The Sun. — London, England, 1828-06-26 00:00:00

ORANGE returned from Russia to the Hague on t he 20th instant. VIENNA, JUNE 14. The Austrian Observer publishes to-day a Message Rota the President of eireece, to the Panhellenion, dated ~ A liaa, April 14, in which he informs it, that the convo qtion of the National Assembly is necessarily deferred till the organization of the new Provisional Government is 1 1,n'rc advanced. The Panhellenion, in answer to the Pre i!'dent, dated April 18, approves the reasons assigned by him this delay. The Greek Bee, of April 28, contains the Act of Na 4141iaation Of Count Viatio Capo instria, voted by the i nhabitants of Hydra, and dated April 22. FRANKFORT, JUNE 19. Hyr Im p eri a l Highness the Grand Duchess Helena left „ su 4 scity yesterday, for the baths of Ems. BRUSSELS, JUNE 23. His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange arrived on the 90th at the Hague, in good health , on his return from t. Petersburgh. 'tw o British Cabinet Messengers, on their way from 'ondon to Vienna, passed through this city yesterday. A letter from Seio, dated Sth May, says—" Jussof p aths has received orders to send back all the Asiatic i tr l'ops to Chesrne ; they will be replaced by an equal nurn kr Rumeliots and regular troops ; 4000 of the latter have .arrived, and several companies are expected imme "lately. The garrison is to be increased to 7000 snen, 44 4 to be constantly kept up to that number. It is understood that Mr. Alderman THONIP- will, this evening, ask Ministers what course they intend to take respecting the dediration of n MIGUEL that. Oporto is in a state of eient blockade. The City merchants are Featly alarmed at the notice given yester day from the Foreign Office to this effect. We 'lave no doubt that the arrival of several III - lash ships of war at Oporto will sufficiently Protect our commerce, and put the MIGUEL ITES to flight. Our Government haviic ceased qnumunication with MIGUEL, by the suspension ' 3 f our Ambassador's functions, cannot do other 'wise than give answers perfectly satisfactory to the wishes of our merchants. Don MIGUEL t alk of blockade l—ice shall be indeed surprised •If he be now in Portugal. Should he have at tempted escape by sea, we trust the line of battle tip at the mouth of the. Tagus will give a good keount of himself and.his stolen diamonds. Extract of a letter from Bogata, April 11, to "ne of the first commercial houses in the City : General poverty prevails here, indeed, money is so scarce ' t hat fiv e per cent., per month, is paid for the loan of it good security. The political state of the country is I,.'t far f ro m being tranquil, and although we lock to the Grand Convention with great anxiety, I am fearful that t atate of party will prevent a result that is essential to et hePtosperity of this country. The Liberal party are for federal constitution, and that of Bolivar arc for a central )o eerrnent with increased vigour in the executive, which la tter is infinitely better adapted for the present. Although .b '°livar is willing that the holders of Colombian Stock may ""d out a Committee to superintend the collection of the f onds for the dividends, I ant fearful it will be a long time ° ° . ore money comes for their payment. We regret to understand that some further de must take place before the improvements at ( -haring-cross and along the Strand can be be °ll. In answer to a quegtion from Mr. Hon )ll°l.lsE, Lord LOWTHER said, that perhaps 1 u loaths might elapse before the houses would be Pulled down. The reason assigned for this is, that 90 me householders whose leases arc unexpired ask '° exorbitant a demand, that it is considered more e xpedient to let the leases run out than pay five t l4le s its value for a period of a year and a half. though we lament the delay, yet we think the commissioners have done prudently to save their It '°Tiey, while they punish the pockets of the ''°4ld-be extortioners. It is said of old houses, 35 of old maids, that their pcis-iessors never k new their value till they arc asked the pike °I their worth, when such an unlooked-for !t'ent taking place, they think the possession 14 ''aluable, and so defeat the first wish of their hearts by asking too much. Time opportunity h over returns :—lneanwhile they sing for the rest °I their lives— Oh, memory, thou gay deceiver ! The account of the re-election of Sir GEORGE I. tIRRAY, which is given at length in the S cots Journals, affords striking proofs of the li berality and intelligence of his Constituents, 44 Well as abundant and zealous testimonials of leis capacitycapacity for his great office, for which ‘ t e have no doubt that Sir GEORGE will, 41 due time, evince his gratitude. Nor we omit our tribute of admiration to the p eal, spirit, and fidelity, with which the Perth qiee freeholders still continue to hold 14y the ''istlotn of our ancestors. How consolatory l qust it be to my Lord ELDON, and to his few t'ilosen associates, that the great maxims of our I licient policy, persecute 3 by the growing libe rality of an ungrateful generation out of every e ther corner of the world, should still find a fr iendly asylum in the county of Perth. The fi l*St topic discussed in this enlightened l ileeting, namely, t:ie capacity of Sir GEORGE fo r his great duties, was, it must be confessed, r ather a difficult one, aid his brother, Sir PETER HURRAY, takes it up accordingly with suitable ~ "hin ess . The duties, he says, undertaken by Sir GEORGE must no doubt be in some respects 11 ' 1 111 to him. A happy qualification for office th is surely, that the duties which the person I t ' ll gages to fulfil are new to him—in plain - "tins, that he is a novice, and that he Ll Nlertakes without knowing how he will ) : I 'fnrm. There is one duty, however, namely, t hat of dispensing official patronage, which, w e f lyen o doubt, he will perform in a manner per "ctly satisfactory to the Perthshire freeholders. , PETER"s deep knowledge and research have " i l'abled him, however, to discover that it has A-en the policy of Great Britain to commit the thninist ra tion of her colonies to a military f an; he further adds, that Sir GEORGE has a 1)rsorlal acquaintance with most of our colonies, be cause he has visited them ; and Sir PETER do ses this summary of his hrother's qualifica i'll°llsr by expressing his confidence that he will l'e a most admirable Colonial Secretary.