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!BIM OP BRITISH Beak Stock HIS 4_ 3 per Cent. Red. XI pee Cent. Cone. 77 1 Xi I Ditto Acct. 771 741 34 per Cent. $4 34 per Cent. 144.844 Now 4 per Cent. 121 I I I 4 per Cent. ;18%) 94 PRICES OF FORRIGN Demme Ayres Bonds 4S Colombian Roads 313 I Oe•to Aect. ani DIY to bonds (1324) 343 33 42 3 3 ottto Aect.3s 4 3 2 4 32 3 43 iiii Gerdes Bonds (1823) 554 Mum Amt. lib 43 Freacb Renter i per Cent. 99f. 25c. Xzetinfor2Sf.Boc. Great Heads 1:1 , 6Z2 4717;(1112S) 124 lif 12 TRICKS OF SHAI liadlie-Metlema 'midden Real del Your ..... 1; tilted Mezlesa ..... . •rmoswo• A!lianee British and ►oreign .. • • • • Data Marine . MIS TiSTESDA V. mss. Share. raid. 0100 eit 471 Ms 100 If : 0f 400 131 40 le 2 11 4 , dis 11111. 100 10 21dis r-4 14 ' "5 - gr g a r , , ( • : • . _ Cite StittSit WOO. ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. Tlalv Evening, FRIDAY, Jnly 21. will be perform& the Operatle Drama of TIIE SHEPHERD BOY. The Marquis de It Tour, Mr. Bennett ; Atetla, illes Relly ; N. Darrel. Mr. Baker; Gautier, Mr. Bartley; Ambrolse, Mr. Keeley; M. Rigoret, Mr. W. Chapnuut. Lucette. bliss Onward. After which the new Uelo-Drama of THE LAST GUERRILLA. The principal Characters toy Meson. Eritrean, Thorne, Bennett, Archer, C:lfoed, Salter, and Cooper; Melee Hamilton, (inward, and Grab. To conclude With the Mottos'' Entertainment of PADLOCK.VMI 1).H3 Diego, Mr. Taylenre ; Lissom Mr. Thorne ; Muogo, Mr. Sloman ; Leonora. Slam Gowaid. SA MEWS WELL'S. NORSE RACES EVERY DAY AT SIJC. Evenlag, FRIDAY, July 21, will be peformed the Dance of WINE NO POISON.: After which the Belo-Dransatic Butietta of rite FORTE Or CONSCIENCE ; or, rHE PLAY'S THE THING. Rolsow, Hr. Campbell ; Clarl, Mrs. Filawilllam. Iv which will be added the Serio-Comic 111rlo.Dramalic Romance of THE RED MAN AND THE SAVAGE. The Red Man, Mr. Campbell . the Sac age, Mr. J. S. Grimaldi. To conelede with the Comic Stoll of rds VETERANS; ur, TiLE COLONEL AND THE COMMODORE. The Colonel, Mr. Bedford; the Commodore. Dlr. Lancaster. ROYAL GARDENS, VAUXHALL. Under the especial Patronage of his Majesty. Nit:IIT ASCENT fN A MAGNIFICENT BALLOON FROM THE ROYAL. GARDENS, VAUXHALL. BY THE CELEBRATED MR. GREEN, THIS EVENING, FRIDAY, July 21, being the only Ascent at Night which has ever taken'plsee I• thin Kingdom. THE GRAND CORONATION GALA, which gave 10 much delight on Wednesday Evening to a large Company, will be, THIS EVENING, repeated In all Its splendor, and the 12;40 additional Lamps will be again displayed in various Emblems, Mottoes, /he. dec. The Entertainments will commence with • GRAND CONCERT, Which will Include all the celebrated Vocal Talent of the Establishment. Nies Travis Madame Cornega Mr. Taylor Mr. Tinney Miss Love Mr. Brabant Signor De Segni. Master Barker Miss Helm* Mr. Sinclair hlr. Robinson Mr. Hurncastle Ste. Stc. Leader of the Band, which will be numerous and complete, Signor Spoor letti. Composer and Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop. A new Ballet, entitled THE VILLAGE DOCTOR, wilt be performed for the second time. A full Military Band will play favourite Pieces In the Orchestra at Intervals, The unrivalled D'RRNST has had In preparation, for a conaidemble time, for this Evening, the most splendid DISPLAY of FIRE-WORKS or seen , during t"e last piece of which Mr. Blackmore will make his terrine Ascent on Tight Rope, amidst Showers of Fire. The Proprietors having engaged the celebrated Aeronaut, Mr. GREEN, to ascend from the Royal Gardens dining the Kutertalnatents, have the pleasure of announcing that all the arrangements being complete, the A,ceut will take place about Ten o'Clock. This splendid Balloon, the must magnificent ever constructed. is entirely new for the occasion ; and will be stationed in the front of the Fire-Work Gallery. It will be in. dated at WI early hour. purposely to afford the Company a view of the ponderosa Machine, In the name state In which It will rise into the air; sad will be so situate as to enable the Visitors to have at uninterrupted sight of It until its departure. The Proprietors Invite any Lady or Gentleman to accompany Mr. Green ip his Lrit Night Excursion to the Aerial Regions. term, uf which was be knt"n on application at the Gardens. This unrivalled Aeronaut has trade fifty-Eve Ascents without the efightest accident ; and Intends. liposidble, to return to the Gardens In two or three hour. after his depar ture, to pay his respects to the Company. Doors open at Seven o'Clock.—Concert Admission 41. at Haif•psst Vett ----• No Orders or Free Admissions of ins kind miniiued this Evening. The BRITISH Paass commenced publishing yesterday morning at five o'clock. LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1826. l►t calling the attention of our readers to the extracte winch we have made this day from the French l'apers, ws hare to allude in particular to the extract from the Quoti then:. 