Star. — London, England, 1827-08-31 00:00:00

THE KING, Ike. WINDSOR, AUG. SO.—Yesterday the LORD CHAN VSLLOR and Mr. HS/MUSSON arrived at the Royal I Lodge, and had each a long audience of his MAJESTY and after partaking of some refreshment, they left for, town.—Since the commencement of the present week, the Kisio has, with his attendants, dined daily at the Fishing Temple. Her Majesty the Queen of Wtrantat I , Lu a, after an absence of so many years from her Live country, having a desire to witness once snore the favourite spirt and amusement attached to racing, yes terdAy afternoon; accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess AuoustA, left Frogmore Lodge at half past one o'clock, in her phaeton drawn by four of his MA. JErrv's ponies, and (hove by two postillions in the Royal Livery ; two other open carriages, with four horses each, with postillions and outriders in the Royal livery, fol. lowed, with Sir THOMAS HAMMOND, and her MAJIISTY'S respective suite of attendants. Her MAJESTY, on entering Egham Mead; was met by the Steward of the Races, and conducted from off the high road into the Rice Course, and to 'the Duke of CLARINCE'S stand, where her MAJZSTT was received by their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of CLARRNCE, and frequently cheered by the numerous assemblage of spectators. Her MAJESTY remained until the sport of the du was over, and returned to Frogmore Lodge at six o'clock. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. • • DEPARTURES. Earl of Ferrer. and Mrs. Rose, for Staunton Harrold, Leicester shire; Lady Frances, from Harley street, to Butts House; the Hon. Mrs. G. Disbrowe, from hensiegton Palace, for the Conti nent ; the Earl of Fife, for the Royal Lodge, Windsor ; the Earl of Arran, from his house hi Dover•ureet, for hie seat in Sussed ; the Earl and Countess of Coventry and family, to their seat in Woe cstenhire; Lord Charles Manners, for Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart.'s seat, Wynnatay, Flenbigh.hire, ots his way to Ireland; Colonel Acheson, for Scotland; the Earl and Countess of Onalow, from the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street, for their seat, Clandon, near Guildford ; Colonel Austin, from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's street, for hi. seat in Kent; Captain Hare, from ditto, for Scot- land; Charles Eden, Esq. from ditto, for Norfolk ; General Par ker, from ditto, for Uri/Moo; T. D. Magoni. Esq. frooa the Pul tasty Hotel, Albemarle street, on a tout; Captain Lloyd, from ditto, for Cheltenham; General Loftus, from his house in Wimple sure, for his seat, Stukey, near Wells, Norfolk. ARRIVALS. Captain and Mrs. Camae, In Brook-street, from the Coeninent ; General Hamilton. at Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, front Paris: Mt. and the Misses Femme, at ditto, from their sear, Chipping Norton ; the Rev. G. Dawson and Mts. Dawson, at the Berners Hotel, Berners.street, from Cheltenham; the Rev. R. Scott, at (Stub from Shrewsbury ; Mr. Rawson and Family, at the St. George's Hotel, from a tour; Mr. Eyre and Family, at ditto, from their seat, neat Southampton. ARRIVALS AT CHELTENHAM. Marquis and AI archinness of F.zeter,Counsoos Beauchamp, Dowa ger Viscountess Doner.ile and Family, Lord Kenyon and Family, Lady Gibbon, Mr. and Hon. Mrs. Sowell, Sir Henry and Lady Bell, Sir Wm. Brabazon, Sir Robert Blair and Family, Sir Edward and Lady Tucker, Sir John Dugdale Miley, Admiral Sir Herbert Sawyer and Family, Sir Nelson and Lady Rycroft, Major-General and Lady Grey Egerton, Lleut.-Colonel Sir William, Herrin, Capt. Sir IL J. Fletcher, Rear-Admiral Raper, General Mallon, Colonel Sonde, Colonel Blacker, Colonel and Mrs. Munro, Lieut.-Colonel Roberts and Family, Colonel and his. Sibley, Lieut.