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f ;: I • - FORE, • , • THE BRITISH TROOPS. . . 'ION 7NTEL2 ORNCE. LISBON PAPSIAS, Lisbon Crizeticq to the 21th ult reached tts yesterday. hey are entirely silent as to the affairs et Bor.th America. 't be following are extracts : ~, LISBON, APRIL 21. •.n the Supplenent to out 118th Number, we communicated to the Public the copy of a despatch from Memo, dated the ilth of iuvember last year, and of the royal Inters of the if.th of last i tooth, Pddregsca to the Rev. Bishop of that city, with the measure tdenh his Majesty had thought fit to seder, for the purpose of es. mtablishincn that interesting part of his dominions that good order, tianquillity, and prosperity, which had bzren impaired by the same djampanning spit* emanating tient the faction which had rained such troubles throughout the whole monarchy. li - e have NOW re. raved a 'celesta( the journal of Macao, called the AN-11m du Chien it a intlisoof Cbina,, , from the 27th September to the Bth December nth. The Editor of the Gazelk of Lisbon proceeds to observe, t fbe Macao journal, though published while the Constitutional sissim still prevailed there (the news of its overthrow in Portage' rinfoareing readied that remote colony h is distinguished by a too. deride and incoming style, which proves the inexhaustible loyalty end 501i...80a to the laws which always distinguished the Poe. t*gtsese character. From the 11th of February, he says, when the bases of the Con. stkation was accepted, the bonds of social order were disaelved by the ravel and continual innovations introduced, and the relaxations of all due respect arid submission to the authorities. The Editor nett makes long extracts from the Macao Journal; which are con. tkoued in the next number of the Lislxitt Gareth.. The 'first extract is from an article beetled " The Philanthropist of Mthart," ils Numbers 55 and 57 of the Abelha of the I ith and Mast October. It wears from the articles, that it WAS on the Ifuh of February, 1111,4b1a :Ille inhabitants took the usth to the Constitution which wrioththlhessiog in Brazil. The a ritersheas that the Government which tithes time existed aid everything to promote the ilitnalue. thin litho Ossolithefima, sod was therefore to be considered as con ' Vsilseas of the Corte of the 18th of April ; yet, not wi thls, an the 18th of August twelve or thirteen men, Prennown of the people of Macao. succeeded In the tabling Governmeot, and establishing a new MIL .'" 8211 7 remulbfilliT eendmine the measures of this new govern 'any of pee, my dear countrymen, have hither '', bum lry thong somaiss of the general good, let thou now 00600 soissit !Maas smell Government is opposed to 11 • 081 1 10401 Zaid gut! , yid lowspoustly illegitimate, useless, itaagensus, deeptic.He advises them, therefore, to arm the teal rein of their country, by app i lp s t n e y the legal Urtherities of the great Portuguese faintly, and to those which are the I nears.;. namely, the Government Goa. Front the succeeding ettrur, it appears that the new Government having imprisoned many perwoos, and banished others, sonic of the Mawr reached Goa. and by their reprewiiratioe. of the state of things at Macao, itirdttecti the Governor to despatch the Salamander lEgate, which ..ppeared off Slants on the I lit of June, where it was received as ari emmy, and the persons holding the Government of Macao chntintud to prejudice the Chinese against the frigate, so that all intercourse with it was steady prohibited. In this state it re. Mail:Mt for two months, so that the crew became short of provision; end were entirely destitute of medicines for the sick. Some relief was, however, procured for the frigate, by means of a Coansellor Arri•ja, who WLS one of the persons banishul, and was then at Canten. Atlength a Chinese host wits procuted, which was mat to Macao with a Lieutenant ltodcriguez on board, wbo was ordered to en deavour to find some means of obtaining a supply of provisions, in winch he succeeded; he repaired to the Senate, where he was spicily questioned. Paulin° and Gomez, the two chief weathers of the illegal Government, imonsteated with him on the refusal of the captain of the frigate to recognise their Government, and the indepeetlenrn which hz showed respecting the provisions of which therlencer be wits so much in want. • The answers of the officer were so prudent, that becoming known ip ate city, many of the principal inhabitants were encouraged to think to Means of shaking of thz yoke of this illegitimate Govern. matt t and the officer, on his return to the frigate, trio able to give the conanuinder hopes of seeing order aestoendin Macao by the ex ertions of the citizens. The Captain thus encouraged, and the Chinese having been rendered favourable by the representations of the aboveuientionesl Arriaja, a Chinese Junk was obtained, in whtth the Lieutenant was again sent on shore, where he made anamiensents with two deputies flora the citizens (who 'hewed hip a I,Jper signed by many of the inhabitants) far landing some dishy.. The plati was put in execution on the night of the 223 , 0 ?remember ; when, though some eircusuMmoss appear to la t he excited suspicion in the Government, as acne delay and misunderstanding arose front some mistake about the 'WWI that , been agreed upon, the enterprise was happily anerishaffinbad 1111::'0 , :t bloodshed. The Chief of the rebels, Paulino, wane mho Weep in his bed, and on the 23d, the lawful Government re. cembliebcd. 4.1E!. - .E4T OF SIRCifdIiLES M`CARTIIT AND TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. 