The Sun. — London, England, 1824-05-03 00:00:00

epithet of disgrace and infamy was applied• with bitterness and execration to the Royal Spanish Government REXTES ON TIII3 IST MAY. Opened at - - 102 f. VO c. Closed . .. - 105 f. I)ucats . —a •It - j Spanish - - 15.. In a prccedidg column we have given extracts from the Paris Papers of Friday and Saturday. The Bloat; has a Constantinople article, which 4 tateS that M. AIINZIACKY is at length engaged in a course of negociation with the Po RTE. This article further states, that the DIVAN relies on th e Powerful co-operation of the Pacha of EGYPT the campaign against the Greeks. YiS MAJESTY has signified his positive intention to hold a DraNVing-room on the 13th, unless pre .. " n tPd by severe indisposition. A new arrange- ; '`"t, we understand, is to take place, by order or lliS MAJESTY, viz. by having a list of the per t s ‘'ns who wish to be presented at the Drawing ""l, submitted to him the preceding day, that NlA.szny may examine their several preten sions to such an honour. The presentations will, ‘ - 'f course, be lunch abridged in number, as few mrin venture to court such a distinction without %lett-founded expectations. We understand that it is intended to call a General Meeting of the Spanish Bondholders, for the purpose of petitioniug Ministers to in terpose their good offices with the Spanish Go vernment, in favour of the British holders of the repudiated Bonds. It certainly appears to us, considering that our Ambassador %as attendance on FERDINAND SETENTII, when t he Constitutional debt was contracted, and "iitidering that FERDINAND now refuses to 4e knowledge the debt. not on the ground of in solvency, but on that of his having been under re• straint, that our Goverment is bound to inter ft've for the protection of those British subjects Who have thus been most shamefully defrauded of their property. A most ridiculous statement is posted on the Poreig n Stock Exchange, purporting to b• an a nnunciation taken from The Netts Sunday paper, of twenty capitalists having united to sell two nlillions of the Colombian New Loan ! We think it necessary to apprise the public that this story is utterly unfounded in truth, and that it can scarcely have been put forth for any Other purpose than that of enabling the Contrac tots and their_friends to.get out, -upon the,credu lity of the British Public. This Loan, in ell pro bability will be a disputed one ; and. will have ja.st the same march as the last Loan contracted for by Mr. ZEA. We fear that the melancholy intelligence which w e were enabled to publish on Saturday, of the ( lefeat of Sir CH A IMES MAGA. !MIT by the Ash antees, was but too well founded. We subjoin suc h further accounts of the disaster as have be e" received, in addition to that which first r eached us. Apprehensions are entertained, and not without reason, that the news of this severe end humiliating blow to the British arms by a black enemy will have a very mischievous effect on the minds of the Negroes in the West Indic:. The event is, indeed, in every point of view, a subject of most poignant regret. The loss of 1. 0 many valuable lives, including, it is to be feared, that of the Governor himself-- the protracted and sanguinary hostilities which will probably follow the calamitous occur rence that h a s a l rea d y ta k en p l ace — t h e expence cti sending out a powerful expedition to humble the Ashantees, and to redeem the honour of the British name from the stain attached to It by the tr iumph of the Barbarians,--and the inopportune (li yersion of a part of the strength of the Empire, which will thus be effected at a moment when t he critical state' of South American affairs ren der' it peculiarly desirable that our whole force sho uld be at onr disposal, are considerations Which furnish matter of serious and painful re flection. [From a Barbadoes Paper of March 20.] n ninotTow N , Mincrt 20, 1824.—The brig Elizabeth, wl "icit arrived on Thursday last from Africa, gives an account ,a sanguinary conflict that lately happened between the 'Elantees, a very powerful race, and a force composed of about ' fr 'C' 6 o natives and others of Cape Coast Castle, an English set tlement in th a t neighbourhood. The former had, of late, made frequent incursions for the purpose of plundering the latter terri -t nrY ; and in one of the se h a d se i ze d a B r itish sergeant, t" 0 "r1 they murdered, an d a f terwar d s mut il ate d i n a most he manner. To avenge this cr i me , and the insult offered IJeone, English flag, Sir Charles 31 4 Carthy, Governor of Sierra immediately prepared this expedition, which was formed into three divisions, one of which he commanded, and