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of the Address sent honie two years' ago, and circulated in Great Britain and Ireland. Thenecessity.of same such Association:sit the titre-when the Prodigious influx of Emigrants was here, and the' inhabitants 'were 4ppared.for it, was felt and ac p ted uon in every part of Ndrth America to which they repaired; Societies (which still exist) - were' formed in the principal sea-ports of the United States, and even in.the inland towns of the British Provinces, though the pressure of distress falls always upon the point of de barkation. Th e Add ress o f th e Q ue b ec E migra nts Society, already adverted to points out a number of causes which 114 ve combined, to throw upon this, City, at the approach of Winter, an accumulation of helpless, and .distressed objects. The first Establishment for their. relief which was regularly formed at Quebec, was that which in the winter of 1817-18, was Opened and conducted at. St.. Roch, by a few benevo lent Gentlemen of the -mercantile. profession, . upon a scale comparatively small, but according to a system and method rilich met with the general approbation. It was in the fol 4uwillg Summer and _Autumn .that the distresses. of • the Settlers, then fast increasing in number, began to obtrude themselves upon the public eye. . Sickness very generally pre vailed among them, and to an extent infinitely beyond the ac cuannodadon of the only established Hospital of the City; and there were instances in which persons in a diseased, and even in a delirious state, were.picked up in the streets, and in the fields adjacent to the town. Whole families spent the nights upon the rharfs, or crept into sheds, in which they sometimes remained u) charitable sufferance long after the season rendered such te nements unfit to protect them. A meeting of the Inhabitants was called, and a liberal subscription raised—the Duke of Rich mond, then commander of the forces, gave authority for the ap propriation of a vacant barrack; with every other facility that was required, and an establishment, in the shape of an hospital, was formed. The various objects of the Subscription were exe cated by a small Committee, and the En:do - ran t's society was not lbrrned till the folldwing year (1819,) wfien the concern became so large and complicated that the persons who managed it were g l ad to call in the aid of their fellow-citizens. Stated Meetings were held, and a rotation of duty was established; arrangements were Made fbr rendering information and assistance to the inex perience anddistress of these poor adventurers—the receptacle at the Cape was continued, and the admission of destitute as well as diseased persons was allowed. The number of • the -sick alone aP aount44 at one time to about 90, and many pf the cases were of a malignant nature. It was impossible that such a tem-. Porary institution, growing out 'of the mere necessity of the case, and gathering numbers from day to day, could be provided with the comforts, or conducted with all the discipline and order, ,nt . a, regular establishment. It exhibited a spectacle at that time, '., l 'Lleartening to Charity, but imperiously challenging the con tinuance of her aid. And, whatever trifling impositions may have ben practised upon the Society, or whatever evils mixed up :with good which has been their aim, (objections which apply more ° C less to all charities whatever,) those who have been most con ersant with the affairs of this Institution will be bold to assure Public that the supplies of their generosity have been instru ”a•ental, all along, to the relief of an immense mass of human 1 6 `:' l seTV, in its severest shapes, for which object some little occa misapplication, some unavoidable abuses, 'may well be compounded for and willingly overlooked. • • -•- (T. J. MOUNTAIN, • FREDK. A RABI N, Committee. T. W. SATTERTHWAITE, of Report. EMIT!). HALE, Jr. • Quebec, Novr. 12, 1821. • (• STOCKS 'LLVE O'CLOCK. PRICE Ot TIIIS DAY AT Tm Batik Stock 037 urer Cent. Red. 76110 3 per Cent. Cons shut 3A per Cent. B7/ 4- fler Cent 99g G per Cent. Navy Ann shut Bank Long Ann. 193 India Bonds 71s. Excheq. Bills, 2 3 pr. Cons. for Opening 73 78 lIIGH WATER AT LONDO 14 t 4 rnin, z , 40 minutes after 9. N BRIDGE TO-MORROW. I Evening, 8 minutes after 10. THE SUN. SOLEM QUA'S DICLRE FALSUM AUDEAT LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER i R, 1821. MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS. These ar rangements are, we are assured, nearly all settled. It is said that the