Star. — London, England, 1821-04-05 00:00:00

THE AIIIIIY. g a tu n iay last, three troops of the 3d Dragoon Guards Arrived in Edinburgh from Glasgow, and torc hed again on Monday, on their route to New castle. Thee move troops arrived there the same day. l as t week, two troops of the 4th Dragoon Guards w i l ed at Pierihill Barracks from England. Monday the 84th Regiment marched from Ports mouth for Hihea Barracks, where they will be no ticed. Detachments of the :30th and 53d Regiments go cot on board the Marchioness of Hertford, - for New s o uth Woks. under the command of Lieutenant Dow, of the 46th Regiment. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. tea, Sitter, from Batavia, has arrived off Dover. i oerie, Aron. S.—Arrived the Elizabeth and Cornelia, ?wenn. from Rotterdam for Liverpool ; F.nterprize. Ponta, f r o p u ck for Newfoundland; Hercules. Gape*. tr., from Sun &lard for Boston; and William, PATIT, from London for Si. Mishiefs.—Wind W. p onsm orto, Arms 4.—Wind W.—Arrived the Ann, Houma. Na Banos Ayres • sailed the 23d of January ; and Natalia, Nwa, from Ro sen.—Sailed his Majesty's ship biadNA, for it Mediterranean. Dm, Aran. 4.—Wind S.—Arrived and sailed for the River, th e c a uthen.lounow. from Bombay ; Symmetry, Moose, from Leghorn; and Aretbusa, Hate. from Jamaica; the latter with loss it anther end cable, and ober damage. Came down from the River, the Perseus, fur Quebec ; William. MUGOILIDGIL, and St s , Bearsno, for Leghorn; Mary Russel, Wiwi, and the Boor foe Montreal; Atalanta, Jowls, for Newfound bed; Lord Cathcart, Bans:, for Quebec ; and the Nimble. Una; for Smyrna. Haman, Aerie. 4.—Sailed, the Lord Duncan packet for &bud, and Heathy packet for Cuxhaven, each with a Mail. ib r Joseph and Dorothy. which was on shore, has been got off, sad tailed to the Northward. En, Ann. 4.—The Danish brig Friendship, Hoeg, from Map to Lubec, with wine. &c. came on shore near Jury's eat, last night: the vessel has gone entirely to pieces, and the argo been thrown along shore, some or which has been secured. The Captain and six men drowned; the Chief and Second Mates one saved by the exertions of Messrs. DAVIS and Kay, of his lbjesty's ship Several. Six of the bodies have been picked up. CIaiSCIAN. Anu.S.--A boat, marked " Harrier, of London, John Brown," has floated ashore about two miles to the east ward adds Bey. Cionns.Hoose, Attu. 4.—Ships Entered Inwards :—Tbe Shantz. end Ebenezer, from Haniburgb.—..Cleared Out wards:—The .Industry, for Limerick; Syrene, and Traveller, it liambergh ; Ann, for Gibraltar; Fib Unique, for Roues; Berwity, for Naples; Nils, and Albion, for Genoa; Crowther, (Sr Leghorn; New Frederick, for Cadiz; and Alo• dda, for Lisbon. Aanno—At Bengal, the George IV. from London. At lambay, Regret, Welbank, from London; and Castle Forbes, from Batavia. At Maranhans, Albion, Hodgson, from literpooL At the Havannah. Hannah and Ariadne, from Liverpool. At Savannah, Pallas, Lend; Hercules, Neale; and bdian Trader, White, from Liverpool; Thomas Naylor, —a, hem North Carolina; and Clio, Heath,fmen Bath. At Charlto n. Susan,_ Pollock, from Havre ; and his Majesty's ship Bann, ism the Havannah. In the Mississippi, Hamiltilh, Williams, ban Liverpool. At St. Augustine, Victory, from LiverpooL At the Havannah. Thomas Noylan, from Buenos Ayres. At semen, Harmony, Leeman, from St. Thomas's. At Cuxhavtn, Stickney ; Henry, Scott; John, Watief ; and Neptune, Buster, from London ; Neptune, Duval, from Bahia; Two Sis ters, Thomas. from Rio Janeiro; and Hero, Remerill. from Samos Ayres. At Copenhagen, Triton, Clearer , from Charles ton ; Mena, Drewsoo ; and Petrea Metina, from Messina. At Tobago, Alfred, Trim, from London. At Bombay, Carrington la Hyperion, from Loadon. At Hamburgb, Sally, Berry, tom Charleston. At Trieste, Queen, Graham, from London. At New i rovidence, Leo, Claxton, from London and Cork. Sunday night Mr.Bnouss, an extra Messenger, ar rived at the Foreign-office with dispatches from Italy. Letters have been received this morning from Buenos Ayres, dated the 21st of January. They bring no news from Chili. Everything remains tran quil at Buenos Apvs. The Manchester Cotton Trade, in Spring patterns, vat never known to be greater than at the present period. The principal Houses in the City concerned it that Trade, are now most actively employed. GLASGOW MARCH 31.