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derive energy from the second. The evil which awaits the Ship-owners is of their own seeking, of their own creation, their own endea vours, therefore, must (for these only can) repel it. The granting of the above-mentioned license proclaims aloud the weakness of the laws, anti spews our Government unable to repress the mischiefs arising out of combinations with out a sacrifice of, the principle upon which the marine interests of the Empire are built, and its naval ascendancy maintained. , Their country, therefore, as well as their own private advan tages, imperiously call for the assistance they alone can give. We have received a file of the Gaceta Mercantil e A Buenos Ayres Paper, to the 9th of May. They describe the state of affairs at Monte Video as highly unfavourable to the Imperial cause. It is asserted, on the authority of an Ame rican vessel which left Monte Video on the 4th of May, that all the troop s of FRUCTEOSCO RIBEIRO had passed over to LA VALLEJA, jeader of th nsurgent party, brinoing with them as Prisoners Colonel FERRADA and BARBOSA, ' Major FREYRE, and other Officers • that the adherents of LAVALLEJA had in ceased to the number ' of we 2, countryooo ; that the few ps faithfl to Ine Em peror of Buazir. re spread in small troo bodies over u the con , incap a bl e of making resistance, and that the greatest sternation existed at Monte Video. This account may be, and probably is, coloured by the secret wish of the Republicans ras,ortt.lie overthrow of the E3IPEROR'S power in Monte Video, n.. he prelude to the acquisition of that important place by dt ,'e . : l 2 s Ayres, and must therefore be received with cautioh. It 1 7. „", s 't appear that any assistance has been rendered to the in se.,.-.,‘"t' by the State of Buenos Ayres, although suspicion cred rbe entertained that supplies of money y urnished, F have been se coin a month would elapse before any suc could arrive from Rio de Janeiro.--(Titnes.) AIX-LA-CHAPELLE, AUG. s,—We are now !e.rtain that we shall have the pleasure of seeing ,11‘5 Majesty the King of PRUSSIA in Septem ).er• The O fficial Gacile announces that his `. lP i tY will r ev i ew t h e Bt h C orps o f the Army, Sincluding the Landwher, on the 11th and 12th ep t ember, a t C o b lentz. i lls Majesty will then e to this city, on his way to Brussels. BRUSSEL S, AUG. 10.—The KING h as b een Pleased to grant an increase of salary to one andred and eleven Catholic Clergymen in the ~inod o and who ar e di st i ngu i s h e d b y t h e i r p i ety good conduct. His MAJESTY has also granted various sums, amounting in the whole to Ilear lY 50,000 florins, for the repair and erection of Catholic churches in different parts of the it n g - , A u g—Aug. 12. We learn from the Ilague ,oat the KING returned to that place on the Bth, fter visiting the exhibition at Haarlem. His Grace the Duke, of WELLINGTON arrived 43n the Bth, in the eve n i ng , at Li ege, f rom Na. t ut ') acco m p an i e d by his son, the Marquis of „.. (3 utto, Colonel JONES, and Dr. Huhn. On the cl ning of th e 9th, after h av i ng i nspecte d t h e f • nrtifications, his Grace set out for Coblentz. Id A LL IN TOBACCO.—In consequence of the o, iti enal war duty on t o b acco being taken off, ;io manufacturers l owere d t h e price of tobacco t " , s neff t o t h e pu bli c yesterday. The reduction ° \, t,ne retail d ea l ers too k place last week. "tW CO TTON.—A particttlar species of cotton hfratLb.esn recently imported into Savannah, North America, but the environs of Bogota, where it is gathered from trees ecensiderable height. It is short, and of a brownish colour, th e RyzatfnealelY soft, and shining, and silky. It grows around alr ea d y ' and in easily separated when gathered. It has been been ientt.L employed in making shawls, and a great quantity has stead of lifc'rance, in order to ascertain if it can be used in (French Paper.) tgyptga TlAN SILK.—The cultivation of silk in on a s ca l e ha've been undertaken, by orders of the Paella, soil and -,.equally extensive with that of cotton ; and as the ben climate are alike favourable to the growth of the mul l/ill?' and the breeding of the worm, it is believed that there Eatfat no remote period, be a vast increase in the produce Eatapc:lltandity now in such universal request throughout inieSi."I2IDENCE OF THE BALTIC.—A singular and liai ti e kiog fact has been ascertained respecting the level of the gluau c ; 4 lt was suspected that the waters of this sea were gra 1023deb""king ; but a memoir in the Swedish Transactions for h l l3 Pat the change beyond doubt. From latitude Afi to half p 'el, the observations shew a mean fall of one foot and a al f years, or 4-10ths of an inch annually, or 3 feet 10 if t h`;_m a century. The Baltic is very shallow at present, and and a7aters Continue to sink as t h ey h ave d one, R eve l , Ab o, tow ns ..I,lndred oth er - ports will by and b become inland 9ulfs of Bothnia and Finland, and ultimately the ( itaaj,7 B gr, will be changed into dry land.—(Glasgow llfe eo,Magazine.) The 4- 0 ' 111.3 AlloN OF WORKMEN IN FRANCE.