Marquess of BUCKINGHAM iS to be elevated to a Dukedom ; Mr. CHARLES WYNNE to be President of the Board of Con trout . A,/ ; F REEMANTLE, a Commissioner of that Board ; and Mr. HENRY WTYNNE resumes his fo rule r habits of diplomacy, and is to be em- Ployecl as ,Envoy, or Minister Plenipotentiary, in Switzerland. The remainder of the French Papers of Satur day, and those of Sunday, have arrived since Our last, from which we give extracts in a pre ceding column, under the head of Foreign intel ligence. A Lisbon Mail and German Journals have also arrived, and their contents will like wiae be found under the same head. The change of the French Ministry, and the Recession of the Royalist party to power,—an ev( , nt so unlooked for but a few weeks since, will probably be productive of very important conse quenees to the state of Europe. If the new Mi nisters are sufficiently strong to retain their Pbces for any length of time, we may expect to 4(2 e the influence of France excited very diffe rently from what it has been, under the late Mi luistry, in the affairs of Italy and of Turkey.— Let u s hope, too, that the new Ministers will turn their attention to the cryingenormities of the Slave Trade ; and by a hearty co-operation with England 'in putting down that horrid traffic, seek to induce the blessing of Heaven upon their a dministration, and to support themselves with the opinion of the friends to humanity and free (l(lin throughout the world. The new Ministry may be considered as pledged to give their coun tenance and aid to the cause of the Greeks, the celebrated Address of the Chamber, which led t ° the dismissal or resignation of their predeces lOrs) having, as our Readers are aware, alluded t ° the amicable relations between France and Turkey, as derogatory to the honour of the na- . ti(4l . There is another great measure on which t he Ministers have already redeemed an implied p l edge, by withdrawing the odious law of the Censorship on the Press. The Royalists having SO loudly condemned the Censorship, when out "power, it was of course impossible for them, ie any regard to consistency, to renew the law of the Censorship, now that they are invested W ith authority. With a free Press, France must. P r eeeed in a career of political improvement, bot h foreign and &mesa ; and it is perhaps for tunate for the Royalist Ministry that their own past conduct. has constrained them to bestow this boon on the nation. So popular a measure dis anguishes the commencement of their Govern ment with peculiar eclat, and is well caleulated_ to produce a strong impression in their favour on the public mind. The Press itself will probably, from motives of gratitude, be disposed to treat with tenderness even the errors of men to whom it owes its . emancipation from debasing restric tions ; and in short, the Royalist Party, if it pos sess prudence, and be dispoSed to conciliation,—if it be prepared resolutely to prefer the public wel fare to the adjustment of the 'old grievances of some of its own members, and to the gratification of private interests and feelings, has entered on the exercise of power at a. juncture peculiarly favourable for the display of its patriotism as well as its loyalty, and for the firm consolida tion of the Throne, the Constitution, and the tranquillity of France. The appointment of a Russian Constil-General in Persia, by the Emperor - ALEN ANDER., imme diately after the breaking out of hostilities be tween that Power and 't r key , proves that the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh warmly approves of the conduct of Persia in attacking the Sublime Porte; and indeed is strongly confirmatory of the opinion which we some time since expressed, that Persia would not have ventured on an in vasion of the Ottoman territory, but with the concurrence, and probably at the instigation, of Russia. [Extract of a Letter from Boston, Nov. 18.1 "There have been large quantities of American cloths sold here within one month, and those of approved quality and colour are much sought for. 'Wool finds a ready market here : our mer chants have imported from 100,000 to 300,0001b5. from Europe, as much as 100,000 fine sheep would produce. Can it be bad policy for them to en courage American manufactures, when they have made from 20 to 50 per cent. upon importing wool, ipstead of remitting their money to Eng land or Holland, to pay for manufactures which we can make at home ? Great efforts are at pre sent making in the United State's to manufacture for themselves. Premiums are awarded at all the agricultural exhibitions for articles of home manufacture." The brig Stranger, Captain ISAAC A DAMS, of New Orleans, sailed from Valparaiso with a Go vernor and ordnance stores, to form a settlement at• Juan Fernandez; but while employed in post ing cannon into the fort Captain A. was killed. 