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""'-• r , L A: t:cies-=AQ. PAT. si r George and Lady Cecilialinggin entertained a odert nary to dinner yesterday, at their house in Great Onnbcriand-plore ; w:lnin were the Duke and Dueller's Doh', the Dowager Nartioanens of Salisbury, the Countess of Hues, hard St. He len's. 61c. &C. MOVEMENTS. . . The Marquis and Marehroness of I.amtdown are expected this week at their scar. Bownnd Park, Wilts, from Ireland. Tes3larquis of Lothian has arrived at his seat is Scotland. from & Mt. Th e coontroi of Essex has arrived in town from the Marquis of Salisbury's seat. Barfield. The Dowager Gouidess of Guildford has arrived in town from her seat In Surrey. Lord and Lily Robert Seymour have arrived at their seat, Mili aria, South Waits. from a tour. Ltd!, Warburton has arrived at het house In Albemarle-street, from D4ver. Sir William and Lady Jane Iloustoun have arrived at their seat, Ar:sford. Sussex, front Paris. Sir Felix Agar. Bart. has arrived in town from Suffolk. Burrows. Esq.. left Fenton's New Hotel, St. James's-argot, yesterday, fur h‘• seat in Suffolk. D. Radcliffe, Esq. left town yesterday, for his seat, Priory, near llitehin, Herts. W. Resmish, Esq. arrival yesterday at the Royal Hotel, St. James's.strerr, from t• rk. 31r. and Mrs. flutterbuck arrived yesterday at the Waterloo Hetet, Jerrnyn-etreet. from their meat in Berks. Mr. and Mrs. B. 11. Philippa left Coulson's floret, Lower Brook arras, ve•terdar. for their seat, Phuitix Lodge. Hants. t'ayta;a Standen left town yesterday, on a visit to the Duke of CA seamy, at Mobile. Arrivals at the St. Georg •'s Hotel. AlbesnarleAseet s—Mr. and Mrs. tindlestone and family. and Alisa (lirdlettone from Cam arida...shire ; William Brummell. Esq. from Colchester: Alr. and jr'.3 Benyon, from the Continent ; sari George Polhill, Esq. from Kent. Departure* from the British Iletel :—Cantnin and Mrs. Hughes, for Cheltenham ; J. Lawrence, Esq. for Brighton; and William Enna, Esq. for Paris. IHRMINUHA 31 HEATRE. Mr. NlAcarAny.--On the 21st inst. this celebrated per former took leave of the Birmingham audience in the cha racter of Hamlet. It being understood that, in a few days, this favourite of the public would cross the Atlantic, the house was crowded in every part. The character which Mr. M. chose is one in which he is perhaps the least happy. The whirlwind of passion is his element, and for a display of that nature Thindef affords no scope. lie played the charaettv rather languidly throughout, which the exces s:re heat of t!•e weather, perhaps, might have caused, as much as the lack of applause. After the tragedy, Mr. M. came forward, amidst an uproar of acclamation, and spoke as follows: . _ Doles and Gentlemen--I cannot quit England, for a eon. siderable period. without t iking Lave of the Ilimingliam au dience. that audience to whom I may almost say I have hereditary obligations ; before whom I made my tiro professional essay, and to whose fostering smiles I have been prineip illy elevated to the sin 'ustion I now Cold. Every succeeding visit which I have paid this, my almost native place, you have honoured me wiu: in. creasing marks .4 your approbation—an approbation of which I must for ever feel proud. (Here 31r. M. paused, nidently affected. After an instant. bosom?, he as tollows :—) _ . " lasdie.and Gentlemen—l feel that the task I have imposed upon myself is note difficult than I intligined. I therefore beg leave, most sincerely wishing you ull happiness and success, to bid you farewell." This address. which was evidently unpremeditated, was received with rapturous applause, and every demon stration of a ction ; indeed, the gods went so far as to honour it with an encore. It was by far the most nume nous and fashionable audience that the theatre could boast of this season, and the number of female visitors predo minated. ROBIERY or THE. THILATRE..--At seven o'clock in the morning of the 22.4 it was discovered that the theatre had been broken into, and the whole of the cash receipts of tie previousnight, amounting to upwards of 200/., stolen from the treasury. The villains had broken open a door next to the stage door, passed over the back of the stage, broken open the treasury door and a closet which contained the Ley of an iron box, from whence the money was ex tracted. No clue up to this hour (five o'clock), has been obtained, the watchman having left his station at four o'clock, when all was safe. The burglary must, therefore, Lace been committed in broad day-light; and it is evident that the perpetrators must have been well acquainted with the Theatre. F. ADLER'S WELLs.—This Theatre continues to attract the public patronage, and we understand that the Pro prietors, with that liberality which ever has distinguished them, have invited 100 youths of the Royal Military Asylum to witness the performances this evening, to which his Royal Highness the Duke of York very kindly gave his sanction. FRENCH INSTITUTE.—The Royal Institute of France 111540-ea prizes for the following inquiries:— '• For 1837.—T0 investigate the political state of the Greek cities of Europe, of the Island', and of Asia 51ir.or, from the commence ment of the second century before our era down to the es:ublishment of the empire of Constantinople. " Foe 1128.—T0 trace the commerei , ilrelationa of France and of the other states of Southern Europe with Syne and Egypt, from the empire of the Franca in Palestine to the middle of the sixteenth century ; to ascertain the nature and extent of those relations ; to Cox the date of the establishment of consulships in Egypt and Syria; and to point out the effects which the discovery of the passage by the Cape of Good Hope, and the establishment of the Portuguese in India, produced on the commerce of France and Southern Europe with the Levant." ----- ROYAL lESTITCTION IN THE NETHEELANDS.