The Sun. — London, England, 1828-04-28 00:00:00

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CITY OF LONDON LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC 1)1./IXM • F ridgy erasing last•thelsecture room of this Insii °ai - AldcregaWatrito6 -- Wtiscopenectwith an matigukal iiiilionias-Oeoroan r Eeq. ilkrsmisee are:extremely cthnfnodiour and well calcii 01.`ilie purposes intended, and: the theatre is: fitt e d ': • With A superior: degree of lie:gates% The rOorn, Was `rostot e i „To' excess iVith ladies and gintlernert, - Mrs, Den= • lititimpartiediby some young. ladies,. Baas Prmilt - rbittt, Southwood, Smith, and- - Birkbeel Alder- M. rise, anliThompien, Mr. Halifax, Mr. Smith, &c., 'ND*. awed affording their countenance to the Institution. r i„ E t aq,, M.P. Was to have taken the Chair, in consequence , of indisposition, ise MAJi•rilzr: Esq., M.P., accepted of the Office of ff • es tut. He said, on_ being called to the Chair, that he, felt in the highest degree gratified by tie : 04 00 ;Ai n t , had ~b een ' Conferred upon him; that 'grati-• • - flatten : was './) . ,itiidershly abated by the reflectionthat- 4te ' ?coed iate cause. Of-it - vtas the illness of Mr. Smith.. Mr. he' Was ffad tar greater claims o t the Insti . 4 1 . kin lie . CMr . ,'Martinj' could have; indeed, there • bar dly an'huititutitin in 'the' City of London that did not • tiwt • great obligations to that gentleman. His pnrse '4_tiogs :had been most liberallydrOM and his time al- Otost bestowed, in'_.siMportingaLlforsearding their "wet - :Tor his own part, he-had bad but very - few elp- , - trtuoiit leS 4fAinderitir servien'tathia ough 4 . rtist tolhave attributed to :him any want nf zeal iq , C a:6*i because he •had really felt as anxiiiiik•tO I tt°, te it t prosperiry• ors ivmf OpssiWe for a man to feel.. " 11 , e Was satisfied thatthe diffusion of knowledge andscience tarOugh v at the ,kingdom would unquestionably contribnte gt.tteirelt itiosperitY, He'conaidereit.it by no means de.- 4 able.s het the blessings. of- knowledge•-should be confined t ti raid `4tred:fetv.'.' He had,:_ne*O' . sneefe4::it the 4 . '. mech. °1 Latent ct :" he trusted "that march- would go on to be rapid, and that - if the upper classes of society did not pio ceekwitih, .it-quiekly, thOsertf the_ middle and' . lOwer.wo o ld tv ettd,.._ :their heele,-end foiee them forward.--411ear, 13lnterialitilag these feelingi,Acie coilliPhave no wish to the, proipirity -of this Blitiintion - . Mr. • litrt . ;his > inauguiel discourse which he had pro ttify•the Institution • With," would explain the " I MOtaittiof th e meeting. • ' Mr.;D then rose, ,amidst reiterated applause.— oft, aaid, Olt ‘ i:-.those :who, three.years,ago, invited public' P a tronage-to a Literary and institution for the. City of - Loud 6n, had now the'gratifleation - to announce the "alplet e an ccess of their project.... That - -Institution liad h !! 1 formed and Matured—sit was'}in . .the full exercise of • ' 4 , its Janet ions.. Its library was furnished with sonde " i " ) flikautle,ol volumes, for' study within its walls and-cir "lntim bey and them. Its members, now exceeding' 600, , 4 . 44 go; spat :ious rooms prepared for reading and coliveraa -40,91 lecttu 'es _would bedelivered. on various' interesting 411 °ieete; as .d. instruction given in the foreign and : ancient • ' a nguagee. He had been commissioned tp tecom 'i°end such an : Institution to those present, thought he had • almost performed his task in having made this st art stat en lent inasmuch as all - who heard . him could not 1 ., 1 1 to feel, ex c ited to improve the .advantages tbat.such - ta ktitution presented. That the diffusion of 'knowledge . 'night be thee , greater and the more rapid, the friends. could; Op t but . fiel'anxious to. enroll with their own - the names' of " 1 „' when' they could hope to bring within the range of lottiitation; and to trust to see other 'nevi Institutions - P ti ngint; up excited-by :the success that had attended the 1 4 )r esent. - The very least 'advantage to be expected : to be ktbe increase :4:taste for. gnglialt-Literatuie. i'v s `The ery least advantage ( said he) that - can arise t he, it..qtaisition of a taste, for English literature. -- -Letta 1 , 4 ,4 f u i a moment - to, consider the extent h ant i value of this alone. Ask- yourselves if any ff c . 4 oett: !if . emolument would tempt you to forego i ` And Obseriing others ,- contrast the man of active habits who can, devote his hours of leisure to this, the.. intellectual gratification, with him who is e ttittidt Of suer [ ' a resource. Meat of us have observed, i Vartints di'partments of life; strong natural talents acting s th, marvellous precision, in some narrow round of daily , frn 'ill Ployinent; but froth the want of general cultivation, in rlapetegt to aniothereffort. How lamentable a:waste o f time W ould h a ve been reclaimed in such cases, had faculties ren active.' - How' many starts of unseemly irritation;: " 71 v Many tedious - hours of - laugour would - haVe been aVoided. •Hchrmany low-thoughted - eares of sordid gain. '--How much degrading' sensual indelgence would have 1 . 5 et0 changed for -the' purest enjoyments, at Once t6ependent . and .seciar in . their 'nature, delighting to mind in 'its intervals 'of idlenees,' and bracing it the more cheerful and effictiVe discharge of dttty.....-(Loud . :Passe. )--Those who 'thirsted for a - draught of the Thes luta tu spring *ghts approach the , British. *ells: of Mira h te and he slt i ate d t , P England might truly beast; that in ac e ,.. lll°r4 of wealth and luxury she had‘not•leff her debt to and the Muse unpaid, whilst she pointed 'with. Pride to the various labour of her sone, and the giiiden i t , "t that had been reaped, The catalogue of the „,..._ 4lll blest bookseller in this city 'was' a bead - roll of 'the - ' e s of- thegreat ; this-was adntitted by all nations; the t'4li,jeeta of. which had. our' empire. There were vto circumstances in . particular which occurred to' his the happy augnriesof the increasing literature of countryfirst.,,was oar -community:of language " 4 the United States. " Out own eolonies,'" - said lie, , se rOori.,but !to echo back our voice, but the adoption of - ,nelLszkuage by the great North American Commonwealth, snit ' powerful and , a-rival nation ; t attach sz tour, habits of thinking and spesking; and he modes of PressioA on the part done. of: the most civilized nations, cif civilizati on depends on .the diffusion of .- knowledge d 'the protection of equal laws ; the „identity of t ucat on between our sons and,the. multiplying millions P those, boundless regions; trite .filial but formidable he i i°lktition With, which., the : offspring has awakeued " e 'adMirati . o4; and .must stimulate the. energies. of her r4k ellt--all these , things, hold forth the auspicious tkoise of stability, to the literature of both countries, well as o 'peace, freedom, and happiness, to , the old Worldand ' a - • •• _. ) The other circumstance each. the new.