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SinDIIIII66 TELLIGENCE—(THIS DAY, PROM LLOYD'S. DI U, MAY M. —Wind S.—Arrived from Lon don, the Isa b e ll a, Bourcher, for Bombay; Castor, Litchfield, for the South Seas. Arrived the Triumph, from Bombay, and Lady Flora, Fayner, front Bengal. Passed the Macqueen, Marquis Huntley, and George the Fourth. PLYMOUTH, MAY 14.—Wind S.W.—Off Port, the Seppings, Leader, from the Mauritius, sailed the 21st of February. • PORTSMOUTH, MAY 14.—Passed the Thomas Grenville, Shea, from London, for India. • PALMOUTH, MAY 14.—Wind S.—Off Port, the Hercules, Ringstead, from Pernambuco. SCILLY, MAY IC—Arrived the Sir Francis *Naughton, from Singapore ; and Lord Goderich, laubeney, from Grenada. Off Port, the , Asia, Stead, from Bengal ; Helen, Cobb, from New York ; and Rosalind, Minis, from Demerara. The Dar A' ie 4phne, Ager, from Cadiz, is not arrived a, Topsham as stated yesterday. 'IIE MARKETS, -(THIS DAY.) Th.- COVENT-GARDEN MARKET. lU MY Was moderately good this morning, and the trade and New Potatoes, Young Onions, Rhubarb, Green night i - i n ti and Radishes, were ch ea p er th an on t hi s day se ' . and Prices of other things littl e , if any, a l teration. Old n early or 'PurniPa Carrots, Turnip Greens, and B roco li S prouts, h ave quite disappeared. s.d. s.d ro6.— " t4 er Per cwt.) ... . 26t0 5 0 New ditto (per lb.) 0 9 1 6 Cabl. ty — R eS ac ireadS) .. 1 6 2 6 ...ars e I/ (bund! . e) 26 4 0 ~oubarb ...... ..0 6 0 9 mrocoli ..... ........................ 2 0 3 0 Celery ... . 1 3 2 3 TCarrots kliouncnes).. 5 0 70 urnips . .... ....... 7 0 Coeworts ordreens... 1 6 2 6 Young Onions ... ....... I 3 2 6 Turnip Radishes ...... 1 6 2 0 Leeks. ............. ..... 0 1 0 Sea.kail (ptunmet) .... I 0 2 6 French Beans ..... ..... 0 3 0 CStrawberries..) ...... 0 6 0 ucumbers ...... U 1 0 3 (each)...... 0 6 3 0 s. d. sd. Spinage (half-sieve) 0 9 tol 0 Onions ........... 1 6 2 6 Apples 5 0 17 0 Sweet Oranges ( 100) 4 0 12 0 Seville Ditto ...... 8 0 16 0 Lemons 6 6 14 0 Asparagus 3 0 6 0 Span. Chesnuts (peck) 5 0 10 0 French ditto 3 0 7 0 Spanish tiazlenuts 5010 0 French Walnuts 4 0 6 0 Filber s (121 b.) Grapes (per lb.) Cos Lettuces (score) 1 6 .3 0 Cabbage ditto • 0 4 "1 6 Gooseberries (pint) 2 6 4 0 Currants 3 0 5 0 HAY 14 ---ARKET...g --SAL per Load of 36 Trusses.) S'f. ASIES'S. Coarse heavy Low land ST Me ow Hay Best New Meado w 42 2 to £ 2 15 2 15 3 0 Fine Upland Meadow and nye.grass Hay 315 410 Clover Hay.... 3 15 5 5 .................. . . Oat Straw ..... 41 14 to ii ih .. Wri'lea7 ;;Traw 2 0 2 4 Supplyof 1.. -.ay good of Straw rather limited, trade dull, and prices as last quoted. ' SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay .£2 2 to .i 2 8 Fns New Meadow Hay 217 3 4 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-g rass Hay 3 4 4 4 Clover Hay (extra fine)....Zs s—. Generally 3 0 410 Oat Straw ... ...XII4 to £1 18—Wheat Straw 118 2 2 A moderate supply, and a dull trade; prices as last quoted. SPO RTING. -(RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BETTING IN ST. JAMES'S. The odda change every hour, particularly amongst the ....three dead h eat h orses, who are backed freely; so are Patron and Morris Dancer. The betting up to this morn . .ng ‘vas as follows:_ DERBY. 2.10 1 agst Lord Exeter's Patron (5 to 2 taken) 1 1 to 2 agst Lord Sefton's Morris Dancer (taken) 9 to 1 agst Mr. Rush's Rhoda 12 to 1 agst Lord G. Cavendish's Espagnolle (taken) • 12 to 1 agst Lord Grosvenor's Ebury The others as before. OAKS. . to 1 apt Lord Exeter's Varna (taken) 6 to I agst Mr. Ridsdale's Clotilde • ASCOT CUP. • Agana, The Colon e l, an d M ame l u k e , h ave eac h b een backed at 3 to 1, the first named having the call. PIGEON SHOOTING. The enclosure at the back of the Red House Tavern, Battersea, was yesterday numerously and fashionably at.. tended by gentlemen of distinction in the sporting world : Int owing to some of the gentlemen not yet having arrived in town, the shooting was deficient in quantity, but cer tainly not in quality. The grand match was between Captain Rosa and a Mr. agentleman of great cele b, at nine birds ea c h, t wenty . fi ve yards from the trap, traps, for 20 guineas, charge not limited. The find nude's was decided in favour of Captain Ross, and the i!econd Was won by Mr. 8--. Two matches at double 'tooting then took place at twelve birds each, 20 yards rtance, five trap s , s i x yar d s apart; two pulled at once ' 4 h - barrelled guns, making it a double shot. The first 41 . 1°44 Won decid e d i n f avour o f t h e C apta i n, and the other i a lk — t T:" l , l l Mr. S . B e tti ng was very b r i s k at even T uesda —e y :APtain for choice. The Club meets again en MARGATE, MAY 14. , This happy retreat again exhibits extensive preparations for the opening and determination on the part of season, a tthe enterprising inhabitants to leave nothing incomplete t 4 0 contrib u t e to t h e convenience and pleasure of the -t°11 : The tow n itself, from the great increase of public PrPrete buildings, assumes a new and important as- Peerssand the augmented sources of amusement and place d °f P ub lic resort appear to combine all that can be require to relax the business-fatigued mind, and delight the votary of pleasure. His Majesty's Mail Steam Packets, removed from or, and s t at i oned here in 1828, have run their pro ary establi bition year wi t h surprising success, and must eventually sh a moat advantageous intercourse between this frequented corner of Kent and the Eastern Continent. The _SPit.fire with about , Capt a i n WATSON, departed this morning 40 passengers, f or Ostend ; and the Fury, with a b out 20 Captain SultaLocK, arri ve d this evening, in seven hours, passengers. Amongst the recent arrivals may be named Prince de CH IMAY • Earl of ORFORD, Lord WALPOLE, &C. „., Viscount GORMA.NSTON and family arrived at HOWE'S n °Yll Hotel, on Monday, on their way to the Continent. o ' • STATE OF STOCKPORT. .tu have '' e n Muni nothing of articular moment to corn h cat p ..g e this week ; the town is qu it e t ranqu il, and ali Position in a Pp e arances have s h own t h emse l ves o f a (Hs the operat i ves to return to their work. re` About sev enty of th e o ld h ands of one mill (weavers) omed price operations on