Star. — London, England, 1830-04-15 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. fhe Earl and Countess Harewood, at Harewood.place, Hanover. equare, from their seat in Yorkshire; Lady Glyn and Sir S. Glyn, 111 lkrkeley-square, front their seat in Cheshire ; James Du Pre. Vs+ at his house in Portland.place, from his seat, Wilton Park, Bucks; Lord Tyrconnell, in lkrkeley-square. from a tout ; Sir John and Miss Lrskine, at the British Hotel, Jermyn.street, from Scotland ; Colonel and Mrs. Dawson Darner, ill Upper Grosvenor. ,to.et, from Brighton; Mrs. Burk, at the Pultney lintel, Albemarle- Street, from Staffordshire= Col. Hughes, M.P. Mrs. Hughes and family, at their house in South A utiley.street, from their scat. Kim mel Park. St Asaph ; Captain and Mrs. Hume, in Regent-street, from inland. Di. PARTURES. The Duke and Duchess of itichmond, from their seat, Goodwood, Sutsex, for Newmarket; Viscount Althorp, from his seat, IViseton Hall, Yorkshire. for his father's (Earl Spencer's) seat in North. a mptonshiro; Mr. and Mrs. Barnes Caldecott, and 3liu Fowler, fronithe Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle -street, for Newmarket; Henry Vansittart. Esq. from ditto, to ditto; John Duncan, Esq. from the British Hotel, Jermyn.street, for Oxford; Win. Power, Esq. from litto, to Brighton; Captain and Mrs. Patterson, from Brook-street, for Brighton; George Byng, Es. M.P. from St. James's-square, for his s.tat, Wroth= Park ; Captain Burton, from Dover -street, to Ireland. The following are the nun it the East India House; the first dottex:— lusliington . . . 1375 Cannac - - 1358 Baillie . . 1262 IVigram - - 1236 111u; . pratt - - . 1.235 mbers declared ut the Ballot at six being the successful Cr . ndi- Lyall . . . 888 Ellice - - - 637 Mackinnon . . 550 Baring - 421; The Duke of CLARENCE laid the first stone of a new Church at Hampton Court this day. The Duke of WELLINGTON left town yesterday morn ing, to attend his MAJESTY, at his Palace at Windsor. The Earl of As E RDLEN left town on Tuesday evening, for the Priory, near Stantnore. The Sacrament of the Lo It n ' B Supper was administered Tuesday, being Easter Tuesday, to a number of the King's Household, including the Sub-Dean, the Minor Canons, and the tientletuen of the Royal Choir. Prince ESTERHAZY has introduced, at his recent par ties, a band of Bohemian wind instruments front Prague, which ,are such delight to their hearers that they are likely to become very attractive in the higher circles. INTENDED MARRIAGES.—Lord ASHLEY is said to he accepted by Lady E3IILY COWPER, and we congratulate his Lordship on his good taste and good fortune. The preliminaries are also finally adjusted of a marriage between the Honourable WTI.- LIAR ASHLEY and the beautiful Miss Rals.xxx.-11forrring Re. cider. It is reported that a matrimonial alliance is about to take place between Lord LILFORD and the amiable and jaccom pli+hed Miss Fox, daughter of Lord and Lady HOLLAND. Lord SEAFORD is at Seaford labouring under a severe .011 i. Sir Ram LEacir paid a visit to his Lordship on Friday. According to the Parliamentary ret ur ns just published, 4,6211. was the expenditure in maintaining certain roads and bridges in the counties of Clare, Galway,' Roscommon,i Mayo, Leitrim, Kerry, Cork, and Limerick, during the last year. The roads are altogether 336 miles in extent. Sir STAMFORD RAFFLES, with a view of breaking down the inordinate thirst for gaming which he found at Bencoolen, not only ordered that play-debts should not be recoverable, but that the winner should be called upon to refund. What would be thought of such a rule at Fishmongers Hall ? Why is not the case of Madame LANAUD taken charge of by the French Consul. General in this country, as any similar case of a destitute British subject in France would be by the British Consul-General there ? Private accounts have been received from the Swan hirer of a later date than those already published, and the state. inents they contain respecting the settlement are of a more favour. Ale nature than any which have been hitherto received. Hampton Church being under repair, his MAJESTY has permitted Divine Service to be performed in the hall of his Palace at Hampton Court, during the time that the repairs are going on ; the Cathedral Service was performed there on Sunday, being Easter Sunday, by command of the Duke of CLARENCE, under thedirection of Mr. HAWES. The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE, the Princess AUGUSTA, anti a numerous congregation, attended the Service. Mr. E. Da VEN PORT, just before the adjournment of the House, gave an important notice namely, that on the Bth of June (the lint open day he could find on the books) he should move a resolution declaratory that it would be desirable " to relieve the industry, property and commerce of the country, by restoring the oil lass of the land, which gave to the people of these realms the option of discharging their pecuniary obligations in siker—an ad vantage of which they have