The Sun. — London, England, 1829-08-14 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.--(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, AUG. 13.—Wind S.W. by W.—Arrived the Thomas King, Williamson, from Demerara ; and Junes Laing, Sughrue, from Jamaica. FALMOUTH, AUG. 12.—Wind S. to S.E.—Off the Port, the Governor Graef de Baillot, V u l c he, from Java. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 13.—Wind S. to W.—Ar rived from London, the Sarah, Chester, for New South Wales; and Juliana, Tarbutt, for Calcutta. Passed the Flinn, Phillipson, from the Cape of Good 'lope; Grenada, Wilson, from St. Vincent; and Abbeston, Percival, from Calcutta, sailed the 23d of March. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 12.—Wind S.E.—Arrived from London, the Lord William Bentinck, —, for Malta. Sailed the James Lion, Turner, for Demerara. ABERDEEN, AUG. 9.--Arrived the Phedo, Mitchell ; and Shakespeare, Goldie, from Quebec. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 12.—Arrived the --, Hall, fr om Pictou; Montrose, —, from Antigua; and Friends, Coffin, from Quebec. LEITH, AUG, 11.—During the tremendous gale of the 3d inst., the Sir James Henry Craig, John ston, from Miramichi, which was riding in the Roads, drove with both anchors so near the shore that she struck h eav il y , an d was o bli ge d to stand out to sea through the reef of rocks by the Jack Keith. The M'Beath, was driven into Portsea with ` d amage, rudder gone, and must discharge. Seventeen v essels were d r i ven on s h ore i n t h e M urray F r i t h ; th e crews of four of them drowned. , The Coldstream, Trigustha, from Bengal, has ar tired off Portsmouth. The Perseverance, Brown, from Liverpool to Be ngal, was totally lost on the 28th of February, thWampoor Point : the crew and a small part of the cargo saved. The Rose, M arqu i s , f rom B enga l, was s i gna li ze d, — ln of April, off the Mauritius, by the Coldstream, ar rived off the Wight. aThe James Laing, arrived in the Downs from n " l aic; parted company with the Jane Catharine, a nd the Scholefield, the 11th ult., lat. 31. long 78. h ll 3' accounts from Sincapore, of the 23d March, t b e Alicia, owditch, was to be ove don, having b e e on shore in the Straits of Mhanilla.w THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). CORN EXCHANGE. T he arrivals of this week arc moderate, both of Grain and l'io ur. The weather has been tolerably fine sinc e i n' : nd aY till this morni n g, and the rain is again interfer eoi 'fi n ith ll harvest operations . The millers' attentio n . is th ;: to fine dry parcels of Wheat, for a few of which i i n e ,; the b l r " hlonday's prices, but there is very little doing i qualities. In Barley, Beans, and Pease, there i s the alt er The Oat trade remains extremely dull, and p i : Pr lees of . Monday are with di ffi culty maintained. Th e -4 r trade remains as last reported. ARRIVALS. + ,Engli, h , Wheat. Barley. Itith . ..... i . ,'''' 1,u,50 qrs. 550 qrs. pve.........4: • , _ _,...,--- - ....... ,... I LI r ....: .I*Z" - Oats. Flour. 950 qrs. I 4,150 sacks. 1,950 '750 - brls. SMITHFIELD MARKET. t o i lrh i i . day's supply of Beasts w as , f or t h at o f a F r id ay. r at t i ra ° l Y good, of Sheep, Lambs, Calves, and Porkers, V 4 , 4 limit e d ; B ee f went off heavily at a depression, p er so mewhat bri s kly a t an a d vance o f f rom 2 d . to 4€l. lii r at tme; Mutton, Lamb, and P o rk, s t ea dily, a t a b ou t t f °tk lars prices. The supply embraced a fair proportion titel Y P g°0(11 rimesto c k of each d escr ipti on , b ut not hi ng superla . NCES FEE STONE OF BLBS. TO SINK THE OFFALS. h ire . ; s. d. to s. d. s. d.tos. d. S ee gir Beasts 22 2 4 Large Lambs . 3 8 0 0 prllae largo Oxen 3 6 Pr' " u ( Itiality ditto 210 3 2 Prime small d itto... 0 0 5 2 3 10 Large coarse Calves 3 4 3 8 li m n !" Scots, &c 4 0 4 2 Prime small ditt o .. . 4 8 5 4 Se c ;" h 2r Sheep 2 8 3 0 Large Hogs 3lO 4 2 toap" u tlttality ditto 3 0 3 8 Small . Porkers 4 8 5 0 Se t iile-woolleddltto 4 0 4 4 Suckllng Calves 12s to 50, each doWnWethers 4 4 4 6 Quarter old Pigs 12s to 16s. each. 'Ieast. SUPPLY, AS CEP CLERK'S STATEMENT. . rheep 633 and Lambs.' Calves. 1 Pigs. Mitch ("1- 9,560 , I 307 I 180 of sa l e —ws, though noivery numerous, were very dull hon m _ ' it , t ' c onsiderably reduced prices, an useful short f ' w ith her small calf, being worth no more than row is Ito 201. NEvii ---- - ..GATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. kßeef s. d. to s. fi. s. ri. to s. d. inio.. ................. 2 2 310 Veal 310 5 0 un...... .... 2 6 4 0 Pork Lamb . .3s. 10d. to ss. Od CITY MARKETS.—(TWO O'CLOCK.) tee 1-klirknow SUGARS.—The demand has been more 4441 this w ee k, an d a greater quantity of business has very d r o nethan for many weeks past, the Importers realizing t ftiliPV Prices; the good and fine descriptions, however, sh ow, eto be th e qualities most sought after, and when . Com mand . a more ready sale than any oth er sor t s ur ititts, a publi c sa l e o f 2,370 b igs t oo k p l ace to litdayVc°nsisting of the low to middling yellow grocery qua- Which went off with considerable animation, and at Piihrs' Sale of th e same d escr i pt i ons. nah,..?"'CN SUGARS.-The p u bli c sa l e o f , e ll ow Havan hatliadvertised a fortnight since, took place on Tuesday, taken ere were very few bidders, and the whole were sf '4 rather above the market prices ; to-day a parcel say Croix an d P orto Ri co S ugar was b roug h t f orward, th e b 460 hhds. a n d 111 b r l s .) o f ver y goo d qua lit y , w h en '''llati o e' ns were fully sustained for the lots so ld, th e soi lt et t , re alized b e i ng f rom 17 s . 6d. to 25 5 . ; b y pr i vate t el ef 4,t the transactions have been confi ne d t o a sma ll par - Itsoft white Pernams (abou 70 chests), which have Posed of at last w ee k' s p t rices. t etiti:„ lN tl) SUGARS.