Star. — London, England, 1826-04-06 00:00:00

KINGI • - WINDSOR, Ann S. N'eslerilay afternoon his MAigrri again left tie Royal Lodge 11 .nr an airing in his pony phaeton; with the same attendance as on the preceding day. His hloassrr made a different roete to Vir ginia Water, taking the road by Bishopagate, and ebntinoing through the new plantations; after leaving Virginia Water he drove to the New Lodge, in the Forest, and from thence to Cyan bourne, and returned to the Royal Lodge about a quarter before four o'clock. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. Arrivals at the Burlington Motel, Old Burlington a - nd Cork- Streets—Mrs. Bridge, J. Bridge, Esq. and the Misses Denn, from Kent; -- Coesvelt, Esq. from a tour. Depanures--The Bishop of Ferns, for Leamington, Warwickshire; Captain and Mrs. Ludlow, f ur B r i g h ton. _ _ Arrivals at the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle street—Sir E. and Lady Colebrook and family, from a tour; Lady Frances Compton, from Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire. Arrivals st the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street—Sir Roger and Lady Sophia Greeley, from their seat, Drakelow, Derbyshire; •mes Mane, Esq. and John Summers, Esq. from Melton Mow bray; Watt Russell, Esq. M.P. from his seat in Staffordshire. Departures,-The Marquis and Marchioness of Ely, for Ireland; Lord Hnwth, for ditto. Arrivals at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street—Sir John and Lady Tborold, from Grantham; A. M. Mills, FAq. from Salis bury D. Hodgson, Esq. from Liverpool. The Countess of Arran had a .elect card party on Tuesday even ing, at her house in Dover street, among whom were Sir Charles and Lady Rowley, Lady Hamlyn Williams, Lady Elizabeth Montk, Lady C. Huggins, Lady Deering, Mrs. C,outts ace. The Earl of Derby entertained the Directors of ;he Ancient Music and a large party at dinner yesterday, at his house in Gros venor square. The Hon. Keith Douglas entertained a party at dinner yesterday at the Admiralty. Mrs. Benyon entertained a select circle of fashionables yesterday evening, at her house in Grosvenor square. Yesterday the Lord Mayor entertained at dinner a numerous party of the Clergy and Common Council of the Wards of Cord waincrs, Farringdon Within, and Farringdon Without. The Countess of Dartmouth has arrived in town, from her villa, Blackheath. Edward Parrott, Esq. arrived yesterday at Fenton's New Hotel, St. James's -street, from Brighton. Departures—Sir R. Anstro ther, Bart. for the Continent ; C. M. Campbell, Esq. far his seat in Herts. Creighton, Esq. for his seat in Cheshire. The Doke of Rutland left town yesterday for Brighton. The Fart and Countess of Jersey arrived in town yesterday, from their seat, Middleton Park, Oxfordshire. Lord and Lady King arrived in town yesterday, from their seat, Octham, Surrey. Lord and Lady Rolle and family have arrived at their house in Upper Grosvenor square, from their seat, Bovey, Devonshire. Colonel and Mrs. Howard have arrived in town, from a tour. . - The Dowager Countess of Carhampton has arrived at her huuse in Bruton-street, Berkeley square, from her seat, Payne's Hill. Sir John and Mr. Shelly arrived yesterdAy at Jordan's Ilutel, St. James's-street, from their sra;.,bet Grove, Susses. The Dowager Marchioness of Lansdown and the Misses Gifford arrived yesterday at their house in Arlington-street, from their seat, Hampton Court. The Marquis and Marchioness of Northampton and Lady Eliza beth Compton arrived yesterday, at the London Hotel, Albemarle. street, from their seat in Northamptonshire. THE AitMY. The last division nit the 4th (the King's Own) Regiment of Foot, zrd a small Detachment of the 93d Regiment of infantry have .rrived at Portsmouth, en board the.Parmelia transport, from An. tigua. • •I'he last Division of the 4th Foot is ordered to Winchester. The Ch(ROyal Irish) Regiment of Dragoon Guards sill arrive, in two Divisions, on the 10th and 12th instant, at Coventry, from Ireland. The,l9th (the Prince of Wales's Royal) Regiment (Lancers) has received orders, on being relieved by the 4th Dragoon Guards, at Coventry, to march te