been, of late years only, deprived." Lord F. 0811ORN E has not abandoned his intention of bringing before the House the policy, in a moral as well as a finan. cial (or taxation) sense, of repealing the malt duties. After various postponements on account of the CHANCELLOR of the Ex. cststatrEst's ‘' Budget," the Beer-trade Committee, the Beer Bill, &c. he has announced that he shall (seeing what his Lordship con. ciders to be the full extent of the Minister's proposed relief) move, on the 3d of June, that the whole House resolve itself into a Com mittee on the Milt Duties' Acts, for the purpose of ascertaining vltether they may not be wholly repealed. Lord MOR I'ETH (taking advantage of the Attorney (leseral SCARLETT'S declaration that he had opposed the "Banish ment Bill") intends, on the 6th of May, to move for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal so much of the 60th Geo. 111. c. 8, (one of the renowned " Six Acts") as subjects persons, upon the second con viction for libel, to banishment. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East, India House, when the thanks of the Court were unanimously voted tO JOHN LOCH, Esq. Chairman, and WILLIass AsirEss., Esq. Deputy Chairman, for their zeal and attention to the Company's interests during the past year.—The followi ng s hip s were t h us timed—viz. Bengal Merchant, Lady Kennnway, Susan, Protector, and Lidy East, for the Cape, Madras, and Bengal, to be afloat the 2fl.it of April—Recovery, Henry Porches, Malcolm, Staktsly, and 3 1sse i ats of Hastings, for Madras and Bengal, to be afloat the I lth td s isy—ltoxborgli Castle, and Maitland, for Bengal direct, to be afloat use Jiitt, of May. The above ships are appointed to sail from Gravesend at the expiration of 20 days from the periods of' their coming afloat. The rumour of a dissolution of Parliament sonic time after time conclu4on of the present Session, does not receive very ge- Lend credit It is right, however, to mention that persons who have the means of obtaining good information on the subject, seam to think it likely that a dissolution is near at hand. This opinion has been somewhat strengthened by the courageous vote which the Commons gave in the case of the two young gentlemen pensioners, and the appeal which Sir JAMES GRAHAM subsequently made to them previous to the division regarding the abolition of the office of Lieutenant -General of the Ordnance, in which he reminded them forcibly that the thne was fag approaching when they should have to render to their constituents an account of their conduct, is, in sonic degree, a proof that the rumour is not altogether devoid of foundation. This, at least, is certain, that the ministry would lose nothing by an appeal to time country at the present moment. It is rather probable, however, that finding the present House answer all their purposes, they will postpone a dissolution of Parliament until time usual period shall have arrived.—Loodon Correspondent of the lltirniny Register. The Hon. W. /WILLY, one of the Members for Dor chester, having vacated his scat by accepting th e Chiltern Hundreds, 11. C. STOAT, Esiq. of More Crachell, in tins county, l as t w ee k affised himself to th e not i ce o f the firemen of that borough. The tlectiim was to have taker, place on Saturday, and as there was no tiindidate opposed to Mr. STOAT, no doubt could be entertained of nib being returned.— Western Luminary. \.N' AGITATION SOCIETY.--The Society of United btslonen livid its second meeting at the Parliamentary Intelligence ( At : on Saturday last. Previously to the business of the day being ilitered upon, Mr. O'CialsttELL proposed " that his excellent friend, fieperal Cluny, should be admitted a member. Ile was not (he sai) ashamed or afraid to avow that Mr. C. had been in his day a Rebel t l eavral." In a S oc i ety compose d o f t h e wrec k and refuse of the Ninety i ghlitation, it was but reasonable to expect that the propo s ition t o admit 113 a member, a man who had held the rank of Gen. in the Rebel Iruly would have been received with acclamation, and accordingly In netak Clic tir y having been admitted amidst the loudest cheers, ' I " no* the honour of being associated once more with kindred IPhils.-31r. REDMOND, in seconding tile motion. concluded a emilogium on the General's character, by stating, " that one of tiie first impressions made on his mind was by thy exploits of Thomas lorey n W e did not think matters were sufficiently ripe as yet to make an appeal to arms prudent, but Mr. LAWLESS, who has snore .ionely and less guile than those with whin' he is associated, said, ' for his part, he almost thought the peasantry were right for ri,ing .ip in vengeance against oppression. Ile could not condemn them for the retaliation of the unfeeling cruelties they suffered—they were justified by their miseries in having recourse to the protection ty !" Mr. LAWLESS was called to order for this indiscretion, nd the meeting then adjnurned to Wednesday next —Ev•rainy J. DRYDEN