The Sun. — London, England, 1825-09-17 00:00:00

C ONTESTED ELECTIONS. ne rumours respecting the period of the dis solution of the present Parliament are as various as the vivvis and objects of the different Can didates. lta A . in the b est -i n f orme d c i rc l es it i s ac c. —e uged that, at th e p resen t mome nt, the o ntwivern inent hav e not definitively decided on the subject, and Willno t until the (2.2 d instant, when C abinet Council will, it is understood, be held ;ne pr o b a b ility is, that, should a dissolution be o i et erniined upon, it will not take place until after t ' e Quarter Sessions—for as there is not, in the general opinion of th e Country, sbity for a General any public neces- Election this year, it cannot '' l PPosed t h at any partial v i ews w ill b e 41 -° vlted to i nterfere with or delay the admini -1% tie ° e of the cr i m i nal j ust i ce o f t h e nat i on. ;thebesides, it would see many paeigilltY reason s for continuing the m reserit -rLiactilent anoth er S ess i on —arising not only t ci * t he pre sent d omest i c state o f t hi s Coun tr and the Sister Kingdom, but out of its pre aet!t relations with foreign States, which are i kita ati all e Y t a it s n ' e u , ti l a hig a more interesting, and at t more important and serious aspect ; ti i we can hardly imagine that the Government p or Gti ," l embarrass the consideration of these lin 4-;ant questions with the difficulties which ne a d i i: ril Y result from an appeal to the country by reason '"°llltion of Parliament. Indeed, we have ~ to believ e that the rumours which have tlwt m circ u l ation are wholly without founda seni:" that upon the whole there is at the pre lion an less probability of an early disso u . - 'wi l l : I f th ere Was a fez., weeks siace, and that it loan n ,,` under any circumstances take place e•v e e ' r it .;'"lll the latter end of the ensuing month, ' t Should be decided upon at the approach far f --eetin g of the Cabinet, which seems very oliwrom certain. It is not, in the mean time,.. }gapers of observation, that the Opposition car e•r" have been the most active in cir cfidattillg t hese reports, and that the can . - C a ,, a-t s who have been most industrious in thevias4hig are of the Whig party, and by it ett '" We have received from the country, 011 rPeeT s that th e canvas which had commenced d eci he Part o f even these gentlemen, is on the th at t ",e ; tho ug h it is at the same time apparent, will tile n umber o f C ount i es an d p l aces w hi c h ~oh ic kbe co ntested will f ar excee d an y e l ec ti on laf Ic , h as taken p l ace since the memorable period ti t , is". In addi t i on to the places mentioned in " of the 15t1t inst., the following Towns, ess; likewi se be contested. ` terc llo T w oN.—Th e C an did a t es are th e Nt) Members —Mr. BENSON, who formerly );t!leoted this Town,—Mr. IRONMONGER, the kitta ilt6i te of B r i g h ton, and warns and disinte r,--c to of t h e late Mr. SllF.ll.lDAlf,—and is ex ll 4l'l l E l 4, the B arr i ster . Th e eoistest, i t hithi.' ite ted, will be wrens, and will afford a C t gratifyi ng treat to the sons o f Ki ng "Ar he t. A' t "o'rox.—This town will b e aga i n f oug h t e rx,;: e w Candidate is M r . M AcKssisroN, and c 'ccesi` set that Dr. TUCIEIt Will, on th e p resent depe4l44l thro w hi s powerful mantle over the in- Pernia"heut and liberal p ar ty, an d esta bli s h , on a imeut basis Else rights and privileges of the v:r tt s of this L'orough. the e-ti"sTEII----Mr. ROBINSON has declared to '4) aft: Citizens of Worcester Isis fixed determination the i the m th ° Pnortunity of rescuing it from which it has been so long subject, 1 1 44 4 :11t e lti P ei r l e e s e en to t -Members have joined issue with th ou : i ll s the present occasion. It is generally bat lb:It, that the Coventry interest will be shook, toit overpovsered ; and that Lord DerastuasT tli4 ates r .. 11°13 " 4 " will be the successful can , Can s .. Red „ "Bu itY.--It h as b een i nv idi ously c i rca . Of his I4t Lord C LIFTON intends to take leave Prreserit constitu ents , an d to o ff er hi mse lf 1,41,41.1 sllsh Co uisty---th e fact is quite the re lible r ile i s too m uc h attac h e d an d too sen fri.l'lidsiatth ! firm and steady friendship of his Ca nterbury ever to quit them, whilst :4 ,, it . 3 to seat in the House of Commons ; and kltti generally believed in the City that Mr. litti,,ltjs°ll Will proceed to a poll, there is now d oubt 4 111 h t that 'the good folks of Canterbury ke it t a te the pleasures and profits of a well %tested Election. tity`wisTEavussn.