The Sun. — London, England, 1825-07-13 00:00:00

WESTERN SHIP CANAL. rtqn the Dorchester and Sherborne Journal of July 8.) The ancient Athenians took an oath to each qt'-ter, to leave their country greater and better than they found 41 When, however, they lost the spirit of patriotism, to which iney tiered all their greatness, and became indifferent to tele - eghts and interests of each other, they broke their oaths, ail Mei: country sunk gradually until she became a bye v• - ord.". Happily, great and influential men in our land have tee - spirit which dictated the oath, though they do not take it, ealong as they feel themselves bounifitt honour to employ -- eves time and inimence in making their country, greater and tetyrr e Tio fear! need- to. be entertained of her becomingso: It ei 4ot ti)e soil, nor the trees, nor the houses, nor: . the tiplendid • - Alpages, that are to be seen; that - make - up what we call ~. 'oenere ; .it is—Man--the modest work of God - in it, for wheree,. of by. whom, all. the rest were , formed, and he e ie, eiteet the; elery, or the . Shame of th Universe, in pro e poreliai as be ii enlightened, public spirited, . and tree or ignorant, selfish, and ~enalaved ; and which he shall Nee depends r cereatly oft nie. character. of ethe rulers. We ':.ire been led to Make the.ee . oheervationi by a review of • we have witnessed in Parliament, during the past three in the progress_ of a for forming a Ship Canal, in 7eriai it is well knownr, that.. we , have taken a deeteinterest. - itereit.leas..led us to watch the progress of the measure nil its eta*, from . . the meetinwin London, at which, Mr. Jowl BES T - preiided, with so much fairness and dignity (a. yer;cd, by the bye,'when the - cause stood in..need of that support ie-gave it, and Whfkle - iiipport he has continued to give it in all periods of difficulty, •iiittra devotedness and constancy whiz . % does him the greatest honour), to;k.the tithe when Lord 4hafteebitry moved the third reading '-e--the -.Bill in the lidaF.e...of Lords. It has since received the . Royal m sent an'a . htss been thus stamped as a great national undertalc ir-ee highest authorities in the country. We sup poze no , er that, no , man will be found sufficiently pre. eurrininoue questiOn its practicability or its importance, yr ui i l .O atiy thiag its any way thatenay be likely for a single - norneetato retard its execution. For above seventy years-the alb s :fie titled has been directed towards this object, and if there . eoe:d have been found sufficient capital, and energy, and per. ,everaeice to have secured its execution when it was first con eeeved, what evils might it not have prevented, what immense f. , theEts might it not have ensured A view of theebvious. lamentable effects of those evils, and the magnitude of the her:elite which the execution of the work must secure, fill us with regret on our own account, and that of our brother Edi tors. With the power of placing the one and the other before men's minds again and again, until the whole force of the rubllc attention had been directed towards it, we have allowed he idea to rest in the minds of a few men, and compelled them to cornininieate it to those who have no interest in it, compared eeith . fnat of those who, residing on the spot; have witnessed rrtowth of the evils, and who ought to have been so alive to oenefits, as to have secured to themselves all the honour er :I all the gratitude to which now they can lay but corn. earatively feeble claims; when if we had fearlessly done our lelt . y.in laying its benefits before them in the way we ought to e done, they would long agn have atchieved the work with l: . foreign aid. The .Committees of both Houses Parliament have examined 'the question, and deter irtiried' upon it, with an attention, an impartiality, a judgment, and an elevation of mind which entitle them to the reverential respect of all those who have taken an interest in abject, and they will have that respect from all who wit- P eeeed their calm and discriminating and dignified proceedings. To the 'exertions of that distinguished Nobleman who dis 21ni.cd in the cause all the freshness of youth, and all the firm. neee of middle age in advanCed life, the country owes a debt, a,-hich it car. only pay by the expression of its confidence and stein. .flay he live to see the work completed, and in the -grateful feelings arising out of the improved condition of the rieseizitry who inhabit that part of the country in which he•re &ldes, may he find a satisfactory reward for his labours ! But even if that were wanting, we are quite sure that of all the Acts of a long life, there is none that will afford him_ more ea. - asfaction in the review, or better entitle him to the gratitude of posterity than the part which he has taken in that effort which tis at length been successfully made, to leave the M est of Engiancl greater and better than it was found. When we can .lairs the names of all the noblemen who have acted their parts in t= is 'great work, we will record their services, that when the change in the condition of the People, to which this Undertaking will give rise, shall have become obvious, the men of other times may be able to pay that debt of justice to their memories which is now involuntarily paid to those of Brindle) , and the Duke of Bridgwater.