The Sun. — London, England, 1823-08-12 00:00:00

MISaLLAgEbeS. It is some timesince we called attention to the e*tremely offensive and even dangerous state of the canal in St. Jarnes's Park, from the highly putrid condition of the whole mass of the water contained in it ; and we took the liberty of sug gesting to the proper authorities the employment of it sufficient number of men for effecting its complete drainage. Yesterday and to-day we have had the satisfaction of observing that this Decessary and truly salutary work has at length been undertaken, and several labourers are now engaged in opening a drain suf ficiently wide to carry off the water in a short time. On inquiry, we find that it is further intended to cleanse the bottom of the canal from the mud and other putrid depositions which have so long been accumulating in it. Afterwards, the tide will be admitted into it by the commu nication which new exists with the Thames; and as an inch or two of water can thus be with .drawn daily, and its place supplied by fresh water from the river, the contents of the canal may be preserved sweet for a long series of years. A Correspondent of a Morning Paper says, Sir ROBERT WILSON reached Vigo on the 25th July. At that time all was in alarm and consternation at that place, in ecintequence of the defeat and dispersion of a force rather im prudently sent to attack Gen. illoarr i r.o, at the Bridge of San Payo. Morino had Moved afterwards to Redondela, only two leagues from Vigo, 'his detachments, occupying Soligno, a point that intersected the communication with Orense, and connected him with the factious of Tuy and Guardia.—. From Redondela he had sent a summons to the town of Vigo to surrender, and the Junta was actually sitting . at the moment Sir Robert arrived, to return an answer, with the undisguised intention of capitulating, there not being more than 500 men in the town, including the volunteers.—Such was the actual state of affairs at Vigo when Sir Robert Wilson readied that place and under circumstances (namely, his wound), which rendered any military exertion on his part im possible. His only object, therefore was to gain finer, and but one mode of doing so presented itself, viz. negociation. Ile renewed in consequence a Correspondence with Morillo, for the avowed purpose of obtaining an armistice, it' possible; upon an enlarged scale; but at all events to procure such a suspension of that General's operations us might give time to restore order and confidence at Vigo, and facilitate the dislo cation of the forces in that neighbourhood. His correspond• once, it will be perceived, commenced on the 25th Julie, and was terminated by General Morillo's answer, dated near Ponte Vetlra, August lst. Thus the object of Sir Robert Wilson was partially obtained, and advantage was taken of that suspension of hostilities on the part of General Morillo, to frame arrangements and adopt measures with a view to future contingencies. had Morillo accepted the propnsitions, an armis tice was secured, and Corunna preserved from impending perils if he declined the propositions and continued hostilities, the no toriety of the fact of such refusal to enter Into negociations cal culated to terminate the evil of civil war, must have an effect prejudicial to his authority anti power. Neither the Spanish Government nor any individual Spaniard was committed by the propositions whether accepted or not accepted by General Mo rillo. It was the proposal of a Foreigner, upon hitrown responsibilty, whose acts might be disavowed or not as the Government pleased ; but supposing the propositions accepted by Morillo, the certain result would have been the preserva tion of Corunna and Vigo at a very critical moment and season of the year for a given time. That the enemy should accept such propositions .could hardly be expected; by the result, therefore, Sir Robert Wilson's object was so far realised, that hostile operations against Vigo were suspended from 25th July to the 2d August, and all that time gained from the enemy for further arrangement and disposition of the Constitutional forces under Generals Vego and Palarca. It was a " ruse. de guerre," ably played OW at a moment of distress to serve a temporary purpose, and in this light only will any man in his senses view the whole proceeding. A vessel arrived from Bilhoa brings intelligence, that by a recent order from Madrid, that port had been restored to the freedom of track, which existed previous to the establishment of the tutional Government. We learn by a letter from Paris of Saturday last, that the report of ABISUAL'S death in a duel is not correct. lie lives at Limoges in a state of perfect retirement. A aaEsre AND DETENTION Or M. GARCIA AT CALAIS.