was ac rnPanied by many merchants as volunteers; but, before the „ ree parties could form a junction, Sir Charles was inter. rP t e 4 by 10,000 of the Ashantees, whom he fought as long as ;such a mmunition lasted ; but being at length overpowered by 4 ' ll an immense number of the foe, he and those with him bre either massacred or made prisoners ; and, from their ocl-thirsty character, it is feared the first of these disasters 'aa befallen him, and under circumstances of aggravated cruel ty Although fourteen days elapsed since the departure of this ' t Wititm, no intelligence of Sir Charles or of the merchants ad reached the Cap e when the Elizabeth left that coast. It has b een surmised, that the Ash a nt e es had been instigated to th e i r o ne 1 ill conduct by some foreign traders in a neighbouring district ac count of th e exertions of the British in intercepting the African slave Trade. 1 I P., . following is an extract of a private letter from au officer of rank on board the Owen Glen dower, which not only confirins the• disastrods tidings above given, but adds to them the me lancholy intelligence of the death of that enter prising traveller BELzoNz " CAPE COAST, FEB. B.—All is confusion here: the Ashan tees have beaten the Governor; he is a prisoner or killed; so are all the white men of the party, about 7 or 8, and more than two-thirds of his force. Our marines garrison Cape Coast Castle. We have been at duty night and day of the severest nature. " I almost thought the other day that my jaw -bone would have ornamented an Ashantee drum : fate would have it other wise. We have had two marines and one Kroontan killed, ~tttd two marines and five seamen wounded. " We are all ready : for harder work, and as the Ashantees shew no quarter, but torture those they take, if our lads are obliged to land (which is more than probable), 1 land too; no prisoner. will any of us be : that is determined. The country overrun by the Ashantees is in a horrible condition ; every male old person and child is put to death ; the girls just arrived at a proper age are saved. A C apta i n L'E s t range was so affected by the dreadful sights which he saw on the march, that, on seeing two children hung up by the neck, and two with their bellies cut open, he dropped down and died. 44 Belzoni is no more. He died at Benin of dysentery, after every thing that could be wished was done and settled for his proceeding into the interior." ( From the Hampshire Telec rap etter from Barbadoes : h of Saturday, May 1. ) The following is an ext ract o f a l ' 6 CARLISLE BAY, 111 Ancu 12.—The Eden, Scout, and Ringdove, sail immediately for Cape Coast Castle, in, conse quence of news having been just received here of the total de feat of Sir Charles Al`Carthy's expedition, by the Ashantees.— His force consisted of about 500 Europaans and 15,000 Fantees, —a race of people well armed, and .in constant enmity to the Ashantees." PORTSDIOUTH, MAY I.—The VOAlie transport, Lieut. Cole, Agent, arrived on Wednesday from the West Indies, with condemned stores and invalids.. She left Barbadoes on the 13th of March, when the Ganges, Superb, Eden, Scout, and Ringdove, were lying there. file two former ships were ex pected to sail in a few days on a cruise round the Island. The Vibilia touched at St. Vincent's on the 20th 3larch. A strange report. was current in that Island, which we trust is too horrible and too improbable to be relied on. We give it to our readers a ,: we received it, without in any degree vouching for its authen ticity. It was said that the master of a merchant vessel, from the coast of Africa, had brought the news, that the Blacks had made an attack on our English settlement at Sierra Leone, and put the Governor, Sir Charles MacCarthy, and all the white inhabitants to death. It was further reported that in conse quence of this intelligence, Capt. Brace, of the Ganges, had taken upon himself to dispatch the Scout and Ringdove to the Coast to act as circumstances may-require.--.( lbid. The Liverpool Mercury, in giviug the letter, with a copy of which we were favoured on Satur day, announcing the defeat of Sir CHARLXII APC•RTM Y, says— - " We regret to announce to the public some very melan choly and most important intelligence, which has been received by Messrs. Barton, Irlam, and Higginson, in this town, from their friends in Barbadoes, by the Pandora, which arrived at Liverpool on Thursday. It seems, that notirithstanding the amicable arrangements which were supposed to have taken place between the British settlers on the coast of Africa and the ferocious Ashantees, the latter have attacked Sir Charles 31‘Carthy, Governor of sierra Leone. The result has been most disastrous ; but we shall, for the present, forbear to hazard any conjectures respecting the origin of this dreadful affair, of which we can only state, on the authority of the Bar bados: Mercury of the 20th ult., that the Ashantees had, of late, made frequent incur s io n s or the purpose of plundering the settlement. at Cape Coast Castle. To avenge this inselt on the British flag, Sir Charles 111‘Carthe prepared an expedition, the fate of which is detailed in the annexed letter.