Star. — London, England, 1823-08-26 00:00:00

THE THEA T RES. Mr. MATIIEWS appeared last night as Buskin, in the farce of Killing no Murder, cat down to a one-act piece, under the title of A Day at nn Inn. The same farce was also acted at the Haymarket—we contrived to be in both places at once, and will therefore say a word or two on the performances of each Theatre. Killing no Murder affords opportunities for LISTON and MATHEWS to be very ludicrous and very amusing. The slight piece at the Engli s h Op era conta i ne d li tt l e more than the character of Buskin ; Apollo Bari was left out entirely. Mr. MATHEWS was uncom monly clever in that part of the piece where he transforms himself into all the domestic personages of the inn. Nothing conld exceed the rapidity of these transformations, or the cleverness with which they were supported. HARLEY, the Buskin of the Haymarket, is an actor all over. Ile looked, spoke, and dressed like a strolling-player. Ile seemed to' have been born upon the stage, and brought up in the glare of the front lights. LisroN, in Belvi, made us lauch hear Lily. The Houses we re well filled. CHARLES IC ENIBLE, YOUNG, and MACREADY, a host of talent in tragedy, are to personate by tut ns the heroes of the dagger, next season, at Covent-Garden ; whilst KEA s, at the other House, is to exercise " sole and undivided sovereignty" in the higher depart ments of the drama. DAvx, TETE COMPOSER.—The proprietor of the Ly ceum has offered the use of hi, Theatre, at the close of the curitnt season, for Mr. DAVY'S benefit. Vauxhall-Gardens were crowded with genteel com pany last night. The weather was uncommonly fine, and nothing - was wanting to administer to the ac commodation and comforts of the visitors. The su per abn ndance of lamps diffused a hi illiant lustre through ut tl,c promenades, and the various and unique atouseinents were never seen to more advantage. The co:nuatly continued to Jr, ve until one o'clock in the rncrnii, when all was gaiety and good humour. C.d'l'a:..dXl. Aticttr 22.—Tih: iecomparable and inimitable CA TALANS:I'PN occupies thane minds which,, short while ago, thought of itot::;:ig but Orangemen ant: Captain Rock and Ntig,nt. But to the charms of a voice truly celeszi.d, I 1/..1 turbulence must yield ; and all the world (7hA is, .1: the world that is left in Dublin) is now running after the (been of Snag, and her re , :ie.ils of llarniony at the Theatre Royal. It is now ten ye.t:, this delicious woman charmed the ears of Itida attdienze, until a week or two back; and last :.,Ott was seventh exhii its n ,cone her arrival. To say that sae is as wonderful al she was ten years ago, would be inadequate proise; she is far better, and as great as sne has ever been, which is the u /Plus tetra of applause. Het ton: of voice, style of ping, and expiession of countenance past description! She i; indeed variety and f.scination personified' mind in all she rio..s. She has been rapturouily encored in Rode's variation -AV ca' lain— flu!e, Britannia—God save the • —Cl::nri;ti's beautiful cavatina—rieboa a 'Niel Cianzhettini's &do, &c. &c. This last mentioned C.,t--.osr is here, and ac.aupaui s the divine Son: stress with adoirable tast , !. d an extempore Fantasia the other sight, but wit': rube:• much taste for " the ears of the grountlli i;: fact, tit! audience will hear, see, and think of itutliin;; bat CATALANI IS:kbee when she is sin,,ing, like that of Ki-g IlLto ;:rd leis Infernal Courtiers, when that de -5 hart foreigner .1 unexpectedly appeared in the Styzian dr.:wing-row:1 Ns .:il his magic lyre. But, alas ! all martel pleasures are sublunary, at some wise man of the Wicklow mountains once said. The divine Ca ri- LaNt will not stay wi i. us (so at least I am told), beyond the middle of text she proceeds to York, to iliniblny ham, to Edinburgh, to Landon ; but go where she will she will uot meet with more heart;elt approbation than she has expe rienced in Dublin. The Duke of Vous; wilt leave Brighton, in a day or two, for Relar rastbe. YeA-idAy niornin; ii Dale of CLARENCE left Rushy P.trk, on a visit to tar D.lchcss of Giouctrrxit, at Bag shot l'Ark. The LandgrAvine of HESSE-lIIMPB\IIEIJI s mothei of the Duchess of CAusaincr i died on the 17th inst. Count LIEVEN arrived in BriAhton on Sunday last. The Eati and Countess of LIVERPOOL arrived in o x f.rd cal Ft Way last. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER continues at Leansington. The Ea,' of SHAFTESBURY entertained Viscount and Viscountess GRANVILLE, at dinner, on Sunday. _ Lord HOLLAND entertained a select party at•Hol tand House, yesz .rday. The Bishop of DERRY is arrived at the Palace in that city, after attending his Parlipmentary duties in London. The Eail of CARRICK and Colonel DEBBEIC have returned to Mount Juliet, county of Kilkenny, from visiting his Lordship's estate its the county of Limerick. Sir HENRY PARNELL, Bart. and his son have left London for Paris. TLanday, Lord PurmILLY left Dublin for Newrath Brid g e, on a tour through the county of Wicklow. At a ►ate party at the Duke of DEvoNsulnE's, Mrs. Hope wore brilliants worth 1:240,000. Colonel BERKELEY and the Cheltenham Amateur, performed last week at Birmingham, for the benefit of liksasi.c. Mrs. Courrs gives Lady STUART ten thousand pounds, on her marriage with Lord Siam), : the young Lady is grand-daughter of the late 3,1 r. Courts. Madame CAraLANI, it is said, is to have 600 gui nea*, for singing at the York Festival ! Yesterday was the - wai mest day of the year. Be tween one and two o'clock, P.M. a thermometer expe.scd to the sun, was so high as 110 degrees. The Dike of RUTLAND has a large party f I visitors on grouse shooting, at his seat, l:clvoir Castle. The Marquis of Ilutm.y, with a party of friends, have been enjoying grouse-shouting at Dalwhinnie. His Lordship is to repair shortly to Kinrara Lodge, where he is to entertain the Marquis of TAVISTOCK. Lord JOHN( Itusta.:i.t. and other dis t inguished cha racters are also expected at Kinrara. Earl FILZWILLIANi, on his return frc•m Ireland, passed through Sheffield late on Tuesday week, and art ived at Wentworth House about eleven o'clock that The a►rivnl of the Countess is delayed two ur three weeks, by which time the preparations which are now going forward for her reception will be completed. TaLma, the first tragic, and DAMAS, the first co. mic actor, at the Theatre Francais, have expressed their desire of becoming subscribers to the Monument of our modern Roscius, Jows KEMBLE, from a liberal feeling that talent and genius are of no country. The Theatre in George•street, Limerick, was on S.inclay week consecrated as a Chapel, by Dr. Mull Y, Doman Catholic Bishop of the diocese. The new tread-mill at the New Bailey, Manches ter, which is in a state of forwardness, is calculated to employ at one time 138 criminals. BURGLARY.—Friday night last, the house of Mr. Gitten, Highgate, was broken into by some evil disposed person or persons, and robbed of a vat iety of articles. There were several persons in thehouse at Um time. NAVAL IXTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTif, Aucust 24.—Wind &&W.—Off the port, the Martha and Elizabeth, —, from Curacoa. PORTSSIOUTH, AUGUST 25.—Wind W.Sailetl the Rip, Fos- STIR, for Petersbprgh. DIAL, AUOCIT 25.—Wind S.W.—Sailed for the Rivet, the Aretbusa, Moitazt., from New Orleans. Arrived and remains, the American ship I lenry, from Antwerp for Philadelphia, after hoviiig been on shore. Gijavasarn, AUGUST 25.—Sailed the Ilarriet, Dzow, for the South Sea whale fishvry. CORK. AUGUST 21—Sailed the Isabella, Whams, for New South Wales, with convicts. ARMY. We are extremely sorry to state *hat that gallant Officer Major Loveet. Ilaneocit, the 14th Light Dragoons, met with a serious accident by his horse falling with him when out exer cising with part of the Regiment at Frorne last Thursday, and broke his collar bone, and was much bruised. FRANKFORT, AUGUST 19.—The Genoa Gazette re lates, as it says, on good authority, the following sin gular occurrence, which lately took place at Nice:— " On Wednesday, July 2, Signor Gandolft, of Nice, dined with his wife : about two o'clock in the day a friend came on a yisit to them, and found Signor Gandolft lying on a bed lifeless, with a book in his hand. Signora Annetta, his wife, was also dead, sitting at her embroidery-frame, with the needle in her hand ; the maid-servant was found a corpse in the kitchen, leaning on a table ; the canary-bird was dead in the cage; an the dog and cat were stretched lifeless on the floor ! The cause of this awful cams-, trophe is yet unknown. The police are engaged in investigations respecting it." SUDDEN DEATll.