The Sun. — London, England, 1824-06-02 00:00:00

he skelt , emerarth from the .king tha 1. Mem the mo- PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Martis, 1 0 die Junii, 1824. /kITITABLE LOAN SOCIETY Manchester Potter—Bath ;ate e ° l2l PANY—Hibernian Mining p t : 4ll )GF.—Soutliwark *tr. MAREET REMOVAL. AVE 4.7 v 0 R KS---1101t0O—Bill reported, to be ingrossed. '?roLs—Harwell—Bill read a third time, and passed. Shep "c Lane He a d--Bill read a first time. ." 61 AGE FROM 'ERE lA:rums—That they have agreed to Wool Importation and Exportation Bill, Four per Cents. ,It2payinent Bill, Godley Lane Head, and Bolton and Chor '4' Roads Bills, Sturminster Newton (Dorset), Swanland c.-1;), and Bincombe (Dorset) Inclosures Bills, without aoleodinent; and to Sutton Cold.field (Warwick) Inclosure wish amendments. That they do request, that this House will be pleased to e ( mrcounicate to their Lordships, Copes of the Reports made fron t the Selet Committee on Artizans and Machinery, to e"ther with the Minutes of Evidence. TILLERY LAWs—Petition from Caithness, for a free in terafurse in home-made Spirits throughwut the United liingdom, to lie on the table. TT En TR ADE (Ireland) IlExkricEs Bills read a second time, and AftErfousity G (Ireland) committed. s uciTY Or CORNWALL ( P -K Ats.wtfrAcTuftEns WAGES Bills to be read aid NERA L TuRxPIKE (Act amendment)) time this day. ' 4 TINiu BANKS. Bills to be read a 3d I4 PouND ING DISTRESSES (Ireland) ) time on Friday. S;! tve STREET (Maryiebone)—Bill to be read 3 d t im e J une 10. ' 43 2' INDIA TRADE—BiII " to authorize the East India COM- P'-tiy to trade direct from China to the British Colonies and Plantations in Ametica," read a first time, to be read a se cond tune on Thursday, and to be printed. Bills read a 3d time, and passed. NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY. Mr. llume,—Return of Commitments by Magistrates in „ England, Scotland, and Ireland. • Mr. flume—Coroner's Inquest at Lewisham. , ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY. Artiz.ms Emigration Bill—Third Reading. 7. Roman Catholic Marriages Bill—Committee. - 3 • Parochial'Stipends (Scotland) Bill—Third Reading. 1• Salt Duties Repeal Bill—Second Reading. Redruth Railway Bill—Further Consideration of Report. b• South London Docks Bill—Adjourned Debate (Minutes of , Evidcrice.) 1. Demerara—Adjourned Debate on Address. 8 . Usury Laws Forfeiture Bill—Second Reading. t Fisheries Bill—Further consideration of Report. 14 - Silk Manufacturers Wages Bill—Third Reading. 11. Grand J ur y P res entments Bill—Committee. Connor Benefices Bill—Committee. ' 4 . General Turnpike Act Amendment Bill—Third Reading. IC Dubli n P o li ce Bill—Report. ▪ East India Goods Bill—Report. ,▪ ~ Tran s p or t a tion of Offenders Bill—Committee.. I. Tenants Relief (Ireland) Bill—Further consideration of 1/ , Report C . ao s). Ccun• . l Ml—Third Reading. ,y T „c Highland Churches Bill—Report. 1; 4 rishery Bounties Acts—Report thereupon. •.„ 1 ,• Duchy of Cornwall Bill—Committee. Mauritius Trade—Report thereupon. -". Public Credit (Ireland) Bill—Second Reading. NOTICE GIVEN YESTERDAY. Thursday, June 10. fir. Brownlow—To refer Petition concerning Roman Ca tholic Association to the Committee on the state of Ireland. .6 . For "AxTI-POPE" on 'OPERY, pee the Fourth Page. I'ItICE OF STOCKS TII 1 s ''zlk Stock 0 32 232.4 4i 4 , 3 1 , e-t Cent. Red. 94 A li llecCent. Cons shut "i per' Cent. lOl Old lOO4 4 Per cent. /Assented 1014 A New lO7 a Rank L ong Ann. 22i ii, Imp. 3 per Cents. India Stock ......... 2O4ii 295 I) 1 Y AT ONE O'CLOCK. India Bonds South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Lhlls, £lOOO 0 7 25 29 Ditto 5OO Ditto Small Bank for Act. India for Acct. Cons. for Account 952 H/ PRICES OF FOREIGN FU AluitrianEds, 5 per cent. 95;1 NUS, AT ONE O'CLOCK. Prussian, 5 per cent. _ Ditto New Russian, New, 5 per 951 Spanish 1821,5 per ct °Of 1823, ditto Alliance Shares l3; 14f -- -----&rip titilia-n, Bask, 6 per ct. 74j toloutbi.,, ltd., 6 per ct 81A Scrip 3 dis. Danish, 5 per cent. Greek Scrip 9A dis. klexican Scrip — Neapolitan, 5 per cent. Peruvian Scrip — Portuguese Bonds ---__--,„ Scrip — Palladium par ipm - : Equitable Loan I Irish Ditto — Manchester Ditto French Rentes Scrip FOILEIGI , MAILS. ARRIVED. I Guernsey and Jersey I Harnburgh 1 Frenek 0 G'ottenburgh 0 Holland Dun. 2 Lisbon 1 Gottenburgh 1 Ilamburgh 1 America 1 Brazil. HIGH WATER AT LOND(r A lorning, 17 minute* after 6. 1 1 BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Evening, 43 minutes after 6, THE SUN. 101,f1.11 QUIS DICtfB TALSUM AUDRAT LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1824. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. We have this morning received private intelli gence and French Papers, by Express, from / 3 144. Our private letters still say that the de hate in the Chamber of Peers .on the project of The Law for the Reduction of the Rentes was e xpected to be closed on Tuesday (yesterday) in the Chamber of Peers, and that there was no doubt but the project would have a majority. Several private Expresses reached Paris from London on Monday. They were the bearers of v ery unfavourable accounts of the state of the Monied Interest here, —representing public redit in all kinds of public securities as giving "DT, and the Monied Interest as being in the greatest distress from want of funds. The French Government declares that it en tirely agrees in the policy of Great Britain re specting South America ; but it will not, never theless, entertain for a single instant the pro position of recognizing any of the new States. It is said that a demi-official article, in ex- Planation of the views and intentions of the Cabinet of Paris on this most important subject, will be given in a few days in the Journal des D(..bats and the Etoile. The French Papers, received by Express, contain nothing of woportance. French Rentes, on Monday, opened at 103 60 c. for Money, and closed at 104 f. We think it necessary to state that whatever foll ndation there may be for a speculative ru. mour which has been set afloat as to its being the intention of Ministers to bring down, previous to the rising of Parliament, a Message from the Crown, relative to South Alcerica, there is no present intention of recognizing any of the new transatlantic States. There has been a faint rumour this morning of dispatches having been received by Govern ment, anouncing that the Portuguese troops at Lisbon had revolted, and had prevented the KING from landing. We only notice this groundless report for the purpose of giving it the most unqualified contradiction. No such intelligence has been received ; nor is any such event apprehended in any well-informed quarter. We have not yet been furnished with the in 'ormation respecting the South American Loans :o which our City article alluded yesterday. We have received the Paris Papers to the 31st ult., but their contents are unimportant, being chiefly occupied with the proceeding& of the Le gislative Bodies. The Constitutionnel, however, contains an extract from the Greek Journal pub- lished at Hydra, called " The Friend of the Law," which states that CoLOCOTRONI'S younger sou had been delivered by his own soldiers into the hands of the Senate, and that CoLocorgom himself, abandoned by his army, had made his submission and been pardoned, the Senate hay- ing granted him complete oblivion for the past. FRENCH FuxDs.-104f.—Bank Actions, 2002 f. 50c.— Neapolitan Renter, 95.—Spanish Ditto, 19. We understand that the sittings of the Brazil and Portuguese Commissioners hare commenced, and that the discussions have turned, in the pre liminary meeting, on the point whether the dif ferences of the two countries should be settled by mediation, or by the arguments of the respec tive Commissioners without any mediation. The latter course would be preferred, it is said, by that country which has most reason to hope that the influence of lingland will be exerted in its favour, but is, on the other band, so imps essed with the importanc e of a speedy decision, as to deprecate any course likely to cause much delay—a cir cumstance inseparable from mediation. Letters from Pernambuco to the 3d of April were received yesterday. The Netheroy and Peranga frigates had arrived there from Rio de Janeiro. The Commander had notified to the local Government, that its members must in►me diately resign, and make room for the individuals nominated by the EMPEROR. Twenty-four hours only were allowed for their decision, which had not terminated when the advices left ; but it was expected the members of the Junta would com ply with the EMPEROR'S order, and resign their functions. Letters have been received from Constantinople, dated on the 26th April, but they only communicate news tend ing to confirm the already generally entertained idea, that vice has at length nearly concluded the effects of her influence in that part of the world, by the now pending destruction of the once mighty Ottoman Empire. The following is an extract of one of these letters, written by a Gentleman who is certainly not very friendly generally, in his communications, to the cause of Greece :—" The fleet has at last sailed, thanks be to God ! and taken with it the very dregs of villany.