--(Cheers ) • • which Ice lii. adverted. was, the regular succession by ' _, " : 3 1 4 1t 1-* ra r ;rhaoil 3144 ui . tained its state from a. very-early down to the - present hour. , Its current - had be: iN ed s -4 , uSYrar t ..... - eNis -iif .exhaustion;. its stream was won . Zai for depth, for clearness, hougo tt u n t. d fiard ,, ,u nie rity fi ; a --a ts, ;—and su ch 4 M ita,Rualitiea t r h e Shoals might be here and there detected,. .but so rare t o Paittal,weretheras never..to disturb our faith, ,or sow en To show the regular sueelea ti"4 of discfmgagem ' -L-- but to advert to a f 4 of our literature, it was ne ces sary of Shakespeare commanded I n attres • aml_the yery mune 4 - -4 '.' - h (Mr. 1D•.) • . n 4., amb . it . ious to br ea k i t la 'e- Not .t hat e . . i ne f of our critics who had 4,.. 4c e with the, .4 4 -. :_., i b i ng that great man's p c ie lksl , 'their . taientf in . . eulogising n , its, and . raising his memo og ry'n our estimation; not t, '° ` lie Wished to gild refined rretie gold, but to remind those 4 1, 4 t that the immortal .. tragedies of Shakespeare were t.'"olit a ll pos e d in this • metropolis, in the mid st o f a It 4ltli tt crowded, e4im and perßlia7.Lacodinissiiipoasetedd. his s ourse of life. celebrated Z °ll : ta 41 I"Rdwi t London a that kfcsinon fohnd opportunites ....4 1.1 (estig l a t t w e a a i n i tt n . explain the d i ec ii kic t s . t e mysteries of nature. n immediate neigll b°urthoowdas' i o n ba, - I t y t his e . r • c rli e .' -very' Spot wh ere ere - they were e t' :.! asee 7 m li b r i e4 ), that Milton; a native of London , . t,:. u Pt 4 ed the stiblimest of human compositiona;" 4 His r_ To dd, had . 'giber such - liAdcrip ti refill biographer, ILL' . - -On the %of his I as to Make it highly --,--r v louse, now aStiembled. /1 4 ,, Y s 'ita of that house they :- were Air were pleasing causes of refle ction , and "he Might d ist:shied-Trona reviving them to ,the - minds of - those Il it - vnt, but for tlietpractical inference for nearly all that grew out of ti,,, rn .,: * Theie; hOwevet; ditrnot'stand alon e , I.,,:tlntsrary individUals of our. country been engaged in I lltt i d4 ' 44, 1 it} the most active . ( . ircl t e i s ha f d soCiety., - lo ty a Ptdst the throng of If they, 11 'u ' 4l-4 e. Mercantile under P t ° a h k t i i n ca g;,. from ' the oj, - A P pleasure, could abstract themse lve s . 'an° con d uc t e - in . t of x ' il l a m t in s ; 14 , retire into their closets and employ thei talent s so otl‘4ll}' I nd extensively, were not the brightest ' hopes held I : l4 4p i t'' s ucceeding generations He apprehended that . "eit h . ch uld alway s strive to suit his bnithert to his strength , best v. : l would ap ply hinisele to , that science . that appe ared 44 (1 6, e niated for his condition. By the-tintoo of s cience s trle t —ts i by the diillY tiliiiiiranf the working man, were a f Is t he i c : t i .lieriments made, 'likely . to establish results o ' w0tt,1 1 e,,." 0 0. Cur s .4 p . tßiyi. - Precisely in the same manner '42ocie';`.(e ditrisio ° n r or. knowledge among the middling class of w) tae td r' v u'e lirod - 4ive of advantage. Every citizen was in d 40 ' gi ty i t s tects ,atipcoplic moan, and abstractreasouing reasoning, ert a i„ e salutary effects of an accurat e . i nvestigation into -." .1 ' '''' P 4 neiples. An exa. - uplepf. this, appeare d in. .t o h i.. e poi-leerfatariee a the relief of the,pook of this coun try, i by 4li er „ f 4 P° l l Sotia , by . legal enactment, and exercisedto be Ittit d 'i r ,nni motives of charity ; in some cases it was ' l ovi v m at this inonifiimice had become a nuisance to w ant f a4 ' . ..0 a cut to his.lllajesty's suhjects r7 a.ll from the .Nik, t l ° ;,„ s , f.. W• principles as data, and which investigation duri e „,-;_` ht failed . „tit, have pointed ; Ptlti . H er e too l'i9l, eo l i i ; 7,%nt lie' r'efrred to ;` if they ' were composed of men re 'ft tt „,. • ‘ 4 l judgment, of sound, mind, apdof,fdisinter. '4 4 7 Jelin ' ilething could be better calculate!' -to, guard . • ~. ~_ ,_,. , pied' of of the-.sUbject,;, 14* . 1 ' i•rAY were 4-x"- arof. - i t f : 4 ‘.. ' Men of *ignorant minds, :of servile views, ~,.ii„lrt tiranni6ll • feelings, uotwithstanding the pro- , would i. "" 6 f th e - most 41e ,itpel larovititlge, Jtiriesi, " Iv e to he Hooked - 117POi as' an engine* for effect's,. g . crooked designs, and as cloaks for disguising them. Look- ' COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. in g even at the higher apd more exalted sphere of legislu- . thin,"friiin w itleh the' Most eiteiisive benefits were to be L l V Eititioi, AP am go.„-ou F ,, market for British expected, Yew * inernaiirct this, Institution were 'Without Plantation Sugar is ,katherheaYy„,anl . i thp . holders, al their ParliamentarY,akneXians. Many might look forward though the stock here is 1104, ,arn,a i pAc t en to . effect sales, thernseTves to be app oi nted Metiabers of Parliament ; and and have pressed more on t*, ? ,poipp, ' A m weq/.t.)?nu the in the exercise of the'rights and the discharge of the trade Weida take off, even at, ,a reductions .of, Js. .on the' . dutiei of individuals in that quarter, , what could be middling and better qualities i siidfje V.,,,pe . r,swt ! ..,pcs the, 1 'more gratifying and encouragini, , , What could be a sweeter 'broWn descriptions . , the,qtAnititY ) slid r uiqthept i S99,4gets : ,, reward, than after an industrious cultivatio i ll of the . talent besides which n , Sni4ll u l,o c qhe r milmtg *p - l a ktigaeovan If eachiniliVidual had it to him, nsciouspe'ss of 'liken ICY the Grocers at e t , i pke i eft l , .1% prsigp.Sugar making onegrand and unceasing stri!ggle tor the best in nothing done.- 7 About I 0 2nitcys. Westlndia 111olasses terests t ;rmankind--the cause of juitice, freedom, and have been sold 2:-.St. nriTtr - at . zia. anti Berbice at 255. 3d. truth? Most heartily did he (Mr. D.) wish that these per cwt.. , 4, A- f i 4, 1 - t) ' :,.1 ~,,,, considerations had been urged by a m ore powerfnl advOeate ; . The business doing in &tee is still confined to the the tisli,'however; had been thrown upon hint 'by the home trade, for which Otiose about 120 tees. Jamaica friends of 'thi's 'lnstitution; 'individuals standing , tigh in have been taken during - the week by public and private this gretit City, to Which he was proud to belong; he had , sak ;, the clean qualities brought steady priessr.t. , ,ut, the . accepterl'olit, anti what Was.'ntantitie. in ability he could ' unc)eatiicirie ysere houghtin. will lot - orPiiieneo, - ,of assure these whom he addreased was, in some measure, i middling quality, has been sold at Sd., also of Black Pepper etipplied by' zeal.' Ile coidd l it least bear testimony, from ' at Bid. 0 pt4,1b.. 1 . 7 c,0c0a and Ginger . renaain dull,,ln Ruin expetierce anlol?serva i tion t to the value fif ,lit:eiitnie. It little doing ;‘ inlees - ieitain lieidy.- i I 1,1 • was the inVtle o'f y 0711 1 ., 4 ' l 4ie n delig)it'Ot iig, l ihe prnaments of We bAve -, continued to irsperience; a good "iieniand fol. , sociKW einig4 ( 43 c 'adveqiikOliq i- eompaniati . of,. weary , Cotton, and the prices Qtail descriptions ; have fully main hoifie,"a'nd:the . iiiihiVar o' 0.64 , 1044 and hondtir The tamed our last quotations. The sales (of which, 7,500, grAt ' Statesman of Roine'vAo 'pronounced a ientiioalt to : begai4.lPeriCsql And 000 - .bage Brazil haveibeea:un.specula-n thisteffect nearly 2;000 - yekre ago, pirformeci bdt a v f eif t few ' tion) amount to 18,160 bags, consisting 0f,,,H not. o. ; fteivices this country as a man ; but, as a phib4oPher l and ' ' bid. 7d..'71d. i.,. 