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THE late MARQUIS of LONDONDERRY. The following aniedite.respecting the late Mar quis of Londonderry ere bate heated from undoubted itithority. It may eerie to exculpate those to whom directions had been gieen to remove every weapon of destruction from the Noble Marquis's reach. of which they knew him to he in possession ; and may also tend to skew more strongly the disordered state of the Marquis's mind on the Friday when the symptoms of deranged intellect first became so manifest to all around him. We have already stated, that on the Friday in question. the utifortunate Nobleman was seen walking in Cock .l.dr-street and NIL mall in a very' absent and ein.l.ss manner. As he was proceeding towards Jsmes's.stresß, he was pointed out to • Geotleman who had never seen him before, and whore curiosity was so much excited on a first view, %hat be determined to follow end. have • complete stare at one whose participation in the political changes in Europe during the last twenty years had hero so prominent. lie closely pursued his steps op St. James's-street and into Piccadilly, where, to his great surprise, he saw his Lordship bustle in tirn o iitt . th e crowd, which surrounded the coaches a,seintArd in front of the White Horse Cellar. and appiinachisig a Jew buy, who held in" his hand a tray of cheep knives which he was offering for sale, seNet from among the number a small one with a *bite handle, which he immediately put into his waistcoat pocket, aqd throwing down a shilling, the price demanded, walked easy. The geutletnan thought it singular at the moment that so great a man should deal in so email • way, and at dinner the next day related the anecdote as a mark of the eccentricity which he did not expect to have dis covered in a than of such high rank and conse quence. The melancholy occurrence at North Cray, dis closed on the Tuesday, had evidently a connexion with the circumstances time detailed. It was pre- risely with melt a knife as that described to have been purchased of the Jew boy, that the fatal wound was given : and the ignorance of the Nuble Mar quis's servants that he was in possession of such an instrument, accounts for its baring been overlooked. (Evening Paper.) IltettAND. DUBLIN, AUGUST 19. The Earl of Clancarty and suite have sailed for Enland. The Earl .4 Charitiesle, Lord Blayney, Sir Thomas and Lady Chapman, Sir John Tilden, &c. are amongst the last arrivals in town from Holyhead. THE LATE MARQUIS OF LONDONDERRY. It is not generally koowu that this dittinguihed Nobleman was a native of Dublin. He was born in Flenry.street .on the 18th of Jane, 1769. • His family were of the Preabyterian persuasion, and members of the congregation of Striend.sireet, in this city. • It appears from the baptismal registry of that church, that he was baptised by the late Rev. Dr. Moody on the sth July, 1769.—( Dublin Freentan's Journal.) I ay 'box .1 IRISH DISTRESS. • - . DUBLIN, AUGUST 19. SOCIETY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF TUE IRISH PEASANTRY. We perceive that the Mansion House Committee have approached to the close of their labour.; Lifter this day (the 19th) they cease according to their notice, to make any further allocation of money, but we make no doubt, that if a case of extreme hardship is made out, their bounty will be applred as it ought. As to the surplus fund, we are glad to find that part of it is to be invested in Stock, and that it will accumulate fur the benefit of the poor. Much pub lic good is likely to result from the coarse proposed to be adopted. If we are well informed (and we trust to the accuracy of the account we here give), it appears that a Society is likely to be formed for the purpose of improving the condition of the Poor in "refund; at this we rejoice, and we congtatulate the two benevolent Committees in London mild in Dublin, on thin creditable termination of their la bours. Ireland will be long indebted to their spirit, their activity, dud their beutvolence.—(Dublin l'reenzun.) The fear of not getting married after the lit or September, without a considerable addition to the preliminary trouble and ceremony, has operated forcibly on the lower classes in this parish, for, with a view to get the important business concluded be fore the day on which the operation of the Marriage Act takes place, an extraordinary number of banns were published on Sunday last (18th inst.) in our Ccllegiate and Parish Church. The following are the number of couples whose intended marriages were announced :—For the first time, 78 couples; second time, 125 ; third time, 53.