-011 M. GARCIA returning lately to Paris, on the termination of his engagement for a limited period at the Italian Theatre, he was ar rested at Calais, and placed under surveillance. lie is not allowed either to quit France or to proceed to Paris, but is forced to remain where he is, and to wait on the Mayor twice every day. The only conceivable reason for this.treatment is, that M. GARCIA being a Spaniard, conceived it his duty to call on the Ambassador of his coml.' try while in London. Such is the meanness of which the present Government of France can be capable !—(Morning Chronicle.) LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR DENIS PACK.—The re mains of this distinguished Officer reached town last evening in the Palmerston packet, from Bristol ; and this morning (Fri day, theffth inst.) the funeral procession moved on its route to Kilkenny; where the body is to be interred. At 9 o'clock the cof fin was landed, and during the ceremony minute guns were fired from two pieces of artillery, placed contiguous to the quay for that purpose. At ten o'clock the procession formed in the fol lowing order party of the 10th Hussars ; eight mutes ; the hearse drawn by six horses, conveying the coffin, which was covered with crimson velvet, and mounted with gold. The hearse was hung with escutcheons, on which the family arms of the deceased, as well as the several English and Foreign Orders which had been conferred upon him ' were richly em blazoned. Sir C. Grant, accompanied by his Aides-de-Camp, rode close to the body. Four mourning coaches followed, in the first of which was Captain Pack, nephew to the deceased General. The other carriages were tilled with servants, &c. A squadron of the lOth Hussars closed the procession.— ( Dublin Evening The remains of Lord BAYNING were removed on -Saturday from Winchester, for Interment in the family vault near Norwich, which wil l take place to-morrow. The Archbishop of DUBLIN, Bishops of LIME RICK, RAPnor, and DOWN, are the Irish Spi ritual Peers who are to sit in the next Session of Parliament. Lord MONTAGUE and Lord DOUGLAS arrived last week at Dalkeith Palace, where the young Duke of BUCCLEUGII is also daily expected. Pre parations, we are informed, - are already begun at the house for the reception of his. Royal High. ness the Duke of YORK andhis Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON.—(Edinburgh Star). MARRIAGE EXTRAORDINARY.-It is singular that the descendants of CUARLEs I. and CROMWELL intermarried in the fourth degree. THE ORANGEMEN,-..We announced, on Satur, day, that there was, to be 'a Meeting of the Dis trict Masters of the Orange Lodges, to devise, if not a new Constitution, some modifications ren dered necessary by the late Act of Parliament against Secret Societies. The Delegates met ac cordingly, not at Werburgh-street, but at WyLIE'S, in Earl-street. A general discussion occurred, but no determination -was for this time adopted. The Meeting stands adjourned for the present. It appeared, by documents laid before the Convention, that from the IBth of October, 1822, to the 18th April, 1823, the number of Orangemen sworn amounted to 18,641.—(Dubt. lin Evening Post.) FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS The Marchioness de Nadal!lac and family, in Charles-street, Berkeley-square, from Paris; Mr.Briserm,.in Devonshire-plate, from Yorkshire; , Dakesuni Duchessof Harnlltoo.and family, . from Paris ; Lord and Lady Gwydyr at Drummond-castle, Perthshire; Colonel'Bellingimam, at Ilottg'selarentont'Hotel, Bond-street, from Pails , ; Col.. Williams, at ditto, from Paris ; Capt. Coster, 13th Dragoons, at ditto, from Maidstone; Bar nard Hankey, Esq. at ditto, from his seat, beatherhead ; Lord Stowell, at his house in Grafton -street, fromßalts Sluttrma. Parker ' Bart. at Fenton's Hotel, St. Jan es's-street,.fictm his seat in Suffolk; Richard Torrens, Esq. at the Pultenerliiitel: Albemale-street, from his seat in Berks • the Comitifess of Mengden and Lady. Pocklington, at th e 'Hyde-park limas from Suffolk; Lord Henry Seymour, in Brook-street, from the Isle of Wight. DEPARTURES.--The Earl and Countess of Coventry, and family, for their seat, Croome, Worcestershire; the Earl and Countess of Carlisle, for Castle Howard, in Yorkshire; Mr: and Mrs. H. Drummond, for Ramsgate ; Captain Baird, for Salisbury ; Mr. and Mrs. Abercromhy, fur Ryde ; Sir • John Ormsby, Dart. of the 14th Light Dragoons, for Weymouth ; Mr. and Mrs. Comae, from Mansfield-street, for Yorkshire; Major Aylmer, for Ramsgate; Mrs. and Miss Howard, for St. Michael's, Cornwall ; Lord Arundel, for Wardour Castle; Colonel and Mrs. Seabrook, for Lyme Regis; Sir Sefton Otway, for Tunbridge Wells ; Captain (Alley. fir Ramsgate ; Mr, and Mrs. Channon, from their house in Bruton-street, for Sutton • Court; Count and Coun tess Chabron, from Greillon's Hotel, Albemarle-street, ', for Paris; Sir George Warrender, Baronet, for Scotland; the Countess Carnarvon, for Berkshire ; the Earl and Countess of Delmore, for the Idle of Wight ; the Earl and Countess of Stanhope for