The Sun. — London, England, 1827-04-23 00:00:00

EXECUTIONS FOR HIGH TREASON. (THIS DAY.) Daniel Buckly and Jeremiah Andrews, who were convicted at the late Kingston Assizes of High Treason, under the Statute of Edward 111., for coining, were this morning executed in front of Horsemonger-lane Gaol. The c ircumstances attendin the detection and trial o f g publi c .be the convicts must still fresh in the recollection of th e Budd —Y, who appeared to be about thirty-fi ve y ears o f age, hut been for a considerable time extensively engaged in e manufacture of counterfeit coin ; and to such perfec tr did he bring it, that the officers of the Mint admitted h e y Would have extreme di ffi culty in ascertaining it to be am fr om the appearance of the die alone. Indeed, he has wiself repeatedly boasted, that he never met any mechanic s ani he could not excel even in his own peculiar craft— ece his conviction he has been regularly attended by the tn e. v. 111 r. Mann, and although the Rev. Gentleman was t unceasing in his efforts to convince the wretched cul prit of the truths of Christianity, it is to be regretted, that h'up tea l a t e h our yesterday, he persisted in express i ng hi s °ubt of the existence of a future state. There might be, used to say, and he was inclined to think, there aal a Deity, b ut he had a strong disbelief that t h ere was K lere after." He was yesterday visited by the Rev. Mr. telt, a dissenting clergyman, and by two members of a be uni aeri g_" l3 _ h, " congregation, to which Buckly had formerly -n ged• Towards. evening, after arguing with great pertinacity in support of his former opinions, he was per to admit hi s error ; b ut cou ld no t be induced t o par ' se of the Lori's Supper. When pressed to do so, his con stant reply wag .c I h ave not h a d s ufficient time to prep are InYaelf f or i t. lam toe great a sinner to take the sacrament ; it o ught not t o 'b e done in a hurry. " Th e con d uct of An formed a st rong contras t to that of Buckly. Nothi ng fa Co' exceed the pi ous f ervo ur and the resignation to hi s e 'which this unhappy being exhibited throughout. He was over sixty Years - ) f a ge, and had been a regular fl i t s at a dissenting chapel. At an early hour morning the convicts were removed to the pri blit', and chapel, and were engaged in prayer until " It nin a few minutes before nine o'clock, when the Under -Sheriff arrived. Andrews was then conducted to the chapel door ' and while the executioner was in th e act janfi pinioning hi m , he addressed Mr. Knight and expressed is earnest hope that they might meet in Heaven "e , at the same time, thanked Mr. Walters, the g o vernor of the goal, for his hum ane attent i on to "n , and shook hands with severa l persons w h o Were standing near him. When his arms were secured he re turned to the chapel, and walked up to the Rev. Mr. ` l4a nn, " I hope, my poor fellow, said Mr. Mann, that you Sr s resigned to your fate, awl admit the justice of your t uai shrnent. A mer c if u l G o d w ill , I trust, par d on you. " I . deserve to die, I know I do," replied Andrews, "I have iblaeed committed many crimes ;—I am a wretched 'linnet, feel that through Jesus Christ I shall be forgiven." said the Rev. Gentleman, " I want you to admit that !_ftffer justly for the particular crime of which you have . convicted." " Oh, now I understand you," replied drams.An ,„ "I certainly deserve to die, inasmuch as I have been ricted by a Jury of my countrymen, but I had nothing to ° lo with the manufacture of the coin, and was merely ern tar4 to work for my hire." Whilst this conversation g oi ng on, Buckley was being pinioned—he exhibited si : Most astonishing coolness, and more than once as nientedts the, executioner in making the necessary arrange \er • Every thing being now ready, the wretched beings -"A:inducted through the long passage leading to the outer 7 : 1 5 of the gaol. They were then, as is usual, with per rill convicted of high treason, placed on a hurdle, and th ey Wn ,frY a horse across the yard to the door, through which pl a ' "ad to ascend to the platform. Buckley was first th e - ' 1 on the scaffold ; whilst the executioner was adjusting the ru P e, fre emed to be gazing mot unconcerndly on to sc ene aro se und him. In fact, his s e conduct was such as tiZtenish every one present. One instance of his pre ~(d. mind, though apparently trifling in itself, k rs such as to excite general observation. Whilst of t h" L aan was exhorting him to ask forgiveness spat 41 Almighty, Buckly turned his head aside, and th e ; the scaffold, about a fo ot , ard from him, and at car . ' e lne time stretched out his fo and rubbed the place ~ until he had oblitered the mark. Andrews was Ata hYnan from the time he ascended the scaffold.— " * lline o ' clock precisel • the signal was given to the exe ',Uttoner, and in instant ) the platform fell. Buckly p a s v a Ptar d, e t i t . o str uggle nan a little. The bodies remained sus s', I an our. RELIGIOUS DISPUTATION. The th ite first day' s di scuss i on o f t h e con t rovers y b e t w ee n Legit". Mr. Pope a n d th e R ev . M r . Maguire, in the st re :e - rnem of the Dublin Institution Nouse,' Sackville be basjust terminated with perfect harmony, and will to-marrow, at eleven o'clock. The room was c o , t° excess by most respectable individuals, and the fi l , e4) nrse which attended outside was very great. At a sele. reill utes after eleven o'clock, the Chairmen, who were p yrt 7l by each of the parties, Admiral Oliver, on the 111 3 Mr. P o p e , and Counsellor O'Connell for l'sy. at tr r , ,e aPpeared on the platform erected for the occasion "e botto m of the room, and took their places. They b e f t :2ecompani e d by the respective disputants. Shortly the appearance of the di sputants, a l eat h er t run k an d wer(eve,lling bag, containing huge folios belonging to each, Placed on the platfor th a r• SINGER. then read the agreement, which