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~~ TRADE WITH THE NORTH-WEST COAST UP AMERICA. IMPERIAL 1 - K.ltiC. • ST. PETERSUURGII, SECT. 4, 1821. Considering that it appears from the reports which have been submitted to us, that the commercial relationi of our subjects with the Aleutian isles, and in the Russian estahlishuients on the North West Coasts of America, are exposed to all sorts of disadvantages 1111ilitIfiliell• by the smuggling practices there carried on ; con • vaareaver, that the principal cause of these inconveniences ado, itt defective arrangement of the limits of the naviga- Ma airs abase shores, and the want of fixed forms for the govern mast ar asmasnercial relations, as well at the said places as on the at shore of Siberia, we have judged it necessary to determine Awe relations by the following Decree :- 11. It is permitted to the subjects of Russia alone to engage In the commerce, the whale and other fisheries, and in every branch d industry whatever, carried on in the isles, ports, gulfs, and, gilirindlt, along the North-west coast of America, to commence at Plehnnes Straits, and extending to 51. N. latitude, as well as along the Aleutian Islands, and on the Eastern shore of Siberia and the Kurile Islands ; that is, from Bchring's Straits to the South Cape of the Isle of Ourop, namely, note 41. 61. N. kbwatte. 2. It is, in convquence, forbidden to all foreign vessels to land at the Russian establishments above designated, or to approach within the distance of one hundred Italian miles of the same. All ships contravening this order shall forfeit their cargoes. 3. Vessels are excepted from the above, who, by storms or feature of provisions, are obliged to seek the coast. In these two cases they will be considered justified in approaching. Vessels went by friendly Powers on voyages of discovery, are likewise ex cepted from the general rule, under the restrictiors of being fur :oohed with passports by the Russian Minister of 3larine. 4. Foreign merchant vessels who approach the shores, for the reasons above specified, are required to choose a place where there is a Russian establishment. 5. if the we-ulier permits. a pilot shall be sent to foreign met.- chant vessels, in order to assign a proper anchorage to that descrip tion of shipping. Every Captain contravening this order shall pay a tine of 100 piastres. S. All row-boats from the merchant vessels must proceed to a place pointed out, where there will be hoisted, during the day, a white flag, and • lantern by night. An Inspector will watch there, to see the , no merchandise goes out or is secreted. Those who anchor at any other place shall pay 50 piastres, and those who con vey merchandise or other goods on shote, 500 piastres, and the merchandise shall be confiscated. 7. The Captains of the above-mentioned ships, wanting Timid shins to continue their voyage, shall he obliged to annjunce this to the chief' Authority of the place, who shall name the place where supplies may he procured. Contravening this order will subject the party to a penalty of 200 piastres. 3. If the repairs of a vessel make it necessary that she should he unloaded, the Captain is to be authorised to do it there. In this ease the Captain shall transmit to the Chief Authority of the place a statement of the quantity and quality of the mer chandise. In case of his concealing part of his cargo, it will be considered contraband, and a tine of LOCO piastres will be imposed. 9. The expenses which may be incurred in the said ports shall be liquidated in the current money, or in bills of exchange. In case the Captain should not have money, and no one is willing to give security fir him, the chief ofticer is authorised, at the request of the Captain, to sell such part of the merchandise as may be necessary to defray the exyenses. This sale can only be made for the profit of the Company, and under the sanction of the Chief Authority. It cannot exceed, under any pretext whatever, the amount of the expenses, under pain of the sequestration of the cargo, and a fine of LW piastres. ROYAL UNION .4sSOCIATION. Yesterday a public dinner of the friends and subscribers to the above excellent Institution. took place at the Freemasons' 1 stern, *rest Queen-stree., Lord Itlacnost•r.D in the Chair. After the removal of the cloth the CHAIR/4A\ proposed the following toasts : " The King"—which was most enthusiastically drunk with three times three.—" God save the Bing." " The Duke of York, patron of the Royal Union Association" ,—" Hail star of Brunswick." " The rest of the Royal Family." " The Duke of %Wellington, patron of the llampshire General Benefit Society." The ettatnmsx proposed as the next toast—" Prosperity to the Royal L'rion Association." The Report was then read by the Secretary. It merely expressed the success which attended the progress of the Society si:icc its in stitution,_ Capt. 0 GRADY proposed the health of the Chairman, which was drunk with the usual honours—three times three. _ _ The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and proposed the health, of the Vice:Presidents. T. P. Maciat: E E Esq. M.P. returned thanks. Ile thought the Institution would prove beneficial to the community at large. From the first moment he entered the Commons House of Parlia raent, the attention of the Legislature had been directed to the Poor Laws, with a view, if possible, to do away with then, as preying on the very vitals of the State, and oppressive to the rich as well as the poor. Two modes of affecting that was proposed— nest, to follow the recommendation of Malthus, and limit the allowance of the poor rates; the other mode, more circuitous cm.. taialy, but far more humane, was the institution of Savings Haulm The latter mode he thought liable to many objections, as an indi vidual in a moment of distress might be induced to withdraw front a Savings Bank what he had for yeses been depositing in it. Friendly Societies were also established, but unfortunately their meetings were held at ale-houses, where the members spent more than, if properly applied, would provide a fund for their support in old age. From a calculation which had been made of the number of persons subscribing to the Friendly Societies, and in the habit of meeting at ale-houses, it could be proved, supposing the money actually expended by each member to be only 3d. on every monthly club night (and that was far to low a calculation), the money thus expended would supply forty-Ore thousand persons constantly with a pound of bread per day each. The Honourable Gentleman mentioned some instances in which persons, who had been sub scribers to these institutions for many years, had been treated with great cruelty by the Directors of them. Af ter some further °beer aations, the Honourable Gentleman expressed his conviction, that the most secure and beneficial mode of carrying into effect the ob ;ems of benefit societies was, that a union of them should take place, and that they should be conducted by Gentlemen of charac ter, education, and respectability, for the benefit of the poor. With such a view wag the present Institution established. Several other toasts were subsequently given, and the Chairman retired at a late hour. SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE ENLARGEMENT AND BUILDING OP CidUECIIE3 AND CII•I'ELS.