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F.45H10.V.1111.E INTELLIGENTE. ruiccs OF BRITISU 1111 Ink Stock Ditto Acct. 3 per Cent Reduced 941 3 o. ('eta. g 1 Ditto Acct. 93a 4 per Cent. A•mentett 1011 New 4 per ('tut. 103 i ji per Cent. Stock Ditto Bond* Ilfi pm Ditto Acct. PKII.:ES OF FOREION Austrian Bonds I►iuo Acct. Brazilian Scrip j 1 O j 101 I die - - - Diuo for Acct. Buenos Ayres Scrip Ditto Acct. Chilian Bondi Ditto Acct. 771 Colootb. Bonds 781 B Ditto Acct. 7 8 i Ditto Scrip dis Ditto Acct. 6 j 6} t 7 bZ 8 dis - I/wish Bonds Hitter Mark. Basco Uretk Scrip Paw A rct. •- MOCKS Y EST ER DA Y. [Arm Ann. 23 e South Sea Stock South Sea Old Annuities South Sea New Annuities Ex. liills,2d. 1,0091. 40 42 40 pni Ditto, 5001. 40 41 pm Small 40 43 pis Ditto, lid. 1.0001. 41 3.1 pm Ditto. 0001. 40 pin Ditto, Small Lottery Tickets 191. 19e. STOCKS YESTERDAY. Mexican Bonds 301 491 Ditto Acct. blip 1 j 491 1I 1 Peruvian Bonds Ditto Scrip 23 24 dis Ditto Aect. Portuguese Bonds Pntoistan Bonds Din Bonds (18221 87/ Russian Bonds Ditto Acct. 88/ Span. eons. 23 21 I Ditto Acct. 221 5 3 Ditto Cons. titt23i 18 171 1 French Reines 101(. Exchange 281. 20c. Ihtto Scrip 121 5 j pm Ditto Acct. 121 1 1 5 1 pm MAILS. AssiviD-1 Gottenburgh, 2 Ili nburgh, I Holland, 2 Flanders, I French. Put-1 Gortenburgh, 1 Holland. rite Uri:Wilt alrefso. TIIEATRE Ii()TAL, HA YMA IIKET. This Evening, 7 UESDAY, August 24, will be performed THE YOUNG Qt . ,Krti. Chronicle, Mr. W. Eaten ; Young Sadler,. Mr. Inning; Shadraeh, Mr. %Mimics; kpatierthoth. Mr. Marley; Clad. Mr. Liston. Arananta. Mite Dinah Prilllfiae. Miss Chester; Pink. Mrs. Gibbs. After which. INTRIGUE.; Captain nambleton. Mr. Vining ; Vlsh, Mr. Cooper ; Tom, Mr. Marley anl Yestrls. To conclude a Ith X. V. Z. Noddy Pray. Mr. Liston; Moments AGdross, Mr. Marley. THEATRE ROYAL, OI'ERA-HOUSE, STRAND. This Evening. TUESDAY, August 24. will be performed DER FREIsCHUTZ ; Or. THE SEVENTH BULLET! %IrMr. Bartley; Caspar. Mr. Bennett ; Itodolph. Mr. graham; o n . Mr. Tayleurei Zandel. Mr. J. Cooper. Agnes. Moo Stephens. with additional Smits by Weber lining her ninth appearauce lu this Theatre); Ann, MI Porey. After which. GRETNA GREEN. Lord Lovewell, Mr. Pearman; Mr. Toinkins. Mr. W. Bennett Mr. Jenkins, Mr.% ; Larder. Mr. Power. Emily. MIAs Povey Betty Planikln, Mho Kelly. NEW SURREY TREATRE. The new grand Chinew Melo-Grime of The Burning Bridge." with the superb Scenery and gorgeous Deeorations. continuing to be rrcived_with n‘pturous applause, it will be repeated every Evening till fu;that notice. Thos present TUESDAY, August 2.1. and every Evening during the Week, will be prevented the celebrated Chinese Webs-MarTII RUR ne. NING In Three Acts. exiled E BRIDGE; Or. THE SPECTRE OF THE LAKE. Plaelpal Characters by Messrs. H. Kernble, Rowbothatn, Auld. NU wood. Young. and Ilenimingsl Mrs. Loveday, and Mrs. I ming. 1w the course of the Piece a Grand flatlet, called "The Festival of Ihn terns. or Feast of Tullpa." Principal Dancer, Miss Adcock. After which a favourite Song by Mr. Gibbon. To eonclutie with a new Meln-Drams, called WAVERLEV i or, bIETY YEARS' SINCE. With now Music. Scenery, I r: a. and Decoration,. ROYAL GARDENS, VAUXHALL. REPETITION or THE SPLENDID NAVAL FETE, Under the germ lid Patronage of the lUng. IX NOMOUX OF TM. BIRTH OF HIE ROYAL HIGHNESS THE MAE OF CLARENC 14,rd iof H M Fleet, •NEI The Illustrious Brother of hie Majesty, the Fatri.n of Vauxhall, WILL TARS To-morrow F.venlng, WEI/NEsDAY, Augusts The Proprietors respectfully acquaint the Public of their Intention su Repeat the Grand Naval Gala, with the same splendor and magni ficence as characterized the brilliant Illuminations and Entertain ments on the Birth Days of his Majesty and of their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of York and Clarence. The whole of the Dodoes,h w► Mottoes, ike. (which were the admiration of upwards of Forty Thousand Persons on those Even inrsi will be again exhibited: to wilitill be a...del a number of other appropriate Illuminated Trophies. ere.: and toe Proprietors pledge themselves that this Naval Etta shall be Infe rlor to no Gala ever given In these (lindens. Mime will be a constant succession of Entertainments from the enomcot Inc Doors own. till the Elie-Works at Twelve o'Clock, which ter initiate the AIIIUWITICIILAII/1 the Evening. Dour. open at beveu.—.%dniiselon 3e. ed. The lfatfete Pa ass commenced publishing yesterday morning at a quarter past five o'clock. LONDON. TUESDAY. AI:GUST 24, 1824. By the Jamaica packet which has been so anxiously ex pected, we have received letters and papers to the 13th ult. From they latter we have given copious extracts in another part of our columns. When these tidinrs left the island it was in a state of tranquillity. The revolted ne greet Lod nearly all, either surrendered or destroyed them selves. The livers are filled with the preparations for the trials of the in isencre, and the inquests on the suicides. The menttatctl insurrection at Savannah-la-Mar was pre vented from bursting forth by the prompt and decisive con duct of Sir John Keane, who, on the first report reaching Into, embarked with a suffic'ent force, and proceeded to the spot. The sudden appearance of this formidable power overawed the disaffected, and preserved the peace of the district. The highest praise is given to his Excel -I•mcy fur his services on this momentous occasion. To his' alacrity and ability, the safety of the Colony is deeply in debted. To him alone is due the plan of transporting the troops by water, instead of fatiguing and exhausting them by tedious and perilous marches across the island. It amonl also to be the general opinion, that his system of keeping a considerable force together, ready to act with ex pedition and cff•.