The Sun. — London, England, 1825-08-31 00:00:00

Asa At ANECDOTES &c. ----...---- ember of th e Society of Frienris was lately travelling bebetween Darlington and Leeds, in one of the stage-coaches, lie Ppened to fell in company with an infidel, who made no scruple of Publicly declaring his impious principles, and proclaiming the Bible to be a tissue of incOngruities. The Quaker took all this very calmly, and asked what the' Bible contained that was so .verY ridiculous. The infidel, in answer, said that no man "of sense could believe that a stone thrown at a man could sink into his heed and kill him —alluding to David and Goliah. The Tea:ark drew from the Quaker this laconic rply, " Liflroliah's head had been as soft as thine, l e see not wherewould -44 'e been the difficulty !" A. reverend Clergyman, not twenty miles from Perth, while latelyt on a course of visits to the members of his congrega livedl°u, to make shorter work of it, called a few of those who in the vicinity of one another into one house. Before . I. 9 e eedin.' to exhortation, he exercised his vocation as a cate- Adc4ust, mane other questions he put the following to . old am ______, one of his flock:.—" Are all transgressions a. u allY heinous, Adam ?" " No," replied Adam, and repeated ~,t Common answer to the question. " Very well, Ad,slin, .) e - .1, nee doubt, point out some o' tliae sins that are mair hein ous I, list— :ye can, name them." " The sins o' Ministers an Ma lerrates," rejoined Adam. The clergyman propounded, no V estion s.—.-(Perth Courier.) Tsi wirr says, in one of his most celebrated works, " The make " a Tub,”what " one man can fiddle, and another can the a small o great city, and he that cannot do either one or the other, deserves to be kicked out of the creation." hisLACONI REPLY.—When the celebrated David painted ‘ ._ la rge Picture of Buonaparte's Coronation, a connoisseur ob tooved to him that he had made the Empress Josephine much P ur ig• "Go and tell her so," said David. C,_Yrt onoitz, King of Corsica, when waited upon by the g i ,f2lln of the subscription for his relief, when lodging in a tb.'" In Dean -street, Soho, received them under a canopy , Tned by the unnailed valance of the bed, holding out his hand to th e charitable visitor to kiss. thi s V GRE AT LORD MANSFIELD.—A literary f r i e nd o f reeordobleman applied to him for Materials for a biographical to a r is hing, as lie said, to perpetuate the memory of so 'was, , k un linary of the British Law. Ills Lordship's answer pow e , s ' " 1 Y success in life is not very remarkable; whatever w„ a nature gave me I was enabled to cultivate ; my father " 4 m - tlue e d i n a t n or rank and fashion, and early in life I was intro- Ite to , into the best company, where my circumstances permitted t o t h sa PPort the character of a man of rank and fashion, and you ',,F circumstances I chiefly owe my success in life. But if i ve wish to Write the life of a truly great man, take that of the it ,, .4.ord Hardwicke. He was indeed a wonderful character. ah'ii?,;'eame Cord Chancellor of England merely by his virtues, arid 1 . ,1.e5 , i and learning. His father fact an obscure attorney, inir,,ci'lsegrandfather an humble peasan" Such was the noble O '' Lord Alansfield, the victim of ous persecution. R to D.—One of T ix BOSTON, NEW ENGLAN a mob, those uncommon, illegal, reckless bodies, . fete disturbed the peace of this quiet city for a 'Lew nights. This engine of . correction or ven geance is tyrannical and- unjust at all times ; and here the law IS ample for the regular and tran squit r emoval of nuisances. Such riots as have oc urred are not the contests of virtue against s v t i u ce r: ' the former resorts to better means . — On _a Satur day night the mob broke the window,, doors, 41„nd furniture 'of three small houses, in North atargin-street and drove the females into the h streets.--,On men in Prince -street, 'Tue;day evening an establis called the Bee-hive, con slstitlg of a large wooden house in front, a t rick Itouse in its rear, and a string of ten foo t. /°°(Klen tenements still further in N, e rear,were a la , eked tit the same manner. The , whole front 4 7 the front building was torn down with fire c443k:3,' and the doors, windows, furniture and port,tioli, , in the other tenements, were de ' afro e u • The -polic- exerted themselves in den, t° disperse the rioters. Nathaniel nol o: ?I, "'nes Crawley, . and John Nouse, were f: "-edilesday brought before the Police Court, Cfor examination, charged with being con irt7elll this riot, and were ordered to- recognize their' sureties, in the sum of COS dollars each, for aPPearance at the Municipal gust, to - court in Au answer to the charge. On Wednesday , evening, we understand, the mob assembled again and attacked .a house in Ann-street. Nu , rorn_erous Police Officers being at hand, but little ischief was done, and wer e a r we . hear that 12 persons rested.--(Boston Paper, jay . 2g.) rea(ler"""i".—(Froma Dublin Paper .)