The Sun. — London, England, 1824-07-08 00:00:00

CITY, Owi o'Ctocr. Scarcely any business has been (lone this morn ing in either of the Stock 'Markets, and prices, therefore, are little else than nominal. . •• * • : - * ,‘• ; . . 4j e :.• '‘‘ MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK. ENGLAND. Monday, July 12, LONDON. Nos. 40, 143, 241, 319, 329, 335. COUNTRY. Nos. 97, 131, 243, 320, 360, 378, 433, 437, 473, 517, 524, 536, 548, 552, 559, 570, 574, 578, 597, 643, 701, 710. - 13, LoNDON. Nos. 23,62 ' 100, 290, 300, 316, 367,421, 479. COUNTRY. Nos. 24, 67, 87, 130, 138, 145, 211, 263, 285, 292, 340, 427, 477, 592, 604, 626, 649, 668, 714. Wednesday, - 14, LoNlms. Nos. 3, 11, 16, 19, 29, 4 7, 96,237, 257, 334, 353, 435. COUNTRY. Nos. 54, 121. 159, 161, 213, 215, 232, 291, 314, 344, 442, 446, 447, 472, 478, 537, 543, 563, 647, 661. Thursday, - 15, LoNnorr. Nos. 65, 128, 152, 274, 388. Cot; N - r itir. Nos. 48, 51, 113, 115, 171, 288, 416, 453, 466, 469, 483, 506, 511, 561, - - 657, 670. ----16, Lolinow. No. 493. COUNTRY. Nos. 30, 55, 193, 470, 600, 646. • • Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, 17, LONDON. • . COUNTRY. Nos. 64. - IRELAND. Tuesatty, July 13, CORK. No. 71. Wednesday, - 14, Coux . . Grand Pror. Lodge o Munster. SCOTLAND. AUCIITERMUCITTY, JUNE 28.—1 n consequence of a man. date from the Right lion. the Earl of Rosslyn, Provincial Grand Master, addressed to the Worshipful Grand Master of the Stratinniglo Alason Lodge, the Lodge denominated King Robert the Bruce, of this place, was constituted here on Fri day last, being the anniversary of the Battle of Bannock. burn, in presence of a number of respectable Deputies from other Lodges. An appropriate and impressive prayer was delivered by the Rev. James Lister, the minister of the parish ; and afterwards an eloquent sermon was preached by mint from Ifeb. xiii. 1., in the parish church. The brethren, after processing through several of the principal streets, sat down to an elegant dinner, provided by Kinnininont, in his usual style, in the Subscription School.room; and the evening was spent In that convivial manner peculiar tt) the benign spirit of masonry. NETHERLANDS. On the 7th ult. his Royal Highness the Prince of Orange presided in the Freemasons' Lodge, the Hope, at Brussels.— The Prince is Master of the above Lodge. "„' For an Article on Dr. JEREMY TAYLOR'S LIFE, •ea the Fourth Page. • PRICE OF STOCKS TIIIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. flank Stock ... ........... ....2374 Old Annuities 94 3 per Cent. Red. 94 4 a New Ditto 3 per Cent. Cong. 03# Aa ex div. Ex. Bills 1000/.2d....37 34 40 3i par Cent.... 101 A 1)I 1010 Ditto lid. 33 34 Dihsii. ...... -- Ditto 6001.2 d. 4 pin Cent. {Asod. — Ditto., lid. 33 34 New 1064 exdiv; Ditt o Small ... ..d. 34 38 I3an k LongAnn....22 la-laths Ditto lid. 34 38 Imp. 3 per Cents. ' Ditto Commercial India Stock — Bank for Act. Ditto Bonds 78s. India for Acct. South Sea Stock Cons. for Account 94i gi PRICES OF FOREIGN Fl Austrianlids, 5 per ct. 944 Chilian I ds, 6 per ct.' Colo►nbian lids, 6 perct.!.z NM, AT ONE O'CLOCK. Portuguese Bonds - -- --- :.: ii -Scrip — Prussian, 5 per ct. Ditto New • 96. Spanish 182 1, sper ct. 2Ol 11323, ditto Buenos Ayres ll 9 pr. Alliance Shares 141 Palladium ----Scrip 3 clls. Danish, 5 percent. — Greek Scrip Mexican Ronda --....._scrip I i dis. Neapolitan, 5 per cent.... Peruvian Bonds — Equitable Loam Manehewer Ditto , Scrip itussisu, Old, 5 per ct 941 Frcnch Itentei . Scrip FOREIGN MAILS. AnarvED. 2 Guernsey and Jersey 1 Gottenburgh 1 France I Leeward Islands DUE. 1 Lisbon 1 Hamburgh 1 America 0 Flanders 111011 IVA TER AT LON DI Morning, 35 minutes after 0. N BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Evening, 3 minutes after THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERE FAiSUM AUDEAT LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1824. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. The Eloile of yestcrtly has this (lay been re ceived by Express. The following has been communicated to us as the substance of the grin- cipal part of its contents : " An Express had arrived at Paris from Mad rid, with the intelligence that accounts to a very late date had been received from Peru. According to these accounts BOLIVAR. had been completely defeated in his position at Patariha, in the north of Peru, where he had concentrated his forces. The Royalists were inferior in numbers; but from partial treachery, perhaps, or the dissatis faction of the Colombians at having been upwards of twelve months without pay, the Patriots gave way, and the rout was so general that BOLIYAIi lost the greater part of his army. The discomfit ed. General was obliged to retreat precipitately into Colombia. It is added that Maracaibo is in possession of the Royalists. In another place, still occupied by a Patriot garrison,a Negro officer bad shouted in the streets," Viva el Rc,y!" with out being molested either by the soldiers or inhabitants." On Tuesday the French Rentes again expe rienced a heavy fall from the closing' price of Monday, having been as low as 98f. They left off at 981. 