The Sun. — London, England, 1823-08-22 00:00:00

TftEltßEg: KING'S THEATRE.--It has been stated that a Mr. BENELLI has purchased the King's Theatre, but "it is now said that it is to be under the ma nagement of a Committee, consisting of the Mar quis ..of HERTFORD, Lord LOWTHER, Lord AYI.ESFORD, Lord MOUNT.EDGECUM BE , and Count ST. ANTONIO. Mr. BENELLI, therefore, it may be presumed, is merely an agent sent abroad to collect singers and dancers. • INutasit OPERA HousE.—The Interlude en titled La Diligence, another of those whimsical compositions which enable Mr. MATnEws to dis play the extraordinary versatility of his powers, last night turned The Polly Packet adrift, for the present, and he exerted himself in a variety of tharacters, highly to the gratification of a very numerous audience. lie afterwards came for ward in the Farce of Monsieur Tonson, in the part of Morblets, with equal success. lie is evidently improved in that part, and graduated the anger with more precision, according to the progressive impulses of passion, in proportion to the continuance of provo cation, as described in the original tale. Ile indeed afforded such a ludicrous treat altogether that his performances are likely to be very bene ficial to this elegant, convenient, and agreeable' Theatre. Ma. BaANDON.—We do not think it proper to interfere in the disputes between the new Pro. prietors of Covent Garden Theatre and Mr. iitt.trroosr, but we cannot help feeling some con , cern for the latter, who has been employed in the capacity which he lately held for upwards of half a century, indeed from the period when the property was originally purchased by Messrs. COLMAN, POWELL, RUMERFORD, and /lAttats, (1761.) It' during so long a period Mr. rlttANnox has conducted himself to the satisfaction of the late Manager, insomuch that the present Mr. IlAnats has refuQed to assent to his dismission, and would give his pro. portion of the proposed annuity rather to retain Mr. BRANDON than to dismiss him, we feel strongly inclined to take an interest in his fate. Surely his long experience in the situation, fur 'beyond that of any other , person in a similar si tuation at any other Theatre, must give him so. perior qualifications, and such as it should seem they would appear to the new Managers them selves, unless they have solid reasons for remov ing him. As to the formerdismission of Mr. JOHN BRANDON from the office of Treasurer, as that is a very responsible office,it may naturally be supposed that the new Managers, without any , substantial ,objection to him, might wish to employ a confi tlential agent of their own.—The refusal of Mr. BLANDON to accept the terms proposed, and to relinquish the house which he inhabited, seems to afford an inference strongly in his favour, as it cannot be conceived that lie would adopt such a measure unless he had reasonable grounds to support him. It must be remembered that during the U. P. Riots, as they were Oiled, Mr. 1311ANDost exerted himself to the utmost in protecting the property ; that he exposed himself to insult and injury on the stage, during the height of those tumults, and that, though as. sailed by the rioters, he retained the good opinion of the Public at large. We entertain a high re spect for the personal character of Mr. C. KE3I - as well as admire those abilities which cer tainly render him the best general actor now on the stage, and cannot suppose that he would support his coadjutors in any measure repugnant to justice and liberality,nor can we suppose that they would suggest any such measures ; but as Mr. BRANDON has been an old servant of the public, we presume that the public will feel an intern in his favour, and regret to see him in his old age, yet still in the full possession of his.facul ties, dismissed with a provision inadequate to the xupport of himself and his family. nuttily, we hope that the disputes will be privately settled, as the public can have no concern in the grounds of those disputes, though they may naturally be desirous to know that an old servant is placed in a cqmfortable retirement, if all controversy should rot be happily ended by his restoration. We have been desired to admit these observations by per sons who are friendly to the Managers themselves, As well as to a man who has been so long in office, and who has been an active agent for the theatre, as well as an attentive servant of the public lf, however, it should be deemed' inexpedient to reinstate Mr. BRANDON, it might at least be just ar►d liberal to place his son, a very intelligent and worthy young man, who has some time acted as his deputy in the situation, which, from his character, knowledge, and manners, he is likely to discharge with all requisite correctness and ability. ST. JAMES'S PARK.