The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1826-08-26 00:00:00

5„... ......7 G• :; - -"--':- z - zz... - - •••••1.1 . ;;; - - - - 7 * -- f _, -- ( C.,:, -- " cr '_4lex" i---..L., • ......._t.41.-. 1,1....7.. - ..;,_r - i., - -, - '''' i.clit,V-...:.,..in,, MOVEMENTS. Th e Dowager Manikins' of Salisbury left town yesterday for Hatfield. /a d 0 .1 Lady Barnard have arrived at Birmingham , York. s hi r e. from Brighton. The Honourable Miss Orimaton has arrived in Bath, from Chel. tenhata. The Hon. George Agar and batty Georgina EUis have left Court. Runway, on • visit to the Earl and Countess of p on hroke. at their ,tat , Wilton House. Wilts. 'f b- Hon. C el. and Mrs. Stapleton arrived yesterday at the St. gkri.te's Hotel, Albemarle-street, front Reading, Berk*. Sir Thomas and 1A44 W3labon and family left the S. James's Hate% Jarmo-street, yestenlay, tor Paris. )eland Mrs. l'ulsford arrived sterday at the Brunswick lintel (late Biske's) .lennyn-street, in put Tonbridge Wells; and Henry Warburton, I:sq• kit ditto, to join his Regiment, the 36th, at Marelietster. Arriials at Kirklinnt's lintel, Lower Brook-street:—Mr. and ilrs.tfer.tworth, front the Contilent ; and General IValpitle, from a tour. Departures :—Earl Stair. for Pai is ; J. HScotla narrison d; , E a sq. o n a tour Mr. and Mr.. FUTliyCe and flintily. for m, Cholmondley. Esq : for his scat in Lincnlnshire.. Arrivals at Fladong s lintel, thford.streeti t—Sir hos. es Hay, from a tour Dunn, Esq. , d itto ; Patrck. Esq T.. ditto ; and illeattmcs Payne, Esq., ditto. Departures:—General and Mrs. Bradshaw. lot Rauh; Le Comte de la Grange, tto for Rams Ha gate C o l. Gerrard, no a tour; E. Iligginson, Esq., di ; dley, Esit. ditto; N. Malcolm, Esq. ditto; and A. limes, Esq., tbr Ireland. Arrivals at 3livart's lintel, Lower Brook.streat :—Geis. C. Oz. olio, Esq. from Broome, near e interbory, Rent; and the lion. Miss flidilers. from Ilinky.un-Tliattim. Departures : monsieur and Madame Gaunt and family, till Paris; Monsieur, 3Lidame. and the Mademoiselles seilliere, hue a tour of England g and Monsieur fouchCe and Monsieur La Roche, fur Paris. CHELTENHAM, AVG. 21. Mceting was held at the Assembly Rooms this morn ing, which was convened by Mr. Marshall, the Master of the Ceremgvies, to ascertain the wishes of the public on the subject of his accesling to a proposition made to him Nlr. Thompson, the Proprietor of the Montpellier Spa ti.ittlitt, to att in his official capacity at the instrumental concerts and !All to be given this night, fur the first time, a! his Rooms, that gentleman having officiated only at the Assembly Rooms in tke town. At one o'clock a large assetnblage of the first people in the 'thee had met together, when Sir Wm. Burdett, Bart. teas called to the Chair. 3lr. Mansitall. stated, that without the sane , ion of the public cool,l not units to Mr. Thompson's proposal, but that lie wiiiihi be ge:.let entirely by the opritien el the residents and vi.iters of tit toast. Mr. Cody addressed the :t:ding at considerable length. anal expressed his approbatioa el Mr. 'Thompson's pleas, and th a t it er only reasonable that that gentleman should be reimbursed t'ir the ge./. expense he had beer/ at ir treilding his elegant Rotunda aid Rouns, and recommend , d is etrong terms the propriety of 3lr. 3ludiall's presiding at both estaltlishmeats, to prevent the oiseord whi,lt his rental might create la the town, the necessary eotise /ierce of which would be the appointment of another Matter of the Ceremonies. A resolution to this effect Va 4 moved by this gen tleman, sod seconded by Copt. Wallace, of the 1 . 2:h Lancer.. Mr. C UAL srLus coincided entirely is the arguments of Mr. Cale. The Rev. Mr. Cosies took up the question in a very different point of view, and thought that the residents cad visiters of the Migh.stott tit i hdteithant would be materially injured if lr Theinrab's plans were carried into esecutign ; and moved an sole:A/nem, that the Assembly Rooms in the town in exclusively soppertaL and that Mr. Thouipson's proposition of 3lr. Le r , jcettil. This amendment was seconded by Mr. TIM. The on endn'ent to the original resolution was then per, when mine of hard. decided the question in favour of the orit4ittal re. .o:tt tat , moved by Mr. Cole. the effect of which is, that Mr. Mar sdl preside at both places of amusement. MR. ✓EFFREY HIS PUBLISHERS. [From the I.r , ds I ntrnigenecr. j In the Times of Monday last the following paragraph appeared : El/IN/It:AGIT REVIRW.—With reference to a paragraph which has recently been copied into several papers from the brals baltieener), we are authorised to state, that there Is no founds nor whatever for the report of there being any change intended In the F,elitonehip of the journal above named. The questions which wow between the Editor and Messrs. Longman and Co. upon the failure of the Edinburgh publisher. have been for some time senled. to the perfect satisfacion of both parties. There has been no falling off in the circulation of the work. the extent of the present iutpression being double what the bitelbgen(rr has repre sented. The general accuracy of his inforwiation on the subject may be guessed at front his having announced, among the contents of the new number, a paper which it neither contained in it, nor in deed was ever in contemplation." So far as we can decipher the meaning of this rather opaque and ill-natured statement, we proceed to vindi cate ourselves, and trust to the candour of the Tinier, anti the press generally, for setting us straight with the public. The paragraph copied from this journal into the Loudon, and we believe all other papers, commenced with a quotation from the Seas Times, a Glasgow print, in ''rich the report of Mr. Jeffrey's retirement from the Editorship of the Edinhnrgh Review, in consequence of some disagreement with Messrs. Longman and Co., was mentinned, together with other rumours respecting that periodical. On the face, therefore, of our paragraph, the report in question did not originate with us. We certainly scrupled not to