—(Manchester Herald.) _ Lord KENNEDY has pined his bet (we believe of 1,500 guineas), that lie would ride 150 miles, walk ten mile+, shoot 40 brace of grouse, and walk tell miles bark, all in twenty-four hours; which he performed in twenty-one hours, and shot forty-nine brace, being nine brace more than his number, and in three hours less time.—(Newcastle( Amuck.) DESTRUCTION OF CROWS, &e.—The Richmond inquirer contains a communication in which the writer says, that a society or Gentlemen, formed in Caroline county, for the purpose of destroying crows, hawk., owls, and moles," had during the last year brought in .58,440 scalps of these enemies to our corn crops." That hawks, owls, and moles ought to be eaterminated for their depredations, we hare no objection ; bat we question the policy of destroying crows, M we have been assured by many experienced lames. that they do ten times more real service by picking .11p the grub worms, those deadly enemsecif .or crops, than would buy ell th e corn or other pain which they may eat, and which they never touch when worms are to be fon nd.—(Americois Paper.) Oa Tuesday alight, about twelve o'clock, as Jou tv --x carter to Mr. GEO. HARRISON, W oburoGreen, Butkingliamshire, was couveytog waggon loaded with paper, be was stopped and tabbed nes , the Magpie, Hounslow Heath, of II reams of e sptr, by fear men, in a green-coloured cart. ~. _ THE XING'S f7SIT TO SCOTLANb. ... EDINBUIEGIt e AUGUST 17. nig Majesty appeared at the levee in a full High land uniform, of what is called the Stuart tartan. It is a dress which requires • tall and robust figure to produce advantageous display, and the general opinion at the levee was, that this martial and pic turesque rheas was never worn to more advantage: he wore the Highland broad sword, pistols, and phileheg, and had quite • martial air. Next ag. peared in a similar garb Sir William Curtis ; but the worthy Baronet's figure was any thing but that of the hardy and swarthy Highlauder; what it wanted, however, in the air of the soldier, was aben dandy supplied in the comfortable 'ittul jolly ex pression of the citizen. The worthy Baronet laughed heartily himself at the merriment his presence ex cited among the Highland Chieftains, who, fur the first time, had to rank such a figure among their clans. Sir William, however makes a better soldier than Falstaff, while he rivals him ha the better part of his other gay qualification•. The levee was ex tremely crowded. About 1,200 persons were pre sented, the greater part military personages, and many in the Highland costume. The personages who had the privilege of extri through the closet, were the Dukes of Dorset, Montrose, Argyll. and Athol ; the Marquises of Winchester, Conyngharu, sad Graham ; the Earls of Fife, Lauderdale, Mor tals. Moray, Kinnoul, Errol, Breadalbane, Kellie, &c. &c. ; Lords Gwydyr, Glenorcly, Melville, &c. &c.; Mr. Peel, the Judges of the Courts of Session. the Law Of f icers of the Crown, and the Heads of the Magistracy. A great number of the Gentlemen at the Bar and Writers to the Signet were also presented; among them was Mr. James Stuart, of Dunearii. The other presentations were the principal Scottish gentry and military officers. His Majesty gave to all • most gracious reception, and expressed himself highly gratified at the pre genre of so large a body of his Scottish nobles and people. PROTECTION OF THE LANDED INTEREST. It is filling that all landed proprietors on the sea coast should be informed that an inquisitorial examination of the rights of frontage is now prosecuting on the part of the Crown, ma the coast of this kingdom, Nod that a very eossi &rattle number of persons, by whose families the right of frontage has been exercised io Lincolnshire, for more than a century past, have been actually eogaged in defending it, at the late assizes had at Derby. The expenses of the actions, won or lost, since the Crown pays no costs, cannot amount to a le►s sum than two thou sand pounds, about the value of the fee-simple of a thousand acres of uninclosed land. We ran hardly Walt that this is the time for such a merci. less invasion of private property, or that