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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 19.—His Majesty's ship Forte, 44, Captain Coghlan, C. 8., which arrived on Sunday last from South America, brings home 1 ,540,000 dollars, not an ounce of which is on ac count of any of our Mining Companies. She left Valpa ra is o on the 9th March, and in the short space of 31 days reached Rio Janeiro. Such a successful doubling of Cape Hcrn has seldom been equalled, and certainly never excelled. Indeed, the Forte, since the increase in the size of her masts and spars, as suggested by Captain Coghlan, beats every ship she meets with. She sailed from Rio on the 25th April, and brings to England Don Pinto, the Em peror's Chamberlain, and Don Gomez, the Em peror's Secretary. The Warspite was in that har bour, as were the Eden, 26, Captain Owen (refitting for the Pacific), and the Tyrian packet, which had ion her fore-mast. The Brazilian frigate Princess Imperial sailed on the 24th April for France, having on board the Empress's brother; the Algerine, Bri tish sloop-of-war, accompanied her as far back as the Line, and was to take back letters to the Empress; the Volage, 28, was at Bahia ; Tribune, 42, was seen by the Forte off Cape Horn ' • Sapphire, 28, was at Valpar a i so , an d wou ld l eave for England in May; Thetis, 46, at Callao, and would follow in Sept.; Alert, 18, at the intermediate ports, and would come away in 'January. These three ships would bring silver. The Adventurer, surveying ship, left Valparaiso for Cape Horn in February, and would survey as long as the summer would allow her, and return to England about August. The Serifigapatam, 46, was gone to the Society and Friendly Islands, and would return to the coast in June, when the Hon. Captain Waldegrave would assume the command in the Pacific. We regret to find by the Forte, that the political condition of Chili and Peru is most miserable; every desperate villain who can command five thou sand dollars, engenders a revolution to answer his own ends; the consequence is that robbery and mur der occur daily; all trade is suspended, and even British property is not safe. The warehouses are full of goods. The British ships at Valparaiso are obliged to keep their boats manned and armed every night, and have signals concerted with the Consulate and principal merchants, by which immediate assist ance can be given if needful, and the ships are an chored close to the shore. A fresh revolution is ex pected at. Peru, when it is known that all foreigners will be ordered out of that country. The Thetis frigate, and Alert sloop of war, are looking to the British interest in that direction. The French Con sul-General and family were lately driven out of St. Jago, and though plundered and wounded, contrived , to escape; he has returned to Europe. At the Bra zils, oa the contrary, matters were more quiet, and trade was improving. The mines there were work ing profitably, and Captain Lyon, in conjunction with some of the officers of the Emperor's house hold, was about to open some new mines, which promised to yield abundantly. The Forte sailed on Thursday for Plymouth, to be paid off. The Arab transport, Lieutenant . Hyett, R.N. Agent, was at Valparaiso on the 9th of March. when the Forte left; during the six weeks the Arab was at Valparaiso, the place had been in a most distracted state, the town having been in pos session of no less than three different parties. The Arab was expected to sail shortly for Rio de Ja neiro, at which latter place she will embark invalids and stores for England. The Fairy, 10, Commander William Molyneux, arrived on Tuesday from Jamaica, which island she left on the Ist of May. At the same time the squadron and islands were very healthy, and the planters were looking upwards. A considerable drought had prevailed, but some seasonable rains fell within a few days prior to the sailing of the Fairy. The slave trade is now in full vigour in the • island of Cuba, our cruisers are continually chasing • them, though not always efficaciously. The Skip jack schooner recently carried away her mast in Chace, and the Pincher schooner ran a vessel ashore . on the Matanzas, but the slaves escaped. The Magnificent, 74, Captain H. Smith; Victor, , 18, Captain R. Keane; and Monkey, 3, Lieutenant -Cole, were 'at Port Royal.—The Shannon, 46, Captain Clement, was at the Spanish Main ; the _ . _7lt, Speedwell, 3, Lieutenant Hookey, at Maracaibo ; Icarus, 10, Capt. Mayne, at St. Jago de Cuba ; Harpy, 10, Capt. Larcom,• at Chagres ; Slaney, 20, Captain C. Parker, attending on the Bishop of Jamaica, who was visiting Honduras and the Bahama Islands ; Ringer, 28, Captain W. Walpole, and Hyacinth, 18, Capt. R. Jackson, at Barbadoes; Mersey, 26, Capt. Courtcn.iy, at Nassau; Firefly, 3, Lieut. Holland; Minx, 3, Lieut. Simpson ; Nimble, 3, Lieut. Sherer ; and Pickle, 5, Lieut. M‘Hardy, were cruising among the Keys. Commander Blair and Lieut. Lloyd, of the Navy, came passengers in the Fairy. A Comet was visible at Jamaica in the whole month of April, in a direc tion to the S.E. at an elevation of 25 or 30 degrees. Wm. James Stevenson, Esq. late Receiver-General of Jamaica, died at Po►t Royal on the 15th April. The Fairy boarded the bark Redman off the Western Islands, from Sierra Leone, with invalids, and in consequence of the dangerous state of her Surgeon, llr. Patton, late of the Medina, Mr. G. Mottley, Assistant-Surgeon, was put on board of her, to give his assistance till their arrival in England. The only information we have this week, relative to the French expedition against Algiers, is that all the transports, and store-ships, with very few ex ceptions, were safe at anchor in Palma Bay on the 11th instant, with two frigates; the rest of the men of-war were cruising along the shore, and the whole would proceed when the weather was favourable. Vice-Admiral . Sir Pulteney Malcolm, in the Britannia, returned to Malta on the 23d May, leav ing his squadron cruising off Sardinia, but without in the least interfering with the movements of the French fleet. The Wasp sloop of war arrived at Marseilles with despatches on the 7th instant, and landed Captain No:bone Thompson, who had invalided from the Revenge, which ship would be com manded by the Hon. Captain Bridgeman, of his Ma jesty's ship Rattlesnake; Commander Sir Thomas Pasley was promoted into the Rattlesnake (of whose state we have heard nothing since she got ashore in Algiers Bay). .We much fear, from the various ac counts that have reached us, that the whole of the crews of the two French sloops of war which were wrecked, with the exception of about twelve, who have taken refuge with the British Consul, have been murdered. The Bedouins killed several of the cress, on their route from the point at which they were wrecked, to Algiers—upwards of sixty, who reached that city, were thrown into prison—subse quently paraded about, subject to every ignominy, and then were beheaded on the ramparts, in sight of the French blockading ships. It appears that the Dey of Algiers meditates a retreat, as the men at arms of all descriptions that he can muster amount to less than 25,000. The inhabitants arc greatly exasperated against him, and would willingly throw off the Turkish yoke. It is presumed he means to go to the Desert, whither he has already sent his treasure; and he has driven all the cattle into the interior. Lettersare received from his Majesty's ship Athol, dated Sierra Leone, May 3, which state an atrocious ease of piracy and murder. On that day, the Hon. Company's schooner St. Helena arrived at Sierra Leone, on her way to England, with despatches from Commodore Coiller. She was attacked on the 6th of April. in lat. 1. 