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To come to the Ananciel view of tho subject, surely the Hon. Member for Essex would not get up.awd tell the Housuthat any thing had occurred since 1819 to render the resolution which had been read less expedient than it then was. With re spect to the distress which was alleged, he knew that in particular parts of the country there were distresses which it was impossible to colour Lao highly ; hut he contended that they could not, in any sensi hie degree, be relieved by the remission of any taxes which it was possible to reduce, for the utmost excess of the income beyond the expen diture at present amounted to 2,500,0001. and he supposed the Hon. Member would hardly pro pose to ►educe it below the scale of the expendi ture. He inuintained that it was not from taxation the the farmer was suffering, but from the state of the market and the low prices of produce. In he present state of the markets, if they could by silty possibility withdraw every portion of the taxation 'which bore directly or indirectly upon the farmer, the effect of the removal would scarcely be felt ns a relief. The Noble Lord then pro ceeded at some length to urge the neces sity of inhering to the Resolution of 1819. After !plying declared et that period, that it was expedient for the support of public credit, that the efforts of the country should not be relaxed until the dear surplus of the revenue above the expen diture exceeded 5,000,000/; he would put it to the Honourable Member for Essex—he would put it to the Noble Lord opposite—he would put it to the Member most in the habit of consultiog the prejodices rather than the tumid sense of the people out of doors, by advo cating expedients the most disgraceful in the country—he would rut it to any man whether it would at all contribute to strengthen the credit of the country either at home or abroad, if they should now come forward and declare that they had over rated the resources of the country, and were there fore under the neees-ity of breaking down the taxa tion, of takin,o; away the surplus revenue, and leav ing the public creditor to trust to future luaus for the payment of the interest of the debt. He called upon the House, in the decision of this question, to put the Government wholly out of their view ; it was a question between the House and the country, end was therefore to be decided on a just and emotive consideration of its interests. But fur his own part, he must take that opportunity of saving, that he could not consent to continue to administer the affairs of the country with • bank rupt exchequer, an reduced and exhausted as in a time of peace to be compelled to keep down its reveiny: to the scale of its expenditure. No man was more noxious than he was to support the agricultural interests of the country; but he felt that on this - occasion he should best discharge his duty both to the landed interest and to the general interests of the country, by refusing his rs•ent to a measure which would shake the credit of the couuiry, with out affording relief to the party it was intended to eerve„ Mr. COKE rose to address the House, but the turniihnons cries of "Question!" and the confu sion caused by the impatience of the House, pre vented nil from hearing nearly the whole of the lion. Member's observations. We understood however, to censure, in the strongest terms, the whole system of measures pursued by Ministers for the last twenty-five years, to which he ascribed the distresses which the country now laboured under, and to contend that the country Gentlemen were the last who were entitled to cry out, as they, by the support they had given to Ministers, bad mainly contributed to the evil. With respect to the particular measure under discussion, he thought the tax pressed very heavily upon the whole agricultural body. Upon Oie Scotch Gentlemen it was, perhaps, more incumbent than upon the English to oppose it. because it must eaore particularly affect the interests of that cowl try, which was in the habit of sending large num bers of cattle into the several counties of England. lle had seen great quantities of them in lois own county, and the value of such cattle must ma terially depend upon the value of produce in the comities Pito which they were sent fur sale. The Noble Lord raid, the repeal of this tax would olturd no relief to the agriculturins. He would remind the. Noble Lord that a few yews back the price of barley was ruinously low ; he then moved the repeal of the War Malt Tax. After that measure was carried, barley rose to a re munerating price. and the complaints of the far mer were heard no more