--T tets or Lord tie new Candidate for this BERESFORD ; but with what pps rs sticc 'ss he enters on this speculation we Ittito certain information. 1 .44 C:P°4O TOWN. —The new Candidates for 4-14Nit-uutY Town are Mr. DIENCOMBE and Mr. fro Nis es s but it is not likely, that if Mr. LAMB y th e l t - u the County, he will be adopted tons for Hertford ; and, therefore, as the „"' CALI. Pr ey RaT stands for the COUNTY against 'e4t f or . 't Metnbers, there will be a warns con sr it. ike n , 07,11113, declared his int en ti on to try aga i n f or r eeti hi m ' Is thought that the struggle be %per and the present Members will be ate, RYA, Sev st, a tes f or !rat Persons are mentioned as Can- Cat „ this Port; but we are sorry to hear 14 0 , e - ronul 4 •qac e ar P arty, whether from prejudice, i.s or bad advice, have lost the means thtarrying the Election, by refusing to be sworn e us e the usual Court, though offered to them by it Poot.P°ration. } i; gs,, * :`, l " l rotts the state of Mr. Dmes health s; l uself a;ra,ll3' understood that he will not offer 1 4 "Poet . "'" for this ancient and respectable ITobrattThe candidates mentioned are Mr. 1' 13° Ns 0 NBY, and Mr. SFUBRIER. O N A 11P ro 2 : l gh r is ] * --- The Candidates for this Il e V c, -. ) and CDAMBERLAIN, Lord Asir - ‘..e 'Ar• DOTTIN, in case Sir WILLIAM 14SPI GNY \Oh l ,ItOU G . II should retire from it. f e OF PENRYN.—Mr. GRF.NFELL has oth o ra sa candidate for the borough, leaving t 43 ll:: ll) Cs r t li( !ates to contest the prize, viz.: ,S oi .'t of L 41-, Mr. DAVID BARCLAY, a mer -4 t 1 Ints , l Ta don ; M r . F itESHFIELD, the B ank t r i l 44ia r W EEDING, o f L on d on , f ormer l y 'ese gentle, CO Mpany' s N ava l S erv i ce. N ot one etthy " I t or • Il e !' has any connexion either with ec l tine county of Cornwall ; but the " are ready to receive with open. arms any candidate, come whence he may, pro vided he brings in his hand " a breakfast,"—a term well understood by all who know any thing of this virtuous borough.---(Morning Chronicle.) EAST RETronn.—Some time ago the present Representatives in Parliament for East Retford, declared their intention of withdrawing them selves from the representation of this Borough (Mr. CROMPTON wishing to offer • himself for Derby, and Mr. Evass, on account of ill health) ; in consequence of which JOSHUA 'WALKER, Lsq. M. P., and Sir ROBERT DUNI:AS, K. C. 8., came forward, and each canvassed the Borough, with every prospect of ultirnat success. During the last week, however, JOSHUA WALKFt, Esq. wrote to one of the Burgesses, stating, that on account of ill health he should decline coming forward at the next election. Since then, hand-bills have been posted in • different parts of the town, announcing that a gentleman will wait upon tilt, electors in the course of the pre sent week, and that he is determined to stand the poll. Circular letters have also been sent round by another candidate, whose name also is as yet unknown. Sir J. V. B. JottssToNk, Bart. of Ifacktiess in the county of York, is also expect ed. One of the EPutlPmen above alluded to is said to be W. A. MA nocKs, Esq. of Tregunter Park, in the county of Brecon, one of the present representatives for Chippenham, I'4 ills.—(:llorrt ing Paper.) PLYMOUTH.-Various rumours have for some time prevailed in this town, respecting a contest for the representation of this borough, at the expected dissolutiowof Parliament, but, we have learnt from good authority, that neither of the Gentlemen, mentioned as likely to come forward to stand for the borough in Parliament, have ex pressed their intention to that effect. We believe the whole to be au idle rumour, invented to serve an electioneering purpose. Whatever grounds for complaint the freemen may have against either of the present Members, no contest is expected by those best informed on the matter.—(Plpriotais Journal.) TAUNTON, SEp•r. 14.—0 n Friday last Mr. BARING resigned all pretensions to represent the borough of Taunton in Parliament, at the next general election. Mr. BAIZINCi'S address to that effect was dated London, 31st August—and was not published at Taunton till the 9th of Sep• tember. A report is in circulation, that Mr. WAttlis: has no intention to offer himself as a can didate at the next general election fur this borough.—(Dorset County Chronicle.) ( To de cvntiatied.) CATtiOLIC QUESTION.