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irn- coo. inst., from from the ely, ; carne most Iness ►ded ante surances, &c. &c. Tagus, 10th • May, 1824." Mist his Filed bees ited and, thin thin Chamber of Peers. till; the yard the loon his rated heir nen -5 of dna the e er Ha' tart r to , a re rbl' rill' :Of" the .thf Hies dal hef to this ince •X" but luCal laYe uaited the nations of Europe in mutual bar- Many, and which guarantee to the people the benefits of which revolutions have sought to de- Prive them. Never will the magnanimous reso lution of his Majesty be forgotten, of transporting himself on board the Windsor Castle at anchor in th e Tagus, end belonging to one of the most ancient, and most powerful, and af fectionate of his Majesty's Allies. It is °ll board that ship that are assembled round the person of his Majesty all the Alpinbers of the Corps Diplomatique, and i t is from these, as from a point inaccessi ble to dissensions, that are to emanate the good order and the tranquillity desired by the faithful s ubjects of his Majesty, at the same time that h is Majesty has there received from the l ips of the worthy representatives of his august A llies the assurance of the satisfaction that they has.e experienced from his noble determination. `` In transmitting to your Excellency the a - " I have, &c. &c. (Signed) " The Marquess DE PALMELLA. ' 0 11 board the Windsor Castle, in the A Supplement to the Lisbon Gazette of the 1 .411 contains,-Ist, The protestatio❑ of fide lity to the King, of five Regiments.— (.1, Orders to all Officers, who, in consequence of recent events, had quitted their corps, to reunite themselves to them immediately, and to Wait the King's pleasure.-sd, An order for the dismissal of all officers who belong to secret clubs lind societies, and the appointment of a Military Council to ascertain what Officers have been guilty o f this offence.-4th, A notification fr om the Marquess of Palmella to Don Jeechi m Pedro Lopez, of the severe dis- Pleasure of his Majesty at Don Lopez for having Published certain pieces in the Lisbon Gazette of the Ist of May. The Supplement of the Madrid Gazelle of the 25 th contains the Decree of Amnesty. French Funds on Tuesday, 104 f. 60c. Our private letters from Paris continue to give the strongest assurances that the Law for the iteduction of the Rentes will be carried in the We are enabled to state in the most positive terms, that there will be no meeting of the Em perors at Prague, nor any Congress of Sovereigns in the present year. The following is an Extract of a Letter from the Agents to Lloyd's, at Genoa, dated the 15th Instant : " Information has arrived from Malta, stating that the Admiral, previous to his sailing for Algiers, had received in telligence of the arrival of a squadron of men of war at Alex. alldria, and had sent off one of his cruizers to reconnoitre theuv. GIBRALTAR, MAY 6.—The vessel set fire to by the Independant privateer was reported at Cadiz to have b een a Spanish polacre, with a cargo of bullocks. A steam- Packet, from Cadiz to San Lucre, was taken by an Insurgent Privateer, the passengers searched and plundered, after which the vessel was released. Ws have received the Eloile and the Pilot(' of Tuesday. The Pitote supplies no political intel ligence of the slightest interest. In the Chamber nr Deputies, on Monday, M. COUTARVEL made 4 Report on the part of the Commission charged to examine the project of Law relative to recruit ing the army, in which the Spanish campaign is t hus alluded to—" Our army has recently gi'ven Proofs of an admirable discipline, which so well *i *comes.the courage of French soldiers." The Chamber ordered the Report to be printed, and 4 xed Friday next for its discussion. The fol lowing are extracts : • ( From the Etoile of Turaday.) ' the 2d MAT 24.—The frigate La Thetis, which left Brest 11 c 2d of M arc h l ast , anc hored the 13th of March at Santa ‘, `-'ruz off Tenerife, and sailed again the next day. The 11th March of another French frigate and brig had appeared off that Putt. They are probably the Maria-Therese and brig Fanne, nich sailed from Toulon Feb. 20, under Rear-Admiral de 41 0sarn el . ( From the Pilote of Tuesday.) Platta, 3IAT 25.—1 t was rumoured yesterday on 'Change, ,Tat the Revolution at Lisbon was the result of an English 1:0 ,1 , which was defeated by a Russian counter-project k ," t'ortuguese Government are endeavouring to arrange matters -a tisfactorily. PLRIR STOCK ExcirANGE, MAY 24.