The Sun. — London, England, 1828-07-22 00:00:00

I HAYMARKET THEATRE. Mr. Gregory appeared here last night for the first time " " Lear," and gave throughout his perform ance abundant indications of the novice. He was 10 t sufficiently at home, there was an appearance of indecision and apprehensiveness about him as if, in rme of hi s b est passages , h e was in doubt whether `e Was ri g h t or wrong i n hi s mode of delivery. A little practi ce w ill ' c orrect this, but will never, we fear, enable Mr. Gregory to do more than stand midway between Cooper and Kean. He is Considerably above the former, and equally be low the l a tt er , i n all that tends to fashion im e first-rate actor. His Lear of last night had one striking deficiency about it : it wanted passion. It was fairly enough conceived, but re sembled too much an intelligent reading of the part. There was no impetuous gushing forth of feeling : n o alternate energy and feebleness, no vacillation of n 'ind ; the whole was tamely uniform , correct, per haps as far as judgment is concerned, but destitute of sensibility. In the whole range of the drama there 1 3 no part more difficult than Lear ; it requires an absolute abandonment of self, a merging as it were of one's own identity into the character to be sus tained. Unfortunately Mr. Gregory thought too much of Mr. Gregory to do justice to the poor diScrowned King," —consequently, the illusion on the part of the audienc e was b ro k en an d i m p er f ec t. in repeating for instance those well-known words Pray you undo this button," he preferred the re quest with nearly as much sangfroid as if he were askin g for a pinch of snuff, whereas the passage is indicative of the intensest feeling ; as if Lear felt a sense of suffocation arising within him from excessive ov erwhelming emotion. Again, in those lines, allud to Cordelia," her voice was ever soft, gentle and low, an excellent thing in woman," who does not see that such a recollection, forcing itself on the mind of the sPeaker,.at a time when madness was struggling for t .he pre-eminence, should be given with the most faiehing p a th os ? Y e t, Mr. Gregory gave it as a mere fat as a recollection of something immaterial that h ad occurred a few years since. We might quote other passages; but these will be sufficient to prove that the new Lear, though well informed and intelligent, and above all, a good reader of his part, is, where passion and tenderness are con cerned, at best but respectable. Miss F. H. Kelly's Cordelia was excellent. This young lady—she is very young—is an improving actress, diffident, yet with a sufficient consciousness of desert to carry her successfully through her part. Her Cordelia of last night was gentle, affectionate, and touching ; the Cordelia, in fact, of Shakspeare. Can we give it higher praise ? Mr. Cooper's Edgar was spirited and in some respects characteristic ; its chief fault was that it was. overdone. The house was full, and the piece went off with moderate success. THE AFFAIR AT BALLINAMORE. We are enabled to give from the most authentic sources the following detail of the occurrences at Ballinamore, county of Leitrim, on Saturday. Infor mation having been received that preparations were making by the satellites of the Association for an attack upon any Protestants presuming to celebrate the anniversary of the Boyne in that quarter, those of Ballinamore with that feeling of loyalty which ha 3 ever marked their conduct, wisely resolved on abstaining from any display calculated to endanger the public peace —not that they entertained any dread of the enemy, but that they respected the law. At the same time the Sheriff of the county had called in the assistance of the military, consisting of a troop of the 17th dragoons, two companies of the 18th infantry, the boa of the Leitrim regiment, and a considerable number of police, both mounted and dismounted. This force assembled in Ballinamore on the evening of the 11th, and were paraded on the morning of the 12th, when they piled their arms in the street. About eleven o'clock information was brought to the High Sheriff and Magistrates by a person, who reported his having passed a large body of armed men a few miles from the village ; a few dragoons and mounted police were forthwith ordered to reconnoitre in the direction specified, and :MOH returned confirming the intelligence, when the troops were instantly put in motion towards the spot. The cavalry and mounted police being in advance, discovered a body of above five hundred pikemen strongly posted on a hill called Aghoo, who formed line, cheered and appeared to await their approach. Oa the cavalry coming within a few hundred yards of this body, a priest, accompanied by another per son, came forward and expressed a wish that they might be allowed to disperse, which they thought they could induce them to do peaceably. A very Proper demand was made, that they should give up their arms—this, however, there was no disposition to comply with. Up to this moment the pikemen had not been aware of the approach of any oppo nents, except the cavalry, but these having now moved to the right and left, and developed the advance of the infantry, who had come up during the parley, an immediate flight took place, which Was favoured by an extensive bog in their rear, impracticable for cavalry. Here fifteen Prisoners were taken, together with a number of Pikes and other offensive weapons, such as pieces of scythes and reaping -hooks, carefully sharpened and fixed upon long poles. A few shots were fired by the orders of one of the Magistrates, three of which ate supposed to have taken effect.—The troops re turned to Ballinamore about five in the afternoon. 'No other bodies of pikemen were subsequently known to have been assembled in the vicinity of the village where they remained some time, and dis persed after firing some shots, some of them being armed with muskets.—Cork Constitution (j* Saturday. FATAL OCCURRENCE.—Yesterday morning in Long-acre, WILLIAM CROPPER, a coach-smith, being in a drunken state, was committing a nuisance in the front Mr. WiirrEcnitacN, the coach-builder's shop. Mr. WatrxcHuacit came out and insisted on Caorran going ,_ a tt'ay, the latter resisted, and was pushed away by M r . WNITECHURCH. He fell with his head on the pavement, but got up, and way proceeding to repeat the nuisance, nen a yonng man, names PETER CARRON, employed b y atr. Wliiizxcituacti, caught Caorraa round the waist, "d threw him violently into the kennel. A shopmate of Caorrza's, named Enwaity Davis, was passing, and see- Cnorexa thus roughly used, proceeded to protect him but the violence of CARRON, who still seemed deter.. 