Star. — London, England, 1827-04-17 00:00:00

THEATRE&► DRURY-LANE to night the admirable Comedy of he Hypocrite vas repre s ented ; after it, there was brought nut a three act oseln-draMatic Romance, called The Boy of &rail. jog; sr, the Robber of Attains. It is very elaborately ga o p, ai.ted by seal males and some excellent scenery, chiefly by STANFIELD and Am: maws. The robber', ,aetthestensive carriage road, with view of the Mo. mister, or Sc. Thomaso,&c. merited the applause they re ceived. The story, which is familiar enough, and well a d a pted to melo-dransatic representation,l und excellent o pportets in Miss ILat.s.v.as M r.Wa LLACIL at &lardy, t h e Robber of Asturias. Miss KELLY , i n her page-like garb, was exceedingly rleasant when wheedling the money out of Gil Peres, Canon of Oviedo, *dually supported by Mr. Hadley)—And decidedly arming when mourning ever the supposed dead cone of Rolando, after the attack on the carriage. The scene, t oe, was most picture-clue and striking. Mr. COOPER a ppeared as Despardo, the Lieu renant, successfully; his drunken scene wa. uncommonly well acted. We muss not omit to m.ntion Mr. Waist - an, whose mode of sustaining the part of Domino, the old Black, was' truly humorous. It was one or the best hits in the whole piece, and created much laughter. Some excellent landscape and architectural scenery, by Mr. STANFIELD, WAS exhibited in the course of the evening, and. was ge- nerally admired. COVENT-GARDEN. Before the new Easter Spectacle at this House, Rosser and Juliet was played last night. Perhaps such an occasion as the present is it , t the best fitted for ob smeation on the representation Of SHAKSPEARK'S cha ratters; but, in justice to Mr. K Lister.% we cannot irfrain from saying, that his Romeo has become one of the most perfect specimens of the histrionic art within our remembrance. Miss JARMAN played Juliet with the same talent for which we lately had to give her credit. The new piece is entitled Peler Wilkins; or, The Flying Italians, and it is founded upon the excellent i s tory of that name. But the genius of Mr. FARLEY' has, of course, moulded it somewhat to the capacities of the carpenters and decorators of the establishment The feathered people And their fl ghts are extremely picturesyse, and the peculiarities of the more common human beings ate amusingly contrasted. There we some broad situations in the piece which give life to parts that might otherwise have proved dull ; but these, with the interest of the story, the novelty of the subject, and the praiseworthy exertions of all the actors—winged or otherwise—procured it uninterrupted and decided sue. res 4, and can hardly fail to bring a good harvest to the ut.151111. SUMMER THEATRES, &c. SADLER'S WaLLS.ThiS pleasant place of public re sort commenced its season last night with great eclat. The pieces produced on the occasi , n were a Burletta called 'know, for lever; a Melo-drame entitled the While Wolf; and the Pantomime of Harlequin Hyacinth. They all possess considerable merit, and went t,fl with infinite applause. The House bas been newly deco. rated and finely embellished in all parts. ROYAL. AMPHITHEATRE (AVELLY ° BI.ThiS Theatre afforded its wonted attractions in the representation of as Event ian S,.ectacle, founded on the late occur rences Mine Peninsula, called Spain and Portugal, or Rebels and Guerillas. It is extremely veil contrived ; the effect w s good, and the applause universal. Pre vi.usly to the rising of the curtain, " God save the King" was sung in very good style. A Burletta called 14e trielow's l'ots, went off with great eclat ; and the hommatAlp was as usual of the most excellent description. Comm; Tti EATIM—At this Theatre two interesting anti amusing pieces were produced—the one entitled The Unhallowed Templar, the other Life its London.— tail went MI with complete success, aid the commence ment of the se son was Altogether highly auspicious. ENC.:I.I3Ii Oritna-llouse.