The Sun. — London, England, 1824-05-08 00:00:00

ROYAL ACADEMY. Ivr ,. ) 0 promised_ a farther notice of the present Lxhibition and we only mention a very few of the pictures at present,in order to show that we have not dropped the subject. 42 r. WEsTALr. has sent. but one picture this year, but it is so Vitiasterly a wo r k, and must have occupied his time so much, addition to his portrait-painting, that we cannot won der -that he bas no more: .:i)e subject is Christ appearing to conceived : larY Magdalene after his Resurrection. The figures are. well . The Saviour of the World appears with much atei t 7. and the.repentant Mary has an express:on or . awe that is ingly interesting. The colouring is harmonious, and the whale has an air of Scriptural solemnity. Mr., T. G.WArx- Ri .._ I._, .HT has a very pleasing picture—the Maid's Song, " Come s p ) itt u i e; _. pe with me and be my love," taken from Walton's Angle'r, - 4 2aac Walton and Venator listening. This is a very pleasing it exhibits artistic scene, natural and appropriate; the I e ! 3 ons Of Walton and his companion are particularly well con ceived, and the whole is very interesting. We see this Artist's f i nte anions the Honorary Contributors, but we understand that a protessional Artist. We have noticed several of his pie `4,rcg before, and the present fully justifies the promising merit hhe then held forth. A large picture, representing Edward Third, Queen Isabella, and the Earl orMarcli,•painted by . IlitioGs, attracts attention by its merit, as well as by its b 'e , The . e of action is, when Edward entered the castle 7 a subterraneous passage, and. seized Mortimer, notwithstand ine Said entreaties of the Queen. This artist obvi '!'l7:Pcissessestalents for historical composition, and the picture dir er a strikin g representation of the scene. The design is i ff )°l, and_ the picttire altogether is well coloured. The Widow, mourned the Dame of Ephesus her love," is the. only_ 2 0 40 sent by Mr. Mu LitEAD Ys and it is deservedly one of the ra d st attracti ve i n t h e room . If we could suppose that any o. Y would prepare for conquest, after so dreadful a loss as that a husband, we should consider this as a most admirable t v i i i e 't' 7. l a,nd so it is, in point'of Art. The Lady seems to presume ti,, ',"mph of her charms, when she is completely attired for eke held. There is a smile of conscious beauty which fully ed, es her design. All the other characters are well dispos e and the whole picture would do honour to the Artist, ex. Z t t that it may be considered as a libel upon the disconsolate eof widowhood, since the 'only feniale that has hitherth r i m a sham e l ess gallantry tinder a loss, in general so, de p°table, is the licentious Dat. .3 alluded to in the motto. ,TnE KING.—His MAJESTY, thongh consider uoly recovered, has not yet rode out since his Mlte severe a tt ac k o f co ld. Th e s t a t emen ti n a orning Paper of his MAJESTY having gone to t he . Lodg e yester d ay (to w hi c h t h e a d ven t urous writer did not scruple to add a description of his "e oppearanc e , & c .) was o f course e ntirely un true. Some of the KING'S suite hare occasionally lade out, h u t hi s M AJESTY hi mse lf, we repeat, mot ventured out since his indisposition. hits travelling carriage went to the Castle yesterday, but without going any further very soon returned 1 0 the Mews.---( Windsor, May 7.) Tilt ROYAL FAmILY.— The Duke and thud "th e sa of CLARENCE and the Princess Augusta dined with Duke and Duches s of Gloucester, on Tharday, at theix ',..sidenc Park lane . After dinner the Duke and Duchess ° i Clarence proceeded it) Northumberland House to honour the t h et e given by the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland with sir p r esence.—Yesterday the Duchess of Kent, the Princesses .I•.zttoria, an d Feodore, and the Pr i nce of Le i mengen, paid a P ,, it to th e D uke and Duchess of Clarence. The Duchess of ',trence rode out with the Duchess 'of Kent.—The Duke of Sus sex and th e D uc h ess o f Gl oucester v i s i te d t h e P r i ncess ji ugusta Yesterday.—Yesterday the Duchess of Gloucester and yie Princess Augusta paid visits to Countess Cathrzat.—Prince ,g (3 1 3 01d arrived in town yesterday evening from Claremont. "e Duke of Sussex being completely recovered from his late 7,ecident left his residence at Kensington yesterday for the nrst tirne.—The Duke of Gloucester entertained a large party at dinn er yesterday at Gloucester House. attAziLiAN LOAN.—The following letter box be sent to one of the candidates for the Brazi lian Loan:— " York street, May 7, 1824. " GEWTLEMEN—We have received your tender for the pro l';?tied Brazilian Loan, but it appearing to us that yours and all other offers have been made under an impression as to the 4tiOf Brazil, which we know to be erroneous we think it c m. ° Perna town ate the Loan by tender, - While" the actual Ir Clualitances of the Brazilian empire are so ill understood. "We feel obligid, by the part you and the other candidates have taken, and shall faithfully perform our promise not to eotrimunicate to any one the offers we have received : and if at ', l / 1 3 , future time we should feel it right to adopt the same course ‘we mean that of individual tender) we shall not fail to inform you and the other candidates without preference or partiality. " We have the honour to be, Gentlemen, " Your obedient and humble Servants, (Signed) " BRANT. GAMEIRO." Silt WILLIAM CURTlS.