give a conjectural solution of the cause of difference between Mr. Jeffrey and Messrs. Long man and I'm, and for then tenons: Ist, we believed in the veracity of the Sepos Times; and, 2dly, from several attichli of literary intelligence which had previously been published by it, we also believed in the means that paper posse aced of obtaining correct information on such sub peta—a belief strengthened by the fact, that, along with the stove report, it stated the titles and purport of some attacks, with the names of their contributors, in the number of the Review not then issued from the press! Now, according to the foregoing authoritative contradiction, a difference between the parties in question is admitted to have existed, though at present adjusted. Neither is our e‘planatiot. of the cause of difference denied ; and for this beat of all poesible reasons—that the particulars were com municated to us, eeveral months back, from a quarter as meapable of being deceived as of deceiving others, relative to the circumstance. l'pon the next point, let a reference to the paragraph we ins e rted suf fi ce to show that it con tained nut a word, or even allusion, to the falling off in the circulation of the Edinburgh Review. The John 801 l did indeed add to our statement, that the work, from 12,000 numbers per quarter, had declined to 5,000 numbers, but we are not responsible for this assertion. Lastly, " the m‘trc e of general inaccuracy of information on the sub 3Ctl applita not to us, for we only indicated the contents of the last n um b er on t h e authority of the Scots Times, which in reality did not allege that there was a separate amele on M . .cdamization, but that the Rev. Sydney Smith, in reviewing I lamilton's System or I nstruction, adverted to !Le ccL grated stone-breaker's method of making smooth and expeditious roads. In conclusion, we must be allowed to ohrerve, that Messrs. Lungmest and Co. ought to have ascertained what w e said, and what we said not, before ven turing to couple the name of this journal with a charge of Inaccuracy. lIU Majesty has been pleased to confer the honour of . a :ilk gow n upon C . P ypys, o f Li nco l n ' s I nn , E s q. 'Ph is mark of distinction has been long felt to be merited by the talints and sound judgment of the Learned Gentleman. Dvpatches were sent off yesterday from the Secretary of State e Office for Foreign AWsirs, to the Hight Hon. Fre &trick Lamb, our Ambassador at Madrid. The Countess of Eldon was so much recovered on Ilturs . day, Si to b e a bl e to r id e o ut in an open carriage, for die hNt time sinc e h er i n d s ip os ition. e understand that Alexander Macgregor, Esq. of this t'itn, has been appointed manager of the branch o f the Batik of England about to be opened in Manchester.— ( 'worier. The first certificate under Mr. Peel's Act, to enable the hnt:rses to obtain their expenses for attending before the 34 fIntrates, was applied for at Guildhall, and granted yes ter: ay, in a ease of commitment for horse-stealing. • The bomber of men and boys of the Oalinary at this ( Plymouth) as well as other ports is to be increased in a giqable ratio. The San Josef, 110, the ship occupied by ( Honker, of the Ordinary, is ordered to be rigged, that the men may be exercised in the use of the sails.— P/ P:! , tilii hums). NORFOLK, SUFFOLK, AND ESSEX RAILWAY CO Ili I'A N Y. TO THE EDITOR Oh' I'llE BRITISH PRESS, Site,—On perusing the report of the Meeting of the Shareholders of this Company in your Journal of this day, I must confess myself much astonished at the prejudiced and imperfect statement which it contains, and with which you are doubtless unacquainted. Every charge that was made against Mr. iVilks is stated at length; every invective against him, and every threat held out, is detailed most fully ; but, in common justice, the " Gentlemen reporters" should have inserted the replies that were given to those ' charges, and the corrections of those assertions which uere made. They should have added to the ex-prte statement the general opinion of the Meeting, that Mr. Wks had not been the sole and only Manager, that he had not acted but by the full authority of the Directors, and that the impression left on the mind of the unprejudiced and im partial was totally difTerentfrom that which the statement m your columns would convey. Convinced that you will not hesitate to give this a place in your Newspaper, I am, Sir, Your very obedient servant. Chetpside, Aug. 25, 1816. A SHAREHOLDER. LORD COCHRANA'S STEAM-VESSELS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. _ . Sta,--1 feel greatly obliged by the ready insertion in your valuable columns of the two letters I was prompted to address to you in consequence of the inexplicable rumours which have been for some time past afloat respect ing the above vessels. The notice you took of my letter of yestenlay convinces me more and more that the affair should be probed to the bottom. I know not, and I care not, upon whom the blame (if any blame exist) may fall. I am a friend to the Greeks, I admire the bravery they have shown, and I lament the fate of those who have fallen victims to their love of country, and their detesta tion of oppression. The heroism of the defenders of Miasolonghi, and the unanimity with which so many thousand souls as were in that garrison resolved to die rather than to yield, have no parallel either in ancient or modern history ; and shall it be said that EngLshmen have hood calmly by while so many brave soldiers are sacri ficed by the delay, without inquiring why the m..ans which ougt. long ago to have been furnished, and whicl; might terminate the terrible conflict, have been with held ? Let the Greek Deputies, the Engineer, and all those persona (if others there he, as you intimate) who have interfered in the affair, be called upon to explain the cir cumstances which excite such loud and general complaint. Those whose money has beta applied to this object have more especially a right to demand the explanation. I trust they will do so, and that they will do it