—This is a harsh expression, but had you seen their fine troops, you would willingly sanction it. The Captain Pacha, after his departure on Wednesday last, returned to take fresh or ders, and it is said that he is to make his first attack on the islands. This, however, is uncertain ; the Turks left this quietly, but in very bad spirits, and one hundred and twenty of them made off the day before the expedition sailed. The 84 gun ship is a very fine vessel, but still the Captain Pacha pre ferred to sail in a corvette. It is reported that two hundred and fifty Europeans are on board the line-of-battle ship, but the manner in which she was handled on her departure, says little for their seamenship. It afforded much amusement to observe her sometimes with head, sometimes with stern way, and frequently running on board of vessels, which it was the object of the crew to avoid. To all appearances, this ship cannot defend herself against the enterprise of the Grecian seamen, and the Captain PACHA certainly has, therefore, dis covered considerable prudence in preferring the corvette for the protection of himself. The Divan exhibits much uneasiness, and it is attributed to the receipt of bad news. We hear of the destruction of the powder magazines at Alexandria, but I cannot say if there be any truth in the rumour. The Greeks promise themselves much assistance from Lord B. and are in good spirits. There are 6000 men to be sent away the end of next Month, but it is all nonsence, for they will never do any good. The plague has broken out in Talavola or St. Dimitri, a vil lage near Pera. Trade is dull owing to the holidays," &c. &c. Letters from Pernambuco, dated the 2d of April, mention the arrival there of the squadron of frigates from Rio de Janeiro, whose sailing was announced some time since in THE Sux, for the purpose of restoring tranquillity, and re establishing the imperial authority. It will be remembered that Pernambuco has, for some time past, been in a state of anarchy and confusion, in consequence of a faction having seized on the Go vernment, and refused obedience to the central power. This faction having obtained possession of a part of the armed force, its leaders, in some measure, bid defiance to the imperial power, yet without making any public avowal of their inten tions. A new Governor had been sent from Rio, and the faction refused to admit him. Under these embarrassing circumstances the Central Government sent down the squadron of frigates in question, and the COMMODORE having arrived off the harbour, sent in a notification to the act ing GOVERNOR, informing him that if he did not quit the place within twenty-four hours, and al low the Province to rejoin the General Brazilian Confederation, hostilities should immediately commence against him and his partisans, and in that case he would be made answerable for the consequences. In this state things were when the letters above alluded to came away. THE KING. Wnmson, JUNE I.—This afternoon, at half after one, his MAJESTY drove through the Little Park and by Frogmore to the Royal Lodge, with his usual attendants. It is expected that his Majesty, after taking refreshments, will drive to Ascot Heath to inspect the alterations which have been made in the Royal Stand, and then return to the Castle to dine. , 4 -4.?- 5 .-ti l , 4 /-,,, s, • 4!, ili* 4 may,lT , , 41-t ..,:!.F- -,. .., • .. A ...'.. . , A 1... ". ' 15 44 ' k . ,,,A ,i.,.. 1, , a ' •: ,, S .' k r ~ 1 . . z.„ 7 , • , k:) tr , i3f, : tr . 4 0 , v ,. T . • , .... ry .1 4 . .5..... . ''. ~,,, ....... 4,10' . A....., q.... , 41 , '' c c, 1 - " , -----,-- .1 ,-,,,,021, ~, , '0 '' 7 4 ; 60 41 c7 '. Ig i c'e ; , ii car i 4 FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Lord George Lennox, from his seat in Sussex; Earl and Countess of Bristol, at their house in St. James's-square, from their seat at Putney; Wm. lioneywood, Esq. M.P. from his seat, Mark n a il, Essex; Sir Thomas Winnington, Bart. from Worcestershire ; Sir Chas. and Lady Morgan, in Duke-street, Portland-place, from their house in Dublin. DEPART unr s.—Lord Dynevor, for his seat in South Wales; Count and Countess Lieven, for Windsor, on a visit to his Majesty ; Lord and Lady Eastnor, for their seat, Rygate Priory. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury gave an elegant entertainment on Monday, at their house in Park-place, to the Duke of Gloucester, the Marquis and .Marchioness of Down shire, the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, Lord and Lady John Thynne, Lord A. hill, &c. The Duke and Duchess of Leeds had a grand dinner party on Monday, at their house in Bruton-street, Berkeley-square ; among whom were, Mr. and Lady C. W. Melville, Mr. and Mrs. G. Byng, Hon. Mrs. Fowler, Miss Beresford, &c. The Duke of Grafton . entertained a distinguished party to dinner yesterday at his house in Clarges-street. Lord Sherborne had a large party to dinner yesterday at his house in Grosvenor-street. _ Sii C. Hulse, Bart. had a dinner party yesterday at his house in New Burlington-street. The Duchess of Wellington gave a grand concert at Apsley House on Monday evening. The whole range of apartments were thrown open, which were illuminated with unique bril liancy. The major part of the haut ton were present. Among whom were—Prince Gortchacoff, the Princesses Sangosyko„ Count and Countess Lieven, and most of the Foreign Ambas sadors anti Ministers, the Duke and Duchess of Leeds, the Dowager Duchess of Richmond and the Ladies Lennox, the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdown, the Duke of Grafton, the Earl and Countess of Bathurst, the Earl and Countess liarrowby and Lady Mary Ryder, the Earl of Westmorland and Lady Georgiana Fane, the Earl and Countess Verulam, Lord and Lady Gwydyr, Lord Ellenborough, Lord Palmer ston, &c. Gamier gave a splendid ball and supper on Monday evening at her house in Grafton-street, which was attended by nearly three hundred distinguished fashionables. Lady Davy's rout on Monday evening, Lower Grosvenor street, was very fashionably attended. Owen 'Williams, Esq. M.P. had a dinner party yesterday at his house in Berkeley-square. FEMALE FASHIONS. (From Ackermann': Repository of Arts, Fashions, (S'C.) PROMENADE DRESS.—Pelisse of lilac gros (1: Naples, made quite plain, fastened down the front, and edged with a narrow carding of satin of the same colour: high standing collar, rounded at the corners, and projecting outwards. The sleeve large at the shoulder, and tapering gradually to the wrist, where it is finished with a sexangular cuff and buttons, and a worked muslin ruffle. The trimming is of the same material as the pe lisse, and is formed into sextants by flat bands with satin corded edges arranged perpendicularly; it approximates at the waist, widens as it reaches the shoulder, and also as it descends, till it unites with the trimming that goes round the bottom of the pelisse, which is finished with a double rouleau of satin. Rose colour bonnet of pros d. Naples, trimmed with the same, and edged with folded crepe lisse: bouquets of flowers are placed round the crown between the silk trimmings; the bonnet bent in front a la Marie Stuart, and tied under the chin with rose colour crepe lisse. Cottage cap of British Mechlin lace, with bows of rose-colour crepe Uwe on each side. Primrose-colour gloves ; lilac kid shoes ; green parasol, lined with lilac. BALL DRESS.—Dress of jonquil-colour silk barege , fanci fully ornamented with s a ti n b ows of the same co l our : thei cor sage made rather high : the stomacher of jonquil-colour satin, corded all round, and laced in front ; it extends across the top of the bust, and ends nearly in a point at the waist, having bows arranged all round at equal distances ; on the shoulder is a double row of satin puffing corded at the edges ; satin ceintlire with triangular leaves formed into a rosette behind. The sleeve is very short, and decorated with satin bows, besides a net-work of satin with ornamented knots at each corner ; it spreads over the top of the sleeve, and tapers almost to a point, where it unites with the do u ble satin band that goes round the arm._ The skirt has two rows of silk barigc about half a quarter deep set on very full, and alternately ornamented with satin bows and a broad satin r ouleau beneath. T ur b an of white crepe lisse, surmou nting a broad band of gold net, richly ornamented with stars at each point, and two gold tassels pendant on the left s ide. Brilliant necklace of saphire and diamonds ; bracelets and ear-rings to correspond. White kid gloves; white satin shoes. French silk scarf of cerulean blue, with embroidered lace ends. [From La Belle Assemblee. CARRIAGE DnEss.