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ea rigs de no. Jle my Ors COY S?ER, Mitr N. AritiriL tkriLitcßkck. The Commission for the trial if the persons - Con-1 fined in this City on charges cif . ribting, sce ; * as o pened here yesterday, but th e . trials do not 'com mence till to-mbtrow. Every precaution has been ta ken by the military and civil polders to prevent any thing like tumult. The guards are doubled at the Castle, and four pieces of artillJry are ready . for ser vice at a moment's notice. A picquet or 50 or 60 Yuen pitrole the Stree ts throughout the night, and ap. pre bend any suspicious person who may be found wa ndering about—the lodging-houses are nightly sea rched by the civil officers. In short no apprehen sions need be entertained of she ends of justice not b e ing satisfied. A great number of special conga bies a re sworn in, and the . prisoners bar has been sur rounded by strong Iron ratling. Yesterday a' elegraphic Dispatch was received at the Admiralty, from Plyhiouth, announcing the cap ture of one of the two French frigates, which vt e an ntainced yesterday, on its return from a plurideriag expeditinn to the West Indies, by the NoaTiturtana- Laub, of 74 guns, Captain HOTHAM, one Of the British sqtiadron, cruising off L'Orient. The prize carries 44 guns. Her consort frigate was a vessel of the same force, and, with a gun-brig of 18 guns, constituted the whole squadron. The capture took place, vtie understand, on the 20th.—The NORTHUM BERLAND and another ship of the line commenced their chace on the preceding day. The Recovery, South&Sea whaler, arriVed on Tues day in the Downs, from St. Helena, after a short pas sage. At the departure of the Recovery, the Bengal homeward-bound fleet, consisting of the Union, Ge neral Stuart, Devaynes, Cambridge, Ocean, Sir W. Pulteney, James Sibbald, Huddart, and Northum . That 'fine regiment the Haddingtonshire Local berland, were daily expected to arrive at St. Helena. jaitia; about 800 strong, which has been 14 days PLYMOUTH, MAY 26. on permanent duty just now, under the command of t A rr ived the VENERABLE, Of 74 guns, from the Colonel the R i ght Hon. Lord Sisc tai n, was re- Sari M ID DLEMASS, ill absence of their Lieutenant- Cherbourg station. The Qum: CHARLOTTE, of 110 v i ewe d a t Haddington en the 18th inst. by Colonel guns, a new ship, which was sent from Chatham to sir Dam alm in presence of the Right Hon. this port and underwent fumigation for the dry rot, P lad of HADDRiGTON, Lord Lieutenant of the County, is to be repaired.—Wind E. who werepleased to express themselves in the highest The quantity of fir timber at present in Plymouth ter ms, in praise of the firing, and many masterly Dock-yard is enormous, and beyond all precedent. evolutions performed by the regiment. Upwards of 7,000 ends have been received from The 3cl regiment of Ayrshire Local Militia, under Canada, Amelia Island, &c. in the last season ; and the command of Lieutenant-Colonel HAMILTON, was the whole quantity is so great, that room to stow it with di fficu l ty. br inspected at Kilmarnock on Saturday the 16th inst. is obta i ne d • br Lieutenant-Colonel MACDOUGALL, who expressed j PORTSMOUTH, MAY 27. himself in terms of high commendation of the appear- ' Arrived his Majesty's ship ACTF.ON from a cruize. ante and discipline of the corps. His Majesty's ship palm has dropt down to St. He- Tuesday the Norfolk Local Militia, commanded by len's.—Arrived at the Motherbank the ship Mariner, Lord SUFFIELD, Lord Lieutenant of the County, were RUTTER, a running from the Cape and St. Helena : reviewed at Yarmouth, on the South Deans, by Ge- left the latter place 2d April; no news.—Arrived the neral STEIVART, preparatory to their leaving that brig Neptune, GIBBON, from Madeira t left that island on the sth instant, and reports that an Awe . The Plymouth-Dock Regiment of Local Militia, man ship had arrived there as a cartel, with the commanded by J. ELFORD, Esq. has received orders crews of 22 British and American vessels which had h G to assemble on the 14th June next. been taken and destroyed at sea by two French fri gas• Captain IBSON fell in is Majesty's Tbe first regiment of Foot Gnards has obtained te ships . SEMIRAMIS and HAMADRYAD with on the 24th inst. !Vends of 400 volunteers from the different corps a little to the southward of Ushant, cruising for the of Militia. sa id Yesterday, two companies of that fine battalion, g frigates had taken and destroyed in all about 37 Bri the 3d, 95th Rifles, marched into Brighton, under fish and American vessels.