The Sun. — London, England, 1823-04-08 00:00:00

THE THEATRE. C ovENT-GUIDEN.—The Tragedy of Macbeth, to the 'credit' of the public, attracted a nume rous audience last night .to this Theatre, but the approbation which the performance in general excited was by no means equally cre ditable to tie. public judgment. We must, how ever, make an exception in favour of Mrs. OGILVIE, who, perhaps, was altogether the best representative of Lady Macbeth which we have seen for soma years. As it was her first attempt before a London audience, or, for aught we know elsewhere, and as it is a part of great diffi culty, her performance is entitled to much c ommendation, and will probably deserve more OR repetition. Her figure and face are well qualified for the character. Her voice is clear and musical, and her deportment is easy and ap propriate. We know nothing of this actress but herappearance on the stage, to which, without the consideration of its present state, we deem her a valuable addition. We need not select any parts of liar performance' last night, but we may truly say, that altogether it was judicious and impressive, and received a due tribute of well , merited'applause. W e wish that we could give iii% equally favourable report of the Macbeth of the iNlAcatAbY ; b u t h e has 64 SUPt so full" ,of manner of Mr. litAN, . that his original qualities are Dearly obscured in the imitation. It is to be regretted that he has adopted this manner, ; for, ~ th o ugh successful in Mr. IKEAN, it cannot appear to equal advantage in an imitator. It is lamentable, however, that he is not likely to rouse the a himself from this style, as pplause which he excited chiefly attended tint itt.ail 1118 adolllloll3 from the manner of Mr. 4 EA.141. In One . respect he displ a y e d an or iginal merit w hi c h ' d eserves to b e recor d e d. Aft er the second a ppearance of th e Gh os t o f Ban q os i!o Mr. MAc REA)Y proposed the health of ldeparted victim• in a faultering tone, and with it sort of hesitation which strongly indicated the impression which the phantom had Made upon his mind, and the " compunctious visi tations" of a perturbed conscience. This action appeared to uslo be a novelty and a strong proof of c r i t i cal acumen. We regret th a t we canno t, as far xtends, pay a more as ou r h umble judgment e favourableassumption of one o f t r ib ute to his the most difficult character s in the whole round 1 of the drama, and which, indeed demands the highest qualities of theatrical g enius. We saw 1, nothing in the rest of the Pe rformers of such striking merit as f A to oemand commendation or cmment. OLD BAILEY. ern : wets TO BE --......... Tleirb AT THE OLD BAILEY SESSIONS The following l is u a t 31E re ' INGI c) trie . various offences T 0 - 3l n o 11 0 7 with which the prisons e u r t s " Tur ar tii s a t l at s e e l sTrall stand charged:— Manslaugh ter Middlesex . London. _ 3 _ Ilurgl ar .. , .. ' I Cutting/and Maiming i" 2 2 Forgery 5 - HighwaY Robber y - ' . 3 Ureaking and niering - 1 - Hors Steliali S il t i e g l i tt i n y g in anfiwelling-house - — 4 - 1 1 I.l,rTubdezziettent . . _ 3 ' 1 - . 1 , Steati n , . _ " .. . 111 it... , i s , from the person - I 6 111 11.1 eaceZll Stolen Clouds - 24 - 1 1 0 8 1 b b j r :1 4 1 1 i n 1 .111:11 lion 6oodes; by b f l ai li s e t e p a r t e s t e n - c e s I 1 Utt 1 - • i ng Money by false pretences 2 , ermg counterfeit Coin -- • ____ 52 177 ------- . . 1 the Courts, in 1a t ... 1%1 ,,7 LAve Coun:rs.—The bu ildings , of th© new ~_:wt;oitrta axe rapidly proceeding. I wo are covered in, gil eside it 1 the protein Court of Common Pleas, Ju t i e s , ,n large room for the assembling r at the lower ' thee temporary Court 7_7(41,, 13 nearly completed for the Excheque , of the " twelve „.., ~ etul of llall, where the Court of Chancery fo rmerly Exchequer, iltlecortlxthequer Chamber the lower Chambers where o h f e . ; and the old Court of t _ fee_h ou * sc l ed to be kept: the Exchequer, and Oliver's , C on -houses, 41. e to b e re occupyi n pulled down forthwith. FencFs_ . we e of bulletin rs, y raised round that extensive rang . ~..6„, ootie pitfit from the grand entrance into Westminster-rill •Allargar , cc -yard, and round to the stone buildings facing t. be Mitt et Church ..; and the whole of the old materials are to other oiedtately sold, to make way for the foundations of the house new Law Courts. ne Pump by the Exchequer Coffee- Iv.; e.ontinues, US it is greatly celebrated for its excellent aLe , doubtless it will be allowed to remain. • • CATtittirt.Larts.— 13,y month of May last, I found the a Caterpillar had Mr. John Sweet.