—French for Money, at the. opening price—viz. 104 f. 50c.; for the Account, 10-if "c-; Scrip, 17i; Bank, 1,080; Neapolitan, 95i ; Spanish, 19i. The Etoite gives the substance of the Report. eaf the Committee of the Chamber of Peers on the t aw for the reduction of the 5 per Cents. The C ommittee, respecting whose opinion some doubt had existed, having reported in favour of the Plan, being unanimously of opinion that the right of paying off the rentiers belongs to the nation, the majority thinking also that the proposed plan is a dvantageous. The Committee stated also that t hey had received a communication from the Rakers who had formed the agreement with the F inance Minister, announcing that they were r eady, on certain modifications of the conditions of their contract, to give for five years the one per 4 nt., which will be cut off from the income of the lowest description of stockholders. The Com mittee express a hope that something will be done for the small holders, who have no other means of subsistence. We have received Hamburgh Papers to the 0 2d, end Brussels to the '24th, with the Allge meine Zeilung of the 18th. We have given ex tracts from them in another column. New York Papers to the 26th ult. inclusive, were received yesterday, being two days later than the previous accounts. By the Ardent schooner, arrived at Baltimore on the 22d, in 22 days from Porto Hello, information had been re ceived that a Colombian squadron of six sail had arrived at Porto Bello on the 26th of March, from Maracaibo and Car thagena, and landed 1,500 troops, who crossed over to Panama. A letter received at Porto Bello, dated the 26th of March, stated that a vessel had arrived on the opposite coast from Callao, bringing information that the Royal Spanish army had made proposals to BoLivan to capitulate, on condition of being sent to Panama to cross to the Atlantic. Letters from Laguayra of the 10th of March mention the arrival there of a French sloop of war, in six days from Martinique, having on board a French Consul, to reside in Laguayra. A numerous attendance of Peers was present last night in consequence of the summoning of the House, for the purpose of considering the motion of Lord LAUDERDALE respecting Joint Stock Companies. His Lordship has divided his mo tion into two Resolutions, merely in order to make a slight distinction in favour of Com panies who may have a Charter from the Crown before they apply to Parliament.— But the principle of the motion is the actual depositing of the money subscribed in the Bank of England before a Joint-stock Company Bill be read a second time. Last night his Lord ship only moved some slight amendments in his Resolutions, and postponed the consideration till they should be printed. Some discussion took place on the second reading of the Bills restoring four Scotch gentlemen to the Peerage forfeited by their ancestors. The only question was the best mode of ascertaining the descent and title of each claimant, and Committees are to be respectively appointed for the investigation. Three of the gentlemen proposed to be restored took the oaths of allegiance, &c. at the bar—viz. JOHN GORDON, Esq. (to be Viscount Keninure), Wm. NAIRN, Esq. (to be Viscount Nairn), and JAMES DRUMMOND, ESq., M. P. (to be Viscount Strathallau). The fourth, Mr. ERSLINE (to be Earl of Mar), was absent from extreme old age. We observe that the Marquess of DOWNS/if RI, who feels so deep an interest in whatever slay promote the welfare of Ireland, and who himself has held forth so good an example on his own estates, by giving education and employment to all the peasantry around him, yesterday pre sented a Petition to the House of Lords from Mr. OWEX, relative to the poor of that country, and from which it appears that he has prepared prac tical measures, by which employment and educa tion may be given to the peasantry, with great economy and advantage. A similar Petition was also, we see, presented to the House of Commons last night, from the same Philan thropist, by Mr. Seurat° RICE. The importance of the subject cannot but strongly interest man kind, and as far as Mr. 0 wxx's plans have hither to been put in practice, they seem indeed to hold forth a promise of all practicable happiness, if they could be universally adopted. It is pro bable that in consequence of these Petitions Committees will be adopted to take the subject into the attentive consideration of both Houses, that it may undergo a complete national inves tigation. The only business of interest in the Commons was the abandonment of Mr. KENXEDY of the Bill which he had introduced to deprive the Poor of Scotland of the benefit of the Poor Laws. In consequence of the strong objections urged against it, the Hon. Gentleman himself moved that the Bill be read a second time that day three months. The House gladly acquiesced in the motion, and all sides joined in reprobating a measure, the principle'of which was such that a poor man ►night lie down and be starved to death for want of a compulsory arrangement which might secure him relief, and in hoping that uo future attempt would be made to revive it. • iM1.......P . ....----.... ICS• .... 775- .... -- ..... ...... ••••.• • • ... , 15ii33 cK. ... 93i -- 034 -.20J1 ~. -. ... -. ..... ... -- ... ..... t ) ter re of DEMERARA. ( From the Guiana Chronicle and Demerara Gazette.) GEORGETOWN, APRIL 12. Intelligence of rather an unpleasant nature, concerning the conduct of the negroes on the east coast, reached town this morning, which induced his Excellency the Gover nor to turn out the Georgetown brigade of militia and to place a guard at the Colony-house. The battalion are ordered to hold themselves in readiness at a moment's notice. A proclamation from head-quarters appears below, regulat ing the period, &c., during which the Easter festival is to be observed by the negvoes generally throughout the Colony.