those who, by their capital and industry, have added so mach to the tillage land of England, are not deserving of a better recompesee. It would seem, however, that the Government, after having sucked out the juice of the orange, will not be contented un less they have the rind. SPARRING. The Fives Coarl was well htled yesterday, for the benefit of owe of the how artiotst that tear *hewed is the prise ring. Randall woo all his battles without suspiciuu of wrong do ing. la hten his backers placed reliance, and the admirers of grauiae goodorss flocked together to reward merit. The sets•to were good. Neale an/ Johnson turned to with much earoestmess, and bit away to the satisfaction of the admirers of milling ta lents. Neale had the best of it. Belcher and Harry Harmer skewed some fine scii-nce, ■ad Harry, altheisgh a Maher, was always at the scratch iu time, and played the return game well. Spring sad Bilious exercised their skilful measurement much to the satisfaction of the company. Randall and Harry Holt made the fie-srp In 'a setts com plete in every thing that constitutes first-rate genies. The parries were of the finest order, and the return blows were as quick as the dart of a hawk upon a small bird. kiandell modestly thanked the assemblage for their patron age, and assured them be knew hne to take care of the bustle. Me Next asked if any of Martin's friends were pre. sent to pat down any money for Aim, as be was anxious to Melt him In three months fur 500 suvereigas, and his money was ready. Hickman, the renowned gaslight ntso, got a eeeeee floorer oa his return from the fight on Tuesday. Some one had its tiuskd him with a gig, but however sober he eats steer his fist, or an anvil much better than a Arad, and making • mis take through being cliched is the sub with Balcker's grape. be ran on the wrong side the post. He was senseless, from something like one of Neat's hits, for more that. a quarter of an hour, and his companion is too ill to be removed from Hampton Court. HR. GREEN, THE AERONAUT. This gentlemen, it will be remembered, was nearly killed by an accident hi his descent, after ascending from Cbelles ham last month, and his balloon ramped through the netting. Mr. Green offered • reward of 51., sad to pay all reasonable expenses, fur the restoration of the balloon. It fell in a field a short distancefsum Northampton, and to the diggrace of true British feeling, the person will nut restore it to the iinfor tussle aeronaut without making a property of the accident. He demands near 401. and expenses! The Committee at Cheltenham love expressed their indignation at the at tempted imposition, and intend taking steps immediately to obtain pomeasien of the balloon. There are certain appropriated words that ere used by some people ro describe circumstance, of ordinary occurrence, end Sou may alive's" expect to find them in such cases. if a fire happens, you will not get through an account of it without meet ing the words " devouring element." If light ning strike an object, the " electric fluid" must be mentioned. If • person be drowned, we are told of his " watery grave, and if saved, then he wa s rescued from a " watery grave." lo conformity with this custom, it has been usual, in describing the launch of a ship s to keep to expressions set apart fur that purpose. These launches of ships, by the by. are very apt to cause a great straining among news paper writers, who shall make the most wonder. ful story about the effect of a vessel sliding from off the land into the water. We happened to see to-day that•two Papers in New York had put aside the old-fashioned way of talking about • launch. and, instead of saying "she was embraced by her destined element," or "she descended into her destined element," one of them says, " she was handsomely committed" to this element. and the other, that "she was elegantly committed" to it. This is • sort of perfumed, kid-glove way of taking liold-of such 'subject as.a.ebip, that is more ridi culous Winn any old hacknied expressions Ever be fore let louse upon the matter.--(Chorksfon Mee r ury.) -: MsoLvElvr bEnniksi COURT, •UOUST 21. 