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sion. The same has been done by the Constitutional Juntas of St. Sebastian and Vittoria, as well as by above 200 indivi duals belonging to distinguished families. "By order of his Royal Highness. " The Major-General Count GUILLEMINOT." " Head-quarters, Madrid." [The Itioniteur contains an Ordinance, prescribing the pub lication of 14 Papal Bulls for the canonical institution of an Archbishop and several Bishops.' An Express from Paris has brought the price of the French Rentes 92f. 10c. The importance of the intelligence so fre quently furnished from LLOYD'S, and particu larly that respecting the recent events at Corunna, in which the public feel so deep an interest, strikingly impresses the mind with the value of that establishment, not only to the people of this country, but to the commercial world at large, and indeed to the entire population of the globe. The utmost reliance can at all times be placed on the highly respectable body of commercial characters who form the Committee at LLOYD'S, and such is the known activity and correctness of the agents whom they employ in so many quarters, that the most authentic intelli gence may at all times be expected. The following letters were yesterday after noon posted up at LLOYD'S :-- GIBRALTAR, JUNE 23.—The French squadron, consisting as follows, sailed yesterday, viz. :—Trident line-of-battle ship, Guerriere frigate, Bayadere corvette, and Zebra brig, for the westward; and the Centaur line-of-battle ship, for the Medi terranean. Those bound to the westward are cruizing at the back of the Rock, the wind not being fair. BARCELONA, MAY 28.—This Port is continually blockaded by four or five French frigates and brigs of war; and I am informed that their cruizers in the Mediterranean amount to 17 in number, including; two-line of battle ship. The only vessel of any consequence that has been captured belonging to this place is the Grand Turk, hound from hence to the Havan nab ; she was sent to Marseilles. ' JUNE 2.—Yesterday evening a fine large brig with British colours, about 150 tons burthen, when standing in for this port, was brought to by a French schooner and ordered to alter her course, and was afterwards towed out to sea by the schooner and a frigate; she was deeply laden, and apparently came from the F.astward. It is stated that 12 out of 16 privateers have sailed from :Mahon; 4 of them well manned and armed. TARRALIOXA, MAY 29.—The Glasgow, Phillips, of Leith, arrived here yesterday with a quantity ofish en b oard, from Gibraltar to Barcelona. The master reports that when near the entrance of Barcelona he was fired at and broil& to by a French brig of war of 20 guns, whose boat came along-aide and ordere d the Master to a lter his course and steer to any other port he pleased, as Barcelona was blockaded. [Extract from a Letter, dated Genoa, June, 21, 1823.1 " It is currently reported here that Lord BYROM, with his friend Captain HAY, the gentleman who was wounded at the Pisa-gate about twelve months ago, Captains WitIGHT, Ro. DERTS, anti THELAWIZEY, with the three Counts GANDA, are about to embark for Greece. His Lordship's yacht, the B.lliva, has already sailed with ammunition and medicines, and a brig now lying here is chartered to carry himself and suite." Mas• Seettes.--This extraordinary Personag e has addressed a long letter to the Duke of YoaL, which appears this day in a Morning Paper, 'i maintaining her Royal pretensions with unabated perseverance and resolution. It might be conceived that the clear and ample statement of Mr. PEEL would have put an end to her claims, and induced her to " sink into the mass of private citizens," hut, without attempting to answer the Hon. Gentleman's arguments, or to contradict his facts, she resolutely advances the same preten . sions, and it is certain that though Mr. PEEL'S speech might be thought to excite general con , victim) of the truth of his statement, there are still many who believe that her claims are well founded. We received a long printed circular letter, signed ANDw. G. C. TUCKER, addressed to Mr. PEEL in support of her cause, w hich we did not insert because it contained no satisfactory answer to what had been asserted by that gentleman in the House of Commons. It is, t.urely, however, proper that a final end should he put to the question. And, indeed, some per sons even interested in maintaining her claims, as well as others who have only truth and justice lii view, have reasonably observed, that if she be really an impostor she should be detected, ex- Posed and punished ; but, if not, that a due pro vision should be made for her adequate to the rank which she claims. In her letter of to-day she declares that she requires the fifteen thousand Pounds, which, 'she says, were bequeathed to her by his late MAJESTY, not only to satisfy her c re dit ors , a nd to secure a future maintenance, but 46 to. punish