stated, P o l° Person was to address the meeting but Messrs. terk Pha ' llc n l Maguire; that th e y w e r e to experience no in . M k ,r-h,.tr: 11 °Pz then c o mmence d an d was f o llowed by Mr. ahcf;:'e, at th e conc l us i on o f some pre li m i nar y ma tters, r o , n , °n, each after the respective half hour. The argu am 7 of the d ay appeared to rest principally on the proof 110 genial of the c l a i m t o i n f a llibility by the Church of Rom e, °f Correspondent. KING'S THEATRE. of 7,in. S aturday s erious Opera night Rossini's well-known . full "Ir° VErentita was performed at this Theatre to a f ti, e . and fashionable house. Caradori was the Fat i ma o of h: 4 , ni ni, to which character she gave all the assistance f th led abilities Signior Galli performed the part o 'acill e t abilities, d himself throughout th e p er f o ing Noraddin, and prove tookfiancean able bass singer. Signora Toso . unde . r. th e • 91 a , and though powerful, and even melodious in wastmddle .nvariabl faint ; and of her voice, yet in its mezzo soprano, Si gnor c Yan told w and indistinct. The Orasman of urioni, was a lively well with the audience. animated performance, and EASTER TERM. Sitting* a COURT OP KIN G ' S BENCH. Ppointed to be holden at esex and London, before the Ri g h t Honourable Sir Middl CHARLES ABBOTT, Knight, the Lord Chief Justice, in and after Easter Tenn, 1827, viz.:._ MIDDLESEX LONDON. May 16, ' Monday ................... May 14 Wednesday May za Monday """"......••••• .................. May 21 Wednesday may 26 Friday .................. ➢ia 25 Saturday AFTER TERM. May 30 Tue5day.............. May 29 Wednesday The Court will sit on May the 14th, 16th, 21st, and 2ad, at half past twelve o'clock, and on the other-days, at - half-past nine. The following is a more complete f resig nations than has yet been laid before the public ; The Earl of Liverpool, First Lord of the Treasury; Lord Low ther. and Lord G. Somerset, Junior Lords of ditto; Mr. L ushington, Secretary of ditto; Mr. Arbuthnot, Secretary of the Treasury, and Commissione r of the Woods and F0',,t4%; ',, t4 %; the Earl of Westmorland, Lord Privy Seal ; Mr. Secretary of Sate (Homo) ; Earl Bathurst, ditto (Colonial); Lord Viscount Melville, First Lord of the Ad of wellington, Commander-in -chief t r i alt Y ; the Duke 4 Mat ter- G enera l of the Ordnanee; Lord Eldon, Lord .11'kuc-e110..; Right Gare(rlalManners, on. sir $ Sir C. Wetherell, Jude_ A A d v t t o o c r a i t te e y ; - Beckett, g Chancellor of Ireland ; the Marquis We . llesley, Lord -Lieu_ ant o f Ireland - Mr. Goulburn, Chief Secretary ; t h e Duk e t(!„as of Montrose, the Lord Chamberlain ; the Marquis ..."" a ill, Deputy Chamberlain ; the Duke of Dorset, Mat of the 1 MrWallace, Master of the Mint ; Mr. Sir H. Hardinge, 41 ° 14 1es, Treasurer Of the Ordnance ; Clerk of the Ordnance ; Lord Downe, Surveyor-General of the Ordnance ; Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Secretary to the LMatter -G ene r al of the Ordnance ; the Earl of Shaftesbury, hairrnan of the Committees of the House of Lords ; the arquis of Londonde Mornin g aper. Londonderry, as a Lord of the Bed-chamber. — . A GREAT S TRIKE. ---A Captain of a trad ing vessel passing through John-street, seas over, .popped his head into a tailor's work " half shop, exclaiming, " What's o'clock, my hearty?" The knight of the shears who was a bit o f a wag , lifting u p hi s sleeve-board, and g i v i ng fel low a goo d w h ac k on .his nob, bawl e d out, the'" It has j us t struc k one! "--The son of Neptune, thinking it might have been a repeat er , q u i et l y walked off.—Dublin Evening Post. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) IN TRltm. FROM LLOYD'S. Po/argot/Tx, APRIL 22.—Arrived the Alice, Tinn, from Malta, sailed, Feb. 1.; the Hope, Ripton, from Memel. Sailed his Majesty's ship Menai, for South America ; London, Smith, for Quebec. His Majesty's ship Redwing, for the coast of Africa, went out of harbour and remains at Spithead, but will sail in a few da)s. _ _ PLYMOUTH, Aram 21.—Wind E.—Arrived the Endy mion, Smith, from Bordeaux. Sailed the Restoration, for St. John's, and Southwood transport, for Quebec. FALMOUTH, Aram 20.—Wind E. to E.S.E.-21st, E. to W.—Arrived the Agnes, Belcher, from Cadiz in 27 days; Duke of Kent packet, from Lisbon, sailed the sth inst. ; Lord Sidmouth packet, from Brazil, sailed from Pernambuco 21st Jan., Bahia, 26th, and Rio, 28th; also the Dove packet, from Buenos Ayres and Monte Video. Sailed the Frolic packet, Barron, for the Leeward Islands, and Swallow packet, for St. Domingo, Jamaica, and Vera Cruz. KINSALE, APRIL 19.—The Caledonia, of Liverpool, was totally lost on Brandywine Shoal, in the Delaware, on the 23d ult. DARTMOUTH, APRIL 21.—The Kingston, of Guernsey, has been brought in by the Lion cutter, having two barrels of tobacco on board. NORTH SHIELDS, APRIL 21.—The Mary and Ann, Williamson, from Newcastle to Grangemouth, was assisted in here this afternoon, by some fishermen, leaky, having struck upon the rocks off Hawksley. WI-may, APRIL 20.—The Pedestrian has been got off, after throwing part of her cargo overboard, and proceeded to the Southward, and it is supposed with much damage : it is said that she did not make much water. THE MARKETS.--(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE. There were tolerably good arrivals of most kinds of Grain la,t week, and a considerable quantity of Flour. This morning the samples fresh at market form no material addition to the re mains of last week's arrivals, so that the only article of which there is any considerable shew of samples is foreign Oats. Wheat fully maintains the terms quoted on this day se'nnight. Barley is dull sale, at no variation in price. Beans are rather dearer. Pease continue in the same dull state as lately reported. There is a fair demand for good stout Oats, and the best parcels of Feed, which readily obtain t he quotations of this day se'nnight, but other kinds sell very slowly. There is not much doing in the Flour trade, and the prices are without variation. Tares and Clover Seed are considerably lower. PRICES ON BOARD OF SHIP. Wheat, Red (old) .. . -- -s. 1 Beans, Small (new)... 