'tined to follow up his ill usage, although ordered to leave t he man and go to his work b y his master. Davis p us h e d sqietioN from CROPPER, and was himself seized by Cart asa i n a most cowardly and brutal manner, till extreme P a t mad, him glad to disengage himself. He th en CiOrrzx to the shop where he worked, and laid a 'Rol on a b o a r d, when heppeared going t o s l eep, 4 °d desired D Av is to wake him by four o'clock. D avis ~ so, end Cxorree, desired him to allow him a little !pre Bleep. DAVIs went to call him at nine o'clock last when he found that he had left the place where e lad been lying, and had got into a place where the ite °tl ' Were kept. He then found him deadlisancadlieedolidn. itoamsoN, surgeon, of 85, Long-acre, n "; l 'tnediat e ly, and found that the back p ar t of the decea s ed's ,\L"torrea's) skull had een fractured without breaking `" skin. The unfortunate nsan has left a wife and child to rather penurious circumstances.—The Inquest will be :, 14 at th e G eorge , Long-acre, thi s a f tern oon. —Mr. "hiracitu acii and PETER CARRON are now in custody, at St. Martin's watch-house. The number of Jews in Great Britain and - "eland is not supposed to exceed ten or twelve thousand; a n d many of these are migratory. A. gentleman in town has in his possession a curiosity of the medallic kind, which we apprehend is quite as uniqu e as the celebrated farthing of Queen ANNE, inasmuch as there is probably, no companion to it in exist ence; in every other respect it is quits as valuabla. It is neither more nor less than what is familiarly termed a " dollar" biscuit, baked and !stamped in 1797, by a loyal • artisan of Edinburgh, to commemorate the victory of Ad miral DUNCAN at Catnperdown. It is as firm and fresh as if it had come from the shop yesterday, having been pent up during the time which has since elapsed in the drawer If an escritoire; and to all appearance, if returned to the tame peaceful abode, it might be employed to assist in cele rating with a cup of wine the centesimal anniversary of hat Bpleuclid achieTetueut...Grcnock Advertiser. ti's.) lig the ith to taster's °mated Ldulteq byn, ;aid 1 16 ient 1)1 case sent lyn, and to b e be di' ti on. Ltes 0 11 ,eatedif 181 1, mrateolf y Mrs• clulterY in, that provelf ) consi• so wil s bee►► A, and E.. 0 to 6 12 I 1 , 1 6 16 2 as 5.5. P e 70 alter'. a. L 10 to 5 0 10 11, 14 1 1 HOLY aga in ,111 d not Ivere left t provi; tt woulu and e%; )uffetteu at dire is totallY in with ette tha t stoutest IV with re alive', barrsci‘:," Id still. I" dvertiSd. t out y his 11 1; about d that ' s on. brit NO ° refus o f 3 en era.„, r edouti tv occli r T et o s of Yi r ' ° t i l e o ta to ietttuc e t ' A ;3-.0 0 04 the whea t 3 1 cool s Pa' rtule nts . re than DEATH OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY. At eleven o'clock yesterday morning the Arch bishop of Canterbury departed this life, at his Palace at Lambeth. The Speaker, and nearly all the family of his Grace were present. His Grace had been ailing for about a month; but we believe that so fatal a termination was not expected so speedily. On Sunday a marked improvement in the state of his Grace's disorder was visible, and all alarm on the part of the family, as to any immediate change for the worst, was dissipated. In the course of the night, however, symptoms of internal inflam mation - came on, and yesterday morning it was obvious to all that his Grace was making rapid pro gress towards dissolution. Expresses were instantly. sent off to the Right Hon. Manners Sutton, and all the relatives of his Grace not at the time residing within the Palace. The Speaker was about to step into . his carriage when the distressing intelligence reached him. The horses' heads were immediately turned towards 'Lambeth Palace, which the Right Honourable Gentleman reached at full speed between nine and ten o'clock yesterday morning. The Right Honourable Gentleman did not leave the apartment until after eleven o'clock, when the Venerable Pre late breathed his last in the midst of his afflicted The advanced age of the Primate, with a consti tution predisposed to internal inflammation, may be sufficient to account for this termination of his mortal existence. But the known reluctance of his Grace to complain of his ailments is by some supposed to have hastened the catastrophe. No time was lost in despatching messengers to all the Ministers of State, the dignitaries of the church, &c. with the fatal tidings. His Grace was elected to the See of Norwich in 1792, and in 1805 was translated to the Arch bishopric of Canterbury, upon the death of Dr. Moore. He was a prelate of eminent piety, of much learning, of the tenderest and most amiable manners, of the most hxmane disposition, very extensive in his charities, very diligent in the discharge of the citifies of his high dignity, and altogether exemplary in the relations of life, as husband, father, brother, and friend. The last time his Grace appeared in public was at the meeting for the establishment of the King's College, which noble institution he was one of the principal means of founding. We subjoin the following biographical sketch of the late Reverend Divine : The father of the Reverend Deceased was George Sutton, third son of John the third Duke of Rut land. He is consequently nephew of the celebrated Marquis of Granby, uncle to the last, and great uncle to the present Duke of Rutland. The name of Sutton, by which the Archbishop is chiefly known, and which is added to that of Manners, the Rutland family name, was first assumed by his uncle Robert, and, at his death, by his father George, pur suant to the will of their maternal uncle, Lord Lexington, whose family estate they inherit, upon the condition of their perpetuating his name. It may be said, that some small portion of royal blood flowed in the veins of the Archbishop, since the third Duke of Rutland was sixth in descent from Thomas the first Earl, , the great grandson in the female line of Richard, Duke of York, who bore precisely the same relationship to the renowned sove reign Edward the