'rlie Convention, it is expected, will close its la bours soon : amongst its proceedings we notice the right of suffrage ; the Governor is to be elected for two years ; the State is to be divided into eight districts for,Senators, and every Sena tor elected must possess a freehold to the value of 1,000 dollars, and be thirty years old. The following Report upon the Northumber land Bank was published' in the afternoon of Saturday last, at Newcastle :- 4. The Committee invited by Sir Francis Blake, Bart. Reeds, and Co. to receive a Report of their Affairs, prepared for their inspection by Messrs. Wm. Loraize and Joseph Lamb, are o opinion, according to the minute statement submitted to them, that the partners are possessed of ample property to satisfy all demands upon them. The statement and documents upon which the above opinion is founded, lie at the Bank for the in spection of Creditors. (Signed) Charles J. Brarulling, James G. Clarke, Cuthbert Ellison, John Collingwood, William Clark, Isaac Cookson, jun. Matt. Bell, Matthew Plummer, Robert Bell, James Potts. Newcastle-on-Tyne, Dec. 15, 1821." The firm of the great Mercantile House that recently suspended its payments at Dantzig is TONNIGES and KONOPACkI. We regret to add, that the 'House of S. E. HooLnoom, at Arch angel, was recently declared insolvent for 269,000 rubles. JOHN JOHNSTONE, Esq. of Tavistock-row, has been appointed one of his MAJEsTy's Honour alAe Band of Gentlemen Pensioners. A Mail from the Brazils arrived yesterday, with letters from Rio de Janeiro of the 24th Oc tober. They are chiefly important in putting a negative on the statement which has been recently circulated there, that a conspiracy existed to se parate the province from Portugal, and t o pl a c e the Prince Regent at the head of the Govern ment. The 12th of October, the birth-day of the Prince, and which had been named as the day when the design was to be put in execu tion, passed over without any movement that could indicate its having existed. Commercial affairs were in a state of embarrassment, and some houses of note had stopped payment—a natural change produced by the removal of the Court to Europe. The Corn Market at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on Saturday last, was again depressed ; fine old Wheats .were full 2s. per quarter lower, and in ferior from 4s. to ss. The Parliamentary Commission which lately sat in Dublin, it is said, means to recommend that the Union shall be carried into complete effect by the removal of the commercial restric tions between the two countries now in force, and equalizing the duties. It is also said thatthey con. sider the present machinery of the public offices in Ireland on a scale much too large, and dispro portioned to the revenue, and mean to recom mend a 'great reduction in the number of Clerks, the amount of Salaries, and other means of eco nomy and retrenchment. FOR THE SUN.. NAVIGATION LAWS, &c. Ma. Enrroa—A long and very abstruse article appeared in your Paper last Saturday, under the signature of Mr. JOSEPH PINSENT, in which, after kindly complimenting the Vice-President of the Board of Trade, with the enjoyment of a wild imagination, he attributes to him the following expression :—" That our Shipping Interests " should not be encouraged, in order to keep " employed a parcel of old rotten Ships;" wlth which doctrine Mr. PINSENT appears offended, it being, as he says, and perhaps . truly, a most unstatesmanlike observation ; he (Mr. Piuseut) being of opinion, that it is more advantageous to the nation that its commerce should be carried on in old Ships than in new ones. Whether this proposition forms a part of the new system of Political Economy Mr. Pt NSENT promises to de velope at the heterogeneous' Meeting he has ad vertised, I will not stop to inquire, but am anx ious to afford him an opportunity of correcting an error, into which, I am sure, he has uninten tionally fallen, by assuring him, that he is mistaken when he attributes the said expres- sion to the- Vice-President of the Board of Trade—such correction, however, being only necessary for those who are unacquainted with the sentiments of that Righi IlouourableGentie man.