•ct upon any single point of the disturbed districts, is much preferable to the mode of frittering away the military force in small detachments. There can be n • doubt, on looking back at the nature, ex tent, and objects of the late conspiracy, that our West Colonies have narrowly escaped a great danger. To those who alllct to disbelieve this danger, we recommend the perusal of the desperate struggle between the negro tinglesder and one of the native militia. What may not he apprehended from men of the stamp of the former, act ing upon a numerous and highly-excited population, hav ing the same feelings, wishes, interests, habits, and colour? '11.• meeting of the !louse of Assembly is again postponed till the 17th of August. The following arc extracts from the letters we have received. The that is dated the 10th of July : . . . " You win hear that we have been again alarmed by an Maur nation of the negmea in Hanover. They have been put down for a time. Lut. I fur, so lung L. the Saints and didh patty hittokra with us, we can expect no lasting peace. It appears plainly by tit ue own confession, that these mutineers had nothing to complain sit, but the• were told that they had been made free, and they wished to obtain their freedom by force. Several of the ringleaders destroyed themselves rather than be taken aliv-, and 90 are in gaol to take their trial. We are now apparently quiet, but fur how long, Ii ei knows." Extract of a lettcr from Manchester (Jamaica), 6:h in •.ant:— `• There is no doubt that the spirit of insubordination which ex isted in the neighbouring parishes was manifest here, but from the prompt measures taken, all is perfectly quiet, and there is reason w huff will long remain so." The last accounts from Peru ought to raise the drooping spirits of those unhappy croakers who are apprehensive that every passing cloud will deprive us for ever of the glo rious rays of the solar luminary. A yet unconfirmed, and most probably unfounded, report of a decisive victory gait,- est by Bolivar, has been the source of we know not how much ludicrous dread and disquiet to a contemporary,' whose fears have led him latterly to expatiate on thtt ous and precarious situation of the Colombian Liberator. ♦Ve have never shared in these melancholy forebodings of impending danger to the independence of South America, though we have freely expressed our opinion of the impolicy of any attempt by the Colombian troops to act otherwise than as auxiliaries in die war against the Spaniards in Peru. We have several times adverted to the great proba- bility of internal dissensions among the Spanish Command ers, arising from the wide difference of their political senti ments; and we now learn, by a private letter from Lima, 1 that the senile Olaneta, who was said to be meditating a de claration in favour of the absolute King, has actually issued a proclamation, denouncing La S'...rna, the Constitutional Viceroy, as a traitor, and calling upon all the loyal subjects of the Spanish Crown in Peru, to give their aid and support to the re-establishment of the ancient order of things. La Serna had put himself in motion towards Cusco, for the purpose of strengthening Valdez and subduing this Royalist rebel. The force under Olancta is comparatively few in number, and badly equipped, so that it was not expected he could oiler much resistance to the Constitutionalists, whose vengeance he has so unwisely provoked. In the ar rivals yesterday from Colombia, the opening of negotiations on the part of the Constitutional Spaniards with the Libe rator is mentioned. We have contemplated the probability of this event for some time, and we need hardly say, we shall be highly gratified to find that our conjecture is veri fied by the course of events. At any rate, whether the Spanish Viceroy will consent to the independence of Peru or not, the quarrel with Olaneta will both weaken his phy sical force, and shake his moral authority. Meanwhile, the Peruvian Admiral, Guise, is blockading the port of Callao, and distressing the Spaniards in their communication with the rest of the world. We repeat, that we have no serious alarm for the safety of Bolivar, though we confess we should be glad to hear that be had returned to his own be loved and affectionate country. We have inserted in another column the officio' return of the number of quarters and average price of oats sold in the maritime counties during the last week, Included within the period by which the opening of the ports was regulated. From this document it may at once be seen bow mischievously the system of averages operates on the morals and welfare of the country. No man can look at the returns for a moment, without perceiving the race in dishonesty which has been run between the speculators in Mark-lane and the dealers at the outports. That there has been fraud practised by some of these parties there can be no doubt. It is impossible, or at least in the highest degree improbable, that 27,343 quarters can have been sold bona Ale in Lon don, at an average price en SOs. 441 per quarter, while 3,423 quarters were sold bona fide in Lincolnshire at only 225. 