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Ii 'SHE EVENING STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1526. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at 79a for the Account, soon after they were done at 781, and may be quoted at the present time at 79; 4 fin the Account, and 791 to a for Money ; the continuation being 1 per Cent. Little or no business doing : the inactive state of the Market may be attributed to the struggle baying ceased for the present between the Bulls and Bears. The Hebrew party are for the the, and no doubt will remain Balls until after the Knices Speech, at the closing of the present Parliament, as they are aware it will tend to improve the Consol Market. The Bears, who fore see the operations of the Hebrews, remain on the defensive at pre sent. In the Foreign Market Russian Stuck continues to rise. Current Prices: Old Spanish 74 8, Mexican 61j 62, Colom bian new 40 50, Russian 80 a, New Scrip a a prem. ONE O'CLOCK. Consols, which were looking up in the earlier part of the morn ing, have taken a sudden change; and Consols which were at Twelve o'Clock at 79a 1 for the Account, are now 79} Sellers. The Money Market appears rather gloomy, owing to several Sales of Money Stock being effected. Consols for Money are 79i. This is Settling Day at the Foreign Market, and the chief bu siness doing is Settling Accounts. Up to the present time no fai lures have taken place. A quantity of New Four per Cents. have 'seen thrown on the Market this morning, which have been done at 941, and are at present Ook 1. PRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 2014 202 th 3 I.er Cent. Red. 78% '4 3 per Cent. Cons. 791/ 8 1 / 4 V s 31 per Cent. Red. 84% 85 84% 7 / 4 per Cent. 93 1 / 4 94% 4 per Cent. Scrip 1 ,4 si s 4 per Cent. 1826, 93 1 / 4 '4 Long Ann. 18% 13-16 India Stock 237 238 India Bonds. 6 7 1:1,0(X) Excheq. Bills 8 9 prem. £5OO ditto 8 9 prem. €lOO and £2OO ditto 8 10 rem. C its. for Acct. 79 3 / 4 % % At FOREION FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCF. Chinon Bonds, 6 p CL 41 Greek 11ds 1325, 5 p C. 14 Colombian Bd., 6 p C. Me:. Bonds 11125, 61/ 2 11 Do. Bds 1824, 401 11 401 I Do. Acct. 62 / 2 11 Do. Acc. 41 404 Russ. 1141%0622, 5 p C. 791 801 1 Danish Bonds, 3 p Ct. $6l Ditto Acct. 80 1 1 81 801 1 Do. Acct. 561 Span. Bonds 5 p Ct. 8 71 BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK. MARL, !AIM. Anglo Mexican 5 pm. 100 50 371 Brazilian 100 15 12 111 Colombian 100 10 - 6 Mexican Company 100 15 51 Pasco Peruvian 100 15 56 Real del Monte 400 400 360 United Nlexican 40 20 181 Welch Iron & Coal • 25 25 10 Protector Fire 20 • $ 11 e. Provincial 134015* 11'4414 100 15 61 West India Company 100 5 3 21 PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS DAY. 'lle Session, and the present Parliament . , both termi nated this day in Prorogation by Commission. At three o'clock, the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Earls of SHAFressuaY and WESTMORELAND, and the Arch bishop Of CANTIKBURY, his MAJESTY'S Commissioners, dressed in their robes, entered the House and took their seats. After some Bills brought from the Commons, had been read a third time and passed, Sir THOMAS TIRWHITT, the Usher of the Black Rod, was directed to require the attendance of the Commons. -kter a few minutes had elapsed, the SPEAKER, and several of the Members of the House of Commons ap peased at the Bar, when the LORD CHANCELLOR read a Commission under the Great Seal, for giving the Royal Assent to several Bills ; which was then given, including the two Corn Bills. The LORD CHANCELLOR then read the following " My Lords and Gentlemen, a His NIAJesTv commands us to inform you, that the state of the public business enabling his MAJESTY to close the Session, at a period of the year the most con ♦enient for a General Election, it is his Maassry's in tention to dissolve, without delay, the present P.trlia ment, and to direct the issue of Writs for the calling of a new one. " His MAJESTY cannot take 1 ave of you without commanding us. to express his MAJESTY'S deep sense of the z:al and public spirit which you have conitantly ilibplAyed in the discharge of your s veral important functions. " His MantsTv particularly acknowledges the promptitude and discretion with which you have ap plied yourselves to the objects specially recommended to you by his MAJZSTY at