and the DUKE of WELLINGTON. A few evenings ago a meeting of the frientli and townsmen of Mr. Jchn Dryden, who was lately brought before W. A. A. White, Esq. at Queen-square police-ogee, by Howlett, new police-constable, charged with annoying his Grace the Duke of Wellington on his way to the House of Lords, took place at the Three Tuns, better known as the Durham-house, in ltupert.strect, llayu.arket, to consider of measures for obtaining due redress fur his maltreatment. Mr. Edward Gascoyn Burton was called to the chair, when the following communication was read to the meeting:-- "To the Friends of Mr. John Dryden, at the Three Tuna, Itu- pert-street. " Gentlemen—ln the absence of Mr. Lindsay, who is now par ticularly engaged at the assizes, I have no hesitation in hereby cer tifying that he considers tl.at Mr. John Dryden, of No. 15. Sala mancha-place, Lambeth, has been illegally treated by Henry Howlett, the police-constable, and he is of opinion that Mr. Dryden has good grounds for an action ; and I believe It is Mr. Lindsay's intention to do all in his power professionally to assist Mr. Dryden. (Signed) "R. DUGI.C. "Clerk to Mr. Ralph Lindsay, Solicitor. " No. 16, St. Thomas's•strcet, Southwark." It was resolved, on hearing the above read, that, as Mr. Dryden was a native of Durham, and required the support of his friends, as in a common cause, measures should forthwith be taken to enable him to exonerate his character, by prosecuting his claims for redress, with consistency and effect, and that this meeting will co-operate in accomplishing the same. Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the meeting adjourned.—Journal. BRITISH COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. Yesterday evening, a meeting was held at the Rooms in Leicester.place, known as the Sans Sand of the late Charles Dihdin, for the purpose of adopting certain regulations, &c. by which the British College of Surgeons, established at the same place a short time since, shall be governed. Mr. Facial., of Kew-green, in the Chair. The CHAIRMAN stated that the meeting was called to confirm certain alterations made in the rules by which the College should be governed. The object contemplated in the establishing of the new College was to advance medical science It was quite impossible that any monopoly could, in the present liberal age, exist in the medical, or any other profession, much longer. The College of Sur geons, which adhered to the laws made 200 years ago, did not an swer the purposes intended; and it was fully expected that, by the establishment of the British College of Surgeons, the interests of the public, as well as of the profession, would be consulted. The Committee had placed in his hands a series of resolutions, which he would put serialins to the meeting. A GENTLEMAN hete asked s hether the College had been really established ? He was suprised to sec so thin a meeting ; and he thought the medical profession were not yet ripe for the revolution contemplated by the regulations. He thought the proceedings pre mature. Mr. SLEE answered that the question as to whether the College should be established was carried at the last meeting. Mr. JENKINS observed that, from all parts of the United King dom, letters had been received from the profession with assurances of support and subscriptions. It was therefore proper that they should proceed to put the Society in operation. The CHAIRMAN read the first resolution, which stated that " the British College of Surgeons is established to promote the best in. terestsof mankind, the honour and dignity of the surgical profession, and the advancement of science." A AlEmma thought it advisable that a resolution should be passed, declaring that, in consequence of the inefficiency of the pre sent College of Surgeons, it was necessary to establish the British College to supply the deficiency. This amendment was over-ruled, the resolutions were adopted, and, after come other business had been disposed of, the meeting adjourned, after having passed a vote of thanks to the Chairman. METROPOLITAN POLITICAN UNION. Yesterday the fifth meeting of the Metropolitan Poli tical Council, since their appointment at the great Radical Reform Meeting, held at the Eagle Tavern, City-toad, on the Bth of March, took place at the Globe Tavern, Sh oe -l ane , Fleet-street, for the de. spatch of business. This meeting was very numerously attended ; and, a little after two o'clock o'clock Mr. LoviTT was called to the Chair. Mr. RILEY, the Secretary, read a letter, dated the Bth instant, from Sir Francis Burdett, in which the Ron. Baronet lamented his Incapacity to attend the meeting of the Council, on account of his being obliged to leave town for a few days; but he still persists in his wishes to forward, by every legitimate means in his power, any society having for its object " an effectual and a radical reform" of the House of Commens.—The Baronet's letter was read with many marks of approbation. Mr. CARPENTER moved that the Secretary do read the notices of the motions for the consideration of the meeting.