— Those on the east coast are not to be allowed any indulgence whatsoever. The reports regarding the intelligence we have just hinted at are so contradictory, that we do not feel ourselves justified in stating what we have heard, even from sources which, under other circumstances, might be considered as tolerably authentic. It may not be amiss, however, to state a fact, generally credited, that some plots, and of an extensive nature too, have been dis covered, which were to have made this colony another seat of warfare on Easter Monday, the 19th instant. The measures adopted by Government will probably enable us to state some thing decisive on this point in our next. " PROCLAMATION " By his Excellency Major-General John Murray, Lieutenant- Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the United Colony of Demerara and Essequibo, &c. &c. &c. " Whereas the conduct of the slaves within this united colony (save only and except those resident on_ the east sea coast thereof, from Georgetown to Mahaica Creek) bath been such as to ren der them worthy of being allowed the usual indulgence of Easter holidays, at the approaching season, I have thought fit to issue this my proclamation, hereby authorizing all persons, having charge of slaves within this settlement, to allow such slaves the indulgences on such occasions customary—namely, the Easter holidays shall commence on Sunday morning n.2xt, the 18th inst., being Easter Sunday, and shall be at an end on Monday evening, the 19th inst. ; after which no dancing shall, on any pretext, or in any district, be allowed. " And whereas the conduct of the slaves on the east sea-coast bath been such, of late, as to render it d a ngerous to the p eace of the settlement to allow them to congregate in any manner ; arid to debar them from any claim to the indulgencies which it is deemed expedient to allow to well disposed slaves, beyond what is due to the Sabbath, I do hereby peremptorily for bid all proprietors, attornies, managers, overseers, or others whom it may concern, on any account to admit of any holydays or indulgences, of whatsoever kind they may be, among the slaves on the estates situated between Georgetown and Mahaica Creek, as they shall answer to the contrary. " Given under my hand and seal of office, at the King's House, in Georgetown Demerara, this 12th day of April, 1824 . " By command of his Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, " JOHN MURRAY, Gov. Sec." FASHIONABLE A RRIV LS. Lady Charlotte Ludlow, in New Burlington-street ; Lady Elizabeth .Jaye, in Alontague-squ are; Alrs . and Mi ss J o h n _ ston, in Montague - square; Airs. and Miss Lane For, in Ten terden-street ; Hon. Mr. Curzon, in Welbeck-street ; Lady Harriet Chichester, in Great Cumberland-street ; Major-Gen. Egerton, in Albemarle-street; Mrs. J. Dickens, in Bulstrode street ; Captain de Capel Broke, in Davies-street, Berkeley s9uare ; Mr. Elliot, in Park -street ; Viscountess and Miss ielding, in Dover-street ; Mrs.Wilmot Horton, in Montague square ; Air. and Mrs. East, at the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle street, from their seat in Yorkshire ; Captain and Mrs. Mayne, at ditto, from a tour. DE PART RES.—The Duke of D evons hi re , for his seat, Chatsworth ; Sir Thomas Grey, for R amsga t e ; the Countess of Darlington, for Portsmouth ; th e Bi s h op o f Chi c h es t e r, f or Brighton ; Lord F. L. Gower, for Staffordshire ; the Rev. Archdeacon Eyre and family, from the Pulteney Hotel, for their seat in Nottinghamshire. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. • Yesterday the Duke of Montrose gave a grand dinner, to the Duke of York and a select party. The Duchess of Clarence dined with the Duchess of Kent on Tuesday. Sir Charles Knightley, Bart. had a large party to dinner yes terday, at his house in Upper,Brook-street. • The Dowager Duchess of Rutland entertained a distin guished party at dinner yesterday, at her house in Sackville street. _ The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury entertained a se lect circle of fashionables yesterday, at her house in Arlington street. Earl Bathurst entertained the Dowager Duchess of Rich mond, the Ladies Lennox, the Duke of Wellington, and seve ral other distinguished personages, at dinner, on Sunday, at his house in Great Stanhope-street, May-fair. Earl and Countess Cowper had a grand dinner party yester day at their house in George-street, Hanover-square. Lady Mary Petre had a dinner party yesterday at her house in Grosvenor-square. Viscountess Hampden entertained a select party of her dis tinguished friends yesterday at her house in Green -street, Gros venor-square. Dowager Lady Saltoun's ball on Tuesday evening, in Great Cumberland-place,. was attended by upwards of 200 fashion shies. The drawing-rooms were fitted up with greattaste, and were most brilliantly lighted up. IRELAND.—(State of the Country.)