-- 1 2, a 'agra i r d de Rotten of Thursday last contains the following xity respecting the refractory and riotous workmen in that /Mat Theacti i nvestigation into the late affair is carried on . with h a y Y; ,the Authorities are in pursuit of those rioters h one o f e ihnt Yet been arrested, and we may be assured that sev erit ,, tnern will escape justice. Prompt examples of just werk4wl,ll prevent the return of similar disorders, of which the raja classes would be the first victims, by its leading to the frainOwfhtihe establishmenti which furnish them with , the work °I ho l d c h theY draw their Means of subsistence. 'I he Mayor hl'ersa d c e, who has manifested much zeal on the occasion, has is a ed a 8 Ma riuf. Part of the workmen of 31. Levavaseur to return to e d etory and continue their work." b t yth e L V "Y gener a l i ntro d uct i on o f country ale Por te a r n gl°n publica ns i s sa id to h ave given great alarm to and h° ant 117111voers' some of whom have threatened to turn out ventures to deal in an article composed of malt An, eath e °n g other effects of the late extremely hot l "d a4(l sud h e . th e den changes in the temperature, may be men 20.ntily „“Prevalence of Cholera Illorbus in some of the most a gent la 9 garters of London. Persons who have been long re ma • th e ;, , r fr,r117... climates are considered to be more exposed to Ateg eilt , .n.is disease than others. 3 . 1 r. Bu . cm.wnnAm, of y _ Inaeh 3 Ptrk, who resided so long in India, and travelled rieennß froti_various countries of the East, is now slowly reco hiAe,ed i h ul t ,9ne of the severest attacks of Cholera ever expe v_7l egli,nestsountry, and equal in the violence of the spas prZis lons to any thing met with in India. The . par aaxietT°long causes are supposed to be bodily fatigue, e o4 ,'nati. / ...Y1 and a disregrd of those sudden checks of per °, ,nter acie , 11 , not countries the bad effect of these checks is 4„QY fi le nY the strong insensible perspiration always up, pos ed th at Reneral relaxation of the system. Persons recently rrCase,d to-aac'titn__;ry, therefore, since found to be so peculiarly ex hearttes, 0 1 : i r d from the influence of our sudden atmospheric u seful ra t h er th , in adjusting their dress to the climate, consult knizttloietilreallfreYsh'anihn o their own feelings — a caution which may be have returned, after long absence, eager to at ji g breezes of their native land. 14 0 fling manufactory of M. PARPARTRE, dest ro Carignan., in the Ardennes, has been 15 0,000 h 0 ,00 0 -7 fi re ; the loss is estimated at it I , 'reti es , tie lat tou titr rs.II th e 0 , , ra ins hav e h a d a l most a magic effect Y. ter-grass and turnips throughout the du Calaisem i th N,p ETAan, wh o was woun d e d i n a tO4 m 4. Smvrit, a b out seven miles from. o ek T he '.l'iday last, died in six hours af ong. the h ear pall lodged in the back, touching i; avail, in its passage, and surgical aid was u° l lap art The deceased was a Captain in the 4.1 e, ean ranks, and he gave the challenge. in eags as already stated, lived upon his vermv 11-street, THE THEATRE. ENGLISH OPERA HousE.—The new Opera, entitled Tarrare, or the Tartar Chief, which has been some time in preparation at this Theatre, was brought forward last night. CIIARACt ERS. Atar (Sultan of Persia) - Mr. H. Pliff.LiPs. Artenio (High Priest of Brama) - Mr..l. 0. ATKINs, Altamore (a Leader of the Army) - Mr. PERKINS. Thrare (a Tartar Chief in the service of Mr. BnA,Am. the Sultan) - - j Kalec (Commander of the Guard) - Mr. DEN MAN. Calpigi (an Italian Slave, Chief Officer 1 2HORNE. of the Sultan's Household) - Attendant Priest - - Mr. J. BLAND. Elaniir (one, of the,Children, of the Oracle) Miss GOWA RD. Astasia ( Wife of Tarrarej - - A YOUNG LADY Ninetta (her Attendant, an Italian Slave) 'Miss PATON. Selima (a Slave) -= - Miss BonEN. FABLE. • " Atar, the Sultan, instigated by-Altamore, causes Astasia, the wife of Tarrare, a distinguished chieftain in his service, to be carried off to his seraglio. He determines further to saeri 'fice Tarrare to his jealousy and "resentment, but is checked in his design by the declaration of the Oracle, • that by him alone the enemies of Persia can-be repelled. The. Sultan in vain tries the effect of alternate love-making and threatening with Asta sia, until at length, irritated by her resistance, and by the death of his son, who falls in single combat with Tarrare, he resolves, in revenge, to marry her to one of his mutes.. By one of those happy coincidences with which the stage abounds Calpigi has introduced Tarrare into the seraglio in that disguise, and he is appointed the husband of Astasia. Before he sees her, he is discovered and seized by the guards of the Sultan, and, with his wife, condemned to death.' 'The army and the people, how ever, rush in to rescue him. He has thus .an opportunity fora: display of magnanimity worthy of the most illustrious heroes of melo-drame. He commands the troops to biy down their arms and-submit to the clemency of the Sultan. His pardon and triumph of course succeed, and they are succeeded by the finale." Such is the mere outline of the plot, but there ere a vast number of intermediate incidents, which, if they do not forward the plo', serve, at least, to develope the characters of the several agents of the piece. The music of this ,Opera, as we have before stated, was composed by the celebrated SALT ERI, whose history we presented to our Readers on Saturday last. The• Opera was first brought forward in France, about 40 years ago, and it made such a noise that the same com pliment was paid to it as to The Beggar's Opera on the first appearance of that piece. The French ladies, as the music of Tarrare was so popular at