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return made for this forbearance ? Those very troops came back soon afterwards, to spread slaughter and devastation through the land where they had found that mercy which the did not merit. Great were the cruelties which they com mitted in many places—sparing neither age nor sex, when they thought their march to Warsaw wu to bave been more of a triumphal procession than any thing else, and their ima ginations already revelled in spoils and pillage, and deso lation of the burning city, that was to have been offered as one vut holocaust to appease the indignation of the Calmuc Jove, who brandishes his lightnings against freedom from the secure summit of his Northern Olympus. But the brave men who defended Warsaw have taught the Russian armies, fed as they are by the passer of the )Balkan, that they must pay some respect to the rules of civilised war on the soil of Poland. The prisoners whom they have taken they dared not put to death as rebels, because the Poles have in their handy the means of dreadful retaliation. These means are 16,000 prisoners, along with 300 officers and 10 generals— whom they have treated with theattention and respect which brave men pay to misfortune. But the question arises, how long can the Polish soldier restrain his just indignation,when he learns the savage cruelly that has been practised on his Lithuanian brethren. POST.—As the time approaches for the meeting of the Parliament, one branch of which has been formed under the influence of national intoxication and delirium, the anxiety of all rational and sober men becomes daily more intense as to the degree in which the whole legislature will prove itself to participate in the frenzy that has presided over the birth of its more popuhir members. We are very far indeed from believing that the rzvolutionary Insanity of the hustings will have been transferred in any other than the most mitigated form to the House of Commons ; and we shall be greatly surprised, as well as grieved, if the progress and result of the Reform question be not such as to prove to the resent and all future ages the practical value and importance, not only of the unelective and hereditary branch of the Legislature, but of that component part of the popular and elective branch, which theorists and constitution-mongers have always deemed the most irregular and defective.— Where, at this moment, can the British Nation, and the hundred other Nations, of whose welfare and happiness the British Legislature has the absolute disposal, look for Legislators possessed of the attributes of calmness, freedom from passion, independence, free, manly, and un. biassed reason, or any of the other high attributes which ought to distinguish the Legislators of a mighty, extensive, and &diversified empire, but in the House of Peers, anti upon the borough seats in the House of Commons ? Else. wre, all that is to be seen is the madness of democratic fury, or the iniquity of democratic despotism. Judging from the list, we are justified in anticipating four good days' sport, for we find 29 Stakes, Plates, and Matches, of the value of nine or ten thousand pounds. Lord Anson has succeeded Lord Maryborough as Steward. Mr. Clark, of Newmarket, officiates as Judge, and Mr. James as Clerk of the Races. A great number, anxious to be early on the scene of action, reached Windsor or Egham the preceding even. log, and both these places were pretty full, despite of the ex. travagant charges for bed, stabling, &c. A little after one o'clock, the shouts of those who had stationed th,:m•elves on the verge of the race-ground, announced the approach of their Majesties, and immediately after the royal cortege was observed on their way to the stand. Nothing could be more enthusiastic titan the reception of the illustrious visitors, who were evidently highly gratified. Their Majesties were accompanied by the Duchess of Saxe Weimar, her two sons. and Prince George of Cambridge. The royal suite consisted of the Duke of Richmond. Earl and Countess Grey, and the two ladles Grey, Lord Albemarle, Marquis of Ely, Earl of Munster, Lords Frederic Fit:detente, A. Fitularence, and E. Fitzelarence, Lord and Lady Howe, Lord and Lady An. son, Duke of Dorset, Sir A. Barnard, &c. Their Majesties left after the decision of the dead heat (nearly half-past six o'clock) amidst loud acclamations. Besides the above personages, we observed the Dukes of Grafton and Rutland; blarquisses of Exeter, Worcester, Tavistock, Clanricatde (and Marchioness), a nd Graham ; Earls of Chesterfield (and Countess), Wilton (and Countess), Southampton (and Countess), Verulam, Jersey, Uxbridge, Sqatllnoite, and Sefton; Lords Lowther ' C. Manners, Fits. lords, John Fitzroy, James Fitzroy, Ranelagh, Villiers, Gardiner, W. Lennox, and F. Somerset • Count Maus thewits, Count Bathiany, and Count D'Onity, &c. &c. The races did not terminate till after seven o'clock; we subjoin correct particulars of them : Match, 60 sees. each. New mile. Mr. Watson's Ardelia, Bst. 21b. (J. Day) . 1 Mr. S. Stanley's The Whig, W. 71b. • 2 Whig WAS defeated by a length without difficulty. The Oatland's Stakes of 30 soy'. each, 20 ft; nine subs. Two miles and a half. Two subs. paid 10 son. each. Mr. 31illa's Mouche, 4 yrs. 7st. 51b. (Pavia). 