The Sun. — London, England, 1823-05-21 00:00:00

tion here. Yesterday, for instance, a Commissary of the Police' related every where, that he had just received a letter from his colleague at Paris, who gave him the 'following informa tion :---" That a Constitutional Spaniard, who hail come over to the Royal cause, had escaped from Urgel, and had arrived on foot in the capital of the department : he had brought the important news that Mina, who had retreated into the defiles of the mountains, has found himself constrained to engage in a combat which • lie could no longer avoid ; but that just as it was about to commence, his troops, on whose fidelity he thought he could rely, had mutinied against him and refused to fight ; that they had even threatened to seise his person, and would have eirected this project, had he not escaped by retreating towards Barcelona, with some companions, who remained attached to him. . The relater of this news even went so far as to say, that this flight had not succeeded, and that Mina, 'surprised by his own soldiers; had been delivere to the French troops, and conveyed to Perpig nan, where he then was." Notwithstanding the confidence with which this was communicated, it has met with no credit, and sceptics would insinuate that it is merely a piece of policy to throw a veil over some intelligence of a less welcome de scription. It is generally believed, that there has been some action between Mina and Marshal Moncey, though we are ignorant of the result. It has been reported in the army of Marshal Inoneey, that General Mollitor was coming to join it, and that on the way he had defeated General Ballasteros, and taken from him 5,000 piisoners. But it seems certain that Ballasteros, far from having been defeated, is of all the Spanish Generals the one from whom the most is to be apprehended, because he has no fixed position, and may suddenly appear at a point in which it would be easy for him to do us much injury ; this has indu duced General Mollitor to move upon Piocia, by which be has in some measure crt one corps in two. 'We have no news from Pampcluna, to besiege which, no steps whatever are taken. It is the same with St. Sebastian, the garrison of which makes frequent sallies, which always cost us some killed. and wounded. The place continues to in crease its stock of provisions, so that it will be able to hold out a long time when it is regularly besieged. They write from Sarragossa that that city is in a state of continual agitation, that the shops are constantly shut lest they should be pillaged by the rabble, who traverse the streets utter ing dreadful cries, and threatening all those who are connected with the Constitutional System, and even the peaceable in habitants. Several assassinations have already been commit ted ; there is reason to fear some commotion. The mail from Madrid, which is this moment arrived, brings absolutely nothing new—the letters are of the 7th ; they speak of the tranquillity of the capital arising chiefly from the ab sence of almost the whole of the respectable part of the popula tion. Our news from Catalonia says, that Mina, after quitting *rich and Oldt retired in the direction of Barcelona ; that he was not attacked, and that only his rear had exchanged a few musket shots ; it was supposed to be his intention to join the corps of General Ballasteros. Meantime Marshal Moncey has fixed his head-quarters at Gerona.- The Quotidienne affects to believe that the French invasion of Spain has only been repro bated in England by our Revolutionists stnd Ra dicals ! The Quotidienne knows better; and it is therefore unnecessary to prove to it that which is notorious to the whole world, viz. that but one sentiment on this subject is entertained by the' British Sovereign, by his Ministers, by his Parlia ment, and by the great body of the rank, the property, and the intelligence and loyalty of his people. We will tell the Quotidienne one thing, however, of which he seems to be ignorant, and which may serve b r im and his friends for matter of serious meditation. The only persons in England (with the exception of two Journalists), who VC. jOiCe at the iniquity of the attack now perpetrating upon the liberties of the Spanish nation, arc the. Revolutionists who cherish " hatred in their hearts against order, justice, and fixed prin ciples !" We understand that next Sunday the marriage between OSCAR, son of the reigning King of SWEDEN, and the daughter of. EUGENE BEAU. UARNOIS, is to take place by proxy, at Munich, in Bavaria. Shea is to embark at Lubeck from Stockholm, and to be accompanied by the Queen of SWEDEN now in Paris. On their arrival at Stockholm a formal celebration of the nuptials mill take place, which is expected about the 15th June, on rt hich occasion there will be a series of fetes in the capital and throughout Sweden', Nesterdny the• Duke of Ymtx, as Commander in Chief, held a Levee at his Office in the Horse Guards, which was attended hy..