The Sun. — London, England, 1827-07-05 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S. anson 's re- o call THE MARKETS.---(THIS DAY.) is was Lord other, ether's Lighter kl that at Mr. was is ;he ac pay it, Inner, in. it was able for It, who an afs - when to hi m he was . say be 'stances ipposed cent of affidavit icon, in trained that he operty enough person Excii none 0 miraltir iorrisop► le &bare ' r grnU Ada , L by I _ • recover b*ewed• the ab' iuits foe an pro ng. that the in pur' tlegatet !II paid' questioo cause; making he O. Was nOO brothe r ' „ the fliP irous t! desired' ad bee! costs 111 . !nee t hat le add& eir cotta. coverl o that be respotr .son. and tha t of too He fel er wooli Counsel ,urt g►i.v e time t he awn; ii oetor re• an Wi ll ut inter' ,TOWN sionerS t per Load of 36 Trusses.) M ES'S. INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) DEAL, JULY 4.—Wind S.W. by W.—The brig, re ported to have struck on the Goodwin, yesterday afternoon, drove off into deep water and sunk. The crew were saved by a Deal boat, and landed here. She was the Queen, Kell, of Sunderland, for Portsmouth. Part of the materials have been saved. Arrived the Lavinia, Tregarthon, from Smyrna; and Cadiz packet, Williamson, from Gibraltar. Po RT smo IT, JULY 4. —Wind W. N. W. —Arrived the Underwood, Remmingtou, for Demerara. Sailed the Jane, Jameson, for Calcutta. MALEIRA, JUNE 12.—A brig, keel upwards, stern and cabin washed away, laden with stares, and supposed to be an American, was driven on slm , a few days since, at the north side of the Island. VERA CRUZ, MAY s.—The Joven Maria, from Vigo to Havannah, which was taken off Havannah, 17th March, arrived here yesterday. The Duke of Kent, from Pernambuco, is supposed to be arrived off Dover. HAY MARKETS.—(AI ST. JA_.__._ s. s s. s. Lowland Mead. Hay 4 oto 5 0 Clover Hay 4 15 to 7 0 Upland Ditto 5lO 610 Oat Straw llB 2 2 Rye-grass Hay 5lO 610 Wheat Ditto 2 2 210 New Ditto 4lO 510 Supply short, trade brisk, and prices as on Tuesday, SMITHFIELD s. s. Lowland Mead. Hay 3 15to 4 15 Upland Ditto 415 515 Rye-grass Hay 415 515 New Meadow Hay 4 5 415 A limited supply, and a mod, prices. X. s. X. s. Cloy. Hay generally 4 15 to 6 15 Do. extra fine—. 0 0 '7 7 Oat Straw 2 0 2 5 Wheat Ditto 2 5 210 rately brisk trade, at Tuesday's FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE. The arrivals of fish this morning were not very nu merous, and the market exhibited but a moderate supply. Salmon and Turbot looked excellent, and sold low ; Mackerel were rather more plentiful than yesterday, but the quality was very inferior, some indeed were almost unfit for use. The following were the prices : Prime large Turbots, 10s. to 12s. each ; small do. 6s. to Bs. each ; fine Salmon, is. 3d. per lb. ; do. inferior, is. do. ; Salmon Trout, Is. ; fine Whitings, 2s. to 3e. per basket (containing fifteen); large ditto, 2s. to 3s. (con taining seven) ; Flounders, ls. 6d. per qnartern ; Eels, 4s. per Mb., or 14s. per draught ; Haddocks, 85. to 121. per dozen ; fine live Lobsters, 18s. to 20s. per score; Shrimps, 2s. to 2s. 6d. per gallon ; new Yarmouth Her rings, 12s. to 18s. per hundred ; Mackerel, 10s. per hun dred. In the prices of other kinds of fish no material fluctuation. MR. LUSHINGTON. (From the Kentish Gazette.) The following letter has been received from our worthy Representative, S. R. Lushington, Esq., in answer to an invitation to him to par take of a farewell dinner in this city, on his de parture to assume the Governorship of Madras:— " Downing-street, June 30, 1827. " MY DEAR SIR-During the twenty years which have passed since I first became known to the Citizens of Can terbury, no circumstance attendant upon this long con nexion has given me greater pleasure than the communi cation conveyed to me in your letters of the 20th and 25th inst. In the first impulse of those feelings, which the kind remembrance of so many warm and constant friends ex cited in my mind, I cordially accepted their invitation, communicated to me in such flattering terms ; but subse quent reflection has convinced me, however reluctantly, that I ought to forego this gratification. " I have been reminded by competent authorities, that a day lost in beginning my long voyage may materially re tard its conclusion, for the monsoon which usually begins on the Coromandel Coast in the month of October, pre cludes all approach to Madras for a considerable period. " When I add to this consideration the occasion of the proposed meeting, that of bidding a temporary adieu to those friends whose attachment has been so long the pride and honour of my public life, it is impossible for me not to be desirous of avoiding at this moment the painful cere anoay of separation, and of rather looking forward to a joyful return. "Whenever that period may, under the blessing of Providence, arrive, the Citizens of Canterbury will find my grateful attachment to them undiminished, and the desir e of renewing my personal intercourse with them Warm and unaltered. " Believe me, my dear Sir, " Ever faithfully yours, "S. R. L USHINC TON." " J. PARKER. °TEST ON THE WAREHOUSED r CORN BILL. DISSENTIENT. First.—Because the aisiing Corn Law would, by the proposed measure, be infringed, as has been done on former occasions, without any plausible pretext, and in a manner that must very justly, as well as very generally, excite the distrust and discontent of the owners and occupiers of land. Second.—Because the proposed measure would withdraw from them the protection which was wisely and properly granted to them by the existing Corn Law, and would thus violate their rights, and endanger the security of their pro perties. Third.—Because the prices at which wheat is now, and has for many months past been, sold irk this country, are very low, and are not such as indicate a deficiency of pro duce, or such as would require the introduction into the markets of a large quantity of bonded wheat. Fourth.