The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-07-15 00:00:00

.•... • DEAL. JULY 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived today and sailed for the River, the Hibernia, Maekintosh, and Providence, Owen, from Calcutta ; Comet, M' Pherson, from Madeira : Larkins, Wilkinson, from Bengal. dtc. • Robert, Rohgate, Montserrat; Ranger, and Caledonia, ang. from Africa.—, Came down from the River and sailed for Portsmouth, the Hussar frigate.—The Larkins, from Bengal, remains, and the outward bound as per last. PORTSMOUTH, July 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Linnet cutter, from a cruise. FALMOUTH, July 13.4—Wind SAC—Arrived the Lee, Harris, from Charleston, in 93 days with loss of maintop- Mast, spoke on the 7th inst. in let. 44. 49.. long. 91. SO. the Marquess of Wellington, of and for London from Port :Jackson, oat four months. and Spuish Patriot, for London. • —Sailed H. M. ship Clinker, for Portsmouth. fOr.. MARGATS,"IIIIy 14.—Off the Port the Marquess Welling• . Martin, from PortJaekson., 'E LI4LGENCE. THE KING'S COURT. • Yesterday, his M ajery held a Court at his Palace in Pall Mall whic h was attended by— Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of York, Camber. land, and Prince Leopold ; the First Lord of the Tree miry, the Lord Privy Seal, the Secretary of State fur the Colonial Department, the Master General of the Ordnance, the Master of the Horse, the Vice Chamberlain, the Trea surer of the Household, the (Comptroller of the House hold, Earl Harrington (Oolti Stick in Waiting), the Ba ron F. Thertoky, Dr. Coidan. the Marquess of Hertford. the Dean of Windsor, Earl Hardwicke, Duke of Beau fort. Marquees of Anglesea, Earl of Winchilsea, Doke of Rutland, earl Spencer, Marquess Camden, Prince of sotto., Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, llat ter King at Arms, Mums, of Salisbury, Earl of Lauderdale. Viscount Lake (in Waiting), Mr. Elphinstone, the Lord Steward of the Household. The Baron Thertoky, Senator of the lonian islands. Knight Grand Cross of Si. Michael and St. George, and Dr. Daniel Coidan, Member of the Legislative Assembly of the lonian Wands, were introduced to his Majesty by Eerl Bathurst, his Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonial Department, accompanied by the Earl of Laederriale ; when the Baron Tbertoky presented to the King au address from the lonian Islands, to which his Majesty was graciously pleased to give an appropriate answer. The llsrgaess of Salisbury was introduced to his Ma j-sty, and had an audience, to deliver up the Order of the Garter, worn by the late Marquees his father. Mr. P. Elphinstone was introduced to the King to deli ver to his Majesty the Order of the Bath, worn by his brother, the late Lord Keith. His Majesty gave audience to the . Duke of York, the Earl of Liverpool. the Duke of Wellington, Earl Bat burst, at .1 the Duke of Dorset. Arrangements had been made for holding a Chapter of the Order of the Garter, bat the ceremony was postponed to a future day. Yesterda# the Princess Sophia visited the King. The Dinner Party given by the Duke and Duchess of Clarence on Friday, at Bushy Park. to celebrate the anni verary of their weddinpday, consisted of 25. In addition to the Doke of Cumberland and Prince Leopold, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duchess of Kent, and the Duke of Sussex were present. The evening party consisted of about 200 chiefly composed of the Nobility and Gentry of the neighbourhood. Dancing commenced at ten o'clock, supper was served at one; after which dancing was resumed, and was continued till four. The house was brilliantly illuminated. J. Penn, Esq. had a grand dinner party yesterday, a his benne in New4treet, Spring-gardens. Tea Duji4 or DSVONSHiItee RETtßamiNT.