Star. — London, England, 1823-05-02 00:00:00

l y"hing not to fail in civility, I determined - to admit :he first . A l gol' your F.!..:ellency; but I must apprise you that I shall not trea t in the same manner the secotul wtsith comes with the ! vie mission. ig Given in the furtress of St. Fernando de Figueras, the first bulwark of national liberty, this 21cl of April, 1823. (Signed) " The Governor sANTY ST. 31IGUEL." Letters dated the 21st ult. have been received from p ass ages, a small, village on the coast of Spain, c losely adjoining St. Sebastian's. No official accounts appear to have been circulated there of the result of the ce l e b ra ted sortie of the 9th; bat the letters state that the Spaniards behaved in the noblest manner, a7 , c ,1 that the loss of the French in killed and wounde4l i s ; opposed on that occasion to have been between 70 an d seo men. It is added, that subsequently to the 9th three other sorties had been made by the gar tison, in which, though compelled to retire within the fort, the Spanish troops greatly distinguished themselves. Of these, it should be observed, no no Lice has appeared in the French paper's. The num be: 01 the garrison of St. Sebastian's amounted to 3,000 men, and they were supplied with provisions for five months. The French army, k is said, on first entering Spain, had rendered themselves ex tremely obnoxious to the inhabitants by cutting down the apple trees for fuel, with which the country near the coast abounds; but had afterwards estab lished better discipline, and paid liberally for every article requi,:te for the consumption of an army. Letters from Rio de Janeiro, of the 9ith of Fe. Fairy, represent a considerable degree of diArust to prevail among the Public generally, as to the dosigus ni the new inv..; tat Court. The ingallatieu of the Cortes was looLed for on the 25th . of February, mad rtinch evil anticipated in cane ut that event being any • longer postponed. • An Enantssy was to proceed to Vienna, to announce to the Emperor FRANCIS the' birth of a grand-daughter, on the 17th of February ; and, perhaps, besides that formal object, to feel the pulse of the Cabinet of Vienna, touching a recog nition of the independence of Brazil upon the mo ther country. We have. received a copy of a Government Pro clamation, or rather Address, to the Brazilians, the tenon of which cortoborates the intelligence trans mitted by the private letters. In other respects, it is only rem:tit:able for its declaration against those ahn ate supposed to be inimical to the measures of, ?rano, the incomparable hero, the perpetual de.' fender, the demi-god of Brazil." The parties in op position to the Government are characterized as " Carbonari," and " partisans of the disorganizing Ccrtes of Lisbon." It is asserted, that Deputies are daily arriving from the provinces, and that the Con stituent Assembly will soon be installed, notwith standing that the vile calumniators continue to say, t!..at " the Emperor and his kinisters are despots— t!!at they want no Constitution—and that if one bp flamed, it will be something to suit themselves." Brussels Papers to the 30th ult. and the Austrian %server to the '2lst, reached us this morning. The communication between the Courts of Vienna and St. Pe:ersburgh is said to have become very frequent, and a Russian Aulic Councillor had arrived at Vienna with dispatches, which are said to be important. ymoi., Aram 16, Metalliques, SC 5-16—Bank Sb. 909 2-3. 19, Metalliques, 82 2-s—Bank Sb. 907 1-10. The Public mu .t recollect the Chronicle's famous tory about the march of one hundred thousand Rus sians, by the way of Danizic, to the Rhine. It has been a good deal laughed at for this piece of non sense, yet still persists in maintaining the impossible accuracy of its information.