The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1821-05-23 00:00:00

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. Last night, after the pls. of Ike Text pest, was procitsced a new farce, called The Grand Tom. ; or, Stopped rat Rochester! We believe it is net usual to exec' of an author in due line a very rigid ad ' hereoce, to regularity or probability of plot or inci dent, aed it would perhaps be ton muse li to de :. mend th.t the whole of either should be entirely , _new. Those who expected either in the instance • of last iiieht mast have been grievously disap pointed; and yet we have seldom wit n es se d an ea _ dience, I. most crowded one too, we will not say so completely indulgent and good humoured, but so highly entertained and so perfect!) , gratified. if we are to judge from perhaps the best criteria on such an occasion, the continued laughter and the repeated plaudits from almost every part of the holm. Three young fellows, a waggish artist, Sebright by name (Mr. Jou es), a air:sleet music master, Bluskinon (Mr. DORUSKT), and a French dancing master, whose name, in spite of the variety of its pronunciation by the several persons to whom it fell to mention, we were enable to c•tch, bus who was personated by Mr. Yeres. having jousted in the pereharre of a share of a lottery ticker, which is drawn • prize, become entitled to two thousand pouuda betweeo them, which they agree to.spend in making The Grand Tour together. But arriving at Rochester, they atop there some time, till their fonds bring nearly exhausted, they are rather at a loos whether to proceed further or re turu. Blushington, liowever, having contrived, during their stay to win the heart of Lefty (Mica BEAUMONT), the doughter of Venture, a general dealer at Rochester (Mr. BLANCHARD), who has fixed the next day for her marriage with Violet, a Cockney oil and eolourman in High Holborn (Mr. Latreon), whom he hint never seen, Sebright usdertakes to secure the noun of his friend with the young lady, which, after one complete defeat, he at length succeeds ia bringing about, and oat of his contrivances for that purpose, the inci dents of the piece, some of them ludicrous enough, and sufficiently removed from probability, es we have before hinted, arise. The dialogue is smart and sprightly, and profusely seasoned with puns, equr- Toques, and jokes, both new and old. We under. stood it is from the pen cif Mr. Monroe. The exertions of the performers were such as to.reflect • touch credit on themselves, and to impart the highest satisfaction to the audience. Mr. JONts sustained nearly the whole burden of she piece, being hardly a moment absent from the scene, and keeping up to the last, without flagging in the least, that constant active bustling volatility which characterises his acting, and which has seldom been displayed to more advantage. Mr. LISTON we never saw with an little to do, but of that ' little he made the most. Mr. Emetic per sonated a drunken Yorkshireman, servant to Violet, end made the part entirely his own Mr. YATES spluttered his French-English with inimitable drol lery. Mr. BLANCHARD was an excellent represen tative of the wily old tradesman, and Mr. CHAP MAN, of a usurer, lees repulsive titan the character is generally drawn. Miss ItteensioNT imparted all its tuterest to the trilliag (.Imtnefer allotted to her, and executed a pretty little song of Mr. W•ne's, we believe, with much taste, which procured her the merited honour of an encore. Mr.. DATEN PONT pourtruyed, with her arcustorted excellence, the character of an elderly maiden, sister to Venture, attached to : poetics, anti riot disinclined to main inony, who is finally wedded to Violet. Through out the whole of the first act the attention of the audience was kept continually awake and constantly gratified. In some scenes of the second act theaction lingered too much, and the dialogue became rather heavy. But with roans judicious curtailments in those parts which were marked by the audience, the whole may be rendered suffi ciently entertaining to secure it a run. It was an trounced for repetition amidst general applause, the dissentients being but few. surd their opposi mu, if possible, more feeble than their number. King HENRY. VII. was crowned alone, being unmarried at the