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ss of Ire ith which r deep and noughts to than poll country be us, which . W. Wil the report f the poor was chair it produc ilready re icated. AIEDICUS. The long pending cause between KEMBLE and FORBES is expected to come on on the 24th inst. in the House of Lords, before the Loan CHANCELLOR, as sisted by Lords LINDHURST and ELeoN, whom his Lord ship has associated with himself in the final adjudication of this important case. FUNERAL OF EARL NORTHESK..--The fu neral of Admiral Lord NORTIIESE took place at ten o'clock yesterday morning, at St. Paul's Cathedral. The body was met at the little west door (the large doors in the centre being necessarily closed on account of the scaffolding lately used for the charity children), by the Dean, Pre bends, Minor Canons, Vicars-choral, &c., in full costume. The procession then moved into the choir, where the ser vice for the dead commenced ; the coffin, which was of highly polished oak, resting in the centre, surmounted by an Earl's coronet, and the sword of the deceased. An Union jack, in lieu of a pall, was borne by Sir HENRY BLACKWOOI?, and five other Admirals, in full uniform, with their crosses, medals, &c, After the lesson the body was removed to a place in the vaults under the centre of the dome, and immediately adjoining the remains of his old commander and companion in victory, Lord NELSON. The remainder of the burial service was then read by the Dean (Bishop of LANDAFF), the procession forming a large circle under the dome, and the customary funeral anthem being sung by the choir, the impressive ceremony w,:s concluded by a solemn dirge from the organ. Lord NORTHESK, Admiral of the White, and Rear-Admiral of England, was third in command at the ever-memorable battle of Trafalgar. His Lordship is succeeded in his honours by his eldest surviving son. OPERA CONCERT-ROOM.--A crowded au dience assembled at the above room yesterday morning to attend the concert of Mr. SIDLATZEK, the eminent per former on th e fl u t e . I n the course of the morning Mr. SEDLATZEK delighted the company by several brilliant solos and o bli gat i accompan i men t s , which he performed in a masterly style. Mr. MoscHELEs gave an extem poraneous p er f ormance on th e piano forte with even more than his usual brilliancy. After a short prelude, he introd uce d t h e duo from the Matrimonin Sigreto, (which a few minute s before had been sung by LABLACIIE and GIUBILEI), and in this, as well as in several other well-known operatic airs, he varied and modulated with the most astonishing facility. Madame PASTA, though , evidently cuff. ring f rom a cold, execut. d " Notte tremen d e ' with powerful effect, and this piece afforded Mr. SED LATZEK an opportunity of displaying his talent in the beautiful flute obligato. A mong the other vocal perform • ances BEETHOVEN'S " Ade/aide" by RUBINI, was con spicuously fine. At the close of the concert Mr. SED LATZEK performed on a new instrument called the Ac cordion or /Eolian, which, however, has little besides its novelty to recommend it. The young man who intended to poison his father, and cause the death of six or eight persons who ate of his poisoned patties, is sentenced to be cut to pieces. Those who aided and abetted are to be transported.— Canton Paper. ms in one sources of o her corn- on, he en- ing incon nd, and to s received tsures pro tg them as suthor de ;e the most "or setting absence of 7i'limns al r can it be 100 of in lied capital ,000,0001. ie Govern- il, that Ire )loyed as to ty of labour. ce capital to that it does will answer what s,bould capital may e available and to com- pursuits o f thout inter- :iples to the ::t of the fol- u table point, o an agricul le quality of n, no matter out a facility erchange for e the gold in ments of po r no hidden it, finding a mlation, yet erchange for hat such dis dustry or ca contrary, in 3, while the will'the evils n poor; con lance, and de ance ;—igno )r emigation, rilized beings. al in Ireland hich all cam re real cause ? tionably ; but uy capital pro rice of capital and the active out. This is that. industry siacteristic of :ilities which :flange of pro. mid and inter ►oses of inter tnd, secondly, maintain be -those great ur, and inlets a articles and a value to its ; and which, e very capital !s created. It not the mere it England to I once no capi- Lvailuble, mar capital, in its to fructify the ig intercourse. become cause tea endless. ie subject, it is ties for trading ;ed within the !e with the in 7ently with the nufactures, and ncreased, as in nerease in the he augmented might be dis of mind to see her poor laws, Li unsettled as at present ex indeed, .so far iple, would, in the increasing the labour of d available, we one universally cidedly national underrate it as ual and general d in every part change of coin either naturally means. Every luits, like the le, maintaining trade and corn nirrent between s this unceasing s strength and •. Without it, , diseased, and e it in a cor- For its means of industry. Look ing intercourse, ably employed,' ditch are most and pauperism, ared with Eng distres sing, and skits of the land kind. Those Aber, unable to of its influence n 20 to 30 miles mass of inhabi 'nging their pro- " In Ireland, of canals and rivers " rail-roads duce over by-ways and mountains, and upon horses' backs, to raise a comparatively heavy tent, the fruit of which, to them, is, to an Englishman's eye, a miserable hovel with a potatoe•diet. " The Committee, in their report, observe,' that in considering the question of public works they are of opinion that, under proper controul and superin tendence, the execution of public works is peculiarly deserving of Parliamentaty aid and countenance, a, being calculated to give an additional and a perma nent stimulus to industry, an increased demand for labour, a greater facility of access to markets for all produce, and, as a further incidental advantage, making the administration of the law and the opera tions of the police more effective.' " As to the means which Ireland possesses of creating internal trading intercourse, we find, be sides other minor navigations, one prominent fea ture,—one great leading line of available naviga tion—the river Shannon ; running through the centre of the island, and offering the advan.age3 of double coast, as it were to correct the inconvenience arising from its great breadth. Yet this first and most imposing feature in Ireland's statistics remains comparatively unproduc ive as a means of internal trade. One half of it almost unknown, and the dis tricts through which it passes for 150 British miles above Limerick, except in a few situations, deriving no aid from its navigation. " -In addition to the navigation of this river are the two great canals, both falling into it, and in tended to connect this line of water-communication with the metropolis. From the constitution, how ever, of the companies governing these canals, their long mismanagement, and the original blunders and waste of means in their direction and construction, both became bankrupt without effecting an inter course between the great vale of the Shannon and the metropolis. " Let us then compare, in their aggregate, the relative means of internal trading intercourse in Eng land and Ireland. British Miles. " In England there are of canals 2,400 " In England there are of rivers, enumerat ing those parts only which are navigable 2,000 "In England there are of rail-roads now in use 400 ---- 4,800 " In Ireland there are of canals "In Ireland there