—We yesterday inadver tently copied from the Morning Papers an erro neous paragraph respecting the Canal in the Park. It is not true that there has been any failure in the attempt at opening a sewer to carry oil the water ; nor is it true that it has been found ne cessary, or that it is intended, to cut a new sewer all the way across the Parade to Whitehall stairs. —The new piece of sewer does not consist of more than 40 or 50 yards. It is constructing of brick-work, in place of the trunks, which have been taken up, and is of a capacity to admit of the passage of four or five times the quantity of water which the diameter of the trunks allowed. --All the rest of the old sewer is of the same ca- PQCitY with that of the new piece ; and it is, therefore, only necessary to clean it out, a pro cess which is now performing. Yesterday the Prince de POLIGNAC, as Ambas sador from the King of FRANCE, transacted busi ness at the Foreign-Office. Sir RICHARD COLT HOAR has appropriated a Museum at Malmsbury, distinct from Stourhead, solely as a depositary for valuable antiquities, collected by himself, both in this coantry and in Italy. The celebrated Bristol Cross, known to all antiquaries, Sir RICHARD considers one of his Most valuable gems. DAVID WiLiin, Esq., R. A., is to have the ap pointment of Historical Painter to his Majesty, for Scotland ; vacant by the death of Sir IL RAE• BURN. WINDSOR, AUGUST 21. It was yesterday generally reporte d . t h at his MAJESTY was come to the Castle this day. Arnorg the re ports circulated, one was that his Majesty 'was going to reside there, but this was contradicted, as the suite of rooms to be ap propriated for his Majesty's residence were not In d Sufficient state for his reception, and it was at length ascertained that the King was going to hold a Court at his ancient and Bo}} - al Castle, for the first time since his accession to the throne. ThiA report having spread for some mile s roun d Windsor, attracted a num ber of strangers, in anxious expectation of seeing the person of his Majesty, particularly as it was understal.that he ti - ould enter the town and castle in some degree of State. This morning, at an early hour, the bells of the New Church rang a merry peal, in honour of the Birth-day of the Duke of Clarence. At half-past nine o'clock a royal salute *as fired from small cannon in Bachelor's Acre. About twelve o'clock a number of the King's Servants in their !loyal Liveries arrived in a large open carriage, which evidently cheered the countenance , / of the inhabitants. . The Porter from the King's Lodge took his, .ttorstki at the grand entrance at the gates of the tle , l'ark for the firs: time. The Earl of Liverpool arrived at the Castle Inn frnm Coombe Wotal, in his carriage and foul; the other Cabinet linisters anti Privy Councillors arrived at the same Inn, and the White Hart Inn, where they dressed to attend the. King. troupes of elegantly and well-dressed persons were assembled in various parts of the town and near the entrance to the Cestle l'ard in anxious expectation, of seeing the King. A new Standard of England which arrived a few days since from the Tower of London was hoisted on the Round Tower of the Castle to announce the presence of the Sovereign. Two o'clock twin' , the time appointed for holding the Court, as that hour approached all was anxiety on the part of the multitude for the arrival of the king. The Royal Caval cade was at length espied from the hill of the Long Walk, about the, time appointed, and proc ee d e d i tt the following order Four of tile Royal Horse Guards, two and two ; six out. riders in the royal liveries. His Majesty, in a carriage and four beautiful bay homes, at tended by the Master of the florae, and Lord St. Helens, as the Lord in Waiting; behind the carriage were two footmen. , The King's carriage was followed by another royal carriage, drawn by four horses; both the carriages were escorted by a party of the Royal Horse Guards. The Royal Procession proceeded through Park -street, nigh. street, Castle -street, &c. The inhabitants and visitors greeted the King's arrival, and as his Majesty passed through Castie-street, they loudly cheer. him. The King entered the Castle exactly at five Minute!, past two o'clock. In the second Royal carriage were the Lord Steward and Sit Edmund Nagle, as the Grooms in Waiting. His Majesty was dressed in the Windsor Uniform, wearing the Order of the Garter ; some of the Royal Attendants also appeared in the Windsor Uniform. The Cabinet Ministers and others attending the Court were not dressed in Court dresses, but appeared in what is