— o , \lt hY a military man should be choori to govern " i ! col on i es ; h o w th e ca pacity to defend or tt °r4-1 a po:sition, or to manceuvre an army, shouldco necessarily imply that discriminating and itt ' ll Prehensive sagacity which can happily adjust, rio 4 nlin g t o an y nice standard o f policy, the va t's and conflicting interests 0 4 ' a peculiarly ( i . : )111 1: e licated community, has not been explained by t h e cots Baronet ; and must therefore, for the. rieSent, remain a mystery. Nor is it very ri ald ,t Con' lere 3 andirg sound fere in of the ,vernal ;panis i : totem', ,•i, re at. A at tb e , In a an', )110 0.- IC, i" e pre" [ ld re" Pl incd 2, 000 inca' to th e d the apple" c am• dria 1,5 e ls de - . !n ce oi 1-s le Ha"' vi bial a longer th inst. ntrmlic' ►et«.eeli r of oke o , vicluu t t• 1: 1°. ,Pnti 3 :: o ned, -e rAflictioo 'Cr in tlis ve bed has de' ssembb ,visiong!, 02) clear, where Sir ;GEonaE;be his genius what it may, has acquircd the knowledge necessary for s task. Sir PETER MURRAY is ably seconded by that great States:nan, the Duke of ATHOL. His Grace, in the absence of other proofs, bears his own ample testimony to the superabundant qualifications of Sir G. MURRAY. He is quite entranced with joy that his MAJESTY has dis covered, or been led to discover, Sir GEORGE'S eminent qualifications. . We do join most heartily with his Grace in admiring the sagacity of those' who have made this discovery.- Ihe Noble Duke having dealt out so liberal a testimonial to the merits of Sir GEORGE MURRAY, proceeds to the equally agreeable theme of his own merits. He says that he has been in active life for fifty years ; that he has - never shrunk from his duty ; and as he was - now gradually retiring from the stage, it gave him comfort that his loss would be the less • felt, when he saw one of such eminent talents as Sir G. MURRAY rising up to direct the helm of the State, and ready to supply his place. The Duke of ATHoL, a great political luminary, as he describes himself, is apprehensive that w;ien he sinks below the horizon, darkness will overspread the land ; but then he comforts himself, and the country at the same time, that his loss will be the less felt, as an equally great man (Sir GEORGE MURRAY), iS ready to supply his place. In this comparative estimate of leis merits we verily believe that his Grace is quite correct. Sundry anecdotes about the battle of Waterloo, bring up. the rear of the Colonial Se cretary's high qualifications. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY. FROM LLOYD'S, DEAL, JUNE 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Camden, Tate, from Trinidad ; James Shand, Tunes, from-Jamaica; Colombia, Delano, from New York ; George Hibbertsy , from the West Indies ; Hunter, Pestell, from Genoa ; Salthome, , from • Havannah ; and Wal lace, Welland, from Jamaica. Arrived from Landon the Bolton, Clarkson, for Bombay; and Pearl, Holland, for Naples. POATSMOUT/1, JUNE 25.—Passed the Vibelia, Steven son, from Bombay in 140 days. Sailed the Upton Castle, Thacker, for Bombay ; and Integrity; King, for St. Lucia. Prxmourn, JnNE 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Sa• lamanca, Hicks, from Sicily. with loss of bulwarks. HASTINGS, JUNE 25.—Arrived off port the Marakoo, Duke, from the River Gambia. Bras Tor., JUNE 25.—Arrived the John, Munro, from Gibraltar; and Francis, Smith, from Sicily. HOLYHEAD, JUNE 24.—Arrived the Eclipse, Simpson, from Jamaica ; Sapphire, Woodberry, and Unity, Johnsen, from 1`:(w Orleans ; Ann, Bartles:m, from Savannah ; Liverpool, lloncs, from Boston ; and Levant, Star, from Leghorn. GKEENOCK, JUNE 23. , —Arrived the Calypso, M'Elellar, and Robert, Robertson, from Trinidad ; Venus, Dunlop, from Barbadoes ; William, Carmour, from Charleston ; Hiram, Brown, and Wheaton, Mitchell, from Marseilles ; and Newland, Williams, from Oporto. JIaLFAST, JUNE 22.—Arrived the. Swan, Moore, from Trinidad. TILE FUNDS---(TATS DAY). CITY, TivEz.ry CLPor. Consols opened at the same price they left off at yes terday, 8,51 i t , but soon after were buyers at 88i, at which price they now remain steady, with little doing. In the Foreign Market Mexican and Colombian Bonds have improved ; in other Foreign Securities little doing. Three per Cent. Consols, for July 22, 19i ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 884 Three and a half per Cent., 95i ; Four per Cent., 1826, 1041 a; Bank Stock, 211 212 ; Exchequer Bills, 65 6 ; India Bonds, 101 102. HALF PAST TWELVE. Within this half-hour the Consol Market has improved to 691 for the Account; this is attributed to accounts from Vienna, that the Metalliques have got up I per cent. Tuesday's prices have also been received from Paris, Five per Cent., 103 ; Three per Cent. 71 The Market is looking up at present. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols have improved this morning per eet.t., and have been fluctuating to the present hour heween 88,1- and 89i -a for the Account ; at present they may be quoted 891- 1 with an apparent firm market. 'the Foreign Market most of the South American Securities have improved, but the accounts received ~ e r Bogota this day are not of a cheering dewription. HREE 0' CL O CR. Consols fOr Account, 89, buyers. The Earl of lIcNT►NGDON has arrived from New York, in the William Thompson. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols Danish 611 Do. for Ac. 891 k Greek, 1825 1 74 Brazilian Bonds 65i Mexican, 1825 43 Buenos Ayres 46 • Peruvian Chilian Do. Russian 93 Columbian, 1821 25 , a Spanish, 1821 11 It is understood that the Duke Of WEL risGTos and the Earl of ABERDEEN have, within the last ten days, made considerable progress in the negocia tions with Count OFALIA, for the settlement of the Bri ti.di claims due by Spain, in consequence of which, it is confidently hoped that this arduous and important matter will be speedily closed, and the sufferers relieved from the long and painful state of anxiety in which they have been kept. Speaking of the affairs of Portugal, we may mention that Visconde d'Assaca, Don AltouEL L's En voy, has arrived in town, and that his embassy is com posed of Senhor CABO FEIRSALE, Secretary, Conde de POMBERO attache, and Senhor LEWIS, son of the Vis conteas JERUMENHA, attaelti?. The Ambassador and his suite expressed great indignation at Falmouth that their baggage was subjected to search and their imports to the payment of duties like common passengers.