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visions ii the 102 e; 1821 , es, 103 P ARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOWSE OF COMMONS. " illartis, 25 ° die Maii, 1824. A° -ins —Haw Bridge, Barton Bridge, and Godley Lane Head read a3d time, and passed. Finchley—Petition from ' 'T lll ary-le-bone, in favour, to lie en the table ; and om homas Platt, against, referred to the Cemmittee on fr the Hill. Blandford and Poole—Bill read a second . time, and b c onamitted. ACLUITABLE LOAN SOClETY—Petitions of Pawnbrokers of Leicester, London, Westminster, and Southwark, Notting ham, Derby, Mansfield, and Newark, against, to lie on the 44)1 0 ; Counsel to be heard on the Report. UPROVEMENT s—lslington (Petition of Inhabitants, against, ael of Churchwardens, &c. in favour, to lie on the table), ,„ and Man c h ester —Bill s rea d a t hi r d time, and passed. ‘ ()ll "ANlEs—British Annuity—Bill reported, to be ingrossed. Alliance and Patriotic Assurances—Bills read a third time, t mid passed. sT ATEs—Macrae's—Bill read a second time, and com vtnitted. C amp b e ll' s— Bill rea d a fi rst t i me . ' \ "lGATlON—Newry—Petition of Roger Hall, Esq. against, t to lie on the table. Medway—Bill reported, to be ingssed. 441)0 E—Southwark—Further time granted for makin ro g the ,I.leport. • 3, 4, ,TurtaLlZATioN—Siller's—Bill read a first time. S, A _ A IIKETSAIaidstone. Bills read a 3d time, PER CENTS REPAYMENT and passed. 90L—I m p orta ti on an d E x p or t a tion ,„INErtaL TURNPIKE (Act Amendment) Bill s rea d a secon d CnencuEs j atoenraL STirEwns (Scotland) ' milted. e przaxs E time, and corn- MIGRATION ° C8 —St. Katherine's--Petition of Occupiers of Premises, Ai against, referred to the_Committee on the Bill. 'L‘BAGE FROM THE LORDS—That they have agreed to I `;eiveastle Coal Trade Bill, and Canterbury, and Halifax and Huddersfield Roads Bills, without amendment; and to Hull D oc k L an ds Bill, Brighton Chapel Bill, and Birstal and Ilohne Lane Head, Cheltenham, and Ashby.tle-la-Zouch Roads Bing, with amendments. That they 'have iSassed a Bill, intituled, 44 An Act for empowering the Judges of the Court of Session in Scotland to sell such parts of the estates situated in the County of Stirling, which were entailed' by Sir Archibald Edmonstone, Duntreath, Baronet, deceased, as shall be sufficient for BEEnPayment of the deb and burdens affecting the same." DuTiEs BILL ts —Petitions from Oldham and \Vermin 3ter,- against, to lie on the table. Bill reported, to be read ,a third time on Thursday ; Bill, as amended, to be printed. . 4.4o TaltlES—Petition of Attornies and Solicitors of Bristol, to atnend Act 41 Geo. 3, for the regulation of Notaries, to lie t on the table. ATriEn Tax—Petitions of Tanners of Coleraine, for the re r, Peal, thereof, to lie on the table. "ISTILLERY Laws—Petition from Forfar, for a free inter course in home-made Spirits throughout the United King-1 uortl, to lie on the table. 31 P=tEssmENT or SEAMEN—Petition from Greenock, against, to lie on the table. ' I RZRTY OF THE PaEss —Petition of James Silk Bucking am, complaining of persecution by the Government of In t ia, to lie on the table. A: 7 %, cll EQuEit. BILLS (X 15,000,000) l } Bills considered in Corn .l.Bl; COALS mittee. IvFouarnLallo FISHERIES d C I XXRUPT Laws AmxNDMENT 'Bills reported, to be read a third time. 6 S SESSED TAXES Il l'itkaloruATloN OF OFFICERS ACT—Bill to repeal, or , tiered to e brought in. 'IASI INDI A GOODS ACTS—The following Resolutions re. Ported and agreed to, and Bill ordered to be brought in ; In struction to Committee on Customs and Excise Acts to make Provision in the Bill accordingly : 1 44 l• That the Duties on Sugar imposed by two Acts of the C ustoms, Session of Parliament, for repealing several Duties of uwtistoms, and for granting other Duties in lieu thereof, and idch are near expiring, shall be further continued (except the -Duties on such Sugar as shall be imported from the Island of Mauritius). 2. That the several Acts of the 54th and security ears of his Revenue Majesty, for establishing regulations for the of the limits on goods imported from any port or place within the litnits of the Charter granted to the United Company of Mer chants of England trading to the East Indies, and which are near expiring, shall be further continued." NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY. 1. Sir Robert Shaw—Correspondence between .the Post Office • and Mr. Watt, relative to the boilers of the Royal Sovereign Steam Packet, and the Report of the Engineer thereon. 2. Mr. Alderman Heygate—To repeal the forfeitures and pe. nalties incurred under the Usury Laws, and to substitute others instead thereof. ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY. I. County Gaols Bill—Further consideration of Report. 