---Lord Hawke, G e ner a l Si r B. Tarkton, Gen. Fir George Nugent, :Admiral Lord Torrington, Lieut. General Cockell, Lieut.-(;en. Sir Edward Barnes, Major-Gen. Guard, Major-Gen. Wilson, Major-Gen. Sir Colin Halket, liijor f; en. Sir Manley Power, M ajor -Gen. Stewart, I ,, lajor-Gen. Sir Charles Greville,' Rear-Admiral Sir _Henry Blackwood, and about 30 others. Yesterday the KING received visits from the Duke of York and the Duchess of Gloucester. The Duke of York, prompted by his usual 'kind-feeling, has enclosed 211 guineas to Mr. Ro bins, in aid of the unfortunate family of the lute Prompter of Drury-lane. The young Princess of Kent has been errone ously stated in all the Papers to have completed her fourth year on Saturday last. Her Highness's birth-day is the .4 -ith of May ; so that it i s on Saturday next that she will have completed her fourth year. Monday morning the Duke of York rode to Hampton Court, and returned to town in the af ternoon. MELANCHOLY AccinEwr.--Yesterday after mon a bricklayer, employed on a building near Sadler's-Wells, fell from the summit of- the ,building, and notwithstanding the fall to the ,pavement met with several interruptions, he came to the ground with a tremenduous crash, by which both his thighs were broken and several ribs fractured. Ike was instantly conveyed on a litter by- eight men to St. Bartholewew's Hos pital, in an apparent lifeless state. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Dowager Lady 'Welby and Family, in Gloucester-place, from their seat in Lincolnshire ; Lieut.-Colonel and Mrs. Morgan, in Upper Harley-street, from their seat, Londough Castle, Glatnorganshire ; Mrs. Stillingileet, in Dover-street, Piccadilly, from the College Green, Worcester ; Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Stone, at Sir Jolin Perring's Portland-place, from Essex ; Sir John and Lady Palmer, at Gordon's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from Eton ; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gore, at Batts' Hotel, Dover. street, from a tour; Mrs. Henry Law and Family, and Mrs. Pyne, at Marshal Thompson's Hotel Cavendish-square ; Hon. Geo. Walpole, at ditto ; Josiah Gist, Esq. Mrs. Gist, J. Gist, jun. Esq. S. Gist, Esq. and the Misses Gist, at ditto; Rev. Win. Bryman, at ditto ; Rev. J. Strickland, at ditto ; Mr. and Miss Yates, at the Waterloo Hotel, Jerrnyn-street, from Lan. cashire ; G. A. Askew, at ditto, from Northamptonshire; Captain Grantley, at the Pulteney Hotel, Albermarle-street, from a tour ; the Hon. 'Thomas and the I.%listes Coventry, at Blake's Hotel, from Foot Cray, Kent. DEPARTURES.—GeperaI Guise, from the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn-street, on a tour; Joseph Scott,. Esq. and Mrs. Scott, from Thompions Hotel, to Yorltsltire; .N. Nash,. Esq. from ditto; Lady Middleton and . R. W. Middleton, Esq., _from (freillon's Hotel, Albemarle-street, on a tour; Mr. and Mrs. Dott, from the London Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Berks Mr. and Mrs. Sheerwood, from the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle - I street, for Norfolk. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. Amongst other distinguished personages at the 3larchioness of Thomond'S rout, on Monday evening, were his Royal High ness the Duke of Gloucester, the Duchesses of Richmond, Leeds, and Leinster, the Marchionesses of Winchester and West meath, and the Ladies Lennox. The Bishop of Winchester entertained a distinguished party at dinner yesterday at his house in Great George-street, West minster. Henry Petre, Esq. had a large party at dinner yesterday at his house in Grosvenor-square. The Right lion. It. Peel had a large party at dinner yester day, at his house in Great Stanhope-street, May-fair. Sir Archibald Macdonald, Bart. had a dinner party yester day, at his house in Duke-street. W'estminter. Prince Leopold has issued cards of invitation for a grand en tertainment on the sth of June, at Marlborough House. Viscount Belgrave entertained a distinguished party at din.' ner yesterday, at his house in Grosvenor-square. Dr. Prosser had a dinner party yesterday, at his house in Bruton -street, Berkeley-square. The Dowager Countess of Stamford had a select party yes terday evening, at her house in Charles-street, Berkeley-square. THE COUNTESS or ITAREwoon's ASSEMBLY.