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have no personal interest whatever. rt is clear, then, no blame could attach to the cap tors' agents for withholding the prize lists, utterly useless as they have been in hastening the final distribution of the prize -money, and thus the question remains untouched, and the Trustees ought to make out a case that would answer the charges made against them, or leave the Public to draw its own inferences from the simple rela tion of the fact, which they most assuredly will. What these inferences are we leave the Trustees to determine. The sentiments delivered by the Duke of I r outi on the Catholic Question were so strictly Consonant with the soundest principles of the Oritish Constitution, and so honourable to the judgment and patriotic feelings of his Royal highness, that they have excited the admiration end gratitude of every loyal subject in the Em- P i re- Among the testimonies of public respect, "ms and ven era ti o n, w hi c h h ave b een pre - 1 sented to his Royal Highness on the occasion, we t ' ann " but feel great pleasure in reading the Ad 'dress sent to as by the Inhabitants of Weymouth mid Melcombe Regis, which we have inserted Cll.; day, as it is so judicious, temperate, and nstitutional, that we are persuaded it will find Art echo in the hearts of all who can feel the value of that happy establishment in Church and State which renders this Country the admiration and envy of all other civilized nations. iZttract gra Let!CT front JOHN WRIGHT, Eq. to ids Sitter, • itided May 10.] [ arriv-ed at Coils., a-nd remained there a month, waiting for letters, but was amply and profitably etn- Phled during the time, through a discovery of an antique Greek temple which appertained to ancient Corfu, and had been swallowed up by an earthquake between two and three thousand years ago. I have made detached drawings from actual measurement of all the ruins, and also restored drawings 9f what it originally was. It is of a beautiful Doric order, and supposed to have been dedicated either to Neptune or • . ; _ a cellus. I have g o t casts o f those parts moat worthy of atten "?n, which have been sent to my friend's bankers, in London, Wttlx wl:arn lam travelling, to wait our return. For ages the teP of one of the columns was above the earth, and served as a ti'at for the shepherds. The Governor had occasion to order ;0e soldiers to dig on the spot, when the remains of this fine Inple made their appearance. I have had the good fortune to the first architect who has made drawings from them. I 4441 proce e d t h roug h t h e Morel to Athens, Corinth, & c. Con lantinople, Smyrna, and Egypt, and return by Venice, and ,rough the Tyrol to Switzerland, Germany, Vienna, Berlin, .„:tersburgh, and Moscow; visiting Ireland, Scotland, and c‘ i y before I reach home.' Sunday night his MA JESTY w en t t o hi s P a l ace at St. James's, where the KING slept and remain during yesterday. ci .. ' -4 Council assembled yesterday, at thre e IZ l° . e k, at Carlton Palace, for the dispatch of 114)1rtaint business. . i itto4 4 ,_ N lAJzsry has been graciouSly pleased to ie 'fttier - Fn', ROBERT SEYMOITR one hundred guineas, fir the ''tt,q vi lk i ,t"e,eatfer ers by the late calamitous fire in the eastern --itlyt-irbone. Alehatio, t . : ,. t ulg of the Members of the Royal In ay th- ,earie r y f it re ;,t Britain , was held yesterday in order to fill up i n , ; ll‘, / ~,,, t h e Pres] -Cm:) , occasioned by the resignation of a - r•cli ' (;:-'• It s numerously attended, and the Earl of .' La g' ye 4 4 8 1 1 : -11 was unanimously wa elected President for the m il it fitting ''llfila t h' ti r s ,. s 'an Gallery of Painting • Prod ucc e Hermitage (in the Winter Palace), in i3 Vi n h o iCh v thse wellbest - 4'tilpi f o e of Able Russian artists arc to be hung up,- a p eel foreigners. _tin kI:EitSBUILGII, JU NE I s.—liii MAJ EST Y the a the D r°r h as been pleased to r eso l ve t h at our I, m b assa ilor to a Pal a m o See shall distribute the su m o f 5,000 ru bl es annually They to Co il the b est y .. a mon g the best of our P Yung artists , studying at Rome. hey Paintings of the '1 Roman Schools. lb:. letter from Paris of Friday last states, that ~_ Celombian ri th e privat eers are ext r eme l y-act i ve Spanish coast.—Some armed vessels which ha d sailed from St. Ander had been plundered, "b4.sif 11(1 e ven a D utch vessel, supp o s e d t o h ave Spa "l property on board, was treaded hi a similar :41.anner . It was stated by th e v e sse l w hi c h ma d e th. search, that they carried letters agent-at of.mar Gibraltar. 4 que , "Mft ained f rom the Colombi an „ 11 Letters received fr om D emerara, d ated 18th :11 3" . 5 state th e colony to be very unhealthy, on '! ec "ht or the continued drought. Several old ,ettfers have fallen victi I.ems to the fever. At th e ' l4 of these letters there had been partial rains. ,t(inA congratulatory Add Tess was presented to the iyt e rritAlier on Monday seinnight. fron: the inhabitants hi, 2 p?trt of Buckinghamshire where the King resided during ti l i ee '',l M thill, country. The Address was signed by about iii th ; 11 . °!tianit Of the Proprietors and most respectable persons 4eiglebourhood betters frem . Lisbon, dated early in June, 14 , m t e.?, thanhe harvest of barley and rye had alretuly cornmeicl, wen4 etie l,pa t t . it would shortly be followed by that of wheat. Every . ch 1 .1 ) lon of grain, wine : , fruits , and oil, promised to yield the , 4 crop for , wine, as had not been known in Portugal for 4 4 st twenty-five years. ...Er n - ver y ,. -I nns from Stockholm mention that the .of tha t firm of Messrs. MICHELsorr and BENEDIc FS R. 11 1, i "tY, 11110 had previously purchased of the Government tr at i e P l o l f the line and a frigate for the purpose of the India "eoa c t, " jU B t made a bargain ' with the state for three other likewi se ' rnelY, a ship of the line and two frigates, which are ottweace ofbe.employed in commercial speculations. In cpn 7 at (:,,./ this partial transfer of the Marine, the Admiral freah - es k .r, ( Ma has received orders from Government to hand in A c .