Star. — London, England, 1829-09-23 00:00:00

ISSOLV'D LIKE A MIRAGE OF AIR. Dinobed like a mirage of air are the days When youth retied my heart in illusions that mill ; And, poor witheed dupe'! it still glows as I gaze On times of first love while romance yet beguird Young fancy all fervent and wild. I laughing ran dancing Hies pathway along, And while pleasure strew'd her fair flow'rs rimy feet, My passage was hail'd by a complacent throng, Who swore they were friends—the delusion was sweet And mem'ry still hallows the cheat. But, ah ! what remains me of youth's tender trance? The sighs of a heart busy passion, have worn ; Sad truth Inith broke down thy bright pile of romance, And I hang o'er its ruins, heart-broken--balorn! Surviving it only to mourn. Then, wine—give me wine ! for the goblet can drown The ails of th► soul, and the monsters of truth ; My spirits light up as I drink the draught down, And warm my ehM'd breast with the dreams of my youth— Yea, steel me to Care's cankeed tooth. What though my bead suffers and reason grows blind— If the heart dances light and fancy wiU Ay, The bowl makes a universe after my mind— Plucks the sigh from my Hp—the tear from my eye— And hangs round my hope a blue sky. These locks sorrow whitens no longer seem grey; And feeling each furrow depart from my face, I become all I was in life's early day ; Joy springs front the goblet to meet my embrace, And takes in this heart his old place. Men all look sincere--ev'ry woman seems true— This valley of tears grows a garden of fiuw'rs ; And shaping the pictures my young fancy drew, I o'er again in the airy-built tow'rs Where hope spent so many sweet hours. Then fiU up the cup—and a rush for the sage Who, true to his mask, eyes the goblet with dread : I care not for wisdom—and seek not for age ; Short life and dear folly will suit me instead : The grave is but going to bed. Frown, frown on my joys, ye pedants austere. Is your prudence, and world, I wish you well blest ; For me, I have seen the stale drama too near— Earth's friendship's a satire, and love is a jest; Philosophy, too. fails the test. Wine, wine—give me wine! for I sicken with thought ; Men and things, when I ponder, pan the soul's sight : But the, oh ye shining creations that float Round the eye wine hath kindled, to smiles of delight; My soul must be happy to-night ! ••• • • Mr. RAE WILSON, the indefatigable traveller, has ar rived at Paris. It was mentioned, some time since, that copies of his last work on Russia, Poland, and Finland, were burnt by order of the Russian Government, and prohibited entering those eountries.---Gafignani's Mes- senger. Monday there was some good coursing on the Long ton Marsh. In the course of the day, a dog belonging to a Mr. Moss, we believe, started after a hare in hot pursuit, and, strange to tell, when the sportsmen came in at the death, both animals were found lying side by side—quite dead. This may be mentioned as a remark able circumstance, but we are given to understand there are similar instances recorded.—Preston Pilot. The following description of an archer, his bow, and accoutrements, is given in a MS. written in the time of Queen EifassETn : " Captains and Officers shedd be skilful of that most noble wea pon, and to see that their soldiers according to their strength have good bows., well knocked, well strynged, every string whippe in their nocke, and in the myddes rubbed with was, beater, and shining glove, some spare atrynges trymed as aforesaid, every man one shefe of arrows, with a case of leather defensible against the rayne, and in the same Cower and twentie arrows., whereof eight of them should be lighter than the residue, to gall or astoyne the enemy. with the hailshot of tight arrows, before they shall have come within danger of the harquebus' sh ot. Let every man have a bripndine, or a little cote of plate, a skull or huf kyn. a merle of trade of five foots in lengthe, and a pike, and the saute banging by his girdle, with a hook and a dagger : being thus fur nished, teach them by musters to marche, 'home, and retire, keeping their faces upon the enemy's. Sumtyme put them into great nowmbers, as to battell appertayneth, and thus use them often times practised, till they be perfecte ; for those men in battel ne skirmish can not be spared. Nene other weapone mays compare with the same noble weapon." GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS. —Yesterday afternoon the Commissioners of the Navy Board took contracts for Beef and Pork, for the use of the British Navy. The amount required was 13,000 navy tierces of beef, and 13,000 ditto of pork, to be cured during the ensuing season, and to be delivered at Deptford, Ports mouth, Plymouth, and Cork ; one half before the 28th of Feb. and the other half un or before the 30th of May, 1830. There were several contracts sent in. The Commissioners entered into a con tract for the pork at the rate of 51. 