—ln the begun its usual ravages on the leaves of a quarter of goose. therefore in my nursery near Itristol. I resolved this year to try the effect of it in a different ve y• a hush ._ of stone-lime was therefore slaked, and covered a u - *f _ un . h : to make it more soft and fir; it was thensifted or a few _0 h mason's seive, of the finest kind which al throug a impalpable pow der, , 1 mei. .. _,A .. . most made it into an directed to Pia to a light garden engine Was then Part water in different airections among the leaves, so that every Plat of the l a ,_ , p ant Was wet : another man followed closely with usi.box full of the lime -powder, scattering it With his hand, so as to cause it to appear like Smoke, anti to spread itself on the und9r l'ilyellsas upon the upper part of the leaves, so that not a single .41.1a11.Ny2t0 left untouched by it. In the course of the day, I notic.d 04,,,T ugh so by theinsecta were still alive, they were muc t h in au,cated on the following day I found none alive; few e s th r aTi did n ot ti cameo sometimes afterwards, but they were so this upoicat. link it w k I ° xi , * applying the limes second time. After with theirle' ,the ttees recovered their natural colour, and grew .e. ranon wh u " u si vigour. A day should be chosen for the N the 9 re is nor . en little wind is stirring , but particularly when _ for a 1 : I think th r bl pre era e for the operation , I tidy day, e absence of sun, or a c o . after the in . The earlier the remedy is applied, i t a 4 is discovered,the better; and if it should be necessary to use leg ietildPrne, it must he done before the fruit.changes_colour, d fi gured e The lime acted not 1 ' g'ured by the application or the lim. by the *bsd i le thrown on thick, but should be well divided ga 41 ca sting it, so that each leaf be touched. In small .. lens, where no engine is kept, a watering pot or a Tge rna ''''atutir a be used so as :to wet every part of the tree hes I t ri' 1"" by *my success on the gooseberry bus , t I le lith e • • snag- Rai, .., -e aamst the black leech-like insect, or . _ 0 t amed the or two-winged y, wh o. . larva of a dipterous insect, d cherry trees ; A rid f . o. _ it is so destruCtive to thorns, pea; an . ._ the we re 14 7? 1,1 that 'wherever the lime touched the insects, if I y itandaret' it destroyed them. ,It being difficult to water hip:h I N , ~ d trees, I took the opportunity very early in the morn siili„'etore the dew was evaporated, to apply the powder ; w it , '!g, the lime over night to have it ready. The powder t orati on d ater a shower of rain ; but ram following, . nt„rtton het answer where, however, those. c!m_ be the its they are more easily destroyed than which infest ureir' v l, IlertY-buehes. Pear trees . against walls are often in. ii ir , e4 .1 these leech -like insects, but they can be watered and m without difli►culty. tio,,iveroment has ordered nine hundred tons of iti—s' Potatoes to be sent to the poor in Cunne a ra ~.. ) c oon tj of Galway. td i4rili.torsday forenoon divine Service was perform 111j4i "le Quelic'ehapel by the Rev. David Dickson, one of the i,ctOte,,ts 91 St. Cuthbert's, a ft er which, at a general meeting 4riIlio:; ticiety for Propagating Christian Knowledgs_ in, was oi.:,,,alneadstitoliorude Islands of Scotland, the Rev. Mr. AFK9' Lecturer and Catechist in that Congregatio n ._.. .1i nureecourant, itprit S.) fl, FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Earl anti Countess of Coventry, and family, from their seat in Surrey ; the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdown, from the Earl of Derby's seat, the Oaks, Kent ; the Marquis and Marchioness of Tavistock, in St. James's-square, from their seat, Oakley House, Bedfordshire ; the Earl and Coun tess of Craven, from their seat in Barks ; Lord and Lady Mount-Cashel, at Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from the Con tinent ; Earl of Clonbrock, at Bath' Hotel, Dover-street, from Ireland. DDPARTITRES.—Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dymoke, from their father's seat, Scriveisby Court, Lincolnshire, for Richmond ; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walpole, from Fladong's Hotel, for their seat in Norfolk ; Colonel Lewis, from ditto, for his seat, St. Pierre, Chepstow; J. Protheroe, Esq., from ditto, for Bristol. , ,7 4 0 Or, ) • • • . • r ~) ; .:1 , ::( • . 4 6 4 - '• .., c-,77- ,J - . ''', ,• •N, . 