Star. — London, England, 1824-05-19 00:00:00

consider peculiarly inconvenient or oppressive. This was the fourth or fifth notice of this kind which had b een made, after the whole finances of the country had b ee n brought under the consideration of the House. The repeal of the Window Tax, of the House Tax, of the whole of the Assessed Taxes, and of the Tax on Cats, had in this way been successively recommended to the House. His Right Honourable Ftiend had can. didly stated that he did not defend this tax on principle; he was not responsible for its imposition, and he wou'd be happy to have an opportunity of proposing its repeal, whenever the time might arrive when he could do so consistently with considerations of paramount import. ante. He confessed that he had felt some little dip ctilty in fallowing the exact line of argument which had been taken by his Honourable and gallant Friend (Sir J. ke) who bad been convinced in the course of this debate, and who supported the present motion, partly from his horror of tobacco, and partly from his h.ve of cheap learning—(A laugh). His Right Ho nourable Friend had declared that he would rather re( eel the tax on tobacco, than the tax on leather ; not from any particular affection whiclrhe personally entertained for mundungus, for he was not aware that any part of his Right Honourable Friend's person w as polluted by that vegetable in the way his Honour able and gallant Friend had described—( laugh)—but because the tax on that article was greatly dispropor tioned to the value of the commodity, and consequently operated ass great encouragement to smuggling. His Honourable and gallant Friend had argued that the tax on Leather ought to be repealed, because the price of education at Eton and Westminster had not been re duced in proportion to other reductions. He did nor at fit st apprehend the exact scope of his Honourable and gallant Friend's argument; but he believed he must tare meant, that though all were agreed as to the ex pediency of diffusing education, and making it as cheap as possibly—though that object had been in a great de gree promoted by Committees of that House, and Com irosions--though the contents of books had conse quently become cheaper, the binding had nut been re. thiced in the same proportion—(2l larch ). Mr. CA LCR.A.FT replied. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw for a division. The rn:nbers were—For the motion, 55--Against it, 71—Majority s;;an.3t the motion, 16. BANKS IN IRELAND. Mr. DAWSON rose, for the purpose of moving for lea►e to bring in a Bill to remove all obstructions to Joint Stock Companies in Ireland. Great inconveniences were suffered from the want of Banks in Ireland ; the whole number of which, exclusive of Dublin, was only 10; while the number in England was 587, and in Scotland 19.8. The want of Banks was not supplied by the Bank of Ireland, whose operations were wholly confined to the City of Dublin, and commercial houses in the country were forced to have agents in Dublin, in order to have their bills discounted. A provincial trader could not raise money under seven per cent, from the obstructions thrown in his way. Some of the re suictions bad been removed, and the principles of Local Banks had been recognized. Several i.f the Acts of the Irish Parliament had contributed mainly to prevent the establishment of Provincial Banks by the absurd regulations which they imposed. One of which was, that every partner should have his name on the notes of his bank, under a penalty of 1001. The Hon. (intleman ti usted that something would be done on the subject. At the same time, he had no wish to in vade the Chatter of the Bank of Ireland. The Hon. Gentleman conclvided by moving for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the law relative to banking establish ments in Ireland. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he lad received communications on the subject from dif fzent parts of Ireland. Many of the objects of his Hon. Friend were highly desirable, but he could only give a limited assent, till he knew how the proposed plan bore upon the rights of the Bank of Ireland. The subject had not escaped the attention of Government. Mr. V. FITZGERALD thought the subject required a more extended consideration than could at that time be given to it. Many private banks had been established, and from their failure the more extensive misery had en siled; at the same time, he must admit he was not com petent to give an opinion then on the subject. Mr. DAWSON said he should withdraw his motion, in order to leave it in the hands of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Banks in Ireland had failed, be cause they were not public Banks, as in Scotland. The motion was then withdrawn. Mr. CURTEIS moved the second reading of the Parish Appren tires Bill; but, after a desultory discussion, he gave up the Bill for at present Session. The Cdnsolidated Fund Bill was read a third time, and passed. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and at a Conner to Eleven the House adjourned. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 18214 'THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consuls opened this morning at 96j for the Account, and for the 3Ply Account 96i to a. Up to this hour there bas been very lilac business doing, and the Market appears hc.ory. One Express has arrived from Paris this morning, br:nzing the Rentes at 104 f. 60e. for the end of the month; and Spanish a t If (buyers). FOREIGN FUNDS. The Foreign Market is heavy this morning, and little doing.— Cut fent Prices; New Spanish 143, Old 203 3, Ilusian 963 3, Tian 803, Mexican Scrip 63, Austrian 963 to 4, French 173 I, Colombian Scrip 3 8, Colombian 84 385, Alliance Shares 173 to Greek 33 to 4 dii. New Prussian 998 8, Old 983 3, Irish Scares par to 3, Paladium par to 3, Equitable 33 3 pre. _ _ CE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CI.OOK. s..attk Stock 236 1 / 2 237—S per Ct. Reduced 95% 1 / 8 per Cent. Cons. 96 1 / 4 95 1 / 4 -3i per Cents. 101% 4 pet Cents. Assented 101 1 / 2 4 ;.er Cents. New 107 1 / 4 108 107% 108 "Lank Long Anne. 22 15 16 1 / 4 —lndia Stock 298 i•ir.t.i.equer I (E 1,000) 355. 335. 365. Dc. Small 401. 365. 325. Bank for Acct. 238 237 ..onsols for Acct. 96 1 /s 96. It is with great pleasure that we have to announce t growing improvement of the Revenue, notwith "•tn.iing the repeal of so many taws. The revenue of the Crr,tonis, from the sth of January to the 15th of May, 1824, produces about 8,200,00 01, being nearly: $4,0001. more than the corresponding period of last' 'year ; the Ci , storns, from the sth January to the 15th (if May, 123.23, being little more than 2,960,0001. Of tNis increase 80.0001. has arisen during the last six uteks, v►hicls is the more remarkable, as in that period several duties have ceased, particularly the extra duty on coals brought coastwise into London, which has been repealed since the iith of April, and which produced 120,0001. a-year; and the duties on silk, which have been repealed to the amount of 700,000/. a-year, ceased on the '2sth of March. Another circumstance is also calculated to affect the Revenue--we allude to the re peal of the duties on foreign wool ; for although it does not come into actual operation until next October, yet on that account there is little or no importation. The duty on foreign wool produced 400,000/. a-year. Thus there is a repeal of duties to the amount of 1,220,000/. in the articles of coals, silk, and wool ; and yet the Revenue, with all these, deficiencies, still increases, and will, we doubt not, continue to increase, while his MAJESTY'S Ministers pursue the same wise and liberal policy which is the distinguishing feature of the present Administration. Lisbon Gazettes to the 3d instant have reached us, and in a preceding column we have given what may be considered as the official, but by no means satisfactory account of the extraordinary attempt to subvert the pre sent Government of Portugal, of which we gave a cor rect outline in the STAR of Monday last. The Procla mations of Don MIGUEL pretend that the safety of his MAJESTY was endangered by Freemasons, but them is no evidence of this ; and the only construction that can be put on the conduct of the Prince is, that he either wanted to relieve his Sire of the cares of sovereignty altogether, or to free him from those restiaints which the present Constitution of Portugal puts on the monar chical authority. We have also added the French vet sion of the ulterior proceedings, in which there is a due portion of gasconade about the share their