50c. We have received the Paris Papers of Mon day, and have given extracts from them in our preceding columns, though their contents are uninteresting, and were superseded by the more important intelligence brought by our Express yesterday. Galignani's Messenger, which speaks of the heavy fall in the French funds, was evi dently, at the time of its publication, unacquaint ed with the news from London, and ignorant of the intended transport of a Hanoverian force to Portugal. The intelligence from Madrid via Bayonne, is of more importance than that from Paris. We do not mean as respects the internal condition of Spain, for although that appears to be still bad enough, yet we believe that there are few per sons who do not expect the state of that ill fated country to be even worse time it now is, before a change takes place for the better. The change (come when it will), we fear will he a violent one. But the interest at present at tacked to the news from the Peninsula, arises from the renewed allegation that a Council of Ministers and of the Foreign Ambassadors has been held, some think on the affairs of South America, and that neither Sir WILLIAM A'Couirr nor the Minister of the United States attended the conference. A report also prevailed that the Holy Alliance has hostile designs towards Eng: land. Whatever the designs of that Alliance May be, we can very well imagine that its feel ings are not very friendly towards this country, in consequence of the opposition given by Great Britain to the attack upon Spain,—of the man ner in which our Government is endeavouring to counteract the policy of the European Continent towards South America,—and of the ncecessity under which we are placed of either protecting Portugal, or of witnessing the occupation of that country by a French army. Every one, in short, who dispassionately examines the political hori zon, must be convinced that a gloom hangs over it, which all the address of Mr. CANNING, and his resolution to preserve the peace of the world, if possible, unbroken, may be insufficient to dissipate. There has been a little squabbling amongst some of our brother Journalists as to whether a Hanoverian force will or will npt be sent to Por. tugal, and as to which of thorn had the advan. tage of first announcing and first contradicting the same fact. All that we have to say is, that we exclusively stated the intention of Govern. meat to comply with the request of the King of PORTUGAL, in THE SUN of Monday last, and that nothing has since occurred to induce a change in the determination of the Cabinet. Prince PoLIGNAc, the French Ambassador, transacted business - at the Foreign Office yeiter day, ardid also the Baron de FALCK, the Dutch Ambassador, for a considerable period of time. Prince LEopor.n left town on Tuesday even ing for Claremont. His Royal Highness returned to town yesterday afternoon, and had a gland dinner party at Marlborough-house. The Duke of YORK returned to town about four o'clock yesterday afternoon, from the review at Hounslow. Letters have been received from AlvaradO, dated the 16th of May, which mention the arrival there of his Majesty's ship Cumeleon,• with dis patches for Mr. HARVEY. No event of import ance had occurred in that part of Mexico which remained tranquil. We are sorry to hear that Mr. WrLnzaroncx is again seriously ill, though we hope not dan gerously. LOVE AT EIIIST SIGHT.-At the English Opera House, last summer, a gentleman fell suddenly in love with a young lady, who sat with her mother and sister a few seats from him ; tearing a blank leaf out of his pocket-book, he wrote with a pencil, 14 May I inquire if your affections are engaged ?" and 'handed it to her, which she showed to her mother. Shortly afterwards she wrote underneath his question, " I believe I may venture to say they are not ; but why do you ask ?" and returned him the paper. The gentleman then wrote on another leaf—" love you dearly, I am single, I hav e 1,0001. a year, 1 am n ot i n debt, I have a•good house, and I only want a good wife to make me completely happy—Will you be mine ? if you will, I promise (and with every intention of keeping my word) to he an affectionate, indulgent, and faithful husband to you, and what more can I say ?" The young lady was so much pleased with this declaration, that they immediately became acquainted, and in the course of 4 months afterwards he led her, with the consent of her parents, to the hymeneal altar.