—The Brussels Royal Institution has offered a prize of a gold weds', value five hundred florins, for the hest answer to uch of the subjoined questions : I. Has chemistry, by the analysis and examination of the ele ments of the products n Mile, thrown any light on the essence aro properties of different classes of remedies, and on the manner in whic.i they aff-ct the solid and fluid parts of the human body t and what are the advantages which the medical sciences have thence Strived ? "2.11 it true (as appears from the observations of the late M. Brugnians, and as several naturalists have remarked), that the ,0 011 of plants produce a matter, which in several species is perni- CM to other plants; and ought not this phenomenon to be re garded as the principal reason why several sorts of plants will not easily grow, either simultaneou.ly or even succeasivel, ,v with other tans, in the Mlle ground ; and ought not regard to be had to this circumstance in planting 7 What are the experiments end proofs which sufficiently establish this hypothesis, if it be well founded ? And what is the explanation of the phenomena, if this hypothesis wren to be re:Acted ? " 3. A clear, accurate, and sufficiently detailed account of all that belongs to the planting, grilling, growth, and general culture of the fruit.trec-, which are the most important in the kingdom of the Netherlands, and of the means of obtaining the best species." The answers, with the exception of those to the last pro position (which must be in the language of the country), tray be written either in Flemish, French, Latin, English, or i;erman, anti ought to be sent, free of postage, to the Perpetual Secretary of the First Class of the Institution, before the let of March, 1827- The gentleman who was stated to have fought a duel on l'utney-heath, on Tuesday morning, turns out to be a Mr. P - mb-rt-n, of Sutton. It is true Mr. P. was wounded, sod that seriously, in the thigh, and that he was taken away in his adversary's carriage. We understand that Mr. Beaumont is expected to return ta the North about the middle of September, and that it is Intended to give public dinners to him in Newcastle, Ain ,lick, and Morpeth, during his stay in the county. The Newcastle dinner is proposed to be an annual one, in order ;leernanently to support his interest in the county, and to 'fleourag e the diffusion of liberal and enlightened political pinions. —Tyne MeTury• KTTL A LATE THAN NEYEk.—It now appears we are 'rt hav e two Mechanics Institutions ; at least, we under ''lnd, attempts are making for that purpose. A consider .ble time ago, some young people projected an establish- Inuit of th e ki n d, b ut wily they did not p e rs e vere we 405 not. If we are tightly informed, matters do not go 4 %sery harmoniously in the new establishment, and there “ reason to conclude that something like a schism has al- Ndy broken out among its inembera, for we find that the I"'e gentleman who presided at it s f orma ti on , p res id e d , I ' o on Wednesday evening, at a meeting of those who "I'ls:Jer themselves the original proposers. At that meet 4, a committee was appointed, with instructions to call g Pnersi meeting of the inhabitants.—Berwick Adrcr wk,. MANCHESTER, At GCST An excursion which I made within the last week to Old ham, Rochdale, and Middleton, enabled me to collect such information relative to those towns as confirms my former anticipations of same improvement in the trade of those places. There is a gradually•inercasing demand for cotton goods of almost every description, but it is not rapid, nor very extensive. It is, however, sufficient to show that there will not be any further reduction of labour nor of price's. The hat trade at Oldham has not partaken of much improvement, and may be said to be almost stagnant. Asa proof that the cotton trade has revived, three small factories in that town have resumed work within the last week, and others, which reduced their hours of labour, are extending employment to the full time. The elevated si tuation of Oldham, its good air, and other natural advan tages, give to its inhabitants a superiority over some of their neighbours in appearance and health, which might lead to an opinion that distress does not exist amongst them ; but they, like their neighbours, have suffered consi derable privations. The spirit of Radicalism does not gain ground there. A meeting 01 this school of patriots was to have been held yesterday, but there was a want of zeal, or of numbers, and the intended meeting is postponed for a fortnight, when an attempt is to be made to get up such an assemblage ; Lilt what is to be the subject of their dis cussions, or whether they meet at all, is scarcely worth further inquiry. At Rochdale, the woollen trade, which is the staple ma nufacture, is still dull, but in a better state than it has been. Yesterday was market day, when the purchases were rather limited; this, however, is partly accounted for by its being a festival, what is called " the rush bearing" in Rochdale, which, in sonic respects, resembles the annual fairs in and near London, when business generally gives place to merriment. Great distress still continues amongst the unemployed poor; but it is gradually decreasing, which is clearly shown by the Rochdale Relief Committee being enabled to reduce their expenditure fifty pounds a week. The approach of winter was looked to by the poor with considerable alarm, which is very much allayed by the ladies of the town, who have associated together for the purpose of preparing warm clothing, bedding, &c. fur the poor, against the approach of inclement weather; and all those necessaries are so be made by poor women, which will ha►e the further good effect of affording partial employ ment. At Saddleworth there does not appear to have been any visible improvement ; and the poor there are in a btill worse situation than in come of the other districts. In Middleton there appears to be no change either for better or worse ; but then it is to be recollected that the extreme pressure of distress never extended to that town. In this town (Manchester) the trade continues to evince strong symptoms of improvement. Prices, except in grey cloths, have not risen ; but there is no tendency to a fur ther decline in any species of manufactures. The pur chasers, tliisday, were Irish, and, the situation of the unem ployed poor excepted, the state of