are of navigable rivers l5O " In Ireland there are of the 230 miles of the river Shannon, below Limerick alone having been hitherto available 6O " 4,800 miles in England against 490 in Ireland. " The contrast is striking. Could it be expected that the contrast would not be equally striking in the condition of the respective populations of the two countries ? The annexed map, taken from Bradshaw's excellent sue of the inland navigation of England, will exhibit this contrast in a new and forcible point of view. " Even in the present year, the relative dispro portion continues to increase. In England, where a superabundance of the means of trading inter course would appear to exist, there is yet a greater length of new navigations and rail-roads, now in progress, or under the consideration of Parliament, (independently of the great improvement making in her roads), than all the existing lines of navigation of Ireland taken together ! " In England, there are now in progress of canals and rivers to be made navigable, about 4O " Of rail roads 5OO --540 50 - 55 " Thus England will shortly exhibit an extent of locomotion for the elements of trading, equal to 5,300 miles, while Ireland will probably be confined to little more than 500. " Mr. Nimmo, in his evidence before the Com mittee on the state of Ireland in 1824, observes, We have more inland navigation in Britain than in all the rest of the world put together. The whole ex penditure upon all those canals and rivers improved, has amounted to 30,000,0001. sterling. All the ex penditure upon canals in Ireland, public and pri vate jobs, and altogether, has amounted to about 3,500,000/. I' " . • " Will it hereafter be doubted, that the share which inland navigations have had in England has been among the great features of her commercial prosperity We must add, however, as a saving clause for our own steadfast opinions, that whoever legislates effectually for Ireland, must provide relief by law for the poor of Ireland, or all the rest is like the Frenchman's " ruffle without the shirt." CHOLERA NIORBUS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, —Perceiving by your valuable Paper that the cholera morbus has made its appearance in London, I have inclosed a receipt for it, which I should thank you to make public. 64 Upon the first appearance of the cholera morbus, take two or three half-pints of water as hot as it can be swal lowed. In about a quarter of an hour after take from ten to twenty drops (according to the violence of the disorder) of laudanum (dropped into any absorbent mixture, or if that cannot be obtained), dropped into some plain water, and, on the following day, take a dose of castor oil." Should the first dose of laudanum prove ineffec tual, another may be taken within an hour after. DEATH OF MRS. SIDDONS. This lady, who, at no very distant period, was 'lot less eminent for the splendour of her mental en dowments, than for the towering majesty of her person and demeanour, paid the great debt of na• cure yesterday morning at nine o'clock, at her late residence in Upper Baker-street, Portman-square. The announcement of this melancholy fact the public was in part prepared for by the recent appearance of paragraphs, which spoke of her illness and of its alatm;ng tendency. We hear that her life was wholly de•pair, d of by her medical attendants on Saturday last, since which, however, she rallied a little, and slight hopes were entertained by some of her friends that she might fora time longer be spared .o them. The disorder for a very little while mani fested signs of abatement, but returned with accu mulated force,nnd she sank under its effects at the day and hour above stated. To readers in general, and to theatrical readers hi particular, it may be an object of curiosity when re cording the death of an individual so eminent in the theatrical hemisphere as Mrs. Siddons once con fessedly was, to know something concerning her birth—her parentage —as well as of her career upon that stage which she rendered so celebrated, and which since her secession from it, " has never seen her like again." Sarah Siddons, say her biographers, was the eldest daughter of Roger and Sarah Kemble, and was born at a small public-house, at Brecknock, in South Wales, on the 14th of July, 1755, wanting therefore only five weeks to have completed her 76th year. Her father was the manager of a strol ling company of comedians, and we have the testi mony of Mr. Holcroft, whose words we are about to quote, that it " was more respectable than many other companies." As this quotation refers parti cularly to the subject of our article, and is very mi nute on her first dramatic attempt, it may gratify those who have not Wore met with it. " The company of which old Mr. Kernble was the ma nager, was more respectable than many other companies of strolling players ; but it was not in so flourishing a con • dition as to place the manager beyond the reach of the im mediate smiles or frowns of fortune. Of this the fol lowing anecdote may be cited as an instance : " A benefit had been fixed for some of the family, in which Miss Kemble, then a little girl, was to come for ward, in some part, as a juvenile prodigy. The taste of the audience was not, it seems, so accommodating as in the present day; and the extreme youth of the performer disposed the gallery to noise and uproar, instead of ap probation. . " Their turbulent dissatisfaction quite disconcerted the child, and she was retiring bashfully from the stage when her mother, who was a woman of high spirit, alarmed for the success of her little actress, came forward, and leading the child to the front of the stage, made her repeat the fable of the Boys and the Frogs, which entirely turned the tide of popular opinion in her favour. " What must the feelings of the same soother have been when this child, afterwards Mrs. Siddons, became the ad. miration of the whole kingdom ; the first seeing of whom vas an event in every person's life never to he forgotten ?" From this period it appears Miss Kemble ptr formed regularly in her father's company, but rarely in tragedy, as she was accounted an excellent singer, though she knew nothing of the science of music. At this time, Mr. Siddons, her future husband, was a member of her father's company, and, though he was valued for his versatility, and " could do any thing from Hamlet to Harlequin," yet were not his attentions to Miss Kemble approved of by her pa rents, in consequence, it is pretended, of her extreme youth, her age being then but fifteen years. She was therefore, according to Boaden, placed " two years under the protection of Mrs. Greatheed, equally rem , ,ved from her lover and the stage." Ac cording to other biographers, she acted in the capacity of lady's-maid to the lady above named, who- resided at Guy's Cliff, near Warwick. — Here, however, it seems that she panted for the enjoyment of those plaudits which had encouraged her early efforts on the stage; but, in all pro bability, more ardently for the society of one from whom absence could not estrange her affec tions. In fine, she quitted her situation, and " a journey to Scotland wai probably averted," as Boaden says, " by the consent of the parents to their union. Mr. Kemble himself gave his daugh ter's hand to Mr. Siddtns, before she had completed the eighteenth year of her age." This match, as our readers may guess, was rather one of affection than of prudence, for though it may not be dis puted that " she was every thing to him., and he to her was every thing," yet the young couple had an