` lt nar?s for the building of several new ships of war. 4 .„ ... , ord - ing to a late Vienna Journal, Iron s t 4 a t t % .Roads are beginning to be introduced in the Austrian and all . 0 , ne is.forming between Bud win and Mauhthausen, !Nl'ilsei i. °t ,"e,r will shortly be commenced between Prague and o t T h e Engineer at the head of these undertakings, 'No t t h e _ hvupported by very powerful individuals, is the Pro , e ett e alier Iron G ERSTNER. !et34 14xTRCIA.X. CHRONOLOGY OF INDIA.—Mr. ti w:,"1,4_°11.A11, Whose assiduity and accura c y .,_ pstly e'n4tit°leld ti finance, commerce, & c. &c., 11,Ue . 444 rec en „ Ull to the respect of the public, rnen t _ of 5' brought forward a lythographic state %ls the CIIROROIOGY Of INDiA founded on , iast Ind- , • %Inei lts 'a Company ' s Records and of fi cial do state or , t e l ,ll prising a view of the past and present 41 41 i t' , ; le British Possessions in that country, lII_ C111(114 whatever relates to the Reven ue, . iz..cPetnlitnie I) t eli• % tie . , OAR, Assets, Trade and Naviga 11,ardly possible rose those possessions. It is ti tree wili u le to conceive the labour and perse. ti rl or th is cll m ust have a tt en d ed the compile. btions t, ~w er k, whi c h f orms an admirable ad -4114)4c, Lue Commercial Records of the British 44 0 e entitl - h t hrees eh t e author to general respect ,KCBI4 tr ,•• 0- 4 (-.--, '..:. . ' . I let \ %0.. ) I. .() ,Z )4B. ••:'- tN.. ,:) 4-- ,i r ? ,. '''• , -*,.,,_,..;;,-,(•-:. ..D'., , : .,,Viii i s • ... 1,?-#7 tk - t _,, 4 v 41r : :" %. ' I - ':4, tl. , -... .6. .‹.' Pr * 1 i 5 .1... , ...,,,...., ,_ ‘,,, ,e , ~-; ( „ ri 4 6 „ c . t : I A S 1 t OF -V ,-7' .... ;„. ite ,) • 1 / 4 .7,„„ ; --.7,------ .___-,,,-.iz g o- v ~) ci,, t 4.77 1 yin.,....:.) *"`r'it, I Av 4e • of the end of the table, near the beaufet, stood a most magni ' ficent or-multi candelabras, representing the fable of the liespc rian tree; . at the bottom were three piping fawns, over which were three nymphs feeding dragons. At the opposite corner of the room was another candelabra, to niatch with one of the same .size, which- - represented Mercury presentinr.• young Bacchus to the Nymphs. - Both these c an d e l a br as were designed by Flaxrnati, anti contained a great .number of wax-lights. The entertainment was kept up with spirit till a late hour. (Further particulars to.inerrow.) FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Earl of Chatham and suite, at Thomas's Hdtel, Berke ley-square, from Gibraltar ; the Earl of Kilmorey and the Ladies Needham, at ditto, from C axton P ar k ; M r. and 111r3. Campion, at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Brigh ton ; Colonel Moore, at fiould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from a tour; Capt Dasbinton, at ditto, from B a th ; J o h n W a lk er, Esq. Mrs. Walker, and Family, at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, from Bognor. DE PART URES.—Lord Braybrooke, for his seat, .And/ey End, Essex;' Lord and Lady Forester, for their seat in Salop ; the. Ladies Ashburnham . , for their seat at Richmond ; Sir George, Lady Wombwell, and family, for Sherwood, Surrey ; 16 illiam Dickinsen, Esq., M. P., tbr his seat, Kingsweston, ' Somersetshire ; Sir Lawrence and Lady Palk, from .Jordan's j Hotel, for their seat in Devonshire. THE KING'S GRAND ENTERTAINMENT. Last night the KING gave a splendid Ball and Supper at St. James's Palace, the first in the present reign at that place-- the last entertainment of the kind given there being by their late Majesties upwards of twenty-three years ago. It was of course a full dress Assemble, and the general appearance was of the most brilliant and dazzling description.—A numerous party of the Life Guards attended in front of the Palace at an early hour in the evening, and continued on duty till the corn. pany broke - up at an advanced period of the morning—pre serving during the whole time the utmost regularity among the numerous carriages, which occupied the greater part of St. James's-street anti the lower end of Pall-mall.—The whole of the arrangements were in the department of the Lord Steward, rind never was more, regular conduct witnessed on any similar occasion.—The provisions have been prepar ing for some days past in the kitchen at the King's Palace, Pall-mall, and also in the new arranged kitchen in the Am bassadors' and Entre Yard—During : yesterday prepara tions were making at the Palace for the evening's entertain ment' in the different departments; a number of carts and waggons loaded with orange and other choice trees, and also a great variety of growing flowers from the Royal Gardens at Kew arrived, which were tastefully placed on the grand stair case and. in various parts of the rooms. The number of dis tinguished persons invided was about five .hundred. The company began to arrive at ten o'clock. They entered by the Colonade, at which the nobility enter at the king's Drawing_ rooms. They were received by the Marmhalmen, in their state uniforms; the under porters, in their uniforms; the Gentle men Porters, in their Court dresses: • The entrance was lighted by two large square lamps, on pedestals, with two limners each; the Colonade through which the company passed, leading to the foot of the grand staircase, was lighted with twelve candelabras, ! with two glass burners each, on a pillars painted in indiation of marble. A choice selecti on of orange trees in full blossom, , with a great variety of most fragrant flowers, brought from the Royal Gardens at Kew, were placed in the niche at the buttons • ofthe grand staircase. The landing at the top of the grand 1 staircase was lighted with nine c a ndelabras about seven feet in height, designed by Balarino after the manner of the antique,' each candelabra having three ground glass burners bronzed.