Star. — London, England, 1821-04-16 00:00:00

vw - tpec i e , expected to arrive in a frigate from Vera Cruz, a nd was to proceed with it for Charleston and New York. Yesterday morning Divine Service was performed to his 31AJESTY'S tluseho dl, at his Palace in Pall by the Rev. F. W. Bi.omiszao. The celebration of his MAJESTY'S Birth-day, on Thursday; the 3d of May, is to be observed in the same manner as that of the late KING, When in the full enjoyment of health. After the Drawing-room, it is understood that the K ING will give a grand Ball on the night of the same day, at his Palace, Pall-Mall. A letter from Hanover, dated April 4:h, says id We now know for certain, whatever the English J6urnals may say, that we shall have the happiness to see our SOVEREIGN here after his visit to Ireland, that is to say, in the course of the month of August. Lord CASTLEREAGH has officially communicated this news to Coma Musstr.n, with a list of the persons who will accompany his MAJESTY, that the necessary preparations may be made to receive them." The Duke of CLARENCE and Princess AUGUSTA at tended Divine Service yesterday, at the Chapel Royal. Yesterday, the Duchess of CLARENCE attended Di- Vine Service at the Royal Gei man Chapel, and heard a Sermon by the Rev. D. KUPER. The Duke of Gcoucesrert attended Divine Service yesterday, at St. George's Church, Hanover-square. The QUEEN attended Divine Service, at Hammer smith Church, yesterday. Her MAJESTY will receive several Addresses, at her house in South Audley street, on Wednesday, at one o'clock. Yesterday, Prince LEOPOLD, accompanied by Sir ROBERT GARDINER, attended Divine Service, at St. yltilli~i s, Regent. st reet. Saturday, the Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER lrad a numerous party at dinner. Mr. DEN r gave an elegant entertainment on Satur 4, to the Duke of WELuNGTON, Earl BATHURST, the Earl of WEsrstonLAtsn, Viscount and Viscoun tess GRANVILL . E, and several other distinguished per sells, at his house in Hertford -street, May fair. Yesterday the Earl and Countess BATHURST gave 2 i.;ll2er to the Duke of 41VEL LINGToN, Earl of MOUNT ED:XI/MU, Lot d and Lady 'MELVILLE, Earl of \VEST MORLLANO, and a large party, at their house in Great Stanhope-street. His Royal Highness the Duke of SussEx enter tained the Duke of NORFOLK and a distinguished patsy yesterday, at Kensington Palace. Yesterday, the Earl and Countess of DERBY gave a Dinner, at their house in Grosvenor•square, to his Royal Highness Prince LEOPOLD, the Duke and Duchess of Lammas, Marquis and Marchioness of Lit4suowN, the Duke of DEVONSHIRE. Earl and Countess of JEstainr, Earl and Countess of DARNLEY, Lady MARY BLUM, Lord STANLEY, Baron FAGEL, Sir ROBERT GARDINER, &C. THE PARK.-The weather ts•as too cold and shower y yesterday for a very general turn.out, espe daily for an exquisite display ; but towards four or five o'clock the Drive became very gay ; and even the Promenade was honoured with the presence of many of the leaders of haul ton, among whom were his Royal Highness the Duke of CLARENcE and the Misses FITZCLARENCE. KING'S THEATRE—Saturday evening Madame MA RON', made her first appearance is this country, in the character of Tancredi, and met with a very fa vourable reception. The House was crowded with elegantly-dressed Fashionables. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Marquis of Graham, from Melton Mowbray. At the l'ulteney Hotel, Piccadilly—Earl Enniskillen, from Ireland ; Sir George Pigot, Bart. and son, from Staffordshire ; Mr. and Mb. Temperon and family, from Ilerts: IL Elwin, Esq. from Brighton ; and James Marie, Esq. from Melton Ilowbray, Leicestershire. At the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street—R. J. Preston and family, from Southampton ; and W. R. Glaffe, Esq. from Ben held, Berks. At the Hyde-park Hotel, Oxford-street—Lord John Churchill, from Norfolk ; Sydeuham Shore, Esq. from Nottinghamshire ; Colonel Deacon, from a tour ; and J. Mackenzie, Esq. - Lord Abingdon, from Oxfordshire. At Long's Hotel, Dover-street—Sir John Giffard, Bart. from Cheltenham; Robert 01111 C. Faq. from Madras. At Hodgson's Hotel, Dover-street—Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Hare and family, from