their seat in Kent; the Earl of Falmouth, for Norwich; Lord Hervey, for Cambridge; Lord and Lady Carrington, for their scat, Deal Castle, Kent ; Sir H. and Lady Bunbury, from Warren's Hotel, Rgent4treet, fOr their seat in Suffolk; the Duke of St. Albans and the Ladies Beauclerk, for their sent, Gatton, Surrey • time fon . Grey Bennet, M.P. and Mrs. Bennet, and Family, for their sear, Walton upon Thames; the Marquis and Marchioness of Sa lisbury, for their seat, Hatfield ; Earl and Countess of Her rington, for Derbyshire; M. Lockhart. Esq. M.P. for Oxford ; Sir James W. Wedderburne, for Brighton • Major Bowles, from Fladong's Hotel, for Paris; Earl Pomfret, for his seat, Tadcaster. _ _ _ CHA?,IOE9 - Mr. and Mrs. C. Rose, from Kingston upon Thames, for Paris ; Mr. C. H. Seron, of the sth Dragoon Guards, from Liverpool, for Paris ; Major Tylden, for Gi braltar ; Captain Hill, of the 7th Hussars, from Worthing, to Brighton; Hon. Capt. Bulkeley, from Canterbury, for Deal Captain Roulade°, from Ramsgate. to Canterbury; Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Agar Ellis, on a visit at Drummond Castle, Cried, Perthshire. . FASHIONABLE PLACES OF RESORT. ARRIVALS AT Currort HOTWELLS.—Lorti and Lady Castlemaln, Lady Catherine Howard, Lady Tuite, lion. Mrs. Minchion, Sir J. Meads and family, Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin, Sir Win. Bagehawe, Sir Wm. Clarck, Major Lepper, Major Bower, Col. and Mrs. Bridges, Col. and Mrs. Richards and family, Col. O'Neill, Capt. and Mrs. Iluddleston, Capt. and Mrs. Ilarrisond, Capt. anti Mrs. St. Clear, lt.N., Capt. Mason, Capt. F. W. Ashe, Rev. Mr. St. Leger, Rev. G. Salmon, Mr. Clark and family, Mr. and Mrs. Waring, &c. &c. I:DIN/DU au AUG. 9,—Arrivals at Gibb's Hotel, St. An drew's-square—Lord Valetort, M.P., Lord Charles Russell and Captain Russell, Sir Trayton and ',lady Drake, Colonel El phinstoun, W. H. Millar, Esq Mrs. Millar and Miss Mash, W. 11. Unwin, EA!, Robert Portal, Esq., Lady and Miss Portal.—Set off front the same. place, Lord and_Lady Gwydyr, Lord Macdonald and Miss Russell, Lord Viscount and Lady Arbuthnot, Hon. Miss Margaret Arbirthnot, Lord Blantyre, the Earl of Minto and the Hon. Charles Elliot, the lion. Fre. derick Bentinck; Lady Bentinck and family, Sir Alex ander apd Lady Wood, General Sir \V. lioustoun, G.C.8.„ William DunCombe; Esq. M.P., Banin Frederick Proon and party, Samuel S. P. Thriepland, Esq. and Lady, Eo lieau, Esq. and Charles Boileau, Esq., W. Brown, Esq. and GeorgoMillar,.ESq.; tliv Ref. Mr. Barret and the Rev. Mr. Bauciar. -~- 1 Ann tau r 1N /fru It Li yr..--OnWednesday last'ivas Mar ried, by spociad lieetnitt, int the 4 .Pa eiah , 415 Right Rev. the Bishop' tir Norwlett;Thomes' Te" Frwier, Esq. of t.ovat tutd. Striclien, to Charlotte Oporgina, daughter of Sir George Jerningham, Bart. at' Cassey-hall.— The marriage ceremony having been previously performed in . the Chapel of the Hall according to the rites and ceremonies of the Roman Catholic Church, by the. Ref. Frederic Ilusenbeth, Domestic Chaplain to Sir George Jerningliam. The Bride and Bridegroom left Cossey at one o'clock for Bbauldit the seat of blr. Fraser in the Highlands. Sun !try Tfleavat.---This Theatre opened for the winter season (when will the summer arrive ?) last night. The performances consisted of three pieces, the first was entitled Antigone, or the Theban Brothers ; the second, Winning a Has band, or Seven's the Main; and the last Laurel/a, or the Forest of Underzvald ; all of which were received with applause by a crowded au dience. The interior of the Theatre has been ornamented and beautified in a very elegant manner, and is not excelled by any similar esta blishment in the metropolis. The scenery is well painted, and the stage company is so nume rous as to afford ample scope for the most splen did processions, exhibitions, &c. &c. ROYAL COBURG THEATRE.—Thend was a new melo-dramatic Romance last night at this Theatre, entitled Thalaba the Destroyer—taken from Mr. SOUTHEY'S Poem of that name. It was a very splendid and interesting production, and was received with great applause. lIUNYLEY and Miss EnutsTarr were the hero and heroine, and they acquitted themselves very ably. The scenery was appropriate, elegant, and beautiful. The last piece was entitled, A Soldier's Faith, or Love, Honour, and Revenge; and this also was well received by a very numerous audience. A fashionable Doctor lately informed his friends, in a large company, that he had been passing eight days in the country : 46 Yes (said one of the party), it has been announced in one of the Journals."