Star. — London, England, 1829-10-10 00:00:00

THEATRICAL PORTRAITS. At a moment when public opinion is powerfully ex cited by the efforts so laudably made to rescue the Drama from the prostration to which it seemed rapidly hastening, we select from " The Cheltenham Mail Bag" —a work little known we believe to any of our London readers—the following sketches of sour. , of the lending Art's:•s of the day : KEAN. —" Vanguard! to right and left unfold!' And, first of buskined Chiefs enrolled, I hail thee, Kann!—thy reckless soul Unawed may hear the thunders roll : Come, or with brow of clouded gloom, Like the dark spirit of our doom ; Or eye, whose penetrating glance Beams bright with mind's intelligence Of troubled aspect—in tby look, As in a seer's mysterious book. — Of bitter thoughts, of hopes gone by, And of a blighted destiny, I seem to read ; and tracing o'er Each page of feeling's deepest lore, Confess thee master of a spell Whose magic charms obey thee well. Still let thy mind, whose untired force Sustained thee in thy rugged course, Endure vile envy—spleen—and hare— And live assured of happier fate. CHARLES KEMBLE. flail, Kzarst.a! yea—by the All Hail!" Yet in my welcome, bear my wail : Last scion of that towering tree That bloomed for immortality ! Last grace and guardian of a name By Genius consecrate to Fame! " Last of the Romans!"—oh, that " kit," That desolate monosyllable,—cast A gloom o'er the Dramatic Sphere Whose brightest orbs no more appear! Where be the kindred spirits• now— The rival glories—born to wear The tragic crown on either brow ? Alt, where ?—and Echo answers " Where!" —Klima! in thee we seek in vain The sterner attributes to trace That should their regal pomp sustain— The grandeur and "the pride of place!" No divided wreath for thee Was woven by Mstroasens, Who bent her cypress leaves to twine With myrtles from THALta's shrine : And, as she bound them on thy brow, And bade thee to both sceptres bow— Laughing behind her mask—she sail. " Tnataa's sway no more I dread, 66 Since, by our blended magic charmed. " Her gallant'st votary I've disarmed : When he at either Court appears— Alternately in smiles and tears, — In my most sombre Palace, lo ! A smile shall gild the cloud of woe ; And in her sprightliest drawing-room His sunshine shall be tinged with gloom : " And thus—mysterious alchemy ! " Great genius blended we shall see a With graceful mediocrity! " The courtier's, soldier's, scholar's eye ; " The Thespian , State's expectancy ;* Th' observ'd of all'—did impulse warm— ', With her bright glow that' mould of form !' •' The glass of Fashion !'—out, alas I 66 He had been Nature's perfect glass, " Were there more quicksilver of mind. a ...Reflective power of soul—behind." YOUNG. In " sable suit" YOUNG enters next— His eye-brows purs'd—hls lip projected— As some new beauty of the text, Or classic reading, he'd detected. But whilst he comes upon the sight— Fresh from a band-box every night, In declamation coldly chaste— What more can critic taste require ? Passion—soul—sentiment—and fire ! Ne'er be it mine to mock true taste By paltering with such partial praise As yields to YOUNG the tragic bays. Though bright the moon, and radiant glows In all the light the sun bestows, To me the Moon's reflected beam Falls cold and cheerless on the stream. Thus, cold in YOUNG—the borrow'd light Of Remits's genius meets my sight. • " Together at the Muse's side Her tragic Paragons had grown— They were the children of her pride, The columns of her throne ! And undivided favor ran From heart to heart in their applause, Save for the gallantry of man In lovelier woman's cause."—Compbeles Ads. Mr. O'Co left Dublin ou Tuesday morning, whither he had only arrived on Sunday, for the county Waterford, to attend a meeting connected wtth the repre sentation of that county to be held at Dungarvan. The late Lord Joni Tow NSII EN D, whose good hu mour was proverbial, was dining one day at a friend's, where, among other servants, the coachman waited at table. In handing a sauce tureen, honest John unluckily spilt part of its contents over his Lordship's clothes, who, instead of showing any displeasure, jocosely said, " John, you should take care never to grease any thing but your wheels." Lo RD MAYOR ELECT.