The Statesman. — London, England, 1811-04-17 00:00:00

Y SILV LRb .irit l its aIIITAR tir TIM STATtiajdtAN. • Sttiod-', !,rt•intre:4 that worthy men, George RAM', • Accountant, the wril.knovris 4 ,kilthtir of the Yeaul Mania best Coetpanion, re divot he woold in hi. gucaic i ssi tor c.eercise, haire introdecett the foli. , aing- t ' if a fight guinea by worth in pa, :per cersvney i I. 4s. 3d. what - is a poesy guinea worth in the same currency ? -Amite/08. 4s. 61." 47iaio the little buy, after a great detirbrtiiiiteif, bad made get th` answer, .1 think I see iltajavinte able' George Fisher mildly 'chucking: 7 ,We iseipil ender the ride, and thus *addreasiag 114, Oldest fr"actioe of a tradesman'e large family.-ddy. r Bobby, this sum is only to be wracked on a' ante from whence it can berreadily 'pangfr,l d - oot you stet net enter it iota; retrains -law° becalms, MY deer Bobby,' thougll etgbj by Ike tale of three, it is wrong by the rule of fact; a kest4 g ince is worth but 11. ls. in the papas., corisse.oy.,-13 else •pound ,ont•-1 , exclaieme-Bobbyi why, 1 . 101 . letl the third. by the second, And dinigred by: • ilai ' 1, and the i . viewer came out, 11. 4i. 64.-meh t le! t. any doer .Bobby, replies George Piaber, the . baniters have so . . multiplied the - Paper, and so . divided their be sasesei, that . in, this ioetasice the convict* We. 4 arithmetic are (Mire!, violateitiyeo, titalatrtia• trinsic value of . things r ii iliartged ;inn 1.4 • a. tight ~ ,, z guinea is meet, sai l vabie, with reteronce to '' s a n k . Detre, than a hearty guinea, I,ie the IlOtt !Soca you can . get . LI. 4s. Ad. and for,' the hooey (Wawa Itat 1.1. 1.1.--Shinis eery strange, sap apbby.4'll efll,utty farthest of it-your father krtowa.4 . .ialready —but why don't .people sett their lusevy guineas,. - . on'd get 11. 4s. dd. for them, rejoins Bobby ?-they are'plitentod. by.na Act of farlimatint- , but . is it not 'vary absurd . that an Act of Pegiti--,-ment he would bass sold ' hid , not George Fisher ordered . bite to go to his eat,. and leave the mister*, of ' • ; , , the Mint to the Clerk of the Meltingi. : . Gut of guineas let as not speak - it i s a tale of other times-,-with t i lte.Bank of England, we mar well exclaim, de onortuis nil nisi bonann i , that is, of ;he defunct there is no vestige IROT Toll-sonds,. tbe,atoooet of thgt,intleed, anal site Immense Via:sin' the value of Bank Stoek,, are the letnei/ri which . . • guineas bequeathed to the Governor and. CoOlinthy . , Of the Bank of .Eaglahal, when they expired" iti the year 1797. Within the apace of 1.3 yearcriSiat that period, the marketable value of 1001,11011 Stock, has risen (ternitomethiriglesuthen 1281. 'to very near 2801. the 'dividend has' .beeq itie'ressettl from 7 to 10 per cent. and bontassesto the amoun or 32 per centi-karts (teen distributed -among .ftte. rroprieturs. ; .: .-. L. I see yea bare puiplished my,htEnble suggestions upon the :vaunt 'of ckinge -and here that they tiny bare a chalice , yf bi.n . A.reatl by ull partia . let. me clearly raplaio, that Oda .. the espressioe must 411 change, there'is out the slightest allusion to Uteri; e d o y a l of the Mototiribla , Spencer 'PercevalL frog bis siteation of Cle4 s of the Melting., o r of *ay other, the slightest alteration • it) - the *Mlnistry,fiy change, I strictly wish to be underitond.to clean . crowns, half.crotoas, shillings„ and sivencel s la hi . ch hale now nearly l 'and. tit' the Conrsc Of a• kW 'weeks, will altogether disappear. The remedy I bare proposed is entlike the sinking'foret, found. ed upon theory, but h as . been actually Carried lido execution in the Sister'kingdom-and I am cer. tain, that the Dirictors of the Bank of Velerd, who have been 