Ambassador had in the business. The fact, however, is,. that the partisans of the Prince, however violent they may be, are not numerous, and that his MAJESTY'S promptness, if it did not originate in the advice of Lord 13ERESFORD (which we believe was the case), had his Lordship's ap probation, and has strengthened our influence at the Court of Lisbon. Since writing the above we have zeceived the Oporto Gazettes to the sth inst. which contain an account of the late events at Lisbon, together with the PI oclama tions we have inserted, and a decree of the KING, dated May 1, appointing D. JOSE FERMINO DA SILVA GI RAL DES QUELHAS, Intendant-General of the Police of the Capital and the Kingdom. The Oporto Gazette, in the preliminary article from Lisbon, gives the following particulars : " The Queen arrived at seven in the morning at the Palace of Bemposta, with the Princess Dowager, his Majesty's aunt. " No vessel whatever was permitted to leave the harbour, nor did any person come out of the Fort of St. George, which was gar risoned; and nobody was admitted into the Palace of Bemposta, without an express order horn his Royal Highness, who, having taken every precauion, proceeded to the Palace of the Roceio, where, surrounded by many of the Nobles of the Court, seve ral General Officers, and persons of distinctioo, devoted to the Royal authority, he issued the orders necessary in such critical cir cumstances, such as to shut all the Tribunals, and to call to him all the Justices of the Wards. Many persons were arrested. 4 ' During the whole time the public tranquillity was not disturbed the people followed their usual occupations, and blessed the pro ceedings of his Royal Highness. .At night there was spontaneously a splendid illumination in honour of the triumph of Religion and the King. This morning we received Boston Papers to the 24th of April, New Brunswick Papers to the 21st, Halifax Papers to the 29th, and Bermuda Journals to the 3d of April. A destructive fire took place at St. John's, in New Brunswick, on the Bth ultimo, which destroyed upwards of forty buildings. The Bermuda Papers ccn tain an account of the Governor, Sir WM. LUMLEY, having closed the Sittings of the Hou,e of Assembly. The following is from a Boston Parer of the 23d April: FROM WASHINGTON, APRIL 16. The Tariff Bill is passed, 107 to 102. What benefit can our woollen manufacturers promise themselves from it, when the maxi mum duty on woollen manufactures is 37.1-2. per cent. while the maximum duty on the raw material is 50 per cent. A Spainsb privateer of 16 guns was cruizing betwecn Valparaiso and Lima, in December. The Peruvians have a small naval force under Admiral Guise : the Chilians have neglected their naval force ; and the arrival in the Pacific Ocean of the small Spanish squadron which is on its way there, will probably cause much alarm and injury to the Patriots. The French Papers of Sunday, and the Eloile of Mon- Jay, have reached us; and in another part of our Paper w•e have given an extract from them, relating to the recent events at Lisbon. The other contents of these Papers are uninteresting, except the account of the Sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on Saturday, when the Report of the Com mittee 011 M. BENJAMIN CONSTANT'S eligibility was read. This Report is a laborious performance; it re jects M. 13. CONSTANT'S claims to be considered a Frenchman, in consequence of his paternal descent, but admits them on the side of his mother, and therefore recommends his admission. The discussion of this port by the Chamber was postponed till next Saturday. The Memoirs of Lord BYRON, written by himself, are, we understand, lost to the world for ever. This posthumous record of the deceased Nobleman had been deposited, as our Readers may have informed them selves, in the keeping of Mr. TUOIIIAS MQORE, and de. signed as a legacy for his benefit. This Gentleman, with the consent and at the desire of Lord BYRON, had long ago sold the manuscript to Mr. MURRAY, for, we have been told, the large sum of £2OOO. Since the death of Lord BYRON, it occurred to the sensitive and honourable mind of Mr. MootsE, that, by possibility, although the Noble Author himself had given full authority for a disclosure of the document, some of Ili. family might be wounded or shocked