13s. 6d. per tierce, and for the beef at the rate of 51. Ito. lid. per tierce. Although the number of British vessels of war at present in commission is greater than at this period last year, the quantity of provisions contracted for is precisely the same as in September of last year. The contracts entered into yesterday were on considerably lower terms than in the corresponding month of last year, when the contract prices ranged between 61. 6s. and 6/. Ss. per tierce. Sunday evening, between the hours of six and eight o'clock, while Mr. Goodger, of John -street, Edgeware-road, and his wife, were gone to Church, his house was broken open, and robbed of every thing that was moveable ; and the thieves, aid:. ing they were detected, made off, leaving behind them a crow-bar, a phosphorus-box, and some skeleton keys. Thursday night the Dundrum party of police, search ing for some fellows under a warrant of T. P. Vexes, Esq. Chief Magistrate of Police, discovered under a feather bed, on which a woman was lying, a man named William Hickey, who is charged with the murder of a man 'tamed Baregry,somesime ago, near Doneskeigh, for which Hickey fled at the time.—Lieserick Chronicle. The tailor business of Glasgow is at the present mo ment in a very depressed condition ; and a great number of the journeymen are out of employment. BOAT RACE.—Saturday the long talked-of aquatic contest between the Ariel, of Newcastle, and the Robert Belk of South Shields, from Hebburn Quay to Tyne Bridge, for 450 a side, took place. The Arid had been lengthened several feet on the occasion, and though the odds were in favour of her opponent, her owners expected her to gain the palm. On starting, however, it was soon evident the Hriel had no chance—at every stroke with the oars, her stern was observed to give a shake or twist—and long mere the boats reached the goal, it was Welland CoMary to Martin's new Philosophy in favour of the Robert Bell, which came in amid loud Masar from the assembled multitude. TlTLEB.—Everybody knows that titles and dignities are Manly integral parts of the person, but its most distinctive attributes. When EarkGast said he would stand or fall by his order, it was as if he had said, be would stand or fall by himself. Take a Noble Lord, and, if the process be possible, abstract him mentally from his titles and privileges, and offer the two lots separately for sale in the market, who would not buy the latter if they could ? who would, in most cases, even bid for the first' It is the tide that is asked everywhere to dinner ; it is the title receives all the bows and prostration, that gets the nomination to so many places, that commands the regiments and ships of war, and " robs the Exchequer with unwashed bands."-- The man w ho owns it, may be what he can, an honest man, or a scoundrel, a mushroom or an Howard, a sch olar,: or a brute, a wit or a blockhead, c'eet egal. Proud, haughty, bighdaring. hoe Rag land, is not this true to the letter ?—New Mont* Mag. Saturday five young thieves, the oldest only 14 years of age, attacked a gentleman, at the foot of Leith Walk, Edin burgh, knocked him down, and were Mktg his pockets, when the pollee came op to Ms assistance. The little blackguards made a stout resistance, endow of them threw down the watchman, and nearly got off. The proof was conclude., and they were seat to &Mama for 410 days eselto—CWedeosists Nerenry. OPENING OF THE NEW POST OFFICE. The preparations for commencing the business of the Post-elite department, in the new building, wete yesterday even. lag completed to a great extent, and workrare were employed to a late hoer to indwell ready for transacting psblic business this morning. The guards and others connected with the mail.coacbes, assem bled yesterday evening at the New Post-ogee, to receive Maroc dons, preparatory to proceeding on their journey. Among other new regulations is one, to the effect that none of the guards shall leave the new dike, after they come on duty, till the departure of the malls. In I.oatbud•etreet a great number of persons were assembled last night, for the purpose of witnessing the departure of the mails from the old Post-ollice for the last time, as this evening the mall coaches will start from the new Post-office. The inland ktters were received this morning at the New Office, and dispatched by the several ktter carriers under the new regu- The public curiosity has been strongly excited by the arrival of the period for commencing business in the new Post-dace; and last night so great was the pressure of the crowd around the en trance in