The Sun. — London, England, 1829-04-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. 'ORTSMOUTH, APRIL 2.s.—The Southampton, with the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Owen, put back to St. Helen's on Sunday, owing to a strong gale from W.S.W. She proceeded to the East Indies on Tuesday. The Champion, 18, Commander Scott, with Col. Nicholls (the newly appointed • Governor of Fer nando P o ), and the officers and privates of Marines on board, destined for that settlement, sailed on Nicholls Tuesday. The Champion, after disembarking Col. &c. at that island, will repair to the North American station. His Majesty's ship ./Etna arrived at Genoa from `Naples 31st March. The Zephyr arrived at Rio de Janeir o from Falmouth, previous to 15th Feb. The Frolic arrived at Barbadoes, from Falmouth, 14 th March. The Harpv arrived at Jamaica, from Chagres, 28th February, and Skipjack, from a Heruize, sth March. The helicon arrived at St. elena, from the Cape of Good Hope, Ist March, Bad sailed for Portsmouth sth March. The Tyrian 4 Prived at Gibraltar, from Falmouth and Cadiz, 29th March. The Myrtle has arrived at Halifax, from FalmOtith. Th e Hi n d f rom N aples, and Ere tls, from N avarin, arrived at Malta previous to the stith March. MThe Arrow cutter, Lieut. Brooking, arrived on onday, and is come into harbour to be paid off. The Onyx transport, Lieutenant Decourdeaux, agent, at Deptford, is ordered to take detachments oftroops and stores to Gibraltar, Malta, and Corfu. Major Henry Cox, of the Royal Marines, is pro 'noted to Li eutenant-Colonel of that corps at this division, vice Ball, deceased ; Brevet-Major J. Nicholson to be Major, vice Cox, Capt. \V. Starke, from. unattached, half-pay, to be Captain, vice Nicholson ; Captain H. B. Mende, from un attached .half-pay, to be Captain, vice Pat ten, deceased ; Lieutenants Robert Ford and Hum phrey Moor e are promote d to t h e ' rank of Captain; oeutenant William Cal am y i s a pp o i nte d Adj utant the Woolwich Division. The new frigate President, .52, was floated out of duck on Monday. She is a handsome and powerful ' t easel. On the following day, the Favourite, 18, L 5 launched. The latter has been taken into dock tote coppered, and will, it i s believed, thortly be cllunissioned. P 1 An example of the great rapidity with which, in e ase of emergency, a British man of war can be equipped for sea, and which reflects great credit I l lkm the Capt a i n , Officers, and crew, was instanced yesterday, in the rigging of his Majesty's ship Pro eria; Commander Charles Paget. The Procris corn 111e/iced rigging at half-past four in the morning; by ei ght O'clock the lower topsail and topgallant yards Were across, and by h a lf-p ast e l even o ' c l oc k s h e was T" a taunt," with her rigging properly placed, ined i n , set up, rattled down, and deck cleared up. Whole • was effected, notwithstanding the cir cumstance of rather unfavourable weather, heavy hophaving fall en f rom e i g h t to nine o'clock, in seven h av e" u lied it b een necessary t h e P rocr i s m i ght completed her provisions, bent sails, and pro ceeded to sea by seven o'clock the same evening. The New York ap packet ship, Robert Edwards, Ctain Sherborne, arrived - on Wednesday from the hirer, and sailed the following morning for New York. The free traders David Scott and Brunswick; for kadras and Calcutta, sailed on Tuesday. ELANCIIOLY AFFAIR AT BALLINA, NEAR KILLALOE. , (From the 'Limerick Evening Post of Friday.) On Tuesday, the fair day of Killaloe, an occur rte, attended with th e l oss o f li ves , t oo k pl ace be oen the peopl e an d po li ce i n B a lli na , at t h e comity Tipperary side of the bridge. As the affair has o a repr es e n t e d to t h e pu bli c i n a manner b ear i ng ol estamp of e xaggerat i on, ev id e n t l y f or t h e purpose javolving the character of the country, and of n ll eving the police f rom w h a t ever s h are o f crimi tllitY may be attached to th e i r con d uct , we h ave i a ”a considerable trouble to ascert a i n t h e part i cu l ars 3 t the co r rectness o f w hi c h we pledge ourselves, as ~ .4 have heard them from several men sworn as to.the Oh of what they were detailing. At the fair some faltirigvvas apprehended between two factions, one A b r°l / 1 the county of Tipperary and the other of Clare, p t ° wing to the arrangements of Captain 111artin, and the Rev. Mr. Vaughan, P.P. the day passed off o P r e g a bl. About fiv e o ' c l oc k i n t h e even i ng , some ue Peasantry returning borne into Tipperary, eninme nced " wheeling" their sticks, and giving 1 4; 1 . 44 demonstrati on t h at t h ey were at t h e f a i r . The police, four in number, under sergeant Browne, came out of their barracks, and proceeded to deprive the peopl e of their sticks; in doing so they prodded th e People with their bayonets, and struck them. 'lle sergeant knocked one man down by a blow with the butt end of his carabine, on being refused 11 stick. ' ln this way the Police were proceed ings when a re sp ecta b le shop-keeper of the village, *ho it m ay st i ll be necessary to say is a Protestant, *ho with them, and entreat e d th em t o [to to th e i r b arracks, if they did not wish to irri tate and provoke the people. To the remonstrance they attended, and as they were entering the bar tticks,in 'front of which is a small area or yard %closed by a parapet, a :man entered with them Itho was evidently running from some country Nple who had commenced a running fight. At t he moment the man entered, one or two stones, t4 PPosed to have b een fl ung a f ter hi m, were thrown 4 t o the yard. The sergeant, who was at the door h , the barr ac k s , t h e ot h er po li ce having preceded tel4l i n, turned round, fi re d, an d kill e d one man ed Minogue, who was standing at the end of itl:l?arracks, and who, it turns out, was not at all lea ted in th e fi g ht. Wh en t h e sergeant had l ied the gun to his shoulder, an old man standing . es P r the parapet w a ll cr i e d out , " Oh ! M r. B rowne, tin ot to you will kill some one; they do not in it.: harm to you or your police ;" which entreaty, to tt i l V e ars was unfortunately unheeded. 