— Times. FILLING UP .OF LAKE SUPErtlOß.—About a thousand rivers and streams empty themselves into Lake Superior, sweeping in sand, primitive boulder stones, and drift timber, which sometimes accumulate so as to form islands in the estuaries. A lignite formation, indeed, is said to be now in progress similar to that of Bovey, in Da vonmhire. Within a mile of the shore, the water is about 70 fathoms, Within eight miles, 136 fathoms; and the greatest depth of the lake, farther from the shore, is un known. Lake Erie, from similar causes, is gradually growing shallower. Long Point, for example, has, in three years, gained no less than three miles en the water. —Exeter Alfred. A wedding extraordinary took place at St. Mary's Church, in this town, on Monday last, the bride groom being Mr. WATTS, aged 85 ; the bride Mrs. Baucx, a widow '75. A crowd assembled round the church, at tracted by this happy union of. a hundred and sixty years, and purposed conveying the couple home in triumph in a wheelbarrow ; but the clergyman being apprehensive of the effect of such a proceeding on the feeble nerves of the wedded pair, sent for a coach, in which they safely reached the almshouses in Southgate -street, preceded and attended by the multitude, with a horn blowing and a variety of discordant noises; and were afterwards provided with a wedding dinner by the liberality of Mr. HARVEY, the acting Churchwarden. —Bury Post. PERILOUS TIMES FOR THE CATS !-An old harridan, whose hairs appear to have been blanched by the sno ws of at least seventy winters, clad in a threadbare cloak, and with nether habiliments to correspond, is accus tomed to stroll through the streets of this town, early in soliciting alms from the . s e rv an t g i l l s , w hil e en o pening the window shutters. The real trade, (w thl:ewmer,oi, e however, morning', g, t : t s ancient tramper, it seems, is cat-stealing ! . She is attended, at some dista n c e , b y a fellow dressed in a so ock frock, who receives front her the unfortunate crea tures whi c h have had the misfortune to fall into her merci less clutches; 1w takes them to some convenient spot, without loss of time, and, having put them to death, strips oil their skins. The first mentioned operation, we are told, is pet form e d by the monster in question so heedlessly, and with so little attention to animal suffering, that, on Thursday morning last, a eat, thrown away on the Dock side, was observcd to movq its legs sonic minutes after it had been flayed Poclat., -LAW INTELLIOtNCE.-(THIS DAY.S HOUSE OF LORDS. JUDGMENT.-BURGOYNX V. FREE. The facts of this case have already been before the public. Certain charges of fornication and in continence were advanced by Mr. Burgoyne against the Rev. Dr. Free, which, in 1821, _became the foundation of a suit in the Spiritual Court. This suit, however, was not commenced for two years after the date of the last charge libelled; and it was contended that the Court could not proceed with the case in consequence of the statute 27 Geo. 3, c. 44, which was said to be an entire bar to the ac tion in the ecclesiastical tribunal,unless begun within eight months from the last offence. This objection was overruled by F,ir John Nichol, and a prohibition was applied for in the Court of King's Bench, to restrain the Spiritual Court from taking further cognizance of the case. The question, then, which the Court of King's Bench had to determine was, whether the statute applied to a case of this deScrip- tion ;—and that Court was of opinion that a suit pro salute anima et pro reformatione inorum must be raised within the period limited by ' the statute; but they decides! that it did not apply to suits for deprivation only. A writ of error was then brought to reverse the judg ment in the House of Lords, and the case was fully argued some days ago. The Lord Chancellor, after some preliminary observations, and referring to se veral previous eases in which the point was discus sed and decided, stated that, he entirely concurred in opinion with the Court of King's Bench, and should, therefore, move their Lordships that this judgment be affirmed with costs. His Lottpstur then made some remarks on the case of the Albion Insurance Company v. the Pro ' prietors of the Robert Bruce steam-boat, in which he stated that he would pronounce judgment to morrow. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE, This morning's market was very indifferently supplied with choice fish ; and the demand was limited at the fol lowing prices:— Prime Turbot, each 2os. od. to 25:.0d. Ditto small, per do. 1 0 10 0 Soles, per three pairs Salmon, per lb. Beate, e ach Brill, each Gurnetts, each Live Eels, per tlb. Fine Lobsters, per score 3O 0 33 0 Inferior ditto Shrimps, per gallon Fine Yarmouth Red Herrings, per hurrlred 0 0 7 0 Scotch ditto 0 0 6 0 Mackarel, per 120 5O 0 CO 0 HAY MARKEFS.—(At ST. JA. X. s. X. is X. s. X. s. Lowland Mead. Hay 3 sto 4 5 Clover Hay 3 l 5 to 5 10 Upland Ditto. 4 0 5 0 Oat straw llO 1 14 stye-grass Hay 4 0 5 0 Wheat Dito ...... 114 IIS New Meadow Hay 315 4 0 Supply good, trade rather dull, at Tuesday's pikes. SMITHFIELD. X. s. X. s. X. s. X. s. Lowland Mead. Hay 3 5t o 1 5 Cloy. 'lay generally 4 6to 5 5 Upland J., , itto 4 0 5 0 Do. extra nue 0 0 512 Rye-grass Hay 4 0 5 0 , Oat Straw IJO 114 New Meadow Hay 4 0 4 5 Wheat Ditto.... 114 118 Supply moderately good, trade rather dull, and prices•as last quoted. per Load of 36 Trusse.s. LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE.—June 24. This day's Market was thinly attended, and there being every appearance of fine settled weather, purchases were made to a very small extent of any description of Grain.