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I yet be T ick, vessA 1 from Sierra , re had o ref• is WO to anf Ls• loci; pro- tic`; toile con the The the th' of Ao tetS lid' was the ex ed- lied ere ned erl )e rs ieir is ant "Onl üb• 11i- was a!- a Ye woe of We has ex. lug ble tole )e ng Ist of ne ed le IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. • HOUSE OF LORDS, APRIL 30. • Lord DE DUNSTANVILLE presented two Petitions, Praying for the gradual Abolition of slavery, but the names of the places from whence they came could not be heard below the Bar. ---Laid on the table.—Adjourned till Monday. ROYAL ACADEMY. the Patrons and friends of the Members of this Institution were yesterday gratified With a private view of the Exhibition for the present year, and we had the pleasure of Partaking in the gratification which it afforded.. We have not o f present room to not i ce more t h an a f ew o f t h e c hi e f ornaments f the Place, and shall reserve ourselves for particular remarks on the Works in general to a future occasion. The PRESIDENT, with his usual zeal for the honour of the Institution, has eight Pictures, the foil extent of the allotted number. They all bear the '4 1,1 11p of that high merit for which he is distinguished. Among tne portraits by this great Artist, " Lord Stowell" is conspi cuous • also another of the " Duchess of Gloucester." The " Children of Charles," B. Caltnady, Esq., are beautiful, and seem actually alive. All the rest, which we cannot now notice, are in the same admirable style. Sir William Beachy follows with six portraits, which display all that vigorous skill and correct taste that have justly raised him so high in general es timation. His whole length of " Sir George Cockburn" is excellent. So is his portrait of a " Lady of Fashion," No. 73. A whole length also of " T. Lowndes, Esq." is promi nent in Merit. Two other portraits by this Artist seem, to an old phrase, actually starting from the canvas. Mr. ' be e has also sent his full complement, and they all de n:anstrate the full vigour of his powers. His portrait of Sir Anthony Carlisle," which only we can notice at present, we think, the very best which we have seen from his able.. I).encil. The likeness is exact, and the whole is a fine - comp°. 3l timl. Mr. Phillips fully maintains his station, and we shall not fail to attend to him in due .time. Mr. Jackson has six Portraits all - worthy of his name. his portraits of the Bishop of Winchester and of Gen. Phipps are admirable, and so are all he has sent. Mr. Howard, besides six others, has an excellent f?rtrait of a Lady, in the style of Leonardo da Vinci. Mr. Wilkie has three pi c tur es , exqu i s i te i n c h aracter , b ut not so Wilkie finished as h ereto f ore . M r. W esta ll h as a no bl e p i cture :IChrist appearing to Mary Magdalene after his resurrection." ;beee is a fine picture by Hilton, " Love taught Irv_ the conceived and executed in a classical.atyle. Both the Daniel s have excellent:pictures. Calcott's vie* of Rochester; from the River, below the bridge, is equal to any of his former works, and we cannot pay him a higher tribute of praise. picture of "-Sancho Panzs, in the apartment of the„ 12i,ichess,' is one of th e mos t a ttr a ctive pieces in th e rooms .— N% e regret that we can at present only notice what promiscuously Occurs to memory. —Mrs. Pope has two beautiful flower pieces, (-?te. in water-colours, and one i n o il . Th e su bj ects are taste tituiolyiltrranged, and a d m i rably executed. The Architectural J contains some fine drawings. We were particularly struck by three, representing different aspects of the Bank, all of whi c h are highly impressive, by Mr. Searle, as well asby his view of a design fortis Majesty's entrance into theHouseof Lords, erected between the 3d Oct. 1823, and the 29th of Jan. 1824, and we could not b ut feel great surprise that works so elegant, gr "nand, and scientific, should have excited some silly objections, ere bette r taste m i ght be expected. The Model Aca d emy as some admirable works from Chantrey, Flaxman, Westma -I:,ott, g am , Turnerelli, Behnes, Kendrick, and other well "'own Arti sts . The Rooms were attended by a very numerous eor apan _ Y among whom were the Duke of Clarence, the Prin tc!ss Aut,i msta, Lady Mary Taylor, tile Marchioness of Conyng and her daughter, thelllarquisof Stafford, Sir George and , Beaurnon t, Sir Charles and Lady Long, the Rev. Dr. Long, 1v , .'9 1 0n of Windsor, Watson Taylor, Esq.and other distinguished Z i i t r ors : , as well as by many of the more distinguished artists, and wives, and it appeared to be generally acknowledged that spleectpsresent Exhibition not only fully equals, but in many re ofountry exceeds, in merit, most of the former annua l spec i mens British genius and is highly honourable to the t a l ents o f t h e c. OnEssA, Apßir. 3.—We have news from Constantinople, of 27th March, but they bring nothing important. Lette rs front St. Pet ers b urg h say , t h at MM . inziacky is ordered to de mand an indemnity of the Porte for the commercial losses sus tained by Russian subjects, of late years, by several finnan*, .issued in that period. No formal mission will be sent from our Court to the Porte till this affair is arranged. It may be supposed that the Turkish Minister will, as usual, protract the negotiation. AMSTERDAM, APRIL 2 7.