—Over a fine cambric frock is worn a close pelisse dress of gros de Naples, the colour that of the Parma violet : it is trimmed on each side of the bust, and down the skirt, till the ornament terminates at the border of the skirt, with united lotos leaves ; the leaves turning with a decided point at each, not perceptable in the real lotos : at the base sm all, beautifully wrought button, which ha each h an n triple admirable leaf is effect.a The sleeves are full, and wound ofe round the arm by satin rouleaux, whi c h take from the fullness of the sleeve, and impart to it a rich finishing : the mancherons correspond with the trimming down the sides. A whimsical border finishes this dress round the skirt : it is of pink satin, ornamented en medallions of white satin, edged round with a light grey pluche de sole, a broader row of which trimming finishes the border at the top and at the bottom next the hem, which is relieved by a rouleau of satin, the same colour as the pluche de soic. The collar of this pelisse is in the Pagoda form, with Chinese bell tassals depending from the points. The spring bonnet worn with the dress is small and very becoming ; under it is a lacefichu, elegantly disposed on the hair, so as to look like a cap : the bonnet is of white gros de Naples, lined with pink, and crowned with a bouquet of pink fancy flowers. The half-boots are of black satin, the gloves of lemon-coloured kid, with a parasol of light willow green. BALL DRESS.—Dress of tulle over pink satin, trimmed at the border with puckerings of figured tulle, or richly figured gauze, separated by rouleaux of pink satin, slightly interspers ed with full blown roses, branches of palm, and bows of pink satin ribbon. The body formed of alternate stripes of pink and white satin ; the pink stripes beautifully indented, which imparts a striking and novel effect to the corsage. The sleeves are of pink satin, short and full, with blond lace falling over the top, and finished on the outside of the arm, next the elbow, by a simple bow of pink satin, and a quilling of blond round the arm. The hair is arranged in full curls, but sitting very close to the head, and short at the ears ; the larger curls on the summit are separated from the hair in front by a diadem comb, very narrow, and very little ornamented ; on each side of the head are placed full blown roses. Ear -Tinge of Turquoise stones, and a necklace of one row of rare and valuable large pearls finish this light and appropriate dress for the ball room. SAILING MATCH. Yesterday afternoon the first sailing m a t c h f or t h e sea son took pla ce a b ove b r id ge, be tween the D on Gi ovann i , C a ptain Davey, and the Spitfire, w h Captain Bets or tli, for 50/. The condition of the match w a s, --- that the vessel should sail from Blackfriars-bridge up the river to Wandsworth, and return back to Cumberland-gar dens. The commanders of the vessels being well experi enced in nautical t act i cs , an d members of the Thames Yacht Club, much was expected from them. The match through out was, as expected, a gallant one, well maintained, and was finally decided in favour of Don Giovanni, who, on obtaining the lead of his antagonist, firmly . supported it, and won the wager in excellent style, leaving his. competitor a considerable distance behi n d. On Don Gi ovan n i arrival off Cumberland gardens, the announcement of the victor was made by the firing of guns, and in the presence of a most respectable company. MR. BARING AND M. SARTORIS. A slight misunderstanding has, it would ap pear, taken place between these two bankers, respecting a re presentation sent by the latter to a Commission appointed by the Chamber of Peers to examine the project for the conversion of the rentes. Jr.. Baring is known to be the head and represen tative of one of the three •united Companies who have entered into the contract for enabling the French Minister of Finance to effect this grand operation. The heads and representatives of t he other two Companies are Baron James Rothschild and M. Lafitte. The names of the parties and the conditions of the contract have been disclosed earlier than they were originally in tended,and sooner than the Minister had promised,in consequence of the obstacles which the commission of the Peers opposed to the project,and the hope entertained by many, that in consequence of those obstacles the measure might he lost. The great popu. gar topic of declamation, levelled with success against the ministerial plan, was the ruin w hi c h th e re d uc ti on of the Rentes would entail on the small annuitants, and the influence of such a cause may be easily guessed from the circumstance that nearly 50,000 annuitants are holders of inscriptions of less than 4/. sterling. Were it possible, therefore, to con sult the interest of those persons as distin gu i s h e d f rom the other fundholders, without effectually crippling the great plan of conversion, one objection would be removed. The Commission of the Chamber of Peers was just a b out to re port the result of its labours, when the Chairman received a letter purporting to come from the chief of th e un i te d companies, offering to modify their contract, so as to ad mit of the accomplishment of the object above alluded to.