— On Irish Wheat the ;shove noted decline was submitted to ; —Oats Id. per 451b.—Beans and Pease Is. a 2s. per quarter lower,—Malt quite nominal;—in superfine Flour and Oatmeal there wits no alteration. 'WHEAT, per 701 b. s. d. s. it. Fine Sweet Old English & Welsh, white and red 8 6 to 9 4 New (crop Itk.'7) Fine Old Scotch and Manx 8 II 8 6 Irish, Wld -- New red...7s. Od. to 7s. 5d.......5up. white 7 9 8 0 Canadian fine qualities - 8 6 8 9 Foreign (Auty paid) superior wliitc fine high.mixed ....... ......... 8 4 8 8 red Russian and midd. qualities 7 9 8 0 Foreign (in bond), imported since July 1, 1827... 4 6 4 8 OATS, per 451 b. Fine sweet English, Scotch, &c.... Irith, 1826 0 0 . 0 0 Middling and ordinary ditto and Welsh 2 8 2 9 Irish, (crop 1327) • Foreign (free), 1 rench, &e. - 2 9 219 BARLEY, per Imperial quarter. Fine Malting Grinding, per 6011 is. Foreign (duty paid), ditto PEASE, white boiling, per Imperial quarter grey.,. "2 0 :15 0 ---'"--- Foreign, in bond BEANS, Fine English, per Imperial quarter 42 0 44 0 Scotch, Irish, Dutch, &c. 4B 0 42 0 Egyptian and inferior Foreign 37 0 :s7 0 MALT, Fine Nerfolk and Suffolk, per Imp. qr 5B 0 61 0 Middling and inferior qualities 52 0 54 0 Irish 52 0 54 0 FLoon, English, fine and superfine, per 2801 b 42 0 43 0 Irish ditto ditto Amer., supf. sweet (in bond) per barrel '22 0 26 0 Dantzic ditto ditto Canadian (duty paid) 32 0 31 0 Foreign, sour . 32 0 31 0 OATMEAL, English (24011)s.) 245. to 26s Old 21 0 23 0 Scotch ---- Irish RYE, per Imperial quarter, English and Foreign 32 0 34 0 INDIAN Coins, white, per qr. of 4801 h. yellow and red RAPESEED, Irish, per last l9l. 0 20/. 0 IMPORT or GRAIN for the Weeit ending June 23. . _ . __ Wheal Oats. Barley. Malt. I Beans. IPeasi. ltye. Qrs. Qrs. Ors. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. "Qrs. Loads. 5,006 5,60 t 1,846 4,131 1,300 220 761 Flour, 2,522 sacks, 1,001 barrels. EXPORTS. Oats 37—Barley o—Beans. o—Peace, 0 qrs.—Flour, 318br1s. PARLIAMENTARY PAPER. SHIPI An Account of the total Ni Tonnage, which belonged I Years 1825, 1826, and belonged to the Maui 'ING. 'umber of Ships, With thei r to the British Empire in th e 1527 ; distinguishing thos e ritius, Bombay, and Calcutta COURT OF KING'S BENCH. Tilt:MA.s V. WARD. This was an action for slanderous words spoken of and concerning the plaintiff by the defendant. The defendant is an 'apothecary at Bermondsey, and the plaintiff was his assistant. The slanderous words for which the action was brought, were used to a person named P..inter, with whom the plaintiff had lived. Mr. Painter, a surgeon, proved that the plaintiff lived in his employment, as an assistant, for six weeks, and left of his own consent. He then went to live with Mr. Ward, and in a few days Mr. Ward came to witness, and told him to be cautious how he gave Thomas a character, for that he had lost some otto of roses, of which he believed Thomas had robbed him. John Baydell, the clerk to the plaintiff's attorney, said, he went to Mr. Ward's in March last, to serve him with a copy of a wi it, upon which occasion Mr. Ward said," I find Mr. Thomas was guilty of shop- lifting, and I shall certainly transport him. I sus pected him directly he came to my house, and set the servant girl to watch him, and she saw him put his hand into a glass ease and take out some bottles of otto of roses and put them into his pocket; and that the girl made affidavit of this fact before a magistrate." Mr. Ward added that Thomas had broken open the glass-case before he left, and that it had remained se since. The defence set up was that the plaintiff had left. Mr. Ward's service after three or four days without any notice, and that his conduct had been so suvi cious that Mr. Ward felt it his duty to warn Mr. Painter against giving hint a character. The evidence in support of the defence was not satisfactory. Mr. Ward, the defendant's father, deposed that two days before Mr. Thomas left his son's service, he observed him go to the glass-case in the shop, and take out something which he gave to a,young female who was standing at the door. The case having closed, Lord TENTERDEN summed up.—Verdict for the plaintiff 110/. • 1525. 18 . 25. 1827. Ships. lons. Ships. Tons. Ships. Tom. British Empire, exclusive of the Mauritius, Bombay, mid Calcutta Mauritius* Bombayf 32 15,475 Calcutta/ lO3 35,061 Total British Empire 24,17% 2,512,216 24,025.2,635,014 73,199 2,460,500 COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE sat at Nisi Prius this morning, but no case of any public interest came before the Court. THE ARMY. The 65th, or the Second York North Riding, Regiment of Foot, has beer► ordered to hold itself in readiness to embark for foreign service in the course of the summer. It is understood that the Regiment of Royal Horse Guards will remove from the Regent's Park Barracks to. those in Hyde Park. The 61st, or South Gloucestershire Regiment of Foot, will embark, about the 30th of the present month, for Ireland. A detachment of the 9th Lancers embarked at Dublin for Liverpool, on route to join the head quarters of the Regiment, on the 20th inst. A detachment of the 9th, or the East Norfolk Regiment of Foot, embarked at Dublin for Liver pool on the 20th inst. It is expected that the Depot of the 79th, or Cameronian Highlanders, at present stationed in Ireland, will be removed to Scotland in a few weeks. The Depot of the 10th, or North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot, has been removed from Spike Island to Cork. The Depot of the 1 lth, or North Devonshire Regiment of Foot, has been removed from Cork to Spike Island. Detachments of Recruits for the Regiments serv ing in the East Indies marched from Westminster this morning for Chatham. Neither of the Courts of Chancery sat to-day 'the first Seal oiler is, we believe, fixed for this day wetk. The three Judges of the Court of King's Bench commence their sittings in Banco to-morrow. I never was nearer marrying imprudently than after my first waltz. It is the champagne of the art; a single round is sufficient to intoxicate.—Dr. Eldon's Traveller's Oracle. The young man who figured as hero in the ridiculous duel story which we related last week, has been discharged from his situation, and has left the town.