Ireland ; Thomas Fairfax, Esq. front Yorkshire; Ir. Bartlett, front a tour; Mr. Boyd, from ditto. At the Saxe-Coburg hotel, Charles-street, Grosvenor-square— lion. Miss Brodrick, from Bath. DEPARTURF.S. Lord Charlei Fitzroy, M.P. for Wakefield Lodge, Suffolk. The Bev. Mr. Bartlett, for Devonshire. From Hodgson's Hotel, Dover-street—Major Harriet, for Bees; and Captain Boyd, on a tour. From the Pulteney, Heti, Piccadilly—Lord Deerhurst, for Sr:ern Bank, Worcestershire, From the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street—The Rev. E. Orme, for Liens; 1). Browne, F.sq. M.P. for Bognor; James Slarkes, Esq. for Surrey; and Captain Coghlan, R.N. for Bath. From the Hyde-park Hotel, Oxford-street—Colonel and Mrs. Hay; Mr. and Mr. Sergcsson and family, for Cuekfield Park, Sussex ; Mrs. Lukin, for Brentwood Lodge, Essex ; Captain West, R.N. and Nightingale, Esq. The walk over the Town Moor, at Newcastle-upon- Tyne, is now planting between the footpath and wall, with shrubs and evergreen!, at the expense of the Stewards of the Incorporated Companies of that town, which, when completed, will render it one of the most pleasant promenades in that part of the country. The Cabbage-tree has long been celebrated for its superior height and beauty, some having attained to the extraordinary height of 260 feet; but the New Holland Pine surpasses it, and every other tree we have read of, so much, indeed, as to stagger belief, if theinformation werenot from an authenticated source, which states its height at 600 feet! Two of the principal Stockbrokers in Paris, M. MANUEL and M. B—, fought a Duel, on Tues day morning last, at Belleville, near Paris. M. MA- 1 am. received his antagonist's ball in the lungs, and expired almost immediately. A letter received from Columba, dated Nov. 8, and which was brought by the Star transport, arrived at Portsmouth, states that the Government has entire and quiet possession of the whole of the Candian country, and that the natives themselves are assisting (though unwillingly) in forming good and durable roads throughout the island.—Candy is the head- Varters of the 45th Regiment of FOot, and the Ist Leylon Regiment; and the Mails will shot tly he con veyed to that place by regular Mail-carts. The im protements in this respect, and the Courts through the maritime provinces, reflect the greatest credit on the Lieuteaant Governor, Sir E. BARNES, who has Prrfoimed wonders since he has held the reins of ‘'°vtraMcnt lit that I p aces THE ARMY. DESTINATION OF REGIMENTS. 4th Dragoons and. 18th Hussars, to India. Bth and 17th Light Dragoons, to come home from India. lit Batt. Royal Scots, from Ireland to the Mauritius. 13th, 41st, and 44:11, from home to India. :,Bth and 54th, from the Cape of Good Hope to India. ;3d and 91st Regiments, from home to the West Indies. 49th and s:th ditto, from home to the Cape of Good Hope. 58th and Gist ditto, come home from the West Indies. 66th Regiment comes from St. Helena. 6th Regiment to St. Helena. 75th Regiment, from the lonian Isles to Gibraltar. 51st and 85th Regiments, from home to th e M e diterr a nean. 82d Regiment, from the Mautitius to India. 17th, 57,d, 59th, and Gsth Regiments, come home from India. MILITARY PROMOTIONS. WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 13, 1821. 2d Regiment of Dragoon Guard;—General Ntiiliam Loftus to be Colonel, vice Sir Charles Cranford, deceased. 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Captain George Mick Barlow, from the half-pay of the 22d Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Charles Wood, Who exchanges, receiving the difference between the full-pay of Cavalry and the full-pay of Infantry. 18th Ditto—Captain Richard Rich Wilford Brett, from the half-pay of the 10:h light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice John Vernon, who exchanges, receiving the difference between the full-pay of i Troop and a full pay CoMpany. 22d Ditto—Lord Albert Conyngham to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Lord Francis Conyngham, whose appointment has not taken place. .18th Regiment of Foot—Captain Thomas Dely, from the Ist Ceylon Regiment, to be Captain, vice Daniell, appointed to the 73d Foot. 65th Ditto n —TAeutenant John Griffiths Beavan; from the half pay of the 37th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Henry Tudor, who exchanges receiving the difference. 