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THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY Extracts from the Morning japers, 314 12. NCORNING CIIRONICLE: Letters were yesterday received' by the way of Jersey, from Rio de : Janeiro, dated March 5, at- Which thne•every thing was. quiet there, and the Government continued in a prosperous state. Some arrests had nevertheless taken place, among flie Members of a Club of Republicans, princi pally. Pernambucansi who were in the habit, in_ their sittings, of. declaiming against the Imperial Government-, with a view to extend democratic principles. In this Club, it .would seem that some resolutions had been prOposed and adopted, by which the members bound themselves to en deavour to excite a popular commotion on Shrove Tuesday, of which intention the Government had received timely notice, and in order that the public tranquillity might not be endangered, re solved that the ringleaders should be secured.— On Ash Wednesday two Brazilian frigates, two sloops of war, and one schooner, left - Rio Janeiro for Bahin, on their way to Pernambuco, in order to put an end to the dissensions, which for -some time had been prevailing there. At the date of cif the above letters, the French force at Rio was as follows ;—Astree and Magicienne fri gates; Esperance, Diligente, and Prudence cor vettes, and two others, names unknown, also the brig Inconstant. Of the above force, the corvettes are stated as being bound round Cape Horn. It is added that two line-of-battle-ships were expected at Rio, and other frigates. [MORNING POST.] We perceivethat our suggestion respecting speculations for transferring a portion of spare British Capital to Ireland has not been lost on the ingenious Gentlemen of the Stock Exchange. A prospectus of a Loan-Bank in Dublin, on the same principle as that recently started in Lon don, has been pOblished. •The capital stock is intended to be one million sterling, two-fifths of which shall be raised iu Dublin, and three-fifths here; the establishment - to be under the controul of twenty Directors, eight chosen. and resident on the other side of the channel, and twelve on this side. 'As we have no wish to be mixed up with any transactions of the Stock Exchtsige, we shall refrain from uttering a single syllable in praise or censure, of this scheme—further than 'to state that the principle of connecting the two countries, by giving a share and interest to either in the projected concern, meets with .our approbation on political grounds. No thing is so calculated to give the Irish confi dence in new establishments as to know that the Capitalists of England form a majority of the Proprietors; nor, on the other hand, could any circumstance so powerfully urge our Wealth into Irish speculations, as the security which the peo ple of England will feel in knowing that the speculation is guided by English prudence and probity. We would, .however, again observe, that these remarks are not intended to have any particular reference to the project of a Loau Bank in Dublin. All we wish is to see a por tion of our superabundant capital transferred to iroland, to ernploy_the - poor and improve the na tural advantages of that Island, because. the ge- Imre( prosperity of the United Kingdom must thence result, and whatever plan seems most likely - to — effect these great objects has, in a spe 'culative point of view, our h - earty concurrence, [BRITISH PRESS.] Havannah Papers to the ,c23d ult. reached us 'yesterday. Their columns are principally °mu- Tied -with local information of an uninteresting nature. These journals mention the arrival of Lieut. Hobson, commanding the Lion schooner, (who had come overland from Britabano, with let '.ters from Captain Harris, of his Majesty's ship -Hussar, to the Captain-General. The contents `tif . these letters are unknown. At the Isle of ,Pines, the Hussar, Icarus, and Speedwell, were in search of a notorious pirate, who had taken shelter in one of the nutnerous creeks of'that bland. Whilst engaged in this service, the boat of the Speedwell was fired into by the pirates, and the Lieutenant', Midshipman, - and several of the crew, were killed. Captain Harris with his squadron had surrounded the island, and it was . understood had landed a body of men, with a = determination to capture the lawless ruffians ; and every hope existed of the complete success of - the undertaking. It was supposed at the - Havannah, that the communications brought by Lieut. Hobson to the Governor of Cuba was to . request• his sanction for landing a body of Britiih seamen on the Isle of Pines, in order effectually „to destroy the nest of , pirates that had been formrd there. [MORNING lIERALD.] Sunday's Paris Papers, received last night contain no interesting_ intelligence. A project . of law which has already passed Abe Chaniber of Peers, having for its'object 'the punishment of robbery, or theft of articles of religious use in churches, excited, it appears, great interest, and. some cu' ions discussion in that. Chamber._ The Bi s h o ps complained that the nou-Catholic Church . 