—We are per. raided that this excellent Society has failed of receiving that support which it justly deserves, owing to its being confounded with the Royal Commission for the appropria tion of the Parliamentary Grants for the But: hog of Churches. It is time, however, that sonic endeavour should be made make its existence and its objects more fully known: we are therefore happy in acquainting our rra&rs, that a highly respectable meeting was yesterday -held, at the Merchant Seamen's Office, in the Royal Ex change, which was attended by about forty of the principal Merchants of the City of London, fur the purpose of form ing a Co.nroittee in aid of this Society, the funds of which are nearly exhausted. The Bishop of Chester was called to the Chair, and from the feeling which was displayed, we anticipate the most powerful support to the funds of a Society, which, during nine years, has distributed from voluntary subscriptions ti 6,0001. to various parishes in the kingdom. Sittings have been thus provided for 85,000 of the poorer and 35,000 of the better classes, and the 85,0001. thus bestowed, in aid of the exertions of parishes, has (as is calculated) produced a total expenditure on this excel lent object of nearly 350,0001. The Annual Meeting of the Society will be held at the Freemasons' Tavern, on IVed oesday next. Pass AAAAA lON Tana fintrwaaca.—On the evening of the Hub instant, a sloop appeared off Annaloug with a signal flying, and every other indication of distress; it was then blowing a gale of wind from E.S.E. with a heavy sea. Mr. Murrow and his noble crew, animated with a praise _ _ _. of spot.— QUARANTINE LAWS. REPORT OF OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS ON THE PLAGUE, DATED 1818, WITH REMARKS. 1. " We are of opinion, although some epidemic diseases are not propagated by contagion, that it is by no means preyed that the plague Is riot contagious." That the negative of a proposition has not been proved, is here regarded as sufficient proof of the affirma tive! But the negative has been demonstrated by proofs positive, negative, analogical, circumstantial, and ad absurdum. '2. " are persuaded, on the contrary, from the consideration of the experience of all ages, and some of us from personatobserva don, that the disease is communicable from one individual to an. whir." Here " experience" is evidently confounded with tradi tion. If the mere circumstance of contact be admitted to be evi dence of contagion, it will equally apply to gout, rheumatism, or dropsy, as to plague. 3. " The additional proofs which would be required of the non existence of contagion, must be such proofs as would be sufficient to counterbalance the general opinion of medical and philosophical authors and historians from the times of Thucyclidea, Aristotle, and Palen, to the present " Reason' for concluding that the Doctrine of Pestilential Contagion was wholly unknown to the Ancients," be. inithe 19th vol. of the London Medical Repository. And, if it had been known to and believed by them, it would have teen nothing to the purpose. 4. " So late as 18:3, the contagious nature of the plague was fully ascertained by the British Medical Officers in the island of Malta." In what manner, er upon what occasion, were these contagious properties ascertained ? Was it inferred from the fact of the disease not spreading among the soldiers, living gregariously as they do in barracks, nearly so much as among the inhabitants, who do not live so gtegariously ? or from the equally decisive fact, that the orderlies who attended the sick soldiers were not, in any instance, affected? b. " The doctrine of contagion appears to be wholly unshaken by any argument which Dr. Maclean has advanced." Literally this is undoubtedly quite correct, whetLer applied to simple or to perfitritha/ contagion ; for the very obvious reason, that no argu ments could have performed the miracle of shaking either what is immovnble, or what has no existence. 6. " At the same time we think it probable that some of the personal restrictions enforced in some of the establishments for qua ' rantine might be modified. without risk to the public safety." But can anything be more obvious, than that if these restrictions be ne cessary and efficient, they ought to be augmented in duration, in creased in rigour, and universally extended ? or, if useless or in jurious, that they ought to be universally abolished ? There is, in this case,' in consistency, no middle course. The College were bound to recommend either their universal exclusion, or total abo lition ; but could not be justified, upon any known hypothesis, in recommending their modification. QU.IItANTINr, REGULATIONS AT FORTS IN TliE MEDITERRANEAN. EOM SHIPS COMING . - worthy seal and hope of rendering service to the distressed, immediately launched his boat, and with considerable • risk and much exertion succeeded in getting alongside the vessel, which they found water-logged and in an un- manageable state. They, however, pointed her head to- wards the small harbour of Annalong, and made the en- trance ; but, it being a falling tide, could not get her into b the harour. She proved to be the Crawford, of Greenock, John M'Fea, master, from Westport, with oats and pork, tor Liverpool, sprung a leak off tho Skerries. The vessel has received considerable injury : the cargo of oats lost— the provision, it is supposed, will be saved. The vessel and cargo, together with the lives of five persons, must Lave been lost, but for the gallantry of the coast guard, who, we trust, will be remunerated as they deserve for their conduct.—Newry Paper. On the 10th instant a serious accident occurred at the Buttcrler Iron Foundry. As several of the workmen were hoisting boiler intended for a steam-packet oa to a dr.l7, by means of a east-iron crane, the Inter unexpectedly broke, and falling upon a ;Fair Irish labourer named ThOUMSCropwell, tore away the musclus .s: one of b is legs, and otherwise injured him so severely as to occa- sion his death, after very great suffixing, the neat day. There were several others assisting, who providentially escaped injury. The poor sufferer has left a wife and five 01 six children in Ireland. to whom to was in the constant bablt of sending all he could save from Ls small earnings, and whom he occasionally west to sec —And on toe 12th innt. as one of the workmen employed in the works at Codnor park , to the same concern, named Vi illiam Bradley, was do:tending into an iron stone pit there, he accidentally fell out of she box to tea bottom of the pi :, an d killed on the spot.