—Letters from this Worthy Baronet were yesterday received in town, dated Cagliari, Sardinia, April 16. The cha racter of this patriotic and liberal Baronet Was Perfectly understood in the Island, and he was rece ived by the VICE-ROY with little less than 1 I° . n ours du e t o R oya lty. li e wa s t rea t e d by th e chief of the inhabitants with all possible kindness !ad hospitality. Sir WILLIAM states that matters 1, 11 . a ye been Peaceably adjusted with the Alge „lnes) and that therefore he shall remain some time in the Mediterranean. 11414 " 111- SouAnt.—The Music Rooms were I ,eried last night for the Annual Concert of Mr. • KNYVE TT . Th e K NYVETT f am ily have b een ao long known, an d are so muc h re spected among higher circles, that we were not surprised at Aiding a very numerous and elegant audience. As M r • KNYVETT had provided so admirable a ot . e t for his friends, we regret that the pressure i mportant temporary matter obliges us to be 4 1 1 brief in our report. The band was led by , r , (ll tr, and M r . G REATOR E X was the Conductor. The orchestra was amply supplied with eminent Perforrn ers , and the vocal band was of a high or dN,i'rt consisting of Madame PArrA.,Miss STEPLIENS, le 3 PATON, Miss TREE, Madame CARADORI, 11 ' 38 TRAyIS, BEGRIS, AMBROGETTI, VAUGHAN, ai , i 4k . ,VbrEs l TERRA IL, ELLIOTT, SALE, BELLAMY, 1 - •••tt last, not least, Mr. NV. KNYTETT. The 1 114S iel both _instrumental and vocal was well se lected and executed with all due force, spirit,and 4CCUraCy. In the course of the evening, PUZZI ilr'e a Fantasia on the horn, with great skill, 11 , 4 „ L tnittrirrEa, with admirable ability, gave 4 "`"er on the grand piano-forte. Several of the h i ?' were encored. The Concert altogether was or i killY creditable to the professional judgment iair. W. KNYVETT, and the numerous company p r esent paid a due tribute to his private worth. Lord Viscount eASTLEREAGII sets off on 'Tues day oext fo r th e Continent to make the grand to 11 1,• - --(11/ orning P aper'.) . wit , he French Ambassador transacted business O ft " Mr. CANNING yesterday at _ the Foreign c e. It d at is stated in a letter from Port-au-Prince, " March 8, that the King of FRANCE has of t.eil to abandon all claim to the sovereignty of mon "lingo, on condition of receiving a sum of Itlt • and some commercial privileges. of th e Stated in a Vienna newspaper, under date intend or utt•,that English artists have arrived at Rome, who_ th e p r ming a British Academ of Arts, similar to that of e nch, known by the name of St. Luke's. NORTHUMBERLAND HOUSE and its ASSEMBLY. The hopes of the Fashionable World have at last been rea lised. It is impossible to describe the intense feeling of inte rest which this princely edifice excited on Thursday evening, among the select circle invited to the Rout given. The do mestics, in full state liveries, lined the long gallery or corridor, which is called the, entrance ball, at ten o'clock ; but the Com pany did not arrive in any number till eleven ; and about a Oar ter of an hour after, Townshend and Sayer, at the head of a numerous party of. Police, announced the approach of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. At the door of entrance, his Grace (the host) met the Royal Personages with two silver branched lights, after consigning which to an upper servant, he gallantly offered his arm to the Lady, which was graciously accepted. —The Duke and Dueliess of .-Clarence were also received in great form. When the visitors approached the matchless stair-case, wonder and delight transfixed them all. The idea of this itairLcase is taken from the tasteful model of the Greeks. A double flight of steps ,rises from the floor on the right and left, composed entirely of a beautiful white mar ble. The balustrades are entirely of brass, representing a solid mass of Vetruvian scrolls, exquisitely chased, and richly gilt. The scroll terminates in the centre, with the crest of the Duke. In front, ascending, there is a beautiful screen of four pillars of v e rde antique, within which is a passage leading to a music gallery, which was on that night filled up with plants; it has a covered roof, from which light is admitted, and this is supported by Corinthian pillars of verd2 antique, the capitals of which are bronze. The lofty walls of Scagliola marble reflected the noble pillared lamps with an effect quite, magical.. Recovering from their astonishment, the visitants proceeded into the four aparments, out of a suite of thirteen}, which were thrown open thus ;—On ascending tile': grand stair-case they entered the anti-drawing room. The hang ings of this apartment are of a lavender colour silk, - striped, and enriched with sculptured mouldings of gold ; the chairs, Otto- 1 mans; &c., are of a very beautiful Brazilian wood, richly carved and gilt, covered to suit the walls • the centre of the ceiling is terminated by a noble chandelier, finished and chased in brass. We cannot leave this room without observing, that there is one of the most unique cabinets in the world, being composed of the finest specimen of ivory carvings, after the celebrated picture of Teniers, the mounting of which is ebony and gold ; and this latter alone, perhaps, is not to be equalled.