The Sun. — London, England, 1824-06-30 00:00:00

THE THENTRE. DaenY-LANE.---Mr. BRAHAM, w h ose high mus ical powers are justly estimated by the Pub lic, had his annual benefit last night at this Theatre. The musical treat which the bills an nounced naturally attracted a very numerous audience. The first piece was an Opera, entitled The Devil's Bridge, which was supported by Mr. BRAIIAIU, and all the m usical and comic strength of the Company. On this occasion Miss MELVILLE, a Lady who has deservedly been admired for her musical taste and s cience as a concert singer, as well as for her voice, made her first appearance ou the, hoards of a Theatre. The novelty of the situation at first produced timidity and embarras meta, but she recovered her powers and excited m uch applause. The Public are indebted to Mr. Bitanam for bringing more forward a lady who promises to become a very interesting actress. — During the progress of the Piece, there was a call f or IVIr.Ho allov hose place appeared to be supplied by an ordinary chorus singer; but Mr. KNIGHT, who came forward, stating that Mr. HORN was d re ssing for his part, and would appear when the occasion demanded him, soon allayed the storm. H e did then appear, and was well received. The second Piece was a musical Melange, entitled The Feast of Apollo, and was again supported by a ll the vocal talents of the company, with the ad dition of Miss CAREW, who, thought she volun tarily quitted the Stage, and has devoted herself t o private t eac hi n g, readily came forward to sup port a musical brother. The whole WUS a rich repast. After this Concert, another clamour was ra ised for INcLEnoiort who wa s ex pected to join in " All's _Well," as the audience were anxious to see thei r once popular veteran, and at length Mr. ELLISTON came forward, and, after stating that Mr. Isci,EnoN's name had not been announc ed in the play-bills, observed that he was either too much indisposed or too timid, after so long an absence from London, to appear before them. This explanation also appeased the tumult. The whole concluded with the Farce of What Next? and the company departed at a late hour, fully satisfied with the treat which Mr. I.34tAllAil had afforded them. LONGEVI'T'Y. There is now living at Hill, near this town, (southampton), an old man of the name of Landy, who has attained his 101st year. The following are some of the parti- Calm's of his life :—He was born at Chelmsford in the yea 1723, where in the early part of his life he followed the occu pition of a gardener. He entered the army by enlisting into the Inniskinen dragoons, in which regiment he served during the German wars in the reign of George 11. Among other actions he wa s actively engaged in the battles of Minden and Warburgh, at the latter of which he had his horse shot under him, both his l egs were broken in the fall, and in that situation he received a severe sabre wound in his right flank, which occasions him much pain and uneasiness at this distant period. After his re turn to England, he was by the Duke of Gloucester's orders made a sergeant in the Ist Guards, at that time, commanded by t he Duke; and he was on duty at Kensington Palace on the day that George the Second died. After many years servitude in the Guards, he became invalided on a pension. He, however, s ubsequently joined the 41st, then an invalid regiment under the command of Colonel 'Nab—this was prior to the Ameri can war. From the 41st, 600 men volunteered into the olst, Under Col. Pringle, to do garrison duty at Minorca for three Years; among these was bandy. But the American war break ing out, they were obliged to remain there upwards of 10 years, an d were at last relieved by force of arms, at the fatuous defence of that island by Sir George Lennox. Out of the 600 volun teers, Landy was one out of seven only who returned to Eng land ! After thishe was in the 100th Regiment till the close of the war, when he quitted the army as a worne-out invalid.— Adrift in the world, accident threw him on the spot where he v ow lingers, and where he has since resided forte/ years, a useful m ember of society, having regularly performahis daily labour a s a gardner till very recently. But lately he has not been able to do so ; to use his own phrase, he is now growing an old man, and cannot work.' For his service in the last three Regi ments he receives no benefit, as the pension which lie has was granted anterior, and for services prior to his joining the 41st. The pittance that he has is enough to keep him front the poor house and that is all! But surely the man who served his country , and bled in its defence, who has passed the antarctic c ircle of five score years, and has entered the frigid zone of hu man life, has a natural right to expect something beyond a mere . vtisting pittance without any comforts. His relations are all long since dead—his early friendsare gone—he has outlived them all—he is left a stranger in the world—a new creation has arisen up around him—and shall he, the veteran of the village, be left to linger on the brink of his grave unheeded and forgotten, des titute of those little comforts which alone are needful to soothe the pangs of his decayed and shattered frame, and to cheer the few solitary hours that he has yet to come? But enough—why need I say more. He who has lived a hundred ' years unat tended by any extraordinary events, demands (if he be in need) the attention of the beneficent; much more a. character like James Landy. And should this brief memoir meet the glance of those who may feel commiseration for the hoary veteran, they n eed only walk as far as Hill, and ask for old Landy, and any c hild will point to the cottage where he dwells.