4 John Palmer, commonly called John Scroggina ('be celebrated pugilist), came up to be examinsd in order to take the benefit of the Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors. He had keen latterly keep ing a public-house, but had met with no success in that line of business. None of his creditors opposing him, the Court directed that he should be discharged. tN Tin MATTSR OF JOSHUA RANCFFICLD. Mr. COORC had on a fiscintr day obtained a rule to ►hew cause why the Insolvent should not be dos charged. It then appeared that the Insoli.iit, who lived at Prestwick. in Yorkshire, had appeared be fuse the Justices at the Wakefield Quarter Sessions to take the benefit of the Act. Some of his creditors theu objecting that certain property, con sisting of a clock and oilier household furniture, was nut in his schedule, which of right ought to be, he stated, that these things were the property of his son, but consented to include them in his schedule on the creditors promising to take only what was really his ; but the assignees not only claimed those articles hut bad taken also the excepted articles usually allowed to the Insolvent. Mr. lIEATU now appeared on the part of the assignees to oppose the rule being made absolute, and contended that from the circumstance of the father and sun living together, and the latter being present when the father consented to have the pro perty insetted in his schedule, there could be no doubt that it had belonged to the Insolvent, ar.d now of right belonged to the creditors. Mr. Comte, in support of the role, contended that this was simply u question of fact, which the Court, looking at the affidavit of the Insolvent, corroborated as it was by that of his son, could have little difficulty in adjudicating, and coming to the conclusion that the property in question really beloaged to the son. The COURT said, that it would require a very strong case to induce it to listen to an application of this nature. If they were to grant this rule the consequence might be injurious to the interests of both debtors and creditors, for very frequently the latter were winced to forbear an opposition in con sideration of certain property being inserted in the schedule. The affidavit in this case did not nega tive the fact that the father and son, though to separate domiciles, were in fact living in one house. Rule discharged. PULWg: Elizabeth Archer, a decent looking woman, apparently about forty years of age, was brought up in the custody of an officer, charged with making • riot and disturbance at the banking house of Messrs. Williams and Co. The Solicitor of Means. Williams and Co. attended, and stated that the woman had several times been at the bank ing.home, od made • considerable clamour and disturbance, threateiling the life of one of tlx clerks. The Prisoner stated, that she had borne a female child to one of the clerks is the house of Williams and Co. (whose name we forbear to mention) some years ago. This, her daughter, was now nearly lb years of age, and it war b e c ause the tallier (with whom gee awn had no connexion) refused to let her know where the daughter was, or to allow her to see her, that she at all troubled him. She stated that she bad nut seen her child for above a twelvemonth, and was tinder the greatest anxiety on her account. On a miggesiion from the Lord Mayor, the clerk alluded to was sent fur, sod theme stood over till his ern►al, when be stated that the child was apprenticed out in Scotlaud, and every proper care taken of her, and that the mother lud in fact received a letter from her no longer ago than Saturday last. He then made affidavit that he apprehended personal danger from the Prisoner, who was is consequence in de fault of bid ordered to ba committed. She w*a excreding simians to avoid going to prison, and promised wish a profusion of tears to go into the country directly and not give any more trouble.—No bail being sr attendance, she was committed accordingly. Drown Court, who was remanded on niirmer day, charged with obtaining goods under a flirtation' firm of Fitzwilhams and Co. of Angel.couri, was again brought up. Mr. dimes stated, that he was a wine-inerchnnt, front whom the Prisoner had ordered a dean, of wise sod two gal lon. of spirits to be sent to his lodgings at Henrietta-street, for which he was to pay on delivery ; but when the good• were sent, he told the porter he would settle with his master, to whom he afterwards represented that be was going to the City fur money, and would pay in the evening, to which Mr. Jones consented. The Pi limier afterwards quitted ►is lodgings, taking the wine and spirits with him au his