30. South, and long. 90. West, by a piratical felucca under French colours, and manned with a crew of from forty to fifty men of all nations, who murdered Captain Harrison, the chief officer, and twelve of the crew, besides Dr. Wardle, of the Hon. Company's service; and plun dered the vessel of all the money that could be found on board, a great deal of her cargo, cut away her masts, scuttled the vessel in order to sink her, and after they left her fired many shots through her and abandoned her, not knowing that the carpenter and five men were left on board concealed, by whose exertions the vessel has been saved and brought to Sierra Leone. On the 15th May, at Malta, the most violent sirocco wind prevailed. A correspondent says— " Although it was not so damp and oppressive as the generality of these winds, yet from the circum stance attending it, is of rare occurrence. The whole atmosphere was thick and cloudy, but round the horizon, for 20 or 30 degrees high, it appeared as if this haze was only a covering to an immense fire, , yet with all this it was extremely dark; in fact, if your imagination could picture to yourself what .the last day would .be, it could not be more awful than the appearance all this day; and with it we have had an immense quantity of red sand fallen, so finely pulverised, that you can scarce feel it when you rub it between your fingers. Our rigging is as red as if brick-dust had been sprinkled over it. This dust must be blown all the way from the coast of Egypt. I once in my life witnessed a similar fall of sand, when in the Atlantic, nearly at the Line, and at 600 miles distant from the Coast of Africa." The Pearl, 18, Commander Blake, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Riga, arrived on Monday from the Cove of Cork. The temporary absence of Sir Charles from Cove, we are sorry to say, arises from the illness of his Noble brother, the Marquis of Anglesea, to join whom the Rear-Ad• miral proceeded immediately on landing. The Marquis of CLEVELAND has purchased the borough (and representation) of St. Ives, for 57,2001. A Sunday Paper, after first erroneously stat ing that Prince FREDERICK of PRUSSIA., now in London, is the son of the late Queen of PRUSSIA, proceeds to take more credit to itself than necessary, by adding that there fore he cannot be the son of another lady--the Duchess of CUMBERLAND. The inference is irresistible, but the fact is mistaken. The Prince in question is the son of the Duchess of CUMBERLAND by her first husband Prince FREDERICK LOUIS, brotl.er of the King of PRUSSIA. Her Royal Highness has been thrice married—first, to the King of PRUSSIA'S brother, by whom she had Prince FREDERICK, who is now in the 36th year of his age; sec ondly, to the Prince of SoLms, her son by whom is also now in London; and, thirdly, to the Duke of CUM BERLAND.-- Times. By the extinction of seven peerages since the last new creation, the Crown is empowered to grant two mw patents of nobility—the claimants are said to be Mr. JAMES DALY, M.P. for the county of Galway, for his mother, the Lady HARRIET DALY, as Baroness Dunsan dale in her own right; Sir CHARLES COOTE, Premier Baronet of Ireland, and heir collateral of the Earls of MOUNTRATH, claims a revival of the Mountrath Peerage; and the Marquis of Tnoatown seeks a new creation of the Earl of Thomond with remainder (in failure of male heirs to the Marquisate) to his daughter, the Lady SUSAN HOTHAM. Should the Marquis and his only brother, Lord JAMES O'BRIEN, leave no male issue, all the ho nours become extinct—save the Barony of Inchiquin, which devolves on Sir EDWARD O'BRIEN, Bart., of Dro mol4nd, county of Clare, lineally descended from the Hon.' DoNQoas O'BRIEN, third son of MURROUGH, first Baron Inchiquin.--Dublin Evening Mail. We understand that the important cause be twixt GLENGARY and the Caledonian Canal Commis sioners, which has been for some years in the Court of Session, was decided in favour rd the Commissioners on Saturday week. The case related to the possession of Loch Oicb, which is surrounded by lands belonging to GLENGARY, and for the use of which, in the formation of the canal, he claimed compensation from the Commis sioners. This decision goes to establish what was urged for the defenders, that an inland loch is the property of the surrounding proprietors only while it is of no use to the public, and.that the public have a right to convert such loch to the public benefit whenever practicable.—Edin burgh Evening Courant. As reports have been prevalent that the vessel in which Mr. ROGER TIIERRY took his departure last autumn for New South Wules had been wrecked upon the African coast, we have much pleasure in being able to in form the friends of that gentleman of his arrival at his destination, after a safe and pleasant voyage, and that he had entered upon the discharge of the duties of his office as a Commissioner of the Court of bequests.—. Dublin Morning Register. STATE OF TItADE.—HALIFAX.-011 Satur day, a considerable quantity of business was done, but the sales were not equal, in extent, to those effected on the market preceding. This is accounted fcr, from the fact that there was not, in the market, a sufficient supply of the particular description of goods most in request (lastings, &c.) to meet the demand. As we anticipated, noils and short wools not only maintain the advance whick we have noticed in several previous reports, but the demand con tinues to improve.-11abf ax Chronicle. :bat eel! , the: ,n!,„ ted. • rithi d it, tier or-- ing: m his ne ell— day' les— )eri. I sit tiVX 3 her -cor the ilea mg tic)) nevi • aro ant/ ina.