—From this room they proceeded to the state apartments, i. e. the Saloon, and drawing Rooms, forming an extent of seventy-four feet. The hangings are of a rich geranium damask, framed with broad gold mouldings : the draperies have sumptuous bullion fringes, of great depth ; the mirrors are of magnificent dimensions, with pier tables and frames of the most exquisite carving; the sofas, chairs, ottomans (and particularly one of the latter which was placed in the middle of the room), attracted great admiration. This piece of bijoutrzi was entirely rover cd with gold embroidery, forming all kinds of fanciful de vices; and it was whispered to be the production of the fair hands of the Lady Hostess. One of the glasses was placed in a situation to reflect the whole suite of apartments—a distance of nearly one hundred feet. There were six pedestals in this room composed of the finest portions of the yew tree, with or naments, shewing what cane be effected by talent in carving ; bfirleaynchexed celanything of the kind ever attempted, and are richly gilt. Each carr i ed a candelabra in metal, suppor ti ng seven lights; these with the chandeliers lighted up the apartments most brilliantly. The carpets are of the finest qualiti es ; t h e colours green and gold ; which with the gera nium walls, have a most charming effect. The suite terminates with the Blue Room ; a most captivating apartment. The walls are h ung with blue and gold satin ; the ceiling painted white and gold. A most beautiful decorated one side, which ingeniously conceals a door that leads to the drawing room, and renders the apartment uniform throughout. As a correspond ing piece of furniture, a grand piano-forte, composed of Brazilian wood, and sumptuously carved and gilt, is appro priately plaetA The chairs, &c. are of the most beantit.,l signs, with an r sa ,a,,,...rataereti to finish the coup d'eeil. The Visitants were lost in delight. By a new mode of ventillation the. coolness of the rooms was preserved.-- Every thing went off admirably, and the house was cleared by three o'clock. For many years such splendour, and charms, and dress, have not been exhibited. The Ladies' heads were a blaze : of brilliants ; the dresses (many of them) were festooned, and looped up with real oriental pearls ; Many of the Gentlemen wore stars and garters. There were twenty-four of their Graces' servants in blue and silver, and nearly the same number of the Upper Household in State uni forms ; all the females were also in livery, dressed in white, with laced caps. Among the Company present on Thursday were—. Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes and Duchesses of Clarence and Gloucester. Prince Leinenstein. Ambassadors—The Netherlands, Neapolitan, Ilanoverian. Dukcs—Athol, Montrose, Wellington. Ditches:es—Richmond, Athol, ➢Montrose, Dorset, Dowager Leeds. Marquises—Chandos, Exeter, Downshire, Huntly, Win chester, Camden, Salisbury, Ailesbury, Lansdown, Graham. Marchionesses—Exeter, Emily of Londonderry, Downshire, Huntly, Stafford, Camden, Cholmondeley, Salisbury, Win chester, Lansdown, Waterford. Earls—Surrey, (lower, Harewood, Clare, Whitworth, Man vers, Harrowby, Bathurst, Chichester, Wicklow. Countesses—Powis, Sherborne, Surrey, Gower, Harewood, Pembroke, Galloway, Manvers, Ilchester, Wicklow, Aboyne, Dartmouth, Harrowby, Bathurst, Brownlow, Cowper, For tescue. Lords—Prudhoe, Dynevor, Howard of Effingham, Ravens worth, Glenlyon, Henry Cholmondeley, Grantham, Lovaine, Mandeville, Stewart, Brecknock, John Thynne, Clive, Fitz gerald, Clinton, Harvey, Cawdor, Ellenborough. Ladies. Glenlyon, Montague (two), Proby, Normanby, Louisa Lennox, Harriet Clive, Dynevor, G. Bathurst, Finch (two), Jane Neville, Paulet (two), Lascelles (two), Bathurst (two), Clinton, Louvaine, E. Lowther, Legge (two), A. Becket, Grantham, Mandeville, Swinburne, John Thynne, Peel, Graham, C. Duncombe, F. Bentinck, Harriet Baring, Forester, A. Vernon, 'Williams 'Wynn, Fitzroy (two), C. Gor don, S. Percy, Caroline Stewart, Fortescue (two), C. Caven dish, Charlotte Finch Hatton, A. Beresford, Bruce, Gwydyr, Ashburnham. Sirs—John Malcolm, Lieut.-General Roger Sheap. Colonels—Howard, Higgins. Captains—Bowles, Spencer, Forbes,. Percy. Mcssrs—Hamlyn Williams, Barrington, Finch Hatton, Sullivan, Fortescue, W. Ponsonby, Htunilton, Neville, Rice, Bowles, Boyd, Townshend, Temple, Dundas, Henry Clive, T. Drummond, Smith Owen, Clive, Greville, Fielding, E. Drummond, Burrell, Duncombe, Liddell, Peel, Broadh ea d, Planta, Rowland Hill, William Lascelles, Baring, Freemantle. Mistresses—Barrington, William. Lascelles, Robinson, H. Clive, Smith Owen, Buller, Howard, Barrington, Williams Wynn, Shipley, Freemantle. Misscs—Forester, Liddell, Greville, Hervey, Barrington, Rice, Murray, Vernon, Lawrence, Robinson, Percy, Neville, Williams Wynn, Bullers (two), Dean, Becket, Beresford, Tennison, Swinburne. We hae great pleasure in publishing, that the whole of this magnificent and unique Mansion was renovated by English Artists; and that the whole of the manufacture is the produce of this country. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Countess Lieven and her two sons, Counts Paul and George, at Ashhurnham-House, from the Continent; Lord G. H. Cavendish, from Newmarket; Lord Lynedock, at Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, from Newmarket; the Marquis of Lo thian, from Scotland ;Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Gordon, in Glou cester-place, from their seat in Norfolk; J. H, Allan, Esq. in Portland-place, from his seat in Wales; D. Shafto, Esq. in Upper Grosvenor-street, from his seat, Yorkshire ; Mrs. Drake Tyrwhitt Drake, and family, in Upper Brook-street ; R. T. Parker, Esq. and Henre Brooks, Esq. at the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn-street, from their seat in Lancashire; Sir G. and Lady Jerningham, the Misses Jerningham, and Mr. Edw. Jerning ham, at Batts' Hotel, Dover-street, from their seat, Cossey Hall, Norwich ; Mr. and the Misses Salisbury, at ditto, from their seat near Salisbury ; Mr. and Mrs. Swinton and Family, at ditto. The Earl and Countess of Limerick entertained Emily Marchioness of Londonderry and a distinguished party al dinner yesterday, at their house in Mansfield-street. Lord and Lady King gave a grand dinner on Thursday to Lord Porchester, Lord Clifton, Lord Ellenborough, Lord Cawdor, Sir Edward Codrington, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, Mr. George Fortescue, Mr. Wm. Ponsonby, &c. at their house in Dover-street. i, '40 .444tt.i la ti it. • Pi .. : •'-",- , ......,„ ~...k) / 41 0 , „ ,„,,,e.4* •. k• r";.,., :,t... 4 )1 1 , 4 •ls ~.. A4* ' ' liigkr 7 /40 ~.