Star. — London, England, 1830-04-24 00:00:00

THE PORTUGUESE REGENCY. TO THE EDIT(SIIST 7 THE STAR. I ,—As some of your contemporaries have asserted that the Regency of Portugal, after its installation at Terceira, intended to grant Letters of Marque, and allow privateers to cruize against the commerce of Portugal,—l am enabled most positively to deny the fact, from the best authority ; and I can assure your readers that such public writers have been misinformed. The Regency, so far from employing any means for asserting the rights, and maintaining the dignity of the Queen, that could be considered opposed to the principles adopted by every orderly government, and which, without ameliorating its cause, would only occasion vexation and annoyance to the general commerce of the maritime powers, has adopted the just determination of protecting all regular trade. Its intentions are, to em ploy legitimate and proper means to put down the usurpation which now oppresses ill-fated Portugal, but in no way to increase the difficulties under which Por tuguese subjects are already labouring ; tke Regency being well aware that, of those who have apparently sub mitted to the yoke of tyranny and treason, many have been reduced to their present miserable state by the com pulsory measures employed, whilst many others have, to this day, been blinded by delusion. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, London, April 23. A CONSTANT READER. THE IRISH PRESS. Though Mr. GOULBURN is about to legislate for the Irish press, it is more than probable that he has not taken the trouble of comparing its present with its past state. Probably some returns of stamps, issued to the various papers, within these two or three years, have enabled him to give, what is called " a rough guess," as to cir culation ; but it is exceedingly likely that in reference to the far more important concern of advertising, his mind is as complete a " sheet of white paper," as was that of one of his colleagues on affairs of trade, of which he was to have the management in chief. The encreasing agitation of politics, from 1824 to the passing of the re lief bill, had, unquestionably, caused an encreasing con sumption of stamps within that period ; but the cause being removed the effect has also ceased,—and this will be demonstrated if the issues of the first four months of the present year be compared with those of the same period in the last ; or if the consumption of the latter half of 1829 be contrasted with that of 1828. The official re turn for 1829, shows an excess over the stamps used in 1828, not because there is an increase of regular readers, but because there was inordinate reading from the opening of Parliament, last year, up to the passing of the Relief Bill. We have the proof in the sales of the Weekly Re gister, which, in the four first months of 1829, doubled the usual average. If this is to be said of the consump tion of stamps, what have we to relate of advertisements ? Let the following, which is a statement of the revenue upon advertising, for a series of years, answer the question : Produce of Advertisement Duty. To Jan. 1812 .... £26,915 1813 .... 21,253 1814 19,759 1815 20,475 1816 18,488 1817 ..... 18,191 1818 .... . 18,533 1819 ... .. 16,721 1820 ... .. 15,490 1821 15,102 1822 13,708 1823 ..... 14,524 1824 ... .. 16,426 1825 15,896 1826 15,699 1827 ... .. 15,720 1828 ..... 14,379 - 1829 15,632 1830 14,985 A more remarkable exemplification of a gradual, and almost ceaseless, decay in a branch of trade than this exhibits, never, perhaps, was presented to public con templation. A couple of millions have been added to our population since 1812 : and it was said, and almost ' sworn, over and over again, in this present Session of Parliament, by official gentlemen and others, that our commerce has increased, and is still marvellously en creasing. Yet the advertisement revenue of 1812 is almost double the amount of 1830 ! We assume that Mr. Goulburn may not be aware of this fact. We a•sume that he may not have taken the trouble to in form himself that when the duty was only one shil ling each on nine-tenths of the advertisements then pub ii,lid, that is, in 1810, or 20 years ago, it produced i ',,7231. or more, than it does at the present time. We : , seine these things, that we may not charge the Right lion. Gentleman with the baseness, the utter profligacy, 4 running at a falling branch of commerce with his eyes optil. to totally destroy it. But charitably imputing to thi , ‘‘ orthy financier mere ignorance, must we not believe :lie condition of mercantile property in this country to be this. that it may be exposed to the blunders or caprice of one man, who does not think it worth his while, before I'. makes it a subject of now fiscal exaction, to en it:ire into its actual condition ! !