Star. — London, England, 1827-03-01 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. 9 • ARRIVALS. Mt. and the lion. Mrs. Vansittadt and Family, in Wimpolt. Kr „• from their seat, in Berks; - Mr. Henry William HobhmliCt 3 01 Family, in Berkeley square, from Brighton ; Lord Clive, in Darer-street, from his seat, Powis Castle ; Lord Elphinstone, at t he London Hotel, Albemarle-stnki, from Windsor • Lady Moore, st ditto, from a tour; Colonel Mackenzie, at the lit:rtington Hotll,l el, otd Burlington and Curk -streets; Captain Brown, at ditto; , ;11, E.q. M.P. at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's•street ; the wy, r o bop of Clogber and Lord Robert Tottenham, at Read's Hotel, laver Grosvenor-street, front Ireland ; the Earl of Winchelsea, st ditto, from Eastwilt PM, Kent ; Capt. Doherty, at ditto, from a ge r ; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morris and Family, in Portman en • Mr. and Mrs. Crooke, and Family, in Upper Seymour reel, ' from Herta ; Mr. Robinson, at the Royal Hotel, St. jones'estreet, from Cheltenham ; Mrs. and Miss Warren, at Bee- sees Hotel, &met...street, from Ashington, Susses.; Sir George Noe, Bart. Edward Crewe, and Charles Crewe,.Esqrs. at ditto, tram Tring Park, Herts. CILIA GES. The Earl of Dartmouth, for Blackheath; R. Fitzgerald, Esq. from his house in Dover-street, for his seat in Herts.; Captain and !hi . L a ngton, from the Bath Hotel, Arlington-street, for Brigit te; William Clayton, Esq. and Lady, from Berner's Hotel, for F re ston; Rev. J. Barton, Mrs. Mammy, and Miss Warner, from esto, for Stratford-upon-Avon ; F. T. Egerton, Faq. from Warne 's Heel, Conduit-street, forlialisbury ; Edward Doughty, &Tend Mmes Tichborne, Eaq. from ditto, for Paris. Prime Esterhazy'a ball, given by his Highness on Tuesday night, was of the most magnificent description. AU the leaden of Fashion we re present ; and the dancing was kept up with great spirit till are o'clock yesterday morning: Emily Marchioness of Londonderry entertained an elegant circle of the Haut Ton, yesterday evening, at her house in St. James's, prate. Baroness Willoughby crEresby entertained a distinguished party sr dinner, on - Tuesday, at her house, Whitehall ; among whom were the Marquis and Marchioness of Cheimondeley, the Earl of &Bid, Lord Granville Somerset Lady Susan Percy, Hon. Capt. ns. W Percy, Mr. G. Heathcote, Somerset, Mortimer Drummond, &c. FEMALE FASHION/3'l l 'oR MARCH. Mountie Dam.— Dr es s of jacsoot muslin ; the corsage made to fit the shape, and ornamented on each side with two rouleaux of lavender-colour satin, approximating at the waist, and spreading like a stomacher towards the shoulder ; bows of the Same colour adorn the (root of the drew ; two are placed above the ceintare, and six below, at equal distances. The hem at the bottom of the dress hat a br oad satin ribbon drawn through it. Tucker of blond, draws dose at the top, and tied behind with narrow ribbon. The skews are en gigot, and have two satin rouleaux extending from a bow on the shoulder to the wrist, and are intercepted by a second bow at the elbow. Gold bracelets, with amethyst clasps, confine the sleeves. The cap, partaking of the turban form, is of tulle, without any border; a band of lavender-colour satin goes round the head, and stiffened bands of satin support the tulle, which is open in front, and contains flowers: the strings are broad and of lavender- Coilllif gauze ribbon. Ear-rings of amethysts. Gloves and shoes n lavender-colour kid. . Enema Dans—Dress of white erepaisse, over a lavender colour Turkish satin slip; the corsage is full, and the waist long; the sleeves are in the Chinese taste, and are formed of four divisions, with projecting points half-way, edged with lavender-coloured satin, and terminating round the arm with a broad satin band, edged with narrow blond ; tucker of the same. The skirt is decorated with three rows of the same material as the dress, ornamented with small lavender-colour satin rouleadx, es enemata; and large roses of ' emasginate satin leaves, with crepe-lime centres ; beneath is a rouleau of satin. Sicilian gauze scarf ; lavender-colour sash tied behind in short bows and long ends. The hair is dressed in large curls, and the head-dress composed of a wreath of roses and large bows of lavender-colour Italian crape; embossed gold pagoda ear-rings, and necklace with a cameo locket. Gold bracelets, with cameo clasps outside the gloves, which are of white kid. White satin shop.