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IRISH CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION. l i tit Reports of the proceedings of this Association in the Dublin Papers are' rot very correctly given. By the Orange Papas, the speeches mid propositions are sketched in a style ridiculous exaggeration ; and in the Roman Vatholie doorman, all that occurs contrary to the ft:clines 110 .:shun of the ruling few is carefully suppressed. We arc, therefore, frequently abstained front copying these unfaithful records, which are too often only calculated to -mislead the public with regard to' flie real conduct end -character of the Association. The following is AO abridged Report of the Meeting on Wednesday last, which we have received from Dublin; but it will be found to contain some particulars wholly omitted to the, accounts already published:— The Association met at three o'clock. The Hon. Prince Bu - rt.ta in the Chair. Mae the minutes had been gone through, a letter was reed from Easi Pingarh in reply ss the vote of thanks poised to that Noble rrawat the late Aggregate Meeting. His Lordship regretted that indisposition had prevented him from accompanying the Deputa tion en this most important occasion, and felt highly gratifird at this toast stainable record of the favourable opinion of his Catholic Plunkett, Esq. on. of the near relative of the on what he termed . compared to • " drag. machine," he added, that s that pre-eminent states. would 'be,indebted for alone was competent to an could effect. The .41 to the confidence of worthy of being amyl. at great Man, in advo in O'Connell's arrest, _ rejoiced still more in arocluded by expressing 'and in August text. 'FORM. Maim letters sent to Lerd -Cketnesmi en et the Meeting to say a few worry. _ their a ff airs, and he an ITito impress open thelasibignat importance of UNION atawtierrt. They Idle One to adhere strictly to the princ4ple or Catholic Ziamiglooll. alone, unconnected with Pasharnengaty Reform, or the edielltion qf Tithes. (Applause.) lie stated these sentiments, not individually, because he was of Opinion that Reform in Parliament was the short road to Emanci pation ; bat he thought it injurious to their question. The Ca - tholic Clergy and Laity were united ; and if they were not bound by ties or affection to the Government, let the blame fall upon he bads of those who hail caused that disseveration. The 31:v,0y nest adverted to the attack upon Hamilton Rowan by the M inistem. Ctin dr "simmt.") He had himself, about twenty-two year' since, made some observations upon that gentleman, arising from an ei.parts statement. But he begged now to apologise, publicly, for any observations he had ever mode derogatory . to his character. In the course of some desultory contersation on the Bill for putting down the Association, Mr. Massey Dawson and Mr. Bag well, of Olontnel. were reprobated for their conduct on the late Hills and the Hon. Mr. Nettie, for having voted in tin minority on the first reading, and for having been at the play-house on the ar.coad reading. INTERVIEW WITH MR. PLUNKETT. Mr.. F. IV. Core WAY said, that in the absence of the speakers he would state a fact of great importance to the meeting. Mr. O'Connell and Mr. Shiel had had an interview with Mr. Plunkett, which lasted a considerable time. The nature and object of this interview with the' intended Lord Chancellor had not transpired. t This announcement • as received with loud and animated cheering.) ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. Mr. O'Rtxxxv moved that Reporters be specially despatched on 'the different Circuits, in order to ascertain the state in which ;twice was administered. This topic underwent an an and lengthened discussion. The Lord Chief Justice and the Judges generally were lauded, with the exception of Lord Norbary, of whom a ridiculous anecdote was related of his Lordship's charge on Circuit, on a particular . siecasiog. Mr. Drate rite, of the Leinster Circuit, attasked Mr. Doherty's etaternerta on this subject in the House of Commons, as reported n the Public Papers. He denied the facts, as stated by Mr. Doherty, of the case of the persecuted Maurice Nagle. The verdict n that case had excited the indignation of the andabk Lord Chief Jetties. The Hon. and harried Member (Mr. Doherty) had 'talked of his experience and of his practice, but he (Mr- Dennehy) thought that, whatever the former might have been, the latter would In future be greatly curtailed. He had never entertained any opinion of the judgment of the Hon. Member, and nom this time he never world consult him on any subject. Several Attorneys exclaimed—that a SINGLE G eisx• he should no: get from them. Mr. CONWAY was of opinion that the state of the country did rot require special reporters ; there were no flagrant cases of it,. ustice now. Altera very lengthened discussion of no interest the motion was adjourned awes die. Soren) Resolutions were then agreed to. repelling, seriatim the late charges made in the House of Commons against the Ca rel:toile Association. It was then moved that the Earl of Donough more should present the Association Petition to the nausea Lordr. An amendment was moved. that Earl Fitzwllliam should per son: it, as he wasA member, but the original motion was cankd by acclamation. Total amount of Rent received since the preceding Wednesday, 11.:51. Is. sd..—(Loud cheering.) The meeting then adjourned its proceedings. We are glad to state, in conclusion, that uo angry or personal invectives were used, nor any language of defiance uttered against the Legislature. Some personal observations were made on Lord de Vesei ; but the Noble Lord was ably defended by the Hon. :Wierse Butler and Mr. Lanigan, who paid the most distinguished mark of their respect to his public and private character. The Duke of Norfolk gave a grand dinner on Sunday 'Bl his mansion in St. James's-square. Amongst the dis- Ainguished individuals present were—His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, the Duke of Devonshire, the Duke of teinster, Earl Fits/6111am. the Earl of Shrewsbury, the Eel of Donoughmorc, the Earl of Besborough, Lord stourton, Lord Duncannon, Lord Killeen, Sir Francis Burdett, M.P., Mr. Abercromby. M.P. the Hon. Mr. Preston Sir T. Estnonde, Bart., Mr. O'Connell, Mr. . . The Americana are beginning to take a very lively inte rne in the proceedings of the Irish Catholics.