The Statesman. — London, England, 1814-05-13 00:00:00

be WNS of Opinion tlt;t his Lordship's judgment was well fouttik.el : therefore Mr. Strouline could mot be a %items. It as needless to reserve the point for future discussion, us his Lordship's judgment was decisive. _ _ _ Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN said, the Defendant was too far distant to give a release immediately ; and he Lad nothing farther to state. The Jury then returned u verdict for the Plaintiff -s—Damages 1181. fRENGII PAPIXAS. • TOIIMIIIIty MAY 3.---Atlayskal.Sechet arrived here on the '29th of April. He repaired immediately to.. the Royal Palace, and received from the Duke d' An goyim. the most honourable welcome. On at)- _ preaching the august descendant of Kings, the Mar , alts) bowed respectfully, kissed the" Prince's hand, anchniid ,with eleoti 111 l Monseigneur, my army and my belf err detolcd in life and death to the Bour bons." This alreaing scene ‘s a s perceived and felt by several Ofin..vrs of the Guard who were in the adjoining apartments. The countenance and air of satisfaction shown by the Marshal, proved that his heart was not a stranger to these noble transports. It was pleasant to see one of our most valiant war-. . riots, giving up at the same time to the" Bourbons , of the House, of Spain, the strong places which his brave army had known how to preserve, and vowing to give his arm, so long victorious, to the defence of the Throne of St. Louis. MILITARY CONVENTION. • Tuttin, Aram 28.—A Convention was signed • here yesterday by General Clement de la Roncier • and Lieutenant-Colonel Delmes, furnished with full powers by Prince Borgitese : lieutenant-Colonel Neuman, Major-General of the Staff, with full powers from Oeneral Bellegarde; and Count de Is Tour, General in the British service, with fell powers from Lord W. Bentinck.--The following is ' the substance of the article:— Art. 1. Front the date of the 'knotty., an Ar ' reisdce between the Allied and Freschtroops in the departments beyond the Alps. 2. The . French troops to evacuate these depart ments by stipulated routes, calcuting their move ' ments so that their last coluMn shall pass the Alps on the Mad day' as the last column of General Gre ni r, iiiirding to the route fixed at Mantua.. Pro. ' visions, &c. and . all expenses of transport to be paid atitl berne • 'told 4. Point out the route of the French troops, lilt direct the French to succeed them daily. A, ti, 7, and 8 Articles, stipulate that the Allied trdepi shall immediately ()me • tilt right of the 'lisle.; Tao." the fortresses of Alexandria, Gov't, ic. sittit all their provisions, artillery, am punitlen, and al the magazines. , • 9. The said fortresses, on the right and left of the Ye, •to be Milted to the Allies within iwelve days from the s'gti 'tore of the present t wen ,though older, should not have arrived from France. - - The Altiest, however, only to enter the places on thi ' left of the Po, in proportion as the evacuatiocs• by General Grenier take place. '• to. Air the Sub-Officers and soldiers not born in ancient France and in the departments beyond the Alps, shall be discharged, and be at liberty to return Immediately to their homes. The remaining Articles, frotn 11 to 10 inclusive, *contain stipulations for carrying the preceding con- I clilions into effect. 17. Stipulates for the signing of the Convention, independent of ratification, except that Part of Article 9, which relates to the delay fixed for the surrender of the places on the right of the Po, which shall be submitted to the ratification of Lord W. "Bentinck. (Signed) Baran CLEMENT DE LA RONCIBIL '" 11)ELNIAN. D. A. N KUM &N. ciondit 1) V. lot TOUR. ;aria, Aprit V. • French Papers to. the -Lath iiieslved this legse aserniap-irrhet oeatain ins or der" %b -Allied Sa ys** iss - their 'Authorities, . .fib' etlf hive et& 'tractdd. 