34 'chieliyat 6d man of letters; he had eonferied'benefits on inankinef'wtieh ; t . , ... , a . 4 . a ' i ~ to 6-id. for intiSt be felt while the world indured.(llear; heir.)— . .. . r , J 440 tioweu s, a , • . 5820 ---...... . middling to 120 • . Ilie'ttielt ciffecommentling this establishinerit he would now 1 ' . fair. ... . - resign to better hands—he pl a c e d it i n tiieik: view, and that 1. 4780 Orleans, at 51-d. to Sid. chiefly at, 7d. to 'lid. for itanightiprOsper'and'flourish to the fullest extent of their 1 good fair and good. . • . 'honotarable fitrishei was his most earnest desire: , -(Ariplause.) 1 4080 Mobile and Alabama, at sid. to 61d, Mr:- Gxt4taX OitorE, jun., moved the thinks of the` 500 Sea Island, nt 'Sid. to 17d. . . , • - Meeting to Mr...Denman for his 'support giVen to the Insti- 180 Stained ditto, at tiled. to 11d. j :.;: 'tntion by the excellent Address lie had that day ' delivered. 1090 PerliambtiCo, at Sd. to Sid. • ~ He was sure tha'all present would cordially join in this r. 1120 . Is4r,iinham; at 7itl.. to 8d- resolution; and taking n' lesson' fronr whit,lhad been ad- I 130 1104, at 714, to 15d._ dressed, use every` exertion in competing with one another 1 580,ggyptian, at lid.. to 814.. as partizans in the zealous diffusibp of knowledge.' 110 berpertita, at7i-el. ,to Si-d. ..,. Mr. C. P. Tnampsore 'III.P '': for I/10er, had great i 40 ) 3 arb4dOes, .lit 61d. - In?' - - • :1; , • K • J.:: .; ,~ - . pleasure iu seconding . this Motion: His hist wishes at tended this Institution, though lie had not been able per sonally to be pinch among the immediate friends of it. He :was glad to hear'the attention of those present had been called to the necessity of reizionin, whichlie'had no doubt would be duly appreciated and lead to the happiest results. The:preileticeof Mr. Deninin 'prevented hini from expres sing the 'greet 'obligations' all wishing well to the. Instittt tion 'must fed under to indeed; there Arai, oh Institu 'thin fer the propagation of adticitiMi, 'and fraught with liberal feelings to mankind, that was not,gilded with the name Of that gentleman; and' which would go doWn cn the proudest pages ciflistory to succeeding generations. Mr. DE int AN, in acknowledging the honour that had been done him, 'would not' occupy the time'Orthe meeting in making a second speech, He "thanked cordially his Hon.' Friends for speaking of hint in the manner they had done, and the meeting for affording hiin the opportunity •Ofdeelaring'his high approbatien of their proceedings,'and his entire concurrence Nrcith.their sentiments. He regretted that @lithe assistandelie had in his power to give to the luitittition was so tittle ; that mite, however, he proudly threw Hear, hear. ) Crau.stati (sUrgeon to the General Dispensary) thought if anything *ere wanting to convince the friends of the Institution of its value and imp:ranee, after What had been said, and to stimulate to exertion in extending its usefulness; it would be the preSene&Of so Mani; distin guished visitors— so rnally .. ..ornanierits of the scientific and political world, withivhtrie - support the Institution was , honored, and to whom he was certain the meeting would most gladly offer its, tritaptq of , thanks,l :It was an extra vagant assertion of an ancient eulogist that he would rather err viith Plato than be fight with other men lie would not, .however,'apply.this hyperbole to men to Whom it would be offensive; but he would take upon himself confidently to say that under • the influence of guides, whose attainments: and well directed zeal for the cultivation of science, and the improvements of the interests of society, had arrived at so conspicuous a degree as those present, the immediate friends of • the Institution could not err. Under these circum • stances, he begged to take the liberty of moving that the best thanks of the meeting- be given to Dr. Birkbeck and other visitors, who had honored the Institution with their, iresence. This motion was seconded by a gentleman whcse name we did not hear, and who likewise cherished the'best feelings towards the Institution. 'Dr. BtaxnEex:Wis not aware of any thing on his part to entitle him to 'the thanks of the' Meeting. . Indee4, he thought his thanks due for the high treitt with . Which he 4atlfi been favoured, Of listening to the'discourse 'that had been delivered this eveningi -diseottrie which be - would not say eclipSed the highest effOrts of the orators. 4.4,-. , tiqtuty, but which 'had'. been &tiered by an'individgal whose political integrity' placed him at an immeasurable 'distance above the . most admired orators of ancient cloys. :To have listened to a treat of this description, surely did not call for the thanks of this meeting; to be bestowed upon. him (Dr. • 'B.) ' 'lf thanks were 'due to hini'for his con nection with' the Institution out Of. which the present questionably arose,'he'CoUld only say that he felt proud in having his -name conneet4with that institution, and well rewarded should he consider biniself ( it 'others felt that he, had contlibited One 'iota - to the diffusion 'of the benefits to •be derived. td'the'eonntihnitY by such establishments. The auspicious appearance of the Meeting, too, was peculiarly The manner in which the commodious theatre had been - fitted up, honoured' tiPon its first Opening by a dis entirse• of the descriptiOdthat had been given, and attended .by the Very large and respectable audience that packed the room, were circumstances cofiritituting a most auspicious commencement, after what might be termed the comple tion of the'preparations 'ef t this Institutlon.' In common, therefore, 'with all who wished well to mankind, i. all, `COM wished well to the progriss of knoWlL‘dge—for he 'thought no one could wish 'well to Mankind who W/s not an advocate for the . diffithion Of k nowledge--he. looked' for •Waid,' with the utninSt delight, to the *advantages to be de rived bk youth Within the walk of this . Institution-Land thrOugh them; lo the es . sential blessings by a large circle of the community. Mr: MintaisoN, in moving the Thanks of the Meeting to the Chairman, for his able conduct on the occasion, and it being the first opportunity of meeting the members Isitice he 'had been elected' one of the' Vice-Preaidenia, of fered his sincere congratulations on the happy prospect the ' bpenitig'Of this Theatre presented. He, however, deplored . ~ the illness of Mc; Smith l -4ecause, reflecting for a Moment on that Honourable Gentleman's Teal 'for the prosperity of such an Thititution as this, he couldnot bring ' himself - -to belieVe but that the indisposition with which he had been attacked was 'of a more serious nature than' had been intimated, otherwise he would have attended the Meeting. Whilst these Institutions were left to the government of those who patronised them, it was a gratifying circumstance 'that Men so eminent for' their talents and virtues as . their Chairman was, were found to attend and identify themselves, with such Meetings-,-this was alike honourable to the present Chairman and the Institution. , 1 e V est lndie,,at• Od. 10 Carthagena, atbd.. 140 ; Surat, at 43d. to qd. • , . The . arrivals have been considerable, amounting A 49,872 bags We continue in a dull state:in our Tebaecer market, the sales of the. week being scarcely worthy of notice.