— Dirty bfweary. THOU ENGLAND. Extract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's, at Leghorn, dated May 7:— " We hasten to inform you that our Board of Health have been deliberating on the propriety of putting all vessels from Great Bri tam under quarantine, in consequence of what by them is con sidered a dangerous change on your side, in reducing the time for merly fixed for surveillance; the time is not yet prescribed, nor, indeed, will any thing be decided on till further orders from the Court at Florence. It is proposed that all the goods should be de posited at the Lazaretto, for a stipulated time, for purification; this information we had from the Secretary. No official notice has been ye; sent to the British Consul, but, such a measure being in contemplation. we think it as well to notice it, as some regulation has been already adopted at Genoa. When we hear anything fur -1 thee we shall advise you of it." Extract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's, at Genoa, dated May It : " This Board of Health has ordered that all ships coming from England with suspected goods, sot being the produce qf the Lerant, shall lay 15 days in quarantine, to commence the day of arrival in port, and to land their respective cargoes in the Lazaretto, to exa mine the packages, and verify if they contain any goods of the pro duce of the Levant. Should any such goods be found amongst the cargo, then both ship and cargo will be subjected to such quaran tine laws as the reculations prescribe against all deviations from the Levant (which is 33 days to 40, and the cargo to be expurgated); but should no such goods be found to exist on board, after visiting the package, they will not be liable to be expurgated, and will oily be subjected to 15 days' quarantine, the same as the ship, which decree is to last until new depositions are taken." LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY EVENING. Wind S.E.—High Water, 2 min. past Twelve. Arrived; the Erin, O'Neill, from Newry; Earl Kilmore front ditto Romulus, —, from Charston ; Andrea., Xroker, from Swinemund; Carolus. —, from Stockholm ; along, Kraaft, from Stralsund ; Fortuna, Schurnaka, from ditto; Harmonic, —, I from Rostock; Charlotte, Groot, from Dantzic; Abigail, Gardner, from New Orleans; Blue Ey'd Mold, Chittenden, from Water ford ; Jane. from Dublin ; Three Sister, —, from ditto ; Jessie, M Donald, from ditto; Margaret, Morgan, from Newry; Mary Ann. Neil, from Londonderry ; Unity, Owen, from Drogheda. The Ganges for Bombay, and Mary for Calcutta, were spoken 10th inst. in lat. 49.15. long. 9.40. British Plantation Coffee more in demand this day by the grocers. and better prices obtained than has been for come time. In toreb,m Coffee very little at market. Sugar in fair demand. ►lo'ders at; firm, and prices rather improving. °our Cotton market very fiat iadwd ; no demand. HOLYHEAD, MAY 18. Light breezel, and variable—ha: y weather. At II a.st. Brig No. SO, pas<cd outward. A boat from this place boarded the snow May. Truro from Princes Island, off the head restarday. out 67 days. 346 Belem Castle for Lisbon. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOMHOUSE. M*y 19. SHIPS ENTERF.D INWARDS.—The Theresa, PITT!, from Ghent ; Pursuit, Adie. from Grenada, New Union, Broecke. from Antwerp; Reliance, Smith, from Bordeaux ; ‘'riendschap, Bakker, from Rotterdam ; Providence, Hurst, from Liebau ; Ann, Porritt, from Alexandria; Shakspeare, Grunzon, from Memel; and Agnes, Wilson, from Liverpool. ENTERED OUTWARDS.—The Radial, Chadwick, for Ham burgh ; Arend. Elbing, for Antwerp ; G.iorge and Mary, Trail!. for Genoa and Leghorn ; Illercurlus, Peterson, for Lubeck ; 31crcury, Brinton, for Hamburgh and Newfoundland ; Ann, Monday. for Pernambuco, Bahia, and Maranhao; Sir William Curtis, Whittinghani, for Rotten ; and Sea Nymph, Burrows, for Naples. CLEARED OUTWARDS FINALLY AT GRAVESEND.—The Grecian, Allen, for Yucatan ; Maria Barbara, Koller, fur Bremen acd Roreck ; Alfred, Monkman, for Smyrna ; Isabella, Horlock, for Malaga ; Waterloo, Shepherd, for Hamburgh ; Cameron, Trundle, for Bertha ; Lyra, Guest, for Gibraltar ; Perseverance, Matighan, for Hamburgh ; and Neptunus, Holm, for Elaineur and Copenhagen. CLEARING OUTWARDS.—The Mirablea, Hopper, for St. Vin. cent's; Cincinnatus, Bliss, for Nest York ; Commodore Hayes, Moncrief, for Teneriffe, Madras, and Bengal ; Maria, Cameron, for Yucatan and Honduras ; Juno, Coulson, for Malta, Constan tinople, and Odessa ; ('eres. Warren, for Madeira and Bombay ; Hebe, Elsdnn, for Miramichi ; Liverpool, llPLellan, for Gotten burgh ; David, Salmon, for Norfolk in Virginia ; and North umbrian, Davison, for Quebee FROM LLOYD'S LIST. FALMOUTH, MAY 18.—Sailed yesterday his Majesty's ship Pylades, for Jamaica. PoITSMOUTII, MAY 19.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Blossom for Behring'a Straits ; and Eliza, Sutton, for Bengal. DEAL AIAY 19.—Passed through for the River the Lovely Ann, Chaplin, from Charente ; also from the River the Alexander, be Grand, for Port-au-Prince; Georgians, Warren, fur Berbice ; George, Davis, foe Rio Janeiro; and the Viscount Exmouth, Wa't, fur Bilboa. Gaavrarszn, Mal 19.—Arrived the Ann. Gray; Enlgh'st, Moir; :Bette, Clandeaurn ; and William and Edward, Ortoff, from Dantzic ; Auguste Ellen. Maack, from Rostock ; Andro meda, Carvil, from Petersburg!: ; Hector, Nichols, from bangs. tette ; Prince of Orange, Horn, from Lisbou ; Electra. Robinson, from Philadelphia ; and General Harris, —, from China. Sailed the William Etherington, Harrison, for Elsinor ; Greenock, Dam, for Petersburgh ; Orwell, Boyanr, for St. Vincent's; Catherine, Fligg, for Gibraltar ; Betsey and Sophia, Garraway, for Antigua ; and Coldstream, Hall, and Guilford, Johnson, for Madras and Bengal. BRISTOL, MAY 19.—Arrlved the Wesley, Barnes ; Isabella, Snmner ; John, Grant; and Worklfadt. Packs., from Memel; Isabella and Dorothea, —, from Dantzic ; and Margaret and Mary, Evans, from Baltimore. AMSTERDAM, MAY 14.—A vessel, said to be the Edward. Luk, from Lisbon, bound here, has put into Hellesund full of water, boxing been run foul of. The Vrow °mina, Bothering. from Dantzic to this place, is on shore at Pero. Cargo discharged. Ex% E a. MAY 10.