The Sun. — London, England, 1825-08-19 00:00:00

TilE LONDON JOURNALS. DA ILI' Extracts from Vie ?turning Papers, Aug. 19, 1525. ['MORNING POST.] . P.e report which we noticed yesterday has since been so strongly confirmed, that scarcely any doubt is now entertaioed of an arrangement having been made between some Gentlemen friendly to the Greeks and Lord Cochrane, by which the services of his Lordship have been se cured to the noblest cause in which it is possible for a man to triumph or to fall. It is said, but less confidently, that Sir Robert Wilson is also engaged in the same cause ; and whilst two steam-vessels, and eventually two ships of the• line, to be purchased of a Northern Power, are mentioned as the means to be placed at the dis posal of the former, it is rumoured that the latter will have the command of a corps of 3 or 4,000 volunteers of different nations, who are ready to enlist under an experienced Chief. The expence, it is added, will be covered by a sum of 300,0001. which is already raised ; and some accounts go so far as to say that Lord Cochrane is going to Scotland to settle his affairs, and will sail imme diately on his return. The expedition is to be called the Auxiliary Expedition,and the condition on which his Lordship is said to have accepted its command is, that his operations will be unrestricted. The whole plan and the means for carrying it into effect, were developed, we are told, at the house of Sir Francis Bur dett; and the confidence which it has pro duced is so great that the discount on Greek Scrip is rapidly diminishing. It is remarkable that in this instance, all parties unite in expressing the same opinion of Lord Cochrane's courage and abilities, and' the same exultation at the idea of seeing them displayed against the Ravagers of Greece. This is equally honourable to his Lord ship, and to the nation which sends him forth as the delegated 'Minister of its sympathy towards Patriots and Christians, and of its wrath and in dignation against Barbarians and Destroyers. ETHE PUBLIC LEDGEICI The news from Greece in the French Papers is, as usual, wholly unworthy of credit; and we are often surprised how and where they pick up the palpable absurdities, which they almost uni formly furnish under this Dame. However, we possess intelligence, through other channels, which clears away the obscurity in which the af fairs of that country have been involved of late. In the first place, we have advices by the way of Ancona, from Corfu and Zante, the fromer to the List, and the latter to the 17th, neither of which contains the least allusion to the pretended cap ture of Ibrahim Paella. The German Paper in which they appear, infers, from this omission, that the report of his capture, is " wholly unde serving of credit ;" and as the Paper is remark able for its partiality to the Greeks, which it has often carried to tin excess that dis tinguished the blind partiian more than the judicious frierd, its opinion in this instance is the more remarkable. However, The Aus trian Observer of the 6th contains posi tive information of the falsehood of a rumour, which has made so many dupes in this country, notwithstanding the warning voice which we raised more than once. After the repulse whiCh the Pacha sustained at Napoli, which appears to have been greatly exaggerated, he retreated on Argos. ) which he reached with very little loss, and then made good his retreat as far as Tripo lizza, by the same defiles through which he had passed a few days before. As the Greeks did not occupy these defiles, it chews, either the roost culpable remissness, or an alarming want of military means, on their part; and, if Colo cotroni had really any force worth speaking of under his command, he must stand convicted either of cowardice or treachery. Whilst Ibra him Pasha was at Tripolizza in the centre of his resources, the expedition of 6,000 . Arnauts, which arrived at Nayarit, ors the sth ult. lost no time, it would appear,at that place, but proceded immediately to join him. As he would thus re ceive, besides a powerfel reinforcement of troops, the stores be might stand in need of, there was nothing to prevent him from renewing the attack on Napoli, and with the probability of a result vary different from that of the former at tempt. In the menu time, the fleet of the Cap tain Pasha, which had conveyed the 6,000 Ar nauts to Navarin, sailed, unmolestod by the Greek fleet which was in sight, for Patras and Missolonghi, where it arrived on tit,- 10th ; and this, there is every reason to fear, was the signal for the surrender of that important place, as it was _ascertained that the garrison had been re dated before to a state of the greatest difficulty. Under tl►ese circumstances, it is extremely doubt ful whether Lord Cochrane will be able to reach the scene of action in sufficient time to be able to repair the disasters,, and ruise the fainting spirits of the Greek:. :HORNING HERALD.] It wag probably a fortunate 'circumstance that in the order of events the recognition of the in dependence of St. Domingo by France did not actor at the moment when ferment and insurrec tion prevailed in our West India Colonies. Even now it is not without its danger, especially to the neighbouring island of Jamaica, the largest by far, and most important of our West India Islands.