by it. Ile ap- . pointed, therefore, a time for meeting a near connexion of the Noble Lord (not Lady BvrtoN), and alter a deli berate and joint perusal of the work, finding that this Lady apprehended from it much pain to the minds of many persons still living, though no sort of imputation on her brother's memory, Mr. Mooar, with a spirit and generosity ‘rhich the better part of mankind will he at no loss to appreciate, placed the manuscript in the Lady's hands, and permitted her to burn it in his pre sence! This sacrifice of self-interest to lofty feeling was made the day before yesterday, and the next morn ing the 02000 was repaid to Mr. MURRAY by Lord BYRON'S self-destituted legatee. We can appreciate the amiable, and feeling, and dis interested conduct of Mr. Moons, but we have some respect for the wishes of individuals deceased; and if Lord Braores Memoirs were necessary to the vindica• tion of his character, they ought not to have been de stroyed, though it might have been well to delay the publication. The last words of that Nobleman, before the delirium which seized his powerful mind within three days of his death, were—" I wish it to be known, that my last thoughts were g;ven to my wile, thy child, and my sister I" The crews of the HECLA and FunY Discovery Ships were paid their wages yesterday at the Nore, and they sail this morning. The Officers and men are in high spirits. The William Harris transport, having onboard twenty-six live bullocks, and laden with provisions and fuel, will accompany them a cettain distance, to keep up the supplies. PUBLIC ASSAULI'oN SIR HENRY IIARDINGE, B M.P. We regret, and every generous bosom will regret to hear, that Sir HENRY HARDINGE, the second in the late duel to the Marquis o► LosooNnartity, was grossly insulted yesterday afternoon, in his way to the 1 - louse of Commons, by a person who said his name was Mr. BATTIER, one of the principals on the above occa sion. Sir HENRY had just crossed from Parliament-street to the iron railing which divides St. Margaret's Church yard from Palace-yard, when Mr. BAT riEn stepping up to him, asked his name, and, shaking a whip at Sir lIENRY; begged him to consider that he had been horse whipped, at the same time telling him that his name was BATTIER ! There were few persons passing at the time of this insult; Sir HENRY gave his card to Mr. BAT TIER ; and thus the matter ended for the prescnt.— Sir HENRY HARDINGE has lost an arm in the Service. TIM ARMY. It will be seen by our extracts from the London Gazette of last night (given in our last page), that Ensign BATTIER has been struck off the Half pay List of the Army ; and, by the following Official Order, that the Marquis of LONDONDERRY has incurred the displea sure of the KIND and the COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, fur his conduct in accepting the challenge of Mr. BATTIER, as being at variance with the principles of subordination, and consequently of an injuriou, tendency to the discipline of the Army : GENERAL ORDER. Horse Guards, 13th May, 1824. The Commander-in-Chief having received a report from Lieu tenant-General the Marquis of Londosiderry,tbat his Lordship had accepted a challenge to fight a duel with Ensign Battier, late a Cor net of the 10th Royal Hussars, upon a point which his L , rd•hip considered to be one of military duty, his Royal Highness bas felt it incumbent upon him to submit to the King a transaction at va riance with the principles of subordination, and therefore of a ten dency injurious to the discipline of the Army. The King has con sequently conveyed to his 11cyal Highness his Majesty's command;, to expri ss his Majesty's concern and displeasure, that an Officer of Lord Londonderry's high rank and military reputation should have committed hims-?f in personal collision with an inferior Officer, by accepting a challenge for any supposed aggression proceeding from the exercise of his authority, as Colonel of the Regiment. And his Royal Highness has received his further commands, to caution Colonels and Commanding Officers from falling into any similar error of conduct, which must tend to subvett all discipline and sub ordination, and therefore to destroy the efficiency of the Army. By his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief's command, HENRY TORRENS, AdjutantzGeneral. THE TENTH. The proceedings at the Horse Guards, yesterday, connected with the Army generally, and with the recent affairs of the Tenils more particularly, excited an extraordinary sensation in the West End of the Town and in the Houses of Parliament, where the affairs had income known. The first intimation was, that Mr. BArrizu had been dismissed his Majesty's service, ".for having sent a challenge to a superior Officer ;" and that such dismission was specially ordered to be forthwith Gazeiged. [See last night's Gazc€te.]