—(Morning Paper.) CURIOUS FACT..-- Norwich (Connecticut), Illay 28.—A Mr. D. Evans, of Plymouth, about eight miles from this village, some time last week, while chopping in the woods, fell e d a h a ll ow t ree , which contained from four to eight thousand swal lows. They were of the kind generally denomi nated the wood swallows. The breast is white, tail forked, and tail feathers sharp pointed. When discovered they were principally in a torpid state. Styrcrnz.—On Friday last, a labouring man of the name of John Hardisty, of Flaxton, near this city, was employed by Mr. T. Wilson, of that village, to thrash. In the afternoon he was found hanging in the barn quite dead. He had placed a hay fork into a hole in the wall to which he had tied his handkerchief, by which he bad sus pended himself. He was a man of singular habits, and has left a wife and two daughters. A Coro ner's Inquest was held on the body the following morning, by Mr. Cowling, of this city, when a verdict of 14 Lunacy" was returned.—(York Courant.) FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Marchioness of Chandos from - her seat, Wotton, Bucks ; the Duke of Norfolk and the Earl and Countess of Surrey and family, at West Cowes ; Lord Boyne from a tour ; the Ladies Ashburnham, at their house in Upper Grosvenor-street, from their seat in Surrey ; Sir Richard Jackson, Bart. at the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Kent ; Colonel Doyle, at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, from the Continent; Lord and Lady De la Zouche, at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, from Parham Park, Sussex • Lord Arundel!, at ditto, from Stowe, Bucks; Lord and Lady Somerville, at ditto, from Hants ; L. L. V. Watkins, Esq. Mrs. and the Misses Watkins, at Great Cumberland Place, from Italy and France; Henry Williams, Esq. and Friends, at Nerot's Hotel, Clifford-street ; E. S. Cooper, Esq. M. P. at ditto from Paris ; Colonel Gor. don and Family, at ditto, from the ' Continent. DEPAUTURES.—The Marquis and Marchioness of Lana down, for the Earl of Essex's seat, Cashiobury-park ; Duchess of Bedford, for her seat, Tavistock-house, Devonshire; Coun tess Stanhope, for her seat, Chevening-hall, Kent; Lady ?Violet and family, for Devonshire; the Archbishop of Team, from Warren's lintel, Regent-street, for Cheltenham ; J. Hunter, Esq., from Nerot's Hotel; Lord Wallscourt, from ditto. THE HON. MRS. WEST'S BALI,, In Upper Grosvenor-street, on Tuesday evening, affords an. other proof how much the French quadrilles are now in vogue. The dancing commenced in two rooms at 11 o'clock, and ended at four in the morning. The supper was given in the usual style at that Lady' s F e t es —it was excellent. —There were pre sent about two hundred persons, among whom were several Foreigners of the first distinction, Earl of Chesterfield, Lady Floyd, General and Lady Catherine Wynyard, Lady and Miss Trollope, Mr. and Mrs. l3ethell, the Ladies Ashburnham, Miss Vyner, Mrs. Biddulph (of Chirk Castle), Mr. and Mrs. Prideaux Brune, General Sir John and Lady Murray. MRS. COUTTS' FETE AT HOLLY LODGE, • (ruitTitEn. rairricuLaas.) Tuesday having been fixed for a petite dejen her at Mrs. Coutta' beautiful littlevilla at Highgate, invitations were issued to a dis tinguished and select party of her friends, and notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather in the early part of the morning it was attended by about seven hundred Lathes and Gentlemen of the first rank and fashion in the country. The guests began to assemble soon after twelve o'clock, and con tinued increasing till six. Among the numbers were • Their Romillighnesses the Duke of York, and Prince Leopold ; Princes Leinengen. and Gortschakoff. D alms-11r ellington, St. Alban's Leinster, De Quiche. Di:ekes:res.