-- Our o,4,efoic_ !sti hey,. t,ti...,jl.2linic)erceive,by the calendar of the Commission,that, Ihnlas Cullen, and James Walsh, convicted of cinti, for at the Commission. They are _ stan a l ot, 1;,1,,1t.,! maiming Air. Butterworth, on the 25th of June lot, e 4 Lord Ellenborough's Act. In their - favour Il l ir t . (kit.,ist? Moved an arrest of judgment at the close of the as t at , oh. l, ion, and on their cas e the twelve Judges pronounced •Ilair,k4,;(T, confirming the finding of the jury. Mr. William thebeea •3t• Andrew -street the attorney of the traversers, has . his mast indefatigli,l i' • • to save the lives of unfottun clients' e . n his exertions the decision of e tw eb. ,,, Joe. , and immediately on . i 4 411 ler, ages having been announced, prepare( acase,.. th at r:' It to Brig:and for the opinion of the first Law Officer of is ar,„'lngdoni. His opinion arrived in town last night, and it tat t 'v y °,,4l to that of the twelve Judges of Ireland.- The t (itlene3L`eneral for Engle.nd, we understand, in reply tot he verdi ct _Pet to him in Air. Rail's cam' is of opinion, that the tile Ight to b e set asid e as n'ulland void altogether, under thoughiala,e_riboro Act, ins-In:well as the Dublin Jury not hay. Bala t`,1,(1 prisoners guilty o n the first count of the indict gley hey "e, should have been "acquitted on all the rest on which ret,linee4re arraigned. 1 l nd other l a orswy are r etit of • b I Y Ahr• flail foil r . „ . ami ton, 4 lat 1 J''''f,'lnent groundsr thrichey and the .. ? a rest, and a new ar eYbe 'N , don the above opinion, will imme 81_ , led for. th,, ,1=114.A D -trio] -hneiii '-,,,NE AND TUE SLAVE TRADE.--cc By t,of ..returns in August '11.12:: , t : appears that the popu ve',4 11,001-otla Leone consisted a i6;t 71 clUls, of whom more , ~_ri ly . 6 1 ,,__ vere negroes rescuell by our cruisers frop nt s e l n a .. - ',4,_! o nc e ti"..77_,,aove settled in villages, under the supermt this h‘,"lrltittrio, ali g p:! .n n a ariers or schoolmasters, sent _ou m t 4' 1 the settle_ onlys. t,!,,, 11:egins itoesutepapers rairV assintan o t f s w effect this training has ili y I,P that thouol Wh Y • h e l • the colony was te ll IWO, her _ , .. e popu ation of for trial ere ears , fter e nad been forty eases in the calendar ..,._,!. • vitin_wer2 0 i , shina the population was upwards of MA) swesund "'Y ; and not a sin le case from any of the tli, ertheir, '411,11.1 --a"a4ement of a'missionary or schoolmaster." 0481. c 0 ItIGIN.—The confinement of k In ern • the prison of Id ' t main inci- P in the • , u g a e, a ,ez t, a_ revival play of A Woman never z'rentiantPN'ars to have been founded on fact. litaryi,,,,g!ves the following version of the It Wretelle,Ludgate was, within my memory, . 14 4 3 414 Prison for debtors ; it became what a ( l 4 , t , Pri v i i 4 free prison in 1 373, but soon lost 4ellotion o f e g e * It was enlarged, and had the ;1' ronaiPiaPel by Sir Stephen Forster, on . Qd lilere, 41ie °cell-Skil. He had been confin- AYn' I Y k ricth"' ,begging at the grate, was accost (00111q NI widow, who asked him what sum k . rcil ase L. . h • his liberty. She 'paid it down, int o h er _ • ef i i • in th cs i service, and afterwards married : I N - c na No 111 " 441 A I - -i , was an inscription in honour /441illich 11, gne.s, his wife, dated 1454, the year Pr of tt-t, e.niciYed the honour of being Lord 1,. it.,,i),._ . Clty.,, I!, lien „k;1101013blillgab011t B • titon apparently ~'II3 so ',lan when , rig ,7 . . ... 4j4rn,hin.law '' i he Went ; he is residing with 44,i""e'l und in' Nv`i° 1 has a house on the Marine p et ijoyi rir , tr''oe carriage the veteran is often the lAit'rkit, " r , l e fine sea breezes 4te e 4 t of s 4P, 11100.1, • .. , 14 °meaePtetnber i • H,TG commencing _ all, aft pit.,,t7tre th e ' s 3 eXPeeted to be attended with every.q- Isrlw.he feat 1 (liana Iportunan can possibly anticipate ; biros kaa it,citliered t't'll';'l'll.; and the harvest so far got in as to e 4 Challee Of escape, even from the de. THE KING. WINDSOR, AUG. 3 0.—Yesterday afternoon his MAJESTY left the Royal Lodge at half after three o'clock, and drove him self in his pony phaeton, followed by his suite in another, to Sand-pits Gate, Cranbourne Lodge, and, the New Lodge, and returned at half after sib o'clock to dinner.—His Majesty will this day dine at Virginia Water.—His Majesty drove to the Castle on Sunday after hearing Divine Service at the private chapel, and personally conducted Prince Esterhazy, Count Lieven, and the three foreign Princes who arrived with them bn a visit to his Majesty on Friday last, through the extensive improvements. Prince Esterhazy, Count Lieven, and his Ma jesty's other visitors, left the Royal Lodge yesterday morning. DEPARTURES FROM TOWN, er.c. The Earl of Ludlow, for Coole Hall, Bedfordshire; Lord Althorpe, from Earl Fitzwilliarres, Wentworth House, York shire, for his father's (Earl Spencer) seat in Northampton_ shire ; Lord Charles Manners, on a tour ; Lady Smith, for the Dowager Countess of Guildford's seat in Yorkshire; Sir Gore Ouseley, Bart. for his seat, Woolmers, Herts ; Mrs. Wil loughby Bertie and Miss Wyckham, for Greenhill, near Wey mouth ; Sir Ulysses tie Burgh, for Kildare ; Mrs. Cotton, for Welwyn, Herfordshire ; Sir Richard and Lady Carr Glynn, for Gaunt's House, near Wimborne ; Mr. Philip Henry Hope, on a tour ; Captain , and Mrs. Carterett, for Lyme, Dorset ; Mrs. Long Wellesley and Miss Tynley Long, on a tour ; the Marchioness of Westmeath, from. St. James's Palace, for the seat of Thomas hope, Esq. Deep . Deane, Dorking—From Warren's Hotel, Regent -street—The Earl of Buckingham shire, for his seat in Bucks—From the Royal Hotel, St. James's -street—,George Stewart, Esq. for his seat, Murthley Castle. North Britain ; J. Denham, Esq. for North Britain.