—No Court Martial is ordered. _ _ The next intimation waa, that his MAJESTY bad directed a Gene ral Order to be issued, and it was yesterday issued accordingly. It was stated, in the course of yesterday, that a Court :Martial was directed for the trial of the Marquis of LONDONDERRY, for his conduct in so accepting a challenge from an inferior Officer ; but, though we did not bear the rumour contradicted, it may be infer. red, from the issuing of the General Order, that all idea of a Court Alartial is abandoned. Some extensive removals and changes in tho'e portions of the Army stationed in the Bast Indies, have just bean determined upon. They are as follow : The 51st Foot are to proceed to Bengal, to replace the 59th, who are to return home. The 97th (one of the new Regiments) are ordered to Ceylon, to replace the 45th Foot; the 45th are to go from Ceylon to iladras, to replace the 30th Foot; and the 30th are then to return home. The 98th Foot (also one of the newly ratted Regiments) are to proceed to the Cape of Good Hope, to rt place the u:lt Foot ; and the 6th Foot are to go to Bombay, to relieve the 47th Foot, who are to return home. . . . Tlic 99th Foot (the other of the newly raised Regiments) arc to go to the Mauritius, to replace the sGth Foot, who will then re turn home. Those four Regiments will proceed to the several destinations in the East, at the usual time for forwarding troops to that quarter of the world. [Fur " Military Pronintilsts," see last page.] An Austrian coutier left the re,idence of Prince £s TERIIAZY yesterday evening, with Dispatches fur Vien.la. Yesterday, the Duke of IVEt.t.tso . roN and the Right lion. C. ARBUTHNOT had audiences of his MAJESTY. The Duke of DEVONSHIRE at tived yesterday mottling at Devonshire-house, from the Continent. The remains of the Duchess of DEVONSHIRE are ex pected In town this evening, from the Continent. It is said among the kat' tun that A treaty of mat riage is on the tapis between Capt.Cito MX.; ruN atld FITZILARENCE. Sir GEORGE li.osE gave :t ball and Supper 0; 1 M on d a y evening at his house in ota whc!i was attended by nearly two hundred fashianables. The Eagle, Captain STA R RUCK, arrived at Ports mouth from Rio de Janeiro, has brought letters dated the 6th of Match, which is three dar. later thin the rrevious accounts. The conduct of the Emperor c,,iitinued to excite distrust at Rio, which was manifested by placards ailixed at night in the princi pal streets, denominating him a traitor to the country. An or der had M consequence been . ..sued for the art,st of a number at suspected persons, of %violin about 20 lad hem taken it:to custody. A Brazil squadron, consisting it 1....v0 fri.jates, a store-ship, and a brig, had sailed for the blockade of l'ritanibuco, and the Consuls had received cflicial info:in:via:l of that port being in a state of strict blockade. Lord COCHKANE 1 iii n,d at waiting the de- Lisrm of the Brazilian prize -Courts o.i ill.; subject of his captures tram the Poi tu6uese, bat is slid to be cissatistied with the 11:az:lima s‘t vice, and on cite robit of retulnin3 to E: gland. . NAVAL INTrI,LICZENCE.! It is said that the Sumas is tu go tl , s:n ltirl•ath , es to Jsm4i;:t, i..r tbt puTme of receiving the Brig of Vi,, ALP, ill, Vii.: n Capt. FORRIST will remove into that 'hi,. ; . tll I C. 0•7. Sir 'PnweAs STAINMI will take command of the Isis; JI:t1 the GAN:c..:, Bwict. C.B. will return to England. FALMOUTH, MAY 17.—Wind N.W.—Ssileil the Four Friends, Rosters, for London. PLYMOUTH, MAT 17.—WinJ W.—The Alfred, TAVLOS, bound to Leghorn and Genoa, has been repaired, and will proceed the first change of wind. PORTSMOUTH, MAT 18.—Wind W.—Art iyea his Majesty's ship NIENIZN ) from Halifax. Sailed the Royal Charlotte, GltAllAll, itAr London. DEAL, Mar 18.