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~' ti 1.1 i I C I . t .-'1,,1,•i ( 10 , I • :, .. . ' ,) 11 . 11 4 ..,,• t , i it!il iii, " II i~l PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS. MONDAY, MAY 22. SLAVERY. The Earl of DERBY presented petition' against %beery from Sutton In Ashrield, and Broadwcnsor, in Dorsetsbire ; and from Leighton Buzzard, in Bedfordshire. CURRENCY OF IRELAND. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition from thy Inhabitants of Wexford and its vicinity, against any alteration iii the present system of banking in Ireland. DEBTOR AND CREDITOR ARRANGEMENT BILL. Lord ELI.ENSOROGG II said, that as no other Noble Lord had intimated an intention of taking up the mihject of the Debtor and Ctetlitor Arrangement Bill, he would move the second rend. ongof that Bill. The LORI) CHANCELLOR said that he way friendly to the winetple of the Bill. and he would he the more inclined to support It, if it tended to reduce the number of bankruptcies : but the Bill was ,so defective in its details, that it was quite impossible titer Lordships could pass it in its present state. Lord ELLENROBOUGH agreed shit the Noble Earl that the detnila of the Bill were very imperfect ; hut he was happy to perceive that the Noble Earl wu not hostile tii the princitile attic Bill. As there would not be time to makod he necessary alterations this Session, he would allow the Bill to pies over until the next Session. Hie Lordship then withdrew his motion, and of course the Bill falls to the ground. CORN LAWS. The Each of 31A LIISBURV moved, that there be laid before their Lordships a return of the quantity of corn. meal, and flour. imported Into this count-y, but not warehoused, up to the 2d of Allay. 1826. Lord 31EI,VILLE said that he would endeavour. If possible, to procure the returns In time for to.morrow's (this day's) discussion. —Ordered. Lord ELLF.NBOROUGH thought the last elause in the Ware. housed Corn Bill so unintelligible, that he would wish to have some explanation respecting it Iron the Noble Lord (Bexley) nitint•re be could not divine the meaning of the word •• proportion. 'an used in that clause. The Earl of LAUDERDALE said, that the confusion arose From borrowing only the half ea clause in an Act of the last Sea. si/tt• wh . the oiler half was necessary to make sense of it. (A laugh.) Lord ELI ENBOROUGII said, tbaa as he had received no ex planation of the clause, he would more that the order of the day for tiie second reading of the Warehoused Corn Bill on Tuesday (this (lei) he rescinded, and that tile second reading take place on Fri. day, by which flee it , lse light might be ;brown on the subject. Lord 3IELVILI.E said the mn!lon of the Noble Lord was quite as unintelligibleas the clause, which he admitted was very obscure; but the proper place to remedy such obscurity way in the Coln. miitee.. There was no order of the House fur a second reading of the Bill ; the order of the House was merely that their Lordships tr,. summoned ; and of course the motion to rescind an order which was not in existence was as unintelligible as the claim objected tn. The Earl of MALMSBURY said that he had entertained a hope that the 13111 would contain some clause to regulate by instal ments the admission of foreign corn into the market. Alter a few words from the Earl of Lavin *DALE and the Earl to LIMERICK. . i;e7l - 15,17iNBOROLT011 withdrew hit main.. il;elr - 1;;;;1;1;ips — stii;u - raed at Half-past Ave o'Clock. PRICES OF BRITISH Ihnk Stock 200 a per Cent. Red. 77 I 3 per Cent. Cone. 77j 78 Pitts Acct. 77 701 3# per Cent. Red. ttl# 811 81 New 1 per Cent. 944 # TOC K VESTERDA T. Long Ann. India Bondi 7 tl pm Et. Bills 18001. t 9 pm Ditto WY/. Vpm Ditto Small 8 V pm Lottery Tickets 21/.125. ?RIBS, OV FOREIGN Was Man Bond. 844 Chinon Bond, 19 24 Colombian Bonds 39 .O 4 Ditto Bonds ;1821) alt I Danish Bonds i 1923) 1 34 44 STOVE 9 Y E STE RDA Y. Mexican Bond. Ditto Rondo (lOW 62j Peruvian Rondo al Huainan Rondo 74f :4 Spanioh Hondo 7f 8 t 4 44 . - o ' • ,;;kl7••••'W-1., Fitt Stitt)* VresilL KING'S THEATRE. Tr.. 114 LVENING will be performed the Second Act of Bliorlachrs Opera Melia. entitled TENALDO E MOLINA. pOncipal Characters by liademoiaelle Bonini, Madame Cae Skifll4l . Vctluti, .I,tnor Carlon!, Signor Deville, Signor Porto. After which will be prcrented the Lad Act of ROMEO E GIVLIE'ITA. Tb: print ipal Characters by Madame Pita and Madame Candor!. Tu cam:hide with the n.w Mytholositel Ballet, in Two Act., composed by Mr. J. H. irEaville, entitled LA NAISSANCE DB VENTS. The revived Ballet of Le Marlage secret Iw In rehearsal, as well as Meyer's Opera of Medea. Application s, he. as UBO%l. DRURY:CAI%ikTfiEATRE. This Evening, TUESDAY, Maiit a, will be performed the Grand Romantic called ALADDI. . The principal Characters by liftmen. Sinclair, Morn, Browne, Bedford, G. Smith, and Webster ; Misses Stephens, Johnston, Cithltt, Perry, and Meet , and Mrs. Davison. After which N. Alexandre will perform the Entertainment of THE ROGUERIES OP NICHOLAS= OR, VIZ ADVINTURIS OP A ILOQVIST. To conclude with the Farce of TWO WIVES. Plank, Mr. Harter. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. This Evening, TUESDAY, May 23, will be performed the now Play of WOODSTOCK. The principal Characters by Messrs. C. Reelable. Warde, W. Ferrer, Serie. Jones, Cooper, Egerton, Blanchard. Chapman, and Evans ; Master Isoughunt, Ifra. Chattetley, Illtsses Jones and J. Scott. After wblrb the Romantic hien,- Mama of ROBINSON CRUSOE ; OR, TOR •OLD IBUCC XXXXXX . IdAluson Crusoe, Mr. Farley; Prldsy, Mr. J. S. Grimaldi. lids, Mrs. _____ •.• An Laterite end fur ever with title Drawing. 9lv Prize , . 3n,eont. all In One Day. The Price of Tickets and Shares will rl,e after givNt matarday. ______ The BatTllll Passe commenced publishing yesterday morn ing at fire o'clock. LONDON, TUESDAY, M* 23, 1826. The inquiry relative to the expenses of the war in Spain has Wen terminated. The Count of PORTAL'S read the re • port on the 20th inst. to the Commission, of which he forms a part. The result is said to be that the Chamber of Peers must declare itself incompetent, as no Peer is implicated. The following are entrects from the Elate of Sunday. ( From die Efoik, dated Sunday. 