3d. per quarter. We are glad to observe, that the propriety of substituting a fixed duty for the delusive system of averages is generally recognised. Those who are opposed to the principle of the corn-laws admit, that the inconveniences and evils of the present system by far exceed any that could result from the steady opera tion of a fixed duty on foreign corn. tVe abstain from going into the general discussion of the expediency of protecting the home-grower from the unburthened influx of grain from abroad. In our view, this hardly seems &legitimate occasion for the inquiry. Not that we would be understood for an instant to deny the right to discuss any question of public policy, when it fairly pre sents itself, or is fairly selected. If any class of our coun trymen imagine, that their interests suffer from the corn laws, they have an undoubted right to bring the sub ject forward for the consideration of the public. But, we should have but an indifferent opinion of the moral construction of that man who would avail himself of such an opportunity as the present to thwart and hamper the Govern ment in putting an end to what all must allow to be a crying and intolerable evil. We are, therefore, not desirous of un notesaarily hazarding the consequences that may follow a of _I so liable, as experiences teaches us, to be mis allayby the unreflecting and suspicious multitude. l P ila l i mciple of est corn-laws is sanctioned by ParTia ment, and, we believe, the general judgment of the nation. The mode of reducing that principle to practical effect, is all that we have now under consideration ; and surely, when the circumstances attending the present admission of foreign oats into our domestic market are considered, we are certain they will satisfy every well-wisher to his country, that the fraudulent system of averages should be forthwith discontinued. A paragraph we have copied from a Dublin Paper re specting the late reductions in the Irish departments for the collection of the Revenue, has attracted our notice on ac count of the unfair treatment one of the Commissioners has obviously sustained. The gentleman to whom we allude, Mr. Tharp, has, we understand, been at the Board sixteen years ; during which time he has discharged his fluty with exemplary ability. He rose by seniority to the rank of Second Commissioner ; but, contrary to his own just expectations, and the ordinary course of promotion, he was disappointed when the Chairmanship became vacant a few days ago, and Mr. Hawthorne, who bad been in the commission not one-third of the time served by Mr Therry, was preferred over his bead. Though Mr. Therry was thus refused the Chairmanship, he enjoyed, as Second Commissioner, the same emoluments as if he had suc ceeded to the higher office. In respect of income, he could not complain of injustice; but on the abolition of the Board, under the 3d of GeorgedV., the retired allowance of the Ce:nmissiouers seems to have been fixed without re- frrencc to any principle of previous rank, emolument, or standing, and sir. Therry is reduced above 2001. a year below Mr. Hawthorne, the Chairman, with whom he was previously equal in respect of salary, and to whom lie was by many years senior in respect of service. Mr. Therry receives no more than a Junior Commissioner, and actually less than the latelnspector-Gencral,whose former station and salary were so much l^ferior to his. The Dublin paper explains this dilrerenee of treatment by an alhtsion to Mr. 'Cherry's adherence to the faith of his ancestors. IVe Lope and trust, that under the system on which Ireland is now governed, no feeling of that kind would opetlite to the in jury of an able aad experienced public servant. During the Viceroyalty of the h,te Duke of Itielnnontl, who certainly could not be suspected of an improper bias in favour of the Catholics, the merits of Mr. Therry insured him the pa tronage of the Casty. We know not, therefore, how t o believ.i that his steadfast fidelity to his creed can have de prived hie► of the reward, which others less deserving have obtained ; less deserving, of course we mean only, in reap( et of their former station, salary, and services. We uitliess these distinctions with regret, and are loth to ascribe them to the C4ll, l 'c suggested by the I'i-renewer Journal; yet, from:what other can we suppose them to proceed ? The Duke of Cloucesi7eriirriTediiiits rvsild , nce in Park lane yesterday morning, from Dagshot, in his travelling carriage and four. Mr. Secretary Canning transactod busines-s yesterday, at the Furign °like. In the evening the Right Honourable Secretary had a grand dinner party at Gloucester Lodge. Mr. Cannitir, who is at present the only Minister in town, is in daily and constant attendance at the Foreign (filler, from whence he has not been absent siuce the rising of Parliament. The lion. 11. G. linnet M.P. and family arc expected to take up their residence at Chilton (lour, Bucks, iu the courr2 of this week. General San Martin has arrived at MX !louse, on a vi sit to the Ear'. of Fife. Prince Esterhary entertained Prince Sapieha and a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at Cliandos House, Cavendish-square. The Dowager Countess of Nonuanton has arrived at her house in Montague-square. front a tour. The (lowness of Dysart has left town fur her seat, lialmingham hail. Suffolk. Dowager Lady Astley has arrived at her house in Cavendish square, front her seat in Norfolk. Sir 11. Fane, Bart. has left the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, for his seat in !lams. Colonel Woolastnn