—Yesterday morning, about half past ten o'clock, as Mr. Irwin, a respectable tailor of Pelham-street, Mile-end New -town, was going along Whitechapel, on his way home, accompanied by his daughter, he suddenly dropped down in a state of insensibiiity. He was instantly tlcen up and carried into Messrs. Stubbs End Hancocks' coach-manufac tory, close by, and a surgeon sent for, but before he arrived the vital spark of life had fled. Tire gardens env ironing the metropolis wear a most luxuriant aspect. Covent-garden market has, indeed, been most exuberantly supplied for many weeks past, with all kinds of vegetables and fruit, in season, of the finest quality ; but, on the market days of last week, the market, and a great proportion of every street surrounding it, were literally blocked up with them. It is said that a claimant has appeared for the Earl dom of tlyndfurd. He is said to be the son of an elder brother of the last two Earls, who died in India without its being known that he had left legitimate , issue.—Glasgow Chronicle. Last week, a person in the employer Messrs. Ped die and Biggs, of Little Missenden, for a trifling wager, agreed to eat seven pounds and a half of cher ries in forty-six minutes. He accomplished his task, by devouring the cherries and stones one minute within the given time, and ate a heat ty dinner after. WamasPour.—Saturday the town and neigh bouthood of Padiham, were thrown into consterna tion by the appearance of a very large waterspout. When first seen, it seemed to have risen from clouds which were gathering thick round Hamilton : soon after it assumed a mole terrific appearance, and veered to the north west. In this quarter it displayed every symptom of immediate explosion, but suddenly made a rapid circuit to the west. In its passage, the noise which it created, represented the distant roar of the sea on a rocky shore—but as it continued to ascend, the tune was altered, and resembled more the compressed discharge of steam fuom a boiler. The revolutions which it made in its transit were awfully grand ; and its attractive faculties of re-uniting the volumes of mist which issued from its side, were be yond description beautiful. After repeated ascents and descents, it varied its farm with astonishing ra pidity : at one period, its longitudinal extent must have beep very considerable, and in the next moment, the point, which left no more than eighty yards from itself to the earth, was embosOmed in the mass. It continued these transmutations for an hour, and then was buried in the clouds. Immediately on its disap pearance, the atmosphere became densely dark, and the most vivid lightning and tremendous thunder that has been heard in the neighbourhood for many years ensued.—Blackburn Mail. A most dreadful accident occurred at Swinefleet, near Ilovk den, on Saturday last, at the house of Mr. Ireland, during his absence at Howden market. Whilst the servant maid was in the kitchen, the two children came in, the eldest a fine boy about nine years of age, the other a girl about four ; they were very desirous that the servant should boil them some bones to make them some apple scoops, but this per. haps not being vlva:tient at the time, she refused ; the children continued their anxious request (but, alas, in vain); the servant, in order to deter them, threatened to shoot the boy, and went into another molts and fetched a gun, et which she twice pulled the trigger, consequently thought it was not loaded ; however, when she presented it at the boy it went off, and killed him dead on the spot, taking away nearly the whole of his throat, and so near as to burn the frill on his neck. It appeared that the last time the g un was used, the priming was taken out, and the t - ick was left with the cock and pan down. LORD Howe.