0 1 His Majesty's the C olonel, 6 yrs, Oat. 61b. (Nelson) 0 2 Sweepstakes of 100 amt. each h. ft. for 3-yr.old colts, bat. 71b. (31b. allowed, &c.) Old mile. Fifteen subscribers. Mr. Vansittart's ch. by Bt. Patrick, out of Slight, list. 71b. (Boyce) ... 1 Lord Lowther's Dispatch, by Partisan, fist. 71b. (Wheatley) • • • • Lord Chesterfield's by Middleton, out of Cressida, Bst. 41b. (Conelly) • • 3 1 Duke of Rutland's Clansman, fist. 41b. (Robinson) .. 4 His Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. 4 yrs. lOst. 71b; b yes. 1 Ist. 711 r; 6 yes. list. 121 b ; and aged, 12st. Four miles. Duke of Rutland's Oppidan, 6 yrs. (Robinson) ... 1 Lord Exeter's Mahmoud, 4 yrs. (Arnull) ... 2 Lord Ongley's Suffolk Punch, 4 yrs. ( Macdonald) . Mr. Dundas s Honest Robin. 5 yrs. (Dockeray) ... 4 Mr. Thotnhill's Hindostan, 6 yrs. (C. Day) ... 6 Mr. Dickinson ' s The Unfortunate Youth, 4 yrs. (Brown) ... .. Sweepstakes of 100 soya. each, h aft. for 3 yr. old colts, Bst. 71b. and fillies, fist. 41b. New mile. Eleven subs. Lord Verulam's c. Vestris (Conelly) 1 Duke of Grafton't J E n e as ou t o f Pastille (J. Day) 2 Mr. Stonehewet's f. Lioness (Robinson) 3 Sweepstakes of 100 stns. each, b. ft fillies Bst. Mb. Old ... I ... 2 .. 3 mile. Twelve subseriben. Duke of Grafton's Oxygen ... • • Lord Exeter's hlarmora, out of Miss Catton Lord Lowther's f. by Partisan, d. by Ruben, Von by a length. Match, 50 son. h. ft. new mile. 51r. Harrison', Miss Craven, Bst. ..• ... 1 3lr. Day's Augur, gat. 71b .. ... .. 2 Won by a head. SALE OF R 1 CERS. The racing stud of Mr. Blaberly was sold yesterday at Tattersall's. We subjoin the prir.es at which the principal lots were knocked down:— Guinea'. 1. Etyma, 4 yrs old, by Moses - - 2. Faze; 3 yrs old, by Swiss - . 3. Auditor. 3 yrs old, by Middleton - 4. Sceptre, 2 yrs old, by Partisan . . 170 5. A Brown Yearling Filly, by Sultan - - 140 6. A Chesnut ditto, by Middleton • . 98 7. A Day ditto, by Richard . - . 100 8. Panthea, by Comus, with a Filly Foal by Mid. dlewn - . - - - - 180 9. Agnes, by President, with a Filly Foal by Middktun - - - - 90 10. Naughty Girl, by Hedley, with a Colt Foal by Middleton - - 11. Favuurite, by Blucher - - - . 20 12. Sans, by Figaro, with a Filly, by Middleton 40 13. Eliza Leeds, by Co.nus - - - - 220 14. Woful Marc, with a Colt Foal, by Moses - 220 15. Ambiguity, by Election or Blucher, with a Colt Foal by AI iddlc:on - - . 52 16. A Ch,snut Colt, 4 yrs old, by 3liddlcton . 45 1 7. Howard, 5 yrs old, by Worthy, by Whale bone - . - - . . 61 It. Phanus, 4 yrs old, by Phantom, dam by Mulcy - - . . . 5 0 19. Antigone, 3 yrs old, by Middl eto n . . 20 A few other s were not so ld. S evera l of the above arc deeply engaged. - 400 - 300 - 49 --- REMOVAL OF TII E CONVICTS. Yesterday morning, at a little after 4 o'clock, 50 male convicts were re. moved from Newgate in two vans drawn by 6 horses each, the prisoners consisting of persons who were respited when the Recorder made his last report, and those who were sentenced to be expatriated at the last sessions, Old Bailey. A great portion of the wretched group were under the age of manhood, while among them were some ikr advanced In years, who heretofore had maintained an unimpeachable and unsullied character; and among this class was the unfortunate Baxter, an extensive builder in the eastern extremity of the metro. Min, who was found guil y of feloniously receiving timber, the property of Dixon. tiniber.metehant. Commercial-road. In the same class was " Ikey Solomon.," whose name and character have long been familiar to the public, and who, in consequence of his uniform good conduct during his long confinement in prison, has expressed a hope that he shall be allowed to join Ws wife and faintly in Van Dieman's Land, f it whom he entertains the strongest affection. COURT CIRCULAR. The Landgravin e of Homberg and the Princess Augusta honoured the performance of Madame Pasts, in Medea, at the Italian Opera House with their presence last evening. The Duchess of Cumberland, attended by her suite, left town in two arriagesand four yesterday afternoon for her residence at Kew. George of Cumberland rode on horseback to Haw yesterday. Prince Leopold honoured the Earl of Liverpool with his company at dinner, at his residence in Upper Orosve. nor.street, on Monday evening. There was a select party to meet his Royal Highness. The Duke of Cumberland honoured the Catch Club with his company at dinner yesterday afternoon, at the Thatched.house Tavern. The Landgravine of Hesse Homburg and the Princess Augusta, and a party of the Nobility and Gentry, dined with the Marchioness Cornwallis on Monday evening. The Russian and French Ambassadors, and the Prussian Minister, had interviews yesterday with Viscount Palmerston, at the Foreign Office. A deputation of merchants from Liverpool had a conference with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Mon day at the Treasury. The name of Commander Bremer was omitted as being at the Drawing-room on Saturday. PAGANINL We insert with much satisfaction the following announcement, which has been inclosed to us by this celebrated, and, we believe, very ingenious man. The original is in French, and he has re qnested as in submitting it to the public, to translate it literally—which we have done, even, as will be observed, to the preservation of the