—Wind W.S.W. the command of Captain SMITH their halt did not exceed more than half an hour, when they proceeded on their route for Portsmouth, there to embark, for the purpose of joining the right wing in Portugal, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel BARNARD, the same officer who so gallantly led on the Light Division, at Badajoz. THE ARMY. Three hundred of the German regiment of Hesse Darmstadt, who formed part of the garrison of Dada lot, and who volunteered into the German Legion, were litely landed at Plymouth. They arc finelook. lag men, and express the highest detestation of the lardships they suffered in the French service. They say the French owe them a year's arrears of pay. LITRACT OF A LETTER FROM OP(RTO, DATED MAY 15 : " Three divisions of the Allied Army are to re. main in the North of Portugal : they are at present under the orders of General PICTON, but General CRARAMIS to command them. The troops are can. toned in the villages along the Douro from Lamego, !rid armour to about 21,000 men. The Polish troops are on their march for France ; the new raised tonscripts are said to be on the road to replace them. Troops are continually embarking at Vigo for South Ames ica. General CASTANOS'S head.quarters are at Santiago. Thirteen American vessels arrived yes terday in this port, laden with corn and flour. The demand for provisions in this place is very great ; and in the interior considerable scarcity prevails, as little or none can be sent from hence in consequeace of the Commandanes having embargoed all the boats and carts." DEAL, MAY 27. Arrived his Majesty's ship RAPID, with a convoy from Portsmouth, which are sailed for their different destinations; and his Majesty's ship Theseus and RiSOLUTION cutter, for off Flushing.—Wind S.W. YARMOUTH, MAY 27. Sailed the BANTERER sloop of War—VIXEN and But rostAnT gun-brigs on a cruize off the coast of Holland--convoy for Fleligoland.—Sips, SOLEBAY and BLAZZR.—Wind S.E. Yesterday, at the East-India House, the undermen tioned Officers were sworn into the command of their respective ships, viz. Captain HinnEnr, of the Eu phrates; and Captain BARKER, of the Northampton, for Bengal. We lately noticed the advance of BALLASTEROS against Malaga ; but it appears from the following letter, that that active Officer has been under the necessity of retreating, in consequence of the scarcity of provisions. We are sorry to have to state the loss which the GOSHAWK - and another brig of war are stated to have sustained off Malaga. GIDIALTAO, MAY 3.—We have a report this morning, that Ballasteros is again retreating from before Malaga, in consequence of being in want of provisions. The Goshawk sloop of war came in yesterday from off Malaga, after having a very serious affair with the batteries, in cutting out some privateers. Captain Lil burn and the First Lieutenant are killed. There was another brig in company, and the two have lost sixty men, in killed ! tml. wounded. Tuesday the Cabinet Ministers dined with the Earl of Liven Pool, at bis house in Whitehall, which was attended by all the Members, except Lord CASTLE REACH and Earl CAMDEN. Yesterday, at half-past twelve o'clock, Ministers had another meeting at the Noble Earl's house. Yesterday, about two o'clock, Lord MELVILLE had ah audience of the PRINCE REGENT, at Carlton-house. Earl Monte had two interviews with his Royal High ness in the course of the afternoon. During the morning, the Dukes of YORK, CLARENCE, CUMBER LAND, and CAMBRIDGE, had audiences of the PRINCE. Monday, Tuesday, and yesterday, the Lords of the Treasury had General Meetings at the Treasury Chambers, to 611 up the vacancies in Public Offices,&c. We lately heard of a most singular phenomenon in America —so s i ngu l ar, indeed, that we could hot cre dit the reports that reached us. A boy, between seven and eight years old, of the name of ZERAH emnaN, possesses such arithmetical powers that he ran give a direct answer, in a few seconds, not only to common, but to many mathematical questions, with ont eraploying any kind of visible notation. We have n , / td the pleasure to see this w o nde r ful boy, and we iamb that many of our readers will be glad to have an opportunity cf witnessing the singular powers - of the child's mind. He resides at No. 165, New-Bond arm. EXTRACT FROM THE SUPPLEMENT OF THE ST. THOMAS'S GAZETTE (WEST-INDIES) OF THE 9fII OF APRIL. 