— Brighton Gazette. REv. ROWLAND HILL.—The Cheltenham Chapel was crowded to excise at the morning and evening services on Sund.ry last, and at the evening service on Tues day, in order to hear the farewell addresses of this truly ve nerable Divine, who is now in his 85th year, and has la boured in the Ministry more than sixty years with eminent success and unabated popularity. His asp et and manner are must interesting and impressive, nor does his voice or language exhibit any symptoms of intellectual decay, while his patriarchal appearance, and affectionate earnestness of delivery, rivet the attention, and engage the hearts of hie numerous auditors.— Cheltenhant Ckronick. THE PR ANTOM SHIP.—The following anec dote has been furnished to us by a correspondent, who states that it wars communicated to him by an old seaman, on whore veracity he can rely, and who is ready to make af fidavit as to the truth of it .—" It was during the spring of 1771 (the year before the American revolutionary Ivas) that 1 belonged to a King's cutter, the Burke, Captain ?iICE. We were one day laid on Galway bay, all hands upon deck, the weather pretty fine, and a smart breeze blowing away from the southward, when we were very much surprised to see a brig working into the bay, under her two topsails doubly reefed, and had gained the miildle of the bay ere any one had seen her—she appeared as if she had sprung out of the middle of it. She continued making her way further up, till all on a sudden she disappeared as quickly and as unaccountably as she had appeared. Where and hew she bad gone (aa there was no creek •r channel a herein she could have got) we were nttel ly at a loss to know. Our Captain having occasion to go on shore, we manned the gig (a long, light beat, peculiar to vessels of war) and pulled to the beach, where we found the towns people, all on the qui vive respecting this vessel, as several of them had seen her, ue well as ourselves, The account they gave of her was, that some years before, a vessel of precisely the same kind, came into the bay, with all hands in board dead, apparently from starvation : the vessel we -atw was reported by the townspeople to be in every respect the very same, and they stated that she had made her ap pearance the same way once or twice betitre."—Bull Packet. Note.—The apparent decrease in the number and tonnage of ships belonging to his Majesty's dominions for the year ended Mh January, 1628, has arisen from the operation of the Registry Acts, 4th and 6th Geo. IV., which required all vessels to be re gistered de novo within a limited period. The consequence has been, that many vessels which were supposed to be in existence were found to be no longer so. 'l'. E. WILLOUGHBY. Office of Registrar-General of Shipping, Custom-house, London, June 16. * No return received for the year 1825. - 1 - No returns received for the years 1825 and 1526. / No returns received for the years 1825 and 1826. CHELSEA PENsioNEt.s. The rote for their support the other night was 1,336,5581. for the current year; and we subjoin the num ber of pensioners, and the amount pail in each year since 1816 No. of Pensioners. A mount of Pensions. 1816 39,217 £757,26'2, 1817 b 4,068 587,780 1815 58,64.5 925,842 1819 61,40 4 966,809 1820 65, - 213 495,098 1821 57,049 1822 66,634 951,901 999,696 1823 51,189 1 ,235,2h3 1824 81,28 S 1 1825 ail,S77 1 ,242,235 ,268,010 1826.. 82,734 1 1827 85,515 1 1828 85,831 1 ,303,322 ,336,554 ,335,876 The number of pensioners struck off the list in 1827 wa53,461, whilst the number admitted in tho lists was 3,780 pensioners, which shows the number to be on the increase. Pilch Mr. Jenner 0 10 Mr. Parry 25 ...3S Mr. Woolhouse 0 ... 1 9 Mr. Pickering... 0 ... 3 MARRIED—In Barbadoes, on the 13th of May last, Mr. GEORGIC F. Sttritittm, to Mrs. ANN IlArNrs, relict of tile late GEORGE BARROW IlArtuss, Esq. of that Mr. Nicoll 0 ... 23 Mr. Dyke Mr. Ashby 1 12 Wide Balls KING'S THEATRE.—Mademoiselle SONTAG gave P. Dramatic Concert at this Theatre last night, which, as usual, was fully and fashionably attended. The chief attraction of the evening—and a great attraction it was— was the performance of a few scenes from the Lyric Opera (it "Die Schweizer Famine," in which Mademoiselle Sot:Tao sustained the part of Emmeline, and Monsieur and Madame SCHUTZ those of Richard and James. The picturesque, but simple attire of the Swiss Peasant Girl, admirably suited the person and countenance of Mademoi selle SONTAG, who warbled her sweet mountain airs with taste and sensibility. On the fall of the curtain she was loudly called for, and, accompanied by Monsieur and Ma dame SCHUTZ, made her graceful acknowledgments to the audience. 95 259 Grand Total ... 351 I The match lasted rather an termination not taking place ti of England, it will be perceive HAYMA R K ET TN EA T RE.—The fine old Comedy of " The Clandestine Marriage," was performed here lust night, on which occasion a Mr. FRIDE/LICX made his first appearance in the character of Sir John Melvil. Fie played it with spirit and some degree of intelligence. Mr. RannEs's Lord Ogleby, as usual, was admirable. ARGYLL Roods.---A Concert was given yesterday morning at these Rooms, in aid of funds for building a Catholic Chapel at Dungar►on, in Ireland. Madame CAP.Anoßt's Una voce was a delightful specimen of her vocal abilities ; and Mitts IZACON, in an air by CIMAROSA ) displayed powers of voice, with a correct taste, which May justly rank her among the first of our nati7e vocalists. Madame PASTA'S 17 SOCIVE is too well known to require comment. BRAIIAM and Plumes were very sue.. eeasful in a pretty ballad by PARRT. There is a tradition of QUIN, one night on his way to dress for Oti►ello, looking through the curtain, and seeing a very thin pit, exclaiming, " H , ►ng 'em they are not worth blackening one's face fi)t. ; I think I shall play it. white." The Parisian critics are quite satirical upon the English for what they style their Sontagmanic, and are warm in praise of their new prima Donna, Madame IIALIBRA/4 GARCIA-, who continues to fill the! align Theatre in Paris. Indeed, the Parisians have cause to be proud of this lady; for, taken as an actress and singer combined, there is not her superior in Europe, and yet she was in Paris several months before she could obtain an en 4-agement. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 23.—We have had a pleßtiful supply of all kinds of meat, which was in good demand—Beef, 6d. to 6i -d. ; Mutton, 6d. ; and Lamb, :iv. to 6d. per lb. Few things left unsold. On Monday, Tuesday, and yesterday, there was a nu merous assemblage of Noblemen, Gentlemen, and amateurs of Cricket, at Lord's Ground, St. John's Wood, to witness the grand match between eleven players, whose names be gin with 8., anti eleven of England. The match excited a considerable degree of interest and from the superior play anticipated, a number of the Nobility and Gentry arrived from Norwich, Brighton, and other parts of the country, to be present. The following is the result of the match : England. Ist In. 2d In. B. 'ES Ist In, 2.11 n. Lillywhite 2l ... 12 Mr. Bowyer ... 0 ... 16 Searle 0 ... 24 Mr. Bray Total in 13 years £12,769,885 Saunders - 22 ... 59 IJ. Beagley J. Brozldbridge 27 ... 17 T. Beagley v 15 95 W. BrOildinitige 19 ... 21 Mr. Brown Mr. Bailey 0 8 Mr. Baker 0 . . 3 Mr. Burt E. H. Build Byes 82 112 I Grand Total ... 191 u unusual leng'h of time, the ill the third day. The players ~ e d, won by 160 run, The Earl of ABERDEEN had an interview yesterday with the Duke of WELLINGTON at the Treasury. The LORD CHANCELLOR entertained the Cabinet Ministers to dinner yesterday, at his residence in George-etreet, Hanover-square. THE FINE ARTS.—Many of our readers are aware that Mr. 11. B. CHALON, the eminent artist, whose paintings of subjects connected with tie animal creation have long since earned for him an imperishable celebrity, has been for some time a resident in this neigh bourhood. 'We regret to learn, that through the caprice, or wine still more objectionable feeling, of the committee with whom the selection of pictures for the public Exhi bition of the Royal Academy rests, this accomplished gen tleman has been unfairly treated. Mr. CHALON trans mitted to the committer, for exhibition during the present season, four pictures, comprising —Matilda, the winner of the last Doncaster St. Leger; a beautiful piebald ass, the property of Scorr the trainer, with the portrait of his daughter, and a well-known favourite dog ; a game piece —a woodcock, from nature ; and, lastly, a pony, the pro perty of .11c. a LpEasoN. Now, from the popularity of the first-mentioned subject (particularly when we mernisn r kty that the Exhibiti on conta i ns no por t ra it of the St. Leger winner), and f rom th e no t e of the second—the ani mal belongin g t o S COTT , a beautiful creature of its being well k now n to s po r ting men—it was natural to cots elude that these two would have been selected for public exhibition. Instead of this being the case, however, the two latter pictures, neither of them possessing the least public interest, have been chosen; and, to add to the in justice thus done to Mr. C., they are placed in so lofty a situation that it is impossible for visitors to ascertain whether they are worthy attention, or mere daubs. Th e woodcock is a piece of most elaborate and delicate finish, and, bad it been placed in such a situation as that the pub lie oould have had an opportunity of appreciating its beau ties, the rejection of Matilda would have been less repre hensible than we arc obliged to pronounce it, under the present circumstances: Such, however, are the difficul ties and vexations with which , operior talents have to contend, in these days of liberality and Ault Packet. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HAMPTON RACES, JUNE 25. The rumour that their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Clarence would be present, added to the exceed ing beauty of the weather, anal the expectation of good sport, drew one of the most fashionable attendances we haVe seen for many years on the first day of the amuse ments of Mortise) , Hurst, which has so long been celebrated as the scene of gladiatorial exhibitions. Since last year there have been several improvements on the Course ; an additional booth, for the accommodation of the fashionable visitors, has been erected, independent of a new stand and weighing-house for the jockies below and the gentlemen above ; in fact, the Clerk of the Course seems to hare been busy in altering and improving since the last meeting. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Clarence arrived in an open barouche and pair at half-past three, accompanied by Colonel Fitzclarence and two Ladies of the Household, and was received with " God Save the King," by the band of the 15th Hussars, which was stationed on the course ; a pony-chaise followed, in which were two fo reigners of distinction. Her Royal Highness took up her station under the gentlemen's stand, but did not remain above an hour. The Duke is expected to be present this day. Among other follionaloles we observed the Earl of Errol, Earl Wilton, Lord Wallescourt, Lord W. Lennol►, Honourables G. and A. Berkeley, Hon. F. Stanhope, Messrs. De Burgh, Berkeley, Bond, Bacon, Payne, Thellu sun, &c. The sport was as under:— The Clarence Stakes of 10 acne. each, and 20 added. Heats two mills. Mr. Dickenson's Mr. Pengander, 5 yrs.... 2 1 1 Col. Yates's Fille de Joie, aged 1 2 dr Mr. Rich►nond's Scaratnouch, 5 yrs 3 3 dr First Heat.-2 to lon Mr. Pengander. All the riders having waiting orders, they went — off with a walk, each looking for the other to make running, and thus they Arent at least half a mile; Mr. Pengander then went off, Fide de Joie followed, the other keeping in the rear ; the first two kept close together till about 30 or 40 yards of home, when the mare let out and won by a neck, Scaramouch being third by about half a length. During running 10 to I that the mare wen the heat. Second bleat.