--The low and middli ng qua liti es Dsp et) ;i 4 to be very littl e enqu i re d a ft er , an d t h ere i s ap thefie .1 very little doing, but nevertheless the stock of l qaieur f . t a does . not accumulate, parcels being taken off 4 % , , i or shipping as soon as brought forward; of the tel 4 4 l ` , Very ordinary sorts of large lumps one or two par -11. h ts been sold a little under the quotations, but gum alor " h ° alteration can be made; in the fine Grocery goods th st e hr tsi4 ess has been done. The few sales of Crashed ~5.4 2, ,74 been made have been at a shade lower prices. : a ert.,i t i tt•--About 770 casks of Plantation have been r.sat et ,""is Week ; the demand has been steady and the 0141,1,4 n taken off at List w ee k' s p r i ces . Th e descrip kltiddi,l"ght forward consisted of the ordinary to good `tiC-g qualities of Jamaica, middling and good middling 1 and low middling Dominica. d 4 t ' r • --- -Nothing doing at pr esen t. it i .. „,!" - --Since the Company's sale not much has b e e n N) ices. Cinnamon is in demand. 2107 -- The demand for Rum continues steady : for th: ti°4 petty large orders are said to be in the ,411' Prices have not altered. The general stock is „A Plink and 1,980 hhds. 17,k,, t ‘ T RADE. , The declaration for the Sept em b er sa l e .1 4 t Of la lndia Raw Silks has just beenissued only 2,300 b th ''erigal are announced, whi c h i s 100 b a l es l ess C c 0,2 sale. I n consequence o f t h e d u ll ness o f trade, hi a - "PanY have redu ce d th e t axe d p r i ces o f Silk s re -111(11,alit sale Is. per lb. For future sales there re " 9 ,000 bales of Silks. h t There ha s b een a cons id era bl e r i se i n th e d uty, giat kil itl lts from the plantations in many parts of Kent Ott / eb more favourable. The duty has risen from t ° 4 7,0001. The following are the prices this p it t,ll," - -111id Kent bags, 5/. 12s. to 6/. 10s. ; East treat'ttt" 6 /. to 6/. 15 s . ; K en t poc k e t s , 6/ . 6 s . to 71 .; 16 8. * ditto, 71.7 s to 81. Bs. ; Sussex pockets, 6/. De —r cwt. ~ `"orrox Market there is not much business doing; 11 40 var i e d. 4,_41141t10t l ' l tonucE.—Tallow is again heavy, and has ta10t,7. 88 . and 38s. 3d. to 38s. 6d. per cwt. The 1 070 1 ~'1 ' 0 , 4 1 St. Petersburgh, to the 29th ult. state that a 4, -48 as had been shipped off. The price was 101 la 4.. re were ready to ship 8,000 more. British ' I N 416 ; sailed 247. ty 11, 1„ .'4 1 0 1 , , A RE woo D and family left Harewood Otn 4 Thursday morning, for Scotland, where we to they will remain about a month.— York O h e. /1 4s e , J the gentlemen who went by Mr. G uR- V 9 in coach to Bath has drawn up a report , of the Which he states that the steamer is unattended f saq i t t o r or inconvenience, and that the reg . ular rate o st a , Ls `N at ten miles an hour. When burning coke no C c i 14 "flee t via ihle, and none of the horses on the road 4 " `ist ing the steamer. The expense of 100 miles, P oiti ti Zr th e engineer's wages, is only 168. Bd.—Bath FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. CHANGES. The Hon. Percy Pierrepoint, for Evenly Hall, in Northamp tonshire; the Hon. William Elphinstonc, for East End Lodge, near Enfield ; Mr. Charles Drummond, for Croydon ; the Hon. Sir Henry Russell and Miss Russell, for Swallowtield, near Reading; Mr. Pigou, for Whitchurch, in Oxfordshire; the Earl and Countess Cowper and family, for Tunbridge Wells ; the Hon. Lady Murray, on a tour; Mr. Mathew Bell, for Woolsing ton Hall, near Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Mr. J. Henley, for Wa terferry House, near Wheatley, in Oxfordshire ; Mr. James Dawson, from Gloucester place, for Kingston; the Hon. Ed ward Cust, for Leasowe Castle, in Cheshire ; Major M'Taggart, in Brook-street, from Naples ; Capt. Courtenay, in Albemarle street, from Gibraltar ; Mrs. Houblon Newton, for Coopersale House, in Essex ; Mr. and Mrs. Billingsley Parry, for Ireland ; the Earl of Sefton and the Ladies Molyneux, at the Duke of Richmond's seat, Petwerth, Sussex, from Stoke Farm, Berk shire; Mr. and Mrs. George Morgan, at Brighton, from their seat in Herts; Miss Wickham, at the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn street, from Brighton ; Colonel and Mrs. Gore Langton, at Southampton, from their seat, Newton Park, Somersetshire ; Captain and Mrs. Harris, in Brook-street, from the Continent ; Foster Cunliffe, Esq. and the Hon. Mrs. Cunliffe and family, for their seat, Medley Manor, Staffordshire; Wm. Hale, Esq. and the Hon. Mrs. Hale, from Grosvenor-place, to their seat, King's Warden, Herts; Edward Tunno, Esq. M.P. and Mrs. Tunno, for Berks ; Lord Forester, for Edinburgh ; Hudson Gurney, Esq. M.P. Mrs. Gurney and family, yesterday, from St. James'►- square, for their seat, Keswick Hall, near Norwich; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dawson, from Manchester-square, for their seat, St. Leonard's Hill, near Windsor; Captain and Mrs. Green, from Park-lane, for Cheltenham. ARRIVALS AT HOWE'S ROYAL:HOTEL, MARGATE. John Mitchell, Esq. and family, on their way to Brussels, Charles Hammersley, Esq., -- Hibbert, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Birch and family, John Butler, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Bevan and family, William Brodrick, Esq., - Phelps, Esq. and family, - Clementson, Esq., Mr. and Mrs. Copeland, Major Nolkin, Messrs. Woodthorpe, Powell, Hunt, Wrentmcre, Oldershaw, Berkeley, Watson, Weston, Wood, Sweetman, Clark, Bailey, Bowker, E.shelly, Silvester, Vale, Edmonstone, Eyles and bro ther, Royal, Rooke ; Dr. Triss and friend, &c. ARRIVALS AT BATH. Lord and Lady Rendlesham, Sir John Dalrymple, Lord and Lady Bury, Colonel Struth and family ; Majors Scott, Hart, Brooks ; Captains Turner, Brooke, Mackenzie; Rev. Mr. Ward, Drs. Brookes, Garlike; Mr. and Mrs. Beadon, Clode, Calley, Daniel, Ridmayne, French, Morgan, Methuen, Murray, Wat son, Cooper; Messrs. Gonnell, Meurs, Samson, Hungerford, Peacock, Morgan, Ackland, Way, Boodle, Best, Collins, Ha merton, Hawkins, Jones, Sampson, Kerr, M.Leod, Maud, Mor. gan, Vigneles, Wickham, Peacock, Gray, Elwin, Harrison, Hunter, Watson ; Mistresses Collett, Rudway, George, Taylor, Prince; Xisses Ferris, Goulding, Morris, Harrison, Hurrays, Robinson, Whiting, &c. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S. The attendance here gets very thin, the betting dull, and to small amounts ; nearly all the Subscribers are ab sent at the Goodwood Races. G 0 ODWOOD MEETING. THURSDAY EVENING. Produce Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft. for 2-yr-olds, Half a mile. Duke of Richmond's Aranda Mr. De Burgh's f. by Reveller 2 Two paid 25 sovs.