The Sun. — London, England, 1825-06-23 00:00:00

Spain describe the lamentable state of that op pressed and misgoverned country. The Emperor of AUSTRIA left Genoa on the Bth instant. FRENCH Fustns.—Pmus, JUNE 20.—Five per Cents. opened at 102. 50. ; closed at 102. 65. ; three per Cents., 75. 70. ; Bank Stock, 2,200.; Rente de Naples (Certif. Falconnet), 89. 5. ; Rente d'Espagne, 18. - ; Royal. Spanish Loan, 58. Exchange on London, one month, 25. ; three months, 24. 85.—( Court Authentique. ) The Austrian Observer of the 10th and 11th June, received this day, gives letters from Trieste, dated 6th June, containing news from Corfu to the c2Stli May. The authenticity of the accounts we gave yesterday, relative to the successes of the Turks, appear doubtful. The Seraskier ItEDSCIIID PAcuA had collected fresh reinforce ments in Arta, and had again advanced against Anatolico and Missolonghi. The Greeks are in his rear divided into small bands, and endeavour to capture his provisions and ammunition, while the garrison of Missolonghi daily makes sallies and engages the enemy. The Missolonghi Jour nals contain nothing of importance relative to the late events. The capitulation of Navarina is confirmed, but according to authenticated reports spread by the Greeks, the garrison had indeed capitulated on honourable terms, but had been relieved by the Greeks; and the Turks suffered on this occasion considerable loss both by sea and land. The contradictions between the present statements and those previously received must soon be cleared up. _Letters of a recent date from Zante confirm the taking Navarina by the Turks, and report that Patras is also likely to fall into their hands. It is added that ti►e Algerine squadron has joined that of the Egyptian. Among the extracts given from the Greek Journals, by the Austrian Observer, are the following:— "The Hydra Gazette gives no later accounts from Western Greece, because the distance is so great ; but what it communi cates is not favourable to the Greeks. In No. 103, April 25, it has the flowing from Napoli, of the 22d April :—We learn by credible persons who left Missolonghi a week ago, that the Albanians, who marched from the neighbourhood of Arta, and found no force able to contend with them, have penetrated into several parts of Mount Valtos, into Xeromero, and Can dila Their cavalry had advanced as far as Vrachori, but had retired. Our corps there were not sufficiently strengthened, but we have no doubt that in a short time Western Greece will thew the enemy that in the face of their country their valour is The Hydra Gazette (No. 110) of the 2(1 May, Contains the following extract from the Greek Chronicle of April 5 :- Missor.owum, APRIL s.—We receive to-day the unex- Petted news, that the enemy's forces lately assembled at Arta, under the Seraskier Redschid Pacha, have crossed the moon of Macrynoros, and have encamped in Uretha. The inba- U4ltti ci Mount Valtos have been ordered by the Government to :4111rn th at important position, expected A. lsko, whom the ° ; et nent had appointed to comm a nd th e m, a n d were o bli ge d :' lB Pfrie before they encountered the enemy. But as soon as t ab "elnentioned Commander arrived he assembled troops , 4 / 1 d We hop e h e w i ll do his duty to his country, and shew himself worthy of the confidence of the Government." VIXtorA, Ju NE 10.—The prices of public securities remain nearly the same as they have been for some time past. Metalliques, 95 g.—Bank Stock, 1201 4. The Reportof the Committee upon Combinations has been printed, and pretends to give the rea. Son s on which the new Bill is founded. With s uch relations as the Committee seemed to have had before them, we feel in no small degree asto nished that they should recommend a Bill so confined in its operation, and withal so extremely 4it%cult to execute. It would occupy too much l l'ace to go through even a part of the instances t he Report adverts to, where these combinations 114 "fe existed, in order to justify the foregoing tenaark. But we will be contented with one 4iogle instance out of the many the Report affords, and rest the argument upon that.