— i The King's Private Band, under the direction of - Mr. Kramer, their master, were stationed in the presence chamber, who commenced playing on the arrival of die company, and they continued playing (luting the evening, at in tervals, at the cessation of the - dancing, &c. The dancing commenced in the ball-room about eleven o'clock, which was accompanied by a band engaged for the dancers, con sisting of Messrs. Muzard, Michau, Collinette. and 14 other choke performers, who were stationed in a temporary orchestra erected in ii recess of one of the w i n d ows . Th e ball-room was brilliantly illuminated, having in the centre a superb or-mold chandelier, containing two rows of wax-lights, each row con taining 60 lights. This room, which is only s e cond i n s i ze to the banqueting-room, being above 60 feet in-length, and near 40 in breadth, also contained two superb candelabras.above 12 feet in height, the ornaments of which were particularly rich ; each of these candelabras contained ten wax-candles, and were placed on the side of the loom opposite the orchestra. The ceiling of the ball-room is ornamented with gold mouldings, and is finished at each corner with a remarkably bold gilt scroll. On each side of the grand centre door ( which is surmounted by a rich cornice leading to the entree room) stood a gilt can delabra on a very massy bracket, richly carved and gilt, con taining twelve wax lights each, arranged in the form of a semi circle, which had a very brilliant effect; two candelabras of - -- exactly similar description were on each side of the fire-place EeraLteet Oettita-IfoosE.—The same entertain_ at the bottom of the room. These, as well as the whole of the superb chandeliers, c a ndl e l a b ras , & e . di sp l aye d on t hi s occa- ments as wer e re p resen t e d on S atur d ay on the 'don, were furnished by Messrs. Perry of Bond-street, also by opening -of this Theatre rot- the season, viz. The Messrs. Hancock, Shepherd, and Company, from their eaten- Beggar's Opera, Rosina,''and ' The Spoiled Child, sive show room s i n P a ll M a ll E ast. Th e front of die temporary • - orchestra was hung with cri mso n c l ot h, h ung in feetooes, to were repeated last night. The two .new per correspond with the curtains, and was edged with broad yellow formers, Mr. THORNE and • - Miss (-: OWAR I), beitig fringe.—The entree room, which joins the ball room, had in more at their ease, a ppe are d i n Maeheath and the middle an el ega nt c h an d e li er , equa l i n sp l en d our and size to that of the ball room, containing two rows of thirty wax RositUt to more'' advantage; and the latt e r, in pa r _ lights lights each. The three pier g l asses i n t hi s room extend to the ticular, displayed so mud' spirit in Little Pickle floor; in front Of each of them two gilt candelabra of a very that she that sevmed ahead to e!tjoy a settled popu light anti tasteful description were placed, having. four wax lights each; this room is equal in breadth to the ball room, laxity. • • ... but it is not so long.—The drawing room was lighted by a ' ' . e large chandelier, 'containing two ro ws o f e i g h teen wax.fights Two ne ee . C o thedi e i a re in preparation, at tl i • each; candelabra of the rameelescription as th ose o f t h e en t r e e Little Th e at re in the Haymark e t— one b y room were placed in front of. the piers in this room.—The KEN .NY, and the other by Poor.. LISTON has whole of the chandeliers, candelabras, sSce. are all in the . • •'a ' i - , • • . plomitient ctiaracters in . each of theta. style of Louis Xll'. ; and many of- them, together with their -• ' • , - ' ' . ornaments, are of the richest description, being covered with A Drama, founded upon The Tali sman , th e ? ornaments in that style, which is n ow espouse d b y S i r Ch ar l es last of the Tales of the Crusaders, was perfo rme d Long and the men, of taste: of this day, in preference to the t Edinburgh-on the:day.the hook was publish e d. Grecian Order, Louis XIV. was su r ro u nd e d b y men o f taste, a • who invented the pattern. * In the Gallery l ea di ng f rom ,the The French Papers mention the failure of two Bail Room to the Banqueting Room, five 'tables were set great Spanish houses—one in Whoa arid the , out with refreshments for , the company, contained in an • Cprverzt w hi c h assortment of gold plate; two of th e t a bl es were set apart °ther in s the credit of for furnishing tile company with tea and coffee. On two Monts in France were of the Most unbounded of the tables ices were served, an d on t h e ot h er ta bl es a order. . , variety of refreshments were supplied. In the centre of , ING LEAR.—The represe n t a ti ve of Closter each of the tables stood a very l arge fl ute d massive cantle_ ix labra, ornamented a t th e b ottom w i t h t h e Royal Arms, in this tragedy, at Reading, was on one occasion taken ill at a . They were all surmounted by a lion standing on a silver short notice, and another gentleman was found who was crown, having also a small one on its head, each candelabra "rough studied" in the character. He got on famously until containing twelve wax-lights. There was a great display the scene where he has his eyes put out; and then he was obliged of superb gold plate on the middle table in this room, to beg permission to "read the reed of his part." Four - Grecian - candelabras placed on pedestals, richly gilt, NV e are assured that there is no truth in the were placed between each window with two burners eacih— report given in a Brussels Paper, that Mrs. Bk - eirE a (late Similar candelabras were placed on each side of the door at Miss O'NEILL) was in Paris, deprived of sight, and about to both ends of the gallery. The side of the gallery opposite undergo an operation for cataract. We are informed that 3lts. the windows - contain the full length portraits of King Henry Bronne ais at this moment in Ireland, and that her sight has VIII. Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, King James I. King never been unpaired.—( eee„mi„g Paper.) Charles 1., King Charles 11., King James 11., King , L . William and Queen Mary; all represent e d i n t h e i r f u ll ro b es, • - Ki ng Gcolt G E the :tEcO N I), in his occasional all being of' the same raze, and the frames of the ,pictures journeys to Kens.ingtoi4 llichtnond, and Ramp all corresponding, with the exception of the portrait of - King Charles the First, which is in the cen t re over ton Court, had his favourite jes t s f or a l most the fire place, and which is larger than the others. A every part of the road, and which he invariably ' number of meats were placed along the whole length of this re pea te d , however ofte n Il e i n i g ht 'pass them. room, which were 'covered with crimson cl o th, e d ge d w i t h yellow lace to imitate gold, for the accommodation of the They never lost their effect upon himself, as he company who partook of the refreshments provided diem. The laughed as much at them as if they had been the room is considered about 00 feet long. About one o'clock the Banquetting Room was thrown open; it is justly entitled to most ludicrous novelties;.. It was of course very that name, as it .stands unequalled in size, elegance, and splen_ painful to the companions of his journeys to affect dour in its fittings up, &c., and the massive, costly, and mag- to sympathize with his Majesty's merriment after ... nificent service of his Majesty's plate, which afforded an ample w a -thousand repetitions' of the same dull jokes ; scope for the taste of Mr..Benwar, the King's Confectioner, in its distribution and display, the effect of which teas expreseeti anti Lord DiLAWA it •• used to say that 44 t liebv in language of astonishment by the Compeni generallas the drivings with the King must be a punishment in:. entered the room. The twat ensemble of this Royal Banquet -, . . _ . , llicled on him for the sips of his. youth." exceeds description. We shall, however, attempt to give an idea of the dee-Orations. The company was too numerous to • se • i3A LEMON SCE -AT ' STA MFOIIT).--On Satur admit of the whole. sitting to steeper at the same time, and , therefore one party retired to make tanroo for another. They Stocks, Mr. GREEN wended at Stamford, accompanied by Miss Stocks, being the thit exhibition of the kind in that part of were supplied by a cross table at the eml, d two long tables the length of t h e r o om, w hi c h were li g h te d w i t h sma ll or - mo l u the country. A v as t concourse of people were pre s ent, an d among them th e M arqu i s an d Af arc hi ones e o f E xeter, Lord T. candelabras, with app ro p r i ate stan d s f or c h o ice fruits, &c...._ Cecil, Miss Poyntz, and many persons of rank and fashion_ There were six t a bl es b e hi n d t h e l ong ta bl es w i t h reserves o f About 25 mil es f rom S tam f or d t h e b a ll o o n d ecen d e d , near to refreshments f or the - Pages in attendance to supply the corn the village of Thorney. Mr. Green very Carefully first grounded pany with ; fo ur l ustres, eac h conta i n i ng twe l ve b urners, were the car of b a ll oon , b y means o f t h e grappling-iron, field placed at ea c h corner of the room. At the end o f t h e room in a of wheat, and advised iris intrepid companion to alight, w hi c h was a large be au f et , t h e b ack ground of wh i ch wits covere d l did with gre a t p rompt i tu de . M r. G ree n was now aware that letting out th e re m a i n d er o f the gas considerabl e d amage with crimson silk, ornamented at the top with three rosettes, in she • the partitions of whi c h t h e c h o i cest p i eces of the Ki ng ' s state by . gold plate, whi c h was used on this occasioa, and which was ar- might be done to the green corn , an d was a l so apprehensive that ranged in the most tasteful manner, was displayed to the a crowd might gather r oun d hi m , an d d es t roy a great part of the standing wheat. He d es i re d a l a b ourer, w h o now arrived. and greatest advantag e . I n t h e centre was placed a supeeb snl i d gold salver, richly c h ase d , w i th all the Orders that the King had got hold of the rop e , to qu i t hi s h o ld, i t b e i ng his intenti o n to go a few fields further off. The grappling-iron h av i ng l ost i te possesses, and also th ose hi s M a j esty has received from Fore i gn hold on the ground, the b a ll oon an d car skimmed t h e h e d ges o f Potentates to the numb er o f twenty-five. Above this was placed -- the shield of Achilles in g o ld , mo d e ll e d b y Flaxman, and sup- several fields, and went n e ar l y t h ree-quarters of a mile more be fore it finally grounded its e lf. The man was pulled up a h e igh t posed to he his Mel d'ceurire, execute d b y M essrs. R un d e ll an d of ten or fifteen feet, and f a lli ng d o W n a p peare d at first rather Bridge. On the left side of t hi s t h e National Cup was displayed, , stunned, but soon recovered him s elf, a nd Was able t o f o ll ow t h e beautifully enriched with th e b adges of the Patron Saints of the balloon and render. further assistance.' The bold aer onaut being three