—A few days back it reiterated the assertion in very grave terms, and to day it b r in gs for and a Correspondent, with the fol lowing potent piece of documentary evidence in its rapport—headed, in magnificent capitals, " &TALC!! ti THE RUSSIANS." Dantzig, April 15. " A very considerable shipment of rye is now going forward ine oat of the Government granaries ; and it is calculated, that 1"e this port, Pillau, and Memel, no lea* than 10,000 lasts (or POPO° qrs.) of rye will be-shipped, for which purpose vessels l engsged at 27f. per last for Rotterdam and Amsterdam, but 'NI condition that they are to receive final instructions at the 4.acti as to the ultimate port of destination." Here, the Public .% ill see, is proof positive that 10,000 lasts of rye have been shipped from Dantzic, &c.; 10 ,000 lasts make 100,000. quarters ; • and 100,000 canters of rye, as all the world knows, cannot be 'biped from the Baltic, without 100,000 men being tipped after them! " March of the Russians" in e Bags of rye" ycu mean, most sage and well-informed chronicler ! The answer to the inquiries respecting the Ktso's beilth yesterday was—. His MAJESTY is better." Yesterday the Austrian and Russian Ambassadors had audiences of the Ktso. Yesterday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, which was attended by all the Cabinet Ministers. The Council sat in delibera tion until about four o'clock. GRENT, Aram 29.—Count Torreno, coming from Paris by way of Brus s els, arrived here yesterday, and set out to-day for London. Yesterday the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE l l'ited the Duchess of KENT, at tire King's Palace, at Itensingtor. The Duke of GLOUCESTICR gave an elegant enter tainment on Wednesday, to the Duke and Duchess of C LAReNcs and a large party, at Gloucester House. t,e expense of the French army in Spain is said to be a million of francs, or upwards of £40,000, per day. ‘. oii the morning of the 7th of Ap i a 56 houses were b - i - nt down it, the City of Contort), in Nina] y. 4V4VAL nTrELLIGENOL • • • The Avon, Tetuan; fro& Neath to Liverpool , foundered near Padstow on the StStb ultimo --crew saved. The Roigheden, PIDPRION, from Trieste to Alexandria, was I totally lost on the 21st January, near Rosetta—crew saved. The Fanner, LaNcitirri..4 from Honduras to Liverpooletsl°lr iii the Coif of Morida—c:Lw saved. 'Die Minerva, SnACeeL, front Amsterdam to ITavannab; and Success, Roe, trunk 1 1 Iatantas to Nassau, have been taken, near ILivainah, bra pirate. The Ceres, BitsienwArr, front New Orleans to Liverpool, off I la iranm• h , by a pirate. pot into N assau for water and provisions, having been plundered, 'The Lobelia, 31 Amaintato, from Newry, sunk at Liverpool on Tuesday night. Psorzwe, Armt t;9.—Arrived off this port the ship Cam brim', of London, Captain CLARKSON, from Bombay : she sailed thence on the Ist D:ceruher, 1822, and from St. Helena on the 4th March la t. Two passengers landed here out of said vessel, per Dove pilot boat, of Cowes, Captain Rtrents, last night.— Sailed the brig Betsey, Piosrwat.t., for Hull, with a cargo of oil, from Gallipoli ; and a Beet of vessels for up Channel. Faurouvu, Arms. 29.—Wind N.B.—Arrived off the port, the Express, NELSON, from Gibraltar In ten days; Britannia, resco: s from Charent e , i n e i g h t d ays ; D aphne, Liewstr.ye, from Smynia ; Catherine, Bazwza, from ditto; Rubicon, from Charleston, f or C owes. S ailed the AssidUous, OtORDANS, . and Glory, —, fur London; Simpson, for Havre; William, for Charente; and Westinotktnd, for London. APRIL 50.—N.E. to S. E.—Arrived off the port the Fortitude Increased, MarioNo, from St. l'i.rauonru, Aram 29.—Wind N.E.—Sailed the .Barnonsr brig of war, for I)eptford; Elizabeth, CA;vriTOIIN, for Ports mouth; Union, I..AcozIAN, for London; Priscilla, ORINDLII, for ;Memel; !Vier Bic, JoNrs, for Rouen. Arm'. W.S. W.—Arrived the Thomas, Usu.. from St. Vincent's; Leipsig, WARDELL, from Alexandria; and Wil liam and Henry, from Naples. Poarsarocro, Aran, 30.—Wind S.E.—Sailed the Vibelia tranvort, for the Etstward. Afar 11—Sailed the Atlas, Curron, for I3engal ; Agenoria, Wurrwar, fin London. Passed la down Channel, the Vansit tart, for China. Dam., 1 .14 y I.