The Sun. — London, England, 1824-04-29 00:00:00

ti ation of these ships. The letters from Rio far- Nl' state, that this powerful fleet had offered its services to his Imperial Majesty PEDRO the First. T hey further state, that the troops at Rio were ' tte arly entirely composed of Portuguese, and that the Militia had, some time previous to the ar rival of the French ships, received permission t ° return to their native homes ! The same li berty had also been granted to a regiment '5 l. Brazilian Cavalry which was the most ef h.ctive in the service ! Lord COCHRANE'S ship, the Pedro the First, of 78 guns, had scarely as m ans men on board as were sufficient to carry t he Officers to and from the ship ; for his It-uteTr, by retaining from the crew the prize rn°ney to which they were entitled, had disgusted the European Seamen, who composed the great majority of that ship's company, and had depriv ed the cause of Brazilian Independence of the servi ce of many brave British seamen ! It car t4iulY will net create much surprise should his Ilte ''RlAL MAJESTY lay aside the Imperial pur- Pk and by submitting himself to the will of his a bsolute and Royal father, endeavour again to "flex the Brazils to his future European Crown. T he effort will, however, create a civil war, sh ould it really be attempted ; for it is not to ba Supposed that this vast empire will again come under the yoke of European despotism, without a Struggle. It is a most fortunate circumstance, that this information has been received previous to the contract for the Brazilian Loan having heen concluded ; for should the consequence so Inuch to be dreaded from the presence of this I' reach fleet now assembled at Rio, really take e irect, the civil war and bloodshed by which th ey must be attended will render the credit of the Brazils very different from what it wo uld be were its inhabitants permitted to eu i ° Y the blessings of freedom and of peace. To the commerce and future prosperity of Great Britain, the re-annexation of the Brazils to Por tugal will be a most serious wound; and when it is considered that his MAJESTY'S Ministers have declared so often, and so publicly, that no Fo reign Power shall be permitted to interfere be twixt Portugal or Spain and their former Ameri can Colonies, it is impossible not to feel appre hension as to the probable consequences of a Proceeding on the part of France, which Eng.. land stands pledged to resist, and which it is both her interest and her duty to resist with all her strength, independently of all previous de tlaratioes. 1-mtters have been received from Leghorn of the 18th lest., and from Genoa of the 20th inst. They do not mention any thing respecting the Algerines, but state that commerce was entirely 4 t a stand, owing to the holidays. CITY, Twelve o'Clock.—Consols opened this ttl Qrning at 97 for the Account, but soon after (I r°Prled to 964 , owing to some heavy sales.— T heY are now 96i to 97. In the earlier part of the vno ruing there was a goo d d ea l d o i ng. Two Ex p re sses have arrived from Paris ; one during the night, and the other at five o'clock in the mornin g . It is reported that the French Itentes were, on Tuesday, 103 f. 60c. for time.— The Expresses, I understand, have not brought any political information of consequence. Foartom MARKET. —Some business has been doing in the above Market, but to no great extent. Amongst our regular Masonic notices for the w eek, will be found an account of the Grand Annual Festival, celebrated yesterday at Free n?asons' Hall. If the Duke of MODENA, and the Other Sovereigns who apprehend danger from the 8 1 7 44 of Freemasonry, had witnessed the en thusiastic expression of loyal feelings with which every allusion to the Royal and Illustrious Family Qf thi s Country was received by the numerous agd highly res p ec t a bl e b o d y o f t h e f raternity Berlbled on this occasion, they would have been convinced lii wh en di scon t en t or di s l oya l ty i s ma nifested b y Freemasons, that their disaffection doe s - not proceed from the constitution or the pri nciples of their ancient and beneficient Order, but from causes which the proscription of Free- masonry cannot remove. the House of Lords re-assembled yesterday, o Purs uant to adj ournment, but transacted no bu less of importance. The Commons meet again Monday next. e New Brunswick an d Halifax prprs to the 11 ' 1 of Ma r ch are arr i ved. Great commotions are " 41 d to. have arisen among a large portion of the People of Nova Scotia, on the subject of the ap- Pointmeut of three additional Judges in the We ll" Courts. A petition has been presented to hl5 Excellency Sir JAMES KEMPT against the measure. A letter from Rio de Janeiro, of the 25th of i February, states that the KING and QUEEN of th e Sandwich Islands had arrived in that port, o n their way to this country. Their t 4 Majesties" were on board the Eagle South Sea whaler, and were to sail about the 4th of March. HIS MAJESTY'S BIRTH.DAY.