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IN object philanthropy and beneficence, both public and private• no second had for its *act Intellectual and moral education—the tietablishment of wheels, particularly on the Lancaster system, and, la itneral. 00-operation in the instruetitm of youth. To the mein kth of this section was confided the inspection of all schools. The third had for itsobject to watch over the proceedings of the tribu nals. Its members engaged themselves not to refuse any judicial appointment thin should be offered, to fultil their duties with seal end exactness, to onesenage persons of integrity employ. ed about the tribunate, sad to denounce to the Govern mint those who betrayed their tram The members of the fourth omits were to devote themselves m political economy, to encourage lothistry, to consolidate public credk, and to oppose monopolies. The interior organisation of the society was as follows :—lts foun. dies were to form the central union. Prem this union was to be drawn the central council, composed of a president and four asses. lion. When the members of the central union joined this council, the omembly took the name of she Central Direction. The central • council exercised the executive power, and the central direction the legislative power in the union. The direction had, besides, the power of nominating a temporary chamber of legislation, to ma natee, to explain, and to complete the laws of the union, without elmeging their object. it is evident. from this statement. that the authority in this secret association. and the power of directing it to any object, resided in the founders or primitive members. t belonged to them to receive now members, by establishing each • direction. These directions wave called effective, secondary, and principal. They took the title of effective directors as soon as they were composed of ten inem ben. Every effective direction could establish a secondary one. whit* load no relation bat with it ; lent it the secondary direction estoblistusl in its turn another composed of ten members, it became Independent of its founder. The tide of Principal Direction was Liven to those which had established three free societies. The prinapal direction had the prerogative of receiving the second porta the regulations. In every direction there was elected • council, composed of an overseer or two chiefs, according as the affection consisted of ten or twenty members. All affairs, both in the directions and central union, were decided by a plurality of votes. The names of the members who had merited well of the union were inscribed in a book of honour, and those who had been expelled, in a book of ignominy. They had the right of leaving the union, but were hound to secrecy ort every thing which they had learned in it. There was no particular ceremiloy off exception. The new member put in a written declaration, which was after. wards burnt without his knowledge. Every member was boand to give to the common treasury the twenty-fifth part of his anneal income, but this regulation was so little observed, that only 3.000 rubies were collected in ill, and these were spent for purposes mi :on neeted with the objects of the society. Such. according to the find part of its regulations, were the prin ciples and the object of the Society of the Public flood. The second part was never drawn up, or at least It did not receive the sanction of the Central Society. The plan of it had been . presented by Prince Troubenky ; hut it was not taken into consideration, and Alexander Motirivieff threw them into the fires with other papers, in 1822. Care, however, had been taken in the first part to mention the small, either because they wished to present smother bait for curiosity, or because they wished to prepare an opportunity for discovering, one clay, to the new it:timbers of the Society the true intentions of its founders.* The latter besides were far from conforming exactly to the dispositions of the first part of the regolstions. In the establishment of tile directions, the order prescribed in this respect was rarely observed. There were two formed at Moscow; the first under the presidency of Alexander nlouravieff, who resided some time in that city after having retired iron) tie service; the second under the presidency of Prince 'fneo. tore Schakousky. Both continued but a short time. There were two also at Petembuigh, presided by Sementiff, tbe officer of tf e Chasseurs, and by Colonel Bourteoff. Their members, though divided into directions, assembled wherever they pleased, and fol. lowed no fixed rule in this respect. Free societies, almost hide. pendent of the Society of the Public Good, were formed in like manner at St. Petershorgli. Two were established in the regiment Ismailovsky ; one by Prince Eugene Oholensky. by James Tolstoy, end by the Assessor of the College Tokareff, since de. Leased ; the other by Senienttff; the officer of the chasscurw. Neither subsisted mere than three months. A third free society was founded by Cottmel Winks, according to the depositions of the titulary Cuuncillor Sernenoff, who himself formed part of the societies and Jo:venoms above-mentioned. _ _ in Little Amish, Novikofrformed, or tried to form. n secret So. c:ety, by uniting it to a lodge of flee -mason', which he called pre. 1. trilogy ; but according to the testimony of Matthew Mottravieflr- A postol, he only aimed at procuring money, and neither hts so. etery nor his lodge made any proselytes. As for Petite' Nikita Mourayiefldeclaren that he had not ac knewlcdged the auth ority of the sew union, and that he had itboured on other principlen, at first at Mittan, and afterwards at fault:ars. Pestel, on the contrary, pretends that he had ac qweseed, like all the eth.trs, in the regulations of the union of the public good —regulatiens called the Omen Book, from the colour of Ps binding: Besides, ati the activity of this secret nssociation was Pined in the central union, and its principal object was to multiply the number of members, especially at Petersburg!), where the principal part of the central direction was. In