until the shifts and blun ders of the Chancellor of the Exchequer led him to lay on the tax again; then again came the distress of the agriculturists. How then could the Noble Lord say that the removal of the tax would give the farmer no relit'..? He concluded with stating his determination to support the motion. Lord A. HAMILTON then rose, but the calls for the question were m os t vehement, rind prevented him from being heard for several minutes; order, however, being ut length restored, he Said. that after such a reception, the Home might he sore he should sot detain them long; but if he could allow thiovrestion to go to a erne without giving utter nue* to bis setitiasents, be should feel it more Meows. petent in him to justify his silence to his consul. rients, than be nowifill to excuse to the House this intrusion upon their patience. The Noble Lend, after following some of the former speakers through the line of argument they had pursued on this question. proceeded Ist advert to the removal of a Noble Lord (Lord fife) from en appoint ment which he held in the Royal Household, oar account of his having voted against Nli- Misters on this question. Ile honoured that Noble Lord the more for his removal. The Noble Lord would bear him out in saying, that he had acted not only according to the wishes, but in pur suance of the express desire of the county lie re . preeeided. He could not pass by the case of the Noble Lewd without comment, trod he wished it might terve as a lesion to fix on die memory of the House, that there were situations inconsistent with an independent vote. He called upon Gentlemen to force the Ministers to a reduction of the expen diture by diminishing their means. The Noble Lord sat &MI amidst the MIMI overpowering riles or" Qupgiiiin" Lord FIFE then rase and said, in consequence ~r what had fallen born the Noble Lord who had just it down, he felt. le liel:Casary to offer 4 few übeer •ehons. He was far from ambitious of occupying the time or uttentionof the House, it would be much • e • For Foreign Intelligence, ¢e. see last pegs. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4. 1821. The Rosman Catholic Relief Bill was yesterday presented in the Hou►e of Lords, read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Tuesday, the 10th instant. It will be seen in our report of the proceedings, that the Earl of LiveaPoot. and the LORD CHANCELLOR have, contrary to expec tation, a►mounced their determination to give it their decided opposition. The second rending of the Malt Ditties Repeal Bill was moved last night in the House of Com. mons, and pro.loced • long debate. It was nega tived, on • division, by a majority of 98—the num bers being, Ayes 144—Noes 24i. The Paris Papers of Sunday last have brought us official confirmation of all the disheartening intelligence previously received respecting the affairs of Naples. lu ano►her part of our Paper will be found a copy of the —Murrain( CONVEN TION between the Neapolitan Governme n t a n d the General In Chief of the Austrian army, signed at the Grand Priory of Naples, before Celina, on the 20th of March, by which hostilities are declared to be suspended in all parts of the kingdom and at sea, so soon as the several detached commanders shall receive notice of this Convention. 'The for. tress of Capus, which is represented to he one of the strongest Fortresses in the kingdom, in surren dered to the Austrians, hut it is provided that in all forts and places which shall be occupied by an Austrian army, there shall be a Governor in the name of his Sicilian Majesty, independent of the Austrian Commander, ■nd that all public property shall be respected by the Austrian army, as being the property of the KING. The Austrian ■rmy were to occupy Averse, which is only ten miles from Naples, on the following day ; but the occupation of the capital itself was to be made the subject of a particular Convention. From a telegraphic dispatch which was received in Paris on Sunday, it was under►tood that the Austrians lied entered the capital on the 2ith of last mouth. The fourth Bulletin of the Austrian army, which accompanies the Military Convention, exhibits the Nestlelkon army under General Cau&scoss to the public in a point of ♦iew the most ignon J JJ ism; that can well be imagined. This army was not composed exclusively of legionaries and militia, such as formed the whole of General Papa's corps, but comprised, in conjunction, ito doubt, with many undisciplined troops, the greater part of the standing army of Naples, and consequently the ex cuse which we attempted yeste►day to offer for Ge neral PEWS raw soldiers would be wholly