things here generally might be considered satisfactory. The trustees of some of the turnpike trusts, together with Mr. Ilyett, from the London Committee, Mr. APAdam and several members of the committees here, have been devising means of em ploying the adult pour in working on the public roads, but hitherto they have not been able to agree upon a practica ble plan for such employment. I understand that 1,000/. is now deposited by the London Committee in the hands of Manchester bankers, to be appropriated is employing the poor in whatever way may be determined on by the Local Committee, and it is to be hoped that no time will be lost in coming to a decision so anxiously wished for by the sufferers. THE HAlivEsr. By the end of this week the harvest in this county will be nearly completed. So early and rapid s one was never remembered, many fanners having done a fortnight earlier than they in some years had begun. hC et.ns.—Our accounts from the country are of a most alarming description as to the crops; and we very much fear that that of paramount importance in Ireland, namely, the potato, will for the most part he a failure. Should this turn out to be the case, which we pray God to avert, its consequences would not be immediately felt, nor could any very material inconvenience result from the deficiency before the next spring; and we would suggest that those whom the Almighty has blessed with affluence should be sparing in their consumption of this absolute necer•sary to the poor, in order that they may be the better able to extend relief, should the time of distress arrive.—Dublin Erc»ing s —ln this neighbourhood the harvest has:nearly terminated ; only a few detached spots remaining unrt aped. We arc happy to state that the fears formerly entertained have been nearly groundless. The produce is in general decci.t, and in deep boggy grounds abundant. In one in stance, of which we have been eye-witnesses, the quantity of cleaned oats was greater, and the lights fewer, from the same number of stooks, than vie have known for some years. The wheat crop, also, is universally good. The weighty showers that fell during the latter part of last week, and beginning of this, have materially improved the appearance of the potato crop, so that any unfavourable apprehensions in that respect may be considered as com pletely removed.—Northerii Wag. IVednesday se'nnight was finished at Tittleshall lithe harvest of a small farmer, good in quality and condition, the earliest ever known there; reaping began on the 21st July ; it was tut and got in by four old men, whose united ages were more than 300 years ; the old lads, though two eyes the worse, showed at their hanky (or harvest home) that their tongues and mettle were not much abated. One of them, the Jerry Smoi:er of the company, aged 85, and who had assisted at 70 harvests there and not above three miles from it, was all life again, and lustily kept up the song and glee of " by-gone days." They were all good fellows till hallo,ing " largea," came, but they would go and shout, when either from darkness, the lateness of the evening, or the lateness of life, leading out was necessary, as they hail missed the stiffness of their legs • but when locked band in hand they stood the rounds well, and gave their repeated halloos in hearty style. They then returned (capering out of the question) soberly to the table, further to enjoy themselves, and to give theirs and their toaster's grateful thanks to that kind Providence who had not only bestowed on them a bountiful crop, but also given them good health and fine weather to gather it into the garner. LIVERPOOL COR,V.E.YCILINGE. We had • good attendance of deals as tcwu to-day. and con , ,lderable hic , ll on Wheat, and on Oarg lid. Flour be • 4, per sack higher. Rocky an quarter, Beam and Pea ,, e. 30. a 4.. p, market was lively, and higher prices t Cousider•ble inquiry for Wheat in I holders asking higher prices. For Os Ult.t TLY.aIPAT. AL'o. 22• ers and millers from country as well Mess done at an advance of 3d. a 4d. eing scarce was 25., and Oatmeal 34. tcl Malt also went up about 2s. per ter quarter, sod upon the whole, the t )(peeled. Many holders asked more. bond, but little business dune, the ots in baud 3+. is asked. Wbest per ;Otb. s. d. s. d English Ditto New . 9 6 9 Scotch Irish 7 9 9 3 Foreign, free . Do. in baud 4 6 0 0 Do. New ....... Can WU, free Ditto New $ 6 9 0 Oat*, per 4lb. English ....... 8 8 0 411 4 9 Ditto New .. 49 6 0 Barley per aUlb. Grinding I I I I Scotch. per quarter It6ii do • 3 • 6 IMPORTS/A I XTIO LI Wiwi, Qrs. Coastwise - - Ireland 2210 Canada ...... Eur0pe.......... TM Total Oats, Qr 4, Ireland barley, Qvi. Coastwise ........ . : ..... .... ItC . Ireland .. ........ ........... 40 Total. ... 307 Kilt, Qrs. Barley, per COlbe.. Foreign 5 6 5 0 Bean, per Qr. Englivh ..... 50 0 54 0 1/1,11 46 0 02 0 Peas per Qr. White 'OS 0 00 0 Do. New. 6.. 0 i 0 0 Ditto In bond._ .. . .36 0 315 0 Flour. per barrel. American ...... 26 0 27 0 On. free 2s 0 31 0 Dantsic Oatmeal, per 2410 h.. EngUsh . . '•Wh, . Irlat liisi 1.4 0 40 0 Malt, per quarter.... 40 0 ati 0 -1292 AUGUST 15 TO 21, INCLUiITi. llesna, Qrs. Coestwhis . .... wr Total.. Peas, Qn. Casetwiee lB6 oatassal, s e t s. Coestvrts.77.7 Iretaed ...... IN Zig Total 3311 Flour, Barrels. Americo' (Ciaii;cistates), CoIOWISIt 1122 ITOCR 10211011 02AIM •/11/ &&&&& IN BOND, IN LIVIRPOOL, 2187 AUGUST, MS. Wheat, 63,163 qrs. ; Oats, 13,6171 qn. ; Harley, 1,080 qrs.; Beans, 1,010 qrs.; Peas, 47 1;11. ; Ityr, G,'6 qr.. ; Flour, d,32l barrels. Exparts4—Outs, •Itt qrs.; Fluar, 70 Lanai. THE BRITISH PRESS. THE CUSTOM-HOUSE. As the whole foundation of this building has to be laid anew, it has been propped up at every part, and we might almost say, suspended on shores. Most of the business of the Customs, except that transacted in the Long Room, is still carried on here ; and const quently the shores and walls have an immense weight lying on them. It is plain, if the walls were not equally supported in every point, they would bulge out, and the ruin would be more than ever disastrous. Stout planks, therefore, placed wit, ndicularly