—Wind &E.—Sailed the Thomas Cootts East Indianian; Timor, Fono, for the Southh ~ ..Al/1111C, for Nliratnictii • Criterion, DAY, for New York ; Bl o ssom, Wm- LIANSOV, for Genoa; Naiad, WADE, for the South Seas; Marl ow, livens, for Van I)lensan's Land; and Pomona, [ben mourn, for Qwebee . Arrived and sailed for the River, the Joseph, Cu itt,vorstius. Isom Demerara; and James Sibbald, Fonars, for 13oinbay. Iluct., Arm 50.—The Fame, Seonnwr (Greenlander), was totally consumed by fire on the evening of the 23d instant, at Deersound, in Orkney : some of the crew arrived at Leith on the 27th, on their way home. It is said to have origi nated in the gun-roopt. They were obliged to run her on shore, and the men had scarcely time to save their clothes.—The IVarne, Muanar, of this ,on, was totally lost near Memel the 12th Instant. Cusrom-ilours, Arau 29.—Ships Entered Inwards: The Louisa, from Grenada ; Devonshire, from Rio • Hope, from Calais; and Sophia, from Christiania.—Entered O utwards: The Telegraph, for Havre; Favourite, fur Hamburgh ; Commerce, for Antwerp ; Velocity, for Buenos Ayres , Vrow Janetje, and Duke of Kent, for Rotterdam ; and Union, for Antwerp.— Cleared Outwards The Manley, for Bethice; Janet, for Riga ; Luna, for Bermuda; Medway, for Antigua; Thomas, from Haniburgh ; Fanny, for Petersburgh ; First BlUcher, for Ros tock; Spring. for Rotterdam; Flora, for Riga ; Helena, for Quebec; and Boyne, for Jamaica, Letters have been received from Buenos Ayres, dated February 1, which mention that advices had been received from Chili to the 10th of January.— Nothing deci,ive at that time had taken place between FREIRE and alhoclNs, and it was feared that a very extensive dispute would ensue, in which the people would warmly participate. The Coquinibilins ha declared in favour of Fazing, and demanded a change of Government. FREIRE-had not advanced tiseygnd the river Manic (about 200 miles from Santiago) and, had published a declaration that be would not, Under' any circumstances, actept the chief command in the State; that his only object.in arming, was to procure that free Constitution which, had been so long pro tnised, and for which the /scope were so clamorous. Public opinion had obliged . the Minister of Finance, 11.0DR/GVES, to quit his place, and it was thought that he and his friend AnCos, the merchant, were about I to embark for France. It was hoped, after this sun. fice, that O'litootxs would make up matters with FREIRE, and regain his popularity, so as to avoid the effusion of blood. Lord COCHRANE bids adieu to Chili. and was to sail for Rio Janeiro on the 11th of January, in the Colonel Allen. He takes with him the best of his officers. The new Emperor of the Brazils long ago invited him to take the command of the Brazi lian squadron, and he had accepted the offer. Lord Cottittawn had published an Address to the Chilians, in which he tells them that he leaves-them for a time, to avoid being implicated in their internal disputes, recommending union to them, as the best means to preserve that independence he had contributed to ob tain. In Montevideo nothing has occurred. We have received advices from Constantinople to the 26th March. The following are extracts: " The military preparations by sea and land this season are so extensive and well conducted, that there is much reason to expect that the Greek insur rection will be put a stop to. Mustapha, Pasha of Scutari, is to march on the Morea with 50,000 Alba, nians ; Yussef, Pasha of Percoftza, 'with 85,000; and Saadib, Pasha of Adrianople, with 15,000. An army of this kind, if properly direCted and supported, may do a great deal. On the other hand, a squadron corn- . poed of ten able frigates and Corvettes from Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli, sailed yesterday under the conduct of a Commodore named Kalil Bey, for the Darda nelles, where they are to be joined by some frigates and corvettes, besides some