—Mon"day night the Countess of Mar wool) gai , e a grand ball and sup per at ilarewood House, Hanover-square. The whole of the suit of rooms on the first floor of the spacious mansion were thrown open for dancing, &c.; the splendid furniture and de corations had a most magnificent effect. The ball-room was very neatly and elegantly chalked with appropriate devices. The company began to arrive soon after ten o'clock, and con. tinned setting down to the number of upwards of 500, consist.' ing of his Royal Highness Prince Leopold, and the Nobility and Gentry of the first rank and distinetton. An excellent band, consisting of nine performers, led by Mr. Weippart. -was pro vided for the occasion, and judiciously arranged. They com menced the merry dance at half-past eleven o'clock, which watt led off by Lady - Harriet Laseelles and the nephew of the Earl of Stamford. At one o'clock supper was announced, when the large'dining-room and the whole of the lower suite of rooms were thrown open, and a most splendid and, magnificent scene was exhibited. The whole of the tables were decorated with great taste and splendour. There was no cessation of dancing, which continued till past four o'clock. BOXING. GREAT FIGHT BETWEEN SPRING AND NEATE This grand combat, which has so long Interested the Sport ing World, took place yesterday near Andover, about sixty-six miles from London. The road was so much thronged with ve hicles of every description, that it was with the utmost dia. culty the jo:trney to town could be performed ; and at the hour of our going to press, but very few people had returned from the scene of action. For the present, therefore, we can only state generally, that Spring was most proudly victorious, his great science and manly activity having given him a decided superiority over his more furious and forcibly striking opponent throughout.--The battle lasted i 4 minutes, and consisted of eight rounds. In the commencement the combat was very se vere, but the advantage soon became decidedly in favour of Spring, and the conflict terminated in a rally, desperate on the part of Neate, who however fell completely vanquished with a broken arm. lie was immediately taken °lithe field, and put to bed. Surgical assistance was speedily procured, and his arm having been skilfully set. no doubt was entertained of his speedy recovery. Spring, who has thus become the undisputed Cham pion, was comparatively very little injured.--f None of the Reporters for the Journals had reached town when our Paper was put to press.—The above statement is from a Gentleman who was present at the fight, and who returned to town at a late hour in his own carriage.]_( Morning Port.) Miss MACAULEY, on 'Wednesday, read a Poem of her own composition, entitled " MARY STu.twr." The Poem appeared to possess con siderable merit, us far as we could judge from. the delivery. The fair Author re cited it with great judgment and effect.— The recitation took place in the Great Concert Room at the King's Theatre. There was a nu. merous and elegant audience, and the recitation was highly and deservedly applauded. A batch of new Peers having just been made, a Lady of rank was not sure whether she was in the habit of visiting (that is, exchanging cards) with one of the new Peeresses ; and she referred to the footman in waiting, who was accustomed to deliver such cards. " Do I visit Lady IL?" was the question ; to which the servant replied, " Your Grace has not visited her since the ere. alum ! " On Saturday last the Rev. Samuel Raymond, 14.L.8, was instituted to the Rectory of Flempton cunt Hengrare, Suffolk, on the presentation of the R ev . R o b ert A n d rews an 4 Timothy Holmes, Gent. trustees of the will of the Rey. Charles Andrews, deceased. On Friday l as t t h e R ev . Oli ver Raymond, 1...14.8. was instituted to the Rectory of Middleton, in the county of. Essex, cm the presentation of John Thomas Mayne, Es q. John Bridges, Gent. the R e v. R o b t . A n d rews, and Timothy Holmes, Gent. A Member of Parliament never spoke in the House of Commons but once, when, in the middle of a debate, a certain noisy Member, looking accidentally at him, bellou - ed, " Hear, hear, hear!" to which he calmly replied, " I never do any Mine the, Mr." The answer immediately got the ap plause of the Rouse. Over the door of a house in a village in the west of England is hung a board with this inscription : " Schooling forlittle boys and girls at 2d l per week ; -them a: let>ns manners pays W. more. . • ' ; ` - ra ) '... . -1 Ir.."' .-.....4. ~ t f,,,ii-:',. .. - ~,,„ ~,, ~...- .. , ,:, • .., - f .., , - OV E , • , k, ...z. , ,..... , A s ../ 0 s 1),,,,,,, , . . .4, . :,.... f`,, ••• ^.:, ~:: • ~, ,I t, ,„ .• , ti, . 1 '4* .Z:K:...... ' 4 ~%•', .. it ? ~., ~ 1 0 4' ZR OF 1 .1,2* .vil li ff) , . A 'lkk, • .":, -.: 4- , . -er,:dlak If JO Y . '"'\ ci) ftb -44 A erifi. .., 1. 