The Sun. — London, England, 1823-05-20 00:00:00

the last letters from Zante say, that on their r efusal to delive ;up the vessel, he had burnt three Hydriot vessels. " Hitherto the greatest tranquillity prevails on the opposite coast as well as in all Albania, Epirus, and Thessaly. Since the retreat of the Turkish troops from Missolemghi, the in surgents have not attempted the smallest enterprise, and we do not hear of preparations for defence. They seem to be en tirely occupied with their divisions. Maurocordato, it is true , has gone to the Morea to take the place of President, which has been given him, but it is certain that he left Missolemguis mith • the prospect of speedily returning to Italy. " Several letters affirm that the plague has broken out at Napoli di Romania, but some persons say that the Senate residing there, has purposely spread this report in order to keep away visitors whose presence would be unwelcome. At all events the situation of that place and of the whole sur rounding country is deplorable. The citadels of Corinth, Coron, and Modon, as well as Patras, and the forts on the Gulf of Lepanto, are in the possession of the Turks. Accord ing to the last accounts, the greater part of the Turkish troops that left the city of Corinth for want of subsistence, who escaped the massacre at Vostizza, are said to have arrived at Patras. 44 From Patras we learn that the Pacha of Scutary has now declared that he is really ready to act in the service of the Porte, with a numerous army of Albanians. Notwithstanding all that has been stated for some months past of the defection of some isolated tribes, of new movements among the Saluists, &c. nothing of the kind has yet happened, and it is certain that the very great majority of these warlike tribes has no inclination whatever to combat for the Greeks, whose sen timents they have never participated. But if it is desired that they should serve well, the . first thing necessary is to pay them well. Point d'argenl, point d'arnantes.— Some persons make the number of those troops enrolled by the Pacha of Scutari amount to 25,000 men : others state that it is much greater. The number will chiefly depend on the pecuniary means which the Porte may place at the disposal of the' Paella. It is said that great preparations are else making at Larissa." CoNsialvrixopt.r., APRIL 10.—It is generally asserted here that the Greeks will not negociate with the Porte, except on the basis of their entire independance. Lord Strangford ap pears to endeavour to effect an arrangement. The negociations with Persia are not near a conclusion. The Porte is said even to have declined the mediation of Lord Strangford. The new Firman regulating 'the trade of the Black Sea is very disagree able to the Franks, as it is nearly equivalent to a toll on the passage of the Dardanelles, and is likely to be a great hindrance to the commerce of all foreign nations. The following Extract of a Letter was this morning posted at LtmYD's:— [Extract of a Letter from Brest, dated May 13.] 44 I arrived here , this day in the French fri gate Cleopatra from Bahia, in 53 days. When I It ft, the siege of that city was still continued by the Brazilians under the command of General LABETAT, and its defence by the Portuguese under General MADEIRA. A Brazilian squadron had sailed from Rio Janeiro, and a Portuguese one from Bahia, and bOth were in the neigh bourhood of the latter place. Fresh provisions of .every kind were very dear at Bahia, which, added to the stagnation of trade, was producing great misery and want among the lower classes of society." Yesterday the KING received a visit from the Duke of Clarence. We are extremely happy to state his Majesty is going on very welt. Yester day, at one o'clock, Prince Leopold received visits from the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, the Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Prin cesses Victoria and •Feodor. The Royal party partook of a dejeune. Last evening the Duke and Duchess of Clarence left town for Bushy Park. The young Princess of KENT completed her fourth year on Saturday last. Yesterday a letter was received from. the neighbourhood of St. Sebastian, dated the 9th inst. The French having found it necessary to give farther protection to the communications along the great road from Irun to Vittoria, had for that purpose withdrawn part of the force em ployed in the blockade of St. Sebastian. On the night of the Bth the garrison made a sortie, re pulsed the besiegers, and took some prisoners.— Several new leaders of Constitutional Guerillas have begun to distinguish themselves in this part of Spain. Mendoza, formerly the Aid-de-Camp of Porlier, is one of these commanders. Colonel Pablo, otherwise. named Chapalangara, is ano ther.. He makes excursions along the road which leads from Pampeluna to Vittoria, by the way of Salvatierra. One of the sons of the Conde de Espeletta, formerly Viceroy of Navarre, has also put himself at the head of a Guerilla.