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F.4.SMOVASCS IXTILLIGENCE. The F and Countess of ilmore entertred Emily Mar. chimera of AA I.ontlonderry, and a te di stinauished ai pasty at dinner on Tuesday , at Mt it house in Ilamilton-place. The Earl slid Countess of Cassellis had a grand dinner party OD TWOday. at their house In Privy-gardens. Lady Astley entertained a select circle of fashionables yesterday, at her . house i,t Ilertferd-atreet. 6. Lucy. 31. P. bail a large party at dinner yesterday, at his house in Lower Gnstivenor-street. In the evening Mrs. Lucy • entertained a large party of the hart tor. The Earl and Counters of Lansdale have issued cards of invites. lion tot two entertainments the kb and 7th inst., at their house in Charles.strem. ll:Arley-square. The Earl and Countess of :Mansfield entertained a large party Of distinction at dinner yesterday, at their house Li Grosvenor square. George Byre. Esq. M.P. had a grand dinner party yesterday, at his bowie in St. Jarnees.square. The Duke of Rutland has left town I'm Cambridge. The Dowager 3larchinnese of Salisbury left town yesterday Morning by the stesen-packet. for Calais, on ter Day to Vienna. on a visit ii , Sir Henry and Lady 11'el4iley. Her Ladyship was accompanied to Calms by Dr. Wellesley, and Messrs. Henry and John Wellesley. Lord Henry Bentinck has strived in town frmi Oxford. The Earl and Countess of Stanhope and family have left town for their seat, Chmcsing Park. Kent. The Earl and Countess of Darnley and family left town 'ester- day, for their scat. t:obbain Hall, Kent. told George 'Matlack has arrived in iciest from Berks. Arrieds tit l'Orkei Hotel. Jormyn-strect :--Cot Edwards, from North Wales ; sr..l Col. Ward, Iron. Paris. rrti at 'he British Hotel. Jennyo-sureet :-31cons. Brunton, nod J. !,:iu ,, tirr. Esq. from Oxford; and Win. Dicke, Esq. nom tie are. MAXIMUM ('astir, Warwiekahirc. I.ord and lady F. L. Gower and Sadly have left town for the Isle of Wi;;ht. The Marquis and Mareltioness of Chandos are expected in town this day, _front Stowe. Bucks. lord Nugent has arrival in town from Stowe. The Dovagt`r Countess of Lessors left the London Hotel, Alin mark-street, yesterday, for her seat in Berks. Amin!' at the Mammy Hotel, Albemarle-street :—Mrs. Bice, and 11r. and Mn.. Edward Biesand family, from Dover. Arrivals at Read's Howl, Lower I irosvenor-street John F r e derick, Burt. frost his seek Bunmod House, Sqrrez e ; Daniel Flick Hamlet. Esq nom his seat in Northamotonsh ; Jones Drummond, Esq. from Oxford 31r. and Mrs. Reed, from High Wycomb, Bucks. Departures :—Mr. and 31m. Campbell and family, to Worthing; C. Lyall. Esq. for his seat. Berkeley Lodge, bouthamitari ; William Hinde, Lsq : fur his seat. Ell Hal 4 Lancashire ; end T. B. Weser'. Esq. for Ins seat in Suffolk. COrE -T . -GARDEN THEATRE. The fullest attendance we have seen at either theatre! this season, honoured the benefit of Miss Tree last even ing. The pit was filled ; every seat in it was occupied immediately on the opening of the doors, and before half price the boxes sin! slips were thronged to excess. Those who came in late were obliged to officiate as lobby-loungers, of which there was a very numerous squad condemned to saunter without a seat throughout the night. This testi mony of public favour is as marked as it is merited. There is no lady on the stsge who exceeds—nay, perhaps, who equals—Miss Tree in that most exquisite attribute of song—. deep and pathetic feeling, which shows that the sentiment Sows from the heart, and that the sound is but an echo of the sense. In that beautifully impressive ballad, " Home, sweet home," which was meat deservedly encored, the words drop from her lips " like the dew from the bending flow and and the notes of her sedulously cultivated voice, rise " like a stream of rich perfumes upon use air." In the character of limalind, which she played last evening, for the first time, she was eminently successful. T:-.re is no other actress on the stage who, in an equal degree, unites the comic and vocal abilities which are suited to this interesting part. Miss A. Tree made her second appearance' (as Celia)on any stage, and the first of this season. She a very pleasing, though not powerful, singer, formed on is model (she need not have a better) of her sister. A of well-selected and popular music followed the Av. Miss Tree accompanied herself on the harp in go joy without my love.' We are germailly adverse fantoccini exhibitions, because they, for the most part, ke " a spoiled child" of one who, by proper and due cul ition, might become a very eminent person. " For some few months we call him clever, And then, poor child, farewell for ever." WAS a poetic prophecy of Mr. Croker, applied to the '_orated young Remelts, he's ysunlum mutatus. Rut not the only person of whom it may be with truth sopriety predicated. 'We were, however, last night html and surprised with the performance on the flute chaster Minaai, aged aloe years , who went through rapid involutions of Drouet's " (oul save the ig" and variations, with the most admirable display taste and execution. Ile is no less wonderful on this trument, than young Aspull is on the piano. It would far better, however, to store the minds of both these with the acquirements of study, else the idle that surround them will render them vain, and in tate them for that painful assiduity whi c h is indis .tly necessary for the attainment of en.inence in any sit. Miss Trei.., we understand, sets off immediately Dublin, where she is engaged to sing with Mr. Sinclair. neat ( ' sj lin iaters io id foap s . rice tob„, e mblie bo n , the rak e km. T he ticm, were following P2.7r4 10.01#4 il,BBB the United ilculated at 831,;44 .238.43 ,804,372 . 4 9.44 1412 108 - ,4fi tally io ttb e which N s whole, the r is a he. sorocerh u increase oe t y increas o i t (roof that n d pcn ts . )1 the trade ally. thtninialed the British ar, were 4 MEW. 1tV.170) 1tki.333 114.474 increase in that have )f the Wer ke following Mr N. 1a.522 127.41 liesll Ito) ouse Letters revived yesterday from Corfu and Zante of the ", ult. show the incorrectness of the statement in the h Paper 4. that part of the Loan had been paid over Greek Gavernment. Five Deputies, who had been lied by the Government to ratify the Loan, were Led at '/.ante, and the money would only be paid on ring the most satisfactory ratification. l'olonel Stan had arrive.l at ?ante on his way to England, family s rendering his presence here necessary: if he had :lied his own wishes, he would have remained in Tile BstcErtrs or Fate Taanz.—The East India mpany pay to their ships to and front China, 221. to per ton for the voyage. Last week the Moffatt and sna, two teak-built ships, were chartered under the Act of Parliament to China, and back to the Eri settlements in North America, with teas, &c., at 6s. 6d. and 101. Ys. 6d. per ton register for the un INTESTIG ATION.