—Since we last adverted to that most important subject, the distracted state of the provinces, and the excesses of the peasantry, no features of amelioration have appeared. On the contrary, the Provincial.lournals published during the pastiveek have continu ed to teem with accounts of outrages too surely indicative of the further progress of the dreadful spirit from which they emanate. Our readers will have seen by our occasional extracts, that the in cendiary system adopted to spread terror and dismay, and enforce the edicts of a lawless banditti is still unrelentingly pursued. No landowner is safe in regulating the most trifling affairs of his own property—no husbandman is at liberty to earn his humble pittance, but with the licence and approval of hordes of blood thirsty conspirators against theircountry's peace. It is not the rich man alone—it is not the oppressive landlord,or the obnoxious tithe levier,against whom their machinations are directed. Wealth and. poverty equally fall beneath the iron vengeance of the mur derous bands, if their midnight mandates are disobeyed or questioned. What must be the result of all this, unless some efficient remedy be adopted in time, but further misery and degradation t o o ur m i s er a ble country ? Public confidence is destroyed, enterprise checked, one portion of the unfortu nate peasantry interdicted from earning bread for their wretch. ed families by the tyranny and cruelty of another, the pro duce of the land wantonly destroyed by bands of marauders, whose nightly industry, in deeds of wickedness,. most effec tually incapacitate them for daily agricultural labour, what other event does such a system lead to, than ultimately to add the miseries of famine to the sanguinary horrors of insur rection and anarchy. To console us for the fears resulting from such a dismal state of things, we have nothing but the assur ances of the paid press, in the very face of the facts undeniable, that the exertions of the executive will eventually restore tran quillity—assurances that have been reiterated to weariness—and arc an insult to common sense. Something, however, must be done ; and little as we have seen of a nature likely to rescue the country from the evils that oppress it in the ex perimentalprojects hitherto submitted to the consideration of Parliament, yet, in the course of theirdiscussioß, a number of important particu lars have been disclosed, which must tend to call the attention of the Legislature to the real causes of the depression of Ire land—the artifices of factious and d es i gn i n g demagogues, and tke benighting influence of ambitious Priestcraft.—( Dublin Star, Allay 24.) Yesterday afternoon, about a quarter before three o'clock, the k 'NG left his Palace in Pall mall, in his travelling carriage and four, for Windsor. Yesterday the Duke of Tour and the Prin cess SOI IA of GLoucErricit paid visits to the Princess AUGUSTA. N The Duchess of CLARIENCE dined with the Princess AUGUSTA yesterday, It is generally reported that Bank Discounts will immediately be reduced to three per cent., and that long-dated commercial bills will be re ceived in exchange for bullion, and paper par able on demand. g e e s t n e c r e d a y th ere i s a paragrap h, had b een rece i ve d f rom stating Vincent's, r t a n ciel japera n t t 's i , n of the lyi date of the 13th of Feb. of the death of Colonel DANy soN . Nvr e are happy to state, that letters have been received at the Colonial Department, dated the 18th of March, which do not mention this event, and which therefore render the correctness of the statement alluded to extremely hnprobable.—(Morning Post.) We are happy to see the announcement, for 17th of June, of the benefit o f th a t d eserve dly popular Actress, Madame flora', and trust that she -will meet with the encouragement which she so well merits from her acknowledged talents, and her selection of the amusements. The Donna del Logo will be performed for the only time this season, with the advantage of the superin tendance of ROSSINI, and a more effective cast of the characters than we have hitherto seen. The - part of Rodrigo is well suited to the vigorous style of GARCIA, who plays it for the first time, and we are convinced that the public will not fail to testify, by their patronage, their full at). preciation of the talents of Madame RoNzt. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—A female was observed yesterday afternoon walking along the banks of the canal, near Limehousel in a distracted state ; occasionally she would sit down for a minute or two, and then re-commence Pacing up and down. At last sh e was o b ser ved to th row h erse lf i n t o the canal. S ome men who were emp l oye d near the spot, and who had suspected her intention, immediately went to her assistance, and succeed ed in saving her, without her sustaining any in jury beyond a good ducking. Unrequited affec tion is said to have been the cause of the rash act. DOW.STREET.—(THIS DAT.) CUTTING AND STABBING.