—tvon easy. Match for 200 sovs. each, h. ft. Half a mile. Mr. Payne's Jungfrau, 3 yrs 1 Marquis of Worcester's Maresficld, 5 yrs 2 A Handicap of 25 soya. each. Last mile. Duke of Richmond's Miss Craven, 5 yrs Mr. B. Bond's Pegasus, 3 yrs Mr. Gully's Trample, 4 yrs Mr. Clark's Scipio, 4 yrs dr The Gold Cup, value 300 sovs. and 180 in specie, for all ages. Once round. His Majesty's Fleur de Lis, aged Mr. Gully's Mameluke, 5 yrs Lord Exeter's Varna, 3 yrs Duke of Richmond ' s The Alderman, aged 0 Rough Robin, 4 yrs Mr. De Burgh named Lamplighter, 6 yrs... Only three placed. The race between Fleur de Lis and Mameluke was severely contested. Varna, who came in third, had not the least chance. Fleur de Lis was rode by J. Robinson, and Mameluke by Wheatley. A burst of applause for his Majesty followed, and the Sussex Band struck up " God save the King" the moment it was known that Fleur de Lis had won. Mr. Delete Radcliffe actually saluted the mare in raptures. The Ladies' Plate of 50 soya. with a Sweepstakes of five sovs. each, for all ages. Heats, one mile. Mr. Greville's Goshawk, 6 yrs Duke of Richmond's Miss Craven, 5 yrs 5 2 Mr. Mills's Jungfrau, 3 yrs 2 dr Captain Richards's Th e C oc kt a il, 6 yrs Colonel Standen's Conrad, 5 yrs The first heat a very fine -race ; the second neck and neck till close to the winning post, when Goshawk won by half a length. The Cowdray Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft. T.Y.C. Duke of Richmond's Scymeter paid forfeit. Match for 100 sovs. h. ft. Once round. Mr. Cosby's Christine received forfeit from Mr. L. Stephen's ch. f. by Nicolo. (FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT. ) GOODWOOD RACES, AUG. 13. The Gold Cup was won by his Majesty's Fleur de Lis —Varna had no chance—but the race was well contested by Mameluke. The knowing ones were again taken in, Mameluke having been freely backed at 5 to 4 against the field. On the Cup being produced in front of the stand, immediately after the race, there was a general cheer for his Majesty. Although the day has been exceedingly un favourable, the concourse of people was immense. A mes senger was sent off with the Cup to his Majesty, and it was supposed he would reach Windsor by nine o'clock. Mr. Delme Radcliffe was so much delighted that be ac tually saluted the mare. WOLVERHAMPTON RACES. TUESDAY, A uG.ll.—The Chillington Stakes, for 2-yr-olds. Mr. Billington's Birmingham Mr. Giffard's b. c. by Banker The Boycott Hunt Stakes was won by Mr. H. Bradley's Pandora, beating two others. The Darlington Cup, value 100 sovs. with 50 added. This race excited great interest; Euxton had won it in 1827 and 1828, beating both times Euphrates, who had won the same in 1825. The odds at starting were on Euxton against the field. After as fine a race as ever was seen, it terminated as follows : Mr, Mytton's Euphrates, 13 yrs Mr. White's Euxton, 6 yrs Mr. France's Mufti, 4 yrs 3 After which there were three good heats for the Ladies Purse, won by Mr. Giffard's Barabbas, beating The Crofts and two others. ROWING MATCH. The annual contest for a new Wherry and other prizes came off yesterday. The terms were, six pair of sculls, three heats. The gift had been bestowed by the ladies and gentlemen of Queenhithe Ward. To start from buoys moored rather above the stairs, row round a boat moored off Messrs. Calvert's brewhouse, up the north shore, through Blackfriars-bridge, down through the centre arch round the abovenamed boat, and up to the Prize Wherry moored off the stairs. At a quarter past three the follow ing men were placed for the first heat : Benjamin Bird Pink. • James Thomas Scarlet. George Martin Yellow. And came in thus—Yellow first, Scarlet second, and Pink third. At half an hour afterwards the following men were placed for the second heat Charles Hathaway Blue. Joseph Jsfi's ..Light Green. John Davis Dark Green. Blue was first, Light Green second, Dark Green last.— The two first of each heat were then placed for the grand heat. Blue took the lead, and maintained it the whole way, winning by two hundred yards. Yellow was second; Scarlet was third; and the other was any where. CRICKET. The grand match at Cricket between Sussex and all England residing in London was terminated yesterday in favour of the latter, by 39 runs. Sussex lost the match by giving England the choice of their countrymen after they had picked their eleven, for we believe England had the two best players that Sussex could produce, as nothing could surpass the batting and bowling of Mr. Cockerell._The Sussex players residing in London in tend to challenge the county to play next summer. A military officer, Captain K-, has been committed, at Dublin, for trial at the next Assizes at Trim, charged with the violation of a girl only eleven ears of age. A bookseller of fifty years' standing once shrewdly observed, that a periodical work, however bad, was never " dummed" up (discontinued) until at least three numbers had appearel. The literary friend to whom he made the remark, surprised at the suppowd influence of the mystical number, inquired his grounds for the asser tion. " Why, Sir," gravely replied the bibliopole, " the first, on the strength of a magnificent prospectus, sells well ; the editor, of course, thinks he has made a hit, and prints as many of the second ; these sell also—to the booksellers, on whose shelves they remain ; the third num ber is bought neither by the booksellers nor the public I" HIS MAJESTY'S BIRTH-1) Yat WINDSOR, (From the Court Circular.) The Anniversary of the Natal Day of the KING was celebrated on Wednesday with more than usual demonstrations of rejoicing. About two o'clock his MAJESTY, atlrlided by the Lord Steward of the Household and t I,e Lord and Groom in 'Waiting, went to Snow-hill, to lay the foundation-stone of a Statue to the memory of his late Father, GEORGE the Third. Mr. WESTMACOTT, the Sculptor chosen to execute the Statue, and Mr. TEBBUTT, the Mayor of 'Windsor, w ere i n at t en d ance . Th