—The usual de monstrations of loyalty were evinced this day by the tradesmen of the Housahold,and many patriotic inhabitants of the Metropolis is preparing for illuminations in the evening. Flags were hoisted on the steeples of St. Martin's and St. Ma rgaret's Churches ; the bells of several other Churches rang merrily at an early hour in the morning. The Park and Tower guns at one o'clock an nounced the joyful day, and every manifestation of loyalty took place as heretofore. - , i, -,/ • tii• .. .-,; -i. ,- • ..N •!.), 4-?. ~, „ z N, :t .. ...j:4-.. 3. 5,,,,...-0 4 ,, .. -4_.,..4.t. -..- zii ' 1 •_:-. 4 / 4. 6 45,/ , „--y.,,,...:,-.4.,,_•,‘ ,„_...,., •,• , .„; ;--;„ ~..,,,„c.- ~.... ,t - ,Vi. - -9.k - - ..) ,, • . 'c0. 4 . 440 4 si:' i 1 , 4 $ i FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Duke of Wellington, from Cheltenham ; Duke and Duchess of Bedford and Family, from Woburn Abbey ; the Marchioness of Landsdown and the junior part of the Family, from Hastings; the Marquis of Chandos, from his seat in Bucks; the Earl and Countess Verulam, from their seat, Gorhambury, Herts ; Sit Charles and Lady Long, from their seat, Bromley Hill, Kent; Lord Charles Long, from his seat in Suff'old ; Lord Sidney, from his seat, Frognal, Kent ; the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Milles, at their house in Dover-street, from Elmham Hall, Norfolk ; Sir George Shiffner and family, at their house in Henrietta-street, Cavendish-square, from Sus sex ; R. S. Keating, Esq. from Paris ; Mr. and Mrs. Wykc ham Martin and family, at Coulson's Hotel, from their sea', Leeds Castle, Kent; Mrs. Oglander, in Baker.street, from, Oxfordshire; Mrs. Davies, at the Brunswick Hotel, Hanover square, from Croft Castle, Herefordshire ; Capt. Pearson, from Belvoir Castle ; Smith Wyndham, Esq. at Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from the Continent ; the two Misses Meckle waite, at ditto, from Bath ; Lord and Lady Langford, .In Berkeley-square, from Cooper's Hill, Surrey ; Lord Lilford, ' In Grosvenor-place, from his seat In Northamptonshire ; Sir George and Lady Sitwell, from their seat in Derbyshire ; Lady Somers and Lady Marguerite Cocks, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Southampton ; Earl of Gosford, at Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Exeter; Hon. C. Vesey, at ditto, from Hants. DEPART UREs.—Lor4 William Bentinck, for Brighton; Emilly Marchioness of Londonderry, for her seat, North Cray, Rent. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Archbishop of Canterbury has issued cards of invitation for a dinner party on Monday next at Lambeth Palace. Lady Mary Petre had a dinner party yesterday at her hones in Grosvenor-square. The Earl of Suffolk entertained a distinguished party to dinner yesterday at his house in St. James's-place. The Ladies Fitzpatrick had a large party to dinner yesterday at their house in Grosvenor-place. The Hon. Mr. Capel had a dinner party yesterday' at his house in Pall-mall. The Hon. W. B. Grey had a grand dinner party yesterday at his house in Grosvenor -street. • CHELTENIIAM, APRTL 26.—The Duke of I.r. ELLIXGTOW has been a very early riser since his arrival .here. His Grace was this morning at the Royal, or Old Wells, before seven o'clock, drinking the water, from which the Duke has derived much benefit. His Grace took his departure in his travelling carriage and four, to the great regret of the visitors and in habitants. The Duke was attended by Dr. Cowley during his stay here. The town is getting very gay and full for the season of the year. Tint LATE ELOPEMENT.—(BrusseIs, April 26.)