St.Martln's-le.Grand, that officers were called in to keep the door-way clear, in order to afford fret Ingress and egress to those connected with the establishment. Throughout the whole of the night the removal of the books, papers, and other official et caeres was carried on from Lombard. greet to the Newollice, in order that every thing might be rendered complete for the general business of to•day. Great numbers of persons, and among them were many indiel duals of rank, visited the establishment last evening. The whole of the lower offices were again lighted up laic night. Business was commenced at this splendid edifice at five o'clock this morning; and so admirably Is every department conducted, that. in several parts of the City, the letters of the morning were delivered about half an hour earlier than usual. FRYS AND CHAPMAIrS BANKRUPTCY. Yesterday a Meeting of the Creditors under the Commission of Bankrupt issued against Messrs. Fry. and Chap man took place at the Bankrupts' Court, Basingh-street before the Commissioners of the Ninth List, Messrs. Ttebeck, Smith. and Hoiroyd. The Meeting was held for the pro 4 of debts, and for declaring a dividend on the several estates of the bankrupt 4. The Court was much crowded, and many members of the So ciety of Friends were present. A great number of debts were proved, varying in amount from a few shillings to 2 Oont. The latter was proved on the estate of Joseph Fry. A lodging-house-keeper from Hastings tendered his claim. It was a sum due by the bankrupt Chapman for board and lodging at a watering place, and for which the claimant had received a cheque. The landlord had held the cheque over until the failure of the bank, and he now required proof, on the ground that none of him claim for which the sum named in the cheque was a part had been satisfied. _ _ _ The Commissioners allowed the proof. Mr. Roscoe, a solicitor, said be appeared for the creditors of Messrs. Cochran and Robation, of America and Liverpool, mer chants and mining agents. He exhibited a long and heavy account, showing a claim of .6128,000 (as was stated), and entered auto long detail of the way in which the debt had been contracted. He begged to prove on the separate estates of the bankrupts before any division of the Funds took place. Mr. Young, solicitor, contended that Mr. Roscoe was not en titled to prove on the separate estates of the bankrupts, and quoted Lord Hardwicke as an authority in point. Some of the debts ex hibited had been already paid. The Commissioners having consulted together, Mr. Commissioner TRUSCH said, we are of opinion that proof cannot be admitted on the separate estates of the bankrupts. Mr. Commissioner SMITH said the Court could not put off the creditor► by locking up the funds on such a question. Mr. Roscoe gave notice that be should immediately file a bill in Chancery against the parties, to the amount of 240001. as balance of accounts. _ - -- A Quaker named Wm. Groundry presented himself to prove a debt of X5OO due on an old bill. He made an attack on Nis.. Young, the solicitor, and the latter called the Quaker an impudent fellow. Mr. Groundry softly replied that be knew be was impudent— (Loud laughter). He (the Quaker) had refused to take notes fur gold, and he had been thought Impudent for so doing. The Commissioners had some difficulty in silencing Mr. Groun dry, and disallowed the proof. After some further discussion and an investigation of the ba lances in hand on each separate estate, dividends were declared— on William Fry's estate of 3s. od. in the pound; on Joseph Fry's estate of 10s. In the pound ; and on Jonathan Chapman's estate of 10s. In the pound. The Court then adjourned. It was remarked that on Saturday the barometer rose In the face of continued rain, and the result has been the long wished-foe arrival of fine weather. - - M. Champollion, speaking of the more than colossal architecture of th e ancient Egyptians, says, that '• their conceptions were those of men one hundred feet high." Letters from Brunswick to the sth inst. state that the rains had been so heavy, that the greater part of the meadows had been overflowed, and that beyond doubt the second crop of clover seed and grass would be lo.t. Full half the wheat was in the fields and great part of the barley and oat crop had nut been housed, and would suffer greatly. Generally speaking, the crop of hops was totally lost. BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL FESTIVAL. - It gives us great pleasure to be enabled to state that each succeeding day fur nishes new and convincing evidence that our approaching Musical Festival will be eminently successful. The principal hotels are confidently looking forward to numerous occupants, and we have now before us from one of them a list of noble and distinguished families by whom apartments have been secured. From our own knowledge also we are able to say that many of the best ac commodations offered by private individuals are rapidly engag ing ; though from the great extent of the town, and the desire of the inhabitants to afford every facility on account of the object of the meeting, abundant accommodation may at any instant he ob tained, and upon very fair and moderate terms. Among the visitors from a distance, we have the satisfaction to add that many well known professors of music, attracted by the extreme novelty of the scheme have signified their intention of attending as auditors.