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- - ttir - o s N " : Wi tti.: - - ..tt • I 5.,1 CS 4 .. .: tAi .° PARTIES. The trilowthe dixtingnl.Neti personage,. had dinner parties yesterday • t h e Dowager Sixrchionee. of Exeter, the C..unteys of Berkeley, • the It,gager Connie.. St. Germain's, Lord Barham, the F.arl of Suffolk, lusaaer Lady Cawdor. The Martini. of ritafford entertained a di.tirignished party at dinner vtordol. at hi. house is Cleveland- +quire. The Counter. of A rr.n'. rend art y , on Tuesday evening, In Dover. str eet, yrs. very ele:mntly attended. Lord Honda: gene an el.neant entertainment yesterday, to hi. Bova' yponess the Duke of Su ..es. the Dote of lex folk, and a dl.tingutsbed lity,st his bowie in liertfordoitreet, Mayfair. I.nrd Gifford had a grand dinner party yesterday. at the Rolls House, Chancerrisse. Mr., it,ben five a grand ball and .upper, on Tue.day evening, at her how It. Conduit street there were pre.ent nearly 300 fa•lrionahies. ?it). The Duke C( Hamilton boa arrived at Cornea's Hotel, Canduit-street, from Rune. Th. Ri•Mp of Verna left town Yesterday, for Dublin. Sir Henry and Lady 'Mt hbortie and family arrived In town yesterday, frog their seat, Tlteliburne Mow. Hants. Lady Langford left town yesterday, for the Continent. Colonel and Mrs. Pepper arrived yesterday at Miller's Hotel. 'arroyo s:eat. from a tour. Captain Capel, R.N. and Arrhar Coped, Esq. left the Duke of SLAlban's in St. James'st.square, yesterday. for Paris. H. Beater& Esq. left town ye,terday, f.w his seat, Miley Hall. Egger. Talbot, Esq. arrived yesterday. at Fenton's New Hotel, St. James's. street, from a lour. Departures :—Georve Arkers, Esq. for his seat In Surrey ; West. for sorrey ; and J. Parkes, F.M. for Paris. Mr. and Sirs. Scott Slur, r bare arrived at the Pultenry Hotel, Albe marle-street. from their %est, near Cambridge. Captain Arabia, R.N. and Sirs. Ambin have left ditto, for Pads. Arrivals at the Waterloo 1110eLJermyn.street :—Mrs. Godfrey and Min Ronnie, from their seat in Kent. Departure :—Admiral Sir Philip Dur hash Bart. Arrive.. at blerners Hotel, fterners.street r—Mrs. and Mins Dobbs. from Koss; Mn. Catty and family, from Maidstone W. Gilea. E-q. from • tour ; C,IJIItI and Mrs. Garner. from Liverpool ; Captain C. A. Munro anl R. Munro. F.sq. from their seat, Buslibridge Park. Starry. Arrivals at F:adong's Hotel. Orford-street :—Mr., Mrs.. and Mit. Can wag. front • tour ; Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Norton, from Suffolk ; lion. Mr. Winn. from Essex; Mr. and Sirs. Linton, from a tour; Mrs. J. P. Perin and Captain and Mrs. Matson, front Chatham; A. H. Bradshaw, Es. (.311 Kent ; W. Robins, EM. from Stourbrldire ; Robert Aldridge, Fs;. from St. Leonanrs Pont ; Colonel Drummond, from a tour: Talatql. Eq. from a tour; Captain Masters, front • tour Sir Charles Morgan. front Ireland. Departures:—The Lord Bishop of Rophoe. for Drecmore Lodge; Hon. ?Ir. and Mrs. Gage, for Tunbridge Wells.; H. W. Wilson, on a tour ; J. R. Briton, Eaq. on a tour ; Colonel Edwards, for Oxford; C. Erie, Esq. on • tour ; H. Chadwick, Esq. on a tour; John Atwood, Esq. for Cheltenham; B. Turin, Esq. fur EngleSeld-green ; Edward Nicholas, Esq. for Bristol. The Duchess of Gloucester paid a visit to the King yes terday. The Duchess of Gloucester and the Princess Sophia visited the Princess Augusta yesterday. Yesterday the Earl of Liverpool had an audience of his Majesty. - - - A Board of the Lords of the Treasury was held on Tuesday at the Treasury Chambers. ♦S'oonsroca.—This last production of Sir Walter Scott has been translated into French, and was published at Paris on the 23d inst. The French journalists, in an nouncing it, assure their readers that it cannot fail of still farther increasinc the reputation of its author. The restored Scotch title of Puffin is, we understand, revived in the person of James Sutherland, Esq., grand son of the attainted Lord, and maternal uncle of the Re verend Eric Rudd, of Thorne, in the West Riding of York. At a meeting of the Pitt Club of Scotland, held here upon Saturday last, it was unanimously agreed that a sum equal to the expense of the rooms, music, &c. shall be ap plied, from the funds of the Club, in aid of the subscrip tion for relief of the distressed manufacturers and other workmen in Scotland, and that, in consequence, the anni versary of Mr. Pitt's birth-day, adrettised for the 29th, shall not be held on this occasion.—Cololanime Mercury. The following letter, written by Sir Philip Francis to Major Cartwright, on his application to him to attend a se lect meeting of friends to a Constitutional Reform in Par liament, is thought to be more in the style and spirit of Junius than any former specithen. The letter is extracted from the i(e 4114), Cartwright, Just published : Dear Sir—My resolution, on the subject of your kind letter received yesterday. was founded on experience, and taken sigh de liberation. I cannot alter it. You are the only person In shorn it would be unbecomine in me to my, that I em not young enough to embark again in what I believe to be a hopeless enterrise. I douix the actual existence of en English Public for any pest na tional purpose; and, if it exisni. I am not its debtor—As far as I rut judge, the maw of the English population is inert ; the eoun. try has last Its passions, and is not fit for action. This general opinion is open to exceptions, and you are one of them. '• April 2, 1011. P. FRANCIS." Ma. - - KEAN'S BENIM/T.CHART.ESTON APRIL ii.—A very respectable and numerous audience gr aced the Theatre last evening. The actor must have been gratified equally with the spectacle, and the marked attention and approba tion they exhibited. After the fall of the curtain, the ebeerings were loud and continued. accompanied by a gene ral call for Kean! upon which, though in a very exhausted state, he appeared, and addressed the audience in nearly the following words:- 6 ' Ladies and Gentlemen—You mast be aware of the severe labour of the character of Richard I shall thereforeendeavoor to molls myself as fully as my feebleness will admit. Re assured I shall bear with me a lively sense of the very Battering attention with which my efforts have been crowned. I pant for an opportunity of betel. expressing my obligations to a community whirl' has equal claims upon my gratitude and admiration. I regret that I cannot ratify that portion of my patrons who wish a renewal of my en. gagmrent. My health is much impaired, and a cessation from me prmessional duties Is absolutely necessary for its resuscitation. I beg leave again to otEs my thanks, and mpectfully bid you farewell. Astratean CONGRESS.