brigs and transports, which passed the winter there. These are to visit Mytelene, Scio, Samos, and to be met by a strong squadron, hourly expected from the Pasha of Egypt, Mehemet Ali ; and in about twenty days the Captain Pasha is to sail in person, with ten large frigates, of which one is newly launched ; six corvettes, some brigs, and a number of transports, besides several fire-ships, built on a new plan. - The resolution of the Turks seems to be, to follow and attack the . Greeks this year wherever they can find them. They have hired a number of European seamen, whom they pay well, from whose experience and dexterity great expectations are entertained: but we shall see. " A report prevails that a Charge d'Affaires, ac companied by Mr. Antoine Fonton, has actually left St. Petersburgh on hit way to Gas residence." An important trial Lessee O'Hara v. O'Hara, which occupied four days, has been decided in the Court of Kiag s Bench, Dublin, by a verdict for the defend ant • thereby confirming his title to Crebilly estate, in t he county of Antrim, which yields £3OOO a year; and upon the expiration of the present leases is ex pected to let for double that sum. The Irish papers contain a long catalogue of out. rages committed in various parts of the country, - of a similar character to those which it is so freqvcritly our painful duty to detail. THE ARMY. . . • (Cdtcrt AL)' War-dice, April 41, 1623. refeeene4 to the Memorandum 'printed at page 611 of the Collection of Regulations published In 1607. - relative to the appropriation of the daily allowance of Thiee Shillings a day, granted by the c.lreular letter from this Office, dated the 15th of July, 11106, to Commanding Officers of Regiments,• I am to signify to you the Ring's pleasure, that in future, during the temporary absence of the permanent Commanding Oilicer. l the allowance in question shill be paid to4.be OiScer actually commanding, from the date of his succeeding to the command until he shall restore it to the permanent Commanding Officer.' . I have, &c. (Signed) PAL mEasro N SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. _ ‹ NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING, 1823. wantsransr, Aram 30. Sweepstakes of 10 soy. each, for 2-yr-old colts, set. 51b. and Mlles, 8.4. Vb. T. Y. C. Mr. Crockford's f. by Selim, out of sister to Psemenilararcer 1 Air. Williams's sister to Twatty - - Seven others atartvd—tbe judge placed but two. Four to 1 agst f. by Selim-1 to 1 agst sister to Twatty. Sweepstakes of 100 soy. each, h. ft. A. F. risingsfour years old. Duke of Grafton's Hatnptien, Bst. 91b. , - - 1 Sir J. flyng's Morisco' tist. 71b. - - •- '2 Mr. Itamsbotiom's Bay Burton, 7st. 10Ib. - - 5 Two paid.—Six to 4 agst Ilaropdeneven en Morisco. Mr. Hunter's Tressilian, Osts beat the Duke of Portlliad's Comical, Bsl.lolb. D. M. 50 soy. Two to IOR 'Fre*lian. Fifty Pounds by subscription. for 3-yr-olds, 7st. Lib. 4-yr-olds, . - Bat. I Ilb. and 5-yr-olds, st. 4lb. " aC. Non• Subscribers to pay Set. entrance. Mr. Wyndham 's b. e. Wanton, 3 yrs old . Mr. Rush's ch. c. by Rubens, ',5, yrs old - Mr. WilLiams's Is. f. Emma, 3 yrs old (bolted) 2 to 1 ciu Wantoil. tucasoay. Major Wilson's c. by Juniper , est. 61b. recfived 20 soy. from Mr. Fieldes Chew Bacon, 84. AF. soy. h. ft. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sov. cads, for 3-yr-olds and up wards D. M. Lord Darlington's Marc::Bus, 3 yrs old, 64t. 21b. - - I Mr. Greville's Elcctress, 5 yra old, 7sr. 7W. . - 2 Lord Exeter's Ilolbein, 3 yrs old, 74. 4b. - - - 3 Three paid-5 to 4 on Marcellus. Mr. Fox's Macclcif, est. brat Mr. Greville's Moses, ilst. IGlb. both 5 yrs old. D.M. 200 soy. b. ft.-6 to son Maciluff. The 1000g*. Stakes, a Subscription of 100 gs. each, h. ft. for fillies, Bst. 4W. D. M. rising three years old. Duke of Orafton's br. Zinc Mr. Wyndham's b. Spermaceti .