the commencement of this Session; and his MAJESTY confidently hopes that the good effect of your deliberations will be manifested in the improved stability of public and private credit. " His fslansry has the satisfaction to inform you, that the distinguished skill, bravery, and success, with which the operations of the British arms in the do minions of the King of AvA have been carried on, have led to the signature, upon highly-honourable terms, of a preliminary treaty with that Sovereign, which, his MAJarry has every reason to ezFect will be the foun dation of a secure and permanent peace. al His MAJESTY further commands us to repeat to you, that his MAJESTY'S earnest endeavours have con tinucd to be unremittingly exerted to prtvent the betAk;ng cut of lio.tilities among natiot.s, and to put an end to those which still unhappily exist, as well In America as in Europe. " Gentlemen of the. House of Cimmsons, " His 1114.resvy commands us to thank you for the provision which you have made for the service of the year. '• His MAJEsTx% attention will be constantly directed to the seduction of the public expenditure, in eve'y de gree that may be consistent with the due maintenance of the security, honour, and interests of his kingdom. " My Lords and Gentlemeu, " We are especially commanded to assure you, that his MAJESTY'S paternal feelings have been deeply af fected by the distresses whiei have prevailed among the manufacturing classes of his MAJESTY'S subjects ; and by the exemplary patience with which those distresses have been generally borne. e , His MAJESTY trusts that the causes out of which the partial stagnation of employment has arisen are, under the blessing of PnovroEsce,of gradual abatement• 66 His MAJESTY is confident that your presence and example in your several counties - will contribute to maintain and encourage the loyal and orderly spirit which pervades the great body of his people ; and his MAJESTY relies upon your disposition to inculcate that harmony and mutual good-will, among the several great interests of the Country, upon which the common prosperity of them-all essentially depends." The LORD CHANCELLOR then said,—" My Lords and Gentlemen, I am, by virtue of a Commission under the Great Seal to us and other Lords directed, corn minded by his MAJESTY to declare Parliament Prorogued." MOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKRR entered the House at a few minutes before three o'clock, when the Corn Importation Bill, which had been returned from the Lords with some amendments, was read a third time and passed. The House was then summoned by Sir THOMAS TYRWHITT, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, to attend in the House of Peers, to hear the speech for proroguing the Parliament read. On their entrance the SIPRAERR read the speech, and the House was immediately pro rogued. The Allgenteine Zeituxg of the 20th inst. received this morning, contains mime further particulars of that owre true a tale," the fall of Missolonghi. It also gives an article from Constantinople, intimating that the Porte is perfectly sincere in its acceding to the demands of Russia. The following are extracts) VIENNA, MAI; It The Austria* Observer of this date eotitalns a short article from Constantinople of 15th May, respecting the taking of Missallonghl. The Turks, it says, knew is the beginning of April, that the garri. son bad provisions for no more than a fortnight or three weeks , and the Greek Beet found it more advisable and more profitable to preserve valuable European merchantmen in the Archipelago than to venture a combat with the Turkisla fleets. An attempt made in' the middle of April, by thirty Hydriot and Spezziot vessels, to re lieve blissolonghi, totally failed, all access being prevented, since Anatolie* and Vassilado were in the hands of the Turks, and the Captain Paeha's fleet being drawn up in lice of battle to re pel the Greeks. The particulars are not known; but the Captain Paclaa's dispatches state that the Greeks Were re pulsed, and pursued to a considerable distance—two of their ships sunk, several much damaged, and live obliged to seek refuge in the bay of Petalo, where they are blockaded by the Turks. The gar rison, after this defeat, resolved on a sally in the night of the 21st, to open themselves a passage through the enemy's camp; bat this intention, says the letter, was discovered to the enemy by a young Turkish prisoner, who made his escape from that town. Redschid Paeha was accordingly ready to receive them ; and, in spite of their desperate resistance, almost all were killed : some that at tempted to return to the town found it in possession of Hussein Bey, and were all cut to pieces; three or four hundred, who had taken the way to the mountains on the right, were overtaken by the Turkish cavalry, and also cut to pieces.