establishment to form and support, and an at• tempt was made through some influential persons who had witnessed her performances at Cheltenham with great satisfaction, to procure for her an engage ment in London, for which purpose Garrick was applied to, who engaged her, more, it is supposed, to keep her talent from the rival house than for any service it was likely to render himself. Garrick has been accused of acting unhandsomely by Mrs. Sid dons, of whose rising talent he is said to have been jealous. This we disbelieve, but are more inclined to think, from what we have somewhere read, that her debut, at that time, was premature, and her talents required the full ripening which further practice in the country ultimately gave it. Her first appearance in London was in Portia, in the Mer chant of Venice, at Drury-lane Theatre, on Friday, the 29th December, 1775. She afterwards appeared as the Queen to Garrick's Richard, and Mrs. Strick land to his Ranger, and other parts. Henderson. first saw her in 1776, at Birmingham, and was im mediately struck with her excellence, and pronounced that she would never be surpassed. He was at this time the hero of the Bath stage, and wished for the support of such talents as he saw in Mrs. Siddons. He recommended her accordingly in the warmest manner to the managers, but without success. She however, in 1777, app axed on the Bath stage, and was received with mend applause; and in 1782 she took leave of it in a poetical address. On the 10th of October, of that year, she returned to the metropolis, and appeared at Drury-lane theatre as Isabella, on which occasion, we are informed, the house overflowed. So great, indeed, was her suc cess that her salary was doubled,and an extra benefit was granted to her—besides which, the Gentlemen 9f the Bar raised a subscription of 100 guineas, which was transmitted to her with a complimentary letter. In 1783 she visited Dublin, and agsin in the following year, when she also visited Edinburgh. At both places she received flattering enco miums and splendid presents; amongst 'others, a large silver urn, on which was incribed " A Reward to Merit." The donor, it is said, was fora becomelike pbteeoa rr, purpose. dan perform lt ah te rye never known. In 1785 Mrs. Siddons had first the . honour of reading a play before their Ma jesties, at Buckingham House; and after this period she and her brother, John Kemble, were frequently summoned there and to Windsor Castle, 12 e vi brother s raeiehtoGtcontinuedaGarden tjhd e nri o e2 h r:81, theatre,hav ing o2proprietoreluan until 18o;Htfs3:C:etr her e e p t ea occa sionallymp when, in Lady Macbeth, she took her final leave of the stage. After the dream scene the house rose, and would not allow the play to proceed to its ter mination. After a short pause, the curtains rose, and Mrs. Siddon s d e l ivered an address. At its con elusion John Kemble entered, took her by the hand, and led her off amidst torrents of applause. Not withstanding this formal retirement, on the 22d of June, 1813, Mrs. Siddons performed Lacy jean dolph, for the benefit of the Drury-lane Theatrical Fund ; in the same year she also appeared as Lady Macbeth, for her brother Charles's ben, fit; and in 1816 she performed Katherine for the same ki n d obj,ct. On the Bth of June, 1817, she consented to appear in the character of Lady Macbeth, to gratify the Lite Princess C harlotte, whose indispo sitionattending. prevented her from , tures beautifully Roncan, and most powerfully ex- Mrs. Siddons in person was ma j estic, her fea. pressi re. Sir Joshua Reynolds painting of her as the Tragic Muse, several by Lawrence, and the celebrated " Trial of K a therine, by Harlowe, will convey a collect idea of her pe rsonal di g nity; but the expressive what pen or pencil can justly impart power of her flne countenance ? Mrs. Siddons bad three children, one of whom, Mr. Henry Siddotti, Appeared at Covent-garden in 1802. He was but An indifferent actor: lie is known as the author of " Time's a Tell-yule," and other dramatic pieces, besides novels. He was latterly, we believe, the manager of the Edinburgh theatre, and died there. Mr. Horace Twiss, her nephew, and the children of her brother Chades, are, it is said, likely to inherit her property, which is spoken of as considerable. THE SPANISH DEBT. (From the Morning Herald.) The following observations and facts relative to the Spanish debt are from the pen of a Mem ber of the Cortes of 1822. They appear to us to-possess a good deal of interest, and to be well worth the consideration of the holders of Spanish Bonds. We shall probably take occa sion shortly to make a few remarks upon our correspondent's article, but at present we su b m i t it to our readers without any further observation : The question of Spanish Bonds being a matter of deep interest in this country, information concerning those securities, and the means of having them duly paid, furnish the best materials by which to judge, admit, or refuse any proposal that may be offered to the holders by way of composition. The writer, therefore, avoiding comments, will refer the public to the account herewith annexed, which, if carefully examined and compared, will lead to proper resolu tions. As far as !he memory can help, without any documents to consult, the Spanish debt began to he an object of interest in the reign of Charles the Third; and although, at that time, every b,a•►ch of the Administration was considered to be in a prosperous state, yet enlightened Ministers and Counsellors were calling for a Reform ; suggesting various meliorations, of which some were adopted, but without the least hlteration of the economical principles of the Spanish policy. The succeeding profligate and despotic Governments, guided by their own uncontrolled will, and free from the opposition of a liberal Press, instead of healing the national calamity by economy and retrenchment, increased the debt, supposing it to be necessary not only to employ an excess of capital imported in specie from America, but likewise to check the natural progress towards a rational liberty, which could not advance, binding the middle class to keep peace for the sake of their own interest. The Spanish debt in 1820 was estimated as follows : Philip the Fifth's Floating Debt Rs. 98,2!6,000 Turos, bearing 2y, a 4 per cent., the greatest part held by the Nobility, Convents, Hospitals, and Municipal Corporations 1,260,565,000 Deficit in the Revenue, or Floating Debt, including Treasury Bills unpaid 2 760,000,000 Forced Loans, private property taken for Govern ment's use, and other contingencies 800,000,000 Vales Reales, bearing 4 per cent. interest 1,500,000,000 Messrs. Hope and Co., of Amsterdam, loan at 5 per cent. and interest due 192,000,000 Liquidation of the Peninsul .r War 600,000,000 Ditto from 1814 to 1820 400,000,000 Total, previously to the Proclamation of the Consti tution, in 1820 7,610,781,000 Debt circulating in foreign countries, sanctioned by the Cortes : Messrs. Lafitte and Co.'s loan, bearing 5 per cent 300,000,000 National loan, ditto Messrs. Ardoin and Co.'s Conversion, or Inscriptions on the Great Book, at 5 per cent. 1 600,000,000 British Claims, at 5 per cent. 40,000,( 00 Total estimate ofthe Spanish Debt, interest excluded 9,590,781,000 'lids statement shows, Ist, that the Spanish debt, excepting Messrs. Hope and Co.'s loan, was not in ciiculation in fort ign countries till 1821. 