--The betting was even between Fille de Joie and Pengander, acd high odds against the other; much interest was excited, and some brisk business at small sums. Mr. Pengander led off at a good pace, and from the manner in which he kept his lead, the odds were 2,3, 4,5, and 6 to I on hint daring running, and no takers—he came in six lengths before the mare, who beat the Scaramouch by about thirty yards. Fos the third heat Pcngander, rode by Dockery, cantered over—the mare by Macdonald, and the other by Fowler. The Berkeley Hunt Stakes of 10 sour. each, I.2EL—licats Three Miles. Mr. De Burgh's Sunshine Mr. Grantley Berkley's Jack Banes This, like all gentlemen's races, was a very so-so affair, and we heartily wish it was the last we may have to report, for there is neither sport nor regularity in them. In the first heat the winner was in front all the way, but was tolerably well seconded by Jack Bunce, who ran him in to a length. In the second heat Jack Bence took the lead, and kept it to the distance, where Sunshine chal lenged, got in front, and won cleverly by two lengths.— Both rode by the owners-6 to 4on Jack Bunce before first heat, and 6 to 4 on Sunshine after. The Coburg Stakes of 10 sovs. each,.and 10 added, for all ages. Heats, a mile and distance. Mr. Bacon's b. c. Comte d'Artois, aged 2 1 1 Mr. De Burgh's Sunshine, aged Mr. B. Bond's Mahomet, 1, yrs bolted Sunshine the favourite before starting; 3 to 1 against the winner. After some delay, in consequence of an idea of Mr. Bond that it was a mile race, they started off with a walk, but directly Compte d'Artois and Sunshine made play, leading for about a quarter of a mile; Malsomet then went boldly to the front, at good running, and was look ing- very much like a winner, when one of his stirrup-irons broke, and he bolted out of the course, so that he was, of course, prevented from starting for the second heat; but for this he would have had a good chance, for be appears to possess all the points of a racer iu great perfection. The other two fir ished the heat in beautiful style, Sunshine winning by a neck. Second Heat.-5 to 2 on Sunshine. Comte d'Artois made all the running, and won a good race cleverly by s length ; after this Sunshine was drawn, having run four heat.. The winner was rode by Conolly, and Sunshine by Dockery. It is expected that several matches will be made for this day and to-morrow. PIGEON SHOOTING. Yesterday being the day appointed for the fourth day's shooting of the grand match between the lion. G. Anson and Mr. Osbaldeston, the inciosure was numerously at tended. The terms were at 400 birds each, 200 double shots, 18 yards distance, five traps, for 1,800 sovereigns. On the first day's shooting Mr. Osbaldeston gained six a-head of his adversary, and on the second day he gained five more, making eleven ; but on the third day's shooting the lion. G. Anson killed eight more than his opponent, and on going into the ground yesterday Mr. Osbaldeston was only three a-bead. Betting was brisk at 7 to 4 on Mr. Osbaldeston. The lion. G. Anson killed 49 ; Mr. Osbaldeston killed 2ti. The termination of the match is anxiously looked for, and betting is 5 to 4 on Mr. Os baldeston. GRAND CRICKET MATCH. MR. VESEY FITi;_=ERALD AND THE CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION. The accounts from Dublin shew that t. h6re o j r e ds rejec tion of the Catholic Claims by the Itduse of Lords is likely to be followed by increa s e d and serious agi tation in Ireland. Some persons who, dtOng tI e discussion in Parliament, had absta ined from ;Pill ing the Catholic Association, have bourne members of it, and the rent, which had fallen to 401. per week, now doubles that sum. The gentleman named to oppose Mr. Vesey Fitzgerald, at Clare, is stated, in one account from Dublin, to be AV. O'Brien, Esq., a son of Sir Edward O'Brien, a -member of the Association ; and it is added, that 5,0001. of the old rent have been voted towards the expences of the contest. But we find a very dif ferent statement in the Dublin Mercantile 44dver tiser of Monday. This paper says that Major Mac ' namara, the candidate first proposed,havinj declined, Mr. O'Connell himself will contest the reresenta- Lion. We subjoin the article in which an nouncement is made :-7-• COUNTY OF CLARE. "- We stated in our last that the county of Owe would he contested with Mr. Vesey Fitzgerald, and we mentioned that Major Macnamara would be the candidate put forward. This gentleman having de clined, however, we !!ave now to state upon autho rity that the county will bet contested notwithstand ing, and that Mr. O'Connell offer himself. to the Constituency of Clare as a candidate for the Representation. This, unquestionably, will be. a most extraorilinary scene. Mr. O'Conne:.l has all the qualification necessary—and there is I. law which prevents him offering himself to the coun,+y— there is no law which prevents his election. In short, if he'should have the majority of the votes, the Sheriff must put him in the return. Again, there is no law which will compel Mr. O'Connell to take 1311=; seat. If there be not a call of the Home, he ma y hold the representation during the present Parlia ment, without entering the House of Comm,ons, or wait the passing of an Emancipation Bill. In case of a petition against him, in the event of his retusp, it cannot possibly be tried until February next, and Mr. O'Connell, in the meantime, will be Gazetted, and exercise all the privileges of a Member of Par liament, by franking letters, communicating with Ministers, &c. But we imagine, in the event of his return, he proposes going further than this. He wilt present 'himself to the House of Commons with the view of taking his seat--and by this means open the question of Catholic Emancipation on an entirely new ground. It is impossible adequately to describe the sensation that this announcement caused in Dub lin yesterday. We suppose that the astoeishinent it will create in London will be equal. The eyes of the Empire will, therefore, be very speedily turned to the county of Clare." The Duke of CUMBERLAND left town about eight o'clock yesterday morning for the Royal Lodge, Wind sor Park, on a visit to Ills 111aJEsTr. The Duchess of CLARENCE, the Duchess of SAXE INIEININIEN, and the Princess EMILIE of Catolath, left their residence in the Admiralty yesterday morning, for tiie purpose of attending the races at Hampton Court. The Duchess of KENT gave a