'I he shot the ita effects drew the attention of the fight ers t o 46n e barracks, a t w hi c h t h ey commence d fl i ng i ng i i h o a• Th e num b er of : assa i lants m i ght have been st o at f°l t3r. None of th e m came n ea rer th an a t er :c's th row to the barracks—not one of them m illed the area for the purpose of forcing an entrance ; thorfiee were in a strong dwelling /Ll) d r , and yet melan b.etoi -m s ay, they thought fit to pour a well kept a th e centre o f a thi c kly crow d e d an d in -1;11;scud village. The consequence was, as is gene t ‘-..we the innocent, and none but the inno -4:, suffered —for the assailants concealed them- Of yes at th e end of the barracks, from the influence tob; e fi re. A young man named Molony, who had Oat of a h ouse an d stood on a gar d en wa ll to tt;ii l th e, fighting, received a ball in the abdomen, y on Which h e di e d immediately a ft er . A no th er a Pt "g man, named Mannix, received a wound which 4 1 ." 0 - Zed fatal...—A boy sitting in a car had his arm en II a ball. A ball passed through the hat of st r — °°t l standing at a window 'in a house in the ee the t, and wounded a man standing behind him in tti m ne ek• The assailants who had. demolished every itt u rvr in th e b arrac k s , p erseve r e d in fli ng ; ng s t ones ‘ , , 1 obli ge d to fl y b y t h e approac h o f C apta i n mith a company of the 60th Rifles. Se ri's" ot country people, charged with being of the 1 44 vvere'taken into custody. ito bw,.. il e melancholy affair has created, as may be a great sensation in the country. The bodge of Ballina has" been crowd e d ever si n ce. The kti, eB of the three unfortun a t e men - w h o s u ffered th r - 0 "1 were waked in the chapel, which was C or t led with people. Yesterday Mr. Carroll, the t i a l ler, arrived from Nenagh, and proceeded to 10: 4 a inquest, at which the Lord Bishop of Kit- We and t h e f ol l ow i ng M ag i strates were pre,:ent:— N t h ' Atkin s , C apta i n H ea d, C a p ta i n M ar ti n , Mr. ti c -ht lefather, and Mr. Going. After the examina la af eeveral witnesses, the inquest adjourned un -40-morrow. Ve have, it will be seen, from just tlb motives, refrained from all comment in :41 5 be,e details. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Dowager Countess of Aylsford and the LidieS3 Finch, in Lower Grosvenor-street; Viscountess Andover, iu Harley-street; Lady Isabella Cust, Charles-street, Berkeley-square; Lord and Lady Dufferin, in Cavendish-square; Lady Dynevor and the Misses Rice, in Cavendish-square; Lady Frances Fitzroy, in Clarges-street ; Lady Farnborough, in Whitehall-gardens; Lady Gcorgiana Mitford, in Hertford-street ; Lady, Miss, and Mr. Henry Blackett, of the First Life Guards, at her Ladyship's house, Portman-square, from the Continent; Sir Trayton and Lady Eliott Drake, in Piccadilly, from their seat, Nutwell court, Devon; Lady and Miss Trollope, in Great Cumberland place; Captain Astley, in Piccadilly, from Paris; Lieutenant- Colonel Austin and Captain Hamilton, in Albemarle-street, from Gibraltar; Major Arthur, in Sackville-street, from Dublin; Major and Mrs. Atherton, in Bruton-street, from Lisbon ; Capt. Astell, in Sackville-street, from Madrid; Major Annesley, in Waterloo-place, from Corfu; Captain Arabin, in Clarges-street, • from Dublin ; Lady and Miss Borough, in Portland-place ; Major Frederick Baker, in St. James's-place, from the West Indies; Captain and Mrs. Banks, in Clifford-street, from Paris; Major Barnett, in Pall-mall, from Malta; Captain Barton, in Half Moon-street, from the lonian Islands ; Major and Mrs. Beau champ, in Albemarle-street, from Paris; Captain Bellamy, in Pall-mall, from Naples ; the Hon. M. Bligh, in Hereford-street; the Marchioness Cornwallis, and the Ladies Cornwallis, in Park_ square, from Brighton; Count de Chorinsky, in Princes-street, Cavendish-square; Lady Maria Cotes and the Misses Cotes, and Miss Charlotte Cotes, in South Audley-street ; Major Cottrell, in Dover-street, from Lisbon ; Captain Conyngham, in Pall. mall, from Gibraltar; Captain Courtenay, in Albemarle-street, from Dublin ; Major Cowper, in Regent-street, from the lonian Islands ; Major Crosley, in St. James's-place, from ditto ; Capt. Dempster, in Piccadilly ; Major and Mrs. Dalton, in Hertford street, from Paris ; Major Francis Earle, in Sackville.street, from St. Petersburgh ; Captain Emerson, in Arlington-street, from the West Indies; Countess of Falmouth, in St. James's. square ; Lord and Lady Feversham, and Miss Duncombe, in Piccadilly; the Honourable John William Fitzpatrick, in Oover-street ; the Honourable Mrs. Fane, in Wimpole.street ; Major and Mrs. Faulkener. in Albemarle-street, from Paris; Colonel and Mrs. Forbes, in South Audley-street, from the Hague; Lieutenant-Colonel Shawe, in Piccadilly, from Brigh. ton; Captain and Mrs. Fox, in North Audley-street ; Major Franklin, in Old Bond-street, from Minorca ; Lady Gambier and Mr. William Gambier, in Park-street; Major Hartley, in Half Moon-street, from Lisbon ; Captain Harvey, in Cleveland row, from Dublin; Major and Mrs. Harrison, in Grosvenor place, from Canterbury; Lady and Miss Keir, in Mount-street, from Devonshire; Captain and Mrs. Kemp, in Hertford-street, from Paris ; Major Kelly, in Regent-street, from Dublin ; Capt. Lyne, in Mount-street, from St. Vincent's, in the West Indies ; Captain Littledale, in Piccadilly, from the Isle of Jersey; Lady and Miss Herbert Lloyd, in Park-street, from Florence; the Ladies Scott Montague, in Upper Grosvenor-street; Captain Sydney Mallet, in Albemarle-street, from Malta ; Captain and Mrs. Marsden, in Clifford-street, from Paris; Captain and Mrs. Maxwell, in Brook-street, from the Netherlands ; Captain 'and Mrs. Metcalfe, in Piccadilly, from Dublin; Captain and Mrs. Nichol, in Conduit-street, from York ; Hon. Miss Ponsonby, at Viscount Duncannon's, in Cavendish-square; the Misses Rowley, in Berkeley-square; Captain and Mrs. Ramsay, in Park-place • Captain Onslow, in Piccadilly; the Misses Reynardson, iu Charles-street, Beekeley-square ; Lady Stewart Rose and Miss Rose, in Charles-street, Berkele3-square ; Major Robinson, at Whitehall; Lady Rowley, in Bolton-row; Major Selwyn, in St. James's-street; Colonel Trant, in Bolton-row; Major Tennant, in Piccadilly ; Lady and Miss Taylor, in Gloucester.plaCe ; Cap. tain Garret, in Sackville-street, from Jamaica ; Major and Mrs. Gardiner, in Brook-street; Mrs. Short and Miss Hinton, at the Berners Hotel, Berners-street, from their seat, Bowidge Hall, Woodbridge; S. Newdick, Esq. and Mrs. Newdick, at ditto, from their scat, Woodhatch, Reigate; Captain and the Hon. Mrs. Burton, in