6"The 26th of March was a day of woe and horror to the province of Venezuela. At four o'clock P.M.' the cityofCarraccas stood in all its splendour : a lew mi- 1 nutes afterward s 4500houses,19 churches and convents, together with all the other public building a, monuments, &c. were crushed to atoms by a sudden shock of an earthquake, which did not last a moment, and buried thousands of its devoted inhabitants in ruins and de.; solation. That day happened to be Holy or Maundy Thursday, and at the precise hour, every place of worship being crowded to commemorate the com mencement of our SAviova's Passion, by public pro. i cessions, which were to proceed through the streets a few minutes afterwards, :augmented the number of hopeless, sufferers to an incredible amount, as every i church was levelled with the ground before any per son could be aware of danger ; the number of suf ferers taken out of one of the churches (two days after this disaster) amounting alone to upwards of . 300 corpses, besides those, it May be presumed. could , not yet have been dug out of such heaps of ruins, gives an idea of the extent of the. calamity. The number of dead are 'differently stated, from 4 to 6, and as far as 8000. Horrible as this catastrophe ap pears, it would be 4 matter of some consolation to know that the vicinity of that city offered some sup port or shelter to the surviving mourners ; but the next town and sea-port thereto, viz. La Guayra, has, in proportion, suffered still more, and that has bean the case along its immediate coasts. Huge masses of the-mountains have been detached from the sum mits, and hurled down into the valleys. Deep clefts and separations of the immense bed of rocks still threaten future disasters to the hapless survivors, who are now occupied to bury and to burn the dead, and to relieve the numerous maimed, perishing for want of medical aid, shelter, and other comforts. If any particular class of persons has suffered more than others, it may be inferred that it must be the Clergy, who were at the time necessarily assembled in the churches ; and the superb Barracks at Carraccas, containing two battalions of veterans, and the artillery corps, preparing for the prOcession, being laid flat, it is presumed that the whole have, in one moment, fallen victims to this terrible visitation of the AL MIGHTY. The inland towns and villages of the pro vince, and ;he more distant sea-ports of Port Cabello, Cumena, Birpeloua, dec. have suffered less.". „ V "xliall Card in: will o pe n on M on d a y n ex t w ith ' 7 16 PlaY of magnificence and splendour never before u;, used in this country. The architectural and r . , :1 : 11 emb e lli s h ments of the present year are strictly ""'ntse, and have been so ingeniously diversified as :u exhibit all the picturesque and romantic scenery to be met with in the delightful environs of Pekin and Canton. Temples, Pagodas, rise in towering height, in Eastern sphindour, 'mid celestial light! Etit these arc not the only new attractions which the Gardens have to boast of for the present season i the Rotunda, which was formerly so muck admired for its magnificence, has been entirely rebuilt ; the superb dome has been elevated to such a height, ys to add greatly to the beauty and symmetry of the . mterior d ecorations ; and the increased space obtained by this enlargement, has been embellished by artists ,"_f the fi rst ta l en ts.—.. The Vocal and Instrumental Performers who have been engaged by the - Managers 'on a most liberal scale, are numerous and select,— ;mg the former are our oldfavourites Mrs. BLAND, FXARON, Messrs:plutons, TAYLOR, &C. &C. brtm.Pßzirs, iir 20. Durgries has long been eminently distinguished for its excellent seminaries of education • and it is a arcumstancb that must be highly grating to the gentlemen who have hitherto presided at these semi. naries, that their merits, duly appreciated by our public dignitaries, live in the remembrance of their pupils to the latest posterity. Different modes have, on various occasions, been adopted for manifesting this sentiment of veneration and esteem, so dear to the teacher, and so honour able to the pupil. On Tuesday the sth inst. an event of this kind was celebrated by a grand Dinner, given at the George Inn by such Gentlemen as had been the scholars of Messrs. WHITE and KENNEDY, public teachers in this town—men who, in their public and private capacities, would do honour to any age or country. Upwards of sixty gentlemen sat down, among whom were .the Magistrates of Dumfries (who are the patrons of the schools), the public teachers, and several of the most respectable heads of families.