certain base calumniators of her character." It is well known that she brought an action against the Proprietor of The British 3fonitor, hut, after the usual legal proceedings, thought proper to abandon it, yet not before the defendant had been put to considerable expence, Without any chance of indemnity from the plain. tiff. This was a great hardship on the individual, and other friends of truth and justice may be equally involved on future occasions. We, there fore, on various grounds, conceive that it is full time to have the matter finally settled. Besides, one daughter of Mrs. SERRES was lately married ; and she has other offspring, who, or their issue, 'nay hereafter advance similar pretensions, and the whole question again become the subject of Public doubt, parliamentary investigation, and wen of daring pretensions to the sovereignty of the Empire !! __—.....----. Yesterday at two o'clock a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, Which was at= t t eaded by the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of the Earl of Westmorland, Mr. Se cretary Canning, Mr. Secretary Peel, Earl !:latliurst the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the luk e o f W e lli ng ton, Viscount Melville , Lord aryborough, Mr. Wynn, &c. The Cabin et iiiisters continued till a quarter to five o'clock In deliberation. Yesterday Sir H. HERBERT TAYL OR, as Secre tary to the C om mander-in-Chief, held a Levee at thethe Office in the Horse Guards. Yesterd a y Prince LEOPOLD left tow n for n I'laretrlont. lIIS MAJESTY'S VISIT TO IRELAND. CROWNING THE COLUMN AT KINGSTOWN. DuBLIN, JULY 22.—Saturday being . the Anni versary of the Coronation of his Majesty GEORGE IV., the Granite Column, lately erected at Kingstown Harbour, to com memorate his MAJESTY'S Visit to this country, was crowned in the presence of an immense assemblage of rank and fashion, and of all pe,rsons.—All the vessels in the harbour were dressed, in cluding the Active frigate, the William and Mary yacht, the Shamrock, the St. George steam-packet, and many others. At one o'clock a Royal salute was fired from the shipping (with their ya! ds manned), which was answered by the neighbouring forts. Shortly after wards Lord Com bermere(Comm and er of the Forces), with his Lady, and many Officers of distinction arrived, and were conducted to an awning prepared for the occasion, where they were received by a party of the 23d Welch Fusileers, Admiral Lord Colville, Captain King, Captain Malcolm , and a great number of Naval and Military officers. At two o'clock the masons commenced raising the crown to its destin ation, where it was placed in about thirty-five minutes. The Royal Standard was then hoisted to the top of the column as a signal for the shipping, which was followed by a nother g rand salute of artillery. The Band on board the Viceregal yacht played the National Anthem, and the spectators cheered with animation. The top of the scaffolding was decorated at each corner with streamers, adorned by the Rose, Shamrock, and Thistle ; the whole was surmounted by the Union Standard. The crown is generally allowed to be as fine a specimen of Granite Sculpture as ever was witnessed in this country. On the south side of the column the following inscription runs from top to bottom : Erected to Perpetuate the Recollection of THE KING'S VISIT . _ To this Part of His Dominions, And that on the 3d of September, 1021, His Majesty did in Person name this Asylum Hirbour " THE ROYAL HARBOUR OF GEORGE w.," And Embarked from hence on that Day. Lord Colville, the Adniiral of the Station, accompanied by Lady Colville, has been for some time on a cruise round the Island in the Active; and understanding that the ceremony of erecting the crown was to take place on Saturday, his Lord ship consented to remain, and to assist by his presencet and the display of his ship at the ceremonial. We understand that it was his Lordship's intention to have increased the effeet of the scene, by manning the yards of the ship, as also of perform ing some naval evolutions, and that his Lordship had issued orders for that purpose; but that owing to some mistake his directions arrived too late. Among those present at the Duke of YORK'S numerous Levee on Tuesday, were General Garth, General the Earl of Rosslyn, Lieut.-General Wood, Lieut.. General Maitland, Major-General Sir Edward Barnes, Major-General Sir C. Grant, Major-General Sir L. Otway, Major-General nubbins, Major-General Lord Ed w. Somerset, Lord Temple town, Lo rd Barnard, Rear-Admiral Sir John Gore. NGLISII OPERA HOUSE.