0, Queen-square, Westminster, 31sy 1. great fears are entertained for the safety of our eawielleat Governor Sir Charles M'Carthy l and u it may be mug consolation to his friends in this country (among siletn I em proud to consider myself one not the least in ttrtsted), to learn that there arc still hopes of his being in existence, permit me to offer the following observations tipon this subject :---. Although it cannot be disputed that the Asbantees are a tpriarouenatton, yet, as I have been among them, and wit nessed their humanity to prisoners which they captured in their late wars with the Buntakoos, I can, of course, speak With eonfidence upon this subject; and if the same King (lay Tootoo Quainina) who was alive when I was at Ceoniassie, is still in existence, I can pledge myself for the safety of Sir Charles 111‘Carthy, being well with his sable Majesty's disposition, and bass, nig' the utmost confidence in his humanity. The follow lug ?canons also induce me to think Sir Charles's life will 11., preserved :- Ist. When I was at COOTIMIge. in 18$30, I saw one of th e chiefs of the Buntakoos, who had been taken prisoner ty the Ashantees. walking ;bout with his attendants, en j42,-inir his pherty, and every attentiot: and respect. pd. After the battle of Benda, where the Famous were i:eftated by the .%ahantees, one of their chiefs, named Ate, was taken prisoner and sent to Coomassie, where he was set at liberty, and &fared to be restored to the Fantees upon the payment of Atol., which was demanded for his ansom. • 911. It is not by any means a case without precedent for the oladoantees to Lave a European Governor in their pas iessiGn, as a Flamm, and treating him kindly ; as they fllliCe years ago eaptur..ll a Governor Finds and kept him for fire mouths, during which time he was treated with the greatest humanity and respect ; after which he was nuitomed for 4001. "Upon all these occasions, Apokoo, the General in Chief of the Ashantecs, commanded, and as there is little doubt slit he is with the anny who have captured Sir Charles, there is nonion to hope that as he saved the lives of others, he will also spare that of Sir Charles M'Carthy. Sincerely wishing that this may be the case, I am, Sir, Your obedient humble Servant, WILLIAM HUTTON. 'We regret to announce the death of the Bishop of Chi chester, which took place on Friday last at Chichester Pa lo', The venerable Prelate has been in a declining state aflpdth for some months. Ile was, we believe, snarly 90 saws of age. We are sorry to bear that the accounts from Malta rela tive to the health of Mr. Justice Richanlson ' are not be e':eluniglng as the friands of that distinguishetllawyer and uphiab!e person could wish.—Mornini,- Poper. hister Term begins to-day. The Lord Chief Justice finished the sitdaga at Nisi Prig's on Monday. At Sheriff Lamprey's dinner, on Tuesday last, at Mor rison's Hotel, lflrsbhn, that °Seer proposed the well kro'ivn party toast of—" The Glorious. Pious, and lm !aortal Memory of die Great and Gruoil King William," which was received (rays the Irish Times) with the greatest enthusiasm The following is another proof of the veer great expe tbn of steam navigation. The James Watt, Captain started from Blackwell early on Wednesday morning, and arrived at Edinburgh on Thursday evening, snaking the passage in forty-three hours. Caynot.sc BUZIALII. The Protestant Curates of Youghal refused permission, during this week, to allow the Basima Catholic clergymen to attend the funeral of a r Itossayne, who died there lately. In consequence of ibis; denial, the friends of the deceased were compiled to bury him in the Catholic burial place, although his family from time immemorial had been interted in the Protestant Chronick. 'lty the smack Delight, just arrived, we are sorry to learn that•the Comet, from London i t:te . : ,i k had got on lore ua Saturday morning , abouc milts to the north vosSehof Yarmouth, m thick Weather ; but when the De bat pawed her, the wind l otto hiti itte westward, and the sMng tides 'coming to had, the, Captain of the I)elight eapected she would soon be got Sr. Paiengers and crew well.—Calcd9niaalifercary of Thursday. , PARYS. ITIOSI OVA coausrosrosxr.l PARIS, MAY I. A brilliant ball and supper was given last week at FEES ! CATE'S. La conclusion de ce chapitre was expensive to several young Englishmen here, who have more money than wit, though not overburdened with either. Lord NI" "n is re ported to have won upwards of 200,000 . francs at the Solon Etrangeres, besides a large sum at Freacate's. More than six hundred persons were present at the above supper, which was served up on silver; the whole was in a style of splendor suited to the occasion ; lall was thoughtlessness nod festivity, And not a single sign of sorrow The woes predicted of to-morrow. But to-morrow brought Repentance in its train ; hut, alas! the visit to many, as often happens in such cases, was a day too late. When we talk politics at all, we talk of the reduction of the rentes ; but the Ministry are omnipotent at present; corruption is working up all her raw trurtcrials for the ser vice of Government, and the finished manufacture is in great request. AI szeass the celebrated French histo rian, who lived two hundred years ago, speaking of the ancient Parliaments of France, and of the want of pa triotism that prevailed amongst the Members, concludes by telling us that—" fn the Assemblie s of the States there were always some old spirits who reminded their colleagues of the ancient and natural rights of the people, against which there lies no prescription." Sa, likewise, in the Chambers of the present day, there are some spirits of a higher order, who would set limits to servility, and recall their associate Representatives to the recollection of what is demanded of them by their country ; but they are deaf l as adders to every voice but that which chimes in with their own views; and not all the labours of all the Mis sionaries could)nake a single convert to Christian morals, or to political honesty. Indeed it fared but ill, we may remember, with the little of native integrity which his pen sion hod left to ME7Enny, for the Minister of Louis XIV. Mons. COLNERT, ordered Penult, of the French Aca demy, to tell the historian, in his name, that " the King had not given him a pension of 4,000 litres to write in so free a manner." Upon this hint, Meseray promised to retouch this offensive passage, together with some others, in his " Abridgement of the histor y of l'eance," which had been objected against, and he did to in the new edi tion of 1674, but be softened them down so slightly that his amendments produced no other effect than offsnd ing the pulite, who were displeased to see the truth dis guised, liftmen satisfying the Midister, who retrenched hall kis pensaw. The heneit historian complained to Cu hert of this deprivation as unjust and unreasonable, but the manly language cif his remonstrance was so little sooth ing to the pride of the Minister that he took airily the othe, half. This was the mode in which they rewarded any ap pearance of patriotism in tke reign of Louis XIV. ! 