'There is likewise an Interesting Predama *lse by Levu XVAI. to. the Pin& Nation,' in which he professes .to be animated With the same sentiments of affection for his people as were for merly manifested by Louts XII. and HENRY IV. — Ile says they *shall direct him in his future Govern ment, and mentions his being sensibly affected by the unanimous acclamations which had accompanied him from the frontiers of his kingdom to the capitals PARIS, MAY 10.—The Allied Sovereigns having learnt with displeasure, that the surrender of the ad ministration of many of the French 'provinces, oc cupied by their armies, as stipulated by the Bth Ar ticle of the Conveation, of the 29d April, has ex perienced difficulties in consequence of a misinter pretation of the proviso contained in that article, have commanded the following Order to be made public:— " The Bth article of. the armistice having oeslie sioned some misunderstanding, in consequence of tip, proviso contained in it, the most posiave injunctions are hereby given to the authorities of the Allied , Powers, established in the French piovinces, as in dicated by the 2d article of the same act, to surren der immediately the administration of these provinces I to the Commissioners anted by the llgng of France. " The Chief of the lintral Department of Admini stratioo for the Prosaic's occupied by the A Irier„ " Paris, May 9. I'be Baron de STIUN." MAY 9.—P t rince Eugene arrived to-day at Park. BeHe paid a 'list to the king at 3 o'clock in the after,. noon. GOTTENBURGII ALM. • ; tiastersc, Aram 27.—1 t le told that'Boniparte, in his conversation with Marshal Angereau, said re- GOTTENBURGII, MAY 7.—lt appears that the veatedivman. " I have done with Europe, bat Asia ex greatest part of the Swedish army is again to march • • ' into Holstein, together with the whole of Genetal pects a Bennigsen's corps. Seven thousand Swedes, and another Russian corps embark in Holland. A Rus sian, a Prussian, a Swedish, 'and British General are going to Norway to learn the . Prince's ultimate decision before active war takes place. A convoy for England, of about 50 sail, sailed last night under the Forward gun-brig. . L•••••= , - Cadiz.and Corriine iliailsarrii,e4 tligaggsk, by' whicb we received the following : 71 - , , ';'4‘ '.,,,, .2. , - CORIXIMA ) A I'm c-28.--the CarteifaillAigiiss. el quaiuted that the President of the Regency bas p' into the hands of his Majesty, according to tie Di cree of the 2d of February last, a c the Con; stitution, which his Majesty reW4IPAI the greatest pleasure, , declaring, that . an -, Mt *forts 1 lbefid be directed to promote liti pod of thy - The great battle between Painter and Oliver will be fought on Tuesday nest : within twenty miles of LotAlou. DUTCH PAPERS. 111tVillELS, MAY s.—The corps of Gen. Bulow, 30,000 strong, which was cantoned in the depart ment of the North, has begun its march to repass the Rhine ;, it is to march through Flanders to Antwerp, and along to the Dutch frontiers to its destination. In the night of the 3d, the Crown Prince of Sweden, with a numerous suite, unexpectedly arrived in this city. He came from Paris by the way of Compeigne, where he had a private conference with Louis XVIII. The Prince departs to-day for Stockholm, where it seems that his presence is ne cessary. The different columns of Swedish troops, which, for some days have been on their route to , the Rhine,• have received orders to batten their march. Lieutenant-General Baron Vincent, appointed byl the Allies to be Governor-General of Belgium and the country of Liege, has published a Proclamation, in which he says— " People of Belgium! Your provinces, after hav ing for twenty years shared in all the misfortunes of France, are now arrived .at length at the period when your political existence shall be fixed. You shall henceforward remain separate from France." BREMEN, MAY 4.