'indefatigable in their endeavours to buy up all the bad shillings. and recoin them, pre bone public°, into two..twany pieces, will readily communicate wifb their brethren of the Bank of riglan on this interesting subject, and send theni saniples' of thelr farraao, lend them their die, and ei rdi. Daty may not have any test to ascertain it , reveal the extreme degree of baseness to which they have been obliged to descend iu their endeavours to accommodate the Irish public. * At all events; let me deprecate any thing like the Issuing of stoles tinder one' pound ; the sufferings of the people .in Ireland,' particularly the poorer classes, in consequence of such an arrangement, 'were drearlfel. Beery petty shopkeeper become 4 banker, issued his paper, bought bad goods,' and lat what price be pleased upon them, certain that is aeighbours.must buy them, because his paper ed so currency except from his counter to his till. pu, no: any thing except Ile...billing 'and two . sad-aspens, notes--rather than that, lot the brass pots and kettles, as litiliti time of James 11. be called in, melted and coined-but no more paper fur lbe save of common, humanity! I am now called al to sec a , very fine rant, spa' orris which; I ipf eied, Sir John Sinclair is to' tfti r r ide round the.balf e the Bank of 'England, wit paratory to his ban arewaed with a swath of start. Celle.l hank-sates.; joie then to proceed to theito. tends, to partake of a elrjueo a la foam . belie, consisting chiefly of prise mall; a great deal :of good singing is ezpected.-Mr. R. Jackson is to fa. your the company with' Money In. both Pockets ;'+ two mermhids'have kindly come foiward to offer their gratuitous 55514tasce-they are to sit,in bathing tubs, at each side of the President, and have pro mised to execute some appropriate airs, 4 Cea'e rude Dorcas,' and' Watcrparted frotntile4eo, o Sft.fohn being reseated on Itis.fam.-the *bole to conclude uith a erand chorus in praise tai Pitt and pound notes, in which all the Stocki.jobbirs,Ceantractars, Clerks, Directors, and the entire corps papicri. ague are to join. Medals of the great min wow too more, struck on pasteboard, are to be dis tributed ainongst the performers, wbonrc to fire a feu de joie itt honour of his memory, provided the ram be found sufficieutly stemfy to bear the °mil°- . lien, otherwise it is to be omitted. - I shall resume the subject of the Scarcity of Sil. ver at a future period, which, with some other par ticulars, 1 shalt be happy to communicate to you ; mcau.tirne, i remain, Your obedient Servant, , 11110TITY TINKER. SPORTING INTEL NEWAIARKETI;RAVEN • 4 TUESDAY, APR! SgreePpstaket of luOgs. each, 'D. ef•Rotland *b. f. Sorcery, by Sorcerer. seraper,l3st.2lb. - - Gen. Goo ei's hr. f. by Dick Andrews, Agool•te , .Bst. 21b. Olen. Gm v •nor'sch:e. Copenhagen. • Lady (at karate, by John Bull, Ist. •And 2 others.—The Judge r 2 to 1 agst Sorcery; 5 to 4 agst Sweepstakes of 100 gs. each, h ft. colts, D. M. Sir C. Bunbury'y b..c. Rival, by 'l'vtroputer mare - Mr. Cr.lVeleS Sling-tad. sister to• Scorpion Ld Kinuaird's brother to Vulture 7 to 4 on Ri. Major Wilson's Erebus, 84. 71h. Sprite, Sst. 41b. Two-yr old Course, Erebus. Mr. Lloyd's h. e. Macao; by Eagle, mnre.beat Mr. Norton's h. c. by Cockfighter, Mackall, 5.4. 31b. "each. Two 7 yr old Course. .9 to 1 apt Alacao, Sir J. Shelly's c. by Trumpator, not of Gipsy, boat 14 Fri ley's c. by Eagle, out of I)trliug,ll , 4.3lb. each. R. M.2o(lgs, h.ft. The first Clitss*f the Oatland Stakes of 50gs. each, b, ft. - 1). 1. Mr. Dondas's Witch ofEndol, 3 yrs old, 7st. 21b. • 1 D. of Rutland's Salvatnr, 4 yrs old, Sit. 41b. • o l ' S Ld Oxford's Little Preiton, 4 yrs old, 74.10113. Mr. Payne's Interloper, 3 Yrs old, 7st. 41b. And 5 others; 3 paid.