—Because the sale of that bonded wheat (some of which was imported at prices that were lower by one-half than those which were obtained at the same time by the growers of wheat in this country) might very much tend to depress the markets at home, and would thus, with manifest injustice, inflict great injury upon the agricultural, and consequently upon all other classes of the community. STANHOPE, MANSFIELD, MA Lai EsEu RY, REDESDALE, VANE LONDONDERRY, COLcHISTER, GASCOYNE SALISBURY, BROWNLOW, NEWCASTLE, TEYNHAIII, VEXIMADI, . LAUDERDALE. According to a recent Parliamentary return, there were, on the sth April last, in Scotland and Wales, 1,772 brewers, 900 retail brewers, 12 intermediate brewers, and 65,733 licensed victuallers, of whom 23,197 brew their own beer. The number of barrels of beer brewed in England, Scotland and Wales, from the sth January to the sth April, 1827, was—by public brewers, 1,177,127 of strong beer, and 254,495 of table-beer ; by licensed victuallers, 627,715 strong, and 134,614 table ; and by intermediate brewers 2,189 ; of this quantity 561,907 barrels of strong beer, and 68,464 barrels of table-beer, were brewed in London, or within the limits of the chief office of excise. —The number of bushels of malt used by brewers and victuallers in England, Scotland, and Ireland, during the year ending April 25, 1827, was 22,851,615. The number of bushels used in the distilleries in the same period, was 3, 586,273, of which 2,322,5741 were for Scotland. A return has been made to the House ol Commons of the quantity of soap made in Great Britain, in England, the quantity was Hard. S o ft. In 1825 ............ 93,274 ,241 lbs. 6,609,206 lbs. In Scotland 1826 ............ 88,168,5 97 5,133,349 1825 ........... g ~,,,,"4 1826 ............ is - "' ,129 2,378,130 London, Liverpool, an r; 1 6,845 2,145,097 manufacture ; Londo n znanu ri f stol, a re the great places of a Z o ur i illg 33 to 34 millions lbs. Liverpool, 21 t o 24 ; an d B WEST HOATHLY, SE : to 9 millions. STEAD.—SHOCKING OCCURRENCE.--A EAST GRlN which has ter rible event has just happened here,ENcE.—A conafilled the whole neighbourhood with tion and terror. Ails. Heasmond a ( r a widow), and hirdati:Whetseprne e who for some time past has kept boarding-school here, has been married only three or four m e ,' b who t c __ t b a so b .t l h e to Mr. E. Fuller, of East Grinstead discovered t on the evening of M on day last with heir throats cut in a dreadful manner. Mrs. 11 asin eond , we regret to learn, is since dea d, and the daughter still lies in a most dangerous state, although some hopes are entertaine d that t he wm a y `wound is Her husband n not ultimately p ro ve fatal. state bordering b olute mad on absolute ness, and the whol we • me f h a • into the ily are plunged deepest distress. ave not at p re sent been f able to account at all or this dreadful deed ; nor do we know whether the wounds were in flicted by their own hands, or by those of others. —Brighton Gazette. PA.SHIONABLE AND MISCELT,ANEOIJA. WINDSOR, JtiLY4.—The KING takes his regular recreation daily in his pony phaeton. The picturesque scenery which the rides in the vicinity of Virginia Water command, becomes daily more interesting to his MAJESTY, This day the KING, with his distinguished attendants, are expected to dine at the Fishing Temple. The Queen of WURTEMBERG continues daily to improve n health. Her MAJESTY has not lately been out from Frogmore Lodge. The KING enjoys excellent health and spirits. To-morrow morning, the Royal Horse Guards (Blue) will march from here, for the Barracks in the Regent's Park. They will be relieved by the Second Regiment of Life Guards. The Duke of SUSSEX has been indisposed for some days past at Kensington Palace. His Royal Highness is attended by Dr. MATON and Mr. PETTIGREW. The Duke of CLARENCE came to town yes terday morning from his seat in Busby Park. A number of naval officers had audiences of his Royal Highness at the Admiralty. The Royal Duke left the Admiralty about five o'clock, on his return to Bushy. Prince ESTERHAZY, the Austrian Ambas sador; Prince Poue - siac, the French Ambassador ; Prince LIEVEN, the Russian Ambassador ; and the Marquis de PALMELLA, the Portuguese Ambassador, transacted busi ness with Viscount DITDLEY yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Their Excellencies had afterwards interviews with Mr. CANNING, at his re sidence in Downing-street. The Duke of PORTLAND, the Marquis of ANGLESEA, the Marquis of LANSDOWN, the Earl of HARROWBY, and three others of the Cabinet Ministers, went on board the Admiralty barge at Whitehall stairs, about half-past ten o'clock yesterday morning, for the purpose of proceeding to Woolwich to be present at the review of the Royal Artillery Corps, and afterwards of pro ceeding in their carriages to Foot's Cray, Kent, the seat of Lord BEXLEY, his Lordship giving a Cabinet dinner yesterday to his Colleagues. Intelligence having, however, reached his Lordship yesterday morning of the decease of Mr. EDWARD PARRY, one of the Directors of the East India Company, and brother-in-law to his Lordship, a mes senger was immediately despatched from Foot's-Cray to the Cabinet Ministers to put off their dining with his Lordship. The messenger arrived at Woolwich during the Review, and previous to the departure of the Cabinet Ministers for Foot's-Cray. His Lordship's messenger also conveyed the intelligence to such of the Cabinet Ministers as had not gone to Woolwich. The LORD CHANCELLOR and Viscount DUDLEY visited Mr. CANNING yesterday, as did the Mar quis of LANSDOWN, after returning from Woolwich. Lord FARNBOROUGH, accompanied by Mr. NASH, the Architect, went over the new palace building for his MAJESTY in St. James's Park, yesterday. The Duke of DEVONSHIRE gave a grand dinner yesterday to a numerous party, at his residence in Piccadilly. Mr. and Mrs. PEEL left their residence in Privy-gardens, yesterday, for the seat of Sir ROBERT PEEL, Drayton Park, Staffordshire. The Earl of LIVERPOOL continues at Coombe Wood ; his Lordship is able daily to walk about in his garden for some time ; his Lordship does not, how ever, recover the use of his speech. His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON will review the 2d and 3d battalions of the Grenadier-Guards, (his Grace's Regiment) on Tuesday next, in Hyde-park, at ten o'clock. The two Battalions will have a preparatory Field-day to-morrow, at eight o'clock. The Marquis of ANGLESEA inspected the Royal Artillery at Woolwich yesterday. His attention, however, was chiefly confined to great-gun practice. The Marquis of CLANRICAHDE entertained a large party to dinner on Tuesday afternoon, at his house in St. James's-square, among whom were the LORD CHANCELLOR and Lady LYNDHURST, the Marquis of ANGLESEA, the Earl and Countess of MORLEY, Countess nI BOURKE, Earl of FIFE, Mr. and Nis. CANNING, the ATTORNIT-GENERAL, Major CHICHESTER, acc. The Earl of LIMERICK entertained Mr. CANNING, Lord DUDLEY, Lord SEAFORD, and a party of distinguished guests, at dinner, at his house in Mansfield street, on Sunday last. His Lordship also had grand dinner parties on Monday and yesterday. The Countess of JERSEY gave a juvenile ball on Tuesday, at her house in Berkeley-square, which was very fashionably attended. Lady TRIGGE entertained a select party of fashionables yesterday evening, at her house in Savile- street. Mrs. DAWSON has issued cards of invitation for a ball on Tuesday next, at her house in Manchester- square. CHARLES CALVERT, Esq. M.P. and M. A. TAYLOR, Esq. M.P. had grand dinner parties yesterday. The following correction of a trifling error appeared in a Morning Paper of yesterday :—" By an error of the Press, we were made some days since to assign 30,000/. as the sum settled by marriage-articles on the Duke of ST. ALBAN'S ; an 0 was omitted—it should have been 300,0001. The Benefit of that very excellent singer, Madame Puzzz, will take place this evening at the Italian Opera House, when Didone will be performed, in which that admirable . actress and singer, Madame PASTA, will appear. ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC.-A per formance of vocal and instrumental music, by the pupils of this Institution, took place yesterday, at the King's Ancient Concert Rooms, Hanover-square. LITTLE THEATRE, CATHERINE*STREET. —This place was last night open for the benefit of an Homme de Lettrcs, whom we believe to be Monsieur MARS. Besides a concert, two French vaudevilles, a tra gedy, and there was something more novel, which induced us to attend the benefit. It was the performance of a scene from Macbeth in English, by Mlle. ST. LEON, of the Theatre Royal, the Odeon, at Paris. In respect of figure no one, perhaps, is better qualified to play a tragedy Queen than Mademoiselle ST. Litox, lout these qualifications are not sufficient to enable a French woman to play Lady Macbeth., A warm controversy is going on at Chelten ham, respecting the evils and the harmlessness of attending the Race Course. There are no less than four publications announced on the subject, two on each side.—Bath Chron. One day that M. AMEIL HON was one of a de putation and was about to see BUONAPARTE for the first time, with an ardent desire of being noticed, and of having a few passing words from him, he put himself very forward in the audience-chamber. BuowarwarrE, perceiving a face which he only imperfectly recognized, went up to him and said, " Are you not M. ANcrtiox ?"—" Yes, Sire, Ammilow." " Oh, ay, without doubt, bookseller of Sainte Genevieve ?" —" Yes, Sire, of the Arsenal." " Ah, I knew it ; you are the continuer of the History of the Ottoman Empire?" —" Yes, Sire, of the History of the Lower Empire." At these words NAPOLEON, being vexed at his own mistakes, turned his back upon him ; and M. ASIEILHON, feeling only the joy and honour of having detaii.,:.l the Emperor by him for some minutes, turned towards his neighbours, Ba Ying with emphasis—" The Emperor is an astonishing man ; he knows every thing !"—Le Facet. A mushroom was gathered on Dringhouses- Moor on Saturday last, which was measured by Mr. R. DALBY, at th e of which Wa l 3 $ i nches, Fox Inn, Dringhouses, the circumference AFFAIRS OF DRURY-LANE THEATRE. MEETING OF PROPRIETORS. A General Meeting of the Proprietors of Drury lane Theatre was held yesterday, at two o'clock, in the saloon of the Theatre, to hear the Sub-Com mittee's Report of the management and condition of the property. JOHN CALCRAFT, Esq. the Chairman of the Sub- Committee, presided. The CHAIRMAN briefly detailed the proceedings of the Sub-Committee, relative to the management of the affairs of the Theatre, and then read the Coflowing Report, which contains the substance of his address : " When the Committee bad last the pleasure to meet the General Assembly, their report went to announce that they had proceeded so far in the choice of a lessee, that the de posit of the party was made, and a memorandum of the agreement signed. Circumstances subsequently occurred to place the concern in a critical situation, by the refusal of Mr. Bish to ratify his contract. The Committee, how over, have the satisfaction to report that this state of affairs was but of short duration, and that a voluntary offer by 'tir. Price of abiding by his original tender (which was next in amount to that of Mr. Bish), relieved the Committee from the necessity of endeavouring, with a certainty of delay, a doubtful issue, and inevitable espence, to en- Mrce the agreement with Mr. Bish, or of placing the pro perty again in competition under the then disadvantageous circumstances. " Mr. Price in thus taking the theatre had many diffi culties to encounter ; but the favourable result of the season is the best proof of what the public and the proprietors have to expect from his judicious, spirited, and liberal ex ertions to meet their support. The Committee trust that in announcing the terms upon which they have let the theatre, the proprietors will feel that in the peculiar situa tion of their property when the present lessee took to the concern, their interests have not been neglected. It should he remarked, that the rent paid by Mr. Price being 10,6051. per annum, is an annual increase upon the former lease of 4051., with the additional advantage of the moiety of the interest of 3,0001. now in the hands of Messrs. Cal craft, Robins, and G. Lamb, in trust for the proprietors, and to he invested in the funds. The security consists of a deposit of 5,0001., 3,000/. of which is, as before-mention ed, placed in trust for the due performance of the several covenants, and 2,000/. is now and always to remain in advance of rent in the hands of the Committee. " The agreement for the lease, with all other securities relating thereto, has been executed. " In closing the report, the Committee have to request the attention of the General Assembly to the annual state ment of account now before them, as audited by the auditors, which exhibits the regular payment of the rent by the lessee. The new renters' annuity of is. 3d. per night has been paid by regular instalments to the account of their trustees, Messrs. Turton, Fallowfield, and Snodgrass, for 214 nights of performance, amounting to 3,7621. 