called an evening dress. The ding proceeded to the Grand Council Room to hold his Court, which was attended by— The First Lord of the Treasury, .the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Secretary of State for the Foreign Department, the Master of the Mint, the Master of the Horse, the Lord Steward, Sir Charles Long, Mr. Freernantle, &c. Hie Majesty held a Privy Council, at which Mr. Oreville at tended as Clerk, when a Proclamation was agreed upon for the election of a Representative Scotch Peer, in the room of the late Duke of Roxburgh. Ills Majesty gave an audience to the Earl of Liverpool, who officiated for the Lord President, who is gone abroad. His Majesty also gave audiences to Mr. Se c r etar y C ann i ng an d Mr. Secretary Peel. The Court broke up at half-past three o'clock, when an de. gent cold collation was provided for their repast. The King returned with the same procession to his Lodge to dinner. Mr. Secretary Canning, on his leaving the White Ilart Inn, in his carriage and four, accompanied by his son and his nephew, Lord George Bentinck, proceeded on his way to Liver pool, from which place the Right lion. Secretary will proceed into Westmorland, on a visit to Mr. Bolton, at his seat, on the bank of SVindentere Lake. FA S MONA BLE ARR IVA I.S. Mr. and Mrs. Bothell, and Miss netball, In Upper Grosvenor. Street, from Tunbridge Wells ; the Hon. Major Arden, at tilts Waterloo Hotel, Jerrnyn-street, from his seat, Pepper Hall, Cheshire ; Captain Loss& and the ,Misses 'White, at Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street from Tonbridge ; M r . T. P ee l and the Misses Peel, at eatts' Hotel, Dover.street ; Miss Ancram, at Ditto from Walthanistow. CHANGES.—The Earl and Countess of Surrey, from Work. sop Manor, for Trentham Hall, the seat of the Marquis of Stafibrd; Colonel and Mrs. Caltlecott, from Brighton, for Leamington Spa ; Hon. Nassau Sutton, ftom Scarborough, for Otterton, in Nottinghamshire ; Lady and Miss Campbell, from Tunbridge Wells, for Worthing; Mrs. and Miss Chid. mers, from Maidstone, for Ramsgate; Colonel and Mrs. Pro. theroe, from Lewes, for Hastings; Lord Grenville, from Mal. vern Welly, on a tour; Mr. and Mrs. C. Pole, from South End, for Broadstairs ; Earl of Kinnoul, from Howick, for Edin burgh ; Major and Mrs. Macdonald, from Leamington Spa, for Harrowgate; Lord Mark Ker, from a tour to town ; Hon. Capt. Perceval, of the Grenadier Guards, for Paris; Mr. Henry Galway, for his seat in Hampshire; Major and Mrs. Harnage, from Brighton, for Lyme Regis ; Lady Caroline and Miss Barham, on a tour; Mr. and Miss Curzon, from Chel. tenham for Ramsgate ; Mrs. Cuthbert, on a tour, from town ; Mr. anti Lady Macdonald, from town, on a tour; Mr. J. Ni. cholson, from Oxford, for Warwickshire; Mr. and Mr s . 3larkland, from Bognor for, for Lancashire ; Lord Cal. thorpe, from Cheltenham, for Oxford; the Dowa,ger Mar. chioness of Lansdown and the Misses Gifford, for their seat, Hampton Court ; the Marquis and Marchioness of Tavistock, from their seat, Oakley Clouse, Bedfordihire, for Cheltenham ; Lord William Lennox,,tojoin his Regiment at Staines ; Coun. tess Lieven, at Brighton, from Tunbridge Wells. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. Mr. Secretary Canning gave a grand dinner on Wednesday, to Viscount and Viscountess Granville, and a distinguiplied party, at Gloucester Lodge. Count Lieven had a dinner party yesterday, at Ashburnbatn House. Lord Holland entertained a party of his disthiguished friends to dinner yesterday, at Holland House. George Ilyng, Esq. M. P. is entertaining a 2 party of friends, at his seat, Vrotham Park. The Duke of Devonshire has a large party of Nobletnen on a shooting party, at his seat, Chatlworth, Derbyshire. MARE, LODGE. PERTH, Auo. 13.—A large party passed through here for Mare Lodge, the shooting seat of the Earl of Fife. They had excellent sport on the 12th ; several killed from forty to fifty brace of grouse each. The deer are very numerous this season. Among the visitors at Mare Lodge a re th e M a r qu i s of G ra h am, Lords Hill and Elcho. General Duff acts as Landlord in the absence of the Noble Earl, who is expected shortly. His tenants and numerous well-wishers are anxious to hail his arrival. Glenarm Castle is at present a scene of the greategt gaiety and fashion, and nothing can exceed the attention which is shewn by Mr. M'Donnell and his amiable Countess to the distin guished individuals who are at present entertained at the hos pitable And ancient seat of the Antrim family. Dieppe is filled with visitors, both French and English, to enjoy sea-bathing. A lodOng is difficult t o b e f oun d, eit h er i n a hotel or private house. The new baths formed there appear to answer every expectation. MATRTMONY.