525. 555. White (old) .. -4 . -8. 1 (old) .... -s. -s. - Red (1826) ... 50s. 545. --- Tick (new).... 455. 48s. Fine s4s. sfis. . (old) .... -s. -s. Superfine.. 58s. 60s. - Harrow (new)4Bs. 51s. ----White (1826). 535. 565. Fine sBs. 60s. Brank -s. -s. Superfine.. 625. 655. Oats, Feed 245. 28s. Rye (new) 36s. 40s. ---- mine 295. 31s. Barley - Poland 295. 325. - Fine (new) .... 395. 40s. ---------Fire 335. 36,. - Superfine 4ls. 435. -- potatoe 325. 345. Malt 49s. 535. -------- Fine ...345. 365. --- Fine 5' s. 655. - Scotch 39s. 40s. Pease, Grey (new) .... 48s. 50s. Flour (per sack) 4ss. 50s. - Maple (new)... 51s. 525. --- Seconds 425. 4.3 s - White (new)... 435. 48s. -- North Country 40s. 4.55. - Boilers ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK. ro , T ° e:.! 7 g From Whence. f,.. ri ~.7 •L• f: 5! t' .9 •:e • Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Scks. Aldborough 444 190 -- -- -- 8 50 Alemouth 132 228 Boston - -- 1415 -- Clay - -- 459 Colchester 367 180 500 5 31 45 560 ' c c ., Harmdch." 5BO 202 1002 70 4 1060 2 Leigh l9 -- -- -- 26 24 -- 44 Maldon 290 197 200 35 72 43 1094 Exeter Hull - -- -- 820 -- __ Ipswich lB5 302 829 -- -- 12 691 Kent 1643 445 325 72 125 126 776 Lynn Poole - 20 -- 185 Portsmouth Southampton - -- -- -- -- -- 112 Southwold - 15 -_ -- Spalding Stockton Woodbridge.-- 275 93 146 61 441 Yarmouth Banff — 300 Berwick - -- 1004 -- -- -- Inverness ---------------- ----------------- 4640 1681 4642 4079 400 262 9150 IRISH. Belfast Limerick — 2137 FOREIGN. Antwerp Calais - -- -- -- -- CarohenzM - -- 1284 30 -- -- Cuxhaven lBO -- -- -- -- -- -- Dmitzic lOBO -- -- 130 -- Dunkirk — -- -- 622 178 -- -- Emden — 2157 180 Ghent — Gibraltar — 924 Grlefswald 225 165 3075 18 Groningen Hamburgh — 3408 49 62 Havre Homersiel Hookziel - -- 911 -- -- Kiel Koningsberg - -- _ -- -- -- -- Leer laebau — -- -- 715 -- -- -- Lubeck - 325 -- 1235 -- -- -- Memel - -- 560 180 -- Nesvharlingersie -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Ostend - 20 -- 20 -- -- -- Mau -.. __ -- 560 -- 95 -- Riga — -. -- Rostock — 1350 3457 Rotterdam _ 1180 Schien — Sciacca — 1750 Stettin 325 300 1608 19 Tondern Tonningen — 137 90 11 Trieste — 1200 Weender — 721 Wismar 1157 1243 Wolgast — 213 1560 Total 6007 15844 4642 37471 2056 757 9150 AGGREGATE QUANTITY OF OTHER KINDS OF PULSE. Rye, o—Tares, 1720—Linseed, 3661—Rapeseed, 2671—Brank, 560 —Mustard, o—Hemp, 115—Seeds, 0. ;MITHFIELD MARKET. The trade at this day's market, which exhibited, on the whole, a fair average time of year supply, wag not so brisk as either that of this day se'nnight or of Friday last, especially with large Oxen, Sheep, Lambs, and Calves Beef and Pork, however, ul timately produced nearly or quite Friday's quotations, from which Mutton, Lamb, and Veal, receded about 2d., perhaps, in a few , instances, 4d. per stone. PRICES PER STONE OF BLISS. TO SINK THE OFFALS. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts ...... 3 6 310 Large Lambs 0 0 0 0 Second quality ditto 4 2 4 6 Prime small ditto 6 2 7 4 Prime large Oxen... 5 0 ,5 4 Large coarse Calves 4 4 5 0 Prime Scots, &c..... 5 4 5 6 Prime small ditto 5 6 6 0 Inferior 5heep ....... 4 6 410 Lar g e Hogs 4 8 5 0 Second luality ditto 410 5 2 Small Porkers 5 4 5 8 Coarse-woolled ditto 5 6 5 8 Suckling Calves 12s. to 365. each. SouthdownWethers 5 8 6 0 Quarter old Pigs 10s. to 16s. each. SUPPLY, AS PER CLERK'S STATEDIENT. Beasts. Sheep and Lambs.' Calves. Pigs. 2,039 I 15,100 134 I 141 About 1150 of the beasts came from Norfolk and Suffolk ; about 140 from Sussex and Kent ; about '7O up the great North Road ; about 50 from the western and midland districts; and most of the remainder, among which were a considerable num ber of lusty Townsend Cows, from the stall feeders, cowkeepers, &c., in the neighbourhood of London. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. too. d. S. d. to s. d. Beef 3 6 410 Veal Mutton 4 0 5 4 Pork 5 0 5 8 Lamb ss. 6d. to Os. ST. BRIDE'S CHURCH. We perceive an announcement of a Selection of Sacred Music at this Church, for the Benefit of one of the best In stitutions in the Metropolis, " The City of London School of Instruction and Industry," of which his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence has lately most graciously con descended to become Patron, as well as an annual subscriber of twenty guineas. It is with pleasure we find many of our most celebrated vocal and instrumental performers en gaged on this occasion, under the direction of Sir G e o r ge Smart. As the principal feature of this institution is to give to the children of the indigent poor a useful education, we sincerely hope that the Church will be well filled on Thursday next, and that the Charity may reap a good harvest. THE KING'S BIRTH-DAY. This being St. George's Day, and the anniversary of his Majesty's nativity, the morning was ushered in by the ringing of bells, flags flying fi ono the different churches, and other demonstrations of joy. At an early hour the Mall in St. James's Park presented a very animated spec tacle, by an assemblage of elegantly dressed ladies to wit ness the detachments from the flank companies belonging to the brigade of Foot Guards, who were mustered in mili tary order on the parade, accompanied by their respec tive officers. At ten o'clock the line was formed by Col. Clitheroe, when several distinguished officers also arrived on the ground, among whom we noticed Col. Townsend, of the Grenadiers, the senior in command, Col. Wood ford, Colonel Macdonald, 8,4. &c. After the soldiers had gone through their military movements, they proceeded from the parade te St." James's P a l ace , where the b an d s played airyh Inthe general postmen and theseveral course delightfulofthe da poet boys wore their new dresses, the latter of whom went in procession on horseback through the metropolis, as did also the mail-coaches. FASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS. The Duchess of Glocester visited his MA JEsTY at his palace in St. James's, on Saturday. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Count Mun ster, the Hanoverian Minister, Sir John Copley, and Sir Herbert Taylor, had audier.ces of the KING 011 Saturday. Count Munster had an audience of his MA JEATY yesterday. Viscount Granville, Lord Seaford, Mr. Hus kisson, and Mr. Littleton, visited Mr. Canning yesterday. The Marquis of Sligo transacted business at the Foreign-office on Saturday. The Marquis of Londonderry visited Sir John Beckett on Saturday. Mr. Planta returned to town, yesterday, after his election for Hastings; Mr. Canning received visits on Saturday from the Duke of Devonshire, the Earl of Harrowby, the Earl of Carlisle, Viscount Granville, Lord Dudley, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Huskisson, Sir John Copley, and the Right Hon. C. Grant. Mr. Canning was also in frequent communica tion with the Hon. J. Abercrombie. Mr. Can- ning afterwards went at four o'clock to the King's Palace, St. James's to visit the KING, where Mr. Canning remained some time. The Duke of Devonshire and the Earl of Carlisle were occupied for a considerable time on Saturday with the Hon J. Abercrombie. About five o'clock on Saturday afternoon the Duke of Devonshire left town unexpectedly in his carriage and four, on a visit to the Marquis of Lansdown. Earl Bathurst still retains the Seals as Secre tary of State for the Colonial Department, as does Mr. Peel those of the Secretay of State for the Home Department. Mrs. Canning is confined to her apartments by indisposition. The Princess Lieven and Madame Falck called yesterday to see Mrs. Canning. LEAMINGTON, APRIL 21.—His Grace the Duke of Wellington and suite arrived at the Regent Hotel, on Tuesday evening. The Duke and his sister-in-law, the Marchioness of Welles ley, are in daily expectation of receiving a visit from the Marquis, who, it is confidently reported here, will hold a place in the new Administration, and be succeeded in the Vice-Royalty of Ireland by the Marquis of Hertford. , MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.----. 011 Wednes day, at St. George's, Hanover-square, by the Right Hon. and Rev. Lord William Somerset, W. H. Cooper, Esq. only son of the Rev. Sir William Cooper, Bart. to Anne, eldest daughter of Charles K. Kemys Tynte, Esq. M.P. of Hals well House, Somersetshire. A vacancy, we hear, is about to take place in the office of Sitting Alderman in the Borough, to which d salary of 8001. a year is attached, and that. Sir John Perring and Mr. Alderman Ansley are candidates to succeed to it. The late falling off in the Stamp Duties, espe cially under the head of advertisements, may in no inconsiderable degree be attributed to the abo- ,tion of the State Lottery. Upon the 14th instant, Sir Walter Scott of Abbotsford, Baronet, Sheriff-depute of Selkirk shire, appointed Mr. Peter Rodger, writer in Selkirk, Procurator Fiscal of the Sheriff Courts and County of Selkirk, in the place of Mr. Geo. Rodger, resigned.—Caledonian Mercury. PRESENTS TO THE KING !—His ,Ma jesty's sloop of war Slaney, Captain Thornton, arrived at Woolwich on Thursday last, having on board a most beautiful Zebra and two Gnus, from the Cape of Good Hope, presents to his Majesty. They were landed yesterday by Mr. Cross, of the Menagerie, Exeter Change, and will be conveyed by him in a few days to Windsor. A friend met Goulburn and Holmes walking arm in arm down Parliament-street the other day, and said " Why, Goulburn, I hear you are out." " Yes," was the reply. " And are you out too, Holmes ?" " Yes," said Holmes. " Then," said their friend, " you are an out and out pair." GERMAN LITERATURE. —ln Germany, among the unaccountable number of non-political journals, there appear at this time, a mornin g _ a mid-day—an evening—and a midnight Gazette. The latter, so far from being sleepy, is the most lively and spirited of them all ; being edited by the celebrated poet 'gunner. COUNTY OF DUBLIN ELECTION.—The cha racteristic enthusiasm of Irish feeling is always most intense, when they witness the triumph of justice over falsehood and slander. Yester day evening, when the news arrived in this town, that the representatives of the County of Dublin were to retain their seats in Parliament, in despite of the efforts of an Orange faction, almost with the rapidity of lightning, it was com municated to the different parts of the country, and immediately bonfires appeared in every di rection, so as literally to illuminate the atmos phere, and the shoutings and other demonstra tions of joy manifested by the people, conveyed dismay to the enemies of liberality.—Dublin Morning Register. IRISH ECCENTRICITIES.—A few nights since, the house of Francis Doonan, a farmer, in the parish of Fenagh, near Ballinamore, was broken into by a number of men with their faces blackened,who demanded his money; the poor man denied having any ; upon which these monsters placed him on the fire ; this induced his wife to produce 12 sovereigns, which she declared were all the house contained ; but the villains were too well informed, and, to extort the remainder of what they were well aware he possessed, they brought a quantity of straw, in the midst of which they placed the unfortunate man, and having set it on fire, soon compelled him to ac knowledge a further sum of 501. which they carried off; but Doonan was so dreadfully burned that little hopes are entertained of his The kingdom of r e c c o very. —Boyle NESET G et R AD a Ti t. o e N._ Chu, founded by Litouchin, or Lieou-pei, hay ing been invaded by the 'enemy, Koung Ming ordered a stone statue of a man, of the ordinary size, to be set up on