- - - - - 2 Lord Exeter's br. Apparition Mr. Greville's ch. Puppetina Mr. Hunter's .by Ruben. Three paid —Doe Judge placed but two. 6t04 on Zinc-5 to 2 art Spermaceti. • Sweepstakes of 100 so,. each, h.ft. T. Y. C. rising four years old. Mr. Fox's Maciluff, est. Lord G. H. Cavendish's The Stag, est. 61b. - - - 2 Mr. IL Pettit's Ajax, 9st. - - - 3 One paid-6 to Son Macduff-6 to 4.agst The Stag. The King's Plate of 100 p. for 4-yr-olds, list. 5-yr-olds, I Ist. 91b. 6.yr.olds, and aged, 12st. RC. Mr. Wyndham's b. c. Centaur, 4 yrs old - - - 1 Mr. Molony's b. at. Luss, 5 yrs old . . 2 to 4 apt Centaur. Major Wilson's ch. c. by Haphazard, est. 71b. beat Mr. Fieldc's Brenda, est. T.Y.C. SO soy. h.lt.-6 w *mach. C. WINCHESTER RACES, AI'RIL 30. The Gold Cup, given by the ?timbers Hunt, for of the Hampshire for all ages. Mr. Thomson's Doznenkhlno, 4 yrs old . 3 2 1 1 Capt. Shirrers b. g. Contract, 6 yrs old - - 4 1 2 2 Hon. W. Gage's eh. m. Olivia, 5 yrs old - • 2•3 3,dr Mr. Villeboie b. b. Shuttlecock, 4 yrs old . .: 1. .belted A fine race.—The Sweepstakes did not U. LAMBERTON ANNUAL HUNT RACE/4 - 'I:SMM, WIDKUDAY, APRIL 30. . • :•' ' . Plate of .501. five Sovereigns each, fox Hunters, to catty 11st. ititipleste'-be made up from the Hunt Fund. Heats, 2 miles. ,11r. - Hitchasels'a gr. h. Nimrod • - - 4 1 1 'Mfr. Coltsworth's Jesse - 2 3 2 . Mr. Harelhere's ch. m. . c - 1 2 3 Capt. -Qroft's Lucifer - • - • . •.3 3- 4dr hlarr Holt's Frolic , - • .. sdr • Mr. Codllng's Frcth - - - II dr Good racing, and every heat nicely won. Sweepstakes,for Mares not thoroughbred. Mr. Holt's ch. M. - - - 1 Mr. Jollifs Sally - .. .; Mr. Mead's Falsity - - - - . 5 Ftiar others started, and were distanced. The ground was well attended. CURRAGEI APRIL MEETING, is 23. sIONDAY, Aral:. 21. Kildare Stakes, logs. pp. Three Years' Old Course. Mr. Kirwan's Tiptolemus, >t yrs old, Est. Mr. Hunter's Roller, aged, 941. 71b. Lord Sligo's Lanpr, 5 yrs old, 9st. 413. Treffan s Stakes, 25gs. 15 h. ft. • T. Y. C. Mr. Dattersby's Irishman, Ilst. 71b. Mr. Burke's Mona, Tst. 131 b. Two paid forfeit. s•,ranAY. ICing's Plate of 100 gs. for Mares nut exceeding 4 yrs old, Bst. 71b. 'OWL Four miles. . . 1 Mr. Watt's Tipsey 4 ' : ,db Lord Sligo's Oamboge. Madrid Stakes of 25p. p.p. for 2-yr-olds. T. Y. C. Mr. Caldwell's c. by Robert, 7st. 111 b. Mr. Gore's Mary. Anne, 7st. 101 b. Sir C. Coete's c. by Waterloo, 7st. 111 b. Two paid b. R. and five paid fgs. ft. w 1113.5153 DA Y. Sweepstakes of legs. h. ft. with vOgs. added. Royal Course. The secood.horse to save his stakes. Lo-d Sligo's Gamboge, 7st. 101 b. - 1 Mr. Hunter's Rob Roy, est. 101 b. Wellington Stakes of SOgs. h. ft. The second horse to save his stakes. Mr. Hunter's Roller, 9st. 4i!). Mr. Caldwell's Noble, est. Z 4. Lord Sligo's Stanch, ast. 716. Mr. floater's Lumber, est. Sib. Three paid half forfeit. 2 5 5 TUVISIIA Y. King's Plate of 100 gs. for Irish-bred Horses, not exceeding 5 yrs old, lOot. each.' Four onile Heats. Mr. Gores 'Ube* Mr. Hunter's Lurither - 2 2 Mr. Winn's Intruder 0 3 FRIDAY. PRI? Guineas Handicap. ad rsvo*Years' obi Coats& Heats. Mr. Gore's Talbot, du. 1211). - 1 V 1 Lord Sligo's 0 Fie, 7st. bOlb. - 3 1 2 '• - i Mona,'' - Mr.Kiriian's . , sst. 1016. - 4 3 3 Mr. Hunter's Roller, 9st. 131 b. - 2 dr. Mr. Caldwell's Noble, 9st. 51b. ~ . 3 dr. Mri Kirwan's Fencer c; beat Mr. - Ca . Idwell's Stranger, stet. 10Ib. each—Yellow Post—ddis.-eacia. Stranger came in first, but his Jockey was light. MATCH TO DO FORTY MILES IN FIVE HOURS — AND•A 'HALF. Captain FAILIIItS,. the. pedestrian, who travelled. on Lost to York and back, in much less time than the great Powell of ids day, started at three O'clock yesterday Morning over . it ilve-mile piece of turf and road, from Had End on Epping Forest, to perform the above match, for Two Hundred Savereigm betting being tweito one al time. Tbetiordtstrian had ones beforidone thirty milt., in four hours, and be had taken training far the pm sent match one month. He - started in flannels only, and did each fire miles u under, by the usfipires' Watches : . . Min. Sec. - Min. See. lit Five Mlleibi' 38 - 25 sth Rye miles In . 