—Windlel the Arab transport, to the Westward. The Thomas and Itunwcy sailed for the Rivcr this morning ; and the Lady Raffles, for India. Remain, the Sir George Prevost, for Quebec; and the Eddystone, DALE, for Priti:v Edward's Island. Ltvgarom., MAT 17. trrived the Hope, GALLOWAY , tr. to Fayal ; Mariner, DOUGLAS. Om St. :Michael's; Edwards, Sicw- Alias, front Pillau; Argo, HALUAN ; and Erwarting, Rotsicsst., from Memel; and Semaphore, from Havre. COURT OF COMMON I'LR;'S-THIS DAE UNEXAMPLED OPPRESSION -EMERY B. BROWN. Mr. Serjeant YELL stated to the Court, that the motion he was about to make was marked with the most unexampled oppression that ever came before the Court, and he was certain their Lordships would side with him in holding it a pleasure to investigate such a case. The motion was, why the defendant, Mrs. Sarah Brown, should not be discharged out of the custody of the Sheriff of Worcester. Defendant is a woman upwards of 70 years of age, out of which she has been a widow nine. Her husband dying left her a small freehold at Brock, in Worcester, the produce of which was her maintenance. In the month of Feb: nary, 13e 4 2, she sold a man named Oliver some hay for £9, and after repeated application, finding she could get but £5 in payment, went to the plaintiff, an Attorney at Worcester. to write hint a letter, to which he agreed; and told her to call again in a fortni3ht ; when she called he had written a fetter, and stated he should have no difficulty in getting the money. Plaintiff asked what in:crest she had in this estate, she told him, and from this time she heard no more, till about three days before the Spring Assizes of 1822, when plaintiff sent for dee ferdart, and told her he wanted money to p ty Counsels' fees, &c. Tai, astonished h..r, as she only stated she could pay for a letter—the estate bciig aii eady mortgaged, she had an advance of £lO and sent him; ha went to trial, and got a verdict, and took en execution against Oliver. After which lie again stet for defendant, and asked her what he was to do for his costs, as Uieer's edicts would only pay the expenses of the sale; and showed her, without retulinl, a trge parchment, t.nd asked her to sign it. She said, No ; then,•aid the Fit make you, is another way. - .. In October, 1322, he delivered to her a bill of coati, £9O 9s. 6d. in July, 1823, arrested her for £CO; and on the 14th of the same month, lodged her in Worcester Jad—in the lass Spring Asdzes it was tried—and the plaintiff, not having witnesses, failed to support his case. After which, he said be would move fur a new trial, and again delivered to the deWndant another bill of costs, a copy of the former, for £6O ; and on the Btb of May, lodged a detainer for that suns, having first obtained a verdict for the £3 only. Such an unexampled case he (iUr. Serjeant PeU) never in his life heard of. _ Mr. Juctice Iturtmouon.—ls he an Attorney of this Court ? One of the Prothonotaries answered in the aifirnsative. Mr. Justice 13ese.—Take a rule, brother Pell, to chew Cause why she should not be discharged on finding common bail; and another for the Attorney to be called upon to answer the matters of the affidavits. Mr. Serjeant PEtc thanked his Lordship, and was sure every re. spec:able practitioner would join in the investii;ation. BOW-STREET-I'lllS DAY. SIAFF.CiLD ROXISEILY OF CIIELAISFOKO POOR-110e56 .I.;lnt lhtrleell, Iv d :26, was put to the bar, charged on suspicion of higl.way robbery, and also with robbing the Poor-house of Cheitilbford. J. Weston, one of the mounted patrol, stated, that having re ceived information that a Lady had been rubbed at Longllion, Essex, he niek the prisoner,who having a bundle of considerable bulk with him, he was induced to question him, and finding that he gave different accounts, and that his hat stood higher than usual, he searched him, and found amongst other things, one shirt in his hat, four on his body, and six with the mark of Chelmsford Workhouse on them, and now brought dim before the Magistrates to account for how he came by the property. The prisoner said he found it on the road, and denied baying been at Chelmsford, or in the Pour-house. His appearance berpoke great poverty, and he was committed to prison until the Governor ut the Workhouse has been