has left Fenton's Hotel, St. James'w.pliee, for his seat in Suffolk. Arrivals at Misfires Hotel, Lower Brook-street :—Sir Edward Williams, Bart., from Bognor; and Mr. and Mn. Carleton, from a tour. Mr. and Mts. Grattan and family have left the British Hotel, Jerinyn-atrect, for Paris. Sir Charles Saxon, Bart., has left town for &Inland. Mr. and., Mrs. Bruniniell and family have left the St. George's Hotel, Alermarle-street, on a tom Mrs. Gurrey Barclay and family have left the Pulteney Hotel, Alhermarle-street, for their seat in Essex. Hon. 11'. Ittarell has left town fur his mother's (Baroness de Willoughby) villa, at Richmond. Baron and Baroness de Robtck have arrived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley•squsre, from Ireland. George Fitzroy, Esq., has left ditto, far Scotland. The lion. ('alone! Lowther, M.P., has left town for Cottesmore, Rutiandshire. John Moore, Esq. has arrived at his house in St. James's-place, from the Marquis and Marchioness of (lianas', in Scotland. We are happy to add, that he left their infant son, Karl Temple, per t leetly Recovered from his late severe indisposition. --- The Duke of IVellington arrived in this city last Tues day (the ilth inst.), and inspected the interior of the cathettlral. On retiring, his Grace was greeted with a merry peal from the bells of that venerable edifice.—H'en clarsler Paper. Ills Grace the Duke of Buceleugh and Queensberry ar rived at Drumlanrig Castle on Thursday se nnight, accom panied by the Hon. Col. Douglas; and Lord Montague and Lord John Scott ate expected in a few days. Amongst the arrivals at Cheltenham are the fol lowing:— His Highness the Prince de Polignae, Count de Polignac, Earl of 'nation, Viscount and Lady Doane?, Lady Whilconthe. Lady Vane, lion. 31r. and Mrs. Anson , Sir It. and Lady Wolnelei, Fir W. Parker, Sir M. and Lady Fitzpatrick, Sir G. Ogilvie, Sir John Kingston James, General Sir N . Sheridan, Mrs. and Miss Maitland. General Ash, General Clarke, Col. end Mrs. L'Aguilar, 3lajnr Richardson, 3lajor Sharp, &c. We understand that the Lord Chancellor yesterday gave judgment against the right of publishing the private letters of Lord Byron. A considerable sum was given by the booksellers for the copyright of these letters. Oxroan, Araust 21.—Yesterday se'linight Mr. G. W. Heatheote was admitted a Fellow of New College. On Thursday hat Mr. W. Goddard, B.A. Scholar of Jesus College, was elected a Fellow of that Society. Ali the next will probably be the last session of the pre sent Parliament, it wil! be prudent for those freeholders who wish the county of York to be really represented by four Members in the next Parliament, to ascertain im mediately that their freeholds are exonerated from the land tax, or cause them to be duly entered in the books.— Leeds Mercur y. The Lord De Clifford, and Captain Russell, of the navy, who has lately married his Lordship's niece, have been at Kinsale for the last fortnight. Captain Russell is to be the new Member for this ancient town : the pre sent Representative is Admiral Sir Josiah Rowley, who is a Tory ; the new Representative is a Whig.—Dublin Even inb Wednesday last, Lord Viscount Duncannon, eldest son of the Earl of Bcsborough, arrived at Besa borough House from England. On tine following night the people of Pilltown and the surrounding country testified their joy at his Lordship's arrival among thorn by bonfires and illuminations. On Friday, Gentral Ponsonhy, Member for this county, and the Hon. IYm. Ponsonby, also the Noble Earl's sons, arrived at the ancient family mansion. On Friday and Saturday, a Special Registry Sessions was held at Pilltown, when SsO freeholders, in the interest of the gallant General, were registered, and we understand LSO more are to be registered soon after the Assizes. The contest at the next election for the county promises to be an arduous one, but no registry has yet taken place in the Clifden or Ormond interests.—Leinster Journal. A Dublin paper says—" We are well informed that Mr. Martin, of Ballinaliinch Castle, intends ogering himself fa the representation of gee town of Galway, at the wis. ivitaitiring Election. The tandidates for the Representa tion of the county of Galway are said to be Richard Martin and James Daly, Esqrs. the present Members, who are, it is said, to be opposed by Mr. Lambert, of Cregclare, and Mr. St. George, of Tyrone." Loan NOMICKY.—The London papers are talking of the' immediate reri•motion of this Learned Lord—nothing is less likely.—Dt7blin Freeman's Journal. We understand that General Orders have been issued for a Court Martial to be held on Quartermaster Lawless, of the 4th, or Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, on a charge of having received five per cent. on the amount of bread sup plied to the regiment, by a baker in Barrack-street, of the name of Duffy, in whose premiers the Lord Mayor, a short time since, seized a large quantity of bread, deficient in weight, and of bad quality. It will be recollected that the last time this regiment was quartered in Dublin, the Quartermaster, a Captain, and another individual, were tried by a Court Martial, and that the Captain was ulti mately removed from the service.—lrish Times. We are informed that one or two individuals of rank are likely to be brought over the coots, unless they are able satisfactorily to account fur some trifling errors which are said to have been lately discovered in their Returns.— Jr fish Times. ........ Comressartovs.