time, on the 30111 October, 1185. lie subsequently married the Princess EuzAserti, da►Rhter of EDWARD IV. on the 18th January, 1486; but from jealousy of her title, she being the rightful heir to the throne, he postponed her coro nation until the 25th of November, 1487. Mr. Citosii*xt.t., of Cbeshunt, has ►mw in his possession the hat of his ancestor, Ot.tvea Crtom 'scut., by which the skull, supposed to be the Pro tector's, which. with two others, were, after the Restoration, affixed over the entrance to Westmin ster Hall, until the feign of Q►►een Arctic, has been tried, and uo doubt is now entertained of its identity. Lally HBATHCOTB, we are concerned to state, still continues very much indisposed at her house iu GrOsvetior-square. A statue in honour of the late Mr. WEST is to be erected in St. Paul's. DUEL PREVENTED.—A duel was to have taken piece early on Mooday morainic in Copenhagen fields, between Mr. F---a and Mr. S—lr—R, hal f pay officers, but in consequence of infintnatiuti re eetved, they were surprised to find en enemy at the place of meeting ; they however escaped. FRAUD IX SOVERFlGNs.—Government has lately detected a must extraordinary fraud, which threat ens great loss to the currency. Sovereigns to a great extent I:iise beer) counterfeited. by easin g plalithi with gold, the specific gravity of the two metalafining linearly equal. In melting down •nine sovereign., the plutina was detected at ilie bottom of the crucible. The Board of Eiteise have issued orders, direct ing 110 table beer to be liencefiirili sold at a higher rate than 18s. per barrel exclusive of duty. Re tailer, charging more than one penny halfpenny per quart are therefore liable to a ',rushy of 50/. Wednesday se'rinight a fine S.nlair goose dropped ta a wino! near Issued, Cormirthenshire ; it wire inund by the workineu, who took it to the garden, when.., slier living for two days, it died. Aceouints have been received through France "It (ithtaltar, aniontliciong the tinpledsnrit e of tile plague having appeared at Malta. It was communicated by a vessel from Alexandria. Fool- persons, we understand., had fallen victims to the malady. 111 the lexetnito. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY. Lumen:lee TVICSDAY. MAT It. The Lord Chancellor came into Court at hilt past ten o'clock. JU DOM ENTS. Mr. FIART stated, that there were several Peti tions at the head of the paper which stood for his Lordshop's judgment, particularly that of Cole ; brooke v. *Leigh, which was pr.-rising, all far as the interest of the parties was concerned; perhaps if•hile Lordship slid not wish to give his judgment this day. he would appoint a cereal day that they should stand at the brad of the paper. The LOU) CHANCELLOR—" Let them be put at the heed of the paper on Thursday next, when pledge myself to deliver my orders. MOTIONS. Mr. CULTIN moved that • Bankrupt Petition should be heard on Thursday next. Mr. May said that lie understood it was the de sire of the Court that one day in the week should be allotted for hearing motions, and that Thursday in each week during Term were the days appointed for that purpose. Ile therefore trusted that the Court would out, in its great indulgence, ill low 'notions to be disturbed is their course on Thursday next, as they were accumulating, and of that nature which could not be heard elsewhere, for the purpose of heroin ' , is batik rapt petition, which could be heard us well be fore she Vice-Chancellor. The LORD CHAN(It!.I.OR—" Let it be put in the paper fur Saturday." COURT OF KIWI'S BENCH. Wasstmmerrai, TUISDAY, Mgy 22. The Court was occupied nearly the whole of the day in hearing ergunienti on special ease.. The decisions were reserved for s Future day. BANDON CESSIONS. At these Sessions 'seven convictions of tradesmen took place for attempts to administer unlawful oaths, and otherwise establish an illegal and un justoliable control over their employer.. The Court sentenced them to six months imprisonmeo, in compliance with which sentence they were re moved on Saturday, under a military 'scoot, and safely lodged in the county gaol. So üb.tiuutely are the desperate objects or this association poem vered ou t that the friends ofthe criminals, while they were leaving the Court on Friday, evioceol by hisses and various indications of riot' their hostility to the prosecuting parties and defiance of the laws. 