quickly. The Greeks have long been expecting the flotilla of steam-::oats in their seas ; they look to it, under the com mand of Lord Cochrane, as the sure means of effecting their independence : they well know that if they could cut off from their enemies (and these vessels would effectually enable them In do so) the supplies of provisions, the war must quickly terminate. If you, then, Mr. Editor, by exerting the powerful influence of your pen, would induce the British public to take up this affair, I have no doubt that all difficulties would speedily vanish, and that the steam-vessels would leave this country without much further procrastinat:on. lam not a holder of Greek B nds, and have therefore no pecuniary interest at stake; but if, upon investigation, it shoold be found that more money was wanting, I should be ready to subscribe, and many of my friends would do the same, in order to raise a sufficient fund to complete and send out the steam-vessels, upon which such an important result depends. The French are exerting themselves earnestly and con stantly in favour of the Greeks. The contributions from numerous individuals of that nation have been most splen did, and reflect upon them the highest honour. I trust we - shall not have ground fur posterity to say that we were bahind our rival In ighhours in sorb a glorious cause as that which Lies for its object the independence and liberty of Greece. Yours, &c. A. G. STATE nr BADE.—k has been mentioned as a proof of improvement in business here (Leeds), that the land carriers between this town and London were unable last week to convey all the goods consigned to them for trans port. The public, however, are not to infer from such a circumstance, even if strictly stated, that any sudden bonnd to actual prosperity has taken place in the woollen and worsted manufactures. The fact is, that lately several customers from London have been in this part of York shire, and they are always anxious to have their purchases forwarded to the metropolis as soon as possible after being made. Hence the extraordinary activity noticed among the carriers, which is nevertheless a pleasing index of in creasing trade generally. We ere ourselves enabled to say, that on Tuesday appearances still more symptomatic of permanent amelioration were visible.. There was an ad ditional demand fur wool with a tendency to higher prices, and a show of confidence in the future on the part of the sellers. Ina word, things are gradually growing better in all the branches of the staple manufacture of Leeds and the neighbourhood. In Bradford, we have likewise great pleasure in affirming, that at length the gloom el hich has so long overhung that ton n and its trade is perceptibly vanishing.—Leeds facile:rower. BOSTON, AUG. 22.—The distress for want of water be comes so urgent and unbearable, that it is the anxious wish and important desire of all to remedy the evil under which they suffer. Nearly six months have now elapsed since any rain fell in this neighbourhood excepting slight and partial showers at distant intervals, the supplies of water from which were speedily exhausted by the inhabi tants. Not only has vegetation nearly ceased in conse quence, but the water used for domestic purposes has fre quently been of so noxious a quality and apparently un wholesome a nature, that it is providential more disease has not ensued. The inhabitants of this town generally are supplied with rain water for drink, which is usually kept in cisterns. These cisterns have been mostly exhausted, but even the little water which still remains for some who have possessed extraordinrry means, and have husbanded up their resources, must necessarily require, ere it is fit for use, much purification. On the failure of the usual mode of supply, recourse was had to the pits and drains, and we have not heard of s single instance in which a churlish spirit has denied the natural boon. At Lincoln and the neighbourhood the same want of water begins to be deeply felt. In the parishes of Sturton and Bransby, near Lin coln, the hurthen of drought is really horrible—as water must he fetched for miles for every purpose, even for the poultry. We congratulated our readers last week on the disposi tion now almost every where evinced to find employment for the poor. There is no district, we are persuaded, in which it is not possible to devise some useful undertaking. The attention of the towns of Bradford and Halifax has been already turned to this subject, and plans are organis ing, and in part already in operation, by which relief is given as wages for labour. The same system is now in agitation at Huddersfield, the principle of which is, at once to create work, and benefit the community. In every neighbourhood there are some improvements which require more manual labour than actual skill to carry them into efffict ; and of these there can be no lack in the parishes of Halifax, Huddersfield, or Bradford. We would particularly call the attention of local commit tees to the condition of some of the roads in this district, referring at the sante time to another paragraph among our local news, by which it will be seen that to employ the poor in local improvements is in precise unison with the sentiments of the London Committee. There is a road 12 yards wide, leading to a place called Foreside, not far from benholm, that is scarcely passable for any but foot-passen gers, where materials for mending the road abound, and vet the poor are Ken there in groups out of employ. Other instances could be named not far from Bradford. As for Halifax parish, it is quite as bad. The roads through the too nship of Barkisland, where there are (ruin one to two tl.onsand poor out of employ, are hardly passable for horses. The road to SFaromonden, near iluddersfield, and the road leading from htlgertoo to Deigliton, might employ a great number of hauls, with much advantage to the pub lic. These are but a few instances. Committees for find ing employment could easily discover work enoug h f or our unemployed poor, though they were tenfold snore nu =rims than they now are.