the mean time, It we may trust to particular data, which have not been confirmed by the confessithis of the accused, the members of this direction aka were preparing to influence the public opinion by means of a cheep journal, by songs. and by caricatures; and they wished for tan purpose to establish a lithography out of the country, end a pens in some village remote front both capitals. One fact averred it, that there were among them conversations • debates on the different forms of government, which many of the members of the union could not consider as formal deliberations. According to Pestel, and some others, from the establishment of the first Society (called the Union t'f Safety, or of the Children of the Country), the founders, as has been already remarked, had con ceived constitutional ideas, but very vague ones, and such as ap picasebed to monarchical mincioles. The first idea of a Republican tioveznaient was started by Novikoff In his plan of a Constitu tion. According to Puitel also, at the beginning of I/;211, a sitting of the Central Direction was held at St. Petersburgh. ns being in. vested by the regulations of the union with the legislative power. In this Pitting, on the motion of a member who filled the office of a surveillant, Pena made an enumeration of the advantages and inconveniences of • monarchical government and of the republican government. After many discussions it was put to the vote. • All," rays the same criminal, " declared that they pteferred the republican government (and Nicolas Tourguener, among oth,ra) in the words, ' A President without phrases.' Colonel thinks, ▪ was of a different opinion. Ile undertook the defence of the monarchial government, and propased tearer the Crown to the Empress Elizabeth." Pratel asserts, besides, that it vas resolved that the decision of the Central Dir. etion, which adopted the re p, :bliean form, should be transmitted to all the other directions, and that accordingly be communicated it himself to that of T001e ...) a. Dating front this epoch, he adds, republican ideas gained the ascendancy over monarchical ideas, though many members still asserted that if the Emperor Alexander gave Russia good laws (in their opinion) they wetaid be his devoted subjects and his defentlets. Nevertheless, the depositions of Colonel Pestel are not all con firmed by the other criminals. One of them, Glinka, pretends that all that has been related above passed not in a formal delibe. ration of the members of the Central Direction, but in a private conversation on different political subjects. Von der Itrigen maintains that the greater part of the members veaent were neither prepared for a discussion of this sort, nor for giving any definitive vote whatever ; that, among others, Olinka and he roused to give any ; that Tourguetitif, instead of the words artrituted to him, had said simply, •• A republican government with a president is very good. but in general all depends on the manner in witkit the national representation is composed." The titular C'ouneillor, Semenoff, adds that no decision was made, and aria the deliberation terminated with a discussion, in which Colonel tiltoka endeavoured to show that no government but a monarchical • mild subsist io Russia. In short, none of the accused make men. :ton of the proposition concerning the Empress Elizabeth. Farther, all the circumstances of this meeting had, according to tle depositions of Nikita Alouravielf, no influence on the ideas of the generality of the members of the Association. and gave rise to to order to the directions, with the exception of that of Toulczyn. In serval subsequent sittings, there was no longer any question concerning a republican government, and nothing was discussed but changes in the organization and proceedings of th e Ilnirm of the Public flood . Pastel himself deposes, that not only since the for. malice of this union to its dissolution, there was not ens single !stied principle adopted, but that, on more titan one occasion, what :tad been unatimoualy yew:yeti had some hours later been unani. :-ously changed. It is to be observed, however, that soon after the ,laliberation or conversation of which we have given an account, r any of the individuals who had taken part in it had another meet tag, as Pastel asserts, fortuitously, and that, continuing their creceding discussions, ote of them suggested the idea or attempt. inn the life of the Emperor Alexander. Nikita illouravieffaffirms, that with the exception of himself and Pastel, all rejected this pro position as criminal; that all maintained that the frost con %matinee of such a crime would be a disastrous anarchy; and "list Pastel having replied that it would be easy to prevent it y the eatablisliment of a Provisory Government, composed of then:bets of the Society. all rose up against hint with warmth. But it we may believe the deposition of Serg Illouravieff alone, t'is horrible prowl-anion being renewed in a meeting afterwards, was AdO:oted be a majority of votes. Among those who were pre. ..r,t, he only recollects' himself, Nikita alouravieff, and Pestel. (To be continued.) • its intsntibns did not lung continue secret, and all the members penetrated the tetteL HAMBURGH PAPERS. ODESSA, .11'NE 16. The arrivals of wheat from Poland are beginning to be daily • pos considetable ; and as the exportation is in proportion inconsi derable, the owners are obliged by the limited demand. and con sequently low ptces, to warehouse their corn, which has caused .arshouse rent to rise 50 per cent. 