—Mr. Pt NSENT most triumphantly challenges any person to dispute his various positions, and does not hesitate to declare, that, in his opinion, the proposed, modification of the Navigation Laws will be productive of the most lamentable conse= cruences : the value of that opinion may however be estimated by Mr. PINSENT'S avowal, that it is a long time since lie has read the Navigation Lams, and admits, that lie may therefore be somewhat in correct in his details, erc. Now, Sir, after so candid an avowal (which, by the bye, was not necessary to persons who are conversant with the Commer cial Code of the Country,) it really disarms an antagonist, and it cannot be expected that any one should, under such circumstances, accept the challenge. But •if it is another feature of Mr. PINSENT'S proposed system of Political Economy, to decide upon measures of great national im portance without previously examining the pre mises, I do not think he will make many converts. I remain, Sir; your humble Servant, J. H. THE THEATRE.—MiSS EDMONSTONE resumed the part of Jane Shore last night at Drury-Lane Theatre, and, being encouraged by her previous success, exerted her talents with more firmness. Her performance was highly respectable. KEAN'S Lord Hastings is more simple and chaste than any of his other exertions, but the part is not thoroughly adapted to his talents. COOPER'S Gloster was again a prominent performance.— HARLEy apologized for Madame VESTRIS, who was afflicted by a cold, but who performed the part of Giovanni. WESTMINSTER PLAY.-The third and last re presentation of the Andria was given last night, in presence of many persons of distinction, amongst-whom wirs-his Ittlyttl Highness the Duke of YORK, whose entrance was greeted with the most flattering marks of respect and affection.— The performance on this occasion differed in no visible respect from the former. This Comedy, with scarcely any variation, has been played in much about the same state as it came from the hands of the bondsman TERENCE j the pronun ciation and the costumes only have been trans lated into English. The manner in which the young gentlemen acquitted themselves in their respective parts reflects the highest c. At on them, and must tend to sanction the reputation of the School. The utmost that criticism can say is, tliat these juvenile actors know better how to gesticulate and speak than to listen, 'and indeed in general the one is much more difficult than the other. BATH THEATRE, DEC. 16. Mrs. BUNN has renewed her engagement here for a few nights, for the express purpose of performing the charac ter of Queen Elizabeth, in a new play called Kenilworth,, that was produced here last evening with very - great splendour, as well as success. Mrs. BUNN had already acquired great reputa tion by her performance of the same part, in the play of Mau Stuart—but all her former exer tions united fell short of her excellent portraiture of this part. Her dress (which is a fac simile of the one worn by Elizabeth when she went to St. Paul's) at once impressed the image of the Queen on the minds of the audience ; and she never al lowed them to lose sight of her character the whole evening. The , peculiar haughtiness, vehement impatience, sudden passion, occasional tenderness, frequent sarcasm, all so happily blended, as to rivet the attention of her spectators. H er greatest effort was in the garden-scene with the Countess of Leicester, where she seizes her by the arm, and summoning all her court, she exclaims to Lord Leicester," Oh you are come in right good time my Lord—know you this woman i" Her burst of passion, relieved by a slight sarcastic, half suspicious smile, produced an electric effect, which was followed by several distinct rounds of applause. The house was crowded in every place, and the play given out for repetition every night for the ensuing week. BOTANY BAY WooL.—The following very handsome tribute to the manufacture of the West Riding of Yorkshire, produced from a species of wool lately introduced into this country, and grown in the colony of New South Wales, has been paid by his MAJESTY to our meritorious and indefatigable townsman, Mr. Wm. lltusr, and conveyed to him through Mr. Commissioner BiGac " Sir B. Bloomfield presents his compliments to Mr. Com missioner Bigge, has had the honour to lay before his Majesty the specimen of cloth made by Mr. 'Wm. Ilirst of Leeds, of wool from the colony of New South Wales, which Mr. Bigge transmitted for that purpose ; and his Majesty was pleased highly to admire the beauty and texture thereof, and to express his commands to Sir Benjamin to convey to Mr. Bigge his Majesty's acknowledgments of his attention. Sir B. Bloom field has to request Mr. Bigge will have the goodness to in form him if an.aclditional quantity of the said cloth can be pro cured in England."