10s., at the banking-house of Messrs. Ransom and Co. " The ground landlord, and all other current demands upon the proprietors, are paid in full up to Midsummer, amounting to 5,270/. 4s. 4d. " The only debt now upon the concern—viz. that of the principal and interest to the bondholders, amounting to 19,184/., will be reduced in the course of the present month to 14,824/. by the payment of a third instalment, with one year's interest to the Ist July, 1826, amounting together to 4,360/. " The Committee trust, that in the exercise of their judgment, under the difficulties they have stated, the Pro prietors will feel that they have proceeded in the way best calculated to secure the permanent interests of the com pany, and with a prospect of clearing the concern of all its debts within a very limited period." The CHAIRMAN then stated that he wished to observe upon the circumstances which had taken place since the meeting of last season. The theatre had been, it was known, let to Mr. Bish, and the committee had received a deposit of 2,000/. as se curity for the performance of his contract. Mr. Bish, however, thought proper not to fulfil his con tract, and the concern would have certainly been in the utmost difficulty had not Mr. Price, the present lessee, stepped forward and offered the most liberal terms, namely, the terms which he had before of fered, although advantage might have been taken of the sudden rejection by 'Mr. Bish. It bad been thought proper to accept of those terms rather than run the risk of a decision at law to compel Mr. Bish to the performance of his contract. The proprietors had every reason to be gratified at the result, for by the judicious management of Mr. Price, all the advantages which had been expected to arise from the theatre would be more than realized.—(Ap plause.)—The whole of the bond debt would in a very short time be liquidated, and then a dividend would be made. The report was then, with universal consent, adopted and confirmed. After some unimportant arrangement as to the appointment of committee-men, The CHAIRMAN stated, that it was his determi nation to continue his services until the theatre was quite out of debt—an event which, he believed, would very soon take place. Mr. DOUGLAS KINNAIRD spoke in confirmation of this state of affairs. There was one thing which, although not exactly connected with the subject on which they had assembled, he felt it his duty to mention, as he knew of no other mode of bringing it forward. The new renters, it was well known, were entitled to free admissions to the theatre. This privilege had never been disputed : but it appeared that the new renters now sought to exercise that privilege in a manner highly injurious to the lessee, and to the interests of the concern. The lessee had found it necessary upon particular occasions not to allow the new renters to engage places in the dress boxes, as that practice upon their part was calculat ed to i nterfere with the public accommodation. He was willing to give all the accommodation in his power, consistent with the immediate interests of the establishment, to the new renters, but it was too hard to expect that he would engage to keep places for them under the circumstances. It was, in fact, incompatible with his arrangements for punc tually answering all demands upon him. The CH AIRMAN certainly considered that the adop tion of any measure of this sort would be a great hardship on Mr. Price ; that he (Mr. Calcraft) had given his opinion that Mr. Price was fully justified in the course he had marked out, and that he was borne out by the Act of 1822 for the regulation of the rights of the new renters, by which they were to enjoy all the rights they did enjoy, under all ar rangements which might be made for the regulation of the 1 heatre by the Committee, and for the pre vention of fraud. Sir THOMAS TURTON, who entered the room as the last Proprietor was on his legs, stated, that no doubt all the proprietors were bound to make every effort in their power for the protection of Mr. Price, in whose talents and exertions they had the strongest reliance. He, however, as a trustee of the new renters, and a new renter himself, must defend their rights to the best of his power; and he contended that they were as well entitled as the rest of the public to the right of having places kept for them upon the payment of Is., according to the long ex isting practice. If he should be refused the custo mary privilege, he certainly would bring an action against the Manager, and he was perfectly satisfied what the decision would be, Was it to be said to the new renters that the good places were to be given to those who paid their money the moment they entered the Theatre, when the former had paid for their places long ago doubly and trebly; and were the ladies who were free renters to be told that they must not sit in the unexceptionable places, but walk up higher, and sit amongst the ladies of the town ?