-Mr. THOMAS MORE compares a man going to be married to one who puts his hand into a sack in the h o p t of drawing out a single eel from among a hundred vipers. 44 It is a hundred to one," adds he, " but he will pick out a viper." Lord BACON maintains a directly contrary opinion, and asserts, 46 that in this mar riage sack the eel would be in a ratio of a hun dred to one of the vipers." POETII, Y. Tilt LAUGHING PHILOSOPHER. Though life declines, and Time, the thief, Has itOlen my bloom away, cliarge thee, fly these haunts, palc-liver'd Grief? Rior think, if shine my locks all siver grey, That I, like dotard old, will fall thy sickly prey. Light was my heart, when clays were young, As kid o'er verdant plain, I laugh'd and danc'd, I snigger'd, toy'd, and sung, The lads and lasses join'd my gamesome strain, i And age stood smirking by, as growing young again. Where ate those days ? they are not fled ; comrades flourish still ; Old bald-pates, oft we meet., byhumour led, We call up school-boy days with wizard skill, Repeat our merry pranks, and then' a bumper fill. Ye men, who worship hoards of gold, Yet pleasure dare not taste, Can I but laugh suc h men -moulds to behold ? Or such as riches only know to waste, Mere squirrels, cracking nuts, and squantrring them in halite. Philosophers, who wink and blink With close-glased, peering eyes, Can ,I but laugh, profoundest Sim to think, Whit pride 'mid those meek looksl in ambush lies, l!e'w Folly screens her face 'mid Wisdom's fair disguise; Ye magpye poets, chattering rhymes, And ye who strains of .woe, Like whining ring -dove eke against the times, flagging with sau c y Clack at all you know, Or soothing poor dear selves in sonnet sadly slow ; Whether, good Sirs, ye rail or pine, Ntrhat boots it all to me ? To sit and prate like mock-bird shall be mine, To chatter moans like you; then uff I'll flee, And jeer you all at once itfsome high language glee: Ye patriot sotila ' so wondrous grave, So loving, goodel and wise, Boasting your country you but wish to save, Ye lanky spiders, snaring silly flies, Oh ! how I sit and laugh to testae your silken lice. But Kings and Queer: and such like things, I rev'rence much; and never, - No never will I laugh at Queens or Kings! But crowns from redcaps, faith / I cannot sever. And I could laugh at both for ever and for ever. And while I laugh, good Joan, my wife. Shall sport like damsel *ay ; For Joun, kind soul ! has tangled with me through life, And still, like two old lutes, in tune we play, And while our hearts are blithe, never dream of life's decay. Thus Falstafitlike, I'll live and die, . Laugh long as I can see ; And when death's busy hand shall close my eye, This bag of jokes I leave the doctor's the, Then, doctor, when I'm dead, laugh thou, and think of me. . .eE-- , • - 1., ;. I f.), •,* s .',. ' , : , t . ~;,,,, - A7*. .4 ~ , ,,,?- ,- ..t. ~, . ...., . ... a -- .1.,., - ~..... „0";;;'• ‘-.W . 1 „ 4 o,:tt, • 1 , -..% - -..-, t' N-4 - C \.. • ': ( 41:. . 4 • ' ) .4. , 4, ' ,', (.i THE KING'S COUNCIL, .S:c. UNIVERSITY INTELLIG ENCE. Cmttnntner, A ay. 21.—The new quadrangle at Trinity College is to be called Theleires Court, by his Majesty's gracious permission. The following Gentlemen of this University were ordained on the 10th inst. at Threford, by the Lord Bishop of that diocese:— DEmmtvs.—C. Sotherton 13ackler 8.A., and Jenkin *Jones. B.A. ' of St. John's College ; and W. H. Hill , B.A. of Emmanuel . College. PRIESTS.— 11. flarthitlgtoll. 8.A., King ' s College ; T. Lavie, Magdalene College; R. Bitteraby, 8.A., and R. Thursfield, 8.A., St. John's College. The Lord Bishop of Norwich will hold an ordination in that city on sth October next. A Monument has been erected In St. Philip's Church, 131 r. mingliam, to the memory 1,1 the Rev. Dr. Outram, the late highly -respected Rector of that Parish, and formerly Public Orator of this 'University. The following sums have been collected in the several parishes of this town, pursuant to the King's Letter,, in aid of the Na• tional Society for the Education of the Poor in the principles o the Established Church :—. All Saints St. Andrew the Great St. Andrew-the Less' St. Benedict St. Botolph St. Clement St. Edward St. Giles . Bt. Mary the Great St. Mary the Less St. Aflame' St. Peter° _ St. Sepu/chre • • lloly Trinity - • • Not yet cotn plet4: 7 ' - £lB 6 6 • 25 0 0 - - 17 9 6 -•5 3 6 - - 1E) 4 0 • .5 5 0 - 10 0 6 . E; 15 6 • - 9 10 0 .. 3 3 0 7 15 0 NIARS/1.4t. NEY.