- 4 --(Times.) MR. THOMAS TAYLOR, generally. known by the designation of PLATO TAYLOR, on account of his translation of the works of the celebrated Greek Philoso r'her, is preparing ELEMENTS 01 , A NEW AniTIIMETICAL o • ririow, in some respect analogous to that of Decimals, by which expressions producing a great variety of infinite series maybe obtained, whi c h can b y no ot h er means be tbund ; the series. discovered by the moderns, 'for the quadrature of .the circle and hyperbola, are shown to be aggregately incommen surable quantities ; and a criterion is given, by which the corn. mensurability or incommensurability of infinite series may be inftdlibly and universally ascertained. %Vu understand that a large supply of .Bibles, sent out to Malaga, was distributed by some of our countrymen in that quarter. Many were most gratefully received by several Spanish Priests, who were much in want of these, and never had formerly seen the Scriptures without note or cotnment. INQUEST IN THE FLEET PRlSON. — Yesterday a 'Coroner's Inquest was held in the lobby of the Fleet Prison, before Thomas Shelton, Esq. Coroner, and a Jury comp ose d of the most respectable gentlemen in the neighbourhood, to in quire into the cause o f t h e d eat h of Mary Peters, which hap pened on Friday last in the said prison. The Coroner reca pitulated the evidence, which, he observed, went to prove throughout that the deceased was addicted to drinking : It had been proved also that she was at times subject to delirium. The Jury returned a verdict of—" Died by the visitation of God." Yesterday afternoon an unfortunate accident happened near Slateford. As the Lanark coach was coming to town, at a brisk rate, an old man, a pensioner, rather the worse of liquor, with his wife, were proceeding along the road, they were called to by the coachman, when the man, in en deavouring to get on the foot-path, stumbled and fell back before the horses, which with the carriage passed over him. He was taken up in an almost lifeless state, and con veyed to the Police Office; but he died before reaching town. On inspection of the body it was found that one or two of the ribs were fractured, and that the right thigh bone was broken. .—{Edin6urth Courant May 17.) THE THEATRES. COVENT-GARDEN.—The Tragedy of. Romeo and Juliet was represented last night at this Theatre. The talents and person of Mr. C. liumßr.e so well correspond with the part of Romeo, and his performance of it has been so long admired, that it is only necessary to state that there was no decline of merit in his acting. The chief object was the return of Miss F. H. KELLY in the part of Juliet, by which she made a very favourable impression on the public, and which she well supported last night.' ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE.—Mr. ARNOLD, who is always prompt at the call of Humanity, last night opened this Theatre for the Benefit of the Widow and Children of the late Mr. CARR. Many musical and theatrical Performers sym pathized in the same benevolent feelings.— The Marriage of Figaro was the Play, and was represented by Miss STEPHENS, Miss POVE V, MrS. AUSTEN, MISS BEAUMONT, LISTON, HAR LEY, PENLEY, and HORN. Intermediate airs, duets, &c. &c. were given by Miss PATON, Signor TORRI, Madame VESTRIS,BRAHAM, Miss FORD E, MELROSE, WEBB, FITZWILLIAM, KNIGHT, T. COOKE, and Miss TREE. It is a kind of moral duty to register the names of all who came for ward on this interesting occasion. We wish that the audience had been more numerous, but as the prices of admission were raised to those of the Patent Theatres, it is to be hoped that the general amount was not inconsiderable. OLYMPIC THEATRE.--A new piece, entitled Nick and the Devil, again introduced Mr. ALEX. ANDRE, the celebrated Ventriloquist, to the public last night at this place. His own powers of imitation were exerted with equal success, and it was surprising to find that one voice was sus ceptible of so many changes of sound, and that his variations of dress and character were so rapid and distinct; but the drama itself had so little merit, that we advise him to resume the former vehicle for his mimetic powers. That piece was justly popular and well attended ; and in this vast town there are doubtless thousands who have not heard it, and would be highly gra tified by its repetition. His merits, however, triumphed over the insipidity of the drama, and he receiv9d much applause throughout the whole of his performance. VAUXHALL GARDENS. This old, popular, and attractive public amuse ment opened last night for the season. The public have not forgotten the spirit with which the amusements