Third. Dr. Sutton, who was early intended for the Church, completed his clerical education at Emma nuel College, Cambridge, and took his first degree of A.B. in 1777, being then about twenty-two years of age. Between this and the year 1791, he had several livings in succession, with the names of which we are not fully acquainted. In the year 1791, on the death of Dr. Tarrant, lee succeeded to the Deanery of Peterborough ; and in the following year, on the death of Dr. Horne, he was conse crated Bishop of Norwich; when he relinquished his other appointments, and soon after received in lieu of them the Deanery of Windsor. This brought him frequently into company with George the Third, at the time when that Monarch might he considered in the best possession of his faculties and health, and when he was almost constantly residing at the Queen's Lodge, adjoining Windsor Castle. From this period it was generally deemed certain that Dr. Sutton would succeed to the Primacy of the church. A close and confidential intimacy com menced between the Sovereign and the Prelate, as well as between the Queen and the Prelate's lady, which gave " fearful note of preparation" to all other expectants, and was particularly discouraging to the fond hopes of Dr. Tomline, whose influence with his pupil, Mr. Pitt, was generally supposed to assure him that he had only to survive Dr. Moore to succeed to the Archbishopric. It was impossible for the Minister to be unappre hensive before the death of Dr. Moore, that Dr. Sut ton might become his successor; yet when that event took place, his hope, still strong, carried him with the speed of the wind to Windsor; where to his infinite mortification, he found the rival candi date in the Sovereign's presence, expressing his gratitude for promotion to the Archiepiscopal throne. Mr. Pitt's influence over the King was, in fact, too great to allow the appointment to be postponed till his arrival. Even the solemn promise of a Sove reign has been known to give way to the powerful persuasion and political reasonings of a Minister; but, in the present instance, in addition to a previous promise, the royal favourite was in close and constant attendance, and the promise was fulfilled, before a revocation of it could be requested, or a reason urged against its accomplishment. Personally, Dr. Sutton was a man of lofty mien, and he had quite a sufficient portion of human pride. He possessed all the unbending dignity of the last aristocratic race, untempered by an obvious portion of the enlightened affability and ease of modern noblemen. On one point he is supposed to have been intole rant ; in opposing the elevation of superior and qua lified men to cathedral stalls and the episcopal bench, when he has but suspected them of favouring what is called the evangelical party in the church. In this proceeding he betrayed as much impolicy as pre judice and injustice, and the consequence has been very different to what he evidently anticipated. It furthered the sentiments he aimed to counteract, and created patronage for the men *hose advance ment he opposed. The well-known resistance of his Grace to the elevation of Dr. Ryder, now Bishop of Litchfield, did more to promote inquiry, into the higher circles, concerning the character and creed of the Evangelical clergy, than any other event of modern times. Since that period the Archbishop of York has been gradually favouring them, aid now openly avows his attachment both to the men and their opinions. The writer of this sketch was present when his Grace opposed Lord Sidmouth's Bill for abridging the Toleration Act, in 1811, and particularly obser ved the expression of chagrin in the countenance of the latter, upon the former protesting against any measure which should have the appearance of per secution, or bear the slightest resemblance to the penal enactments of forme r and darker ages. The system of tolerance sanctioned by his Grace, was, however, neither consistent nor complete. We have seen its inconsistency in his behaviour towards the Evangelical Clergy, and its incompleteness may o f course be seen whenever the Catholic Clainis ap pealed for his suffrage. In later instances of agitat ing this endless topic, the Archbishop has given a silent vote against the petitioners: but on earlier oc casions he pleaded as well as voted aga i nst t h em. In 1805, just after his elevation to the Archiepiscopal seat, he appeared anxious to chew the nation onwhi c h his side high infl_u e en a c tt e erltn wouldioof the House was fixed H _dirccted. When h e t rose to speak, h upon him. Having enumerated, at length, the vari ous privileges that had been conceded to the Catho- I s i e c r s i , es an o d f coexooperesssisoeidis, h a i p s et s i u ti r o p n ri l s i e ke t t l_i i a m t t , o a n fte t r he au ta ch .b . i a e is shouldtheb brightest brought htesr oro ornament of England; forward, thehe added—"ch u r Church but the claims now meant to be obtained are incon sistent with the very idea of toleration, for they strike at the Act of Settlement, and tend to give not only equality, but eventual superiority to the Roman Catholic Religion in a Protestant State." The voice of the late Archbishop of Canterbury was deep, mellow, full, modulated, and sonorous. His manner, in addressing their Lordships, was easy, dignified, and collected. His views of many diffi cult and complicated questions connected with our domestic policy, and even with our foreign com merce, have been deservedly celebrated by those best qualified to form a judgment on such subjects. And this circumstance may explain the fact, that we should find his Grace " a Lord of Trade and Plantations" among his numerous other offices. Doctor Sutton has not made any addition to the theological literature of the country, and thus far resembles his immediate predecessor, Dr., IVloore,ra ther than his remoter precursors, Tillotson and Seeker. The only publication that we have met with or heard of, bearing his name, is a sermon preached before the Society for Propa g ating th e Gospel in Foreign Parts, when he was Bishop of Norwich, in the year 1797. This composition is remarkable for accuracy and beauty of style, rather than for any vigorous representations of the subject, or any striking reflections arising from it. 