—News fioni Sweden say, that Huff tatter themselves the Norwegians will renounce their project of forming an independent state, at least frequent conferences take place, and the cou riers pass daily. Yesterday a Swedish detachment passed through here, going to Lubeck, to bespeak quarters for tke Swedisharmy. OF STOCKS THIS Hank 2501 3 per cent. Hed. 6511 3 per Gent. C oto . 66i 7/ per Cents. 61iii b per Cent. Nut) 05e1 Long. Ann. 16 1.16 . • 11 i . ~ . . . NAVAL INTELLIGENGE. ataguecT siss.. e:::::, .-... • I ' 11411= 111112111111. Admiral DE-tL' Y hl o A u T a . g l ; 2. h - lo Arriv al A eil m tY P s hio sh n i , p an l d i r gi ur - oth isi ' S...**: ). #::)11111111:11: 1 ; from the Rooaspot. The mantes of the latter are not yet '-' _• ...,:„., - • ... - - „,.... : ................-.................. 7 - = ..t. ' Tt I• ai r! c l ei -.' 11.7 __ 4 - t i r d ited itleT . l4tiel dbasae• */* , with British p si mom s the l ir seektr i t _ • de Grace; and two colftemfreas ileoderland l b s . . • • • • • arrived from the Mediterranean and put aid" nilmldail, ' • : Juliana, 671; Mercury, and ape othertiminiport ...4.11' h i the ts , . Nn. 9 ty's ship Sharpshooter will sail this evening for Guernsey jab amlldli** lo, • .11.24 id ':', : Jersey, with six sail of transports: amongst them are th e n e ,:. it!‘tts gent, Harriet, Adamant, and the Lord Melville...Stow:kit r - 1 _ O . l , frii Majesty's ship Onyx.-The Meteorbomb s Devastation and „ nu ! protect the transports bound to Bourdeaux, and will sa il to-mor.: •-Irr .• row. 1 PLYssourrt, Mad 1.1.-Came in the St. William , B a • ..fr, . ' Lsi , f 1 • - • P t . ilt ' ' f Ss.tise.d.• ' . - front Gijon to London. 4 . . IPENZANCE, MAT 10.-Arrived the Martial gag-brig , wi th . ' l ' 4 . 1. the Lord Wellington, Suffolk, Sceptre, and another trausp ert : Miter . 4: - (name unknown), with English prisoners from Bourdeavd, .Batetryr;l44't bound to Plymouth. - 1 Balmiest, Mar J!.-Arrived the Lady Newlin matt. * f ' TN: from Gottenburgb; and the Boaufoy packet, from ll e tt ana, is both with Mails. t . _ E.,1 •41 •t` ' FALMOVTII. MAY IL-Arrived the Grace packrt, with* t .' * .1.44+ :V Mail from Cadiz, iu /2 days, and in seven days from COrlllloll 4 116 94 , •„„ s, r r.r 0 . '• _ . , I the Lion. Hicks, from Mes-i t sas Mayeuwer, Fos, trm. kin, 1 laga; and the Rapid, Jacks, from Menton, and rems,l o .- , t ,; ol Suited the Sw insure packet, with a Mail far Joinnice•-Three , ~,. ~ 4 i . . 0 ...; French J hi t s (supposed to be frigates), having the white Opel flying at their peak, pawned this , port au the Eastward thi s , •": ' - 'ilUr Irssisii morning. ,•••• -di; I - I , : :do se ludo 4. '• ' sa Peace has brought with it a sensible fall in th e , - :-.'"' mosirisi"s`" price of almost alt kinds of produce and goods,- . '' ' 'TR . +1 S Pepper, which at the two last India Company sales, i . - ' 1 i e . rietnn was from 19d. to 21d. is now selling in the market '. 4frAlkaitl, ni at 13 to I.ltl. per 1b.,. sugar has fallen from 1201. to , - tt ic r ei .P o ß ti • 90s. per cwt.; brand ' ' , is from 4s. 6d. to 4s. 10d. pei laid orsho . • i l g all on ; and manufactured goods have fallen 9.,0 cent. ' s in price. This arises froth the foreign markets being glutted, or from the exhausted state to which the long -continuance of war has reduced them. ~. ~. estercloy morning two men haiing Mt/ sane •-:, , ..4 u.