1 44 D re. P 0 E T It Y. SLAVERY. From \Western India's fertile sou, Before the Eternal. Throne, Sigh'd out by thousands as they tell, Ascends the Negro's groan. Beyond the Andes' snowy bound, In rich Pontosi's mines, Immur'd beneath the cavern'd ground, The wretched bondsman pines. And where the dark Levantine wave Assails the Libyan shore, In bitter toil, the galley-slave Still labours at the oar. From every clime beneath the skies, Profan'd by slavery's chain, The prayers of captive millions rise— shall they plead in vain Shall man, of " little power possesed," His fellow worm enthral ? And rudely from his brother wrest A blessing giv'n 'to all ? Yes, thus it is; yet not unpaid II is tyranny prevails: And all his barbarous deeds are weigh'd In Heaven's unerring scales. And when the dark and silent grave Its gloomy jaws shall close, And the stern master, and his slave. Alike in dust repose; Each bursting sigh, each bitter tear, Each bosom's tortured beat, Shall then in dread array appear, Before the judgment -seat. Then tremble, tyrant of the day, And shudder at thy doom; For know, vain man, thy little sway Is ended in the tomb—. That home the wretched slave implores, A tenement of rest; That leads him to those smiling shores. The islands of the blest DREADFUL FIRES. Yesterday morning, a li ttle before one o'clock, a fire broke out on The premises of Mr. Goulding, silk-menu. lecturer, at Park-place, Peckham. The fire commenced either in the kitchen or in the stable, nearly adjoining Mr. G.'s beau. tiful little dwelling-house, which had just been fitted up in a style of great neatness and comfort. As the premises were erected almost entirely of wood, the fire speedily communi cated to the whole building, which burnt with extreme fury, notwithstanding every effort• to extinguish the flames, until the whole was reduced to one frightful wreck. Through the great exertions of the neighbours, &c. we believe some of the silk-mills and machinery were saved from the fire; but when we saw them this morning they were lying about the garden rounds and other parts badly broken and mu tilated. cry little of the household furniture has been saved, and we lament to add that a valuable horse was lite. rally burnt to a cinder, it having been found impossible to remove him out of danger in time. What adds greatly to this calamity is, that a great number, of industrious young persons chiefly females occupied in the mill, are suddenly thrown out of employment. Mr. Goulding, we are informed, had expended not less than four or five hundred pounds on his premises since he last effected his insurance. Thus, in a very few hours, a large and amiable family, together with their numerous de pendants, work.people, and others . , have been reduced to a state of great distress, although in Mr. ti.'s ease, at least, we earnestly hope and trust, not to poverty.. Nvertheleastheloss to this worthy m a n, w hose misfortuneincreased by the cir cumstance of his having, within these few days, burst a blood. vessel, frony which he was however gradually recovering, must be very considerable indeed. ACCIDENT OCCASIONED BY Trm (}As.--An alarm of fire was raised yesterday morning about one o ' c lock, at the' house of Mr. Gunther, the corner of Beaumont and High Streets, Mary-le , bone. It was, after somereaearch, discovered that' ne of the screws by which the gas is turned on, had come nut, in consequence of being too long in use, from which the gas had issued, and when arrived at its proper height, had ignited by one of the burners, which was left - lighted for Mr. Gunther's return. It was fortunate, however, that such burner was Left alight ; had it not, the gas would shortly have filled the house, and the inmates, perceiving the smell, would in all probability have obtained a light, when the whole house would have been immediately in flames. Ex c l ui d„ of the foregoing, no further damage was done. TILE LATE FIRE IN Nrw-sTwEET.—Montlay night the remains of Mrs. Parry, who was destroyed in this mysterious conflagration, were found am ongst t h e.rums, an d conveye d i n a shell to St. Martin's workhouse. They were burnt to a mere cinder ; the bones of the skull and the shoulders were the only parts remaining entire. An Ingnest is appointed to be held on the remains, and the inquiry (from the evidence which has been brought forward respecting the conduct of Gone previous ly to, and at the time of tlie lire) is likely to be of the most seri. ous description. The poor creature was SO very laine, that upon a recent occasion, when she went to the funeral of a rela tive in a coach, it look her twenty minutes to walk down stairs. This accounts for her being unable to Cross the room when called to by the firemen, who were upon the ladder, at her window, ready to assist her. A few days since a destructive fire occurred on the premises of Mr. Rawlings, at Pertwood, near Warminsteryhy which two a granary, containilhe accident was occa s iO ne d 200 sacks of wheat, se vera l °buy waggons,t- t i i l l t e lu i se go s i l ti 6c m of some c.wered hot est )y l et im i. e, which had been placed in a waggon.shed, and incautiously covered over. The loss is esti. mated at 700/. The Spectateur Oriental has published a Re port made by the Chevalier CIESAIt n' A VENANT, one of the French Consuls in th e Levant, from which it appears that he has been the means of saving the lives of the crew,of an lonian vessel about to be massacred by the Turks. This ves sel, called the St. Raphael, was captared by a Tunisian corvette, and carried into Bourdrum on the 6th of December last. The crew, con sisting of ten men, were ordered to be decapi tated, but the French Consular Agent, repre senting that they were lonians, and as such under theprotection of Great Britain, the execution of the Ham, or sentence, was suspended, the clo fortunate men released, and the s hi p and cargo restored to the Captain. OLD BAILEY•—(THIs DAY.)