—A Rent Co'- lec!ioa is about to commence in New York !! Dublin paper. The Lord Mayor has invited the principal inhabitants of those Wards in which such strong animosity prevails upon the subject of tithes, to dinner at the Mansion House; dlere they will meet the clerical gentlemen who have so obstinately rea 4 sted all efforts to compromise the claim to Bs. 9J. in the pound. Several dinners are to be given to the clergy and their parishioners by the Lord Mayor, who is very anxious that the disputes should be tenninat.d amicably, and is resolved to use all his exertions for that purpose, from the respect in which be holds the clergy, as well as from his attachment to his fellow-citizens. 'ftta Nsw Qoar.—Yesterday a Vestry was held in the N, Church in the Strand, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of adopting measures to oppose the progress of the Bill intended to be introduced into the .111 , :use of Commons for erecting a quay on the north bank of the river Thames. It was agreed that a Committee otionhl be appointed to wateh the programs of tie Bin, if it should be introduced to Parliament. It is the intention of ties inhabitants of all the leading streets from the Strand to 4anden Bridge to petition the Lrgislature against any Bill Mat may be braught in for making a quay, in the appre litnsicn that the erection of such extent of building would hare the effect of transporting the whole trade of the great streets to the new quay. 'fits WINE THADE.—It appears by the last letters from Bordeaux that the increase in the price of Wines has bten going on for some time, and with little reference to the ettiteeixd reduction of the duties in this country. Claret of 1819 was very dear and scarce, although a reduction wait expected towards September, the time that had clamed since the growth rendering it doubtful whether it would prestave its excellence much longer. The price of this wine last week at Bordeaux was 1200 to 1250 francs per hogshead for the Brit quality ready to be shipped. The wine of 1822 was in great abundance, but the price wail rising rapidly as the stock of 1819 was getting low, and the wines of 1821 and 1824 are of very inferior quality. Up to the dugs of these letters there had been no weather to affect the Vineyards, but the dangerous time was to come, and it will be nearly a month before the least idea of the mat crop can be formed. In London the value of very e bora Cravat of 1819 is so enhanced, that 651. per hogs head of 60 gallons have beer, asked for it in the docks. No aecount of the great rise in colonial produce having leached Bordeaux, caffees and sugars met a dull sale. The wine merchants are reducing their prices, and the respectable %aver u-keepers are following their example : at several coffee-houses Portuguese and Spanish trims are koweta la., and French and Ithenish Ir. od. a bottle. Ms Irish Romance, from the pen of the authoress of gl* Poon:11 and Florence Micartili, Is in forwardness, and b rikiky is spina in the tonna 61 . the semis. TOTAL LOSS BY FIRE OF THE KENT EAST INDIAMAN, IN THE BAY OF BISCAY. Intelligence has been received at the India House of the total destruction by fire of the Honourable Company's ship the Kent, in the Bay of Biscay, OA the lit of March, in lat. 47. 30. long. 11, 40. This disaster was announced by the arrival of the brig Cambria, Capt. Cook, at Fal mouth, with the Commander, Capt. Cobb, his officers, the passengers, military officers, soldiers, and crew, 0111:01Ind the Kent, all of whom were saved, with the exception of I woman, 21 children, 4 sailors, autd-04 soldiers, who wcre on beard when she blew up. The Kent was bound to Bengal and China, sailed from the Downs about a fortnight ago, and was beating through a heavy swell in the Bay of Bissay, on the morn ing of the Ist inst. The heavy roll of the ship had dis placed a cask of spirits which an officer went below to see properly secured. At the moment when the cask wax about to be replaced in its proper situation a violent roll of the vessel caused a candle, which one of the men held in his hand, to drop on the spirits that had leaked. They Instantly took tire, which communicating to that in the casks, the hold was involved in flame and smoke, de fying every effort to arrest the progress of the flames. In this perilous situation, the Cambria, Captain Cook, bound from London to Mexico, having onboard 33 miners and superintendents of the Anglo Mexican Company, hove in sight. Seeing a signal of distress, Captain Cook in stantly bore down, and on approaching the Kent, dis covered her to be on fire. Not a moment was lost in ren dering every possible assistance. The following letter from Falmouth contains minute details of the disaster, from the accident which occasioned the fire to the final catastrophe : Falmontli March G. 18'25. St enclose you a copy of the letter aildresed to the Agents to Lloyd's at this place, by Captain Cook, of the Cambria, re speetig the lose of the Kent East Indianian by tire. I also annex a list of the gees, troops, women. and chil dren which were on bawd aTrtbe time of the accident. the whole of the officers and passengers were saved, and the safety of the women is mainly to be attributed to tho noble and exemplary con duct attic soldiers, Wbowere as completely under the command of their officers, ir.d as respectful, as on a parade, during the trying occasion. It is a pity so much cap not be said of the sailors, as Captain Cook , sletter will explain, and had the Cambria not had the tniners on board, it is a query if one half of the people would hare been rescued, as the sailors were not disposed to go back to the Kent a second time, and the crew of the Cambria and the miners lined the Me, and by force prevented their coming into the vessel until they halftone back and mad* further ecerans to save there fellow-creatures. It was a truly melancholy sight to witness the condition of the men, women, anti children. officers and their wives included, on landing, come not having scarcely a rag to corer them ; they are all, however. by the humane and benevolent exertions of the inhabi. tants of Falmouth, who immediately came forward with abundance of clothes of every description, temporarily and comfortably pro. vided for, and a subscription, amounting already to 200 1. , has been entered into for the relief of the most necessitous. The providential circumstance of the Cambria •falling in with the Kent (on St. David's day) was very remarkable, and occurred by reason of Captain Cook baring lain-to to repair some damage to his bulwarks, and it was also again as fortunate that he arrived here just at the time he did, for the wind immediately shifted, and blew strong from the northward, which would have kept them out a day or two longer, or obliged their bearing up for France; and in thecrowded state of the vessel (a brig of only 200 tons, with a cargo of near 600 soots on