--The only topic of conversation here at present is Miss Boughton's elopement. As I perceive it still continues a subject of interest at the other side of the water, you will not, in all rrobability, be sorry to hear a few additional particulars from the fountain head, for the truth of which I can vouch. The manner in which they got off was ingenious, and threw the young lady's friends (to use a sportsman's phrase) completely on the wrong scent. A friend of Mr. Robinson's, a Mr. W---, hired a chaise and post-horses, as if to take himself to Calais at fire o'clock on the evening preceding the day on which the parties eloped. He sent them back, however, after he had proceeded about a stage, and they were in readiness at one o'clock on the following morning, when the adventurous fair one, accompanied by her inamorata, set off for Ostend. Inquiries were made at all the hotels, and it was ascertained that the latest hour at which an application for post-horses had been made was five o'clock the evening before (when Miss Boughton was known to beat home) and these were taken by Mr. W. for Calais. In the mean while the lovers proceeded on their way, and they had so well ma naged matters, that a packet for Harwich was ready for sea with her sails flying, when they drove down, without stopping, to the beach and stepped on board. Here, too, their prcvoyance did not fail them ; for upon the arrival of the young ladies friends the following day, they were informed that a packet had been hired to convey a lady and Gentleman to Dover. It may be supposed that the gentleman was not sparing of that metal which makes the " mare to go," and converts the trot ofpost korses into a genii); for the postilions on their return to Brus sels declared they had never driven. so bard or been so well paid in their lives. The young lady has left a number of des pairing lovers behind her. DEATH OF THE MAnouis or LOTHIAN.--Hi s Lordship departed this life on Tuesday, at the villa of the Duchess of BUCCLEUCII, Richmond. lie •is succeeded in his title by his eldest son, the Earl of ANcn.tm, now Marquis of LOTHiAlie • Tuesday, about one o'clock, the Duke of `roux, the Duke and Duchess of. CLARENC E , the Duchess of G LOUCESTER , an d t h e Princess SO PHIA, went to view the alterations, improve ments, and decorations which have been for some time making in the State Rooms, in the King's Palace, St. James's. The Royal Party were re. ceived by Sir THOMAS LAWRENCE, Sir CHAMLES LONG, and Mr. MASH. Yesterday, about one o'clock, the Princess AUGUSTA received visits from the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, the Duchess of KENT, the Princess FEODORE, the Princess VITTORIA, and the Prince of LEINENGEN. The Royal Party partook of a dejeune.—The Princess AUGUSTA took an airing in her carriage yesterday in the Parks.—yester day the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE took an airing in their carriage and four. Tire Earl of LIVERPOOL has derived great be nefit from drinking the Bath waters. The Noble Earl was to leave Bath yesterday morning for Clifton, to drink the waters there for a few days. Earl BATHURST has postponed the dinner, which his Lordship was to have given in comme moration of his MAJESTY'S Birth-Day, in conse quence of the death of a near relative, the Mar quess of LOTHIAN. - The recent conduct of Baron VANDER CAPEL LAN to Sir S. and Lady RAFFLES, when they touched, in June last, at Batavia, on their way to Bencoolen, is a fair specimen of the line of conduct which will be adopted by the Dutch, when they obtain the cession of Bencoolen, &c.! ! POETRY. LINES, Addressed by the celebrated E ar l of PETP.;II:9ROUGH to Mrs. Ilowan rr, afterwards Countess of SUFFOLK. [From the SUFFOLK LETTERS.] I said to my heart, between sleeping and waking, 44 Thou wild thing, that always art leaping or aching, What black, brown, or fair, in what clime, in what nation, By turns has not taught thee a pit-a-patation ?" • Thus accus'd, the wild thing gave this sober reply : " See, the heart without motion, though Celia pass by Not the beauty she has, not the wit that she borrows, Give the eye any joys, or the heart any sorrows. When our Sappho appears—she, whose wit so refin'd I am fore'd to applaud with the rest of mankind— Whatever she says is with spirit and fire ; • Every word I attend, but I only admire. Prudentia as vainly would put in her claim, Ever gazing on Heaven, though man is her aim : 'Tis love, not devotion, that turns up her eyes Those stars of this world are too good for the skies. But Chloe so lively, $0 ea s so fair, Her wit so genteel, without art,e motion, the without care in ; The leapings, the achin gs, return all again. " When she comes m), way —the pain, O wonderful creature ! a woman of reason ! Never grave out of pride, never gay out of season ; When so easy to guess who this angel should be, Would one think Mrs. Houard ne'er dreamt it was she ! Music.