'As a sermon recommendatory of Christian Missions, or illustrative of a Christian Missionary's qualifications and duties, it is wofully deficient; but as a picture of human society, sketching and colouring its various forms of attraction and degrees of civilization, it cannot fail to please. The Archbishop, though a refined and elegant scholar, never ranked high as a theologian. It was our lot, when he was Dean of Windsor, occasionally to hear him preach to the crowd attending St. George's Chapel, when the King was present; but we have no recollection of a single sermon bearing on the great truths of Christianity, or tending to establish the connection between them and the moral system of Scripture. The pictures he drew were Pleasing, but they were mostly representations of in ferior subjects. The domestic career of the Archbishop bas been one of striking interest. He married early, and the lady of his choice, whose name was Thornton, has been a most exemplary consort and parent. • The eldest son of the Archbishop is the present Speaker of the House of Commons; and his eldest daughter is the lady of the new Bishop of Carlisle, Dr. Percy, whose family, like that of Dr. Sutton, is very numerous. Another daughter of the Arch. bishop is married to the present Archdeacon of Canterbury, the Rev. Charles Croft. The Archbishop is stated to have been the subject of long and heavy' pecuniary embarrassment ; but this burden has been gradually diminishing since his translation to the See of Canterbury. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. NOTICE OF MOTION FOR THIS DAY. Mr. Nicolson Calvert—New Writ not to be issued for East Refford. ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY. I. East Retford Disfianchisement Bill—Further considera- tion of Report. 2. Roman Catholic Land Tax Bill—Third reading. DROFFED ORDER OF THE DAY OF YrsTERD.tx. Sugar Bill—Third reading. DROPPED NOTICES 01 MOTIONS OF YESTERDAY. 1. Mr. Robert Grant—Two Petitions from Robert Cowie, on behalf of certain Merchants of London, Claimants against the French Government in respect of property confiscated during the Revolution :—Similar Peti tions from Mrs. Samuels, widow ; and from Nodes Dickinson, on behalf of certain inhabitants of the Co lony of St. Martin—and to move an Address to the Crown thereupon. 2. Mr. Wilmot liorton—To move Resolutions on the sub- jest of Slavery, in furtherance and explanatory of the Resolutions in 1823. 3. Mr. Secretary Peel—To move adjournment of the House till Friday 25th instant. The Duke of WELLINGTON and the Bishop of LONDON visited Mr. Secretary PEEL yesterday. The Mexican Minister transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office, Dewning-street. Earl BATHURST and the Earl Of ABERDEEN" had iuterviews yesterday with the Duke of WELLINGTON, at the Treasury. The Right Hon. Sir GEORGE HILL, and Mr. Dawsorr, the Secretary to the Treasury, left town yesterday morning for Ireland. Lord LEVESON GOWER transacted business yesterday with Mr. Secretary PEEL and the CHANCELLOR of the Excnnauza. .4 The Earl of ABERDEEN, Earl ST RADBROKEi Viscount STRANGFORD, Lord FARNBOROUGFT, Sir ALEX ANDER. GRANT, Sir THOMAS LAWRENCE, Mr. CALCRAFT, Mr. WILKIE, R. A., were among the dinner party given by Mr. PEEL on Saturday. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.—The Marquis of Tweedale, in Regent-street, from the Continent; the Marquis of Exeter, in Stanhope-street, Mayfair, from his seat, Burleigh, Lincolnshire; T. Blick, Esq. in Regent street, frem Cheltenham; Prince A. Pignatelle Ruffo, the Princess, and family, at the Burlington hotel, Old Bur lington and Cork-streets, from Lisbon ; Chevalier de Kantzow anti family, at ditto, from ditto; Sir William Sheridan, at Fladong's Hotel, Oxford -street, from a tour; Cadett, Esq. at ditto, from the West Indies ; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hay, at Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, from Greece ; Hohne Sumner, Esq. at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from his seat in Surrey ; Wm. Mild may, Esq. at ditto, from a tour. CHANGES.--The Duke of Devonshire, at Brighton, from France; Viscount and Viscountess Gran ville, at Devonshire House, from Paris; Mr. and Mrs. W. Camac, from Mansfield-street, to Cheltenham and Mal vern Wells; the Duke of Manchester, for his seat, Kim holton Castle; the Dowager Duchess of Leeds, from her house in Grosvenor-street, for Scotland; Lord Sydney, from his house in Grosvenor-square, for his seat in Kent; Major Webster, on a tour ; Lord W. Russell, Lord H., and Lady C. Russell, and Miss Russell, for the Duke of Bedford's seat, Tavistock House, Devonshire ; Mr. and Mrs. Huskisson, for the Continent ; Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Conyer, frem their house in Charles-street, St. James's square, for their seat in Norfolk ; Captain and Mrs. Dal rymple, from Grosvenor-square, on a tour ; John Stewart, Esq. M.P., Mr. Stewart, and family, from their house in Portman-square, for their seat in Scotland ; Colonel and Mrs. Brown and family, from their town residence, King street, Portman-square, for their seat, ,Amwell Bury, Herts; Mr. and Mrs. Archdeacon, from Park-lane, for the Isle of Wight; Captain Hamlyn, from the Mediterranean, in Pall-mall ; Major Broderick, in Clifford-street, from Portugal ; Mrs. and Miss Allen, from Hertford-stmc, for Lyme Regis, in Dorsetshire ; Mr. and Mrs. D'Arcey, from Gloucester-place, for Lyme Regis, in Dorsetshire; Major Edgecumbe, in Bruton-street, from Paris ; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Foley, in Park-street, front the Sontis of France; Captain Beauchamp, in Clarges-street, from Paris ; Lien tenant-Colonel Scott, for Portarlington ; Captain Tindall, for Rochester ; Sir Lawrence and Lady Palk, from Sim moos'a Hotel (late Jordan's), St. James's -street, for their seat in Devonshire; C. N. Pallmer, Esq. nr., from Ellis's Hotel, St. James's -street, for his seat in Surrey. Another farmer, on his return irom Mary borough, a few days since, drew his horse and car into a field and scattered a kish of potatoes about sooner than bring them home again. A cow shortly afterwards was choaked by attempting to swallow one of them ; and the man has been actually processed by the owner of the cow for the loss of his property.—Dublix Freeman's Journal. DUEL PREVENTED !