—The Globe of the 7th instant mentions a report that a Cabinet Council will he held on the 22d instant, for the purpose of fixing a time for the dis. solution of Parliament. Another Paper asserts positively that the period is already decided upon, and the House will be dis solved on the 31st of next month. We trust that, should such an event take place this year, the friends of church and state will be on the alert, and withhold their suffrages from those Members wbo sacrificed their duty to their feverish anxiety for popularity on a late occasion, by vo ti ng i n f avour o f C at h o li c mancipation. As every possible exertion is now making by the Whig-Popish faction to secure the return of Members fa vourable to their views and opinions, a corresponding effort ought at least to be made by all loyal Protestants to preserve us from the fate we so narrowly escaped last Session. We per ceive that, in several parts of the country, the Whigs are getting up addresses to themselves, entreating that they will accede to the desires of the "greaterportion of the freeholders" of certain towns or counties, and become for the first time, or once again, as the case may happen, Representative s i n P ar li amen t .— Th e same system is, we perceive, in course of operation in other parts of the country, and unless some steps be taken, on the part of the friends of the Church and State, to counteract the influence which, by dint of all kinds of manoeuvres, the Whigs are now endeavouring to obtain, the next Session will most assuredly bring with it the triumphs of Popery, and the prostration of, the best interests of the country at its superstitious shrine. Previous to voting for, or promising votes to any new Candi date, an unequivocal pledge that he will oppose all further con cessions to the Roman Catholics ought to be required of him. The conduct of the liberal faction renders such a course vitally necessary at this juncture. lr the Protestant part of the con). munity will do its duty, a General Election will insure a rejee-1 tion, next year, of the Catholic Bill, even by the Hou se o f Commons.—(Leicester Journal.) NORWICH SHIP CANAL—At a meeting of the Committee of the Norwich and Lowestoft Navi gation, held the Bth instant, it was resolved, that application be made in the ensuing Session of Parliament for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Company to open a navigable communication between Norwich and Lowestoft, conformably to resolutions passed at former meetings of the shareholders. COMBlNATlON:.— Considerable apprehensions are entertained, that in the manufcturing towns and districts, many of the present Members will not be returned again, from the line of conduct they have pursued respecting the combinations of the journeymen manufacturers and artisans. CEMENT STONE.—A number of vessels have for some time been employed at Harwich, in dredg ing for cement stone, which is found there in abundance. In the course of this submarine investigation some curious specimens of petrifac tion have been obtained. Within a few days a very beautiful fossil turtle, embedded in a solid block of cement stone, has been discovered. NAVAL Br Aveny.—Commander CHARLES PHI• LIP YOKKE, of his Majesty's sloop Alacrity, on the Mediterranean station, eldest son of Sir Jo- UPI! YORKE, is advanced to the rank of Cap tain. This gallant young officer, subsequent to the date of his promotion, has further (Usti!). guished himself• by the capture of a Greek pi rate in those seas, which he boarded himself, at great personal risk, undera heavy fire of musketry, from the rocks. Capt. YORKE fortunately suc ceeded in securing two of the principals of the crew of the pirate, immediately, on getting on board, whereby this arduous service was accom plished without loss of life. THE LANDED INTEREST.—An opinion is very prevalent throughout the Kingdom, that in the event of an Election at this time, the influence of the Agricultural Interest will be greatly shook, as a large majority of the New Candidates are disciples of the New School, and will advocate the unrestricted admission of Foreign Grain into the general consumption of the country. The Rev. A. Fr.r.rrcuEtt has been here for some days, and his sermon on Wednesday was attended by a crowded audience. Not having heard that, nor the sermon he delivered on Friday, we can say nothing from personal knowledge of his ora torical powers. It appears to be universally agreed that the Rev. Gentleman abounds in con.', fidence and power of lungs,---(Aberdeen Chron.) cfri ) • ' , At• - -t - -› f-Elt OF f i t V ,) TnE RING. WINDSOR ' SElr. In.