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knowledge which they bad previously acquired, I I Peculiarly fitting them for Indian stations, and C °'lsequently oblige them to resume their studies for that immediate purpose. Is it not probable, 4l so, that many may be seduced by pleasure, and 4 equire habits of dissipation, which, if they even retained the knowledge requisite for the service, 'night accompany them to the East, and carry with t hem the seeds of vice and folly, tending to cor nipt their future associates, when removed from the discipline of an immediate supervision. Lisbon Gazettes to the 14th inst. have arrived. rr heY are chiefly filled with extracts from the Lond on Papers, relative to the proceedings of Don Pedro in the Brazils. Great hopes were entertained at Lisbon from the circumstance o f his Brazilian Imperial Majesty having dis solved the Chamber of Deputies ; but the ex- Pectatious indulged in of Brazil being again brought under subjection to Portugal, will be greatly disappointed when the fact becomes known !here of the Emperor having given a new and 'liberal Constitution to his subjects. INTERCOURSE WITH IRELAND.—The following letter has been received by Sir HENRY PARNELL f rom the Board of Trade:— _ . • " Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade, 11th February, 1824. " Sin—l am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Trivy Council for Trade, to acknowledge the receipt of the Me morialof the Merchants of Dublin (transmitted by you), pray- I N that directions may be given for placing vessels trading be tween Great Britain and Ireland on the footion of coasters, and . .to acquaint you that their Lordships have recommended to the for that purpose. I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obe. client hu m bl e servant , " THOMAS LACK." "Sir HENRY PARNELL, Bart. &c. &c. &c." OXFORD ELECTION.—The death of Mr. FANE, th e xi late Member for this County, having OCCa n'f:HIV a vacancy in the representation, a Meet in g the Freeholders was yesterday convened by th re High Sheriff, at the Town Hall, Oxford , for t he Purpos e o f e l e cting a new Member, when Mr. An; the son of the late Member, was proposed, and i no opp os iti on a pp e aring, was declared to be duly elect e d. Si r G E ORGE DASHWOOD had inti mated an intention of canvassing the county ; but On hearing of Mr. FANE'S intention of standing, he very handsomely declined in his favour. The how Member was chaired in the course of yes terday afternoon. On the . Foreign stock Exchange the Greek Loan continues to command the chief attention of speculators, and also of those who want good interest for their money, with fair security for its payment. They have risen since yesterday 11 p er cent., for confidence is restored by the declaration published in all the Papers this morning by the Greek Committee, that no other Loan will be wanted for Greece, and that Mr. Orlando and his Colleague are alone au thorised by the Greek Government to raise money for any part of their Empire. In the prospectus of this Loan it i• omitted to be stated, that dividends for two years are by the contract retained in this country, with a Sinking Fund of one per cent., at the end of Which time the independence of Greece will, in every human probability, be completely esta blished, and the richest parts of Europe and Asia will be sufficient guarantee to the Holders of Grecian Bonds, which will then undoubtedly be the best in Europe. In Austrian Scrip a good deal of business has again been done at nearly the Prices of yesterday. The successful progress of C hristianity in Greece adds much security to the Austrian Empire.—(:horning Chronicle.) Yesterday the Cabinet Ministers dined with Earl BATHURST. Viscount MELTILLE continued confined yes teray by indisp os iti on , we regret to say. The sta d t e of the Noble Viscount's health was much the same as it was on Tuesday. Captain BURTON, of the Cameleon sloop of war, who so gallantly captured the Algerine corvette, is promoted to the rank of Post Cap tain ; and Captain LAMBERT is appointed to command the Cameleon. The Hamburgh Correspondenten of the 10th inst. contains the following article, dated " Santa -Fe de Bogota, Nov. 29. On the Ist of January inext Congress will be opened. Thirty-three New Projects of Law are already announced as 'being ready to be submitted to the National As sembly. The Government has ceded several large tracts of Land to Messrs. POWLES and "GRAHAM, of London, as Colonies for settlers." A Letter from Prague, dated 27th ult., says, the•earthquakes in the circle of Elubogner still Continue ; that is to say, they occurred almost daily from the 16th to the 20th, at Hartenberg and at Eger. Ocular demonstration has been af forded of one of the effects resulting from tkis state of things in the physical world. Springs that had been dried up for years had again be 'come productive, so that many wells which had been long d r y o nce more yielded plenty of water. The barometer, on the 23rd, at seven in the even ing) stood at 26, 7 9-tenths. It was consequently 6 -tenths below the average temperature. The d epressed state of the quicksilver, and the rapid c hanges it has undergone tend to encourage the Wee that further phenomena may be expected in the natural world. A Letter from Frankfort communicates, the distressing intelligence, that from 80 to 90 dwel ling-houses were totally consumed by fire at b ac "wich, 20 miles distant from Gotha, on the 25th ult. CONST. V. HAnats.