The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1825-03-15 00:00:00

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Ce o 1817 $lll,OOO 'anima. ng the in the aodigi_ tp an o - untry doned. tot lost 1 many leap of of the At, art ned as cotton• iton of norms nature great scour ungry best in The owing it is is thered that :laded nds of em all an of Black plum, Pella. I, and b the hare les of Lppier •e the lotion I who Tula. reek.; y this PPort pro. mber tains. bound !ailed ror its thies, Nt. lancht there at, or onge, , nfac. the FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Dowager Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury entertained a distinguished party . at dinner yesterday at her house in Arlington-street. In the ev ening her Ladyship hail an elegant circle of fashionable.. Lord Berwick had a grand dinner party yestenlay at his how in ' o n venor-sipuire. Lord King will give a grand dinner party on Thursday to a dis linguishedy at his house in Dover.street. Mrs. 1 bad an elegant party a fashionabl e yesterday even ing at her house in St..lamea's-place. The Hon. Misses Orimston are expected to-morrow at their h o use in Upper Grosvenor-street from their seat, lierkhamstead castle, Herts. Earl Stanhope has arrived in town from his seat in Kent. John Hawkins, Esq. left Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, yester day on a tour. • P. Lawley, Eve. M.P. has arrived in town (ton his seat in War- wiekshire. - The Earl of Abergavenny lias arrived in town from his seat in Sussex. Arrivals at the Pulteney Hotel, Alhemarle-street :—Mr. and Mrs. Boucher and family from a tour. Departure :—Captain Booth for Cheltenham. Arrivals at K libitum's Hotel, Lower Brook-street :—Mr. Gordon and Mr. Fraser from Edinburgh; Mrs. f:hitttleworth and family from their seat in Lancashire • Mr. Williams from Bath. De parture:—Major eurwood for the Continent. Arrivals at Thomas's [lntel, Berkeley-siusre:—Mr. J. and Miss Lemon Gower fawn Mr. and Mrs. John Peel's, Broadstairs. Departure:—J. Hodges, Esq. for his seat in Kent. Arrivals at Mivert's Hotel, Lower Brook-street :—Mr. and Mrs. Palmer, and Mrs. Confer and family, from Calcutta ; Lady War ren front Brighton; the Countess of Mansfield and family from Richmond ; Mrs. Gannon and family from Breokman's Park, Hertfordshire. i Arrivals at Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street :.—Mri and Mrs. Booth from Richmond; Drs. Herne, Curtis, Doyle, and Marren), the Catholic Deputation! from Ireland; J. W. Steuart, Esq. and Alin Smart from Berks. SOUTHAMPTON, M -AEC!! 12. Sir W. C. De Crespigny, Bart. is dangerously ill ; he has been visited by a paralytic and apoplectic attack. It is this evening stated that Sir William is dead. We believe the report is without any foundation. Mr. and Mrs. Liston dined at Admiral Otway's on Sun day last, and on Monday Liston took his benefit at our theatre. We understand lie has netted about 200/. by si s rights performance here. The whole conversation of the town is engrossed in an unpleasant affair that has occurred at our poor-house, which has termittated in the abrupt dismissal of the acting guardian. The offender has been thrice mayor 'Ma neigh bouring city. THE ARCHDEACON and the HOLY OFFERING. The parishioners of SAINT MARTIN'S being anxious to testify the grateful sense they entertained of the services of Archdeacon P—, and of the faithfulness and zeal with which he had discharged his clerical duties, resolved, on Isis leaving them, to present him with a piece of plate. A subscription was accordingly set on foot for that purpose— the requisite amount was cheerfully contributed; Mr. SALTER, of the Strand, was the silversmith employed on the occasion, and a handsome tribute of their respect was ' speedily prepared, and was presented a few weeks since to the worthy and amiable Archdeacon, who received it with every feeling of acknowledgment which such a gift was ealculated to inspire. To this tribute of parochial respect, the Vestry wire desirous to superadel, of their own accord, and at their own private cost, a piece of plate which should also mark, in an especial manner, their high estimate of Ida character and of his virtues. Mr. T— was the silversmith employed for this purpose, with directions to rake a silver waiter, of handsome size and workmanship, Lich it might befit a Vestry to offer, and an Archdeacon it accept. In a short time the order was executed, and a salver of becoming magnitude, round the sides of which the tendrils of the vine played in rich luxuriance over bunches of embossed grapes, invited the approbation of the donors previously to its being transferred as *decorative appendage to the side-board of the Archdeacon. All were Clighted with it. It seemed to embody the poetical creations of A xacason. It made one convivial to look at , it. The Cupids seemed to glow with life, as they peeped slyly between the foliage of the vine. It wagon view for se wed days. One or two fashionable Illuminati of the !Vest End were seen to smile at each other on examining it ; but this created no surrise. lit due time it was packed up, and conveyed to the excellent Minister, the memory of whose virtues it was intended to perpetuate. The very first time that it enriched the dessert, it became a subject of admiration. Scarcely, however, had tat days elapsed when the Archdeacon received an anonymous letter, informing hitn—and as the truth actually was—that this silver waiter had been purchased by the silversmith, Mr. T—, at the sale of the effects of a celebrated Nun ntn, in New-street, on the death of Mrs. C—, the late Lady Abbess, and that, although represented to the paro chial Vestry as a new article, it was in fact a second-hand piece; that it had, indeed, been repolished—the old friend had received a new fuee—but it was still the same salver I that bad served up refreshment to the sisterhood time out of mind—they had poured out their libations to BACCHUS upon it at all boors; it had played its part in the slaughter '[the Innocents front the first foundation of the nunnery. Could this be an orthodox offering to a Member of Holy Church? It was true it had, belonged to a Clerk; but after having so long run the gauntlet of the loves, it could not but profane the plate-chest of a parson, which ought ever to stand char of all impure associations. Upon re examining it after this discovery, and with this Ken, the offering was instantly at a discount ; its decorative work manship assumed a different character—the very Cupids bad a rakish look—end the