were conducted last year by die new Proprietors, and the votaries of pleasure will be delighted to find that success has not made the Mana gers negligent, but, on the contrary, increased zeal, and still more costly efforts to please than heretofore, meet the eye in every direction, and promise a season of u n exam pl e d splendour. The whole of the boxes have been newly embellished—the trees replanted—the walks fresh graVelled—and in a word, no expence has been spared to elevate and diversify the scenes here prepared to gratify the eye and the ear. Several perfectly new erections have been constructed during the recess. Among these is a completely formed stage of very large dimensions, covered in at top, with dressing-rooms,, and other suitable conveniences at its back, on which, it appears, ballets, under the direction of a regular ballet -master, are to be performed by a set of dancers expressly engaged for that purpose. The ballet of last night was Cinderella; or The Little Glass Slipper. Nothing could be better managed than the whole of the performance. Cinderella found a very agreeable represen tative in Miss L. COURT. The ball was admirably arranged, and the elegant equipage of the fairy favo ure d Ci n d erella , drawn by two remarkably pretty po n i es , called forth shouts of applause. Previous to the ballet, we ought to have remarked, Mr. BLACKMORE exhibited with infinite grace and agility on the slack rope. Besides the theatre which we have mentioned, there is an erection for the descent ala Saqui. This terminates the grand south walk, and may be truly called from its vast height, size, and solidity of construction, a noble finish to the fine vista here. It repreaents a fortress or palace in the Moorish style, the front of which is composed of an embattled parapet, flank. ed by two circular towers, and the back by an appropriate centre building, crowned at top with an open Monaco arch, through which the descents on the rope are made. There is also a Musical Temple constructed by a Mr. Putt- LIPS, at an expense of fourteen hundred pounds. This is a most ingenious piece of workmanship. It is of considerable dimensions, and assumes various forins, embracing the five orders of architecture, and surmounted by a dome, on which is elevated a figure of Fame. The body, steps, &c. are of ma hogany, and the compartments of each portion of this varied building are occupied with paintings by II owARD,STOTHARD, and TOWN'. Among the improvements we-must not forget the new en trance from Kennington-lane, opening into the Chinese walk. The mechanical Theatre has been heightened and improved ; there is a variety of new chandeliers and lamps, (and the Gar dens being now Royal), are all surmounted with elegant crowns. A grand view of Mount Vesuvius by moonlight occupies the large space of the Sub-marine Cave. Several new Cosmora mas, viz. one of Paris, Rottenlam by moonlight, North Pole, Bombardment of Algiers, and Artificial Fire-works.—Two new Octoedrical supper rooms; from one the company can see the Ballet, Hydraulics, Slack Rope, &c.; and from the other, the Tight. Rope, Ascent, and Fire-works. A Concert, Vocal and instrumental, was given in the course of the evening, in which the following performers assisted:— Miss Tunstall, Miss Noel, Miss A. H. Neville, Master Longhurst, Miss Williams, of the King's Concerts ' Mr. Collyer, Mr. Go u ld en ,?M r . Cl ar k ; M r . illallinson, from Bath ; —Composer,.Mr. Parry ; Leader, Mr. Wagstaff; Organ, Mr. Watson ; Leader of the Military Band, Mr. Hopkins. Their united exertions were all that could be wished. Se veral pleasing imitations were supplied by Mr. H. Ilitowx, from the York and Newcastle Theatres. A superb display of beautifully varied fireworks took place at twelve o'clock, ac companied by the ascent ala Sagas. This from the wetness of the night it had been feared must be dispensed with. It was however successfully accomplished. By some accident the lights were extinguished when he was near-the top, but this, though it caused momentary apprehension, produced no tied - dent, and Mr. Bratcxi.ocx went through the difficult task in excellent style. The attendance was remarkably good for the opening night. It was, in fact, it we may use the language of the place, 44 A great Garden." An accident had nearly occurred in the ascent. The rope was observed to be remarkably slack. It turned out that the carpenter, thinking it could not take place, had loosened it.— Mr. BLACKMORE, however, as we have already stated, went up to the top—an ascent to such a bight on a slack rope was perhaps never perfumed before. • , WINCH MTH, MAY 17.