—" Ah ! (said the Doctor, stretching his neck very importantly), pray in what terms ? "—" In what terms ! Why, as well as I can remember, in the following : "l'here were last week seventy-seven interments less than the week before,' "—The Doctor's neck was seen suddenly to shrink down, till his head nearly touched his shoulders ; and shortly after he was missed from the saloon, to the no small diversion of the company. Dr. CHAUNCEY, a well-known book collector of former days, whose opinion of the value of a volume, as indicated by his hiddingi, was eagerly watched at book auctions, devised the following method of freeing himself from the competition which always attended any apparent design on 'his part to purchase. He would say privately to the auctioneer, " As long as I hold my gold headed cane under my chin, mark, this is a bid ding; and when I remove my cane from under my chin, mark you, my biddings are at an end." —This gentleman was knocked down by the younger LANDFORD, in his auction-room, Covent garden (now RouiNs's), as FOOTE observes in one of his farces, instead of a lot. 11_0 :`:i r A MATRIMONIAL, DRUG.•: PVTE:t PESTLE; a lover of , `At York was a Chemist and, Urtiggist, • Where. at first; having nothing•to sigh at, Of,Bachelors he was tbt snuggest. BLit his peace was not destin.'d to 'last,. Always happy this world-nover. knew man, Poor PEsT it: was caught, anti held fast, In the Mils of that net-maker—woman ► Though, in truth, not at once did he melt, And, Atuotiims's arts scalve had won him, But his friends for hisliappiness felt, 'And obligingly fored„her upon him. Thus conjoin'd in a new sort of life, For a few days their joys had no damper, But, slack all. was soon turn'd to strife, .: ~,., By one vile little thing—viulter temper. From, some cause or other, or no cause, She soon prov'd no spirit could beat hers;. `No cat a do'S face ever so claws i As she ciavect poor suffering PETER'S. 'She would leather her spouse with her shoes, (You'll exclaim, what a shocking ides!) More than once she inflicted a bruise - On his head with the Pharna - aeopteia. Then she drank—aad excus'd if by flatus. Pretending her spirits would droop else, And shew'd, by her passion for drams That She lik'd them much better - than seraisks: , -To suction when thus she gave lcoae, • If he ventur'd to hint it was sinful, She answer'd with vulgar abuse, And persisted in takings skinful. And when, in the order of things, With offspring their loves were attended, No draught of asuagement it brings, stud the order of things was not mended, For the brats Mamma's own temper had, Through the house theii sqnalls%ever resounded, And to Pa such a state was as bad As to be in his own Mortar pounded. • Moen - save us /—to take such a wife Is to poison completely life's morrow ;. Double tears, double noise, double strife, Treble cost, treble rates, treble.sorrow. PET lies life was, in short, like a drug, Till, at length, in a strange (I:slit:ration, he no longer would tug At the oar, in such sad tribulation. So, alas! of his wits quite bereft, Ile absconded one dark winter's night, •;And his turbulent' family left To take - care of themselves , how they might. -Ile advised, oh ! ye ladies front this, (I mean only such as are termagants),. Nor take This my moral amiss : Your sallies of temper be firm against. C4Atidl4ll.4teet. SPORTING DEVTING-110031, Auo. 11 :.-STATE OF THE ODDS. noNcAsTEn ST. LEn ER. 5 to 2 agst Tinker 10 to 1 agst Sherwood 6 to 1 agst Tancred 12 to 1 agtt Palais Royale 6to 1 -agst Claude Lorraine 20 to 1 apt any other. • CHESTERFIELD RACES.- FRIDAY, AVG. The Noblemen and Gentlemen's Plate of 60 soy. for all ages. Heats, about two miles and a half Ld Fitzwilliam's ch. m. Leonella. Mr. 'Wood's' b. iii',.3listress Clarke Mr. Alderson's hr. c. The Tartar A 9 3 3 Two Others were drawn:....-Won easy. The Hunt_erie, .Stskes.—A Sweepstakes of 3 sov. each, with .35 soy. added; - for all asses, by Sir G. Sitwell, Bart. (not thorough' bred) that have hunted the last: season with Reins. law hounds, and bona fide the property of subscribers.— TWo.nalle - heats. ilr. q ,yhraves b., c. Haddon Lad Mr. ButleiV b.' 'J essty - 'Mr. 'White's b. h. John Bull ni. rair Pfsillis 1 1 3 3 4 dr KrNDAL RACE'S. Titunsriay . ,: AUCIUST 7. A Plate of SW. for ;i1 and 4-vr alds.—,Two_mile heat,. AI : dAiraviii 6;2G emits, and Me: findzion's b. g. Sir Henry, iviel —tying draw race. i itth, A H rap' SWeepsialrr w 'o p f ln 7ls e e he nc a h a with 20 sovs. lidded.— Alr. ay's I. g. by Cumuli ie ' - ' Mr. /ludson'a b. h. Little England .Mr. Jacques's ch. f. by Marmon - Three drawn. A Handicap Sweepstakes of 3gs each, with 30gs added.—Two. mile heats. Mr. Hudson's b. g. Sir Henry - Mr. K play's b. g. by emus' - - Mr. Slater's b. f. by Colons . Mr. nourclen's br. c. Prince L e 800 - Mr. Hudson's ch. f. White Rose Mr. Fitld's b. M. Miss Wortley • 1 1 • 2 t?. 3 dr 44 1 1 5 1 2dr 1 3 3dr 3 A 4 dr 6 2 dr . 2 dr MATCHES TO BB RUN AT EPSOM, At;a.3o. Mr. Mellish's bay filly; Mum, Bst. 81t. against . Mr. Math waiter's bay filly, Miss Julia, fist. ; both 3 yrs old. 100 sove reigns, p. p.—b to 4on Miss Julie. Mr. Bowie's . cites. horse, Vapour, 4 yrs old, Ott. against Mr. Page's bay,colt, Elf, by Comus, 3st. ; the winner to have the two.