4' or Churches affected a presumptuous equality. With the 'religion of-the State, in which the actual o f France gave. th em b ut too much gislatiOn But they were „ encouragernetr.e Particularly . ...S . cand'alized that the offences in question should. not be more severely 'visited when committed in Catholic Churches than in others, becaus e it is in these only that " the real presence" is associated with the articles belonging to the altar. Anothe r objection made was,' that the Offence is not styled sacrilege in the project of law . The of • fence, under particular circumstances, is to be •puniShed with death, in spite of an amendment for mitigating the punishment, by M. Lally Tot - iendal.. No report of the proceedings on this subject in the Upper Chamber has been pub" lis.hed-7-the:Peers, in their discretion, having tic"- ' • ter mined against printing the speeches. The project was introduced on Saturday to the Deputies by theleeper of the. Seals. Extensive frauds np pear to have been practised in France by the sale of silver bars, the interior of which is of a _Trendy debased quality.—The accounts from Spain state that no less than 50,000 men are to ' be immediately levied there—of whom, when raised, half are to proceed to America! In•or der to suppose this true, it would be necessary at least to conceive it possible, which is at pre sent sacrcely within the scope of imagination.— There is a long, unmeaning story of anonymous letters addressed to the Elector of Hesse Cassel, threatening his life, unless he change his Minis ters, and his mistress. The gallant Margrave has for the last two years consulted his precious safety by never appearing in public without a guard of soldiers—and whether from real disco very, or from the influence of his fears, has caused three persons to be arrested and thrown into a dungeon. [saw TimEs.] By a vessel, the Friends, arrived in 62 days from Rio Janeiro, letters were received, dated the 4th March. More than usual interest was excited upon the situation of affairs in that quar ter, by reason of the late prevailing reports; but we are happy to state that these ad vices tend to remove all doubt upon the subject of the as sembling of a few French vessels of war in that port, whose numbers were exaggerated, and in tentions construed into the worst sense. At the date of our letters all was , tranquil, and they do not even allude to any apprehensions of French interference in the affairs of the Brazilian Empire, nor of any change in its political relations. There were two French frigates and five corvettes in port ; three of the latter were on the eve of proceeding for Lima, and indeed one letter which we have seen men tions ,their having sailed. His Majesty's ships Spartiate and Cambridge were at Rio, anti the latter was to sail on the 7th March for the ports of Pacific, with the several British Consuls and Vice-Consuls.—A Brazilian squadron, con sisting of two frigates, two corvettes, and a brig of war, had sailed from Rio, under the command of Captain Taylor, late second in.command un der Lord Cochrane, for the impose of re-esta blishing the Imperial Auth or ity a t Pernambuco, and of blockading the port if necessary ; but the accounts received recently make it evident that no coercive measures will be necessary.— The sailing of this squadron, manned chiefly by British seamen, and commaailed by British Officers, furnishes a complete refutation of the late report that the Emperor had dismissed' those men, or had disg usted them with the ser vice, by denying their due share of prize-money.' A French merchant vessel from Havre had been taken possession of by the Custom-house Officers under an impression that she was engaged in an extensive system of smuggling, which it was sup posed some French traders had been carrying on for a length of time. There had not been the' least improvement in trade, which continued in a most deplorable state. Sugars and coffee. are quoted higher, but the demand was moderate. — The Duke of York Packet had arrived out, and would sail for the Northern Ports of Brazil and England on the 14th‘ March. maxs.] , Letters were received yesterday from Rio de Janeiro, dated the 4th of March, which enable us to-state the number of French ships of war in that harbour at the end of February, respect ing.which so much attention has been recently excited in the political world. In the whole, there were six vessels of war, and one armed transport. It is mentioned that several more ships of war were expected ; but on informa tion of that nature it is impossible to place much reliance. Every statement respecting them, how- , ever, a ppeirs to have readily obtained belief in Rio, after the notion was once entertained :by the mer chants that the French Were intriguing to over throw the independence of Brazil. It may be presumed the ships at Rio would be in 'creased by _the arrival of the Jean Bart, a ship of the jirie,•as - the French Papers Italie spoken or that vessel as already there ; but with' respect to any others there is no authority but conjec ture. It is said, that on the 6th of February a Message was sent by the Emperor to the CommrnoClore• Or the French vessels of war lying 'in the Port of RiO de Janeiro, to in quire the reason why so many of them had recently arrived ; and that 'his reply was, that they merely called there to take in provi sions. It was understood that the three cor vettes were immediately to proceed to Lima. As 'far as these accounts from Rio go, they tend, we think, to lessen the apprehensions felt here, and to confirm, in 'substance, the assurances given bpth by the French Ministers and their own Go vernment. It will require, however, further evi dence, before • the suspicions that have been ex- Cited are wholly removed. His Majesty's ships Cambridge and Spartiate remained at Rio. the value oiSPanish Constitutional Bonds has recently improved, it may be interesting to State the cause, as it can be ascertained. Letters have been received from Paris, which announce that the Spanish Government, despairing of being able to raise the money by any other mode, have at length made proposals to some English capital ists of the first rank, to negotiate a loan in which the bonds of the Cortes should be made receivable at the rate of 25 per cent. This proposition has, however, been very properly declined ; but the party of M. Guebhard in _Paris Nye, it seems,' on: bearing : the - circumstance, resolved on attempting tbat which the ,English capitalists have refused, and they are now said to..he taking aetNe Measures..for forming alist of subscribers: for the purpose. .This seems to us a very slender ground of reliance ; .for it does not strike us as possible, through such means, obviously 'founded injustice, to 'create confidence throughout Europ e in Spanish credit,• even though greater names were associated in the : undertaking.. The chief source of hope.is, that Ferdinand at length begins to :feel' his difficulties, and that by be ginting with small concessions, he may at length arrive at atinct of justice.—(lbid) The town and Pier of Margate, together with the town of Ramsgate, are preparing to be lighted with gas for the' ensuing season. LITERARY NOTICE. A LETTER to a MEMBER of PARLIAMENT, on the Impropriety of Classing' PLAYERS with ROGUES and VAGABONDS in the Vagrant Act. By the Author of " The Vagrant Act, in relation to the Liberty of the Subject." The theatrical community have so much im proved in general character, and have risen so highly in _public_estimation, since the time when they were so contemptuously treated in legisla tive enactments, that what might then be appli cable is no longer so at the present moment. A profession that has been adorned and elevated by a GARRICK, a SIDDONS, a REMBLE, and which, without invidious selections, can at present num ber among its followers, male and female, per sons who are justly respected in private life, should be hereafter exempted from the oppro brious description assigned to them in the le gislative measures alluded to. ' The Author of the pamphlet before us, we understand, is a Police Magistrate, who, though younger than most who attain that appointment, appears to be thoroughly qualified, by knowledge, good sense, public spirit, and diligent research, for the situation. After stating that he was induced to write the pamphlet in consequence of the fol lowing question from the person to whom it is ad dressed, viz. " how far, independently of that Act (the Vagrant Act), I considered the existing laws relating to plays and players sufficient for the punishment of offenders, without the neces sity of including them any longer in its provi sions ?" He commences the iuquiry in the fol lowing