'llia practice of Courts is extremely monotonous. The Ministers of Louis XVIII. would award to it just the same compensation. At two o'clock to-day a great tumult was occasioned at the Bourse, in eossequence of the projected new low to Spain. Those capitalists who had engaged in the loan made to the Cortes, and which has not been ratified by his Spanish Majesty, made loud outcries against entering into a second, while the fate of the first was in jeopardy. They insisted that the one already advanced ought pre viously to be recognised. The uproar became so violent, that the Commissary of Police threatened to call in the armed force; in fact, several of the gendarmes amembled, and for a short time all was confusion, but peace was re stored upon the Commissary's prcluiaing to make an im mediate communication to the. Minister of Finance on the subject. I was present the other evening at the annual meeting of die Societe If Encouragement for the perfectibility of Me- Antics in France, which was assembled in the Rue de Bac, for the distribution of medals to those artists whose discoveries and inventions , were considered by the Com mittee to be of sufficient public utility to merit a particular testimony of their approbation and encouragement. The Duke de Rochefoucault Liancuert read a Report at great Jnegth, relative to improvements in the meshanic arts since the last meeting, and expatiatedon the great advantages re ' salting from the industry of the several artists, whose in genuity and exertions had advanced the manufactures of France to a degree of perfection, which enabled them on many occasions to rival the finest productions of British in dustry ; to which, however, he paid a tribute due to its merit. In a chamber adjoining the committee-room were exhibited several new inventions, for which patents had lately been granted : among them was one remarkable as well for its ingenuity as for the simplicity of its construc tion ; this was a music-desk, with a pedal, la 'wan+ of which a performer on any instrument is enabled with his foot to torn overthe leaves of a music-book, one by one, with remarkable rapidity. The shape of this desk is light , end elegant ; a column rests on these feet, upon which the book-frame is placed, which can be raised or lowered at pleasure ; in the centre of this frame are united, on a , pivot, ten or twelve pieces of steel, about a foot long, at the extremity of which is a sort of tweezer, into which the ' leaf of music is inserted ; these are placed to the right of the desk, and by means of a spring impelled by the pres sure of the foot on the pedal the leaves are thrown over successively to the left hand, as occasion requires, without the least inconvenience to the performer. The meeting was numerously attended. In the same apartment, Rue de Bac, the annual meeting of the Asiatic Society tuokFlace, The Baron St tvERTaz DE Lacs presided, and the Counts DE LASTEYRIC and D'HAUTERIVE sat as Vice-Presidents ; among the Members of the Couocil were the Baron de Moubret, the Marquis de Clermont-Tonnerre, Messrs. ' Amedei Jaubert, Reicaud, and Saint Martin. The room was filled before the hour announced for the opening of the aittirur • several elegant females graced the assemblage. The President opened the proceedings by reading a letter front the Duke of Oates ISS, in which he expressed his regret at being unable to assist at this year's ineetiag, but swum! the Society of his strenuous support aid his best wiels'a for their success, in propagating the knowledge of i the Chinese, tiiudoo, Venn/writ, and other Asiatic tongues in the Colleges in France. The Secretary then proceeded to read a bang Report on the success of those engaged in the discovery of Asiatic mennscripts. and the progress made in perfecting types for printing those already received in Swope. lie entered largely on the obstacles to be en countered in procuring copies, as the originals were gene rally deposited in the archives of the churches in Asia, and strictly guarded by the Bramins, whose prejudices it was difficult to vanquish. Many manuscripts have already been translated into Latin during the present year, among which is one by Monsieur STANISLAUb JULIEN, who, in little more than a year, has madeincredible progress in the knowledge of the Asiatic languages. I send you a pro- speetus of Meng-tseu, translated by that author into Latin. The Secretary proceeded to compliment some of our own countrymen whose researches had been partially successful, and to acknowledge the favours the Society had received from the literati of Germany, and other countries, in aid of their laudable exertions in introducing into Europe the , uterateure of those countries which gave birth to liter ature and the arts. You have probably not yet heard of the singular, though shocking instance of fanaticism, which took place' lately at Geneva, in the Canton of Zurich. A young te male peasant, whew. morass had been exceptionable, took it into her it. ad (it was arar•lnced to her by an inspired revelation of the will of Ged) that she should expiate the sins of 2;1 mankind by the sacrifice of herself upon the truss ; and she so tar imbued the mind of our of her sisters with the same infatuation, that she also resolved to follow the same example. flaring asaembled the other , members of her family, and several neighbours, she Mika to them her solemn resolution to obey .the heavenly summons; and both the sisters entreated their relatives to put them to death, and afterwards to fix their Win on a cress, declaring to them that on the third day they should rise from the dead. They then proceeded to deliver the weapons of death to the persons assembled ; who, horrid to relate ! made them expire under their reiterated blows; and afterwards, as previously directed, suspended them