• It is not to be supposed that the African slaves in Jamaica are not fully aware, by the earliest occasion, of a transaction so important, and to them so interesting, among their brethren of the same race in iin island, the opposite shore of which is almost within their horizon; They form absurd notions of the more distant and com plex Parliamentary Government of England ; but they will have correct and practical notions of whatis Tossing in St. Domingo. The late attempt of the slaves in Jamaica was even traced, in a greater or less degree, to emissaries from St. Do mingo. The proud superiority of Negro freedom and independence is a dangerous neighbour to Negro bondage. A new commonwealth of free and independent Africans in the midst of our Slave Colonies—actuated, no doubt, like other communities, by emulation, and moreover by the sympathy of vengeance and hatred, with their race, is a new and alarming phenomenon. Such an example is a perpetual excitement. to insubor dination and insurrection. It is true St. Domingo has been long independent de facto ; but the di vided state of the island, and the claim of domi nion by France, kept it in a condition very dif ferent from the attitude which it will assume, re lieved from all foreign apprehensions, improving its resources, and extending its communications the natural consequence of becoming securely independent de jure. The great progress which the slaves have made in mental improvement and the arts of civilized life, only renders them more accessible. Chris tianity certainly does not inculcate insurrection. But it would be a poor compliment to the Bible to say it reconciles men to a life of slavery, when they may live—or at the worst, may die free. The friends of instruction to the slaves have the merit of being consistent—for they are all ad vocates for the total abolition of slavery—the only difference being whether it should be abo lished by degrees, or immediately. If coercion by superior force be looked to as the means of peace and security—this, considering the propor tion of coloured population, slave and free (for the latter are not without their just resentments), can be had only by sending out regiments to the amount of un overawing army of occupation--a very serious prospect for the planters and the Government. [THE TIMES.] Fresh projects and speculations break out, if we may so say, every day. It is now understood that a merchant—and one even of the first re spectability—has concluded a contract with the King of Spain, for working some mines in the neighbourhood of Madrid, and that he is now re ceiving subscriptions for shares in an Associa tion which is about to be formed for that pur pose. Our opinion of all these schemes is well known. We sincerely hope, and indeed con fidently believe, that money will be sunk in, not extracted from, these mines. It has now ceased to astonish, but not to disgust us, to observe how little British capitalists are go verned by moral principle in the disposal and employment of their money. Should the present project prove successful, it would he opening a new source of revenue to the King of Spain, which might perhaps sustain his wretched Go vernment for a while longer. But leaving ho nour and integrity out of the ease in this transac tion, why, we ask, should mines succeed now, which have long ceased to pay the expence of working them ? And what security can the spe culators promise themselves in a country govern ed like Spain ? [NEW TIMES.] A Meeting of Silk Dyers was held on Monday last, for the purpose of assisting the Weavers and Wool-combers of Bradford, in Yorkshire, who have so long and so obstinately refused to work at their former wages. It is impossible not to respect the generous sentiments of the Silk Dyers ; but our regret is that so much good principle and kind feeling should be thrown away upon an object really more prejudicial to the interests 'of the working classes than of their employers. The account of the Ship wrights' Meeting