—Apprehension exists that Mr. Alderman CROW DER will retire from serving the office of Chief Magistrate for the ensuing year. A few days since the worthy Alderman sent to the City Law Officers a request that he might be allowed to resign on occasion of his health; and it is not as yet known what course will be adopted by Mr. Alderman CROW DER. Mr. RICE, who for many years discharged the duty of Chairman for the county of Kerry, is in a very delicate state of health. It is feared he cannot long survive. His relative, the patriotic Member for Limerick, will, by his death, it is thought, come into the possesion of a large fortune. ATTACK ON MR. PEEL.—We have elsewhere given an account of the reception Mr. PEEL met with at Hinck ley. A correspondent, who was present, says :—" The cad was in a terrible fright lest the stockingers should first break his carriage, and then the windows of the inn, which they threatened to do unless he received their de. putation. Peel's servant stood at the door of his master's apartment, and informed them that he would not, nor could not, see them. Then,' exclaimed one of the de .puties, he shall not leave the town ; we are starving, and must see him ; his free trade has ruined us.' A further altercation ensued ; but finding the deputation deter mined, they were at last admitted to an audience."— _Leicester Herald. DOVER, October 9.—,Wind N.E. There has been no arrival from France since Wednes day morning, the continuance of a storm of unprece dented force having battled all efforts at Calais and Bon !o.,:ne to put to sea. His Majesty's Post Office packet Salamander, Captain NE, left our harbour yesterday afternoon at five, with the mails, in the hope he should be able to get into Calais harbour; but finding' a tremendous surf on the French coact. and no flag hoisted to indicate he may enter the harbour, he bore up for Dover Bay, which the Salomon dur reached this morning, at six, A. 51. after experiencing one of the strongest gales and most awful nights that it is possible to conceive. The Rotterdam steam-vessel the Queen of the Nether lands, not being able to make her course up the Thames from the power of the north wind, run into Dover Bay for shelter, where she now rides with about 200 sail of ships and vessels of various descriptions bound to the eastward. A small boat belonging to a fishing vessel, with three men, in attempting to enter Dover harbour yesterday afternoon, was overset by the swell and roll of the sea near the South Pier, when unhappily two out of the three .perished ; the other, by the skilful attention of Mr. SA x- KEY, the Surgeon, of Snargate-street, and his appli cation of the means devised by the Humane Society, was restored to life. BRIGHTON, Oct. 9. An accident occurred this morning, nearly attended by the most fatal consequences, by the Alert coach having been dashed to pieces over the Cliff, nearly opposite to the Old Ship Hotel. I're ♦ious to the departure of the coach at nine o'clock, it was sent round with a pair of horses to take up passengers—it stopped opposite No. 2 or 3, King's-road, to take up a Doctor Robettson and family (having already taken up a lady, Mrs. Stewart, in Bedford-square). Whilst the porter was arranging the luggage, and the person who drove the coach (not the regular coachman), the horses went suddenly off and fouled the railing on the edge of the Cliff, which yielded to the concu.sion—both horses and coach went headlong over. One of the bind wheels, having struck against a lead projection in its fall, was capsized,and literally dashed to atoms. Mrs. Stewart, who was inside, was taken up for dead, and removed to the Old Ship Hotel, where medical aid was pro cured. Although it is ascertained that none of her limbs are broken, her life is despaired of. Her bead is dreadfully cut,but not fractured. The extent of her injuries has not yet been ascertained. Sir M. J. Tierney, on hearing of the accident, drove immediately to the and visited Mrs. Stewart, who is said lobo much less injured than could possibly be expected. Strange to say, that notwith standing the depth of the fall was about 50 feet, neither of the horses were materially hurt. One is blind and the other a bolter— the blind horse proceeded with another coach to London. THE ARMY. 11111FRIEWSHIlli YZOSSAIIRT Csivatay.--Monilay this regiment. under the command of Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, Bum marched into quarters here, for the usual period of training and exercising. The muster of the regiment this year is considerably above 2C03 and a finer body of men, or better horie4, or more perfect equip ments, we hive never seen equalled in any Yeomanry Corps in &otland.—Paisky Advertiser. Tns Yoadsutaa Huu*as.