on a crucifix, from whence these barbarous fanatics expected they would descend as they had prmlicted ! The affair, however, was made known to the local authorities, and the executioners, to the number of &yen, were seised ; among when, were the father, mother, brother sad sisters of the victims, and , the lovei of the principal heroine! The par ties hafe been tried and condemned, some to perpetual la bour, others for a uunibcr of years, it: proportion as they were more or less inc u lpated in this unnatural thinsacre. r I The house where thlt barbarous act was committed has been razed to the ground by piddle authority. It is said, that although at Geneva they do not apprehend the repe tition of such melancholy effects of fanaticism, yet the daily increase of religious societies, and the fanatical doc trines of Missionaries in the Swim Cantons, gain ground ground daily among the higher classes, and examples of religious melenelmly, and even of madness, become every year mate 1 cent. --vfves..—•••=l. • THE EXHIBITION of the ROYAL ACADF:MY. This is the fill y-si.rfh year that the " cupiditas glori:e" has stimulated the students of this school of art, and we hate no reason, considering the host of candidates, to be dissatisfied with the result: _ _ _ " The field of glory is a field of all." We might, perhaps, wish sometimes that there were leas jostling in the race, but where the prize is valuable, and the competitors follow cloudy at each others' heels, wg must ale human nature as we find it, and not look for much display of high and generous feeling in the contest. The character of the present Exhibition is, upon the whole, favourable to the reputation of the artists, and must, we think, as far as profit is concerned, be favour able to their intereuts. Portraits predominate ; but the British school has made not merely great proficiency, but such strides to wards perfection in this branch of the art, and it is, in it self so interwoven with the best feelings of our nature in the intercourse of private life, that we cannot wonder that it should receive such distinguished encouragement. No. & Portrait of Lady Elizabeth Belgtave, by ricer RSO ILL, is excaßant. This artist has all the energy of genius without its eeeentliSitlell be has a correct eye, ands firm hand, and be follows nature with both. These totaliues, corn Lined with perpetual study and ceaseless perseverance, have made him what he is, and lie Is behind Sir Thomas Lawrence—and but jag behind him. The atti tude of this portrait is easy and wmral ; the dash is well coloured ; and,—which ins moderate portrait is the rarest of all rare things,— Ore hawk are well painted. How much of the power of Vandyke is displayed in the aNt/aMitiaa of his figures ! When that cele brated painter Ortx was eine of the hangers at the A cakniy, in the year 1709, his companion in that offios endeavoured, but in vain, to make him adinire the pictures of a certain young artist. At last, wearied out with the fruitless task, he exclaimed—" Why now, ()pie. leak at that hand ! Yam never painted such a hand as that In your No," replied Mr. Opie archly, you have_ flxemy such." This ihrewl retort is applicable to very many be side the Individual to whom it was addressed ; for, infer the greater number of pictures in which hands and feet chance to 'reintroduced, they bear no resemblance to any limbs of corporeal clay. In this portrait of Lady Beigrave, the transparency of the sleeves which displeys the arm, is managed with great judgment. 0. Falstaff and his Page—.OIXOI.ETON, IS tumid out of hand with very little attention so the finishing s the round belly of the honest Knight has all the stiffness of a horsehair pillow ; it has neither shape nor make, sad it is only its being placed where it is, could lead us to guess that it was meant for the middle regions of the " plump Jack Faistaff." The subject is good, but it is spoilt in thebmndlmg. 12. Stirling Castle.—W. CoLtaxs, R. A.—There is great bril. limey of tone, and beauty of effect, in all the pictures of this artist; but their value would be greatly increased were he to finish them with more attention to the reality of nature. The Castle, which we must presume is intended to be the leading object of the picture, as it gives the name to it, is hazy and indistinct, and becomes on that account the least important of the subject. The shadows which are made to proceed from the living objects are much too strong, and this excess rs the MOM striking as the sun is behind a cloud. We prefer this picture, however, to its companion, No. 20, The Cherry-Sella, • scene at Taney, Bedfordshire ; for although the genets' effect is good, it mans that finish without which there can be no sterling viduen ranyTtetiire. in. VIM{ with Cupid, mended by the GUM. T. STOTIIMID, R.A.--The empire of Wig grace: is universal, but our Royal Aca demician has certainly gins no Tory flattering delineation of this trio of divinities. They ego placed before us 3n all the primitive simplicity of our first pasepts. They are " naked and arc sot ashamed,' . which really, in an crowded an exhibition of bt44 sexes, we think they ought to be. There was no necessity that we know of, either moral or classical, to strip them so unsparingly. PAU SAIIIAS, an historian with whom Mr. Stothard cannot be unac quainted. teaches us that the early sculptors and painters always re. presented them as CLlthed j and he enumerates several statues and pictures by flupalus, Apelles, and other great masters, in proof of this. Ile even expresses himself at a loss to ascertain when the custom of assigniag them diaper, ceased. Even Yawns herself, as she is exhibited here, would be as well in her met-ant ; for Da form is by no means wall shaped, nor her limbs well proportioned. As to such a goddess as this contending with Juno and Minerva fur the palm of beauty, Pears, so far from deciding in her favour, ' ought nut to have admitted bet into the lists. Mr. Stothard Is an excellent artist, but he owashis fame to works of far higher value than this. 10. Portrait of Lord Viscount Relgrave, W. Ptcrienacitz4., A.