'rile Sessions did not conclude till Monday. His MAJESTY suffered a slight operation on Fri day eveasing, by having a small tumour removed from the brad. Mr. ASTLEY COOPAR performed the operation with bis usual ability, and it was ac comp.nied by no pain or iiicouvenieoce.—(Even int/ Paper./ The friends of religious freedom will learn with astonishment that the intolerant eatsbliolineeut of Onini r se Lodge., to which so much of th e f eu d s i n Ireland have beta attributed, is now extended to England, and that the Presumptive (lair to the Throne 11710 been prevailed on to becoMe the Grand Master. Diplomas, or dispensations to hold lodges, and the appointments of Presidents and Vice-Pre stdents issue under the seal of his Royal Highness; the object and intention of which is, to resist the deliverance of our fellow-subj , :cts, the Roman Ca. tholics, from the impolitic tool unconstitutional re strictions under which they suffer.—//bid.) Extract of a letter from New York, dated April 14:—" C.O. CHARLES MYRIEI.I., late of the brig Cossack, of Boston, arrived here yesterday front the Havannah, who left Mexico the 4th of Fe bruary last, where he, with his crew, were liberated from prison, after nearly three years' confinement. The mate of the Cossack, Mr. PHILIP GARDINER, a native of Eogland, Mr. PETER PRATT, the Inter preter, and 4 sisilorii, principally Englishmen, were all massacred by the Spaniards at Matelot', 50 leagues to the north of San Blatt, on the Continent. Captain MY et ELL was liberated under the new Constitution, as were also the Gentlemen above mentioned. Captain MiratELL adds, that Mexico was in a rev°. lutionary state, and that 5.000 insurgent troops have fortified themselves in a mountain, about eighteen leagues from Mexico. The city was in • dreadful state of poverty. Captain MYRIELL arrived et Havannah in a ;Spanish King's schooner front La Vera Crux, having sailed in company with a fleet of five sail, with four millions of dollars on boas el." Advices have been received from Tangiers to a late date, by which we learn that the Emperor MULEY SOLIMA N had taken prisoner Mu 'AY ZAID, his neither's, anti the troubles which had lately dis tracted the empire were fast approaching to a close. The capital of Fez had surrendered, and the Em peror SOLIHAN had token up his residence there. Tetusai was the only place of consequence which still held out, and that place was expected soon to surrender to the new Emperor. S:r EDWIN FRANCIS STANHOPE, Kart. JOHN PARSONS, E.q. and Lieutenant-General nod Mrs. BURR, have taken possession of the insinsiou-house nod premists at Holm-Lacy, Herefordshire. the re snit-nee of the late Dowager Dingo-on of NOR FOLK, which has been delivered to them and Miss Davis, by 11're. Wlrteessen, Esq. the late re ceiver. its the co-heirs of her Grace, being the de scendants and co-heirs of Sir JAS. SCUDASIORE, Knight, pursuant to the recent order of the LORD Cu A NEEL.I.OII. From letter' receives! in town today, we learn that the Wickham revenue cruiser. Ceptain BEAT. son,-hus captured on the Irish omit u fine Ameri can seauligling schooner, from Philadelphia, laden with tobacco.—(Greenock Adeertimer.) A boat, in which were six persons, four of whom were females, was sunk on Sunday evening below blesvinoth, by the unskilful act of the two youths who roil her regrairist same piles. One of the fr. ndes, of the name of Seencen, was unfortunately drowned, but the others were raved by IVeotinin ister party in a six-mired host. The deceased was u servant. who had liberty for the days and resided at Brent ford. • • • 7 siserios o AN A LDRRNA N FOR QUEEN- . iiirrtar WARD. SECOND DAY. Nearly the whole of this day, was occupied if& hearing the ofteandialla a< Ilveeentseel upon the . admissibility of voles. There seamed meet than about eighty voters in this Ward. ' At the elpoe of the poll ye s terd a y the nitmbers vete only— . for Me. Wingate* Mr. .C.apel ,••41fico: • --- • 4dsi. 4 •41.1.1 Majority.... tr.. 414.4 a rt.) • srAnris-BoNE ORE ERA L DISPENSARY. • -- • The supporters and friends of this admirable Charity dined together yesterday at the Preentasuns' Tatters, Great Queen street. Upwards of 300 pennies were present. George