1 ....." ' A. : , .. A ' 'l' ‘‘.,,:‘ ' ' • ''''' S '‘' r i.f;' " . :t, 1° . tr., - . -4:-.4‘ v „ ' * OA fli ) ttt , FASHIONABLE PARTIES. BlAuLsonotrair Hot= having undergone great improve ments and alterations, and being completed; Prince LEOPOLD is expected to-day or to-morrow from Claremont. His Royal Highness gives two grand dinners next week preparatory to a series of splendid entertainments during the season. The Earl of Harrington had a dinner party yesterday at his house in the Stable-yard, St. James's. Sir Charles Coote, Bart., had a dinner party yesterday at Ws house in Connaught-place. The Countess of Essex had a select circle of fashionahles yesterday evening at her house in Hill -street, Berkeley-square. The Fareham Balls were closed for the season, on Wed. nesday, with the attendance of npwards of 120 persons of rank and fashion, including many Officers of the Navy. On settling the accounts of the Bachelor's Ball, at Newcastle upon-Tyne, a balance of about 50/. remained. The subscribers have resolved to purchase the lottery ticket No. 47 (the number of subscribers), in the hope of obtaining a prize, from which to give future entertainments of the same nature. The remainder of the balance has been presented to the lying-in charities of the town. It is said, the subscribers mean to have a dinner at the Queeies-Ilead on the Ist of May, and to offer to the pro prietors of the Assembly Rooms to patronise a ball on that evening. 800 NOR ROCKS.—This charming retired Sea-bathing place increases in celebrity every succeeding season ' • families who have accidentally gone there, have been induced to hire houses by the year ; and several gentlemen of rank and fashion have purchased houses and lands there for their permanent resi dences. A daily London coach has been established within a few years ; new warm-baths have recently been built ; a chapel of ease and tharket-house have also been built, and a new packet is building, which is intended to sail twice a week to Cherbourg. THE Sociewv or ODD FELLOWS.—On Monday se 'n night, the Corbridge Loyal St. Andrew Lodge of Odd Fellows, accompanied with a part of the Hexhani Brethren, held their first festival at the house of Brother Forster, Blue Bell Inn, and agreeably to their eccentric form, with the M.N.G., V. 0., and the respective officers of the order, walked in procession round the village, preceded by the Ilexham musical band. After the close of the procession, a ball was given by the brethren of the lodge, to a great number of very respectable young ladies, who' honoured them with their company. The festive a ;me was kept up till a bite hour, when it broke up with that bar mony and convivial decorum, which ever adorns the order of odd fellowship. The bells of the village rang merrily throug h the day. . MR. lIUSKISSON. • On 'Thursday last the Freedom of the City of Chichester was unanimously voted by the Body-Corporate to the Right Hon. WILLIAM HUSKISSON. The Right Hon. Gentleman.afterwards dined with a numerous and most re spectable party of his friends and late constituents at the As sembly Room, on which occasion a richly chas e d s il ver vase was presented' to him. This vase is a model of that magnifi cent relic of antiquity which in 1777. was found in Hadrian's villa, at Tivoli, and brought to England by Sir W. Hamilton, who presented it to the Earl of Warwick. It stands on an ele gantly finished . pedestal. The handles are interwoven, and the upper margin is adorned with a border of vine branches and grapes. Under this is it lion's skin, with the feet between three masks. Two sides of the pedestal are occupied by the Arms of the City, and those of. Mr. Huskisson. On the other two is the following inscription : To the. Right Honourable William Huskisson, President of the Board of Trade, Treasurer of his Majesty's Navy, &c. &c. From the Electors of .Chichester, In Testimony of Their sincere respect for his public character, Their grateful' acknowledgement Of his impartial attention to their local interests, And their unfeigned regret On his retirement from the Representation of this City In Parliament. April, IsIDCCCXXIII. The vase. was presented by Francis Diggens, Esq. Chairman, after which Mr. Huskisson addressed the Meeting in a most eloquent speech, in the course of which, he not only took a re view of the great political events of the last ten years, but touch ed also, at some length, on the present unsettled state of Eu rope, and introduced some masterly arguments against the,pre sent rage for witoletome lteform. the Right Hon. Gentletnan's speech was so excellent, that it is hoped it will find its way be fore the public. Loan MELVILLE.—We cannot refrain from no ticing the following anecdote, which appeared in the Hampshire Telegraph of Sunday last, as most characteristic of this distinguished,and amiable Nobleman, whose integrity and delicacy of feel, ing have obtained for him universal respect and esteem. The allusion to the trial of his father, the late Lord Mccvmr,r, recals to our recollec tion his Lordship's dignified conduct during that investigation, which drew from his father's oppo. nents the highest praise and commendation. " It is a circumstance honourable to Lord 111xLv mix, that the appointment of the late gallant Earl St. Vincent, to be General of the Royal Marine Forces, was made at his Lord ship's express solicitation to th e Ki ng . Hi s M a j esty w i s h e d his Royal - brother to succeed to the vacancy; but his Lordship, with a liberality of mind worthy of his name and high office, solicited the King on behalf of th e ga ll an t E ar l, on t h e groun d of his eminent sprvices, and the possible imputation that would be cast upon him (Lord M.) should it not take place, that be had hindered, and not advanced the claims of Earl St. 