Wednesday morning, at the bount offered by the master, giving them as a bier olipiecehsalfpenny per cut beyond a certain num- R i r ita uld be req uired to be manufactured, and we happy to see their example more generally t . ted, We are inclined to believe that the opera vriZPon the upon the whole, would be glad to return to their 0 4 ) but they are prevented by certain persons theseand who interest it is to keep them otit, . by h at 'r insinuating harangues and fallacious reasonings w ee e ks ill retlitoo well succee d e d , f or now n i neteen We t o . • know th at , genera ll y, t h ey are anxious 4 .7 torn to wor k , b ut the fear of being " knob tilmerded,: or hooted through the streets, upon the i n ,, n um], acts w i t h an a l l-powerful effect. As an b r —a nee of this opinion, we copy the circular which attatight together the 70 weavers who we have just ated ti re • •,, ~ going in. „ A Ladies and Gentlemen, Il i ies 6 Ma ny of you as can make it convenient, are re 11414ted to attend •a Public Meeting of the Power Loom : i er '' of Stockport, this evening, at eight o'clock,. at th e di t,"f the Duke of Sussex, to take into consideration port ; ""ed state of the Power Loom Weavers of Stock- No f r ,„ L . " JAS. MARSHALL, Secretary. ' We are 1;":" instance of the least breach of the peace, ~,,- „ --PPy to find has taken place towards the Work,llll--.." Wh a have been brought into the town to Barr but the private hostility towards them, we are thin g to say, seems little abated, and the feeling is.any beet'! hut . , generous In particular situations they have ter; "tiled b their - even the use of wa neighbours ~ the bakei y • has refused to bake their bread ; and t he 41, sae bake' also to -upply them with the necessa theies of life, though money be tendered to him at tir ne; and this, mark . ye, in a free Christian country, and ie lance a town, too, celebrated for its private benevo emiataid its acts of public charity ! Should this warr u4 l state. of things exist much longer, we are f 1 th e a l lte d itt making the statement, that several o titillation d ete lii r 1116 whiell are now partially at work, it is the . bett e r of , their proprietors to close until a ehaiL di.spositioh evinces, itself, and the operatives 0 t .,.. : 4 e Induced to meet the pressure of the times, ' o*"'"ed solely by a redundancy of labour and an Ter. stocked market .-- Stockport Advertiser. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, MAY 16.—0 n Saturday last the Elec tors appointed to decide on the respective merits of the candidates for the"three Craven Scholarships, lately vacated by lapse of time, declared their choice to have fallen on the following gentlemen William Henry Johnson, Commoner of Worcester, as of kin to the Founder John Thomas, Commoner of Wadham Frederick Rogers, Commoner of Oriel. The Rev. Henry Soames, M.A. of Wadham Col lege, has been appointed by the Heads of Colleges to preach the Bampton Lecture Sermons for the year 1830. _ _ _ On Thursday the following Degrees were con- ferred : DOCTOR IN DIVINITY, GRAND COMPOUNDER. Rev. James Webber, Christ Church, Dean of Rippon, and Prebendary of Westminster. MASTERS OF ARTS. Rev. John Jenkins Merton College, Grand Compounder Rev. Wm. Lockwood, University, Grand Compounder Thomas Percy Meade, Fellow of All Souls' Rev. Richard Brickdale, Christ Church Rev. Henry Oldershaw, Brazen-Nose Fretchville Lawson B. Dykes, Oriel Rev. Henry Richards, Magdalen •hall. BACHELORS OF ARTS. Christopher Alderson, Magdalen-hall Marmaduke Robert Jeffreys, Christ Church Joseph Bonsor, Exeter Robert Armitage, Worcester John Richard F. Billingsley, Lincoln George Bellamy, Lincoln John Cobbold Aldrich, Lincoln Andrew Douglas Stacpoole, Fellow of New College Robert James Mackintosh, Fellow of New College William George Duncombe, Brazen-Nose William Wilbraham Johnson, Brazen-Nose James Armistead, Wadham. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. The Rev. William Arundell Bouverie, B.D. Fel low of Merton College, has been presented to the Rectory of West Tytherley, in the county of Hants and diocese of Winchester, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Dr. Longley. Patron, Charles Baring Wall, Esq. The Rev. Thomas Bullock to the Rectory of Castle Eaton, in the county of Wilts, on the pre sentation of T. Calley, Esq. of Salthrop-house. The Rev. W. Allen, Prebendary of Westminster, has been presented to the Rectory of Allhallows, London-wall, vacant by the death of Archdeacon Nares. The Rev. T. L. Strong, B.D. examining Chap lain to the Bishop of Durham, has been collated by his Lordship to the valuable Rectory of Sedgefield, vacant by the death of Lord Viscount Barrington. In consequence of this appointment the Rectory of St. Michael, Queenhithe, falls to the disposal of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Duke of Orleans and the Duke de Chartres and suite, at Falke's Hotel (late Miller's), Jermyn-street, from Paris; the Marchioness of Camden and Lady Georgina Pratt, in Arlington street, from their seat, the Wilderness, Kent ; Mr. and Miss Murray, in Park-street, Grosvenor-square, from Ardeley Bury, Herts ; Mr. and Mrs. Musgrave drisco, in Devonshire-place, from Postern Park, Kent ; Mrs. Rainier and family, at the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Florence; Mr. and Mrs. Prianta, at ditto, from Worthing; Sir Frederick Bolton, at Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Hastings ; Colonel and Mrs. Pritchard, at ditto, from Bath ; Miss Haldon, at ditto, from Scotland ; Mrs. Ivery Brown and family, at ditto, from Norfolk ; Sir Henry Oxendon, Bart. at Scaife's Hotel, Lower Brook-street ; Mrs. Dickons, at ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. Chetwood, at ditto; Sir Richard Scott, Bart. at ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. St. George, and fa mily at ditto ; Major Barnwell, at ditto ; the Hon. Miss Massey, at ditto; Mr. Mrs. and Miss Knyßon, at Fladong's Hotel, Ox ford-street, from a tour; Mr. and Miss Wakeman, at ditto ; Capt. Everett, at ditto ; Col. Kennedy, at ditto, from Chelten. ham; J. Wilmot, Esq. at ditto, from the Continent; J. Allott, Esq. at ditto, from a tour. ARRIVALS AT BATH. Earl and Countess of Mountcashel, Earl of Roden, Hon. Mrs, Waldegrave, Lady Dudley, Lady Chichester, Sir C. and Lady Constable, Lady Frazer, Major-General Hawker, ColoneLs Ford; Gough, Stackpole, Hensham, Major Fitzgerald, Captains Carter, Enfield, Rice, Rooke ; Rev. Messrs. Brown, Bowles, Dalton, Denison, Ellicombe. PARLIAMENTARY PAPER. KING'S PALACE, ST. JAMES'S PARK. ESTIMATE OF THE NEW PALACE IN ST. JAMES'S PARE. The Amount of the Estimates, as stated in the Ap pendi x to the Repot t of the select Committee of the House of Commons on the Office of Vsorks, Public Buildings, &c. &c. &tot ...