were committed, in spite of all the precaution used to prevent it. Several ruffians were apprehended. 'fhe public-houses all along in the neighbourhcod were filled with young folks, who returned to town satisfied with obtaining a sprig all' any kind of green in commemoration of the day. Vs RECKINC:.—At the Ruthen Assizes, in two out of three prosecutions for stealing goods front the wreck. of the ship llornby, conviction followed, and sentence of transportation was' passed upon the prisoners, all of whom werefeittales ! ORATORIO.—The concluding pertormaaces of Friday night attracted another brilliant and crowded audience. The first part consisted of Selections from the Messiah ; the 2d, of popular Com positions from varions Authors ; and the ad, a Miscellaneous Act, of a lighter kind. In the second part, BAAHAX introduced a new Scene, or rather a descriptive Ballad, called the Mountain Torrent, which he sung with talcommon pathos, power, and expression.— The Alines Caters repeated lo di tutto• with infinite eclat.--', Miss STEPHENS sung the Echo Song, also the beautiful, Ballad of I I dinna care to tea. The whole was closed without' National Anthem, arranged by Dr. Betsy. WEST HACKNEY CHURCH.—The ceremony of the con secration of this Church was performed by the Bishop of LONDON on Saturday, in the presence of a respectable,. but (owing to the un favourable state of the weather) not a very numerous congregation. The building is capatee of containing about 2saooo persons. It is well lighted , and decorated with tasteful simplicity : Its principal em bellishment consists of a richly ornamented Scagliola marble altar, composed of pilasters, frieze, blockings, &c. in porphyry, yellow antique, and statuary; and decorated with handsome capitals, mould- . lugs, &c. which has the effect of imparting to the general appear ance of the Church an air of great elegance and beauty. It was executed from a design of Mr. Satiaces by Messrs. Caotaoms and Co. of Lambeth, who also executed ;he one recently erected in the New Church, Wyndham-place. The whole arrangement and fitting up of the building seemed to give universal satisfac tion. As soon as the Bishop arrived, he was received at the door by the various Ministers and Officers of the Church, the Committee, !cc. and conducted into the Vestry-room, where be put on his epis copal robes. His Lordship then proceeded to the communion-ta ble, where the petition being presented and read, be commenced the ceremony of consecration, in compliance with its prayer; and walked down one of the aisles and back again, repeating alternately with the Clergy the 24th Psalm; after which the other customar) forms were gone through, and followsdby, divine setNiee. The ser• mon was preached by the Bishop himself. After the ceremony was OYU his Lordship proceeded to the consecration of souse ground. . tirr ARMY. The bead-raTfers of the 97th Regiment art now ertahrtsted a 4 Winchester. Five Officers and about 40 men are arrived. The officers' names are—Major Mortals, Captain Nisei: Lieutenani SCOTT, Lieutenant CARMICUAEL, and Adjutant iii ACKINTOSII. Payment is now issued from Greenwich Hospital to Officers and men of the 182 d Foot, kst, 2d, and 3d Battalion Royal Marines, 2d West India, and crews of the Sceptic, Romulus, Fox, Nemesis, Conflict, Albion, Brune, Ceylon, Canso, Dragon, Devastation, Ilv brus, Lacedemonian, Primrose, Rota, Regulus, Severn, Etna, Ter ror, Whiting, Pandora, Surprise, Asia, Jaseur, Melpomene, Manly, Madagascar, and Erebus, for different captures made in 1813,1814, and 1815 ; the highest class is SCI. s. Gil. the lowest six shillings. (CiacuLaa.) Whitehall, April 3, 1824. Ssa—lt has been determined by his Majesty's Government., that a General Inisection of the Yeomanry of Great Britain shall take place during the ensuing Spring, by a Field Officer of his Majesty', Regular Forces, for the purpose of ascertaining the actual state of the Yeomanry throughout the kingdom, with a view of putting them, in. such cases as may be necessary, into a more efficient con• dition. To effect this object with the least expense, an arrant :stela has bees made to divide the country into districts, itnitior into one district the several counties lying most convenient for th.:c purpose, and a Field Officer