inappli , . cable to the more disciplined trcops who were nonsi: Wally Bader the command of General CARRAtCOGA. the distressing eirents of this short campaign are certainly hot to be attributed to either of the Ge. aerate who were intrusted with the defence of three, frontieri. They had formed their plans with judgs meat, and pursued them, to far as it was possible, with skill and prudence. General PEPE in partial euler, by the unequivocal testimony of his distina t guished antagonist, displayed during the only action of the campaign very great skill and no less valour, so that if circumstances should ut any fu ture time reduce the Neapolitans to the necessity of opposing the invasion of an enemy, there are no of f icers to whom the destinies of the country might with more safety be intrusted than to Generals PEPS and CARNAScOIIA. But what could the greatest Captains in Europe accomplish amidet universal treachery, or the most scandalous cow ardice of their soldiers ? The only error they seem to have committed was, that they appear to have confided too much in the affected zeal and valour of their troops. The dispersion of General Pars's army left the right flank of General CARRASCOSA fatally exposed, and the necessary consequence was, that General CARRASCOSA was compelled to tor render his entrenched position at Sau Germano without a blow, and to retire to a second entrenched position at Mignon°, on the toad to Capon. " The same dispositimi," however, says the Austrian Bul. letior, " which had dispersed the army of General Pare in the Abruzzi, manifested itself in a man ner still more violent in the camp of Mignano. The troops would not fight for the cause of revolt, but declared against their Chiefs, who could only escape the dangers which menaced them by per mitting the soldiers to disperse and return to their own homes, after laying down their arms." The Bulletin then exultingly adds, in the true tone of NAPOLEON', memorable denunciations, " The Neapolitan army is no more !" An attempt is made in the passage we have quoted from the Bul letin to excuse the perfidy or cowardice of the troops, by referring their conduct to an unwilling ness " to fight for the cause of revolt," or in op. position to the expressed will of their KING ; but even the terms of the Bulletin itself prove that there was no pretence for incepting such soldiers with this proud attribute of distinguished loyalty and devotion to the person of their Monarch. It is too manifest that they were actuated solely by coward ice—pure and unmixed cowardice—au abject fear of personal danger—a dread of A ustrian bayonets and bullets; fur we find that instead of temaining in arms to promote the triumph of despotic power, and to manifest their generous attachment to the person of their KING, and their loyal abhor rence of • free form of government, they of fered personal violence to their officers, who thought to detain them in their ranks, and throwing down their arms, returned to their respective homes. Who now feels any sympathy for the Neapolitans, or grieves that their chains have become beerier than they were before the revolution ? Who rather does not hope that the Austrians will abuse their power, and make the cowards who would not fight for freedom feel the consequences of their own baseness? Yet we doubt not that there are in Naples many generous and valiant spirits who eau appreciate the blessings of freedom, and who mourn sincerely over the events that have thus untimely obscured the rising dawn of their country's honour and happiness. These men will still preserve the seed of liberty, which in some happier hour will produce the golden fruit of glory and prosperity, not fur Naples alone, but for the whole of Italy. floe-DUTY.—It will he wen by th• following official communication, that the Lords of the Tree. sury have been pleased to suspend the payment of the flop-Duty, due on the growth of the last year, upon the same conditions as on former years : " Treasury Chambers, March 27, 1821. " sia—The Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Trea sury having had under their conaideration a Memorial Gom the Hop-plowers of the County of Keat, requesting that for they time may be allowed for payment of the duties due from them, 1 have it in command to ■cquaiut you, fur the infor mation of the parties concerned, it appears to my Lords Hist the reasons which induced this Board to grant the iodulgence iu question last season, exist lu equal farce at the present moment: their Lordships have therefore been pleased to au thorize the Commissioners of Excise to allow the same time fur the payment of the hop duty this season on the like coo dit imis.