—Miss kEt.r.Y, who has long been the ornament of the London Stage, and who unites pathetic and humorous powers in such a manner as to defy competition, last night gave a musical treat to a numerous train of private friends, at her apartments in llenrietta-street, Covent-Gar den. After several beautiful Airs and Glees had been given by some Professiflial Gentlemen and Amateurs present, the company sat to an ele gant cold collation, and werethen gratified with Songs of a humorous descri?tion. Mr. MA- I TREWS, perfectly AT HOME, exerted his talents with great zeal and most diverting effect. Mr. W. LINDLEY also displayed his musical ta lents very successfully, an Mr. AttNoLD,I Proprieto r of the English Opea House, ably ro itributed his vocal exertion:, which mani-1 featly evinced that he possesses no small por- 1 tton of hereditary taste and geniis. Lady Bin- NIE, Mrs. and Miss ARNOLD, 1111. MATHEWS, POVEY, Mr. and Mrs. Tsaay, several lite rary gentlemen, and many elegant females, were present, and the company did not separate till a late hour, highly gratified with the entertain. ment which they had received, and with the as siduous attentions of their amiable and accom plished hostess. In consequence of the Drawiug-room, which was appointed to be held this. day, at his Ma jesty's Palace of Saint James's, being postponed, orders have been given at the General Post Office to stay the procession of the mail coaches till the 13th of May. The first stone of the new Post Office, which was to have been laid to morrow by his Royal Highness the Duke of YORE, is, for the same reason, deferred till the same day.--( Morning Paper.) His Majesty's ship Cambridge, with the Con suls for Buenos Ayres, Chile, and Peru on board, arrived at Rio de Janeiro on the 22d of February last. The Cambridge, having to undergo some repairs, was expected to be detained some weeks before she could proceed round Cape Horn. The Pope has made an additional grant of 24,000 dollars to the Congregation de propagan da fide, for the special Purpose of encour ag i ng the progress of th e C at h olic religion in the United States of Amenca.---(German paper.) • During the temporary absence of Lord FRAN. - . cIS CONYNOIIAM from the Foreign Office, Lord HOWARD DE WALDEN acts as one of the Under Secretaries of State for that department. A respectable Gentleman of the name of FLF.TCHER, aged about 72 years, left his home on Tuesday morning, and was found drowned in the Canal near Sydenham. A letter was found in Lis hat giving instructions for his funeral. ACCIDENT TO THE TALBOT STEAM•PACKET.— A rather unpleasant accident occurred to the passengers in this packet, which plies between London and Ostend, but which fortunately has not been attended by any serious re sults. She left her usual station off the Custom-house quay, at eight o'clock on Saturday, the 1 7th inst., with the intention of proceeding to O s t en d, t o whi c h pl ace she had generally made the passage in from 15 to 18 hours. Upon arriving off Sheerness, however, about 15 o'clock in the ev en i ng, it blew so hard that the Captain deemed it advisable to come to an anchor, and he accordingly remained there until one o'clock the following morning, when he proceeded towards his destination. Upon arriving within a short distance of O sten d , at e i g h t o ' c l ock on Sunday evening, owing, in all probability, to the darkn ess which prevented him from seeing that the flag which indi cates whether the bar is passable had been hauled down, be attempted to cross the bar, when the vessel struck with much violence against the ground. Several boats, whose owners had been looking out for the packet, immediately put off, and the passengers, to the amount of between 30 and 40, amongst whom were several ladies, were with difSculty landed at Ostend, as accompanied by a heavy surf. art was strong ra tehbebr t fortunate running, for a iep ac ket that the wind, which had been previously very boisterous, died away immediately after she had got aground, otherwise she must have gone to pieces during the night. Sh e was b rought into Ostend at three o'clock the following morning without having received any apparent damage. We understand theßritish Consul ut Ostend has in con ;quenee of this accident made application to the proper quarter to have buoys laid down with a view to afford a surer protec tion to vessels entering this dangerous harbour. A SINGULAR CHARACTER.