—Mr. MATHEWS recom• 'menced his i outlast Gleanings la•t night, and was at h ime to his adinii ing visitiirs. The E toter Spectacle, like the Christmas Pant mime, has its day, to the ea of rnurr intellectual enjoyments; not the least mint), inn. ot ss hich are our fi lend MArnawris sketches character, manners, and peculiarities; which, in the absence of legitimate Comedy, have been so favourably te:eived by the town. The songs were as riccesslul as any tither port of the performance; and, including Shot Stages and Epping Hunt, went off at full gallop. ADELPIII.—YATEs introduced considerable novelty into his whimsical exhibition. The effect was most happy, and the success complete. ROYAL WEST LONDON TllZATßE—{French Plays)._ A Nladeinoiselle Ouvteft made her first appearance at this Theatre last night, in the character ot Catherine, in ilademoiseVe CANDEILLIeS Piece of that name. La .illere au But et /4 title a In Maison, a very lively little vaudeville, in two acts, ft:llow•ed, tor the first time, and Wit will received. Tim Diottman.—Among the nutntroas seemi of .. . pattnesque beauty, which are still the objects 4 public kintiraton, the DIORAMA may be justly reckoned as one of the most attractive in this ?stets opoli , . The views of Roslyn Char', and of the city and neighbourhood of R ouen , excite the highest panegyrics of the best Judges of pictorial excellence. ARNOLD has a most splendid Opera ready for the commencement of his summer campaign. Miss PA- Ton, who is engaged for a limited number of nights, is to be the heroine. 6 natwwicii FAIR.—Er entice arrangements had I been making during the whole of the past week in the neighbour. !mod of Greenwich, for giving due effect to the various amusements I which commenced .yesterday. It had been determined, notwith. i standing the opposition mite by some of the local authotities, to throw open the Parkto the public. An unusually large number 01 shows—wild beasts, spotted indiaas, learned pigs, giant% dwarfs, conjuror% tumblers, dancing bears, pickpockets, blind fiddlers, &c. made their appearance on this interesting occasion. Amongst the timer ' the veteran Richardson stood conspi cuous . Th e b o oths erected were—. The Imperial Rag and Royal Mop"-..“ The Good Wonian"-" Fancy's Retreat".... The Turn-out and Turn.in"-and The Crown and Anchor."—The latter booth is 200 yards long, aid 20 wide, and is brilliantly lighted with 12,000 variegated lamps. The Fair of 1527 promises to equal, in point of gaiety, noise, and Inuit, that of any preceding year —ltykrpoley down the hill, and A tke other customary elegant diversions, took place ; but we have tatheard of any riotous or disorderly conduct on the OCC3SIUa. LITERARY INTiLLIGENCR.—The following interest jot Works are nearly ready for Publication, by Mr. COLIBURN. New i nflingtomstreet, viz. The Prairie, a Tale; by the Author of the the Pilot, &c. Three Vols.—Octavo Editions of Bucking hsat's Tr ave l s in Mesopotamia, and of Thompson's Travels in Southern Africa, each in Two Vela.—Sir Jonah Barrington's Yet , 3 ' 6 ' l Sketches of His Own Times, Two Vols.—The iktavo Mii. l'on of Evelyn', Diary and Correspondence, Five Vols.—English fashionable, Abroad, a Novel; Three Vols.—The Military Sketch; Rink. cuntaininy Reminiscences of Seventeen Tears is the Service' hbriud and at Home, 'two Vols.—Tbe Itewsiniseentes of Thomas ihish v n. wo u a—And the Journal of an Officer iu the King's tozni.ti Ltgio.., that Vol. ads of de• re• an 0 1 I be Cl' Live ye 4 ' the him the ,hed , Heil THE ARMY. Saturday. the Ist Division (four troops) of the id Dragoons arrived in Dublin from Rngland ; and on the same day, a Division' of the 7th Dragoons embarked for England. Saturday, Captain Klima Ws Company of the 66th Regiment, marched from Limerick for Adare, to relieve Captain CLaitret Company of the same Regiment, which is ordered into head loaners at Limerick. The 36th Regiment is ordered to Newry. The 6th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Infaßtry, embarked on the 14th instant, on hoard steam vessels, at Liverpool, for Dublin. The ad Division of the Depot of the 50th Regiment of Foot, arrived on the 15th instant, at Portsmouth, from Belfast. A large Detachment of rith Recruits, arrived in town yesterday, from Bristol, and received orders to embark, this morning, on hoard steam-vessels in the River, fur Gravesend, on route to Chatham, Canterbury, and Dover. A Detachment of Recruits arrived in town, yesterday, from coventry, and received orders to embark, this morning, on board I a steam-vessel in the Rivet, for Gravesend, on route to Chatham land Canterbury. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Smyrna, dated the 20th of February :—' 4 The Columbine arrived yesterday from Liverpool, Naples, and the Levant. The day before, when in company with the Troughton, from Liverpool for Odessa, two large privateers came out from Andros, and bailed theft to lay to, to ' which Capt. For ow replied by hoisting his colours, and firing • ' musket shot into the largest boat, which had two four-pounders on ' the bow, and about 50 men well armed with musketsoke. The other beat bad about 110 men with small arms; both immediately,opened. ,' their fire, and got close to the Columbine and Troughton, with the evident intention of carrying them by boarding, when the Columbine ' returned it with round grope shot, whilst the pirates repeatedly at tempted to get alongside the John Troughton, she being unarmed. The filing was kept up for some time ' when the largest boat had her masts shot away, and they sheered oft—NlAacii 5. Ilia Ma jesty's ship GI ASGUW went down to Long Island, within the gulf, to assist in getting off the Mary Anne, from Cardiff, and it was said the had got into N'oula without damage. She had been plop. dered by pirates, near Andros, of clothes, stores, and all valuable portab'e articles, hut the cane (iron) was untouc hed." The Lyra, H . front Naples to Constantinople and Odessa. s was wrecked on the coast of Calabria, near Roam durii.g a gale on the 16th ult. The Master and two of the crew wed. FALMOUTH, APOIL 15.—Wind N.—Sailed th e Gz datone, POP. PLEMILL, for Madeira. P•STIMOUTH, Aram 16.—Wind N. by E.—Arrlied his Ma jesty's ship Menai, from Chatham for South America; and Jessie, %urea, from Landon for the Cape. DCA I, APRIL 16.—Wind S —Arrived from London, the Lord Hungerford, Heareioasa, for China; Duke of Norfolk, III•smuo, for St. Kitt's ; James and Theresa, Anon, for Gibraltar; and the Bolivar, Wiruots, for New York. Arrived the Arethusa, Miaow- SMITH, from Honduras. S ss, Aram 16. Sailed the Manlius, Jouustou, for New South Wales. G RAVI:SUM, A rau. l&--Artived the Elisabeth, MALLIZON from the South Seas; Caroline, KIOWN, from Calcutta; Atalanta, Frrco, from New South Wales; March, RODLILTSOII, from St. Mi chael's; Concord, LAMODON. from Lisbon; Boyne, filrixia, from Bombay ; Isabella, HANNATORD, from Oporto; and Iberia, Recycle, from the Cape. Sailed the Bullfinch, Garrett, for Elsineur ; George, FosaTaa, for Berbice ; and Lyra, ---., for La Guayra. Dossoat., Aran.l3 —A sloop of about 80 tons, laden with rum and sugar, was driven on shore yesterday morning near Ruttend, during the most severe storm of wind, rain, and hail, experienced this season. the cargo expected to be saved. SHIPS ENTERED AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE, WITH THE AGENTS' NAMES ANNEXED. lewartoo—The Friedrich Wilhelm, Meelenburg, from Leer, Jutting. Calthorpe, Newton, from Copenhagen, Norman. Vrouw Dieuwke, lioverkamp,lroas Worcum; and Dankbearkeid, lieges, from Man:ow, Holman. Mau, Blake, from Rotterdam, Symonds. Kleine — lila'', Trans, from Norden, Hall. Vrouw Gesina, Kok; and Cute Hornung, Dunker, from CarolienzieL Bahr. Franklin, Sever, from Amsterdam, Hopkins. Prince of Waterloo, Garner, from Dunkirk, Owe. Drie Gebroeders, Daniels I: Vrouw nna Men; and Jong, Janneke, Jarman', from Embdim, Bahr. Vrie ndscbap, Le Secg. from Ostend ; and Independent, Godineau, front Quimper (France), Redhead. Active, Wright, from Rotterdam, De Ilir. Anna Augusta, Beaman, front Bremen, Castendieck. Jonge Jacob, Witkop, from Or gen, Hall. Bens Van Amsterdam, Heijde, from