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id. he on he DS •EDIEW BIGELOW, MEDFORD. JEASSACHEIETTS. Me MC 11t 'fly Per C!- ad rt ii Lal. LEAYES FROM A JOURVAL ; • . OR, SKETCHES OF RAMBLES IN NORTH BRITAIN AND IRELAND. This Tourist shorld seem to be an .linerican, and his countrymen appear of late to devote themselves to science and literature with so much good-will, and with so much good feeling, that we would not willingly pass by any of their efforts without notice. Scotland, we believe, is not often visited by a traveller from the United States. If he', is anxious to be enlightened on the principles of reprrsen-! 'aline gorernmext, he will there soon find himself quit e out of his course. Ile can furnish nothing of improvement to North America iii any precedents on this subject to be found in North Britain. It he is searching for examples of disinterested patriotism, he will likewise find but little that is instructive on this head, for the Sons of the Thistle are as yet but ill studied even in the grammar of this science: but if he wishes to copy after the pattern of a prudent. shrewd, patient, and prisevering perpls—if he wishes in these respects to carry back matter for edifica tion, his work is done; the page of knowledge is spread wide before him in the whole breadth of his path—in the highlands—in the Lowlands—it is impossible to step amiss ; examples crowd upon him at every step, and he clay store his note-book with an inexhaustible fund for plofitable observation. But our present traveller seems not to aspire to these heights, either in politics or philo sophy ; he appears to combine a love of passing society with an attachment to the beauties of nature, and to the lovely and romantic in landscape stencil : to a rambler of this cast, both Scotland and Ireland are capable of affording the sublimed gratitication. Sir Waiter Smtt—by the way, WALTFit SCOT r sounds a thousand times more classic-sl— ims excited a curiosity in every one to visit those delightful scenes which he has immortalized by the exquisite beauty of his descriptitm—scenes so magnificent that even the ma gic of his cresive fancy could not paint them iu colouring a rich as the reality. The present writer visited those spots ; we will therefore take a leaf from his journal while traversing the banks of Loch Lomond. ' • - - Loco Lomown sous. Malt 31.—.1fter an early breakfast. Mr. R. and myself set oft Wm the farmhouse of Ardkanacroch. kan, to explore more c a r k ticularly the scenery to which the poem of " The Lady . of the e" ha lent celebrity, and the charm of classic anionatian. Taking with us a guide, who was also to act as boatman, as oc casion aught require, we bade atheuho the sweet shores of Achray, Its banks and hues sae bonnie, . _ Craig* and water, woods and glens. aed meowed towards the wild paw of the Trosachs. The to xi wound throughdcep and narrow defiles, hemmed in by steep and Precipitous ridges on either side. The mountains which overtopped them exhibited &peculiarly rugged and Alpine aspect. Their ;tummies were bleak, sterile, and bail; midway. they were girt with a belt of heath, furze, and broom ; and their feet were • feather'd o'er" with woods of hazel, weeping birch, alder, moon tain-a.h, snd oak. It was rot long before we reached the rugged dell, in which the generous steed of Fitz-James sunk to the earth and expired. Of course, for the residue of oar walk before reaching the lake, we rather had the advantage of the royal pedestrian, for we were fresh and in vigorated by the morning mountain-breeze, and had the whole day before us, and, moreover, were enjoying the services of a guide, whose hank, guileless countenance was enough to disarm apprehen sion, and remove all suspiciun of his claiming lineage front Mur dock, the treacherous •• Kern." iVhereas the huntsman, wearied by the lengthened chase, was obliged to thread his way. solitary and alone, through tangled bush and brake, ignorant wl ither his steps might conduct him,—whether to some friendly shelter, or haunts of some deadly fuel,—and ignorant, too, whether, at every turn, the grim countenance of some savage mountaineer might not be seen scowling upon . his path. But. withmit pursuing the parallel between our situation and that of Fitz-James,—it is interesting to reflect in general on the wonderful and happy change which within the nitolory of many now living. has been wrought in the Characters of the hardy natives of these wild and mountain-girt regions. Still deco the foaming, dashing torrent hay hoarse and lord; atilt do the surrounding cliffs frown sternly as ever; still, in the " rifted rock," may the pine tree be seen moored, and every other feature ere the landscape is found marked by a savage correspondence. Even the roe, free and unttmed, still makes his lair among the adjacent fells. The red deer still strays in quest of covert, and of Mod, in the dusky forest of OlenAngless and the gloomy recesses of Craig-Vad ; nor as yet, is the black cede dislodged from her aerial !tonic in these Alpine fawners. ; the osprey cull watches her prey from the pro jectiog cliff, that yawn., over the watery abyss, and each passing breeze bears in its bosom the piercing wild notesof the bittern and the cormorant. Nature has nowise deviated from her accustomed course ; she continues to renew her forests, to replenish her rouring cataracts, and to inhllle the self-sane instincts into the various am owls which people three rocky retreats. Man alone is changed and how marvellous is that change! —Civilization has snn,ot hed his rugged front; has operated with a kindly, softening influence upon the feelings of his heart; and in Osseo( seforeinue for war and rapine, and wanes of aribulenee and blood, has taught hint to respect the rights of his fellow-man, to banish every rancorous hereditary Rod, and to seek a peeosfal livelihood In some industrious calling, inong his native clansmen, and in his own sequestered glen. Ceribzati. , e, do I say, has pro duced these happy results? — Rather should I hays said, Religion ; —religion, pure, peaceable, and gentle • religion, holy, and heaven-descended, whirl; begins with transforming the moral man, and then proceeds to ameliorate effectually his civil condition and cirenenetances. Hens is the gentle voice which hushes the angry, tumultuous elements of the human breast, and melts the heart of man to kindness, by pointing his thoughts and his affections to the heavens. . . But to return to my narrative:—Continuing our walk within the Trosachs, and having proceeded about a mile, we arrived at a