1 . , relative to the affairs of Turkey. There is every tir:m to suppose that this document emanates from a high quarter, as the details show clearly that it is no fabrication. The wr her has evidently the means of getting at important facts, and we confess ourselves very much inclined to agree with the conclusion which he draws usttlisibly from these facts, that the change in the Turkish military system was effected with the concurrence of some of the Foreign Ambassadors. ►►'e su'ijoin several other extracts from the French Papers, which we received last Light : [From the Pilule of Tuesday, July PAIII;, JULY 17. Letters from Constantinople, which have been received at Paris, und which are of the 25th and 26th of June, confirm the dreadful nets mentioned in letters from Bucharest of the 28th June, that Constantinople was in flames on the 24'h. The Brazilians frigate, from Rio de Janeiro, entered the port o Lisbon on the 4th of July. It had not yet communicated with any body. Important events were expected, but .he most perfect tranquillity continued to prevail in that capital. fht Nufi.-.1. del Gloria.,, of the Gth July, announces, on the ere dit of letters front Corfu of the Oath June, that Colocntroni was master of the greater part of the Illorea, and that Ibrahim Paella, ....hose army was reduced to the most deplorable condition, was t.egotiating with that Chief for the evacuation of the Greek territory. The same paper gives the following view of :he commerce be tm:en England and Italy, 11124 and 1815: 1824. 1825. Esp. to England £1.123,344 1 Exp. to England C 1,127,892 Imported into Italy 3,9:11,563 Imported into Italy 3,189,780 Thus. in 1821, the balance against Italy in favour af England was 2.811,2191. sterling. about 70,280,47.1 f., and in 11125, 2,372,08 W. •sterling. or about 62,092,200 f. The English cutter, the Nimble, Captain Slater, being in the fiu:t of Algiers, three leagues flow Cape Matatie, discovered at Poe deeych of liv fathoms a bank coveret with coral. 'From the Etude, dated Wedneaday,July, 191 PARIS, JULY 18. The Duke de Ragusa it: to leave St. Petersburg!' the 20th July :44 Mos ow. It is supposed the Emperor will set out between the 25th and the oth. It is thought that Mr. Canning trill come to Paris in the month A Septembet. _ The Au:llion ()ter..., announce that Lill Cochrane has de. !handed of the Greek Government 35,potit. sterling for hit. labours; the Greek Committee would not pay it down, but deposited the sum in Sir FTWICiII liurtlett's hands, who is not to remit him any part tof the money till he has arrived in the Grecian Sea. See era! Journala, on the authorit, of a Paper which they never think of swept wheu it has any false news to communicate, repeat that letters, dated Titli aid Dith of June. from Constantinople, have been received at Paris, which announce that that capital has been s..t on lire. Notwithstanding such respectable authorities, we affirm that no I...ters from Constantinople have been received at Paris of a more recent date than the 23d, and we believe that the pretended letter of the Pat* may be placed among the inventions of this kind which have ia'ely been made by the Coen ice Francais and the Coristitu ',up.arl. The Memotial hurilehlis announces that news Las been received t:.rangh a channel which merits entire confidence, that in conse ydence of the war with Brazil, several French rands, with etni. Frans en board, who were going to Fettle at Buenos Ayres, have been stopped at the mouth of the Rio de la Plata, and carried into Monte Video; that part of the passengers have been forced to land at that town, and that the others did not succeed in reaching Buenos Ayres till after experiencing much delay and many diffi culties. This state of things will continue so long as the war lasts between Brazil and Buenos Ayres, the latter port being strictly blockaded. _ _ The Pilots gives the same news from the Gazdir of Lyons, which Inserts a letter stated to have been written on board his Ma jesty's brig Vilify-My (so the l'ilote writes it) off Monte Video, the 4th of March last. . The Chamber of Commerce at Marseilles has just published the following Note:— " The Chamber hastens to inform the merchants of this city of the communication which it has received of the declaration made to the Board of Health by Captain Bouffier, commanding the French brig L'Liceellent, which left Smyrna on the 211th April, and arrived in this port the 2d July. It results from it, that having touched at Milo on the 11th May, M. de ltigny, commanding bis Majesty's naval force in the Levant, had told him that nine Greek vessels had been destroyed by the ships under his command, and that he might give notice of it on his arrival at Marseilles. " The Captain added, that according to the orders which M. de Rigny had received, to be carried into effect from the 6.h May last, every Greek armed vessel which t.liould be met with sailing alone, should be captured, as the ships of that nation should be united in divisions or squadrons." [From the Journal de Paris of Tuestlay.l PARIS, Jucy 17. The Captains of some vessels, which arrived at St. St bastian on the 2d of this month, relate that they were chrt , ttl on the coast of Galicia by several Columbian privateer!, and that they owed their escape to the greediness of the privateers, which descrying vessels of larger burden, attached them. It seems that during the last ten days, these corsairs had captured five or six Spanish vessels, two of which came from Bayonne. - . FIIENCR FuNDs.—Pants, 18.—Five per Cents. opened at UK 65c.: highest 991. 85c.; closed at 99f. Mc.: Three per Cents. 661. 10c.; Bank Stock 2012 ; Rentes tie Naples 72f. B,*.c. ; Spanish Loan 46if. Exchange on London : One Month 25f. 60c. ; Two Months 2M, 40c.