— What has caused the Committees of both Houses of Perlis reent to decide on this question as they have done, but the ~ , i 4ence which was brought to them ? Through whose noble eite-tions, and at whose risk, were the means of procuring this evidence supplied ? How cAme it that the last hope of those -.irho were adverse to the Canal was defeated by the prompt and . iecieive energy which signed the Contract Deed to an amount far exceeding the sum required to meet the standing order of lif.fiiament I Who are those men to whose public spirit and e:zrrage it is owing thatellis peat measure did not at last fail ? 4re will endeavour, in same future Journal, to record their • and if the people do not honour them as they deserve, Ule-itault shall not be ours. We know of no more useful en g4ernent than that offaithfully and bravely describing the ceas on one hand which have resulted from causes which their • orgies promise to remove, nor of the benefits, on the other which their noble spirit and perseverance are calculated to ensure. The future numbers of the *Journal shall be devoted io this subject, and We will sins to draw towards it that degree *.): public attention which its importance demands. We under stund that the cutting of the Grand ship Canal will be corn ..t4-teed within six weeks front the present time, and that is intended to make Taunton a sea-port within two 'Tie execution of the Western Canal will also, we be proceeded on with all possible dispatch, and from ree:ie sources a revenue will arise to the Proprietors of the Grand it) Canal long before the expiration of the five years which wii be required to .complete the whole Canal. A meeting of ;ft , iatabitants of this Town and Yeovil will very shortly he ..eeerened to ascertain the. practicability of cutting a branch Ca. eal. front Sherborne by Yeovil to hlisterton, where one of the :we:gable feeders of the Ship Canal will commence. The in. ehitants of these popt:lous Towns will thus have a direct come irJnieation with both the Channels; and considering the Yeci ,.a market, and the great traffic Which will be. brought to the tweet of Sherliorne from the many villages which will draw U sir supplies of coals, groceries, iron, tic. by water convey- Acct., instead of land carriage. and also be furnished with the 'opportunity of shipping their butter and manufactured articles to any part of the world, at an expense of carriage trifling when compered to that which they are obliged to pay at present—, ttere can he no doubt of the benefit to this part of the country as well as to die Ship Canal by an increased revenue, and an • pie remuneration to . those who embark capital in effecting. such an object. Such a Canal would also form an additional israin to carry off the flood writers which arc so injurious to the lands in, the valleys in rainy season'. have this moment (Thursday, July 7), received the ac. on,npanying statementsfrom 'Our agent at Chard, and a corre tronder.t at Winsham. 'As the news of the Ship Canal Bills I I tying been reads third,time could not :each Ilminster, Taun- Axminster,abd other towns on the litie of the Canal, on id late last r.ight.o4 cats of course have no information as to tt,t popular feclillit ofieltested in other towns. We hear that at AxOnater .11 geniltintut intended to give a }',it Ox te tie people r .estl thtit great - rejoicings were to be kept up if the /Illt passed, ••• • (3tiaan i Jr;r.v.7.—Wx: si ERN SHIP CAYAL.—Never, in the recollection of the oldest inhabitant of this flourishing town, ani . Measure, of a local nature anticipated with such in tense areiqy and lively feeling by all classes, as was thepass 'l27g of this Important Act. 'On Wednesday, at an earl) , bo u r, I7rc;7)aratiods were made to receive the glorious intelligence; ard,- from the hour of twelve at noon, to six in the evening, the Warts and road in arid tte.joining the town were thronged with dense masses of anxious expectants. One or two false slgnalsi given by some . ag„'served to exhibit the real interest irk tit the assembled crowd, while the disappointment afforded ;flat er of merriment to others. At a little after six o'clock, a n,e - saeoger, who had been dispatched on the London road, 're turned with the intelligence that the carriage with Mr. -Salter, tiiepnanagiiig clerk of Mr. Clarke, solicitor to the Company in the country,,aves at . hand • thousands of persons immediately pauceeded to giouthirn...3l;l, site' taking the horses from