—Wc hare been informed, from respectable authority, that the Parliamentary Com • appointed to investigate into the state of the dis .. districts in Ireland, and to whom the subsequent ions upon !fish affairs have been also referred for ill ation, will !it during the reems, and be prepared to at the next meeting of Parliament.—Cork Suutlicrn 'rr. alonds7 last Tinton Stafford (late Sir George Jer awl) arrived in this town, on his way to Cossey and was greeted by a merry peal on the musical of St. James's Tower.—Bury Pbper. "e Law,: great pleasure in announcing that Sir George k;lism has been elevated to the Peerage by the title ton Stafford, of Stafford Castle, in Staffordshire, of 11, in Slwopsbire, and of ('ossey, in Norfolk. His and Lady Stafford we: expected yesterday at Aiful seat at Comity, where great preparations made by the tenantry and inhabitants to give this i-respected family a suitable reception. Flags have flying in the village ever since the news arrived, and Lordship's tradesmen in this city illuminated their '.—Norwich Paper. borough sold liarrowgate are at present well attended fashionable visitors. -ss thud PBY.—This lady brings her husband an inde . fortune of eight thousand pounds.—Duhlin Paper. it or Ho's:or-R.—A duel has been fought in New I, between a sexton and a grave-diArgvr, in conse of a dispute on the subject of grure mating. The, -trigger was twice wounded before the combat ended ; not so dangerously as to make him an immediate tenant ne of his own houses.--Americas Paper. LCOND ORRSIIIRI. 1111.81C•t. FESTIYAL.—We are :rind to Etat-, that the !Sean and Chapter have given sanction to another Musical Festival in the Minster, Ntember, Ib2S, on a scale to be at least commensutate it of lien. The receipts of t...e morning perform are to be applied towards the expenses of the meet and the surplus to be divided equally with the four Is of the county, as before. It is also intended, as stew weeks ago, to build a spacious Music Hall, ad to the Great Assembly Room, to be paid for by the of three evening performances and two balls. The , which is estimated to cost 5,450/. will he com as soon as a sufficient sum shall have been sub by way of guarantee.—York CUM rani. Hirt rs IssicT.—The wheeler insect is a cutious I object. Take a little dust of rotten timber, of water; by and by the insect appears, two !on ea its head, and then a a wheel, the velocity of 6 . lkrPtillillg. It sails among the dust, as if amidst the wheel seems intended by suction to draw in of smaller insects, its food. PARLT. (TION • COIIitSPONDZIFT.) PAati 2 Jumr. Europe is every day mating progress in the moot im portant and unexpected changes. The great change is moving siowly on, but it is moving, awl with a momen tum that will overcome all the obstacles that can be opposed to it. There is, perhaps, something selfish in the pruyer of " Give reace in oar time ;" but, with all my good wishes for those who may come after us, I feel heartily disposed to join in it. Nations have sent the sword out long enough and car enough in search of freedom, and what has it brought back with it ?—plagues, murders, massacres, fa-1 mines, funerals, misery of all kinds, and villainy in ail , shapes; and in what condition, in general, does the termi nation of the contest leave them ? not even in stalls sing! l tins ! but still wore than when they began, and with all' the battle to fight over again ; that is, if they are still simple enough to play the game of their rulers, and to be' again set together by the ears. But I suspect that the! world, as it grows greyer is Growing wiser, and is be-1 ginning to perceive that when an oppressed people wish to; get rid of their grievances, sear is not the true channel of evacuation. How extraordinary that mankinA should! have studied politics for two thousand years, and never yet have found out that hr shed rash others blood is not the way to cure the errors of their, Garernment, or to relieve themselves from the evils of; , misrule. It is as if a string of overburthcncd mules should attempt to rid themselves of their oppressive !loads by destroying each other, while the merciless rittditeeree spurred them on to the contest, to divert their fury from th,:mseleis ! In couraton life, indeed, we may I sometimes make an antidote out of the disease ; but, in affairs of government, never. In our temporal coneetne, I that which is not good for the 1.11 . 01 may be good for' the soul ; but in political matters, whatever is not good for its express purpose is good fi,r nathing. The great difficulty is, to knots the true sestet the disease: it is from the want of this knowledge that the political theorist goes in search of remedies for unexisting evils, while he leaves all the real grievances to work their way on ; like the Grecian blockhead of old, who fancied he had some of AlllgTh/PDANFs ' frogs in his belly, and after studying phy sic for seven years to expel them, died of a disorder which 1 he hail taken no means to cure. /Ai do/or, ibi dietris,! is the motto of the wise ; but the majority are not of this' number, and have always put the p!aistcr on the wrong place. {Pith respect to France, Louis the Eighteenth is an amiable King, and loves his people ; but he is surrounded, as are all other Sovereigns, with men who love lheneseleesl much better than either the King or the people, and the! rapacity. of this class is not easily pacified. It is from such ! men that Slonarchs, under most governments, usually sub mit to receive the law. It is so, at least, ire repo, Fraeric, and the difficulty, I believe, would he to find the kingdom in which it was otherwise. What think they, on your side the water, of the state paper of DON donor, by the Grace of God, &c. restoring the aneient Cities? There is. at least, nothing in the tone of this important document that can justify any very favourtble prophecy. A Monarch meaning to enlist himself Jiiiiyidie on the side of eiviliz • *don and freedom, should give a different specimen of his sincerity than is contained in the language of this procla mation. That the King of Portugal—or rather that the public functionaries, whose instrument he is--should affect to find in the decayed fragments of the old Constitution, which fell to pieces a century ago, the only fit materials for the regeneration of liberty—the only genuine elements of social strength and civil freedom ! That man must give a very free exercise to his faith who can look for such a miracle: as if a century of intervening misgovernment had recast the Portuguese character, and bad metamorphosed the vicious institutions of former years into an