-Small sales only continue to be madein Carolina Ricei• and prices are without alteratiOn.-.The Corn market has been:dull; with a. further tendency to decline in. our prices of both Wheat and Oats. Considerable parcels of Wheat, in bond. continue to be shipped to the. Isle of Man, and receivea_ back here in Flour free of' duty.-There is scarcely any deinand foi:ClOver-seed, and the demand for Flax-seed for . Owing . appeare to have ceased.--Quercitron Bark, of fine quality, continues to find buyers at 16s. titl.' and middling at 13s. per cwt. e No sales are reported in TOrpentine. Of Tar about 1400 brls. have . been disposed - of-Carolina at 12s. 3d., piCked . Virginia at 13s. 6d., Stockholm at 15s. to 15s. 6d.,`and Archangel at 14s. 9d. per.bri. The demand foe Ashes has improved, and the holders of Pot Ashes being less anxious to sell, an advance of Is. per cwt. has been established the sales of the . Week are 600 brls. Montreal Pot at 30s. to 315., '7O brls. Pearr at 295. 6d.. to 30s. 6d.,, and a small lot Of Neiv . York Peatl at 81s. per cwt. 'Tlie Stock of POt'Asbes is now reduced to about ,2600 brls. • 4 There had. , been rather more 'tie i n g, m Logwood this week, the sales amounting to 259,. tens Campeachy at . IL Ss to 71 15s. and 60 toriaAiiiltiraS and Jamaica at 6E. 7s. Gd, to 6/. 10i.. per tan..., Ffistic is dull of sale ; only small lota of Spanish hay4e eu -taken at 61. 7s. 6d. to 61: 12s: 6d. per. top. Nicara gua Weals neglected,- A sale of 200 chests OutlC.lndigo. has been . made at 2S. 7d. per lb. in bond ; the mallet geherally; hOwever, is dull. Nothisigdotte in Lad Dye, Safil'oWer, or Cochineal. 'Situmac is dull of sale. We have heard of IM sales in .: Madder 400 ts worthy of 'notice. Madders are in fair request at one quotations. • The demand for OliVe Oil continues on the whole limited, notwithstanding the reduction in our prices; the sales this week have been principally from cargoes lauding, and amount to about '7O tons Spanish, principally at 32!, with small lota at 33/. per 'tun : Gallipoli:sells heavily at M. Ids. to 36/. 'pek siaes are reported in Brim .stone Worth notice:--There hai been more demand for Saltpetre, and the holders 'having been 'disposed to meet it , havestMmitted to a'reduCtion of Is. to is. 6a. per c wt. .; about 2200 bags have been sold at22s. to 245. 6d., with a few at 258. 6d. per ewt-Palm Oil'and 'Tallow steady, but in halite(' detuand.-The business doiie in Hides corisiss of 6000 dry , Valparaiso Cow and Ox at lid. to 11/11 ; 1,356 dry salted Brazil' at tijd. to ; 1,350 salted ~,,North Amerielatt at 434. to sa-d...; 'and 240 Weat India 'at .6.1. to I& for -dry, and 6td.. for salted. ';''i - • • :co in EIcECUTION'OP I'HREE HORSE- STEALERS. Y 014,14 SATURDAY , Ni9HT.—At twelve o'clock- this day, John-Marrytt, Matthew Harrison, and Jahn Wilkin son, were, pursuant to their sentences at the.laSt York shire Assizes, executed on the New - Drop behind York Castle. , • • " Marrott was a handsome ,yeung man, only 26 years of age, but of most abandoned habits. He belonged -to au organized gang, who had stolen an immense number of horses in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire., Ai he walked to the platform he prayed aloud; and, in crossing the yard, called out to several persons, " Oh take warning, by my fate." After the Ordinary had prayed on the drop with them, he (karroit) asked to hive five minutes time longer allowed for prayer, which was granted. lie offered up a most fervent and pathetic pt'ayer for himself and his fellow malefactorSl and said he hoped their untimely en d, brought on by bad company ; ivotild prove a warning to all. Harrison, who had previously been transported, prayed earnestly also. The horse which he stole, and for 'which he suffered, he disposed of fOr Is. 6d. He has left a wife and family. Wilkinson, whose real name was Coates, ,up to yeSter day, entertained the most sanguine hopes of a 'reprieve, and frequently complained of the hardness of his sentence: On being told that the Judge Who tried him refused to in terfere in leis behalf, he used the most horriCirhpreca cations. He also has left a wife and four ch ildren, the Youngest not a week old. - .4, NALT, BEER, , &c. By House of Commons Papers, the Quantity of Malt made and charged with Duty, from 10th Octoher,, 1823, to sth January, 1828, is, fur England, 14,980,032 guar. ters ; of which there, are used ~11.309,873, quarters in making 35,408,415 barrels of Beer, being at the . , rate of 2 4,7 th bushels of Malt for .every barrel of Beer, andln the Distillery 155,053 quarters, laving 3,470,106 quarters of Malt for Priyate Brewing, &c. During this same period; ,the Malt made and charged with Duty is, for, Scotland, 1,681,916 quarters, of which there are used 334.431 quarters in making 1,660,359 barrels of Beer, being at the rate of I bushels of Malt for every barrel, and in the Dis tillery 1,408,321 quarters; being together 160,882. ittar• ters of Malt.nsed exceeding the quantity which bas paid duty, The same PaPers• state, 1,014,656! Is. 8d: pawl to 'Distil, lers in Scotland, fur Drawback on spirits inde from Mali during this peried. Mr. -.1:1s. SMITH, in rising to second the motion as one of its, earliest mernlida, ventured to express his high grati fication at the streCeris 'Out had hitherto attended it.. As to his father's indisinisitinn,lt was of a . nature likely .to con fine him to. his home for a few days;but not calculated'he hoped to' he of further inconvenience. .sineerely did - he beg to inform' the Meeting, that his father's itiabilitytitht tend on this ot.4ldaion was a . §'Otriee of • no trifling regret to him', but mOst•eirneitly did he'WiSh a ebntinnance welfare of the Institution. Heartily too did he (Mr. S. jun.) seorind .this ;tuition; be6tise 'tire ehaii'man's consistency and honesty of character in the' Muse of COM mons were known to nil ; his heart too overflowed with amiable glialitieit,—L.ar higher charactetWilld Fon 'Alm have. ~ - -,(Great applause.) I •. •i CORPORATION.AND,TEST ACT LIST OV THE CONT,KNTS-7; UPON THE FIRM' AMENDMENT ON PI DUKES. EARLS. Cumberland ' . Mountcashel • r . Newcastle Pomfret ,„ EARLS. Roden , " Shaftesbury rlscouNT. Won : . , Lorton • :Al Stanhope . LORDS. Milmesbury Willoughby de Broke Salisbury Winchilsea Boston London . Harcwood • Walsimgharn,• !( , Gloucester Diqby • - Kenyon . Chichester Guildford Colchester • 4 / 81111 Durham . • Beauchamp Anion !Ly ; Math and Weils Brownlow 11.611 e • 1 , Bristol Falmouth Skelmersdati'• • Carlisle Abingdon Bexley Lincoln Mansfield . , Bolton < Wilichester The Bishops of Chester and Llandaffdid not vpte. The Bishops Of 'Lichfield, SL David's,• 'and Ossory, voted against the amendment. REPEAL PILL PIiEjENT LIDAY NIGHT. LORDS Grantley Sheffield, Redesdale ARcHBISHOP.' York BISHOPS. .• The Cumaatasr , acknowledged the vote of 'thanks, and begged that whenever it was supposed he could be• of the slightest Service to the•objeCts of the Instittitiou, his! best •iervices- might-be command'ed.