—His MAJESTY continues daily to enjoy sever a l hours' exercise. Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, his Majesty, with his usual attendants and retinue, left the Royal Lodge ; and, after taking some drives in the Great Park, drove to Virginia Water, where his Majesty de scended from his phaeton and mounted on horseback, and took some rides, when he remounted his phaeton, and returned to the Royal Lodge at six o'clock. His Majesty looks extremely well, and enjoys excellent health.—There are no arrivals at the Royal Lodge. DEPARTURES FROM TOWN, c'tc. Mr. S. R. Lushington, from Downing-street, into Suffolk ; the Right Hon. Thomas Wallace, from Stinderland, to his re sidence in Town ; C. Taylor, Esq. M.P. from Bollycombe, to Lickford, near Stockbridge ; the Rev. J. Vane, from Dulwich, to M. A. Taylor's, Esq. Yorkshire ; Sir M. W. Ridley, from his town residence, for Bleadon Hall, Northumberland ; G. Har rison, Esq. from Spring-gardens, on a tour round the coast for a month ; the Duke of St. Alban's, front Ramsgate, for Wor thing ; Lord and Lady Nugent, for Lord Grenville's seat, Dropmore Lodge ; Lady Robert Shefiield, for By'xton, near Brigge, Lincolnshire; Mr. Frederick Rigby, for Misley Hall, near Manningtree, Essex ; Countess of Chichester and Lady Mary Pelham, from a tour, to Stanmore Hall, near Lewes ; Lady and Miss. Douglas, froni Tunbridge Wells. for Rems gate ; Dowager Marchioness of Donegall and Miss Godfrey, from Richmond, on a tour; Lerd G. H. Cavendish, for Don caster ; Lady Louisa Beauclerk, for her uncle's (Lord Frede rick Beauclerk) seat, in Rants; Lord Althorpe, from his seat, Wiseton Hall, Yorkshire, for Northamptonshire; Mr. B. Beau. moot anti family, for Worthing.—From the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington -street—Sir Robert and Lady Wilmot and fa mily, for Brighton. ARRIVALS IN TOWN. His Excellency Count bieven, from Brighton.—At Blake's Hotel, Jermvn-street—His Serene Ilighnegg Prince William of Brunswick and suite, front Scotland ; E. H. Schenley, Esq. front ditto.—At the Bath Hotel, Arlington-street—General Baron Hotchepied, Baroness ' and family, from their seat in Sussex ; Lord Teynhani and Son, from Brighton ; Sir John Filmer, Bart. from his seat in Herts. WATER] NG PLACES. BRIGHTON, SETT. 15.—The Prince de Luxembourg, who has been making a tour through the kingdom, recently arrived here, and has since left for France by the steam packet.— Among the arrivals are also Sir G. and Lady Pocock, the Hon. Colonel Browne, Lord Cranley, the Duchess of Marlborough, Lady Harriet Chichester, the Marquis of Titchfield, Sir J. K. Reid, Gen. Bowles, Sir T. Munro, Viscountess Dudley mad Ward, and Admiral Sir It. Beater. CHELTENHAM, SEPT. 15.—We had yesterday evening a Concert in the Assembly Rooms, which I think worthy of conn mentoration. It was given by Miss Ashe and Miss Delphine Schauroth, the latter a sort of musical prodigy, only 12 years old. About 400 fashionables were present, and the whole affair went off with cdat. Pio Cianehettini presided at the piano -forte, and seemed highly gratified with the performance of the two young ladies, which is no mean praise to them, upon the principle of lauaari alaudato vim. Indeed Miss Delphine performed two very difficult Fantasias with a brilliancy and precision quite wonderful, considering her tender years. She bids fair to become one of-the first female Pianists of her day. Miss Ashe has a certain timidity, and wants volume of voice for a large Orchestra ; but she is r.s yet little more than twenty, and as she has evi dently a real desire to become great as a singer, it is probable . that she may become so eventually, with perseverance and study. As it is she is a most pleasing singer in a smaller room ; nor can it be denied that she shone last night in " Should he upbraid," and " Di piacer." LEAMINGToxSPA.