the high road by which the hostile army must advance. This statue held in one hand a sword, and in the other a book, the leaves of which were impregnated with poison. The General of the enemy's army coining to this spot, and seeing the book open, began to read it, and found it interesting. As he frequently put his fingers to his mouth in order to moisten them, to turn over the leaves more easily, he soon felt the effects of the poison. He attempted to retire, but could not, his coat of mail being attracted by the pedestal, which was composed of loadstone. Enraged at this, he seized the sword which the statue held in the ether hand and struck it. This action proved still more fatal to him. The stroke having caused sparks to fly, they kindled the combustibles enclosed in the interior of the statue, the explosion of which killed him. His army terrified t the sudden death of its general, was *pa to retreat.--Travels to China. HIGHLAND SCHOOL SOCIETY. On Saturday the Highland School Society cele brated its Fifty-fourth Anniversary, when the Mem bers and Friends of the Institution dined together in Freemasons' Hall. About 150 gentlemen sat down to dinner,:and a considerable . number of ladies appeared in the gallery: -A military band played at intervals during the evening. , The vocal portion of the entertainment, was, as usual, admirably sustained by Messrs. Broadhurst, Bellamy, Pyne, Goulden, and Taylor. After a variety, of characteristiC toasts and songs, the company separated, apparently much gratified. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 21.—We have had no foreign arrival this week, strong adverse winds hav ing prevailed throughout. With respect to the non-arrival of his Majesty's ship Tweed (as we per ceive the name of this ship so frequently mentioned in the London papers), we need only repeat that there is no reasonable cause for alarm whatever for her safety. The last letters from Captain Hunn (received by Mrs. H. now residing near this place) are dated at Vera Cruz, Jan. 15, at which time he expected to sail immediately ; but he adds, " I have other places to visit, and cannot, at the earliest, be in England before the first week in April." From Lieut. Powney we learn that Captain Hunn was de tained until the sth February, of course longer than his expectations when he made the above calcu lation. The Revenge, 74, Admiral Sir Harry Neale, G.C.B. returning from the Mediterranean command, was seen off Torbay, on Thursday night, beating up the Channel: she has not yet reached this anchorage. Letters have been received from his Majesty's ship Warspite, dated the 4th Dec., from Port Jack son (New South Wales) ; she had seven weeks' pas sage from Trincomalee, five of which Commodore Sir James Brisbane was confined to his bed. The ship arrived 19th Oct., and he landed somewhat better, but a relapse of dysentery ensued, and we have much regret in adding that on the 2d Dec. he was so ill as to be despaired of; but when the let ters came away, a little change had ensued, which produced a hope. Lady B. and family, in point of health, were well. Sir James Brisbane's attack commenced at Prome, six months before, and he was so reduced at Trincomalee, as to be with difficulty moved from the Boadicea to the Warspite. Mr. Rowland Mainwaring, mid. (son of Capt. Rowland Mainwaring R.N.), died on the 27th Oct. of dysen tery. The Warspite and Volage were to proceed from Port Jackson to Valparaiso, to relieve the Cam bridge and Eclair. The Success, 28, Captain Stir ling, arrived at Sydney on Nov. 28, from England and the Mauritius. The Fly, 18, Captain Wethe rell, sailed on Nov. 9, with the brigs, Amity and Dragon, having on board troops and stores to form settlements at Western Port and King George Sound. The Menai, 26, Captain Michael Seymour (which arrived on Monday from Woolwich), sailed this morning for the South American station. She took dispatches for the Hon. R. Gordon, Ambassador at the Brazils, and for Admiral Sir Robt. W. Otway. The Redwing, 18,Captain D. C. Clavering,went tut of harbour this afternoon, fitted to return to the Coast of Africa. Remain at Spithead—Galatea and Redwing. In the Harbour—Victory, Melville, Wellesley, Dartmouth, Dispatch, Weazle, Manly, Sylvia, and Calliope. _ . The Hussar frigate, Captain Edward Boxer, is ex pected to arrive at Spithead, from Deptford, about the sth of May, fitted for the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, and the North American com mand. On Wednesday the Warren Hastings, Captain Drake, sailed for Port Jackson, with 168 male con victs, from the hulks at this place, under the charge of Dr. King. The Warren Hastings will afterwards proceed from New South Wales to China, for a cargo of tea:for the East India Company. on which voyage she will pass near the ground on which, it is stated, in some recent Calcutta Papers, that the remains of Monsieur de la Perouse's crew will be found. The Island is called, in the Charts, Tocopia, and lies between the group called the Hebrides and the Friendly Islands, about lat. 10 S. and long 167 E. We wish her intended research may be at tended with success. Rear Admiral Sir Edward Owen, K.C.B. is ap pointed Surveyor-General of the Ordnance. A small naval promotion among the junior classes of officers will take place on the 23d inst.—Hamp shire Telegraph. ST. MARY ABCHURCH, LOMBARD-STREET, At a Vestry Meeting recently held to dispose of parish business, a question of some import ance as regards the medical profession, came un der discussion ; it was, whether Surgeons have a right to recover from the parish for attendance on paupers in case of sudden illness or serious accidents, without an order from the Church wardens. After the routine business had been disposed of, Mr. Gorton, the senior churchwarden, begged to call the attention of the Vestry to a bill which had been sent to him from Mr. Rees Price, a surgeon, amounting to 81. 