-Richmond, Leinster, De Quiche. Marryrriscs;--HertfOrd, Tavistock, Winchester, Waterford, auntly, Tweedale. Marchionesses-Stafford, Winchester, Waterford, Tavistocks Dowager LansdOwn. Earls-Lauderdale,- Cower, Grey, Rosalyn, Bristol,. Be:t horough,' 'Worley, Carysfort, Dartmouth, Rockford. Countesses-Guildford, Morley, Essex, Bristol, Charleinont, Poulett, Carysfort, Harrowby, Galloway, tie Real. Zords--.llolland, (ilenlyon, Stormont, Deerhurst, Graves, Arch. Hamilton, Beauchamp, Rob. Seymour, Bingham, Hotharn, Hervey, Valletort, thirties, Muncaster, Say Ulla Sele, George Bentinck , Clifden, Carleton, Cranatoun, Lunt-anion, Arthur Hill, Geo. Hill, Rossinere, Petre, Rosehill. Ladies-D'Ameland, Robert Seymour, North, Petre, Harvey, Ryder, Caroline Barham, Gower, De Grey, Katha rine .Stewart.,- Bloomfield, Lennox, Charlotte Lindsay Fitzroy, Beauclerk, Proby, Tierney, Holland, Farquhar, Caroline Stuart IVordey, Janet St. Clair Erskine, Burroughs, Strachan, Ann Holroyd, Andover, Stanhope, Sey and S e l e , T ownsen d Farquhar, Baker, Beresford, Cawdor, Cunynghame, Crichton, Louisa Duncombe Elcho, Easex, Fitzpatrick Stewart, Graves, Dashivnocl King, Dowager Minto, Morgan Neave, B. Ponsonby, Mary Ross, Robert Spencer, George Stuart, Louisa Stuart,.Btepney, Saltoun, Sh e ffi e ld, Stronge, Harcourt, Ilamond, Knatchbull. The Vice-Chancellor, Baron (farrow, Count and Countess St. Antonio, Count Vendramini. Sirs-Francis Burdett, Philip Roche, 'David Dundas, Chas. Doyle, Thomas Stepney, Alured. Clarke, Thomas H. Far. quliar, Robert T. Farquhar, 'Charles Morgan, • Edmund An. trobus, William Chatterton, J. D. King, Edward Baker, Walter Stirling, G. Althorpe, George Beaumont, William Cunynghame, Charles Hastings, George Rose. Generals-IMO, Phipps, Meade, Bayly, Fitzroy, Ramsay. Colonels-Gibbs, Robbins, Davies, Keate, Lindsay; 'Dal rymple, Lautom, Gordon--Mi k ior Davison. Captains- 13. Dail, Digby, Villiers, Madocks, Crawfor d, Peyton, Home, Cox, Tighe, Lloyd, Marjoribanks, Greville, Conroy. Messrs.-Ifoltnes, HinchclifFe, Stewart Nicholson Mills, Grimier, Blackshaw, Pigou, Barham, Willet, Kni gh t, Ba thurst, Townsend, Angerstein, Antrobus, Bowden; 'Barrow; Brook Greville, Trotter, Hugh Lindsay, Marjoribanks; bot, Wortley, Wellesley, Mure, Wardrop, Davison. • Mistreases-Hineheliffe, Stewart Nicolson, Miles, Garnier, Hoare, Davenport, W. Tighe, Mellish, W. Nerve, Lloyd, Lindsay, W. Illadocks, Paget, Angerstein, Antrobus, Bow. den, Beauclerk, Hugh Lindsey, Broadhead, Barrow; Ire. monger, Knight, Shuttleworth, A. Wellesley, Coxe. Misses-limehelitre, Gamier, Tierney, Seytnotir, Fitzroy,- Knight, Barham, Coxe, Gifford, Townsend Tiadell, Burdett, Broadhead, D'Este, Rose, Majotibanks, Fraser, Willett, Berry, Mure, &c. &c.&c. The rear front of the villa presented the most imposing ap pearance. Here was erected one of those stupendous temporary rooms on floor cloth, for which the Messrs. Baber have such acknowledged fame. The interior was decorated by Mr. Mu son in a very fanciful style with pink, white, and blue stripes, hanging in close festoons from the roof, anti forming fluted columns, surmounted by what are called Turk's caps. The walls were hung with glories in pink calico. 'Within about sixteen columns, tables were laid, fur in number, for titly-four each; and these tables w ere fi ve t i mes replenis hed;: the first three with every thing served on china, and the last tw o on massive plate, sent the prec e di ng d ay by Rundell and Bridge. In the house the great saloon, the large drawing-room, and another apartment were appropriated for the accommodation of 300 persons; add the pavilion, and then the whole are summed up. The banquet was of a p ecu li ar d escr i pt i on ; and the effect, particularly in the long room (the temporary one), was peculiarly grand, from the richness of the set out, in which we ought not to forget the emulous display in dress, the match. less beauty, and the playful badinage, of the scene, which was heightened by the rare and excell ent w i nes. At seven o'clock Colinet's flageol et struc k up strains in th e room called the Conservatory. its enlivened The dancing was led off by the Ladies Lennox, Lord Glen. lyon, &c. It was kept up with spirit till nine o'clock, and did not wholly cease till the hour of ten. Carriages were then or-' dered, but the departure of a few being protracted, a happy thought struck the hostess-a petite saver was ordered to be knocked up in a trice. It was over at eleven and then Mrs. Coutts herself quitted th e scene f or London. , The fore-frout of the house has a long vista to the left, which reaches to a romantic road. From the esplanade there is an easy descent on the right, through walks and wildernesses, which lead to the state marquee, wherein the platform was placed for dancing. Two other tents w ere pleasing objects wa s th e BM erected for serving out refreshments in, but owing to the state of the we a th er net - The visitant s surveye d t h e cupyi n - A a large space (It ,t be tweenh e nr Roses- li te ra ll y avers ulis terrace e r a . y O a na n b e de o d f t