—The Bristol, Barret, of and front Ply mouth for Memel, has been aground on the Scaw, but got off by assistance, wichout having sustained any material damage. Havan. nah is declared Infectious by the Board of Health of this country, and ships firm thence to the Baltic will probably have t• perform quarantine at Ranson, particularly when not furnished with clean bills of health. The Regular Packet, Watson, and Isis, Hulen, from Havannah for Copenhagen, bare arrived hero, and are under quaranti le. VESSELS SPOKEN wires:—The Gilbert Henderson, from Sierra Leone for P.iruimouth, on the '2lst ult. ; Fanny, from the South Seas for London, on the 39th ; Ganges, Mitford, from Liverpool for Bombay ; Mary, Jefferson, from Liverpool for Bengal ; and Heart of Oak, from Poole to Newfoundla , .d, on the 10th Instant, by the Tyne, Warrington, arrived from Bengal. The Mary. from Bristol for Quebec, on the 26th ult. ; next day, Hope, of Teignmouth, for St. John's, N.B. ; and Maria Elizabeth, from New York for fiamburgh, by the Niger, Luce, arrived at Cowes. TheOreenhow, from Newry for St. Andrew's, N. 8., by the Sarah, Crewes, arrived from Demerara. The Lord Suffield, Dipnal, from London for Bengal, on the Vlth of February. The L rd Eamouth, Congdon, of Plymouth. for Quebec, on the 25th ultimo, by the Crisis, Mead, attired at Portsmouth. THE BRITISH PRESS. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. -.......-- EPSOM RACES. LAST DAY—TIM/AY. The interest in the race today for the Oaks, seem to have been confined almost entirely to the sporting classes; for the geticriii visitors the number were about one to twenty or fitly, of yesterday. The road to the races did not present that field for observation which yesterday excited so much curiosity ; nor would the spec tators lounging at the different villages, hear any comparison with the preceding day. The public in general do not seem to attach the same degree of importar.ce to the Oaks as to the Derby. for it very seldom happens that the Downs on a Friday present the same in numerable crowds, the same galaxy of beauty sad fashion, which is observable on the more attractive Derby day. Nothing like a regular line could he perceived till within a short distance of the respective turnpikes, and there the usual delays took place, which were not a little increased by the tricks resorted to on all occasions like these. His Royal Highness the Duke of York was present on horse back, and looked very well. His Royal Highness does not appear to feel any ill effects from his late accident. Ills Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester arrived on the course previous to the commencement of tic race., in his carri.i:.,•• and four,.accompanied by Lord Deerhurst, Joliffe, Esq. a: d Captain Foster. Between twelve and one o'clock his Grace the Duke of Rich mond arrived in his carriage and four, accompanied by the Lacti.is l'apet, and the Hon. Captain Rotas, &c. There were also present the Duke of Grafton. the Marquis of Blandford, Earls Jersey, Lowther, and Uxbridge, Lords Dunwiei, Fitzroy, and G. Cavendish, General Grosvcnor. Colonel Russa, 31eassrs. Laiiibton, Mills, Stonehewer, L. Charlton, &e. We ob served on the I)owns that truly respectable member of the Jockey Club, Lord Foley, whose absence from the sports of the turf has been so long a cause of regret in the sporting circles. Besides the distinguished names above enumerated, there were several carriages filled with elegant ladies, and altogether the com pany in them was highly fashionable and select. Upon the whole we cannot speak in terms of unqualified praise of the week's sport ; the first day was indifferent ; the second very fair ; the third scanty and productive of little amusement, it we except the interest which naturally attaches to the Derby as a great betting race; the three races to-day were very good. but we are in clined to think that the paucity of sport in the Derby day led many to think that the result on the following day would he the same, and thus, in some degree, do we account for the limited number much better race than the Derby yeater. The Oaks to-day was a day, and we cannot help thinking that some of the ones were on the wrong side of the post. It was not intended that Wings should run for this stakes, but the very pretty style in which she won the cup gave good grounds to suppose that she would stand fair for the Oaks, arid she instantly got up to 9 to I, on the de termination to ran her being made public. The odds, however, before starting went back to 12 to I, and probably her very un likely appearance contributvd in some measure to her going back, for she is a loose-built, raw-boned, shabby looking animal ; not withstanding this, her backers were numerous, partly from her vic tory on Tuesday, and partly from the erraortlinary ability of hie rider, Chifney, who, at a push, is unrivalled. It was know n to Wings' frien d that Chiffney had said he could win on her, and that lie had taken pains to bring himself all right to scale, and all who know Chiffney admit that unless he likes the horse (that is considers it a likely one to win), he will not hazard an assertion about his chance of success. His peculiar style of riding was very apparent in the race to-day; he seldom or ever makes play, but keeps every resource in reserve till close home, when lie brings all his powers into full play, and generally wins. Buckle having re. tired, Chiffney is now undoubtedly the most perfect jockey of the day. Dahlia 'a backers were very sweet upon her, and must have suffered for their confidence. Tontine, too, must have let some of them into a nice thing. At an early hour in the morning, the upper part of the town was pretty well attended by the legs, and much betting took place, and at one time Tontine had nearly had the call against the field, but the odds settled there as under even on Tontine ; 4 to 1 agst Pipy line ; 8 and 9 to 1 apt Wings; 10 to 1 apt Dahlia; 10 to 1 apt First Fly ; 14 to 1 agst Pastime. At the post the betting was fi to 5 on Tontine; 6 to 1 apt Pipylina ; 6 to 1 apt Dahlia ; 12 to 1 apt N'ings ; and 14 to I apt Pastime- The Oaks Stakes of i 0 sows. each, h. ft. for 3-yr old fillies, fist. 41b. Last mile and half. The owner of the second horse to receiveloo —..... _ _ son. ma of the Stakes. tiO subs. General Oroavenor's eh. f. Wings, by the Flyer—Oleander 1 Mr. Jones's b. f. Pastime, by Partisan—Quadrille . 