—Froui Alsernsann's Re o eery. ----- - BIRDS DRINKING. IT M. I. VAN DTI, The little warblers of the Seld and wood, That fluttering drink, from fountain or from stream, Look upwards as to h ; to us they seem Uttering a hymn of silent gratitude— The thought, perchance, way a delusion be, Bet sweet and solitary 'tis to mu SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BOXING. ,IGMIS SEMI= DICK CIULTU AND SAMMY AARON AND YOUNG DUTCH SAM AND GIPSY COOPER. These fights took place on Tuesday in a field behind the Queen Charlotte public-house, within a mile of Andover, in the county of Hants, and out the opposite side of the road to the ground on which Spring and Neate decided their difference i■ 1883. The tight tween Curtis and Aaron lasted for fifty minutes, in which time nine minds were fought. It terminated in favour of the former, each having been terribly kandkd by his adversary. Curtis, however, so far recovered ns tuba able to seems! Dutch Sans in the last con test, which was savagely disputed for upwards of an hour, and con sisted likewise of nine rounds. Cooper had decidedly the worst throughout, but was obliged at last to yield, not of his own accord, but owing to the humanity of his backer, who would not suffer him to proceed. A Person named Owen Moore once left lii, ti ales men somewhat unceremoniously, upon which a wag wrote Owing Moore has ruu away. Owing Moore than he could pay. Mirror. The late Lord SANDWICH, who was well known both at Eton and Cambridge by the Cognomen of Jemmy Twitcher, having the privilege of appointing a chorister at Trinity College, Cambridge, presented that Society with one not only ignorant of music, but also destitute of eke three essential necessaries to make a singer —voice, taste, and ea► ; and fur no other reason was he ap pointed, but because he had a vote fur Huntingdon. This gave rise to the following Epigram : 0, A singing man, and cannot sing ! From whence arose your patron's bounty? Give us a song—."—" Racine me, Sir, My voice is in another County." The following is an old epigram made on Queen &Hamra and Sir FRANCIS DRAKE: 0 Nature! to old England still • Continue these mistakes; Still give us for our Kings such Queens, And for our due such Drakes. Louts XIV. after having informed MaJemoiselle, that he had fixed her marriage with Cumulus 11. King of Spain, addcd," I would not de more for my own daughter.* The young Princeu' who thought the Daunt= had been intended for her, re plied, "It is true; but your Wainer might have done more for your niece." —Mirror. A Gentleman one day remarking to a friend on the immense practice of a certain solicitor, the other immediately re plied, " Why, yes ; I bear he engrosses aU the business M the City." Lord BATH passed fur one of the wisest mea in Eng land.—" When one is in opposition," said he, " it is very easy in deed to know what to say ; but when one is Minister, it is difficult to haw what not to say. " A man named DAVID PLUMB, who had been nearly , all his life a shepherd on the Malvern Hills, died a few days since, at a village in Gloucestershire, at the age of 103 year's. His elder brother, a market ga•dener, hav ing also died lately, after attaining the still more ad vanced age of 105. Master Lowman, eldest son of Colonel LOWTHER, is rapidly recovering from the severe injury lately in dicted on him in Rutlandshire by a fierce bull dog.— tarlisk Pagrioi. The Island of Staffa abounds with Poland geese, which are caught by the natives in a most singular way. INhilethe geese at night are roosting in hundreds to. gether on the high ledges of the rocks, the fowler deeps lip to them unperceived and pinches the leg of the outeittost bird, which immediately commences 2 , n mid< upon his neighbour for disturbing him in lii• sieep. second, as angry as the first, beats about I,•nt all ditto:on-. 