board) many lives must have been lost from suffocation, and want of room to get at the necessaries stowed away below. Captain Cook's conduct is most praise-worthy ; and at the mess dinner last evening of the Colonel and officers of the Slat regiment, lila health was drank with nine times nine. The greatest part of the troops and their families are billetted in the town, owing to there bring but a limited accommodation at the garrison, by reason of the ridiculous and ill.diecriminating system of economy and reduction rrnetised some time since, which levelled the beautiful and commodious barracks to the ground, and which front 31. to IOL a-yiar would have kept in good repair. Brig Cambria, Falmouth, March 4, 1825. Mesa's. Wm. Bread and Sons, Agents to Lloyd's. Gentlemen—You are aware of my leaving this port on the 24th ult. with passengers and goods for Mexico, and I beg so acquaint you of my return here this morning at I a. x. under the following circumstances : On Tuesday last, the Ist instant, being then in latitude 47.10- and long 9..15. laying to with a strong gale front the westward, under a close reefed main top-sail, we discovered a large sail to the westward, 'and on approaching found her to have a signal filing of distress, which induced me immediately to render every aestatane. I in my power, and on nearing found her to beam lire. About three P. at. being then on her bow, we succeeded in getting the first boat from the vessel, which proved to be the Honourable Com pany's ship Kent, Captain Cobb, of 1,400 tons, for Bengal and Chita, with troops and passengers, amounting, with the crew, to 637 souls. Front three to about eight p. x. the boats were con. candy employed in bringing the people to the Cambria, and sac. ceeded in saving 301 officer., non-commissioned ditto, and privates of the 31st regiment, 40 women, and 48 children, appertaining to ditto, 19 male and female private passengers, and Captain Cobb, and 1331 of the crew, amounting in all to 544. The flames row becoming exceedingly fierce I could not urge the sailors again re. turning to the ship, nor deem it at all prudent, for the preservation of the lives already on board my vessel, to remain longer near the Kent, expecting her instantly to blow up. By accounts since made up, it is supposed that 61 soldiers, ore woman, 21 children, and four of the crew, were left when Captain Cobh quitted the vessel, whose conduct during the trying occasion is beyond my bumble praise, displaying the greatest coolness, intrepidity, and by his exertions, and those of Colonel Beam. the commander of the troops, who were the last to quit, the women, children, and passengers were got into the boats, and they di d not leave themselves until their influence to induce any more to go into them was useless. At two A. x. the Kent blew up, after being completely enveloped in flames for four hours previous. The tire originated in the after hold, where spirits were stowed for the use of the troops, a cask of which breaking adrift and bursting, the contents were unfortunately ignited by a candle in a lantern. I feel the greatest gratification in stating, that the gentlemen and their (;omish miners, in all 56, with my own crew, 11 more, be haved throughout the trying period with the greatest kindness, in getting the people front the boats, soothing their sufferings, giving up their own clothes and beds to the women and children, solun. treeing to go into the boats (which I had good reason to prevent), and leaving nothing undone to make them as comfortable as the limited size of my brig would allow (only 200 tons); it would be pleasing also, could I speak as highly of the crew of the Kent, loot I cannot refrain (tom expressing my great disappointment of their conduct (in which I ant borne out by Captain Cobb), derogatory in every respect tothe generally received character of a British seaman, by refusing to return to the Kent for the people aftet the first trip, and requiring my utmost exertions and determination to compel them to renew their endeavours to get out the soldiers, passengers, and the rem4i:itler of their own shipmates who were left behind ; and it was on'y by using coercive measures. in conjunction with my own crew and passengers, and telling them I would not receive them on board unless they did so, that they proceeded, though relue candy, in their duty. I must, however, except the (Ames, parti cularly Mr. Thompson, fourth mate, and Mr. Phillips, the boats-'I wain, whose conduct and behaviour, in every respect, jastifies my warmest praise. It may not be amiss to state, that two hours after the ship blew up, a soldier's wife was delivered of a fine boy on board the Cam bria, and both mother and child are doing well. I remain. Gentlemen, Your most obedient servant, (Signed) W. COOK. Another account, from an individual on board, states, that the ship took fire In tile after-hold, at half-past one P.m., and blew up squatter beore titter A. K. It is a remarkable circumstance, that the only sooman lost was a men, wire was below and prevent sleben the fire broke out. Seeing the hold in flames he ran to the cabin of the iti.trind mate, and broke open his desk, fiom which he took four hundred sovereigns, and roiling them up in a handkerchief, tied them round his waist. In attempting to leap into one of the boats he fell short, as is supposed from the weight, and was drowned. When the man at the mast-head discovered the ('ambria guns vete tired, and signals of distress thrown out. The gale, li, , sever, was so very heavy, that it was for some time doubtful whether the strange vessel perceived the signals, or was likely to turn aside from her course, but this painful suspense was soon re moved by her approach. The boats of the Kent were now got out and placed, nut alongside, on account of the flames and the danger of staving the boats, but ahead and a-stem. Into the latter many got out from the cabin windows, but the chief part were let down from the bowsprit Into the boat a-head, the men slitiing down by a rope, while the soldiers' wives were lowered into mu boat slung three together. CO:Y OF A LETTER !IION OUR CORRESPONDENT. " Plymouth, Saturday Evening. On the I st inst. the Kent Indianian, which a few clays previous pissed our port for Calcutta and China, having on board, besides passengers (among whom were many Iselin), several hundred soldien.