---On Wednesday some labourers working in a field belonging to H. NOYES, Esq. of Thruxton, near Weybill, discovered a bo u t t wo f ee t un der the ground, a most beautiful tesselated pavement, sup posed to be the flooring of a tent, used by some Roman General. The land is cleared away, and, with little exception, it presents a most perfect picture of antiquity. The pavement is corn. posed of small checquers, about half an inch square, of ra. nous colours, and, according to the different compartments, varying in size ; the workmanship is beautifully shaded, anti the figures, which are mostly preserved perfect, shew great art of delineation. In the centre is placed the General, with the right arm extended, clasping a goblet—in the left is a spear— over his shoulder hangs a skin of a wild beast, and his feet are resting on the back of a leopard. The whole is delightfully ornamented, and certainly offers to the curious a choice spe cimen of early days. The inscription, which is as perfect as at first, is on the upper margin of the pavement, and is as follows : QYINTVS NATALVS IVAIALINAS ET VODENI At the upper side of the square, indeed just above the let ter Q, is a piece of free ston e about two feet square. The labourers are still employed removing the earth, and tracing foundations of buildings which no doubt belonged to this re markable spot. This ancient curiosity being in the immediate neighbourhood of Weyhill, and close to the road side leading to Fonthill, will no doubt attract numerous visitors.--(Hamp shire Chronicle.) FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Farl and: Countess of Breadalbane, and Lady Elizabeth Campbell, at Breadalbane House, Park-lane ; the Marquis and Marchioness of Bute, in Berkeley-square; Lady Cockerel', at Hyde Park-corner; Lady and Miss Allen, in Charles-street, Berkeley-square; Rear-Admiral Sir Henry Blackwood, in Albermarle-street; . Lady Caroline Barham and Miss Barham, in Queen Anne-street West; Lady Isabella Brydges, in Gloucester-place; Sir Edward Buller Baker, in Grafton-street, Berkeley-square ; Dowager Lady Brownlow and Miss Cust, in Hill-street, Berkeley-square ; Lady Louisa Thynne, at the Marquis at Bath's, in Grosvenor-square ; Lady Bridget and Miss Bouverie, in Wimpole-street ; Lord and Lady Dufretin, in Alberinarle-street ; William Honeywood, Esq. 31. P. and I Family, at their house in Charles -street, Berkeley-square, from their seat in Essex ; . Sir Charles Saxton, Bart. at Blake's Hotel, Jermyr-street, from his seat, . Abingdon, Berks ; Sir John Hope, Bart. at the St. James's Hotel, Jermynstreet, from his seat in ScOtland. DEP,. RT U RE 3.—Viscottnt Deerhurst, from Coventry House, for his seat in IVorcestershire ; Sir Lof t us and Lady Otway, for Leamington, Warwickshire ; the Marquis and Mar chioness of Camden, for their seat, the Wilderness, Kent. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. Yesterday Prince Leopold had a numerous dinner party to meet their Royal Highnesses the Duke of York and Duchess of Kent. Among the company were the Lord Chancellor, the Marguis.of Hertford, Mr. and Mrs. Canning, Lord .and Lady Gwydir, the Dukoof Wellington, Lord Lowther, frc. , On the 23d ult. the British. Minister at the Court of Copen hagen (Mr. Fos•rEn) gave a magnificent fete in honour of the' birth-day of his MAJESTY. All the Princes of the Royal House of Denmark were present except Prince Christian, who had set off for Odensee two days before. The members of the Diplomatic Corps and a great many individuals of distinction also honoured the British Ambassador with their presence on the interesting occasion. Lady Mary Petre had a dinner party yesterday at her house in Grosvenor-Square. • Charles Ellis, Esq. M.P. entertained a large party to dinner yesterday at his house in Audley-square. SIR WILLIAM' WALLACE.—This hero bears so high and so well " merited a reputation in the history of Scotland, that every thing relating to so distinguished a character must be interesting to true Portraits in all Countries, but particularly to the natives of the North. We have heard with pleasure that a Portrait of this hero has recently been dis Covered, and its originality is supported by such strong traditional evi dence as prevents all doubt of its authenticity. It seems that it had been long in the family of a Captain THOMPSON' of the Navy. The ancestors of this Gentleman had long possessed the portrait, and not only considered it as a very great treasure, but attached to it a sort of super stitious veneration, which induced them to think that they were secured from danger while they pos sessed the effigies of so estimable and so patriotic a hero. Capt. TnostesoN took it to sea with him iu all his voyages, and though exposed to various perils he always escaped with safety, attributing-his de liverance to the influence of the Picture. For services rendered to the Captain, he parted with the portrait in question, to a friend, Mr. BELT., of Downing-street, where it now remains. An intel ligent friend who feels a due sense of heroic pa triotism, but whose taste and penetration are not likely to give way to romantic enthusiasm, describes the work as follows is painted on very old can vas, stretched on a similar lining for security. The picture has all the rudeness which might he ex pected at the period and .in the place where it was painted. The outline is bold, and the face marked by a manly and vigorous expression.