at Portsmouth places Mr. J. Gast in a very different light from that cast on him by the flattering pages of the Trades' News paper. Fortunately the strike of the Shipwrights is terminated ; and now that the men. are cool, we hope they will look back with some indigna tion upon the way its which they have been de luded by those who promised them an easy vic tory over their employers. What good have they gained to themselves or their families by the sacri fice of their time and wages for several months ? Their loss is obvious ; and they will long feel its consequencesi in the diminished comforts of themselves and their families. Still, we' fear, they are so far under the influence of error as to look upon " the Union" as a desirable establish ment, and the agitators as worthy of their confi dence. Let them examine this matter a little more closely. Let them reflect on the vain, conceited, and insolent language of Gast, who styles himself " a light in their path," and impudently calls upon them to maintain sub ordination to himself and his colleagues.— Let them read Mr. Young's letter, convicting Purdy of the grossest misrepresentation. When they have done this, they will, perhaps, better feel the force of the statement made by the Com mittee of the House of Commons, that " the re spective Associations are themselves under the influence of agitators, who dispose and govern them according to their will, deriving power and importance from the dissensions they foment : and r: slily urging the destruction of trade itself, reck less of the individual misery, the crimes and pub lic calamities with which it must be attended." [MORNING cllttomicLE.J The proceedings at Bow-street, in the case of Mr. Gamble, have excited a very general indignation among all classes of people. We were literally overwhelmed yesterday with let.. ters on the subject. We have looked into the various reports of the case, which do not materially differ from one another. In one of thew, Mr. Gamble is described as finical in his appearance, and somewhat flippant in his manner. If this were the case—and we can easily believe in the latter peculiarity, if that can be called a peculiarity, which may be said to be characteristic of the youth of all great cities, who generally lose their modesty long before they gain their sense—it does not at all affect the real merits of the question. That question is, was Mr. Gamble properly committed till he found security ? This, of course, leads to the examination of the transaction with the watchman, which led to the imprisonment of Mr. Gamble for the night, and to his introduction to the ofr-• of Bow-street. It is not contended that Mr. Gamble was committing any breach of the peace, or doing any thing which might rea sonably be supposed would lead to a breach of the peace, when he was ar.costed by the watch man. He was speaking, es he says, to a French Lady, in Bedford-street, Covent-gar- den, a little past twelve o'clock—to one of the French strumpets of Buckingham-street, says Sir Richard Birnie. Be the character of the female, however, what it may,—and for the sake of argument, that the French lady was not a vestal, and that it was very improper in Mr. Gamble to speak to any lady of such a description, French or English, after twelve o'clock—still, we apprehend the law only takes cognizance of a man's actions, when they are in jurious to others. Whether a man stops to speak to another man, or to a female, modest or im modest, young or old—he does that which he is at full liberty to do. It is not the stop ping, nor the speaking which can warrant the interference of any guardian of the night,— it must be tin' speaking in such a way as to dis turb a neighbourhood, and which constitutes per se a disorderly proceeding. It is not contended that Mr. G., or the female with whom he was conversing, were guilty of any disorderly proceed ing. The watchm in ordered them to move on from a supposition that he is vested with the power of preventing any persons from stopping to converse on the streets after the watch is set. We have al ways been particularly struck with the orderly and inoffensive behaviour of the inhabitants of the Metropolis both by night and day ; and in this respect it would be difficult to find their equals in any town of the Island. Persons connected with Morning Papers have necessarily oppor tunities of witnessing what passes in the streets at night, possessed by few. During his long re sidence in the Metropolis, the writer of this, who has resided in many neighbourhoods, and passed along the streets at all hours, never once ex perienced the smallest personal annoyance. The only disturbance