- • " r, • 'F l irl i oi ' ~.All. t; i 4, • -t, ~..-1gr:&,....,-: ~.-:,- - -7 ).,.. i, 1-:' - - .4 , • - -,- , sac; • ' 7 .:CER OT l i -':, `'. ji.,,i*, ,- s44'Alf"-'- - RVP:VIIO7 • P . i . • i • UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, MAY 7.—Tuesday, May 4, the Rer. George Chandler, D. C. L. some time Fellow of New College, was ap pointed Canon Bampton's Lecturer for the year 1825. ECCLESIASTICAL P REF EIVIVIENTS.—The Rev. rt. C. Pole, M. A. of St. Mary Hall, in this University, to the Rectory of Pa!Mourne, Derbyshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. Ed ward Pole, B. C. L. ; Patron , E. S; Chandos Pole, Esq. " f r h h e e v v able Living of Walpole St. Peter, N or f o lk ; P atron , t h e Ki ng . N I/ 1 . 7111 Rn . bCeht:ss,teArl A. ector of Denton, to the valu -111. Vicar of Haverhill, Suffolk, to tile Vicarage of Blyton, Cambridiceshire.L—Rev. T. Cook to the Vicarage of Brigstock cum Stanton, in the diocese of Peterbo rintrAtitelnVtliriaanZ has been appointed Head Gramm a r School, by the Common r o Mastertt g h t e h e R Rev. Council of that town, vice the Rev. 'l'. Hancock, deceased.— The Rev. Charles Sumner, Domestic Chaplain to his Majesty, will, it is said, succeed the Rev. Dr: Carr, as Clerk to the King's Closet. CAMBRIDGE, 11AY 7.—At a Congregation on Wednesday last, the following degrees were conferred : Hoitoectry Master of Arts. -..-Alexander Speirs, Esq. of Trinity College. • Masters of Arts.—Rev. George A. F. Hart, of Christ Col lege ; John R. Barker, of Christ College • Rev. Wm. Bran white Clarke, of Jesus College ; Rev. J. N. Davidson, of Queen's College. Bachelor in Civil Lars.—Rev: John Cleugh, of Trinity Hall. Bachelors of Arts.—Samuel Hirst, of Trinity College ; Edwin Pearson, of Trinity College ; Robert Augustus La fargue, of Sidney College; Henry Charles Luson Henry, of Jesus College ; Peter Bloomfield Jeckell, of Queen's College ; Arthur Pace, of Clare Hall. At the above Congregation a grace passed the Senate to raise the salaries of the Librarians to one hundred guineas a year.— Joseph Littledale, Esq. M.A..of St. John's College, one of the University Counsel, is appointed a Judgeof the Court of King Bench, in the room of Sir Rest, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.—The -- Rev Thomas Seymour, M.A. of Emmanuel College, has been collated to the vicarage of Mel bourn, in this county, on the resignation of the Rev. J. Brock lebank, Rev. Robt. Roberts, M.A. of St. John's College, vicar of Haverhill, Stiffolk, has been instituted to the vicarage of Blyton, Lincolnshire,on the presentation of the Right Hon. the Earl of Scarborough.—The Rev. 'l'. E. Miller, M.A. of Trinity College, has been licensed by the Bishop of Hereford to.the perpetual curacies of Bockleton, in the county of Wor cester, and Leysters, in the county of Hereford, on his own pe tition.—The King has been pleased to present the Rew ‘Vm. Chester, M.A: rector of Denton, to the rectory of Walpole St. Peter, in the count" of Norfolk, void by the death of the Rev. Alorphew.-11.1t. H. the Duke of Sussex has been pleased to appoint the Rev. W. E. L. Faulkner, M.A. of Corpus Christi College, and Rector of St. John's, Clerkenwell, one of his Royal Highness's Domestic Chaplains. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING, 1824. - - FRIDAY, PfAY 7. D. of Richmond's Dandizette beat Ld untingfield's Bst. 71b. each, D. I. 100 sov.---4 to 1 on Dandizette. 31r. Wilson's Pedrillo beat Ld Orford's Addy, Bst. 41b. each, T. Y. C. 100.-2 to 1 on Pedrillo.' _ IA Exeter's Ghost, by Captain Candid, out of Phantom, Bst. 31b. beat Sir S. Byng's Edward, Bst. 41b. D. M.. 50.-6 to 4 on Ghost. Sweepstakes of 100 soy. each, h. ft. for fillies rising 3 yrs old, Bst. 41b. I). M. Ld G. H. Cavendish's, by Orville, out of Barossa 1 D. of York's Humbug, by Hedley of Seymour A . 2 Won easy-5 to lon Orville—Three paid. Ld Eieter's Augusta, Bst. 71b. beat Mr. Udny's Emilius, Bst. 11b. D. M. 300-200 ft. Won 'easy-5 to 2 agst Augusta. (Triritr) YEAR.)—The Newmarket Stakes of 50gs. each, h. ft. colts list. 71b.; fillies, flit. 21b. ; D. M.—The owner of the second horse to receive lOgs of the Stakes Mr. Batson's c. by Phantom - - 1 D. of Grafton's ch. f. by Muley Won quite easy by a lengtb.,6 to 4 on Phantom: Six started.--Twenty paid.—The Judge placed but two. CHESTER RACES. This meeting, whlejiCOnnenceti on Monday last, afforded unprecedented sport with regard to the turf, for the particulars of which we refer our Readers to another part of our Paper ; in deed. the min d'iril of . f ."-" ~,,,nurse is beyond an ade quate uescription—no part of Europe attoraing the display of beauty expressed in the charms of our fair countrywomen, on the walls and in the grand stand, terminated by the view of majestic mountains of North Wale,- anti the inn; CU,UII Li y -gum who parade the race-course, is also worthy of our attention.