—Brag/bed Cotairr. THE BRITISH PRESS. COLOMBIAN INNING ASSOCIATION. A Meeting of Pmpricton was held yeaterday at the City of Lon. don Tavern, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Di. rec.ors, and for other business relating to the Company's *fairs. Mr. Pow t.t:s took the Chair, and sfated that this Meeting 'mould not have been called but for the solicitation of several Shareholders. He then read the Report, which stated that owing . to the altered state of money matters, the Directors had given Instructions to their agents abroad only to work those mines which wen most promptly productive. Accounts hod been received to the 27th May. which gave a flattering statement of the progress of the works at 3larquits and Monts. The one yielded about at 10's. to 191.105. Per ton. It was the opinion of the Directors that not more than 111. 10s. would be called for, if' all were paid up. The amount or receipts were about 85,000 t, and the expenditure had amounted to within a trifle of the assets. The number of shares unpaid upon was 2491. The Report was agreed to. and ordered to be circulated. Some discussion took place as to the policy of granting further time to those who had not paid up their calls to do so, and even tually a te,olution passed, limiting the time to the Bth September, but the proposition 1444 not to be taken as a precedent in future. Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the Meeting adjourned. ROCK LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Yesterday a Meeting of the Proprietors of the above Company was held at the London Coffee-Mouse, for the purpose of confirm ing the bonus declared at a Meeting held on 'Wednesday last, in pursuance of the regulations of their deed of settlement. A few minutes before twelve o'clock, the following paper was circulated amongst the Shareholders:— " To the Chairman and Directors of the Rock Life Assurance Company. " Take Notice, that I do hereby protest against the proceedings of the Meeting of the Proprietors of the Rork Life Assurance Company, holden at the London Coffee-house, Ltolgate.hill, on Wednesday last, the 211 instant, convened by public nottee, dated 27th of July lass, and do hereby protest against the bonus de clared at the said Meeting, inasmuch as the same was declared im properly and illegally, and contrary to the spirit of and declarations and provisions contained in the deed of settlement of the said Com pany, and that I make this protest on tbs following grounds •"I'lte deed of settlement of the said Company provides, ' that at the periods therein mentioned, two successive Extraordinary General Courts, or the Annual General Court, with one Extraor dinary General Court, specially called for that purpose, shall have full power, after a careful investigation of the value of all the ex. isting policies and other outstanding claims on the Company, to declare a bonus to such person asaured by the Company, as therein mentioned. out of such of the funds or property of the Company as are therein distinguished by the name of the Assurance Fund. ' " Now as every Proprietor has the undoubted right of inspecting the books and accounts of the Company, and that as no books or accounts were produced to, or any balance sheet or general state. meat of the affairs of the Company laid before, the Proprietors at the said Meeting, but inspection of the same altogether denied to the Pmprietors (who are the only parties to declare any bonus), a careful investigation of the value of all the existing policies and other outstanding claims on the Company,' preparatory to declaring any bonus, as directed by the sad deed of aettlement. could not be made. And take further notice, that I do hereby further protest against any person oa persons deriving any benefit under the resolu tion passed at the soil Meeting, until the same shall have been de clared legal by his Majesty's Attorney and Solicitor General, and one of the King's Counsel, practising in one of the Courts of West• niinster, upon a cam to he laid before each of them, containing all the facts and matters relative to the said Meeting and Resolutions, as directed by the last clause in the said deed of settlement, in the event • of any question, ‘tispute, or difference arising between the Propretors of the said Company, concerning or relating to the ma nagement or concerns of the Company,' and that I do hereby, un der and by virtue of the said clause, demand a care upon the legality of the proceedings of the said Meeting and Resolution thereby made, and upon the several points contained in this notice, to be laid before each of them the King's said Attorney and Soli citor General, and one of the King's Counsel, practising in one of the Courts at Westminster. " %Vitae** my hand, thi, 25th day of August, 1826. "JOHN ALLNUTT, " A Proprietor of the said Company." At twelve o'clock, J. BROODEN, Esq. M.P. took the chair, and having stated the object of the Meeting. Mr. 31axwurt., the sub•actuary, read the minutes of the pro ceedings of the 3leviog, at which it appeared that a bonus to the amount of 307,423 i. 16%. 9J. had been declared. Alf. YOUNG said the Propricors had then a serious dtry to per- Coml. that of examining the state of the accounts, which they were imperiously bound to do by the deed of aettlemem. It was not in their power to declare a bonus until that examination had taken place, and the Proprietot a had no right to delegate that examination to others. lie hoped, thereftne, that the Directors were prepared with 3n abstract of the accounts, in order to be submitted to the Proptietoni. Mr. BROGnEw said that the Report which had been read at the lent Meeting was. in tact, the abstract witch the Honourable :Mem ber required. „11e !Scone , : 12 q•Lnu olti•tottoo ohm,, r t ., t o My alt the books Wore the Proprietors if it was their wish that such a proceeding should take'place; but it' they had confidence in the Di. rectors, they would he comentei, as formerly, with the production of a balance sheet. for the Report which had