Park-square, from Lammer-park, Herts ; Rev, Wm. Mrs. and Miss Gamier, at their house in Grafton-street, from Alton, Hants. DEPARTURES.' The Marquis and Marchioness Riario Sforza, for Paris ; the Earl and Countess of Hardwicke, from their house in St. James's square, for the Priory, Surrey; the Earl and Countess of Cale don, for Bath ; the Earl and Countess Balcarras, for Paris; the Eail of Waldegrave, from Mivart's Hotel, for Paris ; Lord and Lady Holland, for Mrs. Fox's seat, Payne's Hill; Lord Moly. neux, from Arlington-street, for Ireland ; Lord and Lady Bel. haven, from Thomas's Hotel, for Edinburgh ; the Misses Berry, from Curzon-street, for Paris; Charles Crewe, Esq. from the Berners Hotel, fort is seat, Shooters'-hill. ARRIVALS AT LEAMINGTON SPA. Mr. and Mrs. Parker and family, Mr. acid Mrs. Jackson, Mr% and Mrs. Beale, Mr. and Mrs. Cope, Mr. Tooke, Mr. Randall, Mr. Hagger, Mr. Hodson, Mr. Gibson, Miss Whistle, Mr. Wright, Mr. SMith, Mr. Harvey, Mrs. Stevenson, Mr. Simpson, Mrs. and Miss Clayton. Saturday was the birth-day of the Duchess of GLOUCESTER., when her Royal Highness completed her 53d year. The Duke of SUSSEX, the Princess AUGUSTA, tie Duchess of KENT, accompanied by the Princess VIC.. TORIA, the Princess SOPHIA, and the Princess SOPHIA MATILDA, arrived at Gloucester House, Park-lane, in the course of the morning, and congratulated their Royal rela tive on the return of her natal day. The Princess AUGUSTA gave an elegant dejeune in honour of the day, at her residence iri the King's Palace, St. James's, to the Duke and Duchess of 'GLOUCESTER, the Duke of SUSSEX, and the Princess SorniA MATILDA. The Royal party were afterwards joined by the Duchess of KENT and the Princess VICTORIA. The Duke of CUMBERLAND left town about nine o'clock on Saturday morning, on a visit to his MA JESTY, at his Palace at Windsor. The Duchess of KENT entertained the Duke of WELLINGTON and a select party to dinner on Saturday, a; her residence in the King's PAlace, at Kensington. The Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER gave a grand dinner on Friday, at Gloucester-house, Park lane, to the Duke of CUMBERLAND, the Duchess of KENT, and a numerous party. The Duchess of KENT and the Princess VICTORIA attended divine service yesterday morning, its the private chapel attached to the apartments of the Duchess in the King's Palace, at Kensington. The Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER attended divine service yesterday morning in St. George's church, Hanover-square. The young Queen of PORTUGAL, accom panied by her guardian, the Marquis DE BARBACENA, came to town on Saturday morning, from her residence at Laleham, and proceeded to the residence of the Marquis DE PA I.3IELLA, in South Audley-street, for the purpose of taking leave of the 3larquis and Marchioness DE PALMELLA and family, - previous to their departure for Paris. Viscount tranavArcx, the Brazilian Mi nister, joined the young QUEEN, who after remaining about three hours with the Marquis and Marchioness, left town about four o'clock, accompanied by the Marquis DE BARBACENA, and returned to Laleham. About three o'clock yesterday morning the Marquis and Marchioness de PALIKELLA, accompanied by seven of their children, together with their suite, embarked on board a steam-packet for Calais on their way to Paris. The Noble Marquis, it is very probable, will return in the course of a month. The Duke of WELLINGTON arrived in town on Saturday afternoon, from his seat at Strathfieldsaye, Hants. Prince EsTERHAZY, the Austrian Ambassa dor, had a conference with his Grace after his arrival. Mr. V. FITZGERALD visited the noble Duke yesterday. Sir G. MURRAY arrived in town on Satur day, from Surmng-hill. Prince ESTERHAZY, the Austrian Ambassa dor, transacted business on Saturday at the Foreign-office. MARRIED.—On Wednesday, the 22d inst., at Kew, Surrey, by the Rev. 11. M. FEILDEN, A.M., GEORGE ARBUTHNOT, Esq., only son of Colonel Sir Ro- BERT A ILBUTH NOT, K. C. 8., to A UGUSTA, youngest daughter of the late CHRISTOPHER PA PENDICK, Esq. The Duchess of ST. ALBAN'S Operatic Concert, on Friday last, consisted of the-performance of the First Act of Il Don Giovanni, by the same Artists who so satisfactorily exerted themselves at Sir G. WARRENDEft's on the night previous. _ _ Atto Primo (II Don Giovanni) MOZART. Donna Anna Mademoiselle Blasts. Zerlina. Madame CAMPORESS. Donna Elvira. Miss Cmus. Don Ottavio Signor Tomtit. Don Giovanni Signor ZucnEt.t.t. Leporello Signor PELLEGRINI. Mazetto Mr. SIIGVIN. A Miscellaneous Act followed, with ELLA'S Souvenir, from La Somnambule, played by the petit orchestra of five instruments; " Lunguir per una DONZELLI; Ricciardo the vegg6," CURIONI and BLASTS ; Largo al fa ctotum," PELLEGRINI; " God save the King," Turn. The whole was under the management of Signor Puzzt, and afforded a most delightful treat to the Musical Amateurs present. Two of the pieces in Don Giovanni were encored. LITOLFF and ADAMS' excellent Band was in attendance, and gave as usual very great satisfaction. ROYAL INSTITUTION.Mr. CURTIS, whose acoustic labours are well known, lately exhibited a newly invented Hearing Trumpet, having two apertures, one directed to the ear, and the other to the mouth—an im provement which promises great advantage in cases which do net admit of cure. It was stated that the idea ori ginated with Sir EDWARD STRACEY, Batt., and its decided utility over other acoustic tubes, in affections of the ear, in all the different stages of disease,- is affirmed by Mr. CURTlS.—Literary Gazette. NEVVSPAPEW STAMPS IN IRELAND. An ACCOUNT of the Numbu of STAMPS issued to each NEWS PAPER in IRELAND, in each Year for the last Three Years, end ing the sth of January, 1829. Where Title "or "e Jan. 5, jalie.,,ars, Jan. 5, ended ended en d e d published. • -. 1827. 18 , 8. 1829. -- -- - Dublin lrgus - Correspondent 81,175 82,244 - Dublin Evening Mail 429,696 436,320 470,570 -- Evening Post 223,000 243,01.0 287,500 -- Gazette -- Mercantile Ad- - 25,850 24,670 24,000 Morning Pest 139,750 108,000 108,000 Evening I'acket and Correspondent Freeman's Journal Irishman 72,74S 57,000 _ Morning Register 113,831 120,001 , 148,880 l'atriot Pilot Racing ('alerdar Roman C.,tholic Expo sitor 6,500 - Saiukrs' News Letter 340,625 373,110( 403,500 Statesman and I'atriot ..... .... 61,100 Star of Brunswick 19230 Warder 41,33.5 77,53( p 0,125 Weekly Freeman 39,375 80,500 75 . 