---The Sessions having closed, the REcourir.' n passed the awful sentence of Death on the following persons :—'rhos. Connor and Tho 3. Cooley, for stealing in a dwelling-house; John Brown, for burglary ; Kitty Sheen, fbr stealing in a dwelling house ; 'rhos. Fenwick and Frederick John Will. Nopon, for like offences. William Bell was ordered to be transported for life, and John Holding for 14 years. George Bowing, Mary Devains, Geo. Moss, Elizabeth Benson, Geo. Hod, illary Williams, Thos. 'Jones, Geo. Beaumeret, Thos. Richardson, Jas. Grove, Geo. Parker, Fanny NVilliams„Thos. Johnson, Thos. „Ma son , J o h n Collins, and Uhas. Whitniarsh...-were ordered to be transported for seven years. The Sessions were then adjourned until Wednesday the 25th June. The fine weather which has followed the late showers has produced a wonderful change on the face of the country. The pastures are every where putting on a flowery mantle---the wheat crops are recovering rapidly from the effects of the winter storm; and vegetation is every where advancing. THE ETON MONTEM. The Scholastic Jubilee, known by this title, which has - existed from time immemorial, and _is celebrated every third year, took place yesterday, with the accustomed solemnities at this classic spot, Where grateful science still adores Her holy Henry's shade, . • and were it not f or t h e unfortunate absence of Royalty, the whole would have gone off with a joyous magnificence scarcely ever witnessed on an y s i m il ar occasion . this is a tribute to juvenile talent, which forms a remarkable trait in our national character; and it must excite no common share of interest when one considers that warriors, legislators, and statesmen, in em bryo, were among the actors in this imposing scene. There has always been a numerous attendance of noblemen and gentle men of fortune, relatives of the Eton scholars ; and the num ber yesterday was greater than, perhaps, was ever witne s s e d before. During the whole of Sunday and Monday, visi. tors from London and all parts of the surrounding country continued to arrive at Windsor and Eton. The crowd on Monday evening was so great, that the inns and private lodg ing-houses were all occupied; not a decent bed could be had for less than a guinea a night; and many persons were obliged to repose upon chairs or sofas. Meanwhile every coach that ar rived from London brought a cargo of boxes ' filled with the splendid new dresses which were to be worn by the scholars ; with whom study and discipline were entirely suspended. Their amusements chiefly consisted of acquatic excursions; and in the evening there wa s a gran d rowing match, which excited considerable interest. party of young . gentlemen from Ox ford, who came to visit the scene of their preparatory studies, where bold adventurers disdain the limits of their little reign, entered the lists with a party of their former companions ; two six-oared funnies startedathout five o'clock from Eton.bridge, one - of them man ne d b y t h e Oxonians, the other by the Etonians ; and after a sharp contest of three miles up the river and back again, the race was won by the latter, in the pre sence of a vast concourse of spectators who were seated on each bank. At an early hour yesterday morning, every thing was in a state of preparation for the grand procession to the favourite mount. Near 500 young gentlemen, some of them splendidly attired in scarlet military dresses, with swords and Field- Marshalls' huts, and many others in glittering silks and tur ' bans and feathered caps, such as are worn by th e h eroes i n A s i at i c Melodramas, were all lrawn up in the principal square of the College. About ten o'clock they partook of a sumptuous break fast set out for them in one of the great rooms. By this time two military bands arrived, and conti nue d pl ay i ng severa l mar tial airs. The square and all the avenues leading to the Col lege were crowded by persons of all descriptions; by far the greater number, however, were highly respectable in appear ance and elegantly dressed. The females were by far the most numerous. • All these were in continual motion until half-past one o'clock ; some parties of them rushing into, and some out of the College ; and it often happened that the opposing crowds blocked up the gate in such dense bodies that for half an hour at a time ingress and egress became impracticable. A large party of the light-fingered gentry, who had come down from London for the purpose, took advantage of this confusian, and lightened several gentlemen of their purses and watches. About half-past one, all the scholars, headed by the Mares.. dal, Mr. Thackerny, and their Captain, Mr. Barnard, and pre- Ceded by the military bands, were drawn up in the