will be appointed to examine the con dition of all the Corps within each district. The district in which' the county over which you preside is situated, will comprise and as one Officer will have to inspect all the Corps within that compass, it will be necessary to arrange the days and places of meeting in such a manner, as not to allow the day fixed for the meeting of one Corps to interfere with the day fixed for the meeting of another in a different county. . I therefore take the liberty of suggesting to you the convenience of arranging, %%ids as little delay as possible, with the Lord Lieutenants of the Coun ties of the precise days upor. which the Yeomanry Corps within those respective counties wi:lhe ready for inspection, and having consulted the convenience, as well of the Lord Lieutenants of those counties, as of the Corps them selves, if you will have the goodness to signify to me the times and places agreed upon by all parties, I shall make the necessary cunt munication to the Field Officer who will be selected to carry she duty of inspection into execution. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, (Signed) IL PEEL. ..'s Lieutenant of the County of Ills :tie], NATAL lATELI,IGENCE. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE The Queen Charlo:te, for 140 tubs of foreign spirits, seized by the Linnet, tender to the said ship, on the 29th inst. at the lsoust.- of Mr. Glover, Portsmouth; and recalled at No. 2*, Arundel-street, Strand. _ The Inglis, from China, is at anchor in the lower part of the Queen's Channel. The Independence, ROSIEST; was totally lost at Sr.- Michael's * about the 28th ult. The Sea Lion, Torriw, from New York, is lost at Teneriffe. Tire Alligator, Scorr, from Sierra Leone to Loudon, put into. the Isle de Los, in January, and has been condemned- Arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday, the Success transport, Lieu tenant R. D. PRITCDARD, Agent, from Sierra Leone the 31st of De cember; Cape Coast,. the 29d of January ; and Ascension, thel•tcbs • of February ; bringing Capt. Fitness, late of the Owns Guninowts, and nine invalids.—The BANN was in the Bight of Benin, cruizing; for the suppression of the slave trade- The DRIVER had not re turned from. Rio. The station was considered healthy, as was als.• the garrison at Ascension. Lieutenant Groans WOOLCOMEL, Fir se of the Own: GLENDOWER, was left in command of that ship. Mr- C. H. BINSTEAD, Midshipman of the Owns GLENDOWER, and Mr.. C. G. Li.ovo, Master of the BANS, have been promoted to the rank. 'of Lieutenant, and appointed acting in the former ship.. • The &Ancor, 46, Captain W. Bs bingos ; and the Twnsn, Captain Fetoreict Host, will shortly sail for the South Americans station; the former from Plymouth, the latter from Portsmouth. The IIECLA, Captain W. R. PARRY; Gimps*, Captain G. F.. LYON; and the FURY, Captain 11. P. [locusts, lying at Deptford, will shortly be ready to proceed on the North Pole Expedition. Saturday, arrived at Portsmouth the WILLIAM AND MARY (Dub-- lin), yacht, Captain CHARLES MALCOLM, to refit. Sailed the Plusses. for Chatham. Remain, WILLIAM AND MARY and CaLuort. Lieutenant J. Itoentson, vice Nimmons; Mr. F. AP Beats CND., VERS, to he Surgeon; Mr. A. BAIRD, to he Assistant-Surgeon, are. appointed to the WELLES! EY. Admiral Sir Gtoece :klairrto, G.C.B. is expected to arrive at Portsmouth this day, and hoist his flag in the Vicaviv, Captairs CHARLES INGLIS. it is expected that the QUEEN CRIARLOYDD be paid off on the oGth inst. Tuesday, arrived at Portsmouth the brig Ewtrrstotx, E 13ZIANS• FIELD Master, in twenty days from Gibraltar, bringing passenger', who landed on Friday (on the Swirrsust being released from qua rantine), and the vessel sailed for the River. She left Gibraltar on. the 17th ult. under convoy of the ALACRITY, 18, Captain Yoaxt„ and parted company next day, off Cape St. Vincent, twenty.seeen: sail in company, the greater part bound to England. The Sintt wat was driven on shore in Gibraltar Bay, in a heavy gale, on February 17th, but by the prompt, cheerful, and great exertions of Captain MACNAMARA, of the CHANYICLISER, and Commodore JONff, of the United States frigate Constitution, she was gut off, as soon as the gale abated, with comparatively little damage. Such