— sPe aking of th e " Shi pwr i g h ts ' P rov id ent ti "ion," in which a l mos t a ll th e Shi pwr i g h ts on the . Tham e s are enro ll e d , the Report says, lt" appears to exercise a power wholly incom- Pa tihle with the legitimate authority of the ship builder overhis own property and establishment: , i ask, w i t h th i s opinion, how the Corn atee could b e satisfied with recommending a ~c a w' which und er no poss ibl e c i rcumstances hi e ffect a dissolution of a society exercising thorny so pernicious, and enabling a single ork man to set himself up in opp o sition to his ,masters : with 131 1} effect. The sole object of the to t : to prevent i nt i m id at i on be i ng resorted to, 111 1 3 e1 un w illi ng workmen to join an Associa. . 10 t o an d the Co mm i ttee h as b een wea k enoug h to thin that thi s Bill wou ld b e su ffi cient a t lin the ranks o f th e A ssoc i a ti ons , an d t h us aa . . Cu" tile pow er t h ey at present enjoy. But " nl tstis be ve r y o b v i ous t h at t h e very many -ect of fis a nnoyance ex i s t, by w hi c h th e same actors m ay be produced without making the ()%, et* t)bilny• -- ' I° US to th e l aw . S en di ng a man to it) g'to Y is a commo n expression, and by resort. t it tle :fhich alone, and saying nothing of a mul 4ther plans ) the transactions of every day life afford, the workmen would be enabled to keep up their associations in their present strength, and bid defiance to the law and the moral influence of their masters. Nor is this all ; for not only is the Bill so weak and inefficient in its first and most avowed object, but the second part of it, by allowing combinations to exist for the regulation of wages, and settling the hours of work, gives great facilities for extending their pernicious in fluence, and consolidating a power, the wise and discretionary use of which places the masters entirely under the controul of their workmen. It is not to be supposed that the Committees of the different Associations, in framing rules and making regulations, will be particularly anxi- . ous to keep themselves within the law, and so long as secret articles may be resorted to, it will be found absolutely impossible to restrain them. There is yet another point in which this Bill is defective, that it indirectly legalises the existing Associations, and deprives the workmen of the means of withdrawing from unions they have been compelled to enter, by threats and intimidations. The contracts they have respec tively entered into are enforceable at law against them, so that they cannot withdraw even if the evil existed. Thus, therefore, (giving the greatest possible effect to the Bill in preventing intimida tion, and thereby restraining the growth of these unions), we must go on under th►e present system until time shall have carried off the greater part of the existing operative classes, and supplied the omission by a new generation free from the bonds of Combination Committees. And what reason able expectation is there of this coming to pass ? A secret article, regulating the apprentices to be taken, and making it imperative upon those who take them to enrol them Members of the Union before they enter on their apprenticeships, will foil all expectations of such an event, and render the Statute a perfect dead letter. A Paper, under the title 46 Remarks on the proposed Bill relative to the Combinations of Work. men, 4c." is in circulation, and deprecates the measure as inefficient and powerless. It strongly recommends the plan urged in this paper, when the Combinations Acere first introduced to the notice of Parliament this Session, of placing such Societies under the controul of the Quarter Ses sions in the same manner as Benefit Societies and Savings Banks now are. We have had occasion once before-to advert to the measures now in progress for the establish ment of a free trade. We then endeavoured to shew that these measures had been adopted with a view only of increasing the value of the com merce of the British Islands, whilst the great national principle of Naval Ascendancy had been completely abandoned and sacrificed to a doc trine, which however correct, when viewed ab stractedly, and by itself, becomes one bearing in its train nothing less than the totally extinguish. ment of the Marine Supremacy of the United Kingdom, when considered in reference to the political strength of the Empire. In con firmation of what we then said, we beg leave to refer to the speech of • Mr. Ro- BEItTSON in the House last night, and re quest attention to the facts he has their stat ed. If the possession of unbounded com merce, and its concomitant wealth were in them selves sufficient to guarantee our existence as an independent nation, unquestionably the policy is correct ; but if such were