4 general battle immediatel ensue,, And during the tternendotts noise and uproar, r 1 a Fer:Ants M 1 urea them with stick: And kill call loads at a time. They Arc chiefly valuable for their IsatLers. # , NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Extract from the Agent to liottrs; 'dated PhD de Janeiro, Ith Jan." The following vessels 'have been sent in here by the Bra ' zilian, in the River Plate, for attempting to break the blockade of Buenos Ayres:—On the 45th ult. English brig Geurge; on the 26th, English brigs John, Utopia, and Isabella; French brig Belle Gabrelle ; and American btig Matilda, all last from Monte Video." The Woodman, .from New South Wales and Rio,de Janeiro, is supposed to have arrived in the Downs. The Atlantic packer, (rota Marseilles to Glasgow, was totally wrecked in Cardigan Bay on Mondaf—crew saved. The Athallo, --, from Alicaat, was on shore on the Mile House Rock, Liverpool, on Tuesday. Far.stearra, Ras. 2 . l.—.Wind S.W.—Arrived the Industry, Vaaaatt., from Gallipoli, with loss of anchor and cable ; Frolic packet, BARRON, front New York—sailed the 6th; the Duke of roi' was to follow on the Bth, and call at Halifax. The American Navy was equipping with all dispatch, said to be in consequence of a contemplated act of reprisal on France. Also arrived, the Lady Wellington packet, from Carthagena—sailed the 26th December, and from Jamaica 9th January. Also, the Camden packet, from Me—sailed the 10th December; and the Francis Freeling packet, from ditto—sailed sth January, PLYMOUTH, Fes. 27.—Wind W.S. W.—Arrived the Venus. Rowe, from Naples. Poseamoura, Fa:a. 28.—Wind W. S. W.—Arrived the Edgar, London, Alexander, and St. Lawrence transports, from Lisbon ; and the Vittoria transport, from St. Vincent's—sailed 3th Jan. left loading the Delaford, Chieftaig e ,Eggertan Carrington, and C. Brook. Arrived the Symmetry, Aslitatom, erom London to Leg horn ; Acasta,--, from ditto for New York ; and his Maiesty'e ship PYRAMUS, from the Mediterranean, and is under quarantine. HALE. rArrSiTsx,rat.—A Dot her transport has arrived atSpitbead. Dust., FEL Ito..—Wind W.S.N.—Arrived the York, MONCRIZT, front Singapore; Princess Mary, from the South Seas; York Mer chant, from Charente; Victory, from Oporto; and Fair Arcadian, WHITTLE, from Demerara. Arrived from London, the Golconda, Symons, for New Orleans; Dispatch, thwart, for Tenerife; and African'', ' HODGSON, for St. Mary's. Ore Dovita, Fas. 28.—Arrived the Friendship, OSIOZNE, from Batavia; --, Kumla, from Bahia; and Wilberforce, Duca, from Palermo. _ _ ----- CORI, Fas. 26.—Arrived the Diadem, Conaova, from Born bay--saUed 30th September. hlur.roao, Fa& 27.—Arrived the Clyde. Mario, from Calcutta —sailed 4th August, and from Madras the 15th September. Spoke on the 16th, the Aberton, from London to Madras; spoke also, his Majesty's ship Success, bound to the Mauritius, Sailed from the Cape in company with the Bombay, aad parted company on the line, the 341 of January,. aU well. NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN COFFEE HOUSE, THIS DAY. Eusorron, Joasaroa ' JANUARY B.—Arrived on the Vith ult. his Majesty's packet brig Marchioness of Salisbury, Captain GRAHAM, from _Falmouth; English schooner Superior, JOHNSON, from St. Jago de Cuba; Happy Go Lucky, front Trinidad de Cuba. 25th—Barque Portland, JUST, from Port Antonio. 26th—English schooner Dart, Gaanr, from Carthagetio; his Majesty's ship Sylla, Hopson, from Port.au-Prince;. English ship Planet, &mutt', from the Downs, last from Madeira. 27th—English ' brig General Wolfe, Waionr, from Greenock ; schooner Josepa, Comas, from Chagres. . 29th—English brig Alontague, I-haver, from Madeira; schooner Judith Fariner,R , from Choate'; English sloop Bristol,Setc- LIR, from ManganeUo de Cuba ; sloop Friends, Cr.s.aea,/rom Rio de la Hache. 31st—Ship Pyramus, Youxo, front Liverpool and Madeira; and schooner Commodore Owen, Sroxotrav, front Corthagena: Sd Jan.