—(Southampton County Chronicle.) Mr. LACY and Mrs. BIANcHI LACY have re cently returned from India to London, but are not likely to resume their public profession, on a ccount of the successful exertion of their talents in that country. A letter from Marseilles mentions that an in habitant of that city having fallen dangerously ill, wished to make his will, and declared his intention of leaving 400 francs to the poor, and the rest of his property to his nephew. The latter baying left the house, to accompany the doctor part of th e way home, found his uncle quite dead on his return, and learnt that the curate bad taken away several bags of money, to the amount of six thousand francs, to - the parson- 1 age. On the heir demanding restitution, the c urate acknowledged that he had taken the money away, but declared that the defunct had verbally ordered him to take the sum in qu est n, distribute the same among the p oor ; but the h - " - e- ,-- ^ ,t.f u ted this allegation by pro ducing the. will of tii ,.- d e sed, which fixed his donation at 400 francs . b" a t_ • " ''•4l is the present state o f the case ; th e procuratcn of the King has the affair in ha n d. NVe know thu. possession is, according to a vulgar adage, nine PG- Its o f the law ; and `% hen those points are in posse.ion of the church * * * *.—(Journal du Commerce:, IfIuEaNzAINT LOVE AMA Itt.—MiSs ottm s B Y. — We understand that this young lady, whose love affair has recently occupied so much of the time and attention of the Court of King's Bench, has taken refuge from all further persecution in the arms Of her lover. The fugitives, we arelin formed, Were overtaken soon after leaving Holy head, by the gentleman in question, who imme diately called to his aid the civil Authorities, and the lady being o f age , those who held her under illegal restraint were compelled forthwith to re lease her. Sh e immediately placed herself under l i : protection. t . ( •cr • . ........, k , A 7.1 v .3 '7 t• P i 'A z ., C•< , t e ;k92 '? , f ,, sk '4 osi,..cs. c_,.,,,,,,,c,--) ~(.- './..Nci5 , , , --4 1,---:-... . ~-, 7 4,7::, -ci 7. •4- - ' ~ :;::4 6 ' - , - ..- 4 1: ' - ,-- , ' : i. `.4 . :; ... 4".i.../41V:i . a.1 .. „,.; - ' ae 4. \'• L- .06 . '"- i )) :. 4 d ' l.'t !-- tp f -eA 11 , :R or I. • e C'h c:., cfr * cl4 '4E4 THE KING. WINDSOR, JUNE 29.—1 t is expected that his MAJESTY will take up his residence at the Royal Lodge on Saturday next. This morning his Grace the Duke of Wellington, Lord Liverpool, Lord Aberdeen, and Sir C. Long, Commissioners of the Grant for the repairs of Windsor Castle, arrived for the purpose of inspecting the plans. Immediately after their ar rival Mr. Jeffrey Wyatt proceeded to the Castle, and laid the whole of his plans before them for inspection, and we have no doubt but the alterations will immediately commence. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. His Grace the Archbiship of Tuam, his Lady and family, from Cheltenham, at Warren's Hotel, Regent-street; Earl Thanet, from Paris, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street; the Hon. Charles Tollemache, from his seat, in Herts, at ditto ; Thomas Page, Esq. from Cobham, at ditto ; Major Sparrow, from a tour, at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street ; Edward Kelly, Esq. from ditto, at ditto; J. H. Unwin, Esq. from Hants, at ditto; Sir H. Vivian, from his seat, Beechwood, Hampshire, at ditto; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, from a tour, at ditto; Sir H. Fane, from his seat, in Hampshire, at ditto. DEPART unEs.—Lord Frederick Lennox, for his brother's, the Duke of Richmond's seat, Goodwood, Sussex ; Lord Al thorpe,"Tor the Isle of Wight ; Mr. and Lady Jane Peel, for Lord Braybrook's seat, Audley End; Lady Jones and family, for their seat in Hants; Mr. and Lady Wilbraham, for Worth-. ing ; NV. I'. Honeywood, Esq. M. P. for his seat, Mark Hall, Essex ; Lady Halford, for her seat in Leicestershire ; Sir Robert and Lady Buxton, for their seat, Shadwell Lodge, Norfolk ; Mrs. Colonol Wright, of the Royal Artillery, with her niece, Alin Burnside, and Capt. Kent, Royal Navy, for Paris ; the Rev. T. Halford, for Cambridge. PRINCE LEOPOLD'S GRAND ENTERTAINMENT. Monday night Prince LeoPOLD gave another Grand Enter tainment at Marlborough House.