its effect, we might reasonably wonder at the pertinacity evinced by all Statesmen, in past times, to preserve the lead ing principles of the old Navigation Acts of CHARLES the Second, whilst however they per mitted their rigour to be relaxed in some less im portant points. But not only is thenavigation system to be abandoned, the very doctrines Of the Ship Registry Act, it appears, are to he qualified to meet Mr. HUSKISSON'S ideas of liberal policy, and British ships are to be allowed to proceed to fo reign ports, to be repaired, and yet retain their English character and its advantages. We cannot too strongly protest against a measure of this nature, which no circumstances can justify, and which, if it had been mentioned in Parliament a few years ago would have been scouted from the House with the indignation it deserves. No combinations can exist that would justify a de parture from the great principles of that most salutary act the Ship Registry Act, and the country ought not to permit itself to be deluded into acquiescence in the prin ciple on which it is required. The in conveniences proposed to by remedied by this plan, are those produced by Combinations amongst the workmen. But notwithstanding, it may be admitted, that at this moment the pressure of business on the hands of the Ship-builders is occasioned by these Associa tions, yet, they can be but of short dura tion, and never were sufficient to form a foundation for such a proposition. We trust the Earl of LIVERPOOL, recollecting his noble ancestor, from whose intelligence the Ship Re gistry Act was derived, will be at his post and stand between the country and this prostration of principles, so sound and so wise as those which originally produced it. [Extract of a Letter from the Agents to Lloyd's at Mexico, dated 30th March.] " The Bransty and the Jupiter, two English brigs, have been chartered by this Government for the transport of some troops to Campeachy, and in consequence an embargo has been laid on all vessels in the port of Alvarado. His Majesty's ship Tartar, at San Blas, has been ordered round to Acapulco, to take on board G. A. Thomson, Esq., his • Britannic Majesty's Commissioner for Guatimala." THE CREATION. The Scriptural account of the Creation of the World has been the subject of much discussion. Those who doubt its truth as sert the improbability of maintaining a regular chain of evidence. The following statement is made as it stands recorded in the Bible; and a more lucid and uninterrupted connexion of tes timony cannot be found in any historical work.— The following persons lived and conversed many hundred years with Adam and also with Noah, arid consequently were enabled to impart to Noah a most circumstantial account of the crea tion of the world and the departure out of the garden of Eden, as related to them by Adam himself, who died at the age of 930 years.— The length of time these personages lived appears to be most extraordinary, but at the same time it should be remembered, that if the term of life of the first inhabitants of the world had been limited to ti►e short space assigned us, it is obvious the world would not have been po- s tim pulated half by th ▪ 2 . 9 , o .t•••• • r.. =-• • ?TANTS. 2 5. Aged. 5- a. • co ;-:,••• g• ▪ CD • •••••••••••• - Cainan, great grandson Y ear s. Ye a r s . Y ears . son of Adam - 325 605 179 1235 910 Mahaleel - - 395 535 234 1290 895 Jared - - - 460 470 366 1422 962 Methuselah - 687 243 600 1656 967 The year of the Lamech, son of Methu- Deluge. selah and father of Noah - - 874 56 595 1651 777 Noah - - - 1056 2006 1 950 Sheen, son of Noah, lived 90 years with Lamed], and 95 with Methuselah. • • rrIE DELUGE. ShPin (who witnessed the whole of this stupendous scene) also lived 150 years with Abraham and 50 years with Isaac, and (-undoubtedly) acquainted them with all the information which he had personally received from Lamech and Methuselah of what had been imparted to them by Adam himself respect ing the Creation ; and Shem (from his own personal knowledge) could also acquaint Abraham and Isaac of every circumstance relating to the Deluge: therefore no record can be more roan terruptedly clear than the History of the Creation and the Dehyre, as related in the Book of Genesis. The account of the Birth, Death, Resurrection, and Ascen sion of Christ are as beyond dispute. Parliament, it is said, will be prorogued on Saturday, the 2d of July next,- by his 'MAJESTY in person. The Court of Directors of the East India Company have appointed John Herbert Harington, Esq., a Member of Coon cil at Bengal ; and John Butterworth Bayley, Esq., a Provi sional Councillor at the same Presidency. The diamond bracelet, which was lost at the Ball of the Duke of NORTIUTMBEIZT.AND, at Paris, has been restored by a Gendarme of the city of Paris, who had it in his care, to the Spanish Embassy, in conformity with the adver tisement inserted in the Etaile. The late Sir HENRY CARR IBBF,RTsoN, Bart., having died without issue is succeeded in his title and estates by his next brother, CHARLES SEL wiN, Esq., now Sir CHARLES IMIERTSON, Bart. COURT OF CONSERVANCY.