-1 am, Sir, &c. "S. B. LILISHINGTON. " D. J. Parker, Esq." A County Meeting was held at Huntingdon on Friday, when Keanlotions recommending the re storation of the QUEEN'S name in the Liturgy, and Parliamentary Reform, were agreed to. Earl FITZWILLIADI, Lard MILTON, Lord J. RUSSELL, &e. took part in the proceedings. The meeting (the first of the kind ever held in that count•) then separated, after giving three cheers for the QUEEN, and three fur Lord JOHN RUSSELL. A National Institution, entitled The American Academy of Languages and Belles Genres, has beets formed in the United States. In the hot of officers for the present year are JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, President; and among the Counsellors is WAsHINGTON IRVING, Esq. now in Europe, the author of " The sketch Book," and several other interesting and popular literary works. Sir JOHN FLEMING LEICESTER has opened his honae fur the display of his magnificent collection of Paintings, by living and modern Artists, and an elegant assemblage of Ladies and Gentlemen were highly gratified by the superb exhibition. It is highly advantageous to the Arts in thus giving liberal encouragement to the Painters of our school, and the Honourable Baronet merits the highest rulogiums from every Amateur. He has added several valuable Pictures to the former exhi bition. We shall particularise the most distin guished on a future day. • . . 1 :40 14 - 1 s4ij • „ep l his f 01 4iile:r3t,er• • THE kOYAL FAMILY. The Duchess of GLOUCEITER'v cold is much better. Her Royal Higliners received visits yester day from the Princess AUGUITA and the Duchess of CLARENCE. Yesterday the Priircess AtictisTA, the fluke of GLOUCESTER, and the Princes. SOPHIA Msitt.os, dissed with the Duke and Ouches ChsttEscit. —Piince LEOPOLD dined with the Durheas of [ENT on Monday, and afrersvarde honoured Covent Garden theatre with his presence. Prince LEOPOLD gave • grand dinner yesterday to the Duke of YORK, at Marlborough House: among the company present to meet his Royal tleglines‘ were - The Russian Ambassador, the Cenottuis • the Dale of Wellingt on , t h e L ai l o f Li verpoo l , the E arl and Countess Illaihuro, the Earl of Yeramptith, viacuoist sod Viscountess Grauviiir, Colouci Uptea, Captaiu Cuero?, Mr. C. Gee &e. - FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS. The Earl of Landcrdale has arrived at Warren's Hotel, Regent.street, from his seat in Scotland. Lord and Lady Gage and family arrived yeaterdsy at Greilloo's Hotel, Albemarle-street, tie the season, from their seat, fork Place, Sussex. - - Lord and Lady Ashburton and family ■re arrived at the Brunswick-House Hotel, Hanover-square, from a tour. The Earl of Ashburnbarn has left town fur big seat, Ash burnliam-place, Sussex. The Countess of Darnley and the Ladies DSO relirrned to town on Monday, from their seat, Cobham Hall, Kent. The Hon. Miss Grimaton has arrived at her bonne in Hert ford-atrosi, May-fair, from leer seal in Herts. Mr. and Mrs. Dawson have arrived at their hostas in Hiside street, Manchester-square, from their seat, St. Leo nard's-hill, Seam The lion. Mrs. Langley is !mired at her house in Port man-square from Bails. . _ _ . . The Rev. Mr. Edwards and family are arrived at their house is Dran.yard, Westminster, from their seat in Wales. Mr. and Mrs. Hammond arrived yesterday at the London Hotel, Alherniae-strict, from their real is Kent. I.a4y Francis Osborne left ditto yesterday, for her seat in Cam bridgeshire. Arrivals at Shelley's Hotel, Curkapur.strerr An hem, from Paris; Mrs Bennett, from Canterbury. Ih.par. tures from ditto:—Rev Dr. Chester, fur his seat in Essex; Dr. Dudley, for Colchester. The Ea.ll of Climate, and family are arrived at iheir house in Upper Brook.sireet, (tem their seat In Woreesietthire. 'the Bail and Conntras of Glasgow and the Ladies Boyle arrived yesterday at the Royal Hotel, SI Jam. s'i , street, from their seat in Kent ; ale.) Colonel Scott, from Wiiichesttr. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. ..........,... The Marchioness of Salisbury gave her second grand rout for the season on Monday evening, at her elegant mansion in Arlington-street, whit b was attended by nearly 400 per sons of the flirt rank, distinction, and fashion • among sham were, the Russian, Prussian, an d Dutch Arnblussadurs, and Foreign Ministers; the Duke of Count Munster, the Duchess of Leeds, the Marchioness of Hert ford, the Marchioness of Camden sod the Ladies Pratt, the Earl anal Countess of Dasuley and the Ladies Bligh, the Earl and Countess of Sefton and the Ladies Molyneux, the Countess and the Ladies Bathurst, the Earl and Countess sud the Ladies Furteseue, the Countess and the Ladies Ash borubson, the Earl nod Countess of Jersey, Countess of Mansfield and the ladies Murray. Countess Mingden, Countess Leven; Lady Caroline Powlett, Sir William and Usti Duff Gordon, Countess of Galloway and the Ladies Stewart, Lady Glynn, Lady Hampden, Lady Hippisley, Lady Melville, Countess of Sandwich, Countess Euston, Sir Gore and Lady Dailey, Countess of Horrors, • General, Mn. and Miss Gascuyne; Lady Desanges, Climates, of Claret Earl and Countess of Abuyne, the Ladies Gordon, Lady Afilerk, Lord Sidasouth and the Misses Addington, Earl of Ancram, Sir John and Lady Berosfural, Lord and Lady Binning, Countess of Blesintani. Viscountess Barnard, Lady B. Bouverie, Lord and Lady Dunalas, Sir Charles mid Lady Doyle, Sir Charles Asgill, Countess of Muuntuorris Earl and Countess Mulgrave, General Phipps, Lady riestdi gate, Sir Georse Alderson, Mrs. Arbuthnot, Mr. and Mrs. Martin, the Misses Asslietun Smith, Mrs. and Miss Ander don, Mrs. Montagne Burgoyne, Mrs. Boodle, Lady C. Strutt, Lord and Lady Bulkeley, Mr. Bouverir, Mr. and Mrs. Buscawen, Major and Captain Bentiock, Mr. Mrs. and Miss Dem, Mr. 111111 Mrs. Fremantle, Countess De Grey, Mr. Wm. Monson, Mrs. Osborne, Mr. and Mrs. Penn, Mr. P. Frazer, Mass Harvey, Mr. J. Follies, Mass Grimston, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. and Lady C. Greville, Mrs. Gosling, Mr. sud Lady G. Greaten. Hon. Mr. Irhy, General Thorn ton, Miss Kinsaird, Mrs. mid the Misses Manners Sown, Ste. Lady Castlereagh gave a splendid rout on Monday even. lam, at her house in St. Jantes'msquare, which was attended by nearly the same distinguished fashionable• as were at the Marchioness of Salisbury's. The Countess of St. Germain. has issued cards of Malta tiou fur • grand rout this evening, at her house in St. James's square. Lady Corkrrell will give • grand Concert to-morrow even ing, at her house in Piccadilly. The Duke of Norfolk gave • grand dinner nn &until''r to the Earl of Rosalyn, Lord Nugent, air John Newport, Hart. Mr. Blake, Mr. Blouat, and • large party, at Norfolk limpe t St. Janata'. square. Mrs. Co• has issued cards of invitation for a concert on the 13th instant, at her house in Grosvenor-place. Sir %Valhi's and Lady Harriet Wnis. Wynn have is.ned card. of invitation for an entertainment on Satuid•y the 14th Malawi, at their house in &James's-square. The Earl of Delmore gave a growl dinner yesterday in the Earl and Countess of Darnley, and a distinguished party, at his house in Hamilton-place. The Countess of Arran had a fashionable party yesterday evening, at her house in Dover street. The Starebioness of Hertford has issued cards of invitation for n splendid lout ou the 13th instant, at Hertford House, Maneltestrr-square The Marquis and Marchioness of Lauvdown will 'Minivan ■ large party of personages on Saturday next, at Lausdown Howse, Bei keley.square. The accounts from Paris of the death of Madame Fonda, are contradicted by laws; received yes terday. Though her recovery was considered im possible, it tiepins she is again able to perform at the Parisian Opera. A public festival took place, on Tuesday last, at Sunderland, in honour Of SH•ICSPRAILE, at which Mr. STEPHEN lliamnLe presided. After dinner he addressed the numerous company with an ap propriate speech. The " Mulberry Tree" was then snug in fine style, and the whole company joined in the chorus. Mr. KBAN.—.The highest compliment ever of. feted to dramatic talent and genius has been paid to 111 r. KERN, in Boston. Independent of paying the regular admission, the premiums which the sale of boxes produced amounted to a considerable sum, and has been appropriated to I haritsible ob jects. The poor pill long renumber Kai e.. York Paper.) 2s ~~: , more consistent with his feelings to remain silent, but this was an occasion which rendered an opposite course necessary. He had no hesitation in saying, that the course which had been adopted with regard to the place whit+ he held in the family, was not necessary at this time, except for some motive into which he would not now inquire. It was not, in deed, necessary, because some time ago he had sig tidied his desire to resign, from a feeli ntiliat he could not, while he held it, continue to execute - his duty to his constituents with propriety, and with satisfaction to himself. He must say, that the time chosen to sig nify to him that his Majesty had no farther occasion for his services, was not the most suitable. It was after he had been ordered to prepare to attend his Majesty to Ireland, and after a vote in that House, given not in a party spirit, but in conformity with the desire of his constituents, and with a similar vote given last year.