—The Judge could place - Mit sto 1 nor . Witch of bador • 5 to 2 agst Salvator 8 to 1 apt Little Preston; 3 to 1 agst ' lnterloper. • Sweepstakes of 100 p. h. ft. Ab. Itf. McNorthey'sc. by Skyscraper, out of Gvanadilla, Sit. 51b. rec. • MR% ISeville's hr.c.byTjuiupatur,out of Medum'sdans,Sst.slb.l4l, Ld F. Beotinek's f. by Bealagbrough, dims .41 Sst. O. • • • • HINDSOR, TUESDAY ATTAINOOP I f • / ' it This morning the KING was attended in hiswettal stalk on the Terrace, by Dr. !LILLIE and Mr..Doss.. DAs, in censevence of the departure of the ROYAL Dozes for town. The Qum, and Princesses Er,i -,oearst, AUGUSTA, SOPUIA, and MARY, pro. iheilretlet the time his MAJEsTT WAS on the Ter. *see, to Froginbre Lodge, and retained to dinnerat the DaittO, two o'clock. Qut Emote Sunday, the children of Ser:MApts. ireiSchitoi at Wiildsor, consisting of upwards' of • (vrestffernaltes, received their usual presents and itgw edothhit charity k entirely under the care end topporeot the -Quasbr, whose benevolent egOttleas have been sitccessfel in bringing up many iiduetrisis servants. • The . Princess ELIEMIETII• .boo. likewise establitshed one of a similar nature, called " The School of Indnittry," at Old Windsor, Coe the . idooasion of pothigitlo, the children of . pa rishioners: Her ROYAL RICHNESS has been on. remitting in her atttintion, anirdevotes much time to the superintendence of the sehool.room, and dis. tributes reoaid tickets-is proportion to the re. , spective meritiof her srhotars. - In Ott th e mass so dim 'is no t iti• Va s realiled l or Sallie at its Janis, rake; -actFon this head the edict-contains the following - regulations : ',..,51:4 6 -1. The Vienna•back-papes shall not remain itikuireistatiort after the Jast darn( January, 1822. , 11 . 4 fr 2. Till thou it shall pans•corriott in payments ak 48 fifth part of . its auction! value. • " Si Fruit theUth of, 7 lllarch, 16.11, the bank. paper In all retierlytfon.bonds and -paynients shall bit fined at . one.fifth alt. ClosolusFralue ; that is to • e, . ' '"'"::'llll6(ia . licy of 5 Sothic at - I lorin. + n; ' 4 ---- -'l O --- at • 2 - 9 1 , .. . . 9 , • .. 0 . 9. 6 "... 4.1 . 1 •, .........11( 5 ......... • 19 ‘16.1.-•• jrt 10 .--- ' • t.....a-:-.--.-... WO --. i k,2o __... fsysweeo— 500 --..---- t--' 'she'd at this'llttnit . shalll4 4%in:ly:the publit tVra ury, and by'privateintitvillnals; tilt the.end of .Ya. uary, 1,812. . " 4. FrOm the Ist of February, 1812, the 19- nue bank-paper shall be taken out of cireulatinil, diiri ut i rm,,E l ti ,tir,iitoh p y:lstebn lat,isi.yoult, edict I:::Bliec:tieslll:loo2oTteenias.:tmdtf florins." ,si t eoprnh : nrt.i i ici shallt nnoagantsnon.Bes.:73l.: nooootnrrhn e dn e ibspst a a: toornsincecaecksi can isagpi i nest t a4 s ,: h . t to;fai i ih ehneaa a agn it th r ecooi rt i gdnh : t t ihb:::::trar o , c: f rit,tnfri h . loepr thanin:e a ol, . f (tads under the guarantee of the Hereditary States, i ) r funding and gradually annihilating the . paper. open and . estahlishing a sinking .fund ; and that he will publish new regulations to t h at eifect as soon as he has come to a settlement - with the Diets of Hungary-and Transylvania in relation to the pre sent.watter. In the mean time ho declares to his faithful subjects, that the money arising from the sale of the property of the Charell; continues to be_ I pproptiatitlte the ztjaction of the paper. money. • .. *". • ilar ,. Then fallow a variety of minor regulations with respect to the payment of debts due to individuals and to the State, according to the value affixed to the bauk-paperby the edict. • ~,~ of their but are ru. in. of the boast superior hood mut, fei;C 'trophies they had iron, and which evey,roips