— ' The Minister of Finance had not . been consulted on this have called modification ; he knew nothing of its origin or authority ; no signature was attached to the letter, though its authenticity uponthe the Government.contractors was asserted from a respectable quarter; the whole affair called ap peared a mystery both to the commission, the contractors, and 31. f d or e V a pub lished in our Paper of yesterday was accordingly signed by 11 sty disavowal, would anal the disavowalt l contractors, and transmitted to the Reporter of the Peers' Commission. The author of the letter then appeared i n the person of M. Sartoris, who is interested in the contract as the head of a house included in the company of which M. La fiue is the representative; and this gentleman, in a letter address ed to the editor of the Journal des Debuts on Thursday last, charges Mr. Baring with having disavowed, in his public letter to the Commis s ion of the Chamber of Peers what he had allowed in kis private communication with him. Mr. Baring replies in a letter addressed to the editor of the same paper on Saturday. He admits that M. Sartoris mentioned to him at different times his project for postponing the reduction of the rentes be longing to small annuitants, and that he laaerly stated that, as one of Me contractors, he had no objection to its adop tion ; but added, that it seemed unworthy of the attention of a great Government —that it would introduce complication into a measure which ought necessarily to be simple ; and by ;ts details would give occasion to great gambling and jobbing. The other two contractors had confessedly no part with this admis sioa, as they both objected to it, though on different grounds. Such is the charge, and such the answer, M. Sartoris has evi dently done an act perfectly unauthorized by the contractors, in whose name he addressed the Peers commission. That truth is on the side of our countrymen, may be presumed from the considera tion-Ist, that Mr. Baring would not do an act to which his two fellow-contractors were opposed ; 2d, that he would have ad dressed his letter, in the first instance, not to the reporter of the Chamber of Peers, but to thelMinister, if he had intended to allow any modification in his contract; and 3d, that neither he nor the other contractors would have employed 111. Sartoris as their agent, when both the Minister and the Commission were so accessible by direct communication—M. Sartoris, in his own defence, is obliged to plead the private and modified approval of one of them as a justification of his pretensions to represent the sense and wishes of them all.—( Morning Paper.) DUKE OF YORK'S LEVEE.—Yesterday after noon, at four o'clock, the Duke of Yoau held a Levee as Commander-in-Chief, at his Office, in the Horse Guards, which was attended by Lieut.-Generals Sir M. Nightingall and Bart— Major-Generals Sir A. l3eckworth, Turner, Hep burne, Macquarie, and Reynardson, and Sir M. Somerville. The Duchesses of CLAR ENCE and KENT visited Prince Leopold yesterday.—On Monday the Duchess of Clarence dined with the Duke of Sussex, at his residence, at the King's Palace, liensing.on.—The Duchess of Kent, the Prince of Leiningen, and the Princess Feodore, visited the Duchess of Clarence yesterday.—Yesterday the Duchess of Clarence rode out in an open car riagewintheTtekTitr._rih gent:sPark e . liG , s Opera of Tancredi was attended last night, as usual, by a numerous au di en ce. We have nothing to add to our last report of the performance of this Opera, except that last night, towards the end of the first ace, the scene that was lowered came upon the head of Signora RONZI ns BEGNIF, in the part of Amenaide, with such force as to stun her for a moment; but as soon as she recovered from the shock, rather than disappoint the audience, she resumed her part. The effect, however, render ed it necessary that an apology should be made for her non-appearance in the second act, and was readily accepted by the audience, who evidently felt a strong interest in the welfare of this charm ing actress. The second act, of course, was unavoidably curtailed, but received with liberal toleration. Surcxnr..