—A joint resolution, fixing the 2211 day of May for the adjournment of the prevent Sessire of Congress, was passed on Saturday by both Houses, and has now the force of a law.—.4Kurtean Paper. Extract of a letter from Bahia, dated I.Sth March : " We expect every day to receive the news of the death of king John, and the line of conduct which the Emperor will adopt on this occasion is at present the subject of every conversation. Persons attached to the suite of his Majesty, who have the means of procuring the best information, assert that the Emperor will go to Lisbon ; that he will assemble the Cortes of Lamego ; that in concert with them be will establish a representative system ; and after having created a Regency, to which he will entrust the govern ment of Portugal, he will return afterwards to Rio Janeiro. During the absence of his Majesty, the government of Brazil will he intrusted to the Empress, who will govern under the title of Regent." It is stated in one of the Italian Papers, under the date of Rome, May I, th a t F a th er V entura , a P ro f essor o f Canon Law, and one of the principal writers in the Gior nale Ecclesiastic°, having expressed the following opinion in the said Journal, " that an elective monarchy was the worst of all forms of government," he had, in consequence of an order from " superior authority, inserted a recanta tion of his opinion." What an admirable process for dis ewering, not only the truth, but for elevating the mental character! The philosopher, in his closet, discovers, or believes he discovers, important facts, in morals or science —he promulgates them—lonweared authority, with no philosophy at all, commands him to belie his own reason— does so, and nine-tenths of those who live under that authority, are satisfied that the philosopher was grievously wrong, and authority luminously right! This is the ty rsnny of Catholicism ! Anti it was to such tyranny that the great and pure mind of Fenelon, in his memorable nmtroversy with the arrogant Bossuet, submissively bowed what be read his humble recantation of what he was or- ili.red to consider his heresies, in his own church at Cain- 1 bray. Yo a x CAT It r nit AL.—On Sunday last the Rev. Dr. John HMI ►ead himself into the vacant canonry and prebendal 'tall of Fenton, in this cathedra. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East NSA House. when the undermentioned ships were thus timed, viz.: James Sibbald and Hercules, for Madras and Bengal, and the Cambridge, for Bengal, to touch at Madras, to be afloat the 26th instant. Asia, Isabella, anti Moffatt, for China direct, to be afloat the 3d of June next, and sail from Gravesend at the expiration of twenty days from their coming afloat. Srurai.rist.ns iVzsvEas.—Th e sa!e of useful and ornamental works, for the !,entfit of the distressed fields weavers, has, we are informed, been fixed by the Lodi.' Patronesses for Monday and Tuesday next, at the llanover-square Rooms; and we feel confident that this be.- ne . volent exert i on on t h e part of our far countrywomen, Inn be cotnp'etely successful. LISTEDDVOD, AND GRAND CAMBRIAN CONCE RT. The Cymmrodorion Institution are annually in the ha bit of patronizing their native bard, Mr. Parry, by , blend ing his concert with their annual meeting in London, and which took place yesterday, at Freetnasone' Hall. The Right lion. Lord (*JAYE, as President of the day, declared the Eisteddvml to be opened. Fot the information of our readers, we beg to state that the object ofthe re-establishm e nt o f the Cyannrodorion, which took place six years since. was to foster, cherish, anti protect the literature and the arts of the Principality ,• and as the music of Wales, as handed down in her national ' melodies, has always held a distinguished place in the feelings of the Cainfirians, so its protection has become one of the peculiar cares of the Cymmrodorion. On this occa sion several native reciter* nttentleil, and adapted their i legendary verse to the melodies of their harpists. They sang what are called " Pennillion," or stanzas, which had a truly national elect, and rerMnded us strongly of the ' time when we heard similar strains in the romantic soli tudes of Corwen, and in the beautiful valley of Llangollen. The singer is obliged to follow :he harpist, who may change the tune at pleasure, whilst the vocalist must keep time, and end precisely with the stnin. Those, of course, are considered the best singers taro can adapt stanzas of various metres to one messily, and who arc acquainted With the no less than twenty-four measures, of which their time consists, aecotding to the bardic laws of composition. This pan of the concert excited considerable attention, as bringing into notice that clams of persons called Minstrels, who are no* scarcely known but as a matter of history. As the lyre was the favourite instrument of the Greeks, no 6e harp held the same estimation among the Britons. Briish harpers were famous long before the Conquest. The boanty of William of Normandy to his joculator, or bard, is warded in Domes day Book. The ~{carp was the favourite instrument of Britain for many ages, under the British, Sewn, Danish, and Norman Kings ; and the particular eircunstance of the I extirpation of the Bartle of IV Iles, by Etiwed the First, will be remembered by all. That event provesaliat strong power the bards had over the feelings of thepeople, by exciting them to deeds of valour and of glory, and Edward felt the hope that, in depriving them of their minurels, he 'should undermine that peculiar nationality anG love of country for which they hail always been so eminently dis tinguished. Edward's persecuting spirit seems n have been confined to the Principality, for it is said tha at the ceremony of knighting his son a multitude of mhstrcls attended. In 131.5, during the reign of Edward Pe Se cond, such extensive privileges were claimed by the min strels. and so many dissolute persons assumed that charac ter, that it became necessary to restrain thEm by emcees laws.