liuunslovf .2 The Ist Division of the 6341ffeoituffollt Regiment of Infantry has arrived on beard the Hope transport, at Chatham, from Curk. The Stith (Herefordshire) Regimeat of Foot has received orders, . on being relieved by the 63d Regiment of Infantry from Ireland, to march from Chatham for Colchester. INDIAN ARMY: Fort William, Oct. 7,1425. His Excellency Gefteral the Right Honourable Stapleton Lerd Cotnbermere, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Ala. Lary Order of the Rah, having been appointed to be Commander in-Chief of his Majesty's and the Honourable Company's forces in India, and a Member of the Supreme Council of Fort Wilily*, in Bengal, front anti immediately after the death, resignation. and coming away, of the Honourable Sir Edward Paget, G.C.R. &c.• &c. and the Honourable .Edward Paget having formally notified his resignation of those offices, his Excellency Lord Comberruere has this day assumed the Chief Command of the Forces, and has taken the prescribed oaths and his seat in the Supreme Council, under the usual salute tram the ramparts of Fort William. (By Order of the Right Hon. the Governor-General in Council), W. B. BAYLEY, Chief Secretary to the Government. COURT MARTIAL. Head-quarters, Calcutta, Oct. 5, 1825. At a Native General Court Martial, re-assembled at Saugor, ea the Bth of August, 1825, of which Subadar Major Sewdeal Sing. 17th Regiment Native Infantry, is President, Jorawur Khan, ma. gazine workman, attached to the Saugor magazine, was arraigned upon the undermentioned charge, viz.—" For the murder of Mus- Lomb .Chandah, native woman, on or about the night of the 3d, or rooming of the 4th inst. (August), in or near the town of Saugor." Upon which charge the Court came to the following decision : Finding and Sentence—" The Court having weighed the evidence for the prosecution, together with what the prisoner has urged in his defence, is of opinion, that be is guilty of the crime laid to his charge, and sentences him, Jorawur Khan, to he hanged by the neck until he is dead, at such time and place as his Excellency the Commatider-in Chief may be pleased to direct."—Approved and confirmed. (Signed) ED W. PA G ET, General, Commander-in-Chief in India. Major-General Arnold, commanding at Saw, will carry the sentence on Jorawur Kbao into effect, under instructions which he will receive from head-quarters. By order of his Excellency the rtander-in.Ciiief, W. L. WATSON, tot-General of the Army. Diaspora, (kt. 21.1825. The Rd Europe,an Regiment Is expected to leave for B.rbampore, about the lath or 13tb. Boats are very scarce, and such as can be Rot are very small. We have bad some rain lately, which has re lieved us In a great measure from the oppressive heat. The epide mic, which raged here and at Bankipure so severely, has nearly disappeared; but it has been succeeded by the cholera morbus, which carries off a considerable number in the Bazaar Mr. RAYNE, on Tuesday; drove along the Hammer smith and Turnham Green.road, re-appearing with his carriage and four.in-kand, and two servants in the dickey. There were several Gentlemen with him on the roof of the carriage, but there Was no company inside. Do=t..—A duel was fought on Tuesday, in a field belonging to the Pegwell farms, two miles from Pinner, Middlesex, aebetween U . 1 : 1 " - a — lig Eiq. and a Mr. o—o—T. The dispute arose in returning from the Berkeley Hunt. 7he parties fired twice each, and Mr. O— — s was wounded in the pistolarnt in the second Are. Mr. Harms, a medical gcndentan who had gone down tipsy a professional visit to Pontius, Esq. in the neigh bonthooC Wonted his assistance, and Mr. 0-4--s , returned to J males without any serious injury. The NIGHTLY WATCH.—..The Gentlemen of the Com mon Council of the parish of St. Bride, Fleet-street, are busily engaged in the endeavour to improve their pre sent system of Nightly Watch; and, among other Jima sines, propose to reduce the present number of Watch men, 44) (many of them inefficient from age and ()therwise) to 20 ; the latter number tocbe composed of healthy, efficient young . men, whose salaries shall be rendered adequate to the new duties to be imposed upon them—namely, that they shall patrol during the whole night —to meet each other at stated points, iii the 'Hamlet' of the Coast Blockade, with sufficient. Supe rintendents of 'heir conduct. The watch•bt xes to be entirely done away with, and a prevention thus placed to any derelic tioi of duty under any pretence whatever. 