Amsterdam, Haman. Orwell, Cubit, front Harlingen, be Bie. Crosby, Pace, tram liamburgh, I Williams. Morgenster, Meier, from Groniegen, Baker. Eliza, Barney, from Aux Cayes, Norrie. Heroine, Jarvis, from Sierra Leone, Armstrong. Sovereign, Sly, front St. Michael's, Ray ; and the Erin, M' Kibbin, from Belfast, Boyle. CLIF.A RED OUTWA angt—The Heros, Faillant, for Calais Hackett. Belfast, Lech, for Calais, Hall. Netley, Dlorrish, jun. ?or Lisbon, Ray. &Mistime, Warren, for St. Petershurgh, Gray. Mary Ann and Isabella, Wardill, for Jamaica, Hall. Lynx, Hyem, fur Ls Gnayra, Wade. Bullfinch, Gunton, for St. Petersburgh, Gray. Duke of Norfolk, Manning, for St. Kitt's, Hammond. Union, Deane, for Elaineur and St. Petersburgh, Smith and Sundius. George, Forster, for Berhice, Cheap. Barrosa, Hutchinson, for China, Buckles. Bolivar, Wilson, for New York, Chester. Black River Packet, Baker, for Jamaica, Dalton. Park, Lidgett, for El sineur and St. Petersburg's, Seldon. Susannah, Robertson; and James Walton, jun. for Sr. John's (N. 8.); Harmony, Pratt, for goatee ; and the Cheviot, ;Rawson, for Memel. A PAIVED At Dublin, the Diana, Croker ; and Alexander, Turn bull, front Palermo. At Waterford, Little Ann, blerchant, from Lisboa. At Pernambuco, Creole, ---; and William Russell, front London. Off Hastings, Oracle, Nessens, from St. Thomas's. At Jersey, Concord, Smith, from Gambia; and Lively, Hiselin, from Teneriffe. At Bristol, Naiad, Hutchinson, from Charente. In the Clyde, Halyards, Leer, front Demerara. At Bahia, Johan, Ambrosio, from Lisbon; Olive Branch, Le Bas, from Tetragon ; America, Deb's, from Brenwn; Sophia, from blearina ; and Atlantic,—, from liourdeaux. At ?lances, Margaret, —, from Newcastle. At Bourdeattx, George, Videt, from Vera Cruz ; and Alonzo, Perkins, from London. At Quebec, Telegraph, —, from Bourdeauz ; and Boyer, —, from Havre. At Batavia, Grand Navigator, from At Antwerp, Gipsy, Boat, from St. Domingo. At Waterford, Maria Howell, from Lisbon. At Liverpool, Edward, Bradford ; and Maria, Taylor, from Savannah; Balfour, Bee, from New Orleans; Superior, Thompson, front Charleston • llelim Castle, —, from Lisboa; and the Anti, Louie, from Odessa. IC LIVERPOOL, Aran 14. Tux Storm'icirrs.—During the course of Monday last, several apprentices belonging to the Shipbuilders of this port, who had been sent by their masters to jobs which they were employed to execute in vessels lying in the graving docks and some of the other ducks, left aide work ; and on Tuesday several gangs of men went round to the places where similar jobs were doing, and induced the whole of the apprentices employed upon them to leave the work. On ap plication at the Town Hall, warrants were issued for the ap prehension of those apprentices against whom their masters referred complaints for so leaving their work and refusing to return to it ; and eighteen of that number were on Wednesday morning brought up for examination before the Maros and Joint Bovine, Esq.—The complaints of the masters and the answers of the appren tices having been heard, it appeared that the latter refused to work Itin may place but de yards belonging to their respective masters, and former insisted upon the right to employ them about any .raiss wright's work in any place whatsoever within the port. Much was taken by the Mayor in tramming with them indioidatolly, to convince the apprentices of the legality of the masters' claim above eneted, and of the unlawfulness of their refusal to comply therewith ; and very earnest endeavours were made in each case to persuade the =micro to return to their duty. In one instance these persuasions, by the very eosin*s solicitations of the young man's father, and the earnest advice of Mr. Venable*, the barrister, after much hesitation succeeded in induting a promise of immediate return to his employment and future obedience. In another case, the young man having only seven weeks of his apprenticeship to serve, after some consideration, made a similar promise. The remaining stucco resolutely persisted in their refusal to work