--C and 7t04 on Vapour. • Mr. Curtis's bay filly, by Shebdeez (bought at Sir Gore Ouseley's sale), against Mr. Bowie's ch. filly, Malmsey, by Crispin, both 3 years old ; Bst..eneli. 100 sovereigns, halt for feit.--4Ualiusey the favourite. LONDONDERRY RACES.—MONDAY, AIi GeST 4, 11123. King's Plate of 100 gs. Three-mile beats. Mr. Battersby's Wekome - - ... 3 1 1 Mr. Ilunter's Holler - - - - I 2 2 Mr. Savage's'Sarnapotes - - 2dr Mr. Joyce's Friday . - - 4dr Hunters' Stakes, 3gs each, with tsOgs added, and if four start, lOgs to the second horse—Ladies' Course—Heats—To be rode by Gentlemen. Mr. Irwin's Nestor - - • - Mr. Joyce's Gasket - _. Mr. Deunison's Governor, 4 yrs old - 1 1 22 3 3 PIGEON SHOOTING. Two Pif,reon Undies took place yesterday on Wimbledon Common. The first for fifteen sovereigns, was between Alessrs. Sherwood, Forrester, and Hinchbrook, against Messrs. Jo nes , Holies, and Armstrong, at seven birds. The birds bagged were as follows _ • Metsrs. Sherwood - 6 Forrester - 5 Hinehbrook - 4 Messrs. Jones 5 ones - 4 A matron g 4 The next match bet seen hlei Alessrs. Hardy and Gilbert, at was concluded as follows : Killed. Lukins - - 5 Rogers - - - 4 13 srs. Lukins and Rogers against the like number of birds, which Killed. Huh - - 4 Gilbert - 4 9 8 The birds were well on the wing, and alum the whole not more than two escaped in the two matches. ROWING MATCH , ~ Yesterday a purse of 16 sovereigns, given by Mr. Sw au i le _ of the Red House, Battersea Fields, to honour of his Alajei'ty,s' birth=day, was rowed for by e i g ht watermcn, in t h ree h eata. The distance was from the. Red House to the Swan, at Batter sea Bridge, down the Surrey shore, round a boat at the Niu e Elms, and back to the Red House. After an excellent con test ten sove r eign s were won by Maynard , of Lamb et h ; t h e remainder was given to the other competitors. LORD PETERBOROUGII.--This lively Noble. man was once taken by the mob for the Duke of Marlborough 5 your of s 1 a r , 1 t h h o r r o o w u g i i n :: (who was then in disgrace with them) , and was about to be treated roughly by these friends to sum m ary ittstice ; upon which he addressed them thus :_‘` Gentlemen, can con v i nce you by two reasons that I ainn . not yur service. 0 t tha ak ln the first place, I have 014 five guineasn 19) , pocket ; and in the second, they are heartily a his purse amongst them, he got out of their hands, w i t h l oud huzzas and acclamations. Of his own courage he used to say, that it proceeded'from his not knowing his dan ger ; an d in this agreeing . with Turenne, that a coward has on l y ono o f the three faculties of the mind—apprehension. , . A'Ag' j , A . •"1 f * ..9, • • -..- X. ~ r- ,;.\'', .y . . •:-. . 40 ;•!" . "-• • - s , • -‘.... .4,-" 4, . '-:et,.-14.°.„. ...-2,1k...\, - t Ttf 4 C' 4 t) ' \ C1'...1Pe1.i. -. 'S ) - '. • '', ' 4 ' t I - ' •S' fltjrl 01 I 'ol 49 . i ' 40 %. . 4..- -.-- ...O." ~-.', 0' . ' ) - V * . virsi. 6 lo r, 0 t tit , t , ,, ? ',"T MR. GREEN'S ASCENT. (Frona.Ole,Rcading Mercury.) our last week's We !lave 'very little to add to 'account of the aerial expedition. Mr. St atONDS has favoured us with the following notices :--The ascent itself pradiud a sensation not unlike that cruised by the action of a swing. Mr. Simonthi kept his eyes fixed upon Reading and its immediate ,neighbourhood as long as they Were Visible. Losing those objects, he endbavaur e d . to distinguish the places over which they passed ; but the distance rendered them too diminutive to be recognized' with certainty. The London ro;:i appeared about two or three feet wide, and the Therms six or seven. They thus gradually and almost imperceptibly' attained a greater elevation, until enveloped in clouds they totally lost sight of objects on the ground. At the time they were clear of clouds, the view below was grand and pleasing beyond expres sion—field); of varying hue,.,and woods extended for miles, studded with towns it was their lot to realize in a higher degree the beautiful picture of Gray : " the expanse below " OC grove, of lawn, of mead,.survey " Whose turf; whose shade, whose flowers among " :Wanders the hoary Thames along " His silver-winding way !" Masses of clouds like snow were on one side ; blue, green, and red on the .other; all being visible at once, though at great distances from each oth er . The green c lo u d s , Mr. Si month judged to contain rain, and the red colour to be pro duced by sunshine. They remained at nearly the same altitude for 15 or 20 minutes, during which time Mr. Green informed his companion of their height by Consulting the barometer, and of their bearing by the compass. At this period several clouds: appeared nearly to touch the earth, and wore a great resemblance to the smoke of weeds burning in the fields. In ascending or descending, Mr. Simonds had no sensation of gid diness, but a slight tendency