—We are sorry to perceive t hat our Reporter mistook what the Loan CHA vELLon. said in this cause, on Tuesday, as, in stead of according to the application for delay, , I ' 4 Lordship said that he would not interfere, 4 1131 ' should the Court be played with, observing t hat it would give him pleasure if both parties should request him to relieve the concern from such a scourge as a Receiver, which however was O rdered accordingly. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Earl of Verulam, at his house in Grosvenor-square, from his seat, Gorhambury, Herts ; the Countess of Carhampton, at her house in Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, from her seat, Payne's Hill, Kent ; William Maddocks, Esq. M.P. and Fa mily, at their house in Seymour-street, from their seat, South Wales ; Warren Markam, Esq. at Reddish's Hotel, Jermyn street, from York ; Captain Nugent, at ditto, from a tour ; the Hon. Mrs. Fowler and Miss Beresford, at the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Ireland; Hon. F. Twisleton and Mr. Page, at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, from Belve dere, Kent; Capt. Hay, at ditto, from a tour ; Sir E. Morrison, Bart. at ditto, from Paris. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Marquis of Lansdown entertained another distinguished party to dinner yesterday, at Lansdown-house, Berkeley-square. Edward Ellice, Esq. had a dinner-party yesterday, at his house in New-street, Spring-gardens. The Dowager-Marchioness of Salisbury had a select party yesterday evening, at her house in Arlington-street. The Duke of Norfolk entertained a distinguished party to dinner yesterday, at his house in St. James's-square. Lady Gwydyr had an elegant circle of fashionables yesterday evening, at her house in Piccadilly. The Duke of Sussex will give a grand dinner on Saturday at Kensington Palace. The Marquis of Lansdown entertained a distinguished party at dinner on Tuesday at Lansdown House, Berkeley-square. The Marchioness has issued cards of invitation for a rout this evening. THE Di =E or DEVONSIIIRE.—The Hon. Charles Caven dish, who arrived about ten days since from Italy, brought very flattering accounts of the Duke of Devonshire's health, notwithstanding the severity of the present winter in that quarter of the world. His Grace had returned from his visit to the Isles of Greece, in a state of renovated health ; and, under the influence of pressing intreaties had returned to Rome, wherein he had been sojourning a month. The Vis countess Granville, his sister, also received accounts on the day preceeding her Ladyship's departure for the Hague. We hear that the Duke intends returning as soon as the weather becomes favourable lbr travelling. The workmen are incessantly work ing at Chatsworth ; hundreds are employed on the house and grounds ; the winter haring been so mild, there has been no thing to impede their progress. When finished, it is expected to present " the finest picture of earthly grandure." :-. cg• __ ,, f - - s''so "=i, . . . . f,.. .2gze 1 -A.7 .. - - 42, ett! , .., , , „ 4.4_ ~-. ~ ,:, • .(S.WI ! ' ~.. e s. -... , ' , v.'":kS ~.„. , f7e '''''' .o, vc f ,r; ~..4, lez.l ~, ,, ," (: ::7 :7,:wewv,P , -It af . Y . , P 4 - '' 4 kli v ie il.. ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Yesterday morning the pupils of this new mu• nificent and highly laudable Institution produced, at the Han. over-square Rooms, the first public exhibition of their native talent f'or one of the most elegant of human acquisitions, and the Progress they have made under the tuition of some of the first Professors in the kingdom, both as composers and performers. This Scholastic Establishment, of which, we understand, the Noble Chairman, Lord BIiIIGHE ism, enjoys the credit of being the original founder, and of which his MasEsTY was, on the first solicitation, graciously pleased to become the Special and Perpetual Patron, commenced itslabours no longer ago than last March ; and after the display we yesterday witnessed, of the advances made by the juvenile students, both male and female, in the arts of vocal and instrumental performance, we cannot but congratulate them on the advantages with which, generally, they appear to be endowed by nature ; and their fur ther good fortune in being placed under such tutors as Dr. Crotch, Mr. Beale, Mr. F. Cramer, Mr. Bochsa, and other able Professors, aided by the educatory taste and talents