grand dinner yesterday at her apartments in the King's Palace, at Ken sington, to a select party of the Nobility and Gentry. The Earl and Countess of VErtuiEAm gave a grand dinner to the Duke of Cumerro—trin on Tuesday, at their residence in Grosvenor-square. The Duke' of WEL LINGTON, Earl TALBOT, Lady ELLENBOROUGH, and a se lect party were present to meet the Royal Duke. - - Prince GEORGE of Cumberland, attended by the Rev. Mr. JEtr, came to town yesterday morning from the residence - of hia Royal father at Kew. The Prince W 35 Visited by the Princess AUGUSTA, the PrinCMl3o - and the Duchess of GtoucrsTEß. His Royal High ness, accompanied by his. preceptor, returned to New in the afternoon. The Austrian Ambassador and the Right Hon. STRATFORD CANNING had interviews with the Earl of ABERDEEN yesterday, at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Prussian Minister transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. PARTIES AT THE EARL OF VERULAM'S. —On Tuesday last the Noble lord gave a sumptuous dinner, at his mansion in Grosvenor-square, to—flis Royal Highness the Duke of CUMBERLAND, the Dukes of WELLINGTON and DORSET, Earl and Countess of Kr:- NOMA, Marquis and Marchioness of saLmerlY, Sir GORE and Lady OUSELEY, Mr. LUSHINGTON, DRUMMOND, Mr. CULLING SMITH, and Mr. ASHLEY. In the evening the superb drawing-rooms were illuminated tir the recep tionof a large party. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.--Viscountess Lake, at Scaife's Hotel, Brook-street, from Paris; Lady Katherine and Mr. Bruen, at ditto, from Ireland ; Miss Bruen, at ditto; Miss Longfield, at ditto ; Sir Robert and Lady Pooklington, at the Hyde Park Hotel, Hyde Park place, from their seat in Suffolk ; Mr. anal Mrs. Mevnell, t ditto, from [lore Cross, Staffordshire; Mrs. and the Misses Mareet, at ditto, from Brighton ; Lord Saltoun, at ditto, from Ireland; Colonel Clayton, at ditto, from Sur rey; Captain Laroche, R.N. at ditto, from Rickmans worth ; Edward Knight, Esq. and family, at Bryant's Hotel (late Warne's), Conduit-street ; the Right Hon. Lady Glentworth, at Neret's Hotels, flifford-street, from Paris; Lord Crewe, in Lower Grosvenor-street, from Ramsgate; Sir Charles Chad, Bart. and the Hon. Captain Turnour, at Fladong's Nett], Oxford-street, from South ampton; Mr. and Mrs. Nassau Sutton, at Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, from their seat in Lincolnshire ; Colonel Ilelgrave, at the Royal lintel, St. James's-street, from his seat in Bcrks ; Captain Hare, at Symmon's Hotel (late Jordan's), St. James's-street, from India ; Captain and Mrs. Hay, at the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, front Brighton; Lord and Lady Ta;nworth, at Cook's Hotel, Albainarle-street, from their seat in Lincolnshire ; Lady Davies, at the St. George Hotel, Albemarle-street, from Bath; Mrs. Oakes and family, at the Pulteney Hotel, Al bemarle-street, from their Peat in Suffolk. A viper., of the extraordinary length of three feet three inches, was killed by some boys on 'Thursday last near Milton Chapel. It measured noarly six inches in cir cum ference. —Kentish Chronicle. BESSY BEDLAM.—The fame of this mare, which has run six races, and never been beaten, has at tracted the attention of Royalty. Colonel KING, last week, received a letter from Mr. DELSIE RAncurrE, written by command of his MAJESTY, wishing to purchase her, to which Colonel KING replied, that he hail pledged his word and honour to the public that she should run for the St. Leger and that she bad two other engagements—namely, for the 50/. Stakes at Doncaster, and the Cuu at Lincoln ; but after these, she should be, if his MAJESTY thought pro per, at hie command.—Boston Gazette. ru ‘ i, V b A u T t r E a R re S ly PO —0 setU:.pho,ol.7l,ldne phenomenon, that atervout, w.baesatioh served between Paisley and Glasgow ; it seemed to rise out of a dense haze that prevented its being seen till consider ably above the horizon, after which it shot up to a great height, till about a fourth of its extreme length from th e top, when it took a turn , or rather inclined a little towards the north, and then again shot up into the dark gray clouds. It could not be c d ri h e aAn a mb r tgo c ei r itth t i h ietl a sa t it i f:nia f t, a nue r a t it y itii,o o a fi n f d tv miles ; end to those w ie, aphdvoaryiewswi rains ay r i e it:l n esrl e et t a to r euwp i tda,ler%dlluttghmtehdtael.sn_t east elaaa:,•ye. and eum b ,d t i . oo e tcn n ikoo At north di;ut beautiful octnhrge end grand. It was first observed about twenty minutes f to live o'clock ; it remained for more than a quarter of an nt b i, o iese u tr accumulating n lv . a it sed li rg o eth u tolch t i see te ci clouds. lear ; aos.n. o l u 'e r ca a m fte e ri: . - i a s t i.b d i s e , t t tl i h in e c e re r e' . streets aY last week to i nspect a A correspo n d ent i n t h e B at h H era ld s t a tes the following si ngu l ar circumstance :—'° having occasion grave in one of the parishes of this city, in whi c h two or three mem b ers o f a f am il y h a d b een buried some years since, and which lay in very wet ground , I observed that the tipper part of the coffin was rotted away, and had left the head and bones of the skuil exposed to view. On inquiring of the grave-digger how it came to pass that I did not observe the usual sockets of the eye:, in the skull, he replied that what I saw was the hind part of the head (termed the neer:put, I believe, by anatomists), and that the flier was turned, As usual, to the earth ! ! Not exactly understanding his phrase, ' as usual,' I inquired to my a s t on i s h • ''ay s . flira ; na t t o ix w -e, h a ir d h din h g e , r th ep a l t i"l in ' the course of d e • if the body had been buried with the face upwards, as in composition :nhe euot'rd iinnathrye the face of every italividual turns to tba earth ! ! and that, in the experience of three-and-twenty Nears in his situation, he had never known more than o:.e instance to the contrary V" ..., .......... _.... --_:-"- ct* , ---- _-,. CS s rta . , !IVC S D fs; torn w ill not n Of pro' es Of oillee erli° Dori tsine! bee ° lone listin . cow r efuge va, to ir will inst' inople