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[46, 311, [23, i 32, 97, ,•26, for Ales !et sed eo- hag of , ven ;1.1 1 ie.) :tot the PRICE OF STOCKS lettpolit ax Austrian /11011 WATER A Alorning, 42 minun THE SUN. OLRAI QUI.4 DIOERE FALSUM drIDEAT LONDON, THURSDAY. APRIL 1, 1824 Royal Highness was pleased to observe, that his Hon. Friend was a man whose active life was devoted to the cause of cha thb There was scarcely an Institution of value in London— Qt least, many valuable Institutions would be found to be as sisted and supported by the benevolence and the activity of theii T reasurer—(Applause.) —As Treasurer to the Freetna ' INts' Female Charity, the conduct of his Hon. Friend was de aerving of the highest tribute of applause. He therefore pro- Posed his health--(Applause.)—[This toast was received with Aoud and animated cheers.] Mr. Aceeeteests returned thanks. He said that there was no Merit on his part; exertion on behalf of the present Charity • 'NM but the bare performance of a duty—a duty which no man ';_f Proper f ee li ng could forget. If he could flatter himself that "e was, in any degree, entitled to any portion of the praise Which his oal Hihess was pleased to bestw upon im— .4l he felt a Ry g n n impulse in the cause of charity, o he might truly say, that the p r i nc i p l es w hi c h h e i m bib e d i n t h at S oc i ety w hi c h ne ad the honour to address, had first awakened it. The T REASURER next proceeded to read the Report. the collection for the evening amounted to 6601. liis R OYAL HIGHNESS next propose d the 44 Health of the Marchioness of Hastings," which was drank with great .e nthusiasm. The next toast was, " The Marquess of Hastings." ilie Royer, HIGHNESS, on proposing this toast, took the ° Pportunity of paying a handsome tribute to the public and 'private virtues of the Noble Marquis. lie had been for a great i ! i anY years the friend, the advocate, and the protector of this useful Charity: his private virtues it was unnecessary to dwell ~ th ‘ P h, for th ey were acknowledged on all hands. The Noble Mar -176, as a publi c man, h a d serve d hi s Ki ng an d hi s country 1 wisdom, bravery, and integrity—qualities which be . to to his character, and which he never failed to display. --4 -he heal t h of the Noble 3larquis was drank with great altlau t , e . The " Health of the Stewards" having , been proposed, Col onel TYNTE Provincial Grand Master for Somerset, as ei3Oentlernan e `2 he of th e Stewards,' returned thanks. The Hon. and Gallant (whose conduct a nd ma nners, during the whole ' urge of the entertainment, appeared to be highly gratifying i" i the company), returned thanks in a short but elegant speech. wi e e dwelt on the advantages of the Charity—upon the interest it " , ch it was capable of exciting in every generous mind—for of the cause of young and unfriended females—the objects lipcommon sympathy. The Hon. Gentleman observed, that would always feel most happy to do all in his power to pro- Ite the success of the Institution.—(Applause.) . 1 4 , 0 118 Royer. IIiGHNEss next proposed " The health of the 11 ,7„tes-" Ile took that opportunity of pointing out to every t Caer who might hear or read the Report of his words, that I . .e . .tuse which he pleaded was the cause of the poor un erlended female, who was taught by nature to look up in sor ii)111 and affliction to the sympathy of their own sex. He hoped , 4 t female benevolence would be active in the sacred cause of :irovale charity. The health of the Ladies having been received that applause, his Royal Highness took occasion to observe, ete t " 8 the Ladies had retired from the Gallery, he felt it Ile ;—sal - 7 to follow them.—(A laugh.)—He did not wish to allude :1_ p . ers on a 1 infirmities, but he could assure the company that e did not feel well ; he had, notwithstanding, been actively Zillaged duringto take w an i d . eaa numberve of the whole of the day, and he begged _ Hie Royal Highness, accompanied by the Stewards other Gentlemen, then left the room, as he emetic cheers,. lked down the room he was received with the most enthu- His R I Highness bowed respectfully to the eonmany as he passed•oya g • After the Duke of Sussex retired, Colonel Tynte was unani- Inously called to the Chair. The Ilonourable Gentleman, on t aking the Chair, was received with loud cheers. , After silence was restored, Colonel TYNTE proposed " the health of his Royal highness the Duke of Sussex," which was drank with great lause. • The Gallant COLONEL next proposed " the health of his 'hare d . the Duke of L e in s ter, Grand blaster of the Ledge in rrelan"--( Appl.) An Hon. GENTLE ause max next rose and proposed " the health of the Chairman, Colonel Tynte.,, He said, that to those who e k , n ew the Hon. Gentleman, it would be needless to dwell on h is amiable qualities, his gentlemanlike manners, his honour able conduct in every relation in private life—(Applause.)