94 9 --- Intelligence, or Farmers' Journal 10,801 1,500 -- --•- Register Antrim Belfast Commercial Chronicle 131,850 141,825 moo -- News Letter 144,411 144,700 119,025 Guardian 62,500 118,150 Northern Whig ...... Athlone Athlone Herald 5,173 - - Carlow .. ..... Carlow Morning Post 18,325 16,15 C 15,250 Clare ........,.. Clare Journal 8,0311 6,891' 7 , 500 Ennis Chronicle 8,0'6 7,951 - , 7,650 Cork Constitution Mercantile Chronicle 54,911 61,085 63,803 Southern Reporter Down Newry Telegraph 67,950 - 67,000 65,500 Drogheda ... Drogheda Journal 23,140 31,425 27,150 Fermanagh Enniskillen Chronicle 12,997 17,851 16,000 Impartial Reporter Galway Connaught Journal .... 21,625 20,575 26,275 Galway WeeklyAdver. tiser Independent Western Argus 13,338 Kerry Kerry Evening Post... 3,725 4,601 2,875 • Western Herald 11,200 10,700 10,375 Kilkenny .... Leinster Journal 13,250 16,736 14,150 Moderator Independent Limerick .... Limerick Chronicle Evening Post 9,475 - 33,225 Irish Observer - - Londonderry Londonderry Journal 41,726 42,351 45550 North West Farmers' Journal 4,075 - -. Longford .... Longford Journal 5,500 Mayo Mayo Constitution Me senger Free Press 5,225 9,409 Roscommon Roscommon and Lei trim Gazette 4 ,00( 5 , 00 0 7,000 Journal... 3,000 Sligo .... Sligo Journal Western Luminary Sligo Observer 2,1125 Tipperary.... Clonmel Advertiser Herald 15,825 16,200 14725 Tipperary Free Press 4,500 43,800 43,650 Tyrone Strabane Morning Post 5,225 5,375 4,850 Waterford Waterford Chronicle... 71,188 59,982 51,600 Mirror 28,875 33,750 22,340 Mail 42,599 34,400 30,000 Weekly Chronicle -- - Westmeath Independent and - Midland Chronicle... 6,500 - - Westmeath Journal ... 11 1 ,000 13,000 12,0 0 Wexford..... Wexford H e r a ld Evening Post 14,050 15,625 11,85) Total number of Stamps issued in - - - each year 13,473,014 3,545,816 3,790,272 Miss PATON, who has been residing for some time at her very retired cottage in the neighbourhood of Hampstead, is nearly recovered from her severe indisposi tion. This delightful vocalist will resume her perform ances at Covent-garden Theatre, when the great attraction of the Easter Spectacle has in some degree subsided. STATE OF THE POOR IN COLNE.—A correspondent at Colne informs us that the labouring popu lation in that neighbourhood, are at present suffering more severe distress than they suffered in 1825 and 1826. The wages for weaving are nod' something lower than they ever were at that period, and provisions are neatly one third dearer. A survey of the poor was made last week, by personal visitation at their houses, and the result is, that there are 1,940 individuals (being nearly one third of the population) whose average weekly income per head, inclusive of parish relief, amounts only to Is. 2kd. or 2d. a day; and that there are 1,248 individuals, whose average weekly income per head does not exceed Is. 94d. or 3d. a day; thus there is nearly one-half of the popu lation who have not an average above 21d. a day to live upon. Similar returns have been obtained from the ad joining townships, with nearly the same results. It is added, that preparations are making for forwarding to Go vernment a memorial on this unnatural state of society. Surely it forms a strong ground of appeal on the subject of the Corn Laws.—Leeds Mercury. STATE OF TRADE.--BLbSilleSS in this place, upon the whole, continues what is considered and called " flat ;" but still hopes are generally indulged that things must improve, and that every succeeding day may bring a change for the better. The universal cry is, the scarcity of money : in other words, the impossibility of getting in accounts from different parts of the country, and the number of buyers at present wishing to obtain goods on credit, who had hitherto brought cash into the market to make their purchases. It is not, therefore, so much a want of de mand, as of money and confidence, that keeps trade in a state of comparative stagnation, which, we should observe, however, particularly affects the home market. That these are consequences of the immediate operation of the small note bill, it would be absurd to question. We are glad to say, nevertheless, that the country business has not get worse during the past week. On the contrary, there is an increased demand for a peculiar description of stam mer goods —a fustian of a particular finish, known by the name of " Cautoons" used for gentlemen's trousers, and much called for by the London trade. We are also happy to say that the demand from the continent for low yarns is brisk, upwards of 600 tons having been shipped for Goole and Hull, this week, by the canals, besides those for Liverpool and ether ports. This is the largest export, we belir.e, that has occurred during the present year, in a single week.—Manchester Advertiser. THE SILK TRADE.—We are sorry indeed, for the melancholy condition to which our manufacture is reduced, and deeply regret the sufferings of the industrious and respectable artizans who are deprived of work by its depression. Bad as their condition is—it might however be rendered worse, if in a moment of irritation they should be seduced by designing persons into any violation of or resistance to the laws ; and we are the more earnest in our warning to them upon this subject, in consequence of a spirit of discontent which appears to have manifested itself in London amongst the weavers of Spitalfields. Their misery is, no doubt, great ; but it can only be aggravated by violence, since it would give their oppo nents an opportunity to excite the prejudices of the public against them, and destroy that sympathy on the part of the nation, which may yet obtain for them the redress of their grievances. We cannot but believe that the Duke of WELLINGTON will yet see the necessity of an altera tion of the policy of Government with regard to the Silk Trade ; for it is his personal interest that the com munity should be prosperous and contented. But to vio lence and menace he is not a man to concede any thing.— Macclesfield Courier. CONVICTION FOR OVER-WORKING CHILD REN.