—The Concert was under the able arrangement and direction of Sir George Smart. The fol lowing is a list of the eminent performers :—`Madame Catalani, Mrs. Salmon, Miss Goodall, Madame Vestris, Madame Szy manowska, Master Smith, Messrs. Vaughan, W. Knyvett, Hawes, Duruset, Philips, T. B. Sale.—Mr. Braham was en engaged for the occasion, but he sent an apology to Sir George Smart at a late hour on Monday night.—The re freshment rooms were opened soon after eleven o'clock, when, as usual, a most princely banquet was displayed in the ele gant and costly ornaments, massive services of plate, beau tiful services of china, from Chamberlain's Worcester ma nufactory. The refreshments were the most choice, and in great abundance, pines and the most rare fruits. The whole of the refreshments of the different entertainments were prepared and arranged under the direction and superintendence of Mr. Steinhart. The company continued to arrive from be fore ten o'clock till near twelve, without intermission. The Ladies were most magnificently.dressed, and there was an in creased display of costly ornaments, of tiaras, wreaths, ban deaus, &c. on their heads, besides ear-rings, necklaces, brace lets, &c. Among, those the most conspicuous were, the Marchioness of Cholmoncldey, the Countess Grosvenor, Vis countess Belgrave, Marchioness Conyngham, Lady G. Caven dish, Countess of Lonsdale, Mrs. Percy, &c. The perfume from the growing trees, shrubs, &c., in the Grand hall of the spacious mansion, was extremely refreshing. The following were among the distinguished visitors : The Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester, Princess Augusta, Princess Sophia Matilda, the - Fri:rice of Prince and Princess Polignac, Princeis Feodore. Dukes—Northumberland, Somerset, Dorset, Quiche, 'Wel lington. Duchesses—Richmond, Northumberland, Bedford, Welling ton, Dowager Leeds. Marquises—Hertford, Winchester, Lansdown, Huntly. Marchionesses—Salisbury, Tavistock, Winchester, Conyng ham, Huntly, Emily of Londonderry. Earls—Aboyne, Errol, Lonsdale, Bathurst, 'Warwick, Ve rulam, Westmorland, Caernarvon, Howe. Countesses—llchester, Errol, Lieven, Lonsdale, Wemyss, Aboyne, Dowager Warwick, Bathurst, Belmore, Jersey, Howe, Harrowby, Verulam, Darnley, Brownlow, Mountnorris , Shef field, \Warwick. Viscounts—Deerhurst, Belgrave, Chetwynd, Sidmouth, Mel ville, Templetown. Vicountesscs—Belgrave, Chetwyrid, Powerscourt, Melville, Anson. Lords—Tullamore, Redesdule, Selsey, Rexley, W. Russell, H. Thynne, Prudhoe, Ravens worth, Waterpark, G. Cavendish, Stuart. Harvey, G. Bentinck, Normanton, C. Ludlow. Ladies—Tullamore, Kerrison, Rowley, Ashley, Gardiner, J. Thynne, Ellenborough, W. Russell, C. Manners, C. Drum mond, S. Robinson, Ann Beckett, Pratt (two), Greville (two), Tucker, C. Stanhope, Ravensworth, Bathurst (two), Charter's (two), Waterpark, G. Cavendish, Ramsden, Ann Cullen Smith, E. Conyngham, Carrington, Stuart, Trollope, Ann Beresfoid, Isabella Brydges, Ryder (two), 11. Herbert, De Rous, C. Dun das, Farquhar, Say and Sele, King, H. Mitchell, M. Coates, Cooper, C. Sturt, Grantham, C. Ludlow, J. Annesley, Acland, Buggins, C. Rowley, Borough, Fitzroy. Ambassadors and Ministers—Russiap,- French, Neapolitan, Dutch, American, Prussian, Portuguese, Danish, I3avariau, Counsellor to the Austrian Embassy. Bishop of Ely—Dean of Windsor. Barons —Fogel, De Cetto. Counts—laudolf, Villa Real, de Moltke. - Right Honourables—Sir J. Leech, W. Huskisson—F. Ro binson, W. Wynn. Sirs—W. Waller, E. Kerrison, C. Rowley, A. Barnard, C. Long, R.. Chester, E. Tucker, J. Trollope, Neave, J. Cop ley, C. Hunter, J. Brydges. Honourable Misses—Grosvenor, Upton, Addington, Dundas, I\l tford, _ _ _ Rev. Doctor Stanier Clarke—Rev. Mr. Sterkey. Doctor Phillimore. Generals—Talyor, Loftus. Major Davidson. Captains—Conroy, Holford. Messieurs—W. Bosanquet, Cullen, Smith, Denison, 'Wat son, Taylor, Pearse, Graham, W. Stewart, Bankes, jun. Dundas, Law, Drumfriond, Greenwood, Coventry, Capel, Strangeways, Lloyd, G. Harris, - Warre, Percy, Cunliff„ Leicester, Mime Sumner, Calcraft, Abercrombie, Brad shaw, Gordon, Simpson, Colville, G. Banks, De Burgh, Mistresses—Hon. Mrs. West, Biddulph, Phillimore, W. Bosanquet, Watson Taylor, Conroy, Pearse, Stonier Clarke, Graham, Lloyd, Huskisson, Coventry, W. Wynn, Arbuthnot, P ercy, Cunliff, Thompson, Abercrombie, W. Stewart, Selwyn, Malcolm, Sheldon, Stables, Sheridan. Mines—Waller, Rowley, Biddulph, Grimston, Arbuthnot, West, Beresford, Coleman, Smith (two), Fitzroy, Patten Bold (two), Ranisden, Cavendish (two), Russell, Mitchell, Forrester, Liddell (two) Chetwynd (two), Bennett, Lloyd (two), Law (two), Pearse (two). THE COUNTESS OF SEFTON'S BALL. The Countess of SEFTorr gave a grand ball on Monday even ing at her house in Arlington-street. The three spacious draw ing rooms were most brilliantly illuminated ; the back one, the Park, w as e l egant ly fitt e d up for dancing ; the floor was .f-!autifully ch a lk e d, an d was