— The ball at the Royal Hotel was numerously and elegantly at tended on Wednesday—another to be there on Friday—the theatre crowded to excess, as was Cook's circus, which admitted of the horses movin g w ith difficulty. Pantoccini, rope-dancing, monkies, Italians (vocal and instrumental), oratorio—a very fine selection, w i t h var ious other amusements, attracted the attention of the public. races have certainly increased in consequence o f l a te years, 'These races the exertions of several re spectable individuals, by wh os e means a very elegant grand peoplestand has for n Liverpool. been erected, as Si from the immense influx of now wwtelhel second commercial place in the 1 , haveich so been th at c world, ros b y - ( n w m h r o s s h e ) , so races n given up, which were upon th e population of Chester this week has been considered double the amount, which was about 20,000 by the last census. WEDNESDA?, MAT 5. The Dee Stakes of 50 gs each I t . ft for 3 ,-yr olds. Derby weights. Once round and a distance.. The owner of the se cond horse to receive hack his st a k e . 141 T. Stanley's b. c. Portrait, by Rubella - - 1 111 r. Houldsw orth's b. c . T he Miller of Mansfield - 2 Sir T. Stanley's b. c. by Filho da Puta - - - 3 Mr. Alytton's br. c. Owestry by Filho da Puta - . 4 Nine paid.-5 to 4 agst the Miller of Mansfield. Thi s w as a well-contested race, hut won by nearly a length. The Stand Cup, value 100 gs, the gift of the Stand Committee, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 g8 each, for all ages ; twice round and a distance ; 3-yr-olds, Est. 121 b. ; four, Bst. 21b. ; 1 five. Bst. 101 b. ; six and aged, 9st. ; mares and geldings al- lowed 21b. Mr. T. Hibbert's ch. h. General Nina, 4-yrs - . 1 14d Grosvenoea bl. m. Etiquette, 4-y rs _ - - 2 Mr. R. Buckley William's br. c. by Sir Oliver, 4-yrs - 3 Sir W. Wynn's b. h. Belmont, 5-yrs ~ - - 4 Six paid. This was a good race, and won by half a length. The Annual City Plate of 60gs., given by the Corporation ; three-yr-olds, 6st. 5119..; four, Bst. ; five, Bst. 121 b. ; six, and aged, list. 21b. Mares and geldings allowed 21b. Heats, thrice round. _ Mr. Roger's gr. h. Sir Edward, 5 yrs old - - 2 1 1 Major 0. Gore's br. h. Cuyp, 6 yrs old - - 1 3 2 Mr. Painter's ch. h. Hengist, 4 yrs old - - 3 2dr Mr. Watkin William's b. f. by Comus, 4 yrs old dr Sir AV. Wynne's br. h. Belmont, 5 yrs old - dr The first heat was won by .half a neck : the second was a good race; and Sir Edward won the third easy. The report of the defeat of our troops on the Gold Coast has unhappily been confirmed by the arrival of dis patches from that place. We still hope that the statements of our losses are greatly over-rated, and -we are strengthened in this hope, from the circumstance of the Colonial Office having received letters stating that Sir C. M`CaitTfty, although de feated, had rallied again. To this brave, intelligent, and en terprising officer, the colony is indebted for many judicious regulations, tending to its improvement and prosperity ; his loss, therefore, (should the report of his death prove true,) would be deeply felt, and we hesitate not in saying that it would be difficult to find one so well qualified to perform the many important duties which devolved on him. A Mr. Hutton has published a letter in the " SUN," in which ho gives it as his opinion, that from his personal knowledge of the character of the King of the Ashantees, he is convinced that Sir C. M`Carthy's life would be spared, if he has been made pri soner.—We sincerely wish this may prove to be the case.— (Southampton Chronicle.) PARISIAN COSTUMES. --The French adopt the same plan which takes place in our monthly Journals, of repre senting the costumes of their Ladies of high rank, except that theirs is a Tiarterly selection of their female fashions. A work of this kind is published in London. Each number consists of six plates of figures, representing elegant females' with the dresses coloured after the French examples, and to each is annexed a descriptive explanation in the French lan guage. There are also plates r epresenting the head dresses of the Ladies, and the flounces of their outward garments., A more copious description, with observations, concludes each number. The numbers at present amount to seven, and those which we have seen have sufficient merit in the engravings, and are well coloured. This work may be considered as a deside ratum to our fashionable Belles, from whom it seems to receive great encouragement. The following Gentlemen were yesterday called to the degree of Barristers at Law, by the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn :__Fitzroy Kelly, Esq., and Edward Bird, Esq. SE4AIEN'S BIBLE SOCIETY. Yesterday the Sixth .Anniversrif • Meeting of this auxiliary Society wlis'held at the City of London Tavern, and the Great Rama of that. establishment was filled with a most respectable assemblage. At twelve o'clock the Right Hon. Admiral Viscount Ex mouth, the President, took the Chair, supported by the Earl of Rocksavage and several eminent persons. After afew introductory remarks from the Noble Cfiarn- MAN, in which he expressed his gratification at again presiding at so numerous and respectable a meeting, and intimating that the East India Company had sent a liberal donation, his Lord ship called for the Report of the. Committee. The SECRETARY then read the Report,. which commenced by stating, that the success oithe Society had fully realized the expectations of those who formed it. There was still, however, great need for continued and increased exertion, and unless those exertions are perpetuated, the impressions which had been alreany made would in a great measure be lost and dissipated. The Society had been able to pay its debts, and the Committee had great pleasure in stating that they .had received an anony mous donation of 1091. The East India . Company had also, with that wonted liberality, subscribed 1001.; and the Committee had received in addition from this source, through the medium of Capt. 111 ortlock ofthe Hon. Company's Service, the sum of 291. as. collected by some of his friends in India. The receipts from the Ladies' Association at Westminster during the. Fast year have been 3 the f aic o i tna ng ation of that As s o c i a tion. During the an aggregate of 263/. 