-At the Stockport Petty Sessions, on the 9th in stant, Mr. Moons, of Compstall Bridge, appeared to an swer several 'informations preferred against him by Mr. TimmAs FOSTER, five of which were for allowing child ren of tender years to work in his factory longer than was allowed by the Act of Parliament for regulating cotton mills, all of which were then dismissed on the ground of informality. .The informations were afterwards (Lid afresh, and the hearing of them came on at the Stockport P e tty Sessions on Thursday. A great number of witnesses, on both sides, were examined, which occupied the attention of the Court until four o'clock, Mr. FOULKES having been retained by the prosecutor, and Messrs. VAUGHAN, HUNT, BADDELEY, and CHORLTON, by Mr. Moons. The prin cipal facts of the first case were, that a boy, eleven years of age, had gone regularly to work in Mr. Moons' mill, at six o'clock every morning—wrought from that hour till twelve, when the men went to dinner—was during their absence employed in cleaning the machinery, and at one o'clock resumed his own labour, at which he continued till half-past eight or a quarter to nine o'clock at night. The poor creature was only enabled to snatch a morsel of the food brought bim by his father, as he worked during the whole time. The Magistrate convicted Mr. Moons in the full penalty of 201. The boy is totally incapable of reading and writing, and has never been taught, to the present time, as much of religious duties as consists in knowing the Lord's Prayer by rote. To the next infor mation Mr. Moons pleaded Guilty, and half the penalty only was enforced. . The other informations were then withdrawn by the prosecutor, in consequence of Mr. Moons' having agreed to abandon the practice of illegally working children, it not being the object of the Spinners to obtain money by such proceedings as the present, but to put a stop to the delinquency. The prosecution has cost about 50/., and half the penalties recovered will not exceed 15/. out of that atin l .—Malyhcater Advertiser. GRAND TROTTING MATCH FOR FOUR HUNDRED SOVEREIGNS. UNPARALLELED PERFORMANCE. The long-talked-of trotting match between RA.- tier, the American horse, and Miss Turner, tic Welsh mare, was decided on Saturday, over ten miles of ground, betw:een Cambridge and Godinan chester, commencing at the second mile-stone from Cambridge, and terminating at the twelfth. This was the first occasion on which the merits of Rattler had been brought into action in this country, al though he had won all his matches in America. The fame of Tom Thumb, his brother traveller from New York, who recently trotted 100 miles in little more than ten hours, had placed Rattler so high in the scale of excellence, however, that few persons could be found to bet against him, and consequently the match produced but little speculation. By the articles, it was stipulated that the mare should have a minute's start, which, upon calculation, was esti mated at about six hundred yards in distance. Both Rattler and Tom Thumb were at Six-mile Bottom, near Newmarket, from Sunday last. The former after the match was made, was attacked by a severe cold, but by due attention this was got over, and during the last week he was considered in good working order, although far from that high state of condition which two or three weeks' further training would have effected. Miss Turner had been in training at Smitham-bottom, Surrey, for two months, and was completely up to the mark. Both were in Cambridge on Friday—Rattler at the Greyhound, and Miss Turner at the Eagle and Child—and Elie Newmarket Meeting having closed, several of the Turfites came over to witness the match. A meet ing between the proprietors of each horse took place at the Hoop, in Cambridge, on Friday evening, when the time, place of trotting, and some other necessary preliminaries, were adjusted ; but betting was still shy, and two to one on Rattler would be accepted only to a very trifling amount. Some small bets were made on time, the American being backed to do the ten miles in thirty-two minutes. Twelve o'clock being the time appointed for start ing, long previous to that hour the groupes of horse men were seen approaching the scene of action, and the whole line of road to the twelfth mile-stone was more or less thronged. Shortly before twelve both the animals and their proprietors were at the starting stone. Rattler was ridden by William Haggerty, the American groom, dressed in a light flannel jacket, blue silk cap, olive-green velveteen trowsers, and boots without spurs, and a small whip in his hand ; his stirrips were wrapped round with list to prevent his feet from slipping; he rode with a common snaffle bit and martingale. The mare was ridden by little Davy, in a jockey silk cap and jacket, boots and spurs. According to the terms of the match, the American groom was to weigh ten stone, while the mare was not confined to weight, and Davy, saddle and all, did not weigh more than seven stone. The colour of the horse was dark bay, and the mare a chesnut, both were about the same size, fifteen hands two inches, and in age we believe they were pretty much upon a par—between eight and nine years. The coat of the American was rough, while that of the mare „was sleek, and indicative of fine training. Previous to the start the American was trotted up and down several times, and at last the groom, whose appearance was any thing_ but of the dandy cut, exclaimed to his master that he was fully ready for his task ; and, in deed, the fire and vigour which the animal displayed confirmed this assertion. The mare was also full of spirit and activity, and excited general admiration. The umpires were now ch'osen—Mr. Morton, jun., of Croydon, for the proprietor of the American, and Mr. Angles for the proprietor of the mare. The former, of course, rode with the mare, and the latter with the horse, with the understand ing, according to the terms of the articles, that should either break from the trot into a gallop, he or she should be turned round, according to the usual laws of trotting. Independent of the umpires, Mr. Harry England rode with the horse, and a Mr. Burton rode with the mare, as watchers, and each of these gentlemen wore white flannel jackets to distinguish them from the host of other horsemen who followed. Shortly after twelve, all being in readiness, the road was cleared, and at a given signal the mare was started at a spanking pace of at least twenty miles an hour. A clear minute having elapsed, Rattler, who was all activity and impa tience, as if perfectly conscious of the struggle he was about to be engaged in, was then let go, and almost instantaneously laid himself down to his work, with extraordinary speed. It was soon seen