for their mas ters say where but in " the yards;' and were severally committed to the House Of Correction at Preston, to be there kept to bard labour for three matt& for the improvements In the neighbourhood of Charing Cross 1).14 nor yet come to any arrangement with the Countess of BERKELZT. Their wish is to widen the opening is.to St. James's Park from Spring Gardens, by removing a large portion of her Ladyship's mansion, to which Lady Islll/CTLET at pre- L sent chmurss l DUBLIN ELECTION. The C , mmittee appointed to sit on the Election filet yesterday morning, when Mr. Harrison, as Coursel for the petitioner (Mr. Hamilton), rose in reply to what Mr. Rolfe, as Counsel for the Sitting Member (Col. White) had advanced on Saturday, ani said he should wish the Committee to examine the receipts now before them for sums of money purporting-to be paid for services done in the capacity of agents, many of which he (Mralarri. von) had no hesitation in declaring were but mere 'Ad , cations ; he, however, would entirely exempt Colonel White personally from any criminality, though he must contend that any person who had acted with so friendly a feeling towards Colonel White as several had done in procuring votes, by promises of remtme, atinn, were bonefile Colonel White's agents. He should distinctly prove, in the course of the day, that money had beer• paid to several voters at the house of the sitting, some time since the electi -n ; he therefore had no d'ubt but that the Commit ee would declare that Colonel White was unqualified to serve in Pa,li..ment. COUNTY GALWAY ELECTION. The Committee having intimated to the Counsel on both sides that they should confine themselves to the conduct of the Consti tuted Authorities of the County and Town of Galway during the election, Mr. David John Wilson was called in and examined.—On the ninth day of the elention I made application to Mr. Martin, the 111 Sheriff at the County, for his protection to the freehold ers who were coming to vote for Mr. lambert. His reply to my proposition was, that be was Mood to protect them only at the Court-house, where the votes were tendered. On one occasion, during the election, I teceived informatieu that Mr. Lambert and his Committee were to be attacked that day, and that a sum of Uzi) , pounds and a favour were to be given to the man who would put Mr. Lambert out of the way. Shortly after receiving, this communication. I saw a body of men, about :400, march with a tambouritie and a flute player at click head. They stopped oppo site Finial's Hotel. I was that at Kilroy's Hotel, one or two doors off, where Mt. Lanaln-rt's Committee stopped during the election. Mr. Mattin's frituds stopped at Cottony's. I jot three copies of a note which L wrote at the time, unlit was in conse quence of Mr. Lambert's being busy at the time that I wrote them. Mr. Lambert signed the letters, and I advised him to seed them immediately. Two were sent to the Mayor and Sheriff of the town by a woman named Green. I myself brought the third to the High Sheriff of the County. The following is a copy: " June 2s, 1826. " Srst—l have received information, from several quarters, that serious riots are again likely to take place this day, and that the Gentlemen and Freeholders in my interest are to be the objects of attack. I have, therefore, to request you will take the precautions necessary to preserve the public peace, and prevent the recurrence of those scenes, which have reflected such disgrace on the actors in them. (Signed) "JOHN S. LAMBERT." Witness, in continuation.