'f he permission to import a •tnrll quantity of wheat into England appears not to have the slightest influence on our market, and as there is no hope that im twrtation into Spain will be permitted, and the accounts from .llarseilles, Leghorn, and Genoa, are not such as to incite ',retaliation in this article, there is a stagnation in business, and a cuntitwed Want of confidence among the merchants, which, perhaps, may cease, as it is much to be desired. through the influ ence of fortunate occurrences in the commercial world. Small parcels of 31erino and improved wool of this year arst al ready here, nod the owners of large pucels offer their cloths for Niel bt)t no vales have hitherto been effected, because the buyers offer I!it only thirty roubles for Merino wool, which was sold last year at till roubles. WARSAW, Jui.v 5. We have had very warm and pleasant weather ever since the 20th of Play ; but during the last week the beat has been from 24 to 27 degrees. The crop of hay is very line, and we have every prospect of a gond corn harvest. The rye in our neighbour hood in p winder is ray fine ; we have only to wish that the overplus may be taken WI our hands by foreigners. ALEXANDRIA APRIL 3. . . . ..... The relations between our Viceroy and France are becoming more and more friendly. The French Cot:alai-General has been sent for from Cairo. and has daily conferences with the Paella. The commerce with 31arseillett is extremely active, the Pacha par. chasing hi that place raw materials and manufactures to an im mense amount. The organization of the troops continues, and the number of French racer/ arid instructora increase daily. Twenty • five ship* of war and transports are ling here, ready to sail for the littera, with provisions and ammunition, the Greek cruisers having captured seven nut of eight of the ships that have been sent thither since the beginning of the year. The sanitary state of the whole country is good. Trade is at a low ebb, with the exception of what is done by Government. FRENCH PAPERS. [From the 'Nile, dated Thursday, July 201 We have defied the Piiide and Cm/slit/dim:ad to thew us letters from t!tnstantinople of the Nth, w'lich spike of the fire. We have received accounts from 'Vienna of the 13th, from a perfectly au thentic source, which announces thnt, on the 21ith June, Constanti nople enjoyed the most perfect tranquillity. The news of the fire which, according to the ilkt, , rhurg G./Aerie, took place on the 24th, is therefore entirely false. The same letters state that there is no doubt of the maintenance of good order In the Turkish provinces. The following is an extract from our correspondence ; we will give the rest to-Morrow " The Grand Vizier is still encamped in the first court of the Seraglio. It is thought that his tent will not be struck till the Comban Bairam (about lath July), or perhaps later. s• The birracks that are destroyed will remain in ruins, and the famous liltickla (the hotel of the 14th Legion) is devastated, and all the avenues are being walled tip previous to its entire domoli don. A malediction is proanunced upon a mosque, called Terkin Djamissi, which served as a place for the secret meetings of the principal chiefs of the Janissaries. There were found in it seven large iron chests filled with gold, which were carried to the Serb. glin, with the other spoils of the rebels. The Sultan has come from his palace, dressed in the Egyptian costume, and reviewed all the soldiers formerly belonging to the Nizam Djedid that could be c,.:- lected. He addressed them in the following words:— " • Gentlemen,-1 have been expecting you, and desiring to see you. In consequence of a tumult, caused in a village in the Boaporus, by sonic liostangis, the Boatangi Bachi has been dis missed. This corps will have die same fate as the Janissaries.' " No more traces are to be seen of the arms or insignia (Nichau) peculiar to the proscribed legions ; they have been every where de tared or broken. Search is every where making for arms and ammunition ; the guilty are pupated with the same activity. Among them is mentioned an ()testa of the 34 Legion, who was taken in an European dress, and executed in his disguise. Some persons, not Mahametans, have been discovered among the Chiefs of the Rebels; 300 pals (pales) quite ready, were found in the quer tens of the rebels. Their plans were su:h, that they said among each other—' the women whom we have seized shall be sold at three piastres per head.' By this we may judge of the rest. While the thavernment is incessantly engaged in the civil and military organization to be established, and suffers nothing to escape its attention, the best spirit seems still to pieced among the com mon people, the middling class. and the greater." The official part of the Moniteur contain* two reports from M. de Villele, and two Royal Ordinances relative to some financial regulations for the more equal repartition of certain taxes. PARIS. JULY 19. We (the Iloilo have received accounts from New York to 27th of June, and from Jamaica to the Ist ; they are more recent by 10 or 12 days than those received by way of London * The Jamaica Journals announce that Mr. Cockburn, Minister from England to the Colombian Republic, set out for Carthagena to proceed to (Ingots, on the Ifith May. On arriving at Baranquilla, he learnt that the natives in the interior were in full insurrection. The Guerra was in Kingston harbour to repair. The Comman der of the Spanish squadron was in the roads. It is stated that the Atrevida Colombian achooner was sent from Cartliagena 15. h May to Chaves, with despatches for Bolivar, inviting him to return to Colombia, on account of the defection of Pam Letters from the Ilavannah say, that the home of Marlow. Knight, and Co. resumed its payments on the 14:h June. MEXICO. The American Papers extracted from the Sol Illexicad7oums to 14th May : On the ti , h May the Senate of Mexico adopted unanimously the following resolutions I. The United States of Mexteillnhloverlistasoso—roypropasal made on the part of Spain, or of any other Pnwer t unless itlarfOr ha hoais the toll and entire resognition of the independence of the said States under the actual form of flovernment._ 2. They will never accede to any demand nt indemnity, tribute. or contribution, made by the Spanish Uovernment, or any ether in its name, as a compensation for its ancient supremacy over their countries. 3. The person or persons subject to the laws of the Mexican Re public, who shall propose either verbally or in writing, publicly or privately, within or without the territory of the Republic, any thing contrary to the first resolution, shall be reputed guilty of high treason, aril punished with death. He who shall propose any contrary to the second resolution, shall be punished with eight years' Imprisonment. These resolutions have been sent to the Chamber of Deputies, where it is thought they would be adopted. FRENCH FUNIM—PArt is, JuLr 19.