2. That no notice is taken of Mr. Guebard's Royal Loan, Rentes Perpetuelles, and French . claims, the writer having no direct information as regards the new debt. 3. That 4,102,000,000 are due in certificates without interest, and that Messrs. Lafitte, Hope, and the National Loans, were inscribed in the great book by Messrs. Ardoin and Co.'s conversion—an operation most likely intended now to have it re vived, and of which the public is to be cautious, not losing sight of the loan of 140 millions con tracted under Vallejo's Administration in 1821, carried by Sierra Pambley in 1822. Since then the inscriptions and great book were introduced in transactions of the Spanish Treasury both began by a secret agreement, free from compe tition, and taking advantage of the most painful circumstances. The principal points of this financial operation were as follows Ist. The privilege of inscribing in the great book at five per cent. interest, the full amount of the debt of Holland, or Messrs. Hope and Co.'s Loan, including the unpaid dividends. 2d. To admit, on the same principle, Messrs. La fate's and National Loans, and the Lottery Tickets of the former. 3d. To establish the Great Book and a Sinking Fund. 4th. To advance to the contractors a capital of 260,000,000 in Cortes Bonds, or 13 millions of Renter, payments to be made by instalments. stb. The last and most revolting condition, to acknowledge, on the loan of 140 millions, as well as in the agreed conversion of other securities, an in terest of 10 per cent. Fearing the remarks for such unusual stipulation on one side, and Ministers being pressed by another, they admitted the new condition of giving two capitals for one , and thus, reducing the interest to 5 per cent. , i n creased the rmer in the same ratio. It is surprising how the Ministers could assent to those terms; and how can it be supposed that no injury was done to the Spanish Treasury ? However, this plan was the source of the Spanish Cortes Bonds of 1821, issued in payment of other securities, and of 140 millions to be received in cash. Those questions were warmly debated in the Cortes, who considered it their duty to keep good faith with the publ'c, and do justice to the bona A le holders. According to this principle, the debt was sealed with the legitimacy of their acknowledgment and approbation, leaving the Ministers' conduct sub.. ject to the responsibility which a legal accusation could claim against them. A similar plan, modified with a reduction of in terest, may be now in contemplation, and perhaps the scheme has been already proposed, as the most secure way to borrow money under the present cir cumstances. It is true that a reasonable consolida tion may restore the Spanish credit ; and such plan was even suggested in October, 1822, having no doubt of the possibility of redeeming the debt; and further, in the supposition that a liberal and power ful Administration should be able to put some order to the finances of the State, enforce the payment of taxes, and recal the wrong policy of prohibitions, opening the doors of plenty, and distributing the pro ducts of a rich soil in exchange for every kind of commodity and comfort. To confirm this view and moral possibility the writer begs to crave attention to the following particulars : Credits and property assigned by the Cortes to pay the Spanish debt : Uncultivated Lands belonging to the Crown Rs. 1,000,000, 000 496 millions real Property, sold by public auction, agreeably to the decrees of the Cortes , 1,388,000 ,000 567 millionsremaining Property, supposed to be sold on the same proportion 1,617,000 ,00° Property not incorporated, estimated in cash ... 8(X),000, 000 Forfeited certificates, and other contingencies 760,000 ,100 Floating debt, supposed cancelled 600, 000,000 Vales Rea'es ditto Messrs. Hope's Loan, paid in inscriptions 140,030 ,00 0,,,„ Military liquidation of the Peninsular War . 400,0 00 , 0uu Messrs. Latitte's and National Loan, paid in inscrip tions Capital of Inscriptions, in hands of sundry Contractors 4 240 00,01T0: 0°1 0 Ditto French Funds of 1814 Almaden Mine of Quicksilver Hellin ditto of 1 in Ditto Rio Tinto of Copper 29 000,00 0 Ditto, sundries of Lead in the mountain of Gador 214,000 , 1,1, Royal manufactures and Buildings 6o,ooo,uvu The Lake of Albufera 40,000, e00 Sequestered States of the Prince de la Paz The Revenue of one of the Dignitaries of each Ca thedral, granted by the Pope, representing, at three per cad Abatement on English claims 1 4 40 r 0 0000 Total of the real property Rs. 8,539, 80 °0 ° Balance to cover 20s. in a pound, considering cash the incorporated property 1 0;;0,981 ,000 9,590,7 81 , 000 Producing twenty-two millions of rent, inde• pendent of taxes, and excluding the property belong:7 ing to the Clergy. The writer, confining his remarks to. this balance, shall leave the comments to the parties interested in the matter. THE KING'S LEVEE. His Majesty the King arrived in town yesterday soon after me o'clock from Windsor, escorted by a party of Light Horse. At two o'clock, his Majesty held an Investiture of the most Honourable Order of the Bath. Sir George Nayler, Garter, 4enealogist of the Order, had an audience of the King to take iis Majesty's commands. The Members and Officers of the Order had assembled in the Robing Room, and being dressed in 'heir robes, Mr. Greville, Bath King of Arms, called over the lames, when the following answered : Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Cumberland and floucester, Field Marshal Sir Alured Clarke, General Lord riowden, Viscount Beresford, General Lord Hill, Lord Comber aere, Sir J. Doyle, Sir H. Clinton, Sir James Kempt, the Duke of Gordon, and Admiral Sir George Martin. They were introduced to the presence of the Sovereign by G. F. Beltz, E sq . Gentleman Usher of the Red Rod; Sir G. Nayler, Garter, Genealogist ' • Algernon F. Greville, Esq., Bath King of Arms ,• a nd Captain Michael Seymour, Registrar and Secretary. Sir Henry Trollope was then introduced, when his Majesty was zraciously pleased to invest him with the Order of a Knight Grand Cross, in the room of the late Sir William Johnston Hope. The Hon. Sir Robert Stopford was introduced and invested as Knight Grand Cross, in the room of the late Earl of Northesk. Sir Benjamin Hallowell Carew was invested as a Supernu merary Knight Grand Cross. The Knights and Officers then retired,making their obeisance. The King shortly after held his Entree Levee, when the following distinguished personages were introduced, and had audiences :- I'he Count St Martin d'Aglie, Sardinian Minister, to deliver credentials from his new Sovereign. Mr. M'Lane, the American Minister, to take leave, on his being appointed to the American Cabinet as Finance Minister. Prince Esterhazy, to deliver a letter from his Court. Mons. Tellier de Blaur:es, Chief Secretary to the French Em bassy, was presented by the Prince de Talleyrand, the French Ambassador. There were also at the Entree Levee:— The Duke of Cumberland, the Duke of Sussex, the Duke of Gl ouces t e r, attended by Col. Higgins, Prince Leopold, Prince Esterhazv ; the Russian, Austrian, French, and Netherlands ambassadors; the Russian, Spanish, Danish, Sardinian, Neapo litan, American, Bavarian, Mexican, Hanoverian, and Buenos Ayrean Ministers; the Count de Hardenberg, Grand Master of the Court of Hanover ; Mr. Washington Irving, Secretary to the American Embassy ; the Lord President, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Foreign and Colonial Departments, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Master of the Horse, the Groom of the stole, the Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen Pen sioners, the Captain of the Yeoman