The Sun. — London, England, 1829-01-26 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD MARKET. At this market, which exhibited a fair average time of year supply, the trade was very dull throughout, with prime large Beef and Veal at a depression of from 2d. to 41 -Lper stone, other meat at barely Friday's quotations. , - P1 . 1 . -ES PER STONE OF BLISS. TO SINK THE OFFAL& s. d. to s. tl. B. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts 2 2 2 6 Large Lambs Second quality ditto 210 3 2 Prime small ditto 0 0 0 0 Prime largo Oxen... 310 4 4 Large coarse Calves 4 6 5 2 Prime - Scots, &e..... 4 6 4 8 Prime small ditto 5 4 5 8 Inferior Sheep 2 8 3 2 1 Large Hogs 4 2 410 Second quality ditto 3 '2 3 10) Small Porkers 4lO 5 2 Coarse-woollethlitto 4 2 - 4. 6j Suckling Calves Ns t0351. each. SOtithdownWetliers 4 8 5 0; Quarter oldrigs 18s to 20s. each. • --- --- • SUPPLY, AS PEE CLERKS STATEMENT. Beasts. Sheep. I Calves. rigs. I 2,383 19,770 125 i 120' About 1650 of the beasts came up the different North itoasd; t . bQut 250 Amu the western and mid l and distri cts ; a bo u t 350 from forfolk, S u ffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire; abmit' l2o from Kent and Sussex • and most of the remainder from the . marshes, f?., in the neighbourhood of London. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE. Last:week's arrivals of Grain, both English and Foreign, moderate, and this morning there is scarcely any log flesh up. The navigation of our liver being im ied with ice, our buyers appear indisposed to do husi " to any extent this morning, and the prices of all "I 6 of Corn may be reported the same as on this da y [might. A decided -thaw having taken place this morn there is great expectation that business will wain be fumed in the regular way. There is a great comity of u s ur in L on d on , of which the holders find the greatest 51 culty to make sales at the present prices. PRICES ON BOARD OF SHIP Ileat, Red (old). -s. -s. IBeans, Small (new)... -s. -g. ' '- White (Old).- -s. -a. ---- ---Red (1828) ... 50s. 56u. -- Tick (new).... 335. 361. "-"----- Fine 586. 62a. ------- (old) .....3.84 40s. "''--- Superfine- 66a. 70s. 1 , -- Harrow (new) 3Ss. 40$. '"---.White (1828). 513. 665.1 ------- Fine 6Bs. 72a. I Brank 255. 3°s. " Superfine.. 75a. 78s. Oats, Feed 225. 265. ------ Foreign free .`,2s. SSA. New lSs. 218. Ye - Poland 244. ins. Orley New 303. 32s ''--.---New 20a, 275. ..--. Fine 3ss. 378. , -- Potatoe 251. 20mm. "--- Superfine -- New ...235. 278. ,alt 6os. 65a. 1- Scotch 2os. 355. -- Mite 6Ba. 703.. - Irish 20s. 238 29 . pale, Grey •---- Maple 4ls. 425. - Seconds t;Og 66a. •••--- White 365. 4.0 a -- North Country 58s. Kis. `-^.- Boilers -----....._. a ItlvALs OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK. M ''.. .1. .... ... 0 = c ., ..., sr olo Whence. ic; ( 7 '; F: F ?„ ::, F. i; '* --- Qrs. Qrr. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Seks. a ctlimoUgh •12 815 20 , uston i Colchester 127 273 €OO 135 178 51 360 Harwich , krlidlon ), 522 121 180 313 209 40 88 20 59 287 165 367 ja u l i n i Bllo .. TO u,,,, h . . . .. . . gB - 1 _.. . -- 280 50 pswiel; '''''''''''' 6o 124 1223 120 —. 695 Win.,.. . $4l 441 135 110 279 296 520 Inn ..... .. ... ' 113 99 I.r 337 Poole al ut d h in am g ;t . o . ... : --- :: 670 -- nockto n ..... '"' 533 1365 Wells . — 602 186 —lO 3a —2BO Whitby . ************ —.... —... -- 12F0 Woodbridge -- —77 ,„ W ' Bl)4 / a ch rroodbridge 610 203 rarraoutli — l7 902 1271 1893 itlnfr ****** ''' 420 aerwick bunbar — 9 - 7, 160 Dundee __ -- -- 399 -- 54 _ iontrose — 495 20 1531 4153 i 1245 9394 1328 823 (3516 I KISH telfast Limerick Londonder r y Newry — 2541 Sligo — 1950 , FORBIG7f. AMSterdatri l 380 An twerp 4650 25 Copenhagen — 620 1160 1140 Dantzic g Go thenbur Neilege n h a y en 420 NYburg Ottend437 Palau 460 1000 90 90 It tterdirn 1790 2 —. St o ege •— B tromistailt A 505 COastways... ****** 10'3 Total 112920 1 QUA24' AGGRIZO ATE Rye, o—Tares, fTITT OF OTH -Linseed, 0-1 40—Stec rEn. RI? Rapeseec its, 140. DS or 1, 0--B1 PULS crank, I NEWGATE AND LE At per stoir Ile c t 0. d. to s. 2 4 3 liutton 2 8 4 ,ADENII ALL MARKETS. by the Carcass. d. to s. d. 8 Veal 4 Purk 3 8 5 2 COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. NEWCASTLE.I.IPON-TYNE MARKET.—Jan. 26. The supplies Of Wheat have been more moderate this Week, both by shipping and from the farmers, and sales wer e ready to-day at about the prices of last Saturday. The supply of country Oats was also moderate, the fine samples tree sale at a shade higher, the inferior dull at late prices. Fine 50Th. Norfolk Barley continues in good demand, but the Fghter qualities almost unsaleable. Mali vet) , (lull. Rye heavy sale, and 4.5. per quarter lower. In White Pease and Beans nothing doing. New. Old. Wheat, Northumberland ......... S2s. ...... 70s. 825." Norfolk and Suttblk 646. '76s. ...... —s. —s. ▪ Berwick and Scotch.. ti9s. 7 - 2 s. l)antzig 78s. 825....... —s. Rye, Norfolk and Sutiolk 34s. 4t, • Foreign —s —a. 3.ls. 38s. Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Sutlblk 343. 40s Grinding anal Feeding 325. 345. .—s. —a. Malt, Norfolk and Suliblk 625. li6s. Beans, Small 333. 40s. Tick • Phase, White 3tis 40s. Gray Oats, N rtlsumberland, Potatoe... Feed its.l9s. ..--- Foreign Flour, Fine (nor sack) .—s MANCHESLEIt CORN MARKET.—J,n. 2t There has been very little business doing in the Corn trade during the past week, the canal navigation having be e n stopped by the frost; we cannot alter our currency for any article, and the following prices are merely no• spinal Customary Bushel. Wheat (701 b.) s. d. to ;. d. English, Old ° - Fine 1 Second Run 5,,.,,., 10 --- Scotch & Welch I l Irish, Fine Old Quar% of 8 Imp Eush, e. to 8. ‘l. 1 6 1 0 1 t) I 0 0 9 0 0 82 9 80} 4 a! 79 2 82 9 , j 72 0 79 2 "A: '7O 2 14 '7 2. 75 7 '79 2 „ 73 9 77 4 =': 64 9 72 0 5 82 0 SI 7 New—, Inferior Foreign, Dee-- Barley (601 b.) English, Fine —.— Irish 43 4 41 9 cr 36 11 41 • 31 s 3 6 45 - " - ---Inferior for grinding 5 Oats (45th.) English, Fine Poland 4 2 gestch Potatoe 4 2 I rich, for Melling 3 10 4 0 Foreign ' Old 4 0 Pease (hop. Blue, (boilers) White (ditto) aeans (Imp. er.) s. d. t, English, 47 0 Inferior... 43 0 42 0 -10 0 Malt (per load oft; Imp. Bush.) Nottingham, tine... 59 0 50 0 Yorkshire 47 0 49 0 Irishandlnferior... 