port manteau. ether charges of a similar nature were brought forward. That Lord Mayor regretted that he could not detais the Prisoner, as Hie whole of the charges (though bordering us something rise) could only be the subject of civil actions. The Prisoner was accordingly discharged. BOW.STRELT. BIGAMY. . - Ynterdsy JAR Pore', • labouring min, was brought to this Office in custody of floe of the Union Hall Officers, ow • charge of having married three wires, two of whom were persent,ylz : ihefiestand third. Ibe third wife (Mary Thetas.) said she was the widow of a gunner, who died about two years since in Isis Majesty's service, and that she had obtained since hi. decease the awn of 25/. per minims as a pension; that ten weeks ago last Sun day she unfoitonaiely met with the Prisoner on Blackfriars bridge, a hen thinking him a nice sort of a man, fell into COO. Venatloll with him; she was at that time with a niece of bees. He walked as far as her home, and ohtaised her consent to meet again; the result was that •!rout a fortnight after he uffered himself as her bridegroom, and at the end of three weeks they were married, by henna. at St. Clement's church, to the Strand; and that ever since that time she had lived in perfect harmony with him until last Saturday, when to her utmost surprise and astonishment the first acd second wife appeared at her loelging?.. the Prisoner, upon being coiled roo for his &fence, said, the ill-treatmeat of bis first wife towards bin. wu the only cause for what he bad done. He was remanded fur further exaseiwatiow. M A RLBOROUGII-STReET. Yesterdsy Jones Primer, a respectable looking man, was brought to ibis office by one of (be Ms udicity Society, fur begging about the streets. The Prisoner said, he had been in t►e services of the Prince de Berri, the Doke of 09 leans, and several of the Nubility; be also produced several very satisfactory letters, and stated that his wife being in a dying state, he was oblig ed to beg for subsistence, as be only received Ili sbilliags per weak from the parish of Maryle. Bone. The Magistrate told him hr would digitalin aim on condi. lion that he did not lirg again, and he must apply to the Magistrates of Mary-le.Bone Police Office if be desired any further support. QUEEN•SRUARE. MANSLAUGHTER. It has been Maimd that a tirw days ono an inquisition was taken at the Middlesex Hospital, upon the body of a wo man who met her death in consiqueriee of injuries she re ceived 14 being run over by s gentlemen's gig in the New Road, ■nd the Jury found a verdict of manslaughter against the driver,• sod levied a &attend of W. upon the horse and gig. Yesterday Mr. Sterling, the Coroner, attended at t►is office, and got his warrant signed by the Magistrate, to whom r ,•••• he produced it, depositions, when James keobson, to/. merchant, residing at Kensington Gravel Pair, the driver of the Kin, accompanied by two friend., also atleuded, and *fur come cutivenatoun, Mr. Brooks, the officer, furoitily the warrant upon him, sad then h► war hound over in 2001. himself, and his sureties in 1001 each, fur his Appear ance 100 the charge at the ensuing Ses.iuur. LTING TU E GUARDS. Mark Grate. bargeman at Ilenley.tionit Thames, Was brought up, charged by corporal l hu Stanley, of the gay weedier guard,, with abasing and !Assaulting him at tee •'duck on the preceding night, ON Westminster-hedge, It appeared that Seats awl a party Oi the Itow.otreet patrol were coating up Pedlar's Acr►, sad as,, the Prisuwe►, vibe was in culupany wroth three others, rode ly arcostiwg every person and shoving them of the foot pavement, tell they came op with the corporal on the bridge, and the Pris o ner exclaimed, There in the Soldier, where is the Maher'" This conduct provoked the rorporal, hut at the.respert of the patrol be walked away. The Prisoner followed and came up In him again, still ahuaing horn , rod am ;norm , - ing to strike bun, when Scutt took him into riteteole with the assistance of the heidge constable, lodged Into in the watch-bouse.—Ordered su find bail. BCC LESIASTICA L I) PRIVATION. The dire course of law, in all causes for depri vation of ■ perii.in actually possessed of a spiritual benefice or dignity, is said In be as follows : I. A monition, or citation of the party to appear, molt he issued. 2. A charge (called a libel) must be gives, to ohicb be Hi to 3 A competent time must be assigned for ibe proofs and answers. 