2lst lilay.l CONSTAIITIROPLE, APRIL 22. We expect with impatience the pith May, when the delay granted by Russia for the answer to he made to its ultimatum ex pires. Hitherto the most conflicting reports succeed each other. The Franks prophecy that all the demands of Russia will be ac quiesced in, and even pretend that the Servian Deputies will soon be allowed to return home with a satisfactory answer to their com plaints. The Greeks entertain quite contrary hope:. It is true, how ever, that 31r. S. Canning has failed in his efforts in favour of the Greeks, and that the Reis Effendi has given to M. Minziacky only a verbal answer, which be wholly v.igue. It is said that M. Min ziacky, probably in consequence of tli;s answer, has invited all Russian merchants in this city to put their affairs in order, and to be ready to leave the city at the same time with hi:n, in case the ulti• matum should be finally rejected by the Reis Effendi. APRIL 21. The Turkish Ministers hold daily conferences, but there has not yet been any extraordinary meeting of the Divan, whence It is in frared that no decisive resolution has bTen taken with respect to the Russian nhirnatam. Judging by the verbal declaration of the Reis Effendi, it is presumed that this written answer will not be de. livered till a little before the 17th May, when tile delay expires. An unfortunate circumstance for the Porte is, that it allows hardly any influence to the English Ambassador, whom it should con. elder as one of its best friends, and all whose proposals in favour of the Greeks It has rejected. It is affirmed besides, that the Reis Effendi has Ma de many complaints to him on the conduct of th e Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, during the late ver.ts at M issolonghi. Letters from Smyrna, of April 4, say that Sir Hudson Lowe had left that city, to proceed to India by the Red Sea. A vessel arrived at Trieste, in 56 days from Alexandria in Egypt. reports that a division of the Greek fleet of Hydra had ma i n, i n t h e mo nth of Much, a landing at Beirout In Syria, and carried off three millions of pitmen. The Greeks intended a simi. lar attack on Cyprus, but were hindered by contrary winds. The terror spread by this enterprise had extended to Egypt. FILLNCH FUN6S.—PART4, .MAY 20.—Five per Cents. 9tH. V.:. ; Three per Cents. 64f. 10e. ; Bank Stock, 2010 f.; Neapolitan -p:y. Renter, 751 30c.; Spanish Rentes, Of.; Spanish Loan, 45f ; Exchange on London—One Month, 2.5 f. 50c. ; Three Months, 251. 30c.—Cain Anthentique. IVe have received Ilatnbingh Papers to the Clst May. They contain an account of the baptism of the young Duke of StANIN, who takes the name of Louis Et;ots►• We have hitherto abstaincel from making any comments on the General Election, which must now so soon take place, be:ause the spirit which will animate the people of England in choosing their Representatives, appears to us already to have been so completely manifested, that the slightest attempt to direct it on our part seemed unne cessary. They have seen Ministers pursue steadily the interests or their country, through " evil report and good report." In relation to their foreign policy, they have seen them pursue a line of conduct at first unpopular, and have afterwards found reason to congratulate themselves on the little attention paid to clamours which might have plunged Great Britain in a long, arduous, end expensive war ; they have seen them at other times, when convinced of the inexpediency of their measures. recede from those measnees in obedience to the public voice ; in short, they have seen the present Government ever anxious to second the a ishes of the nation, when coolly end decidedly pro nounced, and at all times desirous of identifying themselves with the country at large. They have known no honour but the approbation of their compatriots, and no interest but in the welfare of England. It is unnecessary to allude to par ticular instances, for many must be fresh in the recollection of every one, and the result of the General Election will prove to the world the popularity of the British Ministry. We have adverted to the subject at present, merely for the purpose of remarking upon the noble confidence which Ministers have evinced in the good sense and honourable feeling of their countrymen. Men less persuaded of the uprightness of their own intentions, or less convinced of the sound principles of Englishmen, would have hesitated on the eve of so critical an event, before they attempted to carry such meastres as the late commercial regulations, and the introduction of bonded corn ; which, it must be al'osveti, are by no means acceptable to a large aud influen tial portion of our population, however much they may permanently tend to the advancement of the beat interests of the Empire. CITY, 3IONDAY EVENING. The reports, both foreign and domestic, were of • favourable nature this morning, and consequently the Funds improved ; but the chief business in those of t h is country was in preparing for the settlement to-morrow. Consols opened at 77i, and advanced with soots rapidity to 782 I, though the im.jority of jobbers and brokers are supposed to be speculating for a fall. Scrip, (font # dis., has advanced to to g prem. Exchequer Bills and India Bonds are again lower. is. to 9s. prem. In other Engl;sll Securities there Is little variation, except a progressive rise in consequence of the ad vance in Consols. The Foreign Market was generally higher to-day. Colombian Bonds, 42i to 42} ; Mexican, G 2. to 63; Russian, 7.ij t Greek, 15} t. By the Mary merchant vessel, arrived at Plymouth from Lima, we have papers and letters to the 26th January. The former merely contain the particulars of the capitulation of Callao; the latter are of some interest as to the commercial advantages likely to result from a free intercourse