against the wall, are fitted to it, at a distance from one another of six, eight, or ten feet, as circumstances require. These are connected together by planks or beams, and against them the shores are fixed at two or three points, being connected with one another like the joinings of a roof. The shoring may be described as an open wooden case or frame, of prodigious strength, for the whole building, fixed to the ground at the distance of thirty feet from the wall, by timbers projecting diagonally from it. It is a piece of carpentry of no ordinary ingenuity and skill. The principal excavation has the appearance of a ditch 20 feet wide, extending from the wall outwards, laying it bare to its foundation, and carried completely round the building. It is not dug out in the whole extent at once, hut in portions, the foundation being successively renewed. As this flitch is sunk, it is necessary to carry the propping of the building bekw the surface of the earth. Strong timbers are accordingly fastened against the side of the ditch, being connected by cross pieces, with other strong timbers affixed up against that part of the wall from which die earth has neat removed. They form a second, but shorter case or frame, enclosing the lower part of the building, being supported against the side of the ditch. It answers the double purpose of keeping the loose earth from crumbling down, and of giving support to the build ing. The ditch is sunk at present on the whole of the west side, and on a great part of the north side, several feet below the foundation of the brick walls, which are thus completely exposed to view. After the ditch is sunk as low as is necessary, further excavations are made at right angles with the ditch, directly under the walls of the building, and extending below them, from six to nine feet, till the workmen reach a solid bottom. These excavations are made six or eight feet apart, about the same width, and extend six or eight feet on each side, or within and outside of the wall. When they are sunk as low as is necessary, the piles of the old foundation and everything down to the solid gravel is removed. They are then filled up, and others made; so that every part of the earth under the walls is successively removed to the extent of nine or twelve feet, and the place it is taken from filled up with more solid materials. Nor is this confined to the exterior wall of the buikling. Every pert of the cross walls; every cellar wall is dug unlit r in the same manner, and the place afterwards tilled up. So complete is this part of the work, that it has at times been possible, during its progress, to walk across from the north to the south front, under the brick foundations of the building ; and most of the rubbish from the excavation begun on the outside of the exterior walls has been taken up within. The earth dug out, after penetrating below the walls, is found in many places to he little better than loose util, and appear ing not to have tenacity enough even to give stability to a pile. The filling in of the excavation* , just described, tech nically called grouting, we believe, is not the least cu rious part of the process. Dorking lime, pounded and sifttil, is carried down below in bags; it is there mixed with clean gravel or shingle; water is added, and a sort of mortar formed, which speedily dries, and becomes, when dry, a species of agglom e r a t e d rock. In feet, there is reason to believe that some of the rocks on the surface of the earth, which consist of similar ingre dients, have been formed by a natural process, similar in principle to the artificial one described. Its result is, that a foundation of artificial rock, of a considerable width, is made for every part of the building. On it flag atones are laid ; pegs, or stout pieces of timber, f o ur f ee t l ong , are fixed on these stones, and under the wall of the building, which is carried downwards, widening as it descends to the flag stones. All this new brick work is laid in Rotnatt ce ment. Thus a new, wide, and solid foundation of brick work, united with the old walls, is laid on a basis of arti ficial rock. A more apparently secure foundation we have rarely seen ; and .we should suppose that it is quite im possible any part of the building should hereafter settle. The work is already far advanced, and it is said, though this can hardly be expected, that it is to be corpletesl by Christmas. The new foundation of the east wing is completed ; that of the front next the river is almost done. The excavations and fillings in of the west wing are going rapidly forward, and the ditch has been (lug along the greater part of the north front. The foundations of the centre, the part which gave way, are all finished, and the cellars and King's IVarehouse,with the Long Room above, will be supported on numerous iron columns. The floors of this part of the building, so confident is the architect in the foundations, are to be vaulted as before, but the arches are all to be of cast-iron. Every part, in deed, of the new work, seems to.be of great strength and solidity. The flat uniformity of the front next the river is, we observe, to be relieved by a portico, but it is yet too little advanced to entitle us to hazard a conjecture as to its architectural effect. Ott the whole, the underpinning of the Custom-house was a very bold and even hazardous attempt ; but the very complete manner in which it is executed fully justifies the architect. There has lately been dug up in a field in the neigh bourhood of Gravesend, a small brass coin, of Crispus Ceesar, who reigned about the year ws. On the obverse is the head of Crispus, round which is " Crispvs Nobimp" —on the reverse is an altar, on which is " Votis XX"— round it is " Matrapolitan'—in the exergue is " P. Lon." indicating that it was struck at London. It is a very in teresting coin, and amongst antiquaries will be deemed a great relique. LEIPSIC Faia,—Three hundred and ninety-one book sellers met at the last Easter fair at Leipsic; and two thousand three hundred and seventy-four new works, writ ten in the German or in the ancient languages, sufficiently proved the prodigious activity with which the sciences are cultivated. To these must be added atlasses, romances, dramatic pieces, musical compositions, &c., making the whole number amount to two thousand seven hundred and forty-nine. Among the most remarkable philological pub lications were the Analecta Literaria of the celebrated Pro fessor Ilusehke: Ilermann's Treatises; Observations by the same learned writer on the Greek inscriptions published by Bockli ; Suvern's Remarks on the Clouds of Aristo phones ; Wullner's Treatise on the Epic Cycle; that of Monk on Potnponius, &c. Of the archeological works, Gerhard's Collection of Antiquities; a Treatise by Kose garten on the Egyptian Papyrus; and another by Franck, on the Philosophy and Literature of the Ilintloos,—were the most distinguished. The other sciences also received numerous valuable contributions. Scca ENGIN Es.