2. Poor Regulation (Scotl an d) Bill—S econ d R ea di ng . a. Impounding Distresses (Ireland) 13ill—Committee: 4. Tenants Relief (Ireland) Bill—Committee. 5. Land Revenue Sale of Stock Bill—Third Reading. O. Salt Duties Regulation Acts—Committee thereupon. " 7. Exchequer Bills (A:15,000,000) Bill—Report. 8 . Welsh Coals Bill—Report. 9 . Highland Churches Act—Report thereupon. 1 • ` O . Butlerage and Prisage Acts—Committee thereupon. • • NOTICES - GIVEN YESTERDAY. Thursday, May 27. 1 * Mr. Thomas Wilson—Bill for the better regulation of the „ Butter Trade in Ireland. 4. Mr. Iliime—To move Standing Order, That no Member having an interest in a Private Bill, shall be allowed to . 4 vote in the Committee on the Bill. v. Mr. Hume—Return of Commitments by Magistrate& Tuesday, June 1. 4r. Brougham—Proceedings against Mr. John Smith, late Missionary at Demerara. Wednesday, June 3. Sir John Newport—Motion regarding Church Rates (Ire land). Thursday, June D. 1• Mr. Hume—Compensation to Slave-holders in case of emancipation of their Slaves. Mr. Hume—Select Committee on Impressment of Seamen. I/A Y AT ONE, O'CLOCK. Inflia Bonds 7ss. 735. 765. South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, £lOOO ... 24 35 25 Ditto 5OO Ditto Small Bank for Act. India for Acct. Cons. for Account 9SZ PRICE OF STOCKS 'fills %ilk Stock 231 3 per Cent. Red. ...... her Cent. Cons- 914 "Per Cent. lOl (Old — 4 Per Cent. Assented 1091 (New 107 H dank Long Ann. 22a 11 -16-ths VIII). 3 per Cents. ' 141 4 Stock PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS, AT ONE O'CLOCK. 4 Ustrianßds, 5 per cent. 96 Prussian, 5 per cent. --- ----Scrip Gil ili an , Bds, ti per ct 80h Russian, New, 5 per ct.... 954 C olombian lids, Oper et. 851 y Spanish 1321, sper et. ... 20i c - 77 - ------Scrip j j pm. -- 1823, ditto Danish, bper cent. -Alliance Shares l5 Greek Scrip Palladium e dezican Scrip 351 Equitable Loan Neapolitan, Scrip 5 per cent. -Irish Ditto l'oruvian Manchester Ditto , 4" ortuguese Bonds --------. Scrip - Scrip FOREIGN MAILS. ARRIVED. 1 Hamburgh. Dur. 1 Lisbon 1 Gottcnburgh 2 Ilamburg,h. 111011 WATER AT LONDO 24 ,„ ._ morning, 46 mim tites. after 0. N BRIDGE TO-MORROW. 1 Evening. 15 minutes after 1. TH E SUN. SOLEM OIJIS DICERE FALSUM ALTDEAT: LONDON, TVEDNESD,IY, MAY 26, 18,14. CITY, HALF-PAST ONE. The Stock Markets are both heavy this morn ing. Mexican Scrip has fallen tremendously, and in general the South American Securities took sickl Y. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. We have received by Express the Constitu lionne4 the Drapcau Blanc, and the Gazette de France of Monday, from which the following are extracts : (From the Constitutionnel of Monday.) Kamp, MAY 13.-:—We are at length nearly certain of an amnesty. The Decree for it (which has been some time signed) was yesterday communicated to tie Council of Castile, in a secret sitting; but nothing, assuredly, has less the appearance of an amnesty than the document which is about to be issued. General Digeon has arrived here, and he yesterday reviewed the troops of the garrison on the "'ratio. To-day he has sot out for Aranjuez, in order to pay his court to the King. lie is accompanied by the Marquis de Talaru.. Estremadura is still the theatre of every kind of disorder, and the prisons cannot contain the great number of persons who are arrested. The Constitutional prisoners returning from France are treated with every species of insult, and at Tafalla many of them have been killed. , PARIS.—The King heard mass in his apartments, and after wards received the Princes, the Foreign Ambassadors, Great Dignitaries, &c. &c. His Majesty did not go out. They write from Perpignan, that on the 15th two hundred horse, of the first division of the Reserve of the Eastern Py renes, arrived there, and were immediately to enter Spain,—it was supposed for Saragossa. [From the Drapeau Blanc.] UPPER ELBE, MAY 14.—The Polish Diet is convoked for the beginning of June. The Emperor of Russia, we are as sured in the most positive manner, will open the Assembly in person. 