with Peru. The expenses of convey. Mg goods from Iluarho (the port to which the English trade chiefly was directed during the occupation of Callao by Rodil) to the Lima market, exceeded all the cost of transmitting goods from Eng land to the coast of Peru. The mercbsots, in consequence, an. ticipate great advantages from the direct traffic with this country. It would appear that Bodil held out the castle of Callao to the last extremity. Santa Rosa was stormed, and the guns spiked, on the 11th January. Rodil had anticipated such an event, and laid attain to blow up the Patriot forces, which happily was discovered in time to prevent the catastrophe. The disease in the garrison of Callao was an great, that immediately after its surrender an order was published to prevent cil persons from appronching it. Bolivat was expected at Lima towards the beginning of February, to open the Congress. Accounts have been received from Buenos Ayres tO the 231 Feb., I and from Monte Video to the 3d of March. They confirm the re ' port of another action between the Brazil fleet and the Patriots, off the fort of Colonist, about adsy'a sail from slome Video, but the result had not transpired at the latter place. The accounts front Buenos Ayres state, that the Six per Cent. Stock of the Loan ne entiated in London was selling at 50 to 55, and trade was very dull. Great energy had been displayed by the National Bank; the in. tercet, from 9 per cent. per annum, had been reduced to 6 per cent. per annum; and the Bank discounted freely at the reduction. Shares cf one thousand dollars each sold at a premium of 24 per cent. The old banking-heuve of Sikes, Snalth, and Co., of the Poultry, have paid a dividend of fir. tkl. per pound, and ss. more is Immediately anticipated. It will be remembered that this is one of the firma which fell during the panic in December last, and has been frequently spoken of by some as likely never to make any dividend ; by others as not likely to pay more than half-a-crown in the pound. Extract of a letter from Buenos Ayres, dated Feb. 9:— " Business here is literally so dull, that one-half of the young men in commercial houses have nothing whatever to do, and if the blockade lasts, many will be out of etnploy ment, as no doubt those houses who have large establish ments of young men will now endeavour to get rid of some of the most idle. The militia are likewise exercising every afternoon, and during their exercise, from four to half past raven, all the shops and stores are closed, and obliged to be shut by order of the police. The poor Portuguese have received their marching orders in four days from the 3 tat ult. ; to-morrow completes the time. Those that have not left the coast of the river twenty leagues, and still re main in town, will be taken care of by Government, and put somewhere where their liberty will be endangered." The Spaniards, it appears, have been in great alarm re specting the threatened descent of the Colombian and Mexican squadrons on Cubs. Letters from St. Jago de Cuba, received yesterday, dated 18:11 March, suit that there had been reinforcements of military sent to that quarter ; but the inhabitants were afraid of the constqucnces, be lieving that they would join the Patriots it' a landing was effnted. Halifax Papers to the 18th of April arrived yesterday. The C.ilonial Legislatures at Quebec and at Halifax have been closed.—Bermuda Papers to the Ilth March say, that the late discord at Bermuda has been allayed since the arrival of Governor Turner. Ile arrived on the 14th Feb. and was received with the greatest demonstrations of joy. CAN A RlS.—Amon,, ,, the other misfortunes of the Greeks, it is asserted that Canaria perished at Nlissolonglii. He had been successful in his attack with his firevhip ; but a ball is said to have caused his vessel to blow up, and he perished in the waves. We lament to state that racial intelligence was received yesterday from Sierra Leone of the death of Capt. Pearsc and Dr. Morrison, who accompanied Capt. Clapperton to the coast of Africa, fur the purpose of proceeding into the interior of that continent. CATHOLICS I N Am ERIC A.—We published, a short time since, an extract of a letter from America, detailing the proceedings of the Catholics in that country in favour of Emancipation of the Catholics in Ireland. Since then we have seen a pamphlet, lately published in Dablin, contain ing the following passage respecting the co-operation of " friendly Americans," in the cause of their brethren in Great Britain; which tends at least to prove that a similar report, circulated in the month of January last, was not en:irely without faurnlation :—" The attention of Ame rica has been as strongly directed to Ireland as that of France; arid it is known that an invasion of Ireland, in the event of another war, is a favourite speculation in that country, and one which the Government of the States, if so inclined, will not be able to resist. The Irish exiles have formed a powerful interest in America, and tlid.tr great activity and talents have given a Lie and direction to the public mind of that country." THE BRITISH PRESS. PAMTIES. The Duke of Leeds entertained Lord and Lady James Townehend, Sir Geo. Montgomery, H. fludion, Esq. M.P., and a distinguished par t y , at . Yeiirerday. at his haute In Bruton-stieet, ilerkeley•ttplare. Lord Colchester entertained • large party at dinner yesterday, at his house In Spring-gardens. Lord Bexley bud a dinner party yerlerday, at his house In Great George.. street, Westminster. 'lle Dowager Cuu tiles' of St. Germain's entertained a dirtingoldied party at dinner yesterday, at her house In Cavendish-street. The followlnit divtinguishert personage. had dinner patties ye:rods, : The Dowager Marohinuees of bellshurv, Lord Sberborue, Mori. Mr. Lu pe', John M'eyland, F.sq. and the Nev..l. Peel. Mrs. Gurney gave • grand boil and nipper, on Friday evening, at her house in St. Jetnes's-square—tbe suite of drawing-rooms were mipt brilliantly illuminated. Dancing commenced about I I o'clock, In the principal and adjoining drawing-rooms : there were present nearly 3lin of the beat ton, among whom were--Prineesses GortchacriCe and elm idle. the tracheae of Montrose and the Ladles Graham, Dowager Ductless of Me..