—This morning the Loan MAYOR, accompanied by the Sheriffs, Aldermen Key and Brown, Alderman Venables, the Recorder of London, Town Clerk, City Solicitor, Alztrshalmen, &c., arrived in pro cession at Mr. Needham's Hotel, the foot of Westminster_ bridge, where a Jury for the Court of Conservancy was sworn in for the purpose of inspecting the River Thames, and prevent ing any infringement within the City's jurisdiction, for the year ensuing. _ THE LATE HON. MRS. DAs .—As this lady was really an ornament of those upper circles of life which are at all conversant with taste and science, and as her talents were also not unknown to the public, it is somewhat extraordinary that her recent death has been simply recorded, and that no tribute has been offered to her memory. She was the sister of General CONWAY who made a conspicuous figure in the political world during a large part of his late Majesty's reign, and who was one of the character s noticed by Jurnus, not without respect. General CONWAY also possessed respectable literary and poetical talents, and was muell esteemed for the integrity of his principles and the suavity of his manners. his sister, Mrs. DAMER, was allied to him in taste as well as by consanguinity, and resembled him also in the mildness of her manners, with a degree of gentle elegance that appeared, however, to be the result of too much re finement for the ordinary intercourse of so ciety. She possessed an excellent understand ing, and a liberal disposition, with great know ledge of the world, particularly of the fashion able circles. Her connections were all of the higher kind, especially among those who were distinguished by taste for literature and the Fine Arts. If she did not possess a lofty genius for SCULPTURE, yet many works from her hand displayed great merit. Her partiality for theatrical talents induced her to make an early bust of Mrs. SIDDONS, and her respect for high moral qualities prompted her to enter into a warm friendship with that great ornament of the stage, and of private life. Mrs. DAM ER was tall and handsome in person, and her character altogether well-entitled her to the esteem and admiration of all who had the pleasure of being acquainted with her. The late Lord ORFORD, who was a shrewd observer of human nature, and thoroughly conversant with the-Fine Arts, left a consider able part of his property to Mrs. DAMER, as a due tribute of friendship and respect for her talents and character. THE ROYAL FAMILY. Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, the KING left town, in his travelling carriage, for Windsor. The Duke of Cambridge visited his Majesty yesterday ~ , ..„.:4.3...,;......:,.....4.4it 1 t / r t_. ..„t :,. f , ? ...... f,r.r, 8; w.. ;,.,,,.i A, • ~. . , .se.,,iallisaiig;:m. ' : ' -' \ cr . ~ t, * 4 1 . . , Wr ,s. L\.l.,•(''';' -'s- ,-.=•: ''''-'4l'.'W-7, •=.--?:-S8s- • , 1 0' fr P # y %,‘, -1, ."7 , i. •—. . sz.7 - ! • - > . ../ .4 IL " 1 1 fg ,/ morning. The Duchess of Gloucester, the Princess Augusta, the Princess Sophia, and the Duke of Sussex, visited the Duchess of Cambridge yesterday. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had a select party at dinner yesterday. Yesterday afternoon the Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Sir Wm. Davison, rode out in an open carriage in Hyde Park. Her Royal Highness alighted and walked in Kensington Gardens. Prince Leopold arrived in town yesterday afternoon from his residence at Claremont. FASHIONABLE CHANGES. Earl and Countess of Somers, for their seat. Ryegate, Surrey ; the Earl and Countess of Fortescue, for their seat in Devon shire ; Mr. and Mrs. Sturges Bourne, for Reading, Berks ; Sir Robert Gunning, Bart. at Miller's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from a tour. FASIIIONABLE PARTIES. The Countess of Derby