—Coisrs Asaltunligt,e. It will be seen by the letter of our Correspondent, that, although no actual riot had taken place at Manchester, the movements amongst the operatives were indicative of a po pular commotion. However, the best regulations seem to have been 'adopted, both by the civil and military authori ties, to protect persona and property ; and any resistance that it may be necessary to make to the efforts of the un fortunate weavers, should they, contrary to their own in terests, appear as disturbers of the public peace, will be as mild as circumstances will admit of. The appointment of Sir Jon?: Byes, as Commander of the troops in Man chester and its neiAhbourhood, who gained for himself the esteem of all classes during the Luddite Riots in ISI I, is another proof, if one were wanting, of the anxiety of his Majesty's advisers to act with all the forbearance their duty will allow of, towards the unhappy persons whose con duct renders every precaution necessary, at the saute time that their condition is deplored by all their fellow subjects, and by none more so than by those who at present hold the reins of government, as their anxiety to relieve the distress in the manufacturing districts has evinced in a variety of instances. But the evil is not to be reached by the influence of Ministers, however sincerely it may be applied. Time, and several circumstances over which neither the King's acwants nor the Legislature can have any control, can alone clear away the gloom that at pre sent hangs over the manufacturing population of the North. A gentleman of great practical knowledge in the silk trade, who left Macclesfield on Wednesday, assures us that the market for silk goods is by no means overstocked, and that capital alone is required to give comparative ac tivity to this branch of our manufactures. Notwithstand ing the respectability of the source from whence we derive this information, we confess that we are a little sceptical regarding its accuracy. Should it, however, be true, we suspect that confidence, more than capital, is required to give an impetus to the trade in question. There is one ex traordinary fact connected with the present depression, as far as regards the iron manufacture, that whilst the artisans of Birmingham are in the greatest distress for want of employment, those of Sheffield are in full work, and con sequently contented and happy. We cannot close this article without exhorting the unfortunate persona who we are well aware are severely suffering, to reflect upon the consequences of any hostile acts towards their em ployers. They not only in that case will paralyse the efforts of those who can render them temporary assistance at least, but they will compel the Government to take such steps as must inevitably make their condition worse than it is at present. CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. The Money Market to-day has presented a very gloomy appearance ; Consols, which left off yesterday at 771, fell in the course of the day to 76i, and finally closed at 76/ Z. Many causes have been assigned for this depreciation, the most prominent of which are, first, that a partial change in the Administration is about to take place ; and, second, that his Majesty's Government have determined to mcet the evils under which the country labours by a tax on pro perty. These were the most prominent reports, and there fore, perhaps, those least entitled to credit. The real cause, doubtless, is, that which all must acknowledge to be cause sufficient, viz., the present deplorable condition of the trade and commerce of the country, • The hilarity which displayed itself yesterday on the Fo reign Stock Exchange, caused by the accounts received from ..Colombia, has to-day subsided into something like reflection, and the consequence has been that Colombian Bonds have receded to 3'4 33. Thearrival of the dividends, said to be shipped on board the Lion, will be the only effectual means of raising these Securities to anything like a stan dard quotation. Mexican are at Northern Stock keeps up its price, and of which there is no super abundance. The accounts from the manufacturing districts give ad ditional facts as to the paralyzed state of trade; every hour adding to the load of misery, the burden of which is al ready of such melancholy pressure. It is asaetted;and upon the most unexceptionable authority, that one of the very largest silk-manufacturers in the neighbourhood of the metropolis has found it necessary to communicate to his Majesty's Government, that he has continued to em ploy his people in the manufacture of goods until his ca pital is absorbed, and that, as no market is to be found for the large stock which he has accumulated, he has come t 3 the only determination left Him to adopt, which is, to dis charge this large body of persons, and to close his ma nufactories. The accounts from the Continent arc of scarcely a bet ter description than those at home ; a settled gloom and inactivity oppresses commerce in every quarter. We feel it our duty again to call the attention of the public to the case of the Spitalfields weavers, who are still, we lamoit to say, in deep distress, notwithstanding the li beral subscriptions that have been entered into for their relief. lVe are confident that this fact need only he stated I to induce the affluent again to render these industrious and peaceable operatives assistance. THE BRITISH PRESS. PARTIES, Lord Carrington had a select party at dinner yesterday, at his house, Whitehall. Lord Illelbourre entertained the Earl and Counters Cowper and a select party at dinner yesterday, at his house, IVhiteliall. i1...... z4 r ' .