foreign idiom more than our own free taste would have dictated. We have very little doubt but that the liberality of the public will readily receive the explanation here given as satisfactory, and that the error in judgment, which has delayed a little the public appearance of this very original genius, will not be remembered to his prejudice : " The evening of my first Concert in the King's Theatre is now so near, that I feel it a duty to announce it myself, to recover the favour of the British nation, which honours the arts, as much as 1 respect the nation itself. " Habituated in all the countries on the Continent to double the usual prices of the theatres in which I have given my concerts, and little instructed in the custom of this capi tal, where I present myself for the first time, I had be lieved I could dothe some here; but informedbysereral jour. nals, that the prices already established are here much higher than those on the Continent, and having myself discovered that the observation was just, 1 voluntarily accede to the de sire of a public—the esteem and goodwill of which I aspire to obtain as my highest recompence." COVENT GARDEN THEATRE. Last night a new two-act drama, entitled The Gipsy Father, said to be from the pen of the Honourable Mn. Norton, grand.daughter of Richard Brineley Sheridan, was represented at this house. The story opens withexciting con. siderable interest in the fate of Ramat, a decayed firmer ( Wank), who to get bread for his children appeals to agipsey party. They give him some trifles, with which he hurries to his forlorn cottage. The relief is acceptable, and to none more than to the poor blind father of Barwell ; he eats, not knowing that in consequence one of the children has gone without any of the bread. The distracted farmer, on learning the circumstance, becomes enraged at the grandfather's con. duct, and threatens and attempts to turn the poor old man out of doors for it; but this Remelt's wife resists, and in the course of this resistance stabs her husband.— At this juncture Richard Bowel, (G. Bennett,) return ing from the army, enters the cottage, and after the mother had been hurried to prison he accuses himself of having been the murderer to rescue his parent. Richard afterwards has an interesting interview with his heart's idol Rose (Miss E. Tree) who happens to be the daughter of the Magistrate, and he having repeated before her the accu sation, she intercedes with her parent to be a lenient judge. The magistrate eulogizes the laws—eays be cannot divert them from their just course—and eventually Ranson's wife is discharged from jail, and the son condemned. As the 'mut dered man' however, recovers, he and his wife go to the Court House, and their son is instanter rescued. Probabi. lities are not very rigidly adhered to; but modern dramatic practices do not require that they should be very closely fol lowed. In the present case, scenes of some interest are pro duced. The farmer's distress, at the famished condition of his family, was powerfully pourtrayed Mr. WAIIDEr. The son's anxiety for his mother was tou ch ingly depicted by Mr. lizwwvrr ; but the most effective scene was Rose's trouble and grief for Richard. Her affliction was exqui sitely and feelingly personated by Miss E. Tazi. Their exertions were justly most warmly applauded. KEELEY as a village apothecary, and MEADOWS as his apprentice, plea. sandy relieved the seriousness of the domestic tale of woe; and the like effect was increased by a good gipsey chorus, and a song by bliss Hussies, which was encored. The lit tle drama was favourably received, and announced for raped. tion amidst applause. THOMAS THORN ELLY, Esq. of Leeds, a gen tleman of the most independent character and sound patriotic principles, has been announced as a can didate for Liverpool, and is supported by the same enlightened class of voters as returned Mr. D EN• NISON. In fact, it seems to be the determina tion of all commercial towns to return none but men of business, who understand the interests and wants of trade, and who combine this knowledge with competent political intelligence. The BIBLE SOCIETY'S income, last year, was not far short of 100,000 L The receipts, since its institu tion, exceed seven millions. A consolatory dinner was given on last Tuesday, at Warrington, to Mr. Patten, the ex-Member for Lan cashire. There were about Ill) gentlemen present t and the proceedings were of a nature to be very gratifying to the gentleman who was the object of them. A meeting is to be held to-morrow, at Chelsea, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of contributing some temporary aid towards the relief of the dis tressed and famishing people in the Western districts of Ireland. The ROYAL COLLEGE Of SURGEONS have, under their charter, obtained a law, sanctioned by the sig natures of the Lord Chancellor and a certain number of tL Judges, giving the Council a more summary power, both of tine and expulsion over refractory members, than they have hitherto possessed. The Brighton people appear determined that the Population Returns for that town shall be perfectly en rep's, for the persons appointed to superintend them are Mr. Peter Black and Mr. Peter While. There cannot, therefore, be a doubt of their correctness hereafter, as the local authorities will have them upon "black and while." On Wednesday, Lord Seymour's pony beat M. Ernest Le Roy's ditto, In the Buie de Boulogne; a peat number of spectators were present. Other Parisian races are in contemplation. The draining of the Marshes of Grosetto, by the Grand Duke of Tuscany, has enabled him to form a very fine road through this hitherto unhealthy country, and it is completed from Grosetto to Pisa. His Imperial Highness travelled over it, and arrived at Florence on the Ilth inst. after visiting all the various operations which are still going on with the utmost rapidity. A portion of the drained Lod* are already in cultivation. All ships in future are to have their bow ports so disposed as to admit of a gun being fired in a tore-and-aft direction. The bow of his Majesty's ship Vindictive, now in progress of building at this port, is being fitted on a plan suggested by Mr. it. Blake, of this dock-yard, which adds very considerably to the armament, and gives • far better form to the bow altogether.—Pfriosilk Herald. It is perhaps worthy of notice that the Pitt din ner was not graced by the presence of one single member of the late Administration. The Duke, Sir Robert, Twin, Croke: Goulburn, Derry Dawson , Holmes, Sir James, and Sir Edward—all were soot inventi--enmtged no doubt, on " important business" elsewhere." MAJORITIES. For the Bill. Agst the Bill. -- Counties ... ... 00 0 Open Places ... 128 0 Boroughs 0 . 0 88 For .. .: •• • 1 --,—. 224 Against 88 Actual majority for reform I 136 NORTHAMPTON SCRUTII NORTHAMPTON, MONDAY. Gunning ... ... Smith ... ... ... 85 .. 110 The town is as quiet as po ssible, notwithstanding the in dignation of the populace at the decisions of Mr. Humphreys, and the perjury of the witnesses. His Worship the Mayor has sent for 20 soldiers from Weedon, on account of an old woman having been burnt in effigy the other night. Lord Milton, in an address to the freeholders of Northamronshire, which we shall publish to.morrow, ex. presses doubts as to the propriety of the clause of the Re. form Bill which gives the right of voting in county elections to the holders of leases—(of course, meaning leases for short terms). " I fear," says Lord Milton, " that it may give the landed Gentry and Nobility a larger share (and that of a bad description) of authority (in county elections) than they ought to possess. I tear lest it should give them power, which is a bad thing, instead of influence, which is a good thing. Power is a bad thing, bucause it presses upon the fears and selfish feelings of the electors ; while influence ad dresses itself to their hearts and understandings : pt.wer com pels men—influence guides them." COMMISSIONERS OF BANK RI:PTS.--We un derstand that the Bill to abolish the Fourteen Lists of Com missioners is to be brought into the House of Commoos on the first night of the Session by the Attorney-General, and to be supported by Mr. Sergeant Wilde sad Mr. F. Pollock. Mr. Bousfield's motion against compensation to the Cont. missionen, and the apponittnent of official assignees, will come on at the next Court of Common Council, which is ex pected to be held on Thursday, 9:11 June. Mr. Grayson, the very extraordinary cultivator of asparagus, in his garden at Mortlake, and who has ob tained distinguished honours from the Horticultural Society, for repeated Exhibitions of this delicious luxury, has this season improved even upon the size and colour of the last wonderful specimen. Yesterday Mr. Grayson presented to the Duchess of Bedford a bundle of asparagus, consisting of one hundred and ten heads, and weighing twenty-nine pounds. In one of Napoleon's authenticated conversa tions at St. Helena, we find him observing, " Those who consented to the Union of Poland with Russia, will be the execration of posterity, while my name will be pronounced with respect." The past month has afforded a singular eon ' emotion of this prediction—the disfranchisement of the Poles is advocated in all Europe, while the Column of the Place Vendome is crowned with triumphal garlands, and his deeds are celebrated everywhere. A melancholy and fatal accident occurred on Fri day morning, at Gatcombe Park, Glocratershire. As the only sae of David Ricardo, Req. a youth between five and six years of age. was taking his usual exercise in the park, with a servant attending hint, the pony on which he was riding sud denly turned round in the direction of the stable, and threw the anfeetnnate young gentleman with such violence on his had, as i tweak= his death in two hours afterwards. WHITEHAVEN, MAT 03, 1811. I regret to state that the reign of terror has commenced in this town.