— ' the Honourable Colonel was an English Gentleman in every sens e of the word. In private, he was a finished Gentleman— ll' Public life, he acted according to the dictates of a free and honest mind. The health of the Colonel was received with great enthu l'aem. The Honourable Gentleman, in retu r ni ng th an k s, sa id that he did not expect to be honoured by so flattering a mark of the esteem of the company. Ile felt grateful for the man her in which his health had been proposed and received.— The Honourable Gentleman, in a strain of feeling and manly eloquence, recommended the Charity to the support of all pre sent, and sat down amid the warm cheers of the company. • In the course of the evening, several volunteer songs were - liven by private gentlemen. Ur. Crew sane-' Love's yon Dream,' in a m anner w hi c h * lned down th e a ppl ause o f t h e w h o l e C ompany. The evening .w ao spent in the utmost harmony and good humour. ... * it s Fur Mr. OWEN'S ADDRESS, see the Fourth Page. dank THIS DAY AT rTWOo'cr.ocK. Stock 3 shut India Stock shut . per Cent. Red. shut India Bonds 82s. 84s. Per Cent. Cons. 94Ai South Sea Stock per Cent. shit Old Annuities 4 Per Cent. .Old shut Ex. Bills 4B 4 b., New lo7il Ditt o S ma ll . Cents. 1797 . r Bank for Act. 246 hank L ongn shut India for Con. Acct. • Al nP• 3 per Cents. Cons. for Acct. 94lfli P.."ICE or FOREIGN STOCKS ix LONDON, APRIL 1, AT ONE O'CLOCK. Preach f Five per Cents. 103. 1 Scrip, 16i pm. Pussiax Six per Cents. 00. 1 Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. Ditto New 97. Five per Cent. Bonds, 98f. Scrip, 16. prem. SPltuisl Five per Cent. Bonds, 1820, 00. ' Ditto 1821, 18k. Ditto 1823, 17. P m • s Five per Cent. Bonds, 1001. ( Ditto New, 98g. Portu guese f Bonds, 94j. Danish . l Scrip, 7/. Five per Cent. Bonds, 100 k. Chili Scrip, 00. 82i. Colom 11 bia Six . per Cent. B on d s , 68i. Greek Mexican Scr ip, 7i prem. 2i[dis. Alliance Insurance Shares--17. Bank Shares £24 Os. Od. Seven per Cent. 95. American Six per Cent. 94-102. Five per Cent. 100-102. Three per Cent. 77. —... r LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW es after 3. Evening, 59 minutes after 3. The following are the only articles of import •ance in the Paris Papers of Monday (Prom the Canstitutionnel.) "lIAMBURGU, MARCH 2 0.—Letters from Pe tersburgh say, that the communication has been for some time very active between that capital and General Termaloff, the Governor of the provinces of Caucasus, who is charged with the direction of an important negotiation carrying on with Persia, the object of which is, to bring about a perfect accordance between the policy of Russia and that of Persia. General Termaloff i 3 in uninterrupted communication with the Court s of Teheran, and Persian and Russian agents Pan constantly between him and the Shah, but in the Whole business the greatest secrecy is preserved. All which is known is, that Russia has succeeded apparently in re-acquiring at Teheran the influ ence she had lost, and that the Councils of Eng land are no longer listened to ; we must now wait for the changes this will produce, which will pro bably be important." ( From the Journal des Debats.) " PARIS, MAncti 29.—They write from Mar seilles, dated March 25, that as soon as France heard Algiers had declared war against Spain, the Hermione frigate, with the Torche corvette, were sent with dispatches to the Consul at. Al giers. France offered its mediation to settle the differences, and declared that she would not per mit Algerine vessels to molest the trade of Spain , as long as his Majesty found it necessary, for the sake of security, to keep his troops in Spain. The business has been settled provisionally, and the Ilermione has already landed at Carthagena some Spaniards who had been captured by the Algerines. This is another service it is our good fortune to have conferred on Spain. • " We hare ;eceived from Brest the following letter For some time past tome of the Journals of the capital seem to have endeavoured to pervert every fact which has oc curred, whenever they have spoken of our maritime operations. One describes an expedition as setting out for the Havannah, and which is to proceed from there to South America, and se veral vessels are described as equipping at Bayonne ; others, it is said, are to be immediately built. Another Journalist launches two ships of the line at Bordeaux. Nothing is more ridiculous than these assertions, or more unfounded than the conjectures which they cause. There is neither a Royal arsenal nor dock-yard at Bourdeaux. The harbour of Bayonne, obstruct ed by a bar, over which large vessels cannot pass, is only fit for equipping small merchant vessels, with which these sages would undertake the conquest of America. As for the expedition pro ceeding to the Havannah, it has no other t'xistence but in the imaginations of the Journalists, or of their correspondents. Our port is at present the only one of the kingdom where any vessels are fitting out ; and their destination, which is no secret here, has no other object than to reinforce the several stations weakened by the Spanish war, and to furnish convoys to French merchant vessels for their return to Europe. People must hare a strange idea of naval matters, to believe that with a few frigates and brigs, sent one after another, any expedition of importance can be undertaken.