--77 ---4 .- -- ----- eol c ,-- ,5 KW --.- I' A N. 4 '7- .meo_w: ~ .., ..,.,, , 6' 1 , 4, ie"wi.,4a-" -0 j° . 7 , : ,- 7 -j .4. 1r ITOCES Tt9TEFIDAY. Long Ann. 19 181 India Stock India Bonds 17 pm Mouth Ses New Annuities MI En. Bills 10001. II 12 in pts Ditto 5001. II 12 lOps Ditto Basil 12 pa Lottery Tlekets 2L. 71. MOVEMENTS. ...„ The Right Honourable Earl of lialcarres and Lord Lindsay have arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jetnlyn-street (late Blake's), front Lancashire. _ . Viscount Northland has arrived at his seat, Dungannon Park, Ireland, Iron, the Cuntinent. where lie will entertain, during six week•. numerous parties of distinguished visitors. Lord and Lady Holland kit llolland House yesterday, for their seat in Bedfordshire. Lord Mount Sandford and Captain Rarasden left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square,yest riay, for Paris. The Bishop of Lincoln and family have left town, for Buckden, Huntingdonshire. Dowager Lally Chetwynd has left her seat, Brocton Hall, Litch field, for Moyton Hall, Clicatt r. Colonel and Mrs. Lloyd hare left town, for Ramsgate. H. Beckford, Esq. arrived yesterday. at his house in Upper Grosvenor -street, from his seat, Mi•ley Hall. Essex. Departures from the Pulteney lima. A lbetnarle-street :—Mr. and Mrs. Langley, for Paris; Captain Patterson, for Cheltenham. Arrival at Fenton's New Hotel, St. Jamcs'a-street .—Captain Latouchc, from a tour. Wparttires:—Colonel and Captain Wood, for Staines. _ . Arrival at the Royal Hotel, St. Jamen's-atreet :—C. D. Rad cliffe, Esq. from thitird. Departure :—J. Page, Esq. for Holly Hill, Kent. Arrivals at litivares Hotel. bower Brook-street :—Edward Ferranti, Esq. and Mrs. Fernand aid family', from Vol kahire. Departures : —Sir fled wath, and I.ady Williamson, for Florence. Departures from Warrea's H ord., Reg ti t.atreet : I rs. and Miss Rainier, for their seat in Sussex ; Henry Parkins. Esq., for his seat in Surrey ; Mr. and Mrs. Protheroe anti family, for Bristol ; Mr.,Mrs., and Miss Portal, fur their cent in Hants. Arrivals at Kirkham. %Direr Brook-street :—Colonel Calcraft, frOnt a tour : Mr. and Mrs. Eyre, from the Continent; Mr. and Mrs. Pates and family. from their seat in Leicestershire ; W. Selby, Esq. from his seat in Sewlatiti ; Captain Barton, from a tour. Departures ;—Moiltague Cholnieley, Esq. ALP., for Brighton ; W. Bowden, Esq. for Scotland. VA C'RRALL GARDENS. These gardens were last night opened for the benefit of the Spanish and Italian Emigrants. From the pompous announcements which have for some time been before the public, from the long list of noble and civic names at tached to the advertisements, and from the raising of the price of admission to los. 61, we had been prepared to ex pect, if not something far superior, at least nothing in ferior, to the ordinary course of things here. We found, however, that with the.exception of the concert-room, which was more than usually , enlivened. by the syren voice of Madame Vista, every thing was far below our most modest anticipations. The fireworks, deprived of their usual accompaniment of the tight-rope, only served to show the " darkness visible" around ; and tosuin up the whole in a few words, we cannot but pronounce it (if we judge from the appearance of the gardens, without taking into consilrration the many whom the weather may pos sibly have prevented from attending) a most decided failure. The number present did certainly not exceed five hundred persons, of whom the half, being composed of gentlemen connected with the Spanish and Italian Com mittee, and persons front other motives free, must have had admittance gratis. Yesterday Sir Herbert Taylor, Military Secretary to the Duke of York, transacted military business with his Royal Highness, at Mr. Greenwood's Villa in Brompton, which occupied the Royal Dake nearly the whole of the ;lay ; it being two days since his Royal Highness transacted busi ness with Sir Herbert. The Royal Duke received a visit from the Duchess of Gloucester, to take leave of her Royal Brother previous to her Royal Highness leaving town. The Princess Augusta took an airing yesterday, in her carriage and four, to Battersea and its neighbourhood. Last evening, the Duchess of Gloucester left town for Bagshat, for the season. Her Royal highness spent Wed nesday evening with the Duchess of Kent, to take a fare , well ; and yesterday morning the Royal Duchess visited the Duke of Sussex and the Princess Sophia, to take leave, as well as several friends. The town carriage and the principal attendants having left town early in the morning for Bagshot, her Royal highness rode out in the Duke of Sussex's town carriage. Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, in Downing-street, sum monses fur which were issued on Wednesday evening. The members of the Cabinet present were—The Duke of Wellington, the Earls of Liverpool, Harrowby, Westmore land, and Bathurst, Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr. Secretary Canning, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Viscount Mel ville, Air. Iluskisson, Mr. Wynn, Lord Bexley, &c. The deliberations of the Cabinet continued till five o'clock. The Earl of Liverpool came to town from his country residence, at Coombe Wood, Surrey. . . . _ Mr. Green, the celebrated feronaut, will ascend from Vauxhall-gardens this evcning, after night-fall, in a new and large Balloon, constructed expressly for this purpose. Many thousands, no doubt, will be attracted to the gar dens by this extraordinary novelty, it being the first night ascension that has ever taken place in this country. Should the moon give " her gentle light" upon this occasion, the effect will be extremely beautiful. EQUESTRIAN ATTRACTION AT SADLER'S WELLS.