manner:— " The introduction of players indiscriminately into the laws relating to vagrancy is of modern date, for the act of the 39th of Eliz. by which a certain set of them are expressly treated as vagabonds, speaks only of common players of enterludes, * wandering abroad.' The words are common players of enter.. Ludes and minstrels wandering abroad, (other than players of enterludes belonging to any. Baron of this realm, or any other . honourable personage of greater degree, to be authorized to play under the hand and_seal of arms of such baron or per ' sonage.') Upon this clause two questions arise—let. What were interludes; 2dly, What were the players of them intended by the act. Now interludes were not mysteries, which were a sort of theatrical representation, founded entirely upon some scriptural or legendary story—They were not moralities, which princi pally contained reflections and disquisitions upon vice and virtue.—They were not the regular drama, because they had little or no pretension to fable or plot ; but they were a species of dramatic entertainment, in dialogue, inter-personal tas it were, and not inter-seenical—sometimes serious, but oftener comic—which followed the mysteries and moralities, and pre ceded the regular drama. Such were the interludes of Hey wood, in the reign of Henry VIII. And now as to the per sons.—Mr. Malone, in his historical account of the English stage, speaking of the 39th of Elizabeth, makes the following remark. " This statute has been frequently mis-stated by Prynne and others, as if it declared all players (except Noble_ men's servants) to be rogues and vagabonds; whereas it was made against strolling players only." " As early as the 16th of Elizabeth (1574) we find a license granted by herself to James Burbage and others, to use, ex ercise, and occupy the art and faculty of playing comedies, tra gedies, interhides, stage plays, and such like, as they have al. ready used and studied.' "'ln Rymer's Fcetlera there is also to be found a licence fron' King James the First.— Pro Laurentio Fletcher, et Willielmo - Shakespeare, et ' aliis. A.D. 1603. Pat. I Jac. P. 2. m. 4.—James, by the grace of God, &c. to 4 all justices, &c. truly, Know you that we have licensed and authorized, these our servants, Lawrence Fletcher, William Shakespeare, Richard Burbage, Augustine Phillippes, John ' Hollings, Henry Condel, &c. and the rest of their asio dates, freely to use and exercise the art and faculty of playing comedies, tragedieS, histories, interludes, morals, : pastorals, stage-plays, and such like other, as they have_ al ready studied, or hereafter shall use or study, as well for the recreation of our loving • subjects, as for our solace 4 and pleasure, when we shall think good to see them, during c our pleasure; and the said comedies, tragedies, histories, inter ' ludes, morals, pasterals, stage plays, and such like;to chew and exercise publicly their best commodity, when the infection of the plague shall decrease, as well within their now usual house called the Globe, within our county of Surrey; as also within any town-halls, or moute-halls, or other convenient ' places' within the liberties and freedom of any other city, uni " versity, town, or borough whatsbever, within our said realms and dominions. Willing and commanding you, and every of 6 you, as'you tender our pleasure, not only to permit and suffer ' them herein, without any your lets, hindrances, or molests flans, during our pleasures, but also to be aiding, or as , sisting to' them, if any wrong be to ' them offered, ' and to allow•them such former curtesies as bath been given to 1 . men of their place and quality ; and also what furth er f avour you' shall shew to these our servants for our sakes," we shall take kindly at your hands. Witness ourself, at Westminster, the 19th day of May. `,Per Breve de privato Sigillo.' " Now let the time be noted when these licenses were granted —the first, twenty-three years before, and the second within six years after the act of the 39th brEliz. when every species of dra matic representation was perfectly well known, and understood, and fully recognized in those licenses ;: and had it been the in tention of the framers of that statute, to include the players of the regular drama, (nay, all players indiscriminately,) it is not very likely they would have tnhde mention only of com mon players of interludes and minstrels,—performers of the lowest order—" wandering abroad,"—thus giving them their complete" vagrant character; nor is it very probable that the players of the regular drama would so soon after have been