16s. paid to the Treasurer x the Society's form a ti on 5,686/. 17s. has been a our merchantseamen w ith t h e Scriptures, sriiseydelarl to s, si nce . since li6l supplycs. e and the condition of that important body of men had been greatly meliorated, and the disposition on the part.of the sailors to supply themselves with the Bible is not at all diminished. Foralthough the exertions of the Society's agents in former years have been instrumental in furnishing thousands of seamen tract- I jog to the Port of London with copies; and thereby diminishing from year to year the number unprovided ;' yet it IV 7.13 gratifying to report that 764 Bibles and 114 Testaments had been sold to seamen at Gravesend in the past year. Besides these,- the So ciety's agent in London,_ who has visited ' 4619 vessels in the port of London during the year, has sold toseamen, principally in the coasting trade, 193 Bibles and 162 TcStaments ;thus mak ing 1263 copies sold during that period of time, and 168 sold in London—the total was 1431. In the first year of the Society's existence not less than 1705 Bibles and 4063 Testanients Were left at Gravesend by their agent without'payment ; such was the lamentable destitution of the sailors as to the Scriptures ; but such has been their inclination to purchase for themselves, and such the number found on board that the agent had not thought it necessary to leave more than 20 Bibles and 184 Testaments without payment. The total distribution since the formation of the Society was 8167 Bibles and 9769 Testaments. The Report, in conclusion, detailed a number of striking anecdotes -respecting the eagerness of the seamen to procure copies of the Bible, and of their improved moral condition. The Treasurer's Report exhibited the funds of the Society to be in a flourishing condition. It was then moved and seconded that the Report just read should be received, adopted, and widely circulated. The Rev. F. CUNNINGHAM, the Earl of ROCFSAVAGE, and others severally addressed the meeting in able speeches, and expatiated on the untility of the Society and the claims it had on public support. Thanks were voted to the Committee, to the Ladies, the Treasurer, Secretaries, and officers for the ensuing year. The thanks of the ociety were then voted to the Noble Ad miral in the chair, who in returning his acknowledgments ex pressed his approbation of the Institution. The meeting then adjourned.—A liberal collection was made at the doors. Cor.om BI A .-7( From a Continental Journal.) — M. VON Tiumnor.pT communicated to the French Academy of Sciences, at a late Sitting, the highly interesting accounts lie had received from M. M. BOUSSINGAULT anti MITER°, two distinguished travellers in South America, (whose latest letters are dated the 15th of January in the present year,) respecting an aerolite (or air -stone) weighing several quintals, which they had found in the mountains of Santa Rosa to the north-east of Santa 1N de Bogota. They also report upon a large mass of pure gold, weighing 1901 b. French, or B Arrobas Spanish, which was found in a small River that flows down from Vulcan Pucare, in the Popayan Country, called by the natives the Vinegar River. Large pieces of this noble metal, it Would seem, had been previously found in this River. According to the further statements made by the Gentlemen quoted from above, every thing was perfectly. quiet in Colombia, —nothing in fact was in progress but what was connected with the arts of Peace. Amongst other improvements they were busily em ployed in organizing the long projected Mining Academy at Bogota, and which, it was expected, would ultimately prove of great benefit to the State.—[This intelligence, observes the Foreign Editor, from whose Journal we have quoted, goes far appeared in the Journal de Debats.l TITF. ZODIACS.—Great doubt has in later times been thrown on the antiquity of the Egyptian zodiack, once thought to be very great, and that from a variety of causes. M. I,En RONNE, in Paris, in consequence of a writing which he found about a mummy recently brought froth Egypt by M. published a small t ract , b ear i ng t h e t i t l e of Critiques, and Ar c he o l og i ques sur Objet t a i s 'ons Zodiacales, q u i nous restent d e I'A nt i. d C "e .k os t ß L bs L eel a rv :T eas D tei , nont l aes i quite."--In this highly ingenious work the author attempts to skew, in the first place, that, under the Egyptian, Grecian, or Roman representations, none exist beyond the time of the Christian wra ; and, in the second place, there are none purely astronomical—being all, more or less, calculated for astrologi cal purposes.--(French Paper.) A letter dated Christiania in Norway, the 12th ult., says, the permission which Government granted to certain districts to pay their taxes in corn has been made avail able to some extent by the farmers. Up to the end} 61 the last year the Government agents had received 4,290 barrels of Rye, 11,433 barrels of Barley, and 41,993 barrels of Oats. A Mechanical Institute has lately been formed at Newcastle-upon-Tyne; and last week a large room, former ly used as an Auction Hall in that town, was fitted up as a Library for the subscribers, between two and three hundred in number. A great many valuable books have been gratuitously presented to the Institution. There is no truth in the report that Messrs. Sinclair and Jones are to be transplanted from the Garden to the Lane. The former has enter ed into a fresh engagement to sing 50 nights during the next season, and the latter's articles do not expire till next year. • Mr. BELzoNt.