its origin, had Tarrare caps, Tarrare fans ; in fact, - wherever Tarrare could be introduced in female attire, musical instru ments, &c. &c. were adopted. The fame of this Piece naturally extended to other countries, and Tarrare was represented with similar success in. Germany, and in various parts of Italy. At length the Proprietor of this Theatre, who may be said to inherit musical knowledge end taste from that admirable musician the late Dr. Art- NOLD, his father, who was one of the Pupils of the immortal HANDEL, and whose own Works have , ranked him with the best Composers of this country, has had discernment sufficient to intro duce Tarrare. on English boards, .and spirit enough to invest it with appropriate magnificence in costume and scenery ; added to this, l►e has employed on it the full musical strength of his company, with the exception of Miss KELLY. The success of the Piece was adequate to the splendour with which it has been brought for ward, and it was received throughout with loud and reiterated applause. BRAHAM was encored in most of his songs, and he was obliged to sing one of them thrice. Miss PATON also was obliged to repeat most of her songs. A young Lady, whole name, we un derstand, is HAMILTON, and who, according to report, is a pupil of Miss KELLY, made her first appearance in Astasia, and it was an appearance of a very promising nature. Her figure is good, and her voice is well-toned and of considerable compass. Her deportment was easy, and the evident result of feeling. BaAnAm sung and acted with his usual success. PHILLIPS, in altar, was somewhat too much inclined to smile and nod with his confident Altamore, Mr. PERKINS, but he sung with great vigour and effect. Miss PATON displayed the powers of a first-rate singer and a sprightly actress. THORNE, though his character was . not exactly adapted to his talents, rendered it effective. Miss GOWARD, Mr. T. 0. ATKINS, and all the performers, ex erted themselves with zeal and success. The music of the piece is various and appropriate,' sometimes grave, sometimes sprightly, and some times good. It was superintended by Mr. HAwEs, and was supported with correctness and animation by the Orchestra. The chief ob jection to this piece is, that the plot is too - much enveloped in recitative,and, what is unusual, the dialogue is followed up by recitative, and re citative concludes with dialogue. This circum stance not only retards the progress of the but prevents it from being perfectly intelligible, and consequently obstructs the interest which it might otherwise excite. The Proprietor has amply discharged his duty. The scenery is beau tifully picturesque and splendid, and excited uni versal applause. The house was crowded in all parts, and the Opera was announced for repeti tion by BRALIAId with almost unanimous assent. Great improvements will be added to the ex terior of Drury Lane Theatre before its open. ing, at the expence of the Committee. The Portico at, the principal entrance will he taken down, and an elegant Colonnade substituted, which will be continued from the comer of Vine gar-yard to the Stage-door of the Theatre. The play-going public will derive much accommoda tion from this convenient addition to their com fort, especially during the inclemency of the whiter. Mrs. WorFINGTON.--Tl►is celebrated actress, after having been the subject of universal admi ration for her high comic talents, suffered dreadfully under a cancer, which terminated in her death. Such, however, was her curiosity and her resolution, that, hearing there was to be a new Poky in The Beggar's Opera (the famous Miss BRENT), she declared that she would be present if she died on the spot, and actually at tended the Thilttre at night,-unde r all the suffer ing of her painful and fatal disorder. SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 13.—Mr. KEAN has been playing some of his most popular characters here, thik week, to tolerably good, but by no means crowded houses. The first was on Monday night, when he appeared in the character of Richard. On his appearance he was greeted with loud cheers, and every mark of approbation. As to his acting, those who saw him several years ago, complain of a vast inferiority, which, they say, must be apparent. To those who never saw him be fore, his performances certainly seem unrivalled. • i. r , -'-• • •:: - i.i... • e. , 7 4', , s ,:i,,,). (-,,.„":4 ‘.... 4-1 --,4 4- 72 : ', i' :Itci.t''''l44-ii.''' ?4,-,rl-ZAA_:I...: a -'.6 , : , t) ' t'...';'... ' ',7 ., 7' I. 1,..... . ..,... A.! ' ifL •_..tesr ~. te, r, •N ''''S:''' , ~.. . 4 1. ; ,,, ;-,,,. (. 7f,...; 'T 5 k,., , ,, e v, f, -..q.? . ; ( ..-4P-ri. -4•• . ~:1 1 . ,)i, •c , ‘„ , 4 , ,,. 4 .4': lik 6 4 ftt, THE KING, &c. His MAJEsTY, ) yisitors, and suite left the Royal Lodge yes terday afternoon, in three single and one double-bodied phae tons, all drawn by ponies, for an airing in the Great Park:— His Majesty, after driVing about the Park, visited the Princess Augusta; at Frogmore Lodge, where, he remained 20 minutes, and then returned to the Royal Lodge. His Majesty last evening again entertained .the. Prince . • Esterhazy, 'Count Lieven, Lord and Lady Warwick, and others holding si tuations under his Majesty, at dinner. • The private band occupied the Conservatory, and played a variety of sacred pieces during the evening. The remaining part of the King's visitors are expected to leave the Royal Lodge this day. The band of the Ist Regiment of Life Guards were stationed in the Terrace last evening, from half after five o'clock until nearly eight, during which time they delighted the company with a variety of the finest productions of Mozart, Rosini, Weber, &c., and concluded, as usual, with " Gad save the King." We have not seen the Terrace better attended for some time past. t7cr: tr . 7 . r • • ‘7, 3 V- irl - DEPARTURES FROM TOWN, &c. The Duke of York, for the Duke of Rttlaa's seat, nasloir„ Derbyshire; the. Dowager Duchess of Richmond and the La dies Lennox, on a visit to Earl and Countess Bathurst, at their seat, Cirencester ; the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, for Giles, - 1:473 seat, Youngsbuiy, Kent ; the Eirl of - Chesterfield, for Leicestershire; the 'Earl, of Kensington, for Hityton Mali, Norfolk ; the Countess of Carnarvon, for High Clere, Berks ; Sir William Ahdy, Bart. for Sir G. F. Lester, Bart.'s seat in Cheshire ; Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Gosling, for Roehamton Grove, Surrey; Mr. and Mrs. Curtis, for Rams gate ; Mr. Leicester, on a tour ; ,Mr. and Mrs. Bootle Wilbra ham, for Lathani House, near Ormskirk ; Count Moltke, on a tour ; Mrs. Law, for Cannon Hill, near Maidenhead ; Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Nicolson, for Carnoch, near Stirling ; Lord 'and Lady Robert Seymour, for Taliaris, Llandilo, in South %Vales; Hon. Edward Moncton, for Somerford Hall, near Wolverhampton ; Mr. Henry Bonham, for Kelvedou Hall, Essex ; Mr. and Mrs. Watts Russell, for Ham Hall, near Ash bourne ; LietttenantGeneral and Mrs. Orr, for Spa •, the Rev. George Greig, D.D. with the Hon. Mrs. Greig and family, for'! their seat in Leicestershire; the Rev. John Greig,'for the seat of his uncle, T. Read Kerap, Esq. near Brighton ; Greville Ewing Greig, Esq. for - India ; Lord Kilmaine, for Brighton ; Capt. and Mrs. Macdonald, for Edinburgh ; T. Osborne, Esq. for the Continent ; Comte De Castillo Fiel, for Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Rumbold, for Paris; Wm. Hayes, Esq. for Cheltenham; Richard Dalton, Esq. and family, for Suffolk ; William Dis browe, Esq. for Cheltenham. ARRIVALS IN TOWN. Mr. Lushington, in Downing - street, from a visit to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, inKent ;‘ the Earl and'Countess of ListoWell, at their house in Knightsbridge, from the Isle of Wight; the Earl and Countess of Jersey, from Middleton Park, Oxfordshire; Mr. and Mrs. Buller and family, 'at Kirk. ham's Hotel, .Lower Brook-street, from the Continent. DOVER, AUG. 14.—Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, with their young Prince and Princess, arrived last night at Wright's Ship . Hotel, accompanied by Colonels l'rott and Keate, and Major Sir William Davidson, and this morning embarked on board his Majesty's p ac k e t Spit fire, Captain Hamilton, for Cala:-. The Royal Standard waved proudly on the Castle turrets And on the Battery on the Heights, and a Royal salute was-iired this morning at day ' break, and repeated on their Royal Highnesses' embarkation. The following are a few of the distinguished and Fashionable Personages we have noticed during the week at the same hotel : —His Royal Highness the Duke of Brunswick and suite, on their way to Brighton ; their Graces the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton, family, and suite; Prince Schaenburgh and suite, the Right Hon. the Earl and Countess of Liverpool and suite, Lord Viscount Lorton and family, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Wynd ham, Col. Cope, Mr. and Mrs. Herries and family, and Lady E. Forbes and family, on their way. to, the Continent; and their Highnesses the Prince and Princess Narischkine, family and suite; his Excellency the Hon. Hugh Nelson and suite; Sir C. Smith and family ; Lady, Sir James, and the Hon. Miss Fitz.. gerald ; Capt. IlesVoetlx, Sir Astley goer, Bart.; Mr. Rick ford; M.P., and Capt. Erns, from Fiance. 130 u-LoGNE.sultwill Ea, AUG. 13.—The expected sojourn of the Duchess de Berri amongst us (who will arrive on the 24th) occasions extensive preparations, for her reception, A splendid ball, given by her Royal Highness on the evening after her arrival, will unite the whole of the French and Eng lish inhabitants of respectability. A grand billiard match was played here yesterday between the, marker of the Bedford Coffee-house, Pall-mall, and the marker at Holt's Rooms, in this town, stakes amounting to 12,000 francs (480!.); the game was ably contested, and won by. the latter. The Duchess of Coburg, attended by two of her Ladies in Waiting, visited Prince Leopold yesterday morning, about half past twelve o'clock, at Marlborough House. Soon afterwards the Prince of Leiningen, attended by Capt. Conroy, arrived at Marlborough House. Prince Leopold accompanied his Illus trious Relations through the different apartments in Marlboi. rough House ; after which his Royal Highness accompanied his mother, on her return to the apartments of the Duchess of Kent, at the King's 'Palace, Kensington. Yesterday the Duke of Sussex gave a dinner to a select party, at his apartments at the King's Palace, Kensington. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Orange, returning from St. Petersburgh, will arrive on the 14th at Konigsburgh ; the 20th, at Frankfort on the Oder ; the 27th, at Frankfort on the Maine r• and the 31st, at Brussels. Their Royal Highnesses"' tavel under the strictest incognito, by the name of the Count and Countess of Flanders. • The houses in Tavistock-sqUare begin to assume an uniform character of completeness. The Duke of Bedford has mate rially added to his immense income, by the disposal of all the waste ground upon building leases, and obliging the contractors to erect houses upon an uniform plan, and of the first class, in all the prominent situations in that quarter. Tavistock House, late the residence of Mr. Perry, is greatly improved by large additions and alterations. Three excellent houses now occupy the site of the old residence; they have each an excellent gar den, and are in all respects suited to the comfort, convenience, and even luxUry of large families. The plan for erecting at that delightful spot, Lee Grove, on the borders of Blackheath, a certaitvndmber of villas, is not yet completed. Should the ideas of the proprietor, and Mr. Gwilt, the Architect, be realized, few places in the neighbour hood of the metropolis will he adorned with`so much pic turesque beauty. The Duke of Devonshire intends to surround his house at Chiswick by villas of a similar description. We extract the following from a .Berlin Journal, dated 27th July Within a very short period this city has been the scene of two dotible murders. The son of an inferior public officer, who was servin,T as a volunteer in one of the reginlents of the Guards, had betrothed himself to a yoUng woman, unknown to his parents; As , they, were strongly op posed to the union, the lovers took the rash -and criminal reso lution of terminating their lives; and they were, in fact, fo,und one morning in the park shot. In likemanner, a young artisan stabbed his inamorata with a knife, and immediately afterwards swallowed a cup of vitriolic acid." The South Bmerican States seem not to lose sight of that grand bulwark, a Navy. At present twO.line of battle ships, two frigates, and two sloops of war, are building at New-York, for the Colombian and-Mexican Governments. At no period within our recolleetion, adds the same account, has the bustle of business been so great.as it now is at the ship yards at New-York. Exclusively of what has been already mentioned, there . are twelve large merchantmen upon the stocks, and eight steam packets. Two frigates and two sloops of war are also of the stocks at the Navy-yards. Lord SHREWSBUR Y is B(ldiiia to his green houses at Alton Abbey a magnificent conservatory, which will cost about 20,000/. TIFF. CIRCU LAT! ON OF TII E BIBLE:---The- Rev. Mr. Singer, a.Protestant clergyman, in a long letter addressed to the Rev. Mr. Clowry, of the Roman Catholic communion; inserted in the Dublin Register, gives the folloWing challenge to the latter gentleman :—" You appear, Sir, to regret that you were not able to discuss the question with the friends of the Bible Society. I take it upon myself, Sir, to say, that the, advocates of the circUlation of the Scriptures will meet at any place,, in Carlow, Dublin, or any other part of Ireland, any number of Roman Catholic clergymen, to discuss for such a time, and before such an audience, as shall he agreed upon, the right of the laity to the Scriptures, the right of private jadg ment, the authority and infallibility of the Church of Rome, or any other points in disptite between the two communions, connected with those controversies. If you, Sir, and your friends, accept this challenge, we will name a committee to confer with you about preliminaries. If you decline it, the public will again learn to appreciate your vaunted wish for free discussion," THE LATE SERGEANT LENS. The following .character of this lamented Gentleman is extracted from a Poein entitled " BAa," which may fairly - be classed among the best poetical effusions of the present time :-- Lo ! learned LENS—as contrasts always please, Like a calm summer lake reposed at ease, Till warm collision, like a mighty.wind, Uplifts the depth and volume of his mind, • Then, as if roused from slumber, o'er his ground He roars not with a torrent's thundering sound, Nor like a shallow stream " runs dimpling on," Till in faint murmurs all its strength be gone, But gently swelling from its copious source, .Like a vast river, rolls with steady force, . Bank full—yet ne'er o'erflowing its right course; Or if, perchance, the truant stream should stray, It warms and fertilizes on ifs way, And strews with many a leaf and classic flower All that was wild and barren waste before. But greater, nobler qualities than these, Are his, who never fawns, or stops to please, Who with stern independence for his shield,. . To hollow-soul'd ambition scorns to yield, For power or place, or paltry selfish ends, Ne'er sells his conscience, nor deserts his friends, But stands (nor sighs for proffer'd honours past) Unshaken and consistent to the last Rare virtues these ! above all price or piaise, And seldom found in these degenerate days, Yet these for one the muse may proudly Claim And with their splendid rays emblazon LENs's name. " The learning and mild yet dignified deportment of this profound lawyer, and true English gentleman (for some are ill natured enough to assert that the two characters are not always coMbined) seem to have conciliated all parties. It is said that he has more than once had the offer of a high official appoint ment, which, on the ground of its inconsistency .with his poli tical sentiments and connections, be declined; a circumstance that did equal honour to both parties." The Author of this Poem, after having ad verted to some Gentlemen of the Bar of rather an irritable character, and their squabbles says, It is remarkable that Sergeant', ENS can alwayls contrive to keep out of such broils—much to his credit." ANECDOTES, &c. Dr. WALCOT, (the facetious Peter Pinder), on being once reproved by a gentleman for the liberties he had taken with his Sovereign, is said to have replied with as much truth as wit, " I confess there exists this difference between the King and me—the King has been a good subject to me; but I have been a bad subject to his Majesty." . It is a curious fact that the Duchess of Tyrconnel, the,Lady of Richard Talbot, Lord Deputy of Ireland, in the rein. of James the Second, after that Monarch's abdication,-was driven by distress to keep one of the stands in xeter 'Change, in the Strand (the original English Bazaar), at that time a fashionable place of resort, at which she sold milli nery, the labour of her hours by night, in an, obscure apart ment in which she slept. It was then the custom of women in public to wear masks, and the Duchess, in her little shop, uni formly appeared in a white mask and dress, and was called by the loungers of that day " the White Widow." Her rank wait accidentally discovered, and she had afterwards a pension granted her from the Crown during her life. . Lord OXFORD (said POPE) _ was huddled in his thoughts, and obscure in his manner of delivering them. It was he who advised Mr. ROWE to learn Spanish, which he did in abotit three months, thinking that there was some place ready for him ; but after all his pains and expectation, Lord 0. only said, " Then, Sir, I envy you the pleasure of reading Don Quixote in the original !" ELECTIONEERING SERMON.—At an election for the town of Bradford, Mr. WHITBREAD, and Howiatn the philan thropist, were opposed to Sir W. WARE and a Mr. Sparrow. A clergyman of the established church, a warm supporter of the patriotic candidates, one Sunday morning, during the heat of the election, took for his text that passage of St. Matthew's Gospel, in which the question is proposed by our Lord to his disciples, " Are not two Sparrows sold. for a farthing ?" Whence this encouragement to their perseverance and their faith is deduced ; " fear ye not, therefore, ye are of more value than many Sparrows." SCUP-BUILDERS AND SHIP-WRTGITTS:=It ttp. pears that a deputation from the master ship-builders of the port of London arrived at Portsmouth, sanctioned by the Navy Commissioners, to engage such of the shipwrights in his Majesty's Dock-yard as might be disposed to volunteer their services to proceed for a limited peliod to work in the River Thames. The offers made by the deputation of London masters were extremely tempting. The dock-yard men were offered an engagement of three months, at the established prices for shipwrights' work in the port of London, with an express guarantee, that if the wages should fall short of 7s. id. per day, it should be made up to that amount. They were to be conveyed free of expence to London, and an advance made if required. About 160 of the men gave in their names as volunteers, - for the trip to London, but the others re quested' an adjournment for a few days. At that time Mr. (L the Secretary of the Thames Provident Union, arrived, - and attended the Meeting. Mr. VAST engaged to use his ut most endeavour to induce the shipwrights of the Thames to re turn tb work in every . yard without exception, provided the builders agree to certain resolutions. It was also agreed that if the ship-builders refused to confirm the arrangement, the shipwrights of Portsmouth would on no consideration proceed to the River Thames to their assistance; but that if the ship wrights of the Thames should refuse to confirm, and act on them, the shipwrights would assist the shipbuilders. The re presentatives of the two parties have since returned to town, and the shipwrights of Portsmouth stand pledged, on no consi deration, to proceed to the River Thames; while the ship wrights of the Thames are reconciled to their masters, on toe condition that the price -hook be taken by every builder, and that the price of every item should be conclusively settled: by the parties. KILLARNEY, AUG. B.—Sir WALTER SCOTT left this place this afternoon, for Cork. Previous to to his depar ture he paid a visit to Mr. Hallam, the celebrated author of the " Middle Ages," who is confined to his bed in conse quence of having broken his thigh, in a fall from one of_the rocks which project from the island of Innisfallen over the lake. Captain Wise, whose death has occasioned .a great gloom in Killarney, and indeed prevented the gentry from giving a stag hunt in honour of the great northern bard, was a brother of the gentleman who married a daughter of Lucien Buonaparte. Captain Wise met his death under some what extraordinary circumstances. There is a sporting club in Killarney, consisting of the gentlemen in the neighbourhood. The members•of this club met a few days ago, to determine upon the toasts that should be given for the ensuing sea son. The health of the Duke of York was objected to, on the ground of his having opposed the Catholic Claims..— One gentleman, however, was desirous that the Duke's health should he drank as a private gentleman. This was warmly opposed .by Captain Wise, who, concluded, his ob jection by obServing, " that his Royal Highness had trampled upon their religion." The word religion was scarcely out of the unfortunate gentleman's mouth, when he fell upon the ground, and almost instantaneously expired. Extract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's at Smyrna, dated July 2:—" Depredations continue to be committed in the Archipelago, upon vessels bearing the Austrian flag ;it is re ported that a very considerable number of small Greek boats are cruising in the Arches." A Meeting was heid.on•Friday night, at the Crown and Anchqr Tavern, Strand, consisting principally of the shopmen of retail linen-drapers, when it was resolved to apply to /he master drapers,_ and request that they would shut up their shops at seven in the winter, and eight in summer, and, thus enable the shopmen to have some time for mental studies and improvement. . AULD ROBIN GRAY.—Such is national pre. judice, that many well-informed Scotch people contend that this exquisite melody is originally Scotch, though the author is yet living, and well known—the Rev. Mr. LEEVES, Rector of Wrington, in Somersetshire.—( Reading Mercury.) FADINTOSU WittsKy.--The Barony of Farin tosh belonged to the FOEBESES of Culloden, and it contained about 1800 arable acres. All barley produced on this estate was privileged to be converted into whisky, duty free; the na tural consequence of which was, that more whisky was dis tilled in Farintosh than all the rest of Scotland. In 1784, Government made a sort of compulsory purchase of this privi lege from the Culloden family, after they had enjoyed it a complete century. The sum paid was 21,5001. LIBERALITY OF iltt. GLADSTONE.—Mr. Glad stone has increased his subscription to the Liver pool Mechanics' Institute one hundred pounds, and has volunteered the loan of one thousand pounds at four per cent, MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, AUG. 15.—Wind N.W.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Hudson, Champlin, from New York ' • and Albion, Hull, from Cadiz. A r rived from the River and sailed, with nearly the whole of the outward-bound, the Sicilian, .Jar ne . m . for Bilboa ; Elphinson, , Calcutta • Mary, Wardle, for Miramichi ; Thetis, Green, Quebec; Calcutta; Gardner, St. John's, N. B. ; Eagle, , Halifax ; Jane, Riddle, Smyrna ; Oporto, Covey, Oporto ; Stokes, , Mira michi ; and John Dunn, ill‘Beath . , New South Wales. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. Is.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Thetis, Crisp, from the Downs, for Lisbon. Several outward bound vessels have anchored at St. Helens. _ _ . - PLYMOUTH, AUG. 14.--Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Mary, Wilson, from St. John's, N. B. FALMOUTH, 4.u0. 14.—Wind N.N.W. fresh breezes and fine weather.—:Arrived his Majesty's ship Thetis, .trorn a cruize. Remain the Enterprise Steamer for India. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 14.—Arrived the John Heyes, Samp son, from Barbadoes; Gratitude, Bawden, . Pernambuco ; Rapid, Warren, Quebec; and Accession, Roddam, . from Hamburgh. The following very bad account of the Greenland Fishery was this morning received at Lloyd's:— . [Extract of a Letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Whitby, dated 14th August.] " Arrived the Lively, Kirk, from Greenland, with I fish, 10 tons, left the ice 24th July, and brings the following account of the Fishery, viz. " Hull Ships—Abram, 2 fish, 30. tons, on 28th June : Ever thorp, clean; 10th July; Kiero, I fish, 20111 July; linuret, •1 fish, 17 tons, 18th July; Unity, .1 fish, 6 tons, 2lst Jury ; North Briton, clean, 20th July; Rachel and Ann, I ri,h, 7 tons, 10th July. " London Ships—Margaret and the Neptune, both clean, '2oth July. . _ " Whitby Ships—Esk, clean, 10th July; H a rmony, clean, 10th July ; Volunteer, clean 10th July ; Lively, 1 fish, 10 tons, arrived $ • Resolution; 3 fish, 40 tons; and V a liant, l LW). 4 tons, arrived at Shetland. " Aberdeen Ships—Alexander, 2 fish, 20 tons, 20th Jurp ; Jane, clean, no date; Neptune, clean, no. date. " Peterhead Ships—Alet and the Mary, both clean, 2ilrh July; Perseverance, 1 fish, 15 tons, 21st July; and the Johr, of tireenock, clean on the 10th July." • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. STATE or THE ODDS.--1 DONCASTEI, .ETTING-ROOlll, Atm 15. ST. LEGEIt. 18 to 1 agst Cleveland 18 to 1 agst Dauntless 20 to 1 agst Trinculo 30 to 1 agst Pastime ' 40 to 1 agst Browniock 40 to 1 agst Zirza. 15 to 4 agst Memnon 8 to'l agst Alderman 17 to 2 agst Redgauntlet 9 to 1 agst Homer 13 to 1 agst Brother to Addy 13 to 1 agst Whisker colt GOODWOOD RACES.—(CONCLUDED.)—Trxran DAY. Match 50 soy. Half a mile. Col. Arson's The Brownie, 3 yrs. Bst. 71b. - Lord W. Russell's Selection, 3 yrs. Bst. . Won easy. The Rognor Plate of 501. Heats one mile. Ld G. Lennox's ch. c. Silkworm, 7st. 61b. Mr. Locke's Orator, 6 yrs. Bst. 61b. - - Duke of Richmond', b. f. The Brownie, 7 s t. - Mr. Berkeley's Little Driver, 7st. 121 b. .. Three very well contested heats. Match 50 sov. 2 miles. Gentlemen riders. Col. Russell's gr. g. Pantomime, 5 yrs, lOst 131 b. Col. 'Berkeley's b. g. Tom, syrs, lOst. 81b. . Won cleverly by a length. A Handicap of 5 sov. each, and 25 added, for all ages.