-. Exchan ge on London, 39 3 ; two months, 39 I. ---PORTUGUESE CONRULITE OFFICE, LONDON, APIIII., 29, 1824. —Copy of an official communication from. 9' 3 Excellency Conde de Villa Real, his Most Faithful Ma- Jesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in London : " Sencir Francisco Teixeira de Sampayo,—Having been in formed, by a note from the Right Honourable George Cann ing, under date of the 13th instant, that his Britannic Majesty has determined to establish a strict blockade before Algiers, Which is to be considered in effect from that date; for your go vernment 1 give you this information, and in order that you May make the Portuguese merchants acquainted with the same. (Signed) " C. DE VILLA REAL. " London, April 15,1324. " F. T. Sampayo, Consul-General." BATH. (E. rteac-1 of a Letter from Bath, dated Friday, 30th April. Th - Four o'Clock.) our v " rooming, about half-past seven o'clock, the remains of enerable Diocesan were removed, in funeral pomp, from about 20 is residence in the Circus, and conveyed to the city ot miles off, for interment. It was calculated that the Procession would arrive at Wells by 3 o'clock, when the cere mony of consigning all. that remains of the lamented Prelate to toat final reating_piace ‘‘ where knowledge nor device corneal,. Wo uldake place : the burial-service was to be read by Mr. "surAAN, Archdeacon of Taunton. In consequence of three o'clock being fixed for the commencement of the funeral 9tbsequies, our Abbey bell coinmenced tolling at that time, and s mournful dirge now imparts a gloom to the whole city. I have it from authority which is indisputable, that Dr. Law, . hop of Chester, is to be nominated for this See, the revenues of which are about 8,0001. per annum. The Earl and Countess of LIVERPOOL left here a few days ago for Clifton. I';t, An articl e i n t h e Sunday Timer, stating that Bath had fall en o decay, an d was now visited by nothing higher than stray h tr onets or " D owagers of bo th sexes,,, has excited some in s,ntiOn among the visitors and inhabitants. The Bath papers given the Edit or a cut-up ; an d certa i n l y not h ing cou l d he larther from the truth. Bath has just concluded one of the Tost brilliant seasons ever known. The dramatic fete at the ,Ttie play was the eatre on Friday evening was splendid beyond description : Rernitituesn b " Heir,.at-Law," and the actors, who were awklateurs, acquitted themselves with great credit. A Prologue, Y T. H. BATLY, Esq., a young man of real poetic was received with great applause. Sir FRANCIS IthETT was there. To those who take any interest in such i nfis, it is a matter of astonishment that the Hon. Baronet PPeared so little and spoke so little, in the House this the affairs Perhaps he means, like Cincinnatus, to relinquish traffairs of State, though certainly their destination is some eat different,—the one retired to a plough, the other enjoys gaiety of a ball-room. Prince LEOPOLD arrived in town yesterday afternoon from Claremont. Yesterday th e D u k e an d Duchess of C L A RENCE dined with the Princess AUGUSTA. In the even ing their Royal Highness's honoured Drury-lane 'theatre with their presence. The Duchess of GLOUCESTER, the Princess B °PlnA, and the Prince of LEINENGEN, visited the Princess AUGUSTA yesterday. Yesterday their Royal Highnesses the Duke of CLARENCE and the Princess AUGUSTA, accom panied by Lady MAStY TAYLOR, visited the Ex hibition of the Royal Academy, previous to its opening to the public. They were attended through the Rooms by Sir THOMA S LAWRENCE and Mr. HOWARD, and expressed great satisfac tion at the display of genius and talent brought together on the present occasion. THE NEW JUDGE.—It was yesterday under stood in the Legal Circles that Mr. LITTLEDALE iS to succeed to the vacant seat in the Court of King's Bench. The remains of the Marquis of LOTHIAN are to be removed on Monday from Richmond, for in terment in the family vault in Scotland. BIRTH-DAY. Wisnso*, APIII :30.—YeSterday, in honour of his 31/..- JisTY7S Birth-day, there was a Public Dinner at the Swan Inn, when between eighty and ninety of the most respectable inns. bitants of this town and Eton met together on the occasion ; Mr. Tito MAS JENNIN - G5 in the Chair.—On the cloth being removed the Chairinan rose and proposed the healthOf his - present M ajesty—with four times four, which was drank with reiterated bursts of applause, and was followed by the popular Anthem of " God save the King" by three Gentlemen Amateurs, the Company joining chorus.