clustering grapes, the playful tendrils, the rich foliage, seemed to describe figuratively the SFr ! fwe elite Virgins. Sentence of rejection was imme diately passed upon it. The worthy Archdeacon returned it without delay, and it is now again in possession of Mr. T—, the silversmith, who bas received an order from the Vestry to replace it with some article of new plate of equal value, and a special direction not again to attempt passing off any old piece. This order is now pre 'wing, and will very shortly be executed. The Duke and Duchess of Clarence are shortly expected to leave England for the Continent for a short time. Yesterday, about half-past twelve o'clock, the Princess Augusta, accompanied by Miss Winyard, arrived in town in her travelling chariot at her residence in the King's Palace, St. James's, from her seat at Frogniore, near Windsor. Her Royal Highness's domestics followed in two other carriages. The Princess is come to town for the season. On the first information of the late disasters in Hanover, his Majesty was pleased to send to the Central Committee there, from his privy purse, the sum of 2,0001. sterling, which has been already received. This is exclusive of what has already been contributed from his Majesty's funds there in money, besides corn and wood. A Society of Ladies, at the head of which is her Royal highness the Duehess of Cambridge, made a lottery of articles of needle work, &e. of their own making, which has been given to the Central Committee. A Committee for the relief of the distressed sufferers has also been formed at Halle, on the Seale, at the bead of which is Professor Niemeyer, Chan cellor of the University. The nuptials between a wealthy widow and a nobleman of high rank,'•whose ducal coronet in embryo was to have decorated the brows of a distinguished beauty (since wedded to the son of a Marquis, who has recently given an heir to' a house high in favour at Court), are to be celebrated in the spring. The honeymoon is to be kept in Mrs. Coutts's fine dairy, on Highgate Hill.—Star. Charles Ketnble is to he the hero of the tragedy of (utes in .4rgoa, shortly to be acted at Covent-garden Theatre. A new Play, with !nude, is to precede the Tra gedy. The Preeinect of Carl Maria Von Weber will follow Oreeles, superintended by Weber himself. The Freischutz is almost entirely eclipsed in Germany by an Opera entitled Joeomlessu, composed by Sphor, a fzmidable rival to Weber. Joeundeasa was brought out at Berlin. Yesterday evening the Adelphi Theatre was closed in censequence of the death of Mr. Rodwell, the proprietor, uho had been indisposed about two months. He was the author of ralmondi and several other popular productions at this Theatre, which he bad raised to great eminence by his talents and management. The Reverend Arthur S. Wade, Domestic Chaplain to the Marquis of Waterford, has been appointed D. D. of / \LI m.lnielge. MR. C. I IMVING A 4 VD MR. BRLAWII.4M. In the last number of a French periodical work just p. lichen!, the writer has undertaken to balance the respective perfections of the leading Members of our House of Com mons. This is a task which requires ho common qualities in the person who undertakesit ; hut a Frenchman goes to work as gaily without his materials as with them. It is curious to perceive what notions he entertains on this sub ject; and how gravely he plays the Oracle before the Pari sian public; he begins by referring to the discussion which took place at the commencement of the Session on the Catholic Question : " which demonstrates," isys the writer, " to what a degree of perfection the soundness of reason and the subtilty of logic has arrived in the English debates. It would be difficult," he adds, "to adjudge the palm where both sides contended with so much zeal, for two ratters (pour dens entrees), which each held to be honourable and just." He then proceeds seriously to de scribe them as two contending armies, availing themselves each of tbeir utmost skill in tactics, of all their expertness In artifice, and of all the strength of their heavy columnar At length the chief combatants, after the example of the ancients, encounter each other foot to foot. But we should not do justice tothe representation, were we to give Uhl any other words than his own : Les deux amities ont fait 6galement usage de touts, les rex sources de la tat - Witte, de tout les subterfuges de l'adresse, de tomes les forces des grandee masses. 11 y aeu des attaques d'avant-postes, des charges' de reserve, et, ainsi que dans les batailles des ancient, Ott a 1.4 lee chefs runemil se prendre corps it corps et *ogee keens renew:hams personnels." What strange notions of our House of Commons a Frenchman must have, after picturing to himself this heene of turbulent altercation ! Where this writer could have acquired his insight into our affairs, and his know ledge of our Parliamentary Speakers, it would not be easy to divine. He contrasts them, for the information of his eciamlymen who can, hereafter, be at no loss to form an esakete of ;heir strength and ability. His contra-position of theni is somewhat whimsical. He goes over the ground very smoothly, but seems greatly perplexed when he comes to Mr. Hutchinson. " Nous opposerions volontiers Mr. CANNING i Mr. BROUGHAM, Sir J. MACKINTOSH I Mr. CrOCI.RURN, Sir FRANCIS BUR. SETT i Mr. PLUNKETT, Mr. TIERNEY i Mr. PEEL ; main nous n'avons rim i opposer i Mr. /I UTCHlmsoff. C'est un par tisan hard i et temoraire qui fait la guerre pour son eompte, et dont les attaques brusques ne se soumettent i aucune regle hie." He afterwards proceeds to a more deliberate and detailed investigation of the respective merits of Mt. CANNING and Mr. BROUGHAM. The style of the latter he describes as characterised by force, bitterness, want of arrangement, great energy in argument, and n bold and sudden transi• Lion from the serious to the burlesque. What notion the writer has of WESTMINSTER, or where he supposes the Court of King's Bench to be situated, we do not know ; but lie informs his readers. speaking of Mr. Brougham— " Rarement it fait usage' an' sea diacours parlementaires des ivueions admires dont it sea , rt dans les tribunal's. A IVEIT3IIN ITER c'est un tout autre hon qu'il la Cour du Bane du Rui." How this critic discovered that Mr. Baouonsm used the al tifiees of his eloquence with so much discreet atten tion to time and place, it would be in vain to inquire. We do not think the Learned Advocate will be very ready to recognise himself in the following critique:— " 11 a totijoars un grand objet en vue, it