e KING ad dressed these gentlemen individually, and having re ceived from Mr. WESTMACOTT the mallet, performed the ceremony of laying the stone, by striking it three times with the mallet, and at the same time using the following expression :—" I, GEORGE the Fourth, do this in remembrance of GEORGE the Third." While . the, ceremony was being performed, intelli gence was conveyed by signals to the King's Fort, at Belvedere, where the event was announced by the discharge of a double Royal salute by the Artil lery, which was fired by a detachment of the Royal Artillery who had been stationed there for that pur pose. The stone used on the occasion %vas a Port land stone of large dimensions. The foundation for the statue has been dug ten feet deep, till the work men came to the solid rock. T4er -KING, after taking an airing, returned to the Royal Lodge. Between three and four o'clock the Duke of WELLINGTON arrived at the Royal Lodge, to con gratulate his MAJESTY on the return of his natal day. His Grace had an audience of :he KING. The Duke of DEVONSHIRE followed soon after. The Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND, accompanied by Prince GEORGE, arrived about five o'clock with their suite; the Duke presented the Duchess to his MAJESTY on her arrival in England from the Conti nent. Her Royal Highness was received. very kindly by the KING. The company, having paid their respects to the KING, proceeded to Cumber land Lodge, where apartments were prepared for them, and dressed for dinner. The King's car riages conveyed the Royal and distinguished guests to the Royal Lodge. The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE arrived at the residence of the Princess AUGUSTA, Frogmore Lodge, about twelve o'clock, from their seat in Bushy Park, and, accompanied by the Princess and the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, came to congratulate their illustrious brother, and joined the party at the Lodge. The company was also increased by the arrival of Prince LEOPOLD, the AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR, and Princess ESTERIIAZY, the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Duke of DORSET, arid the Earl of ABERDEEN. The dinner was served in a superior style of splen dour on the Lion Service of Plate (so called from the covers of the dishes and other articles of the service being surmounted with a lion), the orna ments of which are in frosted silver. This service had been brought from the Castle expressly for the day. A great novelty at the dinner was a speci men of old English fare—a baron of beef, weighing near 3001b5., which formed one of the side tables: so great was its size, that it could not be roasted at the Royal Lodge, but was roasted at the Castle Inn, at Windsor, and from thence forwarded by Mr. CLODE, in a coach and four, in a case, so con trived as to keep it thoroughly hot. It was fur nished by Mr. BANNISTER. The Earl of FIFE and Sir ANDREW BARNARD were the Lord and Groom in Waiting, After dinner the King's private band, in their uniforms of purple and gold, wearing branches of lartrel in their caps, were introduced into an apart ment adjoining to that were the company were as sembled, and played a number of excellent instru mental pieces during the evening till eleven o'clock, when they were dismissed. The workmen employed at the Castle, to the num ber of between five and six hundred, had a holyday given. At twelve o'clock they all assembled on the Terrace of Windsor Castle, and gave three cheers in honour of the day, at two different stations; they then adjourned to dinner, which was provided for them. The uStial rustic games and revels took place in Ba chelor's Acre, in which a rich and superior display of fireworks was made in the evening, the last scene displaying the words " God save George the Fourth." The Corporation of Windsor dined together, to celebrate the day, at the Castle Inn. His MAJESTY presented them with two bucks for the entertain ment. The dinner was served in a sumptuous style. Messrs. JAR3IAN, SALMON, and other gentlemen of St. George's Chapel choir, enlivened the entertain ment by singing several choice glees and catches in the course of the evening. Mr. WYVILL, sett., who was born on the same day as the KING,. sang a new song, with appropriate words composed for the day. The town of Windsor was very generally illu minated in the evening. After the KING had retired from the party at the Royal Lodge, the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE took their departure for their residence in Bushy Park; the Princess AUGUSTA and the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, for Frogmore Lodge ; the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Duke of WELLINGTON, and the Earl of ABERDEEN, came to town; Prince LEoPoLD proceeded to his residence at Claremont. The Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND, and the remainder of the company, some of whom are expected to re main a few days on a visit to his MAJESTY, went to Cumberland Lodge, where apartments had been pre pared for their accommodation. - The King's tradespeople and the principals in the different departments of the works at Windsor Castle had a grand gala yesterday, going in a barge, adorned with flags and covered with an awning, with bands of music on board, to Clifdcn Springs. BIRTH-DAY of the DUCHESS of CLARENCE Yesterday was the birth-day of the Duchess of CLARENCE, when her Royal Highness completed her 37th year. Her Royal Highness received the congratulations of several members of theßoyal Family on the auspicious event. The Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND came to Bushy Park, fro m Cum berland Lodge, to visit the Duchess. The Princess AUGUSTA and the Duchess of GLOUCESTER also came from Frogmore Lodge to congratulate her. In the evening the• Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE gave a grand dinner to a numerous party. The Band of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards were in attendance to play for the gratification of the party. Prince LEOPOLD left his residence at Clare mont, between nine and ten o'clock yesterday morning for