meadow in military array, and proceeded on their march through Slough, ad litontem. Many hours before this young gentlemen in splendid dresses were sta ti one d at a ll the entrances leading to Lton fir the purpose of collecting salt. In other words, they stopped every passenger whether on foot or horseback, or in car riages, and made them deposit a sum of money in their large purses. Each contributo r rece i ve d a sma ll t i c k et w i t h the words, Mos pro le , re—virat Custom for law—long live the 'King :"—atil those tickets stuck in t h e h ats o f t h e men , or i n the bosoms of the women, served as passports against future demands. The p r o cess i on towar d s Salt-hill was followed by a line of carriages more numerous than were ever seen here before. They occupied a line of about two miles and a half. One-third of them were the barouches and chariots of Noble men, among which we observed those of the Duke of Devon shire and Lord Ilarrington ; the others belonged for the most part to priVate gentlemen. There were some hundreds of gentlemen on horseback, and thousands of pedestrians. The roads and fields adjacent to Salthill were insufficient to contain them. When the young gentlemen arrived at the destined spot, their Ensign, Mr. Dansey, ascended the summit, and there before innumerabl e applauding spectators, waived and furled his flag in a most dexterous spanner. When this ceremony was concluded, the young gentlemen immediately repaired to the great Inn near the. Mount, and partook of a dinner, which had been previously p re p are d f or t h em. M any of them, as usual, indulged rather more freely in their devotions to the jolly god than was suitable to their tender years. Between six and seven o'clock they marched back to Windsor, and'went upon the Terrace, wherethey, paraded for some time with the bands of niusic; and finished the revelries of the day by retiring to the College. A great and general disappointment was experienced in the lamented absence of his Majesty, and the still more lamented cause of that absence. But the Sovereign was not unmindful of those to whom his liberality had been extended on so many former occasions; he sent his usual purse of 100 guineas; and Mr. Cannizig-Lonce the most distinguished Alumnus of this ancient Seminary, was the bearer of it. • The day was uncommonly tine, and rendered doubly grate ful in consequence of some refreshing showers which had fallen during the preceding night, and early in the morning. It was the general feeling of all the visiters, that a more delightful Montem had never before occurred. Mr. Barnard, the Captain of the Scholars, will receive all the money that has been collect ed, and iii immediately tea enter the University upon the founda tion. The grandfather of this young gentleman was once Pro.. cost of Eton College. Our town yesterday (Whit-Monday) _preeented a scene vf animation and gaiety most truly, .gratifying, it being the Anniversary of the several Benefit Societies in this place.— Tmorning he was ushered in by the ringing of bells, and at an early hour the Club Hopes displayed their various ban ners, and were decked out also with oak boughs, &c. The day being peculiarly . fine, hundreds of fair visitants from the surrounding neighbourhood thronged the streets and rendered them almost impossable. At eleven o'clock the different socie ties, six in number, assembled in the High-street, and, after forming themselves' in order, proceeded to church, att e nd e d by bands of music, fl ags , oquets of flowers, &c., whigre a most excellent and a pp ro p r i ate sermon was preached by the Rev. B. Heawood, Chaplain to the Corporation, who those for his text th e 7 t h c h ap . I st Corinthians, 24th verse. " Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God." From these words the Rev. Gentleman descanted at length on the great benefit derived from these institutions, as not only affording relief to the distressed and comfort to the afflicted, .but as being also conducive to public good. He besought his hearers not to murmur at the dispensations of Providence, although they might not have the enjoyments anti comforts that others had, but to be content and cheerful in the several stations of life to which they had been called. He alluded to the establishment of a Savings Bank in this town,. and spoke in the highest terms of these In stitutions, expressing a conviction that time and experience would shew their great utility, and that they would ere long be generally resorted to. In conclusion he exhorted them to be honest and upright, and to continue to • show towards one another that brotherly love which was so truly ap parent on that occasion. At th e conc l us i on o f t h e serv i ce , the Societies paraded the streets, and then retired to their mipec tire dub-houses, where dinnerS were , provided on the occa sion, and the afternoon was spent with the greatest order and conviviality, highly creditable to these praiseworthy