treated with such marked respect and distinction by King James, had they, by the act of his predecessor, only been con sidered in the light of licensed vagrants.' " In every country there have been theatrical amusements of an order inferior to the regular drama; such were the Mimi and Atellanw of the Romans, and the Intermezzi of the Ita lians. To the 'Mi mes o f Rothe succeeded the llistrion and Farceur of the middle ages, who roamed about from place to plaee; without any sett l e d h a bitation, displaying their buf foonery and obsce ne w i t. Af ter . them came the Trouve nr , th e Conteur, and the Jongleur ; the first •celebtated 'in verse the exploits of princes or heroes, interspersing his theme with '. sallies of satire, or rec i te d i n di a logues the d a lli ance o f l overs, which were called T enons, Syrventes, &c. ;' the Cont eur t o ld his en merry th e Jongleur played upon s ome instru m would often 'unite' their . talents, add b y thi s my T t h a e l y e ; and means aftbrded infinite mirth to their patrons and.protectors. In England, previouS to the establishment of the drama, we had also our mummeries and masquerades, and at, festivals the castles of our great b arons were. thronged with m i ns t re l s , rnithics; tragetouri'o r jugglers, •tuniblerA; And a w h a l e tra i n o f these amusing vagrants. Then followed the Mysteries and Moralities, after them the Intierlinles, and 'then the Drama. t ." A Play bctrvene Johan the: Husband, Tyb • the Wyfe, and Sir Johan the Nest; by John the, 4 to . 1 A AlerYPlay ketwene the 'Pardoner and the 'Prete, the Curate, and neybou r Pratte, 4to. Imprynted by William Iles tan, sth of April, 1533 . The Play called the Foure ; a new and very mery En= terlude ofa IP. —rneraa'Pardoner)arotYc4ry; a Pedler. :Made by John Heewood, 40 3 . Riccoboid—Reflexions Historiques, p. 160. Nye have -nnt'room for a" farther extract at pre sent, the .Drama, Point o f moral in fln cas . well as public gratifiCA 1.1011, is entitled to respect and a tte n ti o n, we hOP e t o b e a bl e t o t but e a s resume the subject. THE ASHANTEES. The following extract of a letter, received by a gentleman in Edinburgh, gives some interesting partictlars of the expedition against the Ashan tees : ACCRA, Slat Jan. 1824.—Tn several of my former letters I mentioned the Ashantee palaver, and that we only waited the arrival of Sir Charles M'Carthy, at Cape Coast Castle, to com mence offensive operations. Be arrived about two months ago, and after putting things in order, took the field at the head of one party ; Major Chisholm at the head of another ; and Cap tain Blenkams was ordered to proceed with the Accra troops, and to form an encampment in the Akine country. Coo massie, the capital of Ashantee, is nearly equidistant from Cape Coast and. Accra (about 180 miles) ; and I believe it was the intention that all the forces should have joined upon the borders of the Ashantee country. We expected that the Accra party would have consisted of about 4000 or 5000 men. Capt. Blenkame took with him forty regulars, and two companies of militia, commanded by Captains Hansen and Bannerman ; the only other force he took with him from Accra was about three hundred natives, expecting to be overtaken by the others. Lieut. M'Carthy and myself also accompanied them. In consequence of expecting to be joined by so many more of the natives, we pro ceeded very slowly, and at the end of a wee k were on ly 40 miles distant. We remained 14 days at a village called Mampong, during which time we were joined by several parties, who, see ing our small numbers, soon deserted. As it was thought we would have entered the Akine country with 4,000 or 5,000 men, and, as our force did not exceed so many hundreds, it was re commended to Captain Blenkame, that as the Akines were not very friendly, and as Sir Charles could not be aware of our small force, to wait his orders, which arrived, and were to ad vance through the Fantee country to his support. In cosise quence of which, we had to return by Accra, being the nearest practicable route, where we received news which were thought to render it prudent to remain. Sir Charles and Ilajor Chisholm, whose parties were separate from one another, were in pursuit of some Ashantees, and on the 21st Sir Charles, with his small party, fell in with a large hotly of them. The opposite parties met. The Ashan tees suffered severely, but our force was dreadfully cut up ; out of eleven officers one is dead, eight missing, and two returned wounded. Amongst the missing are Sir Charles and my good friend Dr. Tedlie. Sir Charles was known to