ho t ef h s o o } s r he contrasted colours around with great delight, when the occa- Monet gleams of sunshine would pe upihewasne continued garden. h rmit the native c h arms to ill O the sight was lost in woods; themselves. but helow the Risingperspectiv e ln short, this unique retreat, which is n ot i naptly called " a unfold Piece of Bitoutry,' has more claims on th e penc i l and the pen than this faint effort can give an idea of. It bassi) many advan tages• and decorations, both of nature and art, as to render it a very pleasin g and elegant retreat. The villagers call it, " The Garden of the Hill. The military bands stationed on the lawn, consisted of no less than seventy performers, all in full dress, consisting of the Duke of York's and Duke of Gloucester's, both excellent, but the latter is said to be the finest set of performers, in their line, in Europe. The bulem played in the woods, which added novelty to the effect. T ile Alum. /Saber, who erected the temp orary rooms. are floor.eloth manufacturers to the King, at Knightsbridge.- The interior decorater, Mr. Masson, of Oreb ur d_ strect ., There were three waggon-loads of plate used and forty well-dressed attendants out of livery, , Another judicious arrangement .-To every servant who cattle with the guests a two-shilling ticket was given, to be ex pended in refreshments in the neighbouring villages-Rainy, stead, Highgate, and Holloway. About 600 of these tvtitichers were issued. • . • The establishment of. Police was very strong, ,an spry; effective: "indeed," 'our' Cotiespandent observes, WI never saw a better regulated thing, in and out of doors, 41 the course of my life ; and I hare beer. present at not a few fashionable fetes." Townshend headed the Police.—Bleurs. Gunter provided and superintended the Banquet. GRAND DINNERS. Yesterday the following Noblemen and Gentlemen gave Grand Entertainments:— The Duke of Beaufort, in Grosvenor-square ; the Dowager Duchess of Leeds, in Grosvenor-street ; the Bishop of Lincoln, in Connaught-place; Lord Salumn, in Great Cumberland street ; John Smith, Esq. M.P. in Grosvenor-square; Mrs. S. Lefevre, at Whitehall. Music.--A Concert took place last night at Mrs. MAnttries, in Upper Brook-street, for the benefit of the Misses FciarrAixE, which was one of the most gratifying of the kind that we have attended during the season. The Vocal performers were Madame Pasta, Mademoiselle Garcia, Miss Povey, Master Smith, Signors Placci, Torri, and Befriz. The instrumental performers were the Misses Fontaine, bola, Puzzi, and Dragonetti. Miss Fontaine displayed great skill on the pianoforte, and Miss E. Fontaine on the harp. Sola's flute was in admirable order, and the other instrumental per formances were excellent. 11adame Pasta, in taste, feeling, and energy, was equal, if not superior, to any vocal performer that we have heard since the best days of Mara. We wish we had room for particulars, but the whole was rendered addi tionally pleasing by the attentive courtesy of the Lady of the mansion, and the abundant refreshments which she had pro. vided for the occasion. The room was well attended, many elegant females were present ; and the Concert was altogether supported in such a manner as to excite and to deserve great applause. .41 L k t t7 t ,. \ -e . ' lit h • . - - m vs ') vc . r" j (N ; "---. At . ••t' c . - .1. - . 1...--- .0-"' `iii i. 4'll 9 ;. N.441:4,4-.-. it OF -y- . X -% ' ' • ' i • i 0 7V-..40 CAMBRIDGE COMMENCEMENT. On Tuesday morning the Senate-House was occupied at an early hour by an elegant crowd desirous to hear the Prize Poems recited by Mr. KENNEDY and by Mr. PRAED, the two successful Candidates : The former Gentleman has a powerful voice and an energy of manner remarkably adapted for such an occasion. His Greek Ode is generally allowed not only to be highly honourable to the Classical attainments of so young a man, but to re flect credit on the University. Mr. Praed has not the same physical advantages for public reading, but he delivered the more poetical passages with great feeling. His poem displays a high degree of merit, and abounds in beautiful anti ex alted sentiment. In the evening the Commencement Ball took place in the Town Hall, and was thronged to excess. Day light had entirely resumed its reign before the party sepa rated. The Grand Musical Festival has left an impression that will not easily be effaced. It is agreed on all hands that the general eflbct of the performances is without precedent, even in this place, where music is not less loved than understood. The amount of money received and paid into the Bank is 2,560/. one-fifth