—We are glad to find from cor Manchester Correspondent that the Manufae teen in that town are obtaining good prices for their goods—and that stocks (of muslins particularly) have seldom been lower than they are at present ; and, which is of more importance, as it affects a greater lumber of individuals, that weavers' wages continue occasionally to receive small additions. Camhrics which three weeks ago could be bought at 15s. 6d. were sold last Tuesday at 16s. This is the price the same article brought last spring, but we have been so accustomed to see a constant and radual deprecia tion of the value of goods, that we cannot but con sider it as a sign of greater prosperity when an ar ticle is kept up to a stationary price. FIRE AT THATCH= House, Hereon.—An alarm ing and destructive fire broke out in the above man- son, in the occupation of P. W. STEVENSON, Esq. It was first discovered by a passenger on one of the north country coaches breaking through the lower windows, but how it originated is not known. A strong westerly wind communicated the flames to the stabling, and the conflagration was sevi many miles around. It was impossible to stop the impe tuosity of the flames, and in less than two hours the ancient built mansion, the stables and coach-house, were-a mass of ruins. A valuable horse fell a prey to the devouring element, and but little of the furni ture was saved. The house was occupied by two servants. Jour; RAMSAY CUTIOKRT, Esq. of Grosvenor square, died at Paris on Thursday last. Mr. Cunt bur had been apparently quite well during the day, but was seized in the night by an apoplectic attack, which ;wowed fatal, notwithstanding the efforts of the Medical assistants, who were called in upon the oc casion. Mr. KRIGIII4 a very eccentric character, died a kw days ag o, at Bearbridge-fa r m, near Wi nc h ester , in the year of his age. He had not been at °arch fir many years, his house having been for seedy lobbed whilst he attended Divine Service. He !apt no chair in his house; his only seat being a sack awn, which was also his pillow. He always got *liieara in on sledges made of boards nailed together. 1 1* never baked loaves of bread, but had his corn Cone way, which be had ma d e i nto ca k es . Hi s t ii w d appeared as if never cleaned. He has left the itiwie of his property to a niece, who lived with him Ina a child, and was accustomed to his habits. Daring a high gale on Tuesday last, a boat, in which were two young men, going from Harwich to Lak.guard Fort, was, by the violence of the wind, 4 1 0 44 and One of them, of the name of Munt, a DS.. live of Manningtree, was drowsed. EAST ISM HOUR. A Special General Court of Proprietors of tan India Stock, was held yesterday, at the Company's Heine in Leadenhall-street, f or the transaction of a variety of business. The Resolution of the General Court of the 21st of March last, approving the grant of £l5OO to Cap tain D. Ross, of the Bombay Marine, was confirmed. MR. CANNING• Mr. R. Jacesoo, in an able and eloquent speech, adverted to the abilities which Mr. Canning displayed while he filled the Office of President of the Board of Controul ; and concluded with a motion, stating the concurrence of the Proprietors in the sentiments ex pressed by the Court of Directors in their farewel letter to Mr. Canning, and assuring that Gentleman that they entertained the since r est admiration for those high qualities there so emphatically noticed, and requesting his acceptance of their cordial thanks; and trusting, that, whether employed in the active service of his country, or enjoying the quiet of pri vate life, his health and brilliant talents might long continue unaltered and unimpaired. Mr. PERRY said, in rising to second the motion of the Honourable and Learned Gentleman, he was aware that, after so able and eloquent an address as that with which he had prefaced his motion, it was not necessary for any person to enter into an ela borate argument as an apology for not adding much to what be had stated, or increasing the impression which he had produced. He knew that the Resolu tion might be more powerfully seconded by a person of more consideration than so humble an individual as himself; but there were circumstances in his life, and facts connected with the motion, which made it peculiarly proper that he should thus express his cor dial concurrence with its sentiments. His connexion ' with the PerioJical Press made it proper that, where its liberties were concerned, he should not be the last to record his opinion. The blessings of a free Press they all felt and could appreciate, and what had been stated of the countenance given by Mr. Canning to the Freedom of the Press in India, was an argument which he hoped would excuse his presenting himself, on the present occasion, to that Special Court—(Hear, hear).