—Five per Cents. 99 1. Three per Cents. 6$ 1. 20c. ; Bank Stock 2015. ; Rentes de Naples 73f. ; Reines d'Espagne 7f.; Royal Spanish Loan 464 f; Heytian 1367 f. 30c. Exchange on London : One Month 25f. 60c.; Three Months 25f. 40c.—Cutrs Authentique. • The yeast: that brought the news made the passage from New York in 19 days.—Note or Etoile. PRICES OP BRITISH Bank Stock IS 1103 198 per Cent. Red. 775 3 per Cent. Cons. 763 77 765 Ditto Acct. 765 77 764 14 per Cent. 842 34 per Cent. Red. 844 New 4 per Cent. 924 4 4 4 per Cent. (IS" 931 STOCKS YESTERDAY. Long Ann. IP ISI India Stuck India Bonds Id pm South Sea New Annuities 7611 Ex. Bills 1000!. II 12pm Ditto bOOl. ll 12 pm Ditto Small 11 12 pm Lottery Tickets 24/. 7s. PRICES OF FOREIGN Austrian Bonds 137 I Ditto Acct. Brazilian Roods 54 21 31 Hut nos Ayres Bonds 49 Chilton Roods Colombian Bonds 31 30 Ditto Acct. Dittu Bonds (19241 321 1 1 2 11 3 Sitio Acct. 33 2 $ 2 I/ 3 2$ 31 Danish Bonds (1825) 541 I Ditto Acct. 541 S French Recites S por Cent. W. SC. Exchange 25f. GOc. STOCKS YESTERDAY. Greek Bonds Ditto Bonds J 825) 124 12 Ditto Acct. 121 Alaskan Bonds 40 Ditto Bonds (1620 464 * 6 a 5 8 5 ot 7 Ditto Acct. 463 5$ ela "/. 1 51 6 5* I 56+ 67i 7 Peruvian Bonds 24* 6 Russian Bonds 901 a / Ditto Acct. sot Spanish Hands 72 3 Ai Ditto Bonds (1t123) lANGE YESTERDAY. Leghorn 47 Genoa a ' Venice . ... 46 Naples ............ .. ..... 3$ Palermo Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro ......... Bahia 44 Buenos Ayres 43 Dublin. 21 dare debt Cork MILLION. PIN os. a. d. Portugal Gold, In coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars. 3 17 New Doubloons New Dollars Sllvn. in bap,staudate 0 4 104 [ARES YESTERDAY. Share. Paid. 11C100 6170 074 ills 100 IS 0; pm 100 . 10 84 If "40 iO ifais INOOII. 50 1 i die • 31.! .. , .11 • ts , he 13rittOft eOO . ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. This Evening, SATU RDA Y, July 21, will be performed the Ballad Opera of BROKEN PROMISES; OR, TOR COLONRL, TOR CAPTAIN, AND Till COR►ORAL. Colonel Cooler& Mr. Wrench; Captain Fairfield, Mr. Thorne; Corporal Balance O'Connor, Mr. Power. Louisa, Miss Hamilton ; Emma, Miss Paton; Mrs. Woodland, Miss Gray; Susan Ruseby, !Mu Kelly. After able!) the new Alelo-Drama of THE LAST GUERRILLA. The principal Characters by Messrs. Peurmati, Thorne, Bennett. Archer, Clitibrd, Salter, and Cooper, Mums Hamilton, Goward, and Gray. The BRITISH Pius commenced publishing yesterday morning at tire o'clock. LONDON, SATURDAY, JuLy 1826. Munificent as have been the published subscriptions of the SovsneroN in aid of those who are so severely suffer ing in consequence of the present commercial embarrass ments, they fall ir.finitely short of the private charity of his MAJZSTV at this moment. There are persons in the THE BRITISH PRESS. Royal Household who are fully employed in going about doing good, and the result of their labours is an ameliora tion of distress far beyond the extent that his subjects could contemplate; even those who are hest able to appre ciate the affectionate regard that the Monarch entertains for his people. There is a circumstance connected with the unobtrusive bounty of his MAJESTY that enhances its value very materially; the courtesy and kindness of the agents engaged in its distribution, towards those who. are in need of it. Cito dui his dot also is a maxim that is not lost sight of amongst the distributors of the Kixo's chari table donations, who instantly attend to applications they can consistently reply to. We wish that the affluent gene rally, who cannot personally distribute the funds they set apart for charitable purposes, would follow the Royal ex ample in the choice of their agent:, and employ those only who are really desirous of relieving the necessities of the unfortunate. We speak advisedly wheit we assert that many private associations for charitable purposes, in the wealthy parishes at the West end of the Metro polis, have harpies attached to them, in the capacity of distributors of the contributions of others, who dole out a miserable pittance to those whom they are sent to relieve, instead of giving them the amount that their benevolent principals have transmitted to the objects of their bounty. Several institutions, supported entirely by individuals of rank and consideration, have their objects thwarted through the agency of canting wretches, who,under the mask of charity, make a handsome livelihood by rob bing the poor of the Ora of the benevolent. Such a sys tem cannot be regarded without deep indignation at any time ; but it ought particularly to be deprecated at the pre sent, when all the means of the wealthy, that can he de tached from their current expenses, fall abort of the neces sities of the indigent. CITY, FRIDAY EVENING. Consols, which opened at 76 this mottling, improved during the day per cent. and closed at 77 for money, and about more for the account. Money Stock was very scarce, and some considerable sales by public functionaries would, in all probability, have lowered the market, but that Mr. ROTHSCHILD etept in to counteract the effect of the sales in question. The rumours of a division in the Cabinet were revived this morning, with the addition that his NIA. est - v had expressed himself strongly on the question of Free Trade as it affected the prosperity of his subjects. This, like the one thousand and one reports circulated every day, hears upon the face of it its own contradiction. That his MAJESTV deeply feels for his suffering subjects is manifest from the interest he has taken in their welfare, and the noble donations he has contributed towards their relief; but it is quite clear that the majority of suffering is not among those who are immediately concerned iu the manufactures most pressed by this alteration in our mer cantile politics. At the same time it is also clear that that idea is so prevalent, that his