Byng, Esq. 51. P. was unanimously railed to the Chair; sod was supported by S. C. Whitbread, Eeq. M.P. end other Gentlemen. After the removal of the cloth, Now Noble was snag by Misers. Taylor and King, and the signal toast. followed. The Report was read by the Secretary, from which it ap• peered that the 'nuttier of persons admitted to receive bene fits from the opening of the Charity in 171115, to the let of January, In/I, was 54,774, of which 50,040 have been cured, 3,570 partially relieved, 5041 died, 351 diaeharged fur non-attendance, and 157 remain wader cure. Of these masa ben 17,145 have brew visited at their owu habitations. When the Secretary bad conelniled reading the Report, the health of the Chairman was drank with three times three, and he retertied thanks. A considerable sum was collected from the meeting, which did nut separate till a late hoer. MWPIXI Mi m s a young lady of greet siteuempllebuseate, awl the dawghter of it wealthy citizen, elopidl Awe' the Wei* a her swat, New-rind, St. Pancras, where abe was ow a visit, on Sandsy morning last, with a dancineanswer. The affair was nut discovered until the breakfast hour, whew tt was found that she had taken her trunk with her. Hand bills led to a trace of the fugitives ow Monday worming. at Husitingford, Herta, where they were found. The lady, who is (weakly-oat years of see, was brought hack by bey brother, wed the Italian, who to termed forty, received a caning from the brother's hands. PIGEON NATC II for a 131 LV RR CUP awl COV ER. A grand match took place u• Reentry Cosmos, Berko, on Monday, between nine gentlemen of Buck., Oxon, and Her's, against nine from Hants, Wilt■, and Surrey, for • silver cup and cover, and ten 'toluene in specie, by • sub scription of live guineas each, at t►irteen birds each, from the trap at twenty yards from the gun, charge unlimited. The following is the number each killed:— BUCKS, &e. Killed. HANTS, At. Killed. Mr Willson l3 IMr Buchan •l2 Mr. Rogers . 12 Mr. Horn,. .. 12 Mr. Ma50n............. 12 M►. Foihiagill Mr. Herbert Mr. Nash... . . Mr. Jones..... 9 Mr. West Mr. Hinton 9 .Mr.Cullingtor. p.. 7 Mr. Pa1mer........... 8 Me. Phi11ip5........... 6 Mr. Jepp . 5 Mr. Courteusy ........ 6 88 79 Hocks, it will be seen, had nine birds • head, and won the cap, which was to have been shot kW yesterday by the nine, by way of handicap, that is, SOW 4r bare deed birds o base a chance with batter eiseta. Mr. Herbert was bathed to kill more than •ay one on hie aide, and Mv. Fodetirylid erne the favourite on the other side. • _ CAUTION TO ORNTLEMBN'S SERVAN7W. A new mods of rubbery has lately hero invested, which has proved very successful to the raffisaly practitiosters, and whirls is as follows:—At day-break three and sometimes four fellows walk along the streets, to see if the servants left any silver spoons or other articles of value on the seat of the kitchen window, a custom which they freqeently prac tice; the prowling villains notice where they see such pro perty, and about half-past Aye, the time the watchmen ge nerally go off their bate, they return, leaving one of the party at tech end of the street to watch, whilst the others climb over the area of the kitchen, and with en Matra meet something like • fishing roil, which screws info them lengths, and which they generally carry concealed IR en um brella, they either pull op Ilse Nish with • book meowed to the top of it, or else break a pane of glass, end with an other kind of hook which they screw to the top of this ipotesi meat they Ash out spoons, ladles !aims, or whatever other article charms to be on the win dow. Several depredations of this nature have been committed within the last fort night iu various part of the town; two silver table spoons were Asked from the kitchen of • gentleman, 45, Gloucester street, Chreee-square; Iwo large silver table spoons were also taken from the hitches' whitlow of Nev. Arrow, 29, Great Ormond-street ; end a table spoon has also been taken from the kitchen of a silversmith in Brooketreet, •II by this means. Yesterday norms Shies, John Brows, Fresh Robin's*, and Charles Brows, who were in custody, charged on suspicion of eoronsittiog these robberies, and on whom the instrument above deseriied was found when takes in cu.