-81r. RILEY read the notice, in effect that " the Council was to consider the ex. pediency of appointing a committee, for the purpose of drawing up a manliest° relative to the principles of reform entertained by the Council of the Metropolitan Political Union." Mr. CARPENTER then addressed the meeting to the following ef feet :—He said he had to remark that he felt some relutance in bringing under the consideration of the council, a question which he was aware was opposed to the feelings of more than one of its members, whose judgment, at all times, he would feel pain in op. posing. But the view he had taken of the principles promulgated, and set forth by the Birmingham Political Union, left him no other alternative than a dereliction of his duty, or to bring the sub ject before the council. lie then proceeded to animadvert, with some severity, upon the principles set forth by the Birmingham Association, and contended they were an equivocal attack upon the Metropolitan Union, and to him it appeared to be a mere pretext for bolstering up the Marquis of Blandford's motion, or rather his notions of reform. His only objection to the cause was, that they should conciliate all parties of reformers, and, as far as they could, avoid any thing like controversy. In this feel ing lie concurred, and in that spirit he conveyed it. lie concluded a powerful appeal by moving that, although the resolution would in its effect meet the Birmingham resolutions, still they were not thrown out in the shape of an open challenge ; and as he had the weakness of conciliation, lie would shove the adoption of his resolu tion. The resolution being put v.•as carried unanimously, and a committee was appointed to carry it into effect. 4 ►thcr minor busi ness having been dispose:l of , the meeting adjourned. PETER Cum YN, ESQ.—It has been stated to us, upon authority on which we may rely, that about two year► ago a lady to Bristol received a letter, signed " P.:ter Comm" bearing evident marks of insanity. She thought no more of it, until she lately read that sentence bad been pronounced on the unfortunate gentleman, whose name is prefixed to this statement She caused it to be as certained whether the letter addressee' to her was written by hint, and having found it to be the ca<c, communicated the circumstance to Mr. Foster, alto immediately preceethal to Lnndon, with a zeal in the cause of human life.whioh does hint peat credit, and put Mr. Peel in posses.ion of the circumstance. The Right lion.Gentlentan, in conscquence,cau•ed a reprieve to be dispatched.—Eveninj The tbilowing somewhat marvellous stor}• appears in the columns of a respectable Provincial Journal, from wh:ch we copy it verbatim On Monday, 1 Bunbary, Esq. of !ILA. stow, Berks., being out with the Craven Hounds, by some means his valuable gold watch worked out of his pocket, which was not discovered till returning front the field. He immediately offered a reward of ten guineas for its recovery ; and on the following day several persons went in search of it, and Mr. James Hutt amongst others, taking with him a bitch of the Newfoundland breed, and passing over a field of grass near the cover, the bitch fcund the: watch, and took it home in her mouth, a distance of two n.i!es, where her master had the pleasute of receiving the reward of ht:: labours. Rumour states that a Petition against the return made on the late election for the city of Cork is to be presented and that It is to be followed up at the expenee of Mr. Newenham, the un successful candidate. It is further stated, that the übjec: of this Petition is not to place Mr. Newenham in tile situation of r:presen. tative, but to unseat Mr. Callaghan, and cause a new election :9 follow.—Cork Southern Reporter. The Evening Post of Saturday contains one of the most merciless and wanton personal attacks ever penned upon pour Lard Norbury, whose age, state of health, and retirement train pub lic life, ought to have protected hint, if other considerations were forgotten, from being assailed in the brutal and ferocious language in which the article to which we allude is couched. The pretext for introdacin; the name of Lord Norbury is tbr the purp,:se of paying a fulsome compliment to Lord Plunket, and bespattering Mr. Ser geant Ilkckhuree with praises the ink:A gross. If w.; know anything of the Meer gentleman—and we entern.in fur him tile highest re spect—he will repudiate a compliment so accompunied.