£432,926 0 0 The Expense of Sculpture to the Marble Arch, which, as stated in Evidence before the Commit tee, was not included in the above Estimates 34,450 0 0 Incidental Expenses; such as Architect's Commis sion at 5 per cent, Wages of Doorkeepers and Clerks of Works, temporary shops, hoards, store. rooms, &c. &c. .L 496,169 0 0 14, Regent-street, May 15, 1829. JOHN NASH. Of the above Sum there has been paid by the Com missioners of Woods, Forests, and Land Re venue £316,293 0 0 Remains to be paid X 149,986 0 0 JOSEPH PLANTA. Whitehall Treasury Chambers, May 15, 1829. COAL TRADE. A Committee of the Peers is still sitting on this import ant subject,---a subject apt to be forgotten in summer, though of universal interest in winter. A pamphlet has been put in our hands, which contains some statements well worthy of consideration. It is entitled a Letter to R. W. Brandling, Esq., and the extract subjoined will show the enormous difference of the price of this necessary of life before and after its delivery to the London con sumer : A STATEMENT OF THE COST AND CHARGES INCIDENTAL TO A WINCHESTER CHALDRON OF COALS AT AND FROM THE MINE, TO THE CONSUMER IN LONDON. NEWCASTLE CHARGES. X s. d. X s. d. To one chaldron best Wallsend c0a15... ...... 0 16 0 Keel or lighter dues conveying the same on ship board Coast duty 0 9 6 Coast lights, 21. Ss. , low lights, 2s. 11d., Tynemouth, 55., Trinity lights, 2/. is. 4d., Bridlington Pier, 12s. Bd., Town Dues on coals, 2d. per chaldron, 1/. 10s., Foy, 55., Stamp, ss. Id., Night Office, 25., Whitby Pier,Bs ...... LONDON CHARGES.. Coal-merchant's Allowance as per Act of Parliament 0 12 0 King's Duty ... 0 6 0 Incidental charges, viz.:— Entry fees meters, ss. 6d., market office, Is. tkl., night office, Is., Foy, 2s. 6d., Lord Mayor's dues and groundage, 4s. 6d., Trinity dues, %d. per chaldron, 155., Nore light, 45., market dues, Id. per chaldron, 11. 125., tonnage dues, .2d. per ton, 2/. 13s. 6d., scorage, Is. per score, 18s 0 0 4% Metage and orphan's duty, Is. 2d. per chaldron 0 1 2 Discount of 21. per cent. on two-thirds of the cargo for cash payment 0 0 6 Factor's charge for sale, commission, and customary Contingent: charges 0 0 7 Amount of delivery as per regulation 0 1 10-1 2 5 , 4 To amount of value of the ingrain allow ance, 1 chaldron to every 20. 0 1 9 Freight of ship, exclusive of charge for de livery 0 11 8 £2 13 10 The ingrain is an allowance of one chaldron in addition to every 20, by which the consumer receives 21 chaldrons whilst he pays only for 20. This was omitted in the statement, from a doubt how far it could be considered a tax upon the consumer, as he re ceived the benefit of such allowance, though it is evident he pays for it indirectly, as he must pay an equivalent addition for each chaldron he receives, upon the basis of the price calculated in this table. The value of the ingrain may be taken at Is. 9d. per chal. dron, which will enhance the sale price at the market to 21. 13s. 10cL per chaldron. It would be a matter of no importance either to the seller or the consumer, whether this custom is continued or not, as the sale price would be subject to a corresponding alteration. Despatches were sent off last night from the Foreign-office, Downing-street, to Sir CHARLES BACOT. Ambassador at the Hague. ARGYLL Roo is.—The second Concert, which took place yesterday morning at these Rooms, was graced by a brilliant display of beauty, rank, and fashion. The performers mostly were of the first-rate order, among whom we may mention Mademoiselle SONTAG and her young sister NINA, who made her second public appear ance on th;s occasion. This lady has a very youthful appearance, with a voice of great promise, and exhibits already the marks of judicious instruction. The sister sang no less than four or fire times, aud executed " Conda surte" in a most delightful manner. VELLurt gave an aria, by BONFICHI, in his very best style. Altogether the Concert was highly attractive. A large National School is erecting close to the north side of St. Martin's Church ; so that, instead of the space round that noble structure being extended and thrown open, the new buildings will be much nearer to it than the old ones were. MR. O'CONNELL. The following is from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons : DANIEL O'CoN NE 1.1., Esq. professing the Roman Catho lic religion, returned Knight of the Shire for the county of Clare, being introduced in the usual manner, for the pur pose of taking his seat, produced at the table a certificate of his having been swore before two of the deputies ap pointed by the Loan STEWARD, whereupon the clerk ten dered to him the oaths of allegiance, supremacy, and ab juration, upon which Mr. O'CoNNELL stated that he was ready to take the oaths of allegiance and abjuration, but that he could not take the oath of supremacy, and claimed the privilege of being allowed to take the oath set forth in the Act passed in the present Session of Parliament for the relief of his Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects ; whereupon the clerk having stated the matter to Mr. SPEAKER, Mr. SPEAKER informed Mr. O'CoNNELL that, according to his interpretation of the law, it was incumbent on Mr. O'CoNNELL to take the oaths of allegiance, supremacy, and abjuration; and that the provisions of the new Act applied only to Members returned after the commencement of the said Act, except_ in so far as regarded the repeal of the declaration against transubstantiation, and that Mr. O'CoNNELL must withdraw, unless he were prepared to take the oaths of allegiance, supremacy, and abjuration. Whereupon ➢lr. O'CoNNELL withdrew. _ _ Motion made and Question proposed—" That Mr. O'CoNTNELL be called back, and heard at the table : —And a debate arising thereupon ; Motion made, and Question proposed, " That the debate be adjourned till Monday next :"—[A Member then stated that he was requested by Mr. O'CONNELL to desire that he might be heard :]—De bate adjourned till Monday next. Mr. O'CONNELL. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT OF THE MORNING HERALD ) Yesterday the Hon. Member for Clare wits at the House of Commons as early as oue o'clock; and from that time till the meeting of the House he was engaged in giving evidence before the Select Committee on the Irish Miscellaneous and Education Estimates; and after that,in the Commons' Library, consulting the Journals. The Honourable Member's intention to present himself for the purpose of claiming his seat, and that, too, under the new Act, soon became known ; and consequently, by half-past three o'clock, some time even before the SPEAKER'S arrival, the House was amazingly crowded with Members ; there could not be fewer thaw 300 Members present; and by the time that the SPEAKER arrived the Members' side galleries were crowded. Under the gallery also was thronged, chiefly by Peers; amongst them were the Duke of NOR FOLK, Earl FITZWILLIAM, the Marquis of A NCLESZA, the Marquis of SALISBURY, Lord BERESFORD, &c. In the roof of the House there were several ladies. The Minis terial benches were attended by Mr. G. DAWSON, Mr. CALCRAFT, Sir GEORGE HILL, &C. Mr. PEEL did not enter till the SPEAKER had taken the Chair : he had been absent for several days on account of ill health, and was evidently labouring under indisposi tion. Mr. VESEY FITZGERALD (the ex-Member for Clare) was not present, at least he did not appear on the Treasury bench. On the Opposition bench were Mr. BROUGHAM, Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH, Lord AL THORP, Mr. TIERNEY, &c., most of them being provided with copies of the new Act, and busily engaged in conning over its clauses. Mr. O'ColiziELL entered the House be fore the arrival of the SPEAKER; but in his way thither, though the avenues and lobby were crowded, there were no marks of applause indulged in. He took his seat un der the gallery, introduced by Lords DUNCANNON and EBRINGTON, and went there according to the etiquette in cases of Members waiting to he sworn. The Hon. Mem ber was provided with the certificate from the Commis sioners acting for the Lord High Steward, setting forth that he had taken the preliminary oaths of allegiance (as presented by the old law) before them : he did that on Thursday in Mr. DORRlNGTON ' tioffice. The SPEAKER having taken the chair, inquired whe ther there was any Member to be sworn ? Mr. O'CoNNELL, with Lord DUNCANNON on his right, and Lord EBRINGTON on his left hand, to introduce him in the customary forms, forthwith passed the bar of the House, and proceeded towards the table. Mr. LEY, the Chief Clerk of the House, then left his seat, proceeded to the lower end of the table, and there met Mr. O'CoNNELL. Mr. O'Conlarr.r. handed in the certificate from the Commissioners of the Lord High Steward, his return, and his qualification. The Clerk, having examined these documents, and found that they were all perfectly correct, immediately opened the large box, in which are kept various official forms, &c. and took out the old oaths affixed to paste-boards, and handed them to Mr. O'CoNNELL, together with the New Testament, on which to swear him. Mr. O'Corivu. took the Testament, but on the oaths being presented to him, he said, in effect, to Mr. LEY, the Clerk (the con versation was not addressed to the SPEAKER or the House, and, of course, it was not heard in the gallery) " I apply to take my seat under the new Act. lam ready to take the oath directed to be taken by Roman Catholic Members. Ido not feel that I am bound to take those oaths (pa ss i ng his hand over the Oaths of Supremacy, &c., to point out which he meant.) Perhaps, Sir, you will state that fact to the SPEAKER for me—that I do not consider I ought to be called on to take other than the oath named in the new Act?" Mr. LET, the Clerk, then went to the SPEAKER, and made the required communication, taking the old oaths with him, and pointing out the exceptions made by Mr. O'CONNELL. The SPEAKER. thereupon immediately rose, and stated (this speech, of course, will be found in the Parliamentary Report), that if the old oaths were not taken, he must de sire the Hon. Member (Mr. O'CONNELL) " to withdraw." Mr. O'CONNELL bowed to the SPEAKER, but neither attempted to speak nor to withdraw; he remained stand ing at the table, and facing the SPEAKER. Mr. BROUGHAM rose, but— The SPEAKER prevented him from speaking by calling out " Order, order !" thereby intimating that he could not proceed till Mr. O'CONNKLL had withdrawn. Then agai n , addressing Mr. O'CoNNELL, he said the Hon. Member must " withdraw." Mr. O'CONNELL once more bowed, and then withdrew, but without uttering, or attempting to utter, one word. Mr. BROUGHAM remained on his legs, and when Mr. O'CONNELL had withdrawn (Mr. O'CorrNztr. resumed his seat under the Gallery), Mr. B. proceeded, and mov ed (the details will be found in the Report) that Mr. O'Comistr. be heard at the table to state his reasons why he refused to take the old oaths. After much discussion, Mr. PEEL'S suggestion to postpone the debate till Monday was adopted. It, of course, will then take precedence of all other business, the question being one of privilege. Mr. O'CoNNELL had prepared himself to commence his case instanter. He had ten or eleven volumes of the Jour nals of the House, besides several volumes of law books, &c. which all were stationed in the door-way ready for use, had the House determined to hear the Hon. Member for Clare. Prince LEOPOLD has recovered from the effects of his cold. His Royal Highness took an airing yesterday in an open carriage, for the first time since the commencement of his indisposition. On Tuesday an inquest was held at Porto bello, before APCARTHY, Esq., one of the Coro ners for the county of Dublin, on the body of WILLIAM VINCENT BERRY, Esq., which had been found drowned on the same morning, in the grand canal, near the above place. JANE HILL, an aged female, of respectable ap pearance, identified the body to be that of WILLIAM VIN CENT BERRY. He was a Professor