136 0 42,0 Per Sack of 2901 b. Imp. Flour,Notts. Fine 58 Sup. 61 0 4 6 4 4 4 0 4 1 4 1 31 1 33 7 31 1 V. 4 30 5 31 8 LI , 31 8 33 7 :- V It) 31 l' 9 (Per Sac) 52 0 GI 0 48 0 56 0 6 6 ) 1. d.' 48 0 46 0 43 0 47 0 'k 2801b5.) s. d. to s. d. Norfolk and Flour, tflblk, Fine 'orks., Fine Seconds Irish, Fine—. superfine —Heated or stale 59 0 62 0 0 39 0 560 580 500 51 0 58 0 69 0 630 640 520 540 Per load of 140Ib. Oatmeal, Engliso— 37 0 3S 0 —scotch & Irish 38 0 39 0 Fording 27 0 30 0 FERNANDO Po.—A private letter from this island mentions the discove►y of the tea-tree as indigenous. --Literary Gazelle. It is with infinite pleasure that we have lately noticcd the appointment of the Him Win. Grant Brough ton, to the Arehdeaconry of New South Wales.—Hants Chronicle. A meeting of the Catholic Association was - held pn Thursday last at Dublin, at which Mr. O'Connell mentioned alpt its name was shortly intended to be changed to that of the General Association of Ireland. He also observed that in his opinion a worse selection for an '• Irish Viceroy could not be made than that of the Duke of Northumberland, upon which Mr. Granger observed that " if he had principle and common sense he could not fail to . Oepßifle a convert to the cause in which they were all en gagec .'t i9r4 Killeen hoped that his Grace might be convinced, as tor'd Anglosea and others had been before him. Mr. Shell read a letter (which we have already published) from the Earl of Shrewsbury, upon which Int commented at some length, and in allusion to the talked of junction between„the Liberal Protestants anal the Calm . lies, remarked—" the best disposition exists on both sides; we shall sacrifice our vehemence, and the Protestants is ill give up their fastitlii,usnesi ; we shall give them energy, and they will regulate our energy by their moderation."— . Air. O'Connell, in allusion to his taking his seat in the House, observed that " it would be necessary for eve►y gentleman who intended to accompany him to be in Lon don by the 12th or 13th." He concluded by moving a F.eapll,l§?4 to that effect. ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC AT THE ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE. The fourth performance of the pupils, (and first of a second, or experimental series) took place on Saturday last at the above Theatte, which was graced by a select and fashionable auditory. The expectations which had been raised - by the previous exhibitions were in no degree diminished by the singularly facile efforts of the whole establishment upon the present occasion, a circumstance the more remarkable inasmuch as it was too evident that several of the vocalists were labouring against the wither ing influence of very severe colds; Miss Cntr-ne seemed least affected by the subduing effects of the severe climate we just now experience, and sang with most delicious intonation, and with the same envi able good feeling and most unquestionable taste. We feel the most unbounded confidence in predicting that this clever young artiste will attain the highest professibnal fame in perhaps the briefest space of time that has yet been known, —anticipations the more reasonable, as we have heard, with infinite satisfaction, that her endeavnurs are incessant and indefatigable. Highly, however, as we are disposd to estimate the purity of style, as well as the ad vantages that must necessarily arise to Ler from the school she has very wisely commenced her studies in, we anxiously hope that those studies will not be exclusively confined to the Italian language. Whatever is actually valuable in point of style, is quite applicable (musically considered) to any other language. Indeed, it is our wish that such observations be extended to the future exec• tions, iu a dramatic form, of the entire of this . most truly interesting National School of Music—a hope we merely have pleasure HOW in re-echoing, from the numerously expressed opinions of every liberal admirer of the art; for it appears to be but a fallacious one to expect any real amelioration of National Opera at the great theatres, for the present, at any rate. We are sure, then, that the Noble Directors of the Royal Academy of Music have adopted a wise and liberal policy in prospectively de termining to obtain the more extensive sympathies of a British public, by the production of original, and, may be, adaptation of the best foreign Operas that are extant. For the first, and most interesting part of these ar rangements, we have authority to state, that indications of solid - acquirement in the scienceof composition, as well as genius to direct its felicitous adaptation to dramatic music, ' has had existence among the pupils of the Royal Academy of Music for some time. We do moat sincerely hope then, - - that the first production of this nature, will be to a sub ject purely British, both as to matter and to language— and, we cannot doubt, that any such effort will not only be mercifully criticised, but received with a fostering and generous spirit, worthy of the partakers, as well as the dis seminators of the judgment. The youthful band of musicians acquitted themselves of their very responsible and most arduous task, with an energy and comprehensive precision, which would have done unqualified credit to even veterans in the art. In truth, to a musician of any sort of expe rience, the tout ensemble of the musical effects produced by this very surprising orchestra, must prove the source of the greatest astonishment, if it does not always impart un alloyed delight. But we must pause—we are touching somewhat delicate ground—and shall conclude our brief remarks, by merely hoping that nothing besides a laud.ible and generous emulation may prevail between the juveniles and their elders ; from whom (be it never forgotten by them,) have sprung their present well-grounded pretensions to public approbation. ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—Do pray advocate the cause of the service I unfortunately belong to, by reminding the Go vernment that . Naval Officeis have been most shame fully neglected. It is our Navy that have got the country thromih all her difficulties, and it is the Navy alone that has been neglected. Why not give them the same indulgence as has been given to the Army and Marines ? Jr will be no expense to the c:untry. The senior officers are thirty years' stand ing, and if you will not employ them, there can be no reasonable ebjection why they ought not to be allowed to sell, as there are plenty of junior ones who would be glad of the chance, and the old ones would feel most happy of being able to make some provision for their families, and give numbers.. an opportunity to go out to the new settlement, if they could raise sufficient funds. Ido think in conscience, Officers dm have been, commissioned upwards of thirty years ought to have this boon granted. The country would be relieved of a dead weight, in them and their wives and families, and bring for ward young men in the event of another war„ By giving this a place in the circle of your sphere, you will confer a favour on a constant reader, Porchester, Jan. 21. NAUTICLTS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—It were well to consider, at this moment, the opinion of Lord Grenville, in his answer to the meeting that was to be held in Dublin; it would be well to consider how far his opinion in favour of repealing the disqualifying laws now affecting our Roman Catholic fellow-subjects in Irelan], and coming to a final and conciliatory adjustment of the subject, is a wise, just, and necessary measure; for this question, which, after all, like every thing that depends on future events as to its goad or bad po licy, is a matter of opinion. It were well to consi der whether the opinion of Mr. Pitt, Mr. Burke, Mr. Wyndham, Mr. Fox, with many other emi nent Statesmen who are now no more, and lastly, that of Lord Grenville, intimately connected with many of these great men and Ministers, is not likely to be as well worth attending to as that of Lord E!dou and Mr. Peel ; for it is not possible to con ceive that Lord Kenyon and the Duke of Newcastle, and all those whose zeal and intemperance (how ever conscientious and well meant) is their only guide, can be for a moment brought into the scale. Lord Grenville, in the letter I speak of, tells you that these disqualifying laws should have been re pealed at the time of the Union, as an act of jus tice; but that now they should be repealed, as an act of indispensable necessity. If the danger of the measure is urged against the granting this, is there no danger in not acceding to it, when by it every tie of social happiness is blasted, and every ray of national prosperity extinguished ? Jan. 2'3. MUSICAL CHIT-CHAT. The Phil-Har►nonic Society have their first trial night for New Mu4e, to be selected from during this season, to night. Anticipations are very high respecting the perfor mances to be given by this inimitable Orchestra, which there is little cause to suppose will not he most abundantly realized. . . General rehearsals have already been comnlenced at the Italian Opera-House ; and report breathes, that exertions of unprecedented energy are likely to distinguish die efforts of the present management.. DovER, J AN. 23.—The weather has been so severe here, in consequence of a strong easterly wind, that very little intercourse has taken place between this country and France fur the last two or three days. Yesterday neither the Znglish nor French packets would put to sea; but, as the Secretary to the Russian Embassy, and another foreign gentleman were charged with important despatches, and were anxious to reach the opposite coast, the master of one of our great boats offered. to take them across at a cer tain price, which was agreed upon. As soon as it was known that a boat was about to sail, other passengers, both male and female, were eager to embrace the opportunity of crossing the Channel, on the severest cold morning we have experienced thia winter, with a strong easterly wind, and a tremendously heavy sea. Among the latter were a Mrs. Erskine and her sister, who were determined to brave every danger to see once more some dear relative at Boulogne, who was lying at the point of death ; and we are happy to add, die whole- party arrived quite sale, the boat having this evening returned. No vessel has arrived to-day front France. Yesterday his Majesty's packet the (t Salamander arrived from Calais with four carriages and several passengers, amongst whom were Lady C. Lindsey, • the Misses Berry, Colonel Hugh Baillie, Lord Altamount, and Captain Brown. His Majesty's packet the Crusader aucceeded in getting nut this morning, but was obliged to proceed to Boulogne with the mail, the wind not permit ting her to get to Calais. The grass land at Cyrene (says C4ptain Beechey) is much infested by a dark-coloured centipede, almost black, with red feelers and legs ; we usually found half a dozen of them in taking up the mats in our tenta, and had great difficulty in killing them. Any part which chanced to he sc.parated from the rest of the body, would continue is run about as if nothing had happened ; and were the reptile even divided into 20 pieces, each part would travel about as if in search of the others, without any of them seeming to be the worse. The only mode by which we could kill them at once, was by crushing the head, which effectually destroyed life in , every other park instantaneously. MELANCHOLY EVENT.—On Sunday last, John and Gilbert 111‘Corquodale, brothers, and John Pear son, brother-in-law to the former, all deep sea pilots, be longing to this place (Greenock), being at the isle of Lite tie Cumbrae, on the look-out for inward-bound vessels, :8 observed the brig King's Core going out of the Frith. • i e r i There being no wind, and the water as smooth as a mill ; pond, they went on beard of this vessel in their little punt or yawl, leaving their large boat at anchor. Having re mained on board until the miter of the brig wrote a let . 6 ter, which one of them took charge of and promised to deliver, they got into their little vessel at half-past four o'clock in the afternoon, and commenced plying their couple of oars for Cumbrae, which was distant four miles. having rowed for about half an hour, Pearson, who pulled the after-oar, requested John M'Corquodale, who was Pit ting in the stern, to take a spell. The latter immediately got up to do so, but while he and Pearson were in the act of changing positions, the yawl went off the equilibrium, cap sized, and the party were instantly immersed in the water.