— From the British Hotel, Jermyn-street—Mr. and Mrs: Gray, for Paris ; William Manby, Esq. for Cheltenham.—From the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street—Mr. and Mrs. Osborne, for Cheltenham ; C. Hitchcock, Esq. on a shooting excursion in Cambridge.—From the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street— Mr. and Mrs. Owen, for the Continent.—From Nerot's Hotel, Clifford . ..street—The Rev. Mr. and Miss Gates ;' G. H. Wil. hams, Esq. and Ladies. o_, ~.---*,( -4;0 , , '..,. ,- • . p_qok ,r ''', ~c -, """ •" .: .) ... , --4 . I) ,A , ~4 , ~,, z• ' ' , ..: 44 ,-T 6,: - r ..L" :z.:71. -.4"--0.t.. .. ,_::tP. 1:0.- it... \iv, _2-_9 • E 1. ~,,, i 4 :. 7 1 fit ''''''' --.`'`7l" '4. k,\& jr)4 1 1 4 s;r? ARRIVALS IN TOWN'. Miss Elliot, from Lincolnshire; Lord Nugent, from Berk shire; Sir F. Burdett, Bart. from a tour to Ramsbur; Manor, Wilts.—At the British Hotel—Mr. and Mrs. Grattan and fa mily, from France; Dr. and Mrs. Bridges and family, from Oxford; Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins, from Staffordshire.—At the St. George's Hotel—Mr. and Mrs. Melville and family, from Oxford ; Mr. and Mrs. Salmon, from Surrey.—At Ne rot's Hotel—The Rev. Mr. 'Wilson, Mrs. 'Wilson, and Ladies; D. Morel, Esq. and family, from Oxford ; Mrs. and Miss Johnson. A lIIIIVALS AT CIIELTtIVHAM.—The Prince and Princess Rasoumoffsky, Lady and Miss Acton, Major Mathewson, Major Littler, Lieutenant-Colonel Patrickson, Lieutenunt- Colonel Henry Murray, Lieutenant - Colonel Combs, Rev. J. Jones, Hon. P. St. John, Major ThoMpson, Major Peason; Captain Plumage, Captain Tudor, Dr. Benson, .&c. ; Mr. and _Mrs. Striven, Elliot, APGarel, Stafford, Smith, Dwariss, Cionipton, Cox, Moore, &c. The luggage left by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at the apartments of the Duke of Cumberland, in St. James's Palace, was sent off on Monday, morning to Hanover. -Yester day morning the remainder of their Royal Highness's house hold in London set off fOr the same destination. On Monday last the Earl of Liverpool steam-packet arrived at the Tower, from. Ostend, with his ExCellency the Dutch Ambassador'and suite on board, and about fifty passengers. On Sunday last the Lord steam-packet arrived at the Towla, from Calais, with Lord Forbes, Lady Bloomfield, and other persons of distinction on board; and about seventy passengers, and several carriageS. Lady Noel Byron and her daughter are amongst the recent arrivals at Southampton. ' The Earl and Countess of Grosvenor have arrived at their seat, Eaton Hall, Cheshire, from a tour. The King of France sat to Sir Thomas Lawrence on Sun- . day, at noon.. The picture is for his Britannic Majesty's gallery. There. are 1,200 visitors at the Saratoga springs ; among them, Joseph Buonaparte and suite, who ;mend staying there during the warm weather.—(Saratoga Sentinel.) THE ALMACK'S OF OXFORD -STREET. • Several inhabitants of the Panisx.of Alattr-La-BoNNE at tended yesterday at the Police Office, to request the interfe ' rence of the Magistrates to suppress what they were pleased to call a crying nuisance, but what we should rather denominate a ftiddling one, in Oxford-street. It appears that a certain Signor ANTONIO—not exactly the gentleman whose pound of flesh cuts such a 'figure in The Merchant of Venice, but one who appears to inherit his good-natured propensity of intro during his friends to partners—had made divers preparations for opening a ball in Oxford-street ; and Much to the horror of the polite in that recherche quarter, the tickets were, as the Irishman says, " to be sold free, gratis, for nothing at all." The mere prospect of the very miscellaneous rabble that this would produce, terrified the Oxonians, who, like Tony Lumpkin's friend at the Three Jolly Pigeons, appear to hate what's low ; and they remained in a very unpleasant state of suspense until last Monday, when the Italian Signor actually committed the felonious act in question, and gave the ball. A large party..._ and select, no doubt, on the principle of selection observed in asking to the wedding feast, after those who were bidden would not come—assembled. Music Lind dancing were the order of the night, and parting was such sweet sorrow, that the cons- Party did not break up until six in the morning. Delightful as this was to 'all concerned in the amusement, it was any thing but delightful to the neighbours, who, it would appear, had no sould fOr music. '!'hey. declared they could not sleep with the noise, as they barbarously denominated the harmony, and came to beg, that as the Signor had given his company a, ball, the Magistrates would give him the rout. Mr. GRIFFITHS inquired if money had been taken at the door, else he could not interfere: It appeared that the Italian had guarded against this. You paid nothing, it seemed, for the ticket of admission; you were admitted free as air ; but for a coffee ticket you were charged two shillings. This was somewhat like the old delusive ad vertisement, " Beefsteaks for a penny," which drew many a hungry epicure to the bait ; who, on calling the bill, was always much disagreeably undeceived by finding " cookey" charged a shilling. IVlr.GairriTtie..