i n • that brave army were equally emuloniiti obtain ; bet vied fortune, when emanating (rani ktiod con. ifttet,°•tiettirislly excites a favourable sentiment in the pnbhc mind. " Thu gallant Regiment, impelled by : whinier. tic zeal foi the honour of - -their countrh and in ? spired by . the auspici ou s titl e that 'they 'bear ? , for tbeVIIPe II teed the Prince of WaleiV . PHss' nreati7elii-rged, with the gallant Grahatii it their heed, livti 'different corps of the enemy, each of greater force than ill Own, taking from. one column • its caution; and tearing frotn'the centre of the other -ils proud :Imperial Eagle, the more obstinatel7 de. fedded, as being wreathed with laurels the gift of - Bonaparte himself, to his favoured, antrantil then oneenquered corps; thus proving to thelf.eirtintryi • to the enemy, and .to the world, that by land, ea ' by . , sea, numerics/ advantage on the part of the enemy.is no bait to the success of Britons, , and that via unly . 9tiestion nt,w asked by a British General oe 'Admiral is not what arc the numbers, but where 'the etierhyl " It will:be highly gratifying to the Regiment to be.thus' remembered by their frieutls:or the City of 1, ondon,. nor . will they speedily be forgotten by their enemies. get whatever hardships they may have endured, and whatever blood they tray have stied, they will feel amply repaid by the sweetest of all rewards—the approbation of their Revered Sove. reivi, through tut: gracious medium of his Illustri. out Representative, and by the voice and plaudits 1 of a brave anti fir people." y FRZIVVII E4GLE. The' followihg - letter, copied (rom the Dublin Frecrann'efinirkal, contains a More particular ac. - cotint thaw any .befOte. Pubilshed, of the manner in which the FreneW Nagle was taken. The Dublin Editor says, with just pride , —“, The reader. will be rejoiced. to learn, that the oily 'Eagle "that was taken •was seized by e s Connaughopinaa hlitatersonjy ii "alike of ROSCOM111014." . . • • 4 . 6 ISLA DE LE LEON, IF Ancu 7 1811. P ie At &sir o'Clock on .the 44 t .order s to i apik ill4oollllollo WA ou t halting. ite - -ee were through a .wood,--the Genera/ itiCeled att l expteas that the French were tormelion tis h Icto our right to give us battle ; we came to o*i:l4-about, and tact them with theimpetnosity of liens; Their force consisted of 11,000 men, un, der . the command of Victor (buke. of Theip‘nish had previously left us, and were at theilistance!ot tour miles, destroying the French earieinMeillt alit! works opposite. Point Sr. Pate. We then drew out our light brigadeolie-94th rifle corps, the 2d hussars (King's German Legion), and our flank battalions, to - corer our formation as we left the wood: We now formed independent lig* Under the hottest and mast galling fire of leige shot t shell, grape, cannier,. and musketry, Hutt act wu seat' or felt in the annals of war. . ,* The Drench advanced close to our foitst, , best. leg the pee .de. .charge 4 the Prince's ewe formed at this time; and at • oidered grass,; ;they lost ono Kajor, one Captain, toltr Lieutenants, one Ensign, and 100 rank and file, before we Mout. tiered—for if we attempted to Are, we ;honk! Inc.. vitably destroy our own light troops, who were per. forming deeds of valour : being overpowered by numbers, they were obliged to fail beck. We pro ceeded to take up the position they quitted; 1000 of the brave Guards and the 67th on our right, the 28th and the remainder of the 2d and' ad Guards, nearly the same number, on our left.; we kept tip an immense fire for two hours, ,with great slaughter on both sides ; our ammunition was nearly exhausted, when we gave three cheers, 'end - . brace Graham cried oat- 46 Charge with iliebA,yritte'--which they