—When the Sheriff received this note, he handed it to his Assessor, and asked him, " What answer am Ito give to this?" The Assessor replied, " The only an,wer I can give is, that we have taken ample precautions." The Sheriff himself gave no answer to my question. This was about ten o'clock is the morning,.and, at this time, a large mob had proceeded to Mr. Lambert's committee room, in two directions; they broke every window in the house, beat the agents, and drove Mr. Lam. I l bert's freeholders out. Immediately on learning this, I went to the Mayor's house anti inquired of the maid-servant whether be was at home? St:e replied that he was, and while she was gone to call him down to me, Mr. James Burke (the Deputy Mayor) ap proaehed the house, and asked me what I wanted? I replied, to see the Mayor. He said that he was not at home. I believe be is, said I. By the immortal he is not, continued he ; he went this morning to Dunsandle. That's very odd, I ad.ledi for the maid-servant told me, just this moment, that he was ,tit home. Well, then, answered Mr. Burke, I see there is no use ht denying it"; he is at home. We then went into the house, and butt the Mayor on the landing-place. Ile said he had received • latter from Mr. Lambert. I asked him why he had not acted upon it? and he answered, that it was only within a very short time belied received it; I described the,injury which had been done to to by the mob; and he said, he was going to send Burke (the Deputy) when he received the letter. Why, 1 asked, did you nut go yourself ? He said he could not go, as he had taken calomel that morning. (Here the whole Committee was .onvulsed with laughter, at the reason given by the Mayor for his non-attendance to prevent the riot.) I then told him, here is a list of Gentlemen, who are ready to be sworn in as special constables, are you willing to swear them? He answered that be was, and again I asked,, why, If he found the civil force inadequate to the preservation of the public peace, he did not patrol the street with the military? His rely was, that Sir Hugh Gough, the Commanding Officer, had refused to allow them out. " So he has by —," said the Deputy Mayor. Some further conversation took place, which ended in my leaving the house, ac companied by the Deputy Mayor ; we proceeded together towards the police station, where we found Sir Hugh Gough, Major War burton (who commanded the police of the Province) and the High Sheriff together. I said, isrunedioely on coming up, " Major Warburton, with such a force iu the town—it is too bad to be treated as we have been," and Sir Hugh Gough said, " I am ex tremely happy to see you here, as I have just been informed by the Mayor and Mr. Burke, that you refused to allow the military to I patrol the streets." " I did no such thing," replied Sir Hugh, on which I called on Major Warburton to witness this contradiction, lead Mr. Burke at once exclaimed, " Oh, I meant that Sir Hugh wok& not give the military unless they were accompanied by a Ma. gistrate--the riots to-day were committed by a country mob." "It matters little," remarked Major Warburton, " if the peace be broken,whether it be by a town or acountry mob." Here the conver sation ceased. The same witness said, that ou the day the house was boned down in the Green (this was a house in which Mr. Lambert's freeholders were placed for protection until they gave their votes, and whith was burned about their ears, by Mr.Marties mob), the greatest part of the police had been removed from the town. Another week of continued fine ■nd seasonable weather has proved eminently serviceable to agticul twists. Oat sowing is nearly completed, and the plant ing of potatoes has commenced very generally. COLON ERs looutsr.—Saturday morning an Inqui sition was held at Green's lintel, Portngal•stieet, Lin coln's Inn-fields, before T. limos, Esq. Deputy Coroner, on view of the body of Theodore Gwinnett, Esq. of Cheltenham, in Gloucestershire. It appeared in evidence that the deceased, who is an attorney, and passessedpf lan independent property, had been for several years past in the habit of putting up at the above tavefn during • his stay in town. On Tnursday night he retired to rest at the usual hour, and directed the porter to call him in the morning ;he was then in good health. On the servant proceeding into the room on Friday morn ing, he found the deceased lying in his- usual position, and called out the time, but not seceiving an answer he proceeded to his bed-side and found the Gentleman was dead. The deceased was a very lusty and robust person, and the porter stated that he was in the habit of taking a considerable quantity of laudanum, and a short time since he purchased 2i. worth for the de ceased, which he took in small doses occasionally.