—(Though this letter says that the garrison spiked the guns, and left a detachment to blase up the mines, it does not mention that the latter was carried into effect.) ROME, MAY 11. The Diane di Reese, after describing the fall of Misselonghi, adds, —lt is inconceivable that nothing was heard of Goura or Fab: vier ; probably they were not strong enough to force their way through the enemy s lines. But it seems still more inconceivable, that the Greek Government at Napoli did not exert itself to the utmost to save Missolonshi, the bulwark of Greece, as it might have foreseen that if that place fell, the storm must fall next on itself, and the town where it resided. Colocotroni, one of the most experienced Commanders, hovered about Tripolizza, without doing any thing of consequence ; as if confined within a magic circle, in stead of hastening to the relief of a fortress, with the fate of which tharof Greece itself was so closely connected. The only consola tion is, that Ibrahim's army must be greatiy weakened by the many unsuccessful attacks, and by the last sanguinary catastrophe, in which numbers were killed by the blowing up of the mines; and it may perhaps be a considerable time before the Egyptian Commander will be able to attempt any thing of importance. CONSTANTINOPLF., MAY 3. The Divan is much incensed at a letter (copies of which are here circulated in MS.), from a Greek agent in London to a friend in Zante. It is dated 17th February, and announces an approaching change in the policy of Russia (which, however, passed ever the cause of the Greeks in its ultimatum), and added that England would soon co-operate with Russia in favour of the Greeks. Bet according to all the circumstances, this letter by no means merits the attention whit!, the Turks give fb it. As for the Greeks here, they build their last hopes on the fact, that where the Divan is concerned, promise is not always followed by performance, as Is shown by the acceptance, as it if called, of the Russian Ultima tum of 1821. But we believe they deceive themselves, the Divan is too sensible of the change that has taken place since 1821, to at tempt such evasions as it did at that time. Yesterday afternoon the Duke of YORK had an inter view with the Earl of LiveerouL, at the Noble Earl's house, in ' Whitehall. Yesterday the Princess SoPHIA visited the Duke of Yoaz at his house in South Audley-street. The Speech for proroguing Parliament was arranged on Monday, at the Privy Council, held by his 1114asstr, at Carl. ton House. It is said the SPEAKER of the House of Commons will be re-elected in a new Parliament, to sit one more Session, and then be elevated to the Peerage. At the general Election in 1818 tl , e Wths were issued by the LORD Csaseettoa on the 10th of June, and made return able•on the 4th of August. Yesterday alternoon, at half-past four o'clock, the Duke of You held a Levee as Commander-in-Chief, at his Office in the Horse Guards, which occupied the attention of his Royal Highness about an hour. The following were among those present: 'l'he Duke of Grafton, the Marquis of Huntley, the Earl of Flgioe, Lieut.-General Lord Charles Sonierset, on his return front the Cape of Good Hope; Earl of Southampton, Lord 13layney, Lord James Fitzroy, Generals Sir George Nugent and Fitzroy, Litut.•Generals Sir Jittin Oswald and Cockell, Majot•Generals Woman and lit ar Adnrral Page, Sir Gregory Wey, and ~Lout ty other CV:Act:Ts. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. • _ That delightfdl syreo and excellent actress, Miss PAvon, took her benefit last night at this Ths . atrs, and we were glad to live that an unfeeling, if not a miligtiant"sepitk thii Lady, by one of, our contemporaries, did not in the Vast dlitillvather of that support to which her talents entitle her} for the house was crowded in every part. The performance was the Siege of Belgrade, in which that Lady took the part of Catke-ine, powerfully supported by BRAHAM as the Seraskier, Madame VSSTIM4 as LAI, and Miss Love as Ghita. BRA HAM acquitted himself to admiration ; he was encored in hi: cele brated song," Will lane *tit heart is beating." Mks l'ATos was in excellent voice, and was loudly applauded throughout. She was encored in " Rest, Warrior, Rest," which she introduced. After the Opera, WIIIRR presided at the performance of his Overture to Der Frieschn tz, which was performed in admirable style. A Concert then followed, in which Miss Pam's sang to admiration the beautiful song of " Black eyed Susan." BRAHAM was encored in "Scots whi hn'e," and " Blue Bonnets over the Border." The petit Comedy of ('harks the Second concluded the entertain ments of the evening with infinite eclat ; it was well performed in all its parts. Miss PATon in "Lo, here the gentle Lark." was very warmly and deservedly applauded; as, indeed, she was most rapturously in all her songs; and, as often as this sweet syrrn invites her (Hen& to a similar banquet, we sincerely hope that, among her numerous admirers," A' the Blue Bonnets will be over the ilorder." THE MASQUERADE. If F. 11. paws by Wittstre's Colonnade, She'll find a Ticket for the Alassperade ; ' Els left, and she may receive the same, By mentioning her proper name ! Mar 31,1826. THE ARMY. The let Division of the Depot of the 78th ( iligtland) Regiment' embarked on board a steam packet, on the 25th instant, at Glen. gow, for Fort George. Saturday, the East Kent Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry, com manded by Lieutenant Colonel GARRATT, marched into Canter. bury, fer eight days' duty. Sunday the Regiment attended Divine Service in the morning, at the Cathedral, when an excellent sermon was delivered by the Rev. Dr. WRLFIT, from the 7th chap. of St. Matthew's Gospel, 14th verse. The whole appearance of this va: luable corps had a most interesting effect.—Friday next they will be inspected by Lieutenant Colonel HARRIS, in the Barrack Field- WAR-01'1104 APRIL 13. 1826. Sts—lt having been represented that much inconvenience is ex perienced in consequence of omissions and errors in the Reports and Discharges received at Chelsea Hospital, and in consequence of the delay that occurs in deciding upon the applications of men who have claims to the Pension for Service alone ;—I have the honour to acquaint you, that in future the men of this description, who are discharged at the Regiment, and are not required to attend at Chel sea, are to receive an allowance of One Shilling a day for thirty days from the dates of their discharges, and, in addition thereto, they are also to receive the marching allowance of eigbtpence per diem, for the number of days' march from the place of discharge to the place of enlistment. The above-mentioned Allowances are to be paid by the Regi mental Pay-master, who is to furnish to the Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital, and to this Office, the particulars of such payments immediately after they are made. 1 ant to add, that the Pensions of the Men, if allowed, will com mence from the expiration of the period of thirty days, for which the Allowance of One Shilling a day is granted. I have &e. 'Officer commanding the (Signed) PALM ERSTON. WA SMITICE, MAY 24 I ns. • Sra—The Acts of the sth Geo. IV. cap. 74, and the 6th Gee. • IV. cap. IT, having enacted, that from and after the Ist of January, 1626, the British Statute Mile consisting of 1760 yards, shall be the only Legal Mile throughout the United Kingdoni; I am di rected by the Secretary at War to acquaint you, that all Allowances connected with the Marches of the Troops in Ireland, which are chargeable at certain Rates per Mile, are to be calculated according to the number of British Statute Miles, instead of according to the number or trish Miles as heretofore. I have, &c. The Officer commanding Regt. of (Signed) W. MERRY. THE LATE MURDER NEAR MANCHESTER. PROM THE MANCHESTER MERCURY Or TUESDAY. We regret to state, that neither of the men concerned in the late dreadful murder near Patrieroft have yet been taken; but a clue bas at length been obtained, which we hope will yet lead to their apprehension. On Saturday last Mr. Lavender having learnt that Mrs. Stewart, who was examined as a witness on the Coroner's Inquest, had received a letter in a very mysterious way, proceeded to her house to