—lt was due to himself to state explicitly what he telt on this occasion, and he felt it the more as it had fallen to his lot to entertain and promulgate ob jections to the general system of policy pursued by his Majesty's Ministers, to whoin Mr. Canning had long given the aid of his high and shining abilities ; but no consideration of that kind could prevent him from giving his public and sincere approbation to conduct honourable to himself and useful to the best interests of the Empire. There is a candour due to public men, whatever their general opinions might be, when any act if their life advanced the real inte rests of their country, or gave additional happiness to the human race. If there was one man more than another, that deserved the praise bestowed upon him, by the full and unequivocal testimony of the twenty four Directors, it was the Right Honourable George Canning. He had known him from his infancy, and always knew that there was about him a graciousness and an amenity, which enabled him to exercise func tions justly stated to be invidious, in a manner that gave him the character of moderation, and made his conduct highly agreeable to the feelings of those Gentlemen, whose public acts were subject to the controul of his authority. The Board of Directors had accordingly felt themselve, called upon to testify their gratitude ; and he did agree with the Honour able and Learned Mover, that the letter of those twenty-four Gentlemen was a sufficient foundation for the Resolution now proposed. At the same time that he stated his own conviction of the matter, he could not help observing, that an additional ground for agreeing to that motion, was the concurrence of an Honourable Member, who represented his (Mr. Perry's) native City in the Efouse of Commons tMr. Hume). ss hen that Hon. Gentleman, whose inquisi tive temper (a laugh), ingenious mind, and deter mined spirit of serving his country, rendered him in defatigable in the exposure of abuse, and enabled him in the present Session of Pai liament to achieve essen tial services to his country—when he gave his con currence to the motion, they might be all satisfied that it was founded on unexceptionable grounds— (Hear, hear).—lf there had been anything in the con duct of the late Right Hon. President deserving of exposure or animadversion, his abilities would have been the first to discover it; but it was most creditable to the Right Hon. Gentleman, that the eulogium on his conduct first came from a person not connected with the Directors, and was supported by others poli tically opposed to him. He would not detain the Court by any animadversion on the letter, but would be satisfied with observing, that the passage quoted by the honourable and Learned Proprietor, and which spoke of a corrective, coercive, and repressive• power, did not necessarily imply any opinion inimi cal to such restrictive powers. it was merely a state ment of what the nature of that power was which he administered, and which, though so harsh and coer cive in its nature, he exercised in such a way, as to excite in the Directors nothing of unkind feeling to himself. But it was his conduct towards the Press which called for the acknowledgments of all enlight ened men. He need not enter into any argument in that place to prove the beneficial effects upon society from the influence of Religion and the Press, for all who heard him knew that the light of the Press was as necessary to their happiness here, as the light of Re■ velation to their happiness hereafter. The Liberty of the Press in India was as likely to be as useful to the Government there, as to the improvement and happiness of the many millions over whom its do. minion extended. He rejoiced, therefore, that the part of the Press in India, which was in the hands of native Englishmen, was liberated from the thraldom which had confined its powers, and rendered its ope ration inefficient, and that it was no longer free, only among those whose half-information was likely to be as prejudical there as in other