'Vincent, front the circumstance of it being under the gallant Earl's Ad ministration that the trial of his Lordship's father was insti tuted. His Majesty, with great benignity, yielded to his Lord. ship's solicitations." The Lord Bishop of DURHAM has been pleased to collate the Rev. John Hodgson, perpetual Curate of J arrow w i t h Heworth, to the Vicarage of - Kirkwhelpington, in Northumber land, vacant by the death of the Rev. Wm. Gardner. The Rev. Randall Ward, of Trinity College, Cambridge, son of the. Rev. Dr. Ward, who was many years Senior Clap lain to the Presidency of Bengal, is appointed one of the /lon. Company's Chaplains itt Bombay. The Treasurer of the Newcastle-on-Tyne Infirmary has re ceived a benefaction of 1001. from the Misses Deureth, of Usworth House, and a legacy of 501. from the Executors of the late Walter Blackett Trevelyan, Esq. of Netherwitton. The' following premiums were adjudged and paid at Lan cheater, in the county of Durham, on Easter Monday, at a meeting of the Association instituted for rewarding Industry,. viz. :—To Edward Baker, of Pontop, the sum of 41. for hav ing brought up, and maintained fifteen childr en , without paro thial.rdicf. To Ann Errington, of Kyo, widow, the sum of 31., for having supported her aged mother for 24. years, without parochial relief. To William Bellerby, of Green Well Ford, the sum of 2/., he having served the fitmily th e r e , for 42 years, as a domestic servant. - To Peter Brown, of Pontop, the sum of 2/., he having served the Owners of Pontoppike Colliery, tbr 47i years, as servant in husbandry. POETRY. LOVE. BY HENUY NEELE, Este.. Love is a plant of holier birth, Than any that takes its root in earth ; A flower from. Heaven which 'tis a crime To number with the things of time; Hope in the bud is often blasted, And beauty on the desert wasted ; And joy a primrose early gay, Care's lightest foot-fall treads away. But Love shall live and live for ever, And chance and change shall reach it never ; Can hearts in which true Love is plighted, By want or woe be disunited ? Ah ! no, like buds,on one stem born, They share between them even the thorn, Which round them dwells, but parts them nut ; A lorn yet undivided lot. Can death dissever Love, or part The loved one from the lover's heart ? No, no ; he does but guard the prize Sacred from mortal injuries, Making it purer, holier seem, As the Ice closing o'er the stream, Keeps, while storms ravage earth and air, All baser things from mingling there. • A uthor of an elegant volume of Poems. VERSES, BY BURNS: Accept the gift a friend sincere Wad on thy worth be pressin, Remembrance aft may start a tear, But oh ! that tenderness forbear, - Though 'twad my sorrows lessen. My morning raise axe clear an' fair, I thought sair storms wad never Bedew the scene; but grief an' care In wildest fury has made bare %ly peace, my hope, for ever. You think I'm glad, 0 ! I pay wed, For a' the jpy I borrow : In solitude—then, then I feel . I canna' to mysel' conceal 3ly deeply ranklin' sorrow. Farewell ! within thy bosom free, A sight may whiles awaken : A tear may wet thy laughin' e'e, For Scotia's son—ance gay like thee, Now, hopeless, comfortless, forsaken. In Winchester Church-yard. Here sleeps in peace a Hampshire grenadier, Who caught his death by drinking cold small beer. Soldiers, beware ! from his untimely fall, And, when you're hot, drink strong, or none at all. WAR.—VOLTAIRE thus expresses himself on the subject of war :—" A hundred thousand mad animals, whose heads are covered with hats, ad• vance to kill or to be killed, by the like num ber of their fellow mortals, covered with turbans. By this Strange procedure they want at best, to decide whether a track of land, to which none of them lays any claim, shall belong to a certain man whom they call Sultan, or to another whom they call Ciesar, neither of whom ever saw, or will see, the spot so furiously contended for ; and very few of those creatures, who thus mu tually butcher each other, ever beheld the animal for whom they cut each others' throats ! From time immemorial, this has been the way of mankind almost over all the earth. What an excess of madness is this, and• bow deservedly might a superior being crush to atoms this earthly ball, the bloody nest of such ridiculous murderers !" GILAVEL WALKS.