that he was gaining on the mare, and he was urged, we think rather unwisely, to increase his pus: and improve his advantage. Both soon broke out in a profuse perspiration, and by the conclusion of the third mile, Rattler was fast closing on the mare, and in about half a mile further he was alongside of her. The mare was now urged to increased swift ness, and in consequence broke, and was turned twice. This accident gave Rattler, who kept on steadily to his work, an additional advantage, and by the fourth mile headed her in grand style. Still the mare proceeded with unabated vigour, while Rattler continued to stretch farther a-head. Shortly before she reached the fifth mile, the mare again broke twice and was turned, while Rattler, on pass ing the fifth mile-stone, was full sixty yards in ad vance, and his proprietor, as well as Harry England, called to the groom to keep steady—an order which he obeyed, and kept pulling the horse with all his strength. Both horse and man were now in a corn- plete bath of sweat; and in the course of the sixth mile, in which there was a slight descent, the mare broke, and was turned no less than four times—a circumstance, in our opinion, attributable to one of her friends riding too close to her quarters, and urg ing her to increased exertion. In passing through the village of Fenny Stanton, the horse was full two hundred yards in front, when a sharp trotter was laid alongside of him, and produced such a degree of irritation that it required all the physical strength of the groom to.hold him in so as to prevent his breaking. The interference and remonstrance of harry England at last prevented the continuance of this unfair conduct ; but the effect of it was that the mare, who had been going in admirable style, although she broke four times afterwards, was fast gaining on the horse, and had approaches within ninety yards of him at the commencement of the ninth mile. From the short distance which was yet to be completed, and from the difficulty of check ing the progress of the horse, it was now clear that the mare had not a eaance, and in fact, at the close of the tenth mile the horse was full sixty yards in front, having completed the distance in thirty mi nutes and forty seconds ! a feat unparalleled in the history of horse-flesh in this country. The time of the mare was thirty-one minutes forty-two seconds, and, making allowances for breaking and turning, the credit due to her was scarcely inferior to that given to the horse. In speed tha latter, however, had a decided advantage; and we have no hesita tion in saying, that had he been in better trim, or had he been urged, certainly without occasion, to greater exertion, that he would have done his work in shorter time. Giving to Rattler all due praise, and he certainly must be pronounced a phenomenon, we must still say, that the mare has proved herself the fastest trotter which has'yet been bred in this country; and as a brood-mare, for which her mas ter intends her, must be highly valuable. On being Pulled up, both were somewhat distressed ; and we need not say, that the horses of the umpires and followers, which were kept at the top of their galloping speed the whole distance, were not a little blown at the conclusion of their la bours. The horse and mare were then walked gently back to Fenny Stanton, a distance of two miles and a half, where the American groom dismounted, and went to scale ; his weight being then found, including the saddle, and without the bridle, upwards of lOst. 51bs. With this the um pire of the mare expressed himself perfectly satis fied, and thus ended this extraordinary match, in a manner highly honourable to all parties, and without the most distant approach to wrangle on either side. Both horse and mare were immediately taken to boxes prepared for them, where gruel was in readi ness, and every propar attention was paid to them. Great credit is due t both riders, especially to the American groom, 100 sat as if glued to his saddle; and little Davy, in making his turns after each br,ak, did so ►vith a steadiness and quickness which txeited general appr :bation ; indeed, had there been a little more'caution in those who rode alongside the mare, we doubt whether she would have broken so often, and whether her chance of success would not have been still greater. The road was good, and full of gentle undulations, and not a single accident occurred to mar the sport of the day.— There were several fast trotter on the road, one of which (a Norfolk horse) was said to have accompanied the American the whole way without breaking, but this we doubt, and rather think he came fresh to the co►►test about three miles from home. After a short rest of half an hour, Rattler was again mounted by his groom, and returned to Cambridge, a distance of ten miles, at the side of his master's post-chaise, in little moor than one hour, and as fresh as if he had but just conic out, thus proving the soundness of his constitution and the little effect produced by the severity of his exertions. When we left him, at fonr o'clock, his proprietor stated his intention to put him in harness and take him a stage towards London the same night. Upon the result of this extraordinary match it is unnecessary to offer any ' observation. It is unprecedented ; and when it is considered, that in the short distance of four miles, the American, having given a full minute's start, overtook the mare going at the rate of twenty miles an hour, some estimate may be formed of his almost incredible speed ; and when to this is added the fact of his carrying so much extra weight, the task becomes the more surprising. There was some talk of a fresh match, fcr a longer distance, but this was met by the owner of Rattler offering to back him against any thing living, for any distance in or out of harness, for any sum from 200/. to 5,0001. SPITALFIELDS MEETING. A meeting of Spitalfields Silk Weavers took place on Saturday, at the Crown and Anchor, Waterloo-town. The CHAIRMAN directed the attention of the meet ing to a resolution passed at a prior meeting, relative to petitioning his Majesty at the Levee on Wed nesday next. It was then resolved " that a petition be presented to his Majesty, praying him to com mand his Ministers to revert to those Laws under which the Silk Trade flourished, and which were the support of thousands of his Majesty's then happy but now starving