institu. tions, whiell we sincerely hope will long continue to prosper, and Shed their blessings on those of their b re th ren in affliction. The number of Members assembled on this anniversary amount. ed to 121tf, viz. :—The Friendly Brothers, at Golden Lion, 308 established in the year 1790 ; The United Kentish Britons, at Town Arms, 280, established in 180 ti ; The . Friendly Brothers, at Sun, 273, established iet 1811 ; The humane a nd Brotherly Society of Paper-Makers, 130, established in 1814 The Brotherly Society, at Jolly 'Waterman, 122, establi s hed i n 1801; and Brotherly Society, at Prince of Wales, 108, esta blished in 1813. On no similar occasion do we remember to have seen the town so thronged with visitors, and the church was so crowded that hundreds could not gain admittance.— ( Ilfaidettnie Janrnal, May 20. BENEFIT SOCIETIES.. - -On Thursday last a case was heard before the Magistrates in the town-hall, wherein a Member of "the third battalion of the Sons of Mersey," Benefit Society, complained against the officers for refusing to pay him the - weekly stipend be was entitled to by the articles during his sickness. It appeared in evidence that the complainant was one of the original members, had duly paid his subscription, an d t h roug h s i ckness hed been upon the box since Christmas last; that he was entitled to thirteen shillings per week for six months, and had received it until within the last two weeks, when one of the officers told him the box was shut, and . they could pay him no longer fur want of funds. In this tiilentme he was obliged to apply to the parish, and th e se l ect v estry now ass i sted him in t h is ap plication. • As the officers did not admit funds, .the Maws. trates made inquiry therein, when it appeared by the books there was sufficient for the urpose and they made an order for the poor man to be paid; observing that the object of such societies being to contribute to the support of each member when in need, it was not creditable to them to endeavour to withhold their subscriptions when the necessities of a Weller required them.—(Clicstcr Nardi 20,,) THE MAURITIUS. [Extract of a Letter from Mauritius, dated Jan. 30.) " This island was never more healthy and 4 2- :;403 tranquil than at present. It i • . aise d Mar: our Governor will proceed in the Ai i?e i.Cifrigate, Capt. MORESBY, to England, and she is in daily expectation of being relieved by the Ariutine, Our commercial enterprise is, like that ofJhe rest of the world, very dull. Muck difficulty is experienced from the natural effect of a return to Cash Payments, which has been in pro gress during the last two years, the deprecia tion of the paper money having decreased from 35 to 18 per cent. This rise in the value of our circulating medium is much complained of by some, and a ,few bankrupt c i es h ave ensue d the only one of note is that of the house of Saulnier and Company. Our produce is very low also. Good Sugar, for ready money, is to be had for about Os. or 10s. the hundred weight. The Planters are petitioning to get relief from the duties on their Sugars in England, and to be put upon the same footing as other Sugar Colo- , nies, their situation and claims being totally dis tinct from those of the East Indies, with' which they have been unfortunately, and, no doubt inad vertently, classed and mixed up. You will learn with pleasure that the Slave Trade is completely annihilated here; Madagascar has long been closed against it ; and, more . recently, the whole East Coast of Africa has been excluded from this traffic by the treaty with the Imam of Muscat, who has even authorised the British Navy to seize and confiscate any Arab vessels engaged in that commerce. A large French arm ed ship has recently been sent away empty from Zauzebar, one of the Imaum's Dependencies, although she came expressly for Slaves, and although many thousand( bad, some time before, been brought from the interior for the traffic. THE. ARMY. A detachment of the Royal Staff Corps, consisting of three officers and sixty-two men, arrived in this town, on Friday, from Hythe, and left here on Saturday morning for Deptford, from whence they will embark in a few days for the Isle of Ceylon.— (Maidstone Journal. ) Commissions in the Ist Regiment of 13erkshire Cavalry, signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Berks. Thomas Thornhill Morland, Gent. to be Cornet ; Sir Francs Sykes, Bart. to be ditto. AIERCANTILE Sill PPI NG. DEAL, MAT 20.—Wind S.W.—Arriveil and sailed for tho River the Ruth, Munro, from Jamaica. Remain in the Downs the Severn frigate, and Diligence East India Pilot yacht. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 20.—AVind S.E.—Sailed the Albion, Best, for Van Dieman's Land. PLYMOUTH, MAY 19.1—Wind E.—Arrived the Thisby, Rethlie, from Jamaica, in 7 weeks. Sailed the Two Brothers„, Lawson, for Faro; Resolution, for Ilamburgh ; and Aga, for Quebec. WHITBY, 31 1 &v 19.