of Madame Regnaudin. The scheme of the Concert comprised Haydn's celebrated symphonia in G major; Marcello's psalnio, D'onde catanto fremito ; a Duet for two piano-fortes ; an Italian Song ; a Fantasia on the Harp (composed by Bochsa) ; a Violin Solo (from the words of Viotti) ; an Ode for the King's Accession (composed by Dr. Crotch); a Trio for a Piano-forte, a Harp, and a Violoncello (composed by Bochsa) ; a Solo on the Oboe, by the same ; a Song (from Sarti) ; a Piano-forte Duet (from the compositions of Hummel) ; an air and chorus from Mayer ; a Polacca on the violoncello from Paport ; and " God save the King," with a Symphonic 3r. li , c i a n , d h l s t ai t . rod l u l c u t m io n p , l a ce o f composed expressly for the occasion by per formance, so judiciously devised by the Committee and Tutors, opened an ample field for the efforts of the various young aspir ants ; and the proofs they exhibited, both of their aptitude for the profession they are destined to cultivate, and of the care that has been taken of them by their several instructors, sanction us in auguring that the greater portion of them will hereafter shine among the musicians of their country, and reflect no small degree of honour on the establishment, the pa tronage, and the masters to which they will have been in debted for their acquired excellence and merited reputation.— Regarding the Royal Academy of Music as an iniatory In stitution, our readers would naturally expect in our report of its first public performance little more than the general acknow ledgment of satisfactory and promising specimens of execu tion, and a distant, however certain, view of future excel lence ; but to our agreeable surprise we found that much real ability has already been attained. The emulation inse perable from ingenious and generous minds working toge ther, and taught by each other to put out their whole strength and employ their best speed, seems to have powerfully ope rated on this scientific and polished assemblage of students and practitioners ; and to expect from their present success a rich future harvest of musical beauty and accomplish ments, is but to anticipate the flowers promised by the already opening buds of a well-cultivated garden. The principal evi dence of the wonderful progress made by this Royal Establish ment towards its stimulating and ultimate object, was given by Masters Phipps and Packer in their Piano-forte Duet, their execution of which was more neat, distinct, and expressive, than we could in reason expect ; by Miss Porter in the Air of Qual improvviso tremito ; by Miss Morgan, in Boclisa's Fantasia for the Harp ; Master Cooke, on his Oboe Solo; by Miss Watson, in Sarti's charming Song of Vedo robin° orrendo ; and by Master Lucas, in his Polacca on the Violoncello.— Though the vocal portion of the morning's performance was every thing that could fairly be looked for in the first public display at an establishment yet in its infancy; yet rigid criticism would say, that the execution of the instrumental pieces was decidedly superior to that of the airs. The reason of this is obvious. After all that can be achieved in instrumental perform ance, it is not so perfectly unmechanical as are the refined, the de licate, the discriminating and impassioned intot ation of the voice, every note of which does, or should carry with it the language of sentim en t,and sang less to the ear than to the heart. These beauties I neither the age nor the practice of the juvenile vocalists to whom we listened yesterday have yet enabled them to attain ; while the tones of Master Cooke's oboe, and of Master Lucas's vio loncello, in combination with their almost perfect command of hand-finger, manifested their knowledge of the genius and power of their instruments, and proved them to have made a surprising near approach to that excellence that even confimed manhood is proud of having attained. The Com mittee of Management, among the most active of which are, we believe, the Noble Chairman, Lord Saltoun, Sir Gore Ouseley, Sir John Murray, Sir George Clarke, Sir Andrew Barnard, and Count Antonio_, and the several Gentlemen ap pointed as tenors, may, we think, congratulate themselves on the extraordinary and very flattering success of their liberal and ingenious attention ; and we hope that a tasteful and discerning public, duly appreciating the various exertions that have been made to establish an institution that bids fair to raise the mu sical reputation of our country, will afford it that subsidiary aid on which the prosperity of every national undertaking must principally depend, and which in the present case cannot fail to be rewarded with those results to which the protectors of genius and assiduity generously look.