— The plan adopted by the Committee of letting places in the chancel side galleries of the Church, appears to be approved, as it will enable families in the country to feel secure of good places, without sub jecting them to the necessity of coming into town at an incon veniently early hour.—Birmingham Gazette. Tuesday, as the Plymouth mail was ascending the hill at Pencalenick, within two miles of Truro, from the heavy state of the roads, occasioned by the almost continued fall of rain, and the weight of the carriage, the efforts of the leaders broke the pole, and they became separated from the coach, which the wheel horses were no locger able to manage, and it wrist over with a fearful crash. The tour outside passengers, with the coachman—the guard wu walking—were precipitated into the road, and were more or less bruised ; one of them, Mrs. Aaron, of Truro. rather seriously, but fortunately no limbs were broken. The four inside passengers escaped unhurt. An unoffending and industrious tradesman was mur dered in a most barbarous manner on Friday, in the midst of a most populous street in Dublin, by a set of savage combinators. The wretched victim, James Hanlon, a sawyer, was returning home about six o'clock that evening from Mr. Fagan's, at Bridge foot-street, where he had been at work, when he was attacked in Thomas-street by upwards of no ruMans, armed with bludgemis,who knocked him down, and after beating him dreadfully, left him with one of his legs broken. Some of the heartless villains were not sa tisfied while a chance of life remained to the unfortunate man, and they induced the others to return, when the hapless being, who lay iesensible on the pavement, was again attacked, and his jaw and other leg were broken. The murderers then decamped.— When they lint appeared Harlan attempted to take refuge in an adjoining house, from which he was dragged, and the windows broken. As soon as the combinaton were out of sight, poor Hanlon was taken to Stevens's Hospital, but he was scarcely arrived there when he breathed his last. When tofur• =don of the murder was given at the head police-oike, a party was sent to Thomas -street, through which, and the neigh bouring streets, they perambulated until nearly eleven. At the house of a publican, in Golden-lane, they arrested seven men, tound drinking, and behind the counter they discovered a number of bludgeons. These persona were committed to Werburgh's watch-house. _ FREEMASONRY IN AMERICA.--The Boston patriot contains an account of a Meedng which was lately held in Boston. far the purpose of eensidering and examining the subject of Free masonry. Several persons addressed the Meeting, and pointed out the dangerous and Anti. Republican influence which. as they said it was calculated to exercise. as being an exclusive Society. TM influence was mainly displayed in the restriction of the Press.. which it manages with effect, and thus prevents a free and candid discussion of its principles. Various Resolutions, etnhodying thew and other equally enlightened remarks, were then proposed and carried. and a Committee appointed " to exercise a general super vision of the subject under consideration, and can another Meeting when they shield deem it expedient. COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday the LOUD MAYOR held a Court of Alder men at Guildhall, for the dispatch of public business. The Inquest of the Ward of Crippisgate Within made a Present ment of Mot-Freemen. which was refereed to the Chamberlain ; and also of Ruinous Premises, which was reterred to the City So licitor to put the Act in force respecting Ruinous Premises. Sundry persons were sworn In, and others allowed as Brokers. VINTRY WARD. The long-contested question regarding the election of an Alderman for the above Ward is at length put to rest by the swearing in of Henry Winchester. Esq. at a Court of Aldermen held yesterday. This Gentleman was originally returned to be duly elected; but the validity of that election was made a subject of discussion by the Worshipful body of Aldermen, and puzzled the brains of all