--The destrUction of worms anti insects, by the use of salt, is an effectual preservative of the beauty of graVel walks.— Where worms rise much in the morning, strew a moderate quantity of salt over night, if the weather be dry. Wh en your trees or borders are out of crop, strew salt on t h em to d estroy t h e nests of insects, &c. Insects in old walls might be destroyed with salt brine and a syringe. On the rough trunks of old trees, the same liquid may destroy some eggs lodged therein in autumn, or larvw in spring; also it may be tried in de stroying caterpillars, though in some cases salt itself is 'to be preferred. The following anecdote has been sent us by a correspondent. We think we have seen something of the same kind 'before ; but a good story is never the worse for being twice told :—During the American revolutionary war, a country. laird made his appearance in a certain market -town, sot one hundred miles distance from the Border. A few idlers (no very unusual thing) were lounging in front of the shop of the baillie:of the burgh, amongst whom the laird espied the village Esculapius,who washispon t i ca l oracle and thus address ed him:" How's a' wi' ye the day, D octor ? On y_ political news?" , " Nothing very particular," replied the Doctor ; " only, it is said the Dutch have taken umbrage at —." Here the Doctor got a touch on the shoulder from his shop-boy,whoac (painted him theta valuable patient was waiting for him, and he broke off abruptly from his political laird.—" Taken Umbrage!" exclaimed the laird; "1441 preserve us ! hae they been Umbrage? Baillie, ken ye if its a wad town or no ?" " A wa'd town !" says the braille ; nac sic thing; it's a sugar island, and ane o' the sweetest o' them ; the artiae's up already; but ye shall beeprice. a' stane weight Mune wi' ye at the auld'--- Wed minded, Baillie wed minded—we'll talk about that o'er a half mutchkin.—Hech, Sirs ! the Dutch been Umbrage, and General Burgoyne tint at Saratoga ! The country's in a hople' way."—(Dumfries Courier.) On Sunday last, the 6th inst. about two &clock in the afternoon, as a poor woman was crossing • • the Nunhead fields, at Peckham, she was as saulted by a villain in a sailor's dress, who robbed her of 3 shillings, and afterwards cut her throat in a most dreadful manner,: in attempting to defend herself her arms were also severely cut. She was found. yesterday (Monday) morn ing about 5 o'clock by a watchman almost dead from the effects of the wounds and cold, and was conveyed by the beadle - of Peckham to Camber well workhouse, where she received every pos sible attentio n , b ut h er re covery is at present very doubtful. We understand it to be the in tention of 04 parish to offer a reward for the apprehension of the villain. On Monday, as some children were amus ing themselves with burning sticks by the side of the river at Stockbridge, the clothes of one of them unfortunately caught fire, by which it was so dreadfully burnt, that We understand the little sufferer is since dead.—( Edinburgh Courant, April 5.) Six persons were left for execution at Clonmel. Out of the many charged with murder, not one has been convicted. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. Correct State of the Betting at at the One Tun Tavern, RIDDLE: TATTERSALL's yesterday, and Jennyrr•street, last night. swo RTII. COLTS. 6 to 4 agst Web 9 to 2 agst Emilius 5 to 1 agst Talisman 0.4-TL FILLIES. 2 to 1 agst Veil 7 to 2 agst Wanderer 4 to 1 agst any other. ANDS. 5 to 4 agst Aaron. 7 to 4 agst Figaro 5 to 1 agst Swivel 13 to 4 agst Ajax 4 to 1, agstloses 9 to 2 agst Posthuma CLA 3 to 1 agst Zeal ItET. 9 to 1 ag,st Swap 10 to 1 agst Wanton. 11 to 2 apt Web 8 to 1 apt Fanatic 10 to 1 apt Emilius' 12 to 1 apt Talisman OAKS. 8 to 1 agst any other. DERBY. 12 to 1 apt Br. to Moses 15 to 1 apt Pantina 25 to 1 apt Troy. DONCASTER ST. LEGER. Bto 1 agst Sherwood 116 to 1 agst Fanny. 9 to 1 agst Tinker HADDON PARK RACES, SATURDAY, APRIL 5. The Park Stakes of sgs. each for Hunters, carrying 12st. Two mile heats. Capt. Bisset's gr. h. Diamond Mr. Robson's ch. g. Prodigal . - Mr. Udney's b. m. Jezebel - Mr. Hunt's Crack - - Mr. Wilson's Lacy-bones - - Major Jones's Whiskey - . . 2to 1 agst Diamond-3 to 1 any other. A Sweepstakes for Horses not thorough-bred was won by Mr. Hancock's Mulberry, beating four others. The sports finished with some Pony Matches. 1 1 4 2 3 3 2 4 5 dr 6 dr THE HOO RACES (lIERTFonustintE).—APRIL 5. The 25 Guineas Stakes, for two-yr-olds. Mr. Fielding's b. f. Brenda, by Partisan - . Mr. Whyte's ch. f. Fortune-teller - Ld Verulant's b. c. by \Whalebone - . The County Stakes of logs each. Mr. Fielde's gr. c. by Quizzer - - - Ld Verulam's Vapour - - - - - The Maiden Stakes of 10gs each. !feats. Ld Verulam's b. c. by Whalebone - - Mr. 