of languages, and a native of France, and had been for some time past in ra ther a desponding state of mind. His lodgings were at the house No. 86, Marlborough -street. Witness latterly often heard him wish for death. He, on the preceding day, observed how welcome death would be to him ; but she did not hear him say he would drown himself. The Jury, in the absence of further evidence as to the particu lars immediately connected with the circumstances of his death, found the following verdict :—" That the said WILLIAM VINCENT BERRY was found dead that morning in the waters of the Grand Canal, without any marks of violence on his person ; that it appeared that the deceased had been in a desponding state for some time previously to his death, but whether he had been accessory to his own death by drowning himself, or had accidentally fallen in, the Jury could not undertake to say." The de ceased, it appeared, was of a most respectable French family, and had served, in the rank of Captain, under NAroLlsorr. The fall, however, of the lat ter, was the occasion of a reverse of fortune to him. Reduced to comparative indigence, he about ten years since came to this country, where he married, and en deavoured to supply the means of support and indepen dence as a teacher. How h e sncceeded in this profession the circumstances attending his nntimely end (for he iv 49 but in his 42d year), furnishes a melancholy answer, The deceased was remarkable for the amiable suavity of 1. 1 ! disposition. His manners were those of the perfect gen tleman and scholar. His person was handsome in a very eminent degree, combining the most exact symmetry of form, with features of highly classic beauty.—Dublin . . Morning Post. LTTERATURE. FLORENCE, OR THE ASPIRANT. 3 Vot.s. _ LONDON. 1829. This is a work differing altogethir from the usual run of novels. It has little or no incident, scarcely three strongly defined characters, and so far as the style goes, is homely and unadorned. The writer's chief object has been to inculcate a series of religious and political truths, founded on the tenets of Catholicism. With this view, he has thrown aside the usual stimulants of incident, description, and character, and come at once to the great object of his tale— dissertation we should rather call it—the purity, the sacredness, the truth, and the supe riority of the Catholic faith. In enforcing these favourite opinions, the author, who is manifestly an enthusiast, displays infinite research, ingenuity, and force of reasoning. It is singular with what adroitness he conceals the weak, and puts for ward the strong, points of his argument, appealing alike to the fancy, the fears, and even the frivolities of his readers. The incidents of his tale are slight, and may be summed up in a few 'words. Florence, the only and favourite daughter of Mrs. Saville, having a strong desire to attend a Catholic church, prevails on her mother to take her there one day, where she happens to hear a Mr. D'Alembert, a Jesuit of great powers of -mind, who delivers a discourse which makes a great impression on her fancy. Circumstances, unnecessary to be detailed, throw her soon after wards into the company of Mr. Asliburne, a fellow minister with Mr. D'Alembert, through whose united agency the process of conversion is carried forward, and Florence, who is represented as being naturally ardent, devout, and sus ceptible, is ultimately prevailed on to abjure Protestantism and embrace the Catholic faith. This is the sum of the tale ; the polemics of which, however, are relieved in the first volume by an episode, where Mrs. Saville details to Mr. Ashburne the circumstances of her early life. This episode is told with much spirit and force of colouring, and convinces us that the author, when his enthusiasm will allow him to do so, can pourtray the passions with no ordinary skill. Altogether the tale, to those who are fond of seeing an abundance of argumentative adroitness thrown away upon a weak subject, is highly interesting and instructive, but to the lovers of romance, inci dent, and variety, it will be, we fear, found de ficient. ANOTHER FALL OF ROCK. (From the Nottingham Review of Friday.) On Sunday morning, at half-past two o'clock, Mr. Samuel Eyre, of the White Swan public-house, Snenton Hermitage, near this town, was alarmed by the fall of about half a ton of earth through the roof of the back part of his house, into a room adjoining the one in which be slept. On entering the room, he immediately ascertained the cause, but entertain ed no apprehensions of further mischief; nor did his examination with a candle induce him to be alarmed for the safety of the house. He proceeded, how ever, to the next house, occupied by Mr. Flinders, where the family had been alarmed by the loud barking and yelling of the dog; and found that Mr. Flinders was already up, and searching the house, under the impression that thieves were breaking ha; they had heard some earth fall, and imagined that some person was getting in at the window of a room which was excavated from the rock. The rock under which these houses were built, may be considered as a continuation of the cliffy range on which Nottingham Castle, and what a re cent tourist has designated " the upper town," are built. Behind these houses was the greatest eleva tion of the cliff, called Snenton Hermitage, being about forty feet above the level of the meadows ; and though the precipice somewhat hung over the houses, it had never been considered dangerous, as there was no weight of soil, or houses to overbalance it. For some time, both families continued to hear a loud rumbling noise, but entertained no alarm for the fall of the rock ; when, on the approach of day light, a recent fissure was discovered, completely across the rock chamber of Mr. Flinders's house, and Mr. Eyre also found a similar one in his rock dairy, wide enough to admit his arm. Apprehen sions were now entertained, and the families from both houses were removed in a state bordering on nudity. Almost immediately after, and a few minutes before four o'clock, as they were looking at the :rock from a short distance, it was observed to give way at the bottom, and a mass, from four to five hundred tons in weight, fell at once, burying under it Mr. Flinders's