'His Imperial Majesty, it is believed, visits 13ohemia, for the purpose of meeting the Emperor of Austria, and the other Sovsieigns who may think fit to visit the same kingdom. They write - from Brest, of the 13th inst., that the Arethuse f.igate, aril the corvettes L'Egerie and La Seine, have sailed for Cronstidt. The corrette La Moselle, which carried out some troops to Martiniqte, and the goletta La Philornel, which formed part of the force stationed at Cayenne, have returned to Brest. We have the satisfaction to state that his Serene Highness Prince LOWENSTEIN, and his Excellency Mons. FALCK, the new Ambassador from the Netherlands to Great Britain, with his Lady and suite, arrived yesterday at Dover in the Rilannia steam packet, from Calais.' We confess that we cannot see the wisdom of the proposed imposition of all the liabilities of ordirary partnerships, on the Members of Joint Stock Companies. On the contrary, it appears to us to be extremely impolitic to throw any ob stacles in the way of forming large masses of ac tive capital, destined for beneficial employment, particularly at a time when, from the prevalence of the fashionable theories in Political Economy ) the Government is progressively abolishing all the legislative enactments by which the trade and commerce of the country have hitherto been regulated and prosperously conducted. I( a Joint Stock Company be established with a given amount of capital, it may be very proper to re quire that that capital shall be bona fide invested in its concerns, and even, perhaps, placed under the inspection, if not the controu4 of Trusteei appointed by Parliament on behalf of the Public. The Public would thus be fully aware of the ex tent of the responsibility of the Company, and each Member of the Company, on the other hand, would incur no greater risk than he had voluntarily incurred by the amount of his contri bution to the common stock of the concern. We apprehend that the greatest injury must result to the industry of the country, if the more exten sive liabilities now under the consideration of Parliament be carried into effect. If there be any man who does not understand, or who doubts, the principles and views of the rioLT ALLIANCE, we advise him to read and to reflect on the letter of our Correspondent, (see the Fourth Page), inserted this day, which is writ ten with political acumen, philosophical spirit, and a due regard to the happiness of mankind. The Allgemeine Zeitung of the 17th inst. has reached us. It contains the following assertion, as positive as the hundred which preceded it without being yet realized, that the Turks have pledged themselves to evacuate wholly the Prin cipalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. VIENNA, May 12.—0 n the 27th April (after the resolution was taken in the Divan that Moldavia and Wallachia should he evacuated), the ratification of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce took place which had been concluded between his Majesty the King of Sardinia and the Porte; this treaty se cures to Sardinian vessels the free Navigation of the Black Sea. The Sardinian Charge d'Affaires was immediately after wards presented by Lord Strangford to the Tish Ministers. Accounts have been received through Trieste from Zante, dated the 26th ult., announcing the arrival at that island of the first remittance arising from the Greek Loan. Its amount was about 50,0001. sterling, which was consigned in the first instance to some mercantile houses in Zante. The intelligence of this seasonable succour was immediately transmitted to the seat of the Greek Government, for the purpose of procuring the formal ratification of the contract, which being obtained, the money would be placed in the hands of three commissioners, of whom two were English and one Greek, to superintend its ap plication. Lord BYRON and Colonel STAN SLOPE had been selected as the two English com missioners, and it would become necessary, there fore, to fill up the vacancy caused by his Lordship's death. Further remittances are on their way to Zante. We have received Rio Janeiro Gazettes to the Gth of March. They contain no news of much interest beyond Brazil. The preliminary pro ceedings for the election of Deputies appear to be going forward, and a list of parochial electors in several provinces is given—a fact which dis proves a report formerly in circulation, that the Emperor did not intend to allow the convocation of the Congress appointed to meet by his pub lished plan of a Constitution. abut tiler* THE KING'S COURT. Yesterday morning, at twelve o'clock, his MaiEsTY held a Court at his Palace, in Pall-mall, which was attended by the Lord Chancellor, the Lord President of the Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the Master-General of the Ord nance, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Co. lonial Departments, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Frst Lord of the admiralty, the President of the Board of Controul, the Treasurer of the Navy, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan caster, the Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Steward of the House hold,' the Groom of the Stole, the Treasurer of the Household, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, and the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, the Clerk of the Closet, Earl Cathcart, the Earl of Errol, the Bishop of Gloucester, Colonel Whatley, and the Re c o r d e r of London.