—The room was filled to an over flow with company of the most genteel description. The Duke of Clarence was present ; and in the compartment reserved for the accommodation of the Ladies Patronesses, we observed the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Clarence, the Princess Au gusta, and the Duchess of Gloucester. Tuesday being the birth-day of the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, who has entered his 51st year, the tradespeople of his Royal Highness illuminated their houses on the occasion. Salisbury House is at last finished. For many months this singularly fineedifice has been under a course of repair, having been untouched by the painter's brush for 25 years. The improvements are matchless. P 0 E 'l' It Y. SIGNS OF RAIN; An Excuse for, not accepting the Invitation of a Friend to make • an excursion with him. An ORIGINAL. PoEm, by the late Dr. JENNER. ( From the Bury Gazette.) 1. The hollow winds begin to blow, 2. The clouds look black, the glass is low ; 3. The soot falls down, the spaniels sleep, 4. And spiders from their cobwebs peep. 5. Last night the sun went pale to bed, 6. The moon in halos hid her head ; 7. The boding shepherd heaves a sigh, 8. For, see, a rainbow spans the sky. 9. The walls are damp, the ditches smell, 10. Clos'd is the pink-ey'd pimpernell. 11. Hark ! how the chairs and tables crack, 12. Old Betty's joints are on the rack ; 13. Loud quack the ducks, the peacocks cry ; 14. The distant hills are looking nigh. 15. How restless are the snorting swine, 16. The busy flies disturb the kine ; 17. Low o'er the grass the swallow wings ; 18. The cricket, too, how sharp he sings ; 19. Puss on the hearth, with velvet paws, 20. Sits, wiping o'er her whisker'd jaws. 21. Through the clear stream the fishes rise, 22. And nimbly catch th' incautious flies ; 23. The glow-worms, numerous and bright, 24. Illum'd the dewy dell last night. 25. At dust the squalid toad was seen, 26. Hopping and crawling o'er the green 27. The whirling wind the dust obeys, 28. And in the rapid eddy plays ; 22. The fog has changed his yellow vest, 30. And in a russet coat is drest. 31. Though June, the air is cold and still ; 32. The mellow blackbird's voice is shrill. 33. My dog, so alter'd in his taste, 34. Quits mutton-bones, on grass to feast ; 35. And see yon rooks how odd their flight, 36. They imitate the gliding kite, 37. And seem precipitate to fall -38. As'if they felt the piercing ball. 39. Twill surely rain, I see, with sorrow; 40. Our jaunt must be put off to-morrow. CAPT. PARRY'S MATCH FOR 100 SOVEREIGNS. Not the celebrated navigator, but a real light horseman, undertook his match to ride and drive thirty-six miles in two hours. 11? first rode and did twenty-one miles in eleven mi nutes within the first hour. This part of the condition having been performed in less time than he thought of, he com menced charioteering, with betting six to four in his favour. The ground was a bye-road from Hare Hatch to Hemming Wood, on the other side Maidenhead. The driving part was skilfully performed in a light vehicle, weight 120 lb. The first horse in the gig was too fast for his work. T here was very little trot about him ; it was necessary to take an after chance, which by way of accident had been prepared to do any fast work required. This second cob was a new Manchester mare, or at least new to the sporting world, said to belong to a Mr. Nelson, from Westmorland.She ditl her work at the rate of sixte Westmorland.en miles an hour, with gteat ease, and the match was won with great difficulty in three minutes and a few se conds within the given time. BOXERS. Ricrgor.ns AND WITTAM.—The former has accepted the challenge of the latter, with the following proviso :—lle says he is under elev en stone, and will-fightdne for two hundred a-side. I will accept his challenge, and fight half-way between London and Manchester ; but it has been whispered to me that Mr. Whittam weighs twelve stone ten pounds ; if that is the case, he might have saved himself the trouble of writing, for my friends will not allow me to fight against superior weight and length. Within the last week four fine roebucks have arrived at Harwich by various packets, for his Han over, and were simply a ddressed " To his Ma- MAJEST Y ' S table ; the Y ar e presents from j es ty the King, London.' , Th ey were beautiful animals, and in good preser va ti on. llUNTErtinx ORATIoN—ccI t is to be observed, " said Mr. Cline, in the Ilunterian Oration delivered at the Royal the 14th inst College of Surgeons on Saturday, Hunter did not begin to deliver hi s lectures , " that John until he was 47 27_yxetarraso r e d m in p a l r o y y ps it reparing the appear, the m ye a a t r e s ri o a f ls ag o e f , h t a h v e i n c g been o u r s e. E his professional reputation was so inconside a rable at this time, that although he issued a dvertisements to give a public course of lectures, the number of pupils who assembled at that first course did not amount to twenty. Of that num ber, he who has now the honour of addressing you was one. I had the happines s o f hearing the first course of lectures which he delivered. I had been at that time for some years in