got. in. fine style. The - - 81 th charged the 81h grenadier • rench battalion, the pride of Fromm, end I alit happy to say we two howitzers end wreathed Eagle iw the citirge, A - giory never p c fore achieved' by any regigatnt ilhelwaield.. Alt the utter regimen/shall'. their Eagles Screwed ois'; in 'order to take them off when kard plisheil4 but Bonaparte ordered the Bth , (1600 grenadiers) to nail theirs on, as he said it was impossil4lO . Le *take it;.. but, thank nod, a ..loscouttnott fittial Wok it, one of my Y °Nu. leers, Mastereou, who was the right.band man of Captain Itopeir's company, in which I was, when in . thit regimek • I had him made serjsant about two years aim and am now happy Jo say I saw him prOmoted he rank. of Serjrant.Major on the 9eld of ! battle.' Therreech Aost near four thousand ' inco'oteil -tine little army, ' .1 am sorry to say, loth thetbird pail•Of-thdr force; I herawitli send you a 'rehire errisir.killed . and woundesd. I cannot con. .clod., wished impressing my unfeigned regret foe lh'e lees a Obi- -Keogh, an. Ensign of ours, who . wait - the heart in the act of seising the 1 40 1.1 4 1 ,..* 41 QP• • ' • I.ll7enr ailisolOnate brother, ."" T. D., wQ.%.e a wound." • The following advertisetnent appeared in The Ni;ie.York Commercial AdverNair al Oa 27th last : T 4.111 X N 041 E—l do humpy f 1 1u person of trait tounv au•baild, ArOibitld Atzlettl WA/ *ad au ray amount' asi. biota paid raverkl.Gros • ASA !SIMLA HAZIATII. •1 - r ~. . . • • ~.2 . 4.-•-•60.61 1, -.." "•- - • '.34,1'' ' :e - .. ,„„A r e. 0 .-. '.iis..Averve.f.!.... -,_ • w.. ! .vo IV. I' ''. • ' ' ' ' '.. i. . , .. 14,7 ‘i•: - . • ? . , _. . .. •4 ' • - ...---Nr.t - -'' -'''' - - ~ : • , . . 110. ) 1 • • . .. -•• ... ~ it •• ' ,O. 14. • ' , ,• • S 0.3•4 : •• . . , . . i ll. . ' A 'l l e j ~, ... . . , 140 • . L LIGON • 4 . •AIStR IAtPA 1 PSRAIIONEY. '- f 'n'tflX •-•• lids : Douai'. • ~ • , i • • • '`. .k..: Vanft‘wift.A. ' - r NIF,ETING, 1811. .: • Thlt. Sapetor of Austria has inoled Clang edict, On the health of ibis gallant Officer sod the R7th air. 16. ' ' for the parpoa• of teeulatioi the oprotent.velee of Regiment being dru n k a t (lid LosisinaTott'spio. it h, h. . Ab.,M.. - 4.llifiaties benhopeper, .wh eh is well known to tier; on Monday, h o thus addraersiih i ti f pnapany : iorcerer, dam by Ski- -1 Imo solrepod. ghat depredation.. This ecitel, • "MY LORD MILTON AND GEN T,,i..siEN s —Had I Irene, out of a sister to sehich is dated' the • 20th of Felsroery, 1811, sets been aware of th e di st i eguished compliment i ntend. en, by Meteor, out of 9 .. " - Set. with - enumerating the aseesetetwhich were taken'ed to me dna my corps, I should have but ill ex. 51. 51b. - 3 for golilmxilliff the liaancea of Austria in September pressed our thanks ; bet th us t a k en b y surprise by it could . place but 3. f. last, by imposing a tax o r 10 per cent. on move- your kindness, I find it imppasibk to do justice to Oen (tower's br: olts,Sst. 71b, lilies, gsf.4lb• able and real property. N otw ithst an din g t h i s , the feelings it inspires . For awe( I cannot say however, the value of the paper m oney aniline& too little; for tily brave regiment T earl never say y Whiskey, oat of his to fall and sunk so low as 1,800 in exchange for too much.7' . . - 1 -.- ' I specie. It then goes on. to rueotion the ineunve- 46 Tberlsve indeed been nobly prodigal of their 9 , , , corpion - Pd mCOCCI which arose to industry and.property'srom blood in the service of their King and Country ; but - - P ival. this state of things, proceeding from th e "cues/ of amid the brilliant scenes which have passed, and are a worthless paper -mosey." . still passing in the n 114130.1, where all arc actu. ih. beat Mr. Shakes Pear's Irse, 10t)gs. It. W.