— Being all excellent swimmers, especially Pearson, they soon recovered themselves and got hold of the boat, which was now bottom uppermost. In this situation, than which the 'lnman mind can scarce figure to itself one more ap palling, they remained for a considerable time, at short intervals shquting with united, voices in order to attract the attention of the crew of any vessel which might be passing. So placid was the state of the water, and so collected were these individuals, that Gilbert M'Corquo dale repeatedly took his watch from his pocket, and, the moon shining clear at the time, announced to his compa nions what o'clock it was. The strength of Pearson at length failed, and he lost . his hold of the boat, but was speedily enabled to regain It through the exertions of the former, who having •suceeeded in divesting himself of his boots, could exert himself with greater effect in the water. In a little time, however, Pearson, in struggling no doubt to obtain a better position, reversed the boat, which turned completely round, whelming J M'Corquodale and himself under it. Gilbert, after swimming about for a second or two, succeeded in again altering the position of the boat, when his brother and Pearson made their appearance, the latter, who was now speechless and insensible, having the former firmly clutched in his " death gripe." The brothers spoke to one another, but it was impossible to rid John of the hapless Pearson, nor had either of them a knife with which they might have accomplished that end, by cutting away the parts of John's clothes which Pearson had in his grasp. They struggled for some time, and at length both went down. Scarcely had Gilbert, the survivor, looked for en instant at the circling eddy caused by their disappearance, when he was picked up, after being above two hours in the water, by a boat from the sloop America, Duncan, master, and carried on board of that vessel. The two men who have thus met with an untimely end were re spectable in their line, and have both left widows and fami lies, very indifferently provided for. Indeed, we believe the case of Pearson's widow is peculiarly distressing, she having six children, the eldest under nine years of age, and herself being far advanced in a state of pregnancy, Greenock Advertiser, Jt. 1547- TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. A Hoy !—Have you got stowage-room in your tight little regularly-sailing vessel you call The Sun, for a thing or two a Jack Tar can say for himself?, I've come on land, your Honour, on a bit of a pleasuring excursion, on leave from my Captain, that I may see a bit of what's doilig ashore, before I go off again to sea. It's many a long year since I've seen Old England; I'm for leaving her again soon, and I love her dearly. We sailors, your Honour, seldom trouble our noddles much about the politics of our country, because we think every man to his own trade is the fairest play. Howsoever, when we see false colours hoisted, to diddle the enemy, why then d—n me if we don't try to bring the false ones to, and teach them to hold fair play. Now we knoW a landsman in a -crack : he. looks like a lubber a league off, and he must run many a knot along the mast ladder, and see many a choice bit of nor' -east, before he'll be fit to make a fellow. We tars are the same : we are the handiest and the rummest of God's creatures in our line, but we should soon get deucedly on the wrong tack, if we were to go and shove the women about at a place they cull All Smacks, in London town. We can run a pretty rig on the water, but we should soon lower the peak of some fine-built young woman, or taught-►igged dowager, if we came inland amongst the quality. The sailor, I say, on the sea; the sol dier on the land; the parson in his tub; the lawyer in David's locker, and the doctor to help him there; the little men with great wits in the lower, and the big men with little pits in the higher House; the Minister at his office, and the King, God bless him, in his Palace, are all at their right moorings ;—but if any of them break loose, and anchor in each other's places, then there's the devil to pay. Now, your Honour, I'm coming to. A on of a gun, as I find on coming back to my country, has got hold upon her rudder, who knows no more about steering than the babe unborn; and as sure as I'm an honest- ---- - hearted British Tar, born for my country's honour, and proud to meet every danger in her most holy cause, the lubber will run her aground before he has done with her, and split Old England all to shivers. I am, your Honour's countryman, Gloucester, Jan. 22. A BRITISH TAR. We lament to say that great distress prevails among the working classes of this town, which is now frightfully aggravated by the inclemency of the season. Private charity has hitherto done much for its aineliora eon, hut it is attaining that extent which will require the application of means more powerful than any within our selves.—Maecleafield Courier. Lance, the artist, has sold his " Vain Jack daw," which was exhibited at the Institution, for one hundred and fifty guineas, to Mr. Parratt, of Mill bank, who has already placed it in his Gallery of Mo dern Pictures, many of them of the first class. The same artist has sold his clever picture, called the " Larder," for fifty guineas. On I'riday, a commission de lunatico inqui rendo was executed at the Sheriff's Office, Red Lion square, to determine whether Abraham Lewis, of Twyford, in Berkshire, carpenter, was of unsound mind arid inca pable of managing his own affairs. A surgeon proved that in 1817, Abraham Lewis had been admitted into St. Luke's; be was then insane, and was afterwards discharged as incurable. He had since been received into Bethnal green Lunatic Asylum, from which be was also dis charged as incurable. He continues in the same state. Several witnesses gave evidence of the lunatic's conduct, which fully confirmed this opinion, and the Jury re turned a verdict that he was of unsound mind since the Ist of June, 1827. THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MR. JOSEPH \Voon, AND DISCOVERY OF THE HUMAN SKELETON AT WHEATLET.-The further investigation of this case was resumed on Tuesday last. The Coroner (W. Hurst, Esq, Ithyor), F. Fisher, Esq. Town Clerk, the Jurors, and a considerable number of gentlemen and inhabitants, assent bled at the Mansion-house at ten o'clock, when, after a long and patient investigation, the Jury delivered their ver dict; that " the evidence, although strong, is not sufficiently conclusive to warrant them in saying that the bones are those of Mr. Joseph Wood ; nor does it appear in what manner, or by wham, the bones of this unknown person were deposited in the stack-yard at Wheatley." On being interrogated by Mr. Fisher, thuy further expressed their belief, which the evidence induced, that Mr. Joseph Wood I, ce p murdered ; 44(1, without besitatip,n, pronounced the bones discovered to be, according to the evidence, bones of a wale -11‘eletoo. rASITIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Marchioness of Westmeath from Bushy Park; Lord Henry Powlett, in Curzon-street, May-fair, yesterday, from a tour; Earl Ferrers, in Halley-street, from Chartley Castle Countess