—The three new agl ditions to the theatricals of this place, viz. WAL LACS, W. CHAPMAN, and RA-ism, are rising every night in public favour. .WALLACK'S Dashall, in the Farce of MN Aunt, is a very amusing performance ; and !tar:sEll.'s Giles in The Miller's Maid is an admirable expression of truth and-feeling. The house was crowded last night, and the applause abundant. • Most of our London cotemporaries have been circulating a paragraph, stating that Marshal SOULT and his son were some days ago at• iihrews bury, on their road to Ireland. As we had rea son to doubt the fact, we did ant copy the paragraph. It new appears from the Constitu. tionnel, that the Marshal and his son are at the baths of Mont-d'Or, in the south of France.— (Times.) The evening Papers published in Dublin on Saturday last, at seven o'clock, were circulating in some of our news-rooms before ten o'clock on Sunday morning—an instance of expedition quite unprecedented, as they do not arrive in regular course by mail until the morning but one after publication.--( Liverpool Courier). , At a Quarterly Meeting of the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons in London, holden by adjournment last Tuesday, HENRY CLINE, Esq. was elected President, and - WiLmut NOants, Esq. and Sir LUDFORD 'HARVEY were elected Vice-Presidents of the College, for the year en suing. A Correspondent in the country writes h as fol. thousands stain, the greater t acres iar of hay lows :—The weather has become alarmi country, tc'" f biatyneaarerlyclini l t th i o ro u rr i : ds t a! _le state the of the weather has been so remarkabty P : i lx i n e( ge:m4 to the t w h i n ie n at iw ta t t hi i r t ds is o g i en a e a ra o ll p y , thought there fite n s ot lo l7 k 7 y l e o ry re although man tine as to burthen, yet upon examination, the stro ea n r , is little more than half filled. Barley looks well ;I but is thin in many parts. Oats will be a bad crop. 'L a i n : to the cold nights. Areas and Beans in general look well which look in a growing state • also for average crop is expected. The continued rains have'bee n n Pa n vourable for the turnips, the rouens and after-grass.—The accounts of flops throughout the country arevery bad, and a rise in the price is daily taking place, the duty is laid at .10,000/.—( Kcntis/a Gazette.) A great deal of rain has fallen since our last. Saturday, and nearly the whole of Sunday and Sunday night. it mined almost incessantly. Yestenlay the CIO; throughout its whole course, was considerably swollen. The weather still continues chill and cola, and unfavourable for securing the buy crops.--( Glasgow C'ourier.) I'he crops in Argyllshire are, in the opinion of many persons, about five weeks later than at this time last ' year.—(Edinburgh Star.) WURZBURG, JULY 15.—A man, by the name of MEZER, formerly a serjeant in the army, and now a copyist, had formed a connection with a young woman of this town; but as he had neither money nor business, her mother, on her death bed, had made her promise to break off this con nection. She told her lover this, who swore that nothing but death should separate them; but she persisted in her resolution to keep her word.—On the 4th, MEzEn, armed with two pistols and a poignard, waited for her in a street through which she was to pass, and tired at her, but having missed her, stabbed her twice, and then took to flight. This unfortunate person died in two hours, declaring before her death who was the assassin. wrin g his flight the latter shot himself in the mouth, but did not die of the wound. He endeavoured to climb over a wall, but fell into a garden and broke his leg. lie was carried to an hospital, where he so lemnly declared that he had deliberately mur dered the young woman, and that disappointed love led him to commit this crime. lie still lives, and is to be tried. A HINT TO PETITIONERS.—III the West of [En gland, not many years ago, an associ ati o n was formed, to prepare a petition to Parliament for the abolition or commutation of tithes ; many meetings were held, much discussion took place, and a large number of persons constantly attend ' ed, to offer advice and supply information upon all points connected with the subject, and in sup port and encouragement of the petition. At length, the confusion of the whole party, a rough country farmer, with a Stentorian voice, begged to ax one question. " Pray," says he, " gentle men, if the tithes be taken from pie Clara, whose will they be?" and being answered, the " then,". says be, " I ha d rather. t ir l l t tl e d y l t ° l l'Bl . l i as they but for I c_an manage the too son t th e landlord will be too son tit any time) much for me." -) ,j.k.. , 5"&,' •t r y '` TA 4 44 ' g. 4 • ,S, v i O.- ' .1 e5 10 4.) '' tlf ) rt.. "01 1 • ' 44.,,_ - •' , 411.:.r.,,, VZ, - i 4 ) ,' P I ' lir ^ ...4 * :k A. - . . ,'. . t 14, te,...1 0 r .. 4 , • 4--/x.vle, e r g`' T - ti,..q., ~, , tjAit.„- ` s, ~ if% 0 - )1' .c.,,,i54.-,-.-..,-,': \ ,..5 )- ' i '5.1 :2 ,, R ()Y 4e . .' `..‘ , A9 . i I . , ith X ' , 1 , , THE KING. WINDson, JULY 25.