—Etfening Extract of a letter, dated AleNatiilriot,January 6,1830: The Samarang frigate has been bete about a month. waiting fur the despatches expected at Suez since the 10:h of December by the %leant vessel, which was to be expelimentally started by the Indian (,overnment, with the view of ascertaining the feasibility and ad. vantages of this route for mails i ti pd passengers ; and since these are sufficiently obvious, we hope to see F.,. , r)pt shortly become (as it ought to be) the high road to the B i t i s h colonies in the Last, and India brought, as it were, to our door." COLLYRIUM WELLINGTONIENSE, OR THE WELLINGTON EYE SALVE. From the Moriii);y Chronicle. The proprietors of this matchless ointment, inspired by a pure zeal for the general weliarc, are happy to be able to lay before the public the following testimony to its efficacy. as contained in a letter which they have just received from the pen of the Right Ron. W. 11.1 ate President of the Board of Trade. " CIENTLEMEN—Having experienced the benefit of your invalu able Collyriuin, I think myself in duty bound to put at your tlis ' poaal the following particulars of my cage :—I was born with a con. stitution of vision which rendered me very sharp-sighted as to my own interests, but very dull of seeing with regard to the welfare of others. In consequence of this, when I had a good coat on my back, I was never aware that any one who stood next to me in &crowd was out at elbows. If my own crop of potatoes was a plentiful one, I could never perceive a scarcity on the very next farm to niy own ; and when I beheld a joint of meat onlooking on my own table I was ready to swear that a similar joint was steaming in the ad joining cottage, my deficient optics not enabling me to observe that its shelves were destitute even of bread and cheese. Hence, when folks talked of public distress, I talked of exaggeration ; when they cried out against taxes, I charged them with ignorant impati ence; and being snug in office, like Voltaire's hero I thought every thing was for the best in this best of all possible worlds. Such was my extraordinary state of partial blindness, when I was taken in hand by the celebrated disciple of Sangrado, Doctor Welling. ton. His practice I found rather rough, but very decisive, anti, thanks to PUOVIDENCE. very successful. He paid me a visit immediately on my repairing to London after my last return as Member for Liverpool. His first operation, to roy great sur prise, was to tweak me by the nooe. This brought tears into my eyes, which did me a great deal of good, and was an ex cellent preparation for the use of the Collyrium, which was applied 'modulo anent. My disease, however, being of long standing, was rather stubborn, and the ointment for At/31C time seemed to produce little effect. Understanding this, and regard ing my case as desperate, the doctor called on me one fi ne m orn . ink, at my office, opened his box, and after applying his recipe, assisted its operation by a kick a posteriori, which sent me head long out at the door, though I instinctively held fast by the post. I had no sooner floundered to the outside of my old te nement, however, than my cure was perfected. My eyes were open to behold the general distress. r could see that some thing was rotten in the State—a fact of which I had never been aware before. I could now, for the first time, see the " weight of taxation pressing on the springs of industry." I became sensible, that when I was in office, Ministers behaved ba se ly to the Portuguese Liberals. I now have a taint glimmering of the impropriety of my receiving a retiring pension of 2,0001. a year front an impoverished people. I sec notch good in Mr. Hume. and much reason in the principles of Reform. In short, lam an altered man; and, blessed be the Collyritim Wellingtoniense, I can see the nation's sufferings and wrongs, and groan over them in chorus with Newcastle and Winehilsea. I remain your obedient Servant, W. HUSKISSON. The Bishop of Winchester, as Lord of the Manor of Droxford, has directed an inclosure of 200 acres of the waste lands within that manor to he made for the growth of timber. Much dissatisfaction, we understand, is expressed by the Bondland tenants of the manor at his proceeding, which they consider to bean invasion of their rights ; and a meeting of the tenants, we hear, is likely to be soon called upon the subject.—Hampshire Advertiser. A curious fact has recently come to our knowledge, which dhows the spirit in which the dramatic censorship is con ducted in this country. Until now our readers were probably not aware that Mr. Colman looks upon subserviency to " the great " as an essential attribute of his office t neither should we have suspected it, had we not been led to that inference by the circumstance to which we are alluding.—ln the English version of the opera of Cinderella, brought out on Tuesday evening at Covent Garden Theatre, the following dialogue originally occurred:—" Dundini. Pray, Master Alidoro, help me, for I am a great man now, and can do nothing ! Alidoro. How, &huh ! is that one of our privileges ? Dirxdini. Certainly ; what do the great do but live by the labours of the little ? " Mr. Colman struck out the whole of Dandini's last answer; the entire dialogue was therefore omitted. THE GIRAFFE.