St. Antonio, at her house in Hanover-scuare, Brighton ; Lord and Lady Dynevor, at their root, Barrington Park, Oxfordshire, from Dynevor Castle, South Wales; George Lane Fox, Esq. and family, at Crawley's Hotel (late Cool:';?, Albemarle-street, from their seat in Hants ; Major F. Rosa, in Pall-mall, from Chatham ; Mr. and Mrs. Ellis, in Sackville street, from Saxmundham ; Major Hall, in the Regent-street, from Chatham ; Mrs. and Mi FS Egarton, in Park-street, from Bath ; Mr. and the Misses Benyon. in Grosvenor-place, from Brighton ; J. Wood, Esq. and Mrs. Wood, at the Berners Hotel, Berners.street, from Brighton ; the Rev. Mr. Craig, at ditto, from Edinburgh_ ; Captain C. Hutchinson, at ditto, from Brigh ton; Captain Hyde Parker, at Fenton's lintel, St. James's street, from Suffblk ; H. T. Lane, Esq. at ditto, from a tour ; Major Staples, at ditto, from Brighton ; Major M'Arthur, at ditto, from Salisbury • Captain Smith, and G. Smith, Esq. KiNg's Dragoon Guards, at the Royal Ilote , , St. James's-street, from Warwickshire; the Hon. A. and Mrs. A. Forster, and family, at ditto, from Dorsetshire ; Nathaniel Sneykl, Esq. at ditto, from SUSSC'K ; the Rev. J. White, at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook arid Davi,es-streets, from Oxford ; Colonel and Mrs. Wild, at ditto, from Herts ; the Hon. G. Lambert, at ditto, from Nottinghamshire. DEPARTURES. The Hon Lieutenant-Colonel Abercrombie, from Regent street, for Paris ; Sir Francis and Lady Barton, for Ramsgate; Mr. and Mrs. Knight, from Park.lane, for Norfolk; the Rev. Mr. Mackie, for Westerham„Kent ; S. Newdick, Esq. and Mrs. Newdick, from the Reimers Hotel, for their seat, Wood batch, Ryegate ; E. Bayley, Esq. from ditto, for Brighton; Francis liolleston, Esq. and Mrs. Rolleston, from ditto, for Dublin ; J. Reeve, Esq. from ditto, for Brighton ; Barnard Carter, Esq. from ditto, for Salthill ; Sir Sandford Graham, from Fenton's Hotel, for Thetford ; J. Swann, Esq. from the Royal Hotel, for Yorkshire ; J. Sparks, Esq. from ditto, for Surrey; Captain Johnstone, from Mivart's Hotel, for Hamp shire; Mr. and Mrs. Hope, from ditto, for Sussex ; the Rev. 'l'. A. Strickland, from Crawley's Hotel, for his father's seat, Yorkshire. ARRIVALS AT CHELTENHAM. Lord Stuart, Lord Dormer, Le Compte Emili Guidbori Vis conti, Major Mill Captain R. Meredith, R.N., Captain Buck ley, Captain Williams, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Stephenson, Messrs. Cobb, Pearson, E. Westley, THE KING.—On Thursday afternoon the t distinguished personages arrived at the Castle 'on a visit to his Majesty Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Princess Victoria, Princess Esh.rhazy, Lord and Lady Amherst, Lord and Lady Willoughby, the Hon. Miss Burrell, Lord Holmsdale, Lord dermyn, awl the Earl of Clanwilliam. His Majesty received the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria in his usual kind and Affectionate manner, and made her little Highness pass two very happy days. The magnificent band were in attend ance on both evenings. We are happy to hear that his Majesty appeared in excellent health, and received and en tertained his company with his accustomed goad spirits and amiable manners. Yesterday Lorol Hill and Sir Her _ hut Taylor joined the illustrious party. Mr. Nash had likewise the honour of an interview with his Majesty, lie- fore whom be laid some plans of Buckingham Palace: The greater part of the above arrivals took their departure this day. Lord Hastings was not among the illustrious visi tors at the Castle on Thursday, as erroneously stated in a Morning Paper.— Windsor Express. Soon after the conclusion of the sitting of the Cabinet, the Duke of Wellington left town for his Majes ty's Palace, at Windsor, to have an audience of the King. His Grate came to town yesterday morning. Another Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-office yesterday afternoon, and which was attended by the whole of the Cabinet :Ministers. - The Cabinet did not conclude its sitting till 20 minutes past six o'clock. Mr. Secretary Peel visited the Duke of Wel lington on Saturday. The Lord Mayor, and a deputation of the London Bridge Committee, Nvaited on the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday morning at the Treasury, and had a long conference with the Right Hon. Gentleman. The Duke of Northumberland has left town for his seat at Alnwiek, Northumberland. His CS race will, it is expected, return to town in the course of a week. Despatches were brought by a King's mes senger on Friday night from the Right Honeurable Stratford Canning, at Maros, for the Earl of Aberdeen ; from Sir Frederick Adam, the Lord High Commissioner of: the lonian Isles, for Sir George Murray ; and from Admiral Sir Fulteney Malcolm, the commander of the naval force in the Mediterranean, for Viscount Melville. Summonses were issued. on Saturday morn ing from the Foreign-office for the holding of a Cabinet Council in the afternoon, at half-past three o'clock. The Ministers accordingly assembled about that hour. There were present Earl Bathurst, the Earl of Aberdeen, Vis count Melville, Lord Ellenborough, Sir George Murray, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Vesey Fitzgerald, and Mr. Herries. The Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Wel lington, and Mr. Secretary Peel, joined the other Ministers at four o'clock. The Ministers remained in deliberation till past six o'clock. Previous to the meeting of the Council, the Earl of Aberdeen had a long conference with the Duke of Wellington at the Treasury. The Commissioners of Woods and Forests have refused to comply witk the request of Mr. Cross, proprietor of the Menagerie at Exeter 'Change, who had petitioned to have the time for the removal of the beasts and birds enlarged. The Commissioners' mandate is im perative, and within one month the demolition of Exeter 'Change will commence. Mr. Cross is gradually disposing of his stock of wild and domestic animals, and will himself retire upon his fortune. The Zoological Society will be the principal purchasers. We have received a hint, that the Metropolis will very likely boast of an additional Zoo-- logical Society, and that some neighbours of ours cut a conspicuous figure there. - More anon. The King is said .to be delighted with Fin den's engraving of his whole-length Portrait, painted ex pressly for the Marchioness of Conyngha:n, in the costume of an English Gentleman, seated on a sofa, by Sir Thos. Lawrence. His Majesty has ordered two hundred proof impressions of this print to be sent down to Windsor, which are intended as presents to the friends and favourites at Court. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—TIIO Earl of I Cornwallis, nephew of the great Marquis of Cornwallis, and son of the late Bishop of Litchfield and Coventry, was married at St. George's, Hanover-square, on Thurs day last, to Miss Laura Hayes, daughter of the late Was. Hayes, Esq., of Southall. ' His Lordship is about fifty years of age, and the bride about forty. By a former mar riage his Lordship has a son, only a few years old, Lord Broome, his heir apparent ; and a daughter, who is mar ried to Wickham Martin, Esq. The accomplished bride was governess, and afterwards companion, to Mrs. Martin. The urbanity of the Duke of Wellington at a late Civic Feast, especially after dinner, is the theme of universal praise in the City. THE NEW LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRE ' LAIM —His Grace the Duke of Northumberland was horn on the 20th April, 1765, and is therefore in his forty-fourth year. His Grace took Isis seat In the House of Lords during the life-time of the late Duke, in 1812, as Baron Percy. He succeeded his father in 1817, and married April 29th, 1817, Lady Charlotte Florentia Olive, daughter of the Earl of Powis, by wham he has no sur viving issue ; and his Grace's only brother, Lord Prudhoe, is heir presumptive to the Dukedom. His Grace's youngest sister, Lady Agnes Percy, recently married Cob Buller, M.P. The Noble Duke has upon more than one occasion been somewhat unceremoniously designated " Duke Smithson, "• in allusion to his not being a lineal descendant of the ancient " Hotspurs," his Grace's grand father, Sir Hugh Smithson, having assumed the name and arms of Percy, upon his marriage with the Countess of Northumberland. It is somewhat singular, that the Duke doms of Wellington and Northumberland were the only ones created during the long reign of his late Majesty, the Noble Premier having been elected to the biOiest rank in the Peerage in 1814, and the Viceroy's ancestor in 1766. The report of the death of the Earl of Bridge water, who has for a length of time been confined to his bed in his hotel, in the Rua‘St. Honor 6, in Paris, has thrown the Church into a state of ferment and hustle. . The noble Earl holds a golden Prebendal Stall in Durham Cathedral, in addition to other rich pluralities. We cannot, however, trace the accuracy of the death of this veneraWe personage to any mutlientic source. An entirely New Opera, with music by a po pular composer, has been long in a state of preparatiun at Covent Garden Theatre, and will he acted iimediately on the return of Miss Paton, when she has finished her en gagement at the: Dublin `Theatre. • Mr. 11. Phillips will he the hero of the Opera. Pryce Gordon, Esq., an old friend of the late. Prnfessor Porson and Mr. Perry, and d:-,ring his various tours on the Continent, especially whilst he was in Italy, has recently published a 't Companion" for the " Visitor at Brussels," where he has resided for the last ten years, to Which be has added " Notes of a Tour to Italy by the Tyrol," and , c Observations on the Vresant State of the Arts in Flanders"—both will be found extremely useful to ! English residents at Brussels, and to persons making the tour of Italy, DEATH AND FUNERAL Or CAPTAIN CLAPPERTON. (From the Journal of a Second Expedition.) " On the 12th of March, 1827 (Lander says), I was greatly alarmed on finding my dear master attacked with dysentery. He had been com plaining a day or two previously of a burning heat in his stomach, unaccompanied, however, by any other kind of pain. From the moment he was taken ill he perspired freely, and big drops of sweat were continually rolling over every part of his body, which weakened him exceed ingly. It being the fast of Rhamadan I could get no one, not even our own servants, to render me the least assistance. I washed the clothes, which was an arduous employment, and obliged to be done eight or nine times each day; lit and kept in the fire, and prepared the victuals my self; and the intermediate time was occupied in fanning my poor master, which was also a tedious employment. Finding myself unable to pay proper attention to his wants in these various avocations I sent to Mallam Mtley, on the 13th, entreating him to send me a female slave to perform the operation of fanning. On her arrival I gave her a few beads, and she immediately began her work with spirit ; . but she soon relaxed in her exertions, and, becoming tired, ran away on pretence of going out for a minute, and never returned. Alla &Rabe, a young man my master had purchased on the road from K . ano to take care of the camels and whom he had invariably treated with his usual kindness, and given him his freedom, no sooner was made acquainted with his master's illness than he be came careless and idle, and, instead of leading. the camels to the rich pasturage in the vicinity of Soccatoo, let them stray wherever they pleased, whilst he himself either loitered about the city or mixed with the most degraded people in it : by this means the camels became quite lean ; and being informed of the reason, I told my, master, who instantly discharged him from his service. My master grew weaker daily, and the weather was insufferably hot, the thermometer being, in the coolest place, 107 at twelve in the morning, and 109 at three in the afternoon.— At his own suggestion I made a couch for him outside the hut, in the shade, and placed a mat for myself by its side. For five successive days I took him in my arms from his bed in the hut to the couch outside, and back again at sunset, after which time he was too much debilitated to be lifted from the bed on which he lay. He at tempted to wiite once, and but once, during his illness ; but, before paper and ink could be brought in, he had sunk back on his pillow, completely .exhausted by his ineffectual attempt to sit up in his bed." Lander fancied, from the symptoms, that he had been poisoned ; but Captain C. assured him his illness proceeded from a cold caught in shooting, when he incautiously slept on the wet ground. " For twenty days," he continues, " my poor master remained in a low and dis tressed state. He told me he felt no pain ; but this was spoken only to comfort me, for he saw I was dispirited. His sufferings must have been acute. During this time he was gradually, but perceptibly, declining ; his body, from being ro bust and vigorous, became weak and emaciated, and, indeed, was little better than a skeleton. I was the only person, with one exception, he saw in his sickness. Abderachman, an Arab, from Fezzan, came to him one day, and wished to pray with him after the manner of his country men, but was desired to leave the apartment in stantly. His sleep was uniformly short and dis turbed, and troubled with frightful dreams.