—Tho following are the principal " compensation allowances" upon the abolition of office in one of the Irish departments, under the 9d of Gco. IV. c. 113:--• Fenner Salary. A llosance. C. S. Hawthorne, Esq. Corn- C. s. sl. C. s d. missloner . 1,200 0 0 I,OICI 6 0 John Therry, Esq. Ditto - 1,20') 0 0 806 13 4 Sir It. Langrislie, Bart. ;Otto . 1,000 0 0 &8 13 4 'l'. O'Dell, Esq. Ditto . 1,000 U 0 71:5 16 H W.ll. Swan. Inspector-fieneral 1,013 3 V 870 0 U It appears from this, that though Mr. Hawthorne and Mr. Therry had the same " former salary," tie retiring allow ance of one is more than 2001. tt-year over tlrat of tho other. It appears also that the Baronet had eout. a-year less in the way of " former salary" than Mr. 'Cherry, and that nevertheless he is fully as highly compensated as that gentleman for the loss of his office. There seems to be something peculiar in the fortunu of Mr. 'Cherry, for though he was by far the most intelligent and competent officer of his Board, his pretensions, and the rights even' of his seniority, were overlooked when the last vacancy occurred in the Chairmanship of that body. However, Mr. 'Cherry, though clever, experienced, and of long standing in the service, hail the tnisfortuuo to be a Ca thair.—naldiaFreeman's Joernal. We are glad to 'Tarn, In acruntanco: wltta n request of the Magistrates of this county, that Government intend to afford an ample provision to the widow and offspring of Major Hare, whose death left them not only unpro tecteil, but in pecuniary embarrassments.— Limerick Chrnaiele. How THE DEAF MAY IlEAß.—About 1750, a merchant at Cleves, named Ferrison, who hail become almost totally deaf, sitting one day near a harpsichord while some one was playing, and having a tobacco-pipe in his mouth, the bowl of which rested accidentally against the body of the instrument, he was agreeably and unexpectedly surprised to hear all the notes in the most distinct manner. By a little reflection and practice, he again obtained the use of that valuable sense, which, as Bounel says, " connects us with the moral world;" for he soon learned by means of a piece of hard wood, one end of which he placed against his teeth, whilst another perstm placed the other end on hie teeth, to keep up a conversation, and to be able to under stand the least whisper. His son afterwards made this be neficial discovery the subject of an inangural dissertation, published at Halle in 1754.—Perolle has given wane ex cellent observations on the capability of hard bodies to con duct sound, in the Memoirs of the Academy of Turin, for 1790 and 1791. The effect is the same if the person who speaks tests the stick which he holds in his teeth against some vessel, into which the other apeak%;.—.3firrur. PAOVINCIAL WlT.—The employer of some bricklayers, who were engaged in forming an arch over a well that in tercepted the foundation of a wall which they were build ing, observed, should lie choose to turn sinuggir such a place would be an excellent receptacle for his contraband goods. A bystander dryly replied—" Then thou wouldat really be an arch-rogue: —.Stetliarrpron HASTIAWS, A car sr 23. The Earl of Liverpool has recently honoured us with a visit, and on Saturday evening Sir Godfrey Webster ar rived, about ten o'clock, in his yacht. The company here were a little alarmed upon hearing guns fired from a vessel which wcs supposed to lie in distress. Their fears were in a degree confirmed by the appearance of a blue light at the mast-head ; hut several more being exhibited, all alarm subsided, and the yacht was recognised. Sir Godfrey came direct from Hourdeaux, which place he left last Tuesday. We understand he proposes remaining at Battle Abbey about a week, and then intends sailing for Antwerp. The arrivals here arc very numerous; good houses are readily engaged, and accommodation is not obtained without some COWES REGATTA. (raox • LETTER narEn cowv:s, AVG. 22, 1024.) AVith feelings of national pride we present a narrative of the Royal Yacht Club R-gatta. This Club, honoured with the patronage of the King, and boasting of the Dukes of Clarence and Gloucester, with a long list of Noblemen and most opulent Gentlemen in the Kingdom, presents to the world a phenomenon that none but Englishmen can find pleasure in. ilut Britain's best bulwarks are her wooden walls ; rnd we arc truly gratified in seeing British opulence, with so liberal a band, promoting the nursery of our brave tars. Foreigners may be astonished at the idea of delicate females tossing about on the briny wave for amusement. It is not mere national ostentation that che rishes this aig:ction, for the breeze of the sea gives to tin it 'reauty the sweet glow of health ; and yacht-sailing is the most beneficial and least exp:nsive amusAnent a family of fortune can indulge in. The Regatta of this year lasted three (lays. The first, Thursday last, commenced with the pilot vi aids sailing in review, followed by two rowing matches. The first, by five boats of Cowes, for three prizes. The distance was a two mile course. remind Lord Yarborough's, the Duke of Nor folk's, and Lord ('raven's yachts, flloweti five times. It was admirably coin( sted, and the .o.st prize won in great style by Mr. Stephens's Willing Maid. Mr. Stypliens's Nell Gwynn, which bore the garland lest year, took the second prize; and the third was won by Mr. Cooke's Lightning. The second rowing match was by five boats, belonging to the east end of the island, for three prizes, round the same course, and was rowed with