—( Lord cheer;./—lf it was meant as a censure of rite vote he had given, he could not say that he repented of that vote; if it was meant to intimidate in hero, to Gentlemen simi. larly situated he would leave its doe appreciation. Opposition, if successful, was heretofore consi dered right ; but now at appeared a new way was adopted of considering it. When acting with a minority List year he gave a similar vote, no obser vation was made to him upon the circumstance, but being in the majority this year his vote had been followed by exclusion from his appointmeut. —( Laughter and load cheers.)—The Noble Lord then declared, that his removal from the pre. sence and service of his Sovereign would never in the slightest degree impair his loyalty or his attachment to his person. In reference to the question under doeu-sion he mast give his decided opinion, that the tax was in principle impolitic and iinjust, baneful in its effects, and injurions to the interests of the country. Lord FOLK ESTOR 13 rose to observe upon some al lusions which had been made to what had fallen from him on a former evening when this subject was under discussion, and contended that his remarks upon that necannii, had this evening been much misrepre sented. The Noble Lord proceeded at consider able length to explain and defend his former argu ments, and to support the present motion; but the tumult occasioned by the increasing impotence of the House, manifested in repeated and vehement calls for the question, prevented us from collecting the greater part of his argument. Mr. E. WODEUOUSR supported the motion. Mr. IVesTitaN replied. The Howie then divided, the numbers being—. For the Motion Against it . . . Majority ■`ainst the second reading 98 The other orders of the day were than disposed of, and the Hoare adjourned at HALF-PAST TWELVE O'CLOCK. LAW IntEtabsiVtke COURT OF CIIIINCRRY 4 UNCOUrs Tutsinv, APRIL S. FfKBARTdL:;f/~it. MUDiES NATIONAL 11111110ALS. bIUDIS V. THOIII4SOI I I.ANDJUNLII. tiir Heim ) move d on S atur d ay t ha t ta e tojuisettnn Adel, had bee n grante d i n th i n ease should 'be JVasulved, to ',s wain the Defendant*, who *ere ensOltryt4 by•hfiti Plaintiff to strike a aeries of medals, Id entaniertmorMlim teethe baffled on the P..ll;nsul• in the late -sr, (rum dire of the Plaietiffla i from exhibiting terenty-one of the weenie of the wildalanin a shield, whirl, they denominated " The Wellington fibieMi" and which they exhibited at uncle ifliew•rocns, in ham. lie moved:lsis on title inseret being put la, 'said. het forth, that the shield bad been dismantled of litelirefdits and there was au end of the complaint of the Plaintiff. :" Mr. HAR' ibis d,y stewed ratite •caiost the injunction twine diaiolred, 40 contended, that although the sineid iwad been diamatitted orthe Intl( medahi e yet the be fendmits might hare copied his dies—fbr instintAttnrirme4l known that a great number of what were calledlenrer AS& pence, were manufactured at Birminglism. The LORD CHAIICIELLOR observed, that whets • tba Plain tiff' applied fur the injunction he confined himself futile eircumitnnee of the shield; and it was granted merely to prevent the Defendants from eibibitiag it with his 'half medals on, or exposing it fur aide with thee nee. The shield had been stripped of the medals, and of course thew was an end to the cadre that called fur the iuktnction. therefore, considered it bus duty to dissolve It. In the course of the penal-idioms •the half oaettek4iret formed the border of the shield were bonded no to the Lord atone. Ilur. ills Lordship 'Rammed them attentively, and said they were beautifully executed. • • SUDDEN DEATH OF AIRS. ELLISTON:' It is with pain we have to record another ands very raelmi chilly instance of the uncertainty of human existence. Mrs. Elli-irrii, the wife of Mr. Fltiston, Drury-lane heater. re tired to rest, in Stratford-place, on Saturday night last, of lir, usual hour, in better apparent health then she hails.