the legal Members of the Corporation. The subject was at length gravely submitted to the judgment of the Court of King's Bench, and that high tribunal commanded that Mr. Winchester should he sworn in ; but so obstinate were the Worabipful body of Aldermen, and so reluctant were they to sub mit to the mandate, that it was with great difficulty, after the Court bad been specially summoned fur yesterday to swear in Mr. Win cheater. that a sufficient number of Members could be collected to form one. The Lord Mayor waited with the greatest prtience for two hours, and after despatching all the city officers in every di rection, in order to drag the Aldermen up, a sufficient number did attend, and the form tlity was gone throu4b. STATE OF MANCHESTER. Tilts-or•r or Fix SPINWEIM—Another week has passed over, and, we regret to say, without much appearance of any termination of this tui tttt us contest. The hand. of two or three of the coarse mills turned out Lest week, In consequence of the notice given to them by their employers, of a gradual reduction in the prices paid to them, so long as they supports! the confederacy. A. a redeeming feature in this gloomy aspect of things, however, we may mention that the bands of Mr. Hugh Beairer, of Jersey. street, have signed an undertaking t►at they will nu longer sub scribe to the turn-outs' fund, and they consequently remain at work. We 'nay also state, that a compromise has been enterei into between Messrs. Thackeray and Hutt and their men ; whereby the latter went into work ins Wednesday last, at weekly wages. Some of the other fine spinners have had a few hands going to wink during the past week. The assembling of crowds of people round particular mills appeared to have ceased until yesterday, when a considerable number of men and buys made their appear ance near the factory of Messrs. !Arley and Co. in Chorkon.row, and shouted several times, hut at length went away without committing any violence. The same party afterwards proceed. ed to the factory of Mr. I).vid llott. where they acted in a similar manner. In the evening a number of the turn-outs assembled in Canal-street, near Messrs Sandford and Green's factory, where they remained some time, shouting and ex claiming that they would have the knnbsticks *aut. As it grew dusk their audacity increased and they began at length to throw stones at the factory. and at a few police-officers who were stationed there. The latter immediately rushed upon them, and seized a nun named William Lee, a spinner, who had turned out front Mr. Houldsworth's factory, and who had been seen to throw a stone. After a smart snuggle, be was secured, and dragged into the factory. This occur rence, of course, cati-ed considerable excitement. A ►arge crowd assembled about the factory. an.l a number of stones were thrown, fortunately without any other effect than that of breaking a few windows. Intelligence of what h4l occurred was promptly con veyed to the police office, and Mr. Lavender, with a reinforcement of officers, hastened to the spot. The rioters, however. dispersed before their arrival, and all remained quiet alterwards.—Manckester Guardian. FIRE ESCAPE. The public attention has of late been much directed to fire escapes, and recently there have been several exhibitions by different inventors ; but the successful application of these all de pended on the inmate, of the house that might ►e on fire, and re quired that house should have a part of the apparatus con stantly fitted up, and the remainder always kept at hand in ease of having occasion to be used. So many objections were found to exist under these circumstances, that none of the fire-escapes hitherto produced have been generally approved of. Last week a fresh candidate for popular approbation had a pri vate exhib' ' before his friends. in the City, of a fire-escape upon a different principle, to be worked on the outside of houses on fire without the agency or interference of the persons in danger.— It is, while prepared for removal, confined to waggon-size, capable of being drawn by one horse. A pillar In the centre has, at its base, a joint, which admits of its being laid fiat on the body of the carriage, so that it can be taken within an ordinary court or archway. The pillar consists of a number of sliding tubes, on the plan of the construction of a telescope. When prepared fur use, the pillar is elevated, and the sliding tubes caused to ascend by a wheel and pinions similar to that used in the common crane; the pillar is surmounted by a cradle, capable of containing two persons. It is intended that the machine shall be adapted so as to be removed with equal facility to that of a fire-engine, and to be worked by people attached to i t, w h o are pract i se d in