high shaggy eminence, which at first sight seemed to block entirely the pass. Our guide called it " Rhoderick Dim's Look-out," it being the hill, he said, round which Fits-James came, when he suddenly discovered the tire which was filming under ajutting crag, and the tall athletic form of the Gael stretched by the side of it. The next object described was Loch Katrine, for which we had been impa tiently looking from the time of our entering the Trossachs. Scott's deamptio , n of its first appearance is strikingly just : • A narrow inlet, still and deep, Affording scarce such breadth of brim As served the wild duck's brood to swim." It in fact appears at this point likes little pool in the hollow of the hill,; but presently, as we proceeded, it enlarged its basin, and stretched into a lengthening expanse. Nut a tipple was playing upon its surface; and the breath of air that was stirring scarcely saved a leaf of the aspen, which dip,aed its pendulous boughs into the waters of the lake. The guide directed our attention to a ridge on our right, which was the same, he informed us, along which the Knight of Snowdon clambered, when he caught the first view of Katrine, and broke out Into that inimitable exclamation, beginning with, " And what a scene were here, he cried, For princely pomp or churchman's pride !"- It was on the same height that Mar and Marcy paused with their bar, whilst the spearmen swam over to cut a boat from the shore of the bile, and bring it to mainland. At least, so would the post have us believe ; anti such was the faithful cci o of the guide. Dr. Johnson's sarcastic complaint of the want of wood in Scotland, although not altogether without foundation in his time, has since become utterly groundless. Our Ame rican visitor tells us that the quantities of wood-land which appeared on every side surprised him not a little, the greater pert of it being of vigorous and healthy growth. I I As he penetrated farther north into the Highlands, he wit nessed in several districts a still greater abundance of wood, especially in Lorn and at Appin, the extensive property of 'Robert Downie, Esq. Between Fort Augustus and Inver ness he passed through two or three forests of several miles tten!. . Arnow other objects be visited Nfolrose Abbey, the fol wing beautiful description of which, our readers may 3)entber, introduces the aecolid canto of The Lay of the It Miestrsl :— If thou would'st view (sir 3lelrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moonlight ; For the gay bftms of lightsome day Gild, but so flout, the ruins gray. When the broken arches arc black in night, Add each shafted oriel glimmers white-- When the cold light's uncerain shower Streams on the ruined central tower— When buttress and buttress alternately Seem framed of Mem and irory— When silver edges the imagery, At d Cie scrolls that teach thee to live and die— ill'ben distant Tweed is heard to rave, Ard th owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave— Then go—but go aline the while— Then tier at. David's ruined pile; Ard, home returning, monthly swear Will never acme so sad and fair ! ithor of these sketches obeyed this poetical d visited it "by the pale moonlight, we The following it his account of it : Telrow is neat and compact, pleasantly situated the feet of the Eildon hills. The celebrated overlooks the town. It is mouldering into as of the wall, much of the roof, and sevens! have fal!en in. Grass and small shrubs are ly upon th, tops of such parts of the edifice as ascended one of the most perfect of the towers, — attended with little pleasure and considerable point of view, the loot ens-ntit• of the structure ipre,aive. It is imrssibic to approach and wit. 'egad deep emotion. &owl Voyage will be published on rhether the autho 'nation, and not know. The villa F eof Jfeln Twet tisitie, at the ) 6 7 atijoint, and o Large pcnioaa tueo . d iewets, ha , !as Ituariaroly ul 1 &hall undertaking atten d. seen from any point alma *lt without strong+ CaPtain Parry's day. rAsinoVABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Bishop of Lincoln has ismued cards of invitation for a grand dinn.c party on Saturday next, at his houstin Connaught-place. The illarchiones% of I.anndown has imitated cards of invitation for • grand rout on Monday next, at Lansdown House, Berkeley so Tee. Lady Alvanley has issu e d car d s o f i nv it at i on fora musical party lon 3lonttay next, at her house in George-atreet, llanover-square. Alexander Baring, Esti. M.P. entertained Lord mid Lady Xing and a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at his house in Pic cadilly. Charles W. Wynn, Esq. M.P. has issued cards of invitation fax a grand dinner party on the 3d of April, at his house, Whitehall- E. Bootle Wilbraham, Esq. M.P. has issued cards of invitation for a g.ar.d entertainment on Friday, the 2d of April, at his house in Portlanil-place. General and Mrs. Rom entertained a distinguished party at dinner rnt Tuesday. at their bowie in Portland-place. Lord Holland had a dinner piny yesterday, at Holland House. The Duke of Norfolk arrived on Monday at his house in St. Jamees-square, from his seat, Arundel Castle. lord and Lady sherborne and family have arrived at their house in Lower Growrenor..treet, front their seat in Gloucestershire. Lord selsey left town yesterday, for his seat, Won Dean, Swoer. _ Lord and Lady Folkestone and family hare arrived in Lower Gross enor-street for the season, bast Hastings, Susan:. Dowager Lady Anson left town yesterday, fur Me. Coke's seat in Northik. Lady IClontague has mitred in town, from her seat in Scotland. Ills Lorrisitip is expected in a few days. i.e Baron de Stroganoff has arrived at the St. Peersburgh Hotel, Dover -street, from litemia. Arrivals at Make'', Hotel, Jermyn-street :-31rs. and Miss !At ter. from Paris ; and 31r. and Mrs. Spankey and family, from Bengal. A'irirals at the St. Georr's Hotel, Albemarle-street :—Joao Manuel Thurtadu, Minister Plenipotentiary, and suite, from Co lombia ;and 1111.1 . Tudor, from her seat in Berks. .... --- Arrivals at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-stree• :—Lord Car berry. from his seat In Ireland; Mrs. Williams, from her seat in Kelt ; and Matthew they. Esq. from the Continent. Arrivals at Long's Hotel, Bond-street :—Sir Godfrey Webster, Bart. from his seat, Hattie Abbey. Buret; csiAdisan Dawson, (min Paris: James lee, E. from Cambridge: William Collier, Esq. from Ireland. Departures i--Litsprain WorobwelL foe Italy: William Austin. Esq. for 0111filidi and Philip Wawa, Esq. his scat in Nortalk. _ Arrivals at Batts' Hotel. Dsver.stmet :—Si, James Samara and family, from Dover; John Baldwin, Esq. from Clifton ; and Mn. tole and Minds, from York. Deparuires:—C. B. Hall, Esi. for Bristol; and Thomas Lockwood, Esq. and family, Mr Pans. - - Arrivals at Fladong's Hotel. Oxford street :—Mr., Mrs., and the 3liwes Linton, from Buckler, Hunts; Captain Linton, from a tour; Samuel Prince, Esq. from Bishops Stourton ; Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Stapleton ; P. N. Roberts, Esq. from Esher, Surrey ; T. Roberts. Esq. from a tour ; Colonel M'cillastoo, from Shinton Hall, Hinckley ; Sir C. Green, tom a tour ; James iVintle, Esq. from Clifton; and Hunter, Esq. torn a tour. Departures:— Sir Charles Chad, Hart. and the Hon. Captain Tumour. for Brown. sea Castle. Poole, Dorsetshire ; Mr. and Mm. Houbleo, for Essex ; Thorium Stonot, Esq. fur Henlepupon-Thame• ; O. Deedes, Esq. and Miss Deedes, on a tour ; and E. Prutheroe, Esq. on a tour. OR.4TORIO-DRURT-LANE. Mr. Boehm last night presented us with another instance of his indefatigable endeavours to meet the taste, or at all events to gratify the frequenters of the melange of music known by the name of an Oratorio. Whatever our opinion may be of the singular mixture of religious and profane music ' • however we may think their union unnatural and u3suitedto produce their intended effects—of pleasure, satisfaction, and mental improvement—still we cannot but admire the efforts of Mr. Bochsa, who seems to spare no exertion in bringing before his patrons and the public such a combination of musical science and execution, as has hitherto been unsurpassed, if it has been equalled, in this country. The First Act of last night consisted of selections from the works of those prodigies, Handel, Haydn, Beet hoven, and Mozart, with a very x beautiful aria by King, " Must I leave thee, Paradise, which was sung in ex cellent style by Miss Goodall. Next followed a fantasia on the Lombardo Afandolin, by Vimercati, who displayed a•great exuberance of power on an instrument only suited to those savage tribes, who use their whim-wham with about as much pleasure to themselves, at the mandolin afforded to the audience of last night, who had just before heard Mrs. Salmon, the first singer of Sacred Music in our day, sing and enrapture them with the air of " With ver dure clad,' from the Creation, by Haydn. It cen only be considered as a waste of genius to devote so much talent and power of execution as Vimercati does to an instrument (for so we opine we must call it) which is incapable of that specific sud yet varied intonation which belongs to concerted instruments. The same power , devoted to ca. more grateful oliject, would well repay the undeniable abi lity of Vimercati, who could not prevent his Mandolin be ing laughed at, though his skill was admired. The Second Act—rather the second part, for so the play bills call it—con sisted of a sacred oratorio, composed by an amateur, and produced for the first time in this country. It was called the Prophecy, and is nothing wore nor loss than Pope's imitation of the fourth Eclogue of Virgil, recoeding the Advent of the Messiah, upon whose arrival " No sigh, no murmur, the wide world shall hear, From every face he wipes off every tear." To attempt a subject of such joy and such momentous im portance ar g ues no want of opinion of his own sufficiency in our auth or, and he must last night have felt his highest ambition satisfied, when lie found his success complete. If he soared an eagle's flight he had an eagle's wing, and sus tained himself through his arduous undertaking with a sin gular power and ability. The Amateur, a very inapt name for the composer of the Prophecy, may shortly bid fair to rival some amongst the Professors, tf a strong sense of that feeling, which is never totally absent from the professors, should not induce them to tread down an indi vidual who has no wish to deduct from their merits— who has no necessity to press himself into notice, having a respectable patrimony on which to live, arid who, we have reason to believe, has, in offering The Prophecy to the notice of the world, been only actu ated by that laudable ambition which every man of ge nius should have, and having should exert, in order to secure his proper station in the world of letters, of science, or of art. The author of die Prophecy seems to have had one great object in view, which is, that " The sound should be an echo to the sense." To realize this object is not the work of every man, nor of every day, and, to say truth of our modern corn posers, seldom or never attempted. It is, however, the test of genius to strike out unbeaten paths ; speak ing originally, to be original in the expression of those thoughts ; or, if adapting, not to filch without re morse and without regard to unity or to harmony in the adaptation. The overture to the Prophecy was com menced in a recitative by Mr. Braham, which had the great merit of bring a judicious index to what was to follow, and which all overtures ought to embrace. Its slow passages were suited to the importance of the subject matter to follow, while its livelier strains aebrded a proper key to the joys and heart-touching consolations which the Advent of the Messiah was to communicate. Ye Nymphs of Solyma, begin the song ; To heavenly themes sublimer strains belong: The mossy fountains and the svlvan shades, The dreams of Pindus and th' iEonian maids, Delight no more. Oh ! Thou my voice inspire Who touch'd Isaiah's hallowed lips with lire ! This was followed in the same spirit by a quartett, be tween Miss Paton, Alias Venes, Mr. Brahain, and Mr. Phillips:— From Jesse's torn behold a branch :wise, Whose sacred fin v'r with fragrance tills the skies, Th' ethereal spirit o'er its leaves shall move, Aid on its top descends the mystic dove; Ye heavens from high the dewy nectar pour, And in soft silence shed the kindly show'r ! The following recitative by Pync was good : The sick and weak the healing plant shall aid, From storms a shelter, and from heat a shade, All crimes shall cease, and ancient fraud shall fail, Returning Justice lift aloft her scale, Peace o'er the world her olive w nd extend, • And white-rob'd Innocence from Eleven descend. ''•• • ' • but it was almost lost in the effect produced by the double chorus-- Swift fly the years, and rise th' expected morn Oh ! spring to light, auspicious babe, be born ! which is perhaps one of the most characteristic efforts of . the Oratorio, and one of the fairest specimens of that haw ideal in excellence to which the author