at nights, of frequent occur rence, is that occasioned by the great, when they give entertainments, whe❑ the noise of the quar relling coachmen becomes often a very serious nuisance. There is nothing, therefore, in the character of the population which renders it ne cessary that extensive discretionary powers should he given to watchmen, to regulate and controul their movements. --sms— [BRITISH PR ESS.J The quotation of the new French Threes on the Paris Stock Exchange came over yesterday as low as 71f. 40c.,.but that circumstance did Dot tend to depress Consols, which supported Wednesday's slight advance. For the October Account there were buyers for a short time at 901,, but the price principally was U. For Money they opened at 89H, and closed at 90 898-, and for this Account the bargains were done at 90 89i. The depressed price of the new French scheme having no effect upon our Stocks, probably arose from the disinclination of persons to change English Stock for this new financial measure, after the difficulties it ha, brought upon its projector, which may ultimately lead to an abandonment of it altogether. The near approach of the settling day has a tendency to narrow bu siness, which has also had the effect of keeping prices from fluctuating. Exchequer Bills were as low as 18s. to 20s.—Business in the Foreign Money Market, for the most part, was all cen tered in Greek Scrip, which at the conclusion of the day declined from the latter quotations of Wednesday. It opened at 11 111, and between that price and 12 12-i. it fluctuated almost all day. The operations of the Bulls and Bears were in full vigour at the latter part of the day, and the last so far succeeded as to cause a decline from Wednesday's improvement. The report of Lord Cochrane's departure for the scene of action gains ground, and the' best friends o." the Greek cause speak confidently of its success. However, the Market left off rather heavy at 1214; but that circumstance, we think, was to be entirely attri buted to the cause that we have assigned above. The Bonds were at 41 2. The new Spanish Bonds were at Wednesday's quotation, but those of 1821 were a shade worse, being at 22H. South American Securities were without alters tion.—Transactions in the Share Market were limited, and almost entirely at Wednesday's quotations.—We have no variation to notice as to the state of the Mincing-lane Market. MURDER IN FRANCF.—The Assize Court of the department of I'Ain proceeded on the 2d instant to try a case of which the following are the circumstances the evening of the 21st of February the firing of a musket was heard in the hamlet of Cartetmassin. Next morning a man, named Bertrand,passing near l'Etang Bour don, perceived a drad body,, covered with blood. He turned from it with horror and hastened to the hamlet. The story he told circulated ra pidly, and one Denis Rigaudier waited on the Mayor with an account of the discovery, in. forming him that the deceased was Cheva lier, an inhabitant of the hamlet. An investi gation was commenced. The dead body of Che valier was found lying on the back, beside two bundles of wood. Upon examination is appeared that he had been shot merely with lead drops in the loins ; but that the musket had been fired so near that the t?ffect was as decisive as if it had been lr•rded with ball. Public rumour soon pointed out Rigaudier as an' object of suspicion. lie was the only inhabitant of the hamlet who possessed a gun, and he had been Seen with it on the evening on which Che varier was killed. It - was observed that he had appeared very much embarrassed and confused at the moment when the body was removed ; but above all it was well known in the hamlet that he carried on a crimi nal intercourse with Chevalier's wife, and he had frequently been heard to threaten that he would make away with the unfortunate husband. There were also grounds for suspecting the wife of Chevalier of being an accomplice in the mur der, and they were both brought to trial on the 2d instant. The ingenuity of Counsel pro cured the ;requital of the woman ; but itigau : dier experienced a different fate. He was found guilty by a majority of the jury of seven to five. When such a division as this takes place, the French code requires that the opinion of the Court shall concur with that of the majority of the jury, before the prisoner can be liable to the punishment which the law inflicts. In this case the Court did so concur, and Rigaudier was condemned to suffer death., EDUCATION IN TILL HIGHLANDS. (From the Edinburgh Courant.) We are happy to place in our columns a copy ' of a very interesting paper which has just fallen under our notice, and we trust its publication may attract patronage to the great national ob ject it suggests—" Statement as to the want of Schools and Catechists- in the Highlands and Islands ;" by a Committee of the General As sembly of the Church of Scotland.