Guard, the Commander of the Forces, the Master-General of the Ordnance; Viscount Combermere (Gold Stick in Waiting), the Vice-Chamberlain ' the Treasurer of the Household, the Master of the Hounds, the Master of the Ceremonies, and the Lord Registrar of Scotland. At the General Levee were— _ - ,DUKES—Gordon, Wellington,-Richmond. The Marquis of Hastings. EA RLS—Gosford, Manvers, Norman ton, Sheffield, Winterton. VlSCOUNTS—Beresford, Newark, Cole, Doune, Tumour. LORDS—Byron, Maryborough, Burghers!), Arden, Henley, Saltoun. HONOURABLES—Broderick, Rev. W. Eden. SlRS—William Pym, Joseph Whatley, Augustus D'Este, George Nayler (Garter), Richard Bulkeley Philipps, Richard Brooke, Thomas Stanley, James Stronge, John Trollope, Jacob 'Astley, H. L. Baker, George Dashwood, Michael Bruce, P. Grey Egerton, R. C. Pollock, Bart., Thomas Gooch. The Bishop of Chichester. REV. DOCTORS—Cursham, Jones, Macleod. REV. MESSRS—C. B. Rosenberg, K B. Sparke, K Evans, Ford, John Byron, Joseph M. Parry, J. Clayton Glyn, R. C. Wilmot, J. E. Tyler, A. Montgomery, E. W. Edgell, Lee, T. H. Rawnsley, R. Musgrave, J. Dunne. DOCTORS—W. Ainslie, A. T. Thomson, Johnson. MESSRS—Norton (of Elton), T. Lowndes, Nixon, C. Hartopp, Cavendish, S. Kerr, Ashhurst, Oldmixon, Beltz, A. Spottis woode, 0. S. Onley, J. Poynder, Leader, J. Andrews, Warbur ton, Weyland, Hanbury, Kingston, Mills ; H. Arbuthnot, Hud son, Al P., Commissioner Lewis, R.N., I'. S. Cocks, Cottrell, Dehany, Macleod, J. M. Arnott, F. Bedingfeld, W. Edgell, S. Cary, H. Kingscote, Purcell, Tasburgh, A. Smith, Littleton, Tennyson, Bruce, Taylor, J. Cottrell, Dundas, Dewar, A. Foun. Paine, Craven, C. Trefusis, Swettenham, Towline, H. Simpson, 1 Houldsworth. Field-Marshal Sir A. Clarke, G.C.B. ADMIRALS—Sir H. Blackwood, Sir Robert Stopford, Sir H. Trollope, Sir H. Heathcote, Scott, Lambert, Sir R. Laurie, Sir B. H Carew. GENERALS—Sir John Brown, Shrapnel, Hardwicke, Mace ter, Hanbury, Sir Lionel Smith, L'Estrange, J. P. Murray, Sir A. Bryce, S. Brown, Sir E. Stopford, Thornton. COLONELS—Sir Charles W. Thornton, Higgins, Gibbs, Vachell, Pemberton, Lightfoot, Sir Robert Harvey, Sir H. Wyatt, Jones, Garrard, Custancc, Stisted, Wells, Bell, Alen, C. 8., Barnard, Sir C. B. Vere, Chapman, Pakenham. MAJORS—Sandham, Pytches, Hyde. CAPTAINS—E. H. Green, Sir T. S. Pasley, R.N. ' Portman, Gawen Roberts, R.N., Aylmer, R.N. H. Bloomfield, Spencer, 'l'. Bonnor, Jeffreys, Lye, R.N., Jain Lyons, R.N., Paterson, G. Martin, R.N., W. Locke, B. Edwards, Cathcart, R.N., Man ners, R.N., Fair, R.N., S. E. Cook, Westmacott, Hope, Stracey. Trollope, C. 8., uowlby, Gibson, Doyle, Green, Anstruther, Sir A. Aliford. Commissioner Lewis, R.N. (Sheerness and Chatham Dock Yards.) COMMANDERS—CharIes S. Timing, Boss, Smart, Dilke, G. Delme. LIEUTENANTS—Wynham Portman, U.N., T. A. Lewis, R.N., R. H. Elliot, MN., G. Rabett, R.N., W. C. Freeman, G. S. Airey, R.N., J. Steane, R.N., Beazeley, R.N., Willoughby, Sanham, Halsey, Carr, G. H. Cavendish, Blackiston. The following were presented to his Majesty : Earl of Normanton, by Earl Howe Dr. Whitelaw Ains ie, M.D. by the Earl of Munster Rev. John Byron, by Lord Byron Viscount Cole, by Lord Hill 11!. Oldmirp, Lieut. R.N. to present a copy of the" Navy at Home," dedicated by permission to his iNli . esty Sir George Dashwood, by the Marquis of Ely Rev. J. E. Tyler, Rector of St. Giles's, by the Lord Bishop of London Sir Jacob Astley, by Lord Petre Hon. Mr. Brodrick, Captain Surrey Yeomanry, by Lord Arden Rev. Dr. Cursham, by Lieut.-General Sir William Lumley Sir John Trollope, by the Marquis of Exeter Mr. Cradock Hartopp, by Lord Henley Mr. Onley Savill Onley, by Viscount Maynard . Mr. Thomas Somers Cocks, by the Right Hon. R. P. Carew Colonel Chapthan, Royal Engineers, Knight Commander Royal Guelphic Order, by Baron Ompteda Mr. Warburton, on his marriage, by Sir Philip Grey Egerton Colonel Pemberton, Cambridgeshire Militia, by the Earl of Hardwicke Rev. Mr, Ford, by Lord Skelmersdale Rev. Joseph M. Parry, by Lord Byron Major-General L'Estrange, on his promotion, by Lord Hill Mr. Nixon, by Mr. Norton Mr. Mills, by the Earl of Fife Mr. Hanbury, by Lord AlthorP . Rev. Professor Lee, on his appointment to the Regius Professor. ship of Hebrew at Cambridge, and as Domestic Chaplain to the Earl of Munster, by the Duke of Sussex Mr. Kingston, by Admiral Sir Harry Neale, Bart. Mr. Leader, by Sir Henry Baker Major-General Sir John Brown, on his appointment to be a Mili tary Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order, by Lord Hill Colonel Lightfoot, on his appointment as Aide-de-Camp to the King Reverend Edgell Wyatt Edgell, by his father, Edgell Wyatt Edgell, Esq. Dr. Anthony T. Thomson, by Sir Alexander Bryce Mr. Tasburgh, by Viscount Downe Col. Custance, on appointment to command the 9th Regiment Rev. it. C. Wilmot, by the Marquis of Hastings Mr. Felix Bedingfeld, by Sir Henry Bedingfeld r. Taylor, from Hanover, by Colonel Kea Admiral Sir Robert Stoplord, on receiving the Grand Cross of the Bath Lieut.-Colonel Garrard, Madras Engineers (late Chief Engineer at Fort St. George), on his return from India, by Lieutenant General Sir T. Bowser Admiral Sir H. Trollope, on being appointed Grand Cross of the Bath Heathcote, d on returning from abroad, by the Earl nsley, by Major-General Hardwicke Rev. T. a Raw by Lord Howden Rev. Dr. Jones, isti s ted, Third Light Dragoons, on promotion, by Lieut.-Colone by the Bishop of Chichester Rev. E. B Pa Hacecnlerystiel S- t r sir'Lionel Smith, by Lord Hill Major-GeneralMajor- Genera Meister, by Lord Hill Evans, by Lord Pctre Rev. Edward j p. Murray, C. 8., by Gen. Lord Hill j r General . b Lord A. Fitzclarence Ma ° t senberg, y Rev. C. 13. 1 Hanbury, by Lord Altimorp Rear-Admiral ThomasMajor-General Clayton Glyn, by Viscount Maynard Re, n Carew, on being appointed G.C.B. Liut-GenerakleLord G. Beresford Admiral Sir 1 Scott, by Sir James Graham Vice-Admira l l'Barnard, on promotion, by Sir A. Barnard Lieut-Colonel th, by Governor Holdsworth mr. H o idswor- n, , by Mr. B. Simpson Mr ' a Sim " 'r°lmutlinot, by Lord Henry Cholmondeley Mr. F. Cottrell, Sth Madras Light Cavalry, by Sir George Anson Mr. Henry A. by Sir J. Kempt Major Sandhaes mwor pytch s. 'Pasley, on his promotion, by Admiral Thompson 'by I,ord Arden Capt. Sir q. Roberts R.N., by Sir J. Graham Capt. an, by Earl Digby Capt. Portman, Capt.Lieut.-General Sir W. Hutchinson Capt. j u eff ß re:s mtield, by Lord F. Fitzclarence G. Green,,b Cambridgeshire y Militia, by the Earl of Hardwicke Capt .-* —l°° or, by Lieut.-General Riall pt. G. • Bonn sh h , J. Graham CaPt• L Y e i:;: m s R.N., on promotion, and return from foreign Capt. J. y , service Capin - Cavalry Cook,P by Lieut.-General Sir J. Keane C r a „ Pt t . crs by Sir J. Graham wadharn Locke, Royal Wilts Regiment of Yeomanry j it tmacott, by Major-General Bourke (Vt. promotion, by Col. Woodford Stracey, by Sir E. Stracey, Bart. • B lbGeneral Lord Fitzroy Somerset Capt. bw by r.CaaPttt: - Ir o oi e lo ' l o 4e l , C. 8., by Admiral Sir H. Trollope c o. Doyle, by Lord F. Fitzclarence Mr. Ashhurst, by the Earl of Macclesfield Rev. W. Eden, by the Marquis of Hastings Sir R. Brooke, by Mr. C. Wynn Sir M. Bruce, by the Duke of Montrose Sir G. Gooch, by Lord Gostbrd Sir S. Kerr, by Sir J. S. Douglas Mr. Hudson, M.P., by Sir Edward Hamilton, Bart. Mr. Cottrell, by the Earl of Verulam Mr. Dehany, by the Lord Chancellor Mr. John Poynder, to present his two Addresses delivered at the East India House on the subject of Suttees and the Pil grim Tax, by the Earl of Munster Mr. T. Andrews, by his father Mr. Weyland, on his election as Member for Oxfordshire Rev. Augustus Montgomery, by Lord Montagu Lieut.