— The hero has a tartan plaid over his shoulders, clasped with a sort of sun-dial. There is the figure of a dragon 'on the helmet.—The " golden hair" of the hero marks his brow.— The eyes are large, noble, and commanding, which Tradition records as peculiarly charac teristic. The nose is acquiline, with the full nostril, resembling a war-horse neighing for the battle. The piece is really a curiosity and we introduce it to our Readers, from respect to the memory of a gallant hut unfortunate Hero. It must be an interesting sight to all Scotchmeu who feel for the honour of their country, and few, we believe, do not, and if the present owner is not influenced by the superstition of its former pos sessors, and does not consider it as a security against personal danger, but could be induced to part with it, it ought to be deposited among other memorials of ancient valour and patriotic virtue. By the death of the Reverend Thomas Cowper, A.M., the valuable Prebend of Weeford, in the Cathedral Church of Lichfield, now becomes annexed (in consequence of an Act of Parliament, passed in the year 1797,) to the second Canon Residentiaryship and Chancellorship, held by the Rev. Hugh Bailye, A. 31. It is a remarkable tact, that Mr. Cowper held the above Preferment forty-nine years, being collated in the year 1774. SINUULAR CASE.—JORN GORDON, tailor, sho died lately at the East Tenements of Brechin,in the 724 year of his age, has left a daughter af fected in a very remarkable manner with a species of locked jaw. The unfortunate sufferer .can take no sustenance whatever but Once in 24 hours. About eight o'clock in the evening she can gene rally, for the space of half an hour, open her jaws, eat and drink, and talk with freedom, after which interval she falls into her former state.— (Newcastle Chronicle.) A Sheriff's officer and party, who for some days had been on the look-out for a gang of forgers who had come over from Belfast, with a large quantity •of forged notes, on the Stirling and other Scottish bank*, yesterday succeeded in securing the whole gang, viz. —Andrew Beau mont, who has been a notorious dealer in forged notes for a number of years, Margaret 3CKechnie, alias Fulton, alias Stir rat, a woman with whom he cohabits, and her two children, a girl about eighteen, and a boy about twelve or thirteen years of age. The two latter were seized on the water-side near the Point-house, and Beaumont in a public-house in Finnieston, where he was sitting drinking with another man of a suspicious character, and a woman. Afrs.M'Kechnie was seized in a lodg ing-house at the 13roornielaw. On the gang were found 9 09 guinea notes of the Stirling bank, fifteen 30s. notes of the hank of Ireland, three 30s. notes of the northern hank, one pound note of the Royal Bank of Scotland, and a pound note of the York bank, all forged. The two officers who entered the room where Beaumont and those along with him were drinking, not being sufficient to secure them, one of the officers went to the door for assistance, while the other endeavoured to detain them in the room, during which time Beaumont sprung through the chess of a back window, but lie was in stantly followed and secured, after a slight resistance. Beau. mont is a very stout man, about f► feet 11 inches high, fair complexion, and pitted with the small pox. Mrs. ill'hechnie, when seized, pulled a note from some part of her person, which she swallowed, notwithstanding the efihrts of the officer to pre vent her. Her husband, 31‘liechnie, was executed at Glasgow some years ago, along with a man named M'Cormick, for housebreaking at Greenock.--( Glasgow Chronicle.) P 0 E T It Y. TUE MATRIMONIAL LADDER: Written on seeing an ingenious Toy, called the ".DIATRIMo• VIAL ADMIRATION. While graceful Chloe leads the gay quadrille, What new sensations trephon's bosom fill; An introduction gain'd, the youth advances; And hopes she's disengag'd the two next dances. FLIRTATION. The suit obtain'd, they treadlhe mazy round; At length fatigued, a seat's convenient found: Strephon assiduous plies the,glittering fan, And proves himself a very Rice young man. APPROBATION. With favouring smile thelair one hears his prattle. Sips lemonade, and vows he's quite .a rattle: Then, as new raptures rise in ev'ry glance, Exclaims, " I think we'd better join the dance." DECLARATION. Next morn he calls, (the custom's very old,) To