—This fashionableplace ofsummerresort has been remarkably well attended this season, and bids fair, in a few years, to equal Cheltenham, in the number and rank of its visitors. The town is admirably calculated for the pur poses of i watering-place, from its natural advantages, as it is but a very short distance from the remains of Kenilworth-castle, which, independently of its being one of the finest ruins iri" the kingdom, has acquired a still greater interest from the charm that has been thrown around it by the powerful pen of the Great Unknown ; it is also within 8 miles of Stratford-upon-Avon, dear to every Englishman as the birth-place of our Immortal Bard, and is in the immediate vicinity of Warwick-castle, Guy's Cliff, the seat of Bertie Greathead, Esq., Coombe Abbey, belonging to the Earl of Craven, and Stonleigh Abbey, the residence of Chandos Leigh, Esq., all of which are well worth seeing. The Baths are very numerous, and the library of Messrs. Elliston (the eons of the Proprietor of Drury-lane Theatre) cannot be too highly commended, being conducted in the most liberal manner, and comprising within its walls" an elegant repository for fancy articles, and a most splendid ball. room. We had the good fortune to be present at a ball there last Tuesday evening, and we have seldom witnessed (even in the Metropolis) a greater display of beauty and fashion ; but, amidst the brilliant assemblage, the lovely daughters of a Gallant Colonel in the neighbourhood attracted ge neral admiration. We must also observe, that the evening's amusement was very much enhanced by the polite attentions of Captain Stenton, the Master .of the Cernionies, whose unrc mitted exertions for the amusement of the company (and par ticularly of strangers) merit the warni?st praise. There is another set of Assembly Rooms in this town, which, though rather larger than Mews. Elliston's, are very far inferior to them in elegance. We have heard it rumo ure d th a t there is some idea of the Duke of York's paying hatmington a visit, but we cannot vouch for the truth of the report. BATll.—Arrived, the Marchioness of Clanricarde, Dowager Countess of Arran, Lord and Lady Eliot, Lord Arundell, Lord Valletort, M.P., Hon. Mr. Edgecumbe, Honourable Mrs. Newcomen, Sir J. and Lady Meade, Sir C. and Lady Robinson, Sir .1. C. Hippisley, Admiral Sir J. Yorke, Ge neral Grosvenor, M. P., General Granville, General Chet . wynd, Colonel and Mrs. Caulfield, Colonel Horner Colonel Wickham, Major and Mrs. Olive, Major and Mrs. Morse, Major Jones Greeme, Captain and Mrs. Bonifaut, R.N., Capt. Dick, Capt. Fleming, Capt. Hill, Capt. Hodges, Capt. Eington, Capt. Pearce, Lieut. Guilford—Rev. Dr. and Lady Frances. Trail, Rev. Dr. Gardiner, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Allen, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Brymer, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Witt, Rev. Mr. Cumming, Rev. Mr. Holbeck, Rev. C. Phelips—Dr. and Mrs. Foulkes, Dr. Fisher and family. FRANKFORT, SEPT. 9.—Her Majesty the Queen Dowager of Wurtemberg left this city to-day to go and pass a few days at Homburg with her Royal Highness the Landgravine of Hesse Homburg her sister. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Clarence arrived here yesterday evening, and set out again this morning on their return to England. Marshal Mor tier, the Duke of Treviso, also arrived at Frankfort yesterday. lie set out this morning for Dresden to see his daughter the Countess de Runigny. His Royal Highness the Duke of York visited yesterday afternoon the building which is erecting for his Royal High ness's residence in the Stable-yard, St. James's, and inspected the state of the works. Prince Leopold arrived at Claremont on Wednesday even ing from Portsmouth. Air. Secretary Canning was expected to leave the seat of the Duke and Duchess of Portland, at Welbeck, Nottinghamshire, yeAterday, on his return to the town. The Earl of Liverpool is expected in town on the 21st inst., preparatory to the meeting of the Cabinet on the clay following. Prince Leopold has arrived at Claremont, from Portsmouth. The Duke of Rutland has arrived at Belvoir Castle, from Leicester Races. Lord Alvanley entertained a select party of friends at dinner yesterday, at his house in Park-lane. The Earl of Essex is entertaining a distinguished party of friends at his seat, Cashiobury Park. We regret to hear, that in consequence of the rupture o f a blood vessel on the chest, Lady Juliana Annesley is ordered to pass a twelve month at Nice. Her Ladyship has engaged the Tower steam-packet on the 21st, to convey her to Dover, where she is to join her mother, the Countess Dowager of Mountnorris, and proceed direct South. The Countess of Meath and Lady Maria Brabazon, left Kilruddery - last week for Paris, accompanied by her Lady ship's second son, the Ilonourable William Brabazon, the Candidate for the County of Dublin. 