„, took tire about 30 miles west of Falmouth, and speedily blew up, consuming about one hntutted per eras in the conflicting elements,•comprising 60 soldiers, one woman, 21 children, and one seamen. Attracted by the enlightened atmosphere, produced by the mend volume of lire which emitted from the Kent, the Cambria, COOlt, laden with a general cargo sod miners, fern Falmouth fut Vera Crux, which place she let: on the 24th ult. made all sail fee the object of danger ; and, by the aid of Divine Providence, sue. ceeded in rescuing nearly 600 persons about 20 minutes before the Kent blew up. With all the horrors we can anticipate from such a frightful explosion. the Cambria returned to Falmouth yester day, where she lat,ded her rescued but 'offering inmates, most of whom were in a state of nudity, by reason, I suppose, that the teat took fire in the night. Nothing cJuld exceed the confusion whit+ Falmouth presentod on the arrival of the entne , io; but not a moment was lost in procuring the necessaries for covering the chilled limbs of the unfortunates, particularly the ladies, many of whom were supplital with stockings and times from the feet of the looketa.oe. Ibe .4slrc3 Wiwi, Captain King, sent her busts to Colsa lo , o4o - - letter was then read from Luke Plunkett Most ardent Members of the Association, and a Sari of Fingall. After some harsh reflections, the O.:Ural part of the Cabinet, which he corm tail upon the wheels of the olitical nisehint the te.trilui of the Association wets due to that rico the Marquis M'ellesley to whom they wo, the completiocog their civil liberties. lie alma sccosrplieh that which no mher statesman i A.ltorawy-General be ale conceived entitled to people of Irelsod, and in kirery respect wort natal by 11r. Human as the micecosin of that g ate Catholic claims. He rojoiced in rod z lgnight it was productive of good : be re the anon of Sir Harcourt Lees • and • mein Ph hops *et Ids Malang would visit Ireland in PARLIAMENTARY RE Fa Ma'pe Baccat, ANT - radius copies of I,i Cieglio/110 autiblv. Kelly, claimed permission say a few words. nig wm an awful crisis in t THE BRITISH PRESS. land the wretched people, and every Ina and public edifice weer thrown open to receive them, while the Governor of Peudennis Castle supplied blanbts weever their general nakedness. " I lament to say that I Cill, at this distance, gain no names, not 1172 f/ that of the re is therefore I shall risk no vague reports as to the &se, as ei t li Zy involve relatives in unnecessary misery. The facts related by me, as fat as they go, may be relied upon. The Hon. Company's agent here has received an express, and in like manner of conveyance, I Pm told, made ki.cwn this awful Ca tastrophe to the BoaW is London." COPT Of A LETTER TROY OUR TALISOUTU AORWT. " Falmouth, Alarch 4, 1825. " The br;g Cant3ria.which sailed from this port the 24th,for Vera Cruz, returned this azornhig, baring on the Ist, long. 9, Wren in with the teal East Indraman on fire ; she had 500 troops on board for India. They succeeded in getting on board the Cambria be tween 5 and 600 men, women, and children, wbo are now landing in great distress. About ninety souls were left on board and pe rished in the dent, which they could not take out." A List of Passengers, Troops, Women, and Children, on board the late East India Company's ship Kent, Cigna Henry Cobb, bourd for Bengal and China, burnt in the Bay of Biscay, on the Ist of March, 1845. PASSENGERS. Mrs. ('olonel rearm and five daughters Mrs. M'Gregor and one eon Miss Dick Mrs. Bray and two chiLiren Miss Murray Mrs. Waters WRITERS. Mr. Grant Mr. Pri:igle CADETS. Mr. Shuckburgh Mr. Birch Sir. Hatchell SIILITART OFFICERS. TOTAL OX SWARD. Limit-Colonel Flatus Passengers . 19 314)e Al• Gregor Military Officers - 20 Captain Sir C. Farrisellsa,Thot. Troops - - - 344 Green Women - - - Spence • • Children - - 66 Bray Ship's Company - 145 Lieutenant and Adjettatst *taw Lieutenant Baldwin Total - 667 MILITARY OFFICERS. Lieutenant Dodger Raze= Booth Douglas Campbell Ouinnis Ensign Tait Shaw Evans Assistant-Surgeon Graham t,tuartermaater Waters Paymaster Monk AU saved. Return of Troops, IVocren, and Children Lou. 6.1 Troops \Tool on Children Ship's Company Marine Buys Total lost cd • On the owners' application to the Committee of Shipping, &e. Ea9t India House, 1001.35 immediately granted for the relief of the soldiers' wives and children, passengers in the Kent. We are happy to say that ntinicrous other subscriptions have been entered into for the same benevolent purpose. Messrs. Harper and Bell, of the Jentsilent Cole .house, have opened a subscription book fcr the sufferers. We understand that a subscription is in contemplation, for the purrose of purthasirg a piece of plate for Captain Cook, Com mander of the Cambria, for his zealous exertions in endea vouring to save the lives of the paaseng..a and crew at the lament able conflagration that tookplace on board the Kent. 4 1 - .4ST INDIA SHIPPING. LOSS OF THE UDNEY, CAPTAIN HOLDEN, FROM INDIA. TO LONDON. The Udney haring encountered the severe gale, in which the Mary and George the Fourth suffered so much on approaching the east coast of Africa, was lion:pelted to bear up for Delagoa Bay, when: she was wrecked, abo,t the end of June. The passengers and chief officer arrived in a 4ohaler at St. Helena on the Bth Jan.; about 100 packages of goods saved. The Udney sprung a leak Off the coast of Nuts% on the 15th June, and put into Delagoa Bay, whence she wan blown out on the 22d, and proceeded to the 3losambique Channel; she drove into Inhanibene Bay, and was lost there on the 2d July. Part of the cargo was saved, consisting of the following :-80 cases cardamums, 235 bags of pepper, which were sold at Mozambique for the benefit of the tindery/Titers. Captain Holden proceeded from the Mozambique in t4e San Martin, and arrived at Rio Janeiro oa the 7th March, whence he proceeded to England in the Emulous packet, and arrived at Falmouth on the 14th inst. Her Passengers were—Lieutenant Gress. 11. 31. 60th regiment; Lieut. Dawson, 41st do.; Lieutenant Foekett ; Lieut. Hendee ion,4 H. C. N. I.; Lieut. leton ; Assistant Surgeon Weller_ ton, HX. S.; Lieut. Uyli lag.lliiie. Corps; Master W. il'eUcooky—all tlf whom, w it, t c Chief Officer, proceeded in the Emma, which arrived at St. Helena Jan. to. LOSS OF THE GEORGIANA, CAPTAIN BADCOCK, FRO3I BENUAL TO THE CAPE. _ . The GeorgianSwasTjitlii;;:t at Z;;;XarT - notthward of the Cape —crew, &c. saved. ARRIVALS AT ST. HELENA.—The Ratelire, Wheeler, from ' the South Seas the 7th January, and would proceed to the Banks of the Brazils to lit up. The Jane. Maitland, from Bengal, Dec. 18. SAILING] FROM ST. LIELTNA.—The Thomas. IVinmear, for Bombay; and the Jane, Manhind, for London, the 221 December. ARRIVAL AT TILE CAPE.—The Portsea, Shepheatd, from London, Dec. 21. Our list of psscengers per Lord 11 ungerford, yesterday, was incomplete ; the following ere the passengers brought by her from India : ----- PASSENGERS PER LORD fIUNGERFOSD, FARQUSIARSON, FROM BENGAL, MADRAS, AND TILE 3iAURITIUS.