—Yesterday morning a most distress ing scene threw the neighbourhood of Hall's place, Lisson-grove, into a state of the greatest alarm and sympathy. A very aged and respect able lady, named HERMAN, who had resided in Hall's-place for a number of years, and who had latterly been subject to sudden aberrations of mind, was found, e arly in the mornin g , suspend ed from the beam of her room : it seemed the unfortunate lady had so firmly resolved upon her own destruction, that she had let loose a large mastiff dog which was fastened in the yard, and which was remarkably attached to her, and was called " her protector," and indeed the ani mal very forcibly evinced his claim to the title, as, when search was made after her, she was found as before described ; and on a man approaching her, with the view of cutting her down, the dog flew at him, and furiously tore the calf of one of his legs ; however, the animal was secured ; and the lady being cut down, every assistance, both medical and otherwise, was rendered her, but of no avail, as the vital spark was completely extinct. Mrs. Herman was attended by a nurse, who having left her to pre pare some refreshment, she seized the moment to carry into execution the resolution which for a long time she had contemplated, and in attempt ing which she was determined not to be foiled, as the dog, she knew, would prevent any persons approaching her, either to check the desperate attempt, or render her the slightest assistance.— The body awaits the decision of the Coroner's Jury. Another man serving in CARLILE'S shop was taken before the Sitting Alderman at Guildhall yesterday, for selling a blasphemous publication. lie was committed in default of bail. SraiNG had a benefit yesterday at the Fives' Court. It was excessively crowded. After the sparring, the stakes between Spring and Langan were made good at Belcher's. MERCANTILE SKIPPING. DEAL, JUNE L—Wind N.E.—Passed through from the River the Standard, Somersall, for Quebec;, Emily, Godfrey, for Virginia ; Margory, Ferguson, for Bahia ; and Albion, Barrett, for Leghorn. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE I.—Wind Northerly.—Sailed th-3 Frinsbury transport for Cape Coast Castle.. FAL mouTH, MAY 31.—Wind W.S.IV. to N.W.—Arrived off the Port the Susan, , from Galipoli. LIVERPOOL, MAY 31.—Arrived the Columbia, Chapman, from Bombay : sailed the Ist of January; Chats, Haitton, frmi Maranham ; Helicon, Barnard, from Mobile; and Ilansiat, from Bremen. The Margaret, Ferguson, from Liebau to Landon, ran on shore yesterday morning on Corton sand ; cargo discharging. The .Shallett, v.yrived at 31ilfbrd from Alexandria, sailed the sth of April, and left there the following vessels, viz. :—For titude, Thomson, Lord Cochrane, and Jane, of London ; ilero, of Whitehaven ; James, of Lancaster; Robert Quaile, of Liverpool ; John, of Bridlington ; Ann, and Newcastle, of Newcastle; Velocity, of BOlyhead; and Preston, of Yar. mouth. The A legria Felix has been seized, and condemned, at Marar, ham, being Portuguese property. The Friends, Watson, from Hull to Peterhurgh, has put into Baltic Port with seven feet water in her hold. THREATENING LETTER. Bow-STREET.—Yesterday JOSEPH BUTCHER, a young man of superior manners and evidently of good education, but whose exterior bore only the threadbare remains of gentility, was brought before T. Haw, Esq. by Townshend, the senior principal officer of this establishment, on a piece -warrant, charged with send a letter to Mr. Joseph Rayne, of a na ture calculated to excite him to commit a breach of the peace. There had been some correspondence between the defendant and Mr. Hayne, and at length the former sent the letter in question, which contained a challenge to fight a duel. Mr. Hai.Ls having read the letter, asked Mr. Butcher what he had to say. The latter immediately admitted that he was the writer of the letter ; and taking out a bundle of papers, was about t ) enter into a statement of the cause of the dispute, when. Mr. HALLS stopped him, and observed that he had no thing at all to do with the origin of the dispute ; it was only of the meditated breach of the peace thi.t he could take cogni zance. " This (continued Mr. Halls) is another of those ab surdities, which are becumingmore and more absurd every day, and which I hope will soon be totally in disuse. I mean the practice of duelling, or of resorting upon every frivolous occa sion to a challenge to fight with pistols." Mr. HAYNE, Solicitor, agreed with the worthy Magistrate as to the absurdity of the practice, and expressed a hope that it would soon get into total disuse. Mr. Butcher, in