house, and destroying some outbuildings and the bar of the White Swan. Both families were out of the reach of the ruins, and the only animal life destroyed, was, we believe, that of a ferret. It is a remarkable fact, that the first fall of earth was upon the bed which had, till that night, been occupied by Mr. Eyre's brother, and had he been then in bed, he must have been in evitably killed. _ Immediately after the first alarm was over, assist ance was obtained; and during the whole of Sunday work-people were employed in cutting down such parts of the rock as were considered dangerous. A mass of the rock is now being cut away; and when that work is completed, the possibility of the recur rence of such a fall will be obviated, as it will have a considerable inclination backward. Workmen are still busily employed in removing the rubbish. Yesterday, we examined the rock at the• back of the Loggerheads public-house, in Narrow-marsh, and from the numerous cracks in the pillars which support it, there is little doubt that, ere long, another portion of the rock will fall ; indeed it is evident, that but for the solidity of the various buildings,_ it would have fall en a l ong w i th the other mass.We trust that as the danger is evident, proper means will be taken to remove it. About six o'clock on Tuesday evening last Mr. Joys, landlord of the Pack-horse inn, Boston, was standing conversing with Mr. LANE, druggist, of Worm gate, when he was suddenly attacked by a female named ANN TRACER*, who struck at him with a pen-knife, and stabbed him near the right shoulder. Fortunately the blade of the instrument was turned aside by the interven tion of a bone, or the effect must have been immediately fatal. She then stabbed him in three other patio of the body, and made a large incision in his thigh. The wretch, it is said, was excited to this pitch of frenzy by jealousy. During Tuesday evening she uontrived to elude the vigi lance of the person in whose custody she was placed, and has not since been heard lA—Stamford Mercury. The stag na ti on i n t h e manufacturing districtscombined wi t h other curses, is at present rendering emi- gration fr om our shores very Vnecal7 and the direction taken is not confined to one route, but embraces y ar i ons points, th oug h a m e mber chikly tbe British ' North American Co lonies, the Pnited S tates, an d N ew HOii4lld, To Canada th "P M of em i grants 14ays already 404 Q frO hence with spring ships, and ohm Pro' o aring to follow ; the , for Picttou, tva miners and understand, takes out a number of - artisans for works in Nova Scotia. Thc Camillus, for New York, sailed yesterday, with 140 emi 7 grant passengers. This vessel is now almost exclusively employed in this branch of trade. For the same destivz. tion, the chip Robert Stewart is now fitting 9'4; 4 awl will sail in a few days With a full complement: th‘stlVw- Oreenock Advertiser, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, MAY Is.—The Antelope tender, Lieut. Loveless, came in late on Friday evening from the Ramillies in the Down.: and from Portsmouth, to raise men for the Blockade Service. His Majesty's sloop Badger, 10, Commander R. F. Rowley, w•a expected to pail from Falmouth on Saturday with mails for Halifax. His Majesty's brig Leveret, Lieut. Worth, sailed from Falmouth, Saturday, 9th, with the mails for Barbadoes, St. Vincent's, Guadaloupe, Jamaica, and Cart hagena. His Majesty's ship Warspite, 76, Rear-Admiral Baker, C.B. Capt. W. H. Sheireff, sailed on Thurs day forenoon, with a fresh breeze from the North ward and Westward, for the South American station; and the Ariadne, 28, Capt. T. Marryatt, C.B. anchored in the Sound on Thursday, from a cruise, and sailed again on-Tuesday. Extract of a letter from Halifax, dated the 12th of April, 1829 :—" The Myrtle packet brig, was wrecked on the 3d, at midnight, on the Rugged Islands, about 75 miles from this place. She passed between two reefs, the touching on either of which would have destroyed her instantly, and ran on the Beach, where she filled so rapidly that Sir Charles Ogle's dispatches were lost in the Lieutenant's cabin. Sison's letter attributes it to a North West current." They did not see land before she struck. The Admiralty have promoted Lieut. Downes, of the Sybille, to the rank of Commander, for his gallant conduct in capturing the Amarante pirate, on the coast of Africa. The two senior Midshipmen of the Black Joke tender, are also made tender Lieu tenants for the same affair. PRomoTtoNs.—Mr. Edward Banks, of the Echo, to the rank of Lieutenant; Mr. Joseph Martin Mot tley, of the Sybille, to be Lieutenant of the North Star, rice Blyth, away in a prize and supposed to be lost ; Mr. Mends, of the Falcon, to be Lieutenant of the Maidstone. APPOINTMENTS. --Commander Pole, to the Maid stone; Commander Colpoys, to the Falcon; Lieut. John Adams (b), and Mr. W. Brodie, Master, (1814) to the Ramilies. Mr. H. Hodder (182.5) to be miter of the Alligator; Mr. John Little, late of the Clio, to the Sparrowha wk. Messrs. Hopkins arid Lewin are appointed Second Lieutenants of the Portsmouth Division of Royal Marines, the former to be attached to the Artillery brigade.—Second Lieut. Priest, from the Marine Artillery, is appointed to this division. Captain Owens, and Mr. J. P. Luckraft, Master, are appointed to H.M.S. Blossom, going to com plete the survey of the West Indies. His Majesty's ship Frolic arrived at Jamaica from Falmouth 22d March, and sailed 24th for Cartha gena. The Rinaldo arrived at Halifax from Fal mouth 12th April and sailed 13th for Bermuda. The Britannia, Hall, and Kitty, Haswell, from this port, arrived at Cadiz Bth April. The Lady Peel, Ashley, from this port, for Riga, passed Elsi neur 26th April. The Laura, Rush, from this port for Boston, was spoken with on the 26th April, in lat. 48. N. long. His Majesty's ketch Vigilant, 10, Lieut. Chas. Jones (a) sailed on Wednesday morning for Pal mouth, for the purpose, we understand, of taking out a mail if necessary. Hamoaze—Britannia, Kent, Zebra, Britomart, Bramble, Antelope, Hope, Emulous, and the Me teor Steamer. In the Sound—Pallas. ESCAPE FROM READING GAOL. It will be recollected that, at our late Sessions, a thin, weakly-looking lad, named Overy, received sentence of transportation for seven years ; and at our Borough Sessions, a candidate for the gallows, named Powell, was sentenced to the same punish ment, on which occasion he took the liberty of offer ing to play our Chief Magistrate a game at fives, whether the sentence should be increased to fourteen years or for life. It would seem that both the par ties soon d'scovered the very annoying irksomeness of confinement, for on Tuesday morning, a little after four o'clock, they contrived to make their escape from the County Gaol, and the following are a few of the circumstances associated with their flight The runaways were, together with William Baker, also under sentence of transportation, and two other men, confined in one yard, and at night slept in the same room. A more reprehensible system than that of allow ing prisoners to sleep together cannot be adopted, but in this instance the gaoler was not to blame.