—All the oth er b ranc h es o f the oyal Family were given with great applause ; Sereral Gentlemen addressed the Meeting in loyal and patriotic speeches, and the whole afforded a most gratifying treat. .FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Earl and Countess Spencer, in St. James's-plaCe, from theirseat, Althorp, Northamptonshire ; Lord and Lady Lovaine, from Brighton ; the Countess of Athlone, and Miss Hope, at the Admiralty,. from Brighton ; Sir Henry Blackwood, from Brighton ; Sir Charles, Lady, and Miss Doyle, from Brighton ; The Hon. Mr. and Miss Meade, in Lower Berkeley-street, from Northamptonshire ; Lord and Lady W. Bentinck, in St. James's-square, 'from Brighton ; Mr. and. Mrs. .Tatton, at Lady Sykes's, in St. James'sLplace, from their seat in Cheshire ; Henry Clive, Fg. M.P. at ids house in New-street, Spring gardens, from lis seat in BerkS Henry and Lady Lloyd and family, at the Hyde Park Hotel, from Norwich ; Chas. Shakerley, Esq. at ditto, from Stanford Park. • -..BATlL—Arrived since our last i—LordGosfirrd, Lord Louth, Hon. Mrs. Fane, .Sir Thomas and Lady Trowbridge find fa mily, Sir Wm. Elford, Sir George Farren, Sir J H. Williams, Rev. Dr. Bridges,•` Dr. and Mrs. Morrison, Col one l and Mts. Hornen„, Colonel and Mrs M`Donald, Colonel Gibbons, Lieu tenant-Colonel (iihbings., __Lieut.-Colonel Wenryss, :Major Bloomfield ; - Major - Grime; Major Richardson, Captain and Mrs. Byrnes, Captain and Mrs. Roberts, Capt. and MrS.•Slies.. ton, Captains Byers, Bradford, Bullock, Cockburn, St. George, Gillum, Hall, Shawe, White,—ReV. Mr. and Mts. Templer, the Rev. - Messrs. Gulley, Ireland, Page, Phillips, C. Phelips, PuisTord, Templer, J. Yeatts. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. Lord Walsingham gave a Grand Pinner yesterday at his house, in Upper Harley-street. The Earl of Coventry gave a Grand Entertainment yester day in Piccadilly; as did the Earl of Cork in Hamilton-place. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdown gave a Grand Dinner on Thursday to the Duchess of Hamilton, the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire, the Earl and Countess of Char leville, Lord and Lady Belhav e n, Lord and Lady Normanhy, Earl Ilchester, Mr. Ware, &c. at Lansdown-House, Berke ley-square. Viscount Hampden had a dinner party yesterday, at his house in Green-street, Grosvenor-square. The Earl of Suffolk entertained a distinguished party at din ner yesterday, at his house in St. James's-place. General Ross had a large party at dinner yesterday, at his house in Portland-place. The Ladies Fitzpatrick entertained a large party at dinner yesterday, at their house in Grosvenor-place. ARGYLL Itooms.—Mr.ll4wEs's Annual Con cert took place in these rooms.last night, and deservedly as his professional and private character are respected, we never before saw so great a proof of the general estimation in which be is held, as the audience actually amounted, ,we. _understand, to upwards of nine hundred persons. But thronged as the rooms were, the performances went off' with all possible eclat, and nobody seemed to complain of want of accommodation.— The entertainments provided were of the first order, in point of selection and performance, as may readily be conceived, when we state that Mori led, and that Sir George Smart was at the piano-forte. The vocal performers were Mrs. Salmon, Miss Stephens, Miss Tree, Miss Paton, - Miss Goodall, Braham, Sapio, liawes, Bellamy, W. Knyvett, Terrail, J. B. Sale, Elliott,. See. ." Down the Burn, and through the Mead," harnionized into a glee for four voices, by HAwEs, was much admired: Miss Tree was encored in " Sweet home." Lindley's violoncello obligate and Harper's trumpet also werelouch ap plauded. So was - Mori's solo on the violin. We must here stop, as we have no space for farther particulars. . - LONDON FEMALE FASHIONS FOR MAY. trkom LA -11 ELLE ASSEMBLEE.I CARRIAGE' DRESS.—.Dress of groi de Naples , the colour of the Parma violet t ornamented at the border with separate roe. leaux, each entwined by satin ribbon of the same colour. The gown it, made vartially low, and the bust is elegantly orna mented with narrow rouleaux and antique robings, in a kind of treillage work. The mancherons are ornamented with a row of rasaces, formed of the same material as the dress. A broad falling collar of fine muslin, trimmed with lace, set on rather full, hangs over the shoulders-and part of the bust. A bonnet, of white satin, with a bird-of-Paradise plume, and a full-blown canker rose placed on one side, is worn with this dress, and a small eornette of blond underneath. • A superb shawl of white cachemire, with a variegated border, is carelessly thrown over the shoulders. The half-boots are of black satin, and the gloves of yellow kid. Evzwum CorrumE...—Dress of pink crepe lisse, with a very full and broad bouillonne puckering of the same material next the hem.; .this puckering is confi ne d by b an d s , f orme d o f very narrow pink satin roukaux. Above this trimming are five common tucks, lying one over the other ; they are rather broad, and are each edged with a narrow rouleaux .of pink satin. The corsage is a la Sevign - d ; and on the back are crossed Spa nish bracers of pink satin, edged with narrow Vandyke blond. A pearl buckle fastens the boujbnt drapery, both in the centre of the bust, and at the back part of the tucker, between the shoulders. The sleeves are pink crape, short and full ; and are ornamented downwards, but not confined, by narrow roe- ' leaux of pink satin to correspond bouillonne ornament at the border. • The hair is arranged in the ancient Roman style, ala Faustian ; and profusely scattered over with full-blown Pro vence roses. Ear-rings and necklace of pears ; the latter of an entirely new pattern, and most excellent,workmanship. White satin shoes, and carved ivory fan. [PITON ACKERMANN'S REPOSITORY.] MORNING DRESS.