mak, some inquiries respecting it. Before calling upon her, he learnt that on Wednesday morning a woman came to a lad who sells edger beer in Smithy-door, and gave him a letter, which she desired him to take to Mrs. Stewart's shop, which he did, and gave it to her. When Mr. Lavender questioned Mrs. Stewart respecting this letter, she at first denied any knowledge of it ; but being Fressed on the subject, she at length confessed that she had received one, and afterwards burnt it. She stated that it was without signature, but from the description of the hand writing i t appears to have been written by Michael M'Keand, and referred to himself and his brother. It stated, that though people might condemn them for what had occurred near Eccles, yet they were not so much to blame as might be supposed ; for what they had done, they did in their own defence ; that they were attacked by the landlord, and one of them was wounded before they committed violence on any one; that Mrs. Stewart might dismiss any appre hensions on their account, for they had succeeded in making their escape; and the writer requested that she would go to the house in Byrom-place, sell the furniture, and give the proceed% to his mother and sister, and at the same time tell them nut to be uneasy, for tbey (the brothers) had escaped. This statement of the contents of the letter was confirmed by a woman whom Mrs. Stewart had called in to read it for her, she not being able to read it herself; and the woman also corroborated her statement that the letter was burned as soon as it was read. From this disclosure, it appeared tolerably evident that the writer of the letter must have been in or near Manchester on Wednesday ; and the next consideration was, who the woman could be who delivered the letter to the boy. From his description of her person, it was at length ascertained to be Betty Connell, a Scotchwornan, w h o lived with Michael in King-street, Salford, in the capacity of house keeper, and who was always suspected of knowing more than any other person respecting the fire which took place in his house. It was ascertained that he kept her somewhere; but notwithstanding a most diligent search, her place of abode could not be discovered until yesterday noon, when she was found in a house in Collier. street, Salford, and was immediately taken into custody. We understand that she admitted having delivered the letter to the boy in Smithy.door, and that she had received it from Michael M'Keaud, who she said arrived at her house at five o'clock on the Tuesday morning (the morning after the murder), and remained there until ten o'clock on the Wednesday earning, when he went away, but she did not knew where he was gone. Ske stated that he went away in the clothes in which he came, and they were not at all bloody ; but there is some reason to doubt this part of her statement. It appears that she was confined of a child (of which Michael is the father) about five weeks ago; a circumstance which in some degree accounts for the difficulty of finding her residence, as she would of course be very little out of doors for tonne time. A strong suspicion is entertained that the brotheri are still con cealed in the town ; and the efforts of the police to discover their retreat is unremitting; and we her will be successful. It may, perbaps,be desirable to have it known, that the description which has been given of their persons, is, in one respect, inaccurate : they are described as having dark eyes ; but the fact we believe is, that •their eyes are grey. Colonel PISA, and fifteen other Italian officers of merit and experience, are about to take their departure for Greece. Colonel PISA was formerly Aid-de Calls to General PEPE, and is held in the highest esteem by all who have the honour of knowing him. He is to fill a confidential situation in Greece.