effective and reformed system for the present day ! One is really tempted to say of the Conti-tcntal Sovereigns—the Reformer of Por tugal inclusive—what the Fri/ ice says of his brethren,' when describing them to Gig Ms*: "n Dieu tie pluise yueje . fiasse le Inoinelre turf a Near reprilatior ; mais , eider ours, it n'y in a pas tin yui ail rte Gr (wrest-knee." ltwould he well, no doubt, to ace these Sovereigns introduce of themselves the necessary changes; for would they honestly put their shoulders to the wheel of reformation, an would be well. They need he.ve no dread of counter action ; their coalition, like Aaron's rod, would swal low up the forces, if any there were, of any opposing power. There is always good sense and virtue enough in every people to submit to well-appointed and well-ex ercised authority. These form the broad base of the pyramid ; and resting on this base, thrones, and princi palities, and powers, may endure for ever. Why is Spain feeble to the lut degree ? Why is Portugal impotent in all that relates to the true strength and power of her kingdom, internal and external? Because every government is feeble and impotent in proportion to the want of freedom and energq in its Institutions, and to the, consequently, de graded condition and character of its people. Why is ENGLAND powerful? Because she is free—because, with many grievances to remedy and many abuses to amend, she is still right at heart—because she is trained by the maxims of her constitution to that love of liberty which Hunks the character of her people, and is the guarantee of her greatness and her glory. lClay not every man of re flection, versed in the History of France, trace the arbitrary progress of her government, from consequence to conse quence, till it produced that • !volution which shook all the thrones of Europe, ani which is still developing its effects throughout all the empires of the Continent? It was truly said by an historian many hundred years ago, Tullis nisi:e dits histrionerreaßit. The whole world plays the fool; and so I fear it will go on to do till the end of time. The weather here is vexatiously cold and dull ; the Boulevards have, at present, no attraction ; but the coun tenances of the Parisians will brighten when the sun breaks out; indeed, I doubt if the animal spirits of us all are not made up of " The motes that people thesunbeam ;" and I suspect that if a dark cloud were dissected, it would be found to be made up of the essenoo of melancholy. By the way of dispersing the gloom, I took up, a little while ago, a romance which has just appeared from the pen of Cot NT ne. Foam x. Director of the Royal Museum, &c. entitled, Cherries harrysrore—a blessed cure for the hip, and a right good companion for a rainy day ! Here are two volumes full of tears, and sibs, and groans, and grieveus miseries. No bowels of flesh and blood could stand out against such wretchedness, en, not caring to have nay sympathies stretched upon the rack, I dismissed' Charles Barrymore, as Felix did l'aul, till a fitter oppor tunity. The Primitive Methodists (commonly called Ranters) have recently held their annual conference at Halifax ; when about seventy preachers and delegates attended. They hare, in c0nnexi0n,33,359 inernbcrs ; 239 itinerant preachers, and 1, tOr2 local preachers. I ncrease of members during the past year, 4 : 2 to. —Yell; Opurant. . . On Sunday last the Independent Meeting House, in Whiting-street, was unusually crowded, in consequence of the attendance of Mrs. Smith, widow of the Missionary, whose severe treatment at Demerara has excited so much interest. Mts. S. was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Elliott, the former of whom (who is, we understand, a na tive of this town) delivered an able discourse in the after noon.—Bury Pox,. The Floating Island in Ikrwent Lake, Keswick, has again made its appearance above the surface of the water. It is seven years since this phenomenon was last seen. II c mon!), art!VE 39.—Yeltaday the Magistrates met at our County Gaul, for the purpose of examining witnesses, &c., relative to the burglary at Earl C7owper's steward's. The (sal:dilation was kept quite private, and the result was, that Thoifiehi (who is confined in this prison as a sup posed accessary after the fact) is again remanded for a week. ItOUSSEACS THREE THINGS NEEDTI• L.—J. J. !tour- I scau always regarded gentleness as the first quality in a woman. Whenever he heard any one boastingly detailing the qualifications, talents, and charms of any young le ! male, lie used to place a few ciphers one after the other, and hen concluded by asking, "Is she gentle?" If the reply was in the affirmadve, he then placed it before the number of ciphers, according with the value he at ach‘d to this quality. Sometimes he would ask. " llas she the three things needful ?" His friend well knew these three things on which he set so great a value; they were a swear' voice, a sweet temper, and a smooth skin.— World uf • 3 . is a aiwiltr„if i T equa sa deep and pathet MTN. flows from the h 115.5M1 the sense. In t 1.21,:•22 " 124 Mel sweet home, • words drop trot e extending • . nowitt, an d ti tinned mtg. r i se alike a ich arc self- ' the character e mo d o f ocr for the fine tim is of no other actrew unites the comi ie who hare • interesting part a country to n . (as Co . ia) on an as were . orre ' is a Ter% pleasii the moael (slit rn of distress • concert of well a, we would piss. Miss 1 narigation r so joy wit) • world, was to fantoceini e 3 Jake " a spoik completely ivation, might human and " For si oPeudiuß es And t !is was a noel lot solely Os i ne . ce l e b rate d her People. • • is not the inept of the nit propriety • ten • elighted and s Master Alit e r apid in' ing and vat taste and e I a Court at -trument, ih far better, by the Lord t le rew w iri; *nor of the is that am rte, Foreign. • pacitate thee of the Ord- r im y nem , President of • snit. Mixt he Board of Dublin, whi ie Hone, the of the Stole, Letters rec2ii surer of the th ult. show ert of King's c eh Papers, I the Greek G Mr. Bala !Anted by t pected at 'La viler of Lon. sting the n King of the had arris in the Old ! • 're renderiti • suited his President of retire. noway. Tile BENI Chancellor, " FEU' Pay the Duke of 'l. per ton fa try Canning, • tans, two t w Act of P he Lord and settlement 1 . Ss. Gd. ock. 'yage. nee with the titian Ixrt y respeetahl ttee appoinu Ilington, the rhed district! Sir (l ur k s talons upon I Mr. Baring, ligation, wi the improve. ort at the n e Castle chi por'rr. att attended' .Slonday erotical', Sces '7ham) am I, and was • I te, was much s of St. Ja Ve Law,: Fri lav afternoon, i h: • Baron Staff 1 Countess of , Motu, in ISI Royallshii; and ouse with it beautiful • yesterday in e made by s.. ,sosition. eh-respect • ! fling in I l'rincem of Lor y dship . ll g at the Bugle • to Card is about borough , fuhionahk Neither is it 'less Onus] that country, 'dent fortuno are of a elm- . • Iceor Ito he preceding, am, sins, betwe • difference.