- In them he frequently reproached the Arabs aloud with much bitterness ; but, being an utter stran ger to the language, I did not understand the tenour of his remarks. I read to him daily some portions of the New Testament and the ninety-fifth psalm, which he was never weary of listening to ; and on Sundays added the church service, to which he invariably paid the profoundest attention. The constant agitation of mind and exertions of body I had myself un dergone for so long a time, never having in a single instance slept out of my clothes, weakeeed me exceedingly, and a fever came on not long after my master's death, which hung upon me for fifteen days, and ultimately brought me to the very verge of the grave." * * The taking of some native medica ments, which produced no good effects, and a singularly pathetic conversation, in which he gave his last directions and advice to his affec tionate comrade, are related in a simple and touching manner; and Lander proceeds : " This conversation occupied nearly two hours, in the course of which my master fainted several times, and was distressed beyond measure. The same evening he fell into a slumber, from which he awoke in much perturbation, and said he had heard with much distinctness the tolling of an English funeral bell. I entreated him to be composed, and observed that sick people fre quently fancy they hear and see things which can possibly have no existence. He made no reply." * * * After this the patient rallied a little ; but the sad story goes on z—" On the 13th, however, being awake, I was much alarmed by a peculiar rattling noise proceeding from my master's throat, and his breathing was loud and difficult ; at the same instant he called out Richard in a low and hurried tone. I was immediately at his side, and was astonished at seeing him sitting upright in his bed, and staring wildly around. I helot him in my arms, and, placing his "head gently on my left shoulder, gazed a moment on his pale and altered features ; some indistinct expressions quiveeed on his lips ;—he strove, but ineffectually, to give them utterance, and expired with out a struggle or a sigh. When I found my poor master so very ill I called 9.0 with all my_ strength, s 0 God, illy master is dying which brought Pascoe w ia Niutley into the apartment. Shortly alter the breath had left. his body, I desired Pascoe to fetch , some water, with bitich I washed the corpse, 1 then got Pascoe and Mudey to assjst me taking it outside of the hut, laid it on 4 clean mat, and wrapped it in a sheet nisi blanket. Leaving it in this state teen hours, I put a large clean mat over the whole, and sent a messenger to Sultan Jeello, to acquaint ..him of the mournful event, and' ask his permission to bury the body after the manner v,t‘ my own country, and ,also to know in what particular place his remains were to be interred. The messenger soon returned with the Sultan's 'consent to the former part of my. request ; anti febeeat 12, o'clock at noon of the same day person came into my hut accompanied by lour slaves, sent by Bello to dig the grave. I was desired to follow them with the corpse. • Accord ingly I saddled my wine], and putting the body on its back;, and throwing union-jack over it, I bade them proceed. Travelling at a slow pace, we halted at Jung avie, a small village, built on a rising ground, about fi,ve miles to the south east of Soccatoo, The body was then taken from the camel's back and placed ite asked, whilst the slaves were digging, the grave; which being quickly, done, it was conveyed close to it. I then opened a prayer-book, and, amid showers of tears, ►ea:l the funeral service over the remains of my valued miser. Not a single person lis'ene4 to this peculiarly distreising ceremony, the slaves bring at some distance quarrelling, and making a most indecent noise the whole of the time it lasted. This hying done, -the union-jack was taken off, and the body .was lowered into the - e-arth, and I wept bitterly as I gazed for the last time upon all that remained of my generous and intrepid master." The Duke of Northumberland's arrival may bu exp eted about the 22d or 23d of February. A mem— ber of his Grace's Household will utrire in Dublin early in the ❑ext week, to confer with the Commissioners of t!le Board of Works, and to make tile suitablearraugements at the Castle and Perk fur his Graces reception.—Dathk Morning Post. LORD LIEUTENANCY 9VIIIELAND.-rt has been often the good foi tune of the Evening Mail to be the organ of comfort and consolation to the Protestants of Ireland ; but never on any former ocinsion did we niak:l an announcement with more sincere feelings of satisfaction. than we du at present. Coneilktio i n sat an and. A Prote.tant Lord Lieutenant is nowinsted :—ono possessing' a fortune exceeding that of many monarchy, with the mu nificence of a Prince, and feelings of genuine nobility— in a word, the Duke of Nertlitunberland is appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The official notification reached the Castle this morning. We have another consolation in store for our readers. There will be a Protestant Chief Secretary for Ireland; and we have good reason to think that that patriotic, constitutional, and truly independent Nobleman, the Marquis of Chandos, will be the man. Nay, we could go farther if it were necessary, to show in what quarter the wind now sets in Downing-street, and hint at another appointment in contemplation ; but we have said enough in all conscience for one day.:—.Dnblia Evening Mail. CONCESSION TO LITERATURE.—It is said he Lords of the Treasury will shortly issue an orier to the Postmaster-General permitting the free transmission, through the Post-office, to authors residing in the country of the proof sheets of any work in the press. The proofs, it is said, are to be sent open to Sir Francis Freeling, who will enclose them in a post-office cover, according to the ad- dress ; and they may be returned in the %trite manner. This will doubtless be an accommodatio❑ to authors, and if, as in France, it was carried farther, it would be en aceommo- dation to the public also. In France all new publications, except those of very great weight, are carried by the mail coaches at a trifling expence. Such a regulation in this country, besides being a great convenience to the reading public at a distance from the Metropolis, would, we have no doubt, far from diminishing,- actuAly increase the revenue. THE COMBINATION LAWS.