— The fact is, Reading gaol is one of the most incon venient and unsafe places of confinement in England. Ihe prison occupies a large piece of ground, but altogether its internal arrangement is miserable in the extreme, and affords little security for the reten tion of those in custody—the wonder is that escapes are not more frequent, and more especially when the number of accomplished thieves is considered who are consigned to its walls. Not the least suspicion was entertained of any design to escape; and on Monday night, the quin tette of juvenile marauders amused themselves by singing in their night cell to a late hour. It is sup posed, that immediately on their being locked up, the scheme of escape was put into practice. The room in which they were confined is small, but airy and lightsome. It is about nine feet high, and the walls, inside, are lined with oak plank, about a inch and a half thick, nailed into the bricks, and held tightly together with patches of sheet iron. With a bar of iron, about three quarters of an inch in dia, meter, and some ten or fourteen inches long, they contrived to displace some of the bricks within side the oak framing, and next to the window frame, and after forming an opening or hole in the wall, about nine inches in width, they descended into tb , :, yard beneath, a depth of nearly seventeen feet, by means of the bed blankets, which they had cut into long shreds, plaited together, and formed into, a rope from 22 to 24 feet in length, Wheu in the yard, there seemed less likelihood of escape than from above, and they ascended once more, and reach ed the boundary wall between the wards leavingßaker below; and proceeding to the outward wall, they had no difficulty in letting themselves down outside the prison, and so got clear off. Not the least trace has yet been heard of them, and though several per, sons say they saw them going in the direction of the London road, their statement is myth doubted by Mr. Eaststaff. It is conjectured that the bar, which was the chief instrument of their liberation, must have been thrown over the wall, enveloped in some soft materials, to prevent the noise of its fall. Tho agreement amongst the thieves was, that wh?l,), the two parties had got outside the wall, Olo,y were to throw back the blanket-rope for Oz, oihers• but they failed i n so d o i ng —leaving their less lucky confe derates in prison ? and Aus proving, th a t, f or once, there is no`t rt ith in the adage of " Honour amougst thieves:"' Since writing the above, we have heard that the prisoners have been traced towards the 'W rite Knights Park, and from thence through the plan tations of E. Golding, Esq. of Maiden Erlei g h, into the Oakingham roa d. Th ere is no doubt they had confederates outside the prison.-4v4 . shire. Chron. KENT ls.lted The Duchess, 0;?_ K V Prince L EO - D A N ES.—es rqspll A Ye Tt at; s l:4 ; :y o , avt, A e l a ar . lbo, c ro L u E gh;h E o N u T se, P all-mall. terday , Neetitig of the inh a bit ant householders ofYtWs hriill was held at the Vestry-room, to audit awl pass the F...;,-,4 1 g, a , :. Rll,. to appoint ten Accounts of the Senior Cl iurc l iwar4‘4, to elect two Churchward ens f or th e y ear ep persons as a Board of ..\sAviittarits to the. Chup:,hitajitv.v,s and Overseers, The Rev ! 19.:. GURNri IiA9A O w fi. . I The azeounia . w . ere'Passed, and. ii+o Mtetiiss.- - ;" a ''' the election of two r imrchwards-• SCRIVENER: "iiumber, ~ proceeded to °r . '''Oare-street, and Mr. JAMES '.' ~ . ~s, and Mr. THOMAS gilder, of the Strand, were eleeteil MiLsounsE, earv.- . an d for i- .! • the vv- ensuing. The Meeting also proceeded to the number elected were the late Overseers, including Mr. .ection of ten persons as a Board of Assistants. Among the CLARKS. The Meeting then adjourned. DEPREDATIONS OF ROOKS. (From t ic:,Esser 'Herald.) The voracious habit's of the rook, antyhe vast incre ase o f t h e S e bi r d s o f late years ii4er tain parts of this county, owing to a desire on the part of gentlemen to cause them to be pre served with-the same watchfulness they do their game, has been productive of so much mischief, that the circumstance would seem to call for Le gislative interference, in order effectually to re press so public a grievance. As a furthe r proof that the most important events have been pro duced by the most trifling causes, it has been asserted by some of the sufferers at the com mencement of the French Revolution, that the over-production of birds, insignificant as they appear in the creation, was materially instrumen tal in causing that extraordinary convulsion. The fact has often been related by a very respect able Catholic Priest, who resided many years at Chipping-hill, in Witham, that such was the arbitrary conduct of the owners of abbeys and monasteries in France, in preserving and culti vating the rook and the pigeon, that they increas ed to such numbers as to become so great a pest as to destroy the seed when sown, and the young plat is as soon as they appeared above the ground, inso much that the farmer, despairing of a reward fir his labour, besides the loss of his seed, the fields were left barren, and the supply of bread corn was, in consequence, insufficient to meet the ne cessities of so rapidly increasing a people. Tile father of the gentleman to whom we have al luded, was, for this offence, one of the first