14s. for medical at tendance on paupers. He had resisted this de mand, on the ground that no orders from him self or his colleague had been given to Mr. Price for such attendance. As he saw Mr. P. was in the room, he was desirous of having the matter arranged. Mr. PRICE was willing to settle the matter only by a recognition of his claim. Mr. WOODWARD, the Deputy Churchwarden, conceived Mr. Price had no claim. Besides, to one family which had been attended by Mr. Price, and charged for, a sufficient sum of mo ney had been given to pay for medical aid and other necessaries. In the course of a fortnight, the family just alluded to had received from the parish lle io less c i uAl a sum RmANortilia (the Rev. 25s. tev .Dr. Bellamy) sup ported the churchwardens, and said, if Mr. Price had no other circumstance to mention in support of his claim, he should terminate the discussion immediately. He did not believe the parish had any right to pay the bill. Mr. PRICE was surprised at the line of argu ment pursued by the Reverend and Learned Chairman. It went to this, that in case of sudden illness, &c. among the poor, they were not to be assisted until an order had been ob tained from the churchwarden, who might be enjoying just h i a m l s u e d l f e d ato had his c b o e u e n u t r s y e v e h t o e u l y s e a . T e t h e d e family with the small pox, and for five or six days had been kept without relief from the parish, because they were not parishioners. The woman and one child had died under the disease, and, had it not been for the humane interference of some of the neighbours, who obtained medical aid, &c., the whole family must have perished. An order from the Lord Mayor had ultimately com pelled the parish to afford relief, and the officers had doled out the large sum above stated, which, he contended, was not sufficient to pay for me dical. attendance alone in the time specified.— He considered the transaction a reflection on the parish, and, after what had fallen from the Reverend Chairman, he should take the decision of a court of law on his claim. After some further conversation, the meeting abruptly separated, Mr. Deputy Williams con ceiving that the discussion ought not to have been entertained.—Lancet, April 21. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CATTERICK BRIDGE RACES.—Fiasr DAY. These celebrated Yorkshire Races, upon which so much depends, and which stand in the same situation to the Great St. Leger as the Newmarket do to the Derby and Oaks, have produced most important results, and the Tat tersall's betting will undergo a complete revolution in con quence. The Craven Stakes. Mile and a quarter. Lord Kelburne's Jerry 1 Duke of Leeds's b. c. by Whisker 2 Seven others started. —4 to 1 agst Jerry.—Won by a neck. The Produce Stakes of 25 sovs. each. (S subscribers.) Two miles. Mr. Riddell's Hartpury Sir E. Dodsworth's ch. f. Sprite 2 to 1 on Hartpury, who won in a canter Sweepstakes of 30 sovs. each. (6 subscribers). Two miles. Mr. Darnell's b. c. by Walton walked over. The Richmond Club Stakes of 20 sovs each, p.p. Col. Cradock's b. c. by Whisker Mr. Darnell's br. c. by Waverley Mr. Whitelock's b. f. by Reveller 6 to 4• on the winner.—Won easy. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each. D. M. Brocard shot off in front, was never headed, and won very cleverly by a length, beating Rhoda, Mr. Goddard's, and Canvas. The Match between Wamba and Pollio is scarcely worth notice. The betting was 5t02 on Wamba, who had it all his own way. THE PLATE.-There was not a good horse in the race, although nine started. Mr. Greville's two-yr.-old (since called Pilot) was the favourite, and trailed the lot along in prime style, winning by a length. Sweepstakes of 200 sous. each. R.M. Lord Jersey's Mameluke Three paid. ... rec. ft. HOO RACES, HERTFORDSHIRE.—APRIL 21. The Gold Cup, for all ages, Craven weights, was won with great ease by Mr. Heathcote's hr. c. Syntax by Ama dis, Mr. tiowerby's Lionel Lincoln, and several, others. • The County Stakes were won with great ease, by Lord Verulam's ch. c. Upas by Abjer, beating Dwina and Be rengaria. The Club Stakes. Lord Verulam's Upas Mr. Heathcote's Syntax This was a very interesting race, and was won by a neck only. Two others started. The Handicap was won very easily by Lord Verulam's h. c. Helas by Woful, heating Rufus and Berengaria. THE RING.-FIGHTS TO COME. To-morrow.—Whiteheaded Bob and Jem Burns, 2001. May 2.—Ben Burn and Torn Oliver, 1001. May B.—David Hudson and Larkins, bOl. May 29.—Savage and Wallace, 1001. BENEFITS.-Jem Burns will take his Benefit, win or lose, on Thursday next, two.days after his fight with White headed Bob. Brown, from Bridgenorth, and all the " top sawyers," are expected to be present.—Ned Savage will take his Benefit to-morrow evening, at Mr. Temple's, the King's Head, High Holborn ; and, on, that occasion, his brother Bill will be ready to make a match with Ewin, the fighting basket-maker, or Blackheaded Bob, for 25/. DAVIS AND HALL.—This fight for 25/. a-side, took place within twenty miles of Manchester, on Tuesday last, and excited a good deal of attention among the Fancy of that neighbourhood. Davis was the favourite, and fully justified the confidence of his friends. He took the lead at starting, nobbed his man in prime style, and in the 18th round popped in such a teazer, that Hall thought proper to cut and run. Davis will shortly be backed against Ned Stockman, if the latter can raise the needful. WHITEHEADED 808 AND JIM BURNS. —To-morrow this important battle will take place, within 50 miles of London. We are glad to bear that both men are ex tremely well, and look with confidence to the approaching struggle. Bob still continues at Hurley Bottom, and Burns at Barnet. The betting is very brisk at 5 and 6t04 on Bob, and a good deal of money has been laid out. We had a letter from Bob yesterday, stating that he was neve r better, and that his friends need not be afraid to back him. BIG BROWN AND JEAI WARD.