—Merning Paper. An attack was made hst week by six armed men, on the house of Lombardston, the residence of tee Misses Lombard, near Mallow ; but the police having gained previous information, & rjeant Crossley and a par latt acked the robbers, who returned their fit e,when one of the villains was c off mortally wounded, I and another that was left, is since dead; the others escaped. Serjeant Crossley is wounded. This niontabg as a little girl, ab nit seven years of ige, the daughter of a street / keeper of the name of Goodwoith, WA* pa4siug along annein-stiert,l bale of goods, which some men were raising by a crane into a a atehotiw, fell, and killed her on 'he spot. rASIIIONABLE INTELUGENCE. Monday being the Anniversary of the Coronation of hi: Majer ) Charles X. King of Franc?, a brilliant fete was given by the Pric, and Princess Polignac, at their house in Portland place. Dancir g was carried on with much spirit till a late hour, alio a magnifier ; supper was prepared for the who!e of the company. Amon:: ,!:: distinguished persons present wer;—their Royal lligbnesse. ti e Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Prince Leopold, his Majtsty'i Ministers, the Foreign Ambassadors, the Duke: of and Grafton, and nearly GOO of the haw ton. The Duke of Nort humbet land had a grand dinner party on WI. day, at Northumber land House ; among whom were—The :11. 1 , quis of Carmarthen, Lord and Lady Strathaven, lord Dorch es:et Lord Prudhoe, ord Harvey, Lord Pelham, Sir Watkin Cady .Harriet W. Wynn, Sir John Malcolme, Mr. and La 4 Harriet Clive, the Hunourable Mr. Bligh, Captain Buller, jr.A Charles Percey, Bcc.2 The Marquis and Marchioness of Lothian entrrtaini:d Marchioness of Londonderry and a distinguished party at dinL t t yesterday, in St. James's square. The Earl and Countess of Sefton gave a grand dinner, on nr. day, at their house in Arlington-street, to the Dowager MarL:“. oness of Salisbury, Lady Georgiana and Miss Wellesley, la, Arthur 11111, Mr. and Mrs. Grenfell, General Actuitroug, M r , De Roos, Mr. Giles. &c. The Countess of Jersey's rout, on Monday evening, in Berkeley qtrtre, was very elegantly attended. Lord Crewe entertained a di,tinguished party at dinnei yesterd,.y, at his house in Lower Grosvenor-street. The Honourable Mr. and Mrs. Miller Smith entertaine.l a larg e party at dinner yesterday, at their house in Burlington-Nu..et. The following distinguished personages had dinner parties y.,. terday—Sir Robert Farquhar, Sir Charles Moncic, John Per._, F.sq. M.P. John Trotter, El. C. Musgrave, Esq. and Arti...r Stanhope, Esq. The Duke of St. Albans trrived in town yesterday, from the seat of Arthur Capel, Esq. of Meyneth Loege, Sunning Hill. The Duke of Rutland has arrived at his seat, lkivoir Castk from Derbyshire. Lord and Lady Dundas and family left town yesterday, for titer seat in Yorkshire. Sir Boger and Lady Gresley left the Clarendon hotel, Bond_ street, yesterday, for their seat, Drakelow, Derbyshire. Lady Shelley and family have left Miller's Hotel, Jertuyn-strer, for their seat, Field place, Sussex. Captain and Mrs. Garth left town yesterday, for their seat in Berkshire. Al . J and H. Vernon arrived yesterday at Fenton's New Hotel, St. James's street, front a tour. FEMALE FA S HIONS FOR JUNE. EVIDONO CCOSTUMI6, OF UIILING'S LACE.—This beautiful specimen of Urling's unrivalled manufacture is worn over a white satin slip. The petticoat of this lace, fine as the thread woven by the fabled Arachne, is of the most superb pattern, in sprigs on a sort of tulle net ground, ref delicate texture. Three flounces of the same 1111re rial, of a pattern exquisitely rich, ornament the border, and are set on in slight festoons. Over the upper flounce is a design of flowers and foliage entwined in costly profusion, all in lace-work, forming a fine completion of this charming dress. The corsage is of white satin, made to fit close to the shape; the sleeves are shunt, and arc ornamented downwards with double jabots of Ur:ing's lace, placed separate, but very near each other. The hair is arranged in the newest style of fashion, in bows and curls, and adorned With strings of pearls, richly ornamented combs, and full-blown nisei. A neck lace of Egyptian pebble:, set a l'Antique, in finely wrought gold, encircles the threat, and the ear pendants are formed of lung pear-pearls.—Frans La Belle 4SSCP4bieI. . . Bloataxa VISITING Daess.