d ecora t e d w ith a profusion of pots of h•R ,choicest flowers. The ball commenced about half past elevert,Yclock, and finished soon after five yesterday morning. Thcre,eze present about 300 persons of the haut ton, a mong whom weremPrince and Princess Polignac, the two Princes Sangsyko, Priiicuilortehacoff, the Russian Ambassa dor and his Lady, the Duke of Leeds, the Duchesses of Bed, ford, Argyll, Richmond, anyt Dowager of Leeds, the Marquis and Marchiones of Londo L lerry, Emily Marchioness of Londonderry, the Marquis and Marchioness of Dowr?shire, the Marquis and 'Marchioness of Huntley, the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, the Marquis of Camden and Lady Pratt, the Marquis of Hertford, the Earl and Countess of Bris tol, Earl and Countess of Aboyne, Earl and Countess of Tan kerville, Earl of Rosslyn, Earl and Countess of Lonsdale, Earl Grey, Earl Jersey, Earl and Countess of Harrowby and Lady Mary Ryder, Earl of Winchelsea, Countess Cowper., Lord A. Hill, Lord Groves, Viscount Andover, Lord 0. A. Hill, Earl and Countess of Mansfield, Colonel Macdonald, &c. GRAND DINNERS. Count and Countess Lieven gave an elegant Entertainment on Monday to the Ambassador of the Netherlands and his Lady, Prince d'Aremberg, the Earl and Countess of Harrowby, the Earl of Westmoreland, Lady G. Fane, Lord and Lady W. Russell, Lord St. Helen's, Mr. and Mrs. Huskisson, and several other distinguished personages, at Ashburton House. The Earl and Countess of Harewood gave a grand Dinner on Monday, at Harewood House, Ilanover-square. In the evening the Earl and Countess had a numerous assembly-of personages of the first distinction. The Puke of Grafton ,entertained a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at his house in Clarges-street. Lord Alvanley had a dinner party yesterday, at his house i❑ Park-place, St. James's. J. G. Lambton, Esq. M.P., had a dinner party yesterday, at his villa at Wimbledon. GRAND DINNER ♦T TIIWIOTEL, IN CARNARVON; GIVEN TO :4IEUT.-GENERAL THE MARQUIS OF ANGLESEY, ON THE Bth Instant, being the Anniversary of the glorious and ever memorable Battle of Waterloo. The services of the Noble Marquis on the above eventful day, and the severity of his wounds in the performance, are too inde libly impressed on the grateful and sympathising hearts of his countrymen to need recapitulation from ourselves. When the shortness of the notice is considered, the number and respecta bility of those assembled, is very gratifying ; a list of whom we subjoin. It had been first agreed upon that the Rev. H. Jones, should take the Chair, but upon hearing the arrival of our re vered Lord Lieutenant, I', A. Smith, Esq. at Vaenol, the pre ceding evening, a deputation was appointed to wait upon him, begging his acceptance of the Chair, which was imme diately complied with. Oti the followine•morning,the Chairman, accompanied by the Stewards, and the Staff' Sergeants of the Carnarvon 9lilitia, bearing colours, with a military band, wait ed the landing of his Lordship on the extensive pier, which was filled with spectators, who, on his Lordship's landing, rent the air with acclamations, the battery at Porthyraur firing 13 guns. Thus accompanied, his Lordship, supported by his brother, Sir Charles l'aget, M.P. for the borough, proceeded to the hotel. The following is a list, as far as we can collect, of the company assembled on this highly gratifying occa sion : 'rhos. A. Smith, Esq. I.ord Lieutenant of the County, in the Chair. Rev. Henry Jones, Vice. STIWAIIDS—Richard Garnons, Esq.; Rice Thomas, Esq. Rev. J. W. Trevor; Captain Parry, R.N.; J. Goddard, Esq. ; Rev. W. W. Williams. The most noble the Marquis of Anglesey ; Sir Charles Paget, M. P. ; Sir William Clerke, Bart. ; Dr. Mason ; Rev. J. Jones, Amlwch ; Captain 'Sewell • Rev. Mr. Rowlands, Plasgwyn ; Rev. David Williams ; Rev. C. B. Clough ; Rev. E. Smedley ; Rev. James Williams; Rev. Henry Owen ; Counsellor Williams • Messrs. W. Jones, H. Roberts, 0.0. Roberts, E. Snow, (Beaumaris,) W. Roberts, 11. B. Halsam, J. Morgan, Rd. Roberts, J. Exans, Prothonotary, Pierce Thomas, Robert Williams, J. Millington, G. 'Bettiss, Rd. Williams, J. Price, Griffith Jones, J. Conran, T. Spencer, Joseph Jones, G. B. Roose, James Roose, W. Williams, W. Turner, H. Turner, Thos. Jones, W. L. Caldecot, Edw. Carreg, C. A. Smedley, R. Humphries, T. Goddard, W. P. Poole, W. Williams, J. 'Williams, J. Paynter, J. Pritchard, C. Broster, &e. &c. On entering the large dining room at the Hotel, which extended across the whole extensive front, we were much pleased at the tasteful decorations of the rooms.—Festoons of laurel, oak, and other evergreens, interspersed with flowers, ex ten d e d over the whole of the apartment.