2 Duke of Grafton's eh. f. Tontine, by Election—Tontine The following ' , timed, but were not placed : Lord Exeter's f. Attica, by Comus. • Mr. Greville's b. f. Dahlia, by Phantom, dam by Waxy. Mr. Hunter's be. f. by Orville, out of Pipylina. Lord Foley's b. f. by Smolensk°, out of Sorcery. Mr. Forth's eh. f. by Soothsayer, out of Metre. General Grosvenor's b. f. The Brownie, by Phantom. Tontine made severe running, was first landed at the comer, and kept a little a-head till within 100 yards of home • Pastime then csme out, Jind kept the lead for a short distance, but within thirty yards of the judges stand, Wings, by the superior twist of Chiffney, let loose, and won a most beautiful race by a neck. Pastime was rode by S. Day ; Tontine, by Arnuil ; Pipylina, by Conolly ; First Fly, by (lift ; Sorcery. by Robinson • Dahlia , by Goo dison ; Attica, by Wheatley ; the Btownie ; by J. Day ; and Forth's, by Tont. A Plate of Fifty Pounds ; for 3.year-olds, 6st. 71b., 4 yes. flat. 21b., 5 yrs. Bst. 91b., 6 yrs. and aged Oat., a winner in 1825 carrying Sib, extra, if twice Slb., thrice 71b. The winner to be sold for 2001., &e. Heats Two Miles. Mr. Holbmke's b. c. Felix, 5 pa. 1 1 Mr. ‘Vhiteside's f. by Selirn, 5 yrs. - 2 3 Mr. Smith's b. F. by Blucher, 4 yes. - - 3dr Mr. Nevill's g. e. Greylock, 4 y es . - 4 dr -. ' 2 Duke of Richmond's b. h. iiutly Burly, 4 yrs. - 5 First Hest—Even, Burly Burly against the field. Selim took the lead at starting, and made all the running till within %distance and a half, wher. Felix came out and won easy by three or more lengths, Burly Burly seeming as if he laid by for a long day ; here two were drawn. Second Heat—The opinion that Burly Burly was in reserve kept the betting at 7t03 on him, though the betting was slight. This was finely run, and every inch contested, between Felix and the Duke's; the former, however, showed first by half a length, winning his race cleverly. J. D ay rode Felix, Dockery rode Seim, Burly Burly was rode by F. Boyce. The Woodcot Park Stakes of 10 sm. each, with ten added from the Race Fund, for three yr olds and upwards. The last half mile. - Mr. Prendergast's b. f. Witch, 4 yrs. Bst. 61b. - I Mr. Scaith's The Orphan, 4 yr.. 7st. 121 b. - . 2 Duke of Richmond's Selection, S yes. 7st. 41b. . - 0 Mr. Sadler's ch. f. by Soothsayer, Syn. fist. 121 b. - 0 Mr. Pickford's b. tn. Monimia, 4 yes. 13it. 81b. , - - 0 Betting 6 to 4 against Alonimia ; 2 to I against Selection ; 6 to 2 against Witch ; and 10 to 1 against The Orphan. This was as pretty a half mile race as we would wish to witness, and put a very agreeable finale to the week's sport. After three or four false starts they came off in earnest, as is usual in short races, at score, and the whole i.,:ght have been covered with a sheet half the distance, but close home the race was beautifully contested be tween Witch aml The Orphan, and was won by Witch by a length. EXECUTION OF THE ASSASSINS OF MR. AND MRS. HUNT. NAPLTS, APRIL 28, 1823. The assassins of the unfortunate Mr. and Mrs. Hunt, whose cue excited so deep and extensive an interest, were executed last Saturday, 23d inst. The Neapolitan journal, which, as you may remember, avoided making any mention of the distressing affiir at the time it happened, and which only alluded to it lately, when the malefactors were discorered, inserted yesterday a long article on the subject. It appears, that immediately after committing the crime, the villains had kept themselves closely hidden, and by means of the wife of one of them, who denounced certain innocent individuals, misled for some time the pursuits of the police. At last, however, the whole mystery was cleared up, and the following individuals secured :—Felice Solito, aged 32, a peasant ; Biagio Mango, 32, a colon°, (or little farmer;) Liberato Letteriello di Vincenzo, aged 28, a peasant ; Pietro Antonio' di Pasquale, aged 23, a wine seller, or tavernajo; Maria Vittoria Calabrese, aged 39, wife of Biagio 31anzo: Marianna Cirmo, aged 38, wife of Liberato Letteriello ; Raffaele lessen, aged 30, a guardian campestre, (or man armed for taking care of country property;) and Nicola blaria Petrelli, whose condition is not mentioned, aged 38. These persons were brought before the Millitary Commission of the Province at Salerno, according to a decree of King Ferdinand, dated 3d Octo. ber, 1822, which orders that all GrigastE or companies of robbers, be tried by martial law, and executed immediately after conviction. The Commission at which Colonel Count Zimmerman, Military Commander of the Province, presided, declared Solito, Manzo, Letteriello, and Di Pa9uale, guilty, recommending, however, Solito to +loyal mercy. as his evidence had principally discovered all the secrets of the crime, in which also he had taken the lead part. Of the other individuals, accused of being privy to the des. perste projects of the assansins, and of having lent them arms and assistance, one, els. Cisme, was acquitted its tutu, and the other three detained in !ninon for further examination. The three ordered for execution were carried down to Eboli and shot, at three o'clock in the afternoon of Saturday. The brutal ruffians, the sanguinary destroyers of defenceless youth and beauty, died like dastardly villains Rs they were. Those hearts which had :he baneful energy to arrive at. the excess of crime, which could dictate the cruel blow that was to send to a premature grave two beings rich in merit, in love, and in happiness ; and that was to wound the hearts of thousands of the just and virtuous, trembled and sunk at their own sufferings. Tney moaned, they shrieked, nor could all the consolations of religion give them strength to face their puniNhinent. It appeared on the trial that the criminals took to the road, for the first time, the day before our unfortunate country people fell into their hands. Mr. Hill, our new Ambassador. arrived here on Tuesday last, 26:11 inst. and has taken the apartments in the Pa lauo Calabritto, which Mr. Hamilton occupied. Sir Henry bushington, our Consul General, gave a dinner to the English on Saturday last (St. George's day,) at which he showed his usual good humour sad hospitality. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FRIDAY,IaT 20. There were several Common Jury Causes tried to.day ; but none of them poisessed the least public interest. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, FainAr, MAY 20. Before Baron BULLOCK arid Mr. Justice PARK. CHAROE OF CHILD-MURDER _ Arailda Hamilton was indicted for the wilful murder of her female child. The prisoner is in the twentieth year of her age ; she appeared in a very bad state of health, and was extremely de. bilita , ed : on being placed at the bar she was accommodated with a chair. Thomas Alcock, Esq. surgeon. of New Burlington-street. sworn —saw the prisoner on the Ith of May. The prisoner was in bed, and a dead female child lay on the table. On examining the pri soner, discovered that she had been lately delivered of a child. Witness could swear that the child had breathed, but it might have breathed previously to having been fully bore. It was also possible that the prisoner might have been suddenly taken in labour, and have mistaken those pains for others. Mr. Justice PARK thought it his duty to prevent the case going any farther; under these circumstances he directed the Jury to acquit the prisoner. The Jury accordingly returned a verdict of Nut Guilty. HORSE-STEA LING. .... Brooke, Robert — Taxley alias Fox, .larnes Muller, and Thomas Cans, were indicted for stealing two horses, the property of J. Jefferson. _ . . Wm. Coulson, coachman to the prosecutor, sworn—On the 25th of February last, in the evening, witness locked up two of his master's horses in his master's stables, at Bethnal green. On the morning of the 26th, on going to the stable, witness missed the two geldings and several bristles • the value of the geldings was 120 guineas ; the bridles now pr oduced were found in the possession of Mr. Jones, and arc the property of Mr. Jefferson. A great deal or evidence was given, but it railed to prove that the prisoners had been in possession of the horses.' Baron By t.t.ocli said that there was no positive evidence to fix the possession of the horses at any time with the prisoners. Jones swore that the bridle was found in the stable, vet there was no evidence to show who put it there. Mr. Smith, one of the witnesses, had certainly bought one or the horses of a man named Cutmore, and he was not here, therefore he would not put the prisoners on their defence. The Jury found the prisoners Not Guilty. - Robert Voxley and Thom ms Cutts were put again on trial on a second indictment, for stealing two geldings, the property of John Illaitiatid, Esq., of Essex, on which they were both ac quitted. NEW COCRT. ROBBERY OF THE WE S TMINSTER SCHOLARS. Charles Sinitnonds, aged 23, was indicted for stealing on the 6th May, In the parish of St. Margaret, a variety of articles, the pro perty of Mr. Hugh Hodgson, the usher, Master Thomas Tooke, and Master Walter Wrottesley, Westniinster scholars, from the bearding-house of Mr. and Mrs. Strikeman, Dean's-yard, with whom the prisoner lived as servant. Mr. Hodgson deposed, in consequence of some suspicion, he asked the prisoner whether he had an; objection to have his box searched as well as the other servants ? He said no, and applied several keys to open his box, but could not; at length a earpentes was sent for, and then they discovered a variety of articles belong ing to the young gentlemen boarders in Mr. Strikeman's house, and a shirt also belonging to himself (Mr. Hodgson). The prisoner said the property found in his box were given to him by the young gentltmen. There were 23 boarders in the bourse. and believes that the scholars might have access to the prisoner's apartment. Master T. Tooke stated he was one of the town boarders at Mr. Striketoan's house on the 6th of May; he identified six neck hand kerchiefs, which Mr. Hodgson, the tutor, showed to him, being found in the prisoner's box. Witness had not given them to pri soner. Has been two years in the school. The scholars play tricks with each other, but he never knew them to do so with any of their boxes, or with the servants. Master Walter Wrottesley, another town boarder also at Mr. Strikeman's house, said that a pair of knee-caps, several handker chiefs and silk stockings, found in the prisoner's box, were his pro perty. The prisoner bad a room to himself, which was generally left o. Timot pen by Brown, a carpenter, proved going for the purpose of breaking open the prisoner's box, and, on his attempting to do so, he found it unlocked. . . .. - Matthew Farmer said he took the prisoner into custody ; knew him for about six months, and during that time he considered him an honest man. The prisoner, in his defence, merely said that the articles had been put into his box. A witness, whn had known the prisoner for eight months, gave him an excellent character ; lie had trusted him with his property, and during that time he might hare robbed him to a large amount if so disposed. Strikeman had received a good character of the prisoner be. fore he was engaged. The Comstolc-acrawy recapitulated the evidence to the Jury, who consulted toe a few minutes, and then pronounced the prisoner—Not Guilty. POLICE. HATTON-GARDEN. Yesterday an elderly man, about sixty ears of age, from whose appearance we might presume that he had ' even forgotten the hey day of youth, presented himself in the outer office, with a " green and yellow melancholy" sitting on his countenance, and inquired of T hisselton, the racer in waiting, if he could have a private audience with the Magistrate on a subject of such moment that his life depended on it. l'hisselton, supposing that the old gentleman had been knocked about in some public-house row, told him, if he wanted a peace warrant it was granted in the regular routine of business. " Peace !" exclaimed the old man, " my peace, I warrant you, is gone for ever." Finding a private audience unattainable, be was content to exhibit himself publicly before the Magistrate, and on being introduced, after making a low bow and heaving a deep sigh, pulled from his waistcoat pocket a letter (which bore marks of being in company with tobacco and snuff), and presented it to the Ma gistrate for perusal. The letter, which was both ns to style and spelling perfectly original, purported that the old gentleman r whom we understood to have buried four amiable partners) was anxious to try his success with a fifth, and accordingly paid his addresses to a young fish-woman, whom he particularly admired "as a hard-working girl, and of excellent good breading ;" and in due time be so far won her heart that the banns were proclaimed in church; his coat and breeches underwent repairs, and he even spent a pound among his ahopmates to drink to them a happy honey-moot—when, alas ! this frail, fickle creature, suddenly transferred her affections to a drayman. Not thinking it right to " curse all laws hut those which love has made," the uld man now applied to the Magistrate to enforce the contract. The Magistrate very feelingly sympathised with the old man, and regretted that he could only advise him to look out for • partner whose years might be a guarantee foe the steadiness of bet affections. The complainant then retired, " with tears of sensibility" streaming along the rocky outlines of his face. UNION-HALL. HORSE-ST E AI. TS:G.