le poursult avec Bchar. cement, U temutse tout ce qu'al trouve cur son chemin, et parvient son but en annoncant sa virtoire par un coup iclatant oil it parait eputste les ressourcei de son eloquence. Deux ou trois udees fon. damentales ferment toujeum la base des discours de Mr. Brougham ; it les appuie par des faits, et les comment. avec cet ordre lumineux qui entralne la conviction, et qui conduit aux consequences qu'd se propose d'en tirer." We have next the portraiture of "ron rival," Mr. CAN NINO. " His rival, not less energetic, prepares his approaches with equal skill, and overturns with equal address every obstacle which he has to encounter in his march. Nothing can be more elegant than his diction, nothing more impres sive than his delivery, nothing more sonorous or full of harmony than the inflexions of his voice, and the cadence of his periods." He then proceeds to descant in the following observations on a particular feature of Mr. Canning's speech on the Ca tholic Question. " Serre de pros par son eontraire, it evite le coup en fixant sea regards sur un objet qui l'eblouit. C'est ainsi qu'su lieu de l'epuiser en raisonnemens sue la questiim que l'on debattait, it a (fere tout-e-coep 'Odeon de sa vie politigsse, et rehausse l'interit piquant qu'un parch! expme desalt inspirer par la maniere drama tique dont it l'a expose. Jamais on n'a vu dans les discussions publiquea un pareil exeirplc de finesse et d'habilete: meis ants/ jamais do details biostraplsogaes n'out ate plus honorable& • Le style de cette pante du discours du mitestre a cc Moths de doucetir et de simpliciti, enrol convenable i la visite des faits qu'i Is modestie de l'orateur. Quand ii sborde la question , prineipsle, c'est en employant cette graduation de force et d'interet qu'Ho race recommande dans les compositions dramatiques, et qui settles peuvent convaincre sans exasperer, et entrniner sans soduire. Cet eminent homme (resat excelle dens l'art d ffieile de dejouer le plan de ceux qui i'attaqucnt, et de frustrxr la prevoyance de l'obierva teur le plus adroit. Son debut n'annonce jamais la fin qu'il se purpose; les donnies qu'il itablit nc paraissent pas lifes avec In consequence qu'ij en tire ensuite avec une admirable dextiriti. James it ne decsite !.'impression que lui font les attaques qu'on lui porte. Au regard sombre, aux genes expressifs, aux Inflexions, foudroyants de son adversaire, it oppose tames un sourire malin, tantio ce clime et cette digniti que donne la conscience de son propre nierite. Au milieu de sea plus eloquentes tirades, de sea raisonnemens les plus forts, In plus irresistible& on voit toujours l'homme du monde, le porte et le litterateur. 11 a introsluit dans l'eloqiience parlementaire un genre tout-3-fait nouveau, qui par ticipe de I'entrainement de l'inspiration et des is perspicacite de la dialeetique." Having finished his sketches of Mr. CANNING and Mr. BROUGHAM, the painter puts away his easel, not thereby meaning any ill compliment to the rest of our Representa tives, but because he considers the whole of their separate excellences as summed up in the two leatlera he has been at the pains to contrast. " Aprils ce parallele entre deux orateurs qui laisseront un eter nal souvenir dans les fasts de l'iloquence, tout autre portrait pa raitrai t (raid et sans interet ; non que les orateurs que nous avons nommis ne maritent d'etie pieces au premier rang : mists, par ceque ceux que nous mons de mettre en contesate, peuvent etre considires calms riunivant tousles genres de 'nitrite qui distin guns les aunts." A CEMOCS COINCIDENCE.—II is singular that the two most admirable writers that modern Europe produced, Shakspeare and Cervantes, both died on the same day, in the same year, namely, April 231, 1616. A nobleman observing one day at dinner a person emi nent for his philosophical talents, intent oil chusing the de licacies of the table, said to him, " %Vhat! do philosophers love dainties?" " Why not ?" returned the other ; "do you think, my Lord, that the good things of this world were only made for blockheads?" ON TIIE WOAD LITEZATI.—Tbe word //tenth, which now confers honour, had at one time a very different signi fication. Among the Romans it was usual to affix some branding or ignominious letter on the criminal, when the crime was infamous in its nature ; and persons so branded were called inseripti, or stigmatiei, or by a more equivocal teem, literati. The same expression is likewise adopted in Stat. 4 Henry VII., which recites, "that diverse persons lettered had been more bold to commit mischievous deeds," &c. The present meaning of the word is taken from the Chinese, among whom, however, it is applied more speci fically to one particular sect of learned men. - - - E t.o PE at e xr.—A young lady of the name of P—lt —n, twenty years of age, the only daughter of a retired trades man, eloped on Saturday morning from her father's resi dence in the vicinity of Sloane-square, with Lieut. L—n—t, a gallant son of Neptune, who visited the family, and no apparent attachment was observed between the parties. The young lady, whose expectations are great, was missed at the breakfast-table; and the youthful ardour of the parties preventing precaution, they took a hackney-coach at the end of Sloane-street to Kensington, where they took a post-chaise. The father and a man-servant traced the fugitives to Maidenhead, where the clue was lost in consequence of the different roads; but they got further intelligence, and found the fugitives taking coffee at Henley-upon-Thames, and the young lady was conveyed safely home again. A physician of the name of Buller, residing at Ham burgh, has lately invented a new surgical instrument, by means of which he can amputate a leg in one second. There is now at Foxley, near this city, a beautiful Japanese Rose, twelve feet in height, bearing on one side red, and on the other white roses. In the same hos ' pitable mansion is also a fine damosel bird, confessedly .50 years old, fed, if not bred, in this country ; and a macaw, with pale gold top-knot, who has likewise perched half a century.—HerefiJel Independent. THE itRITNFI PRESS. .