great spirit. The Dove won the first prize, the Martin the second, and the Swal low the third. The number of yachts and pleasure-boats anchored round the course, decorand with flags—the firing of sa luns—the music of the different bands—and the vast assemblage of beauty and fashion, rendered the scene highly delightful. Lord Craven gave a most sumptuous second breakfast to a very large party, on board his ship Louisa ; and the deck of Lord Yarborough's Falcon was crowded with ladies, as were indeed all the assembled yachts. In the evening, the annual Club dinner took place, at the East Cowes Hotel, and the number of Noblemen who graced the table evinced the increasing interest of the Club. Among the company, we noticed the Duke of Norfolk, Field Marshal Lord Beresfonl, Lords Melville, Belmore, Cavan, Craven, Deerburst, Grantham, Ilchester ' and Wil loughby de Broke; Sirs George Martin, John Beresford, Arthur and Edward l'aget, Wm. Curtis, George Leeds, George Thomas, and the Hon. Berkeley Paget. Lord Melville, in an impressive manner, expressed the gratifi cation he felt in being an old member of a club that gives such lustre to the character of Englishmen ; and an elo quent speech from Lord Deerhurst, proposing the health of Lord Beresford, excited universal admiration. The chair was most ably filled by Lord Yarborough, who, as Commodore, conducted all the movements of the Re gatta. Conviviality kept the glasses jingling until a late hour. The second day-(Friday) opened with preparations for a sailing match between seven pilot vvriels of the island, who started from Lord Yarborough's yacht, at one o'clock, and proceeded round the west buoy of the middle, and along the north-east edge of the brambles back to Lord Yarborough's Falcon, following the same course four times. The first prise of 30 sovereigns was won by the Argus; ' the second of 20 sovereigns by the Jane of Cowes; the ' 'Third of 12 sovereigns by the Jane of Nettlestone ; and the fourth of eight sovereigns by the Cupid. The day was not so favourable as the preceding, yet the Roadstead and Parade were crowded with spectators, and a very nume rously attended ball closed the day. On Saturday three members of the Royal Yacht Club, Sir George Thomas in his Eliza of 34 tons, Mr. Talbot in his Giulia of 42 tons, and Mr. Wild in his Julia of 4.1 tons, started from the Falcon, to sail round the Nab Lifflts. off Bembridge Lodge, for a sweepstakes. The Julia and Eliza came in neck and neck, and the former won the race by barely half a minute, nor was the Giulia more than s few minutes astern. The evening was remarkably fine.— A pyrotechnical artist (Jones) had prepared fireworks for ' the shore, and the members of the Yacht Club bad abun dantly supplied their vessels. At half-past nine a signal from the Commodore was followed by a display of fireworks afloat and on shore, whose brilliancy and effect is beyond description ; and we close our recital with the pleasing as surance that no accident occurred to cast a shade of sorrow on this fascinating scene. Davis, Auo. 22.—The passage between this port and the Continent has this week been as brisk as at any time during the peace. His Majesty's packet the Spitfire sailed yesterday to Calais, with eight carriages anti more than 100 passengers, and the same vessel has carried in the three trips she made in the present week, 580 passengers , and 20 carriages. Amongst the last departures of note were, the Earl of Yarmouth, and C. Western, Esq. M.P. for Essex. The forthcoming Novel, by the "Great Unknown," will be entitled Tales of the Crusades. Two new farces have been accepted by Arnold at the English Opera-house. In one of them the author is re ported to have taken measure to the life of Mathews's comic powers, who is to be the hero of it. Miss Paroe.—This favourite singer has addressed a letter to a morning cotcmporary, in which she requests the Editor to contradict the rumour of her marriage with Lord W. Lennox, as such a rumour might interfere with her engagements. Now, it is not a little singular that the young lady throws the responsibility of this contradiction on the Editor, and declines to take it on herself. We are the more struck by this mode of equivocating the ques tion of her marr i age, as, in the many rumours which are afloat on this subject, one has reached us (and through a channel we have reason to rely on), that this young lady has told several of her acquaintances, that she is married, but that the matter is, for prudential reasons, at present kept a secret, and is to be so fur some time to come. The reparation of this young laity front her family, and her residence with Mrs. Colonel S— (who is not a mem ber of M.r . family), gives some coiourable complexion to the rumour which has reached us. The matter is cer tainly ono of indifference, but that curiosity induces the public to wish to know whether the syren of the Hay- 1 market is not only a member of the corps dearriatique, but also of the Nobility. The Presentation Convent, now erecting in Thurlea, promises to be a structure well worthy the sacred purposes for which it is intended. 'rho edifice, when finished, will cost 4,oool.