vic tims to his imprudence., The revolutionary meb proceeded to his residence, from whence th e y took him, and hung his body upon a gibbet ; they next proceeded to destroy the rooks and pigeons which he had cultivated in great num bers, and strived to preserve with the same tena city as others do in this country. We are told by the son of this martyr to his own folly, that the mob continued to shoot the birds amidst the loudest acclamations, and that they exulted in the idea that in each victim they witnessed the fall of an aristocrat. This may account for the antipathy the French still retain towards the rook, very few of its species being found in that country. We have before spoken of the injury sustained by the farmers in the vicinity (it' Writtle, and of Waltham, by the increasing~ number of these birds. Since the month of February, notwithstanding a vigilant watch was placed at a considerable expense, the rooks have stolen sets of potatoes from a considerable breadth of ground at Widford-hall. On the same farm, during the sowing of a field of sixteen acres with peas, the number of rooks seen at one time upon its surface has been estimated at one thousand, which is accounted for by there being a preserve near, which, at a moderate computation, contains 1,000 nests. But the most lamentable ravages committed by these birds that has yet come to our knowledge is in Navestock, Kelveden-hatch, and their vicinities, where the damages done an nually, within a small circle, has been estimated at more than 2,0001. Subsequently to the month of March, of late years, many farmers have paid from Ss. to 10s. per week, in order to preserve their seed and their plants; but not withstanding such precautions, acre after acre of beans, when in leaf and clear from the soil, have been pulled up, and the loss of the crop rendered irreparable to the farmer. Surely the operating causes against the agriculturist are suf ficiently numerous, without the cultivation of such locusts as the rooks appear to be, when driven to such extremities for their subsistence, as they must be when colonized in such num bers as are now to be seen in those parts of the county to which we have alluded. The late hurricane proved some interruption to their breeding; and particularly upon the estate of Lord Waldegrave, at Navestock, where the young ones were thrown from their nests, and were found under the trees in myriads ; the very nests blown down, it is said, would have furnished the poor with fuel for a short period, had they been allowed together it. The young birds were mourned over as though they had been as many rabbits which would have brought a shilling a-head. Surely such a pest to the farmer, and to society in general, will not be persisted in by the British land-owner, after he becomes acquainted with tbe evil conaequences arising therefrom. The most effectual means of deterring the rook from inflicting upon the far mer such a scourge, is to obtain - several of these birds at a period of the year when they can be more easily taken ; then cut them open and pre serve them by salt. In the spring, during the seed time, these rooks are to be fastened - uIOWII - 7 to the ground with th e i r wings sPre ,a an d the i r mouths extended by a pebble, as if in great tor ture. This plan b" bt 0 found so eff ec t ua l, of larg e p reserves , t h e that even in the vicinity fields where the, tread birds h ave b een so p l aced, not a singk rook has been seen to v i s i t. The dif.'culty - with the farmer appears to be to pro vide himself with the dead rooks, but we should hope, after this circumstantial detail of the evil consequences arising from their numbers (and for the truth of which we have the most re spectable references), that instructions will b. ! given to every tenant to use the best menus for extirpating them., A curious bird, of the Great isl'orthern Diver species was on Wednesday last talo n off Exmouth. In (living it entangled itself in a net which was dragging for the body of the unfortunttta Captain of a sloop, diowned there the day before. • /t is now in the possession of Mr. Roucnrrr, who Wks it to stuff. —Exeter Flying Post. On Tuesday evening last a young woman, alloys nineteen years of age, named MARIA VIZIOiTILL':, having entered the shop of Mr. Sorge, druggist, Sze., old ' Town-street, Plymouth, with a prescription for sorne me dicine, while it was preparing sat down in a chair, and was soon after observed to be fast asleep. Not being Ml bto.myehttlheiaretcly disturbed, she continued fur some time appa r en tly situation, tuaa ordinary taitoant means.oi t f w s a m s n fo ol u.,s e n l d e e y t , hwa b ast u ahe t, attention tbeau tifakneon b t e it i n) t e i s g iadr ( e i o : u a zi every stimulating method for recovering animal life from a state of insensibility was tried, but without effect. Surgical aid, was called in, ant'. the same means were repeated, but they were equally ineffectual. She was then bled in the arrn, and some strong liquid dropped On her lips, when she sprung upon her legs, tittered some wild expressions, and again relapsed into her former state. Dr. Cooxwoaxnv having been sent for, he devoted tho most persevering attention to her case for seyera,l hours, but the girl continued in . t a state of insen s ibilit y . Sh e was then taken 4use, and was a g a i n bl e d witlaem aft.- the work mant and helple ss conditioAats. • et. In this Bor on Thursday mor n i xi , w °". m nurse of the wai'ti• en she awoke, a i n d siced for some tea, of whi c h s h e d ran k ed a n until calling to the , and ate two biscuits, and then ag a i n f e ll i nto re ..- . l. ,ormer state. During the time she was awake, shout a quarter and saying she'hop e d th e Loaa wou ld h ave mercy on her. affliction,o f f reg an ue h n o t u ly r, p s o l i i n e ti a n p g p t er b ed er qi i i e it a e d s a e n n ti sib s l t e om of a h ch er , h l a a t v e i n h g o u te r s t o i fi n e Fray da i n d y fu n r i t g h h e t r s s h i g e n s l a o y t. m l f o e t . i o I H e s e s r some years past be en su bj ect to suc h spasmod i c f i ts, and father, wil p h at one time remained e l even h ours i n a s i m il ar state. .., otout w a ho lives at Ivy-brid ge , sa y s hi s d aug h ter h as for Exeter Flying Post.