the carriage, owl Aleetwating-it with lames and flags, (pre ceded by the' G'llarti . band playing " See the conquering hero consta," the beadle, hearing the Arnio.of the Corporation the llnrOugti„ and several hundred of the respectable inhabit asAs of the teat 1, drew him to the market.place. As soon as *tearing could be obtained, l lr. S.. stated that he felt great yin inf "" )i°g them that the good cause to which they had leen engaged had mdstgloriously triumphed over all int enc. TZcfteft ; and he believed, amongst all preseht, but one opinion existed as to the utility of this grad undertaking ; andit might he some pleasure Co them to hear that, arnougstall the Peers In' his'Majesty's dominions, not one could be found by the opposi tion •to support them on the third wading; of the Rill in the Kane of loOrtlS on the preceding evening. tit then concluded by staign that, as beano nett in the babit of vakirig Speegles.. t they artieatil excuse the concise rivitittser - In- which he had matietiki communication tether's, , mitt • ire should or. 4 0 - 1 CA•10 eadof ateoripveer *Anthem in thelsealtho Gf hial•Aatdist4'-and - Abe • find Gen. , Comm irttoillioll •so tookli,ituppeprtedr.VAAtose.. Tins Procti- A o itltdtenimijitoititooestei-theatiaidentie 114•Cinsitoj who Just arrived from the country. The yni. ce then insisted on his also mounting the Carriage, whi _•2, after considerable en treaty, he consented to do; they t' .en proceeded through the old town, passing the. splendid lace h ctory of :II es.srs. Wheatley and Riste (two warm supporters oft ie measure), to the Corn hill. :Ur. C. then congsatulated li < fellow-townsmen .on the termination of this glorious struggle, and ordered another hogshead of strong beer to be given them ; several other hogs heads of beer were also given by subscription, and the rejoicings are continuing up to,the time of sending away this account. WuisAm, .JULY 7.—As soon as the news of the passing of the Western Ship Canal Bill reached this place on Wednesday evening, the bells rang merrily, and a band of music com menced playing, which was stationed in the . middle of the main street, and was soon joined by the inhabitants; cider was given away in great abundance ; and such was the joy evinced on this memorable occasion, that old and' young joined in the merry dance, which was kept up till one o'clock in the morning. Fryrn the LONDON GAZETTE, July 12. '\••• lIANKRIXPTCIES ENLARGED. •• Frederick-Dletrichsen, North Church, He'rtfordshire, lace agent, from July 2- to August 20. James Unsworth, Liverpool, tailor, from July 12 to Aug. 30. BA NK }tuffs. Thomas Tuckfreld Mare, John Edmund:Mare, and NVilliztni Mare, Plymouth, smiths, to surrender August' 10, 11, 23, at' the Crown Hotel, Devonport. Solicitor, Mr.. Sole, Gray's-inn. square. ' John Thackeray, Garratt, Lancashire, cotton-spinner, July . 29, 30, Aug. 23, at the Star Inn, Manchester. Solicitors, Messrs. i%iilne and Parry, Temple. • Richard Thestais, Huddersfield, ironmonger,' July 20, • 21, Aug. 23, at the Pack Horse Inn, Huddersfield. Solicitor, Mr. Lever, Gray's-Inn-square. :William Gorst, Stafford, hide and leather-dealer, Aug. 8,•9, :23, at the White Lion Inn, Chester. Solicitors,•Messrs. Phil. pot-and Stone, Stnitnotypton.street, llloomsbury. George-Hope, sen., Wapping, corn-factor, July 21, 23, Aug. 23, at the. Ilankkupts' Court, Ilasingliall.street. Solicit Ors, Messrs. Povinall and Papps, Old Jewry. - DIVIDE N DS. • August 29, S. Fereday, R. Smith, and .1. Fisher, Bilston, Staffbrdshire, bankers—August 10, W. • Broadhead, Ashton under-Line, and G. Broadhead, Manchester,' stone-masons— Aug 11, V. Smith, Funtingson, Sussex, miller-Aug. 12, H. Hobbs, Chichester, farmer—Aug. G, W. Sneade, Whitchtirch, Shropshire, timber-merchant—Aug. 6, A. Smith, - Beech-street, timber-merchant—Aug. 2, T. Redshaw, • Fleet -street, book seller—Aug. 2, S. Walker, Bull Wharf-lane, Queenhithe, hoop. bender—Aug.6, .1. Kite and J. Best, Macclesfield-wharf, New North-road, Shoreditch, wharfingers---Aug. 2; B. Herbert, Cheltenham, silk-mercer—Aug. 2, .1. kradocke, Downing. street, Westminster, picture-dealer—Aug. 6, J. B. Beaelli, Quadrant, Regent-street, and King's Theatre, Haymarket, dealer—. Aug. 3, J. Thornley,Cheetham-hill, Lancashire, hat manufacturer—Aug. 12, .1. Douglas, Blackburn, Lancashire, bookseller—Aug. 3, J. South, Kinston-upon-Hull, merchant —:trig. 0, 'l'. Taylor, Ashton-under-Line, draper. CERTIFICATES, A VOUS r J. Grafton, Allerton-street, Hoxton New -town, silk-weaver —R. Hooke, Halifax, merehanc--LT. H. Loyd, Trafalgar street, Walworth, warehouseman—J. HillS, High -street, St. 31arylebone, farrier —.l. Edmonds, Sise-lane, warehouseman— J. and S. Hawkins, Claypole-31ill, Lincolnshire, millers—B. Hurd, Windsor-place, City-road, dealer—A. Burgess, Hulme, Lancashire, dyer. _ _ IfARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. .1. Crowder and