—COMMITTAL 07 JOHN ALSOP. John Alsop and his Sister were this day again put to the bar, charged with assaulting and cutting and stabbing John White at Ilamraersmith. The particulars of this case appeared in THE SUN on the day of the former examination, consequently it is only necessary to s t a te that he was committed, and the Sister discharged. DEATH of MR. HARRIS, the AERONAUT, WllO ASCENDED IN A BALLOON ON TUESDAY, FROM THE EAGLE TAVERN BARD ENS, IN 111 Ii. CITY ROAD. What we yesterday stated upon this melancholy subject was perfectly correct. Mr. HARRIS was in the highest spirits when he took leave of his wife and friends, preparatory to his ascending. Previously to his taking his seat in the car, he promised, and indeed offered to lay a wager with one of the Gentlemen of the Committee, that he would descend, and return to the Eagle Tavern in two hours after his depar ture. The time was anxiously looked for, and crowds were waiting inside and out to welcome his safe arrival; but when the time elapsed, and hours passing, and no intelligence whatever arriving of the safety of the adventurers, a gloom seemed to pervade the assembled party. However, Mrs. Harris expressed herself satisfied that nothing had befallen her husband. Ten o'clock arrived, when a Gentleman came by express. and gave secret information to Mr. Rossiter of the death of the intrepid young man. The Gentleman, who brought the sad 'tidings, resides near .Mitcham in Surrey, and happened to be passing at the moment the sad event took place. —Mr. Rossiter kept the intelligence secret from the rest of his friends, and instantly set out in a post-chaise to the Plough Inn, at Carshalton, whither lie was informed the body of Mr. Harris had been carried. Mr. Rossiter arrived in town again at five o'clock yesterday morning, and gave the following particulars of the melancholy occurrence. It appears that when Mr. Harris had gained a considerable altitude, he said to his fair companion, ." Now, -my dear, we will descend, for I have promised a Gentleman that I would meet him in town in two hours." He immediately opened the valve at the top, and the balloon descended with surprising rapidity. The noise oc casioned by the escape of the gas was terrible, and the villagers of Carshalton were collected together, determined to assist the voyagers : but, alas ! they stood inactive spectators ; for in a moment the vehicle fell in the park contiguous to the mansion of Mrs. Gee. The gamekeeper, and many other persons, ran to the car, when, shocking to relate, they. found Mr. Harris a corpse, and Miss StOcks nearly on the point of death ; she was totally insensible. Both the unfortunate persons. were carried with all possible haste to the Plough Inn, where every surgical assistance was procured for Miss S., and in the course of an hour she so far recovered,. as to answer two or three questions that were put to her. Miss Stocks gives the following account of the transaction " I ascended the balloon in good spirits, and in consequence of the persons below holding the ropes, the car was a little on one side; Mr. Harris said he would remedy it, ,and he threw out some ballast. In a short time we ascended most rapidly, and we found ourselves going through the Clouds, which looked like mountains of snow. Mr. Harris asked me to hold the string, and he looked at his watch. He told me that we had been up a quarter of an hour, and said that he had got two pigeons. He then again asked me to hold the string, and then threw out a piece of paper. And, as far as I recollect at this moment, he said the balloon was falling rapidly. After throw ing out more ballast we again ascended, and got through another cloud, when I felt myself extremely cold. Ile said, Dear girl, don't let your heart fail ; I hope we shall sup together, and wish that you .may, for your courage, be con nected with my family as long as you live.' He then said that we were again. descending, and desired me, if the balloon should incline on one side, to lay hold of the other. I heard the balloon go clap, clap,' and he said lie was afraid the balloon was bursting ; at which information I fainted, and remember nothing more till I found myself in bed." This young female is the daughter of a poor man and woman ! who reside at No. 4, Henry-street, near the Vinegar-yard, City-road, and was a total stranger to Mr. Harris. She paid two shillings and sixpence for admission, and whilst tendering the money, Mr. Harris was observing; he was afraid he should ascend by himself, upon which Miss Stocks replied, " I'll go, Sir, if you will let me;" to which he instantly assented, and she was introduced to Mrs. Harris and the party assembled, as his partner in the voyage. She appeared quite undaunted, but rather pale ; she is about eighteen years of age. When she was seated is the car, she took poisession df one of the flags, and requested a person present to call on her parents and in form them of the trip she had taken. This young girl has lived since she was old enough in ser vice. Her last situation was that of an attendant in the shop of a pastry-cook in Barbican, which she quitted only on Saturday evening last, in consequence of a love affair (not in the smallest -degree discreditable to either party) with a young man. She is said to be of rather a romantic turn of mind. She was 18 years of age in October last. IVhen the sad tidings reached the ear of 'Mrs. Harris, her feelings can be more easily conceived than described. She is a young woman, recently married, and has one child. Mr. Harris