--" Carlton H ouse, Nov. 21, 1821." (Leeds Independent.) The following ludicrous direction was lately sent on a letter from France :—" M. Dcs lixs Es, Hei pacquener, Piquet de Lail," which it turned out meant Hyde Park-corner, Piccadilly, FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.—Lord Amherst, in Lower Grosvenor-street ; Captain Brooke Hay, in York-place, Baker street; Mr. and Mrs. Simeon, in Brook-street ; "Lord Mel bourne, at Whitehall, from Brocket Hall ; Mr. and Mrs. Sykely m Park:strept ; Sir Edward and Lady Kennedy, in Up per Seymour-street ; Lord Stowell, in Grafton-street, from Knowle, Kent ;- Lady Petre, in Grosvenor-square, from Sur rey ; Hon. C. Ashburnham, in Dover-street, from Bedford shire; General Powlett, in Hertford-street, May-fair, from Herts ; Captain M'Dougall, of the 2d Life Guards, at Hakes' Hotel. DE PART U RES.—Hon. Captain Gordon, for Banbury; Mr. and Mrs. Townshend, for the East Cliff, Brighton ; Colonel and Mrs. Winthorpe, for Queen-square, Bath ; Hon. General . Bligh, for PariS ' • Sir William Houston, Bart. and Mr. Long, for Avisford, Sussex ; Sir John and Lady Shelley, from Thomas's Hotel, for Mayersfield Park, Sussex ' • Sir D. Gould, Bart. for Brighton ; Barry St. Leger, Esq. for Hastings, Sus sex ; John Waddington, Esq, from ditto, for .Dorsetshire ; Colonel Dalrymple, from ditto, for Surrey ; Colonel H. Frede rick, from ditto, for Littleton House ; Col. 'Willoughby Cotton, from Lord Craven's, for Brighton. BRIGHTON, DEC. 17.—1 t is, we find, his MAJESTY'S inten tion to have the new Chapel at Brighton consecrated on Christ mas Day. All the Gentlemen and Children of the Chapel Royal, we hear, are summoned to attend on this solemn occa sion. Mr. KNYvE TT if he is sufficiently recovered, or if not, Mr. ATWOOD, is to be at the ()igen. h is Majesty's Band will accompany tho grand Chorusses. The selections are to •be chiefly from LIE MEssimr and other works of HANDEL, which his MAJESTY has chosen, from the double influence of veneration for the taste of his late revered father, and from his own sound and correct judgment. It is hoped that this solemn service will be the prelude of a series of Sacred Performance, when the business of the State will un avoidably deprive us of the presence of his MAJESTY. ARGYLE Roo ms.—We had not ToOM to notice the Juvenile Concert which took place in these Regions of Harmony on Thursday last. This Concert was for the benefit of Mrs. WILLIAMS, whose own house was not large enough for the accommodation of her friends ; and it was a high - gratifica tion to the parents and friends of the little Performers to witness their exertions. It is a singular instance of early skill in a few young Ladies, who, with only the assistance of their Music .Master, were able to entertain an assemblage of four hundred persons. The whole was admirably managed. Several.trios were performed, some on three grand piano fortes, and others on two pianos and a hare. The instrumental music was relieved by occasional songs, sung with great taste. French, scenes, Chiefly from LE THEATRE D'EDUCATION, varied the ainu , :.ments in a very interesting manner. Sonic of the children were not more than six or seven years of age, .yet they spoke the French language with ease, fluency, and precision, and with a just conception. The music lasted from eight till eleven, closing with CHERITRINI . S Overture to A NA- DitEoN, arranged by Mr. Die PINYA, and performed with all the effect of a full orchestra, by himself and two young Ladies. The whole was a mental as well as a musical repast, and afford ed high gratification to a very elegant company. ST. JAMES's PARK.—The gas pipes are now laid down completely round this Park, and the iron lamp posts erected : the lamps to the posts are the only part that remains to be finished : it appears that the ROYAL DnivE, or private road for the carriages of the Royal Family, commonly called the BIRD CAGE WALK, will be lighted by gas lamps on each side of it : one row nigh the walls of the private houses, and the other, between the drive and the park railing : this double row of lights will extend-from the Park-keeper's Lodge, Storey's-gate, to the Guard-house, at Buckingham-gate. The Princess Sophia paid a visit to the Duke of York yes terday, in the Stable-yard, at three o'clock in the afternoon. After partaking of an elegant 'repast, her