• ' [We understand that Mr. Denman ha' teen solicited lay the Committee of Management:Of theiinstitution to permit •hatiardreldresness-ttbo be' printed, an d: t h at h e. , has complied: with - W e believe that the fact to which lie adverted in the course of his speech, of Milton's having kept a school bn (the w ( heri the theatre of the Institution lots been e rected , is fottnaed on very satisfactory evidence: We can add a fact which is curious in the history of genius. The, poet sold the Copyright of his immortal production, `ParadiSe Lost," to one SyMnionds a book seller, who pulilished It in Little Britain, the immediate neighbourhood. The sum for which it Was sold' was 101., paid in two instalmeuht. Milton's widow received 1;3/. more from the bookseller 'aftet her husband's death. It is a curious circumstance, that the autograph 'of the agreement to sell the work for teii-poundi, with. Milton's seal and signature attached; 'wia .. a short time 'ago ptircliased by Mr. Pickering, the bookseller, from Mr, Southgate,, the auctioneer, for the aum.of. fOrty-five putin4.] COriN LAWS. LIS' ON MR. PORTNIAN'S :MI OF THEIHN-011 ON CORN IN Ashurst, W. Arbuthnot, Hon. Col. Bell, M. Benett, John Bastard, E. P. Burrell, Sir C, Blandford, Marquis Cholmondeley, Ld H. Coop#r; it B. Chaplin, Thos. Chaplin, C. Campbell, Archibald' Curteis, E. J. Darlington, Earl of Dick, Quintin Dtake, :T OTION, FOR INCREASIN THE DESCENDING SCAL Ferguison, It. C. ' French, Arthur Fleming, John Gordon, IL Heathcote, Sir W. Heathcote, J. G. Hene4ge, 6. F. Harvey, Sir E. Ingleby, Sir W. Knatthbull, Sir E. Lascellef, Hon. W. I Lambert, J. S. Lowthen Colonel Lumley, J. S. Manners, Lord C. Maitland, Cl ) Milbank, 31. a: TUE SCALE OP DI.III OF PRICE. Noel, Sir U. Price, R. Pollen, Sir J. Peachy, , General Palmer, R. Palmer,' C. Fyshe Russell, W. Russell, R. G. Rickford, W. Sebright, Sir Jlttit Sibthorpe, C:'• L) . Strathaven, Lord Tennyson, C. Vivyan, Sir R. Wemyss, James Western, C. C. CO ir iSt 4 T TITEATIIE.--A nevi farce, from theliiely'peit Of Mr. Pcaxi, entitled " Little OffspririgsPilwas :produced att , this theatre on .Snuirday night: is common-place, as nsual, both with: regard to dialogue aadiocident,, , aud was received with very equi 7 vdcal sucuesa, , .l The acting, ,however, of WRENCH, FAW. CF-4) aucl KY-EltY, WAS eteelleilt, and may se6re to buoy up theyiece for a few .uiglits. : F4ne,.J. ' The Palmerston, Swansea steain-paeket; has avaraged het' last six voyages to Swansea Pier, from Ojrn berland Baiin; Bristol, in six liours'and four minutes. Distance 75 miles.— Cambriaii. SPORTING.-ItECEIVED THIS DAY. Asigq n[ °~;- DURDIAM RACES, 1828. R. , l4:.Sitarro, Esq. W. C. HARLAND, Esq. ROBERT ,Pytricami, Esq. Mayor,of Durham, Stewards. Mr ‘ EGG tErrox, Clerk of the coitrse. F.A.urrii APalL25.— , --The Sliver Cup,; !value 50 .guineas, .kr,a siAlseription of Si.. with, with 401. added. by the -Town, for horses, Br.c. that never vtui. 100. guineas at any one time in Plate or Stake before the, Osor, pf Rattling. Two. Tw mile Leas. 31r. GOlderA's br. c. Robin flood, by BlackloCk 1 Lord Relburn's ch. fi Mystery, by *iskei 2 Mr.; Skipsey'igr, ct. Dicky Walkingtoiii, by Revenue 3 3 t ' Seien Mateh.—Mr. G. Sarvin's tn. Hag, by Soothsayer 6 yrs, biat Mr. C. Hatiand's' b. to. Julia, by Don Juan, 'for 5(1 save.: One tulle.' The Smiddy Haugh Stakes, of 7 guineas each, 'for horses, : riot thorough-bred. I rwo miles. . • Mr. Wetheiall's .e. g. by the Laird '...t .-- ' I 134. Hudson's b. ru.' Miracle . • :,•, ‘: i.. t . 2 I .4 ' l%Armitage's b. f. ),,ililk•Maid, by Cotton 1 „.; ... , : , . Four drawn. ,-, ...• ; : S#TUAPAY, APRIL 20.7—Fifty Pounds, given .. by the Metn , help! for the county, for, all ages. Tbrce , ralle bearo.. Mr. 09ideO78 br. c. Robia,liood, by Iliad:lock ...- 1 I Mr. AttwOod'i b. m.'DiOne, by Comus Mr: JaCkson's b. 1. Mary Anne, by Frolic 4 3 'Mr. airnell's br. h. by Walton Eight drawn. — . Match: —Mi. La i yaurn's br. m. Gentle Kitty, beat Mr, W.' Kirby'e m. 'Fair kilo, for 2 i 5 goys. each. .TwO A. WL TOM SPRING AND SAMPSON. • " TO Tar EtuTOß` Or )312EL'S LIFE', Il LONDON. answer to Sainpaisn'sletter °Haat Sunday, I (het leave to address myself to' you, as I =lour, he dues not understand common sense, and I know be cannot .write plain English, In the first place,. he acknowledges dial lenging me ; , and says. be meant. fighting,, and, that his. friends are willing to back him - for. 500/. (which by the 'bY would suit the.much better 'than tet)/.) . ; but,.forsome reasons best known to hinself, he concluder by saying, he *ill not 'fight - again, Militia' 'he should, like me, be cleaned out." 'Now, if he will stake as mach 'money as I will; and it. shall be all' my own (litit it will takeall he has got and a good many of his friends to muster it), I will fight him for the - whole; and I will then soon "clean hirn:Out." • He will then be left in the' same situation he ; was formerly, when' he. 'used to attend Dudley-and •Stonr bridge.fairs..A.s,for his asking who I ever fought, I will; not answer such a ridiculous question; the world knows what I haVe done, and, I would rather they were my judges than Sampson. 4ut if he dare meet me in the Ring, I will convince him that I have, and can, always beat better men than he is. He speaks of something said at the Woodman. What I said there I spoke to his fate ; I did say he had used me like a blackguard, and was afraid to fight me; I say so still, and the world are now convinced of it. He says he can be backed, but will not fight ; this, think, needs no comment.' I cannot forbear calling to, his remembrance, that when he has been cleaned out, a long way from home, I have provided hiin with the needful to carry him back. This was not the first time by ..many it Occur' red four years ago last Doncaster Races ; and,4SFertune has now smiled upon him and frowned •uPiiii use (as he says); perhaps he will be so kind as to fora 'card me the principal,' at least; of the sum I advanced " When' lie speaks' of Ward, he reminds me of a school-boy, when struck by another, he begins crying and :Says, " 1 will fetch my big brother to 'you," l but if Ward had acted to me as Sampson di I, I should have done the same by him. He accuses me of acting wrong in. the Ring, but he forgot to say in what respect. I defy him Or any person to say I did wrong. He also says, I wanted to bring it to a, wrangle. If that had been my object, I . 'bad a very good chance when he struck me—not' once nor twice, but thriee . ; had I returned it, it Would soon have - put a stop to'the fight. I think; Mr. Editor, I haie, answered quite enough of Mr. Sampson's scurrilous language; but when he speaks of chastising me, I pity his weakness, and I . would have him take care that chastisement does not fall upon himself; for the first time I meet hini, IWill put the toe of my boot against his Seat (not of honour—no, no, ,Mr. Editor, he has, none about him), but it shall be where it will raise his heart, for I know that lies extremely low. I hope, Mr. Editor, you will pardon me for taking up so much. room in your, valuabl e . paper, but I assure -you I will not trouble you , again ;. unless Mr. Sampson chooses to come forward ivith his money likes main, I shall not condeicend to take 'the least notice Of any thing he may 'ssy.aiter this. • ' •‘ • c I am, Sir, your obliged, ' • THOMAS WINTER SPRING. Hereford, April 24, 1828.