—(A laugh.) Mr. ROBINS said, that it was only upon particular occasions that Mr. Price intended to put this ;lie?... sure into effect. Mr. CALCRAFT. said, that it was a mistake to think that Mr. Price was introducing an innova tion. The same thing had been done in Mr. Sheri dan's time, and during the superintendance of the other managers, including Mr. Elliston. Two or three new renters here declared that they had the privilege, and undoubtedly would exercise it. The CHAIRMAN said, that if the right of the new renters were to be enforced, the next question would be what abatement was to be made to Mr. Price in his rent • f for he Certainly Would not be able to pay • the high rent he was now under, and discharge his other engagements. Sir T. TunmoN did not think that Mr. Price had the house at a high rent. There was a time When 20,0001. a year had been paid for it, and that even 30,000/. had been expected. Much had been done for Mr. Price. Did they not give him the 2,0001. which Mr. Bish had forfeited, to enable him to go On with so great a concern ? Mr. CALCRAFT said that there existed a mistake upon the subject. They did not transfer the 2,000/. which had been deposited by Mr. Bish to Mr.• Price, but after Mr. Bish had broken his contract, and the committee were in doubt whether they could retain the 2,000/. deposited by him, they understood that there was a negociation between those gentlemen; and then they withdrew any claim they might have upon Mr. Bish in furtherance of the negociation. Mr. PRICE wished more fully to explain. Mr. Bish had transferred nothing whatever without deli berate c onsideration. Mr. Bish had entered into contracts with a number of performers, and applied to him to rid him of those contracts in consideration of transferring the 2,000/. To this he (Mr. Price) consented. One of those performers he had paid 400/. to under those contracts, and that performer had played no more than eight nights. Another had played but seven ; and the fact was, that, with com promises and other matters, he was out of pocket by the contract. Sir T. TURTON expressed himself satisfied at this statement. Mr. PRICE said, that there was one fact to which he begged to call the attention of the meeting. The theatre was subject to 618 free admissions ; the dress boxes contained 260 places, the circle over that 240, making 500; and there were 370 free ad missions actually in one night. It was evident that the free admissions alone would more than fill the two lower circles. Sir T. TURTON said, that there were but 300 new renters, and of those certainly not a quarter could be expected to attend the theatre on any night. It was the worst possible policy in the theatre to dispute the right of the new renters. If such a pro ject had been anticipated, the season would probably not have gone off so quietly. Mr. PRICE said that his principal object must always be to accommodate the public who paid him, and enabled him to discharge his numerous obligations. The CHAIRMAN said, that all must feel it indis pensably necessary - to support the lessee. He (Mr. Ca'craft) would represent to the Sub-committee the feeling which had been exhibited that day, and he trusted that an accommodation would take place that would prove satisfactory. Upon the understanding that the Chairman would make a communication of this kind to the Com mittee, the meeting, having voted thanks to the Chairman, separated. DIVIDENDS ON STOCK. As the Half-yearly Dividends are now about to be paid, the following easy method of calculating Dividends will probably be useful to many of our readers. In calculating the Dividends on Stock, if it be in the Four per Cents., the Half-year yearly Dividend will be one fiftieth part of the principal. Hence multiply by two, and divide by one hundred. If the Stock be Three per Cents., the Half-yearly Dividend will be 3-200 of the principal. Hence add to the principal one half of itself, and divide by one - hundred. If the Stock be 31 per Cent. add to the prin cipal one half and one quarter of itself, divide by one hundred, and you have the Half-yearly Dividend. —Gilbart's Practical Treatise on Banking. FETE AT BOYLE FARM. The fete at Boyle Farm, on Saturday last, went off with extraordinary eclat. Four hundred and fifty persons sat down to an excellent dinner with out any confusion ; nay, so attentive were the hosts to the physical wants of their guests, that there was hot supper ready during the whole of the night for those in whom the pleasures of the eye and ear gould not subdue the more simple appetites of hun ger and thirst. The gardens were beautifully illu minated, and the fire-works on an island in the Thames had a fine effect. The phantasmagoria was conducted with great skill and success. But the principal charm was the brilliant appearance of a temporary room, where twenty-four of the loveliest young ladies in London enchanted every eye by the elegant fancy of their dress, and the harmonious grace of their motion in a quadrille costumee. Two gondolas, containing the principal singers, embarked on the Thames, whence their strains fell on the ear with delicious effect, softened by distance. But no pleasure is without some alloy : a grou p o f ma l e singers, who were instructed to wander about the grounds as itinerant minstrels, neglected this ele gant portion of their duties for the grosser amuse ments of gormandizing and drinking. They did worse : they disgusted every body by excessive in solence and vulgarity, which, no doubt, were partly attributable to their too great devotion to the sub stantial delights of the table, but still more to that absurd system of indulgence in this co un t r y, w hi c h admits to the privileg e of intimacy a set of persons who are, neither by situation, education, nor man ners, fitted to pass beyond the barrier of the ante chamber. We Must not forget that some Venetian e nchanting effect. This elegant Barcarolles, conducted by Vaud, before di nner, had an entertain ment, whic h will long be remembered by a ll w h o w it ness ed it, was given by Lords Chesterfield, Al vanley,and Castlereagh , and by Messrs. D e R oos and G ro svenor ; it reflects great credit on th e i r mu nificence residence of the B aroness d e R oo s, th e mother of one of t he hosts. the A horrible attempt at murder was committed se'nnight at Ramsgate, by a man of Cherrill. He had but a few days previous Y e o t t u rne d to this place from St. Luke's apparently cured of an aberration of he took i t into his h ea d to suspect his wife of infidelity, But on the night in question he seized a tili o anh i tEeivis S i enutuntaisd.iet the e madness of jealousy, hatchet, and inflicted several violent blows on her head, and also stabbed her in various places with a knife. He then ran out of the house al most in a state of nudity, and concealed himself in the gard en of East-cliff Lodge, where he was found, and then securely conducted to our House of Industry, where he now remains. The poor woman is in a dangerous state, and very little hopes are entertained of her recovery.