—Was every body obliged to take this coffee ticket ? Applicant.—They would not be let in otherwise. Gibbs, your officer, was there, and he can confirm what I am saying. - Gibbs, on being they called, scratched his head, and said, that all the other officers had received a ticket, and that he went with his wife. It was, please your lirorship, a very genteel place —very--and as for improper women, so far from them being that I turned out half a dozen of them by the advice of Mounseer Hantoniar himself. Mr. Guirrrnis.—Was the coffee actually given ? - A young gentleman, in a rather soiled shirt, volunteered his evidence, and said that he had no coffee, nor had he seen any body else get any. Ile gave his two shillings, and arcil for nothing but the dancing, of which he had lots; there were three or four hundred ladies and gentlemen. As for drink there was indeed plenty of beer, (aliquor, we should think, more congenial to hops than coffee). On this statement Mr. GRIFFITHS issued his summons for Signor Antonio to attend this day. In trying bins we hope he will not forget Portia's speech in the case of his great name. sake—" The quality of mercy is not strained," Jcc.—(2lforn ing Paper.) P 0 F Tit P. THE DEAD SOLDIER. Il sleeps ! The hour of mortal pain And warrior pride alike are past, His blood is mingling with the rain, His cheeks are withering in the blast. This moral there was a bright hue there, The flash of courage stern and high ; The steel has drained its current clear, The storm has bleach'd its galland dye. This morn these icy bands were warm, That lid, half showing the glaz'd ball, Was life—thou chill and clay faced form, Is this the one we lov'd ? This all ! Woman away, and weep no more, Can the dead give you love for love-- Can the grave hear ? His course was The spirit wing'd its ray .above- Wilt thou for dust and ashes weep !' Away, thy husband lies not here. Look to yon heaven ! If love is deep On earth—'tis tenfold deeper there. I Mr. Cll.tur.ts LUCIF:II pIJONAPARTE has-pub lislted in Philadelphia the first volaine of his'. SUpOement to Wilson's American Ornithology," in a style worthy of the subject. Mr. Say's " Entomology" *as sLyposed to be the most splendidly executed book that had appeared from the American press. Wilson's work, until Mr. Say's, took the lead ; but Mr. Buonaparte's exceeds in magnificence both of those publications.—(daicrican Paper.) MAJ-on. Asnat.:.---A pen sketch of a young gentleman in a sitting posture, executed by this unfortunate and gallant officer, supposed to be intended for himself, has • been preserved by an American officer of the war of 1776, In Newhaven (United States.) It was sketched while he was in prison, a short time previous to his death, and is said to be very bold and spirited. It is about to be engraved : a circumstance which reflects some credit on the feelings'of the possessor. EXTORTIONr.—At Queen-square Office r this day, Mr. 13E1.1.Awv, belonging to the House of Commons, preferred a complaint against a wafer man named Patterson, for an impudent extortion. It appeared that Mr. B. arrived on Monday s'en. night from Scotland, in the City of Edinburgh steam-boat, and engaged the defendant's-wherry at Blackwall, to convey himself, two other gen. tlemen, man servant, and his luggage to West minster Bridge, and on their arrival there he de manded 14s. for his fare, the legal fare being only 3s. 6d. Ml. B. said he always acted liberally to Waterman, and, had he not made such a demand, he should have given 10s., which he considered very handsome. The defendant admitted. the of fence, and was. convicted in .a fine of 205., and 9s. 6d. costs. ALARMING INTELLIGENCE FO R ALDERMEN.— Extract of a l e t ter f rom Stangate Creek, August 28:—" To give you an idea of the strict qua rantine we are under here, I will instance to you the following circumstance:—On our way down the Mediterranean, between Mahon and Gibraltar, I caught a quantity of very fine turtle. I fully expected to have made something, by sending them to London for sale ; but, to my great astonishment, the Superintendent of Qua rantine would not allow them to come out of the ship. I have, therefore, been obliged to kill them, and feed the people upon them.