-"It tiiip enrs, b y an ar ti c l e going the rounds of the public prints that the unfortunate Marshal Ney, who was sho t at Paris one the restoration of the Bourbons, was an American by birth, was born near Elkton, Maryland, and that hii proper name was Michael Rodolph. Ilia history is briefly this: he commenced his military career, and received the first rudiments of his education in Captain Lee's dragoons, of the Maryland line, during the revolution, from which he was honourably discharged. —Ile was born in Cecil county, in that State, and after the period of his dis charge from the army he removed to Carolina, where he mar ried but his matrimonial connexion rendered him unhappy, on which he left his family, took a vessel to the W est I nd i es, remitted the proceeds, an d d ec li ned returning a!) his native country, since which no trace could be found of him until the French Government, after the execution of Ney, took posses sion of his papers. and made the discovery. General Id:die m:m(l, when in this count r y, w hi le travelling through 'Mary land froni Philadelphia to Baltimore, confirmed this by a re ference to the circumatance.—(liridgton Wldg, American Paper. ) A letter from Gibraltar of the 31st ult. says A very worthy man, a Don Juan Martinez, Postmaster of San R oque, and his wife, were very inhumanly shot by a party of soldiers who were escorting the former from San Roque to Al. gesiras, under pretence of trying him for being the bearer of some correspondence from some Royal ist emigrants here to the disaffected in Spain, being apprehended going from hence to San Roque. The wife, from a Warm affection, insist. ed upon accompanying her husband ; and when they arrived at a mill on the road, the word was given by the ensign who comman&d, and a Sol ley was fired on these unhappy victims. A ger. vent who attended Mr. Martinez was fortunate to escape, having received a shot through M S hat. The party pretended that n i rescue was attempt. ed by the prisoner's friends, but I believe there is no foundation for it." Fiaz.—This morning, about five o'clock the extensive cork factory of Mr. BaicKsti.i., in the Minories, was discovered to be on fire. The flames communicated to the house of M r. C raig, in ilaydon- square , an d to th e h ouses i n the rear. 13y eight o' c l oc k t h e w h o l e o f Mr. 13.'spremis es fell victi ms t o t h e d evastat i on , t ogether with the stock i n t ra d e , cons i s ti ng o f 15 tons of cor k ; four curses perished in the flames, and it is re ported that a fireman was killed by the f a lli ng of s a u w n! lt. Th A e i se Mr. il. sameali; dy li r icknell is ins ure d in the premises were destro ye d by fire about s i x mont h s ago . This morning, as a gentleman was pa ss i ng down Mark-lane, oppos i te M essrs . R E AY and CO's. t h e wine mercha n t s , h e wa s seized with a fit, and falling d own , struc k aga i ns t the curb-stone with such viol ence , that he fractured his skull. li e was taken i n t o M essrs . R ea y's, where a surgeon attended him, and he was subsequently carried to the hospital. SPORTING INTLLIGENCE. BATTING DONCASTER 5 to 2 agst Tinker 11 to 2 agst Sherwood 13 to 2 agst Tancred HESTON' PARK MEETINti WEDNESD AY , AtiG. 20, Hunter's Stakes o f 6 gs each, with 15 added. heats two miles to Mr. Benton' s c h. g. Chance carry llst.. • . Capt. How a rd' s b. in. Amelia - - Mr. Bouv er i e ' s Trance .. : Mr. Arro wsm i t h' s gr. h. Mockbird, . Majtir Jones's Music ,.. Mr. How ar d' s T ruth . -. . . Mr. G. Udney's bl. h. (felt) Both heats were well contested, and Amelia was the favourite. Sweepstakes of lOgs each did not fill. The 'Heston Stake of SeVen Sovereigns each for Ho rs es not thorough bred. Mr. Jones's Pilot Mr. il'helluson's Giant Mr. Goddard's Hypocrite . Three only were placed. Won easy. 4 2 2 3 3 4 3 dr 8 dr --- CAN TERBURY RACES, WEDNESDAY, And. 20. ,Ilis Majesty's pl a t e o f 10 0 guineas. Lord Egremont's b. h. Centaur . - - I I Mr. Woollett's b. h. Minister - - - 2 dis The County Members' Plate of 50/.(Maiden.) This Plate afforded some excellent sport, there being two well contested beats. Mr. Watson's ch. 1. Princess - ~ 1 4 Mr. flowatd's br. c. Worthy TUUltfitbAY. A Sweepstakes of 25 sovereigns each. • Mr. G. J. Milless ch. f. Pincushion . . 1 1 Sir. Lushin g t on ' s c h. c. T he Smoker 2 This race afforded excellent sport, being won by only half a neck. me Sweepstake of 20 gu i neas eac h was won by Mr. Lush ington's ch. c. The Smoker, which walked over the course, as did the same Gentleman's to. c. Repeater, for the Sweepstakes of 10 guineas each. YAR.IIOUTIt RACES, Tut UMY, Atm 19. The Gold Cup Suikes. Ld Verulam's b. c. Vanrieu, 3 yrs - Mr. Rush's f. by Pi oneer, 3 yrs - - - Mr. Jay's Counsellor (late Lounger) - Mr. Anson's f. Helena, 3yrs - - The winner the favourite.. Major Wilson' s Laurence Plate of M.. - - . Mr. W'. - Edwards's H e l ena - . . Mr. Warner's Huntress - - . 