been presented might be so termed. It wait not, however, in the power of the Directors to permit individual Proprietors to call at the office and inspect the ac count's. Many of the Proprietors were largely interested in rival coot pan ies,and it could not, titer fore, be so the interest oldie Company to permit such individual Inspection. (Hear, bear.) If the Proprie tors were not satisfied, they might appoint a Committee to examine the accounts, which was - a step the Directors had not the slightest objection to. Mr. Maivatax said that nt the last Meeting Mr. Brogden gated that no information would he Oven. Mr. Itarninc st denied that he had saitl any thing of the sort. Mr. Al AW MAW repented the assertion, and complained that every thing was kept from the Proprietors. From what he had heard there hail been a difference amoninit the Director,' as to the man:ter in which the per ventage was calculated ; and although a refusal of the accounts bad taken place to the Proprietors, when the Directors were going to be Proprietors of another office, the books were re. moved from the office to another place. Mr. BROGDEN witted the Honourable Member that he was incorrect. Mr. Mawstax said that he was not usually in the habit of Mat ing things that were incorrect, and he was certain that he was right in the present instance. The mode of election also was injurious to the Company, for it was seen that fathers were anxious to being their sons into the Directory the very moment they were of age. (Symptoms of disapproltation.) Mr. Yo uso said that he had no want of confidence in the Di• rectors; but by the deed of settlement the Proprietors were impe riously bound to examine for themselves, and not surrender their judgment to the Directors. Mr. ISM/GI/EN again denied that the books had been removed, or at all events that he war not himself aware that they had been. The sub-actuary was present, who had them tinder his care, and he should call upon him to state whether such was the case. Mr. Maimst.t. said that no books whatever had been taken from the office except a fiat of proprie t ors, a copy of which was never refused to any proprietor. Mr. Maw 31 AN—A y—except—My statement is then correct. Mr. Ilitooncs—Surely the giving a list of proprietors does not sanction the charge you have been making. No books of accounts were ever taken from the office. Mr. Bonttanarti: said that within the last twenty-four hours he knew of one gentleman who bad called at the office, and who surreptitiously obtained information bout one nt the officers of the establishment. That officer haul been reprimanded, and in his opinion nothing could be inure disgraceful than seeking information by such means. If there was any difference of opinion amongst the Directors, it was not relative to the calculations, and they had finally resolved, if they erred, to err on the right side. If the Court appointed any set of Gentlemen to investiffate, the Directors would be happy to lay every thing before them ; but they protested against indivi duals taking the officers of the Establishment in their carriage, for the purpose of pumping out of them. Mr. You NG said that lie had never taken any of the clerks in his carriage, nor sought to pump them neither. Mr. MAW MAN also SAW that lie had never even called at the office for any accounts. Mr BORRADAILE said that lie did not allude to either of those' gentlemen. He alluded to Mr. Allnutt, who hail taken the head clerk, Mr. Hubert, with him in his carriage to Camberwell, and pumped out of him that there was a difference of opinion amongst the Directors. Some further desultory conversation ensued, after which Mr. l'onsto movei, that the Court should adjourn until the outstanding claims and policies are so examined as directed by the deed. Mr. MAW 3t A N seconded the motion, and in doing so said that hr knew not what Mr. Allntitt intended to do, never having been in his carriage (a laugh); but they had before them a protest against the pi oceedings, as illegal. ll' might apply to the Court of King's Bench, and involve them in difficulties; and the best way th e ref o re would be, if the inconvenience W,V4 not too great, to consent to the examination which the deed required. The motion teas then put and negatived, only four hands being hebl up in support of it. The minutes of the former meeting were then confirmed. A vote of thanks. seconded by Mr. Young, to the Chairman and Directors, Was - and the Meeting adjourned. agreril to, Within the last tiiieeOifour days we have had a good deal of rain, which has fallen in frequent but gentle showers, and being accompanied by much heat, it will, we trust, produce a great improvement both on the glass lands and the potatoes.—Seotsmon. The passage between Leith and London is now made by the steam-boats, in calm weather, in forty-seven hours. This scarcely exceeds the time occupied in the land journey of the mail, though the distance by sea is about 100 miles greater than by land. The distance by sea is 495 miles, and of course the rate of sailing is about 10), miles per hour, and amidst variable ti:les and winds. This is two miles an hour more than the mail's rate of travelling. When the first steam-boats were creeping along at two miles an hour, tif teen years ago, who would have dreamt of such a velocity Laing attained ?