hope the lady has not taken cold. Thinks she looks charmingly in dishabille, And tells what pangs his stricken bosom fill. IfESITATION, While secret joy her soft confusion veils ; Miss gently checks her swain's romantic,- tales " She's sure Mamma will think these raptttres Wild-- She knows not how to act—she's quite a child ! !" AGITATION. With sighs and vows persists the wounded swain, Begs she'll recall those wants, and think again ; Fearful of frowns, or veto from hiamtra, The softening nymph refers him to Papa. ACCEPTATION. Joy on his lips, and rapture on his tongue, On neat red tape his various parchments strung ; See Strephon bears the mystic circlet high, Which bids hope's tide flow strong, his terrors tiy. SOLEMNIZATION. At church arriv'd on some unluclty day, Pour Chloe faulters out the word obey : Thus of Love's Ladder gain'd the topmost place, II er downward course the sorrowing,► Muse must trace. POSSESSION. Her honey-moon and raptures fled together; Behold a rural walk in dirty weather ; The stile is slippery, but in vain the dame Sues for that aid which once unask'd for came. RUMINATION. An evening tate-IC-the you next shall see; No friendly chat succeeds departed tea : Blue burn the candles, and the nymph looks blue, And rumination serves them but to rue. AT.TERATION. No more a social walk the morn employs, A greasy novel constitutes her joys; While he, poor soul, condemn'd alone to saunter, Dines with some friend, and empties his decanter. IRRITATION. Retum'd at eve, unnumber'd queries wait him, And she who lov'd so late, appears to hate him : From trifles light as air the qu a r re l swe ll s , The husband bullies, and the wife rebels. DISPUTATION. Fierce and more fierce the wordy contest grows ; Taunts, gibes, and -sneers, and every thing but blows : Each to a separate couch in rage retires, Whence slt p is banish'd by vexatious fires. DESPERATION. Breakfast renews the quarrels of my fable, She spoils the tea, and he upsets the table : AU patience lost, to power can peace impart; In one thing only they agree—to part. DETESTATION. Loud she proclaims the thousands that she brought him; He cool retorts, " 'twas only those that caught him : " The world shall know your conduct, brute," she cries, " Sooner the better, sweet," the youth replies. SEPARATION. Equipp'd for parting, see these quondam turtles, Dead are love's roses , w i t h er 'd all his myrtles ; Such are the ups and downs of love's short story, " For better or for worse,"--'tis death or glory. SPORTING 1 NTELLIGENCE. • BETTING-110031, MAY 19. nEft L.—STATE OF THE ODDS, (Hy. 10 to 1 agst Pantina 11 to 1 agst Fanatic 20 to 1 agst Bertram. 7 to 4 agst Emilius 9:to 2 apt Tancred 1 to 1 apt Nicolo OAKS. 9 to 4 agst Pinwire 6 to 1 agst Zinc G to .1 agst Tint 5 to 1 apt Spertnacetti. DONCASTER ST. LEGER. sto 1 agst Sherwood I Bto 1 agst Tinker. The Races at Burton-upon-Trent are likely to be productive of much sport. At the entry which closed on the Ist instant, there were 14 horses named for the Cup, and 20 for three sweep stakes, many of which are of the first celebrity. Considerable improvements are now in progress upon Don caster race course % and others are projected in the grand stand to yield better accommodation. The old wood booths at the back of the stand are already removed, and fifty new ones are erecting of brick upon the same site, in the form of a crescent. The gold medal, bel ong i ng to the Thistle Golf Club, was played for on Saturday last, in Leith Links, and gained (for the fifth time) by James Bay, Fsq. Leith. Although in the course of playing the first hole, Mr. Hay was under the neces sity of losing one stroke, in consequence of his ball getting into a hazard, he accomplished the two, rounds in fifty-nine strokes; which, by those who und erstan d t h e game , w il l read i ly be ad mitted to have been a near approach to excellence. The second competitor canto in at sixty-two, and the third at sixty-four strokes.—(Edinbur g h Observer, 111ity 17.) lirrtALr PTSIIERY.—IIre have accounts of nearly seventy ships engaged in the Pacific IVh a l e Fishery, from several ports in the United States, and from Great Britain. The quantity of oil ascertained to be already taken by them exceeds two mil lions of gallons, averaging nearly 1000 barrels to each ship.— kicerpoul Mercury.) On Thursilky last, a young :woman of Gwen nap, about 17 years of age, met an untimely death, in conse quence of retiring; to astainp shed, in Poldice mine, at th e h our of refreshment ; when by going too near the axle by which the stamps are set in motion, her clothes were caught by one of the caps, and she was drawn intetween the Stamps and the.wall, and crushed to death. A TRAGICAL EVENT.—(From the New York Evening Post.)