—Sloop Emmy, &Lex; &mit St. Jago d; Cuba; and brig Bob Logic, ANDZIWOI, from Quebec. His Majesty's packet Lady Wellington, Lieutenant Loge, from Carthagena ; English barque West India packet, RSTNOLDS. from New Providence ; ship Kingston, Burney, from Halifax ; English schooner Lady Halstead, HUILIAILD, from Maracaibo ; English schooner Idandeville, Maims, from ditto; English sloop Dispatch, Faux, from St. Jago de Cuba ; stb, schooner Eagle, STIIILICI, from Nassau, New Providence; Bth, brig Zeno, Lawson, from the Downs. DUBLIN, FEBRUARY 26. Mg& FRY. Friday, long before twelve o'clock, the Friends' Meet ing -house, and the avenues }eading to it, was crowded to excess by persons of the first respectability, of differ ent religious persuasions, anxious to hear Mrs. Fry, whO, it was understood, was to preach there. She delivered a most excellent discourse. Her brother, Mr. Gurney, and her sister-in-law, Miss Fry, both of the Society of Friends, also addressed the Meeting. Mrs. Fry's voice is good, and her enunciation is excellent. She has no sectarian views. The sole object of her address, like her life, was to stimulate others by precept, as she has done by example, to works of mercy, charity, and uni versal benevolence. When the Meeting was over, Mrs. Fry proceeded, accompanied by her relatives, in her travelling carriage, to Naas, where she had promised to meet the Magistrates of the county Kildare, &c. at four o'clock. From thence this amiable Lady purposed, we understand, to go to Edenderry ; in short, she in tends to make a kind of tour through several pasts of Ireland, and return to Dublin some time in April. Of All the benevolent institutions or societies that came under Mrs: Fry's observation, while she was here,there was none whose conduct so forcibly struck her with admiration as those of the Sisters of Charity—Ladies, we believe, belonging to different nunneries. She spoke of their well-regulated humanity with rapture in every circle she was introduced into. COUNTY QUARTER SESSIONS. RIOT AT BALBRIGGAN. —Saturday being the day appointed for the trial of the persons charged with being concerned in the riot in Balbriggan last Summer, during the county of Dublin Election. At an early hour the Court House at Kilmainham was crowd ed in every part, the front gallery was filled by Ladies of distinction and other respectaisle females. —The Chairmati tok his seat at 11 o'clock, when !George Alexander Hamilton, Esq. the late candidate for the county of Dublin, Henry EMS, Esq. John Grat tan, Edward Irwin, Thomas Daleand Richard Bissett, were arraigned at the bar, charged with having on the 25th of June last, with other persons, disturbed the peace of our Lord the King, and having created a riot, tumult, &c. icc. to the great terror of many of his Majesty's subjects; they all pleaded "loot Guil ty," after which Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Ellis took their seats near their Counsel. Many witnesses were ex amined for apd against the defendants, and at nine o'clock the Chairman charged the Jury at some length, who in a few minutes brought in a verdict of Guilty against all the prisoners, excepting Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Ellis. The Bench having consulted fur some time, the Chairman said, had the rtm , been committed at any other time but during an election, where parties were heated on both sides, the punishment should have been heavy; but the Bench taking into consideration the time when the occurrence took place, the sentence was, that they should be imprisoned for ten days. Letters from Port-au-Prince, dared the 16th of Dec. mention that the Haytien Government had formed a Commercial Treaty with England, and had declined gi••ng France the advantage of half duties. Ye,ter day, in the Court of King's Bench, a G ntle . man obtained a verdict horn the proprietor of one 'of the Clapton coaches, for thirteen shillings, being .he amount of the hire of a post-chaise wbicu plaintiff aas obliged to hire for the purpose of conveyi4 him self and wife to town on Sunday evening, the 22d cn October, after they had taken places in the defendant's 'cage, which did not -call . for them, according to aF pointment, at a friend's house iu C!apton.. • ' • • LONDON UNIVERSITY. • The first Annual General Meeting of Proprietors in the new London University was held yesterday at the Crown and Anchor Tavern; Lord AUCKLAND in the Chair. The number of Proprietors amounts to 723, of whOrit about 16 attended, amongst whom were Mr. T. Campbell, Lord F. L. Gower, the Hon. J. Abercromby, Mr. Hume, Dr. Gilchrist, and Mr. Bowring. Lord AUCKLAND accounted for the paucity of atten dance, by declaring, •that the Proprietors had but re cently assembled (in October), and as there could not be much business to come before the Meeting, it was not attended, perhaps, as numerously as would other