—Admiral Lord Howe, when a Cap tails, was once hastily awakened in the middle of the night by the Lieutenant of the watch, who jammed him with great agitation, that the ship was on fire near the magazine. "If that be the case," said he, rising leisurely to put on his clothes, " we shall soon have a further report of the matter." The Lieutenant, flew back to the scene of danger, and almost instantly returning, exclaimed, "You need not, Sir, be afraid, the tire is extinguished." " Afraid !" exclaimed Howe, " w hat do you mean by that, Sir ? I never was afraid in my life; and, looking the Lieutenant full in tile face, he added, " Pray how does a man feel, Sir, when he is of ? I need not ask how he looks.". _ SrucK-JonsEltS —SwlFT's account of the origin of the term " Bears," in the language of this worthy Eatcinity, differs from the common one. He says, " He who sells that of which he is not possessed, is said, proverbially, to sell the bear's din, IA bile the 1 1 bear runs in the woods: and it being common for stock-jobbers to make contracts for transferring stock' at a future time, though they were not possessed of the stock to be transferred, they were called sellers of beam skins,' or bears." Another interpretation arises from the general character of this animal for tramp ling under foot, which agrees with their department of business, viz. to keep down the Stocks. SPORTING INTELLIGENCES BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S, AUGUST 25. Tattersall's was well attended tobdcy by turf-adventurers, but principally by the trade, there being but few of the higher sort of sporting characters. 'The alterations oil the different horses (scarcely any other stakes being mentioned) are great, but not much business was done. We must now expect further daily alterations, which will be speedily seen on the arrival of Yolk shire betting-men, previous to this grand stakes; which will take place early next month. Below is the present state of the odds : DONCASTKR ST. netts. 9 to 1 agst Tinker 13 to 1 agst Barefoot (t.iken) 9to 1 agst Rosanne (taken) 16 to 1 agst PaLis Royal 10 to 1 agst Tattered 25 to 1 apt Comte d'Artois 10 to 1 agst Claude Lorraine 1,13 to 1 agst Air. Peirse's filly (taken) 40 to 1 agst Gascciglie's filly 10 to 1 agst Sherwood (taken) A thousand to ten was taken many times over, that Tinker wins a.- Doncaster St. Leger of this year; and Reforuier the D.:rby Stakes and Doncaster St. Leger of next year. Eghant Race; viiiich were to have commenced this day, arc postponed to the 9th of September. YORK August. NlErriNo.—One of the finest week's sport we ever remember has just terminated ; and we believe no Races ever changed the state of betting on the Doncaster St. Leger to the idOille extent. YARMOUTH RACES, AUGUST 21. The Members' Plate of £5O. Heats, two miles and a distance. Major Wilson's bl. 1. by Juniper, 3 yrs old, 7st. 41b. 1 I Mr. Rush's b. 1. by Pioneer,3 yrs old, 7st. 411,. . 2 2 Two to one on the winner. A good race. The Hunters' Sr.ikes of Ings. each, to leAp over thr.!e rows of hurdles, four feet and a half high, and any horse di.placing a hurdle to be distanced. Heats, one mile and a distance. Mr. Warne's ch. m. huntress, beat two others. The Handicap Stakes of iOgs. each, heats, a mile and a dis tance, was won by bk. Cay's ch. g. HEREFORD RACES—Secoim DAY. City and County Gull Cup, value 100 gs. in addition to a Sweep stakes of 10 SJVi. each. Fuur mile heats. Lord Harley's Gas, 5 yrs old Mr. West's Angelica, 4 yrs old This W3l one of the severest races ever witnessed; a sheet would have covered both the whole of the four miles, and was won by Gas by about half a length. The Foley Stakes of 10 soya. each, with 20 added by the Steward. ?Jr. E. Foley names Patrick's c. f. by Blucher, 3 yrs old, Tat. 41b. I 1 Lord Oxford's b. f. by Poulton, 3 yrs old, 7st. 41h. 2 2 Mr. Humphries ch. c. by Poulton, 3 yrs old, 7st. 71b. 5 3 This was a well-contested race. A Plate of £5O, given by Earl Somers. Two-mile heats. Mr. Day's b. f. Plover, 3 yrs old, 6st. 416. 