—On a scroll at the upper end appeared in large character, " Water loo, 18th June, 1815," and at the lower end, " Anglesey and Victory," each surmounted with military ensigns. After the cloth was withdrawn, the following toasts were drank, with all those feelings of loyalty and attachment, which ever characterize our public meetings. After the King, Duke of York and the Army, Duke of Clarence and the Navy, and the rest of the Royal Family, had been drank— the Chairman proposed the health of the Gallant Marquis, who in the great Battle of Waterloo, the anniversary of which we were then met to celebrate, commanded the Ca valry of his country, and every man in Great Britain duly and gratefully estimates his great services on that day, The army of the enemy, as we all know, was commanded by one of the greatest Generals of the age—Buonaparte. Thank God, the victory was ours ; had the contrary been the case, the consequences to us would have been most deplorable. Ilis Noble Friend waialways the firm supporter of his King and ~t,- y . tfts - tocal Mend' were also parttetnarty-mdebred to him for many and great advantages, obtained by his interfer ence; the grant of 15,0001: for the blasting of the Swilly rocks, and the improvement of the navigation of the Menai, is entirely through his enterference.—(Drank with great enttfasiasm.) The Man Qttts rose,.declaring he accepted their kind recep tion of him with lively gratitude—and also begged to express the same for his companions in arms. Nothing (the Noble Marquis observed) was so gratifying to one who had served his country and fought in her battles, as the praises and kind at tentions of his countrymen. It is this, Gentlemen, which heals all wounds.—( Loud cheering.)—The present company he was certain, should opportunity ever offer, would act with the same spirit as he had done, and for whichthe sons of Cambria were ever celebrated.—His Lordship begged permission to drink all their healths, and thanks to them for the kind manner in which they had drank his.—(Loud and continued cheering.) The Noble MARQUIS then gave the Duke of Wellington, observing, that any language he could use in proposing the health of so great a man was rendered quite unnecessary— to name him was sufficient—(Great cheering) ;—and again, without resuming his seat, gave—our worthy Chairman, the Lord Lieutenant of the county (continued cheering)— who had good humouredly observed, he should not detain them with long speeches, but drink all their healths in re turn.—Sir Charles Paget, M.P., for the Borough, who shortly returned thanks, declaring that the so invariably kind manner in which they received him and his connections, was indelibly impressed upon his heart.—(Cheering.) A number of other toasts were given upon this occasion, and in conclusion a variety of congratulatory addresses were re cited in praise of the Noble Marquis. The whole company separated at a late hour, after having spent an evening of un interrupted hilarity.—(Chester Courant, June 29.) By statute 6th . George 11., c. 37, it was felony without benefit of clergy to destroy an ash. Dr. Ash, a great wit, and friend of Swift, was once wet through with the rain, and upon going into an inn, asked the waiter to strip off his coat for him ; upon which the waiter started, and said he would not, for it was felony to strip, an Ash. Dr. Ash used to say he would have given SOL to have been the author of that pun. 'When ZOFFANT began his picture of the Royal Family there were ten children. Ile made his sketch accordingly, and attending two or three times, went on with finishing the figures. Various circumstances prevented him from pro ceeding—his Majesty was engaged in business of more consequence; her Majesty was engaged; some of the Princesses were engaged, and some of the Princes were unwell. The completion of the picture was consequently delayed, when a messenger came to inform the Artist that another Prince was born, and must be introduced in the picture. This was not easy, but it was accom plished with some difficulty. All this took up much time, when a second messenger arrived to announce the birth of a 'Princess, and to acquaint him that the illustrious stranger must have a place on the canvas. This was im possible without a new arrangement ; one half of the figures were therefore obliterated, in order that the grouping might he closer to make room. To do this was \ the business of some months, and before it was finished, a letter came from one of the maids of honour, informing the painter that there was another addition to the family, for whom a place must be found. " This, (cried the artist) is too much ; if they cannot sit with more regularity I cannot paint with more expedition, and must give it upc" SHOCKING A CCIDENT.—On Saturday last, as a bricklayer's labourer was busily employed in re pairing the residence of a gentleman, at Clapham, he accidentally fell off the scaffold, a consider able bight, and was unfortunately killed upon the spot. FINE ARTS. THE MYSIOR.AMA.