—During the recent assembling of the Yorkshire Hussars at Pontefract, Major the Honourable E. It. Petre presented a splendid gold snuff box, made by Hamlet of London, weighing 17 ozs. and valued at 170 sovereigns, to the Right Hon. Lord Grantham, and the officers of his regiment, for the use of the mess. The Taunton troop of Yeomanry Cavalry, commanded by Capt. E. Coles, assembled last week and on Tuesday, at Rath-pool, for exercise, and will this day complete the six days' trals'ng required by the Act. With a kindness quite characteristic, their Captain has intimated to such of the Yeomanry as have been prevented at tending on the appointed days, that he will be present on any en suing day to inspect those who may be desirous of entitling them selves to the advantages conferred by the late Act. LIMERICK, Sn'. 7. Saturday last, two light field-pieces, and one 12-inch howitzer, with severAl ammunition carts, arrived from Dublin, and were added to the artillery force in this garrison. They were escorted from Nenagh by a detachment of the 56th Regiment, or Pompa dours. The howitzer in constructed on a new principle by Major. General Miller, and is calculated to throw shot and shell. As several changes have taken place within the last month in the stations of the Infantry Regiments in Ireland, we present our readers with their present head-quarters :-4th Regiment Newry ; sth Galway ; Bth Dublin ; 9th Belfast ; 21st Mullingar, 3 Dublin ; 36th Birr ; 37th Enniskillen ; 53d Cnrk ; 56th Birr ; 60th, Ist Batt. Limerick ; 62d Limerick ; 64th Dublin ; 70th Templemore • 75th Fermoy; 76th Templemore ; 92d Kilkenny. The 37th Regiment, under Lieutenant-Colonel Smelt, at bn nisktilen, will undergo their half-yearly inspection on Saturday, before Major-General Thornton. The 28th and 68th, are daily expected in Ireland. Monday morning a detachment of the 22d Regiment, consisting of Captains Tait, Edwards, and Boileau, Lieutenant Matson, two serjeants, and fifty privates, marched front Tralee for Cork, on their way to join the service companies of that corps in Jamaica. A detachment of ;he 86th regiment, consisting of four officers and 42 men, under the command of Lieutenant Holland, marched from Buttevant, yesterday, on their route for Liverpool via Cork, to join the service companies of the 86th at Barbadoes. The Officers names are Lieutenants Holland and Holt, Ensigns "Theobald and Chichester. The North Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry, (under the command of Col. Horner, now on duty in Bath, were yesterday reviewed on Claverton Down, by Lieut.-Col. Btenton. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS ARan.o THIS Day.- Dubliti I—Waterford I—Sweden 1. The Cremonmogate was totally wrecked on Anticosti the 9th of August. Crew saved. The Eliza, Scabern, from St. Petersburgh to Bristol, was driven on shore near Newport on Wednesday, but expected to be got off, with little damage Pownsatount, Oct. 9.—Wind N. by W.—Arrived from London the Sesostris, Yates, for Bombay. Dm, Om 9.—Wind N. W.—Arrived from London, the Eli zabeth, Philip, fur Jamaica. FALMOUTH, OCT. B.—Wind N. Dow, OCT. 9.—Off the port, the Matilda, Mitchell, from Montreal, and Argo, Martin. from litlboa. CARDIFF, Oca. B.—Arrived the Lady Frances, Barry, from Quebec. nitrous, Ocs. 9.—Arrived the Hope, Brown, and Union, Russell, from Quebec. NOLTH SHIELDS, OCT. B.—Last night and this day it has blown a heavy gale from N.E. with thick showers, and hail and snow. The George Alexander, Gifford, frcm Aberdeen, got on the Herd Sand this forenoon, and beat out of the breach of the sea. Crew saved by the Lifeboat, and it is expected the vessel will be brought in next tide.—Foua, r.at. It is now more moderate, but the sea continues very heavy on the Bar. Hut., Orr. B.—lt has blown very heavy for the last 24 hours from N.N.W. to N.N.E. with showers of rain and snow. Mimics', Oct. 9.—The Brown, Russell, from London to Goole, has put in here with loss of anchor and cable, and windlass strained. Quzisc, SIFT. 7.—The John Dunne, arrived here on the sth inst. from Dublin, reports the Unicorn to be on shore on Aloslume Island. CHRISTIANSAND, Aug. 31.—The Emanuel, %lorlin, from Stock holm to Hantiburgh, has put into Nlandabl in a leaky state, and must di•charge. The Vw. Antona. Bonurnam, from the Baltic to Holland, has discharged her cargo here, with damage. Miss GRANT, late of Drury-lane Theatre, has just concluded a very successful engagement at Oxford; and if we may judge horn some farewell lines addressed to that young lady, in serted in the last number of the Word Herald, her vocal and mu sical abilities will be long and deservedly remembered by the Oxonians. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 10.—The demand for Cotton con tinues very pod, and the sales to-day amount to 3,000 bags; and on most descriptions we may quote an advance of id per lb. on last Saturday's CIUTHICT. SIERRA LEONE.—II is with satisfaction we are autho rised to contradict the report of Major 'ticket's death. The ship Perse►erance arrived yesterday in the River, having left Sierra Leone on the 30th of August, at which time the officer in question was in good health. BEDFORDSHIRE. No. I. In May last, the House of Commons ordered the Re turns from the charitable Institutions throughout Eng- land to be printed ; and accordingly that was done.— These returns occupy about 500 pages folio, and a greater mass of corruption was, perhaps, never collected in such a compass. Lengthened as the report is, these returns are very imperfect : from various counties, both in England and Wales, no return whatever has been made ; and the Clerks of the Peace in many counties have not been able to present returns of the emoluments, management, or application of very many charities, for a reason which is well expressed by Mr. CHRIS TOPHER PEMBERTON, Clerk of the Peace for the County of Cambridge. Mr. P. says :—" Many of those returns being made out by illiterate persons, and others so little in accordance with the Act, they are not in a fit state for registering!" A pretty set of fellows in Cambridge, to have the charge of se veral valuable charitable foundations—" so illiterate" as not to be fit to make a return of the money they inter meddle with !! ! _ But ire shall come to Cambridge by-and-bye, rith a statement of th2ir Charities. It is best to begin at the begiuniag ; and accordingly we proceed to analife charities, and charitable donations, in the count• of • _ Bedford. In this county there are actuany ffty five registered charita!de foundations, which pr,diice 2,049/. 17s. 9d. annual income, or investment ; besidoi many other charities, which, although public ones, it defies the legal authorities to get defined. But of the fifty : five, producing the above sum, there is no doubt. They form part of our Parliamentary record, under the hand of Mr. TH EE D PEARS E, Clerk of the Peace. The charity of highest consideration in Bedfords'nire is the Linkinyton at Dunstable. Its yearly produce is 308/. ss. arising from real estate, consisting of houses and lands at Ttuldington, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, Tottinhoe, and Solebury, in Bedfordshire and Bucks.— This sum of 308/. ss. goes to pay " an annuity of 50/. to the issue and descendants of Thomas Irentonger for ever ; to the rector of Dunstable, per annum, '2Ol. to the churchwardens and overseers of Leighton Bueznal, per annum, 201. to the churchwardens and overseers of Leighton Buzzard, for Nor bonsekeepers, per annum, 101. to the minister of Ilockliffe, per annum, 101. to ten poor honest maids or widows, 201. to five poor clergymen of the Church of England, each per annum • 51. to five poor clergytnen's widows, each per ann. 5/. overplus to .poor children harboured in Christ's Hospital." This munificent donation is of such universal application that its publicity cannot be too extensively known ; and it is fur the parties who ought to benefit by it to enquire into its legitimate appropriation. There is a donation in Bedfordshire called the " Heath and Reach Charity"—a real estate consist ing of lands at Heath and Reach, in the occupation Of SARAH BALDWIN. It was . forrnerly applied " for purchasing flour and bread for the poor of Heath and Reach; bat fur several years past"—says the report— " the tenant hath applied the rents and profits to her own use only !" SARAH BALDWIN is really a pri vileged lady ; she must, of course, be the only indi riducl on the " real estate" of Heath and :teach ; and as such, she must swallow up " all the floor and bread of the poor"—nor does she choose to make the annual income known. Mr. TREED PEA ILSE cannot tell any more about it than we have herein briefly re ported. The little town of Eversholt, in Bedford, ought to look after its legitimate property. There is another " real estate" bequeathed to certain trustees there, producing an annual income of 132/. " for the reparation of the parish church of Eversholt, relief of poor people, and in aid and case of the town chargcs. There are many royal boroughs in the kingdom that cannot boast of so much income, as this one charity amounts to. Miss BLA NDIN A MA ILSII left a real estate consisting of six houses and gardens at Dunstable—annual income un known; but which seems to produce what supports " six poor maiden gentlewomen to reside therein—to pay each yearly 10/. ditto for firing ditto 21. to repair the houses ditto 51. towards a yearly dinner of the trustees 3/. 