—Dress of jaconot muslin ; the corsage made high and very full; the fulness longitudinally and regu larly arranged by five bands, each formed of four or five small cords or bobbins, and edged on each side with narrow work ; two of the bands terminate at the arm ; the next widen from the centre of the waist, and extend over the shoulder, where they turn and meet about half way down the back. The sle eve i s o f an easy f u lness; th e e p au lette slashed, and interlaced with amber-colour ribbon ; between is a row of quadrangular bouffant:. The cuff is neatly trimmed with a bobbined band and worked- ruffle, and an ornament to correspond with the trimming of the skirt, which has a deep weath of a fanciful and novel form, :apparently confined to the dress by entwining an amber_colour ribbon, which forms the lower part into tri angles ; the upper becomes more pointed, and extends trans versely about a qu a rt er o f a yar ; the whole is corded, and trimmed with narrow work. Worked muslin ruff to corre spond, drawn with gauze ribbon. Cap of sprigged _net; the border of Buckinghamshire lace, set on plain in front, and a little full round the slashes of the cap, which are two on each side, where bows of amber and lilac gauze ribbon are intro duced. The crown is circular, and ornamented with a narrow rouleau of amber satin and lace. Amber-colour corded silk shoes. DINNER DRESS.—Dress of pale blue twilled sarsnet : the corsage cut bias, and made to fit tile shape : the front simply ornamented with four satin bands, forming a stomacher, and a satin band and tucker of fine blond round the bust. The sleeve is short and full, the fulness tastefully arranged in festoons by four satin buttons, equidistant from each other: a little above the satin band that goes round the arm, on the shoulder is a full-blown satin rose, with palmated satin leaves pend ing half way down the sleeve ; broad satin band round the waist, with a rose and palmated leaves pendant behind. The skirt has an elegant satin border of roses surmounted with leaves, arranged in the form of the lotus, and united by fes toons; beneath is a broad satin rouleau. White tripe lisse dress hat; the brim very full and rather broad, a little turned up wards all round,and ornamented with a garland of damask roses and two long white ostrich feathers, placed on the right side. Richly embroidered scolloped scarf of Urling's lace. Necklace and ear-rings of turquoise. Long white gloves ; white satin shoes. A faux pas has recently taken place in high life. The wife of one, of the wealthiest indivi duals in the kingdom is said to have: deserted her most affectionate and devoted husband, and fled to the Continent. .. . . . , - 0 .1 ...441 w ' 2, 1 1 4.7 4 . $ '- ~-. i •-' ' , ) ,....c1ti q s i t,. ..: t / l .i t ;: . •• or? . ~ i ;:•-• I lk •-( 7 . 4 Ca ---- ;,;.- - ::::- -4 -, ''- i N - r! ~r - ... [40)4 4 .9 ' 4 ,V . 4 11 43 ) ' \ '''. f a... - .''., ' • : •- ;-. .'y . 4 1,'Y I ' ISA ' ;4Nstt s'• .'N , 7.., --.-.. k• k , , ' <V '..-'"-- 01:_ . ..,,-`7 4 ..,. . " l y, ' ' : —. ' 'C ' , :,, 'j - M - 4 4 11 6 POETRY. 'LINES ON MAY DAY. . Beautiful and radiant MAY., Is not this thy festal dayls ': not this spring revelry_ lionciur, Queen, of thee 'Tis:a the booths are gsy. With green-boughs' and quaint display ; Glasses, where the Maiden's eye •M a y her own sweet face espy ; Ribands'for her braided . hair, .Beads to grace her bosom fair ; From yon stand the juggler plays With--the rustic crowd's AmaV ; There the morris_dancers stand, Glad bells ringing on each hand Here'the'maypole rears its crest, With the rose and hawthorn drest ; And l)esitle_ are painted bands Of strange beasts from other lands. In the midst, like the young Queen, Flower-crown'd, of the rural green, Is a bright-eheek'd gir4 her eye Bl u e, like _April's morning sky, With a blush, like what the rose To her moonlight minstrel shows ; Laughing at her love the while,---• _ . Yet such softness in the smile, As the sweet coquette would hide -Woman's love by woman's pride. Farewell, cities ! who could bear All their smoke, and all their care, All their PPIPP, when woo'd away By the azure hours of May Give me w oodbine-scented bowers, Blue wreaths of the violet flowers, - Clear sky, fresh air, sweet birds, and trees, SightS 'and. sounds, and scenes like these! The folloiCing PROLOGUE, written by If. BAYVEY, lisq. was Spoken by Mr. BELLAMY, as Beau Nash, on .the night of his benefit at the .Bath Theatre.