- lusty, were examined, but as none of the properly wee (proud upon them, and no positive proof being against them, they were discharged. The parties robbed attended, and re. quested if possible to make the case public, that it might pat servants on their guard from leaving mach things on kitchen wiudows. DEATH BY FIGHTING. Another death occurred on board a lighter in the River on Monday. Two men, of the names of Goddard and Ander win, having had • dispute at • public-house, agreed to go thither and light it out. The men, whe were heavy, round. slashing hitters, fought for lily minutes, end both sostansed .much injury by heavy falls its almost every round. At length Goddard was !marked down, •ed he was swooned with the blow, and his head fell heavily upon the planks. His lies-owls were unable to rouse him, and he died in lees thee two boom Both men were inebriated at the cum: mencement of the battle. CORONER'S INQUERT. Yesterday an inquisition was held at the Light Morse. man, Oialege-roma, Leicester-square, before Mr. GeII, Co roner fur IVesteninater, oa (he body of Mary Caywood, aged 71 years, who was found drowned in the Basin, in the Green Park, on Monday morning. Ann Williams, nurse in St. Martin's Workhorse, deposed, that the deceased had been a pamper in • that house almost twenty years. Last Sunday she rot permission to go to visit her friends at Brompton, and nest- morning bad been brought home a corpse. She was a very pions woman, and continently reading religions books. She did not appear to he deranged in her mind. William Ryder, turne.oek to the Chelsea Water.worka, found the bosty of else deceased in the Basin; it was about • ■;steers feet from the bank, and with the assistance of the Park-keeper took It ant qiiite dead. The Jury, after iliettre deliberation, returned a verdict...- need drowned. • An official return to an order of the House of Commutirtsiates the amount (in Britoil rurreneY) of the produce of the Revenue' , of In lend for the quarter Hiding the sth April, 1820. paid into the Exchequer, tit 871,6011. ; far the quarter ending Sth A roil, 1821. 973,3551. ; from, which ti deducng 18,6g91„ the decrvase on olartipo, there will remain II is isicresve in the quarter ended sth April, 1821, amounting to 101,7541. • • . - '.2 - to.' . 4 t .. . . ' "• - . . -r* '" • "t 1 '1; - .1 Q .. • • • •,• • • -4•,. - • , • I *a .TV• I 4. 1., 11 .0 ma. toll ...4...• , . • Y' f. hoz .i.ftrrAi 71111 CEMSR . , ~~.. Pouce. . ......._ . . ~.....,..; • • .. . he sip rekoesteil in elate th a t Si r Relb,ogibion Cheattaiii, tillow-ontileT. has twit rate. the II H. foo.bnuoda in Hampshire, g ym Ole ' Yrsterday Ike re-exas a . , Moose: Pfebiselte wed - ill — ttoe% some have been kept for 'mortal years, and are toneksitioir Job, A m u. 1 . 0 olhen a & A i m . k ey itimir orsegipm. to' be kept by Mr . Villebojs; but the Ilanahledon bootie% tonic place before Richard Strait-, g •Isrp Weiiirpr..pna knee hewn transferred In Sir Hellioxime. il, MC, NO"'", itientilkni by the tiro ACCol7lplire; wily Wan.: .livesi-wallinted who has hunted that country errs since Mr. Paisleil Ported ea witinamara sin the part of the Crow,,,. as being theillriseir of with bill hound., which is for throe sit yews /INN • mean which riiiirryed part of the soangicle s tiotialp -from the . - •• - . i beach, and committed to Newrate en,rtrifit, Alialprppt *ix" —...—..- 1 idegititied was sectirdtugly discharged, , ' 4 tr' nu* :41,11Y. ' . . „ t i . . . .1111114114,11011011VOIRINN. ...or: . - ._:_ -t .- -l e 2i tt.l.' r On Friday - -* -•- - Oa Airlift 'aimil naturdorjr•laat, ken . __ Jot„ inrisions of this Sib Rol.' , veteran bouillons - commanded by Lieut.-Coined ChoWis. arrived in Gloucester oar their route lion, rlynswiith glailinstrabory; where they ere to be disbanded. The re- . mallades divisions were to fallow yesterday cud ibis day. night last, the stvbles , al , latilltvieftralkesit Thurndoti Hall, Esse:, were broke. ion", owl ribistme quantity of is' wearing apparel "IMF soft* laaritets. 10/urination of the rubbery was siren at this alicevand the Magistrates dispatched plank •the °Seer Is elliteitek, the premises sad etideavour to discover the thieves. oithi Lis return to town he went to a &notorious :recepassigilinit thieves, in Oitford.struct, where he Imind ,two fetisears blend Williams and Hodge, whupi h. Its 4 reenter teltwei pert .new ',northing of the busn,..s.