39 4 td . - ..... . 29 lir - sth -- • 4d 12 3d . - - . • 43 12 1 7th - 42 19 4th - - 38 Is 1 Bth - . • us 49 Total-5 hours-28 min.-37 sec. The peclotri4n was much distressed in the last two miles, sad he won the match by extraordinary exertion and gameness.— Abrabarn Wood, the pedestrian, did forty maul', a few minutes over late hour", when is training to run against Curtain Barclay i at Nevitr.hritl, and Rainerwas bfahontllii tame'sfeed ; but this match wuntil be toeing with any pedestrian of the praeut day. Another snatch was run on the same ground by p groom, of the name of Gorton. The match was to do the five miles over the rime ground in half an hour, and be won it easy in two mi. 131405 less than the given time. It was for ten sovereigns. FATAL /101C1N0a Wednesday, a Cotoner's Inquest was he id at the Apple public. house, Bainatord, near Ilwelicy, rit the body or Arthur Rawlin son, who was killed in a b title on the bor,lers of the Caine River.. The dect anal had quarrell e d wi t h (lths:,a, a waggoner, , and they ugreeti to nett it our, They repaireel to the spot stated, svbire they thri.av each other more than two hours. The hitting was described as of no cm:sequence, but the halls'were heavy, and death was occasioned by a rupture in the held. Verdict. " 31auslaugliter.'"• _ • . Yesterday his Royal Highness' Pripet II —tomtit gaVe a grand dinner raity, llarlbOrOngs House, to:meet their Royal Ilighrettes ilia Duke- end Du• chiss of CLARlffeltatiti the Duehs of Keil'. The Prince received his •Roral•ltelarities on their arrival, and conducted - therri'to the deadring.toom, previous• toiheir sitting..dir.vn to dttiner,,svinch, together with tbt desert, consi-ted of the most - choke delicacies..— Amone the distinguished characters present were, The hessian A tobscsador And Cotmtes, ttiven, the Earl and Countess of Liverpcol, Vi.eouttt Sidmouth, Lord' Colchester, Earl and Counte s s VeruLtri, Sir Henry sad:Lady Georgina Wellesley, Sir Brook Taylor, the Vicefflatiteller, the l3aroress de Spaeth, the Baroness de Moslem, Colonel Fitaclarence, Sir Robert Gardiner, &c. • TUE Kt NG'S Orearow Dissawrins.—When the Christian Prince RATAFFE, of Madagascar, was lately in England, he was surprised to find that some of the Christian friends ,he met pith here were not members of the Church:a England, and Wished to be informed on a Stibjeit sOiMportint to him, front the highest au thority. He waited on his MaJasre, stated the wonderfol and happy effects of Missionary exertions in Madagascar, and expressed his surprise at findin t that these Ministers were not members of the established Church or England. The KING said, "Be azsured, Prince, that they are not the less good men: they may differ in smaller matters, but on every important point of the (.Itristian, faith, they most perfectly and cordially agree. And permit me to. add, that,every lnstatceefattention, kindness, and protection, experienced by these men in your coup. try, shall be esteemed and acknowledged by me, as if done to myself."— The Pulpit: No. I. • The election of Officers of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons for the ensuing year, took place yes. terday at Freemasons' Hall, where a greater number of the Brethren of the Order assembled than has been known for many years on a similar occasion. His Royal 'Highness the Duke of Sussex tvas, for the Itwentrfilth time, elected Grand Master. Nearly five hundred Masonic Brothers, among whom were the Dukes of A.TROL .and LEIMSTER, several Noblemen and Provincial Grand Masters, sat down to an ea cellent dinner. The company, as.well as a number of elegantly dressed Ladies in the gallery, were enter , twined by some admired songs, catches, and glees, by several professional Gentlemen. Brother ATTWOOD presided at the harpsichord. Ilk Royal Highness was in excellent health and spirits, and largely contri buted to the conviviality and harmony of the evening. Yesterday, a Meeting of Merchants and Bankers took place at the. London Tavern, to Petition Parlia .knent-for-an•-altevation Of the rule of law, that a factor . 