- • & METROPOLITAN WATER COMPANY. PYesterday a Meeting was held at Bier City of London Tavern, purausat to M. followin • notice ' "It having been considered that the Dill now pending in Par • liament for establishing a Company for the supply of spring water to the Metropolis, will, if pinged into a law, be the means not only , of stopping the operations of the breweries, distilleries, dy e h ousee , t and 'ranch" other manufacdnies and public estaglishments in Lou doa, but also of cutting off the supply of the public p um p s —A ' Public Meeting of the opponents of the measure will be held for the purpose of agreeing to a pet itkin to Parliament against it." CIIARLS9 BAISCI.Ay, Esq. having been called to the Chair, said, that as the Meeting was attended by many gentlemen who had turned their attention to the subject before ,the Meeting, he would confine himself to • very few remarks ; lacked it was with great reluctance he yielded to the solicitation of thof.e interested in opposing the present scheme. He was, however, consoled by the conviction that every defect In him would be more than sop. plied by the gentlemen to whom he before alluded. The principle on which the contemplated Company went was to dig wells in various places in and near the metropolis, at such a distance under the clay as to ensure a supply of spring water. Now, in the me tropolis there were three sorts of springs. The first which he would notice, were the land springs; the supplies from which was lately very much diminished ; they were almost drained, particularly in the northern district of the metropolis, where Canals had been dug. The deepening of the Sewers was anothef and a strong cause for the fulling off. Deeper again thin these last were to be found, another set of springs, which altOrded a good supply of very pure water, that was principally used by manufacturers. The adequate supply from these springs was not so much an object as the tem perature of the water, which never varied, and was frequently in summer 23 degrees below the heat' of the atmosphere: that cir cumstance made it highly useful for the purpose of cooling. Should the proposed Company succeed in being incorporated, they would, by digging their wells to the depths they intend, and by raising the water with engines of great power, destroy the wells at present dog from these springs; or, at all events, so far diminish the supply as to make them altogether useless. ,To prove the truth of that statement, he would mention a fact =netted with his own manu factory. He had on his aide of the river • well sunk down to the blue clay. Mr. Calvert had, on the p aste side, on his premises, another well sunk to a corempoodtag th. When either of these was worked, a munislis Wen welt p ulted on the other. To show what little chance the Chmpsny had of ring a large supply of water, he would wooden ter, WU to the Menteg. It was possi ble, by means of an engine of a very small form, to lower the water in his well fifteen feet ig one hour: and further, it was found, that when on Monday the water had risen to its greatest height in consequence of the cessation during Sunday, if they did not commence working it early in the morning its depth would be considerably lessened by other pumps being at work. He was sure that many gentlemen present who had welle could supply facts of a similar nature. The result of the proposed ,ffierouire, if carries into effect, would be, that the proprietors of breweries, &c. would have to apply to the Company for water; 'and supposeahey should offer compensation gild insert a clause to that effect, in. the Bill, what compensation, he would ask, could be sufficient for the loss of water on their own premises ? besides any compensation they of fered would fall far short of the demands they would insist on If ' applied to for a supply o f wa t er . lie knew an instance lately where the proprietor of a manufactory had occasion for • casual supply ; the Company that furnished it, though not more exorbi. tarn than others in its prices, yet insisted on such payment for it as would amount to 1,0001. per annum for a continual and sufficient supply. The 'Resolutions (for which our Advertitement) were put seriatim and agreed to. Mr. lilavrox felt himself called on to make a few observa tions in answer to a statement put forth in the Morning Papers in support of the Bill. It was first stated, that the intended supply , of water would be from the deep springs below the blue clay form. ing the London Basin. Now the fact was, that at the present moment many of the large pumps, those' far instar.ce in Russell square and in some of the hospitals were supplied from the great . depot of water below the blue clay. Mr. Mahon, after some further remarks, stated, that the present Water Companies derived but small profit from the investment of their capital. In answer to the last fact put forward by the New Company, namely—that, in consequence of the abandonment of the Bea u fort - bui ldings and London-bridge Waterworks, there were two less than before; and that amongst the remaining Companies there existed a most op pressive combination and monopoly—he begged to remark, that there existed no monopoly ; and further, that the two Companies • alluded to were not dissolved, but had united with the New River Company. Mr. COCIEMELL remarked, that though they had not met there to serve the New Company, still they were conferring on them the best benefit when they advised them to give up their foolish scheme, for it was totally impracticable. (Hear.) Indeed all the wells the Company could sink, together with those now in use, could not be sufficient for the supply of the metropolis unless they succeeded in discovering • fresh water sea below the earth. (Hear and a laugh.) , The water proposed to be raised by them would not exceed a tithe of the necessary quantity. The Company had fixed On Pad dington m a scite for one of their wells, but on being strongly op posed by the proprietor of the soil they agreed to give up the idea; however, they did not state where they meant to remove to; he had asked the question of the advisers of the Bill, and was not answered ; he supposed they had privately agreed between them selves. He remembered a circumstance that some time ago a Com pany were about cutting a canal across a gentleman's property; he , remonstrated with them, and they promised to alter the course at first intended; this lulled the gentleman. The Canal Company got their Act of Parliament, and proceeded in the on eserseg the gamlainese was thsusdratssli ; be eisaindal. dam. of their promise, and the only answer they gave was, " We , don't find it in the bond." (Cheers and laughter.) Mr. Coekerell went on to say that the intended Company state they intend having , five stations or depots ; they give no intimation where they mean to sink, so that they can multiply their wells ad rnfinition ; indeed such would be the effect of their sinking • well near many private ones, that a horse-wheel would be required to be substituted for the present labour of a child, for noboby could doubt the s eneral principle that existing wells have been affected by sinkir g thers in the neighbourhood. Mr. C. said, in continuation, that 'lofting could be done before the Committee on the Bill; those wh3 lied ever travelled that course must well know that nothing told there but counting noses. (Great laughter.) The best course would be at once to deny the facts in the preamble of the Bill. (flea-.) A Gentleman inquired if there were a compulsory clause in the Bill—a clause forcing a person to sell his property, whether he wished it or not ? Mr. Al ALTON replied, that the Company were merely empower. ed to treat with the proprietors. Mr. Cocatitru.