'Whyte's Tom Tough - - - - Mr. Whyte's Fortune-teller - - - Mr. Fielde's gr. c. by Quizzer . . - The Gold Cup, for all ages. Two miles. Mr. FielVs b. t. Norna, by Whalebone . Sir. Fielde's b. c. Netherfeet - - Mr. Pickford's Csrdenio - - Mr. \Whyte's Quibble - - Norna the favourite. 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 4 broke down. Mr. Kingston's Phew Bacon, by Rubens, 9st. 71b. beat Mr. Lautour's c. by Trinidad, 7st /lb. Two miles, 25gs. AU the Races Were won easy. Owing to the unpromising state of the weather, the company at the above Races was not so numerous as on some former occasions. CATTERICK BRIDGE RACES, APRIL 2. The Craven Stakes of Ten Guineas each, p. p. (8 subs.) Mr. Ferguson's Jonathan -- - - - 1 Hon. E. Petre's Theodore - - - - 2 Mr. J. Benson's Baron Bowes - - - 3 Mr. Lambton's Dunsinane - - - - 4 The Produce Stakes of 25 Guineas each, h. ft. for the produce of Mares covered in 1019. (15 subs.) Mr. Jaques's c. by Leopold - - - - 1 Lord Queensberry's c. by Prime Minister - - - 2 Mr. Ferguson's c. by Octavian - - - 3 Mr. Ferguson's c. by Comus - - . - 4 Mr. Lambton's f. by Leopold - - - 5 Mr. Ilderton's c. by Prime Minister - - 6 A Sweepstakes of 30 Guineas each, 10 Guineas ft. (7 subs.) Sir W. Maxwell's ch. c. by Viscount, walked over. HUNTING INTELLIQLINCE. ROYAL ITUNT.—On Friday, soon after nine o'clock, the Huntsmen and hounds arrived at Longford with the deer -cart. About ten o'clock a fine deer was turned out of the cart for the day's diversion ; the assemblage of sportsmen was numerous to attend the last day's hunt. This deer was turned out in a large field to the left of the Bath road, leading towards Drayton , . and took at first to the right with great swittness towards the Mag pies, taking to the left through the fi elds towards Hcttindon, and crossed the Uxbridge road, went by Pinner to the right of Watford, taking to the right across the inclosures by Harrow on-the-Hill, where many of the Sportsmen were obliged to give up the chace. The deer kept running with great swiftness, crossed the Edgware-road, and was taken at Kilburn Wells, 'to the left of Hampstead, atter a very long day's sport. It was an excellent opportunity for the London Sportsmen, to bring them so near home, the deer taking that direction towards London. Some of the Sportsmen had many miles to return home in the dark; the Huntsmen and hounds, with their attendants, came home through Windsor about half-past eight o'clock. NEWPORT (Isle of Wight), APRIL 4.—Last week the hounds of Sir L. T. W. Holmes, Bart. of .Westover Park, and the crack pack of hounds of Wm. Thatcher, of Wackland, threw oft' in this Island, both of which had many excellent runs ; and it being the last day of hunting this season, a large assera. Wage of horsemen were present, who afterwards dined at the Bitgle Inn. ItEETINGS OF HOUNDS IN THE PRESENT WEEK. The Earl of Derby's Stag-houtula, on Friday, at. Hayes Common. The Hatfield Hounds, on Wednesday, at Warren Gate. Mr. Chaworth's Fox-bounds, on Wednesday, at Stanton Purlieus; Thursday, at Grafton Park ; anti on Friday, at Harrington Park. The Duke of Grafton's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Foscot Wood. The Earl of Scarborough's Fox-hounds, on Wednesday, on Doncaster Race Ground. . _ The Earl of Darlington's Fox-Hounds, on Thursday, at Headlamj; and on Saturday, at Witton. The Lambton Fox-hounds, on Thursday, at Ravensworth ; and on Saturday, at Burnopside. The Northumberland Fox-Hounds, on Wednesday, at Sea. ton Deleval ; and on Friday, at Bels ay. PEDESTRIANISNI. RAct or TEN Al ix:ca.—The match between Lieut. SMITH and Mr. HAURI6O),Z, to run ten Miles against each other, took place yesterday morning over a two miles piece of ground on the Watford road for fifty sovereigns aside, and it was won as follows : I‘l in. Sec. Smith did two miles in 12 4 Second ditto 12 4 Third ditto 12 8 Fourth ditto 12 16 Fifth ditto 12 24 Min. Sec. Harrison two miles in 12 4 Second ditto 12 9 Third ditto 12 8 Fourth ditto 12.39 Fifth ditto -- 60 56 Ilr. HARRISON resigned at tL the Lieutenant made all the play within an hour. e finish of the eighth mile, but he could to do the ten miles SPRING AND SIIELTONJ Trite PUGILISTS, BOUND OVER, TO KEEP THE ,PEACE. FATAL EvENT FROM Boxisu.