• ord. ited curt bad xecE test mo— ner out 106-- FROM LLOYD'S. the earlier transactions between tl;e pi ries, the paper de livered in by order of bearer, had been paid for by Buck ingham's acceptance ; and it was quite clear that the paper bad all along been supplied to the latter for his partic..la. sise and benefit. The greater part of it was used for printing the defendant's newspapers. Under these cir cumstances, he -(the Learned Counsel) contended that the ride ought to he discharged. Mr. Serjeant WILDE, in support of the rule, said that he admitted the only question for the decision of the Court was one of credit; that question was, whether or net Buckingham or Lewer were the responsible party. Ile contended that there was an extreme paucity of evi dence to fix that responsibility on his client. It was clearly in evidence that the paper supplied to Buckinghan. • bad been paid for by bills of exchange of his acceptance; but it appeared that the first items of the bill of parcels, for the recovery of the amount of which the present action was brought, were not only supplied by order of Lewer, but also paid for by two bids both accepted in his (Lawer's) name. These bills amounted together to 721. He (Mr. Serjeant Wilde) would submit to the Cour,. that, aven allowing that the paper had been supplied on the credit of Buckinghan, that notwithstanding this the plain tiff could not be entitled to recover, with the documentary ser : iilence in his possession to prove that fact unless he pro lanced that evidence. It was incumbent upon them to 3iroduce the bills of exchange whether accepted by Buck ingham or Lewer. It had been proved by a witness (a to the plaintiff) on the trial, that the first two items Ist the bill of parcels had been supplied by order of Lewer, and that he had give his acceptances for the amount. The Learned Counsel having cited a variety of cases from the different Reports, The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE, after having entered at some length into the evidence adduced at the trial, said, that in his opinion it had been clearly proved that Lewer had acted all the Way th roug h as the confidential agent of Buckingham, and therefore he saw no good ground fur disturbing the verdict. The other Judgesexpressed themselves or the sime opi nion, and the rule was accordingly discharged. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THPi• DAY, DEAL, JUNE 19.—Wind Arrived the Mar Varet, from St. Lucia. Arrived from London and sailed, 'th W e Pusey Hall, Newby, f or th e S ou th Seas; Clementina, "ootten, for Gibraltar ; Medea, for St. Übe!: ; St. Ann, Thomas, for Vera Cruz. JUNE 20.—Wind N.W. W.N.W.—Arrived from London, the Owen, for Rio Janeiro ; Maitland, Brown, for India. Arrived the An tonio, from the Mediterranean. Porrsmounr, JUNE 19 and 20.—Wind westerly.__ Sailed his Majesty's ship Fairy, for Chatham. Pr.iikourn, JUNE 18 and 19.—Wind W.—Arrived the Oeorge'lY., Spence, from St. Domingo. Livia/moor., JUNE 19.—Arrived the Colombia, Kirk wood, from Bengal, sailed 3d February ; Majestic, Hodg son, from Maranham ; Travis, Cobb, from Paraiba ; (George, White from Demerara; George Canning, Ste- Tensan, and Thomas Dickenson, Anthony, from New Or 2estns ; Clarissa Ann, Owen, from Charleston; Portia, Taylor, Unicorn, Trough, and Breeze, Cuterbridge, from Quebec ; Heroine, Tilley, from St. Andrew's, N.B. ; Miranda, Mason, from Trieste ; and Caroline, Crack, from Seville. Off Etolyhead—The Firth, Hunter, from St. John's, N. B. JRIII REY, JUNG 18.—The Annhy, Halle, from Rio Janeiro; and Olive Branch, Hocguard, from Bahia. `Off the Wight, the Hoopoe, Ludell, from Batavia. FALMOUTH, JUNE 18.—Wind Port, the 'Simpson, Warren, from the Mauritius, sailed Feb. 28. GENOA, JUNE 19.—1 t is reported that a French vessel has been taken, and the crew assassinated, in the. Archi 1*41% 17 some pirates. The hope , Catt, from Swansea to Rye, was on shore neat' 16 the latter port yesterday, with considerable damage, furl expected to be got off. The following arrivals have taken place :—The Portia, liartin, from Leghorn, off Margate; Elizabeth, —, from Riga, at Poole ; Susan, —, from St. Andrew's, N.B. at Torquay; Latona, Brown, from Riga, at Brid !port ; Christian, Paton, from Jamaica, in the Clyde; and Forth, Hunter, from St. John's, N.B. off Cork. The Douglas, from the Clyde to St. John's, N. 8., was spoken with 24th ult. in lat. 48, long. 57. THE KING'S HEALTH. (From the Court Cirrzeur.) The following DM tins of his 111AsEsrv's health were issued on Saturday and yesterday:— " Windsor Castle, June 19. " The KING has nit slept well. " His MAJESTY has found his respiration more difficult from time to time in the night. " HENRY HALFORD. " MATTHEW J. TIERNEY." " Windsor Castle, Juse 20. " The KING'S rest Ins been interrupted by cough, with expectoration, during the night. " His MAJESTY complains less, however, this morning. " HENRY HALFORD, " MATTHEW J. TIERNEY." The Duke of WELLINGTON arrived at the Castle on Sa turdty, a little before one, and remained about three hours, when Ms Grace left on his return to town. The Bulletins were shown to the public as usual, at St. James's Palace, on Saturday, by Earl WARWICK (Lord in Waitn . f., , ), and the Hon. Mr. FORRESTER, for Sir WIL LIAM HOUSTON (Groom) ; and yesterday by Lord CHES TERFIELD (Lord in 'Waiting), for Lord RODEN, and Major ARMSTRONG. Among the inquirers were the Archbishop of CANTER BURY, and the PRESIDENT of the ROYAL ACADEMY. Ambassadors and Ministers—Prussian, Netherlands, Sardinian. Charge d' Atfatres--Neapolitan. Dukes—Portland, Beaufort, Leeds. Duchesses—Dowager N ewcastle, Dowager Richmond. Marquises—Douro, Salisbury, Winchester. Marc h ionesses—Sa lishury, Dowager Salisbury, Tavistock, Win. chester. Earls—Belfast, Abergavenny, Digby, Roseberry, Fitzwilliam, Scarborough, Stamford, Chichester, Eldon, Clarendon, Selkirk, Abingdon, Cathcart, Beauchamp, Chesterfield. Countesses—Coventry, Belfast, Chichester, Clarendon, Selkirk, Jersey, Cathcart, Beauchamp. Viscounts—Gage,Deerhurst, Combermere, Maynard, In ges trie. Bishop—London. _ _ Lords - -Wallace, Maryborough, F. L. Gower, Clinton. Ladies—A. Cotton, Maryborough, L. Gower, Quentin, Astley Cooper, J. Douglas, Corn wa ll, F recmant l e, Manners (2), M. Ross, Clinton. Judges—Garrow, Bosanquet, Gaselee. Sirs—M. Ridley, C. Wetherell, E. Knatchbull, T. Freentantle, G. Smart, F. Baker, G. Warrender, J. Copley, F. Freeling. Admiral—Page. Rev. Doctors—Harrison, Blomberg. Colonel—Cotton. Messieurs—Hope, R. A. Dundas, M.P., Valpy, Talbot, Cole man, Joshua Brooks, C. J. B. Aldis, Duncombe, Ponsonby, Est. court, Fitzgerald. Mistre , ses—Gwyn, Percy, Gage, Hope. Misses—Tierney, Wellesley. The Duke of GLOUCESTER honoured with his presence the first performance of the French Plays at the King's Concert Room, Haymarket, on Friday evening; three Vaudevilles were performed—La Haitresse au Logis, Louise, and Les Femmes .Romantiques. The Prince-8 AUGUSTA left town yesterday on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND, at their resi dence at Kew. On Saturday evening the Duke of GLOUCESTER honoured the King's Theatre with his presence, to see Mesdames MALIBRAN and BLASTS, and Signors DoNzELLI, SAN TINI, and LABLACHE, in the operas, Gli Orazje Curiazj and Turco in Italics, and Mademoiselle TAG I.IONI in the ballet