—The General Assembly, in 182, appointed a Committee to in quire and to report to their next meeting, as to the existing means of education and religious in struction throughout Scotland, particularly in the Highlands and Islands. This Committee ac cordingly transmitted to each of the Ministers of th'e 907 parisheS in the church a list of queries, in order to ascertain the facts of the case. — They received in the course of the year 800 returns, and laid before the Assembly, which met in May last, a summary of the information which these returns contained. On consider ing this Report of the Committee, the As-, sembly came unanimously to the following decision :—" The Assembly highly approve of the exertions of tine Committee in acquiring . ' the knowledge of facts necessary for the pro secution of this most interesting anti im portant object, arid rejoice that the result of these exertions has been the attainment of such varied and valuable information. In regard that there does not appear to be a risk of any obstacles oc curring to impede, or at least to prevent, the ultimate adoption of the proposed scheme, ;Hid that it is of the utmost importance to commence immediately to raise the funds necessary for car .rying it into execution, recommend a collection to be made throughout all the churches and chapels of the Establishment, on or - before the first Sabbath in February. They instruct the Committee, which is hereby re-appointed, to open a subscription for the general purposes of the scheme, and to take every proper and pru dent measure in their power, towards forwarding the object in view ; and when the funds thus raised are ascertained in whole or in part, the Committee is further authorised, if it shall be judged advisable, to nominate a schoolmaster, or catechist, in the stations that appear most ur gently to require them, after due communication held with the heritors and others concerned."— The following abridged view of the leading facts which produced this decision, will be sufficient, at once, to demonstrate a deplorable want of schools and catechists in the Highlands and Islands, and to secure the sympathy and libe rality of the benevolent, for the remedy of this evil.—The whole population of Scotland amounts to 2,093,856, and the church is divided into 16 sy nods. AS TO SCHOOLS IN SYNODS. In the 10 Synods of Lothian and Tweeddale, Morse, and Tiviotdale, Dumfries, Galloway, Glasgow, and Ayr, Perth and Stirling, Fife, Angus and Mearns, Aberdeen and Moray, there are 764 parishes, and 1.716,126 persons, and so abundant is the number of schools in these districts, that, with a few ex ceptions, they may be said to be well supplied with the means of education, and that there is scarcely an individual who has not been taught to read. The remaining six Synods, however, namely, Argyle, Gle nelg, Ros , , Sutherland, and Caithness, Orkney, and Zetland, situate chiefly in the Highlands and Islands, and containing only 143 parishes, and a population of 377,730 persons, are, as stated in the parochial returns, in the most urgent need of not less than 250 additional schools. The number of sholars that would attend each of these 250 schools, it is computed, at a low average, would amount to 42. It follows, therefore, that in these Synods there are 10,500 chil dren left without the means of any education ; and the Com mittee are suite satisfied that the number is, in fact, much greater than the calculated number of 10,500. These 13,500 children alluded to, are all, it is to be noticed, under 15 years of age., If persons of all ages are included, the number of those not taught to read almost exceeds belief. But how could it be otherwise, when more parishes than one are described as not having a sufficient number of schools to accom modate one-tenth of their population ? Several are said to be in need of three and four, and one of even six schools; and as to another, the appalling fact is mentioned, that it consists of 1000 square miles, and has a population of 4747 souls, and that of these only 995 nave learned to read at all. AS TO CATECHISTS IN SYNODS. In the first ten Synods above mentioned, there are only six 1 Catechists stated to be necessary for the due means of religious instruction to the people, and this necessity arises from the large territorial extenrof some particular parishes. In the other six synods also above mentioned, no fewer than 130 