-Colonel Vachell, Cambridgeshire Militia, by the Earl of Hardwicke Sir Robert C. Pollok, Bart., by Major-General Bradshaw Mr. Stanley C ary, b y Lord Stafford Mr. Henry Kingscote, by the Earl of Denbigh Mr. Purcell, by the Earl of Fingall Lieut: Halsey, Surrey Yeomanry, by Lord Arden Commander C. S. Timins, by Sir It. (Away. Commander Boss, by Sir R. Stopford, K.C.B. Lieutenant G. H. Cavendish, by Mr. Cavendish Captain Anstruther, by Lord Harris Captain Gibson, on promotion, by General Sir Charles Dalbiac, K. C. B. Captain Green, by Major-General Sir J. Browne Lieutenant Sandham, by Major Swath= Lieutenant Willoughby, by Viscount Beresford Lieutenant Wackiston, by the Earl of Errol Lieutenant Carr, Rifle Brigade, by his father, the Bishop of Chi chester Earl Grey presented Addresses from the following places, thank ing his Majesty for dissolving the late Parliament :-.-The Pa rishioners of W oolwich, the Inhabitants of Staines, Kincar dine (Perth), Cowrie (Perth), Neilson (Renfrew), Johnstone (Renfrew), Cumbra Island Buteshire ; Galston and Largs, Ayrshire ; the Corporation of Tailors, Glasgow ; the Trades and Inhabitant s of Rothesay, the Agricultural Society, Ren. frewshire ; the Journeymen Bakers of Glasgow, and the Incor poration of Barbers Glasgow. Mr. Serjeant Wilde, M.P., an d M r. H ume presente d an Add r ess, from Edmont on Mr. Hume, M.P. and Mr. Joseph Marryatt presented an Address from the Inhabitants of the Island of Trinidad Mr. Hume presented an Address from Islington. Time 31a , quis of W inchester, Viscount Combermere, Time King gav e audiences to— Viscount llthorp, Earl Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Lord Hill, Sir J. Gra tin, Sir W. Fremantle, and the Marquis of Eansdowne. Colonel Chapman, of the Royal Engineers, lately appointed iovernor and Commander-in-Chief of Bermuda, was presented o his Majesty in the Royal Closet, on being appointed a Knight ommander of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order. His Majesty held a Privy Council, at which two new Seals Jere agreed upon, viz., a Cachette for Scotla. , d, and one for the otirt of Exchequer in Ireland. The Hon. William Bathurst .ttended as Clerk of the Council Lord Byron was the Lord and •ir H. Blackwood the Groom in Waiting. A little before six o'clock the King left the Palace on his re urn to Windsor. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Joseph S. Graves Sawbe, Esq., Mrs. Sawbe, and family, at Mar. dial Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square ; Mrs. NVeir, Miss Weir, and J. Weir, Esq., at ditto; Miss Newsham, at ditto; lajor Nolcken, at ditto; Wanley Sawbridge, Esq , at ditto ; NV. Villiers Surtees, F-sq., a ditto; Major Butler, at ditto; Captain ;rambier, at ditto ; S. Conolly, Esq., at ditto; Francis Chaplin, 1, .5q., at ditto ; Count de Salis, in Carlton-gardens, from Eton ; c.,ord Kilmorey and the Ladies Needham, at Thomas's Hotel, terkeley_square, from their seat in 'Shropshire ; Mr. and Mrs. S. 7 ary, at ditto, from their seat, Fullerton House, Devonshire; I. L D. Shafton, E,q., i n P ortman-square, from his seat, Whit. .orth near Bishop's Auckland; the Dowager Marchioness of .ondonderry, at her seat Bolderwood Lodge, Hants, from Christ •hurch ; Sir W. and Lady Jane Houstoun, at Buxton, from their ;eat, Avisford, Sussex; Sir Charles Lamb, Bart., from a tour; 4ir John and the Hon. Elizabeth Lowther, in Grosvenor-square, 'rom Yorkshire; John Cheetham, Esq., and family, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from the North ; W. Hawkins, Esq, Lt ditto, from Brighton • Sir Timothy, Lady, and the Mis ses ihelley, at Ellis's Hotel, St.'James's-street, from their seat, ...ield-place, Sussex; Mr. and Mrs. H. Lloyd, in Regent-street, rom Leamington ' • Major Hob ar t, at t h e L on d on H o t e l , f rom ; Mr. and Mrs. Drummond (Melfort), at Mivart's Hotel, tower Brook and Davies-streets, from Germany • Mr. and Mrs. tichardson, at ditto, from ditto; Mr s . B o ld Hoghton and family, •it ditto, from Paris; the Earl of M oun t Ed gcum b e , a t ditt o, from Surrey ,• Mr. and Mrs. Warburton, at ditto, from ditto; the Rev. Hugh Smith, Mrs. Smith, and H. W. Smith, F.sq. ' at the Berners Hotel, Berners-street, from their sea t, St o k e House, Cobham, Surrey; H. Sweeting, Esq., Mrs. Sweeting, and f a mily, it ditto, from Huntingdon ; Mrs. Esq., and Miss Jackson, At ditto, from Sunning Hill, Berks ; J. Paven, Esq., at ditto, from Devonshire. DEPARTURES. The Marquis of Northampton and family, from Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for their seat, Castle Ashby; Sir Thomas Ind Lady Lethbridge and family, from ditto, for their simt in Hants ; Mr. and Mrs. J. Kelly, from Brook-street, for Ireland; Wm. Morgan, Esq. from the Pulteney Potel,. Albemarle-street, from Leamington ; Captain Moore, from the British Hotel, Jer myn-street, for Brighton ; J. Nicholl, Esq. from ditto, for ditto ; Misses Busby, from the Berners Hotel, Berners-street, for Goring, Sussex ; Colonel Jarvis, Mrs. Jar Vis, Miss Jarvis, and - C. M. Jarvis, Esq. from ditto, for their seat, Dover ; Mrs. Butt and the Misses Edwards, from ditto, for their seat, Trentham, Staffordshire; the Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury, and the Ladies Talbot, from Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook and Davies streets, for their seat near Shrewsbury; General and Mrs. Peachy, from ditto, for Cumberland ; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Walker and Miss Walker, from ditto, for Surrey ; the Hon and Rev. Lord Bayning, from ditto, for . Kent; S. M. Boulderson, Esq. from ditto, for India; Mr. Mrs. and the Misses Witham from ditto, for Scotland ; --- Lockwood, Esq. from ditto, for Paris ; Lord Charles Townshend, M.P. from Marshal Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square; the Rev. Vincent Eyre and Mrs. Eyre, from ' ditto; Henry Gilliat, Esq. and Alfred Gilliat, Esq. from ditto; Horace Shewell, Esq. from ditto; Sir Robert and Lady Wigram, from Connaught-place, for St. Leonard's Hill, near Windsor, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HAMPTON RACES. WEDNESDAY, JUNE B.—Under the present manage• ment these races are li ely to regain their popularity. Until the last year or two they had been under the exclu sive controul of a party, whose influence was very limited, and whose inexperience in racing matters was too palpable to escape general notice. Money too was scarce ; not s,i much from any want of liberality in those who tpaially contribute on these occasions, as from a want of proper exertion in those who took upon themselves the collection of it. With the new management a new spirit has arisen ; the subscriptions have fully answered the expectations that were reasonably entertained from the character of the collector, and the general arrangements, notwithstanding a few unnecessary obstacles were interposed in a quarter where they were least to he expected. The arrangements on the Course have been completed in a very creditable manner. Amongst the additions to the general accom modations, is a new Betting Stand, which appears fully to answer the purpose intended—it was well attended by the speculating portion of the company. In order to enhance the attractions of the meeting, his Majesty has graciously given a plate of 100 guineas; and has also promised to continue that patronage, which, as Duke of Clarence, he so liberally afforded them ; it is expected that their Majesties will