— Mr. Eccles, surgeon, stated, that he was called in to, attend the deceased, and it was his decided opinion that the deceased died of apoplexy ; there was not any rea• son to suppose that the laudanum occasioned the disso lution of the deceased; many pens ins lieu e in the habit of taking small quantities of that medicine.—The Jury returned a verdict of Died of Apoplexy. INEANTICIDE.—An Inquest was held yesterday ai the Buffalo's Head, in the New Road, on the body of a male infant, which was found in the drain at the back part of s house in Call Mall Buildings. There was a mark round the neck of the child, as if it had been strangled, and there were other marks of violence on the body. A surgeon gave it as his opinion, that the child had been born alive. The Jury returned a ver dict of " Wilful Murder again-t some person or pet sons unknown." DUBLIN, APRIL It The preliminaries to the interesting crscupion about to take place on the 19. h inst. between the Rev. Mr. Pope on the part of the doctrines of the Protestant, mot the Rev. Mr. Maguire, on the par of the dextrins of the R. Cath. lic Church, have been this day finally and satisfactorily arranged by the Re.. Gentlemen anJ their friends. Paul IE. Singer, Esq. on the part of the Rev. Mrs Pope, and John• Lawless, Esq. on the part of the Rev. M.. Maguire. It has been determined that the condition. of admission should be by tickets. At Armagh Assizes, in the case of William Simon against J. C. M. relanJ, and others, for trespass o.s property, defamation of character, and false imprkon• ment, a verdict was returned for plaintiff, 61 damages —1,9991. 19f. 61. less than they were laid at. Wednesday night the throats of twenty-four sheep were maliciously cut, and their wool pludted off and carried away fiorn Kißurney, about four miles flows Clonmel; they were the pi °perry of the wid ov St. John. About sit o'clock on Wednesday evening, Mr. Poide of Culmore was, with his usual kindness, taking home some of his neighbours, who had been at tie market in Derry, in his Nor way yawl. They had only reached .s part of the Foyle called the Crook, when, owing to some Inismanagens nt of the sail by a pertain to whom Mr. Poole had given directions, it back-6.lei and cap. sized the yawl, by which, of nine persons who were on board, seven were drowned. REPRIRVI or M•DERNoTT.-..-The two Curtis and M.Dermott, convicted at the last Assizes forWestszeoh, of burning a house, were to have been executed onWed , nesday, but were reprieved. ARRAN Qate Pouca Orrica.—A man, named Cooney, who stated that he was a horse jockey, and one well known on the Curragh turf, was brought before the Magistrates of this Office by peace-constable Waters, on the Blanchards-town police, charged by a man named Walsh, a pensioner, with attempting to administer an unlawful oath to him in the house of a publican named Mazennis; in rat kgate-street, on the preceding night. The Magistrates, on hear ing the case, directed that informations should be taken against him, and he was accordingly committed fir trial. It appears he las not been in service for same time, although a sum of seven pounds was found its his possession. Aram IS. DZSTRUCTIVI FlRE.—Lest night, about II o'clock, the premises, 36, Lower Ormond (awry, occupied by Hill and Kelly, cabinet makers, were di.covered to be on fire. On the alarm being given, those persons who first arrived on the spot immediately al' plied themselves to force in the windows and doors of the burning pee mises,which being effected, the interior presented a most awful spectacle, the entire, from top to bottom, ap pearing enveloped in one volume of flame, bursting through every aperture; while almost at the same instant three houses in Liffey -street, Nos. 56, 55, and 54., the first occupied by a cork-cutter, the second by a