—Yesterday, about 2 o'clock, an Inquest was held before THOMAS SHELTON, at Whit e C ross - stree t pr i son, upon the body of David Th omas, a man ab ou t 4 0 years of age, who c ame b y hi s d eat h by b ursting a blood vessel on Monday last. It appeared th e deceas ed was a most excentric character, having been for upwards o f th ree years an d a- h alf confined in that " Mansio n o f Misery," for the s um o f 171., although it had been clearly ascertained he had changed several 201. notes during that period, such was thi s extraordinary man's prop ens it y f or avarice, that he not only deprived himself of the common necessaries of life, but cautiously avoid ed giving any clue by which his family might be known. He could have obtained his discharge repeatedly; but such was the fascinating powers of his residence, that he preferred the sick ward of that prison to open air. It further appeared, that under the compulsory clause in the Insolvent Act, he would have been discharged (even con trary to his inclination) next term. After the ex amination of Dr. Wood, who had previously at tended him, as well as other witnesses, the Jury returned a verdict- m Died by the Visitation of God," SPORTING INT?LLIGENCE. BURTON WELLS HUNT RACES, TTIESDAY, APRIL 27 This annual day's sport w as very attractive, and the Downs displayed a choice assemblage of Sportsmen. The Ilunters' Plate of 501. Heats, three miles. Weights, 11 st. Capt. Pritchard's Me rr y A n d rew - - 4 1 2 1 Mr. Coulston's ch. h. Bluster - 1 4 3 2 Major llone's Mermaid - - 2 3 1. dis Mr. 1,. Bouverie's Emily - 3 2 dr Mr. Barrymore's Sycophant - - Famous racin g eac h h eat; Mermaid ran out th s e course dr in the last heat when laying in a good place to win. The Innkeepers' and. Publicans' Subscription Plate of 50i with 251. added. Mr. W. Goodisons' Mercury Mr. Grange's Frolic Mr. Bstson's Gift Mr. Hull's Peregrine 4 2 3 3 2 dr Both good heats. CATTERICK BRIDGE MEETING, APRIL 22. The Old Stakes of 25,78. each, lOgs. ft. with lOgs. added ; colts, Bst. 31b. ; fillies, Bst,—Two miles.--(Nine Subscribers.) Lord Sligo's h. c. Canteen . - - _ _ Mr. Gascoigne's M. C. by Smolensk ° - 2 - 3lr, Lambton's ch. c. Royalist - - - . _ 3 Sir E. Podsworth's b. c. by Conlin - - - 4 Mr. Russell's b. c. by Orville - - - 5 5 and 6 to 4 on Canteen, and 2 to 1 agst Louisa colt.—Won by a length. The Fillies' Stakes of 20gs each, p. p. with lOgs added, Bst. One mile and a half. (3 Subscribers.) Mr. Jacques' b. by Walton - _ - - 1 Sir E. Doilsv,-orth's by Partisan _ - - . 2 It) to . lon the winner. "Von in a canter. The Yearling StakNs of 20 guineas each, 13- p. with lOgs added risin g 2 y rs o ld ; c'olts, list. 31b. ; fillies, flat. One mile. (8 Subscribers.) Mr. J. Croft's b. f. Peggy. • " ' - Mr. J. Smith's b. c. Crowcatcher - - Seven started, but the Judge only placed two. The Subscription of 50/. Plate for maiden horses, Exc. 3-yr. olds, 7st. 31b. ; f our , B st . 71b. ; five, six, and ared, 9st.-.. Mares and Geldings allowed 31b. Two mile heats. (Ages as in May.) Mr. Johnson's ch. c. brother to Bay Burton, 4-yrs 0 1 1 Mr. Mason's cb. g. by Egremont, 3.yrs - - 1 0 0 Mr. Parkinson's b. f. by Whisker, 3-yrs - . 0 2 2 Major Cunningham's b. g. Stingo, 5-yrs - - 2 3 I Col. King's b. g. Great Tom of Lincoln, 4-yrs . 3dr . 