-Yesterday afternoqn his MAJESTY, with his usual attendants, rode out on horseback for a con siderable time, in the Great Park. In the evening his Majesty gave a splendid banquet to - a numerous party of distinction, amongst whom were his Royal Highness the Duke of York, the Dukes of Devonshire, Dorset, and Wellington, Prince Esterhazy, Marquises Conynghani and Exeter, the Mar chioness, Lady Elizabeth, and Lord Francis Conyngliam, Earl and Countess Cowper, Earl of Fife, Lord and Lady Granville, Lord and Lady Morpeth, and Miss Howard, Lord and Lady Graves, and Miss Graves, Lord and Lady Gwydyr, Lord St..Helens, Colonel Thornton, Mr. Lascelles, &c. &c. &c. The band of the Oxford Blues attended in the Conservatory, which was beautifully lighted up on the out side. After the Banquet, which was of the most rare and costly description, the whole suite of rooms was thrown open, and music and dancing formed the principal features of the evening's entertainment. At a late hour, the Duke of York returned to town. The other guests all remained ; those who could not be accommodated in the Royal Cottage being conveyed in his Majesty's carriages to Cumberland-Lodge, where apartmcnts had been providedfor thetn. It is said that a similar entertain. nient will take place this evening and to-morrow. The idea of giving aPe cliampetrc, which was entertained for some time, has been relinquished, in consequence of the excessive rains having rendered the beautiful lawn and pleasure grounds of the Royal Lodge too damp for an entertainment of that description this season. Another Letter, same date.—Yesterday the KING had a numerous dinner party, to meet his Royal Brother, the Duke of Cumberland, who left town for the King's Lodge, Windsor Park, soon after four o'clock.—His Majesty's dinner party at Windsor Lodge on Thursday, consisted of twenty-eight. The King retired about nine o'clock, to attend to some dispatches from Ministers, to which the King returned his commands. The Duke of York left on his return to London. The Band of the Royal Horse Guards attended, and played during and after dinner. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. Prince Leopold accompanied the Duke of Cumberland on Thursday -to Lord Maryborough's to dinner, where a party of distinguished personages was assembled to meet their Royal iii The Marquis and Marchioness of Thomond entertained the Dowager Duchess of Richmond, the Ladies Lennox, and large party of distinguished fashionables to dinner yesterday at their seat at Richmond. Lord Carrington had a grand dinner party yesterday at his house, Whitehall-yard. Lord Henley entertained a distinguished party to dinner yes terday at his house in Hertford r street, May-fair. The Countess of Falmouth opened her elegant mansion in St. James's-square yesterday evening to the hunt ton, with a grand concert, which was attended by upwards of 300 distin guished fashionables. The Earl and Countess of Darlington gave their farewell entertainment in St. James's-square last evening. Mr. and Mrs. Coutts Trotter entertained a fashionable circle yesterday in Grosvenor-square. Lord Palmerston gave his farewell yesterday in the best possible style. FA SIT lONABLE ARRI VA LS. • Lady Frances Compton, at the St. George's Hotel, from her seat, Ashby Castle, Northamptonshire; J. Haywood, Esq. at the Royal. Hotel, from Liverpool; J. Blockhouse, Esq. at ditto, from - Liverpool ; Thomas Stener, Esti. at Fladong's Hotel, fronallealey-upon-Thames ; Mr. Atkinson and Capt. Wilcox, at the Bath llotel, Arlington-street, from Bath ; Mr. Mrs. and Alia Malthus, at ditto, from Hens; Mrs. Knatch bull and Ladies. at Nerot's Hotel; Mrs. Hall Dear, at ditto; Miss'Oildirist at ditto. DEpArt•rtruEi.—The Marquis and 'Marchioness of Salis bury, for their seat, Hatfield ; the Earl of Fife, for the Royal Lodge, in Windsor Park ; Dowager Viscountess Boyne and Baroness Oxenstierna, from ChandOs-street, Cavendish-square, for Sweden • Dowager Lady Deering, for Hastings ; bonl and Lady Ct ah'ester, and Family, for 'their seat, Kulbrook, East Grinstead, • Sussex ; Sir Robert Gunning, Bart. for his seat, Horton House, Northamptonshire,; Capt. Jenner, from the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, for his seat in Gloucestershire; Capt. Price, from ditto, for Southampton. THE CAVERSHAM PARK ESTATE. The Auction Mart has probably never been so crowded since the Institution was established as on Thursday. The large room was literally crammed almost to suffocation.-- The great magnet was Caversham Park; though it • must be admitted there were many other' very important estates that assisted in causing so numerous an attendance. The first Estate was Hudsor Property in Worcestershire , compre hending Gan - acres of Land, with Manor Douse and die Advow. son. Mr. Dron GE Itoniss spoke of it in high terms as pre senting more advantages than are usually combined •in one estate; it was free of tithes, exonerated from land-tax, with a manor co-extensive with the parish ; it excited a great deal of competition, and we are inclined to think the sum it produced may in some little degree be traced to the probability of the possessor havingconsiderable weight in the Borough of Droit wich ; it was sold for :1),(100 a Freehold Farm in Norfolk ; t his was evidently an estate guinerts.