—Kentish Chronicle, DESTRUCTION OF A FLOCK OF SHEEP.— in The frequent of sheep,entocicirrence of damage d one b y d ogs furnishes an additional proof that some legislative measures are necessary tO I enfo rce their ow ners, to take grea t er precaut i ons lambs, for th e publi c safety. On Wednesday pointer, two and c o e m n l t n e o r entered s a e' fi n o n c i t gl o t f ,' fi o n r e T s h o u l r i s th d: ‘ i v n n or s n h i e u e g p , one of the bull breed, the other - dogs , be longing iriayhew, of Mole-hilla 'arfr:tretting, Essex, and bit and worried nearly twenty o f theta, some of which were found dead, and others so m utilated as to render them of little valu e . Fortunately Mr. Mayhew went to look at his sheep that morning rather earlier than usual, and detected the dogs in their work of destruction ; one of them was found reposing upon a lamb, whilst the other lay by its side, both so completely glutted with their repast as Nv h t e o r s eve d t o their attemptosoonerllotquit the field : but no make their appearance, than they set off in different directions, as if conscious of thei r misdeeds,Suffolk Herald. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HAMPTON RACES. —WEDNESDAY, JULY 4. The Toy Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 19 added. To start at the Turn of the Lands, and go once round. Meats. Mr. Coleman's Flamingo, 3 yrs 1 1 Captain Locke's ch. c. Hawk's-eve, 3yt s 2 2 Mr. De Burgh's ch. m. Selina, 5 yrs S dr Mr. Dickenson's Pirate, 4 yrs Mr. B. Bond's bl. c. Sparkler, 3 yrs .... dr 6 to 4 agst Flamingo. The Ladies' Plate of 301. added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each. Heats, one mile and a distance. Mr. Jones's Logic, aged I 1 Mr. B. Bond's Sparkler, 3 yrs Mr. Brown's Charnwood, aged ];lr. Coleman's Flamingo, 4 yrs 2 0 .Ir. G. Berkeley's Edith, 4 yrs 0 0 Captain Locke's Labuni, 4 yrs Mr. Diekenson'.s f. Amelia, 4 yrs Mr. De Burgh's Selina, 5 yrs Mr. B. Hughes named Comus, 3 yrs dr Mr. Pearce's My Lady, 5 yrs dr to 4 Logic-2 to 1 Logic or Flamingo agst the field.— ... After the first heat, 2 to 1 on Logic. A Garrison Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, p. p. One mile, 12st. each, owners to ride. Captain Lawrison's Bimbo Mr. Wilkinson's b. h. Captain Robbins's Scarecrow 3 Kingsmau Mr. Jones's Bob elatch for 501. for Hunters; 12st. One mile. Mr. Delme Radcliffe's Swordsman Mr. Need's General BIBURY RA CBS. -T u ESDAY, JULY 3. This celebrated Club, which had once included his Ma jesty in its list of members, besides all the great sporting characters in the kingdom, has, we believe, closed its ca reer with this day's races. A meeting will be held this evening, when the propriety of dissolving the Club alto gether, or incorporating it with the Cheltenham, will be discussed with other matters, which it would be prema ture to notice at this time. The running to-day was as follows : The Bibury Stakes of 25 sovs. each, and SO added. Two miles. Mr. Rawlinson's b. f. Passion, 3 yrs, 7st. 21b. Major Gore's Rapid, 5 yrs, Bst. 51b. Mr. West's Syphon, 4 yrs, Bst. Produce Stakes of 50 sous. each. New mile.. Mr. Farquharson's b. f. by Wanderer, walked over. Six paid h. ft. The Burford Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 25 added. Heats, one mile. (IS Subs.) Mr. Pryse's ch. c. by Anticipation, 4 yrs Mr. Hervey's b. f. Victim 2 Mr. Rawlinson's f. Passion, 3 yrs 4 Mr. West's Syphon, 4 yrs 3 dr Major Gore's Belvidera, 3 yrs Both heats won cleverly.—Passion the favourite. IPSWICH RACES.—TUESDAY, JULY 3. The King's Plate of 100 gs. Mr. T. Collett's ch. f. Mildew, aged Mr. Howe's Skiffe, 6 yrs 1 2 dr Mr. Pedgrift's b. f. Tristram, aged Skiffe was the favourite, and won the first heat in high style, but was easily beaten the second. The knowing ones were taken in. A good race. AQUATIC SPORTS.—GRAVESEND REGATTA. We have seldom witnessed a more animated or interest- ' ing scene than the Regatta which took place at Gravesend, on Monday last. Notwithstanding the inauspicious ap pearance of the morning, the town was crowded at an early hour, caused in some measure by the hope that her Majesty the Queen of Wnrtemberg, who, it was reported was on a visit at Cobham Hall, the seat of the Earl of Darnley, would have honour6d the town with her presence. The hope, however, was delusive, and doubtless contributed to the disappointment of many. The clearing up of the weather, however, in some mea sure compensated for the disappointment. About noon Lord Darnley arrived, and was received at the place of em barkation by the Committee for managing the Regatta. The coxswains of the different boats destined to row for the prizes attended to convey his Lordship on board his yacht. The various colours of their costume contributed to the novelty of the scene. A complimentary salute was fired at the moment of his Lordship's embarkation. His Lordship was accompanied by his eldest son, Lord Clifton, and the female branches of his Lordship's family, and was soon after joined by the Duke of Portland, Lord Lowther, and several other persons of distinction. At one o'clock the last signal-gun fired, for the sailing boats to start, when they went off (six in number), ' in fine style, with a very strong breeze, notwithstanding which they ventured to carry gaff-topsails, which con stantly kept the