— tice of a dial se-digger w, i Romania, 11th of May, not to dent • the Loan, and e of his o ''ecoxit I mcdiattly do- harked o to e ut to sail from one of the Pe- 'r san ct i n t , r struggle will tartlet, 1 that of IN e first propor- •. are to be Ivan& of the and the as ! n perfect Iran- itals of the strict of a pri- a few we t iral Bravo is • .ng to the ( • , hats enjoys so pts of dins ding, whiel is active, Ann, t. The agent lui soot rind in I.ondon 4: by w a y tl as Saerifleios iitrirk I Fie is last from Tint of drop of s ins! op rich the British siwPti to be aceom- o• The 'as of tins FRENCH PAPERS. ' The Paris Journals of Monday came to hand last even- The following news front Greece is copied from the Etidie of Monday's date:— TRITPTE. JUNE II We have nt length news from the Mates. The l'apitan l'ucha has made a Lv.dinr with 3,0110 Janissaries in the island of Sciato, but he has beet °liked to re-embark without having effected any thing. Ile then went to Salonichi to ask reintOreernents. The Asiatic troops whom he 113 A to take on board at .Slinima, in the Gulf of Smyrna, are so undisciplined that they cannot be ems PloYaL Since the resignation of colnentroni the NUM complete union prevails aiming the Greek .luthorities. The Government has been again installed at .Ir4erti. Thirty Greek ve.selx, with 3.000 temps no board, sailed for (.7andia, while thirty others observed the motions of the Cai itan Pasha. This proves that the Turkish Admiral does not inspire much terror into the Christ its. The first paymmtof the Engli.h loan Ins just been made at it consists of 4010.000 Spanish liia.tres. There are reports of grtat victories gained by the Greeks; we wait fur the continuation of them. The Etudc contains at great It ngth the Pope's Bull, proclaiming the l'niyersal Jubilee of the holy year 11125. The Pope caused the general Jubilee for Itel to be proclaimed in the portico of St. Peter's Church. by notices posted up in venous parts of the city. It will commence on Christmas eve this year, and continue twelve months. This event is of etcty twenty-tire years' recurrence, but political circumstances prevented its taking Ow in liglo. Vassals Ftrina--103f. 29r.: Bank Actions, 1,921 f. 110 c.: Neapolitan Rents, 00i Spanish ditto, 29. THE WEST INDIES. We copy the following remarks frown the Barhadian, a Ilarbadoes Paper, received yesterday:— BRIDGE Totes, Apart 20. 1021. The Rinaldo brig of war, with the Arm 3lareft mails, which arrived last Saturday, was detained by krovernment for the express purpose of bringing out the Order in Council, with the regula tion* for the amelioration of the PiaVON to is tried first to she island of Experiment. Trinidad--a colony avowedly kept under the direct control of the Crown, without the interposition of a Legislative Dotty, in eider that every visionary project, sufgested by and colonial enthusiasts. should Ira{ be trial &we K e haws great reason to complain that, notwithstanding this detention, our Papers were t :sly so the 13th ult. To the politeness of a gentle. man (prwasuster ha the packet) we are indebted for the use of the Mare of the 17th, containing the debate on the West India ques , don. refraim from editorial comment, to lease all possible room for Mr. Cannir.g's speech, and regret extremely that we can rot *ford our readers the whole of the dcbate. The speech of the Foreign Secretary we should be inclined to eaD mild and concilia tory, but for the cutting sarcasm with which he spoke of the gen ' denten of Jamaica. This is • vein, indeed, in whseh Mr. Canning , takes every opportunity to indulge, but, in this afair. our fellow. colonists at Jamaica are most nearly concerned. The unfeeling ter. ark which soon followed, was intended to come home to all West Indians—•• If you rebel, it shall be in behalf of the whip." Lord Dathurst's speech, we must do his Lordship the justice to say, is peculiarly characterised by temperance and for bearance. His Majesty's Proclamation (better late than never) speaks a lan guage which we hope the slaves throughout the colonies will readi ly understand, and intp.kitly obey. APRIL 21. Knowing the anxiety of the public to see all that gentlemen of the House of Commons say shoat us unfortunate West Indians. we have excluded an other matten—with the exec?. don of new advertisements sad shipping intellispeam—ia order to gratify our readers, as far Mt OUT sheet, with tie aid of a supple ment. would allow us. Wears very much disposed to trouble our friends with a few comments on the speeches, bet we check the in clination. that we may embrace as such as passible of the discus sion. We shall only remark, that although nose inveterate foes of ours. 31easts. Wilberforce and Buxton, (erbium speeches are full of malignity. misrepresentation. and falsehoods) were confounded , ly mortified because the Ministers would r o no anther than to make a trial first on the good people of Trinidad, yet we see mischief enough brewing for as all. The good understanding between the ' West India Body in London, and the .'alosis, wo lake to be a eery ominous circumstance. According to Mr. Canning, they seem rea dy to agree in every proposal save that of hasty esancipation ; and Mr. 14 . says, " All the well-educated and liberal West India gentlemen live in England :"—rrgo, an who reside in the colonies arc and ignorant. We have some pederast in our mind's eye, living in England, who, we fancy, base spurted with indigna tion at such praise, and from arch a man, whose tongue and whose pen have been incessantly employed in traducing the West Indi a n character. But, if we get warmed with the subject, we shall go on ; and we promised to lee sparing of our editorial remarks, so stop we here for the present. ELEPHANT FIGHTS IN INDIA. [From the Any Mon Alp Maga:inc.) A relic of ancient Indian splendour is still to be wit nessed at Lucnow, in the elephant-fights which are some times exhibited, and for the purpose of which, a consider able number of these animals, of unusual fierceness, are entertained. It is well known that at particular periods the male elephant becomes fierce, unmanageable, or, in truth, mad ; or, as it is termed by the natives, must ; at which tune they readily destroy any animal they meet with, or tight with each other when opposed. They are in this statethiven into an inelosure or space appointed for the purpose ; and wiih certain precautions are permitted to encounter each other. The shock of two such animals cannot but form a terrific exhibition, anal must excite a very