—Dublin Morning Re nisttr. The Holyhead steam packets are now having their en ats altered from 80 to 100 horse power. This is an , :iroyement which should have been long since made. Saturday night, the stables of Sir J. MACKINTOSH'S ‘,4usi., at Clapham Common, were broken open, and two rated harnesses, one for a chariot and the other for a gig, stolen. Crest, a cat ; motto, " Touch not the cat but a glove." THE GREAT WILL CAUSE —lt may not be unin teresting to present our readers with a few particulars respecting this highly important trial, which occupied the attention of the Court six days. The Court met inch morning at nine o'clock, and sat on Hours. !l ags . Friday .. Saturday Monday And it thus appears that the investigation occupied 77 hours. Eight Council were employed. The Attorney- General, we understand, had a retaining fee of 400 *zinerts, with an addition of 150 guineas with his brief. Mr. Brougham, it is said, received a fee of 200 guineas, and an additional 100 guineas with his brief, and Mr. Andersbn and Mr. Armstrong also had large fees. Dur •ng the trial there were read 260 documents, of which 7S mire wills, involving transactions, as to value, of up wards of 200,0001, and to which there were no less than 78 different attesting witnesses. For the plaintiff, iht::.e hav e been examined 35 witnesses, including one' , limbe r of Parliament, several magistrates, one phy- ' sician, three surgeons, five clergymen, and a great ;lumber of country gentlemen of property. For the de fence sixty-two witnesses were examined, including many men of great respectability ; but the majority 'core persons who had, at one time or other, lived as ;ervants at Hornby Castle. We have not heard what I was the amount of the retaining fees to the Counsel of the plaintiff, but certainly, if exertion and talent ought to be taken as the standard, Mr. Pollock should at least hare as great a remuneration as the Attorney-General. -Chester Courant. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Duke of Devonshire, from his scat, Chatsworth, Derbyshire ; the Duke of Rutland, at Newmarket. from his seat, Belvoir-castle ; the Marquis of Blandford. in Park-lane, from Norfolk ; the Earl of Guildford, at his house in Hertford-street. May-fair, from Welder share-park, near Dover ; Countess de Grey. at her house in St. James's square. from her seat, Putney-heath. Surrey; J. H. A l lan , Esq. in Port.' land-place, from his seat in South Wales ; the Earl and Countess of Scarborough, at their house. Portman-square, front their seat, York shire; Mrs. Dawson. Manchester-square, from her seat,St.Leonard'e Hill, near Windsor ; H. Seymour, Fagg. in Abingdon-street, from his seat in Bedfordshire ; Montagu Parker, Esq. at Fenton's Hotel. St. James's-street. frem Bath ; Capt. Sinclair. at ditto, front a tour ; Mr. and Mrs. Halsey, at the St. James's Hotel, St. James-stre-t. from their seat, Henley-park, Surrey; Gen. Archdale, M.P. and Mrs. Archdale, at ditto, from Ireland; Mr. and Mrs. Hubert de Burgh and family, at ivart's Hotel, Lower Brook and Davies.streets, from Leicestershire; Mr.:and Mrs. H. Cooke and family, at ditto, from Brighton; lie Compte Brunier, at ditto, from Berlin ; Mr. and M ra. G. Vernon and family, at ditto, from Yorkshire ; Sir H. Virney, Bt. at Hookham's Hotel, Lower Brook -street, from Buckinghamshire; Mr. and Mrs. Bytes, at ditto, from Bow Len-hall, Gloucestershire ; Sir Edward Scott, Bt. at ditto, from Stafibrdshire; the Rev. C. Chetwood, at ditto; —.Coalmine, Esq. and the Misses Cummine, at Batt's Hotel, Dover street, from Cheltenham ; Henry Thomas, Esq. and family, at ditto, from ditto ; Captain Richards., at ditto, front Southampton ; Mr. and Mrs. Fergusson, at ditto, from Paris ; Mr. and Mrs. Littleton, at their house in Grosvenor-place. from Brighton ; Sir William and Lady Foulis, at the Hyde-park Hotel, Hyde-park-place, from In gleby Manor ; Sir John and Lady Pollens, at ditto, from Reden. ham ; Mr. and the Alisses Bradshaw, at ditto, from the Continent; Modsieur and Madame Campagnani. and William M'Kenny, Esq. at Fladong's Hotel, Oxford-street, from the Continent ; D. Pugh, Esq. at ditto, from Llanrchydol, Wales; Rev. Mr. Curter, at ditto, from York ; Captain T. B. Wall, at ditto, from Sussex ; Rev. Mr. Rooper, at ditto, from Bintield.park ; T. Elton, Esq. at ditto, from Wilts ; James Molyneaux, K 9. and Mrs. Molyneaux, at Mar shal Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square ; the Misses Wickham, at ditto ; Hastings Touchet, Esq. at ditto ; F. Falwasser, Esq. at ditto; Mrs. R. Milford and Miss Pattie, from the York House Hotel, Brighton ; Lord and Lady Mark Kerr, and the Misses Kerr, at the Brunswick House Hotel, 10, Hanover-square, from their seat, lialmwood House, Oxon ; Hugh Owen, Esq. M.P. and family, at ditto, from their seat, Louth, Wales. DEPARTURES. Sir John Wells, Bart., from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, for his scat in Sussex ; Colonel H. Sumner, from ditto, for his seat in Surrey; Dowager Countess of Tankerville, and Lady Mary Bennett, from Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, fur Walton. on-Thames ; G. Muer, Esq. from ditto, for Suffolk; Cum mings, Esq.: from ditto, for Trent Park, Hants; Raine, Esq. front ditto, to Harrow; Mr. and Mrs. Muit, from 3livart's Hotel, !rower Brook and Davies -streets, fur the Continent; Honourable George Browning, from ditto, fur Surrey ; Henry Hardinge, Esq. and the Misses Henry, from Batt's Hotel, Dover-street, for Paris ; J. Deane, Esq., from ditto, to Southampton ; R. J. Inglis, Esq. from ditto, for Bath ; Captain Jones, from ditto, for Derbyshire ; Anthony St. John Baker, Esq. from Marshal Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish•square ; John T. Torrens, Esq. from ditto, to India ; Colonel, Captain, and Miss Browne, from Fladong's Hotel, Oxford street, on a tour; the Honourable Captain (Jordon, M.P. from Brunswick House, for Portsmouth; Colonel Pitman, from ditto, for Edinburgh. DR UR Y-LANE.-MR. WEEKES. FROM A CORRESPONDENT. In a criticism on the Drury-lane performances in a Morning Paper of last week, we observed some judicious ob. servations on the system of favouritism, so generally complained of, which prevails to such an extent at both of the Winter Theatres; and which, in the case of Drury, has been strongly exem plified in the treatment of the Gentleman whose name is prefixed to this notice,—Mr. Wzaxas,—who, at the commencement of last season, made so successful a debut in the representation of Irish characters. The deficiency of the Drury-lane company in this pc. culler line of the Drama, before the appearance of Mr. Wxcaxs, was such as led us to congratulate the Establishment in having made so valuable an acquisition to its forces,—and we ;Wu. rally anticipated drat he would, at least, have been afforded the opportunity or mating a fair effort to cultivate the good opinion of the London public, and to establish himself in popular favour We entertained this expectation, because we thought it merely a business-affair on the'part of the theatre; Inas. much as the proprietary must always participate largely in the ad. vantages of whatever success may attend any member of its este. blishment. Besides, the very popular nature of Irish characters induced us to eowelude. hat a gentleman who was successful in their representation, would be brought before the public as fee. quently as possible. From some cause, however, best known to the management, conduct the very reverse has been pursued, and Mr. WZT/ES has been most studiously kept in the back ground throughout the season. It is in vain to assert that the Press has no right to interfere with the arrangements of the management ; and we maintain that upon every ground the Press has as good a right to criticise the manage. ment of as theatre as the performances. The public has also a right to expect, and to demand, that whatever talent a theatre possesses should be fairly put in requisition. We could point to more than one performer of present eminence, who formerly suffered from treat. ment similar to that Mr. WEEK es is now