— The King held a Privy Council, at which Mr. Buller attended as Clerk, when the Lord Chief Justice Best, of the Common Pleas, kissed hands upon his appointment, and was sworn in a ! Privy Counsellor, and took his seat at the Board accordingly. After the close of the Privy Council, the Recorder of London made his Report of the convicts capitally convicted at the Old Bailey, when three were ordered for execution on Tuesday next. At the close of the Recorder's Report, the Rev. Doctor Bethell was introduced into the presence of the King, in his closet, and did homage before his Majesty, upon his election to the Bishopric of Gloucester. The &shop of Lincoln attended the ceremony as Clerk of the Closet. Earl Cathcart attended as Gold Stick in Waiting. The Earl of ! and Colonel Whatley were the. Lord and Groom in Waiting—The Court broke up about a quarter-past four o'clock.—The Earl of Har rowhy, the Duke of Wellington, the Right Hon. George Can ning-, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, had audiences of the King. • cif j 443.4i 1 ~ ,p ,,,vit,?re se - 4- 4* : - , 1 „..-;4 ..e.,,- $ :-./ t 7 T.'. ,f• , 1::C+ ,_,. v R, GE 4 „.. „E /44. V I-,.....,—. TI a FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Marquis Camden, at his house, in Arlington-street, from his seat in Kent; Lord Francis Leveson Gower, at his house in Albemarle-street, from a tour; Sir Wm. Ingleby, Bart. M.P. from Lincolnshire; Lord Viscount Newry, M.P.„ from his seat, near Maidenhead ; Earl of Minto, in Ha nover-square, from his seat, in Scotland ; Earl of Mans field, at his house in Grosvenor-square, from his seat, Caen Wood ; the Marquis of Chandos, at his father's (the Duke of Buckingham) in Pall-mill, from his seat in Bucks ; Sir William Elliott, Bart. at his house, in Upper Brook-street, from his seat in Scotland; Lord John Spencer Churchill, at his Mother's (the Duchess of Marlborough) at Cumberland gate • Sir Alexander Ramsay, Bart., M.P., from his seat, in Scotland ; Viscount Valletort, from a tour ; Viscount Arbuth not, from his seat in Scotland ; Lord Montague, from his seat, near Windsor ; Marquis of Caerinarthen, at his Father's, (the Duke of Leeds) in Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, from a tour ; Emily Marchioness of Londonderry, at her house, St. James's square, from her seat, North Cray; the Earl and Countess of Radnor, in Lower Grosvenor-street, from their seat, Longford castle, Wilts;' Earl of Surrey, at Norfolk-house, St. James's square. . FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Earl of Westmorland entertained Count and Countess Lieven, the Earl and Ccuntess of Lonsdale, and a large party, at dinner yesterday at his house in Grosvenor-square. The Earl of Aberdeen had a grand dinner party yesterday'at his house in Argyll-street. Lord Sherborne entertained a distinguished party at dinner yesterday at his house in Lower Grosvenor-street. The Duchess of Wellington's assembly, on Monday evening, at Apsley House, was very numerously and elegantly attended. Lady Hulse gave a grand rout on Monday evening at her house in New Burlington-street. The three drawing rooms were fitted up with great taste and elegance; there were pre sent nearly 300 persons of the haut tun. Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Agar Ellis had a grand dinner party on Monday, and will also give another on Friday next, at their house in Spring -gardens. The Earl and Countess of Lonsdale gave a splendid enter tainment on Monday, at their house in Charles-street, l3erkeley square. DUKE OF YORK'S LEVEE.-:—YeSterday after noon the Duke of YO , Z.K held a Levee as Commander-in-Chief, at his office in the Horse Guards, which was attended by the Duke of Richmond, the Marquises of Huntly and London derry, the Earls of Mansfield and Ashburnharn, Lord Lennox, Lord Win. Russell, Generals Lord Lynedoch and Sir George Nugent, Lieutenant-Generals Sir R. Sheaffe,. Sir G. Drum_ mond, and Sir John Oswald; Major-Generals Sir James Kempt, on his arrival from Canada, Sir Charles Doyie, Bal fsoiurr4. Rowley,Egerton, and Guard, about ß Y Brown, other Officers. , d St e wart; Rear-Admiral Prince LEOPOLD, attended by Baron STOCK MAN, left town yesterday afternoon for Clare- On Monday night Lord MAiICUSITILL, at town with dispatches fro 0 or vH T A RLES STUAR, tached to the Embassy o ur Ambassador at Paris. in France, arrived inm ci . , Yesterday a board of the Lords of the Trea sury was hel d at the Tr easury Chambers, White hall. Th e VICE-CHANCELLOR, we are happy to sufficiently recovered yesterday to be sabletate, e wasr resume his seat in the Vice-Chancery Court. There was no business of importance t before the Court. .. _ Accounts from Alexandria, received lately by way of Leghorn, are unfavourable. The plague and little or no business was raging violently, doing. AitlS INSTITUTION.