wise be the case. The Report that day to be submitted could not contain much additional information, but he (Lord Auckland) was happy to inform the Proprietors, that the Council bad been unremitting in their exer tions to forward the objects entru'ted to them. Mr. T. CAMP/SILL apologized for addressing a few words to the Meeting before they had commenced their deliberations. He was obliged to attend at another place within an hour, and as he could not be present at the grand solemnity of laying the foundation stone of the building in April, he wished to submit what might be termed a valedictory advice before he left town for Scotland. His motive, in doing so, was not to start a question for the production of debate or dis union. It was, that those Proprietors who had not as yet signed the deed of settlement, should no longer hesitate to do so. The objects of this great and im• portant undertaking ought not to be delayed, if pos sible, one moment. Wishing that, in his absence, all might be conducted with harmony, he hopeed to see, on his return, that a large number of the Proprietors had signed the deed, and redeemed the pledge which they bad given the public.. The Noble CHAIRMAN said, a great number had signed the deed. The Hon. J. ABERCROMIY had the greatest satisfac tion in stating to the Meeting, and he hoped to the public, that as great progress had been made in this respect as could have been anticipated, and he had every reason to assure them that the Council anticipated the most complete and entire success—(Hear.) Mr. CAMPBELL again apologised for the introduction of this topic, but his anxiety for the success of the Uni versity, would, he hoped, be his excuse.' If his words had given offence, he would merely say he had not so intended. After the confirmation of the minutes of the last Ge neral Meeting, the Secretary read the Report, which stated, among other matters, that applications for the intended professorships had been made by persons of the very first eminence in every department of science and literature ; and also, that the day already fixed upon, for laying the foundation stone, was postponed to April, when his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex '(who holds some of the shares) would lay the stone in full masonic style, when it was intended to give a public dinner in honour of 'the occasion. The financial report was then read, from which it appeared, that after de fraying the purchase (90,0001.) •f a piece of land for a site whereon to commence the foundation of the Univer sity, and some incidental expenses which had •since ac crued, the balance at present in hand was about 2 SOW. Lord F. LIVESON Cowart moved that the Report be adopted ; and the motion being seconded, was carried' unanimously. Dr. GILCHRIST asked what bad been done by the Council in reference to the intended Professorship of Hindostanee, and other Oriental language? He asked this question, as he saw no notice of such a P. ofessorsliip in the advertisement issued lately by the Council. The CHAIRMAN said, the Professorship was by no means lost sight of—and as soon as the arrangements were completed, a Gentleman should be appointed. Several Proprietors remarked on the small attend ance this day, which they all attributed to the want of properly advertising the Meeting, and making the Pro• prietors iccluainted with it by circular; and it was ulti mately moved and adopted, that an instruction should go forth from this Meeting to the Council, that, in fn.' cure, steps should be taken to apprize all Proprietors of art intended General Meeting. Mr. HUME said, as great importance was attach , ed to numbers, he hoped that any Proprietor who could, would not only attend, but endeavour to bring as many of his friends and acquaintances as he could, to witness the i..teresting spectacle of laying the founda tion stone of the University, in April. After a vote of thanks to the Noble Chairman, the Meeting separated. GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Yesterday a most numerous and respectable Meeting of the Shareholders in this Company took place at the City of London Tavern. JOLIFYE, Esq. M.P. in the Chair. Most of the Directors were present. Mr. BESSILLL. the Secretary, read the Report of the Board of Controul, appointed