a tone indicative of extreme melancholy. assured Mr. Hayne that he would never again be annoyed by him._ The Solicitor then said that, under such circumstances, he certainly should be satisfied to have the defendant discharged upon his own recognizance. This was agreed to, and the defendant was about to leave tke Office, when Townsend said, " If I may be allowed once more to speak, I shall conceive myself greatly favoured by your Worship. If ever Mr. Bayne gave away any thing in charity (and I have reason to know that he has done so often), he could not find a better opportunity of doing a good 1' e tion than at this moment. hen I apprehended that young man this morning, I found him and his mother absolutely without food, or the means of procuring it. Mr. Ilr.yne lam sure could not better bestow 11. th a n by giving it to these un fortunate persons. 3lr. Rayne seemed affected, and beckoned Townsend out, and in a few moments the veteran officer returned with a MR. note, which he gave to Mrs. Butcher, as a present from Mr.- Hayne. It was received with tears of gratitude.—The defen dant was then discharged. CORN EXCHANGE, JUNE 2. The quantity of Corn fresh in this morning is not consider able, but there is plenty remaining over from Monday. The Wheat trade continues very dull, with no alteration in prices. Barley and Malt still sell very heavily at last quotations. Beans and Peas are unaltered. Oats of good quality meet a fair sale, and fully support the terms of Moiday. Arrival Wheat, 3,800 ; Barley, 780; Oats, 5,100 ; Irish Oats, 1,800 ; Foreign Oats, 1,900 quarters; Flour, 3,300 sacks. DRUADFUL ACCIDENT.-The neighbourhood of llatto❑ Wall was this day thrown into the ut most alarm in consequence of the falling of a portion of the scaffolding erected at a house building in the street. At the time of the acci-• dent, there were several men at work on the scaffold, three of whom were precipitated to the bottom. The others miraculously escaped. One poor fellow, named Gayner, was so dreadfully hurt as to render it ne cessary to convey him on a shutter• to the hospital, without hopes of his recovery. The others were very much injured,. and conveyed home. The accident having reached the neighbourhood of Saffron-hill, numbers of the poor women were seen running in every direction to enquire whe ther they had not lost a relative or friend, it having been reported that no less than eight Inert had fallen victims. The accident arose in conse quence of one of the cross polls giving way. WINDSOR New BRIDGE, the first stone of which was laid NOtil masonic ceremony by his Royal Highness the Duke of Youx, on Wedne day the 10th of July, 1822, was •opened yester day, at twelve o'clock. The procession, which consisted of the Members for the Borough, the Mayor and Corporation (without their robes), the Architect (Mr. C. Hoeets), and other Mem bers of the Bridge Committee, left the Swan Inn, a little before twelve. Their arrival was an nounced by the firing of cannon : immediately the procession arrived at the foot of the Bridge, the gates were thrown open, and they passed over into Eton, and then returned to the Swan Inn, where they partook of some refreshments. The Members, the Mayor and Corporation, and others concerned with the building, dined toge ther in the evening at the Swan Inn. The Bo rough colours were hoisted on the Bridge; the day being fine, every place that gave a view of the Bridge was thronged with spectators. Marquis of We are sorry to hear, QUEEN SBEItitY was taken so ing, on his return from York Rae:: t the a pj w lls° nh lui w ita-sstrfeoeutndon tinue his journey northward ; tion to cause alarm.---( Carli.as was nothing in his indispasi ipc ili br a eil t i: r e, but we are informed_ that there agsr en , r f i ot t co h u , aiii) o ied) n t ua k s ' ino r na it i l ) a lde y Lt m lo,co o o r i : ::, Patriot. ) The sailingof of e t h il e i or the stores, & from D e ptford, is delayed until the 10th inst., in watercitleiwi cietha Straitsl l t d h a e n s g t o e r r e o s u o s n . board cl e f o o f r 18 th emeoieniitlil Hod. consequence rendersili ships the Is thereforeacro t s o s the the bayaccompany the as to G r iper, ores, c., as possible. and cony on the preceding day. Insanity A Coroner's Inquest was - )esterday held in d'ss- ti n e 's Jury of Course returned a verdict to that body of a labouring man, drowned IN the Serpentine River was proved, effect. etyheasrn.anY ies for rained 78 is ;th to eelir.g as the ng sirout beard )f the nly $ an.") u ntil an till iOnoc the idea [An pry the nee- de nted