—Yester day the Annual Friend s o f the General Benevo lentrthNle T Institution for the Relief of Decayed Artists, took-place TnTnSBDEiNnnEeNr o o at the Freemasons' Tavern, and was most numerously attended by the lovers and encouragers of the Fine Arts.—His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK being prevented by urgent busi ness from attending, as was expected, Sir WILLIAM ELFORD was unanimously requested to take the Chair.—Among the Company present were, Sir Thomas Lawrence, Mr. Shee, Mr. Chantrey, Mr. Wilkie, Mr. Turner, and most of the Royal Academicians. The Secretary's report of the state of the Society was most satisfactory ; and at the present Meeting several very liberal donations were made towards the increase of its funds. Numerous patriotic toasts were drank, and hi larity and good fellowship crowned the d a y. PORTEUSI AN BIBLE SOCIET Y .--.The novel cir cumstances of this Society circulating their Bibles with a Gene ral Index of Contents, and with the more instructive and devo tional Chapters marked for the help of young and inexperienced Readers, appears to have excited a considerable degree of inter est, and drew a highly respectable audience to their First Gene ral Meeting, which was held yesterday at the Freemasons' Tavern. The subject having been recently adverted to in the House of Lords, strongly recommending the adoption of a simi lar plan for the use of the Irish Peasantry, appeared to give an additional zest to the numerous Speakers who delivered themselves with animated confidence as to the utility and ulti mate success of the plan' an d operations o f t h e Society, not merely as opening another door for the more extended circula tion of the Holy Scriptures, but affording at the same time a peculiar facility in their more general and profitable reading.— file Chair was taken by Major MOODY, Royal Engineers, who, in the course of the day, enumerated various anecdotes tending to shew the utility of the Porteusian Bible, and particularlythe satisfaction w hi c h was manifested at New York, when, as soon as it was e xam i ne d an d approved, a M ee ting of the inha bitants was immediately convened, with a view to the forma tion of a Society upon a similar plan. INDIA.—Died on the 15th December last, at frngolee, on his way from Ilydrobad to Eltich pore, ItoscaT GREIG, M. D., Staff Surgeon at Elichpore. Thus, in the prime of life, society has lost one of the best of men, whose talents, accomplishments,. and amiable disposition, en sured him the love and admiration of all that knew him. He has left a young widow and four lovely infants to deplore their inestimable loss. POETRY. SONNET TO SPRING. Oh, lovely season ! joy inspiring Spring ! Nature, all gladness, hails thy dawn again And bursting fr6m beneath stern winter's chain, Sends forth her verdure fair and promising ; The earliest flowers their fragrant tribute bring, To bless the morning of thy gentle reign ; The sweet birds chaunt their wild and thrilling strain, And seem to bid thee welcome while they sing. 11l fares that sterile and,ungentle breast, In which no feelings of delight arise, While thou art smiling but to make man blest ; The grateful heart—with silent joy replies, Glowing with rapture not to be express'd, But read by Him whose throne is in the skies. W. AEROSTATIC EXCURSION. Mr. HARRIS, the Gentleman who was the com panion of Mr. GRAHAM, in his aerial voyage from Berwick street, Soho, to the neighbourhood of Rochester, ascended yesterday in a Balloon of his own property, and constructed under his own immediate direction, from the gardens of the Eagle Tavern, in the City-road. The Balloon was built at tl.e Tennis-Court, in the Haymarket, and has been several months in preparation. It was called " The Royal George," this title being inscribed upon it in large gold letters.— By half-past three the gardens were nearly filled with well dressed persons, amounting in number to at least one thou sand, and the City-road and other avenues were pretty well crowded. About an hour before the ascent took place, a strong degree of interest was excited by an announcement from Mr. HARRIS'S Committee to the company assembled in the gardens, that " a young Lady would ascend with Mr. Harms." The young adventuress soon after made her ap pearance in the grounds, accompanied by Mrs. Mullis and two other Ladies, and several of the Committee of Gentlemen. She was dressed in a white muslin gown, straw bonnet, with a wreath of roses, and a small green shawl, and wore her hair turned back upon the temples, and braided. She appeared to be about 18 years of age, of rather delicate frame and complexion, and her appearance altogether was extremely interesting. Her name is STOCKS, but the rank or situation in life of her or her family was studiously concealed. She had only determined upon the adventurous flight about two hours before it took place.