boats' gunwhales under. It was difficult which to admire most—the hardy daring of the men, or the skill they displayed in seizing every advantage which presented itself, or in guarding against the disadvantages caused by the numerous turnings of the river. Blue was declared the winner, after a most arduous struggle, not having been separated much more than a boat's length from the White during the whole of the contest. Rowing and sailing matches, by boats of smaller dimen sions, next followed, which were contested with great skill and spirit, and gave general satisfaction. The sports of the day concluded with a match between a dingy rowed by one man, and a six-oared cutter, the latter boat to follow the dingy in all its turnings, and to secure it within twenty minutes. Boats were moored within certain distances, to facilitate the escape of the smaller boat ; the difficulties and stoppages the six-oared cutter experienced in endeavouring to turn sharp round after its adversary, without the assistance of a rudder, caused general roars of laughter. At the close ofthis per formance, Lord Darnley and family disembarked, and were loudly and repeatedly cheered. Much credit is due to the Committee for their admirable arrangements to promote the comforts of the visitors, sail ing boats having been engaged to follow the boats, for sub scribers and their friends. Mr. Fenwick, from Vauxhall Gardens, was in attendance; and about eleven o'clock at night, displayed from a boat moored in the centre of the river, a very great variety of splendid fire-works, to the delight of many persons who had not perhaps lately had an opportunity of seeing simi lar exhibitions at Vauxhall. The beautiful and romantic grove adjoining the baths, was, during the whole of the day, filled by elegantly dressed ladies, who seemed to take much interest in the scene. EXTRAORDINARY PASSAGE. The Hero Steamer, Captain Large, proceeded yesterday morning, on her intended excursion, from her anchorage off the Tower Stairs, to Margate and back again, performing the whole voyage within the given time in a masterly style. The weather proving very fine, she got under weigh at ten minutes before eight o'clock, with upwards of 300 pas sengers on board, leaving behind about 100 more, who were not in time, the period for starting being fixed at half past seven o'clock. She proceeded on her course amidst loud cheers. The Hero is about six years old, 210 tons burden, though, according to measurement, she might be nearer 400 tons. She has two engines of fifty horse power each, consumes nine chaldrons of coals for the trip, made about twenty-eight or twenty-nine strokes in a minute, equal to 140 feet, and moved at the rate of 12 miles an hour without any sails set, in smooth water, whilst the barometer indicated an atmospheric pressure between twenty-five and twenty-seven inches. Her machinery being new at present, will work with more ease after some further use. Her shafts are of wrought iron instead of cast iron, and therefore less likely to sustain damp" She was abreast of Tilbury Fort by twenty minute- • t e Light after si ee Tot steamers ten o'clock, crossed the Colonzlrine and ‘Afar off the mouth, of the Medway ; • .;u the I at twelve o'clock, and the Wrstis: and little sa il se t. buoy and Reculvers at three quarters 1„-- es t one. Notwithstanding light wind s 'and divers stoppages and detentions, sh ' Z ' was at 1- pistol -' „Li:.pst two o'clock in the afternoon withi n 4not of the Pier of Margate, landed several passen gers, was cheered by the assembled multitude, returned the compliment, and without coming to an anchor, in a few minutes afterwards steered back again for London, where she ai rived safely at her moorings off the Tower at 10 minutes before 10 at night. All the way down the wea ther continued delightful ; but towards evening a small rain occasionally drove the numerous passengers below for shel ter. The accommodations of the vessel afford every con venience both on deck and below. A band of music amused the numerous passengers, some few of whom joined the dance under an awning on the quarter-deck. Cards and backgammon-tables attracted the a ttention V placed in Camp-chairs, settees, and tables, were - us i e T a h o e f in abundance, for the convenience of every tne sternmost cabin was exclusively reserved far ,uld stathe ladies ; and in the great cabin 50 passengers ' ~.._ break fast or dine at once. These were occupiedntial b): parties all day long. T he charge for asu of tea or coffee, with eggs, cold ham, bed, tong u e , or lobster, b chickens, pastry, 2s. Dinner of boiled and roast beef, lam ens , pastry, and lobsters, 3s. 6d. Porter, Is- per bottl e ; P ort, ss. ; tea, IS. The greatest extort ion is made b y the London watermen, who exact 6d. for carr ying ea c h passenger, b succes breakfa st THE GREEK SEN \ TE. ISLAND OF Porvy:. 20.—1 n one of my late letters, I promised to g i ve you some description of Thamala (ancient Trnzene), where the new Government of Greece met for the first time, about seven weeks ago, and have con tinued to assemble every day since. All the members assemble under a lemon grove every forenoon at eleven. Round this lemon grove are benches placed circularly, on which the members sit. In the centre is a small table, opposite to which sits the President. Whenever the argu ment becomes warm between opposite parties (and this is the case every five minutes), the President rings a bell which lies on the table, and calls the parties to order. This bell is very necessary, for it would frequently be impossible for the President to make himself heard without it, so powerful are the lungs of some of the de bating gentlemen. No member or deputy is al lowed to come to the assembly with any weapon whatever ; he is not even allowed to bring his pipe. Were it not for this wise precaution, many heads would frequently be broken, and lives lost. These gentlemen are rarely satisfied with venting their ire in abuse. If any one oppose them in their arguments, they become s quite furious, and there being no laws to re train their passions