—Yesterday Joseph Briles was chlirged with stealing_ a horse and cart, and b cwt. of potatoes, the property of James Leech, residing in Francis-street, Newingtoe. Mr. Leech deposed that on the 27th of April, the property in question was stolen from an outhouse on his premises. From in. formation received from Pople and Gronmitb, officers of Onion hall, he met the prisoner and Thomas ‘l'lliffen at a public-house in Smithfield, when prisoner said he knew where the property was. and requested a deposit of N. in the landlord's hands, the reward offered by witness on recovery. This, however, was refused, and eventually prisoner accompanied the witness, Pople and Oroannith, in two carts, to the Chaise and Hones, at SmaUborough-green, near Hounslow. Prisoner drove one of the cans, and on their ar rival at the public-house the property was delivered up, after some little difficulty with a drunken constable of the place. The name and address were on the cart. The constable thought himself en titled to the reward, and Pople and Orossmith were obliged to get the order of a 'Magistrate in the neighbourhood before they could obtain possession of the property. The potato sacks were empty. ll'hen about starting homeward, witness endeavoured to borrow a whip, and at length succeeded, the prisoner lending him that with which he had driven them down from Smithfield. On reaching home, his carter complained to him of the manner in which his whip had been destroyed, and on examination of that lent him by the prisoner, he first discovered that it was the one stolen with the horse and cart—prisoner was accordingly sought after, and appre hended on the capital charge. Pople and Ornasmith, in this instance (who have fully supported their former character for intelligence and zeal), corroborated the entire evidence of the prosecutor. Prisoner, in his defence, wished a person of the name of 'Whitten to be called, and meted that he himself had borrowed the whip in queeion from the hostler at Smallborough-green. Thomas Irhiffen—ls a coke-dealer, and knows the prisoner, who told him of the reward, and of his knowledge of the place where the property was. Witness gave prisoner three sovereigns, at Smithfield, on the 29th of April, for a shire of the M. reward on recovery. He also assisted in giving the information to Pople and Grossmith, with a view to obtaining the reward, on recovery of the property by the owner. The ostler of the Chaise and Horses at Smallborough-green denied having given the prisoner the whip in question ; neither was it in the cart which was left in his care by the constable of the pail.th. He had seen the prisoner a few times before the '2llth, but lie had always previously used the Coach and Horses, which is the opposition house. The Also isTnaTe (Mr. Chambers), in fully committing the prisoner for trial, observed that in this case the old adage of " Thieves being the best finders," was ftilly verified. Thursday an inquest was held at the residence of the late Chapman Barber, Esq., of Chancery-lane, on the body of that gentleman. It appeared from the evidence adduced, that on Monday evening he complained of slight pain in the eliebt, and not fi nding relief on Tuesday morning he then took a dose of castor-oil, and while his daughter was preparing a cup of tea, he fell from the sofa and expired. The Jury returned • verdict of -1 " Died by the visitation of God." UNIVERSIT__ _.„.._ Y INTELLIGENCE. .__ end presentinig.euea statement of CAMBRIDGE , t3bLet yaestwro',„ satisfactory nature. The fifth anniversary meeting of the Cambr idge Philosophical Cou T epß 2 n . ..cil Society was held on Monday last, when the report of was read by one of the Secretaries, giving an account of the proceed. ediunrsitni institution, t t i h o e n , last o f o itr the of er th a e At a congregation on Monday last. the degree of H ama of Arts was conferred. by royal mandate, upon the Rev. Frederick H olmes, ini l.4" of ie :ri B.A. of St. John's College, Professor in the Bisliopisariewung, Calcutta. Mr. Philip W. Buckhsm, of St. John's College, is elected Hebrew Scholar on the late Mr. Tyrwliltt's foundation. Thomas Grainger Hall, B.A. and the Rev. W. 1% of Magdalene College, were on Monday last elected Foundation Society. Fellows, anti Samuel Wilkes Waud, B.A. a %l'tay The Rev. Richard Johnson, M.A. Fellow of Caius College w „ on Wednesday last presented, by the Master and Fellows of that S..tcletv, to the rectory of Lavenhorn, Suffolk, Tamed by the death of theltev. J. Buck. George Burrows, Esq. B.A. of Calais College, was on the same day elected Fellow of that Society. FELONY BY A CLERGYMAN. About ten days since a rommunication was made to the Magi. strates at Lambeth-inzeet Office, that an individual who had mitted an extensive me,felony at the house o f a gent l eman named Hill, at me North Shie with dld e t he e he bad been an inmate i n t h e family for eo tistolen property was on his to London on board the Charlotte, Captain Custard, belonging to the port of Shields, and requesting th e i r W ors hi ps would cause him to be :wrested before he reached the shore. In consequence of this communication Mr. Miller, the Chief Constable of that Establish, meat, was despatched to Gravesend, with inenyetions to board the Charlotte as soon as she arrived there, and, should he find the son who stood accused, to take him into immediate custody. The trunks of the passengers were searched on the vessel's arrival, and in that of a person who gave his name William Toner, aquae. arty of plate, corresponding with that stolen, and other propaty, was found. Information was sent to Shields, and on M" ednaiday a can. stable arrived from thence with the warrant, signed by Messrs. Wright and Elderton, the Magistrates at the port of Shields, in ~hie h the prisoner, who was therein described as the Reverend Abraham Charles Mummery, was charged with felony, and authe. rising his immediate removal to that place. On Thursday the pri. 'toner was brought up for further examination before the Reverend Mr. Matthias and John Hard wicke, Esq. The accused, who is of low stature, is of very dark complexion, and about 34 years of age; he was very genteelly dressed, and his demeanoor is that of a gentleman. On being placed at the bar, he seemed fully sensible of his dangerous situation, and during the investigation he was at times much agitated, and wept bitterly. He admitted that he was the wretched being described in the warrant, and that he was a Minister of the Established Church, and a Member of the Unirer. sity of Cambridge. The constable stated that the prisoner, about three weeks ago, came to North Shields, where lie went by the name of George Mil ' ler, and represented himself as the Chief Check in the Secretary of his Majesty's Commissioners of Customs in London, and that he was sent there for the purpose of watching a vessel supposed to have a lading of contraband goods. In COs character he engaged a lodging at the house of Mrs. Hill, with whom his Story was cre (Med, and such was her confidence in him, that she frequently went from home and left him in charge of her house ; and, on one of those occasions, whilst she went to visit her husband, who was then at Newcastle for the benefit of his health, the prisoner sent for a locksmith, and stating that his wife had gone from home, and that he wanted a document of an important natur:, made him pick tie lock of a chest of