countries; it was that " darkness visible" which did all the mischief; but the full blaze of intelligence could never be injurious to the peace and morality of the people. He con cluded by repeating the expression of his hearty con currence in the eloquent eulogium which had been paid to the character of the Right Honourable Pre sident by the Gentleman who preceded him. The Hon. Colonel STANHOPE and Mr. Lowmts supported the motion. Mr. D. KINNAIRD opposed the Resolution, which. he contended, was a Resolution of compliments, not !or thank 'The whole proceeding watp to ate a com prehensive but a vulgar word, the Most complete humbug he had ever witnessed. He (Mr. IC.) consi dered that It would be infinitely more respectful to invite Mr. Canning to a good dinner, where Gentle• men might drink wine and make long speeches! Mr. WILKES condemned the present proceeding,' because it was not called for by any necessity what ever f and from measures thtt were not necessary, it was the interest and duty of that Court- to abstain. The Honourable Proprietor concluded t moving. as an Amendment, " That though the Court had a high respect for Mr. Canning, they did not deem it proper to adopt any Resolution founded on the Correspond ence between him and the Court of Directors." Mr. D. KINNAIRD seconded the Amendment. Mr. Mane (in the absence of Mr. Jackson) de fended the motion. He was sorry the subject had been introduced to the Court ; but as it had been brought forward, he felt if they receded that a slur would be cast on Mr. Canning as well as on the Court of Directors. Mr. D. KINNAIRD, after what had fallen from his Hon. Friend, was determined not to second the Amendment ; but as he could not approve of the ori ginal motion, he would take no part, one way or other, in the division. An Hon. Pnopni no& immediately expressed his readiness to second the Amendment. Mr. PERRY, Mr. TWINING. Mr. S. DIXON ) and Mi. Parrisox, supported the original motion, which was carried almost unanimoqsly ; as was also a sub sequent motion—" That the Chairman and Deputy Chairman be directed to transmit a copy of the Re solution to Mr. Canning."—The Court then adjourned. We are extremely happy to say the Duchess of GLOUCZEITE3 is nearly recovered from her slight cold. Her Royal Highness received a visit yesterday from the Princess AUGUSTA, &C. Yesterday the Archbishop of YORK and Lady ANNE VERNON gave a Dinner, at their house in Gros venor-square, to— The Duke of Devonshire, the Earl and Countess of Derby, Lady Mary Stanley, Earl and Countess Fortessue, the Ladies Fortescue, Earl and Countess of Darnley, Lady Mary Bligh, and a seleeparty of distinguished Perbonages. After dinner the whole of the party proceeded to the Ancient Music. The Duke and Duchess of MONTROSE have post poned the entertainment announced for yesterday, sine die, in consequence of his Grace's indisposition from the gout. Yesterday the Marquis and Marchioness of LANS DOWN gave a Dinner at Lansdown House, Bet keley square, to the Earl and Countess of JERSEY, Lord and. Lady G. CAVENDISH, Lord and Lady HOLLAND, and a large party of distinguished Personages. Sir CHARLES FLowER gave an elegant Dinner, on Saturday, to his Royal Highness the - Duke of YORK, his Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON, the Earl of WESTMORELAND, Lord SIDMOUTH, and a distin guished Party, at his residence in Finsbury-square. Klno's THEATRE.--Tuesday the Opera of L' Agnese, and the Ballet of CEnone et Paris, were repeated to a crowded audience. From the list of distinguished persons who were present, it is evident that the at tempt to render this Establishment again the fa vourite resort of patrician magnificence, has com pletely succeeded. Madame ALBERT, the first female singer of the French serious Opera, who has just arrived from Paris, is engaged to make her debut in this country at the Oratorio of Covent-Garden Theatre, to-morrow even ing. M. Dist is announced for a solo on the harp; Kr aszwarrza also plays a new concerto on the violin. Duna-Lanz—Last night's Oratorio was well se lected, and well performed. MozART and ROSSINI ministered largely to it. The first Act was divided between HANDEL and MOZART. The interval be tween the first and second Acts was filled up by BOCHSA'S clamorous Quartet, &c. from the Requiem, and Pot Pourri on the violin, by Krzszwarrzn, who has an admirable command of his instrument, and unusual