R. Seymour, Radford, Nottinglianmhire, lace-manufacturers—J. Bowden, W. Morley, and J. Johnson, Derby, lace-manufacturers—D. and E. Yelling, Bristol, hair dressers—A. H. Ayres , and J. Higgs, Barking, Essex, school masters—A. Bartleman, and It. and S. M. Beaumont, North Shields, common-brewers—J. Ridgway and 0. Burk inshaw, Manchester, file-manufacturers—J. f footell, T. Old ham, and 0. Carter, .Stockport, Cheshire, and Heaton. Norris, Lancashire, iron -founders; so far as regards G. Carter—T. Broadhead and 'l'. Robinson, Gorsey-Knowle, in Rainow at Kerridge, in Buffington, and at Maccles field, Cheshire, stone.masons=J. 31ingnall and W. Jackson, Bolton.le-Moors, plumbers and glaziers—J. Jackson and W. Darby, Horrtcastle, Lincolnshire, inaltsters—.l. Plevins and It. le 3larchant, Birmingham, architects—T. and A. Morcott, Hinckley, Leicestershire, hosiers—J. Thomas and W. Cox, Oxford -street, men's mercers—T. Lane aid J. S. Bennett, Lawrence Pountney-hill, attornies--T. Watts and D. Davies, Little Friday -street, Cheapside. factors—J. L. Beetholme and D. Corthwaite, John-street, Bedlord.row, attornies—P. man and J. Seeker, Piccadilly, and Wardour-street, Saint James's, corn-factors—W. Smith and A. Weaver, Bristol, commission-merchants—J. Jones, C. Greetham, and I'. Jones, Chester, manufacturing chymist:—\V. Reynolds, jun., and W. Harrison, Liverpool, ship-brokers-11., J., and .1. Bleasdale, NVesthoughton, coal-merchants—W. 11. Docker & J. Hindle, Liverpool, attornies. THE ARMY. [PIIOI4 LAST :NIGHT • S GAZETTE.] Office of Ordnance, June 11, 1825. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Gentleman Cadet Thomas Dyer to be Second Lieutenant, vice Bigge promoted to an un attached Lieutenancy; Adjutant Wm. Saunders to be Second Captain ; Second Captain and Brevet Major Thomas Dyneley to be Captain, vice Wilkinson, retired on half.pay ; Second Captain George Frederick Steel, from half-pay, to be Sicond Captain, vice Dyneley ; Quartermaster Sergeant George Lon dels to be Quartermaster, vice Milton, who retires. 'Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Perth. Royal Perthshire Militia—Patrick John Macfarlane, M.D., to . be Surgeon, vice Fletcher, resigned. Perthshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Lieut. George Clerk to be Captain, vice Belches, resigned ; Cornet ,Lawrence Craigie to be Lieutenant, vice G. C. Craigie, pronioted ; James Wright, Gent. to be Cornet, vice L. Craigie, promoted ; the lion. John Gray to ditto, vice Murray, resigned. CANTERBURY, JULY 12.—The Ist (The Kiug's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards, began to arrive in this city, on Friday - afternoon. The Quartermaster and a few others came in on that day, - and on Saturday morning a troop arrived with the band of the regiment;• previously, at an earlier hour on Sa turday, a number of the baggage-waggons came, and also some of the officers' servants, with their chaises and horses. Two more troops, servants, horses, &c., came in during the day, and the - remainder of the regiment arrived in successive troops yesterday. They arc of course lodged in the barracks, recently Occupied by the 17th Lancers. This regiment has a very fine appearance ; the-helmets they now wear are a great additional ornament. EEVILIV OF THE EDINBURGH Friday last the Edinburgh Militia, commanded by the Marquis of Lothian, was inspected by Sir John Rope, Bart. the Vice- Lieutenant of the county, in a field opposite to the gate of New battle Abbey. The connexion of this regiment with the city . and county, attracted a great concourse of spectators front Edin burgh and the neighbourhood of Dalkeith, amongst whom we observed many Ladies and Gentlemen of the first rank, seve ral of the Deputy Lieutenants, the Assistant A djutanr-General, Lord Robert lierr, and a number of distinguished Military Officers. The Staff had been drilled to the new system of field exercise for some mouths previous to the period of the assembling of the regiment for training, and it gives us much pleasure to record the success of their persevering atten tion. The regiment assembled on the 14th June, and with a very few exceptions, consisted of young . men who had never previously handled a musket. The day of inspection completed the twentieth day of drill, when the battalion, after marching past in review order, performed the runAlial and platoon exercises with the greatest' teadiness and precision. The regiment! then executed 12 mancevre.s according to the new system, which they performed with such soldier-like gorreetttos and regularity - ; as excited the surprise, and called forth the approbation, of many competent judges on the, field. They nd,Vanced, retired, and formed to original front in double column, with great exactness, and from echellon and Other positions, formed grand division squares with celerity and precision. When. tbe manceuvres were concluded, the regiment was