-Colonel Curi um, Major Ford, Major Irwin, Major Vaughan, Archdeacon Tbswipsoo, Ste. FOETRY. . • . ENIGMA. al IlA*7 Hos. ozonos camupo, 'Mari's% weed a plural ovedldry'll / "'"' 1 ! ) Revs peace and trangoil dumber. Now, any word ysu choose to take. By adding s, you plural make; But if you add an s to this. Strange is the metamorphosis-- Plural is plural then no more, And sweet what bitter was before ! i . BOLUTIoN. Though bitter erns soft slumbers seldom meet. &ill, by some loved egress, they're rendered sweet. X. Y. Drury-lane and Covent-garden Theatres open on the Ist of October, and the performances, contrary to cos .. tom at the of the season, are to be sis nights in the week inste.id of three. A most numerous and respectable meeting, including a great number of Ladies, was lately held at the Chapel of the Blue Coat Hospital, at Liverpool, for the purpose of estabHshing a Liver. pool Branch of the Society for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign . Parts. The Bishop of CMICITSI was in the Chair. Travelling on the Bath and Bristol road must be mach on the increase, the tolls at the Devizes turnpike alone having last week let for 4201. more than the rental of the preceding year. THE LION or THE NORTH —The following anecdote, illustrative of the well-known amenity of manners and good-natured politeness of oar distinguished countryman, Sir W Score, is current among our witlings. An English Gentleman and his Lady lately arrived in the neighbourhood of Abbotsford, and being natu rally anxious to behold its owner, seat a card to him, stating that they had travelled thither from a distant part of England, solely en purpose to see the great " Lion of the North," and earnestly request ing the honour of an interview. Sir WALTZ& immediately returned far answer, that . . as the Lion was wen to most advantage at his' Avers, he would be happy to see them that day at dinner. They went sccordiagtf; and, it is needless to add, met with the greatest attention *O4 bowitality. —.Edinburgh Observer. The HARLEIAN. MANUSCRITTIL—A curious original letter Of MARGARET CAVIENDISIIE, Duchess Of PORT LAND, relative to -the sale of her father's collection of manuscripts, was sold at a recent auction of auto graphs and otiginal documents, for one guinea, The letter, which is dated 3d April, 1753, is addreued to the Speaker, Onslow. The proposal made to het by Par intent, for the purchase of the manuscripts, the accepts, only upon one conditiun, viz.—That this great and valuable cAlection shall be kept together in a proper repository, as an addition to tfie Cotton Library, and be called by the name of the " Harleian Collection of Ma nuscripts." She concludes by saying, that she does not consider the price offered by Parliament for the pur chase of these manuscripts as by any means adequate to their value. Sir FREDERICK FLOOD had a droll habit, of which he could never effectually brcak himself (at least in Ireland). Whenever a person at his back whir pried or suggested any thing to him whilst he was +peaking in public, without a moment'a reflection, I e almost always repeated the suggestion literati's. S r FREDERICK was once making a long speech in the Irish Parliament, lauding the transcendent merits of the Wexford Magistracy, on a motion for extending the criminal jurisdiction in that county, to keep down the disaffected. As he was closing a most turgid ors'• Lion, by declaring " that the said Magistracy ought to receive some signal mark of the Lord Lieutenant's favour," JOHN EGAN, -who was rather mellow, and Sitting behind him, jocularly whispered, " and be whipped at the can's tail And be whipped at the cart's tail!" repeated Sir FREDERICK unconsciously, amidst peals of the most unconttoulable laughter.