'cannot pledge the goods of his princiltal, which ope -1 rates to prevent the advancing of money upon goods altogether, as the.capitalist lend s hi s money at hi s peril, - if the borrower should not prove to be the real owner of the goods. Even freight, and duties on goods, it was remarked, could not he safely advanced, except the bills of lading 'hewed them to be the pro perty of the person requiring the advance.. After some observations from Mr. J. §Nrrit, Mr. FARR4ND, M.P. Mr. SHAW, and Mr. -HAWKEY (Bankers), and • Mr. Fa Vital eI.D, the Solicitor, some Resolutions ur on the subject were agreed to, and a Petition to Parßa ment was signed. We - regret to state that Lord WILL/AM Goistsos died yesterday morning, at his official residence in the Green Park, of which he was Deputy Ranger. Mrs: KESIBLE, relict of the late Mr.JouN KEMBLa, has returned to this country, where we doubt not that she will receive all the consolation which friendship can administer under her irreparable loss. SIR CHARLES BAMFYLDIL--This unfortunate Gen tleman retained his hopes and his good humour to the last. His sent a message to an old friend, im porting that he would dine with him in two days ; and he observed, that with all the alarm of approach ' ins war, it had not excited so much notice as the Ball in his side, and that of MeitetwoorTes BALL. New Mosicac-Furro.—The annual benefit of this Institution took place last nig ht at the Opera-house. This is, another Of those gencr us establishments which arc peculiar to our country, and which form one of our noblest national distinctions. It was established in the year 1786, and is destined for the relief of de• cayed musicians,. their widows and orphans. It is in Great Britain alone that this sort of-charity exists. AL/JACK'S Grand Ball, on Wednesday evening, r was equally as well attended as the preceding one. Among the elegant dancers were-s.: ' Logo Krasner • Ma. LAICRLLES C. WOUROCUIC. 111 n. ......... C. SPIIIIIMR. PRINCIt CRRIATI -Law L. Timm Ma. Foray Lour. Asannannes. Canals Pct.:WILL Vhstrisir Ma. Van .....,.. Miss Magnin. - - Na. Mute . 11. fixrciat Dastmats.—Eiglit respectable Tong men. esti sit fes males, and a Mrs. Smith, wife of a sejtooknatter , Xlr4s c stint, together with three musicians, were on Molnilaf apprehended while dancing in the Stilool4.ooat oJI Mr..flosith, such room not being licensed. The parties went allinfeyed br .Read, of Hatton-Garden Office, sod his anisiustkies the watch house, on Little Saffron.hill, where they were locket{ op for the Men ; but on the officer going :hem yesterday moralhg, he Sided the bird, were Hawn. However, ail but three•anended at the (Ace, when the Magistrate interim-I the visitors they bad t oo. jetted themselves to three months imprisonaint; but. as they all bore respectable characters, they were . distedieed,' with a nation not to be found in such assemblies spin. .kirs. , Smith, who was supposed to have acted under the Manic, of h er isms. band, who wait not in custody, but ,who had sateen,' idramett to a At m of £lOO, was also dismissed; and the watch-house keeper, for sultering thithree absentees concept, wasinapendett from iris ten for three Months. • -CORN EXCHANGE. MARY-LANE, MAY 2. Mien. are moderate arrivals of Most kinds of Grain this with, an d dawn will remaining a disinclination la oar Rens to purchase Wheat, this article does not outman the price of m oo . day. In 'Barley there is rib variation. Beans and Pees remain at Monday's prices. Oats meet a tolerably tonsils, and fully support the last.quatatioo SMITHFIELD MARKET, MAT 2. There' as bet a short supply at market this frank s _ larly l a . p iers , an d t h e pri ces o f every deicriptioa of de ra. main much the sane as per last market day.--B se, 3u t s q 4s. 4d. per Stone of alba. Mum*, Zio 4d. t. 4s. VC&1,.41. to ss. Fork, 3s. to 4s. Lamb, ss. to bs. ~~ ,~ I