drawers. Having sitcceeded in gming the drawers open, he stripped them of all they contained, wit') 'h.. a hole of the family's wardrobe, together with the pl:te, all of which {napery he removed without detection, and went as pas s en, ; . r rat baari the Charlotte, but fortunately he had osurt , oked an oid tea caddy, in which was deposited shout 800/. The constable further stated, that dare were several other charges of felony against him by the publicans in Sunderland, where he had pledged the stolen property, and where he hal been living for some time, and he understocd had occasionally offi:iated for the Rev. Mr. Collisoo, Rector of Getsill, county of Durham. The prisoner listened with profound attention to the constable's statement. He confessed his guilt to the fullest extent, and said he was led from the paths of virtue and truth, as well as to the com mission of the felony, in consequence of an illicit am our w i t h a female. He entreate d the Magistrate, if it was not adverse to the end, of justice, to have him tried in London for the offence be had committed, as he conceived that the officer who found the goods upon him would be a sufficient witness to canyiet him, and spare at least the feelings of many valued friends in that wet of the country, Wore whom he had gyp aced in so different a character. It 'odd be also injuring the cum_ of religion and strum. Tbe Magistrate said he was compelled to send him to the country. The prisoner seemed very much dejected on being removed from the bar; and orders were given to remove him immediately to Shields, to await his trial. He is very respecably connected. MARKE7'S. CORN-EXCHANGE, FRIDAY, Mar 20. The supplies this week have been inconsiderable, consisting only of 3,400 quarters Wheat, 1,100 9uartera Barley, and 4,100 quarters Oats, with 6,200 sacks Flour. fhe 11 - heat trade has been exceed. ingly dull all the morning, and even fine samples barely support Monday's currency, and the inferior are unsaleable. Barley was in very limited demand, and the prices a turn lower. We had a few needy buyers of Oats, who very unwillingly gave Monday's prices, but to force sales at all lower prices must be accepted. Beans and Peas both heavy sale, but not cheaper. [From the London New Price Current.) FRIDAY, MAT 20. COTTON.—The decline in the prices of Cotton at Liverpool is about Id. per lb. from the late high quotations; but the request is again expected in that market next week, as the trade are reported to be out of stock in the manufacturing districts. In London there have been few sr no sales for the last week ; there are no parcels pre. sing on the market : the former prices could not, however, be realised in the present languid state of the market. SUGAR.—The Sugar market advanced Is. fid. on the brown, and is. on the finer qualities, on Tuesday ; since which there has been a steady demand without the slightest variation in the cur rency. As this day advanced the req u est f or Aluscovades berarpe general and extensive, and nearly all the Sugars on sale were di , _ posed of at a further improvement of 6d. a la. since Tuesday. The Refined market is firm ; very few low lumps are to be bought at 85s. ; the finer qualities are in better supply, and rate low in pro. portion.—Molasses are 28s. The holders of Foreign and East India Sugars asked prices 2s. higher on Tuesday last; this has prevented much business, which otherwise would have taken place; to-day, however, there seems to be some disposition to purchase at the advance, particularly Bourbon Sugars. COFFEE.—The public sales of Coffee this week have gone off very heavily and a shade lower, but we cannot for the present alter oar quotations; some parcels of St. Domingo have been forced off at 625. 6d. and 635., but we would quote 635. a 645. as the nearest market rate. There were no public sales this forenoon. At a late hour to.day the request for Coffee greatly revived ; for 220 laws St. Domingo 645. was paid, and for several parcels 6:4. refused ; fine ordinary Brazil 66a. ` RUM, BRANDY, and HOLLANDS.—The Rum market is quite in a nominal state ; the purchases reported are very limited ; the holders do not appear inclined to sell, till the question of the Rums expected to be used in distilleries is finally settled.—Brandy is very heavy, and offered on lower terms, without facilitating sales ; parcels to arrive Ss. 2d., sehers, and housed of last year, Ss. 3d.—ln Geneva no sales are lately reported. Towards the close of the day the request for Rum rather revived ; Is. id. was refused for proof Leewards 11E31P and TALLOW.—The price of new Tallow is 365. ; the market still heavy._Hemp maintains the late advance ; the new 43/. By public sale this forenoon, 400 casks yellow candle Tallow, shipwrecked in the Baltic last year, sold 31s. 91. and 355. The quotations of new continues 355. 9d. a 365. SPlCES.—Cinnamon of the hat sale maintains a premium of 3d. aW. per lb.; all other Spices are dull and rather lower. Nut megs reported at ss. 9d., but the sale today will regulate the future prices. By public sale this forenoon, 62 casks Nutmegs, sold, the goot. quality be. Id. a 61..3d. ; inferior, 4s ed. a es. 61 RICE.—The good new Carolina Rice sold at 3.55.; the holders now will not sell under 375.; 390 bags Bengal, of fair white quality, sold a! 18s. 6d. The Fortitude, Resolution, Brunswick, and Albion transports, sailed on Tuesday from Cove, (Cork,) with emi grants for Upper Canada, in excellent spirits. BIRTHS. On the 9th inst. at Sturminster, the lady of T. Dashwool, Et , l of a anti and heir. At Locknax l'artle,Wigtonshire, on the Ist inst. the Lady oft , ir Andrew Agnew, Bart. of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 18th inst. Mr. Ahraham Mocatta, jun. of 3leeklenburgh square, to Eveltna, daughter of Mr. Eliezer Montcfiote, of South. street, Finsbury. On the 17th inst. at Devizes, Mr. S. Rhode: of Islington and Fumirar a Inn, to Harriet, daughter of the late John Tuckey, Esq. of Elcombe House, Wilts. DIED. On the 14th inst., Jane, youngest daughter of C. Blacken, Esq.. of Wylam, in the County of Northumberland. On the 18th inst., at Stockwell, Isaac Cooper, Esq., in his G6th year. On the 17th inst., at Wyke Regis, Dorsetshire, at the advanced age of 93 years, Wm. Swatheld, Esq. Yesterday, James William Brandon, Esq., many years Bos book and Housekeepet at the Theatre Royal, Covent-garden, in his 73d year. Yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Sarah Diana Browne, relict of the late Dr. Thomas Browne. L.L.D., of Trinity College, Dublin. HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON BRIDGE. Morning II min. after 4. I Afterno. n 34 alia. Ow 4. Printed at THE BRITISH PRESS Office, by J.W•Caaveox. 181, Strand, and published by R. C•stuot4, Mime Phok r• ~~ ~~ ~) I V 1