—AII affair of honour in this city, was a few days ago honourably adjusted by a Sheriff's warrant, which, had it been left to the decision of the belligerents themselves, might probably have ended in the destruction of both parties. One or ball are said to be of the green age which befits the station of appren ticeship, and the offence arose out of some matter in which the fair sex was concerned. An apology being refused, the agreed on. d v ffiu " ‘a i s cy, chosen, and a m ee ti ng next morn ing however, occurred in select ing .a proper arena for the combat—the one party being partial to Burntsfield Links, and the other insisting for the King's Park, but a warrant most opportunely arrived, and decided that the meeting should take place in the Sheriff's Chambers. the parties accordingly repaired thither on the following morning, when the Sheriff amerced the gentlemen in a small deodand to cover the expellees of the warrant, and dismissed them both with a cordial advice to keep the peace sine die...—Scotsman. EXECUTORS. LIABILITY Of THE EFFECTS OY A DECEASED PERIN; 10 THE PAYMENT OF DOORS' RATES. A few days since a summons was obtained from the Lord Mayor, by Mr. Saunders, vestry clerk of St. Leonard's Fish-street, calling upon Mr. Bed dome, who holds an office under the city of London, to show cause why be refused to pay 6/. 3s. 1 . due from the late Mr. Jacobion, of Gracechurch street, to the parish of St. Leonard, he being exe cutor to Mr. Jaaobion, and having assets In, his hands. Mr. Beddome admitted that he was the personal representative of Mr. Jacobion, and in that character held effects; but he (Mr. Beddorne) objected, first, that as the debts of the testator amounted to more than the assets, if this sum were paid, an act of in justice would be done to the creditors, whose claims being preferable, they would not sanction any such payment to their prejudice. He objected further to make such a payment, as he was advised that the. Lord Mayor's process would protect him from being compelled to refund, if the creditors said he ought not to have paid the same; for the rate was per sonal, and the goods were no longer the goads of the testator, but had by his death become the pro- , perty of his representatives. He submitted that his Lordship ought sot to allow a warrant of distress. Mr. Hubbard, who attended for Mr. Saunders, urged, that although the rate was a charge upon the person, yet it was in respect to the thing oc cupied and enjoyed, which was occupied by the party until his death, which occurred after the rate became due. He left behind that upon which the law allowed taxes to accrue ; and it would be unjust if the parishioners were to lose their rate by the death of the party. The LORD MAYOR, after hearing the parties fully on the subject, took time to consider the case, Mr. Beddome having consented to reserve sufficient pro. perty to satisfy the claim if his Lordship should de cide against him. The parties being present at the Mansion-house on Friday, on other business, took the opportunity of again mentioning the subject, in the presence of Sir James Shaw, who was sitting with the Lord Mayor. Sir James, after hearing the matter fully, seemed disposed to grant the warrant, but the Lord Mayor, who had consulted the City Solicitor fully on the subject, still hesitated. Sir James also wished it should go back to the city officers for con sideration. The matter therefore remains over for the present, the parties yet anticipating that some analogous case will be found. THE NATIONAL REPOSITORY. We are pleased to see that this establishment, in the Mews, Charing-cross, is becoming an object of more general attraction in proportion as the know ledge of its existence is more widely diffused. On a former occasion we ventured to express an opinion that this institution would have little or none of the effect which the projectors anticipated from it, of stimulus or encouragement to improvement. If any proof were required to support this opinion, it might be found in the wonderful pre-eminence to which our mechanics and manufactures have attained, with out such adventitious aid as that now proposed to be given to them; and as a still further evidence of the indomitable spirit of British enterprise, it may be observed, that most of the inventions and dis coveries which have raised our mechanical powers, and consequently out manufactures, to their pre sent excellence, have proceeded from persons in the humblest ranks of life. In other points of view, however, much benefit will result from the establishment of the Repository. It is calculated to spread a taste for mechanical inventions amongst the higher classes, and thus to re-act favourably on the inventors, whilst at the same time those, who perhaps for the first time turn their attention to these matters, will find their ac count in it, inasmuch as it will open to them a new field of knowledge and amusement of the most gra tifying and lasting description. The institution, moreover, will be the means of bringing into more general use, those extremely important inventions which at once simplify the operations and extend the conveniences of domestic economy. Persons are astonished to see the various objects of this na ture of which previously (though some of them are not of recent date) they were perfectly unacquainted. Now that articles of this nature are thus brought at once under the notice of the public (instead of the public being left to seek for them), their adoption for use cannot fail to be more speedy and general. We will close this article with mentioning a few of the objects which we think likely to become popular. Revolving Window Sashes, manufactured by Mr. Tuely, Kenton-street, Brunswick-square. The adoption of these frames will render it unne cessary to resort to the disgusting practice of employ ing persona to clean windows on the outside of the house. The Domestic Telegraph, manufactured by Mr. Marriott. A person sitting in the drawing room, moves the index on a dial-plate that commu nicates with one in the kitchen, by which the servant is made acquainted with the article wanted. The price of this ingenious machine is much too high ; but as the inventor has no patent, it will doubtless 'soon be manufactured for half the sum at Birming ham. Portable Roasting Jack, acting horizontally and vertically at the same time, by Marriott,—very simple and compendious. Improved Recumbent Chair, manufactured by Mr. Dave, Margaret street, Cavendish-square. By elevating a spring beneath the arm of