—He was dress-C(1 with the most scrupulous attention to the costume of the pic 'fifire, so Well known in the Rooms at Bath—in shape, colour, decorations, &c. ,Can it he true ? -Can Bath soon be•changed ? Are all the women wild, the men deranged ? Can folks so scion forget my sovereign sway, And dare to dance all night, and doze all day ? Scorning my former:undisputed powers, MY regulations and my early hours ? Is Bath gone mad ? A Fancy Ball began The dancing Mania, stop it now who can. lifasqued Balls and York club Balls are thought ecstatio, And fanciful affairs and Balls Dramatic, And Private Ball.r, and, far more strange than all. They've what they call a Bread and Butter Ball ! Saint Vitus rules in Bath, and I'm perplext To amiss what foot-hall they will follow next. lialielors' Balls are over,—but they say There was a spinster's hop on Lady-day ! When Bath was rul'd by me, my subjects rose At half-past seven from their calm repose ; The lovely forms, in flannel garb equipt, Dived in the public bath, and smiling dipp'd ; Fond vows were murmur'd in the tepid stream, And many a tender passion moved by steam! This very spot* was then the gay resort, Here " every inch a king," I held my court ; My Levees rang with jest and repartee, And fashion caught her new es t grace from me. Men were then fit to look upon ; a Beau Was dressed, as . I am now, from top to toe; . But modern beaux sport trowsers, doubtless owing To slender spindle shanks, that won't bear shewing. At noon we lounged for exercise and air In Orange Grove, or round and round Queen-square ; There each pursued his favourite fair to fix An assignation in the Rooms,---at six ! - Then minuets were danced,—the graceful bow— The sink—the glide—the sweep—forgotten now—. ' Early my watch dispersed then; all, for even .A PrinCeas could not dancerbeyontl'eleven ! At twelve each fiddle slumbered in its case,' And not a knocker dared disfurb the place : . But now; if Lady Jane be called at noon ' She cries, " Oh dear! you've wak'd me much too soon, ' " I've such a head-ach ! what a wretch"' look ! " Here, Betty, bring my meMorandniAbookL ." Let's see—to-day, at balf-paSt " At Lady Lump's; and then at hitlF:past nine " I must just shew myself at two dull routs, " And then look in at Mrs. Gadabout's ; " If there's a supper at Miss rfd k et's I must contrive to go,there,last of all."„. • Ye gods ! can Bath endure - this constant fever !— Per famed hot water is •more hot than't*er ! 'J'he very Avon, jealous of the rout, Swells into floods, as if to drown them out !'•,- • ' ' And e'en my spirit, troubled at the riot, • " Revisits earth, in hopes to make all quiet. -" - Where all the houses look lik e pa la ces ? • .But what a change I. find ! 'what s What gay Assembly Itoormi streets are these, are those I view ? And what a very pretty , P layhouse too ! - In my time actors wore tneir gay costumes Down in a cellar, under the-old Booms t And what sweet women ! All the public places • Are throng'd with graceful-forms and lovely faces ! Al; me! my re-appearan ce h as been rash, I fear these days eclipse the days of Nash. Bath has her poet too ! and since my time Her ecenes have been im mortalized in rhyme ; Not in the doggrel style of common men But touch'd by matchless AltsTi...es Pow'eful pen. And now a Bath man ventures t o i n t ru d e, And thrusts upon the stage an 'interlude ! Presumes to summon up the Shad e o f N as h To speak a Prologue to his jimmy trash 'Well, since I'm here , I'll Condescend to pray For mercy in the old establish'd way— Be in good humour, Boxes, Gallery, Pit, The Sketch was scribbled for a BENEFIT. ' Nash resided on the site of the present Theatre. The original Bath Theatre was so situated. 4 '.*lVe are indebtd for the foreoin heu to that respectable Provincial Journal,g Th e Bury umorous Gazett ff e. sion Mr. BELLAatY, whose merits are well known as an Actor, was lately, we believe, the Editor of that Paper. M. PITT.—At the establishment of Volunteer Corps, a certain Corporation agreed'to - form a body, on condi t i r o o n p o s that al h . aesy submittedshou d r not tof be o r ! if d , 1 1 ,, 0 saidihe he Cou ntry,. iiad The no ob p jection to the terms, if 'they would permit.him to add except in case of invasion."—Mr. PITT was reniarkalle for giving his opinions with great positiveness. At a Cabinet dinner,, he was once expatiating on the beauties of the Latin language ; and as an argument in favour of the superiority he affirmed it had over the English ; he said, 'that two negatives made a thing more positive, than one af f irmative could possibly do. "Then," said Lord Tuu . n Low, ," Vont. father - and mother must have been two negatives, to have made such a positive fellow as you." Mit. CuaaAs.- . --This Gentleman was asked, one day, what an Irish Gentleman, just arrived in England, could mean by perpetually putting out his tongue. " I sup pose," replied the Wit, " he is trying to catch the English accent." SELncN.—When the Learned John Selden was a member of the Assembly , of Divines at Westminster who were appointed to new-model religion, he delighted to puzzle them by curious quibbles. Once they were gravely en gaged in determining the exact distance between Jerusalem and Jericho, and one of them, to prove it could not be great, observed, " that fish was carried from one place to the oth er ." On which Selden observed, "Perhaps it was sa lt fi s h ;" w hi c h again threw the assembly into doubt. Yesterday the main rib of iron was placed in the centre arch of Windsor and Eton-bridg e . The two former ribs made for the purpose having by accident been broken on their arrival, which materially retarded the finishing of the bridge. Notwithstanding this accident, it is expected that it will be complete and thrown open for passengers by the middle of the present month. _ 11Ms lIAT, milliner and dress-maker, of Lud gate-Hill, missing at several times some money, suspicion fell on the boy employed on errands. On being questioned he de nied it, and therefore was locked up in a room, till.his mother was sent for ; but before she arrived he hung himself, and was with great difficulty restored: Major BATTIER, of the sth Regiment of Foot, father of Cornet BATTIER, late of the 10th • Hus sars, was stati on ed i n thi s garrisou in thnyear 1782, and received the thanks of the Loyal Li merick Volunteers for his kind attention to.the formation of that respectable corps.