1 1 Mr. Davies's b. h. Valentine, 5 yrs old, Bst. 71b. - 2 2 Three others started. This also afforded considerable sport ; in fact, on Hereford Race-Course, a better day's sport was never witnessed. IPAIDAY. -...LAST DAY. City Plate of Fifty Pounds. Mr. Williames ch. m. Leah, aged, Wt. 41b. - 1 3 3 1 Mr. C. Day's b. in. Victarine, aged, 9st. - 3 2- 1 2 Mr. C. Robinson's Gas, 5 yrs old, Bst. 71b. - 2 1 2 3 A better race than this has been but seldom, if ever, recorded in the history of %porting. The contest in the first beat, be tween Gas and Leah was won merely by the tip of the nose ; by many it was considered a dead heat, but Gas being the property of the Noble Steward, be decided in favour of Leah. The second beat was won, after a severe contest, by half a head. The third heat was won by Victorine; the Spottsmen pre sent, ode and all, declared there never was a better contested heat, and only won by half a head. The fourth heat was desperate between Gas, Victorine, and Leah, and won with difficulty by Leah, by about half a length. A Handicap Sweepstakes of Five Sovereigns each, with Thirty Sovmigns added. Mr.Williams's ch. m. Leafiaged 9st 1 _ . Mt. Day's b. f. 5 yrs old, ist. - 21b. e Leah won this also in good style, It being the third beat she bad won this day. The Sweepstakes of sgs. each, with 25p. added by the Offi cers, for horses, &c. not thorough bred, belonging to the Here fordshire Cavalry, was won by Mr. John Walker's bl. m. Ten bury Lass, 4 yrs old,llst. 91b. beating 5 others, in two heats. The Balls in the evening were but thinly attended, many of the principal families in the county being from home. Too much praise cannot be given to the Earl of Oxford, Who officiated for Lis son, Lord Harley, for the attentions he paid to the numerous company present on each day, and with which all were highly gratified. Within the last two years Mr. Wm. Stone, the Clerk of the Course, has been indefatigable in his exertions to improve the Course, which be has at length accomplished, much to the satisfaction of the Sporting Gentlemen, and for which he has justly received the thanks of the Gentlemen of the city and neighbouring country. WEYMOUTH RACES, AUGUST 21. The Gold Cup of 100 guineas value, as was expected, was carried off by Colonel Latour's b. h. Langtonian, beating Mr. Percy's Sir Huldibrand, and Mr. Dillon's ch. e. by Haphazard. The first beat was well contested by Sir Huldibrand, and was won by a head only. The second heat was won by a length. The Members' Plate of £5O was won at two heats by Mr. Friend's Evergreen, beating Mr. Farquharson's Spinetta. Friday (second day), the Tradesman's Plate of 60 sovereigns was won at two heats by Mr. Walter West's b. f. by Waterlog 5 yrs old, beating Mr. Dillon's Gassion, Mr. Friend's Delusion, and Mr. Percy's Sir Huldibrand. The Ladies' Plate of £5O added to a Subscription of three guineas, being a Handicap, was won at two heats, by Mr. Far quharson's Champion, beat' Mr. Friend's rergreen, Mr. Dillon's Haphazard, Mr. Grove's Pherenieus, and Mr. Walter West's bi. f. by Waterloo. The weather to-day proved extremely unfavourable, owing to the great fall of rain, and the Course in consequence rode ex tremely heavy. MONTROSE RACES. WIONISDAY, AUGUST 20.—The Gold Cup, value One Hun dred Sovereigns, was won by Sir David Moncrieffe's b. c. Ne gotiator; the Ladies' Subscription Purse of Fifty Sovereigns (heats): the lion. William blaule's ch. h. Ledstone. Titursuay.—Produce Sweepstakes of Fifty Guineas each : the Hen. William Mauie's b. c. Panmure—a good race. A Plate of Fifty Guineas (heats), given by the lion. William Mania, Member for the County : Sir Alexander Namsay's b. c. Marshal Blucher. A Match for One Hundred and Fifty Guineas each; six miles: Mr. Carnegie's b. g. Opposition beating Lord Ken nedy's ch. g. Jeremy Diddler. Notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather for some weeks past, the last two days have been highly favourable for our Races, and we may venture to say such a collection of rank and beauty never graced our Course at any former period. hIONIFIETH RACES. The above Races, on Thursday week, were very thinly. at tended, owing to the adverse state of the weather.