Majesty's Government will no doubt, at the earliest period they can, bring forward the question generally, in order that the public mind may be set at rest upon the point. It will be quite necessary for those who are concerned in the various branches of trade and commerce, to whom protection is at present afforded, to be prepared for the event of the markets being thrown open (under such protection as may be deemed advisable); because, should the present state of distress and stagnation of trade continue, it is impossible to suppose that protection of time, to the extent which has usually been given, can be afforded them. It is impossible to suppose that this or that branch of trade can expect a notice of years of an alteration in the law; it is therefore quite necessary tha t they should take warning by what is parsing around them, and consider the period that has already passed in the discussion of the subject generally as applying particularly to themselves. The transactions in Foreign Stocks have been of a very limited nature. The South American remain as yester day. In the Course of Exchanges there is no alteration. We have been informed of the following singular circum stance. which took place at Paris on the evening and during the night, of the I ttli inst. The English Embassy was in a great bustle in consequence of despatches received from some part of the Continent; and on Saturday morning early (the 1.1t1i) a messenger was despatched to London. Contrary to all custom, the messenger was accompanied by one of the secretaries, as far as Beauvais, to prevent any delay, or, strange to say, any arbitrary or illegal act, on the part of any authority on the other side the Channel. This seems to augur something very important, and may probably account for the importance attributed to the fre quent sittings of our Cabinet. Papers have been received at the North and South Ame rican Coffee-house, from most part of the West Indian Islands; but their contents have been anticipated by the arrival of the American Papers. The following is an extract of a letter received from Hayti : " PORT-AU-PRINCE, Mar 30.—Collections are more difficult than ever ; all sorts of business are very dull and deplorable, and more likely to get worse than better ; in fact, the debt due to France is impoverishing the country beyond conception, and very arbitrary means are resorted to for enforcing contributions from the peop , at which the litter grumble amazingly, and it forms a good plea for a downright refusal to pay their commercial engage ments. The Consul.Generd arrived on the 25th instant, and the Druid sailed yesterday for Jacmel. Nothing has yet transpired to cause us to rejoice at his arrival ; nor do we conjecture how he will benefit his countrymen, or what may be his powers for that pur pose. The Consul-General had several interviews with the Presi dent, and the 30th was the day fixed on for his officially entering on the subject of the commercial treaty. A inatt.of.war was to call at Port-an-Prince, from Jamaica, for the purpose of conveying the same to England." The follow tug is an extract from the South African Com mercial Arfr(rtiser, of the 19th April : " By letters front the frorttkirwfleam, without surprise, that the Somerset Fair fell greatly short of what was generally expected from it. Its novelty. the want of information respecting its nature and its objects, and tile eon's cent absence of preparation on the part of the country people, who have so long been accustomed to other channels for getting rid of their produce, are obvious causes to which, in fairness, its partial failure in the first instance should be ascribed. But they are not permanent causes. They will gra dually yield to experience. The amount of property circulated on this occasion is calculated at rds. 20 or 25,000, of which a rough division may be made, viz.:—ivory, 2,500; skins, hides, and lea ther, 2,000; corn of various kinds, 3,000; cheese, the produce of two farms alone, 2,000; wool, fetching four shillings per lb. from the bastard 3lerino breed, 1,000; sheep and cattle, 4,800 ; horses, 3,000 ; merchandise and sundries, 5,000: and (we hope our (:or respondent is misinformed) two slaves, 2,600,, If this be correct, we cannot consider this first fair as a failure. Of the other causes. which, it is alleged, tended to throw a gloom on this experiment, little need be said. A want of spirit, of arrangement, of co-ope. ration, and of confidence, indicate a fault somewhere. Expe rience may provide a cure here also. It is a severe school, but a certain description of persons can be taught their place and their duty in no other." IVe have read the address to his Majesty's Government, which is now in course of signature in the town. It contains a well-described, but most melancholy detail of facts, unconnected with political suggestion or allusion. it has already received a large number of signatures; and will, we doubt not, be signed by individuals of every po litical party.—lli rniinghamchronicle. On Thursday evening, inquests were held in the vestry room of St. John's Ilorselydown, before R. Carter, Esq. on the t calks of Mr. Parker - and Mr. Lott, who were unfor tunately drowned on Sunday last, at London-bridge, on their return from a water-party to Richmond. The bodies of the unfortunate gentlemen were picked up on Wednes day evening, as low down the river as Horselydown. The circumstances of .he accident having already appeared, the evidence was to the same effret.