4 He mast have a liberty for Counsel to &feud his cause, mad to except against proofs and wallies.... 5. And lastly, there must be 1. solemn *einem., afar} hey_ ins all the proofs and answers; which sentence (if the patty he found guilty) insist he pronoraced by the Archbishop in prune, morally taking,. his assistance or styes Bishops. The last depriquition which ,occurred was that of this Bishop of St. David's, who was deprived by. t ake Archbishop of Canterbury, in the time of King William 111. This Prelate availed himself of every means of defence which the law alloWed, not only in the Archbishop's Court, but by appeal to the Court of Delegates—by application to the King's Bench for a prohibition—and even by Winging a Bill of Error before the House of Leads. I♦t is hardly to be anticipated that the present offender will attempt to avail himself of these mew of pro. trotting the suit. On the contrary, by non•appear. ante, he sill, in ■ll probability, expedite the pro. ceedings. ENORMOUS Wlld Lg. On the morning of Thursday senniglit the inh ibitants of Creswell were surprised by the sight of a very large whale, proceeding at ■ very rapid rate, close is shore, to the south ward. It was mom after seen suddenly to atop in its course, and appear quite weak and bewildered, having, as is sup posed, disabled Itself by striking on some of the projectiug points of rock. It was lamina; pursued by parties of fisher men, avid of the workout and others employed at Cresawell, by A. J. Cresswell Baker, Esq., and they Gually succeeded in driving it on shore sear Lianiouth, when it was soya after pierced and killed by a harpoon, which had been hastily made by one of the blacksmiths employed in the building of the sew hall at Ceeseell. On examination it proved In be a very large whate iif the spermaceti kind, called by natu ralists the marrocepAsies, or bloat-headed carhelut. The following are the dimension of it : Length, from the tip of the nose to the end of the in. upper fork of the tail.. Girth in the thickest put Ditto in smallest pert neer the tail Height of the slue.e, or blunt part of the heel Length of the under jaw Diatom between the eye% which WI very small Width between the cods of the forks of the tail l4 6 The upper jaw mojects fire feel beyond the under one; in the Jailer there are two rows of ivory teeth, twenty three is each row; in the upper jaw there are no Meth, but it is fur nished with cavities to receive the teeth of the ruder jaw. On the top of the nose, near dm tip, there is one air hole. It has only two Gni, une on each side, which are plated three feet behind the era, but rather lower: the eyes are dolma twenty one fret from the nose. Since it was killed, great crowds have bees daily drawn to the spot, to view and exa. more its immense body. On Sunday the number of visitors was unusually great, having arrived from all parts, on horses, in gigs *ad carriage% sad in two steam boats from Shields. It has since bees tat up, and is pronumiced, by those com petent to judge, to be a remarkably fine whale of the kind; it is expected to be very p►oductive.—(A'etocarfG CAroniele.) FRENCH VuYAGE OF DISCOVERY. The Copt;lle corvette, commanded by M. Do perrry, Lieutenant de Voissesu, the Suing out of which has occupied some rnontbs et Toulon, mailed from that port on the 1 Ith of the present month. She is shout to undertakes voyawe, from which re sults interesting to the progress of geography and physical science may be expected. The Cortille will first sail for the Cape of Good Hope. She »ill afterwards proceed to the Great Archipelago of Asia, several parts of which she will explore. She will also visit the points of the wes tern coast of New Holland, which were observed towards the rut] of the lilt century and the com mencement of the present, by Rear Admiral Entre casteaux, and Captain Caudill); and after putting into some of the islands of the Pacific Ocean, di.