—MII..I - Mrs. Conroy, 31aster W. Kenn, two Masters Conroy, H.L. Pittner, Esci.,slr. Al . 31. Eugene, Mr. Etchingoyer, Mr. Raw, from Bengal. Mrs. Strachan, !Hrs.:llone, Miss Murray, Lieut. Col. I.ushington, let reg: Cavalry, AlajorJollie, 20th Madras Infantry, Lieut. Harding, H. Al. 89th reg., Lieut. Francis, H. Al. 38th reg., Lieut. Douglas, 14th B N. 1., Lieut. J. Patterson, Madras artillery ; Lieut. Bridge, 22d Native Infantry ; three Misses Smith, Miss Hunter, died on the passage; two Masters Kerr, Master Smith, four European servants, seven Native servants, six Charter Party Passengers, his 31ajesry's ship Andromache, for the Alaritius. PASSENGERS PER GRZENOCK, rim's BENGAL.—Lieut. Black, H. C. S. PASSENGERS PEA EMM.t FROM TIIE CAPE.—Capt. Ardlic, late of the Mary ; Miss Layton. The 11. C. S Charles Grant, Captain flay, has been taken up to convey the troops, belonging to the Kent, to Bengal. The Greenock, Richmond, has arrived in the Downs; she sailed from Bengal the 31st Aug., from the Sand Heads, Sept., and from the Cape of Good Hope the 22d Dec. The Ellen, Camper, has arrived in the Downs ; site sailed from the Cape 23d Dec., and from St. Helena ilth Jan. LI FERPOOL. SUNDAY EVENING. Wind S.E. to S.—lligh Water, 57 minutes past 11. Arrived the Hannah, and Thomas Hyde, from Newry ; Saint George, from Drogheda; James and Ann, and Shamrock, from Dundalk ; Arius Johannes, and Town of Liverpool, from Dublin ; Robert Burns, from Carlisle; 31ilton, /Voir. Savannah ; Apollo, from Maracaibo; and Clwyd, from Wexford. Sailed the Manclarster, J. Thompson, for Lima ; and Tickler for Kingston, Jamaica. SIIIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, Almscar Stars ENTERED I x wsitne.--The Aufgehende Sonne, Dee km, fewer ildswebstill# r Cost frees Cates ; Mag net, Taylor, from, kayo! ; No tiernen, Lyngass, from Frederick stadt ; Rising Sun, Etlington, St. Michael's; Marshal Blu cher, Davis, from ditto ; Prince of Bouillon, Small, from Jersey ; Watchful, Rutter, from Altai and Denia ; Hope, Bulley. from Lisbon ; Violet, Charrosin, from Harlingen; Despittch, Johns, from Denis ; Anne Christine, Vette, from Sonderberg ; Earl of Clancarty, Heath, from Rotterdam ; Helen, Mike, from Osiway; Zephyr, Thompson, from BdAat ; and Wharfinger, Cosecs, from WateWord. ENTERED OUTWARDS.—The Oporto packet, Miles, for Ppyais ; Fountain, Baldry, fee Trieste and Venice ; and Fame, Miller, foe Waterford. CLEARED OUTWARDS FIYALLY AT GRAVESEND.—The Britannia, Fox, far Hamburgh. CLE•LINC OUTWARDS.--The Calypso, Newman, for Cork ; Ida, Schauer, for Stettin ; Cauress, Goddard, for New Orleans ; Two Brothers, Woollacott, fee rerr.ambuco, Bahia, and Rio Ja neiro ; Melpomene 4 Johnston, for Port Antonia and New Mexico ; Alldida, Norfor, for Gibraltar; William Shand, Kenn, for Van Diemen's Land and New South Wales ; Two Brothers, Robson, for IlamburgJi ; Saxony, Palmer. for ditto ; Caledonia, Clowes, for Port-au-Prince ; Marshal Blucher, Blake, for Rotterdam ; Prince of Waterloo, Hurler, foe Ostend ; Prince of Saxe Coburg, Ladd, for Rotterdam; Hector, Nickole, fur Orators and Teneride ; Levant packet, Cundy, for Gi braltar ; Acorn, Christie, for Spain ; and Loyalist, Parkin, for Charleston. CLEARED OUTWARDS TO ItgL•no.--The Active, Hutch logs, for Dublin. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. FALMOUTH, MARCH 6.—Anived the Emulous packet from Rio Janeiro—sailed Jan. 1; sad the Itlagnet packet, from Lisbon. —Sailed the Duke of Kent past, for Lisbon ; and the Osbourne ditto, fur the Mediterranesa. PLYMOUTH, Matson I... Arrived the Venus, Pooland, from Messina.—Sailed the Brat Wilson, for Rio Janeiro Mry a, Prl•Clure, for Jamaica ; = . Steen, for Madeira ; Jene_and Harris, Astoo, for Marsalllsie mad the Britannia. Puby ' fbr Li.. bon. The Colonise, Smith, fie Barbadoes, came out of dock this day. Poe TSMOUTU, Md.wes* R.-Plowed down Clannel, the Hone Company's ships Atlas and Herefordshire, for the East Indies.— Sailed the Madras, Fayrer, for Madras, and brought up again pg St. Helen's.—Arrived the London Smith, from Petmburgli and, front the Downs, the Sophia, Rae, for Tampico; the Hopewell, Smith, for Jamaica ; and the Olsson, Lawton, for Tenerife. RAMSOATF, MARC! 6.--The Camilla, Hendelin, went info dock List night ; the Fortuna, Wickland, left it yesterday, after aompleting her repairs. DEsi. 31A nen, 6.—Arrived, and tailed for the river, the Ca lypso, Hutchinson, from Alexandria; the Queen, Jones, from St. Michael's ; the Luna packet, Pearson, from Pillau : the James. Dunlop. from Sierra Leone ; and the Greenock, from Bengal— sailed 31st August. , Al AR crt 6.—Arrived, the Margaret, Hoak, John soli, from Tries:: ; Lion. Dillon, from Jamaica ; Nancy, Cook, Ina Malaga ; Aroma, Chadwick, from New York ; Latona, Gibren, fren Teneriffe ; Watson. Watson, from Lisbon; Blandford, Soper, from Pitmen.; Jane, Riddle, from Madeira ; and about forty nil from different ports in the Baltic. Sailed, the William Shand, Venn, for New South Wales; the Sarah, Ely, for St. Mary's (A.) ; Hector Nichols, for Tenerife; Margaret, Hen. demon, for the ('ape of Good Hope ; and Lady Hamilton, /Haug ham, for the South Seas. LIVESPOO‘, MAUCH A.—Arrived the Selima, Langfield. from Mobile ; the Tamerlane, Johnson, from Savannah ; the West maraud, Jefferson from Charleston ; the Edward, Chase, from ditto ; the Caledonia, front ditto ; the Charles, Summers, fr/rn Boston ; the Campo Bello, from St. Andrew's, New Brunswick ; the bivelia, Smith, from Leghorn ; the Venus, Simmons, from Messina ; and the Vigilant. Oliveira, from Lisbon. Bata rot., Alencir s.—Arrived the Caledonia, Meek, at Gre nada. Sailed the Earl of Liverpool, Howe, for New York ; James Lyon, Parker, for Smyrna ; Pandora, Coryar, for Newfoundland. IVELLs. Mstcri 3.—The Johanna Dorothea, Keay, from Bre men for Hull, came on shore near this place, last night, in • galeat N. by E. ST. HELEICA. Jaw. 7—The ship Udney. Moulding, of and from Calcutta for England, with a cargo of silk, pepper, &c., sprung a Ink to the eastward of the Cape of Good Hope, about lOth July last, and put into River Inhambene, a Portuguese set tlement in the Mozambigne Channel, where she ran on shore on • sand.bar.k—Crew, and part of the cargo, amounting to about 6,000!. si.ved. The Jane, Fscott, from Odessa to Bristol, was totally wrecked about twelve miles beyond the east entrance of the Bosphorus. (or Dover, the Cyrene, Barrett, from Demerara ; Neptune, Rickets., from Charleston ; and the Delphine, frum Rio. The Highlander, be Brun, from St. Domingo to Antwerp, was driven on shore near Campvcre, on the 2d inst., and it was feared would be wrecked. The Ituteliff (whaler) arrived at St. Helena previously to the 7th of Jar.uary. and intended to proceed to the Brazil Bank. ft is reported that the Speedwell, Poole, from London to New Orleans, sprung a leak, and was abandoned by the crew on the 25th of January. NEWHAVEN, Mance 5, 1824.