—A. Second Series of this interesting little Work has just been published by Mr. LEIGH of the Strand, fully equal if not superior to the first in point of execution. It consists entirely of Italian scenery, and pre serves that almost endless variety of landscape which constituted one of the principal features of the former. Series. The transposition of any one of the cards effects a complete change in the picture, and the views may thus be multiplied ad infinitum. It is designed with considerable taste, and altogether does great credit to the Artist, Mr. CLARK. The leading features of Italian scenery are very well introduced, and the romantic beauties peculiar to the delightful regions of Italy form a constant and pleasing variety. The idea is not, however, altogether new ; the French have, we believe, long been amused by similar changes of heads, and, in a still more remote quarter, the Chinese have for the amusement of their children a toy composed of moveable boards, which, by being reversed, present to the eye a constant assemblage of sprawling dragons, and other monsters of the Chinese school. The Mysiorama has, however, the merit of being an improvement upon the ori ginal idea, and from the beauty of the design and execution, is calculated not . only for the amusement of children,• but willialso afford a seasonable gratification, to persons of a more ad vanced age, and more matured intellect. GRF.TRY, the celebrated musical composer, who died a few years since at Paris, relates in some memoirs which he has left of himself, the circumstance of his first and last interview with Rousseau. " I was at the representation of the Fausse Maxie, when some one said to me, There comes Rousseau !' • I flew to meet him. How glaii I am to see you,' said he ; ' it is long since I imagined my heart to be inaccessible to the tender impressions which your music revives in it. I wish to become acquainted wi4 you ; or rather, I know you sufficiently by your words, and I am desirous of being your friend ! 0 ! Sir, ,my fairest reward is that of pleasing you by my talents." Are you married ? Yes.' ' Is your wife, as I have been told, a woman of genius ?' ' No.' I thought 110t.' 4 She is the daughter of an artist, who never speaks but as she feels : nature is her guide.' I thought as much ; I am fond of artists ; they are children of nature. I should like to become acquainted with your wife. I shall call to see her ' very often.' We continued together the whole of the performance, during which he pressed my hand twice or thrice, and we went out together. Little did I think that it was, the last as well as the first time I should see him. In the rue Francaise, the pavement was broken up,and the stones thrown into a heap. Rousseau seemed 'not to perceive them. I laid hold of his arm and said, ' Take care, M. Rousseau.' He drew back furiously with the words, Let me use my own faculties 1' I was thunderstruck. The coaches parted us ; he took his way, and I mimic, and we never after- wards spoke to one another." • SCARCITY.—To a stranger in this town, the Word scarcity" would appear quite a paradox, when he beholds the bustle at our quays, ship ping wheat, oats, meal, and flour away in full cargoes ; yet, notwithstanding, the poor famish, for potatoes, their only subsistence, is at a famine price, namely, eight-pence per stone ! and how, or where, is the eight-pence to be had; when em ployment is so scarce, and such numbers without means to purchase? There are yet full two months to come before the new crop of potatoes may be expected to come freely to market, during which time, if some relief be not afforded by the interference of Government, thousands must perish !—(Galway Paper.) ASCENT OF R. GREEN:—On Friday afternoon Mr. Green made another aerial excursion from Coventry, accompanied by a Mr. Brooks of that town, who, we under stand, paid fifty guineas for his seat in the car. After a voyage of fifty minutes' duration, and notwithstanding the weather was very tempestuous, the extent of their journey did not exceed fifteen miles, as they landed in a field belonging to Mr. Taylor, at Granborough, without the least accident, and returned to Coventry the same night in a chaise and four. The barometer being injured at starting, Mr. Green imagines the greatest alti tude of the balloon was about one mile from the earth. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—Mr. WEARY, a re spectable farmer residing near Liskeard, with his wife and daughter, were unfortunately drowned on Saturday morning last from the following circumstances :—Mrs. "Weary, being in ill health, was advised to try a change of air, and for this pur pose went to St. Germains to embark for this place. Mr. 