—Oh, then we have only to open our mouths and we will soon atop them and their waterworks. (A laugh.) The Honourable Gentleman in continuation said, he heard individuals would be induced for large offers to come into terms with the Com. pany. The effect of that would nearly be as bad as a compulsory clause. In conclusion, he begged to be understood as coming there and taking part in the Meeting solely in his individual capacity. He had then two petitions before Parliament on the same subject ; one as Chairman of the Grand Junction Canal, and the other as be. longing to the parish of Paddington ; but he appeared there as one of the public. Before he sat down, he begged to suggest that either in the petition or in one of the Resolutions, ;t may be stated, that the proposed measure would materially lessen the supply of water in the West-end of the town—that might frighten persons of influence, or as some called them, " the West-end of the town people." The petition to Parliament was then agreed to. A desultory conversation ensued as to the most effectual means of opposing the Bill, and after a vote of thanks to the Chairman the Meeting separated. A SINGULAR CHALLANGE. Thet ) flowing singular challenge is contained in a letter from Sir It'llliam Herbert, of St. Julian's, in Monmouth shire, father-in-law to the famous Lord Herbert, of Cher bury, to a gentleman of the name of Morgan. The origival is in the British Museum. " Stec—Peruse this letter in God's name. Be not disquieted. I reverence your hoary hair. Although in your son I find too much folly and lewdness, yet in you I expect gravity and wisdom. It hath pleased your son, late, at Brtstol, to delivers challenge to a man of mine, on the behalf of a gentleman (as he said) as good as myself; who he was he named not, neither do I know; but if be be as good as myself, it must either be for virile, for birth, for ability, or for calling and dignity. For virtue I think he meant not, for it is a thing which exceeds his judgment: if for birth, he must be the heir male of an Bail, the heir in blood of ten Earls; for. in testi mony thereof I bear their several coats. Beside*, he must be or the blood royal, for by my grandmother llevereux I am lineally and lepri. timately descended out of the body of Edward IV. If for ability he must hare a thousand pounds a year in possession, a thousand manila more in expectation, and must have some thousands in sub stance besides. If for calling and dignity, he must be knight, or lord of several seignories in several kingdoms, a lieutenant of his county, and s counsellor of a province. " New, to lay all circumstances aside, be it known to your son, or to any man else, that if there be any one who beareth the name of gentleman, and whose words are of reputation in his county, that dot!' say, or dare say, that I have done unjustly, spoken an un truth, stained my credit and reputation in this matter, or in any matter else, wherein your son is exasperated, I say lie limb in his throat, and my sword shall maintain my word upon him, in any place or province, wheresoever he dare, and where I stand not sworn to observe the peace. But if they be such as are within my governance, and over whom I have authority, I will for their re formation chastise them with justice, and fur their malaport mis demeanor bind them to their good behaviour. Of this sort 1 ac count your son, and his like ; against whom I will shortly issue m warrant, if this my warning Both not reform them. And so I thought tit to advertise you hereof, and leave you to God. " I am, At.. M %VAL HERBERT." Cattnoxras; Asyttrit.—The Anniversary of this Charity was celebrated in Freemasons' Hall, on Saturday, Lord Francis Lereson Gower, second son of the Marquis of Stafford, and heir to his mother, who is, in her own right, Countess of Sutherland, the premier Peeress of Scotland, was in the Chair. His Lordship was supported on his right by Lord James Stewart, brother to the Marquis of Bute, on his left by Lord Glenorcby, son of the Earl of Breudalbane. The subxription amounted to nearly . THE XENT INDIAMAN. We have great pleasufe in insertinft the following cor respondence, so hononrsble to all the Artie§ mentioned. His Royal Highness the Duke of York 13 entitled to high praise for the prompt manner in which he renders the thanks of the country for the preservation of so many valuable lives. Captain Cook, for the active humanity displayed in the rescue, his instant resolution of proceeding to P,ngiand with the sufferers (taking all responsibility of deviating front it. valuable voyage), anti the manner in which he car ried his wise and energetic measures into effect, is beyond all commendation:— " !forte Guards, March 9, 1825. " Sin—The Commander-in-Chief having received from the Court of Directors of the East India Company, and from Eictit.