—Mr. Gurney, in his engine and steam-carriage, has completely attained two good objects; he has simplified the steam-engine to one-fifth of its com plex inaThinery, and he has rendered steam of 80 pounds to the inch as safe as the boiling over of a tea-kettle. These new engines will, it is farther stated to us, cost about one-half the expense of any of the others; a boiler on the new construction will weigh only 4 cwt. whereas on the old plan it would weigh 4 tons; and by the calculations made for the Board of Admiralty, it appears that the Government steam-packet engines, with their charge of water, weigh 111 tons ; whilst these to be put in use will not exceed 6 tons ; that the space occupied by the present engines is 1,600 cubic feet, and that the new ones will only occupy 600 feet; thus obtaining an advantage of 10 tuns, and four thousand cubic feet space for goods and passengers. Government h as given up the Comet steam-packet Ito Mr. Gurney for an experiment, which, if realised to one-half of the extent supposed, will confirm this to be one of the most important discoveries of modern times. It may be added, that if this steam engine boiler succeed as expected, it will produce a new era in the art of dyeing, as superior steam-bathe to any in use will by its means be ptoduced ; it will only weigh a couple of hundred weight,. may be placed on wheels, and moved about wherever it may be required; in fine, wherever water is wanted to be heated, or steam of a high temperature obtained in a few minutes, this boiler must always command a preference ; and we suppose the patentees will find it their interest to manufac ure it independent of the engine.—Litcrary Gazette. TILL EGYPTI.IN ILII.L if me MANSIONXOUSE. Every Lord Mayor is often askel, why the great Hall, in which he entertains his numerous guests in the Man sion -house, is called the Egyptian Hall ? and no Lord Mayor has ever answere d the question. His present Lord ' ship will, however, most probably, be now enabled to sa tisfy those who express astonishment at the name upon looking at the architecture. 'The information contained in the following correspondence, which has been found ac curately to agree with the authorities referred to, has been lately received by the Lord Mayor:— Little James-street, August 5, 1821. t• 31y Lord,---I have the honour to enclose to your Lordship a copy of a later which I have just sent to the Editors of the work, entitled, • Illustrations of the Public Buildings of London.' occa sioned by a remark which is adverted to in it. My only object in sending it was, to add my tnitc to the general cause of literwure; and since it has reference to the mansion which is appropriand to your Lordship's residence, I have, in the hope that your Lordship will pardon the liberty, ventured to lay before you the enclosed copy. Should the hint thrown out be deemed not altogether unworthy your Lordship's considerati.in, I 11 hal I feel myself amply repaid iti the gratification it will teford toe. " I have the honour to he, my Lori, " Your Lordship's very oh:dient servant, " " To the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor." " Lit• le James -street, Bedford-row, Aug. 5, 1026. " Gentlemen,—ln No. 15 of your • Illustrations of the Public Buildings of London,' tomer the head of the • Mansion House,' and in pages 123 and 124, 1 observe the following observation : " "to the south of the Salons is the Egyptian Hall, for the ap pellation of which we are unable to account, as it displays no ves tige of Egyptian architecture or decoration." " 1 take leave, therefore, to send you the following observations, which may, perhaps, prove satisfactory ; they have always ap peared to me a sulicient reason for the appellation in question. It will he requisite, that, to consider the Hall, not as it now exists, with only one tier of columns and an arched ceiling springing from the entablature which they support, but as it existed before the • Attie' was taken down, a representation of which you w:11 find in Plate 43 and 44, Vol. IV. of Vitruvius Britannicus, I.y Woolte and Handen, where you will observe an upper range of halt columns, placed agai 'at a wall, in which is a tier of windows, the whole rest ing on the lower range of columns. R-ferring now to Voruvius, Bsolt VI. Chap. 5, where he treats of /FA. you w.ll observe he de scribes one denominated the Egyptian JE;us,' which precisely corresp mils with the Egyptian ball at the .Mansion House, as i• watt originally executed ; the name of Egyptian Hall was there. fore evidently given Irons its similarity to the ancient I, dno mioated Egyptian, form which no doubt the idea was taken, and which formed one of the principal apartments in the ancient do mestic structures. The authority of Vitruvius would of course be amply sufficient for the present occasion, but he is also tollowed by Palladio, who, in Book 11. Chap. 10, treats of the • Hail alter the Egyptian manner,' which is looser explainei by a plan and sec. non exactly correspor,din,„o with that at the Mansion House; and these masters are followed by Wars, who, in Book 1I I. Chap. 30, and in two plates, caelramitther; d 37, gives the same description of the Egyptian Hall. It may not be amiss here to notice, that this Hall at the