—The performances of this day did great credi to the harpists, for the real taste, feeling, and delicacy whi c h they displayed. The reciter! of the legendary verses bob received medals as rewards for the talents displayed if them. The Secretary (Griffith Jones, Esq.) read the Report tf thetommittee of the Cymturoclorion and announced the following prizes to the successful candidates in the depart• ment of literature. To the Rev. William Propert, the author of the beet Essay. in English. "On the Several lava:ions or Britain, and their Effects on the Character and Language of the Inhabitants"—The first silver Medal. To Jchn Vaughaii Lloyd, who was described u " the Byn t a of Cambria" for the best English Poem—The sjbject, '• Owes Glyndwr"—The second silver Medal. To Robert Davis, for the best poem on the same subject in Weish-21. 2s. In regard to this prize, there appeared to have been seve ral candidates, hut none of them had evinced sufficient merit to entitle them to a medal. To Joseph Hughes, Rsmuel Roberts, and John Jones. students of grammar schools in Wales. the authors of the best Essays in Welsh on Colo►dLl—Courage.-eaeb a silver medal. Only one of the successful candidates In literature ap peared personally to receive the reward of his genius. The others were presented to Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart. and Griffith Jones, Esq., to be by them forwarded to the gen tlemen to wham they had been awarded. rite concert opened with a very pleasing instrumental introduction, in which several Welsh airi were introduced, and in which Mr. Mori, Mr. Lindley, and Mr. Nicholson particularly distinguished themselves. The first vocal piece wu a grand Druidical chorus on the landing of the Romans, which was given with great effect. The intro ductory solo, by. Mr. Atkins, to the following words/. was particularly good:— .. Our tilie seas foamed beneath the Roman oars, The legi.ms' march was heard along our sands; But high on Mona's consecrated chorea, In white rohet gleaming, semi the Druid.banda ; The dark woods thrilled as wildly as they sang, And the foe trembled and the altars rang. The effect of the gong at the words " the altars rang" had a visible effect on the female part of the audience. There was a very pretty duet between Miss H. Cawse and Master Bailey, "We are two roving minstrels ;" and which did those juvenile aspirants much credit. Mr. At kins gave "O'er the chords with rapture sweeping," to the air of " Y Galys," or "Of noble race was Shenkin," with considerable force. This gentleman bas certainly great powers, and we strongly recommend him not to let any thing interfere with constant practice and study: there is a fine opening, and which be may fill, if he will but look to his own interests and fair fame. A quartet, by Miss Povey, Messrs. Callyer, Parry, and Atkins, followed, to the air of "The song of the Old Man of the Wood," which gave great satisfaction. It was principally conspi cuous for its simplicity, one of the greatest beauties of the ancient melodies. Tice vocal parts of this piece were sung in Welsh. This was followed by a solo on the flute by Mr. Nicholson, in which he introduced the air of " Llwyn On," known by us as " Cease your funning," and we never beard this" Flauto Magico" in greater force. Mr. Braham then gave a serenade (for serenading is said to have been very prevalent in IVales formerly, and even at this day there is still a custom on May morning, for the swains to deck a bough of rosemary with white ribands, and place it at the windows of their loves), called " The summer's rosy dawn, Ellen dear;" but this was one of the least effective pieces of the day; it should, however, be stated, in justice to Mr. Braham, that he undertook it at sight, as Mr. Sinclair, who was to have sung it, was prevented from attending. He also gave " The harp is hushed on Mona's shore," to which there was a delightful violoncello accompaniment by Mr. Lindley ; and the manner in which thevoice and instrument alternately took up the subject, did infinite credit to Mr. Parry, the composer. Mr. Braham's labour* closed.with " Saw ye the blazing star," to the air of " The rising of the lark," which was rapturously encored. Miss Stephens sang " Strike the harp to chiefs in story,' to the air of "Ar hyd y nos," or " The live long night," in her very bin manner. But she surpassed herself in the beautiful air, "0, merry row the bonnie bark." This beautiful sing is founded on the Northumbrian legend of Llywarch Hyn," a prince of the Cumbrian Britons, who flourished at the commencement of the seventh century, and a celebrated bard. He is stated to have had twenty-four sons, who wore the golden chain of honour, and ail of whom lost their lives in battle. The aged hard retired to Powys, where it is conjoctured he composed his beautiful Elegies, that have been so ably translated by Dr. Pughe. We strongly recommend this air to all the ad filters of Miss Stephens, and we nre sure, in doing that, we cannot give it more general commendation ; we never heard her in thier voice titan on this occasion. Miss Povey and Mr. Terrail gave " Fairy elves their watch are keep ing" in a most bewitching manner, and which excited an unanimous encore. Nlr. Horn sang " The Rocks of Ceder Idris" with his usual judgmenr, but we could wish that there was less appearance of exertion about him. There was a beautiful round for eight voices, but the effect of it was lost, from the copyist not having completed Miss Stephens's part. Mr. Parry sang with much good taste a na tional song, " Oh, let the kiln, minstrel attune his soft lay!" the concluding verse of which he made the medium of re turning thanks to his patrons and friends. The perform ances concluded with " God save the King." The hand, which combined much of the orchestral talent in London, was ably led by Mr. Mori. Mr. Parry and his son, with Mr. Davies, on the flageolet, pianoforte, and harp, played the Powys R nnance with great applause. There was also a beautiful duet between Mr. J. J. Jones, Mus. B. Oxon, on the pianoforte, and Mr. 0. Davies on the harp, which eli cited great applause. We sincerely congratulate Mr. Parry on the great talent he has evinced in the harmonization of THE BRMSH PRESS. the Welch !tie!Mies, and we hope to Pee some of the pieces played on this occasion among the Oratorio selections of next year. At the conclusion of the Concert, resolutions of thanks to Lord Clive, Sir Watkin W. Wynn, Bart., Sir Charles Morgan, Bart., the Duchess of Northumberland, and