—ti to 4on ' _ ln order to remove this evil, the c4lct circato- ated by the same zeal and courage, it would he in. scribes the mass of paper-merwy, and 47,01 klt at ',nolls in tlny corps to lay claim to supe r i or i t y o f ;acr e, G kfi outhte l' r,h f o:A T t r orrnies t" '., ~,,,,. 'mot e' IKO It —..• us, soh* irthe whole sum to merit . r 44 en7arrrn 's eVr fj cu j la u l u flO r p i I awd. to 'hiriafterwards funded. 64 The Regiment you have thus honoured only old Course. 200 p. h..fi.-•- r, on, of Glry, beat 1.41 Fo- But the mass so diminished is net 'to- lie realised, or can boast superior irood fortune. in eetairthi. ih. 0 •il k ....I. R kt eltifilm h ft_ 4IEUTENANT BURKE. The following statement respecting this Officer, dints from al the accounts which have been re. ceisled bete from Portugal, but we hope that it will bieonfirmed ;- 41 Th'e following extract of a letter from Lishoo has been handed to us for insertion ; and as it tends to remove aq unmerited stigma from the British ar. my, and perhaps to rescue (rem undeserved re. •proach the character of a British , Qfficar; wii;csue have no posslhle objection to its insertion. Lieut . .. BURKE, of the 45th regiment, of whom so 'Much , has been said as having deserted to the enemy ; but who, in reality, was takes by a French piquet of cavalry, which surprised him as he was taking a Me, is company of the Major of his regimint— is returned to thti)ritish army. He was 'separated frail "the Major, by haring rode to "the top of one of those high hills With Which Portugal so abounds, and ordered not to eitpreis a word. There was nu message sent to the Commander.in.Chief, as re. 1 .. ported ; all the accounts Lord WELLINGTON had, was a French prisoner hiving seen him at MAssanA's qvarten. Ile took advanta,te of the conftsion of the Fkettch army on their retreat, and returned-the first Mthaelli- possible. "—.(Curk Southern : 44 i . ' porter.) .. On Wednesday sa',Onight, the Lark, Truman', master, laden with hides Aug! tallow, , arrived in Scenery Roads from Rio Grande, qouth America, *tier it passage Of 100 daYs . --the crew were in,the greeted distress sad-subsisted themselves for . the latter part of die voyage on bides bolted. 'She met the Rottrulus some leagues off-the Blaskets; and received some bread, pork, and water, which en:. abled the worn-oat crew to work the vessel into pert. . littlauTon, APRIL 15..—A Court of Inquiry is to be held here on Wednesday, for the purpose of .ascett4iiiing the rearcireinntitances of the petty dis turbance that took place last Week betweeu some of •the town's people and the South Gloucester. .Weloppose the intildritants are desirous of haring t*tx.oe three regiments stationed here, as is the-ease ,of every other town of equal size in the kingdom ; gaud instead of living in barracks, which they think. ; separates them from the people, and gives rise to this ill humour, that they 51tould bu billeted on the inhabipto,Ss tad we think. 4:probable they will be :grati4ed, • It is said-Oat the executors of tlze late Lord Col.. p ,,viamt, of Culines,. have friend'arnong his papers I *reel of the weather, in his own hand.writmg, which has marked the state of the thermometer three times every day for 50 years last past. • A boxing match, bravely contested by two strong .novices, of tlic r.Atnes of Co!bourne, a smith, and Wood, a coachman, took place yesterday in Ma ry-lc.bonc.firlds, in consequence of a dispute At Gooseberry Fair. The combatants fought for a, subscription purse of five guineas, but this was ast secondary consideration, as a fair Goddess, who , drives a cart from NVestminstce Holy Gaol, with potatoes and cabbages, vulgarly denominated a costermongerets, was the object of jealousy be twixt them. The Lady cheered the combatants during the mill, which was too ruffitn.like Iv be hold. After disfiguring eacb s othcr, so ap . Ilot to have a discernible feature, for forty minutes, Wood; save his adversary a stomacher ) which gave him story, with his chers antis; who carried him off the sround in her drag, and bathed his wounds in setting tears! LORI► MAYOR'S BALL. 