14AVAL INTELLIGENCE. Arrived off Doper. the ,iffary Ana, Rhine, from Teneriffe. .li • , The Competitor, carait, seedbed at Portsmouth from Virginia, led in *kis, Oa the 19th alt. in lat. 4J. long. 21. a ship' beterifen '5OO and 4 5, with yellow sides and Beare head; fore abd asleep' masts son mast up, waterlogged an d a b an d one d. The Kyd, arrived from (thine, spoke the following Ave c* eels, viz —On the 18th ult. in lat. 45. long. U. boarded the Frances Ann, from New Brunswick to Liverpool, abandoned; the Vittoria, of Bengal, fur Batavia, on the 3d of December, in the Java Sea; Ddlphin (Dutch), GALS; from China, on the 7th of December; i Orient, of Newcastle, on the 25d ult. in lat. 42. long. 14. and the Broad Axe, —...., from Jersey to America, on the 27th ult. in lat. 49. long. 14. • FALMOUTH, Aram 4.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Blackburn, Dasouron, from Jersey ; and William and Thomas, SMITH, from Cork. Sailed the Portugu e se sch ooner o f war onceicao, for Lisboa; and Lawson, BLAKE for Cork. Poarsasourn, Aram s.—Wind W.—Arrived the Competitor, JACKSON, from Norfolk (Virginia), in 42 days; and the Arab transport, from Belfast. Sailed the Providence, Lewis, for the llavannah. COWES, APRIL s.—Arrived the Jean Stewart, AMU:Km, from St. Domingo, in 46 days. Dzet., Arai. s.—Wind %V.S.W.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Ebenezer, KIRWILL, from Messina. The Hoogley, for Ceylon; and Mu!grave Castle, for St. John's, New Brunswick, have turned away this afternoon. The Earl St. Vincent, for New South Wales, remains, with the rest of the outward, bound.— Arrived from the River, and remain, the Renown, Gaanzea, for Jamaica; Ocean, BLACKBURN, for Quebec; Underwood, REMING TON, and Iphigenia, Cansmer, for Demerara ; and the Laura, Coot, for Mtramichi. Ltviartsoz., Aram 4.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Richard, from Jamaica ; and Shaw, from Savannah. LAW REPORT. COURT OF CHANCERY, Aram 5. The Hon. R. H. Eden and Sir Giffin Wilson. the two newly appointed Masters in Chancery, were introduced with the usual formality this morning. Mr. MoNTAGU ►aid he had to make an application under rather odd circumstances. A bankriipt's clerk happened to have been appointed •one of the a.signees under the bankruptcy. That assignee had since consi dered that nothing in the world was so right as for him to collect in all the outstanding debts possible, and pay the sums over immediately to his old m ester, which he had been doing, which he - was doing, anJ which he had said he was determined to continue doing. The present application, therefore, was for an order to re- strain him - in the mean time from further doing so, and for leave to have a petition heard on Monday next for his removal fiom being any longer an assignee. The party complained of had thought this complaint one of the most unjust possible, and stated that he had written a letter to the Load Chancellor and to all the Judges in England on the subject. His LORDSHIP granted the application, adding, that he had a great many correspondents, whose letters, however, he did not take the trouble to read ; but he happened to open one yesterday, saying that it ap peared by the Chancery report, that the funds in Court are upwards of 89,000,0001.; and the w riter , put it to him, the Chancellor, and to all the Counsel at the Bar, whether it was fit that they should be enjoying these 39,000,0001. of money belonging to the suitors? —(A laugh.)