3s. Mr. Yonte bequeathed one pound yearly— "an annuity on the estate of JAMES 01.1 V L tt, of Dm:stable," for the poor of that town ; and the report informs us that " this annuity has not been paid fur many years." Why not? We all know that the estate of Mr. OLIVER. ought, and can pay it; and there are many poor persons in Dunstable whose comforts— encroached upon as they are—would be improved by it. Such is the case, too, with the bequest of Jotis MA RSH , of Dunstable : it was 3s. 4d. per ann. to " buy bread for the poor ;" and it " has not been paid for many years." One remark more, for the present, on the Bedfordshire charities : thirty-four out of the fifty-five donative foundations are in the hands of the Midistars and Churchwardens of the several parishes and townships of the county. For the benefit of those persons who are deeply interested in these bequests, we shall take a future opportunity of drawing a line of distinction between the application of the monies intrasted to the Churchwardens, and those in the hands of lay trustees in this county-- enumerating each charity as wo proceed. In the mean time, we shall leave the authorities of Bedfordshire to the consideration of this introductory notice; and shall, in an early nienber, glance at the charitable foundations ,n Berks. Tuesday last, on the appointment of Wm. ALLAN, Eq. of Glen, as L►rd Provost cf Edinburgh, the Lord Provost and Magistrates of that City, with about 200 respectable guests, dined in the Waterloo Tavern, where his Lordship presided. Among the more distinguished guests were the Earl of Morton, Viscount Melville, Lord Nairn, Sir William Rae (Lord Advocate), Hon. Sir Alexaniler Hope, of Stiffness, Hon. ►Major Dundas, Hon. Captain Dundas, R.N. Admiral Sir Philip Durham, Sir Walter Stirling, Sir John Hope, the Lord Register, Co lone Stisted, Royal Lancet', Captain Abercromby, D.lWilkie, Esq. R.A. R. Dundas, Esq. of Arniston, kc. The accounts received from Dominica allude to a cir cumstance which occurre►l in that Colony, which en grossed public attention, and was indeed unprecedented in that or any other Colony. It was a trial in :►•hich the Speaker of the House of Assembly, the Hon. M. J. Gin N- A , 1 LLE, was the defendant. The fact-Jr c-f-the case as they were communicated, are these :—lt appeared that one of the Members of the House of Assembly had been arrested for debt, and the Speaker, keeping in view the privilege of Members to be free from arrest, directed the release, or rescue, as it is termed, of the individual re ferred to. The Member was brought up before the House on a writ of habeas coipus, signed by his Honour the Chief Justice of the Colony. For this conduct on the part of the Speaker, the I-lon. Gentleman WAS brought to trial before a special jury, in the Court of Common Pleas, by the party to whom the Member of the House of Assembly was indebted, and a verdict returned for the plaintiff of 8371. 14s. 2d. The verdict had created the greatest surprise throughout the Colony, and it was un derstood would not be allowed to rest where it did. THE LA TE NAVAL COURT 21.1.1 TM 1. Concluded from the STAR of yesterday. PROP It. GATITItAII,St.i. TO SIR R. CaDRINGTOV. Portsmauth i luly:24, " Sta,—l beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of your lett. r of yesterday's date, in which you have named some per.ott. -s witnesses on the part of the prosecution, on the Com t klartial be assembled for the trial of Captain Dickensm. " Captain Smith, late of 111.- Genoa ; Mr. William Lindsay, late assistant surgeon ; and Mr. Charles F.. Andrews, laic pto.er of the same ship ate now at this port. Mr. Williant Miller, lat e master of the Genoa, is now superintendent of convicts at Bei muds ; Mr. William Augustus Bates, the late surgeon of the Genoa is now in the Sportuate in the Mediterranean, I ant in formed that there was not any signal lieutenant on board the Genoa Mr. Busse:, one of the signal midshipmen, was killed in action ; and Mr. Giles, the °thar signal midshipman, is in the Leveret, in the West Indies. " The Lords Commissioners of the Admiral , y hove made ap plication to his itlajesty's Secretary of St..te for the Home De partment, to send out immediate directions to Mr. William Miller to proceed to England by the first opportunity, for th.