—( See Tux SUN of Saturday.) Letters from Sierra Leone of the 10th of March do not say any thing of the battle with the Ashantees ; but there had not, probably, been time for the sad tidings to reach that place. Charlestown Papers arrived to the 10th April ) but they do not contain any thing worth ex tracting. FROM French ship Tele graph, which arrived at Havannah front . Bout-• deaux on the 4 2 . 8 th ult., informs that in latitude of . st, Antonio (Cape de•Vord), she was boarded by the brig Romanis, a Spanish privateer, by whom 13 of her crew - were taken oat, the vessel then proceeded to Peru with.C.u.nraix, aU lex- Deputy of the late Spanish Cortes e his son and several other persons on board.—(Charltsioren Courier, April 7.) NNW ENGLAND CoFFaE.xoosE.--We hare re ceived a St. Vincent Gazette of the 2Sth March, which brings the following " BARBADOIS, MARCIIIB.—The Mary Elk's arrived here on Monday, in eleven days from Para, with the British Vice- Consul, a number of British merchants, and several Portuguese gentlemen holding civil appointments in that country, in all 52, being compelled to leave in consequence of the dreadful anarchy and confusion which prevailed there, occasioned, it is said,by the tyrannizing conduct of the Captain of a Brazilian brig of war, acting under orders of the Emperor, in levying contributions upon the inhabitants, and plundering the shipping in the har bour. A representation of the above circumstance has been made to his Excellency the Governor and Commanding Officer of the naval squadron here; the sloops of war Eden and Scout were dis patched last evening for Oporto, with the Consul and several of the Merchants on board, with the view of demanding the British property remaining in that place, and ascertaining what further steps it may be necessary to take for the security of the British trade. [PROM A CORRESPONDENT.] An Evening Contemporary affected to state, from authority," on Saturday, that at the latest dates there were only two French frigates at Rio de Janeiro. Our readers are already aware that Government received dispatches by the vessel which brought the private intelligence re specting the French naval armament in that quarter which excited so much alarm ; and we are now enabled to announce positively that the amount of the French force was, at the time the dispatches were sent off, four heavy frigates and that the arrival of a number of addi tional ships of war was hourly expected It was pretended that this squadron was destined for the Pacific ; but even if the Pacific should really turn out to be its destination, what other object than one of open or of secret hostility can the French Government have in sending a fleet to that part of the world ? We regret to state, that in the best-informed political quarters great fears are entertained for the independence of the Brazils ; and we shall not be surprised if we soon hear of a counter-revolution at Rio de Janeiro as suddenly effected as that which re cently took place at Lisbon. THE THEATRES. KING'S TuErrag.--The 'return of. Madame RoNzI DE BEGMIS to this Theatre, on Saturday, was evidently a gratifyin g event to the audience, who received her with the warmest applause. The Opera was 11 Turco in Italia, and she re seined her part, Fiorillo, with her usual spirit. Signor ItEMORINI perfOrmed th e part of Selim. He. possesses a powerful: bass voice, displays science, and his deportment was easy and appro priate. lie was a great favourite abroad, and is likely to become so here.— D E 8 EG7 . : 1 13 , in Ge.. ronio, had all his accu s t ome d s kill, an d th e Opera altogether was highly applauded. DitURT.LANE.