—In accordance with the wishes and command of his Majesty, very skilful persons have been engaged for some time past in stuffing the akin of the Giraffe, which -ex pired at Sandpit Gate, near Windsor. The Stuffer to th e Zoulo gical Society, Mr. G ould, has bad the performing of this duty, and the Articulator to Guy's Hospital has nearly completed the Ike. leton of the animal, the bones of which have been polished and set together with the greatest precision. His Majesty has given full and complete instructions as to the mode in which he wished the work to be performed. It is intended to place the stuffed gni. mal, as well as the skeleton, in the galleries at Windsor Castle. Soon after the Giraffe expired, De Ville, the modellist, was ordered down to Windsor by his Majesty, and took a cast of the animal. From this east a wooden form was manufactured, on which the skin of the animal is now placed, and which preserves its beauty in an extraordinary degree. The preparation has a very fine appearance, and stands upwards of eleven feet high from the top of the head to the bottom of the hoof. The stuffed skin, as well as the skeleton, will be conveyed, it is expected, to Windsor, In about a fortnight. THE HEBREWS. —A Society was established about ten months ago, which commenced its operations by hiring th ree houses at Camden Town, for the purpose of forming an asylum to which Jews inquiring into the truth of Christianity might resort. In this asylum they are instructed in the Christian religion on the seventh and first days of the week. On the other five days they are kept in employment at some trade, the profits of which go to the support of the institution. A marked blessing has attended the exertions of this Society, 12 out of li of the inmates having applied to receive the ordinance of baptism. The holy ceremony was per formed on the 14th inst. by the Bishop of London, in St. James's Church, after previous examination of the candidates by him. His Lordship has accepted the office of Patron of the Society. Sir Sri:L.IIEN MA Y.—A paragraph appeared in the Northern Ifrhig of the 25th of June last, under the head " Belfast Regatta," reflec:ing on the character or Sir S. MAY, respecting the purchase of the yacht Crusader; and the injurious imputations con. tained in that paragraph were efterwatds reiterated in a manner very offensive to the feelings of that gentleman. A rule for a criminal information against the proprietor of the paper has, in consequence, been obtait:ed by Sir S. 31ov, freer the Court of King's Bench. We have felt it our duty to make inquiry into the particulars of the trans. action alluded to in the above-mentioned paragraph; and, as we should not hesitate to aditete to our former statement, if the facts Lore us out, so we feel that we should act most unworthily, if w_ were to persevere in error. We., therefore, wish to state, most unequivocally, that we were altogether misinformed on the subject; end that the irjerious imputations cast upon the conduct and cha racter of :sir S eeen I: V MAY, by the paragraphs above-mentioned, were totally unfounded. We have to express our regret, that a pub ' licatior. of such a nature should have found its way into our columns —and hope that this apology will be deemed tufficient satisfaction by Sir Smelt err MAY.—Aorthens Whig. The rmains of the late mach-lamcnted Countess of Ormoede were deposited in the Wandesford family vault at Carele comer, on Thursday last, about two o'clock. Notwithstanding :he notice which appeared in the STA R, sta . in; that in obedience to her Ladyship's wishes, the j lateral was to be strictly pri. rate, the concourse of people, cldefly her Ladyship's te nantry, was immense, extending upwards of two :Mice, and all dressed with searfe and ha:be:ids. would be impas sible to convey any idea of the depth of feeling and sorrow evinced by all classes on this melancholy OCCR:ti'...3. About a quarter of' a mile before the hearee arrived at the Church. the coffin was taken front it by the poor people, and carried to the tomb, which is situated at one side of the emu:union table ; se veral re-pee:able persons present also wished to pay that 'Let mark of respect to her Ladyship's remains, they been allowed the epportunity. The Very Rev. the Dean cf St. Parolees, who is also Rector of Cerelecomer ' read the funeral service, and aft e rward s tcolc occasion to dil a te on the virtues art I.er ladyship, and the be nevolent interest she always felt in promoting the welfare and pros. perky of Casa:comer. The Bev. Us tokman was frequently over powered by the intensity of his feeitog, and the hunentations of the assembled crowds arc described to us as truly affecting. It was the intention of Ma Grace the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND, and se v. rai of the Nobility and Gentry, to have sent their private car- 1 riages from Dublin to Castlecomer, but for the wish expressed in her Ladyship's will, that there should be no public proeceion.