- covered by Conk and Bougainville, she will return to France by doubling Cape Horn. M. Dunerrey is to avail himself of all the favour. able circumstance-a which this long voyage may present, to make different observations relative to the configuration of the globe, the inclination of the needle, Ice. Several iiiembers of the Academy of Sciences and tht Office of Longitude have manifested their zeal in ceininnuiCatiog to Into instructions for that pur. Poo!. No means which cnuld prepare the success or this expedition have-been neglected. The corvette has been fitted out wills particular care. The crew consists of picked seamen. Letters of recommen dation are furnished to the commanders of such fo reign establishments as the Coquille may visit. Finally, the 2ral ref all the superior officers affords reason to hope that the mission intrusted to them will be executed in the roost satisfactory manner. In the night of Saturday te'unight some thieves broke into the dwelling-house of Rear-Admiral PAGe, at Ipswich, by forcing their way through a latticed wiudow iu the pantry, and stole five silver tea-spoons and a silver table-spoon. It is evident that the massive plate belonging to the Admiral, wbo was from home. was the object of the search of the robbers, es every drawer in the butler's pantry was forced open, but the plate had been previously removed to a place of greater security. They alms broke open several drawers in the parlour mud store. room, but took nuthiog away excypt the spoons. jr faliir WAND 61 , ASCENVON. It is Inman that, upon the evacuation a the island or St. Helena by the lita t es tiouvo, • detach• meat of the rialtnarine curers, owlet Major John Campbell, unit vent int to take posve.stun or and wanton the AMA* barren ivlvwl or A•cei•sion. The following •eittract fries a letter will, thprefote, he read with interest, as it tiese.ihe• the prev ent state of the Wand, and its well-appuiuted small band or prutictars t— . . . AtTYllelellf, JULY 5. .t Maas we mer Peed from Ragland, we resod every thing in each • &weld mate, that made is quite unhappy ; hot Admiral Lambert having very considerately complied with all our ►equesta, in 'applying us with drays. mobs, harem, wood, lino:, pitch, tar, Re. we sow go on extremely well. With respect to military duty, we have, and are able only to perform, very little, being oliNgesl to keep all the aria. firers constantly at soak at their own departmesis. Tie., the getting down of the water from the opting nearly 'Ore miles off,' and collecting and carrying thistles and grass f.r the mules, upwards of three miles over the reeks and stones. On men's shoulders, require the services of • serjeant and six private.. The gardens are op sear the top of the highest mountain on the island,, and to cultivste them, an 4 to look after the pumpkin vines, require three more. Then we have a boats crew, a cook, tied gervenis to that rsoanting guard is aloOset oat of she question. use gardens are by Do means productive; the most essential roots, such as potatoes, turnips, carrots, Scr. do not return above one seed, sod that of a bad quality. Beans, pease. cabbage, and other greens, no better; is fact, French beans and small sallads are the only vegetables that do tolerably well, with the exception of pumpkins. of which we have a greet abundance. We have plenty of wild goals is the 'blood, but the parts they inhabit are so rocky, wad in such deep ravines, that it is extremely dilate?t is get sear them. Guinea fowls we hare is plen►y ; bet they are equally difficult to be gat at, es are the wild but. forks, Which we much wish to rid, es they get among the pumpkin., and do as vein mischief. We have stemmed to bunt them, but have only killed tau : although they may be struck with a ball or two, they do not fall. The climate is so boa, it Is sot possible fa,r our men to follow them, and were they to kill them, they would become putrid le a few hours. Turtle we have had aver slime Chetahs', until now : they begin to disappeor, and we shall see them DO more before the middle of December. St Helena being Open, hut few ships touch here ; sot one regular India man ; a few face traders—Lev rpool, Clyde, and London ships, which give us les, coffee, sugar, aid rice, In exchange for turtle; and theahave also given us artier:ll4r the use of the tasked. us spars, rope, and canvass, which we And very useful. The Americans, Facncla, said even she Dutch "va se's, bchate uireornmonly well to tar. We are very well supplied with Ash periodically, that is, we sometimes have them every morning fur a week, and then we a • not see them more fur tea days or a fortnight. They are called celeste°, of from 10Ibs. to 20ibs. We catch thins with a sort of boat hook, shift they are in chase of a small fry, which ran up high and, day on the beach, and are picked op greedily