have received two wounds, and Tedlie was reported killed. One of the soldiers took two watches from an Ashantee, which were known to have belonged to Mr. Buckle, civil engineer, Sierra Leone, and to Mr. Wetherell, Ensign 2d Weft India Regt. Major Chisholm not falling in with the Ashantees, and not hearing of Sir Charles, returned to Cape Coast ; one of his officers, Capt. L'Estrange, had died f rom f a ti gue . U pon M a j or Chishlm's return, Capt. Laing was dispatched with 3000 or 4000 men, to look after the missing, and has not yet returned. The Ashantees having m ade their way to the water side will probably attack our forts. For ourselves we have no fear, but I am much afraid the na tives will suffer greatly, the forts not being able to afford them all protection. lam sorry to say the natives have not shown the spirit in fighting that was expected. From the spirit they have shown on the present occasion, it is my opinion that un less a large regular forge is sent out to cope with the Ashantees, the sooner we evacuate . the forts on the Gold Coast the better. If a force is sent out, the sacrifice of lives must be dreadful, from the climate, the havoc amongst new corners being very great. If the troops arrived about the end of September, they must go to Ashantee, and be again embarked before the com mencement of the rains. Killed.—James Heddle from the Orkneys. Illissing.—Sir Charles M'Carthy, Dr. ledlie, John Tasker Williams, Mr. Buckle ; Mr. G. A. Robertson, from Dum fries-shire; Ensign Wetherell, Mr. Jones, Mr. Rigdon, and Mr. Brandon. Wounded, and at Cape Ceast.—Brigade Major Rickets ' 2d West India Regiment; Ensign Erskine, Royal African Co lonial Corps.—(Ediuburgli Courant. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. O.—STATE OF THE ODDS. 11 Y. 12 to 1 agst Osmond 17 to 1 agst Don Carlos 22 to 1 agst Skiff 22 to 1 agst Skim 23 0 , 1 agst Silvertail. OAKS. 12 to 1 agst Miss Jig 15 to 1 agst Barrosa. BETTING-ROOM, MAY 1 1 DEI :3 to 2 agst Jesse 11 to 2 agst Reformer 7 to 1 agst Grenadier 8 to 1 agst Elephant 11 to 1 agst Cedric S to 1 agst Cobweb • 6 to I agst Rebecca 1.1 to 1 agst Lord Derby NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING, 1824. THE WHIP May be challenged for on the Monday or Tuesday in this Meeting, and the acceptance signified or the Whip resigned before the end of - the same Meeting. If challenged for anti accepted, to be run for on Tuesday in the Second October Meeting following, over the B. C. carrying lOst. each, and to stake 200 soy. each. MONDAY, MAX 17. Sweepstakes of 50 sov. each, h. ft. for fillies,- three yrs old, fist. 41b. A. F. Those named in the Oaks Stakes to carry 31b. extra. D. of Portland's by Teasdale Mr. Prendergast's by Sooth- D. of Portland's sister to Gue- sayer rilla Ld Grosvenor's Bertha. D. of Grafton's by Muley Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sov. each, for three-yr-olds and upwards, A:F. MATCHES. Mr. Williamson's gr. f. by Aladdin, out of the dam of Sehah Annul, agst Gen. Grosvenor's b. f. by Blucher, dam by Seymour, grandam by Orville, Bst. 21b. each, D. M. 100 sov.- h. ft. D. of Grafton's Pastile, Bst. 91b. agst Mr. Hunter's Gany. mede, Hat. R. M. 100. Mr. Greville's Premium, fast. 91b. agst Mr. Fox's c. by Co mus, out of Lady Ern, 7st. 21b. A. F. 100. Mr. Udney's c. by Woful, out of Pantina, Bst. 71b. agst Mr. Ramsbottorn's Cephalus, Bst. 31b. D. M. 106, h. ft. TUESDAY. Fifty Pounds, for three-yr-old colts, Bst. 71b. fillies, Bst.4lb. Sweepstakes of 10 sev. each, for three-yr-olds, 7st. 71b. and four-yirolds, Bst 91b. T. Y. C. The winner to be sold for 1200, if demanded, &c. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 soy.• each, for three-yr-olds and upwards. T. Y. C. •WEDNESDA-Y. Handicap Plate of 50/. by Subscription, being the third of the three 50/. Plates, for three, four, five, six-yr-old, and aged horses, A.F. Sweepstakes of 10 soy. each, for threelr-old colts, Bst. 71b. fillies, Bst. 41b. I'. Y. C. The whiner to be sold for 80gs. if demanded, &c. THURSDAY.' The Jockey Club Plate of 50gs, to begun for by horses the property of Members of the Jockey Club; four-yr-olds car rying 7st. 21b.; five, Bst. 31b. ; six, ffst. 91b. ; and aged; Bst. 111 b. B. C. Fifty Pounds, for three-yr-olds carrying 6st. 21b; four, Bst. ; five, Bst. 71b.: six, and aged, Bst. 121 b -. T. M. M. Sweepstakes of 200 each, h. ft. I). M. st lb st lb D.of Grafton's Posthuma 8 6ID. of Rutland's_ Scar- D. of Grafton's Cinder 7. 9 J borough (dead) -71 Q Such horses as have not before run at Newmarket must be shewn at the time and place of entrance. 'CHESTER, RACES, Mat 7.