Royal Highness left, again for her town residence. The Princess. Sophia of Gloucester arrived in town yesterday morning from her residence, Blackheath. Iler Royal High . ._ neas returned an in the evening. • Te Duke and Duchess of Argyle arrived at their house in Uer Brook -street, yesterday evening, from Scotland. The Duke of Devonshire is gone to Hardwicke, not Chats worth. His Grace has a party on Christmas eve. The Dukc of Northumberland has extended his improve ments so far, that no expectation is entertained that Northutn barland House will be fit for occupation before June, 1823. Captain Chase, of the Governor's body guard at Madras, is about to import, from this country, a carriage and harness, which - will eclipse all others. The Countess of Strathmore passed through Durham on Wednesday last, on her way to Streatlarn Castle, from Gibside. A beautiful pelisse, worn by the Machioness of Conyngham, is the admiration of all the fashionablcs at Brighton. It is a present from her son, Lord Francis Conyngham, and is trim med with the royal ermine of the King's coronation robes, which became his Lordship's perquisite of office as Master of the Robes. DOVER, DEC. 17.-Sir Robert Wilson and Lambton ar rived here last night, with the intention of embarking this after noon for Calais, in the Prince Leopold packet. LORD BYRON.—This Member of the corps of Royal and Noble Authors has recently written his " own Life," which he has presented, as a mark of his friendship and esteem, to the first Lyric Poet of the age. Mr. HURRAY has purchased the MS. for two thousand guineas. Last night Madame CATALaNi's first Concert, in the As sembly Rooms, George-street, was crowded with a fashionable auditory—The ; , erformance went off with great eclat: NI adame CATALAN' was in fine voice and astonished and delighted the audience.—(Edinburgh Courant, Dec. 15.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. —STATE OF TIIE ODDS. BY. 9 to I agst Nlarcellus 16 to 1 agst c. out of Bess 11 to 1 agst c. out of Landscape 20 to 1 agst Frolic. 14 to 1 agst c. out of Sycorax BETTING-ROOM, DEC. 17. DER 0.1.K5. 5 to 1 agst Parasol 11 to 2 agst eteora 13 to •2 agst f. out of Reserve 12 to 1 agst Cat 12 to 1 agst f. out of Tippity witchet. RIDDLESWORTII. 3 to 1 agst Frolic. DONCASTER ST. LEGER. 9 to 1 apt Marian V. to 1 apt Swap I loto 1 apt Ajax • 13 to 1 apt Aquarius. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. Fox CIIACE.—On Tuesday, December 4, Lord Lonsdaie's hounds found a fox in the Gorse cover, on Lyndon 11111 (in Itutlandshire) ; he took away to Lyndon Wood, one corner of which he passed through, and went on to Wing Gorse, from thence to Gunthorpe Gorse, and by Braunston to Lady Wood ; he then went over Furze Hill, straight through Ouston Wood, anti from thence to Tilton Wood, on the opposite side of which he was seen lying dead beat in the middle of a field ; but the hounds hitting upon several foxes in the wood could not be go off to make the best finish of the best day's - sport that has been recorded for sonic time. The distance from point to point, as the crow flies, about 11 eleven miles, the run perhaps about 15, which was done, notwithstanding the heavy state of the ground, in one hour and 20 minutes ; many horses tired, and only three were with the hounds from the beginning ;:o the end. MEETINGS FOR THE PRESENT WEEK. His Majesty's Stag Hounds, on Friday, at Golden Farmer Hill. The Chipperfield Harriers (Elects), on Friday, at Lay Hill Common. Sir Bellingham Graham's Hounds, on Friday, at Hog's Lodge. Mr. Shard's Hounds, on Friday, at Dowles. The Duke of Grafton's Hounds, on Wednesday, qt Tiffiel4; and on Friday, at Wappenham. The Earl of Darlington's Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at Langton ; and on Saturday, at Laven Banks: The Northumberland Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at Bel say ; and on Friday, at Black Callerton. The Cottesmere !founds, on Wednesday, at Greethara Inn ; and on Thursday, at Cole's Lodge. Lord Yarboreugh's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Burnham : Friday, at Cuxwold ; and on Saturday, at the .Kennel. The Earl of Scarbrough's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Spital Hill ; and on Friday, at Sandbeck Park. The Hatfield Harners, on Friday, at Bearswood Green. The Sheffield Harriers, on Thursday,at Hooyland Commnn. Mr. Meynell's Fox . Hounds, on Thursday, at Wocton Park; and on Saturday, at Blithfield. The Worcestershire Fox-hounds, on Wednesday, at Broad waters ; and on Friday : at Dildinv4ton. TILE ARMY. Captain NEPEAN, of the 4th Dragoon Guards, leaves town in a few days for Madras. Captain WEATUERELL goes out with a detach ment of the Royal Artillery to the Cape of Good. Hope. • At the examination on the 14th, at the Royal Military College, he following Officers obtained certificates :•--Captain WALKER, 19th Lancers ; Lieutenant CRANFIELD, 90th Light Infantry ; Lieutenant TINLING, Grenadier Guards ; Lieu tenant REED, 12th Royal Lancers; Ensign . Tito- MAS, 54th Regiment ; Ensign GR/EhlE, 79th Highlanders. A --; j 1.4.t.r , - 5,, - , ... A 1 ( i1i.... ,;: ' "•• c;il4,, -I ' A " y,..... P - N 9 4 k ';'` --, 44 2 ' ,- ?.