formed in close column by order of the Vice-Lieutenant, who *as pleased to express his appro. bation by observing, " That he had been prepared to expect much from the zeal and ability of the officers and staff but high as his expectations were, it was with no ordinary feelings of pleasure he felt himself eoahled to declare with the greatest sincerity, that they were completely outdone by the appearance which the regiment had that day made; he added, that he con:. [ sidered the day's perfermance a gratifying spechnen of what it [ was possible to accomplish within a limited period, when the [ zealous exertions of officers were met and aided by the co-opera tion of the men under their command." The address of the worthy and popular Baronet was received with three hearty cheers front the corps, when - the Commanding Officer thanked hint in their name for the flattering . approbation he ! had been Owed to bestow, anti added, that wl,ere so much [ praise had been given, he felt it due to the men under arms to [ declare that they had throughout been ,most attentive, and had evineed.an anxious -wish to perfect themselves in tile- know ledgrof their duty. After the review. a numerous party par- • took of the hospitality of Newbattle Abbey, where an elegant collation awaited tbern.—(Edinbargh Couratif, JuN 1l.) l'eaterrk ae•noigistabi t[ A,Srh. or Aberdeenshire Regiment of Militia. cotaiaanded by the Might Eton. the !t.:Srl of Abo y ne, SiseMbleti at Aberdetalewelasthin; and ecetciac, for IN (ark. I!The recant !Alto; boviotea %%umber of 4ae-young men for I Vie (cement:. ,; •-• • • • • ••' • DISCOMIAGED AFFECTION.—An Inquest was held en Monday, at the Ship and Sun. Walworth, JOHN CARTER, Esq., presiding, on the body of Sydney Walsh, aged only 22, who, it appeared, had terminated his existence, on Friday morning last, in consequence of the rejection of his ad dresses by Miss Lucy Keen, who stated in a letter found in one of the deceased's pockets, that she (Lucy Keen) had "taken an •unaceountable dislike to him." Deceased was assured, at the same time, .that the lady "had endeavoured to love him, but could not," and he was recommended to look out, accord ingly, for some other young woma.). The whole evidence was sufficient to satisfy the Jury, whose verdict was.—" That the deceased shot himself in a state of temporary derangement:" and, indeed, his own' brother was clearly of opinion that the deceased was of unsound mind during io9nie• days previously to committing the dreadful act. • • The French Papers of Sunday supply no news of importance. They are chiefly filled with articles on literary topics, 'or discussions on domestic affairs. A letter from Nuremburg, under date from Milan, July 3, brings word that the Emperor and Empress, after leaving that city, will visit several cities of Upper Italy, and then go to Venice. The Courier Francais has a leti• r from Marti nique, which announces that the Prevotal Court continues f! that unhappy colony by sen tences of In the colonies, when. a slave is condemned, his value is paid to his master, but for which there would be very few condemnations. It has been observed that these condemnations fall chiefly on sickly and aged slaves. An article in the Drapeau Blanc says—" Some Journals treat the question of the independence of St. Domingo with great levity. According to them the Frencli Government is at this moment negociating with the power which► governs that country, and the pecuniary conventions are said to be already fixed. Nothing can be less certain or authentic than the source of this news, and we think we may be permitted to contradict it with out borrowing any thing else than the use of corn-. COMPETITION OF PIPER 3. EDINBURGH, JULY COMPETITION of 'PIPERS, agreeably to previous notice, -took place on Saturday . in the Theatre Itoyal,,under all the ad-vantages of a full house,. and a very brilliant assembly. The Earl of - FiF r. was Preses of the Committee of Judges, members of the Highland SociV of ScOtland, named at the request of the Highland Societrof London, by which last Institution the prizes at this competitioW are given. Ills Lordship was assisted by the Hon. (ien. Duff, Mr. Young of flarburn, Mr. Graham Dalyell ; Mr. Mac donald of Dalnetis, Colonel Macbean, Major • Gordon, Mr. Grant, W. S. Glenmorriston, Mr. George Robertson, Mr. Stewart of Dalguise, and Mr. Mackenzie of Inverinet. The house was lighted up with gas as usual ; and light 'partially admitted by the gallery windows, heightened, in our esti mation, the general effect, and produced a softness and delicacy of shade which harmonized very well with the display of beauty and fashion in theboxes. The curtain rose at 12 o'clock,when all the competitors, pipers, and dancers, in full Highland costume, appeared to the audience, drawn up around the stage, - amidst appropriate stage scenery of Highland landscape. The coup Wail had altogether