'WEDNESDAY. These Races were more numerously and fashionably attendee' ' this day, than for many pleceding years. Several persons c. distinction were present. The sport was excellent. The ,Golden Cop Stakes of lOOgs value. Heats, two miles, Verulams Vaurien - . ', - ' Mr. - Rtirnhold's b. 1. by Pioneer . l. Mr. Jay's - ch. h. Counsellor . - - Even betting An excellent race. The Ladies' Mate of 501. Heats two tuna and a distance, Major Wilson's b. h. Laurence .. . .. 1 Mr. Edwards's h. f. by Rubervi .. - Mr. Warner's ch. h. by 111u1Fy 3t02 on the winner.—A 4,00 d race. Match tOr M. One mile and a distance. Capt. Manby's ch. in. Lady o f t h e L a k e Capt. Travers b. f. litheptia . . The winner the favourite. The Pony Race was won by Mr. Utting's Mary. .—....... BURTON-ON-TRENT RACSS. 'On Tuesday', Aug u s t 19 t h, the Gold Cup; twice roun d and a distance, Sir W. Wynn's b. c. Belmont, 4 yrs, Fist. . - 1 Mr. Beardsworth's Birmingham, 3 yrs, List. alb 4 2 Sir T. Stanley's Doge of Venice, 5 yrs, List. 101 b . 3 Mr. Mytton's Euphrates, sited, 9st. 31h . . I Sweepstakes of 250 ear ,ti 'lO ft., for 3 yr.olda. Sir T. Stanley's eh. c. General 11 1 ina . walked over. The Anglesea Plaii oraL—Tree mile heats. Mr. Beardsworth's.ch. c. by Iltilliamsun's Ditto, 3 yt9 1 1 Mr. Platers b. g. Thurlby. aged . - - 2 2 Sir. Tonles's b. f. Fair Phillis, 4 yrs - 3 3 Mr. Mytton's Clansman, 3 yrs (went on the wrong side of a post.) - , 2 2 3 3 PIGEON SHOOTING... The Grand Annual Pigeon Shooting Club held their final Meeting yesterday at Chalk Fenn; the P r i ze , an e l egant Silver Cup, was, ably an scientifically contended for by sixteen Gen tlemen of the Club at twelve birds each, 21 yards distance.— After an able contest, the Km was adjudged to Mr. HALL.— The fallowing is a correct outline of the order bf shooting : — Killed. I Mr. Hetherin g t on - 10 Mr. Eleamont . Mr. Sparks . 6 Mr. Pool . 2 Mr. Mason Mr. Kelly 7 Mr. H illing 8 Mr. Capron 6 Mr. Hall . Mr. eadlam Mr. Slade - Alr. mills . Mr. Perkins . Mr. Robottom - Air. Parkins . Mr. Newton CRICKET. IVednesday a 11latch was played on Kennington Common, between the W e d nes d ay ' s Kennington Club and the Cheliea. The usual attention and accommodation was affotded the Oen tlenien by. Mr. B r i ant , a i the 'flofrul Tavern. The following was the state of the game at, the close of the play in the evening ;-_- KeNNINGTOX. let Innings ' 2d ditto (not oat) CHELOtA. - 161 I.lst Innings - 83 4 72 PEDESTRIANISM. On Wednesday week, at four o'clock in the afternoon, 3lr. roux SAsiniensox, of Bothel, started to walk 154 miles in 48 successive hours, in a field near, Cockbridge t a nd co mpl ete d his arduous task, without anyapparent distress, in 45 hours anti 53 minutes, haVing rested in the course of the time B,i hours ; and consequently had walked four mires 2.10 yards each hour during the whole of the time that he was actally on foot.—(Car.: &le Journal.) A foot race of an hour was run yesterday on the Edgeware. road, over a two miles piece of grottnd, between Lieutenant ASULEY anda 11IL Wir.i.ounituY, and both turned out Food runners. It was for a rump and dozen and ten sovereigns. Both run their first two miles abreait in eleven minutes nine seconds, the second in twelve minutes and twenty seconds, the third in thirteen minutes And nineteen seconds. fl ere th e Lieutenant took the lead, and did the next two Miles in four.. teen minutes and fifty seconds, leaving his adversa r y a b out thirty yards in his rear . H e k ept his distance it-head, rather increasing, during the remainder of the race. The Lieutenant won the match by more than a hundred yards, he having per_! formed nine miles and a few yards. over in the hour. A rough looking countryman, in a smock frock, and very unlike a runner, was brought forward to run a quarter of a mile within a minute: He was matched for five sovereigns, when peeled, h e t h rew oft the clumsy disguise. Proper watches having been set s he performed the task in one second within the given time. r*KiAibt F ATlL — Yesterday this fair corn rnenced with all its former gaiety, and the fine ness of the day drew a vast number of visitors to the scene of frolic and amusement.: AT YORK. ST. LEGER. 9 to 1 agst Claude Lorraine 13 to 1 agst Isabella 14 to 1 agst Palais Royale. --...1111.