—Thiscertainly was an opinion different to what the world had I .rmerly seemed to enter tain : for this Cain understood it had always been represented that the money the Accountant-Ge neral's hands had been so locked , up. that no put-. son could get hill of a farthing of it, ..The present irate pression. however, was.ol 4 a very different. cast; for the cornmunicaticni alluded to attributed to die Chancellor * the Counsel, and officers of the Court, the employment of the whole of this immense sum, and for whith they would have to answer bOth here and hereafter. His L'rdship considered the Report in this part, as showing the difference between the state of business now, and what it was in Lord Hardwicke's time; in his time, the rands' of the suitors in Court, at the highest, never amounted to more than 7,000,0001., but now the funds certainly were 39000,0001. Mr. WHITHAR•H applied to the Court ender the fol. lowing circumstances :—A weld of this Court, a boy, had a legacy of 4001. left to him a short time ago ; he was apprenticed to a gentleman in the Borough; he was exceedingly wild; had often run away from his master; his master was so much displeased with him, as to have determined never to receive him back again, but to apply to the Quarter Sessions to have the article of apprenticeship cancelled t this, together with the boy's general conduct, had given extreme grief to his mother and family. Mr. Rawlinson, a Magistrate, had undertaken to act as an arbitrator between all parties, and therefore the present application was, that the Mother, who was the guardian of the boy, might be at liberty to assent to whatever Mr. Rawlinson might, after his consideration of all the circumstances, think ought .to he done. His LORDSHIP thought he ought first to be informed what Mr. Rawlinson's views of the case might be. Whatever respect this Court had for Mr. Rawlinson, it never could consent to give up its jurisdiction to him, unless it wan first satisfied that what he meant to do would be in consonance with what the COurt itself would do. Mr. Wstossaass observed, that with the Court's permission Mr. Rawlinson's proposals should be laid before it. SI-PARTS ORDISTICAD. 1N THR *Atte& or 1101141 GO AIM OMNI. Counsel having been further beard respecting tiartnentorandum book produced on Monday last, The Loan CM ANCELLOIC iiirseived, that this was a most important case, and would therefore require a few days' consideration on Ms part before he pronounced his deciiton. Speaking from first im pressions, he did not at preient think that the production of that book made any difference in favoneof Mr. Grisnstead. However, he would read over the voluminous evidintee cote more, and give the best judgment he could on Tuesday morning nest. • • Loripom tEsstoNs. Mr. Alderman Woop, yosierday presideS, at, these Sessions. The Court was occupied .in .deaiding on petitions for publicans' licenses. - .A cortsiderabk portion of the day was consumed by the evidence and arguments on a petition presented by a person of the name cif Ross, for a renewal of the licence of a public house in Chick lane, called the Cooper's Arose, - formerly occupied by Charles Cooper, whose license was withdrawn in con sequence of the irregularity of the house, and the de pravity of the persons by whom it was fiequented.— The present petitioner stated, that, being ignorant of the fact, he had purchased the c o ncern for a sum of tOOOl, and having given evidence that a great reformation had taken place in the management of the house since it came into his possession, the Court granted the licence. Mr. Alderman Waeruatan took occasion to signify the deter. mination of the Magistrates to enforce a rigid discipline In the re gulation of these houses, and urged the inspector, to be viiiLant.in their examination of them. Mr. Aldeiman Wools stated that the Coert - *could sit at two , o'clock on the first !Ones:Jay in every month, for the pawl of hearing complaints In any case of misconduct. . • ' The following parAgstots is extracted from a Cat gotta Piper of the 19th of October: '• • • ." We'have nothing of q pssbar se priests nature frees Prome, later then the date of .c_he Letters, which stated, that an Arnakstict had been concluded. - Letters, previously dispatched, mentioiell fork of cbe . astrinese fete, as bleeder, being in greatestaissien . • the Chiefs iimasislied and quarrelling. with each ether and the troops daily decreasing from constant desertion." ; bis 4 4 tV BAN .1c Sensioni irmiirieninefj inorn4 