subjects, viz., the prohibitory laws, and that the same be accompanied by the body of the trade." Mr. DUCE considered that the present Mi nisters had made up their minds to ruin the country ; therefore he thought the best and only way would be to petition his Majesty to dismiss them. Until they were replaced by others no good could be expected. Other speakers expressed the same opinion, yet thought the present resolution should first be carried into effect, and, if unsuccessful, they could send ano ther petition, praying for a new Ministry, which would pay attention to the solicitations of the people, and redress their grievances. The resolution was ultimately deferred until Mon day (this day), when a general meeting will be called. Mr. PROUT, of Macclesfield, said he had to in form the Meeting that the resolutions passed at Macclesfield agreed in spirit with those passed at Spitalfields. After the petition to his Majesty is pre sented (said Mr. P.), if the Ministers refuse to give attention to and relieve the general distress, the whole population have an indubitable right to de mand compensation. Mr. POYTON adverted to Meetings complaining of distress taking place all over the country. The oppression was felt in other places as well as in Spitalfields. The country districts were united in opinion with London, that the proposed new mea sures were calculated to decrease the value of silk goods rather than enhance them ; consequently the prices for weaving will be low, and more distress must ensue. He and his colleagues thought that the Ministers had been imposed upon by certain in dividuals for their own sinister ends ; therefore nn application was made by letter for an interview with the Ministers, by the London, Manchester, and Macclesfield delegates, but Ministers appeared to close their ears; for a direct refusal, instead _of a compliance, was what they had received from the Board of Trade. No approach could the committee now obtain to the Government, to make known to them the discontent, dissatisfaction, and alarm, their pro - posed new measures had created. The mea sures, he said, were most impolitic, and would have the effect of sowing the seeds of did ord between the master and journeymen, and would destroy all the loyalty and affection of the trade to Govern me►it, which had so long subsisted. The people of Coventry had met, and deputed two or three per sons to officiate for them in London, who are ex pected to arrive en Monday. Mr. LEWIS said the answer of the Board of Trade, denying them an interview, was similar to all their measures. The Committee had repeatedly visited the Board of Trade, yet not the remotest idea could be obtained from Government of the measures they meant to propose before they did propose them. What inference could be drawn from such secrecy ? If their measures were wise, politic, and jest, why refuse a Committee of Inquiry ? Why refuse the application of the Committee for an interview ? Be cause they (the Ministers) well knew that a mass of distress, misery, and ruin, would be brought for ward to clearly and explicitly show and prove the evil tendency of the free trade system to any perso►► unless he were a pensioner or sinecurist, who was paid by government to vote as they pleased. Messrs. ELEMENT, BOLTER, and Fox, followed on the same side ; after which the Meeting separated. The following are the letters which have passed between the weavers and the Board of Trade, to which allusion' is made above : " Abbey-street, April 22, 1829. " Sir—l am directed by the silk-weavers' committee of Spitalfields, and the deputies of Macclesfield and Man chester, to solicit an interview with the Board of Trade, at as early a period of time as may be convenient, on the subject of the resolutions submitted to the House of Com mons, on the ISth instant, for the future regulations of the silk trade of this country.—l am, Sir, &c. " WM. GROVE. " To the President of the Board of Trade." To this application the next day the following answer was received : " Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade, " Whitehall, April 23, 1829. " Sir—l am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday, wherein you request that the committee of Spitalfields weavers, and the deputies from Manchester and Macclesfield, may he allowed to wait on their Lordships. The state of the silk trade generally is now under the consideration of the House of Commons. His Majesty's Government have stated their view of the subject, in which the House have fully concurred ; and, as the question has been so frequently discussed at the re peated conferences which have taken place at this Board, their Lordships cannot foresee an advantage to be derived from a further personal communication in the present state of the question. If, however, the committee of weavers have any new matter to offer, their Lordships will be ready to receive any written communication, and to consider it attentively.—l am, Sir, &c. " Mr. Grove, &c. &c. " THOMAS LACK." On Saturday evening a lad was sent by his employer, a skin-dresser, in St. Luke's, with a quantity of sables, of the value of upwards of 1001., to the shop of Mr. TAKUSH, furrier, in Newgate-street. On his way, he was overtaken by a genteel youth, in black, who told him his master had given him the wrong parcel of skins by mistake. They were for Mr. WHITE, in the City-road, and must be given up to him, he said, and he (the lad) must directly go back for the right parcel. Foolishly enough the boy did as he was desired, and gave up the bundle ; and on returning to his master's house, as may be supposed, it was ascertained that he had been the dupe of some artful villain, who must have been aware of the coin tents of his bundle. INIPROVEMENT OF IRELAND. The iu t z i a i p i t r i e ot on i s s people e n o of tttlerrise of d c , or a i s nt t r o y thmeayimbpergionvemtoenitoookf Ire land. dea thep. p p e l lp y strese r: d t tic l o a s ttimo t unleas arrived,ttriihaniternvb eitheretileines ; a ll; in have wretchedness itself it t hieay starvation % been .erea b t e u hi r lo el : e c i ae r with b b e e eelt:l doomed eomnlet(iteo wretched iN‘i emigrated to this country, bringing or so they y o h a E v r e rglan vouring to escape, and threatening to reduce the people of England to their own miserable level. •It has, indeed, been said that the measure which has just been carried will not