has bound himself. In this chorus his more joyous vein first discovers itself to be a ruling vein, aml would have been amongst the more prominent objects of the evening, if it were not for the fol lowing ducttino between Miss Paton and Miss Venn:— Nee Nature haste, her earliest wreaths to bring, With all the incense of the breathing spring ; Sce lofty Lebanon his head advance, Ste nodding forests on the mountains dance, Ste spicy clouds from lowly Sharon rise, See Gornel's flow'ry top perfume the skies t We never heard music with more of " the incase of die breathing spring;" it was as "lofty as Lebanoh," and ass as "spicy as the clouds that from lowly Sharon rise," and as "flowery as Carmel's top when perfuming the skies." It was er.cored, and though not unanimously, if we have any gift of "prophecy, we are persuaded it will become a general favourite. From this period forward our author's school seems settled; and we find him throughout, whether in the grave or gay, to be a disciplined and unbending dis ' to the maxims of that school. We are not prepared to say that this adherence to system does hot produce monotony, and that consequent degree of listlessness in an audience, which may be fatal to authors not endowed with that meat dirimir which can play with our imagination, while it ought to warm our hearts, cr mule with our pas sions, while it should seize hold of our judgments, and there fix fast the more solid advantages of wisdom, well attempered with mirth. Brabant was never mote happy than in this recitative and aria:— RECITATIVE. Hark! a glad voice the lonely desert cheers: Prepare the way ! a God, a (tod appears ! A God I a God ! the vocal hills rvply ; The rocks proclaim th' approaching Deity! •114 Lo ! earth receives hint from the bending skies I Sink down ye mountains, and ye valleys rise ! With heads declined, ye cedars, homage pay ! Be smooth ye rocks ! ye rapid floods give way ! The three last lines and a half were given with a pallid' and a smoothness which reminded as of that splendid passage in Othello, " Farewell the tranquil mind," as given by Kean, when one really would feel it that life was but a dream, and that, not Ot!ellds alone, but elat our own occupation was also " gone." Miss Pawn gave this recita tive with great power and delicacy:— No more the rising sun shall gild the morn, 1 Nor eiening Cynthia fill her silver horn, But lost, diriolv'd in thy superior ray% One tide of glory, one unclouded blase, Wertlow thy courts— She literally spread over it— " (hie tide of glory ore otdokidsrl blase." But it was not well recerv ' ed- Tbilosellor worperbaps less happy in this chorus : In adamantine chains shall Death be bound, And Hell's grim tyrant feel eternal wound, than in any other through the evening ; it was too joyous and capering, and conveyed no impression whatever of either " hell," or " chains," or "death." The duet, "As the good Shepherd," between Miss Paton and Mr. Braham. was well sung, but did not meet with any . special degree of favour. One of the Author's most favourite pieces we have under:go-AI to be the following recitative and air : RECITATIvIt. On rifted rocks, the dragons' late abodes, The green reed trembles, and the bulrush nods. Waste sandy vane s, once perplexed with thorn, The spiry fir and shapely box adorn, To leafless shrubs the Sow ring palms succeed, And odious myrtle to the noisome weed. AIR. The lambs with wolves shall grate the verdant mead, And boys, in tiow'ry bands the tiger lead ; The steer and lion at one crib shall meet, And harmless serpents lick the pilgrim's feet; The smiling infant in his hands shall take The crested basilisk and speckled snake, Pleas'd the green lustre of the scales survey, And with their forked tongue shall innocently play. It certainly struck us to be the most original part of the Prophecy, and was very respectably sung by Mr. Phillips. We have no wish to disparage the abilities of Mr. Phillips; but we state an honest judgment, when we say, that in other hands they would have been more effective. We have already, we fear, extended our notice of this new Oratorio a little too far; but it is so great a novelty to us to meet such an effort from a young and almost unknown aspirant to fame, that we could not resist the opportunity of extending our observations upon his " Prophecy. From what we have said, no one, we think, can accuse us of being niggardly in our commendation of the amateur author ; but commendation, however pleasant, is not the only duty of the critic. We think we can hear some persons say, the Prophecy is not sublime and solemn enough for the majesty of the subject—that the ." amateur has dipped deep into the old and modern natters, and has given us, though by no means a rechadh, yet much of what we heard from various other Wad!! before. It is not for us, on this occasion, to detail more of the on-Dili which we heard repeate d, much less is it our business to answer them. When we have a better acquaintance with the Prophec , we shall be in a condition toepeak more positive sad, loshapa, users tally on the subject. We sometimes perceived the author to borrow from himself—no very unusual discovery amongst modern poets as well as musical composers, and, pro &into, not to be visited with severity in an amateur. In drawing to a conclusion, we must again repeat our conviction, that if the professors do not deal ungenerously by the amateur (if so he must be called), his Prophecy will have a fair share of public encouragement and applause. He has evidently read his predecessors to great advantage ; he seems to have a quick perception of the higher ingredients of composition, and a dexterity in the appropriation of the thoughts of others, not often found united in an amateur. We cannot conclude our observations, without noticing the unsurpass ing exertions of Miss Paton and Mr. Braham, to whom, by-the-bye, the amateur owes no inconsiderable debt of gratitude for the flattering reception of his Prophecy. The house was thronged at half-price. THE LATE SIR 7'HOMAS MAITLAND. We received yesterday advices from Malta to the 21st of January, and we extract from the Government Gazette of the 20th, the following painfully interesting details of the last moments of Sir Thomas Maitland:— MALTA. JAN. 20. The Government Gazette of this day contains proclamations by Major-General Sir M. lower, announcing the melancholy and unexpected death of Sir T. Maitland, and his own assumption of the Government. ad interim, till his Majesty's pleasure shall be known, and also the following particulars respecting his