was Cw praiseworthy kindness of Commodore Jones, that when. the CHAN.. EICLEZIS sailed to join in the blockade of Algiers (by which the Was prevented giving further assistance), he sent for the sails of the Swirrsver, had them dried and repaired on board his own frigate,. and continued to-send two Officers on board daily, until the Salt-T -atu was repaired, rigged, ballasted, and ready for sea. When the So/venues sailed, the REVENGE, 78 (Vice -Admiral Sir H. NEALL) TRDIUNE, ACTIVE, PHAETON, NAIAD, and Castinuan frigates ; BAN on, and Rose, were blockading Algiers. Lieutenant AIIRROIIt is appointed Agent for Transports afloat, and to the command of the Loyal Briton, which, with the Marqui* of Huntly transport, from the River, will embark at Greenock for Gibraltar, the 94th Regiment, now quartered at Glasgow. The Loyal Briton will sail from Portsmouth for Greenock to-day. Fermoumr, Arun 10.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived the Commer lcial Packet, Corners, from Tenerife, and sailed again for Loudon , Lark, Vivien ; and Lark, Baows, from St. Michael's. Sailed his. Majesty's brigs PARTRIDOR and Peassum, ou cruizes ; Duke of Kent packet, for Lisbon ; and Plover packet, for the Mediterranean, POJITIMOUTII, Aran. 11. Wind N. N. W. Arrived the Catc transport, from the West Indies; Finsbury, WALKER, from Gibral— tar; and Elizabeth, Teems, from Gallpoli. Deer., Aram 10: Wind N.N.W. to N.N.E. fresh breeze. Arrived the Honourable Company's ships Inglis, Seeing; quharson, Caooesuemte; and Charles Grant, from China. Areal. 11.—Arrived the Cadmus, Tereus., from the Mauritius, Catherine Stewart Forbes, Commies, from Bombay; Bristol, &rec— tum, from Cadiz ; and Nassau, TRIIRIAYSI, from St. Michael's. Cowes, APRIL ll.—Arrised the Batavia &era, from Batavia; Albion, I.ee, from Charleston; and Elizabeth, Does, from Boston. —the latter with loss of bowsprit, &c. Divot:Dom.—Sailed the LIVILT, 46, Captain WILLIAIII.Nworr, C.B. for Lisbon ; and the Gaessmorres (having repaired dansages for Falmouth and Gibraltar. The HYACINTU and Recentness sloop! , of war are ordered to be built here. At the pert—Barresone, OCEAN, 6111.1011, THRT:S, PlllllllOlll4 and Srerauzz.r. Saturday, the 3d inst. Captain and Adjutant Edwat Skilton was installed, with the usual ceremonies, in St.. George's Chapel, one of his Majesty's Military Knight of Windsor, vice William Gelispie, K.W. lately deceased. The number of prisoners confined in the House Correction at Coldbath-fields, and in the New Prison , Clerkenwell, since the last Sessions, exceeds 1,000, 602 in the New Prison, and between 400 and 500 in ti. House of Correction.. A greater number than the present I was never recollected on any previous occasion. EXECUTION. —Wednesday morning Charles 1141Evar was executed at the usual place, head of Libbertoy Wynd,Edinburgh r for the murder of a woman, said be his wife, in the Firmouth, parish of Aboyne, Aber , deenshirei in October last. After hanging the usw time, the body was cut down, to be delivered for dissc don. He was dressed in black.—Though tried un. several aliases, his real name, as stated above, Charles M'Ewan. He was a native of Ireland, bo. near Armagh, aged 36. The prisoner acknowledge , -the justice of his sentence, and that no doubt rornaint upon his mind as to his having committed the deed f -which he has suffered, though he could recollect n, of the circumstances, nor by what weapon it was tecte,i, Flom the state of intoxication in which he wa` it the tine—neither could he conceive the motive Instigatei hint to commit the clime. ~T kree," tatiendeu. abseil ;hnesi - soc N rhis suPP greet , . .sitendel the abse ( who was As sot, 'to the N ELGIN, lity of hi owing to Win not Lord snred tb absence WAS the tion to I age to and An had arri the env] entreat, Chair, the plat aridady down, ; • their ki tinguisl his 11.(i health w i n dr: The were re Mr. staters Tle th for the money `everyt Monk , dren's lug at q'he • into tl fume .dresse • the ail np in • room, • bled," room, Mr praise 'their once '-grph 'condi who I Colltr • • fl OM ' hay in Th perfo '•cessa them .of an d • this, lion° Or .• Gt. - honk, had t he sr then] gresi not I sent, • ono di en rend Witi •anin try, heat tors. ry. 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