experiencing. it is certainly hard that such a man should be so ill used. As a singer ' of Irish gongs, independent of his acknowledged talent as an actor, Mr. WzrxEs would, in a short time, raise hiins?lf high in popelar esteem. Under all the circumstances, our complaint against the management, in the case of this gentleman, is, we maintain, fair and reasonable ; and, we doubt not, the public s. ill join with us in this opiniun. ILLUMINATIONS IN HONOUR OT MS MAJFITY'S BIRTH DAY. The • t DENIED st exhibited • Doric Temple, in the centre of which stood Minerva, s u rmounted by the Imperial Crown of Great Britain in lamps of peculiar radiance, the colour the Royal purple. 1 he classic temple was represented by pillars of light, composed of white lamps; the arch. rrieze, and cornice were illuminated in a peculiar style : and within the entablature the letters "O. R." formed a striking object. TUE UNITED SERVICE ICLua.—A very peculiar and chaste illumination, consisting simply of the letters "ti. R. IV." the British Star, and thc Crown, the whole in gas, the effect of which was very beautiful. In Waterloo-place, thc next grand display appeared at the Junior Uni ed Service Club—" God save the King," in very large capitals, formed the base of a series of magnificent obje.•ts, amatstiag of two very large stars, having for a centre an obj.ct of peculiar attraction, the Rose, the Thistle, and the Shamrock, in appropriately coloured lamps. Branches of laurel, lotusses, and festoon', filled up the s; ace; the whole occupied completely the western front. The east side was also lighted up with a brilliant Crown and " G.R." The University Club.—A very magnificent mar, " G.R." laurel leaves, and lozenges, the clown surmounting the whole. The Travellers' Club in 6 R. IV." laurel branches and festoons. The St. Jame,'. Club (Crockford's), if powible, excelled all the others in devices and brilliancy. The whole of that extensive front was a blaze of light. The letters " 0.R." were surrounded by a superb foliage of lautel leaves composed of dark green lamps, and they produced a striking contrast to the double imperial British star, 1 1 which shone most resplendently. At each end were the emblems of our prowess, namely, the anchor on the right, and military trophies on the left. Pyramidical pillars, lozenges, and lotuses', added to the glare and grandeur. But what gave the coup d'otil was the im perial crown surmounting the whole. White's Chocolate House.—" 0. R. IV." laurel branches, aid a brilliant crown. Brookes's Club house.—" G. R. IV." and fentoons. Boodle's, the &von Vivre.—A most superb Crown and Star, fes toons, lotuses, and t 0. R. IV." The Guards Club.—" G. It." and laurel leaves, two very bril. liant Stars, " fl. H. IV." with Crown above, and a globe in lamps beneath : the latter had a very pleasing The Cocoa-Tree.—" G. R. IV." a Crown and titer. Arthur's Club.—The whole front illuminated sill' gas, in the same way as the United Service. The Opera House.— " 0. It. IV." a brilliant Crown, Star, and festoons. Covent Garden Thratre.- 1 - 0. It." upon a large scale, with a su perb Star, a Crown, festoons, and laurel leaves. The Mosaic Gold Warehouse of Mr. J. J. Vallotton.—" 0. R." and a Star, quite in a new manner, of Jlostaiegold lamps. The Little Theatre, Haymarket.—" G. li." and a Crown. BARFIELD, Printer to his Majesty, Wardour-street, Soho.— The initials "G. R." encircled with wreaths of laurel, and sur mounted by a very magnificent Crown of variegated lamps. Rowt.awn, liattomOarden.—A brilliant fitly of variegated lamps, lamps, "G. ," and the words " God says the ins." THE ARMY. Two tempt of the 10th Hussars arrived in Leeds Barracks on Monday last ; four other troops. with the band and colours, are ex pected to narch in on the 29th. On Saturday last the remaining troops of the 3d or Prince of Wales's Own Dragoon Guards lett Cinerary, on their way for Exeter, and in thecoune of the afternoon three troops (with their excellent band) of tie sth, or Prince Leopold'. Dragoon Guards, arrived here from Canterbury, and took possession of our barracks. It has been the subject of general retnatk, that no regiment tver lay in Coventry that had commanded the good opinion and respect of the inhabi tants so much as the 3d, who have just lett. During the ten or eleven months they have been here, their conduct has been uniformly orderly. suiet. and proper, and they carry with them the beat whihts of all theme who had any thing to do with them.