'I'URTIIgR PARTItiiILARS, • ...The-great* part of * tile company which attended the Easter Ball at the Mansion House was deprived of the.pleasure of dancing by want of rooms. The staircases, and evert avenue tO•tliesccneof festia sity was crowded, sto much so that the pressure in 1 many places almost producettsuftleatfon. Ladies ' fainted, while ethers screamed; and, during the con fusion; a variety of brilliant ornaments escaped from the fair wearers. one Lady . loit a diamopd of consider. able value from her head, atol'sooo after.she posted a hand-bill on the Ohm's of the Egyptian Hall, .re questing the person who might pick it op tb deliver the same to one of the Lord Mayor's footmen. It ,did iiirc''a ppear that the . tady tecovered her proper, ty dun% the night. . Seveial Gentlemen mefultn. nntelY hissed their snuff-boxes, and chapeaux Were traOstertett as quiO s tly as Stock on.. Change. -As every parson passed a la Cloten for, a Gentleman.; itusight \be deemed indecorlotlV to aupposa• there were-, ng.. them any light.fltigered characters ; yet the lac; is, that several citizens and their wives W aried'hume minus a variety of valuables. ist.:, .The noissocf cuurpany was compounded' of strange iogredietils. Thu plebeian, the patrician, the Awkward' aud.genteel, were turned together, as 'the Dutch .make' tnarbles in a* , barrel, and the - iniperity..,o.etsch wet ?Oiled dais to *senile grin, or smile, by unavoklable'contaCt. Thaselect visit. ants resolved 'themselves into' card parties in the rooms leadiriS front tire Bali to, the 'gallery of the Egyptian Hall. Among them the spectatorsobservect. a famous disciple-Of Cr.ilen•nieditating:owbotniiiivith a City Auctioneer.—:a City Lawyer playing at rift with fi Lady— and Miss ;—:•,, of T.l i rraiineedle.street, exclaiming—" Lew, Mamma, sister Tibity's loo!d!'t Amidst the buzz of the cards and eouversation•par ties,. those who preferred a protae.nUde tnreed , So admire the elegance ,if the fit rnittt re and o mammals. The window curtains were of rich' ellkii, hung 10. the French sOli t with fringe and draperies sus ! , ponied in lastefal ' order. The LOrd Mayor hard directed a cornice Ara be put up Irvin: . the drapery, 'which produced 'a /grand effect. It consisted of the civic sword,', mace, lictors, rods, anti other *insignia of civil government, richly gilt, avid :the wht;le produced a magnificent effect; hut the saint roini., rent object of adedration was a large intlection of Chuiceshrubs, beautiful and fragrant,. *Willi.' freshed, by a tweet perfume, the grutrpstviltich.oc. casioually left the votaries. of Terpsichore.. Un fortunately a few accidents happewed• within Abe mansion by the pressure 'before. mentioned; and a few characters, of doubtful honesty, were•taken into custody by the Police outeitle.the walls: -they were, of course, ;units - dued to remain till . the late time of banqueting cats be again -converted to a tri :banal of loathe. , . , aski--peierrama x amearma - • t ',' At Wigtun Fair; on Friday seinnight ) lean cattle, io"ld at reduced prices, ind,:fut cattle eapirienced a very dull sale. . s At Nlorpetb market, on Wednesday last, Beef sold from 71. to Ss. Motion..7a. ed. to es. ed. per stone, sinking oda'. Wheat sold from 68e. to 76b. I per quarter. Rye 445. Oats 201. to 4.85.. *4. . ,:'~ .