— Every thing being ready, Mr. HARRIS went to the Tavern to escort his fair companion to her seat, and returned in a few mo ments with her leaning upon his arm, and preceded by a band playing aslow air. The Committee, with several ladies, brought up the rear. The intrepid girl mounted the stage with but a slight appearance of fear in her manner, and was instantly greeted with the warmest cheers from the spectators. She curtsied in return, and Mr. HARRIS having entered the car, the word was given for " the Lady." Having received an affec tionate farewel from several around her, she stepped into the. car with firmness, and an unmoved countenance, and took her seat amidst the cries of " Bravo !" and loud clap ping of hands. Mr. HARRIs gave the word, and the cords being slipped, the immense vehicle ascended swiftly for a slitirt distance, but suddenly stopped, and it was then discovered by the spectators that one of the four cords by which it was fas tened to the earth had not been loosened from the pole, and that of course the Balloon could ascend no further until the rope was unfastened. A general feeling of alarm prevailed for a few moments, which was increased by the apparently perilous situation of the aeronauts at that mo ment, for the violent check which the adhering cord gave to the balloon drew it into a position almost horizontal, and the young Lady, whose . end of the car was dnwnwards, was seen clinging to the sides, and seemed with difficulty to keep her seat. There was a general cry of " Cut the rope, for God's sake cut the rope !" but this was prevented by those who had previously received their orders until a signal was given by Mr. HAnitis by the waving of his flag, and the rope was then severed in a moment, and the balloon, freed from all restraint, ascended most majestically, the people below rending the air with their cheerings, .and Mr. HARR IS, and his fair and cou rageous companion, waving each a flag from the car. The balloon took a south-westerly direction, and pursued its course steadily for about seven or eight minutes, when it entered a thick cloud, and was lost to the view of earthly gazers. MELANCHOLY FATE OF MR. HARRIS. A placard to the following effect was this morning exhibited in the window of the Eagle Tavern, City-road : " We are sorry to announce, that from the opening of the valve- of the Balloon too greatly, and not being able to close it, the Aeronauts were precipitated from a great height most ra pidly. Mr. Harris was killed on the spot, and the Lady, although much bruised, is alive and sensible. This awful occurrence took place by striking against a tree in Beddington Park, Surrey, on the estate of Mrs. Gee. " The young Lady lays at the Plough, Biddington, in a very precarious state." The above intelligence, we were informed by Mr. BOND, the landlord of the Eagle Tavern, reached him this morning by 5 o'clock, and that it was brought by a relative of the de ceased's, who left Croydon at 3 o'clockthis morning. The accident occurred about 8 o'clock last night. Mr. ITAnnis, we understand, was a middle-aged man, and had served many years as a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, but had been latterly on half-pay. On entering half-pay he embarked into business as an upholsterer, and had only resign ed his business a few months since for the purpose of en gaging himself in those aerostatic speculations which have so soon proved fatal to him. THE FINE ARTS.—We have been gratified at seeing a striking, spirited, and well-painted likeness of the celebrated Composer, Rossi/it, from • the pencil of Mr. JOHN HAYTEIt. The portrait possesses great force in the colouring, and considerable knowledge of the management of the chiaro oscuro. As we still retain a very pleasing recollection of this promising Artist's beautiful picture of the Dcath of Atys, we trust that his next effort will be in the historical de partment of art. POET LAU REAT.