—Scolainan. KNIGHT AND LACEY'S BANKRUPTCY. The creditors to this estate suet yesterday . at the Conmi.sionent' Court, Basinghall-street, to audit the accounts, as prepared by the Anlgnees... On the Balance-sheet being presented, Mr. AMOY (one of the Assignee.) observed, that there *as now a balance of elude in hand to the amount of about MM. anti them were bills coming due to upwards of 6.1 W. There was every pro spat of a material improvement being made of the property M a short tinle from tile system of reenotny that had been adopted. Mr. Com missioneri LAW Es—ls the business of the house going on now il`Cov—Yes, Sir, it is ; and under the superintendence of the Banknipts themselves. The enstutssioxEa—Do they receive a salary for their ser vices ? Mr. 31•Coir—Merely a maintenance. The CoMMlSa!oarkst—la the original establishment of clerks and assistants still kept Up . e Mr. 31•Cov—Sii it has been considerably reduced. Several of the cler ks, some of whom have acted under the As signees. put in claims for parries remaining due, to the amount of shout 2001. submitting that they had a right to proves' for servants Wages. The Com seism) x tt observed, that all demands of this descrip tion, which were antecedent to the bankruptcy, would of course tie allowed : those which were subsequent must be submitted to the decision of the creditors; they might be settled between the credi tors and the assignees; howeve, at present they could not be re. ceived, this being merely the lambi day ; and, in point of fact, there were not sufficient funds in hand to discharge them, if the claims Were allowed. . One of the claimants, a Mr. HARDING, said that the want of funds was entirely owing to the negligence of the Assignees he was well aware that there were debts on the bankrupt's ledger to the amount of 2,0061. and upwards, whiili might have been got in long agn, If they had been applied for; but the fact was, that the assignees had not applied themselves to the recovery of debts owing to the estate either in town nr etiontry. Mr. Ill'fjoy and Mr. Sydney both denied the truth of Vas assertion ; 'viers had been at nt to almost every person Indebted to the estate; but in the present state of things, theAssignegs felt that it would nit be prudent to resort to harsh measures. The book selling trade had never before experienced such a depreciation as at the present period. of which it was enough to mention one single instance. In order to see what could be done towards a speedy realization of the stock on hand, they (the Assignees) with the coo tent of some of the creditors, had sent about 450/. worth of goods to be disposed of by public auction, and though the property con , suited of what is called fair marketable articles, it produced only 731., and it was determined, of course, to abandon this plan, and trust to the ordinary mode of sale. There were debts coming due, however, which were expected very shortly to put into their hands about 11;,0001. for the benefit of the creditors. Mheommirsiontr. LAW Es, on retching to the accouni observed that though they were substantially correct as to sums, yet they were in such a confused and unbusinessdike shape, that he could not think of patting his signature to them. The Assigneeas declared it had been their wish to place them in as clear a light as possible. The COMMI93IO,IER—Then your accountant appears not to have met your wishes, fur I find payments and receipts jumbled together in the same page, in such confusion that it is utterly lin. possible any one can tell what they mean—let them be altered. Altered they were three times over, but not amended, and the Commissioner said, at last, that they should stand over to a future day, and the 9th of September was eventually fixed for the next meeting. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CANTERBURY RACES. WEDNESDAY. His Majesty's Plate of ltiOirs. Heats, four miles. lord Egremont's b. c. by Warrior, 4 yrs - - Ur. T. Jones's ch. E Partial, 4 yrs . - Mr. Colman's Nigel, 4 yr% - - - Mr. Swath's Jack Dunce, 4 yrs - Both heats well contested. I 1 2 2 3 dr 4 3 A Gold Cup, for 100aors., given by the Noblemen and Gentle men of the County. Heats, two miles and a distance. Mr. Honer/owl's ch. e. Truth, by Cation . I 2 1 Lord Clifton's Linguist, 4 yra . . 2 3 2 Mr. F. Martin's Maid of Kent .... . - 3 1 3 The l'ounty Members' Plate of 50 soya. Mr. Colman's b. f. Honeysuckle, 3 yrs - 51ajor Badcock's br. b. Bagatelle - - Mr. Palmer's b. f. by Wrangler, 4 yrs - - Dlr. Hawkins's b. r.. Young Halmos - 1 1 2 2 3 dr 4 3 INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. YORK SPRING lIIEETING—IM. Produce Stakes of :AI t.ov. each for 2-yr olds. T.Y.C. D. of Leeds's f. by Wanton—l.stly of the Vale. 3lr. %Vatts's b. c. by Blacklock—Washerwoman, 31b. Mr. Crompton's u. c. by Whisker—Marton, 31b. Mr Petro% b. e by ( earval.(..._jubamt. Lord Kennedy's b. c. by Wnlaker--.Swiss's dam. Lord Milton's b. t'. by Tramp—Reposada, Mr. llolycike's br. 1. by 'Wanton, dam by Shuttle, 31b. Mr. Daraell's b. c. by Octacian—Sir Anthony's dam. YORK AUGUST M EETING —1829. Produce Stakes ef IW NM.. each, fir 3-yr olds. Mr. T. 0. Powleu's hl. f. by Jack Spigot—Miss 31b. br. I•. by Jack Spigot, out of b. m. by Ebor, 31b. - Mr. llouldsworth's b. c. by Pilha—Palatine's dam. b. c. by Ftlho—Amiable 31b. Duke of Leeds's c. by -t. Patrick—Modal:ant:ha. Mr. Lanibton'a 1. by Blacklock—Leapoldine. Mr. Latobton's e. by Muter Henry—Ban:hie. Mr. Latubton's ch- f. by Whisker—Fortuna. Mr. Cromptores b. e. by Whisker—Marion. 31r. Watt's b. c. by Blacklock—Washerwoman, 31b. Mr. Watt's b. f. by Whisker—Miss Randeld- Mr. Watt's b. f. by Whisker—Manuella. Mr. 11ascoigne's br. f. by Smolensko—Louisa. Mr. harnbton's ch. c. by Tramp—Cora. Lord Kennuly's b. c. by Whisker—Swiss's dam. Mr. Ridstialr's br. f. by Tramp—Nova. Mr. Ridadale's b. f. by Tramp—Bella. Mr. Darnell's b. e. by Tramp—Woodbine, 31S. Mr. Harnell's b. c. by Octavian, dam by Sir Paul. Lord Milton's b. f. by Whisker—Maritornes. Lord Milton's b. f. by Tramp—Reposada, Mb. Lord Fitzwilliam's b. f. by Whisker—Clinkerina. 31r. Jaques, having failed to declare, will have to pay the forfeit. YORK AUGUST .MEETING-10.10. FIRST DAV. Produce Stakes of 100 rota. each, for 4 yr. olds. 4 Miles. Mr. llouldsworth's b. c. by Fillto—Palatine's dent. Duke of Leeds's e. by St. Patrick—Rodacantha. Mr. Watt's b. f. by Whisker—Manuella. Mr. Crompton's b. c. by Whisker—Marion. Mr. Gonave's be. f. by Sniolensko—Louis r i. hoed Milton's b. f. by NWhisker—Maritornes. Lord Milton's b. f. by Tramp—Reposada. Lord Fitzwillitun's b. f. by Catton—Deademona. Egham Races commence on Tuesday next, under the Steward ship of the Duke of Richmond and Karl Mountcharles. Great sport is expected. GRAND ROWING MATCH. Yesterday afternoon the river was crowded with cutters, wherries, funnies, and every description of bolts, to witness a rowing match between the undermentioned cr..ek oarsmen, fur a subscription purse, in two heats. The three first boats of the first heats to row fur the secmtl. 