the profession, and was tolerably well acquainted with the opinions held by the surgeons then residing in the metropolis who were most distinguished for their talents; but having heard Mr. Hunter's lectures on the subject of disease, I found them I had conce i ve d or heard before, comparison between the great mind of t s h o at far tisiuerpeersieoremteodes no 'ery co t l i n thing the man or who modern, er etl who had ever m, and all the individuals, whether ancient gone before him ; for although the profession of surge r y has been cultivated more than two deli thousand years, this single individual has probably done more towards establishing surgery as a science, than all who pre ceded him. The complete revolution produced in the minds of professional men by the discoveries which the great mind Hunter was capable of effecting, affords one of the strong est proofs of his title to the character of a man of genius. —The distinguishing characteristic of his mind was un doubtedly enthusiasm,—it was the enthusiasm of genius which prompted him to apply his mind with so much ardour to the pursuits which led to these important discoveries. In these pursuits he was engaged early aad late, to the last day of his life. He died at the age of 65 ; and these uninterrupted exertions were continued, therefore, during a period of 45 years. From an early hour in the morning until midnight, or later, he was constantly employed either in dissecting, or writing, or reflecting on the various subjects to which his attention was di rected.'—( 77ie Lancet.) JACOBITE. RELICS.--It is yet within the recol lection of many, when any manifestation of affection to the me mory of the House of STUART was looked on by the Consti tuted Authorities with a jealous eye. Now, Majesty himself deigns to express an interest in the memory of this ill-fated fa , mily ; and it is well known he is one of the most ardent admirers of the traditionary lore and songs which perpetuate their exploits and their existence. In many parts of the High lands there still exists a sort of romantic attachment to their memory,—a tinge of affectionate feeling, similar to that which a lover has, when he sighs over the recollection of the beloved object of his early attachment, cut off in the sunny morning of existence. These reflections have been suggested by a circumstance which happened at the sea-port town of Tobruiorry, on the 13th ultimo. A vessel had arrived from the Clyde, having on board two immense cast-iron plates, with appropriate inscriptions, designed to ornament the monument erected at Loch Shiel, in com memoration of Prince Charles having there, amidst the gathering clans, first unfurled the standard of rebellion in 1745. The plates were of such weight and magnitude that the shipmaster was in no small difficulty how to get them landed in safety; but from this dilemma he was for tunately relieved by the enthusiasm of the town piper, who, being present, proposed to array himself in the national costume, and with is pipe rouse the population to assist in the work. He did so effectually ; for, having commenced play ing the pibroch of the Prince's welcome, the warm-hearted Gaels assembled in a body, and having marched through the town, proceeded to the quay, where; animated by their na tional music, they, amidst loud cheering, landed in safety the valued articles.—The late Mr. Macdonald, of Glenaladale, the lamented Gentleman by whose order the above monument has been erected, died in early youth, and his enthusiastic mind found pleasure in perpetuating the memory of an at tempt which, however ill-planned and reprehensible, is in its details considered so interestng by the present generation, that perhaps no passage of British history is more eagerly perused than that which records its commencement ; the brilliant fea tures of its short-lived success ; and its final doom upon the field of Culloden. COMBINATION OF THE SAWYERS. MURDER OF JOHN JONES. (From Gore's Liverpool Advertiser.) In August last, the sawyers employed by the shipbuilders in this town, not satisfied with the rate of wages they have been receiving for the last 7 years, demanded an in crease, which their employers not complying with, they (what is technically calledyturned out, and their conduct since has been marked by systematic and sanguinary violations of the laws of their country, and has just terminated in the murder of an unOffending individual. John Jones, the unfortunate victim, was a peaceable and inoffensive man, fifty-six years of age, residing in Clement-street, Vauxhall-road. He occasion ally worked as a saw year, but unconnected with the club in this town, and had been out of work for four months previous to the 29th of January, when he was engaged by Messrs. C. and J. Smith, Baffin-street. He appears to have been under appre hensiOri"of. injury from the other men, for he asked and ob tained permission to leave his work early enough to enable him to reach his home before