—(Lirnerick Chronfele.) M A Y-D A Y. We have again to hair the return of the Poet's' • • favourite month, genial M a y, a nd t h e fineness of the weather. is likely in no' slight degree to aid the grotesque revelry with, which, at,this season of the year, our 'streets from long established' custom abound. The philanthropist, though pro voked to laugh at the ridiculous - finery exhibited by the poor creatures Whose eccentric antics furnish the most conspicuous feature of May,day, cannot but feel a higher sentiment than Mirth on the occasion, when he reflects that the scene before hint brings a short oblivion of suffering and of sorrow to hundreds of the most miserable objects in the community. The liberal hand of charity is not improperly opened on such occasions to gladden the holiday of the destitute. The well known frolics of the Chimney-sweepers of the me tropolis, to which we have alluded, furnish but a very imper fect idea of the " Mayings" which once opened this mirth-in- . spiring month. Then the Morris Dance and the Hobby Horse were seen in every street, and the whole of the lower classes assisted in the celebration. STotvE gives us the following picture : " In the month of May, the citizens of London of all estates, lightly in every parish, or sometimes two or three parishes joining together, had their several Mayings, and did fetch in maypoles with divers warlike shewes ; with good archers, niorice dauncers, and other devices, for pastime, all the day Ling ; and towards the evening they had stage plays and bone fiers in the streets. These great Mayings and Maygames were made by the Goverhors and :Misters of the Citie, with the triumphant setting up of the gyat shaft, or principall May pole, in Cornehill, before the .parish church ..of St. Andrew, therefore called St. Andrew Under-Shaft.'! Among' the pageants exhibited at this festival was one, STRurT tells us, from the ancient story of Robin Hood. The Outlaw presided as Lord, and a 'representative of his faithful mistress was paraded along the streets, and styled Maid Marian, or The Lady of the May. Robin was followed by Little John and'the most noted of his fabled adherents in coats of green. These exhibitions were accompanied .by..speaking and sing ing, and though they are - not always connected with the his tory of theatricals, it cannot be doubted that these. excited and sustained a taste for the drama. They preceded the first regular. performers on. the stage, but. became less - frequent when - the town grew better acquainted with good acting. As a matter of course, they were put down while the Puritans pre veiled; but on the restoration of CHARLES the Second, they were revived with great spirit. In more modern times, from being thrown. at so immeasurable a. distance by the perfection to which - spectacle has been brought in the national Theatres, they have ceased to be common. The May-day sports were objected to by. the early reformers, as opposed to the interests of Religion. In a sermon preached before King EnwAnD V1.,-Bishop LATIINIER gives a curious instance of this in the .following words : • " Coining to a certain town on a holiday to preach, I found the Church-door fast locked. I taryed there half an hour or more, and at last the key was found, and one of the parish comes to . me and sayes—Syr, this is a busy day with us, we cannot hear you; it is Robin Hoode'.4 day ; the Parish are gone abroad to gather for Robin Hoode, I pray you let them not. I thought my rochet would have been regarded, but it would not serve ; it was faire to give place to Robin Hoode and his men.". At present those excesses are not common in connection with the celebrations of May-day, which might formerly demand re prehension, and that intolerant spirit which once pursued with sanctified intolerance the thoughtless votaries of mirth, is hap pilp for England and for humanity, no more ; at least in this country. MA nQuls WELLtsrAy.—We have learnt from authority, that it is the Lord Lieutenant's inten tion to visit the South of Ireland, during the summer, if the very weighty matters of State business will permit him. Ilis Excellency has not yet determined as to any particular period; but, should he come to any part of this province, it is his determination to visit Cork.--(Cork Con stitution.) • • NNPLES, APRIL s.