— There arc always periods at which a particular theatre takes the lead of its contemporaries, through some lucky hit, as Mathews "At Home in the Lyceum, the " Heart of 3lid-Lothian " at the Surrey, Liston's " Paul Pry" at the Haymarket, or the Dancing Dogs, of merry memory, at Sadler's IVells ; but all these bits of good fortune are now surpassed at the latter Theatre, by the almost in credible success of the Race Course, the sports of which are daily witnessed by crowds as fashionable as they are numerous, and who, when they quit the ground, full of delight at the exhibition they have witnessed, adjourn to the Theatre, to be amused with a well-varied selec tion of entertainments, all as well acted as chosen, and abounding with music and scenery of the first order. ARRIVAL OF A BEAUTIFUL. MALE AFRICAN OSTRICH. —A magnificent bird, of the aboie description, arrived last week, expressly for the National Menagerie, Exeter 'Change, and is now exhibiting in that superb collection : it pro ducts both the black and white Leathers, and cannot fail giving great delight on inspection. It is many years since the Menagerie could boast of this rare bird ; and we feel as sured that those who know the bird by name only, will be highly surprised at its immense size and noble appearance ; those who are better acquainted with it will allow it to be a beautiful and interesting specimen. Anesizar.—This fine exercise is becoming quite the prevalent recreation among the distinguished families in this neighbourhood (Taunton). A kw days ag o a very de lightful exhibition of skill in archery took p lace in a field at West Moncktou, under the auspices of the Rev. Mr. Maddison, Rector of that village. Some of the ladies evinced much adroitness in the management of their bow; and if the more subtle arrows they arc in the practice of directing acquire as great a certainty of aim to those em ployed in the field, it would be very hazardous to trust too much to their eyes. A vtry handsome cold collation was served up in a large contiguous outbuilding, and dancing and music closed the day s entertainments. The English were always famous for their skill in archery, which was greatly encouraged by their various monarchs. In the reign of Edward IV. an Act was made that every man should have a bow of his own height, made of yew, hazel, ash, &c., and mounds of earth were made in every town ship, fur the inhabitants to practise archery. These were called butts, or butt gardens. One of the suburbs of Lon don is from this cause still called Newington Butts, and there are now parts of the roads at Milverton and Ilminster called Butts Ways. Another statute was made in the reign of henry VI 11., commanding every father to provide a bow anti two arrows for his son, when seven years old. Of the power of the bow, as a weapon of offensive attack, from its long disuse for that purpose, we now know very little ; but as a means of promoting health and amusement it claims the most cherishing attention, and we are glad to witness the prevailing taste for its revival.—Tuunton auria. ' CHELTENHAM RACES. FIRST DAY, WEDNESDAY. It is not often that races so young as the Cheltenham hive improved in so rapid and extraordinary a manner. It is generally the work of many years to give meetings of this description any sporting celebrity, but in this instance they have attained, through the spirited and liberal exer tions of the townspeople, a maturity to which every year gives additional strength, and which is confirmed by the willing co-operation of the highest sporting characters in the kingdom. The very short period that the Cheltenham Meetings have been established has placed them on a level with the most celebrated, and there is little doubt that a few years will rank them as superior to most of those which have hitherto been considered as the best and most attrac tive. The presence of Royalty is not wanting to shed a lustre over the Races; his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester having, with his accustomed affability, given them the sanction of his presence. The same rapid improvement which is obvious in the Races may be also noticed as applicable to the town itself, which is every year getting into greater repute, from the salubrity of its air and the virtues of its mineral springs. As a proof of its rising popularity, we have only to men tion, that nearly a thousand houses have been erected in the course of the last twelve mouths, and many others are in the edurse of erection. At an unusually early hour this morning, the note of preparation was sounded, and the company began to pour in from Bath, Gloucester, Oxford, and the different plates adjacent to Cheltenham ; so that by ten o'clock the streets were crowded. To the large number of visitors the great northern sporting towns, besides Newmarket and the me tropolis, futnished their quota, there being a fuller attend ance of the betting gentlemen than we have seen at country races for many years. The road to the Downs is perhaps one of the worst in England, being steep, rugged, and dangerous ; so difficult, indeed, is the ascent, that it was found necessary to station relays of cart horses, to enable the innumerable vehicles journeying towards the course to accomplish their object. Upwards of one hundred were provided for this purpose, and in fact nothing could have been more necessary ; for more than one carriage was turned back, from the utter in capacity of the jaded horses to surmount the difficulties which presented themselves, We observed four horses affixed to one gig; nor were'stage coaches (which took passengers the fearful distance of four Miles, for the trifling charge of los. inside, and 7s. out) exempted from this dis agreeable necessity. .At one o'clock the Downs were lite rally covered with vehicles of every description, which, added to the amazing number of booths and shows, orna mented with flags of every colour of the rainbow, formed a tout ensemble which Epsom itself could not have sur passed. There must have been, at least, fifty thousand spectators. His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester arrived about half-past one o'clock, on horseback, accompanied by some Officers of his Regiment of Guards, and attended by a single groom. His Royal highness remained till about five o'clock, when he left for,Ahe Crescent. There were also present— The Marquis of Bute; Lords Stradhroke, Dun wich, Chet wynd, Dormer, Dowses; Sir J. Packingion ; Generals Bell. Capel, Bowser; Colonel Hall, Majors Mundy and Gore; Cap tains A. Berkeley, Standen, Croft, Raevin ; Doctors Wade, Bay nell, Cornwall, Burney, Xerr, Sec. The day's sport was excellent, and went off as follows: The Great Gloucestershire Stakes, of 25 soy. each ; l5 *deft, and only kif declared, &c. Two miles. 69 subscribers. Mr. Yates's Gin, 4 yrs., 7st. 91b. r.J. Browne names Burgundy, 4 yea., 7st. 101 b. - Mr. Mytton's bt. c. Flexible, 1 yrs. Oat. 31b. . The following also started, but were not placed : Mr. Toraca's Sir Gray, ft yrs. Bst. 101 b. Major (lore's. the Moor, 4 yrs. 7st.7lb. Lord Warwick's Double Enten dre.: S yrs., list. 91b. Mr. Payne's Barytes, 4 yrs., est. 31b. Mr. F. Craven's Cricketter, 4 yrs., Bat. lib. Mr. Page's b. c. by Muley, 4 yrs. Tat. Mb. Capt. Berkeley named Phantasma, 4 yea. 7st- 71b. Lord Palmerston's Lugborough, 6 )ra. 131 b. 22 paid 15 soy forfeit, and 33 paid 5 soy. The betting on this stakes, both at London and Chelten ham, has been very heavy for several weeks past, and has fluctuated considerably—Sliakspeare and Euphrates were backed freely at first at p p. ; but when it was known that they would not start, and that Lugborough had won the Somersetyhire stakes at Bath, he got up and kept first favourite. The odds were as follow at starting:- 2 to 1 agst Lugliorough 110 to 1 agst Flexible to 1 agst Cricketter I 20 to I agat Muley colt 8 to 1 agst Phantasms 20 to 1 agst The 31oor 10 to 1 agat Cain 20 to 1 agst Burgundy 9 to 1 agst Sir Gray • About two o'clock the horses were got together, and at the usual signal they went off; but it was a false start, and they had again to assemble at the Judges' chair; after a delay of ten minutes a good start was made, and a fine race ensued. Cricketter took a slight lead at starting with Lugborough, Flexible and Cain well laid into him; thus placed they went on at a tremendous rate to the turn, when Cain got in front, Burgundy, Flexible, the Moor, and Sir Gray being close at Litt. A very severe and rattling race followed, without any material variation in the places; hut it was clear that Cain had the race in hand throughout, winning it cleverly by half a length. Sir Gray came in fourth, and The Moor fifth ; Double Entendre, Phantasma, and Page's Muley colt, were the last. The winner was rode by Spring, Burgundy by A. l'avis, Flexible by T. Whitehouse, Lugborough by John Day, Sir Gray by H. Arthur, Double Entendre by G. Dockeray, Cricketter by Sam Day, Barytes by W. Lear, Muley by Barnard, and The Moor by Farlow. Sweepstakes of 5 goys. each. and 3d added. Heats one mile; 3 yrs, fist. ; 4 yrs, Bst. 41b. ; 5 yea, list. 11lb. ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st. Winners extra. . Mr. Day's Miss West, 4 yrs . 3 1 1 Mr. B; Davies's b. m. Minna, 6 yrs - 1 2 2 - Mr. West's My stery, i 3 yrs .. 2 dr M -- '•. - .. r. Mockford's Scamprr, 3 yrs 4 3 dr Ist Heat.—Behring 6 to 4 apt Scamper, and 3 to 1 agst Miss \rest. This was a short run race, and not remarkable for severity. Minna made all the running, with Mystery close at her heels, and won cleverly by a length. Second Heat.-6 to 4 agst Minna, and 2to 1 apt Miss West. Miss NVest made all the running, and won cleverly by a goad length. Third Beat.-3 to lon the winner. A beautiful race, won by half a neck. The winner rode by Pavia, Mystery by J. Day, Minnt by Calloway, and Scamper by J. Chapple. Sweepstakes of 1.5 soy. each and 20 added. heats, two miles. Mr. Dolphin na. Lottery (Mr. Molest . . 1. 1 ('apt. Berkeley na. h. m. by Bustard (Capt. Berkeley) 3 2 Mr. Dolphin ns. Trooper (Mr. Hicks) . - 2 3 This, like most gentlemen's races, is not worthy of comment. The provincial papers bring accounts of the cutting of barley having commenced in the low districts of the coun try. A few fields of oats have also been cut.—Edi nburglt Clime? v'r. On Monday, the both inst. a field, about twenty acres, of the new " Georgian oats" was commenced cutting on the property of W. Long W'rey, Esq. at Thornhill, in the county of Carmarthen • the crop being a very heavy ohe, and without being at all injured by the late drought. LINEN ManweacreßE•..