the female visitors, were tarried by acclamation. It is need less to add, that these high peraonagt s were present ; as also were Lords Kenyon, Prudhoe, and Dynevor, lion. Rice Trevor, and, indeed, all the first families of the Prin ' eipality ; and we bow, as in duty bound, to the phalanx of beauty which presented itself on every side. The room was full to an overflow, and many elegant women were obliged to find scats in the ceiling gallery. The male part of the companv sat down, at six o'clock, to an elegant dinner ; the Hon. G. Rice Trevor, M.P. in the Chair. During the evening, the Hard, anti Pennillion singers gave several specimens of the peculiar mode of re citing with the harps, and the company separated at a late hour, after a day of ple tsure unmixed with pain. INCORPORATED CLERGY ORPHAN SOCIETY. Yesterday. at half.past two o'clock. the Quarterly General Meet. ing of the Society for Maintaining, Clothing, and. Educating the Poor Orphan Children of Clergymen, of the E.'ablished Church, took place at the Freemasons' Tavern; Lord Kenyon (the Via. President of the Society) in the Chair. The minutes o: the proceedings of the Sotiety since the last Quarterly Meeting were read and confirmed. A lour from Miss Woods, late Governess of the School of the Society, was then read, and, on the suggestion of the Noble Chair man, it was directed that it slinuld be inserted among the minutes of the General fleeting. It was proposed and agreed to. that the children, candidates for admissibility to the Scholl!, should be allowed to enter as pupils of the establishment, after they had undergone the process of 'vaccination by the medical gentleman connected with the Society. The Governors then proceeded tti the election, of such children as had presented petitions to be admitted to the benefits of the insti tution. „.., The following. whose names were on the list, were accordingly elected :—Josias Fidler, Henry James William Caster, Edward Hunter, Thomas Ilenry Maim, Henry John Rix, Diary Stevens Kendall, Eliza Anne Br a i ns , and E!i ta b e th e usanna h ‘Villiains. John Foster Williams, whose name was not on the list, was also elected, in consequence of the vacancies En the establishment ex. ceeding the number of candidates by whom petitions had been duly presented. The minute of the Committee, recommending the formation of a separate fund (in addition to the sums given by the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy) to apprentice the children of the Establish. went (with a limitation in else first instance to the females), to qualify them for becoming tutors and governesses, either public or private, was then read. The Noble CHAIRMAN adverted to the benefit which the adop. don of the suggestion contained in the minute would produce, both with respect to the Individual children and to the public utility. As the females had not so many other opportunities of being pro vided for as the boys, he thought it would be advisable to confine the experiment at first to the qualification of such girls as the Com mittee in its discretion should from time to time select. The Noble Chairman then eulogized the conduct of Dr. Shepherd, Dr. Wharton. and Mr. Jones to whose meritorious exertions the pupils of the Society were greatly indebted for the improvement which had been evinced at the recent examination. ...... ...... Dr. SHEPHERD proposed a resolution to the effect of the retool mendation of the Committee. That having been carried unanimously, another resolution was proposed and adopted—" That the former be communicated to the President, and to the Arejtbishops ; and that the Committee be instructed to devise each ifiodc as they may deem expedient to effectuate its object." An extract from the will of the Right Reverend Shute Barring. ton. late Bishop of Durham, bequeathing to the Society the sum 1,0001., was next read. and a vote of thanks passed to the loatees ofahe devise. A gift of fail. was announced to have been 'calved from the husband of the bite Sire. Radcliffe, being part of tts money procured by the sale of the copyright of a posthumous wok of that etleirrated romance writer. i Totter thanks was then passed to the Noble Chairman, and ihelleeting dissolved. BONDKD COR'%. TOTAL QUANTITY OP GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND ON THE Isr MAY. Wheat... .... ro.es of which RAO Oats Yl, - ,100 Daly/ . *li 9ISI Ream . 12,05. R Per . ..... .... 64.) : .:726 t . 1 e.t ... . ;Eq.. ..... i .. .......... . are 1 ___:5 6 . 16: 71 . l ' h "P' ul ' Floor ' i Wheat ... ..... ) i.""' IMPORT :NTO LIVERPOOL FROM THE lers TO THE 22n MAY INCLUSIVE. ilium. Oat.. Earley. Malt. Deane. Peu. Oatm. Flour. Coati/lie.. 1 4r a i t;o . 7 ri `17.4 an . , "7 . en;`,:',' Ireland.... le4o 12914 23 0 131 19 3157 30;l5 Europe.... 3510 750 0 0 0 0 0 3191 141371 110 Wel 993 12 33.93 3047 Exported 9 qrs. Oats. Stork of Foreign Grain and Plow in Bond et Liverpool on the 22,1 3fay . qr... Wheat ; v,;:47 gra. Oats ; D9O qr.. Barley; 6.11 h qrs. Beans ; and 34.131 banal. Flour. The Commissioners in John Ormond's bankruptcy having met at Mr. Tolson's office, in Bradford, pursuant to adjournment, to finish the bankrupts examination, continued sitting at a late hour in the evening, and con cluded by committing the bankrupt to York Castle, for giving unsatisfactory answers to their questions. They also committed the bankrupt's son, John Ortnond, jun. to the same place, for refusing to produce before them certain tide-deeds, relating to a house and premises pretended to be purchased by him of his father, the bankrupt. The younger Ormond, after being committed, contrived to escape from the custody of the messenger, and has not since been heard of. There have been about twelve arrests of persons con nected with the Tywarnhale Company, for amounts of fifty and sixty thousand pounds ; the greater proportitm have been liberated on common bail ; about three or four still remain in durance, the bail not having been accepted. An extraordinary sensation has been created at Liverpool by the introduction of a new mode of measuring steam-vessels, pre viously to their being registered, and by which the , will hereafter rank, in point of size at least, with shim' of the line. The plan consists in the measuring, hint the actual hull alone, with reference to the real capacity for carrying cargo, but by including the paddle wheels and what Is called