—The character and countenance is hate very happily bit oft, and the portrait is in all its parts, put well tomethar. - The features all correspond in their expression—which is a merit not quite so Mrair.on as may be imagined. The countenance of this portrait Is extremely favourable fur an artist; it Is intellectual, and bit efforts are consequently not thrown away upon it, which is the cam where mature,u it sometimes happens, has given a face no mare expels. aim than s bulled muffin. 21. A Meuse. :dim SnAiteLes--When we ow this tide In the Catalogue, we were prepared to expect a portrait of our little domestic enemy, sitting ie whiskered state upon &cheese. or 1 10433 e throne equally appropriate : but behold ! we found a whole family pert, thrown into a state of tenor, seeking the heights of chairs and sofas for safety ; one feral& pale and in a swoon ; the Captain about to draw his ra pier --and all this bemuse a mouse is naming es the Soon Truly, Much Ado Await Nothirtur a o ri uld have bean a Mater designation of this performance. Miss ' les has, how ever, • considerable talent in its esecution an arrangement, and has shown herself capable of making a much stronger clan upon our sympathies, when she shall thosse a more appropriate subject. We shall visit the Exhibition again in a day or two, till when we must postpone our further remarks. PAISHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Archbishop of Canterbury give a grand dinner on Monday to the Bishop of Norwich and his Lady, the Bishop of London, Mrs. and Mass Howley, the Dean of Canterbu and his lady, the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Caulks, Rey. Dr. To dd, the Rev. Mr. Lonsdale, Etc. at Lambeth Palace. Sir Deane Warrender, Bart. gave an ele g ant entertainment on Monday to the Duke of Gloucesta, Lind and Lady Melville, Lord and Lady Binning, the Earl of Cansfort, Lord Maitland, Lady Ponsonby, Col. Dalton. Mr. and Mrs: Fremantle, 41m., at his house, Whitehall-place. Lady Mary Petro eaterminatt a distinguished panty at dinner yes terday, at her house in Grosvenor-square. The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury had an elegant circle of fashionable, yesterday at her bane in Arlington -street. The Earl and Countess of IVicklow have nsued cards of invita tion tot an entertainment on the Mot nat., at their house in Upper Brunk-street. The Countess of Limerick kis issued cards of invitation for a rout on the 2rli instant. at her house in Mansfield-street :Hrs. Irni. Gosling has issued cards of invitation for • ball cm the 20th inst. at her house in Portland-place. The Countess of Arran entertained a party of distinguished fii shionables yesterday evening, at her house in Dover-street. The Countess of Essex's ball on Monday evening, in Hill -street, Berkeley squar e was very elegantly attended.' ViscountNorddand has left town for Brussels. Colonel I'albot, J.P.A and suite, arrived yesterday in Audley street, from his seat, Malahide Castle, Ireland. W. H. Cartwright, Esq. M.P. has arrived at Coulson's Hotel, Lower Brook -street, from his seat in Northamptontbire. The Earl and Countess of Darlington and family left Chelten ham yesterday for Lord Newry's seat. Bear Place, Berks, and are expected in town this day. Sir Thomas Trowbridge, Bart. has arrived in town from his seat in Sussex. Arrivals at Gould's Hotel. Jermyn.strest :—Mr. and Mrs. Hutchins, from Ireland ; the Rev. J: Smith, the Rev. J. PTiCC, the Rev. H. Evans, and the Rev. H. Miller, from Mal ; Mr. and Mrs. Barge and family, from their seat. Deerhurst, Sussex ; and N. Sliekietwaite, Esq. from his seat in Swum. T. S. Gooch, Esq. M.P. and Miss Gooch, arrived yesterday at Blake's Hotel, Jermyu-stress, from Suffolk. Arrival at the London Hotel. Alhensarie-street :—Mr. and Mrs. Childcr, trout a tour. Departures:—Mira. Bewecki for the Con tinent, and :Mrs. fates and family. Arrivals at the St. Bemires Hotel, Albemarle-street :—The Earl and Countess of Entwined and trimly, from Ireland, and Sir (ompton and I.adv Don:vine. Anita) at the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street :—The Rev. Archtle.won Eyre, from a tour. Departures:—Captain Dalrymple, toe sentland ; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert, for Paris ; and J. 3litforti, Esq. fur Newmarket. Lord lonedoch has left Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, for Newmarkit. Arrrivals at Ilatea Hotel, Dover-street :—Earl of Enniskillen, from Ireland: Earl of Roden; Mr. and Mrs. Collenridge; Sir Mary Ibbettion, from Suffolk ; Mr. and Mrs. Swinton and fa mily ; Earl and Lady Castle Coote ; and the Honourable Colonel Pakenhatmt Departures:—Captain and Mrs. Ellicott, and Mrs. Vuron, for /Mum. THE ARMY.—THX.NEW LI.VI}.S.—B/ the hit rctums which have been received respecting the New Levies, it ap pears that the total of the recruits that h:ive been enlisted for the 97th amounted to four hundred—tor the with two hundred—and for the 90th Regiment 360 men. The este bhshinent of each teginient 00bb , ..0.a of 676 rank and file. The tint division of the 34th (Cumberland) regiment of foot, will embark on Friday next, at Portsmouth, for Ireland. E Advertiseni ent.:l—Eco team v.—Families who are desir ous of using the best artickv that can possibly he obtained, having Hill most of the establishments within the metro polis, have found the best •ctualities at the ('hiva Genuine 'tea Company, al, Pavement, Moorfields. SLATE POPULATION. Return of the Amount of the Slave Population in each of His Majesty's Colonies in the West bulks respectively ; distinguish ing the Males and Females. All made up to the latest Period. Males. Females. Total. Year 1820. Antigua . 14,161 16,631 30.985 Barbstloes 36,733 41,612 78.313 - 1322. Bahamas - 5.53 5,279 10,8011 Berbice • - 13.007 10,319 23,3(6 Bermuda - 2,605 2,071 3,176 Demerara - - 43,227 31.149 77. 3 76 Dominica - 7,919 6,635 16,554 Grenada - 12,355 12.331 25.586 - 1820. Jamaica - 170,166 171,916 312,382 :Montserrat - 3,047 3,563 6,610 Nevis . 4,6115 4,917 9,602 St. Christopher - 9,605 10,312 19,817 - 1822. St. Lucia 6,297 LAI 13,794 St. Vincent - 12,007 12.215 24,252 Tobago . - 6,962 7,363 11.315 Trinidad . - 13,165 10,383 23,537 Virgin Islands . 