—We regret to learn that this enterprising and amiable man has not left behind him pecuniary resources by any means adequate to the wants of an interesting widow and of his aged parents, who were entirely dependent up on their children for support. The liberality and necessary ex penditure of Mr. B. prevented his accumulating any property Previous to the exhibition of the Egyptian Tomb, and the pub lication of his travels, both of which were for the time very profitable resources ; and his subsequent expenditure in pve 'sents to African and European authorities, to enable him to prosecute his researches, must have absorbed the greater por tion of what he had accumulated. Mr. Belzoni has left a widow, who was long the sharer of his trials and the partici pator of his pleasures, and to whom his death must prove a blank in nature never to be filled up. Mr. Francis Belzoni. who is a few years younger than his deceased brother, has all his predilection for travelling and the acquisition of scientific know ledge. The invitation given to him, according to the Irish papers„ by the Pacha of Egypt and the encouragement for some. 4me held out by a celebrated antiquary in this coun try, and also by one of our official residents in Egypt, will probably induce Mr. Francis Belzoni to attempt to follow up the discoveries of his brother. A FATHER STABBED BY HIS OWN SON.—A most unnatural crime was perpetrated two days since at the house of Mr. John Gregory, a straw-hat-manufacturer, No. 5, Great Dover-street, Blackfriers-road. The family consisted of Mr. Gregory, his wife, and eight children, six of whom, and Mr. Gregory himself, had just finished their breakfast, when two of the elder sons, the one named George, came in, and were left by their father to prepare their own repast, while he went into the shop on business ; just previous to their coming, one of the younger boys, who had risen from table, asked his father for more bread and butter, which he, considering mere wanton ness, re f use d him. During the father's absence, the boy sdught to obtain from his brother George that which his father had denied, and succeeded; and the brother was proceeding to the cupboard with the intent to cut him another slice, as the father re-entered the room, and endeavoured to prevent the in fraction of his orders, by keeping the door of the cupboard closed with his hand ; and then it was that, infuriated by the opposition, the unnatural son plunged the pointed table-knife he held in his hand into the body of his parent, on the left side close to the groin. The wounded man, streaming with blood, staggered to a seat in the shop, exclaiming, "Oh ! George, you have killed me; I fear you'll suffer for this." Surgical aid was instantly resorted to, when a prompt removal was ..de termined on, and he was conveyed to Guy's Hospital, where ti n e; remains in a most dangerous state. The son is not ye custody. COURT OF CHANCERY—(Tms The LORD CHANCELLORWas occupied in hit private chamber for a short time prior_ to coming into Court this morning. On taking -his' seat, his Lordship said he. had now gone through, the papers in that long litigated Cause of Brown and De Tastet, and would dispose of that pal - t2 , -. which related to Mr. Courtenay's Report pa:. Tuesday. SENDING LETTERS TO HIS LORDSHIP.—Iiii Lordship then said, -there was a cause-of exparte Smith, in which he had meant to have given judg-i ment this day, but as Mr. Smith had thought' lit to Write to his Lordship a letter, which he now, held in his hand, and also to forward him Bevel-rd:- affidavits, he should not do -so without making:, the other side acquainted with their contents. lie had had frequent occasion to deprecate such.: conduct, but in the present instance he made:, every allowance for the- anxiety of that gentle— man ; still -however it was but fair that all should be aware of what was communicated to the Court, and, until the Counsel on the other side had read the papers, he should postpone giving judgment.. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT—(Tms DAY.) EX-PARTE CARTER IN THE MATTER OF MIN. , CHIN, A BANKRUPT.—This cause, which has been so often before the public, was this day again set down for hearing, on a motion made by the par ties. On its being called on, Mr. BEAL]) said he had received no notice that it was to be heard, and had not had the affidavits, After some COQ-. versation, the Vice-CBANcier.Loa ordered it to stand over, observing, that the system of having causes set down for hearing ought to be put a stop to, unless the parties appeared when it was called on. ROYAL NAVY, Stc. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 7.—The Queen Charlotte, Captain Nash, was put out of commission at this port on Monday last: The Seringapatam has been ordered to be brought forward for being commissioned; Captain Byron has been spoken of as likely to command her. We understand that in consequence of the drawing-room being postponed, his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence will not embark on board his yacht until after the 13th inst. Admiral Sir George Martin's flag was struck on board the Victory, on Saturday last, going upon leave; Captain T. Dun. dal, of the Bulwark, has in consequence hoisted a broad pen. dant on board his ship during the absence of the Commander in-Chief. The Jasper, Captain the Hen. G. 11. NV. Trefusis, having undergone a refit will return to Jersey in the course of a few days, in order to afford protection to our oyster fisheries near that island. It is intended to remove the head-quarters of the Royal Marine Artillery from Chatham to this place, which removal it is expected will shortly be effected. Four frigates will be commissioned immediately, namely, the Seringapatam, at this port; the Blonde, at Woolwich ; the Dartmouth, at Plymouth ; and the Diamond, at Chatham..