gave a grand concert on Tnescley evening, at her house in Grosvenor-square. The three spacious drawing-rooms and ball-rooms were thrown open, which were most brilliantly illuminated. The concert commenced at half past ten o'clock in the ball-room. There were present nearly 400 of the haut ton among whom were his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, &c. &c. &e. Lord Sherborne had a large party to dinner yesterday, at his house in Lower Grosvenor-street. The Marquis of Lansdown gave a grand dinner yesterday at Lausdown-house, Berkeley-square, to the Duke of Gloucester and Prince Leopold. Among the distinguished party invited to meet their Royal Highnesses, were, the Duke of Grafton, th e Earl and Countess of Derby, the Earl and Countess of Charle mont, Earl Lauderdale, Earl Fitzwilliam, the Vice-Chancel lor, Sir Robert and Lady Macfarlane, Sir R. Gardiner, Mr. Scarlett, 11r. Calcraft. Lord and Lady Sidmouth entertained a distinguished party to dinner yesterday, at their seat, Richmond Park. A. Stanhope, Esq. had a dinner party yesterday at his house in Tilncy street. Lord R. Sheffield entertained a large party to dinner pester, day at his house in Portland-place. VAUXHAT,L.—The Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo was celebrated at these Gardens last night, with increased splendour; because, in adijition to all the preparations that the zeal of the Proprietors had made for Monday, the fine weather last evening inducecta very crowded and fashionable assemblage to grace them with their presence. This, of course, gave a great zest to the various amusements that occupy every moment of the time of the visitors at this very popular place of amuse ment. The performances were precisely similar to those brought out on Monday, but we noticed a great many addi tional iaipps, even beyond the extraordinary number that ap peared on Monday. Amongst the company we observed his Royal Highness Prince Leopold, the Marquis of Itiorcester, the Earl of llehester, and Lord Pollington. GENOA, JUNE 11.—The Gazette Piedmontese of this date has extremely long accouts of the fetes given to the Sovereigns assembled in that city, and of the visits of their Majesties to the numerous public establishments in that city. The fetes given by the city on the 4th, sth, and 6th of June is described, and particularly splendid : the peculiarly fine situation of Genoa, and the splendour of its architecture, giving it advantages for display which few cities pos sess in an equal degree. The first fete was a ball in the grand saloon of the Ducal Palace. Those who have seen this noble apartment, one of the largest in Europe, and which is the admiration of foreigners for its tasteful and magnificent architecture will easily conceive the effect it must have produced, illuminated by thousands of lights, when the august visitors entered amidst the fl ower o f th e inhabitants and foreigners invited to the fete, " between a fourfold line of ladies," says the Gazette, " sparkling with youth and beauty, who seemed to have been dressed by the hand of the graces in every charm that elegance, taste, magnificence could bestow; but this is a scene which we cannot venture to describe, as we think no pen worthy of it, but that which described the gardens of Armida in the Temple of Guidos."—The illumination of the city and the ramparts, and the Naumachia or Regatta, are de scribed as having been remarkably striking. P 0 E 'V ft y. On the EXHIBITION of the SOCIETY qf PAINTERS in WATER COLOURS. These Works of Genius we delighted viev All are so vivid, beautiful, and true, That sight is always prompted by the mind To " cast a longing, ling'ring, look behind." SPORTING. SINGULAR MATCH FOR 200 Soy. Few matches have excited so much interest, or attracted so great an attendance as the above; between Messrs. Osbaldes. tone and Ross. Curiosity being heightened by the novelty of the undertaking, which was at 50 birds, twenty-one yards from the trap, with a double-barrel—the gun to be placed on a table, and each party to pull the string 'before touching the gun— both barrels to count. The betting was immense, beginning at evens, and varying as each party had the advantage, the gun being backed at five to two. In the first part of the match the Captain was three a head. Mr. 0. then got up, and for some time they kept close together; the latter Gentleman afterwards got three a head, but at his 49th shot was only one a head; he missed his 50th, the