—lle iannedislettj intik them info custody, ai,d on sNirebing *heft 1..4,4 pare time prop. Ity 4111 the person of Philinow underwe n t an evoinoroi.nsyesOorday befete the 1 1 1^Etereeld< mid were remanded till this ;lap. . Several 4, pred"li , sais have been r!cesstly„ painipieturet Ei.ees, and i n othe r place. if .liquiscre Ake Joenit..e The iiiicilince of Site Police his, driven thirke•Amiviraie from the metropolis, and they mew damp ina•tbetw sacrarium* radicles in the country. • • —wow— MALTS, MUT N. DUBLIN cAsTLF.. It having beam recently stated is, several of the English Prints, as one of the censes which probably would pervert the fedSlinent of his Majesty's grarious Wit-inborn of visiting this country, " that the Castle of, Dublin was not iii a sitoia• lion 111 to receive him—as it bad nothing done to it sinre the Lord Lieutenantry of the Duke of Rutland ;" we consider it nor duty, as soon as possible, to confect this rev:moos statement, since we MI with truth assert, thee none of the public edifices of this city have undergoue more Imre', as well as permanent alterations sod improvements, within the last .twenty years, limn the Castle of Dublin. We may without any degree of presumption say that the Castle of Dublin is at present not only • suitable residence for the representative of Majesty, but also such a mac as is, and we trust will be considered, not altogether.undescrvine of bi 4 oor honoured by the presence of, Royalty itself—(Dacklin Free matie Journal.) A HIGHWAY ROBBER SHOT. On Saturday bat two ladies prriceriled in a sociable term Ferunoy, accompanied by a man servant, to pay a visit to'a neighbouring family ; when •hout mid-way to Kilworth, they were stopped by a single footpad, who robbed them of* gold watch sad what money they had about them, without the servant being able to afford them any assistance. A short lime afterwards the agent of John Hyde, of Castle Hyde, Esti. M.P. was also stopped and robbed by the same fel low. When Mr. Finlay (the agent) got off, he hastened into Kilwords; made known the particulars of these daring rob beries, and described the fellow must particularly, which in. dnced Mr. Boyce, a spirited gentleman of that place, to ride off tonsiedistely in pursuit of him. Heshurily came in sight of a nos who he conceived answered the deacriptioo—his - smipicions were well-founded ; for on inquiry he was identified by a lad who saw him commit the roldarries. Mr. Boyce rode up, and seeing bias armed, called 11111 to him to sorrenaler—the villain, who took up his position in a gap, lostautly pretest. ed at Mr. B. sad when in tile act of pulling the trigger, re ceived that geotkmaa's fire, and was kilted on the spot. The body was brought int o Fermi!, and was recognised to he that of a quarryman named Adams, who resided there. An inquest - was held uss Snootily by six Ms/titivates, in the absence of a Coroner, and a verdict accordingly returned. • Sir WILLIAM LEIGHTON hliVI II tillir . 0101611.4 1, 111: • . intention to resign his Aldernsinie gawss, s issect-e: Mg of the inhabitonis Billiagsgata Ward 0 , • , •• held yesterday, to consider of.a proper ,nersort t'.. succeed hiiii.• when it was agreed that itiaowx, Esq. be requeatelklikbeakiisikeCindidaje. A fellow, mulled Hewlett, was wliiiont4 yesterday morning at Camden Town, for stealill. ‘ „, !sealer hots, of which offence he wail fourid gGit at the Old Borkylast Sessiotroi.% fis Ord Juoitnie s r,•- niistautlf in the • gain Id a pn!-,Lay., gad peoitte's houses fur the pois belonging to the psi tiling by whom lie knew them to be supplied.— H e wa s flogged a measured distance of 100 iarr'a. OR THO I oar, • . • . - The land-rail, or corn-crake (Rallis Cre-Ater.o, fee. viently (wood iu this cutirily throughout the 'O 10 iononer, as well as its t h e ant-yenned oc.csisn. A very Shtt one was seen on Saturday, about two milrs from this cot*. tA'47 .: are induced to mention this c rcaestance, as a eciidesrig opinion is passivity antestained - by sportmateu.—',Zilear . l'oper) _ - A NCI/INT COIN. A curious and siagular silver coin of Kiog Fiwird was lately found in the neighbotirhund of Exeter, shot p t . chased by Me. Shirley Wocilmer. It is abulithe sire, he eirennifeiesiee, of she new crows piece of the prevent . 