—. Seme line-of-battle ships are said to be bringing forward like wise, to be stationed at the different ports, in addition to the present number of guard-ships. Reports are in circulation that a Russian squadron;cxxsist. ing of four line-of-battle ships and three frigates, have put to sea, but they are not very generally received. The Terror bomb vessel will proceed immediately to the Mediterranean, to act against Algiers. Ships at Spithead—Terror and Jasper. In Ilarbour—Victory, Wellesley, Albion, Bulwark, Royal George, William and Mary, yacht; Jupiter, Saniarang, Medina, Cyrene, Sparrow:. hawk, Linnet, and Quail. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. PORTSMOTTTII, MAY 7.—Wind S.W. --St iled the Terror_ bomb, for off Algiers ; Surrey transport. ibr Malta ; Cato ar,..t, Prince of Orange transports, for Cork ; Marquis of Huntly and Sally transports, for Greenock; and th e J as p er , to the Westward. Arrived the Glaphyra, Martin, from Antigua, and proceeded up Channel. DEAL, MAY 7.—Wind S.S.W.—The Seringapatam, All m, from Bahia to Hamburgh, was off the South Foreland thiq morning, and is reported to be in Dover Roads. Pas,ed the . Sultan and Yeoman, from London to Smyrna. The wLole of .. the outward-bound have sailed. PLYMOUTH, MAY 6.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived the Union, from London ; and John, Willis, from Cardifrfor Naples. • LIVERPOOL, MAY 6.—Arrived the Claude Scott,.--, from Maranham ; Albion, Fisher, Campeachy ; British Tar, from Sierra Leone, sailed 11th March ; Brothers, Hall, from New Orleans; and Jane, Salter, from Virginia. Off Torbay the Betsey, Aspill, from Mogatlore. On Tnesday last Dr. MAcWminTrit elected Physician to the Infirmary, Newcawle-upon-Tyne, in place of the late Dr. Glenton, by a considerable majority of votes, as against his two competitors, Dr. Keenlysid-.t and Dr. Wightman. • In The London Gazette to-night, the followinj, ' Will be published as the average prices of the twelve maritime' . districts in the week ending on the let of Itlay :—Wheat, 655. sd. ; Rye, 425. 4d. ; Barley, 365. ; Oats, 245. 4d. ; Beans, 395. hi.; Peas, Ms. 9d. • • About one o'clock yesterday a gentleman b. served something floating near Sadler's Wells, which, on closer inspection, he discovered to be the body of a female. With the assistance of the constable of that district, she was taken out and carried to the Blue Coat Boy public-house, where the landlord and landlady rendered every possible assistance, and a neighbouring surgeon, after about an hour's , indefati gable exertions, succeeded in restoring suspended animation. •.• Infidelity on the part of her lover is said to be the cause.of h er committing the rash act. • • • . . . Al uu nen. - —Yeatertlay, two men, each o f w h om appeared to be about 34 years of age, named Wm. Spencer and Samuel Johnson, were brought before James Scriven and Jas. Woolley, Esqs., Surrey Magistrates, charged upon suspicion ' with having murdered Mary Wilkins, the wife.of Heriry.Wil kins, of 15, Magdalen-street, Bermondsey, a-carrnan, iti the • '• employment of Mr. Myers, Fel'monger, of Bermondsey. The deceased had been found in the Surrey Canal, on Saturday last, with marks of violence upon her person. It was at.first :. supposed, that she had fallen accidentally into the Cajal, but the rumours about the neighbourhood, which is now in a grew: state of agitation, having reached the above-mentioned A egi trates, an investigation was commenced at the Camberwelll workhouse, which was to be resumed this day. SHOCKING SUICIDE. — 'Tavern, 3 , e _ end.. a situation, through a friend, about ri three h e hotly of Mr. Cl)ai. road, before J. W. Ihrwrx, Esq. upon found on Byson, a young man about 18 ve r 4 1 ? 67 " ears by u. Holland, a watch- • o'clock an Inquisition was held It e h s e t last Tuesday night about suspended twelve by a clothesline from 111,. man, on going his rounds, _.,. I t appeared the deceased branch of a tree in the Grove d -reen h a d served his apprenticeshi ; t was of respectable parents, an the business, he lived with I hi: master in expectation a ow' Globe e rt t l a v a t, to which he expected to be appointed • " in some public departme any's Docks. lie latterly p 'el in the East India ComPoung lady (whose name We for ob • unre mitting attention to a 3% 1 a shoemaker; hut not _l c i ) !En ri g ing , en ti ,to whom he was • _ obvious s particularly at reasons forbear to n ever t id not give him that tached. The lady 1 -I ? , v _ ft - tions merited Ishe • encoaragenn nt -htliisa ec , ant latte:ly received which he them,. . 1 suitor. This, • of a rive . • with the disappointment on the addresses . . delayv. i n o btainin.r the situation, theeat alteration in his conduct was latterly ' d appa- mind, ' that a „,r Hi s mother paid him every attent i on which his state re r equired , ; d an d endeavoured to soot h e hi m as much as in her • power lay. On Tuesday fortunate ilst taking a walk, he met the ladY, together with his more rival ; and it is sly,- . se a that in his uneasy state of mind, this circumstance so Po affected him as to drive him to the commission of the rash act. After the examination of the watchman and the elder brother of the deceased, the Jury returned a verdict of—" Temporary Insanity." prin• f the even liim ns of Cen- Four finny to nce, .rio- pre7 inor at ; th- be to iks the the I it Ide ids no ca— rill ct sly 117. .sra ntil ,to, en a s of the leir led