—This place was all life and bustle to-day, in consequence of the arrival ot his Majesty's frigate, Hyperion, commanded by Captain Ming'''. which, at about twen ty minutes past ten a.m., was towed Into this harbour by the Co. met steam-vessel ; the:arrival of so large a ship at this port caused a great concourse of people to assemble, but owing to her conning into port at least an hour and a half before high water, a great number of persons out of town were disappointed. Owing to the judicious arrangements made by Mr. White, the assistant master attendant from Chatham. the vessel was safely moored without breaking a repe-yarn. This circumstance must, of course. con since those concerned in shipping, that many vessels would find safe shelter that frequently run for the Downs, when westward of / Newhaven, and, in many instances, receive considerable damage, which could have been prevented haul they run into this port. The Hyperion is a4O gun ship, and lies extremely well at her berth, and does not appear to strain in the least. The weather was parti cularly fine during the day, and it was a pleasing sight to see the different galleys with well-dressed ladies. INQUEST ON THE BODY OF THE HON. J. N. STANHOPE. On Saturday night some of the most respectable families in the neighbourhood of Hampstead and Highgate were thrown into great agitation by the intelligence that Colonel Stanhope, brother of Earl Stanhope, lied been found hanging from a beans in one of the out houses at Caen Wood, the seat of the Earl of Mansfield. Numerous inquiries were made into the circumstances of the death of the Co lonel, but no information could be obtained. A Coroner% Jury was summoned with remarkable haste to meet et ten o'clock yesterday morning, at the Fox-under-the-Hill pub lic-bowie, Highgate. The Jury, upon being sworn, proceeded to view the premises where the body of the Colonel was found sus pended. It is sn oat-house in Caen Weed, at a considerable du. Lana front the family mansion, where cattle are sheltered. The beam from which the body wax cut down was about seven feet from the ground, and there lay acmes it a pair of braces by which ho had suspended himaelf. The Jury, after inspecting this 'pet, were arndacted to the nearest lodge, where they viewed the body, which was laid out on a bed. The deceased was dressed in a com mon walking-dress, with boots. His top coat was pulled down over the shoulders, his cravat was taken off, and there was a livid mark in the throat. A silk hazulkerehief, which he had tied to the braces, and fastened round his throat, was exhibited. There were no other marks of violence on the body than that just described. The first witness called was William Wright, groom of the Earl of Mansfield. He stated, that towards ten o'clock on Saturday night, in consequence of very great alarm which prevailed in the mansion, he went with several other servants to search about the wood. He, as weU as the rest, was apprehensive that something might have happened to the Colonel. After having searched seve ral places, they went into the shed r hick the Jury hid inspected. Witness was the first that inspected the shed, and he started back on finding the Colonel suspended from a beam. ‘Vittuss's fellow. servants cut down the corpse immediately. The extremities were quite cold. They immediately conveyed it to the nearest lodge, but life was extinct. The next witness was J. Wheeler, sho appeared to be in extreme grief while giving his testimony. He stated that he had been valet to the deceased upwards of seventeen . years, and had attended upon his master as valet on Saturday morning. The family usually dined at seven o'clock, and a little before that time the bell rung to dress for dinner. %%lotus went to attend his mater, but was greatly surprised at not finding him, according to custom, about to dress. The deceased was then sought efter in various directions, but no intelligence was gained respecting his unaccountable 'b. settee. The dinner passed over without his attendance, when fresh inquiries were made respecting him. There was an arrangement about the purchase of a house, in the disposal of which the Colonel was concerned, to be concluded on the Saturday, and Lord Mans field, who was at home, conjectured that the Colonel might have gone to town for the purpose of settling the business. For the purpose of ascertaining whether this was the case, and from a feeling of uneasiness on the subjzct, his Lordship ordered out the carriage, and rode to town, made inquiries at every place in which Ice thought his relative might have been detained. but returned without having obtained any tidings about him. The apprehen sions of the family increased; inquiries were made as to the last time he was seen upon the grounds. It was reported, that at about ten minutes after four, he was seen going in a particular direction in the wood. The wood was scoured round, as it was feared the Colonel might have been seized with some paroxysm. The de ceased received a wound at the atoming of St. Se bastian, in the Peninsular war. A shot had passed through the thin part of the shoulder blades That wound had never been cured, end occasion ally gave him great pain. About two years ago his wife, eldest daughter of Lord Mansfield, died, and his grief at the loss of her was very great. Of late witness had observed that the deceased was very abstracted ; was in the habit of sitting a long time, as it' In a state of' stupor, and then 'he would suddenly start up, as if from sleep, or upon an alarm. Within a few days he had com plained very much that lie could get no sleep, in consequence of the pain he endured. The deceased was in general very sedate in his manner. James Alexander, an under-gardener in the service of Lord Mansfield, reposed, that he was at work in the grounds, when, at sbobt al minutes past four o'clock, he observed the deceased going towards the wood, in which the outhouse, where he was afterwards ouud suspended, was situated. ll'itness thought that the step of the deceased, ougoinceserazds this place, ass remarkably burned. (It was observed by the Jury, who went over the ground, that as the descent towards this place was steep, and, in consequence of the late rain, very slippery, the hurry of the steps might be ac. counted for from that