—For many years past it hen bee s customary in Whitehaven for gentlemen of all pettilif to meet to gether on the King's birth-day to drink his Majesty's health. The usual dinner was appointed to take place this year on the twenty-eighth (yesterday.) The Low ther Agents, mortified by their defeat at the election, refused to coalesce as usual, and immediately began to beat about for an opposition dinner. They were soon able to muster names for a large party, and Whitehaven Castle (the seat of Lord Lonsdale) was the place appointed. The Lowther agents having taken this step, the independent party pro ceeded with their dinner as usual, and invited Mr. Blamire, the newly-elected member for the county, to meet them. Both parties endevotved to muster usual as possible. At the Castle 140 dined, the Rev. H. Lowther in the chair; it the Black Lion 70 gentlemen dined, Isaac Little. dale, Esq. in the chair, supported by Mr. W. Blamire, M.P.; Henry Cure-en, Esq. of Worthington Hall ; John Christian, Esq. of Kwanrigg, V. Wybergh, Esq. of hell Hall; Mil ham Hartley, Esq. Captain Robertson Walker, R.N. and a number of the principal gentlemen and tradesmen. The colliers in the employ of the Earl of Lonsdale, above one thousand in number, were allowed to leave their work, and ale in large quantities was given to them, at an early hour In the morning; and I have heard that spirits were also given to them. The men having become euffi ently intoxicated, they were supplied with yellow flags, and drums and fifes, and with these they began to parade the streets, insulting every one who was known or suspected to be Blue. About half an hour before the time appointed for the dinner at the Black Lion, they arrived in front of that inn, and commenced a row. They attacked • gentleman who was going to the dinner, Capt. St. Clair Wemys, and struck him several violent blows. He ran into a house, and seized a poker, for the purpose of defending himself, and on coming out again struck one of the colliers who had attacked him, • blow on the head. His friends interfered, and got him into the Black Lion, to protect him from the mob. The mob followed him, some of them got into the kitchen and broke dishes, Ate. and repeatedly struck at Mrs. Jackson ; they then endeavoured to get into the dining-room, but were repulsed and driven front the house. But won after the gentlemen at the Black Lion sat down to dinner, the colliers again Lame in front of the inn with their flags and music, and commenced shouting and yelling. They then paraded through the streets, and soon afterwards returned, bearing an effigy of Alr. Blamire. This they paraded round the streets, and then came in front of the dining-room, and hoisted it up sevetal times close to the windows. They then set fire to it, and it was burned amidst the most horrid yells and imprecations. By this time the crowd gathered about the inn was immense; and the colliers, who kept in a compact body, and were easily distinguishable, continued to shout and vociferate against the Blues for a considerable time, and struck at se veral gentlemen, who were about to leave the house. Be tween eight and nine o'clock, the Rev. Henry Lowlier (the Chairman at the Castle dinner,) and a magistrate of the county, rode through the crowd in his gig, accompa ' puled by his sister, and while passing among the mob, waved yellow handkerchief., &e. linme. diately after the gig had passed through the crowd, a volley of stones was thrown, till scarcely a pane was left un broken. The gentlemen who had been dining escaped from the room, and the mob having destroyed these windows, and observing that the gentlemen had quitted the room, next commenced an attack upon the front of the house ; the pan. eels of the door were smashed in, and several windows broken —and the mob swore that Mr. B. should not leave the town alive. At length the besieged party made a sally, and seized one of the fellows, whom they brought into the house, and there was a dreadful fight for some minutes at the door. Several gentlemen were much cut and bruised in the conflict. Mr. G. Hartley was struck a violent blow on the head,which laid it completely open, and Mr. Hamilton was so much cut about the face, that it is feared he will lose the use of one eye. The fight, such as 1 have endeavoured to describe it, had continued an hour, and yet not a single Magistrate could be got—they were &mina at the Castle end maid not be disturbed! The superintendent of pollee, Mr. Heywood, was also at the Castle. About ten o'clock Mr. Hey wood, with Mr. Jackson and Mr. Quail, two of the under stewards, arrived, and the two latter certainly exerted themselves to the utmost of their power to quell the disturbance; and so far succeeded, that several gen. tlernentwere enabled to leave the inn without molestation. In this time the colliers bad gone to the pita, and armed themselves with the sharp-pointed pickaxes used in bagging coal", and en their arrival in front of the inn, they commenced a second attack—the windows, shutters, &e. in the lower part of the house were driven in, and the doors much injured. About twelve o'clock they began to disperse. The damage done to the inn is very great, and several per sons have been seriously Injured. PRIMITIVE STEAM-E EGIN t.-1n 1629 a compilation was published, entitled Le Machine del Sig. G. Branca ; Roma. It contains a description of all the, machines known to the author. Among them is an reolipile —• hollow metallic ball, having hut one small opening.