'Weary's brother, who is a shipwright in the dock-yard, accom panied by Mr. AVarn, a sawyer, was there in waiting with a shore-boat and took them on board. When they came nearly op posite to Polbathick lake, the breeze became fair for their sail ing, and Warn went forward to step the mast; whilst in the act of doing this the farmer, who was sitting in the stern sheets, rose to give placei to his brother, in order that he might steer, and incautiously, being a very heavy man, sat down on the lee gunwale. The superincumbent weight instantly upset the boat, which filled and went down; leaving the parties floating. Warn and his companion being excellent swimmers, and re taining their self-possession, immediately looked round, and seizing an oar each, went to the assistance of the others ; and bidding them keep up their spirits, Warn placed an oar under the mother and daughter (a girl about nine years of agn), and Weary another under his brother; in this situation they re mained above half an hour, when the farmer sunk through ex haustion, and his daughter dropped from the side of her mother, to whom she tenaciously clung, and the waters closed over her. Warn still supported Mrs. Weary, until an hour and a quarter after the accident, when Mr. Creak, a farmer, who saw the boat upset from a great distance, came up, and took them on board. They immediately rowed to a culm vessel, - which was moored round the next point, and used every means in their power to restore suspcicd animation in the woman, but without effect. The bodies of the father and daughter were picked up on the reflux of the tide. Mr. Weary, finding his strength fast going through his exer tions to preserve his unfortunate brother, reached the shore with difficulty before the arrival of Mr. Geak's boat ; but too much praise cannot be bestowed on the persevering humanity of Warn, who regardless of personal danger, remained by Mrs. Weary to the last moment.—(Devottport Journal.) SELF-DESTRUCTION. — On Saturday morning the body of a young woman, a servant girl was dis covered suspended by the neck from a tree, at the back of her mistress's house in Pepper street, in this city, and quite cold. She had slept in the house the preceding night, is supposed to have left her bed by five in the morning, made her way to the fatal spot un dressed, and with her shawl perpetrated the fatal purpose of strangulation. No distinct cause could be traced to account for the awful occur rence, but from the evidence adduced before the Coroner's inquest, the Jury returned a verdict that she put a period to her life in a fit of tern , porary derangement.--(Chester Courant,June 29.) LAW INTELLIGENCE-. COURT OF KING'S BENCH-Crum DAT.. JUDGMEN.T.---THE KING V. LEW IS NATI! tf AND ELIZABETH HIS WIFE. Mr. GuttNEY moved the Judgment of the Court upon these defendants. The assault of which the defendants were found guilty was committed upon a young woman only 17 years of age, their servant. The Loan CUISF JusTicv. having read his notes on the trial, the male defendant put in it n affidavit, stating that he had a very large family, entirely dependa►it upon his labours for support, and that he had for some time past been labour.. jug under extreme ill health. Ws wife, who stood by him on the floor of the Court, seemed much concerned for her situation. Mr. ADOLPHUS, iu mitigation, said. the (le. fondants were a young couple, one '23 and the other 2'2 years of age, and they had a family of four children. The expences tiad already been very oppressive. Mr. GURNEY rose in aggravation. Mr. Justice BA yLKy then delivered the judg ment of the Court, in the course of which he severely reprobated the unjustifiable violence, which they shewed towards the you'll; girl, whom they ought to have protected, and sen sentenced the defendant, Lewis Nathan, to one. month's imprisonment in the Marshalsea i and or. dered his wife, Elizabeth;to be fined one shilling and discharged. BOW-STRFET- (rists DAY.) YOUTIITUL DEPitAVITY.-A lad, named Geo. Stevens, not more than 1.5 years of age, but who is well known to the Officers as being the asso ciate of a most daring gang of thieves, who infest the Theatres, was charged with attempting the ”ockets of several gentlemen at Drury-lane Theatre, last night. So dexterously do these young tuaranderi manage their conduct, that, notwithstanding the utmost vigilance, they aro with difficulty secured. - The prisoner was cum* witted. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. Mut., .liit 29.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the `Vest Indian, Cook, from Antigua. Sailed the Archibald, Sewgle, for An tigua. Remain the Fortitude and Earnest, outward-bound. PAt.mouT n, JUNE 28.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrivcd the Plover packet, from the .Mediterranean : sailed from .Malta the 240th ult., and from Gibraltar the 12th inst. ; Whim, Heard, from London ; Active, Charlton, from ditto, for the Sandwich Islands; and Prince Regent, Ving, from dity, for ditto. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 28.—Arrived the Fawcett, ercok, frOna Maryport ; Ossian, Black, Maranharn ; Betsy, Chaplin, Ber bice ; Catherine, Swan, St. Domingo; It. W. Harris, Hutton, Jamaica; Perfect, Prince, Charleston; Liverpool Packet, Richie, Savannah; Daniel, London; Scout, M'Kenzie, and Jackson, Home, from Newfoundland; Duke of Wellington, Watson, St. John's; Mary Ann, Wickerman, Alexandria; Betsy, SuMner, Leghorn; Fidelity, English, Port .Medway; Blcssing, Jursey, and Fairy, Brewis, Miramichi ; Neptune, Benin, Gaspe; Harriet, Humble, Port-au-Prince; and Mersey, Demerara. . . CONVE: 7 4, JUNE 22.