— Berrirtgton's b 1 orl• led Ism Ur. • Mr Ilf Arc Vis• is AO rAP 3 Win nor l air Id l bl THE ARMY. ( nem* coaanecomaux.) I Osman= --His Lordshilithe MA fun- GIMULAL lan teen pleased to sanction the promotion to °spiel's* on half•pay of the Eighty senio Lieutenants of Artillery ; and, to cover this expense, to order that t number of Lieutenants to each Troop and Company of the ent be-in future two instead of three (the rank of Second Lieutenant of the Marching Battalions being done away with). — As these Officers, placed as Captains on half-pay, will be recalled to the regiment as vacancies occur, the ultimate saving to the public by this arrangement will be considerable; and the number of Subalterns befog reduced one-third, the promotion from Lieutenant to Captain considerably accelerated. Lieutenant-Colonel Rom having obtained leave of absence, the command of the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, now at Wey mouth, has devolved on Major Cuarraaroas. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Letters from Portsmouth mention that orders had been received there for the whole of the eight ships consposing the Experimental Squadron to be fitted for foreign service with all possible expedition. FALMOVTII, Auourr 4R—Wind variable.—Arrived the Fortunes CPIRISTOPHIII•0111, from Dram. PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 29.—Wind S.—Arrived the Hope, &tun ings, from Gaspie. The Rover, Pilot, Cephalus, and Peruvian brigs, at this port, are ordered to be sold oat of the service. Lieu tenant WILLI/VOMIT Lacs, late Flag Lieutenant in bis Majesty's ship Jupiter, Is promoted to the rank of Commander; and Air. EDWALD Laze, to the rank of Lieutenant. The Bittern tender, Lieutenant Rocurowr, arrived on Tuesday from Cork, with new raifed men front the rendezvous at Liverpool. Remain—in Ha , moue, the Britannia, Ocean, Windsor Castle, Victor, Plumper. Bramble, and the Lion, Fox, and Arrow revenue cruisen; at the Island. the Weser, Vigil.rnt, and Nightingale ; in the Sound, the Bittern. ... Pounseninn, Auoun 30.—Wind N.W.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Eclair, from Cal'ao, Valparaiso, and Riu; Benjamin and Mary, FOILSVIII. from Riga; and Liberty, from Dantsic. Sailed the Orient, WHIM for Calcutta. His Majesty's ship Eclair has brought 130,00 i dollars on board, on nigich Hits account. DUAL, A ecuer :So.— Wind W. N. W.—. Art lard front London the Minerva, Samos, fur Oporto; and Cyrese, for Barlsadoes. Re main the Russian Beet, for Cronstadt. , BRIDLINGTON, At;oube 29.—The William Simpson, Donna, which caught fare and was scuttled off the harbour, was brought In last night, much burnt, and damaged. Retiaroa, AUGUST 211.—The St. Antonio, Cl=llllllo, from hence to e, was driven on shore on this coast on the 15th instant ; part of the cargo saved. Veneta /Mkt* wire.—Tbe Flora, from Guernsey to Monte Video, on the 23d ultimo, in lat. 3. long. 11.—The Colombia, from Liverpool to Bahia, on the Seth ultimo, in lat. 1. long. 20.—. The Baretto, front London to Bengal, on the 4th Instant, in lat. 22. long. 24.—Coromandel, from India, lt, is lat. 44. long. 20.—The William Dawson, front New York to Liverpool, 21, In lat. 47. I.s.—The Ringdove, from Hamburgh to Newfoundland, 22, in Ist. 4S. long. 15. by his Majesty's ship klaidstone, arrived at Portuuoutli. SHIPS INTEREL #T THE CUSTOII•NOSSE. Tswana—The Edith, Dake, from Southampton; Rail Bathurst, Pound, from Rotterdam; Fortuna, Rif', from Gottenburgh ; Hem. Paillant, from Calais ; Fame, Barfield, from Harlingen ; Albion, Scotland, from St. Petersburgh ; Two Sifters, Dyer, from Dublin ; Iris, Peyton, from Belfast; Entetprize, Duck, from Bel fast ; Flower, Parlam, from Cork'; and the Wanstead, Lacy, from Jamaira. CLiasto Oorwoans—The Fortuna, Catlow, for Calls; Zwity Geschwestern, Tiemagn, for Amsterdam; Vrouw Maria Anna, Weeg, for Antwerp ; Soaresbrook, Hart t for Hamburgh ; Joshua Carroll, Wright, for Cork ; Kitty, Cole, (or St. Peteraburgh ; Co quette, Thornton, for the ILuth Seas; Concord, Hornsby, and the Isis, Taylor, for Memel. CAPTAUI Pal'lV'S EIPIIIIMMI.