2,975 3,405 6,460 CAPTAIN PARRY'S FETE. Notwithstanding the unfavourable appearance of the weather yesterday morning, the fashionables invited to this splendid aquatic fete assembled at Deptford dock-yard as early as eleven in the forenoon. The two disco very ships (Fury and Hecht) were lashed together, as also were an accommodation hulk and a steam-boat, mak ing in all four vessels, communicating with each other for the convenience of he company. The inner vessel, the steam-boat, was fitted out as a reception room ; the Fury as the concert-room, and the Hecla as the ball and supper room, or rather tkjeune, we should say, which was laid out in a most splendid and sumptuous style on the lower deck. Quadrilles commenced about one o'clock, and between the intervals the company were delighted by the singing of Madame Pasta; and, Indeed, we may add, Miss Pawn and Miss Goodall. Sir George Smart pre- I sided at the grand piano -forte, and with the assistance of Mr. Hawes, Tyrrell, and others, many admirable glees were performed. Our limits prevent us saying more on the subject than that we never remember seeing so much beauty and fashion assembled together. Among the most distinguished fashionables we noticed— The Lord Mayor, the Lady Mayoress and family , Lord and Lady Bathurst, Lord Nugent iee-Adm. Sir. C. Hamilton, Bart. Sir By= Martin and family, Sir E. Home, Bart. the Honour able Berkeley Paget and family, the Honourable Capt. and Mrs. Berkeley. Hon. rapt. and Mrs. Seymour, R.N. Capt. Bowles, R.N. rapt. Walpole, R.N. Capt. Lyon, R.N. Capt. Buchan. R.N. rapt. Franklin, R.N. Sir George Phillimore, R.N. Captain thwack, R.N. Copt. King, R.N. Mr. Lc Gilt and family, and many other fashionables, whose names we have not room to Insert. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. The Bridgewater, Mitchell, from China, has arrived in the Downs ; sailed from thence the 10th January, and from St. Helena the 13th March. She has brought no paraengers. _ The Scaleby Castle, Newall, from China, has arrived off Portland ; nailed from IVhampoa the 4th January, and from Si. Helena the 14th March. Passengers, Mr. Thoa. B. Brooke, from St. Helena; and Mr. Domingu Jose Gomez. The Thalia, Munro, from Van Dieman's Land, has ar rived at Portsmouth ; sailed from Hobart Town the 29th August, from Batavia the 7th December, from the Cape the 22d February, and from St. Michael's the 23d April, with six feet water in her hold, and obtained a schooner to keep her company from St. Michael's. The Magellan, Van Den Over, from Eatavia, has ar rived off Dover; sailed the loth December, and bound to' Amsterdam. Ssuircos •aoat CUINA.—The Atlas, Mayne, on the 4th January; the Hythe, Wilson, the 10th January : the Lowther Castle, Baker, and the Warren Hastings, were to sail on the 18th January—all for London._ ARRIVALS AT ST. HELENA.--The Rapid, Wright, and the Horatio, Chratie, from the South Seas. The Pilot, Gardner, from Bengal and the Mauritius, left St. Heiess the 12th March. JAYA HE•D.—The Atlas, Mayne, was off Java Head the sitoth January, all well. The Royal Charlotte, Graham, from Bombay and the Mauritius, was spoken with, of the Western Island, the 12th of April, all well. SNIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, MAT 4. ENTICIED Ismaass. Williford, Spring (Pith, Walken. front Bombay. Nelms, Hutchinson (Cohen), ham Hamburgb. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. I FALMOUTH, MAY 2.—Arrived the Duke of Kent packet, from Lisbon. Sailed the Salus, Crickmay, for Smyrna; Symp. Dawn , int, for Trieste ; and Cane Grove. Thomson, fur St. Vincent's. PLYMOUTH, MAY I.—Arrived the Golcondaldwarda, from London for M a dras, with loss of sails, and oth er damage. Sailed, the Alexander Harrison, for Jamaica : and all the vessels hare bound Westw ard. PoaTaatourn, MAT 3.—Arrivai, the Thalia, Munroe, from Batavia, with six feet water in her hold; sailed from Batavia 7th December; ten days from St. Michael's; and was obliged to have a schooner from thence to keep her company ; and Mary, Watson, from London. Sailed the &Teruo, Wilson, for Van Dieman , s Lansl; and the Asia, Eastwick, for the Cape of Good Hope. DIAL, MAY 3.—Arrived the Mercury, Rivett, from Marina London, hornersall, from Demerara; Resource, Minchdl, from Cadiz; Stately, Edgar, from Jamaica; Mary Dudgeon, from Messina; and Witham and Ann, Sion, from Bermuda. The Mercury sailed from Aleulna in company with the Hannah, Mary, William, and Graham Moore. RAM/MATE, MAT I.—Somepassengers have landed hare to. day t from the brig William and Ann, from Bermuda, arrived in the Downs. Gaavrsgan, APRIL 3.—Arrived, the Esther, Robinson, front Charleston._-Sailed, the Good Intent, Carson, for llarnburgh ; Henry, Fenwick, fur Trieste; and Hero, Cumming, for Jamaica. MILTO&D, MAY I.—The Fame, •Mitchi.son, from London to St. Lucar and Seville, put in here 29th ult. in a very damaged state: on the 23t1 ult. when iu lat. 48. t. long. 10. 3, lying-to under clogs reefed maintop:tail, was struck with a tremendous sea, which broke on board, carried away mainyard, bulwarks, and staunchions, rails, boats, cookhouse, &c. ; tore away part of the hatches, deck, &c., and much water gpt into the hold. The cargo is very wet, and apparent( considerably damaged. HARWICH, MAY 3.—There is a large brig, supposed to be a loaded collier, off this port, with loss of mainmast. She is ex pected in neat tide. Lane, Mar I.—The Swan cutter arrived in Leith Roads from Sheltie's on Thursday last ; and the Hart (tender to his 3144 m. ty's ship Dover;, front Portsmouth. Remain in Leith Roads, the Dover (flag-ship). Swan cutter, Hart (tender to the flag.abip), Wellington and Stork revenue cruisers. Gar.ENOCI, April 30.—Arrived yesterday evening, the Louisa, from Trinidad, sailed 21st March ; left the Christiana loading fee the Clyde, and to sail in ten days: the Emle was also loading for the Clyde, and the Helen and Malay had not began to load. Oa the 6th April, in Ist. 27. 60. long. 30. spoke the Active, Miller, from Grenada, bound to the Clyde, out 17 days, all will ; bad ray severe weather during the last three weeks of the passage. AMSTERDAM, APatt. 30.--The Pallas, Abrethen, from Dram to this port, was lost on the Eyeriand Flats, 27th instant; mow saved. :SEW Yoas, ran. 2.