—Ward has appointed Thursday next, to meet at Cribb's, to put down a first de posit of 251. to make a match with Brown of Bridgenorth, whose motto seems to be " toujours pret," for Cribb says his money is ready at any time, and to any amount. Ward assigns as a reason for not attending to Brown's invitation last Thursday, that his friends were " not in town." We know Jem has friends both in town and country, and we trust that on the present oceasion, for the honour of the London Fancy, the Bridgenorth hero will not be permitted to assume the Champion's belt without a struggle. Jem is well, and is himself confident of winning. It is expected both men will shew at Jem Burn's benefit, at the Tennis court. Brown is spoken of as a Nonpareil, but the only opportunity we had of judging of his merits, was at his fight with Tom Shelton. There he certainly proved him self a " good one," but there can be no comparison between the young and vigorous and scientific Ward, and the worn out and aged Shelton, whose day may be fairly said to be " gone by." The fight with Ward, should the match be made, is to take place on a stage, half way between London and Bridgenorth. MARTEN AND GYBLETTS.—Nothing decisive has yet been done respecting the battle-money on this fight, nor can the point be settled, until, as was before recommended, a formal application be made to the umpires and referee, and their decision obtained. It was rumoured on Friday that Cribb had given up the whole of the stake-money to Marten ; but we apprehend he is too good a judge to take such a step, without, in the first instance, attending to the forms which he knows must be adopted on such an occa sion. Gybletts' friends, we hear, have no inclination to renew the match, even should that be proposed, from whence it may be inferred that they think Marten the better man. As far as we have been able to learn, the interruption at Ilungerford was effected through the in tervention of a grocer, named Perdue, and a Methodist Parson. These parties applied to the constables to stop the fight, previous to its commencement; but as the consta bles refused to act without a warrant, it became necessary to apply to a Magistrate, from whom a proper instrument was obtained, upon the authority of which the constables were forced to do their duty. NED SAVAGE AND WALLACE.—A further deposit of this fight was made good on Tuesday night at Harry Holt's in Cross-lane, Long-acre. YOUNG DUTCH SAM AND BISHOP SHAD.PE.—Sam re peats his challenge to the " Bold Struggler," and will be ready to make a match at Jem Burn's benefit on Thursday. DAVID HUDSON AND LARKINS.—The third deposit for this fight was made good at the Crispin, in Grub-street, on Thursday night. WRESTLING. NORFOLK WRESTLING MATCH FOR FIVE SOVEREIGNS. This match will take place at the Golden Eagle, Mile. end-road, on Thursday next, by 16 or more men, wholly on the true Norfolk system, under the direction and super intendence of C. Layton, the celebrated Norfolk Game chicken, and fi t ot u i, yo c other ikn.a_t gentlemen hTeidi e, paiedvobne f g r a nionndl Cornwall playing orf Norfolk, k w p, precisely emc who eenl y mi a • ra l et l attend and decide as impartial umpires ; the men to be e hw x ae p l A ifg e - c Ph tte d d E t a i t t , n o: vdo attend. AiA r e 11 A match was made on Thursday night, at the Castle Tavern, between Gaffney and Murray, the first three fair back-falls out of five to decide the event; Gaffney bets 251, to 201. ; the match to take place on the 10th of May next, at three o'clock, and Ned O'Neal to name the place of meeting. The whole of the money is to be made good on Friday next at Mr. Lee's, Berwick-street, Oxford -street, or the Si. a-side to be forfeited. IMPERIAL DISTILLERY COMPANY.—On Saturday a Meeting of the Shareholders in this Company was held at Batson's Coffee-house, in consequence of the threats of creditors to pro ceed against the whole body of Shareholders, for debts amounting to 13,0001. Mr. W. Clark addressed the Meeting, and said he had exposed the thing, and driven the Directors from the field, and had the Shareholders taken his advice in time they would have escaped heavy losses. He denied that any Court would consider the scheme a fair Company, or any thing else than a fraud. The Directors and concoctors of the scheme were the responsible persons. Several s olicitors addressed the Meeting, and said the Courts would hold all the Shareholders respon sible to the creditors ; and recommended that payments on the shares to the amount of 15,000/. still due, should be enforced, to satisfy the de mands. After some discussion, a Committee was formed to suggest what course was best to be taken. JUBILEE AT STRATFORD. As the Jubilee in honour of the birth-day of Shakspeare, which commences at Stratford this day, has excited considerable interest amongst all ranks of persons having a just estimate of the transcendent genius of the " Immortal Bard of Avon," the following hasty sketch of the origin, &c. of that which took place in the year 1769, under the superintendence of Mr. Garrick, may interest our readers :-- In the year 1768, the corporation of Strat ford-on-Avon, assisted by the subscriptions of the neighbouring gentry, rebuilt their Town-hall ; soon after which the celebrated George Alexan der Steevens visited his friend, the late Mr. John Payton, the proprietor of the White Lion Inn, at Stratford, who having invited several of his acquaintances to spend the evening with his en.. tertaining visitor, the conversation turned upon Shakspeare, the Mulberry-tree, and finally upon the newly-erected edifice, when regret was ex pressed that they possessed no statue to occupy the empty niche left in the north front. Shak speare's occurred as the most appropriate ; and Steevens, delighted with the idea, suggested an application to his friend Garrick, then in the ze nith of public favour, to give a benefit at his theatre, or otherwise promote a fund towards defraying the expence of the proposed statue of Shakspeare. This hint being approved by the company, Steevens observed, that as Garrick was fond of praise and profit, he would, if it were possible, turn the measure to his pecuniary advantages, at the same time that the intimation would gratify his vanity ; and under this convic tion Steevens addressed him on the subject.