be present at the races this day. The gift of the Royal Plate had the effect of bringing together a large field of horses, many of them from Newmarket, and of first rate character ; in its conditions, three-year olds are allowed to run—an alteration that has long been looked for by racing men. It will be found to have a beneficial effect on all King's plate races, should it become general. The assemblage on the race-ground yesterday was not only large, but respectable ; the equipages were highly numerous, and the fashionables equally so. We noticed the Marquis Graham, Marquis Worcester, Earl and Coun tess Mountcharles, and Lord Slaine, Earl of Chesterfield, Earl of Uxbridge, Lord Gardiner, Lord -Manners ; Lord Fitzharris, Lord John Fitzroy, Lord Wm. Lennox, Sir D. Baird, Sir D. Hill, Sir M. Wood, Sir St. Vincent Cotton, Hon. Colonel Rous, Colonel Peel, Colonel Cosby, Colonel Udny, Colonel Standen, Captain Byng, Major Bouverie, Hon Berkeley Craven, Mr. Massey Stanley, Mr. Stonehewer, Mr. De Burgh, Captain Bulkeley, Mr. Payne, Mr. Molony, Mr. F. Mills, Mr. Hungerford, Colonel Smith, Colonel Russell, Captain Codrington, Mr. Osbal deston, Mr. Jones, Mr. Sloane, Mr. Stanley, &c. Previous to the race for t e King's Plate Mr. Mills sold Mouche to E. Peel, Esq. His Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. ; for three year olds an, upwards. Heats, twice round and a distance. Mr Bulkeley's Bustle, 4 yrs. Mr. E. Peel's Mouche, 4 yrs 1 2 2 Lord Worcester's Carthago, aged Mr. Cain's br. f. Marchioness, 3 yrs Mr. W. Day's Rasselas, 6 yrs 0 0 3 Mr. Burgess's b. c. by Borodino, 3 yrs f) 0 0 Mr. Rowley's br. h. by Turtle, aged 0 0 0 _ _ • First heat.—Mouche made play at a moderate pace, followed by Marchioness and Turtle, the others waiting be hind at some distance, not intending to run for the heat ; Mouche preserved the lead throughout, nor did the Mar. chioness ever get near her till on coming to the turn the last time, when she made an ineffectual attempt to get up ; Mouche won by nearly a length, without the slightest dif ficulty. 6to 4 agst. Mouche ; 2to 1 agst. Carthago ; 5 to 1 agst. Rasselas ; 6 to 1 agst. Bustle. Second hear.---5 to 4 agst. Mouche, and 2to 1 agst. Carthago. Mouche again male running, and at a bett , r pace than before, followed by Bustle, Carthago lying third. There was no change of position till, coming into straight running a second time, when these three got well toge ther ; a sharp race home was won by Carthago by about a neck, Bustle having about the same advantage over Manche. After the beat a complaint was made by the rider of Bustle, that Carthago had run on the wrong side of the post, the jockey of the latter alleging that it was in consequence of Mouche having run against him. The Steward deciding that Carthago must be considered as distanced, and the heat given to Bustle. Third heat.—Bustle made all the running, and won cleverly by three-quarters of a length, rode by Wakefield; Mouche, by G. Nelson ; Carthago, by Thomas Robinson ; Rasselas, lay C. Day; and the others by lads. The Kingston Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added, for 3-yrs-olds and upwards: Heats once round and a distance. Mr. Rush's f. by Partizan, Chintz 0 0 1 1 Mr. Simpson's Souter Johnny 0 .1 2 2 Mr. Wagstaff's Landrail Mr. Dockeray's c. by Whalebone, Electress 2 0 0 dr THE " RED TAPE" SCHOOL OF POLITI - class of politicians, whose abilities and qua lifications are 46 fully conveyed in the appellation they have obtained, will wholly expire with the operation of the Reform Bill. Indeed the last general election has got rid of the greater part of the class—for instance, Mr. PLANTA has for ever disappeared from the House of Com mons, and Mr. WILSON CROKRR must speedily follow ; poor (in many senses) HORACE Twos has resumed his empty bag in the Hall, and CHARLEY Ross, as his friends familiarly call him, will soon be glad to have a bag to carry. The types of this class still lingering about St. Stephen's are, Mr. GEORGE Dawson and his colleague Mr. HERRIES, Mr. CitOKER, and BILLY HOLIES; the official duties of the last gentleman do not promise to h o very troublesome in the approaching Session of Parlia ment, as the rot has very much thinned his old pack. FAMINE IN THE. COUNTY OF MAYO.-. There are not fewer than 150,000 men, women, and children, at this moment in a state of actual starvati 'n in the county of Mayo. This, we beg leave to say, is no exaggerated statement. A census has been taken of the parishes and townlands, by competent and trustworthy persons, who can depose on oath, if necessary, to the ac curacy of the returns. We have seen the frightful I,i.st the hands of a gentleman, himself a landed prcpietor, and one of the most active and intelligent of the deputation now in Dublin, Sir Fitancrs BLOSSE. There is, there fore, no e xaggeration. Famine, in the horrible and strict sense of the term, is devouring in a part of ono county alone a population of 150,000 human creatures.— Dublin _Evening Post, An inquest was held on Tuesday, at St. Bar , thol..rnew's Hospital, on the body of JOHN DURANT, who lately faile•l, as an extensive baker, in Tabernacle-square, Finsbury. He had been reduced to great penury, and fre. quently was heard to say, with tears in his eyes, that he wished Gon would shorten his wretched life. On Wed. nesday last he called on a friend in Bishopsgate-street, and during his temporary absence, caught up.a razor, and inflicted two gashes in his throat, of which he died.— Verdict "Insanity." I' , 'SULT TO THE KING. CO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE. Slll,—May I beg permission to place before your readers an extract from a sermon preached ou be tuilf of " The British Reformation Society," 1;y the ley. MiNeik, at St. Clement Danes, Strand, , lay 31st, 1831—repotted in The Pit/pit, No. 446 —a copy of which I beg to enclose for yo ur perusa l : " The licentionmess of a nation stupifies all that is taloable, and all that is right, and all that is generous, ma all that is kind and tender. The condition of this tountry, in this respect, is very feat fnl ; and here, under the righteous canopy of the explanation that I have dreuly mule, I must not hull my tongue against one tf the most awful—one of the most fearful affronts that vas ever put, in the history of man, up ,n the morals of a Christian nation. My dear brethren, may I not say— ;nust I not, can I answer for myself before God if I say it not in - connection with such a portion of Scripture as this ? I hold, that we, ass righteous nation, ought to rise in indignation against it ; I bold that the Church in this nation should protest against it ; I hold that the Bishops in the Church, if they have a seat in the House ,f Peers, ought to bring hefote the public—to bring into public notice, the putting into the Gazette—ll - e putting into honourable dignity of station—what shall I say ? children that are the fruit of I.rnication.—that are the ruit of ungodliness in the laud !" If, Sir, the language in this ,extract be coupled with the conduct of the " Reverend Disturber Armstrong,' it will be seen that the People and the King are alike assailed by insolent Priests, orompted thereto, no doubt, by the funds of this British " Reformation Society," alias the High Church Boroughmongering Association. Commend ing these gentry to your special attent;on. I arn, Sir, your subscriber, • And obliged, obedient servant, • JOHN CLEAVE. 