Kingdoms - of England, I re l and, and Scotland, viz. St. joined by Miss Stocks, procured a chaise end four, and safely George, St. Patrick, and St. A n d rew, set i n prec i ous stones reached Stamford a; helf-Past nine o'clock, wh ere t h e b rot h er of round the cup be different compart ments. On t h e oppos i te s i de of the shield was placed an antiqu e T an k , richly embellished the Marquis of Exeter was waiting and kindl y i nv i te d hi m with precious gems anti antique atones of great value. The to Burghley-I=We: It is computed - that Mr. Green has cleared centre of. the back-ground of the beaufet was ornamented tended to visit with a piece of gold plate, which was taken out of On Saturday, a sturdy mountaineer, having .1401. by this trip( it was his 36th assent. the Admiral's ship commanding the Spanish armada. At the A CDO IV A LI) intended top of each end.of the back ground of' the beaufet were two gold ewers, on which were described in the most elaborate work- , came from a great distance to . heard that Marshal.M Pt rth, that (lay, manship, the triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne, the handles to see the which represent mermaids. The stanch, or dishes on which the stated,,he hod three :uncles who fought vases stood were ornamented with the figures of some of the celebrated warrior--7-prnicip a ll v ., ,a, lie designed by Howard. ,These vases contained ther marine-deities, . r rose-water. At. each corner of . the' fleeufet a candelabra was .fi ve was : lights in row. :. , ix small gold vases alongside of the ' Marshal's fa ,on that day which decided the fate of Ole S. ttyrts, and for placed, having were interspersed, containing artificialo ers„toget.ter with a ~ . flwwhose sake they were all expatriated.---(Perth great variety of handsome pieces of gold plate. At the corner a tiourter.) FASII IO NAB LE PARTIES. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester had a numerous grand dinner party yesterday. - ' ••• - The Marquis of Lansdown gave a grand dinner on Sunday to the Earl and Countess of Clonmel, Lord Kirkwall, the Knight of Kerry - , Baron and Baroness Robeck, Mr. and Mrs. Cunlitk, .Mr. Wellesley„ ! Mr. Smith, &c. at Lansdown House, Berkeley-square. Mr. Secretary Canning entertained a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at,Glaucester Lodge.'- • • • Lady Shelley. entertained the Dille and Duchess of Cam bridge, and a large circle of the hew ton, on Sunday evening, at her house in IlertforiLstreet, - :%lay-fair. The Hon. K.. Douglas bad a dinnerparti yesterday at his re sidence at the Admiralty. . •. .1. M. Treinayne; -. Esq.' M. P. had . a large party at dinner yesterday, at his house in New-street, Spring-gardens. Sir 'l'. Lennard, B ar t. h a d a gran d di nner party yesterday, at his house in Bryanston-square. Mrs. Fitaherbert has parted with her beautiful villa, on the bank of the River, to Sir George Wombwell, Bart. The pi ice is said to be 12,000/. Yesterday was married, at St. George's Church, Hanover square, by the Ve r y R everen d th e D ean of Carlisle, Captain Price Blackwood, It. N., to Ilel-2n Selina, eldest daughte r o f the late Thom a s Sh er id an , E sq . Ill s Royal highness the Duke of York gave away the bride. Frmn gscE, .T c. 11.—The Princess PA (I r. r BMIGHESE, who died on the 9th, after -a long and painful ill ness, has left a will, in 7hieh, after deducting the l ega l p ar t coming to her mother. Letitia Buonaparte, she appoints her two brothers, the. Count of St. Len (Louis), and the Prince of Montfort (Jerome), her principal heirs ; to. Lucius she be queaths only her pardon for hi s t rea t men t . o f her. The (laugh . tees of Madame Xlurat are to have 30,009 piastres each, ex cept the Countess P e p o li, w h o i s marr i e d at Bologna. The eldest son of the Count of St. Leit is to, have her villa near the Porta Pia at Home, and Prince Borghc ;e the use for his life of another villa, near Viareggio, in the l)uchy of Lucca. Se veral Cardinals, among whom are Uncle Fold', Pacca Spins, and Rivarola, and many Gentlemen and Ladies of Rome, who used to frequent her soc i e ti es , h ave remembrances of more or less value ; she has left also considerable legacies to Madame Domain her companion, to M. Vanutelll her &Time d'efffidres, and to M. Gozzam the agent of Princ.: Borghese at Rome. A pretty considerable capital is set apart, the interest of which is to be applied to enable two young men of her native town, Ajaccio, to Study surgery and medicine. The value of the whole property is estimated at about two millions of pounds._ 2eitnng, June 24.) ELECTION OF SHERIFFS. Yesterday a Common Hall was held for the purpose of receiving the official return upon the election of Sheriffs. The LORD M AYOR an d City Officers came in state. The votes having been duly examined, the final return of the numbers was exactly the same as that made on Friday. Mr. Alderman CROWDER and Mr. KELLY were declared by the Sheriffs to be duly elected to serve for the year ensuing, and were called upon to come forward and accept the office " on pain of the penalties that shall fall thereon." Alderman CROWDER said, words could not express his gratitude, but he hoped that his deeds during his shrievalty would manifest it to the Livery. Mr. KELLY said, he had at great personal inconvenience come forward in compliance with the request of a great num ber of the most respectable of the Livery, and he should en deavour to do justice to their confidence. On the motion of Mr. WARNE, thanks were voted to the Sheriffs for their conduct during the election. The vote was ordered to be advertised in the public papers. Mr. Sheriff BROWN and Mr. Sheriff KEY, in returning thanks, congratulated the Livery on the choice they had made. The