the sponaing. If persevered in, this mode of measuring steam-vessels would compel them to return to the old insecure mode of attaching the sponging to the outside of the vessels, after being built. by a false or second framing, which cannot he kept staunch, instead of the improved method which the shipbuilders of Liverpool have had the merit of introducing, mak ing the sponsing an actual part of the vessel. The effect of the new mode is to increase the nominal. tonnage in an extraordinary degree, while the capacity of the veseei email' the same. Thus a vessel measuring 400 tons, builder's measurement, would be rated at 1400 or even WOO tons —Manchester Mercury. SMALL Pox —'We are sorry to learn that this loathsome, pestilential, and dangerous disease, prevails at this time in some parts of the eounty. In one of the Hundreds two children are al ready dead. It appear. to be introduced by some of thedowest and most ignorant people. who ga about the parblica inoculating ; and it is encouraged by the conceit and obstinacy, as well as by the prejudices of parents, who set themselves against vaccination, and seem as regardless of their children's welfare as they are of that of their neighbohrs, whoni they thus expose to the danger of infer. thin. It is much to be wished that some steps could be taken to obviate the misery thus wilfully introduced into our villages by the opposition that continues amongst some to vaccination; but which, it is to he feared, cannot be efTe:ted without the interference of the Legislative authority.—Airy Gazette. A CHILD LOST.—Yesterday a female, named Mary Ann Ives, resident at No. 43, Old street, St. Luke's, appeared before the Sitting Magistrate at Worship-street Office, in a state of great affiirtion.ticeasioned by the loss of her child, a little boy three years of age. le had, by some means or other, been separated from a girl who wok him to see the balloon exhibition on the 15th instant, and had never since been heard of. The unhappy mother said she had inquired after Mtn at every workhouse within five miles, with. out hearing any tidings of him, and her object in applying at the office was that her loss might possibly be made publicly kr.own by the newspapers. The child's name is Edwin Ives; he is three years old, and has light hair and grey eyes. Cn it q N a's l'uesdav evening, at eight o'clock, an Inquest was held at rite Middlesex - Hospital, on the body of Mr. John Culverhouse, who destroyed himself by taking Laudanum. It appeared that the deceased was a cotton. spinet, and lived in the llatupstead-road. (ht Sunday lest he was sitting at dinner with his wife and family, when he gently laid himself back in the chair and fell asleep, as it was th oug h t ; b ut by his laying back a small vial dropped from his pocket, which, on his wife picking up, was found to have contained laudanum. She instantly called assistance, and he was carried to the hospital, where he died soon after his arrival. The deceased had been for s ome time in a very low state of mind, owing to the very dull s t ate o f trade, and whenever he drank any spirits his mind became worse; for several days past he had been indulging in drink. The Jury, under all the circumstances, returned a verdict 0f....“ sanity." purr a ess IN SPIT A I.FI 111D8.-.-[AaVCrligernellq—W e underetand that upwards of MAW. worth of rich silks, satins, and gauzes, barege de sole, gros des Intim shawls, &c, &c. are now selling without the least reserve, by commission, for the relief of the distressed Spitalfichis' manufacturers, at Shears sad Co.'s, No. 120, Regent -street. The goods are warranted to be of the most fashionable description, and will be sold for less than half they cost in making. The is not, A hint ainous plants, turish veil Its !NO. aniru. Bonds sOme- Bonds Sinn is hes non for. non term we o trade such a ('oun. ige he essileit . she& .1 06 ' WI pit. • Me. WM STATE OF TRADE. We are extremely happy to state, that the favourable appearances which have been recently manifested in the trade of this town have been fully maintained within the last few days. On Saturday there was more demand than usual, though, being the conclusion of the race we...k, it was not a day when much business is expected. Yester day, too, there was an increased demand for goods, though still at prices which will hardly defray the cost of produc tion. Should the present demand continue, however, the price's must improve, as the production of hand-made cloth has been so greatly reduced, that the markets must soon become very bare of stock. The cation market, too, con tinues to look up, and there has been a steady and gradual advanceof a halfpenny to three farthings per pound, from the lowest point of depression.—Manchester Mercury, LIM!, 23. Since our last, we understand, there has been rather an increased demand for goods. Whether it has arisen from an accidental influx of buyers, or from a real improvement in trade, we are at a loss to determine; but we think we have Rome grounds for believing that things are mending rather than becoming worse. 111 the mean time, according to the report of the Committee of Kelief, thesdistress of the poor continues to he as great as it was ten weeks ago.— Morscheatee Journal. LIN LI T ticow.—Perhaps no town in Scotland has suffered so severely during these distressing times as Linlithgow, which never hail much trade, but has lost the little it had, almost entirely. Except one or two, all the most con siderable works in and around the town have stopped, in c msequence of the failure of the proprietors. Among these are a print-field, which employed about one hundred men, an extensive paper-mill, three tanneries, and three pretty large distilleries , which perhaps employed as many more. There have been several failures, too, among the retail shopkeepers, and among the shoemakers, who make shoes for exportation. The trading capital of the place, in short, has been destroyed, and a great number of the labourers and workmen thrown idle. It is remarkable that while Linlithgow has suffered so much, not one Were of any magnitude has taken place in Falkirk, though it de pends very much on trade. But the works of Carron, which are one great source of support to the latter town, have been very little affected by the dulness of the times, and have scarcely in any respect reduced the scale of their oyerationa. • The distress so generally