— Heats, two miles. Duke of Richmond's b. m. Phantasms, 7st. 71b. Mr. Mills's Irene, Bst. 91b. - - Mr. Page's Silkworm, Bst. 91b. - - Match 5 soy. One mile. Gentlemen riders. IA G. Lennox's b. m. Miss Page, list. 21b. - - Mr. T. Jones's b. h. Mystery, 6 yrs, llst. 21b. - - 2 The Stewards were, Lord Dunwich, C. C. Cavendish, and. C. Dickens, Esqrs. Mr. T. Grant, Clerk of the Course. 1 2 1 3 1 2 2 3 dr bolted. /1 1 1 1 2 dr 2 die CRICKET. The return match at Cricket between the Gentlemen of the Leighton Buzzard and Aylesbury Clubs was played at Ayles bury, on Wednesday and Thursday last, and again decided in favour of Leighton Buzzard, as follows : Ist Innings. 2d Innings. Leighton Buzzard - 75 - - 42 - - 117 Aylesbury - - 62 - - 54 -. lie The Match at Cricket between eleven of the Leicester CIO), and eleven of the Sheffield, commenced on Monday, in the new Cricket-ground, Leicester, and terminated on Wednesday in favour of the Sheffield players, who beat their opponents at ond innings, with a majority of 76. Saturday last a Match at Cricket was played on the Ccm • mon, between the Heckfield Gentlemen's Club, and the Basing stoke Eleven, which terminated in favour .of the latter, as follows : Ist Innings. 2d Innings. Basingstoke - 56 . 65 . - 121 Heckfield , - 32 . - 18 - - 50 The match was won by Basingstoke at a single innings, with a surplus number of six runs. The precision, with regard to bowling, and the cautious fielding displayed 'on both sides, (although imparting to a novice no peculiar gratification), was particularly interesting to the amateurs of this fine amusement. Considerable sums changed owners on the result of the above match. GRAND REGATTA: Yesterday being the day appointed for the contest for the , third annual prize boat given by the Ladies and Gentlemen of St. Clement's Danes, St. Mary-le-Strand, &c. the River was crowded by cutters, galleys, funnies, &c. in several of which• bands of music were placed, and which enlivened the scene. considerably. The wager was decided in three heats. At seven o'clock the following men took their • stations for the third and grand heat, viz. :—Thomas Rice and John Daley, Francis Godfrey and John Mitchell, Isaac Wood and James Brying ton, Joseph Easton and John Williams. The signal gun fired, and off they started. Rice and Daley seemed to have the start, but Godfrey and his partner soon came up with them, and Isaac Wood and his partner, with Easton and his, wers at nearly as possible on a level. Godfrey, however, came up, the shore first, closely pressed by Easton and Wood, until reaching the boat off the Fox under the Hill,- when Isaac Wood rowed into Easton's boat, and consequently gave ; the others, Frank and his partner, every opportunity of shooting a-head, which they did for a length of at' least 100 yards, and finally came in the winners of the prize. Isaac Wood and his partner came in second ; and Rir...e and his part ner third ; Easton having declined to row the distance:—The winners were loudly cheered on entering the priie; and much disapprobation was evinced by the friends of. Easton at the, treatment he and his partner had received. The prize was then carried up to the middle of Strand-lane, and made'aecure, and' " the Lane" was once more the scene of mirth and jollity for , the evenirg. Many bets were depending on the issue, and, large sums have been lost by the backers of Wood and Brying: ton, who were the favourites at odds against the field. Kean in a few days gives a Prize Wherry to be rowed for by watermen near the Red House. The bills announce this aqua tic affair as King Richard's Match. The Ladies and Gentlemen of Lambeth' give. their Annual Prike Wherry to the watermen on the 21st inst. On that day, the match will take place. On Thursday se'nnight, a man, calling himself the .Scotch Champion, undertook, at Sheffield, to wheel a barrow 40 miles in 9 hours; and though it rained hard during part of the time, he accomplished his task. AN ATROCIOUS MURDER vt as Committed near Blaewddinfieh, in the parish of Mothvey, this county, on Saturday last, the particulars of which, as far as we could col lect, are as follow:-About eleven o'clock at night, three.per 7 sons, named Lewis Williams, David Samuel, and Isaac - Edwards, each of whom was paying his addresses to a young woman, who lived at Blaewddmflneh, met near the place, and excited by jealousy, had a kind of mixed fight with each other, when Samuel having been overconie in she contest, the fighting ceased for a few minutes ; and oa , his being asked by Edwards whether he yielded, he said that he had not, and it was agreed that the fighting should re-commence; Edwards, however, perceiving that • Samuel had an open knife in his hind, ran off, and was pursued by Samuel until he was overtaken, when Samuel cut him across the loins in a very dreadful manner. Lewis Wil liams, on Samuel pursuing Edwards, ran after him, and when David Samuel had wounded Isaac Edwards, as before-men. . tioned, he turned and met Williams, and stabbed him in the left side of his neck, so that he survived but for a few minutes. Although Edwards's wound is dangerous, it is expected that, with proper treatment, be will recover. Samuel, having per. petrated the atrocious deed, has absconded, but diligent search I is making to bring him to justice. —(Carinarthen Journal.)• On Thursday last a woman was gleaning- in a field near Old Sarum Castle, when she picked up a Tow, Per ji-etly red. She took it home, and placed it under an earthen 'pan, and on removing it, found it surToundcti by eight Yonn ones.