___rt , t • s'' '- \ . ; - ? \- Z: 41. -- '4 , - ;1.E... .;, 'N9 • , ;1 - .- ' ' , , - ~- ..7 i N 5 , 000 .ip., , 1 y .. • r .. 4 ", .a., .),; r , O a ' 7 l ' , • ~1. - ---- ti: ~....' -‘ - ft--- '-- '''\'' 4'' 0 '..* i MERCANTI i,E SHIPPING, &c. DEAL, 17.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived and sailed for the River the Good Czar, Munroe, from the Cape of Good Hope, - with part of the Royal African Corps on board ; left the Cape the 18th of October, St. Helena the 3d of November, and the Island of Ascension the• 9th of the same month, and brings nails: left at the Cape his Majesty's ships Vigo and. Shearwat:r, from whence they were to sail on the Ist of Nov., for St. Helena and England. Also left at the Cape the Sappho, Euphenne ; and Mary Jane, loading for England, rand will be ready to sail in a few days ; left at St. Helena the Prince of Vales, delivering stores - from,Engiand ; spoke on the 2d of November the Juliana, Ogilvie, from Calcutta, all well. The Sir David Scott and William Fairly East Inchamen, with the rest of - the outward.:bound, remain all well. Poirrsmount, - DEC. 17.—Wind S.W. by S.—Arrived the Coromandel store-ship from the East Indies ; the Eliza beth, Forernan, from Cape Coast Castle, went out of hathour this day. _ _ - - - . ' Dov'Eri, DEC. TI.H.The Iris packet, with a mail froth France, landed the bag in the ro3ds, returned several passage vessels, and bore up for the Downs. DAnTmou:r 11, DE c. 15.—A cask of fish oil, about 100 gallons, marked It. V. on one side of the bung, and I. R. on the other, was taken up yesterday about 2 leagues off the Hart Point, and delivered to the Officers of the Customs. SC:V TIIAMPTON, DEC. 15.—Arrived the .Wittering, Rus sell ; and Prosperous, Lancaster, from Chichester ; Dart, Le verett, from Ilymout!i—Nancy, Smedmore, from London- - -- Good Intent, Lengdown, from Poole-,-Lady Wellington, Fuz zard; and Prince Coburg, Page, from Havre—Experiment, Simon, from Alderney—Speedyacket, - Bazin, from Jersey.— Sailed the Good Intent, Reed ; and James and Hannah, Chandler, for Plymouth—Ann and Elizabeth, Mant, for Chi-. chester-Maria,2 Norcett, for Bristol—Liberty, Blandh.trd, for Cork—Perseverance, Shaw, for New York—hose, Payne and Royal Charlotte, Godfrey, for Jersey-Prince Cobourg, Page and Chesterfield, Wood, for Havre—Experiment, Sinion, derney—fEolus, be Maitre, Guernsey. I.vmfso Tog, DEc.l4.—Arrivedhis Majesty's ship Icarus, from Portsmouth fir Jamaica; Waterloo, Leveque; and Nel son Dawson, from London for Jamaica ; Lord Hill, German ; and Favourite, Hoare, from Loudon for Bristol; Albion, Pal mer, nom Lond.in for Exeter • Mary Anne, Morciev, from Sunlerland ; Dispatch, Iladcocic, from London. Sailed the Lively, Flaws, for Seville; Britannia, Vermeil, for Lancaster; Favourite, Hoare, for Bristol; Albion, Palmer, for Exeter. CORONER'S INQUEST ON MR. SLADE. Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, the ad journed Coroner's Inquest on Mr. Abraham Slade, purveyor of meat to her late Majesty, was held at the Marquess of Granby, Percy-street, Tottenham-court-road, before THOMAS STIRLING, Esq. 'The following additional evidence was produced : Mr. T. R. Este, of 41, Portman-place, stated, that on the 29th November, he was returning to his residence at nearly nine o'clock,, along the Edgeware-road : he perceived a stage, coach drive past him with extreme fury towards Tyburn turn_ pike; he saw two women of the town on the pavement; they ascended the coach by the invitation of the driver. In a . few minutes after he heard loud shrieks, and on running up A 01 7 ;:- distance, he perceived a gig broken to pieces; the two women were lying on the ground, surrounded by•several persons ;It,11A! were fainting. At a short dittance he perceived the deceased ; he was dreadfully lacerated. Ile- was removed into a house ; surgical aid was procured. The witness went to the coach, bu: the driver mounted the box