by largo sea birds. The climate litre is ►y no means noplee sant ; the mourning" and evenings are delightfully tool; but, from half-past len &N. until three, the ranged' the thermo meter iv from 84 to 94. No one is allowed to do •sy oat. door work between these huu►s, which regulation has, no doubt, tended to preserve our health, we not having bad a mon retiousty {lt doting the nine months of our resid ing here. The days are within half as lamer of the same kugth tbooglinut the year; the longest at Christmas, she shortest at Midsummer. The wind always Mows of the hod, never atrusg, and only varies from E.N.E. to E.S E. The son rises about six, and sets at the same hour•—no thuoider or lightning to he heard or seen. The greatest annoyance we have Is almost a comeast god oo the beach, sometimes for days together, so bean that no boat can lay sear it; there is sot a essooth soot to be seen from one cad of the island to the other. TUB pm by the ship Partridge, just arrived, bound to London." AMERICAN MODE of DEALING wills DRUNKARDS. [PROM THE LATEST morittemr PAPERS.] New YORK, JULT 16. By an Act concerning the estates of habitant diunkardo, passed March 16,1821. it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Court of Chancery to ex ercise a jurisdiction is regaid to the estates of persona who shall be incapable of conducting their own affairs in consequence of habitual drunk. mistiest, similar to the jurisdiction exercised by that Court in regard to the estates of lunatics. A Commission, in the nature of a writ de lunatic° inquireedo, which was executed at the Felton Hotel, on Thursday last, was probably the first proceeding which has been had under the above Act. It was directed to Peter A. Jay, Dr..D. Hosack, Dr. Ackerly, S. S. Gardiner, and Henry Post, jun. commanding them to inquire, by the oaths of good and lawful men, whether J. H. was in capable of conducting his own affairs, in conse quence of habitual drunkenness; and if so, then to inquire concerning his estate, &c. The Jury having been sworn and charged by the presiding Commissioner, Mr. Dyckinan, solicitor for the petitioner, called several witnesses. Dr. Cock testified that he had attended Mr. H. 'three or four times within the last two years, for mo ins, produced by intoxication. Dr. Selman had attended him, together with the last "w o e.., twice during the last year. Both the physician. were very certain that these attacks, which were very severe nod each of which lasted several weeks, were occasioned by excessive intemperance. They hail cautioned him repeatedly, but in vain, against the use of ardent spirits. A numbrr of other nesses, the friends and rennin's of Mr. H. testi fied, that for a long time past he had been in a state totally unfit for the tran•ac:ion of bnsi nest, being continually either in a state of Mimi cation, or suffering under the consequences of it Mr. H. atNended in person, and crate-examined some of the witnesses, but his appearance and man ner were strong testimony agvis.st. into. It al•rwn►. ed that he was a grocer, that he had begun busi ness with little or nothing. and by industry and good management had accumulated a hassibeenr fortune, which he was now wasting. Ilia family had applied to the Chancellor far this consniireints as the only means of saving him from rein. The• testimony being of the strongest kind, the Jury. without any hesitation, signed an inquisition filailihg him incapable of conducting his own aftetra by occasion of habitual drunkenness. A Committee will now be appointed to take charge of his estate, and his own acts in relation to it will be void. On Friday last /:achaci Edward:, found guilty of thg murder of her husband, by adrnmostering warn to born, un derwent the•last dreadful sentence of the law at Monmouth. in the presence of as immense concoucae of persona. Con.. rioted of • crime, at the enormity of which human niCur• shudders, it is a great consolation to find that she paid dud attention to the exhortations ofths Leonard Jedrwin piresirc miscue., and that her belssoioer more condemnation •es most exemplary. The Rer. Chaplain of the prima, 4•lsiaiod by two other clergymen of the Established Chuich, was ‘io defatignble in his endeaveleip to prepare her for the awful change she was shoot to undergo, sod witnesstil the hippy fruits trills sedate's atieetiOas so the siocele piseeoceeho 7111 - 7"" . " I a ti l I