the chair where the hand rests, it may be converted into a couch, and any required inclination given to the back and arms; and by drawing out a sliding panel beneath, the length may be increased. Possessing these ad vantages, this article is not dearer than a common " easy chair." A Washing Machine, manufactured by Mr. Fryer. The inventor states that this ma chine will wash 32 shirts at once, and that. it works with so much ease that one person may, by adding additional compartments, wash 60 ci even 1 00 shirts in 30 "minutes, better than can be done with the hands, without seconding or boiling. The price is far too high. A key-leas watch, made by Berolla. Instead of using a key, the watch is wound up by means of a chain drawn out at the centre of the pen dant which turns the barrel : the chain is imme diately pulled back by a spring with which it is con nected, whilst the barrel remains in the same poth tMn. By drawing out the chain three or four suc cessive times, the watchis completely wound up. The contrivance prevents the possibility of the barrel-chain being broken by over-winding, as the c hain of the pendant ceases to operate as so o n as the winding is completed. We may, perhaps, recur to this subject.—Times. , Dysentery is p reva ili ng t o a grea t ex t en t in tne ne ighbourhood ; and those patients who are severely at tacked are seven weeks before they show symptoms of con valescence.— Glasgow Chronicle. On Saturday ALICE STONE, wife of WM. Sxort, of Allestree, stone-mason, being somewhat fa tigued with exertion in her household business, lay down on her bed, intending.to rest for a short time, and in course of half an hour was found by a neighbour a corpse, three of her children being alseep beside her on the bed. In the French Chamber of Deputies, on Thursday last, an incident somewhat laughable (certainly of no great importance) occurred, during the debate upon the subject of the Budget :—M. the General DEMARCAT mounted the tribune, furnished with a written speech of unusual length, on the subject of the military service, which he proceeded to discuss in all its bearings. Its pro liiitYy, however, did not interest the Chamber, which after three quarters of an hour began to manifest great impa tience. The General perceiving this, laid down several sheets, without reading them, in order to arrive more quickly at the conclusion; but on the PRESIDENT deem ing it necessary to warn the Hon. Member that the sup pressed sheets could not appear in the Moniteur, M. Da- M ARGAY resumed his papers, and, in the midst of loud tumult, which the PRESIDENT in vain attempted to calm, read them through with heroic and soldierlike resolution, though the noise was such that not a syllable could be heard. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE TATTERSALL'S, JULY 21. A good attendance this day, and some fair average bet ting. Economist, who won a stakes in the Spring, got into favour, every one being anxious to get him ; the reason for his not havin g got earlier into demand is, that he fell amiss immediately after the race. Conlon also im proved, and he was backed by some g oo d j u d ges . W e give the closing prices DONCASTER Sr, LEGER. 4. to l agst Mr. Armitage's Velocipede 4 to 1 agst Colonel King's Busy Bedlam 41 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's The Colonel (taken) 20 to 1 agst Sir T. Mostyn's Ultimatum 25 to 1 agst Mr. Metcalfe's Economist (taken) 25 to 1 agst Mr. Marton's Murphy 25 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Merchant 30 to 1 agst Mr. Watt's Coulon 30 to 1 agst Mr. Houldsworth's Terror 30 to 1 agst Mr. Theaksten's Jour de 'Noce!' 30 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's Emelina 50 to 1 agst Mr. Watt's Memphis OAKS. __ 600 to 400 on Green Mantle(Dulcinea)agstVenem (taken ) 500 to 400 on Juggler agst Venom (taken) 500 to 400 on Juggler agst Francine (taken) Even betting Green Mantle and Nivalis. GRAND ROWING MATCH. Yesterday the Annual Prize Wherry, given by the No bility and Gentlemen comprising the Funny Club, was rowed for by seven pair of oars, in two heats. The three first boats of the first heat started for the second or grand heat, amidst torrents of rain, and the contest was decided in favour of John Mitchell, Strand-lane, and William Robbins, Queenhithe. NED NEAL'S BENEFIT AND PRESENTA TION OF A SILVER CUP. Ned Neal took his benefit at the Tennis Court yesterday, pursuant to public notice, and, to speak theatrically, had a " crowded house." Lords and Commoners, Patrons and Pugilists, attended in full force, and some of the oldest frequenters of the ring showed their nobs. The Sparring was excellent, and drew down bursts of applause. CRAYFER AND LATHAM commenced operations, and played their parts wiih the vigour of young ones who meant to seek fame in the very teeth of milling. THE BRISTOL BAKER AND NED MURPHY had a regular fight in metes, and the straight-forward muggers with which each met the other not only electrified the amateurs, but almost petrified the men themselves, for they were repeatedly hit to a stand still, and could scarce lift an arm to return. OLIVER AND BITTON showed off the fine science of old ones, and their stopping and returns were of the finest character. They were both well " brought out," and their bread-baskets and concks were rattled in turn in good style. Oliver winding up by sending the good-humoured phiz• of old mahogany wagging like that of a mandarin in a grocer's glass house. THE PEA-SOUP GARDENER AND BILL MERRY MAN, OF LEADENHALL, did their best; but Soup gets too old ; and although he put in some good plants, Merryman was too vigorous a sprout for him to expect to flourish to advantage. TOM SPRING AND PETER CRAWLEY.—This was, indeed, a treat. The commanding figures of the men—their fine athletic frames, and the beautiful attitudes in which they threw themselves, formed perfect models for the Sculptor, and afforded a proud specimen of the true John Bull breed. Peter showed in his btf, but Tom kept on his cotton toga. Stopping was the order of the day for the first five minutes, and neither could fix his compli ment. Hit with the right, stop with the left, and vice versa-.