2 BOXERS. REYNOLDS'S ANSWER TO REUBEN MARTIN'S CHALLENGE. " Tom Reynolds sends his compliments to Reuben Martin, and feels obliged to him for the offer of his custom, but begs to inform him, or any other high-bred aspirant of five feet ten, that his friends will not allow him to fight any pugilist above ten stone twelve; in that case length will be no object, and if Reu ben has got a sweat in him, four pounds may be easily taken off; but provided they are like Reynolds, of the Safteha Parma breed (5 feet 5/ inches), he will give half a stone to any m a n i n existence for 2001. a side. M r . K. begs further to state he will treat any customer coming forward that will answer to the above description with a bottle and a steak, and meet him at cleher's to make the match, at a week's notice; but on no other con dition than what is here stated, as Tom wishes it to be under stood he is not ambitious, and his friends are quite satisfied by seeing the name of Reynolds stand No.l in the list of his own weight. " Running Horses, Salford, Manchester, April 22, 1324." In addition to the whole of the money having been made good for the battle on the Ilth of May, between Josh. Hudson and Sampson, on Tuesday night at Randall's, 30 sovereigns a-side to be made 50 a-side was made good, for the battle be tween O'Neil and Gaynor on the 25th of May Five sovereigns a-side have been put down for Josh. Hudson to fight Cannon, the Eaton bargeman, six weeks from the day lie fights with Sampson. The match between those two brave little men Curtis and Ayres has been made again for one hundred ft-side, the battle having been stopped in Passion-week. FASHIONABLE IRREGULA KITIE9.-A dashing female, assuming the name of Morton, who has for some time lived iu the most extravagant style in Upper Montagu-street, and who has obtained crodit from different tradesmen to the amount of several thousand pounds, was on Tuesday arrested at the suit of a Jeweller in Bond-street, for a debt of nearly 4001. and lodged in White cross-street Prison. There were found in her possession pawnbrokers' duplicates to the amount of upwards of 10001. her other cre ditors immediately came forward, and applied to the Magistrate of Marylehone Officellto have the Duplicates given up to them, to which he consented on their giving due indemnity to the Sheriff's officer who had seized them. As these transactions cannot otherwise be legally con strued than as a question of debt, some of the creditors have proposed to consent to her release upon her giving up all claims to the pawnbrokers' duplicates. EXECUTION.-The Bury Post of Wednesday last, giving an account of the execution of the four convicts at Bury, says—" To shew the state of Wright's mind, we insert the following letter, addressed by him to one of his former con federates in crime, residing at Walter Ile'champ April 10, 1824, Bury Jail. To you _ I Thomas Wright do send these few Lines as your friend, and to beg of you to lave off all your wicked ways before it be to l a t e . L oo k what the hand of justis has brought me to, tho' no more than I deserve, and you know that you have often been partners with me in my wickedness ; there fore for God's sake and your wife's and children's, and your own Soul, take warning by my Shameful Death, lave off while the door of mercy remain open, as life is so unsartin, and Death is sure, and perhaps may come upon you when you not expect it, and recollect if you escape the Sentence of man, you will not die just Judgments of God, so pray take my advice in time, not only you but many others that know that have as sisted us in unlawful and shameful things that we out not to have done, but I, pray to God to forgive us all—my Life is but short in this world, and your may not, therefore lave off before it be to late. And if you can do my unhappy famely any good pray for my sake do it, for that will be good in the eyes of God, as they are left to th e merc y o f the world through my mis conduct, as I ought to have brought them up by onesty, but far from that to my Shame that you know to well. And I hope you will show this to -- and I hope he with others will lave all bad Company, as that is what have brought me to my short end. Lord pray be merciful to us all ! From Thomas Wright, Bury Jail—Death. CHILD MURDERED IN YORX.