paillasse maker in the employ of Hill and Kelly, and the third used as the office of the Clerk of Weights and Measures, were discovered by means of a communication in the rear with the house No. 38, to have also caught the flames. The destructive element continued to rage for a considerable time, upwards cf half an hour elapsing before any of the engines arrived. On their coming up, the supply of water was, as usual, lacking. This deficiency was fortunately re medied by the supply afforded from the river by the prompt arrival of the water carts belonging to the Paving Board. Tne flames hid, however, at this period attained an uncontrollable height, and every effort to check their future progress proved vain.-- The floors of the house No. 38, in which the fire had commenced, now fell in, with an appalling crash, and the entire, with the mere exception of the walls, was quickly reduced to a perfect ruin. The houses above alluded to in Liffey-street shared the same fate, as also the house of Robins and Co. situ .te between No. 38 and the corner house, occupied by Mr. De laney, bookseller. 'The latter, as far as regards the building, though surrounded by the burning pre mises, escaped with comparatively little injury.— With respect to the furniture, however, and valuable stock of printing materials, considerable loss has been sustained by throwing them out of the ''windows into the streets, in the efforts u•ed to save them during the confusion excited by the first alarm of danger. Very ►ittle property, we fear, has been rescued from the ge neral wreck by the owners of the other premise . The flames were nos completely got under before half-past two o'clock. We have not heard that a ny accident oc. cot red. The origin of this awful occur tenet commenced in a workshop belonging ti Hill and Kelly, si uate in the rear of their concern in Lower Ormond-quay, and being connected with the houses in Liffey-street, quickly com municated the Rinses to those premises, as well as to the houses adjoining, belonging to Messrs. Robins.— They altogether presented a ruinous spectacle, the whole, five in number, being reduced to mete shells; a sixth, No. 38, occupied by Mr. Delaney, a printer and bo. , ksel!er, who had, by dint of the most perse vering industry, realized some competency, though at first supposed to have been but partially injured, little better off than the others. We understand that none of the premises hive been insured, and the loss is considerable—considerable, as it affects, we are in formed, almost the entire property of pet sons little mote than beginning the world. The loss incurred by the Messrs. Robins we have beard estimated at Nearly 9001. that of Mr. Whitey at upwards of 8001. nearly the entire of his elegant pointing materials, together with his stock of books, a large quantity of paper, and the principal part of his furniture, having been destroyed. The amount of Messrs. Hill and Kelly's loss must be serious, as it appears very little has been preset red. The House of Assembly of Dominica have notified to the Governor th.ir determinAtion to bring in a bill to enable the owners of foreign fugitive slaves to re claim them by due course of law ; and in the mean time such slates are to be employed in the ci.n.irtiction and repairs of the public wot ks, and to be maintained at the expense of the Colony. Sunday forenoon an eminent Foreign merchant was robbed of a valuable diamond breast-pin, at the Roman Catholic Chapel, in Moorfields. The Gentle man did not discover his loss until his exit from the Chapel, when he found that the head of the pin had been broken short off, leaving the gold stem still in its place. The diamond had been observed in the Gentle man's possession after the commencement of the service, and in all probability the theft was cc mmined during the egress of the congregation, the Chapel being Tote than usually crowded, on account of the E.ls:er festival. The diamond is ut the finest water, and is known to be worth 501. 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