—ThiS is an office in the King's Household. In his amusing histories of music, it is stated by Sir J OHN HAWK INS that there are no records that mention when this office was first established, though there are many that mention it as existing. There was a Court Poet so early as the reign of HENRY 111. CHAUCER, on his return from abroad, assumed the title of Poet Laureat, and in the twelfth year of RICHARD 11. obtained a grant of an annual allowance of wine. In 1615, JAMES I. granted his Laureat an annual pension of 100 marks; and in 1630 this stipend was increased by CHARLES I. to 1001. per annum, with an additional grant of one tierce of Canary wine, to be taken out of the the King's store yearly. For this he is to write half yearly lauda tory verses. We understand that Mr. OWEN has been en gaged for some time past in preparing such a modification of his plans for improving the con dition of the poor of Ireland, as shall meet the opinion of the expressed Irish by e a s t a h n e tr y Committee for the Relief on the proposals which he submitted to them during the last Session. This modification, it appears, has been examined by some of the most intelligent and ex perienced men in the Kingdom, and has met the ir approbation. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH.—(Tins DA-n) LIBEL. THE KING V. RICHARD FRANCIS TANK. The defendant, who is a half-pay Lieutenant in the Army; appeared on the floor of the Court for judgment, pursuant to his conviction on an indictment for a libel upon James Carter, Esq. a Magistrate of Portsmouth, in the shape of an anonymous letter imputing to the prosecutor a de testible offence: Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE having read the notes taken en the trial,_ Mr.•ME RRY WEATHER addressed their Lordships at some length in mitigation. The COURT directed judgment to stand over for the present, owing to the absence of an aflidavit,, which the defendant in tended to produce in mitigation of his punishment.—Judgment deferred. The cause of the King against the Proprietors of The British Press Newspaper, for a libel on Geo. Chetwynd, Esq. M.P., for Stafford, was not concluded when our Paper went to press. THE ARMY. Two squadrons of the Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards, are now on their march from Piershill Barracks to Newcastle upon-Tyne. _ - Two troops of the Ist Regiment of Dragoons have received orders to march from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, for Piershill Bar racks, where they are to arrive on the Ist of June. Commissioners in the Ist Regiment of Oxfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry. • George Mostyn, Esq. to be Captain, vice Cotterell, resigned ; John Looker, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Leigh, deceased. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, MAY 25.---Wind N.E.—Arrived and remain, the Zepher, Atrosmith, from Honduras. Passed through last evening the following outward-bound, viz. :—The Bedford, Martin, Mirables, Rutherford, Esther, Carr, and Sceptre Norfor. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived his Ma jesty's ship Sparrohawk, from a cruize ; and Success transport. from Cork. Sailed the Triumph, Green, for Bombay ; and Aurora, for Dantzic. FALMOUTH, MAY 24.—Wind N.W.—Sailed the Lady Mary Pelham packet for the Leeward Islands. A large brig passed here this morning to the eastward, with loss of fore and maintop mast and bowsprit. LIVERPOOL, MAY 24.—Arrived the Thomas Tyson, Stockdale • and Commerce, Dalrymple, from Jamaica ; Mar quis Wellington, Ross, from Antigua; Barton, Banks, from; Barbadoes ; and William Byons, Cobb, from New York. The Amity, Pease, from Liverpool to New York, was driven on shore the 23rd ult. on Squall). Beach, near Sandy Hook, and bilged ; the dry goods will nearly all be got out without injury. A brig, supposed to be the Cumberland, Smith, from Liver pool to Montreal, was seen on the 10th inst. in lat. 45. long. 27. abandoned—by the Barton ' Barks, arrived at Liverpool. The following vessels have beets spoken with :_Emerald, Liverpool to Boston the 13th inst. lat. 49. long. 26. ; Lord Collingwood, Bristol to New Brunswick the 18th inst., out 5 days, with loss of main and mizen mast; Mountaineer, London to Miramichi, lat. 45. long. 38. ; Atlas, Watton, London to Lima the Ist of March, lat. 8. long. 31. ; and Mary Ann, Craigie, London to Bombay - the 18th of February, lat. 23. S. long. 28. FrQm the LONDON GAZETTE, May 25. Downing-street, May 22. The King has been pleased to appoint Lieut-Colonel John Ready to be Lieut.-Governor•of prince Edward's Island, in the Gulph of St. Lawrence, in the room of Charles Douglas Smith, Esq., resigned. BANKRUPTS. E. Williams Fenarrcltreet,winelmerchant, to surrender June 4, at ten, 12, at eleven, and July 6, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners. Attorney, Mr. J. M. Taylor, King-street, Cheapside. .7. Casten, Blackman-street, Newington, Surrey, wire -worker, May 29, June 1, and July 6, at twelve, at the Court of Com- . missioners, London. Attorney, Mr. J. Robinson, Half Moon street; Piccadilly.. E. Jackson, York, goldsmith, June 22, 23, and July 6, at eleven, at the Court House, Leeds. Attornies, Mr. R.Battye, Chancery-lane, London ; and Mr. Lee, Leeds. • It. Wilson, Turnham-green, Chiswick, Middlesex, draper, June 15, 16, and July 6, at two, at the White Bear Inn, Man chester. Attornies, Messrs. Hurd and Johnson, King's Bench., walk, Temple, London; and Mr. lirackenbury, Manchester. 