Alanainti House, as now altered, corresponds exactly with the Hall which Vitruvms, in the very prate Book and Chap ter, denominates Corinthian ; where he states that the difference between the Corinthian a. d Egyptian JEcus is, that the latter has two tiers of columns disposed in the way be here mentio:es, and with the upper range surrounded by the unsheltered floor as that at the Mansion House was, and that the Molter has orly one tier of columns. front the entablature of which springs a curved ceilmg as that at the Mansim House is; 1 would, therefore, suggest that as since the alteration of the name Egyptian Hall no longer applies, and (a. the circumstances which face occasiotted this letter fully proves) it is the cause of some perplexity, that the name be altered to Corinthian Hall, an appellation which at once accords with the Corinthian Hall of' Vitruvius, and with the order of architecture used in its endiellishnient. It is also the name by which, if origi foully constructed as at present, it would no doubt have been then called ,• . it has also the advantage of conveying to our ideal' a juster conception of its character anti style, and it would be also less liable to censure from critics. 1 mit, Gentlemen, : " Your very obedient humble Servant. " BENILY GARLINCi." " To Messrs. Britton and Pugin, Editors of the . Illustrations of the Public Buildings of London. " THE. LONDON CoM NITT e E.—Although the majority of the great men of the kingdom have liberally contributed to the fund of the distressed manufacturers, there yet remain very many whose contributions arc not forthcoming. We know that letters have been addressed by the London Com mittee to every dignitary, ecclesiastical and civil, both of Great Britain and Ireland—Archbishops, Bishops, and Archdeacons—Dukes, Marquisses, and Lords of all kinds, soliciting their aid to the fund in question. This appeal will doubtless be effectual. The sum yet remaining in the hands of the London Committee is 60,000h—Tyne Mer cury. 'rite Moons ox Fter..—We regret to state (says the Sheffield Ille,eury) that Broombead Moors, in the neigh bourhood of this place, continue on fire. On Sunday and Monday last, the conflagration appeared to have increased. The smoke was so dense and voluminous, as to impede the operations of the persons employed in stopping the ravages of the tire ; objects, indeed, could with difficulty be seen at a distance of a few yards. The weather, however, has been mild, and, in cons t quence, the flames have not aeen extended by the agency of the winds. The opinion is now very generally entertained, that this extraordinary destruc tion of heath has been wilfully accomplished. At Tsherkask, a Cossack town, they have a curious regu lation for the prevention of damage by fire. On a board, which is hung at each door to public view, are painted figures of the instruments which each housekeeper is to have in readiness, and to attend with, in case of a calamity of this kind. Fur example, at one door is the painting of a hatchet ; at another, that of a water-barrel • at a third, buckets, or crow-bars, a !add, r, or other implements. On any alarm of fire the housekeepers are to proceed to the spot with their respective apparatus, of which they are ever re minded by the figures at their doors ; and thus a proper supply of the various things wanted in these cases of exi gency may always be calculated upon. There is at this moment a person of the name of Tho mas Drummond, working as a common pitman in New Painsher Colliery, near Iloughton-le-Spring, in the county of Durham, whom we firmly believe to be the heir-at-law and lineal descendant of James Drummond, who was the grandson of the fourth Earl of Perth, and who joined the Pretender at Culloden, and after that unfortunate af fair was obliged to secrete himself to preserve his life.— This poor man, now living in the humblest situation of life, is perfectly aware of his rights as the descendant of the chief of one of the most respectable clans in Scotland, and is anxious to assert them, but is without the m eans . Hi s case has already engaged: the attention of a professional genealogist, Mr. Fitz-Strother, of Barnard's Inn, London, who entertains no doubt of the justice of his claims. Great praise is due to this gentleman for the exertions he has made, from no inducement but a distant hope of re ward, and a desire to procure for the friendless and desti tute his just rights and honours. his necessary, however, to obtain some registers from France, and to go through certain forms required by law, before he can avail himself of the princely disposition of his Majesty to restore the forfeited Scottish peerages. We trust there is sufficient sympathy among our fellow -countrymen to come forward to the assistance of an unfortunate young man who is thus struggling with poverty, and unable to assert his rights, however well founded, to the Earldom of Perth, without pecuniary aid. One gentleman, the Reverend Mr. Baker, Chancellor of Durham, it is but justice to state, has con tributed 51. towards defraying the necessary expenses. Whatever funds are to be raised should be raised without delay, as the testimony of the claimant's allot, a Mrs. Peters, greatly advanced in years, is extremely important, and if not secured soon, the claim may by her death be lost for ever. We have little hesitation in saying that if from one to two hundred pounds were advanced to enable him to go through the preliminary formalities required, we think by that trifling sum the proceedings would be so far forwarded, that in the very next session an Act of l'arlia ment might be passed to restore him to his rank, honours, and dignities, as Earl of Perth, if not to the hereditary es tates also. CHEAP REPAIRS.-At a parish not one hundred miles from Brighton, a bill was lately sent in by a tradesman to one of the public bodies of the said parish, of which the following is a literal copy:— Mending the wheel-barrow - - ..e0 3 0 New side to the borrow - . . - 0 3 6 New staves, new splicing the horns and legs, putting on iron-work, and painting the hallow - - 0 4 6 Two new cross-legs, and new boarding the barrow all _ - over . .. - --A 6 6 New main side to the barrow - - - 0 3 6 New wheel to the barrow - - - 0 6 0 To putting in all the iron-work to the barrow, new naih, and painting the iron-work to the ba.row - - 0 2 6 doudginga, two spikes to shafts, two clip* to legs, and 50 nails to the barrow - - . 