—The Clio, Heath, from Rath to Ila. vannab, was totally lost 231 Feb. on the Grand Bahama Islands; part of die cargo saved. CHARLESTON, Disown 30.—The Rebecca, from Ocracock to Barbados, was abandoned 10th inst., lat. 31. long 70., being full of water; crew arrived at Philadelphia. CIIEN•DA, 111/11C11 24.—The sloop Lockers, in working out of La llaye, ran upon the South Meet, and having received Collii derable damage, was with dif f iculty got off. CONST•NTIXOPLE, MARCh 20.—8 y accounts front the Dar.. danellcs, the Matchless, Hosting, from Candia to this port, grounded there, and was like to become • complete wreck. The Two Brothers, of Sun derland, bound to London, was totally lost cu tkc Lulu band yesterday atorning—crew with difficulty saved. An inquest was held yesterday before Thomas Shelton, Esq. Coroner, at St. Thomas's Hospital, on the body of Elisabeth Rainger, who came by her death under the following dram minxes :—lt appeared in evidence, that on Easter Monday last, the deceased, who was fil years of age, was leaning against an iron post in Lower Thames-street, at the time a cart loaded with hags of weol, belonging to Mr. Edward Andrews, of the Queen's Head, Borough, was proceeding to the Custom-house quay. The carman, Richard Howard, to avoid the different carts that ply for hire, was obliged to pull close to the curb-stone, and seeing the dangerous situation of the deceased, requested her to move away ; she refused, upon which be ran up to the horses' heads, for the pur. pose of stopping their progress: in this lit unfortunately failed, and in consequence she was knocked down, and the whorl passing over her left leg, it was dreadfully fractured. She was placed an a shutter, and immediately conveyed to the Hospital, where the leg was set, and the wound dressed ; a few days after mortification was apparent, and tt was found neosswary to amputate the limb, which was done with her consent, but her cant:union was so decayed slat could not survive the painful operation, and died on Monday morning. The Jury, betag &stifled that no blame was attached to the carman, returned a„verdict of " Accidental Dcat't ;" dirodsad one shilling. LAW INTELLIGENCE. SHERIFF'S COURT, RFD Liox-suCAZE. IIIAY 4 BYYNY r. NEWBURY, GENT. 'l7lll WAS an action broeprbt against the defendant, who is an me , . ney in Berkshire, to recover the sum of 20W. under the At fold] 1g arcutrotances : Mr.. %Ft Liu: stated the plaintiff to be a widow woman, in rath er a hut dale sphere of life, who, haring the good fortune to be bless , d with more opulent relations, became the administratria t , the estree of one of them. A confidence was cultivated between the plaintiff and defendant, and the mutt was, that the plaintiff wa s taken into the defendant's employ as housekeeper, which was th e means of creating a still further confidence, and the plaintiff autko. rised the defendant to take out the letter of administration, which hiving doll., he paid the money into his hankers, and as Might be well said, •• Money was never to be got out of lawyers' hand - s,- h e kept it ever since, and now sought to place against the claim money advanced on the housekeeping account. On the action first being s brought the defendant pleaded to it, after which he withdrew a; plea, and suffered judgment to be taken by default, through which the case n ow ' lune before the Jury for trial. He (Mr. Wild) wee sorry he could not recover any Interest upon the m oney f or the time, which was a considerable injury to the plaintiff; for the amount of intere.l, could it be recovered, would b e no less than 301. for the time ti 'e defendant had kept the money. Mr. Hermon, an attorney, formerly clerk to the defendant, stated that in 1821 he merit. ed from the Bank. on account of Mrs. Denny, 7s. fid.; dividem l a, 221. 10s. ; and of the exerutors or a pet. son named Fielder, 52/. 2s. did., on account of 3lrs. Denny. We,. nes, paid 2901. to G o o e y, banker, on defendant's account; 33f. to Mrs. Denny. Mr. POLLOCK, who appeared for the defendant, cross-examintd the witness, who admitted he had paid 181 - 16s. lid. to a Mr. Willis on Denny's account, and that he had married her daughter, and paid 201. further for debt and costs ml account of Ilrs. Denny. and a further sum of 22/. 12s. 6d. in 1919. Mr. P. here urged the ad. mission of the housekeeping accounts, which he said would more than cover the 2001. Mr.W I I.DE objected. The [ T , DER. thought, in point of justice, Mr. Wilde should allow their admission. Mr.IVIEnE said it was dell to anydiFial mind that th e l a , I was peremptory in bb favour . The Sheriff had, is his duty, to rule the law ; and if be could show any authority for their aftis 'ion, he (Mr.W.) must submit to it. The UNDER-SHERIFF said, that in point of law he was ele-srlv with Mr. Wilde, but in point of justice he was not. Mr. POLLOCK said it drove them into another Court, and to the talc of bringing a cross action. Mr. PoLLoct then addressed the Jury for the defendant, and contended, that if the housekeeper's accounts could not be admit ted, he was lawfully entitled to call for the deduction s p a id on ac count of the plaintiff. Mr.WiI.DE would deduct the two sums. 20/. and 18/. 19a. It, these having been expended. The sum of 221. 