— Mr. MAITLAND, of Eccles, presided with great abi lity and gentlemanly attention ; and was supported with congenial spirit by Mr. HYSLOP, in the opposite chair:—Mr. Spam Es, of the Get rge Inn, gave great satisfaction by the choice and variety of the dishes, and by the excellence of the nines. Immediately after the removal of tae cloth, and proposing and dr.nking the health of the KING, and that of the PRINCE REGENT, the Chairman addressed Messrs. 'WHITE and KENNEDY in a speech as elegant as it was vigorous and impres s ive He then present. ed each of these gentlemen with a complete and splendid Tea Service of Silver Plate :tad China, consisting of Tea and Coffee Apparatus, with three large Salvers, of such taste and value, as has, it is believed, never been given on such an occasion ; up wards of erS6O having been subscribed for the same. Mr. MAITLAND, in I ising to present the Plate and China, said he felt himself - highly gratified in being selected by so respectable a company, the compa nions of his early youth, and the friends of his maturer years ; and, abbve all, on account of the gentlemen who were the object of this numerous meeting, to perform a task so agreeable to his feelings, though he felt himself inadequate to do justice to the same. In bestowing so trifling a tribute of respect and grati tude, so unequal to the merits of these gentlemen, he dwelt with happy effect on the great service rendered to the public, who had derived, for thirty years, un- ' exampled benefits from their unremitting exertions in behalf of the youth of the neighbouring counties, and indeed, he might say of almost every part of the globe. —He left it to the feelings of every one present, to say how far they had been benefited in the various pursuits of lite, from the professional and moral in structions they received from them ; and he could for himself aver, that to them he attributed the 1 foun dation of all his acquirements. He gloried in the' present occasion, as he believed it would be a spur to that useful body of men, to follow an example which had led to such an honourable issue. After a very appropriate and interesting speech, of which our limits will not allow us to do justice, he concluded with giving the health of Mr. WHITE and Mr. KEN NEDY, who, he hoped, would lung live to be an honour to their country, and an example of private worth, which was drank with three times three. To which Mr. WHITE replied : . . Is the novelty of the situation and circumstances in which 1 And myself, that, the tumult of agreeable feelings a!ntost kqualifies me front fulfilling, even imperfectly, my duty on this oreasion—wl.ich is—to acknowledge, from the heart, zu) immense debt of gratitude—fur the unexpected, and (but you think otht rwise) undeserved tokeus of your esteem. "• You Ivive this day illumined the Soth year of my public la bours in Dumfries; and have shed a warmth wit ch inu-t cheer them as long as PROVIDIINci shall be pleased to permit their con tinuance. You have kdehe way—to encourage a class of men ut great importance in the State ; men, whose toil is incessant, in i rating and obscure. Can, Sir an example—fp/ stimulating the teachers a youth to double diligence —such as you have given, for range and gra-p, be exhibited among the occurrences of the British Empire ? " Sir, will )uu have the additional goodness to permit—a roll to be furni,ht d to me containing the eames of the high-minded Gentlemen concerned—of the present and of the absent ? Such roll, and the substantial and splendid proofs of your friendship, now given, cannot fad to be regarded by me and mine, as house. hold-deities were of old, in every thing, except actual adoration. "To you, Sir, 1 beg leave to return my grateful ; thanks for the manner in which you hay.e fulfilled what, I know, has been to you a pleasing task; and, to add my fervent wishes that, the harmony, and the success, and the happiness of you and your constituents, wherever aistmbled and wherever dispersed, may never experience interruption." Mr. KENNEDY then rose and said, Ca L au a w —After the very excellent address delivered by my friend and colleague Mr. W nty a, it would be improper in me to take up much of ycur time ; for I assure you, my senti ments perfectly agree with those you have just beard. Your as ambling here to-day ,Gentlemen, partly on my account, is anbonour very far indeed beyond what 1 had any title to expect. I wish I could find words to express to you the high sense I entertain of such a distinguished mark of attention. These very elegant tokens of approbacon will be inestimable to me, as they are the gilt of those who were once under my care. That you, Gentlemen, and the others concerned in this business, not present, (I say that you all), may continue ornaments of society, and a bhssing to our country, is my sincere wish." Mr. MAITLAND said, he could not help, on the pre . sent occasion, noticing the meritorious conduct of the Magistrates of Dumfries, who, as patrons of the schools, have on all occasions used the utmost efforts to procure men of distinguished talent and ability to superintend the education of the youth of this place. He then gave the health of the Magistrates, which was drank with three times three. Mr. STAIG, the Provost, in a very neat and appo site reply, returned thanks in name of himself and his colleagues, for the honour that had been done them, and drank the health of the meeting. On the health of Mr. M , CuLLocti of Ardwall, and Mr. HERRIES of Spottes, being given from the Chair, Mr. HENRIES said, that nothing in the world could prove more gratifying than the distinguished honour done Mr. M , Cum.ncar and himself, by that most respectable meeting, doubly acceptable from the early habits of friendship with many of the members, and from hav;ng taken place in.tlie presence of typo men who, as private friends and public instructors, were well entitled to the sincerest veneration and regard. To a company of that description, he found it ex tremely unnecessary to enlarge on the great impor tance of early instruction in an enlightened country. He could not, however, omit on such an occasion, giving freedom to a few reflexions on the subject of what had conssituted, at all periods, and in all coun tries, solid basis of private virtue and public prospe rity. He then took a rapid sketch of the history of literature down lo the present timer, and, in alluding to 1111 reign of Henry N. of Frank, 01nel-rect. that this monarch in speaking to SuUy, said, " What can tend More eff:ctually to render a kingdom illustrious than valuable teachers ? Is it not from that source that we owe eminent characters of every deuniption— above all, men who will faithfully discharge their duties to their country ? In a word' it is to them that we owe respect to religion, obedient children; tender patents, faithful friends; and the true foundation of national greatnesi."—He concluded by trusting, that these two most valuable characters would continue to instruct a race yet unborn, and, after many years, that that race would meet together with the same motive and feeling, and prove as fortunate in the or gan of communicating their sentiments of affection and regard to these gentlemen, as had been done on the present occasion. Mr. NA P 3 PR, upon his health twin drank, returned his Warmest thanks, and stated, that whatever rant: I he had attained in life, and whatever his circumstan ces might I x , he owed these wholly to the instruction he had received, and the knowledge he had acquired, under the tuition of those two worthy Gentlemen on whose account they were now met. Mr. %VAL/CPA of Islinchester, a Gentleman who had travelled 160 miles to honour this Meeting with his, presence, and whose worth reflected credit on his native place.—This toast being drank with enthusi asm, Mr. WALK kit rose and rapt essed his gratitude to the Meetin 7. for the honour they had done him.— He felt thi., tip proudest day of hii life, and he could not deny himself the pleasure of stating, that he lay under obligations to Mr. WHITB and Mr. KENNEDY, which he never could repay ; for, he considered him self indebted for the pecsent station he bolds in so ciety, and the comforts with which he is surrounded; to the kind and judic:ous attention which these Gen tlemen had paid to his education, Captain MAXWELL, of Cardoness, proposed the health of the Convener of the Committee of Manage ment, who had so amply fulfilled the intentions and wishes of the Meeting, with three times three. Mr. Hvscop, in an appropriate speech, returned thanks for the honour done him. It was then moved, that this Meeting be continued annually, and that JANES 1 1 .1.Cui.tocm, Esq. of Ardi wall, should take the Chair, on the first Tuesday in May next, who politely accepted ; and requested