— filled with water, and placed on a brasier in such a manner, that the current of steam, issuing by a pipe, strikes the wings or spokes of a little horizontal wheel, and makes it revolve. It wu remarked, in the year 1605, by Flurence Itivault, in his Element d'Artillerie, that wolipiles burst with:a loud report, when the steam was prevented horn escaping. He adds, " the effect of the rarefaction of air will startle the boldest man." THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA'S RACING STUD. —A Nobleman connected with the Russian Court bas lately arrived In this country, with orders to purchase upwards of 100 good horses, which are to form • racing stud for him Imperial Majesty. Yesterday the first consignment was embarked on board the brig Catherine, lying in the St. Katharine's Dock, and bound for St. Petersburg, consisting of 18 noble animals, including several valuable racers, pur. chased by Mr. Anderson, of Piccadilly, on account of theiltue. den ambassador. Among them are Granby, winner of the St. Lager in 1829, bought for 335 guineas ; lied Rover, a win. ner of the Derby Stakes in the same year; Miss Chance, winner of the Oaks in 1830 ; Jupiter, Tam O'Shanter i and others of good pedigree; besides three from the cdeb rsted stud of Mr. Lyne Stevens, of Leicestershire. _ As the brag Six Sisters, of Stornoway, bound for America with emigrants, was lately lying at anchor in the bay of Shildag, at Applecross, an addition was made to the number of souls on board under circumstances rather novel and curious. The vessel lay three nights in the bay ; the first night three of the female passengers were delivered each of • son; the second night precisely the same occurrence took place; and the third night another trio of man children was born; so that no less than nine male offspring were brought into the world on board the Six Sisters, in three nights.— lnverness Courier. EMIGRATION OF CHELSEA PENSION ERS. Time Mint, GOO tons. Captain Bo) le, left the 8:. Katharine Docks, on Saturday afternoon. for Quebec and Montreal.— She will take out upwards of 300 pensiorets, many of them with wives and families. It Is stated, that about 3000 pen sioners have already disposed of their pensions in this way of emigration. What a fact in proof of the condition to which the system of the boroughmongers has brought the cottony. The very pensioners of the Government seek to leave it ! Yet we have 70 millions of cultivated land in the three kingdoms. and only 3i millions of families ; that is 29 acres an every family. at the very timethat our population arc fleeing to all climes, from inability to suisyst. What a practical commentary on the cruel practice of the 80. roughmongers ! What a fact for his - ortans and moralists! LAIRD DORCHESTER, MAJOR I)UNDAS, AND THE SEVENTH liudiAßS.—The Vic..roy of Ireland is the Colonel-in.Cnief of the above distinguished regiment, in which 11Iajor Dundas, possessing the advantages of for tune, bight connection, and Parliamentary influence. has risen rapidly to be a Fit Id Officer, without encountering the hazards of the &Id or the vieis)itudis of climates. fhb officer, the pArtieulars of whose s. doction of an artless, thoughtless child (for it appL.ars Miss Adams was scarcely seventeen years of ag.•, ) we detailed yesterday, is the son of the Honourable Mrs. Robert Dundee. and the late Hight lion. R. Dundas, Lord Chief Baron of Scotland, who died in 1829, beqw•atbing Major Dundee and his brother 91,0001. The Major is also nephew to Viscount Melville, the Right lion. William Donnas. late M.P. for Edinburgh, and Lady Abereromby. On the appointment of Major Dundas, in December last, to be Major of the 7 1 1 Hussars. by purchase, Lord Dorchester, who Is • minor, not having attained his 20th year, alto obtained a step in the same corps. by his advancement to the rank of Lieutenant. The Marquis of Anglesey commanded the 7th Hussars throughout the Peninsvlar csnipaign ; and his Lo rdahip's nephew and side-de.e.unp, Lieut. Stuart 11, nry Paget, holds &cumulation in it. The 7th is officered, exclusively, by men of high birth and fortune, Lind Crofton ('apt. Charles Crespigny Vivian, son of Sit Husszy Vivian. Capt. Bathurst a telativeof Earl Bathurst. sad the Hun. John Jocelyn, brother of Rail Roden, being amongst the offic.:rs who at present belong to this corps. LAW REPORT% .-....-- COURT OF CHANCERY, M* 31. Mr. Wvituaw appeared to support a petition, which prayed the Lord Chancellor would order a Commissioner, physician, or other person, to visit a certain Lunatic Asylum to inquire into the health of an individual confined there, and to report the result to his Lordship. Bir E. SILTODEN was instructed to oppose the petition. It was a petition not signed by any one, and he desired to know whether Mr. Wyburn would undertake that his client, who ever he was, would pay the costs in case the application should be dismissed ? Mr. WYB U RI said his client was a highly respectable So licitor of Southampton, and would not hesitate to abide by any Order the Court may think proper to make. The Loan CHANCRLLOR would. aithout this acknow ledgment on the part of the Learned Counsel, have had no difficuliy in fixing and in making the mover in this matter pay the coma, should it turn out to be a case for ft. Mr. WYBURN then stated. that the petition purported to be presented by Mr. John Knight, a gentleman of large property, belong:ng to Southampton, and who had been removed abou t tut) years ago from his house to the lunatic asylum of John Lacy and William Finch, Unmerited:, Southampton, and kept there ever since. Mr. Berney, of Southampton, was the solicitor; and he (the Learned Coun sel) had to submit, that one of the grossest contempt' of Court had been committed in this case that had ever been brought before the Lo:ice of the Keeper of the Oreat Seats, because