- .heeler, Count and Countess Ladolf, the Martini. and Mei chioness of Fluidly, the Earl of Albemarle, the Dowager Countess of Albemarle, the Muddiness and the Ladles CJTVIaIIi4, Lord and Lady Selsey, Lord W. Montagu, Lord and Lady Kirkwall, Lord Mandeville, Lcdy Bray brooke, Lady and Miss King, turd Arbuthnot, Lady Winnington, Lady Maria West, Lady Bolton and Miss Irby, Lord Arthur Hill, the Earl and Countess of Galloway, Sir Jac rh and Lady /matey, Dowager Lady Astley, Ludy and Miss Poulin/ton, Lady G. Kepprl, the Earl of Aberdeen, Dowager Lady Sitwell, Colonel and Lady Elisabeth Steel, Sir J. Orde, Sir Chute. Gordon, SO T. Wilmington, &c. &e. MOVEMENTS. The Duke of Hamilton anlved In town yesterday, from Paris. The Duke of Rutland :las left Bedroll' Castle, for glautonnuod House, Derinshire. The Dowager Duchess of Rutland hat left Beivoir Ca..tle, for Melton Montle?. Lord Brodenell left tewn yr.terdAy. for Deese Park, Northamptonshire. The Lord Advocate of Scotland left town yesterday, for his seat, St. Cattiat Me, Edinburgh. The Hight lion. Sturges Bourne arrived in town yesterday, from West• brook, liras. sir A. Fitzgerald, Ilsrt. has arrived at the London Hotel, Albemarle. street, Pram the Continent. Mr. and Mrs. ‘Villiam Beaumont left town yesterday. for their seat, near Colchester. Henry Porcher, Eq. M.P. left town yrderday, for Cheltenham. C. /Wanton, Esq. has arrived at Hampton, from his seat lu Hants. Captain Crippe left town yesterday, for hi+ seat in Oloucestersblre. Captain Clarence Dalrrnple has arrived at Miller's Hotel, .Icrmyn street, from a tour. Mr. and Mrs. Scott Stawner arrived yesterday at the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, from their seat in Cambridge-hire. Arrivals at Penton's New lintel, St. James's-street:—Henry Green, Esq. from his seat In Leice.tershire; Harnand, Esq. from Bath. Departure R. Watt, Esq. fur his seat In Surrey. Arrivals at Ocuil,l's hotel , Jerrnmstreet :—Colonel and Mrs. °minim and family, from Cheltenham; Mrs. irelabeche, from Petworth, Snow.. Arrivals at the Burlington Hotel. Burlington and Cork streets : Lord ■nd Lady Initially, from Cheltenham ; J. quick, Esq. from Oxford; Captain Edward, from ditto. Departures :—•Mr. and Miss Wright, on a tour; Captain Oakes, R.N. fur Oxford. Arrivals at the Brunswick Hotel (late Blake'*), Jermyn.street:—Lord and Lady Kenmore, from the Continent ; the Earl of Eigln, from Scot land ; Sir James and Lady Oswald and Miss Or weld, from Scotland ; and M'y combe. from Oxfordshire. Departures :—The Earl Chum-1111am, Mr. and Mrs. Harris, Owen Wynne, Esq., Rev. R. Wynne, Mrs. Scott Wareing, Ml.. E• 1111.4 Honourable Mr. and Mrs. %Vedette; Mn. and the Misses Brummels. THE ALBUM. SCRAPS, ORIGINAL AND SELECT. SINGULAR Spictne.—ln the yeat 1600, on the itith of April, one William Dorrington threw himself from the top of St. Sepulchre's Church, having previously left on the roof a paper, of which the following is a copy : " Let no other man be troubled fur that-which is my own act. John Bunckley and his fellows, by perjury and other bad mea'rs, have brought me to this end, Ood torgive it them, and I do. And, 0 Lord! forgive me this cruel act upon my own body, which I utterly detest, and most humbly pray him to cast it behind him ; and that of his most exceeding and infinite mercy he will forgive it me, with all my other sins. But surely, after they had tht.s slan dered me, every clay that I lived was to me a hundred deaths, which caused me rather to choose to die with infamy, than to live in infamy and torment." At the bottom of the paper was written— . ...... " 0 summa Deitas, .quae . etelis et superis presides, mei* medere miseris, ut spretis infer's, linter superis, nth done veniam." " Trusting in the only passion and merits of Jesus Christ, and confessing my exceeding great sins, 1 say, 3laster, have mercy on me ! " Thia paper was folded up in the form of a letter, and indorsed— " Oh, let me live., and I will call upon thy name ! " Loan Cu ESTERFIELD.—A zealous Protestant, thinking to pay his court to the Earl of Chesterfield, when Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, came to inform him that one of his coachmen was a Roman Catholic, and went privately to mass. " Does he indeed !" said his Lordship, Well, I will take care he shall never carry me there." THE VILLAGE COQUETTE ' S EPITAPn. The partner of partners, the belle of a ball, And caring for none, though I smiled urn all, I flirted, a season, with all that I saw, The parson, the merchant, the limb of the law ; The Squire, and the Captain. were fish in my net, Which gained me the name of the Village Coquette. Years gather'd, and robbed me of swain after swain; Time snaps, ltnit by link, the most obdurate chain. The parson adored a rich widow at Kew, The merchant ran off with the niece of a Jew, The lawyer eloped, being rather in debt, And the squire stoic away from the Village Coquette; The captain, false pirate! fur life tn'k in tow A ishartii ger's daughter at Stratford.le Bow. When to ! pert and priggish, all congees anti shrugs, A pproadi'd to adore me—a dealer in drugs! I sicken'd-1 paid Nature's debt, And died, sad and single, a Village Vorpielte. The Duke of York transacted military business with the King yesterday. The Princess Augusta paid a visit yesterday to the Duke of York, at his residence in South Audley-street. Yesterday the Duchess of Kent and the I'rincess Feodore visited. the Princess Augusta. Prince Leopold gave a grand dinner yesterday to a numerous party, to meet the Duchess of Kent and the Duke of Sussex. The Earl of Clanwilliam, Minister at Berlin, transacted business on Saturday with Mr. Secretary Canning, at his Office, in Downing-street. Yesterday the Earl of Clanwilliam had an audience of his Majesty, on his arrival in England, from his embassy at Berlin. Yesterday Lord Charles Somerset transacted business at the Secretary of State's Office for Colonial Affairs. Prince l'olignac, the French Ambassador, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office, Downing-street. Yesterday, being Trinity Monday, the Corporation of Trinity House held their anniversary meeting, and pro ceeded in barges to their Hall, at Deptford, when the Right Honourable the Earl of Liverpool was unanimously re-elected Master for the ensuing year; and after attending divine service at the church of St. Nicholas, where an excellent sermon was preached by the Rev. Christopher Benson, M.A. they returned to dinner at the City of London Tavern. Among the company present were several of the Nobility, Admirals, and persons of distinction. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEM ENTS.—The rage for build ing seems at this period to be at its very zenith. Go to what quarter we will, houses, and shells of houses, carcases of all shapes, and skeletons of all sizes, meet our view ; circumstances indicative of the increasing prosperity and population of this gigantic metropolis. Lord Grosvenor is extending his already wealthy rent-roll, by covering a large area of land between Pimlico and the south of the Knights bridge-road, with a splendid square, intersected by several streets ; in a few years this plan will be accomplished, when it will, it is said, form another parish, by name Relgravc. Hamlet, also, the wealthy jeweller, and Cap tain Jones, have purchased the tract of land at :Milbank contiguous to the Penitentiary, on which site it is their intention to erect at least three hundred houses of a supe rior description. I t is pretty generally known that a Noble Marquis is building a splendid residence in the neighbour hood of the Regent's Park, on the plan of an Italian villa ; and reports states that a small theatre is to form etre of the many elegant embellishments to the new edifice. From some broad hints, dropped a few evenings since, at the M—s of S---'s conversazione, it is now pretty generally under stood, that a phry-house of a different description is on the eve of being added to this magnificent structure. This is far from improbable, it being an indisputable fact that his Lordship has ever shewn a peculiar knack of uniting profit widryleasure. The Monkland and Kirlintilloch railway has been opened. On Wednesday one horse dragged 16 tons of coal from Cargell colliery, Mr. Colt's, to Kirkinrilloch. The work was accomplished in two hours with ease, although the gross weight transported was not kss than 36 tons, and the distance seven miles. The coals were sold at Kirkin tilloch at 7s. 6d. a ton.—Scotsmait. Th-, .- - _ .1......1 4 . ... - •-----, FALL. OF MISSOLONGIII. On the 15th April the Greek fleet had an engagement with the Turkish squadron. The combat was terrible ; the Greeks had the advantage, yet it was not so decisive as to enable them entirely to drive ■way the Turks and throw provisions iatn 1111%11013r%hi. Aliaulis, therefore, waited fot fresh divisiors to renew the combat. Ibrahim, wearied out by so many fruitless attacks, in which he had sustained such severe losses, directed all his attention to prevent the arrival of sui•plies sent in small vessels from Zaute. On the pith all the COMMUllielliol , ll were cut of by means of rafts and Hat-bottomed boats, armed with heavy artillery. From that time the provisions which were at Petela and l'or:o Soro, could not arrive ; the besieged, who maintained themselves only by meson Of the few 'applies which they daily received, began to be in the moat deplorable situation. On the 17th and Guth several women, children, and old men, died of hunger. On the 19. h the evil increased. Not withstanding the horror' of this situation, nobody thought of cur. rendering ; all will plias] their hopes on the fleet, but every ore prepared to sacrifice his life. Several parts of the town were Relived to receive the women, the children, and the aged, and every pre. pnration was made to blow up tl.e place. On the 21st and 22d prayers were performed, several parts of the town were undermined, and the inhabitants determined that all those who should not be able to make a sally, an well as the wounded, the women, and children, should bury themselves by springing the mince. On the 21st and 29l 111isulie axein au/muted the Turkish fleet ; but what could a number of little vessels do against six amps of the line, eight or ten frigaree, and 100 other vessels, which had the advantage of the wind ? All thei r effiwts were useless; it was lin possi'ale to get a reset!l laden with provisions into the town, and the Greek fleet in vain lost its best vessels, exposed to the fire of the large Turkish men of war. The unfortunate besieged, seeing their last hopes vanish, thought only of executing their heroic project. Every thing was prepared for the great sacrifice : the women and children were 'laced over the mines. Some of the most intrepid old men premiered to set fire .to the mines the moment the signal should be given; the men whe were 8:ill able to carry arms resolved to make a eally, to force their way through Ibrahim a artry, to join their brethren, and revenge if poseibie„ the women and children whom they abandoned to death. About 2,000 attempted to execute this design ; 130 or 140 men remained in the town. and retired into a house which they converted into a tonnes. On the 23ti, in the evening, their departure hark place, and at the name moment the frightful volcano blew tip the population, which was reduced to 11000 souls. The Turk., who knew the project of the unhappy besieged, made a very great resistance to the sally of the Greeks. A dreadful carnage took place, and at least the half of the sacred battalion perished ; it is hoped. however, that about 7110 or 800 may I , have gained the mountains. On the follosit.g day, the heroic town and its inhabitants no longer existed. The Turks, on entering the I town, found only ntin a nd d ea d b o di es; h owever , t h e 130 men who I had fortified