73d Ditto—Captain Holland Leckey Daniell, from the 38th Foot, to be Captain, vice Henry Antill, who retires upon the half-pay of the New Brunswick Fencibles. 77th Ditto—Lientenant Phillips Cosby, from the half-pay of the 3d Regiment of Foot Guards, to be Lieutenant, vice George Gabb, who exchanges, receiving the difference. 93d Ditto—Ensign Alfred Macbean to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vie,: 111 4 Donnell, deceased; Napier S. Christie, . . Gent. to be Eysign, vice Macbean. st Ceylon Regiment—Captain Henry Cooper, from the half pay of the New Brunswick Fencibles, to be Captain, vice Dely, appointed to the 58th Foot. hospital-Assistant William Birrell, M.D. to he Assistant-Sur geon to the Forces, vice Caverhill, deceased ; Charles Pargeter, Gent. to be Hospital -Assistant to the Forces, vice Birrell. GA XRISONS. Lieutenant-General James Ilay to be Lieutenant-Governor of Tynemouth and Cliff Fort, vice Sir Chas. Craufard, deceased. ROYAL MILITARY ASYLUM. Ensign William Fair, from the ith Royal Veteran Battalion, to be Quartet:master, vice Joseph Bill, who retires on the half pay of Quartermaster of Infantry. • $ TO JOHN KNOWLES, ESQ. NAVY Ofifkg. SIR, You must either have greatly over-rated your own power, or under-Valutid the discernment of the Pub lk, if yOu can possibly believe that yriur Letter cif the 9th instant, :tddressed to us in the STIR of the'l3th instant, will be held by any parson of candour to be a reply to our Letter of the :31st of March, published in the same Paper of the 4th inst. You seem determined to avoid giving an explicit answer t 3 I , la;it ques:ions, though put to you to afford an opportunity of vindi eating yourself against the charge of having wilfully suppressed truth, and disguised plain facts. Wc have no wish to pro!ong a correspondence with a gentleman who seems determined to refuse justice; but it so happens, that with all your reserve and caution on points not to be put aside by sophistry," that you have, notwith standing, what by your admissions and what by your silence—said enough to enable the Public to judge of your candour, and of the liberality manifested in your personal abuse of those whom you have at tempted to injure. Your shuffle about the Cable furnished by Captain Bcown to the Crescent, will not avail you. You re peat that that Cable had the substance of its links in the same plane, and you would have your Readers thence infer, that the Iron Cables now used by the Navy were of his invention; but you have been called upon to deny, if you could, that that Chain Cable had no stays in the links. You have not ventured to say they had, because it would have been a direct false hood, as you yourself well know; and yet, by sup pressing truth, you would have-your Reader believe the falsehood, that Chain's, having the substance of the links in the same plane, such as are now used by the Navy, were proposed by Captain Brown, many months prior to the date of our patent—carefully suppressing the fact that that Chain (the Crescent's) was without any stay whatever. Now, Sir, we shall leave to you, and such casuists as may like to under take the task, to determine the precise degree of dif ference, in moral guilt, between telling a direct false hood, and only writing in such a manner about a fact, as to make the Reader (were your Readers as stupid as you wish them to be), believe the falsehood as firmly as if you had stated it in direct terms. • Your perseverance in insinuating that Mr. Brun ton_enticed Captain Brown's Foreman to quit his em ployment, after that very Foreman (whose character for probity stands at least as high as Mr. Knowles's), had publicly denied the truth of your former state ment, is so precisely characteristic of the spirit under which you write, as to deserve no farther notice from us. Your evasion of the fact, that Mr. Brunton's im provements reduced the weight of Chain Cables one half below those of Captain Brown, for the same sized vessel, by your comparing the weight of Ca bles furnished by him and by us, is so much of a piece with every