Excel lency's lath : On the morning of Saturday it was remarked by Dr. Broadfoot, ' his medical attendant, that his Excellency was particularly well. After breakfast he dictated to Sir R. Plaskett two public despatches to Earl Bathurst, and two private notes to Lord Lauderdale, and to his sister, the Ladr Jane Houston in the latter of which he stated, that he thought he was better in health than he had been for two or three years. About noon, after finishing his letters, and leaving Sir R. Plaskett to prepare the despatches for the packet to England, he paid several visits, first calling on Mrs. Clifford, in her rooms at the Palace, and afterwards driving in his barouche to the Admiral's, Sir Harry Burrard Neale, in excellent health and spirits. He then drove to Florian, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Le Me surier, where he remained about three quern's of an hour, in perfect health, and was just on the point of departing, having risen from his seat for that purpose, when be sat down again on • square stool in the room, saying that he felt ill and could not see. Upon this Mr. and Mrs. Le Alesuriee assisted him to the sofa, and sent back the carriage instantly to the palace for medical assistance; Dr. Broadfoot and Sir R. Plaskett went out immedi ately, and found his Excellency on the sofa Er was perfectly sensible at this time, and said he was very iA. DT. Broadfoot felt his stomach, and desired him not to be•datesed, as there was no thing wrong there, to which he replied, " I have no pain in my stomach, but a violent one in the back of my head, with a cold per spiration upon me,-1 never was attacked in this way before." At this moment Dr. Grieves came in. and his Excellency stated the same to him, and begged to be put to bad, saying, however, that he had not power to get into the carriage, nor even to undress him self, and repeated that he had lost all power, and could not raise himself. A small bed was immediately procured, and put into the apartment where he was, and Dr. Grieves and Sir R. Plaskett, with one of the servants, carried his Excellency front the sofa to the bed: but, from the time he was put on it. till he died, he was perfectly insensible, and never spoke one syllable. Ile remained in this state (groaning at times, as if in pain, par ticularly for the first hour) for eight hours during which period every remedy that could be suggested by the Medical men (Dr. lien nen having joined the others) was attempted, but wi.hout the smallest success. His Excellency breathed his last at thirty-five minutes after ten o'clock, r. se. His medical attendants are unanimously ofopinion that his death was occasioned by apoplexy, and that his case was utterly hopeless from the first moment of the attack. 3lajor-fieneral Sir Manly Power remained till his Excellency was no more ; and his corpse was afterwards brought to the Palace. MARRIAGS IN lIIC II LIVE.—On Wednesday, at St. George's church, by the Lord Bishop of Itaphoc, Octaviuz It'igram, Esq. son of Sir Robert Wigram, Bart. to Isabella Charlotte Knox, third daughter of the Hon. Lord Bishop of Derry. The happy couple, after partaking of an elegant thjeautel a la . fonrchette at the lion. Mrs. Calvert's, in Grafton-street, set off for Hunadon House, liens, the seat of N. Calvert, Esq. M.P. Among the distinguished fa shionables who graced the ceremony with their presence, wa particularly noticed—The Earl and Countess of Wick low, the Earl and Countess of Cathcart and the Ladies Cathcart, Countess of Mansfield and the Ladies Murray Greville, Earl and Countess of Darnley and Lady E. Bligh, Earl and Countess of Limerick and the Ladies Pery, Lord Clifton, the Bishop of Derry and the Hon. Mrs. Wm. Knox, Sir R. Wigram, Bart. M.P., Wm. Wigram, Esq. ALP. &c. &c. MARINE SOCIETY. This valuable Institution had its Anniversary Dinner yesterday. at the City of London Tavern. His Royal Highness the Duke of ! Clarence in the chair. During the entertainment a band, placed in the gallery, enlivened the scene with many delightful pieces of music. After the cloth was removed. The PwEiIDE KT of the Sociry proposed "The health of his Majesty." This tout was drunk with the moat enthusiastic applause—Four times four. Air—'• Ual save the King." The next health proposed was " The health of the Royal mily." Three tii-tes three. Air—" Hail, Star of Brunswick." " The Duke of York and the Army." Three tines three. Song—" Merrily a: live that soldiers be." The President of the Society, Lord Rostor.r, addressed the meeting, and said he had a health to pmpuse, which he was sure would be approved of by all, tin the benevolence practised by the Royal Duke on all oceasiors, and esptcially for the cordial support given by him upon all occasions to the panne Society. The health of his Royal Highness was then drunk with three times three and the most unequivocal symptoms of approbation. After the applause had subsided, his Royal Highness rose, and , after returning his sincere and unaffected thanks toe the manner in which his health had been drunk, said he could not refrain front congratulating t:te meeting upon the ,joyful and pleasing occasion which had brought them together. Ihe cause of that meeting wait charity. He knew he was addressing a meeting of Englishmen, and therefore it was not necessary for hint to say much upon the subject, for when he addressed Englishmen, he was aware he ad dressed men who were well instructed in all the feelings of charity, and had them imprinted upon their hearts. He believed the English to be as mural a people as any in the world, and in the pre sent case the obligations of charity were essentially connected with the interests of this cottlatercial country. As this country was eir ,curnstaneed, it could not be great or prospemus wimout the aid of enninetee, and greatness derived from commerce it could never possess if it hild not ships and men ready and prepared to carry its productions to the various parts of the world. Fur the purposes and advaneentent of trade it was essentially requisite that boys should enter the navy when young, and their minds should be ap plied at as early period to these pursuits, and the necessity of this education should be impressed upon them at as early • period as possible. He was perhaps the more impinged with the nerahaity of ' this early education in the profession of a sailor, as he hail himself , entered the service when he was but young in life. lie approved so much of the objects of the Society, that whilst he enjoyed the Ides rings of health he would engage and pledge himself to be amongst them. He knew he was addressing an assembly of Englishmen, and be trusted no ohe who heard him would condemn hint foe saying, that though his family were originally from another country, yet as every member of that family had been so kindly and so favourably received Is this county,, thee might be considered altogether as Englishmen. (Loud applause.) From the persuasion, conviction, and detennination he felt of the utility of this most excellent Insti tution, and the many benefits conferred by it, he was resolved to' support it by every means in his power t and he would conclude by dnnking the health', collectively and individually, of all those he had the happines s to see around him . (Loud applause.) Lord Ro mit Er proposAl a favourite toast—" The Navy of Eng land."