111 r. Brabazon will not be absent many days. _After escorting his his noble relatives as far as London, he returns immediately to Ireland. - The Countess's stay in Paris will not exceed a few weeks, meantime the Earl remains .in Kilruddery, putting the last hand to the magnificent structure he bas erected there, and to those exten sive improvements in the demesne and 'gardens which so com pletely harmonize with the beauty and sublimity of the sur rounding scenery. Mr. Justice Berrough has arrived at his seat at Laverstock, to enjoy a little repose after the labours of the circuit. He ap pears to be in excellent health, and walks about with his accus tomed agility. POETRY. PROLOGUE To the COMEDY of ROSES and Thou Ns. Written by JOHN TAYLOR, Esq. What are Roses and Thorns ? The compendium of life ! A scene so compounded of pleasure and strife ! In the garden of Nature together they grow, Alternately raising our bliss and our woe. Who, if lofty or low, let philosophers say, At times have not cause to be mournful or gay? . lithe Wealthy can revel 'mid Roses of joy, Yet luxury mingles the Thorns that destroy. The Poor with the Thorns of adversity cope ; But still they are cheer'd by the Roses of Hope. The Lover, when bless'd with the smiles of his fair, Sees Roses around him, a blooming parterre; But her frowns change the prospect, and instantly start . The Thorns of despair, that strike deep in his heart. The Bachelor, splenetic, mopish, forlorn, Thinks Roses of happiness wedlock adorn ; He tries, but, alas ! soon beholds with a sigh, The Thorns bud apace, and the Roses all die : Then upbraids the poor Wife for his Thorns, night and day Because novelty's Roses are sure to decay. But, whate'cr our pursuits, we shall find, soon or late, Our Roses and Thorns interwoven by fate. In short, any farther the subject to trace, Would be wasting your patience on mere common-place. Then to turn to our bard, who will sit upon Thorns, Till he knows if your verdict approves him or scorns But if on,his Play you applause should bestow, The Roses of joy in his bosom will glow ; And there, through his sea;on on earth, will abide, Still cherish'd with gratitude, pleasure, and pride. ANECDOTES, &c. ULTIMA Domus.—These words are inscribed on the family vault of the Dukes of ltrcumoxn, in Sussex. A wag observing them, wrote under neath the following lines : " Did he who thus inscrib'd the wall, " Not read, or not believe ST. Paul., " Who Says'there is, where'er it stands, " Another liousE, not built by hands, " Or may we gather from these words, " That 110 USE is not a Haulm of LORDS ?" CARDINAL D'ESTE.--This Cardinal invited Cardinal de Nlrincts to supper, after which they began to play at cards. Cardinal de M curets staked ten thousand crowns. His competitor won the game, but threw down his cards as if he had lost. A Nobleman present told him he had won," I know that," said the host, " but I did not invite the Cardinal to win his money, or to make him pay for his supper." Eant. or DERBY.—Over one of the doors of the Earl of DERBY'S house at Knowesley is the fol lowing inscription, which, however, does not con vey an historical fact, for the bill alluded to did not pass through Parliament :—" James, Earl of Derby, Lord of Man and the Isles, and grand son of James, Earl of Derby, and of Charlotte, daughter of the Duke de la Tremonille, whose husband James was beheaded at Bolton, the 15th of October, 1652, for strenuously adhering to Charles 11., who refused a bill passed unani mously by both Houses of Parliament, for restor ing to the family the estate lost by their loyalty." 66 We may allow the family," observes Mr. Pen nant, " to be a little out of humour with its mis fortunes, for IVilliam, Earl of Derby, used to say, that he never passed by any estate of his in Yorkshire, Westmoreland, Cumberland, War wickshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, or Wales, but he saw a greater near it, which w as l os t by t h e fidelity of his ancestor to the Royal cause." ORIGIN OF TILE Team GROG.—QUEEZCANNE, of " glorious" memory, gave the too liberal al. lowance of half a pint, of spirits to each man and boy; to this Admiral Vernon added three times as much water, a wise and salutary precaution, but not calculated to increase his popula s rity with the sailors. The Admiral, before the introduc tion of a regular uniform dress, wore a coat of mixed materials, called grogrum—he was from this nicknamed Old Grogrum ; but sailors, hating long words, took off the last syllable—he was thenceforth called Old Grog, and became spon sor to the beverage which has ever since gone by that name. A CCUSTOMI,NG BY DEGR EEL - CRAMER, the Leader of the Royal Baud, had long wished to have a black man to beat the kettle-drum. His Majesty, who has an unconquerable antipathy to blacks being near his person, opposed this desire of the Leader. At last Cramer appointed to the kettle-drum a person who, though a European, has a complexion, that, at a short distance, would render the quarter of the world where he was born a matter of doubt. On the first night of this swarthy gentleman's appearance in his new office, his Majesty, when he entered the music room, seemed at first startled and displeased ; but, after approaching a little nearer, he called Cramer to him ; " I see, Sir," said the King, " you wish to accustom me to a black drummer 17_ degrees."