-----The Pl ay o f M easure f or Measure was on Saturday brought forward at this Theatre. It is a fine composition, but hardly calculated to afford much gratification to a mixed audience. The character of The Duke is well adapted to the stately manner of MACREADY, who sustained it with dignity. Mrs. Buisrs gave a very interesting and affecting portrait of Isabel. TERRY'S Angelo was judicious, and LisTox's Lucio highly diverting. The indiposition of HARLEY prevented his appearance in Pompey. An apology was made, and MERCER was a -to lerable substitute. Bayonne Papers to the 25th ult. and Brussels to the c.2d instant, reached last night. The former state that General BOURNONT had ac tually quitted Madrid on the 19th of April, loaded with honours and presents by the Spanish Monarch ; and that the attempt to organise Royalist Volunteers in that capital had been given up as inexecutable. The Brussels Papers are quite barren. They only announce that the States General of Holland were to open their Sossion on the 6th inst. It is stated in an article of the Bth from Naples, that a new loan, to the amount of 150,000 ducats, had been taken by Mr. ROTMCJII LD, but in the name of FALCOXET and Co. It is for the service of Sicily, and to be contracted for at the rate of 11 per cent. interest. BRIOAHIER-GEXERAL Slit CHARLES MACAU-. IrnY.—The loss of this worthy man seems to be universally regretted. As a public charactPr he was respected and beloved by all who knew him. To use, Sir Joux DOYLE'S words when speaking of him to a friend one day at the Co lonial Office, " Sir CrtAar.cs NIA CARTHY was horn to do good ;" and Mr. Ilurrox, in his Voyage to Africa, observes, " Both Great Bri fain and Africa are much indebted to Sir CUARLE3 MACARTH Y for the many excellent improvements be has made iu the Colony (sierra Leone)." Be was about 48 years of age, about six feet high, rather corpulent, and bore a great resemblance to his present Me,s IST T. He was knighted ou his return from Africa is 1821, and appointed Go vernor-in-Chief of the British Settlements on the Gold Coast—an appointment which has proved Jo fatal to him. By accounts just received by the Vibilia trans port, arrived at Portsmouth, we are happy to learn that all was tranquil in the Leeward West India, islands, and that they are all considered, with their respective Garrisons, as in a healthy state. At Demerara, Mantel law had ceased since the lit of January, Colonel Ilt.aexwEr.r. had been appointed Go vernor of St. Lucia. A French store-ship had arrived at Mar tinique, with mooring* for sin line:of-battle *hips, which were to be laid down at the Sainte*:- but there were no French ships of war on the station when the Vibilia sailed. The Ganges, 74, Captain Edward Brace, C.B. and the Superb, of 74 guns, Captains Sir T o mas staincs, X.C.B. were lying at Barbadoes, waiting for orders. The Athol had arrived with seamen for them, trom the Antelope, a t troops were thus statione d auto_'lf/much', a nd sailed again. The mg the different Islands—Th e and Trinidad ; 3d W est t G l r , e r n in a i d d a, ad •r obago, 9 India th R e4im Regiment eD a a t ; .sth Regiment at Dominica and St. Lucie ; 4th Regiment at It •ht i gua, Montserratt, Nevis, and St. Kitts ; 21st Regiment at S t. West India Regiments at Vincent*; 35th, 93 1 , and I s t Harbadoes • 27th Regiment and Ensign Magee, l it three Companies of the Ist:West India Regbnent at Derne _General Spr- , rara.—The following O ffi cers came passengers in the Vibilis : Captain Chads, Ist West In dia , Regimeni, Capt. Fairweather, early Never, 2st, Captain McLaughlin 11 , -.opt! Engineers, Lieut. St. John, 9 ms i t s l , i t llnatge i ori Regiment , nrndi W es t India Regiment, Am y and Mr. Milne, R.N. Mrs. Letters from Naples Say , th ey and was buried at sea. continue to re of the dreadful storms that days of March. A great many ves selsmore terrible to the mariner. In the eeive most dis l': t l re r s oY s n in t g he a P c al co s u a n g t e : perhaps, were the whirlpools stated, that on the 10th March, at Ancona, o r a f g c e t hh l aa i r iv n eb S (bi i iee c s il no y rw i s n rce t zc h lk e l aed. ! Roman Notizii it is there was a storm and a hurricane altogether unparalleled in the violence of its nature. But for the attestations of the Authori ties, who were eye-witnesses to the distressing scene of devas in fact, incredible. Not only t w a e t r io e n t , he th m e o d s e t ta m il as s w si o v t e rld iro a n pp ri e t a lg r, s and chains inapt asunder, but heavy pieces of ordnance, that discharged balls of 541 b. weight, were thrown off from the battery at the Laterna, and propelled farward a distance of 80 or 90 paces ! Extract bf a letter from Tunis, dated March 28 :—" This morning the Raabe, Bey of Tunis, breathed his last at the Royal Palace. Ile is succeeded by his eldest son, Sidi Haman Bey, without opposition, which has been an nounced by salvos of artillery front the castle and forts. His brother, Sadi Mustafa Bey, is at present in the country, col lecting their revenue, which perhaps may be unfortunate for Sidi Hassan, they not being very good friends." We forgot to notice the performance of Signor AAIIIROGETTI at Mr. HAWES'S Concert, which we regret the more, because