• " Gyre, Twelve o'clock.—Consols opened this morning at 94ig for the Account, went up to 941 - 1 and for Money 94H, with little business doing. I am informed that an Express has arrived from Paris this morning, bringing the Rentes at 103f.70c.—Spanish Bonds are said to have come lower. There are no further accounts this morn ing concerning the reported affair at Algiers be tween an English and a French frigate. Fottncx MAILIENT.—Owing to the belief that FIRDINAND VII. is determined not to sanction the Old Spanish Loan, the Old Spanish Bonds are gradually sinking : they opened at and have gone down One per Cent. The new Al lance Shares keep steady at 161 to 16-I.—Greek Scrip has lowered again. In our preceding columns our Readers will find part of the long list of Stamp Duties upon Law I'roceeding3, which are to be repealed in pursuamcm of a Resolution of the House of Com mons. We regret, that, with our utmost exer tion, we are obliged to defer the insertion of the remainder of the list till to-morrow. The attention of • Financiers and Political Economists has been excited by a scheme which Mr. BlucKwoon has submitted to Government, and to the leading Members of both Houses of Parliament, for superseding the present Sinking Fund,—for effecting, by a series of great finan cial operations, an actual reduction of the prin cipal of the public debt to the amount of about 150,000,0001., without deteriorating the inte rests of the Fund-holders, —and for enabling the Legislature to remit about seven millions of an nual taxes. Mr. BnlcKwoon's plan will be in some measure understood from the subjoined extract from his printed proposals. After stat ing, that, if the same operations had been effected before the 3 per cents. were at 75, it would have been only necessary to make the proposed New 5 per Cent Stock irredeemblo for thirty years, he goes on to say— But, in consequence of the advance that has taken place in the price of 3 per cents, which also increases theduration of the 3 per cent, debt, it becomes necessary to raise the value of the proposed New 5 per Cent. Stock, by making it irredeemable for, probably, sixty years, instead of thirty, in order to induce the stockholders to consent to the exchange. Such a Stock would be worth, probably, 140/. per cent. in the market. It would be ultimately paid off at par. Every 100/. of such Stock would be equal in value to 1551. 11s. of 3 per cents, at - 90. And as this amount of 3 per cents would, when converted into 1001. of New 5 per Cents yield an annuity of Si., this would be equal to 31. 4s. 3d. annuity, instead of 31., for every 1001. of 3 per Cents. The 500 millions of 3 per Cents. would, in such case, be paid off by about 321 millions of New 5 per Cents.._ And the New 5 per Cents. would be ultimately paid off by 321 millions of money. Thus saving 179 millions of money. The annual interest on the 321 millions of New 5 per Cents. would be - £16,050,000 The present interest on 500 millions of 3 per Cents. is - . - . - 15,000,000 Increase of interest - - - £1,050,000 If from the saving, estimated at - £179,000,000 the present value of the additional annual inte rest as a perpetual annuity of 1,050,000/. be de ducted, which according to Dr. Price's Tables, and the present market rate of interest 3i per cent. is - . - x,999,550 There would be actually gained by the State, about - - - - - £149,000,450 Should the New 5 per Cent. Stock be deemed worth 1451. per cent. every 1001. of such Stock would be equal in value to 1611. 2s. 2d. of 3 per cents. at 90. And this amount of 3 per cents. when converted ito 1004 of New. 4 per Cents. would yield an annuity of Si. which would be equal to 31. 