took paper for the purpose of making memorandums on his voyage, together with a thermometer and Watch, which were found safe; he had made no use of the paper. Yesterday the Eagle Tavern was filled with anxious enquirers, and all seemed to deplore the melancholy catastrophe. r• - • - 'ft.ttel% "14: 'yr lit .4 ",440140. - ; 40 Ct . •••M 4 04;P ' • To-AmY,- THE I NQUEST. - - - A Jury was summoned for thiee o ' clock, and at four o'clock Mr. JEMMETT, the Coroner for the County of Surrey, arrived at the Plough, and proceeded immediately to hold the Inquest. The Jury having been sworn, they retired to view the body, which lay in a small room up stairs. William Sullivan, of No. 6, Hungerford-market, Strand, bootmaker, sworn. Witness had' assisted Mr. Harris ever since he began the construction of his balloon. The balloon started about half-past four o'clock from the Eagle, City-road, and Mr. Harris and a young Lady were in the car. The name of the young Lady was Stocks. Two or three °theft& were anxious to ascend. with Mr. Harris at the time that she made the engagement. Witness, by Mr. Harris's order, held one of the cords, and kept the balloon suspended in the air four minutes and-a half, when Mr. Harris cut himself away, and ascended. Mr. Harris had been on an aerial voyage before. The Gentle man (Mr. Graham) with whom he ascended, was now present. Some minutes after the last rope was cut, Mi. Harris waved his hat as a signal to those below that all was right. The bal loon ascended steadily and in.good order, and it was considered by the Gas Light Company as the most perfect machine of the kind that ever came within their observation. Anthony . Geary, under gamekeeper to Mrs. Gee, of Bedding ton Park, in the parish of Beddington, swore that about five o'clock; on Tuesday afternoon, he was in the Park and saw a balloon, about the height of two trees, or 80 or 90 feet, descend ing wish great rapidity. Witness was about M) yards from the spot where it seemed to be descending. The balloon descended by the side of an oak, and caught a bough about the middle of the tree, which was broken off; he had not seen any, one in the car up to the time it fell upon the ground, nor had he heard any cries for help or screams. When it came in contact with the ground it" Robbed" down in a lump an did not rebound.— Witness then heard a low moaning from the car, and lifting up the balloon which covered it, he found the young Lady and lifted her out. Others came up, and the Gentleman was lifted out. He was to all appearance quite dead. Witness washed the temples of the young woman and rendered her all the assist ance he could. The deceased and the young woman were brought to this house (the Plough). When she recovered her speech, she asked where she was ? Witness saw no other marks upon the deceased than a black appearance about the neck.— Witness heard a great noise like the roaring of distant thander, just before he saw the balloon. There was no tear or rent in the balloon. Mr. John Rowland Wallace, of Carshalton,"Surrey, surgeon, swore that he was called upon between five and six o'clock on Tuesday evening to see two persons who had fallen from a balloon. Saw and examined the female first. She was not senseless, but very low, and scarcely able to speak. Saw no marks upon her at that time, but she complained generally of severe pains in the back, stomach, and Jegs. Found the de ceased lying on the grass on his back; he was quite dead.— Witness ordered the body to be brought here and the legs fo mented with warm water for a certain space of time. Witness afterwards examined the breast bone, and found two or three ribs fractured, and also a fracture on the left side. . Mr. Wallace was asked as to the state of the young woman, and said she had no external bruises nor fractured bones, but he considered her in danger. Mr. Wm. Kerville, of Nelson-street, City-road, assisted in the inflation and management of the balloon before it ascend ed. It was inflated with hydrogen carbonic, which is created from coals ; it is, in fact, smoke purified. It was conveyed into the balloon by a pipe laid on from the gasometer at Hack ney-road. Witness thinks the injury arose from the con struction of the large valve at the top of the balloon, which is for the purpose of suffering the gas to escape. There was a larger and a smaller valve, to each of which was affixed a line descending to the car. There might be three lines, b ut witnesss recollects only two. The accident arose either from the lines becoming entangled, or from the inexperience of the deceased. Witness is rather inclined to think that inexperience was the cause. The valve was of a new construction, which he never had had an opportunity of trying before, and witness thinks he was not aware of the power of the new escape valve. Witness thought him perfectly capable of managing a balloon in every other respect, but was unable to manage the new valve. The witness, Sallivan, begged to say the lines were not en tangled, for he had minutely examined the balloon that morn ing. Witness was firmly of opinion that Mr. Harris lost his power over the balloon, in consequence o f hi