at the last half-yearly meeting. • It stated that the most minute inquiries had been made into the circumstances of the Company, and alluded to some differences which had taken place amongst the Directors, but which were now reconciled. It concluded with mentioning that the Directors were zealous in the performance of their duties. This Re port was signed.' Daniel Whittle Harvey." The Halt-yearly Report of the Board of Directors was then read. This Report represented that all the details were open to the inspection of the Shareholders, and gave a general account of the -vessels possessed by the Company, without going into any formal calcula tion upon the subject. Upon the subject of the vessels called the Duke of York and George the Fourth, there had been some difference of opinion, but it was defink tively arranged, that a recommendation should be given. to the Shareholders, to accept of an offer made by Nlessrs. Joliffe and Banks, to exchange those vessels for 3,500 shares in the Company, and the sum of 5,5001. in money. Circumstances had -rendered some of the• stations unproductive. A failure had taken place with respect to some of the contracts, and no mote than one third of the ships of the Company had been employed. (Expre-sions of disapprobation).--The Directors were most anxious to obviate this evil, and they had good grounds for expecting that for the year 1827, all the ships would be employed, and the best stations filled; and that the labours of the Company would be pro ductive to a considerable extent. The Directors with out being sanguine, felt no doubt as to the profitable 'result of the year's experiment.—(Applause mingled with disapprob.tion.) , Mr. BA RNET.—H4s not some Gentleman who un dertook ihb executive, as it iscalled on that Board, been 4ngaged at a salary to perform slaty ?—(Hear, hear ) The CHAIRMAN.—..Yes i , a lientleman has been to-. tachei to the Board, who hat He has a salary. Voices—What is the salary? The CHAIRMAN.—Six hundred pounds a year.— (Cries of " Name, namel") The CHAIRMAN —Certainly : Mr. Harvey is the per. son.—(A laugh, and cries of "Aye, aye," and applause). —There is also a Supetintendant all sat, an Officer of great utility, at a salary el 2.501. a year. A SHAREHOLDER.-I'd wish to know whether the ba lance sheet has been signed by the Auditors ? Captain DUNDAS.—It is asked whether the balance sheet has been signed by the Auditors? I, as one of the Auditors, say, in answer, that it has not. It was impossible for us to sign it, for we did not see it. I think it right to state here, that I know quite enough about the affairs of the Company to warrant me in labmitting a motion for a Committee of Shareholders ,basexamine the accounts.( Applause, in which the Di. ' ream s joined.) . Mr. D. W. HARVEY said, that he rose to produce to the Shareholder s a statement of the finances of the Com. pany, but he found it necessary, in consequence of some hints and surmises which seemed to have gained ground, to take the oppottunity of speaking, although extremely reluctant to do so of himself. He had been appointed at a time when the affairs of the Company were in an extremely complicated state, and he would appeal to all those Gentlemen who Is id an oppor tunity of observing his exertions, whether any man could have been more assiduous ? From morning to night had he attended the office in Crutched Friars tor the purpose of ascertaining whether any and what do. linquencies had been committed, and he stood forward now, not as the apologist or the defender of any man, or set of men—(Applause). He was nut the advocate of a profuse expenditure. He was too fond of economy io a Company, or in a country, to rise for the purpose of supporting a contrary practice. As t the expense of the Board of Centroul, the Meeting must be aware, that previously to the institution of that Board; three . 1 the Managing Directors had 3001.. a year eac!..— Until.that 9001. a year was given up, he had not con sented to take one farthing for the labour which, in the arduous situation to which he was appointed, he was etaundergo—(Cheers). If any Gentleman thought and declared that he bad not earned 1501. the portion of salary now due to him, he would wsili igly make him a present of the money as an embellishment to his speech--(A laugh and loud applause). Mr. BARNIET.