catechists are required ! Nor will this lamentable deficiency seem surprising when the physicial localities of the country are considered. There arc many islands in it at great distance, from the coast. The coast of the mainland is often indented by long arms of the sea, and its whole surface is intersected, and in many places rendered impassable by precipitous moun tains and by rapid rivers. One parish, 17 miles long, on the mainland, has an island belonging to it with a population of 300, situate at 24 miles from the shore, and owing to its great distance, and a dangerous na vigation intervening, the Minister cannot visit it above once in the year. Another parish consists of nine islands, of which six arc inhabited, and it extends, including sea, 50 miles in length, and 30 in breadth ; and a third parish of 24 miles long, on the mainland, includes four inhabited islands, some of which are 20 miles distant from each other. Each of these parishes has only the parochial Minister to perform every pastoral spiritual duty to the people. The inducements that we have to attempt the remedy of the evils in question are great and inviting. 1. In reference to the means of education by the establish. ment of Schools, every encouragement is held forth which can arise from the characteristic acuteness of the population con cerned—from their habits, connected with their peculiar custom of frequent village meetings, for hearing and committing to memory the history and poetry of their clans and country— and above all, from the extraordinary growing eagerness they have of late manifested for the blessing of education. Many children, it is stated in the returns of the Clergy, are prevented from attending a school by their distance from it, and by poverty . disqualifying parents for paying the school fees, or purchasing school books ; but few or none are prevented by indifference. On the contrary, the best clothes of the pa rents have in some instances been sold to defray the expense of edacating their children. Adults too, from 20 to 70 y ears of age, crowd every where to newly erected schools, which happen, from their situation, to be at all accessible to them; and from their ardour and assiduity in their tasks, such persons do often make a rapidity of progress unher.rd of in other dis. tricts ; from six to twelve months (of which numerous instances are specified), being sufficient to qualify them to read the Scriptures with facility. Nor is it uncommdn for a boy to be sent by the joint sr bscription of the poor inhabtiants of the hamlets of a glen, to be hoarded and educated at a distance, and for this boy, on his return, to become the schoolmaster of his neighbourhood, after the labours of the day, when himself and those who are to be his scholars, are over. And to all this may be added the interesting fact, that when either a youth or an adult acquires the qualification of reading it is the fre quent practice of his less fortunate neighbours (grandfathers g r o u p ), ors parents and children mixing in the same gp to listen—what otherwise they could not have heard "few and hut from their ministers, whose visits are necessarily far between,"—the glad tidings of salvation read to them from the book of God. 11. I reference to increasins the means of religious in'truc tion by n employing additonal Catechists, the Committee have to state, that there are also powerful inducetnents to attempt The inhabitants of the Highlands and Islands have a this measure. profound respect for religious institutions, and an ardent thirst for religious knowledge. Amidst difficulties totally unknown in the Low lands, and next to insuperable in themselves, they repair in crowds to the accessible places of worship on the ordinary Sabbaths; and it is common for them, on occasion of t Sacrament of the Lord'i Supper being dispensed in their own or in an adjoining Parish Church, to go from gr eat distances, sometimes by sea and sometimes by land, in large Mill" , and carrying with them all the necessary means of lodging* and subsistence during the period of their stay. On the Monday, after the Sacrament, in one particular parish, there may be seen, the beautiful and touching spectacle of from 40 to 50 boats setting sail at once, to bear homewards the pious mul• titudes. who from the remotest boundaries of its vast extent , (50 miles by 38), have been devoutly in attendance on the ser vice of communion. While, however, the Committee state the sad privations, as to the means of education, and of religious instruction existing in these sequestered districts, and the inducements, from the dispositions and habits of the rop'e, that encourage