* TEST AND CORPORATION ACTS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sta—Permit me, through Your columns, to suggest one or two hints on the subject of the repeal ofthese Acts, so pertinaciously and' unexpectedly resisted in a certain august Assembly. • . The sole object of the various amendments is either to tlefeat the Bill altogether, or to render it unacceptable to the parties proposed to be relieved,, by clogging it With in jurious' and vexatious conditions. ' That this course, if allowed to he in' any degree successful, will be 'Atha preju dicial to the true' interests of the Church of England, will, I think, be apparent on a moment's investigation. 1. Without diminishing the real power of the Dissen ters, it will increase their hostility to the Church, and fur nish.them with a bond of union against it. 2. Itwill,league the Dissenters indissolubly with the Catholics and with the Whigs, from .a conviction that their just claims cannot be secured without a simultaneous and determined movement. • • 3. It wilt attaCh`to the Cause Of "dissent 'all - enlightened ChUrchmen, who, however disposed to support the Church fiberOrfitineipliii , will l nthitintifel)ll , ibittdoilehe'rt ranks, &Ste is made the instrument of the:political persecution of One half of the empire. • • .4. It will thus destroy the only true and available secu rity of , the Church, the esteem of the people, substituting in its place the illusory one of parchments and cunningly contrived declarations and disqualifying statutes, which will only serve to lull her friends to sleep till her enemies muster' sufficient force for her Overthrow: `rtruSi that these and similar considerations will so weigh 'upon the minds of the Bench of. Bishops as to lead to the -conviction that, as the principle of concession is yielded, it is the" interest of the Church to concede as liberally and gracefully as possible. If the Church be surrendered to the protection of those legal sophists who know of no se curity but that of Acts of Parliament, she will ere long vanish from the earth like a dream, from having no hold cu the mind of the community ; but if she can adapt her institutions to the age, and abandon every trace of that in toleriiiice which is in truth only a source of weakness, her existence may be coeval with that of the empire, of which sh e might be, and ought to be, ,at once the greatest bless ing and the brightest ornament.=—l am, Sir, your's, 1 Friday Morning, April 25. JUSTINIAN. ,A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday _afternoon at the Foreign Office, Downing-street, which was attended by. the Duke of WriamiwroN, Earls BATHURST and.. DUHLEy, Viscount PALMERsTON,• Lord ELLEN- BaRCUGH, Mr. Secretary PEEL, Mr. Secretary BUSIZIS sON, Mr. CHARLES GRANT, the CHANCELLOR' of the Ex- CHEQUER, and Mr. BERATES. The Ministers assembled between four and five o'clock, and sat in deliberation about two hems. A meeting of the Lor& of Trade and'Planta dons was iteid on Saturdaymorning, at the office of the Board of Trade, Whitehall : the . Duke of WELT4NGTON, Earl -BATHURST, Lord MARYBOROIIpIf, Mr. Secretary ItustosON, Mr. ITEaatEs, Lord BEXLEY, and Mr. AR- JiuTHSQT, attended the meeting. The Lords of his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Connell had a meeting► on Saturday morning, at were, the MASTER of the RotLs, the Right lion. HUGH at the Council-office. The Lords present ' S el i ° r ek ll ' Esoor RUSSELL , and Lord EuxLEv. The, entered on their Lordships' list for judgment. The next " Nanchiar v.. Satooputty.,P. (from Madras) was e a cEla p erse pE orl l l° tva4t that of "Des Rivieres v. the Royal Institution of Lower Canada." In this case there is a dispute respect-, ing some estate left by .person of the name of Des Rivieres to the Royal Institution of Lower Canada, on condition, that within ten nears the Trustees of that Insti. niacin should establish a University, the question at issue being, whether the trustees have a right to the land pre vious to..the expiration of the ten years. The knoaxtv. GENERAL, Mr. PARK, and othei Counsel, were heard at great length on the part of the appellants. The cases of Lanegy v. Cost," (from Demerara), and 4 , Blanchard v. Robertson," (from the Cape), were the next appeals heard by their Lordships.--Shortly before four o'clock their Lordships adjourned. The Count de l'A;..ctTniA, the Spanish Mini- Viseotint ITABATANA, the itrazilian Minister, had interviews with the E 431 of poormr on Siturday, at the 'office of the •Seeketitfy'orSiatelir;eoreign NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Devorport Telegraph.) His Majesty's _ ship Mersey, '26, Captain A. B. Branch; and the Lysa,, tender to the Spartiate, at . Lisbon, in the command of Lieutenant Kingcombe (promoted to the rank of Commander), sailed from Falmouth on Friday last, with, a favourable 'breeze— the Mersey for the West, Indies, and the Lyra to return to the Tagus. The fine , new frigate Leda, of 46 guns, was launched. at Pembroke dock-yard on the .16th inst. She went. off the • stocks in gallant style, and will be .brought round to this yard to be docked and coppered.• • ..Orders . came down on Wednesday for the Windsor Castle, 74., to be docked and prepar e d for recommissioning; also for the Vigilant ketch, Lieutenant Meredith, to be paid off and surveyed, with a. view, it is said, to her being again coin. • The" Plumber brig, Lieutenant Medley, was left all well at Sierra Leone, on the 9th February last. The., Pembroke, 74, and Naiad, 46, are ordered to be brought : forward for, commission at Portsmouth. The Nightingale schooner, Lieut. E. Smith, (a) returned on Thursday evening from a short cruise to the Eastward, having spoken the ship Margaret, of and for London, off the Start, early in the day, four months from the Cape of Good Hope. In Hamoaze 7 --13ritannia, Windsor Castle, Medina, Pyliclei, 'Pike, Vigilant, Rinaldo, Frolic, Leveret, and Reyfiard tender; At the Island—Nightingale: Sound- Braittble. Lieut. A. W: C. Capel:is appointed Flag Lieu tenant to .Sir Charles Paget; C. D. Hohiorthy to be Agent of the Royal Hospital at Chatham; Ar chibald Murray, Esq. to be Agent'of Malta Hospi til ; Captain W. F. Martin, to the Samarang, ordered torbe recommissioned at Woolwich. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) PORTSMOUTH, APRIL e;.