Hall was then dissolved. THE CANADIAN CHIEFS. A few days ago the four Canadian Chiefs went, accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Wrench, the Lord Mayor's Chaplain, to ace the coffiir-dam, in which the Lord Mayor laid the first stone of London Bridge. They previously breakfasted with his Lordship, who, as they had requested that he would present them with some memorial which they might exhibit in their nativeland as a testimony of their reception by the Chief Magistrate of the greatest city in the world, gave to each a medal, upon which was engraved a brief state ment 'of what took place on the day the ceremony was perflirmed. They expressed the most lively astonishment at the enormous fabric. Some of the workmen for a short • time suspended their labours, apparently out of respect to the strangers, but it was found they had a more interested mo tive. One of them handed a pot of porter to Michael Tsioni Tea cheandalie, the chief of the warriors, and begged that he would drink. The warrior very gladly accepted the beverage, crank to the health of the Lord Mayor, and success to the undertaking, and handed the pot to Andre Romain Tsouhehisson, the second Chief, who also drank, after which he put the pot into the hand Of Belli Alli Chit w Row, the Chief of the Councils, who touched the brim with his lips, expressed his gratitude to the people of England, and wished prosperity to the new and to every future undertaking of this liberal - and enlightened nation. Th e Mi nister did not drink, b u t he received the vessel which held " Meux's Entire," with a very diplomatic eye, and could not conceal his admiration of the loyalty of a. people who were so fond of their Sovereign as to have the words " King's !lead " written even upon the pewter which was used by the very lowest in society. Just as the Cana dians were about to, depart, the workmen held out their hats to _theiu for the price of more porter, and they • would have instantly complied, had not Mr. NVrench interfered; —Upon their re-entering the Mansion-house, they proposed to the Lord Mayor, (with infinite good nature) to amuse his chil then and friends with the war-dance, and some little ceremonies descriptive of the manners and habits of the people of their na tion. In the dance, the Minister, whose temperate life has pro hibited the approach of gout or debility, exceeded the rest in the rapidity of his movements. They seemed greatly amused upon exciting general merriment in the company ; and when they sat down they spoke with warm hope of the probable success of their appeal to Government for the restoration of the land upOn which the English settlers have infringed to an immense extent, and without the shadow of an excuse, except that of power. Kalli Alli Chaw Row, who is a sensible, well-conducted man, un tainted by the vices of Court, has great reliance upon the elo quence of the,Chairman of the Committee of the House of As sembly in Canada, which sat upon the claims of the Canadians. This gentleman is coming over to England to advocate the just and reasonable claims of the injured people Who are, the Minis ter says, ever ready to assist the British Authorities upon.all occasions. In - speaking of the alleged wrongs of the Canadians, the four Chiefs have never uttered a syllable of reproach, but hare uniformly declared their admiration of the conduct of those of our countrymen, with whom they have associated occasionally. DREADFUL FIRE atNEWFOUNDLANa JOHN'., JUNE 9.—At half-past one o'clock in the morning of Friday last, this town was again visited by the calamity of ti r e. Such was the rapidity of the prograss of the dreadful element, that before we reached Queen-street we found several houses completely in flames. In ten minutes after the alarm was given, the engine from Fort Townshend, manned by artillerymen, under the command of Major Skinner, was on . .the spot, others afterwards follo we d, as did t h e Royal 'Vete rans, under the command of Colonel Burk©, and detachments of seamen, from his Majesty's ships,Grasshopper and Snap, under command of Captain Aplin by the united exertions •of the Civil and Military Nuthorities a supply of water was ob tained for the engines. At four, _we had the satisfacti on o f ob serving the fire was so far subdu e d as to prevent its communi:. eating with the blocking houses partly occupied by J. Brown, Esq. Chief Magistrate; and by the unexampled ex ertions of all, the partitions which joined the house of Mr. Brown to that of Mr. Hogsett was at last pulled down, there by mainly preventing the spreading of the fire, which was finally got under at half-past four. The names of the principal sufferers H. Booking, Esq., Collector of the Customs; A. Ilogsett, Esq. deputy naval officer; the Miss Beatings , H owar d, b a k er, M r. A. Haire, Mr. Lambert, R. Sears, J. Long, carpenter, Hancock, and many others, amounting in all to twenty-four families, whose houses have been entirely consumed. The only life lost was a child of Mr. Haire's. NEW ORLEANS, MAY 15.---We learn by Cap tain BUIIDICL that the Mexicali troops, about 1500, remained at Campeachy when he sailed.— It was understood that these troops were sent to Yucatan to quell some disorders. General SAN TANA had been deposed of his command, and had retired into the interior. The Dorset County Chronicle contains the fol lowing notice:_" Two Gentlemen, True Blues, are wanted to represent the Borough of Taunton at the next election." At a convent at Caen, in Normandy, they keep an exact terrier of all the lands which formerly belonged to the Monks of their Order in England, in hopes that it may one day be of use to them. Commereid letters from the Prussians Capital • speak quite exultingly of the great activity there is at present among the merchants . at Memel, by reason of the continued I demand for timber at that port. I It is stated, as the result of more than twenty ' years' observation, that when th e w i n d cont i nues f or a f a i r d ay or two any point to the eastward, dry weather may be calcu lated on for a fortnight or a week at least. In every other summer wind the continuance of favourable weather cannot be relied upon. otiE Tußn-ouTs.