—Corentis Free Prin. F:lt WK. APRIL 23. The mime Companies of the 22d Regiment, now in 'Puler, march thmee to-morrow fur Buttevant. The reserve Companies of the 80th Regt. marc'ietl from Butte_ rant. on Monday, for Tralee, to be stationed there. This rimming, a squadron of the Ist or King's Dragoon Guards. under Msjnr Maxwell, leaves Gort for this eit). Saturday next the first division of the Scots Greys, will embark on board the Superb steamer, at Cork, for Thistol. The inhabitants of Ballincollig, near Cork, have conveyed their thankful acknowledgments to the (Hears and men of the Scots Greys, for the good conduct of the regiment white quartered there, and a sincere expression of regret for their removal. Several cast horses of the JCOt3 Greys were sold off by public auction at Cork, on Saturday. It is stated that the Bth or Royal Irish Hussars, from Portobello Barracks, Dublin, will succeed the King's Dragoon Guards at Ballinmbe, Loughrea, and Gort. Major Maunsell's division of the 31 Guards, left Co ventry on Saturday, for Exeter,where theY l :v a ir :rive on Thursday, the 29th instant. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The John Turzeil, Cook, front Shields, is lost in the Gunßeet Sound. The Kron Prineessan, Josephus, from Christianund, has arrived at Ramsgate, bound to Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro; assisted in, haying been on the Goodwin S ind. Th; Jamaica, Wilson, from Runtay, has arrived in the Clyde. The Aurora, Herring, from Sierra Leone, has arrived off Cork. The Ceres, Barnett, from Monte Video, has arrived in the River. DaaL, Avast. W S. W.—Arrived the Hero of Malown, Stubbs, from Hominy. and Duke of Norfolk, Manning, from St. Kitt's. PORTSMOVTH. APRIL 25. Wind W.S.W. to W.—lt blew a gale all last night and to-day, from S.S. W. to W. Off the port, the Ferguson, Grove, from Singapore. Ih.rwoulrkt, Aran. 22.—Wind S.S.W.—Off the port, the Jonge Willem, bledvort, from Surinam. Fatasotrru, APRIL 22.—Arrived the Lady Wellirgton packet, from Carthagena—sailed the e6th Feb. Jamaica the pith ult. and Crooked Island the 26th. LIVE It POOL, Aran. 22.—Arrived the T , -----, from Pernambuco; Doris, Roberts; Orion, Pontos ; Arab, Buil ; and Hautonia, Watson, from Savannah; Trial, Wilson, Prom Charleston; Fenelon. Rich, from Virginia; and St. Catherine, Green, from St. John's. Off the port, the Arnold, Clarke, from Charleston. Doran, Aran. 23.-01 the port, the Indus, Burnell, from Per nambuco, and Margaret, —, from New York. LOSS OF THE SHIP LADY HOLLAND. From the Cape of Good Hope Ga>ette, Feb. 17. Information was received in town on Monday last, by Mesars. l Borradailes, Thompson, and Piliana, of the Lady Holland, Captain Snell, having struck on a reef of rocks on the north end of Damen Island, at about half-past 10 o'clock on Sunday night. The night was very dark, and it was blowing a strong gale of wind from the S.E. A vigilant look-out had been kept from sun-sea, at which period no appearance of land could be discerned; a few minutes before the vessel struck, the man stationed in the forecastle called out, " Breakers a-head !" The helm was immediately put down, but she struck before coming round. Some time previously the lead was hove, and no bottom could be found at 120 fathoms. Cap. tain Snell ordered the main.mast to be cut away ; this was done, but it fell backward on the niisen.mast, and carried that away also. The boats were then got out, and the whole of the passengers and crew, got safely on shore at Daasen Island, without, however, being able to secure either provisions or water. A great portion of the cargo, it is-hoped, will be saved—much of it consisting of Madeira wine in casks. As soon as the intelligence of this unfortunate accident reached I I the agents, they, with the utmost promptitude, despatched the Con stitution, and Messrs. Sinelairs's boats, *lce. together with a waggon for the purpose of relieving the passengers and crew, and of saving as much . of the cargo as could be got at. The Falcon sloop, the cutter George, the Port Captain's launch, the North-wester. and several other boats went off to the spot, in order to