„Verdiet—."Accidental drowning." t - '" OA , 7r - " Nr4 rl,S * 0 " A SI! -•,.; - _. - - PARTIES, The Dowager Alarchisnens of Salisbury had an elegant assembly on Thuraday evening, at her house in Arlington-street, which we. attended by nearly 200 of the hard tar, among whom were—Le Due and La Du6ase de Coigne'', the Duke of Orafton , and the Ladies Fitzroy, the Duchess of Wellington, Dowager Richmond, Prince Schonberg, the Marquis and Marchioness of Dmatshire, the ;Marquis and Nlarehionassuf Allesbury, ;Marchioness Palmella, the Marchioness of %Winchester, the Earl of Westmoreland, Coun tess Lieven, the Countesses of Essex. Clare, (Mengel!, Cooper, Tankerville, the Earl of Chesterfield, Lord Palmerston, Lard and Lady Tullamore, Lord and Lady Granville Somerset, Lady Eliza beth Lowther, Lord St. Helens. Lady Tanaed, Lady During, Lady Elizabeth Blatchford, Lady Ann Beckett, Ladies Astley, Lord 0. Hill, Lady Elizabeth, and Mr. and Miss Palk, Lord and Cady Edward Somerset, the Vice-Chancellor Lady B. and the Misses Codrington, Mr. and Lady Charlotte [ .ester, Colonel and the Misses Strutt, Colonel Wadey, the Ladies Asdey, Lord John Fitzroy. Lady and Miss Romsden. Sir W. Burroughs, Mr. Forrester, Mr. Giles, Mrs. Fox Lade, &c. The Earl of Mansfield had a grand dinner party yesterday at Caen Wood. _ _ - I.:SdY Rams den entertained a party of faahionables yesterday evening, at her house in Piccadilly. Antler Stanhope, Esq. entertained &distinguished party at dinner yestei day, at Rute House, Brampton. 3lrs. Hoare had a card party yesterday evening, at her house in Cum brrland.street, Portman-t.quare. BIOVEMENTS. The Duke and Duchess of Atboll and family left town yeatenlay for their out in Scotland. The Duke tie Montebello and suite left the St. Petersburgh Ho tel, Dever•street, yesterday, accompanied by Le Comte Camille Montalivet liloncters, Duvergier, A. fit•'. Thayer, &c. on a tour to the Lakes of Scotland. _ _ Countess St. Antonio left town yesterday, for her villa at IVlra bledon. The Earl and Countess of Coventry have left town for Brighton. The Hon. George Agar and lady Georgians Ellis left town ye%terdai, for Itiorthing. Sir %t illiam Parker, Bart, arrived in town yesterday, from his seat in Suffolk. Sir Ni - illiain Broughton. Bart. has left town for his seat, Down ton Hall, Shrophire. Gen Eal Oauchy left the St. Petersburgh Hotel yesterday, for Parts:" - - The Rev. C. Shipley left town yesterday; for Pelham Rectory, Dorsetshire. James Espinssse, Esq. left town yesterday, for Liverpool. Hugh Hemming, Esq. left town yesterday, for Eastbourre. 11Ir. and Mrs. Dering and family left town yesterday, for their seat in Herts. Mr. and Mrs. William Gosling have left town for their seat a Roehampton. Departures from the British Hotel ;—Capt. and Mrs. Morgan, for Cheltenham ; William Ross, Esq. for Pari. ; Capt. Stanley, for Brighton ; William Fitzgerald, Esq. for Ireland. Yesterday Mr. P. M'Gregor, one of the Duke of York's Physicians, attended his Royal Highness at Mr. Green wood's villa at Broropton. The Royal Duke did not transact military business with Sir Herbert Taylor, Sir Herbert having appointed a levee at his office in the Horse Guards. The Duchess of Kent, the Princess Feodore, and the Princess Victoria, visited the Princess Augusta yesterday. Her Royal highness took an airing yesterday, in her car riage and four. The l'rincess Sophia Matilda paid a visit on Thursday evening to her Royal !lig'mess. Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, another Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office in Downing-street, which was attended by the same members of the Cabinet Council as were present at the Council on Thursday, with the addition of the Lord Chancellor. The Cabinet Council continued in deliberation for three hours, breaking up exactly at five o'clock, when the members separated. The Earl of Liverpool c .ie to town from his seat at Coombe Wood, to attend the meeting of the Cabinet, and returned in the evening. The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in .town from Charlton, Kent, and returned in the evening. . Y-easseslay the Earl of Westmorland gave a grand dinner party to a numerous assemblage of distinguished person ages, at his house in Grosvenor-square. Lord -Rodney arrived here a few days ago to visit his brother, the- Hon. Capt. Rodney, of his Majesty's ship Dryad, who, we regret to say, lies dangerously ill, and without the slightest hope of recovery.—Plyttionth Journal. DEATH OF THE MARQUIS OF n ATERFORD.—II it with much regret we announce the death of this most amiable and highly esteemed Nobleman. It was stated on 'trues day that his Lordship was considered to he so much im proved as to render it safe for him to undertake a journey to Buxton. Lamentable, however, to relate, he was not able to proceed beyond Carmartheri, where he died on Sun (lay last. He was a Nobleman .of the most amiable and excellent disposition, and Wilda* will be deeply and uni versally regretted. He is suetteeded in his -titles by his eldest son, the Earl of Truntstoso* Marquis of Waterford. The new farce now IS reheanal. at 'the Haymarket Theatre is from the ingenious pen of Mr. Kenny, author of Sweethearts and Wives. It is announced for representa tion for Friday next. PROVINCIAL THIATRICALS.—III consequence of the scarcity of money, and its natural results, viz. the severe stagnation of trade, fire., the proprietors of many of the provincial theatre. have experienced serious losses. The Swansea theatre, which. has always been opened at this season of the year by Mr. Macready, the lessee of the Bristol theatre, remains closed. At Birmingham the per formers have, for some timeliest, been playing at reduced salaries, the receipts of the house having been frequently less than 505.; Miss Paton, who was engaged a few nights since, played to only 27!.. being it sum barely sufficient to • cover the terms of her engagement. One of the Edinburgh theatres has just been closed, from the want of patronage ; and i t is reported that the manager of the York company has been reduced to the same alternative in that city, arising from a similar cause. The general depression of trade, and the unusual dulness which now pervades all c l asse s o f per sons at Bath, renders It at present a matter of uncertainty whether the theatre in that city will be opened during the approaching season. The cloud which now han gs over the theatrical hemisphere verifies the old adage--" In times of dearth, rise cobbler, fall conjuror." A very excellently arranged and highly publication has just been published the the Royal Harmonic Institution, Regent-street, which bids fair ' structions for the pianoforte,•thoae of a similar nature which have COURSE OF ZECH . Amsterdam C.F. 13 9 Ditto at sight Rotterdam FU. 12 II Antwerp Harahurgh U. 37 II Altuna U. UP Paris, 3 days' eight Ditto 2 U. 16 95 Bordeaux ..... . . 