other part of your Letter, that we should have passed it without notice (being perfectly certain that it could impose on none whose opinion. is of any value), had you not, in your zeal, over stepped the bounds of truth. You have stated, that we supplied a Chain Cable to the Prevoyante, of which eighty fathoms weighed One Hundred and Seventy-six cwt. and that Captain Brown supplied one to the same ship, of the same sized iron, weigh ing One Hundred and Thirty-three cwt. and one quar ter. Now, Sir, most people will be inclined to think, even where an erroneous impression is wished to be produced, that the statement ought, at least, to be one coming within the reach of physical possibility, as being more likely to gain credit. But as to the real fact—we did supply a Cable for the Prevoyante; in that you speak truly ; but, unfortunately for your • veracity, it weighed only One Hundred and Eight cwt. per eighty fathoms ! You have declared, that your Letter of the 9th instant is the last you will address to us on the sub ject of Chain Cables. Now, Sir, it so happens that we need no more from you; for, notwithstanding all your care and your unwillingness to render us e jus tice, you have, directly and indirectly admitted every thing we wanted. Ist. The Cable composed of flat oval links, fur nished by Captain Brown to the Crescent, had no stays whatever. You have not denied this fact, nor can you, or we know you would; and yet you ask, What merit have you in this pretended discovery, or what efficient system have you introduced?"— though you well know that we introduced that kind of stay (a fact which you would have suppressed, if you could), that renders Chains efficient as Cables. 2J. The Chain which Captain Brown wished to have tried against ours, when the experiments were made on the comparative strength of Chain Cables, had our broad-ended stay introduced into it—and, consequently, was our Chain, though made by him. This fact you would also have suppressed in your very candid correspondence, had it been in your power. 3d. And, lastly, when these experiments were made, our improved Chain Cable tore Capt. Brown's twisted Chain Cables to pieces. This you have di rectly admitted. You will find, Mr. Knowles, that the Public arc not so stupid as you niay wish to believe them; they know the difference between wheat and chaff: they know how to separate truth from falsehood. MEMORANDUM. The Kirg bas been pleased to confer a special mark of his fa vour on that gallant and excellently-appointed Corps the .51st Light Infantry, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Rice, C. B. by commanding that it shall in future be called the 51st, or " The King's Own Light Infantry Regiment ;" and that the uniform of the Regiment shall be faced with blue, and laced with gold. Royal East India Volunteers—Lieutenant Mitchell Greenaway to be Captain, vice Cancellor, who resigns. To be Lieutenants—Ensign Robert Fletcher, vice Kiddell, who resigns • Ensign Willoughby Wigston, vice Greenaway. To be Ensigns —John shown, Gent. vice Fletcher; Edward Parish, Gent. vice Wigston ; Thomas Ilatmah, Gent. vice Thornton, who resigns. _ . Royal Regiment of Artillery. First Lieutenant Darell Jago, from half-pay, to be First Lieu tenant ; First Lieutenant Edmund Barrett Gapper to be Se cond Captain ; Second Lieutenant William John Stokes to be First Lieutenant ; Brevet Major and Captain Henry Bates, from half-pay, to be Captain ; First Lieutenant John Palmer, from halt-pay, to be First Lieutenant ; Second Lieutenant. Thos. Edward Bigge, from haltpay, to be Second Lieutenant. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Luray, of 50 guns, lion. Captain Dumas', C.B. is re fitting at Spithead, to be employed under the orders of Admiral Sir JAMES HAWKINS WHITSIIED ; E.C.B. Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth. His Majesty's ship HYPERION ; recently re-commissioned at Sheerness, by Captain HENRY PazscorT, C.B. is found very de fective, and the Ammar:, of 46 guns, at Woolwich, is to be fitted out in her room. PORTSMOUTH ; Aram 14.