Captain killed his, and the, match ended a tie. It will be decided, on Saturday next, be ginning at eleven o'clock. A Match for 50, at nine birds, was won by Captain Bentinck (seven),, beating Mr. Maule (four). A Match at three birds, between Messrs. O'Grady and Dow ' biggin, was won by Mr. O'Grady,- who killed all. A Match for 25 soy. between Messrs. Osbaldestone and O'Grady, at four birds, was won by the former, by Mr. O'G.'s last bird falling out of bounds. Mr. O'Grady, who is a young Gentleman of the Westmin ster School, dropped his birds in a style that would have done credit to the most experienced. He bids fair to become a first. rate shot. When there was a certainty that each succeed ing year would bring a fresh grant for Lotteries, the Public were indifferent about them, hut now that Parliament has passed an Act to abolish Lotteries, every body is eager to have a chance for the last TWenty Thousands that are to flow from Fortune's Cornucopia. A Drawing takes on Saint Swithin's Day, (15th next Month), when one of the last golden showers in this country is to fall on the expecting votaries of the blind goddess. THE THEATRE. COVENT-GARDEN.—The Tempest, one of our great dramatic Bard's most delightful produc tions, was represented last night, but, we regret to say, not with the pure simplicity of the ori ginal, but as altered and . disfigured by the dis gusting additions of DRYDEN, who possessed a getiius too roughly vigorous for the delicacy of taste. We wonder that the late Mr. K EMBLE, whose taste and judgment were unquestionable, and who besides was an enthusiastic admirer of SHAKSPEARE, could have tolerated such defor , mitt' ; but his adoption of this pitiable profana tion of one of our Bard's most correct composi tions may be considered as a sacrifice to the taste of " the general," generally unable todiscrinai nate the true merits of an author. YOUNG gave dignity to Prospero, COOPER feeling to Ferdi nand. Miss I'AtON and Miss ITAMMERSLET were the Miranda and Dorinda. They both sting and acted well, butthe latter is too fond of introducing a shake in her songs, and her's is a very bad one. FARLEY should•have been the Caliban. It is not sufficiently forcible in the hands of ItAYNER.-,-• Miss CAw•rE, who was engaged in consequence of her success in The Hebrew Family, was the Arid. Her small figure and delicate manner rendered her suitable for the part, and she was received with due applause. The play is alto gether brought forward in a manner creditable to the Theatre, but in the language of THEE/BALD let us have " SHAIESPEARE Restored." WESTMINSTER SESSIONS. This morning these Sessions commenced before FRANCIS CONST, Esq. and a Bench of Magis trates. There are about 130 prisoners for trial * besides the traverse paper of assaults, appeals, &c. ASSAULT. --.Monsieur Benoit Depardon, with Jane Ann, his wife, the keeper of a French hotel in the Haymarket, were indicted for assaulting Sarah Errington, their servant, on the 21st September last. The prosecutrix deposed that the injury she received was inflicted on her person without the slightest provocation. For the defence several witnesses were culled, which completely refuted her testimony. The CHAIRMAN briefly summed up the evidence, and the Jury, without hesitation, acquitted both the defendantu. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, Jr NE 22.—Wind W.S.W.—Passed through for th• River, the Mangles, Cogill, from New South Wales; and Stockton, Galbraith, from Honduras; also, the Reward, Terry, from London, for Quebec. PORTSMOUTH., JUNE 22..—Wind W.S.W.--Sailed the Ocean transport, Dean, for Halifax ; and the Gilbert !lender son, Grant, fcr Quebec. Fat.ivzouTir, JU XE 21.—Wind N.—Sailed the Princess Elizabeth, Kemp, for Smyrna ; and the Hope, Nichols, for London. 141vEnrooL, JUNE 21.