----The journeymen slaters of this town turned out on Monday morning for an increase of wages, and paraded two abreast. to the number of about 100, through several of the streets. They stopped at several places, and gave three cheers. We have not heard the extent of the advance they require, but it must be a serious loss to persons engaged in building to be without hands during the present very favourable weather.—(Blanchester Courier.) CHILD DROPPING.— On Wednesday night, about half-past ten o'clock, a male child, near three w...eks old, with fair complexion, light hair, and dark blue eyes, was dropped at the door of Fife House, the residence of the Earl of Liverpool. The infant was dressed in a corded muslin bed gown and cap, wrapped in a piece of flannel : a square muslin handkerchief was tied round its head, and a red whittle over the whole. The child was conveyed to the parish workhouse of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, and a reward is offered for the I discovery of its Unnatural mother. IDa EA urn r. nE.—T his morning, n t one o'clock, a dreadful fire broke out in the premises of Mr. Purdue, the silversmith and salesman, in Great Tuthill-street, Westminster, which communicated to the premises of Mr. Corker, the butcher, ' next door, 31r. Watmore, Mr. flazell, and Mr. Wait, in Dartmouth-strcet, and the backs of several other houses, have suffered severely. The fire was got under about three o'clock. Miss Purdue and her brother, together with the domestics, narrowly escaped with their lives. The former, with two of the servants, escaped over the roof of the adjoining houses. We are happy to say no lives were lost. DREADFUL A uctnuvr.—Yesterday afternoon, while one of the labourers was busily employed at the building - of the Now Church, near floxton, he unfortunately fell by accident from off the scaffold, a considerable distance from the ground, and was so severely injured that h e soon after expired. COURT OF KING'S BENCII—(THIs DAY.) HOLLAND. This was an action brought. by the plaintiff, a man jn menial circuenstances, with a wife and family of three children, to recover a compensa tion in damages, against the defendant, for the injury his daughter received in being run over by the defendant's horse and gig, and the loss of her services.—lt appeared from the evidence of the witnesses that - the occurrence was purely ac cidental ; the. defendant was driving quietly along the street, and in order to get out of the way of some fowls, the gig drove over the plain tiff's daughter, and seriously hurt her, by which she was taken to Middlesex Hospital, and after wards home, but was some time . an - out-patient. it was proved that the plaintiff and his wife sus tained some loss of time in conveying their - child to and from the hospital. Mr. SCARLETT here objected 'to any evidence being adduced as to the loss the parents had sus tained, because the child might have remained in the hospital till it was perfectly cured of the in. iury.—Plaintiff nonsuited. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, JutY 4.—Light airs from the westward.—The whole of the outward-bound sailed last evening. Arrived from the River and remain, the Lively, Redman, for sierra Leone, and Priscilla, Ellis, for Trieste. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 4. —Wind N.—Arrived the Orpheus, Findlay, from London, for the Mauritius ; Henry Wellesley, Wade, ditto, for Sierra Leone, with mainmast sprung. Sailed .the Cambrea Castle, Davy, for Calcutta. FALJIourn, JULY 3.—Wind variable.—Sailed the Acteoo Briggs, for Valparaiso and Lima. LIVERPOOL, JULY 3.--Wind N.N.W..—Arrived the Friendship, Tucker, from Messina ; Sarah and Caroline, ParrL., and Emerald, liawis from Charle s to n , sa il e d t h e 4 t h o f J une . Off the Port, this irident, Coffin, from New York ; Corin thean, Dewis, from ditto ; and Chariot, , front Sa vannah. • - The Concordia. Blackaider, from Liverpool to Montreal, was on shore on Red Isle about the 20th of May. The Friends, -, from Dublin to Quebec, was wrecked - the kith of May on the Island of Niquette; crew, passer.gers, and part of the materials saved. The Howard smack, which took out the Gottenburgh mail of the 11th ult., has put into Norway dismasted. On the. afternoon of Thursday last, between four and five o'clock, a remarkably fine vessel, named the Saint Lawrence. of the burthen of 335 tons, built by William Smith. Esq. ana Co., at St. Peter's Dock, near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1.:44 launched. She moved into the water in fine style, amid the cheers of a great number of spectators, the firing of guns, &c. Judges have p r on ounce d this vessel to be the v e ry fi rs t o f t h e class' to which she belongs, that ever was built on the river Tyne; and she is justly considered as furnishing another spe cimen of the superior talents of the builders as naval architects. After the launch Rowland Hodge, ES9. (the owner of the ves sel) entertained a numerous party of friends with a hearty glass of wine, in The upper rooms of the Dock-office. We understand that a fine steam-vessel of 00 tons, named the Enterprise, will depart from Falmouth about the sth of August next, for the East Indies. They calculate on arriving there in about two mooths.—( Corrtit!all Gazette.) CURIOUS CASE OF BIGAMY. QUEEN-S Q UA 11E.