ft lt among the manufacturing classes has not failed to visit the weavers of Crieff'and its neighbourhood ; yet it is highly creditable for them that they bore their harpships with becoming patience, and it is most gratifying for us to be enabled to add, that their praiseworthy conduct has not been overlooked by the sur rounding proprietors, who have come forward, and engaged all such as were inclined to labour at country work. The consequence has been, that such as would hire, now receive superior wages to what they could make at their own bu siness. One proprietor has got about 150 of these men employed in making roads, levelling grounds, and embank ing part of the river Kam REPRESENTATION OF LIVERPOOL. COPY OF MR. HITSKISSON'S REPLY TO THE REQUISITIONISTS. Somerset-place, 20th May, 182 fl. GENTLEMEN, —My friend /11r. Bolton has this day delivered to me a requisition, conveying, in terms most Nattering to my feat, logs, the expression of your readiness and desire to use every exer tion in supporting my re-election as your Representative in the next House of . Commons. I will frankly own to you, that before I re ceived this requisition, my mind had been made up to solicit the renewal of the high and impurtant trust which the expected diaso. lution of the present Parliament must, ere long, place at your dis posal. Apart from all motives of honourable distinction connected with that trust, I could not but feel that the tender, at least, of my further services, was the only ret u rn, h owever i na d equa , e , w hi c h 1 could make for the decided approbation with which you had so recently marked my past conduct. The number, as well as the re. apectability, satisfy me that I am not thought undeserving of the continued confidence of my con-tituents. I receive, therefore, with all gratitude, the pledge of your united co.operation to secure illy return for Liverpool—a pledge which it will be my pride to give you an opportunity of redeeming at the hustings, whenever the election may take place. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, With truth, respect, and attachment. Your most obedient and faithful servant. W ILL! AM HUSKISSON. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. If ( . 1.1..—1n our last week's paper we stated that a placard had been issued, addressed to the Burgesses of that place. informing them that a third man would otter himself as a candidate fit. the honour of representing them in Parliament, and calling upon them to sign a rcqui.ition to him to come forward w that capacity. Al though the affair st the time was regarded by many as a hoax, yet it appears that several have signed the document, Oa Saturday last another bill was issued, in the morning, addressed " To the Independent Burgesses of the ancient and respectable Town of Hull," conveying the intelligence that " Augustus Henry O'Neil, Esq. a gentleman of independent fortune, honourable principles, and highly respectable connexions, relying with confidence upon the pledges of support which, as the third man," he had received, was prepar ed _ to redeem the promises made to the ind e p en d ent Burgesses on his behalf, and that he would enter the town that day at two o'clock, when he would more fully state the nature of his pretensions. The Burgesses were therefore strongly urged to MUCCI' strongly, to meet Min at his landing upon the Jetty. The bill was unsanc:ioncd by any signature, but the protni..al man ar rived, and was greeted by the plaudits of the people ; favours were Hying In every direction, and the utmost enthusiasm was evinced in every part of the town.—rork Courant. PRESTON.—Mr. Wood, the barrister, continues to meet with the most gratifying reception amongst the elector* of Preston. COUNTY REPRESENTATION.—We have great satisfaction in announcing to the supporters of civil and religious liberty, that it is highly probable Mr. Marshall (a most respectable merchant of Leeds) will be induced to offer himself as a candidate for this county at the general election. We consider this as news of very great importance to the whole nation ; Ice Mr. Marshall, being not only a decided advocate of liberty, but also • gentleman well ae quainted with the manufacturing and commercial interests of the county, we doubt not but that men of all parties, who really wish well to their country, will give to him their support, and be anxious for Iris election.—York Herald. The contest for the ensuing election for the University of Cam. bridge will be unusually severe. There are no less than four can didates—the Attorney-General, Viscount Palmerston, If. Gout burn, Esq. and W. Banks, Esq. Sir Roger Oresley's canvass for the borough of Evesham promises the most decided success. The circumstance of Sir Chas. Cockerel, a Tory, and Mr. Protheroe, a Whig. having formed a coalition, has arrayed all the independent voters on the side of Sir Roger, in order to defeat such an unnatural union of interests, and to keep the representation of their borough open. Mr. Hart Davis positively retires from Bristol, on the score of ill health. His son-in-law, Mr. J. Scandret Ilarford, Lord Gren ville Somerset, Mr. Wallace, and Mr. Win. Peel, are all men tioned as the probable candidates to succeed him in the Tory in. tercet. Mr. Bright will of course stand upon the Whig interest, and is not expected to be opposed. Our Member, Mr. Ellice, has contributed one hundred guineas to the fund for relieving the distressed weavers in this city. Mr. Joseph Butterworth (who visited Coventry on IVednesilay last) has also subscribed the sum of fifty guinea., in aid of the above under taking. The rumour of an rally dissolution of Parliament has induced many friends of the latter gentleman to canvass the different wards in this city, in order to ascertain the number of freemen who may be inclined to favour him with their votes.—C'orestry Mercury. M. Nolan, Esq. has declined offering himself as a candidate for the borough of Bridgwater. NEWCASTLE ELECTION.