- Colonel beacon of the 31st Regiment, reports of the circumstances attending the destruction by fire on the Ist instant of the Honour able East India Company's ship Kent, I am directed by his Royal Highness to assure youtof the high sense which his Royal High ness will not cease to entertain for the meritorious zeal and promp titude with which you came to the assistance of the ship Kent, un der circumstances an critical and trying; and of the exemplary gallant and persevering exertions made by yourself and those act ing under your direction, to which, tinder Providence, his Majesty and the country are indebted fur the preserVation of so many valuable lives. " His Royal Highness having understood from the agents of the ship Cambria that you are about to proceed on your voyage, has felt anxious not to lose any time in, conveying to you his sincere thanks for the services which you hate rendered to the officers and soldiers of his Majesty's 3lst Regiment, and to. their wives and children upon this melancholy occasion. " I have the honour to be, Sir, " Your most ohedivit humble Servant. " HERBERT TAYLOR. " Captain Cook, ship Cambria." The following is Captain Cook's answer : • " Falmouth, March 11, 1825. " slit —1 have the honour to acknowledge your letter of the 9th instant, conveying to me the sentiments his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief has been ;leased to entertain, in consequence of the, services I have been enabled to rende r (by th e i nterpos i t i on of a Divine Providence) to tbtadTerers on board the flonourable East India Company's ship Kent, at the period of her 'unite grrtion. .i • Permit me, Sir, respectfully to state, that next to the heartfelt satisfaction I experience at having had the opportunity of being useful in the cause of humanity, I value the approbation his Royal Highness has done me the honour so graciously to e:kpress; and I beg leave to request that you will have the kindness to Onder to his Royal Highness my most humble !rut very sincere thanks, for this distinguished mark of his condescension and goodness—rendered still more valuable to me in noticing those under my command, by whom I was so &Sly assisted. " With the greatest Teepee:, I hare the honour to be, Sir, " Your very obedient humble servant, (Signed) " WM. COOK. " To Sir Herbert Taylor, But. &c. &C." THE EARTHQUAKE AT SANTA IIfAURA. CORFU, J AN. The same terrible calamity, which at the end o f 11120 agited the city of Zante, has fallen with still greater fury on the untortu. nate city of Santa Miura. O.i the 11th of this month, one of the most violent shocks of an earthquake ever felt in that island plunged the unfortunate inhabitants into the utmost distress. We are not yet acquaintsi with ill the particulars, and the terrible effects of that disastrous ecnt, but from the authentic reports which have reached us up to the 20th of this month, we cannot, without the most profound sorrow, announce to the public so tre mendous a calamity. The whole city presents to the view only a vast scene of desolation and ruins .; all the houses are either entirely overthrown or extremely damaged. All the churches, except one, are destroyed ; and we may say, without exaggeration. that the city of Santa Mann is uninhabitable. This disaster hiving occurred in the midst of winter, and In extremely stormy weather, the conse quences are on that account still more fatal. The mills and ovens being all destroyed, and the unhappy people having no she!. ter from the inclemency of the season, it is easy to conceive the difficulty of procuring bread, and the scene of horror which deso lated the town, with the lamentation, and cries of despair of the families, who saw the streets inundated with wine end, oil by the destruction of their magazines, and all their provisions spoiled. Thousands of persons are reduced to beggary. The numbrr of persons who perished, up to the 2lst was twenty-four in the city, besides thirteen who had received bodily injuries ; twenty:three others are buried under the ruins of the village of Zuccalades. The earthquake happily spent its whole fury during the day. so that the inhabitants both in the city and the country did not suffer in their persons what they would have suffered had it happened in the night. It is worthy of particular notice, that in some parts of the interior of the island the shock was not at all felt. It seems that its whole force was spent in the parts nearest the sea. The Fortress and the Custom-house hul not suffered much damage. We know, also, that the city of Prevesa has suffered greatly, but we have not yet received the particulars. The earthquake was also felt here, in Corfu, on the same day, and at nearly the same hour. No sooner had the official notice of this calamity reached this city, than the Government, deeply moved by the distresl of those islanders, hastened to take measures to afford them prompt relief. It sent without delay, and notwithstanding the unfavourable wen. ther, his filajesty's frigate Naiad, with provisions of all kinds, tim ber foe banding, erorktnen, knd niceness of every description, which the unfortunate situation of the inhabitants of Santa Maura required. The Government has displayed on this occasion the greatest activity and energy ; and, thanks to its paternal care, the lot of those unhappy people is rendered less distressing. We hope that the inhabitants of this and the other sister islands, moved by so fatal an event, and by the melancholy situation of those who have been its victims, will generously contribute to their relief. TO THE EDITOR OP THE BRITISH PRESS. Brighton Blared 12. Sll.—i observe in your Paper of the Ist of February last, a trial which took place the preceding day, " r. Layard," and in which I perceive great and unfounded liberties have been taken with my name. How far it is excusable thus to meddle with the character of an officer and a gentleman who is not present to defend himself, and could not be aware of the unexpected attack, is not for me to say ; and indeed, Sir, were I to refute, as I victoriously' can, the calum nious assertions which I justly complain of, by producing the hosts of facts and incontrovertible statements which would soon establish the falsehood of the imputations alluded to, the whole of your va. luable Paper would hardly be sufficient. But a fair specimen of ' the accuracy of the statement will be given by this one instance— that it was repeatedly stated to the Court, that the Treasury gave their support to General Layard only in consideration of his being absent on foreign service, and that consistently with his duties he could not be here to defend himself. Now, Sir, the fact is, that General Layard was het% at the com mencement of this shit—that he was personally served with the process at the beginning of the action—that he has not been em ployed abroad since he was superseded in Malta in the year 11319 —and that be was actually residing in Bath when the verdict for 2001. was obtained in the above cause for the plaintiff hl'lntire ; consequently all that was said at the trial on this subject falls to the ground. With regard to the absurd and ridiculous charge for conniving with the Quartermaster-Sergeant, it can only be treated with the contempt it deserves, as every officer and well-informed gentleman must know how utterly impossible it is for a field-of fi cer to have anything to do with the Issuing of provisions to the regiment under his command, particularly in a garrison like Malta, where