2s annuity, instead of 31. upon every 1001. of 3 per cents. The 500 mil lions of 3 per cents. would then be paid off by about 310 millions of New 5 per Cents. And the New 5 per Cents. would be ultimately paid off by 310 millions of money. Thus saving 190 millions of money. The annual interest on the 310 mil. lions of New 5 per Cents. would be - - £15,500,000 The present interest on 500 millions of 3 per cents 15,000,000 Increase of interest - - - _ £500,000 If from the saving estimated at .. - 9 0,000,00 I) the present value of the additional annuel inte rest as a perpetual annuity of 5,000,0(101. be deducted, which according to Dr. Price's Ta bles, and the present market rate of interest, 3i per cent. is . . - - _ - 14,285,700 Then there would be actually gained by the State about • - - - £175,714,300 Thus, according to the firsh hypothesis, the stockholder would gain an additional annu i ty of four Hinge and three pencean additional annuity of t wo shillings : but, in truth, both the price o f f o r t he every New lo s o It.o Stock k f 3 per cents exchanged. In the second, and the 3 per cents might be rated, in the transaction, as to Produce such an additional annuity as might induce the stockholder to consent to the exchange, con sidering other inducements which will be obvious to him. As the reducing the national debt in one year, by such an operation, would accompli s h a greater redemption of debt than the existing mode of purchasing Stock by the Sinking Fund will probably accomplish in more than thirty years, the pro posed measure, without the slightest violation of public faith, might be substituted for the operations of the Sinking Fund ; and the purchase of Stock in the market might be discontinued, without, in the smallest degree, injuring public credit ; espe cially, as by such discontinuance of the operations of the Sink ing Fund, taxes a nd imposts might be immediately repealed to -r the extent of at least - 4,000,000 After appropriating for the increase of Interest 1,00,000 And although these two itims amount to £5,050,000 This still falls short of the existing surplus of revenue beyond expenditure, now constituting the efficient Sinking Fund, which exceeds five millions per annum. And, as at present, the public are not to expect any further material relief from taxes, for years to, come, should the unex pected and considerable remission of taxes take place, which might be accomplish e d by the proposed measure; the relief bestowed upon every branch of national industry, and the pub lic in general, would, it may beexpected, so augment the power of consumption in all ranks of the people, that both the increase of consumption and of population would naturally render the re maining taxes more anti more productive; and, therefore, al though a Sinking Fund of any fixed amount were discontinued, there would undoubtedly arise yearly, some surplus of revenue beyond expenditure, and it would annually increase during the continuance of peace, which might, nevertheless, be ap plied to war d s the redemption of the National Debt, both with the approbation and to the satisfaction of the public. Mr. BNICKWOOD has long been distinguished for his commercial knowledge and financial acu nwn. If the calculations of his present scheme are sound, they are certainly entitled to the most serious consideration. Beside more than 53,0001. per annum, charges of manage ment on debt thus redeemed. Yesterday a B,lllot was taken at the East India lloase for the determination of the follo►ving question, viz.:— " That application be made to Parliament, in the present Session, for the Repeal of the 4Rth Clause of the Act of the 53d of George 111. cap. 1.55, by which the Court of Directors is prohibited from sending to India, in the capacity of a Writer, any person who shall not have resided during four Terms at the Haileybury College." At six o'clock the Glasses were closed and de livered to the Scrutineers, who reported the num. bers to be, viz.:— Nor the Question - - - - 272 Against the Question - - - 400 Majority against the Question - -128 The Duchess of KIM; the Duchess of Gr.ou- CESTER, and tl►e Princess SoettlA, paid a visit to the Princess AUGUSTA yesterday. The Earl of Ct.s AaTY visited the Marchio ness of LONDONDIzatIT yesterday, zic Yesterday afteraoon, soon after four o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the residence of the Earl of LivEaroor., Whitehall, which was at tended by all the Cabinet Ministers, with the exception of the LORD CHANCRLI,on and Viscount SIDMOUTII. The Cabinet broke up at six o'clock. The Earl of LtrEnPoot, was a little better yesterday. ORATORIO AT DRURY-I - ANN.—Th. great press of more important topics will, we trust, apologize for our givi ng Only a brief and general report of last night's p er f ormance at Drury-Lane. All that oar spate will at present permit us to with raptur e to the attractive voices Plendid an d over fl ow i ng H ouse listened say is, that a 5 and highly finished styles of BILAIIAM, Mrs. SAE, M°NO Miss STu ll "sl MISS PATON, and Mr. SAP I OI who, in their Pxecation of the several melodies allotted to their long-acknowledged talents, exerted themselvel with a success that must have highly gratified themselves. The second performances of Mr. NV AnE's Oratorio, and Dr. Buse 's admired Duet, 4t Lo! the flowers ap pear on the earth," were the principal novelties of the evening. Ma. TfIZLwALL.