—Various rumours connected with the representation of this town have been in circulation during the past week, and, from what has transpired. Lord Nornianby ap pears to be the third gentleman alluded to. That there is not: a greater probability than ever of the existence of this third man, is also strengthened by the circumstance of legal gentlemen being retained for the especial putpose of conductina his election, and also from a written document containing about 800 promises of support having been in circulation ; and if, from a rough calculation, there be only between three and four thousand voters, this outset will augur something like a " tug of war" shortly in th i s town. Since writing the above, we have received a letter Ironi a correspondent, which corroborates all that we have now reated,and further observes, hut for which we will not vouch, "that Lord Normanby will arrive here on M'edneaday, to commence a canvass of the freemen in person."— Tyne Mercury. The freemen of Boston have sent a pressing invitation to their former Member, Mr. W. A. Mattocks, who represented them in five Parliaments, to come forward at the ensuing election. LANCASHIRE ELECT loN.—There is every probability that this county will be contested at the ensuing general election. Col. Wilson. of Hallam Tower, issued on Friday ISM, an address to the freeholders, in which he states it to be his intention to offer himself a candidate for their suffrages. CHESTER EIECTION.—GeneraI Grosvenor has signified his intention to withdraw himself from the representation of Chester at the approaching general election. The Hon. Robert Grosvenor, youngest eon of Earl Grosvenor, has offered himself as a candidate to succeed his relative. The long-contested case between the parish of Ponces and the Board or Ordnance. relative to the tight of atsemiting South Sea Common to the poor.rate, has been determined by the Court of Kitties Bench hi fsvuur of the parish. EPSOM RACES. SECOND DAV, WEDNE3nAT, MAT 24. The Dawns to-dtv did nut present a very numerous attendyce, the great majority oi . the people keeping therteo.ives in reserve tut to-morrow and Friday. The company. however, was respectable. There were not many betting men here. and those who did at. tend came not so much for the sake of the races. as to acquire some information to guide them in the present complicated state of the betting, which was never before known to be so uncertain. Mr. Forth's winning again to..day has giien Premier a fine lift for the Derby he is now first favourite, and, from being a horse of fine action and a hostler, has a good chance. It is impossible to describe the confusion which prevails ; but it may be imagined, when we say that The General will not start for the Derby, nor will Panic, it is said, it, two Of three other fa vourites, for this great stake*. The dismay which prevails prevents our givigt any other than the following statement of odds : DERRY. I it to I aget Monarch I 10 to 1 agst Moslem OAKS. 2 to I agst Problem 6 to I agst Paraplois S to 4 one of the two wins... We are assured that Chiffney is engaged to ride Prefo!er. The running is as follows : The Woodcot Stakes of 30 sows. each, h. ft. for 2 yrs old colts. list. filb.; fillies. list. 31b. The last half mile. Mr. Forth's b. f. by Interpreter, out of Dandizette's dam Mr. Mockfonl'a b. f. by Smolensko--Stella Mr. Gritlith's b. 1. Sylph, by Spectre. The following started, but were not placed 1— Mr. .1. Smith's b. f. by ('arbon Genersl Grosvenor's Sparkler, by D'acklock. Lord Exeter's Brother to Attica. 4 to 1 eget Mr. Forth's t to 1 eget Advance - I - 2 . 3 Betting 4 to 1 art. Sparkler ; 4 wl apt. Sylph; 4 to I agst. 3lqckford's; and 4 to 1 two. the winner. ISlockford's went off at a bustling rate, making the fir s t r u nni ng , Jinn very closely followed by Fo r th' s and Sylph, with all the others at their heels, to the ands; when Forth's came in front, and' w desperate struggle ensued between these three home, the leder winning by a length. It was a fine race. The y • anima, though it is not often the case, came off like old ones, without making any false starts; and the whole kept so close together till near home, that a sheet would almost have covered them. The winner was rode by H. Edwards, Mockford's by K. Boyce. Sylph be J. Day, Lord Exeter's by ItObinson, Sparkler by S. Day, and Carbon by D. Dockeray. The Surrey Stakes of 25 nova. each ' • 15 ft., and ordr 11 if dellarel, &c: BerbyCoursc. 3lr. 31 ilis's Trimlo„ 4 yrs, B't. 41b. . - 1 31r. Petiit's Rigmarole, 4 yra„ 7st. 91b. . . - 2 2.lr.:4lockfortlN Velamptec, 4 yrs. Tat. 91b. - n - Two paid 15 soya, and 6 paid 3 Rove. Betting even on Trinculo against the field. Rigmarole junineil off at starting , and kept on it a rattling me. with the lead, full three lengths of 'frineuln, until they came to the it i•itance-post, when the latter came ep, let loose, and won a very pretty race cleverly by a length. Vcla.quez had no chance of winning. Sam hay rode Trinculo; a lad, Rigniasote; and young Buckle, Velasquez. The god cup. value 100 !ion. by subscription of 10 inn. eye!), and 20 tors. added from the Race Fund : 3 yrs, 5 st. 4 lb. ; 4 yrs, H at. ; 5 yrs, 8 at. 10 Ib.: 6 yrs, 9 st.; and aged, 9 sr. 2 lb. Mares and geldings allowed 3 lli. Two miler, winners extra. The winner to be Sold for 250 son. &c. Gen. Grosvenor's trockery, 4 yrs . • . 0 1 Mr. Rogers's Jocito. 3 en . . . . U Sir. Vates's Ville de Joie, 5 yrs • : • 3 0 The following started, but w tie hot placed Mr. Smith's Jack Pounce. Mr. Denison's f. by Whalebone. Mr. Farrall's Tamar /Oh Griffiths's Speculum. Pickford's Monimia, Mr. Pettit s Cataline, and Mr. Whiteside's Brother to Antonio. Betting 4 to 1 agst. Crockery ; and 4 tot asst. Jocko. Monimia took the lead at starting, going at score to the cords; Jocko, Crockery, and }ilk de Joie, who were till then in the crowd, close to the haunches of Munimia. These three then singled themselves out, prepared for a terrible strulgle, and they all ran her head and head till a short distance from home; when Pile de Jule end Monimia severally gave way, and it finished in a dead heat between Crockery and Jocko, the otter two lying close behind, Pule de Joie only half a length. The Dead Heat. Even betting—Crockeryfoi;hoiCeiTh&y both went of at slow rate, each jockey seemingly haring orders to wait a time; but after thy turn of the hill. Crockery thought proper to let loose; a fine neck and neck race foll.lwerl right home, the lilly winning by a neck only. Many good judges say, that had Jocko made the tiro.: running, he certainly would have won. The •+inner w.in claimed •by Captain Lock. Crockery rode by young Buckle ; .locico. by a boy ; Fille de Joie. by Spring ; Jack Burec, by Barnard ; Specu lum, by Charles State ; lylominia, by F. Boyce ; Cataline, by Lye : 'Cantor, by 31111er ; and Denison's, by a bay. The rain descended all day in torrents. ME LA NCDOLT ACCIDENT. More titan one unfortunate family has been plunged In the dap• cat distress by a fatal accident which occurred yesterday, at halt paid eleven o clock in the forenoon, near the Westminster-road, directly opposite the new Orphan Asylum, which belongs to 3lr. Maud*ley, an eminent engineer, who built the capacious steam-boat, known by the name of the London Engineer, at that time the largest vessel which had been launched of the kind. r. Mantisley had lately erected, at a considerable expense, a spacious building, 100 or 120 feet long, by SC wide, and about 36 feet high to the eaves, intended for an additional wortshor, ttnd immediately contiguous to the extensive premises where be has so long carried on his business. It seems that a new roof, composed of cast-iror, was in the course of cTettinn, and nearly completed. It wag great apparent. strergth and solidity, and had already been placed over the new intilding, Cite process of covering it with tiles bein4 nearly completed, when the side-walls of the building suddenly bilged, and the whole roof, as wen as a considerable part of the walls, fell with a tremet.dous mall upon the unfortunate persons employed within, some of whom were killed, and the others dread fully injured. A :atge portion of the walls fell into the ad joining street—one of those small ones which issue literally from the Westminster-road. Some persons state the number employed as high as one hundred, and the missing at fifty: but from the great , confusion that prevailal, by the crying of women and children, it is impossible c;rrectly to state the ouniher. One account makes the number Of persons within as low as 14 or 15; but there were others besides those employed in the usual business of the factory, several being on thermal, occupied in tiling it, and some are supposed in the street without. One person (the servant of a 31r. Field, who was at work in an adjoining court) was killed on the spot, and about twenty others were grievously maimed and wounded, two of whom died on the way to Guy's Hospital, to which the others who were dug out of the ruins hay . 7, been carried. From sixteen to twenty individuals are still missing, and every exertion is making to extricate them from the rains. Several children were playing near the building when it fell ; a man who calls pies about the streets is supposed to be among the numbers in jeopardy, as a man was seen but an instant before the crash, passing near the wall with a basket. At the time, however, when our reporter lett the spot, the persona employed in removing the rubbish lead not made any discovery of the kind dreaded ; the suddenness of the event allowed little opportunity for escape by flight. The crash with which the roof fell was heard at a considerable distance, and gave the first alarm to those outside the premise•, who, upon re. pairing to the spot, found the building presented the appearance of a total ruin. Every effort which humanity could suggest was adopted without delay, to rescue those who still survived from their perilous situation, and many were extricated without any consi derable injury, whose lives were preserved in the most providential manner. For neatly two hours persons were employed in extricating and conveying to the hospitals the unfortunate sufferers, many of whom appeared to labour under the most excruciating agony. The wounds were observed to be principally on the head, in addition to which several had limbs miserably fractured. Among the latter we understand were two bricklayers, named Edmunds and Trott. the former of whom is one of those who died while in the act ot being removed. The wife of this poor man, on becoming ac quainted with bet loss, fainted, and was with great difficulty re stored to animation through the humane and prompt assistance afforded her by the family of a neighbouring publican, to whose house she had been removed. Several of the wounded men, atter having had their hurts properly examined :and attended to in the hospital, were conveyed to their own homes on beds placed in vans and other carriages, exhibiting a deplorable spectacle, the effect ot which was much increased by the distress visible in the coun tenances of their friends and relations, who in many instances ac companied them. It Is a most fortunate circumstance that the street is one little frequented by passengers, otherwise mach greater mischief to life and limb might have been anticipated. A number of children too. who are in the constant habit of playing there, had the circuit"- stance taken place hut half an hour later, when school hours would have been over, must in all probability have heccme victims. Mr. llaudaley, the proprietor, had fortunately just left the premises. But a few minutes precious to the accident he hat himself been upon the roof, watching the progress of the workmen. Had the accident happened about a month later, most likely 100 or 200 per sons would have been employed under it, and of course would have participated in the sad calamity. The amount of damage done, and ultimate loss to the concern. cannot at present be calculated; it must, however, be very consi derable. A detachment of the Guards, under the command of a serjeant, was Immediately despatched to the spot, to keep oft' the mob. _ _ Of the cause of this melancholy occurrence there can exist no doubt. The immense weight of the iron composing the roof, oc casioned so great a degree of lateral pressure. that the supporting walls, which were in some places not more than a brick and a haft in thickness, were unequal to afford an adequate resistance. They, of eourse, were forced outwArds, end thus the connexion of the tool' falling, the whole was precipitated to the ground. There is no ground for imputing any blame to Mr. 31audsley, who is an industrious and most respectable man in business, and sympathises, we dare say, as sincerely as any one can do, with the unhirtunate sufferers; but there really appears to have been a very reprehensible dekcieney of judgment in the individuals who ad. vised the erection of such a ponderous roof upon walls which, to an ordinary observer seems altogether insufficient to sustain so great a weight. The cupidity of individuals becomes a fit subject.fot public animadversion, when it endangers the lives of the inaucesit and industrious.