—(Lit4i , DAY.) The Palatine Stakes, of 50gs each, h. ft. •for 3-yr old colts, Bst.-71b. ; and fillies, B.st. 21b. Mr. Holdsworth's.b. c. the Miller of .Mansfield (allowed 31b.) • - • - - . . _,.. ~. ..., . - Sir W. W. Wynne's br. c. Orthodox, by Filho da Puta (allowed 31b.) - - - - Sir W. W. Wynne's b. c. by Rubens - - *Nine'paid.......Woncleverly. A Sweepstakes of 20g4 each,. for ,horses the property of Sub scribers; two miles ; four-yr olds, Bst. ; five, Bst. 101 b. ; six, 9st.'2lb.; and aged, 9st. Mb. Sir T. Stanley's ch. c. General Mina, 4 yrs - .. 1 Sir T. Mostyn'sbr. f,lllercandotti, 4 yrs . - - 2 Mr..3lytton's ch. g, Euphrates, aged - - - dis Won in a canter, Handicap Stakes, of I.Og each,. with 20gs added by. the Stew ards; two miles; the horses to be bona fide the property of the Subicribers. - . • . • . . Sir G. Pigott's b. h. Patshull, 4 yrs, 85t..3 1 b. - _ .1 Sir W. Wynne's b. li. Belmont,' 5 yrs, 9st 21b. - . 2 Sir T. Stanley's b. c. by 11.1ilo, 3 yrs, 7st. 21 b. . _ 3 Lord AnSbn's br. f. 'Cheshire Lass, Byrs, fist. 121 b. - 4 Mr. Houldswoth's br. h. the Butler, 3 yrs, 7st. 71b. - pd A good race. The Ladies' Purse,,value,Aol. to be .run for-by horses beaten during the week ; the best of heats, twice round the course to a heat; to start at the coming-in chair. Lord Anson's, hr. c. by Sir Oliver, 4 yrs - - fi 1 1 Mr. T. Barrow's V. f:bYAlecto, 4 yrs - - 7. 2 2 Sir W. Wynne's ch. f. by Blcklock, 3 yrs - 1.0 3 Mr. BeardswOrth's ch. c. rearnought, 4 yrs - 0 dr Mr. W. Williams's b. f.. by Comus, 4 yrs . 4 0 dr Sir T. Mostyn's b. f. Archduchess, 3 yrs 5 0 dr Mr. Ormsby Gore's eh. h. The Duke, aged • • 2 dr Sir T. Stanley's b. c. by Milo, 3 yrs - dr A capital race the first and second heats, the third won easy., From the LONDON GAZETTE,..AN/ 11' Whitehall, May 8, 1824. The King has been pleased to order a Conge d'Elire to th e Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Wells, empotrs ti ing them to elect a Bishop of the See of Bath and Wells, nod void by the death of Doctor Richard Beadon, late Bisl o P thereof; and his Majesty has also been pleased to recommen d to the said Dean and Chapter, the Right Reverend Father is God Doctor George Henry Law, Lord Bishop of Chester, 0 be by them elected Bishop of the said See of Bath and Wei• Whitehall, May 8, 1824. The King has been pleased to order a Conge d'Elire to th e Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Chichester, em= powering them to elect a Bishop of that See, now void by 68 death of Dr. John Buckner, late Bishop thereof; and his 3 14 ; jesty has also been pleased to recommend to the said Dean an, Chapter, the Rev. Robe r t J ames C arr , D oc t or i n Di v initb be by them elected Bishop of the said See. • Crown Office, May 11, 1824. • MEMBER returned to serve in this present PARLIASE I4I ',. Borough of Dundalk.—Si r R o b er t H arry . Inglis,, of Mint Bryan, in the county of Bedford, Bart., in the room of Ge° 46 ' Hartoop, Esq.; deceased. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED R. Williamson, Ipswich, Suffolk, merchant. BANKRUPTS. W. Sandison, Cork-street, Burlington-Gardens, tailor, t 47 surrender,. May 15, 22, and J une 22, a t t we l ve, at t h e Coat , of Commissioners. Attorney, Mr. Tanner, Fore -street, FINS. bury__square. J. Whitehouse, jun. and W. N. Whitehouse, Wolverliator ton, Staffordshire, factors, May 31, at five, June 1, and V, a t eleven, at the Star Inn, Shiffnall, Shropshire. Attornie d Messrs. Wimburn and Collett, Chancery.lane, London; a n Mr. G. Robinson ' Wolverhampton. G. Holgate a nd T. Holgate, Burnley, Lancashire, b a nker* May 31, at el even , J une 1,2 , 3 , 4 , at ten, and 22, at eleven, a t the Thorn Inn, Burnley. Attornies, Messrs. Milne and Parry' Temple; Messrs. Stocker and Dawson, Boswell -court, .1/ 00 : don ; Mr. Alcock, Skipton, Yorkshire ; and Mr. Buck'' Burnley. J. Bentley, Leeds, Yorkshire, stuff-merchant, May 17, 16 ' and June 22, at eleven. Attomies, Mr. Battye, Chancery' lane, London ; and Mr. Lee, Leeds. H. Wood, J. Wood, and J. Wood, Chandos-street, Covent' garden, haberdashers, May 22, 29, and June 22, at t welve , at the Court of Commissioners. Attornies, Mr. Alcock, Skip ton, Yorkshire ; and Mr. Beverley, Garden-court, Temple' London. E. Flashborn, Wakefield, Yorkshire, victualler; June 4, 5 ' and 22, at the Sessions House, Wakefield. A ttornies, 31essrsi Hurd and Johnson, T em pl e , L on d on ; an d M essrs. Carrs and Barker, Wakefield. W. Jackson, High-Holborn, victualler, May 18, 22, and J .f un c 22, at one, at the Co ur t o f C omm i ss i oners . Attorney, %W. Browning, Hatton -court, Threadneedle-street. H. Crooke, Burnley, Lancashire, cotton spinner, June 1, ' 5, and 22, at eleven, at the Thorn Inn, Burnley. Attornies, William Norris, John- s t ree t, Bedford-row, London ; and Messrs. Shaw and Artindale, Burnley. M. Critchly, Crooklands, Westmoreland, coal-dealer, MO 24, at four, 25, and June 22, at ten, at the Castle Inn, Preston' Lancashire. Attornies, Mr. Southward, Preston ; and Yr' Wheeler, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London. J. Narraway, Bristol, felimongers, May 17, 24. and Jun e 22, at one, at the White Lion, Bristol. Attornies, Messrs' Williams and White, Lincoln' s I nn , L on d on ; an d Mess'' BT owne and Watson, Bristol. C. Gruneisen, Lower Cumming-street, Pentonville, Middle: sex, merchant, May 15, at eleven, 22, and June 22, at ten, s' the Court of Commissioners, London. Attornies, Messrs' Paterson and Peile Old Broad -street, London. W. Shackles, Kingston -upon-Hull, linen-draper, May -` 36 ' 17, and June 22, at eleven, at the George Inn, Kingston) upon-Hull. Attornies, Messrs. Ellis, Sons, Walmesley, and Gorton, Chancery-lane,F London ; and M essrs . D r yd en a Joyce, Hull. T. Harris, Egg Buckland, and F. Harris, Devonport, De"; vonshire, butchers, May 19, 20, an d J une 22 , at e l eve n, e ) , the King's Arms Hotel, Plymouth. Attornies, Messrs. North and Smart, Temple, London ; and Mr. J. E. Elworthy, m e. vonport. DIVIDENDS. ay 25, G 2s 7lcl rr e . n,Goulden' Pinkerton, merchant—june 8, T. Ch a mb ers , Li verpoo l, grocer--Jun! tle p e Map ter —ll IL Eastwood, Leeds, draper—June 5, W. Staniforth, Eastcheap, wine-m erc h an t—J une 5 , I-1 . . Hi c k s and S. Woodward, Bankaide, Southwark, timber-merchants—Jun , 3-PNlaucneeat : Hackney-road, , e k N n l e r Y a r -r wl a c ti k ' s 12, J. Lyney, jun. Limehouse, sail-maker —Jun e 5, L. Hollander, Win chester-street, diamond-merchant—JuneV. Hosking, 'Walton, near Aylesbury, builder —June 4, Joseph, Liverpool, woollen-draper —June 3, J. Hewson W. Robinson, Carlisle, manufacturers. CERTIFICATES, JuNg 1. W. Stewart, Mitre-court, Cheapside, London, merchant" - 0. N. Bruton, Devizes, Wiltshire, coach-maker—S. Carter' Stratford, West Ham, Essex, cheesemonger--J. Pelham, se n ' Tovil, Kent, seed crusher. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. • R. Parsons and S. F. Parsons, Yhiskedwin, Breeonshirr iron-masters—J. Brett and W. H. B re tt, D over, Kent, LW.' makers—T. Holmes and C. Browne, Nottingham, corO-facto rs —G. C. Fox and Co. London, copper-merchants, so far as 5: lates to G. Grenfell—V/. Jone s , sen . an d W. Jones, jun. Philip and Jacob's, Gloucestershire curriers—K. shabsr r ; London, and J. Grylls, Plymouth-dock, exhibitors of carriag e J. Hill, sen. and Co. Old Kent-road, Surrey, general dealers', J. Burley and Co. Liverpool—T. Luccock and E. Jones, verpool, linen-drapers—E. Pain and T. Gould, Berwick-wee" Soho, spermaceti-refiners. COURSE OF EXCHANGE, May 1 Amsterdam Ditto, at Sight Rotterdam Antwerp Hamburg! Altona Paris,3 Day's sight Ditto Bourdeaux, ditto Berlin Frank fort on the Main Pet ei shy rg h Vienna Trieste Madrid 12 1 G. F • 11 18 12 2 12 4 37 6 sif Gs 37:7 21 4440 OV,' 25 70 -2 1 - , -• 25 70 0 E 7 9. 10 6 10 6 26i IC ifcctiro Cadiz E F f l ce:t t i i : : Bilb Barce oa lona Seville Gibraltar rioi • , Leghorn Ger,o-t , ......... , 13-Venice, Ital. Liv 27 0 Malta - 45 -Naples 3B Palermo . Lisbon Oporto IlioJaneiro .. 50 Bahia ~ ~ . S 1 . , Dublin .... 9i... . Cork 9i pet Cent. BULLION. Portugal Gold,in Coin ". 1.0 0 0 j) - )' ‘ l ' . Foreign Gold, in Bars • - • 17 6 Nt-w DOII6lOOIIS New Dollars Silver In Bars, Standard i) 4 Ili _., BIRTHS. On—the 10th instant, in Spital-square, the wife of Robe' Hanbury, Esq., of a daughter. On the l lth instant, Mrs. Edward Trencher, or Burt ° ''' crescent, of a daughter. MARRIED. a,str On Monday, the 10th instant; at. St. G e o rg e' s in the •w 1 , Isaac Rayne, Esq., of Halitax, Neva.Scotix, - to Al arijan i " eldest (laughter of Mr. Robert Weir, R. N. On Wednesday, the sth instant, at Chichester, Mr; Will° Maynard, jtin., late of that city, to Miss Pettit, of the same Ogee. DIED.. On Monday night, at .her house in Castle-street, Charlot te Christian a widow of the late Robert Skelton ; Esq. of the 1 11 ' tish Fire-office. On the Bth instant, at Henley-on-Thames, in the 78th ye ar of his age, Henry Spence, Esq. of Malling-house, near Leweof Sussex. On Sunday the 9th instant, in Lee-lane, Lewisham, Simpson, many years a resident, in Cheapside, in the 83d yea of his age. Printed and Published for the ..PRoPntwroup, at the Stl: 4 ' Orrlex, 112, Strand, by J. B. CARSTAIUS. 11 ( th Iti