—Next in succession was calculated only for investment, as it had no house upon it ; merely 540 acres of land, let at a rental of 4001. a-year ;it sold for 9,000 guineas.—Then came " Caversham ;" we shall not attempt to follow Mr. Ronnie through Iris long exordium— the subject was very prolific, and he did not fail to turn it to advantage. In adverting to the Mansion, lie said he lamented snore than he could well express that the great Captain of the age, the Duke of WEL i. s KCI TOW, had previouly purchased Strathfieldsay, because he was persuaded t it would not be put in competition for a single moment with this " Earthly Paradise." Caversham was worthy of being placed in the rank with Blenheim, and no one could doubt that the Duke of Wellington should possess a place equal to that as signed to the illustrious . Marlborough. In conclusion, he urged in very animated terns the strong hold the Posses sor of Caversham would h ave, in securin g one of the Seats for Reading. Be remarked that for stating this, his firm opinion, in the public adve rtisements, he had been attacked at a county Meetingthe in Sp l a t ni e td by a Mr. Marsh, and as insT convened for the sole purpoassistingse o n f he thought, with as little liberality as good sense. This Gen tleman, forsooth, could not understand how in this free country he could venture to sell the freeholders—granted—but he might safely state all that he sa id, and which was to this effect : That if the purchaser of Cavershamwarsa man of intletsen andedntcofourntutrnye, an as d it p w ri and firinly attached t o t h e Ki ng oncity far the most splendid Mansion ant D e mesne within fifty miles of the place, and as the Estate reached almost into the v er y town, he thought it by no means unnatural that the Elector s mi g ht be as well disposed to g ive possessor of such a place, as to either of thosetheir suwfrir:guesowto the represented them. Ile had only to remark, that to him it appeared bad taste to mix up two subjects so opposite as the Spanish Subscription and .the sale of Caversham, and he could only account for such a blunder, b y believing the orator was at a lees for wor ds adapted to the subject be was badly advocating, and, as a rue de gii . erre, extricated himself' from his difficulty by iulverting to this Sale.—The Estate was put up at 50,000/. it quickly advanced to 100,00 a, and was finally sold for 110,000 Guineas. . ld. We were to in the roam it was purchased by Mr. Rothscht Mr. Bar ld ' ing's name was also mentioned. _____........,,, - . Portsmouth Harbour has at present a very gay With strangers also much corn appeal:ince, where t h e 'loyal yacht InTle.d, and several other vessels, preparatory to the m bar Anon of MAJESTy Which takes place 2ext week. The numerous pleasure yacht.: whieit pang. occraosrtiosinnalotilyt•honiltt;o: nut been b of ee l l Vi t ? o h e t r a o t m tr li n e c ti t for years as at present. P OEl'll Y. The following Lines were written very many years ago by a Gentleman long since deceased, to a Gentleman on his Mar - riage, with the desire of a Translation : Tu commissa diu fuerat cui maseula Pubes, Accipe faminei generis, non amplius, unam : Ne tamen Rut dubiam, cape communenave duorum : Syllaha acute sonans erit indubitabilis index Unde genus noscas. Signacula cetera sins bee. Sit personalis ; perfecta modo atque figura : Propria gum maribus, nulloque heteroclita membro, Sit flexu facilis, casus formanda per omnes, Junctura gaudens, et crescens in genitivo. Turn subito quot habet partes oratio; discat ; Nec virgam metuat quantum cunque arripis altum. As in presenti dabitur ; post paulo futurum Plurali in numero, modo concondare facit res Debita Syntaxis, metrique Prosodia mater. Hanccine declines ? cave ne caruisse Gerundis Dicaris, quando hanc habeas übicunque supinam : Icis bene, nemo caret Genitivo : Te excipis ipsum Regula ab hac? Quid enim ? Annon Substantivus, ut tequum est, Per to stare pates ? Fer opem, qureso, adjective, Quia nec stare potest, nec significare remota. Sin bene conjungas bene conjungenda, rnagister, Tertia prodibit Persona ; velut laro carnis, Incerti generis : Boa, Fur, Sus, sive Sacerdos. Quare age ; et ad partes omni, tu, mane vocato, Mee fibs ne metuas bens respondebit et apte Ici ictum, genui genitum, peperi quoque partum. Si quid erit genitum dubitas, memor esto dativum Dandi verba regunt, Genitivum, verba monendi. Sed quarto abstineas, et rarius utere sexto. Pnepositi ofilcium peragat cenjunctio felix Sed procul ills aheat qua disjunctive vocatur. Ilrec Te Grammatical docet ; hinc.notuina cernas Derivate tuo de Nomine ; nec tibi casu Mania sit, aut numero defecta Propago : nec oceans Syncope tie medio toilet, quod Epenthesis infert. " Perhaps some of our poetical Correspondents may exert their talents on the