410, eatrensely thin. but in brilliant and high preivervitiolfilim Oscars/ in part resembles the Gold Rose Noble of 14d6, Cod the reverse differs a little ; on one side the Priure is repro:, seined iii a ship, wesriug a whimsical thiee forked metro, indented with four holes, and his sword drams ; bnflieslifter* aide is a sun in the cestre i ournsounted by a roote r /4d their. clad with four crowns sod four lions. As we halm ;tole, omit of any larder silver being current at that period &kip; groats, it IS considered a great curiosity. st • EX 111.1.1710 N. .••• t . • ••. •; • . ILA !SOW, say lit: "••• Poi liglitnit to his sentence passed at the William Leonard Swats yesterday - suffered tlie punishment of the law in limit of the gistil,..fai item lug two forged five g (wild noir.. Ouring the tunas he was under sentence of death be .was regisLirly visited by several clergymen stud a ourriber of . retiw gious persons. to whom 'be dretitrfully attrinted„ He bore his melancholy condition said) deceptletr titude, and prepared for his end with, Imeomitig re signation. On Tuesday forenoon he, had a last in terview' with his disconsolate wife said two of kig. children, his mother, two sistefai . llWd Nine of the pions persons who had lkieanceextioust visitori, spent the night with hig itrigiouti eft-t• ercises. At half-past one o'clock the doers were throw!, open, and the hail was instantly filled with people of all ranks. At ten o'ckotit the Magistrates mitered and the Prisoner iiinnediately afterwards. He was decently dressed in black clothes, with weepets, and was perfectly collect ed. The lives-reed Principal Tay for mile a. suitable address to the Audience. Mr. Ewirig then prayed in his usual impressive'. manner. mid after some other devotional exerciser...3lie-Pei loner was brought out, and having *wended the scaffold with a quick and steady step, be tboked round him and bowed to the 9tectaturs. The cisgs was drawn over his face, the rope giut,tountf hip neck, and when he had prayed for a few ploinents. lie threw the signal behind hum, the drop felloted lie died after a severe struggle. %Vhtu the body had hung the usual lime, it was 'Atli down, put iiito a coffin, and earned inside ill . / vol. A guard of cavalry and infeetry kept or the crowd, which was not so great us has been seen*, some in inn. • Ist occesotis. Swan was born near Batligate, and bred a mason; having otitsinedatoienible 'dominion, lie drupt his trade and'.went, JO Edin s . burgh, where be remained for some, times em. ploved as a writer's clerk. He next came to ,him town, and got employment in the same line. Oa the 20th of March, 1815, h e was triedAefore teas High Court or Justiciary on. a chatge ertkerits fraud, and perjury. The Jury Antal& .him Not Guilty of the theft, and the fraud nad perjerry not .• proven. He then went to .Airdrie and obtaitied a situation iii a writer's office, but beingAttintitieed, lot became messenger end coristeblet49ql 9 yaycow,t, account. and by degrees he turned totsilly. r sil.his family said character. became addirladi . to kept had company. of course got bet liittlecnapfot meat, and sometimes squandered the . in!iney longing to his employers. He was . aljout dimly yearn of age, and had bee* teo . yettflk MAUNA"' a Ni has left a wife snit four children. Swan's sister was among the spectators °VON, execution. liming fainted shortly - after be w thrown over, she had her boniiet.taketuar.lter fat; air. With **depravity not to be looked far .en em melancholy 'on occasion, an standossed female-hod the hardihood to carry it off. Titf crowd, howl ever, sympathised with the sufferer,.a pqrsuit smith ; 'latticed, numbers of women atiek-abildiers wawa thrown down, and the bonnet was at•leogth tie... • stored, but without the ribbauda. There . soma a' choice collection of the lightilingeref sent. One of them w as c aug h t with NG ,. • OAie % it pocket of a person,' and wee takekte upe bridgegate ; but, before en, upper iktriVeds ii****•' again at large, from the culpable negligence or' ill-timed humanity of these who :had Inns charge. • . - _ DISTRH*SINO ACCIDENT. A distressing accident occurred on Sunday evening - last by Ibe upsetting of • cutler belonging to the Sir Pitlephrn