- joyed fer some time past. She had nisi been in bed long, when she was attacked by as hysteric •ffectioe, to laugh, during the last two years, AO bed hers subject, ■nd Mien n. i ... it. s she was no more. Mrs. Ellissou was well known in the most tispectable circles in London, Bath, LrawriMitatt, and elsewhere; sou known only to be admired sod barna: she was nut mote remarkable for her personal accompltsh• meats, than for the rare and exemplary excellence of bar psivate character. Her age was 46. She bad been married to Mr. Ellision - four-aud-torenty years ; sad had borne•him ten ehii.ll en, of whom nine are living. Mr. Ellisikte, after officiating at the Denry-lane Theatrical Fund denser. at Freemasons' Hall, on Friday evening last, returned to Mrs. Elliston. in Stratford-place, and set off on Saturday moinirg, at fire o'clock, for Leamington, to attend a trial at the Warwick Assizes. Melted nut the consolation, there. fore, of being with Mrs. Elbston iu her last moments. He was sent fur, express; sad reached home, with his eldest sun, iu great affliction, at an onaly hour on Monday morning. MATCH TO RUN AND RIDE TWENTY-SEVEN' NILES IN TWO HOURS This singular match, made ht a gentleman named Pro ton, for a hundred plates*, was decided oa Monday on t!re Basiagoolte and Andover road, mid it afforded much sport. MC. Prohatt had backed Wood( to do eitht miles within the hour on foot, over a two males piece of ground, lain+ Ms accomplished as follows: Min. Se". First two stiles in l3 .... 50 Next in .. . 13 20 Nest is . 14 .... 10 Next in. 1,3 .... 10 56 30 ' " Thus the pedestrian accomplished nearly half a suite over the eight miles before he mounted a fine blood mare, and roils over a piece of ground of fuer miles and a half, wills room to torn at each end. He did ten miles in thirty lune minutes. keeping his mare upon the fret to go iia. Ha lied rather more than eight miles and a half to do is. the nest twenty - six minutes, and he accomplished it cleverly three =mutes within time, and wee a goad extra stake. HORSR RACING. Monday a singular race look place on Durdham Down. Flristul, between a mare rode by J. 8. Smith, Esq. of the Lancers, and a horse, by J. Alloggridge, jun. Era. The course was one mile, which was to be decided in three beats, in which they were to take 15 leaps, over hurdles, placed at proper distances ; the mare was the favourite on starting, but it was derided it, the second heat in favour of the horse, by the mare striking down two hurdles, when her rider pull ed up, and wasof course dierenced. Afterwards they ran a single mile, which was won by the mare, With griming up to the starting•post in gallant style. Several minor races took place; and considering the inclemency of the weather, the course was numerously attended. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENTS. On Saturday sennight, as Mr. Baer, of Pentawin, was re turning Fiume from Catmarthea, he was thrown from his horse un Llanstephan-bridge, and killed or the slot; he sav a man much respected.—A few days sine*, Mr. Parry, of Bangor, a Bingcon in the Royal Navy, bad the misfortune to be throwa from his home, and killed on the spot, near Capri Cerig; he was a single gentleman, well respected by all who knew him.—On Saturday se'auight, Captain N. Thomas. of the brig Bellows, of Cameroon, ■ud one of his boys, were drowsed cuusilig from Carr arson is a boat to bill vessel, which lees at anchor near Bangor; it is supposed the boat upset by carrying too much sail. FIRES. On the afternoon of the rid intl. a fire broke oat in the barn of the Rev. Mr. Picini, Rector of Harilebuiy, Wor. eestervbire, which was in • short time entirely cortisone it. sedates Iwo stables adjoining. The barn contained a quan tity of win -at, the greater part of which fell a prey to the games. Engine's from the filing?, Stoetbridge, Steurport, and Kiddeitniester, were promptly conveyed to the spot, and, aided by the exertions of the neighboinbood, were the means of saving the remainder of the premises from de struction. The damage is estimated at nearly lon/. the whole of the property bring insured, little 15... will be sustained by the Rev. Gentleman. A• yet the exact cause of the con flagration remains undiscovered ; hot, we regret to state, that, front a variety of circumstances, there is tee nisi h reason to susp►ct that it was wilfully tareasioard..-(6104- tester Journal.) Several parts of Staffordshire have lately been visited with tremendous storms, and in the northern distract more particularly there has been muck thunder and lightning. WoWanton Church, near the Potteries, was struck by lightnine, a Aloft pe riod before divine service, but ;nippily no injury was sustsined. The electric Jinni entered at the window o f th e vestr y, en d, pris i ng through the room, in which several of the Sunday School children were assembled, struck down • young man, who waist the time in the act of operfing.the belfry door; the only inconvenience he experiewed firm the shock, of which he is now quite recovered, was a considerable numbness in different parts of his body, and one of his feet wvs bliitered. A alight shock was felt by the ringers in the belfry. , The clop of thunder attendant was loud and awful. El :ri c MI THE BRITISH PRESS. l.~i~ r t).: