The Sun. — London, England, 1825-08-11 00:00:00

.W ---- 4z -- -- -- 45 Le --,---- - 5=7:,, 4 t - I' l itg, --. ~... MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK. Monday ' ENGLAND. --aY, August 15, LONDO N . Nos. 1,8, 14, 15, 22, 104, 284, 293, 308. COUNTRY. Nos. 20, 72, 102, 219, 311, 368, 423, 509, 510, 521, Tuead. 583. - -.YI 16, Lo O N r) N. Nos. 33, 42, 266, 281, 309. COUNTRY. Nos. 127, 151, 167, 170, 184, 199, 385, 532, 544, 551. --...... 17, LONDON. Nos. 36, 56, 91, 92, 134, 225, 296, 321. COUNTRY. Nos. 95, 105, 124, 146, 207, 229, 339, 342, 465, 480, 487, 529, 581, 678, Th u r 'may, .......- 18 , 14"1:3". N 05 .711. 65, 152, 274, 388. House Coin. Fern. Sch. at 11. COUNTRY. Nos. 48, 113, 171, 288, Frid a y , 416, 453, 466, 469, 511, 561. ---- 19, LONDON. No. 493. Zaturda COUNTRY. Nos. 30, 55, 19 3 , 4 7 0 , y 600, 646. ' 20, LONDON. . • COUNTRY. NO. 64. PRICE OF STOCKS Trlls nok Stock 3 p er Cent. li ........ 230 294 .... . ......... 90Z4 90i 89k bPer Cent. ons. .. ............... 98i 1 4, tto AN ........... 98h i 41)", tett. I\ierr ..... • 103 i 3 —444 Lone Ann. 22i 5-16ths India Stock ..... Ditt 8 ............. ‘, o on 5tuck............ .. - 7 South Sea Wit t Y AT ONE O'CLOCK. Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills 10001. I kd. ... 24 21 Ditto 500/. 1d 23 24 Ditto Small 1 d. ... 29 25 27 Ditto Commercial Bank for Act. India for Acct. Cons. for Opening ... Nil 90 —... AUrtretS O F FOItEIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK J..) ll to st fli ia a n n ,„,c% 5 . per cent. Nil i Neapolitan . Scrip 7 3 i .rau ............. 80, Peruvian Bonds 117 ------ ----....,,„ 125 ... 4if dis. Do. Scrip 87A Chili: I,,Tres Btls ......... 90 Portuguese Bonds (.',ol o ` tn - l' i lAN 6 per • cent. ... Pr . uNsia T n, 5 per cent. 11 0, A l i' lids, 6 per ct.... 85 Ditto New ban;.,,,0. 1824 ..... 83i Russian, New, 5 per c t. t 97 22ii 1) 0 7', 5 per c ent . .................g ' Spanish 1821, 5 per c , ir , Scrip ......... 3q •100~ 1823 dis. Da eeic , ll d. s •••• •••• 37 French Rentes,s p. ct. —f. --c. Al:be% 1825 16i 15 dis. .1),; . ' can Rd s ............... 74 eapolitan, 5 per cent. ... PRICES OF SHIRES AT ONE O'CLOCK• Per Share. 110 I_ll,RlO-51exican Mining Company 14A il•rigna Iron anti Coal Mining Company • astello and lisp 15 14i irito Santo Brazil Mining ComPri i ni lt o tsi La Paz and Peruvian Mining Association A 11"! United Mexican Mining Company 141 ;Zin,tice Fire and Life Assurance Company 14 ltitistx Rock and Patent Salt Company 35 I ,;an a F r da Company 5 (4e4c11 Brandy Distillery Company Bib Loner nal Steam Navigation Company 31. ilnn and Dieppe Steam Packet Company 9 Nel'ean Com an 5 *co ,p y Pr ob rn Lxelatige 641 'lllcial Bank of Ireland FOIXF.IGN MAILS. G ot tenburgh vrainn:Trgh ARRiVELI. Dor. _ - - U I RI QH ,„ A Itin i „ i „ 'v TER AT Los DON BRIDGE TO - MORROW. ......................_' 14 ' 9 min.utes after 0.1 Evening, 41 minutes after 0. THE SUN. oz 'az Qrt -IS DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT T LNDON, EV O ENING, AUGUST 11, T 825. The p • "is Papers of Monday came to hand 11 night. By these the arriv a l of the C APITAN ` 1 th 4a t Mod on i s conf i rme d , an d we are fur tet inform e d that a reinforcement of 3,000 gYl : tia ns have b een l an d e d an d marc h e d t o the at i 30 1 ` a nce of InItAHIM. The Turks before Mis- Zghi do not appear to make much progress. th il teu nats from Damascus say, that the finan tortitileastires of the Porte had excited a general al n .: 11°Ii ". A firman, putting out of circulation lish."4l3t all ki nds of gold and slyer, has been pub ter: ' w ith a prohibi t i on to b uy i n any coin, ex- Piece of 12, 6, and 3 piastres, and new of 60 paras. A riot ensued, and a procla -01 tic : 4 was , then made that all kinds of coin ;1 1 re nlan in circulation till the arrival of the lit surer from Constantinople. Thus tranquil tentwas re stored, but money has risen 10 per N ": 11 cu p„ d .141)C—.PARIS AUG. B.—Five per Cents. 102 f. 1- ^ e Naie ee Per of . 75f 45c.—Bank Stock, 2,2oof.—Rente ,e daloinf:4o;Tesrtiaf.f.Faillsier,:),tin.et)lBB2o3f; 40c.—Rente d Espagn , 53if.—Exchange on Lon tillittZecrohthi, 2 1 5 f. ; .1 th a N n e s e months, 24f. 85c.—(Cours A u - Th e venem.--- b rOtlph, fauk r°rt Papers to the 4th instant have '"‘ us 1 Hydra Gazette of th e an extract frorrg t ie h e f 1 u pon t 3l3th M aY3 containiog a few remarks to t h an a I o f Navarino, and attributing this disaster 1 11 7 internal dissentious mf the Greek Chiefs. to r 4 .alt Paet we subjoin. To a body struggling rilllt ititedom from their oppreoors, unity and fl ti .: 1111 c onfidenc e was of the fi rst conse de-"eet for it is perfectly .clear their en zula:°4" 'would avail them nothing unless I‘l. l4 , e(l4 'ith wisdom, and executed with ener gy' v i d it " r wAdom or energy could a xist in a di. detect Council, and if measures intended for the to ., nee of tilt. country are to be checked and f :r owed by at. degree in which the views o 1 4 8 0r,„:11" factio n are promoted or restrained a tid the— ) 't is not diElcult to see that disgrace vtili defeat would foil. ow all their Rndea lveris• It is therefore %vitt ) no small satisfaction 041 have read th e subioine4 remarks, and :an till feeling 11 9 e the feeling w hi c h di c t a t e d them '' s p re ad itself around ; and stifling all donestic discord, teach the Greek leaders to combine heart and hand against the common foe. Mercy from the Turk they cannot expect, and never yet did people fight under stimulus so strong as that which now urges the Greek to battle. — A stimulus like this has in all countries demanded success, even under circumstances more adverse than those which now afflict Greece. " We have lost a fortress which we did not take from the enemy without many efforts and great loss of, blood—a fortress, the situation and excellent port of which ensure inestimable advantages to those who are in possession of it, if they know how to avail themselves of them. Alas ! we were not yet sen sible to what enemy we had opened the door. We looked upon him at first with a foolish contempt, and we are severely punished for it. We neglected to attack him white he was still weak, and now we want a force twice as strong as at first to defend ourselves against him. But perhaps our negligence and foolish contempt of the enemy are not our only faults, nor the only cause of the success of the enemy. Our past divisions, though they have long since ceased to manifest themselves in scenes of open violence, have however left deep roots, from which new evils will arise unless we are on the watch." It was reported on 'Change this day, that letters are in town from Trieste, stating, that a Battle has been fought with IBRAHIM PACJIA, and the Greeks have totally defeated him on the 28th June. IBRAHIM PACHA was wounded and taken prisoner. The two Supplements to the London Gazette, published yesterday, did net reach us in time to admit of insertion in the whole of our impression of last night. The first of these Supplements con tains an Order of the KING in Council, dated July 19, for regulating the due performance of Quarantine, in pursuance of the Act of the last Session of Parliament. This document consists of 14 pages : a portion of it , is given in our Paper of this evening, and the rest will be inserted to-morrow. The second Supple ment contains the Official Account of the taking of Quangalle or Tantabain by Colonel GODWIN, on the sth February last, and the ill success of the descent made upon Ramree Island by the British troops on 2d of February 1825. These accounts were anticipated by extracts from the Calcutta Papers. LOAN TO THE DUCHY OF ITESSE.—In the courier Francais of July 29, there is a letter signed D. G. respecting the Loan which the Grand Duchy of Hesse has just concluded with the house of Rothschild. Mr. D. G. finds that there is some artifice in the statement respecting this Loan. For, says he, if Hesse can borrow at 4 per cent. France might do the same, and it would be wrong to continue paying a higher interest. But Mr. D. G. not being a friend to the conversion of the Renter, pledges him self that the house of Rothschild has not lent at 4 per cent., but in 4 per cent., which is very different. Being on the spot, and having the plan of the Loan before us, we have reason to think ourselves better informed than Mr. D. G. We pledge ourselves to him that this Loan, in the form of a Lottery, redeemable in 50 years, is not concluded in 4 per cent. but at 4 per cent. We now add that it was filled up in a very few days ; that the house of Rothschild was far from being able to comply with all the applications made to it, and that the Loan, which opened at 964, is already at 99. ZANTE, JULY 6.—The martyrdom of a Monk, of the Monastery of the Virgin, situated in Mount Aracynthia, is at present the subject of general conversation. lie was conducted by the Turks to Redschid Pacha, and on being asked his name, replied Ambrose.—Your country ? The Monastery of the Monks of God.—Your dwelling? These rocks, since it was destroyed by your soldiers—and very soon it will be hea. ven, he added, embracing a crucifix which he had with him. What have you done with the sacred vessels of your church ?—Preserved them from the profanation of your soldiers. Where are they ?—That is my secret.—Tell. You may burn my limbs, my soul is in the hands of God. The torture was immediately applied, his flesh was torn, and no other words did he utter than " Kyrie eleisson"--Father, have mercy on me.— Sharp thorns were thurst under his nails. The martyr praised his God, and prayed for his mur derers, who at length being exhausted, impaled him, and allowed him to expire in view of the trenches before Missolonghi. The news was given by a deserter. Monsieur SERRXS, a physician of the Hospital of Pity, has discovered a method of averting the small pox (faire avorter la variole), This method, which consists in cauterizing the pustules with nitrate of silver, is of the highest interest to science and humanity, at a moment when, from the United States to the Antilles, a new species of small pox has developed itself, from which neither vaccination or inoculation is a preservative. The Government of Mexico has issued an order to the following effect :...". The Supreme Government hav in g ascertained in a po s iti ve manner that t h e i s l an d ca lled Cayo Huesco is the channel through which Spanish goods are intro duced from Havannah into the ports of Mexico, thereby evad ing the law prohibiting the introduction of such goods, his Excellency the President of the United States of Mexico has been pleased to decree, that sixty days after the receipt of this order, no cargo coming fro m C ayo Huesco s h a ll b e a dmitted in any of the ports. of the Republic, and that all such cargoes as might come therefrom, after the expiration of the said term of 60 days, shall be subjected to the laws on the matter, it being his Excellency's pleasure that you should immediately charge the maritime Custom-houses under your direction, with the strict observance of this order, for the non-compliance of which the employes in the Custom-houses will be made re sponsible, as well as for any fault or omission which they may incur. Letters from Sunderland of Monday last, state that the sailors still continue turbulent, and ob. sinately refuse , to go on board the. ships, but all riotous scenes avoided. The mates of the vessels who had not previously taken any part in the 1 affair, have now joined the sailors ) and also re fuse to enter the ships, THE KING, &c. WINDSOR, AUG. 10.—Yesterday, early in the afternoon, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of GLOUCES TER paid a visit to his MAJESTY at the Royal Lodge, with whom their Highnesses had a long interview, and after par taking of a cold collation with his Majesty, their Royal High nesses took leave, and returned to Bagshot Lodge. His Ma jesty, immediately after their departure, accompanied by his usual attendants, left the Royal Lodge, and proceeded to Vir ginia Water, where his Majesty and company dined at the usual hour, five o'clock, in the marquee appropriated for the purpose. After dinner, his Majesty and company enjoyed their nautical excursions, and returned to the Royal Lodge at nine o'clock.— Yesterday afternoon her Royal Highness Princess Augusta, accompanied by her Lady in Waiting, took an air ing in her: carriage in the Great Park, and in the evening proceeded to the Royal Lodge, where her Royal Highness passed the evening with his Majesty, and returned to Frogmore Lodge.—This afternoon, at half-past two o'clock, his Majesty and attendants left the Royal Lodge, in theif respective car riages, followed by grooms and saddle-horses.—This day their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are ex pected to arrive at Frogmore Lodge, in order to be present with the other branches of the Royal Family, &c. at the Royal Lodge on Friday, to congratulate his Majesty on its being his birth-day. BRIGHTON, AUG. 10 —The Duke of YORK left yesterday for Goodwood, where his Royal Highness would arrive in time to dine with the Duke of Richmond. _ 44 ,..............„..„.. .._ 4 ~., 1 ,4 ! ~ ;;? ' • . : 7 1 ' A ' 5 , , t) 3: .. il! . .. iiic ....„.. 42 ' K. ...e l . '',..,- : 41 ', 1:- . "-z . 1" iir",&,.,...,' , , , v• ~. i'-.0",-4/14 , " - r t'S l A\ •-. `',:*1 . .... - - - -A - , .4!k4rl - ... -- 4 0 e r,,,t , - ,•.,, qt , v Ve< .(>-/ . 4 .4 ,- .' 1, 3 k' - ',.:. - •' . -'-' N 4 v v •ve‘ 'i • ; le - ../ 1 ~r: S . I. *' ' ...c.1 4 ,5 • il l 4. ~.7:a•., _. , - r .., Oil 1 DEPARTURES FROM TOWN, &c. Prince Paul Esterhazy, on a visit to the Kink, at Windsor; Prince and Princess Boscumoffsky and suite, on a tour through England, Ireland, and Scotland ; J. E. Westcombe, Esq. for his seat in Nottinghamshire ; the Duke of St. Alban's and the Ladies Eeauclerk, for Sir Gilbert East, Bart.'s seat, Hall place, Berks ; Lord and Lady Berwick and family, for their seat, Attingham Hall, near Shrewsbury ; the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton, the Marquis of Douglas, and Lady Susan Douglas, for Paris ; the Marquis and Marchioness of Cholmondeley and Lady Charlotte Seymour, for their villa, Thames Ditton ; John Moore, Esq. for Devonshire; Sir Brooke Brydges, Bart. and the Misses Foot, for their seat, Gcodneston Lodge, Kent ; the Hon. Wm. Burrell, for Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire ' • the Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Howard have left Elfrod, Staffordshire, for their seat, Milnthorpe, Westmor land ; Colonel Eyre, on a tour ; Marquis Graham, for the I seat of the Duke of Montrose, at Buchanan Castle, Scotland ; Mr. Henry Villeboys, from Alresford, for Gloucester-place; Captain Frederick Villeboys, for Albury Lodge, near New. bury; Hon. Frederick West, from Upper Grosvenor-street, for Cullum Court ; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Camac, on a tour ; Major Whale, for North Down, Isle of Thanet ; General Sir Alured Clarke, on a tour ; Marquis and Marchioness of Waterford, and the Ladies Beresford, for Ireland ; Lord Howard of Effing ham, on a tour; Mr. Henry Elwes, for Colesburn, in Glou cestershire ; Sir John and Lady Owen, for Orielton, Pem brokeshire ; Hon. Basil and Mrs. Cochrane, on a tour; Earl Countess of Manvers, for Thoresby Park, near 011erton, Not tinghamshire. ARRIVALS IN TOWN. The Marquis and Marchioness of Chandos and family, at Buckingham House, Pall Mall, from Eastbourn; Lady Isa bella T' - ynne, at her mother's, the Dowager Marchioness of Bat' mwer Grosvenor-street, from the Duke of Glouces ter's, ~a,snot ; Miss Metcalfe, in Albemarle -street, from her seat in Suffolk. Yesterday afternoon, about two o'clock, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge left town in their travelling carriage and four, for Claremont, on a visit to Prince Leopold. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hail a select party to dinner on Tuesday. In the evening their Royal Highnesses honoured the Haymarket Theatre with their presence. Mr. Secretary Canning is staying on a visit to Mr. Bolton at his residence near Windermere Lake. The Right Hon. Gen tleman on his way from Cheltenham visited Mr. Littleton at his residence Teddesley Park, Staffordshire, and also paid a visit to Mr. Stuart Wortley, at his seat, Wortley Hall, York shire. His Excellency Count Lieven entertained a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at Ashburnhatn House. EDINBURGH, AUG. 9.—His Grace the Duke of Bedford arrived in town on Saturday from England, and set off yester day for the north.—We understand his. Serene Highness the Duke of Brunswick is shortly expected in Edinburgh.--On Tuesday, Viscount Melville arrived at Melville Castle, from London. _ BROADSTAIRS.—Every house in this pretty little place is taken, and engaged more than once forward. In fact, the ac commodations are quite unequal to the demand. Ramsgate and Margate are overloaded with new houses; but the rage of speculation has not extended itself, fortunately, here, though its natural advantages are manifold and superior, and it still continues one of the most charming, quiet retreats on the coast. —Among its distinguished visitors at present are the Earl of Shaftesbury, Mr. Secretary Peel, and the very, very rich Miss Wikeham, to whom a Royal Duke's attentions were so decided about three years since. Mr. Dawson, the Under-Secretary of State, is also here with his family. SPANISH POLITICS.—It is said in the French Papers, on the authority of private correspond. ence, that at a Council of FERDINAND'S Mini. sters, held on the '27th ult., it was proposed to make a levy of 70 thousand men. The Finance Minister objected on account of the exhausted state of the Treasury ; and it was then suggest ed that an extraordinary contribution to the extent of 100 millions of reals should be imposed on landed property. M. Zea then observed, that to raise such a sum it would be necessary to make the landed property of churches and convents liable to the tax, as they possess more than a third of all the land in Spain. After a good deal of discussion, the Council found it at last neces sary to break up without coming to any conclu sion, as always happens when this delicate point is touched. Prince SCHWARTZENBUna has transmitted 101. to Jones, the tailor, whose house in Old Caven. dish -street has been destroyed by fire, where 3 persons were burnt to death. The Prince lodged at his house, and made his escape through the drawing-room window. The Prince's mother was burnt to death at Paris a few years since. BARTHELEMON'S Opera, entitled Pelopida, was received with so much applause in 1766, that GARRICK was induced to pay the author a visit, for the purpose of asking him if he thought he could set English words to mu sic. On BARTHELEMON'S replying affirmative ly, GARRICK asked for pen, ink, and paper, and wrote the words of a song to be introduced in the play of the Country Girt. Whilst thus en gaged, BARTHELEMON, looking over GARRICK'S shoulders, actually wrote down music, in parts, to the song, as fast as the other penned the words. C iliticK then turning round, and handing BAR- Tli ng; L" to which the ItVhe other ordss answered," There, Sir, is my so And there, Si r, i s m y music for it !" Th e song prove d so successful, that it was encored every time it was E sung. STORM at COLLERETO PARELLA, in Me PROVINCE of lOREA, JULY 24. _.„„.._ A most 'dreadful storm, in the course of last night, has spread desolation over this district. The whole of yesterday the sky was covered with heavy clouds, and at midnight the profound darkness which prevailed was only broken by fre quent flashes of lightning. Instead of the usual sound of thunder, a low universal rumbling preced ed half an hour the destructive hail, which fell in torrents, driven by the north wind. The intense darkness, the sound of the bells, the crash of the hail, and that of the roofs and windows shattered to pieces ; the mournful cries of the country people inspired an universal terror, more easily conceived than described. At half. past one o'clock the fury of the tempest abated, and we heard only the distant rolling of the thunder. The dawn of day came but too soon, to show us the extent of the disaster ; the vineyards, which pro mised the richest crops, the fields, which gave 1 the most flattering hopes, are become a desert ; 1 as far as the eye can reach not a trace of vege-' tation is to be seen ; the fields, the roads, the roofs are covered with hail : it is noon, and the stones are still the size of a hen's egg. On a wide extent of country not a note of a bird is to be heard—the country people are gathering them up by baskets full, killed and mutilated by the hail, and they find in the furrows numbers of hares and foxes, victims of this tremendous visi tation. The damage done to the houses and other buildings is very considerable. It is impossible to estimate the extent of the injury, but it is cer tain that the vineyards and plantations of Meige are wholly ruined. The storm swept some square miles of the country. Half an hour before the storm the barometer was at 27.1. Reaumur's ther momete 19 deg.—(Gazetta Plemontese, July 30.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. YORK AUGUST MEETING, SECOND DAY.--TUESDAY , Since our last there have been several fresh arrivals ; and we are happy to observe, amongst the many hundreds of sporting visitors, a large proportion of south country gentlemen, be tween whom and the northern amateurs of the turf the inter course is yearly becoming more close. Notwithstanding the propitious state of the weather to-day, added to the excellent order of tie course, the bill of fare was a preventative to a nu merous attendance, there being only one race (though a very important one), viz.—The Two-year Old Stakes, it being well known that Lord Scarborough's horse should walk over for the' City Plate; still there was a very fair show of beauty and fashion ; and the approach to the course of the nobles of the county pi -.ented. a brilliant specimen of English wealth and magnificence. The Archbishop of ork's carriage, tilled with the ladies of his establishment, was drawn by six beautiful bays ; the venerable and truly respectable Earl Fitzwilliam's carriage was also drawn by six noble blood horses, as were Lord Harewood's, Lord Dundas's, Lord Milton's, &c. all of which were filled with their owners and elegantly dressed fe males. Sir W. Milner and Mr. Thompson, of Escrick, came in carriages and four. There were a great number of splendid equipages on the course, which presented a scene of fascination and splendour worthy of the most extensive and wealthiest county in the kingdom. The Two-year old Stakes, of 20 sovs. each ; colts Bst. 51b. ; fillies Bst. 21b. T.Y.C. Lord Fitzwilliam's ch. c. Barataria - 1 Duke of Leeds' br. c. by Whisker - - - 2 Mr. Watts' b. c. Belzoni, by Blacklock - - 3 1 Seven others started, but were not placed. All ten started at score, and kept as close as possible to the turn, when Barataria came out, and kept full two lengths ahead, until within a short distance of home, when the Duke of Leeds' and Mr. Watts' colts closed upon him, and ran him neck and neck until within a few strides of ending, when he won by half a length only, and with extreme difficulty; rode by Clift. 501. given by the City for 5-yr olds and upwards.—Four miles. Lord Scarborough's Fair Charlotte, 6 yrs, walked over. THE GREAT CRICKET MATCH FOR 1009 SOV. This interesting Game between Sussex and Hampshire was brought to a conclusion on Tuesday, in the Earl of Egremont's Park, at Petworth. On both days the Half Moon and other Inns were crowded by visitors from all parts of the above Coun ties and London. The Sussex Gentlemen won the match in a triumphant manner, principally from the fine play of J. Broad bridge. The following is a statement of the game : SUSSEX. First Innings HAMPSHIRE. - 121 I First Innings - - 7 Second DitiO - . 4 - 168) Second dittii. 289 Majority for Si issex 177 runs. 11.1 HAYMARKET THEATRE.=—Before the new Co medy of Quite Correct, and the hurletta of Midas, an amusing farce, entitled The Sleeping Draught, was brought forward, for the first time at this Theatre, and was rendered highly diverting by HARLEY, WILKINSON, WILLIAMS, and Mrs. HUMBY, to a very numerous audience. The new Opera which is announced for repre sentation at the English Opera House is founded on a Persian story. The Hero of the piece is named TARRAR, which is to be its title. A vast expence, it seems has been incurred for appro priate costume and scenery, in order to bring the opera forward with Asiatic splendour. The music is of the first order, and is so much admired that the piece itself has been represented in three countries on the continent. KING GEORGE THE SECOND.—During the reign of this Monarch some alterations were making in a part of Kensington Gardens, which his Majesty occasionally superintended. Among the work men there was one, who, being deemed a kind of wit among his brethren, longed for an opportunity of speaking to the King, in order to give them a specimen of his humour. One day, when the King came near him, the fellow seized the occa sion, and grinning at his Majesty, asked for 44 something to drink." The King looked dis pleased, yet felt his pockets for some coin ; but, findieg none, replied, " I have not money in my beckon." Nor I, by G—," said the workman, 44 and, as you have none, I wonder where the devil It goes to." The King frowned and walked away. The impudent fellow was of course re moved next day from the Palace. COOKE, AND THE SCOTCH MANAGER.—During one of the seasons when the celebrated George Frederick was delighting some of our northern neighbours in the " Land o' Cakes," with his inimitable performances, the night being very hot, and the Tragedian having acted his best, towards the close of the evening, as might be guessed, he felt not a little fatigued. The manage rial monarch perceived this,and , between one of the scenes in Bosworth Field, he took the mimic hunch• back into his dressing-room, and unlocking a cor ner cupboard, he selected a wee thistle glass, and filling it with native whisky, presented it to George Frederick, exclaiming, Here Maister Kuke, I dinna think this will hurt ye." " No," says George, glancing at, the size of the glass, gg NO my friend, not if it was vitriol" DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. Yesterday morning, about three o'clock, the,. inhabitants of Old-street and its vicinity were alarmed by the discovery of a fire, which broke out on the premises of Mr. ROBET, an apothe cary, situated at the corner of Anchor-court, Old-street. The fire, it appears, originated in the lower part of the house, and it had communicated to the first floor, when it was discovered by a watchman, who gave the alarm. The only persons in house at the time were Mr. Robey, his sister, and an infant child, Mrs. Robey being from home. A favourite spaniel dog which slept in Mr. Robey's room, by his barking and scratching me the bed, awakened his master, who, on seeing their danger, raised his sister and the child, but the flames had by that time gained such ascend- " ancy, that their escape below was rendered im practicable, and, accompanied by the faithful spa niel, they retreated from the upper part of the house along the parapet of the adjoining,. house QC cupied by Mr. Phillips, a carpenter, through the garret window of which they forced an entrance. Meanwhile the fire raged below with indescribable fury, and had communicated to the house of Mr. P., but the exertions of the two parish engines prevented the flames from spreading further on that side. Mr. Robey's house being situat ed at the corner of a court, without any other_ outlet, and inhabited chiefly by labouring pe9- ple, their situation, penned up as they were within a small compass, was dreadful in the extreme. About an hour after the discovery of the fire, the engines began to arrive, at which time four houses iu the court were on fire, and the inmates of the court then made a breach in a wall at the end of the court, to the premises of Dr. Rice, rector of St. Luke's, through which a man with an infant in his arms, and a woman far advanced in pregnancy, escaped without any other covering than a blanket. A horse kept in a stable belonging to Mrs. Howard, a tallow cfrdler, in the court, being brought to the opening in the wall, which was less than four feet in height, is said by its keeper to have " crept through it like a dog," and two other horses, also belonging to Mr. Blake, a farrier in the court, were taken through the opening. The flames, threatening the premises of Mr. Boulter, a cooper, and of Mr. Davis, a distiller, the horses from their stables were also removed, but the fire. men having obtained admission to the rear of the court, and being plentifully supplied with water, the progress of the devouring element was effec-- tually checked. About half-past 5 o'clock the walls of Mr. Robey's house fell with a dreadful crash, and Vann, the Police Officer, who had been ac tively engaged, and other persons, narrowly escaped being buried in the ruins. Not a vestige of property from Mr. Robey's or the other four houses was saved ; but we are happy to add, that no loss of life was sustained. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, AUG. 10.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived from the River and remain, the Sappho, Noaks, for Smyrna. The whole of the outward-bound got underweigh about 11 a. m., but when off the South Foreland the wind dropped, and became variable with heavy rain. The Medway' convict ship Lang, for New South Wales ; Fanny, Ruby, Prince of Waterloo, and several others, put back and remain. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 10.—Wind W.N.W.—The Enter prise steam-vessel, for India, passed by here early this morning. Off the Port the Doncaster, Brown, from Demerara, in, 50 days. Sailed the Cato, and the Maria transports, for Quebec ; and the Larch, Barton, for Montreal. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 9.—Wind W.N.W.—Sailed the Frede rick, O'Hara, for Guernsey, and tk►e Priscilla, Mitchell, for North America. FALMOUTH, AUG. 9.—Wind W.N.W.--No arrivals or sailings. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 9.--Wind N.W.—Arrived the Re liance, Gorham, from Barb:o°es; Richard Sands, 111 4 1.e:try, from Quebec ; Oporto, Martin, from Oporto; St. Peter, Ruby, and James, —, from Petersburgh ; Albuera, Carter, from Riga; Hardware, Eboral, from Lisbon ; Bee, , from Demerara; Francis Watson, Ball, from ,New Orlears, and Phillip Tabb, Wheeler, from Savannah. BOSCASTLE, AUG. B.—On the sth inst., a vessel b Ulm up, was seen to strike the rocks near Musten Mouth, and go to pieces ; some oats and fragments of wreck have been washed on shore, with the stern of a boat marked " Boger Hayes, •of Youghall ;" she appears to have been a schooner of 100 tons burthen. GIBRALTAR, JULY 21.—The Columbian privateer brig Eagle, is cruizing outside the Straits. The Moffatt, and the Juliana, from China, have arrived at Quebec. The Providence, of Liverpool, Muir, from Sicily to Cam peachy, sunk at Gibraltar the 9th ult., having stzuck upon an anchor. DEA.TII mom AVARICE.—The death of an aged yeoman in the neighbourhood of Carlisle, was last week occasioned in the following singular manner. The old man in his youth, was liberal, and convivial, but as years accumulated upon him he acquired penurious habits. He had in his possession a stack of very fine wheat—prices ati vanced—his heart warmed at the delightful idea —and the longer he kept it, he flattered himself the more valuable it would become.—But the things of this world are perishable. Rats, mice, and whole flocks of birds mule free with the stack. how was this to be prevented A happy thought suggested itself—he came to Lhe comical resolution of tethering a cat to the roof, with length of line sufficient to admit of her descent on either side, to snap up the ravenous intruders whenever they presented themselves. Puss did her duty with fidelity, as we may presume,lor her master rewarded her with regular supplies of milk ; one morning having ascended the roof with the accustomed allowance in a saucer, he missed his footing, and slid off the stack to the ground, and lighting upon his feet, the violence of the shock produced hernia, which speedily carried hire to his grave ! The Pacha of Egypt lately sent the Sultan some parrots, which, having come from Malta, spoke nothing but English ; his Highness, there. fore, sent for an English renegade, who .had lately turned Turk, to interpret their words.— He interpreted them all into compliments to. wards the Sultan, and by this artifice obtained valuable presents. A young gentleman of Steeple Langford ,was last week angling with a ground bait, and stand ing behind a willow which hung over the river, when a kingfisher alighted ou the top of the rod, with a minnow in its mouth. The bird being discovered, of course hastily flew away with its prey.