afford tha people of Ireland employment. It will not afford them employment directly, but it will do it indirectly, by producing tranquillity, without which the wealth of the capitalist and the labour of the workman must be alike unproductive. Th e slightest acquaintance with the condition of Ire land will convince any one of the possibility of making its own soil and its own natural re sources much more than adequate to the con siderable support of its population, numerous as it is. There are absolutely millions of acres of land, which, though they now produce nothing, may be made, and, if situated in this country, would long since have been made, to supply the watts of thousands of families. These are in a state of nature, and the reasons for this are only too obvious ; the distracted state of the country has driven the landholders into voluntary exile, and deterred the capitalists, both English and Irish, from vesting their wealth in a country in which there has been no secu rity for property, or even for life. In the same manner, the facilities which exist in Ireland, for affording food and employment to thousands of its people, by means of the fisheries, which might be established on almost every part of its coasts, have been altogether neglected ; and though wealth and tranquillity have been intro duced into the most barren and turbulent dis tricts of the Highlands of Scotland, by the pro secution of this branch of industry, not a single fishery, worthy of the name, exists along the coasts of Ireland, indented as tncy are by innu merable creeks and bays, the refuge of millions of fish of every kind. This is precisely the sL'itn of things that exists in every branch of industry. Every thing is in- a diseased state. A curse —the curse of religious and political dissen sion—has rested on the country for ages, pa ralysing all its energies. It is now happily re moved, and we may look forward with confidence to a slow and gradual, but progressive improve ment, which will not only introduce prosperity and happiness into Ireland, but will also free this country from many of the burdens which it has at present to bear.—Leeds Mercury. INCREASE OF INFORMERS. The informers have set to work against the owners of fishing smacks, boats, &c. ; and Sa. turday was appointed for hearing several cases at Deptford, and at the Mansion-house, i❑ the city of London. Those cases which were not withdrawn were, however, postponed ; and it is believed that some apprehensions are entertained by those interested in the moiety of the penal ties, that there will be some serious difficulty in obtaining convictions. For some days Billingsgate has been in a state of alarm, the principal fishing-boat owners having received summonses to attend and answer in formations charging them with having violated the Act 33 of Geo. the Second. That Act states, that every fishing-ship, boat, &c., shall within three days after its arrival at the Nore with any fish, truly report the time of arrival to the Clerk in the Coast Office, London, who shall make entry and grant a certificate thereof, for which two shillings shall be paid ; and the penalty accruing on the neglect of making the entry is 501., of which there is no mitigation.— By the Act 29 of George the Second, which the abovementioned Act repeals, sixpence of the two shillings used to go to the Inspector at Gravesend, and eighteen-pence to the Trustees of the Westminster Fish-market ; and by the later Act, the sixpence was transferred to the deputed Clerk in the Coast Office, London, and the eighteen-pence to the Marine Society, to be applied to the purpose of apprenticing to fisheries, &c. &c., the boys brought up by the Society, at whose instance it has been stated those prosecu tions have been undertaken. The object of the Bill was to prevent mono poly, by compelling the owners of vessels to come up to the market at once, instead of waiting to measure out certain quantities, in order to keep up the price of the fish. This was a most benevolent object, and it succeeded; but the well-boats which were at that period in use, and in which the fish used to be preserved alive, are now very seldom to be seen. The fish is caught in dry boats, and the owners are obliged to send them up to London, in their own defence, with • all possible expedition, as, if they did not, the fish would be unfit for use. For several years it has not been found ne cessary to require a very punctual observauce of the Act. The owners were sanctioned in delay ing the entry until after the expiration of several days, when they were accustomed to pay for all the boats which had been entered in the interim. At last, the example set by Johnson and the rest of the gang of informers, inspired some other worthies in that line, and the proprietors of the fishing-boats came in visits. The pe nalties sought for amount, we understand, to up wards of 2,0001. There appeared - on Saturday, at the Mansion house, engaged in some of these informations as Counsel, Mr. Comyn, Mr. Broderick, and Mr. Scotland ; and, as Solicitors, Mr. Harmer, Mr. Hobler, jun., Mr. Saunders, and Mr. Young, the Attorney to the Marine Society. The defendants were present, but the cases were all but one postponed—that one in which Mr. Hobler, jun. was Solicitor, was withdrawn by the Counsel for the prosecution. All the in formations which were to have been heard at Deptford were postponed. A French Paper states that a patent has been taken out in Paris for a new coach, with one wheel only, capable of accommodating from 30 to 40 passengers. A fellow is travelling the country defrauding tradesmen, innkeepers, and ethers, under the following circumstances :—He takes lodgings (or, if near the me tropolis, visits the town), for about a week, during which time he makes himself acquainted with those he may have a design on by purchasing goods, exchanging country bank notes, and when he supposes the parties satisfied as to his respectability, he offers them a cheque on the house of WHITMORE and Co., drawn by a man of the name of EDWARD PRESTON. It is his method to get about half the change, with which he decamps, the cheque not being worth a farthing. The vagabond calls hi►nse'f Mr. Rox- WELL, and pretends to be connected with the house of JONES, Fox, and Co., bankers, at Manchester. lie is charged with felony. EDWARD PRESTON, the drawer of the cheques, is supposed to reside at Oxford.