—He separated this valued branch of the public service front the name of the Royal Chairman, that the meeting might have the opportunity of drinking each to as t separately. This toast was drunk with three nines three. _ _ Admiral STorr•oau returned thanks. He said it was within the Wu week he had the opportunity of be•toaing his mite upon another excellent institution—the Seaman's llospital. lie was cure that many of the individuals whom he saw at that meeting were' also the supporters of that Institution. He wan well aware, when objects of utility and benevolence were to be supported. the Gentle men of London would not be far off; and, in his opinion, it was impossible to assist at such meetings, and not return a better man than when the individual a nt out. Bard and cold must that hi,:att Ibe which refused to sympathise with an institution, the objects of which were the benefit and improvement of the country. He I could not refrain from making a declaration respecting the Royal Chairman, whose fellow aatchman and shipmate he had the ho• nour to be. Those who had the honour to be his companions knew his Royal Highness to be ever anxious in the discharge of his duty--ever prone to obey the commands of his superiors. The splendor of his rank was lost sight of in the qualifications of his hart; and in consequence of these qualifications, the attachment of all those who knew him became fixed, rivetted, and unalterable. He would detain them no longer ; and, in the name of his brother officers, he returned thanks fur the honour done them. Air—`• Rule Britannia." His Royal Highness said, there wa. one more toast which he felt it his duty to propose, and as he had the honour to sit in the Chair, he could not give it without some remark. He would, without troubling the meeting with the history of the Institution, point out some of its advantages. It was to be recollected that the country had now enjoyed the blessings of peace for two or three years, and the Society had sent to sea, between January 1823 and the end of the year, not fewer than 744 boys--2:15 to his 3lajesty's service, 216 to the East India service, and 276 to the general merchants' service. Though this was early in the year 1824, 236 boys had been sent to sea. From the formation of the Society in 1750, 39,316 boys had been sent to sea. This Institution had provided four 173,624 men, and though the country was at profound peace at pre. sent, it was possible thi. peace might not last, and it was the custom of a wise institution to look to futurity : it was generally supposed Lthat anuanairessa saties in die Kindle anis this opinion was erroneous, because in time of active service the King's officers had not time to pay the necessary attention to the buys. He was sure the Gallant Admiral, in whose friendship he took a pride, and whom he had known for forty .four years, would say that boys should be sent a. early as possible to sea. He would now propose the suc cess of an Insutktion creditable in every point of view, and which he must main and again remark, possessed every qualification to recommend it—he meant the Marine Society. This toast was drunk with three tunes three, amidst the loudest applause. At this moment the scene was highly gratifying i the boys of the Institution entered, under the guidance of their officers; some of them carried the English flag. They marched round the room, whilst the band played, " Hearts of Oak." The healthy, cleanly, and comfortable appearance of those who are to be " the future men of England," attracted general notice and approbation. After giving three hearty cheers, as a testimony of gratitude to their be nefactors, they retired amidst the loud applause of the meeting. The list of the subscribers was read by the Secretary ; a ft er which the health of Sir George Cockburn was drunk.—'fhe gal- lent Admiral returned thanks, and said he felt it his duty to state— and the fact ought to be communicated to all the boys of the In stitution—that one of the lads had, to his own knowledge, been pro moted to the rank of Post-Captain. (Loud applause.) The following health, were then drunk with applause : .. The Corporation of the City of London, which contributed 16001." Mr. T. WILSON returned thanks. " The Sheriffs of the City of London." Mr. ShetiffUrniwTwww It returned thanks. " The East India Company," which contributed 304 guiaeas sinew the last anniversary. Mr. ill usreaww returned thanks. The Secretary mentioned several sulAcriptions received at the hands of Captain Parry, and stated the sub.criptions received within the year, and at the dinner, to be 6601. (Loud applause.) " The health of the ladies who approved of the institution" was drunk with three times three. " Lord Melville, and the Lords of the Admiralty." The Hon. K. Dorn LAS returned thanks. " The health of Lord Romney, the President of the Meeting." Lord ROW XEY returned thanks. His Royal Highness retired at ten o'clock, and the conviviality of the meeting continued to a late hour. TO THB EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. Stk.