that the Croupier upon this occasion, should be continued. which was also unanimously agreed to. The Meeting did not break up till two o'clock, highly gratified. We never, upon the whole, saw a company in which in. tellectual endowments, and convivial powers, were more strikingly combined. The following, among many other toasts were Rives) s " May the ccmpanions of our youth be the friends of ouragc." " Our absent school-fellows, who interested theniseives iu promoting the business of the day " " The Town ofj Dumfries and its Magistrates, the Guardians of the tzchools, and to whom the appointment of the Masters la entrusted, with thanks to them for their very able selection." " The Lord Lieutenants of the County of Dumfries; and Stewartry of Kirkcudbright." " he Members of Parliament for the County, Stewartry, and Burghs." " The improvements of the County and Stewartry, In all its branches, particularly the Agricultural Society of the Stewartry, with its Prises, Mr. Boyd, of Merton-hall, and the active pro moter of its interests, Mr. Herries,of Spouts." " 'I he Universities of the Kingdom." " The Plow, with its Patrons. Mr. Curwen, Mr. Miter, of Dalswinton • Mr. Monteath,of Closeburn ; Mr. M'Cuhocb, of At dwell, D; Richardson, &c." _ _ " 'lhe honour of the Crown, the integrity of Parliament, and the independence of the peciple." " '1 he Committee of Management for the pupils of Messrs. White and Keunedy." " The memory of Mr. Mercer, Dr. Chapman, Mr. Walt ,and of all those who so ably conducted the Schools of this town, with honour to themselves and benefit to the public, some of whont were the teachers of our fathers." " John Anderson, Esq. of Fermoy, who is an honour to this town, as well as to Ireland, at:l useful to thecountry, and whose general character and conduct no mar sould over-rate." " 'I homes Reid, Esq of London, one of the Directors of the East India . k :ompany—a man of eminence in the mercantile woad, of acknowleelg.d worth, and of rare abilitie.." " Joseph Reid, Esq. one of the Committee of Managetnent whis has taken a very active parr in the business of this day, and the other Gentlt men of London, wt.o belong to this association." " M Weliwood and Ale sander Maxwell, who Took the charge of our affairs in Liverpool, and the other Gentlemen there associated in the business." " John Tborburn, Esq and the Gentlemen of Edinburgls r ho are ever with the foremost on all occasions." " The Gentlemen who hare so liberally contained to the re building of the School-hous. s in this town, particularly Mr. Hannah, and the other Gentlemen from the West Indies, who came torn and on that occasion in the most handsome and public spirited manner." " The Committee of Management for the rebuilding of the School-houses." " Mr. Joseph Lancaster."-14 the Rev. H. Duncan. The healths of Dr. DiNwoonte, Mr. GRAY, and Mr. CARSON, (formerly public teachers in Dumfries i but who had left it for higher promotion) were also drank with great applause, The former of these Gentlemen went to China, and the two latter re , moved to Edinburgh as teachers of the school.' The folirwing is a ropy if the Interiptim ett the Bate. THIS SERVICE OF PLATL Is Respectfully presented BY HIS SCHOLARS, Put suing their fortunes In different parts of the world, To mommm.ll —, In testimony Of the high sense they entertain Of his private worth, and indesfatiggble exertions, ter Tat Discharge of his profes+ional duties, In the "l'own of Dusan, ss, MEMO TUZ PtaldD Of THIRTY' YlkAif• In the course of the evening, the Rev. Mr. WIGHT MAN recited some Verses of his ow•n compobition, written for the occasion, and finely adapted to hare monize with the enlightened sentiments of the com pany. The Magistrates and Council of Glasgow have yoled an address of condolence to the PRINCE REGENT, on the assassination of Mr. PERCEtAL. • Friday, the Of6ces of Mr. LAWRIE'S house, Cm-s -hill, near Glasgow, were burnt do*n. It is suspected that some malicious persons had set them on the. K. B. D. L. B. I. T. 0. W. G. P. C. B, Cabalistic Letters were celebrated among the Medcs and Persians 'for eonvenieney, either good or evil. The Goddess Fortune, who will distribute her favours on the 4th June, has sanctioned this Lottery with her entire approbation, and takes this opportunity of es. plaining to her Votaries the above Letiers, which, in plain English, are as follow : King's Birth-Day. Lady BRANSCOIsIes (No. 1, Holborn-Bare), Is Tbs Orin liaiseVreat Prises Can Be Obtained,