themselves in the house defended themselves the whole day, making a great carnage of the Egyptians. At length, exhaust ed by fatigue and want of food, they blew themselves up at the moment tenet) the Turks were going to take them. Almost every week, and since the sth of April, every day, English vessels entered 3lissolonghi. Sir F. Adam, before his departure for London, had interposed between the town and Ibrahim, and had exerted all his efforts, as a private individual, to bring about a capitulation. The inhabitants of Missolonghl had contented to leave the town with their arms. luggage, &c. and with dtums beatieg. Ibrahim refused ; he promised that property should be respected and their lives spared, but he insisted that the whole garri son should be prisoners of war. Our heroes indignantly refused, and declared they would blow themselves up. The English seeing that liseolonghi was not tenable, and that it was impossible for the Greek fleet to throw in supplies, made the greatest efforts to induce Miuolunghi to surrender, but all was in vain. GE ERAL ELECTIO We understand that a gentleman intends to offer himself as a candidate to represent the borough of Preston in the ensuing Par. liament. A sharp contest for the county of Cinnwall is expected. Mr. Pendarves stands in opposition to the sitting Metobers, Mr. Tre. mayne and Sir Richard Vyvyan. Mr. Croker and Mr. North stand for the University of Dublin ; but it is expected that the former will be returned. LEK EST Ea.—Mr. Evans and Mr. Cave are actively canvassing this borough ; the former has avowed himself friendly to Catholic emancipation, and Mr. Cave is understood to have similar send. ments. A No.popery candidate is spoken of in the person of Sir C. Hastings, Bart. Illatnox.—A very strong contest is expected for this borough. The candidates are Mr. Wynn, Mr. Leonard, and Mr. Diek. COLCUESTER.—\o opposition has yet appeared against Mr. Harvey, who la expected to walk over the ground. IPSWICtI.—Mr. Mackinnon and the Hon. Mr. Law are spoken of as Tory candidates, but up to last night they had not declared themselves. LEWEB.—Mr. Donovan is making great efforts in this borough. On 31 onday evening last he visited the Pink and Strong Club, and on the 82314 evening Sir Shelley paid his respects to the Purser Club. SHOREHAM—Mr. Sugden, the new candidate, dined with • party of friends on ‘Vednestlay last. NoBTItIJ MBE RL•ND.-31r. Beaumont has again addressed the freeholders, declaring his resolution to maintain his seat against all opposition. PLYMOUTII.—A change in the representation of this borough is confidently talked of. William Lsngmead, Esq. has been in vited by a large body of electors to offer himself. SOMERSE I'SIIIRE.-51r. Hunt has Issued his address to the freeholders, promising to act as uprightly and effectually in Parlia ment ar he did io gaol. You I:silt ar,—Mr. Marshall, a respectable merchant of Leeds. is expected to uffer himself for this county at the ensuing geheral election. • ‘VaNr.ocx —Mr. Forester, of Willey Park, and Mr. Thomp son, of E.k mk, near York, are canvassing this borough. 13RIDGNOW111.-1111 two 31r. IVltitniores are canvassing the electors. PRES I ON.-Mr. John Wuod proceeds in his canvass with every prospect ot success. NOnsvicit --A public meeting has taken place at Norwich, with a view to propose a third candidate on the ensuing election, many electors having taken offence at a presumed coalition between the friends of Mr. Jonathan Peel and Mr. William Smitb, to return them under a mutual understanding. Edward Lamb, Esq. was. in the first instance. requested to come forward, but declined ; and an invitation ha, since been sent to John limey, Esq. whose act. ewer has not yet been made public. The respective friends of Lori James Stuart and %Psi-Ahem Lewis, Esq., the present Members for the Olamorganshire bo roughs, have bein actively engaged in canvassing the burgesses of Swansea and Laughar. Mr. Guest, a great iron-founder of iVides, conies is for lioniton, without opposition, instead of Mr. Cust, who retires from age. We hear that the lion. Douglas Kinnaird and General Donkin arrived in tile borough of Stockbridge on Thursday last, and com menced a very successful canvass of the voters ; and there is every prospect of those gentlemen being returned for that. borough at the ensuing gereral election. Cousr . rif ELECTION—We perceive from a posting bill just issued, that Colonel Wilson, of Dalham Tower, is about to be offered as a candidate at the approaching general election, to repre sent this county in Parliament.—Pr•ealon Pilot. Mr. Freshfield having relinquished his intention of offering him self as a candidate for the borough of Penryn, W. Manning, Esq. of London, has declared himself a candidate in lieu of Mr. Fresh. field, and passed through Truro for Penryn on Thursday evening, accompanied by his son-in.law,,John Anderdon, Esq. We are also informed that Lord Percival is on the road down to pay the electors a visit.—Cornwall Gazelle. Tilt Wr rsit liamse.—Such an influence had the powers of music on the minds of the ancient Welsh, that in every family, or in every tribe, they esteemed skill in playing on the harp beyond any kind of learning. A fine sample of Pennillion singing, with Welsh harps, after the manner of the Ancient Britons, will be given at the grand Cambrian Concert, which takes place to-morrow, under the direction of Mr. Parry. The singers, John and Ewan Evans, of Brynderw, and Thomas Edwards, of Cornwen, Merioneth shire, have come up to London expressly for the occasion. GEN ent.onv.