and drove away; there was sufE2l - light for the coachman to see . the'gig. There are lamps on the Marylebonc side of the road, on which side the accide::: happened. The witness believes the driver was galloping his horses. Richard Saunders described the accident nearly in the sari* ,manner as the last witness. He knew the driver ; and on going down stairs by direction of the Jury, he was strewn a coachman, who, on his returning to the jury-room, he described as Leing the man who drove the coach, and said his name was " Tor► Stratford :" he had known him before, and saw him the morn., ing after the accident. Reeve, a watchman, said he knew the two women ; and by direction of the Jury he was sent to their residence at Lis.son grove, with directions to bring one or both of them. The Jury, during the absence or this witness, took som e re freshment, and had - a desultory conversation respecting the pro prietors of the coach, in which it appeared that the coach, &c., was in the hands of the assignees of Kinner, a bankrupt. Thomas Stratford, the person sworn to as being the dri7er of the coach on the night of the accident, was called by desire of the Jury, and on being informed by the Coroner that he need not say any thing that would criminate himself, he said, on the night of the accident he drove the coach from the Bank to Pad dington, and on to Nuttinghill ; on being questioned, he said he did not know to whom the coach belongs—it might belong to the King. The name of Samuel Kinner was written on the. coach. Mr. Kinner resides at Kensington, and is a coach master. The accident was not caused through his neglect, the night being miserably dark : he could not say through whose neglect it happened. He took two passengers up at the Bank, whom he took to Bayswater, "gratis :" he took up two females at the Star and Garter.. Ile never received any wages while driving that coach. Mr. Wood, of the Star and Garter, Edgeware-road, saw Strat ford in his house treating. persons; he declined drinking any thing himself, and remarked he would take his cattle home quietly. At six o'clock the jury were informed that Reeve had re turned with one of the women. She wa,s shewn into the jury room, and on being sworn, said her name was Caroline John son ; she mounted the coach at the Star and Garter, and said the driver Was named " Tom Stratford," whom she had known about two months : a young woman named Dickson also as, ' coided the coach ; he drove through the turnpike, to do some ' thing to the coach, and gave her the reins to hold, which she dropped before he mounted the boX ; but he succeeded in ' getting on the box, and before he could recover the reins, .the coach came against the gig, and was overturned. Cross-examined by several Jurors.—She had never seen Bays water, and her only object in going there was to see the place. She was to pay a shilling : sh did not know the driver inti mately : she had never ridden on that coach before. She heard no person cry out " Stop, stop the coach." The coachman was thrown from the box : did not sec the chaise until after the ac cident. The coachman did not flog the horses. She did not go to Bayswater, nor did she pay the fare. This being the whole) o. the evidence, the Jury remained a short dine in consultation, and returned the following verdict : —" That Thomas Stratford is Guilty of Manslaughter : that the coach and two horses are the property of Samuel Kinner, and are of the value of 401.; are. deadand ; and are now in the possession of Samuel Corder, linen-draper, of Charlotte street, Portland-plaee, Mary-le-bone. On, the verdict being returned, the Jury, through their fore, man, returned the Coroner thanks for his attention and excel lent conduct during the investigation. The CORONER expressed his acknowledgments, and the Court was dissolved. A Mr. SMITH was attacked at night, about a fortnight ago, in the neighbourhood of Ilexhan - i, by three men, who dragged him from his hove, and threw him on the ground, his face downwards. • They made no attempt to rob him, nor did they utter a syllable. Mr. S. also held his tongue until feeling the teeth of a saw entering into his flesh at the back part of his neck, he exclaimed, " What are you doing with me ?" On hearing his voice, one of the men observdd with an oath, " It is not him!" and they all three immediately departed. These barbarians had evidently been • upon the look-out for some object of their re venge, whom they had intended to destroy by means of the instrument we have mentioned.— L (Durlzam Advertiser ; Dec. 15.)