Laskiagien. A party had been spending the day at Ele. pbaata, and were returning in the evening in the cutter, 13 perms. in all, when the boat vase upset by a man going sup to the maist.hesid to clear the topping-lift, and the party were all plunged tato the water. Three of the boat's crew reached the Aare by swimming. Mr. King, the Higtt.Cos stable 011kiniabsy,aeillirs.111161rarti Charles Lee (fisnrth son Isf. Or. Las, et Kiweesess, Coveakirerdeu), hue aresad west of the algeett Mrs' Infetlimmuly gremissd. The former wits sees • few utiames after the upsetting of the boat, trying to float himself on an awning stanchion, hot finding himself unable to preserve his life, he was heard in cry out, "fur God's sake take care of my wife and children !" and then went down. Mr. B. C. Lee sunk ethateited. Own. : • boat's length from dos upset caller. The remainder of the party and crew got on her bottom, and after 11 hours hard and anxious struggle reached the Island of Elephants, and were received by the Sevjeant will all the attention and kind treatment be had the means of sfording them. Mr. King has left a widow and four children to deplore the loss of a kind and indulgent husband and father. Mr. Lee was • very promising officer in she Hon. the East India Cenn• palsy's &flier, and universally regretied.—(Boueltay Paper.) A. letter from Burgos of the Ist inst. says—" The Prior and three or four of the brothers of the Con vent del Carmen have been arrested for participa tion, as is supposed, in, the designs of the Curate Merton against the Constitution. The discovery was effected in a singular manner. The Curate had sent a letter to the Prior of the Convent, telling him that his plans were ripe, aud nothing but money was wanted, which he requested him to send by the bearer. Our political Chief intercepted the mrs senger, but sent the letter to its destination by an other person similarly hulked, who was admitted into the Convent, regaled suniptironslY, arid pre_ sensed with a bag of money. The next morning the Prior was surprised by a visit from the Officers of Justice, to whom he for a lung time refused en trance, and cruised the belle of the Convent to be sounded, in the hope that the country people would flock to his aosietairce, but without effect, and he and his brethren of course bail Ho alternative but to surrender at discretion. Surely these holy prisons seek to fill heaven with maityrs." We are happy to harm from Lanark, in Upper Canada, that up to the middle of February affairs were going well on with the infant settlement.— Our enterprising countrymen found every thing correspondent to their expectations ; and all exprets the greatest gratitude for the kindness which they have experienced from Government. Ali intelli gent writer mentions that seven weeks sufficted to remove him from Greenock to Lanark, vie. five to Quebec and two ifterwerds.—The land abounds in the sugar maple; and they have been ingenious enough to find in the woods a Went that answers all the purposes of tea. With• good land, no rent, and nothing that in the mother country could be called taxes, "if they do not make their bread of it, they will have themselves to blame."—They wish their relations were around them. They find the work heavy, but they have pleasure in it, since " it is fur 'lmmodest, Ind their elirldren."— Its consequence of the number of new settlers, provisions were higher than usual, flour being 35a. a barrel, or 7tol. tlm quantity necessity for a quer tern loaf. Meat 4d. to 641.; but the higher the better for them, since they would all be sellers next nuturnii. The snow begat, in November and co vered the truth two feet deep. The weather was less cold than they looked fur. The unclouded sun during the they had sueli an effect, that they were perfectly able to work evroy day io fitting timber, bud generally without their coats. We observe, from the orthography, that t h e provincial protion elation of the name of the settlement to adopted, Lanerik.—(t.his i o w Chronicle.) The total number of persons convicted• in the years 1818,1810. and 1810. in Ireland, of utteriug• Forged Bank. Notes, is stated, in an official town to an order of the House of Commons, at seventeen, of whom none were executed. '' ~,~:• . ~~ algid ,~ i ii~r MN • ■ •I'M f Ade...will