—After the close of the present week, his Grace will be oo his way to his Mansion at Chatsworth, which will shortly contain every rarity in this world, the whole expense of which will be very little short of a million sterling. The Duke closes his hispitallties with *Dinner to-dayi and a Concert and Sapper on Friday. In the first week in Augnet he proceeds to Perla, thence to Rome; and probably still farther—all in s e arch of antiques', naniery,.busts and statues. Viscount and Viacounteiss Grinirillst gave a mad din nee, on Sunday, at their book in Bruton-street, ilia din tingnished piety. Among whom were the Countess o' Tankerville, Lord and Lady Morkkand Miss Howard. Lord Ashley, Hen. Mr. Lascelles, Mr. and Lady B. Pon sonby, Hon. Mr. Phipps, &c. Fere lItrIN , DT, Tea BARL or AND Till LA Dies lisayse.—Last .everiing, at that noble mansion, which has occupied nearly three PESTS in erecting, a Bat umi Supper were elven; which will long be remembered in the Fashionable World. The grand entrance hall, the inter hall, and the ress'g . niticent staircase, were brilliantly illuminated by Roman and Grecian lanterns. The long corridor at the top of the flight was decorated with flowering shiobs, placed An beds of most. The anti-room. in the line of per epecti*, was formed into lit *Wye, with orange and lemon trees. To the left was the spacious banqueting. room, suitably lighted up. The four drawing rooms, all on the same door, with all their enrichments of cells); soh and gold, were relieved by plants placed in every re cess. line, the greatest attractions of all were the beanti . - ful marble busts, by Canova and others. occupying every prominent situation. Splendid and matchless chandeliers (the cestus) gave an indescribable brilliancy to the mass sf riches with which these sputum' a were adorned. The visitants began to arrive at half-past ten e the dancing commenced at eleven, and the supper at tun. • "The celebrated Madame Cat data is now in Paris from Italy, on Tier wav to London and Dublin ; at which latter place she is said to be engaged for the remainder of the summer, and remains is England during the 'Winter. Friday Sir Thomas Maitland landed at Berwick from the City of F,dinburgh steam packet, on her way to New. haven. After breakfasting at the Red Lion, be set out to view tile Suspension bridge,on his way to Menderston, seat of his bnitbet, General Maitland.—(Edixburgh C'ourani,.. l4l . l y • Dr. Barry O'Meara, who had seen Surgeon to Napo: kon Bonaparte at St. Helens, and the Rey. Archdeacon Ryan, arri►ed on Tuesday at the Brest Globe lan. Clon met, ou tbeir way to the latter Gentleman's residence at Lietnere.—(Waterford Chronsth.) The Mugulief Lansdowneand bordJohn Russell are expected la Ireland shortly after the Recess. The Mar. goes , of Lansdowne will . ■e bear. be accompanied by oar distingniehed countryman. tilts I'. Meore.—(Dablia Morning Peet.) His Majesty has been pleased, by Letters Patent, passed under the Great Seal of Ireland, to appoint Ro bert Torrens, Empire, to be one of the Judges of his' Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, in the room' of William Fletcher, Esquire, deceased.—(Dablin Gazette of Thursday) The walls of Sheffield were last week placarded with hills of the following word,: " This is to give notice, that W. Twigg, anointed of 00D, and one of the two wit• nesses mentioned in Revelation, chap. 11, will preach the everlasting Gospel on the Moor, at 7 o'clock, on Tues day evening, July 7, 1823. and the public is re•pectfully lashed to attend the proclaiming of the same." We have heard that this notice obtained many auditors for the pro claimer.—(Shefiehl Mercury.) ,:y .__ iHEATRILCALS. ENOLISR OPERA HOESIL—Last night the Musical Drama, entitled The Kraig 'of Snowdon", was revived: It is founded on Sir WALTZ& SCOTT'S poem, the Lady of the Lake, and is, weihelieve, the same that was produced some years ago at Covent Garden Theatre, and drama tised by Mr. MORTON: The most remarkable feature in the cast of the piece was Roderick Ithu,by Mr. WALLACE, who upon this occasion made his first appearance before a London audience situ* his return from America. No thing could be more flattering than the reception he ex perienced. The house was crowded and fashiosable,and• the plaudit+ were enthusiastic. Roderick DAN is one of those characters in the personation of which Mr. WALLACE has always been peculiarly happy. Romantic love, valorous enterprise, and heroic devotion,- meet us in every taro of his fortunes, and the flashes of mind which the Dra matist sometimes catches from the Poet in spite of his tendency to tame paraphrase, affords a performer 'such as Mr. WALLACE occasions for some of tne higher touches of his art. Neither is there any deficiency of melo dramatic display in the adventures of the Northern Hero. The most prominent of those was a hard fought single com bat with the Knight qf Snowdon* himself, which went to the very heart of the galleries. Nor can we deny that the other parts of the house down even to the demure and fastidious pit participated in the enjoyment of one of the best managed theatrical encounters we have ever witnessed. Mr. T. P. Coogit, as the Knight of Snow.' does, played and fought with great muscular energy.— He certainly ranks amongst the foremost champions of melo-drame. Mr. CHAPMAN had but little room for the display of his comic powers in Afneloon ; what he did, however, was well done, and the only comic song in the part was given with spirit. M r . P RARMAN was in excel lent voice. Miss Louise DANCE, as Ellen, performed in a very interesting manner, and sung agreeably, and Miss POPSY executed a delightful Scotch air, with such sweet ness simplicity , and Wing, as do not always distinguish the korts of our great musical proficient.. The piece Was ammumced for repetition amidst enthusiastic accla mation. We bed some faint hope that the F.ditor of a weekly journal, to whicb we were compelled to allude last week, and as the " ready herald of a shameless lie," had been duped into the insertion of a calumny, which be would be eager, for his own sake to retract. From our past knowledge of the journal, we were probably in error to suppose that any sense of justice could operate upon its Editor ;—but we gave him credit for not being so delibe rately unjust. He has, however, now completely identified himself with the calumniators. The falsehoyl of the pre. ceding week, he yesterday calls " our expose!" and, al though he puts in a clumsy apology for his previous de traction, he does it as reluctantly, as truth is drawn from a common informer at the Old Bailey. —He begins his present article in this manner— " Mr. Rayner, the gentleman whom tie easti gated perhaps rather too severely in oar last number," &c. Would the ordinary reader believe, that the Editor was here speaking of his publication of some half dozen round falsehoods, of his own adop►ion, or of his own in diting? This is "castigating rather too severely" with a vengeance. He hasendeavoured to sneak out of the conviction as a dabbler in malignant slander, by pretend. ing an affection for the " fair fame" of Mr. Sherwin.— To the " fair" fame ot that gentleman, we are as friendly as any one; nor would we suffer a feather of it to be plucked, to plume the pinions of the dearest friend we have. No mention of Mr. Sherwin wucver made, in our remarks upon the engagement of Mr. Rayner at the Eng lish Opera House. We had no reference to him, in our minds ; for we were quite unaware that there was any rivalry between the parties. Mr. Sherwin is a very good actor, is his line; bat that line is by • o means the line which Mr. ltayner has selected. Our position was, that there was no one who bad succeeded in the peculiar line of Emery; and that in this sense, Mr. Rayner was the legitimate successor of our deceased favou rite. The writer observes he has " nothing to oh. serve" to in answer to our reply. No. He has nothing. He is aware of having published a string of falsehood.— He feels that be is a self-convicted calumniator; and though we caorot pretend to blow that he was hired for the base purpose, it is hardly probable that such a man would be such a tool for the mere disgrace it would entail upon him. We have, however. not yet done with him. It seems, be cannot indite a pars. graph without a falsehood, or a calumny; for he coo -1 eludes his apology with an untruth. Speaking of the writer of the articles in our paper, he uys—" We know him:"—end to prove his knowledge of the writer, be desires him " to tarry at Jericho, esti! his beard be grown."—Never was affectation of knowledge so miss rably out of tune. The "having in beard" of the writer of our articles, is as much as Nature is ever likely to bless him with, were be to tarry at Jericho un til It changed from black to grey. After so complete an exposition of the trickely and falsehood of this critic, it is hardly necessary to repeat, that in our estimation of public talents, we have never been influenced in any degree by any thing, but what we believe to be a public duty. Time success of Mr. Rayner in one of the most difficult characters to play, after Emery, has folly peered all that we predicted of him. Even this scribbler, with Ins gall bursting for an opportunity of censure, confesses he can see nothing bad ; and that Mr. It. acquitted himself " almost respectably." This is the most decisive testimony to his merits, when" Satan ' cannot pick a hole in a man's coat, his character most •' be tolerably good." MINA'S MIRACLES. - -...111N..-- The gallant Mina far excels the wonder-working Prince tiohenlohe in the number of miracles which he has performed since the invasion of Spain. The following are a few of the cases reported in the Paris papers " Mina bring closely porsned, threw himself upon the summit of an isaccessi6k moentain, one of the highest of the Pyrenees." Nete.—Astley's Theatre could sever boast a Somerset like this. " Mina is closely surroooded by the troops of the Baron d'Eroles, and his escape is impossible." Ante.— The very next day, however, we laud Mina completely at large. " Mina is shut up, and lies sick in the See d'Urgel."l Note.—This was making assurance double sure; but in a few days after, we find Mina making a rapid march, and throwing himarif is the rear of the French. •' Mina has been disabled by a severe fall from his horse." Note.—This account of this enterprising Chief appeared in the paper of last week. The Bayonne papers have since represented him making his triumphal entry into Barcelona. From these few specimens of his prowess, out readers will not be surprised that Mina gives full employ meat to Marshal bloncey, and an army . of 30,000 men in Catalonia. Did every Province in Spain possess a Mina, the country would soma cease to be insulted by the pre sence of Frenchmen. The election for the Vicarage of Painswick, Glonces tershire, which is vested in the parishioners at large, and which excited great interest in that neighbourhood, was brought to otiose on Thursday afternoon. There were two candidates, the Rev. Mr. Strong, the Curate of the parish, and the Rev.Mr.Knight. The voters were brought up by tallies ; and the final state of the poll was, for Mr. Strong, 212, and for Mr. Knight, 2U6; when the former was of course, declared duly elected. Mr. Pbill pots attended as Counsel for Mr. Strong, and 11r. Ludlow las Counsel for Ur. Knight. '"-!••••-- •• x~ __ . F I' L. • e ~ -s SFORTINts i 1 r.a.i.4 u GE. BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S. J U LY 14. DONCASTEII BT. 1.413E1t.-4 to I agst Thiker—e to I apt Sherwood-I3 to 2 opt Tancred-11 to 1 apt Was Fanny —25 to 1 agar Honest Jolla. Daily, 1824.-9 to 1 agst VowneeO colt-16 to 1 apt Pactlna Colt-17 to I agst Reserve. SPARRING AT THE FIVES COURT. This place was yesterday devoted to a laudable object of charity for the widow of the deceased Harry Sutton, wbo had shown much bravery in various pagilirtiorom bats. The principal boxers exhibited ; but the Court was thinly . attended. Among the best sets-to were— Shelton and Harry Lancaster acquitted themselves well, but Shelton was rather too much for him. Dutch Sam and Stockton's brother.—This was a very scientific set-to, between two boxers in miniature, and Sam promises well to ape his "dad." He turned loose at his adversary's " nob" after parrying his hits, and puni.hed well. Randall and Marry Holt, as "tip top sauced men, made the hest set-to of the day. The surplus to the Widow would be under Two Pounds. CALAMITOUS CtactniteraNcz.—A young lady, the daughter of a moat respectable inhabitant of Manchester. a day or two ago, pat a period to her existence betaking a very large dose of laudanum. The unhappy lidy, we understand, had for some time laboured under a despon dency of mind, occasioned by a notion that she was a great sinner, and lost to redemption. Thus, in a fit of religions fanaticism, she committed the fatal act. At York Assizes, which commenced on Saturday, the Calendar, compared with those of many former years, is extremely light. There are 34 prisoners for trial in the Castle, viz. :—for murder. 3; privately stealing, 3: bi gamy, I ; pocket picking, 1; burglary, 4; sterling from a dwelling-house, 5; horse-stealing, I; rape 2; assisting in ditto, l ; perjury, 1; welsh's/Oiler, 2; riot at Scarbo rough, 10. Total , 34; there ere also two prisoners iu the city gaol.. In the Crown calendar for that large emote, Lincoln shire, there are only seven prisoners for trial at the As sizes, which open on Saturday. • UNFORTUMATS ACCIDISSIT.—Dover, July 13.—Yester day a boat which had been railing for mackerel. and was waiting in the roads for water in the harboor, by the force of a sudden wave, made a pitch, and in the return she shipped a heavy sea at the stern, and immediately went down with four hands on board; hut by prompt as sistance of several other boats, although it was blowing very hard at the time, one of them succeeded in picking up two of the people. but all efforts to save the other two, Birch and Clark, were unavailing; the two saved were so much exhausted, that L regret to add, one of them of the name of Beer died wen afterwards : the two former left wiles. FIRM—A report was received in Curson-street yester day morning, that Prosley-lodge, Bucks, the beautiful chateau of P. R. Wingrove, Esq. was burnt to the ground on Sunday night. The fire was first seen from a dryin - room over the kitchen detached from the house, but it soon spread, and in less than an hoar the premises were a heap of ruins. Providentially the inmates, eight in num ber, who bad retired to bed, escaped. It was elegantly furnished, besides a valuable library, and not • yesti4e was saved. Another fire broke out on Sunday at Vie house of Mr Canton, Mitchell-plac►, Paddiugt.►n, which consumed the second and third doors. It happened through the negligence of a servant setting fire to a win dow certain in putting a child to bed. Six young men hired a sailing boat on Sunday to go op the river, and, having reached Twickenham, they waited until nearly dark, and, as it turned out, they re freshed themselves rather too freely. On their return, through the unskilful management of the sail, the bait was run against a barge, and a part of the side was stove in. She nearly filled with water at the moment, and three of the young men went overboard, sad one was drowned. One swam on shore, and two remained in the boat until they were rescued by the bargeman. The name of the person drowsed was Stapleton, apprentice to a skinner in the Borough-road. This is another instance which should caution unskilful parties to have a baistmaa with them. NATURALISTS' Ciumpaa.—To enable our readers to judge of the season, we select from the cslendarsof the Rev. Mr. White of Selborne, and Mr. Markwick, of the neigh. bourhood of Battle, the dates of the following thmili ar o 3 entrances, which have been observed during a course of years, and which may usually be expected about the present period : (Where two dates are given, they denote the earliest ant the Latest times at which the occurrence was observed. The letters W. and M. are the initials of tall names of the oh servers.) Dwarf elder flowered.—W. July Is, 29. /Swallows and Martins eougregated.—W. July 11. An. 29.—M. Aug. lg. Sept. 8. Golden rod L—W. July 16.-111. July 7. Aug. 29. Peas cut.— W. July 17. Aug. It—M. July 13. Aug. 15. Apricots ripe.—W. July 17. Aug.2l.—M. July 3. Aug. Id. Rye harvest begun. W. July 17. Aug. 7. Hops 11.—W. July 19. Aug. 10.—M. July 20. Aug. 17. Poultry moult.—W. July 19. (To be condoned.) WILILY REGISTER or WSATKICR.-13 1 days last week were showery, and though the weather has not beta so warm as is usual at this time of the year, the rains ap pear to have been very beneficial to the crops. The (pm% tity of rain fallen here i slotte our last report is OS hundredths of an inch. Strand, July 14. RRRRR 0111lTZR. 8 1 l l BASIONWriIt. * * gook. °week, at atiyht. .1107 --------.