-1t is remarkable that for five generations neither of the eldest sons of the Duke of Buccleuch lived to enjoy their father's title and property. It is now certain that the same comet has appeared in our planetary system in the years 17HG, 1795, 18)1, 180., 1818, and Ifa3. It appears that in its course it never passes the orbit of Jupiter. The period of its revolution (which is the shortest known) very little exceeds three years and a quarter ; and its mean distance from the sun is not more than twice that of the earth. It seems to be especially con nected with the system in which our globe is imlaccd, and crosses our orbit more than sixty times in a century. M. Oilier., the celebrated astronomer at Bremen, who has be stowed much attention on this comet, has been lately occu pied, in calculating the possibility of its influence on the destinies of our globe. lie finds that in 83 000 years this comet will approach the earth as nearly as the moon ; and that in 4,01)0,000 of years it will come to within a dis tance of 7,700 geographical miles ; the comma:lll(nm of which will be (if its attraction be equal to that of the earth) the elevation of the waters of the ocean 13,000 feet; that is to say, above the tops of all the European mountains, except Mont-Blanc. The inhabitants of the Andes and of the Ilimalaya mountains alone will escape this second deluge ; but they will not benefit by their good fortune more than 216,000,000 years, fur it is probable that at time expiration of that time, our globe, standing right in the way of the comet, will receive a shock severe enough to insure its utter destruction. mmggrMol.lloomoiliikeidi DIKE MASTERS scnui.z. MUSICAL E T Id; TAI NM I:NTS. Those who have heard these youthful plienotneea apl not need to be told that their musical performances are o perfect exhibition of their kind ; and those who have act heard them would b e w h o ll y una bl e to estimate filth. ex. cellence by any written account which we could Riv e q • them. They have had the honour of twice p.lforinitig h e , fere his Majesty, who is reported to have Paid, at the coo . elusion of the piece which they had the honour to p er f orm , " Genius can ri se to n o thi ng hi g h er ." N o compliment) could have more elegantly or snor e ju s tly c h aracterized their l extrnordinary talents. The " Musical Entertainments" of yesterday mar t i n , were the first of the s...t.son, and are to be c ont i nued twice a week. The selection was w II calculated to display their tor, prising powers of execution, at the same time that it t em talind nothing of that comMented and elaborre sty! e of music an atm choem by th, se who excel oely in the m e . chanical part of the science. The e der &h u t ; who but entering on his thirteenth year, pla y e d wi wkhit 4 " Giant! brilliant variatiot a for the p anofo t t e ," in a rein masterly manlier. The effect produced by several of th e th co e m e n x p a n c s t er eozi h ce os p e tio p n ie whi eci c i h e hise mpcarfn,,ifrni.vienter, passages was perfectly electrical. One of th? peculiarehtmo of th the mind y o i f ng th is e and the animated and correct expr e ssion w hi c h he Oes the emotion meant to be conveyed. Though capahh of executing the most intricate passages with magiealrapik he sacrifices nothing to crnamrnt. Every note is he l m distinctly. and every accented part of a bar is Riven wie l its appropriate expression. The younger Schulz, wh o w in his eleventh year, played the " Duo brilliant for Lh e sopran and !enor guitar," in a manner that prnre a t h e capabilities of that instrument to have been nev er hi t h erto fully known. In his hands it is tractable to the rnea beautiful melody, as well as to the moat scientific and M. preasive accompaniments. An Aria, selected from a popular op era o f R osonti, %esti exquisitely sung by a young whose name s , not announced, but whose vocal powers, if we mistake not, have more than once delighted us a' the Argyll Roa st The favcurite Cavatina of " Lirgo al fect o tuni," - fro m the same opera (II Parbi,ri di Siriglia), was given in a ven first-rare style of excellence by a gentleman, we presume an amateur, but who may well rank with the most distill. guished professors. The patronage with which the Masters Schulz hare been honoured by his Majesty, will not fail to secure to their " Musical Entertainments" the support and r. tendance of the fashionable world, as well as of every real admirer of musical genius and of instrumental science. CLERGY ORPHAN SOCIETY. A public examination of the poor Orp! • ans who are clothed, roil. teit.ed, and talucated. by the lrcorporated Clergy Orphan Sods's, tock place yeverday at the School-house, St. John's4ravt. Alarylebone, before his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishops of London, Bath and Wells, Chichester. Leadoff, A•atill, Chester, l.inooln, and Gloucester; Lord Kenyon, V.P. : the Dean of Peterborough, and several other Dignitaries s-1 Clermen of the Church of England. There w e re also -mem the Viscountess Crernotne, Lady Elizabeth Robinson, and [CV other ladies of high rnnk. The girls were first examined at considerable length as to the: proficiency in the knowledge of the Scriptures, and oho of tie ptinc.ples of English grammar, arithmetic, geography, vi history ; and it was most gratifying to listen to the ready and a•. rect answers given to all the questions that were proposed Water, the full purport of which, it was obvious by their explanatioas,ten perfectly comprehended. Two boys were next examined, and they in general displard is intimate knowledge of those subjects which usually corstime is English education. They likewise showed that great attee'in had been paid to their classical studies by the corrertnm sty whith they read and construed parts of Virgil's /E.icid, and lOU of the Odes or Horace. His Grace the Atclibishop of CANTERBURY expresoed his& tire salmi - action at the manner in which the children had acquitod themselves. and addressed the Rev. Thos. Warton, 3laster, Miss Jones, Mistress. in terms of high approbation of them care and attention which it was evident they had bestowed on thot rests( naive pupils, whose acmiisitions, his Grace was pleased tout, retie ted the highest eredit on them both. A Society was established, under •royal charter, in thereir of King Charl. a the Setainti, hearing the title of " The Corpora ins for the Relief of Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen." Its revenues are applied to the support of widows and maiden daughttn