12s. 6,1. could not re late to a sum only received in 11121. The SHERIFF left it to the Jury to decide the case, observing, that by law the housekeeping accounts could not be witnittW, though, in point of justice, they ought to be. The law, however, was laid down for their better guidance, and consequently must be abided by. The question, therefore, remained for them, whether they could consider the payment made in 1819 as relating to this account _ The Jury found their verdict for 161/. Os. 6d. on the part of the plaintiff deducting the two former sums. A cross action is now to be brought on the housekeeping ac. count. SURREY SESSIONS. THE LINO v. HI: AND 011E18. The celebrated Mr. Henry Hunt, and two men in his employ, Daniel Alder and John Johnson, were indicted for a riotous as. ambling. Another count charged them with a common assault on Mr. Hallett. Mr. Tittssiuma stated the case, and called the following witnesses:-. Mr. Hallett examined—l reside at Broedwall, Blackfriars. I have occupied the premises for these two years past ; those of Mr. Hunt adjoin them. Both are the property of the same land. lord. There is a common carriage-way to both premises; adjoin. log to which Is a pathway which is eadusively for my use. It was stipulated to be so by my l a ndl or d, and, In consequence, I erected palings to detach it from the common roadway. On t he Vlth of February I ordered Oreig, one of my men, to remove the dirt which had been thrown against these palings, and to throw it into the road-way fur the purpose of improving it. Shortly after I heard an altercation, and in consequence I went to the spot, where I found Mr. Hunt quarrelling with my man. He Immediately as sailed me with a torrent of abuse. I did not retort this language. but walked away. Mr. Hunt cried out—'• D—.n it, give it them_ pay them home," and immediately after a shower of mud, dirt, and stones was thrown over me. A quantity also fell upon my man Dyer, who was working near the spot. I then ordered ores; to fetch some officers. I saw Mr. Hunt throw the first shovelful' of mud. Samuel Dyer examined.—l am in the employ of Mr. Hallett, and was present at the transaction in question. T heard Mr. Hal lett desire Oreig to resume his labour. Insasediately after Which the shower of stones and dirt commenced. One Ottani snuck me on the head. I pitied up manyrof theism's. which I weas,pro duce. (The stones were produced ; some of them we re of Ws size.) This was the ease for the prosecution. Mr. Hunt then rose, and after addressing the Jury, caned the following witnesses. Mr. Males Pearson, solicitor, examined.—l was at the office of Mr. Hunt on professional badness, on the day named In the in. dietment ; bearing a noise, I went out of the roaming -house and saw Mr. Hunt in the act of rem o n s t rat i ng w i t h d ie man abo ut his throwing the dirt over the road. Mr. Hallett came out, and de. sired his mar to continue his work. The man immediately began shovelling the dirt ov e r into th e road, part of which fell into Mr. Hunt's shoes. Mr. Hunt then called for two of his men from the factory. whom he ordered to throw the dirt back again into the yard, in which work Mr. Hunt assisted them. At the part of the yard where the dirt was being thrown to, no person was standing, but while they were in the act of throwing it, Mr. Mallets, and me of his men, walked towards the spot so as to receive part.of the shower of dirt. The persons throwing it could not know that it feU on any one, as there was a high paling intervening. I coin. mapded a full view of the whole scene. as I was standing on ele vated ground, and in an oblique direction. There were no stones thrown of the size produced. Mr. Charles Nicholls, a resident at Ryegate„ ha alas to be accidentally present, and gave testimony similar to the preceding. Eight or nine other witnesses were called, who spoke to the same facts. Mr. Hunt then rose, and stated that he had six more witnesses to the same facts, if it were necessary to call them. The Jury rose, and expressed themselves already satisfied. Mr. riIIEISIGEI hoped they would hear him in reply before they gave their verdict. The Learned Counsel then addressed them at some length. After which the Chairman commenced summing up, but was in. terrupted by the Jury expressing themselves satisfied. A verdict of Not Guilty in the case of all the defendants, wan then recorded. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING, 1824. 310XDAY, NAY 3. sweekst a k eo o f Iffigs. each, for 0014. fist. 71b., and fillies, Oat. Ilb., rising four years old. B.C. Duke of Grafton's b. f. 'Veil, by Ruhens . I Lord Grosvenor's Bryn-y-orkyn, brother to BombsLna - 3 Mr. Tbornhill's b. c. Spoilt C hild, by Scud - . 3 Lurd Srradbroke's ek. c. Phaais , by Quiz - - . 4 Duke of Urafton's b. c. Talisman, by Soothsayer - . fa 7to 4 apt Veil-6 to I apt Bryn-y.orkyn. The Breakfast Stakes of leOgs. each, b. ft., for bilks. OM- ink. Dutch M lie, rising 3 yrs old. ; mauled stallions or mares allarreil 31b., if both. Sib. 31r. Goddard's by Anticipation, out of Viscountess (horse an. tried) - - 4 I Lord Verulam's by Canua, out of Laurel Leaf . . 2 6 to 4 on Anticipation. - - - - - - Soft-makes of 100sor. each, h. R. for colts rising three years dd, fist. lib. D. M. His Royal Highness the Duke of York's by Phantom, out a sister to Prince Leopold . 1 Lord Verularn's by Soothsayer, out of Blowing . . l to 1 on Duke of York's. Lord Exeter's colt by Pericles, out of Advance, beat Mr. Pea led's brother to Antelope, Bet. 71b. each. D. M. 100, h. ft. Sweepstakes of 100 gs. each. h. R. for fillies, Bst. 61b. T.V.C. Lord G. H. Caveadish's by Orville, out of . . 1 Lord Grosvenor's Angelica, by Ruben., out of Plover . 2 Even betting on Lord G. H. l'avendisb's by Orville. Sweepstakes' of 2110 gs. each, h. ft. Bat. lib. R. M. Sig J. Shelley 's Cedric, brother to Ivanhoe - . I Lord Stradbroks's ch. c. eydnns, brother to Tigris . 2 6 w 4 on Cedric. - - - ---- Mr. Goddard's 11'iseacre, lkt. 71b., - beat Mr. Ilatnabrttorn's Cephalus, Ilst. 41b. A. F. 100, h. ft. Sweepstakes of 300 sows. earl, h. ft A. F. All 3 yrs old. Mr. fires-111es Premium, 7st. 101 b. 1 . . Mr. Wyndham's Mies% 7st. bib. . - 2 - - - 4 io 1 agst Premium. Sweepstakes of 100 soya. each, h. ft. for fillies ; D. Y. no weights mentioned. Lord Jersey's by Phantom, out of Filigree, me. fk Lord Exeter's Athenian, fist. 10Ib. rec. ft. from Lord Orford's Addy, fist. T.Y.C. 21W1, h. ft. Mr. J. Walker's Netherfield, fist. 31b. apt Mr. Ramsbottom's Bat Burton. fiat. D. I. Mt. h. ft. Off by moment :k.ewtnarket is well attended, although the weather is extremely unfavourable. His Royal Highness the Dike of York has arrived: His Grace the Duke of Rutland, the Dubs of Grafton, Lords ton and Dunwich, L or d R. Manners, asd Mr. Thornhill, set also noticed among the company. HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON-BRIDGE: Morning. 36 mia. alter 6. I Afternoon; b mia. attar 7. Printed at THE BRITISH PRESS Other, b► J. W. Ciasirost, 131, Strand, and Published by R. Colias, saute place. re i 1