26 03 Berlin 1 Frankfort on 1141911 . 166 Petwzbureb, rble 8 Lte. Si •ienna, effective 11 2 M. 10 26 Trieste ....do lO 26 Madrid Cadiz Bliboa -le Bareelesa ...... Seville tilbrallne FMCS/ ON NI Anglo-Mexican tiraxillan ..... ......... Colombian United Mexican ..... MISICZLI Canal Gas Engine ...... CHELTENHAM RACES. completely alter Yesterday it wa i s ias dri looks better and the CHELTENHAM, THlllsbef Nton, Since our last, the weather has undergone a ;* in the town the heat was very little inferior to w help has been for many weeks, it was so cold on the b oe „ 4 that not a few were crying out for their great me '! material change. the dust too was intolerable, flying in clouds so u '4 7 that it required some degree of caution to rea c h the summit of the hill without accident. & one rote* course is slightly improved ; but as a drawback to this, th e ! b ilg e vfaacine, of things;however, this th e mo c r o n u i t n a g r , y streets were nearly deserted, and the promenades, libr • arks, and the races, less numerously attended. The sport, however, was not in die least prejudicially affected by this alteration. The most lively interest i s rnanifesml by the Stewards to support in them that the. racter of superiority which they have so deservedly oh. tained. As a sufficing proof of the liberal spirit with which they are carried on by o:l parties, we need only ob seeee, that Mr. Reveire, to whom was intrusted the manuLcture of the race cup, has executed three, givin g the winner th e liberty of selecting which of them he may like beat ; oneof them is of massive silver, weighi ng upwards Of I 1. 0 ounces, and is of the most splendid workmanship ; th e other two are gold, but are not equal to the former in be auty , It is said that each of the Stewards has also brought a cup from London ; thus giving the fortunate owner of the winning horse a choice which, perhaps, has never bef ore been afforded. The Races will next year commence at an earlier peyi o4 l , it being arranged with the Bibury Club t h at t h eir Meet. lugs shall in future be held on the Cheltenham Cowie, Let at a later time. The race ball was held last night at the Assembly-rooms, under the patronage of the Stewards, and was both nume rously and fashionably attended. The company began to arrive between nine and ten o'clock, and continued till near eleven, by which time the rooms were crowded to an overflow. The following is a more complete list of the comoany cn the Course yesterday and to-day : Lord Cavan, Lord Chetwynel. Lord Dunwich, Lord Dime., Hon. John Coventry, Hon. Thomas Coventry, lion. W i ni ar Covrn•ry, Sir S. Stewart, Sir R. Dunkin, Sir H. rilyncr; G enera l, Paterson, Scott, Hughes Bell, Hall; Colonel Leah; Maj„,, Gore, 3unday, Gilbert; Captains Berkeley, Coker, Johnstone, Maenamara • Messrs. Dolphin, Mytton , W e d, J ones, B erkeley, Thornhill, Liundas, Prendergast, Craven, &c. &c. The day's races were very good, particularly the Tyre. year Old Stakes, which was one of the best we have sets for soine time. The following is a correct account:— The Cheltenham Stakes of 5 nova. each, with 301. added Sen the Race Fund, for bones that never won DM/. at any time le. fore the day of nomination ; 3 yrs. 7st. ; 4 yr s . list. 71b. ; Its . 9st. Slb.; 6 yrs. fist. 121 b.; and aged lt. wo niiles,phe slow of 1001. at any time, previous to the day of starting, to carry 51b. extra; mares and geldings allowed 31b. Major Gore's, The Moor, 4 yrs. . Mr. Pryse's ch. c. by Anticipation 3 yrs. - 2 Mr. Stevens's b. f. by Cannon Bali, 3 yrs. - Mr. Page's b. c. by Muley, 4 yrs. • 4 Major Gore's Vitula, snd Mr. Blow's b. c. by Rubens . Betting 5 to 2 on the winner. The running in this race was made entirely by The Moor, sho had the lead all the way, with Pryse's close at him, and the when out of the question. The Moor won cleverly by three-quartew at a length. 3luley went very well, looking like a winner, till he came to the top of the hill, when he stout as dead as a shot; he is very unwell, and at present is quite unfit for running. The winner sag rode by Darling, Pryse's by J. Chapple. Stevens's by W. Lear, and Page's by G. Dockeray. Sweepstakes of 15 sees. each, for two-year old colts, 80. 71b.; fillies, fist. 31b. T.Y.C. Mr. Griffiths's b. f. Sylph, ty Spectre . . 1 r. Bodenham's b. f. by Bustard . 2 Mr. illolony's Vivian Grey (late The Devi) . 3 The following also started, but were not placed :-31r. West's b. f. Clematis ' by %Waxy Pope ; 31r. Tomes s b. f. by Sir Ohne ; Major Gore's Roseleaf, by Zodiac. Betting. 2 to 1 against Sylph, 3 to 1 against Vivian Grey, 4 to 1 against Clematis, sod 8 to 1 against 31r. Tomes's. The start for this race was beautiful. The whole lot jumped off abreast, at a slapping pace, and kept so, without either having a decided lead, tilt they came within a few lengths of home, Shen "S,ylph headed, and won very cleverly by a length, being then fill of running. Major Gore's came in fourth, Mr. Towies's 501, and Mr. West's last. R. Boyce rode the winner, Chopp% Sir. Baden. bast's, Vivian Grey by C. Day Itoseleal by Darling, 31r. Toraes's by Arthur, and Clematis by Jo h n Day. The Maiden Plate of 50 wive. for all ages ; 3 yrs old, fist. 101 b.; 4 yrs, fist. 1lb.; 5 yrs, fist. 91b. ; 8 yrs and aged, 9st. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. Heats 2 miles. The winner to be sold for 150 guineas. &c. Mr. Davis'a eh. f. by Magistrate, 3 yes 31r. Fever's b. f. - I . la) or Gores ch. c. Hyacinth, 4 yrs - 3 3 Betting before the first heat, 5 to 4 on Vivid, and after, even on the winner. The running in both the heats was made by Vivid till they anise within the distance, when the Magistrate filly got in front, winning the first heat cleverly by a length, and the woad in a canter. Rate by W. Lear, Vivid by Chapple, and Ilya. cloth by Darling. Before the Plate was run for, Capt. A. Berkeley purchased Sir. Davis's illy, to pay 1001. if she won the race, and Sti more the next time the was. The l A dles' Plate of 551., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 aovs. each for all ages. Heats, two miles. Did not fill. APPOINTMENTS FOR TO.MORROW. Thelibesbeene Stakes . of 5 soya. each, and 30 added. Sir Bray. ;PI iI nle, Ilse. 51b. ; Vitals, 7st. 71b. ; Lydia. 