—Continual and excessive rains, in the course of lust month, have caused a sinking in of the ground in the district . of Avign on°, in the province of Basilicatn, which has shaken a great part of the hill on. which the town is built, The terrible phenomenon first.rnanifest ed itsetfin .the night of the l7th, by the fall of a honse close to the barrack of the gentl'arthes. :This house-, - _which is totally destroyed, carried with it in its fall the barrack and several adjoin ing buildings. In the morning of thex3d a greater misfortune .followed ; for a gulf opened near the inhabited parts, which swallowed . up under some enormons mollies of earth two mills, of which not a Vestige remains. The same day all the young girls ofthe place were nearly the victims. They were go ing in'prOCession to the church of St.Mary,about a mile from the place, to implore the Divine mercy in this i;oment of calamity, and they had hardly passed a -certain spot, when the ground, to the extent of , .five acres, • sunk in with a tre mendous crash, overthroWing all the trees that covered it, and destroying all traces. of the road for a quarter of a mile. At the same time another gulf opened on the north side. It may be supposed that many buildings in the town have been damaged by this event. The Intendant of the province immediately sent an architect to save•thera from entire destruction.— Happily no lives Were lost except one gendarme. On the same night there was a dreadful storm in the Adriatic. LORD SELKIRK'S COLONY.—A Member of the American Congress lately presented a petition from the inhabitants of Pembina, on the Red River of Hudson's Bay, praying that measures may be taken to secure them in the possession of their property, and extend to them such privileges as are enjoyed by the Citizens of the United States. It appears from the memorial, ,that most of those colonists are natives of. the United States; that all of them have resided at Pembina for, the last 'five years ; that they have built houses, cultivated the soil, erected a Church, a n d made other valuable improvemeats. They were induced to settle at this Pia , :e by, .the late Lord Selkirk, who purchased a large tract of country from •the Indians. At the decease of Lord Selkirk, they were left destitute of those privileges and immunities which were to have been granted to them. By the late determina tion of the boundary line between the territory of the United States and Great Britainonade by the expedition, under the command of Colonel Long, they find themselves on the territory of the United • States, and without any pos sibility of acquiring the advantages resulting from the administration of justice. The memorial is signed by about forty inhabitants, out of whom only half a dozen could write their names, which is a proof that they' have not yet made very great advances in civilization. From their names they appear to be of French extraction, probably from Michlagan.—(Quebec Mercury, March 6.) We understand -that Mr. EDWARD CROSS, the Proprietor of the Royal Menagerie, Exeter 'Change, has, in the most liberal manner, given an invitation to , - the whole of the 'boys (be tween 400 and, 400) of the Duke of YORK'S Mi litary School,,at Chelsea, to visit his Collection of Foreign Animals, which his - Itoyal Highness the Commander-in-Chief has been most gra 7 ciously pleased to accept r as a high treat to the rising young veterans. Monday next,' at two o'clock, we hear, is the day appointed. CO Uka OF K r :lc - PS BENCl(—(Tilis DAT.) EGERTON V. TOON V.T., Mr. GURNEY stated,: that the deferdant, builder, employed the plaintitrib. carpenter, tout up the front of a shop, :intended for the use (.1 one skilled in EiculapiaruScienc'e, - bot, by accident or de s ign, it was coreverted into th e shop of a slaughteiman, and' baptited Jolly Butchers,:Spafields." -Tlfe - sow agreed for the work and labour.in this case was 231.' Several witnesses were called, first to the order given, together with several conversations five to the charge, also to the work do'n'e. • Mr. MA It R.YATT cross-examined the witnesses to the work being done not for Mr. Tookey brit for a person named Chip.—The Learned Gen tleman, in his address to the Jury; contended that the work was done • for Chip, who Was under a contract to the defendant to complete several premises of Tookev's, and Tookey was in consequence some hundred pounds in ad vance to Chip, whose affairs became involied, and thus it was the plaintiff had turned round with this unexpected demand against Tookey. The fact was other than' proved by Egerton's witnesses, the agreement not being between Egerton and Tookey, bitt between Tookey and Chip. Then the Jolly Butcher, who came'to take up the good-will of the . Doctor's shop, not being content to pay 231. for the front in question, whether in reality the • shop was Worse cal culated for the 'killing-than ' . the healing ail', or the former was less profitable thin th.; fatter trade, but so it was--Chip - was content to take 201. instead of 231. for the fitting up' in questiou, and which was to be paid, blood for blood, in meat. A variety of witnesses were called for the de fence, from whose teqiniony it appeared that a partnership connexion existed between Egerton and Chip. The LORD CHM? JUSTICE summed up, and the Jury found their verdict for the defendant. ROYAL NAVY, &c. PORTSMOUTH, A plur, tran . - mport, Lieut. COLE, agent, arrived from Barbadoes on Wed nesday. The Ganges, Superb, Eden, Scout, and llin g d ovl! were at that island wn she left, the two former intended to sail soon after the Vibilia, on a cruise round the island. The Vibilia touched at St. Vincent's on her way home on the 20th March. Three