—A letter dated Hanunerfest, April 24, 1827. trom one of the crew of his Majesty's skip Hecht, the spe ob j ect. ssecitth The the grwearittesert precious confidenc t this e of oex i pe r d Ul it t ion ate w i a l s a f t eurtee n n g In the East India service, and consequently apprehended he Id not be able to bear the cold; but it seems his fears were ill. 'beaded, for the sharp air had the effect of making him not only ,sibie 1034.„hug jpel.quite rang again. He speaks In the highest terms of Captain PARRY, whose only study, be says, Is to make bis . o3llll comfortable. None of the crew have had any salt meat yet, the beef] that was shipped at the Nore being quite fresh. They term it a " fine full-belly voyage." The Lapland ladies pall the ship a visit, and appeared highly pleased. There are but few inhabitants, and ooe of them is a gcutchman. On the 24th they had their rein deer alongside, and aU their water filled fit for sea. . The following 4 an extract of a letter from the Mite of the Coocord to his Brokers, having been captured by a Buettos•Ayreab privateer— " MONTS- Yuma June U, 11127. " Grorrazuzir—You will no doubt be surprised at receiving this letter, but as the report of the vessera,Captore will no doubt reach you by the packet, and will, as all reports generally are, be exam- ' rated, I think it my duty, as Mate, and commanding the vessel in the absence of the Captain, to send you this, for your and the owner's information. On the 27th of April, being in 34 deg. 36 min. south lat. and .50 deg. SO min. west long. we were brought to by a schooner under Brazilian colours, the Commander of which hailed us, and ordered the Captain to come on board with his papers and letter bag • it was then blowing pretty fresh, about one o'clock, p.m. —The Captain went in the jolly-boat, with one of the passen gers and four men, on board the schooner; as soon as they got alongside, they were all taken out and replaced by two officers and four men from the schooner, who came on board of us, armed with pistols, and took charge of us, the one who appeared to be chief telling me he was to come to take charge of the ship as prize master; by this time the schooner bad battled down the Brazilian and hoisted Buenos Ayres colours. We then made sail with her, but it coming on to blow, and the sea getting up, we could not send the boat back for the Captain. About half-past hve o'clock the Captain of the schooner hailed, and ordered her Officer to shorten sail, and keep under his lee all night. At ten o'clock it came on to blow very hard, with dark rainy weather. I now found the prize-master had no instructions with regard to signals, and by that means he lost the privateer in the night; he then cruised el and on till the 2d of May, when not seeing any thing of the tehoower, he stood for the Salado river, on the south side of the river Plate, in hopes of finding her there, but instead of that, we found the place blockaded by four Brazilian men of war, who in the night of the 4th of May boarded us; the prize-master and 13 of the men having cut the jolly boat from the stern, and rowed on slime leaving us in charge of the vessel,the other two men giving themselves up as prisoners, and going below about half an boor before the Brazi lian boat reached us ; they however took charge of us as a prize taken from the Buenos Ayreans, and, as such, sent us into this port, when we were soon liberated by the efforts of Mr. Hood,' he British Consul, and Admiral Otway, on board of his Majesty's ship Ganges, they be ing of opinion that she could not be a re-capture, as she was in my possession at the time they took her. It was also their opinion, as It is mine, that the Buenos-Ayteans did not intend to detain us, but only to examine the papers when it came onto blow. We have not begun to discharge, and I am rather awkwardly situated, as the Captain has got all the papers with him, and I am sorry to say there is no account of him. (Signed) " Joni Cummins, Mate. " P.S. The privateer was formerly an American, and called the Bolivar; she Is now called the Vincidore." The following is