a most pleasing effect. We formerly com mended this arrangement, when introduced a year or two, and the lighting up of the stage, adopted for the first time on tills occasion, is also decidedly an improvement. The different can didates who were to compete had finished playing a little after 3 o'clock, when the judges retired to determine the prizes—a duty confessedly of •great difficulty, from the general merit of many .of the performers. -• On their return, the Noble Preses, dressed in the _true Highland costume, addressed the house in a speech replete with excellent feeling, and appropriate reference to Highland bravery anti merit. His Lordship said, that he felt convinced in his own experience and intercourse with Highland ers, that the fosteriug and perpetuating of the warlike music of their fathers, essentially contributed.to the upholding of sub stance a nd beauty of that heroic character which formed the na tion's boast anti their country's pride. All nations bad had their warlike music. The'Greeks, the most illustrious of antiquity, had theirs, and its effects were sung by their. immortal bards. Their praiSes were rung from Pole to pole. Nor bad our warlike countrymen wanted theirs ; and if their praises had .not been so loudly or so widely sung, there was hardly a country in the map of the world which might not be pointed out as the field of their hraie achievements. Of Highland attachment and worth, I as well as of bravery, he had himself received many proofs; and it' ever danger should threaten our country, such were the men, (pointing to the stage), he would glory in leading forth to oppose it. " Were I," continued the _Noble Earl, • " Were I to lead battalions out to war, And hoped to-triumph in the victor's car, • • " To gain the loud applause of worthy Fame, Anti columns raised to eternize my name,— I'd choose (had I my choice) that hardy race, Who fearless can look terrors in the face ; `ll'ho midst the.snows the best of limbs can fold In tartan plaids, and smile at chilling cold." Lord FIFE then delivered the several prizes as they had been awarded, as follows : The Ist, a very handsome Pipe, with an elegant flag, bear ing the banner of the Highland Society of London, the Patrons of this Competition, handsomely painted by Mr. 31`Innes, Heraldic Painter in this city, to Donald Stewart, Piper to the 79th regiment, or Cameronian Highlanders, who won the second prize last year. . The 2d, to John Gordon, Piper to the Atholl Club, who had previously gained 3d and 4th Prizes. The 3d, to Ronald Mackenzie, from Ross-shire. The 4th, to William Smith, Piper to the Inverness-shire Militia ; and The 3th, to John Macdonald, from Fortingall, a promising young player, only 13 years of age. In addressing Donald Stewart. the successful Competitor for the Prize Pipe, his Lordship said, that he had , a gratefUl duty devolved on him—the bravery of his corps (79th) was well known and appreciated : his Lordship himself had witnessed some of their gallant deeds. To the man he now addressed belonged. this day the proudest triumph the heart of a piper knows to acknowledge. He had already, as his dress bore wit. ness, finight for his country,-and gained its praise of war. He had now gained the-prize of honour before the assembled beauty and intelligence of a peaceful country, and on his return to his companions in battle he would still be greeted by theirs. His Lordship hoped the private . conduct of every one who had on this occasion appeared as candidates, would continue to merit the praises and applause that were bestowed on them in ?Odic, ! and very appropriately concluded, by returning the thanks of the Committee, in name of their constituents, to the numerous!!and fashionable company assembled, for the continued patronage afforded to this national competition, and also to Mrs. Siddons and Mr. 31urray, for their liberality in granting annually, for - the purpose, the gratuitous use of the Theatre. Ills Lordship, in the course of his address to the audience and competitors, was frequently cheered.—lt may be said of this competition, that not au indifferent performer ap peared on the stake; and when every one went through . his pan in a masterly nranner, it . would be almost injustice to no tice individuals ; but we cannot help particularly remarking that Alexander Dewar, piper to Sir Neil Menzies, Bart.