0 3 10 New hoop-tire to the wheels of the barruw - .060 X 1 19 4 POLICR. BOW BELL. Matesrow-mousE.—Mr. flicks, the Common Councilman, ea• tereil the Justice Room yesterday, when the Loan MAYOR ad• dressed him, and expressed his hopes that Bow Bells were not to be for ever silent. He whaled them not to be 'stopped by a ilLog accident ; for he was convinced that, as they had been rung foe a considerable number of years. and as the bells of other steel les, which were perhaps not so well built, were constantly rung with out any serioos injury, the citizens of leorelon might still be cheered by the sound of their oldest awl most favourite bells.—Mr. Melts said, he, for one, did not consider that there was any reason fur the mine i.e alarm a tech had been excited on the subject. They were certainly stn,•ped fur the present, but he hoped, as soon as the re pairs were completed, they would again gladden the hearts of his fellow-citizens. Ile mentioned that he had paid considerable at tendon to steeples, anti he believed that Bow Church steeple was one of the best in the city. Before Aldgate Church spire was lowered, in consequence its dangerous condition, he went up, and the vibration there was certainly shunting. It was percepts ble to the eye, and, at one time, lie believed it was several inch ea; but that was considered to he in consequence of the unsound state of the spire. But the suire of Bow Church was an unrivalled piece of masonry, and he did not believe it vibrated, even when all the bells wet eat full play, more than one-eighth of an inch. The whole steeple, it appeared, was so /round, that instead of vibrating in one particular part, the vibration extended from the very to to the bottom, lie (lid not believe that the tail of the stone had been oc casioned by the ringing of the bells, .though he admitted that he had never heard that the particular stone had been noticed as un sound. He mentioned that it was now under the consideration of their able architect, and of another gentleman of high eminence, to re-hang the bells in such a itianner as would prevent their operating injuriously to the steeple. Tne Lorin MAYOR exhorted Mr. Hicks, as one of the represen tatives; of the parish, not to be afraid to ring the bells, whatever any architect, however able or ingenious, might say upon the subje.t. The more able these gentlemen were, the greater was the Mlle. nuity they often displayed in detecting danger in edifices which had stood well, and would continue to stand well for years. Square towers were considered perfectly secure for the ringing of hells, and he could not imagine thut the square tower of Bow Church was rendered le-ts secure by the addition of a spire. Mr. Hicks assured his Lordship that himself and many of his fel ow-parishioners wet* ready to do all in their power to keep their tie peal at work. In other parishes alarm has occasionally been created by cracks in their church steeples, which have been attributed to the effects of the bells. In one instance (St. Mary ()very), which is Tether against his Lordship's doctrine, the four pinnacles of the square tower, lrom being longer, have vibrated more than the rest of the steeple, and have cracked from it. The) appear to have settled; ut the bells, notwithstanding, have been long tung without appre hension, and without any increase of cracks. BOw-STREET.—Yesterday .Ite.randcr Moore, an old weather. beaten waterman, whom some of his brethren eleclarA to be rather more than " half-craeked" at times, was summoned before the Magistratea by a gentleman who described himself as Captain Fit. ton, of Cecil -street, Strand, for wlful misbehaviour in his em ployment. The defendant pleaded not guilty. Captain Fitton. on being formally called upon by the clerk to make his complaint, drew ftom his pocket a sheet of foolscap, and placing himself in front of the table, and making a profound bow to the Itench,wss about in commence reading from the taper, when he was told by Mr. Woods that such was nor the regular course of piocreding ; he must state his complaint in the regular way, with out the aasta'ance of prepared documents. Captain Fitton, however, s rid he was much more fluent at reading than at r xtemporaneous speaking, and begged as a matter of indul gence to be allowed to read his statement. Leave being given, the Captain, in ►low and measured accents, and with " due emphasis," if not s• sound discretion," read vrrbufint as follows : " I liir:tl the boat at Waterloo Bridge-stairs, at Is. 6d. per hour. When Mr. Lea hem and myself entered the boat, the waterma mm i need a tirade of incoherent and impertinent language—h appeared to be drunk. 1 told him while passing under the bridg to put us back ; the man rep% d by demanding his fare ; I paid him is-tinily one boar's fare (Is. 61.), for I was not willing to en. erumb r the question with a pecuniary demand. A moment's re flation stowed me, however, that I might be free myself from his im eminence by cautioning him to k ep silence ; I did so ; and in. teul of putting 'shore, told him to row up the river. He rowed very sli wly, allowing other boats to pass; and after proceeding stout 100 yards, he said he would rest awhile, near some barges lying Ly the S - rand side. lie kept his boat nearly stationary tor some time, and then said he would go ashore for something to eft ink. and proceeded to do so, till, afte a strenuous remonstrance on my part, the man des red, and turned his boat from shoe. The watemarn recrea;e qty interrupted us by offering impertinet end uncalletLfor remarks upon our conversation, and showed himself desirous of teking ev, ry advantage of our gentlernenly for bearance. He railed out to the petit le of a boat passing, and soul he was rowing us for nothing ; there. y e. deavouring to traduce us, and fix upon us injustice or parsimeny. The