s atten tion to th e or Itfr.Gra three lii h w a s m the ( y the w a er e e ro s n u a r u e t t ) o sa g i e d t , e t n hat tan g w l h ed e young Lady when she fainted. .n therenewwilezr.i.,„„ne twoiy of opinion that the fatal result was caused by the construction of the valve. This closed the evidence, and the Coroner having shortly charged the Jury, they returned a verdict of " Accidental Death." Miss Stocks was somewhat easier when the writer of this statement left the Plough, at half-past Six - last eraning. FURTHER PARTICULARS, Yesterday the neighbourhood of Beddington, near Carshal ton, presented a remarkably agitated appearance in cmtse quence of the shocking accident that happened to Mr. Harris, the aeronaut, and Miss Stocks, his companion. It appeared that this lady, who is apparently about 19 years of age, was one of the casual spectators in the Eagle Tavern Gardens, and offered herself to accompany Mr. Harris, who readily accepted the offer, and they set off on their aerial excursion about half-past four o'clock; and about five o'clock, as Anthony Geary, game-keeper to Mrs. Gee, of Beddington park, near C:arshalton, was standing under a tree in that park, he heard a loud rumbling noise, as of thunder, and on looking up he saw the balloon rapidly descending. It was then about the height of two trees; almost instantly, it struck against the tree about 40 yards from him, carrying away , a branch ; it was then driving very rapidly in an elongated form, when Geary put down his gun, and laid hold of the car, which was partly covered with the balloon, then nearly emptied of gas. — Several people came up, and Germ', on lifting up a part of the balloon, heard a person moaning, viliont he discovered to be Miss Stocks. She asked, in a moaning voice, " Where am I ?" She was lifted out of the car and laid upon the grass, with her head reclining on a cushion. The deceased was then discovered in the bottom of the car, quite dead. He was taken out, and Mr. Wallace, a surgeon, of Beddington, was sent for, who promptly attended; but to attempt to restore life in Mr. Harris was useless. Assistance was rendered to the lady, who was carried in a state of insensibility to the.Plough public.house, at Beddington, and put to bed. The body of Mr. Harris was also carried there, and partially stripped. He had on a blue suit of naval unifo rm , r i c hly em b ro id ere d w i t h go ld . M r. allace continued his attentions to Miss Stocks, whom he has not yet been able to pronounce out of danger. She is still at the Plough, in the room next to the body of Mr. Harris, of whose death she is perfectly ignorant, from the dis tress anti agitation in which she was in when carried from the place when the balloon fell. Before the Coroner arriv ed, we were permitted to visit the room where she lies, and she was cautiously interrogated by a gentleman who was of the Committee to conduct the ascent, and she said, tha t a fter the balloon had got through the clouds, Mr. Harris desired her not to be alarmed, for they were going to descend ; she had not then the least alarm, but she thought 11r. Harris seemed to be alarmed. He gave her a drop of brandy, and soon after wards said, " Oh God, look out," which so affected her that she fainted, and remembered nothing further until she was car ried to the Pough. Previous to Mr. Harris's taking his seat in the car, he pre mised that he would descend and return to the Tavern in 2 hours after his departure. The time was anxiously looked for, and crowds were waiting inside and out to welcame his safe arrival ; but when the time elapsed, and hours passing and no intelli gence whatever arriving of the safety of the adventurers, a gloom seemed to pervade the assembled party. However, Mrs. Harris expressed herself satisfied that nothing had befallen her husband. Ten o'clock arrived, when a gentleman came by ex press, and gave secret information to 11r. Rossiter, of the death of the intrepid young man. Mr. Rossiter kept the intelligence secret from the rest of his friends, and instantly set out in a post-chaise to the Plough Inn, at Carshalton. About half-past four yesterday morning, the father of Miss Stocks appeared at the gate of the Bagle, in the City-road, and made anxious inquiries after the fate of his daughter. Some of the .Gentlemen of the Committee, who were waiting up for the return of those who had gone in a chaise and four to Beddington, to ascertain the truth or fasehood of the report of the fatal event, answered him with proper caution, and he went away to his work (he is a millwright, and lives at No. 14, Henri etta-street, Vinegar-gardens, City-road), apparently satisfied. He has six other children. At six o'clock one of the gentlemen drove up to the gate of the Eagle, and jumping from the chaise, was met by the eager inquiries of the gentlemen waiting ; his feelings overcame him, and bursting into tears, he could only say " It is too true ;" and sunk upon a sent. Mr. Harris's balloon contained upwards of 9,000 cubic feet of gas, and in the car were 1081 b. of ballast, in bags, sufficient, it is presumed, to have prevented this fatal accident, if he had had the presence