-all was the same ; both were awake, and no advantage taken ; at last, in a sort of double hit with his right,. Tom dropped the first nobber. Peter laughed, and in a few more trials was even, and hit for hit was proclaimed. In this way both continued for some time, all looking to award the palm of excellence ; but so even were the merits balanced, that the best judges could not say, " 'tis his." At last they got to a finishing rally, and there were some beautiful counter hits—if any, a shade in Spring's favour; but if a prize had been depending, they must have had another bout, to re move the doubts of the cognoscenti. The men left the stage amidst thunders of applause. YOUNG DUTCH SAM AND 808 CASTLES next took the gloves, and were not less applauded than the two Dons who had just retired. Sam's talents are well known; but in Bob, who has frequently distinguished himself with the gloves, he found a competitor worthy of his prowess. Bob opened the ball by giving Sam a smeller which set his ogles twinkling, and a fine lively rally followed, in which Sam's blood was up, and both hammered away with spirit. There were several rounds, in which the hit ting was pretty much upon a par, the science good, and the knowledge of the art very finely displayed. Next to Sam's display with Harry Holt, we have sel dom Seen his energies so decidedly called forth. ABY BELASCO and HARRY HOLT alb.) showed the advantages of science, and although the latter had been out of practice for some time, he showed that he remembered what he had not forgotten. Aby, though fleshy, was active on his pins, and in stop ping and hitting proved that he was awake to all the moves on the board. JEM STOCKMAN and BRITTON (a nephew of Hen. Pearce, the Game Chicken) were next on the stage. The latter is a novice in the London School, but he seems to have picked up no small share of know ledge among the Bristolimas, from whom he is a pro mising shoot. He is a fine formed young fellow, well set, about nine stone, and stopped and hit in very pretty style, and with his right dropt on his customer straight and heavy. Jem fought with him, but did not find out fighting quite the thing, lte therefor:, bustled in to avoid Button's heavy lunges, and threw him two or three cross-buttocks, which, on the hard boards, were in no respect jocular. Still the Young Chicken took it all in good part, and would have gone on, but the Master of the Cere monies (old Paddington Jones) thought they had done enough for a trial. A match will, in all pro bability, be made between these lads, and a shower of pewter and browns showed that their handy works were generally relished. PAT JENNINGS and another novice, named LaNE LARK, then mounted the stage, but wrestling super seded sparring; and Jennings • having the best of this, the aseembly manifested strong displeasure, while the proprieter of the Court, s e ein g th a t b ot h were serious, interfered, and prevented further mis chief. NED NEAL and JEM BURN appeared to close the games, when Ned expressed his regret that White headed Bob had not, according to his solemn pledges, come to set-to with bim. He had said he would forfeit five pounds if he did not come, and he had only to hope he would make his words good in that respect. Under these circumstances, he had obtained the assistance of another antagonist (Jem Burn) who had kindly undertaken to be Bob's substitute.— (Applause.) PRESENTATION OF TILE CUP. Mr. Pearce Egan was now seen on Ned's right, and immediately after received a splendid silver cup from the hands of Torn Spring, which he placed upon the rail before him. It certainly was the 7.1305 t brilliant thing of the sort we have yet seen dcvnted to a member of the Prize Ring—whether as to spe cific gravity or beauty of execution. It is to c ost one hundred guineas—and is of an oval urn -like shape—stands on a rich chased foot, and surmo u nted of gted by a cover supporting on its summit the fig ure _g e sy in. for the lover of Ned Neal, in the attitude of setting t: i i preserved. metry of the human frame is adm r The position of the arms approp riat e and the legs well poised. The i n perfect character, tautienYaerLddrnaatzrargl: half-boots, and foglc are also in forming altogether a " Cabinet the Arts. From the b ase to the summit of th e Teatlis composed of the rose, the shamrock, an d , , ~ the thistle, wniie the cover arid foot are encircled wi th wreaths after the same f ashion. The whale is b eautifully chased in dead silv er , and the plain part of the cup polished in the most vase rise four angles, " ex quisite manner. It is alike creditable to the taste of the maker and the artists, by whom it was designed. A broad space is left for an inscription, which has not yet been engraved, but in which the feats of Neal will be enumerated. Mr. EGAN, in presenting this cup to Neal, said it was indeed a source of pride to him to be de puted by the subscribers, at whose instance it had been prepared, to deliver it into Neal's hands th,:tt day, because it was a convincing proof of the NO character which he had maintained during the course of his career in the Prize Ring, and during the thirteen battles he had fought. It was the best evi dence of the opinion of the sporting world, that he had always done " the thing that was right," and was, in the truest sense of the word, en " honest man." (Cheers.) It was not the intrinsic value of the cup—it was not the elegance of its work manship—it was riot the inscription which it would bear, that would render it dear to Neal: no—it must have a greater and more important value in his mind, and must be held in tenfold estimation, because it conveyed to his heart the honest conviction that it was the reward of his honour and integrity from his first coming out to the present period. (Cheers.) He had been tried, as the sporting World well knew, arid he had come forth pure ; he had been ,6 weighed in the balance, and had not been found wanting." He was there that day to brave those base miscreants who, in holes and corners— and in that murky darkness in which infamy loved to dwell—had endeavoured to fritter away his character; but, like cowardly assassins, they shank from the broad glare of truth—their conscience-. stricken eyes would not venture to rest on that cup, the dazzling brightness of which would, like the lightning of heaven, strike death to their guilty hearts. But away with s uc h f o ul fiends !