man inquired of us how time was, and on being answered, he said we did not spent correctly, thereby intimating that we meant to defraud him. 1 told the man, when about half the hour had expired, toland us at the stairs we started from when the time should be up, and to row in any other direction in the men time. He then repassed the bridge, and when opposite the centre of Somerset House, he turned to boat acid made for the arch. I inquired his reason, and on learn. ing it was a call of nature. I told him to row us to the Wain. He messaged in taking us to the arch, and in breach of decency pro. ceeded to --- The distance from the arch to the stairs is about thirty yards, but the side of the triangle to the point of the river, where lie says n•rture urged him, to the stairs, did nut exceed that side of the triangle, from the given point to the arch, by more than twenty yardS. in my estimation." This statement was delivered in a manner so solemn and am. phatic as though the Captain had been upon the judgment -seat, palming sentence on a criminal. At the conclusion of every pen. fence he paused, bowed, and looked around for some seconds—but, strange to say, the spectators laughed most immoderately; none but his Worship could keep his countenance, and to him the effort to preserve his gravity seemed by no means inconsiderable. Capt. Fitton stared at all this, but made - -tk. , no remark. The old Waterman could make no satisfactory defence, and he scsa fined 20fs. and costa. Being unable to pay the fine, he Wag sent to Tothillfields Bridewell for seven days. THE LONDON BRICK COMPANY. Mr. Ryder, a saddler and harness-maker, carrying on busines at Dockhead, came to ask for the assistance of Sir R. Birnie, to recover eight seta of harness, or th e va l ue t h ereo f, from the " Lon don Brick Company," whose house for the transaLtion of' business was in Lancaster-place, Waterloo-bridge, immediately within the jurisdiction of this Offire. Sir R. BIRNIE—The London Brick Company ! lam afraid I can't assist von, but I will hear your statement. Mr. Ryder said he was appli: d to some months ago by Mr. Daniels, who called himself Solicitor and Managing Director to the Company, and who was introduced to him by a neighbour of the complainant's, to supply him, on account of the Company, with. sets of harness for eight waggon horses. Upon the faith of his neighbour's representation (for he had but a poor opinion of Corn. panes himself—a laugh) that the Company honoured all Mr. Daniels' drafts for money, he supplied the goods, but soon found he had made a sad mistake. He applied to a Mr. Webb, who was called a Resident Director, for payment, but he refused to honour Mr. Daniels' order for payment, upon the ground that that perso:t had overdrawn the amount of his bond with the Company. Tb.: complainant then went to Mr. Daniels, who declared that he had nu business wilt the payment of bills ; that be was but the servant or the Company, and that the complainant must look to Mr. Webb. lit this matter he was transmitted from lane to the other like a shut. decock, and nm a farthing of his money could he get. Sir R. BIRD IE—Have the Company any effects ?-0 yes. Sir Richard; they have a large brick-field at Peckham, and there I have had the pleasure of seeing my harness upon the backs of their horses. Sir R. Br awiE—Can't you go there and 6211:2 your harness, or some of their goods?—That would be a dangerous attempt. Sir It Dram E—Why so?—There are six or eight brick-makers there. and Mr. Daniels, the lawyer, at their head. Sir R. 12111 , 11 E—And are you afraid they will harm you if you attempt to seize P—Yes ; for whenever I go to have a bit of a blow up with Dlr. Daniels, before lie says a word to me he calls out to the men, •• Come here, you are wanted ;" and when lie gets them round him he talks away at a fine rate. Sir R. BIIINIE-1 am afraid that with eight brick-makers. headed by a lawyer, you would indeed be likely to come off second best. (Laughter.) Are there plenty of bricks there P—Why, yes, Sir Richard, a fair stock. Sir R. BlRNlE—Because you know bricks are handy things in certain cases, if the contest is a little unequal—Yes they are. Will you, Sir, give me authority to use them ? becau se I' will soon floor the whole squad the next time I go there. (Loud laughirg.) Sir N. BIRNIE—What ! fluor eight brick.ntakers and a lawyer (A laugh.) Yes, in no time. Sir R. BIRNIE.—WeII, you are a valiant man, I have no doubt but you know it is my duty to preserve the peace, not to give Cu couragement to persons to break it. Mr. Ryder—Very true; but you gave me a hint about ti , e bricks ; and I thought that if I could use them, I would soon play the devil with the lawyer and his brick-makers. Sir H. ItiaNte—l cannot assist you. You have given credit in: your goods, and must sue in the us ua l way to recover the value. Mr. Ryder—Alt! Sir, that I shall never do. Sir R. BIRNM said, he thought Mr. Ryder's. neighbour bad made himself answerable by his recommendation. The neighbour, who was present, assured his Worship that Le had at one time great confidence in Mr. Daniels, but he hiossit:i had been since tricked out of the week's hire of a horse and cart. Mr. Ryder departed, taking nothing by his application. FRAUDS ON SOLICITORS. HATTON-GARDEN.—Yesterday Richard Drew, who has u 3• dergone several examinations, on a thaw of obtaining stamps as the name of his employer, Mr. James Harnett, Solicitor, of North. umberland•street, Strand, and who was likewise charged with forg. in a bill of exchange on a lady named Walker. who was a thaw of brew's former master, Mr. May, of Furnival's Inn, was *obi placed at the bar. On the stamp charges he had been committed for the misdemeanour only, and it was confidently expected that the other for the forgery would have been gone into on this Gees. *ion, as the prisoner is repuesented to have defrauded several goy. denten of the legal profession by whom he had been employed However, on Mr. Rogers inquiring whether any further evidence had been obtained in regard to the forged bill of exchange— A gentleman, who attended for 3lr. May, intimated that the are ~. r