written to. TIIE KING AND Q UP,P, THE SANDIVICII ISLA VDS. The King and Queen of the Sandwich Islands arrived yesterday taorning at Oshorn's Hotel, in the Adelphi, nom Portsmouth, at which pot t they had landed from . l'Aigle, Captain Starbuck. We under stand that the object of the visit of their Majcst;es to this country is to make an offer of ceding their pos.essirns to the Crown of Great Britain, and in retina to deal tad its protec tion against all hostile attacks that may be made upon their territory. It is said that they have come to this determination in consequence of the. metiat:ei of the Russian Cabinet ; which, should they be put in esecu tion, these islanders feel that they should not be able, single-handed, to resist. We were admitted to an interview with these Royal strangers last evening, and lamented extremely that they were incumbered with the wororpinformed in terpreter it ever fell to our lot to converse with; for to judge from the countenances of the King and Queen, and their two attendants, whirls comprised the whole party in the room to which we were introduced, they were desirous of conversation; but in addition to his want of general information, we suspect this notable interpreter is in blissful ignorance of the language he is to expound, for we could not prevail upon him to put a single sentence even of common courtesy.—On our entering the room, the patty were playing whist, the Queen having fur her partner her female attendant, who is a daughter of one of the chief men of the Islands, and his Majesty's partner was the Governor of the island where the seat of Govern ment was held. The Ladies were dressed in loose robes de chninbre, of straw colour, tied with rose-coloured strings, and on their heads they wore turbans of feathers of scarlet, blur, and yellow. The two males appeared in European costume, wearing plain black coats, silk stockings, and shoes. These islanders are of a very large size. We only saw them sitting; but judging of their height Irons that posture, we should say the men Were above six feet, and exceed ingly stout. The females were equall;• fat and coarse made, and proporttonably taller than the men. whole party were of the datkest copper colour, nearly approaching to blacit..--Brhish Press. Lord GRANTHAM gave a gland dinner on Monday, at his house in St James's. ••• TII h.: LAST DAY OF TILE LOTTERY.—The small NUftli•• bet of Tickets remaining to Draw, have the unprecedented Number of Tte..1...c Capita Prizes, including Two of Twawry TIIIOUSAXIA I , o cv,s, which, as well as every other Prize, .lust all be Drawn on SArcanAv nest, the 22d inst. when ALL FINALLY CLOSES. A few Undr:Lwn Tlchtts and Shar..s are on Sale at the Contractors, who hope to distril:nze the above at their Old Offices, N 0.57, Corethill, No. 11, 110 and ah, liaymarLtt.—J. and J. SIVZWaItM Contractors. IMPCRFANT INFORMATION TO PANIILIES FURNISII INC —lty applying at the real Manufacturer's they will 6nJ a Sarinz of nearly One-Half. Every article of Furniture manufactured un the Premises, and Warranted of the best Quality. Sixty different patterns of Chairs • from Twtaity to Sixty Dozen of well.stasoned Mahogany, real I tosewood, •,tained Rte:,:wood, Cottage awl Bed room Ch,Ors of all colours, ready for inspection, and real Rose wood nearly as cheap as stained. Card, Sofa, Loo Tables, and Ca binets to match. A barge assortment of wall-season e d Mahogany Sliding Doting Tablts of all sizes, S.danards, Wardrobes, Drawers, and all other articles of Furniture, too numerous to men tion, at It. Manufactory, 11 4, High Holborn, up po,tte Solithatnntott-4treet, Blorm-doery-sqoate. CORN- . F.XCHANGE, MARK-LANE, MAY 19. The arrivals of t:.is week are, Ettg!ish Wheat I, wt) qts. Barley qis. Oat 1,5e0 qrs.. Fl- or '2,t00 sacks. T.h.re ate vuy tew good sampls.- oi Wheat for sale, and rather higher luxes are made of such ; but hi other go:aides there is but little doing. Barley contiums very dull, and grinding parcels are rather lower. Beans ale unaltered. Peas sell for a grille more than last quoted. Oats are ativaming, and they are full is, per quarter higher than Mon day. It int:: hcen erroneously stated in some of the Journals, tliat thirty-six niiPions of quarters of Oats are cutissont.d anuu‘ll in this coumuy. It should have heat 34 millions. . ~'