—John Forbes, front Killiechassie—John Grant, piper to- the lion. Colonel Grant of Grant—aud Donald M`Donald - , piper to the 72d Highland regiment, were all supetior players. The •Preses observed tkat these pipers having previously gained several minor prizes, could now only compete for those of a higher description. The audience were likewise excited to just admiration of the talents of four boys, John Macdonald, who won the sth prize; Angus 3l`Kay, limn Drummond Castle, son of Loral Ow;'dir's excellent piper; Donald Farquharson, from Breadalbane ; and Peter Dewar, from Sir Neil Menzies' estate, all of whom played well, although neither of them beyond 13 years of age. . The scene, on the whole, was inte resting and delightful. During the exhibitiOn of pipers, High land dunces and Strathspeys were introduced at - proper in tervals, in which the competitors in that 'department dis played much agility, and greatly pleased the audience. — The whole were also so admirably well dressed, that selec tion was difficult; and in delivering the prizes for the best dressed competitors, to Angus Cameron, from Rannoch, Mal colm Macpherson, from Ilreadalbane, and Duncan Menzies, from Glenlvon, the l'reses mentioned that the Committee had been guided very. much by the circumstance of their dresses having been made of tartans the manufactory of their native glens. In fine, this year's exhibition did ample credit to the Society's exertions ; and it is with pleasure we have heard it mentioned, that the judge's intend to recommend that a prize shall in future be given to the best dancer, which, we have no doubt, will be speedily followed with effects as obvioui and be neficial as have attended the prizes recently instituted for the best dressed Highlanders. Next Friday—Four Prizes of tc21,000, amounting to t 204,442, the largest Sum ever known in Prizes in One Da', with 64 Pipes of Next Frida!). COUItSF. OF 1 . ..XC114N . CiE, July Ainslestiam Ditto, at Sight Rotterdam Antwerp • l9 :; 1 - I.lmhoigh ',l-; 10 ti Us. . Allots;st; II 91 Us, Paris. 3 Day's sight Ditto 25 45 2 .... , ilmodeaux, ditto Iltriin 7 0 Flaillitorl WI the NLtitt Peteishorgh 9 • Vicona 9 ' 5 a Trieste 9 56 Madrid Cadiz ilillma .... . .. . IlAreelooii - 'iri ievillr ' ... 361 . . finnan:4l ll Leghorn 1 ;c 1 ...a • • • ......• asi-Veoit . 4-, Ital. Lie .7 %1;411:t Palermo. 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Guernsey and• Jersey , 1 o Lisbon - . - 0 1 1 I ani bti rgh - - 0 1 - Jamaica - . - 0 - I America . - . . 0 1 111(;11 11'ATER AT I,OSDON BRIDGE TO-AIOttROW. Mot oing, 36 minutes after 0. 1 Evening, 7 minutes after 1. w - - QUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT ? . LONDON. WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 13, 182&. TTIOII sense:' We said yesterday that common sense Would repudiate such a bargain, but we thought the common sense was all on the side of the Haytians t 9 reject, 311(1 the French to accept the Treaty. The Drapeau Blanc thinks otherwise, and deems thecommon sense to be all on the side of the French Government, who could not, without a sacrifice of the principle that has hitherto held Colonies dependent on the Mother Country, acknowledge the independence of St. Domingo. " For a period of forty years," says the Drapeau Blanc," during which England has recognized by treaties the independence of the United States of America, no other power, however circumstanced, has renounced. its rights over distant poss e ssions ; and it would not then be becoming _that a dero gation from principles which have hitherto re . - mined ".'ititchanged, should be commenced by Frar=ce,nt the risk of what might result from it, and for a colony whose politica; importance is very much beneath that of South America, as respects Spain and Portugal." We are thus desired to believe the French Cabinet will decline to receive six millions ster. ling, for saying " Ilaytians be Free." An article from Nurernburg in the Journal de Paris of Sunday, states that tl.e Cabinet of Vienna is at thii moment much PC LP I g ed 'new financial operation relative to Om intere s t of the Public Debt, which will be reduced from 5 to 4 per cent. Holders of 5 per cent. stock re fusing to accede to this reduction will he paid off. Negociations have already been commenced with several Bankers, at the head of whom is ILOTAIS''' CH LD, to contract for a loan, the amount of which will be employed in paving oil those who dissent from the proposal. • This plan of harrowing money of a new set of creditors at a reduced interest, with a view tq ,pay off an old set of creditors at a higher rate of interest, is an expedient to reduce the expen.., diture of the Government adopting the measure. W e do not, however, perceive that this system of economy is carried through every branch of the public expeUditure, or that, 'whilst. the , public creditor is required to accept, of a les interest for his money, that. the afrairs:df Govern ment are administered on a less expensive and offices and binec re s abolished wherever the exigencies of the state, admit. It would however, as it appears to . us, be too much to es-. pect that, previously to any reduction of the na , , tional debt, due exertion should be made to apply . the same rigid economy to every department of the:Government ; or that, At any rate, a re duction of the interest of the public debt shoal(; be accompa n i e d by a correspon di ng reduction io, other branches of the public expenditure, In such a view of the case, perhaps the plan about to be adopted by the Austrian Cabinet, might be as just as we doubt not it is expedient ; but, as it is, however, it appears to us a positive breach of faith, and a.dishonourable attempt tc?' , escape from engagements solemnly entered into. There is all the difference in the world betwee o , paying off one's creditors horn one's own fund§ and paying then, by borrowing from others. 