—This morning the Star transport, Lieutenant Hearty Htaz, arrived at Spithead ; she left Trinco malee the 15th of October, Columbo, November 9, Point de ' Gaffe November 12, the Mauritius, ecember 8, the Cape of Good Hope, January 20, St. Helena, the 10th, and Ascension, the 14th of February . — Rear-Admira l Sir HENav BLACKWOOD sailed from Trincomalee on the 6th of October, for Madras and Penang, and the Toraze, Captain Lust Lev, for Bombay and the Persian Gulf, to relieve the EDEN and CuaLaw. Trincomalee was healthy.—The Teas, Captain RENNIE ; was at the Mauri tius; the BRAZEN ; Captain SHEPHKARD, at the Cape; the Virus, (Admiral Lamaze), BLossom, Captain VERNON ; Ryon IRO, Cap tain Huse, and the RosAato, Captain liztroay, at St. Helena. The Murat, Captain MoaEssy, had left the Cape, to relieve the Tees, which ship, with the EDEN and ALLIGATOR (new fri gate), was ordered to return to England.--.13014A AAAAA was in good health—and beyond this fact little is ever known of him by the squadron. His new house was completed. One of his domestics is arrived in the Star, with his wife and child; it is understood he quitted bis master's service from choice.—The Star has brought Mails from the various places named, a quan tity of ordnance and naval stores, and the following Officers and persons passengers:—Major SKINNER and family, Lieutenant and Mrs. STEELE, Lieutenant KENDALL ; and Assistant-Surgeon Wince:ten, with 109 men, of the Royal Artillery ; Capt. Sitsw, of the 83d, and family ; Lieutenant M'CLEAN, of the 72d, with about 20 army invalids; Mr. SEYMOUR ; late Lieutenant of the TorAze; Mr. J. L. MAITLAND, late Midshipman of the LEAN DER; Mr. EVANS ; late Midshipman of the BRAZEN ; Mr. E. L. SMITH ; Midshipman, late Acting Lieutenant of the Beaus ; Mr. WELLINGTON, Cl erk in Trincomalee Yard, and nine seamen. Also arrived the General Elliot, Famtes, from the Downs for Aram 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived to-day, the Parker and Sons, lienseN, from Havre for New Orleans; and the Chap man transport, from Malta. PLYMOUTH, APRIL t4.—Wind W.—Arrived, the Leopold, WILSON, from London for Leghorn, with her cargo shifted ; Pomona, HANDYSIDE ; ftom London foi Montreal, with her mainmast sprung ; and the Trio, BENTIELD, from do. for Leghorn. WEYMOUTH, APRIL 15.—The Thomas and Mary, of 25 tons, in coming round the Bill of Portland, was struck by a sea, and foundered. The crew (seven in number) perished. Fatstourn ' APRIL 55.—Wind West.—Arrivd the Nocton packet, with Mails from Jamaica, sailed 27th February; Diana ditto, with Mails from St. Thomas's, sailed 15th March ' • and Duke of Kent ditto, with Mails from Lisbon ; also, the Esther, HEODALE ; from St. Domingo in thirty days; Hope's Anchor, PARES; and Louisa, AALBORG, from Longsound ; Christian, GA DIE, from Hamburgh for Tenetille; and the following from Lon don:—Perseus, and St. Lawrence, fur Quebec • George James, and Ceres, for Africa; Elizabeth Hill, for Quebec; ; Branston, for Gibraltar; and Nestor, for St. John's (New Brunswick). Saturday afternoon, about three o'clock, as Mr. The brig Charles and Maria, CIIRWMPHERSON ; of Liverpool, MUN RO, of Norfolk-street, Park-lane, was riding in was driven on shore and lost, on the Ist February, on the coast of St. Domingo. the Regent's Park, accompanied by his groom, the DEAL, APRIL 15.—Wind W.S.W.—Passed the back of the hcrse of the latter suddenly took fright, and soon be- Goodwin Sands yesterday, the Thomas, Jaresos, from Per- I came unmanageable to the rider, ran furiously across nambuco, in fifty-six days, for ilarnburgh.—Arrived and sailed the New Road, entered Portland-place by the New for the River, the Devonshire, Townson from Dourdeaux ; Crescent, and continued his course down that street, and the Thorne and Judith, &Foxes, from Cadiz for St. Peters- ; burgh.—Came down from the River and remain, the Seneca. until he reached the corner of New Cavendish-street, Skein, ;1i - zit, and Brunswick, for Leghorn; Lord Nelson, and when head came in contact with a dust-cart with Hopewell, for Miramichi ; Glory, for Demerara; Skipsey, for such violence, as literally to dash his brains out. — Montreal; Patience, for Quebec; Royal Eagle, for Lisbon; The servant, who until now had maintained his seat, Swift, for Naples; Meanwell, for Jamaica; and Aid,'for New Brunswick.—Arrived to-day and sailed for the River, the Mira- was thrown the distance of several yards ;he was bles, ECTHERTORD; from St. Vincent's; Ann, Hennes, front St. taken in a senseless state to a surgeon, in Duke-street, Michael's; and Elizabeth, %wails, from New Orleans for where he received every possible assistance and atten . Ilamburgh.—Came down from the River and remain, the Geor- Liao, and he is now in a fair way. The horse was giana, for Berhice ; Rolla, anal Freedom, for Quebec; and Rich lad, for Demerara: t valued at a hundred guineas. We conclude, wishing your book all the success which its merits deserve, and yourself all the happi ness you can enjoy from a conscious purity of mo tives, and from the many congratulations you will no doubt receive respecting the issue of your correspon dence with—your humble servants, BRUNTON, MIDDLETON, AND BRUNTON. Commercial-Road, April 12, 1821. ' `rk. - -Lt . . -.A.:•2441"k^".',C EvAiii3oKaA3 . l This Institution was established in 1817, fOr ttu benevolent purpose of supporting and educating the Children of Soldiers, Sailnrs, and Mai iaes, natives of Scotland, who have died, or been disabled in the ser vice of their country ; and the Children also of indi gent Scotch Parents resident in Londen, not entitled to parochial relief. The Fourth Anniversary of the Establishment was celebrated on Saturday, at a Pub lic Dinner at the City of London Tavern ; Lord SALT rot:N beiag. in the Chaii., as the proxy of his Royal Highness the Duke of l'onit. • The Krso's health was drank whit the most arl dent expression of loyalty. Upon proposing the health of the Duke of Yonx, the CHAIRMAN stated that his Royal Highness had .expressed great regret that he was unable to take the Chair, as he had intended, in consequence of the KING'S command to wait upon him at Brighton. The health of the Duke of SUSSEX was hailed with the warmest plaudits by the whole company. On the health of the Eall of lln EA DA LBANE being drank, upon the proposition of Mr. Romnrsom, Lord GLENOLCHY returned thanks in a neat and concise speech, observing that his father, in contri buting to found this noble Institution, had done no-. thing more than his duty. For it 'vas the duty of every man to contribute, by all the means in his power, to alleviate the sufferings and relieve the wants of his fellow-beings, but especially of those who were young and innocent and friendless. The consciousness of having done this sacred duty, was a sufficient reward to any well-constructed mind. But then to proclaim the example might operate upon others, and in that view particularly, he was gratified by the honour which the Meeting had been pleased to confer upon his father—(Applause). The CHAIRMAN forcibly 'appealed to the Meeting in favour of the objects of the Charity, and ex pressed a hope that the proverbial patriotism and ge neral benevolence of the Scottish Gentry would ever continue to nourish it with fostering care—(Cheers). The health of Lord Chief Justice DALLAS having been drank with three times three, the Learned Judge returned thanks with his wonted elegance of expres sion and manner, concluding with a proposition of the health of the Chait man, who was, he said, no less distinguished for his 'valour in leading his coun trymen to glory in war, than for his benevolehce in endeavouring to reliev heir wants in peace. He would say more of the - Noble Lord if he were not present, but " Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe, Is lust on beaters that our merits know !" • The CHAIRMAN returned thanks. Mr. EvAwr, in proposing the health of the lineal descendant of the celebrated Robert Bruce, of whom Scotland had so much reason to be proud, took occa sion to pron Ounce a glowing panegyric upon the moral merits and literary attainments of the distin guished object of his toast, who combined the high spirit of ancient chivalry with the improved judg ment of modern times, and concluded with men tioning Mr. MICHAEL BRUCE—(Loud cheers). This Gentleman, who has acquired so much just celebrity, by his gallant conduct in rescuing LAVA.. LETTE from the vengeance of the Bounnotas, returned thanks in a strain of peculiarly animated and impres sive eloquence. About ten o'clock, the boys reared by this etcellent Institution were