—We are cre dibly informed that, in the next Session of Parliament, it is the determination of the Governmmt to re-enact the law which was before in force for the suppression of meet- ings of workmen, which had for their object the fixing of their own wages.—Stockport Advertiser. IRON TRADE.—TIIC iron trade, at the re cent quarterly meetings, was extremely dull, and a conse quent 'eduction of ss. per ton on the pig iron, 'ma log. per ton on bar iron, took place. This fall, we learn, was attributable more to the scarcity of money than any decline in the demand.—Cambrian. Loss OF THE APPLEDORE PASSAGE BOAT, AND FIVE PERSONS DROWNED.—It is our painful duty to record a mist calamitous aecident which occurred in our river on Monday last; on the flow of the morning tide W. Oatwav, the owner of one of the regular passage boats from Appledore to Barnstable, left Appledore with three pas sengers, and his son, a lad who assisted in managing the boat, and having passed Heanton Court and arrived at Basset's Sands, in the midst of a stroag gale, a sadden gust of wind caught the sails, and in an instant caps;ze4l the boat, and all on board perished. —North Devon Journal. THE NORTH ROAD.--We feel happy in having it in our power to say, that the fears which have lately been Si generally entertained in this neighbourhood, that the great north road would lie diverted from this city, according to the plan of Mr. Telford, will, in all proba bility, prove unfounded. —D urhnin Chronicle. Since our last, the weather has assumed a still more wintry aspect than it then bore. We have had re peated falls of snow, and the frost is bitterly severe. Tire river Wear is frozen over, strongly enough to bear num bers of boys, who have been prompt to enjoy the pleasu: e of skaiting and sliding on its icy surface.—Darhant Chronicle. Mr. John, Smith, of Sea Cote, near St. Bees, has at this time a pig of the small breed, which measures round the middle six feet nine inches, six feet in length, and weighs upwards of 40 stones.—Carlisle Journal. It is now certain that Mr. Fullerton succeeds Lord Eldin in the Court of Session. The appointment, we have no hesitation in saying, will give universal sittis fiction,-.....Edinbargit Otserver. ARBROATH.--A few days ago sotri. Audi mithie fishermen, when out at sea, discovered an object of an uncommon appearance floating at a distann on the surface of the water. On pulling toriards it, they found it to be a coffin entirely empty. It was covered with black cloth, and altogether tleacted that it had been the shell of the body of some respectable person which had been raised from the burial place of this town, or of some one adjacent, and which, after having been robbed of its inclosure, had been committed to the waves.—Strath more Journal. MEETING OF THE OPERATIVE SPINNERS. —On Saturday evening the associated body of cotton spinners, of this town, held a meeting at the house of .Mrs. Adamson, the Cotton Tree, in Heaton-Norris, lirincpallv for the purpose of receiving an address from a deputation of the Manchester Union, on the subject of the present turn-out. At eight o'clock the chair was taken by Mr. William Temple, who said the spinners of Stockport bad been peaceable, and it was their determination to continue to act with due deference to the laws and respectfully to the masters. He understood that some of the mast , : re had agreed to take in their hands at the old priers, until a settlement should take place: and then if the wages -were advanced or reduced, the necessary alteration would be made. The whole proceedings were conducted with the greatest order and regularity. We abould think there were about six hundred present at the meeting, and they listened with the greatest attention, and without the slightest dis turbance, to the various speakera.—Stochport Advertiser. An inhuman monster at Rolleston, near Seatthwell, Notts, recently set a child on fire, for the purpose of destroying it, am) thus getting rid of an in cumbrance, as fathar-in-law. The child, however, has sufficiently recovered from its injuries to accuse the man of the crirno,--Hants Advertiser. MOST MELANCIIULY ACCIDENT.—On Menday afternoon last, two amiable young men, William and George Bradley, sons of Mr. Bradley, of the Middle Hillgate, were drowned in a reservoir which supplies Messrs. Axon's factory with water. They hail gene in company with some friends to enjoy the recreation of skating on this reservoir, and hail been following this amusement the greater part of the afternoon, when about five o'clock one of them, George, and three other young men were precipitated into the water in consequence of the ice. breaking. The three young men extricated themselves speedily, but George could not. His brother, with all the warmth of fraternal affection, on seeing his dangerous situation, rushed towards the spot,. for the purpose of ren. dering him assistance, when, melancholy to relate, within a short distance of the place where his brother had fallen in, the ice also gave way with him, and be fell into the water. Their more fortunate companions hastened off the ice, and went into the water with the laudable desire to rescue them from a watery grave; but all was in vain. An in quest was held on the bodies on Tuesday, and a verdict of " Accidental Death" returned.—Stockport Advertiser. SHAVING GRATH.---During the late war, a barber who kept a little shop on the Hard, at Portsmouth, exhibited the following notice in his window :—" Broken down sailors shaved gratis." A poor tar, whose heard was of a week's growth, and who bad not a single shot in his locker, seeing this benevolent invitation, entered the shop, described his, state, and claimed the performance of the promise. The barber immediately complied, and having lathered his unproductive customer, proceeded :to shave him with a razor which he had selected for the purpose, and the edge of which was in no danger of being easily turned. At every rasp the tears were ready to rush into poor Jack's eyes, and the blood to start upon his chin. In the midst of the operation a dog began to howl most pi • teously in the street. ~ .What the devil's the matter with the dog ?" exclaimed - Strap. "Oh !" observed his tor tured patient, " I (I.lre say same rascally flinty-hearted barber is shaving hint gratis!"