7st. 71b. g bargain', let. lib. ; Velazquez, lat. ; fist. 10Ib.; Anticipation aft, Go. Sib. ; and Cannon-ball filly, list. Sib, 501. glees by J. R. West, Di., for all ages. Heats, two miles. Sweepstakes of IN son, each, Be. Leger Course.—Mr. Shaluspears, and Mr. Moeltford's t , eamper. A Bold Cup value 100 gs. and GO in specie. The following hones are entered :—Crecy filly, Reality, Miss %Vest, Burgundy, lieniublance, Comedian, Longwaiar,„ Eu phrates, Whittington, Triumph, Cricketter, The blow, Phu tasma, and Pieton. Two subscribers did not name: The Town Plate of 50/. for all ages. Heats, two miles. ance in the musical world. re title precepts contained in the `cork, the most favourite airs of the present gressive lessons and properly fingered, is gradually initiated in the mazes of this delightful science, and speedily overcomes all the various difficulties incident to this highly fashionable and attractive accomplishment. CAMBRIDGV, JULY 21.—The Rev. Thomas Bonney, B A. of Clare-hall, was on the 12th inst. unanimously elected Master of Rugeley free gratimar-school. in the county of Stafford, in the room of thelate Rev. J. Clarke. FOSSIL A NIAIAI.9.—Our readers are aware that the re searches of modern geology have brought to light at diffe rent times specimens of the organized remains of a fora titer order of things on our globe, of which by no means the least remarkable characteristic is their enormous size. In those periods to which the earlier formations correspond, it has been inferred, from the absence of any remains, that man did not exist • and it must be con fessed that tenanted with such animals as appear to have been its inhabitants, the earth would have been by no mean. an enviable residence. Professor Buckland, some years ago, discovered what at first seemed a fossil tree, but upon examination, proved to be a thigh bone, with all the characters belonging to the genus Saurus (Lizard, Croco dile, &c.) Soon after a fragment of a jaw presenting si milar indications was found. From the known proportions of the existing species be calculated that the length of this reptile must have been upwards of 60 feet, and its bulk equal to that of an elephant seven feet high ! It has been appropriately termed the megalosaurns. A discovery of a yet more formidable monster has very recently been made. Teeth have been found by some French naturalists having the character of the Shark spec:es. From accurate mea surement and comparison with existing sharks' teeth, it has been computed that they must have belonged to animals (upon the very et t nlength lowestesrate) in one instance SO, and in another 43 feet THE PROPOSED NEW FLEET MAREET.-It appears that considerable difficulties oppose the completion of the plan for the removal of the present Fleet-market, and the opening of a new one. One of the Committre appointed by the Court of Common Council, to superintend the ex ecution of the improvements, has made the following statement:—The purchases already made, for the site of the new market, amount t 0124,000/., and if the whole of . effect, it would into account any every step of .1 great opposition, __ they had almost a assistance. Part of the belonged to the It could not be the difficulty resew.. . operal. .1 would seem almost insurmountable. A good market could be built without that property, but not on the scale originally proposed. If it should be determined to do without that property, $4,000/. would be saved to the corporation; and with that sum a new market might be built, sufficient for every practical purpose of those who were likely to prevent it. rhe Conitnittee is at present in an awkward situation, for they have been grossly deceived in the estimates presented to them. Index el, if the original plan were still to be ad hered to, 50,000/. would be wanted to complete it. The heart of a cod-fish, taken out and exposed to the sun for some hours, till almost dry, still retains symptoms of life; and whenever it is touched, becomes violently agi tated for a minute or two. _ _ ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.—About five o'clock yesterday morning, as Mr. Gaskin, one of the Surveyors of the Thames Police, was in his boat on the River duty, near Blackfriars-bridge, lie observed a woman throw herself off the upper steps of the south side of the bridge into the river. Mr. Gaskin made the best of his way to the spot, and after the unfortunate woman had been for nearly five minutes under one of the arches of the bridge, and, from the state of the tide, in about twelve feet water, she was rescued by him and his teen from a prema ture death. She was immediately carried to Christchurch watch , house, where the usual means recommended by the Royal Humane Society were adopted with success. Mr. Pollard, the surgeon, was promptly in attendance, and he directed her to be sent to the workhouse, where she now lies. When sufficiently recovered, she said her name was Mary Akers, was forty-five years of age, the wife of a potter in Lincoln's-Inn, and the mother of six children. She gave as a reason for the rash attempt at self-destruction the constant and insufferable ill usage of her husband. and highly useful onusical the original plan were to be carried Int o shed by the proptietors of cost, altogether, 1.50,000/., without taking it :ion, at the Argyll Rooms, of the expense of the new buildings. At r to rival, as a book of in- their proceedings, the Committee met with g lose numerous publications not excepting those quarters in which the of late made their appear- ri lit to op-operation and waist:nee addition to thelary w *eistbey bad yet to purchase, b work, there is a selection of parish of St. Andrew, Holborn; and as it resent day, arranged as pie- purchased without an Act of Parliament, igered,by which the learner thus presented to their future operation wou - 1 1 • 1 4 1 . a C 2 3 1 if $ dl 7. l's • ; 1 9 3