occasion. BURNS'S MONUMENT AT AYR. The monument, which has now been erected at Ayr, to perpetuate the memory of ROBERT BURNS, in form may be described as a replication of the Athenian monument of Imicretes, which we believe the architect selected as his model. It bears a considerable resemblance also to the beautiful little Temple attached to the Church an Pietro in Mantoria, at 'tonic. The edifice consists of a triangular base ment (representative of the three great divisions of Ayrshire, Kyle, Carrick, and Cunninghame), upon which rises a circular peristyle supporting a cupola. The pillars, which are nine in number, and entablature, are of the Corinthian , Order. They are designed, we believe, from the three remaining columns of the Comitium (sometimes erroneously called the temple of Jupiter Stator) in the Forum at Rome, and executed in the chastest manner ; certain ornaments of truly Grecian' elegande surmount the cupola, and serve as' a pedestal to the tripod. The interior of the basement of the monument gives a circular chamber 18 feet in height and of a corresponding dia meter. From this chamber, which is of the Done Order, a flight of stairs conducts to tie gallery above. The whole edi fice is conceived and executed in a style purely classical. The following is the Inscription placed on the tripod : The First Stone of this 3lonument, Erected by Public Subscription, In honour of the Genius of ROBERT BURNS, Was laid by The late Sir Alexander Boswell, of Auchinleck, Bart. (Under whose exertions principally the Susbscription was commenced and carried through), On the 25th day of January, 1820; AND On the 4th of July, 1823, This structure being wholly completed, Tuts TRIPOD Was fixed upon its summit, In presence of a numerous assemblage Of Free Masons and Subscribers, Headed and addressed on the occasion by Wm:Fullerton, Esq. of Skeldon. Thomas Hamilton, jun. Architect. John Connel, jun. Builder and Contractor. The situation of the building is extremely well chosen. It is in the centre of those scenes which the poet has so often described—arid if formerly the spot itself excited recollections of the most pleasing kind in the minds of the bards's admirers, how much more interesting—how much more intense—must be the local association of feelings now called up, when, in addi tion to that classic ground, we now contemplate the proud pile which has been raised to perpetuate the memory of Robert Burns. As there is a deficiency of funds to inclose the monument, a subscription has been opened for that purpose, which, it is hoped, will be supported by liberal contributions, in order to preserve an edifice which has been so tastefully executed, and which will be an ornament to the country. The Lion curved in wood, which ivas the head of the Cent:irk m, Lord AxsoN's ship, in which he performed his celebrated voyage, was formerly placed against an inn near the Duke of Richmond's, at Goodwood, in Sussex, upon a stone pedestal, with the following► inscription : Stay, Traveller, awhile and View One who has travelled more than you, Quite round the globe ; through each degree Al./0(w and I have plough'd the sea; Torrid and frigid zones have past, And safe on shore arrivid at last, In ease and dignity appear:— Ile in the 'louse of Lords—l here. BOXING. The anticipation of a good fight was realized at the dose of Chelmsford Races. The seconds to the two brave men who fought, were Crawley and Bob Davis, for Hawley; a Spital fields Weaver, and Burn, of Woolwich, for the Champion of Essex (called the Essex Sweep). The turn-to was as follows : ln the first round the Champion of the Sweeps thawed much dexterity in the vatting art. lie was well parted, but he seem. ed to know his work and cleansed his man by tapping first claret.-5 and El to 4on the SWeep 9. Sweep went to work, and knowing he was contending with a reputed good one, he slit his nose by a well-regulated hit; a good rallying round in favour of the Sweep, who hitherto }ma lost no blood. _ 3. Some smashing work took place, and the Sweep had none the worst of it. His adversary began to think about calling time, and in two other rounds convincing proofs seemed to be the go. 6. The butcher fought at points, and clarified the head in fine style. There was no glorification about it, but the Sweep seemed to be going WI Be did do so ? and never after reco vered ; in doing this he was hit down in a rally, and in two other rounds gave up the light, with a head well punished. lie was taken off the ground in a stupified state. Both received heavy hits, and were quite c o n t en t to go to d a b. A Jew Boy, named Israel, licked a native in six rounds.—.. It was a good fight and a merry one. The winner received one guinea, as a reward of valour. IMPERIAL GAs.LIGILT COMPANY.