1. Richard Westwood and John Costly Light Blue • 2. F. and W. Noulton Yellow 3. K Farlow and James Castle Green 4. G. Coll and Charles Westwood Bed 5. W. Tarsus and A. Hallam - •wn aro. - 11. .fras. Covington and 'l'. Vokins White 7. Thomas Dodd and George Jones Purple At twenty minutes past four o'clock the men started, for the first heat, from Westminster-bridge, to row round a boat moored off the Red House, down the Surrey shore, rotund the beacon, and through the centre arch of Westnitnater.bridge; anti after a most excellent contest, Yellow came in first, Brown second, and lied third. About half.past six o'clock. Yellow, Brown, and Red started, for the second heat front Vaushall-bridge, to row round a boat moored off Lawn Counge, down the Surrey shore, round a boat moored off the Red House, and through the centre arch of Battersea-bridge. It was one of the grandest heats ever witnessed ; and at starting the men left several of the four-tared cutters a considerable dis tance behind. They came in in the following manner:—G. Colf and C. Westwood. Red, first: F. Gill and W. Noulton, Yellow, second; and W. Parson and A. Gallant, Brown, third. The first ho:tt received 2.5 soverciger ; the second, 3 sovereigns ; , and the third 3 sovereigns. AN or.ri Vor ea.—Died. at Newtownharnilton, on the I2th instant, Mr. James Preston, of Preston's-grove, in the 10 WI year of his age. He retained Ins mental facul ties till the last hour of his life. He was a most respec table, punctual, honest man, and was never known to barter principle in any case. Ile was (adds the writer) in most excellent spirits at the late election for Armagh, where he went and gave his vote (a plumper) to Colonel Verner. When it terminated, his old hoary head shook— he sighed, and said it was the first time these 71 years the side he polled for was ever outvoted. He has left a num ber of children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. —Cork Constitution. A poor disconsolate woman, an inhabitant of the village of Bramptnn, near Huntingdon, who had the misfortune to have a drunken husband and several small children, last Tuesday put a period to her earthly miseries, by plunging into the river Ooze, from "whence she was soon art .1 drawn a lifeless copse. G'A7 VERSITY INTELLIOENCg. Camentoo?, AWL Vs. We understand that the Rev. Benjamin Parke, M.A.. Vicar of Tilney. Norfolk. and formerly Fellow and Toter or Pembroke flail, i. appointed PYebetulary of Ely, in thereon ed the Rey. J. Dampier. plr. T. C. ChevaPier, RA.. of Pembroke College, b a Candi. date for the Mike of Deputy Definite Bedell. THE .111.11 Y. cftln T I , i ri E :l4 (: ,f tht ti rt u n air s t . e — rs Y fi es a terd the a e y ns b u ei in n g g si tt x !e dry month a d months of ,es for t recti lz battalions of Foot Guards, all was confusion in the =butts of the nietsonnfis. At an early hum a number of baggage waggons were in requisition, conveying the arms, acco utrements, and luggage of the regiments to their different new stat ions, where they arrived in the course of the day. Dztaeltments betnnging to the let, Bth, and 49th Regiments or Infantry hey.- received orders to embark to-morrow tworniag 0.6 board a vessel in the Ri..?r. for Scotland. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PLY - 3101/TH, Attn. 24. The Plymouth Never Club will dine together on Moody, where Admiral Lord Exmouth is expected to take the Clair. The Bramble cutter, Lieut. F,rcell, arrived on Tuesday from a cruise, and will sail to-day with the Vigilant ketch, to try the me rits of the new rig of the latter 'teasel. The Royalist under arrived yesterday from Lisbon. In Hammer—Britannia, Arindsor Cud*, Pelorus, Cannlion, Cynthia; and Balgzr. Dolphin, and Active, remora. At the laland_ltmyalist. Bramble, and Viaiks.t. In the S ound —Forte. The Diamond, 16, Captain Lord Napier. k expeesd in Eng land, to repair her defects.: and it is probaVe she will not retort. to the South American statinn. Lieutenant Hogs Connor, of Stonehousz, is appainte.l to the Cast Guard Service, at Cork. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL, TIMLISDAY.Ji A. 21. Arrived the Freeland. Thjrupson. from Bahi, ;ailed June If; : Norah. Fregen, from Norway ; Andress, Rombrock, from Dem. sic; Favourite, Richards, from St. John's, Newfoundland ; Su. perior, Sowsey. from Hamburgh Ruben Suerfield, Hall, from (better; and Johanna, —, from Rochfort. Off, at seven o'clock—One ship, two brigs. The Whitch,ven, Widmer, from I.iverpoul and Newfoundland. has arrived et Quebec. The Pacific, 111'0owan, from Liverpotl, has arrived at Bahia. The Daphne, Cheeseti.an, from Liverpool, has arrived at New foundland. The Talisman, Wood, fn En Liverpool for Boston, was spoken Bth inst., in lat. 49.. long. 32. 32. The Blucher, Bitket, from 3liramicbi,_ hag arrived at Cork. The George, —, from Liverpool for Buenos Ayres, was spoke 7th inst. in lat. 50. long. 9. 10. The Newell. from Liverpool, and Combatabt, from Sligo, have arrived at Quebec. FALMOUTH, AVG, 23.—Artived the Barrer, Gibbon, from London to Genoa ; the Illargaretts, Phillips, ditto, for Tenerifle and Batavia—bowsprit sprung; and the Achilles, Henderson. from London for the Cape. Sailed his :Majesty's brig Royalist, for Plymouth ; and the Kingfisher patket, Lieut. Henderson, for Buenos _lyres.—Wind S.W. PLYMOUTH. IA tit:. O.—Arrived the Eagle, Tonquin, frrm St. Peter...burgh for Lishnn. Off the port, the Margaret, Phillips. from London to Telluride, and the Latnedee, Jenant, from St. Do mingo for Havre.—Wind S.W. Po UT SMOUT 11, A uG. U.—Arrived the Fort William, Neish, from London to 3ladras and Bengal. Sailed his Majesty's cutters ighliyer and Cracker. on a cruise.—Wind S.W. DOVER. A L'G. It —The Ann, Welstead, from London to Exeter, has been surveyed, and must go into dock to discharge and repair. _ _ _ 'DEAL, AUG. 24.