of Guillaume Tell. Divine Service was performed yesterday in the King's Palace, at Kensington, before the Duchess of - KENT, the Princess VICTORIA, and their Royal Highnesses' House hold, by the Chaplain to the Royal Duchess. The Princess AUGUSTA attended Divine Service yester day morning in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Earl of ABERDEEN, Sir ROBERT PEEL, and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER visited the Duke of WELLINGTON on Saturday afternoon, on the return of his Grace from visiting his MAJESTY at Windsor. The Countess of ANTRIM entertained the Marquis of HERTFORD, the Duchess de CANNIZARO, the Marquis and Marchioness of LONDONDERRY, the Marquis and Mar chioness of DOWNSHIRE, Lord and Lady BURGHERSH, Sir Jour; and Lady ANNE BECKET, &c., to dinner on Saturday, at her residence in Cavendish-square. The Duke of WELLINGTON entertained the Duke of RUTLAND and a select party to dinner yesterday evening, at Apsley•house. Viscount MELYILLE left town yesterday for Portsmouth. The Lords of his Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Council had a meeting at the Council Office, on Saturday morning, those present were the Lord President of the Council, the Lord Chief Justice of England, the Master of the Rolls, the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, the President of the Board of Controul, and the Judge. of the Admiralty Court. The case which came before their Lordships had been part heard at a former meeting. It was a question whe ther eleven lacs of rupees, seized by the agents of the East India Company, in the Deccan, in 1818, and detained by them as the property of the PEISEUWA with whom the Company were at war, ought not to be restored to the ex ecutors of the person in whose possession it was when seized, the executors claiming it as the private property of the defunct. The Court at Bombay had decided in favour of the executors against the East India Company. From their award the present appeal by the Company has been brought. Air. WILLIAMS and Mr. HORNE were heard for the re spondents, and contended that the evidence which had been produced to prove the property in question that of the PEISHWA was insufficient, and had been styled, even by the agents of the Company in their correspondence, " de fective." The Court adjourned soon after four o'clock. (From the Morning Herald.) WINDSOR, SUNDAY EVENING. Since Friday night hie MAJESTY has again gradually re lapsed into a state little better than that from which he rallied so wonderfully last week. He has been much dis turbed these last twenty-four hours by a new symptom -._ a very troublesome cough, which has produced great restless ness, and consequently, an unfavourable change inevery other respect. Thi s a ft ernoon h e i s a li tt l e better--or, rather, lie is more composed than he was in the early part of the day, and hopes are entertained by his attendants that he may again rally—though, certainly, those hopes rest on a very slight foundation. Yesterday the Duke of WELLINGTON had an audience of his MAJESTY, when the Royal Signature was affixed, by his MAJESTY'S assent, to a number of State papers. The KING appeared much fatigued with this business; and was much more rebtless subsequently than he had been before. To-day there have been no arrivals at the Castle. The Bishop of CHICHESTER, as usual, performed Divine Service at Court ; and is now (at five o'clock p.m.) engaged in reading with his MAJESTY. Both the physicians are again in constant attendance. (From the Windsor Express.) Our present report on this painful topic will happily be of a somewhat less sombre cast than that of its predecessor; still we cannot congratulate our readers on the appearance of any symptoms of permanent amendment. It is difficult to form a correct opinion of his MaJEsTv's state from a more perusal of the Bulletins, which, although correct as far as they go, do not go near far enough to assist in the formation of a sound opinion as to the nature and progress of the KING'S indisposition. From so inspection of their meagre contents of the last week, any non-medical reader would infallibly came to the conclusion that the KING'S disorder was assuming a milder character, and that the Royal patient was rapidly progressing towards a state of convalescence. It is extremely painful to us to state that the information on which we found our own judgment is by no means confirmatory of this gratifying view of the case. The truth is, that the sins which the physicians will have to account for are those of omission rather than of commission. It is true they have announced that his MAJESTY'S respiration is less difficult, but then they have omitted to announce what is equally true, and not less im portant, namely, that he takes little nourishment, and that that little is not of a solid nature, and that his strength instead of improving gradually declines; that a disagreeable cough, accompanied by constant expectoration, has shown itself within the last few days; and that while the symp toms have been variously influenced by circumstances, the nature of the disease has remained unchanged. This is the plain undisguised state of the case. It will be perceived by to-day's Bulletin that the symp toms are less favourable than they were yesterday, and we are sorry to add that his MAJESTY is rather worse this evening.. His MAJESTY'S spirits are composed, and main tain their accustomed evenness. It is unnecessary to give a formal contradiction to all the contradictory and generally erroneous reports on this sub ject with which the public prints are now teeming. We quote the following passage, however, from an article in to-day's Lancet, which contains, among a vast deal of ab solute invention and absurdity, something like an approxi mation to truth : " During his MAJESTY'S recent very severe and alarm ing attack, Mr. NUSSEY, the apothecary, of Cleveland row, was sent for, and to the diuretics and expectorants pre scribed by this gentleman is attributed the prevalent allevia tion of his MAJEsTy's sufferings. Mr. NUSSEY has been the KING'S town apothecary for many years past, and is well acquainted with the peculiarities of his MAJESTY'S constitution." So far as relates to the circumstance of Afr. NUSSET having been down to take his tour of attendance on his MAJESTY, is perfectly true; but as regards the statement of " the diuretics and expectorants prescribed by thi, t r*'. _ ''r; -As,* ~~~; gentleman," the story is wholly unfounded. Every hod ) knows that in ctss of such high national import, the task f prescribing dogs not ❑sually devolve on the apothecary, mwever grea► a favour . to he may have the honour to he, 'nit is commonly intrusted to, and exercised by, the phy :i,!ian alone. It has been also st ted that extraordinary exertions are iniking to complete the improvements at the Royal Lodge, Lod that his lllA.tEsry