—lrish Paper. Tut Bev. C. C. Co LTCM—Many rumours have been afloat lately, relative to the re-appearance of this Gentle man, some asserting that he had been seen in America ; others that he was now residing in London. ii tracing the sources of these stories, they all appear to be without foundation. The fact is, that nothing has been hearth of Mr. Colton since May Is2l, the paioll of his mysterious disap pearance. What adds to the singularity of the mystery is, that on the shith of May, tho day that he was last seen in London, he had rewired at a banker's in Pall-Mall WOOL in notes of tool. each. In the evening of that day, he changed one of these notes at • gambling-house in Bury street, No. 6, where he lost 21. On the next day he was seen at Epsom Races, in the company of some of the assn dates of the late unhappy Thurtrll. Front that day no thing has been known of him. It is remarkable, that of the other twenty-nine tool. notes, not ono has ever been paid into the Bank, nor can they lie at all traced from him. So ti.at there can now he but little doubt, either that the' unfortunate rum was drowned, perhaps with this property upon him or that he was murdered, having secreted it where it has not yet been discovered. rA triIIALL. Last night, these splendid Gardens were lighted with es unusual degree of splendor, in order to celebrate the Birth-day of his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence. At an early hour the counp...ay assembled in considerable numbers, and before the conclusion of the performance, the ownlens were nearly crowd; el. Various devices wer e tastefully hung along the different avenues, snit the flag of Great Britain waved as triumphantly as in the proudest days of a Howe, a St. Vincent, or a Nelson. The ai.o ciations connected: with the unmatched exploits of our navy were powerfully called forth ; and the spirited Pro. prietors of these Gardens left nothing undone to aid i n producing that effect which such associations must lead to. In the Quadrangle was seen, in large letters, "The Duke of Clarence and the Navy," surroundul with a green border tastefully embroidered, and the whole sur mounted by a ship, glittering in variety and brilliancy of colours, and giving one some idea of the splen did git II „ ty of the more splendid Cleopatra. 11'herever the te r reached, something dazzling and attractive met ii; and there was, besides, a more substantial satisfaction to be found in the excellence of the wines and v;. ands which were .served fur supper. We have so often had occasion to notice the unsparing industry of the pro. prietors of Vauxhall Gardens in purveying for the public entertainment, that we feel relieved from doing more at present than again to repeat our approbation, and to hope that their remarkable success will not lessen their zeal to d serve the protracted continuance of the public favour.— The Cusinoramas of Captain Parry's Voyages to the North Pole; continue to attract (as they deserve to do) the gene :, rid attention ; and the introduction of the hydraulic experi ments was well conceived, though certainty the expel-Mom s were by no means very striking or very original. Th e • Foreign Juggler had his share of applause, his juggling I bein g of a nature so very difli'rent from that which we find to bevery day played by our neighbours and holy allies, the foreign diplomatists. The orchestra played the over. • ture very well, but of the singing we yentu:e no o'sinion. When Mr. Pyne again attempts the fine old song of " Lovely Nan,' we would advise him nut to omit the last I verse it contahia. Iti the fire-works there were several novelties; we particularly noticed a superb pi ce own meneing with a vertical wheel, dividing into two, then forming two fates of fire reported from the centre. A beautiful star then expands to the distance of ten to twenty feet, at the same time exhibiting a portrait of his ' Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, and finishing with • Ireported pays of hi illiar t fires. The next remarkable novelty was, a very beautiful coat of arms of England, on I an extensive scale, twenty-four feat in length and twenty • two in height, in various-coloured fires, concluding with flights of rockets, shells, saueissons, and Roman candles, Taking the ensemble of the night, it may be safely said to have equalled in effect the most ingenious and successful efforts of any previous gala. SALISBURY MUSICAL FESTIVAL. FRIDAY, AUG. 20. The operations of the " light-fingered gentry" have net been suspended in consequence of the alarm created by the opening of their campaign on Wednesday. Another gentle. man had his pocket cut out in the Concert Room last night; and the exasperation necessarily felt at these repeated and audacious depredations, led to a scene of a somewhat novel ' character, which took place at the Cathedral this morning clueing the performance of the Oratorio Selections. A young man who was seated in the body of the choir be came an object of suspicion to some parties, who, hsving been robbed very recently with impunity, fancied they had acquired a sympathetic acuteness of eye, which could not fail to detect a thief at the very first glance. A whisper soon passed round the audience, and a great deal of point ing, and running to and fro, convinced the object of all this commotion that there was something more than com mon in the general attention directed to his person. Ac cordingly be moved from his place, and walked rather has tily round one of the aisles, u if intending to effect a re treat. But this was considered so decided a mark of guilt, that Mrs. Salmon and " The Bright Seraphim" were al together forgotten in the full cry with which the anthem set off upon t' , is new scent. Being thus pressed, he stop peal short, and ascended the stairs of one of the gallerits, where