—This morning a sloop, named the Janet, of Lerwick, Thomas Boswell, was picked up by some fishermen of this place, and towed in here, haying lost all her sails and out of provisions : she was found aboUt 10 leagues from the land ; the crew had no provisions two days prior to their being picked up by the fishermen. As it has come to our knowledge that the ship George Cann !n!:, of Liverpool, Dit. George Forster, nmster, has not reached her destination, bomeward-bound from the coast of Africa, and is supposed to have foundered, we state, for the information of her ' owners and the friends and relatives of those on board. that she was boarded by his Majesty's ship Cyrene.' commanded by - Capt. Percy Grace, on the 19th September 1822,, in lat. 14. h. 5. N., long. 19. 55. \V., who put on. board of. her, far conveya.ne;!.. to ling - land, a large packet of letters,. which were lekibr that pur pose at Porto Prava, in the island ofSt. Ago, b y the Sir 'Edward' Paget East Indianian, with -31 r. Samuel Hodges, the very. obliging and respectable Consul from the Cluted States . e;:' America. The George Canning was deeply l a d en w i t h a ' valuable cargo- of Nlm oil, ivory, was very healthy,' and had been about eight weeks from Prince's Island.— A similar fate is supposed to have attended the Windermere, of Livetrol, which left Prince's Island late in November,'and' whose kroomen found a conveyance to this port on board 114, Majesty's ship Cyrene.—(Sierra LAmx Afareb Poott RELvilox9.—Etia, in titt London ithip,w, zincof April, gives the following, not very charitable de« scription of Poor Relations A Poor Relation is — t he most irrelevant thing in nature,— a piece of impertinent correspondency ,- an odious approsireation, —a - hatinting:. conscience, a preposterous shaddow lengthening in th e noontide of your presperiry—an unwelcome, retnembrapuer ,perpetually recurring mortification— a drain on yo ur purse --a more intolerable dun upon your pride—A draw. , back upon success.-a rebuke to your rising-'-a stain in your blood—a blot on your seutcheona rent in Your garment-, a death's head at your banquet—Aged:odes' pot--a Mottle,: eat in your gate—a Lazarus at your. door—a lion in your path—a frog in your chamber—a fly 4n your ointment..-:::; mote in your eye—a triumph to Your enemy—en apology tti• your friends—the one thing not needful—the hail in . harvest— the ounce of sour in a pound of sweet—the 'bore par 4reekq.z•ty" ,DumPitiES. , ---Early on Saturday morning Alit - town's tradesmen began their preparations .for the awltil which - is to be exhibited to-morrow on the leaea ui guard-house in Buccleugh-street—the execution of J ' APCana and. • Joseph Richardson—and it - was evident. the sight made a solemn impression on the passeri.'. - On that day, the distracted Mother : of poor Joseph him for the last time. The particulars •of this inter were afflicting in an extreme degree, the unhappy having been so overwhelmed by bar .nlaternal feel::: • , a s to -swoon (pike away again and again. Yesterday young man bade adieu to a sister and a younger brotti.„ and to-day is to take a last leete .of his wife ' who has been: all night in - his cell ; after which we hope he will feel lbst - the bitterneks of death .is past, and will be enabled to give his mind Undistractedly to the solemn duty of preparation for th e world that is " unseen anti eternal.' brealini; asunder his earthly ties will be still more affecting ; for be itntv not only a widow, but seven orphans, to lament his untimely end. Ills wife, on comin t .,..r to - visit hint: from time to time, .has been obliged to bring wi t h der t h e ' little , sickly Matt which observed. on her am when she appeared it Court, Wait was heart-rending sight to see the father as' he reclined on the iron bed to which he is chained, warming little irsbe. itt . his bedcloathes, and bendi ng over •it with a degrecuf tender.- netts for which we had hardly given him credit: . 'This man a Roman Catholic, but a liberal ;Ma - well-informed one. • Roii, he and Joseph have, we understand, evinced much proper Ceti , ing, and we trust they a re tr u ly p en i tent . -Their prep.u-atit . s for death have been unremitted, and they have appeared to 0- eeive most gratefully the attentions of the eninitrcrs who hs sm visited them,.—{ Eoligb - urg,44 Star.) CORN EXCHANGE, MAY 21. The arrivals oflrain :o this day's market are tolerably krcocl. Wltrnst rinds but few buyers at itlonday's prices: In Ilar Deans, and Peas, there is no variation. Oats are now pier , ful, and sales cannot. be efiliceed without submitting to low‘r priers. HOP iNTELLIGENCT, SofiTliw,trifc, MAY 19,—We are seliln , yery few lb +, but consequiliee of iiitfavourablo repor,s r froni file Planta_ tions, our prices aro lather on the JMORTOXE, AIAI 10.--111t1 »: flop Plantations in n i tigiiinntrinuni pre, , .-nt have a most unpromising appear.. neco, almost every ground beiny intlisteti with flea. Tho is baekwarilerby a fortnight or oiore than ¥ was k_st years