extracted from a Newspaper pub• lished at Hobart's Town, in Van Diemen's Land : " Tailors, plaisterers, and blacksmiths, earn from 10s. to Iss. a day, when they work ; bricklayers, masons, and carpenters tis. to 10s. and shoemakers 7s. to 10s." A few days since two English Gentlemen passing the Faubourg Montmartre, in a cabriolet, let fall the reins between the rue de Provence and the rue Cadet. The servant alighted, and restored the reins to his master. The latter wished to revenge hit awkwardness upon his horse, but the horse became restive, reared, and sprung back at the moment that the servant was about to re sume his place behind the vehicle, squeezed him against the wall, and then darting forward with the rapidity of an arrow, left the unfortunate young man dead upon the spot, without his master's perceiving it. A water carrier lifted up the body, and carried it to the house of the proprietor of the cabriolet, who was, as may be supposed, very deeply grieved by the unfortunate acci• g dent.—bench Paper. DOVER, AVOUST 30. After the Rrand Regatta which took place Tab Tues., day, the Members of the Royal Yachi (Tub were met at Wail.% Hotel by the Mayor and Corporation, the principal resident Naval and Military Pikers, and other Gentlemen, where a most sump. times dinner is as served op, consisting of turtle, venison. wad eery choice viand that could be procured, with wines attb first quality. Vice-Admiral thane presided In the Chair, supported Oa pis right by the Earl of DASSLOT, Rear Admiral Wintwarw, the Mayor of Dome, &c. &c. and on the left, by the Right Honour able lard YAaaoaouaH, Lord Viscount Tortuturron, Colonel Mecum...A.l), Ste. &c. After the usual toasts of his Majesty—the refit of the Royal Fa mily—the Lord High Admiral and the Navy—the Duke of Wel: lington and the Army—the Chairman, in - a neat and appropriate speech on the first visit of the Royal Yacht Club to Dover, pro posed a toast—" the Right Honourable Lord Yarborough, and the Members of the Royal Yacht Club"—which having been drank with three times three, his Lordship rose, and in an animated and pleasing address, thanked the Chairman and company for the honour done to himself and brother Members of the Club, and for the very handsome manner in which they have been received at Dover.—The evening having been spent with great conviviality tIU ten o'clock, the party broke up, when the Members of the Club, and majority of the company, j.iined the ball at the Theatre, which was converted into a spacious ball room, most elegantly fitted up with flags of various nations. The decorations were beautiful is the extreme; the room representing a.Chistese garden ;-at the end of which was a temple, surrounded with allegorical devices. The ball was under the Immediate direction of Admiral BASIL'', Lieutenant-Colonel Cuaar.ss Muwao, Hey. G. Fasmtaca, Cap tain Gima, W. It. Dwain*, Esq. H. P. Dalmatia, Rsq.Stewards. The dresses were magnificent, and the scene was akogetier most brilliant. Several Military and Naval Meets were present, amongst whom we noticed all the Officers of the Guard Ship laying in t►e Downs; likewise of the 15th (King's Own) Light Dra goons, 85th, and the D.-pot of the 41st Regiments. DEAL AND DOWNS REGATTA, Atm. SO. SECOND DAY. The morning began by bringing docks of visitors again from all parts, and at one precisely the Raves commenced. The sight, to use Lord Yarborough's wards, surpasses an other Regattas, and the sport was excellent. Ten Deal loggers contended for the prizes, and the Flora woo, beating the &our, Dart, Mercury, Eclipse, Canning, Duke of Clarence, Po, Fame, and the Sparrow. The other Race was between nine lugger', and the Success beat the Manship, Tally-ho, Paul Pry, Hope, Beebe', Assistance, Sala mander, and the Superb. The wind was just stiff coati& The third Race was between three galley 'suers, and the Lark beat the Hawk and the Victory. ' The Ball was very full, and fashionably