— Steeven's engagements taking him to Worcester in a day or two following, he there received Garrick's answer, which in no manner declined the general wish •expressed by the application ; and a correspondence then took place between Garrick and the corporation, in which he ac quitted himself with so much address, that the freedom of the borough being voted to him, it was conveyed in a box made of Shakspeare's mulberry-tree, which highly flattered the well known vanity of Garrick. Such were the inci dents, however unpromising in their first appear ince, to which this remarkable festival was in debted for its origin. Flattered by this judicious compliment, Garrick conceived the idea of cele hrating the Jubilee ; and his proposed plan, be ing highly approved by the corporation, he de termined on its taking place the ensuing au tumn. A magnificent octagonal amphitheatre, the for R 100 an e performers.l ag h Rotunda Th ; e within firat -as capable of holding 1,000 persons, was erected upon the Bancroft, close to the Avon, somewhat resemblingtn open ing of the Jubilee was announced by the dis charge of 30 pieces of cannon, 12 cohorns, and some mortars (ranged upon the margin of the Avon), at five o'clock on Wednesday morning, - iept. 6, 1769. The corporation met at eight o'clock, and having appointed Mr. Garrick steward, invested him with the insignia of his office, viz., a medallion (on which was carved a bust of Shakspeare, richly set in gold), and a wand, made from the mulberry-tree. A public breakfast then took place in the Town-hall, after which the company proceeded in regular order to the church, where the oratorio of Judith', under the direction of Dr. Arne, was performed; after which the company walked in procession to ;he Amphitheatre, preceded by vocal and instru nental performers, where, at three o'clock, up wards of 700 ladies and gentlemen sat down to in elegant dinner, at which Garrick presided as steward. In the evening there was a brilliant as sembly at the Amphitheatre, and the whole town illuminated. A large transparency was displayed from the window of the room where Shakspeare was said to have been born. Fire-works vvwe let off the whole night, from a temporary build ing erected for that purpose. The second day's entertainments commenced with a public break fast at the Town-hall, from whence the company adjourned to the Amphitheatre, where the Ode, on the dedication of the newly-erected Hall, to the memory of Shakspeare, was performed. A public dinner was given at three o'clock, and the town, at night, again illuminated ; with five ad ditional transparencie3 for the five front windows Shakspeare'sin Hall. His bust in the Chancel was adorned with festoons of laurel, bays, &c. ; and, at the head of his grave-stone were garlands of flowers and evergreens. The Masquerade at -the Amphitheatre was attended by upwards of 1,000 persons, some of whom paid the enor mous sums of 15 and 20 guineas for a very so-so Spanish dress ; so great was the demand, and short the supply. On Friday the weather conti nued so unfavourable, that the pageant, repre senting Shakspeare's principal characters from his plays, which it was intended should walk in procession from the College to the Amphithe atre, was abandoned. The race, however, upon Shottery-meadow, for the Jubilee Cup, value 50 guineas, took place, and was won by Mr. Pratt's horse, Whirligig.—Garrick danced a mi :feat- nuet at the Assembly in the evening, and thus closed a ceremony, which excited the greatest a too s k eri p o l , j ac s e. Annual Minor Jubilee " was contemplated the e te d re a st s at the th su e b t j i e m ct e, w a o lt rt h h o y ug o h nl b y y s o o f m r e icu it c 7 fe s . An n b t e u r t t a innoendeln 1794 Mr. nextAlal Malone entertained intention of pro moting a commemoratirA of the Jubilee, but abandoned his desigli in consequence of the na ional gloom which the revolutionary war in France had excited. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM PARIS.— " Mr. Canning's triumph is a source of public joy here, as it must be to all Constitutional Europe ; he is the "spes gregis,' the leader on whose vigour and superior t a l en t a ll f r i en d s t o civil and religious liberty build their hopes, to defend them against bigotry, hypocrisy, and base ness of all sorts. I am confident that the Court people here are greatly disappointed, and that all their wishes and their intngues are hostile to Canning." BRICK TEA.--The Mongols, and most cf the nomades of Middle Asia, make use of this tea ; it serves them both for drink and food. The Chinese carry on a great trade in it, but never drink it themselves. In the tea mimufac tories, which are for the most part in the Chinese government of Fokien, the dry, dirty, and da maged leaves and stalks of the tea are thrown aside, they are then mixed with a glutinous sub stance, pressed into moulds, and dried in ovens. These blocks are called by the Russians, on ac count of their shape, brick tea. The Mongols, the I3ouriats, the inhabitants of Siberia, beyond lake Baikal, and the Kalmucks, take a piece of this tea, pound it in a mortar made on purpose, and throw the powder into a cast-iron vessel full of boiling water, which they stiffer to stand a long time upon the' fire ; adding a little salt and milk, and sometimes mixing flour fried in oil. This tea, or broth, is known by the name of Satouran. I have drunk brick tea prepared both ways, and found it palateable enough; at least very nourishing.—Travels of Me Russian Mission.