its use. When the machine was shown last week the cradle was elevated to the height of 40 feet, with five hundred weight in it, and at its extreme height was, with case, caused to project wine feet from the base. The inventor's intention is, to be enabled to send up an attendant of the machine to assist the persons who may be in danger, who will re turn as soon as one person is safely landed, and so on, until he has removed every one in the house. REDUCTION OF PRICES AT DRURY-LANE THEATRE. —Mr. Puce has announced that for the ensuing season the boxes will be lowered from seven shillings to six. The season will com mence ins the Ist of October, with lianiet. The Lessee of Drury- lasso Theatre is reported to have reduced the expenses of that establishment, by discharging various actors deemed superfluous, to the extent of 5,000/. per annum. The proprietor of Drury-lane, it is reported, has offered Mr. Kaxxxv and his wife £26 a week. Mr. Kisses has had at Covent-garden only £l6 a week for himself and his wife. He has, however, refused, under existing circumstances, the offer of Mr. Patcs.—Mr. Powza has gone over to Drury- lane. We understand that Mr. Gut m EDI has seceded from Covent Garden, in consequence of an offer of .flit a week from the management of Drury-lane.— Messrs. Sums and PAULO' are candidates for the vacant place of Clews at Covent-garden. Young Kean has been performing at the Brighton the atre with considerable success. llis benefit produced an overflow ing house. He has been sometime at Brighton, staying with his mother, who is nearly a bed-ridden invalid. A Correspondent informs us that it is his intention, in case of the reopening of Coventisrden Theatre, to offer gratui tously to the Management a Comedy in five Acts, called Pryneg iw London. heiug a continuation of Pout Pry, as Vainsavon's Virtue as Danger is a continuation of Anna'. Loa's List Shift. The author states that he has preserved in general the characters of the Dramatis Personae, hut disdains any obligation to the plot, inci dent, or situation of that popular production. A woman, a native of the Alps, who, at the age of 115 years, enjoys the use of her corporeal and intellectual faculties, ar rived a few days ago at Toulouse, where she is the object of ge neral curiosity.--Gefignoni's Messenger. A letter from Mel, in North Brabant, says, that on the 9th of last month an aged man went to church with his octogena rian wife ; they heard mass and returned together home. On the 10th they were put to bed through illness; on the loth they re ceived at the same time the last sacraments; on the 15th they both died at eleven o'clock in the evening, with an interval of less than two minutes between ; and, on the 17th, their bodies were carried together to the church, and afterwards to the burial ground. The heavy rains of last week produced the hitherto unheard-of event, a high September flood ; it attained its greatest elevation on Sunday evening, when a considerable part of our mea. dews were under water; the height was certainly slot so great as in some of the winter floods. though its altitude was about 10e feet above the usual level of the Trent. Since that period the water has been regularly subsiding, and is now almost entirely within the river banks.—Notangheos Beans. The high floods which during the last fortnight have inundated this vicinity stand unparalleled in the memory of our oldest neighbours. at this period of the year. On the banks of the Severn, an immense surface of country is still under water, and the produce of hundreds of acres of Inzoriant aftermath is. in many in stances, completely saddened and spoiled.—Gfoucester Joarnal. 'Nordsworth, Southey, Professor Wilson, De Quin ce?, and Coleridge, are the individuals generally known as the " Poets of the Lakes," because, at one time. they all resided in the neighbourhood of Keswick, and were constant companions and eon limpets as far as related, at least, to three of them. They are now separated, and, we believe, seldom meet or correspond. Southey remains at Keswick; Wordswosth, at Rydal Mount ; Wilson, at Edinburgh • Coleridge, at Hampstead ; and th e celebrated " Opium R ater" is gone to take possession of a family estate in the neighbourhood of Kendal, which has devolved to him by the death of his mother.