— I am quite sure, if it were represented in the proper quarter, some relaxation would be made. It is a serious loss to me, as no doubt I should have got from 2s. to 2s. 6d. per pound for them ; here they charge 61d. per pound for beef. This is the first time of hearing of turtle being con tagious." ALARMING FIRE. —About four o'clock this morning the watchman of Windsor-row, BlaCk.. friars, discovered the lower part of Mr. W. Dow dens'(the feather-bed factor's) house to be on fire. He instantly gave an alarm, and the inmates, 'most of whom slept in the rear of the house, with difficulty escaped out of the first-floor window, before the flames ascended upwards, through the shop, and back into the large ware-room. The two parish engines were quickly on the spot, and a plentiful snpply Of eater was obtained, which was soon thrown in large quantities upon the flames, and several of Mr. Dowdon's neigh bour's having exerted themselves with the most praiseworthy activity, in conveying water through their houses, the flames were soon subdued, hay ing destroyed the entire range of the lower floor of the house. Mr. Dowden was not insured. DREADFUL A ccrnr.wr.---On Wednesday even ing last, George Wills, Esq., of 25, Gloucester. place, mounted a very spirited charger, which, starting instantly at full speed into Upper Berkeley-street, got upon the footpath, and Mr. Wills, not being able to control the animal, which plunged in a desperate manner, he was thrown with tremendous force against the area railings, and the animal then darted off, very much cut. Some of the passengers raised Mr. Wills, but he was insensible. On being conveyed to a surgeon, both legs and his left arm were found broken, and his skull fractured. He was carried home in this dreadful state, and has since been attend ed by Sir Astley Cooper and Mr. Heaviside, bat 'little hopes are entertained of his recovery. A fellow called at the house of a farmer at Hoe, near Bishop's Waltham, on Tuesday, and on discovering that no one was therein, except a little girl, he demanded something to drink ; upon her stating that she could not comply with his request, he wok from his pocket a knife, and taking her - by the arm threatened to cut her throat, when she had the presence of mi n d -to say, " Th an k G o d , here ' s my master coming," which caused the fellow to quit his hold and decamp, and'she closed the door and locked it, when the villain, finding that he had been hoaxed, returned, and after uttering many dreadful im precations, threatened to come again in a few days, and wreak kis vengeance on the poor girl. Great numbers of workmen are at present en gaged in raising and preparing for transporta tion to London, the beautiful freestone found in a quarry at Pentewan, belonging to Sir C. Hawkins, Bart., and known in the.neighbourho o d of St. Austell by the name of Pentewan stone.— The number of hands is, however, inadequate to supply the quantity of stone required and an ad vance of wages has consequently taken place. Many men are also employed at Cirrngray, in the parish of St. Austell, in cutting gra nite for the new bridge, and other architectural works in the metropolis, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. RACING EXTRAORDINARY. The practice of smoking tobacco has become ea fashiaoablet. that, at t h e races of a certain yeomanry corps lately, one of the members of a celebrated troop actually rode a race Smoak lug a cigar!. He lost the race, but boasted he had kept his cigar alive ! ! HARE HUNTING. • The following definition of hare hunting is given by a writer of the year 1616 " Is it not a worthie.peece of seruice for flue or sexe men in the countrey (whose dwellings are four or flue miles asunder, to make a mad match) to meete together on such or such a morning to hunt or course a hare, where if she be bunted with hounds shee will leade them such a dance, that perhaps, a horse or two arc kil'd, or a man or two spoil'd, or hurt with leaping hedges, or ditches, at the least after four or five days prepara tion, and some ten pounds charge among men, horses, and dogs, besides an infinite deale of toyle and trouble, and an in numerable number of oathes and curses ; after this great of deale of doo, the main purchase can be no more than a poore silly hare , which is but a d ry meate, an d w i ll take more butter in the basting than her carkasse is worth." CRICKET. • A cricket match was played last Monday and Tuesday, on Twyfot , l Down, near Winchester, between eleven of the Win chester Club and the same number from that of Stockbridge.-- Much activity and skill were displayed on, both. sides, and on Tuesday evening the state of the game was decided in favour of %Winchester ' which is att r il iu t a bl e to t h e i r Superior bowling anct manner of fielding Winchester, Ist innings, 148; 2d do. 157—total, 305. Stockbridge, 'lst innings, 71; 2d do. 114, and 3 wickets to go down—vital, 185. THAMES YACHT CLUB. Yeiterday the .51eMbers of the Thames Yacht Club gave their grand silver cup and cover, to be sailed for by Gentlemen's pleasure vessels. The following were the.contentling parties : VESSELS. OWNERS. PLACES. TON& COLOURS. Venus - - M. G. Keen Horslydown 13 lied. St. George W. Duke - - Chelsea - 11 Yellow. Spitfire . T. Butterworth Ditto - - 5 Light Blue. Frindship Willikims Bankside 8 White. Fortitude .