of which goes to the support of Addenbroolce's Hos pital—The building of Corpus is going on with great rapidity, and the scaffolding will soon be cleared from the front. The chaste beauty of its architecture is the subject of universal admiration, and must throw lasting honour upon the name of Mr. Wilkins. Other improvements arc begun and planned for this part of the town, such as will enable it to compete with the finest architectural views in the country. The Trumpet ing-street entrance is to be so altered that the Senate House, the Public Library, and the magnificent Chapel, will all be thrown open to the view at the end of a handsome street. The estimated expellee of the improvements contemplated is half a million. POETRY. THE HUMANE SWEARER OR, LIFE AT BOW. STREET. As that benign and merciful M. P. Whom ev'ry brute adores throughout the nation. Was lab'ring t'other day in his vocation, Before Sir IticfrAnD (as we often see), Proving, of course, that he hlinseff, Was a humane, good natur'd elf, (Though other men than savages were worse, To flog their horses so, and swear, and curse), And that his mind and animal economy • ‘Vere formic] by Nature in a plastic mould, As might by any ono, indeed be told, Who look'd, Lavater-like, at his jl4 zonnonly— Just at that moment in popt lIONEST JOE, The Vet'ran, who our cares has oft beguil'd ; But MARTIN seeni'd the Vet'ran not to know, Although Sir Ri multi) knew Thalia's child— " So, you don't know this Gentleman," Sir RICHAILD cried, " Not I I" "- Why, Sir, is name is JOSEPH MU )1 DEN," " Oh ! so it is, by o—," Humanity replied, " I'm glad to see one who has so much fun none ; " Give me your hand—By 0-- I love the Stage, " Because the brute creation there stand highly; " horses and Asset now are all the rage."— " Pray," interrupted BIRNIE, rather slily, " D'ye know you're subject to a fine for swearing " fictive a Magistrate, or in his bearing?" " Oh, d:--n it, so I am—By (4 you're right; " " Well , here's the tip—you know I'm tender-hearted, And,though I swear a bit, I never fight" So, putting down a dollar, Dux departed. ( Bury Gazette. LORD BYRON. Yesterday morning the furniture and effects of his L.ordship were cleared from the vessel, and conveyed to the residence of Sir FinwAan, KNATcuntmL,... No. 20, Great George-street, Westminster,where the body now li e s. It is the intention of his Lordship's executors to let the body lay in state _fora few day s , an d th e f ro nt. parlour ,of Sir,E6WARD% house is to be appFo printed to that purpose. It is lined throughout with blaCk clOth and has a very sombre appear ance. Yesterday the Hen. Mrs. LEE, sister to his Lordship, was shewn the corpse of her noble brother, hi the presence of the executors. The coffin is of a most beautiful description, and there are four vases, which are to contain the heart, &c. It is not yet decided whether his Lordship will be interred at Newstead Abbey, or at Westminster. The late Lord BYRON'S Will passed the Seal of the Pre rogative Court in Doctors' Commons on the 6th inst., probate being granted to John Cain Hobhouse, E sq . an d J o h n Hanson, of Chancery-lane, Esq. the executors. The personal estate in England was sworn under 10,0001. The will is dated the 291 h ofJuly, 1815, and, with the exception of a bequest of 1,000/. each to his Lordship's executors, is made solely to benefit his sister, Augusta Mary Leigh, wife of George Leigh, Esq. and her chil. dren ; Lady Byron and any family he mi g ht h ave , b e i ng state d to be otherwise amply provided for. The manor or Lordship of Rochdale, in the County of Lancaster, is given to the execu tors in trust to be sold for the above purposes ; as is also the manor and estate of Newstead, in the County of Not tingham, which latter is subject to a charge of 60,0001. for fulfilling the trusts of his marriage settlement, but which sum, or any part thereof, not so appropriated. is to con stitute part of the general estate. Mrs. Leigh is to have a life interest, free from ker husband's controul, and her children are to inherit the principal, according to her ap pointment by will or otherwise, and failing such provi sum, in equal portions, to sons at twenty-one, and to daughters at that age or marriage, with benefit of survivorship. There is a codicil annexed to the will, dated at Venice, the 17th November, 1818, bequeathing to his executors 5,0001. in trust for the benefit of Allegro Byron, an infant about twenty months old, " by me brought up, and now residing at Venice," to be paid to her at twenty-one, or marr iage, 16 provided she does not marry a native of Great Britain. " The interest in the mean time for her maintenance and education. Saturday, the prize given by his Majesty to the Royal Com pany of Archers was shot for in the east division of the Meadows, and gained by Henry George Watson, Esq.