—An inquest was held on Saturday night last, and by adjournment yesterday, by Mr. &mom, Coroner, at the John Bull public-house, without Laverthorpe Postern, in the vicinity of this city, on view of the body of a female child unknown, which had been found in the river Foss, between Monkbridge and Pease holmep-reen,w hen,after a long investigation,it was again adjourned to to-morrow evening. The child was found on the surface of the water, with its face downwards, quite naked, about seven o'clock on Saturday night, entangled amongst some weeds. It was a full grown infant ; and, on examination, it appeared that the back pant of the skull had been fractured, and that what is essential for the security of life at the time of birth, with re gard to the navel, had not been attended to, which showed that no medical man had attended the delivery. It appeared to have been in the water three weeks or a month. The most re markable feature in this affair is, that a female, apparently between 30 and 40 years of age, dres ser] in a red gown, had b een seen t o l ur k a b out b y the side of the Foss, exactly opposite to the place where the child was found, for 8 or 10 days, in the early part of that morning, and, that about eleven o'clock on Saturday forenoon, she again visited the place, and, after kneeling down by the side of a gate, she put a bundle into the water, and walked quietly away. Some boys soon got it out of the river, and, on opening it, found that it con tained seven or eight women's caps, two gowns, a checked apron, some frills, and a green petti coat.—(York Courant.) COURT OF KING:3 BENCH---erkiipAir.) INDICTMENT Aliri...l.Nn' THURTELL. The LORD CHIEF j4o,T,lerei shortly after the sitting of the Court, oqii;ed that there stood ou the paper for Saturday anHindictment against a person of the name of Thurtell, and (Alters, for a Conspiracy ; as h• understood that this . wat . , likely to prove a very long trial, it would be per, . haps most convenient to put off the trial till after the present sitting. . . SCARLET ',I, trial Mr. S CARLET admitted that the al would most probably occupy the Court many hours. The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE.—Then let it be understood that the trial will not take place at these sittings. TIIE KING V. CHARLES LEAKE. Mr. Cunwoon opened the pleadings. Mr. SCARLETT stated that this was an indict ment against the defendant, an Attorney, in Oxfordshire, for perjury, assigned upon an affi davit which he had sworn in the Vice-Chan cellor's Court, in the matter of Thomas Sylvester, a bankrupt. The defendant, he stated, having acted as attorney in suing out a Commission of Bankruptcy against Sylvester, had from some cause or other, entertained a rancorous disposi- . Lion towards the bankrupt, and in consequence of certain expressions he had used in speaking of _ • the bankrupt, at a meeting of creditors, the de fendant was discharged from further acting as Solicitor under the commission. The matter having afterwards come before the Vice-Chancel lor, upon affidavits to the malicious expressions . , alleged to have been used by the defendant, the Vice-Chancellor dismissed the petition, leaving the defendant to answer the matter of these affi davits. The perjury now assigned was upon the defendant's affidavit put in, in answer, in which he swore that he toad never used the expressions to Mr. Joseiab.Bruce, of Oxford, viz. " That the defendant would take care the bankrupt, Thos. !Sylvesteir, should never get his certificate, so as to carryon business again, and .that if he could not do it by fair means he would do it by foul." The Learned Gentleman said he bad three - witnesses to prove the expressions. 'Mr. John Challoner, from the Six Cleiks Office, produced the affidavit, but the Commission against Sylves ter not being brought' nto Court, the Attorney under the Commission was called on hissubptrna, and the Jury, under the direction of the Luau CHIEF Jityrice, pronounced the defendant Ara. Guilty. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, APRIL 28.—Wind S.W.—Came down from the River and remain, the Orewell, for China; and ;he :111try, Navigator, Prosperite, E gg i n t on , an d A r i e l , outward-bound vessels. Passed through for London the Admiral Berkley, from the South Seas; Indispensable, from ditto ; Ann, from Demerara; Ocean, Whittle, from Honduras; and Marquess of Anglesey, Reed, from Jamaica ; 5 P. >I. an East ludiaman arid several other vessels from the River are turning in. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 28.—Wind S.—Arrived the Vibelia transport, from the West Indies ; and his Majesty's ship Sparrowhawke, from a cruize. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 27.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Susannah, Deeds, from Amsterdam, with loss of topmaSts and sails; Alfred, Taylor, from London, for Leghorn, out 18 days, with loss of boats, bulwarks, and other damage, has. been as far a.