27, King-street, Snow-bill, June 8, 1831. CARNARVON ELECTION. TO THE, EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stn,—During the proceedings of the Carnarvo;flOrough election, I took the litTrty of sending you some short ac count of what was going on. The event of that contest having placed Sir C. Paget as our representative, the chagrin and disappointment of a pseudo-oligarchic faction knows no bound, and manifests itself in various forms and in different shapes. A piece of plate was to be presented to Mr. Gore, the losing candidate, and a self-dubbed Committee popped out on the public for the purpose of carrying that object into effect. They are composed of thirteen indi viduals, exclusive of S. P. Boileau, E,q. who has been named treasurer, every individual of whon , , with only two exceptions, signed the requisition for calling a meeting to petition for the Reform Bill, one of whom (the two) de claring that the proposed measure did not go far enough. Their respectability and free agency on the occasion, in addition to their high re , pectability, will no doubt en sure a high and substantial compliment to Mr. Gore. Among the number are a tea-hawker, a retained under agent, the landlord of the inn where Mr. Gore and his agents stopped, a blushing factotum, late national school master, and a baok , eller's shopman. I understand that upwards of 401. has been subscribed and promised. Ora ons tire delivered in public houses, and solicitations made fro i e l t a n r, door t t t o h e th s to n r i e • l t t h t a r n i e in w ti i t l u l at h i e on, gr t a n t . e s t o n m il; t i h , i e n e g iv s e i ., - 1 and thankfully acknowledged. Circulars are forwarded to clergymen and others, neither directly nor indirectly con nected with the borough. By way of annoying the sup porters Sir jo.if being pursued, Paget and a o n n d e lte burgessfinm , u a , ho p ro v h o i t b e i i ti n i g n that interest not being himself assailable, has had his sins and transgressions visited on his widowed mother, who is an extensive ironmonger. Some of her customers have been given to understand, that if they persist or continue to deal with her, the business done with them, by some of Mr. Gore's agents, would be discontinued. In Derby shire a gentleman of extensive lauded property, I suppose acting on the principle that " every men may. do as he pleases with his own," or by way of proving a connection between a Welsh pedigree and, his Grace of , Newcasue, has (I have been credibly informed) given three of his tenants peremptory notice to quit the farms they held under him, although he neither solicited, nor, 1 believe, did he know that they were burgesses of Carnatvon, because they voted for Sir Charles. It is to be titled however, that a little cool reflection will convince the would-be aristocrat of Card Loch, in the county of Den bigh, that the days in which such tyranny and oppression could be tolerated have passed away, and if he wishes ro keep up the influence and respectability which his pro perty entitles him to, he will in time recollect that to do so he must adopt a diametrically opposite course. There has been a scandalous scene of tumult and confusion in the borough town on this day week. One of the bailiffs, in returning from a political excursion to Llanberrits, bad the misfortune to fall from his horse and become defunct. One of my Lord Newborougla's under agents, him who cut such a creditable and respectable figure, and showed such a wonderful tenacity of memory doting the election, cut a most prominent figure, and no doubt but his con duct will be made the subject of a legal prosecution. However the parties were completely foiled through their own intemperate violence, for during the disgraceful scene they were exhibiting the bailiff was duly elected, and sworn in with the, requisite formalities. I am, Sir, your bbedient bumble servant, Carnarvon, May3l. Blue Beard was originally produced at the late Drury-lane Theatre in 1798, and its almost unpre cedented success is said to have saved that splendid esta blishment from impending ruin. MICHAEL KELLY, in his amusing " Reminiscences," relates that the piece originated with him, and that it was at his suggestion, but m ire probably by his liberal offer of 2001., that G. COLMAN undertook the task of adaptation, which he accomplished in less than a week. KELLY'S music was eminently successful, and, becoming exceedingly popular, it raised him a host of enemies, who disputed his claim to the composition ; and PARKE, in his " Musical Memoirs," states that not less than seven musicians, like the seven cities of old for the works of HOMER, laid claim to " the popular little March." When originally produced, the processions were numerous and imposing, and, as a spec tacle, it was in every way magnificent. AbomeligNe and his long train of followers were seen to descend the distant mountains; and it is a fact worthy of record, as apper taining to an individual who has since made some noise in the dramatic) world, to state that the now-cele brated KEAN, then a child, enacted the Blue Beard who rude the elephant, in perspective, over the moun tains. As connected with the original " getting up" of this piece, KELLY gives the following somewhat ludicrous anecdote, of which CoLmast also, in his " Ran dom Records," gives a somewhat different version : " One morning, Mr. Status:oast, JOHN KEIJI:MI, and my self, went to the property room of Drury-lane Theatre, and there found JOHNSTON, the able and ingenious machinist, at work upon the horses, and on the point of beginning the elephant which was to carry Blue Beard. Mr. SHERIDAN said to JOHNSTON, c am't you think, JouNsToN, you had better go to Piucocx's, at Exeter 'Change, and hire an elephant for a number of nights?'— Not I, Sir,' replied the enthusiastic machinist, 'if I eau not make a better elephant than that at Exeter 'Change I deserve to be hanged," The original Bine Beard who has, during our childhood, so often served to interest and alarm our imaginations, though for better dramatic effect, perhaps, Mr. COL3IAN has turned a Turk—for surely the , murderer of seven wives could be little else—" was no other thin GILLES, Marquis de Lavel, a Marshal of France, a General of great intrepidity, who distinguished himself, in the reigns of CHARLES the Sixth and Seventh, by his courage, especially against the English, when they invaded France. The services that he rendered his country might have immortalized his name, had he not for ever blotted his glory by the most territde murders, impieties, and debaucheries. His revenues were princely ; but his prodigalities might have ,wade an Emperor a bankrupt. Wherever he went, he had in his suite a serge lie, a company of actors, a bind of musicians, a society of sorcerers, a great number of cooks, packs of dugs of various kinds, and above 200 led horses. AlE:iraay says that hc.enoottraged and maintained scr eerers to discover hidden treasures, and corrupted young persons of both sexes, that he might attach them to him ; an I afterward* killed them for the sake of their blood, which Was necessary to form his charms and incantations. Such horrid excesses are credible when we recollect the age of ignorance and barbarity in which they were prac tised. He was at length (for some State crime against the Duke of BRITTANY) sentenced to. be burnt alv n e e Ln et n i field at Nantes, in 1440 ; but the Duke, wilw t it . w.. the execution, so far mitigated the sentence , t re .b.Nn that all his ex confessed, before his deat h, 'though descended Irons ived from his wretched educatisn, families in the kingdom." cue of the most illustrious first strangled, then burnt, and leis ashes es rs we