—Arrived the Cyclops, Graves, &Om Havannah, in 32 days; and Mary, Cruickshanks, from Bahia, in 65 clays. _ _ LIVE a JUNE 27.—Nearly 40 vessels have sailed from this port to-day. Among them is a transport, with one of tlit newly-raised regiments, for Halifax. CORN RETURNS. (CIRCULAR.) CORE RETURN OFFICE, RECENT STREET, LONDON, JUNE 22, 1824. SIR--A Law having been passed for the relief of the holdCrs' of Foreign Wheat by allowing them to sell it for home con sumption, upon the condition of placing a proportionate ("nap tity of Flour in the Bonding Warehouses for exportation, I ata directed, by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council flu. Trade, to call to your recollection, that under the Act Ist and 2d Geo. 4, cap. 87, you are to make returns of Britis4 Ctiin only; and that the sales of such Foreign Wheat as may be le leased from Bond under the Act lately passed are not to be Re ceived by you, or included in your returns to this Office. I am also directed by desire that you will make known to all' the Dealers in Corn who have,made the Declarations prescribed I,y the 38th Section of the last-mentioned Act, that they are 'On no account to include in their returns to you, either any Sales of the Wheat now released from Bond, or of any other Fo eign Corn whatsoever ; as by so doing they will subject them, elves t i the Penalties enacted by that Law, which Penalties, ;An this Notice, will most assuredly be enforcel. 1 am further directed to desire that you will exercise all the vigilance in your power to detect any attempts that may to made t o influence the Averages unduly, either by returns c f the released, or other Foreign Corn, or by fictitious or condi. tioal Sales ; and that when from unusually large returns being made from one party to another, and then by the same parties in an opposite direction, or from any other circumstances, sus picion of fraudulent practices is excited, you will use the utnimt diligence in order to ascertain accurately the particulars of such transactions, and make them known to this Office, accom panied with such evidence as you may judge will be necessary to insure conviction, in case their Lordships should see tit to order prosecutions for offences againgt the law. I am, Sir, Your most humble Servant, WILLIAM JACOB, Receiver of Corn Returns. To the Inspector of Corn Returns. CORN EXCHANGE, JtiNTE 30. There were good vantities of Corn left o;cr from Monday, and a moderate fresh supply th s morning. lii Wheat there id not much trade ; but Monday's terms are matn tained for the best parcels; Barley comes sparingly to hand, and is win rather dearer. In Beans and Pease there is no variation. Our Oat buyers purchase reluctantly, but the terms of Monday are fully supported for this article. A IlltlVALS.—Wheat, 2,400; Barley, 40; Irish Oats, 1,200 quarters ; Flour, 2,703 sacks. HOP INTELLIGENCE. CANTriBuRY, Jui:c 28.—The Hop-grounds in this dis. trict have seldom exhibited greater signs of a plentezus crop than at present—they are clear of vermin, the bine is uncom monly strong, and tile growth just now extremely rapid. - BOROUGH, JUNE 28. Our accounts state that the strong bines have made some progress, but at least one half of the Plantations are very weak, uneven, and short of bine, and in some gardens white mould has appeared, which is likely to encrease : the effects of the late heavy and cold rains are already sensibly felt on the low grounds, many of which are turned yellow at the bottoms ; but the injury they have sustained will show itself more clearly in a week or ten days. At Maidstone the duty is estimated at 100,0001., but in the Borough, the letters in favour of a crop, rate it as high as 125,0001. 111AIDS,TONE, JUNE 24.—We have this last week experi enced a great deal of wet cold, unkind weather, notwithstand ing which the Hops have retained their colour, and look much better than could be exnected : the fly does not is seem much to i nc rease; as there is very little talk about vermin, still ti. e ge neral opinion against the duty. BRITISH Si P RITS.—The reduction in the duty' imposed on the Spirits made in Scotland has caused an inr mense increase of the quantity produced ; and the rise in the duty on spirits distilled in Ireland has operated as pus: erfuily in reducing the quantity made . By the Returns sen t to Parlia ment, it appears that in the twenty weeks ending on the first Saturday . in March, 1822, 1,123,718 gallons werenaade i n Scot land, and 2 , 084 , 60 7 gallons were made in Irela nd ; while dur ameper period in d n a t n he pornelsyenlt,l747o,d,A gallons in Irelane.l o43 gallons were producedil'gthesame in Scotland, In the year 182'2 1 th e . foreign tonnage impor el into the Port of London amounted tv 106,099 , 2 tons; and during the last year (18 3), by the Parliamentary papers, it was 161 ,7 05 tons.