contemplstes an almost immedim removal t ) this favoured summer retreat. It is not pos• ably gen:•rally known, thAt im:n di,'t dy on his MAJESTY'S quitting the Royal Lodge, a seri s of alterations and im 'movements on an extensive scale were entered upon by t b Royal desire. Orders were at the same time given that :hese improvements should be in a state of completion by the time when his MAJESTY in the usual course of things would have returned to the Cottage. No fresh instruc tions have been given on this subject, and it is needless to old, that in the present state of the KING'S health, his re moval to the Royal Lodge is quite out of the question. The Duke of WELLINGTON arrived at the Castle at one o'clock this day, soon after which his Grace and the Com missioners, together with Sir W. KEPPEL and Sir AN DREW BARNARD, were introduced to his MAJESTY, when a number of official documents were signe.l in the presence of the KING. (From the Observer.) WINDSOR, SATURDAY EVENING. The prospects of the recovery of our beloved SOVEREIGN have become much more doubtful since our last. The Bulletins were decidedly favourable in the beginning of the week, and gave rise to such sanguine expectations among the public, that a general illumination was con• templated. But however confidently the recovery of the KING was asserted in some quarters, it was considered by those whose opinion could best be depended upon, that the KING must continue a week longer in his amended state before a well-grounded hope could be entertained of his recovery. On Thursday afternoon a change took place for the worse. The following morning's Bulletin announced that the KING bad only slept at intervals, and in other respects was much in the same state. Although the Bulletin did not admit that a change for the worse had taken place, yet the constant attendance of the two eminent doctors since Thursday, and of Mr. BRODIE, who since he was called in has been absent only one night from the Castle, gave rise to much suspicion. The Bulletin of yesterday strengthens this suspicion, for it mentions a dif ficulty in his MAJESTY'S respiration at intervals. One of the doctors sits up wth the KING every night, and three Pages were also in waiting in order to render any assistance that might be required. The Duke of WELLINGTON was at the Castle this day, soon after twelve o'clock, and found the KING much worse than on Wednesday, on which day a great many official papers were stamped with the new Stamp of the Royal Signature. The Duke, in consequence of the altered condition of the KING, avoided troubling his MAJESTY on public business, and left the Castle shortly before four o'clock this afternoon. His Grace walked towards Long Walk Gate. His carriage followed to convey him to London. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. NOTICES OF MOTIONS, AND ORDERS OF THE DAY, WIIIC STAND IN THE ORDER-300K FOR THE PRESENT WEEK. ORDERS OF THE DAY.-MONDAY, JUNE 21. 1. Poor Law Amendment Bill-Third Reading. .2. Liability of Landlords Bill-Third Heading. 3. Canada (Civil Government) Bill-Further Consideration of Report. 4. Tobacco Duties Acts-Resolutions to be further considered. 5. Almshouses Exemption Bill-Committee. 6. Labourers Wages Bill-Further Consideration of Report. 7. Rye Harbour Bill-Committee. 8. Usury Laws Bill-Third Reading. 9. Ecclesiastical Leases (Ireland) Bill-Further Consideration of Report. 10. Roman Catholic Charities Bill-Second Reading. 11. Deserted Children (Ireland) Bill-Further Consideration of Report. 12. Sheriffs (Ireland) Bill-Committee. 13. Sub-letting Act Amendment (Ireland) Bill-Further Consi deration of Report. it. Sale of Beer Bill-Further Consideration of Report. 15. Half-pay Apprentices Bill-Further Consideration of Report. 16. Insolvent Debtors (Ireland) Bill-Committee. 17. Common Law Fees Bill-Further Consideration of Report. 18. Witnesses (Ireland) Bill-Committee. 19. Beer and Cider Duties Acts-Committee thereupon. 26. Diocesan Schools (Ireland) Bill-Second Reading. 21. Embankments (Ireland) Bill-Committee. 22. Ways and Means-Committee. 23. Assessed Taxes Composition Bill-Committee. 24. Court of Session (Scotland) Bill-Report. 25. Supply-Committee. 26. Administration of Justice Bill-Committee. 27. Bankrupt Laws Bill-Committee. 28. Charitable Institutions Bill-Committee. 29. Justices of the Peace (Ireland) Bill-Committee. 31. Libel Law Amendment Bill-Committee. 31. Dean Forest Bill-Further Consideration of Report. 32. Treasurer of the Navy Bill-Committee. 33. Additional Churches Bill-Second Reading.. 34. Local Jurisdiction Bill-Committee. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. 1. Sir Edward Knatchbull-On the Report of the Sale of Beer Bill, to move s Clause to limit the operation of the Act to three years, and to prohibit persons licensed under the Act from selling Beer to be consumed on the premises. 2. Mr. Hobhouse-Petition from certain Inhabitants of West. minster, relating to Improvements in the parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. 3. Mr. Hume-In Committee on the Administration of Justice Bill, to move that the Salaries of all future Judges shall . not exceed 4,0001. 4. Mr. George Dawson-Civil Contingencies, Commissariat, Army Extraordinaries. (In Committee of Supply.) NOTICES OF MOTIONS, TUESDAY, JUNE 22. 1. Mr. Sibthorpe-Resolution for the repeal of the Sessional Order of this House relative to the non-admission of Strangers, and particularly as regards accommodation for the Reporters of the Debates and Proceedings in this House. 2. Mr. Otway Cave-Motion to prevent the misapplication of Corporate Funds to Electioneering purposes. 3. Lord Viscount Milton-Resolutions relative to the Corn Laws. 4. Mr. Hume-Copies of the Correspondence between the Vestry of the parish of St. Luke and the Commissipners for the Building of Churches, respecting the building of an additional Church in that parish. ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Court of Chancery-Adjourned Debate thereupon. 2. Constabulary (Ireland) Bill-Second Reading. 3. Suits in Equity Bill-Second Reading. 4. Chancery Register Bill-Second Reading. 5. Masters in Chancery Bill-Second Reading. 6. Stage Coach Proprietors Bill-Further Consideration of Iteport. 7. County Rates (Ireland) Bill-Further Consideration of Report. 8. Tithes Exchange Bill-Committee. 9. Arms (Ireland) Bill-Further Consideration of Report. ORDER OF THE DAY, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23. Labouring Poor lfill-Further Consideration of Report. NOTICES OF MOTIONS, THURSDAY, JUNE 24. 1. Mr. Wodehouse-Resolution, That' the Duties levied upon Coals carried by sea falling exclusively upon those parts of the United Kingdom which are deprived of procuring fuel by any other mode of conveyance, require the earliest at. tention of Parliament in the ensuing Session. 