afford assistance; the agents also made a request that government would give direc tions to the nearest authorities to provide for the protection of any goods which may float ashore. Dassen Island is about 40 miles to the northward of Temple Bay, and nearly midway between the latter and Saldanha Bay. The Lady Holland sailed from London in October last, bound to Madras and Calcutta. Passengers—Slrs. Laseelles, Mrs. Storey, Mrs. Shun, Mrs. Duff, Miss Saunders, Miss Lightfoot, 3liss Duval, Miss Moles worth, Miss Bailie, Miss Warburton, two Misses Byrne ; Colonel Dr Graves, Mr. bascelles, Madras civil service ; Captain Boulton, Captain Storey, Lieutenant Laycock, Mr. Assistant. Surgeon Allar. dice, Cadet Durant, and Mr. Gibbon. WRECK OF THE NE%NRY. We have this week the melancholy task of announcing to our readers a most distressing case of shipwreck, attended with the loss of many lives, which occurred on the night of Friday last, the 16th inst. on the coast of Carnarvonshirc, about four miles to the north ward of Bardsey Island. As many exaggerated and not a few un founded reports are in circulation regarding this unfortunate event, we have been at some pains to ascertain the truth, and are enabled, from the information of Mr. James Harris, Bangor, agent for Lloyd's, to lay the following particulars before the public: The ship Newry, ot . :411/ tuns burden, Captain Croabie, sailed from Warren-point. near Newry, Ireland, on Wednesday, the 14.11 inst. bound for Quebec, and having on board nearly 400 Irish emigranr., chiefly labourers, workmen, and small farmers, with their !amities. In the course of Thursday the wind got rather ahead, and at 11 a.m. on Friday the vessel put about. and stood to the southeast. On this course she continued until ten at night, during all which time it blew a gale, attended with so thick a haze that neither I and nor lights could be seen upon nearing the Welsh coast. At ten at' night die v.asel struck heavily upon a rock those to the main land of Carnervonshire, almitt four miles north of Bardsey Island. }:very attempt to get her off being in vain, the mast was cut and fortis nately fell upon a rya on the main land, which enabled some of the crew •o carry out a rope from the vessel to the shore, by means whereof they were enabled, by most fatiguing and dangerous eser tient, :o cot.et y nearly 300 of the passengers to land in safety. At t!;e elute the veinal struck, the passengers were all in their bertha, and oinst of them sea-sick. Upon perceiving their danger, a di eiedful seine of tenor and confusion arose. In a state of exposure and ex haus:ion th-y continued both on board and ashore, although several of them were severely injured, to exert themselves to save the lives of their passengers until h tie o'clock in the morning.— Fhey succeeded in rescuing betwixt forty and fity men,women, and chiletren, from their perilous situation, the last of whom weir , . brought on shore by ten o'clock in the forenoon. It is impossible as yet to ascertain accurately the number. of lives lost, but from all that we can learn it wAr betwixt forty and eighty. The vessel broke up on Sunday, and what remained of the wreck was mold by auction on Monday. Fourteen dead bodies have been found animegst the broken timber and on the rocks, all of which hate been decently interred. SINKING OF A COLLIER, AND MIRACULOVA PILF- Iox or Tur Ca rw.— On Wednesday might an aceahnt occurred on the river Thames, which had nearly been attended with the loss of several lives,owing to the sinking of the brig Anna,Capt. Wallace, master, a Newcastle collier, lying at Bell Wharf Tier, in the Lower Pool, Shadwell. The vessel, which was laden with coals, arrived from Newcastle Wednesday morning, and moored ofi' the above place. Nothing which could have indicated the occurrence of any ,accident was evident daring the day, and the Captain, mate, and crew (the who)e, we understand, were on board), retired to rein at their usual hour. On Thutsdai morning, be. twecn one and two o'clock. about the time of high )ester, they were greatly alarmed, and disturbed in their bertha, by finding that the brig had sprang a leak, and that the revel was rapidly filling, with water. All hands on board instantly bestirred themselves, spa had recount,: to the pump+, which were, however, found