p ai the Judie lA ' in, Jld Bailey, ware Lail Chief:hides Amt., tbe LORD UATOD; cssider, Aidermik IN. Theseus operant* of 400 prisoners for vial on the proem onuasieri, mMy of *bons are tot crimes of a very serious nature. • i• • RETURNING EROS TRANSFoRTATION. The Grand and Petit Juries having been sworn, a very 'canticle table number of, prisoners were arraigned, amongst whom was Henry Brodie, alias Minion, apd 23, indicted for being at large in the kingdom before the expiration of the time for which he had been sentenced to be transported. The prisoner, although he stoutly denied that he was th e p erson sworn to w h en before Sir Stows* Maine on the present occ as i on pl ea d e d G u il t y. The ' Learned Judge admonished the prisoner on the course he was about to pursue. He, no doubt. was aware that his pleading guilty would not have the effect of lessening the sentence of ihe 'law, which was of the most highly penal nature, and for which he might be called on to forfeit his life. Prisoner—My Lord, the evidence of the Officers is so strong and clear against me, that it is unnecessary to take up the time of . the Court. The plea of Guilty was then recorded. Thomas Maga" aged 21, was put to the bar. on an indictment charging him with stealing in the dwelling house of William Parker, in the parish of St. James, Westminster, a clock, his property, value X2O and upwards. The facts of the case were, that on the day in question the prose cutor left his shop about ten o'clock, but happened not to close the doer sufficiently to prevent any other person from opening it without a key. In a few minutes after, William Woodman came up to him and communicated what he had just seen ; on returning be found the clock gone; it was an antique, and at least worth Was. Woodman, a youth, saw the prisoner and another together. The prisoner looked in at the window, and his companion went iu and brought out the cluck, with which be 'went away, after covering it with Ids apron. James Bond, the officer, proved taking the prisoner into custody five days after. Glailty-Datrilt. MEETINGS OF JOINT STOCK COMPANIES. INDEPENDRNT OAS COMPANY. Tuesday a Meeting of the Shareholders in the above Company took place at the City of London Tawaii. Mr. TOWNsEND, a Director, ai,ologized to the Meet ing for the absence of Counsellor Pendergast, the Chair man of th(Company, who had promised the Directors to have taken the Chair, and moved that JOSRPM GRATTEN, Esq. should take the Chair. After a long preliminary discussion, ' A Director moved that the Report of the Committee of Pro prietors, which was appointed at the last Meeting, to investigate the affairs of the Company, be now read. . $ - Tire Report stated, that in consequence of the calls not being paid upon the 380 forfeited Shares, the capiH tal was decreased 40001. that . 650 new Shares of 25/. each be issued—the present proprietors to have the preference in subscribing for the new Shares, and those not taken by them the public might subscribe for ; that the increase of capital was indispensably necessary, as the Company require 10,000/. to pay the claims upon,it ; and recommends that the expenditure be con ducted upon the greatest system of economy, and * reduction to take place, and that the Auditors should receive at the rate of 30 guineas per year for their past services, and 201. for the future. It then detailed the operations .of the Company, and the prospects likely to arise in future to the Shareholders, and recommended a dividend to he declared at 6 per cent. on the old Shares. He concluded by stating,, that the Gentlemen of the Committee who formed the Report just read were holders of the sixth of the entire capital, which was a proof that they entertained a good opinion of the As. . , ,sociation. - . .. . - Mr. Bi.ung—The Report must be.confirmed by another g,. A Shareholder said, that he was taken by surprise ;he a owl. !edged the services of the Gentleinen who framed the Re ,be be contended that the statements it contained did' not jail* 'suggestion of an increase of capital.. 