keen interest in the minds of the numerous specta tors ; but those who form very high expectations would be disappointed. The animals themselves, as if conscious of their own irresistible weight and force, close cautiously ; and there arc even Irecautions taken to prevent serious damage: if they are very fierce they are brought up on opposite sides of a wall, somewhat more than knee high ; and the fight is confined to wrestling across this harrier with their tusks anal trunks. if they are permitted to meet in open space there are always men ready with fireworks, of which the elephant entertains a great terror, to rush in be tween and separate them. The realer will be surprised to hear, that for the most part their mohouts, or keepers, sit upon their backs, and guide or urge them on. It is un common for any elephant, even the most wild and tierce, to harm or cease to recognise his keeper ; and dangerous though the service be, the moliout sits upon his own beast, exposed to the shock of the conflict, and to the tusks and trunk of the adverse elephant, with wonderful composure. Sometimes the animals are let loose without any re straint ; and if two pretty equally matched and powerful animals thus meet, the conflict is terrible, though less so to the eye than might be expected ; for their motions are comparatively slow IA measured ; they join and push with the head, lock and clash the tusks, and intertwine and grapple with the trunk, uttering from time to time short shrill shrieks. After a while the weakest is borne down upon his haunches, or may be rolled over on his side, when the victor animal attacks hint with his tusks,' land would injure or put him to death, if permitted ; but the combat is then terminated. Horsemen, mounted on active well-managed coursers, with fireworks bound on their spear-heads, dash towards the struggling beasts, and, goading the conqueror, force him to quit his fallen foe to turn on the aggressors, who fly in their turn and draw him after them. Frequent accidents occur at these spectacles-- a horse falling, or a foot slipping, generally proves fatal: , the enraged elephant seizes on what he can come up with, and crushes it to pieces, after perhaps playing with it for a while us a cat with a mouse. I was myself witness to an accident of this nature : an uncommonly wild and power- , ful elephant bail been let loose, which, after hiving driven away its antagonist, set off at full speed towards the neigh bouring jungle, followed by the horsemen, who soon suc ceeded in turning him. A great crowd had collected, for the place was au open market-place within the town ; and the elephant took its way right through the midst of the market, then to the right and left, the men running, and the women scarcely waiting to snatch up their children in their sudden terror. One unhappy man stumbled and fell just in the path of the furious animal : we saw it stoop and pass ovir him ; and so rapidly did it pass, that some doubted if the man were hurt. lint they were soon unde ceived : he lay extended on the spot, and, the danger hi ing past, those nearest him lifted and found him quite dead. ii - hether the blow had been given by the elephant's foot, tusk, or trunk, was not known: a touch of either is always sufficient to cause death. The late Nawaub of Lucnow was much attached to cud). amusements : be had also a particular fondness for, anti was a good judge of horses. He rode and hunted a great deal, and took much pains in selecting and keeping up his stud, and perhaps possessed the greatest variety u!', and choicest horses of any Prince in India. Ile kept a good pack of bounds, with regular huntsmen, anal every ale , scription of dog, with a vast quantity of sporting appa ratus of all kinds. His present Majesty has no such ' delights; his tastes lie quite in another line: the only thing he seems fond of being boats and vessels of ilifrerein 'sorts. The stud is fast falling into decay, and a ith it all that hears reference to field sports er pursuits of p s ilea deteription. CATHOLIC A boat. her SOLI I v 1 CATHOLIC assocrATlON. r SHIPPING INTELLIGEIeCE. .At the meeting of the Catholic Awociation on Bistirdri7 ; . last, the following letter, from Lord I lullanil, was read in sun, testa E c e an rit ha a a ger e 7lsl.° v . ferowsHliallerin7str.L—The jiplfropi:tBpetd2rtifreen.h.C:nefiQe..:6A...,li.; Inemenger. (min Hamborgh ; Thames. from Charlestown : Cadre: reply to a communication to his Lordship, enclosing a r - rine, from Memel; Elisabeth, from St. Vincent's • Brutus, hon. ' tition for presentation to the House of Lords , compiaitung Mobile ; and Newcastle . from New de. . ' of the misrepresentation of the purposes of their Amocia- tion in some recent debates in Parliament : CIisTZIMINOWTWAILOS—The Sceptre, for, Rio; Augusta, he " Ilelland House, 17th June, 1824. Stettin; Julienne, for Ilrenien ; Zealous, fat remise; Express, for ii " 0 ENT F.F. St r .4-1 had the honour to receive your letter and Ulbrahar; Alltaiste, for St. Kim's; and Simeon, for liambureh. petition this morning. 1 beg you to accept my best thanks fur the Ceeaasno tee toe/erne—The Cornmeen for ArtmerP.t Fro- very flattering reasons sea have assigned for entrusting the petition vidence, and Vittoria, tie Mincer; Enterprise, fur Lima; brat to my care. end if I have neglected to comply with your request Three Sheers, foe Roeterdam. that 1 should present it to the House of Lords, I entreat you not I Extract from tl4„tgent to !An D ent, a! Alvarado, dated April 3b: 1 1 . to ascribe that neglect to any want a a due seine or the obliging —The American r. 4 totmer, 31•onough, Ryan, (runt Harannah manner in which you signified your a ishes to me en the subject. prise Me to the ezitam scheirto lquala, for having 1911triblind good; I i i " 3ly motives in withholding the tendon are my persuasion on board ; arrived het cn die 23 inst., the men has been tea- that it undid not he received by the House, and my apprehension I datmal. that a rejection of it tumid have a tendency to defeat, rather than --0110.-- • . promote. the objects rout hail in view in conveying it to Parliament rßo:rt LLOYD'S LIST. of ffhiet you dpeesie the y ocming which ptition e is r unquestion o a n b i ly p i r rreaedn i e eswpecihally th e a s Honing ci in ther m y . FALWOCTO. JI/WE 22.