---On Wednesday, April 16, about twelve o'clock, Mr. Charles Steele, grocer, living at the corner of Broome and Cannon streets, deliberately took his gun, loaded with slugs, and fired it at his wife, who was passing along the street, which took off one of her arms above the elbow, He then took a razor and cut his throat, which he survived about two hours. Mr. Steele and his wife had lived unhappily together for some time. Last week she went be fore the Grand Jury, and entered a complaint against him for an assault upon her person, and ill-treating her in other respects. lie was indict ed and tried at the present Sittings of the Court of Sessions, and required to enter into recog nizances to keep the peace. Nothing appeared against his character until the fatal quarrel with his wife, which has ended in the above tragical scene. A New York Paper of the 91st states, that Mrs. Steele died from her wounds a day or two after. THE ARMY. DUBLIN, MAY 17.—bast week the 23d Regiment, whose head-quarters were in. Boyle for the.-.last 13. months, received orders to march for Dublin. The 23t1 will be replaced by the 19th_Regiment, at present in Athlone. The 15th, from Naas, replace the Ilathin Dublin, which marched for Athlone on Monday. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, MAY 19.—Wind E.—Arrived last night the Dutch brig of war Courier, Lucas, from Flushing, and sailed this morning for Gibraltar. Came down from the River and sailed the Ann, Cordenor, for Pernambuco ; Jane, Wyllie, for St. Lucia ; and Astrea, Brown, for New Orleans. PORTSMOUTH, 31 AY 19.--Wind S.—Arrived the Greenock, Richmond, from the Downs; and Orlanda, Carerdail, from ditto for the Cape and Van Dieman's Land. Sailed his Ma jesty's ship Parthian, for Plymouth; William, Spence, for Quebec ; and Norfolk, Anderson, for Miramichi. The Picton, from Leghorn to England, was run foul of and sunk in the Mediterranean on the 12th ult. by the Constitution American frigate—the master drowned. The Helena, Mathison, from Malaga, has arrived at Pill Foudry, after being abandoned by the crew. CAUTION TO MASTERS OF VESSELS NOT TO - LEAVE ANY OF THEIR' CREWS ABROAD. Co_py of a circular from the Honourable Commissioners of the Navy to his .Majesty's Consuls : " " Navy-office. Sir—ln reference to our circular letter of the 16th of March, 1820 , stating that John Way, master of the New Minerva, Liver pool, upon thecomplaint of his Majesty's Consul at Pernambuco, had been tried and convicted in the Cottrt of Kirig's Bench, on the 23d of February preceding, for forcing oneof his crew, a British subject, on shore, and leaving him at that place, for which he had been sentenced to three months' imprisonment under the act of the II di and 12th of 'William I ;we have now to acquaint you that John Ferrier, Master of the Endeavour, of Arbroath, on the 26th of February last, upon a represcn cation fro m hi s Majesty's Consul at G enoa , tr i e d an d convicted before the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, of wilfully leaving behind two of his crew, whom he took out with him, they be. ill in a condition to return ; and, in default of bail, was com mitted to the custody of the Marshal of the King's Bench l'rison, until the 24th ultimo, when he was brought up for judgment, and sentenced to three months, imprisonment, pursuant to the statute; and we have to desire you will mike this second conviction and sentence publicly known in your Consulate, in order that other masters of British vessels may be deterred from the commission of the like offences. " We are, Sir, your humble servants." • . , # 1;4, I mi. f 0 ,, .11, 1, 4 3 irn , p. as 11.— i ..4 .. #or -,,. , • , ~_ - t.l ' 4 lAl 1 _ Oa. 0 • '''‘..P -.. .- - • • r.. , , r. -- . 'I . S , ,g i ~.. 3.' -. ~; 4. '; 1 ' ;..„7„ . C . ?- • . "...• : tr." . v iii. s , , .... 1 -4, . 4. Zlit OF 3.-- .: •,,,•• t , 1 1 • '''' , f ''' i 21, 1 .... i. ' ' • COAL DUTIES. As petitions are pouting into the Houses of Parliament from all parts of the kingdom, on this subject, it may not be uninteresting to give some ides of the question at issue. Coals brought or carried co as t w i se i nto t h e port o f Lond o n, pay a dnty of 7s. tld. per ton, or 9s. 4d. the chaldton, Win chester measure. • Into any other port iti . England, 4s. per ton, or Gs. par chal dron. Into any port within the principality of Wales, 9d. per ton. or Is. per chalutron. The duties produced thereby were in 1820, 1,026,7331., in 1821, 960,0361., and in 1822, 937,9431. The amounts on du ties on exports were, for 11121, 49,851/., and for 1822, 51,8241. These amounts are taken from the Parliamentary Returns, No. 299, printed a few day's since. The application of the duties is not mentioned in the Returns. DAMAGES COMMITTED BY A MOB. By a recent Act (3 Geo. IV. c. 33) it is en acted, that in all cases of damage committed by a mob, where. the amount shall not