1k osinetaded try mqvitied the forfeited Aare, be sold And applied to the capital of the Company; This was objected to. A Shareholder—Mr. Chairman, I hope yGO have oedered a din: ner for us—a great deal of time has been lost, and I like to be . doing something.—Adjourned.. ..• . ALLIANCE COMPANY. The First Annual,General Court of the Proprietors of the Al liance Life and Fire. Assurance Company was held yesterday, and . very numerously attended.. • • The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Ins trio) prefaced the reading of the Report of the Board of Directors with a short speech, in which he congratulated the Court upon. the success which,had, up to the present time, distinguishcd the operations of the Company,•and then proceeded to read the Report, the details of which fully bore out his statement, and described the business of the Life Depart meat of the Company, and the several branches included in the Fire Department, namely, the Town, Country, and Foreign, as highly prosperous and increasing. The Report stated, that a Dividend, amounting to four per cent. per annum, arising from die interest of the capital Or the Company, would be forthwith payable, the regu lations of the Company prohibiting any division of pro fits until the-year 1829. Thomas Powell Buxton, Esq. M.P. Louis Lucas, Esq. David , 1 Logan, jun. Esq. and Thomas Richardson, Esq. were unanimously elected Directors, in the room of those who retired by rotation, and sir R. T. Farquhar, Bart. Auditor. , After a few questions from two or three of the Proprietors pre- lent, which *ere answered by the CNA/KHAN, the thanks of the Meeting were unanimously and cmdially voted to the Chairman and the Board of Directors, and the Meeting broke up. PRONIOTER BENEFIT COMPANY. A Meeting of the Shareholders was. held yesterday, the Hon. 0. H. Lawasece in the Chair, for the purpose of repelling an unfounded charge made against the Directors in a placard posted throughout the metropolis in the course of last week. All the cir- Eumstances were most satisfactorily refuted by Mr. SHAW Limy's, Sir J. Mactnivosti, and others. Some Resolutions proposed were adopted, and the Meeting them separated. PI.: A . UNITED STATItsP MINT.—The annual Report of the operations of the Mint of the United States has been laid before Congress. From this document it appears that the coinage effected within the year Las amounted to 1,735,894 dollars, consisting of 5,173,760 pieces of coin, viz.:— ... / t - Of gold coins, 35,494 pieces; afilloge &Peer, 5,62066. • • • • opper, 1,544,100 , : _ . . . _ Dollars. .•• • 156,5i5 . 1,564,5115 14,996 . • . . 1,735,8 P The gold coins of last year have exceeded that of 1824 by the sum of 65,185 dollars; of this excess it may be interesting to observe, a very sensible portion consists of gold bullion derived from North Carolina, the value of the deposits received from that quarter, within the pear, having been neatly 1,700 dollars.; more than three told the amount faom the same stnisce in any previous year since 1804. The value of the gold bullion received from other quarters, within the last year, may, with a sufficient approximation to accuracy, he stated at 45,000 dollars from Africa, and 75.000 dollars from Mexico, .South America, and the West Indies, leaving, altio‘4 . lo,ooo,dollars derived from other sources, not escertained.—imtericen Paper. ktit IT A Srit 'NG G uN:—Wednesday Guihrie,sof letilttstiegon, a young man about 21 years °lnge, died thee. of a locked orca,ioned by the contents cif a aPting:gline l o/ 41 8,o.Pe;si 4il l .4kees a i9t pight,before, while walking in an teclosure belonging' to the Earl cf Home. Th e young clans sacs-nip were of the most agonizing description, bUMPRIFB.