—Our limits will only allow Lecture injust at the icetot li hed a i y i: m c i o av u re r kr s Ye e t , brieflTi o h w : e a v it r e oe r t 'l %i l e ' s et of n c f a g i t t wholly pass it over. The introductory observations, and those on the sublime of MILTON, the comments on the Come dies of SIIALSPEARE, particularly Much Ado about Nothing, on Modern Comedies, chiefly the School for Scandal, and the five-aci Farces of the day, were just and pertinent. The Lecture was agreeably diversified with recitations from MIL TON, Peter Pindar, &c. The audience tes tified their approbation with loud and frequent applause. A very novel and humorous Work have just made its appearance, under the title of the ENGLISH Sry ; embellished with suitable cha racteristic Plates, sketched from the Life, by the celebrated CRIAKSHANK. It comprises ♦ariety of Scenes and Portraits, characteristic, satirical, and humorous, illustrative of the present age, and contains Anecdotes and Notices of Royal, Noble, and distinguished Living Characters, combined with the Eminent, the Eccentric, and the Noto rious, and embracing the peculiar Lingual Lo calisms, and Customs of Eton, Oxford, Cam bridge, Cheltenham, Bath, Brightoti,and London. in the higher and more polished scenes of life.-- Of the diversified nature of its contents some idea will be formed from the following enumera tion of the plates in the two parts already pub lished :-1. The Green Room of the Opera House.-2. Etonians' Morning Muster Roll.- 3. Evening Scene under the Walls of Brazenose College, Oxford. -4. Black Matins.-5. Alba nians doing Penance.---6. The Daffy Club. Be sides numerous Cuts and Vignettes. The Plates are full of character, and abounding with well known Portraits, hit off to the life. The Work altogether original, and very splendidly executed. Published by SHERWOOD and Co. Paternoster row. THE KING. WINDSOR, MAncir 31. This afternoon, at two o'clock, the KING left the Palace in his pony phaeton for his Royal Lodge. His Majesty drove through the Little Park, and up the Long Walk. He was. accompanied by the Marquis Conynghatn.— It is expected that the King will leave the Palace on Monday next for London, where his Majesty will remain till after the Levee on Wednesday. Ills Majesty will probably return on Thursday and spend the Easter Holidays at the Castle. The King will have a select Party at the Castle thiS evening to dinner. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Earl and Countess Fortescue and family, i n Grosvenor square, from their seat, Castle Hill, South :Bolton, Devonshire; Lord and Lady Ebrington, in North Audley-street, from De vonshire; the Earl of Gosford and Lord Acheson, at Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Suffblk ; Lord and Lady William Bentinck, at Grillon's Hotel, Albemarle -street James Fit zgera ld, Esq. at ditto. from the Continent; Major Delamotte, at the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, from a tour; Sir Henry and Lady and Miss Fitzlier'oert, at Flatlong's flotel, Oxford -street; Baroness de Rolle, at the Hyde Park Hotel, Hyde Park-place. DEPARTURES.—Mr. Wm. Mitchell, 3d Dragoon Guards, for Paris ; the Lady Olivia Sparraw, from Hyde Hotel, for Richmond;. Mr. and Miss Mostyn, from ditto, for Steeple Aston. FAST! lONA BLE PARTIES. The Duke of York will have a grand dinner party on the 9th of April, in the Stable-yard, St. James's. Viscount Carleton entertained the Duke and Duchess of and a distinguished party to dinner yesterday, at his house in George-street, Hanover-square. The Earl of Darnley entertained the Directors of the Ancicnt Music and a large party to dinner yesterday, at his House in Berkley-square. 4 , , cfr i ~.,‘ ,44 v, t• _ v., ~,, 4 p .... ... < . .. ~... CW`l ,l 4 o * :$ ,"'" •'. r, , 1. 4 " - -' . . • OVN , • - 'tr-3 -1,- -$ 1 tit , '`' `,.,' %•.'• ' ~,-, -, pvt, *S., I c."' _e - at ' • 2.: Or ' do s ...., le. 4 ass! fIID LONDON FASHIONS FOR PRI L. ( From Ackerniann's Repository qf Arts, Fashions, ,S . c. ) DINNER DRESS.—Dress of emerald green gros de Naples ; corsage plain, and bordered at the top with a satin band of the same colour, and a narrow tucker of tulle : the sleeve is very short and full, and composed of crepe lisle; the fulness regulated by pyramidal.bands of gros ds Naples, and finished in a double satin band round the arm. A very novel kind of flounce orna ments the bottom of the skirt, which is cut nearly a quarter of a yard up, and a fulness of tripe lisle introduced, and formed into a regular row of dcmi-bells, the lower part kept extended by two satin pipings, and the top of each surmounted with a double satin circlet and a triplet of satin leaves appliquee. richt, of crepe lisss, edged with satin piping, and trimmed all round with narrow blond, confined at the shoulders with corded leaves, and arranged in front to form a stomacher, the points coming below the etinture, which is also edged with satin and blond, and unites behind in a leaf rosette with the corner of thefiehit. The hair is separated in front, and a pearl comb confines it on each side from the temple ; round the back of the head it is arranged in large regular curls.