there is a compleo. Commissariat ; and indeed his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief—whom everyone knows to be as it were a fa ther to the British army, and as attentive to the comfbrt of the sol diem as he is vigilant on the propriety and rectitude of the officers' conduct—was so well convinced how unimpeathable my character always had been and then was, that he condescended to express his regret on my retiring from the service; and that on his submitting my resignation to his Majesty, he was most graciously pleased to permit me to sell all my commissions—even those which I had not purchased—and allowed me to retire with the rank of Lieutenant- Colonel. Was it possible lb express in a stronger manner that my conduct was honoured with his moat unequivocal approbation ? But since my name is brought in question, I shill, in vindication of my character, adopt such measures as will shortly make the pub lic acquainted with the circumstances of this ease, and completely exonerate me from all blame and malicious Imputation. This will be done as soon as I ant possessed of the yellows docu ments not yet received, as I defy the whole world to impich in the slightest degree my character, either as an officer or a gentleman. I have the honour to be. Sir, Your most obedient servant. T. T. TRICKEY, Late Major 10th Infantry and Liettt-Col. --- Mrs. Barbauld (sister of the late Dr. Aikin) died on Wednesday last, in her 83d year. This ',lily commenced her literary carter upwards of .50 years since, by the pOblication of a volume of poems, which received unqua lified commendation, and brought her name (then Letitia Aikin) into great repute. She has ever since prosecuted her labour in the cause of literature with unabated ar dour, and left behind her ample testimonies of a well stored mind. An Irish Fishing Company is on foot, and SOO shares allocated to Limerick To DETECT COPPER WHEN MIXLD WITH GOLD.— Pure gold is nearly twice as heavy as copper, and thus, when alloyed with this latter, may be detected by the specific gravity. To make quite sure, take the suspected alloy, and touch it with the point of a glass rod just dipped in nitric acid ; if the part touched with the acid become blue or green, it contains copper, but if it remain unaltered by the acid, It is pure gold.—Cliemist. FATAL. ACCIDENT.—On Thursday sennight. as Mr. Jonathan Horn. Master of the Academy at Gilmanby, near Howes, was returning home from Cotherstone, with his servant, and being in a state of intoxication, he unfor tunately fell from his horse, and was killed on the spot. TIIF, INDIAN ARMY. GRANTING OF BREVET RANK OF CAPTAIN TO SUBALTERN. OFFICERS. Bombay Castle, Sept. 9, WC The Ilonoureble the Governor in Cottpcil is pleased to publish for general information, the following extract of a letter from the Honourable the Court, of Directors, in the Alilitary Depstrtment, dated the 14 t h A pr il, 1824 : Para. 2d. We have had under our partkular consideratioo, the odes by which the period of service of our Officers is calculated in ascertaining their claim to the Brevet rank of Captain, under our orders of the 3d of A uguat.,,lllls. 3d. In June 1819, we had eccassion to observe tfiat the system adopted by our several Go,vernmetS in carrying those °niers into effect was erroneous, inasmuch as it hid the effect of giving the rank of Captain to Officers who had not served the required period. 4th. We then directed that no Subaltern should he entitled le. promotith by Brevet, until he had completed fifteen year,' service, commencing from the date of the list in which he was ranked on proceeding to India. sth. listing lately ascertained that n dierent role prevails in granting the Brevet rack .of Captain to Saitsaltern Officers of his Majesty's Regiments serving in India, in conicquence pf which, those Officers are liable to aupercassion by the system now in force in our Army, we find it to cautery to revise our Orders of August, 1815, and June, 1819, before referred ter. 9th.. The time of service of his Offiars is calculated front the date of their first Commissions as Cornets or Ensigas. The same rule must be adopted in our service from the date of your receipt of these order*. 7th. With respect to Cojvmissions which hitie heed issued Mace a different principle, we have to state, that in cons!deiiti on o f t h e inconvenience, and the confusion whieh would result from cancel ing so many Commissions, and distuihing Officers in the enjoy ment of rank, which many of them have held several years, these orders are not intended to have any retrospective effect: and we are happy to state, Oat his Loyal Highness the Comminde r .l n .Chi e r acquiesces in le irrangement. But,we direct, and in the most 'poShile manner, that the rule now prescribed be enforced in all future C 111101; awl that the rank of Captain shall not he granted, by Brevet, to any Of6:ieri who has not previously obtained that rank by regimental rise, until he shall have completed a pericd of . .fifteen years' service, reckoned from the date of his d'rst COIDIAII3IOA ai Seepiod lieutenant, Cor net, or Ensign. IfLbewinimmeftemoiremilial LIVERP&OL, SUNDAY EVENING. Wied S. to E.S.E:—High Wider V. min. Twit G. Arrived the Lavnia, Rickards. from New r y ; H en Bell; Johnstone, fmtn G l asgow ;. De Hoop, Conker , from Belfast; Mexican, Atkins, from Havannah ; and Canton, Gutman, froth New York, sailed 14th Feb. THREC•QUARTERS FAIT SzrEw.—The Canton bras just got round the Reck, but it is proable will not be able to get into dock. This vessel is not a packet ship, ina brings few papers. I believe the letter begs are not yet on shore. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. • The Emma, Castor, has arrived off Hastings she sailed (Nina St. Heleoathe 191) Jan., having on b ear d the passengers of the late ship Udney ; viz.—Lieutenant Gres, his Memety's 68th regi ment ; Lieutenant Dawson, Slat ; Lieutenant Forskett ; Lieute nant Henderson, 1-1. C. N. I. ; Lieutenant Stapleimi Ass:st.utt- Surgeon Wellerton, 11. C. Service; Lieutenant Mylius, Ceylon Rifle Corps; Mast. Wellesley. ARRIVAL AT ST. lIELENA.—The St. HelenA, Fairfat, front the Cape of Good H o p e , th e 2sd J an ., an d sa il ed again L the Cape the 27th. AILTNGS EROX ST. Hat tvra.—the Ratcliffe, Hathwae, for the Brazils, the 2ilth Jan. ; the Duke 6f Gloucester, Amm, Cot Tristram de Cuhana, the Ist Feb. The Upton Castle, Thacker, was going to the Cape • the Do rothy knew of her sailint from Bombay, or, it is supposed, she spoke her on the passage. BENGAL.