within moderation, they would frequently lay violent hands on each other, if the measures taken by the present Government lead not deprived them of the means. Of this they are themselves so well aware, that they all una nimously agreed that no person should be allowed to enter the assembly even with a stick. The various dresses of the members, the, chiefs, and the deputies from the different islands, present to the eye such a motley and extraordinary ap pearance, that it would be impossible for me to describe my sensations on first entering the as sembly. Certain lam that such a variegated exhibition was never before seen by any of the Philhellenes present. Altogether it was a very lively, interesting scene, and I was highly pleased with it. There was, a few days back, a very serious and warm debate, at which I was present. There were many speeches made on the occasion which would not have disgraced a British Senate. The cause of this debate was this : there are deputies sent to the assem bly from all those islands in the Archipelago which remain in the possession of the Greeks. Syra, and one or two more still continue to nay tribute to the Turks, yet notwithstanding his, they send deputies to the assembly the same a r'rom the other islands. These deputies gave as much voice in the assembly as those sent from Hydra ? Spezzia, &c. Now, Syra has never given one shilling towards the Greek cause, or assisted it in any way ; whereas the other islands, and particularly the two mentioned above, have for ,ome time been the prop of their declining cause. The Hydriots, Spezziots, and the other depii ies, are, therefore, very indignant that the votes of the deputies from Syra should have as much weight as their's. This occasioned a very warm debate, and would have ended like an Irish lark, namely, in the loss of a few lives—had not the contending parties been deprived of every means e of defence and offence save their bunch of fives, at which the Greeks are not very expert. The weather, question was, however, ultimately decided in :tie favour of the Syra deputies, to the no, sma ll I m em or n ti n fic gr at o io ve n taondprinutsetetintdhiegnmaftrirojninoftht: v ,e oppo siteathr, e parties. There is no tent emetd in th e but all is transacted in the op n a i r . If t h e weat h er small building in the - 11 is bad, they assemble b I ,e 2 a a p , t e rs once.o s ; but Theundernt e r lemon vei s g situater o ve , j , Cnly room enough to c o nt a i n village, witere there is til l 5 v a O l e e y h i f e r f o s , n t n r i g v at t e h s e , a s n e d a e a p n u d t i e , i ilt i s i ois'e a aomv: b e e a s e u e t built e x e oft extreme c o ummt baene_d foundhaiduwretchedness,spe si in ec ye i os t uof t rock. fora ln 0 t dog ela about a quarter of a mile from the village— c ll which, by the by, is a most wretched hole ; there dl l h a y r , eaA andbpi lul place they sur pass any thing I have yet seen. They are now occupied by Colocotroni's troops. Th am al on the main, about six miles from Poros, on the road to Athens from the former place. Its situ ation is beyond description beautifuli n ; is the middle of a splendid valley, aboundin g with lemon groves, figs, olives, almonds, hazel nuh, ii oranges, grapes, &c. This v?..iley is at least ten dirt,tki h s e enhmal filth, miles in length, and in sor .ie places one and two broad. It is private p.operty, having been pur chased of the Gov-0 rnment by Colocotroni, for the paltry sum (A . 5001. Except the vineyards, there is 1 scavcP , - y any cultivation to be seen in this fertile and ma gn ificent valley. All is wild, unassisted nature. Of course there is some little attention requisite to pay to the lemon, groves, some of which are three miles in extent. ATROCIOUS CRUELTY.—On the 20th ult. commenced at. Nantes the trial of Peter nerve and Anne Merci er , hi s secon d w ife, accused of the murder of Margaret Herve, the daughter of the male prison er by a former wife. The cir cumstances of the case, as contained in the in. dictment, are of the most cruel and revolting nature. Margaret Herve, being dangerously ill, was asked by her father if she rould not leave her property to him, in preference to her maternal relations. To this she consented, and a notary atuitou:sl , leer was sent for, who drew up her will. From that , l'u ai ri ld ne to . wash Brat of the Ilef ig i a , moment Herve and his wife treated her in the cruellest manner—she was forced to swallow cie,,, ~ bOurs taking compassion on her, offerw) ehxercrienn her rs illness, I d es e s —1 to tend y linen. These offers were ' •' - . .. . re' by Herve and his wife, who t, *- no only menaced, but as saulted, those 'persons who came t o th e ir 1 daughter, ' 7 l ley were often heart to regret th r , 4 - un_n Fr at s '.e was not yet dead. Ir. th e beei i .-, est . ~, January Herve and his v.7ife, to hasten, as it would appear, this emit, removed the un fortunate girl from the house into a pig-sty, which was but imperfectly closed by a crazy old door. Here the food of the girl was of the worst de scription ; and, in quantity, scarcely sufficient to sustain life. Her cries and moans were heard b u t such was th e ' • by all the neighbourhood , ror inspired by Herve and his wife, that .„ one At leng th the Mayor o f dared go near her. of the circumstance, went being informed went with several other persons, on the 29th of ' n er ves house. WI January, to len the door of the pig-sty was opened, the stench th a t i ssue d forth was so Net' , t h at no one dared enter for some time. There, u pon a beau of humid and r otten straw, and surrounded_ 'h filth, wit lay the wretched girl. The A floor was so damp that the feet sunk into it. Th e poor girl was conveyed to one of the neighbouring houses, where, on, the 17th o f F e b ruar y, s h e exp i re d . The ply - sicians declared that the miserable state in which she had been allowed to remain—the cold, and want of proper nourishment, had aggravated the symptoms of her disease, and mainly contributed to its fatal result. The trial, it is supposed, will last several clays,