- J. Southam Millbank - 7 Green. Royal Eagle -C. Stokes - Rotherhithe 11 Pink. Sylph - - E. Codd Chelsea - 12 Orange. Lady Louisa T. Smith - Rotherliitlie 13 Purple. They started from Blackfriars Bridge, to sail round a boat moored off the POwder House, Wandsworth M ea d ows, an d back to Cumb e rl an d Gardens, inside a boat moored off those Gardens. The prize was to be delivered to the winner in the Gardens. The signal for sailing was to be given by the Com modore of the little squadron at two o'clock; but, in conse quence of some unavoidable delay in forming the line at Black friars, they did not start before three. They had then but little wind, and it was more a drifting than a sailing match. The Fortitude had the good fortune to keep the lead up to Chelsea, where they lest the tide, and found it impossible to . proceed further. The Commodore, acting under the disappointment, communicated to the vessels that the contest was ended for the .day, and that it would be renewed to-morrow (this day). The Commanders of the different vessels accordingly steered for their moorings, and prepared for the next trial of strength. Many boats with gay company attended the match, and a good breeze of wind would have produced excellent amusement. The Rowing Match for the handsome wherry given by the Ladies and Gentlemen of Lambeth, will increase the liver sports of this day. BANKSIDE REGATTA. • Notwithstandi ng th e un f avourable state of the weather on Monday, two rowing matches took place. The first was for a boat, given by the inhabitants of Bankside and its vicinity; it was a sculler's wager, and the prize was rowed for by six free - watermcn, in three heats ; the first of which was won in very fine style by' Charles Brumwell. The conqueror in the second heat was James Harrison. The third and last beat was very strongly contested between Brumwell and Harrison, but the former proved too much for his opponent, who eventually came in second, closely followed by Samuel Lipscombe, a man aged 54, and Cummins. • PICKLE HERRING REGATTA. This was also a sculler's wager, and rowed by a similar number of watermen. It was decided in four heats ; the start o be from London-bridge, down round Addis'-road, off Still tairs, Pickle Herring ; to row three times that distance. The first heat was won by James Fisher; the second heat by Jos. Molton. The grand heat was, perhaps, as tin e a spec i men of the art of rowing a s we ever witnessed—.it was won by Fisher ; the second boat rowed by Babington. • PEDESTRIA NIS3I. Robert. Skipper- who calls himself the Pedestrian Champion of England, commenced on Monday morning the herculean task of walking's2 miles per day for JO successive days, for 100 sovereigns. He is 37 years of age, about 5 feet 10 in height, and a native of Norwich. He started_from the Obelisk, High_ street, COMiester, passed through Chelmsford, to the 26th mile. stone on the. London-road, • and returned through Chelmsford about one o'clock, in high spirits, with every prospect of corn pleting hii first day's task, and bets are very numerous, both in favour and: against the completion of the performance. PUGILISM. The fight yesterday, between Rough Robin and,Higlloch, alias Buddolloch (for 501.) was a match of Ilercules pitched against Gohalt, for both men are great big onesliougli Robin being about six feet, and his antagonist two or three inches taller. Neither of' the men were much known in the London Ring, and the only interest excited was, to see such men fight, as it was considered to be a fair match. Josh Hudson took Rough Robin by the hand, and offered to back him against any man in England for 501. several months back, but he could get no customer—the Dons not choosing to fight for so small a sum, and the little fellows being rather " shy" of such a customer. At length Tom Belcher brought forth a rival count r y man f rom Cambridgeshire, to accOmmo date the rou g h one . Th e r i ng was pitched on abeautiful piece of turf; in a place called No.man's Laud, about 4 miles east ward of St. Alban's, and 26 from London. The odds were 6 and 7 to 4 on Robin. At ten minutes past one the men went into position ; Robin seconded by .losh Hudson and Holt; colour brown bird's-eye; and Buddolloch, seconded by Harry Harmer and George Head. 1W UNDS. 1. After a good deal of sparrinj Buddolloch went in with left and right, and hit Robin on the right cheek, but was met by a right-hander on the breast. ButTolloch missed a left-hander, and in a close they both went down, Robin under. 2. Budolloch went in again with his left ; but after a trifling exchange, went down, slipping. 3. No blood yet. Budulloch the favourite —went in again, but was manfully received by Robin, who struck out left and right; a rough exchange took place, in which Bud. had the best of it; peppering Robin's face till they both went down. 4. Robin shewed a backwardness to begin, but after thinking, of it, he made a plunge at Buddolloch, who was unable to re sist his weight, and he went down weakly. 5. Buddolloch took..the lead and bored Robin to the ropes, where a hard struggle took place to the advantage of Bud—but as Robin tried to hug him, be slipped back through his hands. 