• . . them.'' il 'i ' trifling dispute in Deptford, agreed to decide it by • ;Mitten •,t b e mir s .or.w ' : fighting, for which pqrpose, accompanied by their 'On Pit/DAY : friends, they went tb alt adjoining field, where they •as Nunn. "1 t stripped and set to. After fighting a few round. . e esso i ineniatin. es • late War win r 1 of them, named John Northmore, received a severe ..., •Mad treAltrf r I • blow in the pit of the stomach, and fell speechless:- • Americo: , ' In that state he was carried to the Black flame pub. llay. IN 1: licAouse, where he shartly.afterwards expired.-. •". The unfortunate man has left a rife and two child: ' •S . • :• !' tree. A_ - SOU I By the latest advises from Java, - we learn that s ;il4t s `Mej'or-Gen. G tu.sset-c, commanding - the forces nu . . ! that island, had applied far permission. in relloquit • h ; ' ' rn4l.-111 ' ,A.net..•hy• i ' his command ; and that, in consequence. Mijoi. • , - asi,.. y,,, 1 - Gen. NIGHTINGALE had beetiappolnted 'bit suceos.: • 4 ''frosi7lol*•• I sor,. and was daily expected to arrive .at Batavia. ;., -i • .'; d i . Tire departure of this excellent- oicer will be felt i *.:- .. 0 i64E with rekhthy the brave troops, at whose head he his 'i • - CfIIN . i schinted.the•mest brilliant public setiVeS. • .. • ' 1 '. e 1714 ( 0 . " 7 ' L' i •:, reetlearlirr.' a 1 • ft'. - .shotiting accident wearied oil - 'her of 1146•1 .... s • ~. . • - r • night, at the New Lord's Crirket:groUitli; ,_ : "*,fisan of . I house, "Tlity-leibotte.fields. IleriMairdln4 or. ;:-- : - I , house had occasion to use a small quantity tg•gliitkl . '. • ....'._ . powder, and whilst in the act of taking the .Bsete . ' , ~ : : 0 4 6 -r - -from a paper, containing a pdend weight, a spark ;, ....the 1 .. .mlitt from the fire caught it, and it went .off with a great '-. • ' eiplosion. The landlady, her slater, lint+ 'two iittre• ''' . 41 ..1_..„ 1 .. . girls who were in the room were seriously buiNst.- L • .„ ) f,... 1 ., F . : i The two former are in a dangerous way. The ex- ;.1 • • 'is ..*. . . , . plosion broke every pane of glass in the room and . • ef t i' . 1 5 .., : - . . • ' also set it On fire. .. .ed I ATTEMPT AT Surcrox.-Wednesday morning, be. . '92 tlh .. tween two and three o'clock, as the watchman was -1,7•10 -....' • going his rounds in Leather-lane, HOlborn, he heard • . ~ rick' 1 , some person in a low faint voice call " Watchman;" : ' . 9, "' 'rhe tir..o he hastened to the spot, which was close to the rail- , .mire :1,0A11., , . ing by Furnival's Inn, and perceived a man lying g..sal Da ) , on the ground moaning. On his demanding what . Tickets . : was the matter, the unfortunate man answered , ",I in Towns. t have cut my throat." The watchman gave an alarm, . II:1N - R 1 and the man was found weltering in his blood, with .: his throat cut in a shocking manner , ,aad kn late' ' 1 1 9. T..: • blunt clasp pocket-knife, with whiehlierhad infikted ` 'an tarns. i armi.n.; it - 'the wound, covered with clotted - blond, on the bother ni .r ground near him. He saidlils name was Malony ; settiew-or -it I Sold hi: that lived in Half NI . •. • y Bi s h op s . Cackspur.st that he was porter to ~ -' I trncaitle, soapTtatta- 'be made :old ti • Venders. facturer, itt Whiteehapel,7 ". added,.." I an) illllo . . . ?km Is. 6 cent." Mr. Smith; SurOon, of •Grevill4street, n ' _ se Tn. p Hatton-garden, who was sent for, rerte.immediatelk , .lsyr *BO eand examined the wound, and had the 'unfoitunade ~ .D Ai r, AN man taken to Bartholomew tiospitat. 