mareked through the room. Each wore the Highland dress, and bore the aspect of good living. The spectacle was highly interesting, and had its full effect upon the feelings of the Meeting_; for, although there were not above 120 Gentlemen in the room, the subscription amounted to £395. The following other toasts were given in the course cf the evening: " The Marchioness of Stafford, the Countess of Breadalbane, and other Ladies, Subscribers to the Institution," followed by Green grow the hushes'—" Memory of those who have galp lantly fallen," Peace to the Souls of the Heroes'—" Vice-Pre sidents and Directors of the Institution," Song, Ye Banks and Biaes'—" The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and may the Thistle, Rose, and Shamrock be ever united," ' While happy in my Native Land'—" City of London and 'Trade thereof,' '‘ Money in both Pockets ;" G!ee. ' When Ar thur first at Court began'—Auld Heckle, Flowers of Edin burt;h'—" Stewards of the Day," ' Good night, and joy be wi' youa"—" Stewards Elect," Up and waur them au.' The company separated, with becoming decorum, before twelve o'clock. A chesnut horse, lately belonging to the Duke of HATIILTON'E stud, was matched against time, on Monday last. for a consi detable sum, to go from I.ar caster to Preston, round the Market place of that town, and back again, a distance of forty-four miles in four hours, which the poor animal was on the point of winning in the highest style, having but two miles to perform in three quarters of an hour, when the rider struck him with his whip between the ears, and both fell, but recovered in sufficient time to come to the starting-post half an hour within the given time. Ono WAGEII.—A wager to a con:id,rable amount has born won, within these few days, by an Offic•r of ore of the regi ments stationed in the neighbourhood of Plymouth, who under took to beg, from door to door, for the space of a fortnight, dining which tulle he assumed different characters, but acted mostly as a brcken down tradesman and also a seller of matches; the Litter character he did not so well suppsrt, for he carried the matches, wrepped in brown paper, tinier his arm, and wore gloves, having •.eiihrtlla—articles of comfort net often used by the Lti,as!, , .L. pile. Yesterday morning the v. bole of the Officers of Worship street Office, with about .7.0 Special Constables, attended in the Rosemary-branch-fields, Hoxton, where they found about 500 persons amusing themselves with boxing, dog-fighting, and °tilt if rural sports; forty of whom they secured, after a desperate re sistance, and lodged in the watch-house. Coax Excuaxos, MAUX-LA NE, Aran. le.—Having a consi derable quantity of Wheat left over from last week, and a good supply ft csh in this morning front F.ssex and Kent, and but little demand fur it, the sales were extremely heavy, and only the lilies: picked runs could be disposes( of, for which last Monday's prices were obtained ; but all other sorts were offered at an abatement of 2s. to Ss. per quarter, without finding buyers at that reduction. We had but little Barley at market, owing to contrary winds, and fine samples were taken off at a decline of Is. per quarter on last Monday's prices : there was no d.mand for the ordinary qualities. Oats arc Is. cheaper, the arrlvas being very large. Beans and Grey Peas are also dull sale, and Is. per quarter lower.—Cuitent Prices as under: ENGLISH. Small Beans ....... ..... 28. 324 Wheat, Kent and Tick ditto Essex, new 56s 50s old Sfis Oats, Potatoe 05s 25a Suffolk this 503 56. Poland 512 s 24s Norfolk, old 44; 48s Feed 14s 20s Itye .......... .... .28s 52s Flour, per Sack... 4ss 501 Barley ........... 2es 25s I Rapeseed, per Last £34 Malt ..................30. .seis TERVIGN. . . White reas 24, 28s Wheat, Dantzic .54s 60s Boiler' ...3 la 364 Baltic Red, liambro' or Grey Pcas °6s 29s Brabant red ..... 50s 54$ SAIITHIPIELY MARKET, ArRIL 16 —Beef, 3s. Od. to 4s. 6d. par stone of Blbs.; Alutton i 3s. Od. to 44. 6d. Veal, 4s. 6d. to ss. 104. Pork, 45.6 d. to 6s. 44.—(;tittle at Market, Beasts, 2,400; Calves, 140; Sheep and Lambs, 15,900; Pigs, 240.—Hay and &raw per load — Hay , at. es. to 41. 4. Clover, 41. to 51. 56. Straw, 11. as. to 11. la.. , - • - I I