—. 8, 6 '...• • 63 70 67 99,73 Fa;;;"*"" T. M. .. 60 67 66 ,75 Shower) 8, T..... 64 ea at ' ,71 Showery 9, W.... 63 06 60 80,011 Fair 10, Th...... 60 70 68 .10 Fair 11, F..... 66 71 68 29.76 Fair 12, 8..... 61 70 66 ,S 0 I Fair COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tuas oar. --mola r - . Amsterdam a. f.. 19 11 Gibraltar 304 6 Ditto at Sight 12 9 Leghorn 404 0 Rotterdam.. .... ......12 II Genoa 484 0 Antwerp l2 10 Veolee Italian Lit.... 28 10 liamburgh. 3B 4 Malta 4.5 0 Altona 3B 6 Naples 89 0 Paris, 8 days' sight... 23 90 Palermo. groz 117 0 Ditto 2O 10 Lisboa . 611 u Bordeaux 26 10 Oporto 511 0 Frankfort oaths Main 1801 RI. Janeiro 45 U Petersburg 3us p rhle 81 Bahla Berlin ...Cur Dolls 7d I igr. Dublin. Of 0 Vienna, EIJI m.... 110 10 it Cork Trieste ditto 10 32 autsion. per ox. Madrid 0 Portugal guldln c0in.01.05.04, Cadiz .4...8. 0 Foreign gold in bar 531.17.44 Bilboa • .80 0 New Doubloons....o 0 0 Barcelona ..1134 0 New Dollars 0 4 9 ISsvillo ~.• ' 361 0 Siireriabars,standsrdo 0 J -•- • a •-•- \[ igag....STATEBMAN JuLT 12. This is the 12th of July, and, as far as Dublin is con terned, it is likely to pass of without annoyance to the feelings of the Catholics of Ireland, and without inter ruption to the public peace. The Molten Image is not: bedizened this day with any of the usual decorations. There has been no mob-assembly Pound the base of the statue. Last night has passed of with only a few drunken vociferation*, and with the discharge.of a few pistol. shots.—The news from the country today leads us to hope that the precautions adopted in the interior will be attended with similar rcsults.—(Dublin Evening Post of Saturday) On Saturday last there was a foll Meeting of the Catholic Association. Mr. O'Connell made a most elo quent speech, preparatory to his motion of thanks to Mr. Brougham. The motion was seconded by Mr. Clinch, and carried without a dissentient voice. After some routine business, it was resolved that the Associatiod should adjourn to the first Saturday in October.—. Carried. Tux AFFAIII AT Cassa.amtvere.—We understand the I Coroner's Inquest in this unfortunate affair has terminat ed, and that the Jury has brought in a Verdict, in sub. stance:—" That two of she men came by their deaths in consequence of gun-shot wounds, and that the Policeman and Proctor came by their deaths in consequence of wounds inflicted on them with large stones." We give ►he above in the absence of more particular information, but the Verdict is substantially related.—(Constiintion of yesterday.) CONICCRATION OP DR. La►PAY.—On Sunday 'se'n night, at the Chapel of Thai-Irv, the Re►. Dr. Wan was consecrated Romln Catholic Archbishop of Cashel.and Ernie, by the Right Rev. Dr. Murray, Titular Archbishop of Dublin. The Gloucester Theatre opened on Monday. Mr. W. Farren made his first appearance in the cauracter of Lord Ogleby. Mr. Sergeant Onslow tikes the Home Circuit, at the ensuing Assizes, vice Mr. Justice Dallas, indisposed. Sir John Wroitestey is • candidate to succeed Sir J. H. Boughey, Bart. for the county of Stafford. The Mount-stone, of and from Plymouth, was lost on an Iceberg, on htr passage to Newfoundland, on the Bth of May. Count de Messeons, son of Lucien Bonaparte, who put into Plymouth last week, on his way to the Ui.ited States, is about twenty-five years of age, and bears a striking resemblance to the late E.uperor. He is accom panied by his wife, a daughter of Joseph Bonaparte, and family. Whilst at the Royal Hotel on Thursday, he pre sented to Mr. Wilkinson (Foreign Clerk to Slessrs. Fort and Co.) a very handsome ring, as a mark of respect for his kind attention, and also gave him four doubloons towards the Spanish Subscription. When asked in what name the donstion should be registered, he replied, " in that of Charles Bonaparte." The Falcon, on ho ad of which the party are passengers, sailed on Thursday for New York. The Blackburn Journal says, " As evidence of the ca. pability of the spinning business to realise immense wealth, we need only state, that the only