--A pugilistic contest took place on Brighton Race-hill, on Friday last, in the presence of a numerous crowd of spectators, between a person named Dann, a bricklayer, and one Smith, a sawyer. The latter was the hea viest man. The battle lasted upwards of an hour, and was truly of a sanguinary description. The sawyer in the end was stunned 'by a tremendous blow pliteeti under the left car. He was borne from the ground in a state of insensibility, and expired at about four o'clock on Sunday morning. Dann is in custody'. Spring, who is here for training purposes, and Shelton, as they seemed busy in the ring, have undergone examinations before Sir DAVID SCOTT, Bart. They are held in a recognizance of 1001. each to keep the peace for one year, and a surety on both sides in a Moiety oT the sum named must be found ere they regain their liberty. Query—Will pot this restraint on Spring occasion the battle fixed to take place between him and Neate to be post:. Ironed, if not entirely superseded ? Genuine Notice, Which is now exhibited in a window at Trowbridg*:_ " We want a Cuple. of stayed peopell to come and leave with us as the Women do work at home or a Widow Women or a Maiden Women to lieve rent free. Enquire within No. 2, Prospect place." The herring fishing in the Frith of Forth is now about concluded for the season, and although 'the winter was very stormy, it has been mote productive than for many years. Fortunately for fishers, the herring -market at present enjoys its full share of vivacity. The demand is very good, not only from Ireland," but also from variousplaces on the Conti nent ; the herrings have, within this month, risen from 3s. to 4s. a barrel ; and there is every prospect that the oki stock will be wholly , disposed of before the herrings make their appear. into on the west coast.--( Carlisle Paper. ) MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, APRIL 7.—Wind S.—The wind this afternoon is in clinable to 5.13.; which has induced several of the coasters and colliers to turn away. HALF-PAST SIX O'CL9CX.—Several of the merchantmen are preparing to sail. Po RTS3lotrrn, APRIL 7.--Light airs and variable.—Sailed the Triton, Walker, for Miramichi. FALMOUTH, April 6.—Wind N.N.W.—Sailed the Friend ship, Gibbs, for Newfoundland ; Resolution, Peduron, for Longsound. LITTLE HAMPTON, APRIL 6.—The .Lively, of Chiches ter, laden with oats, in coming into this port on Friday struck on the bar, and got on the sand East of the pier, where she re mained till yesterday, when she was lightened, and brought in without any apparent damage to the vessel or cargo. NORTH SILIELDS, APRIL s.—The Violent, Hutchinson,, of Ramsgate, in turning in here got foul of the Canada, and carried away her bowsprit ; she afterwards ran upon the Black Middings, but was got off with damage and brought in. The Duchess of Gordon, from Portsoy to London, broke the head of her main-mast and main-boom in a heavy squall of the Staples. Yesterday she ran upon the Herd Sand, but was got off with damage after discharging part of her cargo, and is now in this harbour, and must discharge the remainder. The packet-ship, James Cropper, arrived at Liverpool on Thursday from New York, having made an uucoinmonly quick voyage of 18 days. The East India Company's ship Herefordshire, outward bound, was all well on the 10th o f February, in lat. I. 57. long. 21. 58. W. PACKETS.—Orders have been received at Plymouth Dock yard, to fit the Frolic, 10 Butt brig, as a packet, with reduced mast.. and yards ;_ she is to carry a complem e nt of 25 m e n. The Emulous and Eclipse, of the same class, are also to be fitted for service. Seamen enter very slowly for the guardships, either at Portsmouth or Plymouth.—( West Briton.) 'POIITS * Dt/TH, APRIL 5 —On Thur s day the Brazen 20. Capt. Geo. Willes, arrived from Plymo u th, fitted for the South American station. She will sail for Rio Janeiro, when the wind is fair.—The Tribunes, 46, Capt. Guinn, is to proceed to Plymouth, to be ready for any service that may be required.— The Seringapatam, 46, Capt. S. Warren, C. 13. is refitting at Spithead, where, also, remain the Clinker and Pelter, for New foundland.—The Slaney, 24 Jasper, 10, and Britomart, 10, at this port, and the Emulus, 10, at Plymouth, are ordered to be prepared for commission. THE ARMY. On Monday the Sophia transport, Bickett, sailed for Ralf. fax, with detachments of the 6th, 62d, 74th, and tilst Regi ments from Cowes. Capt. Cardew's Company of Royal Sappers and Miners, is to embark at Portsmouth.; in the Success transport (Lieutenan t Church, Agent), for Quebec ; also some detachments at Cowes. POSTING. To the Editor of the Balls Herald. SlR—Observing a letter addressed to the Editor of the Worcester Journal of March 13th, signed DEE it II U T re specting the price of Posting, I am called upon to make a plain statement of facts, which I am ready not only to verify on oath, but to bring vouchers sufficient to convince the most incredulous. I am an innkeeper, and live between London and Worcester; I keep, for the accommodation of the public, twenty pair of post-horses. I have carefully as certained their earnings, and the expences attending them, for the last twelve