—On Satuiday, the silver club given by the City of Edinburgh to the Edinburgh Company of Golfers, was played for on Leith Links, and gained by John Taylor, Esq. Attorney in the Court of Exchequer.— ( Edi n b ur gh Courant, July 6.) The distillation of palatable and fresh water at sea has been effected by P. NicoLc, of DieppeibY simply causing the steam arising from boihog sea -water in a still to pass through it titration of coarsely.powdered charcoaij in its 4vay to the condenser or worm-tub. WESTMINSTER SESSIONS. This morning the General Quarter Sessions commenced at the Guildhall, IV.stmiuster, be fore FRANCIS CONS; Es . q., Chairinan, and a Bench of Magistrates. The Calendar is by no means heavy, nor are . the offences of a serious nature.—As soon as the Grand and Petit Juries were sworn the Court proceeded on the traver e paper. litsoanEßLY Houss.---Elixabeth Dale, rt. re silectably dressed female, was indicted for keep ing a disorderly house ii, .Woodstock -street, Bond-street. The indictment was instituted by the Parish Officers of St. George's, Hanover square, on a complaint preferred by the inhabit ants residing in the same street, stating it was impossible to live in their houses if the muisance was not abated.—A number of witnesses, trades men, proved the continual scenes that nightly oc curred at the brothel, and had witnessed no less than 20 couple, men and women, go there in an hour : it had more the appearance of an entranc.! to a Theatre or show-house., The defendant ad mitted she was landlady of the dwelling.—Mr. A r.Lty addressed the Jury for the defendant, who, without hesitation, found her Guilty. IWERCANTILE SHIPPING. Drat, JULY 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrived and sailed for the River the England, Reay, from Bombay ; William Wilber force, ---, from St. Domingo. Came down from the River and remains the Indispenable, for the South Seas. PORTSMOUTH, JuLy 7.—Wind S. W.—Arrived the Lon. don, Sornersdl, from London for Demerara; and New Bra ganza, Corneby, from ditto for 11Ialta. COWES, JULY 7.—Arrived the Emily, Hunt,. front Bahia, in 54 days. Fat MOUTIT, Jut.Y 6.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Lord 3lelville packet, from the Leeward Islands; last from St. 'rho. mar's in 23 days. Sailgd the Doris, Roberts, for London. Ilanwictr, JULY illajesty's ship Redwing, Fitz. clarence, has been got off' without d amage . GRENADA, JUNE s.—The sloop Arrow., Williams, from St. Vincent's, arrived here die 25th ult., and in proceeding to Grenville on the Ist instant struck upon La Bay Rock, and was wrecked ; crew saved. ST. KIT T"2l, JUNE Busirus, Gardner, from (re nada, put in here the 7th instant, having sprung a leak, which being stopped, she sailed yesterday for London. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the ships Moffatt and Juliana, taken up on the 30th ult. for China, were thus timed, viz. to be afloat on the 12. h, inst., and sail front Gravesend at the expiration of twenty days after that period, MARINE INSURANCE. Yesterday a meeting of the Subscribers to I,Loyn's was held at the coffee-room ' to receive the R e p ort o f the Committee appointed t o watc h the progress of the 11larine Insurance Bill through both Houses of Parliament. At 12 o'clock, BENJAMIN SIIAW, Esq., the Chairman, at. tended by several members of the Committee, entered the 701111. The CHAIRMAN then stated the purpose for which they bad met ; and moved that the Report should be read, lie said that he should not occupy their tune by saying any thing en the subject, as he should propose that the Report, which wa4 very long, should be printed anti distributed among the members, and that a future day should be fixed for taking it into coma deration. Mr. BENNETT, the Secretary, then rest( the Report, which was very voluminous, and Occupied nearly three quarters of an hour in the reading. it detailed most minutely the steps taken by the Committee to oppose the 3larine Insurance Bill in every one of its stages through Parliament, and the result of every one of those steps: It noticed in terms of grateful' eulogy, the assistance rendered to th e su b scr ib ers at Lloyd's by various Members of both Houses, who had opposed the Bill, or who had endeavoured to get it modified in various ways; and it concluded by explaining the" views of the Committee as to the way in which it would affect the Underwriters at Lloyd's. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, it was agreed unanimous lr_that the Repoli should be printed and circulated, and that it should be taken into further consideration on Wednesday, the 2lst instant. TirE NEW Bruno ACT.--Amongst the other provisions of the Act passed during the last Session for amend mg the Act of the &34 of George 111. relative to fixing the assize of bred, it is provided, that " y reason of the great decrease which has taken place in the price oldie several articles used-in the making and hakiag of bread since the passing of the Act in question, it is become expedient that the bakers and makers of bread for sale should receive a less allowance for their charges and profits than i s g i ven b y t h at Act. Be it therefore en. acted, that from and after the Ist day of July inst., the Mayor, Aldermen,and Magistrates in cities and towns corporate,and any two or more Justicea in towns where there is no Mayor, or in counties generally, or in their respectivejurisdictions, shall set an assize of bread, in execution of the provisions of the said recited , Act. The allowance to the. baker to be when the assize is set from the average price of wheat, 18a. 1044. per quarter, and when 'set froth the average price of flour, the allowance to be I Is. lid. per sack, being in each case a decrease of one.half the assize, or one farthing in a quartern loaf, of the allowance given to bakers by the Act of the 53d (leo. III." This Act does not extend to the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, but is in all respects to be considered as a public Act. I PRISONERS BEFORE TitiAL.--Our reat4rs may remember that previous to the late Session of Parliament, the question of setting prisoners to work before trial was brought before the Court of . King's Bench, by Mr. Martin Stapylton, and that Mr. Peel, at the beginning of the Session, under. took to set the matter at rest by a special enactment.=-This has been at lenth dune by an Act of P ar li ament (c . 0 6. of the last hessian ?, which received the Royal A ssent on t h e 21st June; by te sixteenth section of which, after reciting slonllrk committed as l anyord er therein trial,iwith that by the 4th George Fourth, c . 84., it was made n . l s writ.pci awful for e - for one or more Visiting Justice o r J ust i ces o f any prison to which the same extended a , pnriso toysuchauthorise,netsvl w theirin g the ownemploymentconseoti in o f fied ; it is enacted and declared. that such consent ,Of every such prisoner shall be freely given, and shall not be extorted or obtained by any deprivation, or threat of deprivation of any prison or other allowance ; and that no pri soner before conviction shall, under any pretence, be em ployed on the tread-wheel, either with or without his con sent. The 17th section of the Act is as follows :—" Whereee it has been doubted whether prisoners committed for trial, who are unable to maintain themselves otherwise than by be. ing employed in some kind of work or labour in the pnsen, are entitled to receive any prison allowance of food with out being required so to employ themselves; enacted and declared, that such prisoners shall be all owed such fond as may be su ffi cient for the su pport of _ h ealth, ) be it h ereby Justices of such prison, for without being obliged to perform any . kind of work t r la boor, o tl e ia t t o a s n o y ci w t ag Tit e i s . o b r ou p r o , rt as ion tl o te f c t o h n e di s t a io m n e o , f .w s i u li c e l i i i al it l i t l i ty wan u c e,: e o i n sonera from the keeper of arty prisi,u,. : co nsequence of 'y orocdetrhetheamdeplboyymanenytVoi6fistiunegliJiliristoniceeorar w it h ist their own consent, diof on such allow- the food so allowed, and without any in ance by reason of such payments. shall be paid to them as directed by such order , in addition muinuti oA L al ascendedr E t et i ?I go Ct o—r mu. N S in) nen: unconscious aLti oYrEtt: a,fool jo, the seeminglyroeon,flu:lawi:tmh: ly f chester, one hi g h er notions than the rest of his fraternity, very e X pertly leaped upon the t a i n fisi r o a : r i mi l lS n di v tre fi l xi t i sls:v i o :7 ) :e a lr ear c o le.it i ) : o l,ditP g t i a jag i t : i al 4 : l" : ° . iic r o c: i t el 4 : p ny:l f e g l ' o r fa considerable. hou , on n l l t e h r i t e t i t m i t i l e t , I r . her e _ th d s p i t n r i g r l e o e c u r t t of e s . t.tein, situation, or of the crowd CI cl:Yrigttillie tleicdureodr ,- And people Wilo hild assembled tc, witness his st,giliti. ladders ropes, &c, he waA'fit and injury. et down intO.•tbe Ptrflits