taste. The second Act was chiefly from the Cosi fan tutti and Figaro. One of the singularities of the night was a Duet, sung by Pyns and BRAHAM CAMPORESE sang much, and was frequently ap plauded. The House was full. The Lord-Lieutenant of IRELAND went in great state, on Friday, to the Dublin Theatre, which was crowded and fashionable. The Comedy commanded was The School, for Scandal, in which Mr. W. FAR. REN and Miss BRUNTON ably sustained the charac ters of Sir Peter and Lady Teazle. A public festival has been given at Sunderland, in honour of SHAKSPEARE, at which Mr. STEPHEN RISIBLE presided. After dinner, he addressed the numerous company in an appropriate speech. The Mulberry Tree was then sung in fine style, and the whole company joined in the chorus. Several beauti ful glees, duets, and chorusses, selected from &ZAK SPEARR'S works, were also sung between the toasts. Mr. A LUANDA; the celebrated Ventriloquist, whose extraordinary performances have proved so attractive, and excited so much admiration in London, we un derstand will perform oa Monday and Tuesday in Windsor, to which he is strongly recommended by High and Illustrious Patronage. The numerous and pressing invitations to Mr. ALEXANDRE from the first circles to exhibit his extraordinary art in private com pany, will probably abridge the number of his in tended future public exhibitions. On Wednesday he will return to town from Windsor. It is his first pro vincial professional visit since his arrival in England. Religious enquirers will feel themselves much in• debted to the Author of the elegant Volume, treating on All Religions and Religious Ceremonies, for de extensive and luminous view which he has presented of the subject. Every Sect and Denomination now existing in the known world, is not only fully de scribed, but its chief cerenionies Xte correctly repre sented in tasteful and effective engravings, of which the work contains 100. In every part, the latest au thorities have been consulted ; and the volume may be adopted as a standard on its very interesting subjects. It appears now pretty certain that the very humorous Novel called Scheming, just published, is actually the production of a person of Fashion, who has satirized a score of his acquaintance (we will not say friends)' without the least mercy. The characters are well drawn and well supported throughout. Some Authors think it quite enough to sketch a character, but never think of supporting rt. Each person acts here exactly according to his character. The keeping of die whole Work is excellent . It is *diming from beg inning t o end. WESTMINSTER SESSIONS-TIM DAV: This morning the Westminster Sessions met. Con• side able interest was excited in the expectation of the vial of Mt. ACCUM, who, as Our ReAders will recollect from the Police account, stands charged with tenting and carrying off terrain leaves out of books in the valuable Library 6f the Royal Institud tion, Albemarle-street. It was the first trial on the list, having been postponed at the last Westminster Sessions. Mr. At.t.ev applied to the Court to have the re- . cognizance's of Mr. Accum's bail estreAted, as the Attorney of that Gentleman had last night commu nicated to the Attorney for the prosecution, that. Mr. Accum bad withdrawn from town, and would not appear to ta i ke his trial. The Learned Counsel said, that as the Managers of the Royal Institution had, with the liberality be coming an eminent and learned body, consented to Mr. Accum's remaining out on bail, after he tra versed the indictment from last Sessions it only re mained for them now, as the defendant did not think proper to come forward and meet the charge, to make this application for estreating the recognizance's. Mr. ADOLPHUS suggested, that the recognizances need not be estreated until the last day of the Sessions. The CHAIRMAN observed, that at this early period perhaps the motion might be dispensed with: The de fendant might come in during the sitting of the Court. Mr. ALUM said he should have no objection to a saving clause for the bail, if Mr. Accum thought proper to come into Court during the Sessions : but at present he (Mt. Alley) was anxious to accommo date one of the witnesses (Bishop, the Police Officer). who was wanted at Kingston and Oxford, and to whom it would be a great inconvenience to be de. ,twined in Court, after the defendant's Attorney had notified that he did not mean