-•-• YORK AUGUST AIEETING—TnEsnaY, Aug. 19. , Sweepstakes of 20gs each, for two-yr-old colts, Bst. 5113. ; fil lies, Bst. 21b. Tl,vo-yr-olds' Course. til Subscribers.) Mr. Houldsworth's b. c. The Miller of Mansfield - 1 M Mr. Wheatley's bl. c. Streathatn - - 2 Mr. Jackso n ' s. - 3 b. c. by W e !b ec k , - - Mr. Lambton's ch..c. by L eopo ld - Mr. T. O. P ow l ett ' s b. f. sister to Miss Fanni - - 5 Mr. Scarisbrick's b. c. The Mate -; - - 6 11 to 8 a gst The Miller-7 to 4 agst Streatham. • A fine race, won b y a h ead. , Fifty given Pounds by the City of York, to be added-to a Subscripti on Purse, for five-yr-016, Bst. 71b: ; six, Ost.l2lb. and aged, 9st. Four miles. Mr. Lanibton's ch. m. Fortuna, 5 yrs • 1 * I Mr. Houldsworth's b. rn. Amiable, 5 yrs - -' 2 Mr. Gascoigne's b. m. Cora, 5 yrs - - - 3 Id Milton's ch. ni. Ursula, 5 yrs - 4 Even betting on Fortuna—Won easy. The City Plate of M. ; three-yr-olds, 7st. 71b. ; four, flat. kb. ; Maiden colts allowed 21b. and fillies, 31d. Heats, one mile and three quarters. The winner to be sold for 200 gs, if demanded, &c. Duke of Leeds's b. c. by Mowbray, 4 yrs Ld Allison's ch. f. L eonella, 4 yrs - Mr. NV. Atkinson's h. f. Vesta 3 yrs • - - Mr. Peirse's gr. F. by Walto n , '4 yrs • - Mr. Gibbeson's ch. I. Miss Wentworth, 4 yris - Won easy. 2 3 2 3 4 1 2 dr 4 dr ASSIZE likiTELLIdNCEi, LANCASTER, WEDNESDAY, tiva .2o. LIBEL.---CtIORLE Y V. 01138011. (Special Jury.) . . . [Received tfas Morning.] The entire morning was occupied in a trial for a libel, whi c h e xcited a considerable degree of , interest. The A TTORNEY.GEINIMAL stated that the libel [ was of the most injurious description . , reflecting 1 upon a Gentleman of character and fortune'in [ 1 the neighbourh oo d o f B o l ton-on -the-Sands ; and i what aggravated the conduct of the defendant ; was, that he was a young Gentleman ; a gradu a te Of the University of Oxford, educating with a view to his beComing a Minister Of the Church. The Libel was contained in an ironical pro.; dtiction published in the Kendal Chronicle, and it professed to defend the plaintiffagainst certain imputations of meanness and corruption in the dis charge of the functions of Overseer of the Poor and Surveyor of the Winds, but at the same time was calculated to infer that the imputations had been justly Merited by the conduct of the plaintiff. The Learned Counsel insisted mall on the want of Christian charity manifested by the defendant in thus libelling his neighbour, with whom he professed to be living on terms of friendship, and trusted that the Jury, to mark their sense of such Conduct; would visit him with exemplary damages. The libel having been proved and rend, Mr. Serjearit Cnoss addressed the Jtiry, de scribing the libel as a - mere school-boy lampoon, 'unworthy the attention of the plaintiff, and wholly unlit to be wade the subject of serious investiga.: lion in a public Conn of Justice by a Special Jury. Mr. justice llOr.aniro 'tie§ of Opinion the pub lication in question bore the character of a libel, and deseryed such damages as the Jury might consider reitsbnable The Jury consulted a shOrt time, and returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 40s. E ARItiY. A detachment of the Royal Artillery, and some Invalids arrived on board the Success transport, front Quebec, Und dis embarked the Ifith instant, at Portsmouth. - • EItt:ANTiLE :5111 2 2 3 dis FAl.l4oo . ' . itt, Aittl. 29.—litind g:W.--the vessel reported to be on shore yesterday proves to be a Dutch or Brethen gal-,. hot called the Neutralitart, from Rochelle for Norway, laden. With wine, brandy, vinegar, and sugar ; she is gone to pieces, and Very little of her cargo saved.. Arrived the Lady Arabella packet, from Lisbon, sailed the 10th inst. Sailed the Fanny, Worse, for Opo r to ; .B a l t i c Merchant lot ibehee :;Levant. packet, for Newibundian4 ; and henry , for Malaga. 4 - ',• DEat., Alio. 21.—Wind W. by S..:—Sailed the Sir Godfrey 'Webster, for New, South Walei ; Asia, for Bombay; Royalist, iOr the South Seas; Castle Forbes, for Van Diemen's Land; ilanover, for New rork ; William, for Miramielii ; and iieve rid others. Passed through the Jane, of flamburgh ; and Friends, Pearce, lion,por Jamaica. The S uccess transtl42, and ling Zephyr (E), passed at noon with troops on WAN.' Arrived from London the Ant, for Gibraltar.—The tnaii;b 4 g containing the letters for Deal luti bent left •, , by mistake' at Uravesend i and has not yet arrived. ~4'. Pr. If li 0 till', A tr G. 2O.—.WindlV.S.W.—Arrived the Bifir4. Woes, Bloomfield, front London fire Quebec. Mr the: P O 4 ', the Oames llOnlop, Shepherd; from st. Kitt's in Ziii tlayo. ga . ' to London p ac k et , f or Boston; itlatilda,,for Newf oun d. last . :!' ohn Cam", for Laguira t and B r i t i s h T ar an d Sophia, for. Otibee. Downs Ana. 21.—Wind S.W.—,Arrived froth the the A4ia, Letson, for Quebe c ; an d Ri c h ardson, fur Miriuniehl. ri 2 2 33 DESPERATE OUTRAGE AT KINGSTON. 