—Cioneerknsd EARL OF HARRINCTON. The late Earl of Harrington possessed large estates in Cheshire. The singularly rural village of Gawswonh, near Mac cks6eld, belongs to the Harrington family, the descent of which to them forms a rather curious feature in the history of patrimonial alienation. it was originally possessed by the ancient knightly fa mily of the Fitton.; and Sir Edward Fitton, who had been created a Baronet, dying in 164', left it to hi. nephew, Charles Gerard, first Earl of Macclesheld. Sir Edward's four sisters, however, took possession of the estates, when a new claimant appeared, in the person of Wm. Fitton, grandson of Sir Edward, who ejected them by the production of a deed made by the Baronet. when Lord Treasurer of Ireland, in favour of his next heir male. Jim at the Restoration Sir Edward's will in favour of Gerard was fully esta blished, after a mat expensive and procrastinated litigation. Indeed, a pamphlet was published at the Hague in, 1663, which boldly as serted that the will under which Chas. Gerald held had been forged, and to accomplish which several had joined it , the conspiracy. It is observed in the county history, " Whether the conduct of Fitton was met by similar guilt on the part of Lord Gerard. Goo only can judge, but his hand fell heavily on the representatives of that noble house; in less than half a century the husbands of its two co heiresses—James Duke of Hamilton and Charles Lord Nlohun— were slain by each other's hands In a murderous duel•, arising out of a dispute relative to the partition of the Fitton estates ; and Gawswonh itself passed to an unliuran hand, by a series of aliena tions complicated beyond example in the annals of the county." From the Earl of Macclesfield the estate passed to Lady Alohun, and from her eventually (1727), by purchase, to the Right lion. Wm. Stanhope, Vice Chamberlain of the Household. The woods of Gawswonh are known to the lovers of dramatic incideot, from their containing the tomb of Samuel Johnson. altos Lord Flame, the eccentric author of Hatrioetntarbo, hist produced at the Haymarket theatr: in 1725. It is placed over " unconse crated earth," in a secluded part of the thicket—and nearly— or was overgrown with underwood. Whotever may have been his eaebrity in his early days (and he was then a constant " boon companion" at the Earl's table), in his latter poetical of life he was much reduced, becoming the common butt of the rustics. who designated him OM Maggoity. He expreseed a wish on his death-bed to be burled in Gawswonh wood, and be assnetied as a reason, that be was certain, if be was interred in the church yard. that at the resurrection some old woman or other would he quarrelling with him for the possession of a leg or thigh bone, at d therefore he was determined to keep himself to himself. A v..ult was therefore made fur his body in one of his favourite haunts, and it bears this inscription outside : Under this stone rest the remain. of Mr. Samuel Johnson, after wards ennobled with the grander title of Lord Flame, who. atter having been in his life distinct from other m-a. by the ec:en trickles of his genius, chose to retain the same character after death, and was at his own desire buried here, May 5, . Al). MOCC I.X X I 11., aged 82. Stay, those w . .om chalice directs or ease persuades Tu seek the quiet of thew sylvan shades! Here. undisturbed, and hid from vulgar eyes, A wit, musician, poet, player, lie.; A dancing-master. too, art gr.cs lie shone, And all the arts of Opera were his own. In Comedy well skilled, he drew Lord Flame, Acted the part, and g.intd himself the name. Averse to strife, how oft he'd mayfly say, These peaceful groves should shade his breathless clay , Thu when he rose agsin, I id here alone, No irknd and he sh sold q u I fur a bone. Thinking that were some ianie old gossip nigh, She possibly might tike his leg or thigh. Johnson was intimate with the Duke of Montague; and, in a letter which be bad written to the Managers of one of the Lenir. Theatres, he observed, " I heard the Duke of Montague say that if Homer were in London in this age. and did write tor the play house, his genius would be thrown away; for the managers would not du his work the honour to look at it. I have made five operas, and all of them were performed in public ; but then I was young, and acted in them myself; but now I am four score years old, and cannot act any more. lint as this opera is much the best that ever I made, I am desirous to see it performed before I leave the world." We believe that many similar complaiuts of managetial neglect are and can be made even in thee: enlightened days. •It is stated in the Hiebrey of the lit-Cat Club, published in no. by Hurst and Co. in 1821, that "each fell mortally wounded on the bra exchange of shots." If Swift's letters are to be credited. this is a gross error ; Lord lilohun was not shot by Hamilton. — They fought with swords, and it was suspected that General Ma cartney stabbed Hamilton when he fell forward oa Mobun. The remains of the late-respected Earl of HA it unurrov were brought to the town mansion at an early hour nn Sunday morning, and it is at length finally decided by the Nnble Family that the