—Accounts from Hali fax to the 6th February, bring intelligence of the Opening of the Colonian'louse of Assembly. It is gratifying to understand, that in this Dependency, at least, a good understanding exists between the Go vernor and its governed.' His Excellency Sir James. Kempt stated; in his Address, that the Revenue of the past year had been so productive as to enable him to pay. off several thousand provincial notes, as well as a fourth part of the Colonial Funded Debt ; that the condition of the country, more particularly the agricultural part of it, was considerably improved,. and that the foreign commerce with the State wa s greatly augmented. The fisheries, however, had not flourished so well as usual. His ExcellencY strongly urged the e-tablishment of 'schools—a point which he regretted; had been neglected. congratulated the Assembly upon the extension in all directions of the canals, mining establishments, and roads. The Council and House of Assembly, in their Address to Sir James Kempt, expressed their thanks for his communications, andpromised their utmost aid in the furtherance of his Wishes.' _ The Briton, 46 guns, Hon. Captain Gordon, sailed suddenly from. Plymouth on Tuesday, victualled for four months to' cruise off the Island of Ascension and the dape Verds, in search of ; the 'Buenos .Ayrean pirate, which' has lately , plundered tWo British merchant ships. On Sunday arrived the Melville, 74, Captain H. Hill, from Dover, having there disembarked the 63d Regiment' from Lisbon. She cameinto harbour on Tuesday, and took up her moorings as one of the guardships at this' port. The Procris, 10, Commander the Hon. W. Walde grave, arrived on Monday, from the Eastward, and sailed, on the following day for Lisbon. The Royalist, tender, arrived from Plymouth on Friday, with supernitmerary seamen for the Asia. On Monday, the Starling and Arrow cutters sailed on a cruise. The Asia, 84, Capt. Curzon, C. 8., Blonde, 46, Capt. Edmund Lyons, and Chanticleer, surveying vessel, Captain.-Foster, went out of harbour on Monday. The Blonde will sail to the Mediterra nean, and the Chanticleer on her scientific voyage to-morrow.; The Asia is. to be • paid on Monday, and will proceed to the Mediterranean as soon after as the wind will.permit. The. Hecla's tender, Albatross, which has under gone some refitments, went out of harbour this morning. The Hecla will sail to-morrow for the coast of Africa. The Meteor, steam-vessel, is ordered to repair to Cork, to be placed under the orders of the Com mander-in-Chief, Rear-Admiral. the Hon. Sir Chas. Paget. Ships at Spithead—Asia, Blonde, Hecht, Chanti eleer, Royalist, and Albatross tender. In harbour —Victory, Melville, Icarus. 0, The Woodford convict-ship, under the charge of Mr. W. Petre, surgeon, has taken on board. from the hulks in this harbour, 184 convicted felons for transportation to Van Diemen's Land. The Amity transport, Lieut. W. Lester, has pro ceeded to Dover, to take on board a Company of the Staff Corps for duty in .Upper Canada. She will touch here for recruits for the regiments in that Colony and in Nova Scotia. •• The Cern Brea Castle, Capt. T. Davey, passed this port on Monday, for the River.. She left lien gal, 29th December. On the 19th ult. on the Libe, she spoke the Rising Star, Captain Gillies, bound to Bombay, and on the Ist April, the brig Paddy, from Greenock, bound to Demerara. At St. Helena, on the 9th March, were lying the Duke of Lancaster and Royal George. The Grecian, of London, Smith, from Bengal ; to the Mauritius, was dismasted to the Southward; of Madras, during a severe gale on the sth i and had put into Trincomalee on • the 14th Dec. for a tem porary refit ; and on the 9th January, the Malabar, with the loss of mast and rudder Monday arrived from London and remain, the Lonach, Noakes, for Bengal; Capt. Cook, Willis, for Bombay; Woodford, for New South Wales ; and Roniulus, Cox, for Honduras. ' • This morning arrived off the Wight, for London, the Hen. Company's ship Buckinghamshire, from China; left 10th December, and St. Helena the llth Match. The passengers by her are—John Priine ; Esq. President of Singapore; P. Y.-Lindsay, Esq.. and lady, Bengal Civil:Service - Miss E. Abbott; Crawford M'Leod, Esq.; IL T:Goode, Esq.; - and Lieut. H. Mortimer, H on. Company's Madras Ar tillery. • . • ~ .Extract of a letter dated Lisbon, April 11 .. —"4 'few 'nights ago my Commander, myself, and cutter's Crew, narrowly escaped 'being'murdered by the in habitants of Passo do Arcos.' - We had 'landed' the Countess and, it raining very hard, we took shelter in an old house. Whilst in this situation, die people, who are rank Corcundas, and detest the, English, said,' let us make a beginning, and kill these few.' They went up to get'weapons to per petrate their inuideroUs purpose, when we retreated, got into our boat, and shoved off. We were quite unarmed." Wednesday (St. George' s. Day) being appointed for the celebration of his Majesty's Birth-day, wai. observed here with every demonstration of loyalty and attachment. The Standard of 'England iva , hoisted at all the public buildings, the Church, on board the flag-ship, &c. At twelVe o'clock the troops. in the garrison were drawn up on the ram tiatts'i.and fired aim de f °lc; and at one o'clock the men-of-war at Spithead, and in the harbo ur, fired a royal'salute in honour of the day. The Commander in -Chief, Admiral the Honourable Sir Robert Stop ford, K.C.11., Commissioner the Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart., the Commandant of the Garrison, and the Corporation of the Borough, gave dinners on the occasion. In the evening there was a. Ball, at th e Green Row 'Rooms, whic h was numerously an d fashionably attended. The London Papers state, that it is reported that the Finance Committee ii'about to recommend the. reductiOn, if not the abolition, of, that distinguished body of men, the Royal Marine Corps. This is at ,. idle rumour— , a more efficient corps, or one maifr mined with stricter economy, .cannot be formed...l-n The expence of qte Staff of - their , present force; 8,000 meii, does not aCeed that of four Regiment of the Line. We know also that the utility of aug menting this,force has been urged on the Committee with the view to their gurrisoning wholly the Naval Arsenals ; .a reduction to be made in proportion in the. Household Troops- and heavy Dragoon Regi 'tents. The Steam-boats at this port have commenced ranning , for the season, and afford, -communication twice a week to.Havre and Paris, and three times a week to Plymouth and Falmouth. Those for Fratiee are so, conducted, pbs4 pissengers from the Land's End hive TIO,OCOSIOR,t9 till they reach Rouen; in Norntandy.,„That , biantiful vessel, the Duke of York i -for Lisbon, Gihraltar, Madeira, aAct Tcperiffe, sailed - this morning with forty, passengers, ,abiong 'whom,,is the Baron de Meuril, Ambiksa.dor from France to the -Court of : 44n; who,prefers this modtVof conveyance to thiit,hy hind through France and Spain.- 1 , ,• ; - - The Societrof,,Arts have bestowed their large Silver Medal upon Commander William T. Hood,. of his Majesty's ship . Hyperion, for his method of constructing a floating bridge, fr om the materials to be found on , board all ships of war and vessels gene. rally. This is the third Medal 'he has received from the Sooiety: of the twb former Medals, one was the gold and the other the silver one. - SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. iAndritWir.S.W.—Arrived LIVERPOOL. 25.—High wa t er 55 m i n . p as t 1 3 the Aurora, Portent, from. Mobile, with cotton ; Pearl, Teal, from New Or.