— Ifilkelmy Moderator. POPERY ! —The Papists are on the alert—the Jcstiits on the qui vivc—converaions multiply—and apoatacy is at a pre mium. The renegade Spencer, according to the declaration of the Popish priest of this town, and his schoolmaster, has a batch of young nuns and friars ready to confess their errors, kiss the Pope's toe, and forswear the church; the dictator has a Popish chcreamie and a Franciscan in the neighbourhood of Stratfielda.sye; the 3lar. (la is of liatford is about to endow a convent in conjunction a ith ILird Hatborough, and the el-dream! Mrs. CaWaft is to be lady abbess ; anti the tun apostate bishops have it in contemplation us re. establish the order of Sisters of Charity, for their own private con. venience. In fact, every thing proclaims that the good old times arc about to revive. Fire.wood and coals are rising, and, in the firm expectation and belief that St. Bartholomew's day will witness the rekindling of the fires of Smithfield, a joint stock company has been established for the purpose of importing pitch pi:.e iron) the United States.—Leicesier Herald. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Frar.ces Watson. Bragg, from was driven on shnre in di; o„ ISal during a gale on the 13th January, and not expected to off. The cargo previously landed front Limerick to London, was burnt at vion t Crew saved. The Loyal Sam, Nichols, from Bahia to Macaio, is totally lost near the latter post. Drat., Aram 14.—Mud W.S W.—Sailed the outward bound, s sme of which have put back. and others are at anchor off the South Foreland and 'Paver Roads. Poierststn.tn, Areas. 14.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived his Ma jeary's ahio Galatea, from Plymouth. Off the port, the Royal George, Embleton. irons Mauritius. Cowes, Ara:LAC—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Ritson, Dil lon, from Rio Janeiro, and Ellen, Johnson, from Pernambuco. LIVIRPOOL, Areas. 13.—Artived the Harmony, Dixon, (tool Pernambu:o ; Micniac, Spears. from Parash ; Peru, Ditk, from Mnbile ; John and Junk, Dripper, from Alicaut ; and Ann Paley, Itnylston, from Lisbon. Off the port, the General Putnam, --., from New Orleans PLTJOUTH, Aran. 13.—Wind N.N.W.—Sailed the Restltutimt, Moons, for St. John's (N. 8.) Betrasr, APRIL 11.—Arrived the Anna Maria, Bu•cber. from Alicant, anti Susannah. Box. from Terranova. MEETING ofilteViNtEß - If CRY FREEMEN. On Tuesday evening ameeting of the mat.resitient freemen of Cantetbury took place at the King s /lead inn, Stnithfield. for the joint object of petitioning Parliament on the general distress of the country, nml to adopt certain resolutions relative to toe continued absence of their Hon. ,Member, S. B. Lushington, front Parlian , ..a. tary duties. At nine o'clock Mr. POLE was called to the Chair. The CHAIRMAN briefly stated they were met to consider whether a petition to Parliament would be available in impressing upon ilte lion. House the existence of general distress. Mr. Ft: LLEa, the Secretary. said the meeting was cot numerously ettend.d, on account of the feeling expressed by many parsons that a petition of this &set 'pi ion would be received and neglected in pre cisely the &nue manner as the numerous petitions which had pre ceded it. lie had, by order of the Committee. addressed a letter to their Member, Lord Clifton, requesting his attendance that evening, and he semild beg to read hi. Lordship's answer : Sell—l regret It will not b! in my power to meet the freemen of Canterbury on the 13th, as I shsll not be in t ton. I g.. to irel:ted for the holydays.—Your obedient srrean., I f'fo'.' , L It could not be wondered at, therefore, that the freemen manifested such backwardness when such a lukewarm feeling exist e d in ciwi e Representative. It was a mere farce to suppose hi., Lird.hiit at. tended to their interests, and it was high time for the electors o' Canterbury to .egard the situation in which they were pl.tad ; ;Led if they had Members who would not do their duty, to leek oat for others who would. The CHAIRMAN said that the present sufferings and priv dons of the people had not been brought on by fair means. One cause was the expensive war with America, who stood forward on her rights of freedom ; and then other wars with the Frene! , which took millions to fix a Bourbon—the natural enetr of England—on the throne of France, and ultintatly fixed us ritli an overwhelming debt. It was the duty of the asrientbled fa:. holders to tell the honourable House—although they appearod doubt the existence of distress—that their situation was deplotabli , . and that the public was no longer to be gulled with profession , . There was my Lord Clifton, their Representative, who pref.:nerd going to Ireland for the holidays, rather than mat his friends upon a question of importance to all classes. Ma Hee inquired whether the Committee in London had formed a union with the freemen of Canterbury, for the purpose of :entra ins two 31embers to Parliament next Session, who would pertiorn their duty to their constituents ? Mr. FuLLER, who acts as Secretary, said that a singular apa.hy pervaded at present the freemen of Canterbury ; and that dissension, had even broke out among the members composing the committee. He