attended : the Theatre was also crowded with the prettiest faces Deal and its neighbour. hood bouts of with so much truth. Miller's Concert, at the As sembly Rooms, takes place to-night, when, in additioo to its patron. age, it will be honoured with Lord Yarborough, Lord Darnley, and several Members of the Royal Yacht Club. To doe this, I shall Inertly add, that, from the regulations adopted, the Deal and Downs Regatta is now completely established; and from the sup port of the Royal Yacht Club, next year It will bear the name of being equal with any other aquatic sport on the coast. The Rus sian squadron are still here, and Lord Yord Yarborough sails to- morrow for Ramsgate.• REGISTER OF PUBLIC SALES, AUGUST SO. OARRAWAT& • Rosniva.—The Right and Interest of the Apdgeres of Meese& Piper and Dewdney to the immediate Dividends of the sums of ,66,100, .15,000, and 11,900 Three per Cents, standing in the names of three Trustees during the life of Mr. George Dewdoey, now aged 32, under his marriage settlement-1.530. The Reversion in and to 4r4,155 6s. Three per Cents. Con sole, subject to certain contingencies, arising, with the other 6ve Lets following, out of the same listate.--1640. A Policy for £3OO in the Rock Life Assurance_, Company, effected November, 111011, on the life of Mr. Timms Piper, now aged 54, annual premium 16 15s. 141.-1120. . • A Diiter-111 . 5: A Debt of 4450, with interest at 5 per cent. secured by the joint bonds of the late Lord •Erskine and the present Lotd Erskine, • dated November, 11122 ; also a Polley for 4450, in the Royal Lx change Company, on the life of the present• Lord Erskine; annual premium 41 11 15s;• arrears of interest due to 11122, 41011 55.-470. A Deist of 4300, with interest at d per cent. secured by the bond of the present Lord Erskine, dated September, 1515-455. The Assignees Interest in the Reversion to One-ninth of 41175, 1 per Cent. Reduced, subject to contingencies-430. A Freehold Estate of Inheritance, situate in the parish of Chet , ham Bois, near Amersham. Bucks comprising Bois.bouse, seated on a lawn, with Sower, shrubbery and kitchen gardens, an orchard and booting green, and a paddock of pasture land, in all 27 acres, detached stabling for horses, and a variety of outbuildings, a gothic cottage, &c. let at 490, free from land tax ; subject to a mortgage of 41500-4540. The Copyhoki Residence and Ware.roorns of Mr. Taylor, fur niture dealer, fronting the high road, at Tbinham-green, with stabling, garden, acc.—held of the Manor of Sutton Court, at a - . customary fine and quit rent ; the lease at • ground rent of 101. a year, is determinable at Midsummer 1642—.1153. lite Leasehold Residence, Grounds, attached and detached Offices, Ste. lately occupied by H. W. Mackreth, Esq. near the Church, Hammersmith, and a Dwelling-house adjoining with offices and garden, held for 53 years, at .5100; the second house let for the whole term at 4100 per anmsm—Xl,soo. A Leasehold Residence, No. I, Hinde-street, Manchester.equare, . . held for 46 years, at a ground rent of to guineas —.1690. A Pkce of Freehold Land, called Upper Bean Plot, situate at Pennington, in the pariah of Milford, near Lymington, containing 4a. 3n. 6r. Ist for 14 years, at £l2-1335. A Bond for the payment of 11110, with interest at 5 per Cent. arising out of the Act fur Lighting and Watching Kentish Town, St. Pancras--Xlos. A Ditro--X 195. An Absolute *(eversion, receivable on the death of a Lady, now fifty-five, to one-fifth of a moiety of £13,533 6s. fkl. Three per Cent. Consuls, subject to the raising £4,009 out of the fund—£7oo. An Absolute Reversion, receivable on the death of a Gentleman now fifty.four, to one.fifthist a moiety of £1,666 155. 44. Three per Cent. Consols.