of mind to throw out all the ballast; for in that case the descent would not have been so rapid. He had two carrier pigeons in the car, which were so stunned by the concussion, that they could not fly when set at liberty. It was owing to his having ascended with Mr. Graham from Berwick-street, that Harris first got the notion into his head of trying his skill, The former Gentleman had employed him as a cabinet-maker to perform some part of,the work in his balloon, and from his readiness and activity consented to his having a seat in the car on that occasion. The success of that attempt led him on in the career that has terminated so fatally. It is, we under stand, Mr. Graham's intention to ascend in his new balloon on 'Wednesday next, from White Conduit-house, and we learn that it is his intention to give one-third of his profits to the widow of Harris. The unfortunate man's wife, as may well be supposed, is in a deplorable state.. • Harris's high courage has been his death. He had been a sailor, and used to com batting with the elements. Mr. Harris was well known for his scientific knowledge ; some monthis since an Experiment was made by him before the Navy Office at Somerset House, to protect ships from receiving accidents from the electric fluid passing down the masts. The balloon did not receive the slightest damage; but the car, which was decorated with Genoa velvet and gold orna ments, was torn, and the wicker-work, with which it was ma nufactured, broken to pieces. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. Drat., MAY 2fl.—Wind N.E.—Passed through from the River the Wilton, Barker, for Genoa ; EfFert, MiLuckie,for Palermo ; Christiana Maria, Burk, far St. Übes ; Cornwall, Bunyan, for Madras ; and Pyramus, Brodie, for India. hr rived and sailed for the River the Glatton, Lawton, from 1/cn duras. The Hon. Company's ship Rose, and Henry William, Worts, remain for orders. _ _ _ PORTSMOUTH, MAY 26.—Wind variable.—Arrived the Finsbury transport, from the Eastward, bound to Cape Coast Castle. PLY MOUTH, MAY 2.5.—W ind W.S.W.—Arrived the Fame, Valantyne, totally dismasted. Far-mount, MAY 25—Wind variable.—No arrivals or Bailin gs. Off Dover the Magnus, Hager, from New York. Yesterday the dispatches were closed at the East India llous . e, and delivered to the Pursers of the following ships—viz. Mar chioness of Ely, Capt. Charles Edward Mangles, and Rose, Capt. Thomas Marquis, for Madras and Bengal. - - - HORRID BARBARITY. The following is from the New York Evening. Post of the Vst ult. : " INDIANAPOLIS, MARCH :10.—It becomes our paintel duty to record one of the most r. trageous transactions that has occurred since the settlement of the State. We have been en abled to collect the following particulars from the intbnnation of a traveller who has just passed through the neighbourhood, and in whose veracity we place the utmost confidence :—lt seems that a party of Indians, 10 in number, consisting of 3 men, 3 women, 2 girls, about half-grown, and two small boys, were encamped on on Fair Creek, in Madison county, about eign; miles above the Falls, and thirty-five miles above this place, for the purpose fi ve white hunting. On Monday, the 22d instant, a party c f l a t s h sisting them men and two boys went to the camp and clecoye away from the camp, for the ostensible purpose() e distance from to hunt some cattle. After they had g d' one l ' h m e third made his the camp, two of the Indians were shot e ; ad of the same day, the escape, very badly wounded. In the evenin g of making some profs:;_ same party returned to the camp, ani of the women and chil sions of friendship, murdered the whole ny e I mangled, for the pur '::i. three men t it wits the work of Indians, dren. Their bodies were most: l t ro lc of men, when one of the worng laionsde othfrporwodnuicnitnogaanhotpreasst killed °fw one of the children by taking it by : a ier h o a ceasioned by the falling of a tree. One of the men wa it asfi br rs ai t n v s is o it u ed t a , gaaftinerstthaetrmeea.ss(ainreT, utielieu:arvo.. d by a thethe heelsplace but (lied on the evening of the next day. At was found still a live, the time the Indians,camp, was consisting of guns, skins, furs, &c. was rr i e i a n w a t y h . e W m e n a r d r e e rf (and i w n f h o o r n w i c a d s perty of the and was left there unmolested ; but on the still at the camp, the place was visited by a party of men from and was beating vistte next day, when - 0 Fall-creek, the bodies were found stripped, and the fall that one _ i that compelled to assist, by the threats of his father), soon after the . transaction, gave information, and five of the I party concerned were immediately arrested, and are now in custody at the falls c f ies the f pardospe concerned ) of Fall (reek; one made his escape, and the youth who gave the information is said to be at liberty in the neighbourhood. Since their arrest it is said that the persons have made a full confession. All the families composing the settlement in the neighbourhood of the scene of this horrible transaction, have removed to the mills, at the falls on Fall Creek, to avoid the retaliating vengeance of the Indians."