—ln answer to the question stated in your paper of the Zd instant, respecting the liability of the occupier of a house to pay the rewards ordered by a Magistrate, for the attendacce of engines, In cases where they are called to a chimney, presumed to be on fire front sparks issuing scat of the top, but which afterwards turns out to be only the effect of a few shavings lighted in a new flue, foe the purpose of ascertaining the draught—.l beg to say, the con , structioa to be put upon the Act of Parliament seems to be, that it was intended for the purpose of imposing a fine on occupiers of houses whose chimneys caught tire from neglect in not keeping them properly cleaned. But, as frequently happens, an alarm of fire anus from a stranger accidentally passing, and seeing sparks and smoke issue from a chimney, who naturally apprehends mis chief, and gives notice to the engine. keeper (and - which he is bound to do for the public safety), and if the engine keeper was to refuse to attend with the engine, on hit o supposition that the chimney, from the account given, was flit on fire, to come within the mean ing of the Act of Parliament, he would be highly culpable, and many serious accidents might occur. For though a new flue cannot be on fire from any soot being col lected in it, and though the furnace flues of bakers, brewers, he. anal other description of furnace flues may be like the Salamander, fire proof, yet serious fires have originated, and houses been burnt down, solely occasioned by sparks issuing from a neighbouring flue, and falling on some inflammable part of the adjoining pre- Cinder such circumstances, the Magistrate", I think, very fairly consider, that for the protection of property, and very probably of lives, it is most desirable to encourage the attendance of engines on every alarm of fire ; and should it afterwards appear that there was reasonable cause for the alarm (although the chimney was not on tire), to order a portion of the rewards, directed by the Act of Parliament, as $ just remuneration to a most useful and active de. inviption of men engaged on so perilous a service. I am, Sir, yours, dee. Temple. S' IS FA TUC'S. No. 5,299, drawn the first day of the present Lottery a blank was put in the wheel again, and re-drawn on the second day,' when it came up a prize of 20,209., and wag sold by fish, in lei shaves :—One quarter was sent to Glasgow, one eighth to Chester,' one eighth to Liverpool, one eighth to Stockport ; six sixteen th s all sold in London—one of them registered to five maiden ladies, in Yorkshire; one to a club of thirteen silk-weavers in IVarwick shire ; one to a naval officer, in II anipshiee: one to a servant.' maid, in Norfolk : the other two, not being registered, their desti nation cannot at present bo naculained. fish has also sold, in the present Lottery, No. 111114, (4101.; 2,213, 2,912, 10,1150, 11.999, and 11,703, prize. of 2001. each. —iVarranted undrawn Tickets and Shares are aellirg at Bbik's races, 4, tomhill, sad 9, Char. Ix:tom. There are still three pr eta of 20,000 L, and thirteen capitals to be drawn ; and the very first prise nest day must be *M. bREADP77I: COA7LAGiIIATIOX at ;POOL IVICIf Yesterday morning, at three o'clock, the town and neighbourhood of ‘Voolwich was throWn into • state of tile greatest confusion by an alarm of fire, and scarcely had the alarm been given when the entire place trecame illuminated with the flames of the conflagration. It was imagined from this circumstance that the arsenal Was on fire, but the reflection appeared to come from the direction of the dock-yard, and the (cars of the inhabitants In sonic degree subsided, as, from the immense stores and contJ bustible materials in the arsenal, damage to sit inctedible extent would inevitably have occurred. It was soon ascer tained that the flames Proceeded from the house and pre raises of Mr. Chambers. baker and flour-rector, in a small cluster of houses called Ashdown, in the parish of TrOdloricli, within a few minutes' walk of the dock-yard, and, in led than lel minutes, the whole range of houses composing Ashdown presented one grand mass of fierier, illuminating the country round for set s. rat miles. l',.rtunwely the inmates were all aroused and apprised of their danger, and 'tad time to escape with but a small part or their prlperty, as •ttell wan die fury of the detouring element, that it communicated •nern 31r. CluunliCris premises td all around whit the mart incredible rapidity, and bunted orwitnla, the hig,-h wind, in some mea•ure, favouring its progress. he hourtea, I. in num% her, with an immensity of outbuildings, being detached from all other dwelli igs • n a kind of valley, the , fire was solely confined id them, but, from the quantity of humia " dates of timber anal WSW: which w as c o n ti nua lly carr i e d through the air by the wind, which blew very strong from the north-east, apprehension,' dere enter tained for the valuable Government stores that were in the want houses surrounding the dock, hut happily not the ditilineat injury was done to them: yet such was the awful nature lathe conflagra tion, that many I en.° us r -aiding at Charlton and °rte.:with actual: r imagined half the town of 11'oolwich was In flames. The marines composing the garrison at Woolwich, bete beet to quarters, and, we understand, allOnien ware placed armlet atm& but there was no necessity fur brirging them ont, as the danger had subsided very shortly after the first burst trf fl antes 4 and, in fact, the engineers did not think it necessary ro tiring out dra &eateries, as the flames, lumina flesharyed every house, Aber* moldering slowly away. The first engine that arrived ,watt fast Dow ford, and very soon after, eight of the 'London inauelfioe engines arrived, but they retained in the course of the day, thdre being so occasion for them. There are, in all, twelve 'anises reduced to ashes, tkaidas stwetat sheds, and some hay and strew ricks. Tht tire, it is believed, rwiginated either in the stove, or the bakehouse, Which are pa; ray" el on the same floor, but what caused it is not yet asdettatned, It was float discovered by a young men, named Kent, Itn.9 is in Mr. Chambers's employ, and who was awoke bf a insh - otating smell ; he instantly got up, and opened the wiriddir of Itha roam, which was on the third floor of his master's hodse s add had scarcely returned to his bed before lie was alerted hy a lorad etwah at thra bottom of the house, winch was halloo-ell fry a burst or trash, *high be thought was water, but on openidg the room door, be fool :lit was a torrent of flame and smoke Imitating up eagles ; he instantly alarmed his master, and all the family. intl having dont so, attempted to get down stairs himself, brat found It possible. he then jumped nut of a window, and alarmed the neaghboun. Mr. Chambers at this dreadful penetutt retained much self.possessima, and collecting Ills family, sit In ottrnber, Maw the front first-floor room, closed the door, and tlinjdng a bed into the street, caused each of his chilifen to jump out ;_the two young. lest were thrown out. Mrs. Chanibets fainted, an d was obliged to be lowered into some person's Arnie. Mr. Chambers had scarcely" got into the street when the flames furiously rushed raptards, and burst forth et each