dark—but unfortunately for himself he had, on the evening of Monday se'nnight, to attend a meet ing of a sick-club in Hood-street, consisting of members of seve ral trades, of which he was one of the stewards, and therefore directed his son, a boy of 15 years old, to meet him there at seven o'clock with some refreshment. Jones left the house, perfectly sober, at half-past ten o'clock, accompanied by his son. When in Vauxhall-road, at the end of Freemasons'-row, they first observed Henry Griffiths and two other men, who followed them until they had passed the Bootle Water Works, when Griffiths aimed a blow with his bludgeon towards Jones, but it missed him and struck his son slightly on the back of his head; he then raised his arm again, and struck Jones a violent blow upon the back of his head. Jones then ex claimed, " 0 Lord, what have I done amiss to deserve this blow !" and reeled to the opposite side of the street, when Grif fiths said to his fellow assassins, " Come along, lads, we'll give him his death-blow now !" and following Jones, struck him again, as also did the others ; the unfortunate man fell insensi-. ble, and was never afterwards able to speak. During this time the boy's screems brought the watchmen and other persons to the spot, when the wretches took to their heels. Griffiths, how ever, • only proceeded a few paces, when he turned back, ex claiming, 44 D —n his soul, I'll give him his death-blow !" and struck Jones again on the head, and then followed his companions; but being closely pursued by the watchman and the boy, he was stopped in Maguire-street, in the act of throw ing away his bludgeon, and secured, before he had ran above 100 yards. Two of the bludgeons have been found ; they are about two feet long and two inches square, made of hard and heavy wood, and knotted in the handles, so as to be firmly grasped, and are alogether most deadly weapons. The other two villains escaped, and are not yet taken, but we trust that justice will still be dealt out to them—they are both described as being about live feet six inches in height, and both wore dark-coloured short coats and light trousers. Griffiths is by trade a sawyer, and appears to be about 24 years of age. The Coroner's Inquest was held on Thursday last, before T. Leyland, Esq., when a verdict of " Wilful Murder" was returned against Griffiths and two other men unknown. Griffiths will take his trial at the ensuing Lancaster Assizes. Jones was immediately carried home and surgical assist ance promptly afforded, but all in vain, for hisitull was dread fully fractured in three places ; he lingera. t :peechless until twelve the next day, and then expired, apparently in great pain. He has left a widow and two children, for whom we are happy to hear a subscription is raising—the smallest donation will be gladly received at ours and the other newspaper offices. We understand the sawyers meet every forenoon, in Morlake fields, for the purpose of planning their operations. HOP INTELLIGENCE. SouTftwitic„FEß. 23.—We continue to have a little de mand for old Hops—but new ones are unsaleable. 31.ArnsToNE, FEB, 23.—The accounts we continue to re ceive from the different hop plantations are very alarming ; the Golden and Canterbury plant, which middle Kent is famed for, arc found in a very rotten and bad state, full one-third of them are dead, and the remainder it is feared can do but very little this year. The grape and inferior sorts are generally very weakly, and shew a great want of stamina, particularly in the Weald of Kent. It is reported, says a recent communication from Frankfort, that Messrs. ROTHSCHILD have concluded a Loan of two millions of dollars for the Elector of Besse. AwruL VisITATIONs.—An Inquest was held last night, before T. STIKLING, Esq , on the body of a child, named James Richie, who, it appeared, died of apoplexy while in bed with its parents.—Verdict, " Died by the Visitation of God."—The attention of another Jury was called to a second Inquest, on the body of Mr. Richard Stockers, an ale-brewer, of Walhatu green, who died under very awful circumstances. The unfortunate gentleman had been spending, the evening at the Swan Tavern with some friends, and remained with them, occasionally place in his usual health and spirits, and proceed ed to his residence across the road. The servant furnished him with a light, and he proceeded to jokinz, until eleven o' c l oc k, w h en h e qu itt e d th e his chamber, when she heard something fall, and, on proceeding up stairs, she found her master insensible on the floor. Mr. Stocker, jun. was alarmed, and, while he ran for a surgeon, the de ceased gave three heavy sighs, and expired. The Jury returned a verdict of " Died by the visita tion of God." CORONER'S INQUEST. —Yesterday an Inquisi tion was taken in the Committee Room of the Middlesex Hospital, before TIIOIIA3 STIRLING, Esq. Coroner, on the body of Mrs. Elizabeth Kendal, an aged Lady, who was burnt to death at her residence in Exeter-street, Strand, on Sa turday night last, from her gown catching the flame while she was poking the fire. Before as sistance arrived she was nearly burned to death. Verdict, Accidental Death. STABBING.