—Arrived the Plover •rw=ket from thc 31editerranean ; sailed fr o m M a l ta the 2teth ult., aid ' front Gt. with any propriety. institute on a conndeint„ founded on a report of Walter the 12th tot. Whim, Beard, iron, London ; Active, whet had passed in debate in the (louse. Any report of a debate d gent, t K on in , g, frr om d d it o T a f to or dit th t e o. Sndwich Islands ; and Prince Re: ( I true or table, is a breach of privilege, and the House could not we o al f lo a w ny it prore to beediroung.gwhitthbeaufiort noticing them, touch and inuch pu l n er Ai n n t g ak it e a i s t t s h u e ci g h rou o nd n nali.,,Orn,t7Swirtj;7.7:o2l_,A; nanivdedmthareyc, zooratilanntaks,7frofrinubillizzt the other hand, the circulation of calumnies, however base or un. founded, against either individuals or classes of his Majesty's sub. „i„,,.ti„,, d„,,. tigua. Sailed the Archibald, Se:rel, fur An • Remain the it • i jeets, is punishable by other tribunals. and does not conic within Fortitude and Named outward boi•nel. lit:ht., JUNE 22. —Arrien/ th e West Indian, Cork, from 14r . the original jurisdiction of the Upper House of Parliament. It is Grieveseen, JuteE 29.—Arri.eil. the Christian . . Smith, frorn clear, therefore, that the House would either proceed against thc Printer of The Tinier, for purporting to give • moo of the de. Wtrs, or would reject the petition. The first of these proceedings Riga . .1 would be directly contrary to thc wishes you exploits in the petition, ditto; A! as n 'S' e it h . n i so , es ",: n r u r r a f rom Ptitt i cn .bar _l i tt, l i t_T_lD: l ;_e!_• ., _,trat_ .. ' andcurrency to a story from fror S ° t. rin V aa incen 2 h t' i s are; ;"E l l e stlitdl ildle hlu auiC tuts, ;:ut ffoen 'diu llie 7;";.K"7 l.l 1 1 1:1:ci' tls t ":11 1: 0errY7: and the last would give some publicity which I can assure you has made no sens a tion here, without affording you any additional opportunity of investipting the M Paga anky , f . n .L ll . f sti roat ia terb eca ; ice nesaaaa. . Sailed t be he i Zter„ "al A y j re *.abli a, for Prince truth, or exposing the falsehood of the statement of which yea cemplain. Edward's Island . Minerva, Bell, for Illadetes t hellion, Soma. •` I have the bonen,' to be. Gentlemen, sail, for Demerara; and Brothers. Atherton, for Lisbon. " Your obliged and obedient humble servant, Liviaroot, Jratt M.—Arrived the Fa e'en Crook from " VASSAL HOLLAND." Marypart t (seism, Black, from MaraahamT ' ', paws thaFliff' , from Babies i Cohering Sega, from At. Punsinerot jbe Harris, STEAM .A'7l (F7lO-V. Hutton, from Jamaica; Perfect, Prince, from Chariness ; Liver- I —oellPen"- pool packet, llichie, from Savannah; Daniel, Louden; Scout.. • SOUTHAMPTON% JUWE 27. M•licorie; anti Jackson, Home, front Newfoundland,. Doke of i Tice use or tteam packets has of late received a cone- rellitzt e o z n a , nd W a inson, from St. .Icrlin'sj Mary Ann, rieltermati, derabie extension in this port, nod from the greater length Jowse ts v ; and ;air' ' , nre ,y ; ;. sfry,":l,...froTh.l ghorn ; Blessing, mime i ; 'Neptune, Medlin, of our passages, the vessels arc of larger site than at from (lupe ; Harriet, Humble, from Port-au-Prince; and 31er- About three weeks sty, —, from Demerara. 1 Brighton, ne .‘ l r ym ; ( o a r ix e m y t el lo t 61 l e } fi h s e t l iensurement) began to ---sime--- sail, ng or rather to storm regularly to Guernsey and Jersey, a distance of somewh a t more titan one hundred miles, Th e gan Sa y b w in: i . i fe j le the ps O p u ill ar o d o ia . gee fora Fr enc h and Ca va nari ; privateer; also, , (k il t : which she accomplishes oh an average in 19 hones. This inst., at No. 7, Great Scotbutd.yard ; recalled Tuestleys and Fri. morning we had the gratification of Witnessing it: return day. The above notice elm apphes to the Papillon. instant,. at No. 10, John -street, Adel*: rcalled Tuesdays and from France of the Camilla, a beautiful vessel, ilt like The Modesto, for the French shin of war, La June, on the 13th the Ariminc) in London, and intended to make the passage Thursdays. twice a week (T'uesday' s anti Fridays) between thi's Art - 4 and Havre de Grace. She attracted, it appears, great at- tention on the part of our French neighbours, M who ut. DE TERMINEI) SUICIDE. tered in great nuinkrs along the pier of Havre, on Satur- ,______, , ~ , -- " Ile " -- „„ clay evening, 40 mark her appearance and rate of sailing. s swieruay an i nquisition MIS ta ken be fore , i SWELTOW, Eg. Coroner, at the Rose. Illonkwelloweet Cripplegate, on the Several of our countrymen on board bad visited France on body of Ann ' Lewis., aged 411 years. this occasion, fir the first time, and they describe the view (Urea Lewis, the deemed's husband, deported that be was a from the vessel, when going down the harbour, as highly fancy cabinet-make, and on Monday ton, when he returned from interesting. his work, about half-past nine o'clock in the evening, be went to his apartment in a house in 31onkwell-street and bound the door The evening being fine, and the quay covered with spec- locked. Finding he could pin no adrabstioo, notwithstandin he 0 ! taints, equipped in motley garb, and standing in lines of was informed his wife was within, he burst the door, and kinked immense length, while in the back ground the piles of around the room, bet could see nc;tl.ag of his wife. He then went , to the cupboard, and found her suspended by the neck to some houses bore, in height, solidity, and sombre aspect, a I striking resemblance ta those of the Scottish metropolis. railing affixed over the do . Ile CIR her down ! immediately, but i The profit of the C v amilla, without the aid of sails, is Ine every effort he k lmi spar k u:• a s i d i ewaast inct. quite tnetlbetual. li'i A . laaa tnss marr i ed as e am fcw bu t e about nine mites an hour, and as from their power of mak- deceased about ten years ago; lately she has ben eery entrees. jug way in a calm steam vessels often exempt their in- gent, and has reduced him to peaty and want. She was always addicted to drink, but lately beraine excessively drunken, and has tnates from the troublesome visitation of sickness, there contracted a nitrogen( debts. Witness gays her a sovereign ma can be no doubt of their superseding sai:ing packets in one station after another. Saturday evening, and at the time of committing this act she had not a farthing. Provisions are cheaper than here by a fourth or fifth. In Frances Clarke deposed she lived in the same house with the I mercantile business there is a complaint of stagnation. deceased; she saw her about on alondzy evening ; she then said she was come to bid witness good bye, fee that she was going to die, and that she was determined to "make away with herself ;" FIELD SPORTS FOR JULY. that she hail a peat deal on her mind. She was at this time in __ _.......... liquor. and witness attributed it to that cause, and asked her how [From the No. of the .Annum of S porting just published.] she was going to do it. She anseered, "A h ! there's the rub ;II have it already." About eight o'clock witness saw her again sitting , .. The months of May and June are highly interesting to the sports- on the ri ll of the street-door, and said, " Well. Mrs. Lewis, you man, particularly to the shooter ; not, however, on account of any are here now." She replied, " Alt ! but I shall be dead before try a ctiv e employment they may afford him, hut inasmuch ex his future h " hopes materially depend on the kind of weather that occursU husband comes uring this Coaowza--When people talk about self -murder, it is a general period. Grouse are, t o a gres. t degree, an exception ;as the treed- saying that they will mot do it. , • ing stat " tor Maw birds may b e ' °undated a ma l t * a sall ar at Several other witnesses spo!