--Yesterday the 01 . kce wag very much crowded, and the most intense interest was excited in the examination of a well-looking young man, a native, of Africa, nained.Edward Francis, who was brought before dr. GREGORY, the Magistrate, charged with having intermarried with a fine young Indian woman, named Ann Lambert, hie former wife Margaret being still living. It appeared in evidence, that in the month of August, 1815, the prisoner, who was then in Ireland, married his tirst wife at Saint Mary's Church, Limerick, according to thi , Catholic rites, and on coming to England they were re married in the Protestant Church. They continued to live together till about six months back, when, in consequence of some dispute, his wife left him. tie then formed an acquaint ance with the second wife, who was at that time married, but her husband was in a dying state, and she living in the family of Major Creece, No. 25, 13aker-strect, Portman-square, as an nit mdar t on the Major's Lady, which situation she now fills. About a week or a fortnight after their acquaintance had com menced, her husband died, and in a few days after his funeral, she and the prisoner w e r e marr i e d at the parish church at Mary lebone, by banns, which had been published bet Ore her hus band's death. A day or two ago the first wife returned home to her husband, and, to her astonishinent, found that in her absence he had taken to himself another wife ; she tlaereforc caused him to be apprehended. The certificates of the marriage of each of the wives were,pro duced, and the prisoner admitted having intermarried, cos_ tented that the first marriage was invalid, ivarsmuch.as itAvas solemnized according' to the Cotholic religion. The Indian wife declared, that she knew that, unless the pri soner was positive in his opinion that the first marriage was invalid, he would not have offended the laws of this country - - Ile had told her in what way he had been married, and B},:e also thought it illegal. Magistrate.—you ought to have asked some person respect kg it that knew more of the laws than you did. Indian Wife.—Ah ! never mind dat ; if he be sent over de water, I will go with him, if it cost me 100 guineas. The prisoner, in his defence, said that it was true he h a d married both the women, but he believed at the time the .firte marriage was not binding. The prisoner was then fully com mitted to take his trial, and the Indian wife was bound over in the sum of 401. to prosecute. MOST A FFECTI CIRCUPASTANCE.—LaSt i'Ven ing, about eight o'clock, a very shocking accident took place in Montague-place, Manchester-square; a fine boy, of the age of seven years, son of Mr. Jones, was standing on the first floor at a window which opened as a venetian door,. leaning forward, looking at some persons passing ; his mother was sitting in -the room a short distance from the window, looking .at her favourite child, who in a playful manner swung round. the window, logs his hold, and uttering a piercing cry, fell on the pavement—.. 11 is mother beheld him fall without having the:power. to save him, and sunk almost lifeless in a fit on the ground. The child was taken up and instantly carried into the house, and Mr. Marris, a medical gentleman, attended, but declared no surgical skill was of any avail, the scull being so dreadfully fractured. The child remained in a state of stupor for twenty minutes, and then expired. Mrs. Jones was with difficulty recovered from the fit; but such are the effects of the shock caused by the lamentable occurrence, that it is believed she cannot recover. MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.—On I,Vedne . sda v, Mr. E. YOUENS ' a boot and shoe-m a k er , i n R e d Li on -street, Holborn, arrived at Brighton with his wife, her brother and sister. The Ladies went in search of lodgings, while Mr. Youens and his brother-in-law walked about. The atten tion of the latter having been diverted for a few minutes, when he returned, his brother had disappeared, and from that time was not again seen alive by any of his friends._ Every inquiry was made, but without success, till the same evening, when a coat and waistcoat were found lying on the beach, apparently as if deposited there ; the sleeve Of the coat was yet warm, and in the pocket was found 40/, and some memoranda. Shortly after the body was found in.the sea op posite the Regency -square.—A Coroner's Inquest was held, when the brother-in-law stated that his unhappy relative had la boured under mental despondency, and a verdict was recorded, of " Drowned himself while in a state of temporary derange ment."—The deceased paid his addresses to the lady whom he. had but just married, as long as 12 years ago. Not being able to obtain the consent of her father, the courtship was then broken off, and, on the death of the father, was renewed. He was 42 years old, and his wife about the same age. An Inquest was held yesterday at the Feathers, Waterloo-road, on the body orf Sophia Thomas. The deceased, who was a lady's m a id, was i n a f ew d ays to have em barked for the Continent with a Nobleman's family, an - I had requested her brother, a waterman, to carry her in his boath from Qucenhithe to the steam-boat. A little girl accompanied them, and on their return the brother rowed up to London-bridge against tide, and was passing under the arch, when the boat struck against the starling and upset; the bro ther caught one of the sculls and drifted close to the place where his sister and the girl were clinging, they caught him round the waist and held him firmly, he was unable to keep above water, and they all sunk together. The young.tnari and the girl were subseque nt ly picked up, but Sophia:. Thor. p, 'was erawnett—Verdict—" Accidental Death." •