—Competi tors for the Silver Cup given by the Hon. William Maule, Al. P. Mr. Hugh Watson's b. e. and Mr. Mylne's b. h. ; gained by the former. For the hunting saddle and bridle : Mr. Merchant's bl. b, Mr. Young's ch. h. and Mr. Anderson's b. h. ; gained by the black horse. For the cart saddle and breeching : Mr. Young's b. h. Mr. Hoggan's b. m. Mr. Coapar's b. m. Mr. Mitchell's b. ; gained by Mt. Hoggan'a mare. GRAND PIGEON MATCH FOR A GOLD MEDAL, VALUE SIXTY SOVEREIGNS. Furzeley Heath, near Swallow&ld, Hants, was the rendezvous on Saturday for some of the best shots in the kingdom, to wit ness the annual grand match for the medal, between fifteen each of the Ashton and Midgham Clubs, with five picked men on each side, at 15 birds each, which was decided as follows : Ashton Club killed 159—Midgbam Club 155.—The Midghant Club was rsther the favourite at starting, and the gun was backed to kill each time at two to one. Many bets were pending, one mates shots against the other, and we have given the num ber each side killed from the umpire's books. Other matches of less note took place, which occupied the whole afternoon. Many of the landholders in Wilts, Dorsey, and adjacent coun ties, have determined norm shout until the 15t11 of September. ROWING • . . Yesterday afternoon tbe Myer, above Bridge,presented a ty:l animated gpectacle; the fineness of the day having attia,-ted all the admirers of aquatic sports. The mati.h was tor a beau!ild Silver Cups given by a Gentleman of Tile anudi: *tions were the same it in the wagers contested by watt !'hien: The first and srennd beats they *ere to st a rt front Winerlod Bridge:, go through Westnibwer Bridge, return doWn Cie 4orili shore, throngh Blackfriars Bridge, and up througia the Cen:re arch of Waterloo lb idge—to he rowed by six pa:r :4es. Trie following, dittinvi,hed by the en:nora ataiend to Oteirsturars, started : Henry Airth, tithothy aril , piAt ; John . 13.4.1e5hy, Janiei I lugens, light blue; Michael Barrett, Ilubvrt .11,tier,cn, -cutler: The second heat was contested for b 7 George C(r!'. , ..ay, 'Thomas Wiggin, orange; Charles Moore, sdwird brown, yellow; Paul Jone.,, Jolla Griffiths, green. Soon after three o'clock, scarlet, liAt blue, ir.ti piA started fin the a; sr heat ; after a very excellent contra, lig:it blue came. in the first ho.lt, conseqheistly winruts of Cie heat. At half past foar, yellow, green, and mange ro•+t•ed the second heat: It was no; .so well rowed or evenly contested ai the first. tli'angs came in the winner. &I-wily he fore seven, fight blue, orange, gr:en, and pink. being the winners of tit*: first and second 11 , :ats, s,artetl to row the and grand heat : the di,tanca was the s..me es the hther hilt fever as they rowed down instead of up, and carte in finally to Strand-lan>•. It was a very manly and effective strug k, and w.. wun in fine style by orange. A Melting was h.. 1,1 in the Town It til, Windsnr, laq week, in compliance with a Requisition of the inhabitants; " to take into consideration the most efficient means of cele brating his Alsansiv's arrival at his Palace of Windsor." The MAxon was in ;lir Chair. Itesclotions were passed that public .joicings general illumin4inn should take place, an ox Ire roastel whole, a dinner given to the poor inhabitants of the , ough, and a puhliadioner, ball, and supper, take place at the Town Bail. A Committee was nominated to carry the liesta.• lutions into iffict. AL 11. c distribution of Academical Prizes last week by th.: University of France, at the Sorbonne, Paris, singular to say, the first Prize for French Conipo slum was adjudged tit CHARLES NEATE, an English student fr °ln Oxford. The Duke and Duchess of Oai.u.ims and all their young family were pre sent, one of the Duke's sons being a candidate; they werrioudly applauded on their =free._ _ _ Mr. MARTIN, of Galway's, late complaint to the sitting Al,:ernsan at Guildhall, of the want of suffi cient attendance, on the part of the police, at Smith , field, on market-days, in order to prevent cruelty to animals on the part of the drovers, has had the de. sired effect, an additional number of them being on duty oil' these days. Nor is the worthy Member him self remiss in his attendance; there is scarcely a Mon day or Friday on which he is not present, keeping a strict eye upon the con.luct of the drovers, &c.. who offend against the provisions of his Act. They call him the Swallow Martin, and are quite happy when he takes his flight. The Duke de VILLA lIERMOSA, Ambassador from the Regency to the King of Portugal, is said to have been robbed by the troops of the Faith who formed his escort, in his journey to Lisbon: he was compelled I to return to Mach id without a shirt, and with some wounds inflicted by his companions in arms. This young Grandee of Spain was formerly one of the warmest partizans of the Constitutional system. He enrolled himself as a private soldier in the National Militia of Madrid, and accepted an employ in the Municipal Police. Fairtva r. or ST. Louts.