circunistar.ce.) I)uctoe Oilman, of Highgate, stated, that he was called in on Saturday night to the house of Lord ,lansfleld. He found the body of the deceased not quite cold, but life was entirely gone. He took the usual comae adopted in cases of that nature, but with no effixt. Ile judged that the body had been suspended several hours, and death was no doubt caused by suffocation. Witness had at, tended the family. The deceased had received a shot wound in the scapula of tine lett shoulder. Frequent exfoliations of the bone had taken place, and there was rather a copious issue. Ile believed that the spine was affected. In such cases paroxysms of pain might produce 'temporary derangement. Ile mentioned one instance, known to souse of the Jury. of Mr. Mitcbell, an attorney, who by a fall from a gig injured 4 particular nerve. aid was frequently taken with a fit of running several yards. The pain and nervous irrita tion created by the wound, acted upon by mental causes, might have induced temporary insanity. There was little doubt that the Colonel had laboured under considerable nervous irritation. The Coroner summed up the evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased had destroyed himself whilst labouring under a fit of temporary insanity. The Colonel was held in the highest esteem by all in the neigh bourhood who knew him ; and the unaffected sorrow of the do. mastics who gave evidence before the Jury bore testimony to his north as a master. He was remarkably pious, although from his earliest youth in the airy, and he paid the highest attention to religions duties. He was in his "9th year, and was Member of Parhament for Dartmouth. We understand that he was about to be martial to a young lady, who was on a visit at Caen Wood at the time the dreadful event took place. The Colonel gave up his astablishnsent after the death of his wife, by whom lie had one son, who is now living. We learn from unquestionable authority, that only owe of Lord Bhaftesbury's sons was present at any part of the fatal contest at Kton. The youngest of the two surviving brothers was at that time eontineil by a severe illness to his room. MEXICAN MINES. We extract the following from the interesting pannshlgt of Sir William Adams, on the teethe state of those mind : " It may be almost difficult for a person not well informed on the subject, to comprehend the vast produce of some of the Melia:on mines, as there are no parallel examples of the kind in the world. One of these, namely. the Videuctana, Baron Humboldt has very minutely described in his work on New Spain. The Baal swag this mine to be the richest mine of Mexico. It lies from Oghty to an hundred leagues further in the interior than the city of Mexico, on the mother vein of Guanawato. This mine, the Baron atTrwris, produced as much silver is the your 1791 as was produced by the whole kingdom of Peru that year, and that it yields seven time* more metal than the mines of Freiberg, and one.half as much ra the whole kingdom of Saxony ! ! He moreover adds, that the amount of the sales of the raw ores at the pit's mouth (where, as in Cornwall, they are sold weekly by auction), averaged, during thirty-three years, from 1771 to 1304, the enormous sum of 883,31101- per annum, while he also asserts that it " never yielded less eat profit" during forty years, than from 82,306/. to 123,7 V/. per annum. notwithstanding the excessive expenses incurred, and the unscientific manner in which every operation its connected with the mining department was conducted. Some years the net profits amounted to 240,0001. This mine continued exceedingly rich up to the period of the revolution in 1810, as is proved by official do cuments brought to this country, which state, that up to that period it continued to produce ores to the amount of a million and a half dollars per annum. " The accounts which have reached this country from the min ing districts, through different channels, as well as the letters re cently received from Mexico, fully confirm the favourable opinior.a advanced by the writer, and it is publicly mentioned in the city that they are now raising two thousand mule loads of ore per week, from the upper works of the Valenciana mine, which quantity of ore, calculated at the value of four ounces of silver per cwt. of Ore (Humboldt's estimate), would give a produce exceeding 00X weekly. Such being already the case, it is difficult to form any accurate estimate of what will be the ysloe of the produce of this aline (declared in a published letter of Captain Garby, the chief miner sent out by the Anglo-Mexican Mine Company, to be more valuable than all the mines of Cornwall united), when it is freed from Its water, and in full work ; and when the very rich ores con tained in its colossal pillars, or supports, between the different workings can be reached. These pillars are estimated by the best Mexican judges to be worth 40,000,000 of dollars, or 8,000,0091. sterling, even if sold at the pit's mouth ; but, front the information received, it is probable that these enormous masses of rich ore which constitute the pillars between the six or eight-and-twenty horizontal tiers of workings in this mice, will produce eight or ten times that amount, when converted by the improved systems of smelting or amalgamation. " Hence then, whenever the mine becomes exhausted of its MOP, an immense prop.rty may be realised, by the entire removal of these pillars ; while according to the opinions of Mr. Moyle and Mr. Garby, two-thirds of them may, even now, be removed with out danger to the mine, by substituting props of wood, combined with refuse stones, as is the practice in Cornwall under similar cit cumstaLces." NORFOLK CIRCUIT. BUCKINGHAIIiHIRk: ASSIZES. AYLESBURY, SUNDAY EVENING. It is almost incredible the interest excited in this and the town* adjacent, by the approaching trials of Lynn, for the murder at IVhaddon Chase, and the three perilous named Allen, Reeves, and Collier, for the murder of Morris, at Aston Clinton. The prosecutions are to be conducted at the expense of the Hundreds of Whisklon and Aylesbury, and the witnesses are at various inns, awaiting the day of trial. Those fur the defence of Lynn, amongst shoot are several of the nisdical profession, are also in attendance. The manner of the prisoner has, since the commence ment of the Assizes, undergone a most singular change. He shuns any particular conversation, as was his previous habit, on the result of the trial, and when apoken to, more than once has said, " I think they will hang me,' and earnestly asked the opi nion of the persons speaking to him, who have, in express terms, told him his