thought, however. little good could be done until there was a re. form in parliament. Had parliament been constituted as it ought to have been, it would never have Pat four nights debating as to the existence of distress, with proofs around them of its reality, and at the conclusion institute no inquiry; nor would a inforsvad Parliament permit a representative to be 10,000 miles from his cor stituents, or stiffer 43,000 persons at Huddersfield, and other mans. factoring districts, to subsist upon less than 21d. per day, after working for this miserable pittance 16 hours. Several resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting on the public distress—the enormous taxation—the wasteful expenditure of government—the grievances of the free trade system—the standing army—the overgrown salaries of public fonetionarica—the defective state of the representation in Parliament, &c. and other resolutions relative to the absence of one of the representatives of Canterbury, and pledging the meeting to vote for no candidate who would not vote for retrenchment, repeal of the corn laws, and a reform in Par liament, were put and carried seriatim. S. WELLS, Esq., who had taken a part in the discussion on the resolutions, now came forward and addressed the freemen. lie served that he addressed them with much solemnity, as he new stood forward to announce himself as a candidate for the future re presentation of Canterbury. He had no favour to bestow in return for their suffrages, and no family to quarter on the Excise, or Army, or Navy ; but his best claim was, that he was the advocate fur the middling classes, and, when that class was properly protected, the labourer would be safe. The speaker, in an elegant speech. touch, d upon the current topics, and sat down amidst great applause. Mr. MATTHEWS (of Canterbury,) in a complimentary speech, moved the following resolution, which was carried unanimously : Resolved,—That Samuel Wells, Esq. from his undaunted tad persevering conduct to restore Canterbury to its wonted state of re. presentation, is entitled to the support of the freemen. The meeting then separated. THE ENSUING OLD BiILEY SESSIOAS. It will he seen by the following statement that the calendar i. not only numerically exceeding heavy, but that the crimes of an u• . usual portion of the offenders subjiict them, if convicted, to the L..: penalty of the law, there being no leas than 72 cliarged capitally. There are of this number 28 for housebreaking, and 20 for stealing In the dwelling-house- a dreadful increase when compared with the corresponding session cf last year. It is also lamentable ro ob. serve that therentre no less than 61 prisoners charged wiih stealing front the person, or what are technically termed street robberies. A Summary Statement descriptive of the various offences with wi.ieh the prisoners severally stand charged. Burglary Housebreaking Highway robbery Horse-stealing Forgery .... Cutting and maiming....... 1 Pc:jory Rape .. .. 3 Uttering counterfeit coin, Stealing in dwelling-houses 21 I (first oliknee.) ...... ..... 4 Uttering counterfeit cola, Se Bigamy ........ having been before eon. 1 Fr.:ial ..... victed as a common ut terer .. Embezzlement .. II ... :i Tovil ... 396 Of the above number seveiny•One are charged Kith cri'nes corm. mitred in the city, and 326 in the coamy. State of his Majesty's Gaol of Nesegate, made ;:p to T..•Fdny Evening. Prisoners under sentence of death Prisoners under sentence of transvortatem for lite '."3 14 7 },cabs i s el ......— L —__ Impri•oned for felony and mhdemeauours ..... 4 Fur trial at the ....luting Sessioas . 3.':6 Committed u:dcr the bankrupt laws. Whose judgment, are tespitcd Acquitted on the gn uad of in:salty, and strain 3 Rentaraled from last t ci.sions Males. 3-19 I Females. 181 I To:al. ti NEW FARRINGDON INA RKET. Aran. 15. Prices prr S. to the consumer. Err,— rint4t Itoaqiiy, aid. and 7d. 1)o. Bodin,, 410. T.gesl quantity of each. s:ti Rump Straka. 9.1. R i Ste•ks. 4;tl. Rump of Bert, id. WrT2u licrion—Leg, 7d. and 7'd. 'launch, 64d. and 7d. S.dtlir. Gd. Ledo, 6141. &warder. 641. Nrck, std. II!‘:at, 4841. VCAL— Log, 7J. rm., d9l I. Fre...t, 111:d. Loh', SL.d. Shoulder, bd. Pour, .SJ. !a Gad. L4llllll. 9L 9 id. anti SMITHFIELD. Aram 15. CAMP AT : . 537 4 sloe. ............. 133 Sheep and Lamb. 6,970. Pip ..... 1.0 Hart 7.. 4J to 4. CJI Va,4l 0.1 to 64 Cd Mut:, 4. 041 44 41 Pork . 44 Cd 5+ 04 Lamb ..... —64 4d 7. 4d' 11a) (per fold). 10.. ro l 5 04. (lofty', E 5 WI. to £5 CS. Strom, X:, Si. to AV: 104. NEWGATE AND LEADEN/IAM .ititU, IS. By the 0 arease.—Per some of Beef, 2s. BJ. to 3s. 6d. Mutton, 3s. od. te. 44. Od Veal. 3, O. to 4t. 84. Pork, 2s. 6d. to 3 . IJ. 1. •neb, 51. sJ.to 6s. id. ST. JAMES'S IIAY.NIARKF.T, Aran. 15. Coarse Heavy Lowland Meadow Hay, 42 at. to Css 16s Useful ditto, 42 16s. to 43 16s. Fme Up:s.nd Meadow and Rye Grass Hay, 44 Os. to £5 Os. Cl..ver Hay. £3 Bs. to 45 5.. Qa Straw, £2 ts. to 4285. • Wheat Straw, 42 gs. to 42 32. per load of 36 !russet. I