1 0 the first instance, the creditor has little right to complain that his dehtur •chooses to apply hi° surplus cash in reduction of the demands out standing against him ; but, in the.second instance , he might very reasonably demur, seeing that the reduction is made not with any view to the public` benefit, but only to keep up a wasteful and t e x r3° vagant expenditure of - the public money for the private advantage of the public officers and their friends, and which, but for this seasonable re• duction, could not be very long maintained. Th . creditor of a nation stands, in this particular, ha a different position from the creditor of the pr . " vate individual—a distinction, indeed, too obviout: to require elucidation. The declaration of Mr. CANNING in t , }:e h iel a" of . ; of C ommons on th e s t h i nstant, t h at declined to .nter into any negotiation vrith! , , J ., mercantile Gentleman who had -been appoiel ''' Consul for Buenos Ayres," has, it seems, be r m''be r m'' productive iiooiign: of strange misund ers t an di ng an d W' iis • repres en t a ti on . W e canl however, see in O lt. , but a wilful perversi on o f th e meanie:, ot Mr. CA NNING , f or we are persuaded no pe r " o I ; ,li i could r ea d w h a t the Honourable Gentleman ' say, and put any other construction upon it o °l e simply, th a t h e meant generally to condemn 1 1 ' I i appointment o f mercant il e men as Consuls frIIII those States to England. n' The improp r i e ty o f suc h appo i ntments is - i r deed sufficiently obvi ous , f rom t h e f act that 421 ' 1 e ' connexions with th ose St a t es are necessar ily m o re of a comm erc i a l th an a po li t i ca l nature. Mr.Cit'is' KING decli ne d t o put t h ose persons i nto posse ssl° o l , of the int en ti ons o f G overnment w i th rega rd ' SouthAmerica,b ecause suc h i n f ormat i on w ould- II " without doubt, first employed to their own 7 -ga s . : vantage in their own mercantile t r ansactiO Nor is there a n y t hi ng i n t hi s t h at i n the lei s . , degree reflects on the ch a ract ers of those 111 e dividuals, for it i 4 only natural to . supP °/ 1 , they w o uld so em pl oy t h e i n f ormat i on obt" li d. ed, and in doing so could not he char,a e o• with fr au d or a d ere li c ti on o f t h e i r d ut y os ise suls. With th e con d uct , h owever , of tl' e o f persons, we have nothing to do, but the W 0111 %4 a Minister of the Crown should not be tortur e • of to suit the inter e sted vi ew s o f a wr it e r to s i , newspaper, or employed to cover heavy ac cus 'o l i tions, howsoever correct they may Iw. If the S I/u ' . American ag e nt s are as d evo id o f character as the 0, writer of th e a r ticl e i n q u es ti on re p re sents th e a o let him declare it on his own responsibility, %. not endeavour to shift the odium of the tic° e tion from himself to the Honourable Secret: r , • for Foreign affairs, by m is re p resen ti n g his W°r_ole ....„, o'er w' , and drawing from them i n f erences th a t n intended, and which they will not be ll . r n ' ec t If Mr. CANNING had rea lly e ntert Bl- tt e such notions of these Gentlemen, sure we a re of ' is not a man' to shrink f rom o p en ly avowing 1 1 : 6 i• to convey his sentiments by cover t an d darn 1 00. nuations, if his duty r equ i re d s uc h a tleclar4` at his hands. • The RUSSIANRUSSIANAmBAssAnott. hail a lonZ inter, view yesterday with Mr. Secretary CANNIN G i o et Yesterday, at t we l ve o ' c l oc k, anot her Ca ti o iel% Council was held at the Foreign Office, Downing-stre e i t t„iste r : rat in deliberation till three o'clock. The following .A ll- 0 , th . ". were among those present :—The Duke of Welltngt° o lo' Viscount t o l f t riarrbY Melville, r. Secretary c:‘ , r. ecre the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Scc. &c. o blg • , ivi Lh'erpool, 11 , p - est i ma l r i ela s nd, a t, n r d y it,_'`oing' The Lords of his Majesty's Most 1101"'" t o Privy Council had a meeting yesterday afternoon, -wadi o'clock, at the Council Office. The Lords peel . ; o tice o l • The Lord President of the Council, the Lord Chief t ` b - e C•o tie the Court of King's Bench, the Master of the itollgz, r ip,l o . • Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, the Lord ciii 6 f j e ' d'a ln ;ll Judge Advocate, and Sir Henry Russel Their 4 4- were occupied in hearing cases of A ppeld rerpPcttng claims, till half-past four, when their Lordships seParh'' f ~~