---The first stone of the new Establishment of this Company at St. Pan eras, which is to be erected on the same scale as its works at Shoreditch, was laid on Thursday last. The day being uncommonly fine, a numerous concourse of respectable persons assempled on the ground at an early hour, to witness the ceremony. About half-past three Major-General Sir Win. CoNGREVE, Bart. M.P., accompanied by T. Wasow, Esq. M.P., G.A. Tur.a, Esq. M.P., P. Moouu, Esq., and several other Members of Parliament, arrived, and at four o'clock pro ceeded to the Worlcs. The mortar having►been spread, the stone was lowered into its position, under the auspices of Sir CONOttEVE, amidst the cheers of the Company, the band playing Cod save the King. After the ceremony, the Company partook of an elegant cold collation, under tents erect ad for the purpose. The Directors afterwards entertained a numerous company at a dinner prepared for their guests, Sir Wm. Congreve, Lord Erskine, Lord Tourner, *Mr. Hayes, Mr. 'Wilson, Mr. Tulle, and other persons of distinction, at the Freemasons' Tavern. The party dispersed at a late hour, highly pleased with the transactions of the day. THE ARMY. It is understood that the Lieutenant-Governorship of New Brunswick, which has become vacant in consequence of the death of Major-General G. S. Smyth, has been offered to Ma jor -General Sir P. Maitland, K.C.8., and Lieutenant-Gover nor of York, in Canada. The 2cl (or Queen's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards is or. dered, when relieved by the Ist (Royal) Regiment of Dra goons, to. March from York to Birmingham and Coventry. The 53d Regiment of Foot, which marched from Chatham on Friday last, was expected at Portsmouth yesterday. It is to be stationed at Hasler Barracks, Gosport. The 3d (or Prince of Wales's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards, which marched from Newcastle on the 22d instant, Will arrive at Manchester and Nottingham, by district routes ordered by Major-General Sir J. Byng, who commands the Northern District. The 53d (Shrop shire) Regiment of I n f antry , w hi ch lately arrived on board the Coldstream East Indiaman, from ladia, has been ordered to march from Chatham to Portsmouth. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, Jtir.r 25.—Came down from the River and remain, the Sisters, Sergeant, for Demerara. Passed through .the London, Chapman, from Quebec for London. Remain in the Downs the Buckinghamshire, for India; and his Alajesty's ship Ramillies guard-ship, with several small coasters. PLY btouTli. JULY 24.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Bella. Flor, from Corunna ; Madeira packet, Allen, from Landon ; Thomas, (harness, from St. John's, N. B. ; and Britannia, Steward, Prince Edward's Island. Sailed the Plant, Blossom, for Oporto; Kirswell, Armstrong, Cape of Good flope • Trans fer, Audrez, Oporto ; Wanderer, Waygood, Quebec ; and Pollux, Olot, for St. Übes. FALMOUTH, JULY 24.—WindN.W.--Arr ived the Nassau, Tremayne, from London for Gibraltar ; and Hope, Butterfield, from ditto. POUTSMOUTII, JULY 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived his M jesty's ship Lyra, from Plymouth. S a il e d hi s M a j es ty' s s hip Hussar, for Plymouth. CORONERS' INQUESTS. An Inquest was last night taken before T. SIIELTOX, Egg. Coroner, on the body of Charlotte Sharpe, a child of about 11 years of age. It appeared from the evidence of John'Slater, a post-man, living in Cloak-lane, Queen-street, that the de ceased was on Wednesday afternoon skipping about the pave ment of Fish-street, at the corner of Bread-street, when she slipped off the curb, and the wheel of a coal waggon, which was passing at the time laden with coals, pas s ed over her shoulders and loins. Mr. Thompson, surgeon, stated that the pelvis was injured, which was the immediate cause of the fortunate girt's death. She died on Thursday eveniniz. Ver. dict—" Accidental Death." Deodand on the wiled one shilling. An Inquisition was taken yesterday evening at the Portman Arms, in %lilman-street, Brunswick-square, before TuomAs STlnusto, Esq. Coroner, on the body of a new.born inf an t, found in a small coffin or box, in a ditch at the back of th e House of Correction, Cold Rath-fields, supposed to be depo sited there by some poor persons who had not money to pay for the ground in a church-yard. No evidence being before the Jury as to particulars, they returned for verdict—.' Found dead, but from what cause does not appear to the Jury." SWIMMING MACHINES ON THE SEINE.—An ex periment was made on Sunday evening, about half-past six, upon the Seine, in Paris. Two men and two children, hi or 13 years old, went in a boat to throw themselves into the river. at Pont St. Nicholas, and float to the Bridge pt' Henry the Fourth. They fixed under their arm-pits a machine made of tin. about 2 feet long, cylindrical in the middle, and conical at th e extremities. The tour individuals then threw themselves into the water, and floated down the Seine to the Bridge of Louis Sixteenth, without moving hand or foot. The experiment completely succeeded ; but any one could do the same with corks or bladders. More than fifty boats filled with company preceded the floaters, and an immense crowd covered the . bridges, quays, and the coal-boats.