useless, bring choked up. The seamen observing the ship was f..at sinking, lost ao time us jumping into a boat &invade, and hardly had they dune leo when the vessel went down, almost swallowing them op i-s the vortex thus made, leaving her masts and rigging alone visible. flnc only cause that has been assigned by those along abort At li/Anted with the subject, to account for the sudden 10-ti of the yes reel, is, that she :twat have dropped upon an anehos lying in die bed of the river where the Anna was nsoor.Td ; and it is suppo4.ll the anchor pricked a hole in the bottom of the brig, and through the aperture thus made, the water ntered, and the ship having almost Immediately filled, she went down. COAMEMORATION OF SHAKSPEARE. STIATFORD-UPOII-AllOll, April tet. Second Commemorative Festival in honourr of t! e natal Asy of Shakspeare, commenced this morning, and upon • scale of splendour sed extent which reflects very great credit on the Con:in:tree of the Royal Sitakspearian Club. Stratford, at the time of our express leaving, presented a nowt animated aeon.. The streets were crowded with an orderly and happy populace, whilst the Bring of cannon, ringing of bells, waving of flags, the decorations of the houses, std the charms of the " Warwickshire lasses," afforded a carp (fail of the most pleasing description. The following was the order of the procession : St. George on horseback, in full armour. *kit the George's Banner borne by his Esquire on horseback.— Ti.c Banner of the Borough.—Melpomene, the Tragic Muse, in a car. drawn by four tiends.—Banner.—!Pity Leon—King Lear, Edgar as Mad Tom.---Coridanue.—A Roman Soldier and three Lie. tors.—Herald, with Black Eagle.—Roman Soldiers..—Commi nit's and Titus Lartius.--.lrdins Cesar.—Herald, with Coldeit Eagle.--Julius Caesar in a car, drawn by throe bases tem ast.— Roman Soldiers on each side.—Bintult rand Cassius.--Anthony and Cleopatra in a ear, Mawr by three horses abreast.-- Metedeth.—Three Witches, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Ilanquo, with a Glass, Trumpeter.—King John.—King John, Prince Ar thur, and Faulconbridge.—flenry the Fosrth.—Herald melt trumpet. Henry the Fourth and Henry Prince of Wee, on horse back, llotspur and Douglas on horseback.—Roniro and Joe firt.—Nurse, Peter, and Apothecary.—Richard the Third Drums and Trumpets. Richard the Third and Lady Anne.— Ilanikt.—Hamlet and Ghost, Polonium and Ophelia.—Henry the Eighth.—Trumpets, Ike., Henry the Eighth and Queen Kwharine, Cardinal Wolsey and Cromwell, his Secretary.--Othello.— Othello, Desdemona, Cattalo. !ago. and Roderigo ; Banner of Shakspeare's Arms; a Full Band ; Thalia, the Comic Muse, in a Car drawn by Four Satyrs.— Tempests—Proopero, Ariel, Cali ban, Trinculo. --Merry If lies of H'indsor.—Mrs. Page, Sir John Falstaff, Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Page.—Comedy of Krrnrs.—An. tipholus cf Ephesus, Aniipholus of Syracuse. Drontio of Ephesus, Bromic, of Syracuse.—Tanting of the Shreie.—Petruchio and Katherine, on one horse, in their wedding dress. —As You Like It.—Orlando Adam, Touchstone, Audrey.--Mrrehara of Ve ni.e.--Saylock. Portia.—Mid.ummer Dream—Oben:a ,ni Titania in a ear, drawn by Puck and Fairies, the Royal Standard of England., Yeomen, Banner of the Club, Committee and Members of the Club. It was intended to have hrouglii up the rror of the pageant by In.. trudticing Shukspr.are, Queen Elienbeth, and the Nobles of her Court ; but, upon mature consideration. the project was aband med, and the 'on was as above described. The characurs were sustained by Mr. Mariana D'S Cnips Dramatique, and the 'Lein. tiers of the 811A1C6TEAR lAN Club, assisted by amateur.. The (Lenses wore EfiC ly appropriate, and several very splendid. They were fur tislied by Mr. PALM ER, of London, und.r whose superintend ence the pageant was conducted. Loss or AN IRISH TRADER BY Fl RE, AT S:A.