attemPt6, to alleviate the evils to which thy arc exposed, they feel 1 1 their d u ty to state a l so that t!:e Committee on the ReY5 Bounty, the Society for Propapting Christian Knowledge, and various private Institutions, have rendered most impo rt ' ant service in this good cause. But still the funds of these respectable bodies, though managed with the utmost jag; ment and economy, and their labours, though most faithfu l, z•nd ze a l ous, are utter l y i nadeep!ate to meet the ex i ge ncies o f the case. A n immense field of beneficence yet remains to r cultivated by the General Assembly, and through them by " 16 Christian Public. Now, inthetirst place, to what quarter could an appeal for interposition in such a case have been made more appropriately, or with bett er groun d s of confidence than to tho General A; sembly ? Its ministers are th e o ffi c i a l overseers of every sp i r itual flock in the kingdom. They are the provincial guardia ns ' through all it s li m i ts , o f t h e Redeemer's religion and cause' and they know well that there is no portion of the poPu lat° ,, n within the church, who in their general character and hab` t : are more peaceable and virtuous, or more deserving of t h e prv: tection and kindness of th e i r country. t h an t h e i nha bi tan ts 01 . the districts in qu es ti on . Th e A ss?m bl y, accordingly, on thel .l. part yielded to the appeal. But, in the second place, the Cor n ", mittee have no doubt of finding cordial support to the Asser n bly's plans, from the munificence of the public, both at bo i l and abroad. Th e y k now t h at t hi s sp i r i t is already widely an: t enthusiastically aw a k e n e d. A n d to t h ose at a d i stanc e it 1, merely necessary to give the assurance, t h at t h e great body of the Heritors interested in the Highlands and Islands, are pre pared to give contin ue d an d permanent proof of that w illi n gne which they have already evinced, to make every requisite ae r tion for accomplishing the great obiect in view. On the whole the Committee would earnestly press on the public attention are peculiar claim t o con fid ence and patrorlagi: belonging to a measure, whi c h i n a ll t h e d eta il s o f its 3"1,f nistration is to be under the superintendence and direction t the General Assembly of th e N at i ona l Ch urc h . I t nittsts a , once appear that this c i rcumstance a ffo r d s t h e b est groan of for full confidence i n th e f a i t hf u l an d w i se application the fund that m a y he contributed, as en ti re re li a nce may be , at placed on the most scrupu l ous care b e i ng always ta k e n both the Schoolmasters and the Catechists on the Estab us ment shall be men of go o d p ersona l c h aracter, an d o f an nii principles in Church an d S tate, an d regular, zea l ous, and dili gent in their professional duties ; since for all these tions their ecclesiastical sul.arintendents will be the rest v sible guarantees, n The Committee would only f urt h er a dd , t h e express'; n of their confident hope, that the preceding simple statemen,itrelil secure the liberal support of ifte friends of education and - be , gion, not in Scotland only, but in every quarter of the gio, ich And they especially flatter themselves, that the facts lve"its they have brought forward, and the objects which they ha y _ bn , view, will not fail to obtain the ef f icient patronage of all P ao , from personal or family connections, or from birth and d e s associations, take an interest in the Highlands- and Js l3n 0 . 0 4 Scotland, and in the improvement and happiness of dieir and gallant inhabitants. Signed in name and by authority of the Committee, Edinburgh, 1825. GEO. BAIRD. Convener. GRAND REGATTA. MR. KEAN'S PRIZE WHERRY. d for Yesterday Mr. KEAN gave a P r i ze Wh err y to be rove - t h e by seven pair of o ars . It i s sa id h e means to re tire from stage, and that he ga v e th e P r i ze as a f arewe ll remembrance:l b His friends on the Banks of the Thames have been s o n ; c e , impressed with his performance of the histrionic hero of t,, worth Field, that they entitled the bill s annou ncing the ma- the ' 6 King Richard's Farewell Wherry." He was, in fac t, 4 River God for the day, and p res id e d over a ll the Tritons a r Nereides of the stream. The p r i ze was t o b e ga ined by the b men rowing two heats. ster First Heat.—To start at two o'clock from Wea ttn liVa Bridge, row round a boat moored off Lawn Cottage, a"u to the Surrey shore to the Red-house. The three first boa. start for the second heat. Red -ho Second Heat.