Dover, from whence his Royal Highness will proceed to the Continent. Summonses were issued from the Foreign Office ou Monday for a Cabinet Council to be held at that office the following day, at twelve o'clock. At the hour appointed the Ministers assembled, and sat in deliberation for three hours. Earl BATHURST was the only Member of the Cabinet absent. The Ministers present were—the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Duke of WELLINGTON, Earls ROSSLYN and ABERDEEN, ViSCOUIIt MELVILLE, Lord EL • LENBOROUGH, Mr. Secretary PEEL, Sir GEORGE MUR RAY, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, Mr. BER RIES, and Mr. VESEY FITZGERALD. After the breaking up of the Cabinet, the Prussian Minister had a conference with the Earl of ABERDEEN. His Lordship afterwards visited the Duke of WELLINGTON. The French Chargé d'Affaires had also an interview with the Earl of ABER DEEN. Between five and six o'clock the Duke of WELLINGTON and the Earl of ABERDEEN left town, the former for Walmer Castle, and the latter for Tunbridge wells. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LlFE.—Yesterday morning were married by special licence, at St. George's, Hanover-square, by the Rev. the Dean of LINCOLN, the Duke of Bucctiocu to Lady CHARLOTTE THYNNE, third daughter of the Marquis and Marchioness of BATH. His Grace the Duke of BEDFORD gave the lovely bride away. After the ceremony the happy pair set off in an elegant chariot and four for his Grace's seat, Houton, Northamp tonshire, where they intend passing the honeymoon. It is rumoured that Mr. CAMPBELL will succeed to the vacant place on the Bench of the Exche quer. There could be no better appointment. THE DEVIL'S ROCK, MADEIRA, JULY 6, 1829, -„. For the information of the public, I beg to slit! e the following particulars relative to the Devil's Rock, winch was seen in 176=1, and not since, un til .a short time ago, by the Fortitude of Dublin : Contrary winds led me more to the westward tban'the accustomed tract to Madeira, and on Sa turday, the 27th of June, I observed, at noon, in lat. 47. 30. and long., by the chronometer, 13. 19. W. Having a fine breeze, I steered S.S.W. by compass, and at five o'clock fell in with breakers, and a reek almost even with the water's edge, so that we saw it distinctly when the water receded from if, being then only two miles distant. I im mediately got the longitude by the chronometers, and, with the distance sun since noon, made it in lat. 46. 36. N. long. 13. 18. W., which is within a very few miles of the position laid down by the Fortitude. I have not the least doubt of my longi tude being correct, as I have had my chronometers many voyages to India, and have always proved right.—l arrived here yesterday, and found my chronometers perfectly correct. (Signed) W. SWAINSON, Master of the St. George, of Liverpool. " LIVERPOOL, AUG. 12. " SIR,--I have seen a letter from Captain Swain son, of the St. George, from Liverpool for Calcutta, dated Madeira, July 7, who states that he saw the Devil's Rock, distant two miles, in lat. 46. 36. N. long. 14;18. The rock was near the water's edge, and the sea was breaking very heavy over it. The Fortitz*, of Dublin, h a d p rev i ous l y reported as having seen the rock in lat. 46.33. N. long. 13.3. W. " To Mr. Davis, of the North and South American Coffee-house." (The above is one of the rocks that are laid down in the charts as being doubtful : it is near the mouth of the British Channel; consequently, by the pub lication of the above, numbers of lives may be saved.) IRELAND. WATERFORD ASSIZES, AUG. 7. (From the Cork Constitution.) Shortly after ten o'clock Judge MOORE entered the Court. Some few criminal cases were then disposed of, of which the following were of the greatest im portance : Michael Ilizophy stood indicted for stealing two half crowns and other silver coins to the amount of sixteen shillings. Daniel Riordan sworn—(This witness was a dwarf of the most extraordinary appearance, aged about fifty. He was about three feet four inches high, with a large head, but like that of an ordinary man ; his body was long in proportion, but his legs, arms, hands, and feet, were like those of a child of five years old. He spoke Irish only, and very fluently, and did not appear at all deficient in intel lect).—(Through an interpreter)—l was at Lismore shelving myself, when on the morning in question the prisoner came to see me ; he came very early, and I was in bed. He paid a penny for admission. I called for my shift and clothes to dress myself, and as they were being reached over to me, some silver fell out of the Ivaistcoat pocket. The prisoner staid but a short time. Immediately afterwards I found I was robbed. The police constable who took the prisoner proved having found money about him corresponding in amount and otherwise to the sum which Murphy alleged he had lost. Judge MOORE to the Dwarf Riordan—What do you get for exhibiting yourself? Dwarf—A shilling from a gentleman, my Lord, and from half a shilling downwards from others. JUDGE-But what will you do now we have all seen you for nothing?—(A laugh.) Dwarf --111 Lord, I expect your Lordship will pay for all the company.—( Loud laughter.) The dwarf then made a strong appeal for his ex penses, and said he had four children and no mother for them.—(Laughter.) The Learned Judge ordered JUDGE (addressing himself to Mr. Smith of the bar)—Well, Mr. Smith, I suppose the witness must be allowed his expences.