we understand that, having raised a competency by his talents, he unfortunately ventured deeply into the purchase of Spanish Bonds, and has now to begin the world again. We have, however, the pleasure to state, that he appeared in excellent health, that his talents and humour are as active as ever, and that he fully deserved the very warm appro bation that attended Wm. Madame VESTRIS retires from Drury.LanQ Theatre after the present season. Mts. WAIMETT, of the Adel phi Theatre, is engaged by 3lr. Et.r.isr ow for three years, to perform the business hitherto alotted to Madame ITEsra t at a salary of 101. per week for the first, 121 . per wee k f or t h e second, and 141. per week for the third ea r It is reported that Mr. JoNEs is about to pass from Covent-Garden Theatre to Drury-Lane after the present season, with which his en gagement at the former Theatre terminates.—Mr. ARNOLD is in treaty for (if he has not actually purchased) the Adelphi Theatre.—( New Times.) Miss WILSON is ;tow at Florence, p.rfecting herself in the Italain language, and waiti ng t h e arr i va l o f h er Master, Mr. T. W e l s h, t o m ake a turn of the principal Theatres of Italy, after which she will return to this country with all the additions which art could possibly make to her commanding natural powers. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday evening last, as Lord CuANsTouw was riding in Hyde Park on a spirited horse, the animal took fright and ran away with him. After running a considerable distance, his Lordship was thrown, and unfor tunately fell upon his head, which was dreadfully fractured. He was immediately taken up and carried to St. George's Hospital (Hyde Park corner), whence he was subsequently removed home, where, we lament to say, his Lordship ex pired last night. TnE RING. WINDSOR, MAY 2.—This • morning his MAJESTY, with his usual attendants, heard Divine Service in his private Chapel. His Majesty, we rejoice to state, is expected to ride out in the Park in a day or two.—The Weather being unfavourable, there has been no band on the Terrace this day. THE KING'S DRAWING ROOM. [From the LONDON GAZETTE of Saturday.] Lord Chamberlain's Office, May 1, 182-1. Notice is hereby given, that the KING will hold a Drawing Room at St. James's-Palace, on Thursday the 13th instant, at two o'clock, to celebrate his Majesty's Birth-day.—N.lS. The Knights of the several Orders will wear their Collars. Lori Chamberlain's 01Ice, .11fay 1, 1821. REGVLATION'S TO B 1 OBSERVED AT THE COURT OF ST. JAMES'S. The Ladies who propose to attend the Drawing-room, to be held on Thursday the 13th instant, are requested to bring with them two cards with their names thereon written, one to be left with the King's I'age in attendance in the Presence Cham ber, and the other to be delivered to the Lord in Waiting, who will announce the name to his Majesty ;, and those Ladies who are to be presented, are hereby intormed it is absolutely ne cessary that their names, with the name of the Lady who is to present them, should be sent in to the Lord Chamber lain's Office on Wednesday the 12th of May, before twelve o'clock, in order that they may be submitted for the King's ap probation, it being his Majesty's command that no presenta tions at the Drawing Room shall hereafter be made by the Loid in Waiting, but by the Lady whose name, with that of the Lady to be presented, shall appear on the card, to be delivered as before directed, corresponding with the names sent in to the Lord Chamberlain's Office. No Lady can be received by his Majesty at the Drawing Room but in conformity to the above regul a tio ns . Th e S ta t e Ap ar t men t s w ill not be open for the reception of co m p a ny comingto Court until one o'clock. • . - ..... kz . r ‘ , • 1 ev.# I ?\ YZ, - . --) 2 -;‘,5:- .- -- ~. +; Ai.. -1,1 14 " ~ ~....., . 0 • .r. 4 1 • , '' ,s :r. , _,_....-` 4 ' -- - _,\... 5. • 4 1 '4 ' , rz ~ ,,,, , :: ` . .v •-• \ ti •:. - -;-......7......-,' c•••, , - dr.l 4, f• 41- , . ETU fl`: 1,..- . ' VII "..1C 16 .0.4 • ... 4,, kil ~. 4t i'ei. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Emily Marchioness of Londonderry, at her house in St. James's-squire, from her seat, North Cray, Kent; the Mar quis of Chandos, at Buckingham House, Pall-mall, from his seat, wot ton ; the Earl and Countess of Surrey, at Norfolk House, St. James's-square, from their seat, Worksop Manor, Notts ; Lord and Lady Carrington and the Honourable Miss Smith, from their seat, Wycombe Abbe 7; the Earl of ROsslyn and Lady J. St. Clair, at their house in St. James's square, from their seat in Scotland; the Right Honourable Dennis Brown, M.P. and James Brown, Esq. at Hender son's Hotel, Westminster, from Irehnd ; Lord Clonbrook, in Clarges-street, from Gloucestershire; Mr. Littleton, at his house, in Portman-square, from Teddesley Park, Staf fordshire; Mr. Hastings, in Portugal-street, Grosvenor's.. square, from Daylesford ; Gen. Sir Robt. Bolton, at Fenton's Hotel, St..Tames's-street, from a tour; Colonel Aubrey, from ditto; the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. G. Pigott and Family, at ditto, from their seat, in Shropshire ; Mark Drummond, Esq. at the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn-street, from his seat in Scotland ; Sir Compton and Lady Doraville and Family, at the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from Sussex ; Mr. and Mrs. Pemberton and family, from a tour ; Earl Elgin at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, from France ; Sir J. Trollope, and Capt. Hope, at ditto, from Scotland. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Prussian Anibassador entertained Count 'Maven, and most of the Foreign AmbassadQrs and a large party, at dinner yesterday, at his house in Mansfield-street. Mr. and Mrs. Egerton had a dinner party yesterday, at their house in St. James's-steeet. Lord Sherborne entertained a large party to dinner on Satur day, at his house in Lower Grosvenor-street. Sir Charles Hulse, Bart., had a grand dinner party on Sa turday, at his house in New Burlington-street. Lord Berwick entertained a large party of distinction to din ner yesterday, at his house in Grosvenor-square.- Sir Chas. Coote, Bart., had a grand dinner party yesterday, at his house in Connaught-place. The Earl and Countess of Lonsdale entertained a distin ' tinguished party to dinner yesterday, at their house in Charles street, Berkeley-square. Lady Melville's ball, on Friday evening, at the Admiralty, was very elegantly attended. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. TIIIS Evrittsw.--Lady llolland's Concert, Piccadilly; Countess of Essex's Rout, Hill -street ; Lady Devaux's Ball, Harley-street; Mrs. Thomas Chaplin's Rout, Grafton-street; Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell's Party, Ch ar l es - street , B er k e l ey - square; Mr. Greatorez's Concert, at the King's Concert RooMs, Rano ver-square, at which Mad. Catalani gives her assistance. TO-11ORROW.—Captain Parry's Dfieuns on board the Hecla ; Hon. Mrs. Burton's Concert, 1 ork-place. WEDNESDAY.— Mrs. Bowden's Ball, Grosvenor-place; Almack's Grand Ball. TIIURSDAY.—Duchess of Northumberland's first Grand Assembly; Duke of 'Wellington's G rand Entertainment, A ps ley-House ; Lord and Lady King's Party, Dover-street ; Mrs. Rothchild's Fete, at Stamford-hill. FRIDAY.—Lady Melville's Rout, at the Admiralty ; Lady Rayleigh's Evening Party, in Green-street; Mrs. Stewart Nicolson's Music Party, Portland-place; Mr. H. and the Misses Villebois' Concert; Mr. W. Knyvett's Grand Concert, Hanover-square Booing. SATURDAY.—The Prussian Minister's Grand Dinner. TIM ROYAL ACADYMT.—On Saturday the Members of the Royal Academy gave their Anniversary Dinner at their apartments in Somerset House, which was attended by a numerous assemblage of Guests of the first rank and talent. Among whom were—His Royal Highness the Duke of York; the French, American, Danish, Hanoverian, Prussian, Bavarian, Sicilian Ambassadors ; the Lord Chancellor ; the Archbishop of York ; Dukes of Norfolk and Wellington ; Marquis Camden, Lansdown, ilertford, Chandos, Aylesbury ; Earls Bathurst, Ilarrowby, Westmoreland, Spencer, Essex, Aberdeen,' Darnley, Gower, Cowper; Viscounts Melville, Sidmouth, Exmouth; Lords, Chief Justice of the King's Bench, Chief Baron; Gifford, Holland, Rolle, Colchester, Bex ley, Morpeth, G. W. Russell, Stowell ; Bishops of London, Oxford, Salisbury, Chester; Right Hon. the Speaker ; Chan cellor of the Exchequer; G. Canning; R. Peel, President of the Board of Controul ; the Vice-Chancellor; Sir C. Long, W. Huskisson, C. Arbuthnot, the Lord Mayor, G. Tierney ; Hon. Lieut.-Gen. E. Phipps, Agar Ellis; Sirs A. Ilume, J. Swin burne, M. W. Ridley, Willoughby Gordon, 11. Davy, T. F. II eathcote, T. Baring, G. Beaumont, J. Macintosh, A. Carlisle ; Messrs. H. Bankes, J. Penn, G. Lambton, T. L. Parker, T. Hope, J. Watts Russel, R. Hart Davis, Phillips, S. R. Lush ington, S. Rogers, Watson Taylor, N. Ridley Colborne, W. Chamberlayne, A. Baring, J. Jekyll, T. Nuttier, W. Lock, E. Swinburne, J. Planta, S. M‘Gillivray, 11. Hallam, W. Mitford, Prince Hoare ; the Attorney, Solicitor, and Surveyor Generals; Governor of the Bank, Chairman of the India Com pany, Chairman of the Board of Customs, Master and War den of Dulwich College, President of the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons ; Rev. H. Carr, Dr. W. Wollaston, Chamberlain of London, Field Officer in Waiting, &c. &c. Yesterday the Duke and Duchess of CLA RENCE and Princess AUGUSTA attended Divine Service at the Chapel Royal. Prince LEOPOLD arrived in town on Friday night from Claremont. His Royal Highness and the Duchess of. KENT attended Divine Service yesterday at the Royal Ger man Chapel, and heard a sermon preached by the Rev. Dr. KUVER. ----- Yesterday morning, about nine o'clock, the Duke of YORK left town for Newmarket, to attend the Spring Nesting, which was to commence this day. Friday night the Duke and Duchess of CLA RENCE and the Princess AUGUSTA honoured Covent-Garden Theatre with their presence. The Earl nail Countess of LITIMPOOL arrived in town on Saturday night at nine o'clock from Oxford. Yesterday morning Divine Service was per formed by the. Rev. Dr. BLOMBERG to the King's Household, at the Palace in Pall.mall. THE VICEROY OF NORWAY.-According to the State Gazette of Stockholm, of the 6th April, it appea r ' the Crown-Prince, accompanied by his consort, had taken his departure for Norway. Their Majesties the King and (peon accompanied the Viceroy and the Crown-Princess as tar as Stake; which is the first post-station. A model of wood for a palace, to he built for the Viceroy at Christiana, has been sub mitted to the King, which, it is said, is so far approved of that the building will be commenced forthwith. Mit. HUiKISSON'S LETTER. The following latter has been published by Mr. GrAnsroNr, in explanation of the manner in which Mr. IlusKissox's letter, addressed t o trim, must have found its way into a Jamaica Paiief. It is frog' his brother-in-law, Mr.itosEuTson 4. Upper Liarley-street, April 39, let " My DEA:t SlR—Ever since you brought to my notice the unwarrantable and unjustifiable publication in the newspapers of the copy of Mr. Iluskisson's letter to you of the '2d of last November, I have been unceasingly occupied in - discovering through what channel that could have happened. " I now think it my duty to state, that from our pear con. nexion, from your kind friendship for me, and your knowledge of the deep stake I hold in the island of Jamaica, you sent me a copy of the above letter. This was done most confidentially'; but you gave me permission, at the same time, to communi cate its contents to some of my friends, who were similarly cir-. cumstanced with myself; but under a strong injunction . that it should be done confidentially, and on no account to permit any copy or extract to be taken, as appears by your letter to me from Liverpool of the 6th of November. " I did avail myself of this permission to a few of my friends, and to one of th em ( w i t h w h om I h a d sonic prev i ous converse tion respectin g it), I sent it confidenti a lly, under cover, to his office, expressly for perusal only . ;, and it is most painful for me to add, th a t thi s gentleman admits that he most impro perly took a copy, which he sent to a particular friend in Ja maica. " It is distressing to me to think that any friend of mine should have been guilty of such conduct ; but, in your own justification, you are a t liberty to make whatever use you plcase of this communication. " I always am, my dear Sir, yours sincerely, " U. ROBERTSON. " To J. Gladstone, Esq., 31. P." MIMCANTILE SHIPPING. PEAL, MATTL—Wind S.S.W.—Came down from the River and sailed the Union for Cadiz ; and Benion, for Tobago ; also and remain Prince of Waterloo, for Gibraltar and Malta ; Alknomack, for Trinidad ; Meridian, for the Brazils • Age noria, for Leghorn ; and Orpheus, for Smyrn a . Passed for London the Alfred, from Batavia ; Watson, Watson, from Lisbon ; and Ceres. from Oporto. MAY 2.—Ea:ly this mornincr, the wind having shifted to the Northward, the Marquis of lantly, for India, and the rest of the outward-bound, sailed. PORTSMOUTH, MAT 2.—Light airs from N.W..l—Sailed . the Raikes, Gardner, for Jamaka ; and Charles, Gilbert, for Havre. . PLYaroirrx, MAT I.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived from ton= den the Alexander, Harrison, for Jamaica ; Flora, Bower, for Cadiz; Flora, Boyne, for Richcbucto ; and Eliza, Scatei— for St. Michael's. FAL MOUTH, MAT I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Syrea, Downing, from London for Trieste; last night she wasytin board of by a cutter, which carried away the Syren's cat-head, bulwarks, and split her plank-shear ; the cutter's bowsprit was also carried away. Arrived the illontague packet, front th- Leeward Islands, sailed from St. Thomas's 10th April. OW the port the Ocean, Kidd, from Cephalonia, sailed 4th M arcit. Sail,d the Duke of Marlborough packet, for Lisbon ; and Active, Banks, for London. lavrarooL, MAT