daughter of one of our leading manufacturers, has a secured fortune of 1,000,000 guineas. Tee ORGAN IN YORK MINSTERTIIiII noble instre. went has been recently completed, and on Sunday week all the stops were used. It is said to be the largest and most complete instrument in Great Britain. The total number of stops is 52—pipes 3254. There are three sets of keys—viz. one for the great nave organ, one for the choir organ, and one for the swell, exclusively of pedals. There are movements for enabling the performer to play to or three sets of keys at once, or to detach the great sod choir organ., wills the pedals, in addition to the pedal pipes. fhe Haarlem organ, which is the largest to Europe. contains 60 stops, being eight more than that of York Minster. The approaching masiral festival at York, has the patronage of 37 Dukes and Lords. The Perf'ipers en gaged are—•lnstruusentel, 1113!—Vocal. 261! viz. 72 cantos. 60 counters, 60 tenors, and 72 bases. This will, indeed, be a " Grand Musical Festival." Those who hate experienced the arability and gentle manly demeanour of Capt. Atkins of the St. Patrick Steam Packet, will lament to learn that the unfortunate accident which did so much damage to the Hibernia, and was so fa tal to Mr. Swap, has incessantly preyed on his mind, and exalted the most painful apprehensions among his friends. On the occasion of the last departure of the St. Patrick from this port, we ioderstand he attempted self-destruction, by precipitating himself into the river. Oa Saturday even ing we regret to say he repeated the attempt, uotwithstand log the vigilance of his friends ; after paying his men, we understand be retired into his cabin, and d his throat In a most shocking manner. Medical assistance well prompt ly obtalned,and the wound, though severe, is, we are happy to learn, not likely to prove fatal. He was yesterday re moved to Bath; where his friends reside.—(Drisfol Aler eisry.) The subscriptions in Edinbirgh in aid of the Saniards amounted, the beginning of last week, to six hundred and fifty pounds. The shoemakers of Perth and neighbourhood met in the Shoemakers' Hall, on Monday week, Deacon Wat son in the chair, when it was unanimously resolved to open a subscriptien in aid of the Spanish cause. A Commit mittee was named to take charge of the subscriptions, and the money is ultimately to be pieced at the disposal of the Edinburgh Committee. There are some very melancholy accounts from Sierra Leone.—" Every thing," says a letter from thence, dated 1111131. " seems to conspire against this unfortunate colony, which is now visited with one of the most bane ' fol fever that was ever seen in this or any other place : Nothing but misery seems to be depicted in the counte nance of the few Europeans who yet remain—nearly eighty gentlemen have died within six weeks." The whole European population amounted to only a bnndred and ten. Among the deaths are the following :—Deputy Assistant Commissary (Den. Brown, T. O'Meara and J 0, N. Walsh, Esq., and Mr. Beck ; the three latter gentle. men bad been many years in this country ; M essrs , Keith, Wilson, Bartlett , Beck, Bunyar, oortlett,Creigh. ton, H un t er , *Coy, White, Chuber, Owen, Ambrose, Marten, Partlett, Sheriff, and (Acacia ; Captain Fox, 2d West India regiment ; Captains Langley, Pounder, and Treguir ; Dr. M'Kennis ; Rev. Messrs. Lane, Palmer, and Schmidt and many others. Of the blacks upwards of 250 have al so died. Di:a.m.—At Whitby, aged 51, Mrs. Dale, wife of Mr. Thomas Dale, grocer and tallow chandler, in Bride- street, and daughter of the Rev. J. Duck, of Dunby. Her death was remarkably sodden. She had been at Church with her husband on Sunday last, in the forenoon, and in the evening they took a walk into the country, return. ed home and retired to rest at their usual time, to perfect besl+b. In tha morning Mr. Dale awoke about six o'clock, and found her laid dead by his side. A niedi a' man was called In immediately, wbo gave it as his *- Imo, that she must have been dead nearly two hours. A cironer's inquest was bell on the body. Verdict—Died oy the visitation of Clod, ..ia4 :p~_ 7, 1 "M. • I if