'rhe woutiii , s •. , 1111 was sewed up, and not considered danoerous ; hst almve , ▪ his recovery from the great•loss of blood is ter esti*. ts ity and e costal . • i g li llolho . !.. , he termination of the Income Tans tn. which ~ , etl r beli i t e nt; it he to hole country are looking, becomes noW 4 • * ',libel, w nie le matter of most serious consi,leration. imr. witiT, :, E. 4 .6.,,,,. It - . • 1 • l o those , ttEAD very properly p ressed this on the notice of the • • and who at H 'HANCELLOR of the 1 7 .7mm:clot:a, who reunited a A i, . the formate ' e very equivocal answer to the qt:estiori;-4ut it Aosta • . t .' Lill never y the . '') be recollected by the country tljut the tax tits laid I-. - ' psice is. it and consented to as a war-tax only., and by-the Act i ' -- . E.- then passed was to coaie with the termination of ttte .s- . .. 1 • * INI '• it r E NP". war. • 0....,‘ Aso. . le • • of : w i,e o u n t s ;h V is xc in n ., A , i o N e. : i it l ! .. for o 1, 1? i . - 4, A ere lgoi h u r g:: y .i m e; Isftri letri. l i st! , tl.. 4 %le ti /Ir i.. . 1 1 " m ^f zi 7 . : • do• do 1 1, pies. Faie Ha. ley Is, prr yii . ii ter laVes ; 00.i..a, % (41041 at bo • .- ; • from 24. 111 S s , 1 ,,./ q .,,,,1er e wa v er, Oils li. Ira cittartor•a. FIRST Q in - (l iper, 1., ~thee n -ci.loi o...therniicoi. to Wheat I English) SG 74 1 Ileum 4O 44 l ie Dino kl'ervige) 5O 88 i Old ditto . - • Port Win FtNe :35 40 1 Tick do. 96 4 1 4 . . 1)m do. Olt lihrlev . .... ...... S`2. 4t) Old . - - CO. fide hi ll Pd New ditto - --- Oats 26 Malt - - Sherri , fru :e9 " White Pens 5l 60 i Poland do. ..... ..... '23 20 Dm fine ni, it- New ditto .... - - Feed ditto. - - . if '- '9 " '. 'I. rift It• ri d Ditto Boilers • h 4 66 Fine Flour ...1. ... 60 . t Grey Peas 42 46 Secormic ...4 - - 5,i bll r . 'Terreri (Tr, US Blettleira. 1111 SMITHFIELD MARKE.T.-.111mr•13.. •••••,_• .., ~ .._ •flo. do. E . Telma; HIP otriti. r ee wane et Atti t - • ---- • --7' -, . o*. neffi.t. 31 1 Beef ... 54: $l. ter 6: B'. I 'lead 44 Cett Ebb' dayt ... .... ; . - i TUE et • Arnow ~tit. 94. to 7.4 . . ftd. I Beasts • . • • - MIP -. ' ' !se Veal ....7s. Orl. to 7s. Sd. Shee3.) 9.• • • • 4,6;0 , pang 1,0 the Public Pork ....7 4 . ot. to 84. 01. Calves Lamb ... Is. GI. to Os. 6.1. Pip • y,.0 irPipe, may be bib► on IittY44II,REET. •pytel 4 N,,, !i- Hwy . 41. 04. ed. to 51. i. 01. . 'crow:lrv. Chforrr fa. 0.. • 04. to ite 1 • "•1. • • N. 8.- • 1.1 Sunlit ll. 104. n4l. to V. . 01 - Ca-k, , (sc. .... , Id 1 Y. ' 4. ! 413, lis t LONDON i l io a ri x T s e s a l a ti ntt or P r u l ti c l l is . b ei ed , b rfre y l iven .' La r . 114.., at Ilir • '' • ' - .• . , • . . , • . • 1 c • -.- • .. _l•,:ato.. ' 4rHE sTA . L'ESM A N 4 .• TIMOTHY TI 1E Letter to his Ginn Defence on the chlrge qf Irony, shall appear to-merraw if possible. Mr. • Malls. DM Z . I 1 v -- --- " frtik ' _ _ p ...... 0 Cadiz 0 . " Malta 1 0 1 1 . linllasd ' __ I)i' AT ()NK O'CLOCK. India Stock Intim Boa& 7 I p Exchequer Bill. Y 5 p Osmium 19h Pay ditto Consols for Ace. 67ii THE STATESMAN. LONDON: FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1814. The Message of his Royal Highness the Pnincit REGENT, relative to Grants to the Duke of WEL LINGTON and his noble companions in arms was, last night, taken into consideration by a Committee of the whole. House. The amount proposed by the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was, an annuity of 10,0001. from the Consolidated Fund, or a sum of 300,0001. to be granted in lieu of it for the mane of an estate. This, including the two former Grants to his Grace, of 40001. per annum, and 100,0001. granted for the purchase of land, would pro. duce an income of 18 or 19,0001. a year. Mr..l WHITBREAD, with his usual candour and liberality, not only approved of the measure, but intimated that the graiit was not sufficient to support the dig nity of a Dukedom—Mr. PONSONBY was of the same opinion, and thought the Grant should be for 4 or 500,0001. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER accordhsgly moved for au additional 100,0001. and the sum of 400,0001. was unanimously agreed to. — The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQU'IR then moved grants of annuities of 20001. each to Lords LYME* DOCK, HILL, and BERESPORD, which were .carried. Lords CUIIBERKERIL and NIDDRY declined accepting any pecuniary grant. . . The interesting subject of Isiorway, agreeable to Mr. WYNNE'S notice, underweut a long and able discussion last night ; and although the rwelOtt of argument was decidedly in 'weber of the Opposition Members, it shared the met tale as in the House of Lords, 'and the filligikeni lad a majority of 158: The Speeches of W. Wiennutiemilir JAKE 11F.~Ct mNTosa are well worthy Of attention, foe the con vincing arguments they used against the unjust mea sure of enslaving the People of Norway. Mr. CAN* 'ING was even obliged to confess hisappro' of the arguments used by Sir JAHIS-MAC :bat with his usual sophistry and self-appla totra . sharp round, end voted with the Minittera as the stranger Party.. r .Mr. CANIEIN* often exposed liteself to the 'ridtcale, set onl f 4 his opponents, but also of bis friends, by his 9Centric speeches beth.in Plirliament and out of it; but he never experienced so complete a dressing as. the Member for Bedford gave.him last night. • • A O • • • ~'~ ; Uajett , naiton.—=—llis Majesty also received with, b . satisfaction, the insignia of the national Order of St: Ferdinand, whiih were delivered to him by the P- 11 laded of the Ritencp----His,Majesty wore these insignia at the solemn Te 'Las performed 4. -sue-Sha 17th at Valencia. - We are assured ittt thlo KlngAtTrini iliaca - ptivitr, has employed his time :ae* * , in. reading, particularly works on political eco- l nomy and agriculture. The Infant Don Carloi, is said to have applied successfully to the study of the pure,mathematics. If by the protection which Cardinal Ximenes gave to agriculture, by causing the work of Columettate be translated, that art recover ed its former prosperity, what advances will it make if our Monarch reanimates, encourages, honours, and enriches it by his knowledge and munificence ? If Spain sees renewed in the Infant the taste and erudi tion of the klphonsos ? MADRID, APRIL 28.—8 y dispatches from Valen cia, the Regency learns with great satisfaction, that his Majesty enjoys the best health ; on the 23d, in the evening, he went with a great suite to see the va luable lake of Albufera ; the fishermen of which had prepared 60 boats, handsomely adorned, to conduct his 1 to Albufera. A private letter from Paris, dated May 9,'lnen tions, that the next day/was said to be fixed for the departure of the Emperor of RussiA for England. —lt continued to be reported that the inhabitants of the island of Elba bad refused to receive BON A PARTE. CHRISTOPHER HUGHES, Esq. Secretary to the Ame. - Than Legation at Gottenburgh, arrived in town yes terday. It is supposed that the negociation for Peace will commence shortly, but rumour suggests the pro bability of a change in the place-.-perhaps from Got-, tenburgh to the Hague. The PRINCE REGENT has devised a new uniform for British General Officers. It is to be highly decorated with embroidery, and to be graduated 'in breadth of, ornament according to the rank. We have heard ) that the colour of the coat is to be changed from scar let to blue, but that, we should imagine, is a false re port. The Tarif we inserted yesterday, established at Boordeaux under the authority of the Duke of A ROOULEUE, we learn by subsequent letters from that city to the 7th inst. is to be considered as only a fernporary arrangerentv to supply the immediate wants of commerce in that part of the French Em- , pine, which will probably terminate in about