—(Much laughter.) The prisoner had no witness, and was found guilty. WHITWELL ESTATE IN YORKSHIRE. IThe sale of this fine properly, belonging to Sir Bellingham Graham, has cats ed :I considerable sensa tion in the monied and age icultural world, and more particularly in the county where it is situate; as the result cannot fail to be very influential in directing the opinion of the Landed Interest, we make no apology for appropriating a larger space than we usually devote to these matters. To our readers in London, and counties far distant from this property, it may be necessary to state that very few of the size hold the same rank in public estimation. The Whitwell property (to use the words of Mr. George Robins, who officiated on this interesting occasion), has long held a distinguished place in public opinion, and yet it is difficult to do justice to it without en countering the risk of too highly colouring the pic ture. It should be added, this observation only ap plies to those who hale not been so fortunate as to have had ocular proof. To those who are familiar with - this proverbially beautiful estate, the remarks may appear to partake of the works of supererogation. It is therefore to the former the following summary is more especially directed. Whitwell is distant twelve miles from York, on the direct mail road to Scarborough ; it embraces near 1,600 acres of good land, in a high state of cultivation, the river Derwent forming its boundary. Of the houses, it was observed they were of that description which made it refreshing to view such comfortable abodes, as in contradistinction to three-fourths of the farmers' houses throughout England. By reference to, the plan, it was quite manifest that for compactness it cannot be exceeded, and the quality of the soil, and respectability and long standing of the tenantry, will not yield to any in the county. One fact he thought would be quite ample to demonstrate his position, that there was not an instance on record of a single arrear of rent on this highly-favoured estate for 23 years. Proceeding in this strain, with an earnestness in the good cause that augured well of the result (but which our con fined space forbids us giving in detail), he panegy rised the tenantry in terms that must be equally gra tifying to their liberal landlord and themselves. He then took a comprehensive view of the great advan tage of investing in good land, and more especially in a property that possessed the grand desideratum of being free from tithe and extra-parochial; for it must never be forgotten (said Mr. Robins) that in times (happily gone by) of agricultural distress, which be had witnessed occasionally during the last seven years, the exemption from a heavy poor rate and tithe rendered such estates (even during adverse times) a source of certain revenue, while the poor land must always necessarily submit to a heavy abatement in rent. He then proceeded to enume rate the present rent-roll; it consisted as follows : Acres. Rental. X. 3. (1. Whitwell Villa, with Gardens and Plantations (suppositious va lue), in hand B2 220 0 0 The Farms 1,475 12,511 12 6 The Cottages and Land in the Village of Whitwcll 63 14 0 Total 1,557 12,795 6 6 To this might be added the Manor and the under wood on fifty acres of land. From this statement it appeared that the actual receipt from the farms and cottage rents was 2,575/. 6s. Gd., and the supposed value of the house and grounds 220/.; and he argued that an estate possessing so many advantages was evidently under let. This led him to suggest, that at a time when money was so abundant. (for, (plod' Mr. Robins, it is going about begging at 2 per cent. in the city upon bona fide security), any one purchasing this estate, to net 2i- per cent, ought to be well satisfied. At this period of the sale Mr. Robins observed, he was anxious to call the attention of the Funded In terest to an observation he intended to make— without being of that description of persons called croakers, lie would ask in the name of common sense, if any of his numerous auditory could doubt that the funds were at an exceedingly high price he knew full well it would be argued the interest would not vary; but he would repeat, is it no thing to lose a fifth part of the principal,—and to illustrate this position, lie would ask, what would be the result of an angry message from Russia, in case we interfered in the present dispute with Turkey—we should not need the ghost of Hamlet to foretell a fall of 10 per cent.; and if that message was followed np by any thing wearing a more hostile aspect, another fall of 10 per cent. would quickly follow,—who then would hesitate, the more especially when it is considered that the cause which must of necessity produce this diminution in the value of stock, will increase in the exact same proportion the value of land. These and a hundred other observations followed in quick succession, and at length the auditory were intreated to begin with 120,000 guineas; but supplication was vain, and after much hesitation 70,000 guineas was the first offer. A considerable pause ensued, when they were again intreated to " break the ice," for when this is done (Mr. Robins added) he was sure the biddings would follow in rapid succession; his conjecture proved well founded, for on the instant they pro ceeded with unusual rapidity until they reached 95,000 guineas; a pause again ensued, when Mr. Robins very humorously observed, that if it were actually sold at such an inadequate price, the good folks of York (who entertained a sort of parental, he would add, a reverential feeling for the \Vhitwell property) would, on the arrival of the mail to-morrow, with the sad tidings, go into mourning for its untoward fate; nay, he even be lieved it would produce as much excitement there as the destruction of York Minster.—(Considerable applause.)—This observation bad the effect of re newing the biddings, and it was at length actually sold for 96,200 guineas, to Joseph Haigh, Esq., a large landed proprietor in Yorkshire. We have been thus explicit in our narration, because (as we said before) it must be influential in establish ing the real value of land. We have argued (and it appears successfully), for some time past, in favour of the staple commodity of the coun try, and our readers will see the result. The pro perty produces only 27954, 6s. Gd. per annum, and in this sum is included a suppositious rent (for the villa and plantations) of 2201. a year ; yet upwards of 36 years' purchase, was produced for the whole after this; let it not be argued that land is de pressed, or the agricultural interest in a situation to complain. The large room at the Auction Mart was literally crowded almost to suffocation, includ ing most of the great capitalists in London, and from Yorkshire. AGGRAVATED CASE OF RAPE. Henry _Dunphy stood indicted for forcibly violating the