—Tir: se:ooner Ann, of London, 95 tons, Mills, master, on her voyage from Liverpool to London, caught tire in the cabin at five p. m. on the Ist instant, when about 120 miles W. by S. off Scilly ; ald while the crew were reef ing sails the flames increased so rapidly, that all efforts to extinguish them proved unavailing. The crew, six in numbor, had no resource but ta take to their heat, exposed to a heavy sea, with only a little water, three oars, and a compass. The vessel continued to burn for four hours, when she disappeared. A small raft was made to keep the boat's head to sea, and the crew had several narrow escapes of being swamped . At nine a. m. next day, a brig hove in sight, and by tying a bander chief on the top of an oar they attracted the notice of her crew. The brig immediately bore down upon them, and proved to be the Magdalen, of Lon don, from Trieste, commanded by Mr. Lind, a native of Brighton, who took them on board, and treated them with the greatest humanity and kindness for twelve days, when they were landed at Strandgate Creek. The Ivessel was not insured, except a part of the Master's share, whose loss (as also that of the crew) i s ver y grea t, not having been able to save a single article from the cabin—Brighton Gazette. DA RING AND EXTENSIVE Roeneuy•—lnforma tion of the following robbery was given yesterday at the different police offices:—Tuesday, a person calling him self Valdez, called on Mr. Cohen, a dia mon d merc h an t, No. 23, Bevis Marks, and said he was a Spaniard re cently arrived from South America, and wished to be come the purchaser of some diamonds. He pretended not to understand the English language, and expressed himself in French, saying, that he was anxious to take some diamonds from this country in order to make pre sents of in his own. A packet of diamonds, amount ing in value to 7001. was then exhibited to him, and he approved highly of their eater, and selected the lot ; he then sealed them up with a ring he had upon his finger, set with an onyx, and engraved with a tre.id, and hastily quitted the shop without paying for them, and A as out of sight before Mr. Cohen could get round from be hind the counter. He is described about thirty years of age, five feet five inches in height, thin face, acquiline nose, and dark complexion. A person answering the above description, accompanied by a well-dressed female, called on Monday last at Grayhurst and Harvey's, and at Hawley's, in the Strand, requesting them to look at some diamonds, describing that they were required to be made into a cross to be worn by a lady. COURSE OF EX( Amsterdam —.12 • C.F. Ditto At sight „Al 7 Rotterdam... 2 U 12 • Antwerp ... 12 • Ilamtnirgh 4j U 14 2 Altana ... 21 U 14 21 Paris, 34by's4ight 25 73 Ditto U 26 U Madrid C.idiz ... Barcelona ..35; Bilboa —36 'HANGS, April 24. Seville .. 531 Gibraltar... .. •7$ Leghorn 47$ Genoa ... 16 . ... __ Venice ...471 'Raba Naples Palermo .. ... 118 d per os Lisboa Rio Janei►o .. 214 Dublin .. .. I' PRICRSOF GOLD AND SILVFIt. Foreign Gold in Bars ... ... £ 17 9 Silver, in Bars, standard ... 0 • 11 PRICE OF LEATHER. Best Dressing Hides Common Ditto Crop lildes,3s to 401bs for cutting Ditto 45 to 50114 still to led Calf Skins. 36 to 401bs ..... Ditto SO to 701bs Ditto 70 to 801bs ... .. &shill S'eale, Greenland) named Ilor.e Hides 164 to itt 1 sr.,eish (lone Hides ......... NEW FARRINGDON IIARKEr, Aram 24. There sas a good simply of num at market. at.tl the seta was abundantly supplied with Vegetablts, &e. in wawa. Prices per It,. to the enn+umr►. Der►—Fittest Rua tins, 64.1. and 71 Do. &•thus, 4'd. rqual quantky stlr rac►, .5;.1. Rump Steaks. 9d. Bert Steak+, ed. Rump of B e d, ed. Wzrossit 211trretus—Leg, 7d. and 7',41. Ilauvcb„ 6d. and 614. Saddle, 6;4. Loin, 6;d. Shoulder, Sitl. an 4164. Neck, Id. litrast, 41.1. VVA I.rg , 6 Id. 7.1 I iikt , 91. SASH), 7d. and 7;d. Prr.tat 7!tt. Neck, lii. Shoulder, 344. tool , 64. Puss, 541 to, 644. Lams. WI. all t aid. NEWGATR AND LRADRNIIALL. Avast By tbe . Per itcrte of sibs. iiref, 24 6d. to 31. 4J. Mount, its. ai. to 3s. IOJ. V.-4, .11. to 44 B.i. Yorb , Ss• BJ. to 44. Lamb, St. SI to 64. 84 ST. JAMES'S HAY-MARKET, Aram SC Coartr Heavy Lowland Shadow Hay, 22 s*. to XII IS. Useful ditto, Al 15s. to Al ►Ss Moe Upland Meadow and Rye Gravo Flay. £4 Os. 0.. Myer flay. .e 3 Ilk to 23 Sc. Oat Straw, £2lls. to AI Os. Wheat &raw, £2 So. to Zit 1114 . Peg bad • of :14 trusses. SMITHFIELD HAT MARKET, Avon. 14. Coarse Heavy Lowland Meadow Hay, ti Oil. to XS 34,,Llartal Meadow Hay, .13 64. to £3 LS% rum Vplasi Moan/ aid nye Grow Hay. Al Os to is rat t knee Hay, generally, 43 34. to 44 16a. Eurarredioary Is. ethos, tS IM. Ow Straw, 42 is. to Mlle. Wheat &net, Li 64. w 42 M. lKe load of 34 trures.