-e to her bidding them " good bye" i t loot than that for either thc partridge or the phearant. Grouse, previous to hey committine the act, and shaking hands with them, also, from their nature as well as from the circumsaywe of their wad that she then mowed mucti IntoxicaterL nets being formed amongst almost Impenetrable heath or link, are The landlord of the Rene spoke as to her state of mind. Hz less liable to be influenced by the weather, and cannot fall to be thought that within the last six weeks she had been so addicted to abundant. In regard to partridges and pheasants, which, are more drink as to be in a degree deprived of her seism. She had pawned generally spread over the face of the country (bait grouse, it has all the property her husband posseamel, even to Ms rums. • ' 1 been repeatedly observed, in our Annals, that the welfare of the The Jury returned a verdict_" That the deceased committed rising progeny of these birds principally depends on the state a she se , in a usimpsesey It of &orig ... , produced . by tatoxies. * '1 the weather during the months of May and June. This period • .. cannot be too thy for the breeding of these birds, however ut.pro- .m.ewm...nron.w.. phhopes ials such a state may be to the of the husbandman. # The earlier part of the spring was, generally speaking, cold and SUPPOSED DE.ITII FROM POISON. ''. wet; but towards the latter end of April, the weather became very —....-- tine, interrupted occasionally by well timed showers, which, how- Considerable sensation has been excited during the last two i ever they might annoy the pedestrian, could not tail to be highly days in the neighbourhood of Buckeridge-atrest, St. Giles's, in can- 11 1 gratifying to the agriculturist and the gran( r. sequence of the sudden death of Mary Winter, and the subsequent In the beginning of June, though no lack of rain appears to have rapid dittookwation of the body, and the appearance of other symp. been experienced in the midland and southern counties, so great was toms indicative of death from poison. the thought in the northern and north-western parts, that the grass Yesterday afternoon an Inquest was appointed to be held 071 the en the hills and sandy uplands suffered severely. Lowering clouds body, before Mr. Stirling, at the Black Horse, in the above street : frequently passed over these districts, and most likely deposited and, from the cause already' stated, every avenue to the house be. their contents more to the south, till the evening of Sunday, the came thronged by the low Irish residing to that vicinity long before ' 13th, when the rain commenced. sr.! continued, with occasional in. the Jury had assembled. tennissions, during the three following days and nights. For the After the Jury hail been sworn, they proceeded to view the holly, t ' vegetation of those parts of the kingdom just named a more salu. which was lying on a bed in the cellir of the house in Buekeridge. I tary circumstance could not possibly have occurred; but, as the street, where she died. It presented a most shucking spectacle, • ' rain fell at the precise period when the general hatch of partridges 'being literally of a deep black colour in every part ; the tongue and phemonts takes p lac e, it is very probable that some little in. was swollen to an unnatural size, as also was the stomach and other I, jury has been sustained in consequence. The rain, however, did pans, and the eyes were nearly out of the bead. 1 , not descend so rapidly as to cause • Hood, or even to till the ditches; lln resuming to the public-house. the first witness called was and therefore in those places only where the heat happened to be Jane Robinson, of Rochester-row, Tothilltields, who statei, the.( I . placed in an exposed situation, would the incubation or hatching she knew the deceased, with whom she worked as a dust-sifter at .1 sustain serious inconvenience, as vegetation was. gmerally, suffici- wharf near Waterloo Bridge. On Saturday catalog she called on 1 ently advanced to afford sonde shelter. Further, by the rain dc. the deceased at her lodgings in Buckeridge-street, St. Giles's, and , , scentling at this precise tune when the ground was greatly in want acconipanied her into the City; in returning, the deceased tom- . . of it (the grass lands in particular), the general mowing, that would plained of being ill, and vomited very much, and it WWI with dit u - ty- otherwise have taken place immediately, was pos.poned for at least gutty that she got back to herlodirisp. They found Ridley. the .l ) 1 i a fortnight ; and although .he destniction effected by toe rain was man with whom the deceased lived, sitting in the room ; some got Ii i ~i great, it could not be corsideral equal to that which would have was sent for, of which they all partook, and witness put some gin. been caused by the premature introduction of the scythe, conse. ger into some aunt water, which the gave to the deceased, think- 11 quently. it may be reasonably expected that game of all kinds will ing it might relieve her illness. Witness it:opt all night. and slept be found in plenty. on the floor with a dumb girl, in the same room as that in which . 1 On the 12th of June, the writer saw a covey of eleven young Ridley and the deceased slept. The next morning, on waking, partridges i, n n d thAlte ese lairit,kinbilrgnwcae•rheirael;leiltioe ti p ro perty:e hm of u t i h ves e p c. ..i th of e witnesse fo re. und the dweenaemsoedutiluntieackclill:4li, him m isila li a rt i : ii l mez m t a o lit t t ier ie ' i wing and continue a flight of a few score yards. In the same state, at which he seemed mu c h aff ec ted ; l ie to ld w i tness h e wou ld ' I neighbourhood, he observed several pheasants ' nests on the same go and tell her sister of the event ; but instead of so doing. he went •I , day, which were deserted; the birds hail evidently hatched ; egg- and treated witness and the dumb girl with some drink. The de- sheds remaining in the nest, but not a sins le addle egg. From ex- ceased was jealous of the dumb gul, and winplaine..l to witness i 4 .. 