other bomb vessels are said to be fitting out beside those already commissioned,' (the Terror and Infernal) by which it may be inferred that more active measures than the present are contemplated by Ministers, to bring the Algerincs to a sense of their weakness. The Sparrowhawk arrived on Wednesday from a cruise i tie channel. The Marquis, of Huntley, transport, .bour.d :o Greenock; for troops to. take out to Gibraltar, was obliged to put into this port, on Tuesday, having sustained severe damages on her way from the river. The Rattlesnake, 28, is daily ex pected from Chatham ; orders have been given to hasten h'er round, and it is rumoured that she is destined for secret service. Mr. J. B. P. Hay, of the Queen Charlotte, has been pro moted to the rank of Lieutenant.. • • - , e ß rr u o l r , , ,,ar n k d , ,Jasper.—ln Albion, Royal Vi S c ' t q' o ip ry s , Queen ee ' ri Pi C i ta a rto — tte T , George, William and Alary, . Jupiter, Samarang, Medina, Cyrene, Arrow, Basilisk, and the Viper, Linnet, and Quail, tenders., The following Superannuations, Appointments, and Promo tions, have just taken place in the Dock-yards : Superanntiationg.--,Mr. Jones, Timber-master of Cliatiurn, and Mr. Mosebery, Timber-master of Portsmouth. . ,Apliointiaents.—Mr. Dodd, Timber Master, from 1 , 1 3 ‘_ mouth, to be Timber Master at Chatham ; and "Mr. Couch, from Pembroke, to be Timber Master at Plymouth. Promotions.-31r. Baynes, Assistant, of PortsmoLuth Dock yard, to be Timber Master, vice Moseberry; '3ll Seaton; Master Shipwright, from Bombay (which situation is dene.awaf with), to be Assistant, vice II ay nes ; -Mr. Allen Foreman of the New Work, of Portsmouth .lock-yard, to be Titnber Master at Pembroke, vice Couch; Mr. Sturdy to be Foreman of the New Work, vice Alen ; and Mr. C. Moorman), Student of Naval Architecture, to be Foreman, of the Boat-house, Ports mouth-yard, vice Sturdy. Mr. Aylen ie to act for 31r.'Seaton, until he has completed the Ships -in • hand in India; and Mr. Lang, Foreman in Plymouth-yard is to act at Pembroke, for Mr. Aylen. The 95th regiment embarked on board the Surrey. transport, Lieut. Coates, agent„ , on Thursday, and that'vessel will sail. as soon as the weather will permit, direct for Malta.. The Prince of Orange and Cato transports are intended to .cOnvey'the-71st • regiment of foot from Cork to Quebec. - Thursday was observed here with nil - the liontniis usual on The celebration of his Majesty's birth-day; the troops composing the 4arrison, as also the regiment froM GoSport and"the Royal Marines, fired a flu de :pi on Southsea Comtnon. Diiiners were given by all the heads of the public departments, an(} most of the ships In the port were decorated with flagS. MERCANTILE. SHIPPING. A . PEAT. Arnii. 30.—Wind W.S.W.—S a il e d a t S:A M. the Honourable Company's ships Thames, and. Orwell. Tht 3lar mils of Huntley is expected from the River this .evening.— Passed early this morning the Brailsford, Spring,froni Bombay ; Camerons, Fisher, from Berbice. Arrived from Lond4in!and sAiled, the Benson, —, for Tobago. The Mulgrave castle remains. PORTSMOUT/I, APRIL 30.--Wind S.W.—No arril-ali or saili.igs. . . . . PLYMOUTIi, APRIL 29.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrizest .t 1 e Trent, and Leander, outward bound, from LondOn. •. FALMOUTH, APRIL 29. Wind S.S. W.—Arirved.the Lady Mary Pelham packet from the Leeward Islinds, .24.days.frorn St. Thomas's ; and Salto!, Crickmay, froM 'LOodoia for Sulyrna. LivEßPoor., A PAM 29.--Arrived - the Traveller fArrows from St.. Vincent.; • Pandora, Corry, Barbadoes • Thomas Parsons —, New Oilcan's ; - .4ette, 11 4,, A f ijo h Eliza and Abbey, Wiln4in ton; Ettribritte!,.StrAugh, New York ; and lliggenson, Bull; frOm Barbatines. • • The Liberality, of and from Liverpoa' cw Brunswick, foundered at sea thelsth'ult. ; crew saVekr. :•• • The Roberts, llexton, from Dublin to Hariiii . gtoi, ( was wrecked on the Isle of Man the 24th-utt. ; crew.saved.' • The Thistle, Aken, of Aberdeen, bound to LondiStf.'wsis driven on shore near. Whitby the 22th ult., but exiiEcted:o be got . off without damatge. . • . 4.: BOW-STItEET- 77 (Tms DAY.) name d r(lifiCk. _F f iAlll., MISCONDUCT OF WA T Cn,741 E ., : r . h — gee A ngteli . ti f tr e ili l ea l :: l : l.lB l) ,u r ti most notorious character, back all the was charged with assa nfi ti t i t ti ta i o : p . keet,er.p. night, with intent to rob hiim questionvering in l i, o li s s. t e rc i , t ekh i a s niron i gvile a n,t t .:iiiiitde f iti : v : ii . kailiasr O si l so n iaßt ' ib) e jaseocr ;r itei e tlara : ,).sritkti. l hti i hni u eegei t )vvwli. P . oeoaa e :titt r icr,tc, S iihh ( .7a r t. 11 , a a t nd th 7aPitacihn-ehdouste could,t o man, liin;l,obavu,ntedvienreo,witailireetiddg was too well house "lc(!ePer/ when before the Magistrate, they forgot the - ' yi phn of it, when e gs x telo c en t rg l a : el l Y : e s it t. t ate ti ( l l 6 , and then, cipal part , it suited .their ' purpose.— Mr. 11.u.i.s deprecated the system, ' but -tivectvd. that their:depositions in future ifth s e hou ib ld ou bj ;t t .fi ak t, o l4.. n choenvvtilinsueditsletehiarr.gcoeidid.uct the Mag . istr y ateS kneW how "* to deal with them. Nothing being found on Flinn. . , tlelvna:xeth;:„