to it was produced, when not going forward, by the rotary motion of the balloon. After being sonic time in this situation, the surrounding objects assumed an appearance rather dazzling, simil a r to the effect of an un sunny day upon the views in Mr. Barker's Panorama. When Mr. Green announced that he should shortly descend, Mr. Simonds supposed himself about twenty miles from Read ing; he put in his pocket his writing apparatus, &c. Shortly afterwards Mr. Green opened the valve by pulling the rope affixed to it, and jumped upon the edge of the car ; , movettent Mr. Simonds followed, according to instructions previously given, and found himself close to the earth much sooner than lie had anticipated. The latter part of the descent appeared by far the most rapid, affording not a minute for prepa ration. The balloon flrsttouched theearth in the middle of a field and rebounded about 45 feet, then took the ground' again close to an oak tree, in which it was a little entangled; it then fell on one side, dragging them over a hedge, and through a field, with their sides to the ground,and their faces towards each other. They were then drawn over another hedge into a cart-road about five feet deep; the car was here driven against the opposite hedge on the road side, and the balloon against an oak tree, by which their progress was stopped until persons arrived to their assistance. ' • In descending, the resistance of the atmosphere produced a feeling similar to that of a strong current of air pressing up wards. In their progress different currents were felt t some ge.: nially warm, others cold ; and at one time Air. Simonds, fbr a short period, found himself quite chilled. St. Alban's is 45 miles from this town, an North !Innis, where the descent was effected six or seven miles beyond it. INTERCOURSE WITH ENG r.Axn,—We leTtrtt,with pleasure, that a company is about to be formed for the establishment of a. Steam Vessel between Bristol and New Rims. The situation, within 30 miles of the centre of the South of Ireland, and one,of the finest rivers, presents advantages for the measure of the most striking description. Several Gentlemen, with whom it originated, are of opi nion that a vessel of two forty-borse power en gines, fitted with the best accommodation for a limited number of passengers, and with bails and stalls for a limited number of cattle, Szc. would be adequate to the purpose, which, besides the punctuality, convenience, and safety of the conveyance, would save much time and expence, particularly its travelling by land from. Milford, about one hundred and fifty miles in distance, across a most disagreeable ferry, and over bad roads. It is proposed that the vessel shall leave Bristol on Monday, touch at Water ford Harbour, call off Dunmore, Passage, and Bally hack, and arrive at New Ross Quay nest day ; on Thursday morning call off Passage, Ballyhack, and Dunmore, thence to arrive on Friday at Bristol. The capital is to be '1'2,0004 to be constituted by shares of '254 each. We trust that the subscription will be soon completed, that thus a constant, speedy, and reciprocally advantageons communication s may be effected between this country, Kilkenny, Waterford, Car low, &e. and, we believe the third commercial city in importance in England. , -( Veaford Herald). BRITISH FISHING nocirry.—The Directors of the Society, on ,receiving the resignation of the Right, Honourable Sir Jolts SINCLAIR, Bart., who had long been a Director, resolved to pre sent him with a piece of plate, as an acknowledg ment of the services fie had performed to the Society. The present given was a large and elegant silver inkstand, which was thought the most appropriate gift that could he offered to a distinguished literary character.--(Edinburgh Courant.) The tenantry of Lord SALTOUN have again ex perienced his Lordship's generosity in a liberal deduction from their rents for last crop. Since 1815 his Lordship has made returns to his tenantry, amounting in whole to 75 per cent. or their respective rents, viz. in 1815 he returned 15 per cent.; in 181t$, 20 per cent.; in 1821, 20 per cent. ; and 1t322, 20 per cent.—(elherdcen 'barna) A German Prince (and suite) passed through this town on Thursday week, on his way to Alnwick Castle, upon a visit to their Graces the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland. Our correspondent at Alnwick informs us, that his Highness visited the ruins and hermitage at Warkworth, and expressed himself highly . gratified with the beauty of the scenery. A numerous party, including the High Sheriffof the county (who came in state), Lord and lAudy M vensworth, Sir Charles and Lady onck, Mr. anti Mrs. lligge, &c. &e. attended the public day at the Castle on Tuesday. His Highness and suite proceetled at an early hour the next morning On a shooting excursioriloScotland.