surmise, in all hutnan probability, would be realised. On Saturday evening he was informed that his trial would take place early in the ensuing week, and from the very great change in his manner, it was thought advisable to pursue measures calcu lated to prevent any attempts to destroy himself. Since his con finement he has been closely watched by persons appointed by the magistrates ; and these persons, it is said, will be called on the part of the prosecution, in order to give most incontrovertible proms of the unfortunate prisoner's sane state of mind, as a plea of lunacy, on sett' strong testimony indeed, wil: be offered. Yesterday, a wish being coniniunicated to the High Sheriff, Jas. Dupre, Esq. stating that Lynn, having heard that the brother of the murdered man was in town, wished to have an interview with him ; accordingly, the High Sheriff immediately directed the bro ther to be sent fur, and lie came in :lie course of the afternoon, and was *hewn into the day-room. There were present the Sheriff; some Magistrates, and Mr. Sherrill; the Governor. Lynn, on see ing the deceased brother, advanced towards him, and in some agi tation exclaimed, " How are ye ?" llogg replied in the usual manner, and immediately asked Lynn what cause he had for tea ing his brother'alife in the dreaditil manner he had ? Lynn replied. he could not tell, he supposed the devil had possession of his mind at the time. Hogg asked him if he and his unfortunate brother had had any previous quarrel ? Lynn gave no direct answer, and after sonic further conversation of a general nature, extended his hand to Hogg, sishing him faresel. The young man unconsciously was about to take the proffered hand, but suddenly recollected himself, checked his purpose, and bursting into tears, retreated backwards, exclaiming, " No; I can't shake hands with you." Lynn took no notice of this, and shortly afterwards was locked up in the cell : he. with Allen, Reeves, and Collier, and the two persons convicted of horse stealing (Tilly and Randall), were for a length of time at prayer with the Rev. R. C. Ashlield. the Chaplain of the gaol, who yesterday delivered to them and their fellow-prisoners a very elo quent and pathetic discourse. The discourse had a very visible effect on the unfortunate Lynn, who, en reading the 2tlai chapter of Jeremiah, was dreadfully agitated at the verses commencing and concluding as follow : " 14. Cursed be the day wherein I was born : let not the day wherein my mother bore me be blessed." " 111. Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame." Ilis mother and other members of his family arrived late this evening at Aylesbury. On Saturday afternoon Colonel Wood, his son, Lord Bret.- nark, and several gentlemen of distinguished rank, arrived at the White Hart Inn ; their arrival was immediately notified to the High Sherifl', and to Mr. Charsley, the Coroner for the Coumv, and an interview took place, the result of which was, a pledge given by the Hon. Colonel and Lord Breencek for the appearance of tle young gentleman for trial. The party immediately left the town, and proceeded to the Red Lion at R endover, where they dined, and afterwards proceeded in three post chaises to Amerabani. MosDalr. Before Mr. Servant PIRT/I. TILE EINO AGAINST GALLOWAY, OARRATT, AND OILARIY. The prisoners were indicted fir having, on the :nth day ar July last, at the parish of Upton.cum-Chslvey, feloniously stolen front the person of Thomas Slaney one red Itlorocco pocket-book, con taining nine Birmingham promissory notes of the value of one pound, and one piece of gold coin, called a sovereign, of the value of one pound, the property of the said Thomas Raney. Mr. ANDREWS appeared for the prosecution. Mr. West was Counsel for Garnett and Grasby. Mr. TAYLOR appeared for the prisoner Galloway. After some evidence had been given, the Learned JUDGE stopped the cause, and directed an acquittaf; on which Mr. Tavto it addressed the Court, observing that the prisoners were not only acquitted, but acquitted with honour. The Learned JUDGE concurred in this, and added that the prisoners would leave the Court without the slightest imputation on their characters. John Wright and Joseph Wright were capitally indicted for stealing two sheep, the property of %VII). Crouch. The evidence against the prisoners was purely circumstantial, but of a very forcible character. The prosecution was conducted by Mr. ANDETws, and Mr. M•DowELa appeared for the prisoners. The Jury, after deitberating for a length of time, returned a verdict of Guilty. The Learned JUDGE intimated to the prisoners that their lives would be spared. MARKETS. CORN EXCII.INOE MONDAY, MARCH 7. The supply of every description of (train has been short since this day week, but several arrivals got in this morning from the Suffolk and Norfolk coast, and from Ireland. Samples of tine Wheat mct ready sale to-day at an advance of full 2s. per quarter on the cur rainy of last Monday. and middling and inferior samples attracted more attention than of late. Samp!es of prime making Barley sold freely, fully realising the currency of this day week, but other sorts were dull sale. There was considerable briskness in the Ow; trade, both on Wednesday and Friday, but having several fresh arrivals this morning, principally from Ireland, caused the trade to be heavy, and prices of last week were with difficulty obtained New Beans were dull talc, and Is. per quarter cheaper than last Monday, hut we have not to note any variation in pricesof Old Beans or Peas of either sort. There was a little inquiry after Linseed, but no improvement in prides of this article, or of Rape seed, can be stated. SMITHFIELD, 3toynAT, l'itaacn 7. High as our figures have been for Beef and Mutton for cone time peat, we are compelled to go considerably beyond then, Otis day. The reasons generally assigned for the advance in Mundh are, the losses sustained by the unftsvnurable season, and the high price of wool. In regard to Beef, the supply is short, end we particularly miss a considerable number usually sent at this season by the distillers. It seems a general opinion that the market rill continue in this state for come time to come. ;scone very prime beasts sold even beyond lts. 2d., and we doubt not but there was higher price gives than thi. fur wane of the choicest Sheep. The Veal trade is not quite so good 1111 to the demand, but we must keep our figures the same. In Perk we as notice no variation. RI RTH . On the Gth instant, the Lady o Sir Thoasas Farquhar, Bart. of • daughter. sagsa.R.- -' Printed at THI BRITISH PRESit Office, by J.W. casarox, 181, Strand, and published by R. Cantb's, Woo gam L