'r. W. Bird, Liverpool, merchant, June 8,9., and July 6, at one, at the Office 'of Messrs. Prest and Kaye. Attornies, Messrs. Taylor and Roscoe, King's Bench-walk, Temple, Lon don ; and Messrs. Prest and Kaye, Liverpool. W. Huntriss, Northowram, lallifax, Yorkshire, cotton spinner, June 14, at six, 15, and July 6, at eleven, at the Union Cross Inn, Halifax. Attornies, Messrs. Thompson, Stanfield, and Thompson, Halifax. T. A. Sanders, Penkridge, Staffordshire, surgeon, May 31, at five, June 1, and July 6, at eleven, at the Talbot Arms Inn,, Rugeley. Attornies, Messrs. J. and W. Lowe and Cowburn, Tantield-court, Temple, London; and Mr. Smith, Rugeley. W. Evans, Albany-terrace, Old Kent-road, Surrey, mer chant, May 29, June 12, and July 6, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners, London. Attornies, Messrs. Clarke, Faulkner, and Clarke, Saddler's Hall, Cheapside, London. W. Whitbread, Southend, Essex, linen-draper, May 29, June 5, and July 6, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners, London. Attorney, Mr. D. Jones, Size•lane, London. R. Baillie and E. Bailie, Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street, merchants, May 29, June 5, anti July 6, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. Attornies, Messrs. Gregson and Founereau, Angel =con rt, Throgm orton -street, London. D. M`Carthy, Shadwell, coal-merchant, May 29, June 5, at ten, and .July 6, at two, at the Court of Commissioners. At: tornies, Messrs. Burra and Neild, King-street, Cheapside. DIVIDENDS. June 19, J. Dix. High.street,Sl.Siarylebone, baker—June 19, .T. F. Street, Budge-row, stationer—June 19, J. Buckley, Hollingreave, York, woollen-cloth-manufacturer—June 17, J. Newland, Liverpool, boot-maker—June 19, J. Chambers, Gracechurch-street, tobacconist—July 24, J. Weeks, Exeter, currier—June 19, It. Watson, Britannia-terrace, City-road, coal-merchant—June 19, W. Maclean, Upper Marylabone , street, cabinet-maker--June 22, M. Pile', jun. Sidmouth; Devon, cabinet-maker—June 19, J. Dow, Bush-late, Cannon, street, merchant—June 15, J. Pinck, Chichester, linen-draper —June 15, J. Brickwood, len. J. llrickwood, jun. J. Rainier, W. Morgan, and J. Starkey, Lombard-street, bankers—June 16, J. Barron, Tardebigg, Warwick, innkeeper—June 15, G. D'Arville, Oxford, timber-merchant. CERTIFICATES, JUNE 15. T. Watts, Combe Martin and South Tawton, Devon, dealer W. Crosland, Holbeck, Leeds, drysalter—T. Wilkie, Pater noster-row, bookseller—J. Holden, Broker's-row, Moorfields, ironmonger—T. Bignold, sen. Norwich, banker—G. F. Hamil ton, Thames-street, merchant—Ll. Cooper, Commercial-place, City-road, carpenter. PARTNERSIIIPS DISSOLVED. C. Cope and H. C. Allport, .Aldridge, Staffbrd, rectifiers—J. Ellison and J. Wolstenholme, Sheffield, file-manufacturers — J. Smith and J. Hindle, ssett, York, bontbasin-manufac turers—W. Crane and H. _Milner, Brydges-street, Covent garden, chophouse-keepers—T. Burgess and J. Ridgeway, Illacclestield, Chester, retail-brewers—J. Lockett, T. Garnett, and T. Lockett, Manchester, Coppersmiths—R. Southall. Bir mingham, and R, Southall, Heath Forge, Womburne, Stafford, ee iron-masters—J. C. Schwieso, F. G ros j ean , and E. Serquet, harp-manufacturers--E. Biggs an d W. H. L , Birmingham, wire-drawers. Barley CORN EXCHANGE, MA Y 26. The arrival s o f thi s wee k are only modera te : Whe at 2,060 , 370, Oats 4,500, Irish Oars 1, 500, qrs. , Flour 2,200 sacks. Th e b es t samples of Wheat arc again held at rather more money, but our millers comply with reluctance. Barley obtains rather higher prices; Beans also are dearer ; Pease of both kinds are unaltered. There is a good trade for Oats, ant i Monday's prices are fully supported, although the quantity at market is tolerably large. --.......zz...-_ R EF UGEES.--Yesterday Colonel RAI _ ... of Spain, and and Captain MATOM, lately be appeared at the Mansion -House, and the Constitutional Army longing t ° just arrived in this country in a state of great statement of the hardships gavec_ cruelties they had endured since they had 31 ; a l S l iN e Pp n AMIl in i°s t i o NIF t 3 h A e hands of their oppressors. Mr, in the absence of the LORD MAYOR, w b h e o c m on ti d le u y ete w d ill t t o iou t b h i e es S s p e a x n p is e l: and relief. . caused c j Iridistress,oni'aeatttth'eht attention II!( )e- raS be NJ. IC -Ist t to tha y ave teci nce on pis. v t. an wan d is left ttes that stile the ith :on- ster, 3ecn yen ,t a 'orto day 'root seed rant. Go ched the Cher, t the phi 'lira 3 n an Val £ the it i 5 Is of kl of 2,50 0 I still raisO, !dios, vhich coast the hence efl l Bull' in 3 11 1g ;