• purpose of giving evidence at the Court Martial of Captain Dickenson, if he should be able to arrive before the r..eovery of Captain Ominanney. 0 Admiral the lion. Sir Robert Stopford has been informed by Captain Onimanney that he shall be sufficiently recovered by tho :id of August to attend the Court, and Captain Dickenson consented to dispense with the appearance of Mr. tViiliam Miller, on his defence, co prevent the Inconvenience which will result to the pulriic service lay hi rec di front Ileratuda, ani the increase.: expense attaching to himselt by such delay in the maintentnce (11 so mauy witnesses, now at this port, cad remote from their s..ver;.i home.. I will be shliged to you to acquaint me as early as canvement, whether you consid:r the attendance of Mr. Willitm Miller, the late mater, Air.' William Augustus Bates. the late surgeon, and Mr. Giles, the late signal midshipman of the G,•noa, a. indi'pen.ably trice ...airy on the rot of the prosecution. as the time fur holding the Court Martial cannot be fixed until it is ascertained whether the prinecurioa can be proceeded in without those persons, who are at preset abroad. I have the honour to be, Sir. &c. (S'Sr:d) "M.G It EETH AM. "Deputy Judge• Advocate of the Fleet." V1L , 411, SIR E. COU3tIiGTON 10 M. GRVITHAM. [tQ• " E4ton-square, July it 5,.1 529 " reply to your letter of yesterday's date, I am to inform you that I have received a letter from the Secretary i‘f the Admiralty upon the lime subject; that I have explained folly to their Lordships the position in which I find myself :—that their Lordships having decided that the good of his Nlajesty's setvce resu,red a Court Martial, which I, acting upon the same principle, had divemea w.t't and 'Min t ; way io p.),se,sion of all the formation which I hid to gurC:e mz. are them%elvcs the most competent j.ttigri of the cot.r.e rr..ne expedient to pursue under all the circunistaoces ot easz. l':esumiug that you will recele: , front the .-iumralty a copy of my setter, I need not enter forth,: haw the subjtct of it. " I remain, Sir. &c. (Signed) " HIMARD CODRINGTON." Itla IIaOILEIL 10 Slit KOWAIll) CODIRINGTOX. "by Office, 27th July, 1829. " &a,—ln return to your letter of the 25th, stating the objet.t for which you included the names of the master, surgeon, tar .1 certain other officers of the Genoa, in the list of witnesses on thy. trial of Cart Dickenson, and adding, that the Board of Admi ralty can probably ascertain, through the Deputy Judge Advocate, how far the evidence of these officers may be dispensed with, ot how far it may he sunlied by others, I am cimmanded to o! - serve to you. that their Lordships cannot be aware of all the de tails and particular circutustances which elated your disapproba tion of Capt. Dicketwin's conslact, and they therefore suggest that you should yourself communicate with the Judge Advocate, and form from .uch communication your own opinion whether tb.. several facts wt.icti you may be desirous of establishing can be adequately provA by the witnesses who are within reach, and whether the attendance of the witnesses who are at such a dis tance as Bermuda and the Meditetratteast may or may not be dispensed with.—! am, Sir, Ecc. (Signed) "J. W. CROKER." FROM MO EDWARD CODKINGTON TO MR. CROMER. •• Eaton-square, July 29,1829. " Sta,—ln reply to your letter of the 27th, stating s that their Lordships cannot be aware of all the details and particular cir cumstances which excited my disapprobation of Capt. Dickenson's conduct,' when, as Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean. I was their tepreientative, I beg to assure their Lordships that 1 have put them fully in possessitio of all the points which came to my knowledge ; and that though ea longer in that situation, I have made them as well aware as I myself am, of all the details and particular circumstances alluded to. I therefore submit. with all due respect, that I cannot with propriety open that sort of communication with the Deputy Judge Advocate which their Lordship. are pleased to sug,;e.t. ‘Vith regard to any wish or desire • of establishing the several facts, &c.' which their Lord ships seem to attribute to me, I beg leave to explain, that the only motive by which I have been actuated has been to obtain equal justice in honorary distinctions for officers serving under my command, and to prevent it being supposed that