— Friday a journeyman painter, named Elphinstone, had a quarrel with his mother-in-law, who is a small broker in Lib berton's Wynd, in the course of which he struck her with an open knife in the side. The wound inflicted is alarming, and Elphinstone was taken into custody,while the woman was carried to the r Royal Infirmary.—( Edinburgh Paper.) DREADFUL ACCIDENT IN CONSEQUENCE OF IN.. OATION.—On Saturday evening last, Thomas Church, the driver of a stage waggon belong ing to Mr. Claridge, of Leighton Buzzard, Bed fordshire, called with his waggon at the sign of the Boot, Edgware, being quite drunk at the time, but did not drink any thing at that house. He soon afterwards left the bar, and went towards the waggon, and the ostler with other persons seeing the state he was in, endeavoured to get him into the waggon, but he persisted in driving the team himself, and taking his whip out of the hand of one of the by-standers, started his horses briskly ; he had not proceeded more than $0 yards before he fell down, and shocking to relate, both the near wheels passed over his head and crushed it in such a manner that he survived but a few minutes. GUir.DHALL.- - Jolin Wolinack yesterday un derwent re-examination, upon the charge of obtaining a quan tity of silk goods from Mr. Hunt, warehouseman, Wood-street, under false pretences.—The evidence that the prisoner had obtained the property under the representation that a Mr. Robinson, of Duffield, Yorkshire, had sent him for them, and that the prisoner had offered a part of the same goods for sale within an hour afterwards, at another house in Wood street for about 301., having been read over, a letter from Mr. Robinson was read, stating, that he had not authorised him to obtain these goods • but this evidence was considered inad missible as the attendance of Mr. Robinson could be obtained. Mr. Lambert of Queen-street, warehouseman, brought forward a charge of forgery against the prisoner, but as the person, a Mr. Ruler, whose name was said to be forged, was not present, here again the evidence was defective, and the prisoner was re manded in order that Mr. Robinson and Mr. Ruler might attend. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS—(Tms DAY.) Thomas George Nolen, a very genteel young man, was indicted for stealing six boxes of eggs, value WI. and upwards, the property of Charles Agneray, a foreigner.. The prosecutor's evidence was detailed through an interpreter as follows :—The prosecutor re sided in ..Montague-close, Borough ; on the 3d of -April last he saw the prisoner, who purchased six cases of eggs of Itiin for '2l/. Gs., which was to be paid for directly. The goods were accord ingly sent home that day, in the afternoon ; the prosecutor was then informed to call the iiext morning for the money ; he did so, but the pri soner was then gone, and had taken the property with him. The prosecutor never saw him after wards, until January last,, when he called upott him and wanted to purchase several other cases of eggs, when lie caused hiM to be apprehended. theCommoN SERGEANT said, this was a case for an action, as it appeared the goods were ob tained on credit, which was to be paid the next day, and the prisoner goes a considerable time afterwards to buy more eggS of the same person, it could not be considered a felony. The prisoner was accordingly acquitted. hYilliam Holdsworth, aged 14, George Sackay, 16, and James Purcell, 18, were indicted for stealing a quantity of horse-radish, the property of Mr. Gabriel Patcher. It appeared from the evidence that the two former prisoners were ob served lulling about the prosecutor's premises, and at length stole the property now produced; they were instantly pursued. The facts were clearly proved against the two first named prisoners, who were found Guilty, and acquitted Purcell. The COMMON SERGEANT called them up for judgment, and said he had no doubt they had gone out-for the express purpose of committing depredations, and therefore the system of street robberies must be put a stop to. . The sentence of the Court was, that you, Sackay, be trans ported for seven years, and Holdsworth to be imprisoned 12 months in the House of Correc tion, and kept to hard labour. Joseph Crown was convicted for stealing a pair of boots, value 20 shillings, the property of James Taylor. The prisoner was sentenced to pay a fine of 101., and be imprisoned until such tine was paid. MEAT RIC ro PROSECUTION.