—A high dress of Gros de Naples, of a beautiful cerulean blue; the border of the skirt ornamented with three flounces pointed at the edges, and there finished by a delicate embroidery in chenille, and bound with a narrow rouleau. The body is quire plain, and surmounted at the throat by a very full ruff of stiffened gauze,with blond edging. A broad sash, the same colour as ,the dress, confines the waist, with two long ends directly in front,. the ends handsomely fringed. The sleeves sit almost close to the arm, and have mancherons of quite a novel kind : they are loose, but are made stiff, and pointed, wits one point f.igtened down rridt small rosette; at the wrists the sleeves are elegantly fluted; the flutings are lengthwise, and wadded, which gives to them a richls , embossed appearance. A hat of white chip is trimmed with pink and canary yellow ribands entwined, the strings twisted in the same manner, and fastening to the sash with a rosette comp: td of earls colour; the hat is ornamented with a simple how of the two ribands, on the elevated side, under the brim.—for it is plaeed very much on one side, over the left ear; each side of the crown is ornamented with tight bouquets of corn flowers. The shoes are of black satin, and the gloves of yellow kid.—lbid. A NEW JEANNIE DEANS. Last week a very modest and interesting girl, about sixteen years of age, presented herself at the Home De partment Office, with a petition, which she said she wished to present to the King ; and being informed that it must be presented through Mr. Secretary Peel to his Majesty, she said she would call again. Her name is Harrison, and she is the daughter of a leipectable tradesman at Birmingham ; her brother, a hoy about her own age, had been seduced by two older boy:, .to join them in stealing some gold belonging a Mrs Price, of that town, and Harrison and one of his companions were convicted of the offence at the last Warwick Assizes. No distinction was made between the old offender and Harrison, who had not berme com mitted a theft, and they were both sentenced to trans portatian for life, When Miss fri.irtison heard of the ',ituation of her brother, and that her mother's F!e was despaired of, in consequence of her exce,sive grief oc casioned by her child being for ever separated from her, the pour girl packed up a few articles of apparel, and, without advising with her taiends, started by the coach from Birmingham to London, to present a peti tion to the King in his favour. When ,he that the petition could only he presented through Mr. Peel, she called again at the Home Office, and encl.)sed, with the petition addressed to his Alaje,ty, the following letter addressed to Mr. Peel r; LcAdam, May 28, 1826. " RIGHT HONOURRIBLZ Sit —A very humble individual, a young female, only sixteen years of age, has travelled from Birmingham td London, to have the satisfaction of personally laying before you a Petition in favour of her brother. • This is her first journey ; he is perfectly inexperienced; and she has no opportunity of inquiring the most proper mode of applying for so great a favour ; but she trusts the innocence of her character, which is nninve.cliabk. well as the delicacy of her sex, and the distressing nature ul her object—to obtain mercy for her brother, will be allowed by a Gen tleman of well known benevolence to outweigh any unimportant violation of the rules of etiquette, and will show how much the claims of humanity are regarded by a great Minister before those of ceremony. My reason; Right Honourable Sir, for taking this lung journey, and for soliciting this audience, is, that my dear parents and myself may have the solace of knowing that the case of my unfor tunate brother was really known toi and duly considered by you; Sir; and that I may hereafter reflect, that my humble voice war heard for mercy, by you, Right Honourable Sir. " I have the honour to be, Right lion. Sir, " Your most obedient, most humble servant, ANNE MARIA HARRISON. " To the Right Hon. Robert Peel, Esq. his Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department." Mr. Peel, with that humanity fot which he is so dis tinguished, gave the poor girl an intet view, and proe mised not only to present her petition to the King, but to make inquiries into her brother's case, and if ►here were circumstances in his favour, he would recommend a commutation of his ►entente. The youth is now on ,board the Dolphin, at Chatham; and the affectionate sister waits in town for Mr. Peel's decision. Yesterday afternoon, a Meeting of the ShaTeholder; of the Gooneatl Mining Company was held, Nlr.Joilg BLEADON in the Chair. The Report having been teAdo it was opposed by M —Fa ...M. CLARK; and be l He' solutions, declaring that the Company was a riol;' entity, and that the Shareholders %anti adopt leg measures for the recovery of tl.eir money, nce catricS 'by a large nt4jority.