6. Buddolloch went in boldly, and had evidently the best science. Robin was too unwieldy, but had strength to bear Buddolloch's blows, which were dealt heavily, till in a close Robin fell on the top of Buddolloch.-2 to 1 on Buddolloch. 7. Buddolloch s had the best of this round, but showed strong symptoms of increasing weakness.—:Betting in favour of Robin. 8. Robin seemed in high spirits, and began to take the lead bere, for Buddolloch was rather weak andfell backwards. He could not keep up his head properly. 9. All in favour of. Robin, who went on swimmi ng ly to w i n . 10. Robin bored in on his man, and had the best of it, but as lie was staggering back, Buddolloch hit him a hard one on the mug, from which he tell on his second's knee.—(Cries of foul_ 1 11. A passable round to the advantage of Robin, who threw, his man, and fell back himself. 12. Similar to the last. Josh Hudson'singing Robin Adair, in high glee. 13. Robin by far the fresher man, and any odds offered on him—no takers. 14. Buddolloch went in, but Robin received him coolly, and retreated backwards, till Buddolloch exhausted himself; and fell sprawling. 15. No chance for Buddolloch, who fell quite tired and ex hausted. 16. Robin still on the retreating system, and pelting his man, who came up to him weaker and weaker, until in a close he fell—Robin on the top of him. This Was a good round. 17. This was a still better round; and poor Buddolloch, though very weak, bored up to ,his man to the corner of the ring, where he was kept at bay for about two minutes—at last they went both down in a close amid loud cheers. 18 and last. Buddolloch could only stand up to be knocked down by his own weakness and the weight of Robin,who rushed at him, and it was all over in 25 minutes. REMARKS.—Both these men displayed equal game, but the caution and supperior weight of Robin were two much for his rival, who exhausted himself by constantly going in, and trying to bring Robin to book, but it would not do. Robin always re tired, receiving his opponent's blows, and pushing in his own. In the fall he always had the best of it. It was a good tight of its kind, but neither of the men were much hurt. I3uddolloch's left eye was cut and swollen. riIER.CANTILE SHIPPING. Arm. 30.—Wind easterly and calm.—The outward . • Niund sailed this morning with the following vessels from the River, viz. :—Charles, Bulchard, for the South Seas ; Rosanna. Hoards, for New South Wales; Sceptre, Stewart, for Rio; Elitabeth, Thomson, for the Brazils; Huskisson, K ay, f or St. John's, N.. B. ; L ar k , for Gibraltar ; Henry, , for Lisbon ; and t h e Li verpool Packet, Davidson, for the River Columbia. PoRTSMOUTII, AUG. 30.—Wind calm. —No arrivals or sailings. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 2 9.—Wind S.W.--Arrived the May flower, Martin, from Hamburgh. Sailed the Lord Exmouth, Barrett, for St. John's, N. B. ; and Caroline, Cummings, for Gibraltar. Fai.mouTit, AUG. 29.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Frolic Packet from Buenos Ayres, sailed the 11th of June, and from i"lonte Video - the 18th ditto; Rinaldo Packet from Carthagena, sailed the 27th of June, from Jamaica the 12th of July, and from Crooked Island the 25th of July. His Majesty's cutter Vigilant, with a mail from Lisbon, sailed the 17th i nst. ; hi s Majesty's ship Bi ttern f rom Liverpool. LI vEttPoot, AUG. 29.—Wind W.—Arrived the James Cropper, ; Herald, M'lllanus • and M entor, W ilson, from New York, sailed the Ist inst. ; Niagra, front Charleston and N ew Y or k , and about thirty sail f rom the eastward. The Ardent, Boyde, from Belfast to London, with Provisions, corn, linen, &c., went on shore off Beachy head yesterday. but owing to the exertions of Lieut. Clark, It. N. and his. 'party, she was got off without damage, and proceeded. The Gypsey, Christian, from Newry to Liverpool, • is totdly lost on West Hayle Bank ; crew saved. TIIE ARMY. [From Me London Gazette, 'fugue 304 . . Commission in the 4th Regiment of Surrey Local Militia, .signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the county of Surrey. Thomas Chaloner Bisse, Esq. to be Lieut.-Commandant. Commission in the South Holland Yeomanry Cavalry, signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the county of I William Beasley, Esq. to be Captain, vice Clarke, resigned. CORONER'S INQUEST. . , Yesterday afternoon an Inquisition wps taken before .l. IV. UN WIN, Esq., Coroner, at the Gun public-house, Shorediteil, on view of the body of Elizabeth Barrett, the wife of a re spectable tradesinan in St. Luke's parish, who was drowned in the Regent's canal on Sunday last. The Jury having retired to view the body, on their return, informed the Coroner that they found some appearances on the corpse which they thought required some explanation. It had bled profusely, they said, and there was a n i nc i s i on i n the throat. The Coroner observed, that probably the appearances the Jury had observed were occasioned by the surgeon's .opening the jugular vein. Several of the Jurors replied that