if Mr. Knight really was insane or of unsourst mind, it was the bounden duty of those who had been instru • mental in removing him to this asylum and in keeping hint there, to have applied long ago for a commission de lunatic° inguirendo to have issued against him, or, If be was of sound mind, to be set at large. The LORD CHANCELLOR viewed this as a question, whether he lad any power to inier'ere in a case of alleged lunacy before the issuing of a Commission. Mr. Wvouam said the present application was of a double ' aspect—it prayed that a Commission might issue, or that his Lordship would order an investigation to be made into the state of wind of this gentleman. The Loop Cliaxcem.oft regarded the Act and the Sec tions referred to as relating entirely to ministerial or execu tive duties, and to nothing judicial. Mr. WYBURN submitted a different construction of the Statute; and in this ease a Physician, who had attended ,Ir. Knight tar thirty years, positively and voluntarily swore to the perfect soundness at present of Mr. Knight's mind. The only reason alleged for the set of great outrage that had been committed was, that a marriage might be prevented between Mr. Knight and a certain Individual whom he had formed an affection for. Sir E. Suance.—No, no ; we Lave no objection to. Ma marrying his cook. Mr. WYBUSW.—And they assign as a ground for the alleged impropriety of the match, that she is a troublesome woman. (Laughter.) Tit 3 LORD CHANCILLOW-1 should think there must be telnie other objection than that. If she unfortunately happened to be an ugly woman, perhaps that might be raised as something plausible.—(Laughter) Mr. Wynnex—No, my Lord, nothing but that she Is troublesome to every body. Tha LORD CHANCELLOR—O! well, if she is trouble some to every body, I have very little doubt, that she would be troublesome to her husband, poor man. Mr. Wittman—This gentletnan arose from a very hum ble origin, and having amassed a very coosiderable fortune, be went to reside at Southamp t o n , to e nj o y hi s p ro p ert y an d amuse himself in gardening, which he is very fond of. Being a bachelor, and between 50 and 60 years of age, he happened to become acquainted with a relyrespectable and worthy housekeeper, in the service of the family of the ad joining house to his property. The LORD Ch•wcietsua—.Well, but won't you oonfitse yourself In the first iustanee to the question ofjurisdietioo ? This is an Act which empowers the Chancellor, the Leeds Chief Justices et the King's Bench and Common Pleas, and the Secretary of State, to interfere by inquiry is pro. bably similar to the present, upon a l e tt er to them privately, upon a conversation with any one on the subject, or upon an affidavit, as they shall think it, but there is no thing at all of a judicial import in the Act, was to doable . any Barrister to make a public application to me, sitting in open Court, u he would apply in a cause or any petition.-. The very circumstance of the Secretary of State bdig intro duced into the Act shewed the Ministerial intention. Mr. Wystrop thought it would be productive of the most injurious consequences were it now to be sent forth to the public, that in such a case as the present the Cheoeellee of England had oo jurisdiction so as to enable him to in. terfere. The LOUD CHIXCILLOR had not the slightest fear on that bad; became, on the contrary, he had no limitation In saying, that he had the clearest jurisdiction, dough not in conformity with the present argument. Mr. WYBUIN said, that provided him Lorthhip inter posed, either in consequence of the present application, or any other that might be made to hem, by reason of what had now fallen front the Bench, lie was quite content to go no further. Sir E. SUCIDLX then understood the application to be dis missed with costs. Mr. Wvistran objected to the costs being given. It wall not his client's fault that the application had been made ha this public way, because he had presented the Petition in pri /ate, and wished it to come before his Lordship privately ; but the Secretary had doubted the jurisdiction, and refused to receive it ass private Petition. The Loan CHAN cruon desired to be informed bow It was shown that the petition was the petition of Mr. Knight, which iepurported to be ? Mr. IV vittax could only make nut that the petition had been presented by Mr. Barney. after he had in vain attempted to get an interview with Mr. K. tor the purpose of submit. tang the propriety of presenting it to him, and after Mrs. Richards had stated that Mr. K. had desired her to get every thing possible done for the purpose of liberating him, as he had been denied the use of pen. ink, and paper, where he was, and that be should prefer death to living longer under the tyranny of Mr. Lacy. The LORD CHawczit.oa dismissed the application with costs, directing the coos to be paid by the party who had been the original mover of the matter. Sir E. SCHOEN hoped it was ur necessary for hint to say any thing in exculpation of hia thems, the relations of Air. K. and the keepers of the asylum. 1110 LORD CHANCELLOR had heard nothing whatever implicating them in any way. et:d a!1 he might do on any application being made .to him in thic matter in due form, would be, at the utmost. to meet them to make out their Own Case. I CAPTURE OF 261 TElt li V A I.TS By THE MI LITAILY.