•ARBI t, hveiria nrw., . . . • ()Jr Maids Fair this Winn Wai sari ei=if times are at present a little dull, no person would haiset)icideii from . the looks of 'either masters or servants: theiehd.tße:tbdslit irold, has nevertheless been dry . arid fa*cturahleto the 10-putting Of the crop ; and as common tiadltithi has linked togetfiet., bj I Itiod Of natural sequence, a gond s e ed time arid a goo d itai-ieit, fanners Were on this account the.more 'encourigeti to give a large " bode" to those whom they Wished to engage. Men aetiasiti were not hi inch demand as women, yet a good niariy of the friinier alio fliund tnastets at froth XS to • Jet), Thii was the g.meral average, hut higher wages were occasionally giveri to long. known and respect. able Servants ; while young lads rated according to their age, and the Work they could undertake. Women were hlie.t at from fifty shilling, to three pounds upon an average, and With the Same ex ceptions as ih the case of Men. We believe that the greater number of servants of both sexes were engaged ; and, th..ugh higher ivagei were generally asked, that prices fenrained at their former level:• to the evening, it was a gratifying Slight to witness the innutrierable pairs of respectably-dressed rustic gallants, filing along the streets, with their sweethearts, towards hmile; and all fuU of mirth and contentment—particularly when we ronttasted the scene in our minds with those of squalor and wretchedness which ate at preseet so much the subject at c o mplai nt i n ot h er quarters . 4 THE CALCULATING BOY: • We were last evening much grata d.with iritnessing the extraordinary powers of George Noakes; -tile infant Arithmetician, at the Gothic Halt, who literally 14 lisps in nu:tibers," though not in the way the Poet used the teirn. In the case of George Bidder and Zerah Colburn, the faculty of mental calculation did not develope itself before they had reached eight or ten years of age, while Master Noakes is little more than six :*there is gnat:her point in which be differs from the boys we haiemen.. t;oned, and that is, the clearne.s with which he describes ' the operations, perforrining them various ways, which lie does, he says, to see if he is correct. We, hOweieri doubt the policy of tearing him with attempting nest modes of solution, as it presents him adopting the shortest methods. An instance of this occurred Jest evening, when, having solved a difficult question ism" ways, he was asked to do it a third 4 he replied he could, but it would be a long way, and certainly; be did perform the operation in an ingeniously intriciqe manner, which some of the te men of figure)" presest found it no easy matter to perform with slates ; he was however, in every stage of the operation quite correct. A variety of difficult questions were propounded to him, to all of which he gave correct answers, with *a promptitude and apparent facility that fully justified the expectation excited of his astonishing natural ability. We subjoin a few of the questions and-answers as the best evidence of the truth of what we have asserted: , Supposing a person were to take 15 pinches of snuff during every quarter of an hour, how many would he have taken in 18 *airs. reckoning 365 days to each year ?—Answer, 6,113,1100. • • • A person is 29 years and a half old, how many . millifhilSii lad lived.—Answer, 15,505.200. Again ; supposing him to have had an income of 4d. petiiffilin, how'much will he have received ?—Answer, 258,4201. '• - In 650 hogsheads of 63 gallons each, how many pints, lid bow much would they come WSW Sd:per pint ?—Answer; 347,00fflints —4,825/. What is the square root of 576 ?—Answer 24. What is the square of 376 ?--Answer, 331,776. There are two numbers whose united amount is 240, and their difference 52, what are they ?—This puzzled him for mine lime; lust he refused giving *lit* ittentpi, and at lait answered-Pt& and 146, which is coshes. ' • , • • 1 t•. • While answpriog thesauri Iliallkeesugotattrineld.o4**_____lig.' atteatton never sppengtd tops aisstrjtc;cdfcartinitealadillKwifrt, or Irrelevant observation". nor,. as tar as Opugoi could he : tertneilt. did these in tl4 least inSPede • • ' • '•• The child it the sort of I labourer empleyetitt the docks; totally nelksibleftee.4 anyi actually ignorant of-the velnewineb thechavacters in calliope use for .ezprvseing numerals represent. Hit, Wher states - .fhai lite first iOcation whfekle oblerved of hli spo's miens Was About year and.: 'hitt Seek, when he UM lffni he could - ebilnt iszkousand, and photo" sheenier& thin- ill.