2. Dr. Phillimore-Bill to alter and amend the Ecclesiastical jurisdiction exercised in the several Diocesan Courts throughout England and Wales. 3. Mr. O'Connell-Address to his Majesty, that he will be pleased to take measures to have drafts or plans of 3 Code of Law and procedure, either in the whole or in parts, to be laid before this House. 4. Mr. Otway Cave-Resolution, That all Children born of Slave Parents in the West India Colonies after January 1831 be deemed free. 5. Sir Charles Wetherell-Bill to restrain and regulate the Powers of the Attorney-General in filing Er-Officio Infor matiens. ORDERS OF TILE DAY. 1. Landward Parishes (Scotland) Bill—Second Reading. !..). Birmingham and London Junction Canal Bill—Standing Or ders respecting Subscription List—Adjourned Debate thereupon. 3. Northern Roads Bill—Further Consideration of Report. 4. Poor's Rate Annuities Bill—Second Reading. 5. Registrar at Madras Bill—Committee. ORDER OF THE DAY, FRIDAY, JUNE 9.5. Slave Trade Bill—Second Reading. NOTICE GIVEN ON SATURDAY. Sir Jas. Mackintosh—Petition froni certain Danish Claimants. (Deferred till Thursday, July 1.) Lord PORCHESTER is about to be united to Miss How Ann MoLytizux, daughter of the late Lord H. HOWARD, and niece to the Duke of NORFOLK. BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON of 'Sunday next, the 27th of June, will contain a spirited Full-length Sketch of his MAJESTY, seated in his Poney Chaise, as he was seen driving in Windsor Park shortly before his recent indisposition. This Print can be sent, post free, to all parts of the Kingdom, and will form an admirable coin panion to the Portrait of his MAJESTY, published in BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON OR the 6th of June. BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, price Sevenpence, containing this Print of the KING, will be kept on sale Monday, June2Bth, and Tuesday the 29th, at the Office, No. 169, Strand, where franks may be had, gratis, to send it to any part of Eng land, Scotland, and Ireland, free of postage. Ber.es LIFE IN LONDON, of Sunday, June 27th, will, in addition to the print of the KING, contain a second print, " A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF ALGIERS." HUGHES BALL, Esq., who for a consider able period has been passing his time between Paris and Boulogne, is at present engaged in improving his old man sion, near Waltham Abbey. The house and grounds at Oatlands still remain the property of Mr. BALL; but several of the large farms adjoining the manor have been sold. Mrs. HUGHES BALL, once the delightful MEa cANnorri, has taken a house in Queen.street, May-Fair. It seen-is now a settled point that RICHARD FouNTArNE WILSON, Esq., retires from the representa tion of the county of York on the next dissolution. By whom the anticipated vacancy in the county representation is to be supplied, it is difficult at present to determine; but Mr. BETHELL is generally mentioned, and we know no man of Tory politics so likely to fill that exalted station with honour to himself and advantage to his constituents. —Leeds Mercury. -* ~,`=.:~ SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. STOCKBRIDGE RACES. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16.—A Sweepstakes of 50 so vs. eacl One mile. Duke of Richmond's Refugee. 1 11r. Biggs's b. C. Wassailer A Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each, b. ft. ; for two-year olds Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. \Vreford's br. c. Washington (S. I)ay) Mr. Shard's hr. c. Caleb 2 Mr. Farquharson's b. c. by Reveller 3 TilintsDAY. —A Plate of 501., given by Earl Grosvenor. _ .. Two-mile heats. Mr. Shard's b. f. Harmony Mr. Biggs's b. c. Wassailer , 1 2 dr Mr. Wreford's b.t. Will Watch 2 3 dr Mr. Boast's b. g. Fair Play Mr. William's b. g. De Vere The Hunters' Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h. ft. Mile and half Mr. Hicks named Mr. Thomson's b. g. Knapp I Mr. Lovell, jun., named Mr. 1. Day's Brillia3t . 2 Mr. Busigny named Mr. 1. Day's Nimrod Captain Richard's Cocktail / A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added. One mile and half. Mr. Delme Radcliffe's The Colonel Lord Wilton named Morris Dancer 2 Mr. Biggs's Tyke 3 Sir A. Malet's ch. m. Countess (late Sprite) 4 Handicap Stakes of 20 anvs. each, 5 ft. if declared, &T.— Half a mile. Mr. Bigg's Lusher Mr. Wyndham's Dwarf Mr. Sadler's Camilla BUXTON RACES. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17.—A Gold Cup, given by the Duke of Devonshire, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, the second horse to save his stake. Two miles and a dis tance. (Eight subs. Mr. Wm. Cavendish's br. c. Independence Mr. Houldsworth's hr. h. Terror 2 Mr. Vaughan's b. c. Penrhos Sir Thomas S. M. Stanley's ch. h. Mayfly A Sweepstakes of 5 Sows. each, with 30 added. Twice round ands distance. (Four subs.) . Mr. Palin's b. c. Rolla Sir \V. Wynn's g. f. Medora 2 2 The Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Subscription of 50 sovs, fur all ages, ten pounds to be given to the second horse. Heats two miles and a distance. Mr. Houldsworth's br. h. Terror 1 1 Sir NV. Wynn's ch. c. Sir Walter . 2 The Farmer's Stakes of 3 sovs. each, !for horses not tho rough fired. Heats one mile and a distance. (Nine subs.) Mr. Muirhead's br. h. Tommy Tickler Mr. Greaves's br. g. by Clinker o o Mr. Denham's ch. m. Tupton Lass 3 3 Mr. Buxton's ch. h. Wheezy 4 4 Mr. Barlow's gr. f. The Belle 5 dr HAYMARKET THEATRE.—A young lady, whose name was not given in the bills, appeared as Polly, in The Beggars' Opera, on Saturday night. It was an nounced as long ago as April last, that she was about to come out, and in the interval we understand that she has been trying her powers in several country theatres. She had the advantage of being well supported by HORN, as Captain Macheath, who is at least a good musician, if not a good singer. The young lady would be an acquisition at any time, but especially now, when we have so few good female singers. The house was well filled. the lady well received, and The Beggars' Opera was given out for re petition on Tuesday. A fisherman of 13osbam, named AYLING, had a successful shoot of his net on Wednesday. A shoal of mullet was discovered off Itchenor-park, which boats with large mullet nets could not surround. AYLING, who had only a flat fish net on hoard, succeeded in encompassing the fish, of which he drew nearly 4 cwt. on shore. Three of these excellent fish weighed 501bs , and he disposed of th e major part of his catch at 10d. p er lb.—li an t s Ch ron i c l e. HORRIBLE CASE OF POISONING...