I had wan tonly thrown out louse and inefficient charges at an unjustly pro. tracted period. I may be allowed to repeat, that I had no dt-ire to recur to an exposure of Capt. Dickenson's misconduct before a Court Martial, after having once, whether erroneously or not, vita. tented to overlook it; I nevertheless thought it right, in deference to the opinion of the Board of Admiralty, to place before them ail the inforniatiun which 1 pos.essed on this subject. " I cannot, however, consider it incumbent on me to enter into the details referred to in your letter, nor to interest myself further in the final result, that in very respectfully wishing that their Lord ships may 'succeed an a measure which they deem intlispensalle. and due equally to the character of Capt. Dickenson and the best interests of the public service.—l have the honour. &c. (Sigurd) •• EDWARD CODRINGTON.- TROY 11R. CROCUR TO UK EDWARD CODRINGTOIL •' Atlniralty-office, July r.. 0, " answer to your letter of yesterday's date, I am com manded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to remind you, that it was tit consequence of your nava% expressed, in an offi cial letter, your dibapprobatam of Capt. Dickenson's conduct in ?t battle of Navario, that their Lordships called upon you to explain the caties of that disapprobation ; that your answer conveyed charges against :hat Officer which tbeir Lordships felt could not justice to him be irtt untitvratigatrtl be:ore a Court 'Martial, mot.. especially as he distinctly denies all the imputations alleg, against him. •' Their Lordships therefore command me to acquaint you, that they deem it incumbent upon you to make good your said charge. against Capt. DickenAni, and 1 am to repeat to you their Lord ships' desire to know whether you are ready to proceed to the trial with the witnesses who are at hand, or whether you deem the presence of those now ali,ent at Bermuda and the ilediterra• nean as inwspen•ably nece.sary.—l am, Sir, &c. (Signed) " J. W. CROKER.— /MOIL SIA. IUWAID CODRINGTON TO 311 , 6 CIIOEZIL " Eaton-square, Aug. P., 1829. " Sit —The terms in which your letter of the 30th of July is ex pressed, appeared to accotd so ill with my view of the position in which I ant placed, that I thought it necessary to obtain all audience of the First Laird of the Admiralty before I replied to it ; and although the two interviews which I have bad on Ito. subject have given me a more sans! ictory interpretation of clime terms, I feel it requisite to revert shortly to the earlier part of the proceedings. " Upon the Deputy Judge Advocate's applying to me for info.. minion. under the first u...:er for a Court Martial, it wt Ibe recollected that I duel tied entertaining the subject with bins, lest I should become involved in a prosecution which I had to. - merly consented to relinquish. My respect, however, for the high office over which his Lordship presides, induced me to explain pet - tonally to the First Lord of the Admiralty, the feelings under which I wrote my letter the 24:h of June ; and also the whole of IA hat I should have all.gesi against Capt. Dickenson, if I bad not still wish-d to avoid all exposure, Irani which at an earlier re roil I had ceemed it Les: f.:r the service to abstain. " lia Lordship observed, that ;be order tar a Court Marti,' having been promulgated. it could so.t t,e withdr4tvn ; and be added his opinon that, under the presei.t circurn-tal , Cet., it was due o less to myself than to the public service, that I should stAte to t;:, Board of Actual - 4:y all the grounds of my dis.pprobation of Capt. Dicken.on's conduct. And upon my asking if, after having made ouch statement, and given the Board all the information 1 possessed. 1 should be called upon to take any farther part itt it, his Lordship inflrmed me that 1 mould nor. " In this view I •utmtitted my statement, as a document out oi which inch charges might tie formed as the Deputy Judge Atlvo- C3IC should find witnesses to depose to ; and net as itselt a char ‘ ; upon which Captain Dickemmi would be al rsigned. " 1 bis understanding his joiverntd my subsequent proceedings, i.nd upon the understanding treat I cannot he considered as prose cutor on the occasion, I ant desirous est giving their Lordships whatever further information I may Le capable of, in order that they stray obtain, satisfactorily to iMmselves, the object they have in view. " With this feeling I venture to observe, that with the return e t the killed and wounded the Court should be in possession of a .I z