to appear and take his trial. The CliatlitMA?4 granted 11it. Alley's motion con• ditionally. The recogniaances are not to be entreated, if the defendant comes in for trial during the present Westminster Sessions. As the other cases for trial are ttifling, the Sessions will probably termirmte on Saturday nest. JURORS FINES. Mr. ANDREWS. applied to the Court in behalf of a Gent%man named Maude, who was fined as an ab sent Juror at the last Sessions, to have the fine set aside. The ground of the application was, that Mr. Maude was prevented from attending by urgent pri vate business. Mr. Corm; the Chairman, begged the Counsel to bear in mind, that by a late Act of Parliament the Court had no power to listen to any application for remission of fine, unless when it was made by affida vits, stating special grounds. SPORTING. CROMWELL AUNT RACES, APRIL S. Hunters' Sweepstakes of Sp. each (11 Subscribers). Heat* Two Miles, and rode by the Owners. Mr. Manton's gr. h. Peregrine - Captain Louth's Eagle Mr. Mason's Arbitrator Mr. Lonsdale's b. h. Have.at-'em - Mr. Bullock's ch. m. Fanny S I 1 1 4 g S 3 2 5 2 dr 4 5 dr Four Fan on the wrong side of the post, and were distanced ; every heat was admirably contested.-7 to 4 agst Arbitrator; 2 to 1 agst Eagle; and 7 to 2 agst the winner. The Farmer,' Stakes, by a Subscription of 10gs. each (Six Sub scribers). Heats, Two Miles. Mr. Robinson's Danny - Mr. B. Forth's Ruination • - Mr. Montague's Trim - Mr. Radcliffe 's Hautboy - Mr. Thompson's Spanker Mr. Junes's William 1 2 5 4 2 3 4 2 as fi dr 2 to 1 on the field. BELL.RINGING. A Silver Cup was given on Monday last at Manchester, as a prize for the best peal of grandsire triples to be rung for on tight bens, and no less than twenty seven sets of ringers, from dif. ferent parts of the country, appeared to contend for the prize, in consequence of which the bells of the Collegiate were in con stant requisition from daybreak until night, except during the time of morning and evening prayers. The warehouse of Messrs. SNELL. ROBINS, and Stint., lately the receptacle for the Houseless Poor, was last night, or early this morning, broken open by some thieves, and property, to the amount of £7OO, taken away. They must have been on the premises a considerable while, from the number of packages which they had opened, taking away only the most valuable. A female going' down Holborn a few evenings since was attacked by a street robber, who failing in his attempt to obtain her shawl, which she grasped very tightly, cut at her with an oyster-shell, and forced one of her eyes out of its socket, besides dread fully lacerating her face. A surgeon was procured, and he was compelled to remove the eye entirely. The Crown Imperial (Fr itillaria Apo-tails), is al ready in flower in the open ground near ‘Vanstead, a proof of the earliness of the season hereabouts. OPENING OF THE NEW BRIDOE OVER THE LEE The ceremony of opening the new Bridge over the river Lee, in Essex, took place on Monday se'nnight. Several of the principal inhabitants of Walthamstow having assembled at air early hour, either on horse back or in their carriages, formed a Procession ; and, exactly as the clocks of Hackney and Walthamstsw gave the signal (one on each side the river) for the Procession to move, by striking nine, the iron gates were opened, and the Gentlemen in train, with the principal Magistrate at their head, proceeded to cross over to the Middlesex side of the river, amidst lend and repeated huzzas, and the cheers of the collected populace. The new Bridge, made of iron, is con• strutted on the most recent and approved form, and was cast at Rotherham, in Yorkshire. Sruout.mt.—A person in the neighbourhood cf Crooswicks, Burlington County, having set a gill•net for fish in Crooswicks Creek, on going to examine it, found a large hawk seated on the water over the net. Coming near the place, he also found a pike caught in the net, which had seized one foot of the hawk with his mouth, holding him to the spot. Thus se cured, both hawk and pike were taken by the fishe- man. On examining the pike, which was ea. sgled near the cork line, it was perceived that the hawk bad struck it with one of his talons in the back, upcn which it appeared that the pike had seized him by the other, and held him fast. The pike was of a small size—the hawk, quite large, measuring three fees nine inches from tip to tip of each wing.