person of Ellen Sheehan, a young girl only 13 years old. ___ The Prisoner was an ill-favoured, hanging-browed, thick set clump of a fellow, apparently about 24 or 25 years of age, and a sweep by profession—of the rural order. He was dressed in the gaol dress. Ellen Sheehan, an interesting and modest look ing young girl, but not handsome, examined by Mr. SCOTT—I am something better than 13 years old. I live at Bally-lane, (near Stradbally) with my father and mother. I remember May last, and know the prisoner at the bar Henry Dunphy. I had seen him once before the day in question (2d May), about a week before it. On that day, about four o'clock in the evening, I was sent over to Gar rinlusk for some milk. It was about a mile off; and I had to pass through a bye-road. When I was about half way through it, I heard some noise, and turning about I saw the prisoner coming after me. There was no other person to be seen at that spot, we were half a mile from any house. When the prisoner came up he said nothing but seized a cloak I had on, and twisted it round my head in such a way that I thought he would smother me. He then threw me down and dragged me to the other side of the road where there was a dyke with water. He then put my head into the water, and forced it under it. After this he pulled me over the ditch, then drawing a knife out of his pocket and opening it, he " cursed Christ" that he would have my life if I spoke a word. He dragged me thence along the ground to a knock about nine or ten yards distant. He there stuffed ferns into my mouth and ill used me. (Here the witness was forced into a detail which is usually suppressed in the report.) The brutality of the prisoner was as extraordinary as it• was revolting). When at length I escaped, I was returning along the lane, when I met Mr. Buck. I just told him what had happened and then fainted. James Buck fully corroborated a portion of the evidence of Ellen Sheehan, and the Jury without a moment's hesitation, found the prisoner Guilty. The prisoner was not sentenced, but it is almost certain that unless circumstances, which certainly did not appear upon the trial, shall be discovered, his life will pay the forfeit of the crime. PITCHED BATTLE BETWEEN A POLICE PARTY AND A BAND OF ROBBERS. correspondent Of the Morning Register writes as follows from Mallow : I witnessed a curious scene here this morning—about 30 or 40 of the military escorting a dead man, laid an a cof fin, placed on a car, and they taking him to Cork. This unfortunate fellow was the head of a gang of robbers, who effected his escape about three weeks ago from the police, and rejoined his associates. The entire gang were set on yesterday morning by the police, in a friend's house, near Doneraile, within six miles of Mallow. An engagement ensued. The police were headed by a Magistrate, (Mr. Low), and after considerable firing, this man iiras shot by Mr. Low through the neck, not, however, until Mr. Low', horse was wounded in two different places, and one of the police suffered dreadful injury. The wretch that was shot was named MANGER. I understand he was a noted outlaw. and robbed even in the open day. Too much praise can not be given to Mr. Low. He acted with the greatest coolness and valour, and it is said to be quite wonderful that he escaped with his life.—Dublin Morning Register, Wednesday. LORD BYRON.—His Lordship had a knack of giving very pertinent illustrations in corroboration of his assertions. For instance, one day, when the conver sation turned on the bravery of a certain officer with whom he was acquainted, he said, Why, there cannot be a person more reckless of consequences than Colonel C s " s —why, my dear Sir, he would cut jokes on a bar ber before Me razor was away from his throat !" THE DUBLIN THEATRE. We have engrossed so much space in our obser vations upon the Whitwell Estate, that a very few words must suffice on this occasion, and we lament it less than we otherwise should do, inasmuch as in spite of all the exertions and ingenuity of Mr. Geo. Robins it was not actually sold. This fine property cost Mr. Harris, about ten years since, more than 50,0001.; besides which he obtained a Patent, and had the advantage of a previous expenditure by the Dublin Society of 75,0001., making an aggregate of 125,0001.; and yet this splendid theatre, which, during Mr. Harris's administration yielded a profit of 7,0001. a year, was afterwards let for 5,0001. a year, and is now producing a clear rental of 30001. a year, was knocked down for 17,900 guineas. What a fatal corroboration does this fact present of the deteriorated state of theatrical pro perty. Judging by the result of the Dublin sale, what would become of Covent-garden Theatre, if the Lord Chancellor were to order it to be sold,l and yet, amidst so many conflicting interests, and so little desire on either side to conciliate, this will pro bably be the case. Mr. Robins took the opportunity to compliment the liberality and kind feeling of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, who had engaged a private box, and fre quently honoured the Theatre by his presence; when it is quite full the receipts have exceeded 5304 SPIhIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The Liberal Journals of Paris have already opened their batteries, and commenced a vi gorous and well-concerted fire upon the new Cabinet. Unhappily, its defenders have neither the same amount of force, nor the same calibre of artillery, to repel the attack ; and hence it has been surmised, that the Ministers must answer it by a censorship, or (to carry on the metaphor) must bring into play a piece of ordnance, called a Royal one, which can only, according to existing laws, be pointed against their antago nista by being established on a breach of the Constitution. The Royalists have, for the last two years, been . perpetually declaring that the late Ministry and the present Chamber of De puties are the fruits of journalism; and there can be no doubt that the journails in France have more influence than in any other country of .Europe. As the opinion of Paris rules the kingdom,—as the half of the Deputies are Pari sians,—as liberal