window, cnronitinichting to the adjoining honors of Mr. Parkinson seal Mr. Shipt, which were also in a few minutes in flames, as were an the houses back and front. The flames were completely suciductll; fiveo'clock in the mop. ins. 31r. Chambers is partially insured. The lots sustained ba incalculable. We understand the property Is meetly insrsoll it! the Phoenix Association. SHIPPINC INTE LLIGEIirCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE. Mace 24. Ny4rtann rxivinns. Vizabeth, Carr (Cheap, Brdikerkhowaterbice. Jane, Wyllie (Flack), from St. Lucia. Dart, Stranick (Chinked), from Ostend. Ann and Sarah, Baron (Dockland), ftoin Chair:at& Harriet, Taylor (Burnett), from Amsterdam. Industry, Allen (('harleton), from Ifitmburgh. Dap% (Haman), from fferlint!en. Lillian Hutchison (Marshall), from Cadia. Bee, irihon (Hopkinaj, row New York. Commerce, Vries (Hofmitn), from Brussch. Traw Metta, Martins (Hall), from Antwerp. Georgiana, Cofmtck (Honking), from Virginia. Jonge Sopitia. Muys (Di Die), from Antwerp. San Repos. Rethers (Hnfinan), from Dru.sela. %row hllitta , Btrg (Haman), from Itotterdarn. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. POITSitOUTIT, AIARCW 21,—„Sailed the following matikafd= bound vessels, via. —Larkins, for India Latina, for the Maori. , tins • George Washington, Chrigorpher.irembes, Ceasseadis lad' SpanhdePatthrt, Rlshardent i Ranlinss Camden, Dawn, Killingbeek, Bawer, and Thetis. Dear., Al ARCM 2?.—Arrived the Jack Torr, AVM Jamaica _.the pan on shore on the Main last night, but was got off this morning. with assistance of boatmen, after slipping het chain and cutting her rope cable, and remains ; also arrived the Olney. Powel, from the South Sent ; Kent, and General Kyd, from India, and sided for the River. Arrived and remains the Fame. 11•Nicl, from Bahia. Came down from the River the Countess of Harcourt, Bunn, with convict*, for New Soutb Waleo, and estled, with several others. names unknown. ;hue tar. wit, MARCH 23.—Arrited the Wato ltiu, Allister. from China; Bombay, Hav, from China r WPiilMm , Pourer. from Harlingen ; Lively, kayos, from Haflingen i Ann and Sarah, Barron, from Charente; Georgians, Consort, from Vir. ginia ; Elisabeth, Carr, from Berbiee ; Lillis*. Hu - 00mm, from Cadiz; Industry, Allen, from Hamburgh ; Lively, Ritchie. from Colombia; Lord Melville, Row, from Jammdas • Cane Grove. Thomson, from St. Vincent's ; and Jane, Wylie, from St. Ltlii:t. Sailed the Granger, Blenkinsop, foe 31adetra ; George. Bout, foe Cadiz ; Courier, Bourdes, fee Nap/es ; and Golden eptirg, 31'lver, for Bermuda. RAIISSGAT E, MA/ cm 23.—Twenty.weven A a de of black cloth, and a small quantity of white, h ive been taken up on the main to the eastward of Margate, and are in possession of tilt deputy to the lord of the manor. LIVERPOOL, Magni 22.—Arrived theSharnmek, Smith, from Para--miled Ilth February ; Georgia, Varcum, from Sallgnallil— sailed 22d February ; Jane, Tucker, from ditto Aldertaren„ Martin, front Charleston Huskimon, hitt, from Demerara ; Elizabeth, Dagnia, from Dunnos Ayres ; and Lavinia, from Demerara. _ _ PADSTOR, Mancit D.—The Hem. of Brigham, Bartlett, from Swanua to Dartmouth, punk within the entrance of tLI harbour to-day and went to pines —all on board drowned. Fat briticKsitatt, MARCH ship's boat, marked " Hind, Dundee, muter," painted green, and copper fastened, wao washed on shore some days hark at the Sraw. Pumps have been sent down to the Ocean, o' Shields, on shore near the Scaly, it is hoped she will be got off'. The Waterloo, Hughes, from Liverpool to Para, was totally lost the 14th January, olf Cayte. The Berkeley. —, front Catnpeachy to Liverpool, was lost the Ist ult. on the t'olorades. The James, Laing, from Newcastle to Memel, was on shore neat Lessor on the Bth instant, but expected to be got of. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY, APRIL S. Nominations for the (fold Cap. Sir J. Johnstone's b. h. Shepherd, by Sir Prod, 8 yrs oil. Sir T. Sykes's ch. g. by Egrerriont. dam by Hermes, 4 Tra old. Mr. Bayard's br. in. Lilla, by Ardrossim, dam by Emperor, 6 yrs old. Mr. Pigou's be. m. Kate, by Ardrosaan, dam by Shuttle. 4 yrs old. Mr. Rowlay's br. h. Newbrough, by Mowbray, dam by Sir Harry, 4 yes old. Mr. Hopkinson's b. in. Eliza, by Young Sorcerer, 4 yes old. Mr. Webster 's b. in. by Macbeth. dam by Sportsman, 4 yrs old. Mr. Ridsdale's gr. g. Jerry, by Alonzo, 6 yrs old. Mr. Batman's b. g. by Sir Christopher, dam by Traveller, 5 yrs old. Mr. Long's b. g. Chiunpaigne, by Sir Malagigi, 5 yn olil. In our Turf Intelligence Extra will be found the nominations for the Hold f'up, which closed on Sntardiry. IVe are glad to tird that the Meeting is likely to be highly respectably supported. The Craven, the Hunters and the Liberty Stakes. are to close on Satur day, the 3d of ApriL--York Coairwet. kite York Spring Meeting will comment: on Monday, the 24:11 of May. YORK CRAVE, , TMEETING, 182 How TO MALI ISINCLASi.—MICTC aerma little doubt that thin substance, which is so exteosivelv employed in the ar:s, and which consists nearly altogether of gelatine, may be made from almost any . species of fish, but certainly as well from several of those species which frequent our own shores and rivers, as from those which are found in the rivers of Russia, whence we import vast quantities of isinglass into (treat Britain. The French, Ise observe, are making efforts to naturalize a manufactory of isinglass in their own country ; and large premiums !glee been offered to those persors who sh manufacture it equal to the isinglass itn. ported from Russia. The following is the nietbod said to be fol. lowed in the latter country to prepare this substance, and rccom. mended for adoption in France :—The Russians divide the large air bladder.' of the sturgeon lengthwise, and wash them in very weak lime water. They amp orthe tine membrane or skin whs.' covers these bladdeni, and wrap them up in wet linen, and bruise than and wet them till they become soft as paste. They than spread them out, afterwards roll them together, and bezul the ndl into lhe form of a heart, the two ends being fastened together by !nears of 3 wooden peg. These rolls ere then suspended in th e to to dry, . not limit employ a other fish frum almast freih.-71 'f !. . i~ ~ ~, and when dry are Kt for use. The Russians., however. dp lit themselves to the swimming bladders of the sturgeon, bog . r almost all the membranes and cartilaginous parts cdac= ash ; and it seems certain, that isinglass may be pr Imost all kinds of tisk, 'briber they lies to salt water fir —The Uouidt.