four or five weeks. An extrordinary discovery is said to have come out respecting the l'oes's Concordat, under ganc don of which supposed holy instrument, the French Clergy assutiod their sai-erdotal offices under Bo- NAP/arra, viz. that this Gopecordat -was not signed by his Holiness, but forged, to answer the political frauds of the moment. The Right lion. Cliaerrs ABBOTT and Sir W. Stntu are to be created English - Barons before the close Of the Sessinn. The title which the tomer means to assume is that of Lord Bectary. Yesterday orders went down from the Admiralty to the Naval Officer commanding in the Downs, di recting the Captains of the Royal Sotreign and Queen Charlotte yachts to hold themselves in readi ness to sail on Monday morning for Calais, to re ceive the Emperor of Russia and King of PRUSSIA, and their respective suites. A magnificent service of. plate has jug been pet on beard the former vessel; by Messrs. Rwatotr.s.sad Betnot, for theappropriate accommodation of these illustrious visitors. It is not M. CARNOT, the Ex-Director, who is ap pointed to the superintendence of the artillery, as in serted in the English Papers, but his Brother : and this-mistake has arisen from translating the mere name from the Paris Papers, without having an opportunity to enquire into the identity of the individual. A most numerous company dined yesterday at Freemasons' Hall, for the support of the Institution of the Female Children of Freemasons. His Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX was in the Chair. There was a splendid company of Ladies in the gal lery, and the band of vocal music was admirable. Nothing could surpass the eloquent address with which his Royal Highness recommended this interest Jug Charity to the feelings of the Assembly ; and his efforts were crowned with unprecedented success, About 0001. were subserilual, including the collection at the Church of St. Martin's (amounting to 18114, after an excellent sermon by Dr. Cooncae. The Stewards on this occasion hid also exerted themselve: with uncommon zeal, and set a noble example of li berality in their own subscriptions. By a vessel from the West 'lndies, we have re ceived the following account of a destructive fire at St. Jigs de Cuba :—" On the 15th of February th, marine part of this city, through accident, cauglh fire at two P. M. The conflagration was awful and the effects dreadful. The injury sustained by thr poor class of industrious inhabitants of that part 01 the city, has been immense ; in fact, their all have been destroyed and plundered. Seve-i rat of the most respectable merchants have had their warehouses nith their contents, burnt down to the ground. There have been about 1000 barrels of flour destroyed. The fire continued to rage with. violence till five P. M. The scene was novel in . Cuba, the place being without any machinery to prevent the ravages of the fire. The loss in the whole may be estimated at 30,000 dollars." Tuesday evening the Duke of CLARPNCE Honoured tie British Gallery, in Pall-mall, with his presence, to view the numerous and choice collection of paint ings, by Hoosttau, AINSBOROUGH, WILSON, and ZOFFANI. Upon this occasion the three spacious rooms were most brilliant ty' illuminated with twelve additional patent lamps to the first evening exhibi tion, whicititdded codsiderably to the brilliancy of the sane, as well is a.display of the works of those celebrated artists to advantage. • The Committee of the House of Commons upon Capt. Manby's inventions, have directed him to ex hibit before thesis, in Hyde Park, to-morrow, at 11 o'clock, his - method for enabling a person on a coast thinly inhabited, to communicate, by portable means, with a met stranded on a lee-shore. pr p