--The wife of a tradesman residing in Dame -court, in a fit of temporary insanity, poisoned herself and her two children on Wednesday. She mired a portion of arsenic in an egg, of which she induced the poor little innocents to partake, and also eat some herself. In a very short time after they were observed to labour under the most agonising pain., and on being questioned, the wretched woman acknow ledged what she had done. The mother and *hilt', en were then removed to MERCER'S Hospital, where every effort to prevent the dreadful effects of the poison proved unavailing, and after enduring extreme torture, they expired on Thursday night. —Dublin Morning Register. The inhabitants of the neighbourhood of Goodman's-fields were alarmed at three o'clock yesterday morning by the discovery made by one of the new police men that the sugar-house near the corner of Meusell street, in Goodman's-yard, lately t►ken by Messrs. BIRCICETT and MILBOURN, was in flames, and, by the volumes of smoke which issued immediately afterwards from every aperture in the building, it was apparent that the fire had made great progress in the internal part be fore its existence was known. The north-western angle of the building is closely surrounded by small tenement,, the inmates of which were sleeping, wholly unconscious of the near approach of danger ; and when access was ob tained to the interior, all the lower part in the above direc tion was burning furiously, and it was evident that the safety of the adjoining premises would depend on the party walls of the sugar-house. Within ten minutes of the dis covery of fire, more than fifty policemen were assembled with their officers, and a large supply of water and many fire-engines were quickly at hand, owing to the celerity and promptness of communication made by the police. The whole of the building in which the fire commenced, however, is destroyed, together with a large stock of materials, both raw and manufactured, the house being at the time in full work. BEAUTIFUL RAlNBOW.—Between eight and nine o'clock on Tuesday evening the sky in the south east presented a most singular and beautiful aspect. The day had been cold and stormy, and the appearance we have noticed seemed a prelude to an extraordinary convulsion of the elements. For more than half an hour previous to sunset, a beautiful and fully formed rainbow, or rather a series of rainbows under one another, extended from side to side of the visible horizon, brilliant as the colours seen through a large glass prism. Meantime the clouds above assumed a dense darkness, and below they were not less black and lowering. In the centre and near the region of the rainbow they floated along in a strong current of air, sometimes presenting a very troubled and lurid appearance, and again they caught and reflected the bright rays of the setting sun, flitting over the iris in corruscations, not un like those of the aurora-borealis. It was \ sometime after sunset till this remarkable aspect of the heavens settled down into sober twilight. During its continuation the streets and suburbs were crowded with spectators, among whom terror seemed to be a more prevalent feeling than admiration.—Perth Courier.—( The singular appear ances-described above were visible in Edinburgh at the same hour.) INVERNESS SHEEP AND WOOL Our great annual Tryst commenced this day, but little business will be done till to-morrow afternoon, or Friday. Two or three extensive dealers from the south, and two eminent wool-staplers from Huddersfield, have arrived. Others are expected to-marrow, but we regret to find that the attendance will be comparatively small, and the trans actions likely to be fewer than usual. The late markets in the south, particularly those of Appleby and Brechin, were peculiarly unfavourable for the breeder of sheep. Worse markets have not occurred for some time. Stag shaw.bank fair has been rather better, but still not of a nature to induce or warrant much speculation, or to secure a rise in prices. Under these circumstances, we do not anticipate very extensive sales in sheep, though we hope Inverness market will, a 3 it has done before, set a good example, and give an impulse to uur friends in the south. Wool is expected to improve on last year's prices. This afternooon about 1,000 stones of Cheviot and cross were sold. Next week we shall endeavour to give a full and accurate report of the business of the market. —lnverness Courier, June 16. TIAI OF HOLDING THE FAIR.—The Kelso Mail of last week has the following at tide appears from the report of the Inverness Sheep and Wo o l Fair, that the time of holding it is considered injudicious ; and, in order to secure the attendance of the English wool staplers, a suggestion is thrown out that, in future, the time should be either immediately before St. Boswell's fair, July 18th, or after Lockerby fair, 31st July. But in making a change, the wool growers of the north ought to bear in mind that though most of the English dealers attend at St. Boswell's fair, and a good deal of business is done at it, their attendance in the south of Scotland com mences at Yetholm fair on the sth of July, and is next at Kelso Wool Market on the second Friday of the month—at one or other of these markets, (usually at the Kelso market) the business of the season commences, and either directly, or between and St. Boswell's fair, a vast quantity of wool is sold—the wool.staplers attending °Oer markets in the district, in the interval, or visiting the great wool-holders, with whom they may have formerly dealt. It may, there fore, be held as a settled point, that they cannot leave the south of Scotland during the early part of the month of July. This we throw out as a useful hint to our friends in the north."—lnverness Courier. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, SATURDAY. MADRAS REGISTRAR BILL. (Concluded from our Paper of Saturday.) Mr. CUTLAR FERGUSSON resisted the rlaitn that this Bill made on the people of India. He. felt very much for Mr. O'Reilly, but he thought it due to justice to resist this mode of compensating him. Adverting to the particular fund on which it ,was wished to fix this charge, he denied that the territorial revenue of India ought to be subject to a loss which was occasioned by the enactments of the English Parliament. He did not contend that Mr. O'Reilly ought not to be indemnified, but he ought to be indemnified by the country, which imposed upon the Supreme Judicature of India the officer to whose conduct the injury he had sustained was at tributable. As to the precedents quoted by his Hon. and Learned Friend, they did not appear to him to be applicable to the present case. If the claim could be satisfied out of any tax connected with the admi nistration of justice in India, he had no objection , o it; but he must oppose a proposition which tend ed to defraud those creditors of the India Company who had lent their money on the security of the territorial revenue, a revenue at preserps inadequate to its purposes. Mr. BROUGHAM wished to ask whether it was decorous in no fewer than seven of the Direetost of the East India Company to be present at tif/, discussion, the Company having already been heard by their Counsel ? Was it proper that they should sit as judges in their own cause? Mr. FERGUSSON inquired what would have been thought of the Court of Directors had none of ^, them been present ? Colonel LUSHINGTON contended that the malversation of the Registrar was in a great measure to be ascribed to the inefficient regulaCona of the Supreme Court of Judicature. It would be tether hard to saddle the East India Company with the loss thereby occasioned. He would have no objec tion that that loss should be defrayed by some tax on law proceedings in India. Mr. WYNN felt a deep interest in the question. He had himself, when in office, delayed bringing the case before Parliament, because he was anxious pre-' viously to ascertain whether it would not be practi cable to -relieve the umfortunate sufferers by some other proceeding. He was perfectly free from bias on-the subject, not knowing one of the claimants, although he was strongly impressed with the strength of their clai - ns. There were two questions—were these individuals entitled to compensation; if so, from what fund were they to be compensated ? On the first point there seemed to be no difference of opinion. With respect to the second point, he maintained that the Legislature, by which the officer in question had been appointed, ought to take tj eare that the loss occasioned by his conduct paired. He was a public officer, and tlt: `j hbli~s were responsible for his conduct. The experxe, however, could not fall upon the people of Eng land; it ought to fall, as all expences of the same nature ought to do, upon the territorial revenue of India. He should certainly give his support to the Bill. Mr. ASTELL declared, that although a Diretter of the East India Company, he had no personal in. terest in the question. He allowed that the Ella ferers were entitled to commiseration, but could not understand on what pretence the people of- India were to be taxed for their relief. He thought that originally there had been some neglect upon the part of the Judge. He did not consider, however, the petitioners were entitled to compensation. In conclusion, he expressed his hope, that if, contrary to his wish and opinion, the House should agree to have the Bill committed, that it would be subject to several alterations and additions in its progress through that Committee. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that the question divided itself under two headi —First, whether this petitioner was entitled to 3 tom. , pensation ; secondly, if he were, who were the parties bound to afford it to him. Now, there co only by possibility be three parties to w hom told any re , ' sponsibility could attach—the general Government of the country—the Government of India, and the officers through whose misconduct the defalcation had taken place. He was clearly of opinion that the pap ( loner was entitled to compensation, and he thought it was for the credit of Government thatinall—even doubtful cases—there should be no disposition evinced upon their part to avail themselves of technicalities to evade a claim. He was equally clearly convinced tha the party from which the compensation should corn.: was the Indian Government, because even es ti matter of account, such a sum should be charged to the territorial revenue. He was of opinion that the Directors were entitled to vote, as their interests were not immediately concerned in the affair. He did not believe that there was any blame to be im puted to the Company; and he concluded by sup porting the Bill. _ _ Mr. TRANT was alto in favour of the Bill. He put it to the Hon. Director, whether it would not be better for him to withdraw his opposition, as the sense of the House was against him ? Mr. S. WORTLEY expressed his entire concur rence in the views of the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer. He thought, however, the Bil I ought to be improved in the Committee. Mr. LOCH opposed the Bill. He contended that it was founded on an erroneous principle, an might be productive of much future embarrassment. Mr. ASTELL withdrew his opposition, and the Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to b.: committed on Thursday next. Adjourned at Twenty Minutes to Four. It is understood that his MAJESTY has ex- pressed some inclination that a prayer of thanksgiving should be read on Sunday next, in solemnization of hi.. recovery. The nature and uncertainty of his 111A.nrry's disease appear, however, to render this measure somewhat premature.—Court Journal. A Norwegian, of the name of ERNEST, who styles himself the first runner in Europe, is to run next Monday, from the Place Louis Quinn to the Barrier de L'Etoile, and is to do that distance three times, both ou and back again, in 44 minutes. He offers to wager to go _ _ from Paris to Calais in twelve hours. He recommends himself to the generosity of the eurious.—French Paper AN ENORMOUS EEL.—A fresh-water eel o the following enormous dimensions and weight, was caugh t in the fishery at Braystones, near Egrernent, viz. length six feet three inches ; weight thirty-one pounds and a half. It is supposed to have attained this extraordinary size in Ennerdale Lake, whence it had made its way into then, ►here it was captured by Mr. RUSSELL only a Few days ago.— Doncaster Gazette. MARCH 07 INTELLECT.—A Scotchman was held to bail, a few days since, for " impignorating" a pair of small-clothes. What an excellent thing learning is. ACCELERATION 01 THE MAIL.—The Ma gistrates and Town Council of this burgh resolved on Monday last to petition Parliament in favour of the Bil I for improving the roads and accelerating the mails between London and Edinburgh, a measure in whish the northern counties and burghs are deeply interested. The petition to the House of Peers tobepresentedby his Grace the Duke of GOLDON, and that to the House of Commonsby R. GRANT, Esq., the Member for the burgh.—lnverness Courier. A blade of v►heat, in full ear, grown at Mountpleasant, the seat of W. SHIPPARD, Esq., near thid city, was shown at our office on Thur4day last. It was a remarkably fine specimen, and, we understand, there are three acres on the ground in the same forward state.— Waterford Paper. All the meadow hay near Peterborough has been completely destroyed by the flood of the river Nene. The meadows there are particularly liable to such a visit. tion ; but many parishes not generally subject to inundation are at present suffering from a similar calamity. The loss of hay, and the injury to corn crops, is very severe. SILK HOSE TRADE.--It gives us pleasure to say, that with very few exemptions, the whole of the hands are at work : and that it is the determination of the respectable manufacturers, to render to their workmen every possible means whereby they may maintain their present price, as the fluctuations are equally injuriotis to the manufacturers and the operatives. —Nottingham Rev. :;''~