—(Nete , cwtle ('?urunt.) Gunpowier, the discovery of which is gene rally attributed to a German chemist, was known to the Ara bians at least a century before any traces of it appear in the Ertropean historians. In the thirteenth century it was fre quently employed by their wars with Spain, and some in. dications remain of Its having been known in the eleventh century. The compass also, the invention of which has been given alternately to the Italians and the French in the thirteenth century, was already known to. the Arabians in the 11th. The Geographer of Nubia, who wrote in the 12th cen tury, speaks of it as an instrument universally employed. On Saturday morning, about eight o'clock, the body of one of the unfortunate sufferers by the accident at Bil lingsgate was observed floating in the Thames, near Alder, man Parsons' Stairs, Lower East Smithfield, by a waterfowl, who immediately rowed out anti brought it on shore, in a high state of discolouration ; after which it was conveyed to the Dundee Arms, Nightingale-lane, Loafer East Smithfield, and was soon after recognized by his relatives. He appears to be about 24 years of age, named John Bushell, and was in the employ of a potato-merchant in Fleet-market. In his watch fob was found Hs..fal. and a key. During the oyster-season the deceased geperally retailed them, anti when out, aonght such other employ as he was able to perfbrm. An Inquest was held on the body yesterday, when the Jury returned a verdict of ' 4 Accidental Death." Mr. MAUTLN, the celebrated painter of Ba. shaztar's Feast, 4 - c. has commenced his engrav ings on steel of that work. Mr. I%IA ItTIN has also commenced his grand picture of Sardanapalas, or the Fall qf Nineveh, It will be 16 feet by 11 feet 8 inches, and N$ ill be tinit,bed next spring twelve months. THE ARMY. TtiE GUARDS.—The Ist battalion of the Coldstream Guard's,. 'which'embarked at Liverpool on the 3d, disembarked at Dub lin on the 4th inst. The Ist battalion of the Grenadier Guards, having been re licr'ed by the 1 4 it'battlion of the Coldstream, embarked at Dub. lin on theGth, and disembarked at Liverpool on the 7th inst. The following change of quarters is ordered to take place on the 25th inst. :: The ht battalion of the Grenadier Guards, which will arrive in London, on its route from Ireland, to-morrow, is ordered to the King's 3iews: The 2d Battalion' of Grenadier Guards, now in the King's Mews Barracks, is ordered to Portman-street Barracks.- The 3d Battalion of the Grenadier Guards, which recently took the duty in the Tower, is ordered to remain there. The 2d Battalion of the Coldstream Guards-is ordered to oc.• copy the Westminster quarters: Tl,e Ist Battalion of the 3d Regiment of Guards is ordered to3Knightsbridge Barracks: The 2d Battalion of the 3d Guards is on duty at Plymouth. ICIKRCANTI LE SHIPPING. FALm ourn, Avo.lo.—Wind S.W.—Sailed the A gaphes, Atkinson, for Pernambuco; and Oporto packet, Charlton, for' London. DEAI, AUG. ll.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived from the River and remain the Bolus, for St. Joint's, N. 8.; Albion, for Ber bice ; Margaret, for Leghorn ; Betsy and Ann, for Pictou ; Mary, for Miramichi ; Rolla, for the Mediterranean ; Fanny, for Bilboa ; Charles, for Naples; Thalia, for Halifax- and Ja maica : apd James Sibbald, for Bombay. Arrived the Cam den, from Itio - 3aneiro ; Choice, from Quebec ;. and Susannah, front Leghorn. The shin Mary Ann, from India, has just made her number, and is passing. through ibr the River at 6 P.M. PORTSMOUTH ' AUG. It'.--Wind S.l% , —Arrived the Co met, %I•Plberson, from the Downs; his Majesty's ship Ranger, front ditto, and Mercury, Florence, from tiibraltar. The Nymph, from Newcastle to.Fahnouth, coal laden, was , wrecked an Sunday night near Dungeness. PRO VIDENTIA L ESCAPE. MONTREAL, Just~ 2's.—On the morning of the' 10th inst., three boys, the eldest about 17 years of age, having been to the mill of Mr. P. IVright, of Bull, were returoing to the eastern side of the Ottaway in a canoe, containing about 600 weight of flour. Unfortunately, from want of knowledge of the danger which they must incur in crossing so near the Chene Re pids, they.did not o far enough up the river. After having paddled neatly half the width of the river, the canoe was ob served by several on the shore to be irresistibly drawn by the force of the current towards the vortex which this tremendous rapid presents. She was going down broadside, in which case immediate death must have been the event. But with presence of mind, although death seemed to stare theta in the face, the boy at the helm righted her, and headed down the wean). Scarcely had he done this when, with the velocity of lightning, the canoe dashed among the terrific breakers. A moment, and she was lost to the petrified spectators on the banks, who stood in full view of the scene, with dreadful consciousness that they could render no assistance to the sufferers. Again the canoe appeared, anti