the cut they had Mention. ed was in front of the windpipe, and had the appearance of a stab. Mr. Atto, landl or d o f t h e Stag ' s Head public-house, to whose [ house the body had been removed when taken out of the canal, said he could give the Jury a satisfactory explanation as to those appearances. The surgeon who attended, he said, had used various methods to resuscitate the body, and, among others, he made an incision in the windpipe, through which he introduced pieces of tobacco_pipe and quills, and endeavoured to inflate the lungs. • • The Jury expressed themselves satisfied with . this explana tion, and the Coroner proceeded to take the evidence. Mr. Atto deposed, that about two o'clock on Sunday, he went to the canal-bridge, nearly opposite his house, where a great number of persons had collected, and under,the middle arch he saw the deceased in the water. She was taken out by means of drags, and conveyed to the house of witness, not quite dead ; but she never spoke afterwards. Witness immelliately sent persons in different directions to procure the attendance of some medical gentlemen, and Mr. William Rhodes set out on horse back for the same purpose. Mr. Parkinson and another -sur geon at length attended, and used all the usual means for re storing the deceased, but without effect. Anne Litton, who also lives nearly opposite the spot, said, that for about five minutes she (from her room window) ob served a person struggling in the watt 7.; but thinking it was a boy swimming, she did not feel any alarm, until a man ran into the house, saying that a woman was in the canal. Wit ness then went as fast as she could to the canal, where she saw the deceased in the water, and a woman standing on the side of the canal, who said she did not know how the deceased had got into the water. In about ten minutes the deceased was taken out of the canal, not quite dead. She was placed by the side, and afterwards taken to the Stag's Head public-house. There is a footpath under the bridge, along the side of the canal. The Coroner read a letter from Mr. Parkinson, the surgeon, who stated that on being called to the de cease d, he fout.d her dead, all his e ff or t s to restore animation were unavailing.—Ter -dict—" Found dead." . . A FATAL COMBAT tcok Place yesterday morning, break,, at Duckfield, near Bushey, between Davenport, a vender of earthenware, and M'Dermot, a labourer, in consequence of a public-house dispute on politics, on Monday night.' The' com batants fought awk w ardlyialore than two hou r s, anti at length %l Dermot received a chance right.handed blow upon the temple, and he died in the ring, AN INSOLENT 13EGGAR.----1t seemingly feeble mendicant, at the door of the llammormiun's Inn,. Dundee, lately received with an ill grace a penny bestowed on him by a passing stranger. " You should give me a sixpence," said the beggar, look ing disdainfully on' the penny." 44 Well, -give me hack the penny." It was done, and the stranger having put it in his 'pocket, upbraided the avaricious beggar for his insolence.. The fee. ble beggar was quickly transformed into a robust and powerful 'man, who aimed a blow at the stranger, which was only avoided by a precip tate retreat into the inn. The waiters made their appearance, and were also obliged to fly from the furious assailant, and to shut the door to pre vent hint entering. Soon after, the visitors armed themselves, and having seized the fellow, had him lodged in the Police cells.—(Scotch PaPer.) A Cure -of Souls, in one of the parishes of the county of Somerset, failing to be closely attended by its spiritual shepherd as was his duty, one Sunday morning a Gentleman rode up to the church door, and-not finding it open, as he ap peared to expect, inquired for the clerk or seitoti, to whom he put the question,.wliether there would be any service that morning? " Why, non,.Zur," said John, " I don't think there wool ; we mus'nt expect rneaster here to-day,!" " Well, ne ver mind him," said the inquirer, "go and ring the bell ;. I am come to do. this day's, service."— John's dutiful instinct , being sufficiently a li ve to the command, without the ceremony of first learn ing the name and quality of his director, the novel sounds were gladly heard, and,the people flock ed to the " village-spire which points to Hea ven." The stranger proceeded' with' the spr. vice, and delivered a discourse that fully con vinced his admiring heaters there was no lack of reverend - qualification for his office. Upon the eve of his departure, • the Preacher left a record in the vestry-book, under the pro -per date, to this effect:--" Divine service was performed here this day, by the Bishop of Bath and Wells."-(Morning Paper.) CORN EXCHANGE, Aug. 31. There are small fresh supplies of all sorts. of Grain sin ce Monday. Fine %Vheat meets buyers at last quotations ; in other sorts there is very little doing. Barley remains without alteration. Beans and Pease sell at the same prices as on Mon day. Oats fully support the terms of last market day. AnnivALs.—English Wheat, 2,000; Barley, 500; Oats, 2,800 quarters; Flour, 900 sacks.