—Ear-rings and necklace of rubies.— White kid gloves ; white satin shoes; India shawl. BALL Darss.—Dress of pale pink tulle over a satin slip ; the corsage rather long and full, of a moderate height ; the bust is encircled with a row of pink satin leaves, uniformly arranged, and interwoven with a white satin rouleau : tucker of the finest blond : the sleeves are short and full, slashed and regulated by the entwining of a pink satin rouleau round the centre, and set in a folded band round the arm. The skirt has the novelty of a little fulness at the sides; and from the centre of the waist down wards is a satin trimming, cut traversely into oblong parallel 4pgments, imperceptibly increasing in width till it reaches that which goes round the bottom of the skirt, which is of a regular size, and entwined by a white satin rouleau: beneath are two broad pink satin rouleaas. Ilead-dress, a wreath of Calarnata blossoms or Provence roses: the hair parted on the forehead in large curls on each side, and turned up behind a la Grecquc. Necklace and ear-rings of pearl set in embased gold, with an elegant cross of St. Louis in front. White kid gloves, and white satin shoes. ( From La Belle AssembUe.) EVENING Drtxss.—An Amaranthine coloured dress of gm: de Naples, with three ornaments at the border, set on in the nature of flounces, forming separate leaves, depend ing, and divided by rouleaux of satin, the upper one sur mounted by three tucks. The bust is made in the Gallo- Greek style, and the sleeves short and full ; they are headed by foliage trimming to correspond with that on the skirt ; a narrow lace tucker stands up round the bust, in the Henrietta-Illaria style. The head-dress consists of a turban of the I'actolus gauze, ornamented with full-bl own A marant h s, and a rich plume of white feathers. The necklace worne with this superb dress is formed of one row of large Oriental pearls, and each ear=pendant consists of one large round p ear l . BALL DRESS.—This dress exhibits a very beautiful specimen of Utling's lace; the pattern is of the most costly and elegant style, which is well set off by the soft pink satin slip worn un derneath. Two broad richly figured flounces of lace ornament . the border, and a falling tucker of the same material fastened on each side the bust, with a half-opening rose and foliage. The hair is divided a la Madonna, with pearl ornaments in front, and a plume of white feathers on the left side. The ear-rings are of opal and finely wrought gold, as is the necklace; from which depends a very light gold chain, with an eye-glass set round with jewels or pearls. The shoes are white satin. ROYAL HUMANE SOCIUTY.—The fiftieth anni versary festival of this Society was celebrated yesterday at the City of London Tavern. TIMOTHY CURTIS, Esq., took the Chair, in the absence of the _Duke of Northumberland, who was prevented by an attack of the gout from presiding. His Grace sent a 1001. Bank note to make his apology. The at tendance was unusually crowded and respectable. After the cloth was removed, the ladies were admitted into a temporary gallery, erected for the purpose, at one extremity of the room, which in a few moments was filled with the fair sex, while Mr. T. Cooke sung, " When the heart of man." Soon afterwards, the individuals whose lives had been saved by the efforts of the Society within the last year, amounting, in number, to about 18 or 20 males, and as many females, some of whom were of a respectable appearance, were conducted round the room in pro cession, and presented a very affecting exhibition. The usual toasts were drank, and several appeals on behalf of the Society were made ; in the course of which it was stated, that there were no rival feelings between this Society and the newly-esta blished Society for the preservation of life from shipwreck ; on the contrary, they went hand-in-hand with each other in the furtherance of their humane object. The Treasurer read a long received with applause. list of donations, which was, as Imo, ROBBERY Or THE B 1 RMINGHAM BALLOON Co A c tr.