'lwo men, well known at tilt the metropolitan ' Police Offices, named Charles Hutchins and Robert Smart, as conunon intortheri, lately paid a visit to Kingston and the town* adjacent, where they have been following their profession au secret, among the coach-proprietors and coal merchants, against wh om they filed informations—the former fraternity for offences under the• Coach Act, and the latter f or those under th e coa l l aws . Th ese wearthiei,, fearful, should their occupation be discovered, that they would be roug hl y treated by the town's people, took care in keep themselves out of com pany, and took a lodging at an inn in the town, where they wen' treated as gentlemen. At length all the coachmen and coal:. Merchants were served with summonses to answer the in formation before a bench of Magistratei at the Seisions House ; and ae conlingly, on Saturday last they attend e d th e C ourt, when to theirastonisinnent they found the two anpyasedgentlancapte;.tent in the characters of an informer and witness. The cases wero gone into, and what with informalities and want of evidence. most of them were quashed. The result soon spread in the. town, and almost immediately after the Court broke up, up.. wards of 2,000 people h a d collected round the Sessions 130}111e, and were provided with filth, rotten eggs, stones, and 'other missiles, for the purpose of attacking the informers when they` Caine out. in a few minutes Hutchins made his appeararree4 under the protection of a constable, front whom the mob soon rescued him, and pelted him. with the ammunition provided till none of his features ivere distinguishable: In fact, he ret,.: aerated a pillar of mucl. On getting to Cluttonbridge4 hei to' escape hiS assailants, jumped into th e Th ames, and concealed himself under one,of.tho arches. Som e . o f the Mob' followed him, tore his clinhar from his back, end dragged. hiM two or three thrtes through the river, till h e was almost lifeless. They then dragged him ashore, completely naked, and deprived him of Ins whiskers. At this Juncture, the Magistrates, headed with a posse of Constables, arrived. on the spot, and succeeded in rescuing the fellow from thei,, further vengeance of the infuriated mob, and conveyed him; in a state of insensibility, to a surgeon's, where his wounds were dressed and properly attended M. He was then carried tri the house of Mr. Palmer, the magistrate in the town, who humanely gave him some clothes to cover him, and per.; mined him to remain till the evening when he was placed in a post-chaise, and carried home to hie residence in the New Dover-road, where he now lies in a very precarions state. His companion, Smart, saw the storm comm on, and succeeded in retreating unnotic e d by t h e mob, without any injury. We • ............__understand one or two of the ringleaders are in custody. :.- __________!....„„,............-",.......—.......-- CORN—EXCHANGE, A tilt. 22. • The arrivals of Wheat :UM quatteri, of Oats 0100 Oar. tors, and of Fl ou r 3,400 sacks. This week' forms hut au in-' considerable addition to, the quantities left aver from Monday's sales. The we a ther i s wet and unkind for the itsrrest t tfiis occasions more mOuny to be asked for dry samph's of ail de scriptions of Corn. l3oth Wheat u n it Oats rather otreeti in the prices of Monday. in other Grain no alteration. SNITTIIPIELD ItIARKET, AltdilST 22. Te supply was rather short this morning, particulaily iri Sheep anti Iwtmlis, which obtained a good price; all other de scriptions of incat may he quoted as per last Momlay. To sink die Offal, per stone of Ulb. Beef 33 ott t o is Veal 4s Od to Os Od Mutton 3s Ott to 48 ts: Pork as Od to 3s .10d Lomb 4s O. to - 58 Od. MAY AND STRAW, PLI 1:0410. to i7i - Itla 1 Clover —lB Os to .1:6 101; straw £1 Us to £2 21. 4 IMPROVED SYSTEM O F THE ARMY.. --.MajOr-t./Mieral ;Sit Henry Torrens, K.C.B. Adjutant-General, &c. &c. has, re-. cently returned from Irefantl i where he has been for several' months superintending the instruction of the troops in that part cif the United Kingdom, In hid improved system for the Formations, Field Exercise, and movements, of ilia Majesty's Land Forces. The 'lnlets and Regulations for carrying into immediate and general practiee thi s uni f orrh system of discipline are expected to be Shortly promulgated, by his Majesty's command, to the whole army. The Lieutenant-Governo rs hip o f Pl ymouth, and the com mand of the Weitern Diatrict., which includes the Counties of DevOti, Cclntwall, and Somerset, exclusiVe of Bristol and its Vicinity, held by the late Major-Glen: Sit Denis Pack, are still vacant. The Lieutensnt-Governcirship Of New Brunswick, which was held by the late Major-General G. S. Smyth, rerriains also Vacant.