politics, the fashion in Paris, have acquired the same domineering influence as other fashions,—and as the journals are the di. rectors of this fashion, the high priests of this idolatry, they are in certain cases nearly omni potent. They succeeded in throwing so much discredit on the actions, and such suspicion on the designs, of the Villele Ministry, as to ren der it dangerous for the Court to maintain it ; and they seem to join in the sane unani mity of hatred and opposition to the present. Should the latter be unable to check the hos tility which their names may provoke by an un equivocal announcement of a sound and liberal policy, and hence be obliged to at tempt the conquest of public opinion by imposing silence on the press, they must confess their de feat, and share the feat, without pretending to share the talents of the former. But whatever may be the stability of the present Cabinet, it is evident that the last could not long have main , tained its ground. Though several of its mem bers were well-informed and clever men, they possessed no influence beyond that of their offi cial or personal character. They had no fixed majority in the Chambers--they enjoyed neither the confidence of the Court nor the support of the country. They were presented to office by none of the great parties in the State, and could rely for co-operation upon neither. When they had resolved on any important measure in council, they were neither sure of the concur rence of the King nor of the consent of the Legislature, to carry it into effect. The ries and the Chambers were equally suspicions of their intentions, and like Mahomet's coffin, they hung, in total inaction, suspended between them, Hence they were obliged to explain their conduct one manner to the Court, and in another to the Deputies—to agree to certain public acts at the will of the former, which they could scarcely justify before the latter—to present projects of law on important matters, and after mature reflection, which they were forced to with draw in alarm and precipitation, and to submit to see their power resisted or counteracted by their own agents, because those agents were countenanced by an auttkr*Y.' which they could not safely oppose, and proceeded on a warrant which they were afraid to examine. In fact, such was the state of weak- Hess to which the late Ministry was reduced by this general want of confidence in its consistency or stability,—such was the provisional and un certain condition of its existence,—that no re liance could be placed upon its announced pro jects of internal improvements for next session, or its engagements in the conduct of foreign policy. The country went on almost without a government, and, could it always have been se cured in the same state of freedom and tranquil quillity, would have had no reason to regret the want of a firmer and more decided authority. Whatever faults or errors the newly-installed Mi nistry may commit, they will neither be opposed by the difficulties, nor entitled to the apologies, of their immediate predecessors. They enter upon office, if not by any intrigue of their friends, at least with the full approbation and confidence of the King. They have, therefore, no Court manoeuvres to counteract—no Court alarms to allay. Being all Royalists, they may entertain a well-founded expectation of being supported by a powerful and united party. The season, too, in which they have been promoted to power, is most propitious to their future influence, if their fixed purposes be good. The Chambers have just been closed, after a stormy session, perhaps useful to the country from the free dom of its debates, but most inglorious to the Ministers from the multiplicity of their defeats, and the repeated proofs of their weakness. Had they been obliged to en counter the Deputies who thought the late Mi nistry too Royalist before any preparation, the first explosion of disapprobation and abhorrence might have been dangerous,—we shall not say to their popularity, but to their existence. They have now the whole period of the recess to pre pare themselves for appearing before the national representatives, and forming those certificates of constitutional character which they may present with anticipated confidence. France has yet much to be done for the settlement of her insti tutions, which may originate with a monarchical Ministry constitutionally inclined, as well as with a liberal Cabinet inclined to monarchy. Without alluding to several of those which we enumerated on Tuesday, we may just remark that both the great parties—that which has the Journal des Debats and that which has the Gazettede France for its organ—agree in one thing which probably a liberal Cabinet wctuld be most backward to re commcnd,—a reduction in the age of admissibi lity to the Chamber of Deputies. It must ap pear to us ridiculous in any circumstances to hear that the political puberty of Frenchmen commences only at the advanced age of forty, and that they cannot Put on the toga virilis of legislators or stand candidates for senatorial honours, till they have reached a stage of life in which they might be grandfathers. But this arrangement is worse than ridiculous when we take into the account its necessary result. This result is, that every Member of the Lower Chamber must have witnessed the excesses, or mingled in the conflicts, of the revolu- tion,—must have shared the honours or pro scriptions of the empire,—and must, con sequently,ing under s a with restored the narrow spirit of an emigrant, or with the wo un d e d dynasty n m a e newto legislateorder of things, pride of a republican and imperialist. A strong line is thus drawn between the two generations who have received their political education before and since the return of the - Bourbons, and the phrase of " young France," as contra-distin guished from the body of the kingdom, which is apt to excite so much ridicule on this side of the water, at the expence of would-be philosophers in their teens, is really expressive of an impor tant fact,—that " young France" is excluded from making laws for itself or posterity by the France of " forty years ago I" It is extremely i