—Yesterday Stephen Herman, the young man who stood remanded from Marylebone Office on suspicion of being an accomplice in the robbery of the above coach of Birmingham bank-notes to the amount of 5,000/. and upwards, in the month of December last, was again brought up before Mr. RA w r.I x so N the Magistrate. The prisoner had been sent to prison for having uttered to Mr. Corder, a linen-draper in Cavendish -street, one of the stolen M. notes, since which another case has been made out against him. William Parnell Lyons, linendraper, of 113, .111inories, deposed, that the prisoner had tendered at his shop one of the notes stolen from the Balloon coach, in the yard of the swan with Two Nicks, Lad-lane. At the time it was offered the man gave his address, " John Williams, 23, Nelson-street, Stepney." Mr. James Garner, clerk to Hanbury and Co. proved that the note (dated 1818) was one of the notes stolen as aforesaid.—The prisoner was remanded. SHOCKING ACCI InNT.—A bout ten o'clock last night, as two respectable females, one named Pultvls, an actress attached to a theatrical esta blishment, were proceeding past Somerset-house, the carriage of Miss FAxiitAwE drove out at a very rapid rate, and knocking down the two fe males, the wheels passed over them. Miss Purvis had her leg broken, and her friend received a very severe contusion on the ancle ; they were im mediately conveyed to the shop of Mr. STANTON, and after having the bone set, and receivin g re lief, were conveyed home. The moment iss FANSII AWE was apprised of the accident, she called at Mr. STANTON'S shop, and ordered every care to be taken of the sufferers, • A great many accidents might be avoided were servants directed to proceed out of Somerset-house at a moderate pa case o ce,andr this tw s o it c h ca t so h i a n. t degree of speed as was the FUNERAL of SIR GEO. COLLI.V.ii, EAtvr. The remains of the Gallant and lamented Sir G EORGE COLLIER Were yesterday deposited in the family vault, under St. Pancras Church. - The individuals who had expressed a wish to be preSent on this melancholy occasion, and to pay a last tribute of re spect to the memory of the deceased, assembled at the house of his brother, at twelve o'clock, and 'were provided *ith hat-bands, and the other usual costume worn at such ceremo: ides. Mr. Collier, the brother, was himself so much affected as to be utterly unable to leave his room. The common theMe of observation among those who were assembled, was the great loss which the service and society have sustained by the unfor. , tunate event which had brought them together ; ail coii curred in bearing testimony to the high honour . , distinguished bravery, and mo ra l v i rtues o f the deceased, whose memory' they will no doubt long continue affectionately to cherish. The crowd assembled opposite the house to witness the de parture of the procession was very considerable. At ons o'clock all being in readiness, the procession moved . in the following order:— The Beadles of the Parish of St. Pancras. A Plume of Black Feathers. The Hearse, bearing the Body, drawn by Six Ilorses Ist Mourning Carriage and Four, containing the Rev. Dr. Moore, Vicar of St. Pancras; Captain Hogan; and Sir E. F. Stanhope, Bart.—Pall-bearers. 2d Mourning Carriage and Four, containing Captain W. Pop ham, Captain H. Stewart, Captain T. grown, and Captain Cam pbell-Pallbearers. 3d Carriage and Four Horses, containing Mr. 'Wainwright, Mr. Hensel), and Mr. Urquhart, as Chief Mourners. 4th Carriage and Four Horses; Colonel Drinkwater, Colonel Higgins, Colonel Dalton—Mourners. oth Carriage and Four Horses, containing Sir Richard King, Bart., Sir Edward Codrington, Sir Chas. Rowley, Admiral sake-117 warners. 6th Carriage and Four ' containing Sir Edward Hamilton, Bart., Captain M. Smith, Sir C. Cole, K.C.8., Sir Edw. Tucker_ Mourners. The following Gentlemen followed in private carriages : Lord Exmouth, Capt. Tead, Capt. Timms, Mr. Atherton, Mr. (iiilegan, Mr. Snee, Sir T. Hardy, Sir I'. Sylvester, Mr. C. Cood, Capt. W. Shepherd, Capt. Bird, Captain Montgomery, Capt. Saumarez, Dr. Beatty, and several others. The procession was closed by twenty close carriages belong ing to the friends of the deceased, among which were these of his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester and several other persons of rank.—The whole proceeded at a slow pace into the New-road, and from thence in a direct line to the Church. On arriving at the road which leads to the grand porch of the. Church, the hearse was stopped, and the coffin was taken out and borne on the shoulders of six men.—The pall bearers then alighted, and took their stations on each side the body; the chief mourners followed, and these were succeeded by the other mourners and friends of the deceased walking two abreast. At the entrance to the Church, the body was met by the Rev. Dr. Moore, who preceded it up the centre aisle, and then read the burial service in a most impressive manner. At the conclusion, the body was re-conducted through the aisle to the grand porch, and from thence, on the outside of the Church, to the mausoleum, where the body was deposited with the customary forms. The coffin is covered with black velvet, and decorated with the star of the Order of the Bath. On the breast is a gilt plate, bearing the following Inscription : [The Arms of the deceased, engraved with the motto, " Toujoura Prert."l " Sir George Ralph Collier, Bart. Put Captain in the Royal Navy, and. Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Died 21st March, 18'24, Aged 51 years." The whole was conducted with great regularity, under the direction of Mr. Barker, of Brook-street, the undertaker. It appears that the melancholy intelligence of the death of Sir Geo. Collier has been communicated to Lady Collier, at her cottage ' near Exeter, and s h e rece i ve d i t with Christian forti tude. The unhappy mode of his death, however, remains still to be stated. Her Ladyship is in extreme ill health. FUNERAL OF SIR THOMAS PIA; MER.—ThiS morning the remains of this distinguished and much respected Gentleman, the late :Master of the Rolls, were removed from his house in Ser geants' Inn, Chancery-lane, for interment. in the Rolls Chapel, immediately adjoining his resi dence. The procession was a walking one, which began to move about half-past ten o'clock, in the following order :—The two Ministers of the Chapel, Messrs. SANDFORD and SMEDLEY, a plume of black feathers, the coffin of the late deceased, borne by eight bearers, the pall of which %as supported by four Gentlemen. The deceased's five sons, as chief mourners, followed by six couple of the relatives and friends to the departed Gentleman. After the service had been read, the body was deposited in a vault on the right of the Communion Table with the utmost solemnity. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. The following Letter was this morning posted at Lloyd's " His Majesty's ship Astrea, Falmouth, March 29. GENTLEMIN—I beg to acquaint you, for the information of such merchant vessels as may arrive here bound to the Me diterranean, that the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have ordered the Commander of his Majety's ship Grasshop per to proceed to this port, and take under his protection the vessels bound to Gibraltar, sailing with them on the Ist of next month, if ten vessels shall then be assembled, or at all events on the 7th of April. (Signed) " XING, Captain. " To Messrs. Broad and Son, Agents , for Lloyd's, at Falmouth.' DIAL, MARCH 31.—Wind N.ll 7 .—Arrived and remain the Alexander, Just, from Jamaica; Ilebe, Davison, from St. Kitt's ; Sydney packet, Emmett, from the South Seas ; Navi gator, Barton, from Jamaica ; Telemachus, Mills, ditto Kains, Cunningham, Bombay • and Layton, Miller, ditto. Passed through the 'Tyne, \Varrington, for Madras.' The Ogle Castle and Demerara packet, for the River, have put back ; also several other vessels, homeward-bound. The Ogle Castle has just telegraphed us, in want of an anchor and cable ; the Demerara packet also appears to have lost one. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 31.—Wind N.—Sailed his Ma jesty's ship Maidstone, for the Coast of Africa; Arethusa, Clark, for Rio Janeiro. The Catherine, for Madras, still remains at St. Helens. PLYJtouTH MARCH 30.—Wind W.—Arrived the Me dusa' Asplit, from Messina; Industry, Barclay, from Long sountl. Sailed the Minor, Gerrard, for London. FALMOUTH, }Liam 30.—Wind N.W.—Sailed the hope, Reward, Susannah, Thomas, and Orion, for London. Dov Ext, 31Ancu 31.—Off the port the Transfer, Goodsir, from Charente to London. About 50 sail of vessels are at anchor in these Roads. LIVERPOOL, MARCH M.—Arrived the Chevy Chace, from Macaio ; Thomas Bouch, —, Honduras; Sir A. Mac kenzie Mobile ; Latona, Morrison, Riga; Proven, Amdahl ; and Hoffnung, Birdhing, from Memel. SIITERNESS, MARCH 31.—Sailed _yesterday the Phatix transport with convicts to New South Wales. SMUGGLING.—On Saturday morning a curious seizure was made at the quay, Greenock. On the arrival of the Swift steam-packet, from Belfast, the crew of the- Cus tom-house boat went on board in quest of smuggled arti cles, when they found the end of a log of timber, abdtit two feet and a half long, made in the shape of a buoy, and ttiapped with ropes in the usual manner, carel-ssly lying on deck, which, on being minutely examined, was found to be hollowed out, and full of window-glass, containing about 80 or 90 panes.=-(Glaa gole Herald.) BIRTH. On the 27th of March, the Ladrof Tomyns Scott Diains, Esq., of Kirkby-Mulzeard, Yorkshire, of a daughter. DIED. On Monday evening, Mrs. Nicholson, the wife of ‘Fsaneis Nicholson, E sq ., o f Charlotte-street, Portland-place. On the 80th ult., at his residence, Cheynt-walk, Chelsea, on his Bth birth-day, John Mitchell, Esq., tormerly of tie Rays! Navy, one of the few surviving officers who sailed round the world with Admiral Byron.