—Yusterchy John Warden, a man of very respectable appearance, was indicted for defrauding R. W. Elliston, Esq. his employer, on the 4th of February, of two sovereigns and two shillings, his property, in the parish of St. Martin's in the Fields. W. H. Turner, Esq. deposed,That on the 4th of February he went with a party of three friends to Drury-lane Theatre. Ile asked for a private box, and was directed to the Prince's side of the house, where he first saw the prisoner, who said he had sonic private boxes disengaged up, stairs, which the witness declined, he swishing for one below ; the prisoner then told wit ness that he could put him into the Duke of Gloucester's box ; witness asked the expence, and the prisoner said he might give him what he pleased. The prisoner desired witness not 'to bring' his party through the house, but along vinegar -yard. Witness gave the prisoner two guineas for the box. Cross-examined by Mr. AN E ws.—Witness had said if he could not get a box down stairs, he would go. to Covent-Carden, and on the prisoner hearing that, he said he would chew witness and his party into the Duke of Gloucester's box. .tamuel Spring, box-book-keeper of Drury-lane Theatre, de posed, that the prisoner was private box-keeper on the Prince's side, and had eight boxes under his c!aarge. It was his duty to let those boxes, and if any of them were let lie ought to ac count for the money to witness. The money should be entered in a book. Prisoner had the care of the Duke of Gloucester's box, which was rented by his Royal Highness for alternate weeks. The week in question was his Royal Highness's. No one had any disposal of it at that period but the Duke. Had he come, every one in it must have been turned out for his Royal Highness. lie had never accounted to witness for the money received from Mr. Turner. Mr. Elliston knew of the fraud from Mr. Turner. On no occasion did a private box-keeper let a box, in which the renter of it had only alternate weeks,. in a week that it belonged to such renter. It would be altoge ther irregular for the witness to receive money from a box keeper under such circumstances. _ Mr. A tuAEtx stated to the Jury that the prisoner was in dieted for defrauding his employer, Mr. Elliston ; but by the testimony adduced, it appeared no part of the prisoner's duty to account for money received in the week in question for the Duke of Gloucester's box. Mr. Elliston himself could not let t ; therefore it could not be held that the prisoner had tic rauded I%lr. Elliston. _ _ _ The Jury, under the direction of the Court, found the pri soner—Not Guilty. THE ARMY. The Ist Royal Veteran Battalion has been ordered from Cork to Galway. The 3d Royal Veteran Battalion has been ordered from Gal way, for the purpose of being distributed in detachments at Guernsey, Jersey, Languard Fort, and Sheerness. A detachment of the 40th Regiment of Foot is ordered to embark forthwith at Deptford, as guards, on board the Coun tess of Harcourt convict ship, which is destined to New South Wales. A detachment belonging to the same corps is ordered to em bark on a similar duty, on board the Phcenix convict ship, which is to proceed to be above destination. A detachment, belonging also to the same corps, is ordered to embark on the like duty, on board the Chapman convict ship, which is ordered to Portsmouth, to convey from thence 180 convicts to New South Wales. On Saturday, the last division of the 94th regiment marched into Edinburgh Castle. The ranks of this corps were filled up with extraordinary dispatch ; and that upward of 300 men, en listed over and above the proper compliment, volunteered to 1 1 the 96th, the last embodied regiment of the new levy. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, FE n. 211.—Wind N.E.— Came down from the River and sailed the Hon. Company's ship Sir David Scott, for Ben gal and China; William Money, Jackson, fur Madras; Mit ford, Taylor, Mogadoe; West Indian - , Cook, Antigua; Sib son, Stephenson, St. Lucia ; Telegraph, Grandin, Havre ; Betsey, Flig, - Antigua; Cincinnatus, Sebor, New York ; Ro sanna, Johnson, Batavia ; Tula, White, Gibraltar ; and Betsey, Aspill, for Tenenffe. PonTsmouTtr, FEB. 25.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Or pheus, Findlay, from London for the Isle of France; and his Majesty's ship Camelion, from Falmouth. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 24.—Wind E.—Arrived the Eliza, Ritchie, for Charente. FALMOUTH, FEB. 24.—Wind E.—Sailed the Ruby, Wat son, from Genoa) Marys, Findlay, Britannia, Rubre, and Watson, Watson, fcr Lisbon ; and L'Emilie, Norman, for Marseilles. _ _ _ Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the Fast India House, when Capt. Ilaviside was sworn into the command of the ship Thames. BOW-STREET (THIS DAY.)—(Robbery by a Servant.) —.lunges Winter was put to the bar, charged with robbing his employer, Mr. God dard, of the Strand, of a quantity of scented and Windsor soap. The prisoner had been employed for about three months by Mr. G. occasionally, but at length, front repeated losses, he was sus pected to be the thief, and a watch was kept over him, until at length, yesterday, he was detected in the act of leaving the house with the property in question. The charge was fully proved, and he was committed.