1 tensive observation. we are induced to suppose that thehatching of that she had had no peace since she had been in the house. t , , 1 birds in general took place rather sooner this season than until : This witness was questioned by the Jury for upwards of three young rooks were ready to fyat an early period ; and a titmouse quarters of an hour, without eliciting any flirther facts. A - 4 and also a throstle, which have for years formed their nests in the Three other witnesses were examined, whose testimory threw no writer's garden, produced their young unusually early. The swat- further light upon this mysterious case; and as the Jury Felt vr . ey law tribe appears 11.14/1 IIUITICT-'l9 then usual. strongly impressed with a belief that the deceased had come to .er Angling may he now enjoyed in all its varieties. All kinds death by unfair inning, and which opinion was hinher confirmed of fresh water fish will feed tliis month ; but barbel, roach, dare, by the statement of three medical gentlemen who had seen the jack, pike, and perch being not yet fully recovered front spawn- body, and who were in attendance at the Inquest, it was thought . I mg, which always leaves them In a lean and languid state, are advisable to adjourn the case till sewn o 'clock this evening. 1 alike unfit for the table and indifferent to the baits Wend by In the mean time the body is to be opened, and the contents of the angler. especially during the heat of rnidalay ; those, m orning thaefore, the stomach ascertained ; and as the popular feeling of the neig h. who wish to pursue this sport should angle for them n the motng beurhorel seemed to be that, it any thing unfelt li ed taken pla ce, and evening. Trout are still in excellent conhtion, and the fly- Ridley was concerned in it, he was ordered to be detained till the ! i• , fisherman in July has it all his own way : with choice flies, aid result of the Inquest became known. occasionally using the spinliing bait, he tiny expect to bag flume- Several witnesses remain to be examined, whose testimony it is tons and heavy trout thought will be important. _ t The young angler. for the sake of practice, or such as arc , satisfied with the small fry, may rake for gudgeons and whip for e. ,At'TIOW TO BAD HtSIIANDS.-011Y town has nut for many years witnessed greater disturbance than occurred during lest !dace and bleak, and expect plenty of sport during the remaining summer months. week in the Long Brackland. A tradesman had lately taken a If July prove dry anti the waters become low, let those who de- third wife, who expected, perhaps, to shape with him `• Life's light in sniggling get their tackle in order, and by using it skilfully, Pleasures." but she quickly discove red that his a fettles had been , 1 they will kill some very large and fine eel": July , generally speak- entirely c.rheasted upon his former wives, and repeated ill-treatment ' ing, being the most favourable for this sport obliged her ;a seek a more peaceful asylum in the timer et' a re- i lath-e. The subsequent removal of • quantity of furniture tin . GRAND SAILING MATCH FROM CU3IBERLAND duding a cuckoo docks, bequeathed to her by a forma husband s 1 , GARDENS- from a house in which they had been deposited, elicited in the f ii Yesterday .. the River Thi u nca and its banks were co - ereel with 1 man's neighbours a degree of indignation unprecedented on suttee beauty and fashion, to witness a moat splendid sailing-match for a! subject. Placards stuck up near the premises had the effort os is. new peter boat, of the value of ita pounds. given by the members flaming the minds of the people most violently spire hint, sett il i ': I of his alajoity'a Coro•nation Fleet. The start took place ex- nothing less than a regular al la siege could ley theit irritation. -leo &oily at a quarter before tour o'clock, when the aignalltun was cordingly. on Wednesday evening about 3011 person* assembled for the boats to take their phases at the four centre arches of in front of his house, and creel. expression of haired and dislike Vauxhal Itridge—soven at the three first piers, and the remainder were very generally made use of. The presence of the Alderman at the fourth : in all, twenty-srven boats started, At twenty nil. and Police at length induced the people to disperse. and Me neat mites after the first sig..al. gun, a second and starting gun was fired, morning several persons, male and female. were ordered to Snit when the Commodore (Edward Nettlefold, Esti.) having lowered bail for their appearance at . the Quarter Sassiona. This. however, his colours, the Four Brothers (No. I), owner, 11. Walker, of Ro. was bat a prekde to the riot that took place a short time s um._ cheater, took the lead. followed by the Daniel and Ellraheth, Ha. On theproomutor's return from the Guildhall. he wan anroved be niel Parrot, master, also of Rochester, the Four Brothers keeping the repeated shoots of men, smolt. and children ; act! at itsel 1 # the lead until she came opposite Wandsworth town, and on going the evening an effigy, decorated with a nine omen anti steel, wadi. sea .-ound the distance boat, which was stationed oil the powder house, hoisted on a pole, and carried through some parts of the town, and _ . p the two first-named boats went round so completely together, that afterwards to the residence of its prototype, whom they sahired 4 m ile it was scarcely possible to tell which was the hiaitinom boat : this with the epithet of Rime .11,-oriEt u many other apposhrima was exactly five minutes after five ti cloak. At PVVril minutes pre- terms. The eSigy beingthen ntatteftit o a n laum.tron' .. 111fl .e lathes duly after five, the boats No. 4 (the Lively), Arnold liteshwater, were Inflicted, the exectitiotier expresseig his regret there t maga. of Deptford ; and No. 7 (the Favourite). Samuel Parkins, groat was not substituted. A large party o f f ol d amen en dT9flk .es i Nof andsnorth, followed ; and at nine minutes after five o'clock, publicly in humor of this event. and abou ni ne o another k . . ( I . s' (the Victory), Thus. !trill, owner, of Wandsworth, was she adt I misses were loured in from divers quarters, and one of the No. 3. Captain Aflutter, of Deptford, passed them all. No. 14 attack commenced , when stones , tin ke ttles, and all am , or • boat, when,. at ten minutes beenre six o'clock, the Lively passed all i assailants threw a stone against the aggressor h s it ., n ri - „ e n w t h i f oi a l p e i her competitors in grand style , and won the prize : Now 7 and F' pearl at the door armed with a Mem , , the, Ame,,,,,rs came in immediately afterwards. It was a very tine race. The' would now in all probability have . necurreti. Pt e( eai winner of the prize took possession of her; but it was understood . aga i.,, i t n . iaterferetl , and the crowd disaerszd taint tale I —Ba r r that she would te given up on a future day in the gardens. .i ..5...- .