—£64o. Monday, William Bond was committed to Plymouth gaol for six months, by J. Hawaii', Esq. for having enlisted in the Royal Marines, he being at the time a private in the South bevia Militia. Yesterday, as Gates and Elms, two officers of the revenue, were proceeding to execute a warrant, obtained at Lambeth•stteet, for the discovery of a private still, and the apprehension of the persons working, it, they discovered in the house, No. 18, Langsdale•street, St. George's in the East, where they had heard the still was in operation, an illicit soap manufactory carrying on, on the most extensive scale; it appears it has been at work for many yea's. Yesterday, a: some children were playing among some old iron belonging to Mr. GRAHAM, iron -founder, in Brick-lane, Old -street, thrown down by the side of his foundry for the purpose of being broken up, a large pipe belonging to a sewer rolled over on to a child, and completely crushed one of its feet. It also cut and bruised the child's head and face in a shock ing manner. The child was immediately carried home to its mother, who was so dreadfully alarmed when she saw the child covered with blood, and im agining the accident to be much worse than it really was, that she went into convulsions. and it was along time before they could pronounce her to be out of danger. DERBY, Ayoub? SO. Monday evening Mr. Gaaawappeared in his balloon, accompanied by his Son and a Mr. RADCLIM, sear Buxton, to the high gratific4tion of numerous spectators, end descended about half•pa.t six o'clock at Fairfield. 'net ascended at Burnley, in Lancashire, *boat a quarter before five, and had passed over a space of upwards (4 - 50 miles in an hour and three quarters, Derby Reporter. ST. PAUL'S. CUVENT-G ARDEN. The spot on which this church now stands. together with the squire and marke', as well as Southafispson and Tavistock-streets, were in 1222, all enclosed as's garden pertaining to the Abbot and Convent of St. Petet's,Westrrioster, and went by the name of" Con vent-Oarden ;" w hich place, at the dissolution of the religious houses, in the reign of Henry VII!. devolved to the crown. Edward VI. in 1547, conferred it upon I Edward, Duke of Somerset, who, by his attainder, caused it again to revert to the crown in 1552. King Edward then gave the same, with a•field contiguous to it,. called Seven Acres, but now known, by the street standing on its site as Long Acre, to John, Earl of Bedford, who immediately erected a mansion for his own use on the ss: rib side of the Strand, and which now forms the corner of Southampton-street : k was a mean-looking wooden building, and stood till the year 1704. In 1640, Francis, Earl of Bedford. erected'a very magnificent chapel for the accommodation of his numerous tenants ; but in January, 1645, the precinct of Covent-garden was, by an order of Parliament separated from St. Martin-in-the-fields, and constituted into a parish; but 'hit having been the act of an illegal power, a new Act was obtained in 1660, which confirmed this a distinct parish under its present appellation of Sr. Paul's Covent-garden. The patronage was vested in William, the then Duke of Bedford, and his heir and assigns; the annual sum of one hundred pounds, issuing from three houses in the square, was settled on the Rec tor, with a further provision to be raised by a pound rate upon the houses, with the exception of Bedford house. The church, which derived its name from its situation, and its dedication to St. Paul, the Apostle having been destroyed by fire, the present neat edifice was etected on its site, and was opened for public wor ship an the Ist day of August, 1798. CORK, Aususr 27. EIZCUTION.-Mqulyi, for the murder of Dennis Curtin, was this day executed at the New Drop. He spent the time since his condemnation almost in con stant prayer, and yesterday he was visited by his aged parents, a , .d seemed to derive much consolation from their visit. His father, rising superior to every natural feeling, his anxiety for the eternal welfare of his child, gave him such religious exhortation as astenirhed those who heard him. He was 'measles? by the Rev. Mr. M.Namara and the Rev. Mr. Falvey, and ascended the scaffold deeply impressed with a sense of his situation. and full in hope of t e merits of his Redeemer. struggled hard before he died.