L—The Dorset, Dixon, from Savan. nab, took fire last night in the Prince's Dock, but was got under with considerable damage to the ship and cargo, about one-third of which had been discharged before the accident ( 1;9 bags of cotton were on board when she was scuttled in the baton). Arrived the Samuel, Maidstone, from Para; Eari Moira, from Honduras ; Prince Kutusoff, from Jamaica ; Leonidas, from Savannah ; Marniion and Science,• from Charleston. The Robert William Harris, Hutton, from Jamaica to Liverpool, put into Charleston the 2d ult., leaky, and would diacharge. THE MARKETS. CORN-EXCHA NOE, Mar 3. The arrivals of all kinds of Grain last week were moderate. This morning there is a fair quantity of Wheat, Barley, and Beans, fresh in from Essex and Kent, but not much from other parts. M the averages all come, the apprehensions about the banded Corn are all beginning to aubeide, and rather more mosey obtained for the best parcels of Wheat. Barley is steady, but Beans are more sought after, and are free sale at the rates last quoted. Boiling Pease are heavy, but prices are quoted same as the last, and grey Pease are without any variation..: More money is asked for Oats, which buyers reluctantly give, say ls. per quarter more. Flour continues to sell heavily. Wheat, Red 6os 72s Pease, White .... 3Bs 42s White 511 s 110 s Grey 33s 38s Rye 38s 44s Beans 33s 47te Barley . 3.5 s 41s Oats 21s 32s Malt —s —a Flour ss's t3os ARRIVALS LAST WEEK►. English Wheat, 4,962—8ar1ey,2,484-:111a1t, 5,435-oat9, 4,366 —Rye, o—Beans, 1411—Peas, =2—Foreign Wheat, () Irish Oats, 4,Boo—knglith Flour, 5,685 sacks. ••SRAGE PRICE or CORN IN ENGLAND AND WALD'S, IN THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 24. Wheat, 655. 3d. ; Barley, 355. I Id. ; Oats, 245. 7d.; aye, 465. 3d. ; Beans, 38s. 6d. ; Peas, 375. Id. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed • from the Returns made in the Week ending the 28th day of April, 1824, is 31s. bid. per cwt. SMITHFIELD MARKET. - • • , There was a short Market this morning, particularly .of. Sheep, some thousand s l ess than on former Mond a y s ' Markets ; ' in Oxen the supply was also short ; this has caused Oxen to • obtain higher prices this morning, and the trade was dull, except' for prime cattle, owing to the warmness of the weather. To sink the Offal, per stone of 81b. Beef 3s 2d to 4s 2t: Veal Mutton 33 8d to 4s MI Pork 3s 10d to 4s 19d Lamb 6s 0( to 6s Od. PIAT AND STRAW, PER LOAD. Flay £4 lOs t• £6 OA I Clover Straw v 2 Os to £2 10A. EQUITABLE LOAN ASSOCIATION.—It may be . :. recollected, that at the General Meeting of the , Pawnbrokers to oppose the above Association.,. : a Committee was appointed who were to act ou behalf of the trade generally, and whose instrue-., tions were to oppose the Bill through every stage. These gentlemen met last week at the horns Tavern, Doctors' Commoms, for the pnr pose of considering the mode of opposition to be . adopted, and the result was that a petition was .. ordered to be drawn up, praying that they might be heard by Counsel, at the bar of the House of Commons, against the Bill. Ills Majesty the King of Paussi.t has appoint, .ed Mr. Elm Aim MEuttom Prussian Consul G , "7 neral at the Port of Lisbon.—(Berlin Paper, Bth . The Widow of DE BALTRASEIt-KNIGG r, latrl Y • deceased at Stockholm, has bequeathed 90, 000 a°1•Ia"- ban of e;,,, 20,000!. sterling), to the Charitable Instlt"ons Stockholm. near Southampton, theOn the 22d of April, at 113VieltstTtrood11.. L Ona of Rear-Admiral Otwry, of a son. the 23d ult., at the Recto r y-house, Gateshead, Mrs. linson, wife of the Rev. John Collinson. of a daughter. aRRI the Dean Cantetbrzy "I B lli c y rtioli, to Finetta Carolitle o " fr,ok' of Mr. John Johnston, of Pudding-, jaa o mc n kesn, S esy a c. tu h r , d ir a ch y : m t: o gi r gh rs it i le n o g rr , ru es-street. lane, Lower ....am tsheecolnsdt inst., Mr. Isaac Pemberton, of W orcester, ta MOarlyl, IIiED .tphieac2e9,tli Jamesult., a l t v h o i c s d l s o , d l gn ri g . lodgings };et g l ; ;: t e r y , - , -. mouth-stre , , c . . . ojemy sMixed ommissions for the Abolition of S1.1!- of his 31 " On the Ist May, the Rev. Francis Thos. Hamond, sector o f Wydford, llerts. On Saturday, the Ist Ala•,•, at the - hous• of her son, Chas.. Sewell, Esq. Clarendon.square, Somers Town, Mrs. Alice , Smith, in the 87th year of her age. On Thursday, the 29th ult., at his house, Stockwell, Thos.,. et morning Portland o f Howard, Esq., in the 88th year of his age. of On Friday last, Jane, relict of the late .John Lyall, Esq. Findon, Sussex, aged 68, at the house of her son-in-law, Wm. very at Sierra Leone. Pearson, Esq., Park-hill, Tooting, Surrey. On the