—An account has been printed by order of the House of Commons, of the quantity of flax, hemp, and linen, imported into the United Kingdom, and of the quantity of linen cloth exported from it to all parts of the wothl ; together with the real anti official value of the latter, anti the amount of bounty paid on its manutlse ture, in the year ended the sth of January last. The quantity of hemp impot ted amounted to .595,090 quarters, the value of which was .503,415/. Nearly the whole of this quantity,—namely, 561,9.54 quarters came from dins ' sia. The quantity of flax, dressed and undressed, amounted to 1,012,956 quarters, the official value of which was 2,092,7681. More than half of this amount, or 656,772 quarters, was imported from Russia. The number of yards of linen cloth exported to all parts of the world was 52,080,181, of which 35,993,038 yards were of British, and 16,087,146 were of Irish manufacture. The whole of this immense export, however, took place from Great Britain alone, with the exception of about 2,500,000 yards. The official value of these exports was 2,676,295/. But though Ireland does not export to foreign countries, the quantity of linen imported into England and Scotland amounted to 52,560,926 yards, anti the value is estimated at 2,893,018/. The Irish linen, therefore, imported into Great Britain, and retained for home consumption, after deducting the quantity re-exported, amounted to upwards of 36,000,000 of yards. The bounty paid on British and Irish linen exported amounted to within a trifle of 300,0004 RUSSIA. ST : PETE/!SBURGII. Jets' 2. i The appearance of this capital s still very gloomy, am it would perhaps be incorrect to attribute this gen era/ 1 1 sadness only to the grand funeral ceremonies which hav e ' succeeded each other for some months. Almost all th e houses of the grandees are inaccessible. There are no semblies anywhere. The strangers, who are nu merous in Constantinople, are induced, as their only amusement t o visit the public monuments, and the Court, when it is here The sudden death of the Empress Elizabeth threw all classes into consternation, particularly the people, by whom she was beloved. It is confirmed that none of the con sp i. rotors will suffer capital punishment. Besides that th e Emperor Nicholas is naturally disposed to clemency, h. seems to think that chastisements inflicted even on p re .. criminals would only augment the number of misforttines which, for some time, have overwhelmed t hi s empire. TE.; diplomatic body assisted the day before yesterday at the funeral service to the memory of her Majesty the Empr e s s , the widow of Alexander. In the ev en i ng , M arshal tI Duke of Ragusa, Envoy Extraordinary of His Most (Iris. tian Majesty, assisted at the ceremony celebrated in the cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul. The French journal of this town is filled with the details of the ceremonial ob., served on the arrival of the body of the Empress Elizabeth. l The reigning Emperor and Empress are always present at the services performed evening and morning in the mix dral. The Emperor, who duly appreecates the devotednes s and loyalty of his subjects, has authorized the Ensign of the dragoon !guard, Sherwood, to add to his family name that of " Faithful," in recompenee for his conduct at the time of the conspiracy formed against the Emperor and against the security of the empire. The Senate has received orders to devise armorial bearings for the family of t'ze young officer. TURrRY. [From the Qmotidiertnel. (PRIVATE COR c R o E s II s p r O A N x D T E T Y N C O E I: I E, juxE 22. I You have, no doubt, lea r n e d th roug h our em b assy the events of' which this capital has been th e t h eatre . T hey were long preparing in silence, and the first idea, if not of a total dissolution, at least of an important modification of the corps of the Janissaries, is supposed to have been formed more than fifteen years ago. The influence of Hussein Pacha determined the immediate execution of a plan so necessary for the security of the Empire. It is said that Hussein Pacha, who is the commander of all the troops on the European side of the Straits, concerted hie measures for this purpose with ltedschid Effendi, the agent of the Pacha of Egypt, who returned lately from the Mores, ' and has had several interviews with Hussein since his arrival. It was added, that the taking of Missolonghi, and the recent successes in Greece, had fixed the determination of the Divan no longer to delay this measure. Hussein Pacha is an extremely resolute character. He is beloved throughout the country, and his presence in any operation has ever been found a guarantee of its success, which is a great thing for the Mussulmans, who are complete fatalists.. Hussein, besides, is no barbarian ; his manners are Euro pean ; and he has long commanded the corps of the tuhrr4i (artillery), which the Sultan has organized in the Euro pean manner. The agent of the Pacha of Egypt is said to be a Christian renegade of great address, as are almost ail those who serve under him. Ile distinguished himself in the war in tI:J Morea. It is said here that some of the A mbe ssadors were informed of the plan, and far from throwing the least obstacle in the way of it, they in some measure favoured it. The Janissaries, you are aware, form a body of 50 