—Extract of a private let ter from Paris, dared on Thursday last The greatest pteparations are making in Paris for celea _ bracing the Anniversary of the 25th, the Fete of St. Louis, the name-day of Loots XVIII. %Wooden tents or stations have been already ranged along► the great alley of the Champs Elysees, for the distiibution of wine and eatables to those who are disposed to 'cram ble for them ; temporary theatres have been erected in the open spaces of the gardens, for the exhibition of rope-dancing, and other holiday. fetes; fr tmes for fire-works are aheady made within sight of the Thuillerics, and appropriate artists have already trimmed their lamps for the illumination.: of the even• ing. On Sunday afternoon, the eve of the Festival, the great water-works sill play at Versailles a nd Sr, Cloud; there wilhbe a grand reception at the Palace; and all the theatres of the capital will be open gratis, for the entertainment of the Public." PI CEOS FLYI mc.=—Se. veral persons residing at Liege, have lately been engaged in the establishment of Pi. geon stations. A few days since twenty-two pigeons returned from Paris to Liege, having travelled 75 leagues, as the bird flies, in four hours, which gives 18 leagues an hour. Another experiment has been made between Frankfort and Liege. A third was made at Coblentz. The object was to send off for Liege a great number of pigeons. Two among them arrived at Liege in 21 hours. The distance is only 30 leagues, about 12 leaL;ues an hour. Making observations upon the different results, and following the roads tipon the map, we are led to conclude, that the ind. ing of tivers is an assistance to pigeons fiiiJing their way back, whilst woods and heights impede their Right, or, at least, occasion uncertainty in the direc tion they must take. It ought to be known that the famous pigeons which travel between Aleppo and Alexandria are of a particular class—the columba tabellaria.—Paris Paper. Saturday night, a fire broke nut at Mr. Jackson's cook-shop, Narrow-street, Limehou,e, which raged with the utmost fury until the premises were nearly destroyed. Adjoining the premises is the poor-house, in which there are about forty aged persons, and a number of young children, but being separated by a strong party wall, it escaped the ravages of that de• structive element. During the night of the 27th ultimo, Tho • mAs and George Black (sons of David Black, Custom-house • boatman), and Wm. Cock, were drowned, off the island of Bornholm, from the brig Unity, Captain LYA Lt., of Dundee, on her voyage to Riga. The two Blacks, one of whom was Mate of the Vessel, were both young men, but Cock had been married about six months ago. Captain SCOTT, of the Juliana of Montrose, who brought the intelligence, left one of his mariners to assist in navigating the Unity. ST. JA M ES'S PA R K.—Most of the Papers copied an erroneous paragraph respecting the Canal in the Park. It is not true that there has been any fails re in the attempt at opening a sewer to carry off the water; nor is it true that it has been fonnd necessa or that it is intended to cut a new sewer across ti , e Parade to Whitehall-stairs. The new piece of sewer does not consist of more than 4.0 or 50 yards. It i s constructing of brick-work, in place of the trunks, which have been taken up, and is of a capacity to admit of the pa•isage of four or five times the quantity of water which the diameter of the trunks allowed. All the rest of the old sewer is of the same capacity with that of the new piece; and iris, there fore, only necessary to clean it out, a process which is now performing.