—To start from the buoy a t the Red — 4 1 through Vauxhall Bridge, r e turn en th e Surrey shore roVerry boat moored off Lawn Cottage, and back to the Priz e near the Red-house. The following candidates for the Prize took their stationt. J. Joyce,Arundel Stairs, and W. Noulton, Lambeth, C. Mills, Hungerford, and I-1. Vincent, ditto - P t u tl i te e . G. Maynard, Lambeth, and A. Hallam, Vauxhall N' l ^" - G. Hayden, Waterloo Bridge, and J. Covington, glue vet Westminster k• G. Jones, Banksidr, and R. Croker, Vauxhall pir • W. Emery, Hungerford, and S. Miner, Whitehall Grego G. Williams, Waterloo, a nd G. H ea th, Il unge rford V e ' i c o oPe' Between two and three o'clock Mr. Kean, and .31r-".o.,er the Comedian, went on board an eight oared cutter at 40 sP' 100-bridge. The water men wore scarlet, and the coonireit peared in a splendid coat and badge. Having rowed t Oirls minster-hAdge, they found the candidates waiting 'W I ! Richard's royal command to slip end run. The Prize ote at • was exhilsited. It made a, gay appearance, having a o d d vi d with the words—" Prize Wherry." Upon the back. b° ,o ol), painted in gold char a cter—" Kin g Richard's Prize ' e " given by EDMUND KEAN, Esq." &c. &c. h the h s cariee On the discharge of a pistol the boats went off wit h to ol( t All the candidates were young and a ble men. I he lead, and dashed along with astonishing rapidity' t the at under that colour (Joyce and Noulton) arrived first a- p at ien` - i t House, 'followed by Pink and White, they were con ' declared winners of the first heat. Mr. Kean then I;tefedi• the Red House, and, with a party of friends, partook% to r e ; ment. After some time had been allowed the watertn' o fi vitl e 3 cruit their strength, they prepared for the grand hea t i spi 3s o ,l manceuvred the thr?e boats into their station the sign a fter a v e ot and away they went. The distance was long, and ad hard prevailed the strength and skill of Maynard a. a coll ie (white) . They came into the winning P° l „ p ion Of t o l derable distance a-head of the others, and took poss e ,q u de, e pt prize. They were haled by the shouts of them n" then vito certainly received a well-earned triumph. Mr. Kea n via tera l o f into the house and dined with his friends, whilst the. _ fo rk, and other company celebrated in copious libations the 201 ' him wh o h a d procured fin- them the feast of Nep tune e rites of Bacchus. _ _ e shoe t !' r THE CORK HANGMAN.-Daniel Donal 4e 1 0 1 , G hangman attached to the Cork ,craol, was indicted f or ib ex a:great coat on the lands of Balyphilip, in the I, l c t `i a t, wog tferhsr.,,esdtleixweciproperty of Cornelius Hallesy. On Satur" 3 ' u to s t ll_ S r O e : I F! t 0 three .d : coat a t was laid near a gate in the field where the pr oec, e m .- 0 fencev, m e l l time, andt to offer h b e r n o it nl t g h hh e it s c i o nb a ea t h w avle a rr s ,do d i ree verdict ooafncdGhe. character, c r t y o t e m . r , him, he refuse o ther ive it, alleging that it was his own coat. He had 1 0 „,„, i rt I- 4 It to the Jury to decide on the case. They r a e n t a ire tdhe il - 1: c°11 : w re o d rk it a itin d was afterwards found on the prisoner in ! His Le n s e d thell, de t n h yyee C aam l tr e si ut r : k cie.hm o r r f i li satisfiedmtr i h es e no C ntm r i o new theniwhnttth,;taotnhcdehoasurerdnt t; laboure Snaecdt. ell > i i e:th p roe O. ... --------.- ''.— 11 06° S. At Bath, on t h e 14th insß IRT the t., H o e nli ' Lady of Lord it- wit° was safely delivered of a son and heir. sre, the On the 17th inst , in Bernard-street, Russell .s q ° of the Re v . Dr. Vivian,. of a son. L ir ; MARRIED. Cha f f iv- On Thursday, the 18th inst at St. Marylebtme lit er 0 John Gould, of St. Albans, to" Mary, second daug ro ttel Field,ii Esq-, veterinary surgeon, Oxford-street. Pec k c iao); T o o Richardson, at the Friends' _Meeting-house , Pe c pg c iao); of Denmark-hill, to Rhoda, Young— ,o7ol/00," William Graves Walworth. r, o et i On the 17th nst , at St. George's, Bloonlsb ° ~t ., Sig 4 ol Gordon, E sq ., one of the Writers to his M a k s"' • to P llt ° Scotland, and e ld est son of Dav i d G or don i ) ;gl lo4 63 Marian, third daughter of John flyslol 3 7 -LA. ' l Upper Bedford -place, Russell-square. [ ----- P ali ; DIED in be , 3 1:1 011i‘ On Tuesday, the 9th inst ,at his houce --- m .„ 4 in l•' - biOt road, aged 56, Capt. John Hepburn, many Ye- f 0 1" trade. v,0., ° o On the 14th inst., aged 74, Thos. Hughes, ''''' . , Vi r i sb Herts. ~, ol • f g. On Monday last, aged 70, Mr. Francis IVRY*" ' of P . Cambrideshire. 1 , Diol°" l7' On Wednesday last, aged 6'), Mr. Josef"' lington, Cambridgeshire. - Sti e t ti le ' ons. 3 O P ' Printed and Published for the Pnornigl,,,oo OrrxcE, No. 112, Strand, by .1. Ll' -