—Neal now reaped the reward of the past, and it would be his duty as well as interest in future to sustain the honourable distinction he had that day obtained. The members of the Ring in general, too, would this day receive a lesson which he hoped they would value ; it was the pleasing contemplation of what might be their own fortune, if, like Neal, they made honour their polar star, and under every circumstance imitated his example. Apologising for having so long occupied the attention of the assembly, Mr. Egan then placed the cup in Neal's hands, amidst loud cheers. Neal, who did not profess to be an orator, his ar guments being in deeds, and not in words, e7pressed his grateful acknowledgments, not only for the Cup itself, which his friends had so kindly presented to him, but for the handsome manner in which Mn Egan had conveyed their sentiments. He had only to say, he hoped he should quit the ring as he en tered it—without a blemish on his character, and with a full sense of the liberal and generous manner in which he had always been supported. The cap was then restored to the safe keeping of Tom Spring, to whom, by-the-by, a similar token is due from the London Ring; and Ned and Jem Burn closed the sports, with a rough but gallant set-to. NEW MATCH.--NED NEAL AND JACK NICHOLLs. The same evening a new match was made at Reuben Marten's, in Berwick-street, between Ned Neal and Jack Nicholls, for 1001. a-side, to conic off that day two months. Jack Nicholls, it may be ic membered, fought and conquered Dick Acton. He is heavier than Neal, and though but a novice in the ring, has the character of being a game two-handed hard hitter; and to those who have tried him with the gloves in private, is said to be no joker against his weight and strength. Neal has experience and science, and both are equally confident. MYSTERIOUS OCCURRENCE. A very strong sensation has been this week cleated in Blackburn, by the death of a young \woman named Ann Morris, who was drowned in the Leeds and Liverpool canal, near that place, under circumstance:, which induced a very general suspicion that site had been murdered by a soldier named James Hughes. The deceased, a very fine young woman, about 18 years of age, worked in Messrs. Feilden, Throp, and Townley 's factory, was at a wedding party held on Tuesday evening, at the Castle inn, in Black burn, and remained there until about three o'clock i►► the morning. There was a dance on the occasion, and Hughes, who is a bugle-player in the 67th Re giment of Foot, was present, and played on his. bugle for the dancers ; having, we believe, obtained the permission of his commanding officer to do so. It is not known that the deceased and he were pre viously acquainted, nor was he observed to speak to her on the occasion. About three o'clock the de ceased left the Castle Inn, in company with two other young women, and went towards her lodgings. Before the two women left the deceased, they had all agreed, that, as it was late, they would not go to bed, but would merely change their clothes, and they I:ll:irkeett 0 the civil power. would then be ready for the commencement of wolk in the factory ; and the two having agreed to fall on the deceased when they had put on their working dresses, went to her lodgings, but it appeared she had not changed her clothes, and they found her crying in the yard. They inquired into the cause of her grief, but she did not return any satisfactory answer. All three then went out together to have a walk before they went to the factory ; and as they passed through the street they met James Hughes, the bugleman, who spoke to the deceased, and after some conversatien, walked with her into the field:, leaving the other two, who saw no more of het. The deceased and the soldier were afterwards see►► by two or three persons proceeding towards the canal, the soldier having his arm round her neck or her waist. They saw the soldier put his arm round her neck, whilst she appeared to be struggling to get away, and escaped from him once or twice, on which he followed her and again put his arm round her neck. One of the men called out to him to let the woman alone; but, from the distance which inter vened, it is probable that he was not heard, for neither the soldier nor the woman looked toward, him. The men then resumed their journey towards red f t forward h e two into jacket, menho w sm t o rh , a l vdtepahi wrapped :ye P aw r r s i a n a n n h. ~,,c1 principally (a) n f f l ,Yti course Blackburn, and for a minute or two did not look towards the place where they had seen the soldier and the woman ; but when they had proceeded a short distance, one of them turned his head, and he then saw the woman floating in the canal, and the soldier apparently leaving the margin of the water. The man immediately apprised his companion, and they both saw the soldier pass under one of the rails which fence off the towing-path, and without making any alarm, or calling for assistance, run down the the first within it, and . ( b w or h n ic ; h and are r e called s p h o e t: aonvda. reached srbre bugle o t vgt h e i l d 1 Ddeauiprr canal.e se c e t a the e r d s 1 1 towards'attention t,%he.eleirytlitobanottnitldhC of bank, adjoining ".h fi k e h l d . is s H considerably th e then Nven t)fieu,:enhvdteagetrrpeorduutalhnpl pulled Nd b o‘a, O fir j olt . , letiffeet aqueduct that passes over the river Darwen, and great speed along the turnpike-road towards Black fhhoeirmt himself f last to time.cap just soon enough to woman, w er. Of course h© was immediately de liveredcieirqcuuemststwanacses held Nv h uponiwhich the certainlyb o body i Capt. Ilarpour, his com hBsre;earslnrtveiedl n n ihendre e in d srvioen t day, and resumed yesterday, when, we believe, the above facts were proved in evidence; as were also deal to exonerate the prisoner from o i tended d M 7 a e d g n o e :d " the serious charge made ' against him, and to render it not it im probable th l at tle young woman had committed suicid e . somAtel At seven o'clock last evening, the jury returned verd►ct of " Wilful murder against the soldier," who was committed to Lancaster Castle to take his t rial.—Alanchcatcr Guardian. There are few examples, we believe, in the memory of man, of a storm of wind and rain such as that just past. On Saturday morning early the rain came on, and continued pouring copiously, and without intermission, till Monday afternoon. And this inundation or phanome non, as it may be called, has not been confined, it seem ,, , to the west of Scotland—a coast proverbial for wetne.. ...Air Advertiser.