-1 as extremely glad that I asked the question, as so satisfArory an explanatioa has been vem—(Hear, hear). lam convinced that no man Is better qualified to act for the benefit of the Company than Mr. Harvey. - Mr. HARVEY then read the balance sheet, which dated, that almost all the money, npwards of 30,0001. bad been expended. A motion for the appointment of a Committee to inquire into the state of the affairs of tjse Company was finally agreed to, and it was also determined that two of the vessels should be sold. The Meeting was not oyer , till five o'clock, and the greatest interest was excited in consequence of the rel. port that great mismanagement had taken place. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT ALEXANDRIA. WASHNGTON, .I.s. 17. A dreadful calamity bee! our sister city of Alexen. dria yesterday, leaving the most populous ana flourish ing part of that city in ruins. The following is but a very imperfect account of the extent of the calamity : About nine in the morning an al.nm of fire was given, when it was found that a cabinet 'Tutees shop in • the interior of the square, and near the intersection of King and Royal streets were in fl Imes; that. nine or ten others fronting on alleys were destroyed, most of which were the back buildings of houses fronting on King and Fairfax-streets. From these the fire extended to Fairfax street, consuming the wooden houses occupied by Mr. Hill, Mr. Masterun, Mr. prochus ; and afterwards five three-story brick houses, occupied by Mr. Dods' 13r. Hooper, Captain Johnson, and Captain Ran ney, and one house unoccupied; and afterwards several wooden ones: all these were on the west side of Fairfaxatreet. On the east side two three-;tort' brick stores were also consumed. Here the fire was arrested in Fairfax -street; but in the meantime the blaz . ng shingles had ignited the flames in Princes -street, sweep ing every house on both sides from that to Uiion•street. with the exception of one fire-proof warehouse, occupied by Mr. Miller, as a leather store. On Union street the ravages were checked, north and s' nth, and prevented from crossing the street to the east, thereby saving the most valuable property in the town, lying in the wharfs, where the shipping was completely tivetted by ice, too strong to leave a hope of escape. AGRICULTURE, &c. MONTHLY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY. The frost has continued remarkably dry and free from snow, for those considerable falls which occurred were local, and of short duration, yet, never theless, sut ficient to bury and destroy a considerable number of sheep, in certain mountainous districts, where ac cording to good old custom, it is deemed an admirable property in those animals to starve well, and to escape in certain proportions, with skin, horns, and bone, through the rigours of winter. This dry winter follow ing a droughty summer, has failed to replenish the exhausted springs, so that there is in some parts yet a cry of the want of water. The wheat standing, for the most part, thick upon the soil, may probably have been benefited rather than injured by the frost, the discoloration of the foliage being of no importance. Livsardot, FIB. 27.—About 1,200 bags of Cotton have been sold to•diy, at last week's prices. The ar rivals were pretty•heavy yesterday, and if this Mind continues a few days longer, we shall, no doubt, have several more vessels in with Cotton. Satordy, a fine boy, son of Mr. Giffin, Canal Basin, Paisley, was drowned at Hawkhead, near Paisley. He, along with several others, had recently left the school, and proceeded on the ice as far as the fatal spot, when the ice gave way, and about half a dozen fell in. The others were all extricated from their perilous situation ; five minutes only elapsed before his body was notwithstanding, life was extinct. A distressing occurrence took place on Sund ing on Anderston Walk, near Glasgow. keeps a spirit cellar there, in a fit of derange. the throat of bis own child, an infant of • The unhappy maniac has been since put io • Accounts from Guatemala, to the Ist of sate, that order and tranquilhoy were agaim restored in that Province. . ' 1 1 . 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