- costa cotwst No attempt appears at rinser at any ether time, joitave Le 'bade aid the child in the development, of his panne eisiod s, but he appears, like the great bee Oates, without assistance. to.have 'proceeded to dhcoven, and demonstrate for hitineff, tai'Much pt -the first principles of mathematics as form the hails of. stithpietic, and thence by induction to have fotmed ruleety.wlsich mott•ot i operations could be_ performed. It is true these: roistp . .etti not eo facile or simple as those in general use, nor is it surp ri s in g,ther should not be„when it is recollected they are the produetion "of a . mere child, wht"ould not .be expected, howevir wonderful its natural powers, to have at once bit upon the method which etpe rience has proved to be the best. Indeed, the very inipetfeetness of the rules is a strong corroborative proof of the origin a lity. otthe boy's genius, sad of his not being indebted to instruction-for the pro ficiency which he has attained. . . The following is the method which the child 'nete t d' iihnieff to have adopted in multiplying 10 by 143-10 Bubo Atto, 1:6110, 0 times 20 is 1,400, 70 times 3 ii216 , -8,60. "•"': • In multiplying 46 by 46, he adopted the follasslegiiitiositl.4s times 40 is 2,0806 times 6 is 36-4;146. fi • r, On being asked how he calculated the question ai hi thelifitpes of snuff, he said, 0 I - did not do it in the Wei ft Was pin:in . :die: • I began by multiplying 13 times 15, and time mite tcii4s, plied again by 4 made 780. . 1 called tits /100, a nd multiplied itty the number of hours in a year, which Ma& 7,068,000. ' ilseq; I multiplied 20 by the hours In a year, *MA made ilsottin,. and taking this from 7,008,000 it gave the correct answer: ` When asked why he added 20 to tlie l 7Bo, he safil r !•ilitetinte, it made it even." • ". ''" .V2"' t • There is one thing remarkable in thii'diild,lbite he not only seems quite indiffzrent -all4the7 time hi is per forming his calculations, but that bs answers any ques tions put to him without at all distimeerting hintelf ; his memory is most astonishingi „on•-Attevislivirs of Master Noakes last evening vs t' the_ French M. Louis, a renter koply hand,o_rne ussn,measuringseven feet and a .half high, and. proportionabl y Welt,Matie. M. Louis favored the company with a,,sight of his little potiy, which is the most tiiniinutive sreatoye!af•the kind perhaps ever exhibited. 1:1 .41 .$ We hive room only for one question more s whit-hire insert less for its difficulty than for his eingitlat M • Odt of working it. • He was asked„,!! What Is the, kquaie ai 32? -And instanilr.soswered. ".1024." T 44 lolow ing is his process: . • 54 multiplied by 50 mates 1000 ; x 7 4 • . ' . 1024 ' • This mode, which is general and particularly ingenious, will apply to the multiplication of any number of figures, and may be used to much advantage in the squaring lof numbers. i Monsieur b'Eovtu.'s long-promised Ballet, . La Mimes de Yaws, is to be produced at the King's Theaters on Saturday next. . RACE - FOR FIVE HUNDRED SOVEREIGNS. The match between Captain Pearson and G. Ramsey, Eq. over Asbbuurne Inclosoro, near flimsier, Oxfordshire, took- place on Tuesday. The latter receiving a mile in twenty-seven. Mr. Itismaey distrust make any attempt after the twenty-fourth mile,entl caPtain Pearson was of course the winner. • . •'1 ). PIG RON SHOOTING. Tuesday a match, which has excited considerahlkrintereklook place at the enclosure, Battersea, between Mr. ilwarse, of tlianked House Tavern, and Mr. Wise, fishmonger, of Laa,iirm r ,kiil oo s si pigeons each, for twenty pounds aside. At the cosomenelinenr of the match, the odds hid changed in favour 'of mr. Wise. .74 the fourth shot a dispute arose in consequence of a birthkving - garniider not of the marquees, which Mr. S.'s oasistratava op by kis consent. Mr. W. kept on a-kead till the twelfth sbot..wites • Mr. , 41. Pag•ed him, and beat him by one bird. Five crowns to one were iald that four 4 Mr. W.'s birds would go out of bounds, which were. lost by their falling three to the palings. Mr. Swayne killed 14, and ,)Ir. Wise 13..—. Mr. W. iminediatelg arum the tustch,.thallegevis Mi.& to shout at 21 birds, fur twenty pounds, on Wednesslay,the Ilikkof . April, which Mr. S. imm!diately accepted. ~~i , . • 41. • 1 h• J,