nrtas, which ought to make a formidable army ; but, in point a fact, the greater part of the Janissaries inscribed on the r(!ii are not present, and only form part of this militia, in order to enjoy Its privileges. The present Grand Vizir has even been singularly favourable to this abuse. In or d er tr weaken this force, children of nine and ten years of op and infirm old men had been inscribed upon the rolls, and many even of the Janissaries, in the flower of their age, no longer performed any of the duties imposed upon this body, with the exception of being present at some extraordinary reviews, and even then they frequently caused theinse:‘,-s to be represented by proxits from the dregs of the peopit, particularly by porters. . . At the same time, the Grand Vizir was augmenting every day the corps of the tabschi (artillery), organized in the European manner, and foundad, as is well known, fif teen years ago. It had already been augmented six months back, according to the lists, of which some of the Ambas sadors had procured duplicates, to the number of 14,000 effective men. It might well be supposed that dissensions would sooner or later break out between two corps which were placed, as it were, in opposition, in order to observe each othtr. Although the Janissaries are very ignorant, it was never theless very easy for them to perceive that this body be yond the Straits was formed with the view of opposing them. Some of their officers even learnt that the name of the Sultan had been inscribed at the head o f the rolls of tabschi—a privilege hitherto bestowed exclusively on the Janissaries. Murmurs even broke out frequently at the time when the purses were distributed to them for their pay. On the other hand the tabechi had a sort of presenti , ment of their future. destiny. They never met one of ' their adversaries without menaces, nor sometimes without a quarrel. The discipline to which they had been sub jected scarcely sufficed to restrain the pride of this new soldiery. The first care of the Porte oven, on the outset, to gain over the Aga of the Janissaries to its interest. This point was not difficult to accomplish. The Aga, the supreme Chief of the Janissaries, is nearly what is called in France the May echal de Service. Being appointed by the Sultan en the presentation of the Mufti, he scarcely ever quits the S, raglio, and the Sultan has him always at hand to trans mit his orders to the sacred soldiery. In the meantime, one of those events was waited for which make an impression upon a people. The taking of Misaolonghi, and the successes of the Pacha of Egypt, due to the well-directed valour of the disciplined troops, shewed the Porte more and more the advantages of a modifica tion in the reb.llious and almost unserviceable corps of the Janissaries. Advantage was taken of this circumstance to issue the decree which united the 50 ortas of the Janiss iiii to the hibachis, and subjected them to roPitary It is said that, before coming to this great resolution, the Ottoman Porte wished to secure, it' not the active assist ance, at least the consent and favour of the European Powers, and the prompt acceptance of the Russian ulti matum is ascribed to this circumstance. It certainly is not customary for the Porte to negotiate with so much promptitude ; and if we remark that the acceptance of the Russian ultimatum coincides with the taking of tdisso longhi, an event which would natutally have raised the hopes and inflamed the fanaticism of the Turks, it will be perceived that there mast have been some great considera tion to determine the o:toman Porte. HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA.—A correspondent in Halifax writes tons in the following terms:—" The ignorance of the British public relative to the present situation and ca pability of these fine provinces is astonishing; and, I must say, is in a great measure attributable to the carelessness of those who have the management of the press. People know less of Nova Scotia than they do of New Holland; and although we now possess a population of 125,n00, carry on a large and extensive trade with the world, base vast agricultural resources, mines of coal, copper, iron, &c.; fishing grounds upon our whole line of coast, which are so abundant and prolific as to appear inexhaustible; a metropolis, the manners and society of which are as po lished and refined as in any town of the same extent ul Europe; schools, academics, and three colleges; yet, during two years and a half, in which I have been in the habit of reading regularly the Scotch and English newsripers, I have never, but in three or four instances, then any mention made of this valuable appendage of the British empire. The progress of Nova Scotia, peopled by British subjects, a large proportion of them from Scotland, anl l animated by that love of British liberty and British insti• tutions which is the distinguishing characteristic of her children aid their descendants, ought certainly to he a subject of equal interest as the affairs of New Reiland, or the conversion of the Otaheitans, with which the journals of the day are in general so much occupivd." — Edinburg/I Observer. . I STOCKS YESTERDAY. Mexican Roads Ditto Rands (826) 474 88 78 i 6 8 7 Ac 6 Ditto ct. 47j 91 74 '64 764 6 4 34 6 8 68 4 4 6 Peruvian Snags 244 4 Portuguese Bonds 6 - 3 8 Prnrslan Sands Ditto Roods (1822) 60 Rusrlan Sou& 64 IDitto Aect so/ Spanish Bonds 74 Mon Acct. G~