—The Golconda had been taken tip for Rangoon, anti Captain Edwards was arming a passenter to .Englatitt in come quenee of ill health. Max RITIvS.—The Simpson. arrived at St. Helena, hid touched at the Mauritius; she brings an account of another hervy gale of wind (date not men t i o n e d), i n w hl c h se v er a l c hips went pb shore ; the Sarcasm, Hutchinson, La stated to have received damage, but not material, and watt to load for London. Captain Archibald Henry Campbell, Commander of the Hon. East India Company's ship Duke of York, died at sea on the 13th of December, ' , coon after leaving the Straits of Sunda, on the pas sage to Entland. . . SHIPPING INTeLLIdENCE. CUST6M-HOITSF., 11IARCTI 12. SHIPS ENTERED INHARDS.—Vriesland, Diet% froth Ant werp; Hebe, Droat, from ditto; Vrouw Helena, Berg, from do.; Alliance, alaytom, from Jersey • Sans ltepos, Felber., from Firm sela ; Alaidstone, Estill. from Rotterdam ; Jonge Joanna, Riek men, from Bnisselat Rosetta, De Groot, from Antwerp ; Vrouw Jsnnetje, Boeque, ,fa om ditto; Odin, Holst, from Christiana: Mogelstue, Andersen, from ditto; Margaret, Mart, from Ratter. dam,; Viscount Exmouth, Tyack, from Genoa; Aurora, Howell, from Waterford ; Swift, Paver, from do. ;.•, ~NTERID OUTWARDS.—LUSHADiIii, Ballet, for Alex Andria Bedford, Martin, for St. Mary's and S:,•••rra Leone; Elizabeth and Mary, Dean, for ditto; Earl of Cloticarthy, Heath, for Rotter dam ; Elizabeth, Oldtield 111 tratnichi - Prince of Bouillon. Small, for Guernsey and Jersey ; Queen Eiiiabeth, Attwooll, tbri Dublin; Albion, Black. for Limerick; !dinette!, Atkeoll, for New South Wales, Batavia, and Singapore. CLEARED OUTWARDS FINALLT AT GRAiESTXD.—IIIarx Russell, {Willis, for Cape Cout Castle ; Sax on y, P a l mer , C o t Hamburgh; Peererance, Maufthon, for Hamburgh; Commer.. cis! Packet, Collins, fur Bilbao; and the Bee, Hudson, for Dam. burgh. CLEARING OVTWARnr.—Jane, Lindsay, for I3ahis, Femur. buco, and Alaranhan), Perseverance, Margolle. for Calais; Herm, ?dingo!, for ditto; Commerce, Frost, for Rotterdam ; Rotterdam, Laming, for ditto; Phronella Catharina, Jacobs, for Antwerp; Flying Fish, Smith, for Ostend ; Blenheim, Warren, for Quebec ; Bowes, Collin, for Campeachy ; and Iris, Sweetland, for Ham. burgh ; Johannes Moyenkind, for Rotterdam. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. FALMOUTH, Masten 12.—Arrived the Magnet packet frog Lisbon, and the Success, Bosse, from London.—Sailed the Red pole picket for Jamaica ; the Sandwich packet for Lisbon ; the Chesterfield, Page, for Oporto, and the Hebert Fuge, Bakes, foe Tampico. PLisiotrxer, M AVM 12.—Oft the Port, the Catherine, Parker, from Trieste; and Caroline, Williams, from Neer Orleans. Sailed the whole of the outward bound. PORTSMOUTH, Al ARCH I3.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Pia tbian, from Newfoundland. Sailed yesteedsy, his Majesty's ship Semarang for the Cape of Good Hope, and the whole of the out ward-bound, except the London, Pierce, for Demernra. DEAL, MARCH 13.—A miser' the Nile, Rundal, from Berbice Harmony, Ross, from Bahia; and the Husearine, Gibson, from London for Trinidad. GRAVESEND, MARCH 12.—Arrived, Lusitania, Gibbon, from Oporto; Fanny, Tool.nn, from Lis bon: Thetis, Reid. fron_ Hamburgh ; X L. Cobb, from ditto; Princess Doune, Arnold, from ditto; i'row Catherine, hopper, from ditto; Anna Rosins. —, from Norway ; Pettus, Ambrosio, from ditto; Fortuna, Baas, from ditto; Union, Jarman, from Dantzie; Ren tine, from ditto; Concordia, Custer's, from Alcatel. Sailed, Alex ander, Erringten, fro Aladeira ; Euphrosyne, Hutchinson, for North America; Loyalist, Perkins, for Charleroi!'; Rebecca. Scott, for St. Lucie. MattcH, 13.—Arrived, Wilhamina, Schnitz. from lrlemel ; Neptune, Jetlerode. from ditto ; Unity, Mundy, from Jrrsey. Sailed, Symmetry, Moor, for Leghorn : Margaret, Wrangler, for Demerara ; Sicilian, Jameson, for Sierre Leone ; Cyrus, Berwick, for Buenos Ayres; Sir R. Barclay. for Port au Prince. YARMOUTH, I. W. Manual 13.—The VIP!. Jay, from Ceplia • lonia and Gibraltar to Portsmouth, ran on the Shingles, the nigh: before last; her mainmast has been cut away, and every exertion is making to get her off t but from the heavy sea, and the excessive rolling of the brig, it may be considered tery doubtful, without the weather Mena out moderate. Part of the cargo is discharging to lighten her... (aninsver, Mantit 12—His Majesty's cutter Asp came in here this day, having been run foul of at sea last night by a collier. between Flambro' and the Spurn, and received considerable damage in hull and -rigging. HULL, MARCH 12.—The Stanley, Hall, from Sunderland to Poole, is on shore on the Lincolnshire coast, with luss of rudder The cargo will be saved, and it is expected the vessel will be got oil neat springs. LIVERPOOL, MaltcA 12. Arrived the William Neilson, White, from New Orleans, sailed lion Belize on the Ist February. 1111LFORD, MARCH 12.—A pocket-book, with" Owen Thomas. Princess Mlizabeth, New Quay" on it, in gilt letters, was picked up a few days hack, in Fresh Water Bay, where it is 511preed vessel was lost on the 6th instant, a quantity of wreck linvint; been seen floating about on the 7th inst. ANTWERP. MARCH 11.—The Minerva, Marian. from Clads . Sothis port, ran on the (;slot Bank off Flushing Bth histitut. hat Boated again on the lush, after discharging part of cargo. Pants, MARCH 9.—,t division of several Spanish vessels of Sur and transports sailed from the Canaries, the 3-1 ultimo ie, South America. The Courageux, bound to Constanunopb, ma driven on shore near Tunis, January 6; crew and passenger. . I lfted March " . " 'The o e A l l p i ec cia te , d ß t ran o b il. u fr v o ed m B w r it is h to u l 'u t e o h on shore at Chatillon, the 28th ult. ; excr.iors arc making to get her off it possible. ( d ha rin m usie nt e ;. twhaesl,ll,t,hoeo.: The Anna Elizabeth. Clausen, from ilambargh to London. bas put into Cuxhaven. with damage. o f i ro t In the l i f sle erP"' of La to r, l a ' a im d e tt ri o c u k id ir brob eri lti„ s v .e d o to o rh d a i h wh ors e M ar t:h tl e e . 7 6 . th Dnu ina g ta ls t:t . , The tilde. Santos, front Lisbon has been sent into Mara:ilium, and the St. Antonio. Ih bus. from Oporto, has been sent to Bahia ; both detained by Lord Cochrane. The Mellish, Colts, from Calcutta. sailed from St. !Mena hK London, January 31.—The Asia, Lindsay. from lianiettoo kr London, *ailed from St.. Helena •satue day ; and the Simpson, Summon, from Bombay tor London. left St. Heleca in robe...try .-left at St. tlehma the Dorothy. Gamuck, from Bombay,