funeral shall not be a military une. The body is to be interred in a vault belonging to the family, at his seat in Derbyshire, for which purpose it was removed this tnur..l lg. Di's Lordship was born on the 20th March, 1753, and is ton•equenY 7 76 years of age, and not 77, as has etroneously been stated. The return of the coal-owners to their former sysoni of combination and high prices is already severely felt in the port of Sunderland. The great length of time which the ships have to lie for a turn, prevents them Isom accomplishing many voyages, and is the cause of severe privation being endured by the seamen and their families; and the increased price of coals there, unac companied by a corresponding rise of the markets, deprives the ship-owner of a remunerating profit. Simon and Cabouat, who were sentenced to dtath for the murder of their father-in-law, M. Pianism, underwent their punishment at St. MiheU on the 14th instant. In their last mo ments they were in a state of extreme dejection. We understand tbat Simon retracted his confession, In which he implicated Cabouar, the father, and the widow of the deceased. His object in snaking these false confessions was to obtain a commutation of his punish ment to hard labour for life. WRESTLING.---Liskeard wrestling terminated on Friday last, when the prises were adjudged in the following order —Rodda, first prize, 151. ; Jordan, second ditto. 71.; Dyer, third ditto, 41.; Maddern, fourth ditto, 21. It has given much dissa tisfaction that the umpires allowed Jordan to enter the ring with his Devonshire wrestling shoes on, whilst the Cornish wrestlers i were, as is their custom, without such weapons. Of this permis sion, which we suppose was accorded from an extraordinary hel -1 ins of liberality towards the giant of Devon,Jordan made the most and kickdd with brutal fury the defenceless l-gs of his opponent. By this means he wun the second prize, :hough it is fully believed that bad he entered the ring on equal terms with his opponents, he would net have obtained the lowest. We understand that the wrestlers from the West of Cornwall are by no means satisfied at being subjected to this savage mode of assault, which is a disgrace to a civilised country.— West Bram. An Inquest was yesterday taken by J. UNWIN, Esq. at the Angel public-house, Old Gravel-lane, on the remains of Mr. Henry King, the son of the proprietor. who was drowned near the Old London-bridge, on the evening of Sunday week. From the evidence it appeared that the deceased, a young man, aged twenty two, and in the prime of life, went, in company with Mr. Dale, a master-waterman, and both hi. sisters (to one of whom be was paying his addresses, and to whom he was in a few days afterwards to be married) on an excursion. on the day before-mentioned, to Richmond. After passing their hours joyously there, they returned in the everting on their way to town—the tide with them : but, as they approached latoclor,- bridge (the tide having fallen, and the rapidity of the stream, of course, incteased), the deceased and !Ir. Dale (to prevent any alarm or accident which might occur), landed their fe male companions, and proceeded for the purpose of shooting the bridge. In this they succeeded, but, as they reached the conflux of waters, which is just near where the visiknce of the stream is about abating, the wherry was caught by a wave, upset, and the unfortunate deceased and his companion, Mr. Dale, were plunged into the river. and drowned. 'the bodies of both the un fortunate men were found, atter the interval of a week, on the same day—the one on the northern and the other on the southern shore. Proof being given of the finding of the body, sod its identity, which, from the length of time it was in the water, was somewhat difficult, the Jury returned a verdict of 4 * Koind Drowned." CORN—EXCHA NG& MA 11 K—L A N Sam 27. The dealing Trade was eztreasely dull this morning. ..wing to the want of buyers and the favourabie change HI the wsather ; and although the prices of all descriptions of Grain siert the same 6 on Monday, had uteri been made, lower prices would have been accepted. IMPORTATIONS 1111 C. MUNDA T. Wheat, English (qrs.) . 1450 Barky, Foreign Irish . . ' (rats, Roglish . Foreign . S 020 Foreign . Harley, Engli►h . 200 Irish Irish • „ (sacks) . COAL NI Alt NT—Tins DAT. HAL, •AST Olin--The supply of Sunderland and Newcastle Coals continue to be very plentiful ; 50 new ships were at market to-day, making a •otai on the week's arrival of 77 ships. The Coal &change was well attended by merchants, and Coals were in geed demand. . 1,850 75)) . 3,900 .550 . Hest Welland Coals LI. 345. 04. Giber s ens 2ss 6d. Us. 6d. Sips at Afar►et Ships arrived during the moot\ ...... .425 M~!' P 9 I ~i Z r r i"