—Cork Chromick. CORONERS' INQUESTS. Yesterday, an Inquest was held at the Q teen's Head. Greenar boor -court, Goswell-street, on the body of Ro bert Tilley, aged 77, concerning whose death many idle rumours had been circulated. It appeared that' the de ceased, in company with two disreputable females, en tered the above house in a state_ of intoxication, and. falling upon the flour of the tap-room, was there left by the women,Who quitted the house, and he was shortly afterwards discovered to be dead. Alter viewing the body, upon which no marks of violence appeared, anal a careful examination of several witnesses, among whom was a son of the deceaffed;and the Medical Gentleman who was called to inspect the body, the Jury returned a verdict of 4, Died by the Visitation of Goo." Yesterday evening an inquest was held in the Com- I mittee-room of St. Thomas's Hospital, before Turmas Snevross, Esq. Coroner, on the body of Thomas Mul len, aged thirty-one, who was killed at the works now going forward at London Bridge.— Joteph Morris being sworn, stated, drat on Tuesday night list, at about twelve o'clock he was standing at the end of the passage leading to Olave-stairs, *hen the watchman came and informed him that wevelhing had fallen into the mud or water. Witness proceeded to the end r.f the passage, when he saw the deceased laying on the mud. They put a rope round his body, and hauled him out of the med. Deceased was employed at the works as a pile driver; and previous to the accident witness had a conversation with him, in which he said that lie was about to prepare some packing for pitching a pile, which witness supposed he was doing. There was no one with the deceased at the time. and was of opinion that it was purely accidental. Tl:e Jury returned a verdict of-0 , Accidental Death." An Inquest was held at the Adam and Eve, St. Pancras, on the body ef J. Phillips, a youth. The de ceased, with other boys was swimming, and being teized with cramp, was di owned.—Verdict to that effect. Another Inquest was held upon Mrs. Jane Duncan, who died in a fit of apoplexy. while at tea with her Family on Monday evening. —Verdict, Naural Death. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, Assure SI. Our supplies since Monday have been rather small, but we coo. flout in a very languid state for the sale of all descriptions of Main . still fine samples of Wheat support Monday's prices, owing to the scanty arrival, but the sales effected were very few. Barley, Peas, Beans, and Oats, are nominally as on Monday, there being but kw Inclined to purchase. SMITHFIELD MARKET, AUGUR? 31. In Beef the best Meat sold this morning at Ss. to Ss. Id. per atone ; and the Soto Mutton maintains its price of Ss. 01. per stone.— Veal is not such good sale as on Monday, the best Calves not feed. lag more than ss. 64. to Si. ed per stone. Porkols not different , from Monday's quotation ; but Lamb is scared, so goat —Beasts, 363 ; Sheep, 10,080; Pigs, 110 ; Calves, 326. Beef, per stone, 3s. 6d. to Ss. Id. Mutton, ss. Id. to 5. Veal, Si. to ss. Id. Pork, 41. to 51. 4d. Lamb, 4s. Id. to Ss. 441.—Hay, per load, Al ISs. to 45 10s. Clover, £4 10s. to .t 6 10s. Straw, 42 to £2 6s. FlRL—Yesterday morning at one, a fire broke out at a cheesemonger's in Hackney, which was totally con sumed, with stock in trade, ate. The inmates were saved. Wednesday night some daring thieves obtained an , entrance into the house of Mr. TH l s T u twoon , a pothe• eery, in Lissom Grove, and plundered it, of plate, ap parel, and about 71. in money, with which they got off. Yesterday morning, about one o'clock, the stables of W. ToNo; Esq. near Seven Oaks, Kent, was broke open, and a horse and mare stolen, together with two .addles and bridleh NMI ■ I