_ MADAME DENics.—A person comp:imented Madame DENYS, the niece of Voltaire, on the manner in which she performed Zaire at her uncle's theatre. "'That part," said she, " re quired a young and pretty actress." "Ah ! Madam," replied the flatterer promptly, " you • are a proof to the contrary." HISTORICAL DOUBT.—An auctioneer, at a late sale of antiques, put up a,helmet, with the follow ing candid observation :—" This, Ladies and Gentlemen, is a helmet of Romulus, the Roman founder—but whether he was a brass or iron founder I cannot tell." SHREWDNESS OF ANTIQUARIAN CONJECTURE.-- In the years 1635, as some people were plough ing by the Barrows, at Stonehenge, they found so large a quantity of excellent pewter, as at a low price they sold for 51. These pewter plates, says Richardson the tourist, might very possibly have been tablets with inscriptions ; but falling into such rude hands, they could no more discern the writing, than interpret it. "No doubt," says Dr. Stukeley, (whose conjecture settles the matter at once), " this was some of the old British stannum, which the I:yrian Hercules, surnamed Mcicarthus, first brought ex Cassiteride insula, or Britain; which Hercules lived in Abraham's time, or soon after !" SHIPBUILDERS. We feel it to be our duty to refer again to this respectable body of men, upon whose exertions the safety and glory of the Em pire is an essential degree depend. " England', Chief Bulwarks are her Wooden Walls" says the song, and says truly. On those ‘Vooden Walls" have arisen a race of heroes who have rendered us the terror and the envy of all other States. The Ship-builders are to be considered indeed as main props of the National Edifice. They have embarked what might be considered as enormous property in their concerns, if thos e !concerns were not of vital importance to the Eta , pire at large, and to the preservation of domestic happiness and security. Notwithstanding, how ever, all the liberal provisions which they have made in favour of the SHIPWIUGHTS, and the Con cessions which they have recently granted, a refractory spirit we find is still prevalent among the latter, who thereby expose themselves to consequent misery and ruin. We do not impute this evil temper to the SIIIP%VRIG!ii'S as a body, but to the malignant institations of some mischievous wretches among them, who are goading them to destruction. But can these unthinking, men suppose it possible that they will finally gain their ends ? No ! rea son, justice, common sense are against them. 'F he national voice is raised in opposition to their ex tortionate pretensions. New and active men will come forward to fill the vacancy which their folly has occasioned, and they will be left to mourn over the consequensces of that folly in the . midst of the miseries of themselves, and the bit ter reproaches of their families and their real friends. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, SEPT. 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived and sailed for the River the Florentia, Wimble, from Bombay; John, Jamaica ; Wilson, , Quebec ; Nestor, Weakner, Hon duras ; Britannia, Roberts, _Rio Janeiro ; Coventry, Pursly, Jamaica; Peter Proctor, Brown, Dominica: Baltic Merchant transport, Cowes ; Aurora, Eratmen, 13ilboa ; Lustre, Wood ford, Quebec; and Ann, Saunders, from Oporto. Sailed the Castor, Grant, for tbeSouth Sea* ; and die Kingstone, Burney, for Halifax. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 16.--Wind S.--Passed by the Ganges, Lloyd, from Madras, sailed the Nth of March. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 15 --Wind variable.__Arrived• the Hope, Norris, from New South Wales ; on the 12th of April. off the Bay of Island, New Zealand, spoke, with the master and part of the crew of the brig Mercury, having been boarrled and taken possession of by the natives of Whangarova Bay, and with much difficulty escaped with their lives ; vessel and cargo entirely destroyed ; master and crew returning to Port Jackson in the Packlington, Captain Jones, all well, with about 130 tons of sperm oil. Sailed the Henry, Davidson, and the George, Davidson, for London. F.li.ifOUTTl, SEPT. Is.