he was soon surrounded by a host of Peers, Mem bers of Parliament, learned Magistrates, and reverend M oines, not to locution a levy eft masa. of country Gestlemest, many of whom saw Botany Bay written in every Scars and article of dress belonging to the ill-starred elf. But although there were plenty ready enough to anticipate the extreme sentence of the law, no one teemed particularly desirous of taking the introductory steps; so that the indi vidual in question underwent for a considerable times sort of blockade, such as had recently brought that prince of pickpockets, the Bey of Algiers, to his senses. Some country , constables were anxious fur something in the shape of authority before they proceeded to act, and the flock of law-administrators and law-makers to whom they appeakil seemed to fight very shy of the question of responsibility, though certain ambiguous giving' out were heard about " taking up on suspicion." At last, however, a more io:Tt• pill Du berry than the rest declared, that to he in a chinch where a robbery had been committed was " flat burglary," and immediately seized the suspected person by the collar, and dragged him down the stain and into the vestry. — Here his clothes were being stripped off, when he caught the eye of a gentleman present, and referred to several others, all of whom declared him to be a young man of unquestionable respectability, residing in a neighhounng town. All sorts of apologies were made, but they drew forth nothing but vows of vengeance, and there the l atter ended for the time. The performance thus interrupted was an excellent se lection from the beauties of Handel and Haydn, Melia:Jig the first part of the Creation. The Concert and Ball in the evening were attended by greater numbers than either of those winch preceded them. We cannot take leave of these performances without log justice to the able and liberal manner in which they have been conducted by Mr. Corfe, and suppotted by the nobility and gentry of the county. It is by mutual exer tions and support such as this, that a true taste for music is to he diffused through general society, and one of the most refined of human enjoyments rendered easily acces sible to the limited circles of private life. Aastwvites.—We have a report of Llrtl N.•rbars's ' charge to the Grand Jury of the County ll'eutnesi,h , which, as a specimen of Bench eloquence, is curious. T he following passage is so remarkable, and, withal, so i ll" . that we cannot deny Our readers and ourselves the pkwore of seeing it in print to-day :-- " Gentlemen, saiu the Noble and Learned Lord. " I 014ati the absentees a • the great curse of Ireland --they 1 " : " 14 come sneaking bark again, and you will, of course, ma throe civilly ; but don't forget to tell them what you hays bre d Jr as while they were absem,—above all, don't forget to tell theta t v hst in they have been the chief ClUbe of it all. Back again thq come, without a doubt, for, let other countries po n t es what 0/ may, I know of no country on earth where a man with a link al" ney can so comfortably perch himself down as in Ireland."—D ai, lie Freeman's Journal. Joseph Ilona carte, whose botanical studies we n ot i ce d a I few days ago, has arrived at Portsmouth with his suite, in the Crisis, from New York. The Lx-King of Stain sad Naples had engaged the whole cabin. It is the min til"e that he ever visited this country ; indeed Lucien is. believe, the only member of the family (except Napo _,, himself) who ever set foot 0111 the British shore. rv u: ject of the visit of his brother Joseph is nut stated. FAT•II DCEL..—Met. si:ov.--lt 101 b cca stated that a gentleman was brought to the It e ebnek pub' lie-house, Weston, Oxfordshire, in a state of grg . ~_l * haustion, occasioned by a pistol-ball having lod g ed 10 L' left shoulder. Eminent surgeons were of opinion that an_ operation would Le attende d with great danger, and tug wounded gentler to was removed to his own re's Uwe. about six miles distant. On his arric.l at home it oat deemed absolutely necesuu-y to petfutin the operation bu the unhappy gentleman died during the attempt to ,I;r 4 c* the ball. Luso Storer.—" L ink," said Mr. A. to Mr. (w'3ll, whom he had lore disputed who had the best sight), there is a tly Fl tiun on die point of the simple r yes said Mr. B. who was aware of the jes;te "I" It ' h. ' well ; it has a lion.m !" a th li n ve d e at e y ve ( f ti a .it i)2 ta l g o: at Lynith l u st Ills Nlajesty's stal-hounds were expectal to Windsor Park. Vs'ednesday next is spoken 'A g °l . _„ i t u he th i r New trlt first day's hunt. A numerous tut;ealblage is esl'ec t ' Suutisamplos If erald. .loocletsilti:Ltintigbeanilcoutakuihsrlie. Ma lids to gestieul Great ] same c charges treated Some threatci bad hii King di Castle tl foods r q Dupuis jtaint ; oined i trea the ty an , d IVe, th the niiui audience The K lawful ch of which nor, to fa *ring fo nand of than they Abaco!' I many web declared, prchnsior 'MCC P Ile (chi dkii, who e Co • treaty a, nor had n, England. TTs sec I, Geoi &a do co sod interp The eta claim mettle that The gent', nothing to 4 0 Engin] Wttn FRA!4CI3 DAVII) m. Upon .. tninsactit the con& has beco Which of other par series of empty In. when the riot Mon 1 be aqc .ppoini ',neon King U pea.: ea know u Lis hos Infhien earuestl the na, product ns anziely lier per Haman The feet of I give di' that the partieul all. IG th the whi King 01 to the h time it I VrITIOIr of my n queneem Ills NO see true; II Isaedi