the largest boy was seen to throw over. hoard some bags of flour. Instantaneously they disappeared among the waves, and the spectators gave them up us lost. Al though the canoe was forced through a swell which is said to rise about 20 feet high, yet the boys adhered to the boat, which. was upset three times in succession. Messrs. M`Gillitray and Monier, of Ilull, who had been witnesses to this Scene, ran to the lower landing, where by, chance they found a canoe. sprang into it, uhd pulled for the other side, to save the boys it possible. Another, however, had rowed towards them front the other side, and found theta clinging around their canoe, which was upset. The swell was still so gteat that those who came to assist could not reach them. They were. therefore, obliged to let them float down still further before they could take than out 'of their perilous condition, still keepitig within call of them. The largest boy had with admirable presence of mind, as soon as they emerged from the heaviest part of the swell, directed the smaller two to approach' each other, and lock their arms across the bottom .of the canoe. This was done, add ire placed himself ut the stern, and crisping with his bands the gonwale on both sides, .(,rave her di rection down the stream. They were perceived in this *hue-. lion by the canoe from the eastern side. After they had-gone d ow n about a mite, they' were taken o 0 previous to which th t i smaller boys eomplainod:' grievously that their hands were' ' cramped. A tire was kindled on shore; warm clothes proem. , , ed for the sufferers, and they, who but a few moments before seemed to have passed the barrier between life and death, were rescued from the dreadful tate which threatened them. We have seldom heard of an instance in which presence of mind was exhibited more fully in the most trying monient, than in the above incident,—((',Hualian Timer.) On the 9.oth ult. a stone coffin ► or Gist, contain ing bones, was found by the workmen employed in making the alterations in Tynemouth Abbey yard.. The sides were composed of three huge stones set on edge on other stones, and the top was formed of four flat stones : the whole were set with mortar. A few evenings since four ladies of Sandwich, sat down to u. game of whist, in the hest health, and spirits, whose united ages amount to three hundred and eleven years. Fint.---The upper part of the premises of Mr. OrtLiwo, Upper Charles -street, Goswell-street•road, was on, Saturday night about ten o'clock discovered to be in flames. In one of the rooms to which the fire had extended , before an alarm was given, there lay an infant child asleep,. and who, we: regret to state, was, before she could be released, so dreadfully• burnt that she has since died. The man who ventured into the' room to rescue. the child from -its perilous situation was also much scorched. The fire was-got under, by about f 1 o'clock, without extending itself beyond the houie ut which it ecno-T mewed. RODBEIIIES.-Informatiort of Iln following rob beries was given yeiterday at the Police-office, Ilatton-gar den :—Saturday morning, at a very early hour, the hous e of William Phillips, Esq., at Chase Side, Enfield, was hroko open and robbed of considerable property ; and on Thurstlay tmil Friday nights the houses of Mr. Harris, Sutfidk-street, St, Pancras, 141 r. Atiderley, of Ashley-street, anti two houses in Denton-street, were feloniously. entered and robbed of plate, wearing apparel, and other articles to a large amount i anti on Saturday morning a thief entered at the parlour window of Mr. M esurier's house, Putney Terrace, White Conduit-fieldi, and stole a valuable mahogany writing-desk and its contents. On Saturday night, hetxreett eleven and twelve • o'clock, two young men entered a flesher's stand in King-street, and while the one was examin ing a kg of lamb, the other seized a. piece of rope, cried " farewell' . , to his companion, s a h ud lef utii ll the issta st i t i t d ip i i n airn a hasty etiiatemiyantr. afterwards, fles is, ite:r and when about to - depart, he observed the same young man suspended from a lamp-iron on the opposite side of the street. He instantly cut hint .down in a state of insensibility, and succeeded in restoring him to his senses. After beilt4 admonished of the awful consequences whicit would result from his rash and criminal con duct, the unhappy person promised to . pc) home. The &slier, after hhi deputture, went st U ut i a : t i on r jo: iue paarpesasirlsotirt,yersi ti found, ize t 1 , 1 ;t i: 1 a math and WOMB!' cutting down the same infatuated itrdi ' vidual from a large nail °l' whlch Mains that Ore for sale are usually hung. lie 'was recovered w ith it good deal of difficulty, and afterward* c onve y e d t o th e Police ',Juice. lie IV MI t eel till yesterday afternoon, when, see,ming to be completely come io himself, he was liberated. w (Edin&irgh Star.)