—A combircd mnetmert of various detachments from different parts of the county ot Clare, and the comity of Galway, was executed on the night of Sunday last, the 22 instant. for the purpose of surrounding and sumeibit.g the midnight legislators of the county of Galway. The de. tachments from Clare consisted ut those of the 74th reghnent, front Aloynnehouse, Feakle, and Cahn; those of Gilroy consisted of string panics of the 28th, berth and eeth Ils. fanny, and a squadron of the Bth Hussars. All these par. • tics met, and formed a grand junction at 6 o'clock or. the meriting of Monday, at a given point, at Denybrien, NIT= ing. iu their sweeping march, secured 261 Terry Alit. This missing, about one o'clock, a fire broke nut at a eh , vsemonger's shop. kept by a widow, i 9 Haswell. strict raed, which consumed the able of the premises. A young woman was -een at ot.e of the attic windows a little befo-e• the nor tel in. but whether she escaped in any way, or fa, a victim to the devouring element, is uncertain. I CUR N-EXCHA' .THIS DAY. Wheat. new, Kent, Boilers • 468 484 ar.d Rasa • 708 r.lrey • 11Is 41k Old . —s Small • 40s 42a . Suffolk.(Whilt) . 68s • 36. ltga Norfolk & Suff. (rill) 60. ,rates • 98a 30s Rye . . 30: 'land • 216 :7n Barley :t4, • 2.1.95 s Fire . . 44s seek. . 66. 1.08 Peas, White . 401 .C 36 £3B per hat AIIIIIV•Llt Intent, English (qrs.) 1,170 Barley, Forel. . 500 t r i,h . . —•••-- 0.. t.. F.rglith - 6 84* rorri;n - - 12.taa tri•b . . 5,000 Barley, Engli.l4 - t)hlt I ..r.ign - 2.140 I r i s h . . .. F... ; 11.•!. Flour (nail) 2,11118 --- --- ...—________ 4 , COAL-EXCHANGE—'Iing DAY. Ships arrived &Viol"; 11,1 11 Of ri During the week BestlVallsend, Newenstl.. & Sundt 11:4.4 CAW% ... .. . WM &I a 334 1/s1 Inferior nuns .... ... . ._. _a s ed 274 ed , at ido. ANC,E-TH Peas, Boil 714 Ore, —+ Beans. lira 72. Tick 664 Oat., Pori rolani Wie !'red 4G• lli.i r, rtr 12t. Itqrscsd, f { s , II NAFIL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, MAY 30.—Wind S.R.—Arrived this MHO tog, his Majesty's packet Marlborough. Ball, from Lisbon, bringing a mail and advises, up to the 22d instant ; prior to which date, the expected French squadron had arrived off the Rock of Lisbon. It consisted of two frigates of 00 guns each, (the Melpomene and Cyrenne,) the Diligeute corvette of 16 guns, the Pllgle corvette of 18 guns, and the Huffan brig. On the 10th, the lindymion French brig of war ar. rived at Lisbon, with the demands of the French on the Portuguese Government. They consisted in requiring the dismissal of the Judges who passed sentence on Bonhomme and Sauvenet, and requiring the two subjects to be given up with certain compensation for imprisonment and ill usage ; also compensation for the amount of property seized, and vessels made prizes of by the blockading squadron, whilst off Terceira; and a report at Lisbon stated, that the French required to be reimbursed for the expenses incurred in fitting out the squadron. Don Miguel being in the country when the demands were made, was productive of a solicitation, on the part of the Portuguese Authorities, for the extension of forty-eight hours to the time specified ; the consequence of which was, the sailing of the Endymion, on the 21st, to join the squadron, and report as to the acceding of the extent of time required for the answer. Don Miguel bad arrived in Lisbon prior to the packet's sailing, and was in the city on the 22d, to consider on the claims of the French. At Lisbon, intelligence had been received of St. Michael's having been taken by the Constitutionalists, and that the Governor had been executed. The last accounts from Oporto state, that two Frenchmen had been murdered in a public street in that city, by a party of Aliguelites. Passed the Port, the Danish brig Johanna, Christmas, from St. Croix, for Copenhagen. The Marlborough left in the Tagus his Majesty's ships Windsor Castle, Ariadne, Briton, Dispatch, Nautilus, and Childers. MAY 27.—Arrived, and are put io quarantine, the Earl of Errol, of Aberdeen, Richie, master, from Riga, with wheat; the Rivals, late Appleton, master, who was killed at Malta by a fall from his horse, now George Fraser, mas ter, laden with sulphur and fruit, from Gigon and Malta to Newcastle; the John, of Newcastle, William Burnett, from Memel, with deals.—Sailed, the Sylvan, William Gilham, master, for Quebec, with passengers and emigrants ; and the Ocean, John Bales, in ballast, for St. Petersburgh. GENERAL ELECTION. MEMBER RETURNED. Inverness County—The Right Hon. Maass Grant. SUMMARY or TH RESULT or run GENERAL ELECTION, As respects Reform, agreeably to the present professed opi nions of the Members returned to Parliament. COUNTIES. Z o e . m of For e. I tv m ri a tjT o. 11:liatjytt bars. form. form. I for. against England .. 8 2 76 7O 0 Scotland .. 30 13 17 0 4 Wales .. 12 6 7 0 2 Ireland ... 64 48 116 32 0 Total 188 142 46 102 8 46 6 Majority in favour Reform .... 96 96 -- OPEN REPRESENTATION& 167 29 109 lrefand d ... 17 15 I 2 13 Wales .. 12 9 3 8 Scotland .. 0 O LI 0 Total ... ... 196 1:2 4 34 128 Majority in favour of Reform ... 128 128 - NOMINATION 11010170211. England .. 240 76 164 0 88 Scotland . 16 11 4 7 0 Wales ... 0 0 0 0 0 Ireland .. 13 3 10 0 7 Total ......268 90 178 7 95 90 7 Majority against Reform 88 88