-: teens, citb ; Stapleton,' Hunter, : from Macaio, with, do. ; taraboo, Cook; from Laguayra, with logwood ; Pru dence, Elder, from Trieste, with oil and , shumac;. Jonge Ferdinand, • Doeskin, from Cork, in ballast; Vlyt, De . Vries, from Newry, in ballast; Richard, Dordt, from Amsterdam, .in ballast; Yandalia, Fradland, from Ros tock, with wheat ; Two Sisters, Corry, from Waterford, with ditto ; Mary, James, from Waterford, With ditto and' flour ; Mina Castle, Voust, from Isle of Man, with flour ; Scipio, M'Kinley, from Limerick, with oats and wheat; Heroine, Ball, from Salcombe, with malt; Magnet, —, from Ipstvlelt ;' Mary, —,'from Newport, with iron ; Majestic, Huxtable, friihr Cardiff, with do. ; William Nesling, from Poole, with clay ; Argo, .Martin, from do. with do.';• Cyrus, Draper, from do. with. do; Doris, Bitrchell, from do. with do.; Mars, Rolling, from do. wan do. ; Peace, Doilgson, from Drogheda, with sundries; Ann, Burner, from Dartmouth,. with do. ; Commerce, Bibby, from Dublin, with ditto ; Sheffield, Richards,. from Bel fast, with do. ; James Watt, Johnson (steamer), from Glas gow, with do. ; Speedwell, Wood, from lnvetness, with do. ; Jane and Ellen, Parry, from London, with do. ; Valiant, Griffiths, from do., with do. ; Deptford, Lodwick, from do., with do. ; Jonge Rente, Huisman, from Cork, in ballast ; Euphan, Drysdale, from Limerick, with wheat ; Clyde, M'Queen, from do., with do. ; Ardent, Williams, from Waterford, with do.; Mary and Isabella, M'William, from Dublin, with do. ; Wellington, Thomas, from Gal way, with oats and wheat; Margaret, Tweedie, front Clare, with do. ; Caledonia, Graham, from Tralee,, with do. ; Providence, Evans, from do., with do. ; Elizabeth, —, from Dublin; with do. ; Probity, Harris, from Ips wich, with grain ; Reward, Goss, from Fowey, with slay ; Shannon, Jdnes, from Poole, with do. ; Friendship, Mitchell, from do., with do. ; Blossom, Johnson, from do:, with do. ; Mars, Bristowe, from London, with sun dries ; Factor, Herbert, from do., with do. ; Thetis, Town ley ~(steamer), from Dublin with the mail ; Vigilant, Christie, from Cadiz and Dublin, off.—One brig off at six O'clock. CLEARED OUTWARDS. L-Neptunus, Jelly, for Antwerp; Simeon, Manley, for Douglas; Hopewell, Vernon, for ditto; Tryall, Milburn, for Castlatown ; Grace, Moreton, for Newfoundland ; Christina Johanna, Parbert, for Riga ; Despatch, Crabb, for Naples and Sicily ; John, Corrani, for Peel ; Duchess of Athol, Christian, for Dougl,p+ ; Mars, Clapperton, for New Orleans; Pelorus, Goodwin, for Leghorn and Malta; Defence, Rogers, for Mirainichi ; Pleiades, Allen, for Rio de Janeiro ; Hugh Johnston, Brawn, for New 'York ; Illilharn, Baker, for Newfound land ; Peru, -, for dittb; Alert, Chapman, for )3abia ; Bristol, Richer, for Alexandria; Pioneer, Marbeirv, for Alexandria; Ann, Hayward., for Newfoundland; Lydia, Foster, for ; William and Helen, -, for Gentili and Leghorn ; Zebulon, Allen, for. Nova Set!tia ; Everton, Neverson, for St. Vincent ; Lady Douglas, At-eta, for Berbiee. SATURDAY. APRIL 26.—Lligh water 50 min. past 8. —Wind W.. 7 -Arrived the Silas Richards; Holdridge, from New. York, , with cotton, ashes, tobacco, &c. ; Vigilant, Christie,., from Cadiz. and Dublin; with wine ; Malcom, Pond, flaitn Waterford,' with flour, &c. ; Prince Regent, Morgan, from Drogheda, with flour, &c. ; Hebe, from Strangford, with wheat, &c. ; Industry; Daly, from Baltimore (Island), with do. ; Two Friends, APlntyre. from Tralee, with oats ; Catherine and Jane, Russell, from Newry, with do. ; Chance, Nesbit, from Dublin, with grain ; Harmony, Stewart, from Drogheda, with oatmeal ; Lovely, Atken, from Yarmouth, with malt; Dolphin. Simpson, , from do., with do. ; Ardent, Thomas, front Londpn, with tallow,; William Parke, Hall, from Jamaica,. with coffee, &c. ; Mercury, Lewis, from Cardiff, with iron ; Minerva, , from 'Poole, with clay ; Hope, Hill, from, do., with do. ; Lively,' Jones, from Teignmcwth, with do.; New : Maley, Bartlett, from Charlestown, with d0., - ; Mary Flower, Williams, , from Exeter, with manganese; Friend!, James, from do., with cider; Manchester, Penn (steamer), from Dublin, with sundries ; Cumberland, Sewell (steamer), with do. ; Better-Luck-Still, Stevens, from Drogheda,with from Carlisle, with do. ; Corilelia, Lockett, from Belfast, do. ; James Perkins, Crowell, from . Virginia, sailed April. 6, with cotton and tobacco; Brunsty, Bricklebank, from Tampico ; Etna, Emerson (steamer), from Dublin, with the mail.-2 ships, 1 brig, off at eight o'clock.—Private signal, Messrs. Gladstone, Grant, `and •Co. for the Duke a . Lancaster, from Calcutta. CLIZAIt/TS OU'PiPARDS—The Elizabeth and Cor: le li a , Parlevlit, for Antwerp; Margaret and Agnes, APtulloch; Kernan, Eleanor, for Castletown a J r a k n , e, C G an r n eg o o n r , y, fo fi r z F Diiratru e hj a . b ie Blair, for Newfoundland ; Princess Charlotte, Johnson, • (or New Orleans; Rover, Roberts, for Ramsay; Gram piop, Matthewson, for Rio de Janeiro ; Jonge Willem, Janson, for Rotterdam ; Mary, J. Hannah, for' Wilniing- s ton, N.O. Telegraph Office, April 25. At 9 80--Wind at Holyhead West; blowing fresh. One brig off, inward bound. • • No. 10 pilot-boat off Point Lynas. At 12 45—A brig off Point Lynas, inward bound, in want of a pilot, no boat in bight; No. 10 has bearded a ll hands. ______ At 1 45—One ship off Great Arm's Hem), inward bound, has not shown her aumber. A brig west of the Floating Light, with Mewrs. Hall_ well and Highfield's pirate signal for the Stapleton, from Maeaio. _ . not shown he r ;lum b er. hea A d t a 4 nd 4s b Telegraph Office, Saturday A p ril 2 G. — rig A ht aside's, o i ff nw tl i t u e d F ho loa u t nd in . g Light, with carved At S SO a.m. • passed Point Lynam, homew ard-boun d , No. 14, Doke of Lancaster, B. S. ; has 3 pilot on board. At 10 1.111. Wind at Holyhead W.N.W. bl°W.ing fresh. At 11 25 an, American ship off Point Lynas, „ ward _ boand i has a pilot,ou board ; h as No. .4 pilot boat off P,oint Lynam. i :' 06', At 11 a.m. passed poin t Lynas inward-bound, No Lady Rowena; has a pi lot on board. • • ' At 11 a.m. passe d point Lynas, outward.boun'd; 'No. 328, Chatham, British ship. ' A ship ,iying . to off she a Voel Naut st at i on, inward-bound. awaiting the tide;' is very large vessel, with sellow sides, painted ix'rt'' and a figure-head. passed , Holyhead, ou twar4bound, at p. n:, No. 16, Barton , British ship. Wind at Holyhead W.N.W. light breeze. At 5. 50. P.lO. 1 barque and a schooner off Point Lynas. outward-hound ; 1 brig off Great orm'9 Head ; I ship, i n ward-bound, off' Voel Naut—neither of the above vessels showed any number. " At 1 p.m.• 2 pilOt-boat off Voel Naut. At 6 50 pan, a schooner East of the Floating . Light, with Messrs. T. and J. Brooklebank's private signal fly ing for the Bransty; from Tampico. Po TA T OE s .—We frequently mentioned during the summer, that considerably more than the usual breadth Was planted' with potatoes—that there was every probabi lity of an abundant crop; and that this substantial article of the poor man's subsistence, would be got twit reasonable rate.during the winter. There is still a great quantity of potatoes in. store,.laot only in this vicinity, but in all the populous quarters iu Scotland. They are retailing in this ,city at 4d. the imperial peck of 174 lbs. • They are, bow-. ever, considerably. cheaper in other quarters. In Glasgow they are selling at 7d. and Sd. a Lanarkshire peck of 411bs. In Dundee they are selling at Ss. 6d. a boll; and at Mon trose they are going at'from 2s. to 2s. 6d. per boll of- 16 stones, pr 20 imperial measure. Agriculturists who , are deeply interested in the subject are of opinion that, round this city, the hteadth planted in potatoes is nearly a fourth se than that of last; year,—Saismon. I tiY.)