exceed 301., the party aggrieved, instead of resorting to his action aga i ns t the hundred may apply to the Magistrates assembled in Petty Sessions, who are thereby authorised to award damages, and order payment of the same out of the county rates. The following case, which has recent ly occurred at Hull, is, we believe, the first instance in which the Act has been brought into operation. (Piton A BULL PAPER.) A Special Petty Session, which was very numerously at tended by the Magistrates of this town and county, was held at our Mansion-House on Tuesday last, to hear the complaint of John Ridgway, Esq. Whose property in the lordship of My ton had received considerable injury on Easter Monday and Tuesday last, from the mob collected at a boll-baiting. Mr. CHARLES FROST, on behalf of Mr. Ridgway, stated' that the present aPplication was made under the authority of an Act ofParliament, passed in the last S ess i on (3 Cie°. IV. c. 83.), which 'tleprivedr.the party aggrieved of his remedy by action against the hundred,_ where the amo u nt c l a i med for damages done to prop er ty by persons unlawfully, riotously, an tumultuously assembled, did not exceed 301. • and gave in lieu thereof a more summary remedy by application to the MaOstrates assembled in Petty Sessions. The circumstances under which the injury to Mr. Ridgway's property was committed, h av i ng b een stated, Mr: Fauhank, clerk to-Meisrs. T. and C. Frost, was called to prove the ser vice of the notice on the Mayor to summon a Petty Session, and the affixing, on two successive Sundays, on the door of the church of the Holy Trinity, within which parish the pro perty is situated, of a notice of the time when the Session would be held, and of the nature of the intended application. The Tows CLERK then took an objection to the ferthe, hearing of the application, on the ground that Mr. Ridgwayr the owner of the property, was not present in person to make his complaint, and to be examined by the Magistrates, which examination, he said, was required by the Act. Mr. C. FROST contended, that the direction in the Act, that " It shall and may be l a wful fo r th e J ust i ces to h ear and examine the parties aggrieved," was introduced for the benefit of the party himself :—that the present proceedings were in the nature of an action for recovery of damages, and that this clause, in effect, enabled him to he heard in his own cause, which, without the - authority of the Act, could not, by the rules of evidence, be allowed and further, that th ese w o r d s i n the Act were explained by the subsequent part of the same' Section, which made it lawful for the Justices to hear and exa mine" the churchwardens oroverseers, or inhabitants of the parish ;" which could not have been done without such special authority. Besides, he observed, that if it had been intended to make it imperative on the, .party to he examin e d, th e A ct would have stood thus, " that it shall and may be lawful for the Justices, and they are hereby required," to hear and exa mine the party aggrieved. The Court was then cleared, and after the Magistrates bad remained in deliberation nearly half an hour, the parties were called in anti directed to premed with the complaint. Thomas Mann, who had been employed to look after the premises, and Daniel M‘Berin, were then called. They proved the damage done, and that it was occasioned by 40 or 50 per- Bona at least getting upon and over the walls of the premises, andteating down the railings, pullin g d own sta i rtases, d oors, windows, bricks, and tiles • and they likewise p rove d t h at t h e mob was riotous and tumultuous, and of such a description as to produce terror and alarm. Air. Win. Hutchinson was called to prove that the damages done by the mob had been pointed out to him by Mann, and that he had made an estimate thereof, the amount of which was 2111. The Magistrates, after consulting together for a short time, pronounced their decision in favour of Mr. Ridgway's claim fur 291. 1 Is. and directed the same to be paid out of the country rate, with reasonable costs and charges pursuant to the direc tions of the Act. On the mast-head of a small sloop at the Broomielaw, lately arrived from Sligo, there is a sparrow's nest with five eggs. LAMENTABLE SuiciDE.--On Monday last (1 t2th inst.) a respectable youth of 19, named Simpson, of the armourer's department in the gun-wharf here, having on the previous evening had a dis pute with a female to whom he was attached, resolved upon self-destruction, which he accom plished by placing a loaded musket against his breast, and discharging its contents by touching the trigger with a ramrod. The ball passed through the heart, thus producing instantaneous death. The Coroner's Jury returned their verdict—" Temporary iosanity."--( Plymouth Gazette.)