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived the Superior, Tyler, from New York, sailed the 17th of May. Ott' the Port, the John, Brewer, from New Orleans. The Mahlon of London, Ilaliburton, from Grangemouth, laden with whiskey, is lost on the Shipwash Sand ; crew saved, and arrived at Harwich. The following vessels were left on the coast of Japan and Timor, in September 1824, by the Hope, Harris, arrived in the River from the South S eas , viz.:—Supply, Thomson, with 700 barrels of oil; Indi an , Gib son , 600; Greenwich, Thomson, 1400 ; Wildman, Barry, 600 ; Harleston, Gulliver, 900 ; Cretan, Gulliver, 700; Coquet, Stayers, 900; Ann Elitshett4, Cashn, 600; Saracen, D u m, 900; Mary, Davy, 2000; and Ann, Greig, 1400. Arrived 4 Dover, the Cherry, Sikes, from Sicily. CALCUTTA POLICE INTELLIGENCE, MAY 26. —A native boy of about ten years of age, appeared this morning, at this office, with a l ong c h a i n f astene d c l ose round his neck, by an immense padlock. lie stated that he was an orphan, and was placed under the care of Mrs. Pres ton, but his master, Mr. P., for the slightest offence, always beat him most dreadfully, either with a whip or a rattan, the marks of which were still evident on his back. About a month ago he put a rope round his neck, and after swinging him round, dashed him down with great violence, in conse quence of which his collar-bone was fractured. Mrs. P. sent him to the Native Hospital, where he was cured, and yesterday he came to the police, but could not see any of the Magistrates. On his return to his master's house, Mr. P. made the chain fast round his neck, and again served him in a similar way, and afterwards stamped upon him. An immediate summons was issued, and when Mr. P. appeared, the Worthy Magistrate most severely repri manded him. He stated that the boy was in the habit of stealing, and on that account he punished him. He was told that he ought to have brought him to the Police and not have taken the law in his own hands. Mr. Paton then told him that if he had only heard of such a report he should not have believed it, but now he had ocular de monstration. After consulting with • Mr. Blaquiere, he was sentenced to pay a fine of 100 rupees to the King, and-to deposit the sum of 144 rupees, for the boy's support for three years, when he would be old enough to work for his livelihood. PRESENTS TO HIS MAJESTY.--MPSSTS. DENHAM and CLAPPERTON, the enterprising and intelligent travellers, who recently returned from their interesting expedition, brought four beautiful Ostriches and other curious specimens of natural history. The Ostriches were yesterday, by his Majesty's com mand, removed from the Tower to the Royal bodge in Wind sor Great Park, under the care and superintendence of At:. CROSS, of the National Menagerie, Exeter Change. DREADFUL ACCI DENT BY GUNPOWDER:I •011 Thursday last, a poor man of the name of Bernard Donnelly, in the employment of the Earl of Gosford, whilst engaged in blasting some rocks in one of his Lordship's quarries, had the misfortune to have one of his hands blown off, and the other most dreadfully shattered by an explosion of the gunpowder used on such occasions; his eyes also and face have been se riously injured. It appears that the needle, or metal instrument used in such cases, had broken in the hole whilst endeavouring to withdraw it ; and that Donnelly and his fellow workmen were striving to punch it out, with another tool, and that they poured a considerable quantity (which they deemed suf ficient) of water in the hole, to prevent the gunpowder in flaming. Notwithstanding all this, a spark occurred,, and the gunpowder exploded, injuring the others, and wounding this poor man as h a s b een ment i one d . H e has been removed to the Armagh Infirmary, where his arms have since been am putated, leaving him now a most melancholy and helpless ob ject all his future life.--(Dub/in Morning Register. ) On the 10th ult., as two girls were walking on the road leading from Penenden Heath to Maidstone, each. with a young child in her arms, they were overtaken by a per son with a pony and chaise, who inquired whither they were going ; being anewered, to Maidstone, he invited them to ride, which invitation they accepted. They had scarcely seated themselves, when the pony became restive, and. con. tinued to back the vehicle till its progress was obstructed by a hedge, when the little animal reared and fell backwards over the hedge. Providentially no material injury was sustained, though the girls and children were in great danger, One of the girls exclaimed, " Oh ! •we shall all be killed, and I hare not said my prayers." The Dundee Courier says—" In a wretched hovel at the west end of Dundee, which among others is visited by the police for the purpose of recognizing its inmates, there are at present crowded together in one small apartment, including a garret little larger than a pigsty, 2! lodgers, men, women, and children. They consist principally of Irish people, and present an as semblage of character, and accumulation of wretchedness, rarely to be seen in that part of the country."