abr ve forty.tive years of age, and also towards apprenticirg the children of clergymen. But the funds of this Corporatien beixx restricted to the relief of the particular objects of its bounty, di not furnish the means of rescuing the younger orphans of dm CI 'rgy from the evils of poverty and a neglected education. On this account, in 1710, tome benevolent individuals formed themselves into a Society for this specific purpose ; and in thyme 18119 it was incorporated by the title of •• The Governors of the Society for clething, maintaining, and educating Poor Orphans of Clergymen cf the Est thlished Church, in that part of the rnited Kingdom called England. until of age to be put apprentice." To show the necessity of such an establishment, it will be sull. cient to state that the Clergy of England and Riles amount to more than 10.000. The income of a large proportion of this aura. ber, probably of one-half, is such, that, though managed with the greatest prudence, it cannot afford the means of making a provision for the contingency of an orphan family. It happens also, not ea. frevettly, that the father, after having been placed in I siturion which might have enabled him to acme plish this most desirable object, is snatched away from his children by a premature death. 1) wrens must therefore often unavoidably result frion these causes; and that will surely be deemed a most useful and laudable charity, which provides for the maintenance and education of orphans, de. prived of the parent, whose professional income was their chief, and perhaps their sole support and stay. The schools instituted for this purpose subsisted for several years at Acton, and Lisson-green upon a smaller scale. In theme 1812, a spacious building, calculated for the reception of Oda dren, was erected by subscription, in a healthy situation nest the 11-gent's Park, filar ylebone. '1 he schools for the male and female orphans are thus brought together for the purpose of being mare effectually superintended by the Committee ; but they are still, as they were originally, eats. I Itslimrrts in all respects distinct and separate. The education is conducted upon the National System. No institution can prefer a stronger claim to general support iron the I dm& of the Established Church in every part of h:ngised. For it Is not of a local but of a general nature ; it does not select its objects (rum the metropolis, or its vicinity ; but, as far as !It means extend, it takes under its protection the orphans of the Clergy wherever they may be found. • To this Corporation, the " Clergy Orphan Society" is edit the most important obligations, for the aid uniformly extended to its children, towards putting them apprentice on leasing thfrwitooli of the Society with a good character. _ ---- - Yesterday the despatches were clued at the East India Heuse, and delivered to the pursers of the following whim viz., Lady Raffles and Abherton, for Madras and Bengal. Willia:n Jones, who hatl been ordered for execution on Tuesday last, but was respited for a week, has been further respited until the last dav of June. S•JUREY SESSlONS.—Yesterday these Sessions com menced by adjournment, at liorseriongcr-lane. before Itnarrr HEDGER, Esq. Chairman, and a tull land) of Magistrates. N.O thing of avy importance occurred. The venerable Dr. Duncan, of Edinburgh, we theme from a Scottish newspaner, continue, his annual custom of climbing to eae top of Arthur Seat on the morning of the Ist of May. 1 1 gives an interering account of this pious romance of old age, en the preceding Monday, when the worthy doctor performed his riL grimage in his Ll2l year—recited wow lines of Lis own comPeN llo to a juvenile auditory, including several of his own grand children —and caused them to sing a hymn of thanksgiving to the grest Creator, who had graciously orolunril his life and faculties to this ...• • uncommon On Monday last, a man named Stns, a carpenter, Tw biding in the Forest. at Killerton, the seat of Sir T. Miami. BS"' was engaged with others in g a tree, after sawing it th r oug h, _ ..,...,t and when in the act of falling, the hrar cher' caught a lso*"'. and held fast ; Sims, contrary to the advice of those Present! Ith. cendtd to clear it, in which he succeeded, but st as struck so trio• lently on the head during the descent, by a limb that was above him, as to occasion his dumb in about an hour from the time tithe treident. Verdict_" Accidental Death." The deceased was a steady man. had been several years in the service ul sir Thomas, and has left a widow and three children. The inhabitants of Bishop's Waltham were put into a state of some alarm on Tuesday aftermwm lam, by the violent con duct of part of a detachment of the hist regiment, on route to Ports' mouth, for embarkation to Halifax. It appears Olt overact( the soldiers (chiefly lriahmen and Roman Catholics) were quartered at the Wheat Sheaf Inn, where a party was assembled, cocrtY 4 na k ' ing, some of whom had orange and blue tibbone in their hats, which they wore as members of a benefit society, that bad walked in procession the preceding day ; the orange ribbons gave OFCCeet it seems, to the Irishmen, who from ill language proceeded to blows, by which a considerable riot and disturbance was created, and two or three persons and one soldier were in consequence ['ouch irjured by the blows they received. The disturbance ha d now as sumed a most serious aspect, as the soldiers, who were becom e q uite Infuriated, and had b een j o i ne d b y ot h ers o f their comrades., vallit'd into the street, and proc ee d e d to c l ear i t b y throw ing stones in ctrl direction, when luckily Capt. P ratt , an d the other officers in cha r g e of the detachment, u r n re d on t h e spot , an d by their meritorious en ennuis, though not with ou t cons id era ble difficulty, succeeded in quelling the di s t ur b ance an d restor i ng tra nquillity. Four of the soldiers, we understand, are c on fi ne d in Gosport barracks, to sm ut the punishment which their conduct deserves. MilMt , '