—(Journal des Debuts.) NEst OF COINEHS.---011 Monday se'nnight, a man of the name of Whitehouse, a labourer, .gave information at our Police Office, that as lie was digging in a garden belonging to one Theodore Moore, residing neat Vauxhall, in thiS town, he felt his spade repeatedly come in contact with a paid sub stance, when on a further examination he discovered that the soil where he was digging, and on which cabbages had been planted, was not of any considerable depth, anti that it wasA supported by a boarded floor, composed ofa quantity of planks. fits curiosity led him to examine farther, and on removing one of the planks he discovered a large cave, about seven feet deep and I 2 feet wide. The man, to corroborate his tale, pro.. duced some base money, consisting of shillings and had crowns, which he said he had picked up near the spot. The officers, on receiving this infortustion, lost no time in proceeding. to the place, but unhappily fOr the ends of justice, they arrived too late. The parties suspected, it appears, what was plotting against them, anti were found busily engaged in filling up the hole. On searching, however, the officers discovered a stamp. ing-block, which had evidently the appearance of a press hav ing been recently fixed thereon, but this latter article had bten timely secreted. The family of the !Monroe consisting of two men and a woman, were taken. into custody, and on Monday were brought up for examination at our Public Mica, when no evidence appearing against them ( Whitehouse having abscond-. al), and nothing having been found on their premises suffi cient to criminate them, they were discharged. It is suspected that Whitehouse was equally criminal with the others, but that he had been led to give the information in consequence of a quarrel having arisen between them, and his absconding arose probably from the influence of a bribe, or from a suspicion, that while endangering the lives of his associates, he might be unconsciously bringing his own in somewhat of peril.—(ie tningham Chroniele.) MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.--On Saturday . last an open boat, having on board Mr. TOTHILL and • Mr. DAUNT, both of his Majesty's ship Semiramis., flag-ship, in the harbour, Mr. LEwts, of Rawl bowline island, and three Mr. IliTcncocKs, sons of Colvisellor lirrclicock, sailed up the Cariga line River on a party of pleasure. About seven o'clock in the evening, while the three former Gentleman were endeavouring to reach the sail boat in a very small boat, they upset her, and un fortunately Mr. TonttLx, was drowned. The body was grappled for and found as soon Us any assistance could be obtained, but the vital spark was extinct. The body was conveyed to die S'esniramis. Mr. DAUNT and Mr. LEWIS having suffered from being in the water, went brought to a cottage on the shore; and, after receiving every assistance, were able to pro ceed, on Sunday morning, to Howlhowline Island. The three Mr. Ilyrcucocas proceeded immediately after the accident occurred, to Ilawlbowline to state the sad result.—(Cork Paper.) ANO i'llElt FATAL ACCIDENT happened yes terday. evening, bet Ween this town and Manchester, in con sequence of three carts racing on the turnpike road. Two Der byshire hay-sellers, on their return from INlanclt,:liter, were pro ceeding at a very quick pace together, when John Holden, a servant of Mr. Siddall's, of Slate Hall, also on his return from Manchester, in attempting to pass them, vsn over a young man of the name of Hugh Chesworth, of Peover, an appren tice to Joseph Fletcher and Co. of Manchesier, by winch he was so dretulfully injured, that ho died,alniost immediately after being taken to the Waggon anti Horses public-honsf,.— A Gentleman of this town, who fortunately came up soon after being informed of the circumstance, followed the carter, who was making his escape, apprehended him, and lodged hint in the Manchester New Bayley prison, to await the Coroner's Inquest ; and upon his reaching this town caused the other two to be taken also, and they were lodgettio our New Bay icy prison._( Stockport Advertiavri July 24.) Yesterday .morning, between the hours o was cleaning the aid of A se i v r e . m an a d m e , ig s h e t . j o' a c m lo , c s k ,s ,. p lace, parlour window of the house, phiced on a pair of some w a a a s : h i ep c ti l 6 ft e r ' v i r s t ei e t e :g ti v e a a t v i l i l t e i t ti e w a n : high steps, they by y, natal d her ss fours recovery. It appears that her back was much 1 81 1 le l l e ekid l vv )a fa r : l i o lPi ti nr r eg , c°i Sl i :e iat r : : ti b h u e° t u fa i i i i i k e t hopes remain of her hurt on the curb stone at the time of falling. A • 1 ,f I 11' 1 .-.. i . f ..- :: -...., :ii k , i 1 t