months, and will furnish you with a state ment of debtor and creditor, and leave it to your judgment how I can, in justice to my family, let post-horses at less than 15d. per mile. As I before stated, I keep twenty pair of post-horses ; it may be said, why keep so many ? My answer to this is, the demand in some seasons is for more than I keep, and often I have been upbraided with neglect in keep ing a carriage waiting the return of horses ; but this has been but seldom—it is a sufficient reason why more stock is necessary. I have taken the average of my last year's re ccipts and disbursements, and have discovered a positive loss of 461* 6s. at MI. per mile ; bad debts are not included in this loss of 91. per week. Suppose, where 20 pair of post-horses are kept, that half of them (11) pair) are engaged every day, and that they go 15 miles a-day out, they will earn, at led. per mile, 65/. 12s. 6d. per week. This is supposed good business for a post-master to have half his stock at work every day, a thing hardly to be remembered ; but suppose they are, as 1 have before stated, and go fifteen out 4 they have fifteen miles to return, being as much work as post. horses can stand to continue. The following are the ex. peaces attending this undertaking :—The keep of each horse, at a moderate calculation, is 175., being for twenty pair 341. per week ; 131. 2s. 6d. is . paid for Government Post.lf arse Duty ; expences attending baiting from home, N. bs. per w..,ek ; for shoeing and physic, at Is. bd. each horse, 31. per week : As. si tied Taxes for 8 chaises, bLiler week ; wear and tear, and keep. ing up stock of horses, 51. per week; coach-maker's bill for wear and tear of carriages, 31. 16s. per week ; expences for keep of yost-boys in bringing jobs to the house, M. 12s. per week ; mak - ing a sum total of 741. 15s. tai. If lam to continue, to Its: as much as 1 did last year the sooner I decline the Post ing the better for my family. To the • above loss of 01. Ter week, I have refrained mentioning that every servant ?acting post-horses, makes a demand for a glass of liquor ; and, if the account is paid yearly, a further demand is ex lexted, called poundage, after giving a year or more's credit. There have been many innkeepers, who having little to lose, in order to gain, custom, have posted at Is. per mile; the result by honest men was anticipated by the failure of four out of six that started at that price ; the other two declare them selves to be on the brink of ruin. The fact is, if the post-mas ter is not paid a fair price for his work, a short time will disco,: ver that none will be foolish..enough to continue the losing business, and those that now complain without reason, mu `t either use their own horses, or, remain at home. A POST-MASTER. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday evan ing a very melancholy and fatal accident happened to a gentle.; man in the neighbourhood of Dalkeith. While returning, to that town from a visit to, a friend, near Gore Bridge, either in riding through the fields to the turnpike road, or having missed his way from the darkness of the night, the horse started when at the mouth of a coal-pit, and by a sudden jerk, the Gentleman fell forward, over the horse's head into the pit, and was killed upon thespot. His !Indy was found the next tnorr ing by the colliers, with part of thehorse's bridle in his hand. Be has left a widow and four children to lament his untimely fate. It is to be hoped that this melancholy circumstance will forcibly point out the impropriety of leaving coal pits . open, in situations where there may even be a possibility of accidents occurring similar to the present truly distressing event.—( Edinlrir la Courant, April 3.) _ _ _ About seven o'clock on Saturday evening, a fellow of respectable appearance, who was ob served for some time looking in at the shop win dow of Mr. EDWARDS, watch-maker, 65, St. John's-street, Clerkenwell, suddenly thrust his hand in through a pane of the glass, and ran off with a very valuable watch, which, from the high price at which it was marked, it is sup posed he had selected from the rest. Mr. Ed wards had only a minute before gone into the back parlour to wash his handA, when he was nlarmed nt hearing a child he left in the shop to cake care of it, give a fealini .renai, and the noise of the glass break at the snow time ; be ran into the street, calling out stop thief, but the Villain effected his escape—it WON not quite dark at the time. On returning into the shop, lw found the child, from the effects of the fright, in strong fits, and it remains dangerously AS or of • Oil ate, nee; , g lops, d bo' e t oog hick' city') the t out tog , iul uai i ~ a ll wen" e tlic 0811 Y iy t bl ibt t ° so' it lie v, re' tile t~ ii