—Arrived and remain, the Ida, Passtrore. from London to Halifax ; the Euphrosyne, Hutchinson, from London to Canada ; the Nesbitt, Nockolis from Newcastle, for Jamaica ; and the Salmon River, Duke, from London to Sierra Leone. Arrive: and sailed, the Margaret, Todd, from London to New Smith Wales : and Endeavour, ('ollison, from Quebec fur London.—Wind W.S.W. RAMSGATE, AEG. 2i.—The Ceres, Graham, from Sunderland, got on the Whi'e Dike, on entering the harbour, struck the flake of the anchor through her bottom, and sunk. GRAVESEND, AEG. 24.—Arrived the Aheona, Smith; SPItS• ton Castle, Walluk ; and St. Leonard, Hillary, from Quebec: Lang. Lusk, from Vsn Diemen's Land; Harmony, Robertson, from St. John's, New Brunswick ; Eliza, Soper, from Grenada ; Elizabeth, Snowden. from Cape Elettsr ; Panchar, frotn St. Pe tersburgh ; Maria, Kincaid, from Jamaica; Chieftain, Pattison, from St. Vincent's; Industry, Blair, from Demerara ; Arethur.i. st , rantiek, fieM St. Vincent's; Piney Mil, Said, from St. Luria: Usk, Haines. from Montserrat ; Britannia, Cummings, from Lucia 4 his Majesty's ship Leven, from Sierra Leone. Sailed the flange., Boultby, fur Leghorn ; Henry and Sarah, Watt, for Ce phalonia; Caledonia, ‘Vrightson, for Triertc ; Fame, Hatfield, for Hamburgh; and Elizabeth, Thompson, for Rio Janeiro. LEITH, AVG. 2?.—Captain Wallace, of the lISTOSSR, reports having passed the Russian fleet on Sunday night, about 70 milts off the land. Three line of battle ships and six frigates were in sight. GENOA, AEG. 15.—The Betsey, John, arrived this day from Liverpool, has been put under quarantine, having been boarded on the Ithli inst. off Ilyeres, by an Algerine schooner. New VORK, JVLY 19.—The Aldebaran, from Mobile Tor Liverpool. put into New Bedford I3th inst. leaky. Jut.r 24.—The Orion, Bridges, from Mobile fOr Glasgow, put into Charleston, on account of the captain and crew being sick. Qt: EnEe, Jr tot 27.—The %cbooner Lark, from St. John's. New Brunswick, to this port, is totally lust above Cape Rosier. The John Campbell, arrived in the Clyde, on the 17th inst. passed the Mediterranean packet, five miles within Tuskar, out. ward-bound, will her jtb.hoom carried away. The Ayacucho, arrived at Falmouth, lett the following ves.ehi lying in Callao Ray :—llia Mojesty's ship Cambridge, Colombian brig Concresso, French ship of war Inca, Cot ra, Swallow, Bolivar, Protector, Mary and Ellen. William and Henry, Hannah, Zodiac, Governor Clinton, Elizabeth, and General Brown. The Otto Beahis, Bakker, from Bremen to Amsterdam, having sprung a leak 11 inst., the Captain was obliged to engage the assistance of a fisherman, who carried the ship into Carolinerzyl. where she must unload, in order to repair. The Eindraght, Schuniachrr, from Bremen to Amsterdam, was carried on the 13:h inst., with assistance, into Inhauurcyl, in a sinking state.. - The Experiment, from Liverpool to Newfoundland, was spoken 3d inst., in lat. 38., with to of mainmast, by the England, arrived at Cork. CUSTOM HOUSE, ArG. Si. SHIPS ENTERED INWARD.—The Almader, Deuchur, from Jamaica ; Etheldred, Sutton, from ditto ; Chieftain, Patt . son, from St. Vincent's; %Vast:in Ashton, front Archangel; Fort toe, Riis, from Christiana • Reliance, Nicholson, from Hamburgh ; Arina, Buck, front Holyhead and &illy ; Vrouw Eja, Boon, front Groningen ; Junge Johann, Gehlsen, from Tonningen ; 31antrose, Roxburgh, from Trinidad ; Samuel Whitbread, Marwick, from Quebec ; Guernsey, De la Rue, from Jersey ; Eliza, Wylie, trent Quebec ; Lord Sidmouth, Pearce, front Jersey ; Sprightly, lira nett, from ditto ; Hero, heather, from Brlfaq ; Clonnel, Duns, from Waterford ; Below, Roberts, front Rotterdam ; Frau:t Anna, Ar.tonissen, front Sudwcsatorn ; Frau Catherine 31arga retha, llreckwoldt, from Alton& ; Agenorie. Everson, front Mora. EstTeern OtsTWARD.—The Nepos, Trader, for Rio Janeiro; Edward, Wessvls. for Bremen ; Alkmaar. Heath, for Rotterdam, Fox, Fox, jun.. for Ostend ; Resolution, Smith, for Trinidad ; Ottawa, Douglas, for Quebec and 3lontreal ; Hero, Heather, for Belfast ; Graham Moore, Ducker, for Naples. . . VLF. AR EI) r%V A R n:—The Johanna, Mollet, for Antwerp ; Vigilant, Thorp, fur Elsinore and St. Petersburgli ; Etfort, Weal, for Bremen. CLEARk:D OUTWARD TO IRELAND.—The Dispatch, Wit llama, for Limerick; Mary Ann, Dulley, fot Cork. Lta.t,Arm 2k—the Inca arrived here this day from Guatimala. In entering the Boveron-passage, which is not much frequentcd by merchant vessels, she ran on shore on the Camotal Bank, where she remained three days, and was got off by great exertions, after taking out some of the cargo. It is supposed she has not sustained much damage, es she makes but little water. The United S:ates Ameri can frigate, and the Diligente French corvette, rendertil the Inca every assistance, in the absence of British ships of war. AiONTE VIDEO, JCNE I2.—The Monarch, William and Henry, and Ann, are ordered to ltio for adjudication. The latter had been partially liberated, and it was thought he: difficulties were at an end ; however, as they will not go for some days, there may yet be some change. The Jessie, from Liverpool, will commence unloading as soon as tire weather permits. The Doris returned yesterday, from a cruise of 16 days off' the mouth of the river, without having seen any English vessels. No news of the Stag, front Liverpool. Dinnotrem. MURDER...—AbOIIt half-past eight o'clock yesterday morning, a battle was fought in Harper's-fields, Paddington, between two labourers, one an Irishman, the other an Englishman, named Kennedy. They fought six rounds, at the close of which the Englishman was con queror • a circumstance which the Irishman took in such had part, that, snatching np a shovel, with which as a la• homer he had been working. he hit Kennedy on the rig,ht temple, and killed him on the spot. The deceased was immediately taken to the Load of Hay public-house, Edg. ware-road ; and the murderer secured in a watch-house ttyar the Cram! Junction Canal, where he AwfdtilllFSesait of a Coroner's Inquest. C 1 * = • I °I t • lo I RL % • I