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed the Jane Stewart, 3.l 4 Kenzie, for St. Domingo; and the Hope transport for Cork. LIVEILPOOL, Sr PT. 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Glean, Blanchard, from New York; and the Quebec Packet, Ditch_ burn, from Quebec. Arrived off Dartmouth the Hanover, , from Wo Janeiro. arrived off Dover the Tertiux, Levett, from Tece rare. DAVIS ~TRAITS FISHERV. [Extract of a Letter from the Agent to Lloyds at Hull, dated 15th September.] Thismorning a letter has been received from Capt. Kitching_ man of the Cato, of this port, dated South Bay, July 3, from which I ha►e extracted as follows : " The Cato is clean ; we have received snine trifling damage to our foreground, by striking upon Fortune Rock in South. east Bay, which is now repaired, and we are warping out, i. tending to proceed to N.W. The Estridgs of Dundse is lost— crew saved." The ships belonging to this port (29 sail) had then only 22 fish. Several of the ships were stove, but only one of those belong to this port. No list has been sent. We fear the fishing will not be successful. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXPORD, SEPT. 16.—( Ecclesiastical Preferments.)—!'ho Rev. J. H. J. Chichester, M.A. Rector of Arlington, Devon, to the rectory of Loxliore, in the same county.—The Rev. D. Nantes, M.A. to the rectory of Powderhani, Devon.—The Rev. H. A. Greaves, to the Head Mastership of the Devonport Classical and Mathematical School. Miss PATON was too much indisposed to sing last night at the English Opera House, but of course experienced the liberal indulgence of the audience. We are requested by Madame CATALANI to say that after the tour she is about to make through the South of France, she will return to London, where she will give a series of Grand Concerts, to begin about the end of March next, and which will be upon the very grandest style, having for this purpose engaged some of the firs: talents in Europe. ELLISTON AND KELLY.—The former of these Gentlemen still contiuues to reside at Ranngate, and the latter at Margate. Mr. ELLI,,Tos seems to recover but very slowly indeed ; he has en tirely lost the use of his hands. 11is son and daughter are with him. Mr. KELLY can now make some use of his hands, but is extremely weak. During the performance of Freischutz, on Monday night, Miss L. JAttstAN was near meet ing a serious accident, by falling, in the last scene, through the trap prepared for the descent of Caspar; she fortunately escaped unhurt.— (Dublin Freeman's Journal.) The grain throughout the South of Scotland is for the most part secured. The oat crops have been more than usually productive, and few people can remember so fine or so early an harvest. The potatoes, which in Ireland are so very indifferent, are in Scotland very good. SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.--A man, in the employ of Mr. Raxworthy, at Upton Lovell, some months since, put several young rats into a ferret's cage, which were all, except one, quickly deprived of life. The ferret having young ones, this rat followed their example in sucking the mother : and the old ferret immediately lost its natural hosti lity towards it, and reared it with her young ones, with the same affectionate care. The rat is now full grown, and runs any where with the ferrets without either of them doing it in, jury.—( Wiltshire Paper.) Mr. JOHN MUGGERIDGE, a respectable sta tioner, residing on St. Margaret's-hill, Southwark, who died yesterday morning at an early hour, met with his death in a melancholy manner. A short time ago, he and his wife went to Brighton, with an intention of remaining there until his coun try-house, which has been recently erected at Norwood, was in a fit condition to be inhabited, and the night of his arrival he caught so severe a cold by sleeping in a damp bed, that he died in the course of a few days. A short time since one of the lads belonging to the Record-office, who slept in third story, awoke, about two o'clock in the morning, and found himself on a cherry•tree in a neighbour ing garden ; he was. entirely undressed, having nothing on but his shirt and pantaloons. lie was wholly, unconscious hoW. or when he got there. Not liking his roost, the lad scrabbled down and hurried back to bed as fast, , as possible.—(New York Paper.)