• lat. 46. 45. long. 11. FALMOUTis, APRIL ‘27.—Wind S.S.W.—Off the Port the Salus, from London. • DART mo t*T tr, APntr. 28.—Off the Port the Florenti3, front Bengal: sailed the 25th of December, and from St. Ilelena the 7th of March, and has landed passengers. The Diana, Hens, bound to Liverpool, struck on Mobile Bar the 10th ult., but was got off, and proceeded to sea with 5 feet water in her hold ; the pilot stated, when he left her she had only 2 feet water, and was fast discharging the rest. The Brothers, Prowse, of Poole, was abandoned by the crew off Tarifa previous to the 9th instant, being op her broadside. Yesterday the dispatches for China by the ship Thamcs were closed at the East India house, and delivered to the Putser of that ship. WitEcx Hornby, Wade, from Liverpool to Rio Janeiro, was totally wrecked on the 2d of January, on the rocks of the Great Arm's Head, and only one of the crew saved. Great part of her valuable cargo was plundered, and the COSI_ mittee of Lloyd's and the Underwriters' Association at Liver pool, wishing to check such disgraceful depredations, gave directions for prosecuting several of the parties who had been detected in stealing the property. MANSION-HOUSE. —STATE OF THE. STREETS.—Vester. day, and tOr several days past, a number of coachmen, carmen," errand cartmen, porters, waggoners and others were brought bp' and fined in mitigated penalties, for allowing their vehicles to remain standing in tabs streets, and causing obstructions in the public thoroughfares. Never were such numbers " pulled" be fore. A number of citizens attended and complained of various systematic obstructions in Newgate-street from the butc.ll cars, in Leadenhall and Bishopsgate-street f.om the exceisiv.: num oer of short stage coaches, in Cornhill and Cheapside Iron the crowded state of the hackney-coach stands, all of which tliy complained did great injury to business, either by blockading th?ir shops from any approach of carriages, or by.narrowing, and of. en choking up the thoroughfare al together: One tradesman who resides on Cornifill, said there were only five hackney-coaches al lowed on the stand before his shop, yet they dd so u h injury, that he would readily subscribe 1001. for their rmioval, and he was sure 1,000/. would be subscribed by his neighbours imme diately, if money would effect so desirable an object. lie sug gested that several of these coach-stands might properly i e removed into the adjacent bye streets.—The LORD MAYOR said, hs had long felt the magnitude of the evil, and in order to concert measures for its alleviation, he had convened a meet ing of all the Deputies of the Wards in which the g•riea ei existed. The District Meeting of the Primitive Meth'O dists, or Ranters, from the Hull District, was hell at 111alton last week, at which a great number of travelling preachers, local preachers, lay dele— gates, and other friends, from the different cir cuits, attended. On Wednesday they held their Home Missionary Society Meeting, on behalf of the funds, of which a very large audience were addressed by the different preachers and lay dele gates present. Some of the speakers regretted much that they were unjustly represented as the opponents and enemies of the Wesleyan. Methodists, for whose success, as well as. that: of every other Christiati Society, in calling• sinners to repentance and newness of life, they offered up their fervent wishes a n d h ignorant, their ch ea p l a b ours prayers. To a charge of ignorance they' plead e d guilty, but at the same time proved, by " reason s b e neficially extended t o a l arge s h t a T i ng be ,' e ' n th v a e t r t y boug class of the community, overlooked and neglected by every other sect of Christians, excepting none. Many curious aid entertaining anecdotes, illus dnr t rt s peakers, si n the e n n o audience, aw manner e d g e) which t ra ti v e of the gross ignorance whi c h st ill prevails i n many places (notwithst an di ng t h e exertions b e er ffg mnpe n r o m i ade e o s promote o Iwvehriicl m e ci i i to be l a ad d v hY ( e a s ) and caused them to give very liberally uheii the collection was made. The travelling preachers have no horses kept, but perform all their jeur neys on foot.